scotland, north—west england and northwest wales. cooler and showery weather into northern scotland. those showers will continue as the day goes on. some of us starting with a touch of frost. cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. to the south of that, though, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowing sunny spells to come through occasionally.

scotland, north—west england and northwest wales. cooler and showery weather into northern scotland. those showers will continue as the day goes on. some of us starting with a touch of frost. cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. to the south of that, though, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowing sunny spells to come through occasionally. and actually for southern parts of the uk the temperatures will be a degree or so higher compared to where they were on thursday. so we continue with the feed of showers running into northern scotland on good friday. some of those could be heavy, perhaps with hail as well. they take outbreaks of rain and they beef them up in the north—west england and into wales. and going through the evening, heavier in western parts of wales as the weather system sinks its way southwards. look at that, t

looks pretty wet across north—west england. it will take much of the morning before that begins to ease. already through western parts of the uk the showers are getting going, so out and about through parts of south—west england. this is the picture at 9am in wales. increasingly so into parts of the midlands as well, dotted about are some of these showers. more to come. much of eastern england will have a fine morning. the rain, more persistent compared with elsewhere in the uk to begin with, in north—west england. standing water and showers around in northern ireland, dry to begin within in eastern scotland. it will take much of the morning before this rain in north—west england eases to showers, going into the afternoon. look at the showers breaking out elsewhere. some of them will be heavy. the risk of hail and thunder, fairly slow—moving too. some bright and sunny spells in between. it looks like an improvement gradually through the afternoon in northern ireland, western parts of scotland, western coastal fringes of

scotland, north—west england and northwest wales. cooler and showery weather into northern scotland. those showers will continue as the day goes on. some of us starting with a touch of frost. cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. to the south of that, though, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowing sunny spells to come through occasionally. and actually for southern parts of the uk the temperatures will be a degree or so higher compared to where they were on thursday. so we continue with the feed of showers running into northern scotland on good friday. some of those could be heavy, perhaps with hail as well. they take outbreaks of rain and they beef them up in the north—west england and into wales. heavier in western parts of wales as the weather system sinks it way southwards. six degrees in london compared to nine in the c

scotland, north—west england and northwest wales. cooler and showery weather into northern scotland. those showers will continue as the day goes on. some of us starting with a touch of frost. cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. to the south of that, though, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowing sunny spells to come through occasionally. and actually for southern parts of the uk the temperatures will be a degree or so higher compared to where they were on thursday. so we continue with the feed of showers running into northern scotland on good friday. some of those could be heavy, perhaps with hail as well. they take outbreaks of rain and they beef them up in the north—west england and into wales. and going through the evening, heavier in western parts of wales as the weather system sinks its way southwards. look at that, t

the rain patchy initially in south scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, north wales especially on the hills, but damp in places. for the rest of wales and the rest of england it will start cloudy, some brighter breaks around and as you can see at this stage, double figures. on through tomorrow, we ta ke double figures. on through tomorrow, we take rain southwards across scotland, brighter, showery weather following on, windy here. some outbreaks reaching into northern ireland, damp andrews lead to the hills of north—west england and north wales but for the rest of wales and england, we are going to the variable cloud, some sunny spells and the further south you are given the sunshine, warmth around, perhaps 19 in southern england tomorrow, whereas today that temperature was reached in aberdeenshire. coldertomorrow temperature was reached in aberdeenshire. colder tomorrow in scotla nd aberdeenshire. colder tomorrow in scotland and tomorrow night there will be a touch of frost around, developing into parts of northern england. for northern ireland, the rest of england and wales

looks pretty wet across north—west england. it will take much of the morning before that begins to ease. already through western parts of the uk the showers are getting going, so out and about through parts of south—west england this is the picture at 9am in wales. increasingly into parts of the midlands as well, dotted about are some of these showers. much of eastern england will have a fine morning. the rain, more persistent compared with elsewhere in the uk to begin with. in north—west england, standing water and showers around in northern ireland through the west and north of scotland. dry to begin within in eastern scotland. it will take much of the morning before this rain in north—west england eases to showers, going into the afternoon. look at the showers breaking out elsewhere. some of them will be heavy. the risk of hail and thunder, fairly slow—moving too. some bright and sunny spells in between. it looks like an improvement gradually through the afternoon in northern ireland, western parts of scotland, weste

quite a breeze in the north—east, not as chilly as the rest of the uk into south—west england, maybe south—west wales, a lot of dry weather around with variable cloud and sunny spells. on sunday, england, wales and northern ireland mainly dry but the wind here will pick up. wetter and windier weather will move east across scotland through the day. this area of low pressure across scotland is significant because into next week it will take colder air south across the uk and some of us will see some snow. keep checking the forecast. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: fighting for the french presidency. as support shifts, sunday's first round in a crucial election is looking too close to call. seven weeks and counting: british members of parliament vote to confirm a snap general election, onjune the 8th. two people are killed, as venezuela's biggest anti—government demonstrations in years turn violent. and grand slam mum—to—be. serena williams‘s agent confirms the tennis st

in north—west england, standing water. showers around in northern ireland through the west and north of scotland. dry to begin within in eastern scotland. it will take much of the morning before this rain in north—west england eases to showers, going into the afternoon. look at the showers breaking out elsewhere. some of them will be heavy. the risk of hail and thunder, fairly slow—moving too. some bright and sunny spells in between. it looks like an improvement gradually through the afternoon in northern ireland, western parts of scotland, western coastal fringes of england and wales. in the sunny spells, at 13—16, not feeling too bad. saturday evening, showers should fade away and sunday morning looks mainly dry. a ridge of high pressure building in for the second part of the weekend. it means quite a chilly start on sunday morning, compared with recent mornings. a touch of frost in parts of scotland and northern ireland possible and a frost on the ground in the northern half of the uk. but we're rewarded on sunday

cloudy and damp northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere to begin the day. to the south of that, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowing sunny spells to come through occasionally. for southern parts of the uk the temperatures will be a degree or so higher compared to where they were on thursday. so we continue with the showers running into northern scotland on good friday. some of those could be heavy, perhaps with hail as well. they take outbreaks of rain and they beef them up in the north—west england and into wales. heavier in western parts of wales at as the weather system since the south. six degrees in london compared to nine in the cooler air. into the evening we have increasingly light rain across some southern parts of the uk. not as much as gardeners would want. cooler air following behind. turning wintry over the hills in scotland. frost around for some of us as saturday begins. it will be a chilly start and looks like saturday is the coolest day of th

scotland, north—west england and northwest wales. cooler and showery weather into northern scotland. those showers will continue as the day goes on. some of us starting with a touch of frost. cloudy and damp weather, as i mentioned, northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. maybe the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere in northern england to begin the day. to the south of that, though, variable cloud. but some breaks in that cloud allowing sunny spells to come through occasionally. and actually for southern parts of the uk the temperatures will be a degree or so higher compared to where they were on thursday. so we continue with the feed of showers running into northern scotla nd on good friday. some of those could be heavy, perhaps with hail as well. they take outbreaks of rain and they beef them up in the north—west england and into wales. heavier in western parts of wales as the weather system sinks it way southwards. six degrees in london compared to nine in the

we'll keep plenty of cloud, north—west england and wales, into the west midlands, maybe the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. we'll keep some sunny spells, though, east of the pennines, east midlands, east anglia, southern england often cloudy but some bright or sunny spells and some warmth in that sunshine when it makes an appearance. some of us 18 or even 19 celsius. now, on through friday evening, a lot of dry weather to come going into saturday morning. just this zone of thicker cloud, patchy light rain or drizzle edging southwards. to the north of that, colder, colder start to saturday, parts of northern england, especially scotland with a touch of frost. on through the weekend, no significant change any time soon. that's confined to next week. for the weekend it will be mainly dry. there will be a lot of cloud around at times but some bright or sunny spells. close to this weather front, still a bit of damp and drizzly weather edging its way southwards during saturday. north of that, sunny spells, a few showers running into northern scotland. south of that, we're keeping temper

cloudy and gaby northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and the north—west of wales. the odd spot extending into the midlands and elsewhere to begin the day. to the south of that, variable cloud. some breaks in that cloud allowing sunny spells to come through occasionally. for southern parts of the uk the temperatures will be a degree or so higher compared to where they were on thursday. we continue with the showers running in the northern scotla nd showers running in the northern scotland on good friday. some of those could be heavy, perhaps with hail as well. there are outbreaks of rain and they beefed up the north—west england and into wales. heavier in western parts of wales at as the weather system since the south. six degrees in london compared to nine in the cooler air. in the deepening we have increasingly light rain across some off the southern parts of the uk. not as much as gardeners would want. cool air following behind. not as much as gardeners would want. cool airfollowing behind. tony wintry over the hills in scotland. frost around for some of us as

in north—west england, standing water. showers around in northern ireland through the west and north of scotland. dry to begin within in eastern scotland. it will take much of the morning before this rain in north—west england eases to showers, going into the afternoon. look at the showers breaking out elsewhere. some of them will be heavy. the risk of hail and thunder, fairly slow—moving too. some bright and sunny spells in between. it looks like an improvement gradually through the afternoon in northern ireland, western parts of scotland, western coastal fringes of england and wales. in the sunny spells, at 13—16, not feeling too bad. saturday evening, showers should fade away and sunday morning looks mainly dry. a ridge of high pressure building in for the second part of the weekend. it means quite a chilly start on sunday morning, compared with recent mornings. a touch of frost in parts of scotland and northern ireland possible and a frost on the ground in the northern half of the uk. but we're rewarded on sunday

looks pretty wet across north—west england. it will take much of the morning before that begins to ease. already through western parts of the uk the showers are getting going, so out and about through parts of south—west england. this is the picture at 9am in wales. increasingly into parts of the midlands as well, dotted about are some of these showers. much of eastern england will have a fine morning. the rain, more persistent compared with elsewhere in the uk to begin with, in north—west england. standing water and showers around in northern ireland, through the west and north of scotland. dry to begin within in eastern scotland. it will take much of the morning before this rain in north—west england eases to showers, going into the afternoon. look at the showers breaking out elsewhere. some of them will be heavy. the risk of hail and thunder, fairly slow—moving too. some bright and sunny spells in between. it looks like an improvement gradually through the afternoon in northern ireland, western parts of scotland, wes

looks pretty wet across north—west england. it will take much of the morning before that begins to ease. already through western parts of the uk the showers are getting going, so out and about through parts of south—west england. this is the picture at 9am in wales. increasingly into parts of the midlands as well, dotted about are some of these showers. much of eastern england will have a fine morning. the rain, more persistent compared with elsewhere in the uk to begin with, in north—west england. standing water and showers around in northern ireland, through the west and north of scotland. dry to begin within in eastern scotland. it will take much of the morning before this rain in north—west england eases to showers, going into the afternoon. look at the showers breaking out elsewhere. some of them will be heavy. the risk of hail and thunder, fairly slow—moving too. some bright and sunny spells in between. it looks like an improvement gradually through the afternoon in northern ireland, western parts of scotland, wes

cloudierfor northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and in the north—west england and in the north—west wales. notjust cloudy but some outbreaks of rain. patchy in nature. in north—west wales it will turn heavier into the afternoon. for much of southern england and across into east anglia it's a dry day to come and just like today there will be breaks in the cloud. sunshine to come through. when it shines it will be pleasantly warm. chilly in northern scotland. showers and maybe hail. 0utbreaks warm. chilly in northern scotland. showers and maybe hail. outbreaks of rainfor showers and maybe hail. outbreaks of rain for northern ireland. the rest of north—west england, in the north—west wales, turning heavier into the afternoon. through western counties into the evening as well. 16 in london, 93 is install more way. in the tomorrow evening there will be some outbreaks of rain pushing south. —— nine degrees in storm way. on saturday we all have some cooler air. it looks like saturday will be the coldest day of the easter weekend. there will still be some pleas

perhaps one or two rogue showers for the midlands and north west england, and also for fermanagh and londonderry, a bit of patchy rain. a few showers across scotla nd patchy rain. a few showers across scotland drifting from west to east. aberdeenshire should keep hold of a bit of sunshine through the day. this evening and overnight, the cloud gradually increases from the west. this is a weak front moving in. we will see patchy rain across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, north—west england and wales. to the south, relatively mild, seven or eight, clearer further north. through easter weekend, we will keep the fairly cool feel to the weather and there will be a mix of some sunshine, a bit of rain, not all of us seeing it, during good friday, the areas likely to see some rain, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england and wales. in the afternoon for wales and the north—west of england, the rain peps up a bit but towards the south and south—east, should stay predominantly dry, 16 degrees also, scotland and northern ireland seeing a return to sunshine and s

quite a breeze in the north—east, not as chilly as the rest of the uk into south—west england, maybe south—west wales, a lot of dry weather around with variable cloud and sunny spells. on sunday, england, wales and northern ireland mainly dry but the wind here will pick up. wetter and windier weather will move east across scotland through the day. this area of low pressure north of scotland is significant because into next week it will take colder air south across the uk and some of us will see some snow. keep checking the forecast. the latest headlines from bbc news. i'm mike embley. the main candidates for the french presidency have held their last major rallies before sunday's first round vote. none of the four front—runners is expecting an outright majority — a run—off between the top two is expected in may. at least two people have been shot dead in venezuela in protests against the government of president nicolas maduro. a teenager died in the capital caracas and a woman was killed in san cristobal. tens of thousands took to the streets to demand new elections and the r

, rain in north and west in scotland, rain at times into northern ireland and north—west england but many places will stay dry. breaking out in the sunshine it will feel warmer, 15, 16 or 17. in the sunshine it will feel warmer, 15,16 or17. going in the sunshine it will feel warmer, 15,16 or 17. going through in the sunshine it will feel warmer, 15, 16 or 17. going through thursday night we will keep a good deal of cloud around, pepping up the rain in northern scotland with a strengthening breeze but for many it will look like a mild start to friday morning. on friday we are going to take this rain southwards across scotland are eventually reaching into parts of northern ireland. colder air following this, maybe a few wintry showers in shetland on friday. to the south of that for much of england and wales, a good deal of cloud around, some sunny spells and the temperatures peaking into the mid—teens in some spots. friday night we continue taking this weather fronts southwards across the uk, barely any rain associated with it, but it is the leading edge of cooler air so turning chil

england you could encounter a few spots of rain but especially into the north—west of scotland. fairly warm where you break out into sunshine on thursday, 15, 16, maybe 17. break out into sunshine on thursday, 15,16, maybe 17. a break out into sunshine on thursday, 15, 16, maybe 17. a lot of cloud through thursday night into friday morning, we pep up the rain in northern scotland with the breeze but for most it will be a mild start to friday. on friday we take an area of cloud and rain further south across scotland reaching into parts of northern ireland, brighter cooler weather following into scotland after that with wintry showers in shetland, head of that wintry showers in wales, in the sunshine things will feel quite pleasant, 15, 16, 17. friday things will feel quite pleasant, 15, 16,17. friday night into things will feel quite pleasant, 15, 16, 17. friday night into saturday morning the weather front goes further south, barely any rain left on it, it is the leading edge of cooling air. lots of places will be dry with extra cloud and sunny spells, temperatures have come dow

quite a breeze in the north—east, not as chilly as the rest of the uk into south—west england, maybe south—west wales, a lot of dry weather around with variable cloud and sunny spells. on sunday, england, wales and northern ireland mainly dry but the wind here will pick up. wetter and windier weather will move east across scotland through the day. this area of low pressure north of scotland is significant because into next week it will take colder air south across the uk and some of us will see some snow. keep checking the forecast. hello. welcome. you are watching bbc world news. i'm chris rogers. our top story this hour: candidates step—up the fight for the french presidency. as support shifts ahead of sunday's first—round vote, it is now a four way race in the place for the run—off. welcome to the programme. our other main stories: two people are killed as venezuela's biggest anti—government demonstrations in yea rs anti—government demonstrations in years turned violent. grand slam mum—to—be. serena williams‘s agent confirms she is expecting a baby. hello. i am s

north—west england turning cloudy and is the cloud moves in, because of wales and the south west will suffer. ii in aberystwyth, compare that with further east, temperatures around 25 or maybe 26 degrees. through this evening and overnight, it is all about this weather front, sinking into the south, the rain tending to brazil but behind that, all of us getting into cooler air. it isa all of us getting into cooler air. it is a band of cloud, thinking south across england and wales overnight. but i'm back, clear spells, some showers but with this north westerly airflow, temperatures dipping away between five and 9 degrees by the end of the night. tomorrow is going to bea end of the night. tomorrow is going to be a cooler day, not a bad day, still a fair amount of sunshine, showers as well. showers possibly wintry. one or two showers elsewhere. even where we see the sunshine, no more 25 or 20 sixes, between 12 and 15, the best we can expect in single digits. we keep that cooler feel on tuesday, many areas dry, a lot of rain across the far north—west and we stick with the cooler weather

quite a breeze in the north—east, not as chilly as the rest of the uk into south—west england, maybe south—west wales, a lot of dry weather around with variable cloud and sunny spells. on sunday, england, wales and northern ireland mainly dry but the wind here will pick up. wetter and windier weather will move east across scotland through the day. this area of low pressure across scotland is significant because into next week it will take colder air south across the uk and some of us will see some snow. keep checking the forecast. madera with bbc world news. al top story: china says it is seriously concerned about north korea's nuclear plans after pyongyang told the bbc it would continue its missile test programme. china, which is one of north korea's few allies, has called for the nicula rise as an entire korean peninsula. it asked both pyongyang and washington to exercise restraint. the us has sought to clear up confusion over claims an aircraft carrier group was en route to north korea. lastly, donald trump said he was sending an armada to the region. since then, the ship set sa

england and south—west scotla nd of north—west england and south—west scotland and northern ireland, cloud increasing through the night with patchy rain and drizzle for the morning. eastern sunday. northern ireland and southern scotland, cloudy outbreaks, scotland may be brighter and outbreaks of rain spreading southwards and eastwards across england and wales but there the devon and cornwall police south wales applauding the wet weather and staying with brightness. temperatures around 15 on the south but cold across central and eastern england with the raiders with you and brighter but not as chilly across parts of scotland. chilly into monday, a few showers around but predominantly driver most and through the week ahead, other than rain and northern scotland, sally from many but gardeners take note that some frosty nights also. more updates in 30 minutes. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at 8.30. the headlines at 8.30. at least a3 people have died in syria, after a huge car bomb exploded on the outskirts of aleppo. thousands of people from two besieged government—held towns

we'll keep plenty of cloud, north—west england and wales, into the west midlands, maybe the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. we'll keep some sunny spells, though, east of the pennines, east midlands, east anglia, southern england often cloudy but some bright or sunny spells and some warmth in that sunshine when it makes an appearance. some of us 18 or even 19 celsius. now, on through friday evening, a lot of dry weather to come going into saturday morning. just this zone of thicker cloud, patchy light rain or drizzle edging southwards. to the north of that, colder, colder start to saturday, parts of northern england, especially scotland with a touch of frost. on through the weekend, no significant change any time soon. that's confined to next week. for the weekend it will be mainly dry. there will be a lot of cloud around at times but some bright or sunny spells. close to this weather front, still a bit of damp and drizzly weather edging its way southwards during saturday. north of that, sunny spells, a few showers running into northern scotland. south of that, we're keeping temper

quite a breeze in the north—east, not as chilly as the rest of the uk into south—west england, maybe south—west wales, a lot of dry weather around with variable cloud and sunny spells. on sunday, england, wales and northern ireland mainly dry but the wind here will pick up. wetter and windier weather will move east across scotland through the day. this area of low pressure north of scotland is significant because into next week it will take colder air south across the uk and some of us will see some snow. keep checking the forecast. a very warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: fighting for the french presidency. as support shifts, sunday's first round in a crucial election is looking too close to call. two people are killed as venezuela's biggest anti—government demonstrations in years turn violent. seven weeks and counting: british members of parliament vote to confirm a snap general election, onjune the 8th. and grand slam mum—to—be. serena williams' agent confirms the tennis star

quite a breeze in the north—east, not as chilly as the rest of the uk into south—west england, maybe south—west wales, a lot of dry weather around with variable cloud and sunny spells. on sunday, england, wales and northern ireland mainly dry but the wind here will pick up. wetter and windier weather will move east across scotland through the day. this area of low pressure across scotland is significant because into next week it will take colder air south across the uk and some of us will see some snow. keep checking the forecast. you are watching newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: china says it is seriously concerned about north korea's nuclear ambitions and calls for calm from both sides. but was this american armada really en route to north korea? american armada really en route to north korea ? the american armada really en route to north korea? the us 6—2 clear up confusion. i am cash amid the in london. jakarta's first christian governor concedes defeat in a hotly—co ntested governor concedes defeat in a hotly—contested mayoral election. a

it could be thick enough to give some rain and drizzle in the north—west england. eastern scotla nd in the north—west england. eastern scotland dry and brighter, with sunshine. quite a cloudy start, with drizzly here rain and there across northern ireland. see how the cloud spills it would through the day. at the same time we open up a few gaps in south wales. those could spill is the woods across southern england. the best of the sunshine in the afternoon. most places will be dry. disappointing temperatures. still a little light rain or drizzle around western hills. into these the weekend, temperatures don't get any higher. about average at best. a lot of cloud around the easter weekend. a little rain, but no great amounts and certainly not a washout. the weather systems coming our way quite weak, although as we head into friday this weather front moving southwards across england and wales will begin the cloud. it will bring pockets of light rain or drizzle, so it will be dull and a bit damp. maybe across scotland and northern ireland something right. at the bre

and scotla nd hours and the north west england and scotland cloud over. this weather tomorrow comes from this weather front and this is a troublemaker and giving us some headaches and uncertainty about how far north or south the wet weather will be and also how quickly this rain will move eastwards. a zone of miserable weather through central idiots for a good part of the day, the northern pa rt good part of the day, the northern part of scotland it will be a decent day. just a few was. slightly better in northern ireland but northern england is soggy and cold. possibly even some snow over the pennines. for the south of wales and south—west of england probably avoiding the wet weather for the most pa rt avoiding the wet weather for the most part and some sunny spells, relatively mild. the arena will push away to the south—east into the evening on easter day. into easter monday, high pressure will be to the west of the british isles, lower pressure to that east giving us a northerly wind. not particularly strong, breezy in the north—east but what tha

a slow process but bringing rain in northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england, north and west wales, one or who showers in northern scotland. most will be dry through the night and with clearer skies in the east, temperatures already dropping away rapidly, there will be a frost in a few spots to take us into the morning, one thing to note, certainly if you are a keen gardener, temperatures could be below freezing. what you have to beard, below freezing. what you have to heard, this could be further north, leading to a it briers day in southern scotland, maybe a cloudier day in the south or vice versa, it sta rts day in the south or vice versa, it starts off damp in northern ireland, that patchy rain, drizzle pushing eastwards into the afternoon, so if you are out at lunchtime on easter sunday, it is across the northern half of scotland, where we will see sunshine on and off throughout the day. less a breeze so it will feel a touch warmer, southern scotland maybe brighter than shown on there, but equally the cloud may laing linger longer. northern ireland brightening u

west england, thickenerfor a few spots midlands and north west england, thickener for a few spots of rain. probably not have the wet the ground but just a probably not have the wet the ground butjust a bit of dampness. afterward fizzles out we will be left with a lot of cloud which will be thinning and breaking gradually as we head into the afternoon, so there should be some sunny spells filtering through particularly to the south coast of england, and across northern counties of england the crown —— the cloud should break up. temperatures reaching 15 or 16 today. the northern ireland it should be mostly dry. then scotland also a lot of dry weather, the cloud breaking up with some sadness was coming through but a few showers are possible today across the northern and western isles and the highlands, otherwise a dry picture. 0vernight in either cloud will tend to fill back in, so it will be client —— cloudy but also mild. temperatures for many of us staying even into double figures but a bit cooler. norway and shetland. the cooler northerly winds setting in. for friday, it loo

rain overnight for scotland and northern ireland, pushing through north—west england and north and west wales on wednesday morning. not too much rain east of high ground. as the rain spreads to the midlands it fizzles. a rather dry day in southern counties of england. bright and shari further north. temperatures drop as though showers eased into wednesday night. thursday morning will be a cold start. could see a touch of frost in rural areas. a lovely bright and sunny start, lasting longest in the east. some showers, most prevalent in western parts of scotland. into good friday, it looks like we will see a weather front work south, fizzling out goes but a lot of cloud to start the easter weekend for england and wales. some sunshine on the south coast. dry, breezy but rather further north. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00. foreign ministers from the g7 nations, are meeting to find a unified approach to tackling the conflict in syria, after last week's suspected chemical weapons attack. the chief executive of barclays, jes staley,could lose his annual bonus, after two regulators o

now, from the thickest cloud in wales, especially north—west england, northern ireland and south—west scotland, a bit damp and drizzly in places, especially coasts and hills. some more persistent rain with the stronger wind across the northern half of scotland. that's cleared away from the northern isles at this stage, so we're left in a colder, showery air mass during the day. quite windy, some of those showers might have a wintry flavour. through the day we take outbreaks of rain southwards across scotland, eventually reaching into parts of northern ireland. we'll keep plenty of cloud, north—west england and wales, into the west midlands, maybe the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. we'll keep some sunny spells, though, east of the pennines, east midlands, east anglia, southern england often cloudy but some bright or sunny spells and some warmth in that sunshine when it makes an appearance. some of us 18 or even 19 celsius. now, on through friday evening, a lot of dry weather to come going into saturday morning. just this zone of thicker cloud, patchy light rain or drizzle edging

, north—west england and northwest wales. to the north of that in northern scotland we have the cooler air already. some sunny spells, and a few showers moving injury in the day. maybe the odd heavy on and some hail. parts of northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england and northwest wales to begin the day it be breezy. come south and we have a lot of cloud in the sky. across much of southern england into east anglia. but there will be sunny brea ks anglia. but there will be sunny breaks during the day. it will feel pleasa nt breaks during the day. it will feel pleasant when the sun makes an appearance. through the day that will clear for parts of northern ireland and northwest england and in the wales it will be heavy for a time in western parts. cooler and showery weather to the north of that. personally warming any sunny spells towards the south—east of the uk. 16 celsius in london. nine degrees with the cooler weather in stornoway. light wind in southern areas. not as much as gardeners would like, where

north west of england, the heavier burst. in the south 16 considers, but in the north, a cold feerge to the —— feel to the weather. snow on top of the mountains. a cold night to come under clear skies for central and northern parts in particular. a fresh start to the day on saturday, but actually it's shaping up to be a fairly fine day. quite a lot of dry, bright weather with sunshine, just some showers towards the north and north—west of the country. further south, 1a degrees or so should feel fairly pleasant. it remains cool through the rest of the easter weekend with a mix of sunny spells. for some of us a bit of rain too. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the commander of american forces in afghanistan says dropping his country's most powerful non—nuclear bomb on islamic state was the right thing to do. this was the right weapon against the right target. we will not relent in our mission to fight alongside oui’ in our mission to fight alongside our afghan comrades to destroy isis in 2017. a british tourist

north—west england, some spots of rain for cumbria and the isle of man, dumfries and galloway and cou nty man, dumfries and galloway and county down, and also into the highlands and islands of scotland. away from these areas i mentioned essentially the weather will stay dry. the best of the sunshine in the east, the cloudy weather in the west. 0vernight tonight cloudy skies will filter southwards keeping most of us frost free, but perhaps a nip of us frost free, but perhaps a nip of frost for the countryside in south—east england, areas like sussex and kent could be at risk of seeing that. the cloud big enough foran seeing that. the cloud big enough for an occasional spit of rain across northern england, perhaps into the midlands and mid—wales as we go through thursday morning but the amounts will be very small. just a cloudy kind of day across england and wales. loss of cloud in the north—west, a few showers pushing into the western isles of scotland. for northern ireland and scotland generally, the skies are a little bit brighter, scope for if you hazy spells of sunshine to co

most of england and wales, dry and sunny. cloud late on in north—west england and west wales. a little sooner perhaps in the day across the far south—west of england. but the most of england and wales in the afternoon, it is warm and sunny. temperatures higher than today. 25. further north, for sunderland, it will be warm and sunny. tebbutt is not as high here. calling down on merseyside as the cloud arrives towards the end of the day. this is the last of the warmun, though. cold aircoming in behind the last of the warmun, though. cold air coming in behind this weather front with a north—westerly wind instead of the southerly that we have had over the weekend. that weather front producing little or no way in yet again. —— rain. more in the web are coming in. this could give us showers here or there. most of the showers of northern scotland, where there could be wintry over hills. yes, it it could be that cold. tebbutt is struggling to get into double figures in scotland. significant drop of temperatures in england and wales. eight or nine degrees continent with sunday.

later in the afternoon, we'll see this rain across north—west england, so too west wales. it may arrive a little sooner across cornwall, but you can see in exeter it's still sunny into the afternoon, and for many central and eastern parts of england, lots of sunshine. very warm as well. 2a or 25 degrees in eastern england, just like augusta. a warm day in sunderland for the football in the premier league, but that changes as the cloud arrives in merseyside. and this is the last of the warm air, on sunday, for quite awhile, i suspect, as colder air comes behind that weatherfront, on a north—westerly wind, once again that weather front producing little or no rain. again, it is dry across the south—east, as it has been for a long time now, and most places will be dry on monday. there will be more cloud developing than we've seen over the weekend, a few showers here and there. those showers in northern scotland could be heavy enough to give some wintriness, particularly over the hills. it will be that cold, struggling to make single figures in northern scotland, and a drop