further showers from the word go across northern ireland and north—west scotland and north—west englandand. noticeably cooler with temperatures tomorrow widely in the high teens. quite a come—down from where they have been. on saturday we have a keen winds that will make it feel particularly fresh down eastern coasts but that gradually eases as the day goes on. drive for most of us had the chance of some showers and still fresh. temperatures reaching highs of 20 celsius. then we have this area of rain, still some uncertainty on the timing of this rain. it will spill in from the west as we head into sunday. it looks as though it will reach the isles of scilly and england and wales and up into scotla nd england and wales and up into scotland as well. the further east you are, it looks as if you will hold onto the dry conditions were longer. here the cloud will start to grow as the day progresses. and it may go on to bank with a monday. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm rachel schofield. today at 2pm. this the brexit secretary outlines the government's advice for what businesses

a few showers pushing into north—west scotland, maybe along to the west of northern ireland.he south—east lunchtime at the very latest, and then our weakening weather front takes a few late—day showers towards this part of the world. sunny spells develop elsewhere in england and wales. here's a look at things at a:00pm in the afternoon, and on the breeze, a feed of a few showers into north—west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, will be dry. you mayjust catch the odd shower in the west. good sunny spells, sunny spells developing across northern england, wales, the midlands, and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away and then we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away.

a few showers pushing into north—west scotland, maybe along to the west of northern ireland.er front takes a few late—day showers towards this part of the world. sunny spells developed elsewhere in england and wales. here is a look at things at ii:00pm in the afternoon, and on the breeze, a feed of a few showers into north—west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, it'll be dry. you mayjust catch the odd shower in the west. good sunny spells developing across northern england, wales, the midlands and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away and we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away. a much cooler night to come going into thursday morning, and into low single figures i

into south—west england and up working into south—west england and up into wales, north—west england and scotlanddually through the day that edges eastwards. fairly blustery with south—west winds on sunday. some of the rain heavy and underneath the cloud it's going to be another cool day. temperatures backed down in the teens. 0n be another cool day. temperatures backed down in the teens. on monday once the rain has cleared out to the east it's another quiet day. plenty of fine, east it's another quiet day. plenty offine, dry east it's another quiet day. plenty of fine, dry and bright weather around with some breaks in the cloud allowing sunny spells to develop. 0ne allowing sunny spells to develop. one or two showers affecting north—west scotland but temperatures back up in the high teens across the northern half of the uk, down towards the south and the east temperatures back in the low 20s. remaining fresh with a lot going on but there's plenty of dry, bright weather to be had. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. alex salmond — scotland's former first minister — describes sexual misco

scotland. rating into the west of northern ireland.northern ireland. some breaks off sometime to come through. maybe it is low cloud in south—west england. you could encounter some drizzle higher up. the temperatures, high teens, some parts of eastern scotla nd high teens, some parts of eastern scotland and england into low 20s. tuesday night the weather system ta kes tuesday night the weather system takes is rain south into scotland and northern ireland. another one brings the risk of showers to southern england, maybe the midlands, then wednesday morning, east anglia and south—east england. it will take awhile to clear a way on wednesday. it be quite wet as this begin. so the chance of rain to the south east, east anglia as wednesday begin, showers following behind with the weakening weather system, north of that scotland, northern ireland, wales, good sunny spells coming through, maybe it shall on the breeze into western scotland, maybe northern ireland. temperatures in the high teens, just a few into the low 20s. maybe below averag

a slightly cooler fuel for northern ireland, and particularly the north—west of scotland. led and very warm conditions in the south, a real contrast on monday the south, a real contrast on monday the 15th north—west and south—east. then south—eastwards. it may get into the far north of england, but for much of england and wales another fairly dry and warm day. temperatures starting to claim again. they may well exceed 30 celsius across east anglia and south—east england. for the middle pa rt south—east england. for the middle part of the week, hoping for rain. been a seychelles, but they might not last for long. the temperatures will start to dip. the south—east finally starting to cool down. this is bbc news — i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 2:00pm. two thirds of plastic food containers still can't be recycled. campaigners are calling for action. this report actually is no surprise for us. itjust confirms something we have known for a long time. the producers are putting plastic products on the market without any thought of what happens to them at the end of their life

a few showers pushing into north—west scotland, maybe along to the west of northern ireland.nchtime at the very latest, and then our weakening weather front takes a few late—day showers towards this part of the world. sunny spells develop elsewhere in england and wales. here's a look at things at ii:00pm in the afternoon, and on the breeze, a feed of a few showers into north—west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, will be dry. you mayjust catch the odd shower in the west. good sunny spells, sunny spells developing across northern england, wales, the midlands, and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away and then we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away. a much cooler

a few showers pushing into north—west scotland, maybe the odd one to the west of northern ireland.ast lunchtime at the very latest, and then our weakening weather front takes a few late—day showers towards this part of the world. sunny spells develop elsewhere in england and wales. here's a look at things at ii:00pm in the afternoon, and on the breeze, a feed of a few showers into north—west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, it will be dry. you mayjust catch the odd shower in the west. good sunny spells, sunny speels developing across northern england, wales, the midlands, and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away, and then we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away. much

the feed of showers on the breeze coming in the north—west scotland.ut across northern england, wales, south—west england, going through the afternoon. then into the midlands. here is that weak weather front at this stage through lincolnshire, east anglia and the south—east, still capable of producing a late they shower. for some of us it will brighten up before sunset. as we go through wednesday night, weather systems have cleared away from the uk. you may see the odd patch of mr u nfold uk. you may see the odd patch of mr unfold here and there, but essentially it is a dry, clear night to come, and temperatures dip away under the clear skies. mid to low single figures in some spots. a much cooler night. the chilly start to thursday morning. underneath, though, a ridge of high pressure. and that brings plenty of fine weather on thursday. a lot of sunshine to start the day. some clear skies, and notice how cloud sta rts clear skies, and notice how cloud starts to build during the day. it may produce a shower, more so in the western scotland. the vast ma

and north—west scotland, but not a bad day.outh—east. heading into the middle pa rt south—east. heading into the middle part of the week, weather fronts coming from the atlantic, and where we see the kink in those weather fronts we see the rain developing more so heavy bursts for northern ireland on wednesday and into scotland, but england and wales probably staying largely dry. with the south—westerly breeze it will be another warm day and we could see highs of around 26 in norwich. looking to the latter part of the week, thursday, the cold front will have edged its way to the south and a few spots of rain for south—east of england. temperatures pegged back a bit by the time you get to thursday. sunshine and showers in the north west. thejet thursday. sunshine and showers in the north west. the jet stream thursday. sunshine and showers in the north west. thejet stream has thursday. sunshine and showers in the north west. the jet stream has a bit of a king in the north west. the jet stream has a bit ofa king in it the north wes

a few showers pushing into north—west scotland, maybe along to the west of northern ireland. front takes a few late—day showers towards this part of the world. sunny spells developed elsewhere in england and wales. —— develop. here's a look at things at a:00pm in the afternoon, and on the breeze, a feed of a few showers into north—west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, will be dry. you mayjust catch the odd shower in the west. good sunny spells, sunny spells developing across northern england, wales, the midlands, and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away and then we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away. a much cooler night to come going into thursday morning, mi

a few showers pushing into north—west scotland, maybe along to the west of northern ireland.and then a weakening weather front takes a few late—day showers towards this part of the world. sunny spells developed elsewhere in england and wales. here is a look at things at ii:00pm in the afternoon, and on the breeze, a feed of a few showers into north—west scotland. but most other parts here in scotland, and indeed in northern ireland, it'll be dry. you mayjust catch the odd shower in the west. good sunny spells developing across northern england, wales, the midlands and into the south—west. but a weakening weather front, with still maybe the odd shower associated with it, moves into east anglia and the south—east towards the end of the day. but hardly any rain left, really, and then it clears away and we've got clearing skies. and there mayjust be the odd patch of mist and fog as we go into thursday morning, but overnight into thursday, our weather systems have cleared away — clearing skies, and temperatures dip away. a much cooler night to come going into thursday morning, and

on friday morning and still though showers keep coming through northern ireland up into north—west scotlandt of england too. one or two creeping eastwards heading into the afternoon and the midlands and east anglia. temperatures disappointing, widely in the mid to high teens. as we look ahead to the weekend saturday begins with a fairly keen wind down the east coast gradually easing as the day progresses but plenty of dry, bright weather on the cards, just a chance of one or two showers and in the sunshine it should feel fairly pleasant, temperatures need to high teens, possibly 20 celsius. then there is some uncertainty about the timing on this area of rain which will start to push in from the west as we head into sunday. it will push into south—west england, the isles of scilly, devon and cornwall up into wales, northern ireland, north—west england and scotland too and graduallyjourney eastwards as we head through the day. the cloud increasing ahead of it and still feeling fairly fresh on sunday. that rain clearing as we head through monday which is an improving story. this is bbc news, o

more cloud across the north—west of scotland and elsewhere decent spells with temperatures into the mideek the high—pressure stays firmly with us, well there is dry weather in the south. this is bbc news. the headlines. three people are reportedly killed in violent clashes between security forces and opposition politicians in zimbabwe's capital city — following monday's contested elections. protests outside england's most cash—strapped council which is holding crisis talks over proposed swingeing cuts to services. jeremy corbyn says he apologises for the concerns and anxiety caused after he hosted a meeting where the israeli government was compared to the nazis. the former leader of the english defence league is freed on bail after winning his appeal. an emergency drought summit is held following the summer's extreme

bit of sunshine as well, arts of northern ireland, south—west scotland, south—west england, hit and missyou catch one, heavy rain ina these, if you catch one, heavy rain in a short space of time across wales in particular. pale, thunderstorms, watch out for some lying water on surfaces, particularly on the roads, spray on motorway. temperature is out there between 16 and 23 degrees. looks like we will continue to see rain in the south—east of england, showers across wales and the north—west of england, thunderstorms likely through the evening and tonight. they're lee selby night across much of scotland, northern ireland as well, but it is mild with cloud. 14 to 15 degrees, the lows overnight. moving into monday, high—pressure around the czarist, moving in across the uk, but low pressure around as well towards the east and another front approaching from the north—west. —— the azores. through the day, on monday, more cloud and if you outbreaks across central parts of scotland and down the east coast of england, particularly heavy showers for yorkshire and lincolnshire, lying surface water.

away from that north—west scotland corner it isa from that north—west scotland corner it is a dry nightso quite warm for sleeping. eventual lows in the capital. the best of the dry weather in sunshine across england and wales, cloud will thicken further across the north—west and will bring general outbreaks of rain across scotland have taught into the day but most visitors a dry weekend. in the hello, this is bbc news. two thirds of household plastic waste end up in landfill sites despite efforts to increase the amount we recycle. the local government association says low—grade plastics used in many food containers can't be recycled and need to be banned. detectives investigating the disappearance of the midwife samantha eastwood are carrying out searches in a rural area of stoke—on—trent. the 28—year—old has not been seen since last friday when she finished her night shift at stoke university hospital three men have died from heatstroke in spain as temperatures in parts of southern europe continue to rise above a0 degrees celsius. holiday—makers are being urged to stay out of the sun a

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further showers overnight for northern ireland and north—west scotland and some of those will filterit will be chilly. temperatures widely into single figures, particularly in rural spots. friday, one thing you will notice about the weather on friday is the blustery winds, particularly around any showers and there will be plenty of those. they get going for northern ireland and north—west scotla nd northern ireland and north—west scotland but then as the day gets going they work to the south and east. notice the temperatures widely in the mid to high teens at best through friday so much fresher feel. we continue that pressure we go into saturday. quite keen wind down the west coast initially but a region of high pressure will settle things down. for most it will be a dry day with the chance of some showers and in the sunshine it should feel fairly pleasant, but waiting in the wings is another weather system on sunday and that will bring some rain in from the west. the cloud increasing ahead of it but remaining cool increasing ahead of it but remaining cool. by bank holiday monday it

more cloud, outbreaks of rain for north—west scotland and northern ireland, perhaps north—west englandy and bright weather in the south and the east corner. the wind arrows are on because it will be a blustery day wherever you are, and certainly in the north—west with the cloud and the rain. that will impact the temperatures, 15—22 degrees. we could make 25, 26, even 27 in the south—east. but then it changes as we head into thursday. that area of low pressure pushes its way south—eastwards. it pushes the cold front across the country as well. it could be quite a wet morning across england and wales, as that band of rain makes its way southwards and eastwards, tending to fizzle out as it does so. but eventually it will clear away, and then behind it will leave cooler and fresher conditions with sunshine and some showers. most of these in the north—west. temperatures ranging between 14—21 degrees — so it will be noticeably cooler across—the—board. and then we see another area of low pressure move in on friday, particularly across the north—west of the country. once again, it will be wind

then it works its way into south—west england, up into wales, north—west england and into scotland. cross the country, with heavy bursts in there. it will be accompanied by gusty south—west winds. it won't feel warm underneath that cloud. with the rain, it will feel much cooler, with temperatures back down in the mid to high teens. as the rain clears away as we head into monday, a bank holiday for many of us, it is a largely fine and dry day with good spells of sunshine. more cloud perhaps for parts of north—west scotland, where we could see a few showers peppering the coast. maybe one or two as well for north—west england. in those lighter winds, once again, it will feel pleasa nt winds, once again, it will feel pleasant and perhaps a touch warmer thanit pleasant and perhaps a touch warmer than it has done recently. i temperatures of 22 celsius. —— high temperatures. scotland's former first minister, alex salmond, hits back at the scottish government after being investigated over claims of sexual harassment. mr salmond said the process of investigation was unfairand unjust — he was

more cloud, outbreaks of rain for north—west scotland and northern ireland, perhaps north—west englandn the south and the east corner. the wind arrows are on because it will be a blustery day wherever you are, and certainly in the north—west with the cloud and the rain. that will impact the temperatures, 15—22 degrees. we could make 25, 26, even 27 in the south—east. but then it changes as we head into thursday. that area of low pressure pushes its way south—eastwards. it pushes the cold front across the country as well. it could be quite a wet morning across england and wales, as that band of rain makes its way southwards and eastwards, tending to fizzle out as it does so. but eventually it will clear away, and then behind it will leave cooler and fresher conditions with sunshine and some showers. most of these in the north—west. temperatures ranging between 14—21 degrees — so it will be noticeably cooler across—the—board. and then we see another area of low pressure move in on friday, particularly across the north—west of the country. once again, it will be windy. in fact, we could s

breaking up more and more with some showers coming in on that westerly breeze into the north—west of scotlandt of us end the day fine with some sunshine. overnight we keep some sunshine. overnight we keep some showers in the north west of scotla nd some showers in the north west of scotland but otherwise becoming dry and also clearing up. turning quite chilly overnight and quite quickly as well. in towns and cities around seven, 9 degrees but if you're in the countryside we could see temperatures down to three or four celsius. but a bright start tomorrow with 20 of sunshine. through the day we end up with some sunny spells and most we end up with some sunny spells and m ost pla ces we end up with some sunny spells and most places dry put up some showers maybe into northern ireland and parts of scotland. but if you catch one of those it will be light and these are the temperatures, similar to today. a little bit low par for the time of year. essentially we have high pressure trying to dominate the weather, weather systems coming in from the atlantic and they will start to move into the high—pr

and it could produce showers but this is the main band of rain into northern ireland and north—west scotlandbrakes and the cloud and sunny spells and the warmth continuing to build across the midlands and eastern england and around the moray and aberdeenshire. in east anglia we will have the highest temperatures i think on monday. cooler air coming from the north—west next week, behind cloud which will bring a little bit of rain, but only for a while. this is bbc news i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 8:00. the number of deaths being investigated in a hospital maternity unit increases as more than 20 families come forward with concerns at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. the number of people aged 85 and over who need round the clock care in england is projected to double in the next 20 years. police investigating the murder of a mother and daughter in the west midlands have arrested a 21—year—old man. we'll hear from their family — who have spoken exclusively to bbc news. and the world bids farewell to the queen of soul aretha franklin. thousands have gathered in detroit for the funeral

a few showers towards the north—west of scotland, dry elsewhere and temperatures falling between 12—16ning. the second half of the weekend and it is high pressure once again that is going to be driving our weather, moving its way in from the west and holding on for the next few days. sunday looks like another dry day for most, northern scotland seeing a bit more cloud, bringing the prospect of a few more showers to the highlands of scotland too. sunny spells for scotland, northern ireland and northern england, on spells of sunshine for england and wales and it is towards the south—east that we see the highesttemperatu res. the highest temperatures. generally 18—29 degrees for most of us on sunday. into monday and we will start to see a bit more cloud, with a weak front into northern ireland and the west of scotland, one or two showers and perhaps in the far north of england. further south again, a dry day with lots of sunshine and light wind. we could see 31 celsius, a little bit more warmer over time it gets to monday and a touch fresher north. to the middle part of the week and those

thicker cloud with outbreaks of rain, blustery across the north and the west of scotland, eastern scotlandnto northern ireland in between the two weather fronts we could see a little bit of brightness. this first weather front will bring rain to north—west england, parts of wales and eventually into the south—west of england. 24, 25 degrees again across the south—east. another warm afternoon. as we head through wednesday night, that weather front will merge together and bring rain further south—east to parts of northern england, the midlands, wales and south—west england. ahead of it, another muggy, dry night. to the north—west of it, clear spells and blustery showers. some heavy and feeling cooler and fresher. heading on into thursday, that weather front continues to sink its way south eastwards, it also opens the floodgates into cooler, fresher air which will flood in across the country during thursday and last into friday. it will be noticeable particularly in the south—east. that weather front will take its time to clear the south—east. a grey, wet, blustery day across the south. furth

thicker cloud with outbreaks of rain, blustery across the north and the west of scotland, eastern scotland, scotland into northern ireland in between the two weather fronts we could see a little bit of brightness. this first weather front will bring rain to north—west england, parts of wales and eventually into the south—west of england. 2a, 25 degrees again across the south—east. another warm afternoon. as we head through wednesday night, that weather front will merge together and bring rain further south—east to parts of northern england, the midlands, wales and south—west england. ahead of it, another muggy, dry night. to the north—west of it, clear spells and blustery showers. some heavy and feeling cooler and fresher. heading on into thursday, that weather front continues to sink its way south eastwards, it also opens the floodgates into cooler, fresher air which will flood in across the country during thursday and last into friday. it will be noticeable particularly in the south—east. that weather front will take its time to clear the south—east. a grey, wet, blustery day across the

sunshine for the east of scotland as well but the west of scotla nd scotland as well but the west of e of wind, gale force and gusty winds along western and channel coast, slowly easing. the father era, temperatures getting up to 2a degrees in the best of the sunshine. it will feel cooler in the far north of scotla nd it will feel cooler in the far north of scotland despite sunshine here. it should be driver the cricket through the day, maybe the odd spot of rain but the cloud will try to break through the afternoon to give sunshine. 0vernight we see more rain arriving over northern ireland, extending its way into north wales, northern england, southern and central scotland. to the north it will be dry, clear skies, further south, dry but lots of cloud, and very and humid. 0n south, dry but lots of cloud, and very and humid. on sunday, the rain will start to fizzle out through the day, and in the afternoon, most places will be dry, quite a lot of cloud. it will try to break, with some sunny cloud. it will try to break, with some sunny spells trying to get through. humid for england an

scotland and perhaps north wales. more cloud, outbreaks of rain, persistent across the north—west of scotland.d on thursday. 22 or 23 degrees the big saturday looks fairly quiet but it is only more wind and rain, the best of the brightness and warmth in the south—east. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: a road bridge has collapsed in the italian city of genoa. at least 26 people have died. italy's transport minister said it was "an immense tragedy". cars and lorries crashed 100 metres to the ground. a major rescue operation is under way. a man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament in london. the vehicle hit cyclists — then crashed into a barrier. and this story is trending on bbc.com. the international cricket star, ben stokes, has been cleared of charges of affray after a fight outside a nightclub. he's now back in the england squad for the next test match against india. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news — hardtalk.

with something noticeably fresher and on wednesday, there will be showers particularly for the west of scotlandn the day across south west england, it will feel fresher then, still some sunshine. notice the drop in temperature by 8 degrees in places, not so much of a contrast between northern ireland and scotla nd between northern ireland and scotland and england and wales. as we look ahead into thursday, showers around and these getting further east, not much rain for a while, a chance we could see some on thursday but certainly some of the showers are likely to be sharp and could merge together to give a prolonged speu merge together to give a prolonged spell of rain and a fairly uniform i7-22d spell of rain and a fairly uniform i7—22d by the time you get to thursday, temperatures coming back down to where they should be for this time of year. we continue that theme heading into the weekend, much more than a band influence across the country, it will feel fresher, much more comfortable by night and also the chance that we could see further rain at times through the weekend, in the form of sho

amount of brightness in the morning and some of that will remain across north—east scotland and south—east england. out west see thickening cloud, patchy rain into northern ireland, western scotland, quite windy in the north—west as well. and those temperatures generally and ram mid—to—high teens, but to the south—east with the sunshine 22 or 23 degrees. out on friday into saturday, this warm front works eastwards, taking rain with it, and it is behind that that we bring not only a lot of cloud and moisture, so some misty and murky conditions, but also some warm and quite humid air. notice northern areas stay in the cool air, notice northern areas stay in the coolair, and notice northern areas stay in the cool air, and marking out the divide between the cooler and humid air is a weather front. on saturday this front, bringing cloud and rain across northern ireland, southern scotland, maybe northern england. to the south of that, some sunshine, rather murky on the western coasts, and on the warm side. it is cooler further north. in the warm air in the south on sunday we develop this area of low pressure with

scotland and northern ireland. a bit fresher by thursday, so 17 to 21 degrees as we look towards the end of the week. during friday, low pressure still to the north—westscotland and northern ireland. much of england and wales, particularly down towards the south—east, you're more likely to stay dry. temperatures perhaps up to around 23 in the warmer spots, but the high teens across scotland and northern ireland. looking into next weekend, the jet stream moves a bit further north across the uk. that will allow higher pressure to start to moving across more of the country for a time, but then another kink in the jet stream developing in the north atlantic, which could well bring more low pressure to the north—west as we head into next week. this is monday and tuesday of the following week. still rather cool and breezy across scotland and northern ireland. warmer and drier with a bit of sunshine across parts of england and wales. the outlook generally a bit of a mixed one. it's often looking quite breezy, frequent showers in the north and north—west and the driest and warmest weather to be found towards the south—east. you can find a full 14—day forecast

thicker cloud with outbreaks of rain, blustery across the north and the west of scotland, eastern scotlande two weather fronts we could see a little bit of brightness. this first weather front will bring rain to north—west england, parts of wales and eventually into the south—west of england. 2a, 25 degrees again across the south—east. another warm afternoon. as we head through wednesday night, that weather front will merge together and bring rain further south—east to parts of northern england, the midlands, wales and south—west england. ahead of it, another muggy, dry night. to the north—west of it, clear spells and blustery showers. some heavy and feeling cooler and fresher. heading on into thursday, that weather front continues to sink its way south eastwards, it also opens the floodgates into cooler, fresher air which will flood in across the country during thursday and last into friday. it will be noticeable particularly in the south—east. that weather front will take its time to clear the south—east. a grey, wet, blustery day across the south. further north and west it will be quite

scotland. yes, a few breaks but still continuing to see patchy rain for a time across the far north—west of scotlandntinue to build through the weekend. foremost, a dry and fine evening with plenty of sunshine, a few breaks in the cloud across scotland and northern ireland but patchy rain eventually becoming confined to the far north—west of scotland. this evening, still feeling very warm particularly across central, eastern and south—eastern england where temperatures will be in the high 20s, perhaps getting close to 30 celsius. not quite as warm as yesterday. foremost, a dry night with clearer skies will england and wales, still more cloud for northern ireland and scotland but rain becoming confined to the far north—west. not quite as warm and as last night. loads between 11—16. that area of high pressure still very much with us tomorrow. lots of dry weather, again, the best of the sunshine across england and wales. some fair weather cloud and a bit of high cloud turning things hazy and as always more cloud for northern ireland and scotland but here there will be breaks as well. temperatures rangi

lurking in the west is on these weather front here which will move into the north—west of the uk on saturday. scotlandome rain and drizzle, and we could see some sunshine. the rest of england and wales seeing sunny spells and temperatures widely 19-22dc. spells and temperatures widely 19—22dc. moving into the second spells and temperatures widely 19—22dc. moving we > the second spells and temperatures widely 19—22dc. moving w colder second spells and temperatures widely 19—22dc. moving w colder air ond very warm air with colder air waiting in the wings, bringing rain into the north—west on sunday. ahead of that we are drawing up higher temperatures from the south and south—west. there is the rain coming into northern parts of the uk. elsewhere it will be dry with sunny spells and areas of cloud and temperatures should be climbing. you can see how the warmth gathers around the moray firth and aberdeenshire. temperatures are likely to be in the mid—205. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. an unmarried mother of four wins her legal battle to claim a widowed parent's allowa

scotland, but more bearable temperatures. on sunday it looks like we will pick up more rain in the far north—west of scotland, so that will hold ahead, it looks as if the northern half of the country will keep the cooler but pleasant conditions and hot in the south—east. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. many of our mortgages, loans — and savings — are going up as the bank of england raises interest rates to the highest level since 2009 — it warns they could go up again. employment is at a record high and real wages are picking up, employment is at a record high and realwages are picking up, and external price pressures are declining. want to know how the interest rise could affect you? send us your questions on twitter using the hash tag bbc ask this and we'll try and answer them at 2.30. baby elsie's death could have been prevented — but a review finds that her father — who murdered the 18—month old just weeks after adopting her — had been seen as a "positive parent" addicted to our mobiles: britons now check their phones every 12 minutes — 0fcom finds the uk in a state of "digital dependen

tuesday, the next front worked in across northern ireland into the west of scotland bringing rain andto stay dry on tuesday and temperatures will be nudging up by a degree or two. highs of 26 in the south—east, 18-22 in two. highs of 26 in the south—east, 18—22 in scotland and northern ireland on tuesday. we'll continue to see low pressure in the north and north—west, bringing showers to edinburgh and belfast. mostly dry with some sunny spells for cardiff and for london. after a warm middle pa rt and for london. after a warm middle part of the week it will turn cooler later in the week. goodbye.

cloud thickening across scotland as northern ireland with rain moving into the west. ern scotland during the afternoon. temperatures tomorrow fairly similarto afternoon. temperatures tomorrow fairly similar to today, about 17 to 21. at rain in the north west is associated with this weather front here which will stick with us into wednesday before fading away. then we have this little sister moving out of france and pushing into southern areas. there is a chance of that bringing some heavy and thundery showers in the south—east and perhaps the odd shower in the south—west of england as well. the rain in the north westjust eases off, so things getting brighter here. for many of us, wednesday afternoon is dry and bright with spells of sunshine. and feeling quite pleasant where you have got the sunshine with temperatures in the sunshine with temperatures in the high teens and luke 20s. and for the high teens and luke 20s. and for the rest of the week and into the weekend, looking largely dry. some spells of sunshine and temperatures getting into the high teens and low 20s

showers packing into the west of scotland. in aberdeen, just scraping 2a in london, but turning cooler as we get into friday and for the weekend, some rain that time, some dry weather and we stick with the fresher feel. this is beyond 100 days. i'm katty kay in washington, christian frasier is in london. our top stories: michael cohen, the president's formerfixer and lawyer, has former fixer and lawyer, reached has formerfixer and lawyer, reached a plea deal with l authorities. the judge at the trial of donald trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort tells the jury they must reach a unanimous verdict on all of the fraud charges he faces. microsoft says it's managed to stop russian hackers from launching cyber—attacks against us political organisations. the software company claims the hackers were planning to steal data ahead of november's mid—term elections. coming up in the next half hour: venezuela's runaway inflation — sparks a runaway crisis. a general strike is called while hundreds cross the border to brazil. a long

more cloud, outbreaks of rain for north—west scotland and northern ireland, perhaps north—west englandf the dry and bright weather in the south and the east corner. the wind arrows are on because it will be a blustery day wherever you are, and certainly in the north—west with the cloud and the rain. that will impact the temperatures, 15—22 degrees. we could make 25, 26, even 27 in the south—east. but then it changes as we head into thursday. that area of low pressure pushes its way south—eastwards. it pushes the cold front across the country as well. it could be quite a wet morning across england and wales, as that band of rain makes its way southwards and eastwards, tending to fizzle out as it does so. but eventually it will clear away, and then behind it will leave cooler and fresher conditions with sunshine and some showers. most of these in the north—west. temperatures ranging between 14—21 degrees — so it will be noticeably cooler across—the—board. particularly across the north—west of the country. once again, it will be windy. in fact, we could see gales in exposure across the fa

wednesday there will be showers, particularly for west of scotland and northern ireland, some of thoseerature by some 8 degrees in places, not so much contrast between northern ireland and scotland and england and wales. looking into thursday there are still showers, some of these getting further east, not much rain for a while, chance we could see some on thursday, some of those showers likely to be sharp and could run together to give a prolonged spell of rain and the uniforms 17—22 by the time they get to thursday, temperatures coming back down to where they should be this time of year. we continue the theme as we head into the weekend, much more than atlantic influence so it will feel noticeably more fresh and more comfortable by night and also the chance we could see further rain at times through the weekend in the forms of showers, hit and miss but the weekend looks to be much more unsettled before sunshine returns through monday and tuesday. another spell of wet weather for a time later and weekend, cooler and breezy, rain at times, some sunshine and then as we go further ahead

a lot of them towards the north—west, western scotland, northern ireland and north—west england.ed further south and eastwards. there will be heavy showers, hail and thunder driven on by some blustery winds. very few places escaping the showers and if anything, temperatures a bit lower on friday. 15 degrees in newcastle for example, although not too many showers around here. friday night could be particularly chilly, especially in the scottish glens where this ridge of high pressure is coming in and it will tend to push away most of the showers into the north sea. that is where the stronger winds will be as well. a drier day, more sunshine on the way. a few showers here and there but a good chance of staying dry. showers lighter as the day goes on but disappointing temperatures for the time of year. then things change on sunday and change more quickly now because the ridge of high pressure doesn't last. weather systems coming in from the atlantic and they are moving in more quickly now. sunday looks like being cloudy with outbreaks of rain already in western areas by morning, hea

the further north and west through scotland we have got more cloud with outbreaks of rain so very different closer to this area of low pressure which is feeding in more cloud and also outbreaks of rain as good afternoon. the fine, dry conditions continue for much of the uk as we head through the rest of the afternoon. blue skies rule, certainly three wales, central england and down towards the south but not for everyone. the further north and west through scotland we have got more cloud with outbreaks of rain so a very different feel to the day here. that is because we are closer to this area of low pressure which is feeding in more cloud and also outbreaks of rain as you can see nicely from the satellite picture. sunny spells for northern ireland but grey skies the further north and west to travel. here in england and wales, plenty of sunshine once again and that is where we are seeing the highest temperatures. the heat focused on the south—east corner once again. 0utbreaks the south—east corner once again. outbreaks of the south—east corner once again. 0utbrea ks of patchy the south—east

this weather front in the north—west bringing some rain in the far west of scotland, the west of northernreak up and fizzle away, a band of cloud moving to the south—east. behind that, plenty of dry weather, sunshine. into thursday, the end of the week, a ridge of high pressure becoming quite established across the uk keeping things fairly settled from thursday and friday, so lots of dry weather, sunny spells, temperatures average for the time of year, but beyond that, into the weekend and next week, it will turn even warmer. bye— bye. this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. heading to africa with a bold message — theresa may says she wants the uk to overtake the us to become the g7‘s biggest investor in africa. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday, 28th of august. the british prime minister arrives in cape town. it's all part of an effort to boost trade after brexit. also in the programme... donald trump calls it an incredible deal. the us and mexico agree to a sweeping trade deal to revise key portions of the north american

more cloud, outbreaks of rain for north—west scotland and northern ireland, into north—west wales and you are and certainly in the north—west with the rain. that will impact the temperatures. 15— 22 degrees. we could reach 25— 26 or even 27 in the south—east. it changes as we head into thursday. the area of low pressure pushes south—east. it pushes the cold front across the country as well. it could be quite a wet morning across england and wales as that band of rain sings its way southwards and eastwards, tending to fizzle out as it does so. but eventually it will clear away and behind it will leave cool and fresh conditions with sunshine and some showers. most of these in the north—west. temperatures ranging between 14— 21 degrees, it will be cooler across—the—board. and degrees, it will be cooler across—the—boa rd. and then degrees, it will be cooler across—the—board. and then we see another area of low pressure move in on friday particularly in the north—west of the country. once again it will be windy. in fact we could see gales in exposure in the north—west. outbreaks or persist

more cloud, outbreaks of rain for north—west scotland and northern ireland, perhaps north—west englandhe south and the east corner. the wind arrows are on because it will be a blustery day wherever you are, and certainly in the north—west with the cloud and the rain. that will impact the temperatures, 15—22 degrees. we could make 25, 26, even 27 in the south—east. but then it changes as we head into thursday. that area of low pressure pushes its way south—eastwards. it pushes the cold front across the country as well. it could be quite a wet morning across england and wales, as that band of rain makes its way southwards and eastwards, tending to fizzle out as it does so. but eventually it will clear away, and then behind it will leave cooler and fresher conditions with sunshine and some showers. most of these in the north—west. temperatures ranging between 14—21 degrees — so it will be noticeably cooler across—the—board. and then we see another area of low pressure move in on friday, particularly across the north—west of the country. so, the week is starting on a warm note in england a