eastern and southern areas, but many stay predominantly dry and widespread gales again from the south eastnd gales up to 70, may 80 mph across the hebrides, auckland and shetland. —— 0rkney. temperatures up to 50 degrees in the north east of wales, northern ireland and 60 celsius in the north east of scotland. milder air is swept out of the way into wednesday, not the chain across southern and eastern areas at this stage and wednesday should be dry for many. we could see more wet and windy weather across the south on thursday before dry and cold conditions visit at the weekend. hello, this is bbc news with martine croxall. the headlines: the body of the iranian general assasinated by the us on iraqi soil is returned, as borisjohnson says "we will not lament" his death. they chant anti—american slogans are heard in parliament in tehran. the united states says it is preparing for any iranian response. the australian prime minister warns that the bushfire emergency could last for months and announces the creation of a recovery agency to help those who've lost homes. the argument about leave o

the weather front lingering in the south—east for a while and close to that area of low pressure, toe north—west corner of scotland. some rain clearing way for the south—east of england in that, should be dry and sunny and many parts of the country it is a chance to take a bit ofa country it is a chance to take a bit of a breather. temperatures will be down to about seven or 8 degrees but a lot more drier weather and it won't be as windy. 0nly briefly because there is more went and rain coming in from the west on thursday, by the end of the week and weekend the weather looks very different, much drier, quieter wind, the weather looks very different, much drier, quieterwind, much colder. you're watching beyond one hundred days. support and regret after the sandringham summit. the queen gives her blessing to prince harry and meghan on their quest for a new life. the couple will keep their royal titles but want to stop taking royal money. there's alot still to be sorted out. the iranian government says it didn't try to cover up the shooting of a ukrainian aircraft — but that hasn't stop

not quite as witty for east anglia and the south—east. the bristle picked up the south—east.oon and into the evening rush hour we will see this band of narrower but heavy rain spread is was. it does mean we finish the day in south—west england, well, northern england with a greater potential for some sunshine. a few showers in northern england hotels in scotland, northern ireland, maybe wintry over the tops of the scottish mountains. temperature stop away a little bit through the afternoon but not as witty for the evening rush hour as it will be for the morning one. as we go into the evening, that rain spreads across east anglia and the south—east, clear skies bodibe, a brief dip interpreter. roll out a touch of frati and there but temperatures rise late as more wet and windy weather spreads its way in from the west. and that's this area of low pressure. the next one, a deeper bigger area of low pressure comment mizzly winds are stronger, extent further away from the centre, which will still be around iceland, producing snow here, but for us dragging an exactly mild airfrom t

the single—figure values will even be across the south and the south—east too, so 5—9 degrees.late on friday and into the weekend. but, with high pressure building in, it looks like conditions will settle down. so the weekend really will feel colder, but at least it'll be largely dry, thanks to high pressure, with light winds. some sunshine around, but also a return to some overnight frost. good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: the duchess of sussex is seen in public for the first time since she and prince harry decided to step back from royal duties. flybe is saved for now, but environmentalists are criticising the government's pledge to review air passenger duty. big ben bongs will it bong for brexit? the campaign to get big ben ringing again is ramped up. the cost of borrowing goes up again. santander becomes the latest bank to announce its raising overdrafts charges and cutting interest on savings. i'll look at why banks are changing what they charge.

once the weather front to sweep its way south—east, it will be replaced by...or the middle of the afternoon, winds gusting in excess of 60 miles an hour across this coast, and some showery outbreaks of rain in the north—west, that weather front slipping south out of the scottish borders into north wales. it states cloudy and blustery, into the north and west. that said, a mild afternoon, with temperatures ten to 12 degrees overall. as we move into friday, there is weather fronts will slip their way south and east, they've been starting to weaken, the isoba rs east, they've been starting to weaken, the isobars opening up, the wind is falling lighter and the chilly air descending across the country. on friday, we can start off with some crowd, like patchy rain clearing to the south—east. that will ease by lunchtime, sunny spells throughout the afternoon. there is temperatures a little cooler than they have been, looking at highs of 7 degrees or nine. as we move into the weekend, high pressure will build from the south—west, with a wea k build from the south—west,

fleetingly three immigrants in the south—east. the rainbow just immigrants in the south—east.e south—east. the rainbow just keep on immigrants in the south—east. the rainbowjust keep on coming across a north—western quarter of scotland. 0ur north—western quarter of scotland. our real concern is about the strength of the men. the met office already has a weather warning out. ft almost 70, possibly 80 miles an hour gusts of wind. that could well be disruptive to your travel plans, but at least it is all coming from a mild direction. we could get up to even 16 degrees. a wet and windy started the week stop it is very mild, perhapsa started the week stop it is very mild, perhaps a little quieter and drieras mild, perhaps a little quieter and drier as the week goes on. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11: iranian mps chant "death to america!", as president trump warns the united states has a list of 52 targets that will be hit "very hard " if iran retaliates for the killing of its top military leader. hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the iranian city of

as we we're lucky in the south—east corner. as we move we're lucky in the south—east corner. means that a relatively quiet story with weather fronts toppling across the high, so maybe always the chance of a little more in the way of cloud and outbreaks of showery rain into the north—west, the best of the sunshine on saturday at england and wales. this temperature is struggling a little, 6— this temperature is struggling a little, 6- 10 this temperature is struggling a little, 6— 10 degrees at the very best. as we move out of saturday into sunday, it is almost a case of spot the difference but the wind direction changing once again, and a lwa ys direction changing once again, and always the risk of a little more cloud the further north and west you are stopping the best of the dre a brighter weather into the east we mightjust see. brighter weather into the east we might just see. temperatures brighter weather into the east we mightjust see. temperatures peaking at around 9— 11 degrees. then as we move out of the weekend into next week where most of us are set to go back to a pr

back to today and we had a lingering band of rain down towards the south—east, heavy and persistent. is clearing away gradually. through the afternoon we have some showers around for parts of south—west england and wales but the focus gci’oss england and wales but the focus across scotland, some of these wintry of a higher ground. in between something brighter, breezy in the southern half of uk but still blustery in the northern half and feeling fresher down towards the south. tonight we had that developing area of low pressure in the atlantic which will start to make inroads but for many areas it will be a fine end to the date with lengthy clear spells but it east. still some showers spreading into scotla nd still some showers spreading into scotland and they gradually ease as the system starts to edge into northern ireland and eventually western scotland as the night progresses accompanied by a strengthening wind. it is going to get quite chilly in some pockets with patches of frost in sheltered spots but once again thursday wet and windy conditions rule. this rain accompanied by a

scotland and northern ireland as we go through this afternoon, it will continue to push through south—eastt, a brief dry interlude with some brightness for north—east scotland, with an expanded array not far off. with that there will be some hail and thunder and even snow to around 500 metres. there is a lot of cloud to be had and the cloud could be thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle. looks like a blustery day across the board. gusts of between 55—65 mph in exposed spots. and a mild day with temperatures widely in double figures. the maximum, around 12 celsius. going through tonight, that cloud remains and pushes its way south—east with that cold air feeding in from the north—west, remaining windy across shetland then the wins will tend to ease. a marked difference where you see clearer skies, but staying milder under the cloud in the cell. a milder start across southern england with some patchy outbreaks of rain bursting and it will gradually brighten up and it will gradually brighten up and by the time we get to the mid—afternoon, plenty of sunny spells across the board. some showe

north and west will stay blustery and wet, the best of the drier and brighter weather in the south and eastapore. the headlines: australia's new south wales fire service warns people to leave the coast while they can. bushfires have killed eight, and destroyed over 1,000 homes since monday. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, seeks immunity from prosecution over charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. i'm nuala mcgovern, in london. also on the programme: hong kong police make 400 arrests, as anti—government protests and violence spill into a new year. all this started more than six months ago. few could have imagined it would last this long.

if we're lucky in the south—east corner. et story with the weather fronts toppling across the high, so maybe always the chance of a little more in the way of cloud and outbreaks of showery rain into the north—west, the best of the sunshine on saturday across england and wales. and again those temperature is struggling a little, 6—10 degrees at the very best. now, as we move out of saturday into sunday, it's almost a case of spot the difference but the wind direction changing once again. always the risk of a little more cloud the further north and west you are, the best of the drier, brighter weather into the east and we mightjust see temperatures peaking at around 9—1! degrees. then as we move out of the weekend into next week where most of us are set to go back to a proper week of work, it looks like the north and west will stay blustery and wet, the best of the drier and brighter weather in the south and east. bye— bye. this is bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: australia orders a mass evacuation from coastal areas

the headlines at 11:00pm: a state of emergency is declared in south—east australia amid warnings of mored evacuation new south wales has seen, as thousands flee the path of the flames. the the path of the flames. fireballjust came through i about the fireballjust came through at about 80 kilometres an hour, hit the house, and then we ran into the lake, and all the embers and everything were hitting us, don't her haira everything were hitting us, don't her hair a little bit. there is anger over the government's handling of the emergency, as the prime ministerfound out when he toured the area. how come we only had four trucks to defend our town! because our town doesn't have a lot of money, but we have hearts of gold, mr

generally a lot of cloud into northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england. further east, where we keep hold of clear spells, a chilly night. some spots in southern england could get all the way down to freezing to start saturday morning. so, high—pressure down to the south then. frontal systems rolling around the top of that high pressure area, bringing a lot of cloud in across the western side of the uk, so through the south—west into wales, north—west england, northern ireland, south—west scotland, a bit cloudy and a bit damp at times. some slightly more persistent rain moving across northern scotland, but through south—east scotland, central and eastern parts of england here, we should see a decent amount of sunshine, and those temperatures just showing signs of creeping upwards a little bit across western areas. io celsius in plymouth, for example. now, as we go through saturday night, we'll see more cloud rolling in from the west again, the odd spot of rain, some more persistent rain in northern scotland. we keep this band of rain here as we go through sunday. furth

tonight at six — a state of emergency in south—east australia amid warnings of more bushfires. largest forced evacuation new south wales has seen — thousands are fleeing the path of the flames. the fireball just came through at about 80kph, hit the house, and then we ran into the lake and then all the embers and everything were hitting us, burnt our hair a little bit. there's anger over the government's handling of the emergency — as the prime ministerfound out when he toured the area. how come we only had four trucks to defend our town? because our town doesn't have a lot of money but we have hearts of gold, mr prime minister! we'll be looking at australia's changing climate and what that's got to do with the fires. also tonight — millions of rail commuters face more expensive journeys — many will pay an extra £100 a year. could gabriel diya and his children have been saved from drowning on christmas eve? we talk to a british tourist who was poolside as the tragedy unfolded. spotting breast cancer on a scan — scientists say a computer can do thejob better than a radiologist. an

the single—figure values will even be across the south and the south—east too, so 5—9 degrees.into the weekend. but, with high pressure building in, it looks like conditions will settle down. so the weekend really will feel colder, but at least it'll be largely dry, thanks to high pressure, with light winds. some sunshine around, but also a return to some overnight frosts. i'm mike embley. our top stories: britain, france and germany trigger a formal dispute process over iran's violations of the international nuclear deal. we believe it makes sense to save this nuclear dealfor the we believe it makes sense to save this nuclear deal for the future because it prevents iran from getting a nuclear bomb. the impeachment charges against president trump will be sent to the senate on wednesday. a trial could start within days. after her resounding election victory, taiwan's president tsai ing—wen tells the bbc china needs to face reality. a very strong message from the people of taiwan. that is, they don't like the idea of being threatened all the time. the royal couple are welcome in

the rain clears away from the south—east of england early in the south—east of england early in the morningfewer during the afternoon and further north some sunshine and some showers, mostly in the south—west of scotla nd showers, mostly in the south—west of scotland although they will be in wintry over the hills. the winds will not be a strong but we are back into cool airfor all of 00:28:47,838 --> 2147483051:51:08,634 will not be a strong but we are back 2147483051:51:08,634 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 into cool air for all of us. this is bbc world news. i'm james reynolds. our top stories: iranian state television says the country's military did shoot down a ukrainian passengerjet, blaming human error. polls open in taiwan for the country's presidential election where relations with mainland china have taken centre stage. the death has been announced of the sultan of oman, the longest serving ruler in the gulf. and, plants living the high—life — why vegetation is growing at higher altitudes in the himalayas. in the past hour, iran has admitted it did shoot down

that is going to clear away to the south—east for many of us, it will bea south—east for many of us,pared to yesterday although it will feel colder. you can see from the satellite imagery, this area of cloud across eastern parts is what is bringing the rain this morning. shower clouds towards the north and west. those could be a bit wintry because we have colder air filtering in from the north—west. it is going to push away milder weather towards the south—east. the south—east of england has been in double figures, but it will get colder as the day goes on. but the rain and cloud will clear away from the south—east. a few showers in north west england and also in scotland. some of those could be wintry. quite breezy conditions here as well. tonight, we continue with some showers across northern parts. clearer spells further south. for the weekend, quite fine for many of us. high pressure dominates things, particularly towards the south. weatherfronts are brushing northern areas of the uk, meaning there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain across scotland. on saturday there will still

so, 6—8 degrees in the north, 9 to maybe 11 if we're lucky in the south—east corner. uild from the south and that means that a relatively quiet story with the weather fronts toppling across the high, so maybe always the chance of a little more in the way of cloud and outbreaks of showery rain into the north—west, the best of the sunshine on saturday across england and wales. and again those temperature is struggling a little, 6—10 degrees at the very best. now, as we move out of saturday into sunday, it's almost a case of spot the difference but the wind direction changing once again. always the risk of a little more cloud the further north and west you are, the best of the drier, brighter weather into the east and we mightjust see temperatures peaking at around 9—11 degrees. then as we move out of the weekend into next week where most of us are set to go back to a proper week of work, it looks like the north and west will stay blustery and wet, the best of the drier and brighter weather in the south and east. bye— bye. this is bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. our top storie

but indeed much of south—east australia at the moment.and that is reducing visibility which is hampering those firefighting efforts at the moment. and why is that? we have seen a cold front moved through so have seen a cold front moved through so quite a bit of rainfall across the area of the past 2a hours, within about five 15 millimetres for fire affected areas so a little bit ofa fire affected areas so a little bit of a break in terms of those significant fire danger is that we did see over the past weekend. that being said these rainfall totals up we see, it hasn't been high enough to completely extinguish those fires and as we look towards the end of this week, but will start to seem temperatures increasing again and fired and spiking once again across the south—east on thursday and friday. diana, i was in the south—east on thursday and friday. diana, iwas in nowra the south—east on thursday and friday. diana, i was in nowra last night and there was a significant heavy rain shadow. what is needed though, how much rain is needed to ma

this cold front pushes its way south east bringing a speu pushes its way south east bringing a spellwet and windy weather into the weekend and heralding a change to something more unsettled. first, this is the picture from earlier. plenty of cloud around. a few breaks to the east of higher ground. and more of the same this afternoon. lots of cloud around, patchy rain pushing north out of western scotland. the best of the breaks to be found to the east of high ground. cloud can be thick enough for a spot of drizzle anywhere and temperatures around nine, 10 celsius. the maximum. this evening and overnight, the patchy rain careers north. we hold on to a fair amount of cloud, submerged and hill fog and the cloud could be picking up a patchy rain or drizzle. for most, looking fairly mild and frost free. towards the south, we could see clear spells breaking through in the early hours and it could turn locally chilly. so, saturday, high—pressure still holding on. this cold front starts to edge on, making its influence known, and that is important through the weekend as that brings the chang

not quite as windy for east anglia and the south—east.rush hour we will see this band of narrower but quite heavy rain spread its way eastwards. it does mean we finish the day in south—west england, wales, northern england with a greater potential for some sunshine. a few showers in northern england hotels in scotland, northern ireland, maybe wintry over the tops of the scottish mountains. temperatures drop away a little bit through the afternoon but not as windy for the evening rush hour as it will be for the morning one. as we go into the evening, that rain spreads across east anglia and the south—east, clear skies for a time, a brief dip in temperature. roll out a touch of frost and there but temperatures rise late as more wet and windy weather spreads its way in from the west. and that's this area of low pressure. the next one, a deeper bigger area of low pressure, winds are stronger, extent further away from the centre, which will still be around iceland, producing snow here, but for us dragging an exactly mild air from the mid atlan

north—east scotland, brighter before further rain and showers push into scotland and northern ireland, the ring quite heavy for a time this afternoon, around the lake district and snowdonia. further southy up winds wherever you are. potentially up to 55 miles an hour in the west of scotla nd up to 55 miles an hour in the west of scotland and these are the temperatures this afternoon, 10—12d. as we go through tonight, the weather systems will gradually move their way to the south—east, staying mild across many parts of the south—east but further north and west, the blues coming in, colder air filtering west, the blues coming in, colder airfiltering insert west, the blues coming in, colder air filtering insert temperatures here down to 3—5d by friday morning, further south and east it should be a mile started the day but we have some cloud and outbreaks of rain in the south—east. that will gradually push away, then there will be sunshine across most areas. showers into the north—west, those will be wintry over higher ground, perhaps even down to lower levels in the far north of scotland. temperatures will be down a bit for many others, 7—10 celsius, 11 degrees in the south—east. into the

south—east of ghana, in the ugandan capital kampala, joy has already been awake for hours.m going to school and i have maths, technical drawing and physics today. joy leaves for school around 6am and it can take about an hour to commute through the heavy kampala traffic. when you go through school, you are more likely to succeed in life. for example, i want to be an architect. there is no way i am going to achieve that except if i do go through school. i do maths, physics and technical drawing and next year i will finish high school and i hope to go to university and study architecture. it starts from this top, then merges to this outermost... technical drawing is the smallest class thatjoy has, but there are still over 50 pupils. let me give you a rough example here. most people in my family, they are doing arts—related careers and i'm the only one doing this science—related career. so, i chose it for myself. 11,500 miles east, there's no lie—in for yean either. yean‘s the oldest of six, and starts her weekend by helping her parents to look after her younger brothers and s

tonight, the south—east holding on to milder air, the weatherfronts, rain moving further south and east, bit of a chilly start across scotland, northern ireland, the north and west, further south and east, remaining wild. quite cloudy in the south—east tomorrow morning, outbreaks of rain, clearing, some sunshine developing across many parts of england and wales, northern ireland having some sunshine. showers into scotland, could be wintry especially over higher ground, perhaps down to lower levels in the far north of scotland and a chilly day for pretty much all of us, temperatures in the afternoon 6-8d. of us, temperatures in the afternoon 6—8d. into the weekend, high—pressure dominating for many, some weather systems going over the top of the area of high pressure, it means on saturday there will be cloudy skies, outbreaks of rain in the far north of scotland. for most of us, dry day on saturday, there will be some sunshine, temperatures around 8—10dc, and sunday, fairly similar. rain affecting the far north and north—west of scotland, elsewhere, another try one, there will be some cl

some of that rain will reach the south—east corner as we go into the south—east corner as we go into into tuesday this area of low pressure starts to dominate the scene. a lot of white lines on the chart, isobar squashing together meaning it will be very windy, particularly in the northern areas, but with that windy and wet weather we but with that windy and wet weather we will have very mild air pumping up we will have very mild air pumping up from the south. tuesday the martyrs day of the week. the further south and east you are, decent amount of dry weather and sunshine. further west, outbreaks of rain, very strong winds gusting to 70—75 mph across scotland but also gusty to the eastern side of the pennines, causing problems if you are travelling on a high sided vehicle. temperature —wise, 13—15d, that is extraordinary for this point in january. as we move into wednesday, this cold front moves southwards introducing colder air, particularly to the northern half of the country. further south, we hold onto something relatively mild. more wet and blustery weather on thursday. drier b

for much of england and wales especially in the south—east, mild, 12—13d. ad east, and as we go through until friday, the area of low pressure clears away, and a ridge of high pressure extends across the uk. that means it will be fairly clear as we go into friday morning but also quite chilly. frost expected in northern areas, temperatures for— six further south. friday, northern areas, temperatures for— six furthersouth. friday, more northern areas, temperatures for— six further south. friday, more of a straightforward day. plenty of dry and sunny weather across the uk. later rain spreading into the west of northern ireland and west of scotland. temperature is taking a bit of a dip in southern areas tomorrow. into the weekend, turning miles again. the air coming up from the south—west. but a weather front moving south and east into saturday —— turning mild. strong winds for a time, white lines close together, quite active weather. the rain will be especially heavy in the west of scotland, may be up to 100 millimetres. moving south and east through the day.

clive myrie, bbc news, in south—east australia.n hectares of land, the australian government has pledged nearly $35 million to an emergency wildlife recovery programme. the habitat of several native species has either been destroyed or badly damaged and among the worst affected is the koala. 0ne wildlife group helping to care for the animals is adelaide koala rescue, who've had to spread out into the gym of a local primary school, because of the number of koalas in need. their habitat in certain places like the adelaide hills has been decimated. there have been entire koala colonies that have been lost. we have a lot of koalas here who have managed to survive that got through their burns treatment, and they have no home to go to. these are wild animals, though, so how difficult is it for them to adapt to their new life and be surrounded by people? koalas are actually fairly adaptable. a lot of the koala is coming in from the fireground were in a really bad way. so they were on pain relief, they were not feeling very good at all. so

the best of the brightness across south—east scotland a decent pa rt across south—east scotland a decentas. more cloud the north and west. sunday is a fairly windy day but a slightly milder one with temperatures for the likes of newcastle and glasgow getting up to around 10 degrees. as we head into next week, this is the jet stream and the winds are very high up in the atmosphere and they drive for weather systems across the globe and they will be powerful next week spinning up deep areas of low pressure and bringing them in our direction. it means next week will bring gales particularly in the north. rain at times but it will feel very mild. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm carrie gracie. today at two: tensions escalate between the united states and iran after us forces kill iran's top general qasem soleimani. he died in a drone attack as his convoy left baghdad airport. iran has vowed to take revenge. the foreign secretary has urged restraint. relief for around 1,000 residents and tourists rescued by the australian navy from the country's bush fires. a judge rules that ethica

not quite as windy for east anglia and the south—east.y the end of the afternoon and into the evening rush hour we will see this band of narrower but quite heavy rain spread its way eastwards. it does mean we finish the day in south—west england, wales, and northern england with a greater potential for some sunshine. a few showers in northern england, and we'll see a few showers in northern scotland, northern ireland, maybe wintry over the tops of the scottish mountains. and temperatures drop away a little bit through the afternoon but not as windy for the evening rush hour as it will have been for the morning one. and then as we go into the evening, that rain spreads across east anglia and the south—east, clear skies for a time, a brief dip in temperature. could rule out a touch of frost and there but temperatures rise later as more wet and windy weather spreads its way in from the west. and that's this area of low pressure. our next one, which is a deeper bigger area of low pressure, that means the winds are stronger, extent further awa

authorities have confirmed that seven people died on tuesday in bushfires that have ravaged the south—eastan a dozen emergency level fires are burning across a 500km stretch spanning two states — from batemans bay in new south wales to bairnsdale in victoria. the flames are being fanned by extremely hot and windy conditions. anne clark has been forced to evacuate from her farm on the new south wales south coast with her family. i asked her to explain what made her decide to flee. we are actually literally evacuating now out of the area where ourfarm is. yesterday we could not do that. we had an emergency warning coming from the rural fire service very early in the morning and we could evacuate so, we are very near the beach, we packed our bags and got ready to go to the beach, basically. but it was genuinely terrifying. it was like the day never happened yesterday — there was no dawn, it was just red and and dark and smoky the whole day, and we did not know what was going to happen. it was very, very movable and very scary. do you have any news on the situation at your farm, in your proper

one front sweeps this way south—east, and will be replaced by yet another. the middle of the afternoon it looks like the winds would be a feature, gusting in excess of 50 — 60 miles an hour on exposed coasts and there will be some show outbreaks of rain in the north—west and out weather fronts living south out of the scottish borders into north wales. ahead it stays cloudy and blustery, but the strongest of the winds always to the north and west. that said, it's a mild afternoon with temperatures widely into double figures. 10— 12 degrees is the overall high. as we move out of thursday into friday, those weather fronts slipped their way south and east. the rain really starting to egan. the isobars open up, the winds fall lighter and chilly air descends across the country. friday was started with some cloud and low, but apache wrangler in the south—east. that will ease by lunchtime. sunny spells into the afternoon, a few blustery showers in the north—west but this temperatures a little cooler than they have been. when looking at highs of 7—9d. as we look into

not quite as windy for east anglia and the south—east. and into the evening rush hour we will see this band of narrower but quite heavy rain spread its way eastwards. it does mean we finish the day in south—west england, wales, and northern england with a greater potential for some sunshine. a few showers in northern england, and we'll see a few showers in northern scotland, northern ireland, maybe wintry over the tops of the scottish mountains. and temperatures drop away a little bit through the afternoon but not as windy for the evening rush hour as it will have been for the morning one. and then as we go into the evening, that rain spreads across east anglia and the south—east, clear skies for a time, a brief dip in temperature. could rule out a touch of frost and there but temperatures rise later as more wet and windy weather spreads its way in from the west. and that's this area of low pressure. our next one, which is a deeper bigger area of low pressure, that means the winds are stronger, extent further away from the centre, which w

not quite as windy for east anglia and the south—east.nd into the evening rush hour we will see this band of narrower but quite heavy rain spread its way eastwards. it does mean we finish the day in south—west england, wales, and northern england with a greater potential for some sunshine. a few showers in northern england, and we'll see a few showers in northern scotland, northern ireland, maybe wintry over the tops of the scottish mountains. and temperatures drop away a little bit through the afternoon but not as windy for the evening rush hour as it will have been for the morning one. and then as we go into the evening, that rain spreads across east anglia and the south—east, clear skies for a time, a brief dip in temperature. could rule out a touch of frost and there but temperatures rise later as more wet and windy weather spreads its way in from the west. and that's this area of low pressure. our next one, which is a deeper bigger area of low pressure, that means the winds are stronger, extent further away from the centre, which wil

as i speak, south—east australia is on fire.stralia, firefighters forced to cut down trees to take away fuel for the fires as the forests burn. well, this fire was lit a couple of minutes ago and you can see also on the programme tonight... prince harry walks out to face the cameras on what may well be his last royal engagement for a while — posting this, his own footage, on social media. just beyond there as the british library. what went wrong for labour at the last election? one of the candidates for the party's leadership, sir keir starmer, says they need to look back a lot further to find the answers. cocaine—related deaths are at record levels in britain — we have a special report on the soaring use of the drug. and not a single book sold all day for the first time in its history — how this bookshop‘s fortunes were suddenly turned round by one message on twitter. and coming up on bbc news, good repair work from ben stokes. and ollie pope gives england the edge on day one of the first test in south africa. good evening and

thousands of people in the south—east of the country have been forced to seek refuge on beaches and boatsd ships to victoria and new south wales, the two worst—affected regions. revellers across the uk have rung in the start of a new decade, with fireworks displays held in london, edinburgh, and other major cities. in london, some 12,000 fireworks lit up the capital's skyline. european cities, including paris, berlin, madrid and athens, have also seen in the new year with firework displays. and those are your headlines on the bbc.

as i speak, south—east australia is on fire. why?se the temperatures of the earth have been increasing. that is a major national — international catastrophe. and to say, oh, it's nothing to do with the climate is palpably nonsense. and who has been affecting the climate? we have. we know that perfectly well. the biggest cause of rising temperatures is really well known. burning fuels like coal gives off gases that heat the planet, and more of this keeps happening. and we're all involved in this. nearly every home in the uk is heated by a gas boiler, and they also give off carbon dioxide. the result, in a warming world, is that the level of the oceans keeps rising, which means that flooding is set to become more frequent. and life in many countries, including parts of britain, may change as well, from scenes that we're all familiar with to much more extreme heatwaves, and potentially much drier landscapes, like this — the mediterranean section of the eden project here in cornwall. so a glimpse of what may be in store for some areas. t

some sunny intervals in parts of the south—east at times and east anglia.you are out foran particularly windy. if you are out for an afternoon walk, it will feel quite cool, particularly down the east coast. further west, ten, — 11 degrees. 0vernight, and otherfairly cloudy night in prospect. clear skies for a time. locally we could see some frost. when's strengthening ahead of the weather front. it will be bringing in some rain across western scotland. not too far the western scotland. not too far the west coast of northern ireland. ahead of it, much milder. look at the yellows, even some ambers indicating warmer temperatures. 0n thursday, windy day with gales across the north and west. weather front moving from the north—west towards the south—east. a cloudy start to the day. the cloud thick enough for some showers. the rain, scotland, northern ireland. the next man coming in, heavy rain in this also. some thunder in it. the strongest winds will be across the north and west of the country. temperatures 10—12 but it will fill cooler than that because of th

the single—figure values will even be across the south and the south—east too, so 5—9 degrees.kend. but, with high pressure building in, it looks like conditions will settle down. so the weekend really will feel colder, but at least it'll be largely dry, thanks to high pressure, with light winds. some sunshine around, but also a return to some overnight frosts. this is bbc news, the headlines: iran has condemned a decision by britain, france and germany to trigger a formal dispute process over iranian violations of the international nuclear accord. the iranian foreign minister described the move as legally baseless, and a strategic mistake. the europeans say they hope the agreement can still be saved. the impeachment trial of donald trump has moved a step closer. the house speaker, nancy pelosi, says a vote on sending articles of impeachment to the senate will take place on wednesday. senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, says the trial is likely to begin next tuesday. taiwan's president, tsai ing—wen, has told the bbc that the island has no need to declare formal independen

those weather fronts and milder air will still be around three to nine, pushing further south and easts over the top of that, effective northern areas of scotla nd that, effective northern areas of scotland but for many of us over the weekend looking largely fine and dry. goodbye for now. this is worklife from bbc news, with sally bundock and karin giannone. as tensions over a us—china trade war are easing, will the next trade battleground be europe... live from london, that's our top story on thursday 2 january. president trump has said he will sign a trade agreement with beijing this month — but big commercial disputes still remain between the us and europe we'll bring you all the details shortly. this also in the programme the battle to take on amazon in india is hotting up — as asia's richest man enters the fray to start a grocery delivery and... the smartwatch is no threat to switzerland's luxury watch makers. we hearfrom the president of the prestigeous patek philippe brand and we'll be getting the inside track on impact investing in stocks and shares which focus on equality, tac

of things, 9— 12 degrees, the best of the sunshine again looks likely to be across eastern and south eastweek when things start to get back to business as usual, we have to look to the jet stream to see what is going to happen with the forecast. it looks as though the jet will strengthen. a strong fast moving jet means strengthen. a strong fast moving jet m ea ns low strengthen. a strong fast moving jet means low pressure strengthen. a strong fast moving jet means low pressure is being driven across the uk. not one, as we start of the beginning of the week, but another one waiting out in the wings. plenty of isobars on the chart as well, so this means things are going to turn pretty unsettled. if you have got plans outside, please bear in mind gales, may be severe gales, in the north for a time on tuesday and some of the rain could be quite heavy at times as well. this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: president trump defends the killing of iran's top military commander in an airstrike. the us

that rain spreads across the south—east.ore wet and windy weather spreads its way in from the west. that is the slow area of low pressure, a deeper and bigger area of low pressure which means the winds are strong and extend further away from the centre producing snow here. dragging in exceptionally mild airforthe here. dragging in exceptionally mild air for the mid—atlantic. temperatures from what would have been a chilly start in the south—east. dry and bright too much of the day, northern, scotland, northern ireland with outbreaks of rain. the biggest disruption could come from the winds. widespread gales, strongest of the winds in north and west scotland, up to 80 mile an hour gusts not out of the question. those winds coming from the mid—atla ntic will question. those winds coming from the mid—atlantic will bring mild weather to the north—east on high ground. we could see 15 or 16 degrees. that milder air swept away as we go through the night and into wednesday morning. a chilly start on wednesday morning. a chilly start

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it starts to slip south—east, a spell of rain to come.will clear towards the south—east on sunday and behind that a mixture sunny spells and showers, a breezy date with showers across scotland which could be wintry over the higher ground. leading to some more unsettled weather next week. so looking mostly dry, enjoy that dry weather while we have it. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime for the flights from china are to be monitored and that the threat of a new virus which has infected many people in china. that's all from the bbc news at one. hello, you are watching bbc news. two brits in action at the australian open today. dan evans lost but heather watson is into round two after coming from one set down. i just round two after coming from one set down. ijust feelvery round two after coming from one set down. ijust feel very happy and confident in myself and i am just really enjoy my tennis at the moment, enjoying being out there competing. especially when it is the tough moments and, you know, even after the first set today whe

still fairly mild in the far south—east. bring some disruption. when starts off on a fine and drying out, good spells of sunshine around. —— monday starts off. particularly further east, but then the rain will edge its way in, heavy bursts, something wintry over scotla nd heavy bursts, something wintry over scotland for a time, and it will be a company by strong wind, gales or severe gales for some western spots, making the evening commute very tricky. temperatures still above average, particularly down towards the south and east, still in double digits. the week ahead it does look u nsettled digits. the week ahead it does look unsettled at times, stormy with strong wind, spells of rain which could be heavy, leading to some travel disruption on the roads and ferries. 00:30:08,908 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 this. good afternoon. after days of denial, iran has admitted shooting down a ukrainian passenger plane over tehran on wednesday —

i should say that there has been a little bit of rainfall in some of the areas in the south—east of the 15 millimetres in the last couple of days but to deal with the scale of the tragedy that we have been experiencing and people have been seeing here, you need hundreds of millimetres over a sustained period, many, many days. it will be closer to easter before any of that happens. back to you, michal. clive, thank you very much, in new south wales. flooding in the indonesian capital jakarta has now killed 60 people and displaced thousands of others. the country has seen its most intense rainfall for almost a quarter of a century. environmental groups are calling for action, saying it should be a wake—up call to climate change in one of the world's biggest carbon emitters. the latest labour mps to enter the race to become the party's next leader have warned that it must focus on regaining public trust. the shadow brexit secretary, sir keir starmer, and the prominent backbencherjess phillips both said the scale of labour's election manifesto meant voters did not believe the party would de

many of showers does rack much showers in the south—east, and the showers on the south coast.t of fine weather, the next spell of wet and windy weather sta rts next spell of wet and windy weather starts to move in in the south, as we had to thursday. we shot off again with sunshine around, gets wendy through the day, gail is developing in the south and and outbreaks of heavy rain to be quite heavy across the south—west into wales. temperatures double figures across the south, single figure values for the north of 7— 10 degrees. into the weekend it looks like i pressure begins to build so it's going to settle down somewhat and something you will notice, it is going to turn cold as well. jinping this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. on the eve of the signing of the first phase of the us—china trade deal, america says it will no longer lable china a "currency manipulator". heartbreak in australia's bushland — farmers are facing devastating losses of livestock as fires rage on. and on financial markets investors are feeling optimistic with the us showing signs it is ke

not much ofa anglia and the south—east.the northern and western isles, but it will be windy and the cloud will also be thick enough forjust that at times. if you are stepping out for a new year's day walk, it is going to feel chilly, particularly down the east coast. this evening, we continue with other cloud, the winds are strengthening by the end of the night, touching gale force at times with gusts. and we have a weather front introducing some rain by the end of the night. tomorrow, we are still bathed in this mild air, represented by the yellows and ambers, but it is not going to last. on thursday, one look at the isobars tells you it is going to be windy. the strongest winds will be in the north and the west. we have two weatherfronts coming our way, both bringing rain. it is a cloudy start, the cloud thick enough for spots of drizzle. a brief lull behind that before more heavy rain comes our way. you can see the gusts of wind, represented in the black circles. while temperatures might look on the mild side for the sta