ireland bill early— put forward a northern ireland bill early in _ put forward a northern ireland bill early in the next parliamentary session— early in the next parliamentary session which starts next month. and this is— session which starts next month. and this is you _ session which starts next month. and this is you say could risk a fresh row with— this is you say could risk a fresh row with brussels. they are developing it in the event of a constitutional crisis if the mainly protestant unionist parties which have _ protestant unionist parties which have rejected the northern allen protocol — have rejected the northern allen protocol and refused to reenter the regions _ protocol and refused to reenter the regions power—sharing executive after _ regions power—sharing executive after the — regions power—sharing executive after the may election it would be quite _ after the may election it would be quite a _ after the may election it would be quite a dangerous move to bring this bill forward — quite a dangerous move to bring this bill forward. because the eu would b

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

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

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

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

ireland in northern england. friday more clout coming in from the north sea to eastern counties of england, drifting its way westward through the day and again, isolated showers possible for scotland and northern ireland. but dry weather so very much the notable feature for the last day of the week. up to 17 degrees in the west. we are going into a three day weekend, bank holiday we there is that low in the northwest for saturday but by sunday it looks like it's on a heart into nothing is high pressure tries to kill it off if a bank holiday monday we are back on a dry afforded. saturday particularly late in the day a speu particularly late in the day a spell of rain for southern scotland and for northern ireland. forthe scotland and for northern ireland. for the south of england and wales still looking dry, highs of about 15 or 16 degrees. the low dosing self as a peters & day for the showers, more clout around and a dry day for many parts of england and wales but not perhaps that much in the way of brightness. c

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

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

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

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

ireland and northern england. again, cloud drifting westwards across england and wales, perhaps up to 17 for the likes of cardiff and glasgow through friday afternoon. we have a three day weekend coming up. we will, as i said, i think see some rain in the north—west through saturday but it is running into an area of high pressure so if anything, it looks like tatlot will get killed off by sunday custom saturday, some rain for northern ireland and scotland, sunday perhaps showers, further south what is left of the low. bank holiday monday looks fine. perhaps a little more rain on tuesday that there is again, high pressure, we cannot escape it. first sign of things getting more mobile is the end of next week. so if you are bored of us talking about dry weather, apologies, we will probably be at it for another ten days yet. i am quite happy, thank you very much, susan. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s good afternoon, it'sjust after 1.30pm and he

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ireland and northern england but most of the wet weather is in scotland as it marches into the northern colder air and we will find the airand the northern colder air and we will find the air and the snow levels might drop on tuesday night but during the day with wintry weather it will feel cold here but the central belt is milder with some sunshine across parts of england and wales and temperatures could be up to 15 degrees. moving into wednesdays we have the low pressure sliding eastwards and in the far north of scotland more sleet and snow but most of scotland seeing rain and northern ireland, england and wales seeing some blustery bands of showers getting blown in and some sunshine as well but temperatures properly not quite as high on wednesday and still a stubborn cold air in the far north of scotland and there could be more snow into thursday as the low pressure moves away and the next weather system moves on the southerly track which will bring down weather for parts of england and wales and allows colder air to dig england and wales and allows colder airto dig down england and

some sunny spells developing in scotland and northern ireland. with a chance of a shower, it'll be a warmer feeling day on sunday. whereas actually by then, in wales and england, it'll feel cooler with the cloudier conditions. now, on monday, a lot of cloud around, a few sunny spells for the bank holiday, you may pick up a shower, most won't. a greater chance of showers on tuesday. before then, as the week goes on, a new area of high pressure moves in, and that means a lot of dry weather again. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the head of the united nations sees for himself the price paid by civilians during russia's invasion of ukraine. the war is an absurdity in the 21st century. the war is evil. president biden has asked the us congress for $33 billion in extra support for ukraine. we'll be speaking to the former us envoy dennis ross about what that might achieve. also coming up on newsday: we report from shanghai, where the government has made a small concession to the zero covid strategy

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

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

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

northern ireland. ahead of it, already skies are hazy in western parts of the uk. so not sunny everywhere. one thing worth mentioning, the pollen, high tree pollen levels for england and wales for today and tomorrow. in scotland and northern ireland, they are not quite as high. the temperatures by the end of the afternoon will have reached the high teens in the midlands, but fresher in eastern scotland. here is the forecast for tonight, fine weather across the bulk of the uk, but here is that weather front that, unfortunately, whether you like it or not, is approaching northern ireland, bringing cloud and rain by the early hours of sunday morning, especially to western parts of northern ireland. elsewhere we are in for a dry, sunny start to the day, sunshine from the word go for many parts of the uk for easter sunday. a different story for the west. a slow—moving weather front should reach belfast by the afternoon, so a lot cooler here. only 13 degrees, with the rest of the country typically around 1

it is undermining political stability in northern ireland. next week or go to the polls to elect an assembly. what hope can the prime minister give to the people of northern ireland that this protocol will be removed in within the uk internal market will be restored. >> i think in very much pretty think what the whole house but want to support is the balance and symmetry of the good friday agreement. that's what matches the great legacy for all of us. it's a vital and critical the arrangements we have in northern ireland should command the support of all sides. that is what the government will undertake to ensure. >> additional funding and support in recent years tackling crime and for our senses this spring. want to see the tangible outcomes, think about how our friends took seriously how it might accelerate the process quite the lengthy process of getting successful funding announcement that can benefit. >> my honorable front is a fantastic champion and indeed a wider area. i am delighted funds i can't endure any specific project. they next

the manager of northern ireland women, kenny shiels, has apologised for his comments following their 5—nil defeat to england in women's world cup qualifying last night. shiels said women are more emotional than men and end up conceding goals in quick succession as a result. former players like siobhan chamberlain and ian wright have criticised shiels, who has since issued a statement saying... well, yvonne harrison is the chief executive of the women in football network, that aims to raise awareness about attitudes to women in the game. we asked her thoughts for shiels' comments. there such outdated views. i was a bit taken aback. it's disappointing, because for somebody is watching for the first time, you might actually consider that to be true. i think it was opinion, it wasn't based upon facts. therefore, it's quite damaging. as well as being a big week for british clubs in the champions league, there are also some crucial games in the europa league this week. rangers are taking on sporting braga tomorrow in their europa league quarterfinal, looking to overturn a 1—0 first leg

the weather front bringing in the rain notjust to scotland but also northern ireland. but we're not talking about heavy rain. at times, there will be more cloud across england and wales but still some breaks in the cloud and a little bit of sunshine coming through, and a few showers. the best of the sunshine on the west coast. temperatures down a touch on today. into wednesday, a largely dry day for most of us. again, you can see, we are looking at some areas of cloud, one or two showers out to the west. these weather fronts coming in from the atlantic, not making huge progress, bringing in a wee bit more cloud to the west of northern ireland at times, and temperatures between 9—18 degrees. as we head into the latter part of the week, the low pressure in the north sinks southwards, taking its weather fronts with it. we have more of an easterly wind across our shores as we go through wednesday, thursday and into friday, and a noticeable wind at that. so that basically means if you are on the east coast, the north sea coastline, it will feel cooler than in the west whe

generally dry elsewhere, clear spells, northern ireland. generally dry elsewhere, clearspells, bits and pieces of cloud, a mild night in the south, a bit fresherfurther pieces of cloud, a mild night in the south, a bit fresher further north. starting with the rain across the north andes of scotland tomorrow morning, but ends up confined to the northern ireland. elsewhere we should see sunshine breaking through that showers breaking and some of them could turn out to be heavy and thundery. milder across—the—board, thundery. milder across—the—boa rd, we could thundery. milder across—the—board, we could see the mid teens into scotland, 19 oh 20 in the warmest spotin scotland, 19 oh 20 in the warmest spot in the south—east. through wednesday night more cloud pushing into the west, thursday will start rather grey, and the rest of the sunshine in the midlands and the south—east we will have the highest temperatures of 20 or maybe 21. —— in the best of the sunshine. temperatures elsewhere still pretty good for the time of year.

ireland in particular, the weather fronts for scotland and northern ireland in particular, the weatherfronts push eastwards overnight, not a great deal of rain on those. once they move through, air coming in from the atlantic, feeling cooler on easter monday. the weather front itself, more a band of cloud, not a great deal of rain on that by the morning and moves through, sunshine follows behind, heavy showers arrive in northern ireland, west of scotland, driven on by some blustery wind as well. not bad if you have the sunshine but it will be cooler for all of us on monday, top temperature 16. heading further into the week, tuesday could see some showers, possibly heavy, developing. the rest of the week looks generally dry. not quite as one with an easterly wind set to develop. this is bbc news, the headlines... russia has formally warned the united states and its allies against supplying further weapons to ukraine. russia said us arms shipments were adding fuel to the conflict and could lead to what it called "unpredictable consequences". russia has threatened to intensify attacks on the uk

and rain pushing through northern ireland and into scotland, northern england, and banks of showers afterwards which could be

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

ireland which the conservatives don't campaign in northern ireland, but they affect what's happening in northern ireland, obviously braggs is the perfect example of that. how much trouble do you think rishi sunak is in? is that headline fair? i trouble do you think rishi sunak is in? is that headline fair?— in? is that headline fair? i think it's very fair _ in? is that headline fair? i think it's very fair to _ in? is that headline fair? i think it's very fair to speak _ in? is that headline fair? i think it's very fair to speak to - it's very fair to speak to that. i've spoken to conservative mps today in the general consensus is that he's in a lot of trouble, not just his survival as we all know, we know he has half an eye on being prime minister. he was handing out lots of money during the pandemic, now things have gotten difficult — in terms of the spring statement and putting up taxes, accused of not doing enough to help people of their energy bills. he was already on the wane, now this has come along in the last 48 hours and he's a embattled right now. story after story, a

it'll be a cooler, windier day with the rain in northern ireland and scotland. and the rain does move south overnight and into sunday. now, it is going to weaken, but it still has rain with it as you can see, particularly through wales, the midlands and the western side of england, but also some outbreaks of rain reaching further east across england on what will be a much milder night. after tonight, there's no frost for the rest of the weekend and into the start of next week. so, sunday then, here's another look at this system. yes, gradually petering out, but still with a little rain. now, as it is weakening, there probably won't be very much rain at all where we've had such a dry april, and particularly across the east and south east of england. that said, though, will still be damp in places on sunday. still outbreaks of rain on into the afternoon here, where as for scotland and northern ireland, well, well, it'll be mainly dry, there'll be some sunny spells coming through. and for sunday, it's a warmer day, whereas for england and wales, with all of that cl

the manager of northern ireland's football team has been strongly criticised for his claim that female teams concede goals and clusters because they are more emotional than men. has comments came after a defeat to england that left his side unable to qualify for next year's women's world cup. it was supposed to be a night for making strides forward with the biggest crowd match in northern ireland. instead it was this claim that put him in the spotlight. when a team concede _ put him in the spotlight. when a team concede the _ put him in the spotlight. when a team concede the goal, - put him in the spotlight. when a team concede the goal, theyi a team concede the goal, they concede a second one within a very short period of time, because girls and women are more emotional than men, so they take a goal and they don't take that very well.— take that very well. shields was speaking _ take that very well. shields was speaking after - take that very well. shields was speaking after a - take that very well. shields was speaking after a heavy| was speaking after a heavy defeat to england end

some rain in northern ireland and western scotland. eastern scotland a bit drier and brighter. 0n the whole, cloudy skies on monday, greedy but mild, temperatures 12—111. for many parts of the country on tuesday, a colder air mass, and cold across northern scotland. we have a zone of thick cloud and rain, fora we have a zone of thick cloud and rain, for a while in northern ireland and northern england, most of the wet weather is in scotland. the rain marches north across scotland, into the colder air, some snow in highland and grampian. —— breezy but mild. during the day, with the wintry weather, it will feel cold. the central belt southwards, much milder. with sunshine across england and wales, temperatures up england and wales, temperatures up to 15 again. wednesday, no pressure on the scene, sliding the weather fronts eastwards. just north of that, colder air. in the far north of scotland, sleet and snow. most of scotland with rain. northern ireland, england and wales with blustery showers. and some sunshine. temperatures not

many parts of scotland, northern ireland, western england and wales had some decent spells of sunshine, but across central and eastern england, we had some of this cloud yesterday. this is called stratocumulus. now, through the afternoon, in hastings, that cloud began to break up, and because it's a thin cloud, it's only 200—300 metres thick, above that, you've got clear blue sunny skies, and once it starts to go, it can go very, very quickly, so it was a lovely end to the day here. now, i'm telling you about that because that's what this type of cloud is, running in off the north sea, affecting parts of eastern england and the midlands at the moment. now, that is going to be prone to thinning and breaking up a bit more, i think, as we go through thursday. but with clearer skies out towards the west, it's cold at the moment. we've got some frost to watch out for, heading into the first part of the morning. now, across southern england, a better chance of seeing some sunshine. should have some sunshine, as well, across much of the northwest of the uk, and i suspect this cloud will ten

starting on a humid note into tomorrow but some rain in western scotland and northern ireland. that's about it, fewer showers in england and wales.

northern ireland. otherwise fine and turning milder, temperatures 12—14, ireland. otherwise fine and turning milder, temperatures 12—14 , so things not looking too bad this weekend. thank you very much, chris. that's all from the bbc news at six, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm lizzie greenwood—hughes. it's a massive weekend of sport. here's a quick look at the headlines... the crowds are back at aintree for the world's most famous horse race — the grand national, which is tomorrow. i'm laura scott and i'm live at the course, ready to take you through the big stories ahead of the race. tiger's about to get back on the prowl in augusta. we'll have the latest from the masters. and it's a busy night of women's world cup qualifiers. northern ireland badly need a win in austria. also coming up in the programme... could it be the title decider? we look ahead to sunday's huge game between first and second in t