cooler and showery weather into northern scotland. those showers will continue as the day goes on. me of us starting with a touch of frost. cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. there will be some occasional sunshine. some areas of rain at times, especially for good friday and easter day on sunday. now, this is how good friday begins, already with some damp weather affecting northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and northwest wales. cooler and showery weather into northern scotland. those showers will continue as the day goes on. some of us starting with a touch of frost. cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. to the south of that, though, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowing

tonight some showers continue across northern parts of scotland. ng for the marathon runners in london. it will warm up with. that is the story for much of england and wales tomorrow, another fine day with sunshine. more cloud in north—west england and northern ireland and scotland and some patchy rain here and for northern scotland, things will turn wet and windy and again just things will turn wet and windy and againjust six degrees things will turn wet and windy and again just six degrees there. and thatis again just six degrees there. and that is a sign of what is to come. through sunday night we see this low pressure winding itself up across the north with windy and wet weather and then into the start of the new week, we follow this cold front and it opens the flood gates to a bitterly cold northerly wind. some very chilly weather it will feel like we have been winding the seasons back into winter. the question for you is can you remember where you left that winter coat?m feels like a long time since that sunny period. it was 25 degrees a coupl

cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england andodd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. to the south of that, though, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowing sunny spells to come through occasionally. and actually for southern parts of the uk the temperatures will be a degree or so higher compared to where they were on thursday. so we continue with the feed of showers running into northern scotland on good friday. some of those could be heavy, perhaps with hail as well. they take outbreaks of rain and they beef them up in the north—west england and into wales. and going through the evening, heavier in western parts of wales as the weather system sinks its way southwards. look at that, though, 16 degrees in london compared to nine in stornaway, increasingly cooler air. into the evening we have increasingly light rain across some southern parts of the uk. that's not as much as gardeners would want. it's been so dry. cooler air following behind. showers turning wintry over

cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england andthe midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. to the south of that, though, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowing sunny spells to come through occasionally. and actually for southern parts of the uk the temperatures will be a degree or so higher compared to where they were on thursday. so we continue with the feed of showers running into northern scotland on good friday. some of those could be heavy, perhaps with hail as well. they take outbreaks of rain and they beef them up in the north—west england and into wales. heavier in western parts of wales as the weather system sinks it way southwards. six degrees in london compared to nine in the cooler air. into the evening we have increasingly light rain across some southern parts of the uk. that's not as much as gardeners would want. it's been so dry. cooler air following behind. showers turning wintry over the hills in scotland. frost around for some of us as saturday begins. it will be a chilly start

into tomorrow morning and umbrellas at the ready for northern scotland, rain from the word go. s especially on the hills, but damp in places. for the rest of wales and the rest of england it will start cloudy, some brighter breaks around and as you can see at this stage, double figures. on through tomorrow, we ta ke double figures. on through tomorrow, we take rain southwards across scotland, brighter, showery weather following on, windy here. some outbreaks reaching into northern ireland, damp andrews lead to the hills of north—west england and north wales but for the rest of wales and england, we are going to the variable cloud, some sunny spells and the further south you are given the sunshine, warmth around, perhaps 19 in southern england tomorrow, whereas today that temperature was reached in aberdeenshire. coldertomorrow temperature was reached in aberdeenshire. colder tomorrow in scotla nd aberdeenshire. colder tomorrow in scotland and tomorrow night there will be a touch of frost around, developing into parts of northern england. for northern ireland, the rest of england

it looks like it is going to push some rain into northern ireland, then feed into scotland. into the scottish uplands, perhaps the higher parts of the pennines, too, for a time, as the wet weather pushes across northern england, wales, the midlands, east anglia, leaving southern england dry. some uncertainty about the position and timing of this weather system. so keep watching the forecast during saturday if you've got plans on sunday, easter day. those temperatures around nine to 15 celsius. for easter monday, we're dealing with showers, most frequent down the eastern side of the uk, it will be quite windy. but there will be sunny spells around, too. but bear in mind, once the cloud clears away on monday night, it is looking frosty, and we've got some very chilly nights for this time of year coming up next week. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's tom donkin. our top stories. north korea commemorates its founding father — but as tensions grow, will there be an act of defiance against the west? this is

cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england ande midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. to the south of that, though, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowing sunny spells to come through occasionally. and actually for southern parts of the uk the temperatures will be a degree or so higher compared to where they were on thursday. so we continue with the feed of showers running into northern scotland on good friday. some of those could be heavy, perhaps with hail as well. they take outbreaks of rain and they beef them up in the north—west england and into wales. and going through the evening, heavier in western parts of wales as the weather system sinks its way southwards. look at that, though, 16 degrees in london compared to nine in stornaway, increasingly cooler air. into the evening we have increasingly light rain across some southern parts of the uk. that's not as much as gardeners would want. it's been so dry. cooler air following behind. showers turning wintry over the hills in scotland. fr

sunshine northern england opted to scotland. another lovely day across england and wales. atures will rise sharply. probably peaking towards the south—east, 20 or 2! degrees. it one day the northern england and was on friday. so too in northern ireland and most of scotland. during the evening and overnight, light winds, no wind at all and clear skies. measures will fall away. some mist and fog. it will start to cloud over in the north west of scotland and much of northern ireland. clearer skies in the countryside, it will be chilly there. perhaps not as cold as it was on saturday. warm air on the southerly wind, but it is meeting this weather front here silly clashes taking place on sunday. apart from eastern scotland, which does not look too bad for the most of the day, northern scotland does not look so good. this band of rain coming down. for england and wales there is a lot of sunshine. maybe a bit more cloud filling in across the irish sea. 131a degrees where it is cloudy, but temperatures are set to peak at 22 degrees north of london towards the east midlands and camb

and eastern scotland before the cloud comes down in scotla nd before the cloud comes down in scotland and northernland. eventually cloud into western fringes of england and wales. this rain becomes light and patchy as it moves south—east across scotland. not much rain for northern ireland. eventually later in the day we will have cloud coming into north—west england, west wales and maybe a little bit in the mid—afternoon in the far south—west of england. glorious with a 225 degrees. —— to 25 degrees. some warm sunshine coming up this coming up in merseyside. this weath, er. . ,, coming up in merseyside. this weather. is coming up in merseyside. this weathet! is moving weather front is moving southwards. behind it we have called their on a north—westerly wind. the weather front again producing little or no rain in parts. on monday it will be dry. some sunshine around, but more cloud developing through the day, which could trigger some rain. it will be cold enough for some wintriness in the showers in northern scotland. temperatures struggling to make double figures. elsewhere, significantly colder.

there could be rain feeding into northern scotland. wales, midlands, east anglia, will see some outbreaks of rain on sunday. not much we think in southern england or northern scotland, but there will be a few scattered showers. the position and timing of this weather system is still something to play for. so too have outdoor plants on sunday, keep in touch with the forecast through saturday. this is easter monday. back to sunshine, but some cooler temperatures, especially these. for the forecast or any more details, go to our website. this is bbc news. the world watches as north korea lines up to celebrate its founders anniversary, but will there be an act of defiance against the us? the united states will be hoping its show of military power in afghanistan may make north korea's leader think again. a funeral is held for the pakistani student killed by a mob after being accused of blasphemy. from this window he would have seen the mob as he came down from the hospital, looking for him. eventually they found him here. they kicked him, t

north of that, sunny spells, a few showers into northern scotland.feel for many parts of the uk, especially where you have the breeze. but, as ever, if the sun appears it will feel pleasant. similarly so on sunday, a lot of dry weather in england and wales, for northern ireland until late in the day. but parts of scotland, especially further north, turning windy and wet as the day goes on. looking fairly promising for the london marathon with warmth as the day goes on. but for the start, single figure temperatures. if it is overcast, it is pretty much idealfor the runners. going from sunday to monday, particularly by the time we get to tuesday, the weather change i was talking about, colder air moving south across the uk with strong wind and some of those showers will be turning wintry. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top story: a gun attack on the champs—elysees in central paris leaves one police dead. two more seriously wounded. officials say the gunman,

this weather front thinking this way and particularly into scotland and northern ireland although otherestern areas will turn cloudy. further east europe closer to an area of high pressure, sunny skies will continue throughout the day through east wales and much of east england. certainly towards the south—east. in that sunshine, it will feel warm. a further north and west into northern ireland and the west of scotland, our weather front bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain, the rain turning heavy for a time across scotland, eight or 9 degrees in inverness, but from aberdeen to edinburgh, it should stay dry, cloudy at the day. north—west england turning cloudy and is the cloud moves in, because of wales and the south west will suffer. ii in aberystwyth, compare that with further east, temperatures around 25 or maybe 26 degrees. through this evening and overnight, it is all about this weather front, sinking into the south, the rain tending to brazil but behind that, all of us getting into cooler air. it isa all of us getting into cooler air. it is a band of cloud, thinking south across e

so a different look to the weather for scotland and northern ireland on sunday. ight and patchy as it moves across scotland. not much rain for northern ireland, either, but temperatures will be lower. later in the afternoon, we'll see this rain across north—west england, so too west wales. it may arrive a little sooner across cornwall, but you can see in exeter it is still sunny into the afternoon, and for many central and eastern parts of england, lots of sunshine, very warm as well. 2a or 25 degrees in eastern england, just like augusta. a warm day in sunderland for the football in the premier league, but those changes as that cloud arrives in merseyside. and this is the last of the warm air, on sunday, for quite awhile, i suspect, as colder air comes behind that weatherfront, on a north—westerly wind, once again that weather front producing little or no rain. again, it is dry across the south—east, as it has been for a long time now, and most places will be dry on monday. there will be more cloud developing than we've seen over the weekend, a few showers here a

but a lot of showers in northern scotland and very cold.ntinue for parts of northern scotland. elsewhere dry with clear spells and some mist and towns and cities not far from freezing. in the countryside certainly a touch of ground frost. chilly weather is not bad news for marathon runners. it will brighten up in london as the day goes on. that is the story for much of england and wales. north—west england see some cloud. some more persistent rain and windy weather developing across the far north. here, as we go through sunday night we will spin up this area of low pressure bringing strong winds, some rain, but this is the big story. this cold front diving south during sunday night. some rain on the the front. behind it there will bea the the front. behind it there will be a northerly wind from the arctic. soa be a northerly wind from the arctic. so a much colder feel to the weather. frosts at night and chilly days and some wintry showers and even some snow for some of us. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am... 50,000 police officers ar

so a different look to the weather in scotland and northern ireland on sunday. ain becoming light and patchy as it moves across scotland. not much rain either but temperatures will be lower. later in the afternoon, we'll see this rain across north—west england, so too west wales. it may arrive a little sooner across cornwall, but you can see in exeter it's still sunny into the afternoon, and for many central and eastern parts of england, lots of sunshine. very warm as well. 2a or 25 degrees in eastern england, just like augusta. a warm day in sunderland for the football in the premier league, but that changes as the cloud arrives in merseyside. and this is the last of the warm air, on sunday, for quite awhile, i suspect, as colder air comes behind that weatherfront, on a north—westerly wind, once again that weather front producing little or no rain. again, it is dry across the south—east, as it has been for a long time now, and most places will be dry on monday. there will be more cloud developing than we've seen over the weekend, a few showers here and there. th

so a different look to the weather in scotland and northern ireland on sunday. light and patchy as it moves across scotland. 2a or 25 degrees in eastern england, just like augusta. a warm day in sunderland for the football in the premier league, but that changes as the cloud arrives in merseyside. and this is the last of the warm air, on sunday, for quite awhile, i suspect, as colder air comes behind that weatherfront, on a north—westerly wind, once again that weather front producing little or no rain. again, it is dry across the south—east, as it has been for a long time now, and most places will be dry on monday. there will be more cloud developing than we've seen over the weekend, a few showers here and there. those showers in northern scotland could be heavy enough to give some wintriness, particularly over the hills. it will be that cold, struggling to make single figures in northern scotland, and a drop of eight, nine degrees across parts of england and wales, a much chillierfeel to the day on monday, and quite a shock to the system too. that chilly north—

eastern scotland, but we will see to discover the north—west, and that will bring rain into scotland and northerny some cloud to the western parts of england and wales. a different look to the weather for scotland and northern ireland tomorrow. cooler than today. the cloud arrives in the rain becomes lighter as it has at least was. not much rental northern ireland, but more cloud. most of england and wales, dry and sunny. cloud late on in north—west england and west wales. a little sooner perhaps in the day across the far south—west of england. but the most of england and wales in the afternoon, it is warm and sunny. temperatures higher than today. 25. further north, for sunderland, it will be warm and sunny. tebbutt is not as high here. calling down on merseyside as the cloud arrives towards the end of the day. this is the last of the warmun, though. cold aircoming in behind the last of the warmun, though. cold air coming in behind this weather front with a north—westerly wind instead of the southerly that we have had over the weekend. that weather front producing little or no way in yet again.

so a different look to the weather for scotland and northern ireland on sunday. h—eastwards across scotland. not much rain for northern ireland, either, but temperatures will be lower. later in the afternoon, we'll see this rain across north—west england, so too west wales. it may arrive a little sooner across cornwall, but you can see in exeter it is still sunny into the afternoon, and for many central and eastern parts of england, lots of sunshine, very warm as well. 2a or 25 degrees in eastern england, just like augusta. a warm day in sunderland for the football, in the premier league, but those changes as that cloud arrives in merseyside. and this is the last of the warm air, on sunday, for quite awhile, i suspect, as colder air comes behind that weatherfront, on a north—westerly wind, once again that weather front producing little or no rain. again, it is dry across the south—east, as it has been for a long time now, and most places will be dry on monday. there will be more cloud developing than we've seen over the weekend, a few showers here and there, and t

so a different look to the weather in scotland and northern ireland on sunday. across scotland. not much rain for northern ireland, either, but temperatures will be lower. later in the afternoon, we'll see this rain across north—west england, so too west wales. it may arrive a little sooner across cornwall, but you can see in exeter it's still sunny into the afternoon, and for many central and eastern parts of england, lots of sunshine. very warm as well. 2a or 25 degrees in eastern england, just like augusta. a warm day in sunderland for the football in the premier league, but that changes as the cloud arrives in merseyside. and this is the last of the warm air, on sunday, for quite awhile, i suspect, as colder air comes behind that weatherfront, on a north—westerly wind, once again that weather front producing little or no rain. again, it is dry across the south—east, as it has been for a long time now, and most places will be dry on monday. there will be more cloud developing than we've seen over the weekend, a few showers here and there. and those showers in

scotland, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales and the midlands willome outbreaks of rain. to the north of that a chilly feel for the northern half of scotla nd chilly feel for the northern half of scotland with a mixture of sunshine and showers. towards the south—east seeing some spells of sunshine appearing between the clouds, temperatures maybe up to 16 or 17. cloud and rain continues to sink south across england and wales overnight. across scotland and northern ireland, northern england, the skies will clear. there could be wintry showers across high grounds of scotland, cold enough for a touch of scotland, cold enough for a touch of frost here. tomorrow a chilly day for all of us. a fair amount of dry weather and sunshine, showers, as well, particularly towards the north—east. again these could be wintry over northern parts of scotland. it stays cool through the rest of the weekend but the weather not looking too bad, sunny spells and a little rain at times. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the government in afghanistan says 36 islamic stat

not too quiet in northern scotland as friday begins, because there will be some rain and windy weatherern ireland and south—west scotland, it is down and south—west scotland, it is down and drizzly in places, especially on the coast and hills, more persistent rain across northern scotland. clearing away from the northern isles, so we have a cold and showery ms, quite windy, the showers might have a wintry flavour. through the day we take—up rate of rent in northern ireland. plenty of cloud in northern england and wales, the odd spot of rain or drizzle keeping sunny spells east of the pennines, east midlands, east anglia, southern england, often cloudy but bright or sunny spells and warmth in the sunshine when it appears. 18 or even 19 degrees. on through friday evening a lot of dry weather to come going into saturday morning. this zone of thick cloud, patchy rain or drizzle moving south. to the north, cold to start a saturday for northern england, especially scotland, with a pot of frost. through the weekend, no significant change. that is confined to next week. for the weekend, change

, warming up all but northern scotland, warming up nicely, a promising start to the weekend andr the horse racing, grand national on saturday and looking at a friday, no rain at all for the national meeting. high pressure in charge of the weather, slipping eastwards over the weather, slipping eastwards over the weekend allowing the weather front to head into the north—west of the uk and allows us to draw up some warm airand sunshine the uk and allows us to draw up some warm air and sunshine from the south, in the sunshine we see the temperature rising quickly. not sunny everywhere, maybe more cloud wandering and off the irish sea and we find more cloud across scotland and northern ireland with some rain pushing into the north—west, that rain may be quicker than the yearly forecasts, the high temperature across east wales and eastern england, 2223 likely. warm air on sunday but the weather front will change things, not much rain on that as it pushes south words but the wind direction changes to more northerly and that one to reduce malaria and showers. this is bbc news. can donal

northern scotland.rthern england on the wind as well. it will be breezy, so they will move through quite quickly. for the rest of england and for wales, we will see very few showers here. just one or two around, but the vast majority are going to stay dry. not quite as windy the further south we come, but it is a cooler, fresher feel to the weather wherever you are, especially in the breeze. through the day, the showers will come into scotland, most frequent in northern scotland, wintry on the hills. one or two for northern ireland and northern england, but very few for the rest of england, and for wales, the afternoon here will be largely dry. those temperatures down compared with good friday, so 1a degrees possible in london, only nine in glasgow. for most of us, we will be around 9—12 degrees, and the wind making you feel cooler. and bear that in mind, heading into the higher scottish hills and mountains. so wind chill will be a factor. there could be some snow showers as well, so some wintry conditi

northern ireland and southern scotland, some patchy rain. heavy rain in northern scotland.samira ahmed. under the spotlight this week, election coverage, and how to report from north korea. hello and welcome to newswatch. they are off again as bbc news embarks on covering another general election campaign, how much attention should be given to the views of people like brenda from bristol? not another one. oh, for god's sake! i can't stand this. and correspondentjohn sudworth on the challenges of reporting from north korea, surrounded by government minders. myjob is to work out how far i can push being a nuisance and an annoyance without getting me or my team into difficulty. tuesday morning saw one of those moments when, after an hour of speculative gossip, almost everyone here in broadcasting house listened to an announcement, takes a deep breath and embarks on a period of frenzied, journalistic activity which, in this case, could last for seven weeks. here is the bombshell. i have just chaired a meeting of the cabinet, where we agreed that the government should call a gen

some more persistent rain with the stronger wind across the northern half of scotland. his stage, so we're left in a colder, showery air mass throughout the day. quite windy, some of those showers might have a wintry flavour. through the day we take outbreaks of rain southwards across scotland, eventually reaching into parts of northern ireland. we'll keep plenty of cloud, north—west england and wales, into the west midlands, maybe the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. we'll keep some sunny spells, though, east of the pennines, east midlands, east anglia, southern england often cloudy but some bright or sunny spells and some warmth in that sunshine when it makes an appearance. some of us 18 or even 19 celsius. now, on through friday evening, a lot of dry weather to come going into saturday morning. just this zone of thicker cloud, patchy light rain or drizzle edging southwards. to the north of that, colder, colder start to saturday, parts of northern england, especially scotland with a touch of frost. on through the weekend, no significant change any time soon. that's c

northern scotland.ew showers in northern ireland, scotland, and a few pushing into northern england on the wind as well. it will be breezy, so they will move through quite quickly. for the rest of england and for wales, we will see very few showers here. just one or two around, but the vast majority will stay dry. not quite as windy the further south we come, but it is a cooler, fresher feel wherever you are, especially in the breeze. through the day, the showers will come into scotland, most frequent in northern scotland, wintry on the hills. one or two for northern ireland and northern england, but very few for the rest of england, and for wales, where it will be largely dry. those temperatures down compared with good friday, so 11! degrees possible in london, only nine in glasgow. for most of us, we will be around 9—12 degrees, with the wind making you feel cooler. bear that in mind if you areheading into the higher scottish hills and mountains. so wind chill will be a factor. there could be some sno

so a different look to the weather in scotland and northern ireland on sunday. ves across scotland. not much rain, either, but temperatures will be lower. later in the afternoon, we will see this rain across north—west england, so too west wales. it may arrive a little sooner across cornwall, but you can see in exeter it is still sunny into the afternoon, and for many central and eastern parts of england, lots of sunshine. very warm, as well. 2a or 25 degrees in eastern england, just like augusta. a warm day in sunderland for the football and the premier league, but that changes as the cloud arrives in merseyside. and this is the last of the warm air, on sunday, for quite awhile, i suspect, as colder air comes behind that weatherfront, on a north—westerly wind, once again that weather front producing little or no rain. again, it is dry across the south—east, as it has been for a long time now, and most places will be dry on monday. there will be more cloud developing, and we're seeing, over the weekend, a few showers here and there. those showers in northern scot

a bit brighter for parts of northern ireland, southern and eastern scotland, northern scotland will stillhe morning. it stays pretty windy in northern scotla nd it stays pretty windy in northern scotland through the day, with a scattering of showers. the main will be there or thereabouts well into the afternoon. after that damp start it, it should britain up. we should see it, it should britain up. we should see temperatures getting up to about 15 in cardiff, 11 or 12 in glasgow and belfast. into the middle of the week, we've got high pressure building its way in. that will settle things down. a lot of dry weather mid week but onwards, these isobars are pretty close together. that means it will be quite easy in the north and east. north—westerly winds, afair the north and east. north—westerly winds, a fair bit of cloud around on wednesday. some spells of sunshine. lasted longest in the south and west wedding rings are at their lightest. temperatures mid—afternoon on wednesday in the range of ten to 111 degrees. a bit of a chilly start to the day on thursday, and again on friday. both days

showers blowing in the northern scotland, some of them went three. ight. a bit of clout around, maybe the odd mr patch and it will get cold enough for a touch of frost. towns and cities on the chilly side but in the countryside close to freezing. the london marathon on, a cool start is not a bad thing for the runners. i think things will brighten up and warm up think things will brighten up and warm up a think things will brighten up and warm up a little bit as the day goes on. a lot of dry and bright weather to come for much of england and wales. northern ireland and scotland seeing cloud and outbreaks of patchy rain. heavier rain and strong winds later in the day for northern scotland, and that is the first sign of this. a developing area of low pressure sliding across the north of scotland, and this cold front here will work its way southwards during sunday night and monday, bringing some rain with it, and behind it thatis some rain with it, and behind it that is our icy blast. are colder, overnight frost. daytimes will be very chilly as well, and

northern half of the uk. some gales across parts of scotland, and the showers are going to be most frequent coming into northernew pushing into northern england on the wind as well. it will be breezy, so that means the showers will move through quite quickly. and, for the rest of england and for wales, we will see very few showers here. just one or two around, but the vast majority are going to stay dry. not quite as windy the further south we come, but it is a cooler, fresher feel to the weather wherever you are, especially in that breeze. so on through the day, then, we will keep a feed of showers coming into scotland, most frequent in northern scotland, again wintry on the hills. one or two for northern ireland, northern england, but very few for the rest of england, and for wales, the afternoon here will be largely dry. those temperatures down compared with good friday, so 14 degrees possible in london, but nine in glasgow. for most of us, we will be around 9—12 degrees in the wind, making it feel a bit cooler. and bear that in mind, heading into the higher scottish hills and mountains, with gales, so wind

chilly in northern scotland. showers and maybe hail. 0utbreaks warm. chilly in northern scotland. north—west wales, turning heavier into the afternoon. through western counties into the evening as well. 16 in london, 93 is install more way. in the tomorrow evening there will be some outbreaks of rain pushing south. —— nine degrees in storm way. on saturday we all have some cooler air. it looks like saturday will be the coldest day of the easter weekend. there will still be some pleasant spells in the sun. temperatures are down on saturday, but not feeling bad. some showers around. most frequent on saturday in northern scotland. hail, thunder, wintry on the hills. chilly start the easter day. some outbreaks of rainfor many the easter day. some outbreaks of rain for many parts of northern ireland. that could change the position of that weather system. we will keep you updated. easter monday is breezy down eastern side the uk. lighter winds. a fair amount of dry weather for easter monday. welcome to newsday. the headlines: a show of force in north korea, amid fears the military is ab

some heavy rainfall northern scotland. england and wales, though, should have lighter winds.s. russia has demanded that the us provides evidence for its claim that there were chemical weapons at the syrian air base targeted by a missile strike in the early hours of friday. the us secretary of state will have a face—to—face meeting with his russian counterpart next week. swedish police say they're increasingly certain that the uzbek man they've arrested is the one who carried out friday's attack in stockholm, but that others may have also been involved. the authorities said they'd found a suspect device in the lorry he used. police in the norwegian capital oslo say they have found a bomb—like device in the city centre. the area has been cordoned off and a suspect has been detained. police in oslo and other norwegian cities began carrying guns on friday in response. now on bbc news, it's week in, week out. the actor ian puleston—davies speaks about his obsessive compulsive disorder, or ocd.

to the north of london, a bit more in the way of sunshine, parts of northern england and southern scotlandfor northern scotland, we'll continue to see some showers, a northern scotland, we'll continue to see some showers, a wintry flavour to those showers in the mountains of scotla nd to those showers in the mountains of scotland and also quite windy in the far north—east. through the course of saturday night and overnight into sunday, clear skies and temperatures falling down, four orfive in the towns and cities, but colder in the countryside. for the start of the london marathon on sunday it will be quite a fresh feel, quite chilly first thing. but into the afternoon it will warm up to around 13 or 1a, s0 it will warm up to around 13 or 1a, so not bad conditions for running on sunday. and much of the uk having another generally dry and brighter day with those temperatures somewhere in the region of 11 hide and 16. high pressure not far away as we look through sunday into the new working week and then we are going to see low pressure and a weather front in the north reading its way south

northern scotland. wintriness in showers. cold. single figures is unlikely.will feel much, much cooler. that north—westerly airflow around this high pressure will get cut off to a certain extent on tuesday. these weather fronts coming in affecting the north of the uk. this rain could be quite heavy. it

northern scotland. ireland and a few pushing into northern england on the wind as well. it will be breezy, so there will move through quite quickly. for the rest of england and for wales, we will see very few showers here. just one or two around, but the vast majority will stay dry. not quite as windy the further south we come, but it is a cooler, fresher feel wherever you are, especially in the breeze. through the day, the showers will come into scotland, most frequent in northern scotland, wintry on the hills. one or two for northern ireland and northern england, but very few for the rest of england, and for wales, where it will be largely dry. those temperatures down compared with good friday. so 1a degrees possible in london, only nine in glasgow. for most of us, we will be around 9—12 degrees, with the wind making you feel cooler. bear that in mind if you areheading into the scottish hills and mountains. so wind chill will be a factor. there could be some snow showers as well, so some wintry condit

it looks like it is going to push some rain into northern ireland, then feed into scotland. me, as the wet weather pushes across northern england, wales, the midlands, east anglia, leaving southern england dry. but again, some uncertainty about the position and timing of this weather system. so keep watching the forecast during saturday if you've got plans on sunday, easter day. those temperatures around nine to 15 celsius. for easter monday, we're dealing with showers, most frequent down the eastern side of the uk, where it will be quite windy. but there will be sunny spells around, too. bear in mind, once those showers clear away on monday night, it is looking frosty, and we've got some very chilly nights, for this time of year, coming up next week. the latest headlines from bbc news. i'm tom donkin. tens of thousands of north korean soldiers and civilians are taking part in celebrations to mark the anniversary of the birth of the country's founder, kim il—sung. ahead of the traditional parade, there's been speculation that the current leader, kim jong—un, could order anoth

so we continue with the showers running into northern scotland on good friday.il as well. they take outbreaks of rain and they beef them up in the north—west england and into wales. heavier in western parts of wales at as the weather system since the south. six degrees in london compared to nine in the cooler air. into the evening we have increasingly light rain across some southern parts of the uk. not as much as gardeners would want. cooler air following behind. turning wintry over the hills in scotland. frost around for some of us as saturday begins. it will be a chilly start and looks like saturday is the coolest day of the week and. this run of north—westerly winds in the uk. there will be some sunny spells. a cool day, but there will be some blue sky around. it will also be showers occasionally as well. by no means everybody will see them. some will be heavy, with hail, maybe even with the rumble of thunder and at the start of the day wintry on the hills. those temperatures down compared with good friday. 1a in london, nine in glasgow. for sunday, easter d

extra cloud across northern scotland.o get out and about, it looks beautiful. cooler close to the coast with the sea breeze. but inland, 20, 201 degrees could well be achievable. maybe 17. in parts of northern ireland. across northern scotla nd northern ireland. across northern scotland here always more in the way of cloud and some outbreaks of showery rain. for the grand national at aintree, lovely weather, blue skies and sunshine, 18, maybe 19 degrees. temperatures could rise higher as we go on into sunday. southerly winds pulling warm air into many parts of the country, particularly central and eastern areas, eastern scotland, england and wales, sunny skies, a bit more in the way of cloud for the irish sea coast. the weather front bringing cloud and rain to northern ireland and western scotland. further south and western scotland. further south and east we could well see highs of 23 degrees. don't get used to it, though. 0n 23 degrees. don't get used to it, though. on monday, the return of colder air from though. on mo

we start dry and bright, northern scotla nd we start dry and bright, northern scotland with sunshine,if you are out in the afternoon this is how easter day lunchtime looks round one clock, it will be a fine day in northern scotland, other than one or two showers it should feel a touch waehler. brightening off after what could be a cloudy start. stay tune to the forecast, if your plans are weather dependent. brightening in up in northern ireland, be we cloud and rain parts of the country after a chilly start it will be a cold day. milder further south, chilly start it will be a cold day. milderfurther south, it chilly start it will be a cold day. milder further south, it should stay dry throughout. but that rain it does push towards east anglia and the south—east during the day, slowly starting to ease as we go into the night. now as we go through night and easter monday, with low pressure to the east, we open the door to winds once again, it's a recipe for chilly winds as well, so after maybe a less cold day across western areas on sunday, monday looks chilly for many, especially wher

this persistent rain accompanied by a stronger wind around northern scotland. and parts of northern ireland. midlands staying mainly cloudy. to the east, east anglia in southern england, some bright and sunny breaks. some warmth, 18— 19 celsius. through friday evening, taking a band of thicker cloud and a few spots of rain southwards. eventually into england and wales. north of that for england and wales. north of that for england and wales. north of that for england and scotland, as saturday begins, turning cold with a touch of frost. that takes us on the weekend. big weather changes. the weekend is looking pretty quiet. a mixture of cloud and some occasional sunshine coming through. a few spots of rain from this weather front working south on saturday. turning colder, one or two showers working into northern parts of scotland. to the south, a bit of walks in the sun. quite a contrast in temperatures on saturday. as ever, the sun appears and makes all the difference at this time of year —— warmth. sunny spells on sunday, cloud in northern ireland. thicker clou

that cloud will produce some damp weather in places and a bit of patchy rain for northern and western parts of scotlandoud around as well. venture into the hills it could be misty and murky and a similar story into snowdonia. a band of thicker cloud into the midlands, wales and yorkshire producing patchy rain, not amounting to much. to the south of that for some it could be a bright start but quite a chilly start here. even here cloud is going to increase, just leaving by the afternoon limited sunny spells, southern england, east anglia. a few brighter breaks into south—east scotland, north—east england, east wales, west midlands and eastern parts of northern ireland but on the whole a good deal of cloud around, patchy rain in north and west in scotland, maybe at times into northern ireland and north—west england but many places will stay dry. breaking out in the sunshine it will feel warmer, maybe 15, 16 or 17. going through thursday night we're going to keep a good deal of cloud around, pepping up the rain in northern scotland with a strengthening breeze but for many it looks like a mild start to fri

north of that, sunny spells, a few showers into northern scotland.y where you have the breeze. but, as ever, if the sun appears it will feel pleasant. similarly so on sunday, a lot of dry weather in england and wales, for northern ireland until late in the day. but parts of scotland, especially further north, turning windy and wet as the day goes on. looking fairly promising for the london marathon with warmth as the day goes on. but for the start, single figure temperatures. if it is overcast, it is pretty much idealfor the runners. going from sunday to monday, particularly by the time we get to tuesday, the weather change i was talking about, colder air moving south across the uk with strong wind and some of those showers will be turning wintry. the latest headlines from bbc news. my the latest headlines from bbc news. my name is mike embley. one man stories this hour: —— main story. a major anti—terror operation is underway in paris, after a gunman opened fire on a police bus — killing one officer and seriously wounding two others. the attacker wa

across more northern areas, northern england, northern ireland, scotland, quite a cloudy start to they a few showers from the word go. quite breezy for northern scotland as well and through the rest of the day, the showers that are really associated with these weak weather fronts will continue to slide southwards, it will tend to turn cloudier and cloudier as the day goes by and eventually we'll start to see those showers working in across east anglia and south—east england as well. while the weather brightens up for scotland, northern ireland and late in the day the far north of england. temperatures generally about 11 degrees for many of us. now, looking at the weather picture through the night time and those showers will continue to push southwards. so quite a bit of cloud initially but then the showers fade away and the skies clear during the second half of the night. again that will allow things to get quite chilly. there'll be some pockets of frost developing by the time we get to friday morning across parts of scotland and the far north of england in the countryside. here's fri