so across orkney and shetland that band of rain sinking south. northern ireland, england and wales again a lot of cloud around similar to today. some drizzle across western areas and some breaks in the cloud for central and eastern areas. temperatures reaching a high of 17 degrees which is very high for this time of year. on friday the cold front pushes south and behind that the air turns a lot chillier. the weather front itself is weakening all the time. not much on it by friday afternoon. behind that the sunshine comes out but it starts to feel a lot cooler with those sunnier skies working into the afternoon. around eight degrees in aberdeen. further south temperatures coming down a few degrees as well so it starts to feel cooler. looking at the weather picture into the weekend, across the north—east of the uk friday night is cold and even some patches of rust but on saturday another weather front is pushing some patches of rust but on saturday another weatherfront is pushing its way in from the west bringing thicker cloud and some outbreaks of

relatively cooler, just about clinging on across parts of scotland but should be a fine start for orkney the day with perhaps a mistiness over the top of hills will stay damp for some in scotland and england even in threatening but the same time we will publish that to see if you sunny spells breaking through across parts of the south of england and southern wales wales and parts of east anglia and that could boost temperatures as high as 19 degrees. into next week we have got some strengthening south—westerly winds on the way somebody will a windier day with south—westerly winds bringing layers of clouds mostly affecting western perhaps the south with the best of any bright weather in eastern areas but a lot of high clouds of any glimpses of sunshine will be likely to be on the haiti side with mild conditions continuing in temperatures mostly between 14—18 c. into tuesday, this very long slow moving weather front will bring a hosepipe of moisture hitting some of our western hills and covering some very significant rainfall totals and perhaps enough to call some localised surface water f

tomorrow, more cloud generally speaking, some sunshine in orkney and shetland is but even here, moreloud than we saw today. a reasonably mild even with the view cloud breaks developing, especially in the west but in eastern scotland, eastern england, a bit of a chill on the eastern side of a weather front and that means temperatures only around 10-12 but that means temperatures only around 10—12 but a change on the way, it is just a temporary blip because temperatures are back up by the time we hit wednesday because the area of high pressure with us slips further southwards and allows atlantic winds to push back in off the west, chasing the weather front back into the north sea. early rain on wednesday in orkney and shetland and a few splashes down eastern coasts but otherwise a dry and bright day and more sunshine compared to tuesday and eastern areas that little bit milder, across the board, temperatures two or three degrees above average for the time of the year. but cold air will make more of a dominant surge as we go to the end of the week, behind this active weather front on th

it should be a fine start for orkney and shetland with some sunny spells, may be the odd isolated showerewhere, turning light and patchy through the day, some mistiness over the tops of the hills. damp in northern england and scotland. we will start to see sunny spells breaking through across parts of the south of england and south midlands. temperatures could be high as 19 degrees. next week, some strengthening winds. monday will be a windier kind of day, the south—westerly winds bringing layers of cloud and rain mostly affecting the west and perhaps the south. the best of any dry or bright weather across eastern areas but they will be a lot of high cloud so any glimpses of sunshine will be on the hazy side. temperatures foremost between 1a and 18 celsius. one tuesday, there will be moisture hitting some of our western hills and it could bring significant rainfall totals, perhaps enough to cause localised surface water flooding. away from the mountains, little rain, and with breaks in the cloud, it could become even milder. temperatures might reach 20 or 21 celsius across parts of east

we will hold onto that in orkney and shetland.lsewhere a lot of cloud, some outbreaks of rain which will turn increasingly light and patchy through the day, and some bright and sunny spells developing for southern counties of england and parts of the midlands through the afternoon which could lift temperatures to 19 degrees with a southerly wind bringing mild air in our direction. that is a trend that continues into the start of the new week. low pressure to the west, outbreaks of rain at times, some brisk winds but the wind is coming from the south tapping into this very mild or even warm air. that will lift the temperatures through monday and into tuesday, but that doesn't mean blue skies and sunshine all the time, far from it. in fact on monday we will see cloud and showery rain moving eastwards, heavy bursts at times, but the temperatures up to 18 degrees. and by tuesday, temperatures are set to climb even further. again, there will be quite a lot of cloud, some rain turning heavy and persistent in western areas through the da

light wind, but further north, cloud increasing, the wind stronger, touching a0 in orkney.feeling pleasant. a cooler week ahead compared to recent days but a dry day. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: pressure grows on the government to help businesses facing soaring energy bills as some of its own mps join industry bosses in asking for support. the education secretary commits to tackling persistant pupil absences "head on", describing it as a key priority. us officials have held their first face to face talks with the taliban since they took power in afghanistan. women travelling home alone could soon be offered protection from a free mobile phone app. campaigners say it doesn't go far enough. i don't think that that is the way forward at all. it is not that i don't support it, it's that i don't think it will help end mail violence like making misogyny hate crime would be.

mild, 11 to 13, but cooler clinging on across parts of scotland where it should be fine start to orkney turns lighter and patch your through the day, perhaps a mistiness over the tops of the hills but it will stay damp for some tops of the hills but it will stay dampforsome in tops of the hills but it will stay damp for some in scotland and northern england, even into the afternoon, and we will start to see sunny spells breaking through across parts of the south of england, southern wales in the south midlands, perhaps because of east anglia and that could as temperatures as high as 19 degrees. next week, strengthening south—westerly winds are on the way south—westerly winds are on the way so monday will be a windier kind of day, though south—westerly winds bringing layers of cloud and pulses of rain, mostly affecting the west and perhaps the south. the best of any bright or dry weather across eastern areas but they will be high cloud so any cleanses of sunshine will be a hazy side, mild conditions continue, temperatures were most between 1a and 18 celsius. enter to stay, this very long

some sunshine first thing, will see some sunshine first thing, will hold onto some of that through orkneyght sunny spells developing for southerns counties of england, into wales and parts of midland through the afternoon. that could lift temperatures to 19 degrees with a southerly wind bringing milder air in our direction. that trend continues into next week, low—pressure to the rest of us, frontal systems bringing outbreaks of rain at times, some brisk winds, the wind is coming from the south tapping into all of this very mild or even warm air, that really will let the temperature through monday and into tuesday. but that doesn't mean blue skies and sunshine all the time, farfrom it, on monday we will see cloud and showery rain staggering eastwards and heavy bursts of rain at times, temperatures 1a to 18 degrees. by tuesday, temperatures are set to climb further but there will be a lot of cloud, some rain, which looks like it could turn heavy and persistent in the west but if the cloud breaks and we see some sunshine, that is where we could see temperatures up to 20 or possibly even 21

southernmost counties of england and into the channel islands, sunshine here and some sunshine across orkneyet through the afternoon, still a few showers around that many places will become drier. in the sunshine across the south we could get to 19 or 20 tomorrow, still around 9 in lerwick, but that is bang on the seasonal average for this stage in october. as we go through sunday night and into monday, the start of next week, a big area of low pressure towards the north atlantic driving things, anticlockwise winds coming all the way from the mid—atlantic, bringing outbreaks of rain but also bringing a further surge of even milder weather all the way to the far north of scotland, by tuesday we could see temperatures widely upper teens, low 20s. the windiest conditions with some rain at times on wednesday, and has that clear through, things will turn a little colder as we head towards the end of next week. that is how your weather macro is looking, and ben thompson has all your headlines shortly. i'm ben boulous, live in leigh—on—sea, where the killing of the mp david amess is being treated a

not a bad day as well for orkney, shetland and the very far north of the highlands.lo, this is bbc news. the headlines: police say they're treating the killing of the mp, sir david amess, as a terrorist incident, after he was stabbed to death during a constituency surgery. side by side in grief — the prime minister and leader of the opposition visit the scene as tributes are paid from across politics. he was a man of the people. he was absolutely there for everyone. he was a much loved parliamentarian. to me, he was a dear and loyalfriend. the killing has resurfaced the dilemma facing mps over security at their surgeries — and whether it would be safer to hold them virtually. we don't want to become like other countries, other mp5 when they visit us they are aghast that we actually meet our constituents face—to—face. i think we want to carry on doing that, and i think we can, but we have got to do it in a way which is safer. questions asked about how a covid pcr testing lab that recorded thousands of inaccurate results won a multi—million pound government contract. n

we will hold onto that in orkney and shetland.nd parts of the midlands through the afternoon which could lift temperatures to 19 degrees with a

relatively cool row just about clinging on across parts of scotland where it should be a fine start for orkneyf hills but it should stay damp for some tops of hills but it should stay dampforsome in tops of hills but it should stay damp for some in scotland and northern and even into the afternoon. we were sad to see a few sunny spells breaking through across parts of the south of england. that could boost temperatures as high as 19 degrees. into next week we have got some strengthening south—westerly winds on the way so monday will be a windier kind of day. south—westerly winds bringing layers of cloud in the rain is mostly affecting the west and perhaps the south. the best of any bite or dry weather across eastern areas but there will be a lot of high cloud so any glimpses of central and likely to be a hazy side and mild conditions continue with temperatures between 1a and 18 celsius. into tuesday this very long slow moving when a fund will bring a hosepipe of moisture hitting some of our western hills and it could bring significant rainfall totals and perhaps enough to turn local ice surfac

showers in the northern half of scotland, a king breeze, up to 40mph for orkney and shetland, lighter feel quite pleasant in the sunshine, temperatures upper teens, a cooler feel with the strength of the wind across the northern half of scotland. the breeze still blowing through the night and into monday, but many of the showers will clear, cloud in the west moving into monday morning, but by and large icy will be a cooler night for all as we start the new way, temperatures in rural areas falling, but we will continue with a largely dry fame. icy will feel cooler than the day that has just gone, but icy will not be a cold day. patchy rain and drizzle working this way crossed parts of north of england, turning claudia after a bright start, further south some mist and fog patches, the winds will be lighter and still very pleasant. temperatures between 12 and 17. through the rest of the way, not much in the way of rain until we reach the weekend potentially for scotland and northern ireland and temperature setting somewhere in the mid teens. goodbye for now. hello. this is bbc news. we'l

a scattering of showers in the northern half of scotland, winds may be touching 40mph in orkney and shetlandently, but still not faring too badly. ia to 20 for the vast majority. the week ahead should be mainly dry, but it will feel cooler. this is bbc news, the headlines... chancellor sebastian kurz of austria has announced that he will step down, after he was placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption offences. mr kurz, who denies the accusations, said he would remain leader of his party. talks have been under way in the qatari capital doha between senior us and taliban officials. it's their first face—to—face meeting since the militants seized control of afghanistan. latest results from the czech republic's election have the opposition together party taking the lead ahead of the ruling party of controversial prime minister andrej babis. with nearly all the votes counted he may now have to cede government to a coalition of opposition groups. taiwanese president tsai ing—wen has vowed to uphold democracy and freedom at home amid growing tensions with beijing. responding to a spee

tomorrow, more cloud generally speaking, some sunshine in orkney and shetland is but even here, more

showers through the northern half of scotland with a keen breeze, cabbages may be touching 40mph for orkneyen used to in recent days but still not faring too badly, 1a to 20 for the still not faring too badly, 1a to 20 forthe majority. still not faring too badly, 1a to 20 for the majority. the week ahead should be mainly dry but after recent days it will feel cooler. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... pressure grows on the government to help businesses facing soaring energy bills, as some of its own mps join industry bosses in asking for support. the education secretary commits to tackling persistant pupil absences head on, describing it as a key priority. women travelling home alone could soon be offered protection from a free mobile phone app. now on bbc news, emily brown investigates the effect social media companies are having on children's lives, in disclosure: who's looking after the kids? one in three internet users is a child. pizza! children's attention is worth billions. it's an industry fuelled by personal data. ad tech and big tech sometimes know more about a young person

half of scotland throughout the day, quite a keen breeze here, maybe touching a0 miles an hour in orkneyurther south so even if it does feel that bit fresher, it will still feel quite pleasant out there in the sunshine, temperatures, upperteens, maybe just squeezing a low of 20. a cooler feel across the northern half scotland. the breeze still blowing through the night and into monday, but many showers will clear, a bit more cloud into the western isles as we go through into monday morning but by and large, it will be a cooler night for all as we start the new week, temperatures in rural areas down into lower single figures. but the week ahead, we continue with a largely dry theme. yes, it will feel cooler than the days just gone but it won't be a cold week by any means. monday we have cloud and patchy rain and drizzle working its way into parts of scotland, maybe into the north of england through the day. turning cloudier after a bright start. further south, one or two early morning mist and fog patches clearing, some good long sunny spells, winds will be lighter and still fairly pleasa

best of the sunshine, though, across northeast scotland into orkney and shetland.erally speaking, the weekend is a milder affair. we will see some rain at times, particularly in the west on saturday. a mix of sunshine and showers on sunday. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... as extreme weather grips the world, the bbc learns of countries lobbying for a more gradual move away from fossil fuels. india has been experiencing the effects of climate change first—hand. recent floods have killed more than 150 people. our reporter is on the ground with the latest. in this one small village alone, more than 100 homes were completely destroyed, and just as many were left damaged. as the river rose earlier in the week, people say they ran for their lives. also in the programme: buckingham palace reveals that queen elizabeth spent wednesday night in hospital for preliminary medical checks, she's now back at windsor castle. borisjohnson urges people to get vaccinated —

still mild for most but starting to turn colder across orkney, shetland and northern parts of highlandin england, wales and northern ireland, those temperatures will be coming down several degrees compared with what we have seen. into the weekend, the chance of a frost to start the day on saturday across the north—east but otherwise this weekend there will be some rain around at times. that�*s your weather. steve holden, bbc news. this is bbc news. i�*m james reynolds. the headlines at three: captain kirk heads for the final frontier — william shatner is preparing to blast off on a trip to the edge of space, becoming the oldest person to boldly go where no man has gone before. the eu are to propose fewer border checks on goods moving between northern ireland and the rest of the uk, to try and address the row over trade. it is incumbent upon us as a government and i think it is incumbent upon the eu, to make sure we have a sustainable future arrangement and it is not working at the moment. fears about the impact on christmas, as the biggest commercial port in britain deals with a backlo

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the same between shetland and orkney.de away. still the odd spots of rain and drizzle with a fairly cloudy afternoon for the vast majority. a bit of sunshine here and there and temperatures beginning to creep up day by day. they will creep up creep up day by day. they will creep up further as we go into the start of next week. the big area of low pressure, lots of no across parts of iceland but in doing so it will be dragging in some warm airfor us, going all the way from the mid—atlantic and it is that which will really lift the temperatures into the start of next week. by the time we hit tuesday, we could hit temperatures of18— time we hit tuesday, we could hit temperatures of 18— 20 degrees. the charts, the symbols, so it will be one of those weeks with outbreaks of rain coming and going and wednesday could be particularly wet and windy for some. the end of the week looking colderfor some. that is how it is looking. looking colder for some. that is how it is looking-— it is looking. umbrellas at the read . let's take a

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