it will still be quite windy because the northern and western isles.g and overnight we hold on to a lot of cloud was stop the wind strengthens in the west, touching gale force at times within expand arena coming our way and that rain is likely to be heavy. chilly for some of us, rural areas, temperatures will be cooler. looking at the isobars where ever you are it will be windy. with two weather fronts coming our way, we are also looking up some rain and that rain will be heavy with a gap in between both bands. come further south, remaining fairly cloudy with some bright spells but chilly in the wind. hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: at least eight people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed in fires that ripped through australia on new year's eve. the mother of the british teenager found guilty of lying about being raped in cyprus says she believes the resort of ayia napa is unsafe. in their new year messages, the prime minister says brexit will mark a "new chapter" for the uk, while the archbishop of canterbury ur

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when towards north scotland, rain more persistent in the western isles to end the day and thatis theather front we saw earlier and this is the rain from it, pushing into northern ireland overnight and into sunday morning and into western scotland as well. another frost free start to the day on sunday. sunday is all about the rain moving east, but also the change to colder conditions following on behind and changing colour, the colder air moving in. it is within that there will be brighter skies for early next week but also the showers and a chance of seeing some snow showers in places. as we go on to sunday, we will see the rain pushing each to all other areas, clearing quickly from northern ireland. later in the day reaching the far south—east of england. it may break brighten up, but the best of the sunshine on sunday will be northern ireland and scotland. there may be the odd shower following on behind. scotland. there may be the odd showerfollowing on behind. a much colder feel two things at once the rain has moved on through. a windy day across the board as well. the rain clears

now, the western isles has also taken a battering today. all schools in their cities today, and nurseries just to close all schools in their cities today, and nurseriesjust so shouldn't it never got this morning and did not have to come home and these horrible conditions this evening. now the yellow, strong wind warning is still in place until midnight tonight. and there are also more than 20 flood warnings across scotla nd more than 20 flood warnings across scotland this evening. alexandra, thanks for much for the update there. it is 28 minutes past five, so with alexander explain what is going on there, let's bring in darren to give us a bigger picture. hello there hugh. this was taken in ayrshire around today, you can see the waves crashing there today and being quite dangerous conditions across some parts of the uk. it so it's been worse at western areas, there has been some damage, certainly some travel disruption as well. we are not finished just yet. it's still remaining very windy for a good few hours into the evening and again the

western isles to end the day and that is the weather front resort area.g and into western scotla nd sunday morning and into western scotland as well. another frost free start to the day on sunday. sunday is all about the rain moving east, but also the change, colder conditions following on behind. a marked change in colour showing up, thatis marked change in colour showing up, that is the colder air moving in and it is within that there will be brighter skies for early next week but also the showers and a chance of seeing some but also the showers and a chance of seeing some snow but also the showers and a chance of seeing some snow showers in places. as we go on to sunday, we will see the rain pushing east to all areas, clearing quickly from northern ireland, later in the day reaching the far south—east of england. brighten up the time the rain towards western parts of england and wales but the bus of the sunshine will be northern ireland and scotla nd will be northern ireland and scotland but there may be the odd shower behind. the colder feel two thing

outbreaks of rain across the north and west of mainland scotland, western isles as well. of cloud into northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england. further east and further south, where we keep hold of clear spells, a chilly night. some spots in southern england could get all the way down to freezing to start saturday morning. so, high—pressure down to the south then. frontal systems rolling around the top of that high pressure area, bringing a lot of cloud in across the western side of the uk, so through the south—west into wales, north—west england, northern ireland, south—west scotland, a bit cloudy and a bit damp at times. some slightly more persistent rain moving across northern scotland, but through south—east scotland, central and eastern parts of england here, we should see a decent amount of sunshine, and those temperatures just showing signs of creeping upwards a little bit across western areas. io celsius in plymouth, for example. now, as we go through saturday night, we'll see more cloud rolling in from the west again, the odd spot of rain, some mo

the western isles can expect gales as we head towards this evening.her to be had. yes, it is cooler than it has been recently, but there is more in the way of sunshine to compensate. now, into this evening and the winds will continue to strengthen as this area of rain works its way a little south and eastwards. it may turn wintry over the hills of scotland for a time. some heavy pulses of rain spilling into parts of cumbria and perhaps north wales as the night progresses. elsewhere, clear skies tending to give way to increasing amounts of cloud, and actually, as the night goes on, we will start to see those temperatures left, and that's because we are starting to draw and milder air on south—westerly winds, thanks to this area of low pressure, which is going to be driving our weather as we head into the start of the weekend. draped around that, we have this trailing weather front, though the rain will begin to outstay its welcome as we head through saturday — some heavy downpours. across the board, it's going to be a windy day, but particularly so for

across the british isles, passing shower for some, but it is the parole used to something a good deal more vigorous, as this area of low pressure, storm brendan moves in towards the western first up. you will feel the wind as 50011 as you first up. you will feel the wind as soon as you step out of the door and then through the course of the morning, many western areas will get to see some really heavy rain, so some strong winds as well. tricky driving conditions, lots —— not a cold day by any means, you get to see the rain later in the day towards the eastern side of britain. what you will get for a greater part of the day is gusts of wind, a5 miles an hour in the south—east and 65 miles an hour coming up through the irish sea. 70 miles an hour, perhaps, over the eastern side of scotland, as high as 85 miles an hour as we move towards the western isles. transport will be disrupt it. please check if you are on the move. 0nce please check if you are on the move. once that system is away, here comes the next system, more wet and windy weather for tuesday. thanks forjoining us on newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: iran's leaders under pressure, a

strength of those winds, gusts up the strength of those winds, gusts up to 80 mph through the western isles. we will keep a close eye on that. the wind is coming in from the south, so again those temperatures after the chilly start really won't be too low by any means at all. next week storming at times, after some spells of rain, some wet and windy fairand some spells of rain, some wet and windy fair and some disruption to your travel plans. so stay hello. this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment, first the headlines: britain's ambassador has been arrested during anti—government protests in tehran after iran finally admits it shot down a passenger plane by mistake. 176 people died in the crash. tonight, the canadian prime minister says he expects a full investigation. this is an extremely serious matter. canada and the world still have many questions, questions that must be answered. the queen and other senior royals will meet at sandringham on monday to discuss harry and meghan‘s decision to step back from their roles. power—shari

let's speak to murdo macauley, who is a coastguard commander in stornoway in the western isles.he time to talk to us here on bbc news. give us a sense of what the situation is where you are. give us a sense of what the situation is where you are” give us a sense of what the situation is where you are. i hope you are well. the situation today is persistent for us about the early hours of this morning to be honest we are currently kind of seeing the rains start to peek across the western aisles and today we were in the high 90s and it's been gusting fairly consistent 6370 knots and right now we are recording somewhere around steady a0. it's fairly disruptive and extreme weather at the moment. do you need to answer that? it could be an emergency. if it is we will understand. you gave us it is we will understand. you gave usa it is we will understand. you gave us a sense it is we will understand. you gave us a sense of the knots, can you give us a sense of what it would normally be so we could understand just how bad it is? probably our most severe one 01’ just how bad it is? probab

the island until the far west of scotla nd the island until the far west of scotland and the non—western isles those of us are a changing weather script. mild atlantic air coming in and strong south—westerly wind which is already being warmed about and some appreciable rains as well be picking up appreciable rains as well be picking upa lot appreciable rains as well be picking up a lot of moisture with all of that warmth that is around the atla ntic that warmth that is around the atlantic at the moment and that means a lot of rainfall, possibly hundred millimetres or more for some parts of higher scotland and very windy weather whipping up across the north wales through the day. eventually reach the south overnight but looks like a dry day although increasingly cloudy as well. that way friend eventually push its way southwards but has a much weaker effect, not that much rain in seven areas compared to further north. behind it, we have some showers for sunday and eventually becoming drier and brighter but corridor for the second part of the weekend just because we get into the colder air with s

winds at their strongest perhaps in the western isles of scotland.ection and all the cloud, it will not be a cold day. a slightly milder day, i would have thought, then was the case in the first part of the week. thursday night and into the first part of friday, we complete the transition of introducing those cooler airs. it's not a raging northerly by any means for friday. brighter, yes. that's the thing you will notice across many parts of the british isles. a raft of showers getting into the far north of scotland and some of them wintry across the highest ground. but those temperatures really not plummeting away. yes, single figures for many, and just holding on for a time tu double figures in the south. starting the weekend with a ridge of high pressure that comes in to kill off some of that shower activity across northern scotland. for many, it's a reasonable weekend in prospect. a lot of dry and fine weather across the greater part of england and wales with more cloud for scotland, northern ireland and a wee bit of rain in the far north—west. a

quite windy towards northwest scotland, rain turning more persistent in the western isles to end the saw earlier. this is the rain from it, pushing into northern ireland overnight and into western scotland as well. another frost free start to the day on sunday. so, sunday, then, is all about the rain moving east, but also the change to colder conditions behind. a marked change in colour here showing up. that's the colder air moving in. and it's within that there will be brighter skies for early next week, but also these showers and a chance of seeing some snow showers in places. so, as we go on through sunday, we will see that rain pushing east to all areas, clearing quite quickly from northern ireland, later in the day reaching the far southeast of england. it may brighten up a bit towards western parts of england and wales, but the best of the sunshine on sunday will be in northern ireland and scotland, although there may be the odd shower following in behind. take a look at the temperatures, a much colder feel to things once that rain has moved on through. a windier day across the

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it has been very windy in the western isles of scotland, staying that way for a while longer we willand of rain which has been heavy and scrolling should clear the way from the south—east of england, clearer skies follow, showers will be wintry in the north and quite a bit of snow falling over the health of scotland, north of the central belt, icy conditions here as well. a bit milder further south across the uk. that asset the scene for tomorrow. that asset the scene for tomorrow. that is what is left of storm brendan, the next area of low pressure comes in from the south—west bringing some rain. won't be as windy by the morning, perhaps some sunshine around, some showers too and then we see the wind picking up too and then we see the wind picking up from the south—west, this is the rain coming in, some heavy bursts of rain coming in, some heavy bursts of rain in the south—east of england, wetter weather heading up towards other scotland and northern ireland. strong went across england and wales, for some areas, it may well be windier than we have seen today. all pretty windy in the

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as we head through this evening, we already see gusts of 60 mph per parts of the western isles.en across the board and some of this rain will be heavy at times. the further south, any heavy at times. the further south, a ny early heavy at times. the further south, any early frost will give way to murk out and the temperatures will actually buys. as we begin to grow up actually buys. as we begin to grow up milderairona actually buys. as we begin to grow up milder air on a south—westerly flow. you can sit nicely here. it is being put up by this area of low pressure, which is going to be driving our weather as we head into the start of the weekend. i read that, we had this weather front, this trailing weather front, which means that that rain is going to outstay its welcome by many areas as we headed to a saturday. heavy pulses of rain, gradually working their way further south and east through the day. strong winds across the board, but particular parts of scotland, northern england and north wales. i had at the event is north they try, behind the way it is certain to brighten up.

scotla nd into northern ireland, some in scotland but still breezy across the western democrat western islesat rain is spreading across the south through the course of tomorrow afternoon and evening. thursday's weather map shows this low pressure giving us a headache in terms of how much rain and wind is in fact heading our way, but it does look as though thursday morning is looking grotty across the country, cloud and snow across the pan ines and the southern highlands of scotland. sunshine in the middle of scotland. sunshine in the middle of the day, then more rain swings into the southwest. it could be quite windy, although i'm hedging my bets a bit here. big temperature contrast, 13 celsius in london, 3-5dc in contrast, 13 celsius in london, 3—5dc in the north. a mixed picture for those of us on wednesday, but we are confident that by friday, the skies will clear and you can see sunshine all the way from plymouth, liverpool into the democrat and bro. the next weather front heading for us friday night will be sweeping across friday night into saturday, and it does look as though the weeke

wins strongest perhaps across the western isles of scotland but given that direction it is not goingart of the week. thursday night into the first part of friday we complete the transition of friday we complete the transition of introducing those cooler air is, it is not a raging northerly by any means at all for friday so brighter which i think is the thing you will notice. showers getting to into the far north of scotland getting into the highest grounds. temperatures not plummeting away, single figures for many but holding onto double figures in the south. to test out the weekend there is a ridge of high pressure that comes in to kill off some of that shower activity across northern scotland and for many it is a reasonable weekend in prospects. saturday is dry and fine weather, more cloud for scotland and northern ireland and a little bit of rain in the far north—west. temperatures a degree or to either side of 10 degrees. into sunday, a milder day throughout but i think it still stays pretty breezy. good afternoon. millions of people across the uk have been celebrating the start

perfour places we have already seen gusts of around 60 miles per four places like stornoway, the western islesll transfer eastwards. heavy and persistent rain. well it will certainly chilling out southwards, as the night progresses, temperatures will rise, so it is not going to be quite as cold to start the day on saturday morning. the winds are strengthening whatever your. it is going to be a windy throughout saturday. the strongest of the winds will be through parts of the winds will be through parts of scotla nd of the winds will be through parts of scotland and northern england. you can see we of scotland and northern england. you can see we are of scotland and northern england. you can see we are going in the smelter air around an area of the pressure that is sitting to the north of the uk. —— the milder air. we had this milder air. we had the trading weather front, so some of this rain will be out staying its welcome as we head through the day. some heavy pulses on saturday. we also have the strong winds. the stronger of these went through parts of scotland, northern england and wales. i

exception — thicker cloud may be just producing the odd spot of rain through the northern and western islese change in wind directions mayjust mean that many more of us get some of that mild air, but it will stay dry for most. this is bbc world news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: prosecutor turns defender — president trump adds ken starr, the man who sought bill clinton's impeachment, to his team. the us says it will screen passengers from china for symptoms of a new virus that has killed two people and infected many more. chanting chants of "death to america" as iran's supreme leader defends the military over the accidental shooting down of a ukrainian airlines plane. four teachers in los angeles sue delta airlines after a plane dumped fuel on their school during an emergency landing. and making history — the scottish brothers who've become the fastest trio to row 3000 miles across the atlantic. president trump's impeachment trial will properly get underway on tuesday, and on friday the white house unveiled an all—star roster for its legal team. the defence will include the prosecutor

across the british isles, a passing showerfor some, but it is the prelude to something a good deal more vigorous as this area of low pressure, storm brendan, infact, moves in towards the westernhe rain first up. you will feel the wind as soon as you step out of the door and then through the course of the morning, many western areas will get to see some really heavy rain, so some very strong winds as well, tricky driving conditions. not a cold day by any means at all. we get to see the rain later on in the day, over towards the eastern side of britain, but what you will get for a greater part of the day, gusts of wind, 45 mph in the south—east, 65 mph coming up through the irish sea, 70 mph, perhaps, over the eastern side of scotland, as high as 85 mph as we move towards the western isles. transport will be disrupted. please check if you're on the move. once that system is away, here comes the next system, more wet and windy weather for tuesday. this is bbc news, i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 11:00: urgent talks between the queen and prince harry and meghan will be held tomorrow over the royal couple's future. (chanting) hundreds of anti—british demonstrators protest out

across the british isles, a passing showerfor some, but it‘s the prelude to something a good deal more vigorous as this area of low pressure, storm brendan, moves in towards the westernhe wind freshening ahead of that weather system which pushes the rain into many western areas accompanied bya into many western areas accompanied by a very strong, perhaps disruptively strong wind. simply because some of the gusts over east anglia by this stage, 45 miles an hour, but up to 70 miles an hour around the irish sea coast, 70 miles an hourto on around the irish sea coast, 70 miles an hour to on the eastern side of scotland, perhaps more thought —— before the day is done, as much as 85 miles an hour through the western isles. again that will be speed restrictions, potential travel destruction, ferries could have trouble in that sort of strength, at least the rain clears away but the wind is an ever present across the north, it is a dry enough started tuesday, but not very long into the morning, here comes the next pulse of mild hourfrom morning, here comes the next pulse of mild hour from the atlantic which means a lot of cloud and rain gradually pushing its way up towards th

strength of those winds, gusts up the strength of those winds, gusts up to 80 mph through the western isles the chilly start really won't be too low by any means at all. next week storming at times, after some spells of rain, some wet and windy fairand some spells of rain, some wet and windy fair and some disruption to your travel plans. so stay

they wind the strongest across the western isles of scotland.omplete the transition of introducing those cooler areas. not a raging northerly by any means at all for friday. brighter, yes. the showers getting into the far north of scotland, too. some of those wintry across the very highest ground. temperatures not plummeting away. yes, single figures for many. just orderfor a time into away. yes, single figures for many. just order for a time into double figures in the south. to start the weekend, a ridge of high pressure kills off some of the showers. for many, it is a reasonable beget in prospect. saturday, dry and fine weather. more cloud for scotland and northern ireland and its a bit of rain in the far north—west. the temperatures, a degree or two at the sight of io temperatures, a degree or two at the sight of 10 degrees or so. into sunday, a milder day throughout. i think it still stays pretty breezy. this is bbc news. the headlines at 4pm... bushfires have killed at least eight people in south—eastern australia since monday and destroyed

outbreaks of rain across the north and west of mainland scotland, western isles as well.d. further east and further south, where we keep hold of clear spells, a chilly night. some spots in southern england could get all the way down to freezing to start saturday morning. so, high pressure down to the south end, frontal systems rolling around the top of that high—pressure area. bringing a lot of cloud in across the western side of uk, so through the southwest into wales, northwest england, northern ireland, southwest scotland, cloudy and a bit damp at times. some slightly more persistent rain moving across northern scotland. but through southeast scotland, central and eastern parts of england here, we should see a decent amount of sunshine, and those temperatures, well, just showing signs of creeping upwards a little bit across western areas. 10 degrees in plymouth, for example. now, as we go through saturday night, we will see more cloud rolling in from the west, again, the odd spot of rain, some more persistent rain and within scotland. ——some more persistent rain in nor

maybe 50 or 64 the northern and western isles of scotland.ss the. it doesn't last long. this funds move away through thursday night and into friday. we are back into the blue colours, the cold and starting to bush's back down across the uk. 0n cold and starting to bush's back down across the uk. on friday morning, a legacy of the outcome outbreaks of rain across east anglia and south—east england. is that clears away we will see more sunshine. we have had fairly cloudy skies recently. some showers, perhaps wintry, across northern scotla nd perhaps wintry, across northern scotland and it will feel briefly called again to end the week. it looks like the weekend is mainly dry, some spells of sunshine, temperatures recovering slightly but turning wet and windy again next week. this is bbc world news. i'm reged ahmad wishing you a happy new yearfrom london. let's take you to brazil and rio de janeiro where more than two million people are gathered at copacabana beach for firework parties and carnivals held along the 4—kilometre long beach. the fir

not much of a wind except for across the northern and western isles, but it will be windy and the cloudt at times. if you are stepping out for a new year's day walk, it is going to feel chilly, particularly down the east coast. this evening, we continue with other cloud, the winds are strengthening by the end of the night, touching gale force at times with gusts. and we have a weather front introducing some rain by the end of the night. tomorrow, we are still bathed in this mild air, represented by the yellows and ambers, but it is not going to last. on thursday, one look at the isobars tells you it is going to be windy. the strongest winds will be in the north and the west. we have two weatherfronts coming our way, both bringing rain. it is a cloudy start, the cloud thick enough for spots of drizzle. a brief lull behind that before more heavy rain comes our way. you can see the gusts of wind, represented in the black circles. while temperatures might look on the mild side for the stage injanuary, it will be tempered by the wind. from thursday into friday, our weather front sinks southw

so the picture through the afternoon, freshening wind in some spots of rain in the western isles, butmajority of the uk, it isa but for the vast majority of the uk, it is a cloudy day with a little drizzle from thicker cloud here and there. nine in london, belfast, stornoway. through tonight we see the wind increasing in the north—west, perhaps up to gale force, and here is the weatherfront being spells of rain overnight. saturday night into sunday in northern ireland. as far as england and wales is concerned, a dry night for you with temperatures no lower than around about 4 degrees, so a frost free night tonight. and then tomorrow, the weather front is going tomorrow, the weather front is going to start to introduce colder air to north—western parts of the uk, all the way from the north atlantic. that also means there is a chance of some wintry weather sunday night into monday in the north. we will have a look at that in a second. here is sunday, the rain across western areas in the morning, and then that weather front move towards then that weather front move towards the east, so t

gales are likely here and gusts are as high as 85 mph in the western isles of scotland.e uk stay dry for a good pa rt parts of the uk stay dry for a good part of the day, but it will be windy wherever you are. hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... iran summons the british ambassador following what they say was his attendance at an anti—government rally tehran. rob macaire says he left when a vigil turned into a protest. urgent talks between the queen and prince harry and meghan will be held tomorrow over the royal couple's future. 8,000 people are ordered from their homes and manila international airport puts all flights on hold after steam and ash erupt from a volcano in the philippines. now on bbc news the week in parliament. hello, and welcome to the week in parliament. was this the moment mps started to get brexit done? the ayes to the right, 330. the noes to the left, 231. the iran missile crisis. the prime minister lists the charge sheet against its military chief. and, of course, supplying improvised explosive devices to terrorists who i'm afraid

quite windy towards northwest scotland, rain turning more persistent in the western isles to end the he weather front we saw earlier. this is the rain from it, pushing into northern ireland overnight and into western scotland as well. another frost free start to the day on sunday. so, sunday, then, is all about the rain moving east, but also the change to colder conditions behind. a marked change in colour here showing up. that's the colder air moving in. and it's within that there will be brighter skies for early next week, but also these showers and a chance of seeing some snow showers in places. so, as we go on through sunday, we will see that rain pushing east to all areas, clearing quite quickly from northern ireland, later in the day reaching the far southeast of england. it may brighten up a bit towards western parts of england and wales, but the best of the sunshine on sunday will be in northern ireland and scotland, although there may be the odd shower following in behind. take a look at the temperatures, a much colder feel to things once that rain has moved on through. a win

on the eastern side of scotland, perhaps before the day is done, as much as 85 mph through the western islesferries could have a real problem in that sort of strength of wind. at least the rain clears away but the wind is an ever present across the northern parts of britain. it is a dry enough start to tuesday away from the showers in central and western scotland, but not very long into the morning, here comes the next pulse of mild air from the atlantic. that means a lot of cloud and rain gradually pushing its way up towards the central part of scotland. it is really mild to the south but further north, that rain may fall into cooler air and across the higher ground of the southern uplands and north of the central belt, there could be some snow. that is a very busy start to the week. the wind is still there as a feature across the northern half of scotland, into wednesday. showers there, a weather front getting away from the south—east and then that is a decent sort of day. it is still quite a blustery day but nowhere near the strength of wind that we see through monday or indeed tuesday. i

very windy in the western isles of scotland, saying that way for a little while longer.kies follow, showers, they will be wintry in the north and quite a bit of snow falling over the hills of scotland north of the central belt. icy conditions as well. a bit milder further south across the uk. for tomorrow, that is what is left of stormed brendan, to the north of scotland, the next area of low pressure comes in from the south—west strengthening the wind and bringing some rain. one bs when you buy the morning, perhaps some sunshine around, some showers and then we see that when picking up from the south—west, this is the rain coming in as well. some heavy bursts of rain in the south—east of angen bursts of rain in the south—east of anger, wetter weather into southern scotla nd anger, wetter weather into southern scotland and northern ireland. strong went across england and wales and for some areas in the state may well be windy then we have seen today. still windy in the north—west of scotland, still cold in scotland and northern ireland. milderfurther south across england

in scotland, schools in the western isles were closed and bus services cancelled. were also disrupted. and what would a 21st—century storm be without a lost trampoline? this one ended up on a motorway near limerick. danny savage, bbc news, cumbria. if you really must travel, this is the armchair way to do it. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show, i'm in northern spain. i look ready, ifeel ready, i'm ready. taking to space, kind of. and spending a night on mars. right now, we can resemble all the conditions that we're going to find on planet mars right here on planet earth. chinese new year is fast approaching. we have some travel tips for you. this water is cold! my face is so numb! welcome in iceland. and cat moh's taking an icy dip between the north american and eurasian tectonic plates. it's so clear down here. it's amazing. and the colours totally pop. no—one would have believed, in the last years of the 19th century, that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's. since hg wells wrote of the martian

the potentialfor damage, too, as we see winds may be top 80 or 85 mph to the western isles in scotlandy conditions in better condition sped towards east anglia and the south—east for the first part of monday night. breeze in the north throughout the night but into tuesday, the winds will be linked to this next developing low pressure system which will sweep across the south. another bright start for many. rain quickly spreading its way and at times. turning to snow. in the south, whilst it will be milder air coming m, whilst it will be milder air coming in, this is where we could see whence top 50 or 60 mph. again, it could be a day of travel disruption. stay tuned to the forecast especially for the early part of next week with windy and wet weather on the clouds, things turn quieter later on. good afternoon. britain's ambassador to iran has made clear that he was not taking part in anti—government demonstrations in the capital, tehran, when he was arrested yesterday.

cloudy skies for northern and western isles, temperatures around 10 degrees up north and a cold day that where the front topples round going south across the country, and it could introduce a thicker band of cloud with a bit of drizzle on it. nothing more than that, as it pushes south tuesday into wednesday we see a bit of cloud here and sunshine behind it. a cooler day here, temperatures eight oi’ cooler day here, temperatures eight or9 cooler day here, temperatures eight or 9 degrees on tuesday, and 609 degrees further south. the theme is how pressure largely keeping things dry as we head through the rest of the week, nats will be cold. —— max will be called. this is bbc world news today. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top story. the queen says prince harry and meghan will no longer use their royal titles as they step down as working royals. the couple will pay back more than 2.4 million pounds of public money spent on refurbishing their residence — frogmore cottage in windsor. they will also stop receivng public funding for royal duties, and harry will resign from his official military

sunshine and showers approaching northern ireland and the western isles of scotland later in the daye end of the day so we have got strong gusty winds and snow for scotland, too. that area of rain and strong when slowly clearing away towards the east to monday evening and overnight into tuesday so quite and overnight into tuesday so quite a weather to start off tuesday but the next area of low pressure is approaching from the south—west. tuesday, another windy day put up wintry showers across parts of scotland. this area of strong winds and heavy rain pushing northwards across england and wales will it will be mild. damages 13 or 14. colder than the north but those wind in the south particularly disruptive on tuesday. an unsettled week ahead, some strong winds and some heavy rain around at times. it is mild, though, and enjoy towards the weekend. goodbye. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at two... iran summons the british ambassador following what they say was his attendance at an anti—government rally tehran. rob macaire says he left when a vigil turned into a protest.

quite windy towards northwest scotland, rain turning more persistent in the western isles to end the it, pushing into northern ireland overnight and into western scotland as well. another frost free start to the day on sunday. so, sunday, then, is all about the rain moving east, but also the change to colder conditions behind. a marked change in colour here showing up. that's the colder air moving in. and it's within that there will be brighter skies for early next week, but also these showers and a chance of seeing some snow showers in places. so, as we go on through sunday, we will see that rain pushing east to all areas, clearing quite quickly from northern ireland, later in the day reaching the far southeast of england. it may brighten up a bit to its western parts of england and wales, but the best of the sunshine on sunday will be in northern ireland and scotland, although there may be the odd shower following in behind. take a look at the temperatures, a much colder feel to things once that rain has moved on through. a windier day across the board as well. rain clears the sout

they went at their strongest perhaps across the western isles of scotland. milder day than mostly case the first part of the week. there's tonight into the first pa rt week. there's tonight into the first part of friday we complete the transition of introducing those cooler areas. it is not a raging northerly by any means at all for friday. writer yes, that is the thing you will notice. the showers getting into the final with scotland, too. some of them wintry across the very highest ground. the temperature is not really plummeting away. single figures for many. just holding on for a time to double figures in the south. to start the weekend, a ridge of high pressure that comes to kill off some of that shower activity in scotland. the many it is a reasonable beget in prospect. saturday, a lot of dry and fine weather in england and wales. more cloud in scotland and northern ireland and a little bit of rain. those temperatures are degree or to either side of 10 degrees or so. into sunday, a milder day throughout andi into sunday, a milder day throughout and i t

the exception — thicker cloud may be producing the odd spot of rain through the northern and western isles of that high pressure, perhaps a subtle change in wind direction mayjust mean that many more of us get that mild hour, but it will stay dry for most. this is bbc news, the headlines: the white house has confirmed who will be in the legal team which will defend president trump in his impeachment trial. it will include ken starr, the main prosecutor from bill clinton's impeachment, as well as the lawyer alan dershowitz, whose clients included oj simpson and jeffrey epstein. the us says it will start to screen passengers from china for symptoms of a new virus that has killed two people. there are 41 laboratory confirmed cases, but experts in london estimate the true number is closer to 1700. iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has defended the country's armed forces after it admitted shooting down a passenger plane by mistake. canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau says iran must pay compensation to the 176 people who were killed — 57 of those were canadian citizens. in a few min

still outbreaks of rain for the western isles through tuesday morning, that rain will tend to fizzlestern counties of england and scotland and a colder feeling day across england and wales, temperatures a 7— eight here. and the high pressure is still with us and the high pressure is still with us into wednesday, it really is the dominant feature, so a lengthy spell of dry weather for much of the uk. not necessarily sunny. on wednesday it looks to be a fairly cloudy day across the board, the best is in the eastern counties and some issues with mist and fog. for the week ahead, for most it is mainly dry, frosty night particularly at first, 00:28:44,290 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 further problems with mist and fog. this is the business briefing. i‘m ben bland. stoking tensions between the us and china — an extradition hearing for huawei‘s chief financial officer meng wa nzhou begins in vancouver. and as the most influential figures from the financial world arrive in davos, we take a look at what to expect from this year‘s world economic forum. and on the markets, investors took a step bac

winds might even top 80 or 85 mph to the western isles in scotland.o monday. what a condition sped towards east anglia and the south—east for the first part of monday night that appeasing away. but into tuesday the winds will be linked to this next developing low pressure system which will sweep across the south. another bright start for many. rain quickly spreading its way and at times. turning to snow in the colder area across scotland and northern ireland but in the south, whilst it will be milderaircoming in this but in the south, whilst it will be milder air coming in this is where we might see winds top 50 or 60 mph. there could be a day of travel disruption. staging to the forecast especially for the early part of next week with some wet weather on 00:29:16,827 --> 2147483051:51:23,668 the clouds. things turn quite later 2147483051:51:23,668 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 on. this is bbc news. i'm martine. the headlines at midday. urgent talks between the queen and prince harry and meghan will be held tomorrow over the royal couple's future. iranians

showers running towards western england and wales, northern ireland and rain heading into the western islesher front which finally starts to move southwards going into sunday. a cold air mass following behind but within that, bright skies. you only get those if you see the rain clear on sunday and that will not be across the eastern side of uk. it is moving south—east, the rain, so it is early on towards the north—west that you brighten up later on in the far south—east so you stay great cloudy and down for the afternoon. a breezy day across the uk, turning colder behind the rain. a few showers arriving as well, wintry on hills in scotland. a big change in the weather at the start of next week dominated by low pressure. this is the business briefing. i'm victoria fritz. a spent force — cash is in decline, but in a world of digital payments who gets left behind? plus, called to account. the former boss of wells fargo is banned from banking for life and hit with a record $17 million fine over a massive sales scandal.

the rain in the far north—west will feed some water into the northern isles and the western isles andth—west of the great glen and elsewhere temperatures around seven to ten degree. that front sinks south, a band ofjust nuisance rain as it weakens off. but again more cloud around on friday. brighter and cooler, seven to nine degrees the high. we start to see a change as we head into the weekend. turning increasingly wet and windy with a front starting to push in from the atlantic, the high pressure has eased away and so that means that we are back to more of an u nsettled that we are back to more of an unsettled spell for the weekend. but double figures return, so milder into the weekend, before we see a change yet again. the reason being the jet stream, we are going to see an invigorated jet pushing across the country. that will drive the low pressures in, but as we head into next week, the jet starts to weaken and that is going to allow the colder air from and that is going to allow the colder airfrom the north and that is going to allow the colder air from the north to and that is

showers running towards western england and wales, northern ireland and rain heading into the western islesally starts to move southwards going into sunday. a cold air mass following behind but within that month brett skies. you only get thoseif that month brett skies. you only get those if you see the rain clear on sunday and that will not be across the eastern side of uk. it is moving south—east, the rain, so it is early on towards the north—west that you brighten up later on in the far south—east so you stay great cloudy and down for the afternoon. a breezy day across the uk, turning colder behind the rain. a few showers arriving as well, wintry on hills in scotland. a big change in the weather at the start of next week dominated by low pressure. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: chinese authorities impose further travel restrictions in hubei province, where a previously unknown respiratory virus has killed 18 people. major lunar new year celebrations in beijing are cancelled to try to control the spread of the disease. i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: t

all schools in the western isles have been closed and bus services on the islands have been cancelledpted. and what would a 21st—century storm be without a lost trampoline? this one ended up on a motorway near limerick. storm brendan is the prelude to more windy weather over the next 2a others. it will slowly calm down overnight but from midday tomorrow there is a wind forecast for all of england and wales for at least 12 hours, so there will be a bit more stormy weather over the next few days, fiona. danny, thanks very much. a huge volcanic eruption has forced the evacuation of 25,000 people from their homes near the phillippine capital, manila. officials have declared what they call a "state of calamity" around the taal volcano, warning an eruption of toxic gas could be imminent. a vast plume of thick ash has been shooting into the air since sunday, blanketing the surrounding area and partially closing the country's main international airport. the airline flybe has considered asking the government to defer a multi—million pound tax bill to save the company and 2000 jobs. it's been c