concern about rain totals over and to the west of the pennines.northern ireland and around some irish sea coasts. so, further wet and windy weather coming over the weekend, though not quite as bad as we're seeing at the moment. this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines. storm eunice is battering parts of the uk. forecasters say it could be one of the worst storms to hit the country in three decades. i don't know what the actual wind speed is but you can barely stand up in it. i'm literally at a 45—degree angle, it's crazy. the dome of london's 02 has been shredded by the winds, with damage and disruption across the country. a gust of 122mph has been recorded at the needles on the isle of wight — provisionally the highest gust ever recorded in england. you're being urged to avoid travelling if you can. there are snow and ice warnings in northern england, scotland and northern ireland. all trains in wales have been cancelled and there are further cancellations and delays across the uk.

first, let's cross to danjohnson who is in stainmore summit in the pennines.bria and durham and we are in the heart of the area that is the focus of that amber warning for snow and ice. as you can see, quite a lot has fallen already on this higher ground in the pennines this morning and there is more forecast for later this afternoon. this road, the a66 across the pennines was close this morning mainly due to the high winds and trucks are still being advised to stay off this and some of the other high roads across the hills because of the high winds expected this afternoon. the humber bridge is going to close at 1:30pm. it is only the fourth or fifth time in its a0 years that it has been closed because of the weather. so, although things aren't as bad here in the north as perhaps they are in the south, the bad weather is having an effect and it looks like the disruption will last for some time. power cuts are also expected to be an issue. northern power grid said it did manage to reconnect yesterday all the households that had been affected by storm dudley, ar

the wind hasjust windy and wild appear on the pennines.st got stronger and stronger throughout the day and there has been quite a bit of snow, hail and day and there has been quite a bit of snow, hailand ice day and there has been quite a bit of snow, hail and ice that has been proving a problem for drivers as well. the roads have largely been quiet although there have still been people out. disruption on the trains, concern about the roof of preston station, aries and the irish sea have been disrupted. and there are power lines down already across the north, more than 1000 homes in the north, more than 1000 homes in the north—west without power at the moment. disruption still being caused and another difficult night in store, perhaps, into tomorrow and would you believe it, on the world this afternoon the coastguard had to tell three people not to go swimming in the sea. , ,, tell three people not to go swimming in the sea. ,, g, in the sea. goodness! dan johnson, thank ou in the sea. goodness! dan johnson, thank you very _ in the sea. go

gusty winds, 50 mph or more. 30 critics of the brain and on the back edge over high ground, on the pennines, the peak district, snowdonia and the brecon beacons, may be part of the west midlands, we could see a little bit of snow mixing in on the back edge as the cold air digs its way down from the north. some brisk winds but an increasingly cold feel as those chilly conditions are spread down from the north. ice likely in northern ireland and parts of scotland. rain and snow over high ground, clearing the south—east corner. there will be some in the southeast with that weather feature. as it clears we will be back to sunshine and showers tomorrow, some of them wintry over high ground in the north. gusty winds, 30, 40, maybe 50 miles an hour in the final. that cold air that went much chillier in temperature nine. this big, long weatherfront chillier in temperature nine. this big, long weather front is working its way in from the atlantic and making a big position of the weather front. it will move around over the weekend. to the north cold enough for wintry showers. to the south those tempe

ten to 20 centimetres across the highlands, perhaps around the pennines, but it's a case of some sunny well, certainly not raining or snowing all the time for top quite the opposite. the winds are very strong so it feels on the cold side, with gusts of a0 mph combined with temperatures of only four or 5 degrees. that makes it pretty chilly. a cold spell right over us right now. through the course of termite, the showers will continue, at least for a time. —— through the course of tonight. high pressure starts to build from the south through the early hours of friday, so the winds will snow, the showers will become less frequent, and that promises a much calmer, brighter day for friday. you can see high pressure on the weather map building from the south—west, keeping the worst weather in the north atlantic at bay. friday, for the bulk of the country, including much of scotland, would be a decent day. the winds will be much lighter, and it will feel less cold for the north of the country. temperatures might be around eight in glasgow, 11 in the south. the weekend is looking promising. n

concern about rain totals over and to the west of the pennines.rebecca jones. the headlines. storm eunice is battering parts of the uk. forecasters say it could be one of the worst storms to hit the country in three decades. i don't know what the actual wind speed is but you can barely stand up in it. i'm literally at a a5—degree angle, it's crazy. amongst the damage, the dome of london's 02, shredded by the strong winds. a gust of 122mph has been recorded at the needles on the isle of wight — provisionally the highest gust ever recorded in england. you're being urged not to travel, with snow and ice warnings for northern parts of the uk. all trains in wales have been cancelled, with major cancellations and delays on rail lines across britain. however very strong advice is not to travel unless it is absolutely necessary, but if people do need to travel they should first of all be prepared for very long delays and secondly check with their train operator that their train is running. airlines are urging passengers to check before heading to the airp

— a spell of heavy rain and, at times, some snow moving across the peak district and up into the penninesh of that, it was a beautiful day. after recent heavy snow eased on friday in scotland, we had blue sky and sunshine. beautiful in perth and kinross. this has been the story, then, over the last few hours — the wet weather pushed in from the west and you can see where the snow was across parts of derbyshire, south yorkshire, easing away off to the east before another system moves in through the night tonight, bringing yet more wet and windy weather with it. in fact, we will see widespread gales on exposed coasts once again as we head into tomorrow. so the rain first thing quite light and patchy across central and southern england, but some heavier bursts of rain across southern parts of northern ireland, moving into northern england and eventually into wales. that's going to gradually drift its way steadily eastwards throughout the day. for scotland, for northern ireland, sunny spells and blustery showers, but we could see gusts of winds in excess of 55—60 mph on exposed coasts, 45—50

a spell of heavy rain and, at times, some snow moving across the peak district and up into the penninesa beautiful day. after recent heavy snow eased on friday in scotland, we had blue sky and sunshine. beautiful in perth and kinross. this has been the story, then, over the last few hours. the wet weather pushed in from the west and you can see where the snow was, across parts of derbyshire, south yorkshire, easing away off to the east, before another system moves in through the night tonight, bringing yet more wet and windy weather with it. in fact, we will see widespread gales on exposed coasts once again, as we head into tomorrow. so, the rain first thing quite light and patchy across central and southern england, but some heavier bursts of rain across southern parts of northern ireland, moving into northern england and eventually into wales. that's going to gradually drift its way steadily eastwards throughout the day. for scotland, for northern ireland, sunny spells and blustery showers, but we could see gusts of winds in excess of 55—60 mph on exposed coasts, 45—50 inland, so anot

a spell of heavy rain and, at times, some snow moving across the peak district and up into the penninesafter recent heavy snow eased on friday in scotland, we had blue sky and sunshine. beautiful in perth and kinross. this has been the story, then, over the last few hours. the wet weather pushed in from the west and you can see where the snow was, across parts of derbyshire, south yorkshire, easing away off to the east, before another system moves in through the night tonight, bringing yet more wet and windy weather with it. in fact, we will see widespread gales on exposed coasts once again, as we head into tomorrow. so, the rain first thing quite light and patchy across central and southern england, but some heavier bursts of rain across southern parts of northern ireland, moving into northern england and eventually into wales. that's going to gradually drift its way steadily eastwards throughout the day. for scotland, for northern ireland, sunny spells and blustery showers, but we could see gusts of winds in excess of 55—60 mph on exposed coasts, 45—50 inland, so another pretty windy

rain totals mounting up over into the west of the pennines. wintry showers following on behind.are gusts here. parts of scotland, northern ireland, irish sea coasts, could be disruptive gusts in excess of 60 mph in places, so we need to be aware of that. somewhat milder day on sunday before as that system clears away, it will turn colder again. things are not going to be as bad as they have been today, but there will be further wet and windy weather around over the weekend. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as russian drills continue near ukraine, the us says russia has built up the most significant military force in europe since world war two we see additionalforces going to the border, including leading edge forces that would be part of any aggression. after a second day of shelling in eastern ukraine, western leaders — meeting at the munich security conference — again warn that the clashes there could be used as a pretext for a russian invasion. president putin will watch military exercises involving ballistic and russian n

a spell of heavy rain and, at times, some snow moving across the peak district and up into the penninesorth of that, it was a beautiful day. after recent heavy snow eased on friday in scotland, we had blue sky and sunshine. beautiful in perth and kinross. this has been the story, then, over the last few hours. the wet weather pushed in from the west and you can see where the snow was, across parts of derbyshire, south yorkshire, easing away off to the east, before another system moves in through the night tonight, bringing yet more wet and windy weather with it. in fact, we will see widespread gales on exposed coasts once again, as we head into tomorrow. so, the rain first thing quite light and patchy across central and southern england, but some heavier bursts of rain across southern parts of northern ireland, moving into northern england and eventually into wales. that's going to gradually drift its way steadily eastwards throughout the day. for scotland, for northern ireland, sunny spells and blustery showers, but we could see gusts of winds in excess of 55—60 mph on exposed coasts,

some brightness developing for parts of wales, the midlands, southern england, perhaps east of the penninesugh the day. as you can see, a steady brisk breeze but it's milder — temperatures of 11—12 celsius above where they should be for this time of year — except in the north of scotland, where we stay in the chilly air. and we continue to feed in that rain and that drizzle, and then, as we go through the night, something perhaps a little bit more significant across scotland, as you can see. and temperatures also held up because of all that cloud, and still that breeze at 7s and 8s. now, as we go through thursday, we do have that more significant weather front moving in. so, again, ahead of it, still quite unsettled, showery outbreaks of rain, some brightness, but this is looking more significant, isn't it? and behind it, it could turn to snow, some cold air digging back in. but for many, the day bringing stronger winds in the north, but a lot of drier weather, cloudier weather, milder weather further south. there's that mild air. but it's transient because, as i say, it's with us through t

even some sleet and some snow on the back edge of that, too — particularly for the likes of the penninese high ground of wales, as well. but mainly to the south of that, it's going to be falling as rain. but a cold morning friday morning across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. so, some icy stretches around and wintry showers falling on that cold ground. so, do be prepared for some icy stretches on any untreated surfaces during friday morning. but some sunshine working in across parts of northern england, wales, and the southwest, and eventually that rain and sleetiness will clear away from the southeast, too. so, then, we're all in the clearer spells on friday — some sunshine, but also plenty of showers streaming in on that brisk wind. so, gusts will be about 30—110 mph, perhaps as high as 50 mph in the north west. and wintry showers over the higher ground of scotland, northern ireland, and northern england in particular. temperatures between only about 4—9 celsius, and feeling colder when you add on the wind chill, as well. 0vernight friday night, we've got clearer skies

some brightness developing for parts of wales, the midlands, southern england, perhaps east of the pennines a steady brisk breeze but it's milder — temperatures of 11—12 celsius above where they should be for this time of year — except in the north of scotland, where we stay in the chilly air. and we continue to feed in that rain and that drizzle, and then, as we go through the night, something perhaps a little bit more significant across scotland, as you can see. and temperatures also held up because of all that cloud, and still that breeze at 7s and 8s. now, as we go through thursday, we do have that more significant weather front moving in. so, again, ahead of it, still quite unsettled, showery outbreaks of rain, some brightness, but this is looking more significant, isn't it? and behind it, it could turn to snow, some cold air digging back in. but for many, the day bringing stronger winds in the north, but a lot of drier weather, cloudier weather, milder weather further south. there's that mild air. but it's transient because, as i say, it's with us through today and tomorrow, and then,

some brightness developing for parts of wales, the midlands, southern england, perhaps east of the pennines — temperatures of 11—12 celsius above where they should be for this time of year — except in the north of scotland, where we stay in the chilly air. and we continue to feed in that rain and that drizzle, and then, as we go through the night, something perhaps a little bit more significant across scotland, as you can see. and temperatures also held up because of all that cloud, and still that breeze at 7's and 8's. now, as we go through thursday, we do have that more significant weather front moving in. so again, ahead of it still quite unsettled, showery outbreaks of rain, some brightness — but this is looking more significant, isn't it? and behind it, it could turn to snow, some cold airdigging back in. but for many, the day bringing stronger winds in the north, but a lot of drier weather, cloudierweather, milder weather further south, there's that mild air. but it's transient because they say it's with us through today and tomorrow and then, behind it on friday, we sweep in with tha

even some sleet and some snow on the back edge of that, too — particularly for the likes of the penninesacross scotland, northern ireland and northern england. so some icy stretches around and wintry showers falling on that cold ground. so, do be prepared for some icy stretches on any untreated surfaces during friday morning. but some sunshine working in across parts of northern england, wales, and the southwest, and eventually that rain and sleetiness will clear away from the southeast, too. so then, we're all in the clearer spells on friday — some sunshine, but also plenty of showers streaming in on that brisk wind. so, gusts will be about 30—40 mph, perhaps as high as 50 mph in the north west. and wintry showers over the higher ground of scotland, northern ireland, and northern england in particular. temperatures between only about 4—9 celsius, and feeling colder when you add on the wind chill, as well. overnight friday night, we've got clearer skies, 1—2 wintry showers, some rain and hill snow working into the northwest later in the night. but under those clear skies, we'll be seeing

a spell of heavy rain and, at times, some snow moving across the peak district and up into the pennineswas a beautiful day. after recent heavy snow eased on friday in scotland, we had blue sky and sunshine. beautiful in perth and kinross. this has been the story, then, over the last few hours. the wet weather pushed in from the west and you can see where the snow was, across parts of derbyshire, south yorkshire, easing away off to the east, before another system moves in through the night tonight, bringing yet more wet and windy weather with it. in fact, we will see widespread gales on exposed coasts once again, as we head into tomorrow. so, the rain first thing quite light and patchy across central and southern england, but some heavier bursts of rain across southern parts of northern ireland, moving into northern england and eventually into wales. that's going to gradually drift its way steadily eastwards throughout the day. for scotland, for northern ireland, sunny spells and blustery showers, but we could see gusts of winds in excess of 55—60 mph on exposed coasts, 45—50 inland, so

even some sleet and some snow on the back edge of that, too — particularly for the likes of the penninesnly to the south of that, it's going to be falling as rain. but a cold morning friday morning across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. so, some icy stretches around and wintry showers falling on that cold ground. so, do be prepared for some icy stretches on any untreated surfaces during friday morning. but some sunshine working in across parts of northern england, wales, and the southwest, and eventually that rain and sleetiness will clear away from the southeast, too. so, then, we're all in the clearer spells on friday — some sunshine, but also plenty of showers streaming in on that brisk wind. so, gusts will be about 30—110 mph, perhaps as high as 50 mph in the north—west. and wintry showers over the higher ground of scotland, northern ireland, and northern england in particular. temperatures between only about 4—9 celsius, and feeling colder when you add on the wind chill, as well. overnight friday night, we've got clearer skies, 1—2 wintry showers, some rain and hill

some brightness developing for parts of wales, the midlands, southern england, perhaps east of the penninesrough the day. as you can see, a steady brisk breeze but it's milder — temperatures of 11—12 celsius above where they should be for this time of year — except in the north of scotland, where we stay in the chilly air. and we continue to feed in that rain and that drizzle, and then, as we go through the night, something perhaps a little bit more significant across scotland, as you can see. and temperatures also held up because of all that cloud, and still that breeze at 7s and 8s. now, as we go through thursday, we do have that more significant weather front moving in. so, again, ahead of it, still quite unsettled, showery outbreaks of rain, some brightness, but this is looking more significant, isn't it? and behind it, it could turn to snow, some cold air digging back in. but for many, the day bringing stronger winds in the north, but a lot of drier weather, cloudier weather, milder weather further south. there's that mild air. but it's transient because, as i say, it's with us through

— to contend with on the north pennines and parts of northern ireland — pennines and parts of northernnic building you see between junction it is that iconic building you see betweenjunction 8 and a junction 9 of the m6, i said earlier you might see it as you zoom past but people said there is not much zooming going on, it is usually bumper to bumper but now things are quite quiet because lots of people are heeding that morning and are staying at home because that is the safest thing to do. let me talk you through the warnings from the rac, so first please don't drive unless you absolutely have to. if you can, and many of you will be able to come up please delay those trips until tomorrow, you are at particular risk if you drive a lorry or have a caravan or a motorbike. we are talking winds of up to 100 mph so there result risk are being blown over. let's talk to amanda who was overseeing things. it has definitely got busier than it was at 6am 7am. compare this to a usual half term friday. compare this to a usual half term frida . ~ . , compare this to a usual half term frida . ~ ., ,

on its back edge, through the pennines, the peak district, the hills of wales and even the moors of south, seven in london. behind it, much colder with wintry showers and ice likely to cause issues across parts of scotland and northern ireland tomorrow morning. our weatherfront bringing some much needed rain into the south east. over any high ground, potentially a bit of wintriness mixing in. that will then clear, and by the afternoon, it's a sunshine and showers story. some of the showers wintry over high ground in the north, and in northern scotland, those showers wintry even to quite low levels at least for a time. these are the wind gusts. widely gusts of 30—50 mph in the north. nothing extreme, but it willjust add to a cold feel. temperatures through the afternoon between 4—9 celsius. now, through friday night, a brief, drier interlude with this little ridge of high pressure, but into the weekend, it's this weather front that will dominate the weather, pushing in from the west, bringing outbreaks of rain and separating the cold air which will cling on in the north from something mild

— a spell of heavy rain and, at times, some snow moving across the peak district and up into the penninessnow eased on friday in scotland, we had blue sky and sunshine. beautiful in perth and kinross. this has been the story, then, over the last few hours — the wet weather pushed in from the west and you can see where the snow was across parts of derbyshire, south yorkshire, easing away off to the east before another system moves in through the night tonight, bringing yet more wet and windy weather with it. in fact, we will see widespread gales on exposed coasts once again as we head into tomorrow. so the rain first thing quite light and patchy across central and southern england, but some heavier bursts of rain across southern parts of northern ireland, moving into northern england and eventually into wales. that's going to gradually drift its way steadily eastwards throughout the day. for scotland, for northern ireland, sunny spells and blustery showers, but we could see gusts of winds in excess of 55—60 mph on exposed coasts, 45—50 inland, so another pretty windy afternoon. mild with i

even some sleet and some snow on the back edge of that, too — particularly for the likes of the penninesss scotland, northern ireland and northern england. so, some icy stretches around and wintry showers falling on that cold ground. so, do be prepared for some icy stretches on any untreated surfaces during friday morning. but some sunshine working in across parts of northern england, wales, and the southwest, and eventually that rain and sleetiness will clear away from the southeast, too. so, then, we're all in the clearer spells on friday — some sunshine, but also plenty of showers streaming in on that brisk wind. so, gusts will be about 30—110 mph, perhaps as high as 50 mph in the north—west. and wintry showers over the higher ground of scotland, northern ireland, and northern england in particular. temperatures between only about 4—9 celsius, and feeling colder when you add on the wind chill, as well. overnight friday night, we've got clearer skies, 1—2 wintry showers, some rain and hill snow working into the northwest later in the night. but under those clear skies, we'll be seeing

some brightness developing for parts of wales, the midlands, southern england, perhaps east of the penninesrisk breeze but it's milder — temperatures of 11—12 celsius above where they should be for this time of year — except in the north of scotland, where we stay in the chilly air. and we continue to feed in that rain and that drizzle, and then, as we go through the night, something perhaps a little bit more significant across scotland, as you can see. and temperatures also held up because of all that cloud, and still that breeze at 7s and 8s. now, as we go through thursday, we do have that more significant weather front moving in. so, again, ahead of it, still quite unsettled, showery outbreaks of rain, some brightness, but this is looking more significant, isn't it? and behind it, it could turn to snow, some cold air digging back in. but for many, the day bringing stronger winds in the north, but a lot of drier weather, cloudier weather, milder weather further south. there's that mild air. but it's transient because, as i say, it's with us through today and tomorrow, and then, behind it

some brightness developing for parts of wales, the midlands, southern england, perhaps east of the penninesbreeze, but it's milder — temperatures of 11—12 celsius above where they should be for this time of year — except in the north of scotland, where we stay in the chilly air. and we continue to feed in that rain and that drizzle, and then, as we go through the night, something perhaps a little bit more significant across scotland, as you can see. and temperatures also held up because of all that cloud, and still that breeze at 7s and 8s. now, as we go through thursday, we do have that more significant weather front moving in. so, again, ahead of it still quite unsettled, showery outbreaks of rain, some brightness — but this is looking more significant, isn't it? and behind it, it could turn to snow, some cold airdigging back in. but for many, the day bringing stronger winds in the north, but a lot of drier weather, cloudierweather, milder weather further south, there's that mild air. but it's transient because they say it's with us through today and tomorrow, and then, behind it on frida

rain totals mounting up over into the west of the pennines. wintry showers following on behind. irish sea coasts, could be disruptive gusts in excess of 60 mph in places, so we need to be aware of that. somewhat milder day on sunday before as that system clears away, it will turn colder again. things are not going to be as bad as they have been today, but there will be further wet and windy weather around over the weekend. this is bbc world news, the headlines. as russian drills continue in the ukraine the us says russia has built up ukraine the us says russia has built up the most significant military force in europe since world war ii. president biden is shortly expected to speak about the crisis. the former us police officer who killed a black driver when she confused a handgun for a taser has been sentenced to two years in prison for top a penalty below the state guidelines. several people have been confirmed dead as storm eunice hits the uk and northern europe. severe winds have shut down transports and schools and got up electricity supplies. in canada police in the capita

to shout - about — yorkshire tea, yorkshire cricket, - our yorkshire dales - and yorkshire, the penninesking, you know, in those same terms about the prince. no, no. you mentioned the yorkshire dales. did you happen to watch celebrity mastermind on saturday teatime when chris mason of newscast fame had that as his specialist subject? well, how marvellous. i need to watch that on catch up. - yeah, he actually did very well, and he did much better in the yorkshire dales round than the general knowledge. oh, what a dig. whata dig! now tracy, just before you go, because alex and lewis are fairly new to newscast, at the start of this episode i gave them a little quiz about cakes, which is one of our house themes on newscast. and one of the questions was in which english county would you find a fat rascal? i'm sure you know the answer to that. cheshire. it's yorkshire. it's in betty's tearoom. resign. betty's tearoom! of course it is. yes, betty's is going to be writing to you, tracy? i'm not being funny. if celebrity mastermind want your number, should i pass it on? oh, no. yes, please. don't

yes, some showers in england and wales, but thickly to the west of the pennines but here it is the strength0 or 80 mph. and that could have quite a significant impact.— quite a significant impact. louise, thank you- _ a reminder of our top story... police investigate prince charles�*s charity, the prince's foundation, over allegations of cash for honours. that's it. i'm back again at 10pm, but now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good evening. hello, and welcome to sportsday. i'm olly foster. on a ryding to nothing — another british medal chance slips away in beijing. we'll get the latest from the san siro, where liverpool start the champions league knockout stages. with the euros this summer on home soil, england's women

further north, scotland hills, northern ireland, the cumbrian felt and pennines could see snow comingds. snow and gritters will not be able to keep up with that so they could be vehicles that will be stranded due to the heavy snow. think about changing your travel plans ahead of time. by the time we get to the weekend eunice will be bringing some extreme winds across parts of northern europe but following eunice is another area of low pressure. it's going to continue to bring strong winds with bails—macro, even severe gales macro across the north west and we are looking at rain and showers on saturday and sunday but our main focus is on the multiple hazards that storm eunice is going to bring. 70—90 mile an hour gusts of wind, widespread disruption, a large number of trees blown over and heavy hill snow and blizzards. we could see further updates to the weather warnings later today or first tomorrow, stay in touch with the weather at the bbc. chris fawkes, you can stay up—to—date on the bbc news channel and the bbc local radio stations. that's all, on bbc one we joined the new steams

even some sleet and some snow on the back edge of that, too — particularly for the likes of the penninesing across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. so, some icy stretches around and wintry showers falling on that cold ground. so, do be prepared for some icy stretches on any untreated surfaces during friday morning. but some sunshine working in across parts of northern england, wales, and the southwest, and eventually that rain and sleetiness will clear away from the southeast, too. so, then, we're all in the clearer spells on friday — some sunshine, but also plenty of showers streaming in on that brisk wind. so, gusts are going to be about 30—40 mph, perhaps as high as 50 mph in the north—west. and wintry showers over the higher ground of scotland, northern ireland, and northern england in particular. temperatures between only about 4—9 celsius, and feeling colder when you add on the wind chill, as well. overnight friday night, then, we've got clearer skies, one or two wintry showers, some rain and hill snow working into the northwest later in the night. but under those c

some brightness developing for parts of wales, the midlands, southern england, perhaps east of the pennines but it's milder — temperatures of 11—12 celsius above where they should be for this time of year — except in the north of scotland, where we stay in the chilly air. and we continue to feed in that rain and that drizzle, and then, as we go through the night, something perhaps a little bit more significant across scotland, as you can see. and temperatures also held up because of all that cloud, and still that breeze at 7s and 8s. now, as we go through thursday, we do have that more significant weather front moving in. so, again, ahead of it, still quite unsettled, showery outbreaks of rain, some brightness, but this is looking more significant, isn't it? and behind it, it could turn to snow, some cold air digging back in. but for many, the day bringing stronger winds in the north, but a lot of drier weather, cloudier weather, milder weather further south. there's that mild air. but it's transient because, as i say, it's with us through today and tomorrow, and then, behind it on friday,

if anything, it picks up across parts of north—west england and pennines, bringing heavy rain.ere is the weather front sinking southwards through tomorrow. we will have cool air coming our way and the wintry showers in scotland will be down to sea level. still windy across the far north—west, possibly touching as much as 70 mph, a gust of wind exposure. but lots of dry weather, lots of sunshine, but note the following temperatures, exceptin note the following temperatures, except in the south where we had our weather front. except in the south where we had our weatherfront. also 11s except in the south where we had our weather front. also 11s and 12s as maximum temperatures. this friend pulls away on thursday, the area of low pressure moves across the north looks like it could bring some strong winds possibly even gale or severe gales, and also some snow, so there is a list of blizzards, and then high pressure starts to build in, say things quietened down. —— there is a risk of blizzards. gales and severe gales in the far north, lots of dry weather but we will have the snow acr

first signs of the stone tonight will be rain pushing from the south—west turning to snow across the penninesuthern uplands, even to low levels further north across scotland. those are your overnight temperatures, and as we head into friday the winds will really start to pick up. we are expecting gusts of up to 90 mph around coastal areas with very rough seas as well. stormy conditions, big waves, coastalflooding seas as well. stormy conditions, big waves, coastal flooding looking likely. the strong winds moving further east. 70 mph is pretty unusual. further north it won't be as windy, but we will see some disruptive snow in places, especially across scotland, potentially up to 30 centimetres of snow over higher ground but accumulations to lower levels too. blizzard conditions for some, snow that could cause power chords and certainly travel problems. it will be a cold day in the north where the snow is falling. a quick look at the weekend forecast, it turns a little bit calmer, still quite wet and windy, that could hamper any clear up windy, that could hamper any clear up operations but it

wintry showers following on behind through the pennines. so we need to be aware of that. i somewhat milder day on sunday before that system plays away, it will turn colder. things will not be as bad as they have been today but there will be further wet and windy weather around over the weekend. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together british commentators with foreign correspondence who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. we have tried to puncture the propaganda of arms and the theatre of diplomacy. what lies behind the threatened conflict with ukraine chamakh what are the minsk agreements? how is china

some brightness developing for parts of wales, the midlands, southern england, perhaps east of the penninesthat drizzle, and then, as we go through the night, something perhaps a little bit more significant across scotland, as you can see. and temperatures also held up because of all that cloud, and still that breeze at 75 and 8s. now, as we go through thursday, we do have that more significant weather front moving in. so, again, ahead of it still quite unsettled, showery outbreaks of rain, some brightness — but this is looking more significant, isn't it? and behind it, it could turn to snow, some cold airdigging back in. but for many, the day bringing stronger winds in the north, but a lot of drier weather, cloudierweather, milder weather further south, there's that mild air. but it's transient because they say it's with us through today and tomorrow and then, behind it on friday, we sweep in with that northwesterly wind once again coming up from the arctic. so, perhaps some snow on the trailing edge of this weather front, particularly over the hills, and then, plenty of wintry showers, ra

wintry showers following on behind through the pennines. today but there will be further wet and windy weather around over the weekend. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 8pm. three people have died after storm eunice swept through parts of the uk. coastal areas in the south were buffeted by gusts and huge waves. i don't know what the actual wind speed is but you can barely stand up in it. i'm literally at a 45 degrees angle. it's crazy. the gale—force winds pulled down trees, tore through buildings, and caused extensive damage in parts of the country. there were bumpy landings and relief for some. in other news, as russian drills continue near ukraine, the us says russia has built up the most significant military force in europe since world war ii. coming up on tonight's newswatch, should the bbc�*s exclusive interview with novak djokovic so dominated the news agenda on tuesday? join us tonight at 8:45pm here on bbc news.

even some sleet and some snow on the back edge of that, too — particularly for the likes of the penninesriday morning. but some sunshine working in across parts of northern england, wales, and the southwest, and eventually that rain and sleetiness will clear away from the southeast, too. so, then, we're all in the clearer spells on friday — some sunshine, but also plenty of showers streaming in on that brisk wind. so, gusts will be about 30—40 mph, perhaps as high as 50 mph in the north—west. and wintry showers over the higher ground of scotland, northern ireland, and northern england in particular. temperatures between only about 4—9 celsius, and feeling colder when you add on the wind chill, as well. overnight friday night, we've got clearer skies, 1—2 wintry showers, some rain and hill snow working into the northwest later in the night. but under those clear skies, we'll be seeing quite a cold start to your weekend, with quite a widespread frost. so, heading on into saturday, then, after that cold start, the next weather front streams in from the atlantic — and you can see quite a lon

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some very heavy bursts of rain on its leading edge, back edge through the pennines, peak district, hillse likely to cause issues across much of scotland and northern ireland tomorrow morning. weather front bringing some much needed rain into the south—east over any high ground, potentially that of winter mixing—iness in and that will then clear, clear by the afternoon it is sunshine and showers. in northern scotland those showers are wintry even to quite low levels in east for time. these are the wind gusts, widely gusts of 30—40— 50 mph in the north, nothing extreme that it will add to a cold feel with temperatures through the afternoon between four and 9 degrees. now, through friday night, a brief, dry interlude with this ridge of high—pressure but into the weekend it is this weather front that will dominate the weather, pushing in from the west and bringing outbreaks of rain and separating the cold air which will cling on in the north and something milder which will attempt to stage a return in the south and our weather front will bring outbreaks of rain across parts of northern irela

it's a little too mild here for any wintry weather, but it is in the north, across scotland in the penninesno doubt at times we will have temporary blizzards. the temperature this evening will be around three degrees in newcastle, six degrees in the south, we've obviously for that strong wind, so it is going to feel cold outside. and i think that warning, that thunder and snow warning, will continue until at least around eight o'clock this evening, and after that it expires. the winds tend to ease, the weather clears up a little bit. i think the weather will generally be a lot calmer as we head into early friday morning. a touch of frost possible almost anywhere, but more especially across central and northern areas. here's friday, and into the weekend, we will see an area of high pressure building in from the south, that means that the weather will settle, we will lose those cold winds and we will also lose the wintry showers, and in fact friday morning starts off chilly, bright, and then sunshine for the afternoon, but notice behind me there is the next weather system approaching, and tha