isolated wintry flurries, coming in across the mountains of north—west scotland, most mountains of north—westten to 13 degrees, good in sunny spells, fairly light wind as well, as we had through next week, another change on the cards, unsettled start, and then things will turn quite a bit colder as we head up to easter, still some uncertainty. cold spell in the weather. don't forget, fox said to go forward and hour as we enter british summer time on sunday. —— clocks set to go forward. three people are shot dead and 16 injured in a series of attacks by a suspected islamist gunman in southern france. the attacker took shoppers hostage in a local supermarket before being shot and killed by police. i invite all citizens to be aware of the seriousness of the terrorist threat but also understand the strength and resilience of our people, who have been attacked. one police officer is fighting for his life in hospital. we'll have more on this latest terror attack in france. also tonight... inside porton down. we gain exclusive access to the military chemical facility investigating the salisbury nerv

west, it does look like the driest day of the long weekend, easter day that is. it will tend to fragment, some brightness coming through, sunshine and a few showers, snow showers for scotlandsouth and west but through the afternoon the approach of the next weather system will blank out sunshine and bring with it rained through the second half of the afternoon. into easter monday the process , afternoon. into easter monday the process, the weather system continued to go north, butting into cold here, turning into snow mostly over the hills, up into scotland, some low levels will see snow as well in the heavy bursts, it turns more mild with heavy showers in the south, contrasting weather but for easter monday intentionally many people will be returning from the long weekend and on the roads with a risk of snow, it's not good news, there are warnings on the website. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11: two british men accused of carrying out beheadings for the so—called islamic state have complained that they won't get a fair trial after losing their citizenship. the un calls for an independent investigation as 16 palestinians are killed in clashes with israe

northern ireland is likely to see showers which will continue across north—west scotland. scotland where we have the best sunshine. where we have sunshine it will give clear skies overnight as temperatures will tumble. wintry showers feeding into the far north—west of scotland. cloud across england and wales keeping temperatures between four and seven celsius. a cold start to the day for many but bright with sunshine. cloud clinging to the far south of england. it could bring drizzle but elsewhere a decent day with spells of sunshine. watch out for showers especially in north—west scotland. they could be wintry. it should feel pleasa nt they could be wintry. it should feel pleasant in the sunshine tomorrow. however. it does start to turn colder. just how cold is open to doubt. the risk of snow. uncertainty around this so keep an eye on the forecast. monday dawns cold bright. outbreaks of rain arriving in wales, south—west england, northern ireland and western scotland. in the sunshine up to 12 degrees, but expect temperatures to tumble as we had to easter. it looks like it

further east, scotla nd south—west scotland. nly across the eastern side of england, temperatures getting up to between 12 and 1a celsius. not bad for this time of year. looking ahead to thursday, the vendor that would have been the worse m oves vendor that would have been the worse moves north and east, but only making slow progress. this band of rain will stall to the south of it, bright spells but also some hefty showers to the north of it, temperatures beginning to drop. that isa sign temperatures beginning to drop. that is a sign of what is to come, because strom. some moving northwards and eastwards, it will hit this area of high pressure which will get is an easterly wind, a cold easterly wind, which will in places provide some snow. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. president trump says the nerve agent attack in salisbury "sounds like the work of russia' — and that he'll speak to the prime minister today. well it sounds to me, i'm speaking to theresa may today. it sounds to me like it wo

, wales and the south—west scotland, wales and the south—west of england. nglia holding on the brightness for the longest, temperatures at a maximum of 13 celsius. as we move into tuesday, overnight we will see a spell of rain, this area of low pressure works its way in from the west and many grinds to a halt starting to pivot slightly, so on tuesday they will be spells of rain and in scotla nd will be spells of rain and in scotland could fall as snow over the high ground, any brightness i think for the south—west of england, temperatures had a maximum of 13 celsius, starting to turn colder in the north. the rain is still with us on wednesday so continuing to see spells of rain on wednesday, could be snow on the hills of scotland and northern england. still some showers across england and wales, some of which will be heavy with some hail mixed in, temperatures in the south sticking with double figures, but starting to turn colder, a maximum of 4-10dc. starting to turn colder, a maximum of 4—10dc. as we move towards easter, we will start to lose the springlik

the best sunshine the further west you are, northern ireland, scotland, wales and south—west england, facing coasts. temperatures will respond with the sunshine, highs around 7—11. with the light winds and sunshine, it will feel much better. however, low pressure will sit out to the west, not only for wednesday but the rest of the working week in actualfact. spiralling around that low is a series of frontal systems. the good news is it's driving in a south—westerly wind so milder air spills across the country, the bad news is circulating around that my will be weather fronts bringing rain at times. not for all of us. perhaps on wednesday it will be in the south—west, eventually into ireland and also wales and south—west scotland but central and eastern areas will see decent spells of sunshine and temperatures will respond. it will be windy at times and it will see some wet weather spiralling around that low pressure, almost like a catherine wheel, driving up some rain at times. chiefly affecting the south—west, eventually moving into northern ireland and into wales. but for much of th

showers mainly in north—west scotland.w on tuesday, wednesday, but uncertainty around the detail. monday starts try and bright. sunshine through the morning. the cloud will build. rain in south—west england, wales, northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland later in the day. it looks like things turn more wintry as we head towards easter, picking up a cold wind and a chance some of us will see snow. time now. 9:55am. this is one of the most coveted titles by gchq. adam ward for impressive cyber talent among girls and women. we are honoured to have the team who fought off 4000 competitors with us. this year's cyberfirst competition saw megan, jess, zara and callena rise to the top in a series of online challenges set by the national cyber security centre. with their computer science teacher, patranjali bhattacharya. welcome. that is the trophy and an invitation to buckingham palace we will see. what you do? the competition was about working at problem solving, teamwork, using your knowledge

wet weather continuing across the north and west of scotland but the north and west of scotland but the5 degrees. low pressure still with us as we head on into the middle of pa rt as we head on into the middle of part of the week so it does remain u nsettled, part of the week so it does remain unsettled, a lot of rain at times, but i think we are looking at heavy showers on wednesday. some merged together to produce longer spells a friend, even the odd thundery one central southern eastern areas as again it will feel cold in south—western winter. given some sunshine, highways of 14 or 15 celsius and even quite mild across the northern parts as well. this is bbc news. the headlines — russian diplomats expelled by the united states over the poisoning of a former double agent in britain have begun leaving washington. earlier, russia told britain it must reduce its diplomatic presence by just over 50 people. palestinians are observing a day of national mourning for at least 16 people killed in clashes with israeli soldiers at the gaza border on friday. the un secretary—general has called fo

we have a few showers in the north and west, parts of scotland, northern ireland and northern englandssure, clear skies, allowing temperatures to fall away, —— overnight. a few patches of mist and fog. the temperatures in the towns and cities, colder in raw areas. as we start the week they will be milder temperatures to begin with but as an area of low pressure moves in from the west it will turn colder, initially from the north and then the cold air will start to spread across the whole of the country. so, across the whole of the country. so, a bright and frosty start of the day on monday, plenty of sunshine to begin with but turning cloudy from the west, outbreaks of rain, spreading into northern ireland, south—west scotland, wales and the south—west scotland, wales and the south—west of england, the best of the brightness in the east where we will hold onto some bright intervals and sunny spells, temperatures as a maximum of 13 celsius. overnight into tuesday we will see a spell of rain working its way across the country, the area of low pressure moves in and it will grind to a hal

will move away, sunshine will appear, and we should see one or two showers across the north and west of scotland of scotland. rain getting in towards cornwall and devon. temperatures single figures in the north. cooler generally, 10—12 for england and wales. friday night, this feature in the south of the country will bring further rain from the west country into central and southern england. so here, where we have more cloud cover, not so cold to start saturday. but further north, under clear skies, a touch of frost — temperatures hovering around freezing. so, for this weekend, it's actually not looking that bad. there will be some good spells of sunshine around. a few showers, most in the north of the country. it will be fairly mild, with temperatures pretty typical for this time of year. saturday may start off quite cloudy, damp across southern britain. outbreaks of rain maybe, confined to the south—east of england into the afternoon. the best of the brightness further north and west. we'll have a few showers for scotland and northern ireland. these will be wintry over the higher ground. tempe

showers in northern ireland, west of scotland, some could be wintry.stern scotland. cloud overnight, particularly in east anglia and south—west england. showers in north—west scotland and for many, a cold night. a touch of frost. a cold start tomorrow but right, spells of sunshine, cloud will be stubborn to go from south—east england, perhaps bringing drizzle at times. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. the french police officer who swapped places with a hostage in an armed siege at a supermarket has died. three other people were killed and 16 more were injured in three separate attacks — all carried out by a man who said he supported the group that calls itself islamic state. owen smith says he'll continue to argue against brexit, despite being sacked from the labour front bench over the issue. the views that i'm reflecting are the views of the vast majority of labour party members, including those who supported jeremy corbyn in the leadership contest over the last few years. sergei skripal wrote to president putin asking to be allowed to return

cloudier from the west, fabrics of rain pushing in from northern ireland and later into south—west scotlandgland. temperatures in double figures, a maximum of 13 celsius. on tuesday, a spell of rain is that whether from works its way to the east. low—pressure works across, and with that, the associated weather fronts bringing rain which could fall as snow over the hills in scotland. falling as rain further south. more in the way of dry and bright weather for the south west. maximum temperature of 13 south west. maximum temperature of i3 celsius. starting to feel colder in the north, maximum of eight celsius. on wednesday, that weather front begins to pivot and sink south. still the risk of snow showers in parts of scotland under the high ground of northern england. across england and wales, a few showers, some heavy, the risk of hail. temperatures start to turn a bit colder. we know that as we start this week, it will be turning colder, rain at times, some drier intervals, but some of the rain could fall as snow over the high ground in the north. this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the he

north—west scotland two, we should see some sunshine, perhaps across southern counties but generally head into monday, where we have some strengthening winds, rain coming in from the south—west, followed by showers on tuesday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: poisoned at home — uk police reveal a deadly nerve agent was on the former spy‘s front door. after kim jong—un‘s secret trip to beijing — chinese officials head to south korea for key talks. grief and fury in siberia at the first funerals for victims of the shopping centre inferno. egypt's president looks set for a landslide victory in the presidential election. but human rights groups say the vote was a farce. also in the programme: the rise and fall of an african hero. burkino faso's former president remembered on stage.

will move away, sunshine will appear, and we should see one or two showers across the north and west of scotlandin coming in towards cornwall and devon. temperatures single figures in the north. cooler generally, 10—12 for england and wales. friday night, this feature in the south of the country will bring further rain from the west country into central and southern england. so here, where we have more cloud cover, not so cold to start saturday. but further north, under clear skies, a touch of frost — temperatures hovering around freezing. so, for this weekend, it's actually not looking that bad. there will be some good spells of sunshine around. a few showers, most in the north of the country. it will be fairly mild, with temperatures fairly typical for this time of year. saturday may start off quite cloudy, damp across southern britain. outbreaks of rain maybe, confined to the south—east of england in the afternoon. the best of the brightness further north and west. we'll have a few showers for scotland and northern ireland. these will be wintry on the higher ground. temperatures again ranging

elsewhere, some good spells of sunshine, isolated showers for north—west scotland.n england as well. temperatures a maximum of 12 celsius. it will feel pleasa nt maximum of 12 celsius. it will feel pleasant and sunshine. next week, we will see the return to something cold. the risk of seeing some snow but a cold. the risk of seeing some snow butafairamount cold. the risk of seeing some snow but a fair amount of uncertainty in the detail. a cold but bright start on monday, plenty of sunshine through the morning but turning cloudy through the day with some spells of rain moving into the worst. temperatures still in double figures for many, maximum of 12 celsius. tuesday and wednesday, we need to stay tuned to the mass. we have a north—easterly wind dragging in colderairand it have a north—easterly wind dragging in colder air and it looks like it is set to stay as we move towards easter. with that cold air, the risk of snow, but some uncertainty with the details will stage in. this is bbc news. i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at two: hundreds of thousands of american

one to showers for the north—west of scotland.13 degrees celsius across the south. is the this is bbc world news, i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: french police shoot dead a man who killed at least three people and took others hostage in a supermarket. as the attacker claims allegiance to islamic state, a policeman emerges as a hero by offering to swap himself for one of the captives. he's now fighting for his life. to the kernel who was with those men voluntarily swap himself hostage. who the terrorists then let go. the officer stayed with him and then the terrorists opened fire, so our forces intervened and brought down the terrorists. also ahead: british officials search the offices of the data gathering company cambridge analytica, despite it insisting it broke no laws while amassing online information.

the night, but then some clearer skies starts to spread across northern ireland and the far west of scotlande a few misty patches. but most places will stay above freezing. into tomorrow, starting with a loss of cloud. some outbreaks very light and patchy rain edging eastwards, but a decent amount of sunshine for more than ireland and west scotland. it won't be as warm and is the weekend, but it was told reach 11 celsius in some places. but it will change in the middle of the week, the low pressure moving in from the atlantic. the white lines squeezing together, the winds could touch gale force in some areas. mild air wafting across the country. on wednesday, some uncertainty about how far east the wet weather will get. certainly some blustery winds, but the further east yuan, a better chance of seeing some spells of sunshine. and if you get that, we could reach 15 celsius, but those temperatures are slowly but showery dipping away as we reach the end of the week, especially in the northern areas. it will remain unsettled, often quite breezy as well, with some outbreaks of rain at times. and

later in the night, some spots of rain over the far north—west of scotland. tonight. we'll see the clearest skies and lightest winds towards wales and the south—west of england. there could just be a touch of slight frost here, temperatures around 2 degrees or so, but for much of the country it's a relatively mild and frost free start to thursday morning. thursday shapes up to be not a bad day. a few showers at first across east anglia and the south—east, that should clear away. a lot of dry weather, the best of the sunshine across eastern scotland and eastern england. in fact, in eastern scotland we could see 13 degrees or so. later in the day, though, the rain arrives from the west and starts to moving across northern ireland and the west of scotland. much of england and wales keeps the dry weather for a good part of the day. heading towards the end of this working week, we have a couple of fronts that you can see making their way from west to east across the country through thursday night and on to friday. we are likely to start friday with quite a bit of

for scotland and northern ireland, though, you will have the best of the sunshine. a few showers pushing into the north—westhigh ground and the cloud will be thick enough crossing wales for the odd spot of light rain or drizzle, and some mist and murk, too. temperature—wise, 9—11 celsius across the south. during saturday night as that area of low pressure starts to pull away, it will take the cloud with it, too. it'll become confined to the south—east corner of england. so here where we have the cloud, by the end of the night, it should still be fairly mild — temperatures above freezing, certainly. elsewhere, it's going to be a chilly night with a touch of frost around. we start sunday, then, on a really chilly note for many. a touch of frost around but bright, crisp sunshine across many central and northern areas. eventually, the cloud will clear away from east anglia and the south—east, so the sunshine will make an appearance here later in the morning and into the afternoon. so a better—looking day across the board. again, a few showers for the north and the west of scotland, these will be wintry over the

cloudy from the west, spells of rain moving into northern ireland, south—west scotland, wales and thelsius, as we move into tuesday, overnight we will see a spell of rain, area of low pressure works its way in from the west and grinds to a halt, starting to pivot slightly. 0n west and grinds to a halt, starting to pivot slightly. on tuesday, spells of rain, scotland could see snow on the high ground, any brightness for the south—west of england, temperatures at a maximum of 13 degrees. starting to turn colder in the north. that rain still with us as we move into wednesday, continuing to see spells of rain through wednesday, again, could fall as snow over the hills, still some showers across england and wales, some of which could be heavy with hale mixed in. temperatures in the south sticking with double figures, starting to turn colder. maximum of four to 10 degrees. as we move towards easter, we will lose the springlike feel, it will turn colder, there will be rain at times, it could fall as snow. this is bbc news. the headlines at six: the australia cricket captain steve smith has b

the far north—west of scotland, staying wet. temperatures single figures in the north. he south of the country will bring further rain from the west country into central and southern england. with more cloud cover, not so cold to start saturday. but further north, under clear skies, a touch of frost — temperatures around freezing. so, not looking bad for the weekend. some sunshine around. a few showers, most in the north of the country. temperatures will be mild and typical for this time of year. saturday may start off quite cloudy, damp in southern britain. outbreaks of rain confined to the south—east of england in the afternoon. the best of the brightness further north and west. a few showers for scotland and northern ireland. these will be wintry on the higher ground. temperatures ranging between 9, 10, 11 for the south. now, during saturday night, that rain should eventually clear away from the south of the country. largely clear skies. continuing showers in scotland, these will be wintry. a cooler night to come under clear skies, with light winds. hovering around fo

west. showers in scotland and northern ireland, especially on the hills.cius. sunday looks like the better day of the weekend. more widespread sunny spells. the best of the sunshine across the east. feeling more milder too, top temperatures around 13 celsius. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is nkem ifejika. our top stories: mark zuckerberg admits facebook made mistakes, mishandling data from 50 million users, and promises to make changes. anger in russia as britain's foreign secretary says president putin will use the world cup as propaganda like adolf hitler did with the berlin olympics. the suspect in the texas bombings blows himself up as police close in. but what motivated the 23—year—old man? six months after hurricane maria, millions of puerto ricans are still struggling to survive. many blame the us government forfailing to do enough. and a cracking continent. the seismic shift in kenya's rift valley that could divide africa.

west. rain arrives in western parts of scotland, northern ireland and wales later in the day. or 12 ahead of the rain, highs of ten or i2 celsius. we need to keep an eye on what is happening on tuesday and wednesday. we pick up and used or north—easterly wind, some colder air across the uk and the prospect that some of us could see some snow. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at one. hundreds of thousands of americans prepare to take part in rallies calling for tighter gun controls. tributes are paid to the policeman who died of his injuries after swapping places with hostages during yesterday's terror attack. president macron says he was a hero. owen smith says he'll continue to argue against brexit, despite being sacked from the labour front bench over the issue. and in half an hour sex, lies and murder on the high seas. we took a look at new evidence shedding light on the porthole mystery.

fringes of wales, to the west of the pennines, but especially into northern ireland, north and west scotlandnd, with a brisk breeze. a lot of that patchy wet weather will fade away during the night, into sunday morning. clearing skies into northern and western parts of britain will allow temperatures to dip away into a touch of frost, there will be fog patches into sunday. but it is a better day on sunday, that is if you've been wet, in between weather systems, it is the most widely dry day of this easter weekend. there will be a good deal of cloud around, one or two showers to be had here and there, and some drizzle. but many places will be dry, a few breaks in the cloud here and there, maybe some developing through eastern parts of england. but expect a good deal of cloud. and rain coming back to south—west england and southwest wales later in the day, we have seen a lot of rain here, so watch out for potential problems from that. and from the rain and snow pushing northwards into easter monday, because the moisture is feeding into cold air, sofa parts of wales and the midlands northwards,

will move away, sunshine will appear, and we should see one or two showers across the north and west of scotland in towards cornwall and devon. temperatures single figures in the north. cooler generally, 10—12 for england and wales. friday night, this feature in the south of the country will bring further rain from the west country into central and southern england. so here, where we have more cloud cover, not so cold to start saturday. but further north, under clear skies, a touch of frost — temperatures hovering around freezing. so, for this weekend, it's actually not looking that bad. there will be some good spells of sunshine around. a few showers, most in the north of the country. it will be fairly mild, with temperatures pretty typical for this time of year. saturday may start off quite cloudy, damp across southern britain. outbreaks of rain maybe, confined to the south—east of england into the afternoon. the best of the brightness further north and west. we'll have a few showers for scotland and northern ireland. these will be wintry over the higher ground. temperatures again ranging betw

will move away, sunshine will appear, and we should see one or two showers in the north and west of scotland and devon. temperatures single figures in the north. cooler generally, 10—12 for england and wales. friday night, this feature in the south of the country will bring further rain from the west country into central and southern england. with more cloud cover, not so cold to start saturday. but further north, under clear skies, a touch of frost — temperatures hovering around freezing. so, for this weekend, it's actually not looking that bad. some sunshine around. a few showers, most in the north of the country. it will be mild fairly, with temperatures fairly typical for this time of year. saturday may start off quite cloudy, damp in southern britain. outbreaks of rain confined to the south—east of england in the afternoon. the best of the brightness further north and west. a few showers for scotland and northern ireland. these will be wintry on the higher ground. temperatures ranging between 9, 10, 11 for the south. now, during saturday night, that rain should eventually clear away fro

some wintry in the far north—west of scotland. on sunday, it isa north—west of scotland. because at the moment it looks like it will turn colder and some of us may well see some snow and not just some of us may well see some snow and notjust on the hills. now though, i know that will fill you with glee. —— nagger. britain's new blue brexit passport looks set to be be made by a foreign company after the only british firm bidding for the contract revealed they hadn't been succesful. the news has been greeted with anger from some conservative mps. martin sutherland is the chief executive of the security document manufacturers de la rue, who are based in basingstoke. martin, thank you for taking the time to talk to us from our london studios this morning. as many as are of the opinion, say "aye". to the contrary, "no". good morning. what happened, you were part of a group of companies going for the tender and you were told that you had not been awarded it? we woke up to this this morning. de la rue is the only british company competing for the supply of the british passport.

wintry showers across the north—west of scotland, extra cloud in the channel islands and south—west ofso not as cold here and as you go through tomorrow this area of cloud spreads north into parts of wales and the midlands and eventually in the south outbreaks of linda later than the day. further north mist patches first thing but then that good spells of sunshine and showers to the north—west of scotland with temperatures are around eight and 11 degrees. enter friday evening, a 5°99y degrees. enter friday evening, a soggy end to the day across some southern parts of england, wales and the midlands as well, rainer pushing through and initially liked and patchy but turning heavier as the evening draws on. through friday night, the frontal system pushes northwards driven by the low pressure but as that sits to the south—west it allows us to draw and a mildly from the south so into the weekend you can expect temperatures to climb, some sports up to 15 or 16 degrees. with that we will see some rain at times, so visitors a day by day. on saturday the right wet weather pushing into scotland,

weather front moving m, spells, week weather front moving in, the odd spot of rain to parts of north—west scotlandr the time of year, taking average for the time of year, taking a bit ofa average for the time of year, taking a bit of a dip average for the time of year, taking a bit ofa dip in average for the time of year, taking a bit of a dip in scotland. as we look at the picture for tuesday, bump in the ice bars, reach of high—pressure, some fine weather on tuesday, fair amount of cloud around to begin the day through eastern parts, in particular, could be drizzly, chance of the odd light shower. 0n the whole, quiet day on tuesday, some sunny spells, like twins, and temperatures may start a little bit on the chilly side, up to around nine to 11 degrees. ridge of high pressure is not lasting very long, going into wednesday, low pressure is about the park itself to the south—west of the uk once again, head of that, the breeze will pick up. pushing weather systems our way through the end of the week. cloud, sunny spells, breezy picture particularly in the west and towards the north—west, better ch

scotland, good spells of sunshine. there have been a few showers in the north and west. ls of scotland. clearer skies further south. where we have the cloud, there could be drizzle or one or two patches of mist. a colder night to come where we have the clear skies and we could see a touch of frost forming. a reminder that the clocks go forward tonight. tomorrow, a milder start for the south and east of england, cloudier, but it will lift and break, righteousness developing. perhaps one or two showers in north—west scotland where they could be wintry. northern ireland and north and england as well. milder conditions do not look set to last as we start next week, we will see a turn to something colder. the risk of seeing snow through tuesday and wednesday but some uncertainty in the detail so do stage yielded to the forecast. it will be a fairly chilly start on monday, plenty of sunshine, but with spells of rain pushing in from the west. temperatures staying in the double figures for many, a maximum of 12 degrees. through tuesday and wednesday, a easterly, north—easterly wi

scotland. overnight, a series of weather fronts coming in from the west bringing outbreaks of rain. he night into the early hours of friday, most of the rain will be confined to scotland and northern ireland and northern england. the weather fronts further south will have heavy rain and the odd speed and spot, mainly cloud. —— spit. a mild start to friday. heavy and persistent rain in the northern half of the country for friday. improving in the afternoon. cloud will move away and sunshine will appear to be away and sunshine will appear to be a few showers in the north and west of scotland. the far north—west of scotland, wet. single figure temperatures in the north. cool, 12-13 temperatures in the north. cool, 12—13 for england and wales. friday night. this feature in the south of the country will bring further rain into central and southern england. with more cloud cover, not so—called to start saturday. further north, temperatures around freezing. —— so cold. not looking bad for the weekend. sunshine. a few showers, most in the north. temperatures will be typicalfor this time most

actually, for easter, i will be spending a nice time on the west coast of scotland andi time on the westhave some eggs... lucky you, but for retail it is just about making more money.” you, but for retail it is just about making more money. ijust hope it is fresh. i hope the jokes are better! i certainly do. thank you for your company. i want to mention ten tweet. tom jones saying the whole tea m tweet. tom jones saying the whole team should be banned to stop others from doing it. keep in touch. bye— bye. hello once again. i hope at least at some point during the course of the weekend you managed to get to see some sunshine, because it may well be in the forthcoming week that that is in short supply for some areas, especially the northern parts of scotland. all of us will notice it turning a little bit colder, because initially there's some warmth to be had, especially across the southern half of the british isles. and none settled look to proceeding. spring warmth across the southern counties but by wednesday, that may become a distant memory certainly as we tap into the cold air from s

fringes of wales, to the west of the pennines, but especially into northern ireland, north and west scotlandctually it is quite cold into north—east england, with a brisk breeze. a lot of that patchy wet weather will fade away during the night, into sunday morning. clearing skies into northern and western parts of britain will allow temperatures to dip away into a touch of frost, there will be fog patches into sunday. but it is a better day on sunday, that is if you've been wet, in between weather systems, it is the most widely dry day of this easter weekend. there will be a good deal of cloud around, one or two showers to be had here and there, and some drizzle. but many places will be dry, a few breaks in the cloud here and there, maybe some developing through eastern parts of england. but expect a good deal of cloud. and rain coming back to south—west england and southwest wales later in the day, we have seen a lot of rain here, so watch out for potential problems from that. and from the rain and snow pushing northwards into easter monday, because the moisture is feeding into cold air, so

for scotland and northern ireland, though, you will have the best of the sunshine. a few showers pushing into the north—westwill be thick enough crossing wales for the odd spot of light rain or drizzle, and some mist and murk, too. temperature—wise, 9—11 celsius across the south. during saturday night as that area of low pressure starts to pull away, it will take the cloud with it, too. it'll become confined to the south—east corner of england. so here where we have the cloud, by the end of the night, it should still be fairly mild — temperatures above freezing, certainly. elsewhere, it's going to be a chilly night with a touch of frost around. we start sunday, then, on a really chilly note for many. a touch of frost around but bright, crisp sunshine across many central and northern areas. eventually, the cloud will clear away from east anglia and the south—east, so the sunshine will make an appearance here later in the morning and into the afternoon. so a better—looking day across the board. again, a few showers for the north and the west of scotland, these will be wintry over the hills. but with more suns

a slightly brighter picture for the north west of scotland and north west northern ireland, but stillall. across much of wales we have seen heavy snowfall through the day. more snowfall to come on that strong easterly wind blowing it around. we have already had 10—15 centimetres in places. snow showers continuing in northern parts of england, fewer than yesterday, and moreso across east anglia and the south—east, fewer. could be snow showers around antrim and county down, but fewer for the north west of northern ireland and the north west of scotland, still some coming through in the central lowlands. we've had a good covering here and in glasgow overnight. tracing the snow, very slow easing westward, so it will continue to pile up another five or ten centimetres widely, but double that in places, especially on the hills. temperatures are nothing to write home about, akin with yesterday. maybe slightly less wind in the north. adding on the wind elsewhere, and it's another very bitter day with a penetrating frost to come through the night, because we will keep the strong winds across s

will move away, sunshine will appear, and we should see one or two showers across the north and west of scotlandest of scotland. rain coming in towards cornwall and devon. temperatures single figures in the north. cooler generally, 10—12 for england and wales. friday night, this feature in the south of the country will bring further rain from the west country into central and southern england. so here, where we have more cloud cover, not so cold to start saturday. but further north, under clear skies, a touch of frost — temperatures hovering around freezing. so, for this weekend, it's actually not looking that bad. there will be some good spells of sunshine around. a few showers, most in the north of the country. it will be fairly mild, with temperatures fairly typical for this time of year. saturday may start off quite cloudy, damp across southern britain. outbreaks of rain maybe, confined to the south—east of england in the afternoon. the best of the brightness further north and west. we'll have a few showers for scotland and northern ireland. these will be wintry on the higher ground. tempera

turning cloudier from the west gradually, with spells of rain moving into northern ireland, south—west scotlandanglia holding on to the brightness for the longest, temperatures at a maximum of 13 celsius. as we move into tuesday, overnight we will see a spell of rain, this area of low pressure works its way in from the west and then it grinds to a halt, starting to pivot slightly, so on tuesday there will be spells of rain and in scotland it could fall as snow over the high ground, any brightness i think for the south—west of england, temperatures at a maximum of 13 celsius, starting to turn colder in the north. the rain is still with us on wednesday, so continuing to see spells of rain on wednesday, could fall as snow on the hills of scotland and northern england. still some showers across england and wales, some of which could be heavy with some hail mixed in. temperatures in the south sticking with double figures, but starting to turn colder, a maximum of 4—10dc. as we move towards easter, we will start to lose that springlike feel and it will turn colder. there will be rain at times and it

turning cloudier from the west gradually, with spells of rain moving into northern ireland, south—west scotlandrighter in the east, south—east scotland and parts of east anglia holding on to the brightness for the longest, temperatures at a maximum of 13 celsius. as we move into tuesday, overnight we will see a spell of rain, this area of low pressure works its way in from the west and then it grinds to a halt, starting to pivot slightly, so on tuesday there will be spells of rain and in scotland it could fall as snow over the high ground. sny brightness i think for the south—west of england, temperatures at a maximum of 13 celsius, starting to turn colder in the north. the rain is still with us on wednesday, so continuing to see spells of rain on wednesday, could fall as snow on the hills of scotland and northern england. still some showers across england and wales, some of which could be heavy with some hail mixed in. temperatures in the south sticking with double figures, but starting to turn colder, a maximum of 4—10dc. as we move towards easter, we will start to lose that springlike feel a

showers with the north west of scotland, someone treat. lliding with cold air, could bring disruptive snow. staying as rain in the south, for wales, the midlands, the southern scotland, could be some disruptive snow, uncertainty, looking like there could be accumulations, especially over the hills, try in the north of scotland, some uncertainty in the forecast for snow on easter monday, if you're planning to travel, stay tuned to the forecast. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11: thousands of crime suspects, some involving murder and rape, are being released without any conditions because new bail rules. the failure to use bail conditions in many cases means that the victim can be vulnerable to being contacted, to being stalked, harassed or even suffering further violence. america says moscow has no justification for its tit—for—tat expulsion of 60 diplomats, as the daughter of the poisoned russian spy regains consciousness. nearly a0 labour mps and peers call onjeremy corbyn to suspend a senior official at the centre of the latest row ab

sunshine through the morning, slowly disappears as the cloud builds from the west, outbreaks into western parts of scotlandghs of ten or 12. keep an eye on what is happening through tuesday and wednesday, we can see once again east, north—easterly wind, feeding colder air across the uk, and the prospect that some of us could see some so. “— prospect that some of us could see some so. —— the prospect that some of us could see some snow. beltrame this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at i2.00pm. the french police officer who swapped places with a hostage in an armed siege at a supermarket has died. three other people died and 16 more were injured in three separate attacks, all carried out by a man who said he supported the group that calls itself islamic state. owen smith says he'll continue to argue against brexit, despite being sacked from the labour front bench over the issue. . the views that i reflect the views of the vast majority of labour party members including those who supported jeremy corbyn in the leadership contests in the last few yea rs. in the us, thousands of people prepare to take

north—west scotland see some sunshine, perhaps across southern counties but generally dry and cloudy double figures through the central belt of scotland. as we head into monday where we have some strengthening wind, rain coming in from the south—west followed by showers on tuesday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: poisoned at home. uk police reveal a deadly nerve agent was on the former spy‘s front door. senior officials from north and south korea meet to discuss denuclearisation ahead of next month's historic summit. grief and fury in siberia at the first funerals for victims of the shopping centre inferno. egypt's president looks set for a landslide victory in the presidential election. but human rights groups say the vote was a farce. and pakistan's christian community prepares to celebrate easter and adopts some muslilm traditions.

north—west scotland see some sunshine, perhaps across southern counties but generally dry, cloudy andscotland. as we head into monday, where we have some strengthening winds, rain coming in from the south—west followed by showers on tuesday. i'm sharanjit leyl with bbc world news. our top story: officials from north and south korea are set to stage key talks, the latest sign that pyongyang wants to talk about its nuclear programme. it follows kim jong—un‘s secret trip to beijing earlier this week. a chinese envoy has also been sent to seoul to brief the south korean government. british police say they've found a high concentration of a nerve agent on the front door of the former russian spy sergei skripal. they now think he and his daughter may have been poisoned at home. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it's the tale of gipsy the cat, who spent three days stuck on top of a power cable in phoenix in arizona. the pet resisted all attempts to entice it back down to earth, before eventually a volunteer climbed up the pole to rescue it. gipsy was then re—united with its family and s

portion of wales, the midlands and northern england, and even to eastern scotland with snow on the high ground. the north and wester weather by the night. into saturday it stays wet and cloudy for much of england and wales and also eastern scotland, outbreaks of rain and hill snow continue which should ease as we head into the afternoon. maybe misty murk and some fog as well, the best of any dry bright weather again in the north and west of scotla nd weather again in the north and west of scotland and northern ireland. the satellite picture for easter day shows that we are in a window of fine weather in between weather systems, so that looks like being the best day of the holiday. it will start chilly with frost, some sunshine, a lot of cloud building up through the day, most places stay dry apart from snow showers in northern scotland, the next bout of and windy weather will get into the south—west of the country and again it will feel cool. this next weather system is going to bring issues, not just with heavy rain but with the risk of snow, as this rain pushes into the cold air mass that lies across the countr

north—west scotland see some sunshine, perhaps across southern counties but generally dry and cloudy nto monday where we have some strengthening wind, rain coming in from the south—west followed by showers on tuesday. this is bbc news, the headlines: british police are saying the russian double agent, sergei skripal, probably came into contact with the nerve agent that poisoned him and his daughter at his home. forensic analysts have found the highest concentration of novichok on his front door. both victims are still in critical condition. north and south korean officials are meeting to discuss denuclearisation ahead of next month's historic summit. one of china's top diplomats has been sent to seoul to brief the south korean government on kim jong—un‘s surprise trip to beijing earlier this week. the first funerals have been held in russia for some of the 64 people who died in sunday's fire at a shopping centre in kemerovo. most were children. relatives say dozens of other people are still missing. moscow has declared a national day of mourning. now on bbc news, click.

north—west scotland see some sunshine, perhaps across southern counties but generally dry and cloudy . as we head into monday where we have some strengthening wind, rain coming in from the south—west followed by showers on tuesday. this is bbc news — the headlines: british police say the poisoned russian double agent, sergei skripal, probably came into contact with the nerve agent at his home. specialists found the highest concentration of the novichok substance on his front door. mr skripal and his daughter, yulia, have remained in a critical condition since the attack. kim jong—un‘s surprise trip to beijing earlier this week has sparked a fresh wave of shuttle diplomacy. officials from north and south korea are due for key talks in the demilitarised zone, to prepare for a summit next month, while a chinese envoy is coming to seoul to brief the south korean government on the meeting with the nk leader. —— north korean leader. the first funerals have taken place in russia for some of the 64 people who lost their lives in a fire at a shopping centre on sunday. most of those who died in

increasing from the west and with that, outbreaks of rain moving into northern ireland, into south—west scotlandst wales and the far south—west of england. maximum temperature is on monday once again getting into double figures, 10—13. more in half an hour. this is bbc news. our latest headlines. the australia cricket captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are to stand down from their posts following the ball tampering scandal. more on this in our sport bulletin in a moment. 3,000 midwives are to be trained over the next four years in the largest—ever increase of maternity staff in england. the plans will also see expectant mothers treated by the same midwives throughout their pregnancy. borisjohnson has described claims that vote leave broke electoral spending rules during the eu referendum — as "utterly ludicrous". in a tweet, he says vote leave won fair and square. a memorial service is under way in the tiny southern french town of trebes, where an islamist militant killed four people on friday. later this week, there will be a national tribute to honour the police officer who died

in case you missed it, west indies cricket have had a sigh of relief were beating scotland by five runsa good start. there was a century partnership. the west indies could only manage an underwhelming 198 scotland replied. ritchie was given out co ntroversially. ritchie was given out controversially. the rain started and the scots were five runs short. serena williams is out of the miami 0pen after the first hurdle. she was given a wild card and had a shock defeat against naomi. she will now face elina svitolina from ukraine. and finally, a particular moment for the west indies. scotland has done well around the world on social media with this one. samuels was batting with such ferocity. look at this. his opponent went down after being hit in the back. 0uch indeed. you can get all of the latest sport on our website. from me, that is the latest sport briefing on thursday. australian teacher, eddie woo, has won fans worldwide with his high—energy maths lessons posted online. mr woo recently won australia's local hero award and was a finalist for the global teacher prize. he's been explain