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alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland.ras worn on their uniforms to record incidents. officers have switched them off when force is used, deleted or not disclosed footage and shared video on whatsapp. the cameras were introduced to improve policing transparency, but the bbc found more than 150 reports of failings. the home office says police use of cameras must be lawful and justified. 0ur investigations correspondent, noel titheradge, reports. oi! they're bashing him up! allegations of police misconduct are under the spotlight. body—worn video was meant to help protect officers who are often recorded on phones. shouting. but is it also protecting victims? chanting: black lives matter! three years ago, black lives matter protesters gathered outside downing street, led by yufial on the left and his sister, louisa, on the right. what started peacefully later turned violent, leading to louisa's restraint. get off! i was telling the officer, like, "i can't breathe" and he continued to ram my face in the ground. high compliance

but this tree at sycamore gap in northumberland most definitely was. and it became truly famous when it featured in the 1991 film robin hood: prince of thieves. the great one, i am home! but last night, the tree was felled. and the reason — it clearly wasn't an accident or a result of last night's storm agnes, is the very clean cut line. it is really sad that someone has felt a drive to do this, because i can imagine whoever or whatever people did this know how important sycamore gap is. many were shocked at the sight that greeted them here today. everybody feels bereft by it. who would do it? it's devastating. it's heartbreaking. just a special place, - i proposed to my wife here. i saw it as a young kid in the states. i for those responsible for the tree, they hope all is not lost. it's a very healthy tree, we can see that now because of the stump. it may well grow a coppice from the stump, if we can nurture that, that might be one of the best outcomes and we keep the tree. northumbria police say a 16—year—old boy has been arrested and is assisting t

now, northumberland national park authority believe that the tree has why?d to be responsible can expect to be dealt with swiftly and appropriately. this has been an iconic part of many people's lives. some have proposed here, others have scattered ashes, and now this is all that's left of the iconic north—eastern landmark. let's ta ke let's take you back to a developing story that we are following — this is from rotterdam, police have entered rotterdam university hospital building in search of victims. now of course, the background to this is the shootings that happened in rotterdam earlier. police have arrested a gun man suspected of wounding multiple people in two separate incidents there. more to come on bbc news. hello there. much of the sunshine we got to see today was quite hazy in nature, thanks to a mix of high cloud and wildfire smoke from north america that was blown all the way across the atlantic in the wake of storm agnes, which you can see here swinging away from our shores. there is, though, another weather system now pushing in from the west

alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland.gy and cost of living crisis, what if anything can the chancellor do to get britain's economy and productivity growing? productivity is all about how we work, what we produce every hour, making more money that, in theory, goes into higher salaries for workers and more taxes for the public coffers. and the government says addressing the issue will be central to its next set of spending plans. our economics editor faisal islam has been trying to crack this economic puzzle. robots, railways and raac concrete. it's all happening in milton keynes, one of the best places in the country, to see the challenges and opportunities from britain's faltering record on long—term investments. it's the big question for the economy as we emerge from three years of rolling crisis. the robots code themselves... avb, a swedish—swiss manufacturing company, are training advanced industrial robots to work with people on picking, packing, sorting, welding — anything, really. its md says investment has been poo

and northumberland park authorities believe that it was a deliberate act of felling. investigation, saying anyone found responsible can expect to be dealt with swiftly and appropriately. but this tree has played a really big part of many people's lives. some have proposed here, others have scattered ashes, and now this is all that's left of an iconic part of the north—eastern landscape. live now to catherine cape, who lives minutes from where the tree once stood. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on i the programme._ what the programme. good evening. what was our the programme. good evening. what was your reaction _ the programme. good evening. what was your reaction when _ the programme. good evening. what was your reaction when you - the programme. good evening. what was your reaction when you heard - was your reaction when you heard about what happened?— was your reaction when you heard about what happened? initially, we thou~ht it about what happened? initially, we thou

fiona trott, bbc news, northumberland.itle — equalling a 50—year record held by margaret court. he beat daniil medvedev in straight sets to reach the milestone — asjoe wilson reports. this is novak. he's going nowhere. to be the best, you've still got to beat him. in this final, the second set alone lasted one hour and 44 minutes. here's just one point from it. a point daniil medvedevjust had to win, and look who plays the decisive shot. no! a moment of complete djokovic. still went to a tie—break, there were still chances for medvedev and, ultimately, mistakes. djokovic marching on. medvedev taking a massage. so much work and two sets down. the third wasn't straightforward, of course, but you just knew this was going to happen sooner or later. it happened at 6—3. novak djokovic's 24th grand slam title. briefly he seemed genuinely overwhelmed but this is everything he prepares for. reflecting on the whole journey, it's been an incredible, incredible ride that we all can be very proud of. and this kind of upbringing and exp

. ., , ., northumberland.day the 30th of september. our main story. a teenage girl who died after a school bus crashed on the motorway in merseyside has been named as 15—year—old jessica baker. she was killed — along with the coach driver — in the collision on the m53 at morning rush hour yesterday. several other children were injured. our correspondent helena wilkinson has the latest. this is 15—year—old jessica baker, one of the schoolchildren on the bus who was killed in the crash. the driver who has been named online as stephen shrimpton has also died. more than 50 children were on their way to school when theirjourney ended in tragedy. this is the aftermath of the crash on the m 53 near merseyside. the coach overturned. it happened after 8am, a major incident was declared. police, ambulance and fire crews were quickly sent to the scene. our thoughts and condolences are very much with their family and friends at this tragic time. family liaison officers are providing specialist support to the families and

his 60's was arrested by officers investigating the felling of the world sycamore gap tree in northumberland16-year-old boy had been arrested in connection with the felling of the tree, one of the uk's most celebrated. it stood beside hadrian's wall. it was a beloved landmark. to recap the breaking news, a man in his 60's has been arrested by officers investigating the felling of the world-famous sycamore gap tree in northumberland. that is coming in from northumbria police. we will bring you more as we get it. while republicans and democrats on capitol hill continue to tussle over funding, donald trump and a number of republican presidential rivals are in california for a tea party conference just as good days after a heated televised debate that the former president refused to attend. we expect donald trump to start a 90 mute speech very shortly. we will dip into that when it happens. mark williams is a republican strategist that joins me now from washington. it is great to see you, mark. let's start with how important is this convention? the california gop. it is the state party's biggest

alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland.—year—old elianne andam, who was stabbed to death on her way to school. the boy — who cannot be named because of his age — is also charged with possessing a kitchen knife in a public place without good reason. an nhs hospital trust in nottingham failed to send more than 400,000 digital letters and documents to gps and patients about their care over nearly 10 years. it is the second incident in england involving unsent nhs letters uncovered by the bbc this week. the trust says it carried out a full investigation in 2017 into the failure, and will now review it again. sharon barbour has the details. i saw the story breaking about newcastle. an nhs trust has apologised after it failed to send out 24,000 letters to patients... at the end of the story, they said, could this have happened anywhere else? and ijust thought, yes. but at nottingham in 2017, the number of letters and documents not sent was far higher. they found it was a huge issue. a lot of letters had been unauthorised. how man

alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. dry for today. 0ver the weather is looking largely fine and dry for today. over the weekend it is a story of two halves. wet and windy weather moving in on saturday. for the rest of today we are looking at sunny spells. some showers across england and wales, most frequently in the far north and west, just around this area of low pressure where we will also have some strong winds. furthersouth where we will also have some strong winds. further south this area of long pressure —— high pressure keeping things subtle. for the rest of today one or two showers could crop up in northern ireland, west wales, northern iran. strong winds in the north and west of scotland. —— northern england. maximum temperatures 16 to 20 or 21 celsius. this evening and tonight there will be clear skies for many. the winds will ease in northern and western scotland. we lose the girls. the possibility of the odd shower into tomorrow morning. 0therwise, clear skies. it could get quite chilly across the north and

the tree at sycamore gap next to hadrian's wall, close to northumberland , wall, close to northumberlandwas made famous in the 1991 film robin hood . the national trust robin hood. the national trust says it was shocked and saddened to see the iconic tree cut . down to see the iconic tree cut. down the chancellor says the economy recovered from the pandemic faster than expected after it grew by 0.3% in the first quarter of this year. the office for national statistics initially expected it to rise by 0.1. the government says it will stick to its plan of halving inflation this year. more people are cashing in their pension early and labour says it's due to the cost of living crisis . to the cost of living crisis. new figures show more than 900,000 people took their pensions early in the last financial year. a 45% rise on the year before. labour's shadow work and pensions secretary liz kendall says the living standards of future retiree keys has been put at risk by the government's economic mismanagement . government's economic mismanagement. dame government's economic mismanagement . dame

alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland.s on tiktok. her videos have been seen by millions of people. 0rgan plays: toccata and fugue in d minor byjs bach. it's 2am. i'm at london's royal albert hall. and anna lapwood is practising the organ. why are you playing here at this time of night? it's a very, very good question! it's the only time we as organists can get in and have the space to ourselves and be able to play this amazing thing at full blast, because it really is very, very loud. and you can't kind of be disturbing people while they're trying to work. what is it about this instrument? it's so complicated to look at, you've got the stops, four keyboards, enormous pipes. why do you love it so much? you're playing an entire building, and that is not something that never gets old. that ever gets old. whether you're playing really quietly, butjust making the air shake a little bit, or whether you have everything, all the stops pulled out, and people are feeling it hit them in the chest. anna wants to bring a very traditio

alison freeman, bbc news, northumberland. now a look at some other stories making the news today.eedings. jermaine baker was shot dead as he tried to help free two convicts while they were being transported to court in december 2015. nine days of disruption on the rail network has begun, caused by a long—running dispute over pay and conditions. rail passengers are facing delays and cancellations today as members of the aslef train drivers' union start an overtime ban. full strike action is taking place tomorrow and next wednesday, when very few services will be running across 16 rail companies. a third presenter has been suspended from gb news following laurence fox's comments about a female journalist. calvin robinson has been taken off air, having expressed support for his colleague dan wootton, who didn't intervene when fox launched into a sexist tirade about ava evans. at least 50 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a suicide attack in pakistan. the blast happened near a mosque in the south—western balochistan province as people gathered to celebrate the birth

the old sycamore northumberland national park was a beloved land mount to locals, but was known far beyond the u. k. thanks to is dramatic. a parents that even wanted to role in the ninety's blockbuster, robin hood, prince of thieves, star and kevin costner, and morgan freeman officials said messages of greece had been pouring in from the public. and this will have meant a lot to people. people will have been proposed to here, they will of help significant found the occasions here. some people will, may have scattered the ashes of loved ones here and for someone to feel that they can to do this to such a sight. i just find really hard to comprehend. i'm afraid that a real sense of loss today, visitors also decried what police believe was the deliberate act of vandalism. that's great. it's quite upset and that you know what people probably call a joy from it and pictures and taking pictures of it and said, yeah, such a shame that somebody's caring vandalized the beautiful part of the countryside. police have arrested a 16 year old boy on suspicion of criminal damage. but this still hope of

exactly northumberland today.on i grapple with this day to day , but the reality this day to day, but the reality remains this is a political issue. it is not a technology issue. it is not a technology issue. there are technological ways to make the heat pumps work in any house, and there are also ways to improve the energy efficiency of any house. if heritage planning is putting a constraint on what you can do, we need to change the heritage planning laws that go with that. >> okay. and that's a really it's a really important point because you've got one arm of government wanting you to do one thing and another arm of government do government wanting you to do another. isn't it just another. so isn't it just simpler on your simpler to carry on with your oil fired boiler ? oil fired boiler? >> the reality is , is that we >> the reality is, is that we are moving towards net zero at whatever pace of change and for whatever pace of change and for whatever justify location that is happening. whatever justify location

exactly northumberland today. grapple with this day to day , but the reality this day to day, but the reality remains this is a political issue. it is not a technology issue. it is not a technology issue. there are technological ways to make the heat pumps work in any house, and there are also ways to improve the energy efficiency of any house. if heritage planning is putting a constraint on what you can do, we need to change the heritage planning laws that go with that. >> okay. and that's a really it's a really important point because you've got one arm of government wanting you to do one thing and another arm of government do government wanting you to do another. isn't it just another. so isn't it just simpler on your simpler to carry on with your oil fired boiler ? oil fired boiler? >> the reality is , is that we >> the reality is, is that we are moving towards net zero at whatever pace of change and for whatever pace of change and for whatever justify location that is happening. whatever justify location that

back to today, here is the slow—moving band of rain affecting the scottish borders, parts of northumberlandr 14 to the north of that rain band but into the south and in the sunshine 24—hour 25. into the south and in the sunshine 24—hour25. feeling into the south and in the sunshine 24—hour 25. feeling pleasant with high cloud bubbling up and humidity increasing as well. to this evening and overnight comedy band of cloud and overnight comedy band of cloud and rain becomes a little bit more fragmented and showery in nature. they will be some heavy showers breaking into the channel islands and the south—west we can hear the odd rumble of thunder. mild and murky elsewhere. fog patches farming but fresher in the north and into single figures under those clearer skies. through saturday, we have still got the band of cloud and rain. not quite as heavy or persistent as today. moving further south so an improvement for parts of scotland and northern ireland. a relatively cool 60 degrees. down towards the south, in the sunshine, highs up to 26 or 27. it is all change into sunday as we see thunderstor

asked the recruiting sergeant if we could join the northumberland fusiliers.18—year—old boy. i was scared of my mam and dad, never mind the nazis! and the ship — i didn't know this at the time, i was down in the hold with everybody else — the ship turned into the mediterranean... ..and the next thing i know, we're in land, in a port. and i found out that it was the port of algiers, in north africa. very scary for an 18—year—old boy who'd never been out of north shields. yeah, but we just got on with it. you know, i mean, if the sergeant says "jump", you said, "how high?" and we just did whatever we were told to do. and that's the easiest way to get on in the army. if the sergeant or the corporal said do it, you do it. a lot of the time i was trained in weapons, but because i had a little bit of a problem with one of my eyes, they thought that a rifle wasn't a good idea for me, and so they put us on bren guns. in fact, for a period of time in africa... ..i was a twin bren gunner, and that meant that i was sitting on a very small vehicle with two bren guns, poin

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the sycamore gap tree, on hadrian's wall in northumberland, was made famous in a key scene in kevin costnerheir walks during lockdown. now, it's gone, felled last night in what's thought to have been an act of vandalism. hello there. after all the cloud around on thursday and the heavy overnight rain, friday looks to be drier and brighter for many of us, thanks to a ridge of high pressure. some good sunny spells around, certainly, to start the day. but there will be some showers developing mainly in the north and the west of the uk and these will be most frequent across the north and west of scotland, closer to this area of low pressure — quite a squeeze on the isobars here. so another very windy day to come across scotland, with gales here, lighter winds further south. now, there could be that weather frontjust clearing the far south—east through the morning, it will do so. and then there's plenty of sunshine around winds, winds more of a feature further north. here's where we'll see most of the showers, some of them heavy and thundery, blustery gales up to 55 miles an hour in northern sco

the tree at sycamore gap next to hadrian's wall close to northumberland , wall close to northumberlandthe national trust robin hood. the national trust says it was shocked and saddened to see the iconic tree cut down a 17 year old boy charged with the murder of 15 year old elian. arade dam has been remanded in custody after appearing at a magistrates court in london. an alien was stabbed to death in croydon on wednesday while she was on her way to school . was on her way to school. tributes have been pouring in for the victim's family, including from actor idris elba , who says tougher deterrence and punishments need to be put in place for people who carry weapons . as . the chancellor says weapons. as. the chancellor says , the economy recovered from the pandemic faster than expected after it grew by 0.3% in the first quarter of this year. the office for national statistics initially expected it to rise by nought point 1. economic secretary to the treasury andrew griffith says the government will stick to its plan of halving inflation. this year. >> our economic plans are on track. th

this is an incredible loss, the loss of an iconic landmark in the northumberland national park. were. and i know that most people. those who watched this video will also mourn. google maps didn't mince words. this is an english landmark, which few people knew about just yesterday, dryly renamed on maps as a stump, and for the american actor kevin costner, who played robin 32 years ago gudada, this is not a stump, but a house. actually, robin hoodad's lair, according to legend, was an oak tree in sherwood forest, and neplatan in northumberland. scotland, but hollywood knows better, and how can the americans now entrust london with their nuclear weapons, if the british couldn’t even cope with the security of the hollywood star tree, cut down the cinematic plane tree with a chainsaw in the night, detained and interrogated a sixteen-year-old boy on suspicion of tree farming, perhaps the legend of robin- where he didn’t know or there was nothing to heat the house with after the rise in gas prices, where firewood from the forest, of course, the english newspaper today puts the word mo

we'll keep that band of rain into the likes of northumberland for a time.ntral and south east england. just the odd rogue shower. and for wales the showers gradually easing later in the afternoon, but temperatures only 1a or 15 across the north west of the uk. contrast that to the southeast where we'll see highs around 27 celsius. as we move through into the evening hours, then most of the rain eases away for a time, but overnight we'll see more heavy showers and potentially thunderstorms pushing into the south west of england, wales, perhaps along the south coast as well. quite mild, murky and muggy for most of us, but colder, fresher conditions. much of scotland could see a touch of grass frost. into sunday, then fine and dry for much of scotland and northern england for a time. but then we've got these heavy downpours just pushing their way into southern parts of england, wales, northern ireland could see some of them later on as well. so some thunderstorms. you might well see some large hail and gusty winds with some of those downpours still quite humid

we'll keep that band of rain into the likes of northumberland for a time.th east england. just the odd rogue shower. and for wales the showers gradually easing later in the afternoon, but temperatures only ia or 15 across the north west of the uk. contrast that to the southeast where we'll see highs around 27 celsius. as we move through into the evening hours then, most of the rain eases away for a time, but overnight we'll see more heavy showers and potentially thunderstorms pushing into the south west of england, wales, perhaps along the south coast as well. quite mild, murky and muggy for most of us, but colder, fresher conditions and much of scotland could see a touch of grass frost into sunday, then fine and dry for much of scotland and northern england for a time. but then we've got these heavy downpours just pushing their way into southern parts of england, wales, northern ireland could see some of them later on as well. so some thunderstorms. you might well see some large hail and gusty winds with some of those downpours. still quite humid, 22, poss

this is the sycamore gap tray which is just buy at hadrian wall in northumberland, apparently cut downod, it is believed it was deliberately fouled. you will see it is now a scene where the police have tape around it and they are investigating this as an act of vandalism. you will see beautiful images as well, the police, of the tree at night. people going there today to pay tribute saying how upset and devastated they are and many life changing moments of the people. one couple described they got engaged there. this story is doing well on the website and police are now investigating. hello. storm agnes has swirled away from our shores, but that doesn't mean it's completely plain sailing weather wise. in fact, as we head towards the end of the day, it is going to turn increasingly wet across some western parts. 0n the satellite picture, you can see yesterday's storm system, this curl of cloud pushing away. northeast was but another weather system now pushing in from the west that will turn things increasingly wet. and it's already quite breezy out there. in fact, really quite windy up

here is the slow—moving band of rain affecting scottish borders, parts of northumberland for a time,but in the south, in the sunshine, 24, 25 degrees and feeling very pleasant. got some high cloud bubbling up and you will notice the humidity increasing here as well. through this evening and tonight, the band of cloud and rain becomes a little more fragmented and showery in nature and there will also be some heavy showers working into the channel islands, the south—west of england, where you can hear the odd rumble of thunder. largely mild, a little bit murky elsewhere. a few mist and fog patches forming but fresher in the north, single figures under those clearer skies. now, through saturday, we still have got the band of rain and cloud. it won't be as heavy or persistent as it will be today. starting to move its way further south. an improvement for parts of scotland and northern ireland too. relatively cool 15 or 16 degrees but again down towards the south in that sunshine, highs up to about 26, possibly 27 degrees. it's all change into sunday as we see thunderstorms moving on from

has been arrested by police investigating the cutting down of the famous sycamore gap tree in northumberlandboy, who was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, has been released on bail. live now to.... alison freeman who is live from sycamore gap. yes, we can get quite close to the stump now. this had been a crime scene yesterday with police tape around it and we saw forensics officers here taking samples of the bar, the sawdust and photographs and measurements just so they can carry on with their investigation so they can work out what happened here and why. it happened overnight on wednesday. as part of that police investigation we know that a 16—year—old boy arrested earlier this week has been released on police bail but the most recent update, northumbria police said they'd arrested a man in his 60s in connection with this ongoing investigation but the mood here is very sombre. plenty of people passing by, coming to take a look at it. people are trying to work out whether it really happened or not and the proof is here. we bumped into a family who have come all the way from australia

here you can see a timelapse of what the spectacle looked like in ireland, but photographers in northumberlandmenon, the aurora appears when atoms high in the earth's atmosphere collide with energetic charged particles from the sun, creating the stunning light. now here's the weather with chris fawkes. he is also a stunning light and he is up next with the weather! hello there. the weather was a lot drier today across england and wales with more in the way of sunshine. it's felt quite fresh in the sunshine, not particularly humid there, and this was flamborough head with those sunny spells overhead. but further north and west, we had much thicker cloud in western scotland with rain arriving in argyll and bute through the afternoon. things starting to turn a little bit misty as well, and that rain is all associated with this developing low pressure. it's going to be bringing some wet and windy weather overnight, particularly to the northwest. so, some strong winds working into scotland — gales for a time here as a band of rain clears through, followed by some heavy showers. northern ireland bec

northumberland national park authority believed that the tree has been deliberately felled.nd they've just arrested a 16—year—old boy. they say anyone found to be responsible can expect to be dealt with swiftly and appropriately. but this has been an iconic part of many people's lives. some have proposed, others have scattered ashes and now this is all that's left of the iconic north—eastern landmark. that's left of the iconic north-eastern landmark. we'll be back with more _ north-eastern landmark. we'll be back with more including - north-eastern landmark. we'll be back with more including all- north-eastern landmark. we'll be back with more including all the l back with more including all the latest in the business. stay with us on bbc news. hello. storm agnes has swirled away from our shores, but that doesn't mean it's completely plain sailing weather wise. in fact, as we head towards the end of the day, it is going to turn increasingly wet across some western parts. 0n the satellite picture, you can see yesterday's storm system, this curl of cloud pushing away. but anot

but this tree at sycamore gap in northumberland most definitely was.it became truly famous when it featured in the 1991 film robin hood: prince of thieves. asim, the great one, i am home! but last night, the tree was felled. and the reason — it clearly wasn't an accident or a result of last night's storm agnes, is the very clean cut line. it is really sad that someone has felt a drive to do this, because i can imagine whoever or whatever people did this know how important sycamore gap is. many were shocked at the sight that greeted them here today. everybody feels bereft by it. who would do it? it's devastating. it's heartbreaking. just a special place, - i propose to my wife here. i saw it as a young kid in the states. i for those responsible for the tree, they hope all is not lost. it's a very healthy tree, we can see that now because of the stump. it may well grow a coppice from the stump, if we can nurture that, that might be one of the best outcomes and we keep the tree. northumbria police say a 16—year—old boy has been arrested and is assisting t

the large tree is at sycamore gap next to hadrian's wall in northumberland, and the tree, which is also away and that news coming in that a 16—year—old boy has been arrested in connection with that, we have heard from 0fcom in this hour, that is the media regulator here in the uk, announcing they have launched an investigation into tuesday's episode of dan bootle tonight on gb new, he was suspended following comments made on his show by laurence fox. you are watching bbc news, stay with us, we have so much more ahead on verified live so don't go away. we will be right back with hello, tomorrow agnes has swirleded away but that doesn't mean it is completely plain sailing weather—wise, as we head to the end of the day it will turn wet across some western parts, on the satellite picture you can see yesterday's storm system, this curl of cloud pushing away north—eastwards, but another weather system pushing in from the west, that will turn things increasingly wet and it is breezy out there, in fact windy up towards the north—west of the uk, outbreaks of rain developing in western parts, fur

the north east skinny dip has become an annual tradition in northumberland.reedom'. wet and windy weather on the way for some of us. the heaviest rain will be in western scotland where we could pick up 30 to 50 millimetres. it is down to an area of low pressure, a rapidly developing low to the south of the republic of ireland. this will bring some strong winds to the far north—west of scotland. there could be gusts up to 70mph for the hebrides and the highlands. the heavy rain bringing the risk of localised flooding. further south that rain crosses wales and england and by the time it reaches the east not much long it. a mild night with gusty winds. temperatures around 12 to 15 degrees. tomorrow, a much brighter day with more sunshine. it is not dry, there will be some showers in scotland, northern ireland and the north of northern england and wales. southern areas should stay dry. temperatures continue to be above average for the time of year, 17 to 22. tuesday is not unsettled day. a couple of systems gang up on us in the uk, bringing rainfor couple of syst

and by wednesday we'll go off shore, i think from northumberland, but it's certainly catching the i just catching weddington. and christ church the full cost of d for wellington is of a severe weather from the ford point of view. both wind and rain, the from intimate moment to major section changes the witness award winning films from around on out to 0. the the the, you're watching, you'll just hear a reminder of our top story is the sound more than 15500 refugees have crossed into a media from the cadillac up to as a by john launched a military operation in the region last week. europe on says it's preparing to take in tens of thousands more, less thousands continue to flee, a blast at a fuel station, and they're gonna cut about cuz kills at least 20 people. and indeed, hundreds of the cause is unknown. byron has the cues, humans, fruits ease of killing 2 of its soldiers near the saudi porter, who the spokesman says 65 violations are regrettable and blames the salad coalition . the killing several given the soldiers in the past months. south korea is hosting senior diplomats from china

the landmark at sycamore gap, beside hadrian's wall in northumberland, was cut down overnight.es, starring kevin costner. northumbria police said the teenager had been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. officials say he is in helping with the investigation. and before we go, one of the uk's most beloved actors, sir michael gambon, has died at the age of 82. welcome, welcome to another year. he was known to millions as professor albus dumbledore across six harry potter films. gambon's work also included stage and tv roles over a career that spanned six decades. the dublin—born actor died in hospital after a bout of pneumonia. daniel radcliffe, who played harry potter in the films, said the "brilliant, effortless" actor quote "loved his job but never seemed defined by it". thank you for watching bbc news. we are back at the top of the hour. stay with us. hello there. after all the cloud around on thursday and the heavy overnight rain, friday looks to be dry and brighter for many of us, thanks to a ridge of high pressure some good sunny spells around to start the day but th

investigating the felling officers investigating the felling of the world famous sycamore gap tree in northumberlandtinue to tussle over funding, donald trump and a number of his republican presidential rivals in california for a tea party conference. it comes just two days after a heated televised debate which the former president refused to attend. we're expecting donald trump to start a 90 minute speech very shortly and we will dip into that when it happens. mark williams is a republican strategist and joins me now from washington. how important is this convention? the california gop say it's the state party's biggest convention ever with over 1000 people attending including 4 presidential hopefuls. i think at the end of the day, it is good for sound bites but not much more when you look at the path to a nomination you'll hopefully consider california to be a must get on that path but fresh off the heels of the debate this week, there are folks who were going to look to try to continue the momentum and present trouble tried to continue some of his momentum as well. he is the defective leader at t

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we�*ll keep that band of rain into the likes of northumberland for a time.into the evening hours, then, most of the rain eases away for a time, but overnight we�*ll see more heavy showers and potentially thunderstorms pushing into the southwest of england, wales, perhaps along the south coast as well. quite mild, murky and muggy for most of us, but colder, fresher conditions. much of scotland could see a touch of grass frost. into sunday, then, fine and dry for much of scotland and northern england for a time, but then we�*ve got these heavy downpours just pushing their way into southern parts of england, wales, northern ireland could see some of them later on as well. so some thunderstorms. you might well see some large hail and gusty winds with some of those downpours. still quite humid, 22, possibly 23 degrees towards the southeast, but typically the mid to high teens further north. and those heavy showers and thunderstorms will push further north across northern england, eventually into southern scotland overnight sunday. into monday, this frontal system

northumberland national park authority believes that a well—known 300—year—old sycamore tree was deliberatelydrian's wall. its familiar silhouette was often photographed, and featured in the film robin hood: prince of thieves. you're live with bbc news. new rules have been published for what presenters on flagship bbc programmes can say on social media following a row over gary lineker�*s posts. in march the bbc presenter was suspended for a tweet criticising the government's asylum policy — he was then reinstated after a few days. the report says high—profile presenters should be allowed to express views on issues and policies but should stop short of political campaigning. gary lineker said the new rules were "all very sensible." 0ur media correspondent david sillitto has the story. so let's go through the findings with helena wilkinson. what have we learnt today about what presenters can or cannot say? ianthem presenters can or cannot say? when the director-general— presenters can or cannot say? when the director-general of— presenters can or cannot say? when the director-general of the -

we keep the band of rain into northumberland for a time, to the south plenty of sunny and dry weather across the north—west of the uk, contrast that to the south—east, highs of 27 degrees. moving through into the evening, most of the rain easing away for a time but overnight we see more heavy showers and potentially thunderstorms in the south—west of england, wales, along the south coast. it is mild and murky most of us, cold and fresh conditions and much of scotland could see grass frost. 0n conditions and much of scotland could see grass frost. on sunday it is fine and dry for scotland and northern england but we have heavy downpours pushing into southern parts of england, wales, northern ireland could see some later. some thunderstorms, you might see some large hail and gusty winds with the downpours, quite humid, 23 degrees in the south—east, typically at the mid to high teens further north. there is heavy showers and thunderstorms push further north across northern england, eventually into southern scotland overnight on sunday. into mandate this rumble system works and from the w

the north east skinny dip has become an annual tradition in northumberland.of pure joy and freedom'. a bit chilly if you ask me. much more on the bbc news website in the bbc news app. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it's around 50 mm double that over high ground so there could be some localised flooding building in across parts of scotland. all done to an area of low pressure, a rapidly developing lowjust to the south of the republic of ireland. this will also bring some very strong winds to the far north west of scotland as well where overnight we could be looking at gusts of over 60-70 odd we could be looking at gusts of over 60—70 odd miles for the hebrides and the islands. the heavy rain bringing the islands. the heavy rain bringing the risk of some localised flooding as well. further southward, that band of crosses wales england, by the time he reaches eastern areas not really a great deal left on it. a mild night. dusty south—westerly winds ensuring that. temperatures around 12—15. winds ensuring that. temperatures around 12—15 . tomorrow, a