once you get the south midlands northwards, thatis get the south midlands northwards, that is where theed surfaces will stop a bright enough start across eastern counties but further wintry showers there as the western slopes, the pennines, through northern ireland and up into the western side of scotland, and a dotting of showers across the far north too. that is pretty much the setup for the david stockdale bit of a concern about how close this now is through the course of the date of the ma at the forth and clyde valley ‘s. —— m8. there will be significant snow lying there, not a warm day by any means, all of you, your temperatures will be done into single figures. come friday, we have seen this before, the isobars friday, we have seen this before, the isoba rs run friday, we have seen this before, the isobars run from north to south across the british isles, frosty start of the day. then a peppering of showers along the eastern shores through the north of scotland into northern ireland and down through the irish sea to the west of wales, the irish sea to the west of wales, the south

patchy fog in the midlands, south—east england, one 01’ in the midlands, south—east england, one or two south and west. here, chilly 1st thing. 0ut one or two showers further south and west. here, chilly 1st thing. out in the west, cloud continues to gather. rain will push in. rain turning heavyin rain will push in. rain turning heavy in western fringes of scotland out of northern ireland and eventually into wales in south—west england. after a bright and crisp start, eventually the cloud will push in to the south—east. it is moving at a pace. as it goes south and east, we will have bright skies and east, we will have bright skies and a clearance. by three o'clock in the afternoon, the south—west, showery outbreaks of rain. hillfort as well. fairly persistent rain. —— hill fog. the mild air pushing in. double digits to the west. sunshine as well in northern ireland in scotla nd as well in northern ireland in scotland with a scattering of light showers in the far north as well. that is how we close the weekend. as we move into sunday night and monday morning, the wind briefly swings arou

and 1a,000 properties are without electricity in the midlands, south west england and parts of wales. a small number of critically ill syrian children are allowed to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. the company that ran grenfell tower gives up control of thousands of other properties, saying it can't guarantee tenants the service they expect. also in the next hour — prince harry guest edits radio 4's today programme. ina wide in a wide ranging interview with barack obama, the former us president warned that irresponsible use of social media is distorting the public‘s understanding of complex issues. tesco investigates after customers complained that their christmas turkey was "rotten" or had "gone off". coming up, we look back at some of the biggest stories and original journalism our programme has covered in the last 12 months. that's in half an hour on bbc news good morning and welcome to bbc news. high winds and snow have caused disruption for much of england and wales. 14,000 properties were left without power in the midlands, the south west and parts of wales, after power lin

disruption as heavy snow hits the uk parts of the midlands and south wales have been worst hit. are evacuated from a rebel held suburb of damascus. the company which ran grenfell tower hands control of thousands of other properties back to the council, saying it cannot guarantee tenants the service they expect. in sport, england are on top of day two of the fourth ashes test. alastair cook regains his confidence as he hits a century in melbourne. more from holly with the sport later. good morning. first, our main story. thousands of homes are without power in england and wales, as overnight snowfall has brought down power lines. western power says more than 10,000 properties are affected, from cornwall to sheffield. the m1 is closed southbound in leicestershire and we've been hearing about multiple collisions on the a14 near kettering. and some flights were diverted from birmingham airport after the runway was shut for a short time. let's get more from our news correspondent andy moore. yes, the worst driving conditions at the moment seem to be leicester, northamptonshire, as yo

been a great deal of disruption as this band of whether has worked its way from wales and the midlands, southher towards the east, and that is where we are now, coming up to 11 o'clock. this is where we are in the early part of the afternoon. just a scattering of wintry miss and the heaviest bursts of precipitation coming in across east anglia. it has also been really windy, elsewhere it isa also been really windy, elsewhere it is a decent day. there are still wintry showers, not just is a decent day. there are still wintry showers, notjust on high ground, but the central belt has a fine afternoon. similar across northern ireland and wales, with wind and wintry showers, and down the spine of the country it is increasingly bright. the feel of cloud eventually drags the rain away from east anglia and the south east to leave behind clearer skies. that is the temperature in major towns and cities. we're there is lying snow it will be even colder. plenty of sunshine around, doing absolutely nothing. being the british isles in late december, we have something different moving in towards friday. thi

possibly not here but further north, although it might start and end up snowy in the south midlands but able to get people to and from hospital for appointments and in emergencies as well. i think everybody has to keep a close eye on that forecast to see how things might develop. all right, phil, stay warm. let‘s find out what‘s happening are in the country this weekend. louise has the details. i will give you a detailed forecast about what‘s happening this weekend in an hour, for now there‘s a quick forecast on what will happen in the next 2a hours. the weather is tricky at the moment, you need to keep abreast of the forecast. these will ease overnight, then temperatures will fall away. with wintry showers on the coast, ice could be a problem first thing. saturday will be a quiet day, a cold and frosty start with lots of sunshine coming through, and just a few isolated showers on saturday. down through the cheshire gap and down through the cheshire gap and down through the far north of scotland there will be lovely spells of sunshine and light winds but it‘s not going to feel particula

so we start wednesday with rather murky conditions for the south west and wales, through the east midlandst could be the odd patch of fog. and then some rain through north wales into northern england. to the north of that across northern ireland and scotla nd of that across northern ireland and scotland a better chance of some early sunshine. quite breezy in the far north and summer showers here. the northern areas with the best chance of seeing some sunny breaks through the day. to the south, generally cloudy conditions, quite murky over the hills in the west and temperatures getting up into double figures for many. the week weather front still with us on thursday, journeying further north—east with some patchy outbreaks of rain. the best chance of brightness across the north—east of scotland. generally still in that mild air. the weather front squeezed out for the most part by this area of high pressure which tries to dominate the weather on friday. so there could be some patchy rain but for most it will be dry. a lot of cloud around, some sunny spells particularly in eastern areas. a li

and 1a,000 properties are without electricity in the midlands, south west england and parts of wales.ll number of critically ill syrian children are allowed to leave a rebel—held area of damascus. the company that ran grenfell tower gives up control of thousands of other properties, saying it can't guarantee tenants the service they expect. now on bbc news, rachel horne looks back at the big business stories this year, and asks what we can expect in the coming 12 months in review 2017: the business year. it was a year of crucial negotiations. no dealfor britain is better than a bad dealfor britain. we would all love to have europe a la carte! and a year of bold promises in the world's largest economy. and i can think of no better christmas present for the american people than giving you a massive tax cut. it was a year where some of the world's most influential companies hit a bump in the road. the taxi app uber will not have its licence renewed by transport for london. it says the firm is not fit and proper to operate. but others defied the critics to post record—breaking results. we

south—west of england. the rest of wales, the west midlands and the southin of wales, the west midlands and the south in somemidlands and east anglia. at least it is not as cold as it was yesterday. we have sunshine across northern england and scotland in the afternoon. temperatures are shade lower than yesterday in northern ireland. a few showers and blustery winds across the northern isles. let's follow the dampen drizzly weather across northern ireland as it pushes its way into scotland, western parts of england and wales. a few bricks behind that. clearer skies ahead of it means it will turn chilly in places. some mist and fog patches but a better chance of seeing the super moon perhaps. as we head into monday, that mist and fog will tend to lift and we will have a few showers coming in to the north—west of scotland across the irish sea into north—west england and scotland. a lot of cloud tending to break up. brighter skies. some sunshine coming through. we have atla ntic sunshine coming through. we have atlantic winds so decent temperatures, seven to 10 degrees in the afternoon. a quiet start for the we

caused disruption for much of england and wales. 111,000 properties are without power in the midlands, the southand parts of wales , after power lines were brought down overnight. birmingham airport closed for a time to allow for slush and snow to be cleared from the runway. and collisions on the m1 and m25 caused by treacherous driving conditions left parts of both motorways closed. 0ur news correspondent joe inwood is here. pretty chaotic overnight in parts of the country. those hoping to travel and many people are today — what do they face? fairly widespread disruption, treacherous conditions. the most severe incident was the one on the m1, a jackknifed lorry by junction 19, which closed large sections of the motorway. we understand the lorry has been cleared. but delays will go on for a long time because of diesel on the road. nearby, the a14, reports of multiple accidents — really terrible driving conditions there. the a14 is closed in parts and in its entirety. the highways agency say they have vehicles there trying to sort it out. there will be severe delays and people should try to find

south—west. we have got temperatures close to freezing through east wales, across the midlands towards the south—easthat fog as well. it's not only going to cause problems for motorists, but there may well be from travel disruption in the airports. there has been some disruption at manchester airport. keep up—to—date on bbc local radio. a tricky start the morning tomorrow, a lot of fog around, it will lift for most areas. as cloud continues to come in from the west, there may well be more fog over higher ground. lots of much towards the north—west, some rain in the far north—west of scotland, there will be some sunshine in moray firth and temperatures reaching 1a degrees. we may see temperatures getting close to double figures across western fringes of england and wales. after default lists, temperatures are slow to rise to the midlands, we could see sunshine in east anglia and the south—east but there may also be fog patches lingering and making it feel quite cold. a range of temperatures through the day. not as much for during tomorrow evening and tomorrow night, more in the way of cloud. rather mi

south—west england and wales, heavy rain into the afternoon, pushing into the midlands, but 10 degreesemperatures struggling to climb above freezing. rain clearing to showers in northern ireland and scotland, a milder story in nyland, 10 degrees quite likely, some of those showers of rain into the northern isles. the wind will swing around to a northwesterly, a cold night in the far north with a scattering of showers, but a ridge of high pressure will build in for monday, and the winds start to swing round to a south—westerly direction, so set to stay with us over the next few days. a brief cold start on monday into the north, but it looks likely to stay quite quiet and a real contrast, really, into next week, cloudy and mild conditions. that said, the far south and east may have some sunshine on monday before cloudy and mild conditions return on tuesday. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the south african president, jacob zuma, has spoken of the enormous challenges facing the country and the governing anc as it chooses his successor. speaking at a gathering to decide the next le

midlands, northern england and southern scotland. the met office hasissued southern scotland. the met office has issued an amber be prepared warning for a small area of the south could see up to 15 centimetres of snow. settling is no widely, even lower levels across scotland, northern england, into parts of the midlands. south of here, largely rain. the rain will be falling on frozen services, ice is a widespread risk. by lunchtime skies brightened up nicely. further wintry showers across scotland, far north of england and pennines. to the south very windy, gales in places. bright, sunshine and milder. 8—iid here, still quite chilly further north. the area of low pressure clears, taking strong winds with it. another system bringing through wet weather. saturday, against sunshine and showers. gales across southern areas, very mild here, 10—13d. further north less cold but winding is over the high grounds of scotland. further south, a gentle staying dry with sunshine. for midnight, new year, centraland eastern areas have a better chance of staying dry with clear spells, chilly wind, this will be pushing showers into many western areas. this is bbc news. i'm reet

south—west england and wales, heavy rain through the afternoon, the rain pushing through the midlands, some colder air lingering. in east anglia, temperatures struggling to climb above freezing. the rain clears away to showers in northern ireland. and scotland, a milder story in northern ireland. rain lingering into the northern isles through the afternoon. that rain will clear its way south and east through the evening and overnight on sunday. then the wind briefly swing round to wind north—westerly, a cold night to come in the far north, with a scattering of showers. a ridge of high pressure will build into monday and the winds start to swing round toa and the winds start to swing round to a south—westerly direction. the milderair is to a south—westerly direction. the milder air is set to stay with us. a brief cold start on monday into the north but it looks likely to stay quiet and north but it looks likely to stay quietand a north but it looks likely to stay quiet and a contrast into next week. cloudy, mild conditions. that said, the far south and east may stay with sunshine on mo

a lot of the cloud we have in the south, through the midlands and south east england and east angliast temperatures getting to ten or so. a quiet start to the new week, again dominated by high pressure but around it, a lot of cloudy mild air to come with temperatures, nine or ten, most of the rain in the north—west of scotland probably but the middle part of the week may well turn wet and also rather windy and we could see cold air returning by the end of next week. sometime off, though, milder the moment. the end of next week. sometime off, though, milder the momentlj the end of next week. sometime off, though, milder the moment. i like it mild at the moment. i will take that. now it's time for newswatch with samira ahmed. hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. everyone loves a wedding but did bbc news go into overdrive with harry and meghan? and... my congratulations to harry and meghan. i wish them well. jeremy corbyn congratulates the happy couple. what could possibly go wrong with bbc subtitling ? first, a row involving donald trump's twitter account is not a new

south, the midlands, down towards the south coast, a lot of cloud.hills, for the odd shower. —— the hills, for the odd shower. —— the thickest. you can see the temperatures at nine o'clock, i2 degrees. across wales this morning, cloudy. some bright breaks. equally, showers on the hills. northern ireland, you have a wet start and also a windy one. now, as we go through the course of the day, what will find it a wet and windy weather across the north will slowly move south—east. the strongest winds will be across the north of scotland. but it is going to be a windy day really wherever you are. and we will see some holes developing in the cloud. locally in the south—east it could be 14. now, as we had to the evening and overnight, the wind does strengthen. in fact, and overnight, the wind does strengthen. infact, it and overnight, the wind does strengthen. in fact, it strengthens a lot. gales in the west. a cold night. by the end of the night, we have storm caroline on our doorstep bringing strong winds. snow showers in the north—west, even at lower lev

the rain pushes steadily eastwards through the day, into south—west england, wales and the midlands byto struggle in east anglia. in the north it looks like we will continue to see a scattering of showers across the far north of scotland. temperatures around 6—9 and we are likely to see double digits into northern ireland. the rain pushes steadily south—east through the night. then behind it, quite a clearance. we will see skies clear, a scattering of showers in the far north of scotland. further south, the rain clears away, a brief ridge of high pressure builds on quietens things down nicely and quietens things down nicely and quietens the story down into next week. a little more in the way of sunshine and maybe on monday but generally speaking, the milder air will start to nudge in as we go through next week and that is going to have an influence on the story. i suspect monday we might see a little sunshine, but the cloudy and milder conditions set to return on tuesday and likely to stay with us for the bulk of next week. back with more details throughout the evening. this is bbc new

kent, large part of the south—east and east anglia. the midland still dry with some sunshine.land. and, this wintry mix, rain, sleet and mostly hills though, pushing down into northern england, there will be some heavy showers again this evening. blustery downpours in the south—west. add further east and it is still dry this evening. although, rather chilly. as we run through this evening and overnight, it was a windy for many western areas. we will also seem bands of cloud, rain and sleet moving upwards. we will have the mighty stretches around, with capital is not far away from freezing in many areas. tomorrow, we will see more sunshine and showers. by will see more sunshine and showers. by the morning, more of a northerly wind, and that means, more showers and cloud. wintry showers than the eastern side of england, whereas further west will be much drier, today. wintry showers continuing northern scotland, that northerly wind. temperatures similar to today, northerly winds, mind you, now as that eases down on friday night. the showers will become fewer and temperatures will

midlands. a really great —— gradation everybody, there could be some rain around wales in cardiff, south—westernld and bright through saturday. into sunday thatis bright through saturday. into sunday that is when the change occurs, that is why we will start to develop a south—westerly wind, the weather fronts arrived and it is looking cloudy and damp right across the country, in fact the first half of the day on sunday is looking pretty overcast, and damp is not wet in many areas. temperatures will be rising we are talking about 11 degrees across the south, even 10 degrees across the south, even 10 degrees expected in glasgow. the weather front be out of the way, so it will be wet all the way through. into next week it looks like the weather is going to dry out eventually, it is going to be that little bit milder across the uk but often cloudy.

midlands and parts of northern england. a lot of uncertainty. it could be in the north or the south.lls we are not entirely sure but there is a risk that there will be some through sunday. here at the start of the week, the low pressure system is digging to the south of us. here, the streams of colder air are coming in from the north. here is a lock at monday. the winds are coming from. still pretty chilly. temperatures about two—for—one or three celsius in the north. a little milder in the south. seven celsius. here is tuesday. a gap in the weather. it looks like tuesday may bea weather. it looks like tuesday may be a brighter day with sunshine. we are in between weather systems, and maybe briefly things are going warm up maybe briefly things are going warm upjusta maybe briefly things are going warm up just a little maybe briefly things are going warm upjust a little bit maybe briefly things are going warm up just a little bit with temperatures approaching front line celsius. but the idea is that overall for most of next week and into the latter part of next week, the jet stream is

wintry weather through the night with rain, sleet and snow spreading from the south particularly across wales, the midlandsnorthern england stop some snow through the night, most settling snow on the high ground. up towards the north—west, clearing skies. could be some icy stretches to start tomorrow morning. the most unpleasant across the south—east. a strong northerly winds which could cause some disruption. further west, brighter skies. a scattering of wintry showers. thursday, actually start with some ice. it stays cold through the day but we will see some sunshine on friday with stronger winds and out rates of rain. i wish you a very good night. this is bbc world news. our top stories: vladimir putin's supporters nominate him to run as an independent candidate in next year's russian elections. his political rival is barred from standing. counting votes in liberia's presidential election, where former world footballer of the year, george weah, is seeking the country's top job. peru's former leader, who was serving a long prison sentence for human rights abuses and corruption, asks for forgiveness, afte

also the south—west and into the midlands perhaps.astern part of england and east pennines and the scotland a glimmer of brightness, and northern ireland, too, and some rain and stronger winds for the northernmost pa rt stronger winds for the northernmost part of scotland. wetter weather over the highlands. what happens this evening and overnight is patchy, mostly light rain sinking further south, moves away from scotla nd further south, moves away from scotland at the northern ireland coming to wales... through northern england was the midlands and east anglia. weather front. england was the midlands and east anglia. weatherfront. keep the temperature up as the cloud breaks, behind that in scotland it could turn chilly. otherwise a mild night ahead. really cold are we had recently, actually all the way into the near continent. instead, although we have high pressure towards the west, rounded up of it, we are drawing down some milder air. having said that, a chilly start across eastern scotland, sunshine for a while across scotland, a

thousands of homes and properties are without power in the midlands, the south west and parts of walester power lines were brought down overnight. there's been disruption for passengers at birmingham and sta nsted airports, and collisions on the mi, in the last few minutes stansted had is closed again. m25 and a number of a—roads caused by treacherous driving conditions have caused major delays. viewers have been sending in pictures from their area , georgina tweeted this photo from the departure lounge at stansted airport, which has suffered delays due to a closed runway, and reamins closed. but the weather hasn't been bad news for everyone, jason sent in this picture of his dog enjoying the snow in gartloch, just outside glasgow. keep tweeting us @bbc—haveyoursay. phil mackie has been braving the weather at the catthorpe interchange , where the mi meets the m6. earlier he described what he saw when he arrived: there were queues getting of both the mi onto the a14 and also the m6 on to the a14, and at the moment things have certainly improved as a result of that. and the snow has stop

increasing and it might turn cloudy across wales and maybe around merseyside, into the west midlands and the souths, it could rain. the best of the sunshine in the east and the south—east and the far southern counties. then the change happens to that milder weather through the course of saturday night into sunday. the weather fronts comes off the atlantic, we develop a south—westerly wind. so that milder air will arrive through the early hours of sunday and for many of us sunday is going to be at least starting off on a cloudy, damp note, if not wet note in many areas. quite breezy too for a time. we could even see gale force winds across the far north. look at the temperatures — back up to double figures, even in scotland. the extreme still hanging onto around six degrees. that damp weather will last right through the course of sunday but by the time we get to monday it looks like things will be drying out. a little bit of a dip in the temperature. so into next week, it looks like the weather will dry out but it's still going to stay relatively on the mild side. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting

chilly, but also we could have some fog for the monday morning rush across east anglia, the south—east, the east midlandse, once the fog clears, we should see some brightness and some sunshine again to start our week. relatively mild compared with last week — 9s and 10s — but there will quite a bit of cloud, showery rain coming in, although it will be light and patchy because it is under the influence of high pressure for the next two or three days. this high pressure isjust keeping those weather fronts at bay but this does have our name on it. this is going to come for wednesday. it looks particularly nasty, actually, some wet and windy weather to keep our eye on. but, between now and then, fairly quiet or benign conditions. as ever, there's plenty more more on our website. goodbye. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: president trump admits he sacked his former advisor michael flynn for lying to the fbi. critics say the president could be investigated for obstructing justice. republicans in the us senate claim a major vict

chilly, but also we could have some fog for the monday morning rush across east anglia, the south—east, the east midlandswhere, once the fog clears, we should see some brightness and some sunshine again to start our week. relatively mild compared with last week, nines and tens, but there will quite a bit of cloud, showery rain coming in, although it will be light and patchy because it is under the influence of high pressure for the next two or three days. this high pressure isjust keeping those weather fronts at bay but this does have our name on it. this is going to come in for wednesday. it looks particularly nasty, actually, some wet and windy weather to keep our eye on. but, between now and then, fairly quiet or benign conditions. as ever, there's plenty more more on the website. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: president trump has suggested he knew that his former national security advisor, michael flynn, had lied to the fbi about his contacts with russia. in a tweet, the us president said general flynn ha

assistant in wales, the midlands and the south—east of the billy mckay east anglia.rally speaking they should be dry interludes developing. across the south and south—west, damaging gusts of wind .70 . 70 miles an hour. further snowfall across wales and the midlands. further disruption through the afternoon. the far north of england, scotla nd afternoon. the far north of england, scotland and northern ireland, plenty of sunshine, dry, but cold. premier league football matches, quite wet and windy for southampton. liverpool, cold and dry, the odd snowflake. the odd schmo show, sleet showers continuing into the overnight period. generally drier. the biggest risk will be the hazard of ice developing quite widely where we have snow. temperatures really plummet. in rural places minus double figures across the snow fields of scotland. there is sunday's low—pressure moving off to the near continent. we see this low pressure pushing through the bay of this game to france. damaging winds to france, also impacting the south and the south—east of england through monday. strong

there's the case of you being on the go this morning, we have these warnings in the south of wales and the west midlandsty cold. may be the odd shower across the isle of man and through the day you will notice more cloud building from the west across northern ireland but for now it is cold and also quite bright, or it is cold and also quite bright, or it will be when the sun is out. across scotland, a similar story, bright weather when the sun gets up but again, pockets of mist and the same in north—east england, cold and frosty with the risk of ice. when we lose the fog, many of us will have a dry morning and into the afternoon many will have sunny spells continuing, but in the west you will notice the cloud thickening, wet and windy weather is coming our way preceded by hill snow, notjust in scotla nd preceded by hill snow, notjust in scotland but northern ireland, north wales and north—west england. maximum temperatures up to around four. it won't be as windy in the south as it was yesterday. through the evening and overnight, our weather front producing this rain will continue to go south—east with

will probably hang on to cloudy skies and some drizzly showers across wales and the south—west and into the midlandselsius, still quite cold. sunshine perhaps in north—eastern part of england and the east pennines, and in scotland a glimmer of brightness, and northern ireland, too, and some rain and stronger winds for the northernmost part of scotland. wetter weather over the highlands. what happens this evening and overnight is patchy, mostly light rain sinking further south, moves away from scotland down into northern ireland, into wales, through northern england and towards the midlands and east anglia. it's a weather front bringing all that lot. keep the temperature up as the cloud breaks, and behind that in scotland it could turn chilly. otherwise a mild night ahead. really cold air we had recently, actually all the way into the near continent. keep the temperature up as the cloud breaks, and behind that in scotland it could turn chilly. otherwise a mild night ahead. instead, although we have high pressure towards the west, around the top of it, we are drawing down some milder air. having said

south, we run into the weather front of us northern england and the —— nine degrees. the east of england will see something brighter at times. from the midlandsud around. one or two brighter breaks here and there and still in the mild category. we are into double figures. across wales, south wales will see something drier, and north wales has a weather front, which is sinking south through the day. by then it will be out of northern ireland and back into bright skies with some sunny spells. it will feel a bit cooler. through this evening and overnight weather front this evening and overnight weather fro nt m oves this evening and overnight weather front moves south, and you can see it here on the chart. at the end of the night it will turn around at it. in the north—east. so tomorrow morning we will have an across the south—east, heading up to northern ireland, england and moving into southern scotland. it is a cool night before it, not as cold behind it, and where we have breaks, there will be some fog. through the day the weather front will continue to move north—east, taking cloud and ran with it. some bright skies potentially for a moment

patchy fog as well in the midlands and south—east england. slow to clear. and turning wet and windy. in fact, some of the brain as it pushes into the higher grounds of scotland will be heavy for a time. —— the rain pushes into south—west wales. the frost will lift. dry weather. clouding over. by the middle of the afternoon, the rain does south—east. that will give us a contrast in the afternoon. showery outbreaks of rain lingering in the south—west. poor visibility with any height in the higher grounds of wales. the same in the pennines. the south—east, a wet end to the afternoon. the weather behind it, 10 degrees in wales. northern ireland in scotland, not too bad. a contrast to the morning. sunshine coming through. isolated showers in the far north. not as cold as it has been. rain continuing to sweep south overnight. briefly, the wind could swing around to a north—westerly four a time. that means a slightly chilly start. temperatures falling as low to six degrees. it could mean brightness to start with in eastern areas. this is the trend for the early ha

dan the chester cup aspar source —— south as the north midlands. some showers into wales. feel better. we really are looking at temperatures filling disappointingly told. quiet on saturday. the potentialfor filling disappointingly told. quiet on saturday. the potential for more rain and snow on sunday. the number of people waiting too long in accident and emergency has doubled in the last four years. the ability of our system to cope has stretched us to our limits. all this as the nhs prepares for what‘s expected to be the worst flu season in years. also tonight: the croydon tram crash — an official report says the driver possibly fell asleep. seven people were killed. palestinians clash with israeli forces — there‘s growing anger after president trump‘s

further south more into the west midlands and across wales where we are likely to see a few showers, on walking to the west of devon. when we moved eastwards a cross west of devon. when we moved eastwards across the country you noticed sunshine around. dry and bright for kent and towards north as we go into the afternoon. bridges on the cooler side. into saturday evening we have more clout filtering south across england and wales and then some outbreaks of rain also pushing in through scotland and then down across northern england. sunday, a different feeling day. it is turning that little bit milder as the wind is coming, more of a north—westerly direction. clout initially across the southern half of the country tends to drift away taking any showers away to the south and we are back in double figures. some sunshine particular around north—eastern parts of the country. through the course of the weekend gradually we would see the milder airarriving, gradually we would see the milder air arriving, mostly cloudy, gradually we would see the milder airarriving, mostly cloudy, but there w

from the midlands south, it will be largely rain. way, becoming confined to scotland and the north of england, where father showers will bring further accumulations. some heavy showers, maybe thundery, in the south—west. the low pressure clears away and we see another area of low pressure moves through, this time across england and wales, bringing wet and windy weather. we will start off rather wet and great across central, northern and eastern parts on saturday morning. and it will brighten up nicely, very windy with gales across the south, pushing into the south—west. less cold across the north. a few wintry showers across the hills of scotland. new year's eve will look like another sunshine and showers today. mild in the south, less cold across the north. there is an east— west split. is take care with the snow and ice tomorrow morning. —— ta ke snow and ice tomorrow morning. —— take care. this is bbc news. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the headlines at 6:00: ice and sub—zero temperatures cause treacherous driving conditions, as the cold

midlands. where we had a lot of rain, sleet and snow towards the south and south—east.start off on a cold note. there could be freezing fog patches across northern ireland and if they do form, could be very persistent. stubborn to play right into the afternoon. northern scotla nd right into the afternoon. northern scotland will see wintry showers. sunshine is the main story across scotland. temperatures struggling to get above freezing and if the fob lingers across parts of northern ireland temperatures will struggle to get above freezing as well. for england and wales, fair amount of sunshine. two, three, four, 5 degrees is your lot. a change into the far south—west, more clout and some outbreaks of patchy rain. quite a week weather system will bring dribs and drabs of rain. as we go through thursday night into the early hours of friday, a more active weather system will swing in from the atlantic. it'll bring rain, snow across northern ireland, wales, the midlands. initially over high ground. across northern england and southern scotland the potential for snow accumul

meanwhile, roy moore back with husband friends, steve pabannon south in midland city. >> it's interesting, doug jones had been the one that was keeping a little quiet. he didn't take our invitations to come on the show, didn't want to nationalize the race, but in the last couple of days, it's roy moore who went quite. democratic numbers don't match the republican once there and in a special election, turnout is everything. all right, let's bring in cnn political analyst, jonathan martin. he's been covering the race closely. please feel free to disagree with anything that i just said. what are you seeing in terms of the state of play down there? >> thanks, chris, for having me. i appreciate it. i think what has not been fully appreciated here is just how much money and manpower democrats are pouring into this race. and you mentioned, aptly, chris, a minute ago, that doug jones did not want to nationalize the race. and i can't echo that enough. democrats here are so sensitive about the perception that it's sort of out-of-state forces were orchestrating this race. but the fact is, as we repo

patchy into the evening across wales, the midlands, parts of the south and east. still some rain showers across the southernmost counties. the severe gales slowly easing. we go into the evening with clear skies. a few showers dotted around the north will become more extensive through the night. some parts of scotland didn't get above freezing all day long. ice will become a major issue here, and of course where we are seeing snow lying through the night into tomorrow morning. temperatures likely below freezing into monday morning. we could see temperatures as low as —10 to —12 in one or two spots. especially where the snow is lying. into monday morning, we have to keep an eye on this area of low pressure as it pushes across, giving problems in france, spain and portugal. also we have a risk of icy conditions for the monday morning commute, that could be the main issue for many of you as you start the day, as well as a widespread sharp frost. a bit of snow at times through the day as the low pressure system gets close to east anglia and the south—east. but most wil

northern wales and into the midlands. the south—west as well. but here a mix of rain and sleet.the northern isles. drifting with the snow in scotland. 10 to 20cms in some areas. the midlands up to 5 and 10cms. cold there, minus five in newcastle tomorrow. cold there, minus five in newcastle tomorrow. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: a government spokesperson says brexit talks are ongoing, after theresa may spoke to the irish prime minister and the president of the european commission. and the president of the european commission. foreign secretary borisjohnson says he will go to iran "very shortly" — and urge the release of british citizen, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. a report into last year's tram crash in croydon that killed several passenger, concluded that the driver probably fell asleep. protests and violence in parts ofjersalem, the west bank and gaza following president trump's decision to recognise jerusalem as israel's capital. palestinians have clashed with israeli security forces during protests across the west bank — it comes less than twenty four hours after p

christmas, it's raining out there for most of us, with heavy rain in parts of wales, south—west england and the midlandsuse colder air is spreading south will stop it didn't come in time for many of us for christmas day butjust before midnight we could still see some snow falling out of this for parts of scotland, as the colder air moves in. the main rain band in england will clear to the east overnight, but the wet weather lingers in parts of scotland, the north pennines and north—east england, so some sleet and snow is possible in lower areas, turning icy across scotland on untreated surfaces in the morning. be aware of that in parts of northern england could be icy with the wet weather. petering out as it sinks further south through northern england on boxing day, and more wintry showers in northern scotland, but many of us have a much sunnier daysin but many of us have a much sunnier days in recent days, but it will feel colder. if you are going out for a walk, do it in the morning. south—west england and south wales turning wetter quickly in the afternoon and the wind picking up again, and this wil

snow around belfast, the north—west of england, wales, parts of the midlands as well. in the southors there will be snow. through the day, some of those snow showers will get heavier. a strong wind as well. not too many of them close to these eastern coasts, the south—east and the south. five to ten centimetres in some spots. most across northern scotland. we will not say which town or city will get the snow tomorrow. it is virtually impossible to predict. snow showers could be ten, 20 miles across and it good hit one town and miss another. spotty amounts of snow. easing through the course of saturday. a lot of clear weather. also very cold. barely above freezing in the north. into sunday potentially another larger area of snow across central britain. that is still to come. still some uncertainty. stay tuned. this is beyond 100 days. the palestinian group hamas has called for a third "intifada" — following president trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. the un security council is expected to meet on friday for talks demanded by the western powers. gunfir

so don't be at all surprised in parts of the midlands and the south of wales if we wake up to a pretty that threat drags down to the high ground into sussex and into the chilterns as well before eventually pulling away. if you stick with the rain, you'll see quite a bit of rain, 35 millimetres or so. once it's away, then it's a chilly day. a bright one for central and western areas. and even those showers out west could be a wee bit wind the higher ground of the moors of the south—west and the welsh hills. through into the start of thursday, there could be quite a widespread problem with ice, given that the skies will have cleared and it really will be that cold to start the new day on thursday. but thursday itself, a really decent sort of day. yes, there will be a breeze coming in from the north—west. not a warm day, despite the sunshine. later on, we will bring a weather front into the west to see more in the way of mild weather, but more cloud and rain on friday. this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at ten: universities must protect free speech and "open minds, not cl

midlands, birmingham. the extent further south, generally north of the m4 corridor, but we could see what snow in heavy burstsrn areas too and pushing into the east midlands. there is the snowfall there. more over their holes. thank you very much, stav. —— more over the hills. i do not fancy our chances of getting south today. sometime later, we will hopefully get back. anyway... the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is due to meet the iranian president, hassan rouhani, this morning on the second day of his visit to the country. he'll continue to press for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—irainian aid worker who's been held prisoner in the country since april, 2016. she denies charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government. but she faces the possibility of a further court appearance today, after mrjohnson appeared last month to contradict her claim she was on holiday in iran at the time of her arrest. i am sure it will make a difference. i am sure him being there, i'm sure him raising her case, i'm sure him raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff can only help improve

a lot of wet stuff out there because it is raining heavily across parts of wales, south—west england, the midlandsor most, but things are 110w christmas for most, but things are now changing across the uk. colder air moving in, scotland, northern ireland, some wet weather in scotland, colder air moving in but we are watching the chance for rain turning into snow before midnight to give technical white christmas for some of us. if you're still dreaming, hope isn't all lost but i have to say there are difficult travelling conditions out there for some. let's look at how it is now. this band of rain with the heavy downpours pushing east through england and wales and gusty winds. that will clear through, but it's this area here that becomes slow moving into parts of southern scotland, the northern pennines. and north—east england. it is this where we will see an area of rain turning to sleet and snow in places, even to relatively low levels. be aware of that through the night. a few wintry showers running into northern scotland. colder, low single figures in sunspots. along with this wintry weather in

chilly, but also we could have some fog for the monday morning rush across east anglia, the south—east, the east midlandssome sunshine again to start our week. relatively mild compared with last week, nines and tens, but there will quite a bit of cloud, showery rain coming in, although it will be light and patchy because it is under the influence of high pressure for the next two or three days. this high pressure isjust keeping those weather fronts at bay but this does have our name on it. this is going to come in for wednesday. it looks particularly nasty, actually, some wet and windy weather to keep our eye on. but, between now and then, fairly quiet or benign conditions. as ever, there's plenty more more on the website. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: president trump says his former top aide michael flynn's contacts with russia were lawful, but he had to sack him because he lied to the fbi. some legal experts say mr trump may have then obstructed justice when he urged the former fbi director to drop the inquiry into mr flynn. in yemen, fighting has continued between iranian—backed rebels an

more than 1,000 schools have been closed in wales, the midlands, the south west and other areas.el across england and wales has been disrupted and hundreds of flights cancelled. tonight, conditions on many roads are treacherous. forecasters are warning that temperatures could hit minus 13 degrees overnight. that would make it the coldest night of the winter so far. 0ur correspondent sima kotecha sent this report from the west midlands. a blanket of snow, covering large parts of the uk. an ideal playground for children, many of whom have had the day off with hundreds of schools closed due to treacherous conditions. here in birmingham the council run schools are closed today. the local authority has faced criticism with some saying there was no need because roads like this one have been cleared throughout the day. the council says tomorrow it will be up to individual headteachers as to whether they open 01’ headteachers as to whether they open or remain closed and that the priority of them is the safety of children. it's not just priority of them is the safety of children. it's not

patchy fog as well in the midlands and south—east england. that'll be slow to clear.ent story. the milder air pushing in and turning wet and windy. in fact, some of that rain as it pushes into the higher grounds of scotland will be heavy for a time. the rain pushes into south—west wales and south—west england through the morning. the frost will lift. dry weather clouding over. by the middle of the afternoon, the rain does south—east. that will give us quite a contrast into the afternoon. showery outbreaks of rain linger into the south—west. poor visibility with any height in the higher grounds of wales. a similar story in the pennines. the south—east, a wet end to the afternoon. the mild air behind it, 10 degrees in wales. and for northern ireland and scotland, not too bad. a real contrast to the morning. sunshine coming through, just a few isolated showers in the far north. but nowhere near as cold as it has been. rain continuing to sweep south overnight. briefly, the wind could swing around to a north—westerly for a time. and that means a slightly chilly start to mo

parts of the midlands and south wales have been worst hit. 111,000 homes are without power and the m1december. also on the programme: the first of a group of critically ill children are evacuated from a rebel—held suburb of the syrian capital damascus. the company which ran grenfell tower hands control of thousands of other properties back to the council, saying it can't guarantee tenants the service they expect.

we have some heavy rain through parts of wales, south—west england, the midlands, sweeping east throughering into parts of scotla nd gusty winds. lingering into parts of scotland in north—east england, some rain, sleet and snow through the right, as temperatures continue to drop. an icy start especially across parts of scotland going into boxing day on untreated surfaces, and a messy start. some of that snow to quite low levels in places. an aerial brain, and hills no petering out. we have wintry showers running to northern scotland. many other places having some dry, sunny weather. but look at this, more heavy rain during the afternoon for south—west england, south wales, and as that pushes its way north on boxing day evening, i'll show you in a moment, cold air, you know what that means. elsewhere, just the odd shower dotted about in parts of northern england, but drier and sunnierfor the central northern england, but drier and sunnier for the central belt and southern scotland compared with the start of the day. frequent wintry showers in northern scotland on a chilly breeze. the wea