a woman has died after her caravan is blown off a cliff by storm ali — which has swept across large partsf the uk taking on aldi and lidl — tesco launches jack's its new discount food store amid growing pressure from competitors. it'll be all right on the night. with denis norden. and tributes to the tv presenter and comedy writer denis norden, who has died aged 96. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, the champions manchester city start their champions league campaign. we'll have the very latest from the etihad stadium, ahead of their match against lyon. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. dozens of families have come forward in the past month and claimed that their babies died unnecessarily or suffered life changing injuries because of mistakes made at an nhs trust. the bbc has learned that a review into maternity errors at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust is now looking at what happened to more than 100 babies going back to the year 2000. the families have come forward after the bbc revealed last month that there were ongoing concerns about errors made by

yes, storm ali continues to bat as pa rt yes, storm ali continues to bat as part of the uk. weather to come. also coming up, a british satellite goes litter picking in space. good afternoon. salzburg in austria — the home of the von trapp family featured in the sound of music and the venue tonight of a dinner for all the eu leaders. and theresa may's brexit proposals are on the menu: she has 10 minutes to sell her chequers proposals to her european colleagues. some believe she has a longer way to go. but the mood music may be changing. our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas has more. this salzburg summit on the edge of the alps marks the start of the final arduous ascent to a brexit deal. the decisive phase of the talks start here, as eu leaders will, behind closed doors, plot their strategy for the coming weeks. here's one part of that — michel barnier, eu chief negotiator, last night said he's prepared to soften the eu proposal for how to avoid a new border in ireland. we can also clarify that most checks can take place on way from the border, at the company premises

storm ali is the uk's first named storm of the season.epared", weather warning is in force in northern ireland, scotland and northern england, and heavy rain is forecast. the public are being warned to take precautions. the public are being warned to take precautions. our ireland correspondent, chris page is in belfast for us now. it is very blustery here in deed. up to 70 mph. particularly strong along the coast. the storm is causing widespread disruption across northern ireland, some 30,000 homes and businesses are without electricity at the moment. some 50,000 homes are without electricity in the silence of ireland. a woman in her 50s died when her caravan was blown off a cliff in galway. we are told she was a tourist with the ca rava n told she was a tourist with the caravan landing on the coastline below. widespread disruption to journeys today, lots of cancelled flights and a number of close roads. we are also told that northern ireland really have imposed speed rejections on lines, and staff are working to clear daybreak from their

a four ali, the first storm of the season, a four ali, the first storm of the season, a a four ali, thef the season, a stinging whirlwind that ripped across ireland and the uk. it for a part the hospitality tent at st andrews. —— toure parts. falling trees crushed buildings during northern ireland's strongest ever september gables. there were near misses on the roads. this pilot trying to land in dublin thought better of it. 100 mph wind brought down power lines. there were still homes without electricity. some cases, our homes without electricity. some cases, oui’ engineers on homes without electricity. some cases, our engineers on site can hardly stand up, let alone climb the wea k hardly stand up, let alone climb the weak polls to give repairs, that stopped us from getting repairs and getting our customers that on. woman died when his caravan was won't offer click on the irish coast. and then working for northern ireland water was killed by a falling tree. storm ali certainly made its mark and its winds are still blowing strong. danjohnson, bbc news. just quite extraordinary damage a

and it is all down to storm ali. it —— at the centre of the storm, and pushing into scotland.

two people have died as storm ali brings winds of up to 100 mph to ireland and parts of the uk. bbc news has learned that a review into maternity errors at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust is now examining more than 100 cases. the government announces plans to make an extra £2 billion available, to build more affordable social housing in england from 2022. and scooping up space junk. a british satellite, nearly 200 miles above earth, clears up tonnes of rubbish, using a giant net. a very good evening, and welcome to bbc news. european union leaders are meeting in salzburg where theresa may will try to get their support for her vision of brexit. we will go over to salt for now and join christian fraser. welcome to salzburg. tonight the eu needs, and it is an invaluable moment for theresa may to put her case a cross on what moment for theresa may to put her case a cross on what she wants from the brexit negotiation. she is looking to the october summit, which is just around the corner, and possibly another november summit, a special summit on brexit. not many opportunities now to

storm ali batters the uk. of crushed cars and blocked roads and dozens of flights have been cancelled and thousands of people have been left without power in some areas. on rocky season at the port of greenock, a cruise ship was tracked away from its moorings. fortu nately, tracked away from its moorings. fortunately, no one was injured. some roads have been closed causing chaos but drivers. this is the m1 in northern ireland, which will shut due to fallen power cables. and the m6 in cumbria blocked after a lorry was blown over. choppers have been forced to break the wind and the rain and children in some areas of scotla nd rain and children in some areas of scotland have been kept in school to prevent them from walking home. there has been this disruption for schools and we wanted to keep the children safe, so we have extended the school day, which is never popular but the safest place is to keep the children in a place of safety a nd keep the children in a place of safety and we have moved the buses back a l

the start of storm ali.eping into scotland in the morning, it should clear away and the wind eased off. but this is where we expect the core of the winds. an amber warning from the met office, with those sort of numbers there is likely to be some damage and travel disruption. we've also got some rain coming in with those really strong winds across northern ireland, swooping into scotland in the morning to be replaced by some freaking showers and still windy conditions in the afternoon. we will also see a band of rain narrowing, patchy rain moving into england and wales. it means a higher temperatures will get squeezed down towards east anglian the south—east. still likely to get to 22, 20 through 4 degrees. it will be a bit chilly for scotland and northern ireland. the least of our worries though given the strength of wind and outbreaks of rain. the storm should be out of the way as we head into the evening and overnight. but we have this rain pondering its way across england and wales where it grinds to a h

two people have died, as storm ali brings winds of up to 100 miles an hour to ireland and parts of thes learned that a review into maternity errors at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust is now examining more than 100 cases. also this hour — the government announces plans to make an extra £2 billion available to build more affordable social housing in england from 2022. theresa may said the proposals aim to remove the stigma around living in social housing and improve the quality of new developments. and in football, manchester city suffer a shock defeat in their opening champions league match against lyon at the etihad stadium. and at half past eleven we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers mihir bose and asa bennett. stay with us for that. good evening. a brexit deal is still far away, according to jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission. he was speaking at the eu summit taking place in austria, where theresa may has this evening been presenting her case for a deal based on the plans drawn up by the cabinet at chequers earlier this summer. off

and it is all down to storm ali. that is the scent of the storm which is moving away from northern ireland so the winds are easing a bit —— at the centre of the storm, and pushing into scotland. when the others were in the uk, particularly on this cold front with this band of rain sweeping to the south—east and either side of that there will be some sunshine but frequent heavy showers in the windy conditions in scotland and northern ireland. not surprisingly it will be colder but that is not the story. still quite warm even with the gusty winds in england and wales, especially in the south—east. the winds gradually ease down this evening and overnight and become lighter in the south but when the rain arrives, it turns more widespread and moves up across south—west england and wales, the midlands and lincolnshire. south of that, very warm air, north of it quite cooler than of late even with the gusty winds, particularly in northern scotland to begin tomorrow but the winds which would —— will be much lighter tomorrow. s

two people have died as storm ali brings wind gusts of almost 100 miles per hour across parts of the es were left without electricity and a major incident was declared in the scottish borders as the storm swept through the northern half of britain and ireland. it toppled trees and brought down power lines, and sent debris hurtling through the air. well, we can speak now to our correspondent, katie hunter, who's in dumfries, which had taken a battering earlier today. it doesn't look too bad now, but what has it been like? this is very much the calm after the storm here in dumfries this evening. but a major incident was declared a cross dumfries and galloway this afternoon, in response to the strong winds. a small number of people have been hurt, hit by falling trees and debris. although we understand no one has been seriously injured. the council took the decision it was u nsafe for council took the decision it was unsafe for peoples to walk home so they were in school later than normal until they could be picked. they're busy day for the emergency services, four times as many calls as

storm ali made its mark and wins were still blowing strong.ed by the introduction of new train timetables in may has criticised network rail, the department of transport and the train companies involved — saying no—one took charge. hundreds of trains were cancelled on a daily basis by northern and govia thameslink. the rail regulator has highlighted a "lack of clarity" about roles and responsibilities. for those stories and more, breakfast will be coming up at 6am withjon kay and louise minchin, with the day's news, this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: britain's prime minister has asked her fellow european leaders to drop what she says are unacceptable demands over brexit. the world anti—doping agency is expected to lift its suspension of russia at a meeting in the seychelles. the us senate has given the woman who accused a supreme court nominee of sexual assault, until friday to decide if she will testify. let's look at what the global media is chewing on this morning. we begin with the independent, which reports on there

: a woman dies after being blown off a cliff in her caravan, as parts of britain are battered by storm ali. there's an unexpected rise in the rate of inflation, reaching its highest level in six months. £2 billion to build social housing in england, but government critics, say it's not enough. and the comedy writer and television presenter, denis norden, has died, at the age of 96. and coming up on bbc news, we look ahead to tonight's champions league action — after liverpool left it late to seal a dramatic victory over paris st germain at anfield. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one.

storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday.hern ireland. you can see this hook of cloud on the satellite picture, that's the storm pushing off towards scandinavia, but that doesn't mean things will be quiet over the next couple of days, far from it. and that means what we have on thursday is this wriggling frontal system bringing pulses of moisture from the atlantic, so through the day ahead we are going to see heavy rain at times and still the potential for some strong winds. a windy start certainly across northern scotland, some heavy showers here, and some rain across wales, the midlands, parts of eastern england, which will fizzle for a time before returning with a vengeance from the west as we get on into the afternoon. now, as the day wears on, the winds will ease a little bit across northern scotland, but still hefty showers blowing in on the breeze. some sunshine as well, 15 degrees for aberdeen. for northern ireland, calmer than it was on wednesday, but still breezy with a fair amount of cloud, but look at the afternoo

wednesday was all about storm ali and then it was all about storm ali and then it was all about stormnth's all about rain. parts of sheffield had a months with a brain before that system cleared. it has done so. it's moving off into the north sea but behind it quite a squeeze on the isobars which means it's still pretty windy. the wind is now coming from a north—westerly direction and that really is driving across the country and making a noticeable difference in the feel of the weather. it is a windy afternoon in the cheshire gap through the midlands done under parts of lincolnshire. eventually those winds will ease and sunny spells and scattered showers for the rest of the day. the showers will fade away overnight. lighter winds and fewer showers. temperatures are likely to fall away. single figures in row spots and a cooler started saturday. we start off on saturday on a cooler note but hopefully with some sunny weather around as well. the exception is the far north of scotla nd exception is the far north of scotland and despite early morning sunshine cloud will gather from the sou

here's your late—night check of the weather and storm ali was the big weather and storm ali was the bigl come down very much because through tomorrow, still pretty windy in places, this wriggling frontal system will bring heavy bursts of rain for some. really wet weather through tomorrow and at times a pretty strong wind. we will start the day with outbreaks of heavy rain in the south—west, wales, the midlands and parts of eastern england, petering out for a time before the rain rushes back in from the west with a vengeance into the afternoon. to the north we start windy in northern scotland, keeping showers through the day. the winds will ease a bit and we will see sunshine for aberdeen and down to glasgow and edinburgh, 14 or 15. , tomorrow in northern ireland but look at this, in northern england, the north midlands and wales in the afternoon, torrential downpours, persistent at that, the risk of travel disruption and flash flooding —— look at this tomorrow. still warm in the south—east corner with a bit of sunshine. during tomorrow night, thursday into friday, we push the rain eastw

storm ali has battered the coast of northern england, even in the south wind it going to a0 haven't 50rm, we had heavy gusts of winds and now that so moving on to scandinavia. behind the release weather fronts in place across parts of the northwest and particularly in the south and ray will become the main concern in the next 12 to 2a hours. it does look quite soggy to the knot across parts of england and wales. the south really very mild again but notably cooler behind that waterfront further north and we still have quite a lot of shower activity across scotland and northern ireland which will continue into thursday. still blowing, a wind, so showers will get right across the highlands but not as windy as it has been today here. just that rankings coming, further pulses and intense pulses of the hills of wales, northern england and could be up to 100 mm of rain, that is four inches in the next 2a hours. in the south, largely dry and still quite warm, but then tomorrow night, we may get another low—pressure developing on that system and to add to the heavy rain, there is a potential fo

two people have died as storm ali swept through the northern half of the uk and ireland.ay of grand ceremony as north korea agrees to close its key missile testing facility following talks with south korea. and manchester city endure a difficult evening, against lyon, in their first champions league tie of the season. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — australia get their revenge against the commonwealth champions, england. they're beaten in the quad series. good evening. a brexit deal is still "far away" according to jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission. he was speaking at the eu summit taking place in austria, where theresa may has this evening been presenting her case for a deal based on the plans drawn up by the cabinet at chequers earlier this summer. officials say that there remain serious differences over trade and the future of the irish border. mrs may said tonight that the eu needed to show readiness to compromise, as britain had. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. stuck, looking for a way out. the prime minister and

two people have died after storm ali swept across ireland and parts of the uk with winds gusting to overbeen affected as our correspondent emma vardy reports. a casualty of the extreme weather which lashed the west coast of ireland. early this morning, police received reports of a caravan blown onto a beach in county galway. the body of a woman in her 50s was recovered, believed to be a tourist visiting from switzerland who'd been asleep inside. as the storm ravaged northern ireland, a near miss for this driver in lisburn, just south of belfast. the treacherous conditions, forcing more quick thinking, this time from a ryanair pilot, just metres from the runway, aborting a landing at dublin. and obliteration of a hospitality tent in scotland at st andrews, hampering preparations for next month's european tour golf event. powerful winds wrenched a cruise ship from its moorings at greenock port in inverclyde. the nautica had to be secured at sea by tugs. and a major incident was declared in dumfries and galloway, after people were injured by flying debris. the danger became ever more appare

the first named storm of the season moving in, storm ali. the season moving in, storm ali. moving ins an hour, windier than yesterday. windier than yesterday. through northern ireland and scotland. scotland. patchy rain moving south eastwards across england and wales. eastwards across england and wales. sunshine either side of the band of rain. rain. temperatures getting into the load —— the low 20s in the south. load —— the low 20s in the south. its way in wales and the east of england during the early hours. england during the early hours. temperatures in the southeast dane at 16 degrees. chile are further north. north. that is because we have cooler air. cooler air. —— it will be chillier further north. further north. there will be a spell of heavy rain on thursday. of heavy rain on thursday. pick up and intensify, then heavy bursts of rain into wales. bursts of rain into wales. rainfall in standing water and localised flooding possible. localised flooding possible. spells for the further north and west it should be tried. west it should be tried. that is it from me. from me. furt

two people have died as storm ali brings winds of up to 100 mph to ireland and parts of the uk.xtra £2 billion available, to build more affordable social housing in england from 2022.

of all ali, this area of cloudy can see on the satellite picture, she's passing beneath a very powerful hundreds 75 mile an hour atlantic jet stream and that is what is starting to develop the stormere we start is the jet that is where we start is the low—pressure deepened rapidly, thatis the low—pressure deepened rapidly, that is going on right now. ali arriving later tonight across the western parts. before that a bit of rainfor western parts. before that a bit of rain for scotland, little pushing eastward across england and wales, south—westerly winds matt bush —— picking up so a mild night. temperatures ii—igd. ali comes through wednesday, squeezing the isobars, quite —— type pressure rate bringing strong winds across northern ireland into central and southern parts of scotland and that is what the met office have issued this amber wind warning for the areas, when does reaching 80 mph and perhaps also parts of thailand and the west miles —— western isles get pretty close —— thailand. john hammond to bring down tree branches, perhaps old trees and northern ireland and a similar story in scotla nd ireland and a similar story in scotland as well with the strongest winds and nort

while the destructive winds of storm ali easily, we‘ve got a new storm bringing some rain and squallyrn england as well. the bright colours denoting the intensity of the rain. it will be tedious travelling conditions through the early evening. the rain will steadily go towards the east. it will take its time. a blanket of cloud for many will stay relatively mild. but that is when the winds will pick up. we will have some squally gusts which could cause some issues into the early hours tomorrow. at least 40 miles an hour. maybe 50 or 60. that is certainly worth keeping in mind if you are off early on in the morning. the rain will ease away during the early parts of friday morning. things will quiet down. the winds will ease as well. they will change direction coming in from the northwest. it is going to make it feel noticeably fresher for all. 11 to 18 degrees as a daytime maximum. at the weekend, things look like it will start off quite. as you can see this little ridge of high pressure starts to build. not for long, another area of low pressure is likely to come in and bring a level

storm ali, the first name storm of the season.y in which it c improve there is a way in which it c improve the benefits and mitigate the costs. i'm in live in brussels getting a sense of european reaction to that news. we will have the latest from brussels and westminster. we‘ll be talking to the former immigration minister damian green. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: two men have been acquitted of negligence

this is storm ali.ogether indicative of strong wind moving in through the morning and into the afternoon. a met office amber warning and into the afternoon. a met office amberwarning in and into the afternoon. a met office amber warning in force, the second—highest warning, so be prepared for destruction and damage. there could be gusts of up to 65—75 mph widely in northern ireland and scotland. 80 in exposed areas. those wind speeds have the potential to cause damage. it's notjust northern areas. we have strong wind across northern england and wales with 50 or 60 mph. even further south it could be 40 or 50 mph wind gusts. heavy rain working through scotland and northern ireland this morning with a band of rain moving south and east across england and wales and breaking up into showers by the afternoon. for the south—east of england and wales and northern ireland later, brighter skies and sunshine developing but still gusty wind and temperatures around 20—23 but cool and fresher further north. tonight

a all down to storm ali. lot of isobars on the charter. this a lot of isobars on the charter.rain across northern ireland, south—west scotla nd across northern ireland, south—west scotland towards the central belt for the morning rush hour and this is the area where we are most concerned about strength of the wind because wind gusts are likely to get up because wind gusts are likely to get up to 60,70, because wind gusts are likely to get up to 60, 70, maybe 75 because wind gusts are likely to get up to 60,70, maybe 75 mph, even a touch stronger for up to 60,70, maybe 75 mph, even a touch strongerfor a time up to 60,70, maybe 75 mph, even a touch stronger for a time in the most exposed spot. kabul the wind without heavy rain drifting northwards, this is a recipe or travel disruptions of the perhaps a bit of damage, remember the trees are infull bit of damage, remember the trees are in full leaf and even further south, parts of north—west wales could see wind gust of up to 70 mph. blustery wherever you are, through the dave green will drift northwards out of northern ireland an

expected all down to storm ali. to bring wind gusts of up to expected to bring wind gusts of up to 70 issues. was the outbreaks of heavy rain out of northern ireland northwards across scotland, patchy rain pushing south eastwards. pretty warm in the south—east but much cooler across the north—west. while the wind will these little bit it stays blustery through the early hours of thursday. shells into the north—west ‘s. that rain is expected to turn really heavy in places on thursday, as he had towards the weekend it will be much cooler at, u nsettled weekend it will be much cooler at, unsettled with wind and rain. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lebo diseko. our top stories: smiles and handshakes in pyongyang. the leaders of the two careers sign a joint peace declaration. promise asa main a joint peace declaration. promise as a main over the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula and kim jong—un says he wants to visit seoul mac. serving up a new round of tariffs — china says its plans for a world beating high—tech econo

first of all, storm ali.he satellite picture, developing and deepened as it heads towards the united kingdom. it will be arriving in to the early hours of wednesday morning. 0vernight somewhere to whether for northern ireland and scotland, a narrow band of rain pushing eastwards across england and wales. the first signs of ali arriving will be the wet weather in northern ireland towards the end of the night. it is the strength of the winds that cause big problems, the squeeze of the isobars is where the strongest winds will be going, straight across northern ireland and southern and central areas of scotland. this is where the met office have issued an amber weather warning for those strong gusts of wind. they are likely to be damaging with trees brought down in places and damage to buildings as well. the strongest winds comes in northern ireland, particularly the northern ireland, particularly the northern areas. the strongest winds in scotland through the central belt and southern parts, gusts of 70 or 80 m

the wind across northern ireland and central and southern parts of scotland, and it's all down to storm alirapidly deepening area of low pressure, and if you look at the pressure chart, you'll see a lot of white lines, a lot of isobars really squashing together across north—western parts of the uk. when you see all of these isobars on a pressure chart, well, it tells us that the winds are going to be really brisk, and as we go through wednesday morning, we'll also see some heavy rain across northern ireland, southern and central parts of scotland. but it is the winds that are of most concern. this is the amber warning area. we could see wind gusts of 60—70, perhaps 75 mph. in fact, in the most exposed spots, the winds could get a little higher than that. couple that with the rain, well, it looks like some travel disruption is quite likely, and there could be some damage, as well. and remember, the trees are still mostly in full leaf. now, even further south, it won't be as windy, but north—west wales could see gusts close to 70 mph, 40—50 mph further south. so a blustery day for all of us.

storm ali is the uk's first named storm of the season.een charged more than they need to for their mobile phones according to research by citizen's advice bureau. it says three of britain's biggest mobile phone networks — ee, 3 and vodafone — routinely carry on charging customers for their handsets after the cost has been paid off. the industry regulator, ofcom, says it has set out plans to force companies to tell customers when their minimum contract ends. a british satellite has for the first time successfully thrown a net into orbit to demonstrate how to capture a piece of space debris. there are millions of items of space junk floating around the earth, which pose a risk to operational spacecraft and satellites. scientists say this experimental clean up operation will have to become routine if we want to keep exploring and using space. tv host and comedy writer denis norden has died aged 96. his family said he passed away after spending weeks at the royal free hospital in north london. the presenter was famed for his dry delivery and

the wind across northern ireland and central and southern parts of scotland, and it's all down to storm aliops. this hook of cloud here, a rapidly deepening area of low pressure, and if we look at the pressure chart, you'll see a lot of white lines, a lot of isobars really squashing together across north—western parts of the uk. when you see all of these isobars on a pressure chart, well, it tells us that the winds are going to be really brisk, and as we go through wednesday morning, we'll also see some heavy rain across northern ireland, southern and central parts of scotland. but it is the winds that are of most concern. this is the amber warning area. we could see wind gusts of 60—70, perhaps 75 mph. in fact, in the most exposed spots, the winds could get a little higher than that. couple that with the rain, well, it looks like some travel disruption is quite likely, and there could be some damage, as well. and remember, the trees are still mostly in full leaf. now, even further south, it won't be as windy, but north—west wales could see gusts close to 70 mph, 40—50 mph towards the south

storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday.satellite picture, that‘s the storm pushing off towards scandinavia, but that doesn‘t mean things will be quiet over the next couple of days, far from it. and that means what we have on thursday is this wriggling frontal system bringing pulses of moisture from the atlantic, so through the day ahead we are going to see heavy rain at times and still the potential for some strong winds. a windy start certainly across northern scotland, some heavy showers here, and some rain across wales, the midlands, parts of eastern england, which will fizzle for a time before returning with a vengeance from the west as we get on into the afternoon. now, as the day wears on, the winds will ease a little bit across northern scotland, but still hefty showers blowing in on the breeze. some sunshine as well, 15 degrees for aberdeen. for northern ireland, calmer than it was on wednesday, but still breezy with a fair amount of cloud, but look at the afternoon in north—west england, the midlands and into wales

we'll be live in dumfries to bring you the latest updates on storm ali, which has brought winds of up to 100 miles per hour to ireland and parts of the uk. and later at 10:40 and 11:30 — we'll be bringing you tomorrow's front pages in the papers. our guests this evening will be the writer and broadcaster mihir bose, and asa bennett, brexit editor at the daily telegraph. that's all ahead on bbc news. as we heard — the prime minister theresa may has arrived in salzburg for dinner with eu leaders. upon arrival, mrs may called on fellow european union leaders to follow her lead and adapt their brexit negotiating stance to get a good deal. the prime minister told reporters "if we re going to achieve a successful conclusion then, just as the uk has evolved its position, the eu will need to evolve its position too". "i'm confident that with goodwill and determination we can agree a deal that right for both parties." she defended her chequers proposals on a future customs and trade now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello i'm 0lly foster at the bbc sport centre, here's what's coming up

first of all, then, storm ali.as it heads towards the united kingdom pretty rapidly. so, that is a storm that will be arriving, really as we head on into the early part of wednesday morning. before we get there, though, overnight, there will be wet weather for northern ireland and scotland, a narrow band of rain pushes its way eastwards across england and wales. the first signs of ali arriving will be the wet weather pushing into northern ireland towards the end of the night here. it is the strength of the winds that are going to cause big problems with ali. the squeeze in the isobars is on the southern western flank of ali. at least, that is where the strongest winds will be going, straight across northern ireland, straight across southern and central areas of scotland, and it is here where the met office has issued their amber weather warning for those strong gusts of wind. the winds are likely to be damaging, trees could be brought down in places and there could be damage to buildings as well. so, the strongest

storm ali is on the way, the first named storm of the season.showers across northern ireland, wales, and the south—west. they push eastwards and have clear skies in between. they will pick up as this rain arrives in northern ireland later. drawing in some warm air. with storm ali, this is where we expect the strongest of the winds, with those sorts of gusts we can expect damage and travel disruption. we have an amber warning from the met office. it will be windy elsewhere, south—westerly winds, and it will be worse across scotland and northern ireland. heavy rain and frequent showers from the west. this rain pushes eastwards across england and wales, in east anglia we have the highest temperatures, quite warm for england and wales, not so for scotla nd for england and wales, not so for scotland and northern ireland. they're very scotland and northern ireland. they‘ re very wet scotland and northern ireland. they're very wet and windy. this is bbc news. the headlines... an official report says it should be easier for highly—skilled workers to the

while the destructive winds of storm ali ease away, we've got storm bronagh bringing some rain and squallyeyor belt of rain pushing in from the southwest, primarily affecting wales and the midlands, and the north of england at least a couple of inches. the north and west of that, it is sunny spells and scattered showers. and to the southeast, we still have some dry and warm weather. the last of the warmth weather. highest values of 22 degrees. let's take a look at where the rain will be in the early evening rush hour. parts of the southwest. but the most heavy through wales, stretching up into the north midlands and up into northern england as well. the bright colours denoting the intensity of the rain. it will be tedious travelling conditions through the early evening. the rain will steadily go towards the east. it will take its time. a blanket of cloud for many will stay relatively mild. but that is when the winds will pick up. we will have some squally gusts, which could cause some issues into the early hours tomorrow. at least a0 miles an hour. maybe 50 or 60mph of gusts. that is certa

especially across northern ireland and central and southern parts of scotland, and it is all because of storm ali. a bit more of a hawk, thatis developing. a bit more of a hawk, that is always a sign of a storm which means business. an area of low pressure is expected to deepen through the night. a lot of light lines at isobars showing up on the chart, turning very windy across northern ireland and scotland particular but blustery everywhere and we will see heavy rain spilling into northern ireland in south—west scotla nd into northern ireland in south—west scotland and into the central belt for tomorrow morning's rush—hour. so this is the area we are most concerned about, the area where we have the amber warning in force. when gusts is through tomorrow. up to 60, 70, 75, perhaps in one or two leases close to 80 miles per hour, in some spots. outbreaks of rain, some disruption and some damage. remember the trees are pretty much in full leaf. and even further south, it is a blustery start to the day. the winds will not this very quickly. mit is a little bit as we go through the afternoon. every ra

a huge clean—up operation is under way after storm ali battered parts of the uk with winds of up to 100ies overturned during the severe winds. two fresh weather warnings for parts of england and wales have been issued by the met office for high winds and rain. that's a summary of the latest bbc news. here's some sport now. these are our headlines this morning. manchester city lost their champions league opener to lyon 2—1 at home. manager pep guardiola was watching from the stands serving a one—match touchline ban. manchester united won 3—0 away at young boys. in switzerland. cristiano ronaldo was sent off forjuventus after half an hour after appearing to pull an opponent's hair. the iatlians still beat valencia 2—0. the italians still beat valencia 2—0. danny cipriani has been left out of the latest england rugby union training squad. the flyhalf has starred for gloucester but was fined by a jersey magistrate following a late night incident last month. and despite opposition, the world anti—doping agency are expected to reinstate the russian doping agency today after a three year ban.

this is a storm ali pushing its way across north—western parts of the uk.ards the central belt for your morning rush hour, and this is the area where we are most concerned about the strength of the wind. because wind gusts are likely to get up to 60, 70, maybe 75 mph. perhaps even a touch stronger than that for a time in the most exposed spots. coupled with strong winds with that heavy rain, this is a recipe for travel disruption. perhaps a little bit of damage as well. remember the trees are mostly in full leaf, and further south, parts of north—west wales could see gusts close to 70 mph, a0 to 50 mph towards the south of england. so blustery wherever you are. rain drifting out of northern ireland and across scotland. this frontal system will bring some patchy rain south eastwards across england and wales. to the south—east of that, still a little bit of warmth, but much cooler up to the north—west, particularly when we factor in the strength of the wind. it stays quite blustery as we go through wednesday night. the winds easing a little bit but not a lot.

storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday.the satellite picture, that's the storm pushing off towards scandinavia, but that doesn't mean things will be quiet over the next couple of days, far from it. and that means what we have on thursday is this wriggling frontal system bringing pulses of moisture from the atlantic, so through the day ahead we are going to see heavy rain at times and still the potential for some strong winds. a windy start certainly across northern scotland, some heavy showers here, and some rain across wales, the midlands, parts of eastern england, which will fizzle for a time before returning with a vengeance from the west as we get on into the afternoon. now, as the day wears on, the winds will ease a little bit across northern scotland, but still hefty showers blowing in on the breeze. some sunshine as well, 15 degrees for aberdeen. for northern ireland, calmer than it was on wednesday, but still breezy with a fair amount of cloud, but look at the afternoon in north—west england, the midlands and into w

the wind across northern ireland and central and southern parts of scotland, and it's all down to storm alipidly deepening area of low pressure, and if we look at the pressure chart, you'll see a lot of white lines, a lot of isobars really squashing together across north—western parts of the uk. when you see all of these isobars on a pressure chart, well, it tells us that the winds are going to be really brisk, and as we go through wednesday morning, we'll also see some heavy rain across northern ireland, southern and central parts of scotland. but it is the winds that are of most concern. this is the amber warning area. we could see wind gusts of 60—70, perhaps 75 mph. in fact, in the most exposed spots, the winds could get a little higher than that. couple that with the rain, well, it looks like some travel disruption is quite likely, and there could be some damage, as well. and remember, the trees are still mostly in full leaf. now, even further south, it won't be as windy, but north—west wales could see gusts close to 70 mph, 40—50 mph further south. so a blustery day for all of us. as

storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday.ng off towards scandinavia but that doesn‘t mean things will be quiet over the next couple of days, far from it. things will be quiet over the next couple of days, farfrom it. on thursday we have this wriggling frontal system bringing pulses of moisture from the atlantic, so through the day ahead we are going to see heavy rain at times and still the potential for strong winds. to see heavy rain at times and still the potentialfor strong winds. a windy start across northern scotland, heavy showers here and rain across wales, the midlands and parts of eastern england, fizzling for a time before returning with a vengeance for a time before returning with a vengeance from the west as we get on into the afternoon. as the day gets on the winds will ease a bit across northern scotland, but still hefty showers blowing in on the breeze. sunshine as well, 15 in aberdeen. in northern ireland,, sunshine as well, 15 in aberdeen. in northern ireland, , than sunshine as well, 15 in aberdeen. in north

the wind across northern ireland and central and southern parts of scotland, and it's all down to storm ali the pressure chart, you'll see a lot of white lines, a lot of isobars really squashing together across north—western parts of the uk. when you see all of these isobars on a pressure chart, well, it tells us that the winds are going to be really brisk, and as we go through wednesday morning, we'll also see some heavy rain across northern ireland, southern and central parts of scotland. but it is the winds that are of most concern. this is the amber warning area. we could see wind gusts of 60—70, perhaps 75 mph. in fact, in the most exposed spots, the winds could get a little higher than that. couple that with the rain, well, it looks like some travel disruption is quite likely, and there could be some damage, as well. and remember, the trees are still mostly in full leaf. now, even further south, it won't be as windy, but north—west wales could see gusts close to 70 mph, 40—50 mph further south. so a blustery day for all of us. this frontal system bringing some patchy rain south—eastwa

storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday.e this hook of cloud on the satellite picture, that's the storm pushing off towards scandinavia, but that doesn't mean things will be quiet over the next couple of days, far from it. and that means what we have on thursday is this wriggling frontal system bringing pulses of moisture from the atlantic, so through the day ahead we are going to see heavy rain at times and still the potential for some strong winds. a windy start certainly across northern scotland, some heavy showers here, and some rain across wales, the midlands, parts of eastern england, which will fizzle for a time before returning with a vengeance from the west as we get on into the afternoon. now, as the day wears on, the winds will ease a little bit across northern scotland, but still hefty showers blowing in on the breeze. some sunshine as well, 15 degrees for aberdeen. for northern ireland, calmer than it was on wednesday, but still breezy with a fair amount of cloud, but look at the afternoon in north—west england,

storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday.ud on the satellite picture, that's the storm pushing off towards scandinavia, but that doesn't mean things will be quiet over the next couple of days, far from it. during thursday it's all about this wriggling weather front feeding outbreaks across some parts of the country. there will still be some brisk winds at times. this is how we start the day with rain in the south—west, wales, the midlands and parts of east of england, petering out for a while but returning with a vengeance out for a while but returning with a vengeance from the west as we get into the afternoon. hefty showers in northern scotland, windy start here but the wind will slowly ease down a little bit by the end of the afternoon. spells on sunshine around as well. a fair amount of cloud in northern ireland but not as rough as it was on wednesday. look at this, north—west england, parts of england, wales, torrential downpours of persistent rain. likely to cause travel disruption, may be issues with flooding. to the s

storm ali brought damaging winds across parts of the uk on wednesday.ellite picture, that's the storm pushing off towards scandinavia, but that doesn't mean things will be quiet over the next couple of days, far from it. and that means what we have on thursday is this wriggling frontal system bringing pulses of moisture from the atlantic, so through the day ahead we are going to see heavy rain at times and still the potential for some strong winds. a windy start certainly across northern scotland, some heavy showers here, and some rain across wales, the midlands, parts of eastern england, which will fizzle for a time before returning with a vengeance from the west as we get on into the afternoon. now, as the day wears on, the winds will ease a little bit across northern scotland, but still hefty showers blowing in on the breeze. some sunshine as well, 15 degrees for aberdeen. for northern ireland, calmer than it was on wednesday, but still breezy with a fair amount of cloud, but look at the afternoon in north—west england, the midlands and into wales, v