not much rain but there will be a lot of cloud in the south—east.maybe even 12. second half of the weekend, an improvement in the south—east, much more sunshine, dry and quite sunny, very few showers, a touch wintry over the tops of the hills in scotland. temperatures reaching 12-13 in scotland. temperatures reaching 12—13 in the south—east, so a better day here on sunday. it is a long way ahead, but many of the depute models —— computer models are signalling a colder weekend for easter. maybe some wintry showers, that looks more likely over the northern half of the uk but we will see in the days ahead. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 9pm. the police officer who fell ill following the salisbury nerve agent attack has been discharged from hospital. in a statement read by a fellow police officer, detective sergeant nick bailey said he's thankful for the support he's received. some days we had about 300 messages from officers, the wider police family and the public. the level of support has been unbelievable. germany and france have t

south. clearer conditions have pushed to all but east anglia in the south—east.onditions with rural parts dropping below freezing. 7 degrees in the south—east corner, the cloud will hang into the morning. there may be a great start east anglia and the south—east but it will brighten up. ba rdsley south—east but it will brighten up. bardsley improved south—east but it will brighten up. ba rdsley improved day south—east but it will brighten up. bardsley improved day for most on sunday. good, long, sunny spells —— vastly improved. sunshine ever had. some showers in the north. a mixture of rain, hailand some showers in the north. a mixture of rain, hail and hill some showers in the north. a mixture of rain, hailand hill sleet some showers in the north. a mixture of rain, hail and hill sleet but evenin of rain, hail and hill sleet but even in the sunshine, temperatures into double figures. clearer conditions into sunday evening. only one thing that will happen, temperatures dropping widely. frost will develop for just about all on monday morning. a few towns and citie

eastern areas will slowly but surely fade away, could be some brightness appearing towards the south—east ground. windy for all and a bitterly cold feel. but we will lose this area of snow during sunday night. high pressure starts to build down from the north and we have a subtle shift in the wind direction as well. the easterly winds from the weekend will become more like northerly winds. northerly winds are never warm by any means, but they will be slightly less cold. so monday sees temperatures rising to between 3 and 7 degrees with some good spells of sunshine. not a bad day. temperatures will continue to climb as we head deeper into the coming week, but after a dry start to the week, things will then turn much more unsettled. this is bbc news. the headlines: russia's responded to the expulsion of 23 of its diplomats from the uk by giving the same number of british officials a week to leave moscow. it's also closing a british consulate and the british council in russia as the row over the chemical attack on a former russian double agent and his daughter continues. this week's fighting

drive towards the south east, but it will still feel cold. —— dry towards the south east.is bbc news. our latest headlines: 23 british diplomats are to be expelled by moscow amid tensions over the nerve agent attack in salisbury. the british consulate in st petersburg will also close. the prime minister has said russia must account for its actions. we will never tolerate a threat to the life of british citizens and others on british soil from the russian government. applause meanwhile, counterterrorism police have started contacting russian exiles living in the uk about their personal safety following the suspected murder of businessman nikolai glushkov. snow and ice grips parts of the uk, leaving flights cancelled and amber weather warnings across much of the uk. a 35—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two women are shot dead in east sussex. now on bbc news, injanuary 2017, finland began a bold social experiment. the government started paying 2,000 unemployed finns a basic income. it's free money — it comes with no strings attached. in this specia

uber is selling off its south—east asia business to singapore —based rival, grabbed it.is this mean for two of the world's guest tried hailing companies? and is the largest employer of people in india, will find out why the country's farming industry has been stuck the same old gear for decades. —— with. good morning, asian, hello, world. it isa good morning, asian, hello, world. it is a monday, hope you had a great weekend and glad you could join us for this edition of asia business support. i am rico hizon. for this edition of asia business support. iam rico hizon. we for this edition of asia business support. i am rico hizon. we start off with uber and after pulling out off with uber and after pulling out of china, it is now giving up another, selling its business in south east asia to regional rival, grab and. two more, i'mjoined now by my colleague and business reporter. why there retreating from asia? it comes down to money, uber is reducing its footprint in asia because it is such a competitive market and they are not really able to turn a profit. so they obstruct

behind it, it is cloudy in the south—east, so there will not be much snow falling.er cold day, especially in the wind. this is bbc news, our latest headlines... the prime minister says britain will never tolerate russia's actions as moscow announce they will expel 23 british diplomats amid tensions over the nerve agent attack in salisbury. russian exiles in britain are being contacted by police investigating the murder of businessman nikolai glushkov to discuss their personal safety. a 35—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two women are shot dead in east sussex. flights are cancelled and the met office sets out an amber weather warning as snow and freezing temperatures are forecast for much of the country this weekend. that's it from me. now on bbc news, our inside out south east team brings you some of their strongest stories this week. what will brexit mean for traffic in kent? it will be like an operation stack situation on a daily basis. and that cannot be allowed to happen. the kitchen where cooking is a serious business. it gives me a

uber reverses from south—east asia.he ride hailing app pulls out of eight countries as the boss seeks a route to profitability. the us opens the way to a truce with china but says its not afraid of a trade war between the world's two biggest economies. and the week has not started well for financial markets in asia, at no surprise given the rising trade tensions between the united states and china, and the friday slide on wall street. —— but no surprise. the ride—hailing app uber is in reverse once again. the company that is promising to transform how the world travels is pulling out of south—east asia as it tries to stem its losses. it follows similar retreats china and russia where it has struggled to capture market share. the latest manevoure means it's selling its operations in eight countries to its malaysia—based rival, grab. uber will retain a stake of 27.5% in the newly enlarged company and will move its customers over to it. last year uber racked up losses of $4.5 billion as it continued to subsidise rides arou

eastern areas will slowly but surely fade away, could be some brightness appearing towards the south—eastt, 10—20 centimetres over high ground. windy for all and a bitterly cold feel. but we will lose this area of snow during sunday night. high pressure starts to build down from the north and we have a subtle shift in the wind direction as well. the easterly winds from the weekend will become more like northerly winds. northerly winds are never warm by any means, but they will be slightly less cold. so monday sees temperatures rising to between 3 and 7 degrees with some good spells of sunshine. not a bad day. temperatures will continue to climb as we head deeper into the coming week, but after a dry start to the week, things will then turn much more unsettled. this is bbc news. our top stories, moscow makes its move — 23 british diplomats are expelled in the stand—off with the uk over the chemical attack on yulia and sergei skripal. syrians flee fighting in huge numbers. almost 250,000 are reported to have been forced from their homes in the last week. us officials investigate claims that

scotla nd especially in parts of south—east scotland and north east england. quite hit and miss. some pieces won't see any at all, other places could get a few centimetres of snow. much of northern ireland and scotland dry, but when we factor in the strength of the wind it will feel subzero for many. as we go into tomorrow evening, there are met 0ffice amber he prepared warnings in force for parts of eastern england and the north midlands, down to the south—east, and on sunday the south of wales in the south of england getting involved in the action. these are the areas which are most likely to see disruptive snow, initially during saturday night in the form of frequent showers pushing into the east. and then some more persistent snow which looks like it could develop down towards the south—west by the first part of morning. temperatures subzero, and there will be some icy stretches on sunday morning as well. the south—west of england, parts of wales, could well see some disruptive snow fall. worth keeping an eye on the forecast between now and then as we firm

and then some more persistent snow that's been developing down towards the south—east.gh the rest of this evening. met office amber warnings across parts of the south—east, the london area, also across yorkshire, lincolnshire and into parts of the north midlands. and then, into tomorrow, south—west england and the south—east of wales also covered by a met office amber warning because of this area of more persistent snowfall that is going to continue to drift its way westwards as we head through tonight. that could give 5—10 centimetres of snow in places, but perhaps a little bit more in the way of snow beginning to develop across the far south—west. elsewhere, still some showers, clear spells as well, a widespread frost and the potential for some ice to take us into tomorrow morning. but the main concern for the first part of tomorrow really is the south—west of england and parts of wales because this snow will continue to fall, really piling up, and blown in on this strong easterly wind. the snow is going to blow around, it's going to drift. that could cause its own is

were, lots of them feeling in from the north sea, then more persistent snow developing towards the south eastand weather warnings across the south east, the london area, and yorkshire, linkage and the north midlands. tomorrow, south—west england and the south east of also covered by met office and the weather warnings. because of this area are persistent snowfall that will drift west, as we get through tonight. that could bring 5—10 centimetres in places but perhaps more in the way of snow beginning to develop across the far south—west. elsewhere, showers and clear spells, and a widespread frost with the potential for some potentialfor some ice into tomorrow morning. the main concern for the first part of tomorrow morning is a south—west of england and parts of wales. this snow will continue to fall, really piling up. blowing in on this strong easterly wind, it will drift, which could cause its own issues. still we see snow showers across parts of north—east england and the east of scotland, and some into northern ireland. through the day, many of the showers and eastern areas will tend to fa

eastern areas will slowly but surely fade away, could be some brightness appearing towards the south—easteep falling across the south—west, 10—20 centimetres over high ground. windy for all and a bitterly cold feel. but we will lose this area of snow during sunday night. high pressure starts to build down from the north and we have a subtle shift in the wind direction as well. the easterly winds from the weekend will become more like northerly winds. northerly winds are never warm by any means, but they will be slightly less cold. so monday sees temperatures rising to between 3—7 degrees with some good spells of sunshine. not a bad day. temperatures will continue to climb as we head deeper into the coming week, but after a dry start to the week, things will then turn much more unsettled. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name gavin grey. our top stories: moscow makes its move — 23 british diplomats are expelled in the stand—off with the uk over the chemical attack on yulia and sergei skripal. syrians flee fighting in huge numbers — almo

largely dry towards the south—east but it will still feel cold. this is bbc news.nerve agent attack in salisbury. the british consulate in st petersburg will also close. the prime minister has said russia must account for its actions. we will never tolerate a threat to the life of british citizens and others on british soil from the russian government. applause

eastern areas will slowly but surely fade away, could be some brightness appearing towards the south—eastver high ground. windy for all and a bitterly cold feel. but we will lose this area of snow during sunday night. high pressure starts to build down from the north and we have a subtle shift in the wind direction as well. the easterly winds from the weekend will become more like northerly winds. northerly winds are never warm by any means, but they will be slightly less cold. so monday sees temperatures rising to between 3 and 7 degrees with some good spells of sunshine. not a bad day. temperatures will continue to climb as we head deeper into the coming week, but after a dry start to the week, things will then turn much more unsettled. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and christian fraser. temperatures plunge as low as —6 overnight, as the "mini beast from the east" bites. icy conditions are causing problems for drivers — and there are weather warnings in place across the breadth of the uk. amber warnings are still in place across england and wales. some have already seen

behind it, dry cloudy conditions for the south—east. you, mainly for the humber northwards, and temperatures struggling to make i or 2 celsius, and add on the strength of that easterly wind, it'll feel like —5 or —6. cold winds feeding in from the east around an area of high pressure, but the position of the high pressure is going to change over the coming few days. the centre of the high more towards scotland, so here the winds will be lighter. very frosty, still some icy conditions on monday, some stronger winds for england and wales, but not as strong, so it won't feel as cold. the air‘s a bit drier so most places will be dry and there will be some sunshine around as well. indeed, not much falling from the sky, really, on monday at all. we are losing the snow because high pressure is building in and it's just calming things down. there's the high pressure. more across the uk on tuesday. around the edge of it, we get a northerly wind that's cold, but it's not as cold as an easterly wind. it'll be mainly affecting eastern england, that

the south—east corner might brighten up but the best sunshine across scotla nd but the best sunshineeland with beefy showers for the far north—west. temperatures at ten or 11 degrees. they even in, tomorrow if any, this cloud will retreat towards the south—east, allowing clearer skies to arrive in wales, northern england and towards scotla nd northern england and towards scotland and northern ireland were those showers are peppering the coast of the far north—west. colder more widely and a touch of frost in rural areas. as we head into the second half of the weekend, a better day for england and wales, still some quiet first thing in the south—east and that will break up with patchy cloud developing key ronde are so with patchy cloud developing key ronde are so sunny with patchy cloud developing key ronde are so sunny spells and even fewer showers across the north—west and the wind is light. if you get sunshine, it could feel pleasant. temperatures may be higher on sunday, 12 or 13. next week, things look rather complicated and a little uncertain. we have weather systems and areas of

showers in eastern areas will slowly but surely fade away, could be some brightness towards the south—eastround. windy for all and a bitterly cold feel. we will lose this area of snow during sunday night. high—pressure will start to build out from the north and we have a subtle shift in the wind direction as well. the easterly wind from the weekend will become more like northerly winds. northerly winds are never warm by any means, but they will be slightly less cold. so monday sees temperatures rising between 3—7 degrees with some good spells of sunshine. not a bad day. temperatures will continue to climb as head had deeper into the coming week, but after a dry start to the week things will then turn much more unsettled. hello and welcome to bbc news. i‘m gavin grey. russia says it will expel 23 british diplomats in response to britain‘s decision to throw out the same number of russian officials, following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. the british prime minister, theresa may, says the government had anticipated the kremlin‘s move, and is considering its next steps. 0ur correspondent

showers in eastern areas will slowly but surely fade away, could be some brightness towards the south—east keep falling across the south—west, 10—20 centimetres over high ground. windy for all and a bitterly cold feel. we will lose this area of snow during sunday night. high—pressure will start to build out from the north and we have a subtle shift in the wind direction as well. the easterly wind from the weekend will become more like northerly winds. northerly winds are never warm by any means, but they will be slightly less cold. so monday sees temperatures rising between 3—7 degrees with some good spells of sunshine. not a bad day. temperatures will continue to climb as head had deeper into the coming week, but after a dry start to the week things will then turn much more unsettled. hello and welcome to bbc news. i'm gavin grey. russia says it will expel 23 british diplomats in response to britain's decision to throw out the same number of russian officials, following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. the british prime minister, theresa may, says the government had anticipated the kr

that band of cloud will retreat more to the south—east overnight, as the clocks change, we get clearerst, still a few showers around the coast, otherwise, cold airwill around the coast, otherwise, cold air will spread south, and we run the risk of some frost in general areas once again. better day for england and wales on sunday, cloud in the south—east moving away, sunny skies for a while before we bottle up skies for a while before we bottle upa bit skies for a while before we bottle up a bit with sunny spells, long and dry weather as well, fewer showers in the north—west. wind will be lighter, some sunshine, temperatures a shade higher. now, as we head into next week, considerable uncertainty, on monday, we will see some weather systems bringing rain in from the atlantic, the trouble is, block cold airagain moving atlantic, the trouble is, block cold air again moving across scandinavia, with the wetter weather meeting the colder air there is a risk as we head into and wednesday that the rain could turn to sleet and snow, mainly in the hills. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. th

and the far south—east with the odd spot of rain., ten —— temperatures today not too bad, feeling springlike. tonight and overhyped a ridge of high pressure, clear skies, allowing temperatures to fall away, —— overnight. a few patches of mist and fog. the temperatures in the towns and cities, colder in raw areas. as we start the week they will be milder temperatures to begin with but as an area of low pressure moves in from the west it will turn colder, initially from the north and then the cold air will start to spread across the whole of the country. so, across the whole of the country. so, a bright and frosty start of the day on monday, plenty of sunshine to begin with but turning cloudy from the west, outbreaks of rain, spreading into northern ireland, south—west scotland, wales and the south—west scotland, wales and the south—west of england, the best of the brightness in the east where we will hold onto some bright intervals and sunny spells, temperatures as a maximum of 13 celsius. overnight into tuesday we will see a spell of

as it works its way southwards clearer conditions pushed to all but east anglia and the south—east.some icy conditions across scotland and northern ireland with rural parts dropping below freezing as clear skies develop, 7 degrees in the south—east corner, an indication the cloud will hang on into the morning. a bit of a grey start in east anglia and the south—east but it will brighten up here and across much of england and wales a vastly improved day on sunday, some long sunny spells, light winds, lovely sunshine overhead, showers in northern england and northern ireland, bulk of showers in the far north of scotland, and a bit of hill street. —— and a bit of hill sleet. even here where you have sunshine temperatures in double figures. clear conditions to take this into sunday evening, only one thing that will happen, temperatures will drop widely, the frosts will develop forjust about all as we head into monday morning's rush hour, few towns and cities will stay above freezing just but elsewhere get ready to scrape the cars. that sets us into a week ahead in which we will see a bat

clearer skies and working south—east tonight. drizzle, one or two patches of mist and fog. temperatures not falling so far with clearer skies, it will be a cold and frosty night. a reminder that the clocks are going forward tonight. we start the day tomorrow with cloud in the south and east. it will gradually lift up, but it could linger. there will be sunny spells elsewhere, one or two showers for northern ireland, scotland and into northern england. those are showers could be wintry over higher ground. there will be brightness and sunshine, temperatures at a maximum of 12 degrees with light winds. but it does not look like the less cold conditions will last. it will turn colder as we go through next week towards easter, with the risk of seeing snow to tuesday and wednesday. but some uncertainty to that, so stage and to the forecast. monday, bright and frosty. we will see sunshine, increasingly cloudy from the west with spells of rain. temperatures on monday still in the double figures, a maximum of 12. tuesday and wednesday we

the rain as well across east anglia and the south—east, back to the london area, gradually easing awayuld see the rain clearing away from the far north of scotland as well. the northern half of the country should stay dry with some sunshine around but for england and wales, scattered showers will develop into the afternoon, some could be heavy, maybe thundery. not quite as mild across england and wales, ten or 11, but a milder day for scotland, temperatures here ten or 11. as we head on into monday, this area of low pressure comes into play across england and wales and will influence the weather quite a lot through the day, bringing more cloud around, more breeze and also outbreaks of rain. does mean it's going to be a fairly cool start again in many northern parts of the uk. northern ireland probably getting away with seeing the best of the sunshine through monday. for scotland, variable cloud, a few sunny spells. england and wales generally cloudy with outbreaks of showers or even longer spells of rain at times and a cooler feel across the board, temperatures of 7—10 degrees. tuesday

towards the south—east and it might take until the afternoon before it clears away from parts of kent sunny spells developing. some showers and northern areas. tempters up to 13. the frost overnight in northern and western areas. the blue colouring shows temperatures around freezing. further south and east with the cloud hanging on, temperatures up to four. into next week, we have a battle on our hands. cold air coming out of scandinavia affecting northern areas mainly. in southern areas, we have the influence of the atla ntic less areas, we have the influence of the atlantic less cold air. as those two m masses meet, that is where we see the risk of snow. monday will be cold and frosty with lots of sunshine and cloud increasing from the west and with it outbreaks of rain in northern ireland, the west of wales, the south—west of england. but even on monday the temperatures in double figures. up to 12. on tuesday, things changed slightly. this area of low pressure moves in throwing weather fronts and areas of rain from west to east across the uk. that is the boundary between the cold a

inside out south—east asks how the plans stack up... —— insists there will be no border checks. —— insistser checks. a murder inquiry has been launched into the death of a russian businessman in london on monday. a post—mortem has concluded nikolai glushkov died from compression to the neck, suggesting he was strangled. detectives say there's nothing at this stage to link the murder with the poisoning in salisbury of sergei skripal and his daughter. borisjohnson says he believes it's ‘overwhelmingly likely‘ that president putin personally ordered the attack on mr skripal. the kremlin has called his comments shocking and unforgivable. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale's report contains flash photography. boris johnson brought the polish foreign minister to a battle of britain museum today, a memorial to a war fought in the air. every single plane that britain had was up in the sky. the foreign secretary used the opportunity to push forward britain's current battle with russia, fought this time over the airwaves, blaming vladimir putin personally for the nerve agent attack in salisb

temperatures around 13 degrees in the south—east corner, nine or ten degrees in the south—east corner across scotland and northern ireland. 0ne nine or ten across scotland and northern ireland. one or two showers in scotland and northern ireland, they will ease. an area of low pressure spinning down into france will push up some rain and that will stop temperatures from dropping too much. with clear skies in scotland and northern ireland, there is your greatest chance for a frost, maybe down into —3 in parts of eastern scotland. a cool start the weekend, but overall a mild start. temperatures where they should be for the time of year, and if you have weekend plans a lot of dry weather to enjoy. 0f have weekend plans a lot of dry weather to enjoy. of the wettest weather to enjoy. of the wettest weather will be from cloud and drizzle lingering across parts of east anglia and the south—east into the afternoon. some showers in western scotland and northern ireland and the odd one elsewhere. lots of dry weather in between them, and at best the sunshine away from that cloud in the south and

force this afternoon in north—west england, yorkshire, the midlands and also london and parts of south—east flights have been cancelled at heathrow, mostly on short—haul routes. earlier i spoke to our reporter sarah walton from ainley top near huddersfield in west yorkshire about the weather conditions there. the snow has been coming down in flurries through the day. some of them quite heavy. we have another one coming in now and the snow is lying on high ground like here in west yorkshire but we are being warned that this is just the beginning and that conditions are going to get worse through the afternoon into tonight and into tomorrow morning. those amber weather warnings mean that a lot of places will get about three centimetres of snow but over the hills there could be ten or 15 centimetres of snow and they will come with strong winds. we are feeling some of it now but gusts of up feeling some of it now but gusts of up to 70 mph are predicted the later on and that is what could cause some problems. blizzard conditions are possible in places and also some brit to —— drifting snow. we a

the cloud a little motestubbmn‘m w . ,. ,. 2 the south—east of clear across the south—east of englandmost of us. this week a return to something a bit colder, u nsettled a return to something a bit colder, unsettled as we see weather systems moving in the atlantic. that milder airto begin the moving in the atlantic. that milder air to begin the week will be replaced by something called, a low pressure system moving in from the west, dragging in this cold airfrom the east, turning particularly cold to the north—east of the british isles. we start of the day on a bit ofa isles. we start of the day on a bit of a frosty note tomorrow but it will be a bright one for many, plenty of sunshine around, perhaps a few patches of mist and fog but they should lift quickly, turning cloudy from the west with spells of rain moving from northern ireland, and then later into wales and south—west england. temperatures maximum 13 degrees, the odd chance of an isolated shower in the south—east of england. as we move into tuesday, an area of low pressure agent in from the west, so a spell of rain overnight

and then some more persistent snow that's been developing down towards the south—east.th—east, the london area, also across yorkshire, lincolnshire and and then, into tomorrow, south—west england and the south—east of wales also covered by a met office amber warning because of this area of more persistent snowfall that is going to continue to drift its way westwards as we head through tonight. that could give 5—10 centimetres of snow in places, but perhaps a little bit more in the way of snow beginning to develop across the far south—west. elsewhere, still some showers, clear spells as well, a widespread frost and the potential for some ice to take us into tomorrow morning. but the main concern for the first part of tomorrow really is the south—west of england and parts of wales because this snow will continue to fall, really piling up, and blown in on this strong easterly wind. the snow is going to blow around, it's going to drift. that could cause its own issues. and still this feed of snow showers across parts of north—east england and the eastern side of scotland, o

we have had some thundery downpours across the south east of england. the rain further west. it will spiral northwards and move eastwards as well. we could see rain in northern ireland and scotland. a clear and cool night. less called for the south because of the wind and the rain. monday a cloudy and damp note for england and wales. the rain clearing from northern ireland and scotland. the best of any sunshine in northern ireland, western scotland. a bit cooler than today. temperatures in single figures. maybe 12 celsius in the south. that weather system moves away on tuesday. ridge of high built—in. from wednesday onwards it looks like we will see these areas of low— pressure looks like we will see these areas of low—pressure bringing more cloud and outbreaks of rain. a wet start in the east on tuesday, particularly the south—east. the winds will fall life as well. the ridge of high—pressure built—in. spells of science and across western areas. not feeling too bad in the sunshine. temperatures between nine and 11 degrees. cloud building up in the west

into wednesday, but another front will sneak across the english channel and curling back along south—eastks like it could be a wet start to the day. the rain will ease and we will see some brighter skies working in, again and number of showers across the west and showers still wintry across the highest parts of scotland but the temperatures recovering, looking at highs of six in edinburgh. a quiet day for most areas on thursday, a few mist and fog patches and an area of rain not far from the south coast of england, some wet weather here but otherwise, many areas will stay largely dry with some bright or sunny spells at temperatures between six and nine degrees celsius. things will stay on the cool side on the whole of a northern half of the uk but it will be relatively mild in the south in the run—up to the weekend. that is your weather. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. a former russian double agent is in critical condition after he was exposed to an unknown substance in salisbury. 66—year—old sergei skripal and a woman in her 30s were found unconscious on a b

behind it, cloudy but generally dry across the south—east of the uk. cotland and northern ireland perhaps missing most of the snow. wales and the south—west of england, the heaviest areas, perhaps lingering over cornwall in the afternoon but otherwise moving away. it will be cold. we've still got strong to gale force winds blowing the snow around and adding to a significant chill as well. so, very cold again tomorrow. but as we head into next week, things will change. it's not going to be as cold early in the week, because instead of easterly winds we will actually have a northerly wind. it will be around an area of high pressure from the north, making it somewhat drier. so, we're going to see the back of the snow. and then from mid week onwards we get atla ntic from mid week onwards we get atlantic winds next week which will lift the temperatures back de niro where they should be for the time of year. this is bbc news. the headlines at 3pm. russia expels 23 british diplomats from moscow, in the row over the nerve agent attack on a former russian spy. t

tomorrow, heavy showers potentially from south—east england through east anglia. o south west england. maybe rain and hail as well. sleet and snow in parts of scotland, too. it is still feeling quite pleasant. this weather front could be developing from northern france. a wet day for the channel islands. some coastal counties could be close to the rain at times. sunny spells after a frosty start. temperatures dropping again. any snow will be limited to the hills. most places will stay dry. a frosty start to friday. friday we will see changes. snow in the form of showers. it could turn cloudy and wet across southern england and wales. yellow colours in the chart. mild air crashing again be cold a to begin the weekend. england and wales will see some rain on saturday. some snow for a time in scotland. the mild air will win out and by sunday, sunshine. more details coming up next. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm ben brown. today at 2pm. the former russian spy who's a suspected victim of poisoning in salisbury — it's emerged the woman areas around the incid

and comment from south east water this morning.how much compensation customers who lost water will get. they are saying they are sorry to their customers, blaming a surge in weeks and bursts after the weather. large in scale, technically complex, we recognise the frustration and inconvenience of being without water. many have asked about compensation so below are the plans. and they have said, we will compensate affected customers over and above the statutory minimum. the amount will depend how long customers will —— were affected, so the time interrupted will be 3—24 hours is £25, up to two days £50 and more than two days, £100. customers don't have to do anything to make a claim. to receive compensation. everyone who was impacted, they say, should receive a letter this week. also, they have a note about schools, saying some local schools had to be closed as a result of water problems and in recognition, they will donate 2,500 each affected school and offer an education package of visits to southeast water sites and talks by staff

clear, there will be some sunshine around, this feature, bringing rain across east anglia and the south—eastsea, turning dryer here as we head towards the afternoon. england and wales, further showers developing, some may thundery, best and bright dry weather will be scotland and northern ireland, milder day for you, 101! degrees, not so mild across england and wales on wales on saturday, on into monday, this feature which is going to bring some wetter and breezy weather to england and wales, area of low pressure, through the english channel, further north and west, largely fine and dry. for monday, this is the picture, over much of northern ireland, parts of scotland, best of the sunshine through the day for england and wales, more cloud around and also showers and longer spells of rain. cooler field to things, generally, single figure digits again across the north, down to eight to 10 degrees for england and wales. tuesday promises to be a better day for most of the uk, rich of high—pressure welding in will settle things, chilly start, bit of mist and fog around, should see some sunny spel

that will be drifting its way westwards, two met office and the warnings as well, one across the south—east south pennines and north midlands and after midnight in afume in north midlands and after midnight in a fume in its time will have another warning area across the south—west of england and the south—east of wales because the snow is increasingly setting in here as we go on through the night. this area of the system snow drifting its way westwards. just about anywhere you could catch on further snow showers through the night, quite windy but despite that, temperatures will get away around —6, —7. not only frost and the snow but ice as well to take this into tomorrow morning. tomorrow i think most concerning weather is down across this south—western corner. a closer look at time clock in the morning, if you are out and about thrift devon, somerset, bristol, the eastern side of wales and west edmonds, there could be quite a lot of snow blowing around on that risk, cold easterly wind. a feed of stay shall into northern england into northern ireland and the eastern side of scotland as well

but it could end up being much more extensive across south—east england and east anglia, and slower toe afternoon, the cloud should be breaking up. further north and west, we've got a few showers, they'll be wintry over the high ground, but the weather not causing too many problems. a few showers later in the day, arriving across the south—west, but for many areas, cloud will break at times to give some sunny spells. temperatures coming up in scotland. we're looking at highs of 6 in edinburgh and aberdeen. further south, temperatures again just about reaching double figures in the afternoon brightness. you might remember thursday was going to be a dry day, but there's been a big jump in the weather forecast, and now, we've got a band of rain and perhaps even a bit of hill snow working across wales and england first thing in the morning. if the precipitation is heavy, might even get something wintry for a time over the midlands. but that is uncertain kind of detailjust at the moment. there will be some further wintry showers coming in across the north—west of the uk and temperatures ran

, south—east scotland and parts of east anglia holding on to the brightness for thewe will see a spell of rain, this area of low pressure works its way in from the west and then it grinds to a halt, starting to pivot slightly, so on tuesday there will be spells of rain and in scotland it could fall as snow over the high ground, any brightness i think for the south—west of england, temperatures at a maximum of 13 celsius, starting to turn colder in the north. the rain is still with us on wednesday, so continuing to see spells of rain on wednesday, could fall as snow on the hills of scotland and northern england. still some showers across england and wales, some of which could be heavy with some hail mixed in. temperatures in the south sticking with double figures, but starting to turn colder, a maximum of a—iodc. as we move towards easter, we will start to lose that springlike feel and it will turn colder. there will be rain at times and it could fall as snow for the high ground in the north. some drier interludes as well. this is bbc news, our latest headlines. the a

but it could end up being much more extensive across south—east england and east anglia, and slower toa possibility. but either way, by the time we get to the afternoon, the cloud should be breaking up. further north and west, we've got a few showers, they'll be wintry over the high ground, but the weather not causing too many problems. a few showers later in the day, arriving across the south—west, but for many areas, cloud will break at times to give some sunny spells. temperatures coming up in scotland. we're looking at highs of 6 in edinburgh and aberdeen. further south, temperatures again just about reaching double figures in the afternoon brightness. you might remember thursday was going to be a dry day, but there's been a big jump in the weather forecast, and now, we've got a band of rain and perhaps even a bit of hill snow working across wales and england first thing in the morning. if the precipitation is heavy, might even get something wintry for a time over the midlands. but that is uncertain kind of detailjust at the moment. there will be some further wintry showers coming

what we find, when the spell of snow runs on the south—east to the south—west overnight, you will findts of the country, the radar picture is littered with snow showers coming from the north sea so it's notjust those amber areas, and there are other lower—level warnings from the met office. that is the main area of snow which goes overnight towards the south—west of england and wales, and behind that business thing following behind —— behind that there is nothing following behind. there will be snow showers in the northern parts stop next week we lose the easterly wind and instead we have a northerly and it went feel as cold. you might find that strange northerly normally feels cold, but easterly winds are much colder because they have a continental land tract. the high pressure builds in and then we lose these no showers and then we lose these no showers and then we lose these no showers and then it tends to become milder from midweek. atlantic winds and the snow will only be over the tops of hills if there is any. very quickly, how unusual is the weather? it is not unusual, we have h

still a bit of cloud towards the south—east of england but even that will gradually clear away.e showers affecting northern areas but they are few and far between, with light wind and that sunshine, temperatures getting into double figures, it should feel a bit more like spring out there. this evening and overnight, clear spells mean it will turn quite cold quite quickly, into tomorrow morning, temperatures below freezing in northern and western areas, perhaps not quite as cold in the far south—east but a bright start for many of us on monday, cloud increasing from the west as the day goes on, rain spreading into northern ireland, south west of scotland, west wales and the far south—west of england and temperatures again in double. this is bbc news. our latest headlines. the australian cricket captain, steve smith, and his vice—captain david warner have both stood down for the rest of the current test against south africa, as the ball tampering scandal deepens. 3,000 extra midwives are to be trained over the next four years in the largest—ever increase of maternity staff in engl

that is moving south and east.d to last night. it will not be anywhere near as cold. temperatures staying above freezing. five to 7 degrees. thursday morning will not be anywhere near as cold. mild air moving in. you can see these oranges moving from the south—west, influencing the uk. thursday probably the mildest day of the week. there will be some sunshine on thursday morning. you will keep that sunshine in eastern areas. towards the west the breeze picks up. heavy rain in northern ireland into western scotland. eventually by the end of the day in west wales and south—west england. by west wales and south—west england. by thursday those temperatures into double figures. perhaps as high as 12 or 13 celsius. have a good day, bye—bye. this is business live from bbc news, with sally bundock and rachel horne. taxing the tech titans — the european commission is set to make big changes to the loopholes open to the likes of amazon, google and apple. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday 21st march. the eu

for wednesday, it's a north—west, south—east split. for scotland and for northern ireland. temperatures take a little below average for this time of year, but we are back into double figures. that's it for now. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: vladimir putin wins another six yea rs vladimir putin wins another six years as a resident of russia. he's also dismissed britain's claims that russia was behind the poisoning of former spy, sergei skripal. syria's president assad visits soldiers fighting rebels on the frontline in eastern ghouta. and it's a medical breakthrough, say scientists — after stem cell transplants are used to treat multiple sclerosis.

sunshine in the south—east, 13 degrees, but always that bit cooler north and west. stream going to next week is meandering north and south. to the south, areas of mild air, just sneaking in towards the south—east. further north and west, most places stay in the cool air. the jet stream sending up the cool air. the jet stream sending up areas the cool air. the jet stream sending up areas of gentle, low pressure. rain coming in over next week. so much so that we have some concerns about flooding. we will need to keep an eye on that. wet into next weekend. snow over hills in the north. generally pretty cool. rain will be a big feature of our broadcast. forecast. —— rain will be a big feature of our forecast. russia steps up its retaliation against britain and other western countries, expelling more diplomats after the salisbury poisoning row. summoned to the foreign ministry in moscow, a string of staff from across europe are ordered to leave russia. gunfire at least 15 palestinians are killed after a mass protest on the border between gaza and israel. making the numbe

there'll be more showers around, again in the south and south—east, a few showers in the north, and theyd be a touch more mild. 10—13 degrees in the south. but as we head through the new working week, temperatures begin to fall away as we get closer to easter, so we'll start to import a cold wind, and the risk of snow and overnight frost. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. obesity threatens to overtake smoking as the number one preventable cause of cancer. a major study suggests that nearly 40% of all cancer cases could be avoided if people adopted healthier lifestyles. good morning, it's friday the 23rd of march. also this morning: the eu withdraws its ambassador to russia in support of theresa may as the police officer exposed to nerve agent in salisbury says his life will never be the same again. on the brink of a trade war. china hits back at president trump with plans for big tariffs on us imports. after a week of revelations about facebook, i'm looking

in south—east london, police were called after people stuck on trains started jumping on to the trackslunteers in devon help transport staff and patients to hospital. and after the big freeze, flooding hits parts of the south—west. good morning. it is saturday, march three. also this morning, facing up to ha rd three. also this morning, facing up to hard facts. the prime minister says nobody will get everything they wa nt says nobody will get everything they want from brexit, but says the uk and eu are close to a deal. and as hollywood prepares for the oscars this weekend, heather graham tells with disgraced film producer, harvey weinstein. he had a pile of scrips on his desk and he said, choose one of these scripts, you are so talented, you can pick any of them you want. he said he and his wife had an arrangement, when he was at county could have sex with whoever he wanted. in sport england's cricketers are fighting back in new zealand. after struggling with the bat, the bowlers are getting on top against the kiwis in the third one day international, taking four wickets for the loss o