a few sunny spells towards northern and eastern scotland, maybe north east england, far west of walese breezy. 0vernight and into saturday morning, plenty of cloud staying with us could produce a few drizzles, some areas of mist and fog. the clearer skies in scotland, so the greater chance here that we will see a frost going into saturday, maybe a few pockets into north east england as well. it is mainly scotland, but perhaps parts of north east england that will see a few sunny spells on saturday, perhaps the far west of wales, far south west of england. otherwise, it's another mainly cloudy day, and it will gradually turn cooler over the weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines — the number of new covid infections across britain has reached a record high for the second day running. more than 88,000 new cases have been confirmed. it follows warnings about the speed of the new strain�*s spread. turkey has cut its interest rate for the fourth time in as many months, sending its currency tumbling to new lows. president erdogan said turkey's destiny would not be determined by speculators

some areas saw some sunshine, scotland, northern england, wales and the south—west of england, wales . chilly where ever you are. northern areas will have the best of the sunshine. it is all down to this blocking area of high pressure, stagnant weather pattern, very little wind to disturb it and move this cloud around. it looks like the cloud i was going to hang around areas where it was cloudy today. central, southern, eastern england. a bit of missed an workaround. under clear skies, scotland, northern england, wales, it will be colder. much colder across parts of scotland, down 2—5, -6. across parts of scotland, down 2—5, —6. some mist and fog across sunny spots in the north, as you can see. but here is where the rest of the sunshine is, large parts of scotland, north—west england, into wales and the south—west. if you glamorous for northern ireland. much of central and southern england it will be another gloomy day, some mist and murk around, even some drizzle and one or two places. wherever you are, it will be chilly. more of a breeze across southern england into the channel. as

the strongest winds likely to be across the west and south of wales, south—west england, around 60mpher with strongest winds will be in wales. maybe cold enough for some snow over the higher parts of scotland, maybe the tops of the pennines, typical temperatures are 6 or 7. by thursday, the storm is no more, continuing to weaken, pressure rising and the wind is dropping, instead we find a weather front nosing from the atlantic. we are left with one or two showers around on thursday, lighter winds by this stage and we find some sunshine but there will be a weather front bringing cloud and rain into northern ireland, parts of wales in the south—west of england. ahead of that, temperatures showing little signs of change. the wetter weather will continue eastwards overnight, there could be more snow over higher parts of scotland, it looks like it will move fairly quickly, out of the way by friday. instead we have a north—westerly wind, probably a stronger wind as well but essentially it is a day of sunshine and showers. many southern and eastern areas are dry with the best of the sunshine

breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south west england, south wales. land. temperatures on a par with thursday, although just tending to go a little bit lower, and that's a trend that continues through the weekend. friday night into saturday morning, a lot of cloud around, some mist and fog. again, the clearest skies in scotland, so this is where we're most likely to get a frost as the weekend begins, but there could be a few pockets, too, towards north east england. with that area of high pressure i showed you earlier, a lot of settled weather over the weekend. a lot of cloud, it'll be mainly dry and again temperatures just starting to edge down a few degrees over the weekend. and still quite breezy on saturday through the english channel, channel islands, far south west of england. could be a few brighter breaks here as there may be towards the far west of wales, more particularly into scotland. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud, fewer temperatures in double figures at this stage, it's mid to high single figures. and plenty of cloud around again on sund

the strongest winds likely to be across the west and south of wales, south—west england, around 60mpha time, showers and longer spells of rain, the wettest weather with strongest winds will be in wales. maybe cold enough for some snow over the higher parts of scotland, maybe the tops of the pennines, typical temperatures are 6 or 7. by thursday, the storm is no more, continuing to weaken, pressure rising and the wind is dropping, instead we find a weather front nosing from the atlantic. we are left with one or two showers around on thursday, lighter winds by this stage and we find some sunshine but there will be a weather front bringing cloud and rain into northern ireland, parts of wales in the south—west of england. ahead of that, temperatures showing little signs of change. the wetter weather will continue eastwards overnight, there could be more snow over higher parts of scotland, it looks like it will move fairly quickly, out of the way by friday. instead we have a north—westerly wind, probably a stronger wind as well but essentially it is a day of sunshine and showers. many sout

the strongest winds likely to be across the west and south of wales, south—west england, around 60mphst winds will be in wales. maybe cold enough for some snow over the higher parts of scotland, maybe the tops of the pennines, typical temperatures are 6 or 7 degrees. by thursday, the storm is no more, continuing to weaken, pressure rising and the wind is dropping, instead we find a weather front nosing from the atlantic. we are left with one or two showers around on thursday, lighter winds by this stage and we find some sunshine but there will be a weather front bringing cloud and rain into northern ireland, parts of wales and the south—west of england. ahead of that, temperatures showing little signs of change. the wetter weather will continue eastwards overnight, there could be more snow over higher parts of scotland, it looks like it will move fairly quickly, out of the way by friday. instead we have a north—westerly wind, probably a stronger wind as well but essentially it is a day of sunshine and showers. many southern and eastern areas are dry with the best of the sunshine, most

the strongest winds likely to be across the west and south of wales, south—west england, around 60mpht winds will be in wales. maybe cold enough for some snow over the higher parts of scotland, maybe the tops of the pennines, typical temperatures are 6 or 7. by thursday, the storm is no more, continuing to weaken, pressure rising and the wind is dropping, instead we find a weather front nosing from the atlantic. we are left with one or two showers around on thursday, lighter winds by this stage and we find some sunshine but there will be a weather front bringing cloud and rain into northern ireland, parts of wales in the south—west of england. ahead of that, temperatures showing little signs of change. the wetter weather will continue eastwards overnight, there could be more snow over higher parts of scotland, it looks like it will move fairly quickly, out of the way by friday. instead we have a north—westerly wind, probably a stronger wind as well but essentially it is a day of sunshine and showers. many southern and eastern areas are dry with the best of the sunshine, most of the sh

you can see we may have some sunshine across the north east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into thetherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you can see again it looks like it's going to be quite cloudy. that cloud could be quite low as well, so some mist and some fog potentially over some higher parts of the uk. and those temperatures beginning to drop away a little bit. it will feel a little bit chillier on sunday. hello. you're watching bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: the omicron variant fuels a record high of daily covid cases in the uk with a warning of staggering numbers to come. seeing the destruction for himself: president biden goes to kentucky and witnesses the devastation caused by deadly tornadoes. when you look around, it is almost beyond belief. these tornadoes devoured everything i

you can see we may have some sunshine across the north east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into thet more breeze on saturday. but otherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you can see again it looks like it's going to be quite cloudy. that cloud could be quite low as well, so some mist and some fog potentially over some higher parts of the uk. and those temperatures beginning to drop away a little bit. it will feel a little bit chillier on sunday. hello, you're watching bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: the 0micron variant fuels a record high of daily covid cases in the uk, with a warning of staggering numbers to come. the doubling rate of 0micron some regions is now down the doubling rate of 0micron in some regions is now down to less than two days and i'm afraid we are also seeing the inevitable

you can see we may have some sunshine across the north—east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into the cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you can see again it looks like it's going to be quite cloudy. that cloud could be quite low as well, so some mist and some fog potentially over some higher parts of the uk. and those temperatures beginning to drop away a little bit. it will feel a little bit chillier on sunday. this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk has registered a daily record of more than 78,000 cases of coronavirus, the highest since the pandemic began. the number exceeds by 10,000 the previous record injanuary. the uk's chief medical officer warned many more records would be broken over the next few weeks. president biden's announced the us federal government will cover the entire cost of 30 days of clear—up in the

you can see we may have some sunshine across the north east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into the west of england, where there's a bit more breeze on saturday. but otherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you can see again it looks like it's going to be quite cloudy. that cloud could be quite low as well, so some mist and some fog potentially over some higher parts of the uk. and those temperatures beginning to drop away a little bit. it will feel a little bit chillier on sunday. he welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the 0micron variant fuels a record high of daily covid cases in the uk, with a warning of staggering numbers to come. seeing the destruction for himself — president biden goes to kentucky and winesses the devastation caused by deadly tornad

you can see we may have some sunshine across the north—east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into theloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you can see again it looks like it's going to be quite cloudy. that cloud could be quite low as well, so some mist and some fog potentially over some higher parts of the uk. and those temperatures beginning to drop away a little bit. it will feel a little bit chillier on sunday. this is bbc news. our top stories: the 0micron variant deals higher cases in the uk and awarding of staggering cases to come. —— a warning. the doubling rate of 0micron in some regions is now down to less than two days and i'm afraid we are also seeing the inevitable increase in hospitalisations. seeing the destruction for himself: president biden goes to kentucky and witnesses the devastation caused by deadly torna

you can see we may have some sunshine across the north—east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into thend, where there's a bit more breeze on saturday. but otherwise, it looks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you can see again it looks like it's going to be quite cloudy. that cloud could be quite low as well, so some mist and some fog potentially over some higher parts of the uk. and those temperatures beginning to drop away a little bit. it will feel a little bit chillier on sunday. this is bbc news. i'm victoria fritz, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a record number of daily covid cases in the uk. and a warning things could get a lot worse. this is a really serious threat at the moment. how big a threat, there are several things we don't know, but all the things that we do know are b

the strongest winds likely to be across the west and south of wales, south—west england, around 60mph are 6 or 7. by thursday, the storm is no more, continuing to weaken, pressure rising and the wind is dropping, instead we find a weather front nosing from the atlantic. we are left with one or two showers around on thursday, lighter winds by this stage and we find some sunshine but there will be a weather front bringing cloud and rain into northern ireland, parts of wales in the south—west of england. ahead of that, temperatures showing little signs of change. the wetter weather will continue eastwards overnight, there could be more snow over higher parts of scotland, it looks like it will move fairly quickly, out of the way by friday. instead we have a north—westerly wind, probably a stronger wind as well but essentially it is a day of sunshine and showers. many southern and eastern areas are dry with the best of the sunshine, most of the showers in the north and west of the uk, could be wintry over the hills. again, temperatures not changing very much, typically 6 or7. this is bbc n

breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south—west england, south wales. e towards parts of scotland and again north—east england. temperatures on a par with thursday, although just tending to go a little bit lower, and that's a trend that continues through the weekend. friday night into saturday morning, a lot of cloud around, some mist and fog. again, the clearest skies in scotland, so this is where we're most likely to get a frost as the weekend begins, but there could be a few pockets, too, towards north—east england. with that area of high pressure i showed you earlier, a lot of settled weather over the weekend. a lot of cloud, it'll be mainly dry and again temperatures just starting to edge down a few degrees over the weekend. and still quite breezy on saturday through the english channel, channel islands, far south—west of england. could be a few brighter breaks here as there may be towards the far west of wales, more particularly into scotland. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud, fewer temperatures in double figures at this stage, it's mid to high sing

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breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south—west england, south wales. a few sunny spells, as there will be towards parts of scotland and again north—east england. temperatures on a par with thursday, although just tending to go a little bit lower, and that's a trend that continues through the weekend. friday night into saturday morning, a lot of cloud around, some mist and fog. again, the clearest skies in scotland, so this is where we're most likely to get a frost as the weekend begins, but there could be a few pockets, too, towards north—east england. with that area of high pressure i showed you earlier, a lot of settled weather over the weekend. a lot of cloud, it'll be mainly dry and again temperatures just starting to edge down a few degrees over the weekend. and still quite breezy on saturday through the english channel, channel islands, far south—west of england. could be a few brighter breaks here as there may be towards the far west of wales, more particularly into scotland. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud, fewer temperatures in double figures

breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south west england, south wales. gh, there could be a few sunny spells, as there will be towards parts of scotland and again north east england. temperatures on a par with thursday, although just tending to go a little bit lower, and that's a trend that continues through the weekend. friday night into saturday morning, a lot of cloud around, some mist and fog. again, the clearest skies in scotland, so this is where we're most likely to get a frost as the weekend begins, but there could be a few pockets, too, towards north east england. with that area of high pressure i showed you earlier, a lot of settled weather over the weekend. a lot of cloud, it'll be mainly dry and again temperatures just starting to edge down a few degrees over the weekend. and still quite breezy on saturday through the english channel, channel islands, far south west of england. could be a few brighter breaks here as there may be towards the far west of wales, more particularly into scotland. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud, fewer temperatures

you can see we may have some sunshine across the north east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into thewe may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you can see again it looks like it's going to be quite cloudy. that cloud could be quite low as well, so some mist and some fog potentially over some higher parts of the uk. and those temperatures beginning to drop away a little bit. it will feel a little bit chillier on sunday. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the covid pandemic has cost millions of lives and put governments around the world under intense scrutiny from their own citizens. nowhere more so than brazil, where the death toll has topped 600,000 and the president still refuses to be vaccinated.

you can see we may have some sunshine across the north east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into thelooks cloudy once again. and we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you can see again it looks like it's going to be quite cloudy. that cloud could be quite low as well, so some mist and some fog potentially over some higher parts of the uk. and those temperatures beginning to drop away a little bit. it will feel a little bit chillier on sunday. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. i'm a broken, recovering drug addict... ..that got a second chance. i love the poor, because i know i am the poor. and as long as i breathe, i'll serve the poor.

you can see we may have some sunshine across the north—east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into thed we may just sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you can see again it looks like it's going to be quite cloudy. that cloud could be quite low as well, so some mist and some fog potentially over some higher parts of the uk. and those temperatures beginning to drop away a little bit. it will feel a little bit chillier on sunday. this is bbc news, with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. inflation alert. the federal reserve signals more aggressive interest rate rises and speeds up its exit from stimulus measures. dilemma for the bank of england. caught between omicron and inflation, will the uk become the first major economy to raise the cost of borrowing? turkey's currency crisis deepens. is the central bank about to make

breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south west england, south wales. east england. temperatures on a par with thursday, although just tending to go a little bit lower, and that's a trend that continues through the weekend. friday night into saturday morning, a lot of cloud around, some mist and fog. again, the clearest skies in scotland, so this is where we're most likely to get a frost as the weekend begins, but there could be a few pockets, too, towards north east england. with that area of high pressure i showed you earlier, a lot of settled weather over the weekend. a lot of cloud, it'll be mainly dry and again temperatures just starting to edge down a few degrees over the weekend. and still quite breezy on saturday through the english channel, channel islands, far south west of england. could be a few brighter breaks here as there may be towards the far west of wales, more particularly into scotland. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud, fewer temperatures in double figures at this stage, it's mid to high single figures. and plenty of cloud around again

you can see we may have some sunshine across the north east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into theust sneak those temperatures across southern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you can see again it looks like it's going to be quite cloudy. that cloud could be quite low as well, so some mist and some fog potentially over some higher parts of the uk. and those temperatures beginning to drop away a little bit. it will feel a little bit chillier on sunday. this is bbc news. the headlines — the uk has registered a record number of new coronavirus infections. more than 78,500 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the highest figure since the pandemic began. president biden has been inspecting the devastation caused by tornadoes in the state of kentucky. he's promised federal aid to rebuild communities. at least 74 people died in the state and 14 others elsewhere. the former minneapolis police of

you can see we may have some sunshine across the north—east of scotland, perhaps west wales, into thern parts in particular into double figures. there's the area of high pressure. it's really taking a shine to the uk. it's not going to move very far at all during this weekend. so, again, the winds are likely to be light, but as you can see again it looks like it's going to be quite cloudy. that cloud could be quite low as well, so some mist and some fog potentially over some higher parts of the uk. and those temperatures beginning to drop away a little bit. it will feel a little bit chillier on sunday. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. the worst is yet to come — a warning for people to be cautious about their christmas plans, as covid cases hit a new record. think carefully before you go. what kind of an event is it? are you likely to meet people who are vulnerable? are you going to meet loads of people you haven't met before. and get a test. new covid rules for large venues come into force across england — football fans and

breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south—west england and south wales. gain north—east england. temperatures on a par with thursday, although just tending to go a little bit lower, and that's a trend that continues through the weekend. friday night into saturday morning, a lot of cloud around, some mist and fog. again, the clearest skies in scotland, so this is where we're most likely to get a frost as the weekend begins, but there could be a few pockets, too, towards north—east england. with that area of high pressure i showed you earlier, a lot of settled weather over the weekend. a lot of cloud, it'll be mainly dry, and again temperatures just starting to edge down a few degrees over the weekend. and still quite breezy on saturday through the english channel, channel islands, far south—west of england. could be a few brighter breaks here, as there may be towards the far west of wales, more particularly into scotland. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud, fewer temperatures in double figures at this stage. it's mid to high single figures. and plenty of cloud

to begin the day but here there'll be some sunny spells around put up perhaps towards the far west of waleser where any fog lingers and they will be parts of scotland that are barely above freezing. and it is scotland and again some parts of northern england to most likely see a frost going into sunday morning. there will be and fog patches around and throughout the weekend wherever you're under the thickest cloud you encounter some drizzle though overall it will be mainly dry. perhaps the higher parts of wales, northern england and scotland most favoured to see some sunshine on sunday where is the valleys below could well be stuck underneath cloud. 0verall more cloud first scotland and northern england compared to saturday and it's turning cooler. welcome to bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: concern across europe as extra measures are announced to combat the growing threat of the 0micron variant. as cases jump sharply in the us, the country's top health official warns of the risks of not getting jabbed. clearly, unvaccinated individuals are really at a higher risk of serious inv

breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south—west england and south wales. gain north—east england. temperatures on a par with thursday, although just tending to go a little bit lower, and that's a trend that continues through the weekend. friday night into saturday morning, a lot of cloud around, some mist and fog. again, the clearest skies in scotland, so this is where we're most likely to get a frost as the weekend begins, but there could be a few pockets, too, towards north—east england. with that area of high pressure i showed you earlier, a lot of settled weather over the weekend. a lot of cloud, it'll be mainly dry, and again temperatures just starting to edge down a few degrees over the weekend. and still quite breezy on saturday through the english channel, channel islands, far south—west of england. could be a few brighter breaks here, as there may be towards the far west of wales, more particularly into scotland. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud, fewer temperatures in double figures at this stage. it's mid to high single figures. and plenty of cloud

perhaps north or the far west of wales in the far southwest england to some brighter breaks and at timesand most likely to see a frost going into sunday morning. again, there will be some mist and fog patches around. throughout the weekend wherever you are under the thickest cloud you could encounter some drizzle. although overall it'll be mainly dry. perhaps the higher parts of wales, northern england and scotland most favoured to see some sunshine on sunday where the valleys below could well be stuck underneath cloud. overall, more cloud for scotland in northern england compared with saturday. it's turning cooler. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. another day another record — more than 93 thousand new cases of coronavirus recorded in the uk in the past 2a hours. as casesjump sharply in the us — the country's top health official warns of the risks of not getting jabbed. clearly unvaccinated individuals are really at a high risk of serious involvement including hospitalisation. british prime minister borisjohnson suffers another blow,

the strongest winds likely to be across the west and south of wales, south—west england, around 60mphh strongest winds will be in wales. maybe cold enough for some snow over the higher parts of scotland, maybe the tops of the pennines, typical temperatures are 6 or 7. by thursday, the storm is no more, continuing to weaken, pressure rising and the wind is dropping, instead we find a weather front nosing from the atlantic. we are left with one or two showers around on thursday, lighter winds by this stage and we find some sunshine but there will be a weather front bringing cloud and rain into northern ireland, parts of wales in the south—west of england. ahead of that, temperatures showing little signs of change. the wetter weather will continue eastwards overnight, there could be more snow over higher parts of scotland, it looks like it will move fairly quickly, out of the way by friday. instead we have a north—westerly wind, probably a stronger wind as well but essentially it is a day of sunshine and showers. many southern and eastern areas are dry with the best of the sunshine, most

but there will be a weather front bringing cloud and rain into northern ireland, parts of wales in the south—weste wetter weather will continue eastwards over night, there could be more snow over higher parts of scotland, it looks like it will move fairly quickly, out of the way by friday. instead we have a north—westerly wind, probably a north—westerly wind, probably a stronger wind as well but essentially it is a day of sunshine and showers. many southern and eastern areas are trite with the best of the sunshine, most of the showers in the north and west of the uk, could be wintry over the hills. again, temperatures not changing very much, typically 6 or 7 . this week — poetry bot writes a classic. electric truck goes round the bend. and it's time we stop — hey, what's that sound? horns blare.

the rain coming in across the south—west could well fall as snow on the tops of the hills in north—west walesstill cold in the north and windy wherever you are. hello and welcome to bbc news — i'll bring you all the latest headlines when we're joined by viewers on bbc one in just a few minutes but before that our top story this lunchtime: 1.74 million people in the uk had coronavirus on 19 december, according to a survey by the office for national statistics. that's up by more than 400,000 people on the figure three days earlier. this equates to one in 35 people or 2.7% of the population of the united kingdom. it comes amid news of "a glimmer of christmas hope" from the uk health security agency's drjenny harries who says new cononavirus data suggests that the omicron variant may be less likely to lead to serious illness than the delta variant. but dr harries cautions that more information is needed,

this will increase the cloud in the south—west of england and wales, northern ireland, and bring rain

perhaps an hour or so of rain working its way from west to east across england and wales the showers shine for the day and widely highs in the mid teens. squally showers at the southeast of england through saturday evening put up into the small hours of sunday some heavier showers as we pick and from the west of wales and the midlands for the very mild night for the peas of the temperatures more typical of a daytime for this time of year or even perhaps lightly here. sunday some better weather again on the cards for england and wales and some blustery winds. we can see in ten showers working their way through. i think they drives and brightest weather for sunday will be for scotland and northern ireland for the up on monday we fall into a bit of a pincer movement in terms of our weather because the uk. we will see this weather front to the cell trying to push some rain in this area of low pressure to the north trying to turn things increasingly unsettled. between the two some breezy conditions but i think the best of any solid balls for a perhaps old midland, northern in the but to th

brightness preaching to the south—west of wales, northern ireland.l make it feel quite cold again across the north and east, single figure values. milderair looming in the south, double figure values. heading to a boxing day night, that area of rain, sleet and snow drifting northwards, the milder air begins to win out, it will be reverting back to rain. across central and southern areas, drier, lighterwind, mistand for kieran there, clear spells, continuing to be mild across the south. another chiellini night in the north. this new area of low pressure drifting to south, main impact into france from monday, southern parts of britain will get swiped as it moved its way eastwards. outbreaks of persistent rain, some heavy, affecting southern england, winter picking up, quite windy for a while, further north quiet, quite a lot of cloud around, sunnier moments, northern england into much of scotland. cooler air across the north, milder despite the wind and rain across the south. things are set to turn milder in the run—up to new year, even into the start

breezy with it through the channel islands into parts of south west england, south wales. nto saturday morning, a lot of cloud around, some mist and fog. again, the clearest skies in scotland, so this is where we're most likely to get a frost as the weekend begins, but there could be a few pockets, too, towards north east england. with that area of high pressure i showed you earlier, a lot of settled weather over the weekend. a lot of cloud, it'll be mainly dry and again temperatures just starting to edge down a few degrees over the weekend. and still quite breezy on saturday through the english channel, channel islands, far south west of england. could be a few brighter breaks here as there may be towards the far west of wales, more particularly into scotland. elsewhere, a good deal of cloud, fewer temperatures in double figures at this stage, it's mid to high single figures. and plenty of cloud around again on sunday, could be drizzly in a few spots, but there's also a chance of seeing one or two brighter breaks here and there. now, for the most part, temperatures in sing

around so far today, and into the afternoon, the heaviest will be in this zone across parts of north and west walesridor. to the south of it, staying cloudy, patchy rain or drizzle. to the north of it, some sunny spells, but weather you're north or south of that dividing line, it is going to be exceptionally mild for this stage in december. we could hit 16 or 17 degrees across parts of east anglia and the south—east. that area of cloud and more persistent rain edges a bit further north tonight. patch of heavy, maybe thundery showers, working eastwards through england and wales. another very mild night for the most part, although the far north of scotland will be a bit full of. here, we've got some sunshine to start new year's eve. southern scotland, northern ireland, far north of england, fairly cloudy, outbreaks of rain, heaviest in the morning. lighter in the afternoon. better chance of some sunshine across the rest of england and wales, and that bit of sunshine will lift temperatures again close to 16-17, lift temperatures again close to 16—17, potentially making it the warmest new year's eve on

of rain around tonight. it'll still be windy, particularly over some western coasts, wales and the south—west. mperature is not as low as last night because of the cloud wind and rain. it won't be as windy tomorrow but still strong winds across the northern isles, northern ireland, much of england and wales. in parts of wales and the south—west, winds around 60 mph. we still have this mixture of showers, longer spells of rain, brief glimpses of sunshine perhaps, and some winter in so the higher ground in northern parts of the uk. we are still in chilly air, temperature sitting at around six, seven degrees. by the time we get to thursday, the storm is no more, it continues to weaken, the winds continues to weaken, the winds continue to drop, pressure rises, and we start to see a weather front coming in from the atlantic. this will increase the cloud in the south—west of england and wales, northern ireland, and bring rain in from the west. ahead of it, a quieter day, lighter winds, from the west. ahead of it, a quieter day, lighterwinds, many quieter day, lighter winds, many places quieter day, l

west of england. — reason like this. the west of england, bordering - reason like this. the west of england, bordering walesthis. the west of. england, bordering wales, lots of farmers. does he bear any personal, responsibility for losing this vote? i personal, responsibility for losing this vote?— losing this vote? i think he was facing _ losing this vote? i think he was facing a _ losing this vote? i think he was facing a very _ losing this vote? i think he l was facing a very challenging backdrop in that talking to people out there on the ground, they view the local issues that did come up, whether it was the response times or transport or the impacts of possible trade deals on farming. i think this was really overshadowed by the christmas party on the doorstep or how things were going down in westminster and what was happening in number 10. in westminster and what was happening in numberio. i in westminster and what was happening in number 10. i think it was challenging time for him. the fact that he wasn't from the local area i don't think really helped him either. that can be overcome, that has been o

to begin the day but here there'll be some sunny spells around put up perhaps towards the far west of walesikely see a frost going into sunday morning. there will be and fog patches around and throughout the weekend wherever you're under the thickest cloud you encounter some drizzle though overall it will be mainly dry. perhaps the higher parts of wales, northern england and scotland most favoured to see some sunshine on sunday where is the valleys below could well be stuck underneath cloud. overall more clout first scotland and northern england compared to saturday and it's turning cooler. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson is urged to "get a grip" after his party's huge defeat in a parliamentary by—election. more than 93 thousand new cases of coronavirus recorded in the uk in the past 24 hours. as cases jump sharply in the us — the country's top health official warns of the risks of not getting jabbed. clearly unvaccinated individuals are really at a high risk of serious in involvement including hospi

of rain swings its way in from the west. a little bit chilly again across northern parts of scotland, very mild down towards wales and the southr wednesday, that band of rain associated with the frontal system will continue to journey its way north—eastwards, so we will see some wet weather for a time on wednesday. clearing many areas quite quickly. that rain lingering, though, for a good part of the afternoon in northern scotland. behind it, there will be some spells of sunshine, some areas of cloud, too. but some increasingly mild conditions, 15—16 degrees in the south, 13 there for belfast, ten in glasgow. the milder air is journeying northwards. it will continue to do so on thursday. quite a cloudy day for many, some mist and murk, some rain especially in the west. best chance of any sunshine in eastern parts, but highs of 16 or maybe 17 degrees. but even northern scotland will be up into double digits by this stage. another quite windy day in prospect. for friday, new year's eve, a lot of cloud around, some rain, especially in the west. best of any sunshine in the east, and still milder than it should be for the end of de

still windy across the south—west of wales and england.the low pressure, showers and rain and cold enough in the north for a little rain and cold enough in the north for a little snow rain and cold enough in the north for a little snow on rain and cold enough in the north for a little snow on the rain and cold enough in the north for a little snow on the hills. rain and cold enough in the north for a little snow on the hills. not very nice. thank you. thank you. 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. hello, i'm 0lly foster, here's what's coming up on spotsday tonight a fitting climax to the formula one championship or are hamilton and verstsappen on collision course the two great rivals in cricket prepare to renew their rivalry, we'll get the ashes latest from australia. and can everton stop the rot, we'll head to goodison park ahead of tonights match against arsenal also coming up in the programme. the fulham fan who faced terrible online abuse just for