bringing bands of rain into lewis and the northern highlands, orkney and shetland.es, try for a time and then more cloud spills. patchy rain by dawn, western england with a mild start, fresherfor rain by dawn, western england with a mild start, fresher for northern ireland and wales. the pressure not moving away in any hurry but is on the move. when this weather to north—east scotland and blustery conditions to north—east england. whilst we still have those bands of showers, orkney, shetland and into the central swathe of western scotland, by the side of that there will be sunshine around. after a largely dry afternoon in northern ireland, 12 showers but most places avoid them. bear in mind you'll will have the blustery weather, roughly and 62 south wood who will see lots more cloud starting the day. that rain will work east was throughout the morning but it means for many, a lwa ys the morning but it means for many, always the greater chance of seeing some rain at times and into the afternoon and east midlands, the odd heavy shower. most download agree or two. scot

through the night that becomes confined to orkney, eventually it moves into shetland and the north highlandsry tomorrow morning. a milder night than last night. temperatures in the teens in many city centres. bright start, lots of dry weather to come on wednesday except parts of north—west scotland. or two showers in eastern scotland, northern england and northern wales later. the vast majority stay dry. sunny conditions across east anglia and the southern counties of england. cooler along the. further inland, 26, 27 celsius. the sun every bit as strong across the south with pollen levels high. we'll see more clouds enveloping through the afternoon in these areas but temperatures widely into the 20s. 21 possible in eastern scotland. a bit more brightness than we saw through today. temperatures in the uk went quite reach the heights in parts of france and spain on wednesday afternoon. that air is trying to move towards us but it never quite makes it. but weather front sees that off because it pushes in through the night and into thursday morning, introducing atla ntic thursday morning, introd

further north, we have the gales, gusts of a0 or maybe 50 mph across scotland, towards orkney and shetlandpells of rain towards the end of the day. the best of the sunshine is across eastern scotland. for northern ireland, variable cloud with brightness at times. the best of the brightness for england to the higher ground. further south, we could have a scattering of showers towards the south—east. you can see temperatures ranging between 20 and 22 celsius, but we could make 2a25 across the south—east. this evening, i think the showers fizzle away from central, southern and eastern parts. mostly dry. more cloud piling into western areas by the end of the night, maybe long spells of rain in south—western parts of england and western wales. quite mild, but colder further north. the windy weather. way as the low pressure moves to scandinavia. north—westerly winds for some. the cooler air will introduce brightness in scotland and northern england. some blustery showers. the further south you are, more in the way of cloud. patchy rain on the higher ground in the west. temperature wise, 15, 2i r

showers across southern areas i suspect and further north willacy bands of cloud working into shetland, orkneyrts of sutherland and lewis. elsewhere, throughout this evening, a few showers in central areas but northern ireland stays dry with sunshine and brightening up for some in north—west england where we have seen cloud so far but some cloud will linger across south lancashire and merseyside and same in wales and southern counties of england, sunny spells but when two showers to finish the day with temperatures this evening still in low 20s. most of the showers will fade, pretty worked for some, cloud rushes across ireland into western fringes of england and wales, mild enough start to sunday for england and wales, still a bit breezy. pressure is starting to pull away means north east england will see the strongest winds. some sunny spells and a few showers, the rest of northern england brightening up after a cloudy start, a jump—sta rt. england brightening up after a cloudy start, a jump—start. . england brightening up after a cloudy start, ajump—start. . skies will brighten up, one or tw

15 million people in the uk watched live asjoe brown and five others took on the old man of hoy in orkneyhe rope there which stopped me pulling the rope into the carabiner to secure myself. he was then, and still is, among the world's most well—known climbers. but his greatest achievement was nearly 30 years earlier in the himalayas, scaling the unclimbed mountain of kangchenjunga. it's almost as high as everest but harder to climb. some of his fellow mountaineers were involved in the successful ascent of everest two years earlier. they were climbing royalty. joe was a builder from manchester. this was my kangchenjunga axe that i was supplied with. joe recalls how surprised he was when the expedition leader asked him tojoin. when i received a telegram, saying, "invited on kangchenjunga expedition, letter following, want to meet you in london, et cetera," i was... i mean, it wasjust incredible, ijust couldn't believe it. the mountain was prone to avalanches, and its terrain was treacherous butjoe was fearless. that's me. camp 1 was actually in a crevasse, and while we were there, i decided

showers across southern areas i suspect and further north willacy bands of cloud working into shetland, orkneyroughout this evening, a few showers in central areas but northern ireland stays dry with sunshine and brightening up for some in north—west england where we have seen in north—west england where we have seen cloud so far but some cloud will linger across south

north though, we have those gales, gusts of 40 to maybe 50 mph across northern scotland in towards orkneyspells of rain towards the end of the day. the best of the sunshine always across eastern scotland. for northern ireland, variable cloud, a little bit of brightness at times with the best of the brightness for england to the higher ground, east of the pennines. further south we could have a scattering of showers in towards the south—east but quite widely, as you can see, temperatures ranging between 20 to 22 celsius but we could make 24, 25 across the south—east. now, this evening, i think the showers begin to fizzle away from central, southern and eastern parts and foremost, it should be dry. more cloud, though, piling into western areas by the end of the night, maybe longer spells of rain for the north—west of england, in towards the south—west parts of england and western wales. temperature wise, a bit mild but a bit nippy further north. now, the windy weather continues to pull away as that area of low pressure moves off into scandinavia but we are into a run of more north westerly

a vigorous area of low pressure will bring to the north highlands and orkney and shetland, and we willgland and wales. it could make the mid—20s and the south east. it will be dry for a while overnight before thicker cloud and some patchy rain pushes to western areas. it will remain lustily in the northern half of scotland. into sunday, a touch fresher across—the—board, brighter weather pushing down across northern parts of the uk. top temperatures in the south—west around 21 or 22 degrees. the government says twenty—seven high—rise blocks of flats in 15 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests. four buildings on the chalcot estate near swiss cottage in london were evacuated last night by authorities for "urgent fire safety works". they identified a number of issues in the blocks around the installation around gas pipes going in the flats, around fire doors. the message to me was that the combination of the flammable external cladding and the issues inside the block meant the building was not safe. some residents spent the night in hotels or an air bed on the night in h

rain early on across the north of scotla nd of rain early on across the north of scotland up towards orkney scotland, a focal point for most of friday's rain. the sunshine further south. light wind, as well. the london area, 24. up to 21 in belfast. not far away from that in aberdeen. some rain through aberdeenshire for a time on friday evening but the western side of scotla nd evening but the western side of scotland sees most of the rain, stronger wind, to. dawn, scotland sees most of the rain, strongerwind, to. dawn, saturday, scotland sees most of the rain, stronger wind, to. dawn, saturday, a warm night once again with many places, 15—16d. a warm start to the weekend and will be a very warm weekend and will be a very warm weekend for the vast majority. the wind is beginning to come in from a long way south from the azores, so that going to warm things up. the fresh air is to the north of this weather front which will bring rain and a breeze to western scotland and it may start grave for parts of england and wales by the afternoon it is broken cloud, sunny spells and the warmth will be

have cloud and patchy rain coming and going through the day, tending to go away from shetland and orkneythere. but in the cooler and things just 13 or 1a but eastern parts of scotla nd just 13 or 1a but eastern parts of scotland might see 2526 again, as we will see across the eastern part of northern ireland. not to wash today but rather cloudy as opposed to sunny and bright. —— not a wash—out today. and there is an outside chance of a thunderstorm brewing up because of the heat. that is no surprise when we are talking about temperatures getting into the low 30s. we are likely to break the 30 degrees of yesterday. 32 would make it the hottest day of the year so far. it is notjust in southern and eastern areas. overnight this were the front is still with us and it is slowly starting to make its way to the south. —— this weather front. uncomfortable because of the high humidity, but it will be rising elsewhere as well. if you vowed last night uncomfortable, unfortunately repeats tonight. that weather front is slipping south tomorrow and on tuesday so it gets cloudy and cooler across scotla

it will stay cloudy in orkney and shetland but for most, a fine afternoon.gland and wales, and breaks of rain coming in during the day, heaviest across western areas with a rumble of thunder into the afternoon. rain spreads through the morning and afternoon, but for most of us, it will be chilliest in the brightest conditions. in northern scotland, things are swapping around again. the weather front clearing away from england and wales as well as northern ireland. here we will see sunshine and showers on friday, heaviest during the afternoon across eastern areas. western areas, fewer showers, and a bit more sunshine to finish the day. a quick peek into the weekend, we will see further rain at times. back to you both. thanks, matt. this is where we test matt to see if he has got it right. straight to warwick castle and the sun is shining. steph appears to be in combat. fortu nately, in combat. fortunately, i am not the one doing this sword fight this morning. this is two of our knights, in brussels at the moment for sure they will be doing later on. hundreds

it could be still cloudy, damp and windy across orkney, shetland and caithness. will be a sunny afternoon. the sunshine turning hazy, but temperatures up on yesterday's values. south west wales, devon and cornwall, finishing the afternoon with outbreaks of rain. through tonight, the rain spreading erratically. heaviest and most persistent on the hills. a bit of rainfor persistent on the hills. a bit of rain for northern ireland and southern scotland but it will be dry for much of scotland and northern ireland. with clear skies, a chilly night. elsewhere, it should be a mild start. sorry about that matt. a lot more rain and then it will be sunny. thank you very much. it's 10am. i'm victoria derbyshire. less tha n less than 24 hours until you get to vote in tom's uk general election. we will bring you reports from around the country and the latest in our vic's van share. john ashworth doesn't rule out throwing his hat into the leadership hat. can't tell me how much a prescription costs. i was lucky enough to go to university before we had fees. i don't know what i

breezy on saturday, overall pressure pushing to the north, and for shetland and orkney, and the hebridesan see all the campers. almost eve ryo ne can see all the campers. almost everyone asleep at this stage. lizo is there for us, chatting to some of those already set up. good morning. good morning. the festival site is beginning to wake up. it has been going for the past couple of hours, people enjoying the breezy and warm start to the day. the main event gets on later on the pyramid stage. it will begin with a minute of silence, remembering people who lost their lives in recent tragic events both in manchester and london. of course, tied into that, people have been noticing much more security around the site, bag searches as they come in, searches across the festival area. it doesn‘t seem to be harming many people‘s enjoyment of the festival itself so far. they here for the music. it starts later. the is waiting up. i am joined by a customary regular and a newbie. this is your first glastonbury, what do you make of it so far? it is nice and chill out. it is britain at its best. everyon