and some across the western isles of scotla nd and some across the western isles of scotland as well.r a decent day. overnight, that moisture goes up into the cold resume. there is some snow in the mountains of wales, northern ireland and the pennines and southern uplands, central belt and on the hills, but on the lower levels, you may find that you will see some accumulations as well. depends on the intensity. still a couple of days off, that is why we owe warning you. further south, there is no issue, it is too mild. in the far north of scotland, elsewhere just one to be in maine. local radio will keep you right up to date with all those proceedings. that cloud and rain and snow gets up to the north of scotla nd rain and snow gets up to the north of scotland for tuesday. following on the head, some heavy showers in northern ireland, but at least it turns a good deal milder. take care. da kota this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: two men accused of carrying out beheadings for the so—called islamic state, complain that they won't get a fair trial after losing their brit

but in towards the western isles, far north—west of mainland scotland, northern isles there will be sometwo showers, wintry on hills but some good sunny spells to come here. most places though a chillier day, especially in the breeze, across southern parts, with temperatures in single figures. largely fine thursday night as we see a frost settling. the chance for a few icy patches. bbc local radio station, of course, a good source of information. this latest weather system begins to pull its moisture away, eastwards, from england and wales as we go into the afternoon. for scotland and northern ireland, a mainly dry but frosty icy start to the day. some good sunny spells to come as it stays mainly dry. but in towards the western isles, far north—west of mainland scotland, northern isles there will be some showers around. following our weather system for england and wales, one or two showers, wintry on hills but some good sunny spells to come here. most places though a chillier day, especially in the breeze, across southern parts, with temperatures in single figures. largely fine thursday

tomorrow, it is still the northern and western isles in scotland seeing rain at times.of scotland and northern england will have broken cloud and a fine day. the rest of england and wales will have showers it times, with a freshening south—easterly wind. today we have had quite a big range of temperatures but tomorrow we are closer together. a milder day in scotland, but cooler the further south you are. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: specialist military personnel near salisbury are examining a number of ambulances as the investigation continues in to the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. the home secretary, amber rudd, has begun to chair a meeting of the government's cobra committee. no more changes to exams and a reduction in teachers‘ workload. the promise of the education secretary as he attempts to resolve a school recruitment crisis. "a deal with north korea is very much in the making," the words of president trump on twitter as he agrees to a meeting with kimjong—un, but his spokeswoman says the summit won't happen unless washington see

into tomorrow it's the northern and western isles seen rain, much of scotland, northern ireland and northern england will have broken cloud, sunny spells and a fine day. rest of england and wales will have some showers from time to time, could be quite heavy with the freshening south—easterly wind. today we have had quite a range of temperatures, tomorrow a bit closer together. milder day in scotland, a bit cooler than further south you are. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: specialist military personnel near salisbury are examining a number of ambulances as the investigation continues into the poisoning of a former russian spy and his wife. —— daughter. in the last few minutes, the home secretary, amber rudd, has begun to chair a meeting of the government's cobra committee. no more changes to exams and a reduction in teachers‘ workload. the promise of the education secretary as he attempts to resolve the school recruitment crisis. "a deal with north korea is very much in the making," the words of president trump on twitter as he agrees to a meeting with kim jong—un. but his spokeswoma

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but in towards the western isles, far north—west of mainland scotland, northern isles there will be someround. following our weather system for england and wales, one or two showers, wintry on hills but some good sunny spells to come here. most places though a chillier day, especially in the breeze, across southern parts, with temperatures in single figures. largely fine thursday night as we see a frost settling. the chance for a few icy patches. still some wintry showers, still some snow across parts of scotland, particularly into the hills. a lot of fine weather to come during friday but cloud increasing to southern england and south wales as we start to get some outbreaks of rain moving in through the afternoon and into the evening. so it turns wetter from the south. as we look at that big picture going into the weekend, there's this weather system here, still as it edges its way northwards, on it leading edge, there could be some snow, especially to higher ground. but this is a warm front, this the leading edge of milder air, warmerairand you can see that on the colours here, for sat

but in towards the western isles, far north—west of mainland scotland, northern isles there will be somed wales, one or two showers, wintry on hills but some good sunny spells to come here. most places though a chillier day, especially in the breeze, across southern parts, with temperatures in single figures. fine thursday night as we see a frost settling. chance for a few icy patches. some wintry showers, still some snow across parts of scotland, particularly the hills. fine weather to come during friday but cloud increasing to southern england and south wales as we start to get some outbreaks of rain moving in through the afternoon and the evening. it turns wetter from the south. as we look at that big picture going into the weekend, this weather system here, still as it edges its way northwards, on it leading edge, there could be some snow, especially to higher ground. but this is a warm front, this the leading edge of milder air, warmerairand you can see that on the colours here, for saturday. that gradually edges itsway further northwards as we go through the weekend. so we know the

that maybe the north—western quarter of scotla nd the north—western quarter of scotland and the western islesf wind up to 45 mph, something of that order, and the rain eases towards the further north and east. some of it quite heavy as well. as the blanket of cloud and rain rolls over you it should at least keep the frost at bay. into tuesday morning and through the afternoon it doesn't make a lot of difference to the northern part of scotland, the rain or hill snow is the greater part of the day, at least the southern portion of the clears away. and where you get brightness temperature is responding to that, 12 or 13, possibly 111. is responding to that, 12 or 13, possibly 1a. make the most of that if you get to see those figures, and certainly the north—east of scotland won't, because by wednesday the heat, such as it is, is a long way away. wednesday, a markedly cooler day, many enjoying a fairly decent sort of day, but the northern isles and the south, for a time, cloud, wind and rain, and as i say, a cooler day wherever you are, whether you see sunshine or not, temperatures four in the n

elsewhere, enough cloud over eastern parts for them to be the odd shower. 12 across the north western islese into the country. southern uplands of scotland, central belt, and i have majored on the hills because that is widget is really going to mount up. even apple all really going to mount up. even apple a ll levels, really going to mount up. even apple all levels, you may will find that you see some accumulation also. it depends on the intensity. quite a way off, couple of days, but that is what we're warning you. further south, it is not an issue. it will be too mild. elsewhere, it is one to bearin be too mild. elsewhere, it is one to bear in mind. local daily will keep you up—to—date with all these proceedings. cloud, rain and snow coming to the north of scotland for tuesday, following one behind, some heavy showers, especially for northern ireland but it turns a great deal milder. this is bbc news. i'm carrie gracie. the headlines: moscow tells britain to withdraw more diplomats in the continuing row over the use of a nerve agent in salisbury. two men accused of carrying out beheadings

one to shout out towards the east, one to getting into the western isles, maybe the northern isles to that weather front that we were talking about bounded the south—west come monday is pushing a lot of moisture up monday is pushing a lot of moisture up into the cold regime and that is why from about sort of dawn for parts of wales, the second half of the day, significant snowfall moseley, but not exclusively on higher ground, gives a bit of a problem. further selt it is too mild and if you hear a lot of chat about snow, it is not your bag because you will be stuck at 11 or 12, it will be wet. the far north of scotland escapes in the short term. easter monday, trans—pennine routes could be tricky. 0n into tuesday, and that belt of weather moves up into the far north of scotland. elsewhere, and mild south to south—westerly breeze of the as a consequence, the temperatures pick up. go to the website for the latest details. this is bbc news at 2pm. the headlines. moscow tells britain to withdraw more diplomats, in the continuing row over the attempted murder of a former russian spy and hi

in the tomorrow, the northern and western isles of scotla nd the northern and western isles of scotlandh of scotland, northern ireland and northern england will have broken cloud, sunny spells and a fine day. for the rest of england and wales, some showers from time to time. a freshening south—easterly wind as well. today, we have had a range of temperatures, but tomorrow closer together. our debate in scotland, a cooler the further south you are. —— milder in scotland. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: home secretary amber rudd has chaired a meeting of the government's cobra committee and says police have identified more than 200 witnesses in the investigation into the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter. this investigation is about protecting safety, what cobra was about, and collecting all evidence so we know where attribution will lead. no more changes to exams and a reduction in teachers‘ workload — the promise of the education secretary as he attempts to resolve the school recruitment crisis. "a deal with north korea is very much in the making." the words of p

there will be a few showers for parts of the northern and western isles west.single figures. under largely the skies, a frost settling in. wintry showers affecting parts of scotland. be aware of that. some showers. cloud increasing as outbreaks of rain head into parts of southern england and south wales as we go through ride out the noon and into the evening. temperatures at mainly in single figures. the next weather system coming in as we go through friday and then into saturday, takes that moisture further north. still with the threat of snow. it is the leading edge of less cold air. milderairas leading edge of less cold air. milder air as you leading edge of less cold air. milderairas you can leading edge of less cold air. milder air as you can see by the colours here, moving north through the uk. not all plain sailing at the weekend. there will be some outbreaks of rain and the chance to see some hill snow but temperatures for the weekend are on the up. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike emble

for much of scotland as well, but there will be a few showers for parts of the northern and western isles under largely clear skies, we'll see a frost settling in on thursday night and into friday morning. still some wintry showers affecting parts of scotland. be aware of that, going into friday. still some showers towards the north—west, on friday. a lot of dry weather elsewhere, to that chilly start. we'll see cloud increasing as some outbreaks of rain head into parts of southern england and south wales as we go through friday afternoon and into the evening. still temperatures for most will be at mainly in single figures. just a few spots in the south—east at around 10 or 11 degrees. here's our next weather system coming in and, as we go through friday and then into saturday, it takes that moisture a bit further north. still with the threat of some snow in its northern edge but particularly on hills. but it is the leading edge of some less cold air. some milder air, as you can see by the colours here, moving northwards across much of the uk, as we go on through the weekend. it's not all

in towards the western isles, far north—west of mainland scotland, northern isles there'll be some showers showers, wintry on hills but some good sunny spells to come here. most places, a chillier day, especially in the breeze, across southern parts, with temperatures in single figures. fine thursday night as we see a frost settling. chance for a few icy patches. some wintry showers, some snow across parts of scotland, particularly into the hills. fine weather to come during friday but cloud increasing to southern england and south wales as we get some outbreaks of rain moving in through the afternoon and the evening. as we look at that big picture into the weekend, there's this weather system here, still as it edges its way northwards, on it leading edge, there could be some snow, especially to higher ground. a warm front, the leading edge of milder air, warmerairand you can see that on the colours here, for saturday. that gradually edges further northwards through the weekend. so we know the weekend, temperatures are heading up. not the whole story. it's going to be milder, yes, but ther

but towards the western isles, far north—west of mainland scotland, northern isles there'll be some showersr two showers, wintry on hills but some good sunny spells to come here. most places, a chillier day, especially in the breeze, across southern parts, with temperatures in single figures. fine thursday night as we see a frost settling. chance for a few icy patches. of scotland, particularly into the hills. a lot of fine weather to come during friday but cloud increasing to southern england and south wales as we start to get outbreaks of rain moving in through the afternoon and the evening. it turns wetter from the south. as we look at that big picture going into the weekend, this weather system here, still as it edges its way northwards, on it leading edge, there could be some snow, especially to higher ground. this is a warm front, this the leading edge of milder air, warmerairand you can see that on the colours here, for saturday. that gradually edges its way further northwards as we go through the weekend. we know the weekend, temperatures are heading up. not the whole story. it's go

into tomorrow it‘s the northern and western isles seen rain, much of scotland, northern ireland and northernvy with the freshening south—easterly wind. today we have had quite a range of temperatures, tomorrow a bit closer together. milder day in scotland, a bit cooler than further south you are.

but in towards the western isles, far north—west of mainland scotland, northern isles there will be somewales, one or two showers, wintry on hills but some good sunny spells to come here. most places though a chillier day, especially in the breeze, across southern parts, with temperatures in single figures. largely fine thursday night as we see a frost settling. the chance for a few icy patches. still some wintry showers, still some snow across parts of scotland, particularly into the hills. a lot of fine weather to come during friday but cloud increasing to southern england and south wales as we start to get some outbreaks of rain moving in through the afternoon and into the evening. so it turns wetter from the south. as we look at that big picture going into the weekend, there's this weather system here, still as it edges its way northwards, on it leading edge, there could be some snow, especially to higher ground. but this is a warm front, this the leading edge of milder air, warmerairand you can see that on the colours here, for saturday. that gradually edges itsway further northward

rain to the western isles during the course of wednesday.espite the cloud in belfast it is still up to around 10 celsius i think on wednesday. wednesday into thursday we see this plume of milder aircoming in our thursday we see this plume of milder air coming in our direction. we could get into the low teens depending on how much sunshine we will get. thursday the mildest day out of the lot, not necessarily sunny. we have a weather front bringing rain to belfast, cloudy skies here. in the east and south it will be dry and brighter. despite the rain in belfast temperatures up to around about 10 degrees. spring has kind of sprung. kind of. thank you. a reminder of our main story: two people were on board. the raf has said an engineer died in the crash. the pilot survived and is currently receiving medical care. that is the latest from the raf in the last few moments. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me this is bbc news — our latest headlines. an raf red arrow hawkjet flying out from raf valley in anglesey has crashed.

wales, but noticed the westerly setting in across the north of the country, bringing rain to the western islesr the middle part of the week. this is a look at thursday. more weather systems drifting from the atlantic with a freshening south—westerly wind. quite breezy in some western areas with rain. at least at times. but despite the rain in belfast, still 10 degrees and in the south and east of the country, bright weather on thursday with temperatures at about 12. this low pressure is temperatures at about 12. this low pressure is more temperatures at about 12. this low pressure is more typical weather we have across the country at this time of year. moving across the uk, bringing rain and showers. i think it is one of those mixed days on friday with sunshine, going to rain and sunshine again and feeling more fresh because it is more windy on friday. that is the latest from me. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. a face to face with facebook. mps ask founder mark zuckerberg to answer their questions about data breaches. we need to get to the bottom of what ha

the western isles of scotland get rain. the best of the weather will be across england and wales.iday, the weather changes a little bit. the wind is swinging more from a north—westerly direction. a little bit cooler. even wintry showers across the hills of scotland. temperatures will range from eight in the north, to about 12 in the south. that's it. now on bbc one we can join the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good evening. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: more than 1 million nhs workers in england will get a pay rise of at least 6.5% over the next three years. russia has responded angrily after borisjohnson drew parallels between president putin and adolf hitler. the russian foreign ministry said it was unacceptable and that borisjohnson was poisoned with hatred and anger. the tv presenter ant mcpartlin has been charged with drink—driving after he was involved in a car accident in london over the weekend. the red arrows engineer who died when his hawk t1 aircraft crashed at raf valley on tuesday has been officially named as corporaljonathan bayliss. the row over facebook

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some rain also in the western isles. but the bulk of the country should have a fine day.jet strea m around 12 or 13 degrees. the jet stream keeps on moving weather systems in our direction. this illustrates what the jet stream is, you have the warm and the cold side. the cold air always to the north. we will have temporarily some milder weather on thursday. maybe slightly cooler heading into friday. that shift in the wind direction coming out of the north west. so maybe some wintry showers across the hills of scotland. and single figure temperatures. in the south in the sunshine temperatures around 12 degrees. saturday a lot of bright weather, hazy across much of england but sunshine around as well. the showers continue across scotland, some of those wintry across the hills. that is very much it. thanks for watching. this is beyond 100 days, with me katty kay in washington. christian fraser's in london. our top stories: pressure grows on facebook founder mark zuckerberg as us and uk lawmakers demand answers over how personal data from 50 million users was accessed by camb

it has been one of those days across many western parts of the british isles, and for that you have to think this big area of low pressure. lights of iso— bars around it, and a whether front as well. it is a commendation of wet and windy weather that been on offer across the southwest of england, getting up to the irish sea area, western side of wales and northern ireland. into the evening and overnight, that is where i suspect we will find the heaviest of the rain. as the front just tends to swing its way out of the southwest, pushing the rain towards wales, the midlands into the southeast. further east under the skies, the attempt was will dribble away 3—5d or so, reasonably against that shield of cloud. thursday, the front makes progress towards the north and east. writer skies falling on behind, but the chance of some pretty heavy showers underneath that

rain in the western isles of scotland. all of us tonight will get a spell of rain.the south—west. another mild night were just like last night. here is the rain during the course of thursday evening. reaching the south—west, wales and the north west of england. pushing into scotland as well. east anglia and the south—east problem we will not get the rainfall until very early on friday morning. just a few drips and traps. 5 degrees in the north and seven in the south. tomorrow starts wet across scotland for the showers in northern ireland, to northern england. to the south it is dry for northern england. to the south it is dryfora time northern england. to the south it is dry for a time before later in the afternoon rain sweeps into cornwall, devon, and then eventually into wales and some other parts of the country later on friday night. goodbye. this is bbc news. the headlines: ajudge has ruled blood samples can be taken from sergei and yulia skripal, nearly three weeks after they were poisoned by a nerve agent in salisbury. the samples will be tested by the organis

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the other thing, the wind is going to pick up across the northern and western isles.o today. it's great to be much milder. pockets of frost. the many, we start off on that note. then some sunshine comes out, turning hazy trap the day. as our next more active weather front comes in from the atlantic. it will be windy and we have some more organised rain, some heavy rain coming our way. it will continue to drift eastwards. here are the re m na nts of drift eastwards. here are the remnants of it. here we will see some rain and also some hill snow. we have more rain coming in from the end wales. in between, we will see some sunny skies and temperatures down into the north. thank you very much, carol. it's approaching quarter to wait. it was a perfect finish. a whole of two silvers and a bronze. lovely to see you both, by the way. here is a look at their south korean journey. it was epic. incredible journey. menna fitzpatrick and jen kehoejoin us now. and you have eight medals, this is fantastic. you won four. i'm guessing your favourite might be the gold—medal? guessing y

isles, low pressure very much the dominant factor. there will be quite a breeze from the south and south—west, doing wonders for the temperatures, still a lot of rain for northern ireland, westernand, three degrees across the northern isles, temperatures nothing to write home about, but further south people will say 14 or 15. not a great deal of change on wednesday, new weather fronts being ushered in on the south—westerly breezes, keeping it mild, but wet at times. if you are still on holiday, that is disappointing, but later in the day a mix of sunny spells and showers. save up for the western side of scotland, still the old weather front stuck close by, and even when that creeps up towards the northern isles, it just makes that creeps up towards the northern isles, itjust makes room for another one to come in, and as we pushed to the higher ground of scotland, further significant snowfall here, and that is a lot of wet weather to be had across those western parts of england and wales. so towards next weekend, often wet, snow on the northern hills, and it will be on the cool side again because we are on the cool side of the jet stream. that warmth is there to be had, if it wo

just a few spots there, heavyin more than just a few spots there, heavy in 12—mac areas in the western islesnorth—west, some rain forecast for belfast, eventually for glasgow. but the book of the country tomorrow and thursday will have a bright day and it will feel a lot milder. of at least 6.5% over the next three years it marks the end of tight pay restrictions on nhs workers imposed for the past seven years — the health secretary said the deal recognises that staff have never worked harder. the agreement which nhs trade unions have recommended to the members todayis have recommended to the members today is a something for something deal which brings in profound changes in productivity in exchange for significant rises in pay. labour said the pay rise was long overdue. we'll be asking whether this marks the end of the wider cap on public sector pay. also this lunchtime... the academic at the centre of the row over the use of personal facebook data says he's been made a scapegoat. plastic pollution — the amount in the ocean is set to treble in ten years unless action is taken, says a major

we may eventually drag some weather fronts with milder air up into the south—western quarter of the british isless just beginning to ratchet up by a degree or two in the beginning of the week. so this is the lineup for the week ahead, becoming slightly milder. it will be a bit unsettled and there could well be some snow, particularly for scotland.

we may eventually drag some weather front with milder air up into the south—western quarter of the british islesty quiet sort of day and those temperatures just beginning to ratchet up by a degree or two in the beginning of the week. so this is the lineup for the week ahead, becoming slightly milder. it will be a bit unsettled and there could well be some snow, hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. put the kettle on... i'm bringing an oscar. gary oldman has a message for his mum after winning the oscar for best actor for his portrayal of winston churchill. but the biggest cheer of the night was for the best actress winner frances mcdormand when she paid tribute to all the women nominees. ifi if i may be so honoured to have all the female nominees in every category stand with me in this room tonight... and we've got a ticket for the vanity fair after show party. we'll be live from the red carpet talking to the stars as they arrive.

rain in northern ireland and western scotla nd rain in northern ireland and western scotland and snow across the northern islessles. only three degrees there. but in the south, some will see 1a or 15. on wednesday not a great deal of change. 0ther fronts being ushered in, so staying mild, but wet. if you're still on holiday, thatis but wet. if you're still on holiday, that is disappointing in the later in the day it gets to be a mixture of sunshine and showers. save for the western side of scotland. here you have the old weather front and even when that creeps up to the northern isles it makes room for another one to come in on the south—westerly winds and as we push up south—westerly winds and as we push up to the higher ground of scotland there will be further significant snowfall. that is a lot of wet weather to be had across the western parts of england and wales. towards next weekend it will be often with snow on the northern hills and it will be on the cool side. because we are on the cool side jet stream that. warmth is there to be hard if only it would move further north and west and we could be in clo

temperatures above freezing in the western isles, elsewhere hovering at orjust below freezing.y wind which is coming in from the south—west, so look at the yellow, milder condition spreading in. this is thursday's weather. more cloud across northern and western areas, some outbreaks of rain moving. bright skies elsewhere and thursday again looks largely dry, maximum temperatures of about ten to 12 degrees. that is all from me, more on the website. goodbye. this is business live from bbc news with rachel home and sally bundock. the social media giant facebook loses nearly $40 billion in market value as it launches a review into the data—mining firm cambridge analytica. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 20th march. shares in facebook suffer their biggest one day fall since 2014! will the cambridge analytica story force the social media giant to rethink its lucrative data policy? also in the programme.... uber suspends all tests of its autonomous cars after a woman in arizona was killed in a collision — we'll take a look at what's next for driverless technology.

we may eventually drag some weather fronts with milder air up into the south—western quarter of the british islesning to ratchet up by a degree or two in the beginning of the week. so this is the lineup for the week ahead, becoming slightly milder. it will be a bit unsettled and there could well be some snow, particularly for scotland. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: no out—right winner in italy's general election, but the anti—establishment, five star movement, says it holds the balance of power. new research shows that australia could become the first country in the world to eradicate cervical cancer. a golden night for the silver screen — the shape of water is named best film at this year's 0scars. china is set to make sweeping changes that would give president xi has more power and consolidate control over its regulatory policies. in business briefing we'll be live to beijing where the national people's congress is underway.

. —— western parts of the british isles.emperatures down to —7 in the scottish glens. for easter day, but pretty quiet start with sunshine around as well. this front will become a player later on in the afternoon across the far south—west so get out and get on with easter day if you can in the south—western quarter. elsewhere, enough allowed across eastern parts. if you haven't had a mention that far, you are in for a pretty decent day. overnight, the moisture is wished up and there isa the moisture is wished up and there is a good deal of snow in the mountains of wales, in northern ireland, up towards the pennines, the central out, and on the hills. even at the lower levels, you may well find you see some accumulations as well. it depends on the intensity, it is a couple of days off but that is what we are you —— warning you of. further south, it is not an issue. nor indeed in the far north of scotland on monday but elsewhere, one to bear in mind. we will keep you up—to—date with the proceedings. following behind some prett

quite heavy in one or two areas in the western isles, but most of us, it is a dry day, dry evening, drythe next three years. a former boss at facebook says he warned social media executives its approach to data protection risked a "serious breach". borisjohnson agrees that vladimir putin is using the world cup in russia the same way hitler used the 1936 olympics in berlin. answering questions from mps, the foreign secretary also accused the kremlin of carrying out the salisbury poison attack. the trail of responsibility for such assassinations and assassination attempts does lead inexorably back to the kremlin. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. scotla nd scotland have failed to qualify for next summer‘s cricket world cup in england. the reason, rain. they lost via the duckworth—lewis method, by just five runs to the west indies, who have qualified in their place. they can blame the weather, we all can. why not? in the short term, the weather is looking, no surprises with it, but i don‘t think we are done with winter yet. we will have an outlook for the next ten days or so in a

we may eventually drag some weather fronts with milder air up into the south—western quarter of the british islesee or two in the beginning of the week. so this is the lineup for the week ahead, becoming slightly milder. it will be a bit unsettled and there could well be some snow, particularly for scotland. this is bbc news. the headlines: the anti—establishment five star movement says it may hold the balance of power — following the italian general election. no political grouping is thought to have won an outright majority — but five star — which was established less than ten years ago — has emerged as the single biggest party. the united states has issued its strongest condemnation yet of the syrian government assault on the rebel—held enclave of eastern ghouta. president bashar al assad said the offensive would continue — and dismissed assessments of the humanitarian situation in the enclave as ridiculous lies. the annual session of china's parliament — the national people's congress — has opened in the capital — beijing. the parliament is set to endorse the constitutional amendments that wil

this has some really milder air in it, pushing its way towards the south—western quarter of the british islesbritish isles. the weekend becoming milderfor all, it will be a little unsettled due to those areas of low pressure and what's know we think there is is going to be primarily found across scotland, but much of it on the higher ground. francescon hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines: polls close in italy — after an election campaign dominated by immigration, exit polls suggest no group has won a majority. tributes have been paid to sir roger bannister, the first athlete to run a mile in underfour minutes, who has died at the age of 88. still not enough detail on how the irish border will work after brexit — the irish government suggests uk proposals may not be sufficient. the syrian president has said government forces will continue their assault on the bombarded enclave of eastern ghouta. residents are attempting to flee as fighting continues. we we re we were alljust talking and we realise we

milderairup into eventually drag some weather front with milder air up into the south—western quarter of the british islesg to ratchet up by a degree or two in the beginning of the week. so this is the lineup for the week ahead, becoming slightly milder. it will be a bit unsettled and they could well be some snow, particularly the scotland. i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: exit polls in italy suggest no group has won a majority in the country's general election. the single party with the most votes is projected to be the anti—establishment five star movement, whose officials say that if the exit polls prove correct, it will be a pillar of the next government. thousands of delegates from all over china are arriving for the annual national party congress, with delegates expected to rubber stamp a proposal allowing president xijinping to rule for life. and this story is trending on bbc.com... stars are arriving on the red carpet in hollywood for the oscars, which get underway shortly. guillermo del toro's fantasy the shape of water is the leading contender with 13 nominations. it's been a turbu

we may eventually drag some weather fronts with milder air up into the south—western quarter of the british isleso ratchet up by a degree or two in the beginning of the week. so this is the lineup for the week ahead, becoming slightly milder. it will be a bit unsettled and there could well be some snow, bbc news. our top story. exit polls in italy suggest that no group of won and a majority in the country ‘s general election. the antiestablishment five star movement is rejected to receive the most votes. if exit polls prove correct it will be in power in the next government. thousands of the —— delegates from all over china are arriving for the congress. they are expected to rubberstamp a proposal allowing president xijinping expected to rubberstamp a proposal allowing president xi jinping to rule for life. and the oscars are trending online. celebrities have been arriving on the red carpet in hollywood which has gotten under way. the shape of water is the leading contender with 13 nominations. our top story here in the uk. the athletics world has been

it will do wonders with temperatures, still a lot of rental northern ireland, western scotland, the snow across northern islesange, a new set of weather front ushered in on the south—westerly breezes so with a mild but really quite wet at times as well, if you're on holiday it is disappointing. later in the day, it isa mix disappointing. later in the day, it is a mix of sunny spells and showers. the western side of scotland, you still have the weather fronts to close by and even when it creeps up towards the northern isles that just makes room creeps up towards the northern isles thatjust makes room for another one to come in on the south—westerly winds again as we pushed towards the higher ground of scotland there will be further significant snowfall. that is a lot of wet weather to be had across those western parts of england and wales. towards next weekend it will often be wet, snow on the northern hills and it will be on the northern hills and it will be on the northern hills and it will be on the cool side again because we've had the most part are on the cool side of thejet had the most part are on the c

a combination of rain and sleet moving its way through the northern isles potentially, scattered showers across westernat times and a few scattered showers across south—west and south—east england, but generally speaking the further inland to come, decent spells of sunshine and temperatures getting into double digits in some places. as we move out of wednesday towards thursday, we will start to see this area of low pressure threatening the south—west under the influence of pressure in the north which means showers never too far away and cold here. showers will be of rain, sleet and snow with any elevation. elsewhere, quite quiet story on thursday, dry with sunshine, a bit of rain moving its way through the channel isles. as we move out of the channel isles. as we move out of the channel isles. as we move out of thursday into friday, we will start to notice a change. that area of low pressure is likely to squeeze up from the south—west and bring a spell of wet weather. it will stay with us as we head into the weekend, but marked down to the south, and it looks as though that mild there will follow that

the week, picture perfect skies across many parts of the british isles through this morning things have changed markedly for many westernthe rest of the evening and overnight will find a cloud thickening or the while eventually the rain across western parts will gradually make progress further towards the north and towards the east and there will be some hill snow around but on the highest ground above 300 or 400 metres or so and not a particularly cold night. the hill snow comes under the grampians further south in the southern portion of the front eventually staggers off into the north sea still leaving behind a lot of cloud, the best of any brightness through wales and the south—west and temperatures responding as a consequence. you're watching beyond 100 days on pbs. 21 countries expel over 100 russian intelligence agents in response to the nerve agent attack here in the uk. the british foreign secretary says it stands in history as the largest collective expulsion of russian diplomats. the kremlin says it sees echoes of the cold war and promises to respond in kind. president trump says "much of the stormy daniels s

western side of russia. through scandinavia and through to the british isles during the weekend.ll. such that forget about ten, 11, 12, 13 if you saw it because especially in yeast, it is going to much colder. the headlines at 11pm: the white house shows support for britain, after theresa may announcs sanctions against russia. and the scientist stephen hawking, who achieved fame with his theories of the universe, has died aged 76. tens of thousands of students have walked out of classrooms across the us to call for tighter gun controls, a month after a shooting at a school in florida. and on newsnight, russia says its relations with britain are at a temperature of —23, but that it's not afraid of cold weather. we'll ask if britain's measures will have an effect. and whetherjeremy corbyn judged it right, in his response to the prime minister.

isles. much of northern ireland and western scotland the best of the dry and bright weather.—in for tuesday, that things down for this area of pressure. —— a ridge. apart from the odd shower, conditions will improve us through tuesday afternoon thanks to the ridge of high pressure. we should see broken clouds, sunny spells and quite pleasant in the strong much sunshine. a short lived window of fine weather. the area of low pressure in coaches in. notice the isobars become closer together so that winds will be strong coming up from the southerly direction and it will feed in a lot of clout. starting off on a chilly note. but the crowd starts to building. it is feeding in outbreaks of rain. a bit more pep up to be quite heavy. in the sunshine, not feeling too bad. single figure values elsewhere. then from thursday onwards, it looks like it will become unsettled at times. when starts to pick up and coming in from an easterly direction. scientific cooling down towards the end. —— signs of it. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning

it's been one of those days across many western parts of the british isles, and for that you have toination of wet and windy weather that's been on offer across the south west of england, getting through the irish sea area, western side of wales, up into northern ireland, too. and through the evening and overnight, that is where i suspect we will find the very heaviest of the rain. as the front just tends to swing its way out of the south—west, pushing the threat of rain towards wales, the midlands, into the south—east. further east, underneath clearer skies, the temperatures will dribble away at it. three, four or five degrees or so. relatively mild underneath that shield of cloud. come thursday, the front makes progress of a further towards the north and east. —— progress ever further. some moderate bursts of rain in there. brighter skies fall in behind, but the chance of some pretty hefty showers. underneath that front, it will not be a particularly warm day. this is bbc news. our latest headlines: the prime minister says 23 russian diplomats will be expelled from the uk — the lar