of cloud but there will be some sunshine and temperatures across northern ireland scotla nd temperatures across northern ireland scotlandter on monday we will see the winds picking up, some rain here and northern ireland early on. through the day, cloud and light, patchy rain pushing south across the uk, but many places having another dry windy day and temperatures still in the mid—teens. that largely dry theme continues through the middle of the week. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: the ousted former president of south korea, finally leaves her official residence and says the truth will emerge. china's chiefjustice boasts to parliament about his record of jailing rights activists. i'm babita sharma, in london. turkey's president erdogan demands sanctions against the netherlands — calling it a banana republic as their row intensifies. and we read's and we reads the same as underground dj. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.

as we head through the overnight period, rain moves across parts of northern ireland scotland. h mist, particularly around the coast sandhills. a mild start on saturday. some rain across scotland and northern england, but at either side of that, plenty of dry weather. 17-18d. of that, plenty of dry weather. 17—18d. northern ireland scotland, brighter through the day. through saturday, the rain across northern england peps up and moves across the uk and heads eastwards on sunday. many of us will see rain. followed by brighter skies from the west. temperatures 10—12d. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: the battle to seize the iraqi city from mosul intensifies. we speak to some of the tens of thousands fleeing the street—to—street fighting. a drug addict is jailed for 12 years after running over and killing a 10—year—old boy and his aunt. he had more than 53 convictions to his name. the education secretary is heckled by headteachers over her plans for new grammar schools. ed sheeran makes chart history, as the first artist to get every song from his new

perhaps the odd shower in cumbria and lancashire and heading to northern ireland and scotland, variableoud but there will be sunny spells and the odd shower, particularly towards the northern isles. breezy in the far north but most have liked wins with the dry weather and sunshine. the sun will feel warm where we see longer spells and sunshine. where you keep the cloudy skies in central parts, more typically in 11—12. monday evening, we start to see a front approaching from the north west bringing cloud and breeze to parts of northern ireland and scotland. we have high pressure not far away. during the day on tuesday, a breezy, cloudy spell of weather in the north and it will be windy in the north and it will be windy in the northern isles of scotland. 60-70 the northern isles of scotland. 60—70 mph in the far north. showers drifting south and slightly cloudier than monday. temperature is not as high. largely dry on wednesday with high. largely dry on wednesday with high pressure in charge and variable amounts of cloud but decent spells of sunshine. breezy in the far north—west. you can

much of northern ireland, scotla nd morning. much of northern ireland, scotlandtowards the northern isles, we will see more show was developing in scotla nd will see more show was developing in scotland and northern ireland, a wet start for north—west england, showers elsewhere of england and wales and sunshine as well. showers and the odd rumble of thunder from eastern scotland in the afternoon. showers in the south—east and east anglia by them, higher temperatures, otherwise the numbers lower than today. they were dropped overnight, the showers soon fading away. high pressure building overnight keeping these weather fronts at bay on sunday. billy sunday will be chilly. these of the temperatures in towns and cities, a touch of frost possible in rubles cities, a chilly start for the boat race although warming quickly and with light winds it should be a perfect day for rowing and also for the spectators. a good day pretty much across the board on sunday, some sunshine at times, a small chance of a shower across england, essentially a dry day and with winds quite l

a drop in temperature later in the night perhaps in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england butrs across scotland become fewer and lighter, largely confined to the north—east as the wind eases down. for many places, thursday will be a dry day, some sunshine around. more cloud, though, towards the south and south—west, with that rain sitting through the channel, and it threatens to come back northwards again overnight and into friday on a fairly weak weather front taking rain across the northern half of the uk primarily. and then behind that weather system, we're drawing in our air from a long way south. so this is really quite mild air, but it's going to be accompanied by a good deal of cloud. so little if any sunshine around on friday. but the uk at least, not much rain at all and temperatures as high as 13 or 14 degrees. now, as we head into the weekend it looks pretty unsettled, at least to start with. outbreaks of rain on saturday. quite a mild day as well. getting more showery on sunday, but then temperatures beginning to slip away later on. hello, this is breakfast, with d

a drop in temperature later in the night perhaps in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england butr, largely confined to the north—east as the wind eases down. many places, thursday will be a dry day, some sunshine around. more cloud, though, towards the south and south—west, with that rain sitting through the channel, and it threatens to come back northwards again overnight and into friday on a fairly weak weather front taking rain across the northern half of the uk primarily. and then behind that weather system, we're drawing in our air from a long way south. so this is really quite mild air, but it's going to be accompanied by a good deal of cloud. so little if any sunshine around on friday. but the uk at least, not much rain at all and temperatures as high as 13 or 14 degrees. now, as we head into the weekend it looks pretty unsettled, at least to start with. outbreaks of rain on saturday. quite a mild day as well. getting more showery on sunday, but then temperatures beginning to slip away later on. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america

were thrown into turmoil, with the events of bloody sunday escalate the violent conflict in northern ireland scotland and wales refused to travel to play the irish. in the 1970 35 nations the first match for ireland was scheduled to be here in dublin against england, but given the safety fears that had caused the scottish and welsh sides to travel the previous year, the big question was, would england come? john mcbride was the iconic irish sportsmen of all time and i asked him what the english team should do and that was exactly what i did and he came up with a very animated response, he said, david, you must come. don't let the terrorists win. not one can“ not on his feet on not one person not on his feet on this ground, this is tremendous. we we re this ground, this is tremendous. we were met by something we weren't expecting, the most massive and ear—splitting crescendo of noise from the crowd. normally you get a bit of a clap and whatever and then attends and then there is quiet and everybody is waiting for the irish tea m everybody is waiting for the irish team to come out but that moore went o

and northern scotla nd northern ireland and northern scotlandhe day. maybe close to the borders we keep cloud and poor visibility, not bad into northern ireland. here is oui’ bad into northern ireland. here is our drizzly rain from that weather front across northern england and north wales. maybe the cloud being a nuisance into the midlands but south of that with some sunshine temperatures will respond, i6 of that with some sunshine temperatures will respond, 16 or 17 is not out of the question in london. that's 63 fahrenheit. that bodes well for the arsenal and lincoln city match with 15, i am sure fans won't care what the weather is going to do but for middlesbrough it could be overcast with drizzle. believe it or not, for twickenham similar conditions for rome for the six nations matches, perfect, light winds, lots of sunshine. through the night there is a potential for sunshine. through the night there is a potentialfor more sunshine. through the night there is a potential for more cloud and outbreaks of drizzly rain to continue to move in f

more rain looming large to the west of northern ireland. but for scotlandthe sunshine across eastern errors and wintry showers further west. it will feel chilly across northern areas. things go downhill through the night, particularly across the south. developing area of low pressure will push bands of rain nor across england and wales as we go through friday. disappointing end to the week. heavy rain for a time. for most of northern ireland and scotla nd most of northern ireland and scotland on friday, will probably get away with it. milder in the south. low pressure will dominate right through the weekend. if not this one, then another one coming in from the atlantic. we know what low pressure means, means it there will a lwa ys pressure means, means it there will always be rain not too far away. prepare for wet weather at times and strong winds. notably, for many it will feel on the chilly side through this weekend. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 8.00. the government suffers its first defeat in parliament over brexit as lords back an a

with no pressure close by we see a stubborn area of rain across northern ireland and parts of scotla nd northern ireland and parts of scotlandround all day long. northern ireland looking pretty wet and southern and eastern parts of scotland, further outbreaks of rain. in two eastern scotland, some snow on to the grampians and cold wind. further rainfall and parts of england with heavy showers following. quieter in scotland and northern ireland on sunday but not the scotland could see some rain and another area of rainfall pushing through parts of england and wales. rain at times this weekend. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11:00: the us attorney general jeff sessions has recused himself from any investigations into russian interference in the presidential election campaign. the police watchdog is warning that cutbacks to forces in england and wales are putting the public at risk, because services are having to be rationed. snapchat‘s been snapped up. the value of the parent company of the messaging service has risen sharply after its launch on the new york stock exchange. all the reaction over the attorn

scotland and ireland on the course on saturday. starting the day on a damp note in scotland, becoming more confined to southern scotland and just clearing into eastern parts of northernurday morning. a lot of cloud around, some mist and murk. southern counties may be having very mild temperatures. through the day, conditions improving. sunshine appears quite warm here. slowly sinking east and into north and western wales. some sunshine, looking at northern ireland and scotland. for the rugby union matches, down in london and in rome, should be quite mild. this is changing on saturday night and into the early hours of sunday. a weather front moving in from the west. bringing in the rain, heavy bursts likely across central and southern parts. patchy further north and west. another mild night. sunday is looking pretty different, damp and 5°99y looking pretty different, damp and soggy for england and wales. potentially some heavy rain pushing through the south—east. staying down all day. further west, skies brightening up. full scotland, northern ireland and parts of england and wales, milder temperatures. wet weather clearing away during sunday night. high pressure buil

breezy to go with that and further north, driver scotla nd that and further north, driver scotland and northern irelandnd and northern ireland. mixed fortunes this week. keep up—to—date with the forecast by going online. hello, i'm ros atkins, welcome to outside source. pressure mounting on us attorney generaljeff sessions. donald trump was asked about his position not long ago, this was the reply. do you still have confidence in your attorney general? total. the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you guard.|j do. this is the issue. that was jeff sessions in january speaking do. this is the issue. that was jeff sessions injanuary speaking under oath at a senate hearing. sessions injanuary speaking under oath at a senate hearinglj sessions injanuary speaking under oath at a senate hearing. i did not have communications with the russians. the problem is, he had met the russian ambassador twice. mr sessions is about to hold a press conference in washington, dc. the moment it begins at the department ofjustice you'll see it here live an outside source. we

you could see some rain getting to northern ireland and scotla nd getting to northern ireland and scotlandhether sunshine breaks through, it will feel very mild. —— where the sunshine breaks through. the latest headlines from bbc news. iraqi security forces are closing in on the heavily—populated old city of mosul as the fight to dislodge islamic state continues. thousands are still trying to escape. president trump has invited the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, to the white house. the invitation was made during a phone—call the first contact between the two leaders since mr trump took office. volkswagen has pleaded guilty in an american court to three criminal charges linked to the diesel emissions scandal. the plea is part of a deal which means the company will pay fines of more than four—point three—billion dollars. tens of thousands of south koreans have come out on the streets of seoul to celebrate a court decision to remove president park geun—hye from office. the impeachment comes because of ms park's alleged role in a corruption scandal. i will be back at one o'clock. and now a

northern ireland and across the south—west. with all that cloud around the rain it is certainly going to be a mild nights are the majority except perhaps the glint of scotland miserable start to the day for many of us. so vitally different to east anglia and the south—east with the weather front on top of us. the northern ireland but improving as the weather front trundles eastwards. we see a gradual progression of two weather fronts from west to east through the day and all the time, although the rain starts initially quite potent across the southern counties it will tend to ease away. there could potentially be some brightness in east wales, the midlands, and in some central parts of scotland but it will be quite grey and dreary across the eastern side of scotland first thing and in the west with the next weather front coming in. they are moving eastwards, as we say, and at the same time tending to fizzle out so there will not be that much rain on them by the afternoon but it will still be quite a drab afternoon under the weather front. by those stages, perhaps these areas of england will be a love it dry and bright. north island brightens up quite quickl

we do have the cloud across north wales, northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland.ugh the day. for most it is going to be a dry day. as our weather front moved south eastwards it will be a fairly weak affair, reducing a bit more cloud. we hang on to the sunshine in the south—east, temperatures up to 16 celsius, and behind that weather front we see some brightness coming through across northern ireland and parts of scotland. we do have another one waiting in the winds, and that one is coming our way across the north—west tonight, producing some rain, increasingly turning more showery but the wind will strengthen across northern ireland and scotland. here is the weather front here. temperature—wise, as we have a lot of cloud around it will not be anywhere near as cold as it is this morning. tomorrow morning we start off on morning. tomorrow morning we start offona morning. tomorrow morning we start off on a windy note, gusts thick steele 70 mph across the far north of mainland scotland and the northern isles whipping up waves. there will be some showers, some of which

further north, a bit of brightness in scotland and northern ireland. home and in italy, with sunshine and temperatures of 15—16 degrees in rome and at home. south we see the change. the weather front moves in from the west, strengthening the rain. turning wet in england and wales. a damp end to the night. sunday morning, it looks like it will be mild. outbreaks of rain, low cloud and mist and murk. sunday looks more wet for many places, especially england and wales. brightening skies further west for northern ireland and western scotland. a couple of showers around. a little bit cooler and fresher. 10—11 degrees. maybe as high as 12—13 in the south—east. the wet weather eventually clears on sunday night and into monday and tuesday. high pressure builds, so it will be fine and there should be dry weather around, but also a lot of cloud. you could see some rain getting to northern ireland and scotland on tuesday. quite a benign picture into next week. it will stay mild for many. where the sunshine breaks through, it will feel very mild. hello and welcome

more rain looms large to the west of northern ireland. scotland, wintry showers to the rest.cross england and wales as the get through friday, disappointing into the beak —— and to the. a? about how far north that gets. chilly here and milder in the south. be tempered by the wind and the rain. low—pressure dominates the weather really begin. another one coming off the atlantic. low— pressure another one coming off the atlantic. low—pressure means that there is rain notfar low—pressure means that there is rain not far away. prepare for wet weather at times and some strong winds. for many, it will feel chilly through the weekend. hello and welcome to one hundred days. it's a whole new tone from donald trump who gets good reviews for his first address to congress. the president is optimistic and conciliatory — saying he wants to reach out to democrats. the time for a small thinking is over. the time for trivial fights is behind us. his wish list, a trillion dollars for infrastructure spending, more money for the military and tax cuts are his priorities, but how will he pay for i

a band of rain moves into northern ireland and scotla nd rain moves into northern ireland and scotlandds begin to pick up and tomorrow will be a windy day across northern scotland. we could see wind gusts of 60mph to 70mph. big waves crashing on to the shoreline as well and a lot of showers which will be wint ary particularly over high ground. elsewhere, largely dry. very cloudy out west. some murky weather over coasts and hills. the best of the brightness further east where temperatures could get up to 16, 17 celsius, maybe 18 celsius. into wednesday, a lot of cloud around for the most part, but some brightness here and there. generally, it will be dry apart from the far north—west of scotland. as we move further ahead, wednesday night and into thursday, high pressure holds firm towards the south. weather fronts do start to move into the north—west though and you can see the isobars blustery weather here as well. towards the north—west of the country, yes, we will see rain at times to end the week, but the further south and east you are, we will hold on to the largely dry weather. hel

and look ata rain scotland northern irelandn northern scotland, after a cold start, it stays chill through the middle part of morning and we will see a bit of sunshine as well. light wind so all in all a decent start to the day here. it will be a decent day for many parts of the north and east of the uk as rain becomes confined to the south and south—west into the afternoon with a little breeze, that will temper temperatures a little bit but while the 13 degrees for cardiff and london. acorn 9/ glasgow and newcastle. into the evening along the south coast we have thick cloud and outbreaks of rain. the little rentals and northern arts but in between all be fine and dry with clear skies and many light wind so that will be a chilly start once again on friday. a lot of decent weather to be had on friday. this weather to be had on friday. this weather front of the way towards the south and high pressure is firmly in charge to the end of the week and into the weekend. friday again a cold start for some, particular southern scotland a

role reversal with the wettest weather on sunday to england and wales, not so much across scotland and northern irelandand. again, seven or 8 degrees, 11 or 12. looking ahead to monday, there will be rain skirting through south wales, southern counties of england, largely dry further north. tuesday start on a dry note, active band of rain from the atlantic, so quite a lot going on, keep an eye on the forecast. a tunnel vision nationalism, which focuses only on independence at any cost, sells scotland short. the snp, for its part, has accused mrs may of mind—boggling hypocrisy. also tonight: the shoreham airshow disaster in which 11 people were killed. an inquiry concludes the pilot flew too low and was too slow. the red cross claims chemical weapons have been used in an attack not fit for purpose — scathing criticism of cumbria police's botched investigation into the death of poppi worthington. the dup and sinn fein are returned as

northern ireland and scotla nd england. northern ireland and scotlandeze and not as warm as it will be further ease. the rain will head eastwards in the day and push the warmth out of the way. it is a cold front. the cold fronts will introduce fresh air to all of us at the weekend. blobs blue, showers around for saturday. but ridge of high pressure building infor but ridge of high pressure building in for sunday. to sum up this weekend, if you have any plans, take something waterproof. there will be something waterproof. there will be some april showers around. sunday looks dry but there will be some chilly nights ahead. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: theresa may has signed the letter triggering the two year process of britain leaving the european union. it will be delivered to brussels tomorrow. and with brexit in mind, the scottish parliament has voted to hold a second referendum on independence. a royal marine who was convicted of shooting dead a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan, will be freed within weeks after his sentence was reduced

further north, a bit of brightness across scotland and northern ireland.outbreaks of rain. double—figure values, up to 17 degrees in the south—east. the weather looks fine for the six nations rugby back and in italy, with sunshine and temperatures of 15—16 degrees in rome and back home. now, through saturday, we start to see the change. the weather front moves in from the west, strengthening the rain. turning wet in england and wales. a damp end to the night. sunday morning, it looks like it will be mild. outbreaks of rain, low cloud and mist and murk. sunday looks much wetter for many places, especially england and wales. brightening skies further west for northern ireland and western scotland. a couple of showers around. a little bit cooler and fresher. 10—11 degrees. maybe as high as 12—13 across the south—east. the wet weather eventually clears during sunday night. into monday and tuesday, high pressure builds in, so it will be fine and there should be dry weather around, but also a lot of cloud. you could see some rain getting to northern ireland and

further north as well, a bit of brightness across scotland and northern ireland.but we could see 17 degrees across the south—east. the weather looks fine as well for the six nations rugby back home and in italy, with some sunshine and temperatures of 15—16 degrees both in rome and back home. now, as we head through saturday night, this is where we start to see the change. the weather front moves in from the west, pep up that rain. it turns wetter in england and wales. a damp end to the night. sunday morning, it looks like it will be mild but there will be outbreaks of rain, some low cloud and mist and murk. so, sunday is looking much wetter for many places, particularly england and wales. brightening skies, though, further west for northern ireland, maybe for western scotland, into wales and the south—west of england. one or two showers around. a couple of showers around. a little bit cooler and fresher. 10—11 degrees. maybe as high as 12—13 across the south—east. now, the wet weather eventually clears during sunday night. into monday and tuesday, a ridge of high

a drop in temperature later in the night, perhaps, in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england,e. as we head into thursday, though, showers across scotland becomr fewer and lighter, largely confined to the north—east as the wind eases down. —— become. many places, thursday will be a dry day, some sunshine around. more cloud, though, towards the south and south—west, with that rain sitting through the channel, and it threatens to come back northwards again overnight and into friday. on a fairly weak weather front taking rain across the northern half of the uk, primarily. and then behind that weather system, we are drawing in our air from a long way south. so this is really quite mild air, but it is good to be accompanied by a good deal of cloud. so little, if any, sunshine around on friday. but the uk at least, not much rain at all and temperatures as high as 13 or 14 degrees. now, as we head into the it looks pretty unsettled, at least to start with. outbreaks of rain on saturday. quite a mild day as well. getting more showery on sunday, but then temperatures beginning to slip a

a drop in temperature later in the night, perhaps, in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england,nd lighter, largely confined to the north—east as the wind eases down. many places, thursday will be a dry day, some sunshine around. more cloud, though, towards the south and south—west, with that rain sitting through the channel, and it threatens to come back northwards again overnight and into friday on a fairly weak weather front taking rain across the northern half of the uk primarily. and then behind that weather system, we're drawing in our air from a long way south. so this is really quite mild air, but it's going to be accompanied by a good deal of cloud. so little if any sunshine around on friday. but the uk at least, not much rain at all and temperatures as high as 13 or 1a degrees. now, as we head into the weekend it looks pretty unsettled, at least to start with. outbreaks of rain on saturday. quite a mild day as well. getting more showery on sunday, but then temperatures beginning to slip away later on. i'm karin gianonne, with bbc world news. our top story: a united nati

a drop in temperature later in the night perhaps in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england butthe north—east as the wind eases down. many places, thursday will be a dry day, some sunshine around. more cloud, though, towards the south and south—west, with that rain sitting through the channel, and it threatens to come back northwards again overnight and into friday on a fairly weak weather front taking rain across the northern half of the uk primarily. and then behind that weather system, we‘re drawing in our air from a long way south. so this is really quite mild air, but it‘s going to be accompanied by a good deal of cloud. so little if any sunshine around on friday. but the uk at least, not much rain at all and temperatures as high as 13 or 1a degrees. now, as we head into the weekend it looks pretty unsettled, at least to start with. outbreaks of rain on saturday. quite a mild day as well. getting more showery on sunday, but then temperatures beginning to slip away later on. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike e

further north as well, a bit of brightness across scotland and northern ireland.front with outbreaks of rain. double—figure values for all, but we could see 17 degrees across the south—east. the weather looks fine as well for the six nations rugby back home and in italy, with some sunshine and temperatures of 15—16 degrees both in rome and back home. now, as we head through saturday night, this is where we start to see the change. the weather front moves in from the west, pep up that rain. it turns wetter in england and wales. a damp end to the night. sunday morning, it looks like it will be mild but there will be outbreaks of rain, some low cloud and mist and murk. so, sunday is looking much wetter for many places, particularly england and wales. brightening skies, though, further west for northern ireland, maybe for western scotland, into wales and the south—west of england. one or two showers around. a couple of showers around. a little bit cooler and fresher. 10—11 degrees. maybe as high as 12—13 across the south—east. now, the wet weather eventually clears du

northern ireland. strong winds in northern scotla nd ireland. strong winds in northern scotland will be easing. mpened drizzly in northern ireland in the morning. 0utbreaks in northern ireland in the morning. outbreaks of rain pushing into western scotland. the far west of wales and england will keep a good deal of cloud, whereas elsewhere will see thin cloud with brakes, and in those spells of sunshine, high temperatures. a pleasant, springlike look and feel to things. there will bea look and feel to things. there will be a few breaks in the cloud at cheltenham, but perhaps not so by the time we get to thursday, with the time we get to thursday, with the stronger breeze. this is the picture going into wednesday evening. a fine evening for many of us evening. a fine evening for many of us will stop outbreaks of rain in northern scotland. on thursday, the weather gets more active, wet weather gets more active, wet weather working through scotland and northern ireland will stop some of the rain reaches parts of northern england. the south mainly dry. 0n friday, weather systems arrive on the jet st

damp for northern ireland in scotland. now, this weekend, mixed fortunes.h overnight. quite chilly. then a fine day will follow, so sunday the better of the two days for getting out and about. low pressure towards south—west england and wales. that is where we will see the most frequent of showers on saturday. the showers will be slow—moving showers, not much wind to push them through. similar temperatures ranging from ten in the north to 17 towards the south—east. that's your latest weather forecast. bye for now. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's lebo diseko. our top stories: russia tried to hijack the us election through "propaganda on steroids," says a democratic senator investigating alleged kremlin political meddling. russia's president vladimir putin ordrered a deliberate campaign carefully constructed to undermine our election. reports that the president's former national security adviser will testify over russian involvement if he's given immunity from prosecution. behind ba

a different story in northern england, scotla nd different story in northern england, scotland and northern irelandand, but it will not be long before that rain arrives through north wales, the midlands and into the south east. it will move through at quite a pace, but unfortunately all these showers are waiting in the wings, so once the rain eases away, we will see squally showers coming further inland and they will spoil your afternoon a little later on. the best of the sunshine looks likely to be the north, northern ireland, scotland and northern england. not a pleasant afternoon. top temperatures between 7—10. it stays pretty unsettled into next week. we see another area of low pressure just drifting into the fire south—west on monday and another one is hot on its heels on tuesday. it stays pretty windy at times as well. if we take a brief look at what to expect for the beginning of next week, it will be cloudy with rain in the south—west, but largely dry for most of us on monday. i will be back in halfan most of us on monday. i will be back in half an hour. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak.

the best of the weather tomorrow is in northern ireland, scotland and maybe northern england.e south—west on monday. sunny spells and scattered showers are likely on monday and the highest values generally between 6-11. highest values generally between 6—11. more in half an hour. this is bbc news. the headlines: the dup and sinn fein prepare to begin talks aimed at forming a new power—sharing government in northern ireland after the republicans claim a watershed moment. the unionist majority in the assembly has been ended, and the notion of a permanent or perpetual unionist majority has been demolished. ba rack 0bama rejects claims by president trump that he authorised the tapping of phones at trump tower shortly before last year‘s election. concerns over the impact for 4,000 vauxhall workers in britain as a french car company reportedly reaches a deal to buy general motors‘ european operations. also in the next hour: thousands of people have been marching in london to demonstrate over nhs cuts. 0rganisers described the event as a rallying call

low—pressure clearing and an improving picture in scotland and an improving picture in scotland and northern irelandough the afternoon. in northern england and midlands and east anglia, we have the weather front bringing outbreaks of rain and perhaps sleet and snow across higher ground. in the south—west, sunshine and scattered showers. for the football. likely to see wet weather at white hart lane. at the stadium of light, more likely to see drier weather into the evening. through this evening the cloud two years. a quiet spell of weather for a time and with clear skies it will turn cold with misty patches forming in northern parts. on monday, rain moving into the south—west of england and perhaps south wales but it clears quickly. much of the country tomorrow, not a bad day with a lot of dry weather and sunny spells. there are still some showers. then it is looking quiet for the first part of tuesday but you will notice the next atlantic weather system moving in. after a dry start to tuesday, cloud and rain sweeping into the west. making its way east across the country. much of the week ahead stay

further north as well, a bit of brightness across scotland and northern ireland.ront with outbreaks of rain. double—figure values, up to 17 degrees in the south—east. the weather looks fine as well for the six nations rugby back home and in italy, with some sunshine and temperatures of 15—16 degrees both in rome and back home. now, as through saturday night, we start to see the change. the weather front moves in from the west, pep up that rain. turning wet in england and wales. a damp end to the night. sunday morning, it looks like it will be mild but there will be outbreaks of rain, low cloud and mist and murk. sunday looks much wetter for many places, especially england and wales. brightening skies further west for northern ireland, maybe for western scotland, into wales and the south—west of england. a couple of showers around. a little bit cooler and fresher. 10—11 degrees. maybe as high as 12—13 across the south—east. the wet weather eventually clears during sunday night. into monday and tuesday, a ridge of high pressure builds in, so it will be fine and ther

through northern ireland in scotland, there are quitea northern ireland in scotland, there are quite thursday evening. cliff retirement evening across the rest of the country before more rain. this is low pressure here spiralling away. this will be unsettled period throughout friday and that will take us throughout friday and that will take us right into sunday as well. rain around on friday, at least in some of us. not necessarily there is gotten, it could be set in the afternoon. by the time we get to saturday, low pressures with us and the cloud and rain will spiral around, leaving a breezy as well. wherever that rain occurs, it will feel on the chilly side. probably no higher than six or seven degrees across some of these more northern air is, barely touching double figures in the south. that takes us across saturday into europe, then. what is it look like in there? —— what is it look like they're? some snow on the alps, and settle for spain, unsettled across the uk, as we have established, and into france, as well, so a large chunk of western europe experiencing that very changea

continue to be wet across northern ireland. scotland mostly dry. its chilly start. still quite cold but it is a fine day. a bit drierfurther south but some bursts of rain, as well. more rain to come overnight. the more persistent rain continues in scotland. still learning in northern ireland and best of rain across england and wales. all helping to keep the temperature is up. but they feast on scotland with the wind of the sea driving in that rent. snow in the mouth and. ellie when the northern and eastern england. i think of across england and wales. some sunshine and showers out to the west of wales and the south—west. change—up would choose, it slips again on sunday, because the more persistent ranges towards the northern islands, most of scotland, northern ireland, things have been tried but we will see bands of rain or showers the little sunshine for england and wales. strong winds the cell. —— in the south. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: air accident investigators say the pilot of the vintage jet which crashed at the shoreham airshow

there is some sunshine for northern england southern scotland and northern ireland and then a third slicef weather. blustery winds and frequent showers into northern and western parts of scotland. the three slices won't move much. there is a blustery wind for showers and a cool feel in the north. sunshine through northern ireland and southern scotla nd northern ireland and southern scotland and down into northern england. into the south remaining cloudy with rain coming or going. it is where we have the most cloud but the temperatures up to iii. here to thursday, there is an area of low pressure in the north and the bump in the isobars with a etheridge of high pressure starts to work in. what does it mean? a quiet day. a lot of dry weather. spells of sunshine, maybe some cloud and rain spreading from the west later on. into thursday, a cloudy day. some rain around but nothing dramatic and still pretty mild. so fairly gentle ups and downs to come. a reminder of our main story: a reminder of our main story: a bbc investigation reveals facebook‘s failings when it comes to removing sexualised

the rain marching further north, across into southern scotland, eventually into the central belt, staying with us into northern irelandas saturday begins. will be frost, though, across northern parts of scotland. so that takes us on to the weekend, and friday. well, the theme of the wet weather continues into the weekend. we will see more rain at times. some of that could be quite heavy and persistent, and particularly on saturday, with this area of low pressure just stalling its rainfall from northern ireland and into parts of scotland, whereas further south there will be still some areas of rainfall or showers, but it is not going to be a washout all day long. but we will see raining for much of the day, we think, into northern ireland and southern and eastern parts of scotland. and, particularly through eastern scotland, it will be quite cold with that rainfall, and there will be quite a lot of snow developing into the grampians. further south, it is showers. and then, on sunday, it looks like it turns a little bit better. still a few showers around for scotland and northern ireland. we see another area of rainfall

north—west england, where it will be cloudy and slightly cloudy in southern scotland but spells of sunshine working across northern irelandlly light winds and breezy in the far north. moving through the day, cloud bringing spots of rain. to the south and east, a fine day with light winds and feeling warm. further north, a decent looking day and predominantly dry. monday evening looking drive that rain in parts of scotland. on tuesday, the area of high pressure in the south, south west, and a weather front tries to make its way in from the north—west, bringing cloud and some outbreaks of rain and the wind is a feature, particularly in the north. in the northern isles, we could see gusts up to 70 mph. temperatures are gained mild, up to about 15, possibly 16, but a blustery day. wednesday, high pressure and a largely dry day. not as windy as tuesday. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. the brexit secretary urges mps to back the bill for exiting the eu to pave the way for the triggering of article 50. what we can't have is either house of parliament reversing the decision of the british people. the iraqi army continues t

clear skies in northern ireland and scotland, like day sunshine for the wembley match. 0vernight we willd developing from the north sea, affecting lincolnshire and yorkshire to start the day on monday. but looking at the day on monday. but looking at the week ahead, high pressure with us the week ahead, high pressure with us for the start of the week so more than trying to look forward to. rain developing in northern and western areas by the time we get to the middle park of the week. monday, any low cloud in eastern areas will burn away by the afternoon —— middle park. most will see some fun from dawn to dusk. —— middle part. south—east england will begin to warm up, temperatures here reaching around 17 or 18. again western areas of wales, parts of north—west england, west scotland and western northern ireland seeing high temperatures into the upper teens. rachel, roger, that's the weather for the next few days. 0ne one thing your phone doesn't do, it doesn't do your watch, but presumably you wound on your watch and our overnight low yellow i did that this morning but i haven't the car

also further north scotland and northern ireland, it is a decent looking, mostly dry day with spells ll be some rain across the north of scotland, turning quite pretty here as well. whereas elsewhere across the country it is remaining dry. but as we move through into tuesday what we are going to see is this frontal system trying to push the north—west was the south—east. that is going to introduce windy conditions from the atlantic. so some risk conditions in scotland, we could see gusts of 60 to 70 mph. further south across the country it is a cloudy survey compared to monday, but still mild. 14 compared to monday, but still mild. 1a of compared to monday, but still mild. 14 of 15 compared to monday, but still mild. 1a of 15 degrees in the south and we will see some blustery and heavy showers across northern parts of scotland, at most places generally dry. in the wednesday, high—pressure dominates our weather so i think almost everywhere should stay predominantly dry during the day on wednesday, and we should see some decent spells of sunshine, with temperatures up to around 15 degre

radiant parts of northern ireland and scotland, but in northern scotla nd and scotland, but in northerntart, you'll see it early on and i think it is in the north of scotland, the best of the north of scotland, the best of the sunshine. elsewhere, sunshine short supply, a lot of cloud and rain moving its way north across england, wales, it stays pretty wet in the south—west. the south—east, it is here we will see the highest temperature, about 11 or 12 degrees. six or 12 degrees. 6078 degrees. as we head towards the weekend, keep your body is handy because there will be some rain at times, i did think it will be a complete wash—out, it will be a wet and fairly breezy day for many of us, and also across western europe, quite a bit of rain, notjust rain but some parts of the alps could seek a metre of snow this weekend which would make some pretty good spring skiing once the strong winds eased down. it will be quite windy and wet across the north of the uk saturday, scotland and northern ireland fairly cloudy. some of that heavy, slow on the hills of scotland and across the bulk of englan

with low pressure close by, rain in scotland, and for some that could be around all day long. northern irelandeaks of rain. really wet into eastern scotland, snow in the grampians and a cold wind. another area of rainfall moving into england with heavy showers following on behind. looks quiet in scotland and northern ireland on sunday and rainfall pushing into england and wales. rain at times this weekend. this is bbc world news. the headlines: the us attorney general, jeff sessions, has removed himself from any investigation into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. but he denies he's done anything wrong. the russian government says the syrian army, backed by russian air strikes, has completely retaken the city of palmyra from the islamic state group. the centrist french presidential candidate, emmanuel macron, has promised to boost the economy and fight corruption if he wins the forthcoming election. marine le pen of the national front is forecast to clinch the first round in april but mr macron is considered the favourite to win a run—off vote. scientists in britain h

close to this area of high pressure on the continent, with this weather front pushing into scotland and northern irelande rain around, most of its moderate. it should clear away and become more confined to southern parts of scotland and just clear into eastern parts of northern ireland. this rain will arrive across northern england and north—western wales in the afternoon. ahead of it, it stays dry on saturday morning, for many. there will be able to cloud around, some mist and murk, maybe some brightness in the southern counties of england. through the day conditions improve across the south and south—east. the sunshine appears and it will feel quite warm. this weather front slowly sink south—east into north—western parts of england, into northern and western wales as well. some sunshine developing for northern ireland and scotland, where we get the sunshine in the south—east, though, we could see 60 or 17 celsius. —— 16 or 17. it will feel very springlike. for the rugby union match game in rome and london, it should be fine and dry weather, both places quite mild, temperatures in the midteens celsius.