south and eastwards a cross frontal system sliding south and eastwards across the south—west of england and south wales the day with outbreaks of rain and south—west england and south wales and the channel islands and wintry showers for northern scotland and bury north east england but for most it is dry, some sunshine after a cold and frosty start, 5—7 c the highest temperatures. on wednesday night and into thursday that area of low pressure slides into france, we could keep a few showers going across coastal counties on new year's eve but across east anglia and the south—east, some wintry showers providing some sleet and snow through the last day of 2020. and we could see showers across northern scotland and west wales but we end the year still on that cold note and those temperatures will keep dropping as we head towards midnight on new year's eve. a chance of showers for east anglia and the south—east bringing some wintry precipitation and more across scotla nd precipitation and more across scotland and west wales and as we go through the early hours of new year's day, those temperatures keep falli

west the weather is changing because the cloud is rolling in. we are going to find the wind starting to pick up and we've already got some showers affecting wales, the cloud increasing in northern ireland, scotland, down the western side of england, with some sunshine further east, but out towards the west that cloud is going to bring some rain into northern ireland by the end of the day. is that rain moves eastwards for a while it will turn heavy. it will push its way across turn heavy. it will push its way a cross m ost turn heavy. it will push its way across most of the country. as it heads towards the south—east of the country and east anglia by the end of the night the rain does tend to peter out and by the end of the night most places will be dry. perhaps a few breaks in the cloud in scotla nd perhaps a few breaks in the cloud in scotland allowing temperature 7—8 but elsewhere a very mild, breezy start on friday but a lot of cloud. we have more rain to come in from the west, heavy rain into the south—west of england and wales, could bring some more flooding. the wetter weather moves into northern ireland, northern england and through the d

brightening with sunshine, showers here and there, that the cloud brings rain into northern ireland, west waless still quite cold, temperatures of 607. this wetter weather coming into western areas does not reach eastern parts of the uk and most of the heavy rain things settled into front and the weather front splits into two, soweto weather in southern part of england moves away, patchy rain across western scotland, trifled many, maybe some mist over the hills and we will find a positive light rain and drizzle towards east coast —— so wetter weather in parts of southern england. with another band of rain arriving into the evening in northern ireland, accompanied by stronger winds, but northern ireland, accompanied by strongerwinds, but again northern ireland, accompanied by stronger winds, but again the heavy rain will move on to france and it will take away the warmest air. looking pretty cloudy on friday, this time there is more of a breeze and we will fight pockets of what is mostly light rain or drizzle, maybe the brightest light in the west with 11 degrees in the south—west but elsewhere

if you showers for west wales in pembrokeshire.entre in scotland. even in the sunnier moments, it is going to stay cold. 0vernight, even colder, widespread frost on the way. if you showers in eastern scotland. some icy surfaces. looking at the weather chart for monday, the uk finding itself between two areas of low pressure. there will be barely any went around on monday and the weather will be slow to change. there will be some fairly dense and widespread mist and fog to start the day. some of that could linger well into the afternoon, perhaps all day in places. temperatures will not get much above freezing. some sunshine in north—western areas, but the weather clouding over eastern areas as we head into the afternoon. look at those temperatures, 3—6 c. monday is going to be another cold day. three monday night, this area of low pressure m oves three monday night, this area of low pressure moves in to the cold air, the rain turning to snow over the high ground of scotland and northern england. through the middle part of the week,

a few showers developing across northern england, parts of northwest wales, maybe south west england potential for some freezing fog developing across central, southeastern parts of england and wales as we head through the early hours of 2021. another cold night but not quite as cold as recent nights, but some places still getting a few degrees below freezing. so here's how we start 2021, with still a fairly messy picture, low pressure to the east of the uk and frontal systems still just trying to slide their way across. not much on them, but certainly through new year's day, there will be a fair few showers around, particularly for east and northeast coasts. and a few of those will penetrate their way a little bit further inland. still the chance they could be wintry, particularly over higher ground. the further south you are across the uk, much more cloud around, and temperatures still not much higher than five or six celsius. looking ahead, then, to the first weekend of 2021, it stays cold, we'll see fewer showers but still the risk of some ice and snow in places. bye— bye. this is

my grandfather did make it home to west wales before the end of the war and, despite fragile health,ays modest, always hardworking and always grateful. in a rare comment on his difficult wartime experience, he said simply this — "i was very lucky." and he always thought of the tens of thousands of merchant seamen who did not return, but who made such a vital contribution to britain's survival in the second world war. huw edwards and the story of his grandfather and the atlantic convoys. well, thousands of miles away on the other side of the world, hundreds and thousands of allied troops were engaged in one of the most defining and brutal campaigns of the war. they were fighting the japanese in burma, now known as myanmar, for the fourteenth army, led by general slim. it was a truly multi—nationalforce. but as war in europe came to an end, the war in the far east raged on and the soldiers became known as the forgotten army. reeta chakra barti tells the story of her father—in—law, who was one of them. the great news ran through the land... jubilation across the uk. the war in europe wa

more than 1,700 customers remain without electricity in south—west england and wales.0 years working in the same post office in a village in shropshire, postmistress kay white finally retires. hello, and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. good afternoon. borisjohnson has promised that "big" changes are on the way for the uk following his brexit deal with the european union. in an interview with the sunday telegraph, he said he wants to focus on "leveling up the country" and "spreading opportunity" across the uk. mrjohnson said the brexit deal would provide new regulatory freedoms to "deliver for people who felt left behind". but some fishing leaders have accused him of "caving in" to the eu and sacrificing their interests. mps will vote on the deal in parliament on 30 december. our business correspondent vivienne nunis has more. we will bring that to you as soon as we will bring that to you as soon as we can. health officials in south wales have thanked medical students who've responded to an appeal for volunteers to help in intensive care depart

showers continue through wales on the south—west, but across wales and england, on the far west of scotlandlands, east anglia on the south—east, which could reform tonight. tonight, as we see out 2020, snow showers in scotland, rain and sleet into the north midlands and sleet into the north midlands and wales through the night, into tomorrow morning. it's going to be another cold, frosty night and another cold, frosty night and another ac start to tomorrow morning. from south—western gwent, wales, through to northern england, continuing to see cloud tomorrow. 0ne continuing to see cloud tomorrow. one or two showers, particularly in the morning. most will have a dry start to 2021. over the days that follow, it will stay cold, maybe not as cold as it has been. but be prepared. there will be a stronger win for england and wales and it will bring in rain at times. a bit of hill snow, nothing too significant. if you want to sunshine, it will be in western areas, particularly western scotland. that is how the weather shapes up for the end of this year, the start of next. from me, happy hogmanay.

office has an amber warning in force across the coasts and hills of southern england and south—west walesup to 80 mph, disrupting a damaging gusts of wind with the heaviest rain as it moves south to close the night of england and wales will stop elsewhere, gusts of 50—60 mph. rain bringing the risk of further flooding to flood affected areas. colder air following, further flooding to flood affected areas. colder airfollowing, turning icy and showers increasingly wintry increasingly into the hills. 0n sunday, behind that band of rain, the last of it with strong wind clearing the south—east of england quickly in the morning and then sunshine and showers with few of those reaching to the eastern side of england and not many to the east of england and not many to the east of scotla nd of england and not many to the east of scotland either. showers, rain, sleet, snow and hail and a prolonged speu sleet, snow and hail and a prolonged spell of snow pushing into north—west scotland later in the afternoon. not as windy as it will be overnight but still gusty wind making it feel even colder than th

showery in scotland this evening, they could be a few heavy and thundery ones perhaps coming into west walesst of england. the wide overnight, breezy, clearspells away from those showers, mainly in western areas and it will be turning a bit cooler as well in rural areas, we could be down to three of 4 degrees. not desperately called for the time of year. things a little bit more straightforward for tomorrow, sunny spells, a few showers, scattered showers, mainly for the western areas, across western scotland, fewer in the afternoon, cloud increases from the west and we start to see rain coming into northern ireland by the end of the day. still some sunshine, turning rather hazy across eastern scotla nd turning rather hazy across eastern scotland and eastern parts of england, not a bad day here at all, around 910 degrees. that weather front bringing in the rain into western areas pushes its way eastwards during the night and the rain tend to peter out as it runs towards the south—east of the uk. the uk. the next weather system coming in behind with more rain on that one. this is what's left o

although they are diminishing and through the afternoon the cloud will thicken in northern ireland and west wales south—west of england with rain coming in from the west. ahead of that, light winds, cold air and temperatures of six or 7 degrees. the wetter weather coming in from the west is not going to reach eastern areas because that weather front is breaking reach eastern areas because that weatherfront is breaking up reach eastern areas because that weather front is breaking up and most of the rain will be heading down into france, so the weather front brakes into two and we have rain to clear away from southern areas, moving south, patchy rain continues in western scotland may be giving wintry notes over the high lines and further east there might be rain or drizzle but if it does brighten up it will be cold in eastern scotland and the north—east of england. further west, temperatures beginning to rise ahead of another band of rain pushing into northern ireland by the end of the day and that will be accompanied by strong winds overnight on the weather front is stuck across the uk on friday,

wales on saturday. showers returning far west of wales and cornwall. most will be dry on saturday.next week, the winds turn to an easterly direction bringing slightly less cold air our way. whatever. the sky, mainly rain, snow on the hills, it will still be cold, and you will notice next week is much windier especially for england and wales. this is bbc news, the headlines. a bill to implement the brexit deal has passed through parliament and takes effect at 11 o'clock tonight — when the uk will stop following eu rules. millions more people in england wake up to the strictest level of restrictions — tier 4 — meaning they will have to mark the new year at home. the pandemic is also casting its shadow over new year's eve celebrations in europe — france is mobilising100,000 police officers to enforce anti—coronavirus measures. some secondary school pupils in england face a delayed return to school, with mandatory remote learning for pupils who aren't in years 11 or 13. it comes ahead of a government roll—out of mass testing. formula one world champion, lewis hamilton receives a knight

more than 17 hundred customers remain without electricity in south west england and wales bangladeshi of rohingya refugees to a remote, flood—prone island in the south of the country. officials say up to 1000 of the refugees, originally from myanmar, will be moved from camps into a specially built housing complex. farah kabir is the bangladesh country director of action aid and joins me now from dhaka. thank you for speaking to us. you are welcome. this is something that we have seen before, a few weeks ago, the movement of these refugees to this island. what do you make of that as an idea, as a principal? you know, the rohingya would like to go back to their state, to myanmar, and relocation was not necessarily the preferred choice. this has had a mixed response. initially, all of us we re mixed response. initially, all of us were concerned because the island off the mainland from the bay of bengal, but where the camps are it is already over congested. that is pa rt is already over congested. that is part of the problem because of the numbers of people in that camp is staggering, the

angus 0'brien late converted try gave scarlets victory in the west wales derby over 0spreys. 16—14 its great boxing day traditions — the start of the melbourne test match, which this year is between australia and india. the hosts bowled out for 195 today as india bounced back from that nightmare of a first test. the most dramatic of the aussie wickets to fall was the second one — matthew wade skying an ashwin delivery. jadeja on your left calling the catch but his teammate nearly colliding with him. jadeja with a word or two for shubman gill, who was making his test debut, got away with it in the end. steve smith's currently the words best batsman. but he was out for a duck — his first in test cricket for over four years. in the last match india recorded their lowest ever score of 36. and they were 36—1 at stumps today — the wicket to fall, mayank agarwal, but india will still be feeling a lot better than they were in adelaide. a busy 2a hours of cricket in australia with england's alex hales busy. alex hales making 35 for syd ney busy. alex hales making 35 for sydney thunder, the sec

wales. as the area of low pressure pulls a way we could see gales in the west for a time.t low pressure system will continue to go as we had was christmas eve and christmas day but it does open the door to northerly winds. there is northerly winds will bring colder airfor winds. there is northerly winds will bring colder air for christmas eve and christmas day. maybe wintry showers on christmas eve are plenty of sunshine for many. frosty start for christmas day but rain will arrive later. we are getting news between some partial agreement between the uk and france. we will bring you more at ten o'clock. but hello and welcome to sportsday, i'mjane dougall. coming up on the programme. the premier league will ramp up covid testing with efl clubs reviewing their protocols, but does football need a circuit breaker? action continues on the pitch — we'll be at the emirates ahead of arsenal's league cup quarter final against manchester city. and we hear from anthony joshua as he discusses the fight of the decade! a potential heavyweight unification bout against tyson fury. also co

we had wind gusts in excess of 80 mph across the south of england and north—west wales. 106 mph at theive cold front. it's now clear south and eastwards. we are all in this much colder air and we've got plenty of showers feeding in from the west, many of them wintry. we'll come back to those in just a moment but let's talk about the wind. the amber wind warning from the met office has now expired. the winds continue to ease through today. a number of flood warnings remain in place and we have snow and ice warnings in place as well. the best of the sunshine through the rest of sunday, in central and eastern parts of the uk. plenty of showers feeding in from the west. they will continue to be wintry, particularly across scotland and northern england but almost anywhere could see some sleet 01’ snow. suddenly feeling very cold. still we are exposed to the brisk wind although the gusts easing down all the while. as we head through this evening and overnight, a more persistent spell of snow over parts of scotland, then sinking south. we may see some sleet and snow moving into the north of e

the crowds coming town with see a stream of showers for west wales and the southwest of england.ite leather into the south of england and east anglia and the wet weather we saw across northern england will spend its way into scotland. it moves into the icy cold so we will find snow falling in many places and more snow over the northern areas. a widespread frost and ice in scotland and northern ireland. patchy frost for england and wales. into the morning snow could be a problem in scotla nd morning snow could be a problem in scotland early on in the day and deception there will be snow on the levels for a while. particularly in easton scotland heavy rain bringing and strong winds will push rain into northern ireland and deals on the coast. i clears to the southeast and east anglia and moves into england. maybe some snow over the areas but for the midlands in southern england it becomes dry and sunshine. it's a cold day and it will feel colder because the wind will be stronger. explaining the elect whether and it will slide into the weekend into france and gradually over the weeke

perhaps coming into west wales and the south—west of england.tern areas, and it will turn a bit cooler as well in rural areas. we could be down to three orfour degrees. so not desperately cold for this time of the year. things a little bit more straightforward tomorrow, sunny spells, a few scattered showers mainly for the western areas, particularly across western scotland. they become fewer in the afternoon, cloud increases from the west, and we start to see rain coming in to northern ireland by the end of the day. still some sunshine, albeit turning hazy across eastern scotland and eastern parts of them. scotland and eastern parts of england. not a bad day here at all, temperatures around nine or ten degrees. that weather front bringing in the rain to western areas pushes its way eastward during the night, and the rain tends to peter out as it runs towards the south—east of the uk. the next weather system coming in behind with more rain. this is what is left of the first weather system, a lot of cloud, a bit of dampness too. here is the more p

out of the west, some sunshine for a few hours, then we will get weather fronts bringing rain towards northern ireland, wales the south—west by the end of the day, ahead of that temperatures reaching seven celsius. i don't think we will get much rain coming from the west on thursday, most of it dives into france. there is another weather system that will bring rain to many parts of the country on friday. darren, thank you very much. a reminder of our top story... more talks but less and less time. the brexit trade negotiations enter the end game. that's all from the bbc news at one so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon, it's 1:30pm, and here's your latest sports news. england's one—day series against south africa has been called off because of continuing concerns over a number of coronavirus cases within the biosecure bubble in cape town. let's speak to our cricket correspondent jonathan agnew. the teams managed to navigate the t20 series, but things started to go wrong last week at the start of the one—day series, and they never managed to get o

a few north west wales and north—west england. some of those will be wintry. rain. clear skies behind. they will be a lot of snow showers coming in, particularly across scotland. higher ground at the west of scotland, ten centimetres of lying snow. at lower levels, possibly two centimetres. there would be frost and the risk of ice. you can see a green shaded area. that is because more cloud and rain is coming in across england and wales. in the brecon beacons and the shropshire hills we can see some wintriness as well. if we pick that up wintriness as well. if we pick that up tomorrow, this band of rain, strong winds through the english channel, is moving northwards through the day. later we could see some snow on the hills in north—west wales and north—west england. still some snow showers coming in across western scotland, a few showers in northern ireland. not as frequent as today. these are the maximum temperatures. three degrees in stornoway, seven in london. dan and nag. carol, thank you. see you later. i quite like it wintry, cold, crisp winter's day. i

these could even contain the odd rumble of thunder across parts of wales and south west england.morning, we'll start off with this band of rain across eastern areas. across eastern england, the rain should tend to move away, but i think it'll stay across the eastern side of scotland. some quite persistent wet weather here with the risk of some disruption. further west, again, a lot of cloud, but some brighter spells, some sunshine here and there, equally the chance of some heavy showers. temperatures between 7—11 degrees. now, as we head into the start of the weekend, this is when we might get to see a proper slice of sunshine. high pressure just trying to build its way in, a very temporary ridge of high pressure, but it will bring with it a zone of brighter weather. so after a cloudy and damp start, we should see sunshine working in from the west. i think there will still be some showers around at times. those temperatures still in the range between 8—11 degrees. but into the second half of the weekend, well, things are going to cloud over once again because low pressure will be

more snow for the morning drifting from northern england through the north and west midlands towards walesowers we see elsewhere to the west and north could contain a little bit of sleet and snow at times, too. many, though, will be into the sunshine during the afternoon. temperatures up a degree or so on today's values, but still a cold one. now, the persistent shower line we've got across west wales and cornwall will continue. that's a bit of a risk of flooding, i think, over the next few days. it will turn wintry over the higher ground. with cold air in place through tuesday into wednesday, we now have to watch the next feature pushing in from the atlantic. this is going to run its way into cold air. we've got milder air to the south of it. where the mild air is, likely to see rain. 0n the northern flank, there will be snow and the exact track will be crucial to where. a more widespread snow is possible on wednesday and into thursday, could just clip into northern ireland. most likely, we'll see snow through wales, the midlands towards east anglia, but bear in mind, that whole system co

we will see a stream of showers for west wales and the southwest of england. weather into the southeast of england and east anglia, and the wet weather that we are seeing across northern england will spill its way into scotland as that moves inland into that icy cold. so we are going to find snow falling in many places, some more snow over the northern pennines for a while. and a widespread frost and ice in scotland and northern ireland, a patchy frost in a really, for england and wales. into the morning and snow could be a problem in scotland early on in the day. some disruption mainly to the high—level routes, there will be some snow to low levels for a while, but i think it will quickly turn to rain. and then rain could be a problem for the day, particularly in eastern scotland. some heavy rain bringing some flooding. and the stronger winds will push the rain into northern ireland. gales along the north coast. for england and wales the wet weather clears to the southeast of east anglia, moves up into northern england. still a bit sleety and maybe some snow

although the far west, northern ireland and eventually west wales and the south west of england willetty chilly conditions here late on in the night. for most underneath the cloud, it is not going to be particularly cold. but those clear skies in the west come courtesy of a ridge of high pressure, a very transient feature, but this is going to bring bright weather for some of us during the day tomorrow. having said that, it's going to be a pretty cloudy and damp start with some showery rain across much of scotland, northern england, the midlands, east anglia, the south east. the further west you are, though, you can see we're peeling the cloud away from the map. more more sunshine developing, still with the potential for one or two showers. the winds will be relatively light, temperatures getting up to around eight, nine or ten degrees. so, we have this slice of clear sky, which is going to continue to transfer eastwards during saturday evening. and clear skies at night at this time of year will allow temperatures to drop. and you can see from our temperature chart where we have the

a few showers developing across northern england, parts of northwest wales, maybe south—west england again, the potential for some freezing fog developing across central, southeastern parts of england and wales as we head through the early hours of 2021. another cold night but not quite as cold as recent nights, but some places still getting a few degrees below freezing. so here's how we start 2021, with still a fairly messy picture, low pressure to the east of the uk and frontal systems still just trying to slide their way across. not much on them, but certainly through new year's day, there will be a fair few showers around, particularly for east and northeast coasts. and a few of those will penetrate their way a little bit further inland. still the chance they could be wintry, particularly over higher ground. the further south you are across the uk, much more cloud around, and temperatures still not much higher than five or six celsius. looking ahead, then, to the first weekend of 2021, it stays cold, we'll see fewer showers but still the risk of some ice and snow in places. bye—

a few showers developing across northern england, parts of northwest wales, maybe south—west england tential for some freezing fog developing across central, southeastern parts of england and wales as we head through the early hours of 2021. another cold night but not quite as cold as recent nights, but some places still getting a few degrees below freezing. so here's how we start 2021, with still a fairly messy picture, low pressure to the east of the uk and frontal systems still just trying to slide their way across. not much on them, but certainly through new year's day, there will be a fair few showers around, particularly for east and northeast coasts. and a few of those will penetrate their way a little bit further inland. still the chance they could be wintry, particularly over higher ground. the further south you are across the uk, much more cloud around, and temperatures still not much higher than five or six celsius. looking ahead, then, to the first weekend of 2021, it stays cold, we'll see fewer showers but still the risk of some ice and snow in places. bye— bye. this is b

showers around and, across western areas, through western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, waleswn to —8 in parts of scotla nd temperatures down to —8 in parts of scotland for the some icy stretches tomorrow morning. this slow—moving area of rain, sleet and snow could give some accumulating snow even at quite low levels, most likely across parts of wales, the midlands, central southern england and the west country. that will slowly pivot away and we will see another area of rain with some snow across northern ireland and western scotland. some showers in eastern areas. brisk winds in the west, lighter winds further east. there will be some spells of sunshine on what will be a decidedly chilly day. temperatures between two and may be seven. low pressure still in charge of the scene for tuesday. still a northerly wind. you can see these frontal systems across western areas, where showers are likely to join into longer spells of rain for the some snow over high ground, much of what full from the sky at low levels will be rain. a few showers still in eastern counties. pretty chilly,

met office has an amber warning in force over the coast and hills of southern england, south and west walesng, certainly disruptive gusts of wind. the heaviest rain moving south over night over england and wales. elsewhere, gusts of 50—60 mph. the rain bringing a risk of further flooding, and in the colder air following it, icy and turning wintry into the hills. for sunday, behind the band of rain, the strong when wind clearing the far south—east of england quickly in the morning. then sunshine and showers, very few reaching the east of england or scotland, but across the west, showers of rain, sleet, snow and hail, and prolonged snow in north—west scotland in the afternoon. not as windy as it will be overnight, but gusty winds making it feel even colder. temperatures in scotland close to freezing during the day. it is scotland, northern ireland, northern england and northern wales may see some snow to quite low levels, bringing a few that may see some snow to quite low levels, bringing a few centimetres in places, turning it icy on sunday night into monday morning. on monday, low—pressure

more snow for the morning drifting from northern england through the north and west midlands towards walesls. the showers we see elsewhere to the west and north could contain a little bit of sleet and snow at times, too. many, though, will be into the sunshine during the afternoon. temperatures up a degree or so on today's values, but still a cold one. now, the persistent shower line we've got across west wales and cornwall will continue. that's a bit of a risk of flooding, i think, over the next few days. it will turn wintry over the higher ground. with cold air in place through tuesday into wednesday, we now have to watch the next feature pushing in from the atlantic. this is going to run its way into cold air. we've got milder air to the south of it. where the mild air is, likely to see rain. 0n the northern flank, there will be snow and the exact track will be crucial to where. a more widespread snow is possible on wednesday and into thursday, could just clip into northern ireland. most likely, we'll see snow through wales, the midlands towards east anglia, but bear in mind, that whole

although they are diminishing and through the afternoon the cloud will thicken in northern ireland and west walesof six or 7 degrees. the wetter weather coming in from the west is not going to reach eastern areas because that weather front is breaking reach eastern areas because that weatherfront is breaking up reach eastern areas because that weather front is breaking up and most of the rain will be heading down into france, so the weather front brakes into two and we have rain to clear away from southern areas, moving south, patchy rain continues in western scotland may be giving wintry notes over the high lines and further east there might be rain or drizzle but if it does brighten up it will

strong and gusty winds developing later on towards wales and the south—west, too.e from wales, the midlands, towards east anglia. could see some rumbles of thunder with it. there will be sun, though, in the south where the skies could brighten at times. allowing temperatures up to around 13—14. but feeling increasingly chilly further north. scotland and northern ireland enjoying the rest of the weather. 0ne ireland enjoying the rest of the weather. one or two showers that are wintry over higher ground. colder airwill take wintry over higher ground. colder air will take place for all of us as we go through the rest of the week. low pressure pushes through. northern when stickers into a bit of a festive gel. 0n northern when stickers into a bit of a festive gel. on christmas eve, first of all, it will be a case of a few showers around. those will be when tea, particularly over the hills. most places will have dry and sunny weather at times. some strong winds down the eastern coast of england, making it feel especially cold with an added wind chill. 4—7 the highs. wid

we had wind gusts in excess of 80 mph across the south of england and north—west wales. 106 mph at the now cleared south and eastwards. we are all in this much colder air and we‘ve got plenty of showers feeding in from the west, many of them wintry. we‘ll come back to those in just a moment but let‘s talk about the wind. the amber wind warning from the met office has now expired. the winds continue to ease through today. a number of flood warnings remain in place and we have snow and ice warnings in place as well. the best of the sunshine through the rest of sunday, in central and eastern parts of the uk. plenty of showers feeding in from the west. they will continue to be wintry, particularly across scotland and northern england but almost anywhere could see some sleet oi’ snow. certainly feeling very cold. still we are exposed to the brisk wind although the gusts easing down all the while. as we head through this evening and overnight, a more persistent spell of snow over parts of scotland, then sinking south. we may see some sleet and snow moving into the north of england, the midla

a few showers developing across northern england, parts of northwest wales, maybe south—west england ome freezing fog developing across central, southeastern parts of england and wales as we head through the early hours of 2021. another cold night but not quite as cold as recent nights, but some places still getting a few degrees below freezing. so here's how we start 2021, with still a fairly messy picture, low pressure to the east of the uk and frontal systems still just trying to slide their way across. not much on them, but certainly through new year's day, there will be a fair few showers around, particularly for east and northeast coasts. and a few of those will penetrate their way a little bit further inland. still the chance they could be wintry, particularly over higher ground. the further south you are across the uk, much more cloud around, and temperatures still not much higher than five or six celsius. looking ahead, then, to the first weekend of 2021, it stays cold, we'll see fewer showers but still the risk of some ice and snow in places. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the

a few showers developing across northern england, parts of northwest wales, maybe south—west england me freezing fog developing across central, southeastern parts of england and wales as we head through the early hours of 2021. another cold night but not quite as cold as recent nights, but some places still getting a few degrees below freezing. so here's how we start 2021, with still a fairly messy picture, low pressure to the east of the uk and frontal systems still just trying to slide their way across. not much on them, but certainly through new year's day, there will be a fair few showers around, particularly for east and northeast coasts. and a few of those will penetrate their way a little bit further inland. still the chance they could be wintry, particularly over higher ground. the further south you are across the uk, much more cloud around, and temperatures still not much higher than five or six celsius. looking ahead, then, to the first weekend of 2021, it stays cold, we'll see fewer showers but still the risk of some ice and snow in places. bye— bye. this is bbc news. welco

some showers around and come across western areas, western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, walesand some snow over high ground, and perhaps even at quite low levels at times. it's going to be a very chilly night indeed. temperatures as low as —7 or -8 indeed. temperatures as low as —7 or —8 in parts of scotland. there is the potential for icy stretches to start tomorrow morning, and this slow—moving area of rain, sleet and snow could give some accumulating snow could give some accumulating snow even at quite low levels, most likely in parts of wales, the midlands, central southern england and the west country. that will slowly pivot away put up another area of rain and some snow for western northern ireland and western scotland. some showers in eastern areas. brisk winds in the west, lighter further east. there will be some spells of sunshine on what will bea some spells of sunshine on what will be a decidedly chilly day. temperatures between two and possibly seven. low pressure still in charge of the scene as we move into tuesday. a northerly wind. these frontal systems in weste

a few of these wintry showers running down towards north wales, north—west england, the northwest midlandsuth wales, more especially running eastwards across parts of southern england during wednesday. some uncertainty about how far north it'll get, how much sleet and snow there will be within this. it'll be a cold day, yes, but much of the eastern side of the uk will stay dry and get to see a bit of sunshine. what rain, sleet and snow there is will continue to pull across parts of southern england overnight and into thursday morning before clearing. as thursday begins, we're getting some of these snow showers pushing in towards eastern parts of scotland, and it's those that are going to move further south during thursday, again giving the potential for some snow and ice in places, and notjust on hills, and the chance of some disruption as a result. so, this system will take its rain, sleet and snow showers out of scotland and into parts of england and wales as we go through thursday. the tendency for a lot of that to turn back to rain if you are seeing some snow away from hills during thu

some of the heaviest rain it may be north west wales and perhaps through that zone to wales, the midlandsof thunder with it. there will be some in the south where these skies could brighten at times, temperatures around 13 to 16, increasingly chilly further north, scotla nd increasingly chilly further north, scotland and northern ireland enjoying the best of the weather, one or two showers wintry of a high ground. colder air will take place for all of us as we go through the rest of the week as that area of low pressure pushes it through. northerly winds take us into a festive chill. let's look at christmas eve, it is going to be a case of seeing eight fewer showers around. some will be wintry, particularly over the hills, but sunny and dry weather at times to. winds down the east coast making it feel cold, with a wind chill. a widespread frost will take us into christmas day, a festive frost rather than a white christmas for many. one or two showers close to the east coast, could rule out the odd flurry in amongst that. telling what it was north—west of scotland, milder later but elsewhe

west. given that temperatures are at or below freezing in many parts, it could be an icy start to tomorrow. rain and sleet and snow pushing through the midlands towards walesre the breeze will be strongest. 0n in the far west, where the breeze will be strongest. on tuesday afternoon, away from the coast, many will be dry and sunny, but staying cold. more warnings about the pressure on hospitals across the uk as the new variant of coronavirus spreads. london's hospitals are particularly stretched. leading doctors talk of "wall—to—wall" covid and warn people not to underestimate the virus. european ambassadors back the post—brexit trade deal that was agreed between the uk and the eu on christmas eve. and how scientists have discovered 12 new species in the atlantic ocean good afternoon.

wales on saturday. a line of showers from the far west of wales towards cornwall, showers in the north and east, but most. lingering fog patches in scotland limiting temperatures to freezing if not below. and into sunday and the start of next week, the winds go to an easterly direction, and that brings an area of less cold air our way. whatever follows from the sky into next week and the early part of 2021, mainly rain or sleet, snow over the hills. it will still be cold, and you will notice it will be much windier, especially for england and wales. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a bill to implement the brexit deal has passed through parliament and takes effect at 11 o'clock tonight, when the uk will stop following eu rules. millions more people in england wake up to the strictest level of restrictions — tier 4 — meaning they will have to mark the new year at home. the pandemic is also casting its shadow over new year's eve celebrations in europe — france is mobilising 100,000 police officers to enforce anti—coronavirus measures. and this is the scene in

a few showers developing across northern england, parts of northwest wales, maybe south—west england . but also once again, the potential for some freezing fog developing across central, southeastern parts of england and wales as we head through the early hours of 2021. another cold night but not quite as cold as recent nights, but some places still getting a few degrees below freezing. so here's how we start 2021, with still a fairly messy picture, low pressure to the east of the uk and frontal systems still just trying to slide their way across. not much on them, but certainly through new year's day, there will be a fair few showers around, particularly for east and northeast coasts. and a few of those will penetrate their way a little bit further inland. still the chance they could be wintry, particularly over higher ground. the further south you are across the uk, much more cloud around, and temperatures still not much higher than five or six celsius. looking ahead, then, to the first weekend of 2021, it stays cold, we'll see fewer showers but still the risk of some ice and snow i