and then coming down to the western slopes of the pennines, maybe the top end of wales.s to the eastern side of the pennines, perhaps again really quite mild. so for the very far north of scotland, your temperatures are well on into double figures. sunday, not a great deal of change. still i would have thought that something of a west east split and that will be the greater part of the clouds through northern parts and western parts. best of the brightness perhaps out towards the east, but if you've got plans, again i don't think the weather is going to get in the way, 11, 12, 13. that's really good for the time being. and then on towards new year's eve, more plans, still dry, large cloudy but on the mild side. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 5pm... in iceland, three british tourists — including a child — have died after their vehicle crashed while crossing a bridge. four others are critically injured. an increase in hospital parking charges — new data suggests four in 10 nhs hospitals in england put up their fees in the last year. my friend's mum i

gritters are not venturing out this far, this should normally be a busy dual carriageway over the penninesut it has been shut for days and it probably won't open for days yet, and that's all because of these gale force winds blowing across the carriageway. in wales, the drifts were so deep that three people had to be rescued after getting buried in their car — they had to sound their horn to guide the searchers in. in the frozen hills of the north, feeding livestock was a priority. getting them something to drink was a problem. the water is frozen, that's the main thing, so watering animals is a big chore at the moment and just trying to feed and getting to the sheep that are three miles away. fun and games at the moment! in the countryside in cumbria, special vehicles were brought in to reach outlying farms, as the snow covered the features of the land. that weekend saw the situation improve slightly, but by the first monday of spring it was clear that many communities in northern england were completely cut off. drastic measures were needed and this raf helicopter was sent to cumbria, it

we have seen a nasty crash close one of the passes that goes across the pennines.er know. but it only gets to sunday, we are looking at cloud and rain across western and southern pa rt rain across western and southern part of the country, some could be quite heavy, so this would be could be some issues. but it is a much milder day, up to 10 degrees. the trend of mild weather is set to continue into next week, with temperatures in london staying well into double figures throughout the week ahead. we have got the transition to milder air, but in the short term, it is transport and power supply that could be affected as the commendation of the heavy snow that some others will see and also the freezing rain that will bring treacherous icy conditions out and about on the road will stop that is your weather. hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines: the work and pensions secretary calls for a cross—party consensus to find a way forward on brexit as the foreign secretary says it's still possible to get a version of the prime minister's deal through parlia

scotland and then boxing day itself, some sunshine and the forecasts and south coast east of the penninesrn ireland, look at the temperatures. double figures pretty much right across the country, i! degrees in belfast, glasgow and edinburgh. chris the end of the week, high—pressure driving across western parts of europe, a bit more clout towards the northwest and closer to atlantic weather fronts. scotla nd closer to atlantic weather fronts. scotland in the northwest there are a lwa ys scotland in the northwest there are always a bit more clout as we head into thursday. the south of that, thursday looks bright, it looks like cardiff is in for some sunshine and same goes for london and east of the pennines, some find whether. temperature is around 10 degrees which is colder in east anglia because we think the morning may bring a touch of frost of the temperatures might struggle through the course of the day. friday and into the weekend again more or less the same. a lot of cloud some sunny spells and temperatures around the 10 degrees mark. that is it for me. goodbye. this is bbc world new

little cloud on the eastern side of the pennines and in the south—west. one into northern ireland than west of scotla nd into northern ireland than west of scotland as we get towards midnight, then will continue its journey eastwards through the night. at the same time, the fog which may not have got away from one or two spots in the south—west, will be more expensive extensive by dawn. further north, we need to wait for the passage of this weather front, which will move away smartly from the main lines of the british isles, leaving a brighter prospect. friday, better prospect of seeing some sunshine, temperatures getting up to about 11 or 12 degrees. watch out for the fog, it may linger on in the southern counties. from friday on into the weekend, the high pressure still doing its staff in the southern half of the british isles, but a different story further north. rolling around its northern and western flanks there will be cloud and it better chance of rain in northern ireland and scotland, coming into the western slopes of the pennines and maybe the t

just a few breaks in scotland and to the east of the pennines. wherever you are, it is mild. temperatures up to 13 across some eastern areas of scotland. in the north—west of scotland, a cold front brings rain that will push south. then it gets windy behind the front. gusts up to 75mph in shetland. blustery conditions spread into the mainland. to the south in england and wales for the run up to new year, midnight hour, it is a cloudy affairand mild at year, midnight hour, it is a cloudy affair and mild at around seven celsius. the cold front pushes southwards, just a few spots of rain on that. as it clears into new yea r‘s on that. as it clears into new year's day, more sunshine for scotla nd year's day, more sunshine for scotland and across much of england. but as the sunshine comes out the temperatures will go down and it will stay cloudy across wales and the south—west of england for most of the tay. —— day. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the home secretary is chairing a meeting with the border force and other agencies, as he attempts to deal with the rising numbe

the south coast, the beats of the pennines and parts of wales and northern ireland.urgh. then towards the end of the week high pressure pretty much driving the weather in many western parts of europe. little change and little wind. a bit more crotch was the northwest moving closer to atla ntic the northwest moving closer to atlantic weather fronts. so to scotla nd atlantic weather fronts. so to scotland in the northwest always with a bit more cloud as we head into thursday. to the south of that thursday looks bright, looks like cardiff is in for sunshine, the same goes for london and also to the east of the pennines some fine weather around the whole of newcastle on thursday with temperatures from 10 degrees. a bit colder there and east and leon on thursday because we think the morning may bring a touch of frost so those temperatures mice go down through the course of the day. and into the weekend more or less the same. a lot of cloud with some sunny less the same. a lot of cloud with some sunny spells and temperatures around a 10 degrees mark. that is it for me. bye

bright and it looks like cardiff is in for some sunshine same for london and also to the east of the penninesst anglia thursday, we think it's because the morning may being a touch of frost and thosee temperatures may struggle a bit through the course of the day. and then friday and into the weekend, again more or less the same, a lot of cloud with some sunny spells at temperatures around the 10 degrees mark, that's it from me, goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at seven. indonesia says it will build a new warning system, following the tsunami on saturday, which has killed nearly 430 people. in her christmas message, the queen spoke of a busy year with weddings and babies, and highlighted the importance of people with opposing views treating each other with respect. i believe his message of peace on earth and goodwill to all is never out of date. it can be heeded by everyone. it's needed as much as ever. hundreds turned out to greet the royal family for their traditional church service at sandringham. british and french authorities have rescued a0 migrants from boats trying to cross the

bright and it looks like cardiff is in for some sunshine same for london and also to the east of the pennines around 10 degrees a little bit colder at east anglia thursday, we think it's because the morning may being a touch of frost and thosee temperatures may struggle a bit through the course of the day. and then friday and into the weekend, again more or less the same, a lot of cloud with some sunny spells at temperatures around the 10 degrees mark, that's it from me, goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines at 6. indonesia says it will build a new warning system, following the tsunami on saturday, which has killed more than 420 people. in her christmas message, the queen spoke of a busy year with weddings and babies, and said the christian message of peace on earth is needed as much as ever. i believe his message of peace on earth and goodwill to all is never out of date. it can be heeded everyone. by everyone. it's needed as much as ever. hundreds turned out to greet the royal family for their traditional church service at sandringham. british and french authorities have rescued a0 migra

to the east of the pennines and some fine weather around the hall and newcastle.it colder in east anglia because the morning may bring a touch of frost, so temperatures much of a little but the course of the day. and then friday and into the weekend, again more or less the same. some sunny spells, and temperatures around the 10 degrees mark. that's it for me. 2018 mark the end of world war i, around the world those who made the special sacrifices and a special programme would meet the families and communities to come or merit —— commemorate the lost. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... rescuers in indonesia say they're worried about disease spreading following the tsunami on saturday, which has killed more than 420 people. in her christmas message, the queen spoke of a busy year with weddings and babies, and said the christian message of peace on earth is needed as much as ever. i believe his message of peace on earth and goodwill to all is never out of date. it can be heeded by everyone.

at the moment, a cross pennine routes, the a628 is closed after a big accident.t there is freezing rain in this area. so it could be that ice is a contributing factor. we are expecting some treacherous conditions on the roads, it will then get windy in wealth and north—west england with gusts up to 75 mild an hour. again, as we go through the night, the wind will come in off the atlantic, wishing the temperatures back up above freezing. as i mentioned, we have already seen a problem on one of the major across pennine routes, not necessarily due to this, but it is the kind of thing we would expect to see with treacherous conditions expected. by the time we get to sunday, there is still some rain and hail snow in scotland, bright start across the eastern areas, in the west it is cloudy and outbreak of rain into western and southern areas. some could be quite heavy, but sunday is all about it turning milder. temperatures are up to 6—10 degrees, and the milder air will hang around into next week, with temperatures pushing up into double figures. in the short—term, if

further south again, quite a bit of cloud and the best brightness to the east of the pennines and againeally quite mild so temperatures in scotland well into double figures. sunday, not a great deal of change but something of a west and east split and the best of the brightness is out towards the east. if you have plans, i don't think the weather will get in the way. 11, 12, 13, really good for the time of year and then towards new year's eve, more plans, still dry but on the mild side. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at four. in iceland, three british tourists including a child have died after their vehicle crashed while crossing a bridge. four others are critically injured. an increase in hospital parking charges — new data suggests four in 10 nhs hospitals in england put up their fees in the last year. my friend's mum's dying. i've been in to drop some stuff off, and it's just cost me three quid. a woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the deaths of two young children in margate, kent. britain's most senior police officer says a no deal brexit wo

south coast may be east of the pennines and in parts of wales and northern ireland.e country. 11 degrees in glasgow, belfast and edinburgh. towards the end of the week, high pressure driving the weather across many western parts of europe. little change and little wind as well. always a bit more cloud towards the north—west where we're closer to atlantic weather fronts. so, for example scotland and the there, always a bit more clout as we head into thursday. to the south of that thursday looks bright. cardiff is in for some sunshine and the same goes for london and also to the east of the pennines some fine weather around for hull, for newcastle as well on thursday with temperatures of around 10 degrees. and it's a little bit colder there in east anglia on thursday, we think, because the morning may bring a touch of frost. so, those temperatures might struggle a little bit through the course the day. and then friday and into the weekend again, more or less the same. a lot of cloud with some sunny spells and temperatures around that ten—degree mark. that's it for me.

cold error on tuesday and briefly some snow over the tops of the pennines and also the southern uplandshere, rain, could be quite heavy at times. milder conditions for most of the uk. cold air in scotland at the cloud coming in and that frosty start. temperatures will not rise very much at all. a contrast as we move into thursday. much milder weather, even in scotland and northern ireland. then it gets windy as we move on to friday and all the while the rain is never too far away. still some uncertainty as we head into friday, but we've still got this deep area of low pressure approaching the uk. that could bring some gusts of 60 mph or more across the western part of the uk. no warnings at the moment but it is one to watch. you are watching beyond 100 days. the prime minister's brexit agreement has "uncomfortable, unattractive elements" says the attorney general, but it is a "useful compromise". mps demand to see the full legal advice he gave the government ahead of five days of debate that begins tomorrow. geoffrey cox said were the government to be pushed into the irish backstop, to

he brought a huge following across the pennines from his home town of leeds.heavyweights. he had to wait until the 11th round to find the decisive blow. afterwards, whyte called for a rematch with world champion anthonyjoshua, who he hopes to face at wembley next year. a couple of really significant fights, those. joshua was there, wasn't he? he went up to ringside, and whyte basically said fight me, and whyte basically said fight me, and he said you are third in line, behind while the and fury. so that would depend on a fury— wilder rematch. but we shall see. and what about carl frampton what will happen to him? with the continuing boxing? it is the second time he has lost in a big world title bout. he indicated maybe he is thinking about it, in terms of the smaller fighters he is coming towards the end of his career. he has been a sensational fighter but maybe it is one fight too many. we shall see. there is a new team at the top of rugby union's premiership table this morning, as exeter beat saracens 31—13, replacing them at the summit. the chiefs put an en

he brought a huge following across the pennines from his home city of leeds.illian whyte knocked out dereck chisora in the battle of two british heavyweights. he had to wait until the 11th round to find the decisive blow. afterwards whyte called for a rematch with world champion anthonyjoshua who he hopes to face at wembley next year butjoshua says whyte is third on the list. just you are talking rubbish, man. talking rubbish. iam not going just you are talking rubbish, man. talking rubbish. i am not going to sit around and wait for him. they are not going to waste four months of my career waiting for him, seeing what he is doing. i haven't got time to that. my career needs to progress. weight to back the years, wait for the call, i can't do that. time is ticking. —— weight two yea rs. there's a new team at the top of rugby union's premiership table this morning, as exeter beat saracens 31—13, replacing them at the summit. the chiefs put an end to sarries‘ 22—match unbeaten run. the hosts scored four tries to earn themselves a bonus point moving them three poi

south coast may be east of the pennines and in parts of wales and northern ireland.sgow, belfast and edinburgh. high—pressure driving the weather across many western parts of your. little pressure and little wind as well. always a bit of cloud as we get closer to north —— to atla ntic western as we get closer to north —— to atlantic western fronts. —— weather fronts. to the south of that thursday looks bright. cardiff is in for some sunshine and the same goes for some sunshine and the same goes for london and also to be east of the pennines at some fine weather around for hall, for newcastle as well on thursday with temperatures around 10 degrees. colder in east anglia on thursday because the morning may bring a touch of frost so those teachers may struggle a little bit to the course the day. and then friday and into the weekend again, more or less the same. a of cloud with some sunny and temperatures around 10 degrees. that is it for me. bye—bye. hello this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines... indonesia says it will build a new warning system, followin

having caps to the cloud on the eastern side of the pennines and to the south—west.nd overnight. the same the fog, which may not have gone away from one of two spot in the south—west, will be more expensive in the dawn in the southern counties. further north, you have to wait for the passage of this weather front. it will move away fairly smartly from mainland british isles to leave behind a brighter prospect. a better prospect of seeing some sunshine on friday, with temperatures getting on quite nicely up to 12 degrees. the fog may linger on in the southern counties. from friday into the weekend, the high pressure still doing of stuff for the southern half of the british isles, a different story for the north. we have these weather fronts bringing thicker cloud and a better chance of rain across the greater pa rt chance of rain across the greater part of scotland, northern ireland, and coming into the western side of the pennines, maybe the top end of wales. quite a bit of cloud arrived at the best of the brightness to the eastern side of the pennines and again it w

snow settling over the higher ground of the pennines, 2—5 centimetres, 10—20 centimetres over higher of some snow falling here and settling which could cause some problems if you are travelling. strong winds taking us through the night into sunday. that area of low pressure moving through. some gale force winds expected for some of us as well. sunday, it gets better because it all moves away, some showers moving into the south—west but for many on sunday, a drier day with lighter winds. temperatures still struggling at about 4—7 degrees but gradually it will get milder as the day goes on and into next week. goodbye. welcome to bbc news. i‘m kasia madera, live at the eu summit in brussels — the headlines at nine. eu diplomats describe theresa may‘s perfomance at the summit as "bad", as the bloc‘s leaders warn the brexit withdrawal agreement is not open for renegotiation: the union stands by this agreement and intends to proceed with its certification. it is not open for renegotiation. theresa may warns the eu that it risks an accidental no—deal brexit, but european leaders tell may to

weather front from the north—west, introducing blustery conditions for parts of scotland, into the penninesm above us we are in the milder area and it is fairly settled with high pressure being in the driving seat. sunday, a lot of cloud. outbreaks of rain clearing east. temperatures doing well, the best brightness favouring eastern areas and we are looking at double—digit temperatures. new year's eve, a similar setup. spot the difference. the wind will be stronger in parts of scotland and in western areas we will see rain which will turn more persistent through the day. away from that a lot of fine and dry weather and once again, temperatures doing well. if you have outdoor plans on new year's eve it looks like it will be mostly dry, away from scotland and northern ireland. cloudy but not too cold. high—pressure holding onto the south. gradually as we head towards new year's day, the wind will become more north—westerly as the high pressure is centred over the uk. that will make a change to things because as the wind starts to work its way down it will introduce drier, cooler air. less its

area of cloud and rain in the north turns to snow over the hills and possibly wintry across the penninesday throughout. there will be peaks in those gusts of wind and we could have more rain waiting in the wings for saturday. on friday it starts relatively mild but as we get the north—westerly winds temperatures will tumble once again. and this is the weekend. as we go through the weekend we have further areas of low pressure to come in, so it remains unsettled times and a windy picture. bye— bye. good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty. our headlines today: to the right, 311, to the left to 293. dramatic scenes in the house of commons as the government loses three big votes on brexit. but theresa may fights on. ifi if i had banged of the table, walked out of the room, and at the end of the process deliver the very same deal that is before us today, some might say that i had done a better job. we'll untangle what it means and what happens next. also this morning: a report accuses the home office of ignoring warnings that its ‘hostile environment‘ policy woul

that area of cloud and rain in the north turns to snow in the hills and possibly wintry across the penninessts of wind and we could have more rain waiting for saturday. on friday it starts relatively mild but as we get the north—westerly wind in temperatures will tumble once again. and this is the weekend. as we go through the weekend we have further areas of low pressure to come in so it remains unsettled times and a windy picture. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley — our top stories. the ayes to the right, 311, the noes to the left, 293. more brexit trouble for theresa may — 3 big defeats for her government in parliament — but the british prime minister is insistent. the choice before parliament is clear. this deal, no deal or the risk of no brexit. two senior republicans briefed by the cia now say they are certain the saudi crown prince ordered the killing and dismemberment of jamal khashoggi. stocks tumble on wall street as investors worry about the latest threats to the us economy — and relations with china. a u—t

could well see some snow though into the pennines, the southern iplands, and if it gets that far northnorthern scotland, though, looking to stay dry and cold. elsewhere, it is less cold where you're seeing the wetter, breezier conditions. the rain will clear away from northern ireland, but a big range of temperatures from north to south across the uk. now, as we look at the bigger picture for thursday and friday, further weather fronts on thursday, so further outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards, but we're really focusing on friday as a deepening area of low pressure comes across the northern half of the uk. so it's here we are going to see the strongest winds, particularly affecting parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, irish sea coasts, with gales or even severe gales in places, potentially destructive winds, and along with that, there'll be some more wet weather around as well and some snowfall, particularly into the hills of scotland. so we are monitoring that weather system very closely. i will provide you with further updates. but this is how the rest of the week

place, and it will be turning to snow, mostly over the higher ground for the north of wales, the pennineshe south we could get one or two flakes of snow earlier on before it turns back to rain, i think, during the middle part of the afternoon. could be about 2—5 centimetres of snow, even to low levels across northern england. to the north of the central belt, 10—20 centimetres of snow and the freezing rain really will be quite dangerous. that's rain droplets that willjust freeze instantly on impact with the cold ground, bringing a real instant ice rink effect. so some pretty disruptive weather through the course of saturday, all down to storm dierdre. it's going to cause disruption to travel through saturday night and on into sunday too. with that mix of freezing rain, snow and ice and strong winds too, your bbc local radio stations will keep you up—to—date with any disruption to travel. so heading on into the second half of the weekend, we start off sunday still with some rain and snow to the north—east which should slowly clear away. it will be a drier day compared to saturday, not as w

could well see some snow though into the pennines, the southern uplands, and if it gets that far northf northern scotland, though, looking to stay dry and cold. elsewhere, it is less cold where you're seeing the wetter, breezier conditions. the rain will clear away from northern ireland, but a big range of temperatures from north to south across the uk. now, as we look at the bigger picture for thursday and friday, further weather fronts on thursday, so further outbreaks of rain pushing eastwards, but we're really focusing on friday as a deepening area of low pressure comes across the northern half of the uk. so it's here we're going to see the strongest winds, particularly affecting parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, irish sea coasts, with gales or even severe gales in places, potentially destructive winds, and along with that, there'll be some more wet weather around as well and some snowfall, particularly into the hills of scotland. so we are monitoring that weather system very closely. i will provide you with further updates. but this is how the rest of the week

and wales as it bumps into the cold we start to see some snow falling over the high ground, the penninesf the low pressure but it looks like the majority will have cleared out during the course of wednesday morning into the north sea. bit of a hung back for east anglia and the south—east, by the time we reach the afternoon sky should brighten up and it will turn more drive remaining. across scotland and northern ireland are finding throughout wednesday, again the chilly side, temperatures rising a little with the weather front across southern areas 10—12. it turns more unsettled from thursday onwards, the heaviest of the rain across the waste but it will be a little bit more mild and we could see ten or 11 degrees for edinburgh and belfast and sunshine will be at a premium. now we look to the wasteful friday we think to this area of low pressure which will be a deep low possibly bringing a spell of severe deals, gusts of 70—80 mph, could be disruptive, it will send a band are pretty heavy rain across the country throughout friday and brightening into the afternoon, some and blustery show

eastern areas most favoured for sunshine on christmas day, around the moray firth, into the lee of the penninesngland. in terms of the outlook for the remainder of christmas week, very much as i said at the start, a lot of dry weather but the prospects often looking very cloudy and grey. this is bbc news. the headlines: a tsunami hits indonesia causing widespread devastation. at least 220 people are dead and more than 700 injured. the death toll is expected to rise. emergency services battle to save the injured. and eyewitnesses have described scenes of chaos after the waves struck at night. the water came in at about five metres high, and many cars were flown and hit our village. tributes are paid to former liberal democrat leader lord ashdown, who's died at the age of 77. flights return to normal at gatwick as police investigating the drone disruption continue to question two people. the us government shut down set to run through christmas as the

it will turn through —— it will turn to snow across the northern pennines and southern uplands.her south with that southerly wind developing. it stays fairly mild through towards the end of the week but pretty unsettled. low pressure arriving through thursday. you'll notice the proximity of the isobars, heading through into friday. low pressure well and truly in charge. a mild the week. things turning particularly wet and windy as we look towards friday. never mind. ronnie 0'sullivan wet and windy as we look towards friday. never mind. ronnie 0'sullivan put wet and windy as we look towards friday. never mind. ronnie 0'sullivan put you wet and windy as we look towards friday. never mind. ronnie 0'sullivan put you in wet and windy as we look towards friday. never mind. ronnie 0'sullivan put you in a wet and windy as we look towards friday. never mind. ronnie 0'sullivan put you in a bad wet and windy as we look towards friday. never mind. ronnie 0'sullivan put you in a bad mood? it's all blustery and rainy. you can't have nice with all the time, you've got to celebrate the changeab

this was the scene on the m62 going over the tops of the pennines near huddersfield.n by i am a camera earlier in the day. 0vernight the clear skies are going to spread southwards thanks to the winds and with showers in the forecast in western scotland some of which will fall wintry over the high ground and temperatures dropping below freezing there is the risk of icy stretches as we go through the night into the first part of tuesday morning. it will be cold with a widespread frost eve ryo ne will be cold with a widespread frost everyone in towns and city, into the countryside it is going to be a cold one under the clearing sky, for tuesday, after that chilly start to to day, what will happen is we will see an area of cloud working in, that will drop some of the cool air near the surface so it will be the cold est near the surface so it will be the coldest day of the week ahead for many, a few showers again across scotland, temperatures, looking at highs of six or seven, something like that, towards the middle of the week we start the see the atlantic liven up and we

there will be some brighter moments to the east of the pennines as well, particularly for yorkshire and 75 mph in the northern isles for hogmanay celebrations. further south, we have some rain for northern ireland and southern scotland. south of this, it will stay mainly dry, and not particularly cold and will be dry for those all—importa nt particularly cold and will be dry for those all—important midnight celebrations. through the rest of the night, the weatherfront celebrations. through the rest of the night, the weather front sinks southwards bringing rain over england and wales, not amounting to much. some areas avoided altogether. quite patchy in nature. looking at the first day of the new year, a cold front pushes southwards, high pressure to the west. that will bring cooler air across the uk, but more significantly having for many of us it will break the cloud up. so, on tuesday, new year's day, much sunnier skies scotland, much of england, probably staying pretty cloudy over wales and south—west england and perhaps also northern ireland. temperatures go down, but sunny skies. a

night and into wednesday the weather system takes rain and snow to the hell is particularly in the penninesbout the extent, looks like mainly england and wales affair, we will keep an eye on that, this is where the chilly air will be but also the best of the sunshine, quite mild again the further south you are. further weather systems coming in for a thursday and friday but particularly on friday much stronger winds for the time as well. this is bbc world news today. our top stories. a global climate summit opens with a push to cut emissions. the un warns rising temperatures are already hurting communities around the world. destruction in so many places, suffering, a lot of suffering arrived from the consequences of climate change. after some of the worst riots in paris for decades, president macron‘s government promises tough action against anyone who resorted to violence. the fashion group ted baker promises an investigation into allegations of "forced hugging" by its chief executive. a british couple come forward to reclaim the ring dropped down a grate in a times square marriage proposa

snow on the pennines, southern uplands and the highlands.change in the weather, this is where the potential is for some disruption. it is a potent area of low pressure we think will cross our shores or nearby, but it takes a shift in the positioning of the low pressure and the forecast will change in that the rain distribution will change and the strongest winds will change and the strongest winds will change. what we think at the moment is the rain will move quickly across england and wales, leaving brighter, but blustery showers behind, but it could hang on across parts of scotland, northern ireland, with snow on the hills, and coupled with snow on the hills, and coupled with that we are looking at gailes, possibly even severe gales, particularly with exposure at the moment we think in the west —— gales. but keep tuned to the weather forecasting case that changes, dan and naga. are you organise for christmas, do you have your cards in the post—? christmas, do you have your cards in the post-? not at all, naga. you have to be kidding, i hav

on boxing day itself, best bet for sunshine, the south coast of east of the pennines, around merseysidet of the time the skies will be fairly overcast and mild weather on the north of the country. on thursday high pressure is in charge of the weather across the uk and much of western europe all the way down to the south that means the weather isn't changing much during the course of thursday. that savvy look at the forecast for thursday itself. temperatures getting up to around 10 degrees, some sunny spells developing. i think on thursday we will see more sunshine across the uk. it is going to be a much brighter day compared to what we have had in the last three days. where we are slowly approaching the lead up to the new year so very little change on the weather front. high pressure is that to dominate the weather across the whole of western europe, not just the weather across the whole of western europe, notjust for the rest of the week and into the weekend but also as we edged towards the end of the year. eric white on the end of the year. eric white on the waterfront, the good news

we will see some snow on the top of the northern pennines moving to the southern docklands into theseemain cold with a fair bit of sunshine. it will dry up in northern ireland and eventually, in across the south—west of england. one thing about tomorrow is the temperatures. for england, wales and northern ireland it will be a mild day, still cold across scotland. for thursday, as one front clears, we have the second one coming in. the isobars well spaced, it will be a breezy day. by friday we have this next weather system coming our way. look about —— look at this tight wraparound. what that means is, on thursday we are likely to see the rain crossing followed by sunshine and showers and breezy. on friday, the potential of gales, even severe gales across western scotland, the irish sea, the west of scotland having wind gust of in excess of 70 mph. couple that with rain and showers, not predict conditions but we will keep you updated about what is happening on friday. no weather warnings out, but they may well do. there is sunshine on friday, we don't need a weather warning.|j there is

as that move northwards, some snow briefly over the pennines and the southern uplands and perhaps thee, heavy at times, milder conditions for the rest of the country but the cold era in scotland temperatures will not rise very much. what a contrast on thursday was a much milder weather, evenin thursday was a much milder weather, even in scotland and northern ireland and then it gets windy into friday and the rain is never too far away. still uncertainty into friday but we have got this big area of low— pressure but we have got this big area of low—pressure approaching and that could bring gusts of 60 mph or more across northern and western parts. no warnings at the moment but it is one to watch later in the week. this is beyond one hundred days. with me, katty kay, in washington. christian fraser is in london. our top stories: america pays tribute to george hw bush, remembered as a symbol of deceny and unity, ahead of a day of national mourning. a far—right party wins seats in a spanish regional election for the first time since military rule under the dictator general franco. coming

cauldron off for snow into the pennines, maybe the higher ground north of the central belt, should ith, northern scotland staying dry on sunday, rain query for northern ireland but hanging around england and wales as it is like its way eastwards and a big range of beverages north to south. turning milder across parts of england and wales once again. further weather fronts close by on thursday, expected to deal of cloud, outbreaks of rain. to end the week, a deepening error of low pressure on friday running across. looks like the northern half of the uk and that's where we will see shortlist wind more with severe gales affecting parts of scotland, northern ireland, northern england and the irish sea coast. we'll keep you updated on that. still quite mild, into the weekend behind that weather system things will turn colder once again. for the rest of the week after the cold and quite interlude, wet and windy at times, potentially stormy to end the week but it will be turning milder for a time. is your latest forecast. —— that is. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north ame

he brought a huge following across the pennines from his home town of leeds. two british heavyweights. he had to wait until the 11th round to find the decisive blow. afterwards whyte called for a rematch with world champion anthonyjoshua who he hopes to face at wembley next year. there's a new team at the top of rugby union's premiership table this morning, as exeter beat saracens 31—13, replacing them at the summit. the chiefs put an end to sarries‘ 22—match unbeaten run. the hosts scored four tries to earn themselves a bonus point moving them three points above saracens in the table. elsewhere there were wins for leicester and sale. leinster staged one of the most remarkable comebacks in pro 14 history, scoring 21 points in the final 10 minutes to deny connacht. the visitors were leading 29—12 with less than 17 minutes to play, before andrew porter burrowed over deep into injury time to snatch a 33—29 win. edinburgh got the better of glasgow and 0spreys beat scarlets. to the 0lympia horse show in london, where britain's william whitaker won the world cup jum

the driest air allows a bit of sunshine perhaps for the south—east, east of the pennines, north—eastst. as the high pressure still dominates into the middle part of that week, some of that mild air eventually gets further to the east. this is bbc news — i'm vicki young. the headlines at 3:00pm. a tsunami hits indonesia causing widespread devastation — more than 220 people are dead and more than 700 injured. emergency services are battling to save the injured. eyewitnesses describe scenes of chaos after waves struck at night. the water came in at about 5m high, and many cars were flown and hit our village. two people arrested in connection with drone sightings at gatwick are released — police say they are no longer suspects. uk homelessness reaches a record high — according to the charity crisis. tributes continue to be paid to former liberal democrat

heaviest of the rain to the east of the pennines.st of the weather in far north east scotland, it should stay dry year with sunshine through the afternoon. a slow improvement generally. after a chilly start, temperatures will struggle to warm up. by the north, highs of five to 7 degrees. further south, highs up. by the north, highs of five to 7 degrees. furthersouth, highs of 11 to 1a celsius. just where they should be for the beginning of december relay. saturday night into sunday morning we will see clear skies for a time. a touch of frost before more rain, some of its heavy through the south—east. lingering across northern ireland and southern scotland. it will be a male start across england and wales. double digits in the morning, quite unusual. the rain sweeps through. low pressure unusual. the rain sweeps through. low pressure across unusual. the rain sweeps through. low pressure across scotland. northern ireland, central and southern scotland is seen wet weather through the morning, this will drift north. bright and breezy acr

here the winds relatively light, but further north we will have some quite gusty winds over the pennines of northern scotland, for example. but it will be mild, 12 or 13 degress. we get into sunday, again there could be some mostly patchy rain across northern scotland, that could lingerfor the northern isles pretty much all day long. but otherwise largely dry, largely cloudy but the best of the brightness for eastern scotland, eastern england and those temperatures again up to 12, maybe 13 degrees. and then the final day of the year, new year's eve, brings high pressure so again mostly dry but rather cloudy conditions and we stick to that theme as it gets dark and we go on into monday night. so if you are planning to be out celebrating at midnight, the weather looks quite benign. should be largely dry but there could be some cloud and some patchy fog. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today: the government's urged to step up patrols in the channel after a surge in migrants risking their lives to get across. more than half a million po

we get winds blowing out of that direction there, we often give breaks to the east of the pennines hereday. let's have a look at new year's eve now. this is the big night. this is an indication that the winds will be light across the uk, there might be some mist and fog around first thing in the morning but the rain is way out to the north of us. west of my head here, the weather front is riding around this area high—pressure. so settled conditions, but remember settled doesn't necessarily mean sunny weather. it could be that fog in the morning, particularly across certain parts of england and wales. new year's eve itself, and the stroke of midnight the high—pressure is not going anywhere. it is certainly with us, most likely to stay dry across the vast majority of the country. the winds will be light as well. new year's day itself, once again the highs with us. a lot of dry weather around just a few spots of rain there in the very far north of the country and eight or nine celsius. that is new year's day 2019. goodness. here is new year's day on it is the beginning ofjanuary the 1st fe

there will also be a few brighter moments to the east of the pennines, particularly for yorkshire andg some rain in the afternoon across scotland. that sinks southwards into southern scotland and northern ireland, so far hogmanay celebrations the skies were clear. a few showers, very windy, gust of around 75 mph in the northern isles four hogmanay celebrations. further southwards, the threat of some rain for northern ireland in southern scotland. just a few showers, really. south of this, it stays mainly cloudy, not particularly cold, and dry for those all—important midnight celebrations. do the rest of the night, the weather front pushes southwards, bringing a little bit of rain across england and the. some areas will avoid rain altogether. quite patchy in nature. looking at the picture for the first day of the new year, we have got it of and pushing southwards, a big area of high pressure to the west of the uk. that cold front is important. not only does it bring colder air across the uk, the more significantly, for many of us, it is going to break the cloud up. so on tuesday, new y

that area of cloud and rain in the north turns to snow in the hills and possibly wintry across the penninesave more rain waiting for saturday. on friday it starts relatively mild but as we get the north—westerly wind in temperatures will tumble once again. and this is the weekend. as we go through the weekend we have further areas of low pressure to come in so it remains unsettled times and a windy picture. this is bbc news, the headlines the british government has suffered three defeats in parliament over brexit. mps found the government in contempt of parliament for refusing to publish the full legal advice on the draft agreement. mps then voted to give themselves a greater say on the next move if they reject mrs may's deal next tuesday two senior republican senators in the us have said they're more certain than ever that the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, was guilty of ordering the murder of jamal khashoggi. the journalist was killed at the saudi arabian embassy in istanbul, in october. they were speaking after a briefing by the cia. share prices in the united states have falle

best chance of any brightness and some shelter from the westerly winds, maybe to the east of the penninesr 12 degrees. and then for the final day of the year, new year's eve, again high pressure in charge. a lot of cloud and some fog trapped underneath the high. and we stick with that theme as we go into monday night. so if you are planning to be out and about celebrating at midnight, the weather doesn't look particularly dramatic, it should be mostly dry, but there's likely to be a bit of cloud and some fog patches as well. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us government shutdown is to continue until at least monday after the senate was adjourned until new year's eve. president trump blames the democrats for blocking his amendment to the budget bill, which would add $5 billion to build a wall along the border with mexico. there are growing calls for the uk border force to deploy more vessels in the english channel to deal with the rise in migrants arriving on the british coast. 66 people have reached the uk in the past three days. austrian police say that five monks were attacked duri

relatively light wind at gusty winds over the pennines and the high ground of northern scotland but itagain some patchy rain across northern scotland and that could lingerfor northern scotland and that could linger for the northern scotland and that could lingerfor the northern isles all day long. the best of the brightness for east of scotland, eastern england and the temperatures up to 12, maybe 13 degrees. new year's eve brings high pressure and again mostly dry but cloudy conditions and we stick to that theme as it gets dark. should be largely dry at midnight but some cloud and patchy fog. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories. the senate stands adjourned until 10am on monday, december 31. the partial us government shutdown goes on after congress meets and adjourns within minutes — it will now continue into next week. confusion and anger in the democratic republic of congo. the election's postponed again in some areas. the outgoing president tells the bbc the delay is due to ebola. 0n the

the best chance of brightness and shelter from westerly winds, the eastern side of scotland and penninese fog trapped underneath the high. the weather does not look particularly dramatic, mostly dry with cloud and fog patches as well. welcome to bbc news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories: the senate stands adjourned until ioam the senate stands adjourned until 10am on monday december 31. the partial us government shutdown goes on after congress meets and adjourns within minutes. it will now continue into next week. confusion and anger in the democratic republic of congo — the election's postponed again in some areas. the outgoing president tells the bbc the delay is due to ebola. on the day that people were supposed to vote we do not want this epidemic spreading like wildfire. a huge hunt is launched in austria after five monks are attacked during a robbery at a vienna church and as rescuers race to save 15 miners trapped in india,

the rest of the sunshine, if any, across the north—east of scotland, the eastern side of the penninessouth—east. here is what i mean about the temperature profile. the warmth in the colours to be found out to the west, where we will push the temperature is well into double figures. towards the east, a pretty chilly do. if you keep some fog and some cloud throughout the day, it will be one of those days. come wednesday, boxing day, a big sporting day. we will have a high pressure still close by. a frontal system trying to get into the north—western quarter of scotland, producing a pretty wet do there. what will be noticing is that the brews are still coming up across biscay, the western side of the british isles, then bending on a westerly to push some of the warmth ofa westerly to push some of the warmth of a further towards the east, newcastle and also edinburgh could be into double figures. here we are, as far ahead of thursday. high pressure is still doing stuff for the greater part of the british isles. a little bit more of an importation of drier air, seeing a better chance of so

best chance of any brightness and some shelter from the westerly winds, maybe to the east of the pennines day of the year, new year's eve, again high pressure in charge. a lot of cloud and some fog trapped underneath the high. and we stick with that theme as we go into monday night. so if you are planning to be out and about celebrating at midnight, the weather doesn't look particularly dramatic, it should be mostly dry, but there's likely to be a bit of cloud and some fog patches as well. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us government shutdown is to continue until at least monday after the senate was ajourned until new year's eve. president trump blames the democrats for blocking his amendment to the budget bill, which would add five billion dollars to build a wall along the border with mexico. protesters have clashed with police in the east of the democratic republic of congo, after the election was postponed in several areas. the outgoing president, joseph kabila, told the bbc the ebola outbreak is one of the reasons for the delay. he said there wouldn't be any major issues with th