east of the pennines and just to the east of the pennines, gusts of 75 mph possible.f you are driving a high sided vehicle or heading over the trans— pennine routes, could be dicey conditions. those winds only slowly easing through the day tomorrow. some spells of sunshine over southern england holding on to a lot of cloud and rain feeding back into northern ireland later in the day. chilly in northern parts, very mild again in the south. into the weekend, a string of weather fronts heading our way. that means there will be more rain at times, wet weatherfor will be more rain at times, wet weather for some will be more rain at times, wet weatherfor some of us will be more rain at times, wet weather for some of us to start saturday with a bit of snow over the scottish mountains. the heaviest of that were clear but there will be patchy bits and pieces of rain through the day and equally, some spells of sunshine. breezy in the south but that is where we will see the mild weather, 14, 15 degrees. the mild weather, 1a, 15 degrees. there will be outbreaks of rain in norther

for high sided vehicles on trans— pennine routes that could make conditions very difficult. the winds only slowly easing. this band of cloud and increasingly patchy rain seeking south. petisco is flung behind but more rain in northern ireland and saw the shares will be wintry over higher ground. it will be more chilly for the south, another very mild day. heading into saturday, we see the next area of low pressure, that will bring some outbreaks of rain. clearing quite quickly eastwards during saturday morning. still some snow for over higher ground. fairly large amounts of cloud, may be some further outbreaks of patchy rain, but some sunny spells, temperatures ranging from eight celsius in aberdeen to 15 in norwich, another mild day for most. saturday into sunday, briefly this ridge of high pressure giving a drier interlude but this next weather system this time feeding rain into scotland, some snow over the grampians and the highlands, certainly up of a high ground. the further south you are, quite a lot of cloud, some sunny spells, the best of south wales and the south of

of the pennines as well. wind gradually eases down during tomorrow and that cloud and patchy rain sinks down into southern parts of england and wales. sunshine develops elsewhere. the showers become fewer in scotland as the wind continues to ease during the afternoon. another mild day, nine in scotland, 13, 14, even afternoon. another mild day, nine in scotland, 13, 1a, even 15 across south—eastern parts of england. in northern ireland, a cloudy afternoon with rain. and weather front and an area of low pressure comes in overnight bringing some wet weather, not especially windy. some rain across northern areas and briefly snow over the scottish mountains. most of the wet weather is out into continental europe by saturday, leaving behind some dribs and drabs of rain that will move northwards into the central belt. to the north, some sunshine, to the south, some sunshine and clout and maybe one or two showers. breezy across southern england but otherwise, the wind much lighter on saturday. another mild day. a qu

similar strength over the pennines and some very gusty winds to the east of the pennines as well. we'll see this band of thicker cloud with some patchy rain heading down into southern parts of england and wales. other areas should see it brightening up and some sunshine coming through. the showers becoming fewer in scotland as the winds continue to ease during the afternoon. a mild day — temperatures 9 celsius in scotland, highs of 1a or 15 in east anglia and the south—east. northern ireland, though, will turn more cloudy in the afternoon, some rain coming in here as well, and this other area of low pressure comes in overnight. not particularly windy, but it will bring some wet weather for northern areas for a while, maybe some snow over the scottish mountains. most of that wet weather is out into continental europe by saturday morning, leaving behind this band of thicker cloud and patchy rain, southern scotland heading into the central belt. sunshine to the north of that and elsewhere in the uk, we'll see some sunshine at times, there will be some cloud as well. breezy perhaps in

similar strength over the pennines and some very gusty winds to the east of the pennines as well.ome patchy rain heading down into southern parts of england and wales. other areas should see it brightening up and some sunshine coming through. the showers becoming fewer in scotland as the winds continue to ease during the afternoon. a mild day — temperatures 9 celsius in scotland, highs of 14 or 15 in east anglia and the south—east. northern ireland, though, will turn more cloudy in the afternoon, some rain coming in here as well, and this other area of low pressure comes in overnight. not particularly windy, but it will bring some wet weather for northern areas for a while, maybe some snow over the scottish mountains. most of that wet weather is out into continental europe by saturday morning, leaving behind this band of thicker cloud and patchy rain, southern scotland heading into the central belt. sunshine to the north of that and elsewhere in the uk, we'll see some sunshine at times, there will be some cloud as well. breezy perhaps in southern areas of england. otherwise, the w

similar strength over the pennines and some very gusty winds to the east of the pennines as well.wn into southern parts of england and wales. other areas should see it brightening up and some sunshine coming through. the showers becoming fewer in scotland as the winds continue to ease during the afternoon. a mild day — temperatures 9 degrees in scotland, highs of 1a or 15 in east anglia in the south—east. northern ireland, though, will turn more cloudy in the afternoon. some rain coming in here as well, and this other area of low pressure comes in overnight. not particularly windy, but it will bring some wet weather for northern areas for a while, maybe some snow over the scottish mountains. most of that wet weather is out into continental europe by saturday morning, leaving behind this band of thicker cloud and patchy rain. southern scotland heading into the central belt, sunshine to the north of that and elsewhere in the uk. we'll see some sunshine at times, there will be some cloud as well, breezy perhaps in southern areas of england. otherwise, the winds are much lighter on sa

the other gusty place will be across the pennines and to the east of the pennines which could course£3.3 billion, compared to less than £1 billion the year before. after the resignation of nicola sturgeon, senior snp officials prepare to meet to discuss the timetable for a leadership contest. nato's secretary general visits turkey to express support following the devastating earthquakes as the un launches a global appeal to help victims. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. wales head coach warren gatland says he won't back his players — if they decide to strike instead of lining—up against england in the six nations. the build—up to the game has been overshadowed by tension between the professional rugby board and the welsh rugby players association over proposed cuts from the 2024/25. gatland isn't backing a boycott of the match but insists he supports his squad's cause. i'm in complete support of the players in terms of the wlpa which, to me, in my time here has been incredibly weak as an organisation, and i've stressed on a number of occasions

and to the east of the pennines in north—east england. areas like the auto one could be buffeted by crosswinds, which brings the hazard of lorries being blown over, so the risk of transport disruption and there might be disruption and there might be disruption at airports and a risk power cuts. away the windy weather in the north, splashes of rain further south and a lot of cloud and temperatures mainly mild i4 further south and a lot of cloud and temperatures mainly mild 14 for parts of england, nine or ten for northern ireland and scotland. for the weekend and beyond, saturday starting quite windy, cloudy and wet. probably the brighter day on sunday, but still a lot of cloud around. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines... in my head, and in my heart, i know that time is now. that it is right for me, for my party and for the country. and so today i am announcing my intention to step down as first minister and leader of my party. ina in a surprise announcement, nicola sturgeon has announced she is quitting as scotland's first mi

similar strength over the pennines and some very gusty winds to the east of the pennines as well.r cloud with some patchy rain heading down into southern parts of england and wales. other areas should see it brightening up and some sunshine coming through. the showers becoming fewer in scotland as the winds continue to ease during the afternoon. a mild day — temperatures 9 celsius in scotland, highs of 1a or 15 in east anglia and the south—east. northern ireland, though, will turn more cloudy in the afternoon, some rain coming in here as well, and this other area of low pressure comes in overnight. not particularly windy, but it will bring some wet weather for northern areas for a while, maybe some snow over the scottish mountains. most of that wet weather is out into continental europe by saturday morning, leaving behind this band of thicker cloud and patchy rain, southern scotland heading into the central belt. sunshine to the north of that and elsewhere in the uk, we'll see some sunshine at times, there will be some cloud as well. breezy perhaps in southern areas of england. ot

but also very windy through the morning over the tops of the pennines and in northeast england.pennine routes, that could make conditions very difficult indeed. now, as we go through the day, the winds only slowly easing. this band of cloud and increasingly patchy rain sinking south. brighter skies following behind, but more rain later into northern ireland, and some showers at least for a time in scotland, and some of those will be wintry over high ground, because it will be a little bit chillier here. now, as we head into saturday, we see this next area of low pressure pushing its way, and that will bring outbreaks of rain for a time. tending to clear quite quickly, i think, eastwards during saturday morning. of rain for a time, tending to clear quite quickly, i think, eastwards during saturday morning. still potentially a little bit of snowfall up over higher ground. as we go through the day, fairly large amounts of cloud, maybe some further outbreaks of patchy rain, but some sunny spells. temperatures ranging from 8 celsius in aberdeen to 15 in norwich — another mild day for

similar strength over the pennines and some very gusty winds to the east of the pennines as well. some patchy rain heading down into southern parts of england and wales. other areas should see it brightening up and some sunshine coming through. the showers becoming fewer in scotland as the winds continue to ease during the afternoon. a mild day — temperatures 9 celsius in scotland, highs of 1a or 15 in east anglia and the south—east. northern ireland, though, will turn more cloudy in the afternoon, some rain coming in here as well, and this other area of low pressure comes in overnight. not particularly windy, but it will bring some wet weather for northern areas for a while, maybe some snow over the scottish mountains. most of that wet weather is out into continental europe by saturday morning, leaving behind this band of thicker cloud and patchy rain, southern scotland heading into the central belt. sunshine to the north of that and elsewhere in the uk, we'll see some sunshine at times, there will be some cloud as well. breezy perhaps in southern areas of england. otherwise, the

to the east of the pennines, some gusty winds reaching 70 mph. the winds gradually ease through the day and at the same time we have this band of cloud not bringing much rain but heading into southern england. away from here it will brighten up. the showers in scotland become fewer as the winds dropped. another mild one, perhaps 14 or 15 degrees in east anglia. there is rain coming into northern ireland by tomorrow evening, that area of low pressure will come in and the weather front will slide away. it will bring some snow tomorrow night over the scottish mountains, then with the weather front over northern ireland, the north of england and southern scotland, here we will find some rain on saturday. to the north and south of that for the most part it will be dry with spells of sunshine. 8 degrees across northern scotland, 14 or 15 in the south—east and not as windy by saturday. 14 or 15 in the south-east and not as windy by saturday.— as windy by saturday. thank you. that is it from _ as windy by saturday. thank you. that is it from us, _ as win

and the other place that really will be very gusty indeed is across the tops of the pennines and intocle, for example, over the transpennine routes, that could well cause you some difficulties. as we go through the day, this band of cloud and very patchy rain will sink southwards, brighter skies behind, but with some showers in scotland, some of those will be wintry over higher ground because we will see something a little bit chillier developing in northern areas, very mild again down towards the south. those winds slowly easing as the day wears on. now, as you move out of friday and into saturday, well, here comes another area of low pressure. this one should move through quite quickly. it won't bring such windy weather either, but still some outbreaks of rain, maybe some snow over high ground in scotland for a time. but much of that will tend to clear away eastwards. then we'll see some spells of sunshine, but some fairly large amounts of cloud could be some more patchy rain pushing northwards through northern ireland, the far north of england, and up into scotland through the day.

and across the pennines and to the east of the pennines gusts could reach 70mph here.oblems on the roads. the a1 — high—sided vehicles, well, some lorries could get blown over with gusts that strong. and, for example, some of the airports leeds, bradford, well those winds will be cross—winds, and so we could see some cancellations or delays. it's certainly worth checking with your airline before heading out to the airport. now, away from those windy conditions in the north, we'll have a lot of cloud for england and wales with some splashes of mostly light rain. the skies do brighten up across scotland and northern ireland as the air starts to turn a bit fresher here. but these temperatures are still very mild for the time of year everywhere. now those mild conditions continue on into saturday. still cloud and a bit of rain around for many to start the weekend. sunday looks like being the dry and brighter of the two days of the weekend. hello, i'm maryam moshiri. you're watching the context on bbc news. in a shock announcement, nicola sturgeon resigns as scotland's firs

and where we see the brightness, perhaps the murray firth, the north coast of wales east, the pennineshes its way south was so it introduces some rain for most of us, but importantly it changes the wind direction to a north westerly and that north westerly is a cooler direction at any time of year. and of course, we're in the winter still. so we could see a few snow showers on the tops of the mountains in the north. and that rain may well drag its heels, clearing east anglia in the south east. but it will be a much brighter day, plenty more blue sky around for most of us compared with the cloud that we've seen during the day today in some areas and of course, into tomorrow as well. but yes, we could see quite a chill as we go through wednesday night into thursday, perhaps a few wintry flurries across the pennines, but most notably a colder morning to start thursday with some frost around, particularly in rural parts and in the north. and that's because high pressure is building in. it's pushing those weather fronts out of the way, but the low pressures are close by. so thursday at the

and the other place that really will be very gusty indeed is across the tops of the pennines and intotranspennine routes, that could well cause you some difficulties. as we go through the day, this band of cloud and very patchy rain will sink southwards, brighter skies behind, but with some showers in scotland, some of those will be wintry over higher ground because we will see something a little bit chillier developing in northern areas, very mild again down towards the south. those winds slowly easing as the day wears on. now, as you move out of friday and into saturday, well, here comes another area of low pressure. this one should move through quite quickly. it won't bring such windy weather either, but still some outbreaks of rain, maybe some snow over high ground in scotland for a time. but much of that will tend to clear away eastwards. then we'll see some spells of sunshine, but some fairly large amounts of cloud. could be some more patchy rain pushing northwards through northern ireland, the far north of england, and up into scotland through the day. we'll be quite breezy in

often cloudy with the best of the central eastern scotland and the east of the pennines and east angliand the south—east. about 10 degrees. this is a saturday and a large high—pressure established across western part of europe and that means a settled weather. if you are in the centre of it with light winds pulled but around the edges there are stronger winds and that pushes in the clouds into northern ireland and western scotland. temperatures whether sunshine comes out towards the east of the pennines and grampians about 13 degrees. difficult to say which of the two days will be better because it depends on the wind direction, if it's from the south, the breaks in the cloud tend to be to the north of any mountain and hill ranges. the settled weather continues until about tuesday or wednesday and after that, it goes down hill with a bit of rain but until then it is dry. thanks, tomasz. and that's the bbc news at ten on thursday the 9th of february. for more analysis of the day's main stories, newsnight is beginning on bbc two with kirsty wark. while on bbc one, wejoin colleagues across

plenty of frequent showers to the east of the pennines.e to time, favoured spots once again western scotland, highs of 9 degrees. towards the end of the day we could see a rash of showers into the far south—east. that's a frontal system that will continue to ease away steadily south and west. high—pressure stays with us throughout the remainder of the week. from wednesday onwards it is the beginning of march so the first day of meteorological spring and it looks likely it will be business as usual. we keep the dry, settled, and relatively sunny weather. and that's bbc news at ten on monday the 27th of february. there's more analysis of the day's main stories on newsnight, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team, it's goodnight. hello, i'm paulscott at the bbc sport centre. it's been a successful night for the lionesses at the fifa best awards. sarina wiegman was named as best women's

temperatures whether sunshine comes out towards the east of the pennines and grampians about 13 degreesif it's from the south, the breaks in the cloud tend to be to the north of any mountain and hill ranges.

similar sort of wind strength really over the pennines and some very gusty winds to the east of high down into southern parts of england, where it could stay cloudy, otherwise brightening up some sunshine, the showers becoming fewer in scotland as the winds continue to ease, although it clouds over northern ireland with some rain later. but it is going to be another mild day. welcome to bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories... the bbc hears from two leaders on opposing sides of the war in ukraine. president zelensky warns neighbouring belarus against helping russia launch a new offensive. it will be big mistake, for him and for belarussia, it will be a historical mistake. but belarus' leader, alexander luckoshenko, tells foreign journalists he would be prepared to allow his territory to be used again for any new invasion. translation: yes, i'm ready. you say invasion, we have different views of this. i'm ready to provide territory again. in other news... the state of ohio asks washington forfederal support after a train derailment releases toxic chemicals into the air, so

come in across northern and eastern scotland, eastern areas of england, running right up to the penninesnd probably across the east midlands and into parts of east anglia as well. that will keep the frost at bay for these areas. but, further west, we are looking at clear skies and it's going to be a cold night with temperatures down to about “4. now, bear in mind, i think it will be a cloudy day across northern and eastern scotland, and for much of the day, eastern england. the cloud thick enough for an occasional shower, and there'll be a cold northeasterly wind as well. the best of any sunshine will be further west, so west england, wales, northern ireland and west scotland not faring too badly. temperatures, perhaps, actually, close to average or a little bit below even, but it will feel chilly in those cold northeasterly winds. now, heading into the second half of the weekend, the area of high pressure bringing this relatively quiet weather is here to stay. the winds not quite as strong, but they'll be coming straight up the thames estuary, adding to the chill in london. and, once ag

i suspect the best sunny spells will be to the east of scotland, the east of the pennines.the sun will poke through the clouds as well. 13 degrees, so actually relatively mild even for the time of the year. the high pressure is still with us on sunday, although it is shifting a little bit towards more central parts of europe. but the weather isn't going to be changing an awful lot. however, the breaks in the cloud may appear in different places on sunday, and that's actually really difficult to forecast. it does look as though it's also going to be just a shade cooler, not that you'll notice — around about ten or 11 degrees celsius. now that high pressure will continue to drift a little bit further towards the east into monday. that does mean it opens the gates to low pressure and also weather fronts, but they will be kept at bay even on monday. and the weather isn't expected to change — again around nine, 10 to 12 degrees celsius. as we head towards tuesday and wednesday, with that high pressure continuing to shift further east, these weather fronts will eventually win and

it's going to be gusty across the pennines, some of the trans pennine routes could be quite problematicotland. generally a fair amount of cloud, limited spells of sunshine but it's going to be mild, 8 celsius to 15 celsius, quite breezy across the south. for sunday, the strongest winds are further north again with outbreaks of rain with the southern parts of the uk will be mainly dry and mild. today at 1:00pm, more big profits for energy firms — this time, centrica, owners of british gas, tripling revenues last year. their earnings were £35 billion, compared to less than a billion the year before. british gas has been heavily criticised over the use of pre—payment meters for vulnerable customers. we'll have the latest. also on the programme... after her surprise resignation, the snp meets to draw up a timetable to find nicola sturgeon's successor. belarus leader alexander lukashenko says he'll allow russian troops to attack ukraine again from his territory. hope amid the despair. 11 days on, a teenage girl is rescued after the turkey—syria earthquakes. and, the research that says antarc

i suspect the best sunny spells will be to the east of scotland, the east of the pennines.the sun will poke through the clouds as well. 13 degrees, so actually relatively mild even for the time of the year. the high pressure is still with us on sunday, although it is shifting a little bit towards more central parts of europe. but the weather isn't going to be changing an awful lot. however, the breaks in the cloud may appear in different places on sunday, and that's actually really difficult to forecast. it does look as though it's also going to be just a shade cooler, not that you'll notice around about ten or 11 degrees celsius. now that high pressure will continue to drift a little bit further towards the east into monday. that does mean it opens the gates to low pressure and also weather fronts, but they will be kept at bay even on monday. and the weather isn't expected to change — again around nine, 10 to 12 degrees celsius as we head towards tuesday and wednesday. with that high pressure continuing to shift further east, these weather fronts will eventually win and ar

very windy through the lowlands and particularly to the northeast of england, so the east of the penninesdy indicating gusts of over 70 miles an hour, for example, in newcastle. so, these winds will cause problems, disruption, possibly blow some trees down as well. so, really keep track of the forecast. the details may change, but it does look as though it's the northern half of the uk that will be very blustery and quite possibly stormy for a time. later on friday, the winds will die down and then in the south, actually, it shouldn't be too bad. breezy, yes, but we're not going to get the gales, and it will stay mild — up to around 14 celsius. now, here's a daisy chain of weather systems as we go through the weekend. so, more cloud pushing our way. i don't think it's going to be raining particularly heavily, but i think there will be a lot of cloud during the course of saturday and sunday, but one or two glimmers of brightness, too, and on the mild side. bye— bye. this is bbc news, i'm lisa—marie misztak with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. on the turkish

we will see that cloud should come in across scotland, eastern areas of england, right up to the penninesdlands and east anglia. that will keep the frost at bay for these areas, but further west, we are looking at clear skies and it will be a cold night with temperatures down to “4. it will be a cloudy day across northern and eastern scotland, also eastern england, thicken up for occasional showers and a cold north—easterly wind as well. best of any sunshine will be further west, is a west england, wales, northern ireland, west scotland is not faring badly, temperatures close to average or a bit below, but it will feel chilly in those cold north—easterly winds. heading into the second of the weekend, the area of high pressure bringing this relatively quiet weather is here to stay. the winds not quite as strong but coming up the thames estuary adding to chill in london and once again there will be extensive cloud across these eastern areas, sending work inland at times, and the west side of the british isles that will have the best of the breaks in the cloud and the best in the day's sunsh

but also very windy through the morning over the tops of the pennines and in northeast england.elsius in aberdeen to 15 in norwich, another mild day for most of us. as we move out of saturday into sunday, briefly this ridge of high pressure giving a drier interlude, but then this next weather system, this time feeding rain into scotland, some snow over the grampians and the highlands, certainly up over high ground. the further south you are, quite a lot of cloud around. some sunny spells — the best of that for south wales and the south of england. still mild, maybe not quite as mild, but 8—12 celsius. as we move out of sunday and into monday, we'll see these various frontal systems just running across the north of the uk, some strong winds as well, but we will find ourselves in a wedge of very mild air to start the new week, so temperatures through monday and indeed into tuesday likely to be well above the norm for the time of year. with those frontal systems running across the north, we will see some rain, particularly in northern scotland, some patchy rain further south but so

will continue to strengthen for a little while longer and they are strengthening still across the penninessing down across scotland, we could see gusts of wind of 70—80 across 0rkney and shetland and potentially damaging disrupting the bust of winds across the pennines and eastern england. with the wind is coming from a westerly direction it's a crosswind for the likes of the major roads in the north and southern scotland. today, sunshine across the northern half of the country, showers in the south and increasing the amounts of cloud and patchy rain and drizzle. hello, this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall with the headlines... the prime minister holds talks with northern ireland's political parties — with hopes that a deal between the uk and the eu on post—brexit trade arrangements could soon be agreed. the royal college of nursing warns there will be "significant impact" on the nhs when members in england stage a 48 hour strike on the first of march. the home secretary has raised concerns with police over the release of personal information about nicola bulley, who has now been missing

certainly east of the pennines, it could be very gusty.l relatively mild. this is again subtropical air. temperatures around 1a in the south, but a little bit colder in the north. the next low pressure arrives on saturday, so you get the picture. it is going to be quite a changeable weekend, with low pressure systems moving off the atlantic, but in the south, we keep that mild source of air from the southern climes, so it's never going to get cold. but in the north of scotland, particularly across the hills and the mountains, it could be cold enough for a little bit of sleet and snow. you can see a change in the wind direction there, it's coming in more from the north, so those temperatures will dip little bit, particularly in the northern isles, around six celsius. in the south, still around 13—111, so above the average for the time of year, which is closer to around 8—9 across central parts of the uk. now, sunday, it does look as though things will settle down, high pressure will build and temperatures will hover around about 10—12 celsi

the pennines in here and there.ring evening. but for most it's dry . isles during evening. but for most it's dry. some drizzle at times western. but i say most times in western. but i say most places not seeing any rain overnight will keep a lot of cloud and that will keep things miles temperatures the east miles temperatures in the east may drop down to four or five celsius. but for most of we start the weekend seven at or eighteen. so a mild start to saturday, fairly drab . but most saturday, fairly drab. but most places across england and wales here's some rain coming in initially to the north—west of scotland and, then it will spread its way south woods towards glasgow and belfast by and then drifting towards edinburgh, of course, southern scotland on the far northwest made a bit brighter later for most of england it will be dry, cloudy, some breaks , the cloud, cloudy, some breaks, the cloud, a bit of brightness coming through and it will be mild double digits, almost the board, some that rain will push into so

east pennines, even. very mild. hello this is bbc news. after a tour of the uk, dippy the dinosaur, finds a new home — in coventry. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. ireland's women's t20 world cup has ended without a win after rain thwarted an unlikely run chase against india in their final group game. after winning the toss and choosing to bat, india set ireland 156 to win with opener smriti mandhana smashing 87 from 54 deliveries. ireland lost two wickets in the first over but were just five runs short of the rate when the heavens opened. india progress to the last four. where they'll join england and australia. unbeaten england can top their group by beating pakistan tomorrow, with spinner sophie ecclestone enjoying life under new head coachjon lewis. i think it's the best we've been for a while. he's come in with chilled vibes, everyone is absolutely loving playing, we are enjoying being part of the squad and it's really exciting. i think it's just going out there and playing a game and not havi

continue to see cloud drifting in off the north sea and a scattering of showers to the east of the penninesnd with that brisk north—easterly wind, it will feel quite cool. the best of the sunshine once again in sheltered western areas. we will see the cloud breaking up a little from time to time, with more persistent showers arriving in the far southeast, but you've got to factor in the strength and the direction of the wind. it will feel noticeably colder, particularly on exposed east coasts. now, those showers in the southeast will drift away during the early hours of wednesday morning, and once again, the high pressure is still with us. there'll be little in the way of change to the story, as we go through the remainder of the week. you can see on wednesday quite a lot of cloud around. still the risk of some showers drifting in off the north sea. west is best, in terms of shelter, but sunshine is really going to be at a premium, i suspect. seven to nine degrees, our overall high. looking towards the end of the week, there's not going to be that much in the way of changes. you can see the

those will push a little bit further inland, maybe turning wintry to the tops of the peaks and the pennines, and gusts 30 to aomph, so it will feel pretty chilly along that east coast. the best of the sunshine further west, particularly the north—west of scotland. temperatures are likely to peak between five and eight degrees. believe it or not, that's where they should be for this time of year. now, as we go through the evening and overnight most of the showers will tend to fade back to the far north—east of england and, under clearer skies, we are likely to see a touch of frost quite widely across the country. low single figures first thing on sunday morning, perhapsjust below in more rural parts, ao we are likely to start off on sunday chilly, but largely quiet. once again, that high pressure really not moving very far, very fast. maybe the isobars opening up a little. that means the winds will be slightly lighter for sunday and, as a consequence, we should see a little more sunshine coming through. so not a bad second half of the weekend at all. if you have got outdoor plans, i don't th

very windy through the lowlands and particularly to the northeast of england, so the east of the penninese. so, these winds will cause problems, disruption, possibly blow some trees down as well. so, really keep track of the forecast. the details may change, but it does look as though it's the northern half of the uk that will be very blustery and quite possibly stormy for a time. later on friday, the winds will die down and then in the south, actually, it shouldn't be too bad. breezy, yes, but we're not going to get the gales, and it will stay mild — up to around 1a celsius. now, here's a daisy chain of weather systems as we go through the weekend. so, more cloud pushing our way. i don't think it's going to be raining particularly heavily, but i think there will be a lot of cloud during the course of saturday and sunday, but one or two glimmers of brightness, too, and on the mild side. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news, i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories... on the tuurkish border, thousands of syrian refugees try to cross back into their home country after last week's earthquakes. the c

come in across northern and eastern scotland, eastern areas of england, running right up to the penninesross the east midlands and into parts of east anglia as well. that will keep the frost at bay for these areas. but, further west, we are looking at clear skies and it's going to be a cold night with temperatures down to about “4. now, bear in mind, i think it will be a cloudy day across northern and eastern scotland, and for much of the day, eastern england. a cloud thick enough for an occasional shower and there'll be a cold northeasterly wind as well. the best of any sunshine will be further west, so, west england, wales, northern ireland and west scotland not faring too badly. temperatures, perhaps, actually, close to average or a little bit below even, but it will feel chilly in those cold northeasterly winds. now, heading into the second half of the weekend, the area of high pressure bringing this relatively quiet weather is here to stay. the winds not quite as strong, but they'll be coming straight up the thames estuary, adding to the chill in london. and, once again, there will

continue to see cloud drifting in off the north sea and a scattering of showers to the east of the pennineswell, and with that brisk north—easterly wind, it will feel quite cool. the best of the sunshine once again in sheltered western areas. we will see the cloud breaking up a little from time to time, with more persistent showers arriving in the far southeast, but you've got to factor in the strength and the direction of the wind. it will feel noticeably colder, particularly on exposed east coasts. now, those showers in the southeast will drift away during the early hours of wednesday morning, and once again, the high pressure is still with us. there'll be little in the way of change to the story, as we go through the remainder of the week. you can see on wednesday quite a lot of cloud around. still the risk of some showers drifting in off the north sea. west is best, in terms of shelter, but sunshine is really going to be at a premium, i suspect. seven to nine degrees, our overall high. looking towards the end of the week, there's not going to be that much in the way of changes. you can

so the east of the pennines, in fact, the apps are already indicating gusts of over 70 miles an hour,etails may change, but it does look as though it's the northern half of the uk that will be very blustery and quite possibly stormy for a time. later on friday the winds will die down and then in the south, actually it shouldn't be too bad. breezy, yes, but we're not going to get the gales and it will stay mild, up to around 1a degrees. now, here's a daisy chain of weather systems as we go through the weekend. so more cloud pushing our way. i don't think it's going to be raining particularly heavily, but i think there will be a lot of cloud during the course of saturday and sunday, but one or two glimmers of brightness, too and on the mild side. bye— bye. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continue straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. across the world, freedom and democracy are in retreat. almost a third of the world's people live under authoritarian rule. that number is risin

won't see that cloud sheet come in across northeastern scotland, eastern areas of england, up to the pennineswill keep the frost at bay for these areas, but further west we are looking at clear skies, and it will be a cold night with temperatures down to “4. now it will be a cloudy day across northern and eastern scotland, and for much of the day eastern england, thick enough for an occasional shower and it will be a cold northeasterly wind, as well. the best of any sunshine will be further west, so west england, wales not faring too badly. temperatures close to average or a bit below even, but it will feel chilly in those cold northeasterly winds. heading into the second half of the weekend, the area of high pressure bringing this relatively quiet weather is here to stay. the winds not quite as strong, becoming straight up the thames estuary, and once again extensive cloud across these eastern areas, tending to work in lund at times. again, it's the western side of the british isles that will have the best in the cloud in the sunshine. temperatures 7—8 c. into next week, this area of her pre

we could get gusts as strong as 75 miles an hour and it will also be very windy indeed across the penninesinds this strong have the potential to bring some disruption. now the roads could be affected. for example, the a1, those winds would be blowing across the road and that would mean that high—sided vehicles would be at risk, could even see one or two getting blown over. and a similar story around some of the airports. leeds, bradford, for example, crosswinds here may make for some pretty tricky landing conditions. you might find some cancellations or delays to flights, certainly worth checking before heading out and about, but it stays mild. temperatures around 10 to 1a degrees, england and wales. still with some cloud and drizzle around brighter skies, working into northern ireland and scotland through the afternoon, but still very blustery. now the weekend sees much lighter winds around, but we've still got the remnants of weather fronts slowly pushing southwards before we see a build of pressure into the second half of the weekend. what does all that mean? well, for saturday, probabl

continue to see cloud drifting in off the north sea and a scattering of showers to the east of the pennines it will feel quite cool. the best of the sunshine once again in sheltered western areas. we will see the cloud breaking up a little from time to time with more persistent showers arriving in the far southeast, but you've got to factor in the strength and the direction of the wind. it will feel noticeably colder, particularly on exposed east coasts. now, those showers in the southeast will drift away during the early hours of wednesday morning, and once again, the high pressure is still with us. there'll be little in the way of change to the story as we go through the remainder of the week. you can see on wednesday quite a lot of cloud around. still the risk of some showers drifting in off the north sea west is best in terms of shelter, but sunshine is really going to be at a premium, i suspect. 7—9 degrees our overall high. looking towards the end of the week, it's not going to be that much in the way of changes. you can see the high pressure does drift a little bit further north and

come in across northern and eastern scotland, eastern areas of england, running right up to the pennines as well. that will keep the frost at bay for these areas. but, further west, we are looking at clear skies and it's going to be a cold night with temperatures down to about “4. now, bear in mind, i think it will be a cloudy day across northern and eastern scotland, and for much of the day, eastern england. a cloud thick enough for an occasional shower and there'll be a cold northeasterly wind as well. the best of any sunshine will be further west, so, will be further west, so west england, wales, northern ireland and west scotland not faring too badly. temperatures, perhaps, actually, close to average or a little bit below even, but it will feel chilly in those cold northeasterly winds. now, heading into the second half of the weekend, the area of high pressure bringing this relatively quiet weather is here to stay. the winds not quite as strong, but they'll be coming straight up the thames estuary, adding to the chill in london. and, once again, there will be extensive cloud across t

very windy through the lowlands and particularly to the northeast of england, so the east of the penninesdisruption, possibly blow some trees down as well. so, really keep track of the forecast. the details may change, but it does look as though it's the northern half of the uk that will be very blustery and quite possibly stormy for a time. later on friday, the winds will die down and then in the south, actually, it shouldn't be too bad. breezy, yes, but we're not going to get the gales, and it will stay mild — up to around 1a celsius. now, here's a daisy chain of weather systems as we go through the weekend. so, more cloud pushing our way. i don't think it's going to be raining particularly heavily, but i think there will be a lot of cloud during the course of saturday and sunday, but one or two glimmers of brightness, too, and on the mild side. bye— bye. this week on the show... this is no ordinary cellar door. no. i'm in switzerland, going bonkers for bunkers. oh, wow — look at this! it's right in the middle of this massive complex, isn't it? and you'd never know if you're just drivin

continue to see cloud drifting in off the north sea and a scattering of showers to the east of the penninesrisk north—easterly wind, it will feel quite cool. the best of the sunshine once again in sheltered western areas. we will see the cloud breaking up a little from time to time, with more persistent showers arriving in the far southeast, but you've got to factor in the strength and the direction of the wind. it will feel noticeably colder, particularly on exposed east coasts. now, those showers in the southeast will drift away during the early hours of wednesday morning, and once again, the high pressure is still with us. there'll be little in the way of change to the story, as we go through the remainder of the week. you can see on wednesday quite a lot of cloud around. still the risk of some showers drifting in off the north sea. west is best, in terms of shelter, but sunshine is really going to be at a premium, i suspect. seven to nine degrees, our overall high. looking towards the end of the week, there's not going to be that much in the way of changes. you can see the high pressure