wales. and then, for either side, it's a _ wales. and then, for either side, it's a great— wales.e world cup, but knowing that you are in a group again with england, it's great, - and i'm sure it will motivate - the players in the play—off games. it's day two of golf�*s first major of the year — the chevron championship in california, and england's georgia hall is still firmly in contention. she carded a second round of 71 to move her to five under parfor the tournment. that biride on the 14th one of three in her round, which also included two bogeys. the latest leaderboard is on the bbc sport website. now after a pretty incredible turnaround in form, england are busy preparing for the women's cricket world cup final on sunday where they'll take on australia. the defending champions lost their first three games, were on the brink of being knocked—out — but recovered to make it all the way through to the final. janik i'm just really excited to be here and have the opportunity to play in here and have the opportunity to .laj here and have the opportunity to daj . ., , here and have

let's get some reaction now from the wales and - reaction now from the wales and scotland camps.nto the bbc in the last few minutes stopping no disrespect to anyone, all the teams are good, especially with england in the group. it especially with england in the u-rou. u, �* especially with england in the u-rou. �* , .,, especially with england in the ”rou, �* , .,, ., group. it could've been a bit more dauntin: group. it could've been a bit more daunting than _ group. it could've been a bit more daunting than the _ group. it could've been a bit more daunting than the one _ group. it could've been a bit more daunting than the one that - group. it could've been a bit more daunting than the one that we - daunting than the one that we potentially would go into, so, yeah, quite _ potentially would go into, so, yeah, quite happy. but a lot of work to do before _ quite happy. but a lot of work to do before then. we quite happy. but a lot of work to do before then-— quite happy. but a lot of work to do before then. we get to playoffs, and hopefully we — before then. we get to playoffs, a

, it looks drierfor for england and wales, it looks drier for scotland for england and wales, it looksotland and for england and wales, it looks drier for scotland and northern ireland and those temperatures maybe a degree or two higher round nine or ten, the winds should be light. we are seeing fewer showers this weekend because in area of high pressure is trying to build towards the uk, but we have this weather front arriving in the north. that will tend to increase the cloud on sunday, for scotland and northern ireland and eventually bring rain down as well. england and wales starts cold, ferocity sunny. the cloud will bubble up. might be one or two showers but a good chance of staying dry. the temperatures continuing to creep up, up to ten or 11, as we head into the start of next week, we have this weather front moving down from the north. bringing rain. in between those two weather fronts is what we call a warm sector, the air is warmer and you can see for monday how cloudy it will be. there will be rain round from time to time. it will be windy, the wind could touch gale force in

here in wales, elections are being held for 22 councils.ld by plaid cymru with the remaining 13 not controlled by any single party. among the issues provoking lively debate in wales is the possibility of imposing a tourism tax to try to deal with the impact of visitors. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith reports from one of the most popular tourist destinations, pembrokeshire. eight days to go before voters take the plunge. and decide who they trust. in wales, the national landscape is dominated by labour but in local elections, independent candidates often rise to the top. here in pembrokeshire, five years ago they took over half the seats so what will sway voters? here it could be the idea of a tourism tax, with plans to let welsh local authorities levy their own charge. with overi million overnight visitors a year, pembrokeshire could cash in. cleo, who runs a coasteering company, says it depends on how the money is spent. i think if it is put back directly into tourism, it could be fantastic. it could go into the physical things you

. ., ., , wales.come. there have been other pro'ects proposed, like this and i come. there have been other pro'ects proposed, like this and the i come. there have been other projects proposed, like this and the severn i proposed, like this and the severn estuary in swansea. they will cost less than your proposal, nothing has come of them. how would you persuade local councillors who are looking to be elected on may five to get behind a project like yours? i’m be elected on may five to get behind a project like yours?— a pro'ect like yours? i'm very glad to a project like yours? i'm very glad to say that — a project like yours? i'm very glad to say that we _ a project like yours? i'm very glad to say that we already _ a project like yours? i'm very glad to say that we already have - a project like yours? i'm very glad to say that we already have the i to say that we already have the support of conwy and denbighshire council, who formally adopted a scheme like ours for the coast. i think if councillors

it will feel a bit warmer through wales and england by then but cooler in northern scotland. picture, have a look online for wherever you are going. thank ou ve for wherever you are going. thank you very much. — for wherever you are going. thank you very much, nick _ for wherever you are going. thank you very much, nick miller. - a reminder of our top story... as russia confirms it fired missiles on the ukrainian capital kyiv yesterday — nato warns the west must prepare for the long haul. 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 are. good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. we're well into the semi—finals of the world snooker championship where it's an all british last four at the crucible with 14 world titles between them. england's 2019 winner judd trump is still firmly in control of his match against the three—time champion from wales — mark williams — extending his 7— i lead from last night. but williams didn't let trump have it all his own way and made his 13th century

the weekend will start cloudy across england and wales.a few showers around, but they are very hit and miss. they will be pushed towards wales in the south—west, where we will keep cloud into the often. sunshine elsewhere. sunshine across a good part of scotland and northern ireland away from the misty weather in the far north. the strongest winds are on the north sea coast. the pennines could be gusty as well. temperatures of 16-18 c, could be gusty as well. temperatures of 16—18 c, a few degrees cooler along the east coast. the same weather pattern into the second half of the weekend, high pressure to the north of the uk, a big area of low pressure to the south, bringing more rain into continental europe. more rain into continental europe. more rain into continental europe. more rain in the far south of england overnight gets pushed away and there will be more sunshine on sunday for england and wales, northern ireland and southern scotland. more cloud coming into northern scotland. here, it will be turning colour, i suspect. 18 celsius w

so some wet weather for wales, south west england through sunday. drift its way eastwards. further north, it will be brightening up, the clouds. will tend to break up and we'll see some sunny spells, bar the odd shower around, so it will be a bit warm here, 16, maybe 17 degrees. a little bit cooler further south, low to mid teens. that area of low pressure clears away, so for bank holiday monday, it's looking a bit drier across the board. there will be quite a bit of cloud around here, one or two showers developing across northern and central areas but also some sunny spells. and where that happens, we will see temperatures reaching highs of around 18 degrees. further north, the low to mid teens. very little change as we move through the new week. it looks like pressure will remain high with very little wind, so again the air will be quite stagnant. we'll have variable amounts of cloud, a bit of sunshine, maybe one or two showers around, and possibly tuesday could see most of the showers through central and northern areas. butjust a hint of it turni

here in wales, elections are being held for 22 councils. plaid cymru, with the remaining 13 not controlled by any single party. among the issues provoking lively debate among the issues —— among the issues provoking lively debate in wales, is the possibility of imposing a tax on tourism, to try to deal with the impact of visitors. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith reports from one of the most popular tourist destinations, pembrokeshire. eight days to go before voters take the plunge and decide who they trust. in wales, the national landscape is dominated by labour but in local elections, independent candidates often rise to the top. here in pembrokeshire, five years ago they took over half the seats, so what will sway voters? here it could be the idea of a tourism tax, with plans to let welsh local authorities levy their own charge. with over1 million overnight visitors a year, pembrokeshire could cash in. cleo, who runs a coasteering company, says it depends on how the money is spent. i think if it is put back directly into tourism, i

later on, cloud will increase across england and wales, just 1—2 showers. creep up a little bit to 10—11 celsius. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sienna rodgers, editor of labourlist, and broadcaster and journalist, james lewer. welcome to both, lovely to see you again, things are going up part of yourfront and i be again, things are going up part of your front and i be with us. here's the papers as we have them so far. the times says british weaponary has, for the first time, shot down a russian helicopter in ukraine. that's also a picture of the former brazil footballer, cafu, pulling out england at the world cup draw in qatar. the chancellor's response to the cost—of—living crisis is the focus of the weekend edition of the i. thousands of onshore wind turbines may be built, as the government looks to increase the uk's energy capacity, according to the telegraph. the ft focuses on the finances of roman abramovich, and also how companies are dealing with staff absences

a scattering of showers coming in, particularly across england and wales.m that will push down from the north, and that will increase the cloud on sunday for scotland and northern ireland and bring with it some outbreaks of rain later as well. england and wales starts cold and frosty, plenty of sunshine, the cloud will bailed. 0ne frosty, plenty of sunshine, the cloud will bailed. one or two showers, but for many places, i think it will be dry. thus temperatures continue to creep up a little bit more 10—11 degrees in the afternoon. heading into the start of next week, that's weather front continues to push down from the north bringing with it some rain. in between those weather friends is what we call a warm sector, warmer air, cloudy air, and he can see on monday there will be a lot of cloud around. some rain from time to time and a stronger wind as well, perhaps touching gale force in some parts of scotland. those temperatures are going to be higher. we could start monday without a frost which will probably make a nice change, temperatures getting up to 1

tomos morgan, bbc news, in north—east wales.l make a difference. joining me now is our correspondent brendon williams. when you think of real, you think of buckets and spades, how has the time being faring because the pandemic had an impact on places like this? it is something we have discussed since we have been here. we are in the easter holidays and it doesn't seem very busy for a tourist town. look at the beautiful beach, the beautiful views and this is what it is known for. i never made it here as a child but there will be people watching he did and will remember it very fondly. but that was in an era, in its heyday when people were content with a bucket and spade, sandy beach and a chip shop. things have moved on thanks to package holidays in places like rhyl, other seaside towns had to adapt to survive. some did and some didn't. some did better than others and some just stood still. rhyl, when it comes to tourism and the services it has been able to provide has been stuck. it has been in need of regeneration and reinvestm

wales and scotland are also included in the draw.nts. on average, gas and electricity bills will cost an extra £700 a year, a sum charities say millions of households will struggle to pay. the chancellor, rishi sunak, has previously pledged to "take the sting out" of the price rises. higher energy prices are not the only way households and businesses will feel a squeeze on their finances, as the cost of living increases. council tax bills are also on the rise across england, scotland and wales, with the majority of households seeing total hikes of around 3%, an average of £67 a year. to offset energy price rises, the government is offering a £150 rebate for around 20 million households in england in bands a to d. water bills are also rising by an average of about £7 a year in england and wales. on the 6th of april, national insurance contributions will go up by1.25%, which the government says will help clear the nhs backlog and contribute towards social care costs. and for 2.5 million workers on the minimum wage, they'll see their in

but a touch of frost across parts of england and wales.quite a different feel. we will see this rain pushing its way southwards and eastwards. like i mentioned, it will be weakening somewhat. so into saturday, high pressure holds on again for much of england and wales. low pressure will start to pile into scotland and northern ireland, so here, it will be turning breezier and quite wet. some moderate bursts of rain across the north and the west of scotland. after that chilly start, though, england and wales will see another fine day with quite a bit of sunshine around, though cloud will tend to thicken across northern and western areas. so where we have the rain, then, that'll impact the temperatures, the low teens. quite a warm day to come for england and wales where we have all that sunshine. now, as we head through saturday night, that area of cloud and rain in the north begins to push its way southwards into much of england and wales, but it will be a weakening feature and conditions will dry up across the far north of scotland. but we

and allows colder air to dig england and wales and allows colder airto dig down england and wales and could be significant and still some uncertainty but it looks like turning colder and we have the potential for sleet and snow perhaps in the south. goodbye. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: growing alarm about alleged russian war crimes in ukraine — the un calls for an independent investigation. it is hard to understand human behaviour like this but what makes it really tragic is that there are so many accounts of it happening where russian soldiers have been and are now in ukraine. we'll have the latest reaction to those allegations. also in the programme: pakistan's parliament is dissolved after prime minister imran khan survives a move to oust him ahead of new elections. china sees its highest number of covid cases since the start of the pandemic, despite tough lockdowns.

but a touch of frost across parts of england and wales.its way southwards and eastwards. like i mentioned, it will be weakening somewhat. so into saturday, high pressure holds on again for much of england and wales. low pressure will start to pile into scotland and northern ireland, so here, it will be turning breezier and quite wet. some moderate bursts of rain across the north and the west of scotland. after that chilly start, though, england and wales will see another fine day with quite a bit of sunshine around, though cloud will tend to thicken across northern and western areas. so where we have the rain, then, that'll impact the temperatures, the low teens. quite a warm day to come for england and wales where we have all that sunshine. now, as we head through saturday night, that area of cloud and rain in the north begins to push its way southwards into much of england and wales, but it will be a weakening feature and conditions will dry up across the far north of scotland. but we hold onto a lot of cloud, so saturday night will be a

highest temperatures southern england, south wales —18—19 celsius.stem is getting steered to the south of the uk. high pressure is dominating, and it's centred all the way up there into greenland. now, we'll have lighter winds on monday. they're coming more from the north, so it'll be a bit cooler. and we'll find more clouds spreading out and increasing through the day, and the greater chance of catching one or two showers in england and wales. should be dry in scotland and northern ireland, cloudy in northern parts of scotland, and, generally, it's cooler on monday, with highs around 1a degrees or so. and it could be a chilly start on tuesday, with cloudy skies across the north, and that northerly breeze will push the cloud further south, and temperatures will range from 16 in the southwest of england and south wales to only around nine celsius in northeast scotland and the northeast of england. so, these are the changes for next week. it's going to be cooler, there'll be a lot more cloud around, but this generally dry theme is set to continue. good

the other place could be qualifiers for scotland and wales.apan. let's get more with dan rowen. ., japan. let's get more with dan rowen. . , rowen. the headline news here in doha are is _ rowen. the headline news here in doha are is we _ rowen. the headline news here in doha are is we could _ rowen. the headline news here in doha are is we could have - doha are is we could have the tantalising prospect of an all british affair at the world cup later this year, because in group b, england have been drawn alongside the winner of a playoff between either wales or scotland and ukraine. now that match, because of russia's invasion of ukraine, has been pushed back to later this year. but if scott and prevail in that, it'll mean that either they or wales will play england on 29 november. let me show you the rest of group b, because alongside england and the winner of that playoff is iran, who england have never played in a world cup final, and the us. an intriguing group for a whole host of reasons. england have a good record against the us, only abl

— feel about the state of town centres across wales? we published a report across wales?ed a report a few weeks ago called a vision for. a few weeks ago called a vision for welsh towns, and in that report only 3% of the respondents said that they would describe their high street as thriving. so, yeah, the towns are in a bit of a sorry state, businesses have had enormous challenges across the last couple of years, but as we now come out of the pandemic they have a whole set of new challenges. they have problems with staffing. some of them are actually operating at just capacity. some of them are actually operating atjust capacity. but there businesses that are in hospitality, retail and tourism have been particularly hard—hit. so, you know, the problem is the cost of living has increased, notjust for consumers, which is given them less disposable income to spend in the shops, but also for businesses themselves. they have been literally left out in the cold because domestic customers have got the price cap, the energy price cap, there is no commercial premises price cap. so

but a touch of frost across parts of england and wales.hwards and eastwards. like i mentioned, it will be weakening somewhat. so into saturday, high pressure holds on again for much of england and wales. low pressure will start to pile into scotland and northern ireland, so here, it will be turning breezier and quite wet. some moderate bursts of rain across the north and the west of scotland. after that chilly start, though, england and wales will see another fine day with quite a bit of sunshine around, though cloud will tend to thicken across northern and western areas. so where we have the rain, then, that'll impact the temperatures, the low teens. quite a warm day to come for england and wales where we have all that sunshine. now, as we head through saturday night, that area of cloud and rain in the north begins to push its way southwards into much of england and wales, but it will be a weakening feature and conditions will dry up across the far north of scotland. but we hold onto a lot of cloud, so saturday night will be a milder one

will mean that either they or wales will play england on the 29th of november. played in a world cup finals and who have never actually emerged from the group stage in the event, and the usa, so an intriguing group for a whole host of reasons. england have a good record against the usa, although they only got a draw against them in the world cup in south africa in 2010. but in truth, you know, in terms of the world rankings anyway, this is a particularly kind draw for gareth southgate and i think he will be breathing a huge sigh of relief. elsewhere, group e looks very tough, where spain, germany and japan find themselves. holders france are in groupj and brazil in a tough group as well so an intriguing draw and one the organisers will hope takes the attention away from all of the controversy in the build—up to this event and more towards the competition and the football. many thanks, competition and the football. many thanks. dan _ competition and the football. many thanks, dan rowan _ competition and the football. many thanks, dan rowan in _ competition and th

cloud will tend to increase across england and wales, probably spread out a little bit. wales will be dry with some sunshine at times, and those temperatures continuing to climb a little bit higher to around 10—11 celsius. that weather system, though, bringing the rain into scotland and northern ireland, pushes south overnight. and on monday, we're in between those two fronts. we're in what we call a warm sector — that's warmer air, soft and cloudy air — and certainly looks cloudy on monday. we've got rain and drizzle at times, and it will be windy, winds could be touching gale force in scotland for a while. we should start frost—free, though, actually on monday morning, and temperatures are hovering at around 13—14 celsius for much of the day. looking further into next week, it's still not particularly warm, just not as cold as it has been. more unsettled, though, often windy with some rain or some showers. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines... in ukraine, the bbc has uncovered evidence of civilian killings that could amount to war cimes. russian forces have

showers coming, one or two in the midlands, wales, and the south—west, but otherwise a dry story with coming in from the north—easterly direction, gusty and cool because they are travelling across the chilly waters of the north sea where sea temperatures are onlyjust north sea where sea temperatures are only just from eastern north sea where sea temperatures are onlyjust from eastern coastal areas, 13 to 15 degrees but southern and western areas, temperatures quite widely into the high teens, pleasant in the sunshine for sure. tonight, most will keep the clear weather but there will be a few patches of rain in the far south of england for a time. stay in cardiff in northern scotland but with clear skies elsewhere, about three to 7 degrees for most of us heading into sunday morning. sunday, anotherfine day for most of us, they will affect the eastern coastal areas, cloudy and northern scotland, fewer showers around, more of you having a drier day and again, temperatures reaching the high teens in the sunshine. those are in western and southern areas. monday, most of us will again have

this was at lincolnshire just an hour or so wales.ust an hour or so ago, but a slightly different story further north and west. in northern ireland, cloud and light rain already and it is going to continue to get pretty overcast, wet and rather breezy as the day progresses. it is this area of low pressure that is moving into the north—west, squeezing the high a bit further south as we go through the day. the rain at the moment primarily in northern ireland but some showery outbreaks of rain in the far north of scotland and it is likely the rain will pipe up as the day progresses. that will drift steadily eastwards, it may be increasing cloud into the isle of man and lake district by the end of the afternoon, but for the vast majority of england and wales, blue sky, sunshine and a light breeze as we go through the day. that is good news for those east coasts who have seen that the stubborn low grey cloud recently and it will have quite an impact on the feel of the weather as well. temperatures are likely to be 17 degrees. slightly diff

there was a record attendance for a women's rugby match in wales with more than four thousand watchingnd by 2a points to 19 to win back to back opening six nations matches for the first time since 2015. france followed up their opening victory against italy with a a0 points to 5 win over ireland. the most impressive of their six tries was the opening one scored by melissande llorens. it took almost an hour for ireland to get on the scoresheet and it was fitting that eve higgins crossed the line after having a try disallowed early in the first half. england's women have the chance to make history, in the cricket world cup in the early hours of the morning when they aim to become the first senior english side to successfully defend a world cup. they take on a formidable australia side though — who are the heavy favourites. but england come into the match in christchurch, on the back of winning their last 5 matches. henry moeran is with alex hartley at the hagley 0val. after five weeks of cricket it all comes down to this, the world cup final between australia and england played here in c

in wales the cut—off isjuly.proposals won�*t cover people with gender dysphoria. managing type 1 diabetes can be challenging — especially in young children. it often means regular injections and frequent finger prick blood tests. hundreds of patients in england with the condition are testing a potentially life—changing artificial pancreas, a device that automatically delivers the right amount of insulin. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh has more. just going to pull this down. six—year—old charlotte from lancashire is one of 400,000 people in the uk with type one diabetes. her body can�*t make insulin, the hormone which regulates blood sugar levels. you can give my hand a bit of a squeeze on this side. as part of the trial, she has a sensor on her arm which continuously monitors her blood glucose and sends readings to this pump, which automatically delivers the insulin she needs. it�*s had a massive impact. prior to having the loop, everything was manual. we would be up all night, some nights every hour, every two

but a touch of frost across parts of england and wales. mentioned, it will be weakening somewhat. so into saturday, high pressure holds on again for much of england and wales. low pressure will start to pile into scotland and northern ireland, so here, it will be turning breezier and quite wet. some moderate bursts of rain across the north and the west of scotland. after that chilly start, though, england and wales will see another fine day with quite a bit of sunshine around, though cloud will tend to thicken across northern and western areas. so where we have the rain, then, that�*ll impact the temperatures, the low teens. quite a warm day to come for england and wales where we have all that sunshine. now, as we head through saturday night, that area of cloud and rain in the north begins to push its way southwards into much of england and wales, but it will be a weakening feature and conditions will dry up across the far north of scotland. but we hold onto a lot of cloud, so saturday night will be a milder one across the board. sunday pr

the company's chairman is one of wales' most eminent pharmacists.e industry, as the subsidy payments farmers rely on our undergoing a major review. we have found a way of growing the daffodils and extracting galantamine from them. it is a very cost efficient way. and this means there is more money in the pot to share with farmers who want to grow daffodils with us. what makes this an appealing prospect for welsh farmers is the conditions here high up on the hillside have been shown to be idealfor growing daffodils for this particular pharmaceutical purpose and they also don't have to set fields aside. sheep can still graze here. it is just that for a few weeks a year, they are doing so in stunning surroundings. but the organisation which helps farmers diversify has wise advice. i think every farmer needs to look at the location on the farm, - their assets, the team they have got available, as far as staff, _ family members, you have to look at the financial aspect of it - and this is where - farming connect can help. it is hoped the new brain health

a lot of cloud in wales, through much of england. there's quite a bit of cloud but sunny spells too, an isolated shower and temperatures up to 20 celsius in south—east england. a bit of misty low cloud around the coast of wales and south—west england, that will push further inland as we go through tonight, some cloud for northern ireland and south—west scotland, it may have some drizzle. clear spells, a few fog patches elsewhere. no frost this weekend. tomorrow the cloudy skies will be in south—west scotland, northern ireland, wales and south—west england for good friday and a few showers running into northern ireland especially as the afternoon goes on. for much of scotland, the rest of england, there will be some sunny spells, the chance of a shower. warmer tomorrow, 17 in glasgow, up to 20 in northern england. saturday does start with more cloud around. you could encounter some light rain in parts of scotland and northern england for a time. sunny spells coming through. look how close the rain gets to northern ireland and western

highest temperatures, southern england, south wales, 18—19 celsius.th of the uk. high pressure is dominating, and it's centred all the way up there into greenland. now, we'll have lighter winds on monday. they're coming more from the north, so it'll be a bit cooler. and we'll find more clouds spreading out and increasing through the day, and the greater chance of catching 1—2 showers in england and wales. should be dry in scotland and northern ireland, cloudy in northern parts of scotland, and generally it's cooler on monday, with highs around 1a celsius or so. and it could be a chilly start on tuesday, with cloudy skies across the north, and that northerly breeze will push the cloud further south, and temperatures will range from 16 in the southwest of england and south wales to only around nine celsius in northeast scotland and the northeast of england. so, these are the changes for next week — it'll be cooler, there'll be a lot more cloud around, but this generally dry theme is set to continue. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm chris rogers. our top s

a bit of cloud drifting through england and wales but sunny spells for many and wales but sunny spellsd got to bear in mind an easterly wind, seven or 8 degrees. it is always going to feel cooler here especially so on friday as that wind picks up even further. a greater chance of thicker cloud through england and wales by this stage. even a bit of drizzle in places but most of it will be dry. sheltered from the breeze. it could be quite gusty, that wind. the highest of the temperatures, 15, 16, west of scotland. 15 or 16 on the south coast of england. a bit of a complication as to what happens to this area of low pressure. further north out of iberia it gets and its influence on us. throughout the weekend we will still have that breeze and that will feel quite pleasant but the chance of one or two more showers. bye for now. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... russia intensifies its offensive in eastern ukraine — we have a special report from a village that's bracing for the worst. they're doing their best, but this is going to be a difficu

but a touch of frost across parts of england and wales.outhwards and eastwards. like i mentioned, it will be weakening somewhat. so into saturday, high pressure holds on again for much of england and wales. low pressure will start to pile into scotland and northern ireland, so here, it will be turning breezier and quite wet. some moderate bursts of rain across the north and the west of scotland. after that chilly start, though, england and wales will see another fine day with quite a bit of sunshine around, though cloud will tend to thicken across northern and western areas. so where we have the rain, then, that'll impact the temperatures, the low teens. quite a warm day to come for england and wales where we have all that sunshine. now, as we head through saturday night, that area of cloud and rain in the north begins to push its way southwards into much of england and wales, but it will be a weakening feature and conditions will dry up across the far north of scotland. but we hold onto a lot of cloud, so saturday night will be a milder o

but a touch of frost across parts of england and wales.ing its way southwards and eastwards. like i mentioned, it will be weakening somewhat. so into saturday, high pressure holds on again for much of england and wales. low pressure will start to pile into scotland and northern ireland, so here, it will be turning breezier and quite wet. some moderate bursts of rain across the north and the west of scotland. after that chilly start, though, england and wales will see another fine day with quite a bit of sunshine around, though cloud will tend to thicken across northern and western areas. so where we have the rain, then, that'll impact the temperatures, the low teens. quite a warm day to come for england and wales where we have all that sunshine. now, as we head through saturday night, that area of cloud and rain in the north begins to push its way southwards into much of england and wales, but it will be a weakening feature and conditions will dry up across the far north of scotland. but we hold onto a lot of cloud, so saturday night will

a colder day in northern scotland, a touch warmer again by then in england and wales.commons chamber. two britons have been captured while they try to work as humanitarian aids in ukraine. and the hormone therapy drug hr team features major shortages and datelined london with major perspective on events outside the uk coming up in half an hour.

and westin scotland will keep frost at bay with clear skies elsewhere three scotland, england and wales be below freezing as he start on saturday but with plenty of sunshine. in the morning here comes the rain. across the rest of scotland into the afternoon by the end of the afternoon it's raining in northwest england and wales. for the rest of england sandy starts with cloud increasing doing some warm sunny spells into the afternoon and a warmer day compared with today. cool air from scotland and windy as well. the rain pushing down as we go through the saturday evening and still outbreaks of rain in parts of england and wales particularly on sunday before a cloudy bank holiday. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm samantha simmonds. heavy fighting is continuing in eastern ukraine where russian forces are trying to take the entire donbas region. it comes as russia confirms it fired missiles into kyiv — during a visit by the un secretary general antonio guterres. the first one struck on that side. it was really cloud. i thought it fe

to south wales and southern england where there could be some showers through the day.ewhere much more in the way of sunshine, away from that low cloud which by this stage is in the far north of scotland. similar temperature contrast tomorrow, cooler around the coast, could make 18 or 19 degrees in argyll and bute. may be a bit more cloud as we head into the weekend. high pressure to the north of the uk, lower pressure bringing wet weather into some other parts of europe and there is strong easterly winds continuing during saturday. we start with more in the way of cloud across england and wales and some showers, those will get pushed away to the west along sunshine to develop more widely across the uk as we head into saturday afternoon. temperatures reaching 16 or 17 degrees, cooler around those north sea coasts with that onshore wind. the winds tend to ease down during the second half of the weekend. showers moving away, a lot more sunshine for england and wales, turning cloudy for scotland. this is where we have cooler air that could head south next week but enjoyed

cooler where we have the rain in the north, quite warm across england and wales with the sunshine.o wards england and wales for the first part of sunday and hang around into sunday, whereas further north it should turn drier with some sunshine around, so it is a reversal of fortunes. cloudy, damp, some drizzle in the south which will affect the temperatures, mid teens at best. you could see high teens further north, back to you, george. thank you very much. that's all from the bbc news at six so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good evening. here's your latest sports news. rangers and west ham are in semifinal action for the europa league this evening. more on the scottish champions in a moment, but west ham are at home for theirfirst leg tie against eintracht frankfurt later. their opponents knocked out barcelona in the last round. west ham got the better of lyon. for david moyes, getting the fans on board since taking charge has been part of the challenge, but he says he's grateful for the support. i think ithinka i think a lot o

best chance of any rain probably tuesday for england and wales for england and wales. to be and yes, for early may, still chilly enough for us to see a risk of frost in sheltered spots. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: president putin cuts gas supplies and declares that russia will respond immediately to any country attempting to interfere in ukraine. translation: if they create threats for us, threats of a strategic nature, our retaliation, our counterstrike, will be instantaneous. but, despite that warning, the uk's foreign secretary liz truss says western allies must double down in their support for ukraine. we can't be complacent. the fate of ukraine hangs in the balance. a desperate appeal from those trapped inside a steel works in the city of mariupol — a ukrainian commander warns

but a touch of frost across parts of england and wales.urday, high pressure holds on again for much of england and wales. low pressure will start to pile into scotland and northern ireland, so here, it will be turning breezier and quite wet. some moderate bursts of rain across the north and the west of scotland. after that chilly start, though, england and wales will see another fine day with quite a bit of sunshine around, though cloud will tend to thicken across northern and western areas. so where we have the rain, then, that'll impact the temperatures, the low teens. quite a warm day to come for england and wales where we have all that sunshine. now, as we head through saturday night, that area of cloud and rain in the north begins to push its way southwards into much of england and wales, but it will be a weakening feature and conditions will dry up across the far north of scotland. but we hold onto a lot of cloud, so saturday night will be a milder one across the board. sunday promises to be a rather cloudy day, quite damp for parts

we can seek 60 degrees and warm spots, a little bit fresher for england and wales.for the bank holiday monday looks mainly dry brought the odd show it a few glimmers of sunshine here and there. this is bbc news. i'm rich preston our top stories: a ukrainian presidential advisor warns of heavy losses as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. i'm sorry, it's difficult. difficult to look at some of the images and think that somebody, any well thinking, serious, but surely that would do that, so i can't talk to his psychology, but i think we can all speak to... the pentagon'sjohn kirby shows the strain describing what he calls president putin's depravity over the invasion of ukraine. a tennis super star begins a new life behind bars. boris becker is jailed for two and a half years for hiding millions of dollars worth of assets after going bankrupt. a suicide attack on a mosque in the afghan capital,

later on, cloud will increase across england and wales, just 1—2 showers.celsius. this is bbc news. i'm nancy kacungira with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. in the aftermath of intense fighting in ukraine, the bbc uncovers evidence of civilian killings, that could amount to war crimes. this is more thanjust a collection of terrible deaths, this is a crime scene because under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. we report from the battle—scarred town of irpin, just 13 miles from kyiv — now a symbol of ukrainian resistance. this was a key battleground, and ukraine's victory here was critical. if the russians had been able to push through here, they would've been on that way to kyiv.

highest temperatures, southern england, south wales, 18—19 degrees.ssure is dominating, and it's centred all the way up there into greenland. now, we'll have lighter winds on monday. they're coming more from the north, so it'll be a bit cooler. and we'll find more clouds spreading out and increasing through the day. and the greater chance of catching one or two showers in england and wales. should be dry in scotland and northern ireland, cloudy in northern parts of scotland, and generally it's cooler on monday, with highs around 11! degrees or so. and it could be a chilly start on tuesday, with cloudy skies across the north, and that northerly breeze will push the cloud further south, and temperatures will range from 16 in the southwest of england and south wales to only around nine celsius in northeast scotland and the northeast of england. so, these are the changes for next week — it'll be cooler, there'll be a lot more cloud around, but this generally dry theme is set to continue. goodbye. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones with the latest he

water bills are also rising, going up an average of £7 a year in england and wales.se by i.25%, which the government says will help clear the nhs backlog and contribute towards social care costs. also on that date, two and a half million workers see their income rise by 59p hour to £9.50. so, with huge pressures on household budgets, what more can the government do to alleviate the financial burden? here�*s our political correspondent, helen catt. the price rises today are just the start of what is likely to be a long—running debate over how the government should help people with the higher cost of living. the measures already announced by rishi sunak are worth billions. ministers say there have to be linnets. it�*s say there have to be linnets. it's auoin to say there have to be linnets. it's going to be _ say there have to be linnets. it�*s going to be hard and we're going to going to be hard and we�*re going to have to work together to get through it. i know that the chancellor is looking closely at the impact it�*s having on the individuals and their families and

wales and southern england.ise his stride, born the way of you get to the far north of scotland we've got that misty low cloud will likely hear. similar temperature contrast, cuyler mum is not seacoast but could make 18 or 19 in argyle and butte. or sheltered from those easterly winds. still have a high pressure to the north of the uk into we can cover that area of low pressure brings us what weather into france and also spain for the good of one or two showers across england and wales on saturday as that cloud comes back in again and pushes its way towards the west. should get more sunshine developing more brightly across the uk during saturday afternoon. it's windy so again it's going to be a warmer out towards western parts of the uk with highs of around 16 or 17 c. into the second half of the weekend, it's almost more of the same for the good of one or two showers across england and wales on saturday as that cloud comes back in again and pushes its way towards the west. should get more sunshine developing mo

wales ta ke wales take on kazakhstan this afternoon.play one of the best teams out there, but we want to focus on our processes and go out there and put on a proud performance. on to the champions league then, and chelsea have it all to do if they are to continue the defence of their title. they're in spain for their quarter—final second leg match with real madrid. remember, they have a 3—1 deficit to overturn. and even their manager thomas tuchel accepts that the chances of going through are "almost impossible". it is one of the biggest challenges to perform as an away team in bernabeu, it is even more difficult if you have to, if you have to earn a certain result, if you need to win with a minimum of two goals, or maybe even a three goal difference. then it makes it, yeah, almost impossible and very, very difficult. but it is still worth trying. that's all the sport for now. victims of rape and sexual assault are being failed by a collapse in prosecutions and poor provision of support services, according to a group of mps. the home af