sarah keith—lucas with the weather. sarah keith—lucas with the forecast now. did evening.nshine still around but some heavy showers too. more persistent rain moving in from the south and this area of low pressure, pushing across the south—east of england, east anglia and the midlands. a recent satellite and the midlands. a recent satellite and radar image, sunshine to be enjoyed in north and western parts of the country, heavy showers around as well. this is the scene in west sussex where we have had cloud and outbreaks of rain. meanwhile, brighter skies in cumbria. some cumulus clouds. heavy showers and thunderstorms in parts of northern ireland and scotland. showers in the north and west of the uk will die away through the evening and overnight. further east we keep the cloud and outbreaks of rain. a couple of heavy bursts, especially around the east coast. and as to how far west that rain will get. fresh on friday morning across parts of the country. it had shot of frost in principle. some mist around. much of northern ireland and scotland beginning the day with sunshin

now a look at the weather with sarah keith—lucas. for many there has been sunshine.wards to the east and the south—east parts of the country. here is the combined satellite and radar. showing the cloud and the rain in the south and the east. a good deal of sunshine and showers. contrasting views from the weather watchers. this is whitering, and here in cumbria, a bit of cloud. coming from the cloud, there is rain, that is heavier at times for northern ireland. the showers easing overnight. in the south—east and the east of england, outbreaks of rain affecting the likes of hull, norwich too. and careerer skies in the west, a misty patch in the morning. perhaps a touch of ground frost. for scotla nd perhaps a touch of ground frost. for scotland a decent start to the day. temperatures getting up to double figures. sunshine for northern ireland. then the cloud and the rain in the north—east of england. brighter skies in the west of england and wales. a largely dry start to friday morning. showers through the day. cloudier skies in the south—east and east anglia, where th

here's sarah keith—lucas. an end to all the rain? sunday should be a decent day, a mixed forecast.he day, a lot of heavy showers around, too. humanists clouds producing the showers, you can see it in the images. further east, more persistent rain, and an area of cloud. this was nottinghamshire. cloud and rain, the rain is now pushing its way northwards. we will see rain across north east england, eastern scotland, too. elsewhere, heavy and thundery showers ease away through the evening and overnight, too. saturday morning, many of us with clear skies, dry and quite a fresh start to the day. there will be the around from the word go, particularly in northern and eastern parts of scotland. a soggy day to come, here. elsewhere, another day of sunshine and showers. the showers tomorrow are hit and miss, but they will be at times heavy and thundery through the course of the afternoon. not a bad day between the showers. warm sunshine, 18 or so, but keep the brolly close to hand. sunday, most showers fade away. the better day of the weekend for most of us. if you showers in the north—west

here's sarah keith lucas. has been glorious sunshine out there too. the satellite image shows we have a peppering of shower ploughed across many northern and western areas. towards the south—east, more cloud and outbreaks of rain here. we will continue to see this rain moving north across east anglia, east england. some uncertainty about the extent of that rainfall but it looks like northern parts of the country see dry conditions with showers fading away overnight. the touch of ground frost in the most prone spots in the west first thing. sunshine and showers across many parts of the country but in the east we will keep a bit more cloud and outbreaks of rain. just 11 degrees in newcastle under that cloud and rain but elsewhere around 16 degrees in between those heavy showers. during saturday the rain continues to push northwards, sitting across the northern isles of scotland. elsewhere across the country it's another day of sunny spells with scattered showers and temperatures in the mid teens. through to the

time for a look at the weather — here's sarah keith lucas.been also some hail and thunderstorms particularly across parts of wales and southern england. further north east we have more cloud and persistent rain affecting north—eastern parts of england and eastern scotland. most of the heavy showers will fade through the evening and overnight, so many of us will start today and saturday on a largely gay, quite fresh note. we still have showers across the north east england and north scotland for a time. then elsewhere it is sunny spells and scattered showers, perhaps some thunderstorms. sunglass ares one minute umbrellas the next. sunday it looks like a better day of the weekend. if you have outdoor plans. light winds, dry weather, still a chance of a few showers on sunday, particularly across the north—west, but the south and east are warmer with temperatures up to 20 degrees. this is bbc news. the headlines. swedish prosecutors have dropped their investigation into rape allegations againstjulian assange. mr assange, who remains inside the ec

and sarah keith lucas has the weather. i will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes.d morning. first, our main story. there has been a substantial swing from labour to the conservatives in early results from yesterday's local elections. the tories have made significant gains in england and wales. counting doesn't start in scotland until later. all the councils in wales and scotland were up for grabs and a third of those in england. the conservatives have gained 115 seats and labour have lost 113. here's our political correspondent chris mason with the story of the night so far. it has been a night of nocturnal arithmetic. democracy in the small hours. the will of the electorate tipped out onto a table. rosettes worn proudly but plenty of nervous faces too. applause. this is what winning looks and sounds like for the conservatives. they retained control here in essex. they retained control here in essex. they have also won control of warwickshire, gloucestershire, lincolnshire and the isle of wight. income ——i lincolnshire and the isle of wight. income —— i think that