elsewhere but for one 01’ northern scotland. elsewhere but for one or two northern scotland.wers it should brighten up. sunshine round and although we have fresher air, 15—17 degrees should feel plea isn't a. showers for northern ireland, just in time for the start of the weekend. so as we normally get, we can get april shower, chilly overnight as they fade away. east anglia and the south—east will see few showers again. this is where we will see the hiring temperatures. ale cooler day on saturday with showers around, some of them heavy and slow—moving too. but they shouldn't last overnight, because we have got this ridge of high pressure building in across the uk. that is settling it down across all areas on sunday, keeping the weather fronts and rain at bay. a fine day, dry day on sunday, we will see spells of sunshine, particularly sunny after the chilly start in the morning. a bit nor cloud in the afternoon but get a temperature of 17 degrees it shouldn't feel too bad. it may be warmer in england and wales on monday but to scotland and northern ireland we will get cloud a

scotland. but ona northern ireland and scotland.land, notjust at eight o'clock but through the day. a lot of fine weather to come for northern ireland and northern england, notjust at the start of the day but throughout the start of the day but throughout the day. elsewhere in england, for much of wales, often cloudy. you run the risk of seeing outbreaks of rain, especially the further south you are, at times, but not all day long with double—figure temperatures. on through the day, little pulses of energy running along a trailing weather front across southern england and wales. plenty of showers on the gusty wind in northern scotland. in between the two, and especially for northern england, northern ireland and southern scotland, it may be breezy but a good deal of sunshine to come through here. pleasant in the sunshine. temperatures edge up a few degrees compared with today. going out and about on wednesday evening, little change. still outbreaks of rain at times in southern england and south wales. windy with showers in northern

breezy to go with that and further north, driver scotla nd that and further north, driver scotland and northerns scotland 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

it's been windy today in northern scotland. miles per hour, but the wind will ease, showers around. cloud will increase in the west. for the northern half of the uk and the countryside where you are clear there could be frost into tomorrow morning. cooler night. tomorrow some sunny spells to begin the day. a lot of cloud in the west, damp and drizzly in northern ireland. aspects of rain moving into western scotland. cloud for the far west of england and west wales. there will be bright and sunny breaks coming through. where you get that it will feel warm, 16 or 17 celsius. going into wednesday evening, some outbreaks of rain in northern scotland, but many of us are going to end the day on a fine note. this is the picture for thursday. the weather will start to turn more active. some outbreaks of rain moving south across scotland and northern ireland reaching parts of northern england and wales. the wind will pick up. it's from friday into the weekend we will notice that bigger change. temperatures will come down. not on the sca

but in northern scotland after a chilly start we should see some sunshine.e in northern scotland for much of the day. elsewhere sunshine in short supply. a lot of cloud. the main area of rain drifting northwards. the south—east of england should dry up. . keeping wet in the south—west in the afternoon and further rain for northern ireland and largely dry in southern scotland by this stage. into the weekend and keep the umbrellas handy, there will be rain at times but the heaviest rain will move its way around the country. saturday, the heaviest rain looks like it'll be across scotland and northern ireland. outbreaks of rain for some parts of england and wales but also some lengthy dry spells. then we swap things around for the second part of the weekend with the wettest weather across wales and the southern half the england. further north, much drier, rain at times. top temperatures, seven in glasgow, ten or so top temperatures, seven in glasgow, ten orso in top temperatures, seven in glasgow, ten or so in london. thank you very much. that's all from the bbc

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

. 50-60 force winds in northern scotland. 50—60 mph gusts and plenty of showers moving througheland, england, dry with sunny spells throughout the day. north wales and the midlands should brighten up through the day but to the south of that, south wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern england it will be mainly cloudy and there will be outbreaks of rain during the day. pulses of energy working along so although it's not going to be raining all the time, there will be spells of rain moving through with dry interludes. you can see where the best of the sunshine will be across northern england, north wales and northern ireland. good sunny spells and northern ireland. showers moving across scotland. temperatures in double figures, particularly with sunshine, and that will make for a present—day. wednesday evening, still outbreaks of rain affecting southern england and still showers in northern scotland and it could well be first thing on thursday before they ease. not so wet in southern england but mainly cloudy for southern counties. rain in the far south—west of many place

still windy and showery in northern scotland. thern scotland and northern england. those temperatures have gone up a few degrees, compared with tuesday. maybe 1a in london. in sunshine, particularly, it is going to feel mild. on wednesday evening, we still have cloud and outbreaks of rain in southern england and south wales. still showery and windy in northern scotland. in fact, by thursday, some of those still around here. they will ease. not as much rain in southern england. cloudy for some of us. patchy rain in the far south—west. for many of us dry, bright or sunny day and again mild. by bright or sunny day and again mild. by friday, though, there is more cloud around. we see a band of rain spreading its way northwards. and for the weekend, one word — u nsettled. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11pm: the government suffers a second defeat on its brexit bill in the house of lords. peers want a bigger say for parliament on any final deal. the chancellor prepares to deliver the first budget since britain voted

gusty winds in northern scotland. not many showers in the central belt and southern scotland. tures up a few degrees on today. norfolk should see some sunshine into the afternoon. south of that, cloudy and rain moving in towards the east. showers continue on wednesday evening in northern scotland, and still some on thursday. they will begin to ease. still some cloud in southern england. many places have a fine, mild day on thursday, with sunny spells. by the time we get to friday, there will be more cloud around. the weekend looks unsettled. details online. a reminder of our main story: the vote in the house of lords over the brexit bill, we have live pictures. the vote is now taking place. a reminder, the lords are voting on whether or not they can have a legal guarantee of a say in the final brexit deal, by which they mean more than just saying yes or no. it is expected to go against the government. they are expected to vote to have a say, and it will then go back to the house of commons, and we shall see what happens from there. the vote will take place very shortly. you can

left with an area of cloud on wednesday, southern england, south wales, still some showers into northern scotlandacross parts of northern and eastern england on wednesday. the rain bearing weather front weakens as it pushes south. more whether from front weakens as it pushes south. more whetherfrom sir front weakens as it pushes south. more whether from sir coming their way. as well. so we will see a transition by the end of this week, lasting into the weekend, too cooler weather and windy weather. many of them wetter weather as well. this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker. the headlines at eight. nicola sturgeon announces plans to hold a second independence referendum for scotland, claiming the prime minister is ignoring the wishes of scottish voters on britain leaving the eu. i believe that it would be wrong for scotland to be taken down a path that it has no control over, regardless of the consequences for our economy, for our society, for our place in the world, for our very sense of who we are as a country. but the response from downing street is forthright, accusing the scottish government

a really windy start and day in northern scotland. gales, plenty of showers here. nd north wales, north midlands. to the south, we have cloud and rain. it is not going to be raining all the time and it is going to feel a bit milder, but in some sunshine it will make for another pleasant day and across northern ireland and northern england. there will be sunshine for many of us on thursday. it stays mild and friday too. but by friday, more cloud. that's it. hello. this is bbc news with simon mccoy and jane hill. the headlines at a.33pm: members of the house of lords are preparing to vote on the brexit bill again. the government could face another defeat tonight, on an amendment which calls for a more "meaningful" vote in parliament, on the final eu exit deal. an extra £320 million for new school places in england will be confirmed in tomorrow's budget. the money will go towards the government's existing free school programme, and could be used to support new grammar schools. former professional football coach barry bennell has been charged with eight further counts o

will be frost, though, across northern parts of scotland.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 pushing its way through england and wales, with temperatures at around seven to 10 celsius. soggy fo

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

but to the north, we'll see the showers pepping up again across northern ireland and then into scotlandemperature later in the night perhaps in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england but nothing too cold out there. as we head into thursday, though, showers 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

will be frost, though, across northern parts of scotland.ather 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 rain 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 at it and a little bit better. still a few showers around for scotland and northern ireland, another area of rainfall pushing its way through england and wales, and temperatures at around seven to 10 celsius. soggy for the weekend. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our v

further north, clearer skies moving in, particularly for northern england and scotland and northern irelandfirst thing wednesday. wednesday is looking like a decent day for many of us. high pressure in charge. variable amounts of cloud. cloudy towards the south and south—west for a time. the best of the sunshine towards north—eastern parts of the country. some rain in the far north—west but elsewhere dry and temperatures still in the mid—teens. a pleasant enough day on wednesday. into thursday, a bit of a change because we've got this next atlantic low pressure system brings this fairly weak weather front. another breezy day on thursday especially in the north—west. it's here we will see a few outbreaks of light patchy rain. further south and east across much of england and wales, still mild and dry. 1a degrees or so. slightly fresher towards the north—west. that fresher theme continues into friday and saturday and things will start to feel a bit more unsettled into the weekend. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, withjon kay and louise minchin. parliament clears way for brexit to begin.

the best of the sunshine without a doubt will be in northern scotland.a bit mild, given any brightness. one or two spots may just reach 13 given any brightness. one or two spots mayjust reach 13 or even 1a celsius. a few heavy showers reaching parts of south—east england and wales as we go through friday night. the rain marching further north across into southern scotland, eventually into the central belt, staying with us into northern ireland. frost free for most of saturday begins, will be frost across parts of northern 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 you will be still some areas of rainfall or showers, but it is not going to be a all day long. what we will see rental much of the day, we think, into northern ireland and southern

we have a weak weather system working across scotland, northern ireland, and northern england at thes are staying up. tomorrow, a lot of cloud to begin with across wales and england, damp and drizzly over the hills. brightening up in scotland but northern scotland, lots of showers, strong winds, maybe in excess of 70 miles an hour which could impact travel. into the afternoon, plenty of cloud in south—west england and south wales. central and south east england, sunny. it may be the warmest day of the year so far though. northern ireland, some rain in dumfries & galloway. all of these showers and gusty winds in northern scotla nd showers and gusty winds in northern scotland still around going into tomorrow evening. tomorrow night, sunlight and patchy rain further south through england and wales and this weather system has some cloud on it stuck in south england, south wales. still some showers in northern scotland, the lions share of the sunshine on wednesday in northern and eastern england. the weather working south, not much rain left on it. friday onwards, the weather systems are

northern ireland and look ata rain scotlando go with that. in 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 so

particularly northern england and scotland and northern ireland. temperatures fresher first thing.e in charge. variable cloud. cloudy towards the south and south—west for a time. the best of the sunshine towards north—eastern parts of the country. some rain in the far north—west but elsewhere dry and temperatures still in the mid—teens. pleasant enough day on wednesday. thursday, a bit of a change. the atlantic low pressure system bringing this fairly weak weather front. breezy day on thursday. expecially in the north—west. it is here we will see a few outbreaks of light patchy rain. further south and east across much of england and wales, still mild and dry. 1a degrees or so. slightly fresher towards the north—west. that fresher theme continues into friday and saturday and things will feel a bit more unsettled into the weekend. bye for now. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: brexit comes a step closer for the uk, but scotland's leader drops a political bombshell and demands a

it's feeling colder, especially in northern scotla nd colder, especially in northern scotland whetherie down last of all. this evening it turns wet in northern ireland, some rain and hail snow. it pushes into the soup —— into southern scotland and in southern wales and we have rain arriving, that will keep temperatures but quite chilly night in scotland, especially the north of scotland. maybe a pinch of frost but some sunshine here. elsewhere the sunshine is a reluctant visitor tomorrow. there will be brighterfor a while in south—east scotland and north east england but we have rain moving northwards. it becomes lighter. it turns dryer for the south—east of england, boosting temperatures here. across northern ireland the rain could be setting in for most, if not all, of the day. into the weekend, whilst there will be some dryer and brighter slots, rain is never going to be too far away. in fact, rain is never going to be too far away. infact, it's rain is never going to be too far away. in fact, it's going to be raining this weekend across the whole of western europe, notjust rain. t

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

but to the north, we'll see the showers pepping up again across northern ireland and then into scotlandorthern ireland, scotland, north—east england but nothing too cold out there. as we head into thursday, though, showers across scotland become fewer and 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 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. gettin

role reversal with the wettest weather on sunday to england and wales, not so much across scotland and northernern ireland. 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

it looks a little bit better for much of scotland and northern ireland on sunday. push its way through parts of england and wales as the day goes on. we will fill you in more about how the weekend is shaping up as we go through friday so keep checking our forecast but you can take it that it will be wet at times though not necessarily all the time. you will not be far wrong. welcome to news state. i sharanjit leyl welcome to news state. i sharanjit leyl. the attorney general of the us will not resign but he will sit out the investigation. therefore i have reached used myself in the matter that deal with the trump campaign. treated as troublemakers. thousands of chinese locked from seeking justice. emmanuel macron promises tax and spending cuts. the king and i. tax and spending cuts. the king and i, indonesia ‘s president video

it won't be as cold in northern scotland tonight because all of this cloud is moving northwards and taking weather into scotland, we keep the persistent rain going in northern ireland. there will be some showery bursts of rain from time to time. as you can see, there is a lot of blue on the map, and that will continue to be the case on saturday. we have this rain continuing, the wind off the sea, some snow over the mountains, further rain for northern ireland and northern england for a time, rain threatening eastern coastal counties of england, but the rest of england and wales, a little brighter, maybe a hint of sunshine, but few showers not far away. and not just but few showers not far away. and notjust rain, we have snow across other parts of europe. a metre of snow possible in the alps, that could bring some disruption and it may lead to avalanches as well. low pressure on our shores, two, moving further north on sunday, so some changes. not as wet for scotland or northern ireland, but maybe some stronger winds will blow in bands of rain with a hint of sunshine in between. very unsett

what weather to be had in northern scotland. northern is scotland. are on the roads because of service water and spray. similar in wales and the south—west. behind the main area of rain, spells sunshine, but also showers. the rain has not got to the far south—east just yet. here, showers. the rain has not got to the farsouth—eastjust yet. here, it showers. the rain has not got to the far south—eastjust yet. here, it is cloudy and quite windy, but relatively mild at about ten . ii relatively mild at about ten or ii degrees. going through the day, this area of wind and rain will make its way across east anglia and towards the south—east. some sunshine coming in behind it, but also showers. wintry over higher ground in scotland. relatively mild, i suppose, in the south—eastern gt; irirrigir: suppose, in the south—eastern garner; 13 or 14 suppose, in the south—eastern am 13 or 11; degrees _ suppose, in the south—eastern am 13 or 11; degrees with f suppose, in the south—eastern am 13 or 11; degrees with wind ."ii rain. the colder air rain. the wider air wi

so for scotland and northern ireland stronger winds and we should see a band of rain coming in from the and wales a bit warmer, 16—17 likely with a dry day on monday and some sunshine at times. those weather fronts will be marching southeast, as they do so, they become much weaker so again rain to come across the south—east with high—pressure tending to build in behind that. it could be cloudy for a good part of the day in the south east, there might be some showers, other areas likely to be dry, stronger winds in northern scotland, rain and showers not far from here, pleasant in the sunshine, more sunshine to come on wednesday, light winds for all, in the north half of the uk, atlantic let me bring spots of rain onto western hills. rain waiting out in the atla ntic to hills. rain waiting out in the atlantic to arrive at it is getting blocked by this area of high pressure that builds across the uk during next week. the centre of the high will slowly migrate to become centred over germany next weekend. that will allow the wind direction to change, we will get more of a southerly breeze t

icy patches in northern scotland.land will have a decent note but the high groom will decent note but the high ground will have wintry weather in the further west of scotland with raven. rain nor northern england but very little gets a cross nor northern england but very little gets across to the east and in wales patches of cloud but overall a decent start to the day with patchy cloud and sunshine. it looks pretty good for the midlands. a bright and good fer—the—midlands.—a bright— and’ start good fer—the—midlands.—a bright and’ start the day but colder than breezy start the day but colder than it has been recently. make the most of the morning sunshine because it clouds over from the - west as clouds over from the north west as the day goes on and the rain becomes elie see gees in in? er; felfi. eeeehres eee eee eeee ee eee eee fe'e eeeefiee heavy and persistent for some. quite heavy and persistent for some. further snow over the high ground of further snow over the high ground—of scotla nd further snow over the high

the best of the sunshine in northern scotland, but thatis sunshine in northern scotland, but that isd scotland, the rain on the eastern side, that will be with you for some time, pretty miserable night in northern ireland. wet and windy. plenty going on overnight and maybe snow on the high ground of scotland. 3—4 in glasgow, 7—8 in cardiff and london. tomorrow morning will be miserable in the eastern side of scotland, wet and windy. cold, as well. snow on the high ground. wet through the morning. northern ireland with rain into the morning. any early rain will not last long. it will clear into the north sea. parts of england will do ok in the morning, with cloud and sunshine, and mostly dry. showers waiting in the wings and they will be coming in on the breeze, the western side of wales and england. central and western areas largely dry, the wet weather will ease away. replaced by showers. there is the wet and windy weather in the north east of scotland, easing its way north. 6—7 in scotla nd easing its way north. 6—7 in scotland in the afternoon. double figures in much of england an

cloud, some of us increasing, out of a cloud, some of us will see rain, especially into northern ireland and scotland weakening, in two parts of northern england and becoming increasingly light and patchy. hill fog through western parts of the uk and wales. to the higher ground. you can see those temperatures staying up into the start of the day with plenty of cloud. plenty of showers in northern scotla nd cloud. plenty of showers in northern scotland with the wind gusts in excess scotland with the wind gusts in excess of 70 miles an hour, having an impact on travel, maybe brightening up, best of the sunny spells in the central and eastern parts of england, somewhere in south—east england may get higher than 18 sources and it could end up in the uk‘s warmest day of the year so in the uk‘s warmest day of the year so far. a lot of cloud around, temperatures on the mild side. warm but it is fried into the weekend, things turn cooler and windy and for many wetter. hello and welcome to 100 days. as britain prepares to leave the european union, the first minister of scotland calls for a new referendum on s

this is the more substantial area of rain pushing through northern scotland and on towards the northerne rain and drizzle and again plenty of cloud of with a few brea ks again plenty of cloud of with a few breaks perhaps to the north coast of northern ireland. north cornwall, devon and somerset. given any brightness, 14 degrees possible. into the night, it will be a mild evening to come. six nations action in cardiff and we are expecting it to be dry with a few breaks in the cloud. we will overnight bring an area of rainfall across northern ireland and scotland so a spell of rain to come here, maybe some drizzle in england and wales. but a lot of dry weather to be found. temperatures still quite misty and murky. 0n temperatures still quite misty and murky. on saturday, rain pulling away from scotland and northern ireland becoming slow—moving in parts of northern england and wales. rain towards the north and west of wales into northern england. brighter skies behind and ahead, some sunshine with a mild day to come. part two of the weekend, on sunday, a couple of spells of wet weather. a

cloud across south wales initially and a few showers but northern england, northern ireland and scotlandhe borders into northern england, where we had the patchy rain and sleet this morning, is drying up. we have showers to contend with across scotland. it's pretty chilly, 6—7. across the northern isles, the showers continue on the breeze. in the south, the wind strengthens and this evening and overnight it may touch gale or severe gale force across the south coast of devon and cornwall. it encourages more rain and cloud to come in here, perhaps east anglia. generally speaking skies will be clearer. these are towns and cities. it will be frosty in the countryside. given we've had a bit of rain and sleet there could be icy patches, even a little freezing fog first thing friday. the rain is more limited in the south tomorrow. the breeze does start to ease off and we'll see brighter skies materialising. eventually. we still have that keen breeze and the showers for the lawlor isles but for many parts friday as drier, brighter there will be more sunshine around. the winds start ease. it will

still some rain around in northern ireland, northern scotland. will be drifting its way further northwards. it should allow things to dry up at least. it is here that we will see the highest temperatures but elsewhere, it is pretty much single figures and there will be some wet weather to in the south—west through the afternoon. looking ahead to the weekend, we will keep on bella is handy because there is rain at times, not raining all day everywhere as we‘ll see. in fa ct into all day everywhere as we‘ll see. in fact into the start of the weekend and much of western europe, really heavy snow the alps. we may see as much as a metre of snow, that would improve things for the spring skiers for the next few weeks. meanwhile saturday, the wettest weather is in scotla nd saturday, the wettest weather is in scotland and northern ireland whereas across england and wales there will be a fair bit of cloud with very little sunshine. through on the breeze. the top temperatures getting to ten or 11 degrees but most getting to ten or 11 degrees but m ost pla

western scotland and northern scotland through the day, plenty of showers.d wales. it become confined to the eastern will become confined to the eastern quadrant of england in the afternoon. some brightness to the north and west. some snow over higher ground. single figure values in this area. a cold showery feel to the weather, certainly cold on tuesday. there will be wintry showers in the north and west. 0vernight frosts will make a return as well. keep tuned to the weather forecast. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 5pm: police are hunting a man over the murder of a one—year—old boy in north london. the toddler's twin sister has been critically injured. i would like to urge the help of the general public in the search for the following man. he is bidhya sagar das, a 33—year—old male of asian heritage. another warning over health service funding — a leading nhs executive says many trusts will struggle us intelligence chiefs reject claims! that donald trump's presidential campaign team colluded with russia. to the rock and roll legend chuck

ireland 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

scotland. that will drift into the northern isles and take most of the day tomorrow to clear. come. enjoy some sunny change of fortunes to come. enjoy some sunny spells, a scattering of showers across scotland. maybe still wintry to the tops of the mountains first thing, but not a bad start. northern ireland and northern england, some sunshine. this is the weather front at 9am slicing the country in two. some of that range is heavy and it will be windy as well. a scattering of showers falling behind and that will be the story. driven along by strong winds. gale force gusts developing through the day across the south—west of england and the west facing coast of wales. that will dry in frequent showers. we keep the sunshine in scotland, northern england and northern ireland, so you could have a really lovely day in prospect. any showers will be isolated. 7—9 to the north, 9— ten caps into the far south. as we move out of the weekend towards monday, this little fellow could be an issue first thing in the morning in the south—west. for the early morning rush hour the potential to

scotland. so a wet night across many northern areas. and and wales, quite blustery as well, quite blustery for scotland and northern england but still wet and windy to the north—east of scotland and temperatures generally around seven to 11 degrees during the course of sunday. so it is a changeable outlook on the cards over the next few days. we‘ve got some rain, we got some brisk winds as well, but most of us should see a little bit of sunshine at least for one of the day through the weekend. much, we will see you shortly. it sounds unsettled. the pub industry has been under financial pressure for a number of years, and pub landlords are now weighing down on the chancellor. it is not the first time we have talked about problems for the pub industry. they‘re asking him to take action in next week‘s budget to help struggling pubs with the planned hike in business rates. sean‘s taking a look. good businesses survive. there are many pubs out there, and we will talk about one success now. the plight of our pubs is often talked about and acco

scotland. still learning in northern ireland and best of rain across england and wales. t 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 was flying "too low and too slow" when he started a loop manoeuvre. eleven people on the ground died. results are expected to start coming in for the northern ireland's assembly election. the early signs are that the nationalist party, sinn fein has polled well. there's been a big increase in turnout compared to la

will be frost, though, across northern parts of scotland.imes. 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 pushing its way through england and wales, with temperatures at around seven to 10 celsius. soggy for the weekend. hello you‘re watching bbc world news. i‘m james menendez. our top tory this hour: president trump a

northern england, northern ireland and scotland have patches of force to contend with first thing thisbe the warmest day of the year so well be the warmest day of the year so far. similar warmth for the western side of wales parts of north—west england. generally, the further east you go, the cold the wins so temperatures will be pegged back along those coasts. for the world cup qualifier matches, some late sunshine for wembley. temperatures in double figures around kick—off. overnight tonight, we keep that clear and dry weather. there will be some fog moving into the coastline of northern scotland, some low cloud of the north sea to affect parts of eastern england. but by and large it will be another fine start to the week with high pressure and some warm sunshine to look forward to. still some patches of frost, but there will be some changes in the weather towards the middle of the week. on monday, the fog will take a little time to clear around the coastline of north—west scotland, but another glorious day with plenty of blue skies and sunshine to look forward to. in the sunshine, w

further north, clearer skies moving on, the go for northern england, scotland, northern ireland.y for many of us. high pressure in charge. the estimates of clouds. this the sunshine towards north—eastern parts of the country. some rain in the far north—west, but elsewhere, dry, and temperatures still in the mid—teens. so a pleasa nt still in the mid—teens. so a pleasant enough now wednesday. on into thursday, and that of a change to as the next atlantic blog pressure system brings in a week pressure system brings in a week pressure front. the breezy day on wednesday, especially across the north—western half of the country. here there will be a few outbreaks of light patchy rain, were as further south and east, it is mild and dry, 1a degrees or so. slightly fresher. and that continues into friday and saturday and things will continue to feel —— started feel a little less settled into the weekend. goodbye for now. —— start to feel. the latest headlines from bbc news. i'm mike embley. britain has moved significantly closer to leaving the european union the uk's parliament has given

a. touch of frost and een ~ ~— patches in northern scotland. in icy patches in northern scotland.n over the pennines but not too much gets across to the eastern side much gets across to the easternside e thing. in wales, patchy cloud, first thing. in wales, patchy cloud, sunshine as you will find in the south—west but many southern counties getting off to a decent start. colder than recently but it start. colder than recently but y—e be bright and breezy with should be bright and breezy with early sunshine. make the most of that. it'll cloud over from early sunshine. make the most of that. it'll cloud overfrom the north and west . rain continues to north and west as rain continues to fall across much of scotland, northern ireland and the north—west of the uk, generally speaking will be quite wet. some eastern areas will be drier. temperatures in the range of 7 or so in aberdeen to 12-13 in range of 7 or so in aberdeen to 12—13 in london area. through the evening, on into saturday morning, it is still pretty cloudy and grey, outbreaks of rain and afair cloudy and grey, outbreaks of

northern ireland. western areas of scotland is looking wet. cumbria as well.n and off through the rest of the day. for the east, after a cloudy start, things will brighten up the sunshine coming in. for scotland, south—western areas the warmest. dumfrees and galloway. not too much rain towards the murray coastline. brighter spells. northern ireland, rain. there or therabouts for much of the day. some drier spells from time to time. western england and wales seeing some rain even into the afternoon. further east, warm sunshine. sunshine will be hazy. we could see temperatures pushing up to 22 degrees in the warmest spots. now, during the evening and overnight, there will be some more wet weather coming across western areas of the uk. the rain will turn more persistent and heavy. murky conditions developing over the hills as well mist and fog. but it wil be another mild night. temperatures 11—12 for many of us. friday's weather picture. low pressure is in charge. a band of rain moving north and east through the morning. then the weather will try to improve as we

for northern england, scotland and northern ireland, we keep the sunshine and it'll be quite pleasant 7—10 is the overall high. for the premiership matches, if you are lucky enough to have tickets and you are keeping a close eye on the forecast, a few showers for the tottenham match into the afternoon, but the rain will have cleared. sunderland v man city should be dry, albeit clouding over a touch. into monday there's another low that is likely to threaten into the south—west for a brief spell, but it could be quite tricky, with some very strong to gale force gusts of wind and some heavy rain across parts of south—west england early on monday morning. we we'll need to keep an eye on that. it drifts into the near continent, so shouldn't cause too much of an issue for too long. behind, sunny spells and scattered showers for monday. as we move into tuesday, another weather front looks likely to push in from the west. so things stay pretty unsettled. tuesday will see more wet and windy weather moving in from the west. by wednesday, a quieter spell and a little bit milder. until then, tak

northern ireland, though, brightening up through the morning, getting two seasons sunshine, sunny spells in scotland, notjust showers but a very strong wind which could just above 70 mph, particularly around some of the showers that come through, so that raises the possibility of travel disruption as we go on through tuesday. winds are like the further south you come, more cloud and some outbreaks of rain coming back to parts of northern ireland and south—west scotland into the afternoon, and we will keep a lot of cloud in england and wales, but through north—east wales, the midlands and eastern england some sunny spells, and if you get sunshine, temperatures will be higher than this, maybe around 17 or 18 celsius. going through tuesday evening and night, this area of thicker cloud will go southwards, patchy rain, north—east england could turn quite chilly, a touch of frost into wednesday morning. wednesday, southern england, southern wales, cloudy, outbreaks of rain in northern scotland, sunny spells in northern england, and across eastern parts. thursday into friday, initially a weather front movi

the best of the sunshine will be across northern scotland, northern and central scotland, perhaps parts with susannah streeter and sally bundock. snapped up! investors scramble for snapchat — in the biggest tech flotation since twitter. but is the app a cash cow — orjust a craze? live from london, that's our top story on thursday 2nd of march. so today is the day for the most anticipated tech market floatation since twitter — snap shares will begin trading on wall street later at $17 a share valuing the company at $2a billion. also in the programme — the fallout from yahoo's massive security breaches — marissa mayer is to take a significant pay cut and the company's top lawyer has been removed.