we could see a more persistent spell of snow for a time across southern scotland and north—west england we will need to keep an eye on. temperatures again not much higher than 4—7 celsius for many but at least the winds will be slightly lighter. as we go from monday to tuesday, still the north westerly airflow, feeding plenty of wintry showers in across scotland and northern ireland, northern england. we will be keeping an eye on this system developing across the continent. that could bring some outbreaks of rain to channel coasts. but not far away from the cold air, so a chance we could see some snow almost anywhere on tuesday and some fairly frequent snow showers across northern and western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, down into parts of wales, maybe even into the midlands and east anglia. again, it will be a cold day, with temperatures for some not much higher than three or four. fewer showers for a time on wednesday but they will still be around, particularly across parts of wales, north—west england, and some more frequent showers arriving into northern and weste

england. this band of precipitation moves on to the south—west of england and through the afternoon it will toms the south—west of england and wales. that is the first place like criticism localised destruction. it is not the only place, because as we go through the evening that band of snowy weather extends further northwards. we could see between five and ten centimetres of snow. the amount varies north and eastwards. the places with the most noble bidder brecon beacons, five, up noble bidder brecon beacons, five, up to ten celsis —— centimetres, perhaps even more. trouble on the way for the latter part of this that afternoon into thursday evening and continuing through friday night. the main hazards will be further falls of heavy snow, widespread ice and the risk of some disruption. looking at the weather picture into friday, still the potential for a bit at the weather picture into friday, still the potentialfor a bit of wintriness across the south, still some snow in the forecast and it will continue to be snowy in the east of england, wraps and showers for the west of scotland as well. te

£§7 — ~ parts of south west england, to parts of south west england, wales with wintry e— . to partshowers heading and later, may stop the tebbit are falling too far, most of us under clear skies, widespread frost coming into the mornings, some wet weather as well. it does mean for many, some lovely crisp sunshine to start on monday. eventually we lose the showers to the anglia, where in where is in where - is cloud, scotland, where there is cloud, hill and snow on the west of the uk, on brisk ’ "’ ’ " wind, ’ " ’ " ’ 77 this brisk north—westerly wind, these are average beads, winds cost will be higher, but not as windy as it has been today. not as cold. for many of us, there will be sunshine to be enjoyed, particularly in central and eastern parts of the uk. it will be clearest overnight into tuesday morning where we will see a frost, cloud gathering to the west, more in the way of rain, sleet, snow moving in and that this story for tuesday of a messy weather picture, is still something to play for in the detail, especially in positioning this area of low pressure to the cell, furth

the first place to see that snow will be across south—west england and then across south—west englandwidespread ice, disruption does seem likely. into friday, nic started the day causing some travel problems up and about, and some which are in a surround for southern counties of england and the eastern side of england as well. we could see some snow showers here causing problems. another because they were tempted around three or a degrees for many of us. that is your weather. today at 5.00pm: we‘re live at westminster, where the scale of the prime minister‘s challenge in trying to renegotiate the brexit withdrawal agreement is increasingly apparent. the response from the eu to the notion of reopening the deal and replacing the northern ireland backstop was spelled out in the european parliament. the european union said so in november, we said so in december, we said so after the first meaningful vote in the house of commons injanuary. the debate and votes in the house of commons yesterday do not change that. the withdrawal agreement will not be renegotiated. earlier this afternoon, la

and across north—west england, wales, and the south—west of england seeing mostly rain. ing to take cloud and rain and sleet or snow mixed in. pushing further eastwards but with the extra cloud, not as cold as it was last night. what it leaves us with is an uninspiring day tomorrow with cloud and the odd spot of rain and drizzle. the best chance of sunshine across the north of scotland and the best temperatures in the south—west of england where we could get into double digits but for the majority, temperatures are going to struggle. some subtle changes into the second half of the weekend because the wind becomes more easterly, which will bring drierair becomes more easterly, which will bring drier airfrom the consonant and the cloud will break up. more clear skies and so i'm hopeful sunday will bring more in the way of sunshine. a fly in the ointment, the wea k sunshine. a fly in the ointment, the weak weather front bringing cloud and rain and maybe hill snow in the north which will move south east as sunday wears on. temperatures still struggling. and next week, - it st

england's second test against the west indies starts in less than half an hour's time. ten in the first test. andy zaltzman is part of the cricket social team — income to first and they will want to do better this time? they will. the last time test match was on the ground the team was bowled out for 43 which was bangladesh, time before that it was india so there's not much to enjoy from recent history. it is remarkable they managed to get hold out for 77 and that was the batting highlight arguably. what difference will jewellery deadly make? he is old to be making an debut as an opener. jennings has a terrible record against peace so they had to make a change. we have a weight of experience but the records of play is not great. he has his chance to carve his own bit of history. the bowlers were perhaps a wrong selection which they have tried to rectify? yes, so stuart broad is back. karen remains in the tea m broad is back. karen remains in the team which gives them a good range of options. you would think stuart broad would have a major impact, he has been bowling well

england, southern scotland. much more in the way of cloud across wales into the midlands, and the far south—west of england may beof rain but that will soon disperse and through the day, increasing amounts of sunshine from the north, for the far south—west of england, which may hold on to littlemore ploughed into the afternoon. a fairly brisk breeze blowing along eastern coast with littlemore ploughed here, a fairly chilly feel. we are looking at as new year's day between five and 11 celsius for most. newsday evening, for most it will be fine and dry but we will continue to feed more cloud along the eastern coast. that means overnight, temperatures will keep above freezing but further west, under clearer skies and with lighter winds, is going to be a chilly start to wednesday the widespread frost. bearin to wednesday the widespread frost. bear in mind this temperatures are in the centre of town, out in the countryside, it will be a few degrees lower. at midweek, looking dry across much of the uk. plenty of sunshine save for some eastern coast, it still dromore clouding from the north sea. that will keep temperatu

the second test between england and west indies is upon us. west indies won the toss. ing first — hope to do better than 77 all out — second test in antigua just getting underway. more in the next hour. they couldn't have done much worse! thanks hugh, and chris fawkes has all the weather — chris. we will take a look ahead at what is going on in north america, but more significantly for us at home, we have a band of snow working in across wales and southern england. this is highly likely to bring some disruption our way over the coming hours. we will have a closer look at that later on. thanks chris. also coming up, we'll meet ii—year—old yuvan thakkar — who has a form of leukemia — and has become the first nhs patient to receive a therapy that uses the body's own cells to fight cancer. hello everyone, this is afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. the foreign secretary says that the uk may need to delay its exit from the european union if an agreement is only reached in the final days. jeremy hunt said "extra time" might be needed, meaning an extension to the deadline of mar

the prospects of sunny spells greatest towards southern wales, south—west england, particularly aroundhern hampshire, maybe the isle of wight and across the eastern side of scotland. temperatures are still struggling somewhat, typically around 5—7 degrees celsius, with the mildest air in western scotland, highs of 9 degrees in stornoway. there will be little in the way change we head through friday evening and the night—time, it stays cloudy, again it willjust about stay frost free. into the weekend, we have the weather fronts around the northern side of our area of high pressure. because it's running into the high pressure it will be very weak. on saturday, again we are looking at extensive cloud across the uk, but probably some better prospects of seeing some sunshine across eastern scotland and towards east of the pennines that should break the cloud as well. the cloud will thicken for western scotland and we will probably see a little bit of light rain running in. there is a tendency on saturday for temperatures to be a degree also higher, typically around 6 or seven degrees celsiu

we will start to see snow arriving initially across south—west england and before spreading into partsentimetres in the worst affected areas. are these the weather from probably gets a bit weaker so around five centimetres in some places so in some places we might not see too much. over the hills of wales, five to ten centimetres of snow. could be more than that in places and bad is likely to cause problems. into friday morning, the snow edges further north whilst weakening as well. we are likely to see the risk of further heavy snow, particularly late on thursday night. some disruption does seem likely. some of it could linger into the first part of friday morning as well. wintry weather on the way. a reminder of our top story... theresa may says she intends to go back to brussels to renegotiate her deal but brussels leader said the deal but brussels leader said the deal is done and they will not reopen talks. you are watching bbc news, and clive myrie. the top stories... the head of the european commission says a renegotiation of theresa may plasma brexit deal will not happen despite

it will bea wales, south—west england. it will be a chilly night.event a frost from forming. a brighter day on tuesday, more in the way sunshine, showers northern scotland, and eastern coast of england. the risk of localised flooding in parts of anglia. a cooler day. winds finally calmed down through tuesday night and temperatures will drop away. it will bea temperatures will drop away. it will be a cold night with patches of frost from scotland into northern england, perhaps the midlands and wales but it should be a bright start. more cloud into eastern and central areas of england. perhaps right rather than sunny conditions here. sunny spells elsewhere. temperature is slower to rise. that cooler weather is short lived. the warm front moves southwards across the uk reaching england and wales through thursday. here is that warm front through thursday. the odd spot of light rain or drizzle, perhaps misty over some hills. it will be milder across the north. this is bbc news. i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 11pm: the prime minister has a new, long te

however, for eastern scotland, where we've got some cloud breaks and across wales, south—west englandst. it will be a cold start to the day, temperatures below —5 in the coldest spots in wales. across the south—west we will have the best chance of breaks in the cloud. 0therwise most of the uk will be stuck under this sheet of cloud. if the clouds with you in the morning there's a good chance it will be with you all through the day. the prospects of sunny spells greatest towards southern wales, south—west england, particularly around dorset, devon, and parts southern hampshire, maybe the isle of wight and across the eastern side of scotland. temperatures are still struggling somewhat, typically around 5—7 degrees celsius, with the mildest air in western scotland, highs of 9 degrees in stornoway. little in the way change we head through friday evening and the night—time, stays cloudy, and just about stays frost free. the weekend, we have the weather fronts around the northern side of our area of high pressure. because it's running into the high pressure it will be very weak. saturday, w

saw one or two wintry showers around wales at the north west of england through western scotla nd west --> 00:31:58,726 sunny, and temperatures reaching about three to six celsius. through tonight, some mist and fog developing particularly across east wales, the midlands, north—west england. that will be freezing fog as temperatures widely fall below freezing. —2 to minus six celsius, but as low as —14 celsius in parts of rural throughout aberdeenshire. thursday, mist and fog which will tend to clear away. sunshine for northern england, scotla nd sunshine for northern england, scotland and northern ireland, but in the south as rain moves in to the colder air, snowfall and quite heavily across parts of south—west england, wales, the midlands, into the south—east of england, is a potential for widespread disruption into friday morning. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines — theresa may prepares to go back to brussels over brexit after mps in the house of commons supported plans to attempt the renegotiation of her deal with the european union. eu leaders this morning have said

it looks at five 01’ south—west england.. as you go through the evening and this night the cd crowd pushes south and a few spots of rain left on that. things done misty and foggy but a clear across parts of wales and also the midlands and south west england. away from that it is a very cold night with this sharp frost. it could be one of the coldest night of the winter so far in scotland. it should be a bright start to the day on monday with sunshine and high cloud will make sunshine increasingly hazy. in the north and west winds through the hello this is bbc news. the headlines: theresa may is to brief ministers on cross—party talks as downing street warns mps not to try and block brexit. two people have been arrested following a car bomb attack in londonderry last night. police speak to the duke of edinburgh after he was seen driving without a seat belt — 48 hours after being involved in a crash near sandringham. president trump's latest offer to end the longest government shutdown in us history is rejected by democrats. n

so south—west england, wales, northern ireland, west—facing coasts of scotland could start off prettyhance of seeing some sunshine, but again, still not a particularly warm day on thursday. highest values of three to five degrees perhaps in the far north—west of scotland. as we move out of thursday night, we keep the clear skies and those temperatures are likely to fall away, the exception again is the further west you are. temperatures will tumble and we could have a widespread cold and frosty night across the country, maybe the coldest night throughout the week. 0vernight lows generally down to —3, “11, maybe even lower in rural parts. but it does look as though we will continue to see some lovely spells of sunshine on friday. indications of things clouding over a little though for the start of the weekend, and as we get into sunday, the high pressure could weaken off and we could see a weather front pushing into the far north—west, which could bring significant rain. take care. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: far—

rain is moving southwards across scotland, northern ireland, into north—west england and north wales. afternoon, scotland, away from the north and north—west, where it turns wet again and the winds continue to howl. should be a mild day, widely11—12 degrees. but that's not the story. it will be a windy day. windier than we have seen for quite some time. gales across scotland, gusts of 70 mph or more in northern scotland, that could lead to some travel disruption. but the real strength of the winds comes around the back of that deep area of low pressure, it stays very windy during the evening, the first part of the night, and then the low rushes away toward southern scandinavia and takes away the worst of the winds with it as well. but the wind direction changes for tuesday, we get more of a north or north—westerly wind. that means it's going to be a bit colder. but it does mean there's more sunshine on the way. most places on tuesday will be dry with some sunny spells. we will see a few showers coming into north—eastern scotland, running down these north sea coasts into east anglia, w

some wetter weather getting into western scotland and perhaps at times into north—west england too. l and southern scotland, northern ireland, england and wales all having a mild afternoon — temperatures into double figures. those mild conditions will continue through friday night and into the early hours of saturday as well, but rain will start to move in and turn heavier across northern scotland. so, not a cold night — for most of us, temperatures 7—9 celsius. so it will be a mild start to the weekend as well. we are in a warm sector for saturday, starting behind the cold front, so a lot of cloud around once again. a westerly breeze and through the day, we will see the cloud thickening in the west to bring general outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and the rain at its heaviest in western scotland. it's probably not a bad thing, to be honest, that we see this wet weather because january has been a very dry month so far. it will be another mild day then with temperatures typically around 8—11 celsius or so, but it is turning colder across the far north of scotland. now, through

so, south—west england, wales, northern ireland, west—facing coasts of scotland could start off prettyit of freezing fog in places. further inland, the best chance of seeing the sunshine, but again, still not a particularly warm day on thursday. highest values of 3 to 9 degrees perhaps in the far north—west of scotland. as we move out of thursday night, we keep the clear skies, and for many, those temperatures are likely to fall away, again the exception perhaps the further west you are. but those temperatures will all tumble and we could have a widespread cold, frosty night across the country, maybe the coldest night throughout the week. 0vernight lows generally down to at least —3 or “4, maybe even lower in rural parts. but it does look as though we will continue to see some lovely spells of sunshine on friday. indications of things clouding over a little, though, for the start of the weekend, and as we get into sunday, the high pressure could weaken off and we could see a weather front pushing into the far north—west, which could bring more significant rain. take care. good morning.

more in the way of cloud across wales, through the midlands, down towards south—east england and the far south—westgland, which may hold onto a little bit more cloud into the afternoon. now, these average wind strengths are through the afternoon. you can see that they started to ease across northern scotland, but a fairly brisk breeze blowing along eastern coasts, with a little bit more cloud here. a fairly chilly feel — we're looking at highs for new year's day between five and 11 celsius for most. so, going through new year's day evening, for most it will be fine and dry, but we will continue to feed more cloud along eastern coasts. now, what that means overnight is that will keep temperatures above freezing, at around three orfour degrees. but further west, under clearer skies and with lighter winds, it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday, with a widespread frost. bear in mind these temperatures are in the centre of town. out in the countryside, they'll be a few degrees lower. but midweek, it's looking dry across much of the uk. plenty of sunshine, save for some eastern coasts, still drawi

fairly frequent showers across northern and western scotland into the north—west of england and northht, then, into sunday, we've got the next cold front that moves its way in again from the north—west. quite a lot of isobars on the map, showing a windier spell of weather, a blustery—feeling day certainly on sunday with a mix of sunshine and showers. most of the showers across the north west and third of the uk and again further south and east, you're more likely to stay dry with some sunshine. but these are the wind gusts and some of those could reach a5, 50 mph, particularly across exposed coasts and hills in northern and western scotland. but a windy day wherever you are. in the sunny spells it will be mild with temperatures between around 8—11 degrees on sunday afternoon. but, as we head through next week, that mild air gets pushed away towards the south—west, the winds start to come in from more of a northerly direction, so some colder conditions on the cards. so, here's the outlook for our capital cities from monday to friday and you can see everywhere there is going to be a sig

maybe a frosty start to the midlands, to the south—west of england, some sunshine for a while.. we're bringing in some milder air, yes, and temperatures of 9—10 degrees in scotland and northern ireland. we're back to high pressure again later on in the week and with that sort of position, we're pulling in air from the atlantic. it means a lot of cloud, but at least temperatures will be a little bit higher as well. but it will be on the breezy side. to sum up the week, a windy start, cold air putting in midweek with more sunshine, then it clouds over later, still a little breezy, but also a bit milder. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: a young saudi woman fleeing to australia is stranded at bangkok airport, where she says her passport has been seized. she tells the bbc she can't go back home. i don't have rights in saudi arabia, and my family treat me so bad. they will kill me. as the government shutdown in the us continues into its third week, president trump says he has little expectation of a

already making its presence felt across western fringes of wales and northern ireland in south—west englandging wintry showers along the m4 corridor down towards kent infringing parts of the suffolk coast. further west more cloud and patchy light rain and drizzle and mist and fog lingering in places. best of sunshine east of the pennines, three orfour best of sunshine east of the pennines, three or four celsius best of sunshine east of the pennines, three orfour celsius in eastern areas. closer to double figures by the west. there are skies for eastern areas this evening, across. snow and ice for northern scotla nd across. snow and ice for northern scotland and mild conditions nudging across after. cloud and outbreaks of rain, much rain down to southern and eastern england, although here temperatures will because of the freezing, to celsius up to four celsius but further west double figures to start the day on sunday, nine or 10 celsius. mild conditions looking across the uk tomorrow but more in the way of cloud. outbreaks of merely across scotland and northern ireland and the north of engl

more in the way of cloud across wales, through the midlands, down towards south—east england and the far south—west day, increasing amounts of sunshine from the north, say for the far south—west of england, which may hold onto a little bit more cloud into the afternoon. now, these average wind strengths are through the afternoon. you can see that they started to ease across northern scotland but a fairly brisk breeze blowing along eastern coasts, with a little bit more cloud here. a fairly chilly feel — we're looking at highs for new year's day between five and 11 celsius for most. so, going through new year's day evening, for most it will be fine and dry, but we will continue to feed more cloud along eastern coasts. now, what that means overnight is that will keep temperatures above freezing, at around three orfour degrees. but further west, under clearer skies and with lighter winds, it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday, with a widespread frost. bear in mind these temperatures are in the centre of town. out in the countryside, they'll be a few degrees lower. but midweek, it's looking dry

more in the way of cloud across wales, through the midlands, down towards south—east england and the far south—west will soon disperse, and through the day, increasing amounts of sunshine from the north, say for the far south—west of england, which may hold onto a little bit more cloud into the afternoon. now, these average wind strengths are through the afternoon. you can see that they started to ease across northern scotland but a fairly brisk breeze blowing along eastern coasts, with a little bit more cloud here, a fairly chilly feel. we're looking at highs for new year's day between five and 11 celsius for most. so, going through new year's day evening, for most it will be fine and dry, but we will continue to feed more cloud along eastern coasts. now, what that means overnight is that will keep temperatures above freezing, at around three orfour degrees. but further west, under clearer skies and with lighter winds, it's going to be a chilly start to wednesday, with a widespread frost. bear in mind these temperatures are in the centre of town. out in the countryside, they'll be a few degrees lo

snow thatis have actually got this band of snow that is hedging in now, across not just south west englandshire to wales, and that is where we are expecting the worst of the conditions, with around 5—10 centimetres. it is coming down heavily, making it difficult to do anything about it, even gators can get stuck behind traffic. as the weather front moves eastwards, it will weaken, and that means the amount of snow that we see across south—east england becomes more variable. we might see something between 1—7 centimetres. seven centimetres could cause big trouble, but one wouldn't cause too much. elsewhere, we will see some further problems. transport as we go through this evening as we go... away from the snowy south, further northwards, we have got clear skies, and if you showers will start to come in to north—east england and across northern scotland. as you can imagine, temperatures dropping like a snow, and other widespread and sharp frost. there showers will add toa sharp frost. there showers will add to a ice of race, and for much of the uk, we are starting friday cold and frosty wit

as the night wears on, we will see 2— five centimetres, perhaps ten centimetres for south—west englandng in across wales and essential southern england. it has been fragment in in places. —— frequenting. this is an from south wales across to east anglia the main focus of the snow overnight. the earlier amber warning has expired but still some warnings in place. looking at the wider uk, some snow showers feeding in. strong winds as well blowing snow around. it is not as cold with one exception, brehme in the scottish islands. it is a cold start for most of us tomorrow. freezing across central and southern england. snow of patchy snow on and off through the morning turning to sleet. a cold feeling day. brisk winds across the midlands, west, south—west england and temperatures not much higher than three. england and scotland with fog and some spells of sunshine and temperatures are bad freezing. a feed of wintry showers through to saturday. as we go through saturday, a mixture of sunny spells and wintry showers down the east coast. the weekend, things are looking a little bit drier, some

fairly frequent showers across northern and western scotland into the north—west of england and northay night, then, into sunday, we've got the next cold front that moves its way in again from the north—west. quite a lot of isobars on the map, showing a windier spell of weather, a blustery—feeling day certainly on sunday with a mix of sunshine and showers. most of the showers across the north west and third of the uk and again further south and east, you're more likely to stay dry with some sunshine. but these are the wind gusts and some of those could reach a5, 50 mph, particularly across exposed coasts and hills in northern and western scotland. but a windy day wherever you are. in the sunny spells it will be mild with temperatures between around 8—11 degrees on sunday afternoon. but, as we head through next week, that mild air gets pushed away towards the south—west, the winds start to come in from more of a northerly direction, so some colder conditions on the cards. so, here's the outlook for our capital cities from monday to friday and you can see everywhere there is going to be

the rain has turned to snow notjust across south—west england, now central and southern england and acrossching across south—west england towards hampshire and southern and parts of wales. some areas will see 5—10 centimetres of snow. the risk of further transport disruption. the front will tend to wea ken disruption. the front will tend to weaken as it swings into south—east england and parts of the south midlands. the amount of snow we see across the south—east and midlands will become more variable. some places not seeing very much. 0thers could get a few centimetres and the risk of disruption. away from the snowy south, further north we have some wintry showers that will coming across the north—east of england overnight adding to an ice risk and also the north of scotland. for most it will turn a temperatures well below freezing, another very cold night particularly in the north. tomorrow morning any snow will tend to fizzle out across the south. a different wind direction in the north—east, some of those wintry showers, a bit of snow across north—east england towards yorkshire, locali

much of the snow this morning over the higher ground of scotland, north—west england, wales.s afternoon the shower is focused in the east, sunny spells developing in between the showers, maximum temperature between 4-6d. showers, maximum temperature between 4—6d. rush hour evening, some showers could still be problematic, still some snow over the tops of the hills of scotland, northern ireland into the pennines. some snow showers down the eastern side of england, in particular and anyone of us could catch some showers, some down to lower levels, being showers they will be hit and miss, some sunshine in between. through this evening and denied, wintry showers continuing across northern ireland into north—west england, north wales, perhaps the midlands as well. some is around through tonight as well, with tears fell stand which is falling quite sharply through this evening and denied. in towns and cities tempter staying above freezing but in the countryside there will be a frost. wintry showers down the east and tomorrow, someone showers down the east and tomorrow, someone tree

more than 200 schools closed in north west england.ying tojuggle being a mum, and working today, so yeah, it's quite hard. you weren't supposed to be off today, you've had to take the day? i had to take that day off, yeah, so, yeah, i'm going to work tonight when the kids have gone to bed. that's when i'm going to make up my time. the uk's population of snowmen increased today, as children took advantage of the time at home. and this weather presenter had a bus men's holiday. the bbc forecaster, simon king, not wanting to miss the fun. from the air, lancashire looked incredibly beautiful, but there are many in the region hoping that the conditions return back to normal as soon as possible. judith moritz reporting for us. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, stephen bush, who's the political editor of the new statesman, and conservative commentator, tim montgomerie. that's coming up just after the headlines at 11:30pm. now, it's time for the weather with ben rich. hello there. this is the forecast where

however, for eastern scotland, where we have some cloud breaks and across wales, south—west england,hance of breaks in the cloud. 0therwise most of the uk will be stuck under a sheet of cloud. if the cloud is with you in the morning there is a good chance it will be with you all through the day. the prospects of sunny spells greatest towards southern wales, south—west england, particularly around dorset, devon, southern hampshire, maybe the isle of wight and across the eastern side of scotland. temperatures are still struggling somewhat, typically around 5—7 degrees celsius, with the mildest air in western scotland, highs of 9 degrees in stornoway. there will be little in the way changes we have through friday evening and the night—time, it stays cloudy, again it willjust about stay frost free. into the weekend, we have the weather fronts around the northern side of our area of high pressure. it‘s running into the high pressure so will be very weak. saturday, again we‘re looking at extensive cloud across the uk, but better prospects of seeing some sunshine across eastern scotland and

however, for eastern scotland, where we have some cloud breaks and across wales, south—west england,re we will see a sharp frost. it will be a cold start to the day, temperatures below —5 in the cold spots in wales. across the south—west we will have the best chance of breaks in the cloud. 0therwise most of the uk will be stuck under a sheet of cloud. if the cloud is with you in the morning there is a good chance it will be with you all through the day. the prospects of sunny spells greatest towards southern wales, south—west england, particularly around dorset, devon, southern hampshire, maybe the isle of wight and across the eastern side of scotland. temperatures are still struggling somewhat, typically around 5—7 degrees celsius, with the mildest air in western scotland, 9 degrees in stornoway. there will be little in the way changes we have through friday evening and the night—time, it stays cloudy, again it willjust about stay frost free. into the weekend, we have the weather fronts around the northern side of our area of high pressure. because it's running into the high pressur

so south—west england, wales, northern ireland, west—facing coasts of scotland could start off prettyf freezing fog in places. further inland, the best chance of seeing some sunshine, but again, still not a particularly warm day on thursday. highest values of three to nine degrees perhaps in the far north—west of scotland. as we move out of thursday night, we keep the clear skies and those temperatures are likely to fall away, again the exception perhaps the further west you are. but those temperatures will tumble and we could have a widespread cold, frosty night across the country, maybe the coldest night throughout the week. 0vernight lows generally down to at least —3 or “4, maybe even lower in rural parts. but it does look as though we will continue to see some lovely spells of sunshine on friday. indications of things clouding over a little though for the start of the weekend, and as we get into sunday, the high pressure could weaken off and we could see a weather front pushing into the far north—west, which could bring more significant rain. take care. welcome to bbc news, broad

however, for eastern scotland, where we've got some cloud breaks and across wales, south—west englandt to the day, temperatures below —5 in the coldest spots in wales. across the south—west we will have the best chance of breaks in the cloud. 0therwise most of the uk will be stuck under this sheet of cloud. if the clouds with you in the morning there's a good chance it will be with you all through the day. the prospects of sunny spells greatest towards southern wales, south—west england, particularly around dorset, devon, and parts southern hampshire, maybe the isle of wight and across the eastern side of scotland. temperatures are still struggling somewhat, typically around 5—7 degrees celsius, with the mildest air in western scotland, highs of 9 degrees in stornoway. there will be little in the way change we head through friday evening and the night—time, it stays cloudy, again it willjust about stay frost free. into the weekend, we have the weather fronts around the northern side of our area of high pressure. because it's running into the high pressure it will be very weak. on satu

england later on tuesday. temperatures will feel cold, especially in that wind. wintry showers in the west on wednesday. of snow as thursday begins in some places, so be aware of that. dry weather and sunshine across much of the uk and it will be turning less cold by the end of the week as a fresh atlantic weather system moves in. much of the week is looking cold. wintry showers at times. a sharp frost and a little this is the business briefing. china's economy grows at its slowest rate in nearly 30 years, stoking concerns of a wider global slowdown. former nissan boss carlos ghosn makes a new request for bail but will his seemingly imminent dismissal from renault lead to a full blown merger between the two carmakers? there is little change in the asian markets as the chinese growth numbers have already been factored into the market. china's economy is growing at its slowest

there'll be wintry showers producing an ice risk in northern ireland and north—west england. t, rain the further south you are. fiaadfi taetraaatt derhi tha 9a; to lower levels on the back edge! but once we've got rid of this area of rain, sleet and snow, you will find brighter skies returning, but these sleet and snow showers still around. not too many into eastern scotland, but they'll still be pushing into western scotland on through the day, into parts strum increasing cloud, some outbreaks of rain, but again on the back edge of this system, as you can see, and at this stage of the afternoon sieateteiegiile sense? @' aft“: 77 e it looks like they're going to pep up in north—west scotland during the day, adding a further few centimetres on top of what we've already got here, on another cold day, despite the fact there will be some sunshine around. the next thing we're looking at is another area of low pressure, another frontal system heading our way. 3115521: hut 11555 eimggsggg and wales are most likely to see ahether eeettefehafit . . it could be quite heavy in places, and c

, northern wales, south—west englandts, not much lower than five or six degrees. on wednesday, rain will sink south and east. behind it, cold air. scotland and northern england could see some snow. a chilly and crisp day on thursday. i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: the prime minister. a last—minute plea from an embattled prime minister to a divided parliament, as britain prepares for an historic vote on brexit. i say we should deliver for the british people, and get on with building a brighter future for our country by backing this deal tomorrow. it is clear, if the prime minister's deal is rejected tomorrow, it is time for a general election, it is time for a new government. a canadian national is sentenced to death for drug smuggling in china. could his case be part of a growing diplomatic row between the two nations? i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme:

england and wales will stay dry. maybe the odd shower, wales and the south—west. ls in scotland, northern england sweeps south among the evening and night. gusty winds with that, maybe a bit of wet snow. wintry showers followed towards the north—west as well. temperatures dipped low enough to touch of frost. tuesday, the showers to northern and western scotland, wales, the west of england, maybe not just western scotland, wales, the west of england, maybe notjust in the hills, pushing a little bit further east across england during the day and it will be quite a cold day, especially in that north—west of england. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: affected by the global slowdown and a trade war with the us, latest data shows china's economy is slowing at a rate not seen for almost three decades. what next for brexit? theresa may prepares to unveil her latest proposals to parliament, but the divisions remain. what we are now getting are some of those who were always absolutely opposed

today, sunny spells in eastern scotland, mid and south wales, south—west england, sunshine developingoday and feel quite chilly. temperatures 3—4dc, lest cold in northern ireland and west of scotland with mild air from the south, 8—9dc here. tonight, keeping a lot of cloud, but like last night, some breaks in the cloud. where you get those breaks, temperatures falling below freezing. some patchy frost on friday morning. temperatures potentially down to —2, —4 celsius where you have the clearest spells for longest. otherwise, keeping cloud and temperatures up above freezing at 2-4dc. temperatures up above freezing at 2—4dc. friday, patchy fog first thing in the midlands and central and southern parts of england, some sunny spells here, but it is about chasing cloud throughout friday and there will be a fair amount of that in northern and western areas. temperatures again 3—6dc, less cold in the west. into the weekend, this area of high—pressure still dominating things but a few weather fronts around the north and the west. lots of cloud over the weekend in that area of high pressure so

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some wetter weather getting into western scotland and perhaps at times into north—west england too. ntral and southern scotland, northern ireland, england and wales all having a mild afternoon — temperatures into double figures. those mild conditions will continue through friday night and into the early hours of saturday as well, but rain will start to move in and turn heavier across northern scotland. so, not a cold night — for most of us, temperatures 7—9 celsius. so it will be a mild start to the weekend as well. we are in a warm sector for saturday, starting behind the cold front, so a lot of cloud around once again. a westerly breeze and through the day, we will see the cloud thickening in the west to bring general outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and the rain at its heaviest in western scotland. it's probably not a bad thing, to be honest, that we see this wet weather because january has been a very dry month so far. it will be another mild day then with temperatures typically around 8—11 celsius or so, but it is turning colder across the far north of scotland. now, thro

rain is moving southwards across scotland, northern ireland, into north—west england and north wales.tland, away from the north and north—west, where it turns wet again and the winds continue to howl. should be a mild day, widely11—12 degrees. but that's not the story. it will be a windy day. windier than we have seen for quite some time. gales across scotland, gusts of 70 mph or more in northern scotland, that could lead to some travel disruption. but the real strength of the winds comes around the back of that deep area of low pressure, it stays very windy during the evening, the first part of the night, and then the low rushes away toward southern scandinavia and takes away the worst of the winds with it as well. but the wind direction changes for tuesday, we get more of a north or north—westerly wind. that means it's going to be a bit colder. but it does mean there's more sunshine on the way. most places on tuesday will be dry with some sunny spells. we will see a few showers coming into north—eastern scotland, running down these north sea coasts into east anglia, where the winds

, maybe the far north of wales and parts of south—west england by dawn on wednesdayemperatures not much lower than five or six celsius. but as we go through wednesday, this cold front continues to slide its way south and eastwards. as its name suggests, behind it is some colder air. some rain on the front itself, and behind it some showers, which will be wintry over scotland, mainly over higher ground but some of that snow could get down to lower levels as we head down towards the central belt. outbreaks of rain across central and south—east england through the afternoon. behind it, some spells of sunshine. much colder feel across scotland, four or five celsius, just about hanging onto milder conditions across southern south—east england, nine or 10 here. but that front finally clears away as we go through into thursday morning. we pick up a brisk north or north—westerly wind, that's going to feed further wintry showers across, and that's going to lead to some icy stretches first thing on thursday morning, particularly across scotland and northern england. further so

that will impact south—west england and wales first before spreading towards the midlands and south—easthe amount of snow you will see will vary. the brecon beacons could get five to ten centimetres of snow. weather it is heavy snow or ice, thursday night and into friday morning you are likely to see disruption in the next spell of wintry weather. this is bbc news. we are live at westminster. the headlines... eu leaders say theresa may's brexit withdrawal deal will not be renegotiated. earlier this afternoon labour's jeremy corbyn attended talks with the prime minister to try to find consensus on a way ahead. also today, an underwater search will begin for the plane which carried the footballer emiliano sala after debris is found on a french beach. people across large areas of the united states have been warned of a ‘once—in—a—generation' blast of arctic air due to hit much of the country over the next few days with temperatures forecast to drop to minus 50 degrees celsius. before we picked up once again with the latest brexit developments at westminster, let's catch up with the sport an

could start to pick up some showers, too, towards east anglia and south—west england going into wednesdayal. but actually in the second half of the week, there is quite a bit of dry weather around. some sunshine at times. frosty nights. friday, the atlantic weather system brings thicker cloud towards parts of scotland and northern ireland but at that stage, becomes a little less cold. end of the week, looks it turns colder again, though, next weekend. much of this week is cold. sunshine and wintry showers with snow in places, some frosty nights to come. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: what next for brexit? theresa may prepares to unveil her latest proposals to parliament — but the divisions remain. what we are now getting are some of those who were always absolutely opposed to the result of the referendum trying to hijack brexit, and in fact steal the result from the people. tear gas and clashes in greece as thousands rally against the macedonia name deal. with worries over china's slowing economy — we'

but we should start to see some heavy showers developing across south wales and in towards south—west englandpush temperatures up to 10 degrees here, but elsewhere, it's going to be rather chilly, despite the sunshine across the far north of scotland. and then through saturday night, it turns drier for most, but again, we continue to see quite a bit of cloud around, a little bit of fog, and even some freezing fog across northern parts of the country. once again, it'll be quite chilly under clear skies with some frost, maybe even a risk of ice. as we head on into sunday, we're in between weather systems. pressure will be building across much of the country but this weak weather front will bring further cloud, outbreaks of rain to the north—west corner of the country. so for scotland, northern ireland, a band of rain spreads its way southwards and begins to fizzles out. there could be some hill snow for a while. but behind it, skies brighten up nicely with some sunshine here. but i think for england and wales, they will hold onto quite a bit of cloud, with the best of any brightness across the

maybe a frosty start to the midlands, to the south—west of england, some sunshine for a while.we're bringing in some milder air, yes, and temperatures of 9—10 degrees in scotland and northern ireland. we're back to high pressure again later on in the week and with that sort of position, we're pulling in air from the atlantic. it means a lot of cloud, but at least temperatures will be a little bit higher as well. but it will be still a little on the breezy side. let's sum up the week, a windy start, cold air putting in midweek with more sunshine, then it clouds over later, still a little breezy, but also a bit milder. this is bbc news. the headlines: human rights watch has called on thailand to allow a young saudi woman fleeing her home country to continue her journey to australia. rahaf mohammed al qunun is trapped in bangkok. rahaf mohammed al-qunun is trapped in bangkok. she believes her family will kill her for speaking out on social media as well as renouncing islam. further talks are being held to try to end the partial us government shutdown, but president trump says he h