sarah perry, author of the essex serpent, thank you very much. thank you. good evening.from south to north across the uk today. in the south, this was the cue in cornwall today, leaden skies and rain. completely different at the other end of the country. the reason for the contrast is an area of low pressure that has been working its way into the south and west. it has been a breezy day and continues to been a breezy day and continues to be pretty breezy overnight. there is afair bit be pretty breezy overnight. there is a fair bit of rain still to be had over the southern half the uk. north of manchester, it is essentially fine and dry overnight. it will not be particularly cold. for bank holiday monday, the southern half of the uk will see the lion's chair of showers, some of them to be happy with the odd rumble of thunder. for the north, it'll be a dry, bright and breezy day. by the middle of the afternoon still showers around, temperatures at 1213 degrees and some of those showers to be on the heavy side. some spells of sunshine, they say. northern england fine and dr

sarah perry, author of the essex serpent, thank you very much. thank you. now, the weather.from south to north across the uk today. in the south the uk this afternoon, dark skies and rain, but completely different at the other end of the country. lovely sunny spells here on the shores of the moray firth. the reason for the contrast is low—pressure working its way into this south—west. north of lincolnshire and manchester that is essentially fine and dry overnight, but no worries about it being particularly cold. lowest temperatures on the edge of scotland. some places in double figures. bank holiday monday, the southern half of the uk will see the lion's share of the showers, some of those will be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. some early showers in the north, but for the most part it will be dry, bright and breezy. some showers and cloud around in the afternoon, but temperatures 12 or 13 degrees, with showers on the heavy side and rumbles of thunder. northern england for the most part, fine and dry, but 11 degrees on the north sea coast. 15 to 16 in northern ireland

sarah perry, author of the essex serpent, thank you very much. thank you.as been keeping us on oui’ mother nature has been keeping us on our toes so far this week apart part of the north—east. we have had someone of the north—east. we have had someone to e showers, but in eastern scotla nd someone to e showers, but in eastern scotland it was a glorious day. not so scotland it was a glorious day. not so the case of the midlands, in leicestershi re so the case of the midlands, in leicestershire some threatening clouds here will stop plenty of showers as we ran through the day. you can see the showers and where they sat, mostly across the east. as we go through overnight, most showers will drift south and west. a blanket of cloud across england and wales will prevent the temperatures from falling too low for a frost. the temperatures will hold up quite nicely. the card will be big enough for the odd spot or two of rain first thing in the morning, from this week whether front that will sink south and west. in sheltered eastern areas, dry, southern wearer —— sun

in a moment: james naughtie talks to best—selling writer sarah perry about her novel the essex serpentuthor. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. the main headlines this evening: greatness at goodison as chelsea maintain their title charge with victory at everton. spurs keep up the pressure, beating north london rivals arsenal at white hart lane. heavyweight world champion anthonyjoshua keeps his feet on the ground after his stunning wembley triumph. what next for him? and mercedes driver valteri bottas wins the russian grand prix, but there's no champagne for teammate lewis hamilton. so there's lots in store over the next 15 or so minutes but we start with football. five of the premier league's top six sides were in action, and chelsea maintained their lead at the summit with a 3—0 win over everton at goodison park. hannah lupton watched the action. the title is getting closer for chelsea. and manager antonio conte wants to keep matters in their own hands. goodison park is not an easy place to visit, as everton have won their last eight league games here. calver

only the author, i will be talking to sarah perry, the author of the essex serpent. welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejim waterson, political editor at buzzfeed and the ‘fleet street fox', susie boniface, columnist at the mirror. tomorrow's front pages then, starting with the financial times. it leads on warnings that interest—free credit cards are ticking time bombs. the paper says the comments come from leading bankers. the i reports thatjeremy corbyn will invest £3 billion in education, reversing conservative cuts to the budget. plans to make social media firms like facebook and google pay for the cost of policing digital crimes is the lead story for the observer. the daily express focuses on the foreign aid budget. it says £15 million is funding anti—smoking campaigns in some of the world's most corrupt countries . the guardian leads on theresa may's comments on tax. it says the prime minister has signalled a rise in national insurance and income tax, after pledging not to raise vat. so, let's begin! theresa may