beautiful blue skies here, for example at rhyl in north wales. stay dry. we will lift the temperature, we could be seeing some hot weather arriving by friday and end to saturday. this is thursday, though, and with the high pressure sitting over the uk, we are tending to break up that cloud, and allow more sunshine to develop, so temperatures are going to be rising pretty much across the board, getting into the mid 20s at least. is our high pressure, the position will be crucial, the centre of the high drifts away to the east, it allows some weather fronts to approach from the south—west, but also, we are drawing in our airfrom the near continent, so through friday we get the sunnier skies and for many that continues into saturday, and the warmth really develops, 30 degrees is quite likely, possibly a touch higher that than that, out to the west the chance of thundery showers. goodbye. this is bbc news. we live in manchester. the headlines this our: —— hour. after 22 people are killed in a suicide bombing in manchester, the uk terror threat level

muqqy like in north wales here in rhyl.in the south—east, melting away overnight, more cloud coming into northern ireland and scotland, a little rain and drizzle, possibly extending into the northwest, and not only do we have low cloud thereabout low cloud coming back toward wales and the south—west of england, there are skies for the east of england, what a warm night, temperatures 13, 14 in towns and cities. wednesday morning, quite cloudy across a good part of wales and the south—west of england, through the english channel, misty over the hills. some early sunshine across the south—east, east anglia, into the northwest. cloudy away from coastal areas, the thickest cloud is going to be across the north west of scotland, some pockets of rain and drizzle, that will tend to peter out, conditions improve and we are left with one or two showers. generally, dry story, areas that start off sunny, eastern side of england, seeing more cloud developing, and those that start cloudy will see sunshine developing. sunshine at times, d

forties are still being questioned by north wales police on suspicion of murder following a stabbing in rhylavenue, in the early hours of yesterday morning. five other men from outside the north wales area were also arrested for public order offences following the incident. with just 38 days left until the general election on june with just 38 days left until the general election onjune eighth, let's cast our mind back twenty yea rs let's cast our mind back twenty years ago today when tony blair led the labour party to a landslide victory in the 1997 general election. but with the former prime minister today hinting at his return to front line british politics, what is the legacy of tony blair, and what sort of impact can he make to the country in 2017? earlier i spoke tojohn rentoul, the country in 2017? earlier i spoke to john rentoul, chief the country in 2017? earlier i spoke tojohn rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent and the author and journalist 0wen jones over how likely it was that tony blair would make a political comeback? the only people who are obsessed with t

in the sunshine, blue kies skoo in rhyl, more cloud in the south—east of england here at walton—on—thamesy low cloud returning back into wales and the south—west. clearer skies for eastern england, a warm night, temperatures typically 13, 14 in towns and cities. some early sunshine for eastern england. early rain and drizzle for north—west scotland. that will peter out in areas that start sunny will see cloud developing. areas that will be cloudy we will see sunshine developing. temperatures widely into into the low 20s. later on into the week, not only does it stay fine and dry, we will find the cloud breaking up dry, we will find the cloud breaking up to allow us to see much more sunshine and that will lift the temperatures higher and higher. moving into thursday and thursday should be a fine day. there will be some patches of cloud here and there for the most part winds will be light, there will be more sunshine around. that warmth is pushing northwards into scotland and northern ireland. we could be peaking easily into the mid 20s. the dry weather coming due to that high pressure. the

in north wales, in rhyl, that with the greyer skies we have had across parts of southern england, here a really warm night, 1a or 15 celsius for many towns and cities. into tomorrow, it could start off cloudy across a good part of wales, in the south—west and there maybe some mist and low cloud not far away from the south coast. some sunshine to begin the day across much of eastern england, but more cloud is coming in across the north—west, notjust for northern ireland, especially western parts of northern ireland, but across scotland and rain or drizzle here and probably dry for northern england. as we go through the day, two things will happen, areas will that will start off cloudy will see the cloud developing. the rain and drizzle peters out and we are left with one or two showers, but it is a dry theme. some sunshine at times and warm aireven dry theme. some sunshine at times and warm air even with the cloud around. temperatures into the low 20s and possibly peaking at 25 celsius in the south east, but later on in the week, not only does it stay dry, we‘re probably going to find m

forties are still being questioned by north wales police on suspicion of murder following a stabbing in rhyl avenue, in the early hours of yesterday morning. five other men from outside the north wales area were also arrested for public order offences following the incident. japan has dispatched its largest warship to protect a us navy supply ship as it crosses japanese waters in the western pacific. it's the first time ever that japan has sent one of its war ships to sea with the purpose of protecting a foreign military vessel. japan amended its security law last year to allow such missions. from tokyo, rupert wingfield hayes reports. the izumo is the pride of the japanese navy. the biggest warship the country has built since world war ii. today's departure is hugely symbolic. the izumo will escort and protect this us navy supply ship and will respond with force if it comes under attack. forjapan‘s military this is another big step away from pacifism. just across the sea of japan satellite photos show north korea is preparing for another underground nuclear test. speaking on sunday, us pres

colwyn bay and rhyl and prestatyn is around there.s, we have the great orm where steph was filming. past the grand hotel and the long epier in wales, 700 metres long. around the corner, you get to anglesey. that is where jane is for us anglesey. that is where jane is for us this morning. good morning, you have the longest pier but the pier here in anglesey has the best crabbing. look at this, the magnificent beamaris castle, built in 1295, infer complete add show of strength by the english against the welsh, but listen to this. in this general election, the welsh are punching above its weight in terms of this westminster election. it's going to have way more influence than any other country in the outcome of this election because it has more marginal seats. this is the fifth most marginal seat. i've also been filming in gower, the most marginal seat, to find out what is happening down there and how the battle lines have been drawn. take a look. cockling was once a way of life for neil, not any more. these are too small. something is s