to me about your passion for scotland because i passion for scotland because that is— passion for scotlandnt when we see you play, it means a lot to you but for certain _ play, it means a lot to you but for certain parts of your life, australia _ for certain parts of your life, australia might have been the dream? — australia might have been the dream? �* , ., ._ dream? i've never shied away from that _ dream? i've never shied away from that at _ dream? i've never shied away from that at all— dream? i've never shied away from that at all that _ dream? i've never shied away from that at all that i - dream? i've never shied away from that at all that i grow. dream? i've never shied away from that at all that i grow upj from that at all that i grow up in australia wanted to be a wallaby, that's my drink, play junior wallabies, wallaby, that's my drink, play juniorwallabies, career wallaby, that's my drink, play junior wallabies, career didn't turn out how i thought it would be when i was a kid and this gave me an opportunity to represent but parts of my heritage and when i got here, i've made

if i was going to play for scotland, i was going to try to play for scotland properly. 15 caps. rory mcilroy says he advised his fellow northern irishman tom mckibbin against switching to liv golf. mckibbin has been linked with a move to the saudi—backed circuit over the past week although there is no official confirmation he has decided to give up the pga tour card he secured in november. the world number three says he would "make a different decision" to the one the player he has mentored is contemplating. personally for me, it would be a little disappointing if it were to happen. but again, it's not — i made it perfectly clear, i'm not going to stand in your way to make a decision that you feel like a need to make for yourself. but at the same time, ijust feel like he's givingup a lot to not really benefit that much. rory mcilroy there and you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport website and app. bye from me. hello there. after a wild wintry start to the new year, the weather story has quietened down. and in fact, we had sunshine topping and taili

we've got the mild air in place for scotland and northern ireland.ing and most places will be dry and bright with some sunshine. but we have more cloud in the north and that's bringing this rain down across scotland, northern ireland, eventually into northern england and north wales. and we've got the stronger south—southwesterly winds for scotland and northern ireland — that's why temperatures could reach 12 or 13 degrees. for england and wales, still a little bit chilly, temperatures 5, 6 degrees, but it is an improvement on what we've seen of late. the colder air is here more towards continental europe. most of us are in mild air, the winds coming in from the atlantic around the top of that area of high pressure. but as that's always going to be close to the south of the uk, here, it will be a bit chilly at times. we could well have some mist and fog to start with on tuesday in southern england. on the whole, it's going to be dry, quite cloudy, the best of any breaks in the cloud where we've got a bit of shelter, so eastern scotland and the northe

you know, like, if i was going to play for scotland, i was going to try and play for scotland properlyto finish up at ten caps or 15 caps, and i wanted to go all in and try and, you know, become a player that will be remembered in this country. and i think that all got kind of tied together during the autumn when my gran could come get to watch. and i suppose what was really nice for me was people got to put the face to the stories of my heritage, and i think people were quite surprised how really scottish my grandma is. and it was nice for me to, you know, for people to finally see my story rather than just just hear about it. and, yeah, now ijust kind of feel i've almost been here for four years now, and it's my home and it's where my son's born, and i'm fully attached to the country, to my club here in glasgow. and i suppose the one way that i can show that is not by getting up and tell everyone how, you know, passionate i am. it's really about showing them. and that's always been the way that i've thought about it is i feel like anyone can get up here and say how passionate they ar

there will be some sunshine, again, northern scotland, but western scotland a bit brighter than todayreaks in the cloud through eastern parts of england. but already notice those temperatures dropping — just 4 or 5 degrees. and even in northern scotland, lower than today. still a breeze here, lighter winds further south. it's because where we've got those lighter winds as we go through saturday night into sunday, area of high pressure and that colder air pushing in, we should start to see a little bit more in the way of fog forming. also, you saw some weather fronts approaching into the west. so across ireland and into northern ireland and western scotland later, we'll see some outbreaks of rain. could be some lingering fog for some across england and wales, but there'll be a few of you still seeing the sunshine on sunday and, for many, it will be dry. but much colder. one or two spots in england and wales struggling to get above freezing. most of us in single figures too. quick glimpse into next week — after a cold and murky start, it's going to turn a bit more changeable later in th

then it turns milder and warmer across northern ireland scotland into sunday. eventually the milder air will push further southwards and eastwards for the start of next week, but it's a slow process. as we head through saturday, this cloud gradually pushes further eastwards, freezing fog patches across many parts of england and wales slow to lift and clear, reducing visibility on our roads. but a patchy light rain and drizzle into parts of western scotland, with the wind picking up for some irish sea coast but some sunshine later on in the day for northern ireland. sunny skies too, with the colder air further east, but again temperatures for many won't make it much past low single figures. and it stays cold too on saturday night into sunday. perhaps not quite as cold as on friday night, but temperatures still well below freezing for many, particularly towards the eastern half of the uk. for these western coasts it is turning milder. and if we just take a look at the pressure chart, you can see the high pressure gradually retreats further eastwards, taking the c

windier here, but the best of the sunshine in eastern scotland.oasts, but temperatures very mild, 12—13 celsius. southern scotland, northern ireland a little cooler further south and east, 8—9c here. and then overnight tonight, with that mild air still coming across the cold ground, then it�*s likely we�*ll see some mist and fog form where we get the clear spells. so quite a murky but a mild start to the day tomorrow with lows of around 5—8c, but double figures still for north west scotland. so particularly mild here. now we�*ll probably see the worst of any fog towards the southern half of england. and here it could linger on for much of the day, but more in the way of sunshine, with a drier feed of air for northern ireland, northern england and into eastern scotland. and it remains mild with double figures for many places. 9-11 or 12c. now the high pressure starts to pull its way further eastwards as we head through wednesday and into thursday. that�*s going to help to strengthen the southwesterly winds, and there could be a few outbreaks of rai

for northern ireland and scotland, western scotland, quite a change with the approach of this weatheree good spells of sunshine. a little sunshine but quite chilly at 3—4 celsius across england and wales but it does turn milder and more unsettled as we get into the middle of next week. live from london, this is bbc news. the israeli security cabinet recommends approving the gaza ceasefire deal. the wider government cabinet is now convening. i’m wider government cabinet is now convening-— convening. i'm mark lowen live in hostages _ convening. i'm mark lowen live in hostages square _ convening. i'm mark lowen live in hostages square in _ convening. i'm mark lowen live in hostages square in tel- convening. i'm mark lowen live in hostages square in tel aviv, | in hostages square in tel aviv, where the families of those held in gaza have gathered again today to put pressure on the government to approve the deal. , the government to approve the deal , . deal. these are the live pictures _ deal. these are the live pictures from _ deal. these are the live pictures from inside - deal. these a

very different to how it's going to be across scotland and northern ireland.hat rapid thaw of snow and ice could lead to some localised flooding as we head on into monday here. further rain falling on that snow and ice melt as well. that weather front weakening as it pushes into the area of high pressure. england and wales, i think monday mostly dry, variable cloud, a bit of sunshine and turning less cold. 5 to 7 celsius here, but double figures across scotland and northern ireland. that weather front through monday night fizzles out as it moves into the area of high pressure across england and wales. it leaves a legacy of cloud. a milder theme for most away from the very far south and south—east, which could see the last cold night here, but double figure values, as you can see, for glasgow and for belfast, so a lot milder here. tuesday, variable cloud, breezier conditions in scotland and northern ireland. i think it will be mostly dry apart from a bit of drizzle across western hills. could see a little bit of mist and fog across england and wales where we'll

northern ireland, scotland and parts of western england, but more towards eastern areas it will turnt scotland, not as cold as the previous night, but still cold. we start up night, but still cold. we start up again on a chilly note. frost and ice around. it should be drier with more sunshine around, wind and rain. temperature recovering across belfast and plymouth, another cold day for the east. as we had to sunday night, the milder, cloudier, wetter and windier weather pushes into scotland over night with large parts of england with light winds and clear skies, will have another cold one, not as cold as it has been, colder in the south—east, much more mild in scotland and northern ireland with double figures coming monday. that will come with snow and ice melt and with further rain falling on that melting snow and ice, we could see flooding. england and wales have a chilly start, holding onto sunshine with lighter winds, temperature is creeping up winds, temperature is creeping up a little bit but not as mild as what they will be further north and west. as we head into tuesday, tha

but it is much milderfurther north — 12 or 13 in scotland and northern ireland. high pressure in the south, where it's a bit chillier. but elsewhere, the winds are coming in from the atlantic bringing in a lot of dry weather, but a lot of cloud, and we're continuing to see those temperatures rising — perhaps getting into double figures across parts of england and wales. again, 12 or 13 further north. and the highest temperatures over the week ahead are likely to be in scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly across the far south of england and wales at night, with a risk of frost, but otherwise, we've got a breezy air, cloudy air and temperatures are rising. live from washington, this is bbc news. fire crews in los angeles brace for stronger winds as canada and mexico join the effort against destructive wildfires. this against destructive wildfires. one is dropping fire reta rda nt this one is dropping fire retardant right on top of the fire there in a desperate bid to stop these flames. and celebrations in sudan, after the army captures a strategic east

we've got the mild air in place for scotland and northern ireland.will be lifting and most places will be dry and bright with some sunshine. but we have more cloud in the north and that's bringing this rain down across scotland, northern ireland, eventually into northern england and north wales. and we've got the stronger south—southwesterly winds for scotland and northern ireland — that's why temperatures could reach 12 or 13 degrees. for england and wales, still a little bit chilly, temperatures 5 or 6 degrees, but it is an improvement on what we've seen of late. the colder air is here more towards continental europe. most of us are in mild air, the winds coming in from the atlantic around the top of that area of high pressure. but as that's always going to be close to the south of the uk, here, it will be a bit chilly at times. we could well have some mist and fog to start with on tuesday in southern england. on the whole, it's going to be dry, quite cloudy, the best of any breaks in the cloud where we've got a bit of shelter, so eastern scotland

we've got the mild air in place for scotland and northern ireland.me sunshine. but we have more cloud in the north and that's bringing this rain down across scotland, northern ireland, eventually into northern england and north wales. and we've got the stronger south to south westerly winds for scotland and northern ireland — that's why temperatures could reach 12 or 13 degrees. for england and wales, still a little bit chilly, temperatures five or six degrees, but it is an improvement on what we've seen of late. the colder air is here more towards continental europe. most of us are in mild air, the winds coming in from the atlantic around the top of that area of high pressure. but as that's always going to be close to the south of the uk, here, it will be a bit chilly at times. we could well have some mist and fog to start with on tuesday in southern england. 0n the whole, it's going to be dry, quite cloudy, the best of any breaks in the cloud where we've got a bit of shelter, so eastern scotland and the north east of england seeing some sunshine. a

some sunshine from the word go for northern scotland.through the irish sea, so that will help break up the cloud here. so we should see some sunshine for parts of wales, northern england, northern ireland, northern scotland but i think for large parts of central, southern and eastern england, it will stay rather grey and gloomy with some murkiness and only 11—5 degrees. it will feel quite cold. but a little less cold across the northwest of scotland. but with that colder air in place, saturday night will be a cold one. we'll see, ithink, a bit more of a widespread frost and some dense mist and fog patches across england and wales. very little change to the pressure pattern as we head through sunday but this weather front will try to edge into northwestern areas but it won't get far because it's bumping up against high pressure. so, a cold, frosty start with some fog around, which could be slow to clear for england, certainly central and eastern parts. the best of the sunshine, again, across northern and western areas. this weather front

we've got the mild air in place for scotland and northern ireland.g patches will be lifting and most places will be dry and bright with some sunshine. but we have more cloud in the north and that's bringing this rain down across scotland, northern ireland, eventually into northern england and north wales. and we've got the stronger south to south westerly winds for scotland and northern ireland — that's why temperatures could reach 12 or 13 degrees. for england and wales, still a little bit chilly, temperatures five or six degrees, but it is an improvement on what we've seen of late. the colder air is here more towards continental europe. most of us are in mild air, the winds coming in from the atlantic around the top of that area of high pressure. but as that's always going to be close to the south of the uk, here, it will be a bit chilly at times. we could well have some mist and fog to start with on tuesday in southern england. 0n the whole, it's going to be dry, quite cloudy, the best of any breaks in the cloud where we've got a bit of shelter, s

we've got the mild air in place for scotland and northern ireland.bringing this rain down across scotland, northern ireland, eventually into northern england and north wales. and we've got the stronger south to south westerly winds for scotland and northern ireland — that's why temperatures could reach 12 or 13 degrees. for england and wales, still a little bit chilly, temperatures five or six degrees, but it is an improvement on what we've seen of late. the colder air is here more towards continental europe. most of us are in mild air, the winds coming in from the atlantic around the top of that area of high pressure. but as that's always going to be close to the south of the uk, here, it will be a bit chilly at times. we could well have some mist and fog to start with on tuesday in southern england. 0n the whole, it's going to be dry, quite cloudy, the best of any breaks in the cloud where we've got a bit of shelter, so eastern scotland and the north east of england seeing some sunshine. and those temperatures again reaching 12, maybe 13 degrees in

police scotland say they think both releases of acro one are connected. scottish lynx effect has worn off. aruna iyengar, bbc news. finally this half—hour. can you imagine being at your school assembly and this happening? yes, this is music superstar ed sheeran walking into an assembly at a school in cardiff. he sang his 2017 number one hit shape of you to the delight of the hundreds of pupils. it's part of his new foundation to promote the teaching of music in schools. britain has this kind of thing where it is pushing people towards bankers all working in tech or finance or towards bankers all working in tech orfinance or all towards bankers all working in tech or finance or all this sort of stuff, when actually the arts, and they know well is ours, there are some amazing music, amazing film, amazing painting that comes out of wales that, you know, doesn't happen unless you guys go i want to do that. ed sheeran. a reminder of our menus. you can see the qr code with the latest on fires in los angeles. these are the live pictures as we come up to 9:30pm w

, according to the royal zoological society of scotland.ave been caught in the same area in recent days. the society said it was "reasonably confident" there were no other lynx on the loose in the area. inquiries are continuing to find out how they came to be there. it's been a bitterly cold few days here in the uk and whilst we're wrapping up warm, spare a thought for our furry and feathered friends? dudley zoo has been giving a helping hand to some of its animals to keep them warm, as our reporter ben sidwell has been finding out. during the winter we can steam the vegetables to keep them warm — the vegetables to keep them warm. they need one vegetables and hot _ warm. they need one vegetables and hot drinks and extra bedding. it is up to them if they— bedding. it is up to them if they want to come out and brave they want to come out and brave the cold — they want to come out and brave the cold. ., ., the cold. coming from madagascar, - the cold. coming from madagascar, these . the cold. coming from - madagascar, these animals feel the co

eastern scotland, again, a cold one to come with a hard frost.as what we had on friday night. however, still a chilly start to the day, a widespread frost across central, northern eastern areas, a lot of sunshine for sunday with cloud towards western fringes where here it will be less cold. temperatures beginning to climb here, another cold day to come further east. sunday night, under clearer skies across the midlands, southern and eastern england, a frost developing. further north and west as we pick up more cloud and a breeze off the atlantic, it will be a frost free night, we will start to see the snow and ice melting here as it will be milder but another one to come for large parts of england and wales. monday, a cold, frosty start for the midlands, eastern england, but sunshine here. further north and west, cloudierskies, breezy and there will be outbreaks of rain and it will be rain with these sorts of temperatures, nine to 13 degrees. a lot milder than what we've had for the last week. another chilly day to come for the midlands and easte

but it is much milderfurther north — 12 or 13 in scotland and northern ireland.in from the atlantic bringing in a lot of dry weather, but a lot of cloud and we're continuing to see those temperatures rising — perhaps getting into double figures across parts of england and wales. again, 12 or 13 further north. and the highest temperatures over the week ahead are likely to be in scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly across the far south of england and wales at night, with a risk of frost, but otherwise we've got a breezy air, cloudy air and temperatures are rising. live from washington, this is bbc news. fire crews in los angeles brace for stronger winds as canada and mexico join the effort against destructive wildfires. this one is dropping fire retardant right on top of the fire there in a desperate bid to stop these flames. ukraine says it's captured two north korean soldiers fighting for russia. and — uk chancellor rachel reeves announces trade agreements worth 600 million pounds during a visit to china — but is criticised for the timing of her trip

central and eastern areas of both england and scotland, it will turn cold again.cold as the previous night, but still another hard frost to come for many away from the very far west. so tomorrow, we start off again on a chilly note. there will be frost and ice around to watch out for, some mist and fog, but it should be drier with more sunshine around before wind and rain arrives across the western isles later on. temperatures recovering across belfast and plymouth. another cold day to come for central and eastern areas and as we head through sunday night, the milder, cloudier, wetter, windier weather begins to push into scotland and northern ireland. but large parts of england and wales, with lighter winds and clear skies, will have another cold one — not as cold as it has been. probably the coldest spots towards the southeast, but much milder for scotland, northern ireland — double figures to start the day on monday — but this will also come with some snow and ice melt and with further rain falling on that melting snow and ice, we could see some issues with loca

, according to the royal zoological society of scotland.aught in the same area in recent days. the society said it was "reasonably confident" there were no other lynx on the loose in the area. inquiries are continuing to find out how they came to be there. the actor and tv presenter warwick davis is to receive this year's bafta fellowship — the british academy's highest honour. the surrey—born actor is known for appearing in the harry potter and star wars film series. he said he was accepting the award in honour of everyone living with dwarfism or any form of difference — and added "our uniqueness can be our greatest asset". now before we go — can you imagine being at your school assembly and this happenening 7 yes, this is music superstar ed sheeran walking into an assembly at a school in cardiff. he sang his 2017 number one hit �*shape of you�* to the delight of the hundreds of pupils. it�*s part of his new foundation to promote the teaching of music in schools. britain is pushing people towards working in tech and finance _ towards worki

fog patches around initially, perhaps a little bit more in the way of sunshine extending across scotlandbut, again, we'll probably have some low cloud and mist hanging on across parts of east anglia and southern counties of england. temperatures generally around 7—10 degrees, so we're running a little bit above average for the time of year, and quite mild there for west scotland and northern ireland. friday, the high pressure is still with us, but into the weekend, this weak weather front is going to move in off the atlantic. the front weakens as it runs into our area of high pressure. and so saturday, a dry day, sunday, we'll see the clouds thicken with outbreaks of light rain spreading in. there'll be a few showers around next week, but for the time being, the weather staying mostly on the mild side. live from singapore, this is bbc news. a sitting president arrested in south korea for the first time in the country's history. forecasters are warning of dangerously high winds in the los angeles area, raising concerns that wildfires could spread again. hopes rise for a ceasefire in gaza.

in highland scotland, here in plockton, there was a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain, but it was veryad from here, we had temperatures up to 14 degrees in achnagart. so a real contrast then to the 3 celsius that was recorded in fylingdales in north yorkshire. the reason for this? well, the cold air that we had last week hasn't entirely gone away from eastern areas, and the winds were blowing over the snow—covered north york moors, keeping those temperatures well suppressed in our coldest parts. now, over the next few hours, there's a little bit of rain to come across parts of southern scotland, northern ireland, into northern england, the north midlands and north wales, as well. for most, it's going to be a mild start to the day on tuesday, but you mightjust see an odd nip of frost if we keep those skies clearest long enough over the next few hours. now, next few days, high pressure dominates our weather picture, and the high pressure is going to be feeding in a lot of mild air, often with these southwesterly winds. so temperatures will be running above average for most areas over the

but it is much milderfurther north — 12 or 13 in scotland and northern ireland.south, where it's a bit chillier. but elsewhere, the winds coming in from the atlantic bringing in a lot of dry weather, but a lot of cloud and we're continuing to see those temperatures rising — perhaps getting into double figures across parts of england and wales. again, 12 or 13 further north. and the highest temperatures over the week ahead are likely to be in scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly across the far south of england and wales at night, with a risk of frost, but otherwise we've got a breezy air, cloudy air and temperatures are rising. live from washington. this is bbc news. the death toll rises to 16 in los angeles, where fire crews are battling destructive wildfires and bracing for stronger winds. us special counseljack smith who led federal investigations into donald trump has resigned just days before trump reta kes the white house. and celebrations in sudan, after the army captures a strategic eastern city — from the paramilitary rapid support forces. he

but it is much milderfurther north — 12 or 13 in scotland and northern ireland.re it's a bit chillier. but elsewhere, the winds coming in from the atlantic bringing in a lot of dry weather, but a lot of cloud and we're continuing to see those temperatures rising — perhaps getting into double figures across parts of england and wales. again, 12 or 13 further north. and the highest temperatures over the week ahead are likely to be in scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly across the far south of england and wales at night, with a risk of frost, but otherwise we've got a breezy air, cloudy air and temperatures are rising. live from london. this is bbc news. the number of people killed in the los angeles wildfires rises to 16 with firefighters battling to contain the two biggest blazes. aerial crews have been bombarding the flames with water to hold back the palisades fire — which is menacing one of la's most exclusive neighbourhoods. winds are picking up again, further farming the flames — 166,000 more people have been warned they may have to flee. this i

but it is much milderfurther north — 12 or 13 in scotland and northern ireland. from the atlantic bringing in a lot of dry weather, but a lot of cloud, and we're continuing to see those temperatures rising — perhaps getting into double figures across parts of england and wales. again, 12 or 13 further north. and the highest temperatures over the week ahead are likely to be in scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly across the far south of england and wales at night, with a risk of frost, but otherwise, we've got a breezy air, cloudy air and temperatures are rising. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme.

furthersouth, scotland, with temperatures up to 11. further south, a reasonable nine or ten.the south—east. north of that, through the midlands, parts of wales and the south—west, more mist and fog developing, so too is in the north—west of england and south—west scotland. where we have the clearest skies in northern england, parts of wales and the midlands, a touch of frost heading into thursday, with some sunshine as well. the mist and fog forming overnight will tend to slowly lift but, across many southern parts of england, east anglia and the midlands, it could stay for most of the day. temperature about nine or 10 degrees. i think, for many parts of northern england and the midlands, is going to be a bit cooler than today after a chilly start. the area of high pressure tended to drift a bit further into europe, so we start to draw in more of a southerly breeze, tended to take the low cloud in the south and push it north. up into parts of scotland and northern ireland, so quite a cloudy start for friday, a bit misty and murky. it will brighten up and murky. it will bright

central and eastern areas of both england and scotland, it will turn cold again.ous night, but still another hard frost to come for many away from the very far west. so tomorrow, we start off again on a chilly note. there will be frost and ice around to watch out for, some mist and fog, but it should be drier with more sunshine around before wind and rain arrives across the western isles later on. temperatures recovering across belfast and plymouth. another cold day to come for central and eastern areas and as we head through sunday night, the milder, cloudier, wetter, windier weather begins to push into scotland and northern ireland. but large parts of england and wales, with lighter winds and clear skies, will have another cold one — not as cold as it has been. probably the coldest spots towards the southeast, but much milder for scotland, northern ireland — double figures to start the day on monday — but this will also come with some snow and ice melt and with further rain falling on that melting snow and ice, we could see some issues with localised flooding on

eastern scotland, again, a cold one to come with a hard frost.r sunday with cloud towards western fringes where here it will be less cold. temperatures beginning to climb here, another cold day to come further east. sunday night, under clearer skies across the midlands, southern and eastern england, a frost developing. further north and west as we pick up more cloud and a breeze off the atlantic, it will be a frost free night, we will start to see the snow and ice melting here as it will be milder but another one to come for large parts of england and wales. monday, a cold, frosty start for the midlands, eastern england, but sunshine here. further north and west, cloudierskies, breezy and there will be outbreaks of rain and it will be rain with these sorts of temperatures, nine to 13 degrees. a lot milder than what we've had for the last week. another chilly day to come for the midlands and eastern england with sunshine, but less cold. high pressure sits across france bringing us fairly brisk south—westerly winds, some weather fronts grazing nort

it will be a chillier night for scotland and northern ireland., potentially some more fog, some dense fog around by the time we get to sunday morning. it's one to watch all weekend, really. the other subtle changes are a weather front approaching, bringing rain into northern ireland, western scotland later. but if anything, because we've got all that cloud and that potential fog around it will be colder still on sunday for england and wales and for eastern scotland. so those are the subtle changes. then, as we go into monday, our weather front pushes through. very little rain left on it. hopefully it will clear initially some of that low—level fog around. some showers following to the north and west and temperatures just recover a little to around about the average. so7to 10 c. but actually we go back to fairly static picture then through monday night into tuesday. so there could well be some fog around on tuesday morning, showery in the north and west. and we've got the breeze coming down from the north. so again, it's not a particularly warm lo

but it is much milderfurther north — 12 or 13 in scotland and northern ireland.ewhere, the winds coming in from the atlantic bringing in a lot of dry weather, but a lot of cloud and we're continuing to see those temperatures rising — perhaps getting into double figures across parts of england and wales. again, 12 or 13 further north. and the highest temperatures over the week ahead are likely to be in scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly across the far south of england and wales at night, with a risk of frost, but otherwise we've got a breezy air, cloudy air and temperatures are rising. voice-over: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. this week, we brave the arctic permafrost to visit the ultimate data storage vault. it's a remote destination, far away from wars, crisis, terrorism, disasters. so, what could be safer? nick goes down under to meet the people helping to preserve one of the great wonders of the world. though some of the techniques are quite old—school. it looks

but it is much milderfurther north — 12 or 13 in scotland and northern ireland.ures rising — perhaps getting into double figures across parts of england and wales. again, 12 or 13 further north. and the highest temperatures over the week ahead are likely to be in scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly across the far south of england and wales at night, with a risk of frost, but otherwise we've got a breezy air, cloudy air and temperatures are rising. live from washington. this is bbc news. the death toll rises to 16 in los angeles, where fire crews are battling destructive wildfires and bracing for stronger winds. this one is dropping fire retardant right on top of the fire there in a desperate bid to stop these flames. us special counseljack smith who led federal investigations into donald trump has resigned from thejustice department. and: uk chancellor rachel reeves announces trade agreements worth 600 million during a visit to china — but is criticised for the timing of her trip. hello, i'm carl nasman. we begin with the wildfires in los angeles wh

our scotland editorjames cook is aboard the ferry right now.n years ago at a quarter of the £400 million and more eventual cost but failures of planning, design and construction lead this to turn into one of the longest running and deepest political rows in recent scottish history. seven years late, four times over budget, this ferry has harmed the reputation of shipbuilders on the clyde and snp politicians in edinburgh. but now, at last, the glen sannox is setting sail. arriving to a warm welcome in brodick on the isle of arran. it's been a long time coming, but yes, certainly very excited about it being here and hopefully it's going to give us a really good service. even with the arrival of this ferry, the average age of the ten major vessels in calmac�*s fleet is still around a quarter of a century. breakdowns are common, and up and down the west coast of scotland, you'll hear people complain about the effect of that unreliability on island life. i like the scenery. ijust like the nature, just the pace of life. robert campbell needs dialysis

some breaking news now the manchester united and scotland footballing legend, denis law, has passed away aged 8a. law was considered the one of the greatest footballers the country had ever produced going from humble beginnings in aberdeen to superstardom for manchester united. during his 11 years at the club he scored 237 goals in 404 appearances. he became an icon of the game and was revered around the world. our sports correspondent, andy swiss looks back at his life. to manchester united fans he was known simply as the king. denis law's arm in the air celebration became one of the most familiar in the football world with his flair, flamboyance and ruthless finishing. all the more remarkable considering that as a boy growing up in aberdeen, he had a serious eye problem. i had to squint in days to play football with one eye closed because i fell back to take my glasses off and always felt self—conscious so i played football with one eye. self-conscious so i played football with one eye. after suru e football with one eye. after surgery his _ football with one eye. after surgery his car

some sunshine from the word go for northern scotland.d western areas through the irish sea, so that will help break up the cloud here. so we should see some sunshine for parts of wales, northern england, northern ireland, northern scotland but i think for large parts of central, southern and eastern england, it will stay rather grey and gloomy with some murkiness and only 11—5 degrees. it will feel quite cold. but a little less cold across the northwest of scotland. but with that colder air in place, saturday night will be a cold one. we'll see, ithink, a bit more of a widespread frost and some dense mist and fog patches across england and wales. very little change to the pressure pattern as we head through sunday but this weather front will try to edge into northwestern areas but it won't get far because it's bumping up against high pressure. so, a cold, frosty start with some fog around, which could be slow to clear for england, certainly central and eastern parts. the best of the sunshine, again, across northern and western areas. thi

some sunshine from the word go for northern scotland.a, so that will help break up the cloud here. so we should see some sunshine for parts of wales, northern england, northern ireland, northern scotland but i think for large parts of central, southern and eastern england, it will stay rather grey and gloomy with some murkiness and only 4—5 degrees. it will feel quite cold. but a little less cold across the northwest of scotland. but with that colder air in place, saturday night will be a cold one. we'll see, ithink, a bit more of a widespread frost and some dense mist and fog patches across england and wales. very little change to the pressure pattern as we head through sunday but this weather front will try to edge into northwestern areas but it won't get far because it's bumping up against high pressure. so, a cold, frosty start with some fog around, which could be slow to clear for england, certainly central and eastern parts. the best of the sunshine, again, across northern and western areas. this weather front will bring some rain

tributes have been paid to the scotland, manchester united and manchester city football legend, denisaw, who has died at the age of 8a. south korea's impeached president, yoon suk yeol, is in court — we'll be live in seoul. mediators in qatar have announced it will take effect from 8:30am sunday in gaza — that's 06:30 gmt. the qatar foreign ministry made the announcement on social media, saying the parties had agreed that the ceasefire would begin on sunday morning. also warning �*inhabitants to take precaution, exercise the utmost caution, and wait for directions from official sources." after hours of discussion, the israeli cabinet gave final approval to the ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas. the first hostages are due to be released as early as sunday, under the first phase of the agreement. meanwhile sirens have been heard across central israel this morning, with reports of explosions overjerusalem. the israeli military says it intercepted a missile launched from yemen. 0ur correspondent, jon donnison, is injerusalem. we will talk about those sirens and just a moment,

then it turns milder, warmer across northern ireland and scotland into sunday.r will push further southwards and eastwards for the start of next week, but it's a slow process. and as we head through saturday, this cloud gradually pushes further eastwards, freezing fog patches across many parts of england and wales slow to lift and clear, reducing visibility on our roads. bit a patchy light rain and drizzle into parts of western scotland with the wind picking up for some irish sea coasts, but some sunshine later on in the day for northern ireland. sunny skies, too, with the colder air further east but again, temperatures for many won't make it much past low single figures. and it stays cold, too, on saturday night into sunday. perhaps not quite as cold as on friday night but temperatures still well below freezing for many, particularly towards the eastern half of the uk. for these western coasts, it is turning milder. and if we just take a look at the pressure chart, you can see the high pressure gradually retreats further eastwards, taking the colder air with it

then it turns milder and warmer across northern ireland scotland into sunday.s for the start of next week, but it's a slow process. as we head through saturday, this cloud gradually pushes further eastwards, freezing fog patches across many parts of england and wales slow to lift and clear, reducing visibility on our roads. but a patchy light rain and drizzle into parts of western scotland, with the wind picking up for some irish sea coast but some sunshine later on in the day for northern ireland. sunny skies too, with the colder air further east, but again temperatures for many won't make it much past low single figures. and it stays cold too on saturday night into sunday. perhaps not quite as cold as on friday night, but temperatures still well below freezing for many, particularly towards the eastern half of the uk. for these western coasts it is turning milder. and if we just take a look at the pressure chart, you can see the high pressure gradually retreats further eastwards, taking the colder air with itjust allowing these weather fronts to introduce mil

but it is much milderfurther north — 12 or 13 in scotland and northern ireland.g in from the atlantic bringing in a lot of dry weather, but a lot of cloud and we're continuing to see those temperatures rising — perhaps getting into double figures across parts of england and wales. again, 12 or 13 further north. and the highest temperatures over the week ahead are likely to be in scotland and northern ireland. still a bit chilly across the far south of england and wales at night, with a risk of frost, but otherwise we've got a breezy air, cloudy air and temperatures are rising. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with luxmy gopal and ben boulos. 0ur headlines today: firefighters battle desperately to contain the largest of the deadly wildfires in los angeles as winds pick up, threatening to fan the flames and further the devastation. at least 16 people are now known to have died, with that figure expected to rise. also this morning, a police officer has died after she was hit by a lorry in north yorkshire while helping at the scene of a road accident. more disrupt