ireland is of scotland. — northern isles of scotland...e mainland. this front trail await further south, down into england and wales, very mild night to the south of the front, though, temperatures ten or 11, our overnight lows. monday daytime, we will see the front bringing further rain into wales for a time, parts of the midlands, perhaps up into a lincolnshire, but the south of the front, maybe a little bit of brightness, certainly again a mild 12 or 13. to the north of the front, temperatures return closer to average values but actually only briefly because of monday into tuesday, we start to bring our next frontal system into play and that will actually pull milder air into the north of the uk for tuesday. quite breezy for northern ireland and scotland, quite a lot of cloud at times, some rain for the far north of scotland and actually, possibly our warmest spot in the uk to the far north of the scotland on tuesday, temperatures 11 or maybe even 12 here. it is a shade cooler further south across england and wales on tuesday. for wedne

on the leading edge of that front, it will still be chilly, from the northern isles, down across easternhe double figures. let's look at tonight, then. the weather front continues to move away, fizzling out as it moves towards the east. we will see some clear spells developing across parts of the north of england, scotland, some showers here, with a strengthening breeze, cloudy across central and southern parts of england and wales, and a bit of a temperature contrast tonight, i think. many of us seeing double figures, 12, possibly 13 celsius. lows across southern parts, and northern england, scotland, it will be pretty chilly, with temperatures down to around celsius in aberdeenshire, potentially lower here or there. let's have a look at tomorrow, then. more in the way of drier weather around. you can see this feature here, as it tilts forward into wales, northern ireland, northern england, eventually into scotland. some brightness, i think, further south. temperatures up a notch, we could get 1a celsius, but still cooler to the north. we are keeping an eye on an area of low pressure th

eve, we've got this decaying front producing some snow flurries, we'll see some of those in the northern islesext weather front brings rain across northern ireland, wales and south—west england. and the wind starts to pick up here too. temperatures are ten, 11 and 12 in the quarter of the country, but as we push further north, again, we are still in the cold air, as we will be on christmas day. so the mild air further south. and it is still where the boundary layer is between both of these air masses where we are going to see potentially some snow. now, at this stage we think, if it happens, and it is an if, it's going to be the hills in northern ireland, possibly the hills in wales and northern england. and later in the day, the southern uplands. because we've got this weather front coming in bringing the rain and a lot of cloud and still milder conditions compared to the clearer skies as we push further north. but wherever you are, it is going to be windy in the south, especially in the south—west. around the country —— gary malcolm. merry christmas, thank you. this is bbc news — these are t

eve, we've got this decaying front producing some snow flurries, we'll see some of those in the northern islesings rain across northern ireland, wales and south—west england. and the wind starts to pick up here too. temperatures are ten, 11 and 12 in the quarter of the country, but as we push further north, again, we are still in the cold air, as we will be on christmas day. so the mild air further south. and it is still where the boundary layer is between both of these air masses where we are going to see potentially some snow. now, at this stage we think, if it happens, and it is an if, it's going to be the hills in northern ireland, possibly the hills in wales and northern england. and later in the day, the southern uplands. because we've got this weather front coming in bringing the rain and a lot of cloud and still milder conditions compared to the clearer skies as we push further north. but wherever you are, it is going to be windy in the south, especially in the south—west. this is bbc news. the headlines. scientists cautiously welcome studies that suggest this is bbc news. the highly—c

gales for the western isles in the northern isles towards dawn. temperatures will go down across scotland and northern ireland but not particularly chilly as we go into monday. frost free but very mild across southern england to the south of our weather front. two wales —— some rain if you are in wales —— some rain if you are in wales and temperatures will be around 12 or 13 degrees. further north, the best of the sunshine, but temperatures will be 7 degrees in aberdeen and 8 degrees in belfast. someone hello this is bbc news with jane hill. the headlines: days before a likely backbench rebellion, uk prime minister borisjohnson faces fresh questions about christmas gatherings at downing street a year ago after a photo emerges of him taking part in a quiz. he can't deliver the leadership that this country needs and we have got a very important vote coming up next week and he can't even discharge the basic functions of government. he is the worst possible leader at the worst possible time. they can now make their mind up when they see this picture o

on the leading edge of that front, it will still be chilly, from the northern isles, down across easterne will be in the double figures. let's look at tonight, then. the weather front continues to move away, fizzling out as it moves towards the east. we will see some clear spells developing across parts of the north of england, scotland, some showers here, with a strengthening breeze, cloudy across central and southern parts of england and wales, and a bit of a temperature contrast tonight, i think. many of us seeing double figures, 12, possibly 13 celsius. and across southern parts, and northern england, scotland, it will be pretty chilly, with temperatures down to around five celsius in aberdeenshire, potentially lower here or there. let's have a look at tomorrow, then. more in the way of drier weather around. you can see this feature here, as it tilts forward into wales, northern ireland, northern england, eventually into scotland. some brightness, i think, further south. temperatures up a notch, we could get 1a celsius, but still cooler to the north. we are keeping an eye on an area

the front spreading north across the country will be confined to the northern isles, a bit more of theeze here, the same for the far north—west and far south—west, and temperatures at 13 degrees, well above par for the time of year. through this evening and overnight we hold on to a lot of cloud and mistiness but what we have across east of england in particular, clear skies will allow temperatures to plummet and hear a touch of frost and some dense fog patches, particularly across yorkshire and down into norfolk. that could be problematic through tomorrow morning so bear that in mind. i pressure with those into the weekend, drifting up towards iceland. that will allow cooler air to move down from the north—east off the north sea, particularly into the start of next week. friday are pretty similar data today, a lot of grey and gloomy weather around with mistiness and murkiness too. there was temperatures down a notch, seven to 11 degrees. the weekend is looking pretty benign, much like we have had today and will have tomorrow. it will be turning cooler, that will be noticeable on sunda

on the leading edge of that front, it will still be chilly, from the northern isles, down across easternle figures. let's look at tonight, then. while the weather front continues to move away, fizzling out as it moves towards the east, we will see some clear spells developing across parts of the north of england, scotland, some showers here, with a strengthening breeze, cloudy across central and southern parts of england and wales, and a bit of a temperature contrast tonight, i think. many of us seeing double figures, 12, possibly 13 celsius. and across southern parts, and northern england, scotland, it will be pretty chilly, with temperatures down to around 5 celsius in aberdeenshire, potentially lower here or there. let's have a look at tomorrow, then. more in the way of drier weather around. you can see this feature here, as it tilts forward into wales, as it tilts northwards into wales, northern ireland, northern england, eventually into scotland. some brightness, i think, further south. temperatures up a notch, we could get 1a celsius, but still cooler to the north. we are keeping a

on the leading edge of that front, it will still be chilly, from the northern isles, down across easternouble figures. let's look at tonight, then. the weather front continues to move away, fizzling out as it moves towards the east. we will see some clear spells developing across parts of the north of england, scotland, some showers here, with a strengthening breeze, cloudy across central and southern parts of england and wales, and a bit of a temperature contrast tonight, i think. many of us seeing double figures, 12, possibly 13 celsius. and across southern parts, and northern england, scotland, it will be pretty chilly, with temperatures down to around five celsius in aberdeenshire, potentially lower here or there. let's have a look at tomorrow, then. more in the way of drier weather around. you can see this feature here, as it tilts forward into wales, northern ireland, northern england, eventually into scotland. some brightness, i think, further south. temperatures up a notch, we could get 1a celsius, but still cooler to the north. we are keeping an eye on an area of low pressure th

it has been a bit heavier as well, clearing away from mainland scotland, heading towards the northern isles the cloud, as we head further into the night the cloud tends to thicken and we will get some rain coming into western parts of the uk in particular. with the winds from the south or south—west, it is going to be very mild tonight, much milder in the north—east of scotland than it was last night for sure. we start though tomorrow with a lot of cloud around. we've got this rain too, going to push its way eastwards, not much rain at all for these inside a inland or scotland, we may well see some sunshine coming through in eastern scotland and north—east england, more rain eventually in the north west of england. these are the temperatures on thursday, we could make 17 degrees by the stage in east anglia and the south—east, and much milder than today in the north—east of scotland. as we move into the new year, new year's eve, we are looking at some rain to start across scotland and northern ireland, that will tend to pull away, skies may brighten and may be a bit of sunshine coming throug

especially in exposed parts of western and northern scotland, particularly for the western and northern islesy weather for a time. we will keep you posted on that one throughout the weekend. into next week, it stays relatively mild. a bit of rain around for a time, perhaps settling down later in the week. this is bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: british scientists warn that two doses of vaccine offer little protection against the omicron variant, although boosters do cut the risk of serious illness. the wikileaks founder julian assange can be extradited to stand trial in the us according to the latest legal ruling in britain. the us supreme court leaves a controversial texas law banning most abortions in place. president biden says he's "very concerned". britain's foreign secretary warns russia of severe economic consequences if it invades ukraine ahead of a g7 meeting this weekend. # hey, hey, we're the monkees... mike nesmith, singer and guitarist with the 60s band the monkees, has died at the age of 78. and we meet the woman behind some of netflix's most binge—worthy original pr

this evening the rain clears away from the northern isles.ot two new bands of rain coming in from the waist and once again a lot of cloud and quite breezy. overnight lows, though, 7—13. they'd be pretty good temperatures by day at this time of year. tomorrow we start off with all this cloud. once again we've got some rain crossing scotland. the rain in the south—west pepping up as it moves northwards. brighter skies in eastern areas and temperatures tomorrow between nine and again the possibility of 17 degrees. hello, this is bbc news: the headlines: prime minister borisjohnson defends the uk government's decision not to impose further covid restrictions in england before the new year we can see the data about the relative mildness of omicron and we can also see the very clear effect of getting those vaccines, getting those booster in particular. the scottish parliament is recalled amid record numbers of covid infections. the us and several european countries including france, italy and portugal record their highest daily rises in covid infec

north, we've got those chillier conditions with wintry showers beginning to spread in across the northern islesg to have this battle zone somewhere across the uk. now, this is not set in stone. it could move a little bit further southwards perhaps over the next few days. for the north of the uk, we may well see a few snow showers, that is a possibility. the south—west more likely to see cloudy skies, grey conditions, rain and mild weather. and there's a small chance we could see something a little bit more disruptive, but itjust depends where this boundary ends up being. at the moment, it's here. cold air to the north, milder in the south west, but watch this space. this is bbc news. our top stories: free covid tests for all americans — president biden tries to stop the spread of the 0micron variant, urging people to get vaccinated. let me say again and again and again and again, please get vaccinated. it's the only responsible thing to do. israel becomes the first country in the world to make a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine available. new covid guidance comes into force across england

for the western aisles and into northern, certainly for the northern isles, it will be clearer for scotlandhere, wintry on the hills. england and wales stay cloudy. particularly into wales, and it will be mild. that's the set up for monday. stays largely cloudy, further outbreaks of rain were wales. limited brightness here. best of the brightness for scotland and northern ireland. it'll be breezy here. some of these wintry on the hills. it will be a bit cooler here than it will be further south. as we move through the week, high pressure builds in. winds turned lighter, but it means the sky will be quite grey and gloomy. because the problems for mist and fog by the end of the week. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... a desperate search for survivors in six us states devastated by powerful tornadoes. more than 90 people are now known to have been killed. my mother still doesn't know the house is gone. and we're not going to tell her. it'lljust break her heart. british prime minister, borisjohnson, warns that the uk faces an emergency in t

across northern scotland, but this is where it is coldest today, and a few wintry showers in the northern islesgher parts of the pennines. another system pushing into south wales and south—west england, with heavy bursts of rain and may be a rumble of thunder. mild here, but the coldest conditions in scotland with the clearer skies, down to —6 or —7 here in some spots, and a few wintry showers still around in the northern isles. with the cloud, as we start christmas day across southern areas, quite a bit of mist and fog around as well. more outbreaks of rain across england, wales, into northern ireland as we go on through christmas day, perhaps seeing some snow out of that into snowdonia, and later on into the peak district. quite windy to the west, breezy for all, the clearer spells in northern england, especially in scotland where it will be coders, amount to the far south—west, but for many christmas day is looking rather chilly, especially with this breeze. 0vernight into boxing day, as the wetter weather feeds into the cold air, will see some snow and out of that in at the peak district, p

the small hours of monday, a very windy evening and night to come for the western isles and the northern isles feeding in on that wind generally to the north west of the mainland. this front trails away further south down into england and wales, a very mild night to the south of the front, though, temperatures 10—11, as our overnight lows. monday daytime, we will see the front bringing further rain into wales for a time, parts of the midlands, perhaps up into lincolnshire. to the south of the front, maybe a little bit of brightness, certainly again a mild 12 or 13 degrees. to the north of the front, temperatures return closer to average values, but actually only briefly because monday into tuesday, we start to bring our next frontal system into play, and that will actually pull milder air into the north of the uk for tuesday. quite breezy for northern ireland and scotland, quite a lot of cloud at times, some rain for the far north of scotland but actually, possibly our warmest spots in the uk to the far north of the scotland on tuesday, temperatures 11 or maybe even 12 degrees here. it is a sh

stormy conditions for the hebrides and the northern isles, perhaps severe gales for a time, some blustery of the night but for england and wales, it'll stay cloudy with outbreaks of rain, certainly through wales and into the midlands. mild in the south — double figure values here. a little bit cooler further north. and that's how things look into monday. we hold on to the cloud for large parts of england and wales. we'll continue with this persistent rain as well for parts of wales, the midlands, into northern england. some areas pretty wet all day. brightest weather will be across scotland and northern ireland. a few blustery showers, wintry on the hills, it will be milder, though, across the south. single figures across the north. that weather front for england and wales clears away into tuesday. high pressure begins to build in here. it stays unsettled over the northern half of the country — lots of isobars and weather fronts. so windy for scotland and northern ireland and some rain, particularly for the north and the west of scotland. england and wales, though, closer to that area of

few showers for the northern isles, but drier for northern ireland. showers for the northern isles, butand cloudy. i�*m shaun ley. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk records over 78,000 new coronavirus cases — the highest daily figure of the pandemic. england�*s chief medical officer says the numbers of hospitalised covid patients are starting to rise and warns of very difficult weeks ahead. a sharp rise in the cost of living, as the price of energy, fuel and clothing push inflation to a ten year high. and the woman who murdered 16—month old star hobson is sentenced to life, while star�*s mother is jailed for eight years for failing to protect her daughter. this is the moment when he became notjust lewis hamilton but sir lewis. the formula 1 title, he did not win, but he got a knighthood instead. let�*s hear about our top story by hearing from borisjohnson and his press conference. he noted that today has seen a record number of confirmed covid cases and said that a "tidal wave" of the new omicron variant has been sweeping across the country. the doubling rate of omicron in

of rain maybe early in the morning flirting with the very far north west of scotland and the northern islesvariation in the cloud cover, but wherever you will be on thursday, i think the temperature will be more or less the same, around 10—12 degrees celsius. now, this is what we call a blocking high, and this happens when the jet stream sort of wraps around it in the shape of the greek letter omega. so, you can just about make out that omega shape. when that happens in the atmosphere, things don't tend to move around an awful lot. they get sort of locked in, so that's why that high pressure will lock itself in across this part of world, across our shores. so, very little changes expected as we head through friday, through the weekend and into next week as well. that's it from me. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... as omicron spreads across europe, a fresh warning from the world health organisation. a fresh warning from we're concerned people are dismissing omicron as mild. surely we have learned by now that we underestimate this virus

especially in the exposed parts of western and northern scotland, particularly for the western and northern islesep you posted on that one throughout the weekend. into next week, it stays relatively mild. a bit of rain around for a time, perhaps settling down later in the week. there's something almost orgasmic about the... there is! well, fighting, i'm fighting for my life, and i'm fighting to to see trinity. well, i don't want to give too much away. no, but it is orgasmic. but your love for trinity, it is a love story at its heart, this movie. yeah, i agree, i agree. and matrix resurrections, you know, that's one of the primary stories. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us supreme court leaves a controversial texas law banning most abortions in place — president biden says he's "very concerned" the us announces sanctions on a chinese tech company, amid concerns about the treatment of ethnic uyghurs in xinjiang province. of ethnic uyghurs a warning that the omicron variant could be the dominant strain in the uk within a week — a senior gov

north, we've got those chillier conditions with wintry showers beginning to spread in across the northern isleset in stone. it could move a little bit further southwards perhaps over the next few days. for the north of the uk, we may well see a few snow showers, that is a possibility. the south west more likely to see cloudy skies, grey conditions, rain and mild weather. and there's a small chance we could see something a little bit more disruptive, but itjust depends where this boundary ends up being. at the moment, it's here. cold air to the north, milder in the south west, but watch this space. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — president biden announces new measures to tackle the omicron variant, promising free testing and 10,000 new vaccination sites. let me say again and again and again and again, please get vaccinated. it's the only responsible thing to do. borisjohnson says there will be no new restrictions in england before christmas as the uk government also announces more than $1 billion for the hospitality industry. the high cour

stormy conditions for the hebrides and the northern isles, perhaps severe gales for a time, some blusteryere by the end of the night but for england and wales, it'll stay cloudy with outbreaks of rain, certainly through wales and into the midlands. mild in the south — double figure values here. a little bit cooler further north. and that's how things look into monday. we hold on to the cloud for large parts of england and wales. we'll continue with this persistent rain as well for parts of wales and the midlands, into northern england, some areas pretty wet all day. brightest weather will be across scotland and northern ireland. a few blustery showers, wintry on the hills, will be milder across the south. single figures across the north. that weather front for england and wales clears away into tuesday. high pressure begins to build in here. it stays unsettled over the northern half of the country — lots of isobars and weather fronts. so windy for scotland and northern ireland and some rain, particularly for the north and west of scotland. england and wales, though, closer to that area of

north, we've got those chillier conditions with wintry showers beginning to spread in across the northern islesas day, we're going to have this battle zone it could move a little bit further southwards perhaps over the next few days. for the north of the uk, we may well see a few snow showers, that is a possibility. the south—west more likely to see cloudy skies, grey conditions, rain and mild weather. and there's a small chance we could see something a little bit more disruptive, but itjust depends where this boundary ends up being. at the moment, it's here. cold air to the north, milder in the south west, but watch this space. welcome to bbc news, i'm david eades. our top stories: free covid tests for all americans — president biden tries to stop the spread of the 0micron variant, urging people to get vaccinated. let me say again and again and again and again, please get vaccinated. it's the only responsible thing to do. israel becomes the first country in the world to make a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine available. new covid guidance comes into force across england with quarantine f

rain a bit longer, bit heavy as well, clearing away from mainland scotland, heading up to the northern isleshe night, the cloud tends thicken, we get some rain coming into western parts of the uk in particular and with the winds from the south or south—west, it is going to be very mild tonight, much milder in the north—east of scotland that it was last night for sure. we start tomorrow with a lot of cloud around, bits of rain as well, pushing its way eastwards, not much rain for the eastern side of england or scotland. we may well see some sunshine coming through in eastern england and scotland, but more rain coming into wales, and eventually the north west of england. these are the temperatures we have on thursday, could make 70 degrees by the stage in east anglia and the south—east, and much milder than today in the north—east of scotland. as we move into the new year, new year's eve, looking at some rain to start the day across scotland and northern england. that would tend to pull away, skies may brighten, there may be a little bit of brighton —— brightness coming through but it is telli

of rain maybe early in the morning, flirting with the very far north—west of scotland and the northern islesvariation in the cloud cover, but wherever you will be on thursday, i think the temperature will be more or less the same, around 10—12 degrees celsius. now, this is what we call a blocking high, and this happens when the jet stream sort of wraps around it in the shape of the greek letter omega. so, you can just about make out that omega shape. when that happens in the atmosphere, things don't tend to move around an awful lot. they get sort of locked in, so that's why that high pressure will lock itself in, across this part of the world, across our shores. so, very little change is expected as we head through friday, through the weekend and into next week as well. that's it from me. welcome to bbc news. i'm mark lobel. our top stories: most countries probably have omicron cases and its spreading faster than previous variants. the world health organization warns the world to prepare. even if omicron does cause less severe disease, the sheer number of cases could, once again, overwhelm u

we will see that weather front push northwards into the northern isles. rature 10—12 or maybe 13 celsius. so, again, it will be mild and particularly pleasant where we have the sunshine. through thursday evening, we will see the cloud returning, certainly some mist and fog where we have clearer skies across the east of scotland and northeast england. our area have high—pressure parks itself right across the uk thursday into friday. thejet stream doing an omega pattern. this is an omega block, this area of high—pressure is set to sit around for quite a while. and we will have some fairly mild air wrapped into the system. you can see the colder themes of air on either side. so generally, it will be fairly mild, although, because many places will be rather cloudy again on friday, it might not feel quite as mild because of the lack of sunshine. could see a bit of brightness, though across some western areas and in towards central and eastern scotland. temperatures i think at best southern and western areas 10—11 celsius, otherwise for most, we are in single di

stormy conditions for the hebrides and the northern isles, perhaps severe gales for a time, some blustery rain certainly through wales and into the midlands. mild in the south — double figure values here, little bit cooler further north. and that's how things look into monday. we hold onto the cloud for large parts of england and wales. we'll continue with this persistent rain as well for parts of wales in the midlands, into northern england, some areas pretty wet all day. brightest weather will be across scotland and northern ireland. a few blustery showers, wintry on the hills, will be milder across the south, single figures across the north. that weather front for england and wales clears away into tuesday. high pressure begins to build in here. it stays unsettled over the northern half of the country, lots of isobars and weather fronts. windy for scotland and northern ireland and some rain, particularly for the north and west of scotland. england and wales, closer to that area of high pressure, should be largely dry, some cloud around but also some good spells of sunshine. those tempe

of rain maybe early in the morning, flirting with the very far north—west of scotland and the northern isles cloud cover, but wherever you will be on thursday, i think the temperature will be more or less the same, around 10—12 degrees celsius. now, this is what we call a blocking high, and this happens when the jet stream sort of wraps around it in the shape of the greek letter omega. so, you can just about make out that omega shape. when that happens in the atmosphere, things don't tend to move around an awful lot. they get sort of locked in, so that's why that high pressure will lock itself in, across this part of the world, across our shores. so, very little change is expected as we head through friday, through the weekend and into next week as well. that's it from me. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. this week, what will it take to keep us all safe? will machines lead us into war? how do we stop killer robots from becoming a reality? and can the victims speak louder than the survivors

north, we've got those chillier conditions with wintry showers beginning to spread in across the northern islesittle bit further southwards perhaps over the next few days. for the north of the uk, we may well see a few snow showers, that is a possibility. the south west more likely to see cloudy skies, grey conditions, rain and mild weather. and there's a small chance we could see something a little bit more disruptive, but itjust depends where this boundary ends up being. at the moment, it's here. cold air to the north, milder in the south west, but watch this space. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: president biden announces new measures to tackle the omicron variant, promising free testing and 10,000 new vaccination sites. new covid guidance comes into force across england, with quarantine for infected people being reduced from ten days, to seven. the protection that is provided by making this change, so that people can leave isolation after day seven as long as they have taken these two lateral flow tests and the results are negative, th

bit of rain and drizzle across northern parts of scotland, becoming more confined towards the northern islesr. temperatures widely in double figures once again. now, high pressure is building in across the uk. that's why it's so quiet, but that high pressure is bringing with it a good deal of cloud. now, the cloud could just be thick enough to give one or two spots of drizzle across more southern parts of the uk, whereas again a mild start on friday. a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even into the north west of wales, where there could be a few breaks overnight. but as you can see, not a great deal of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland. this time temperatures are starting to ebb away just a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on to the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry weather around as well, of course. limited amo

bit of rain and drizzle across northern parts of scotland becoming more confined towards the northern islesr you've got the cloud or not, though, it's still a mild day for the time of year. temperatures widely in double figures once again. now, high pressure is building in across the uk. that's why it's so quiet, but that high pressure is bringing with it a good deal of cloud. now, the cloud could just be thick enough to give one or two spots of drizzle across more southern parts of the uk, whereas again a mild start on friday. a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north east of england, perhaps even into the north west of wales, where there could be a few breaks overnight. but as you can see, not a great deal of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland, this time temperatures are starting to ebb awayjust a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on the cloudy skies for most

north, we've got those chillier conditions with wintry showers beginning to spread in across the northern islesthis battle zone somewhere across the uk. now, this is not set in stone. it could move a little bit further southwards perhaps over the next few days. for the north of the uk, we may well see a few snow showers, that is a possibility. the south—west more likely to see cloudy skies, grey conditions, rain and mild weather. and there's a small chance we could see something a little bit more disruptive, but itjust depends where this boundary ends up being. at the moment, it's here. cold air to the north, milder in the south west, but watch this space. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hours straight after this programme. this week: getting set for the metaverse, but what should we wear? where should we go? what are the latest specs? and how far and how high could we get? the victoria and albert museum in london is a treasure trove

bit of rain and drizzle across northern parts of scotland, becoming more confined towards the northern isles temperatures widely in double figures once again. now, high pressure is building in across the uk. that's why it's so quiet, but that high pressure is bringing with it a good deal of cloud. now, the cloud could just be thick enough to give one or two spots of drizzle across more southern parts of the uk, whereas again a mild start on friday. a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even into the north west of wales, where there could be a few breaks overnight. but as you can see, not a great deal of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland. this time temperatures are starting to ebb away just a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on to the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry weather around as well, of course. limited amoun

. — in the northern isles... let's return to the pressure chart.s is likely to bring some very unsettled conditions across western parts of scotland and the north of scotland as we head through tonight. gale—force winds gusts up to 80, potentially higher, miles per hour, as we head through tonight behind this and blustery showers, some of these potentially turning wintry. and then we have this feature moving into southern and southwestern parts. lows tonight, however, 11 or 12 celsius, not a cold one, everyone, but it will be cooler further north. now, as we head through the day tomorrow this weather front is likely to stall. it'll just sort of lose interest and not really want to go anywhere. and as a result, it could bring quite a bit of rainfall across parts of wales into the north of england and some central parts as well. this is also a bit of a boundary — areas to the north of this drier, brighter, northern ireland seeing quite a bit of sunshine, hopefully, but it will be colder. these showers continuing across parts of scotland, whereas furt

so in the north—east of scotland where that rain has certainly been heavier, moving up to the northern islest thickens as we head further into the night. more rain coming in, mainly for the western side of the uk —— a few breaks in the cloud. much madder than last night across the north—east of scotland. —— milder. we start with a lot of cloud, some rain around to. not much rain for the eastern side of the uk, we see the eastern side of the uk, we see the thickening, the wales and the west midlands and some rain returning here. for others, it will be mild, could make 17 in the south—east. again, much milder than today in northern scotland. pharmacists are warning of patchy supplies of rapid covid tests as demand from the public increases. changes to self—isolation rules have meant more people are now trying get hold of tests. it's notjust our pharmacy that's out of stock, it's many, many more pharmacies. some customers are very understanding with it, but some are getting very angry about it. we'll have the latest on what's happening with supplies. also on this lunchtime... scots are urged no

of rain maybe early in the morning, flirting with the very far north—west of scotland and the northern islesursday, i think the temperature will be more or less the same, around 10—12 degrees celsius. now, this is what we call a blocking high, and this happens when the jet stream sort of wraps around it in the shape of the greek letter omega. so, you can just about make out that omega shape. when that happens in the atmosphere, things don't tend to move around an awful lot. they get sort of locked in, so that's why that high pressure will lock itself in, across this part of the world, across our shores. so, very little change is expected as we head through friday, through the weekend and into next week as well. that's it from me. this is bbc news, with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. historic highs for us producer prices, but is that enough to push the fed to move faster to curb inflation? and after prices in the uk rose at the highest rate for 10 years in october, today we'll get the november numbers. and nightclubbing just became harder as england

north, we've got those chillier conditions with wintry showers beginning to spread in across the northern isleshere across the uk. now, this is not set in stone. it could move a little bit further southwards perhaps over the next few days. for the north of the uk, we may well see a few snow showers, that is a possibility. the south—west more likely to see cloudy skies, grey conditions, rain and mild weather. and there's a small chance we could see something a little bit more disruptive, but itjust depends where this boundary ends up being. at the moment, it's here. cold air to the north, milder in the south west, but watch this space. this is bbc news, the headlines: president biden has announced new measures to tackle the omicron variant, which is sweeping across the united states. mr biden is promising free testing and 10,000 new vaccination sites. he's also urged the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible. israel has become the first country in the world to make a fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine available. it will be offered first to people over the age of sixty and medical work

especially in exposed parts of western and northern scotland, particularly for the western and northern isleseep you posted on that one throughout the weekend. into next week, it stays relatively mild. a bit of rain around for a time, perhaps settling down later in the week. this is bbc news, the headlines: the uk's health security agency says the country could have more than a million omicron cases by the end of the month — and that two doses provides little protection against the new variant. a senior government minister has described the situation is "seriously worrying". the white house says president biden is very concerned by a supreme court decision to leave strict new abortion laws in place in texas. the controversial new law bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. the legislation is being challenged by abortion providers. the high court in london has ruled thatjulian assange should be extradited to stand trial in the united states, following assurances from washington about the way he'll be treated. the wikileaks founder faces charges linked to the leaking of classified military

bit of rain and drizzle across northern parts of scotland becoming more confined towards the northern isles the time of year. temperatures widely in double figures once again. now, high pressure is building in across the uk. that's why it's so quiet, but that high pressure is bringing with it a good deal of cloud. now, the cloud could just be thick enough to give one or two spots of drizzle across more southern parts of the uk, whereas again a mild start on friday. a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even into the north west of wales, where there could be a few breaks overnight. but as you can see, not a great deal of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland, this time temperatures are starting to ebb awayjust a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry weather around as well, of course.

bit of rain and drizzle across northern parts of scotland becoming more confined towards the northern isleshough, it's still a mild day for the time of year. temperatures widely in double figures once again. now, high pressure is building in across the uk. that's why it's so quiet, but that high pressure is bringing with it a good deal of cloud. now, the cloud could just be thick enough to give one or two spots of drizzle across more southern parts of the uk, whereas again a mild start on friday. a little bit chillier across some eastern parts of scotland, the north—east of england, perhaps even into the north west of wales, where there could be a few breaks overnight. but as you can see, not a great deal of sunshine on offer on friday. the winds are light in most places, just picking up a touch there in the far south—west of england. and again, it's mild. 8—9 degrees more typically across northern parts of england and scotland, this time temperatures are starting to ebb awayjust a little. this weekend, though, we're going to hang on the cloudy skies for most of the country. a lot of dry we

mayjust see temperatures edging down with a little bit in the very far north of scotland and northern islesd that may continue into friday as well. but the overall picture as we go out of 2021 and into the new year is that we will be seeing plenty of low pressure, spells of wind and rain, drierand brighter interludes as well but for much of the uk, it is looking mild or even very mild and it looks as if the mild conditions are going to last well into the start of 2022. that is your latest weather for the week ahead. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. queen elizabeth speaks about her personal grief over the death of her husband, prince philip, in her christmas day message, saying there was "one familiar laugh missing". that mischievous, inquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when i first set eyes on him. but life, of course, consists of final partings, as well as first meetings. and as much as i and my family miss him, i know he would want us to enjoy christmas. police have arrested a 19—year—old man who entered the grou

stormy conditions for the hebrides and the northern isles, perhaps severe gales for a time, some blusteryainly through wales and into the midlands. mild in the south — double figure values here. a little bit cooler further north. and that's how things look into monday. we hold on to the cloud for large parts of england and wales. we'll continue with this persistent rain as well for parts of wales, the midlands, into northern england. some areas pretty wet all day. brightest weather will be across scotland and northern ireland. a few blustery showers, wintry on the hills, it will be milder, though, across the south. single figures across the north. that weather front for england and wales clears away into tuesday. high pressure begins to build in here. it stays unsettled over the northern half of the country — lots of isobars and weather fronts. so windy for scotland and northern ireland and some rain, particularly for the north and the west of scotland. england and wales, though, closer to that area of high pressure, should be largely dry. some cloud around but also some good spells of su

this evening the rain clears away from the northern isles.ve got two new bands of rain coming in from the waist and once ——from the west, and once again a lot of cloud and quite breezy. overnight lows, though, seven to 13. they'd be pretty good temperatures by day at this time of year. tomorrow we start off with all this cloud. once again we've got some rain crossing scotland. the rain in the south—west pepping up as it moves northwards. brighter skies in eastern areas and temperatures tomorrow between nine and, again, the possibility of 17 degrees. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: borisjohnson defends the government's decision not to impose further covid restrictions in england before the new year and says as many as 90% of those seriously ill are not fully vaccinated. of those seriously ill the of those seriously ill overwhelming majority of peo who the overwhelming majority of people who are currently ending up in intensive care in our hospitals are people who are not boosted. but the scottish parliament is being recalled to address

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the uk into the small hours of monday, producing strong winds for particularly the western and northern isles working its way south through the small hours. cooler air will tuck back into southern scotland, northern ireland and northern england by the end of the night but not especially cold, the night but not especially cold, the strength of the wind will keep things frost—free and that will feed showers into the north—west of scotland overnight. the weather front will produce rain across england and wales and very mild to the south of the front, overnight lows in double figures. through monday, the front brings further rain into wales, the midlands and possibly lincolnshire, to the south some brighter spells and maybe even 14 degrees again. it will be cooler on monday across northern ireland, scotland and northern england. around average temperatures. this frontal system gets out of the way from the south—east quite promptly overnight into tuesday and then the next system starts to push into the far north for tuesday daytime. that means stronger winds on tuesday for scotland, some rain at t