in building a further scotland, —— better scotland, the best solutions can often be found by communitiesy bill later in parliament, and we will work with local authorities to insure that at least 196 authorities to insure that at least 1% of council budgets are controlled by communities themselves. we will introduce a state 's bill to establish a framework for the management of assets and ensure local communities benefit from the devolution of these powers. we will continue to implement the 2016 land reform act, and shortly approve the first strategic plan of the new land commission, outlining a programme of research to inform options for future change, for example, possible measures to tackle constraints for the cost of land for housing and possible tax and fiscal reforms including the potential for some form of land value —based tax. we have a well earned reputation as a leading human rights. we will oppose any attempt by the uk government to withdraw from the european convention on human rights or the european human rights act. i will ensure that all existing and where appropriate eac

the scottish parliament's education scotland rose by 23%.education committee's warned there is a real risk of increasing shortages of head teachers in the future. as i said last year, the entry is bulging and we last year, the entry is bulging and we need action. it's clear — if it's going to reearn the trust and respect of the people of scotland, we respect of the people of scotland, we also need a new approach from the scottish government. one that shun thompson overpromising and underdelivering of the past compounded by trying to cover us all up compounded by trying to cover us all up when facts emerge. i'll give way. i'm grateful. i wonder if she could tell the chamber if she thinks the vacancies in the national health service will be helped or hindered... problem with sound. what would they say a year or two yea rs what would they say a year or two years ago, five years when labour, when us, when the liberal democrats and the green party brought workforce planning to this chamber. they said nothing. absolutely nothing. but let's have a

let's cross to over to holyrood and our scotland political correspondent, glenn campbell.e officers and firefighters deserve a fairer dealfor police officers and firefighters deserve a fairer deal for the future, they need to recruit the stuff that public services depend on in this approach. they will aim to secure pay rises from next year that are affordable and reflect the real—life circumstances that public services face and the contribution they make to the overall prosperity of the country. the first minister speaking at holyrood. let's cross to over to holyrood and our scotland political correspondent, glenn campbell. how will the snp pay for this increasing public sector wage rises? she will have to do it from the budget that the scottish government has at its disposal. although, she also said today that she is going to publish a series of papers to inform debate about the future structure of income tax in scotland. that is now set by the scottish government and the option of changing the rates and bounds in a way that could generate more cash. but for much of the d

fresh air across scotland and northern ireland.mperatures in the low 20s. sunshine coming out later across scotla nd sunshine coming out later across scotland and northern ireland, feeling fresher, 16—17. this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: just one day after north korea carried out a nuclear test — south korea claims pyongyang is preparing for another missile launch. the duchess of cambridge is expecting her third child. it's not known when the baby is due, but the duchess is being treated for acute morning sickness. workers at two mcdonald's restaurants are walking out over pay and job security — it's the first strike at the company in britain the queen — joined by her husband prince philip — has officially opened the new firth of forth bridge in scotland. the ceremony‘s been held 53 years on from the day when the monarch opened the neighbouring forth road bridge. south korea says it has seen signs the north is preparing new missile launches. defence officials have been briefing seoul's parliament, after pyongyang's most po

heavy rain spreading across scotland.nd and wales there will be some outbreaks spreading eastwards as the day goes on. of course it is windy on sunday. coastal gales in the west. the wet weather clearing through much of scotland and northern ireland as it brightens up. a few showers around, but the wind will get even stronger, especially in scotland. so it will be very blustery in scotland for the great scottish run and expect a lot of rain in the morning, clearing in the afternoon. the cardiff half marathon. windy here too. there will be some rain, although not as persistent as the rain in scotland, but some outbreaks moving through during sunday. but it's close to this low pressure going into monday where we expect some really nasty wind for a time, especially in parts of scotland. the further north you are, severe gales, up to 70 mph. gusts in the northern england could be up to 50—60 mph, so that could be disruptive. showers towards the north—west and some spells of persistent rain into northwest scotland. so the week

scotland are also in group f and will be hoping for an england win in that match — scotland start theirmalta four points behind second placed slovakia in the play—off spot. gordon strachan‘s men realistically need three wins from their last three games to finish runners up. you look at malta's performances over the last year, even england other they scored four goals, three in the last couple of minutes. most of the press would understand how important this game would be, and understand patience. and playing at a high tempo. northern ireland need just one point to guarantee second place in group c, and secure a play—off spot for russia next year. michael o'neill‘s men beat san marino 3—0 on friday...and their manager wants them to keep the momentum going. we will try and win. we will not be gung ho. we will attack, pick an attacking team. the czech republic are a counter attacking threat and have quality. petra kvitova has reached the quarter finals of the us open after an impressive straight sets win over wimbledon champion garbine muguruza overnight. kvitova — who only returned to act

a great day for england, northern ireland and scotland.ng up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are deborah haynes, defence editor at the times and jack blanchard, editor of politico's new playbook morning briefing. let's give you a preview of the front pages. the metro has split its front page, with kate and kim sharing the headlines. express the daily express doesn't muddy the waters in any way and goes all in with baby number three for kate and wills. the main story in the times focuses on cyber attacks on british universities, with medical and scientific research apparently targeted. the guardian has an investigation into azerbaijan's elite operating a secret scheme to pay the europeans and launder money. the sun has a twist on that story, claiming that the baby was conceived on their trip to poland. and the daily mail highlighting fears of home—grown terrorism in isolated communities. let's kick off. welcome to you both, the korean crisis and the st

and quite widely from scotla nd scotland and quite widely from scotland to northern england, tutt 50nd, particularly the north—west. some of us will have a bright and start to the weekend, not all. for all the bus we will see some wet weather. it will turn windy also. this is bbc news. i'm tom donkin. our top stories: president trump's health secretary quits, after using expensive private planes for government business. but as tom price departs, could others now follow? mass rallies in catalonia in support of sunday's planned independence referendum. spain says the vote violates the constitution and won't go ahead. the us cuts its diplomats in cuba by more than half and warns its citizens to stay away. it says mystery attacks have injured several embassy staff. and at the eu summit in estonia, the head of the european commission says brexit talks "need a miracle" to keep them on track.

dan freedman at scotland yard, thank you.he incident took place there yesterday. robert, an important stage in the investigation? yes, we were saying earlier today that although things have settled here, the scene has been cleared, lines running again, passengers travelling to and from central london. we always thought that there would be fast—moving developments during today. it was perhaps clear from the fact that police had not gone public with cctv pictures. they had not asked the public for cooperation beyond what they had already done. they were looking at more than 70 images and pieces of video sent in by the public. hundreds of officers have been working with intelligence services overnight, to gather those strands and pull them together. as we have heard in the last 30 minutes orso, we have heard in the last 30 minutes or so, they've moved in and made this arrest. it is important to stress, at this early stage, it's clear their statement that while they regard this as a significant arrest, and the degree of the signi

for northern england, scotland and northern ireland, it's just northern england, scotland and northernshine and showers. they could be heavy and thundery in places. it is a windy day across the uk. it is decidedly autumnal. this is where the strongest winds will be on saturday, to the west and south of the uk. more sunshine and showers on saturday. during sunday, from the word go we will see this affecting scotla nd word go we will see this affecting scotland and northern ireland and pushing its way south—eastwards during the day. to sum up the weekend, wet at times, not all the time. it will be cool and windy, particularly across the south—west of england sunday night into monday. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at seven. hurricane irma causes widespread destruction across the caribbean. some islands are said to be destroyed. at least nine people are reported dead so far. britain is sending a military taskforce to help with humanitarian relief. my whole house caved in. there was seven of us. all we had to do was pray and call for help. the firemen came to our resc

certainly for scotland, for england and wales, of sunshine.ly across western counties, and the breeze will pick up counties, and the breeze will pick up here. you can see the extent of the sunshine, in that sunshine temperatures climbing into the high teens and low 20s, peaking at 22 degrees, just like temperatures this afternoon across london and south—east england. and there are those tiny showers across eastern england. but as i say, a tiny chance. through saturday we lose the high pressure and sunday sees these weather fronts moving across the uk. that will bring cloud and rain through the weekend. as we go through the weekend. as we go through sunday night, that figure cloud will get in, across northern ireland and strengthening winds. by the end of saturday night that rain band will have got into western parts of england, wales and scotland. it will be a milder night. temperatures 12 to 15 degrees and evenin temperatures 12 to 15 degrees and even in the countryside it will be mild with temperatures staying in double figures. sunday, a bi

northern ireland, scotland answer ba nters of england northern ireland, scotland answer banters of englande cloudy conditions with outbreaks of rain. temperatures mid—to high teen and same with the same condition temperature—wise into the weekend. more details on that and hurricane maria on the bbc weather website. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime: the caribbean is hit by another category 5 hurricane — the second in just two weeks. the island of dominica has been devastated. the british virgin islands are next in its path. it's terrible, we don't know what to do. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me — you're watching bbc news. i'm olly foster at the bbc sports centre. the former manchester united and england defender rio ferdinand has been talking about his decision to embark on a boxing career. his move into the ring is being promoted by a leading bookmaker, betfair, who put out this glossy video. some have questioned whether it is a publicity stunt. he'll be trained by the former wbc super—middleweight champion richie woodhall and is likely to fight at

across the north west of scotland, we have seen brighter spells and showers. perfect weather conditions to make some of these, beautiful pictures of rainbows you have been sending so thank you for those. through the rest of today, we will keep a lot of the cloud for england and wales and it feels quite humid. patchy outbreaks rain, mostly light through the rest of the day. eventually, brighter skies across scotla nd eventually, brighter skies across scotland and northern ireland and thatis scotland and northern ireland and that is where the fresh air is so temperatures down a bit, but feeling a little bit more comfortable. overnight tonight, the last humid i will start see those humidity levels dropping, 11 or 12 degrees overnight. wednesday's forecast is probably the best day of the week weather—wise. sunny spells forecast to most of us. many of starting with almost clear blue skies but a patch of showers to cumbria and orson scotla nd of showers to cumbria and orson scotland as well. it will feel pressure compared with recent days, temperatures 16 to 20. aft

england are almost there, scotland can't afford to slip up... have the latest ahead of tonight's world cup qualifiers at wembley and hampden park. we will be looking ahead to northern ireland's game against the czech republic as michael o'neill's men try and earn themselves a place in the play—offs. try and earn themselves a place in the play-offs. and it is getting serious at the us open, the latest from flushing meadows with quarterfinal places at stake... hello and welcome to sportsday, a really busy night of football ahead. three home nations in qualifying action — england, scotland and northern ireland, and though none of them can actually book a place at the world cup tonight, some very important steps can be taken towards russia, let's cross live to wembley where it's first against second in group f — a win for england against slovakia will take them to the brink of qualification. our sports correspondent natalie pirks is there for us... england against slovakia, you were in malta on friday, they laboured to that flattering win and gareth

last year, you will remember that england, scotland, wales and northern ireland we re scotland, walesand were all fined by fever for the use of the poppy to commemorate armistice day, deeming it to be a political simple. —— symbol. armistice day, deeming it to be a politicalsimple. —— symbol. prince william and theresa may were amongst those to criticise the fifa ban but they are expected to change their laws in time for november's international break. as always on monday, one premier league game to look forward to between arsenal and west brom but this match will be very significant for one player in particular. west brom midfielder, gareth barry, if selected, could break the all—time premier league appearance record. aged 36, it will be barry's 633rd top—flight match, breaking the previous record set by the legend ryan giggs. really proud to have reached that number. you know, i have said before, they go so quickly, 20 years ago, i remember my debut really well and in between that, so much has happened and i have ended up getting to this number which is for myself and my family, so

the wettest area of scotland will be the middle part of scotland will be the middle part of the day.ss western parts of england and wales. grey, cloudy, occasional rain and drizzle, fairly muddy. relatively tropical air with us muddy. relatively tropical air with us through the second—half of the weekend. it will form a much different feeling day into monday. this area of low pressure pushing eastwards. strong winds. monday morning rush hour in the northern half of the uk, strong gusts of wind. disruption likely particularly through central belt of scotland and to the west where we could see 70 mild an hourwind. to the west where we could see 70 mild an hour wind. in windy day for all on monday. his strongest winds the northern part of the country. driest to the south and east. this is remnants of harry kane maria. a minor impact on our weather. introduce it, a bridge of high pressure building on the south—west. that will be limited to the north—east of scotland. 130 elsewhere, many fine and bright. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm. ahead of the conservative party conference to

more clu b good part of mainland scotland.the northern isles, so wet to the shetland isles. bright skies creeping in towards the western side of northern ireland, having had the rain on wednesday. you have again brighter skies eventually through thursday, but there is much cloud to be had and rain across the south—west through wales. this is a slow modem rain across the south—west through wales. this is a slow modern day with regard to this weather front, because it takes an eternity to limp its way that little bit further towards the east. eventually allowing brighter skies into the western side of scotland and northern ireland. accompanied by showers but it never make5 northern ireland. accompanied by showers but it never makes it over to east anglia and the far south—east of england. not until late on in the day. this is slow motion weather. eventually the weather front moves into the north sea, probably in the small hours friday. just to make room for another set of weather fronts to work its way back into the western side

our scotland editor sarah smith is at holyrood for us this evening. by arguments over a second scottish referendum, nicola sturgeon is now trying to turn the page. she knows she needs to show she's energetically attacking politics in scotland, schools and hospitals, not just politics in scotland, schools and hospitals, notjust worrying about independent says she has come up with a long list of measures for this parliamentary year. nicola sturgeon has got her hands full and she wants all of us to know it. she promised to refresh her policies after a disappointing general election result and now she wa nts to general election result and now she wants to seize back the political initiative with what she calls a bold and ambitious programme for government. at it heart is this ambition to make our country the best place in the world to grow up and be educated. to live, work, visit and do business and the best place to be cared for in times of sickness, need or vulnerability and the best place to grow old. the first minister announced significant government

it gradually trickles into central areas of scotland, with cloud breaks for eastern scotland, sunny spellsme to time. northern ireland perhaps brightening up in the afternoon. across wales and south—west england, sunshine at a premium, quite often be cloudy with patches of rain. not rain all the time, but some on and off through the day. central and eastern england in the sunshine will be warmer. temperatures 22—23 celsius for a high. going through sunday evening, it looks like the rain will be pepping up. more persistent across scotland, western england and wales. we will see some fog patches form underneath underneath clearing skies in northern ireland, where things will turn out quite chilly. it could be a murky start there on monday. monday morning, that fog will clear away slowly in northern ireland. this band of rain will weaken across scotland, west england and wales. after a cloudy start across eastern england, the cloud break up with sunny spells throughout. temperatures for most of us between 16—19 degrees celsius with that sunshine coming through northern ireland. once the fog c

northwest scotland another spell of rain moving on. we are clear. temperatures dipping down into mid single figures. cloud increasing across south—east england later. tomorrow we start with a few showers in the west to begin with. a few outbreaks of rain. some showers further east across england into the afternoon. but for scotland and showers tend to be in the morning. in the afternoon it looks quieter. more in the way of sunshine. largely fine in northern ireland. some in northern england will be dry in the afternoon, with sunny spells, but for the midlands, east anglia, it right and for the midlands, east anglia, it rightand up for the midlands, east anglia, it right and up into the afternoon. an increasing chance of picking up showers. as we go through into sunday morning we have more of the uk, witha sunday morning we have more of the uk, with a freshening wind. milder on sunday night. the rain initially isn't amounting to much but it will be in northern ireland by the end of saturday night as we have heavier rain moving in. anoth

, the western side of scotland, as we get on the sunday.ss the northern half of britain, the wind will be a factor. the further south and east of the drier your day will be. matt made them a cup of tea as well. are you enjoying it? it's all right... you know what goes nice with a cup of tea? a lovely slice of cake. welcome to beyond 100 days. in an outpouring of grief, mexicans have flooded the streets of their capital to dig through the rubble of the earthquake. among the many victims, it's the children of a primary school who have the world's attention. it's now more than two days since the quake struck, and rescu e rs days since the quake struck, and rescuers are increasingly frantic. they do believe some children may still be alive. rescuers say they will continue to day and night until every last child is accounted for. it feels like right now, everyone in this nation is awaiting two. president trump slaps new sanctions on north korea, but what are the chances these will work where cou ntless chances these will work where countless oth

scotland and northern ireland, a bit of cloud and outbreaks of rain particularly across the west of scotlandies will develop here and there. few in the way of showers. stays wet across northern england and north wales and the rain eases off in intensity and outbreaks of rain coming and going across the midlands and southern england. in sunshine, temperatures 23 or 24. while we see something fresher to scotland and northern ireland later, you will see something a good deal sunnier. the fresh air gradually clears away the damp weather from england and wales as we go through the night and into wednesday morning. we start wednesday and it will feel a good deal cooler. these are the city temperatures but rural areas down into single figures, widely. a fresh start to wednesday but a ridge of high pressure is building in and while this weather front will bring a few showers to parts of scotland, one or two isolated showers in north—west england and northern ireland. wednesday is set to be the driest and brightest day overall. sunny spells. temperatures down on the start of the week. 15—19 degrees.

john tells me the story of scotland. john tells me the story ofa of scotland.ast it was such a vibra nt and lively boats going to belfast it was such a vibrant and lively place. but today, only one ferry remains. industry which once employed thousands has gone. the beach is beautiful, but empty. how does this make you feel? very angry. a small marina now sits where the busy port once sprawled. superyacht is worth hundreds of thousands but unemployment rates are amongst the very worst in the uk. plenty feel left behind. have you given up? pretty much. do you feel that the powers that be care about the changes that are going on in places like this? no. definitely not. they can‘t experience the problems because they don‘t see it every day. a sense that the coast has been left behind is backed by statistics out today. economic growth is slower here. over 80% of people who live in these areas are paid less. the economic gap between coastal and non— coastal communities is growing. the reason probably that other places have done well is because governments have suppor

scotland and northern ireland with blustery winds.htest across the south—east and filling substantially warmer than it has done to recent days. but every of rain just hangs around as we go through wednesday night and thursday. get that bit heavy across wales, england and into the sun and east of scotland. this dividing affair between east and west. hazy sunshine on thursday. we could see temperatures get into the low 20s. west of that, raining and fresh conditions in the far west but only a few isolated showers. that is how it is looking. i will be back with you in around half an hour. this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 2pm. the government's top brexit official leaves his post to work in downing street — amid reports of tensions with brexit secretary david davis. police are still questioning two men arrested after the parsons green bombing — including a 21—year—old syrian refugee. former england captain wayne rooney is banned from driving for two years after pleading guilty to drink—driving. a cyclist who killed a wom

re scotland, the temperatures today were around six degrees above normal. pushing its way eastwards together does it will bump into high high pressure across scandinavia and europe. the front will be weak and it will make little overall progress eastwards as we go on through the next 2a hours. 0vernight tonight we already have wet weather in northern ireland. the rental or should western scotland and the cloud is thick enough not spit of way in the macbrayne. and mild night. tomorrow, a glorious start to the day. eastern scotland, eastern and central parts of england, probably a fantastic sunrise, actually, given there will be cloud in the sky further west. backup will bring outbreaks of rain across western scotland, perhaps northern ireland, western parts of england and wales as well. the weather front will not be bringing rain all the time, it will be patchy nature so there will be some dry slots. as we go through sunday night, the rain will probably turn heavy. scotland, western england and wales at the same time as it moves eastwards and this guy is cle

but on the eastern side of scotland. but on the eastern side of scotla nd of scotland. likely to stay dry, but increasing cloud. cool in the rain. pleasant in the hazy sunshine. lots of cloud around edinburgh and increasing breeze, but for much of the day it will be dry. sunday evening, some patchy rain set to go further east across east anglia and the south east of england. a lot of low cloud, mist, and hill fog in the south, as well. this weather grinding to a halt on monday. expect a lot of cloud on monday. expect a lot of cloud on monday. not a lot of rain, just patchy and light drizzle may be. another weather system is bringing more rain back to parts of scotland and northern ireland during the day. this is bbc world news. flooding in south asia has left more than a5 million displaced or homeless. more than ia00 people have died across india, bangladesh and nepal after torrential and soon reigns. donald trump is visiting the areas hit by storm system harvey. he has promised to seek nearly $8 billion in federal aid to help flood victims. the un says nearly 60,000 pe

a bit more cloud filtering into northern england and scotland.ing from southern england and south wales and it should remain bright across northern ireland. a little breezy here late in the day but temperatures doing reasonably well for the time of year. between i7 well for the time of year. between 17 to 19 for most of us, 21 in the channel isles. most of the centre day on a dry note. late sunshine, a little late rains of scotland and overnight this band of rain works in from the west. wet weather for northern ireland and the west of scotla nd northern ireland and the west of scotland and later on just edging into the far west of england and wales. much of england and wales should stay dry thanks to the dominance of high—pressure sitting across the continent. the weather front bumps into that area of high pressure. some outbreaks of rain that could be heavy at times of the hills of scotland, north—west england and, later on, perhaps a few spots of rain for the far west of wales and northern ireland. elsewhere across england and wales we re elsew

more persistent across scotland.rm underneath underneath clearing skies in northern ireland, where things will turn out quite chilly. it could be a murky start there on monday. monday morning, that fog will clear away slowly in northern ireland. this band of rain will weaken across scotland, west england and wales. after a cloudy start across eastern england, the cloud break up with sunny spells throughout. temperatures for most of us between 16—19 degrees celsius with that sunshine coming through northern ireland. looking at the next few days, often the weather will be dry in the week ahead. warm as well with sunny spells. but a band of rain is coming through on thursday. and that's your weather. bye for now. this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: the war of words hots up, with north korea's foreign minister launching a blistering attack on president trump at the united nations. translation: he tried to insult the dignity of my country by referring to it as a rocket. by doing so, he omitted an irre

heavy rain spreading across scotland.aks spreading eastwards as the day goes on. of course it is windy on sunday. coastal gales in the west. the wet weather clearing through much of scotland and northern ireland as it brightens up. a few showers around, but the wind will get even stronger, especially in scotland. so it will be very blustery in scotland for the great scottish run and expect a lot of rain in the morning, clearing in the afternoon. there will be some rain, although not as persistent as the rain in scotland, but some outbreaks moving through during sunday. but it's close to this low pressure going into monday where we expect some really nasty wind for a time, especially in parts of scotland. the further north you are, severe gales, up to 70 mph. gusts in the northern england could be up to 50—60 mph, so that could be disruptive. showers towards the north—west and some spells of persistent rain into northwest scotland. so the weekend starts on a fine note for some, showers towards the north—west and some spell

by the autumn, scotland was looking towards autumn, scotland was looking towards a new era.known as the vigil for democracy. it became a focal point for the campaign for a scottish parliament. theirfive—year for the campaign for a scottish parliament. their five—year long vigil ended on the day the result came in. we were a small part of a bigger movement. a small part of the bigger movement. a small part of the bigger movement. a small part of the bigger movement. i was proud to be pa rt of bigger movement. i was proud to be part of it. there was no kind of triumphalism, even on the night when the whiskey was flowing freely and the whiskey was flowing freely and the pipes were playing and the people were dancing and singing. not eve ryo ne people were dancing and singing. not everyone was pleased with the results. i will be honest, everyone was pleased with the results. iwill be honest, ivoted against. jim watson didn't think scotla nd against. jim watson didn't think scotland needed a parliament, but his nephew jamie has scotland needed a parliament, but his nephewjamie ha

coming up this week, scotland's most beautiful roads.t is some of the most amazing landscapes and seascapes you will see. it around the world in 500 miles. where to spend your christmas holidays and how about a cup of fish and trails? —— entrails? very strong! it's really chewy. really very, very strong. the city of inverness on scotland's north—east coast is the unofficial capital of the highlands. it's been a popular tourist destination since the arrival of the ra i lwa ys destination since the arrival of the railways in the mid—19th century and, despite its rather changeable weather, the city remains the gateway to exploring the country's mountainous north. the usual tourist trail begins here in inverness and visitors tick off the big attractions in the region, heading to loch ness, glencoe and even as far as the isle of skye, but now there's a different way to explore there's a different way to explore the highlands. the north coast 500, oi’ the highlands. the north coast 500, or nc500 for short, is driving route, promoted as scotlan

particular for scotland and northern ireland.rom the atlantic. also bringing with it, lots of sunshine. different to today, losing the cloud. a few showers for the west of scotland, north—west england, too, will be quite breezy in the north. lighter winds and in the sunny spells, temperatures 16— 19 and less muddy and humid. we hold onto the fresh field to start the day on thursday but further north, the rain works in and the winds pick up. that is low pressure dominating the weather through the latter part of the week but still, further south, not a bad day. heading through into friday, that pressure stays with us. it will sit to the north of the uk, tightly packed isobars so it will be windy and it will be more showery. an u nsettled and it will be more showery. an unsettled and to the week. 14— 19 degrees and that sets us up for a showery weekend but more on matters we had through the week. today, muqqy we had through the week. today, muggy start, brighter later. whether it's the soothing sound of the waves or the sand between

northern scotland did pretty well.me out, it made all the difference to day felt. temperatures across the board day felt. temperatures across the boa rd pretty day felt. temperatures across the board pretty much above average. notably for the north of scotland, we saw highs of about six celsius above average in the moray firth. for the next 2a hours, we have is what a front that is going to be trying to push across the uk. as it does so, it bumps into high—pressure cross—canada navy does so, it bumps into high—pressure cross—ca nada navy and does so, it bumps into high—pressure cross—canada navy and europe. —— scandinavia and europe. at the moment, we have wet weather in northern ireland. it is then to move into scotland overnight. a few spots are in court in wales and southwestern england. not grey amounts. fine for the rest of central and eastern england. it could be a glorious southern rise because of the cloud to the west. so we could get some nice sunrise pictures in the morning. the rain will be patchy and will t

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let's cross over to new scotland ya rd let's cross over to new scotland yard and corresponding paymenthave been given the statement confirming that there has been an arrest in the investigation into who ever put that explosive device at parsons green on the underground system yesterday. the statement reads as follows, direct —— detectives investigating the terrorist attack on parsons green on the 15th of september, have made an arrest in relation to that investigation. an 18—year—old man was arrested by kent police in the port area of dover in kent. the man remains in custody at a local police station but he will be transferred toa station but he will be transferred to a south london police station in due course. speaking on behalf of the metropolitan police, the deputy assista nt the metropolitan police, the deputy assistant commissioner has said today we have made a significant arrest in our investigation this morning. although we are pleased with the progress made, this investigation continues and the threat level remains at the highest level which is critical. the public should rem

heavy rain spreading across scotland.breaks spreading eastwards as the day goes on. of course it is windy on sunday. coastal gales in the west. the wet weather clearing through much of scotland and northern ireland as it brightens up. a few showers around, but the wind will get even stronger, especially in scotland. so it will be very blustery in scotland for the great scottish run and expect a lot of rain in the morning, clearing in the afternoon. the cardiff half marathon. windy here too. there will be some rain, although not as persistent as the rain in scotland, but some outbreaks moving through during sunday. but it's close to this low pressure going into monday where we expect some really nasty wind for a time, especially in parts of scotland. the further north you are, severe gales, up to 70 mph. gusts in the northern england could be up to 50—60 mph, so that could be disruptive. showers towards the north—west and some spells of persistent rain into northwest scotland. so the weekend starts on a fine note for some,

more frequent in the west of scotland but from the east of scotland, not too many showers.r spells in the east of scotland. into tomorrow morning, at eight o'clock, afairfew tomorrow morning, at eight o'clock, a fairfew showers, tomorrow morning, at eight o'clock, a fair few showers, into the west of scotland, sunny spells to the east. brightness in northern ireland especially in the east. showers in north—west england but into the pennines, relatively few. a drier gap in parts of wales and the midlands. isolated showers. cloud and rain that will hang around parts of southern england, quite windy. this will be the source of further outbreaks of rain. on and off, but a pretty wet picture on the south coast and the rain will push back into wales and across the midlands, later in the day. for the north of england and scotland and northern ireland, sunshine and showers, sundry, the risk of hell, windy day across the uk and temperatures around 15 and 18 degrees. decidedly autumnal. we can see with the strongest winds will be on saturday. not too many showers in the east, but a f

rain pushing across northern ireland overnight, into much of south—west scotland. mainly dry. this weather system, once it is into the west, it really doesn't want to move further east with any great haste. so, what we find is just gradually some outbreaks of rain affecting parts of north—west england, the midlands, western parts of south—east england, pushing into the north—west of scotland. down the eastern side of scotland, for much of eastern england, we are likely to stay dry, though cloud increasing. quite cool with the rain. quite pleasant if you have some hazy sunshine. it could be a lot worse for stage one of the tour of britain, the cycling getting under way at edinburgh here. a lot of cloud around here, increasing breeze, but much of the day it will be dry. as we look through sunday evening, still a bit patchy rain set to feed further east across east anglia and the south—east of england. a lot of low cloud, mist and hill fog in the west as well. this weather system just grinding to a halt across the uk on monday. because it's there, expect a lot of clou

for scotland's other good pa rt scotland.re out of the sunshine. it was a glorious day for a number of us. the bridge is reaching the 70s are high mark. not bad at all. but the next 2a hours, this weather fronts will be trying to push across the uk. it's going to be met by high—pressure across scandinavia. it will make little progress and will be quite a week front. 0vernight, some rain moving across northern ireland, getting into west scotland by the end of the night. we turning atlanta's leafa west wales, cornwall and seven. a mild kind of night. temperatures between 12 and 50 degrees in towns and cities. a mild start on sunday. central and eastern england, easterbrook of scotland should stay dry with hazy, sunny spells. some high cloud but a lovely kind of day. and, weather and gives bashir breaks of rainfall stopped some of that could push toward central scotland but there will be gaps in the cloud across eastern areas. probably seeing sunshine across the borders of five, aberdeenshire. northern ireland is probably rather

heavy rain spreading across scotland.spreading eastwards as the day goes on. of course it is windy on sunday. coastal gales in the west. the wet weather clearing through much of scotland and northern ireland as it brightens up. a few showers around, but the wind will get even stronger, especially in scotland. so it will be very blustery in scotland for the great scottish run and expect a lot of rain in the morning, clearing in the afternoon. the cardiff half marathon. windy here too. there will be some rain, although not as persistent as the rain in scotland, but some outbreaks moving through during sunday. but it's close to this low pressure going into monday where we expect some really nasty wind for a time, especially in parts of scotland. the further north you are, severe gales, up to 70 mph. gusts in the northern england could be up to 50—60 mph, so that could be disruptive. showers towards the north—west and some spells of persistent rain into northwest scotland. so the weekend starts on a fine note for some, but we

it gradually trickles into central areas of scotland, with cloud breaks for eastern scotland, sunny spellsales and south—west england, sunshine at a premium, quite often be cloudy with patches of rain. not rain all the time, but some on and off through the day. central and eastern england in the sunshine will be warmer. temperatures 22—23 celsius for a high. going through sunday evening, it looks like the rain will be pepping up. more persistent across scotland, western england and wales. we will see some fog patches form underneath underneath clearing skies in northern ireland, where things will turn out quite chilly. it could be a murky start there on monday. monday morning, that fog will clear away slowly in northern ireland. this band of rain will weaken across scotland, west england and wales. after a cloudy start across eastern england, the cloud break up with sunny spells throughout. temperatures for most of us between 16—19 degrees celsius with that sunshine coming through northern ireland. once the fog clears out of the way. looking at the next few days, often the weather will be

scotland and into northern ireland.be some heavy downpours around, especially in eastern parts of england, that could come with a rumble of thunder but everywhere at risk of getting at least one shower moving through, that may be heavy. temperatures into the mid—teens. as we go on through into the evening, the chance again for a spell of rain. this time for south—west england. and even overnight, saturday night into sunday, there could be some heavy rain for some in the south—west england. heavy showers close to the south coast, whereas many other places will become dry. and it is going to be much cooler in rural spots compared with towns and city centres. for some, in scotland, maybe northern ireland as well, we'll get close to freezing for a touch of frost is sunday begins. maybe one or two mist and fog patches, because there are lighter winds on sunday. as high pressure begins to nudgee and it will give mainly dry weather to scotland, northern ireland variable cloud. wales and western england will see relatively few

from the word go in scotland patchy rain or brown.n through the day. i mentioned something warmer. is getting better and brighter for england something warmer. is getting better and brighterfor england and something warmer. is getting better and brighter for england and wales away from the coast. we could see 23, perhaps 2a celsius on a humid day. humid across—the—boa rd 23, perhaps 2a celsius on a humid day. humid across—the—board but the scotla nd day. humid across—the—board but the scotland and ireland some rain will move through the further west you wire, it may just move through the further west you wire, it mayjust brighten up again before the end of the day. through monday night we will see the rain picking up again. a course of that set to work through part of northern ireland in scotland, northern england and wales much of the energy from that will pull away to the north sea as tuesday begins and we still have a narrowing band of rain to sweep south eastwards during tuesday, especially across england. that is the leading edge

it gradually trickles into central areas of scotland, with cloud breaks for eastern scotland, sunny spellsrn ireland perhaps brightening up in the afternoon. across wales and south—west england, sunshine at a premium, quite often be cloudy with patches of rain. not rain all the time, but some on and off through the day. central and eastern england in the sunshine will be warmer. temperatures 22—23 celsius for a high. going through sunday evening, it looks like the rain will be pepping up. more persistent across scotland, western england and wales. we will see some fog patches form underneath underneath clearing skies in northern ireland, where things will turn out quite chilly. it could be a murky start there on monday. monday morning, that fog will clear away slowly in northern ireland. this band of rain will weaken across scotland, west england and wales. after a cloudy start across eastern england, the cloud break up with sunny spells throughout. temperatures for most of us between 16—19 degrees celsius with that sunshine coming through northern ireland. once the fog clears out of the w

heavy rain spreading across scotland.of course it is windy on sunday. coastal gales in the west. the wet weather clearing through much of scotland and northern ireland as it brightens up. a few showers around, but the wind will get even stronger, especially in scotland. so it will be very blustery in scotland for the great scottish run and expect a lot of rain in the morning, clearing in the afternoon. there will be some rain, although not as persistent as the rain in scotland, but some outbreaks moving through during sunday. but it's close to this low pressure going into monday where we expect some really nasty wind for a time, especially in parts of scotland. the further north you are, severe gales, up to 70 mph. gusts in the northern england could be up to 50—60 mph, so that could be disruptive. showers towards the north—west and some spells of persistent rain into northwest scotland. so the weekend starts on a fine note for some, but we will all have rain moving in and the winds picking up as well, especially sunday a

scotland dull and cause problems on the road. scotland dulland damp to cause problems on the road.nd damp to start the day. through the rest of the day our weather front starts more or less in the same kind of area, but the rain will tend to fizzle out on it as the weather front continues to weaken through the rest of the day. so by the time we get to the rest of the afternoon, most of us will have dry weather. the best of the sunshine further west, particularly northern ireland, once we have got rid of that early morning fog. here is the chart for tuesday. the front is still with us, draped across scotland, england and wales but barely any rain left on it at all. as we go through the day again, that cloud will then break up and we have increasing amounts of sunshine coming through. in the sunshine it is still pretty warm for the time of year. i is between around 16 and 21 celsius for most of us —— highs. there will be some changes as the atla ntic there will be some changes as the atlantic against a wake up. this weather front will move in from the west and will bring heavy and pe

and it could be we see a longer spell of rain moving into parts of western scotland and into northerne showers get going elsewhere. there could be some heavy downpours around, especially across some eastern parts of england, that could come with a rumble of thunder. but everywhere at risk of getting at least one shower moving through that may be heavy. temperatures into the mid—teens. now, as we go on through into the evening, the chance again for another spell of rain, this time affecting parts of wales, south—west england. and even overnight, saturday night into sunday, there could be some heavy rain for some into south—west england, maybe around lion bay. heavy showers close to the south coast, whereas many other places will become dry, and it is going to be much cooler in rural spots compared with towns and city centres. for some in scotland, maybe northern ireland too, we will get close to freezing, for a touch of frost as sunday begins. maybe one or two mist and fog patches, because there are lighter winds for part two of the weekend, on sunday. as high pressure begins to nudge