this is staffordshire.the pennines throughout the afternoon with the best of the sunshine further west. as weather gradually drifts eastwards, taking its time in doing so, meaning we might see a slow improvement eastern scotland. some isolated showers in wales and south—west england, one or two quite heavy, top temperatures around six to 12 degrees. that rain will confine itself to eastern england through the night tonight, and then we see there is sky is clear. temperatures will fall away, a chilly start to our weekend, particularly in scotland, temperatures as low as —a0 minus five degrees in rural sheltered glens. where the cloud and rain is, temperatures above freezing, but generally through the weekend, and improving story. it will turn gradually dry for all of us, but at this time of year, you must be careful because that can lead to an overnight fast. if you are a gardener, take note. —— overnight frost. the rain drift its way westwards, light and patchy, best of the sunshine scotland, northern irela

that means that cooling systems can now operate normally. meanwhile, staffordshire noble have stopped carrying out safety related repairs because they are exhausted earlier ukraine warrant of an increased risk of a radiation leak power lines were damaged in fighting. oh, frances is called for an end to what he referred to as the massacre and the unacceptable armed attack and ukraine. speaking after his weekly angela's prayers, he said there could be no strategic reason for the barbarity of killing children and unarmed civilians. he called for the establishment of safe and effective humanitarian corridors. hundreds of thousands of people across europe have rallied against russia's invasion of ukraine. here in the german capital, berlin, 60000, attended a peace march, organized by trade unions. they gathered near the brandenburg gate the symbol of a divided germany during the cold war, ah, pac streets in berlin. as thousands marched for peace and ukraine. on fines and banners, they demanded solidarity with the ukrainian people. to politics though, to allude german politicians should use

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in fact, this is leek in staffordshire, and a fairly typical shot through monday afternoon. quite misty and murky. and the rain is sitting across the far south east as we speak, but it is allowing this area of high pressure to build in behind. so, quite a contrast with the feel of the weather first thing tuesday morning. perhaps lows down to —3 where we keep those clear skies, but where the cloud and the rain lingers, it will be a relatively mild start, 7—8, maybe even nine degrees. there will be some outbreaks of showery rain to begin with across the far south coast, but as we go through the afternoon, that rain may welljust nudge a little bit further north. so, if we draw a line from the bristol channel over to the wash, outbreaks of rain quite possible. further north, after that chilly start, that's where we'll keep the sunshine through scotland, northern ireland, northern england. highs generally between 8—10 celsius. now, that weather front actually drifts its way steadily north and east. a little ridge of high pressure builds in, though, across scotland, so it does loo

in fact, this is leek in staffordshire, and a fairly typical shot through monday afternoon.misty and murky. and the rain is sitting across the far south east as we speak, but it is allowing this area of high pressure to build in behind. so, quite a contrast with the feel of the weather first thing tuesday morning. perhaps lows down to —3 where we keep those clear skies, but where the cloud and the rain lingers, it will be a relatively mild start, 7—8, maybe even nine degrees. there will be some outbreaks of showery rain to begin with across the far south coast, but as we go through the afternoon, that rain may welljust nudge a little bit further north. so, if we draw a line from the bristol channel over to the wash, outbreaks of rain quite possible. further north, after that chilly start, that's where we'll keep the sunshine through scotland, northern ireland, northern england. highs generally between 8—10 celsius. now, that weather front actually drifts its way steadily north and east. a little ridge of high pressure builds in, though, across scotland, so it does look likel

in fact, this is leek in staffordshire, and a fairly typical shot through monday afternoon. rain is sitting across the far south east as we speak, but it is allowing this area of high pressure to build in behind. so, quite a contrast with the feel of the weather first thing tuesday morning. perhaps lows down to —3 where we keep those clear skies, but where the cloud and the rain lingers, it will be a relatively mild start, 7—8, maybe even nine degrees. there will be some outbreaks of showery rain to begin with across the far south coast, but as we go through the afternoon, that rain may welljust nudge a little bit further north. so, if we draw a line from the bristol channel over to the wash, outbreaks of rain quite possible. further north, after that chilly start, that's where we'll keep the sunshine through scotland, northern ireland, northern england. highs generally between 8—10 celsius. now, that weather front actually drifts its way steadily north and east. a little ridge of high pressure builds in, though, across scotland, so it does look likely that first thing on we

a minute's silence, meanwhile, was held at the national memorial arboretum in staffordshire to mark theonavirus pandemic, and to remember sacrifices made by health and care workers. hugh pym, bbc news. history could be made this weekend at the bafta film awards — if ari wegner wins the statuette for best cinematographer, for her stunning work onjane campion�*s the power of the dog, set in 1920s montana. wegner is the first woman ever nominated in the category — and she's in the running for an oscar two weeks later. she's been speaking to our culture editor katie razzall. i think there is a ceiling there that's very hungry to be broken. 25 years since our first run together... will ari wegner be the first female cinematographer ever to win a bafta or even an oscar? period western the power of the dog has 12 academy award and eight bafta nominations. you are marvellous, rose. and central to this visual feast of a film is a cinematographer who got into the business without realising quite how rare she was. i was so naive at the time. i had no idea that it was not a job that women usually d

in fact, this is leek in staffordshire, and a fairly typical shot through monday afternoon.misty and murky. and the rain is sitting across the far south east as we speak, but it is allowing this area of high pressure to build in behind. so, quite a contrast with the feel of the weather first thing tuesday morning. perhaps lows down to —3 where we keep those clear skies, but where the cloud and the rain lingers, it will be a relatively mild start, 7—8, maybe even nine degrees. there will be some outbreaks of showery rain to begin with across the far south coast, but as we go through the afternoon, that rain may welljust nudge a little bit further north. so, if we draw a line from the bristol channel over to the wash, outbreaks of rain quite possible. further north, after that chilly start, that's where we'll keep the sunshine through scotland, northern ireland, northern england. highs generally between 8—10 celsius. now, that weather front actually drifts its way steadily north and east. a little ridge of high pressure builds in, though, across scotland, so it does look likel

in fact, this is leek in staffordshire, and a fairly typical shot through monday afternoon.far south east as we speak, but it is allowing this area of high pressure to build in behind. so, quite a contrast with the feel of the weather first thing tuesday morning. perhaps lows down to —3 where we keep those clear skies, but where the cloud and the rain lingers, it will be a relatively mild start, 7—8, maybe even nine degrees. there will be some outbreaks of showery rain to begin with across the far south coast, but as we go through the afternoon, that rain may welljust nudge a little bit further north. so, if we draw a line from the bristol channel over to the wash, outbreaks of rain quite possible. further north, after that chilly start, that's where we'll keep the sunshine through scotland, northern ireland, northern england. highs generally between 8—10 celsius. now, that weather front actually drifts its way steadily north and east. a little ridge of high pressure builds in, though, across scotland, so it does look likely that first thing on wednesday morning, could be qu

that means that cooling systems can now operate normally. meanwhile, staffordshire noble have stopped carrying out safety related repairs because they are exhausted. earlier ukraine warrant of an increased risk of a radiation leak. power lines were damaged in fighting. oh, frances is called for an end to what he referred to as the massacre and the unacceptable armed attack and ukraine. speaking after his weekly angela's prayers, he said there could be no strategic reason for the barbarity of killing children and unarmed civilians. he called for the establishment of safe and effective humanitarian corridors. hundreds of thousands of people across europe have rallied against russia's invasion of ukraine here and the german capital berlin. 60000, attended a peace march, organized by trade unions. they gathered near the brandenburg gate the symbol of a divided germany during the cold war ah, pack streets in berlin as thousands marched for peace and ukraine. on fines and banners, they demanded solidarity with the ukrainian people to politics. so to allude german politicians should use all

in fact, this is leek in staffordshire, and a fairly typical shot through monday afternoon. rain is sitting across the far south east as we speak, but it is allowing this area of high pressure to build in behind. so, quite a contrast with the feel of the weather first thing tuesday morning. perhaps lows down to —3 where we keep those clear skies, but where the cloud and the rain lingers, it will be a relatively mild start, 7—8, maybe even nine degrees. there will be some outbreaks of showery rain to begin with across the far south coast, but as we go through the afternoon, that rain may welljust nudge a little bit further north. so, if we draw a line from the bristol channel over to the wash, outbreaks of rain quite possible. further north, after that chilly start, that's where we'll keep the sunshine through scotland, northern ireland, northern england. highs generally between 8—10 celsius. now, that weather front actually drifts its way steadily north and east. a little ridge of high pressure builds in, though, across scotland, so it does look likely that first thing on we

in fact, this is leek in staffordshire, and a fairly typical shot through monday afternoon.d quite misty and murky. and the rain is sitting across the far south east as we speak, but it is allowing this area of high pressure to build in behind. so, quite a contrast with the feel of the weather first thing tuesday morning. perhaps lows down to —3 where we keep those clear skies, but where the cloud and the rain lingers, it will be a relatively mild start, 7—8, maybe even nine degrees. there will be some outbreaks of showery rain to begin with across the far south coast, but as we go through the afternoon, that rain may welljust nudge a little bit further north. so, if we draw a line from the bristol channel over to the wash, outbreaks of rain quite possible. further north, after that chilly start, that's where we'll keep the sunshine through scotland, northern ireland, northern england. highs generally between 8—10 celsius. now, that weather front actually drifts its way steadily north and east. a little ridge of high pressure builds in, though, across scotland, so it does lo

the kings arms in eccleshall, yeah. in staffordshire. correct. how did you get involved, karl?he same football team, and he put a call out for a co—driver, if you like. i put myself forward. we were only too happy to join. it's quite an honour and a privilege to be here helping, as we are. it's a long journey. it's been 1,350 miles we've clocked so far, so, yeah. we're here, we made it. nothing prepares us for what we've seen, of course. it's awful. i'm sure the world is well aware of that. danny, how did you get involved? well, i was the last member tojoin and after a long week at work - i popped into neil's pub- as a regular for a pint on friday night and, 72 hours later, - here i am on the ukraine border. it's been a bit of a whirlwind, an emotionaljourney. - we're all a bit tired, - but we're all very thrilled. we all wanted to do something. we're the type of people - who like to do something actually in person and we're thrilled to be here _ neil, what about when you get there, because i've seen what's it like. do you know where you can drop all of this off? we started her

in fact, this is leek in staffordshire, and a fairly typical shot through monday afternoon. of high pressure to build in behind. so, quite a contrast with the feel of the weather first thing tuesday morning. perhaps lows down to —3 where we keep those clear skies, but where the cloud and the rain lingers, it will be a relatively mild start, 7—8, maybe even nine degrees. there will be some outbreaks of showery rain to begin with across the far south coast, but as we go through the afternoon, that rain may welljust nudge a little bit further north. so, if we draw a line from the bristol channel over to the wash, outbreaks of rain quite possible. further north, after that chilly start, that's where we'll keep the sunshine through scotland, northern ireland, northern england. highs generally between 8—10 celsius. now, that weather front actually drifts its way steadily north and east. a little ridge of high pressure builds in, though, across scotland, so it does look likely that first thing on wednesday morning, could be quite a chilly start here. again, —4, —5 degrees not out o

0ur political corresponent alex forsyth has been gauging the mood in tamworth, in staffordshire.t are becoming costly. after school there is football and dancing, family dinner. you take the car... and with fuel, food and energy bills all climbing, they are having to think about what they spend in a whole new way. thinking of ourfood bills each week, it has definitely increased, probably £20—30 over the last 12 months, and i am conscious, actually, we turn lights off and shut doors. fuel prices mean driving to after—school activities is more expensive so susie shares lifts with other families, making today's cut in fuel duty welcome. but at daughter lottie's dance class, few are jumping for joy at the prospect of prices rising further. parents watching children dancing or playing cricket say things are already a stretch. it is the electric bills and the gas bill5. i'm very conscious about having the heating on. . well, our wages don't go up at the same rate so it is all coming out of our pockets. i think the government really needs to step up and start doing something about this

and, there's a billionaire from staffordshire, who's offered to open up his home, to the ukrainian refugees in this position, they are now doing the same, which i'm sure you will know him. john caldwell, and his partner, former olympic cyclist, modesto. i'm sorry, i'm terribly rubbish at pronouncing her surname. you will need to help me with that, if you would, please. >> hi there, hello, good morning. >> hi, good morning. thank you so much, both of you, for taking the time to join us this morning. tell me, in a bit more detail, what you are offering, and what you suggest that, potentially, other brits could do to help as well? >> as soon as i saw this ukraine situation unfold, it was obvious that there is going to be millions of displaced people. i do have a small two bedroom apartment available, so, i instantly thought, i need to re-house a ukrainian family. to help them find a living, and future, in britain. >> i wanted to bring in modesto as well, if i may, at that point. you had firsthand experience, with what can happen when russian forces move into your country. can you tell us your

this was staffordshire earlier.s eastern scotland. a few isolated showers through wales and south—west england, some could be heavy, top temperatures throughout the afternoon generally at around six to 12 degrees. that rain will confine itself to eastern england through the night tonight and then we continue to see those skies clear so temperatures are going to fall away, a chilly start to the weekend. particularly in scotland with temperatures as low as —a —5 in rural, sheltered glands. the cloud and rain is, we will keep temperatures above freezing but generally through the weekend, it is an improving story. it will turn gradually drierfor all an improving story. it will turn gradually drier for all of us with sunny spells but for this time of year you have to be careful because that could lead to some overnight frost so if you are a gardener, take note. some rain to the east of england, which will gradually drift steadily westwards through the afternoon. it will be light and patchy, the best sunshine for scotland

as you can see from this picture, taken earlier in staffordshire.g at them is persistent rain on wednesday, this morning we have some showers coming on across the channel islands, some parts of southern england and also another with a front bringing some heavier showers across northern ireland, was in scotland pushing eastwards, moving into northern england as we go through the day. we can see the track of where the showers have been, and where they are heading, coming up across the channel islands, getting in across parts of southern england. that process will continue. we see some across kent, and into essex for the afternoon. it will brighten up in a northern ireland meanwhile as the rain moves across scotland, and northern england. for most of us, we're looking at my twins to but brisk winds in the north—west, some sunshine in the north—east, and lots of sunshine across parts of lincolnshire, the midlands, wales, and yorkshire with top temperatures between 8—14. this evening, most of the showers, if not all, will clear away, and under clear skie

one of my earliest campaigns was to reopen staffordshire hall, so i'm delighted this iconic buildingk my honourable friend for fantastic work _ businesses? i thank my honourable friend for fantastic work to - businesses? i thank my honourable friend for fantastic work to reopen i friend for fantastic work to reopen the shire hall. she is a passionate campaignerfor the shire hall. she is a passionate campaigner for stafford, for stafford. stafford was awarded over £14 million lately through the future high streets fund. my future high streets fund. my constituency has one of the highest rates of child poverty in the entire country, with too many already struggling between heating and eating. the government's recent real terms social security code will now push even more families, children and pensioners into desperation. does the prime minister agree the biggest squeeze on household finances since records began does not come out of the blue, but is due to conservative economics and emotion that while some may have the pleasure of us should suffer? no, mr speaker, we are absolutely ded