of the sunshine developing across north—east scotland, sunny spells holding on for the far south—east of englandrain across south—east england at times, towards the north and west we will see the clearest of the skies, still some showers across much of scotland but largely frost—free as we head into the start of the day tomorrow, generally 6—10c. there could be some more rain across the channel islands just moving into south—east england through the morning. that will clear through the afternoon, elsewhere a lot more sunshine around than today, still mild, watch out for some showers that may well develop with sunshine and it could be a rumble or two of thunder as well. low pressure always close by as we head through the weekend, along with the weather front, likely to see some outbreaks moving into scotland, for western coasts and across northern ireland. rain moving into wales, longer spells of rain here by the end of the day. more showers on saturday than friday, air still mild, temperatures 11—15c the peak, south—westerly winds picking up towards the end of the day. north—westerly on sunday i

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tomorrow, more rain across the northern isles and in the south—east of england for and in the south—east in charge more broadly so even when the persistent rain has cleared we will see hefty downpours across the north west of scotland and further showers, particularly in the west, some of which are heavy and possibly thundery. winds remaining a feature, these are the wind gusts we can expect, gusty around some of these western coasts, it will be mild, a bit cooler than today in northern scotland, eight or nine, 1a or 15 further south. another sunshine and showers a day on thursday, showers joining together into bands, but there could be sunshine in between. quite breezy and quite mild, temperatures between nine and 15. for the end of the week, low pressure is still in charge, one frontal system clipping the south—east of england, more persistent rain that the centre of this low drift east, allowing big downpours and thunderstorms to break out during friday, some sunny spells, staying and settled into the weekend. mild in the south but perhaps turning colder in the north of the uk. ., ~ ,

of england, with the milder air coming south—east of england, withls, continued melting overnight as we have rain falling in many areas. it will turn colder in scotland, the rain turning to snow, especially in the hills. the winds in the north—west bringing the colder air, rain clearing from northern ireland, continues in northern england, wales and to the south, where we have the sunshine and some showers, but it will be windy pretty much everywhere. winds could be touch and gale force in southern england and wales, and we could have some later in the north—west of scotland, which will make it feel colder. temperatures dropping through the day, scotland and northern ireland, but still double figures across england and wales for one more day. overnight, the rain sweeps south—east across the uk and the wind direction changes, and we all get the north—westerly wind piling in on tuesday, making it feel much colder. bringing with it a mixture of sunshine but also quite a few wintry showers, sleet and snow sweeping across scotland, northern ireland, into

at the same time, more persistent rain will work across south—east england and east anglia, just as it today. even where we see sunshine, we will have showers, some of it will be heavy and sundry. there will be dry gaps between, so the showers are hit and miss, but another mad day. a little drier in northern ireland through the afternoon as this band of rain works into scotland, some heavy rain in the final for a time. shetland should hold on to some sunshine. forthe shetland should hold on to some sunshine. for the second half of the weekend, we have this ridge of high pressure bolting in. that will give us a window of fine weather, some spells of sunshine for most of us on sunday. a few showers in the final. by sunday. a few showers in the final. by the afternoon, cloud and rain getting into northern ireland, maybe getting into northern ireland, maybe getting to the west of scotland later in the day. a little bit cooler, but not a lot cooler. it will stay mild as we head to next week. while there will be some spells of sunshine, we can expect a lot of rain and some brisk winds at tim

ireland, southern scotland, northern england, we have seen some snow getting down to quite low elevations, risk of a few showers pushing across the midlands, east anglia, south are looking at a widespread and sharp frost in our towns and cities. temperatures widely between —2 and —6 celsius, and where we've seen those showers, there is a risk of some icy stretches to start the day on wednesday. otherwise, it should be a fine start with lots of sunshine. now, in the west, we'll see cloud quickly thicken in northern ireland, outbreaks of rain spreading in here. you might even see a little bit of snow just on the forward edge of this weather system. but ultimately, the air is turning milder in northern ireland, so any snow will be transient, it will turn back to rain. however, during wednesday evening time, we could well see some more troublesome snowjust for a time across parts of northern england and scotland. the snow potentially could come down to quite low elevations, but it's across the hills and particularly to the north of the central belt, where we'll probably see the snow lasting longest. but as we go through wednesday night, again, we are going to se

sunny spells hanging on for the far south—east of england, to produce between 11 and 15. h the sunshine and possibly a rumble of thunder. low pressure always close by as we head through the weekend. likely to see some outbreaks of rain moving into scotland for western coast, also across northern ireland, rain moving into wales, longer spells here by the end of the day. more showers on saturday than friday, air mild, temperature is peaking at 11—15. south—westerly wind picking up towards the end of the day, turning more north—westerly on sunday which means cooler feeling air. a lot drier on sunday. another weather front approaching, temperatures a little lower, 9—12. this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories nhs unions in england and the uk government have reached an agreement on a new pay deal — further strike action is now suspended as unions put the pay offer to their members. european markets rally after the swiss national bank bails out credit suisse as the european central bank raises interest rates despite mount

at the same time, more persistent rain will work across south—east england and east anglia, just as it. there will be dry gaps between, so the showers are hit and miss, but

northeasterly, again this wednesday favors the northeast of england, parts of the midlands, maybe south wales picking up some showers, a few for eastaybe a bit more brightness than we saw on tuesday. again, some decent sunshine, i think for western scotland. temperatures on the thermometer, 8, 9 degrees. but in that northeasterly wind, it's going to feel closer to five or six. plenty of cloud drifting around again overnight, wednesday into thursday, perhaps the skies becoming a little clearer towards the southeast across southern counties of england, greater chance of catching a frost here and also again, clearer skies for western scotland, allowing it to turn chillier. but any breaks where we've got some shelter could mean we catch a frost for first thing on thursday. subtle change for thursday. well, there's the high picture. doesn't look too different, does it? but those ice bars are further apart. further apart, they get the lighter our winds become. and lighter winds for us on thursday may mean itjust feels slightly less chilly. so our temperatures will feel closer to the figures that we'd read on the thermometer. feeling arou

it will clear, the wintry mix across east anglia, the south—east of england, will also clear away, theds will ease down and it should brighten up here. there is lots of sunshine around. watch out for one or two showers, bit of a wintry flavour that could track down on the northerly wind, bit more frequent across northern scotland and it's cold everywhere, temperatures in low single figures, cold across south—east england than it was earlier this morning. overnight, we are in for a chilly one with lighter winds and cheer, clear skies, widespread frost and an ice risk for many as well into tomorrow morning. localised met office weather warnings in place where we have low lying snow and temperatures could dip down to —10 -12 temperatures could dip down to —10 —12 celsius, could be the coldest night for england in particular that we have seen so far this year, so a very cold start to the weekend. but drive for most of us on saturday, there will be some more snow on saturday night for northern england and parts of scotland before it turns milder across the board on sunday. let's look at tha

still quite a blustery day, the potentialfor some heavier rain to work in perhaps to parts of south—east englandrs could merge together again to give some longer spells of rain at times. temperatures still up to about 1k degrees. and really through friday and the weekend, there's no change in the weather pattern. it stays unsettled with more rain at times. that's the latest. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. britain's biggest police force, the metropolitan in london, is branded "institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic" in a scathing new report looking into its failings. rape evidence that had to be discarded because the fridges in police stations didn't work. an officer who had his beard cut by colleagues. a second day of talks between russia's president putin and his guest, xijinping, discussing china's proposals for ending the war in ukraine. police in france fire tear gas at protesters marching against the government's planned pension reform

and overnight, we've still got our weather front just giving a few outbreaks of rain across south east england skies. still some showers across much of scotland, but it's largely frost free as we head into the start of the day tomorrow, generally between 6—10c. now, there could be some more rain across the channel islands just moving into southeast england as we head through the morning. that will clear through the afternoon. elsewhere, a lot more sunshine around than today. it's still mild, butjust watch out for some showers that may well develop with the sunshine — and there could even be a rumble or two of thunder as well. low pressure is always close by as we head through the weekend. and along with this weather front, we're likely to see some outbreaks of rain, i thinkjust moving into scotland for western coasts and also across northern ireland. rain, too, just moving in to wales, and there'll be some longer spells of rain here by the end of the day. more showers around on saturday than we're seeing on friday. the air is still mild. temperatures will peak between 11—15c. the south—westerl

east england as well. colder feeling day. perhaps 11 or 12 across the far south—west of england.ng on across northern and eastern scotland. a widespread frost across the uk. away from the far south—west of england, but perhaps potentially some icy stretches where we have seen the wintry showers. monday is a very different picture. high pressure starts to build, and that means a quieter day, a drier day, but a cold and frosty start on monday morning. still some strong winds along the eastern coast. this weather system could bring rain and snow into the northern isles. perhaps a bit more cloud developing from the south—west. for most, a cold but dry and sunny started new week. it doesn't last, because things will be changing from the west as more atlantic systems start to push in. after the cold but sunny start to the new week, we will see things turning increasingly wet and windy, with heavy spells of rain. also, much milder, particularly from wednesday onwards. that's all from me. goodbye. this is bbc news, the headlines. a tornado has killed at least 2a people in the us state of

rain at times, perhaps something a bit brighter just for a moment or two for east anglia and south—east england for the time of year. second half of the weekend, better chance of seeing a bit of sunshine, especially during sunday morning. however, it will cloud over quickly across western areas, with outbreaks of rain soon spreading back to northern ireland and reaching wales and western areas of england as we go through sunday afternoon. so the weather turning wetter will be a bit cooler, temperatures around 10 to 13 degrees celsius. now taking a look at the weather charts into next week. well, as that area of low pressure pulls away. we're going to start to get these northerly winds moving back in. now, really, it's across the northern half of the uk that will see the biggest drops in temperatures. it stays quite cool, for example, in lerwick and it's probably going be cold enough for some snow to return to some of the high ground in northern scotland. but the further south you come, well the more likely you are to keep temperatures into double figures, although you'll notice things getting a

east england as well. perhaps ii or 12 across the far south—west of england. still some wintry showers pushing on across northern and eastern scotland. a widespread frost across the uk. away from the far south—west of england, but perhaps potentially some icy stretches where we have seen the wintry showers. monday is a very different picture. high pressure starts to build, and that means a quieter day, a drier day, but a cold and frosty start on monday morning. still some strong winds across the eastern coast. this weather system could bring rain and snow into the northern isles. perhaps a bit more cloud developing from the south—west. foremost, a cold but dry and sunny started new week. it doesn't last, because things will be changing from the west as more atlantic systems started pushing. after the cold but sunny start to the new week, we will see things turning increasingly wet and windy, with heavy spells of rain. also, much milder, particularly from wednesday onwards. that's all from me. goodbye. this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk

friday, our weather front across the channel islands through the night stretches into south—east englandark off one or two heavy possibly thundery downpours, temperatures on a power today, 14—15, localised 16 celsius somewhere, the breeze will be lighter. low pressure continues to dominate as we head through the weekend, moving eastwards towards us bringing rate weather fronts, weekend, moving eastwards towards us bringing rate weatherfronts, longer spells of rain, art was northern ireland and for western coastal areas of scotland, gradually moving eastwards, showers springing up for england and wales, not staying dry. by england and wales, not staying dry. by two spells, tipped as 13—15, where we see the best of the brightness. when turning north—westerly, cooler start the day on sunday, largely dry, plenty of cloud, brighterspells on sunday, largely dry, plenty of cloud, brighter spells developing later, temperatures a little lower, our next weather front into the start of next week. today at 6:00pm, hopes of an end to the nhs pay dispute in england, with a new offer to hundreds of tho

further south, rain at times, perhaps something a bit brighter just for a moment or two for east anglia and south—east englandy during sunday morning. however, it will cloud over quickly across western areas, with outbreaks of rain back to northern ireland and reaching wales, western england as we go through sunday afternoon. so the weather turning wetter. it will be a bit cooler, temperatures around ten to 13 degrees celsius. now, taking a look at next week, well, as that area of low pressure pulls away, we start to get these northerly winds moving back in. the north of the uk will see the biggest drops in temperatures. it stays quite cool in lerwick and probably cold enough for snow on some high ground in northern scotland. the further south you come, the more likely you are to keep temperatures into double figures, although things get a bit cooler towards the middle of the week. it looks like it'll be pretty wet, and some parts of the uk have already seen over a month's worth of rain, so it looks like this month is going to be quite a wet month for most of us, probably wetter than average. bye for now. wel

50, 60, 70 mph coast of england, southern wales, 50, 60,70 mph winds, some disruption, lingering across the south—west of england tomorrow morning. elsewhere, the south west, easta, the midlands and wales will see the rain breaking up into heavy showers, some sunny spells in between. a lot of cloud feeding into north—east england and eastern scotland, some rain and feeling cool scotland, some rain and feeling cool, sunny spells in western scotland and northern ireland, albeit with a scattering of heavy and thundery showers. this area of low pressure tends to clear away eastwards into the weekend but still a couple of weather fronts left behind for saturday. so quite a messy weather picture on saturday. a lot of cloud, a couple of different bands of rain. we will have a keen easterly breeze making it feel rather cool for the eastern coast, seven in aberdeen, nine in hull and even further inland and further west it is not going to be quite as warm as it has been during today. into the second half of the weekend, i can promise you more in the way of sunshine. a lot of the cloud will clear, and aside from one or two showers it does look a largely dry. but again, no

still quite a blustery day, the potentialfor some heavier rain to work in perhaps to parts of south—east englandmes. temperatures still up to about 14 degrees. and really through friday and the weekend, there's no change in the weather pattern. it stays unsettled with more rain at times. that's the latest. this is bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories: china's president extends a hand and a peace plan to russia's vladimir putin in the pair's first meeting since the invasion of ukraine. recent events have acclerated russia's dependancy on china. putin and xi might speak about mutually beneficial cooperation, but beijing looks increasingly like the senior partner. the united nations releases a major new report on climate change — dubbed a "survival guide for humanity". the key message says the un chief is that all is not quite yet lost. police in france fire tear gas at protesters marching against the government's planned pension

still quite a blustery day, the potentialfor some heavier rain to work in perhaps to parts of south—east england give some longer spells of rain at times. temperatures still up to about 14 degrees. and really through friday and the weekend, there's no change in the weather pattern. it stays unsettled with more rain at times. that's the latest. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. china's president xijinping is in moscow for a state visit with a man now wanted for war crimes. such is the geopolitical fallout from vladimir putin's invasion of ukraine. international criminal court have issued a arrest warrant for the russian president won't deter him for his continued assault on ukraine but it does raise new

cleared by the end of the afternoon, so the wintry mix across parts of east anglia and the south—east of englandning and a northerly wind and plenty of sunshine, but perhaps a few snow showers and it is cold where ever you are with temperatures this afternoon in low single figures and with lighter winds and clear skies across the uk overnight there will be a sharp, widespread frost and it will be a cold night across england and there will be icy stretches around as well so watch out for that. where we have the tying snow temperatures could dip lying snow temperatures could dip down to —10 —i2 celsius into tomorrow mornings, the exception being the far south—west and because there is an approaching weather front, so in summary this weekend, very cold start and particularly cold towards the east are more snow in the north moving east throughout the day and throughout the night on saturday and then turning milder just about everywhere on sunday. let's take a look in a bit more detail. here was the approaching weather front detail. here was the approaching weatherfront on detail. here was the approa

ireland, southern scotland, northern england, we have seen some snow getting down to quite low elevations, risk of a few showers pushing across the midlands, east anglia, south following, well, we are looking at a widespread and sharp frost in our towns and cities. temperatures widely between —2 and —6 celsius, and where we've seen those showers, there is a risk of some icy stretches to start the day on wednesday. otherwise, it should be a fine start with lots of sunshine. now, in the west, we'll see cloud quickly thicken in northern ireland, outbreaks of rain spreading in here. you might even see a little bit of snow just on the forward edge of this weather system. but ultimately, the air is turning milder in northern ireland, so any snow will be transient, it will turn back to rain. however, during wednesday evening time, we could well see some more troublesome snowjust for a time across parts of northern england and scotland. the snow potentially could come down to quite low elevations, but it's across the hills and particularly to the north of the central belt, where we'll probably see the snow lasting longest. but as we go through wednesday night, again

scotland and the west of england, northern ireland of course as we head through monday and tuesday, and they will start to make inroads as well, even out towards the south eastudier and there'll be some outbreaks of rain on and off at times. the winds are also likely to pick up temperatures round about the seasonal average, really 12—14 degrees celsius. but as we head through the rest of the week, then again we've got high pressure attempting to build in and it will start to make inroads as well. so it is looking largely dry and of course in any sunshine, then we'll start to see temperatures peak just slightly above the seasonal average. it looks as if high pressure is set to last as we head towards the easter weekend. so occasional rain at first next week turning dry, approaching easter and temperatures will be above or close to the seasonal average. hello, i'm kasia madera. you're watching the context on bbc news. the white house has condemned the arrest of an american journalist in russia. the kremlin has accused him of spying. us journalist evan gershkovich was working for the wall streetjournal in the city of yekaterinburg at the time of his detention.

ireland, southern scotland, northern england, we have seen some snow getting down to quite low elevations, risk of a few showers pushing across the midlands, east anglia, southare looking at a widespread and sharp frost in our towns and cities. temperatures widely between —2 and —6 celsius, and where we've seen those showers, there is a risk of some icy stretches to start the day on wednesday. otherwise, it should be a fine start with lots of sunshine. now, in the west, we'll see cloud quickly thicken in northern ireland, outbreaks of rain spreading in here. you might even see a little bit of snow just on the forward edge of this weather system. but ultimately, the air is turning milder in northern ireland, so any snow will be transient, it will turn back to rain. however, during wednesday evening time, we could well see some more troublesome snowjust for a time across parts of northern england and scotland. the snow potentially could come down to quite low elevations, but it's across the hills and particularly to the north of the central belt, where we'll probably see the snow lasting longest. but as we go through wednesday night, again, we are going to see

that rain really lingering through the day across the south west of england, even as the winds slowly ease for the south eastoudy with a bit of rain at times. some bright skies for western scotland and northern ireland, but with some showers as well. not quite as warm as it was on thursday — generally 8—13 celsius. and then, as we head through friday night, well, this band of rain stays quite stubbornly across western parts of the uk, a lot of cloud filtering into eastern areas as well. not a particularly cold night, temperatures generally between 3—9 celsius. so, into saturday, quite a messy weather picture. this area of low pressure's still fairly close by. a couple of different weather systems bringing a focus for some outbreaks of rain. we will have this band of rain likely to affect parts of northern ireland, wales and the south of england as we go through saturday. further east, a lot of clouds, some spots of rain with that and quite a brisk breeze, meaning that for parts of eastern scotland and northeast england, it will feel really rather cool, in fact, quite chilly. and even further inland and furth

the cloud coming through across south east england, very thin, it's only 300 metres thick, so it mightn england. so, if you see some sunshine here, it's going to be quite late in the afternoon. should see some breaks for western wales, parts of south—west england and north—west scotland with some sunny spells from time to time. now, through the weekend we'll start to get some thicker cloud coming in across the country, and with that we're looking at some patches of light rain developing. here's the weather picture for saturday, it's an east—west split. eastern areas having the thickest cloud, you might get a few spots of rain falling from that, particularly close to the north sea coast, but in western areas it's dry with the best of the cloud breaks and some sunny spells. temperatures not changing too much and we'll still have that fairly cool breeze with us. the second half of the weekend, on sunday, the cloud certainly thickens up significantly and we'll start to see patchy outbreaks of rain developing quite widely across the country, but nothing particularly heavy. now into next wee

still quite a blustery day, the potentialfor some heavier rain to work in perhaps to parts of south—east englanderge together again to give some longer spells of rain at times. temperatures still up to about 1k degrees. and really through friday and the weekend, there's no change in the weather pattern. it stays unsettled with more rain at times. that's the latest. this is bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories: china's president extends a hand and a peace plan to russia's vladimir putin in the pair's first meeting since the invasion of ukraine. recent events have accelerated russia's dependency on china. putin and xi might speak about mutually beneficial cooperation, but beijing looks increasingly like the senior partner. the united nations releases a major new report on climate change — dubbed a "survival guide for humanity". the key message says the un cheapis the key message says the un cheap is that all is not quite yet lost. police in france fire tear gas at protesters marching against the government's planned pension

some rain also affecting south east england and east anglia through the morning.lls and showers, some of which will be heavy and possibly thundery. temperatures could get up to 16 celsius in parts of northeast england. and then as we head through friday night, we will see further showers, perhaps longer pulses of rain shifting northwards with some clear breaks, but actually quite a lot of cloud and some mist and murk here and there, just one degree for lerwick, but more generally, 6—9 celsius. so a mild start to the weekend for most saturday, a day of sunny spells and heavy, slow moving showers, not as many showers on sunday. some of us should get some sunshine. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines. a 30 billion dollar rescue package is confirmed, as 11 top us banks step in to shore up the embattled first republic. talks between the leaders of south korea and japan are hailed as a milestone in their fraught relationship. anger in france after the government pushes through pension reform without a vote. we have a speci

still quite a blustery day, the potentialfor some heavier rain to work in perhaps to parts of south—east englande some longer spells of rain at times. temperatures still up to about 1k degrees. and really through friday and the weekend, there's no change in the weather pattern. it stays unsettled with more rain at times. that's the latest. na res nares and this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. let's take a look at what is on the show. spy balloons, tiktok and taiwan. trouble is never far away from the us china relationship so what do mounting tensions mean for the global economy? with xi in his third presidential term and joe biden halfway through his first, strains between the world's two biggest economies have deepened so what will it take to improve them? a growing number of us firms are looking beyond china to invest their cash. the president of the american chamber of commerce in china tells us why they're having second thoughts. that is despite us—china trade hitting a record high last year

some rain also affecting south east england and east anglia through the morning.ght, we will see further showers, perhaps longer pulses of rain shifting northwards with some clear breaks, but actually quite a lot of cloud and some mist and murk here and there, just one degree for lerwick, but more generally, 6—9 celsius. so a mild start to the weekend for most saturday, a day of sunny spells and heavy, slow moving showers, not as many showers on sunday. some of us should get some sunshine. this is bbc news. i�*m lisa—marie misztak. our top stories: a $30 billion rescue package is confirmed as 11 top us banks step in to shore up the embattled first republic. anger in france after the government pushes through pension reform without a vote. new zealand joins a growing number of countries putting limits on the video sharing app tiktok. we have a special report on the front line of eastern ukraine and the fighters resisting the russian advance. and the families on a remote scottish island with a high risk of cancer after scientists discover a harmful gene.

still quite a blustery day, the potentialfor some heavier rain to work in perhaps to parts of south—east england friday and the weekend, there�*s no change in the weather pattern. it stays unsettled with more rain at times. that�*s the latest. this is bbc news. the headlines: russian president vladimir putin has told his chinese counterpart, xijinping, that he�*s studied in detail his proposals for ending the war in ukraine. mr putin was speaking at the beginning of president xi�*s first visit to moscow since the invasion began last year. the united nations has released a major new report on climate change, dubbed a �*survival guide for humanity�*. climate experts say there�*s a �*closing window of opportunity�* to build a sustainable future involving cuts to fossil fuels and maximising the use of clean energy and technology. police in france have fired tear gas at protesters marching against the government�*s planned pension reform as demonstrations grow across the country. earlier, emmanuel macron�*s government narrowly survived

the cloud coming through across south east england, very thin, it's only 300 metres thick, so it mightto give some sunny spells. there's a lot of cloud set to come through across northern england. so, if you see some sunshine here, it's going to be quite late in the afternoon. should see some breaks for western wales, parts of south—west england and north—west scotland with some sunny spells from time to time. now, through the weekend we'll start to get some thicker cloud coming in across the country, and with that we're looking at some patches of light rain developing. here's the weather picture for saturday, it's an east—west split. eastern areas having the thickest cloud, you might get a few spots of rain falling from that, particularly close to the north sea coast, but in western areas it's dry with the best of the cloud breaks and some sunny spells. temperatures not changing too much and we'll still have that fairly cool breeze with us. the second half of the weekend, on sunday, the cloud certainly thickens up significantly and we'll start to see patchy outbreaks of rain developin

professor sam power — a senior lecturer in politics at the university of sussex joined us from the south east englandertainly awkward for borisjohnson. it's good to make for really interesting hearing, which we know is can happen on the week beginning the 20th of march. what the inquiry have initially said is they think that there are these four moments, particularly that they're looking at where boris johnson moments, particularly that they're looking at where borisjohnson may have misled parliament. this suggests that what boris johnson have misled parliament. this suggests that what borisjohnson has to do is make it up a little bit. he's going to start these hearings on the back foot because there are these four specific episode, one response to keir starmer at prime ministers question, one in response to another labour mp asking whether he was aware of these parties. they expect he may have misled parliament and they want clarity on that. now borisjohnson on the other hand, he's quite punchy and his defense. he certainly starts off on the back foot, he's got work to do. but we will have to wait u

ireland, southern scotland, northern england, we have seen some snow getting down to quite low elevations, risk of a few showers pushing across the midlands, east anglia, southg. well, we are looking at a widespread and sharp frost in our towns and cities. temperatures widely between —2 and —6 celsius, and where we've seen those showers, there is a risk of some icy stretches to start the day on wednesday. otherwise, it should be a fine start with lots of sunshine. now, in the west, we'll see cloud quickly thicken in northern ireland, outbreaks of rain spreading in here. you might even see a little bit of snow just on the forward edge of this weather system. but ultimately, the air is turning milder in northern ireland, so any snow will be transient, it will turn back to rain. however, during wednesday evening time, we could well see some more troublesome snowjust for a time across parts of northern england and scotland. the snow potentially could come down to quite low elevations, but it's across the hills and particularly to the north of the central belt, where we'll probably see the snow lasting longest. but as we go through wednesday night, again, we are

eastwards behind it, some spells of sunshine developing, but still some rain to clear away from south east englandill those wintry showers piling into the northern isles, northern scotland, northeast england, perhapsjust clipping parts of east anglia as well. and certainly a colderfeeling day compared to yesterday, particularly for north sea coasts. with a biting northeasterly wind mainly dry tonight, as many of the wintry showers start to fade. increasingly clear skies as well. but we could see some cloud across parts of wales and south west england, maybe one or two light showers. and here temperatures at or above freezing, but for many, temperatures will be below freezing. and where we've seen the wintry showers, that could lead to some icy stretches as well. so it's a cold, frosty but mainly dry start to the new week before things turn wet and windy, but also very mild through wednesday and thursday. high pressure is the dominant feature as we start the new week. it's the only day of the week that we see this set up. notice our next atlantic system waiting to nudge in for much of monday. it's

still quite a blustery day, the potentialfor some heavier rain to work in perhaps to parts of south—east englandhe showers could merge together again to give some longer spells of rain at times. temperatures still up to about 14 degrees. and really through friday and the weekend, there's no change in the weather pattern. it stays unsettled with more rain at times. that's the latest. welcome to bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories: china's president extends a hand and a peace plan to russia's vladimir putin in the pair's first meeting since the invasion of ukraine. recent events have accelerated russia's dependency on china. they may speak about mutually beneficial cooperation but china looks increasingly like the senior partner. the united nations releases a major new report on climate change — dubbed a "survival guide for humanity". police in france fire tear gas at protesters marching against the government's planned pension reform, as demonstrations grow across the country. global financial markets react nervously to the emergency takeover of the swiss bank credit suisse, but are

the cloud coming through across south east england, very thin, it's only 300 metres thick, so it mightunshine here, it's going to be quite late in the afternoon. should see some breaks for western wales, parts of south—west england and north—west scotland with some sunny spells from time to time. now, through the weekend we'll start to get some thicker cloud coming in across the country, and with that we're looking at some patches of light rain developing. here's the weather picture for saturday, it's an east—west split. eastern areas having the thickest cloud, you might get a few spots of rain falling from that, particularly close to the north sea coast, but in western areas it's dry with the best of the cloud breaks and some sunny spells. temperatures not changing too much and we'll still have that fairly cool breeze with us. the second half of the weekend, on sunday, the cloud certainly thickens up significantly and we'll start to see patchy outbreaks of rain developing quite widely across the country, but nothing particularly heavy. now into next week, we've got a big change in the

showers move across the midlands, east anglia and south—east england overnight before clearing skieslow. it will be a cold night with a widespread frost, temperatures in towns and cities —22 —6 but colder in the countryside and there is a risk of icy showers as we start the day —— —2, 2—6. tomorrow the frost melts away, then figure cloud in outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, snow mixed in for a time before milder air pushes in. temperatures in belfast eventually climbing to about seven celsius. on wednesday evening we could see issues with more snow pushing into scotland and northern england, some of the higher routes could be affected, the snow lasting longer is to the northern and central lowlands where there could be a few centimetres. one or two issues but eventually most of the snow which will be in the hills will turn back to rain as milder airflows in, and through the rest of the week and into the weekend this low pressure will continue to send south—westerly winds across the uk, so there will be a significantjump in temperatures as we head through thursday. quite a wind

still quite a blustery day, the potentialfor some heavier rain to work in perhaps to parts of south—east englandonger spells of rain at times. temperatures still up to about 1k degrees. and really through friday and the weekend, there's no change in the weather pattern. it stays unsettled with more rain at times. that's the latest. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines... china's president extends a hand — and a peace plan — to russia's vladimir putin in the pair's first meeting since the invasion of ukraine. the united nations releases a major new report on climate change dubbed a "survivial guide for humanity". all eyes on the asian markets opening, as banks and governments around the world try to address turmoil in the financial sector and encourage confidence. and the barricades go up in new york in preparation for protests amid specuation of incoming charges for former president donald trump.

south—west england and wales, as those south—westerly winds pick up. it's still chilly in the far north of scotland, but otherwise, temperatures generally in double figures, likely to make 14 in the south—eastin, we see the snow melting, turning misty and murky in the hills, continued melting overnight, as we have rain falling in many areas. but it will turn colder in scotland. the rain turning to snow, especially in the hills. the winds pick up in the north—west bringing in the colder air, rain clearing from northern ireland, continues in northern england, wales and to the south, where we have the sunshine and some showers, but it will be windy pretty much everywhere. winds could be touching gale force in southern england and wales, and we could have some gales later in the north—west of scotland, which will make it feel colder. temperatures dropping through the day in scotland and northern ireland, but still double figures across england and wales for one more day. 0vernight, the rain sweeps south—eastwards across the uk and the wind direction changes, and we all get this north—westerly wind piling in on tuesday, making it feel much colder, bringing with it a mixture of sunshine, but also

still some rain to clear away from south—east england drew this afternoon.many will see bright or sunny spells. still wintry showers into north—east england, perhaps east anglia as well. certainly feeling colder today compared to yesterday, particularly the north—east coast with that biting wind. mainly dry tonight as many of the wintry showers for the mac start to fade. increasing clear skies but we could see some cloud across parts of wales and south—west england. here temperatures at or above freezing but for many temperatures will be below freezing and when we see the wintry showers that could lead to some icy stretches as well. so it's cold frosty but a dry start to the new week before things turn wet and windy but also very mild through wednesday and thursday. high pressure as the dominant feature as we start the new week. the only day of the week that we see the setup, notice our next atlantic system waiting to nudge on. for much of monday it is dry, any wintry showers for north and east and co—starting to fade but we can see some rain and sleet and s