cloudy start across england and wales.ill thin and allow sunshine we re cloud will thin and allow sunshine were temperatures could be 18 degrees. also mild and sunny across parts of scotland and northern ireland. the sunshine moving in from the north west. the south of scotla nd the north west. the south of scotland and northern england, a few spots of rain. overnight into sunday, the rain will spread across most of the country. pushing eastwards and lingering across east anglia for good part of the day. brighter skies pushing in from the west, but it will feel fresher. ten to 12 degrees. this is bbc news, the headlines at seven: a drug addict is jailed for 12 years after running over and killing a young boy and his aunt, makayah mcdermott was just ten years old. the family say they're disappointed with the sentence. we came here today to see justice done and in the hope thatjoshua dobie would show remorse and sorrow for killing our beautiful rosy and oui’ for killing our beautiful rosy and our wonderful mackay, but he has

since wales is a manufacturing wales.alongside with welsh government we have argued that wales needs for its economic benefit to be in the single market. that is a message that has not been heard here in westminster. now we need to argue for that which is best for wales into the future. you also say that the westminster government blocked and voted against an amendment on an explicit promise made by the vote leave campaign that wales would continue to receive existing levels of eu funding after the uk leaves the eu. does that in your opinion make the result the brexit referendum result effectively invalid in wales? it raises the question about why the vote in wales went the way it did. if people voted in wales as they did for brexit, did they vote to leave the single market? no, ido they vote to leave the single market? no, i do not believe they did vote to leave the sing the market. brexiteers promised we would remain in the single market. that was the benefit to wales in. all honesty, why should wales be punished by lea

pollution isn't just a problem for wales.creasing concern, and it's something cities across europe are waking up to. in london, new mayor sadiq khan has doubled spending on the problem to £875 million, bringing in electric buses, more charging points for electric cars, and trying to get older diesel cars off the streets. you're covered in, like, oily grease when you wipe your face, but you see a lot of people walking up here with masks, so obviously, there is some impact on all of us. whenever you cough or sneeze, you know you've had some horrible black dust in you, so i think it's pretty shocking. i'm from scotland, where we have fresh air, so there's a noticeable difference. i caught up with mr khan last month, when he was announcing a toxic charge that some diesel drivers will have to pay when they enter the centre of london. we're not doing anything along these lines in wales. should we be, and what's your message to the welsh government? well, i'm the mayor of london, so let me tell you the context in london — over 9000

very gusty around wales, the bristol channel.ng the south coast and inland you could sit 40 the south coast and inland you could sit a0 or 50 mph gusts, wind strengthening into the midlands. that might keep you awake. wind and hill snow into parts of northern england. we could see some accumulations, the welsh hills, the peak district. the potential of some of the sleet and snow all means if you are driving overnight, wet or windy weather, that is not going to be very pleasant. to the north of that rain band, northern ireland dry for a time. we could see rain and hill snow feeding in later in the night. frosty from north—east england and scotland. wintry showers in the north and north—west of scotla nd in the north and north—west of scotland with the risk of ice. tomorrow, quite a windy start, particularly early on across east anglia in south—east england. we will keep a few showers in western scotland. a lot of fine weather, the best of sunshine across central and eastern parts of the uk. a little less cold in the south. some ra

southern england and wales and there will also be some snow so wales and there will also be some snowgoes the rain and as it engages with the cold air we could see some snow but the wind will almost certainly be a feature. we're looking at gusts in man, 50, 55, 60 mph and around the coasts, 70 mph —— inland. that wind speed across the south, wales and northern england eventually, again they will uproot trees and bring down branches and we could see flying debris. if you're travelling in a high sided vehicle 01’ travelling in a high sided vehicle ora travelling in a high sided vehicle or a light vehicle, take extra care. the snow will be in parts of wales, the midlands and northern england and the south of northern ireland, mostly a hill feature but we could see some of this at lower levels as well. north of that it will be a cold and frosty night and there's the risk of ice where we have some light surfaces. tomorrow morning we start with the strong winds but slowly they start to ease. it will still be quite a windy day having said that. a band of rain weakening, but you can see there

western of wales, for example.ecomes two o'clock in the morning. these are the sunrises and sunsets on sunday, at seven o'clock in wrexham and it will set at 735. the high—pressure again across the uk, another beautiful day, and the cloud will vary over eastern areas but overall it will be staying bright across overall it will be staying bright a cross m ost overall it will be staying bright across most of the uk. this is a look at the wetherby on that. the high—pressure looks as though it will slip further to the east —— at the weather beyond. that might bring some thick cloud, but not until around about tuesday. this is the weekend, settled weather with warm sunshine, but a touch of frost. goodbye. welcome to another grey day in london town. don't worry, it's red nose day. # a brand new red nose day # it's time to bring the goofballs out # get crazy ? shout "hooray" # we're here to persuade you not to go out on the lash # chill out, relax and give some cash # go on ? dip into your stash # they've called comics ol

you're right we we re interests of wales.june 23, but i am pretty confident that people did not theyin pretty confident that people did not they in that referendum to putjobs at risk and did not vote against the ‘s economy and did at risk and did not vote against the 's economy and did even know people might have voted to leave the still wants to protect those jobs that we have in wales and we believe that membership of the single market is the best way to protect those jobs. ina the best way to protect those jobs. in a sense you are saying you think you know better than the people of wales ? you know better than the people of wales? well, we have spoken to a number of employers and workers made very clear that they do not want to have extra costs the tariffs and so an, it does not take a genius to work out that if there are extra costs a n work out that if there are extra costs an worse companies in the form of ta blets costs an worse companies in the form of tablets and other expenses than that puts welsh businesses at a co

wales, a few showers on and off but most wales, a few showers on and off but m ost pla ces wales, a few of scotland. tomorrow, north—east scotland, one of the driest spots with sunny spells the east anglia and the south—east most likely to stay dry as with a bit of sunshine breaking through the cloud. generally, a lot of cloud around on wednesday. the rain will mainly be on the hills. for most of you, by and large dry. even with the cloud, the web will go south—westerly, and temperatures will hold up nicely. —— wind. more rain around. a greater chance of getting wet in western areas. the east, drier. sunnierthan in recent days, especially in central and eastern england. temperatures could get to 20— 21 degrees with the sun out. that this 70 in fahrenheit. —— is. cooler by the weekend. in the next few days, if you see the sunshine, it should be quite pleasant. 70! oh! thank you. the government will trigger article 50 tomorrow, the start of divorce proceedings from the european union. we're travelling along the a50 trunk road in the midlands to look at what it all means. and this morning,

england and wales, a little brighter at times. rain notfar wales, a little brighter at times.‘m jane hill. the headlines at 2pm. warnings of a national crisis in policing and the public being put at risk in england and wales. pressure on the new us attorney general, jeff sessions, to resign over his undeclared meetings with russian officials. france‘s marine le pen loses immunity from prosecution for tweeting so—called islamic state images as her rival sets out his stall in the election. british cycling bosses promise to make changes after accusations of bullying and sexism at the top level of the sport. i‘m simon mccoy, and in the next hour, how gordon and sarah brown‘s daughter‘s death helped save the grandchild of another labour leader.

wales. generally in the sunshine, mid teens. briscoe winds across southern parts of england and temperatures peaking on the coast. at wembley, it should be a lovely evening install. once the sun goes down the temperatures will fall away quickly. a bit more cloud around on monday morning. pushing up across northern england into northern ireland. not quite as warm. another lovely day for the north—west of scotland. not as windy in the south. this gradual change with a high pressure getting pushed away, as we head into tuesday, where the front approaching from the south bringing rain to northern ireland, perhaps wales. eastern england at this stage still drive but rather cloudy. wales. eastern england at this stage still drive l by rather cloudy. wales. eastern england at this stage still drive l by side rcloudy. wales. eastern england at this stage still drive l by side with de. wales. eastern england at this stage still drive l by side with a iy. wales. eastern england at this stage still dri

gareth bale will be suspended for wales' next game and however near his late miss here, wales have stalledof anything butan injury placed but hard to think of anything but an injury on the goalless final whistle. joe wilson, bbc news. now on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a very good night. good evening, i'm asad ahmad. it's emerged that emergency responses and lessons learnt after the 7/7 london bombings, kicked into action on wednesday to great effect. specialist ambulance teams were deployed without delay, thanks to those who answered the first calls coming in from westminster bridge. here's karl mercer. seamus coleman is the real loser, as ireland joined with —— draw with wales in dublin. lewis hamilton dominates practice in the opening day of the new formula 1 season. it's not quite the tortoise and the hare, but this major misjudgement at newbury hare, but this major misjudgement at newbu ry costa hare, but this major misjudgement at newbury costa jockey 28 day ban. —— cost the jockey a 28 day ban. hello there. lots coming up, including all the rugby union and le

a windy night in southern england and wales. england, wales and east anglia producing rain and sleet and mostly hill snow but this morning you could see snow at low levels in parts of cheshire and lancashire. by the afternoon for southern england and east anglia, the midlands and wales, the winds will be easing, the sun will come out and there will be fewer showers around, many missing showers that are around altogether. a bright spell for northern ireland, it won't last, the cloud will build and we have showers continuing in the north—west of scotland with gusty winds, the showers on the tops of the hills will also fall as snow. through the evening and overnight, then surely the rain arrives in northern ireland with hill snow associated, moving into northern england and scotland, here we will see hill snow for a time. in the other end of the country it is rain coming from the south, across the channel islands and into the midlands. it won't be cold enough in parts of scotland for the risk of ice on untreated surfaces first thin

parts of wales.s well. 0utbrea ks of western parts of wales. breezy as well. outbreaks of rain across the isle of man in two parts of north—west england, cumbria in particular. it also edges into the fire areas of scotland. much of scotla nd fire areas of scotland. much of scotland will start dry and what you will see in the east is that it is not as chilly as it has been recently. double figure temperatures to start the day after a chilly start yesterday. a couple of spots of rain and the odd shower across parts of east anglia in the south—east. but if you are short lived, mostly dry with sunnis bells and it will break through more into the midlands as we go into the rest of the day. there you will see some of the day. there you will see some of the day. there you will see some of the warm as conditions. heavy bursts across north—west england into scotland through the day. this way we see the wettest conditions, even he noticed temperatures up on what we have seen. bridge in double figures into the

are put at risk in england and wales?disturbing thing is that the cuts the police have had to face is doing exactly that. whether or not we complain or not it is the public that are going to suffer. this is something we have been saying for the last four years. the then home secretary to mehri is: accused me of crying wolf when i pointed out the danger on what might happen. we are glad that the government last year said there would be no further cuts to the police service but what is happening is that demand is increasing and the government is asking us kohler—cadmore stuff, child sexual exploitation, those things are hugely important but there comes a point when you have lost 21,500 officers, if everything is a priority then nothing is a priority. we need to make sure resources are there for us to be able to properly respond. we need to have a proper public debate over what the police service needs to do, what the public wa nts service needs to do, what the public wants and how much they are prepared to spend. the point

sunny skies across england and wales.warmer day across the north—east of scotland, sunshine to end the day in northern ireland. turning wet across western and all the parts of the uk overnight. 0ne or two showers further ease. scotland, northern ireland, into wales, heavy rain over the health. and it will be very —— over the hills. while once again tonight, in 11 or 12 degrees. heading into tomorrow morning, a few showers extending across the midlands towards the south—east of england, early brightness across east anglia and some sunshine. wet weather further west, easing away from the south—west of england, pushing away from wales, into northern ireland, the far north—west of england and cumbria, central and southern parts of scotland. something drier in the far north of scotland, especially towards aberdeenshire. through the day it will turn wet across the whole of scotland. the rain clears northern ireland and away from wales, it stays wet in scotland. 0ne or two showers across eastern parts of england. 0therwise, alth

it has been wet across southern scotland, wales, west wales in particular and down towards the far south—west some of us are very warm far south—west. most of us are dry, some of us are very warm indeed. no more so some of us are very warm indeed. no more so than parts of east anglia. i picked that hampstead because weather watchers have been out in abundance this morning. a beautiful picture of the spring blossom. somebody somewhere will reach 22 degrees this afternoon, that is good for this time of the year. plenty much of that to come this afternoon. the cloud is a bit thicker here so maybe the odd shower worth though still a lot of dry weather. wet weather across west wales, further rain to come across northern parts of england and southern scotland. plenty of sunshine across the northern isles of scotland. it is about 10 degrees cooler than in the south—east. as we head into the evening, a few showers across the south—east that the main push of rain continues to be in the northern and western parts of the uk. heavy rain to come here. murky on the high ground. nationwide, no problems with

it is moving its way slowly northwards across england and wales and into northern ireland. another picture in dorset showing the weather has cleared away, and the weather has cleared away, and the cloud looks a little thinner. but as the wind picks up in the south—west and wales, we could blow in some further showery bursts of rain. milderairas you head northwards as the rain moves through the north of england, feeling quite gerry—macro for northern ireland with this more persistent rain. scotla nd with this more persistent rain. scotland looks largely dry, the best of the sunshine across the northern half of scotland, and this weather watcher picture highlights the difference, this was taken earlier on today in lerwick. it won't be as cold in northern scotland tonight because all of this cloud is moving northwards and taking wet weather into scotland, we keep the persistent rain going in northern ireland. there will be some showery bursts of rain from time to time. as you can see, there is a lot of blue on the map, and that will continue to be the case on saturday. we have

there is optimism the going forward, especially for people, young people in wales as well.eu is complete speculation. we don't know what will happen. is it worth risking the entire economy? but... can anyone guarantee that my future and the future of people my age is going to improve? if you think the eu is stable and certain, you are deluded. the euro could collapse and the eu has problems of its own. step forward if you have changed your mind since the referendum? up to 50 people, we have one.|j mind since the referendum? up to 50 people, we have one. i was a relu cta nt people, we have one. i was a reluctant remain, but i now support the vote. i don't think we should be holding the eu to ransom. people should get behind the government to make sure we get the best deal. there was someone here who has change their mind since i asked about people changing their minds. we have to work together to get the best brexit. it's not what i wanted, it's what the majority wanted. i'm not there to stand here and try and stop people from what the majority voted for. guys, thank you for

response from wales is —— from carolynjones was one of frustration.ble at the welsh government was not able to contribute to the article 50 letter and also, he said, that the devolved administrations had been sidelined and showed a lack of respect. he said that he had a ready voiced his concerns over the future of subsidies coming here, at the moment, and some of wales' community 's share in aid money. he was accused of scaremongering over that. theresa may said the specific interests of the measures would be taken into account. chancellor angela merkel germany warned today that sorting out britain's future trade deal with the eu would only be possible once the terms of britain's departure had been settled. donald tusk said the remaining states would pull together in the talks. he confirmed he would set out his plans for negotiating guidelines on friday. with her assessment at the heart of the european union, we go toa heart of the european union, we go to a report by katya adler. the man with the burning letter in his briefcase. good morning. big day

gusty % and east wales, west winds and east wales, west midlands. much of eastern england should state drive. the chance of some rain in the south—east this evening but that is it. mainly westerly rain into western hills feeding rain into western hills and coasts. it may become drier in scotla nd coasts. it may become drier in scotland later tonight. the north of scotla nd scotland later tonight. the north of scotland sees the coldest weather overnight, a mild night overnight, otherwise a mild night on a this week in the overnight, otherwise a mild night on a - this week in the wind will a whole. this week in the wind will pick up, fee e5 5 sunday. ff a whole. this week in the wind will pick up, sunday. some pick up, particularly sunday. some wet weather around in the western side of the uk and drier and brighter in the east. some sunshine east of england and scotland on saturday but rain across wales, southwest for a while and turning wetter in northern ireland and then moving into northern england and east of scotland. a good chance of staying dry

wales have just one! comeback. jimmy robertson the line! wales havejust one! it's comeback.rench who have it now. still going for the french, the tribe will be scored as she touches down! flying to the line, scotland closing what a way to - the six nations. england celebrate at home. to reflect on those results against the action this weekend, i am delighted to say i'm joined by former world cup winnerjames tindall and former hookerfor ireland. cup winnerjames tindall and former hooker for ireland. how impressed have you been with - incredible for england? it is incredible. run for england? it is incredible. not like a very special cause in memory of the court she died last year, a fantastic charity fundraiser. it has been a fantastic fundraiser. it has been a fantastic fundraiser. shane has done an incredible job putting fundraiser. shane has done an incrediblejob putting it together.

ireland playing the way they have, wales playing the way they have, wales playing here at home in front05pm also on bbc one. thanks very much. more now on england‘s match against a resurgent scotland team which hasjust reached its highest ever world rankings. so it‘s a team which believes it can do what no scottish side has done for over 30 years — beat england at twickenham. here‘s our sports correspondent, joe wilson. south again to twickenham, where scotland do win, ask an older relative. greig laidlaw‘s uncle was there. 1983 was when it last happened. rugby union was strictly an amateur sport. that really was one of the great calcutta cup tries! scotland winger roger baird worked in the grain industry then, as he does now, and the spirit of ‘83 lingers. i still see, you know, a lot of the guys that i played with. so i think, yeah, you know, with a smaller nation, you always feel up against it a wee bit, you know. so you maybe get a bit closer. in adversity, you know, that maketh the man. so, yeah, i think the spirit will be there in aplenty. these days, england‘s rugby resources are

the llyn peninsula in north wales.t o'clock in the morning, and home—carer amanda is beginning her working day. her first call is in pwllheli. good morning! have you got your bleeper on? my bleeper, why? what bleeping time do you call this? amanda's one of the uk's 800,000 home—care workers, helping the elderly and disabled live independent lives at home. today, she's with former teacher william williams, who has multiple sclerosis. it's just nice knowing that i could go out there and help other people and make sure that they're safe in their own home, and that they can actually stay home, and live at home in their own house, and don't have to go into care or anything like that. i'm 72, remember. i haven't got much time left! we have! many years to go again! the girls, i have to admit, are terrific. absolutely terrific. they're caring, they're understanding and they're full of fun. like many carers, amanda struggles to make ends meet. she's paid £7.55 an hour, just above the national living wage, but she's on a zero ho

so, as we go on through friday, we are taking rain northwards through england and wales.te afternoon, and into the evening, that should be across much of northern england. we will pivot an area of rain, starting just to flirt with the eastern side of northern ireland, through northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. the best of the sunshine, without a doubt, will be in northern scotland. turning a bit dry, though, in the afternoon in south—east england, and it actually could feel quite mild, given any brightness. one or two spots mayjust reach 13 or even 14 celsius. a few heavy showers reaching through parts of south—west england and wales as we go through friday night. the rain marching further north, across into southern scotland, eventually into the central belt, staying with us into northern ireland. frost—free for most as saturday begins. will be frost, though, across northern parts of scotland. so that takes us on to the weekend, and friday. well, the theme of the wet weather continues into the weekend. we will see more rain at times. some of that could be quit

the state of wales has been working to send a message to the world that wales is one of the best places in the united kingdom to live, work, visit and trade with. does the prime minister agree russian interests must be at the heart of the united kingdom. in leaving the european union the future of the uk union has never been more important. >> i thank my honorable friends, raising the importance of wales, doing important work reminding the world that wales is one of the best places in the uk to live, work and trade with. in forthcoming negotiations we are committed to getting a deal to work for all parts of the uk including wales and the best way to achieve that is the uk government continues to work together. i'm led to host a saint david's day reception to celebrate everything wales has to offer and can i once again wish all members of this house -- [shouting] >> thank you, mister speaker. the worst in the country, will the prime minister support our campaign for the network, will she commit to delivering the investments we so desperately need? >> i apologize but i missed the first pa

beforei northern wales will be in the west and north and parts of wet before the rthern wales will be in the west and north and parts of wet before the weekend. things be wet before the weekend. things will turn milder on saturday night into sunday in the - warm into sunday in the broad, warm sector with isobars on the charter and it will be windy and that will bea and it will be windy and that will be a feature of the weekend, a blustery weekend. the rain will be in the north and west with not too much getting across to the east. by the afternoon temperatures in double figures quite rightly. 10 degrees in figures guite rightly. mam-geeeg or 15 figures guite rightly. mam-geeeg or15 in. —— london. hello and welcome to 100 days. president donald trump's second travel ban goes the way of the first — blocked by us courts. the order stopping arrivals from six mainly muslim countries has been halted by federal judges on the grounds of religious discrimination. the president attacksjudicial overreach and promises that in the end he will get his way. we're going to fight this terrible ruling.

into north wales and northern parts of england slightly dry.uth of scotland but in northern scotland after a chilly start we should see some sunshine. i think we'll keep the best of the sunshine in northern scotla nd best of the sunshine in northern scotland for much of the day. elsewhere sunshine in short supply. a lot of cloud. the main area of rain drifting northwards. the south—east of england should dry up. . keeping wet in the south—west in the afternoon and further rain for northern ireland and largely dry in southern scotland by this stage. into the weekend and keep the umbrellas handy, there will be rain at times but the heaviest rain will move its way around the country. saturday, the heaviest rain looks like it'll be across scotland and northern ireland. outbreaks of rain for some parts of england and wales but also some lengthy dry spells. then we swap things around for the second part of the weekend with the wettest weather across wales and the southern half the england. further north, much drier, rain at times. top temperatures, s

so, as we go on through friday, we are taking rain northwards through england and wales.s much of northern england. we will get an area of rain, starting on the eastern side of northern ireland, through northern ireland by the end of the afternoon. the best of the sunshine, without a doubt, will be in northern scotland. turning a bit dry, though, in the afternoon in south—east england, and it actually could feel a bit mild, given any brightness. one or two spots mayjust reach 13 or even 1a celsius. a few heavy showers reaching through parts of south—west england and wales as we go through friday night. the rain marching further north, across into southern scotland, eventually into the central belt, staying with us into northern ireland. frost—free for most as saturday begins. will be frost, though, across northern parts of scotland. so that takes us on to the weekend, and friday. well, the theme of the wet weather continues into the weekend. we will see more rain at times. some of that could be quite heavy and persistent, and particularly on saturday, with this area of lo

in scotland and wales, the system is similarto scotland and wales, the system is similar to here.eautiful art installation. good morning. good morning. it is beautiful and the smell is amazing. iam in beautiful and the smell is amazing. iamina beautiful and the smell is amazing. iam inasea of beautiful and the smell is amazing. i am in a sea of floating irises. it is the greenwich peninsula. this is a well—known artist who is known for using flowers in her sculptural work. if you want to get out and about and see those flowers today, it isa about and see those flowers today, it is a fairly mixed forecast. rain around not just through it is a fairly mixed forecast. rain around notjust through today but the weekend as well. starting with the weekend as well. starting with the weather in the north this morning. northern scotland, a few showers. clear and chilly in northern and central scotland with light rain and hill snow towards the south of scotland. the north—east of england looks predominantly dry at nine o‘clock this morning. as we go further south, outbreaks of rain in east an

there will be more clouds towards the western side of england and wales, showers waiting in the windsales through the day tomorrow, but generally dry and bright. but in scotland, and windy and cold, rain moving further northwards, and that should slowly ease away to the north of northern ireland. temperatures in scotland 7-8, 12 ireland. temperatures in scotland 7—8, 12 or ireland. temperatures in scotland 7-8, 12 or 13 ireland. temperatures in scotland 7—8, 12 or 13 and the london area. heavy snow this weekend in the alps, as much as one metre in places with an avalanche risk increasing. meanwhile, back on our shores, weather fronts bringing wetter weather fronts bringing wetter weather to england and wales, so something of a role reversal with the wettest weather on sunday to england and wales, not so much across scotland and northern ireland. again, seven or8 across scotland and northern ireland. again, seven or 8 degrees, 11 or 12. looking ahead to monday, there will be rain skirting through south wales, southern counties of england, largely dry further north. tuesday start on a d

away from the coast, much of england and wales and southern scotla nd england and wales and southernking through. further heavy showers rolling in from the west later in the day with some thunderstorms likely as well. temperatures around seven 01’ likely as well. temperatures around seven or eight degrees in the north, quite chilly, but we could see ten to 12 further south. some football games happening today, should be dry in manchester and liverpool, but the chance of some showers later in the day. this area of low pressure is still worth with us through the second half of the weekend. some quieter weather but then through the day on sunday we are going to see this frontal system moving its way west to east across really the bulk of england and wales. all of us across england and wales should see across england and wales should see a spell of wet weather. scotland having a dry day tomorrow, a better day compared with today. seven or eight degrees, still pretty chilly. further heavy showers and a really u nsettled further heavy showers and a really unsettled picture, all in all, but

particularly in england, wales, the midlands and northern england.outhwards, sunny spells of io northern england. southwards, sunny spells of 10 degrees or so. in the evening, more snow for the likes of the peak district, which clears to the peak district, which clears to the east. things dry out for most of us the east. things dry out for most of us overnight tonight, the odd shower across parts of scotland, ice likely here. chilly on monday morning, mist and fog patches around first thing. heavy rain works into the far south—west of england, with strengthening winds. they clear quickly and then better than today in terms of more dry weather and sunshine, still a scattering of showers, temperatures of 7—iid. hello, this is bbc news with me, maxine mawhinney. the headlines at 12:30pm: the chancellor, phillip hammond, has dismissed as "reckless" calls for him to increase spending in his first budget on wednesday. barack obama has denied accusations by president trump that he ordered phones at trump tower in new york to be tapped during last year's us

heavy showers affecting wales and western england. the end of the night. prolonged rain for some. north—west england by the end of the night. prolonged rainforsome. some rain into north—west scotland. clear skies overnight across eastern england. saturday morning, scattered showers and early morning. one or two drifting into the midlands. eastern part still mainly dry with sunny spells though showers will break out. persistent rain in north—west england. it will take much of the morning to clear to showers. showers into western parts of scotland. they will break out elsewhere. rain in north—west england beginning to ease into the afternoon. cloud building elsewhere. a chance for hale and thunder. the winter quite light. some sunshine in between and quite pleasant. so was around for a time on saturday evening and then they will die away. a reach of high pressure on saturday morning. in scotland and northern ireland and especially a touch of frost to begin the day on sunday. some cloud around, most of us will see sunshine at some stage.

that cutbacks are causing a policing crisis — and the public are being put at risk in england and walesat least two people are reported to be trapped after part of a hospital roof collapsed in johannesburg. france's marine le pen loses immunity from prosecution for tweeting so—called islamic state images, as her rival sets out his stall in the election. adults with learning disabilities should be allowed to work for less than the minimum wage — a leading charity says more than a million people in the uk are denied the dignity of a paid job. also coming up — the bus lane cameras snapping up £31 million a year across england... the bbc discovers around 4,000 motorists a day are fined for driving in the restricted lanes. the granddaughter of a former labour leader survives a premature birth — thanks to a research centre set up by another labour leader — former prime minister gordon brown and his wife. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. pressure is increasing this afternoon on one of donald trump's key advisors, the us attorney generaljeff sessions, who's been accused of lying under oa

hill snow in wales, the pennines.land and wales. behind it a return to sunshine and showers in the south—west of england and wales. they could be gales for a time. further north, and improving picture in northern ireland and scotland. most of the rain and snow showers should clear away through the afternoon. perhaps one or two showers around in southern parts of scotland. in northern ireland, a return to dry and brighter conditions in the afternoon. across northern england, the midlands towards east anglia and north wales, you can see the outbreaks of rain. some sleet and snow over high ground. towards the south of england and wales, akira but plenty of blustery showers. for the football, likely to see rain at white hart lane. at the stadium of light it is likely to stay bright. the bulk of rain and hill snow clears towards the east overnight with colder and clearer conditions developing with a touch of frost forming towards the vale of york for instance. rain moving into the south—west tomorrow. heavy for a time stop

that rain will develop more widely in south—west england and wales. hills too. but with a lot of cloud round and after warmth with temperature winds it will be a very mild night. into tomorrow though, and heading to the south—east and east anglia, where there may be early sunshine we have this band of cloud that could bring showers eastwards. hit—and—miss and many places will be dry. quickly it should be drying off, in the south—west of england, we have the rain in western parts of wales, through the irish sea, still wet start for northern ireland, cumbria, lancashire, the pennines the and rain in scotland. more rain for the southern uplands. that focus of wet weather shifts to scotland, away from wales, away from north—west england and northern ireland, but turning wetter across central and northern scotland. elsewhere but for one 01’ northern scotland. elsewhere but for one or two northern scotland. elsewhere but for one 01’ two showers northern scotland. elsewhere but for one or two showers it should brighten up. sunshine round and although we have

rape victims in england and wales 5143 e?23 £512; iign’éiés; in front of the accused under new plans unveiled by the justice secretary. the reforms would allow sex abuse victims to pre—record their testimony before a trial. w w edition of the papers — this mornings reviewers are martin lipton, deputy head of sport at the sun and rosamund urwin from the london evening standard. from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh woozencroft... good morning, "we're not perfect" — that, the simple assessment ended their unbeaten run and stepped} slams. they did still pick up the overall title — dan roan reports from dublin... they're arrived here as champions, now england aimed to be record—brea kers. this team chasing history, rather than a trophy. ireland, however, had other ideas. the mood in dublin one of defiance. at the end of a disappointing to prove, especially here, in a city still celebrating st patrick's day. in a game of shuddering intensity, the tone was set early on. english hopes for grand slams have been dashed here before, a

heading south, largely dry across england and wales.e hill fog and possibly the odd spot of drizzle. a murky start. for central and eastern parts of england, the cloud is thin so the sunshine will break through. sunny spells developing through the day. slightly cloudy further north—west across england and wales. sunshine and showers for scotland, but 70 mph gusts of wind combined with big waves for the northern isles. the winds and waves could cause disruption here. northern ireland, not a bad day. mostly dry with sunshine. temperatures getting up to mainly 13 or 15 degrees, so still mild for this time of year. as we end the day on tuesday, most places dry, light patchy rain pushing a bit further south across england and wales. clearer skies heading into the northern half of the country. temperatures getting up to mainly 13 or 15 degrees, so still mild for this time of year. as we end the day on tuesday, most places dry, light patchy rain pushing a bit further south across england and wales. clearer skies heading into the northern half

still some rain around across southern parts of england and wales on wednesday evening.l. but to the north, we'll see the showers pepping up again across northern ireland and then into scotland, again, there could be some snow over the high hills. a drop in temperature later in the night perhaps in northern ireland, scotland, north—east england but nothing too cold out there. as we head into thursday, though, showers across scotland become fewer and lighter, largely confined to the north—east as the wind eases down. for many places, thursday will be a dry day, some sunshine around. more cloud, though, towards the south and south—west, with that rain sitting through the channel, and it threatens to come back northwards again overnight and into friday on a fairly weak weather front taking rain across the northern half of the uk primarily. and then behind that weather system, we're drawing in our air from a long way south. so this is really quite mild air, but it's going to be accompanied by a good deal of cloud. so little if any sunshine around on friday. but the uk at lea

rain followed by sunshine and showers for england and wales, and showers for england and wales, and fors. monday and tuesday, some wetter weather, along the south coast of england on monday, may be affecting south wales. tuesday, bright start, clouding over, and then we have wetter and windy weather spreading from west to east, later on on tuesday. an unsubtle glut of things. stage and for the forecast. ‘s is in the news. in iraq and apparent chemical attack on east mosul has left 12 people including children injured. as many more remain trapped in the conflict, a trapped commander of so—called islamic state says using human shields is justified. as islamic state says using human shields isjustified. as members of the northern ireland assembly are elected it seems sinn fein and the dup will remain the largest parties. police search them home of a man associated with recent threats to a number ofjewish associated with recent threats to a number of jewish centres. associated with recent threats to a number ofjewish centres. and are we there yet? this is the scene streamed live from animal

it will be pushing up through the rest of wales and the midlands and east anglia through the morning,nd and maybe some early sunshine. parts of company and then to dumfries and galloway seeing rain and hail snow on higher ground, waking up to a covering of snow. much of scotland looking guy with a few showers in the north and the frosty start. through the day we ta ke frosty start. through the day we take this area of rain for rod, lifting north words, pushing up across northern england and by the end of the day targeting westerners through northern ireland as well. scotla nd through northern ireland as well. scotland not feeling too badly, a lot of cloud in the south and the northern half seeing sunshine, drying up with any brightness. friday evening, the rain continuing to its north words and we may see some heavy showers through parts of wales and western england. we ends friday night with that rain across northern ireland, increasingly in eastern parts of scotland. too much cloud and rain around. for the areas of rainfall over the weekend, showers to be had, not saying it is going

david's day in wales. just prior to today, ministers were unable to answer basic questions about government plans for agricultural and fisheries. these are important industries for the rural economy and devolved areas to the scottish government and parliament. with brexit ending the role in these areas, will all decisions about agricultural and fisheries be made, yes or no? >> the right honorable gentleman knows very well we are discussing with the devolved administrati administrations, the whole question of the uk framework and devolution of issues as they come back from brussels. the overriding aim for everything we do when we make those decisions is making sure we don't damage the very important market of the united kingdom, a market i might remind the honorable gentleman is more important to scotland than the european union is. >> interesting. because during the brexit referend referendum, people in scotland, including those in the fisheries and agricultural sector said it would be emphasized fully by

it started back in wales in 1984.nder pete hill has knocked back 46,632 pints. along the way, mr hill's collected tens of thousands of pounds for charity by asking for a £1 donation from each landlord. the president of sinn fein, gerry adams, has hailed the success of his party in the northern ireland elections, saying people had voted for an end to "the old status quo". with all the votes counted, sinn fein have ended up with 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. 0ur correspondent, annita mcveigh, joins us from belfast‘s city hall. sinn fein, undoubtedly the big winners in this day after the elections. those votes came in a ci’oss elections. those votes came in a cross 90 seats in 18 constituencies. let's look at the contrast, with ten months ago, in the elections in may last year, in that election the dup had a ten seat majority over sinn fein. now, although the dup is still the largest party, that majority has been reduced to just one seat. we will talk now to the professor of british and irish politi

the week brought gloomy industrial news from south wales.the future of 1,100 workers at the ford engine plant in bridgend. ford revealed changes to its planned investment in its new dragon engine. the unite union said it would use "all its might" to fight for the future of bridgend's nearly 2,000 workers. the town's mp spoke about the uncertain situation during the annual commons debate on welsh affairs. tariffs are absolutely essential for ford. the vital nature of making sure there is free tariff access into europe is critical. she will know that the impact of the ford factory and the prospect of losing 1100 jobs there would have an impact right across south wales. would she join with me in urging the secretary of state to offer ford whatever assistance he can, including the sorts of deals that appear to be offered to nissan. and would she further urge him to make sure that we never see world trade organisation tariffs imposed on cars coming out of the uk, which would cripple the competitiveness of our car industry. i have had assurances t

renfrew west wales, nudging into the far south—west of england.dy and muggy feel with 15 or 16 degrees temperatures. that's nothing compared to thursday's temperatures. warm air wafting from the continent. it could send the mercury to 20 or 21 degrees. the north and west will be markedly cooler and that is because we will have a lot of cloud and some brain particularly through the irish sea close to this band here. dry across parts of northern scotla nd here. dry across parts of northern scotland and ireland, the best temperatures in the south east. by friday, further wet weather in the west. that will move its way eastwards and this is a cold front. that will push the warm air away. a fresh appeal to things as we start this weekend, we will see some showers around saturday with high pressures settling things down by sunday. to sum up, april showers on the menu for the 1st of april, saturday, drying up on sunday but some chilly nights to come as well. enjoy your evening. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8. yes 69, no 59. the mot