here's our wales correspondent, sian lloyd.d of emergency units across the uk in crisis but today doctors in wales raised their concerns about the system here. a letter signed by more than three quarters of all welsh consultants in emergency medicine warned the first minister that patient safety is being compromised. there is good evidence that in a crowded emergency department that patients have their treatment delayed and that can make their illness more protracted and ultimately it can make people's lives be at risk. so, yes, people may die because of the pressures that we are facing. she had to wait three or four hours for the ambulance. then she had to sit outside accident and emergency in the ambulance. then she got transferred to a trolley in a corridor. 82—year—old joan is now being cared for in hospital but her daughter trisha is horrified at the 13 hours it took for her mother to be treated. as a patient, especially in south wales, you almost come to expect it. you know that once the winter comes, you know that if any

that wales can qualify once more and do well again that wales can qualify once more and do wellagainn in the next euro championships. thank you, and a bit of tennis news as well... the british number two, kyle edmund, is through to the second round of the australian open after the biggest win of his career. he beat 11th seed kevin anderson in five sets to win the match in melbourne, saying afterwards he was "really happy" with the result. the only thing he said he wasn't so sure about was his rather vivid pink and black kit. definitely noticed him! time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. quiet weather last week, this week farfrom quiet. some damp scenes in northampton for our weather watcher. you can see the main band of rain clearing away but behind it a lot of showers packing in. packing in from the north—west on a strong north—westerly wind,

here's our wales correspondent sian lloyd.rs in wales raised their concerns about the system here. a letter signed by more than three quarters of all welsh consultants in emergency medicine warned the first minister that patient safety is being compromised. there is good evidence that in a crowded emergency department that patients have their treatment delayed and that can make their illness more protracted and ultimately it can make people's lives be at risk. so, yes, people may die because of the pressures that we are facing. she had to wait three or four hours for the ambulance. then she had to sit outside accident and emergency in the ambulance. then she got transferred to a trolley in a corridor. 82—year—old joan is now being cared for in hospital but her daughter trisha is horrified at the 13 hours it took for her mother to be treated. as a patient, especially in south wales, you almost come to expect it. you know that once the winter comes, you know that if anything happens that you need an ambulance, get comfortable in

and over wales and up over the moors.ilar to what we are seeing today. factor in the wind, it will feel pretty chilly. how about the weekend, we will have this weatherford pushing its way in on saturday morning. that will largely clear away. there will be some... by sunday, this area of rain will continue to spread its way eastwards. as it does so, it will turn to snow over the pennines. some heavy rain for a time towards southern and western areas, but turning milder in the south—west with double figures, goodbye. this is bbc news. these are the top stories developing at 12pm: theresa may prepares to welcome president macron for his first summit in britain. border controls and brexit will dominate the agenda. britain is to spend an extra £44 million to bolster security in calais and will commit to taking in more migrants. strong winds with gusts of up to 70 miles per hour batter parts of the uk. almost 50,000 homes are left without power in the east of england. snow continues to cause problems elsewhere. a number of scho

particular across england and wales.ou have the once to begin with, but they do tend to become pure comedy showers, and they become lighter. that is with the residue of cloud across england and wales, which should keep the temperature is out. scotland and northern ireland, though, different story. the winds will be light, and there is likely to be some frost. could be some icy patches across scotland in particular, and possibly northern ireland. although, more like to have bob, there. eventually, as the cloud brea ks bob, there. eventually, as the cloud breaks right at the end of the night, we could see those temperatures dipping in. as we had to the midlands, though, it is a cloudy start. there will still be a few light showers around. otherwise, we should see some sunshine, beginning to develop across these areas. for the most part, it will be areas. for the most part, it will be a dry day, with some good burst of sunshine. we will lose the fog through the morning in northern ireland. cloud rather stubborn across the s

still a bit dreary over the hills of england and wales.d 12 degrees, even in the cloud. get some sunshine to the east of high ground and they could be even higher. a bit chillier across the far north of scotland north of that weather front there, which is bringing the rain actually across scotland. the weather front takes the rain southwards overnight and starts to arrive into england and wales on monday. behind it, we start draw down some colder air. the really mild air getting squeezed away into the near continent. so some changes on the way. by monday, the rain could be heavier at times, moving southwards across england and wales. in the afternoon, it is more across southern england, and that's where we will have the highest temperatures. eventually, we will have some sunshine in wales and the midlands. sunnier skies further north in that slightly colder air. the showers in scotland could be wintry over the higher ground but there's colder air to come later on in the week. a chilly start for tuesday. maybe some frost around here and the

hills of wales and perhaps in south—west just for a over the hills of wales and perhaps in south—westjustons for ireland, jury over the hills of england and wales and on the whole it will be cloudy and breezy, some gusty winds around. widely, temperatures around 12 degrees. it's an sunshine to the east of high ground and they could be high. julia across the far north of scotland north of the weather front which is bringing the rain across scotland. the weather fronts takes the brain southwards overnight and starts to arrive into england and wales on monday. behind it, we start to from colder air, the really mild air getting squeezed away into the near continent. some changes on the way by monday, the rain could be heavier at times moving southwards across england and wales and in the afternoon it is more across southern england and this is where we will have the highest temperatures and eventually we will have the front—running wales and the midlands, sunnier skies are the north in the slightly colder air, the show is in scotland could be wintry over the high ground but colder air to come

wales is not that high, at 65, but actually, it is the steepest increase, who going up 290% in waleser thing to look at is hospital admissions. in england 600 people have been hospitalised with the flu, 200 of them being in intensive care or high dependency units. are the figures high enough for it to be an epidemic? no, it's not. it is bad but it is not the worst, essentially. the last time we had very high figures was after the swine flu pandemic. we have had a good few years with the flu, and this, relatively speaking, we were due a bad year. there is a lot of advice about things you can do. the main thing is, if you are eligible for the vaccine, get it. and basic hygiene. the flu can live for hours on hard surfaces. washing your hands regularly, simple stuff. avoid people who have got the future good advice! hospital consultants in wales are warning that patient safety in accident and emergency units is being "compromised to an unacceptable degree". 46 doctors — that's most of the emergency medicine consultants in wales — have signed a letter to the first minister, carwynjones, o

especially across northern ireland and east wales. some of that will ta ke and east wales.t and windy weather. thank you very much and see you shortly. hopefully you didn't hear that at home. i was sneezing. one in five travellers have been approached the compensation claim evenif approached the compensation claim even if they had not been ill. this is like if you get one of those cold calls, you have been involved in a car crash. it's a bit like that. this is all to do with holiday sickness. it's to do with a loophole in the law which means legal firms can charge whatever they like. it can charge whatever they like. it can be so lucrative. some companies are cold calling people. funny that they can be ill. there has been a sixfold increase. the regulator is trying to crack down. this is interesting. if you are sick on holiday, tells bit about it. some people can do it. any compensation will not be covered by claims management company. what's happening is genuine cases have been lost. all these fake claims. bombarding people of phone calls, texts, they stop messages. that i

nearly four fold in wales.sures on a&e between two and three fold increases seen since the new year in other parts of the uk. public health staff say there are things people can do to minimise the risk of catching was spreading through, it's not too late to have the flu jab. in english a&e units performance improved very slightly in the second week of this year compared to the forced. few ambulances stuck outside hospitals waiting to hand over patients. one leading virus expert has said it's very possible this is just another bad flu season which the nhs has dealt with before. but this time you have a lot of pressure already there. the challenge is an ageing population is facing multiple health conditions and that i think is why there is concern that high levels of there is concern that high levels of the nhs about what flu might yet bring. many thanks for the latest, hugh pym at st mary ‘s hospital. severe gales have hit much of northern europe and four people have been killed by falling trees or debris, where

and the south—west and more rainfor wales and the south—west and more rain for the north.cross the far north of scotland. ita winds across central and southern scotland will have some rain, some wet weather also, and i think across northern ireland, but as the winds across the pennines, some rain around there. the many parts of england and wales, dry, cloudy and mild, 10 degrees or so, but hundreds will and low cloud in the welsh hills perhaps for a while in the south—west although it will improve through the day. riske winds blogging in, the rain stays where it is across central and southern scotland, conditions improving in ireland, some drizzle over the health of north—west england and wales and a lot of cloud to england and wales, even under the cloud a mild 12 degrees, at some sunshine, east of high ground, perhaps east of the more than the south—west of england and the temperatures could be 1a or 15. chillier in the final four scotland ahead of the weather front which is bringing the rain and the rain starts to move southwards as we head into monday so things start t

still a bit dreary over the hills of england and wales.oudy and breezy, some gusty winds around. widely, temperatures about 12 degrees, even in the cloud. get some sunshine to the east of high ground and they could be even higher. a bit chillier across the far north of scotland north of that weather front there, which is bringing the rain actually across scotland. and the weather front takes the rain southwards overnight, and starts to arrive into england and wales on monday. and behind it, we start draw down some colder air. the really mild air getting squeezed away into the near continent. so some changes on the way. by monday, the rain could be heavier at times, moving southwards across england and wales. in the afternoon, it is more across southern england, and that's where we'll have the highest temperatures. eventually, we'll get some sunshine in wales and the midlands. sunnier skies further north, in that slightly colder air. the showers in scotland could be wintry over the higher ground, but there's colder air to come later on in t

wales.ter risk, the risk of co—worker. some american states, california and colorado, have since then adopted right to die, as has victoria in australia. —— the risk of coercion. this case will go back to court in a few months' time here. modern slavery — it's often a hidden problem — but one that can be found in towns and cities all over the uk. for the past year, the co—0p has been piloting the first scheme of its kind to give paid work experience and then a permanent role to more than 30 former victims of slavery, saying a newjob can mean a new life. more than a dozen businesses are meeting in westminster to discuss how they can get involved, as nina warhurst reports. before, my life was very bad. i think, i don't have a chance of a future. now, it's very nice, it's great. i'm very happy. peter is a survivor of modern slavery. one of 12 to have been placed in safe, secure work by the co—op. like thousands before him, peter came from romania for a new life. i'm looking for a job. and to be

harry and meghan have gone to wales and seen harry and meghan have gone to wales and 5eena harry andone to wales and seen a rapturous harry and meghan have gone to wales and seen a rapturou5 reception. meghan mania it has been described a5. there she is in her stella mccartney coat and welsh trou5er5. ye5, so everyone is delighted to have met her and she's obviously proving to be a bit of a hit as she goe5 proving to be a bit of a hit as she goes around the country. the second 5tory goes around the country. the second story is that prince william has decided to shave off what remains of his hairand to decided to shave off what remains of his hair and to go for sort of a cleaner look. which i have to say is much better. you look at donald trump and you think, face up to the fa ct trump and you think, face up to the fact that you are losing your hair. and deal with it. i think he looks much better. it is important. and bookmakers william hill are offering offers of 6—4 that william will go totally shaven head to harry's wedding. thank you very much will go totally shaven head to harry'

the rain sinking southwards across england and wales.e it is wettest of all. eventually we will see some sunshine for wales and the midlands. in scotland, there could be a few wintry showers as the airgetsa bit could be a few wintry showers as the air gets a bit colder. on tuesday, the coldest start towards the south—east of the uk where perhaps we will seek a touch of frost. a dry and bright day but increasing amounts of cloud. we will see some rain eventually in the south—west. temperatures six to 8 degrees, turning colder in midweek. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: police confirm two 16—year—old boys and a 17—year—old boy were killed in west london last night when a car ploughed into them as they waited near a bus stop. all current rape and serious sexual assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed after the collapse of several recent trials. at least 95 people have been killed and 160 injured in a taliban bomb attack in the afghan capital, kabul. also this hour: paris is on high alert for possible flooding. water lev

as a player giggs was capped 6a times by wales but this is his first permanentjob as a manager. 0ur walesegan their too. he won 6a caps for his country before retiring from the welsh national side in 2007. his profile helped ensure he was the favourite to fill the vacant manager role with wales. to play for your country is always special, and the captain your country, but to actually lead your country, and to manage your nation, you can‘t beat it, doesn‘t get better than that. under the guidance of former manager, chris coleman, wales celebrated a golden era in their history, when they reached the semifinals of euro 2016, but were disappointed not to qualify for this year‘s world cup in russia. this is where ryan giggs will oversee wales when they play their home matches. the football association of wales believe that he has the grit and shows to lead the side into the next —— the credentials to lead the side into the next chapter of history. but his appointment when please everyone. no, he didn't play in many friendlies. i would support him, i think everyone should, but he wouldn‘t be my

the spirit of the fa cup has spread across south wales.le. commentator: how clever was that, brilliantly thought out, and nobody in the cardiff city wall, in the cardiff city goal, in the cardiff city stadium, was expecting him to do that. but kevin de bruyne's quality was almost cancelled out by calamity, city's keeper claudio bravo got lucky you. claudio bravo got lucky. it inspired the championship side to their best spell of the game but with the premier league leaders trouble is always waiting. it is 2—0, raheem sterling headed it in, what a cross from silva onto the head of the smallest player on the field. sterling's stellar season goes on, moving onto 19 goals, and with players like him all over the pitch, cardiff's frustrations were boiling over. still, joe bennett's challenge was inexcusable but i thought we did it really well, actually. on where we were before christmas now. the quality showed through, didn't it? there was only him who would score the free kick like that, best team in the world, so you will get bits of quality l

we get some sunshine following behind that in wales and the midlands. showers, and again, just cold enough to give us some wintriness over the higher ground in scotland. but it gets cold overnight where we have the clearer skies, across southern and eastern parts of england, in particular. could be a frost returning by early tuesday, but we start with some sunshine across most of england and wales. and gradually, through the day, the tendency is for things to cloud over more and more. a little bit of drizzly rain coming into the far south—west, but the wetter, windier weather is in the north—west of scotland. in between, it looks like it's going to be largely dry. but temperatures 6—9 degrees — that's nearer normal for this time of the year. now, it may start to feel colder around the middle part of the week. these weather systems do move through. this one the more significant one, coming down from the north—west, sweeping down across the uk, and then it introduces another bout of colder air that will sweep across all areas, and the wind direction chang

hours were much higher in wales baningime.on to admit a patient. you are not comparing like with like. mr jones has aired a misleading use of statistics like this is unacceptable. we will have to wait for a ruling from this that authority, there, but it shows how highly charged this debate on the nhs is coming. this is bbc news at 5 — the headlines: theresa may and donald trump hold talks at the world economic forum, with the president insisting trade is at the top of their agenda. a rise in recorded crime in england and wales, and the highest number of killings and murders for a decade. the prime minister condemns the men—only presidents club dinner, she says it objectified the women who were there. plans have been announced to set up tens of thousands of free water refill points across england. water uk, which represents water companies and suppliers, says it wants to expand a refill scheme first launched three years ago. it hopes that will cut pollution by reducing the amount of water sold in plastic bottles. our correspond

it is the nhs in wales! undera under a labour government.vernment — this is a government that is backing the nhs! that is putting more money into the nhs! that is recruiting more doctors and nurses, that is seeing new treatments more come on board to make sure that people are getting the best treatment that they need! this is a government that recognises the realities of the british people! priorities to ensure that the nhs remains a world—class healthcare system! the best in the world! priority is to build the homes that people need. to make sure that our kids are in good schools! this is a government that is building a country that works for everyone! a country in which — a country in which people can look to the future with optimism and hope! theresa may. meanwhile in the lords on friday, an independent or cross—bench peer put forward a bill to allow medical staff not to withdraw life—sustaining treatment or perform ivf or an abortion if they have moral objections. she said having to carry out these procedures had led some midwives to lea

accumulating cloud in england and wales, showers, windy noticeably so in the far north—west.ic wind, so temperatures will be higher than today, typically 11 or so. windy weather around the base of the area of low pressure, rushing across northern scotland overnight. then we have the returning weather front to push back into scotland, actually, on sunday. outbreaks of rain and drizzle here. many other areas dry, a lot of cloud around. a brisk west to south—westerly wind, another mild day. if you get sunshine, to the east of high ground where the cloud brea ks east of high ground where the cloud breaks up, particularly across cheshire and north—east wales, temperatures as high as 15. cooler to the north of the rain in the far north of scotland, but milder than normalfor north of scotland, but milder than normal for this north of scotland, but milder than normalfor this time of north of scotland, but milder than normal for this time of year. things change early next week, the rain in scotla nd change early next week, the rain in scotland will push southwards across england and w

my story is played out against the majestic backdrop of north wales. cut off from the wider world it's been ruled for centuries by the local nobility the land is protected by the mountain fastness or snowdonia and well provided for by the fertile hills of the isle of anglesey. gwynneth is a rugged but it deliberate region. things were less peaceful here when my king edward the first succeeded in bringing the land under english rule in twelve seventy seven. the king invaded wales with a force of fifteen thousand men he took when if in a lightning campaign to secure opposition he rebuilt ruined fortresses confiscated others that was still standing and commissioned a series of newcastle's and the king's messenger i have to report to his majesty on the state of building works and the situation in the country. sitting like an eagle's nest atop a high cliff holic castle in the south of when it is to be a symbol of the new power in the region. in the background more than three thousand feet high all the peaks of snowdonia and at the foot of the cliff the wave

mid and north wales, some rain coming in, heavier rain over the hills of north—west england. the chillier air where there will be showers around and it's probably just where there will be showers around and it's probablyjust about cold enough to give some snow over the higher ground in scotland. this band of rain continues to push southwards during the day heading across wales into southern england, more in the afternoon, where there will be gusty winds for while. late sunshine in wales through the midlands, sunny skies in the north away from the showers in the north—west. a range of temperatures on monday. still mild in the south, ii or 12 degrees. as the rain clears away the skies clear and it will be quite chilly early tuesday, across more southern and south—eastern areas where in the countryside there may be a frost around. here a bright start with sunshine on tuesday. through the day for many of us the winds are light but we will see cloud increasing and temperatures around 6—8d, so a bit chillier. we have some rain later in the day, this rain in the south—west are bit h

it will move quite promptly across the south—west and into wales. by the south—west and into wales. in the morning, it is going to be the rain that will be fairly miserable, particularly if you are driving towards london or you are catching the train. the rain clears away, and behind it quite an improvement. it will drive to a halt in northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland. to the south, quite mild, not bad at all. to the north, a disappointing story, feeling quite cold. at least you have the sunshine. the cold air heading in our direction for all as we go into the weekend. to allow the nhs to deal with the most urgent cases. i want to apologise for the fact we have regrettably had to postpone a number of operations. we are trying to do it differently this year. labour says the nhs is underfunded, understaffed and in crisis. also tonight. blowing through the uk — storm eleanor brings winds of up to 100 miles per hour, leaving thousands of homes without power. i'm reporting live from portree in north cornwall where part of the harbour wall collapsed this morning and

and that rain, on monday, is moving south, across england and wales.otland. maybe some wintriness over the tops of the high ground, as those showers come in. one or two showers coming in to the north of northern ireland. much drier by this stage, after some heavier rain overnight. here's the rain though, across the northwest of england and wales, where it could be heavy over the hills. south of it, still some gusty winds for a while, but very mild air — temperature 9—10 degrees, early in the morning. get a bit of sunshine in the south—east and those temperatures could rise a few degrees higher in the morning, that's ahead of the rain. here's the rain, it's moving southwards and, as it moves southwards, the rain becomes lighter and more patchy but it will drop the temperatures across southern areas in the afternoon. we get some sunshine following behind that in wales and the midlands. and further north, some sunshine, a scattering showers, and again, just cold enough to give us some wintriness over the higher ground in scotland. it gets cold overnight w

drizzly rain across the hills of northern england, wales and the south—west.noon. we may see some brightness but this weather front for scotland not going anywhere in a hurry. the far north of scotla nd anywhere in a hurry. the far north of scotland seeing slightly clearer skies, a few spots of sunshine around the moray firth but some showers. further south, around the moray firth but some showers. furthersouth, mild with temperatures in double figures, wet for central and southern scotland. heading into england and wales, it is windy everywhere but quite gusty winds. hopefully that will stir the cloud up a little bit and maybe it will break in one or two back places. if you get little of sunshine, it could get up to 15 degrees. on the tonight, our weather front in the north finally starts to move. cold air to the south and milder conditions. gusty conditions as that front pushes into northern ireland in northern england. the chilly start tomorrow in scotland with patchy frost and that cold air will follow the weather front south on monday. that will bring in

to put that into context, that's about the size of wales or half the size of switzerland.tremely busy maintaining the park. we have a large influx of visitors in the dry season, particularly, in the middle of the year, may through october. and so our rangers are doing biodiversity work, conservation work, operational staff and making sure that our visitors are kept safe and having a great time. a third of all australian bird species live within kakadu. we've got 60 different kinds of mammals. really diverse landscapes, as well. we've got beautiful stone country, that rock's 1.5 billion years old, which is one of the oldest rocks in the world. on that rock is 20,000—year—old rock art. we're living amongst a 65,000—year—old culture, so it's the oldest living culture in the world. and just immersing yourself in that is amazing. for me, the big challenge going forward is tourism and growing tourist numbers, because there's a uranium mine leased within the park and that mine is closing down at the end of 2020. that obviously provides a large amount of income and also sustains t

and wales also suffered. anglesey was pounded by fierce gusts and ferocious tides.d viewers spotted a spelling mistake there, and they were not impressed. this viewer e—mailed: thank you for all your comments. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news or current affairs or even appear on the programme, you can call us on this number. you can find us on twitter and to have a look at our website. that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. hello there. following what has been a pretty stormy start to 2018, the weekend holds something a little quieter for most of us, but colder, and it will feel cold as well as the wind, north—easterly wind, strengthens. and of course it's getting colder, so what we've seen through the day on friday is a smattering of snow on the hills. those weather fronts have continued southwards through the night so a further smattering of snow and clearly an ice risk across many northern areas. but even further south, as temperatures fall close to freezing as well for dawn this morning, and

for wales says it will help boost participationlj secretary for wales says it will help boost participationbility for us as politicians, to ensure that there is a reason for people to vote. and when i knock doors i speak to people who are terribly concerned is about the future of a street where they live, of local service, concerned is about the school, hospitals and the rest of it. i don't see a society that isn't interested in politics, i see a society that is really interested in what is going on in different communities. reports from moscow say police have used an angle grinder to force their way into the office of the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny. hundreds of mr navalny‘s supporters are due to take part in a nationwide day of protest today, calling on voters to boycott what they say is a rigged election, scheduled to take place in march. parking companies which use unfair practices are to be banned from accessing motorists' details and issuing fines. the government has confirmed it's to introduce legislation to try to improve standards among parking firms in england. minis

jimmy wales. the advertising. jimmy wales. advertising only business model has been destructive forjournalism. 0ne of the most encouraging signs i have seenin of the most encouraging signs i have seen in the last few years is the incredible surge in digital only subscriptions to the new york times and other quality papers. people finally understand we need to pay for qualityjournalism. the problem with, especially when we have this advertising technology, everywhere i go on the internet i see the same add, adds full boats, because i like boats. —— ads, ads for. they think i am having a midlife crisis. baby the new york times and the guardian and the ft, that's advertised to them. now i can be on a message board, reddit, a spammy website, i'll see that ad. people are fighting for clicks, which gives the wrong incentive. we need to make any business model? yes. in this environment with highly automated advertising ecosystems, journalism cannot compete with raw clicks. do you agree? yes. the business model isa you agree? yes. the

those showers moving over the irish sea and into wales.e fewer and lighter, but we are left with a residue of cloud across most of england and wales. should not get too cold. a different story for scotla nd too cold. a different story for scotland and northern ireland, likely frost. maybe fog as well. scotla nd likely frost. maybe fog as well. scotland will see the lowest temperatures overnight and first thing tomorrow morning, more across northern ireland we may have some fog around for the first half of the day. into england and wales, cloud breaking at the end of the night to allow those temperatures to get close to freezing in the north—west, perhaps on to west wales as well. the midlands and the east, a cloudy start. a new light showers. then more sunshine coming into england and wales and the south—west. most places have a dry day, decent sunshine but a bit more of a struggle across the east midlands, east anglia and the south—east, that clu b relu cta nt to east anglia and the south—east, that club reluctant to break. should do even

there's some good, lengthy spells of sunshine in parts of england and wales.ook out to the atlantic to the next area of low pressure. it looks like it's going to be a deepening area of low pressure, and could bring a significant spell of gales, maybe even severe gales, to england and wales. and to the northern flank, in the cold air, we could see some significant snow through central southern scotland. so either where you get the gales or the snow in the north, it is likely there could be some disruption possible to this system, so keep tuned to bbc local radio. but the good news is it will hurtle through quite quickly. thursday morning, the wind will have died down, the snow will have eased. not a bad day for many central, southern, and eastern areas. plenty of sunshine. further blustery showers across the north and west. and things look that they've calmed down slightly as we head on towards the end of the week and into the weekend, but remaining on the cold side. welcome to bbc news. broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top sto

wettest in northern england and wales for the rush hour. ireland and southern scotland bringing the showers across western parts of england and wales. sunshine in between and one or two staying dry and as a lot of that fades away through the night and clear skies develop, there will be frost. scotland and northern ireland, into friday, early showers and rain in the far south—east of the country and it will clear. friday, for many, not a bad day. temperatures will have dropped, but by the weekend they are on the up again. good. thank you, matt. steph is here looking at the business of sport and how much dosh is floating around football. business of sport and how much dosh is floating around footballm business of sport and how much dosh is floating around football. it is a lot! laughter good morning. we are talking about football. you won't be surprised to hear the world's biggest football clu bs a re hear the world's biggest football clubs are making more money than ever before. look at this table behind me. you can see manchester united has

and then this band of rain that could be heavy for a while across the hills of north west wales andas well in the morning, not much east of the pennines. behind the band of rain we are in the chillier air so we have clearer skies and ulcers and showers and maybe some winteriness in scotland. ahead of the rain some strong and gusty winds for a while. the rain band move southwards and by the time it's across southern england in the afternoon the rain, not much of it really, here we will find the highest temperatures into double figures, some sunshine eventually in wales, through the midlands, northern england, scotland and northern ireland seeing some sunshine, but there will be a chillier feel. with light winds and clear skies overnight, risk of frost, across southern and eastern parts of england. we will, however, starbright with sunshine for these areas. through the day on tuesday the cloud will tend to increase, this is a transition day, if you like, the rain in the south—west is not coming to much really. the wetter weather through the day will be the north—west of scotland and t

it's down from last year, as isaid, on wales.seen within that time frame. with regards to the letter you mentioned, victoria, a number of consultants in a&e victoria, a number of consultants in a & e departments across wales wrote to first minister carwynjones saying that the nhs and social care in wales is chronically underfunded. this is a huge issue to do with a & e departments across wales. the government says they have put an extra £60 million into patient care and do have winter plans in place but clearly these have not been enough to stem the flow. there's been an increase in patients coming into a been an increase in patients coming intoa & been an increase in patients coming intoa& e been an increase in patients coming into a & e departments across wales. huge increase also in the number of people that have been coming in with influenza rated symptoms. —— flu related symptoms. a huge increase of people coming into a & e departments and missing the targus again and performance worsening across welsh a &e performance worse

that letter echoed by consultants in wales, writing to the first minister. if that's how they feel in the nhs, then i think we have to report that. and when it went out on social media, there were a lot of tweets from people in different parts of the nhs, welcoming the fact that senior clinicians were speaking out like that. so in terms of the negative impact, it's hard to tell with morale, but we have done positive stories about the role of nurses, for example. a whole day of coverage on the valuable role they play. also positive stories about how some hospitals, in the face of great pressure, are coping and are having to devise ways of streaming people through a&e. i highlighted a scheme in ipswich. we've looked at the performance of luton‘s a&e, hitting all their targets. a video on our website on that. so i think we do always try to highlight the steps which have been taken to mitigate this pressure. it is interesting you mentioned the day focused on nursing, because it wasjeremy hunt, the health secretary, tweeted that while the bbc‘s focus was good, he

it is almost four yea rs coast of wales. years to the day since a storm surge caused damage to aberystwyth promenade and similar scenes to aberystwyth last night, where the waves we re aberystwyth last night, where the waves were driven high into the air, crashing down to the seafront. also on the welsh coast, in barmouth, we had similar large waves and they went over the harbour and caused localised flooding in the town. there are 36 flood warnings in place around wales, 30 flood alert as well, including a flood warning in porthmadog, where we are this morning. further inland we had reports of a tree landing on a roof in cardiff, and a roof partly torn off in barry, and we hope to get more details on that this morning. in general, travel disruption has been felt on major roads around wales. we have had restrictions on some of the major bridge crossings like the second severn and britannia bridge here in the north of wales as well, and ferry services across the irish sea in most cases cancelled. 0ne irish sea in most cases c

but for much of england and wales are roads. but for much of england and wales a re pretty roads.ut for much of england and wales are pretty dismal early morning rush hour with some quite persistent rain. it stays quite persistent rain. it stays quite persistent across north wales and through northern england. then heading over into the isle of man and northern ireland, some sleet or wet snow possible across the higher ground. a cold and frosty start across the far north—east. an improving picture to england and wales with some sunny spells. the weather front grinds to a halt but again some wet snow to the higher ground. it is going to be a cold day on friday. friday we have showers and longer spells of rain across the country and temperatures between four and country and temperatures between fourand 9 country and temperatures between four and 9 degrees. the wind now coming from the north across the far north of scotland and is colder air will be the story as we head towards the weekend. descending right across the weekend. descending right across the country into the weekend. so

the disclosure of evidence by prosecutors have led to the collapse of recent trials in england and wales. there is a need for more training, four police officers and prosecutors. the disclosure programme is not new, it's been there since 1996, and police and prosecutors should know what they have to do. a0 people have been killed and at least 140 injured as an explosion rocks the afghan capital kabul. relief for a thousand workers at aerospace firm bombardier in belfast, as massive tariffs won't be imposed by america. three teenaged boys have been killed after a car ploughed into them in west london. a man is arrested. also in this hour: paris is on high alert for flooding. record rainfall has caused the river seine to burst its banks in one of the wettest januarys in paris in more than a century. and click investigates technologies promising to help you live longer. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. welcome to bbc news. all current rape and sexual assault cases in england and wales are being reviewed "as a matter of urgency". the announcement from the director of public prosecuti

the headlines at 11am: every current rape case in england and wales is to be reviewed after several trials collapsed because crucial evidence wasn't disclosed. prosecutors and investigators are not doing the basics properly. a0 people have been killed and more than 100 injured as an explosion rocks the afghan capital kabul. relief for a thousand workers at aerospace firm bombardier — as massive tariffs won't be imposed by america. three teenagers have been killed after a car ploughed into them in west london. a man is arrested. also in this hour: paris is on high alert for flooding. record rainfall has caused the river seine to burst its banks in one of the wettest januarys in paris in more than a century. this is the scene live in paris as people face an anxious wait to see how high the waters of the seine will rise. and the dateline london panel talk davos, brexit and the middle east. that's all in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. all current rape and sexual assault cases in england and wales are being reviewed "as a matter of urgency". the announcemen

the prime minister says, you're in charge in wales, why are you doing better in wales? saying it is in crisis? in my constituency, people were sleeping on the floor is. we heard questions today about the restriction of chemotherapy for terminally ill cancer patients in oxford. we heard the restriction on pain help for people in hull. this is happening across the country. 50,000 people have had their operations cancelled. they deserve answers. labour's panacea is only a little bit more money, all—male little bit more money, all—male little more than the government is already proposing. jeremy corbyn seems to revert to slogans about money allegedly being siphoned off to the private sector. money is being siphoned off to the private sector. we want the nhs to be publicly owned and publicly delivered. we think that bringing a profit motive into primary care services, which have always been poorly funded and done well in the past, we know we don't have enough district nurses, we know we have 40,000 nurse vacancies. these other problems the government needs to be getting to g

what is the situation in wales?aid over the last 2a hours. we have had a lot of flood warnings out with travel disruption and power cables down. it has been the strong winds in particular which have pushed the waves on straw and there have been some dramatic pictures around the coasts of wales. had there been adequate preparations for all of this? were people ready? the forecast was good and our role is to predict flooding, so we issue warnings telling people where it is going to happen. the advantage with coastal events is you are able to predict it because the worst of it happens at the high tides and they are fairly predictable. you need that combination of high tides, stormy weather and strong winds to get the worst of it. luckily, we didn't see the worst of it in wales. i think ireland was more badly hit this time. in ireland, there has been a lot of power cuts. what has been a lot of power cuts. what has been the situation wales with electricity and so on? that have been power cuts and also travel disruption,

eventually, we'll get some sunshine in wales and the midlands.und, but there's colder air to come later on in the week. chilly start, though, for tuesday, and maybe some frost around here and there. but some sunshine early, before things tend to cloud over, and it's going downhill right at the end of the day, as we start to see some rain coming into the south—west, at the same time, some rain heading and so temperatures are little lower, 6—8 degrees fairly typically. those two weather systems bringing the rain sweep through overnight, then we draw our air all the way from the north and north—west, and that means it will be turning colder. it is also turning very showery, i think, on wednesday. there'll be some strong winds around, as well, and particularly for the northern half of the uk, those showers will be of a wintry flavour. it feels colder with the stronger winds. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: afghanistan has accused neighbouring pakistan of providing support for militants who killed at least 95 people in a suicide attack in ka

the hills of wales and perhaps in south—westjust for a while. southern scotland. improving conditions, though, for northern ireland. still a bit dreary over the hills of england and wales. 0n the whole, it will be cloudy and breezy, some gusty winds around. widely, temperatures around 12 degrees, even in the cloud. get some sunshine to the east of high ground and they could be even higher. a bit chillier across the far north of scotland north of that weather front there, which is bringing the rain actually across scotland. the weather front takes the rain southwards overnight and starts to arrive into england and wales on monday. behind it, we start draw down some colder air. the really mild air getting squeezed away into the near continent. so some changes on the way. by monday, the rain could be heavier at times, moving southwards across england and wales. in the afternoon, it is more across southern england, and that's where we will have the highest temperatures. eventually, we will have some sunshine in wales and the midlands. sunnier skies

quite a view showers getting blown in across england and wales, heavy and frequent in wales and the south—westshowers further north. damp weather in the afternoon across north—east england for the colder across the board, significantly so in the southern half of the uk, and it's going to get colder through the weekend. instead of the low pressure bringing in cloud and wet weather, we will find high pressure building from the north and drawing down colder air and wind from the north sea, so it will feel cold in that wind, especially for eastern areas on saturday, and maybe one or two wintry showers. gales likely, more cloud in the south, temperatures not quite as low but suddenly falling away further north. once the winds eased down in most areas, with high pressure building, a widespread frost. in the northern half, it could be down to minus ten. not so cold in the south, but the wind eases down on sunday, and it should be brighter with more sunshine, but cold for all of us. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you

all current rape and serious sexual assault cases in england and wales are to be reviewed, followinge of several recent trials. the director of public prosecutions alison saunders said it was "a matter of urgency" to make sure evidence has been properly disclosed. but the government's chief legal adviser says there's no evidence of "widespread malpractice or dishonesty" in the prosecution system. clive coleman reports. disclosure of evidence in some recent highly publicised rape cases has gone badly wrong. but how widespread is the problem? in december liam allan's trial for rape and sexual assault collapsed. when it emerged evidence on a computer disk, which police had examined, showed messages from the alleged victim pestering him for casual sex. and the number of prosecutions in england and wales that collapsed because of a failure by police or prosecutors to disclose evidence has increased by 70% in the last two years. now the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, has ordered an urgent review of all rape and serious sexual assault cases, and conceded it's likely a num

very gloomy and wales and the south—west.ireland and particularly into scotland, central and southern scotland staying wet all day. improving for northern ireland. still damp and dreary around the hills of england and wales. for the most part it will be dry. cloudy, very mild though. some sunshine to the east of high ground. it is turning cooler as we head into monday. the rain that was in the north by this stage is moving south across england and wales. highest temperatures across southern england. further north, some sunshine and wintry showers in the far north—west of scotland. this is bbc news, our latest headlines: police say a car involved in a fatal crash, which killed three teenagers at a bus stop in west london last night, is believed to have been travelling at high speed. a man has been arrested. the attorney general has acknowledged that "very serious mistakes", over the disclosure of evidence by prosecutors, have led to the collapse of recent trials in england and wales. a bomb hidden by the taliban in an ambulanc

a court hears former wales manager gary speed is one of four men who committed suicide after being coachedy barry bennell, who's on trial for child sex abuse. severe weather warning — police tell drivers in central and southern scotland to stay off the roads, after hundreds were stranded last night. and, after almost 1,000 years, the bayeux tapestry could leave france for the first time and be loaned to the uk. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news: despite facing a charge of affray, ben stokes will be available to play for england again next month. good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. there's some relief tonight for thousands of people affected by the collapse of the construction and services giant carillion. the government's insolvency service says most private companies carrying out work for carillion, like catering and cleaning, will continue to pay their workers until new suppliers can be found. the company's collapse prompted angry exchanges in parliament. labour said it was unbelievable that ministers continued awarding contracts to the firm despite a ser