the southend west coasts. some will filterfurther inland. the best southend west coasts. eastern areas. the wind is a feature. 30 to 40 mph, perhaps even stronger. top temperatures in the afternoon 11 to 13 celsius in the north. highest values of 17 degrees somewhere across south and east england. through the evening and overnight some of those showers across england and wales will fade away as the low pressure drift steadily northwards. we will continue to see some showers across scotland and northern ireland. clearer skies, single figures elsewhere. as we move into sunday it will be a dry, settled start for many before we see many —— more persistent rain in the south—west later.

a short time ago i spoke to the anna firth who's the mp for southend west which was amess's constituencymembering sir david. well, it has been very moving. we had the tributes to sir david in parliament this week, led by the speaker and parties from every political party, all corners of the chamber. then, last night, we had a requiem mass here in south end with tributes in the community. today we had a tree planting where david used to walk his dog and was a very common figure. again, there was music, there were attributes, prayers. most of all, though, there was a huge coming together and desire that we want to make southend a city that david would've been proud of. as you came together today to pay tribute, what is sir david's legacy there in the area? it is immense. city status is david's crowning achievements, but knowing david, he wouldn't have wanted to stop there. he would've said "right, we are a city. "let's go on and become uk city of culture," and that is one of the focus is that we are all working on because southend is a fantastic cultural icon. it's already the city of cult

let's speak now to anna firth, mp for southend west — thank you for being with us today, tell us aboutir david in parliament this week, led by the speaker and joined by parties from every political party, all corners of the chamber. then last night we had a requiem mass here in southend with more tributes from the community and then today we had a street party in then today we had a street party in the park where david used to walk his dog. he was a very common figure in the park. there was music, tribute and prayers. there was a huge coming together most of all and end desire for people in the city that david would have been proud of. as you came to pay tribute, what is sir david amess legacy in the area. making it a city is david's crowning achievement but knowing him, he would not have wanted it to stop there, he would have said, let us go on and become the uk city of culture. that is one of the focus is we are working on because southend is a fantastic cultural icon. it is already a city of culture and now we will really work to get that accolade in 2029.- will really work to get t

most of the showers along southend west facing coasts, but some of them will start to filter inland.mph, perhaps even stronger. gail is a west facing coasts. top temperatures, 11 to 13 celsius in the north, 17 degrees somewhere across south and east england. through the evening and overnight, some of those showers across england and wales will fade away as the low pressure drift steadily north. we will continue to see some showers across scotland and northern ireland. clearer skies, single figures elsewhere. as we move into sunday, it will be a dry, settle start for many before we see more persistent rain putting into the south—west a little later on. that's it. take care. hello. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley and these are the headlines. as the british prime ministerfights for her political life — her new finance minister admits mistakes were made in rolling out the government's new economic policy and that some taxes will now rise. at least 40 people are known to have died in a suspected gas explosion at a mine in turkey which left dozens of others injured. exchange of fire — ukra

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he had been the mp for southend west for 2a years.nd every day was fun, there was always something very challenging, but he had the most wicked sense of humour and that did make working for him great fun. battersea power station, one of london's most iconic landmarks will officially re—open today, 39 years after it was decommissioned. the grade ii listed building has been at the centre of a £9 billion re—development of the area which has created thousands of homes, a new retail centre and new tube station. but a group of labour mps in the area say there is a lack of social housing in the development. a busker who still performs around london will make her debut as an actor in a new film set to be released next month. sherika sherard, who's a regular around waterloo and the southbank, was performing when a film director happened to spot her. when i got home after busking, i got an e—mailfrom a director saying, "hey, i saw you busking and i think you'd be great in a film that i'm currently working on." even though it was scary being an

but through this afternoon the rain becomes confided in northern and eastern areas and to the southend westbecome pretty relentless this afternoon in parts of north—east england and south—east scotland in particular, some heavy downpours in east anglia and south—east but overall dry compared to the morning, and a bit drier. south—west england, wales and northern ireland compared with yesterday have a lot sunshine and better yesterday, cooler in northern scotland thanks to the brisk south—easterly wind. where you have the sunshine in the south temperature is at 17, 18 and may be 19 degrees. to finish the day, a wet end and evening rush hour across parts of north—east england and eastern scotland. the rain pushes a bit further north across scotland over night fizzling a little bit. some mist and fog becoming an issue through parts of central and eastern england to take us into tomorrow morning�*s commute but any early fog in wales and the south—west will clear in the breeze picks up and we will see showers into friday morning. i�*ll start once again of low pressure still to the left, quest, s

friend agree that labour can never be trusted to support the hard—working people of the uk or southend westld as a result of the government's economic car crash and the prospect of more public spending cuts to come. will the leader of the house apologise on behalf of the prime minister to the people of salford? although this is not business questions, if the honourable lady would like to give me the details of that case, i would be happy to take it up. can my right honourable friend assure the house and my constituents that this government will always pay its way— will always pay its way make whatever — will always pay its way make whatever tough _ will always pay its way make whatever tough decisions . will always pay its way make | whatever tough decisions are necessary to ensure that we go for growth in a responsible and conservative way? i can give him that assurance and the chancellor will be along shortly to give him some more details. can i ask the leader of the house, who does she consider does a u—turn better, the prime minister or the leader of the scottish tories? well... well, i

through this afternoon the rain becomes more confined to northern and eastern areas meaning to the southend westther northwards as we go through the day. the rain will become pretty relentless this afternoon in parts of north—east england, south—east scotland in particular. still some heavy downpours, east anglia and the south—east but overall drive for some of you compared to the morning and a bit brighter. south—west england, wales and northern ireland were compared with yesterday there is a lot more sunshine around, lighter winds and it will feel warmer, cool day in northern scotland thanks to the brisk south—easterly wind. but where you have the sunshine in the south we will see temperatures 17, 18, may be 19 degrees. as you finish the day, a wet end and in the evening rush—hour across parts of north—east england and eastern scotland and the rain pushes northwards across goal and overnight. fizzling a little bit. some mist and fog becoming an issue in parts of central and eastern england to take us into tomorrow morning's commute but any early fog in wales and the south—west will clear, the