wet across scotla nd eve on england and wales.cotland and northern ireland and eventually that rain reaches northern england. brighter end to the day in scotland but temperatures widely into double figures. 0n christmas day, turning drier and brighter and northern ireland and scotla nd brighter and northern ireland and scotland and the scottish mountains could see some wintry flurries. goodbye for now. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the london fire brigade says a blaze at london zoo which broke out early this morning has been brought under control — a number of zoo staff have been treated for smoke inhalation and shock. fresh sanctions against pyongyang, the united nations security council votes unanimously to limit north korea's imports of petrol and oil by as much as 90%. now on bbc news — the travel show. wow! that's just a taste of what's coming up in the next half—hour, as we take a look back at some of the best bits on what has been a truly memorable year. it's taken us to all four corners of the world, we've met so

another stronger weather system coming into scotla nd stronger weather system coming into scotland couldnd further outbreaks of rain. it sets the tone for the weather coming this way next week. strong winds that time, spells of heavy rain and there will be swings in temperature as we see the weather fronts going through followed by cooler conditions for a time and then a repeat performance with heavy rain. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7.00pm. beatles drummer ringo starr and bee gees singer barry gibb receive knighthoods, while strictly judge darcey bussell is made a dame in the new year honours. manchester fire service tackles a blaze in a 12—storey block of flats in the city's northern quarter. one person has been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. thousands of iranians take to the streets of tehran in a show of support for the government, after two days of opposition protests. millennials will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom" of any post—war generation — but not until they're into their 60s, a report says. coming up in half an hour, we'll have the latest on th

the rain in scotla nd will ease a bit.to move northwards again. before it does so, rain into northern ireland, the far north of england, still some drizzle over coastal areas and the hills, a mild, frost free night but some clear spot in eastern england in single figures. the reason for the rain in scotland, at times northern england, northern ireland, is this weather front, still hanging around for christmas eve. it will begin to move a bit further south again. as it does so, several hours of heavy rain into western powers of scotla nd of heavy rain into western powers of scotland on through tomorrow, turning right across more of northern ireland, then into the afternoon it will move into cumbria. south of that, a few spells of sunshine again. south of that area, a good deal of cloud again, but brea ks a good deal of cloud again, but breaks in northern scotland, where you will dry out for a time into the afternoon. christmas eve evening, the area of rain still hanging around, and by christmas day here it is, starting to m

northern scotla nd prepared warning in.n scotland that threaten gusts in excess of 80 mph, and a yellow beer where warning for the rest of scotla nd where warning for the rest of scotland and parts of northern ireland with gusts of around 60 or 70 miles an hour again having an impact on travel. it will be windy across the uk during thursday, outbreaks of rain clear south—east england in the afternoon, then actually a lot of sunshine, but the shallows that follow in the cold air pushing south, look how temperatures trail off. we will see them turning increasingly to snow going into thursday evening, blizzards and highland scotland, risk of snow showers, going into friday northern and western parts more frequent, down east many will see some sunshine. it stays on windy on sunday. factor in the wind, it will feel better, more like it is several degrees below freezing. similar picture for the weekend, still wintry showers, still a lot of sunshine too. then an atlantic weather system coming our way on sunday, into the cold air,

still cold enough in the northern half of scotla nd cold enough in the northern half of scotland for be falling as snow, especially over high ground. temperatures nudging up further south. 6 degrees in glasgow, seven in belfast. sunshine and showers for the afternoon. bright skies for much of england and wales. across the far south, an area of rain is likely to be sliding in. as we head through saturday night, the wet weather is associated with a developing area of low pressure. it does not look like much but it has been named by the irish weather service as storm dyla n, irish weather service as storm dylan, because it could bring gale force wind across northern ireland, and also into scotland. also, a band of heavy rain and squally wind through the first part of new year's eve. then some spells of sunshine and a rash of hefty showers moving in from the west and temperatures around 6—12 degrees. if you are celebrating at midnight, a good chance of clear skies overhead. there is the potential for chance of clear skies overhead. there is the potentialfor some showers blowing into west

window heading from northern ireland into scotla nd heading from northern ireland into scotland as wets this strong could bring down trees, disrupt transport and drink power cuts as well as power lines are brought down as well. sunshine in the afternoon and through the rest of the day, it will bea through the rest of the day, it will be a blustery day. strongest winds head out into the north sea as storm dyla n head out into the north sea as storm dylan gradually fades into the afternoon but we will have fairly blustery conditions nationwide. heavy and thundery showers, snow on the mountains of scotland and quite a range of temperatures between six in the north and i2 a range of temperatures between six in the north and 12 in the south. we can see how the showers continue to rattle a number risk winds. not as cold as it has been over recent nights. new year's day, further outbreaks of rain will move in over southern england, could bring in localised flooding. still quite a range in temperatures but things turning for a time at least a little bit cooler. further bouts of heavy rain and

eastern scotla nd mountains in scotland.e cloud and some sunshine poking through. as we head into the weekend, the winds coming from the south—west of the weekend. saturday, rain across the north—west of scotland. 0therwise largely dried but fairly cloudy. a bit more wind again across the uk. the prospect of seeing some break in the cloud across the midlands and eastern areas of england and scotland but staying right at cloudy across the north—west. —— rather cloudy. i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: british prime minister theresa may's deputy, damian green, has been sacked over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. a "big, beautiful tax cut". donald trump gets his first major legislative win, after republicans approve the biggest tax overhaul in a generation. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: help preserve our beautiful islands. the government of palau is asking to all visitors to sign a pledge not to harm the environment. fans gather to say goodbye at the funeral of south korea's k—pop star ki

it looks as if we will see fewer across scotla nd as if we will see fewer across scotland and northerner to the north, but another mild day and another clouded over most of us and then to christmas day, the rain band is heading a bit further south, so there will be heavy rain for wales and the north west and a bit colder but mild again for most. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: nearly 200 people are known to have died after a tropical storm triggers flash floods and landslides in the southern philippines. a man has appeared at york magistrates court charged with the murder ofjodie willsher at an aldi supermarket in skipton. london zoo is to re—open tomorrow, after a majorfire in which an aardvark and four meerkats are thought to have died. theresa may pays tribute to british troops at home and abroad in a christmas message. and in california, the deadly wildfire that has destroyed hundreds of homes is now the largest in state history. the thomas blaze has scorched an area greater than new york city, brussels and paris combined. and leon bernicoff, star of

across north and western scotla nd hills.ng, through tonight, and into tomorrow as well. elsewhere, while there could be a few spots of rain developing across north—west england and wales, a few brea ks north—west england and wales, a few breaks in the cloud across southern areas may allow pockets of frost to develop. but for most of us, with the cloudy skies, temperatures staying up above freezing, about six to eight celsius. so a frost—free to wednesday morning. now, during wednesday, you will notice president winds picking up especially towards scotla nd winds picking up especially towards scotland and northern ireland and the irish sea coasts. the rain spreading through scotland and northern ireland and into western areas of england and wales. down towards the south and the east, it will stay dry. look at the temperatures for most of us into double figures. through wednesday night and into thursday, we have got a complicated mix of weather fronts. look at the white lines. the isobars, look how close they are. storm force

initially in northern ireland and wales and northern england and southern scotla nd northern england that will be persistent and heavy in the early hours of friday. so much so that the met office have issued an amber warning 01’ office have issued an amber warning ora office have issued an amber warning or a small area of the south pennines, around the peak district where there could be up to 15 centimetres of snow. it is likely to settle in lower levels in southern scotland, northern england and the midlands and parts of wales on friday morning. in the south it will be mostly rain, some sleet and wet snow for a time. and ice will be a hazard because the rain will be falling on frozen surfaces after a cold night. this heavy snow will ease through the morning and by lunchtime most of it will have cleared but leaving treacherous conditions so take care if you're going out. windy weather with gales in the south but sunshine and showers to follow, a bit milder in southern areas, but still cold in northern england and parts of scotla nd northern england and parts of scotland with further

much of scotla nd showers for the northern isles.me wet weather pushing through northern ireland. icy across north—east england. flurries of snow across the moors of yorkshire in the past hour, clearing away now. particularly grey in the midlands and east anglia. elsewhere, clearer skies and note the temperatures, double figures to begin the day across wales, the midlands and much of southern england. that is because the wind is coming in from the south—west, gradually pushing into most parts through the day. scotland will see a speu through the day. scotland will see a spell of rain, sleet and hill snow spreading from south—west to north—east across the day, followed by sunshine. showers in south—west scotland, northern ireland and maybe northern england in the afternoon. but most places will be dry, sunny, and warmer than greatly. morinville way of cloud across the south to finish the day, and that is all linked to this. this is storm dylan, named by the irish weather service, with the republic airing the brunt. 0vernight northern

in scotla nd schools like this in england.nt went to find out how that works. singing it is morning at this primary school in edinburgh. the time of —— timetable for these children in the fourth europe by marie is music, spelling, storytime and their daily mile of exercise. un has cerebral palsy and takes part in all of the classes and activities. he has really good friends here. —— ewan. and he has 1—to—1 help throughout the school day. you spend a lot of time together? yes. we are together every morning. we've been together every morning. we've been together every morning. we've been together every morning for about three years. he isa every morning for about three years. he is a happy boy and he enjoys the school. in scotland, the aim is to keep children with additional needs in mainstream schools. in england has been an increase in special schools and fewer children kept in mainstream ones. ewan‘s mumjane says the scottish system has worked well for her son. it has given him a sense of belonging in the community and a sens

the wind strengthening across the board with the exception of the far north of scotla nd the exceptionce. but tonight and into tomorrow we have stormed dylan, named by the irish weather service. the republic of ireland bearing the brunt but we could still see damaging winds in northern ireland and parts of the mainland. check with the weather warnings online. snow over the mountains but the strongest of the wind in the morning. easing down a little into the afternoon but blustery day across the board. taking a bit longer in the east of scotla nd taking a bit longer in the east of scotland for things to brighten up. strong wind to end the day and that brings showers across the board heading towards midnight. and the start of 2018. wherever you are take a waterproof just in start of 2018. wherever you are take a waterproofjust in case as there could be some showers just about anywhere. into the start of new year's day, the risk of some heavy and persistent rain just moving year's day, the risk of some heavy and persistent rainjust moving into the english channel. good afternoon. the beat

pretty potent ponds across scotla nd one. in plymouth. just three in edinburgh. the chilly feel is what we will experience as we finish new year's day and head injured tuesday, the first working day of the new year for many of us. the winds start to fall right as the izar bars open. first thing tuesday, you could be scraping the car. there will be a patchy frost across many parts of the uk, with scotland seeing the lowest temperatures. the chill is short lived, low pressure bringing wet weather, the cold air to the north, maybe wintry weather for the hills of northern england and scotland. hopefully the rain will clear, the afternoon. then in mild story. 11—12d. further north, holding on to the colder air. a wet and windy astori here. here we start the week as we mean to go on. more strong winds to come and some heavy spells of rain. we are already looking at such ground at the moment, we could see problems with localised flooding —— saturated ground. whatever your plans are, be safe and a very happy start to 2018 for you. th

the rain coming into northern areas on the weather front which is yet to arrive in scotla nd front whichareas, and around the top we are touring in atlantic with dragons and a lot of cloud, —— drawing in. a lot of dry weather overnight. 0therwise a very mild night, temperatures not falling very much at all. 8—9 fairly typically. into saturday, a lot of cloud, some sunshine here and there, especially northern parts of the uk with stronger with dragons helping to break up —— with stronger cloud helping to break—up. even eve n a cross even across northern ireland, southern and eastern scotland, there might be some sunshine ahead of this rain which is moving down from the north. the rain turning heavy across the highlands of scotland where it stays wet for awhile, but the wetter weather moves south all the way down to cumbria and for awhile into northern ireland but knowing which way it is going, that rain then moves north again. england and wales generally dry, plenty of cloud and another mild start for the christmas eve, where cloudy skies will dominate, and a bit of drizzle over the hills

temperatures starting to drop in the far north of scotla nd starting to drop in the far north of scotlands, still very mild south—westerlys across the uk. rain for northern ireland, western scotla nd for northern ireland, western scotland and the lake district. a very wet period on the way here. through the early hours of christmas day that weather front sweeps south into western parts of the uk. reining in the tips of cornwall. some rain getting into western wales. across the north west and yorkshire, it is very damp. the rain heaviest across belfast, some snow in the southern uplands. temperatures lower in scotland, three degrees in lerwick and that is a hint of things to come with colder weather on the way. this is christmas day day during the course of the evening. as we head into boxing day, a bit of snow across the highlands of scotland. the southern uplands as well. the colder air sta rts uplands as well. the colder air starts to push into the uk, not quite reaching us. it will take time. boxing day, the early hours of the morning, with the weather front pulling away. we are in bet

in the meantime, it turns a bit breezy across the uk, especially north—west scotla nd across the uk,ough parts of wales in western england, temperatures holding up with plenty of cloud. some brighter brea ks with plenty of cloud. some brighter breaks tomorrow, especially the east. gets windy through the day across the uk with outbreaks of rain becoming more widespread in scotland and northern ireland, aberdeenshire should stay dry, still a bit of light rain and drizzle in higher ground. much of england and wales staying dry, for many of us double figures. the wind is the main story, wednesday night and thursday gales will develop across the west. from storm caroline, the worst affected will be in northern scotland on thursday, when it could be gusts around 80 miles an hour and we expect some travel disruption as a result. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the prime minister is under pressure to get brexit talks back on track after yesterday's impasse by the dup around the irish border. in relation to manchester, he also commented that "it is conceivable that the attack might ha

strong winds with us for new year's eve morning and the strongest from northern ireland across into scotlahis strong could bring down some trees and cause transport disruption and bring power cuts. we will have a band of rain across east anglia and south—east england clearing away quickly during the morning and then sunshine follows through the rest of the day it will be a blustery day, the strongest winds heading into the north sea storm dylan fades through the afternoon but we will have blustery conditions nationwide, dragging in clumps of heavy and thundery showers. still some snow in the mountains of scotland and a range of temperatures between six in the north and 12 further south. as the north and 12 further south. as the countdown to midnight, we can see how those showers rattle in on the brisk winds. temperatures at midnight between four and seven celsius so not as cold as recent nights. new year's day, further outbreaks of rain will moving across southern counties, bringing localised flooding and wet and windy weather for the north west. localised flooding and wet and windy weathe

and a wet one for a good part of scotla nd start.d part of scotland and northern ireland. this weather front tumbles further south and east but it is slow progress. that will mean down towards the south—eastern quarter, a cold start but not like today, you won't have the sunshine. you have the boast of —— the worst of both worlds. asi worlds. as i say, you have those leaden skies. just one of those days. after a pretty murky old start and a wet start across scotland and northern ireland, things are improving through the midday period and improving much more as we get into the early part of the afternoon. much of this rain will pull away. but i'm afraid the payoff is the cloud and rain has to go somewhere and it will be all over the southern parts of england and wales until late in the night. clear skies will develop. as we get into the first pa rt develop. as we get into the first part of next week, mild south—westerly is trying to push it. they will be there until the first pa rt they will be there until the first part of monday and

and a lesser yellow warning through central and southern parts of scotla nd through central and southern and we will see spells of sunshine. for all of us, through the afternoon things turning colder and wintry showers becoming increasingly widespread. these then drifting further south and east as we go through the night, it could see snow showers cropping up just about anywhere and where the snow does fall it could well accumulate and that could give some issues with ice as well. friday, a great day with sunshine but a very cold day. snow showers again could crop up anywhere. was likely in areas exposed to the north—westerly wind and when we consider the strength of the wind it will feel subzero in many places. it will turn briefly a little bit quieterfor many places. it will turn briefly a little bit quieter for start of the week and, but then on sunday we are concerned about the frontal system from the atlantic, bringing rain and perhaps snow on its northern edge. a lot of uncertainty about this, we will keep you posted. this is business briefing. i'm sally bundock. sins of emission —

that feature i was talking about in the north of scotla nd talking about in the north of scotland forure across the south of britain at on sunday. that groups away then writers lawyers percolate to the midlands and southern england. 7—11 rather than 3—7 that many have seen for the past few days. all of that is coming to us thanks to this high pressure as we start the new week, out to worcester west side of ireland for the flow coming in from the north west and having seen that sort of cloudy mild day on sunday, we do it all over again on monday. they said, 8—iid or so. temperatures making double figures across the southern half of the british isles. tuesday, that high—pressure slips down towards france and we get more of the south and south—westerly breeze. that keeps temperatures up, we are frost free as we start the new week. from tuesday into wednesday, but high—pressure there oi’ wednesday, but high—pressure there or thereabouts across southern britain. because is that it further south, it opens the door for developments to moving from the atlantic. wet and windy fare for parts of

nd pushing further south across scotland and northwards back across scotla nd scotland and northwardsenough, a bit of hill fog as well, temperatures in coldest spots mid single figures but it is frost—free. into christmas eve, we can see the rain to begin the day across the northern half of scotland, spreading southwards again which means several hours of heavy rain into western scotland, turning west across northern ireland, the heavier rain pushing into cumbria, too, into the afternoon. so do that, maybe sunny spells but expected the deal of vitamin bsub spells but expected the deal of vitamin b sub drizzle, a few brighter breaks into northern scotland‘s two. 0n brighter breaks into northern scotland‘s two. on christmas day, wet weather for part of southern scotland, northern england, wales, western england, mild to the sight of it, turning colder in north. —— to the south of it. this is bbc news. i‘m martine croxall. the headlines at 7pm. a tropical storm tears through the southern philippines, triggering flash floods and landslides. more than 200 people have died and dozens are mi

christmas eve, again we have a stronger winds from many parts of the uk, feeding in cloud, rain for scotla—11. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. the first visit by a british foreign secretary to russia in 5 years has finished with a public spat — as borisjohnson accused moscow of meddling in uk elections — a claim dismissed by his counterpart sergei lavrov. you should recognise that russian attempts to interfere in our elections and our referendums — whatever they may have been — have not been successful. i think you've made all this up in your western community and you're hostage to this subject. it's very difficult for you to climb down from the fence now. the united nations security council has unanimously agreed to impose tough new sanctions against north korea, as retaliation for its recent ballistic missile tests. a 44—year—old man has been charged with murder after supermarket worker jodie willsher was stabbed to death in an aldi store in skipton, north yorkshire. after catalan separatist parties win a majority in the snap elections — spain's prime minister says he will talk t

it will be a bit colder in scotland, where we have clearer skies in northern scotla nd have clearer skiesd temperatures 9— 10 degrees, a mild night. a dull and then start to the day on friday, that rain and drizzle eases away into the continent. indeed a cloud in a lift, in, allowing skies to brighton, but essentially a cloudy day. drizzle in the north—west of scotland, a chance of is sunshine in the north—east of scotland. 11 or 12 degrees. saturday sees stronger wind across the northern half, that helped to break up northern half, that helped to break up the clout to the east of the hills, but in the north—west of scotla nd hills, but in the north—west of scotland and northern ireland there will be rain gathering and further south, cloudy and mild, high pressure a cross south, cloudy and mild, high pressure across the southern parts of the uk. lower pressure to the north keeps these milder atlantic winds going and this conveyor belt of rain on the weather front keeps going as well and it moves a bit further south into scotland, perhaps northern ireland. some rain adding up northern irel

elsewhere a speckling of showers for northern scotla nd speckling of showers for northern scotland and, as i say, some of the fog may take time to get away in the south—eastern quarter and there may be more low cloud than i'm showing here, giving a rather great aspect to the day, that gradually drifting from west to east. if you're fog lingers, six degrees could be your hi, elsewhere, eight, nine, ten. not a great deal happening during the evening, perhaps freshening up the wind, that's a sign of things to come, especially for northern scotland, wet and windy here as we get on during the day on tuesday but elsewhere not a bad day, quite a quiet start to the week. notice monday and tuesday. however, we begin to change things quite markedly as we get on into wednesday. here across northern and western parts is either wet and windy orjust for some windy, but at least it's coming from the south, that's your mildest day of the week by some degree. notice how we've got a lot of isobars here, hence that windy nature to wednesday, it becomes more widespread and crucially through thursday the w

sunshine across much of scotla nd goes on. sunshine across much of scotland but one or two degrees.to we ended the day. sunny skies the most part. fine for much of wales and for the bristol area. but for cornwall, a change. 0utbreaks and for the bristol area. but for cornwall, a change. outbreaks of patchy rain, this would amount to much as we go into thursday evening. thursday night will be another cold and frosty one for the majority. but then, things begin to change from then, things begin to change from the west. 0utbreaks then, things begin to change from the west. outbreaks of rain sliding in from the atlantic running into that cold air and this could temporarily give us a spell of snowfall northern ireland, wales, the midlands and during friday, proper nor the common northern england and scotland could see showers. still a lot to play on the details, we will keep you posted and up—to—date. to the north, still cold, to the south, much more mild, 10 degrees in the far south—west. into the weekend, that mild weather will make its presence felt. a frontal system bringing rain and

as you can see, we're expecting wind gu5t5 in excess of 80 mph acro55 northern scotla nd in excess of cause some disruption but also some damage. so the met office has issued an amber be prepared warning for the strength of the wind and even further south in central part5 of the wind and even further south in central parts of scotland, fringing into northern ireland, there a yellow warning in force, gu5t5 70 mph po55ible there a yellow warning in force, gu5t5 70 mph possible here. elsewhere it starts wet and windy acro55 elsewhere it starts wet and windy across the south—eastern corner, that rain will take a while to clear and then the skies will brighten and then we get into the wintry showers blown in on this strong north—westerly wind, could easily be blizzard conditions in the snow showers and those temperatures coming down as the afternoon goe5 on. now, into thursday night, the5e 5now on. now, into thursday night, the5e snow showers will drift further south and east. we could see a covering of snow south and east. we could see a covering of 5nowju5t south and east. we could see a

some more good news tonight, because this is scotla nd news tonight, because this is scotland and the winter chill parts of the country have been battered by storm dylan over the last day or so, but organisers were confident tonight that things would go ahead as planned, and they have indeed if the weather is holding out, it's not too bad here tonight. people are having a really awesome time, and i think that's probably going to continue right until the final countdown to midnight. enjoy the party, both of you! football, and arsene wenger reached a new milestone by taking charge of arsenal for a record 811 premier league matches — as his club drew 1—1 with west bromwich albion. and manchester city's winning run in the league has come to a halt after 18 games. they were held to a goalless draw by crystal palace. they still head into the new year with a 14—point lead at the top of the table. adam wild watched the action. the message from fans was clear enough. still it is hard to imagine just how things could get any better for manchester city. never has a tim paine so farahead for manc

scotla nd scotland did not vote to leave the eu. the best solution is to stay.of continued move towards brexit, there is overwhelming support in parliament and across this country to remain in scotla nd and across this country to remain in scotland in this union. i think therefore it is time for all of us, both here in scotland and across the uk, at this crucial time to speak out for what is in everybody‘s interest and reject a hard brexit. we cannot allow different parts of the uk to be more favorably treated than others. if one part of the uk is granted continued participation in the single market and customs union, we expect the same offer. well, the state of the negotiations was raised the next day by the labour leader at prime minister's questions. two days after the original cost and money's channels, —— after monday's shambles. is the prime minister ready to clearly outline what the position is now with regards to the irish border? i'm very happy to outline my position on the irish border. it is exactly the same position that i talked about in the lancash

rain through scotla nd northeast england.ernoon you could experience some hill fog over the murders and mountains but to the east of high ground —— over the moors. some sunshine to the east and northern ireland and eastern scotland will get a boost in temperature, 15 celsius possible but the highlands and islands have outbreaks of rain which through tonight will push into southwest scotland, northern ireland for a time southwest scotland, northern ireland fora time and southwest scotland, northern ireland for a time and then edged its way back northwards and become more extensive once again. we could see rain into northern england now and again. the odd spot of drizzle in the breeze. breezy across many parts tonight and it's a mild breeze, temperatures holding up for most well above where they should be by day, never mind by night. into christmas eve, in two parts of western europe, that is dense fog problems around and there will be so continually. we have a breeze which should clear the fog but we also have weather fronts a

a few problems tomorrow morning and the snow could persist in central scotla nd the snow could persistuth and it will turn milder. the mild weather is coming in from the south—west. the isobars coming in from the mid thanking trail over the weekend, so for saturday, cloudy with outbreaks of rain, particularly for the north. we could see snow in central scotland down to lower levels. for many, a drier day with sunny spells. for new year's eve itself, lots of dry weather around. a few passing showers. the milder air still across the south. a little chillierfurther north. from midnight taking us into 2018, clear spells for many. there will be a chilly wind and a few passing showers, particularly towards northern and western areas, perhaps later on towards the south. good views of some of the fireworks there. that's all from me. bye—bye. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at ten: warnings of treacherous driving conditions across large parts of the uk. sub—zero temperatures cause disruption for a second day. hundreds spent the night at stansted airport after flights were cancell

the worst of the problems have been in the south and west of scotla nd have been in the south and westre we had ten centimetres of snow in glasgow this morning. that led to a ltd of travel disruption this morning but largely we got away with any major problems because it's the middle of the festive season. there's been a knock—on effect for travellers at glasgow airport. there have been merry festive scenes in towns and villages across the tri, particularly in fife, dumfriesshire and glasgow. largely, things have been improving and forecasters are saying as temperatures drop, there could be difficult driving conditions later on this evening if you are out and about. we are expecting things to improve. it's a case of largely enjoying the wintry and festive conditions while you can. so hoping and expecting it to improve because we are building up toa improve because we are building up to a very important weekend, of course? well, that is right. particularly here in edinburgh. the organisers of edinburgh's hogmanay are going to have an eye on the forecast and they are saying strong winds

a grey day wherever you are on tuesday. 11 or 12 degrees in scotla nd on tuesday. 11 or 12 degrees inreland. keep your ice on the forecast as we head towards the festive period. at the moment things are looking relatively mild and rather unsettled. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7. a british woman, rebecca dykes, has been killed in beirut, the foreign office says. she worked for the department for international development. police investigate what they call a harrowing car crash in birmingham. plans are revealed to lower the age at which young people are automatically a row —— involved in pension schemes. information from the cia helped russian security services stop a terror attack on a cathedral in st petersburg, the kremlin says. also in the next hour. prince harry takes on a new role as a journalist — interviewing the former us president barack obama.

a concern for the new day, not just so we have a concern for the new day, notjust exclusively in scotlain scotland and the north of england but some icy stretch as possible yet again. so the shower is really quite heavy and prolonged. a bit of sleet and snow across higher ground. a wintry mix across the northern part of the uk. further south aisle today and there will be some sunshine. but later in the day the chance of a period of more persistent snow coming back in to the northern half of the isles. we keep it pretty on several as we close out the week. —— u nsettled. you are watching beyond 100 days. senate election in a southern state gets worldwide attention, notjust because of the characters involved. today's vote matters beyond alabama, it could upend politics in washington and hair apart the republican party. roy moore arrives at the polished asia and on horseback... certainly a sense of drama, will it be enough to get into the senate? the democratic candidate doug jones, this is a once in a generation opportunity to change alabama's generation opportunity to change ala bama's c

during the day on friday even across northern england and southern scotla nd across northern england and we will keep you posted. to the north, dry and cold, to the south—west temperature is beginning to creep upwards. that ta kes beginning to creep upwards. that takes us into the weekend. another frontal season early on saturday. rain and hill snow in the north and thenit rain and hill snow in the north and then it is all about the south—westerly wind. strong wind blowing across the country however mild. despite some showery rain there will be spells of sunshine as well. temperatures in the south will return to double—digit. further north still on the cold side. that slightly milder weather should spread a little further north again some showery rain but a lot of dry weather and spells of sunshine as well. after frost and weather and spells of sunshine as well. afterfrost and i've weather and spells of sunshine as well. after frost and i've tonight, things will be milder over the next few days. hello. this is bbc news with clive myrie. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings pap

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i'm sure people across the north of scotla nd so.oblem. here are some photographs just in from worcs. it looks quite nice if you're not going out to work. healers hampshire, not known for snow. it is really tricky if you have got to move around. just to balance things out, taking things to the northern end of scotland, this is to the south of inverness. that is the amount of snowfall that has fallen into many areas and through the heart of wales and midlands. just picking up the story from this morning to where we are at the moment, there has been a drift of rain and snow associated with low pressure, and they have a colleague trying to get in from rugby at the moment on the railway lines, having a terrible time of it. as we get on the through the day, stands it is improving, and as things become a good deal more patchy, the ground will be colder, the snow has had a chance to light, and there was more profit. it is a marginal thing as to whether we have rain or snow. a lot of people saying it is wet and a bit of people saying it is w

the wind really picking up and some will see quite a bit of rain, especially the west of scotla nd rain then the south west of england, it's wet and windy on thursday and the cloud and rain is easing to the east. as the low—pressure moose is, it opens up the door to tap into a reservoir of cold air which is there at this time of year across the far north. so the week, mostly fine to start with but then to work and windy and then much colder by the end of the week. hello this is bbc world news today, i'm ben bland. the top stories. a new war of words between north korea and the us on the eve of the biggest ever us— south korean air drills. crazy to send spouses and children to south korea given the provocation of north korea, i want them to stop sending dependence. egyptian presidential hopeful ahmad shafiq denies being kidnapped after turning up in the capital. 0n the eve of crucial talks in brussels domestic pressure mounts on uk prime minister theresa may to demand guarantees before any divorce bill is paid and skywatchers get their first glimpse of a larger and brighter looking moon

it has officially been a white christmas in the uk for some, with cumbria and the south of scotla ndistmas with three years ago when parts of the northern is in scotla nd when parts of the northern is in scotland saw some snow, and more wintry showers are expected, we are told. here's the man who can tell us more, phil avery. i was going to put my feet up, i thought you were going to tell us the whole lot! still the odd wintry nest about the showers in the north of england, make the most of your dry, fine start in the south—west, it is already crumbling, and you will notice it is brighter but fresher for many parts, but this area of cloud and rain will cause concern over night. it is very wet but also eventually very wintry across northern and western flanks of this low and as it moves off into the north sea, it won'tjust be the high ground that sees a covering of snow, it will be a cold night with ice around as well, and this winter in as will work its way down into the south—east. if you don't see the snow it will be straightforward wet and windy, but once that is a way, a cold, br

the cloud is big enough to produce outbreaks of rain across the north west of scotland, eastern scotlawest of scotland, eastern scotland in drawing the line's share of the sunshine through the afternoon. parts of northern ireland and northern england, quite grey and murky. there are some clear spells breaking through, particularly anywhere to be is the firebrand. a bit of sunshine for the likes of lincolnshire down towards kent too. slightly thicker cloud further west into devon and cornwall and across wales. for north wales, we should seek some clear spells into the evening. through this evening and tonight we see the cloud thickening up tonight we see the cloud thickening up from the west, quite a lot of low cloud bringing the fog. towards the south and east of the uk, patchy mist and fog. mild and frost free to start off your saturday morning. chilly thursday across the east of scotla nd chilly thursday across the east of scotland with clear spells. tomorrow, similar to today, persistent rain pushing into the far north of scotland. but the wind picking up too. much of the country se

the winds lighter in the north of scotla nd winds lighter in the north of scotland but outbreaks of rainaks of rain exte ns ive a cross scotland but outbreaks of rain extensive across scotland. snow in the hills. showers for northern ireland by mid—morning. largely dry across the north of england, the winds becoming strong. east anglia and the south—east will be largely clear by mid—morning. lots of cloud around to the south east of london but sunshine developing elsewhere. not as blustery as it was first thing this morning but it will feel cooler in the south—west. sunny spells for the rest of the morning across england and wales, and in the afternoon, showers develop widely across the west. some of those heavy and thundery. we will still see hells no across parts of scotland. some of the bright as conditions in the south—east but the winds will be easing down. if you're heading out this evening you will need a warm jacket. and waterproof one. showers spreading across wales, but many of them will disappear by midnight. this evening, at midnight, edinburgh, newcastle, aberdeen to be the

in the lowlands of scotla nd of 90 mph. in the lowlands of scotland it has been closer to 50, 60.gian sea. the problem is with the wind swirling around like so, on the backside of caroline, we are going dizzy winds coming out of the arctic. very cold air. with that comes the threat of snow. we have been talking about snow. we have been talking about snow showers all day and over the next few days we will be dealing with snow almost anywhere across the uk. through this evening, already snow increasing across scotland. also in northern ireland, the north west of england, into wales, part of the midlands. it could be a problem first thing in the morning. some areas closer to the coast are likely to see rain. it could cause problems. just take it steady first thing. particularly across northern and some western parts of the uk. it is in scotland, in the north, which is in scotland, in the north, which is where we will see most of the snow. all day blizzards across the hills of scotland. and out to sea, gale force winds. snow around belfast, the north—west of england, wales, parts of t

to the north of that across northern ireland and scotla nd of that across northern ireland and scotlandf some early sunshine. quite breezy in the far north and summer showers here. the northern areas with the best chance of seeing some sunny breaks through the day. to the south, generally cloudy conditions, quite murky over the hills in the west and temperatures getting up into double figures for many. the week weather front still with us on thursday, journeying further north—east with some patchy outbreaks of rain. the best chance of brightness across the north—east of scotland. generally still in that mild air. the weather front squeezed out for the most part by this area of high pressure which tries to dominate the weather on friday. so there could be some patchy rain but for most it will be dry. a lot of cloud around, some sunny spells particularly in eastern areas. a little bit chilly up to the north—east, mild to the south—west. then heading towards christmas it stays mild to the weekend, cloudy with some rain at times especially in the north. you're watching beyond 100 days. the

some heavy ones in southern scotla nd the day.n scotland and northern ireland. overnight, into tuesday, there is a ridge of high pressure, and that will allow temperatures to come down, giving us probably the chilliest night of the week ahead, with apache prost first thing on shoes day. —— with a patchy frost first thing on tuesday. a wet picture but perhaps brighter in the afternoon on tuesday. mild air coming in behind that, 11—12 in the south and 4—6dc in the north. in the week ahead, generally, apart from going into tuesday, a frost free story, but it will be windy and could be further heavy rain. the iranian president warns that violence and vandalism won't be tolerated — after four days of demonstrations. hassan rouhani appears on television, to say people have the right to protest — but that his country's problems stem from international sanctions. firefighters tackle a huge blaze at liverpool arena — the fire broke out in the multi—storey car park. divers recover the bodies of six people — four believed to be british — who

snow getting into areas of wales, north—west england, northern ireland and into the western side of scotlahe western side of scotland as well. over to the east, the skies might stay clear, especially across the eastern side of scotland. couple of spots coming to the east midlands and east anglia. again, very close to 0 degrees, if not a fraction below in some cases. this is how we start the new day. having had that moisture come through as rain or snow overnight, there will be further issues on untreated surfaces with ice, dawn and your commute as well. we have been here before this week. those icy patches might not be in the same locations they have been in in recent days. 20 shelters around quite wintry across higher ground in scotland. even to quite low levels in the central belt as well, we keep an eye on that because that could be quite persistent with problems through the day. quite windy through northern, western and southern coastal areas. but a bit of sunshine baby had that does not do much for temperatures. while some were in double figures on wednesday, that will not be the case

for the rest of scotla nd be 80 miles an hour.n nature as well. this afternoon we have got the snow, the wind, the storm crossing and it will feel bitter with blizzards. for northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england there will be wintry showers and it will feel cold. for wales and into the south west it will brighten up into the south west it will brighten up and we will see some sunshine. the maximum temperature now is 1ath in exeter and that will go down during the day. in the south—east it will be dry this afternoon with sunny spells. showers continue across northern england and some of them will be wintry. this evening and overnight we continue with the snow falling across scotland and further snow will fall across northern ireland, parts of northern england and wales and the midlands. it will be called with the risk of ice and frost. tomorrow we continue with that scenario, still more snow coming into the same areas, northern scotland, northern ireland, wales and the midlands. we could see some snow flurries in

the patchy rain works south away from scotla nd patchy rain works south away from scotland into northerneather move away from scotland the cloud will break and temperatures will dip. cold air is in the north sea and then a continent. high pressure to the west but near the top of it we draw in milder air and that weather front responsible for this rain in northern ireland, that will go back towards western scotland through the day. a lot of the cloud we have in the south, through the midlands and south east england and east anglia will break up and for many eastern parts of the uk, a better chance of seeing sunshine tomorrow, still rather damp and drizzly to the west but a milder day, even in the south—east temperatures getting to ten or so. a quiet start to the new week, again dominated by high pressure but around it, a lot of cloudy mild air to come with temperatures, nine or ten, most of the rain in the north—west of scotland probably but the middle part of the week may well turn wet and also rather windy and we could see cold air returning by the end of next week. sometime off, though

then heading through into christmas eve, the rain pushes further south across central scotla nd furtheroding the parts of scotland. dreyer further south but breezy and mild wherever you are. no great changes for christmas day as the rain moves further south. mild, christmas day as the rain moves furthersouth. mild, breezy and mostly dry further south. bye—bye. this is bbc news — our latest headlines... the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has met his russian counterpart sergei lavrov in moscow. he acknowledged there are "serious difficulties" between the countries, but said he wanted the situation to improve. the prime minister has denied that she knew about claims of inappropriate behaviour made against damian green before she appointed him first secretary of state. theresa may says she wasn't made aware until she read the allegations in the press. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, says he's willing to talk to whoever takes control of the catalan regional government, as long as they stay within the law. his comments come after separatist parties won a majority in the region's

in the afternoon, scotla nd afternoon.lost forever, but now tv shows starring cilla black and pete postlethwaite will be seen for the first time in decades today, at an exhibition in london. the event by the british film institute celebrates the discovery of programmes which were believed to have disappeared from the archives. 0ur entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, has had a preview. # i could learn a lot of things from you. # you shine at every single thing you do...# cilla black and dudley moore together on her bbc one variety show. this episode of cilla has not been seen since it was first transmitted in march, 1968. # you‘re the one who‘s really versatile...# a copy has turned up in the house of a former fairground worker near blackpool, whose dad was a film collector. today it will be shown in full at the bfi southbank as part of their missing believed wiped series, where rediscovered tv is showcased, including a crackly recording of the first ever tv appearance by pete postlethwaite at the age of 29. i stil

some heavy rain in scotla nd north and west. some heavy rain in scotland and wales.atures below freezing. patchy fog first thing in the morning. through the day, the rain goes south and east quickly. behind that, patchy fog in higher ground. brightness in scotland and northern ireland. mild in double digits. under clearer skies, temperatures falling away. in fact, monday will be a chilly start. a dry scenario that the sunshine coming through to be a better day in prospect. temperatures will be average for this time of year. whatever you are doing on sunday, had a good one. —— have a good one. take care. this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. our top stories: as south africa's ruling anc party decides on its next leader, presidentjacob zuma says the future of the party is at stake. austria's new leader outlines his programme with his far—right coalition partner. the 54th national conference is taking place at a time when our movement is at a crossroads. the united nations security council considers a resolution which would challenge president trump's recognition of jerus