we are so proud to think we could get players from scotland to represent us players from scotland to represent us at the olympics, that would be ideal. no conclusion was reached in these early talks, but scotland's greatest 0lympian is following the debate. i think the biggest question is, you know, our e—sports a legitimate part of the olympic games? do they fit with the principles of what the games stand for? are dead games, i their integrity by bringing in something that sorts is so very well from what we recognise as traditional sport —— are the games. but the world is changing. personally, would i want my son changing. personally, would i want my 5011 or changing. personally, would i want my son or daughter really getting into e—sports would i prepared to prefer them to be outside in the fresh are getting regular activity, i think fresh are getting regular activity, ithinkl fresh are getting regular activity, i think i would prefer them to be outside. how would you feel if you are actually training for the olympic games, knowing that a gamer to be equally rewarded for th

and scotland's future is only one of the proving conflicts but x. is no crystallizing that is border question remains unresolved and the good friday peace there looks more aggressive than at any time over the last two decades police amaze grip on a tenuous commons majority shaking of the checkers agreement only good logic only supported by tiny majorities as the least worst option the question is can she hold the support of the democratic unionist and the european to form good will to misstate talking enough towards the soft to satisfy a pro european rebels meanwhile the prime minister chances of getting a check of compromise passed the european commission twenty seven other member states and the european parliament look even less promising than the maintenance of a tiny parliamentary majority more than two years after the bracks the referendum we have reached the place where the government briefing on stockpiling food and medicine is actually designed to reassure the population. public opinion for the first time says that i thought i and them seems

, with some late spells of sunshine for southern areas of scotland. meanwhile, across england and wales, watch out for further heavy and maybe thundery showers, just slowly clearing their way eastwards. and through the early hours of monday morning, still some showers around, and another fairly mild, if not warm and muggy night, with lows of between 12 and 16 celsius. so, on monday, we still have our area of low pressure clearing the eastern side of the uk. so that means we're still going to see some showers really anywhere from the east coast of scotland down through north—east england, east anglia and south—east england

that's just about moving into south—western scotland now. but to the south of that, it's dry. where the skies clear, there might be a little bit of a chill in the air, 13 degrees for norwich. but generally, where we have the cloud, it's around 15, 16,17 degrees. so this is very warm, very humid air over us first thing this morning. here is the weather front. this is a cold front, or a cool front, you can call it in the summer. behind it, coolerair comes in, much fresher air, so scotland and northern ireland in the afternoon will be quite a bit cooler. you can see those yellow colours here indicating those lower temperatures from the north atlantic, mostly around the teens — 17 in belfast, only 1a in stornoway, but to the south, we've got temperatures in the high teens. and then this central bit here, around northern england and wales, that's where the weather front‘s moving through, so the chance of catching, i think, some rain during the course of wednesday. now, wednesday into thursday, these weather fronts, in fact a succession of the

parts of scotland. 0rkney and shetland will stay largely dry. spells of sunshine coming through as the rain slowly clears eastwards. quite breezy for the western isles of scotland and south—west england. elsewhere, a gentle to moderate breeze and where we get the sunshine tomorrow, it could get up to 22 celsius. a cooler feel through the central belt northwards of scotland where we will keep more cloud and some outbreaks of rain. 15 or 16 celsius here. for england and wales, however, even though the rain will slowly clear away, some potentially heavy and thundery showers developing through the afternoon and they will continue to push eastwards through the evening. the outbreaks of rain continues northwards through scotland and low pressure still with us on monday. by this time the front is across the east of the uk so through monday morning, anywhere from eastern scotland down into north—east england, east anglia, south—east england, could see some heavy and maybe thundery showers to start monday morning. behind that we will see some spell

much more cloud orfor scotland and northern ireland, particularly western scotland which had patchy rain at times. we had a frontal system to the northwest of the uk and it will continue to slowly sink its way southeast overnight and into tomorrow. i pressure maintain dominance as much of england and wales seem very dry and warm if not hot. that band of rain continue overnight in scotland. some mist and cloud developing over wales in southwest england. clear skies elsewhere and of muggy with the bridge between 13 and 16 celsius. the missile start this person with plenty of sunshine tomorrow once again. celso clapper and ireland and scotla nd again. celso clapper and ireland and scotland would patchy rain it time with some breaks in the rain the further east you are. see the cloud leaking into part of the living could see a few spots of rain in the afternoon. strongest winds in the western isles of scotland and light winds elsewhere. still a very hot day east anglia and southeast england were two brochures are lucky to exceed 30 celsius, somewhat cooler and fresher the further northwest t

for the far north of scotland. 0vernight, 25, a caller feel for the far north of scotland. overnight, in more persistent spell of rain working into northern ireland, northern england, working northwards through scotla nd england, working northwards through scotland to the far north. it stays mainly dry with clever spells further south. lots of cloud and a very humid and muggy night, temperatures not much longer than 16 oi’ temperatures not much longer than 16 or 17. do the afternoon, most places become dry. we will keep cloud but it will have some spells of sunshine. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines now: a major emergency relief operation is under way in the indian state of kerala, where heavy monsoon rains have caused the area's worst flooding for a century. prime minister narendra modi visited the parts of the affected area. the number of children and young adults with type two diabetes has soared, rising by 40% in just four years. a state funeral will take place in genoa for some of those who died in the

, with some late spells of sunshine for southern areas of scotland. meanwhile, across england and wales, watch out for further heavy and maybe thundery showers, just slowly clearing their way eastwards. and through the early hours of monday morning, still some showers around, and another fairly mild, if not warm and muggy night, with lows between 12 and 16 celsius. so, on monday, we still have our area of low pressure clearing the eastern side of the uk. so that means we're still going to see some showers really anywhere from the east coast of scotland down through north—east england, east anglia and south—east england

, further outbreaks of rain for central and northern scotland. but the far north of scotland, into 0rkney and shetland, mainly dry, the best of the sunshine here. but quite breezy for the western isles, and a noticeable wind as well for south—west england. elsewhere, a gentle to moderate breeze. in the sunshine, we'll see temperatures getting up to between 19 and 21 celsius, but they may struggle around 15 or 16 celsius across central and northern parts of scotland, where that rain is somewhat stubborn to go. but, through sunday evening, slowly we'll see that rain just pushing its way northwards across scotland, with some late spells of sunshine for southern areas of scotland. meanwhile, across england and wales, watch out for further heavy and maybe thundery showers, just slowly clearing their way eastwards. and through the early hours of monday morning, still some showers around, and another fairly mild, if not warm and muggy night, with lows of between 12 and 16 celsius. so, on monday, we still have our area of low pressure clearing the east

git“ it'm gitim film ufr git“ film ufr sn’f scotland. still this range of temperatures in the high teens. and, 21 for northern ireland and getting close to 30 across east anglia and south—east england. high pressure keeps things dry and settled for england and wales. further north and west a front wheel slip southwards which will introduce more cloud and patchy rain —— the front will slip southwards. hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak. the headlines. two thirds of household plastic waste end up in landfill sites despite efforts to increase the amount we recycle. the local government association says low—grade plastics used in many food containers can't be recycled and need to be banned. detectives investigating the disappearance of the midwife samantha eastwood are carrying out searches in a rural area of stoke—on—trent. the 28—year—old has not been seen since last friday when she finished her night shift at stoke university hospital concern over northamptonshire county council's financial difficulties has to ask

cooler and cloudy for northern ireland and scotland and a bit warmerfor northern ireland and scotland and a bit warmer for england and wales. bye bye. this is bbc news, i'm ben bland. our top stories: chemical giant monsanto insists its products are safe after a court orders it to payout nearly $300 million to a man who claims its weedkiller caused his cancer. turkey's president erdogan accuses the united states of trying to bring his country to its knees and warns that he'll look for new allies. an airport ground worker dies after stealing and crashing an empty passenger plane in seattle. and we meet the scientists behind a new type of mosquito net that could save thousands from malaria. hello, and welcome to bbc news.

just a bit fresher for scotland and northern ireland. into the middle of the week, and wednesday sees heavy rain pushing in across parts of northern ireland, scotland, north—west england as well. further south and east across england and wales, you've still got the warm and dry weather, but quite a brisk south—westerly wind. temperatures up to 25 or 26. to the north—west of that front, just 16 degrees there in stornoway. a bit of a change through wednesday night and into thursday, as this cold front gets driven further south and east across the uk. it's driven on by this kink in the jet stream. so that will bring a spell of heavy rain and then it will open the door for that cooler and fresher weather moving in from the north—west, so thursday initially some outbreaks of rain across the south—east of england and east anglia, and then fresher conditions moving from the atlantic, with a mix of sunshine and some heavy and possibly thundery showers for scotland and northern ireland. a bit fresher by thursday, so 17 to 21 degrees as

and northern scotland. far north into orkney and shetland mainly dry and the best of the sunshine here. quite breezy for the western isles, and a noticeable wind as well for south—west england. elsewhere, a gentle—moderate breeze. in the sunshine, we'll see temperatures getting up to between 19 and 21 celsius but they may struggle around 15 or 16 celsius across central and northern parts of scotland, where that rain is somewhat stubborn to go. but, through sunday evening, slowly we'll see the rain pushing its way northwards across scotland, with some late spells of sunshine and southern areas of scotland. meanwhile, across england and wales, watch out for further heavy and maybe thundery showers slowly clearing their way eastwards. through the early hours of monday morning, still some showers around, and another fairly mild if not warm and muggy night, with lows between 12 and 16 celsius. so, on monday, we still have our area of low pressure clearing the eastern side of the uk. so that means we're still

, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland, southern scotland, northern ireland and the far north wales. further south across england and wales, mainly dry but a bit of cloud. the far north of scotland, clear skies, temperatures eight or nine celsius. that zone of cloud touching southern scotland and northern england, slowly fizzling out through the day. to the north of here, some spells of sunshine again. maybe one or two showers for the far north. further south across england and wales, a lot of cloud but that cloud will thin and break, bringing bright and sunny spells. feeling mucky and humid, temperatures generally between 21 and 25 celsius. 0n into the new working week and france will continue to work their way eastwards, leaving a legacy of cloud and still generating some showery rain, some of which could be quite persistent and heavy across the northern and western isles of scotla nd the northern and western isles of scotland on a stretching down into parts of north and north—west england as well, maybe parts of wales as well. 0therwise, england as well, maybe p

16-16 in scotland where the rain 22. 14—16 in scotland where the rain will be slow to clear. orkney and shetland, mostly dry. rain in scotla nd shetland, mostly dry. rain in scotland and northern ireland on monday and tuesday. drier and warmer for england and wales. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the manufacturer of one of britain's most popular weedkillers — roundup — is insisting that it is safe — after a court in the united states awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in damages to a man who says it caused his cancer. an airline employee who stole an empty passenger plane from seattle airport is thought to have died after crashing on a nearby island. police investigating the death of seven year—old joel urhie in deptford in south east london, have arrested two men on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, and arson with intent to endanger life. a bbc investigation finds police overtime spending has reached its highest level since 2013 — as the number of officers continues to fall. now on bbc news — it's time for more from the money & power season whi

cooler in the far north of scotland. showers will start to lose their energy to this evening, overnight most energy to this evening, overnight m ost pla ces energy to this evening, overnight most places become dry. clear skies at first before the class pass to build and as we had was dawn we see our base of rain arriving into northern ireland, western scotland, wales and south—west england. not quite as chilly tonight as last night. lows between seven and 11 celsius. a fairly unsettled day tomorrow, frontal system gradually working its way eastwards. increasing the cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain too many. strengthening the wind as well. a dry and perhaps bright start for some eastern counties, but it will not take long for the cloud to build, rain already in the west, some heavy. continuing to work its way plans. turning triable northern ireland, the western isles, south—west england through the afternoon. noticeable wind, quite gusty at times, average speeds, gas will be hired between western scotla nd will be hi

across scotland scotland, northern ireland, northern england and along this zone we will have cloud giving us spits of drizzle. a cloudy day elsewhere. sunju ahn in the far north of scotland and the farce beast and even though not much sunshine, highs between 18 and 25. for the second half of the weekend, look at this, subtropical storm ernesto and that will bring a load of heavy rain across the uk on sunday. the heaviest getting through on sunday morning, targeting northern ireland, northern england and scotland but the north—south position of this heavier zone of rain could change a bit over the next 2a hours. mainly dry to the south, the odd spot of rain possible, not much sunshine but reasonable temperatures. in southern areas, through the weekend it will probably feel pretty humid. that‘s your latest weather. have a very good night. i‘m rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: aretha franklin, known as the queen of american soul music, has died at the age of 76. bushfires in winter. australia‘s ongoing drought leads to dozens of wildfires in new south wales. i‘m kasia madera

equally some breaks of cloud in eastern scotland. after we've lost the mist and low cloud on the western coast, lots of sunshine for england and wales, feeling warm, with 31 or 32 possible in east anglia and south—east england. still 23 celsius for eastern parts of scotland in the best of the sunshine. through tomorrow evening, for most it will be dry with clear skies again for england and wales, before mist and low cloud reforms on western coasts. still a zone of cloud from scotland to northern england could produce a bit of drizzle at times. temperatures dropping to between 12 and 16 celsius in many areas, 17 or 18 maybe still in south—east england. we still have the front going from monday into tuesday. it's a weakening feature as it slips south and east. still a band of cloud stretching from scotland down into parts of wales and south—east england. and it's a dividing line really between the fresher air behind it and still holding onto the heat and warmth further south and east. tuesday will be the last hot day that we see

twenty years ago the house of commons chamber was not dominated by blacks but by scotland and the man steering that devolution legislation through was henry mcleish now under the u.k. government's plans for bret's that many believe the principles of devolution and compassed not legislation. as never before did that battle between the u.k. and scholarship ministrations is now being played out in front of the supreme court i thought. i would remember that campaign to establish the modern scottish parliament. a long career at labor party politics in the citadel of a central fife you had some interesting political opponents over the years all of them came and all of them went i set my heart and one of the most bizarre incidents was when i hosted the younger the smog this is jacob jacob not he's a last tree is father so he came up to kind of them get some experience politically so he fought me for four weeks of course he went don't very badly but what was interesting was my job during the campaign was to save him from places in fife save him from people that were going to just abuse them s

hefty showers in the western side of scotland. patchy sunshine as well and it will be breezy, particularly up to the north—west and much cooler, perhaps 15 degrees in aberdeen. just scraping 2a in london, but it will turn cooler here as we get into friday. and for the weekend, some rain at times and dry weather as well and we stick with the cooler, fresher feel. you're watching beyond 100 days. microsoft takes on moscow — shutting down six sites it says were targeting the us senate and us think tanks. the tech giant says the russian military was behind the latest attempt to disrupt american democracy. as governments prevaricate, it is increasingly left to tech companies to protect western elections. which leaves britain's foreign secretary urging the eu to increase european sanctions on moscow — even as the uk is about to leave the union. and brexit enters its final phase butjudging from what the eu negotiator said today, there are still a lot of differences to overcome. also on the programme... no one has run faster that us

scotland, but more bearable temperatures. 0n scotland, but more bearable temperatures. on sunday it looks like we will pick up more rain in the far north—west of scotland, so that will hold the temperatures down. high 20s further south. as we look further ahead, it looks as if the northern half of the country will keep the cooler but pleasant conditions and hot in the south—east. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. many of our mortgages, loans — and savings — are going up as the bank of england raises interest rates to the highest level since 2009 — it warns they could go up again. employment is at a record high and real wages are picking up, employment is at a record high and realwages are picking up, and external price pressures are declining. want to know how the interest rise could affect you? send us your questions on twitter using the hash tag bbc ask this and we'll try and answer them at 2.30. baby elsie's death could have been prevented — but a review finds that her fathe

north scotland. elsewhere, the best of the sunshine through the afternoon. there will be mist if some on the coast. highest temperatures again in east anglia. overnight, patchy rain for scotland will turn to ease away in the confined to the far north—west scotland. elsewhere, it is tried. clear the sky for england and wales. not quite as market. high pressure in charge of the weather tomorrow, so for most it will be dry once again. most of the sunshine in england and wales. cloud in northern ireland and scotland, but a largely dry day. temperatures getting close to 30 celsius again across south—east england and east anglia. you are watching bbc news. the headlines this error. two thirds of household plastic waste ends up in landfill sites despite efforts to increase the amounts we recycle. the government association says login plastic used in many food containers cannot be recycled and needs to be banned. detectives investigating the disappearance of samantha eastwood are carrying out searches in

so the climate of scotland is perfect for whisky. but the weather varies across scotland very much so in different regions you can really taste different flavours? i would say it's more down to production. within the barley and the water, not too much flavour change, but with production, different types of stills and shapes and stills give you different character. that is lovely but we have something even more special? so we are going to be trying the 18—year—old. 0n the nose? you're taking my job! and, finally, you may have heard of whiskey on the rocks but here is a panda on the rocks. ice used to good effect to keep giant pandas cool at a zoo in guangdong, in china. and that's it for this time, from the glenlivet distillery. from plumpton college, cheers. don't forget you can see highlights from the previous programmes online. until next time, keep checking the forecast. cheers. have a smell of this first. if i have to... you are getting those flavours coming through but there's a little more spiciness. i can get marzipan from

that would be a matter to be directed to the scotland... when and if the scottish government is able to make more information available, they will do so but i hope people will appreciate that the most important thing now is fair process to all parties concerned. when did you first hear about the nature of these allegations and what action did you take? i heard about the fact of the investigation initially from alex salmond himself in april. i knew at that time that the process i had agreed in december was under way. i knew i had a role in that process. i later made the permanent secretary where i knew about the fa ct of secretary where i knew about the fact of the investigation but made clear to her, that i would not intervene that process for such informed me this week that process had been completed and it was her intention to make the fact of its public. we then, obviously, had legal proceedings raised, which does however frustrating this could be for all, restrict the information the scottish government is able to give. is alex salmond

initially to west of scotland, then northern ireland and then most of scotland. to the south staying largely dry with a bit of cloud building in western areas of england and wales. for most, another warm and muggy night. this weather from marking a change to the weather. it will bring that rain into the north—west corner of the country bringing cooler and fresh air. the weather from country bringing cooler and fresh air. the weatherfrom lying country bringing cooler and fresh air. the weather from lying across southern scotland and northern ireland to start tomorrow morning. the rainbow and thinking south and east as the day wears on, lying across the midlands into wales and south—west england. it will be the dividing line between something cooler and fresher to the north—west and something warm and humid to the south and east. as we head into the weekend some areas across the south—east could be at least 10 degrees lower. as we head through wednesday night that weather front continues to push into east anglia and the south—east. quite a week feature by

improving and northern ireland and scotland and moving towards the east. in wales, dry, a little sunshine, cloudy out there. still a fine day for most of england and wales, just the far right of england getting a little rain. some late sunshine in the north east of scotla nd late sunshine in the north east of scotland boosting the temperatures here. highest temperatures in the south east of england, 25 degrees. this evening, most places dry, overnight more rain back into northern ireland and perhaps not england and western scotland. a mild breeze blowing in a lot of clouds, temperatures no lower than 1a. tomorrow dry to start, sunshine and outbreaks of rain pushing into scotland. a little sunshine between the rain, and lovely dry for most of the rain, and lovely dry for most of the day in northern ireland. some rain coming into western areas of the mainland, but dry in the east. it won't be too cold. things will change, all the heat on the other side of the channel, and we find cooler conditions on this weather front taking rain down across the uk. by thur

what are the wider implications for politics in scotland? it is going to be very difficult for nicola sturgeon and you heard her sounding very upset. he has been a close colleague and a mental of hers for yea rs close colleague and a mental of hers for years in scottish politics. she is his party leader and she may at the end of this process, had to discipline him. that will be very difficult for the nationalist movement. at the same time she is the leader of the government he is challenging in court. the former first minister taking the scottish government to court is remarkable. it will be upsetting to a lot of supporters. alex salmond was a revered figure among nationalists after leading the 2014 independence campaign. his credibility has been dented since then since his show on rte but people will be upset to hear these allegations. nicola sturgeon is about to update us on her plans for a second independence referendum and she will tell us what she wants to do about that. it is a difficult time for her to be making very big decisions lik

in scotland is clear spells. the isobars are quite wide apart by the start of the week, lighter winds, still some weather fronts close by which will generate some showers. into northern england and the midlands that many places will have a largely dry day, once againa lot will have a largely dry day, once again a lot of cloud but it will thin and break, bringing sunny spells. humid in england and wales, fresh air in northern ireland and scotla nd fresh air in northern ireland and scotland but spells of sunshine. 0n tuesday, it looks as though showers will merge to form a persistent speu will merge to form a persistent spell of rain in northern ireland, western and northern scotland. some heavy for a time. here, a mainly dry day. still in that humid and muggy air mass. temperatures of 23 to 26 degrees. high teens in much of scotland. here is how the week ahead shapes up. a cloudy and humid start away from the far north of scotland. a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers. many places staying dry in the week. s

equally some breaks of cloud in eastern scotland. after we've lost the mist and low cloud on the western coast, lots of sunshine for england and wales, feeling warm, with 31 or 32 possible in east anglia and south—east england. still 23 celsius for eastern parts of scotland in the best of the sunshine. through tomorrow evening, for most it will be dry with clear skies again for england and wales, before mist and low cloud reforms on western coasts. still a zone of cloud from scotland to northern england could produce a bit of drizzle at times. temperatures dropping to between 12 and 16 celsius in many areas, 17 or 18 maybe still in south—east england. we still have the front going from monday into tuesday. it's a weakening feature as it slips south and east. still a band of cloud stretching from scotland down into parts of wales and south—east england. and it's a dividing line really between the fresher air behind it and still holding onto the heat and warmth further south and east. tuesday will be the last hot day that we see

and north—west scotland, but not a bad day. warmer than recently and we could see 25 in the south—east. heading into the middle pa rt south—east. heading into the middle part of the week, weather fronts coming from the atlantic, and where we see the kink in those weather fronts we see the rain developing more so heavy bursts for northern ireland on wednesday and into scotland, but england and wales probably staying largely dry. with the south—westerly breeze it will be another warm day and we could see highs of around 26 in norwich. looking to the latter part of the week, thursday, the cold front will have edged its way to the south and a few spots of rain for south—east of england. temperatures pegged back a bit by the time you get to thursday. sunshine and showers in the north west. thejet thursday. sunshine and showers in the north west. the jet stream thursday. sunshine and showers in the north west. thejet stream has thursday. sunshine and showers in the north west. the jet stream has a bit of a king in the north w

some late spells of sunshine and southern areas of scotland. watch out for further heavy and maybe thundery showers slowly clearing their way eastwards. three the early hours of monday morning, still some showers around and another fairly still some showers around and anotherfairly mild still some showers around and another fairly mild if not warm and muqqy another fairly mild if not warm and muggy night with lows between 12 and 16 celsius. on monday, we still have the area of low pressure clearing the area of low pressure clearing the eastern side of the uk and that means we will seize some showers down three north—east england, east anglia and south—east england through monday morning stop again, still heavy and thundery. as they

we will see temperatures up scotland. we will see temperatures up to 15 or16 scotland. we will see temperatures up to 15 or 16 celsius. still very humid across much of england and wales, 21 to 25 celsius the higher again. as we go into the new working week on ourfront again. as we go into the new working week on our front slowly pull away but they will leave a legacy of cloud across much of the country. monday looks to be a fairly quiet day. there will be some breaks in the cloud but some showery rain, for scotla nd the cloud but some showery rain, for scotland and northern england as well. further south at stays mainly dry. the best of the sunshine the further east you are an temperatures getting up to about 2k further east you are an temperatures getting up to about 2a or 25 celsius. that doesn't look too bad, thank you very much. we will have all the headlines at 6:30am. but first, it is time for the film review, with jason solomons and jane hill. hello, and a warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is jason solomon

that cloud that we saw earlier on, now beginning to advance into scotland and northern ireland. but away from here, more in the way of sunshine perhaps, and probably higher temperatures across englan and wales, even across south—east scotland as well. this weather front though is gonig to be a bit of a nuisance around the middle part of the week. it is moving its way southwards but rather slowly, rather erratically because the progress is being delayed by a little wave on that front. so it stalls things a bit. could get a bit of rain for while still, across northern ireland on wednesday, northern england perhaps into wales. we should see more sunshine coming in to scotland and northern ireland — cooler, fresher air here. towards southern parts of england and wales, midlands, south—east in particular, where we get some sunshine, it will feel very warm. that is the last of the humid air, mind you, because that weather front is going to push its way down towards the south—east. the other one following in the north is more of an intensification of the showers. not much rain

most of these will be across western scotland and northern ireland.

you will notice it wherever you are, particularly in scotland and northern ireland. temperatures today noticeably down. yesterday we saw 27 in lincolnshire, today a best temperature of 23 celsius, widely in the mid—to high teens. heading into this evening the cooler air floods further southwards, squeezing out humid conditions completely as we head into the overnight period. overnight there will be a lot of clear spells, particularly through england and wales. further showers feeding into northern ireland and up into north—west scotland and some of them will come down into lancashire and cumbria. no noticeably fresher, we're looking widely at single figures but even 12 celsius in the south—east will feel much cooler. a much fresh start to friday morning. some good spells of sunshine around. but we have got quite a brisk north—westerly wind which will contain further showers, particularly through scotland and northern ireland and into northern england. some of them could be quite heavy. one or two will make it further east and it will feel much cooler. into th

the day —— eastern scotland. in southern and eastern england, we did the sunshine. it will turn hazy later as the cloud comes in but temps in the south—east around 21 to 23. for scotland and northern ireland, a cooler 16 or 17. the wind will be a noticeable feature of the weather today, particularly gusty winds in the north. this evening and overnight, we keep a bit of rainfall in parts of northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland, fairly light and patchy, though. either side of that band of rain, things looking drier. with more cloud building in england and wales, drier than last night. holding in the mid teens here, fresher in northern scotland with those clearer skies. to start saturday, a bit of rain around in parts of northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland. a few showers in the far north—west, quite breezy as well but further south across the bulk of england and wales, not a bad date. temperatures warmer than recent days, up to around 2425 —— bad date. —— up to ar

maybe a5 or 50 through the dover straits this evening —— dover straits. 12 or 13 across scotland, 15—18 elsewhere, perhaps a late high of 19 or 20 in the isles of scilly and the channel islands. eventually the heaviest of the rain will clear way from the east coast later this evening. behind it, some showers in parts of northern england and scotland and elsewhere a mixture of variable cloud and clear spells. temperatures dropping between 91a, not quite as cool as the last few nights. and i'm generally between 9-1a. it will nights. and i'm generally between 9—1a. it will be generally warmer. sunshine around. still some rain at times. for many, bank holiday monday, some showers, it be com pletely monday, some showers, it be completely dry that much drier day by comparison to today. mixture of sunny spells, cloud coming and going, large amounts of cloud in the afternoon and brisk winds at first will ease down as in the sunshine, temperatures between 17—17, cooler for the far north of scotland. the cloud will fit in and break and the showers will fade and tomorrow evening we will have

in northern ireland and scotland. in northern ireland and scotland. in northern ireland and scotland we will see more frequent showers on tuesday merging together to give more persistent rain at times. cooler on tuesday here, but further south and east we should finally see more sunshine and temperatures could get up to 25 or 26. for the week ahead, cloudy and humid to start with a mixture of sunny spells and a scattering of showers, with fresh air that is currently across scotland thinking south to all of us by the end of the week. this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 10. a man has been charged with attempted murder after a car crashed outside the houses of parliament earlier this week. the incident is being treated as a terrorist attack. india's military intensifies its rescue operations in the flood—hit southern state of kerala, at least 350 people have died. many people are still trapped in their houses in many places. i hope they get out very soon. we could not stay there any more and i'm thankful for the people who us out of there

the showers coming through, maybe catch a breeze onto western scotland. temperatures again high teens, just a few into the work 20s. average maybe little bit low. then high pressure builds, settled weather for thursday and friday. still a good deal of cloud, the odd isolated showers. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. heading to africa with a bold message — theresa may says she wants the uk to overtake the us to become the g7‘s biggest investor in africa. and in cambodia, local tuk—tuk drivers are dealing with tough competition from a rival model, riding in from india. and on the markets: markets are strong across the board. in asia it is heading higher following a good session on wall street. the trade deal between the us and mexico is a big reason why.

plenty of fine for scotland's. out west, we see cloud thickening up across northern ireland and parts of the far south—west of england. a bit of patchy rain into west cornwall later in the day. further east, some styles of sunshine. just the terms of the small shower. i for northern england. temperatures in leeds around 20 celsius. a bit of patchy rain in northern ireland. the same applies to the western isles of scotland, where it will also be turning breezy. eastern scotland should hold onto some brightness until the day is done. and then we go through this evening and it tonight and the front in the west will stagger a little bit further eastwards but remember it is running into high pressures were struggling to make much progress. cloudy in the west and mild in the west as well. temperatures much higher than they we re temperatures much higher than they were last night in glasgow, belfast, plymouth. around about 14 celsius. further east, on the cold side. eastern areas will also see the best of the sunshine d

still more cloud for northern ireland and scotland. some spells sunshine, but some rain arriving in the north and west later the day. 21 celsius, the high for northern ireland, 15 to 19 scotland, the mid—to high 20s for england and wales. getting close to 30 in the south—east. for many, a fine evening tomorrow, but noticed the cloud and rain starting to push its way into northern ireland and western scotland. this frontal system is the reason, this area of high pressure to the north and west of the uk, and these fronts will slip south on monday. ahead of that, we are holding onto the seat. it will not be until the of the week that the temperatures start to come down, but eventually be fresher air north and west will arrive for all of us, but not on monday. some outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and scotland, and a cool, breezy feel. some of that rain getting to the far north of england, but elsewhere, a dry day with much of sunshine. in fa ct, dry day with much of sunshine. in fact, temperatures on monday in central, southern a

, further outbreaks of rain for central and northern scotland. but the far north of scotland, into 0rkney and shetland, mainly dry, the best of the sunshine here. but quite breezy for the western isles, and a noticeable wind as well for south—west england. elsewhere, a gentle to moderate breeze. in the sunshine, we'll see temperatures getting up to between 19 and 21 celsius. but they may struggle around 15 or 16 celsius across central and northern parts of scotland, where that rain is somewhat stubborn to go. but, through sunday evening, slowly we'll see that rain just pushing its way northwards across scotland, with some late spells of sunshine for southern areas of scotland. meanwhile, across england and wales, watch out for further heavy and maybe thundery showers, just slowly clearing their way eastwards. and through the early hours of monday morning, still some showers around, and another fairly mild, if not warm and muggy night, with lows between 12 and 16 celsius. so, on monday, we still have our area of low pressure clearing the eastern

further outbreaks of rain for central and northern scotland. far north into 0rkney and shetland mainly dry and the best of the sunshine here. quite breezy for the western isles, and a noticeable wind as well for south—west england. elsewhere, a gentle to moderate breeze. in the sunshine, we'll see temperatures getting up to between 19 and 21 celsius but they may struggle around 15 or 16 celsius across central and northern parts of scotland, where that rain is somewhat stubborn to go. but, through sunday evening, slowly we'll see that rain just pushing its way northwards across scotland, with some late spells of sunshine for southern areas of scotland. meanwhile, across england and wales, watch out for further heavy and maybe thundery showers, just slowly clearing their way eastwards. and through the early hours of monday morning, still some showers around, and another fairly mild if not warm and muggy night, with lows between 12 and 16 celsius. so, on monday, we still have our area of low pressure clearing the eastern side of the uk. so that

large areas of cloud and scotland. large areas of cloud and some spells of sunshine and just about wherever you are, the small chance of catching a light shower. north east scotland getting away with a decent amount of sunshine through the late afternoon. temperatures in aberdeen at 17 and may be closer to 20 in the central belt of scotland. in northern ireland, north west england and wales, quite a lot of cloud, the odd spot of drizzle and some showers. some brightness to be had in east anglia and the south—east with some places getting to 20. this evening and overnight, clear skies overhead for most but areas of cloud likely to redevelop in central and southern parts of the country and maybe some mist and fog patches as well. patchy fog further north, and further north and west in scotland and northern ireland, the breed strengthens overnight. into tomorrow, the cloud thickens up with outbreaks of rain later in the day. in eastern scotla nd later in the day. in eastern scotland and down into england and wales, anot

into scotland, exposed coasts and hills could have gusts of wind of 50mph, maybe even 60mph. but it will be quite a blowy start wherever you are. a lot of cloud around. some limited brighter spells possible, the best of these probably heading into eastern england and also the far north—east of scotland. but in between, we've got a weather front, a weak one at that, that'll bring the thickest cloud across northern ireland, parts of northern england and southern scotland, where we could continue to see occasional spits of light rain or drizzle. and then, for the second half of the weekend, we're taking a look at this. this is subtropical storm ernesto, and it's going to be bringing some heavy rain to the united kingdom on sunday. now, probably the worst of the rain, getting away across northern ireland, northern england and in across scotland for the first part of sunday, should tend to clear through. in the south, cloud tending to thicken up, so we might well see some spots of rain, but not really amounting to too much. look at the temperatures — mild, quite humid in the s

outbreaks of rain for central and northern scotland. far north into 0rkney and shetland mainly dry and the best of the sunshine here. quite breezy for the western isles and a noticeable wind as well for south—west england. elsewhere, a gentle—moderate breeze. in the sunshine, we'll see temperatures getting up to between 19 and 21 celsius but they may struggle around 15 or 16 celsius across central and northern parts of scotland where that rain is somewhat stubborn to go. but through sunday evening, slowly, we will see the rain pushing its way northwards across scotland with some late spells of sunshine and southern areas of scotland. meanwhile, across england and wales, watch out for further heavy and maybe thundery showers slowly clearing their way eastwards. through the early hours of monday morning, still some showers around and another fairly mild if not warm and muggy night, with lows between 12 and 16 celsius. so on monday, we still have our area of low pressure clearing the eastern side of the uk. so that means we'll still se

the band of rain is in the north of scotland on monday. we're in the north of scotland on monday. we' re left in the north of scotland on monday. we're left with sunshine and showers. most of the showers in the east of england where they could be heavy. potentially rumbles of thunder as well. the temperature is not changing much from the weekend. a little ridge of high pressure rise overnight and then we start to push into this area of low pressure and these weather friends. they are rabid are not producing a lot of rainfor rabid are not producing a lot of rain for the bid is mainly affecting the west of scotland and northern ireland and the far north of england for the likely to be dry with sunshine around and a root of high—pressure with temperatures starting to rise. still further north in the rain, 19 or 20 degrees. another weather front could come north in the rain, 19 or 20 degrees. another weatherfront could come in as we move into wednesday. moving not just across scotland as we move into wednesday. moving notjust across scotland and northern ireland into northern englan