rudolf hess hanged himself in spandau in 1987, at the age of 93.a life of humiliation and solitude for the man in whom hitler had put so much trust. duncan kennedy, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. hello. some rather gloomy weather prospects for the british isles this weekend. this for the british isles this weekend. is the big massii working this is the big massive cloud working its way across us at the moment, wearing green at the moment, especially for the south—east of england, elsewhere it should become drier, still drizzly for the northwest and wales, quite a few showers getting carried into scotland. the weather front of into the continent this evening, drier but a bit chilly towards the end of the evening but in the small hours, in piles more cloud, a mild end to the night but misty and murky with more rain heading into scotland and northern ireland. grey and wet prospects for scotland and northern ireland on monday, further south drier but still with a lot of cloud but it will be a mild day, temperatures of 12 or 13 degrees. this