and scotland illegal in 2020 and in wales - scotland and wales.s about the level of impact that making this physical punishment illegal is having? irate making this physical punishment illegal is having?— making this physical punishment illegal is having? we are hearing from paediatricians _ illegal is having? we are hearing from paediatricians that - illegal is having? we are hearing from paediatricians that this - illegal is having? we are hearing from paediatricians that this has | from paediatricians that this has made a difference to their interactions with children in clinic and their abilities to work with parents in a more positive way. it is probably too early for robust scientific studies to look at the outcome in scotland and wales, but we can look elsewhere around the world because it 65 countries have already prohibited physical punishment of children. let�*s look at germany for example. a 30% of children reported physical punishment before the law change, thatis punishment before the law change, that is down to about 3% afterwards. i

we have just heard from you south wales police areas are sixth - south wales police areas are sixth victim popular shopping centre in bondijunction. multiple levels of shopped there, very large, westfield. bbc have heard from people who were there as customers are in shops and many people had to respond very quickly. one father said he grabbed a kid in each arm and ran away. and another shopkeeper said he went very quickly to try and shut the front door of his actual start and keep everyone he was inside already safe and he said that he could see another man fighting with that suspect. he was trying to throw a pole down the escalator. and we also heard details about this senior police officer who was very quickly unseen and the suspect and then ultimately he was shot dead. so a lot of people around. this was a busy, busy shopping centre on a saturday afternoon. this happened just before 4pm so a very busy time and because of the geography of this shopping centre, multiple layers, it would have been very difficult to get everyone quickly but we do know that there were hundreds of people eva

we'll be recording that in...in wales. in wales. just outside cardiff. can i come along and listen to you do that? of course you could! yeah, yeah. oh, thank you! he speaks in welsh gweld chi yng nghymru. oh, what does that mean? i'll see you in wales. 0k, great. see you in wales. # nell'orecchie della gente # s'introduce s'introduce destramente # e le teste ed i cervelli e le teste ed i cervelli # fa stordire...# byrn�*s musical education at the guildhall school of music brought him to london for the first time. he won a coveted place there in 1984, and in his last year, he was awarded the school's top music prize — the gold medal. bryn vocalises hello, bryn. i made it to wales. croeso i gymru! come on! say croeso i gymru. croeso i gymru. hello, chaps. we're in the middle of recording an album full of sea shanties. mm—hm! so, we're going to rehearse and record today one of wales's most famous tunes, fflat huw puw. mm—hm. most probably we'll do a little bit of drunken sailor, as well. oh, that will be a bit of fun. # what shall we do with the drunken sai

new south wales has today experienced _ wales premier. south wales has today experienced a _ wales premier. new south wales has today experienced a distressing - wales premier. new south wales has today experienced a distressing and l today experienced a distressing and horrific crime right here in one of the most ordinary of places. innocent people have been attacked at the local shopping centre. people enjoying the first day of the school holidays with their kids, people bring their ordinary shopping, their clothes shopping, and workers who serve all of them, they have witnessed something horrific. but even worse, we have lost six innocent lives under tonight there are medical staff working around clark to try to save the lives of at least eight others. —— around the i convened price's cabinet —— crisis cabinet of any range of ministers and the premier, who has not left the tokyo airport, was on the well. you received really important briefings from the police commissioner and also from new south wales health as we pull this information

see you in wales.tion at the guildhall school of music brought him to london for the first time. he won a coveted place there in 1984 and, in his last year, he was awarded the school's top music prize, the gold medal. hello, bryn! i made it to wales! croeso i gymru! come on, say it — croeso i gymru! hello, chaps. thank you so much! terrific to be here. we're in the middle of recording an album full of sea shanties. so, we're going to rehearse and record today one of wales�*s most famous tunes, fflat huw puw. most probably, we'll do a little bit of drunken sailor as well. oh, that will be a bit of fun. # what shall we do with a drunken sailor # what shall we do with a drunken sailor # what shall we do with a drunken sailor # early in the morning! # way hay and up she rises # way hey and up she rises, # way hey and up she rises # early in the morning! and what's the welsh song about? fflat huw puw — well, it's all about this wonderful ship that he's been cleaning and he's making it look like his best par

best wishes for the princess of wales. very kind. here in the cold. - a chance to say thank you to well—wishers. hello, how are you? many had travelled to windsor especially to see the royals. i hope you haven't gotl too cold standing here. happy easter, i hope you are doing well. they didn't expect to meet the king. happy easter, your majesty. remain strong. never give in. thank you very much. he seemed in great spirits, really, he seemed very humoured and i said to him, would you give, you know, our best wishes from wales to the princess of wales, and i spoke to her majesty the queen camilla as well and, yes, it was a joyful occasion. it's hoped this could be the start of the king making a slow return to public duties. now, we are not expecting him to be immediately carrying out a full calendar of events. but we are perhaps expecting him to be seen more in public and you got a sense today that he has missed being out, meeting people, chatting, shaking hands, and doing a part of the job which he obviously enjoys. lovely to see you.

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but it will be very mild on the flip side, particularly england and wales.ntry, given a little bit of sunshine. but it is remaining unsettled. the battle for steel. the battle for us steel. japan's will not back down. plus the rise of hands—free driving, is the technology save or is it a threat to road safety? hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. we begin with the purchase of us steel, japan's industrial giant has defended its proposed acquisition of the united states second biggest steel producer. the deal was agreed in december, but the white house said last month that the company should remain in domestic ownership. nippon steel�*s incoming president has called for its deep roots in the united states to be recognised. here is our business reporter. he is the new president. today and on the top of a tricky assignment from a $14 billion purchase of us steel.

a lot of cloud across large parts of england and wales.reland. for easter monday, again, there will be some rain around through central parts of the uk, top and tail of the country should see some sunshine, but there will be further showers. central parts of the country affected by this weather front, that is where the rain will be through the day on monday. some of it fairly heavy at times, north wales, north midlands, northern england pushing into southern scotland as well, maybe across the irish sea into the isle of man and north northern ireland. much of northern scotland should be dry with some sunshine, best of it in the west. the rest of england and wales, sunny spells, scattered showers, some of these may be heavy and also slow—moving. we will see top temperatures of 111—15 celsius in the southeast, still chilly across this northeast corner with a nagging north—easterly breeze coming in off the north sea. as we head through monday night, looks like the rain shifts northwards into much of scotland. could see a bit of snow on the mou

a lot of cloud across large parts of england and wales.ill be further showers. central parts of the country affected by this weather front, that is where the rain will be through the day on monday. some of it fairly heavy at times, north wales, north midlands, northern england pushing into southern scotland as well, maybe across the irish sea into the isle of man and north northern ireland. much of northern scotland should be dry with some sunshine, best of it in the west. the rest of england and wales, sunny spells, scattered showers, some of these may be heavy and also slow—moving. we will see top temperatures of 14—15 celsius in the southeast, still chilly across this northeast corner with a nagging north—easterly breeze coming in off the north sea. as we head through monday night, looks like the rain shifts northwards into much of scotland. could see a bit of snow on the mountaintops of scotland. elsewhere, largely dry with clear spells. again, a few showers dotted around southern parts of england. temperature—wise, 4—8 celsius for man

ireland, wales, scotland, _ close eye on. ireland, wales, scotland, england _ close eye on.ngland coming tomorrow. manchester city manager pep guardiola says he's willing to rest rodri after the player said he needed a break. the city midfielder made the comments earlier this week when asked about the club's busy run into the end of the season. and he's by no means the only player in the spotlight, with the schedule set to get even busier with an expanded club world cup and champions league on the horizon. patrick gearey reports. this season, ollie watkins has been unstoppable. on droppable. last night goal number 21 in game number 40 four aston villa and england. the liverpool captain virgil van dijk has cropped up under 4700 minutes to season. manchester city's rodri a few behind. now he says he needs a rest. it has drawn attention to the issue of burnout so it does is miniature think the amount of football is increasing the risk of injury. football is increasing the risk of in'u . ~ , , football is increasing the risk of in'u , ., , , injury. absolutely. completely ri . h

everyone in england and wales will get a vote on thursday, j wales will get a vote on thursday, whetherr mayoral elections, and we get the first east midlands mayoral election this week, which does not cover the entirety of the region, just denbighshire and nottingham, part of the country often feeling forgotten and overlooked, people focus more on what is happening down the road in the west midlands or in greater manchester, ratherthan the west midlands or in greater manchester, rather than east midlands, so the hope is a brand—new mirror with ring added attention to this part of the world. it only covers derbyshire and nottingham, necessary or is not involved, some scepticism which people think is only one point while a politician to many, but it is a very interesting concept. in terms of the contest happening up and down the country people focus on nationally to give a sense of what white have been in the general election, it is a west midlands and tees valley and east midlands, because these areas can take parliamentary constituencies to decide who gets the keys to downing street an

and ironically , south wales.nically, it's quite a totemic area for the welsh government because , the welsh government because, they made a big thing about stopping the m4 relief road going through this particular area. and then you've got a situation where the businessman, who , is, giving money to the, as who, is, giving money to the, as he became first minister and welsh labour leader is actually dumping toxic sludge in defiance of the law, in this area , so, of the law, in this area, so, there's been a lot of very serious concern, not only amongst opposition . often, amongst opposition. often, politicians in wales , but also, politicians in wales, but also, it's the case that, a lot of labour people are very upset about this as well because mr gething, only had the support of a minority of the members of the labour group in the senate of the welsh parliament. anyway, and when this came out, they were extremely upset about it. it later came to light and i was tipped off about this as well, that the, the compan

~ , , south wales? as you can see, it is actually _ south wales? it is actually a blue _ south wales? as you can see, it is actually a blue sky _ south wales? as you can see, it is actually a blue sky day, - is actually a blue sky day, really hot and 28 degrees. there was still a major threat of flooding because they call it blue sky flooding is, there is the huge warragamba dam feeding into a large river system where many homes and communities are built along the edge of that and the worry is over the past 24 hours and heading forward that that will start rising and heading into the homes and community. those evacuation orders for those families, a very anxious wait for them, families, a very anxious wait forthem, it families, a very anxious wait for them, it is a slow—moving flood. we have heard from authorities this afternoon that the water will not be as high it would be. the threat is not as severe as they were worried about. but there are still evacuations in order and still very anxious for very many of those communities living along the riv

the work of the new south wales police and the australian federal police is ongoing. what we can say for sure tonight is this — to any australian affected by this tragedy, every australian is with you. before i hand to commissioner kershaw, i can say that i've also spoken with the new south wales acting premier tonight and the commonwealth stands ready to assist in every way possible. that was the update in the last hour also from prime minister. live to the scene, the area still locked down, many hundreds who were evacuated from the shopping centre. a huge crime scene, understandably, and the media and press at the bottom of those pictures, and that red w, that is the sign for the westfield shopping centre and so many people cross that area of australia and will know it. emma cropper is australia correspondent for newshub. it is starting to calm down here. the chaos and folded here this afternoon, people were fleeing from the mall, that has no countdown. there is still a major police presence here, the police command centre has come here because the mall is now a cri

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it's great to see the prince of wales _ revealed.to see the prince of wales out _ revealed. it's great to see the prince of wales out and - revealed. it's great to see the | prince of wales out and about. revealed. it's great to see the - prince of wales out and about. lots of people will be really happy to see him. especially people who have these charities, like this particular one. it is their bread and butter to have a royal principal to come and visit them and give them the policy they don't desperately need and increase their donations. charities up and down the country, one of the principles of the royal family, one of key working royals is back out in action and being able to raise their profile again. it's really, really important for them. but, of course, this kind of increases the pressure a little bit now that we have seen the prince of wales. people will start thinking to themselves when are we going to see themselves when are we going to see the princess of wales. we have no date for that, and we shouldn't expect that a

that is the latest update from you south wales _ matter. live pictures on the side of the screen as we await any more reaction, any more details about what has happened there. at the moment we will turn out to the middle east. returning to the middle east and president biden has issued a blunt warning to iran not to attack israel in retaliation for last week's deadly strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria. but the president said he expected an attack to come sooner rather than later, and his message to tehran was, "don't". we will take a look at the situation on the ground in gaza where we have been hearing medical services are in a state of crisis. with me is melanie ward who is the ceo of medical aid for palestinians. thank you for coming on the programme. what is the latest update from the situation on the ground? the situation on the ground encounter is utterly catastrophic. i was there this week and as soon as you go into rafa there are tens and thousands of tents, over a million displaced people squashed into gaza trying to

temperatures show the same sort of theme, milder in england and wales.'s completed its operation at gaza's largest hospital, leaving the site in ruins. shock results for president erdogan in turkey's local elections, the main opposition party claims its largest victory in almost half a century. and germany partially legalises cannabis to tackle the black market trade. coming up we have a special report. hello, i'm kylie pentelow, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start with the latest from gaza. after two weeks of heavy bombardment, israel says it has completed its military operation in and around the biggest hospital there and all troops have left the area. during the operation at al shifa hospital here in northern gaza, the idf says it killed several militant commanders and insisted it was "preventing harm" to civilians. hamas officials say dozens of bodies have been found at the complex. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. left in ruins. this was once the beating heart

our wales political correspondent cemlyn davies reports. on the controversial 20mph policy. earlier this week he talked about wanting a truly targeted approach with the policy focused on built—up areas where you have schools, parks, hospitals and so on. and he said that there would be some changes. and we have had a bit more detail from him in an interview he has given to north wales live where he also admits that the welsh government has got things wrong on this policy. "we have put our hands up to say the guidance has to be corrected," he said. and he's also said that he wants communities to play a more active part in deciding what speed limits should be, rather than having speed limits imposed upon them. and on the potential timescale, well, he said he will give more detail on that when he gives a statement to the senedd next tuesday. in the meantime, councils have welcomed these comments and have said that mr skates has brought a more pragmatic approach compared to what was previously the case. it's about making sure we have got the bal

water bills in england, wales and scotland are going up. to charge more in council tax. and, of course, phone and broadband firms are putting costs up too, even for customers in the middle of a contract. similarly for businesses, we have a boost to some small firms today because of changes in the way they pay certain taxes. but many companies say, look, that will not offset the highest staffing costs we got. as ever, there are financial winners and losers. everyone's individual circumstances will be different. the issue is, it's not just questions about the financial reality. this is also about the perception. calculations aside, do people feel that this financial year is going to be more positive than the last? . ~ is going to be more positive than the last? ., ~ and you can get full details of all the changes happening this week on the bbc news website, where you can find information and help on how to deal with the cost of living. after two weeks of heavy bombardment, israel says it has completed its military operation in and around gaza

southern parts of england and wales maybe cheering up a bit in the afternoon, some sunshine which willo be particularly cold in scotland with cloud and rain and a north—easterly wind. now these are the upper level winds, and this is the jet stream pattern over the next few days. and with that sort of pattern, we pick up areas of low pressure from the atlantic, drive them up from the south—west and take rain northwards across much of the country. so that's the sort of pattern that we're seeing. a bit of rain left from overnight across northern scotland and some rain moving northwards across england and wales, and then a brief respite before it turns wetter and windier more widely later in the day across southern parts of england and south wales. those temperatures aren't really changing too much. still quite cold air that we've got across many parts of scotland. and the pattern over the next few days keeps those north—easterly winds then across scotland, but the rest of the uk will be milder, south—westerly winds — but this is where all the wet weather is going to come over the next few

line coming to us from bbc wales - bbc one line coming to us from bbc wales — bbc wales understands thats at bbc wales understand that one of the injured teachers is fiona elias, her injuries are not life—threatening. we will have plenty more coverage on that story in just plenty more coverage on that story injust a plenty more coverage on that story in just a few moments time. still to come on the world today — could tiktok soon vanish from the us? politicians have had their say, we look at what's really going on with the video—sharing app. and later, these extraordinary scenes in central london as a spooked horses go on the run. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news. three people — two teachers and a teenage pupil — have been taken to hospital after a stabbing at a secondary school in south—west wales. a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the home secretary, james cleverly, says he is being kept informed of developments and pupils have been allowed to leave the school. a short while ago, police superintendent ross evans sp

showers around to end the day across england and wales. they will fade away and the band of showers will push down from scotland across northern england and wales and further wintry showers in north—east scotland overnight. clear skies and the winds continue to fall lighter so it will be cold. the risk of frost may for northern england and scotland. more cloud coming in from the atlantic tomorrow and that will bring patchy rain into northern ireland and later in the day into west wales. otherwise we are still in the cold and showery air stream. scattered showers develop and one or two could be heavy but not as bad as yesterday. not as windy either, but it is still cold air. to generally across the uk maximum temperatures will be 10 degrees. we've got the cloud in the west on the weakening weather front moving away. rotating around this high pressure but another weather system coming into the north as we head into thursday. with clearer skies unlike winds for england and wales, this is where we have the lowest temperatures and they could be

looking sunnierfor wales. looking sunnier for western wales.egrees in belfast and that is a typical bus number on wednesday. it will be a chilly week ahead with temperatures dropping across northern areas and a risk of frost overnight before lower pressure bringing rain by the end of the week. live from washington, this is bbc news. israel continues air strikes on gaza's southern city of rafah. more than a dozen people from one family alone are killed in one raid. palestinian officials say teams have recovered more bodies from a hospital in southern gaza weeks after israeli forces pulled back from the medical complex. president zelensky calls on the us senate to swiftly take up a $61 billion aid package for ukraine. hello. i'm helena humphrey. bad you could join me. —— glad. at least 15 people have been killed in israeli air strikes on rafah in southern gaza. israel is continuing air raids on the city where 1.5 million displaced palestinians are sheltering. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said on sunday that israel "will deliver additional an

on behalf of the new south wales government i want to thank them.e innocent bystanders who, in frightening times, stood up for the people around them, people that they did not know, but people who they knew lives were worthwhile and part of their community, and they wanted to look after them. there are really more difficult days ahead. tonight we hold in our hearts the families and the friends of those who have lost loved ones. we stand with those who are waiting to hear, for those that have been injured, and we really stand by all the medical staff who are fighting to save their lives. but we also thank the ordinary people who will deal with this. what we saw today and what we have seen on our television screens, particularly if afternoon, it is the number of innocent people going about their business who have witnessed shocking events. this is going to be difficult. it's going to be hard for days to come. this is reallyjust the beginning of the pain and the grief for so many people. tonight, i want to say on behalf of the new south wales governmen

wales. we received a call at 11:20am --eole wales. we received a call at 11:20am people were injured following an i people were injured following an incident at the school. emergency services immediately attended the school were locked down at the safety of everyone on the premise. for teachers in a teenager were taken to hospitalfor for teachers in a teenager were taken to hospital for stab wounds. their injuries are not life—threatening. a teenage girl is been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and curly remains in police custody. life is been recovered in evidence. there is footage on social media and i would ask the kindly removed to preserve the integrity of the ongoing investigation and avoid further distress from those involved and i like to ask that you would not speculate while there is an investigation ongoing and referred to official channels for factual updates. to official channels for factual u dates. ., , . . , updates. people in the area will see more police — updates. people in the area will see more police pat

will move across scotland, northern ireland and down into parts of north wales, northern england, the pretty well with staying dry, i think, with some sunshine, lighter winds here. so temperatures around 14 celsius, but windier, wetter, cooler further north. that area of low pressure clears away gradually during the course of friday, high pressure starts to topple in, but we could start off with a few showers through central, southern and eastern areas on friday, a brisk northerly breeze affecting much of the country, particularly towards the east. lighter winds further south and west, variable clouds, some sunshine, temperatures could be up to 14—15 celsius degrees in the south. still quite cool in the north. now into the weekend, we're expecting this area of high pressure to move in. so i think it'll be turning a lot drier, but we could see quite a bit of cloud around. that depends on what we'll see with temperatures. if we see some sunshine, then we could see the high teens across some central and southern areas. if it's cloudier, it could be a bit cooler than this. live from washi

it happened in ammanford. 0ne school in south—west wales. it happened in ammanford.at emergency services remain at the scene at the school has been closed while investigations continue strip they are working with carmarthenshire county council. three people have been injured, one is receiving treatment at one person has been arrested. more breaking news, three people have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after five people, including a child, were killed as they tried to cross the channel. the national crime agency said investigators are questioning two men from sudan, aged 19 and 22 and a that 22—year—old suspect from south sudan over the tragedy. they are arrested on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration and entering the uk illegally. the 55 surviving passengers have already been interviewed and are expected to been interviewed and are expected to be spoken to further in the coming days. plenty more on that and the rest of the news on our website. now it's time for a look at the weather. there is little sign of the weather warming up much i

coastal areas in western part of england and wales will stay cloudy.nland will see the sunshine coming out more and more. temperatures similar to what we had today, 18 in the north—east of scotland and warmer in east anglia and the south—east, 20, 20 one celsius is likely. things are starting to change over the weekend. we do have a couple of weather fronts on the scene for saturday. patchy rain into wales and northern england, the second one ushering in a lot of heavy showers to scotland and northern ireland and still trifle east anglia and the south—east and this is where we've got the last of the warm weather. temperatures 20 degrees, but elsewhere it is cooling down, particularly in scotland and northern ireland. south—westerly winds giving us the warmth over the next few days but then the wind direction changes and it will lower the temperature is as well. heading into sunday we have showers coming to scotland, maybe a touch of wintry, could you believe, over the mountains. more showers in northern ireland, one or two into north—west england and n

from wales to scotland. snp. it follows an outcry about the scottish government's decision to ditch key targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a move which is said to have angered green party colleagues. the vote will be held at an extraordinary general meeting, and officials say it will be binding on the party. lancashire police says it's "reviewing information" about allegations against the suspended conservative mp mark menzies. mr menzies lost the whip after the times newspaper reported that he had asked a party activist for thousands of pounds, to pay what he described as "bad people" who had locked him inside a flat. he told the newspaper he strongly disputed the allegations. the author of a landmark review into gender identity services for children in england has called criticism of her report "inaccurate" and "unforgivable", and revealed she's been advised not to travel on public transport, due to safety concerns. in an interview with the times, dr hilary cass said she wished to address the "d

. tend to wales.es the midlands . meanwhile, scotland midlands. meanwhile, scotland and northern ireland will be very gusty wind , very unsettled with gusty wind, areas of rain followed by showers spells. some showers and sunny spells. some of showers will be lively, of these showers will be lively, but ahead that, east but ahead of all that, east anglia and the south east keep the sunny spells and highs of 19 or 20 celsius into the evening, and the showers and longer spells of rain tend to push eastwards and actually it turns mostly dry once again across england and wales, eastern scotland as well. showers continuing for much of the rest of scotland, as well as northern ireland, along with a gusty wind where we've got lighter winds elsewhere. it's going to be a chilly night, certainly a cold night with the last few night compared with the last few nights, with temperatures dipping celsius in dipping below five celsius in places. start to places. but a bright start to the day on sunday, we've got plen

but away from that, more cloudy than yesterday through wales and the south west.wer, a cool breeze, but with lighter winds in the west and the best of the sunshine in northern ireland, maybe up to around 18 degrees here. tonight, that rain that's first of all in southern eastern scotland will push its way into northern england and north wales more widely. a cold night towards the south and east of that with clear skies to begin with, clouding over touch later, but not enough before we see a touch of frost for some, temperatures not as low. the further north and west you are. and that's because you're sandwiched between this warm front and cold front. slightly less chilly air tonight pushing in from the north, but either side of it, we've got some rain across northern england, north wales to start tomorrow. damp start here, spreading into the midlands. a cold and wet day across parts of the midlands and north—east england through tomorrow. brightening up in scotland, northern ireland after one or two morning showers, a bit of sunshine, it will feel quite pleasant,

the average annual water and sewerage bill will rise by 6% in england and wales, up £27 to £473. tax will go up 21% over two years and scotland where its mainly frozen. most broadband and mobile phone providers are currently introducing mid—contract price rises of up to 8.8%.

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there is no news about when the princess of wales will return to public duties. asked for time, space and privacy for herself and herfamily. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. taylor swift has matched madonna's record of having 12 number one albums in the uk — the most by a female artist. the tortured poets department had the american singer's best—ever first week sales in the uk and the highest first week sales for any artist since 2017. her next target in the history books is elvis presley, who has 13 number one albums. the beatles have the most with 16. you are watching bbc news with me catherine byaruhanga. stay with us, we will have more headlines after this short break. hello, it's a weekend of mixed fortunes weather—wise because things are still very unsettled. some rain around at times and it is going to feel chilly for the time of year as well. if you are after a bit of warmer weather, you might well see it into next week but the weather still remaining pretty unsettled. low pressure never very far away. we have it to the south at the moment towards the bay

but we are seeing more cloud coming in from the south across england and wales, and this area of lowssure is taking a bit of rain northwards, as well. clearer skies, scotland and northern ireland, will mean a chilly start here. we've got the early rain in north wales and northern england moving northwards and largely petering out across southern scotland. later in the day, we'll see some rain arriving in northern ireland. this rain in the south—west of england pushes back into wales, and some showery bursts of rain arrive in southern england and later into the midlands. but ahead of that, we'll get some sunshine for a while in the midlands and eastern england, so temperatures back up to a healthy 17 or 18 degrees. now, if you're hoping to get a view of the partial solar eclipse in northern and western parts of the uk — well, it could be spoiled by all this cloud that's coming in, and the outbreaks of rain, as well. now, we've seen the back of one area of low pressure, but there's another one arriving. this is one that's going to sit around overnight and into tuesday, and it's going t

this rain in the south—west of england pushes back into wales, and some showery bursts of rain arrivebut ahead of that, we'll get some sunshine for a while in the midlands and eastern england, so temperatures back up to a healthy 17 or 18 degrees. now, if you're hoping to get a view of the partial solar eclipse in northern and western parts of the uk — well, it could be spoiled by all this cloud that's coming in, and the outbreaks of rain, as well. now, we've seen the back of one area of low pressure, but there's another one arriving. this is one that's going to sit around overnight and into tuesday, and it's going to take the rain northwards, all the way into scotland by tuesday morning. the rain, curving back into england and wales around the low, turning to drift away eastwards into the north sea, allowing brighter but more showery weather to come into southern and western areas, and the winds will be picking up, as well. we're looking at gale force winds around some southern and western coasts of england and wales, and with the winds picking up, and that cloud and showery rain aro

but away from that, more cloudy than yesterday through wales and the south—west. cool breeze, but with lighter winds in the west and the best of the sunshine in northern ireland, maybe up to around 18 degrees here. tonight, that rain that's first of all in southern—eastern scotland will push its way into northern england and north wales more widely. a cold night towards the south and east of that, with clear skies to begin with, clouding over a touch later, but not enough before we see a touch of frost for some. temperatures not as low. the further north and west you are. and that's because you're sandwiched between this warm front and cold front. slightly less chilly air tonight pushing in from the north, but either side of it, we've got some rain across northern england, north wales to start tomorrow. damp start here, spreading into the midlands. a cold and wet day across parts of the midlands and north—east england through tomorrow, brightening up in scotland, northern ireland after one or two morning showers, a bit of sunshine, it will feel quite pleasant. 16

more on that developing story coming out of southwest wales.bing at a secondary school. police say one person has been arrested after the incident at amman valley school. it's now in lockdown amid reports that a teacher is one of those who's been injured. the home secretary is aware and says his thoughts are with the school and all those involved and to other news, the deputy prime minister took aim at labour for failing to back the government's increased spending on defence. standing in for rishi sunak, who's in germany , rishi sunak, who's in germany, oliver dowden said labour had been silent on whether it backs investment in the armed forces. angela rayner hit back, though, saying that mr dowden had been obsessing over her living arrangements while the government quietly cuts funds for the army. >> the difference is, is that we haven't cut the army to its smallest size since napoleon and mr speaker , i read with interest mr speaker, i read with interest that the right honourable gentleman has been urging his neighbour in number 10 to call an

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will move across scotland, northern ireland and down into parts of north wales, northern england, theill do pretty well with staying dry, i think, with some sunshine, lighter winds here. so temperatures around 1a celsius but windier, wetter, cooler further north. that area of low pressure clears away gradually during the course of friday, high pressure starts to topple in, but we could start off with a few showers through central, southern and eastern areas on friday, a brisk northerly breeze affecting much of the country, particularly towards the east. lighter winds further south and west, variable clouds, some sunshine, temperatures could be up to 111—15 celsius degrees in the south. still quite cool in the north. now into the weekend, we're expecting this area of high pressure to move in. so i think it'll be turning a lot drier, but we could see quite a bit of cloud around. that depends on what we'll see with temperatures. if we see some sunshine, then we could see the high teens across some central and southern areas. if it's cloudier, it could be a bit cooler than this. this is b