pennines, the peak across the south pennines, the peak district, 3 across the south pennines, the peak district, a batter showers working gci’oss district, a batter showers working across from wales into the midlands and into southern counties of england, with some heavy showers around at the moment. they will take time to ease away. those showers gave this watering can a real watering. the rain coming down heavily as the thunderstorm passed overhead there in herefordshire. and not too far away in wiltshire we have some localised that water flooding as a result of the heavy downpours. the weather picture through the rest of the night, the showers taking time to fade away. eventually, we be left with dry weather and clear skies as well. the exception across the novelist of uk. after a warm start to the night, to temperatures coming down to 12— 18 for many of us. into the weekend, low pressure sat to the north—west of the country, threatening rain gci’oss of the country, threatening rain across north—western areas. otherwise, pressure is rising. the rising pressure will bring us more sun

and on allocating {2.9 billion to the trans—pennine route upgrade alone.ents a third of the rail enhancement budget for that five year period. jojohnson. the chancellor, philip hammond, says he will spell out the cost of a no deal brexit when senior ministers gather at the prime minister's country retreat of chequers on friday. senior ministers are due to discuss a new plan for customs arrangements once the uk leaves the eu at the end of march next year. the meeting will take place against a backdrop of conservative in—fighting. and labour's shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, called on ministers to stop squabbling. today the british chamber of commerce has said its patience is at breaking point with the government over brexit. the chamber's sense of frustrations reflects what trade unions and businesses feel. all the chamber wants is some answers to some very basic questions. so can the chancellor front bench or treasury bench offer some answers today? will they be subject to new regulations? will customs checks be conducted in the uk? will companies first

this is just one of a number of reservoirs high in the pennines which feeds the canal network.city. indeed, sheep are now even beginning to graze where the water level should be. just 50 millimetres of rain fell between the first ofjune and the 19th ofjuly this year. meaning this is the driest summer since records began. despite recent rain in the north—west of england, it is not enough to replenish depleted reserves. phil bodmer, bbc news, lancashire. until the age of 12 martin pistorius had an unremarkable childhood but then he fell ill with what's known as locked—in syndrome. for over a decade he could see and hear everything around him but no—one knew he was conscious. eventually a carer spotted life in his eyes, setting him on the road to a remarkable recovery. this is his amazing story. i was trapped inside my body for more than a decade. the doctors said i was unaware but i could see and hear everything. as at child, growing up i was perhaps our little quieter than most but happy. healthy and always busy with something. shortly after my 12th birthday, i became ill. i cam

this is just one of a number of reservoirs high in the pennines which feeds the canal network.llimetres of rain fell between the 1st of june and the 19th ofjuly this year. meaning this is the driest summer since records began. despite recent rain in the north—west of england, it is not enough to replenish depleted reserves. phil bodmer, bbc news, foulridge in lancashire. now with all the day‘s sports news, here‘s 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre. the top of the leaderboard at the open championship could hardly be tighter. the third round is still underway on a day of low scoring, including blistering rounds from tiger woods and justin rose to put them in contention. katherine downes is at carnoustie. flat and calm eye to see that on the course it would prove anything but. as the english launched their attack on the scottish links. justin rose just made the cut last night, today he shot the best round of the tournament so far. delighted with that. one of those days where you hope the wind picks up and it gets tough for the leaders and they don‘t get too stretched too far ahea

this is just one of a number of reservoirs high in the pennines which feeds the canal network.f its total capacity. indeed, sheep are now even beginning to graze where the water level should be. just 50 millimetres of rain fell between the 1st of june and the 19th ofjuly this year. meaning this is the driest summer since records began. despite recent rain in the north—west of england, it is not enough to replenish depleted reserves. phil bodmer, bbc news, lancashire. that's it. so from me and the rest of the team, have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. more on the news that survivors of a tour boat which sank in a lake in the us state of missouri have been speaking for the first time since the disaster. 17 people, including nine members from the same family, died when the amphibious vehicle, called a "duck boat" went down in stormy weather on table rock lake. the victims were aged between one and 70. sophia tran—thomson reports. these boat passengers filming a sudden storm on table rock lake while out on tour, seem unaware of the danger they are i

the leeds liverpool canal which crosses the pennines is the longest man—made waterway in britain.his isjust one of a number of reservoirs are high in the pennines which feeds the canal network. it is about 20% of its total capacity and sheep are beginning to graze where the water level should be. 50 millimetres of rain fell between the 1st ofjune and the 19th ofjuly this year, meaning this is the driest summer since records began. despite recent rain in the north—west of england, it's not enough to replenish the depleted reserves. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. it is going to be a humid night with a lot of cloud and moisture streaming off the atlantic. a lot of cloud tomorrow but for many the sun should eventually come out later on in the morning and into the afternoon. here is the cloud streaming off the atlantic, murky, misty and brazil eat around the coasts with a few clear spells in the south and east. very warm on sunday morning, 18 in cardiff. 13 in belfast and newcastle. start off murky tomorrow with rain in the western isles but the sun will eventuall

well, this isjust one of a number of reservoirs high in the pennines which feeds the canal network.are now even beginning to graze where the water level should be. just 50 mm of rain fell between the first ofjune and 19july this year, meaning this is the driest summer since records began. despite recent rain in the north—west of england, it is not enough to replenish depleted reserves. phil bodmer, bbc news, lancashire. william and kate will be celebrating prince george's fifth birthday today. this new official picture of the prince has been released, showing him looking rather happy. the photo was taken after the christening of his brother prince louis in the garden of clarence house, the official residence of the duke and duchess of cambridge. to mark prince george's birthday, a new £5 coin has been issued by the royal mint, showing st george and the dragon. now, if you are afraid of heights, brace yourself. spectators in paris have been thrilled and had their nerves wracked by a tightrope walker performing in front of one of the city's most iconic sights. aaron safir has the stor

west of the pennines, but east of the pennines in eastern scotland should see good spells of sunshinereaks of rain. some health and breezy. first sunday, it stays down across the north. if i named today further site. next week, things remain similar the north—west because of fresh weather fronts bringing more cloud and breeze. for england and wales, the light winds will tap into some heat and humidity of the new continent. 30 celsius across south—eastern parts of england, but also high humidity making it feel very uncomfortable with uncomfortable nights to come. more cloud and spots of rain across northern and western areas, it will be kolly there. that is a similar picture for much of scotland, northern ireland for the next five days. temperatures hovering in the low 20s celsius. it will stay hot in the side with hot and humid nights. this is bbc news. i'm annita mcvey. the headlines: not—so—smart smart meters? a criticism of delays in the multi—billion—pound roll—out scheme, which may only save some customers £11 a year. police in wiltshire widen their search for clues into the novi

well, this isjust one of a number of reservoirs high in the pennines which feeds the canal network.indeed, sheep are now even beginning to graze where the water level should be. just 50 mm of rain fell between 1 june and 19july this year, meaning this is the driest summer since records began. despite recent rain in the north—west of england, it is not enough to replenish depleted reserves. now if you're afraid of heights, brace yourself. spectators in paris have been thrilled and had their nerves wracked by a tightrope walker performing in front of one of the city's most iconic sights. aaron safir has the story. they call paris the city of lights. for one afternoon in the montmartre neighbourhood, it was the city of heights. with the skyline as her backdrop, french tightrope walker tatiana—mosio bongonga started 35 metres above montmartre hill, and inched her way towards one of the city's most famous sites, the sacre—coeur basilica. she wasn't the only one hanging by a thread. down below they looked on and filmed, with wonder, admiration, but also a little fear. this stunt was done

this is just one of a number of reservoirs high in the pennines which feeds the canal network.e now even beginning to graze where the water level should be. just 50 millimetres of rain fell between the first ofjune and the 19th ofjuly this year. meaning this is the driest summer since records began. despite recent rain in the north—west of england, it is not enough to replenish depleted reserves. phil bodmer, bbc news, lancashire. now, if you're afraid of heights, then look away, as we're just going to show you some pictures of french tightrope walker tatiana—mosio bongonga scaling the skyline above montmartre hill in paris. ms bongonga walked on the cord, suspended 35 metres from the ground, with no security cable attached to her costume. she's been tightrope walking since she was 8 years old, and has spent the last year preparing for this stunt. more than 1,00 spectators have gathered to cheer on the release of two sea turtles, who were rescued and rehabilitated at an animal hospital in florida. -- 1,000. they've been fitted with satellite trackers and returned to the ocean t

then some showers developing later in the day across the pennines and across wales. it is set to get warmer towards the end the week especially the south. although with an increase in clouds and thunderstorms. crowds cheer as the last of the ambulances carrying the boys race to hospital. the boys aged between eleven and seventeen were trapped below ground for over 2 weeks. translation: no one thought we could make it, but we did! it was a first for the world. we'll be looking at how a team of experts from across the world turned mission impossible into mission accomplished. also tonight... the prime minister gathers her new cabinet in a show of confidence but two senior party members resign. people around salisbury and amesbury are warned not to touch unknown objects containing liquid or gel after the nerve agent death. counting their chickens? england take an unusal approach to training ahead of tomorrow's semi final against croatia. and written in the sky — a flypast of up to a hundred planes marks the centenary of the raf. good evening and welcome to the bbc news

pennines. into the nitride, you will be trialled night. trialled night.the north. though, in the north. dividends not much lower than 15 celsius. much lower than 15 celsius. into friday we go. friday we go. if you don't know the story yet, where have you been? story yet, where have you been? the country, lots of sunshine around. around. willingly sunshine too much if you're enjoying it. you're enjoying it. england could help you today but 30 celsius to the salad. celsius to the salad. watching football outside on saturday? saturday? far west of scotland to produce an isolated charity or there. isolated charity or there. days but further south, like the high 205 for england and wales. high 205 for england and wales. 31 celsius any south—east corner. celsius any south—east corner. clipping into ireland with the sunshine but an occasional showers. sunshine but an occasional showers. only one thing, it will be another very hot day. very hot day. 205 and a fuse what to get above 30 celsius on sunday. celsius on sunday. any south—east corner hit 32 celsius by t

same too west of the pennines. see some good spells of sunshine. and it'll be warm in aberdeen. 25, maybe 26 degrees. northern ireland and western scotland, thicker cloud here, with outbreaks of rain, hill fog and murk. and breezy, too. and then for sunday evening, it stays dry across the north, ——damp, and fine into the day further south. then in the next week, well, things remain pretty similar across the north west because of fresh weather fronts which will bring more cloud here, more breeze. but for england and wales, light winds will be tapping into some heat and humidity off the near continent. we could be looking at the low 30s celsius across south—eastern parts of england. notjust the heat, but also high humidity making it feel very uncomfortable, with uncomfortable nights to come. always more cloud and some spots of rain across northern and western areas. but it'll be cool, 21—23 degrees. and that's a similar picture, i think, for much of scotland and northern ireland for the next five days. averages hover

cloud is building for the south to be a few showers in the pennines.ern and central england. they could well be heavier than yesterday. thunder, given the heat building. it looks like the heat will be higher on the temperatures by a degree or two for the bulk of england and wales to be a contrast after the 29, only 18 or 19 during the day ahead. there will be a refreshing sea breeze around the coast. thursday and friday. the change in the wind on thursday today should see the low cloud shift away from the east coast more quickly. early—morning mist will burn away. then it's a lovely day. the odd shower in the east. temperatures are gradually starting to recover across scotland and northern ireland as we lose the atlantic influence, building the heat by the day and therefore by night. it will be uncomfortably hot. many of us once again with temperatures in central and southern areas getting towards 30 degrees. high pressure ensures lots of dry weather through the weekend. the fly in the ointment is more cloud at times, producing patchy rain on these wea

particularly across south—western scotland, maybe the western side of england to the west of the pennineseas could get quite a lot of rainfall. the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. but be warned, though — where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east, 26 or 27 celsius. as we hurtle towards friday, looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could be on the heavy side. friday starts off mainly dry, with the sunshine, although there will be showers from the word go across parts of north—west england and southern scotland. these will become more widespread across parts of wales, into the midlands, maybe southern england as well. like i mentioned, some of them could be quite intense, with the risk of some local flooding. temperature—wise, around 25, maybe 26 celsius, and some eastern coastal areas may hold onto that cool breeze. now, as we head on in towards the weekend, a big area of low pressure will be anchored to the north—west of the uk. this may bring further cloud, maybe outbreaks of rain,

heavy, particularly across south—western scotland, maybe western side of england to the west of the penninesvery slow moving, if almost stationary, so some areas could get quite a lot of rainfall. and the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. pretty warm, though, where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east — 26 or 27 celsius. as we head on in towards friday, it looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could be on the heavy side. friday starts off mainly dry, with some sunshine, although there'll be showers from the word go across parts of north—west england, southern scotland. these will become more widespread across parts of wales, into the midlands, and maybe southern england as well. and like i mentioned, some of them could be quite intense, with the risk of some local flooding. temperature—wise, around 25, maybe 26 celsius, and some eastern coastal areas may hold onto that cool breeze. now, as we head on in towards the weekend, a big area of low pressure will be anchored to the north—west of

a few showers in the pennines.kely in the southern half of the uk, parts of wales in southern and central england. they could well be heavier than yesterday, even the odd rumble of thunder, given the heat building. it looks like the heat will be higher on the temperatures by a degree or two for the bulk of england and wales. a contrast after the 29, only 18 or 19 during the day ahead. there will be some refreshing sea breezes around the coast on thursday and friday. the change in the wind on thursday today should see the low cloud shift away from the east coast more quickly. early—morning mist will burn away. then it's a lovely day. just the odd shower potentially in the east. temperatures are gradually starting to recover across scotland and northern ireland as we lose the atlantic influence, building the heat again by the day and therefore by night. so it will become uncomfortably hot for many of us once again with temperatures in central and southern areas getting towards 30 degrees. high pressure ensures lots o

fine across the eastern sides of the pennines.th some rain. but northern scotland not doing badly with sunshine and feeling warm in places too. on to monday night we see the showery rain in northern ireland and into scotland fizzling out as we head through the night. for next week it is looking very warm. lots of isobars to the north—west. here it will be breezy with some weather fronts. to the south and east we tap into that very warm airand south and east we tap into that very warm air and temperatures remaining in the low 30s across southern and east anglia england. more cloud in the west with the odd shower mixed t in. the odd shower couldn't be ruled out in the south—east as well. through the rest of the week it is very warm in southern areas. by the time we reach the weekend, something cooler and fresher pushing in for all of us. this is bbc news. the headlines... a three—year—old boy has been seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in a shop in worcester. police want to speak to three men. the new brexit secretary says

then some showers developing later in the day across the pennines and across wales. crowds cheer as the last of the ambulances carrying the boys race to hospital. the boys aged between eleven and seventeen were trapped below ground for over 2 weeks. translation: no one thought we could make it, but we did! it was a first for the world. we'll be looking at how a team of experts from across the world turned mission impossible into mission accomplished. also tonight... the prime minister gathers her new cabinet in a show of confidence but two senior party members resign.

across north—west england as well but some shelter from a breeze, eastern scotland and east of the pennines bulk of the heat and sunshine, the bulk of the heat and sunshine in england and wales, temperatures mid—high 20s. the north—west of scotland will remain breezy and quite damp. into monday those temperatures are set to rise across england and wales, more sunshine around tapping into some very warm airof sunshine around tapping into some very warm air of the new continent with increasing humidity so there could be places that are 30, 31, maybe 32. more cloud and rain in the north—west and sunny spells as well. into tuesday we continue to see these weather fronts across more north—western areas, temperatures pegged back a little with more cloud, to the south—east tapping into the warm air of the new continent, it stays very hot, could be looking at some of the hottest weather of the year so far sometime next week. tuesday is a more cloudy story across the north and west, warm, sunny story across the north and west, warm , sunny across story across the north and west, warm, sunny across e

the heaviest of which looked likely across northern england and across the pennines.ore comfortable feel. temperature setting at around 11- feel. temperature setting at around 11 -14 feel. temperature setting at around 11 — 14 degrees. still a little on the humid site into the south—east corner. there will be an possible difference to the feel of the weather as we go through tuesday. still the possibility of a few sharp showers. elsewhere, the crowd will break up. a little more comfortable for getting outdoorjobs done. 16-19d in for getting outdoorjobs done. 16—19d in the north. temperatures up to 25 degrees in the south—east corner potentially. for the next few days, we will see this area of high pressure building. things will quieten down. weather fronts threaten the far north—west, but generally as we go through the latter stages of the working week, it will be dry. temperatures returning in the south back to the high 20s. this is bbc news. i'm christian fraser. the headlines at 8... a historic handshake. donald trump and vladimir putin hold face—to—face talks, the

cloud building for the south to be a few showers in the pennines.thern and central england. they could well be heavier than yesterday. thunder, given the heat building. it looks like the heat will be higher on the temperatures by a degree or two for the bulk of england and wales to be a contrast after the 29, only 18 or 19 during the day ahead. there will be a refreshing sea breeze around the coast. thursday and friday. the change in the wind on thursday today should see the low cloud shift away from the east coast more quickly. early—morning mist will burn away. then it's a lovely day. the odd shower in the east. temperatures are gradually starting to recover across scotland and northern ireland as we lose the atlantic influence, building the heat by the day and therefore by night. it will be uncomfortably hot. many of us once again with temperatures in central and southern areas getting towards 30 degrees. high pressure ensures lots of dry weather through the weekend. the fly in the ointment is more cloud at times, producing patchy rain on these w

particularly across south—western scotland, maybe the western side of england to the west of the pennineseas could get quite a lot of rainfall. the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. but be warned, though — where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east, 26 or 27 celsius. as we hurtle towards friday, looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could be on the heavy side. friday starts off mainly dry, with the sunshine, although there will be showers from the word go across parts of north—west england and southern scotland. these will become more widespread across parts of wales, into the midlands, maybe southern england as well. like i mentioned, some of them could be quite intense, with the risk of some local flooding. temperature—wise, around 25, maybe 26 celsius, and some eastern coastal areas may hold onto that cool breeze. now, as we head on in towards the weekend, a big area of low pressure will be anchored to the north—west of the uk. this may bring further cloud, maybe outbreaks of rain,

one or two of the pennines as well.lose the source and the energy and showers will fade away. dry overnight. low cloud misty weather coming into scotland as well. really warm and mikey in the south, cooler and fresher and more co mforta ble south, cooler and fresher and more comfortable for sleeping in scotland and northern ireland. tomorrow we will see lengthy spells sunshine developing. the brother, cloudy against north wales. a touch crolla here and it was. the chance of picking up a few thundery downpours to the south—east of london, across kent and sussex, temperatures again up kent and sussex, temperatures again up to 30 celsius. back up to 21 or 22 for scotland and northern ireland. very few showers, generally dry. high pressure tending to build over the course of the weekend. another one of these cheeky little weather fronts brushing the far north—west scotland later on. dry, sunny weather, at least in the morning, the weather cloud developing through the afternoon, eventually cloud arriving from the atla ntic e

particularly across south—western scotland, maybe the western side of england to the west of the penninesainfall. the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. but be warned, though — where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east, 26 or 27 celsius. as we hurtle towards friday, looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could be on the heavy side. friday starts off mainly dry, with the sunshine, although there will be showers from the word go across parts of north—west england and southern scotland. these will become more widespread across parts of wales, into the midlands, maybe southern england as well. like i mentioned, some of them could be quite intense, with the risk of some local flooding. temperature—wise, around 25, maybe 26 celsius, and some eastern coastal areas may hold onto that cool breeze. now, as we head on in towards the weekend, a big area of low pressure will be anchored to the north—west of the uk. further cloud, maybe outbreaks of rain, to scotland and northern ireland, but also g

a few showers in the pennines. parts of wales in southern and central england. they could well be heavier than yesterday. even the odd rumble of thunder, given the heat building. it looks like the heat will be higher on the temperatures by a degree or two for the bulk of england and wales to be by a degree or two for the bulk of england and wales. a contrast after the 29, only 18 or 19 during the day ahead. there will be a refreshing sea breeze around the coast. thursday and friday. the change in the wind on thursday today should see the low cloud shift away from the east coast more quickly. early—morning mist will burn away. then it's a lovely day. just the odd shower potentially in the east. temperatures are gradually starting to recover across scotland and northern ireland as we lose the atlantic influence, building the heat again by the day and therefore by night. so it will become uncomfortably hot for many of us once again with temperatures in central and southern areas getting towards 30 degrees. high pressu

a few showers in the pennines.l england. they could well be heavier than yesterday, even the odd rumble of thunder, given the heat building. it looks like the heat will be higher on the temperatures by a degree or two for the bulk of england and wales. a contrast after the 29, only 18 or 19 during the day ahead. there will be some refreshing sea breezes around the coast on thursday and friday. the change in the wind on thursday today should see the low cloud shift away from the east coast more quickly. early—morning mist will burn away. then it's a lovely day. just the odd shower potentially in the east. temperatures are gradually starting to recover across scotland and northern ireland as we lose the atlantic influence, building the heat again by the day and therefore by night. so it will become uncomfortably hot for many of us once again with temperatures in central and southern areas getting towards 30 degrees. high pressure ensures lots of dry weather towards the weekend. the fly in the ointment is perahsp more

particularly across south—western scotland, maybe the western side of england to the west of the penninesmoving, almost stationary. some areas could get quite a lot of rainfall. the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. but be warned, though — where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east, 26 or 27 celsius. as we hurtle towards friday, looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could be on the heavy side. friday starts off mainly dry, with the sunshine, although there will be showers from the word go across parts of north—west england and southern scotland. these will become more widespread across parts of wales, into the midlands, maybe southern england as well. like i mentioned, some of them could be quite intense, with the risk of some local flooding. temperature—wise, around 25, maybe 26 celsius, and some eastern coastal areas may hold onto that cool breeze. now, as we head on in towards the weekend, a big area of low pressure will be anchored to the north—west of the uk. this may bring furth

cloud is building for the south to be a few showers in the pennines.england. they could well be heavier than yesterday. thunder, given the heat building. it looks like the heat will be higher on the temperatures by a degree or two for the bulk of england and wales to be a contrast after the 29, only 18 or 19 during the day ahead. there will be a refreshing sea breeze around the coast. thursday and friday. the change in the wind on thursday today should see the low cloud shift away from the east coast more quickly. early—morning mist will burn away. then it's a lovely day. the odd shower in the east. temperatures are gradually starting to recover across scotland and northern ireland as we lose the atlantic influence, building the heat by the day and therefore by night. it will be uncomfortably hot. many of us once again with temperatures in central and southern areas getting towards 30 degrees. high pressure ensures lots of dry weather through the weekend. the fly in the ointment is more cloud at times, producing patchy rain on these weak weather fronts

similar areas, western england, west of the pennines into central and eastern parts of wales and thisidlands, southern and south—east england. hit and miss showers again, if you catch one there could be torrential with the risk of localised flooding so good news for some gardens. other areas staying dry and could be worn with 26 or 27 possible in the south—east. on saturday, more cloud and more of a breeze in northern ireland and northern west of scotland, some showers around and maybe isolated showers around and maybe isolated showers in england and wales but most showers in england and wales but m ost pla ces showers in england and wales but most places will be dry and warm with south—east england potentially seeing 27 or 28. as we head on into sunday, a big area of low pressure in the north—west corner of the uk, that‘s what‘s bringing the cloud and breeze to scotland and northern ireland. but it will be scooping up some warmth from the near continent and that will be noticeable on sunday. again, a similar story in a way to saturday. more cloud for northern ireland, northern and we

we think generally developing across west, south—west scotland, west of the pennines, in towards wales localised flooding. elsewhere, plenty of sunshine, turning quite warm across the south—east, 26 or 27 celsius. then as we head on into friday, we could start seeing increasing amounts of showers and thunderstorms, there could be a few showers from the word go across parts of northern england, southern scotland and into the afternoon, as temperatures rise, we start to see them becoming more widespread across wales, into the midlands and maybe southern england as well. of course, hit and miss, some areas may dry altogether, other areas may get a thorough soaking with risks of localised flooding. as we head towards the weekend, a big area of low pressure anchored to the north—west of the country bringing more breeze and cloud to scotland and northern ireland. but also drawing up some warmth on the near continent. temperatures bouncing up across england and wales. from saturday, this is the picture. outbreaks of rain here, more of a breeze as well. cloud across the north—west of england i

particularly across south—western scotland, maybe the western side of england to the west of the penninescould get quite a lot of rainfall. the ground being so dry could lead to some local flooding, so watch out for that. but be warned, though — where you get the sunshine, especially in the south—east, 26 or 27 celsius. as we hurtle towards friday, looks like the risk of showers and thunderstorms begins to increase, and some of them could be on the heavy side. friday starts off mainly dry, with the sunshine, although there will be showers from the word go across parts of north—west england and southern scotland. these will become more widespread across parts of wales, into the midlands, maybe southern england as well. like i mentioned, some of them could be quite intense, with the risk of some local flooding. temperature—wise, around 25, maybe 26 celsius, and some eastern coastal areas may hold onto that cool breeze. now, as we head on in towards the weekend, a big area of low pressure will be anchored to the north—west of the uk. this may bring further cloud, maybe outbreaks of rain, to

generally developing across south—west scotland, west of the pennines, in towards wales and south—west quite warm. as we headed to friday, increasing amounts of showers and thunderstorms, it could be a few showers from the word go and into the afternoon, as temperatures wires, we start to see them becoming more widespread. as we have a towards the weekend, a big area of low pressure. it will bring more breeze and cloud. also drawing up some warmth on the near continent. temperatures balancing up across england and wales. from saturday, this is the picture. more of a breeze. cloud across the north—west of england into the north—west of wales. dry and sunny and turning quarter. 28, maybe 29 celsius. on sunday, a similar story with more cloud across scotland and northern ireland, more of a breezy, outbreaks of rain. the rest of england and wales, largely dry, sunny and hot in places with one or two locations in the south—east seen 30 or 31 celsius. it's warming up to end the week. we will also see some showers and thunderstorms. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north americ

there will be some heavier bursts across the pennines stretching up into the south—east scotland.e importantly it is all going to be about the feel of things. the good news is it will be a more co mforta ble news is it will be a more comfortable night for sleeping. as the weather front here kin used to push south and east it will continue to bring fresh air with it. so although we have clear skies and a quiet night to come it will certainly be a little more co mforta ble. certainly be a little more comfortable. overnight lows are expected to sit at around 12— 13 degrees in the north, maybe 15 or 16, soa degrees in the north, maybe 15 or 16, so a little bit warm in the south—eastern corner. but different story tomorrow. a fresher feel for all of us, a dry story for all of us, there will be fair cloud and we run the risk of scattered showers, chiefly across eastern scotland and north—eastern england. in the sunshine we will see highest values of 25 degrees, 77 farah —— fahrenheit, a bit cooler in scotland and northern ireland. high pressure will build and quieten things down. so tue

am getting going across the south pennines, the peak district, a batter showers working across from waleske time to ease away. those showers gave this watering can a real watering. the rain coming down heavily as the thunderstorm passed overhead there in herefordshire. and not too far away in wiltshire we have some localised that water flooding as a result of the heavy downpours. the weather picture through the rest of the night, the showers taking time to fade away. eventually, we be left with dry weather and clear skies as well. the exception across the novelist of uk. after a warm start to the night, to temperatures coming down to 12— 18 for many of us. into the weekend, low pressure sat to the north—west of the country, threatening rain across north—western areas. otherwise, pressure is rising. the rising pressure will bring us more sunshine, lighter winds, and ultimately high temperatures as well. the best of the sunny weather for antrim and down,

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out isolated across eastern areas, but fairly heavy ones across south—west scotland, west of the penninesslow—moving downpours could cause localised flooding. a warm day to come, 27 celsius across the south—east. the chance of showers and thunderstorms increasing as we head on into friday. we start off on a largely dry note with some sunshine around, a few showers across northern areas from the word go and as the temperatures rise the showers will become more widespread and heavier across parts of wales, the midlands and southern england. so, as with thursday and especially on friday, there could be that more intense. the risk of some localised flooding with some areas staying dry altogether. given those hit and miss showers. into the weekend, an area of low pressure to the north—west of the country, more cloud to the north—west of the country, scooping up north—west of the country, scooping up warm airon north—west of the country, scooping up warm air on the near continent, and that is why england and wales will see those temperatures rising. this is the picture for saturday. more of a b

been this fragmented area of cloud in parts of northern england producing the odd shower in the penninesn parts of worcestershire and derbyshire. this is royal tunbridge wells, some big storms, flash flooding here. storms to the south of london and southern counties will fade away quite quickly through this evening and overnight. back to a dry story uk wide as we go into tomorrow morning, a bit of cloud here and there, easier to get some sleep in across the north, but another humid and muqqy the north, but another humid and muggy night in the south. 17 or 18 degrees for one or two into the morning to stop you know the story friday, dry, sunny, for the vast majority. the morning cloud in eastern areas will push out to the north sea. still the chance in the south—east of the odd isolated storm, and still that temperature contrast with a few spots in the south getting up to 30 degrees, low 20s across no northern ireland ‘s. for the weekend, with highs in place, high means dry, and that will be the case just about all throughout the weekend. saturday, blue skies topped a tale to begin with,

some in the pennines, for example. some in the west midlands. as read that this is where the showers will be, they will be hit and miss. a cloudy day in northern ireland but sunny spells developing. act into the showers across england and wales. not everyone will see them, if you're close to the coast you will miss them —— back into. a cloudy day around the south today. the best weather in the channel islands and cooler around the east coast, where we could miss the showers. temperatures under the cloud, 16 or around 19. generally 21 toa high cloud, 16 or around 19. generally 21 to a high of 26. through the opener, evening and overnight, we hang the showers for a while and they will fade and through the night we have a weather coming into north—west scotla nd weather coming into north—west scotland and northern ireland —— through the evening. by through the evening. by the end of the night we could get some patchy light rain. temperatures similarto some patchy light rain. temperatures similar to the nightjust gone, roughly ten to around 16. we s

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most of which the rain will be across the pennines and the scottish borders. they go through the overnight period, it looks like that front will continue to weaken and the showers he's just a little. something a bit more noticeable is the fresher feel. more comfortable for sleeping for many of us. we look likely to see temperatures of ii-ilidc in the likely to see temperatures of 11—ilidc in the north but perhaps around 13 celsius, humid in the south—eastern side. a noticeable difference to the feel of the weather as they go through tuesday. still the risk potentially as he get into the day of a few sharp showers across north—east scotland and maybe north—east england but elsewhere, the crown lynn macleod breaks up. sunny spells around and more co mforta ble sunny spells around and more comfortable for getting outdoor jobs done. 16—19dc in the north. high values of 27 celsius. in the next few days, this high area of pressure building. things quieting down again. it does look like we all see things warming up. the far north—west sees more sunshine. last stages