rory cellan—jones reports.ty of autonomous driving technology designed to make life easier for the motorist, is arriving. here is one such feature, automated lane keeping. the car sees the white lines on the road and keeps within. but right now, you still have to keep your hands on the wheel at all times. the government is consulting on changes to the law, a move welcomed by the autonomous vehicle industry. it is something that is coming, something that is very exciting. but it is something that we should not be worried about. this is a part of the process that the department for transport goes through to make sure that the systems are safe and the public are aware and accept that... do not cause fear, but unlock potential. but here is the concern. with systems that still require a driver to take over in some circumstances, perhaps when the car in front suddenly changes lanes, there are dangers. you think that the car is doing all the business, but it's not. and it needs you to be alert and to be able to interv

rory cellan—jones, the news, but dale, in cumbria. —— bbc news.ng with us. hello there. summer warmth has been in short supply over the last few days. in fact, on sunday morning, one very sheltered spot in county down, northern ireland had a temperature just a fraction below freezing. and monday morning is getting off to a rather cool start as well. but a largely dry start to the new week. later in the week, it will turn wetter, windier and a bit warmer for a time before cooler weather returns just in time for the weekend. so, we start monday with high pressure in charge of the scene. underneath this area of high pressure with light winds, temperatures have been dropping away. but it means a mostly dry day. we will see some spells of sunshine and i think quite a lot of cloud will bubble up in the sky and that cloud spreading out, i think some places will have grey skies by the afternoon. temperature—wise, another disappointing one, 15—18 degrees. the winds will be strengthening up towards the north—west. and later in the day we will see some cloud

rory cellan—jones, bbc news, matterdale in cumbria. the month with a cool day in august. i will show a view from north yorkshire that was home to the coldest spot in england to start the day today where the temperature fell down 20.6 celsius. high pressure keeping the uk dry, but weather systems gather in the atlantic, so we will see rain before the week done. the month is ending with high pressure, so it is dry across the uk. making for a decent day if it is a bank holiday where you are. not the warmest bank holiday with temperatures mainly around 15—17. and a reminder of how it looked last year. this was a view on the late august bank holiday in yorkshire and these were the temperatures on the 26th of august. the hottest on record. london getting up to 33. and warmth in wales in the mid 20s. it is a cooler end to august and another colder one for the time of year over night tonight. where there are clear spells. these are town and city temperatures and rural areas will be colder. there will be rain through northern ireland that clear

rory cellan—jones, bbc news, matterdale in cumbria. it looks absolutely lovely there. think the sandwich skillets are widely recycled? well, it's widely recycled according to the guidelines. we've done some alterations to the packaging actually to make it easier to separate the plastic part from the cardboard part... this plastic window? yes. can we do that? can you show me how it's possible to recycle that sandwich skillet? this is a real test for me, actually... give it a whirl. there a plastic lining, there, isn't there? which you should be able to separate, but as you can see, i'm struggling to do it, so... well i've tried it with half a dozen different... have you? right. ..companies, and supermarkets and, you know... yeah. i think you've made your point on that one. 0k. hugh fearnley—whittingsall joins us now. he is presenting that programme. good morning. really lovely to speak to you on the programme. i suppose thatis to you on the programme. i suppose that is a really good example of what the branding can say. you think you are helping but in actual fact is fa