looking at the satellite picture we can see the weather front setting particularly to the east of the penninesghout the afternoon with the best sunshine further west. that will gradually drift east, it will take its time, between might see a slow improvement across eastern scotland. a few isolated showers through wales and south—west england, top temperatures throughout the afternoon generally around six to 12 degrees. that rainbow confined itself to eastern england throughout the night tonight and we continue to see those skies, temperatures will away, a chilly start to the weekend, temperatures as low as —405 in a rural, sheltered glens. we will keep those temperatures above freezing. does temperatures as low as “4 or —5. it will turn gradually drier for us all, but at this time of year you had to be careful because there could be overnight frost. if you are a gardener, take note. rain to the east of england will gradually drift steadily westwards through the afternoon, light and patchy, the best of the sunshine in scotland, northern ireland, northern fringes of wales and south—west england.

a high chance of a few showers across central regions, perhaps over the pennines, the southern uplandsglasgow, 18 degrees the top temperature in london. but then it gets a lot colder, particularly mid week on. there is a risk of some snow over the hills, and a small chance at lower levels. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... ukraine's president zelensky says his country could become neutral as part of a peace deal to end russia's invasion. translation: i understand it's impossible to force - russia completely from ukrainian territory. it would lead to a third world war. i understand it, and that's why i'm talking about a compromise. as the bombardment of ukrainian cities continues, refugees fleeing from the southern port of mariupol say they're being forced to go to russia. in other news this hour, we find out what it's like inside north korea's prisons for defectors who try to leave the country. the entire population of shanghai is sent

a high chance of a few showers across central regions, perhaps over the pennines, the southern uplandse, 17 degrees in glasgow, 18 degrees the top temperature in london. but then it gets a lot colder, particularly mid week on. there is a risk of some snow over the hills, and a small chance at lower levels. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... ukraine's military intelligence service is warning that russia is trying to split ukraine into two countries, as what happened in korea. it comes as refugees fleeing from the southern city of mariupol say they're being forced to go to russia. the entire population of shanghai is sent into isolation for the next nine days in the biggest city—wide lockdown in china since the covid outbreak began. and the academy awards ceremony will be getting under way in hollywood in the coming hours. we'll be live on the ground with the latest. live from our studio in singapore...

there has been rained ranging away from eastern scotland that is sitting to the east of the penninessitting to the east of the pennines down into the south—east corner. behind that, there was quite a clearance and to be found. this was cumbria a few hours ago. it looks likely that the drier and brighter story will win out as we go through the issue as we go through the weekend. 0ver through the issue as we go through the weekend. over the next few hours, that weather front will grind to a halt across the far south—east corner, but high pressure builds in behind and that will keep this guy is clear and temperatures will fall away like a stone across scotland, northern england and parts of wales. here we will see temperatures just below freezing. down into the south—east corner underneath that cloud and the outbreaks of rain, temperatures holding around five or 6 degrees. but it will start grey, drab and dreary and some of that rain will drift west as we go through the afternoon. the best of the sunshine to start off our weekend, certainly the further north and west you are. more of th

so as that cold air digs in, some sleet and snow developing, say, across the high ground of the pennines generally, we're looking at highs between 5 and 8 degrees, the winds picking up as well. through wednesday night, we take this area of rain, sleet and some snow, we push it southwards. plenty of wintry showers following on behind. temperatures widely dropping below freezing. there will be a widespread frost and some ice for thursday morning. thursday, a cold—looking day with a mix of sunny spells and wintry showers. �*welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. a glimmer of hope in ukraine, as russia says it will scale back military operations, around the capital, kyiv. the ministry of defence of the russian federation has taken the decision to drastically reduce combat operations in the micro areas to boost mutual trust. but the u—s is warning russia still has the capability to do great damage in ukraine.our other main stories. at least five people have been killed in a shooting in israel, the third such attack in the past week. the prime m

it may thin a little bit this afternoon across some parts of eastern scotland into the pennines, parts, but still outbreaks of rain across many eastern areas from it. east anglia, not many here stay dry. winds coming in from the south—east. it's further west, though. sunny spells, one or two isolated showers, a bit of a northwesterly breeze, but temperatures of around nine or ten celsius. coolest of all down some of those north sea coasts. into this evening and overnight, area cloud and patchy rain. it becomes confined mainly to eastern counties of england. away from that, with some clear skies and only one or two showers around, it is going to be a colder night tonight, more widely. widespread frost, the blue colours here in scotland and northern ireland, down to minus four or minus five for a few, but a chance of frost still possible, wales and western parts of england, and that frost risk could be there throughout this weekend, increasing chance of some lingering fog too. but the general story this weekend, especially for those of you've got the wet weather at the moment, it will tu

the best of the brighter weather on wednesday will be to the east of the pennines.ssure building behind. over on thursday, not a bad day. dry, settled in sunny before met —— more wet and windy weather returns. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching context on bbc news. there are fears going for the safety of thousands of people trapped in ukrainian cities as another ceasefire fails to hold. residents in the town of irpin, just north of kyiv, were fling of victory under intense bombardment. this is a difficultjourney every step of the way, especially for older people trying to pick their way out across rubble and concrete, having to balance on bits of wood. people queue for hours to escape. the un calls for people to have safe passage in any direction you choose.

generally a bit more fairweather cloud to the east of the pennines and the best sunshine in shelteredhower. cooler on the east coast, nine or ten, and top temperatures of 14 degrees. tonight that cloud will continue to drift from the north sea and produce a bit more cloud across the east of england. nothing significant in terms of rainfall, further inland we will see the lowest temperatures, just below freezing and a touch of light frost in sheltered rural parts but as we go through the next few days it looks likely that warmth is set to build. again we could see that cloud just interfering with the far east coast of aberdeenshire and to the south. a little more fairweather cloud but the wind direction light, turning round to a southerly and warmer still, 15 or 16 degrees the high here and we're looking at ten to 13 degrees across scotland and northern ireland. as we move from monday into tuesday, warmer air continues to push up from the west of europe and it will get noticeably warmer with each day. so as we move into tuesday, dry, settled and sunny, but as the warmth builds it may t

what are russian and chinese capabilities in space and no england, some snow mixing in up over the penniness. but to the south of that, a mainly dry start with some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, but equally some spells of sunshine. now, a band of cloud in the rain, sleet and snow will continue to push southwards, most of the snow over high ground, but we could see some to low levels. still quite mild in the south at 12 degrees, but more widely, we're looking at top temperatures between 4 and 8 degrees. it will feel cold, particularly as the wind starts to pick up. now, through wednesday night, this band of rain, sleet and snow continues to move southwards. could be some wintry weather, especially over the hills in the south, but possibly even to low levels. and behind that band of rain, sleet and snow, a very cold and frosty start to thursday morning. there will be some icy stretches here and there. thursday, a day of sunny spells and wintry showers, the showers tending to push westwards as the day wears on. a keen north or northeasterly breeze just adding to a cold feel. top temperatur

could be a few showers across central regions of the uk, perhaps one or two across the pennines, intoit's dry again and the temperatures on the warm side — 17 for glasgow, 18 degrees in london. that's the last of the really warm days because, on tuesday, we'll start to see colder air seeping in across the far north of the uk behind this cold front. generally on tuesday, there'll be a more cloud around and some showers. those showers merge together to give a slightly longer spell of rain across the south coast of england. but even so, there will be some areas that stay entirely dry with still some sunny spells. however, temperatures will start to come down, and that process will continue as we go through wednesday and thursday, this cold front pushing southwards. we may see an area of low pressure develop and deepen as it transits the uk. now, for wednesday, a lot of cloud around, cold outbreaks of rain, probably some snow in the hills, scotland and northern england. across the south, we're holding onto that relatively mild air with temperatures still 11 or 12, but across more northern

thursday, into friday morning, which is april fools' day, could see a spell of hill snow across the penninesevels. we will be keeping a close eye on developments over the next few days. this is bbc news. the headlines: joe biden has accused russian president vladimir putin of being a �*butcher�* in his treatment of ukrainians, saying he �*cannot remain in power�*. the us president was speaking in poland where he met ukrainian refugees. the white house said mr biden had not meant he was supporting regime change in russia. the western ukrainian city of lviv has come under heavy rocket fire. the regional governor said five missile strikes hit a fuel depot and an industrial plant. lviv's mayor said no one was killed but five people were injured. and there have been tributes for taylor hawkins — the drummer with the rock band, the foo fighters — who's died at the age of 50. officials in colombia say he used opiods, marijuana

start off in northern ireland, some wet weather in northern england, some snow mixing in up over the pennines some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, but equally some spells of sunshine. now, our band of cloud, rain, sleet and snow welcome to bbc news, i'm david eades. our top stories. a glimmer of hope for ukraine — in peace talks russia says it'll scale back military operations around the capital kyiv. translation: the ministry of defence of the russian . federation has taken the decision to drastically reduce combat operations in the kyiv and chernihiv areas in order to boost mutual trust. western leaders express doubts about russia's intentions. the us secretary of state says moscow continues to brutalise ukraine. at least five people have been killed in a shooting in israel — the third such attack in the past week. and queen elizabeth — out in public for the first time in weeks to commemorate the life of the duke

there's been rain just fringing away from eastern scotland, but certainly sitting to the east of the pennines there was quite a clearance and there were some lovely spells of sunshine to be found. this was cumbria just a few hours ago. and it looks likely that that drier and brighter story is going to win out as we go through the weekend. so, certainly drier. a little bit more sunshine around, but overnight frost and fog could be an issue as we go through the weekend. now, over the next few hours, that weather front is going to grind to a halt across the far south—east corner, but high pressure builds in behind, and that's going to keep those skies clear and temperatures are going to fall away like a stone across scotland, northern ireland, northern england and parts of wales. here, we'll see temperatures just below freezing. down into the south—east corner, underneath that cloud and those outbreaks of rain, temperatures holding up at around 5 or 6 degrees. but once again, it's going to start off rather grey, drab and dreary, i'm afraid, and some of that rain may welljust drift a little bit f

start off in northern ireland, some wet weather in northern england, some snow mixing in up over the penninesut to the south of that, a mainly dry start with some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, but equally some spells of sunshine. now, a band of cloud in the rain, sleet and snow will continue to push southwards, most of the snow over high ground, but we could see some to low levels. to the north of that, sunny spells and wintry showers. to the south, some spells of sunshine, but increasing amounts of cloud, the odd shower. still quite mild in the south at 12 degrees, but more widely, we're looking at top temperatures between 4 and 8 degrees. it will feel cold, particularly as the wind starts to pick up. now, through wednesday night, this band of rain, sleet and snow continues to move southwards. could be some wintry weather, especially over the hills in the south, but possibly even to low levels. and behind that band of rain, sleet and snow, a very cold and frosty start to thursday morning. there will be some icy stretches here and there. thursday, a day of sunny spells and wintry showers,

generally a bit more fairweather cloud to the east of the pennines and the best sunshine in shelteredwn into the south—west which could trigger an isolated shower. cooler on the east coast, nine or ten, and top temperatures of 11; degrees. tonight that cloud will continue to drift from the north sea and produce a bit more cloud across the east of england. nothing significant in terms of rainfall. further inland we will see the lowest temperatures, just below freezing and a touch of light frost in sheltered rural parts but as we go through the next few days it looks likely that warmth is set to build. again we could see that cloud just interfering with the far east coast of aberdeenshire and to the south. a little more fairweather cloud but the wind direction light, turning round to a southerly, and warmer still, 15 or 16 degrees the high here and we're looking at ten to 13 degrees across scotland and northern ireland. as we move from monday into tuesday, warmer air continues to push up from the west of europe and it will get noticeably warmer with each day. so as we move into tuesday,

start off in northern ireland, some wet weather in northern england, some snow mixing in up over the pennines some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, but equally some spells of sunshine. now, a band of cloud in the rain, sleet and snow will continue to push southwards, most of the snow over high ground, but we could see some to low levels. to the north of that, sunny spells and wintry showers. to the south, some spells of sunshine, but increasing amounts of cloud, the odd shower. still quite mild in the south at 12 degrees, but more widely, we're looking at top temperatures between 4 and 8 degrees. it will feel cold, particularly as the wind starts to pick up. now, through wednesday night, this band of rain, sleet and snow continues to move southwards. could be some wintry weather, especially over the hills in the south, but possibly even to low levels. and behind that band of rain, sleet and snow, a very cold and frosty start to thursday morning. there will be some icy stretches here and there. thursday, a day of sunny spells and wintry showers, the showers tending to push westwards as the da

could be a few showers across central regions of the uk, perhaps one or two across the pennines, intoagain and the temperatures on the warm side — 17 for glasgow, 18 degrees in london. that's the last of the really warm days because, on tuesday, we'll start to see colder air seeping in across the far north of the uk behind this cold front. generally on tuesday, there'll be a more cloud around and some showers. those showers merge together to give a slightly longer spell of rain across the south coast of england. but even so, there will be some areas that stay entirely dry with still some sunny spells. however, temperatures will start to come down, and that process will continue as we go through wednesday and thursday, this cold front pushing southwards. we may see an area of low pressure develop and deepen as it transits the uk. now, for wednesday, a lot of cloud around, cold outbreaks of rain, probably some snow in the hills, scotland and northern england. across the south, we're holding onto that relatively mild air with temperatures still 11 or 12, but across more northern areas, f

thursday, into friday morning, which is april fools' day, could see a spell of hill snow across the penninesome to bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories. president biden meets ukrainian refugees in poland, before delivering a stark warning to russia's vladimir putin. don't even think about going on one single inch of nato territory. as the president prepared to speak, russian missiles hit a fuel depot in the western ukrainian city of lviv, close to the polish border. as fears grow of hidden spies and saboteurs within ukraine itself, we have a special report from the city of odessa. is china moving away from its zero—covid strategy — shanghai records more than 2,000 new cases in a day, but is not going into full lockdown. tributes from across the music industry for taylor hawkins, the drummer with

into thursday, into friday morning, which is april fools' day, could see some hill snow across the penninesfew days. this is bbc news, the headlines. multiple explosions are heard in the western city of lviv — smoke rises over the ukrainian city as russian rocket attacks continue. president biden visits poland where he met ukrainian refugees and addressed crowds in warsaw. he had this message about vladimir putin. for god's sake, this man cannot remain in power. and tributes from across the music industry for taylor hawkins — the drummer with the rock band, the foo fighters — who's died at the age of 50.

thursday, into friday morning, which is april fools' day, could see a spell of hill snow across the pennines world news i'm rich preston. our top stories: president biden meets ukrainian refugees in poland, before delivering a stark warning to russia's vladimir putin. don't even think about moving on one single inch of nato territory. as the president prepared to speak, russian missiles hit a fuel depot in lviv, close to the polish border. as fears grow of hidden spies and saboteurs within ukraine itself, we have a special report from the city of odessa. and tributes from across the music industry for taylor hawkins, the drummer with the rock band the foo fighters, who's died at the age of 50.

as the colder digs in sleet and snow developing across the high ground of the pennines.d, 12 degrees here and in south wales. the north, highs between five and eight degrees. here went picking up as well. through wednesday night, we take this area of rain, sleet, and some snow and pushes southwards, plenty of wintry showers following behind. temperature is widely dropping below freezing, there will be widespread frost and ice. the so—called —looking day with a mix of sunny spells and wintry showers —— thursday will be a cold day. this is bbc news, i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. russia says it'll drastically reduce military activity in parts of ukraine — but america and its allies remain sceptical. life on the frontline — we report from one of the towns in southern ukraine still facing the russian threat. israel's prime minister says the country is facing a new wave of terror — after another deadly attack. and saying farewell to warnie — a state memorial service takes place for one of australia's greatest ever crick

wet weather pushes down through wales, the midlands, northern england, some sleet and snow in the penninesng into scotland, perhaps the north east of england later and in five degrees here last of any mild areas in the south. but that wet weather continues southwards overnight, turns to sleet and snow could be a dusting of snow even across some southern parts of england. a wintry start to thursday morning with a widespread frost and some icy patches. this is the last of the sleet and snow to clear the south east corner on thursday. and then we've got sunshine and wintry showers, hail, sleet and snow. they'll get driven towards the west on these rather strong and gusty winds as well. and this is the day where it's going to feel particularly chilly in the wind as well. temperatures, perhaps in the eastern side of the uk, only six or seven degrees. but when you factor in the stronger winds that we'll have here probably feel more like two or three degrees, quite a contrast from what we've seen over the last couple of weeks. things start to calm down a bit. i think by the end of the week, this

start off in northern ireland, some wet weather in northern england, some snow mixing in up over the pennineso the south of that, a mainly dry start with some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, but equally some spells of sunshine. now, our band of cloud, rain, sleet and snow will continue to push southwards, most of the snow over high ground, but we could see some to low levels. to the north of that, sunny spells and wintry showers. to the south, some spells of sunshine, but increasing amounts of cloud, the odd shower. still quite mild in the south at 12 degrees, but more widely, we're looking at top temperatures between 4 and 8 degrees. it will feel cold, particularly as the wind starts to pick up. now, through wednesday night, this band of rain, sleet and snow continues to move southwards. could be some wintry weather, especially over the hills in the south, but possibly even to low levels. and behind that band of rain, sleet and snow, a very cold and frosty start to thursday morning. there will be some icy stretches here and there. thursday, a day of sunny spells and wintry showers, the sho

england seeing rain and sleet and snow and certainly snow piling up over the high ground of the penninesry but rather murky start to the day and we take our band of cloud, rain, sleet and snow south and much of the snow over high ground but we could see wintry nurse coming to low levels and plenty of snow in the showers pushing into the north on a brisk breeze. 12 degrees in the south but for most of us we are looking at highs between five and 8 degrees, below the normal, well below for the time of year. tomorrow night, the area of rain, sleet and snow pushes south and could give a covering over high ground and possibly even at low levels and for thursday, sunny spells, but lots of wintry showers and a brisk, cold north or north easterly wind and top temperatures for most of us between five and 8 degrees, may be getting up to ten in the west in glasgow and in plymouth. things slowly turn a bit less cold, but only a bit, through friday and into the

thursday, into friday morning, which is april fools' day, could see a spell of hill snow across the penninesw days. this is bbc news, the headlines... multiple explosions are heard in the western city of lviv. smoke rises over the ukrainian city as russian rocket attacks continue. president biden visits poland where he met ukrainian refugees and addressed crowds in warsaw. he had this message about vladimir putin. for god's sake, this man cannot remain in power. and tributes from across the music industry for taylor hawkins — the drummer with the rock band, the foo fighters, who's died at the age of 50. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are james rampton, features writer at the independent and anne mcelvoy senior editor at the economist. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the online front page of the independent has a picture of the solidarity march for ukraine in london and the story that voters want the prime minister to ditch visa requirements for ukrainian refugees. the observer has a photo of presidentjoe biden on its

could be a few showers, perhaps one or two across the pennines into the southern uplands, but it's astart to see colder air —— 17 for glasgow. tuesday will have a lot more cloud around and some showers. showers merging together to give a slightly longer risk as well of rain. but even so, there will be areas that stay entirely dry with sunny spells. temperatures will start to come down, and that process will continue as we go through wednesday and thursday. this cold front pushing southwards. we may see an area of low pressure develop and deepen as it transits the uk. forwednesday, a and deepen as it transits the uk. for wednesday, a lot of cloud around. cold outbreaks of rain, probably some snow in the hills. across the south, holding onto that relatively mild air with temperatures still 11 or 12. northern areas, 4 or 5 degrees, factoring in the wind. it will feel cold. wednesday night time, that mix of rain and snow pushes outwards. most of it will be over the high ground, however, if this system slows down and we get an area of low pressure deepening, we could see an area of snow c

this is the main band of cloud and rain with sleet and snow over the peaks and pennines, and followingoon, not much better than that in birmingham and norwich. the last mild air in the far south of england. the wetter weather continues to push its way south and as we dig in colder air behind that, it leads to sleet and snow even across southern parts of england. we start off with some widespread frost and icy patches. the last of the sleet and snow clearing away from the south east on thursday and then sunshine and wintry showers, some of those heavy for northern parts of the uk blown in by a stronger wind coming in from the north or north—east. and these are the temperatures we're looking at, not bad out in the west, but in eastern areas 6—7 degrees and with stronger winds, feeling quite a bit colder than that. probably more of a short sharp shock because the weather calms down a bit on friday as high pressure reduces the number of showers. the winds probably not as strong, but we start widely frosty with some icy patches. some wintry showers, butjust not as many friday. cloud in nort

could be a few showers across central regions of the uk, perhaps one or two across the pennines, intot to see colder air seeping in across the far north of the uk behind this cold front. generally on tuesday, there'll be a more cloud around and some showers. those showers merge together to give a slightly longer spell of rain across the south coast of england. but even so, there will be some areas that stay entirely dry with still some sunny spells. however, temperatures will start to come down, and that process will continue as we go through wednesday and thursday, this cold front pushing southwards. we may see an area of low pressure develop and deepen as it transits the uk. now, for wednesday, a lot of cloud around, cold outbreaks of rain, probably some snow in the hills, scotland and northern england. across the south, we're holding onto that relatively mild air with temperatures still 11 or 12, but across more northern areas, four or 5 degrees for newcastle and aberdeen. factor in the wind, it is going to feel cold. now, wednesday night time, that mix of rain and snow pushes sout

start off in northern ireland, some wet weather in northern england, some snow mixing in up over the penninesut equally some spells of sunshine. now, our band of cloud, rain, sleet and snow will continue to push southwards, most of the snow over high ground, but we could see some to low levels. to the north of that, sunny spells and wintry showers. to the south, some spells of sunshine, but increasing amounts of cloud, the odd shower. still quite mild in the south at 12 degrees, but more widely, we're looking at top temperatures between 4 and 8 degrees. it will feel cold, particularly as the wind starts to pick up. now, through wednesday night, this band of rain, sleet and snow continues to move southwards. could be some wintry weather, especially over the hills in the south, but possibly even to low levels. and behind that band of rain, sleet and snow, a very cold and frosty start to thursday morning. there will be some icy stretches here and there. thursday, a day of sunny spells and wintry showers, the showers tending to push westwards as the day wears on. a keen north or northeasterly bre

and there has been some rain venting away from eastern scotland but certainly to the east of the penninesells of sunshine to be found. this is cumbria. it looks like they've a dry, bright story will wind out over the drier. sunshine around but overnight, frost and fog. could be an issue as we go through the weekend. 0ver an issue as we go through the weekend. over the next few hours that weather front is going to grind to a halt. high pressure builds in behind and that is going to keep those guys clear and temperatures are going to fall away the stone across scotland, northern ireland, northern england and parts of wales. here we will see temperatures just below freezing. down into the south—east corner underneath that cloud in those outbreaks of rain, temperatures holding up at five or 6 degrees but once again it will start off the grey, drab and dreary. some rain may drift further west as we go through the afternoon. the best of the sunshine to start of our weekend, certainly the further north and west you are. more of a visa times and temperatures are likely to hold up at a maximum of

start off in northern ireland, some wet weather in northern england, some snow mixing in up over the penninest and fog, but equally some spells of sunshine. now, a band of cloud in the rain, sleet and snow will continue to push southwards, most of the snow over high ground, but we could see some to low levels. to the north of that, sunny spells and wintry showers. to the south, some spells of sunshine, but increasing amounts of cloud, the odd shower. still quite mild in the south at 12 degrees, but more widely, we're looking at top temperatures between four and eight degrees. it will feel cold, particularly as the wind starts to pick up. now, through wednesday night, this band of rain, sleet and snow continues to move southwards. could be some wintry weather, especially over the hills in the south, but possibly even to low levels. and behind that band of rain, sleet and snow, a very cold and frosty start to thursday morning. there will be some icy stretches here and there. thursday, a day of sunny spells and wintry showers, the showers tending to push westwards as the day wears on. a keen nor

high ground of piling up over the high ground of the pennines and rain into the north midlands and north wales and to the south, are mainly dry but rather murky start to the day and we take our band of cloud, rain, sleet and snow south and much of the snow over high ground but we could see wintry nurse coming to low levels and plenty of snow in the showers pushing into the north on a brisk breeze. 12 degrees in the south but for most of us we are looking at highs between five and 8 degrees, below the normal, well below for the time of year. tomorrow night, the area of rain, sleet and snow pushes south and could give a covering over high ground and possibly even at low levels and for thursday, sunny spells, but lots of wintry showers and a brisk, cold north or north easterly wind and top temperatures for most of us between five and 8 degrees, may be getting up to ten in the west in glasgow and in plymouth. things slowly turn a bit less cold, but only a bit, through friday and into the weekend. a reminder of our top story... russia says it will drastically reduce military operations around

we could see snow over the hills of the southern uplands, north pennines and the fells too, and snowhere temperatures drop, staying in double figure, midlands northward, single figure temperatures feeling colder. wind strengthening as well. and as the weather system stalls to the south—east corner, outbreaks of rain for some but on the northern edge we coiled see sleet and snow. wintry showers elsewhere, with a bit of sunshine in between, best of the sunshine in between, best of the sunshine in between, best of the sunshine in the west, but while temperatures as i said cold at round five to eight degree, it will feel closer to freezing. bye nor now. welcome to this bbc news special programme. iam welcome to this bbc news special programme. i amjane hill, and there is much to talk about, with my guests, after an extraordinary night at the oscars. this, sadly, is what it will be remembered for. filth. it will be remembered for. oh, richard- -- _ it will be remembered for. oh, richard... oh, _ it will be remembered for. oh, richard... oh, wow. _ it will be remembered for. oh, richard...

could be a few showers across central regions of the uk, perhaps one or two across the pennines, into, 18 degrees in london — that's the last of the really warm days because, on tuesday, we'll start to see colder air seeping in across the far north of the uk behind this cold front. now, generally on tuesday, there'll be a more cloud around and some showers. those showers kind of merge together to give a slightly longer risk spell of rain across the south coast of england but even so, there will be some areas that stay entirely dry with still some sunny spells. however, temperatures will start to come down, and that process will continue as we go through wednesday and thursday, this cold front pushing southwards. we may see an area of low pressure develop and deepen as it transits the uk. now, for wednesday, a lot of cloud around, cold outbreaks of rain, probably some snow in the hills, scotland and northern england. across the south, we're holding onto that relatively mild air with temperatures still 11 or 12, but across more northern areas, four or five degrees for newcastle and aber

could be a few showers across central regions of the uk, perhaps one or two across the pennines, intoay, we'll start to see colder air seeping in across the far north of the uk behind this cold front. now, generally on tuesday, there'll be a more cloud around and some showers. those showers kind of merge together to give a slightly longer risk spell of rain across the south coast of england but even so, there will be some areas that stay entirely dry with still some sunny spells. however, temperatures will start to come down, and that process will continue as we go through wednesday and thursday, this cold front pushing southwards. we may see an area of low pressure develop and deepen as it transits the uk. now, for wednesday, a lot of cloud around, cold outbreaks of rain, probably some snow in the hills, scotland and northern england. across the south, we're holding onto that relatively mild air with temperatures still i! or 12, but across more northern areas, four or five degrees for newcastle and aberdeen. factor in the wind, it is going to feel cold. now, wednesday night—time, tha

start off in northern ireland, some wet weather in northern england, some snow mixing in up over the pennines some areas of low cloud, mist and fog, but equally some spells of sunshine. now, our band of cloud, rain, sleet and snow will continue to push southwards, most of the snow over high ground, but we could see some to low levels. to the north of that, sunny spells and wintry showers. to the south, some spells of sunshine, but increasing amounts of cloud, the odd shower. still quite mild in the south at 12 degrees, but more widely, we're looking at top temperatures between 4 and 8 degrees. it will feel cold, particularly as the wind starts to pick up. now, through wednesday night, this band of rain, sleet and snow continues to move southwards. could be some wintry weather, especially over the hills in the south, but possibly even to low levels. and behind that band of rain, sleet and snow, a very cold and frosty start to thursday morning. there will be some icy stretches here and there. thursday, a day of sunny spells and wintry showers, the showers tending to push westwards as the day we