i left aberdeen at half four yesterday afternoon and i got stuck here about eight o'clock last night. been here ever since, not moved an inch yet. i'm ben brown reporting from the angel of the north in gateshead where there have been blizzard conditions, a0 mile an hour winds and subzero temperatures. british children who were forcibly sent abroad in the i9a05 — and who were then abused — should be given financial compensation. so says an inquiry report. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. and louise has all the weather. eddiejones got a bit of the

four degrees in aberdeen. this is bbc news. during the third test against south africa. up the ball. across the us to demand stricter gun laws. shooting at a school in florida last month which killed 17 people. washington saw the biggest anti—gun rally for a generation. attack. courage," and died a hero. in the south of france. now on bbc news, it's dateline london. i'm jane hill. perhaps for successful brexit talks.

i left aberdeen at az30pm yesterday afternoon and got stuck here about eight o'clock last night. been here ever since. not moved an inch yet. eastern england has been hit hard overnight. many roads are blocked and there fears that some villages might be cut off. i'll be reporting live from the angel of the north in gateshead. there are currently blizzard conditions, subzero temperatures and an amberwarning of conditions, subzero temperatures and an amber warning of more severe weather ahead. hundreds of schools have stayed closed in the worst affected areas — and a new front is expected to bring blizzards, and more significant travel disruption. also this lunchtime — theresa may is meeting the european council leader in downing st, ahead of a big brexit speech tomorrow. british children who were forced to settle abroad in the 1940s and who were abused should be given financial compensation, says a new report. and prince william is to make the first official visit by a member of the royal family to the occupied palestinian territories. and coming up in the sport on bbc news �

is james athey, senior investment manager at aberdeen asset management. why are we going to get a crash? >> momentum has been one of the big traits. everybody is doing this. this is essentially betting that stocks that did the best over the past 12 months are going to continue to do well, so you buy essentially the best-performing stocks. this has worked everywhere, in the u.s., in em, in asia. what we tend to say now what with the momentum continuing to do well is that risks really are not priced into the stocks, which we very clearly saw with what happened with facebook. when we think about what happens when risk is not priced in, we get is really expensive stocks that can selloff very easily. strategists are saying that momentum is going to crash, the market leaders are going to evolve, there. is going to be a rotation. ubs points out that momentum erperform after we have a fix shock -- vix shock. if you look all the way to the right on this chart, we got a spike in the big's -- vix. we can expect momentum to underperform yet again. matt: i would ask,

are 1—0 up in the other game aberdeen are 1—0 up against kilmarnock. and cj ulloa is due to the semifinal of the men's 60 metres after winning his heat at the world indoor athletics championships, he will be joined the world indoor athletics championships, he will bejoined by team—mate andrew robertson. the body which sets the rules for world football has approved the use of video replay technology throughout the sport. the system has been used on a trial basis in several countries including some cup matches in england, but it has proved controversial. earlier our sports correspondent richard conway told me what the decision could mean for football. it means in effect, it's a fundamental change in the officiating of the game. the laws of the game were codified over 150 years ago. one of the most significant moments in modern football history. we will see it in leagues and competitions, we will see it in the world cup at russia, that decision will be rubber—stamped at a meeting next month. will we see it in the english premier league? we have to wai

drew i—i the scottish cup went ahead, aberdeen drew 1—1 with your marnoch. celtic took another step towards the second consecutive trouble today. babies are weather and then morton 3-0. at parkhead, it takes a lot to call off a celtic match. this weekend, more than most, the glasgow spirit has been tested. but to seal domestic perfection, this club must clear all the obstacles. morton's manager wasn't pleased to see it go on, he wanted it postponed, perhaps to put off the onslaught. morton knew they would come under strain but in the first half, they held firm. celtic‘s dreams in europe are done for this year, now they want the rest of the trophies. they looked for moussa dembele, he found a quality he needed. it took more than an hour to master morton's resistance but after good play came good fortune. it looked like the leap took dembele inside the box, the frenchman got up to see celtic home but for all morton's good work, the tie has slipped away. celtic in the semis. when they are in their stride, it takes a lot to stop them. it might not have had the

for degrees in aberdeen. —— four degrees in aberdeen. this is bbc news. the headlines... hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets to call for stricter gun controls at rallies across america. the demonstration in washington was led by survivors of the florida school shooting. the captain of the australian cricket team steve smith has admitted he knew one of his team mates was planning to break the laws of the game while playing against south africa. the player, cameron bancroft, was caught in the act by tv cameras. france has paid tribute for the policeman who died after swapping places with hostages during yesterday's terror attack. president macron says arnaud beltrame died a hero. the winner of the first ever eurovision song contest, lys assia, has died in zurich at the age of 94. she won for switzerland in 1956 with a song called refrain. she tried to return as a contestent when she was in her late eighties, in 2012 and 2013.

for degrees in aberdeen, io temperatures will be rising. for degrees in aberdeen, 10 degrees in the south—west of england. a bit of snow across the highest mountains across scotland but the milder air continues to move in. it is a wet start to the day for many others, the rain clears through and we should see some sunny spells across northern ireland, getting into western parts of england and wales as well. temperatures between ten and 13 degrees. still quite chilly in shetland. some changes in the middle part of the week, a brisk wind with us and low pressure. it will be dragging in cooler air. showers across the north—west of the country, a spell of rain working in across southern counties of england and it could turn windy for a time across the far south—east of england. showers follow but it is a cooler, fresher feel and you will note is the most on wednesday and temperatures between seven and nine celsius. the beast on the east was rumoured to come back but it doesn't like this will be a problem any more. look ahead to the easter

scientists from the university of aberdeen used feeding boxes to gather forensic evidence of how the three species coexist in scottish forest. feeding boxes like this are idealfor forest. feeding boxes like this are ideal for gathering evidence about how the three species are interacting. the red squirrels are using them and the grey squirrels and also the pine martens. leading evidence behind for scientists to gather. every time an animal visits the feeding box it leaves behind a hairsample. the feeding box it leaves behind a hair sample. this evidence along with images from remote cameras has revealed that pine martens are giving the red squirrels and unexpected boost. where activities high amongst pine martens you have a lot of red squirrels coming back into areas where they had not been in some time. so the higher the activity of pine martens the more likely you are to see red squirrels and the less likely to see grey squirrels. so they are retracting from areas that they had been in previously as the pine martens moved in. these nocturnal tree climbing predators are gradually re

this was the thing at aberdeen station as chemical warfare vessel is arrived earlier today. a vehicle designed to save lives now posing a grave risk to the public. detectives called on the military to help make it safe. this is the second major military operation in salisbury in the last 2a hours. last night, we saw them take away a police car from the hospital and today, they are now taking away ambulances which were potentially contaminated last sunday. everyone in this city is watching and waiting to see when this emergency will end, and the nation is watching and waiting to find out who is behind this crime. ministers are being briefed on the unfolding investigation. committee, —— today was the second meeting in a week of the emergency the emergency committee, cobra. this investigation is focused on making sure that we keep people safe as a priority, that's what the cobra meating was about. and also making sure that we collect all the evidence so that when it comes to attribution, we will be absolutely clear where it should lead. the main cemetery is one of five site

so a lot of other work at aberdeen, may have overlapped with but was has its own history. go to the national archives in college park. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, i am thoroughly enjoying your panel discussion. this is a lighter question. jack, my question is, what, if any, impact did the opera, nixon in china, have on his reputation >> i think it probably helped it. it was one of the first sort of counterarguments to the caricature. this -- it got beyond the tricky dick persona. showed the had ideals, amazing dances with he and kissinger in the air force one coming in, and i'm surprised we haven't seen it revived more consistently. i'm not a music critic so perhaps there's something net music that is not great but as far as people and americana, it's spectacular production. >> other questions. >> microphone is coming to you. >> i have a question for professor hitchcock. i grew up in the '50s and remember saluting ike with a glass of mick in my school room in boston when -- there was a television program in the morning and we were all supposed to salute the p

they are a point behind aberdeen and well clear of their edinburgh rivals. with the premier league title race all but over, with manchester city so far clear, it is about the battle for second, perhaps, and that could be a long wait to be decided with the standout feature of the weekend going. manchester united against liverpool. arguably the fiercest rivalry in british football. 0nly arguably the fiercest rivalry in british football. only two points separate them in second and third respectively. my job is to prepare my players the best they can for every match. a fan is a fan. a professional is a professional. and we have defaced every match with the same mentality. to me, i don't get that enemy. i don't get that match means ten points. no, that matches three points. and liverpool is a historical rival, yes, but in a positive, positive way. it is the biggest game that i can imagine. and so first of all, really looking forward to it, but how it will a lwa ys forward to it, but how it will always is in these games, they difficult as well. we need to be at 10

aberdeen, disappointing further south, nine orten. spot aberdeen, disappointing further south, nine or ten. spot the difference as we move into good friday still under that influence of low pressure, still with france circulating around below and still further north that easterly feed, making it cooler and cloudy with a few scattered showers. but the heaviest of the rain on good friday again down to the south—west, moving up again down to the south—west, moving up through wales, the midlands and into the north of england. temperatures disappointing for this time of year, five to 9 degrees the high. as we move into saturday, the low— pressure high. as we move into saturday, the low—pressure drifts off into the near continent. we still see the wind is coming off the north sea, so a lwa ys wind is coming off the north sea, so always the risk of a little more cloud, and it looks as though the showers are likely to focus on the east coast, one or two just filtering further inland as we go further through the day but perhaps a quiet

we're looking at highs of 6 in edinburgh and aberdeen. further south, temperatures again just about reaching double figures in the afternoon brightness. you might remember thursday was going to be a dry day, but there's been a big jump in the weather forecast, and now, we've got a band of rain and perhaps even a bit of hill snow working across wales and england first thing in the morning. if the precipitation is heavy, might even get something wintry for a time over the midlands. but that is uncertain kind of detailjust at the moment. there will be some further wintry showers coming in across the north—west of the uk and temperatures ranging from 6 to 10 degrees, many areas brightening up as we go on through the afternoon. for friday, a fairly quiet weather day coming up. north—westerly breeze for many areas and after a cold start to the day, we should see some sunny spells coming through. it will cloud over towards the south—west as a band of rain approaches here, and clouding over in london as well. temperatures, though, not doing

motherwell beat hearts in today's other quarter—final and will face either aberdeen or kilmarnock in the last four. england women's coach phil neville faces his toughest assignment so far shortly, when his side take on germany in their second match of the she believes tournament in newjersey. our reporterjo currie is pitchside at the red bull arena. jo, it was win over france last time out — tonight will be tougher, won't it? you have just missed the england players out on the pitch training a moment ago. it probably will be a tougher test than france. they are the olympic champions, the world number two, the olympic champions, the world numbertwo, and the olympic champions, the world number two, and they have beaten england before. england come into this match of the back of a 4—1 wind against france, where as germany lost to the usa, said the england tea m lost to the usa, said the england team should come into this match with more confidence. the team have had a bit of a pep talk from one of the biggest names in the game, haven't they? phil neville, the england manager, has be

aberdeen, just five degrees. from there on the cold will gradually seep its way northwards. hello. this is bbc world news. i'm lucy grey. our top stories: they're calling it the march for their lives — hundreds of thousands of young americansjoin rallies across their country in support of stricter gun controls. this is the message they want us leaders to hear. we will continue to organise, protest, and speak of what we believe in, until we see the change that our communities deserve. where he did say that enough is enough and not one more. —— we he did say that enough is enough and not one more. “ we are here he did say that enough is enough and not one more. —— we are here to stay. —— say. australia's cricket team is in turmoil as one of them admits he tampered with the ball in a test match. but the captain says he won't resign. being the leader of the team, i am incredibly sorry for trying to bring the game into disrepute.

alex wolf is a hong kong—based economist at aberdeen standard investments and a former us trade diplomat in china. great to get your perspective on this. when chart talks about retaliatory measures, what do you think it means. —— china. retaliatory measures, what do you think it means. -- china. they certainly have a large suite of possible retaliatory measures. they could challenge at the wto, they could challenge at the wto, they could put their own tariffs on products they import from the us, whether that is soya beans or boeing oi’ whether that is soya beans or boeing or cars, they could further raise tariffs. even beyond that, the most leverage they have is about us multinational operations in china. china is a large and growing source of revenue for some of the largest american companies, and china has also shown a propensity or a preference for using nontariff barriers around access to their domestic market for multinationals. what did you think of what the treasury secretary said over the weekend, steve mnuchin, when he said, look, we do not want a trade war but we are will

we're looking at highs of 6 in edinburgh and aberdeen. further south, temperatures again just about reaching double figures in the afternoon brightness. you might remember thursday was going to be a dry day, but there's been a big jump in the weather forecast, and now, we've got a band of rain and perhaps even a bit of hill snow working across wales and england first thing in the morning. if the precipitation is heavy, might even get something wintry for a time over the midlands. but that is uncertain kind of detailjust at the moment. there will be some further wintry showers coming in across the north—west of the uk and temperatures ranging from 6 to 10 degrees, many areas brightening up as we go on through the afternoon. for friday, a fairly quiet weather day coming up. north—westerly breeze for many areas and after a cold start to the day, we should see some sunny spells coming through. it will cloud over towards the south—west as a band of rain approaches here, and clouding over in london as well. temperatures, though, not doing

i left aberdeen at half four yesterday afternoon and i got stuck here about eight o'clock last night. been here ever since, not moved an inch yet. i'm ben brown reporting from the angel of the north in gateshead where there have been blizzard conditions, a0 mile an hour winds and subzero temperatures. british children who were forcibly sent abroad in the i9a05 — and who were then abused — should be given financial compensation. so says an inquiry report. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. and louise has all the weather. eddiejones got a bit of the verbals. verbal and physical abuse, ona train verbals. verbal and physical abuse, on a trainjourney verbals. verbal and physical abuse, on a train journey back from edinburgh last weekend. he says he's never going to use public transport again. more from you later on. louise lear, the first day of spring. yes, and it doesn't feel like it, it is a winter out there. we've got amber weather warnings, which means be prepared for disruption. a red warning, take action, there is a risk to life because of blizzard conditions expected t

the senior manager at aberdeen investment management is with us. the big deal in the germany sector, what does it mean for credit? >> these are a bunch of companies, three companies with a lot of debt in the market. sorting out where the debt goes and sorting out who it rests with is going to be very important. it looks like it will end up with rwe, with networks. i cannot pronounce that. guy: the v and w, yeah. luke: that changes the mix of the investment they have got. if they are in energy at the moment, for the green energy they produce, and that is going a very rwe, that is different makeup and something you have got to look at very carefully. matt: do you think that this -- is it a good thing for the climate, the sort of utilities industry? i mean, we are starting to see them sort out on the one hand, services and the network grid with eon, looking at solely producing power. does that give you luke, in your job, a better way to pick winners and losers? luke: from a pure credit perspective, it is easier to understand. when you get rid of the r

showers drifting from the west and temperatures relatively respectable for the time of year. 7 degrees in aberdeen, 10 degrees in london. friday could have mi5t patches early and then a decent at a dry weather with 5pell5 of sunshine and showers for the north—west, still and showers for the north—west, 5till wintry over higher ground and then you can see the south, rain pushing acro55 then you can see the south, rain pushing across the channel islands into southern england and perhaps the midlands and wales by the end of friday and with that, milder air. those are the themes for the weekend, rain pushing northwards on this frontal system and no pressure to the west and assad or south—westerly wind. that will drag increasingly mild air in our direction. in part5 increasingly mild air in our direction. in parts of the south we could get temperatures up to 13 or 14 degrees. pretty mild for the weekend but with that we will see some outbreaks of rain at times. that's all from me. this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: police have revealed that a former russian spy and his daughter were poisone

earlier, one gave the bbc this update: i left aberdeen yesterday afternoon ina hire i left aberdeen yesterday afternoon in a hire car at 430. i drove for a while, conditions were bad. i got stuck here, which is, i believe, on the m 80 somewhere near stirling and falkirk. since eight o'clock last night. we haven't moved an inch since then. i've not seen much of the police but the fire brigade delivered some water last night. but most of the help has come from locals delivering cups of tea and coffee, blankets and bottles of water. about 400 metres from me is a motorway bridge and locals have set up motorway bridge and locals have set upa tea motorway bridge and locals have set up a tea and coffee stall for anybody needing any refreshment. lorna gordon is near to the m80 and sends this report. scotland's road to nowhere. hundreds of drivers stuck in miles of stationary traffic on what is usually one of the country's busiest roads.|j on what is usually one of the country's busiest roads. i got stuck at eight o'clock and i've been here since unfortunately. that is a good i7 since unfortunately. t

in aberdeen is going to be cold, warmer towards london. as we head into wednesday, low pressure still with us, everything moving around it, northwest scotland will see some wintry showers. also northern ireland. the rest of the uk it will be dry, a fair bit of cloud around and some showers in the south, and some of the heavier ones we could well see some hail. we will take you back los angeles, rebecca jones is on the not red carpet. good morning, i have got to british success stories here, roger deacons who has won best cinematographer, show us your oscar and the british start nominated best actor, daniel kaluuya, who wanted to know whether it was still snowing at home, didn't you? is it still snowing? no. i will go home, didn't you? is it still snowing? no. iwill go back home, didn't you? is it still snowing? no. i will go back than! roger, what does this mean to you to win? it means aim still here doing it, iam win? it means aim still here doing it, i am doing thejob i love. win? it means aim still here doing it, i am doing the job i lo

coming up in scotland, highs of six degrees in aberdeen and edinburgh, so not as cold as it has been. big ajump in the weather forecast. thursday was meant to be dry, but not any more. this band of rain across england and wales. if the precipitation is heavy enough, it might even turn wintry for a time enough, it might even turn wintry fora time in enough, it might even turn wintry for a time in the midlands but that is uncertain. showers across the net —— north—west. temperatures ranging from six to 10 celsius. looking at the charts at the end the week, most of us will have a quiet day on friday, a lot of quiet sunshine. cloud will thicken through the afternoon and we will start to see oui’ afternoon and we will start to see our reeks of rain right here, moving on into wales in central southern england towards the end of the day. look this but what about the week in question mark is turning milder. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: donald trump's top economic advisor resigns, in a dispu

highs of seven in aberdeen, 10 degrees in london. then on friday dry weather around, some showers in the north, wintry over higher ground and data during the day wet weather pushing across the channel islands and into the south—west of england. pretty heavy rain developing courtesy of a frontal system pushing its way north during friday night into saturday. all driven by low pressure. but with that out of the west we develop a southerly wind which brings in some pretty mild air as we go through the weekend. so for the weekend pretty mild, double digits in the south and some rain at times. this is beyond 100 days, with me christian fraser in london. jane o'brien is in washington. our top stories: police reveal that the former russian spy who collapsed in salisbury, england was poisoned by a very rare nerve agent. another major departure at the white house. this time, it is the president's top economic advisor stepping down after a rift over tariffs. coming up in the next half—hour: fishing and finance — the european council give

the temperatures in aberdeen and newcastle a re temperatures in aberdeen and newcastle are lower than today. as we go through the day the temperature could fall to lower levels. 50 millimetres of rain has fallen in places. in between the showers with sunshine 14 won't feel too bad. through tomorrow evening and overnight, the easterly wind was set in. the weather front, the rainbow will turn progressively to snow. much colder. notice the temperatures tomorrow. below freezing in central and eastern areas. that is because the scandinavian pressure is sinking southwards, allowing an easterly wind to blast across the uk. what a shock to the system when we wake up on saturday! there should be some brightness around but also wintry showers. they will fall as snow. but amateur is barely above freezing on saturday. about 8 degrees down on what we have seen in recent days. with the effects of the wind it could feel much colder. 0n with the effects of the wind it could feel much colder. on sunday there is another fly in the ointment. widespread area of snow across the southern half of the countr

aberdeen beat dundee one—nil at pittodrie. hearts enjoyed a three—nil win over partick thistle. there was a bit of a shock at ibrox as second placed rangers went down one—nil to kilmarnock. ross county and hamilton drew two—all. and the weather conditions aren't stopping bolton in the championship. adam le fondre has given his side a 1—0 lead over aston villa at the macron stadium. bolton now move six points clear of the championship relegation zone. fulham let slip a two—goal lead to draw with qpr. lucas piazon finished a neat move to put fulham in control. but rangers pulled one back before half—time. pawel sholek equalised after a costly mistake from denis 0doi. the winter paralympics come to a close tomorrow, with the british team still short of their pre games ambition of seven medals. so far they have five, four silvers and one bronze after drawing a blank on saturday. kate grey reports. it's been a quiet day for britain this year, with just two athletes in action. in the alpine skiing, james whitley went in the slalom. his first event of these games. it was a tr

four degrees in aberdeen. this is bbc news. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: the biggest anti—gun rallies in a generation. hundreds of thousands of young americans call for change. td leaders, sceptics, and cynics who told us to sit down and stay silent, wait your turn told us to sit down and stay silent, wait yourturn —— told us to sit down and stay silent, wait your turn —— to the leaders. well, to the revolution. australian cricket is rocked by a ball tampering scandal. the sport's chief executive says he's "shocked". france pays tribute to the policeman who sacrificed himself to save hostages during friday's islamist attack. and london landmarks turn out the lights, as cities around the world call for action on climate change.

let's speak to the scottish transport minister, humza yousaf, who is in aberdeen this morning. there are still major problems with travel, trains aren't running, airports have been closed. why weren't you prepared for this?|j weren't you prepared for this?” don't agree with the question, first of all. this is the most exceptional snow warning we have ever had. in fa ct, snow warning we have ever had. in fact, there was plenty of preparation in place and we advised people not to travel, but if you think the a0 centimetres of snow, in some places widespread across the country, 12 feet of snow drifts in some places, then i'm afraid if you think train tracks should be running, you are sadly mistaken. clearly people need a couple of days to recover services. a number of services are running. the premise of your question was wrong. there are a number of trains running, in fact the majority of services are running. cross—border trains are now in effect. so this idea that we haven't been prepared is actually deeply insulting, not to me but to the entire team whether it is on the ra

we're looking at highs of 6 in edinburgh and aberdeen. further south, temperatures again just about reaching double figures in the afternoon brightness. you might remember thursday was going to be a dry day, but there's been a big jump in the weather forecast, and now, we've got a band of rain and perhaps even a bit of hill snow working across wales and england first thing in the morning. if the precipitation is heavy, might even get something wintry for a time over the midlands. but that is uncertain kind of detailjust at the moment. there will be some further wintry showers coming in across the north—west of the uk and temperatures ranging from 6 to 10 degrees, many areas brightening up as we go on through the afternoon. for friday, a fairly quiet weather day coming up. north—westerly breeze for many areas and after a cold start to the day, we should see some sunny spells coming through. it will cloud over towards the south—west as a band of rain approaches here, and clouding over in london as well. temperatures, though, not doing

we're looking at highs of 6 in edinburgh and aberdeen. further south, temperatures again just about reaching double figures in the afternoon brightness. you might remember thursday was going to be a dry day, but there's been a big jump in the weather forecast, and now, we've got a band of rain and perhaps even a bit of hill snow working across wales and england first thing in the morning. if the precipitation is heavy, might even get something wintry for a time over the midlands. but that is uncertain kind of detailjust at the moment. there will be some further wintry showers coming in across the north—west of the uk and temperatures ranging from 6 to 10 degrees, many areas brightening up as we go on through the afternoon. for friday, a fairly quiet weather day coming up. north—westerly breeze for many areas and after a cold start to the day, we should see some sunny spells coming through. it will cloud over towards the south—west as a band of rain approaches here, and clouding over in london as well. temperatures, though, not doing

temperatures in aberdeen about five degrees, a big drop compared to monday. further south, sunny spells and showers. those temperatures just about in double figures. wednesday, increasing amounts of snow across scotland, perhaps more and as well, over the pennines. sunny spells and showers, with a rather brisk north—westerly wind. that is going to feel a bit chillier down towards southern areas. temperatures 7— ten, you will notice the wind chill more. further north, that cold air setting in and it will start to feel a bit more cold again. maximum temperature is about four degrees in aberdeen, seven degrees in edinburgh. as we go through the week, things will turn colder. snow coming around from the eastern weekend. —— easter weekend. there is a risk that some of us will see snow, but there is a risk, berrer mind, we are more likely to see a snow over easter than christmas. -- bear in mind. much has really been a bumper month for meteorologists. and it isn't finished with you yet. it isn't, no. i mentioned mowing the lawn and various other people said

perhaps 12 in aberdeen. through tonight, there will be ploughed continuing to move south and east. still some rain in western scotland. more cloud around compared to last night. it will not be anywhere near as cold. temperatures staying above freezing. five to 7 degrees. thursday morning will not be anywhere near as cold. mild air moving in. you can see these oranges moving from the south—west, influencing the uk. thursday probably the mildest day of the week. there will be some sunshine on thursday morning. you will keep that sunshine in eastern areas. towards the west the breeze picks up. heavy rain in northern ireland into western scotland. eventually by the end of the day in west wales and south—west england. by west wales and south—west england. by thursday those temperatures into double figures. perhaps as high as 12 or 13 celsius. have a good day, bye—bye. this is business live from bbc news, with sally bundock and rachel horne. taxing the tech titans — the european commission is set to make big changes to the loopholes open to the likes of amazon, google and apple

temperatures — well, coming up in scotland, highs of 6 degrees in aberdeen and also edinburgh, so not as cold as it has been. now, we've got a big jump in the weather forecast. thursday was meant to be a dry day, but not anymore. this band of rain across england and wales. if the precipitation is heavy enough, it might even turn wintry for a time in the midlands, but that kind of detail is very uncertain. wintry showers across the north—west of the uk. sunny spells inbetween. and those temperatures for you ranging from around 6 to 10 degrees celsius. now, looking at the charts as we the end the week — most of us will have a quiet day on friday, a lot of dry weather with some sunshine. however, an area of low pressure will approach from the south—west. the cloud will thicken here, and through the afternoon, we'll start to see outbreaks of rain arrive here, moving on into wales and central southern england towards the very end of the day. well, there could be a bit of hill snow across northern areas, but for most, it's turning milder. this is business briefing. i'm sally bundock.

highs of six in edinburgh and aberdeen. you might remember thursday was going to be a dry day, but there has been a big jump in the weather forecast, and now but there has been a big jump in the weatherforecast, and now we band of rain and perhaps some seal —— and perhaps have some hill snow. but thatis perhaps have some hill snow. but that is uncertainty to let the moment. there will be some further wintry showers coming in across the north—west and temperatures ranging from six to 10 degrees self he is, many areas breaking up as we go through the afternoon. north—westerly breeze for many areas after a cold start through the day, we should see some sunny spells coming through. a band of rain approaches here and cloud in over in london as well. highs of the 11 or so. london as well. highs of the 11 or so. looking ahead to the weekend, this area of low pressure will crash —— pusha this area of low pressure will crash —— push a band of rain northwards and the cold air is still there, so we could see a spell of

elsewhere, aberdeen beat dundee 1—0 at pittodrie to move to within two points of second place. there was something of a shock at ibrox as second—placed rangers went down 1—0 to kilmarnock. ross county and hamilton drew 2—2. leaders celtic play tomorrow. mark cavendish‘s hopes of winning the prestigious milan—san remo one—day race were ended by a spectacular crash. the briton couldn't avoid hitting a bollard which sent him flying over his handle bars, landing on his back. he was racing despite a broken rib but was in contention when the crash happened. italy's vincenzo nibali took the victory. that is all the sport for now. i'll have more throughout the evening here on bbc news. the attorney general in the us state of massachusetts, is to begin an investigation into claims that information from millions of facebook users may have been used by a data company, the attorney general in the us state of massachusetts, during the 2016 us presidential election. a former employee of cambridge analytica claims that 50 million profiles were accessed. the two companies deny any

and temperatures into double figures but in scotland a big difference in temperatures. 0nly five in aberdeen. tuesday night into wednesday low pressures dominating the weather and that will bring these weather fronts. much more in the way of cloud and some outbreaks of rain into wednesday but that rain should clear away fairly swiftly through the day. in isa is a this is bbc news with me, ben brown. the headlines: the australian cricket captain steve smith and his vice captain david warner have stood down for the rest of the current test match against south africa as the ball tampering scandal deepens. the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull has expressed his anger at the news. this is a shocking disappointment, and it's wrong, and... i look forward to cricket australia taking decisive action soon. catalonia's former president has been arrested in germany after crossing the border from denmark. it is said that his arrest was

four degrees in aberdeen. this is bbc news, the headlines: hundreds of thousands of people have rallied in cities across the us to demand stricter gun laws. the march for our lives was led by survivors of the mass shooting at a school in florida last month which killed 17 people. washington saw the biggest anti—gun rally for a generation. australia's cricket captain, steve smith, has apologised after admitting his side deliberately tampered with the ball during the third test against south africa. one player was seen using an object taken from his pocket to rough up the ball. the head of cricket australia said it was a very sad day for the game. tributes have been paid to the french policeman who sacrificed himself to save hostages during friday's islamist attack. president macron said arnaud beltrame showed "exceptional courage," and died a hero. three other people were killed and 16 injured in the attack in the south of france. now on bbc news it's the week in parliament.

even in aberdeen today looking at highs of 11 degrees. on monday there will be various areas of wet weather swarming around very close to the uk. in between, some decent dry conditions for many of us. decent dry conditions for many of us. a lot of cloud around at this stage. the best chance of any sunny spells in western areas. those temperatures may be down a little bit but still fairly respectable for the time of year. it looks like low pressure will remain in charge in to tuesday, but look at this bump in the isobars, that's a transient ridge of high pressure, so tuesday looks like it should be largely dry. always more cloud we suspect across the eastern half of the country, the best chance of sunshine out west. wednesday, we start of dry and bright in eastern areas but it looks like we will have some heavyweight in western areas and strengthening winds is why. but this is quite few days ahead, so the timing of this weather system may change. still mild, you will notice. looking further ahead towards the end of next week, the jet strea

aberdeen will have to replay kilmarnock after they drew 1—1. turns his attention to the london marathon next month. marathon next month. now, here is ben with the papers. hello and welcome to our review of the sunday newspapers. at the spectator, and ben chu, economics editor at the independent. from extreme weather to look aheads to tonight's oscars. £1 billion per day. ahead of tonight's ceremony in la. presenters' salaries are taxed. the foreign secretary. so plenty to be looking at this morning. the disruption really around the country. country. saying its cost about £1 billion a day. day. like it's starting to get better, the economic picture looks worst. the economic picture looks worst. work, we were less productive, all the costs associated with that. the costs associated with that. construction industry, because subzero temperatures. subzero temperatures. building workers to down their tools. workers to down their tools. debate over should we prepare more for events like this cold weather? for events like this cold weather? should we be putting money aside, even if it is rare

up to 12 selfies in aberdeen with the sunshine —— up to 12 celsius. this evening and tonight the cloud will move southwards, still some rain in the rest of scotland, some in the east of england. but with all the cloud and milder air, nowhere near as cold as last night, temperatures around 5-7dc. a last night, temperatures around 5—7dc. a frost free start to thursday morning and it will turn even milder because milder air is coming in from the south—west, those orange colours coming from the tropics. the uk is under the influence of that and temperatures reaching double figures for many. on thursday there will be some sunshine and you will hold onto that in eastern areas, but the west the cloud increases, strengthening wind and some of rain. some of that could be on the heavy side but maximum temperatures up to about 13 degrees. on friday the rain moves to the east, it might take some time to clear away from eastern areas and then we have some sunny spells behind it. later on some heavier rain moving in to south—west england and the west of wales

five celsius up in aberdeen. this is wednesday's forecasts, rain clearing away, followed by sunny spells. some of the showers could be wintry. it will feel chillier in southern areas. in scotland, temperatures will be 4—7 celsius. an increasing risk of snow giving in to the easter weekend. nothing as severe as we had earlier on in the year, so for some, just be prepared for the fact that there could be some snow. all of us will notice it feeling a bit colder. that's it. goodbye. this is bbc news. the australia cricket captain steve smith and vice captain david warner are to stand down over the ball—tampering scandal. the australian prime minister expressed his anger. this is a shocking disappointment, and it's wrong, and i look forward to cricket australia taking decisive action. at the news from south africa. an extra 3,000 midwives are to be trained in england to ease staff shortages and improve care. borisjohnson describes claims that vote leave broke electoral spending rules during the eu referendum as "u

highs of 6 in edinburgh and aberdeen. further south, temperatures just about reaching double figures in the afternoon brightness. you might remember thursday was going to be a dry day, but there has been a big jump in the weather forecast, and now we band of rain and perhaps some hill snow. but that is uncertainty to let the moment. —— but that is uncertain detail at the moment. there will be some further wintry showers coming in across the north—west and temperatures ranging from 6 to 10 degrees, many areas breaking up as we go through the afternoon. north—westerly breeze for many areas after a cold start through the day, we should see some sunny spells coming through. a band of rain approaches here and clouding over in london as well. highs of 11 or so. looking ahead to the weekend, this area of low pressure will push a band of rain northwards and the cold air is still there, so we could see a spell of snow over some of the higher hills, the northern pennines and perhaps into parts of scotland as well. it will t

the more local services are running and we have trains running on the edinburgh to glasgow line and aberdeen are running. still the advice, check before you travel because there is a limited range of services on. the same situation on the buses. up and running but limited services. all of the airports are open today but that does not mean that for some flights are not cancelled. check with the airline before you head to the airport. again, the situation seems to be improving. on the roads, we still have this yellow warning in place until monday. that means that there will still be some bad weather, not as extreme as we have seen of the couple of days. but something to look out for and take extra ca re. as something to look out for and take extra care. as we were hearing, on roads that have not been gritted, those are the ones that are causing the problems. some of the main roads are fine. it is the side streets where the snow is compacting and becoming i see that you have to take extra ca re. becoming i see that you have to take extra care. the scottish government is setting up lots of initi

temperatures continue to rise in scotla nd temperatures continue to rise in scotland so 10 degrees in aberdeen and edinburgh, further south 13 or so in london so things are turning that bit milder. you can catch the full forecast for where you live on your bbc weather website and also on your bbc weather website and also on your smartphone app or your iphone as well. hello, you're watching afternoon live. today at 2pm. military personnel are deployed to salisbury — to help in the investigation into the attempted murder of an ex—russian double—agent and his daughter. after months of exchanging insults, president trump and the north korean leader kim jong un agree to meet. a week after the severe weather — we hear from the surgeon who walked eight miles in blizzard conditions so she could perform a crucial operation. i got igot up, i got up, had a look out the door, got the snow shoes, and headed off. and the biggest winter paralympics ever are under way — with a record number of athletes taking part. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — with hugh. and there's been a first for

aberdeen and kilmarnock will replay after they drew. great britain's laura muir has won her second medal of the world indoor athletics championships, claiming silver in the 1500m in birmingham. the scottish veterinary student gave her all to improve on her bronze medal in the 3000 metres. ethiopia's genzebe dibaba won gold for a middle distance double. and the man being dubbed ‘the next usain bolt‘ set a championship record on his way to winning the 60 metres. america's christian coleman clocked 6.37 seconds. britain's cj ujah was disqualified in the semi—finals. england's cricketers are now 2—1 up in their one day series against new zealand. after a nail—biting victory in the third match in wellington. new zealand finished four runs short of their 234 target. england can seal the series with a win in dunedin on wednesday. katie archibald and emily nelson have won great britain's second gold at the track cycling world championships in the netherlands. dominating the women's madison, despite a late change of team, as nelson rep

they stay second on goal difference ahead of aberdeen, who beat stjohnstone 4—1. also wins for hibs and kilmarnock. anthonyjoshua faces joseph parker in their world heavyweight unification bout at the principality stadium in just a couple of hours from now. josuha, the wba and ibf champion, is lighter than he has been in his four previous fights, weighing in at 17 stone 4 pounds. he remains unbeaten in his 20 professional fights and is aiming to claim the new zealander‘s wbo belt. i'm not scared at all, you know? and stripped away, let's say you put everything on new town strip away everything on new town strip away everything people say about my opponents and my current opponent, you know, when i look at the person in general, i have no fear. we will find out soon whether that talk can be backed up with action. the second test between new zealand and england is nicely poised heading into the third day. play gets under way in just over three hours with new zealand set to resume on 192—6 in reply to the tourists 307 all out. jonny bairstow reached his fifth tes