the best of the sunshine in orkney and shetland. snow over the hills.mp across northern england. some heavy bursts of rain and snow across the tops of the pennines. some gusty winds around liverpool bay. widespread gales around much of england and wales by three o'clock this afternoon. the strongest wind on the hills and the coasts. the winds temporarily eased down. the first part of tonight they strengthen once again as we see severe gales push into the west. some gaps in the cloud could allow frost here and there but lots of cloud across southern scotland. the rain, sleet and snow still there for tomorrow's rush hour. a few more cloud breaks across england and wales tomorrow. by and large a better day for northern england. in the north—east there will be more rain, sleet and hill snow. still blustery but not as windy as today. feeling colder for all. blustery but not as windy as today. feeling colderfor all. winds coming down from the north or north—east. touching gale force at times. clearing away early rain from the south. bringing one or two flurri

wet, though, all day for the shetland isles.shine in its place, and not feeling too bad. the area of low pressure clears away, takes its showers with it. of overnight frost and fog. maybe some mist and fog around. we should see some good sunny spells developing. but it will be on the cool side, 3—8 degrees at best. slack winds. so we could start off with a little bit of mist and fog. sunshine through the afternoon. most places dry. in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: rare talks in north korea. are meeting for the first time in two years. people from el salvador to live and work in the us. growing desperation in eastern ghouta. rebel—held area of syria. is in danger of exploding. charting a brighter future for africa. solar power may be the key. panels are popping up across the continent. than two years. a delegation to the winter olympics in south korea next month. in decades.

orkney, shetland and parts of caithness will stay dry.hter conditions, developing here, just one or two showers. by the time we get to lunch time, things should be drier and brighter. the same true of the isle of man. the rain not arriving through some parts of norfolk and suffolk until later. the further south you are, the rain lighter and patchier, but you will notice sunshine does come back after a wet and windy spell to many parts of england and wales, southern scotla nd of england and wales, southern scotland and northern ireland. the far north of scotland will stay wet with snow over the hills, shetland will avoid that and stay dry all day long. later on, we will see rain return to parts of wales. temperatures milder in south, but a windy night as storm eleanor pushes from west to east across the country. the strongest of the winds from our latest named storm will be in northern ireland to start the night. all areas will see rain. snow over the scottish mountains. 70mph gusts could have impact across northern ireland for a time. the

some sunshine for me in shetland. rain, sleet and snow across orkney and shetland.d wales. compared to this morning, a good deal more sunshine around at times. blustery today. the wind eases down temporarily. tonight the wind strengthens again. there is still the same band of rain, sleet and hill snow in central and southern scotland. that will be around tomorrow as well. for more morning brightness around tomorrow, particularly for england and wales. you will need a waterproofjacket as there will be showers in the morning. in the south—west it will be another blustery day. scotland and northern ireland are essentially fairly cloudy. southern scotland still has the rain, sleet and hill snow. temperatures tomorrow, single figures, it takes us into a cold weekend with arctic air coming down. a few wintry flurries into eastern parts. some morning rain in the south coast. the wind will make itself known. temperatures to — seven celsius. factor in the wind and it will feel closer to freezing if not below. into saturday night, as winds for lighter, an air of high pressure

strong gales gusting to 50— 60, even 70 or 80 in the far north for orkney and shetland.ve another weather front sliding off the atlantic. south—westerly winds are rolling of the atlantic. that cloud and rain around, you will see where that is on sunday, in the north. to the south, probably a lot of cloud. chances are that there will break up. cloud is a nightmare to predict. we cannot say for certain where. the senton will appear, but we can't say exactly where. it could be clear in a few areas. it will be grey but mild, if thatis areas. it will be grey but mild, if that is what you want. the rain on monday in the south, notice the hint of the different direction in the wind in the north. that means that slightly cooler air from the north atla ntic slightly cooler air from the north atlantic is coming in. six degrees there in glasgow. in the south, a bit more mar the air. about 12 degrees. not a grey weekend in terms of the weather, however, there will be some cloud and strong winds, but at least it is a relatively mild. that is all from me. have a grey weekend. that is

wet, though, all day for the shetland isles.feeling too bad. ten in the warmest spots. the area of low pressure clears away, takes its showers with it. then we are in a region of slack high pressure, so what that means, by the end of the week we could see a return to light winds and that risk of overnight frost and fog. so thursday starting off on a cool note, maybe some mist and fog around. but if it lifts and breaks, we should see some good sunny spells developing. but it will be on the cool side again, 3—8 degrees at best. friday, similar sort of picture. slack winds. so we could start off with a little bit of mist and fog. a little bit of sunshine breaking through through the afternoon, but most places dry. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. theresa may's reshuffle doesn't quite go to plan, as the health secretary resists a move and the education secretary quits. justine greening refused the offer of a newjob. the prime minister will announce more junior appointments later today. good morning, it i

persistent rain in shetland. shetland. southern and eastern scotland, clearer skies.rain. parts of wales, edging into south—west england. into south—west england. the wind, 50,60 miles an hour. the wind, 50, 60 miles an hour. a few spots of rain. some brighter weather to begin with. with. that spell of heavy rain and some gusty wind. some gusty wind. afternoon around the kent coast and the far north of scotland. the far north of scotland. between, sunshine and showers through the afternoon. through the afternoon. temperatures drop from some mild conditions. drop from some mild conditions. single figure is the most as we finished the day. finished the day. a scattering of showers in the west. showers in the west. nowhere near as windy as last night. windy as last night. but it will be cold tonight. cold tonight. northern and eastern areas, you may wake up to a touch of frost. wake up to a touch of frost. morning rush—hour, nowhere near as horrendous as it will be. horrendous as it will be. showers in the west. they will push eastwards. south—east, will get through the

wet all day for the shetland isles. plenty of sunshine in its place, not feeling too bad.owers with it. then we are in a region of slack high pressure, what that means — by the end of the week we could see a return to light winds and that risk of overnight frost and fog. thursday starting off on a cool note, maybe mist and fog around. if it lifts and breaks we should see good sunny spells developing. 0n the cool side, 3—8 at best. friday, similar picture. slack winds. could start off with mist and fog. sunshine through the afternoon. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. rebel—held area of syria. charting a brighter future for africa. solar power may be the key. panels are popping up across the continent.

into the shetland isles, there could be some severe gales for a time.ekend will be the mild air in place, still with us on sunday. still though with a lot of cloud on sunday, patchy rain and drizzle across western parts and heavier rain in north—west scotland. mild and windy. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. a donald trump visit to the uk is back on. he confirms talks are under way for a trip in the second half of the year. good morning. it's friday the 26th january. also this morning: "stop prescribing antibiotics for sore throats." the nhs medicines watchdog tells doctors to use paracetamol instead. bbc presenters agreed

outbreaks of could linger across your into shetland, pretty damp up there in the afternoon, anywheree, but as you can see light winds, it will feel quite pleasant out there. wednesday night, an area of low pressure spreading the show is close to the south—western channel islands, leaving this slack area of high—pressure weather is not much in the way of wind, so the big weather hazard for the end of the week, the return of widespread overnight frost and some lingering fog. thursday, brightening in many areas especially in central and western parts. still a bit grey and a bit cool in the east. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at "pm: the education secretaryjustine greening has left the government, amid the biggest reshuffle since theresa may became prime minister. she's turned down a job at the department for work and pensions. formerjunior minister in that department, esther mcvey, walks into thatjob instead. also tonight: a couple who met on a muslim dating site have been found guilty of planning a terror attack in the uk. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie has qui

shetland has patchy rain. less cold because of the rain.o start the day. sunshine. scotland, northern ireland, the midlands, wales. a few showers in east anglia and the south—east. mostly dry. the breeze will take the edge off the temperatures. further north, light winds. with sunshine, feeling pleasant. that is despite the fact temperatures will not get above freezing in scotland. 3—6 further south. high pressure with us again tonight. another cold one. light winds further north. gaps between the isobars. quite breezy in the south. it will go south—east. that will bring in more cloud across southern areas. further north, clear skies and widespread frost. monday, frosty and sunny in central and northern areas. the cloud in the south will go further north during the day. thick enough for the odd spot of light rain and the odd snowflake. temperatures, 3—6. the best of the sunshine in the north. to the west of the next area of low pressure which is going to bring a change to the weather on wednesday. a largely dry day on wednesday. more cloud

the uk heavy hour was celebrated on the shetland islands on tuesday held each year on a last tuesday in january the fire festival is a highlight on the islands which belong to scotland torch lit processions are helped participants dress in costume each drink and sing the torches are used to set fire to a replica of a viking longship in accordance with norse tradition. in trento italy cellist giovanni salema has played a concert using a very cool instrument an ice cello formed in a bubble when the temperature was at cheney minus eight degrees celcius his cello was crafted on the percentage by american skull to timlin. it's a sculpture it's a complicated ice sculpture you know i sculpture i have two kinds of ours i use the white wood you see which is the body of the instrument is made of snow and water and they are the bridge which is the clear part. the ice can i will tell it to me in a refrigerated truck until an early february. the international toy fair opened its doors in nuremberg on wednesday robots are a big trend this year even children program and control them technology also

wet all day for the shetland isles. plenty of sunshine in its place, not feeling too bad.takes the showers with it. then we are in a region of slack high pressure, what that means — by the end of the week we could see a return to light winds and that risk of overnight frost and fog. thursday starting off on a cool note, may be mist and fog around. if it lifts and breaks we should see good sunny spells developing. it will be on the cool side, 3—8 at best. friday, a similar picture. slack winds. we could start off with mist and fog. sunshine breaking in through the afternoon. most places dry. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: heading for rare talks, a high—level south korean delegation travels to the north, after months of tension on the peninsula. fears of an environmental disaster in the east china sea. china says a tanker leaking oil after a collision is in danger of exploding. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: after the protests against sexual harassment at the golden globes, we hear from women taking a stand on the other side of the planet, in

maybe also the shetland. a largely dry and sunny day to come. that is how it is looking. of this and can it be reversed? let's speak to nick graham who's a professor of marine ecology at lancaster university. we are familiar with the problems of coral reefs. but yet compiled data to show that it is escalating. coral bleaching occurs when coral becomes stressed. corals are animals. they live in a close relationship with single celled algae. the algae give the callback colour and their food. the relationship breaks down the tissue is translucent. critically, once this bleach has occurred in the algae has been lost, they started out. what we are looking back here, the image, that was bleached coral. we have heard about bleaching. and we are told that coral can recover from bleaching. what in this study is different from what we have been hearing in the past two years. we compiled a global database. these data reports go back 40 years. we have looked at incidences of coral bleaching through time. firstly, coral bleaching is absolutely a modern phenomenon. it did not occur bef

they are in orkney and shetland. into overnight, another cold and frosty night. moreover the buddies further south. more cloud sold less cold than further north. it'll be windy tomorrow. it will feel colder. the cloud across the south clad surely moving north. latest headlines: theresa may defends the government's record on the nhs, insisting it was better prepared for the pressures of winter thanit prepared for the pressures of winter than it had been before despite hospitals having to postpone tens of thousands of non—urgent operations. if you put some extra money in for coping with winter pressures, we have also in the budget in november announced that for the next couple of years there will be extra money, further money, going into the national health service.” further money, going into the national health service. i haven't got a plan to get those people off the trolleys in corridors, elderly people, this freezing january, being treated in ambulances! the prime minister is to carry out a cabinet reshuffle tomorrow amid reports that several ministers could be

may be lingering on for the next few hours, otherwise most places dry, on the mainland, but for shetlandy elsewhere, little bit of cloud, breeze across the south starting to feel raw, temperatures barely getting above freezing order even a little below. temperatures falling away very quickly again this evening and overnight thanks to high pressure. more of the breeze further south, isobars closer together, feeding in a bit more cloud. less cold here thenit a bit more cloud. less cold here then it will be further north. in rural places, again, potential for another hard frost. we start the new working week very cold, lots of sunshine, cloud across the south continues to creep north. by the end of the afternoon, much of england and wales will be pretty cloudy. best of the sunshine will be across scotland into northern ireland and the very far north of england. another cold day. breeze, it will feel more raw than it has done. for england and wales, far north of england and wales, far north of england sunny, fringes of west and wales. elsewhere, grey, dank afternoon, odd spit and spot of dri

in the shetland isles there could be some severe gales for a time.still with us on sunday. still though with a lot of cloud on sunday, patchy rain and drizzle across western parts and heavier rain in north—west scotland. mild and windy. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: the un warns 1.5 million people are on the brink of famine in south sudan. violence is causing many to flee and slowing the supply of aid. miss the cut has accused of leading the middle east or the chaos as he warned the palestinians again he will cut aid u nless palestinians again he will cut aid unless they talk peace with israel. casey affleck pulls out of presenting an award at next month's oscars, after being under pressure over claims of sexual harassment, which he denies. and rewriting our origins, and new discoveries suggest humanity may have a much longer and more dramatic history.

wet, though, all day for the shetland isles. plenty of sunshine in its place, not feeling too bad.at means — by the end of the week we could see a return to light winds and that risk of overnight frost and fog. so thursday starting off on a cool note, maybe some mist and fog around. but if it lifts and breaks, we should see good sunny spells developing. it will be on the cool side, 3—8 degrees at best. friday, similar picture. slack winds. we could start off with a little bit of mist and fog. sunshine through the afternoon. most places dry. this is bbc news. the headlines: north and south korea are holding their first talks for more than two years. officials from the two countries are focusing on how the north's athletes can participate in next month's winter olympics in the south. they are taking place in the truce village of panmunjom, in the demilitarised zone that divides the peninsula. the us is to cancel the residence permits of about 200,000 people from el salvador. they were given the permits in 2001, after two earthquakes in their country, but washington says the disruptio

wet, though, all day for the shetland isles. pressure clears away, takes its showers with it. then we are in a region of slack high pressure, so what that means, by the end of the week we could see a return to light winds and that risk of overnight frost and fog. so thursday starting off on a cool note, maybe some mist and fog around. but if it lifts and breaks, we should see some good sunny spells developing. but it will be on the cool side, 3—8 degrees at best. friday, similar sort of picture. slack winds. so we could start off with a little bit of mist and fog. sunshine through the afternoon. most places dry. this is bbc news — the headlines: with tensions running high after a series of nuclear and missile tests, north and south korea are holding theirfirst talks in more than two years. officials are focusing on how athletes from the north can compete in next month's winter olympics in the south. they're in the truce village of panmunjom, in the demilitarised zone. the united states is to cancel residence permits for nearly 2

wet all day for the shetland isles. plenty of sunshine in its place, not feeling too bad.ion of slack high pressure, what that means — by the end of the week we could see a return to light winds and at risk of overnight frost and fog. thursday starting off on a cool note, may be mist and fog around. if it lifts and breaks we should see good sunny spells developing. it will be on the cool side, 5—8 at best. friday, a similar picture. slack winds. we could start off with mist and fog. sunshine breaking in through the afternoon. most places dry. i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: south korean officials are holding talks with their north korean counterparts for the first time in more than two years. the two sides will discuss the possibility of pyongyang sending a delegation to the winter olympics being held in south korea. oil is still leaking from a tanker in the east china sea, two days after it collided with a cargo ship. one body has been recovered, but more than 30 crewmembers are still missing. and this video of a bbc colleague having a tough day at a zoo is

less cold they are in 0rkney and shetland. into overnight, another cold and frosty night. tomorrow. it will feel colder. the cloud across the south clad surely moving north. latest headlines: theresa may defends the government's record on the nhs, insisting it was better prepared for the pressures of winter thanit prepared for the pressures of winter than it had been before despite hospitals having to postpone tens of thousands of non—urgent operations. if you put some extra

in the shetland isles there could be some severe gales for a time.ith us on sunday. still though with a lot of cloud on sunday, patchy rain and drizzle across western parts and heavier rain in north—west scotland. mild and windy. this is bbc news. the headlines: the united nations is warning that 1.5 million people are on the brink of famine in south sudan, with half the country facing severe food shortages. armed conflict is fuelling the crisis — many people are unable to grow food — and dozens of aid workers have been kidnapped and murdered. fire has swept through a hospital in south korea, killing more than 30 people. -- 40. the south korean president, moonjae—in, has held an emergency meeting to discuss the government's response. it's the second major fire in the country in little more a month. president trump has again threatened to stop aid to the palestinians unless they engage in peace talks with israel. he was speaking in davos, alongside the israeli prime minister. mr trump angered palestinians recently by recognising jerusalem as israel's

windier picture and the winds could even heavier saturday night into the northern isles, securely shetlandsere is more cloud and outbreaks of rain moving in. milder air, more cloud and outbreaks of rain moving in. milderair, those temperatures head up a few degrees the sunday. eastern parts and the west, eventually in the hills, you could see some rain and drizzle. cloudy, windy and mild. this is business briefing. i'm david eades. open for business: president trump hosts european bosses at the world economic forum in davos. they love the tax cuts, but what about the protectionism? yes, that's the question on the lips of many of the delegates here at the world economic forum in davos. there is much expect haitian and some trepidation as to what will be in the president's speech. also coming up: boeing versus bombardier. us regulators will rule later on a dispute between the planemakers, with thousands ofjobs at the canadian firm at risk. and on the markets,

picture and the wind will get even stronger on saturday night into the northern isles, especially in shetlandere is stronger wind and more outbreaks of rain but it feels milder. a lot of cloud around on sunday best of the brightness in eastern parts in the west. heavy rain in north—west scotland. cloudy, windy but a mild picture. this is bbc news. the headlines: the united nations is warning that 1.5 million people are on the brink of famine in south sudan with half the country facing severe food shortages. armed conflict is fuelling the crisis — many people are unable to grow food — and dozens of aid workers have been kidnapped and murdered. president trump has threatened to stop aid to the palestinians unless they engage in peace talks with israel. he was speaking in davos alongside the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. a former palestinian negotiator‘s accused mr trump of leading the region towards chaos. casey affleck says he won't attend this year's oscars. he was expected to present this year's best actress category. the actor has been accused of sexual harassment by female cr

into the shetland isles, there could be some severe gales for a time.h with a lot of cloud on sunday, patchy rain and drizzle across western parts and heavier rain in north—west scotland. mild and windy. this is the briefing. i'm david eades. our top story: selling america to the world. president trump's set to give his keynote speech at the world economic forum in davos. i'm sally bundock. a political powerhouse of attendees and top business bosses prepare for what president trump will deliver this afternoon. casey affleck pulls out of presenting an award at next month's 0scars. he's been under pressure over claims of sexual harassment, which he denies. the czech republic readies for the second round of the country's presidential election. polls show the two candidates are neck and neck. and coming up in the business briefing: boeing versus bombardier. us regulators to rule on a dispute between the planemakers,

ireland, scotland, northern england parts of wales, some patchy rain, best of the brightness in shetlandes, nine in aberdeen but 12, 13, there, in cardiff and london. a bit a change on wednesday, this band of heavy rain, winds, could be gales. mild in the south—east, something a bit chillier coming into the north—west, but nothing like as cold as it has been, there will be a slightly cooler feel to the weather on thursday, with frequent heavy showers. this is bbc world news today. i'm geeta guru—murthy. our top stories. a new escalation of the war in syria as turkey says its ground forces have crossed the border to target kurdish fighters there. the death toll in the attack on a luxury hotel in kabul increases to 18, after residents had to flee during a 12—hour siege. germany's social democrats vote to open talks with angela merkel‘s conservatives to form another grand coalition. a second day of women's marches around the world, including here in london. we bring you the latest. hello and welcome to world news today. the un security council is due to discuss the worsening crisis

it will last longer so cross 0rkney & shetland. a frost for one or two.further north. snow for a time across the tops of the pennines and into the afternoon across the scottish mountains. with the gusty winds today the rain pushes through reasonably smartly. we will see sunshine in merry areas —— many areas in the afternoon. by which time more rain is pushing into the west and temperatures 4—6 degrees across scotland, up around 12 or 13 degrees across scotland, up around 12 or13 in degrees across scotland, up around 12 or 13 in the south. when i say it is stormy weather, it is courtesy of storm eleanor first in is stormy weather, it is courtesy of storm eleanorfirst in northern ireland with rain spreading across all areas except the far north of scotland. there are just developing this evening across southern parts of northern ireland and the stronger winds will transfer eastwards. maybe the far south of scotland, but more especially cumbria, lancashire, damaging winds of 70 to 80 mph and elsewhere we will see severe gales anywhere from north wales, north

. >> seth: and i don't want to be on a shetland pony. [ laughter and applause ] can't do it. >> seth:. >> seth: well, i don't think this is much of a spoiler, because it happens in the first episode. but your character also loses an arm. >> i do lose an arm. >> seth: so then you have to ride with one arm. >> yeah. not only can you not ride, and you're going to have to learn, but you're going to have to learn to ride with one arm. so out of all the -- you're only -- you have two arms, like, for a day out of three months. [ laughter ] so it's all about this. and, you know, for -- you've got the special -- first of all, you're riding, and it's -- you know. where's your balance. oh, here it is. >> seth: you actually had a disadvantage over someone who actually has one arm, because your arm is still there, like, leading you to be even more imbalanced. >> yeah. and it's great fun when you're spending eight hours on a horse, and you've got to shove it down the crack as far as you can get it. [ laughter ] you know, wedge it in there. because we can't see the arm. it can't be this. it's got to

orkney and shetland. some scattered showers going to fade away. light winds. clearskies.t it is good to be a struggle to shove. exactly who is going to stick with that, it is difficult to say at this moment. northern ireland, but elsewhere most of the misty nurse is going to clear. sunshine and another pleasant day. still feeling chilly. similar on friday. winds lightest. sunny spells. finishing with rain across ireland and some gusty winds. the weather front going to try to work its way across this weekend, the rain will be heavy at first, patchy later. this is bbc news. the headlines. the newly reshuffled cabinet meets for the first time as theresa may put the finishing touches to some junior positions today. north and south korea hold their first talks in more than two years. north korea will also attend this year‘s winter olympics in the south. a former football coach goes on trial accused of 48 historical sex offences against young boys. record numbers of patients are waiting more than four hours in scotland‘s a&e departments. also coming up, heavy snow across the al

shetland be any place seeing any noticeable breeze.ng. elsewhere temperatures down on wednesday. a reasonable amount of sunshine to the north and west of the uk. thursday night into friday, signs of something changing into the west. breeze picking up on friday across western areas including any morning mist and fog here. sunny spells and rain into ireland later on. if you in the east will hold onto the fog patches. by the time we hit the weekend we've got another weather front pushing east. not much in the way of breeze on the back edge of this. we start with the rain in the west. this could be a bit further east or west as well. but where it does rain, on and off all day long. it will tend to fizzle in situ with just winds blowing across it rather than, north to south rather than a across it. another weather front bringing changes our way and this time it could be more successful, with heavy rain into the west by the time we finish the weekend. early next week, the jet stream wa kened finish the weekend. early next week, the jet strea

evening, things turn interesting with 70 mile para gusts of wind across the north —— western isles, shetlandand and wales, and clearing later on across scotla nd and clearing later on across scotland and northern ireland with some wintry showers heading in. to start monday morning, it won't be particularly cold first thing because of the rain and strong winds. but then the colder air sta rts winds. but then the colder air starts to dive its way in from the north—west. this setup takes us through at least to wednesday. we have the cold north westerly flow of air, a different feel. 0n the morning, lying surface water with some strong winds. 0nly slowly easing away from easter wind through the day. and a return to sunshine and wintry showers. you can see the snow showers across scotland, even to lower levels. sleek and snow across northern ireland. perhaps something more wintry over the hills. tuesday is similar in that the sunshine, brisk north winds bringing sleet and snow showers, especially in the north. further south, mostly rain showers or hugger could be something wintry of the higher gr

still some outbreaks of rain towards shetland, maybe across parts of norfolk and suffolk.sunny spells in the afternoon in central and eastern areas. in the west the rain arriving in ireland later in the day. that weather fronts slowly moving eastwards as we go through into the weekend. heavy initially, turning right and patchy. lots of cloud around this weekend and force on the grey skies are back. —— for some the grey skies are back. hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. north and south korea meet for the first time in two years — but is it enough to diffuse the nuclear threats and what does it mean for relations with the west. there have been violent clashes in this year after austerity measures imposed by the government. we report from tunis. this ukrainian lawyer successfully argued in court against the release of her sister's killer. but then she was murdered. we look into the case that has outraged the country. and the japanese astronaut who's grown 9cm after just three weeks in space — he's concerned. we'll explain what's happening — with the help of the uk

cloud in the northern isles, especially shetland. wind and outbreaks of rain at times. wind will be strong. elsewhere, light winds. in the sunshine, it will be nice, despite temperatures in glasgow not getting above freezing to be further south, 5—6. high pressure is still with us this evening and overnight. asimilar with us this evening and overnight. a similar picture to last night. central and northern areas seeing the lowest temperatures. the south, more cloud around, even as far as the west country and south wales. monday, cold and frosty. further south, breezy, cloudier. that will go further north through the day. the odd light snow and drizzle in that cloud as it goes north. for the north and west of the country, it should be dry but cold. the weather front will go to the west through wednesday. we pick up a southerly wind. more cloud is brought to more areas. sunshine in western scotland. quite cold because of the strength of the wind. then this weather front will arrive. a messy picture. more miles across the south. thank you. we have seen some messy weather. w

across the north of scotland towards the northern isles, a weatherfront bringing outbreaks of rain to shetlandthe wind is remaining light across the nazr would will feel very pleasa nt across the nazr would will feel very pleasant as we reach around 3pm in the afternoon. despite the cold start. for the football match in shropshire this afternoon, it is looking pretty good, temperatures of around three celsius, lots of sunshine and the wind is light. high pressure is with us again this evening and overnight, another very cold one, central and northern areas with light winds. a widespread rural frost. further south, with light winds. a widespread rural frost. furthersouth, because we have more of a breeze, it will feed in more cloud to southern counties, perhaps reaching as far as south wales. it means monday morning, most places will be cold, frosty and sunny, but the south will be cloudy and grey. the grey skies moving a bit further north as the afternoon goes on, reaching parts of wales into the north and midlands, maybe some drizzle as well. but for much of scotla nd some drizzle as well. bu

a few showers, especially for 0rkney and shetland. the night, cloud rolls in again to be southern england, the midlands, wales, northern ireland, said to be wet. —— set to be wet. a cold and bright start further north. a weather system working its way in on thursday. you can see the strongest of the wind. another blustery day in southern counties of england and wales, especially later on. cloud breaking up for the morning. 12—13. further north, cloud and outbreaks of rain in northern england and scotland and ireland. sleet and snow. still there on friday. edging south. much colder airwill friday. edging south. much colder air will push across the uk. the good news for now is the wind is easing down. back to you, both. thank you, we will see later on. business news. some numbers to show. the first of the major retailers has shown us what they did in the christmas period. this is fascinating to see how things fared. there are so many sales in the run—up to christmas. that started in november. lots continued at different times. what‘s in

heaviest in scotland. 0rkney and shetland, severe gales. much more mild and on sunday. —— mild air. sunshine as well. temperatures back into the teens. possibly even 15 degrees. the next few days, more cool, but dry weather. 15 degrees! thank you! the papers. the front page is the times. the fundraising club is closing after what has been called the groping scandal. more on that through the morning. and this is about theresa may's speech later on this morning in switzerland in relation to the technology giants. the presidents clu b technology giants. the presidents club will close after groping allegations. great 0rmond hospital is returning donations. theresa may rebuking her family for this dinner. —— families minister. a gorgeous picture. this is zong zong and hua hua. they are genetically identical and were successfully cloned in china by a scientist. to see how big they are, this is a tennis ball. they are tiny. just one more thing on the presidents club. that story is having many repercussions. on the presidents club. that story is having many repercussionsm on the presidents

the centre of the storm is crossing between orkney and shetland. —— this is storm georgina.hat we actually have out there right now. tomorrow morning starts off quite nice across many eastern and southern areas. and central parts of england as well. by the time we get to the afternoon, we have more showers coming in. it is one of those days where we have the blue skies, sparkling sunshine and the dark cloud comes over and gives a downpour. friday is not going to be like that. it will be a bright day, really pleasant. come the weekend were just day, really pleasant. come the weekend werejust in day, really pleasant. come the weekend were just in time for the weekend, we have yet another weather front in the atlantic. also a storm is that this is moving closer to iceland. that should not give us too much in the way of wind. nothing like we have had today. the next one will bring us some are the conditions. temperatures are 12 degrees, even in belfast was changeable weather for the rest of the week, which is what we would very much expect this time of year. this is bbc news — o

sunny spells in 0rkney & shetland. cloudy elsewhere.e will see rain here in the afternoon, snow over high ground and it will be bright in the south—west of northern ireland. to the north—east it will be wet. wind strengthening around liverpool bay. 60 mph here. widespread gales around the southern half of the country into the afternoon. that could bring some rough seas around the west. and while the wind eases down in the evening, it will strengthen into the night in the south—west. severe gales possible. more rain in the south. the area of rain sits across southern scotland. clear skies in between. touch of frost here and there. temperatures above freezing into friday. tomorrow it isa above freezing into friday. tomorrow it is a cool day across the country. it is quite breezy and around the english channel. sunshine and showers in the southern half of the country. cloudy with outbreaks of rain and hill snow. rainfall is hotting up. showers to the north and east. and it is set to get colder still. into the weekend, we develop some arcti

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