some very wet and windy weather in the far forecast, storm eric moving in from friday.usts of wind are associated with this initial area of low pressure which will ease through the afternoon, this next storm eric moving in. sunny spells and blustery showers for western areas this afternoon, the odd rumble of thunder, one or two being carried little further east on the wind. temperatures at a maximum of six to 10 celsius. as we get through this evening, some early clear spells in the east will allow temperature to drop away to begin, but fairly quickly, cloud and add pics of rain will push in from the west. that is associated with storm eric and it will see the wind is picking up, we can see on the pressure chart, the isobars are tightly packed together indicating we will see some strong winds. as we start the day on friday, the potential for some disruption with this strong winds. we could see some local disruption, worth staying across your local radio forecasts. 0n across your local radio forecasts. on friday plenty of cloud around, outbreaks of rain heaviest in the w

this is still storm eric moving up towards the northern isles.ss the northern half of britain where we will see the bulk of the showers. it is raining rather than showers that will affect your date in the centre of the storm. elsewhere, it is not a brighter. it is gusty, bear that in mind when you are travelling especially on exposed roots. it won't be a cold day because the wind at this stage is westerly. there will be a change. we bring rain into the southern half of britain into saturday night in the first part of sunday. the first part of sunday, that makes progress further south on what will be a chilly day. between the two, there is a lot of drier weather. cooler because the wind is more north and north westerly, a chilly direction. look how the temperatures begin to dip. watch out for the strength of the wind in the short term. confidentiality agreements are under scrutiny, as topshop owner sir philip green, ends his legal battle, against the daily telegraph. the billionaire, has condemned the allegations and denies unlawful sexual and rac

--fi some lively winds from storm eric. -- " erik. some lively winds from storm eric. —— * erik.s line of gladys tonight and overlay. that pressure since through northern scotland. to the north and west of scotland, a very wet period of weather. this weather front as well a bring some rain to more central areas. for all of us it will remain windy. even in some of the bigger towns and cities we have guest in excess of a0 miles an hour. and exposed locations we are seeing 60 01’ exposed locations we are seeing 60 or70. exposed locations we are seeing 60 or 70. over the mountains 100 exposed locations we are seeing 60 or70. overthe mountains 100 mph gusts of wind reported. very strong and gusty winds taking us through the night. holding our temperatures up. it is not going to be a particularly cold night for any of us. particularly cold night for any of us. unfortunately a very blustery one. that poses the risk of further disruption. the winds are strong enough to bring down trees so pleased to be aware of that and stay tuned to your bbc local radio if you are planning to travel. at

really greasy conditions, storm eric dropping in pressure quite rapidly over the past 2a hours as iteast during the day. from the north west a return to sunshine and heavy showers, some of the wind gusts between a5—55 also know quite widely, we are seeing higher than that on exposed coasts and hills. a pretty mild day, temperatures in double figures in the south, cooler further north but feeling colder when you add the wind chill. strong, gusty winds continue this evening, especially when deep southern scotland, through the central belt, northern ireland and northern england, plenty of heavy showers overnight, wire and not quite as when the further south but a frost free night for every ur. saturday morning still has the influence of storm eric sitting towards the north—east, another really windy day to come. 70 miles an hour gusts possible through southern scotland, northern england, the wind slowly easing through the day, plenty more showers packing in towards the north—west, some sleet and snow for the highlands of scotland, try towards the south and south—east, the reappearance o

the next area of pressure, storm eric, moving in towards the west.or western areas and southern coast. a south—westerly wind. highs of 10 celsius in the south. this evening, clear spells in the north—east. temperatures are dipping away quickly but then cloud will fit in from the west and outbreaks of rain. that is associated with storm eric, that area of low pressure coming in from the west. we have tightly packed isobars. the wind will strengthen through tonight and the outbreaks of rain pushing in as well. there is the potentialfor strong winds into friday and saturday. we could see localised... plenty of cloud and outbreaks of rain. it will have thunder and lightning perhaps. brighter skies and western parts of england and wales. persistent in scotland. if we ta ke wales. persistent in scotland. if we take a look at the wind gust, thus widely of 45 to 55 mph. stronger for western coast. up to 70 mph. temperatures tomorrow not doing too badly. between seven and 10 celsius in the north. up to 12 in the south. that area of low pressure works its way

northern ireland today, very heavy rain in the forecast followed by plus three showers courtesy of storm eric's a deep area of low pressure and with it the white lines really quite close together, telling us quite windy conditions for many, weather fronts stretching through benin heavy rain. the rain will be particularly heavy at times as it spreads through england and wales, look at the dark blue and green colours, intense rain for a time. in between some sunny spells and blustery showers but the wind speed for all of us, 45—55 miles an hour inland, around northern ireland, western scotland, the irish sea coast they could be as high as 70 miles an hour but a mild afternoon, temperatures between 10—12d. tonight the rain clearing to the south—east, showers eating in with persistent rain and hills all across scotland and the north of england. mild night, temperatures no lower than 6-8d but night, temperatures no lower than 6—8d but the wind staying strong as we go into the weekend. storm eric not moving far, to the north of scotland, nearest that area of low pressure is where the strongest wind

storm eric brought wind to the uk yesterday.ross western areas but spells of sunshine, the best of these feather is. this is northumberland a short while ago. we have the strongest winds, a0 or 50 while ago. we have the strongest winds, a0 or50 mph while ago. we have the strongest winds, a0 or 50 mph gustsjust off the coast of moray strong winds over the coast of moray strong winds over the next few hours, the strongest squads northern england and scotland, a0 or 50 mph. babel feel milder today, ten or 11 celsius the top temperature, milder to further is to this evening and overnight, some outbreaks of rain started develop across parts of wales, central and southern england. some showers across the highlands of scotland, more persistent rain across 0rkney, clearer skies along the eastern coast, particularly parts of aberdeenshire and north—east england where we could see some frost. a fairly wet start tomorrow across central and southern england, it will pull eastwards but it will take its time so the rain could linger into the

this is the latest imagery from storm eric named by the irish weather authorities, it's already had some tragic consequences across the south—west of england, all of you are likely to see a spell of very wet and windy weather over the next 24—36 hours, these are some of the recent gusts at their highest in the recent gusts at their highest in the north of wales. notjust wendy, it's also weight, the rain has cleared from some western parts, gradually working its way across the heart of england and wales. closer to the centre i am afraid rain will be pretty much ever present for parts of scotland, may be northern ireland as well. a lot of isobars on the chart, if you are on the move i cannot stress enough you need to exercise some ca re. cannot stress enough you need to exercise some care. middle of the afternoon where are you going to be? across east anglia and the south—east a spell of persistent rain thena south—east a spell of persistent rain then a lull in proceedings in the showers will get going. coming further north with the centre of erik off the western side of scotla nd erik off

storm eric is pushing m, of the coasts.ll clear from the south—east, still keeping the wind to light with further rain coming into northern ireland, scotland, northern england and may be some sleet and snow over highest ground. it will be frost free with the cloud and wind particularly windy in parts of central scotland, northern ireland and northern england. anywhere to the south of this area of low pressure as the strongest winds, 70 mph are possible and likely to cause disruption. tomorrow, very windy again, heavy showers coming in from the north—west in scotland, northern ireland and northern england but further south and east you are more likely to stay dry. some sunnier skies but still very windy. temperature is fairly similar to today, highs of 8—11d on saturday. through today and tomorrow, when you have the strength of the wind combined with heavy rain, we are likely to see some disruption to travel, maybe some trees down and perhaps some ferry crossings cancelled. moving into sunday, the next area of low pressure c

storm eric, it has brought disruptive winds, went strong enough to blow down trees.rth and wednesday. those winds will continue to blow a severe gale force and cause disruption to bring the trees down. after that lots of rain and with heavy showers in the south. with all the wind around the clouds come at the wind around the clouds come at the rain, but there could be some went tennis over the hills in the north. the stock winds will continue into saturday as well. we had a nasty way to contend with as well. that is disruption if you are out and about on saturday. we will have and about on saturday. we will have a low pressure set towards the north, continuing to break rain, hail, and snow. sows will diminish the day, but it will take a lot of time for that westerly went to calm down. right i even setting weather through saturday, but there will be gusty winds. it will take the temperature is off balance. it will feel a little bit more pleasant. nine to 11 is average but this time of year. there saturday night come at the prospect is far more wet weather in the south

this has been named storm eric.t england. friday, we are looking at wet and windy but there nationwide. westin scotland will have guys reaching 50—70 kph. airport disruption is a responsibility and speed will be invoiced across the bridges as well. we will have some strong glands followed by a bit of sunshine and fair the afternoon sours. temperatures —— showers. feeling colder —— collected that because of the wind. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... deadlock in brussels — theresa may holds talks with eu leaders and says she'll deliver brexit on time but they say there's been no breakthrough. the head of instagram pledges to "remove all graphic images of self harm" from the social media platform. slowest economic growth for a decade, the bank of england downgrades its forecast and blames brexit uncertainty. police investigating the disappearance of university student libby squire arrest a 24—year—old man. a 10% rise in energy bills is on the way, after the cap on what suppliers are allowed to charge was lifted

we had storm eric to end our viking week.the pictures sent and showing that turbulent flowing water early in the day. we had the wind and the rain in that going to still with us the start saturday. yes, the main rain and south has gone away, but my showers particularly in the north, and the winds remained strong. they had the potential to cause some disruption. they still had the potential to take off roof tiles, branches, even some trees. they are guessing at 60 or 70 mph and more exposed areas in the north, coupled that with some rain, and initially across essential areas, and that eases the brain. the winds take a time to die down, so these are the quys time to die down, so these are the guys still evening it's a saturday afternoon. it is a lot more dry went around. temperatures will be on the piled for friday. give them more sunshine is like to winds. this could bring a very soggy night, saturday night and psyche * it's a sunday across southern areas, this what that brings some cold air coming down from the architect. thi

we had stormed eric that has caused some disruption.rt. this, the driving horse this deep area of low pressure, that is still bearing down upon us pressure, that is still bearing down upon us as we pressure, that is still bearing down upon us as we get there that evening and overnight. the winds continued to buffet over areas guessing at 60 kph. those wind speeds unfortunately are enough to bring down trees, roots, and we had some rain to go with it. the temperatures hold up because we had this cloud, wind, and rain, it is pretty blustery out there, and it will continue to be blustery as we got to the start of the weekend. it takes a while for the weekend. it takes a while for the winds to obey. tomorrow, it looks like a dryer day. the first weather system in the south that has blown out of the way after midnight competent and low pressure will dry it for the showers and. through the day, it will tend to become fewer and farther between. later, that is one of the reasons for the showers, bahrain gathers towards the south. when speeds ci

over into denmark and our eyes are on twice the next loop of cloud which is the next storm system, storm eric irish weather casters and the strong winds associated with the level will affect a larger portion of the uk and also had some heavy rain around as well and the first sign of that weather getting into western areas at the moment and will continue to push eastwards overnight and the rain always had this across the north and west and a little lighter at the time across eastern counties of england and it will be a mild night, temperatures no lower than 10 degrees in plymouth, mild but increasingly windy. a wendy stated the day on friday. some of the strongest ones are likely to blow and across northern island and scotla nd and across northern island and scotland where gus will reach 50—70 mph and strong enough to bring down some tree branches and disruption and transportation and speed restrictions across scottish bridges likely. temperature wise with the wind coming in from the south westerly direction, it is not particularly cold and temperatures between eight and 11 celsius mild for th

cloud with remnants of storm eric, to the south of that plenty of fresh cloud drifting in and out ofem more than spots, quite heavy, actually, through the night here and there. in the north—east of england and much of scotland it will be dry. clear skies, and it will be nippy, temperatures will dip below freezing. frost first thing on sunday. so here is the weather map for sunday itself. one weather system here moving across southern and central parts of the uk. you can see it is drifting towards the east. that means the weather will be proving behind it. here is the early morning and it looks as though some of that cloud and rain may hang around through most of the morning and into the afternoon across parts of east midlands, east anglia, possibly parts of the south—east as well. a large chunk of england and wales and certainly scotland looking dry if not sunny through the afternoon. showers are expected in northern ireland, and those showers will move back into parts of england and wales later on sunday. here is this area of showers moving through the uk later on sunday. after that

storm eric.ringing heavy rain. there we will be heavy as it sped to england and wales with intense rain for a time. in between there will be some sunny spells and blustery showers will stop 45—55 miles per winds inland, and on the course as high as 70 mph but it is a mild afternoon temperatures is a 10—12dc. tonight the event will clear away with further showers filling in an persistent rain in scotland and northern parts of england. a mild night of 6— it celsius but with strong winds. storm eric hasn't moved very far at all. the strongest winds are in scotland and northern ireland and northern parts of england. gusts of up to 60—70 mph on saturday so was moving in showers elsewhere but largely dry. winds still gusting up to 50 nails and in the south and midlands and eastern england. maximum temperatures on saturday around eight to 10 degrees. strong winds today to saturday which could cause disruption to ferries, bridges and some flights as well. on sunday there is rain on the south—east of engl

the irish met service hasjust named this area of pressure storm eric.arly across northern ireland in southern scotland and with it some heavy rain with its way through the country likely to cause some disruption through the weekend. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: theresa may is travelling to brussels where she'll press eu leaders for legally binding changes to the brexit deal. meanwhile, jeremy corbyn has written to theresa may setting out five demands that could see labour back a brexit deal in parliament. the cost of energy is set to rise for 11 million customers after the regulator, ofgem, raised price caps. the average user will pay nearly £120 more a year from april. a man has been arrested on suspicion of abducting student libby squire who went missing in hull a week ago. search crews have recovered a body from the wreckage of the plane carrying emiliano sala. no phones at meals or bedtime... new advice to parents to protect children using the internet and social media from the uk's four chief medical officers. and we'll be findi

thanks to storm eric. a storm is out of the way now.system there is another one heading our way. it has already arrived in oui’ our way. it has already arrived in our shores. this is storm erik here. approaching southern areas, cloudy means for the course of the night. the rain will come and go, the winds are not a problem with it this month. northeastern parts of the country will be relatively clear tonight. also the touch of frost here and there. difference is i think depending where you are for tonight. frosty in the north and claire but mild with some rain. at least coming in and going for the night in the south. what can we expect on sunday? here's the way the system early in the day, bringing a lot of clout and some outbreaks of rain. a clear—cut edge to display the system, there is a lot of clout and bits and pieces of light rain. left over for the second half of the day. it does improve, there will be sunshine around for the midlands and wales and the north of england, probably the best place will be cancelled. later in the afte

drawing your attention to this area. —— storm eric. —— storm erik.e north sea and we are left with sunshine and showers. most of the showers coming in across western areas, it does become a bit dry in scotla nd areas, it does become a bit dry in scotland is the day goes on but we keep the rain in the far north. still windy afternoon and the temperatures 9— 11 degrees, pretty good for this time of the year. noticing the sun turning hazy across parts of england and wales. during the open afternoon and overnight, it turns wet and windy. north of it, brea ks turns wet and windy. north of it, breaks in cloud and we will see temperatures perilously close to freezing. there is still outbreaks of rain hugging the far north of scotland. we have a weather front sliding its way down to northern ireland. the wet weather flies its way down and there is slow improvements. sunshine following on and then it turns wet and windy in parts of northern ireland and the wet weather sinks more further south into northern scotland. in between some sunshine, the windsor will

the strong, damaging winds due to storm eric.ard scandinavia. this area of cloud as well as bringing her the aidan —— my early rain has brought the core of the strong winds. across northern england and north wales. more than that, 15 mph,... we should see the worst of the winds pushing away. still wendy this afternoon with good spells of sunshine, showers towards the south—west, wales, later into northern ireland. showers in scotla nd northern ireland. showers in scotland easing through the course of the morning and into the afternoon. still windy but decent temperatures. turning wetter here in the southwest this evening. sunshine hazy, cloud thickening, rain developing, moving northwards up towards north wales and across towards north wales and across towards the humber. north of that, clearer skies developing overnight. temperatures close to freezing, one 01’ temperatures close to freezing, one or two icy patches. rain in the far north of scotland. sinking its way downwards, the weather front, north of scotland. sinking its way

we had storm eric. this is a weather watcher picture. it shows turbulent, flowing water. l with us to start saturday. showers particularly in the north but not exclusively and the north but not exclusively and the winds remain strong. they still have the potential to cause disruption. still have the potential to ta ke disruption. still have the potential to take off roof and branches. they are busting 60 —— gusting 60 mph flat of a bit of winteriness over the hills but it eases away. the winds take a bit of time. —— miles per hour fewer showers come the afternoon. temperatures on a par with friday. slightly lighter winds and sunshine. it doesn't last because it could bring a soggy night saturday night and a soggy start to sunday across southern areas. this weapon —— weather front has potential of snow. the weather system stinks south. it gives the risk of snow over the hills. between some drier and brighter weather as well that the temperatures dip back on sunday because we have the calder arctic air. it is —— calder arctic air. the start of the new week sees things are se

but storm eric could affect the way they play. a cracking weekend is set up in the six nations.ternoon's match against the italians. they of course played france in paris in the opening match last week. warren gatland choosing to stay in france with his team after that match, trying to replicate that scenario they will face injapan it the world cup later this year. they had to come from 16 points down at half—time against france, france shooting themselves in the foot, allowing wales back into it. warren gatland says, if they beat wales, they can win the six nations. they are in rome. slightly easier test against italy. what a build—up with that week in the nice, much warmer temperatures than we will have today. you can imagine how nice it has been for them, warming up on the south coast of france. the warmth of nice, how good would that be.|j south coast of france. the warmth of nice, how good would that be. i am jealous. murrayfield will be absolutely jumping this afternoon. jealous. murrayfield will be absolutelyjumping this afternoon. i will be sat watching that match on bbc

storm eric is pulling away.kney, but milder this afternoon for many, temperatures of 9—12dc. more persistent rain over central and southern england and parts of wales overnight. there could be a touch of frost as temperatures fall below freezing. it is a wet start to the day tomorrow across central and southern parts of england. the rain could linger across east anglia in the afternoon. rain returning to northern ireland in west scotland throughout the day. a north to north westerly wind tomorrow, feeling colder again. i temperatures of eight celsius. —— high temperatures. you are watching bbc news. the headlines this hour: the government has cancelled a controversial agreement to provide extra ferries in case of a no—deal brexit. new allegations of sexual and racial harassment by former employees of the retail tycoon sir philip green are published in the telegraph. he denies any crime or misconduct. the number of young victims of knife crime admitted to hospitals in england has risen by more than 50% in the pas

the north sea, norwegian sea, thatis there, the north sea, norwegian sea, that is what is left of storm ericp and mild weather for parts of england and wales. scotland, the north of england and particularly the north—east, clearer skies overnight. that means that temperatures will drop and we are in for a touch of frost. nothing too desperately cold, but chilly nonetheless. here is the weather might for sunday. low pressure in the south of the country. that will be moving away, but then we have another weather front moving into northern ireland later on. so we are sort of in between weather systems during the afternoon. so here is the morning. cloud and the rain still affecting parts of the midlands, east anglia, it will probably take time before it clear clears away from norwich, and a spiralling weather front moves into northern ireland. increasing winds as well, but in between, if you noticed wales and much of the country, a lot of fine and dry weather before these showers here sweep across the uk once again. you can see that weather front moving through during the course of the second ha

that massive cloud their around the north sea just of scandinavia, that's actually the remnants of storm ericouthern areas, bringing outbreaks of rain and milder conditions, whereas in scotland, it's actually clear with a touch of frost first thing on sunday morning. so let's have a look at the weather map, then, for sunday itself. low pressure, one here around scandinavia, and that is actually ex— erik, but this is another one thatis ex— erik, but this is another one that is pulling away come the afternoon. so the weather does improve a little bit but then further showers are on the way. in fa ct, further showers are on the way. in fact, we see one area of cloud and rain pushes away, another one visit to northern ireland, so i think in belfast we are expecting some heavy showers during lunchtime, and then that will actually sweep across some parts of the uk. but i think overall there will be more dry weather than wet weather on sunday. the temperature is a little on the fresh side, seven degrees in edinburgh, more or less the same on the south coast, give or take a degree. now, sunday and mo

down now, in the north of the country, but in the wa ke north of the country, but in the wake of storm ericlly coming rain in the north, clear skies across some eastern and northeastern areas with a touch of frost i do need to clear skies but in the south, we had this complex wind and all the cloud and rain which comes and goes through the night, much milder, 7 degrees in landed 6 degrees implement. tomorrow, stocks of cloudy and damp across central parts of the uk and then the sun comes out again i wish i was then the sun comes out again i wish iwas in then the sun comes out again i wish i was in the forecast for northern ireland increased windy here as well, actually made up the afternoon not looking too bad for most of us, but showers come packing through later in the day, here is summary for the recap had not looking bad with lots of dry weather around and chilly mornings but at least by the day it should be absolutely fine and good week ahead. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: the duke of edinburgh is to voluntarily give up his driving licence, buckingham palace has said this even

our eyes are drawn to the next lump of cloud which is the next storm system, storm eric, named by irishso be heavy rain around as well. now the first signs of the wet weather really getting into western areas at the moment and will continue to push eastwards overnight with the rain always heaviest across the north and west, a little lighter at times across eastern counties of england. it is going to be a marvel nights, temperatures no better than ten in plymouth, miles, yes, and increasingly windy. it will be a windy start to the day on friday —— mild nights. some of the strongest weather into northern ireland and western scotland, up to 50—70 mph, strong enough to bring down tree branches, localised transport disruption possibility and we might see speed restrictions on the scottish ridges. squally rain moves east across england and wales followed by a bit of sunshine but wherever you are it will be a blustery afternoon. temperature—wise with the wind coming from the south—westerly direction is not very cold —— bridges. temperatures between 8— ii cold —— bridges. temperatures between 8

the next area of low pressure hot on its heels has been named storm eric.e see cloud and outbreaks of rain pushing in from the west as we go through the night to night. the winds picking up as well. these are the temperatures overnight, not falling too far, so not looking at a frost but it will bea not looking at a frost but it will be a wet and windy start to the day tomorrow. heaviest bursts in the west, that heavy rain working its way east as we move through the day. could be a bit of thunder and lightning with that heavy rain as we work its way east. the rain more persistent for over scotland, the potential for some localised flooding but a windy day, looking at gusts of 45 to 55 mph inland, up to 70 mph for western coastal areas, temperatures in double figures but not feeling particularly warm when you add in the wind and rain. as we go through into saturday, that area of low pressure continues to push east. we hold onto those tightly packed isobars, so we are looking at further strong winds. saturday, outbreaks of rain in the north, could be wintry ov

this is the latest imagery from storm eric named by

this is actually a deep blow that is being named storm eric by met eireann because it will bring disruptivebut early this morning, the wind will be picking up from the south—west is this storm gets closer. pushing in some pretty heavy rains in northern and western parts with snow over the scottish hills. it's going to be a very mild start to friday, particularly across the south—west, plymouth around 10 degrees. it is going to be a very blustery morning. 0utbrea ks degrees. it is going to be a very blustery morning. outbreaks of showery rain ahead of the main band of rain which will spread its way eastwards and some pretty torrential in central and eastern areas into the afternoon, the rain remaining heavy across much of scotland and northern ireland, those wins will feature 40, northern ireland, those wins will feature 40 , 50 northern ireland, those wins will feature 40, 50 five across many areas. 60—70 across northern and western coasts over the hills as well. on the plus side, pretty mild because of those south—westerly winds,10— because of those south—westerly winds, 10— 12 degrees but

hello, storm eric brought widespread gales across the uk yesterday and the area blood pressure responsiblere. keeping an eye on this bank of cloud that southwest of the uk, it‘ll increase through the evening and bringing outbreaks of rain overnight. and for a time to end the afternoon, still some strong wind asking 40—50 miles an hour, across northern scotland that slowly starting to lose their strength. through this evening and overnight, we see rain settling into parts of wales, central and southern england, and a few shadows across northern ireland and i england and parts of wales, wintry over the hills with persistent rain, but clear skies across eastern scotland, northeast england, a patch of frost here, temperatures is probably freezing but much louder further south. given the cloud and rain, it‘s all tied into this frontal system slowly pulling east through sunday and that a wet start. many central and southern parts of england and parts of wales as well, the rain will gradually be easing away, eastward through the day and lingered —— for a time and price in east anglia, we will see

at the moment our eyes are drawn to this coming in off the atlantic, storm eric, named by the irish metor us over the next couple of days. and because this area of low pressure is a much bigger system, more of us will get the strong winds, and some heavy rain coming through as well. so the forecast in more detail. we start off with the weather picture on friday morning with patchy rain across eastern areas. heavy rain in the west to start the day and strong winds as well. it will be blustery everywhere. the strongest winds in northern ireland and western areas of scotland, where the gusts could reach 50—70 mph, strong enough to bring down tree branches, and there is likely to be speed restrictions on some scottish ridges to watch out for. so some transport disruption is a possibility. and mild and windy day. the first band of rain clears through on the cold front. we will see another band of rain loiter in the north of scotland. it stays windy, it gets windier. in northern england, gusts reaching 55—70 mph, localised disruption, and the amount of rain we see coming in will really begin

the study today has been about storm eric which has caused some fatalities already.turns drier and a pretty decent end for the day. the wind is gusting around 50 mph and may continue overnight. be aware of that if you are up and about on saturday morning. with time, things begin to improve. further south, somewhat brighter skies and the rain assisting thorough time. not a particularly cold day. we lose the temperatures on sunday. a cooler and less windy day with some rain for some parts of the uk. this is bbc news. the headlines... the high court has allowed the billionaire sir philip green to drop an injunction that had stopped the daily telegraph publishing accusations against him of sexual and racial abuse. the paper says it will publish more allegations against the businessman tonight. he denies the allegations. the family of cardiff city footballer emiliano sala say they can now mourn himl, after police confirmed yesterday that it was his body recovered from the english channel. three more horses have been confirmed with the equine flu virus that's lead to the c

north sea and working out into scandinavia and moments but our eyes are drawn to the next one, storm ericw pressure is a much bigger system, more of us will get strong winds, and we will see some very heavy rain coming through as well. forecast and a bit more detail some patchy rain across eastern areas that some heavy rain and the less to start the day and some strong winds as well so it is going to be blustery everywhere but the strongest ones will be heading into northern ireland and western areas of scotla nd northern ireland and western areas of scotland and could reach around 50 or 70 of scotland and could reach around 50 or70 mph, of scotland and could reach around 50 or 70 mph, strong enough to bring down some tree branches and there is bound to be some speed restrictions on the scottish bridges so transport disruption is a possibility. a mild and windy day ahead, the first band of rain clears through the cold front but another band of rain later across the north of scotland and stays windy as well. vests again reaching 70 mph so some localised disruption and the rain coming in ac

this is storm eric, named by the irish forecasters.ge area of the uk. also, outbreaks of rain. the rain will arrive through this evening, initially over northern ireland and western england and wales and western england and wales and western scotland. the wind will pick up western scotland. the wind will pick up overnight but they will be coming from the south—west, meaning it is going to be a mild night. temperatures around nine or ten in the south—west, warmer than it should be during the day at this time of year. we have those strong winds to contend with and over the west of ireland and scotland that is where the wind is likely to be on friday, up to 70 mph, we may see branches being brought down from trees and a risk of transport disruption. perhaps some speed restrictions on bridges. blustery elsewhere as the rain moves east of england and wales followed by sunshine and some blustery showers late in the day across the west. temperatures, not bad for the time of year. a mild day but feeling cool given the strength of wind. the win

courtesy of storm eric, you can see it quite nicely here on the pressure chart, white lines quite closend. the further north and west you are, the worse it will be. heavy rain spreading, dark blue and green on the weather chart. spreading into the south—east. the wind gusts around coastal parts of northern ireland, western scotland, 60-70 northern ireland, western scotland, 60—70 miles an hour this afternoon, temperatures getting up to 10—12d. it will stay quite wet and windy through northern parts, into tomorrow, over the next few days, expect some disruption. goodbye. you re watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: the family of footballer emiliano sala pay tribute to him , after it was confirmed his the body recovered from the wreckage of a plane in the english channel was his. the high court allows businessman sir philip green to drop his injunction against the daily telegraph imposed in respect to the publication of allegations of sexual harassment, bullying, racism and inappropriate behaviour. the brexit backstop deadlock. the irish prime

the really strong winds, of course, are due to storm erik. eric, heading into northern england. this is where we haveis northern england. this is where we have is a list of the gus this morning. 50 mph. maybe as much as 70. --u5. morning. 50 mph. maybe as much as 70. ——u5. as the rain pushes away to the north sea takes the core of this was twins with it. it will stay windy. we are left with sunshine and some showers. mostly showers on the southern coast. more persistent rain in northern scotland. decent coverage is despite those really strong and dusty wins. 9— 11 degrees. more cloud coming into southern parts of the uk later in the day. that will thicken up and bring us outbreaks of rain. maybe getting as far north as north wales, towards the wash. then we have clearer skies, allowing the separatist to get perilously close to freezing before we hit the rain across the far north of scotland. they said it going on overnight and into tomorrow. at the same time, the winds are easing. we will eventually find that weather system moving away. that one m

. >> i'm eric thomas. stormattered parts of the bay are in for another round. >> saturated hillsides are already crumbling. this undermo of mud and debris blocked the entrance to a winery. >> looking at current conditions. seeing clouds from our east bay hills camera. spencer christian says we are in for another rainy night. like last unite. not quite like last night but not much milder of right now we have scattered showers, mainly light but some of the localized heavy showers are creating havoc. a few light spots as well. at the moment surface winds are gusting to 7 miles per hour at mountain view, and 28 at fountain view. this current storm ranks one on the storm impact scale. it will be with us tonight and tomorrow with periods of showers and brief downpours. notice the next couple of hours we won't have much in the way of storm activity. but later tonight after 10:00 a.m. we will have a wave of stormy weather moving on shore with light to moderate rain and strong potentially j ding wind gusts. details comin

hello there it's rather wet and windy for many of us in europe at the moment we've had one storm this was called eric as it worked its way up towards the northeast in the strongest winds or in this that loop of cloud here where we focus of wind around one hundred kilometers per hour that system continued its way northeast woods and on saturday it will be situated hit just to the west of norway still very strong winds following it knots of wet weather around as well plenty of showers too as we head through the day on sunday and still quite a keen wind for many of us here some heavier rain to be pushing its way south or through parts of france and turning to snow over the alps only over the alps there where we see the snow because generally speaking with this wet and windy weather will sing some point mild conditions as well as the paris up around eleven degree. foreseeability will be on at nine and he was full of it around seven degrees it's the southern parts of europe where things are generally a lot quieter weather wise madrid there fourteen degrees might get a bit of sunshine here on sunday and do

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eric rucker has more. nats:its a monday stormpollock pines residents.sot'pretty cool up here i love it, i love the snow'nats:further west on 50 in placerville mother nature was dishing out a hail storm.nats:up the hill near kyberz cal trans put the kibosh on those without chains or four-wheel drive.chain installers asking for drivers attention even before they are seen.sotsuper: doug phir, chain installer'when you see chain control one mile ahead - the speed limit is 25 mph from that point, so a lot of people donút slow down until they get right here'but in pollock pines...it was beauty without eminent danger.sot'its a good storm, itús a nice one'charlie ferris has lived here for about half century...heús seen the really big storms...this one he says is run of the mill...and its perfect.sot super: charlie ferris, resident 'by tomorrow itúll add up a bit and thatúll be great...keep the forest wet' the snow means plow truck drivers like mike barr are staying busy.nats:barr -who runs an excavation business by trade says heús already

eric rucker has more. nats:its a monday stormet spot for pollock pines residents.sot'pretty cool up here i love it, i love the snow'nats:further west on 50 in placerville mother nature was dishing out a hail storm.nats:up the hill near kyberz cal trans put the kibosh on those without chains or four-wheel drive.chain installers asking for drivers attention even before they are seen.sotsuper: doug phir, chain installer'when you see chain control one mile ahead - the speed limit is 25 mph from that point, so a lot of people donút slow down until they get right here'but in pollock pines...it was beauty without eminent danger.sot'its a good storm, itús a nice one'charlie ferris has lived here for about half a century...heús seen the really big storms...this one he says is run of the mill...and its perfect.sotsuper: charlie ferris, resident'by tomorrow itúll add up a bit and thatúll be great...keep the forest wet' the snow means plow truck drivers like mike barr are staying busy.nats:barr -who runs an excavation business by trade says

storm more or less over... neighbors in placerville pitched in to help each other clean up. eric rucker has the story. week's storm more or less over, neighbors in foothill communities pitched in to help each other clean up.several sprang into action after a fairly large tree fell onto newton road in placerville."when we pulled up here, everybody was telling us to turn around and there was a couple of guys with chainsaws so we just got out and got everything out of the way," neighbor mitch boxwell said. within minutes boxwell and a few others had the tree cut up and moved away, allowing a row of waiting cars to pass. several inches of snow fell monday night into tuesday morning in placerville.in pollock pines, more a foot of snow had fallen. digging out was a common sight off sly park road."it's fun. i'll probably go grab my skis and start skiing down the back yard right now," matt cathey said, shoveling snow.but with all the powder, it was inevitable for some to become stuck in it. thawhere wes wi lot of the recoveries up here we will just use a toe strap or a kinetic rope," wilson said. "if it's real

eric: a rare winter storm slammed the southwest shutting down travel over the mountains of arizona, newico and parts of colorado. snow in flagstaff reached an all-time record. the city declared a state of emergency. adam klotz is tracking the storm from the fox news extreme weather center. i guess the snow even in scottsdale wasn't stopping the golfers. >> that doesn't surprise me. if you've got to golf, you've got to golf. that weather that we're talking about, now sweeping across the country, it's going to cause a lot of problems for different areas of the country. depending on where you are, what you see is a bit different. major flooding in the southeast, perhaps tornadoes later this evening. there's cold enough air that this will be a big winter storm. i'm going to begin in the southeast. this is our severe threat, through tonight and a lot of this goes into the overnight hours. you're getting into portions of memphis, stretching down into northern mississippi, all an area where you could see severe thunderstorms. even more than that, there's enough instability there that a lot of

storm. he'll have details in a few minutes. (ken) bay area congressman ericis in new hampshire... and says he is considering throwing his hat into the 2020 ring. today, he met with business and political leaders in manchester, where he explained why he's thinking about running for president. rep. eric swalwell/ (d) california:"i'm here in february on a monday morning not because i want to see all the dublins that are in the united states and i did yesterday see dublin, new hampshire. it is because i am considering running for president. i do believe i'm connected to that everyday american experience of grit and resiliency but believing that it adds up to something." something." (ken)some of swalwell's ideas include: universal health care, a debt-free college work- study plan, and banning and buying back assault rifles from dangerous individuals. (catherine) the stage is set for the latest summit between the u-s and north korea. we'll take you to hanoi... to see if president trump can come home with a new peace treaty. if you're watching us on the 'kron on' ap

storm. after digging out for much of february... they are concerned about the incoming weather ontop of what's already on the ground. reporter erichas the details. nats:even before mondays storm. nats:strawberry resident mark treat is still clearing snow...from the last storm.sot ' i am really tired of removing the snow because there has been tremendous amounts in february alone' strawberry is over 5,000 feet in elevation so only flakes will likely fall here for the next few days.nats: waterbut treat says flooding because of rain could be an issue a little further west on highway 50sotsuper: mark treat, strawberry resident' with the year like this we get some sort of flooding down lower especially'nats:about ten miles east of pollock pines, the south fork of the american river is flowing quick these days...thanks in part to the snow melt.some of that comes from across the road.standup' and this is where that all comes from look how much run off there is from snow and just this one particular area and this is prior to the rain hitting this area meaning more of this is coming and potential he some flooding as well'sot' the fatigue

eric and francesca rose got caught in a blinding storm with their baby.fter spending four days stuck in their suv, he ventured out for help and hasn't been seen since. his wife and daughter found shelter inside an empty cabin and they were rescued eight days into the ordeal. >> i was a little bit more worried on how i was going to get the baby fed. >> you know, maybe there's a hope that there could be a miracle because someone finding rose and the baby was a miracle. >> reporter: rose says that melted snow, they melted show to mix with formula for the baby and she later found food in the cabin but by then her husband was already gone. >> hopefully they find him. >>> the fda has issued a warning about a trendy medical procedure that claims to slow the aging process. clinics have been offering blood transfusions from teenagers claiming the blood can help older people's skin look younger and provide other health benefits, but the fda says it's risky and there's no proof of any benefits. a start-up company was charging $8,000 for one liter of young blood. >>>

and the same storm dropped several inches of snow in placerville. (ken)(2 shot eric rucker has a look at how neighbors came together to help dig each other out of the snow. with this week's storm more or less over, neighbors in foothill communities pitched in to help each other clean up. several sprang into action after a fairly large tree fell onto newton road in placerville."when we pulled up here, everybody was telling us to turn around and there was a couple of guys with chainsaws so we just got out and got everything out of the way," within minutes boxwell and a few others had the tree cut up and moved away, allowing a row of waiting cars to pass. several inches of snow fell monday night into tuesday morning in placerville.in pollock pines, more a foot of snow had fallen. digging out was a common sight off sly park road."it's fun. i'll probably go grab my skis and start skiing down the back yard right now," matt cathey said, shoveling snow.but with all the powder, it was inevitable for some to become stuck in it. that's where wes wilson and his crew come in."a l

chief meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz tells us about the storms, plural, hittingoast to coast. >> well, a couple more winter storms to track. the first one today. this is going to bring an icy mix. d.c. area into philadelphia, southern parts of new jersey, as we head through the morning. then spreading up toward the new york city metro during the afternoon. snow changing over to ice, some high impact on travel. most of new england seeing it as we head through the overnight hours, exiting on thursday morning. in terms of snow, we've got it in in two batches. fans out, one across the upper midwest, significant snowfall here. from wisconsin to northern missouri. another round from the mid-atlantic up into new england. in terms of ice, another part of this particular storm is freezing rain and sleet. and this is going to accumulate across much of the region. again, really icy travel expected as we head throughout wednesday. and in the south, still looking at a lot of high water and flooding. a very repetitive pattern. there's another on the way for thi region. also tr