best of the sunshine across southern england, the south midlands, southern wales and also north west getting into northern ireland at times. temperatures not really changing much, in what we've seen over recent days, 8 to 10 degrees, but feeling cooler than that in the chilly northeasterly wind that we've still got. i think on friday, by and large, it should be a dry and bright day for most of us, with some sunny spells breaking through at times. temperatures not really changing a great deal, we're looking at highs again around 8 or 9 degrees celsius or so. now, there will be some changes in the weather pattern as we head into this weekend. what we're looking at on saturday is probably a bit more cloud coming back in from the north sea and sunday, the cloud thickens further to bring us some patchy outbreaks of light rain. and, so, probably a dry day on saturday, bright conditions sunday, the chance of a few patches of rain from time to time, but nothing particularly heavy. beyond that, the weather gets a bit more interesting into next week. what happens is we get northerly winds brin

best of the sunshine across southern england, the south midlands, southern wales and also north westing into northern ireland at times. temperatures not really changing much, in what we've seen over recent days, 8 to 10 degrees, but feeling cooler than that in the chilly northeasterly wind that we've still got. i think on friday, by and large, it should be a dry and bright day for most of us, with some sunny spells breaking through at times. temperatures not really changing a great deal, we're looking at highs again around 8 or 9 degrees celsius or so. now, there will be some changes in the weather pattern as we head into this weekend. what we're looking at on saturday is probably a bit more cloud coming back in from the north sea and sunday, the cloud thickens further to bring us some patchy outbreaks of light rain. and, so, probably a dry day on saturday, bright conditions sunday, the chance of a few patches of rain from time to time, but nothing particularly heavy. beyond that, the weather gets a bit more interesting into next week. what happens is we get northerly winds bringing

best of the sunshine across southern england, the south midlands, southern wales and also north weste cloud getting into northern ireland at times. temperatures not really changing much in what we've seen over recent days, 8 to 10 degrees, but feeling cooler than that in the chilly northeasterly wind that we've still got. now i think on friday, by and large, it should be a dry and bright day for most of us, with some sunny spells breaking through at times. temperatures not really changing a great deal, we're looking at highs again around 8 or 9 degrees celsius or so. now, there will be some changes in the weather pattern as we head into this weekend. what we're looking at on saturday is probably a bit more cloud coming back in from the north sea and sunday, the cloud thickens further to bring us some patchy outbreaks of light rain. and, so, probably a dry day on saturday, bright conditions sunday, the chance of a few patches of rain from time to time, but nothing particularly heavy. beyond that, the weather gets a bit more interesting into next week. what happens is we get northerly

some clearer skies over the continent that are set to break the cloud across east anglia, the south midlandsunties of england as well, whereas this thick cloud out in the north sea, that's going to continue to bring outbreaks of rain over the next few hours. light and patchy stuff across the south and east of scotland and northern england. so, certainly some pretty damp weather here, albeit the rain not particularly heavy. now where the skies do clear, we're looking at a widespread frost towards the southeast. lowest temperatures about —2 and down to about “4 in the highlands of scotland in the coldest spots. now, we'll take a look at the charts then for thursday. remember, we've got that much thicker cloud across northern england, southeastern scotland. still some patches of light rain to come through the morning, so quite a damp start to the day. best of the sunshine across southern england, the south midlands, southern wales and also northwest scotland, and maybe some breaks in the cloud getting into northern ireland at times. temperatures not really changing much, in what we've seen over

some clearer skies over the continent that are set to break the cloud across east anglia, the south midlandscontinue to bring outbreaks of rain over the next few hours. light and patchy stuff across the south and east of scotland and northern england. so, certainly some pretty damp weather here, albeit the rain not particularly heavy. now where the skies do clear, we're looking at a widespread frost towards the southeast. lowest temperatures about —2 and down to about “4 in the highlands of scotland in the coldest spots. now, we'll take a look at the charts then for thursday. remember, we've got that much thicker cloud across northern england, southeastern scotland. still some patches of light rain to come through the morning, so quite a damp start to the day. best of the sunshine across southern england, the south midlands, southern wales and also northwest scotland, and maybe some breaks in the cloud getting into northern ireland at times. temperatures not really changing much, in what we've seen over recent days, 8 to 10 degrees, but feeling cooler than that in the chilly northeasterly wi

best of the sunshine across southern england, the south midlands, southern wales and also north westand at times. temperatures not really changing much, in what we've seen over recent days, 8 to 10 degrees, but feeling cooler than that in the chilly northeasterly wind that we've still got. i think on friday, by and large, it should be a dry and bright day for most of us, with some sunny spells breaking through at times. temperatures not really changing a great deal, we're looking at highs again around 8 or 9 degrees celsius or so. now, there will be some changes in the weather pattern as we head into this weekend. what we're looking at on saturday is probably a bit more cloud coming back in from the north sea and sunday, the cloud thickens further to bring us some patchy outbreaks of light rain. and, so, probably a dry day on saturday, bright conditions sunday, the chance of a few patches of rain from time to time, but nothing particularly heavy. beyond that, the weather gets a bit more interesting into next week. what happens is we get northerly winds bringing polar air southwards a

best of the sunshine across southern england, the south midlands, southern wales and also north west times. temperatures not really changing much, in what we've seen over recent days, eight to ten degrees, but feeling cooler than that in the chilly northeasterly wind that we've still got. i think on friday, by and large, it should be a dry and bright day for most of us, with some sunny spells breaking through at times. temperatures not really changing a great deal, we're looking at highs again around eight or nine degrees celsius or so. now, there will be some changes in the weather pattern as we head into this weekend. what we're looking at on saturday is probably a bit more cloud coming back in from the north sea and sunday, the cloud thickens further to bring us some patchy outbreaks of light rain. and, so, probably a dry day on saturday, bright conditions sunday, the chance of a few patches of rain from time to time, but nothing particularly heavy. beyond that, the weather gets a bit more interesting into next week. what happens is we get northerly winds bringing polar air southw

some clearer skies over the continent that are set to break the cloud across east anglia, the south midlands to bring outbreaks of rain over the next few hours. light and patchy stuff across the south and east of scotland and northern england. so, certainly some pretty damp weather here, albeit the rain not particularly heavy. now where the skies do clear, we're looking at a widespread frost towards the southeast. lowest temperatures about —2 and down to about —4 in the highlands of scotland in the coldest spots. now, we'll take a look at the charts then for thursday. remember, we've got that much thicker cloud across northern england, southeastern scotland. still some patches of light rain to come through the morning, so quite a damp start to the day. best of the sunshine across southern england, the south midlands, southern wales and also northwest scotland, and maybe some breaks in the cloud getting into northern ireland at times. temperatures not really changing much, in what we've seen over recent days, 8 to 10 degrees, but feeling cooler than that in the chilly northeasterly wind that

some clearer skies over the continent that are set to break the cloud across east anglia, the south midlandsuff across the south and east of scotland and northern england. so, certainly some pretty damp weather here, albeit the rain not particularly heavy. now where the skies do clear, we're looking at a widespread frost towards the southeast. lowest temperatures about —2 and down to about —4 in the highlands of scotland in the coldest spots. now, we'll take a look at the charts then for thursday. remember, we've got that much thicker cloud across northern england, southeastern scotland. still some patches of light rain to come through the morning, so quite a damp start to the day. best of the sunshine across southern england, the south midlands, southern wales and also northwest scotland, and maybe some breaks in the cloud getting into northern ireland at times. temperatures not really changing much, in what we've seen over recent days, 8 to 10 degrees, but feeling cooler than that in the chilly northeasterly wind that we've still got. i think on friday, by and large, it should be a dry and

then sleet turning to sleet and snow in that cold air across southern england, south wales, the south midlandsn, we could see five to ten centimetres over the hills. it is going to cause some concerns as it coincides with the evening rush hour, and it continues to fall through into thursday morning as well. now, by the time we get to thursday, we've got another issue, this deep area of low pressure. so strong winds and widespread, quite heavy snow. we're talking 15 to 20 centimetres in the heavier bursts, even at lower levels, perhaps double that over the hills. so it looks like it's aiming for north wales, northern england, northern ireland into southern parts of scotland during thursday. clearly temperatures won't be this high where the snow is falling, mostly rain further south, but there's quite a lot of uncertainty. so for the next couple of days, we're monitoring the snow across northern areas through the rest of today and overnight. through the overnight period, today through tomorrow and tomorrow night, we're concerned about disruptive snowfall across the southern half of england and w

and we've got more to come, as you can see across the south, west, southern england, the south midlandsl cause some disruption, as much as 5—10 centimetres. and then this is the next system, a deep area of low pressure. so those winds combined, it'll be windy anyway tomorrow evening in the south, but we could have gales under this all around this slow moving band of snow, which will linger, we think northern ireland, parts of northern england, scotland and into north wales as well. pretty nasty weather. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. the british prime minister has defended his plans to stop illegal immigration across the channel — insisting his new legislation will work. the number coming by small boats across the english channel has risen sharply — 45 thousand last year alone. labour says the government's bill is a rehash of failed policy. but the uk government is not alone. the us is facing similar pressures on its southern border, despite the white house introducing new asylum corridors, it hoped would ease the pressure. and a war of words — the

for southern parts of england, it may well be rain turned to rain in south wales, the south midlandss north wales, northern england during the afternoon. snow beginning to arrive here, still dry through much of the day across scotland and northern ireland. this is the area that the met office have issued. the heavy snow warning, yellow warning. snow may not get as far north in scotland, but there's still the potential for some heavy falls of snow. i think over the pennines in particular, with the snow developing a little more widely in these areas after dark. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. we're still left with some snow falling actually for a while on friday, especially across central and eastern parts of england. that will be replaced by brighter skies from the north with some sunshine. but again, a few more snow showers. we're still in cold air for much of the country. may make seven or eight degrees in the far south, but otherwise four or five is more typical. welcome to bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories: two of the four ameri

a greater risk of seeing some snow across south wales. south midlands, wales.ds, southern counties of england dunng southern counties of england during wednesday evening, we could see five centimetres of snow in places, maybe in some spots, particularly high ground. it all starts pull away as we go through wednesday evening. one area where concerned about then but then another area as this next low comes in further north the potential for some heavy snow on thursday and into friday. parts of northern england wales, northern england, north wales, northern ireland and scotland. much of scotland dry bright on scotland will be dry bright on thursday. friday, could see thursday. it's friday, could see some snow here. but look at this wet weather wales, the midlands could see some snow on thursday pushing northern england pushing into northern england and day pushing into northern england and eventually day pushing into northern england and eventually into day pushing into northern england and eventually into southern day pushing into northern england and eventually

a greater risk of seeing snow across south seeing some snow across south wales. south midlands, walesthern counties of england dufing southern counties of england during wednesday evening, we could see five centimetres of snow in places, maybe in some spots, particularly high ground. it all starts pull away as we go through wednesday evening. one area where concerned about then but then another area as this next low comes in further north the potential for some heavy snow on thursday and into friday. parts of northern england north wales, england, north wales, northern ireland and scotland. much of scotland will dry bright on scotland will be dry bright on thursday. friday, could see thursday. it's friday, could see some snow here. but look at this wet weather wales, the midlands could see some snow on thursday pushing northern england pushing into northern england and day and northern ireland through day and northern ireland through day and southern in and eventually into southern in the by thursday it will the south. by thursday it will start to turn a little milder. so it's more lik

as it bumps into cold air, we will see snow in southern england, south midlands and south wales.t temperature this year was in january, —10.a. so this potentially will be the coldest night of this year so far. tomorrow, more snow across the south—west pushing further north. drifting to the south—east. behind it the rain. ahead of that, a lot of dry weather and showers in the north, parts of the east. we could see them getting into northern ireland. as this system moves away south, you will find the cold air will move further south and by evening, some in the south and by evening, some in the south will see more snow. but it is beyond that, later into the week, there is the risk of disruptive snow further north, with heavy snow in the north pennines and scottish hills, because we have another area of low pressure from the atlantic. it has active weather fronts. on the southern flank we are in mild air and that will be rain but you can see where we expect snow. rain in the south, windy and mild. but snow across northern ireland, wales, the midlands and northern england and to the n

for southern parts of england, it may well be rain turned to rain in south wales, the south midlands. snow beginning to arrive here, still dry through much of the day across scotland and northern ireland. this is the area that the met office have issued. the heavy snow warning, yellow warning. snow may not get as far north in scotland, but there's still the potential for some heavy falls of snow. i think over the pennines in particular, with the snow developing a little more widely in these areas after dark. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. we're still left with some snow falling actually for a while on friday, especially across central and eastern parts of england. that will be replaced by brighter skies from the north with some sunshine. but again, a few more snow showers. we're still in cold air for much of the country. may make seven or eight degrees in the far south, but otherwise four or five is more typical. welcome to bbc news. i'm lisa—marie misztak. our top stories: two of the four americans kidnapped in northern mexico on monday have bee

some clearer skies over the continent that are set to break the cloud across east anglia, the south midlands out in the north sea, that's going to continue to bring outbreaks of rain over the next few hours. light and patchy stuff across the south and east of scotland and northern england. so, certainly some pretty damp weather here, albeit the rain not particularly heavy. now where the skies do clear, we're looking at a widespread frost towards the southeast. lowest temperatures about —2 and down to about “11 in the highlands of scotland in the coldest spots. now, we'll take a look at the charts then for thursday. remember, we've got that much thicker cloud across northern england, southeastern scotland. still some patches of light rain to come through the morning, so quite a damp start to the day. best of the sunshine across southern england, northwest scotland, and maybe some breaks in the cloud getting into northern ireland at times. temperatures not really changing much, in what we've seen over recent days, 8 to 10 degrees, but feeling cooler than that in the chilly northeasterly wind t

south—west and that will to snow as well. more cloud across wales and southern england and the midlands further north, some sunshine and fewer using on the wet weather coming into the south—west, it moves in more quickly and moves further north as well so we will see that rain turn to sleet and snow more widely during the evening rush hour and more significant snow in places as well, 5—10 centimetres. that snowy weather than moves away later on in the night and we see the next area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic. this one is slowing down a bit and the weather is moving northwards more slowly. �*s we see some wet weather coming in from the south—west on thursday, southern parts of england it may well be rain, turned to rain in south wales, the south midlands, turning to snow across north wales and northern england during the afternoon. snow beginning to arrive here, still dry through much of the day across scotland and northern ireland. this is the area that the met office have issued the heavy snow warning. the yellow warning. snow may not get as far north in scotland but there is still the potential for heavy fa

the met office has issued alerts for much of the south midlands , south wales and midlands, south wales and northern ireland from 9:00 tonight until ten tomorrow morning. one is already in place in northern and eastern scotland and the north—east of england. tuesday is expected to be the coldest night of the year. wrap up warm . that's it on tv , online up warm. that's it on tv, online and dab, plus radio . you're up and dab, plus radio. you're up to date on gb news. the people's channel. more now from jacob rees—mogg . rees—mogg. this is the state of the nation and we have lot to talk about. so much has been going on in the last few days, but one of the things that is really important is to talk about how the prevent strategy has been working or not working. we had a report recently that came out that showed that freedom is effectively under threat more than at any time in our recent history. now, is this just hip hop hyperbole? but the prevent programme that was established to monitor people at risk of islamist radicalisation has been looking at people like me. that's how the programm

for southern parts of england, it may well be rain turned to rain in south wales, the south midlandsow beginning to arrive here, still dry through much of the day across scotland and northern ireland. this is the area that the met office have issued. the heavy snow warning, yellow warning. snow may not get as far north in scotland, but there's still the potential for some heavy falls of snow. i think over the pennines in particular, with the snow developing a little more widely in these areas after dark. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. we're still left with some snow falling actually for a while on friday, especially across central and eastern parts of england. that will be replaced by brighter skies from the north with some sunshine. but again, a few more snow showers. we're still in cold air for much of the country. may make seven or eight degrees in the far south, but otherwise four or five is more typical. this is bbc news. the headlines: two of the four americans kidnapped in northern mexico on monday are dead. another was wounded in the inci

for southern parts of england, it may well be rain turned to rain in south wales, the south midlands beginning to arrive here, still dry through much of the day across scotland and northern ireland. this is the area that the met office have issued. the heavy snow warning, yellow warning. snow may not get as far north in scotland, but there's still the potential for some heavy falls of snow. i think over the pennines in particular, with the snow developing a little more widely in these areas after dark. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. we're still left with some snow falling actually for a while on friday, especially across central and eastern parts of england. that will be replaced by brighter skies from the north with some sunshine. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. we're still left with some snow falling actually for a while on friday, especially across central and eastern parts of england. that will be replaced by brighter skies from the north with some sunshine. but again, a few more snow showers. we're still

for southern parts of england, it may well be rain turned to rain in south wales, the south midlandsarrive here, still dry through much of the day across scotland and northern ireland. this is the area that the met office have issued. the heavy snow warning, yellow warning. snow may not get as far north in scotland, but there's still the potential for some heavy falls of snow. i think over the pennines in particular, with the snow developing a little more widely in these areas after dark. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. we're still left with some snow falling actually for a while on friday, especially across central and eastern parts of england. that will be replaced by brighter skies from the north with some sunshine. but again, a few more snow showers. we're still in cold air for much of the country. may make seven or eight degrees in the far south, but otherwise four or five is more typical. welcome to hardtalk i'm stephen sackur. the devastating train crash in greece which killed 57 people generated a wave of grief and anger. many greeks see t

. parts of the south midlands.3 to 5 celsius. but the winds are so with sunny spells are light so with sunny spells doesn't north, doesn't feel that further north, whereas south the winds whereas in the south the winds pick up and more wet weather comes in. so the snow risk this evening south wales evening for parts of south wales into midlands and then of into the midlands and then of course south—east of england course the south—east of england through the evening time, five centimetres snow is possible centimetres of snow is possible in locations, maybe ten on in some locations, maybe ten on some high ground. so that's one area we're keeping a very close on another very cold of frosty night , well below freezing in night, well below freezing in scotland , —15 possible in some scotland, —15 possible in some rural spots . again, icy, rural spots. again, icy, potentially on thursday morning and during tomorrow , we'll start and during tomorrow, we'll start to see rain in south as temperatures rise. but for north wa

for southern parts of england, it may well be rain turned to rain in south wales, the south midlandscross scotland and northern ireland. this is the area that the met office have issued. the heavy snow warning, yellow warning. snow may not get as far north in scotland, but there's still the potential for some heavy falls of snow. i think over the pennines in particular, with the snow developing a little more widely in these areas after dark. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. we're still left with some snow falling actually for a while on friday, especially across central and eastern parts of england. that will be replaced by brighter skies from the north with some sunshine. but again, a few more snow showers. we're still in cold air for much of the country. may make seven or eight degrees in the far south, but otherwise four or five is more typical. hello, again. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world: wall street falls sharpl

the met office issued alerts for much of the south midlands , south wales, the south midlands, southto take hold at 9:00 tonight and will last until 10:00 tomorrow morning. one is already in place in northern and eastern scotland and north—east england as well. well, tomorrow , believe it or well, tomorrow, believe it or not, is expected to be the coldest night of the year , coldest night of the year, notwithstanding one small technical glitch . that is your technical glitch. that is your latest news . you're up to date latest news. you're up to date on tv, online and dab plus radio. this is gb news, the people's channel. but now to . patrick or are you wonderful people? tomorrow's news tonight now in our media buzz. let's kick off with the very first look at the front pages hot off the press. well, i've got the metro the metro leads with the tragic story of a family losing , a story of a family losing, a second daughter, eve smith , to second daughter, eve smith, to a car crash 80 years after the death of her sister , shauna death of her sister, shauna doyle . grief. okay. we're goi

the met office has issued alerts for the south midlands north—east northern and east of scotland southales and northern ireland until 10:00 this morning. tonight expected to be the coldest night the year so far, with snow warnings remaining in areas until the weekend . tv, online and dab+ weekend. tv, online and dab+ radio . this is gb news now back radio. this is gb news now back to bev and andrew andrew . to bev and andrew andrew. welcome this is to the point on tv and andrew, both the home secretary has vowed to push the boundanes secretary has vowed to push the boundaries of international law and stop migrants from illegally the uk in a direct challenge. european human rights judges. refugees arrive in the uk by small boat will be under the government's plans, banned from claiming for life. but claiming a sign for life. but critics believe it'll be bogged in challenges. and there in legal challenges. and there are implications. are huge implications. so joining us in the studio now for more is gb news, deputy political editor , tom harwood, political editor, tom harwood, as as form

the met office issued alerts for much of the south midlands , south wales, the south midlands, southtake hold at 9:00 tonight and will last until 10:00 tomorrow morning. one is already in place in northern and eastern scotland and north—east england as well. well, tomorrow , believe it or well, tomorrow, believe it or not, is expected to be the coldest night of the year , coldest night of the year, notwithstanding one small technical glitch . that is your technical glitch. that is your latest news . you're up to date latest news. you're up to date on tv, online and dab plus radio. this is gb news, the people's channel. but now to . patrick or are you wonderful people? tomorrow's news tonight now in our media buzz. let's kick off with the very first look at the front pages hot off the press. well, i've got the metro the metro leads with the tragic story of a family losing , a story of a family losing, a second daughter, eve smith , to second daughter, eve smith, to a car crash 80 years after the death of her sister , shauna death of her sister, shauna doyle . grief. okay. we're going

continent will be clearing the cloud out from east anglia, parts of southern england and the south midlands it will continue to be pretty damp with patches of light rain coming and going, notjust tonight but into tomorrow as well. where the sky is clear across the north west and parts of the south, a cold night with a widespread frost in these areas, the lowest figures of minus fourin areas, the lowest figures of minus four in scotland, but where it stays cloudy, it will be frost free, 3—6 degrees. tomorrow, extensive cloud across northern england, the south east of scotland, with light rain and drizzle for much of the day. with southern areas, more in a way of sunshine, at least for a time, also sunny skies working into the highlands and probably western counties of northern ireland. for friday, another day of chasing the cloud around, most of us will see some bright weather with sunny spells coming through, temperatures not changing too much, looking at highs of eight or nine celsius, pretty typically. on into the weekend, probably a dry day on sunny spells, thicker cloud, if eu patches o

for southern parts of england, it may well be rain turned to rain in south wales, the south midlandstill dry through much of the day across scotland and northern ireland. this is the area that the met office have issued. the heavy snow warning, yellow warning. snow may not get as far north in scotland, but there's still the potential for some heavy falls of snow. i think over the pennines in particular, with the snow developing a little more widely in these areas after dark. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. we're still left with some snow falling actually for a while on friday, especially across central and eastern parts of england. that will be replaced by brighter skies from the north with some sunshine. but again, a few more snow showers. we're still in cold air for much of the country. may make seven or eight degrees in the far south, but otherwise four or five is more typical. good morning welcome to breakfast withjon kay and nina warhurst. 0ur headlines today: the un's refugee agency criticises the government's plan to stop migrant boats cros

the cold air, you can see how that readily turns to snow across southern counties and also the south midlandsg to be cold. there'll be a widespread frost, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces and temperatures in sheltered glens in scotland could fall as low as —13, possibly —15. so tomorrow, we still have the arctic air firmly in place. the atlantic air trying to push into southern areas. and for the rush hour, there will be some snow likely across parts of southern england before that moves away. but later in the day, we'll see more rain preceded by snow coming in across the southwest. move north of that for scotland, northern england, northern ireland and much of east anglia, it should be dry. but, once again, it is going to be a cool day away from the southwest. then it turns a little bit more disruptive on thursday into friday. disruptive snow, heavy snowfalls across the north pennines, northern ireland and the scottish hills. so this could affect you if you live in these areas with disruption to travel, for example, as this deep area of low pressure comes in with its weather fronts. now

south. the midlands , south south. the midlands, south wales, northern ireland from 9 pm. tonight until 10 am. p.m. tonight until 10 am. tomorrow morning. one's already in place in northern and eastern scotland and north—east england . tuesday is expected to be the colder night of the year in march as well. that's all for me. i'm back in an hour. now, his first . well, once again, the his first. well, once again, the government coming out with very , very tough words. mind you, we have heard them before, but they realise that the issue of the small boats in particular and the impact it's having on the impact it's now having on communities this communities all over this country is racing up to a very near the top of the political agenda. and it matters particularly with those voters that crossed over and voted conservative for the first time in their lives in 2019. so tomorrow it will be a double act between rishi sunak and suella braverman , the home secretary. braverman, the home secretary. their message will be if you

south. the midlands , south south. the midlands, south wales, northern ireland from 9 pm. tonight until 10 am. p.m. tonight until 10 am. tomorrow morning. one's already in place in northern and eastern scotland and north—east england . tuesday is expected to be the colder night of the year in march as well. that's all for me. i'm back in an hour. now, his first . well, once again, the his first. well, once again, the government coming out with very , very tough words. mind you, we have heard them before, but they realise that the issue of the small boats in particular and the impact it's having on the impact it's now having on communities this communities all over this country is racing up to a very near the top of the political agenda. near the top of the political agenda . and it matters agenda. and it matters particularly with those voters that crossed over and voted conservative for the first time in their lives in 2019. so tomorrow it will be a double act between rishi sunak and suella braverman , the home secretar

and we've got more to come, as you can see across the south, west, southern england, the south midlands of snow, which will linger, we think northern ireland, parts of northern england, scotland and into north wales as well. pretty nasty weather. hello, i'm ben thompson. this is outside source. britain's prime minister visits the border force as he pleges to crackdown on migrants who enter the uk on small boats. people must know that if they, come here illegally, it will result in there at the tensioned and swift removal. rishi sunak calls his plan necessary and fair, but charities have labelled it cruel and new low for the government. also in the programme. hundreds of thousands take to the streets as unions vow to bring france to a standstill over a controversial pension reform. and beijing hits out at washington — accusing the us of trying to contain, encircle and suppress china. let's start with a big story here in the uk. the home secretary has set out her plans for a crackdown on migrants arriving on small boats from france. the government wants to stop asylum—seekers from crossin

and overnight, a more persistent spell of rain arriving from the south—west into south—western gwent, wales, the midlandslder skies and wintry showers for northern scotland. temperatures here at or below freezing full stop don't forget that the clocks move forward one hour in the early hours of sunday morning full stop a wet start to sunday across the southern part of the uk. this rain will move gradually eastwards, leaving a lot of cloud in its wake. the best of the sunshine at the further north you are, still wintry showers for north—east scotland and northern england, across the uk, a cold feeling day. this is bbc news. the headlines: continued tensions in france — there were violent scenes in sant—soline in the west of the country — where security forces clashed with protesters wanting to stop the construction of a reservoir for the agricultural industry. several tornadoes have killed at least 23 people in the us state of mississippi. the authorities said the twisters left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. trees and power lines were torn down, and tens of thousands of power outages repo

the cold air, you can see how that readily turns to snow across southern counties and also the south midlands likely across parts of southern england before that moves away. but later in the day, we�*ll see more rain preceded by snow coming in across the southwest. move north of that for scotland, northern england, northern ireland and much of east anglia, it should be dry. but, once again, it is going to be a cool day away from the southwest. then it turns a little bit more disruptive on thursday into friday. disruptive snow, heavy snowfalls across the north pennines, northern ireland and the scottish hills. so this could affect you if you live in these areas with disruption to travel, for example, as this deep area of low pressure comes in with its weather fronts. now in the south, in the mild air, we�*re going to have rain and windy conditions. it�*s also going to be windy where we�*ve got the falling snow. so that snow will be drifting and blowing. north of that in scotland, something drier and brighter, but still cold in the north, milder in the southwest, which is why we�*re seeing rain

the south midlands , southern counties midlands, southern counties of england during wednesday eveningaces, maybe some spots, maybe ten in some spots, particularly high ground. it all starts to pull away as we go through wednesday evening. one area we're concerned about then, but then another area as this next low comes in further north, the potential for some heavy snow on thursday and into friday. parts of northern england, ireland england, wales, northern ireland and scotland. much of scotland will be dry and on will be dry and bright on thursday. it's friday. we could see some snow here. but look at this wales. the midlands this wet wales. the midlands could see some snow on thursday, pushing northern england pushing into northern england and the and northern ireland through the day into southern day and eventually into southern scotland south by scotland in the south by thursday it will to turn a thursday it will start to turn a little milder. so it's more likely we'll see rain here. go back. well, a day of very brief pronouncements from the home secretary and the prime minister a

—10cm snow south of the ma, in particular, across southern england, south wales, parts of the south midlandsing to rain in the south, but staying put across central areas and blowing the winds around, causing blizzards. at six. the prime minister sets out his plans for a new law to stop illegal migration — insisting it will work. rishi sunak toured a home office control centre in dover — as the government announced plans to ensure anyone who enters the uk illegally will not be able to claim asylum. it is this country and your government who should decide who comes here and not criminal gangs and i will do whatever is necessary to achieve that. it comes amid a sharp rise in the numbers crossing in recent years — 65,000 last year alone. but labour says the government's plans won't work. they have been in power for 13 years. the asylum system is broken, and they broke it.

in the south west, that rain then moves through the midlands. ross the south east into lincolnshire. the worst of that rain should be out into the north sea by the end of the night. many places become dry with breaks in the cloud. south—westerly winds, that's why it is so mild today, and why it is so mild overnight, 6 degrees in the north and lows of ten in the south. rain to clear away from northern england and southern scotland, then it is a case of sunny spells and also showers. these develop more widely through the midlands and eastern england, there could be hale and thunderfrom midlands and eastern england, there could be hale and thunder from the early part of the afternoon. a warmer day in scotland, they could make 60 degrees in aberdeen. across central and eastern england, if you mist those showers, temperatures could reach 16 or 17 degrees. but we have an area of low pressure bringing wet and windy weather after dark overnight and into friday. strongest winds across northern parts of france, but through the channel and along the south c

system sinks south, breaks into showers across , breaks up into showers across, the the far south, the midlandse far south, temperatures nine or ten celsius, but temperatures falling as the day goes on to get much above freezing in the afternoon across northern parts of scotland, frequent snow showers which continues into monday evening as well. some frontal across southern parts of wales south—west england could see the return of some rain and hail, snow later on in the evening. but overall, it looks like over the next few days it stays rather cloudy in the south, showers in the south, snow showers in the north, staying very cold, particularly night. you particularly at night. see you again . soon hello again. welcome back and. you are watching and listening to alastair and friends here on, gb news tv and radio and thank you very much indeed for so doing. thank you. also getting in touch which you have been doing in profusion on our big topic of the day and that the chancellor's forthcoming budget in just about a fortnight's time. roger gets us underway by saying, i implore you to implore the

from weather place to place we was how much cloud and how much sunshine we saw, it was in the south, the midlands sunshinings you see the clear skies here, further north, a lot cloud, the thickest coming in across eastern scotland where it was a different story, grey, with outbreaks of rank on and off through the day so it turned out to be damp we are still picking up the area of light patchy rain, on into parts of northern ireland as well, and indeed overnight i suspect it will get drier across scotland, north east england with the light rain working into northern ireland, a lot of cloud elsewhere overnight so for most of us it is frost—free, where we see the cloud break, we are looking at temperatures just dipping below freezing. tomorrow, quite a cloudy started to the day, the clouds come back in from the north sea but i think it is going to be flaky cloud across the south—east but a it is only thin and so it will be prone to thinning and breaking a lot of cloud for northern england. 0therwise, some sunshine for western scotland, wales and south—west england are not looking too bad. becoming

southwest during wednesday afternoon bringing snowfall perhaps into parts of south wales, the south midlands figures here elsewhere. it's a cold day for many , a sunny day cold day for many, a sunny day across northern england. northern ireland, much of scotland. there won't be as scotland. and there won't be as many snow showers in northern scotland but risk is scotland. but the risk is further south. sleet snow, further south. sleet and snow, particularly through wednesday evening, wales of the evening, south wales of the south and, southern south midlands and, southern counties of england again few centimetres, possibly a bit more than that one or two spots, than that in one or two spots, particularly on high ground. so further pulses of sleet and snow in the south head into in the south as we head into wednesday night low clears away those weather fronts away. but then another one comes in and this brings the snow risk this one brings the snow risk further north thursday and further north is thursday and friday. parts of northern england, scotland and england, wales, scotland and norther

this is the drier continental air, clearer skies will push into east anglia, the south—east, the midlandsl see a few showers elsewhere but we'll also see some clearer skies coming into northern parts of scotland. a frosty, temperatures close to freezing by morning in east anglia and the south—east but at least there will be some early sunshine at least. still a few showers around. these are more likely in south—east scotland, north—east england and northern ireland. the cloud increasing through the day in the midlands and east anglia. sunshine in parts of wales in the northern half of scotland. temperatures not really changing too much. the winds will be lighterfor changing too much. the winds will be lighter for tomorrow. weather still shaped by this big area of high pressure. it has been with us all week. still be close by to end the week. still be close by to end the week. not many isobars, the winds are still light but a slight change in the wind direction could mean more cloud around on friday. there mayjust be one or two like showers coming from the cloud. best of the sunshine looks