and the western mainland, rainfor the western isles and the western mainland, rain for most of and in the south—west of england. eastern england will have a fine day and probably warmer than today. you can see the rain will narrow and moves slowly eastwards. that is the problem this weekend, the weather front because it is moving slowly, it may grind to a halt and perhaps bring rain in the eastern side of the uk before moving into the north sea, allowing showers to come in with the area of low pressure getting closer to the south—west. details may change but this is how it looks at the moment. showers in eastern scotland and eastern england, perhaps turning wetter in the south—east. in sunshine before showers mainly affecting the south—west of england and south—west wales. colder than it has been. the rain probably clearing from the north sea coastal areas on sunday but lingering across parts of scotland, allowing thundery showers to develop in northern ireland and more widely in wales and perhaps the south of england but it is worth stressing that details could change. this is

some heavy bursts affecting western parts of scotland beginning to pull away from the western isles, scotland, not much into north—east england and clearing from northern ireland some will get the sun coming back before the end of the day, but more of wales and western england starting to get outbreaks of rain pushing into parts of the midlands too. much of eastern england will be dry and once this weather system crosses all parts, wednesday night into thursday morning, there isn't a huge amount of rain left on it. after the heat of the recent days if you want something on the garden, i think you're going to be disappointed. dry weather on thursday. there'll be a few showers developing, though, particularly into scotland, maybe the odd heavy one with a rumble of thunder. northern ireland and northern england, the rest of england and for much of wales, it is looking dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. 0n the breezy side, if anything it's a little bit cooler still and some of us for the rest of the week towards in the north—west of the uk in particular will find temperatures below av

perhaps some low cloud plaguing northern and western isles of scotland. part of the coming week, the jetstream is arcing well into the north of the british isles, keeping the cold air at bay. i don't think we will see a great deal of change for the next few days. hello, this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: a surprise meeting for the korean leaders as the diplomatic push to revive the us summit continues. following victory for the yes campaign, ireland's prime minister hopes a new relaxed abortion law will be passed by the end of the year. today is a historic day for ireland. a quiet revolution has taken place and today is a great act of democracy. the wonder goal that shattered liverpool's european dreams. gareth bale hits two as real madrid win the champions league for the third time in a row. and the fourth man to set foot on the moon, astronaut alan bean, dies at the age of 86.

some heavy bursts affecting western parts of scotland beginning to pull away from the western isles,into north—east england and clearing from northern ireland some will get the sun coming back before the end of the day, but more of wales and western england starting to get outbreaks of rain pushing into parts of the midlands too. much of eastern england will be dry and once this weather system crosses all parts, wednesday night into thursday morning, there isn't a huge amount of rain left on it. after the heat of the recent days if you want something on the garden, i think you're going to be disappointed. dry weather on thursday. there'll be a few showers developing, though, particularly into scotland, maybe the odd heavy one with a rumble of thunder. northern ireland and northern england, the rest of england and for much of wales, it is looking dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. on the breezy side, if anything it's a little bit cooler still and some of us for the rest of the week towards in the north—west of the uk in particular will find temperatures below average for the time o

some heavy bursts affecting western parts of scotland beginning to pull away from the western isles,rthern ireland some will get the sun coming back before the end of the day, but more of wales and western england starting to get outbreaks of rain pushing into parts of the midlands. much of eastern england will be dry and once this weather system crosses all parts, wednesday night into thursday morning, there isn't a huge amount of rain left on it. after the heat of the recent days if you want something onto the garden, i think you're going to be disappointed. on the garden, i think you're going to be disappointed. dry weather on thursday. there'll be a few showers developing, though, particularly into scotland, maybe the odd heavy one with a rumble of thunder. northern ireland and england, the rest of england and for much and for much variable cloud and sunny spells. 0n the breezy side, if anything it's a little bit cooler still and some of us for the rest of the week towards in the north—west of the uk in particular will find temperatures below average for the time of year. another

we import even warmer airfrom the near western isles.efore bank holiday monday, so those temperatures will be on the rise further. england and wales have a glorious day again. await the irish sea coast we could see low cloud and miss. they few showers for the north and west of scotland. it could be quite warm across southern scotland. temperatures into the low 20s. very warm for england and wales, highs of 27 degrees. it is going to be a record raking temperature if we get this. the previous record was 2a degrees, set in 1999 in hampshire. tuesday, subtle changes taking place thanks to this area of low pressure. they week—old front wishing into the west end producing more cloud. maybe some rain for northern ireland into western scotland. further south for wales in the south—west of england they will be more bands of cloud of anything. central, southern and eastern parts of the country, another fine day to come. the eastern side of england could be a very hot day. we could see 2728dc. further north and west we are looking at temperatures

perhaps some low cloud plaguing northern and western isles of scotland.ejetstream is asking well into the north, keeping the cold air raid bay. i don't think we will see a great deal of change in the next few days —— keeping the cold air at bay. hello, this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: a surprise meeting for the korean leaders, as the diplomatic push to revive the us summit continues. following victory for the yes campaign, ireland's prime minister hopes a new relaxed abortion law will be passed by the end of the year. today is a historic day for ireland. a quiet revolution has taken place and today is a great act of democracy. the wonder goal that shattered liverpool's european dreams — gareth bale hits two as real madrid win the champions league for the third time in a row. and the fourth man to set foot on the moon, astronaut alan bean, dies at the age of 86.

some heavy bursts affecting western parts of scotland beginning to pull away from the western isles,efore the end of the day, but more of wales and western england starting to get outbreaks of rain pushing into parts of the midlands too. much of eastern england will be dry and once this weather system crosses all parts, wednesday night into thursday morning, there isn't a huge amount of rain left on it. after the heat of the recent days if you want something on the garden, i think you're going to be disappointed. dry weather on thursday. there'll be a few showers developing, though, particularly into scotland, maybe the odd heavy one with a rumble of thunder. northern ireland and northern england, the rest of england and for much of wales, it is looking dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. on the breezy side, if anything it's a little bit cooler still and some of us for the rest of the week towards in the north—west of the uk in particular will find temperatures below average for the time of year. another fine start for much of the uk on friday, but then we see another weather syste

some heavy bursts affecting western parts of scotland beginning to pull away from the western isles,d and clearing from northern ireland some will get the sun coming back before the end of the day, but more of wales and western england starting to get outbreaks of rain pushing into parts of the midlands. much of eastern england will be dry and once this weather system crosses all parts, wednesday night into thursday morning, there isn't a huge amount of rain left on it. after the heat of the recent days if you want something onto the garden, i think you're going to be disappointed. dry weather on thursday. there'll be a few showers developing, though, particularly in scotland, maybe the odd heavy one with a rumble of thunder. northern ireland and england, the rest of england and for much of wales, it is looking dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. 0n the breezy side, if anything it's a little bit cooler still and some for the rest of the week in the north—west of the uk in particular will find temperatures below average for the time of year. another fine start for much of the uk on

the western isles are waking up well. the western isles are waking up to plenty of sunshine.ern areas clouds will continue to develop across some southern areas and showers will be breaking out. for most of us it will be a fine dry day, warm, into the 20s, a little cooler with the cloud in scotland, perhaps 12— 15 degrees. the outlook is good for the chelsea flower show. temperatures will be in the mid—20s. some rain expected on thursday. for the middle part of the week, high pressure is in charge of the weather, not just across pressure is in charge of the weather, notjust across the uk, but into scandinavia as well. that means settled weather. it looks like there is cloud across eastern areas in the course of the morning, but in the afternoon, it will be warming up nicely right across the country. the highest temperatures are expected across the south, we see the oranges. he could hit the mid—20s, for example, in london. the mid—20s for example, in london. the mid—20s for liverpool and perhaps the mid—teens in the south—east of scotland. a bit of a dip in london but it will

the middle part of the afternoon, the first signs of the thicker cloud producing rain across the western islessome pleasant sunshine further to the east. the rain all over northern ireland, some of it really quite heavy at times and the rain becoming more of a present threat there across the western and southern parts of wales down to the south—west of england. it's a dry day for the most part across central and eastern parts. in fact, you won't get to see that rain until realy quite late on in the night, if you see it at all, i think it will be confined to the northern half of the british isles. the banner of cloud helping to keep the temperature up much higher than will have been the case from thursday on into friday. so this is the weekend. low pressure not a million miles away, will gradually to sink its way towards the south—western approaches. it's the weather front further to the east that's causing the forecasting headaches at the moment and it looks as though having been a rather weak affair, it may well pep up from the south—east and the rain becoming really rather stuck over scotlan

of the afternoon, we find the first signs of the thicker cloud producing some rain across the western isleses of the mainland. still some pleasant sunshine further to the east. the rain all over northern ireland, some of it really quite heavy at times and the rain becoming more of a present threat there across the western and southern parts of wales down into the south—west of england. it's a dry day for the most part across central and eastern parts. in fact, you won't get to see that rain until really quite late on in the night, if you see it at all, i think it will be confined to the northern half of the british isles. the banner of cloud helping to keep the temperatures up much higher than will have been the case from thursday on into friday. so this is the weekend. low pressure not a million miles away, will gradually sink its way towards the south—western approaches. it's the weather front further to the east that's causing the forecasting headaches at the moment and it looks as though having been a rather weak affair, it may well pep up from the south—east and then the rain becoming

some heavy bursts affecting western parts of scotland beginning to pull away from the western isles,and and clearing from northern ireland some will get the sun coming back before the end of the day, but more of wales and western england starting to get outbreaks of rain pushing into parts of the midlands too. much of eastern england will be dry and once this weather system crosses all parts, wednesday night into thursday morning, there isn't a huge amount of rain left on it. after the heat of the recent days if you want something on the garden, i think you're going to be disappointed. dry weather on thursday. there'll be a few showers developing, though, particularly into scotland, maybe the odd heavy one with a rumble of thunder. northern ireland and northern england, the rest of england and for much of wales, it is looking dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. 0n the breezy side, if anything it's a little bit cooler still and some of us for the rest of the week towards in the north—west of the uk in particular will find temperatures below average for the time of year. another fine

some heavy bursts affecting western parts of scotland beginning to pull away from the western isles,nd and clearing from northern ireland some will get the sun coming back before the end of the day, but more of wales and western england starting to get outbreaks of rain pushing into parts of the midlands too. much of eastern england will be dry and once this weather system crosses all parts, wednesday night into thursday morning, there isn't a huge amount of rain left on it. after the heat of the recent days if you want something on the garden, i think you're going to be disappointed. dry weather on thursday. there'll be a few showers developing, though, particularly into scotland, maybe the odd heavy one with a rumble of thunder. northern ireland and northern england, the rest of england and for much of wales, it is looking dry, variable cloud and sunny spells. on the breezy side, if anything it's a little bit cooler still and some of us for the rest of the week towards in the north—west of the uk in particular will find temperatures below average for the time of year. another fine

more of an atlantic band of cloud coming to the west of northern ireland, the western isles of scotlandould feel a bit warmer on friday, those temperatures beginning to climb once again. the weather still fine across england and wales at least this weekend, should be perfect weather for the royal wedding in windsor. sunny spells, dry, a temperature of 21 degrees celsius. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story — fresh protests are expected in gaza a day after 55 palestinians were killed by israeli soldiers. five days to go until britain's royal wedding and it's unclear whether meghan markle's father will be there and walk her down the aisle. once considered obscene, now a status symbol — modigliani's ‘reclining nude' sells for $157 million. crucial trade talks in washington as president trump defends his decision to help a chinese telecoms firm. also in business briefing — fantastic fungus. how demand for rare mushrooms in india is helping villagers make a living in the midst of conflict.

nicely, around 18—23d in most places, cooler and breezy in the north—west of scotland but the western islestinue this evening. a fine evening and remaining dry overnight too. we have clear skies so overnight too. we have clear skies so temperatures will fall quite low in one or two spots, four degrees in norwich first thing, a fresh start on sunday morning but the temperatures will shoot up quickly when the sunshine gets going lifting most parts where we see mist and fog early on but we will see low cloud and 111 is around the irish sea coasts. through the day in sunny spells it will be a degree or so warmer than saturday so highs of up to 24 warmer than saturday so highs of up to 211 celsius in the south and east and elsewhere a very pleasant 18-21d, and elsewhere a very pleasant 18—21d, looking fine and dry and temperatures continuing to rise through to bank holiday monday because we are drawing in this south easterly flow of air, the warm air coming in from the near continent andi coming in from the near continent and i think it will be the southern half of the country that sees the very

more of an atlantic band of cloud coming to the west of northern ireland, the western isles of scotland us, it should feel a bit warmer on friday, those temperatures beginning to climb once again. the weather still find at least across england and wales this weekend, should be perfect weather for the royal wedding in windsor. sunny spells, dry, a temperature of 21 degrees celsius. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories — palestinian officials say israeli troops have killed 55 people in protests in the gaza strip. their anger stoked by the american decision to open the new embassy injerusalem — attended by president trump's daughter and son in law. president trump, by recognising history, you have made history. the head of britain's domestic intelligence service accuses russia of "criminal thuggery" and "bare—faced lying". and the actress margot kidder, lois lane in the movie superman, has died at the age of 69.

more of an atlantic band of cloud coming to the west of northern ireland, the western isles of scotland for many of us, it should feel a bit warmer on friday, those temperatures beginning to climb once again. the weather still fine across england and wales at least this weekend, should be perfect weather for the royal wedding in windsor. sunny spells, dry, a temperature of 21 degrees celsius. hello. this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. prince harry and meghan markle call for "understanding and respect" amid reports that her father won't attend the royal wedding. thomas markle had been due to walk his daughter down the aisle on saturday, but it's now thought he may not come at all. good morning. it's tuesday the 15th of may. also this morning: fears of fresh violence in gaza a day after israeli troops killed 55 palestinian protesters. the reality is if you are in something like that at such a

anywhere from new cars up to edinburgh and the western isles on scotland, on sunday, you're missing the bright and sunny weather. sunday evening, the storms tracking across the midlands, one or two for the east as well, so through sunday monday night, the widespread. first thing monday morning, temperatures i6 thing monday morning, temperatures 16 in the south, so a sticky start the bank holiday monday. how about the bank holiday monday. how about the week ahead? not a lot of change. it will stay warm, more thunder, not for everybody. this is the big picture across europe. most of the really warm air is being displaced towards more central and eastern parts of europe so we are on the edge of it. on monday, fewer storms around, so less of a risk that as overall catching one part, where the storms do brew on monday, they will be heavy with thunder and lightning. you can see how be heavy with thunder and lightning. you can see how warm be heavy with thunder and lightning. you can see how warm it is, 25 in merseyside and mid—20s across eastern parts of scotland. that is bank holiday monday.

proud to come from here. to be proud of. of this town. in the scheme too. particularly across the western isless. by communities across scotland to see how successful it will be. on the street, change can't come soon enough. i would really like to have some neighbours, you know? as we are at the moment. now involves many more. not to pass the buck. streets and bring life back into the centre of their towns. this weekend to symbolise peace and hope returning to the city. in march the meaning has changed, as andy howard reports. sometimes the simple things are the most effective. most effective. thousands of white paper birds fly high in salisbury. paper birds fly high in salisbury. and hope, and at the moment, this city needs both. city needs both. together, and we, it is a new beginning. beginning. please god it's a new beginning for us. beginning for us. made here, with local people's messages written inside. messages written inside. notjust in the cathedral where the salisbury doves are in flight. salisbury doves are in flight. have come together too, and the flock is growing all the time. fl

across all of northern ireland, dark blue indicating it will get heavier into north—west scotland, western islesnd. misty cloud in eastern parts of england. lowest temperatures here in single figures. chilly start tomorrow. cloud pushing back towards the north sea coast tomorrow. if mailing of some, part of history in scotland. he said temperatures cooler than it will be inland and the sunshine. rainy northern ireland, really pushing its hold on the east. still therefore north—west scotland. lighter later in the day. blue across southern parts, this is the chance for catching a shower. southern england, midlands and wales later. most of us will avoid it and stay dry. warm and sunny spells. tomorrow evening, drifting further west before dying away. the intensity of the rain across northern ireland and north—west scotland also easing. as this weather fronts begins to die a death under the strengthening area of high pressure going into tuesday. on tuesday morning, scotland and northern ireland with cloud, drizzle. that breaks up and we get some sunny drizzle. that breaks up and we get some sunny sp

charge of our weather, these weather fronts not really making much progress into the uk, it's the western islesbe a spot of rain on friday, otherwise a dry day with some sunshine, maybe seeing a little more cloud developing across east anglia and the south—east on friday but tending to become a bit warmer, as i say, so18, 19 degrees through the central belt of scotland, similar temperatures across parts of southern england as well. now, into the weekend, i've put the jet stream on here because the position of the jet stream means we're steering areas of low pressure to the north—west of the uk, keeping that high pressure firmly in charge. now, there are some showers nearby over the near continent. we're not expecting them to arrive in windsor or in the south—east of england. should be fine for the royal wedding. there'll be a fair bit of cloud, mind you, but it'll be a bit warmer, temperatures 20, maybe even 21 degrees. a decent day pretty much across the board on saturday. even into sunday and monday, very little rain heading our way. it's mostly high pressure, quite warm in the sunshine. the

most of those across the western isles.north—east of scotland, where it could be warmer game. the best of the weather for england and wales, where it will feel even warmer than saturday, 22 degrees or maybe 23 degrees. monday, that area of high pressure shifts further east, so we pull more of it east or south—east across the country, which will tend to push this weather front of the west once again. that will allow it to go across western parts of scotla nd allow it to go across western parts of scotland and in due the west of northern ireland. elsewhere, a sunny and warm day. 2a degrees, that could set upa and warm day. 2a degrees, that could set up a sharp shower or a thunderstorm across southern areas. for the week ahead it is looking fine. high pressure still dominating for most. there will be that weather front affecting the north—west corner of the uk. elsewhere across the country, sunny spells and a few scattered or have re—entered thundery showers. that is how it is looking. see you later. this is bbc news. i'm dunc

charge of our weather, these weather fronts not really making much progress into the uk, it's the western islesshine, maybe seeing a little bit more cloud developing across east anglia and the south—east on friday but tending to become a bit warmer, as i say, so18, 19 degrees through the central belt of scotland, similar temperatures across parts of southern england as well. now, into the weekend, i've put the jet stream on here because the position of the jet stream means we're steering areas of low pressure to the north—west of the uk, keeping that high pressure firmly in charge. now, there are some showers nearby over the near continent. we're not expecting them to arrive in windsor or in the south—east of england. should be fine for the royal wedding. there'll be fair bit of cloud, mind you, but it'll be a bit warmer, temperatures 20, maybe even 21 degrees. a decent day pretty much across the board on saturday. even into sunday and monday, very little rain heading our way. it's mostly high pressure, quite warm in the sunshine. the winds, if anything, coming in from the near continent. welco

isles. it is hardly the case that the storm that are gathering out towards northern and western parts of thell be the case throughout the rest of the day up across parts of the dagger and these at least. the reason for the transformation it, quite obvious on the big picture. pradeep area of low pressure that of iceland, throwing a rabbit runs —— weather fronts at us from the atlantic. as they pass through, so will be the transition from the heat of the bank holiday into something a little bit more seasonal, that is. as a get through the rest of the day. let's give you the rest of the day. let's give you the details analysis of how easy the rain, ataround the details analysis of how easy the rain, at around roundabout tea—time, early evening. the rain will have got through the western side of scotland, and the rest of northern ireland. but the knowledge season late sunshine, but anywhere near this diagonal of card and rain, the saturn will be in short supply. for that, you need to be further east. lincolnshire way, coming down towards parts of east and. eventually, what is left of that rain o

cooler and breezy across the far north—west of scotland, the western isles and northern isles in particulart two. we have clear skies will fall quite low at thinking monetary spots. just for degrees in norwich first thing. a fresh start on sunday morning but the temperatures will will sit up quite quickly when sunshine gets going. that will lift most part three sea mist and fog early on but we could see a little bit of low cloud and blogging isjust lingering once again around these irish sea coast. through the day in sunnier spells will be probably a degree or so warmer than saturday so highs of 2a celsius towards the south and east. elsewhere, very pleasant 18-21d. is east. elsewhere, very pleasant 18—21d. is looking fine and dry and the stampeders will continue to rise as we look through into bank holiday monday because we are during in this easterly flow of air. warm air coming in from the new think it will be particularly the southern have that will see that warm air during the bank holiday monday. further north a bit cooler for scotland was cloud drifting in of the north sea but more s

and some of the rain will heavy, particularly in the far north—west of mainland scotland and the western isles you are in northern ireland. away from this band there will be drier weather with cloud sunny spot and in england and world some cloud building but still plenty of sunshine. the odd shower or thunderstorm in parts of southern england and wales. we will keep an eye on that. monday into tuesday, this front of the far north—west will be weakening. there will be some thicker cloud, particularly in the north of scotland, some patchy light rain or drizzle pavic die away. cloud and sunshine in northern ireland and mostly dry in england but through the day there is the charts are based shower or thunderstorm breaking out. by no means everyone will get them, they will be fairly isolated. if you do there will be a splash of rain that you might not have had for a while. on wednesday, similar for england and wales, some sunnis build the of eight shamal or thunderstorm. —— some sunny eight shamal or thunderstorm. —— some sunny spells. the template is coming out the bid because we start to pick up

for the western isles and the northern isles in particular, some drizzly rain will continue this eveningemaining dry overnight as well. we've got clear spells, so temperatures will fall quite low one or two spots. just four degrees, for instance, in norwich first thing. a fresh start to sunday morning, but those temperatures will shoot up quite quickly once the sunshine gets going. that will lift most parts where we see any mist and fog early on. we could just see a little bit of low cloud and fog lingering once again around the irish sea coasts. but through the day, in the sunny spells, it will probably be a degree or so warmer than saturday. highs up to around 24 celsius towards the south and east. elsewhere, a very pleasant 18 to 2! degrees. looking fine and dry, and as temperatures will continue to rise as we look through into bank holiday monday. we're drawing in the south—east flow of air, water coming in from the continent. i think it will be the southern half of the country that sees that very warm air during monday. cooler for scotland and the north—east of england, with cloud c

come the middle part of the afternoon, the cloud would have filled in across the western isles, probablyhich will be there all over northern ireland, the odd moderate verse perhaps. if you haven't had a mention, you wouldn't see the rain until after dark if indeed you see it at all. you see the southern portion of the front dies at that, the rain largely confined to the further north. the band of cloud keeping temperatures up band of cloud keeping temperatures up as we get into the weekend. this is where the uncertainty starts, not so is where the uncertainty starts, not so much about the low pressure or the showers it supplies into some western parts. it is the progress of that front and how far it goes east and north taking its associated rain with it. as see, at times, there is quite a deal of rain to be had. it may let not look that way to start with, across a good part of england and wales, there are showers to be had towards the south—west, northern ireland the odd isolated showers. a lot of dry weather on third front has pushed ever further towards the east. the many central and w

the middle part of the afternoon, the first signs of the thicker cloud producing rain across the western isleseast. the rain all over northern ireland, some of it really quite heavy at times and the rain becoming more of a present threat there across the western and southern parts of wales down to the south—west of england. it's a dry day for the most part across central and eastern parts. in fact, you won't get to see that rain until realy quite late on in the night, if you see it at all, i think it will be confined to the northern half of the british isles. the banner of cloud helping to keep the temperature up much higher than will have been the case from thursday on into friday. so this is the weekend. low pressure not a million miles away, will gradually to sink its way towards the south—western approaches. it's the weather front further to the east that's causing the forecasting headaches at the moment and it looks as though having been a rather weak affair, it may well pep up from the south—east and the rain becoming really rather stuck over scotland. some of that is really open to a go

the middle part of the afternoon, the first signs of the thicker cloud producing rain across the western islesf it really quite heavy at times and the rain becoming more of a present threat there across the western and southern parts of wales down to the south—west of england. it's a dry day for the most part across central and eastern parts. in fact, you won't get to see that rain until realy quite late on in the night, if you see it at all, i think it will be confined to the northern half of the british isles. the banner of cloud helping to keep the temperature up much higher than will have been the case from thursday on into friday. so this is the weekend. low pressure not a million miles away, will gradually to sink its way towards the south—western approaches. it's the weather front further to the east that's causing the forecasting headaches at the moment and it looks as though having been a rather weak affair, it may well pep up from the south—east and the rain becoming really rather stuck over scotland. some of that is really open to a good deal of uncertaintyjust at the moment. we thi

the middle part of the afternoon, the first signs of the thicker cloud producing rain across the western islesne further to the east. the rain all over northern ireland, some of it really quite heavy at times and the rain becoming more of a present threat there across the western and southern parts of wales down havingbeen a ratherweak affairfi't—l at the momst; .. during saturday and then a great dry swathe and as you come back towards that area of low pressure, that'll throw some showers into parts of wales and the south—west, the odd one getting into northern ireland as well. here is saturday night on into sunday, it may well be the heavier parts of rain works its way up to the south—eastern quarter and runs along the line of the front and it may well become the dominant feature across a good part of scotland as we get into the latter part of sunday, then drier swathe and we come back to that raft of showers across the south—west.

of bringing cloud, wind and rain towards the western side of the british isles. million spots in the south as the temperature not1 million miles above freezing. at least that will convert into a gloriously sunny start. in the middle part of the afternoon, the clerk at cloud will come in and we will see the first signs of rain which will be all over northern ireland. and then the rain fills in. we hadn't had mentioned so far, we probably won't see the rain until after dark if you see it at all. the southern portion of the front dies a death and the rain is confined to areas further north. the banner of cloud across the east hoping to put the temperatures up as we move into the weekend. this is where uncertainty starts. not so much about the low pressure or the showers that supplies. it is the progress of the front and how far it goes east and north, taking its associated rain with it. as you will see, at times there is quite a deal offering to be had. it may not look way to start with across a good part of england and wales. there are showers to be had towards the

part of the afternoon, we find the first signs of the thicker cloud producing rain across the western islesrther to the east. the rain all over northern ireland, some of it really quite heavy at times and the rain becoming more of a present threat there across the western and southern parts of wales down into the south—west of england. it's a dry day for the most part across central and eastern parts. in fact, you won't get to see that rain until really quite late on in the night, if you see it at all, i think it will be confined to the northern half of the british isles. the banner of cloud helping to keep the temperatures up much higher than will have been the case from thursday on into friday. so this is the weekend. low pressure not a million miles away, will gradually sink its way towards the south—western approaches. it's the weather front further to the east that's causing the forecasting headaches at the moment and it looks as though having been a rather weak affair, it may well pep up from the south—east and then the rain becoming really rather stuck over scotland. some of that is

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charge of our weather, these weather fronts not really making much progress into the uk, it's the western islesbe seeing a little bit more cloud developing across east anglia and the south—east on friday but tending to become a bit warmer, as i say, so18, 19 degrees through the central belt of scotland, similar temperatures across parts of southern england as well. now, into the weekend, i've put the jet stream on here because the position of the jet stream means we're steering areas of low pressure to the north—west of the uk, keeping that high pressure firmly in charge. there are some showers nearby over the near continent. we're not expecting them to arrive in windsor or in the south—east of england. should be fine for the royal wedding. there'll be fair bit of cloud, mind you, but it'll be a bit warmer, temperatures 20, maybe even 21 degrees. a decent day pretty much across the board on saturday. the winds, if anything, coming in from the near continent. this is bbc news. the headlines: the united states says it's still planning a meeting next month between president trump and the north kor

spots of rainfor even this weekend, a few spots of rain for western parts of northern ireland, western islesof cloud, sunshine around for many areas and those temperatures are beginning to rise up to around 18,19, are beginning to rise up to around 18, 19, possibly 20 celsius. a very warm welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: palestinian officials say israeli troops have killed 55 people in protests in the gaza strip. their anger stoked by the american decision to open a new embassy injerusalem, attended by president trump's daughter and son—in—law. president trump, by recognising history, you have made history. the head of britain's domestic intelligence service, m15, accuses russia of "criminal thuggery" and "bare—faced lying". and the actress margot kidder — lois lane in the movie superman — has died aged 69.

more of an atlantic band of cloud coming to the west of northern ireland, the western isles of scotland on friday, those temperatures beginning to climb once again. the weather still find at least across england and wales this weekend, should be perfect weather for the royal wedding in windsor. sunny spells, dry, a temperature of 21 degrees celsius. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story. is to the minister benjamin netanyahu is to the minister benjamin neta nyahu has said is to the minister benjamin netanyahu has said he is armed forces were acting in self—defence. the violence came as the us open the controversial embassy injerusalem. a palestinian official described it asa a palestinian official described it as a hostile act against international law. and this video is trending on bbc.com. a chinese climber who was crippled by frostbite on everest more than a0 years ago has scaled the peak at the start of this year's ski season. she's the first double amputee to scale the peak, and the first ever from the nepalese side. stay with us, more to and the top story here in the uk.

evening, some heavy bursts affecting western parts of scotland beginning to pull away from the western isles of wales and western england starting to get outbreaks of rain pushing into parts of the midlands too. much of eastern england will be dry and once this weather system crosses all parts, wednesday night into thursday morning, there is hardly andy rain left on it. there'll be a few showers developing, though, particularly into scotland, maybe the odd heavy one with a rumble of thunder. one or two for northern ireland and northern england, the rest of england and wales, it is looking dry, variable cloud and sunshine. on the breezy side, if anything it's a little bit cooler still and some of us for the rest of the week. in particular will find temperatures below average for the time of year. another breezy start for much of the uk on friday, but then we see another weather system gathering out to the west. temperatures in the mid to low teens for many. bye bye. this is business briefing. i'm sally bundock. a crude reality for iran: president trump plans to reinstate economic sanctions fo

southern counties of england further north, some low cloud coming back to plague the northern and western islesfirst part of the week. into the middle part of the week, we are still having the low pressure driving the showers at us but no signs of cold air. the jet stream is well north and the separation between the milder air to the south and the cooler air to the north. here we are on wednesday, a similar sort of pattern. don't take the distribution of showers to literally because there is still the close, muggy feeling about proceedings. temperatures in the 20s. still the prospect of one or two thunderstorms. hello, this is bbc news. i'm gavin grey. our top stories: a surprise meeting for the korean leaders as the diplomatic push to revive the us summit continues. following victory for the yes campaign, ireland's prime minister hopes a new relaxed abortion law will be passed by the end of the year. today is a historic day for ireland. a quiet revolution has taken place and today is a great act of democracy. the wonder goal that shattered liverpool's european dreams — gareth bale hits two as

southern counties of england further north, some low cloud coming back to plague the northern and western isleswe have been for the first part of the week. into the middle part of the week, we are still having the low pressure driving the showers at us but no signs of cold air. the jet stream is well north and the separation between the milder air to the south and the cooler air to the north. here we are on wednesday, a similar sort of pattern. don't take the distribution of showers to literally because there is still the close, muggy feeling about proceedings. temperatures in the 20s. still the prospect of one or two thunderstorms. this is bbc news. the headlines: the leaders of north and south korea have met at a surprise summit. it's still unclear if the north's kim jong—un's meeting with president trump in singapore injune is going ahead. the white house has said it is sending a team to singapore to prepare for a possible summit. ireland's prime minister says he hopes a new abortion law will be passed by the end of this year. more than two thirds of voters in the country have chosen to over

more of an atlantic band of cloud coming to the west of northern ireland, the western isles of scotlandand wales at least this weekend, should be perfect weather for the royal wedding in windsor. sunny spells, dry, a temperature of 21 degrees celsius. this is bbc news. the headlines — the killing of at least 55 palestinians in gaza by israeli forces — 2,700 are reported wounded — has triggered widespread condemnation. the palestinian president called it a massacre. israel‘s prime minister said it was self—defence. the us has blocked a un security council call foran inquiry. the protests were partly triggered by the american decision to move its embassy tojerusalem. israel‘s prime minister called it a glorious day — a senior palestinian official called it a hostile act against international law. president trump was represented by his daughter and son—in—law. the head of britain‘s domestic intelligence service, m15, has accused the russian government of trying to undermine western democracies through espionage, cyber attacks, and criminal thuggery. he was speaking at a security conference