scotland! _ scotland! come on, scotland! come on, scotland! scotland _ scotland! come on, scotland! scotland! scotland limited france, they would _ on, scotland! scotland limited france, they would help - on, scotland! scotland limited. france, they would help whales on, scotland! scotland limited - france, they would help whales of the title but they're playing for their own ambitions and their own successful six nations. scotland scoring a try and the referee saw enough there. the french need was intense. they did notjust at the wind, they required for tryouts for a bonus point. with half—time beckoning, there was one. would the scottish captain in the sin—binned hymn of the french had to use the chance to. the chase, a race and a second try. an exchange of tries, scotland led and soon they did not. the french had to win by 21 points and with this they led by three. but the scottish were not done. both teams with 14 on the pitch and france stretched. the clock past 80 but the scottish spirit and vision was still there. find but the scottish spirit and vision was still there.— was s

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scotland needed and the performance scotland needed and the one italy feared.ournament for the new coach —— hawker. in terms of points and tries conceded it is italy's was never six nations. scotland's score past 50. never six nations. scotland's score ast 50. ., . h never six nations. scotland's score ast50. ., ., �*, , never six nations. scotland's score ast50. ., �*, , , past 50. scotland's try number eiuht! past 50. scotland's try number eight! thank— past 50. scotland's try number eight! thank goodness - past 50. scotland's try number eight! thank goodness for - past 50. scotland's try number - eight! thank goodness for facemasks, li- readin: eight! thank goodness for facemasks, lip reading impossible. _ eight! thank goodness for facemasks, lip reading impossible. scotland's - lip reading impossible. scotland's final game in paris may tell us more about their true global status but in the six nations, well they have never won so thoroughly. joe wilson, bbc news. in the last couple of seconds ireland beat england in dublin. both sides wanted to finish their

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let me say first of all. it was warm in scotland but not 23 celsius _ it was warm in scotland but notland but not 23 celsius so i— it was warm in scotland but not 23 celsius so i am jealous of that. but celsius so i am 'ealous of that. but ou have celsius so i am 'ealous of that. but you have had — celsius so i am jealous of that. emit you have had that having your? i have a son and brother who said was 1819 celsius. it have a son and brother who said was 1819 celsius-— 1819 celsius. it was not at the ve to 1819 celsius. it was not at the very too but — 1819 celsius. it was not at the very too but i _ 1819 celsius. it was not at the very top but i will— 1819 celsius. it was not at the very top but i will give - 1819 celsius. it was not at the very top but i will give him - 1819 celsius. it was not at the i very top but i will give him that. i watched — very top but i will give him that. i watched the tv debate here in scotland — watched the tv debate here in scotland and i'm sure we will talk about _ scotland and i'm sure we will talk about it _ scotland and i'm sure we will talk abou

scotland's score past 50. scotland's try number eight!facemasks, lip reading impossible. scotland's final game in paris may tell us more about their true global status but in the six nations, well, they have never won so thoroughly. joe wilson, bbc news. so, the attention now turns to paris — as wales are one match away from winning a grand slam. they take on the only other side in france, who are still in the running to win the title. the easiest outcome for wales is to win tonight and with it claim a fifth grand slam of the six nations era. a draw would also be enough to claim the title, as would two bonus points. france have two games left to play after their match against scotland was postponed because of a coronavirus outbreak in the french camp. that will take place next friday. tonight's game is on bbc one and radio 5live. to cricket now — where england lost their t20 series decider against india in ahmedabad after a thrilling batting display from the hosts. virat kohli top scored with 80 not out as england were set a testing targe

the onl wa political party in scotland? the only way we — political party in scotland? party in scotland? tue: only way we can get political party in scotland? tte: only way we can get at the moment until we kept some on the subject is to look at the popularity of alex salmond himself. six weeks before an election it will not have a great deal in way of resource that there may be some notable defections to the party. i think therefore our best guide at the moment is how popular is alex salmond? he is not very popular. two polls conducted recently regarded him favourably or unfavorably both came out with the same answer. 14% of all voters. it's likely high amongst those who will vote for the snp but not by very much. so, given that then probably the best alex salmond can hope for, if he manages to mobilise every single alex salmond —— met with the voter who might vote for the party on the list say they think of him favourably and maybe he may get about 7%, 8% of the vote. now, that would be enough for him to be able to pick up some msps but it wouldn't be anna —— enough

and the north of scotland, the islands to the north of scotland.rder is this winter for those scots that live in those parts of the country because of the committee already have dark evenings and long nights and very short days, but if you added all of the psychological effects of just but if you added all of the psychological effects ofjust being trapped in your home almost all the time that must�*ve been a very tough ask. tl time that must've been a very tough ask. . , , time that must've been a very tough ask. ., , , ., ., �* , ., time that must've been a very tough ask. .,, , ., ., �*, ., ., ask. it has been and that's no two wa s ask. it has been and that's no two ways about _ ask. it has been and that's no two ways about that. _ ask. it has been and that's no two ways about that. people - ask. it has been and that's no two ways about that. people found - ask. it has been and that's no two| ways about that. people found the first lockdown a challenge but we went through that with good weather, so a lot of us were outdoors. but certainly the se

here's our scotland editor, sarah smith.public launch of new political force, the alba party. it's another comeback from alex salmond, this time as leader of a brand—new political party. ..seeking to build a super majority for independence in the scottish parliament. over the next six weeks we will promote new ideas about taking scotland forward, giving primacy to economic recovery from the pandemic and the achievement of independence for our country. despite the bitter personal feud between alex salmond and nicola sturgeon, he claims his new party is not out to steal snp votes. he won't run candidates in constituencies. under the proportional representation voting system, msps are also elected from regional lists, and that's where alba candidates will be standing. the only people who benefit from i the creation of alex salmond's party are those who oppose independence. but we will double down, work hard, not take any votes for granted - and urge people to cast both votes for the snp — not everyone who supports independents

take a cloud on the way into scotland a0 so make the best of the sunshine today. winds are coming from a north—westerly direction for the most part, onshore wind keeping northern scotland a little cool, 17 in cardiff, the warmest day of the year so far in wales. overnight, clear skies initially, temperatures dropping quite quickly, colder than last night, there could be some main stand pulpits staying mostly clear and patches of frost in the coldest areas. high scale to the west on thursday but we have a weather front coming the north—east which could threaten a passing shower, just about anywhere, to be honest. as potatoes by a warm front will move into the north—west scotland, bringing thicker cloud and potentially drizzle. it will be noticeably colder because the winds are coming in from the cold north sea, the sea temperature is about 6 degrees. some coolerfeeling sea, the sea temperature is about 6 degrees. some cooler feeling air working across central and eastern england and scotland, not as warm as today, southern wales is doing pretty well with temperatur

england's first game is against scotland on april the 3rd.ing gloucester in the premiership. second under way, exeter show a narrow leave. 15 points to ia at the moment. tommy fleetwood will reach the last 16 of the wtc match if he can beat brice and he shambled. he is currently one up in just two to play. the new formula one season is up and running in bahrain with the friday practice sessions going the way of red bull's max verstappen. they look to be closest challengers to lewis hamilton and mercedes as he bids for a record eighth championship title. but there are plenty more talking points as the new season gets under way, and nick parrott looks ahead to them for us. after a year curtailed by coronavirus, formula 1 is putting on its biggest show yet. first of a record 23 races getting under way this weekend in bahrain, with seven time world champion were lewis hamilton still the headline act. but for how much longer? i hamilton still the headline act. but for how much longer?— for how much longer? i don't feel like i'm for how much longer

- will pull scotland back from the brink— will pull scotland back from the brink of— will pull scotlandnk of independence? can - will pull scotland back from the brink of independence? can i. will pull scotland back from the. brink of independence? can i put will pull scotland back from the - brink of independence? can i put it to you _ brink of independence? can i put it to you that, — brink of independence? can i put it to you that. yes, _ brink of independence? can i put it to you that, yes, you _ brink of independence? can i put it to you that, yes, you were - brink of independence? can i put it. to you that, yes, you were acquitted at your— to you that, yes, you were acquitted at your crirninal— to you that, yes, you were acquitted at your criminal trial, _ to you that, yes, you were acquitted at your criminal trial, but _ at your criminal trial, but everything _ at your criminal trial, but everything we _ at your criminal trial, but everything we heard - at your criminal trial, but. everything we heard about at your criminal trial, but - everything we heard about your behaviour— e

_ that have the one—party system and scotland for a long time, and i don't — scotland for a long time't think, according to opinion polls at the moment, but the scottish— polls at the moment, but the scottish party is overall thinking that the — scottish party is overall thinking that the smp have been there too long. _ that the smp have been there too long. hot— that the smp have been there too long, not least because they have steered _ long, not least because they have steered scotland through the pandemic white ably. henry, i cannot let you get away with that. more people died in percentages and care homes in scotland than they did in england. she goes on every day at 12 o'clock or one o'clock and tells everything all the work that has been preempted in front of borisjohnson, and at the end of the day, she is been an english tech peers money as well as scottish taxpayers money. i can't you get away with that one. gentlemen, gentlemen the scottish taxa er, gentlemen, gentlemen the scottish taxnayer. that's _ gentlemen, gentlemen the scottish taxpayer, that's ridiculous, - gentlemen

— to stand in all the listed areas of scotland. ., ., .. ., , scotland.ed - scotland. there are four candidates, some of which were posted from i scotland. there are four candidates, some of which were posted from the snp. can we expect more defections, do you think was meant yes, because there's been a fairly open argument within snp ranks about strategy really for independence.- really for independence. some eo - le, really for independence. some people. they _ really for independence. some people, they would _ really for independence. some people, they would be - really for independence. some people, they would be the i really for independence. some i people, they would be the threat really for independence. some people, they would be the threat of the alex _ people, they would be the threat of the alex salmond _ people, they would be the threat of the alex salmond camp _ people, they would be the threat of the alex salmond camp have - people, they would be the threat ofl the alex salmond camp have wanted people, they would be the threat of i the alex

once again forgot that rain really setting and across western scotland, east and scotland should seehten up just a little. it's windy for all, cost of 40 to 50 mph as may be stronger and places and a little warmer than it was today. temperatures perhaps up to 16 degrees across eastern england. as we head into the evening we keep cloud and rain particularly up we keep cloud and rain particularly up towards the northwest. it stays quite wendy but don't forget we get an extra hour of light. the sun is setting at 736 in the evening in manchester. as we head through sunday night and into monday this wriggling frontal system will bring further rain across northern areas of particular northwest scotland to the south of that weather front we will start to import some really quite warm airfor the will start to import some really quite warm air for the time of year. you can see where we have cloud and rain on monday especially for high ground in western scotland, for south he needs the best the sunshine lifting. temperatures 221 degrees in norwich. tuesday could be warmer still for them englan

high teens for eastern part of scotland.nd half of the week, the jet stream changes direction again. coming in from the north opening the door to arctic air across the country. by the time easter weekend starts temperatures in single figures for the most part for the deer isaiah, some will see a little bit of snow. winds at the moment coming in from the southwest. for sunday quite lonely and places gale force winds here and there. rain at times her western scotland into the afternoon. after a reasonably dry bright start for the heavy as well through the second half of the day for the update may not ease off the northern part of england and wales for time largely dry more clout than sadly but some sunny breaks. temperatures into the teens may be 16 or 17 along those eastern coast. we continue that run of south—westerly winds into the evening and overnight for the relentless rain for western scotla nd. relentless rain for western scotland. with these weather friends lining up here we could see over a month's worth of rains in

this is about scotland's _ were leaving. this is about scotland's democratic - were leaving. to choose. scotland opposed brexit, projected borisjohnson, as it has every tory government before even i was born. —— rejected borisjohnson. the gamble is not in going for an independent supermajority, the gamble is remaining in a united kingdom led by borisjohnson, enforcing austerity and making the world a riskier place. this is a chance to deliver the right. and to decide its own future and reject the right of borisjohnson to veto it scotland's right to choose. right of boris johnson to veto it scotland's right to choose. when you have that conversation _ scotland's right to choose. when you have that conversation with - scotland's right to choose. when you have that conversation with nicola i have that conversation with nicola sturgeon, what did she say to you? i have not spoken to her. i have communicated my position to ian blackford about forming a alba party group in westminster and will take it from there. my comments had been towards members of east lothian, where i will con

north—east of scotland as well.or most it is cloudy, and it has been raining in north—west wales and north—west england. increasingly into northern ireland and scotland, lots of rain to come in the next few days. a blustery afternoon, but temperatures widely into the teens. rain returns at times to north england and north wales. thoroughly wet in western parts of scotland, particularly around the west island, but look at these temperatures on monday morning. 12 sent thirteens through the central strip. —— 12s and 13s through the central strip a bit of sunshine to northern scotland, but the club breaks up quite widely across central and southern parts of england and wales later, and just take a look — 20 celsius possible, could get warmer on tuesday. more in half an hour. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the un demands international action to stop what it calls a shocking wave of brutality against civilians in myanmar. ahead of a further easing of restrictions in england tomorrow, the culture secretary 0liver

again, temperatures 11-13 , scotland. again, temperatures 11—13 , new normalfor the time scotland.k, things turn a bit wet and windy, particularly in the north—west, and then breezy later in the week and it does turn a bit chillier. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8. the government warns the european union that any attempt to block the export of doses of coronavirus vaccine to the uk, would be "counterproductive". yesterday saw another record—breaking number of vaccinations in the uk — nearly 850,000 administered — but a warning that facemasks and some social distancing could be with us for years. it comes as more questions are raised over whether people can plan forforeign holidays this summer. i think it would be premature to do that. it would be potentially risky stop we are seeing growing variants. we have done a huge amount of work, the taxpayer to my nhs staff, my constituency being in lockdown since september, and i don't want us to throw that away.

, which scotland is equally well— placed to benefit _ scotland is equally well— placed to benefit fromis another example of how, if you want to restart our economy, — of how, if you want to restart our economy, you need have all the levers _ economy, you need have all the levers currently that are in the hands — levers currently that are in the hands of — levers currently that are in the hands of westminster. just levers currently that are in the hands of westminster.- levers currently that are in the hands of westminster. just a final thou . ht hands of westminster. just a final thought before _ hands of westminster. just a final thought before the _ hands of westminster. just a final thought before the debate - hands of westminster. just a final thought before the debate starts. | hands of westminster. just a final. thought before the debate starts. in terms of the way opinion polls are changing about independence, certainly in the last perhaps a month or so,? we certainly in the last perhaps a month or so,?— certainly in the last perhaps a month or so,? certainly in the last perhaps

it will be da s of across the western scotland.n in _ across the western scotland. it will be days of rain in the _ across the western scotland. it will be days of rain in the highlands and it could be some flooding. rain at times ireland pushing back against northeast wales and northern parts of england through the evening, but to the south it stays dries with clear skies, you might see the full moon, the full moon in the northeast of scotland. some shelter here, the cloud will break at times, but gusty winds will be just how milder days, for some across a central step of the uk, 1230 degrees high by day, never mind by night. breezy enough tomorrow —— 12—13. pushing to the north highlands and later, and southern scotland is brightening up, but a better day for northern england and north wales, but the best of the sunshine through wales, central and southern england, into the channel islands. 21 the high here, 18 and eastern parts of scotland, and for some of the celtic is even warmer on tuesday. see you soon. this is bbc news. the

here's our scotland editor, sarah smith.e public launch of new political force, the alba party. it's another comeback from alex salmond, this time as leader of a brand—new political party. ..seeking to build a super majority for independence in the scottish parliament. over the next six weeks we will promote new ideas about taking scotland forward, giving primacy to economic recovery from the pandemic and the achievement of independence for our country. despite the bitter personal feud between alex salmond and nicola sturgeon, he claims his new party is not out to steal snp votes. he won't run candidates in constituencies. under the proportional representation voting system, msps are also elected from regional lists, and that's where alba candidates will be standing. the only people who benefit from i the creation of alex salmond's party are those who oppose independence. but we will double down, work hard, not take any votes for granted - and urge people to cast both votes for the snp — not everyone who supports independent

we will see some rain arriving in northern ireland and western scotland.sday evening, this is our first bout of windy weather. western areas seeing the strongest of the gusts, parts of northwest scotland covered by a met office yellow warning, because here, we can see gusts of 60 to 70 mph. wet and blustery weather will sink southeastwards into the first part of wednesday. there could be a brief window of quieter, even brighter weather for some during the day, but then you can see more rain pushing in from the west, briefly a little bit of snow over the high ground in scotland, because it will be a little bit colder here for a time, but milder further south. and as this next bout of rain arrives, the winds will pick up once again. this is where we see our deepest area of low pressure pushing through during wednesday night. a met office yellow warning in force — parts of england and wales, the potential for gales and travel disruption. pretty windy elsewhere as well. those winds only slowly easing as we head towards the end of the week, with plenty of showe

could see a bit of brightness moving in scotland, but the rest of scotland wet, with the risk of localised see temperatures reaching 22 or 23 celsius. as we head into wednesday, again a similarthing celsius. as we head into wednesday, again a similar thing and add wales, bit of patchy cloud around, but colder air starts to dig into northern scotland throughout wednesday and here we will have a further outbreaks of rain and even winteriness over higher ground. temperatures reaching 22 a 23 degrees in the south. single figures in the northern half of scotland. is a to thursday, that cold front with the cold air behind migrate southwards. certainly by the end of thursday and friday we will all be in that much colder air so we take a bite to the warmer colours there and it will stay cold, even as we had through the easter weekend. we are likely to see some overnight frosts and some wintry showers. this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 2pm... coronavirus restrictions have been relaxed in england — you can now meet in a group of six or two households outside and outdoor sport

eastern scotland could see 17 at 18 degrees.st and fog patches form. rain continues across the north—west of scotland and could be a cold night in the south—east. temperatures building in the day but the warmth disappears into the horizon. a touch of frost for one or two. high pressure on the continent mean skies will be clearer, a lot more sunshine around. mist and fog clears, quickly warming up. bright for northern ireland and southern scotland. rain still in the highlands and islands. a chilly day. in the south, widely reaching the 20s. 23 possible in the south east corner. the warmest march day since 2012 on the cards. warmth disappears into wednesday but with high pressure building from the north, the weather front pushes south through wednesday. rain, snow and sleet through time. day for scotland. brightening up in the north. temperatures in single figures. contrast that with further south where the sunshine continues, 23 again is possible. the colder air winds out, high—pressure slips westwards allowing a north—easterly f

cares act scotland editor -- here is our scotland editor. >> today i'm announcing the public launch ofical force. >> another comeback, this time as leader of a brand-new plitt go party. >> seeking to bld a super majority for independence in the scottish parliament. of the next six weeks we will promote new ideas about taking scotland forward, primacy to economic recovery from the pandemic, and achievement of independence for our count >> despite the bitter personal feud between alex samet and nicholas sturgeon, he claims his new party is not out to steal snp votes and that he will not run candidates or constituencies under the proportional representation voting system. mps are also represented from regionalists and that is where all the candidates will stand. >> the only people who benefit are those who oppose independence, a double down work hard and not take votes for granted. >> not everyone who supports independent support s&p. they all want to elect pro-independence mmps as possible to pressure westminster into allowing another referendum. alex samet's a party will split this vote

scotland against ireland at murrayfield.ts from jonny sexton followed by a tryjust seven minutes into the game from robbie henshaw. scotland had to wait until almost half an hour gone to answer back, stuart hogg's persistance paving the way for a try from finn russell. but the irish refreshed their lead by way of a pair ofjonny sexton penalties. scotland still have a chance of winning the competition, and there has been another try for ireland. it is currently scotland ten, ireland 24, with less than 30 minutes left on the clock. you can catch all the action on bbc one. scotland have a game in hand in the tournament, after their last match v france was postponed due to a covid outbreak in the french camp. india are chasing 165 to try to level their 20 20 series with england. jason roy was four short of a half century as he top scored for england. they made 164—6. england are one up in the five match series but india are going well, 94—2 in the tenth over. sheffield united sacked manager chris wilder yesterday, but it's not c

and scotland's response was unconventional.n russell touched but was there a knock on in the build up? over to the tv referee who found it hit the face and crucially not his hand. ireland led by four points at the break and after it they bustled further ahead. the green wave scotland just could not hold back. 14 points down the looked to the bench, and huthones responded emphatically, citing through the irish defence to score it with his first touch. just six minutes left, scotland clawed themselves level. it a try! but those raised hopes were quickly dashed. as scotland gave up a penalty at the end and ireland's captain how does nerve root. 24—27 the final score and a chaotic and a particular game at the same old story for scotland. so another really tight affair, johnny sexton�*s boot proving the difference for ireland on a really hectic afternoon of rugby. head coach andy farrell was delighted how his side sealed the victory. to hold them like we were doing for so long and then they get the try and draw the game, and to have

scotland.nshine continues further east. after that chilly start, temperatures aren't that exciting today, getting into double figures quite widely, a bit chillier in scotland. as the cloud increases the winds pick up as well and it's going to be windy overnight. cloud, rain affecting many parts of the country. not much towards the south and south—east and across scotland in particular, the rain turns more showery. but it will be a much milder night than it was last night. the second half of the weekend, though, starts windy, cloud around, some outbreaks of rain. it does become a bit drier in wales, the midlands, the rain continues in the far north of england, northern ireland and it gets wetter in scotland. but for most of england and wales, it does become drier through the day, a lot of cloud around, mind you, and it will be a windy day. but those temperatures will be a few degrees higher than today. hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: coronavirus restrictions are stepped up

so if scotland did vote for independence, will impact would that have on scotland's economy?eated again in the house of lords over the fire safety bill, which strengthens regulations in england following the grenfell tower fire. peers voted to include an amendment to prevent landlords passing on costs to flat owners for work to improve fire safety. a bishop thought leaseholders were facing a "great injustice". by not including sufficient provisions to protect leaseholders, a conscious decision would be made to impose poverty, possibly bankruptcy and certainly misery on thousands of ordinary people. people whose only crime was being aspirational. those responsible should be the ones who pay. whilst i can appreciate the desire that many noble lords have for a quick legislative solution to the who pays issue, we also have a duty as parliamentarians to implement a clear framework and transparent legislation to support fire and building safety reforms. lord greenhalgh. ministers must now decide whether to try to reverse that defeat when the bill returns to the commons. a conservat

it a minutes left, scotland clawed themselves level.— minutes left, scotland clawed | themselves levelt a try! but those raised _ themselves level. it a try! but those raised hopes _ themselves level. it a try! but those raised hopes were - themselves level. it a try! but i those raised hopes were quickly dashed. as scotland gave up a penalty at the end and ireland's captain how does nerve root. 24—27 the final score and a chaotic and a particular game at the same old story for scotland. so another really tight affair, johnny sexton�*s boot proving the difference on a really hectic afternoon of rugby. head coach andy farrell was delighted how his side sealed the victory. to hold them like we were doing for so long _ to hold them like we were doing for so long and — to hold them like we were doing for so long and then they get the try and draw— so long and then they get the try and draw the game, and to have the composure — and draw the game, and to have the composure and the mindset to go again— composure and the mindset to go again and — composure and the mindset to go again and come

scotland needed and the one italy feared.w coach. in terms of points and tries conceded, it's italy's worst ever six nations. scotland score passed 50. try number eight! thank goodness for facemasks. lip—reading impossible. scotland's final game in paris might tell us more about their true global status but in the six nations, well, they've never won so thoroughly. joe wilson, bbc news. we're back with the late news at ten fifteen. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. this is bbc news. the tokyo 2020 olympic organising committee has said that international spectators will not be allowed to enterjapan during the olympic games, which are scheduled for this summer. the decision will ensure the four—yearly spectacle will be a largely televised event this year. earlier on i spoke tojoseph choong, a british modern pentathlete who will be competing at the games in tokyo. obviously being a minority sport, modern pentathletes are generally used to not competing in front of massive crowds. but when it comes to the olymp

that rain really setting in across western scotland, eastern scotland should see some brightness.r all. gusts of a0 to 50 mph, maybe stronger in places, but a little warmer than it was today. temperatures perhaps up to 16 degrees across parts of eastern england. as we head into the evening, we keep cloud and rain, particularly up towards the north—west. it stays quite windy, but don't forget, you get an extra hour of light. the sun setting at 7:36pm there in manchester. now, as we head through sunday night and into monday, this wriggling frontal system will bring further rain across northern areas, particularly in north—west scotland. to the south of that weather front, though, we'll start to import some really quite warm air for the time of year. so you can see, where we have the cloud and rain on monday, especially for higher ground in western scotland. further south and east, the best of the sunshine lifting temperatures to 21 degrees in hull and in norwich. and tuesday could be warmer still. england, wales seeing plenty of sunshine. some of that into northern ireland, southern

naughty scotland will get brightness.ees across some parts of eastern england. towards tuesday, the rain still falling across western scotland. furthersouth still falling across western scotland. further south and east you are and certainly england and wales should see sunshine and this is likely to be the warmest day of the week, 21—23 quite possible. into wednesday, some of the warmth will hold on in the south. further north and west, rain will start to ease from the west of scotland is this frontal system pushes southwards. behind that, about dropping temperatures. just 7 degrees in aberdeen. still in the 20s further south and east. toward the end of the week and easter weekend, this frontal system will eventually journeys south allowing cold air to speu journeys south allowing cold air to spell south reaching parts of the uk by mid—friday. so for the easter weekend, spring warmth will be gone, it will be much colder and there could even be wintry showers. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 7. more t

, western england in northern scotland for the more of reason like weather for western scotland.ther clouds a bit thinner through the midlands, the southeast and also the midlands, the southeast and also the northeast of scotland. high pressure then in charge. the centre of the high start to drift away towards continental europe on tuesday. allowing more of a cell to south—westerly breeze. simple breeze picking up in most areas on tuesday for that we may have a fair bit of cloud around. the best of the sunshine across more sheltered eastern areas in northern ireland in eastern areas in northern ireland in eastern scotland we got a weather front arriving and that will start to bring rain. could be drizzle across western areas of the day as well. that weather front is going to signal a change to top it's not bringing much rain at all but it will move down across the country, opening up more of an atlantic airstream heading our way and bring it with it some more unsettled weather. this weather front, it with it some more unsettled weather. this weatherfront, there it is they are, pr

still, though, single figure values across scotland, 7—9 celsius.nd windy across the northern half the northwest, heavy rain for many, all but the southeast, which mayjust see one or two showers around, otherwise some drier interludes here. you'll notice a milder night to come for saturday night across the board, 6—8 celsius. part two of the weekend looks somewhat more unsettled. lots of isobars on the charts, so it's going to be windy. this weather front will straddle central—northern areas of the country to bring quite a bit of rainfall at times. so pretty wet through the morning for wales, northwest england, northern ireland, that rain begins to move a little bit further northwards affecting southern and also western scotland. it really will be piling into western scotland over the next few days. a gusty, windy day to come for most, generally dry with a little bit of brightness, though, across southern and eastern areas. that will allow temperatures to reach 14—15 celsius with this slightly milder air mass and a double figure values starting to p

for now, here's the weather front that's slow moving across the northwest of scotland.ome localised flooding for northern and western parts of the highlands, also for the western isles and the northern isles. elsewhere, a dry story, quite cloudy for parts of northern ireland, southern scotland and the far north of england. but the cloud should thin and break up through the day, long spells of warm sunshine further south and light winds. temperatures up to 23 degrees across the southeast of england. but above 20 for england and wales, up in the high teens for scotland and northern ireland. through this evening and overnight, we see that rain persisting again across the western half of scotland, but it will start to edge its way gradually a little bit further south. temperatures first thing wednesday morning won't be quite as chilly as first thing tuesday morning, so typically between 7—9 celsius. now as we head through tuesday night into wednesday, there is the weather front, which slowly during wednesday morning will start to filter its way a little further south. so th

maybe two to five centimetres of snow over the high ground in scotland.me icy stretches tomorrow morning. now, the first part of tomorrow brings a window of drier weather. some spells of sunshine. notice, some clouds will be thickening through the west in the afternoon and we will see some rain splashing into northern ireland, western scotland and perhaps parts of wales and the south—west by the end of the day. those temperatures are starting to creep upwards again, 8—11 degrees. now as we head through saturday night, there are some very windy weather on the way for some of us stock frontal systems pushing in from the north—west and notice the white lines, the isobars, squeezing together. we will see some very strong winds, gales likely the parts of northern ireland and western scotland. some very heavy bursts of rain drifting through as well. on sunday, some of that rain will linger across central parts of the uk stock to the north of that, sunny spells and wintry showers. to the south, cloud will tend to to give some spells of sunshine, and actually, fo

here's our scotland editor, sarah smith.'m announcing the public launch of new political force, the alba party. it's another comeback from alex salmond, this time as leader of a brand—new political party. ..seeking to build a super majority for independence in the scottish parliament. over the next six weeks we will promote new ideas about taking scotland forward, giving primacy to economic recovery from the pandemic and the achievement of independence for our country. despite the bitter personal feud between alex salmond and nicola sturgeon, he claims his new party is not out to steal snp votes. he won't run candidates in constituencies. under the proportional representation voting system, msps are also elected from regional lists, and that's where alba candidates will be standing. the only people who benefit from the creation of alex salmond's party are those who oppose independence. but we will double down, work hard, not take any votes for granted and urge people to cast both votes for the snp. not everyone who supports

from this weather front, south—west scotland from this weatherfront, which south—west scotland fromther fronts heading our way tomorrow, another spell of rain heading in. this is the main zone of showers as the afternoon goes on, we will catch some of these showers, heavy hail and thunder, some sleet and snow over some hills, relatively few across the eastern side of england and scotland, so this is where we are having most of the saturday afternoon sunshine. average speeds of wind, england and wales getting gusts of up to 45 mph, not quite as strong in northern ireland and scotland. feeling quite chilly in northern ireland and scotland. feeling quite chilly at winter. we will follow this back to showers through england and wales through the first part of the night, after thatjust the first part of the night, after that just a scattering the first part of the night, after thatjust a scattering coming in towards the west, why are many places will be drier. temperatures overnight could see a touch of frost, and parts of north—east england and eastern scotland. a lot of fine weather to

in scotland there _ course of this pandemic. in scotland there was— course of this pandemic. spike in scotland so i think— cost another spike in scotland so i think if_ cost another spike in scotland so i think if there is another lesson we are aware — think if there is another lesson we are aware of it is that international travel brings risks during — international travel brings risks during a — international travel brings risks during a pandemic like this. what is encouraging this plan is from heathrow which clearly needs to make up heathrow which clearly needs to make up for— heathrow which clearly needs to make up for lost _ heathrow which clearly needs to make up for lost time and airline companies and holiday companies only to try and _ companies and holiday companies only to try and save jobs but ijust feel like at _ to try and save jobs but ijust feel like at the — to try and save jobs but ijust feel like at the moment clarity isn't there. — like at the moment clarity isn't there. it's _ like at the moment clarity isn't there, it's picture of trying to make — there,

brighter day too for northern ireland, southern scotland. chilly day, but in the sunshine further south, widely into the 20s, the temperatures, for england and wales. 23 possible in the south east corner, the warmest march day since 2012 certainly on the cards. now, that warmth, of course, disappears into the night sky again as we go through to wednesday, but with high—pressure building from the north, our weather front pushes southwards again through wednesday. rain, sleet, hill snow for a time, easing up a little bit, but a cloudier day for scotland and northern ireland, brightening up in the north, but temperatures here in single figures. contrast that with further south, where the sunshine continues. 23 again is possible. it's the colder air which does eventually win out. the high pressure sort of slips a little bit further west, it allows more of a north—easterly flow to develop for many of us, and with the seas quite cold, particularly chilly eastern coasts for the second of the week. a lot of sunshine around, though, on thursday. earl

northeast scotland will see brightness. south more sunshine. 21 degrees across some parts of eastern england. towards tuesday, notice the rain still falling across western scotland. the further south and east you are, northern ireland and south—east scotland and certainly england and wales should see sunshine and this is likely to be the warmest day of the week, 21—23 quite possible. into wednesday, some of the warmth will hold on down in the south. further north and west, rain will start to ease from the west of scotland as this frontal system pushes southwards. behind that, a big drop in temperatures. just 7 degrees in aberdeen. still in the 20s further south and east. toward the end of the week and easter weekend, this frontal system will eventually journey south allowing cold air to spill south reaching all parts of the uk by good friday. so for the easter weekend, spring warmth will be gone, it will be much colder and there could even be some wintry showers. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the

rain at times for western scotland into the afternoon, after a reasonably dry and bright start.econd half of the day, but the rain will ease off through northern parts of england and wales for a time, and to the south and east, a largely dry day, more cloud than saturday, but some sunny breaks, temperatures into the teens, maybe 16 or 17 along those eastern coasts. we continue that run of south—westerly winds into the evening and overnight. relentless rain for western scotland, and with these weather fronts lining up, here we could see over a month's worth of rain in the highlands. that could cause some flooding. strong winds to go with it into monday. the rain will ease off for northern ireland, and after some early rain in northern england, it will turn drier and brighter. much more sunshine developing through england and wales, the winds coming in from the near continent, and that starts to boost the temperature. 17 or 18 in eastern scotland, into the low 205 in eastern england. but anywhere around the coast, where you're drawing the wind off the sea, the sea temperatures are

scotland cannot go on with this.nt supermajority, the gamble is remaining in a united kingdom led by borisjohnson, enforcing austerity and making the world a riskier place. this is a chance to deliver the right for scotland to decide its own future and reject the right of borisjohnson to veto scotland's right to choose. and when you had that conversation with nicola sturgeon, what did she say to you? i have not spoken to her. i have communicated my position to ian blackford, i was a member of the group there, and will be forming an alba party group in westminster and will take it from there. my comments have been towards members in east lothian, where i will continue to serve, but making it clear this is about continuing to drive forward the cause of independence. i did not leave the snp lightly, but i've been committed to the cause of independence throughout all of my life and it has never been more vital or necessary than now. that is why i want to deliver an independent supermajority it's scottish parliament that

sarah smith, our scotland editor, at _ time. sarah smith, our scotland editor, at the _ time.d editor, at the scottish _ time. sarah smith, our scotland l editor, at the scottish parliament, many thanks. and to find out more about this story look at our website, bbc.co.uk/news, or the bbc news app. the united kingdom will not escape the effects of a third wave of the pandemic, given the sharp rise in cases in parts of the european union. that's the warning from the prime minister, borisjohnson, who said people should be "under no illusion" about the dangers. one minister also warned the uk might put "all our european neighbours" on the red list of countries, where arrivals are either banned or put in quarantine hotels. during the day, the row between the uk and the eu over vaccine supplies intensified, with a threat that eu could block doses of vaccines manufactured in the eu from being exported to the uk. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. france tonight, quiet paris, back in lockdown, the disease double where it was last week. on one side of the channel, the numb

the cloud is now breaking up across the north of scotland. breaking up to reveal some spells of sunshine. across eastern scotland and north—east england were yesterday it was warm at 17 or 18, to as temperatures down a little bit. nine, ten or11. i temperatures down a little bit. nine, ten or 11. i attempt us across parts of south—west england. to this evening we will see some clear spells across easter in scotland. that will allow temperatures to drop. they could be a touch of frost in places where it stays a bit cloudy it was the south—east and north—west it is not going to be quite as cold. tomorrow is another fine day. a dry start to new week that things will change from mid—weight movement and turn windier and briefly quite a lot colder. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the uk government is facing more questions over whether or not people can plan forforeign holidays. the cabinet minister, ben wallace said summer travel abroad is looking increasingly unlikely. it would be premature to do that. it would be potentially risky. we are

more cloud and some showery rain, i think, for northern ireland and for scotland.n the far northwest to a high of 13 down towards the south—east. now, as we get into thursday, we'll start to see a more active weather front pushing in from the atlantic. so that will bring some outbreaks of rain, uncertainty about the timing at this stage. it's likely to be quite windy actually by thursday, especially along the line of our weather front. and temperatures again in that familiar range of ii to 13 degrees. now, that frontal system is going to move its way through, most likely during thursday night into friday. behind it, you can see some wintry showers, potentially, just an idea that we could see something a little bit chillierfor a time across northern parts of the uk. but the big story for next weekend is that it'll be much more unsettled with low pressure in charge of the scene rather than the high pressure we have at the moment. so that means it will be wetter next weekend. it'll be windier as well, colder for a time across the north, but nothing too significant. th

and if — scotland! come on! come on! come on! come on! and if scotland _ scotland! come on!e saw enough there. france's nude was intense. they didn't just there. france's nude was intense. they didn'tjust required to win, they wanted four tries for a bonus point. with half—time beckoning, there was one. —— need. france had to use the opportunity. a chase, a race and the second try. and exchange of trays, scotland lead and soon they did not. france had to win by 21 points. here, they lead by three. but scotland were not done. both teams had 14 on the pitch. france stretched, the clock past 80 minutes. but the scottish vision and spirit was still there. right there, to win! thejoy spirit was still there. right there, to win! the joy shared spirit was still there. right there, to win! thejoy shared in many hats. this celebration insured wales are champions. —— hearts. joel wilson, bbc news. so wales obviously delighted at winning the title, but oh, if only they'd won the grand slam as well, by beating france a week ago. it was a hell of a game, it reminded me of last week from