it will very gradually move eastwards, bringing rain into parts of the midlands and central and southern england before long. a few showers for northern ireland and scotland, otherwise with clear spells, cold, might see 1—2 areas with a touch of frost. 0ur weather front continues to push eastwards, but it gets stretched out between these two areas of low pressure — one in scandinavia and one in spain and portugal. so the front will weaken very quickly as it slowly edges its way eastwards through wednesday, the rain becoming increasingly light and patchy as it dribbles its way across the midlands into east anglia and southeast england. there's no great rainfall amounts for these areas. the mild airjust hanging on across the east. 111—15 celsius in the very warmest spots but further north and west, it's much colder. temperatures down into single figures. following that, wednesday night, we will see patches of frost developing and maybe a few areas of fog to start the day on thursday. thursday looks like being a pretty decent day. yes, it will be cooler than it has been of late, but m

and that rain keeps on falling through parts of northern england, wales and the midlands as we go through sunday night and into monday, also pushing into parts of south—west england as well, slowly starting to ease. and we start the new week very mild indeed — overnight temperatures not that much different from what we will see in the daytime. so this is where we are on monday. that frontal system starting to pull away but still showers or longer spells of rain pushing in from the west and still another windy day, so it's quite a messy picture to start the new week. if you like the weekend weather, it's just lingering into the new week. some places may manage to stay dry but those showers never too far away. and temperatures again in a range from 10 to 17 celsius, so we are still fairly mild, but not for much longer. the winds definitely are still a feature, still quite gusty but gradually easing down, and that process will continue as we go through tuesday and into wednesday because, finally, we start to see an area of high pressure starting to build across the atlantic and heading o

and that rain keeps on falling to parts of northern england, wales and the midlands as we go through sunday night and into monday, also pushing into parts of south—west england as well, slowly starting to ease. and we start the new week very mild indeed — overnight temperatures not that much different from what we will see in the daytime. so this is where we are on monday. that frontal system starting to pull away but still showers or longer spells of rain pushing in from the west and still another windy day, so it's quite a messy picture to start the new week. if you like the weekend weather, it'sjust lingering into the new week. some places may manage to stay dry but those showers never too far away. and temperatures again in a range from 10 to 17 celsius, so we are still fairly mild, but not for much longer. the winds definitely are still a feature, still quite gusty but gradually easing down, and that process will continue as we go through tuesday and into wednesday because, finally, we start to see an area of high pressure starting to build across the atlantic and heading ou

carol hinds, bbc east midlands today. senior sources at the arcadia group have told the bbc they do not expect any last0minute rescue of the clothing empire built up by sir philip green. around 13,000 people are employed by the group, which owns uk high street brands such as topshop, dorothy perkins and burton. speaking to the bbc, an insider dismissed talk of any possible rescue. administrators could be appointed as early as monday. our business correspondent katy austin has more arcadia group did have problems before the coronavirus pandemic. it is absolutely true, though, that the restrictions that have come with coronavirus, shops having to close for a period of time, have really added to those difficulties and yes, it does look like arcadia is set to enter administration at some point tomorrow. in practical terms, the stores would continue to trade for the time being, although of course they can't yet in england until later in the week, but when they do reopen they would carry on trading and the search for a buyer or

the skies clear for a time across wales and the midlands with temperatures dropping away here. further showers for scotland and northern ireland, still with some fairly strong winds and certainly feeling cold given the strength of those winds overnight as well. 0n into sunday, a day of sunshine and showers again for scotland and northern ireland. much brighter weather for northern england, wales, the midlands and east anglia with some sunshine and that sunny weather should arrive across the far south of england probably later in the day. temperatures dropping, highs of seven to 10 celsius on sunday. the cooler air doesn't last too long because on monday, the next area of low pressure moves in, warm front pushes across the uk, winds turn to a south—westerly direction and that said on monday morning, we start off on a cold note, probably some patches of frost around, as that milder air works in, we see some low cloud, hill fog patches across wales and the pennines with some damp weather here. more general rain for scotland and northern ireland. turning milder in the south—wes

and by the end of the night, it'll be lying across northern ireland, wales, the midlands and into the south east. here, it will be milder because of the rain. fairly chilly in the north for a while, but those temperatures will start to rise as we move into sunday morning. that band of rain moves northwards across the country on sunday, and this next one will arrive later on sunday into monday. so, it'll be much a cloudier day across the country. that band of rain across central and northern areas will push into scotland, turning lighter and patchier. behind it, we could start to see some sunshine developing across northern ireland, wales and the south west. but here, it will be breezier, and in fact further north the winds will be a little stronger than they have been of late. the milder air reaching as far north as northern ireland, so northern ireland up to northern england, southwards 14—16 degrees, 10—11 degrees across scotland. but the mild air reaches scotland as we move into monday. we'll see more weather fronts pushing into mainly southern and western areas to bring outbre

and by the end of the night, it'll be lying across northern ireland, wales, the midlands and into the south east. here, it will be milder because of the rain. fairly chilly in the north for a while, but those temperatures will start to rise as we move into sunday morning. that band of rain moves northwards across the country on sunday, and this next one will arrive later on sunday into monday. so, it'll be much a cloudier day across the country. that band of rain across central and northern areas will push into scotland, turning lighter and patchier. behind it, we could start to see some sunshine developing across northern ireland, wales and the south west. but here, it will be breezier, and in fact further north the winds will be a little stronger than they have been of late. the milder air reaching as far north as northern ireland, so northern ireland up to northern england, southwards, 14—16 degrees. 10—11 degrees across scotland. but the mild air reaches scotland as we move into monday. we'll see more weather fronts pushing into mainly southern and western areas to bring outbr

tier three, the highest level, most of the affected areas will be in the north of england and in the midlands. the prime minister says he knows the restrictions will cause "a lot of heartache and frustration", especially in the hospitality industry. if we ease off now, we risk losing control of this virus all over again, casting aside our hard—won gains and forcing us back into a new year national lockdown. most people will find themselves in tier two, where hospitality venues will be closed unless they serve a "substa ntial meal". right now, for hospitality, all the tiers are a version of waterboarding for our industry. we're allowed out for a brief gasp of fiscal oxygen, and we're slammed back down. and people are warned by the chief medical officer not to hug or kiss their grandparents at christmas, to protect the most vulnerable. also tonight... regular testing in scotland's care homes should have happened much earlier — an admission from the first minister on her handling of the pandemic. the death of a premature baby in hampshire in 2001 led to a "20—year cover—up" by health wor

it will very gradually move eastwards, bringing rain into parts of the midlands and central and southern england before long. a few showers for northern ireland and scotland, otherwise with clear spells, cold, might see one or two areas with a touch of frost. 0ur weather front continues to push eastwards but it gets stretched out between these two areas of low pressure, one in scandinavia and one in spain and portugal. so the front will weaken very quickly as it slowly edges its way eastwards through wednesday, the rain becoming increasingly light and patchy as it dribbles its way across the midlands into east anglia and southeast england. there's no great rainfall amounts for these areas. the mild airjust hanging on across the east. ia—is celsius in the very warmest spots but further north and west, it is much colder. temperatures down into single figures. following that, wednesday night, we will see patches of frost developing and maybe a few areas of fog to start the day on thursday. thursday looks like being a pretty decent day. yes, it will be cooler than it has been of late, but

we supported 19 places in the east midlands. there's absolutely no reason why a minister should disadvantage their constituency. anyone who travels to work by train will know that once—crowded commuter services now carry a fraction of their pre—pandemic passengers. the commons transport committee questioned railway operators about how the industry would have to change to lure its customers back. we were down to as low as 5% of passenger numbers in the very early part of the pandemic. and typically, across the industry, we're around 28—30% during the current english lockdown. so, of course, we've adjusted services from a point of view of demand, allowing for social distancing, i should say. i think we need to stop thinking about commuting in the way that we used to as some sort of torturous experience, but maybe think about it as travelling to collaborate. and actually that'll happen fewer days of the week, but it'll happen at perhaps different times. so, i think that presents a really big opportunity to flatten the peak, t

the skies clear for a time across wales and the midlands with temperatures dropping away here. further showers for scotland and northern ireland, still with some fairly strong winds and certainly feeling cold given the strength of those winds overnight as well. on into sunday, a day of sunshine and showers again for scotland and northern ireland. much brighter weather for northern england, wales, the midlands and east anglia with some sunshine and that sunny weather should arrive across the far south of england probably later in the day. temperatures dropping, highs of seven to 10 celsius on sunday. the cooler air doesn't last too long because on monday, the next area of low pressure moves in, warm front pushes across the uk, winds turn to a south—westerly direction and that said on monday morning, we start off on a cold note, probably some patches of frost around, as that milder air works in, we see some low cloud, hill fog patches across wales and the pennines with some damp weather here. more general rain for scotland and northern ireland. turning milder in the south—wes

again it's more likely for the midlands southwards. this time on friday that fog will tend to lift more readily. the breeze will pick up a little bit more and we should see sunshine developing. further north, some low cloud around, misty over the hills. cloud tending to thin, some sunshine coming through away from the northwest. the temperatures ten to 12 degrees again. a little bit milder perhaps towards the south east, but the winds are picking up in the far southwest. the wind direction is changing just in time for the weekend. that's going to be quite significant because that's going to draw up some milder air and push it very slowly northwards. instead of the high pressure that's keeping it quiet at the moment, it'll be quite cold. that's moving away towards continental europe. and lowering pressure from iberia means we've got the threat of some rain coming up from the south. maybe the odd shower around on saturday rain across northern and western areas on sunday. temperatures gradually rising. higher temperatures towards the sout

again it's more likely for the midlands southwards. this time on friday that fog will tend to lift more readily. the breeze will pick up a little bit more and we should see sunshine developing. further north, some low cloud around, misty over the hills. cloud tending to thin, some sunshine coming through away from the northwest. the temperatures ten to 12 degrees again. a little bit milder perhaps towards the south east, but the winds are picking up in the far southwest. the wind direction is changing just in time for the weekend. that's going to be quite significant because that's going to draw up some milder air and push it very slowly northwards. instead of the high pressure that's keeping it quiet at the moment, it'll be quite cold. that's moving away towards continental europe. and lowering pressure from iberia means we've got the threat of some rain coming up from the south. maybe the odd shower around on saturday rain across northern and western areas on sunday. temperatures gradually rising. higher temperatures towards the sout

the weather front will move across wales and the midlands by the time we have tomorrow morning. to the south and east of that we have a mild night in store, to the north and west it will be fresher with a bit of frost for one or two places. 0n bit of frost for one or two places. on to wednesday, the weather front is pushing its way southwards and eastwards. it will be cloudy across southern and eastern counties of england with outbreaks of rain at times, including through the midlands. the odd heavier burst possible. lots of sunshine north of that, but are much colder feel with temperatures in single figures. with the colder air in place forjust about all of us going into wednesday night, widespread frost to take us into thursday morning and some dense patches of fog. parts of western scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. some of that may linger around all day for some sheltered valleys. for most on thursday will be a crisp and bright day with plenty of sunshine. clyde lingering on the english channel, mild conditions in the channel islands. there will be more in

again it's more likely for the midlands southwards. this time on friday that fog will tend to lift more readily. the breeze will pick up a little bit more and we should see sunshine developing. further north, some low cloud around, misty over the hills. cloud tending to thin, some sunshine coming through away from the northwest. the temperatures ten to 12 degrees again. a little bit milder perhaps towards the south east, but the winds are picking up in the far southwest. the wind direction is changing just in time for the weekend. that's going to be quite significant because that's going to draw up some milder air and push it very slowly northwards. instead of the high pressure that's keeping it quiet at the moment, it'll be quite cold. that's moving away towards continental europe. and lowering pressure from iberia means we've got the threat of some rain coming up from the south. maybe the odd shower around on saturday rain across northern and western areas on sunday. temperatures gradually rising. higher temperatures towards the sout

what we are seeing is the midlands and the north being critically hit by that, and we think this is a strange time to be withdrawing support. let's not forget, the hospitality sector, this is a prime time of yearfor them hospitality sector, this is a prime time of year for them at christmas. the government are really missing this one, it is quite hard to understand why, which is why we will spend our time pushing and that between now and tuesday and beyond, if necessary. thank you for being with us on bbc news. the number of coronavirus cases recorded in the united states has passed 13 million, as the pandemic continues to surge. nearly 265,000 americans have died with covid—19. around 90,000 are in hospital. a further spike in the infection rate is expected, as millions have travelled for the thanksgiving weekend despite public health warnings to stay at home. 0ur north america correspondent david willis reports. in the worst affected nation on earth, coronavirus cases are growing at an alarming rate. the united states added more than a million new cases of covid—19 in the space

again it's more likely for the midlands southwards. this time on friday that fog will tend to lift more readily. the breeze will pick up a little bit more and we should see sunshine developing. further north, some low cloud around, misty over the hills. cloud tending to thin, some sunshine coming through away from the northwest. the temperatures ten to 12 degrees again. a little bit milder perhaps towards the south east, but the winds are picking up in the far southwest. the wind direction is changing just in time for the weekend. that's going to be quite significant because that's going to draw up some milder air and push it very slowly northwards. instead of the high pressure that's keeping it quiet at the moment, it'll be quite cold. that's moving away towards continental europe. and lowering pressure from iberia means we've got the threat of some rain coming up from the south. maybe the odd shower around on saturday rain across northern and western areas on sunday. temperatures gradually rising. higher temperatures towards the sout

it will very gradually move eastwards, bringing rain into parts of the midlands and central and southern england before long. a few showers for northern ireland and scotland, otherwise with clear spells, cold, might see 1—2 areas with a touch of frost. our weather front continues to push eastwards, but it gets stretched out between these two areas of low pressure — one in scandinavia and one in spain and portugal. so the front will weaken very quickly as it slowly edges its way eastwards through wednesday, the rain becoming increasingly light and patchy as it dribbles its way across the midlands into east anglia and southeast england. there's no great rainfall amounts for these areas. the mild airjust hanging on across the east. 14—15 celsius in the very warmest spots but further north and west, it's much colder. temperatures down into single figures. following that, wednesday night, we will see patches of frost developing and maybe a few areas of fog to start the day on thursday. thursday looks like being a pretty decent day. yes, it will be cooler than it has been of late, but mo

it will very gradually move eastwards, bringing rain into parts of the midlands and central and southern england before long. a few showers for northern ireland and scotland, otherwise with clear spells, cold, might see 1—2 areas with a touch of frost. 0ur weather front continues to push eastwards, but it gets stretched out between these two areas of low pressure — one in scandinavia and one in spain and portugal. so the front will weaken very quickly as it slowly edges its way eastwards through wednesday, the rain becoming increasingly light and patchy as it dribbles its way across the midlands into east anglia and southeast england. there's no great rainfall amounts for these areas. the mild airjust hanging on across the east. 111—15 celsius in the very warmest spots but further north and west, it's much colder. temperatures down into single figures. following that, wednesday night, we will see patches of frost developing and maybe a few areas of fog to start the day on thursday. thursday looks like being a pretty decent day. yes, it will be cooler than it has been of late, but m

in the west midlands, sian lost herjob as a travel consultant in july. midlands, sian lost herjob as a travel consultant injuly. she has applied for hundreds of roles. it's been really, really hard to be reemployed because firstly instead of fea rfully reemployed because firstly instead of fearfully applicants for a role suitable for me there are over a hundred or sometimes a thousand applicants, so employers can be very picky and choosy. a record 314,000 people were made redundant in the three months to september. companies laid off staff as they expected the furlough scheme to finish at the end of october. at the 11th hour, it was extended until the end of march, but that extension came too late to save somejobs. patricia that extension came too late to save some jobs. patricia and andrew lost theirjobs when their travel some jobs. patricia and andrew lost their jobs when their travel company went into administration in may. they used their redundancy money to set upa they used their redundancy money to set up a new travel business. other companies wer

we need delivery, like liam byrne's promotion of green manufacturing in the west midlands and the work of labour councils across the country and we need a government in westminster that takes its responsibility towards all four nations seriously. that means informing the finance minister of northern ireland about the shorter timescale for this spending review ahead of time. and fulfilling the new decade new approach commitments. doing the right thing by the people of wales to repair flood damage and make of wales to repair flood damage and ma ke safe of wales to repair flood damage and make safe legacy coal tips. it means ending the barney between westminster and holyrood and instead working in partnership to protect jobs and livelihoods. and it means a shared prosperity fund which is effective because it is delivered not on the whim of conservative ministers but from our devolved governments and our regions. the levelling up fund the chancellor just announced, his rabbit out of the hat, yet again, it involves mps, just as with the beaching reopening programme, going to ministers and b

and by the end of the night, it'll be lying across northern ireland, wales, the midlands and into the south east. here, it will be milder because of the rain. fairly chilly in the north for a while, but those temperatures will start to rise as we move into sunday morning. that band of rain moves northwards across the country on sunday, and this next one will arrive later on sunday into monday. so, it'll be much a cloudier day across the country. that band of rain across central and northern areas will push into scotland, turning lighter and patch year. behind it, we could start to see some sunshine developing across northern ireland, wales and the south west. but here, it will be breezier, and in fact further north the winds will be a little stronger than they have been of late. the milder air reaching as far north as northern ireland, so northern ireland up to northern england, southwards 1a—16 degrees, 10—11 degrees across scotland. but the mild air reaches scotland as we move into monday. we'll see more weather fronts pushing into mainly southern and western areas to bring outb

ireland, heading into northern england in the morning, and then down through wales, into the north midlands later on in the day. to the south of that, generally dry. a lot of cloud but a hint of sunshine now and again. it's quite mild air still here, so temperatures 13 degrees. further north, it's getting colder through the day. there will be some sunshine, but those showers could be quite heavy and blustery, as well, because it's going to be quite a windy day, especially for northern scotland, where we're looking at gales, gusts of 70 miles an hour for a while in the northern isles. now, through saturday evening and saturday night, that band of clouds and rain, becoming light and patchy, heads down to southern england. elsewhere, we'll see clearing skies away from those showers continuing mainly in scotland. and the winds will gradually ease as well, so it points to a colder night. temperatures could be easily down to 4 or 5 degrees. but across southern parts of england, south of the mit, mainly, we could be left with a fair bit of cloud on sunday. a little rain now and again but on the wh

our midlands correspondent sian lloyd looks at why leicester has been hit so hard and how it's affected people there. now in its third lockdown, will leicester face the most severe restrictions again? people living here and across the wider county have been warned that with cases rising sharply it's looking likely. back injune when the rest of the country was getting used to life out of lockdown, leicester went back in and julie clapham's business had to close. she's checking up on the city—centre premises she's run for 35 years, excited to learn today that she will be able to reopen. but says uncertainty has taken its toll. the mental anguish of being a shopkeeper of a small family business in this town has been unbelievable this year. i talk to people on this street every day that don't know how they are going to pay their rent. remember this is leicester's third lockdown. it might be a second national lockdown, but have we ever come out of lockdown in leicester? local public health officials are concerned that transmission rates are still being pushed up due to household mixing. th

, midlands, but this increasing hospitaladmissions, largely midlands, but this increasing hospital admissions, largely people who have contracted coronavirus to two weeks ago, it is still going to go on. even today, there was a briefing from public health officials in nottingham saying that to you to and tier 3 measures had had an impact on reducing the rates there. but they haven't reduced them quickly enough to stop those hospital admissions going up, and they expect them to keep going up for the next few weeks. thank you very much. the uk's first mass testing programme gets under way in liverpool city today. hundreds of thousands of people living or working there will be able to access repeat coronavirus tests — and the new centres are to test people without symptoms. if successful, the government say pilots could be rolled out to millions by christmas. our correspondent dan johnson has been in the city this morning. we have just seen a coachload of soldiers turn up here. they will be one of the first places to roll out this programme of mass testing. this isa this programme of mass test

west midlands police have been carrying out an investigation and as a result of that, today, in belfast, a 65—year—old man has been arrested. it's understood he was detained in his home in the south of the city and is being questioned by detectives at a police station in the city centre under anti—terrorism legislation. it is1:20pm. the it is 1:20pm. the top story. even more effective than first thought — and ready for approval. more good news on the pfizer covid vaccine. coming up — sir geoff hurst calls for young children to be banned from heading footballs — as evidence grows of a link with dementia. johanna konta says the two weeks of quarantine being imposed ahead of the australian open has come as a shock, but insists players should be able to train properly. more and more people across the uk say they're feeling lonely. this month has seen the highest levels of acute loneliness since the beginning of the pandemic. according to official figures, 4.2 million people said they were "always" or "often" lonely — and it's a growing problem particularly for young people. el

and that rain keeps on falling through parts of northern england, wales and the midlands as we go through sunday night and into monday, also pushing into parts of south—west england as well, slowly starting to ease. and we start the new week very mild indeed — overnight temperatures not that much different from what we will see in the daytime. so this is where we are on monday. that frontal system starting to pull away but still showers or longer spells of rain pushing in from the west and still another windy day, so it's quite a messy picture to start the new week. if you like the weekend weather, it's just lingering into the new week. some places may manage to stay dry but those showers never too far away. and temperatures again in a range from 10 to 17 celsius, so we are still fairly mild, but not for much longer. the winds definitely are still a feature, still quite gusty but gradually easing down, and that process will continue as we go through tuesday and into wednesday because, finally, we start to see an area of high pressure starting to build across the atlantic and heading o

we hang on to the sunshine for the midlands, east anglia, the south—east. not a bad day here, temperatures 9 degrees or so, maybe making double figures out to the west, where the cloud is thick enough to give a few spots of light rain or drizzle. heading into the middle part of the week, and we see high pressure getting squeezed again, with another weather front moving down from the north—west. this one is very weak — it's more a band of cloud that's going to be moving down across the uk. not much rain on that at all. and then behind it, across the north—west, we get some sunshine, we get showers as well. the winds pick up, gales in the north—west of scotland, and the air‘s getting cold enough to perhaps give some wintryness in the highlands. 5 degrees here, elsewhere around 8 or 9 at best further south. that's into wednesday. but beyond wednesday, it gets colder still, i suspect, and much more unsettled. some stronger winds, some rain at times, and even some sleet and snow in the high ground. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers

a cold day as this cloud comes back in from the atlantic, but we hang onto some sunshine across the midlands, east anglia and the south—east. not a bad day here. 0ut towards the west, in the cloud, temperatures in double figures. this is bbc news. the headlines at eight... the foreign secretary says the government is "listening" to conservative mps who are unhappy with the latest coronavirus restrictions for england. having a vote on the regulations injanuary, with them sunset in february if that doesn't pass again, i think is the right combination of accountability and transparency with taking the measures that the public need now. diego maradona's doctor is investigated for possible negligence after his family raise questions about his care. president trump says he will continue to fight the results of the us presidential election, telling fox news his "mind will not change in six months". the french formula 1 driver romain grosjean escapes a huge crash

could be a few areas where the cow breaks up, but equally some drizzle and mist a loitering across the midlands and eastern areas of... turning razor with the threat of a little rain in the far north—west of scotland later in the day. this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm: a warning that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with coronavirus cases, if mps don't back new restrictions. the prime minister appoints nadhim zahawi as minister for the deployment of coronavirus vaccines. iran's president rouhani blames israel for the assassination of a top nuclear scientist, saying his country won't be deterred from its nuclear ambitions. violent clashes in paris as thousands protest against a new law to restrict the sharing of images of police officers. it comes days after footage emerged of officers beating up a black man. a worrying weekend for 13,000 workers at some of the uk's biggest retail names — arcadia, the group that owns top shop, dorothy perkins,

, it will be cloudy tomorrow, much rain and drizzle heading into the channel but wales and the west midlands could cloud over during the afternoon after a sunny morning. sunshine elsewhere, showers as well most in the north and west of scotland, not as windy on sunday but probably a little cooler with temperatures typically between eight and 10 degrees. a chilly start to monday morning, but we look to the atlantic to see the weather changing again. milder air coming our way weather changing again. milder air coming oui’ way on weather changing again. milder air coming our way on monday, more cloud, some rain in particularfor scotla nd cloud, some rain in particularfor scotland and northern ireland. this is bbc news — the headlines at seven: a call for coronavirus vaccines to be available for all, as leaders from the world's biggest economies meet for an online summit hosted by saudi arabia. in the uk, an alternative to a covid vaccine for people with weakened immune systems enters its final stage of trials. boris johnson faces questions about whether he tried to tone down an independent

fog on the hills will expand more widely into low cloud over eastern wales and the midlands. few showers towards the south—west but turning milder. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. still no result in the us presidential election as democratjoe biden edges closer to the white house. the counting continues — in georgia it's down to the wire. joe biden takes the lead by just 917 votes. the democratic contender calls for calm and patience — he says he has no doubt he will be declared the winner when counting is completed. each ballot must be counted. we have no doubt that when the count is finished, senator harris and i will be declared the winners. donald trump has made more unsubstantiated claims of voting fraud and launched legal action against some results. if you count the legal votes, i easily win.

we hang on to the sunshine for the midlands, east anglia, the south—east. not a bad day here, temperatures 9 degrees or so, maybe making double figures out to the west, where the cloud is thick enough to give a few spots of light rain or drizzle. heading into the middle part of the week, and we see high pressure getting squeezed again, with another weather front moving down from the north—west. this one is very weak — it's more a band of cloud that's going to be moving down across the uk. not much rain on that at all. and then behind it, across the north—west, we get some sunshine, we get showers as well. the winds pick up, gales in the north—west of scotland, and the air‘s getting cold enough to perhaps give some wintryness in the highlands. 5 degrees here, elsewhere around 8 or 9 at best further south. that's into wednesday. but beyond wednesday, it gets colder still, i suspect, and much more unsettled. some stronger winds, some rain at times, and even some sleet and snow in the high ground. this is bbc news — the headlines at 7pm: the foreign