the whole question of northern ireland and brexit weather borisjohnson will try northern ireland and brexit weather boris johnson will try and northern ireland and brexit weather borisjohnson will try and do something may be again whip up brexit support if he's politically facing problems has long been talked about. as the ft explains it's also quite difficult, any such move would anger brussels and european when this post be putting a united front up this post be putting a united front up on the question of ukraine. interesting that steve baker who came _ interesting that steve baker who came out — interesting that steve baker who came out very strongly today saying the prime _ came out very strongly today saying the prime minister should resign is of course _ the prime minister should resign is of course in — the prime minister should resign is of course in atch brexiteer. the brexiteers _ of course in atch brexiteer. the brexiteers are turning on boris johnson — brexiteers are turning on boris johnson now. this story in the financial— johnson now. this story in the financi

ireland is sadly no _ that contradict their culture. | ireland is sadly no exception. travellers welcome statements of solidarity, but want a full stake in society. they hope their upcoming generation will be treated with pride and not prejudiced. l generation will be treated with pride and not prejudiced. pride and not pre'udiced. i think that is _ pride and not pre'udiced. i think that is one of — pride and not prejudiced. i think that is one of the _ pride and not prejudiced. i think that is one of the root _ pride and not prejudiced. i think that is one of the root causes i pride and not prejudiced. i think| that is one of the root causes for young travellers today, in terms of how did they progress through their life, maintaining the cultural identity and ethnicity but been accepted by the majority of the population who have the power to determine the circumstances of your life? what i would say, and what i would like to say, is a new sense of radicalism. a real commitment to kind of dismantling the socially embedded prejudice and racism against travellers. the

he goes back to ireland for a second time. so he had a deep connection and i think that connection was picked up by some of his grandchildren too and at the tail end of the book how john kennedy in particular really embraced. his irishness went back to that country many times famously just months before he died went back to new ross and met with his family and and talked about his grandfather the barrel maker who you know came from these shores and came to america. so that that trajectory i think is just wonderful of bridget and pj and then he goes back to ireland and then jfk goes back to ireland and it you know, it just ties into this epic and tragic saga of this family coming from crumbling place and coming to a land that didn't want them but making it their own and and having such a incredible impact on our politics and our culture and who we are remarkable. okay. thank you. that's great point now, let's go to questions and i know we have people who've joined us from all over the world and particularly america canada islan

ireland is sadly no exception. travellers welcome statements of solidarity but want a full stake in society. they hope their upcoming generation will be treated with pride and not prejudice. i think that is kind of one of the root causes for young travellers today in terms of how do they progress through their life, maintaining their cultural identity and their ethnicity, but being accepted by the majority population who lie and who have the power to determine your life circumstances. but what i would say, and i've said this before and what i would like to see is a new sense of radicalism, a real commitment to kind of dismantling the socially embedded prejudice and racism against travellers. the irish government has told us it has a wide range of targeted policies. these include initiatives to tackle underemployment, improve educational achievement and strengthen hate crime laws. the community will continue campaigning with the focus on racism, resilience and rights. they say people shouldn't tolerate lives being l

if england, what about scotland, wales and northern ireland.— and northern ireland. if you look the websites, _ and northern ireland. if you look the websites, there _ and northern ireland. if you look the websites, there is _ and northern ireland. if you look the websites, there is no - and northern ireland. if you look| the websites, there is no change, and northern ireland. if you look- the websites, there is no change, no extra symptoms have been added. and of course lateral flow testing, freely available, is continuing, a bit longer in scotland, wales and northern ireland. so, a difference of approach there. in scotland, i should add, though, that the legal requirement to wear a face covering in places of worship, or marriage or funeral services will end from today, though it will continue a little bit longer in retail and other indoor spaces.- little bit longer in retail and other indoor spaces. little bit longer in retail and other indoor saces. . ~ , ., thank you huw. a new report says some babies can't recognise facial expressions and toddlers are struggling

maybe a few showers into northern ireland, especially later in the day. the odd shower elsewhere is possible, but for many places it'll be dry, broken cloud, sunny spells — and a warmer day to come tomorrow. into the start of the weekend, could be quite cloudy first thing on saturday, patchy rain in northern england and scotland. we'll start to see some sunny spells coming through, a weather system approaching northern ireland and into the western isles. so, especially later in the day, an increasing chance of rain and a strengthening breeze. pleasant in the sunshine. high pressure battling these weather fronts again as we go to easter sunday. it does look like they're going to make more inroads into western areas. more likely on easter sunday that we'll see some rain pushing into northern ireland and western scotland, perhaps wales and western england. but still something to play for in how much rain is going to come in on sunday and how quickly, and indeed by easter monday, how quickly it will clear on through. at the moment, easter monday looking mai

northern ireland and scotland. northern ireland and scotland. northern ireland and morning and western and scotland and the rest of scotland in the afternoon. north—west england and north wales will see some of that before the day is done but elsewhere ahead of that will be a day of warm sunny spells to come. but it will be cooler and windier in scotland and northern ireland with the rain. that does move south overnight and into sunday, it will be weakening as it does so. it will squeeze out some rain, especially through wales and west england but elsewhere in england, you may see some rain but not as much as many people would like to see. scotland and northern ireland, it will brighten up with some sunny spells coming through. it will be feeling warmer here on sunday. and then we get to the bank holiday. expect a good deal of cloud around, some sunny spells here and there but also some showers, particularly across northern areas of the uk. it will feel a bit warmer through wales and england by then but cooler in

northern ireland's hopes are over. taste qualification game. northern ireland's hopes are over. we played mature and — ireland's hopes are over. we played mature and we _ ireland's hopes are over. we played mature and we played _ ireland's hopes are over. we played mature and we played well. - ireland's hopes are over. we played mature and we played well. we - ireland's hopes are over. we played| mature and we played well. we kept the ball going. the first half, we wanted to be a little more clinical because we created... but we kept moving, taking little tired, so a 5-0 moving, taking little tired, so a 5—0 score is really good. we conceded none. 5-0 score is really good. we conceded none.— 5-0 score is really good. we conceded none. ., . , . conceded none. scotland were beaten 2-0 by spain — conceded none. scotland were beaten 2-0 by spain at _ conceded none. scotland were beaten 2-0 by spain at hampden _ conceded none. scotland were beaten 2-0 by spain at hampden park. - 2—0 by spain at hampden park. scotland remained second in a playoff position with two games rema

of becoming a united ireland. next thursday, people are voting in elections and the results could be historic, with polls predicting that nationalists could become the biggest party in stormont. our correspondent emma vardy has been finding out how relevant the separation between british or irish identity still is in northern ireland. every band is unique and every band wants their own trousers, hat, jacket. soon, many streets will echo with the sound most symbolic of northern ireland's unionist heartlands. my father was a drummer and his father was a drummer. the hundreds of marching bands represent a distinct image of british identity here. it's not to offend. it keeps a lot of children off the streets because they're being taught an instrument. for a large section of voters, views over northern ireland's future within the union still has the biggest impact over the way they vote. do you think people make judgements about someone's identity here quite quickly? it's the only country in the world where people are

i'm still to come, in northern ireland is there a new middle ground thatis ireland is there a new middle ground that is no longer obsessed by old political and cultural identities? coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... ben stokes says he's excited for the job ahead after being named england's permanant test cricket captain. he takes over from joe root, and will lead the side against new zealand injune. the uk's second biggest supermarket chain is warning of tougher times ahead for its customers, even as it's just posted a big recovery in profits. they've more than doubled thanks to the pandemic, but — as every shopper knows — it's been followed by rising costs and a massive squeeze on household budgets. sainsburys' profits rose to £730 million for the 12 months to march this year. that's an increase of more than £350 million from a year earlier. but bosses expect profits to be lower in the next 12 months and say customers are "watching every penny". in fact, research suggests the average household food bill could increase by £271 a year. our business correspondent emma

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotland. and then beyond that as the week goes on, and easterly wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news, i'm geeta guru—murthy with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa, following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. and harry and meghan make theirfirst public appearance together in europe since stepping back as senior royals.

it won't work out so well in northern ireland for that one of the biggest _ northern ireland for that one of the biggest surge came out of the next two weeks will be what looks like is that sinn— two weeks will be what looks like is that sinn fein may well end up being the biggest party in the northern irish assembly swapping roles with the dup, _ irish assembly swapping roles with the dup, you make election fame first minister and the dup, you make election fame first ministerand a the dup, you make election fame first minister and a dup deputy first _ first minister and a dup deputy first minister, hugely symbiotic. a party— first minister, hugely symbiotic. a party that— first minister, hugely symbiotic. a party that wants a united ireland in charge _ party that wants a united ireland in charge of the northern ireland assembly, that in the press or row, add back— assembly, that in the press or row, add back to — assembly, that in the press or row, add back to the ukraine tableau and then you've — add back to the ukraine tableau and then you've got an almighty mix. let m

forthe scotland and for northern ireland. for the south of england and wales still looking dry, highs of about 15 or 16 degrees. the low dosing self as a peters & day for the showers, more clout around and a dry day for many parts of england and wales but not perhaps that much in the way of brightness. consequently, temperatures edge down to 1a or 15 degrees, dry and bright on sunday for scotland and northern ireland. for bank holiday monday it looks like we will see the skies clearing to the south of the uk is high pressure tries to build here once again. there should be a lot of sunshine for monday for england and wales with up scotland and northern ireland will see a waterfront tried to pump in to the high, particularfor tried to pump in to the high, particular for another�*s colic of a cloud in the jets of some rain. but these ties can be very stubborn so it's not a given how far this waterfront will get in. tuesday at the moment there's a signal that it may seek rain across a and wales but high—pressure always trying

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotland. and then beyond that as the week goes on, and easterly wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories... the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. and harry and meghan make theirfirst public appearance together in europe since stepping back as senior royals.

northern ireland could be about to experience a pivotal moment. the polls are indicating that, for the first time, a nationalist party could become the largest party at stormont. in nationalist communities, there is a high level of participation and pride in gaelic sports. we feel it is very much as part of our culture and our heritage that encompasses so much because you have sports, but you also have the the irish language, the irish culture. while the top jobs at stormont are decided on whether a unionist or nationalist party wins the most seats, in recent years an increasing number of votes have gone to parties which don't align themselves as either. i think there's a new generation of people coming through, and theyjust want the best for their kids. all my children played here, but would i call them - nationalist? less so than me. and, you know, my nationalists were probably a lot less - so than my parents. if we see this nationalist victory, does that make a border poll more likely? i don't think it's inevitable. probably put more political

wetter weather moving down into northern ireland and bringing some rain, hail orsnow into northern ireland and bringing some rain, hail or snow into parts of scotland. when continuing to ease down, wet weather moving into wales in the south—west, bringing snow over the hills. elsewhere becoming drier, lots of showers fading away, skies clearing. showers coming into some north sea coastal areas, leading to icy patches, widespread forest across scotland and england but nowhere near as cold as last night for wales and northern ireland, seeing the back of the wet weather quickly in the morning. lengthy spells of sunshine before the cloud increases, bubbles up and we get more showers breaking out mainly across england and wales. looks drierfor mainly across england and wales. looks drier for scotland and northern ireland. went quite late on saturday, temperatures getting up to nine or 10 degrees, may be milder as we head into the second half of the weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines: millions of people will see a steep rise in their energy bills from today — the largest in living memo

�* ., ., ., “ ireland. a lot more on the bbc sport website, including _ ireland. a lot more on the bbc sport website, including the _ ireland. a lot more on the bbc sport website, including the latest - ireland. a lot more on the bbc sport website, including the latest from i website, including the latest from the third round of the masters. a quick look at the leaderboard. the world number one had a five stroke lead overnight. he still has, he's picked up a couple of strokes, ten under. shane married the open champion is second on five under. go to the bbc sport website to keep across the masters. that is all for now. 0lly, thank you. now — a moment of space history — as the first all—private crew has arrived at the international space sation. this is their arrival a few hours ago. the male crew — called axiom—1 — are the first all—private mission to the international space station. they are led by a former us astronaut, michael lopez—alegria. the passengers are us entrepreneur and aerobati

and you can see the cloud and the showers across northern ireland, western scotland. there will probably be a few showers elsewhere across the uk, and those temperatures are just that much lower — 13 in liverpool, maybe 17 or so in london. and the outlook for the week ahead shows those temperatures stabilising around the mid teens across the south of the uk, closer to 11 or 13 in the north. bye— bye. this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. our top stories... russia warns the us and its allies against supplying further weapons to ukraine, saying it's adding fuel to the conflict. missile attacks resume near kyiv. moscow says it targetted a factory making anti—ship weapons and threatens more to come. the russian defence ministry says it has cleared the entire urban area of mariupol of ukrainian forces, claiming that ukraine has lost more than 4,000 fighters in the city. the bbc has not been able to verify these claims russia has banned 13 british politicians, including the prime minister, borisjohnson, from entering the coun

and, you know, in the context of ireland at the time that was quite unique. there was a huge kindness to him. he was a father in everything but the word. ♪♪♪ lisa: jj died when vincent was 12, and it wasn't until he was 28 that he finally found out the truth: jj was his biological father. vincent: i suppose my mother wasn't sure how to tell me, and she wanted me to know, but, to me, i mean, that was the antidote to the worst day of my life, the day i lost him, 'cause that day i got him back. i spoke to people afterwards about it, and i thought i had this big thing, "wait till you hear this." and they were like, "yeah, we kinda knew." and i was like, "i think everyone knew but--except me." lisa: even though it was now in the open, people didn't want vincent to talk about it. vincent: all these little phrases. "it's a matter of privacy." "discretion." lisa: what were they really trying to say? vincent: shut up. keep quiet. bury this. lisa: vincent doyle did the act oppote. he decided he'd set up a website which would help others in a similar situation. he

still some showers for northern ireland. elsewhere, clear skies at the red shower is dying back towards north sea coasts where we could have some icy patches. scotland, much of england nowhere near as cold as it was last night for northern ireland and wales. here we should see the back of that wet weather, and a fair bit of sunshine to start the day. we will see the cloud bubbling up again, and that will lead to a scattering of showers. most of those i think will be across england and wales, not as many as we had today, probably not as heavy either. —— and for much of scotland and northern ireland, it will be dry. the winds will be lighter everywhere, temperatures just sneaking up a little bit higher to around 9—10 celsius. now we're seeing fewer showers because we've got higher pressure across the uk, and it's changing the wind direction a bit, as well. that weather system, though, will change the weather for scotland and northern ireland. before that arrives, though, early sunday will start frosty widely, could be do

saturday we may see some rain eventually getting into scotland and northern ireland. for the remainder of wednesday, some thicker cloud across eastern counties. we may see a little bit of drizzle out of that. further west, clear skies overnight, light winds and yes, it's getting late in the season, but we're still talking about the possibility of a frost. another challenge for gardeners. chilly start to thursday, perhaps more in the way of sunshine generally through the day. but eastern counties of england are always going to struggle with that feed of cloud in off the north sea and it will push its way westwards during the day, i think as far west as wales and the southwest. later on, a cloud bubbling up across scotland and northern ireland may produce the odd light shower. but overall we're dry, if anything, just a shade warmer than today, quite breezy towards the south, particularly through the channel. friday, same story, high pressure, still very quiet, a little bit breezier to the south, cloud coming in from the east across england and wales. maybe the odd showe

what would it mean for the northern ireland protocol? and in terms of france broadcasting in english or, you know, reporting in english, there's a soft power element to it. that's what you're saying. there is totally a soft power element to it, and that is often, in my experience, undervalued, whether it's by the uk itself, at a time when the uk's shrinking its embassies, does it value the bbc world service and bbc world enough? france 24 has a very tight budget, i would argue that we need more, and that actually, leaders do not understand how important it is for that culture. it attracts people, it attracts investment, it attracts people to come and study, to come and have tourism in your countries. it is absolutely a plus. it enriches the world, and i think it promotes understanding, and i think that is absolutely essential. 0k, dominic, just to bring you back in, you've reported from around the world. i guess it's a sort of philosophical question that you raised a little earlier. what do we miss out on? you know, in the uk, our news i

city, to connect ireland and san francisco. it's a voter confidence in our relationship in san francisco, and a believe that ireland's future is intertwined with san francisco. [applause] >> so thank you all so much, and jim, jim, you know how i feel about you. love you, guy. love you, and to all of the other grand marshals, i met you all at the flag raising. thank you so much for being here. thank you. [speaking native language] >> thank you. >> thank you, consular general. we've got a few more highlights before we get to the supervisor's message, but we've got a few more things before we get there. we'll begin with the murphy irish dancers. [♪♪♪] >> thank you very much, murphy school of irish dancing. now, we're going to bring up the man who leads all of our events, mr. liam frost. >> thank you, sean. public speaking, one of my favorite things to do. welcome to the 171 st. patrick's day season. before we get started, we're missing two people that were huge to me. one, john moylan, who was a part grand marshal, as well a

rain has been falling across many parts of northern ireland, whereas further southin northern ireland, whereas further south in gloucestershire blue skies overhead, a bit of high cloud turning decent and hazy, but across much of england and wales it is dry at the moment, whereas for much of scotland and northern ireland it is not dry and we have some really heavy rain working its way in, the wettest weather we have for quite some time, eastern parts of scotland holding on to something a bit drier, much of england and wales staying fine, but increasing amounts of cloud and a bit of rain in the far north—west later. for most of us the winds will be light, but quite breezy up towards the north west of scotland, and 12 degrees top temperature in belfast and glasgow, london at 17 degrees. through this evening and tonight, this rain in the north will sink south eastwards, weakening as it goes, though there will be some heavy bursts across western parts, not much rain in southern england. it is not going to be a cold night, eight or 10 degrees, certainly not... this frontal system will be

northern ireland could be about to experience a pivotal moment. the polls are indicating that, for the first time, a nationalist party could become the largest party at stormont. in nationalist communities, there is a high level of participation and pride in gaelic sports. we view it is very much as part of our culture and our heritage that encompasses so much, because you have sports, but you also have the irish language, the irish culture. while the top jobs at stormont are decided on whether a unionist or nationalist party wins the most seats, in recent years, an increasing number of votes have gone to parties which don't align themselves as either. i think there's a new generation of people coming through, and theyjust want the best for their kids. all my children play gaa, - but would i call them nationalist? less so than me. i am probably a lot less so than my parents. - if we see this nationalist victory, does that make a border poll more likely? i don't think it's inevitable. probably putting more political pressure on them to call it. i'm

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotland. and then beyond that as the week goes on, and easterly wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories... the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. and shaken and stirred — the orchestra trying to raise spirits on the street sof ukraine.

one or two scattered showers into northern ireland as well. temperatures will recover in scotland in comparison to day with highs of 70 degrees. bank holiday monday looks likely to be a relatively quiet affair. —— 17 degrees. quite a grey one and a northerly breeze starts to pick up. a few showers it could trigger off the scottish borders and through the pennines, but north that we are looking at seven to 10 degrees. down to the south with a little bit more shelter should see highs of 17 celsius. that colour trend to set in on tuesday and wednesday, temperatures are struggling a little. not much in the way of sunshine either but one thing to note is no significant rain. that is it, enjoy your weekend. this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world... moscow claims that more than1 million people have been evacuated from ukraine to russia since the start of the conflict. ukraine accuses russia of stealing several thousand tonnes of grain from its occupied territory. the kremlin has denied any knowledge of

next week the people of northern ireland to go to the polls to elect an assembly. what hope can the pre- minister give too the people of northern ireland that this protocol m wil be removed and that the place in the internal market will be rrestored? >> i thank hi very much and i think that with the whole house will want to support is the balance and symmetry of the good creditit agreement. that's what really matters. that's a great legacy for all of us, and the arrangements we had inve northern ireland should command the support of both sides and that is what the government will take to ensure. >> want to see the tangible outcomes can we look at how we might accelerate the process of getting successful funding to benefit from those? >> my honorable friend is a fantastic champion. i can't endorse any specific project, but the next round is coming up shortly and will be announced. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. sixty-six members of this house are under investigation for sexual misconduct, and that includes three of his cabinet ministers. the prime minister has

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotland. and then beyond that as the week goes on, and easterly wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news. the headlines: the russian defence ministry says it has cleared the entire urban area of mariupol of ukrainian forces, claiming that ukraine has lost more than 4000 fighters in the city — the bbc has not been able to verify these claims. russia has formally warned the united states and its allies against supplying further weapons to ukraine. russia said us arms shipments were adding fuel to the conflict and could lead to what it called "unpredictable consequences". missile attacks resume near kyiv. moscow says it targeted a factory making anti—ship weapons — and threatens more to come. disaster teams in the south african province of kwazulu—natal are on high alert for further floods — as more rain is forecast

our ireland correspondent chris page reports from north belfast. election issues here are, in many ways, distinct from the rest of the uk. but while party politics is different, voters' concerns are often the same. hello. hi, kerry. i hello, kerry. people are turning to charities for the first time, as they face financial emergencies. and you're managing with your electricity and your heating? still struggling with the gas and the electric. that's the main thing. well, we have some more for you today to keep you going. thank you, muriel. not at all. it's a pleasure. it's a pleasure, kerry. that will keep us going for a wee while, bubba, won't it? it's actually hard being stuck in this, and you don't want to ask for the help, but you actually do need to. kerry's caring for two sons, studying for a psychology degree, and wrestling with dreadful choices. i've had to, like, determine whether it's energy orfood i'm picking. so that's why i've had to seek help, because you can'tjust pick one or the other — you need to heat your home. iam making, like,

rain in northern ireland and scotland.— ireland and scotland. it has been milder than _ ireland and scotland. it has been milder than over _ ireland and scotland. it has been milder than over the _ ireland and scotland. it has been milder than over the weekend, i ireland and scotland. it has been i milder than over the weekend, nine to 15 celsius. cold in shetland where the showers this morning will turn wintry as we go through the afternoon. 0vernight, tonight, a lot of cloud, some mist and fog especially in the hills and coast on the west, rain across northern ireland and northern england and scotland, some snow falling across the highlands and grampian is where it will be colder. for much of the country tonight, another mild night. tomorrow, a fair bit of cloud, one or two brighter breaks, the rain in northern ireland, northern england and scotland, some significant snow across the highlands and grampian is where it is going to be cold and windy once more. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: ukraine's president says he is setting up a spec

and scotland, some rain, we have had decent rental northern ireland at least into western scotland. clouding a chance of rain for northern england and was later. still a few sunny spells on the south—east, where we will see higher temperatures. into sunday, the weather system moves southwards, it will be weakening as it does so. some rain is associated with it, but increasingly late, patchy or showery on a sunday, and all that gradually clearing away, probably south—west woods. keeping a could undercard by matt, i'm older warmer taken away it will feel cooler in wales and england. going into the bank holiday, pressure is high, as that system now clears away. there will be a fair amount of cloud around. it will break to allow for some sunny spells to come through. a chance for the odd shower here and there, though most places will stay dry, so i mainly settled bank holiday. pleasant enough when the sun makes an appearance. some outbreaks of rain was northern scotland later in the day, another weather system that will move through particularly as we go through particularly as we g

wales, western scotland has seen rain in the evening, claiming to showers in northern ireland, does push east overnight and into monday morning but look how it weakens so if you do want some rain in central and eastern parts of england, you are likely to be disappointed. it is a weather front that glares into easter monday and behind it still perhaps some spells of rain towards north—west scotland where it will be wendy and wendy two in northern ireland but they will be a few showers living on behind this front. it is ushering in cooler air, not cold, just temperatures back closer to average for the time of year on monday. as it has gone through, they will be quite a bit of fine weather around on monday, still, broken clouds, sunny spells, the chance of a shower, more especially in the north and west are mainly for northern ireland and into western scotland, north—west: could well see some longer spells of rain, it will be blustery across north—western parts, breezy elsewhere and the temperatures are positive average though still above in the east and eastern england. a greater cha

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotland. and then beyond that as the week goes on, an easterly wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news, the headlines: russia says its troops have completely cleared ukrainian forces from the besieged and heavily bombarded city of mariupol after weeks of intense fighting, apart from one location. president volodymyr zelensky has warned peace talks with russia would come to a halt if the remaining troops in mariupol were killed. the mayor of kyiv has told people who've fled the ukrainian capital not to return yet. vitali klitschko warned of further russian missile attacks in northern parts of the city. he said at least one person had been killed and several others were wounded in strikes early on saturday. authorities in south africa say the number

the western isles and into northern ireland. wednesday letterfor and into northern ireland. wednesday letter for the south and temperatures will be notable and the low 20s across the southeast of the country, 16 or 17 degrees for easter monday afternoon and the low teens further north and west. showers continue across england and wales look at some clear spells too, whether from look at some clear spells too, whetherfrom pushing look at some clear spells too, whether from pushing to the northwest of the country to bring outbreaks of rain and it's going to be a chilly night in the northern and western areas and a touch of frost and farmers just take note. so, and to stay beer in between but systems and the pressure pulling away to the north and means will be turning later and it's a chilly start to the date for tuesday and left that weather front across western ireland bring figure cloud of rain and sunshine in the afternoon few showers will develop and smoothies will be heavy and slow moving because the wind will be light a come from 12 to 15 degrees. hike taking charge agai

but for scotland, northern ireland, it will be turning windy, cloudy and wet. and some of that rain will be quite heavy at times. certainly western scotland could even hear the odd rumble of thunder there. that will impact the temperatures. it will be cooler here than the last few days. further south, we could see 17 or 18 degrees and a little bit of fairweather cloud just bubbling up here and there. the cloud will increase across northern and western england and wales as we head into the latter part of the day and into the evening. that area of low pressure will continue to drift its way southwards, tending to weaken as it does so. but there will be a lot of cloud around for saturday night, so that means it will be a mild one, with the temperatures no lower than seven to 10 degrees. so for sunday, then, our area of low pressure will continue to weaken, pushing towards the southern half of britain, so that means it will be the south which will see the thickest of the cloud with outbreaks of rain. so some wet weather for wales, south west england through sunday.

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotland. and then beyond that as the week goes on, an easterly wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end — russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. orchestral music. james bond theme. and, shaken and stirred — the orchestra trying to raise spirits on the streets of ukraine.

insisting he's a man of integrity who has changed the game in northern ireland. kenny shiels apologised for saying "women are more emotional than men" following the side's 5—0 defeat by england in their world cup qualifier on tuesday. captain marissa callaghan has taken to twitter to share a statement in which she appears to speak for the whole team. the brains behind the new tottenham hotpur stadium and the bernabeu in madrid have been given the task of leading the redesign of old trafford. manchester united has appointed global architectural design firm populous and legends international to help transform the new stadium. it's understood three options will be explored — including building a brand new stadium but a redevelopment is thought to be more likely. catalans dragons have won the first top—level super league match played between two french sides. the dragons, last year's grand final runners—up, entertained super league newcomers toulouse, and ran away winners by 18—10. fouad yaha with a couple of tries for the home side as they move up to fourt

the tail end of weather fronts affecting northern ireland in particular. that is bringing some heavy rain particularly across western counties. so it will stay wet through the afternoon. some of that rain skirting into western scotland. never mind, it is a day of sunny spells and showers. some areas more prone to seeing downpours than others today. for example, across the south midlands and central and england with the winds converging together that gives you a higher chance of big downpours across this area. we also have a convergence caused by the sea breeze kind of hitting the prevailing winds as well so when or two heavy showers there, as well. east anglia and the south—east should stay dry with spells of sunshine, and where the sun is out it will not do too bad at all with a bit of strength in that a full sun. overnight, showers paid and under clearing skies, it will be cold enough for a little bit of frost in some areas. tomorrow, a similar day, a day of sunny spells and showers, then over the next few days, the rest of the week, this area of high

much of scotland, northern ireland likely to be dry, temperatures a degree or two higher than they were this afternoon. second half the weekend, again, starts cold and frosty, increasing cloud for scotland and northern ireland, rain from the north. later on, cloud will increase across england and wales, just 1—2 showers. many places will be dry with some sunshine at times. those temperatures continuing to creep up a little bit to 10—11 celsius. this is bbc news. i'm nancy kacungira with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. in the aftermath of intense fighting in ukraine, the bbc uncovers evidence of civilian killings, that could amount to war crimes. this is more thanjust a collection of terrible deaths, this is a crime scene because under the laws of war, civilians are supposed to be protected. we report from the battle—scarred town of irpin, just 13 miles from kyiv — now a symbol of ukrainian resistance. this was a key battleground, and ukraine's victory here was critical. if the russians had been able to push through here, they would've been on tha

some could be quite heavy, we could see some rain into parts of northern ireland and western scotland. and then beyond that as the week goes on, an easterly wind moves in. that is still with a lot of dry weather around, just a few showers, but it will keep temperatures close to average, if not below, especially in eastern areas. this is bbc world news: i'm rich preston. our top stories: the siege of mariupol may be nearing its end. russia claims it's taken control of almost all of the city. president zelensky warns if his remaining troops are killed, peace negotations with moscow will be over. the mayor of kyiv urges people to stay away from the capital, as further missile attacks could take place. the death toll rises in south africa, following heavy flooding, with a warning more rain may be on the way. james bond theme. and, shaken and stirred. the orchestra trying to raise spirits on the streets of ukraine.

in northern ireland, the department of education spokesperson said... the uk government said in england... for these friends, they want to see more done to change period education to lessons that empower instead of embarrass. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren. hello there. we have seen sunny spells developing today, and, again, most places fine and dry. it has been a very dry april for much of the country. we have seen above average rainfall across eastern scotland and some of the driest weather has been across central and south—eastern parts of england where about one third of the expected rainfall so far. the prospects for the rest of the month, dry. little or no rain. no areas of low pressure, no weather fronts bringing the rain. where has it all gone? they've actually been steered into the mediterranean. it has been very wet here. another area of low pressure bringing more rain to iberia at the moment. here in the uk, we are stuck with easterly winds which means the east coast is always going to be a bit cooler whereas towards th

in scotland and northern ireland, they are not quite as high. the temperatures by the end of the afternoon will have reached the high teens in the midlands but fresher in eastern scotland. here is the forecast for tonight, fine weather across the bulk of the uk but here is that weather front unfortunately, whether you like it or not, approaching northern ireland bringing cloud and rain by the early hours of sunday morning, especially to western parts of northern ireland, elsewhere we are in for a dry and sunny start to the day, sunshine from the word go for many parts of the uk for easter sunday. a different story for the west. a slow—moving weather front which should reach belfast by the afternoon, so a lot cooler here. only 13 degrees, with the rest of the country typically around 15—20 c. that weather front will make further progress across the uk by monday, you can see it here along the spine of the country. around it, cooler air from the atlantic which means the temperatures will start to ease from monday onwards. so low pressure to the

in scotland and northern ireland, they are not quite as high. the temperatures by the end of the afternoon will have reached the high teens in the midlands, but fresher in eastern scotland. here is the forecast for tonight, fine weather across the bulk of the uk, but here is that weather front that, unfortunately, whether you like it or not, is approaching northern ireland, bringing cloud and rain by the early hours of sunday morning, especially to western parts of northern ireland. elsewhere we are in for a dry, sunny start to the day, sunshine from the word go for many parts of the uk for easter sunday. a different story for the west. a slow—moving weather front should reach belfast by the afternoon, so a lot cooler here. only 13 degrees, with the rest of the country typically around 15—20 celsius. that weather front will make further progress across the uk by monday, you can see it here along the spine of the country. around it, cooler air from the atlantic, which means the temperatures will start to ease from monday onwards. so low press