falling wintry, so some sleet mixed in in shetland and orkney. there will be snow above and orkney.ill be snow above an elevation of 400 metres or so. temperatures will be down closer to normal for the time of year with highs of seven or 8 degrees through thursday afternoon. that caller shot of weather doesn't last long because it turns milder again, through friday and saturday, but there will be rain accompanying that particularly in scotland at times. thank you. and a reminder of our top story this lunchtime. rescue efforts continue as more than 1700 people are confirmed dead and many injured after powerful earthquakes in turkey. the uk will send search and rescue specialists to help. that's it, so goodbye from me. the latest headlines from bbc sport centre. manchester city accused of more than 100 charges of breaching financial rules by the premier league following a four year investigation. possible sanctions are found proven include points deductions or even expulsion or a relegation from the league. i spoke to olly foster who explained what the main charges are. you can strip

do you have been up there in orkney, shetland and really see a tumultuous change come in terms of ine labour party almost sweeping the board in scotland in 2015. the snp all but three seats. it's is it is that sort of a flash in the pan or does the snp's hold over scotland's stretch beyond one central figure . well i think is central figure. well i think is what we're about to learn isn't it. there has been a growing feeling in the last few weeks and months actually, that it was all beginning to catch up with the snp and that the baggage of 15 years of government without really a brilliant record of delivery was beginning to be found out . so, you know, we found out. so, you know, we shall see what comes next. this late mp remain in a massive bully dominant position in scotland. but then again, as you see that was the labour party was until 2015 changed. sometimes when it comes can come a quite remarkable rate and in a very dramatic way . a quite remarkable rate and in a very dramatic way. i think, though, that, you know any objective analysis will tell you that with nicholas sturgeo

showers, better chance of sums senior breaks across the south of england and again shetland and may be orkney plenty of sunshine around, temperatures around similar to what we will see over the next couple of days. then as we go into the weekend, notice these blues are starting to push down as we go into sunday and beyond, temperatures will drop further and we could see a little bit of snow. that is all from the bbc news at one, now we joined the bbc news at one, now we joined the bbc news at one, now we joined the bbc was big news teens where you are. good afternoon — it'sjust 1:30pm and this is your latest sports news. england captain ben stokes said he felt blessed to be part of their thrilling finish, to the second test with new zealand — despite losing the match byjust a single run. it means the series finishes leveli all. with a target of 258, england were all out for 256, jimmy anderson with the chance to hit the winning runs for the first time in his career. but he was caught, as it was new zealand celebrating a remarkable comeback, after being forced to follow on in their second inni

for the shetland and orkney.imilar day friday actually in the west a lot of clouds and drizzle over the hills of wales down for north—west england to start we will outbreaks rain will see outbreaks of rain across of scotland across western parts of scotland . brighter skies developing across parts of east wales , across parts of east wales, southwest england and northern ireland. most places just dry and cloudy. and again, temperatures getting up into the teens and one or two locations and widely up double figures won't be as windy on friday either as go through the evening. we'll see that rain just heading its way across the northern isles . still some northern isles. still some drizzle over western hills, but most places looking dry and smelly places be dry into to saturday for england where we will see some rain for a time crossing scotland and northern ireland, most places turning brighter on sunday with some sunny spells, but also a little colder . welcome back to gb news live . welcome back to gb news live.

run overnight services, seven nights a week, from aberdeen on the scottish mainland, or kirkwall in orkneyr ten hours though, so if the romanticism of waking up somewhere new doesn't cut it, then you might prefer the ease of flying, which will only take a couple of hours from most uk cities. it is partly this remoteness of shetland that has allowed for its many archaeological sites to survive over the centuries. there's over 5,000 years of human history scattered across the islands, and this place is a good place to start. these ancient roundhouses are unique to scotland, and despite intense scrutiny, their origins are shrouded in mystery. and if you're planning to travel to shetland when the days are longer, then try to catch the annual boat race. the event sees sailors take to the waters to do what they do best, and compete against fellow islanders. this year, it takes place onjune 25th. well, do stay with us, because still to come on the travel show, after 35 years and 14,000 performances, we bid a fond farewell to broadway's phantom of the opera. here in shetland, the fires may have di

showers orkney and showers across orkney and shetland elsewhere slowly brightens and if we get any brightensunshine we could see highs of 13 or 14 degrees so well above the average, around eighteen at this time of year into the evening further wet evening time. further wet weather moves in from the atlantic, spreading into northern scotland northern ireland and scotland and then the winds start picking up during the early hours combined some heavy could combined with some heavy could lead tricky and lead to some tricky and conditions for those up early into friday morning a met office coming in for from 5:00 as a result a lot of cloud around the winds picking up here eight or nine as a minimum temperature complete to what we've seen over last few nights. so a metservice warning for gusts of 60 to 70, possibly 75 miles an hour across. the coasts of parts of scotland , north—east england, scotland, north—east england, leading to some tricky commutes. first thing here elsewhere across england, wales into northern ireland, some patchy rain and gusty winds here. temperatures on the mild side, 14

the stonehenge of the north, probably the most important prehistoric site between wiltshire and the orkneys tall. it is believed they were once topped with gypsum, making them almost illuminous against the landscape and visible from miles away. one theory is that they are aligned to mirror the constellation of orion with the henges representing the belt in the night sky. like stonehenge they represent a physical link to our neolithic history, one with so many unanswered questions, but one that exemplifies how important this site was to the people that created it thousands of years ago. john maguire, bbc news, ripon. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello. a fairly overcast day today but it will be getting brighter over the next few days. predominantly dry and the night—time frosts are expected to return. here is the latest satellite picture. you can see a lot of cloud across the uk but there are a few breaks here and there. let's look at the forecast heading into the evening. a few breaks here and there, maybe some spots of drizzle with the cloud is thickest out towards

but the winds will probably pick up a little bit further across orkney and shetland where we could seee next few hours. so certainly very, very blowy conditions for northern scotland with those severe gales and with that comes the prospect of some localised transport disruption. so, bear that in mind. now away from those very strong winds just running across northern scotland, we also have plenty of showers for northern ireland, a few for the north—west of england and wales, but drier weather further south. because it's quite windy though, it's not that cold a start to the day as we head into the first part of wednesday. frost free for most with temperatures around three to five degrees. now for wednesday's charts, that area of low pressure is going to be weakening and moving over towards norway. what follows is quite a gusty flow of north westerly winds and a warm front that's going to make its presence felt across northern ireland, the north west of england and wales and south west scotland. it's across these areas where the weather's going to turn damp, some sunshine for northeast s

showers orkney and showers across orkney and shetland elsewhere slowly brightens and if we get any brightensunshine we could see highs of 13 or 14 degrees so well above the average, around eighteen at this time of year into the evening further wet evening time. further wet weather moves in from the atlantic, spreading into northern scotland northern ireland and scotland and then the winds start picking up during the early hours combined some heavy could combined with some heavy could lead tricky and lead to some tricky and conditions for those up early into friday morning a met office coming in for from 5:00 as a result a lot of cloud around the winds picking up here eight or nine as a minimum temperature complete to what we've seen over last few nights. so a metservice warning for gusts of 60 to 70, possibly 75 miles an hour across. the coasts of parts of scotland , north—east england, scotland, north—east england, leading to some tricky commutes. first thing here elsewhere across england, wales into northern ireland, some patchy rain and gusty winds here. temperatures on the mild side, 14

wettest conditions will be across orkney. winds will turn night., a much—loved great british bake off judge, and now at the age of 82, do i get permission? that's a no. dame prue leith is taking to the stage for her first ever tour. dame prue kicked off her shows earlier this week, which look back on all the ups and downs of her career. let's take a look at some of her highlights. i'm going to make a very quick gooseberry sauce. gooseberry sauce is a classic with mackerel because mackerel flesh is quite rich and oily. i reckon that's a fair portion for one person. could perhaps feed two for a first course. the most important thing about mussels is to clean them properly and to check each one. i need an onion, baby. there's one in the fridge. i like the way she's flirting with me already. i know, i know. a little bit of "baby." she's used to being with chefs all the time, you know? - she knows what chefs are like. i know what i haven't done — is wash my hands. wahey! i love the idea of eating off lenny henry's face. is this meant to look like chips

north of scotland but with cooler conditions at least you will see some bright or sunny spells for orkneysterly winds. a few patches of drizzle to start the day across western areas but through the day, there will be a lot of dry weather and bright sunny spells coming through at times that are very mild across parts of eastern england. 16 degrees in norwich and 8 degrees above average for the time of year. those mild south—westerly winds are back with us again on tuesday but extending northwards across scotland so temperatures across northern scotland will be rising. 13 degrees, for example, in aberdeen. often the weather was going to be cloudy on tuesday but some bright sunny spells breaking through from time to time. there will be a change in the weather pattern as we head to the middle part of the week. we lose the south—westerly wind and swap for the north—westerly winds bringing cooler conditions. i say cooler, and actually temperatures on wednesday will be closer to average for the time of weather to turn a bit brighter later in the week. this is bbc news, the headlines... the us se

but the winds will probably pick up a little bit further across orkney and shetland where we could seee next few hours. so certainly very, very blowy conditions for northern scotland with those severe gales and with that comes the prospect of some localised transport disruption. so, bear that in mind. now away from those very strong winds just running across northern scotland. we also have plenty of showers for northern ireland, a few for the north west of england and wales, but drier weather further south, because it's quite windy though, it's not that cold a start to the day as we head into the first part of wednesday. frost free for most with temperatures around three to five degrees. now for wednesday's charts, that area of low pressure is going to be weakening and moving over towards norway. what follows is quite a gusty flow of north westerly winds and a warm front that's going to make its presence felt across northern ireland, the north west of england and wales and south west scotland. it's across these areas where the weather's going to turn damp, some sunshine for northeast s

drizzle, more general rain moving across the far north of scotland and will continue to progress across orkneyk over the hills, but stayed mild, five to 8 degrees.

showers across orkney and elsewhere slowly and shetland elsewhere slowly brightens up.ne we could see highs of 13 or 14 degrees well above the average, around eighteen at this time of year into the evening time. further wet weather moves in from atlantic spreading in from the atlantic spreading into ireland and into northern ireland and scotland and then the winds start picking up during the early combined with some early hours combined with some heavy lead to some heavy rain could lead to some tncky heavy rain could lead to some tricky conditions for tricky travelling conditions for those up early friday those up early into friday morning . a metservice warning morning. a metservice warning coming in for us from 5:00. as a result, a lot of cloud around the picking here , eight the winds picking up here, eight or as a minimum temperature or nine as a minimum temperature . complete difference what . complete difference to what we've over last few we've seen over the last few nights . so metservice warning nights. so metservice warning for gusts of 60 to 70, possibly 75 m

but the winds will probably pick up a little bit further across orkney and shetland where we could seey blowy conditions for northern scotland with those severe gales and with that comes the prospect of some localised transport disruption. so, bear that in mind. now away from those very strong winds just running across northern scotland, we also have plenty of showers for northern ireland, a few for the north west of england and wales, but drier weather further south, because it's quite windy though, it's not that cold a start to the day as we head into the first part of wednesday. frost free for most with temperatures around three to five degrees. now for wednesday's charts, that area of low pressure is going to be weakening and moving over towards norway. what follows is quite a gusty flow of north westerly winds and a warm front that's going to make its presence felt across northern ireland, the north west of england and wales and south west scotland. it's across these areas where the weather's going to turn damp, some sunshine for northeast scotland and the cloud probably will brea

of scotland and you see some bright orsunny of scotland and you see some bright or sunny spells in orkneyzle to start the day in the west but through the day a lot of dry weather and some bright and sunny spells coming through. miles across eastern england, 16 in norwich, 8 degrees above average for the time of year. the mine south—westerly winds back on tuesday, extending north across scotland so northern scotland temperatures will rise, 13 degrees in aberdeen, often the weather will be cloudy on tuesday and with some bright sunny spells breaking through from time to time. a change in the weather pattern in the middle of the week, we lose the south—westerly winds and swap for north—westerly winds, bringing cooler conditions, temperatures on wednesday closer to average for the time of year and the weather turning brighter later in the week. now time for political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to political thinking. it's not every week that a political party declares that the man who led it in the last election, the man the party proposed to be our next prime minister is n

drizzle, more general rain moving across the far north of scotland and will continue to progress across orkney shetland overnight. elsewhere, large amounts of cloud, the odd spot of drizzle, some mist and murk over the hills, but stayed mild, five to 8 degrees. mild but cloudy is how we start. this is how saturday looks. it may be the cloud breaks a little bit across parts of the midlands and southern england as we go through into the afternoon. a little more in the way of sunshine. at the same time, this band of rain pushes in across scotland and into northern ireland. ahead of that rain band, it is very mild again, ten, 11, i2 is very mild again, ten, 11, 12 degrees. behind that rain band, something of a change. it starts to feel a little chilly because this band of rain is associated with a cold front. as that pushes south east, the air turns cold. at the same time, we see this big area of high pressure building on top of the uk for sunday morning, so we start sunday, the second half of the weekend, on a colder know, but a brighter know. a very different feeling, but very different —looking

the winds will strengthen further across orkney and and over— strengthen further across orkney and and ireland, rain returns after a bright day but plenty of sunshine elsewhere. the wind to start of the afternoon _ elsewhere. the wind to start of the afternoon was the easing, temperatures dropping relative to this morning in scotland. 7 or 8 for the afternoon, mildest further south 13 or 14— the afternoon, mildest further south 13 or 14 degrees. the ramo pushing through— 13 or 14 degrees. the ramo pushing through to — 13 or 14 degrees. the ramo pushing through to bring snow across scottish— through to bring snow across scottish mountains tomorrow. that wreck _ scottish mountains tomorrow. that wreck out _ scottish mountains tomorrow. that wreck out the rain will push through to bring _ wreck out the rain will push through to bring snow. sunday, northern half of the _ to bring snow. sunday, northern half of the country, cloudy and wet, southern — of the country, cloudy and wet, southern half dry and sunny. all the details _ southern half dry and sunny. all the details on _ southern half

wet weather arriving into shetland and orkney but it's persisting across the west highlands in the northwest next 36 hours. elsewhere across the generally cloudy a few spots of rain across western hills coasts, but otherwise mostly dry and mild this west, southwest the wind bringing temperatures of 10 to 13 celsius, widely up and down the country. but it does stay wet across scotland, especially later thursday. overnight the rain turns more showery in some clearer conditions into the far north. it'll be a few outbreaks of rain pushing into western parts of england, wales northern ireland, another cloudy night across the board and as a result, frost free. we start off friday in fact it's right ready quite mild first thing friday 9 to 10 celsius in places but it's also grey and lowest cloud will be over northern and western hills with further outbreaks of rain crossing scotland not as happy or as persistent on friday and into the weekend spell of rain for the north. but eventually that clears to sunny skies, albeit with chillier conditions for . sunday no spin, no bias, no censorship . i'm dan

the wettest conditions in orkney to the afternoon. 8—14 c if you get the sunshine, so if you get the book not quite as mad as the night book not quite as mad as the nightjust gone. into saturday we go. lots of blood to begin with. the odd isolated shower for western parts of england and wales. it is for western scotland and northern ireland that it will turn wetter from late morning into the afternoon. the rain arrives into the south—west as we hit later afternoon. not quite as mild today. as the weather from prosciutto twice outwards it will fizzle out, but will introduce cooler conditions as we go into sunday. it will clear away a lot of the cloud. plenty of sunshine on sunday for the vast majority. a cloudy start for the channel islands, a bit more cloud into the north and west of scotland later on, but for many a sunny sunday. even it is fresher out there, you will get someone from the strengthening sun. it will continue into next week with temperatures at or not below average for the time of year. northern areas a little bit milder. for many in the south, overnight frost and fog

, particularly for orkney, shetland and, western isles shetland and, the western isles where hold toss skies and the light winds across england, wales, is to england, wales, it is going to turn very chilly even in towns and where likely to fall and cities where likely to fall and cities where likely to fall a couple degrees below in a couple of degrees below in some and so wide some places. and so a wide spread harsh frost and also freezing fog patches to watch out for thing on monday through the day then monday starting off bright across england wales but cloud encroaching from the northwest so turning cloudy as we go through the day quite a cloudy picture through of cloudy picture through much of the parts of scotland the day across parts of scotland and ireland some and northern ireland and some gusty and a few of gusty winds too. and a few of rain staying changeable across north through rest of the north through the rest of the week. drier towards week. sunny air drier towards the but chilly with the south, but quite chilly with some and fog overnight. in its 8:00 saturday night.

showers across orkney and shetland slowly up and shetland elsewhere slowly up and if get any we coulde could see highs of 13 or 14 degrees so well above the average, around eighteen at this time of year into the evening time. further weather moves in from the atlantic spreading into northern ireland and scotland and then the winds start picking up dunng the winds start picking up during the early hours, combined with could with some heavy rain could lead to some tricky travel and conditions for those up early friday morning, the met office warning coming in force from 5:00. as result, a lot of 5:00. as a result, a lot of cloud around winds picking cloud around the winds picking up here , eight nine as up here, eight or nine as a minimum temperature difference to we've seen over the last to what we've seen over the last few nights . so metservice few nights. so metservice warning for gusts of 60 to 70, possibly 75 miles an hour across the coasts of parts of scotland, north—east england to some tncky north—east england to some tricky commutes. first thing here elsewhere, cloudy england,

, particularly for orkney, shetland and, western isles shetland and, the western isles where hold toss skies and the light winds across england, wales, is to england, wales, it is going to turn very chilly even in towns and where likely to fall and cities where likely to fall and cities where likely to fall a couple degrees below in a couple of degrees below in some and so wide some places. and so a wide spread harsh frost and also freezing fog patches to watch out for thing on monday through the day then monday starting off bright across england wales but cloud encroaching from the northwest so turning cloudy as we go through the day quite a cloudy picture through of cloudy picture through much of the parts of scotland the day across parts of scotland and ireland some and northern ireland and some gusty and a few of gusty winds too. and a few of rain staying changeable across north through rest of the north through the rest of the week. drier towards week. sunny air drier towards the but chilly with the south, but quite chilly with some and fog overnight.

showers across orkney and shetland slowly up and shetland elsewhere slowly up and if get any we coulde could see highs of 13 or 14 degrees so well above the average, around eighteen at this time of year into the evening time. further weather moves in from the atlantic spreading into northern ireland and scotland and then the winds start picking up dunng the winds start picking up during the early hours, combined with could with some heavy rain could lead to some tricky travel and conditions for those up early friday morning, the met office warning coming in force from 5:00. as result, a lot of 5:00. as a result, a lot of cloud around winds picking cloud around the winds picking up here , eight nine as up here, eight or nine as a minimum temperature difference to we've seen over the last to what we've seen over the last few nights . so metservice few nights. so metservice warning for gusts of 60 to 70, possibly 75 miles an hour across the coasts of parts of scotland, north—east england to some tncky north—east england to some tricky commutes. first thing here elsewhere, cloudy england,

wet weather arriving into shetland and orkney but it's persisting across the west highlands in the northwesthe next 36 hours. elsewhere across the generally cloudy a few spots of rain across western hills coasts, but otherwise mostly dry and mild this west, southwest the wind bringing temperatures of 10 to 13 celsius, widely up and down the country. but it does stay wet across scotland, especially later thursday. overnight the rain turns more showery in some clearer conditions into the far north. it'll be a few outbreaks of rain pushing into western parts of england, wales northern ireland, another cloudy night across the board and as a result, frost free. we start off friday in fact it's right ready quite mild first thing friday 9 to 10 celsius in places but it's also grey and lowest cloud will be over northern and western hills with further outbreaks of rain crossing scotland not as happy or as persistent on friday and into the weekend spell of rain for the north. but eventually that clears to sunny skies, albeit with chillier conditions for . sunday no spin, no bias, no censorship . i'm d

most places dry will turn a little colder across northern parts, with some showers in shetland and orkneyday on friday actually in the west a lot of clouds and drizzle over the of wales but down to the hills of wales but down to the hills of wales but down to the northwest start the northwest england to start with we will see outbreaks of rain western parts rain across western parts scotland but brighter developing perhaps parts of east perhaps across parts of east wales, south—west england and northern ireland. most places just dry and cloudy and again, temperatures getting up into the teens in one or two locations and widely up to double figures won't be as windy friday either . as we go through the evening, we'll see that rain just heading its way across the northern isles. still some drizzle over western hills, but most places looking dry and many places will be dry into saturday to sunday for england. wales, we will see some rain for a time crossing scotland and northern ireland, most places turning brighter on sunday sunny spells, sunday with some sunny spells, but colder very good

possible over to the east of high ground, but we will still see some rain at times, particularly across orkneyer in the night outbreaks of rain or drizzle developing erratically through england and wales. it�*s going to allow temperatures to drop more than recent nights, particularly in the west of scotland, northern ireland, where we�*ll start with sunshine and a few showers, wintry over the hills. a cloudy, damp start in eastern scotland. brightening up here. england and wales, a cloudy morning with rain or drizzle. amounts will vary quite widely, but that will become confined to east anglia and the south—east later. most seeing the sunshine come out, but a much cooler afternoon with temperatures more widely in single figures. this is bbc news. i�*m luxmy gopal. the headlines: almost a year since russia�*s invasion of ukraine, vladimir putin delivers his state of the union address, accusing the west of starting the war and trying to destroy russia through sanctions. after his historic visit to kyiv, president biden arrives in warsaw to meet european leaders. junior doctors in england become

wet weather arriving shetland and orkney.ghlands and the north west islands in particular will see some very soggy weather over the next 36 hours. elsewhere across the country, generally cloudy , a the country, generally cloudy, a few spots of rain across western hills and coasts, but otherwise mostly dry and mild. this west, southwest , the wind bringing southwest, the wind bringing temperatures of 10 to 13 celsius, widely up and down the country. but it does stay wet across scotland, especially later thursday, overnight, eventually the rain turns misery , some clearer conditions into the far north. it'll be a few light outbreaks of rain pushing into western parts of england, wales, northern ireland, another cloudy night across the board and as a result, frost freeze. we start off friday in fact it's right really quite mild first thing friday 9 to 10 celsius in places but it's also grey and the lowest cloud will be over northern and western hills with further outbreaks of rain crossing scotland not as heavy or as persistent

— rain and the strongest winds with orkney and shetland gusting to 40 or 55 mph _ orkney and shetlandand some in the far south away from — scotland and some in the far south away from the weather front which will push _ away from the weather front which will push south into tomorrow morning — will push south into tomorrow morning bringing a lot more cloud for some — morning bringing a lot more cloud for some of— morning bringing a lot more cloud for some of you compared to today, chiefly— for some of you compared to today, chiefly in— for some of you compared to today, chiefly in northern england with outbreaks of rain and some to the north— outbreaks of rain and some to the north and — outbreaks of rain and some to the north and east of northern ireland and the _ north and east of northern ireland and the patchy rain will work into england — and the patchy rain will work into england wales in the afternoon but many— england wales in the afternoon but many will— england wales in the afternoon but many will see rain in the afternoon and in _ many will see rain in the afternoon and in i

nothing too heavy but a damp evening across the highlands and orkney in particular.g out tonight, dry but cloudy and it won't be as cold as recent nights as well. temperatures mostly holding up six or seven degrees celsius, so nowhere near as frosty as recent mornings does mean the weekend will start pretty drive a lot of cloud around quite a grey old day but most places will be dry and through the day they should brighten up should cheer up a little bit. the will tend to break and we'll see a bit of sunshine coming through, a little blue staying little bit of blue sky staying quite breezy in the far north. but elsewhere, the wind's a lot lighter tomorrow compared to today and quite mild for february 11, 12, maybe 13 february ten, 11, 12, maybe 13 in northeastern scotland. so again, warmer than it has been for many. again, if heading out on saturday evening, no real problems with the weather, it's going to be light winds, cloudy and dry, still some drizzle perhaps over the highlands and the western isles where it stays fairly breezy. but elsewhere the winds light . a

, particularly for orkney, shetland western isles shetland and the western isles where clear skies where and the light winds across and wales, going to turn very wales, it is going to turn very chilly even towns , chilly indeed even in towns, cities likely to for cities we're likely to for a couple of degrees below freezing in some and in some places and so a widespread wash and also some freezing patches to watch out for first thing on monday through day itself. then monday starting off bright across england, wales, but encroaching from the north—west. so turning cloudy as we go through the day, quite a cloudy picture through much across parts of much of the day across parts of scotland northern ireland scotland and northern ireland and some gusty winds and and some gusty winds too. and few rain staying few spots of rain staying changeable north through the changeable the north through the rest sunny drier rest of the week. sunny drier towards the south, but quite chilly frost and fog . chilly with some frost and fog. hello again as we through saturday night, we are going to see any rai

, particularly for orkney, shetland western isles shetland and the western isles where clear skies where and the light winds across and wales, going to turn very wales, it is going to turn very chilly even towns , chilly indeed even in towns, cities likely to for cities we're likely to for a couple of degrees below freezing in some and in some places and so a widespread wash and also some freezing patches to watch out for first thing on monday through day itself. then monday starting off bright across england, wales, but encroaching from the north—west. so turning cloudy as we go through the day, quite a cloudy picture through much across parts of much of the day across parts of scotland northern ireland scotland and northern ireland and some gusty winds and and some gusty winds too. and few rain staying few spots of rain staying changeable north through the changeable the north through the rest sunny drier rest of the week. sunny drier towards the south, but quite chilly frost and fog

portion of the english channel, far west of scotland, and increasingly so through shetland and indeed orkneyto wednesday, our area of high pressure starts to recede and fill a little bit, but the lines opening out, an indication that it's going to be slightly lighter winds as we go through into thursday. still lots of cloud around, some light rain or drizzle, especially across parts of southern scotland, northern england and northern ireland. but if you're dry, though, sunny spells breaking out a bit more widely in the far south, and still in shetland, there should be a reasonable amount of sunshine to take you through the day. then in towards the end of the week and weekend, we've got the cold air in place. butjust notice how those cold blue colours deepen a bit, as we go through into sunday and northerly wind develops more widely, and that will bring a few changes later in the weekend. there will be the chance of some precipitation in the terms of rain, sleet, hail and snow, and temperatures will continue to drop actually below average for the first few days of spring. hello, i'm ben thomp

term we could still see winds gusting at 70, 80 mph, particularly to the far north—east of scotland, orkneyng in northern ireland again this afternoon. patchy rain or drizzle. and still plenty of cloud, south wales, southern counties of england, where it could be a bit damp and drizzly. but as you can see from the wind gusts into the afternoon, stronger still in the far north—east of scotland but elsewhere easing down considerably. and temperatures dropping compared to how we started this morning. in the north, 5—7 degrees. in the south, it's stayed pretty mild, 13 or 1a. tonight, nowhere near as windy. more cloud, though, and more extensive rain. northern ireland initially, into northern england and scotland, where it will turn readily to snow across the mountains. a cold night to the north of that with some frost and some ice. patchy rain and drizzle working its way south with some clearer skies and a very mild night here, nine to 11 degrees. but what it does, it leaves us on saturday with two weather fronts. one pushing the far south with some gusty winds. one straddling some northern ar

more persistent rain through orkney and the north of scotland and western isles, and shetland throughuth. temperatures clear of frost. 5—9. the weekend, a touch of frost in the morning stop mild by day. some glimpses of sunshine. in the last hour, the latest figures on the economy have been released. they show the uk has narrowly avoided a recession. ben's on a building site in manchesterfor us now with the details. it is an appropriate place to be because this is all about what has happened and will happen in the economy and where better than to get a sense of that on a building site. take us through the details. this is what economic activity looks like, building things, making things, selling and spending. that is what gdp is. a measure of how much economic activity is going on in the country. the figures we got this morning show it was stagnant in the last three months of last year compared with the previous three months. what does that tell? it tells that perhaps people are not spending more, businesses were not investing and hiring more. it makes it harder to getjobs and pay ris

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wet weather arriving shetland and orkney but it's passage across the west highlands .in particular will see some very soggy weather over the next 36 hours. i'll across the next 36 hours. i'll across the country generally cloudy a few spots of rain across western hills and coasts but otherwise mostly and mild. this west southwesterly wind bringing temperatures of 10 to 13 celsius widely up and down the country but it does stay wet across scotland especially later thursday overnight eventually the rain turns more showery and some clearer conditions into the far north, but also be a few light of rain pushing into western parts of england, wales, northern another cloudy night across the board and as a result frost free as we start off friday. in fact, it's ready mild first thing friday 9 to 10 celsius in places but it's also grey and lowest cloud will be over northern and western hills with further outbreaks rain crossing scotland not as heavy or as persistent on friday and into the weekend, another spell of rain for the far north. but eventually that clears to sunniest ,

but with the cooler conditions, at least you'll see some bright or sunny spells for orkney, shetlandrth highland. further southwards we've got that mild flow of south—westerly winds, a few patches of drizzle to start the day across western areas. but through the day there will be a lot of dry weather and some bright sunny spells coming through at times very mild across parts of eastern england, 16 degrees in norwich. that's about eight degrees above average for this time of the year. now, those mild south westerly winds back with us again on tuesday, but extending northwards across scotland. so temperatures across northern scotland will be rising 13 degrees, for example, in aberdeen. often the weather's going to be quite cloudy on tuesday, but again, with some bright or sunny spells breaking through from time to time, there'll be a change in the weather pattern. as we head through the middle part of the week, we lose the south—westerly winds and swap for north westerly winds, bringing cooler conditions. i say cooler actually. temperatures on wednesday be closer to average for the tim