from today, people in england and northern ireland who've had two covid vaccines won't have to isolate for ten days if they've been in contact with someone who's tested positive. the changes to the self—isolation rules are already in place in wales and scotland. the guidance, which applies to the under—18s too, now says that people should instead take a pcr test. linda bauld, professor of public health at edinburgh university, said close contacts should take this guidance seriously. if you identified as a close contact, you're significantly higher risk than having the virus yourself and potentially becoming unwell even if you're double and vaccinated. although the... i would really encourage people to take it up. it's very important. bell tolls. a one—minute silence has been held to remember the five victims of the mass shooting in plymouth, in the south—west of england. maxine davison, stephen washington, kate shepherd, along with father and daughter lee and sophie martyn, were killed in the shooting spree on thursday. in response, the uk government is to publish new guideline

we got stronger winds on the east coast of england through channel affecting the southeast of england. i think they will be more cloud on wednesday here. back to cloudy skies, maybe a drizzle pretty cloudy skies, maybe a drizzle pretty cloudy across most of england and wales was that we may get some sunshine in cumbria or likely in northern ireland and perhaps more of scotland where temperatures will reach 20 or 21 celsius in this cell sue two central lowlands. when is probably a bit lighter on this day most of england and wales with it may be getting some sunshine in cumbria, west wales. again the sunnier, blue skies more likely in scotland or ireland, temperatures under the cloud around eight or 19 degrees was up as we head into the weekend it's high—pressure starts to move away for the signs of more unsettled weather with rain on the horizon. this is bbc news, the headlines. the us military hasjust announced the completion of its withdrawal from afghanistan — after a mission lasting nearly twenty years. general frank mckenzie who has overseen the pull—out said the us had evac

could get to 22 or 23 across parts of eastern and southeastern england. now as we head through friday night, we will see some further showers especially across the northern half of scotland. further south, it turns predominantly dry, some clear spells at least for a time, and temperatures between 11—15 celsius as we start saturday morning. so as we head into the start of the weekend, we've got one area of low pressure tending to push away north eastwards, but here comes another low drifting in from the west. a bit of uncertainty still at this range about the detail of saturday's forecast, but it's likely we will see cloud and rain spreading in most likely across some central parts of the uk. to the north, it's a mix of sunshine with just a few showers at this stage, and across the south of england, maybe south wales, it's likely to stay pretty much dry with some sunshine. those temperatures, for the most part, between 19 and 22 celsius. now, the messy picture continues on into sunday. this area of low pressure continues to drift in from the west. you wi

this weather front�*s a bit more active, it'll start to wriggle into parts of england and wales. the winds will be lighter on thursday, too, coming in from a more west—southwest direction. again, a lot of cloud around, but we'll have these showers pushing into england and wales — thanks to that weather front, some of these could be on the heavy side. a bit of sunshine again towards the southwest, highs of 20—21 degrees, otherwise, again, mid—to—high teens. as we move out of thursday into friday, we start to see this more substantial area of low pressure sweeping up very slowly from the southwest. so, that'll change the wind direction to a south—westerly for many of us, it will be light with breeze. again, quite a bit of cloud around, a few sunny spells here and there, the more substantial rain pushing into northern ireland and later, western england and wales. and again, those temperatures range from 15—20 celsius. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk.

eastern parts of england will see a little bit of sunshine for a time. northern ireland should brighten up, too, along with the far west of scotland, wales and the southwest, but some thundery showers could break out here later. highest temperatures likely to be across eastern england if we see some sunshine, maybe up to 25 degrees. but for the second half of the weekend, this frontal system continues to journey eastwards. we end up with a little area of low pressure lingering close to eastern counties of england, so still the potential for some rain here. quite windy for some of these eastern coasts as well. elsewhere, some sunny spells, a scattering of showers, but we lose that southerly flow, we lose that slightly warmer feel. now, into next week, high pressure looks set to establish itself, but the winds generally will be coming down from the north. to see any sort of heat wave, we'd need the winds to come up from the south, but that's not going to happen. so, there is some pleasant weather to come through next week. a bit more in the way of sunshine

could get a 22—23 across parts of eastern and southeastern england. now as we head through friday night, we will see some further showers especially across the northern half of scotland. further south, it turns predominantly dry, some clear spells at least for a time, and temperatures between 11—15 celsius as we start saturday morning. so as we head into the start of the weekend, we've got one area of low pressure tending to push away north eastwards, but here comes another low drifting in from the west. a bit of uncertainty still at this range about the detail of saturday's forecast, but it's likely we will see cloud and rain spreading in most likely across central parts of the uk. to the north, it's a mix of sunshine with just a few showers at this stage, and across the south of england, may be south wales it's likely to stay pretty much dry with some sunshine. those temperatures, for the most part, between 19 and 22 celsius. now, the messy picture continues on into sunday. this area of low pressure continues to drift in from the west. you will se

south of that more sunshine and strong for the english channel south coast of england. many parts of the country at story a cloud in several areas and clouded to the northeast as well. we will see a weather front approaching there as weather front approaching there as we head into wednesday. high pressure in charge of my deal and so some stronger winds as we head into wednesday across more southern parts of england and through the english channel. still have this cloud and central areas drifting down past the woodlands, may be moving a little further south and allowing more sunshine in northern england and northern ireland and scotland away from the northeast. typical temperature is 21 degrees or so and higher temperatures again across northern ireland, western scotland and this time in cumbria. not quite as warm in yorkshire but it should be dry for day one of the third test but more cloud at a cooler feel for day two. that's because we will have a strong wind coming in off the north sea behind this whether front which is more a band of cloud than anything else. that w

we got stronger winds on the east coast of england through channel affecting the southeast of england. i think they will be more cloud on wednesday here. back to cloudy skies, maybe a drizzle pretty cloudy across most of england and wales was that we may get some sunshine in cumbria or likely in northern ireland and perhaps more of scotland where temperatures will reach 20 or 21 celsius in this central central lowlands. when is probably a bit lighter on this day most of england and wales with it may be getting some sunshine in cumbria, west wales. again the sunnier, blue skies more likely in scotland and northern ireland, temperatures under the cloud around eight or 19 degrees was up as we head into the weekend it's high—pressure starts to move away for the signs of more unsettled weather with rain on the horizon. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. today, i'm in the rural east of england in the studio of one of the country'

always warmer for wales, western parts of england. down the eastern side, a lot of cloud, a cooler wind as well. and around the coasts in particular, temperatures could be no better than 16 or 17 degrees. there could be a hint of sunshine now and again, but generally it's going to be pretty cloudy at headingley for day 2 of an exciting test match. not quite so chilly on friday. by this stage, the cloud is pushing more towards wales and western parts of england, and that means we should get a bit more sunshine for the eastern side of england. there will be some areas of cloud for scotland and northern ireland, some spells of sunshine too, and temperatures are back down to around 19 or 20 degrees typically, perhaps a little lower than that in the far north and east of scotland. heading into the weekend, big area of low pressure is bringing lots of showers into central europe. they're not far away from the southeast on saturday, but over the weekend, it's high pressure that should tend to dominate. always a wind coming in from the north

coming in off the north sea, though, there is this cloud that's pushing towards northern england and eventually it will work towards parts of wales and it could produce a few spots of drizzle, some mistiness over the hills. mist and fog patches and scotland and northern ireland will lift, the sunshine comes out and south of our cloud will get some sunshine across more so than parts of england, as well. let's move northwards though into the northern aisles. cloudy skies here, certainly pegging back the temperatures. but elsewhere in scotland, many places enjoying lots of sunshine. temperatures in the west getting up to 2a or 25 degrees. sunshine for northern ireland, higher temperatures in the west of the country, more cloud than for northern england and particularly as you head towards them north midlands, lincolnshire affecting mid and north wales. south of that, sunshine, stronger wind through the english channel affecting the south coast of england. many parts of the country and to stay with some sunshine, still some cloud in central areas, more cloud into the northeast as well. t

developing more widely through some eastern parts of england on through the afternoon. this wind direction, though, will continue a feed of cloud and breeze into the coast of eastern scotland and northeast england, keeping temperatures down here at around 15, 16 degrees, whereas elsewhere, mainly 17 to 20. a little higher, though, with prolonged sunny spells across western parts. 0vernight and into saturday, areas of cloud, clear spells, down into single figures where you're clear. and by the end of the night and first thing on saturday, the chance of a few showers running in across southeast england, more especially into kent. so this is how the weekend is shaping up. it is looking, for the most part, dry, barthe chance of that shower towards the far southeast on saturday for a time, variable cloud and some sunny spells around. perhaps northern ireland, too, and running in across the eastern side of england, where, still, along that north sea coast, it'll be rather cool in the cloud. but really quite pleasant where you're still getting to see a bit of sunshine. this is

this weather front�*s a bit more active, it'll start to wriggle into parts of england and wales. the winds will be lighter on thursday, too, coming in from a more west—southwest direction. again, a lot of cloud around, but we'll have these showers pushing into england and wales — thanks to that weather front, some of these could be on the heavy side. a bit of sunshine again towards the southwest, highs of 20—21 degrees, otherwise, again, mid—to—high teens. as we move out of thursday into friday, we start to see this more substantial area of low pressure sweeping up very slowly from the southwest. so, that'll change the wind direction to a south—westerly for many of us, it will be light with breeze. again, quite a bit of cloud around, a few sunny spells here and there, the more substantial rain pushing into northern ireland and later, western england and wales. and again, those temperatures range from 15—20 celsius. now on bbc news... the media show. hello. this week we are asking how hard is it to report on the ground in china and tell the story of that country to t

as the cloud comes in into eastern england, towards parts of wales. we'll have more cloud across the northern isles, but also cloudier skies in the northeast of mainland scotland, perhaps even into the borders. elsewhere, the sun will be out and it will be warm — 26 degrees around glasgow. in northern ireland, 24 celsius. could make 24 in cumbria as well. cloudier weather for northeast england into east wales, but also east anglia. sometime more likely across the southern counties of england and the southeast —— though in the southeast, still chilly wind. a lot of cloud for the first day of the test match. it will be dry for day two on thursday, but it will feel quite a bit cooler. we saw the cloud in the north sea. it's on that weather front there. it's pushing inland during wednesday night, a little light rain or drizzle there, and by the time we get to thursday morning, it's cloudy and damp across wales and the southwest. sunshine comes out across the west, but more cloud blown in by a strong wind off the north sea into eastern scotland for a

developing more widely through some eastern parts of england on through the afternoon. this wind direction, though, will continue a feed of cloud and breeze into the coast of eastern scotland and northeast england, keeping temperatures down here at around 15, 16 degrees, whereas elsewhere, mainly 17 to 20. a little higher, though, with prolonged sunny spells across western parts. overnight and into saturday, areas of cloud, clear spells, down into single figures where you're clear. and by the end of the night and first thing on saturday, the chance of a few showers running in across southeast england, more especially into kent. so this is how the weekend is shaping up. it is looking, for the most part, dry, barthe chance of that shower towards the far southeast on saturday for a time, variable cloud and some sunny spells around. probably faring quite well for sunny spells during saturday. temperatures, high teens, just a few creeping into the low 20s. a bit of a change for part two of the weekend on sunday. the high pressurejust drifting more towards the northwest, allo

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eastern parts of england will see a little bit of sunshine for a time. northern ireland should brighten up, too, along with the far west of scotland, wales and the southwest, but some thundery showers could break out here later. highest temperature is likely to be across eastern england if we see some sunshine, maybe up to 25 degrees. but for the second half of the weekend, this frontal system continues to journey eastwards. we end up with a little area of low pressure lingering close to eastern counties of england, so still the potential for some rain here. quite windy for some of these eastern coasts as well. elsewhere, some sunny spells, a scattering of showers, but we lose that southerly flow, we lose that slightly warmer feel. now, into next week, high pressure looks set to establish itself, but the winds generally will be coming down from the north. to see any sort of heat wave, we'd need the winds to come up from the south, but that's not going to happen. so, there is some pleasant weather to come through next week. a bit more in the way of sunshi

rain extending disciple scotland and fringes of england and wales. further east will have a few silly spells developed. turning quite breezy for western coast, with that breeze coming from the south, it will feel a little bit warmer and given some sunshine, eastern england could see highs of around 2a degrees. as we had to friday night in our band of rain will move a little further eastwards and it's likely to dry out a little bit across northern ireland saturday morning. mr merkin low cloud and will be a pretty mild night, mild start to saturday with a band of rain working erratically with heavy breasts running along it. eastern parts of england was the parts for a time, northern ireland should bread up time, northern ireland should bread up to along with the far west of scotland, wales and the southwest with some thundershowers to break up your later. highest temperatures likely to be across eastern areas we see some sunshine and may be up to 25 degrees. for the second half of the of the frontal system continues to journey eastwards and we end up w

you know in london and southeast england, even though it has been a little warmer than average, it's been really quite wet and dull this summer. it is at least now dry, but it is still quite dull with all the cloud we've had. high pressure is close to the uk, keeping things settled. friday, the weekend and throughout much of next week. doesn't mean sunny, though, and overnight and into the morning, a lot of cloud will push in from the east. and temperatures will be a little lower than they've been in the countryside. across scotland, a lot of the cloud will clear during friday, but still keeping some towards the east coast. northern ireland, once any fog patches clear, some sunny spells here. 0ccasional sunshine developing a little more widely through eastern parts of england through the afternoon. this wind direction will continue to feed cloud and breeze into the coast of eastern scotland northeast england, keeping temperatures down here at around 15 or 16 degrees. whereas elsewhere, mainly 17 to 20. a little higher, though, with prolonged sunny spells across western parts. 0vernig

the weather front will be pushing into wales and spreading across parts of england. that will bring showery bursts of rain but skies will brighten up across south—western england and wales and that could live temperatures into the low 20s. that weather front spreads across eastern england during the first part of friday and then we have got the new area of low pressure working into western areas. that will bring cloudy, wet and breezy weather to northern ireland and may be western fringes of great britain. i hoped later in the day we'll see some sunny spells increasing across the south and that will lift temperatures into the low 20s celsius. this lower area of low pressure will work its way in during the start of the weekend but we pick up southerly winds and that will tap into something much warmer across france into central, southern and eastern parts of england. we will see a brief warm spell to start the weekend with some sunshine around, up to 26 degrees in the south. but the weather front will bring showers, some of which could be heavy and thundering in man

we did see some sunshine on wednesday across central and eastern england, and i'm hopeful we will see some for at least a time today — this break in the clouds ahead of a weak weather front coming in from the west. so through the morning, some sunnier skies working their way eastwards, perhaps something a bit brighter behind that band of shower re—rain further west of showery rain further west for the afternoon. but still, a lot of cloud for many of us, and temperatures a little down on where they should be for the time of year. a few heavier showers roaming around through the evening, but overnight, guess what — it's all pretty quiet and light winds, a lot of cloud, quite misty and murky around the coast and for the hills. friday daytime, looking at that chart, you think, oh, things might start to get moving. well, not in any great hurry, i'm afraid. this weather front will push some rain into northern ireland through the day, throwing some showers towards wales, as well. potentially, though, with a little bit of a strengthening southerly breeze, we could break the cloud up a l

cloud, especially towards southern counties of england, bringing the odd spot of light rain. but temperatures dropping relative to what we've seen on thursday — even in the south, low 20s, but still pleasant enough where you've got the sunshine out. then, as we go into the weekend, our area of low pressure pushes eastwards, allowing the cold air in, and just a chance we could see some other weather systems working their way in from the west, bringing outbreaks of rain at times. this is how we see saturday at the moment — just be aware, though, it is liable to change, maybe a brighter day for scotland and northern ireland, less breezy but rather cool with sunny spells. but a bit more cloud across england and wales, and it's the north and west where we could see some rain at times brightening up again towards the south and the east. bye for now.

we did see some sunshine on wednesday across central and eastern england, and i'm hopeful we will see some for at least a time today — this break in the clouds ahead of a weak weather front coming in from the west. so through the morning, some sunnier skies working their way eastwards, perhaps something a bit brighter behind that band of shower re—rain behind that band of showery rain further west for the afternoon. but still, a lot of cloud for many of us, and temperatures a little down on where they should be for the time of year. a few heavier showers roaming around through the evening, but overnight, guess what — it's all pretty quiet and light winds, a lot of cloud, quite misty and murky around the coast and for the hills. friday daytime, you look at that chart, you think, oh, things might start to get moving. well, not in any great hurry, i'm afraid of. this weather front will push some rain into northern ireland through the day, throwing some showers towards wales, as well. potentially, though, with a little bit of a strengthening southerly breeze, we could break the clou

not much in it as it reaches parts of southern england, the midlands, and east anglia. clearer skies to the north of it means a cooler night to take us into thursday, particularly across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures more widely into single figures. but for thursday, we�*re between two weather fronts — one which is stalling across the south of the country, and this next one across the deepening area of low pressure out to the west of the uk. does mean most will start off dry with some sunshine, a few showers around. a lot more cloud, though, southern counties of england, east anglia, with some patchy rain and drizzle which will move its way a bit further northwards through the day. but to the north and west, the breeze will pick up, gales across western parts of scotland, parts of northern ireland, too, and some heavy bursts of rain later. in the sunshine, though, for many, temperatures still where we should be for the time of year, 20—211 celsius. friday sees yet more in the way of heavy, thundery showers across parts of western scotland. winds rema

young people in england are to be offered incentives, including discounts from uber and deliveroo, to get their covid—19 vaccinations. further inducements could involve restaurants and cafes. just over two thirds of 18 to 29—year—olds have had a firstjab — a far smaller proportion than older generations. a 39—year—old man, a 30—year—old woman and a 13—year—old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the death of a five—year—old boy in bridgend in wales. his body was found in the ogmore river in the early hours of saturday morning. now to afghanistan, where taliban militants are threatening to seize control of the main city in helmand province. the militants are now on the verge of overrunning the city of lashkar gah in the south, and there's fierce fighting in kandahar and herat in the west. our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, reports from the capital, kabul. lashkar gah, helmand, the peace roundabout — now overrun by taliban. they say this square is theirs. gunfire. the centre of a city once patrolled for years by british tro

that whether front spreads across eastern england during the first part of friday. and then, we've got the new area of low pressure starting to work its way into western areas. that'll bring some cloudy, wet, breezy weather to northern ireland and maybe western fringes of britain. for most, i think it's another rather cloudy day, but i'm hopeful later in the day, we start to see some sunny spells increasing across the south. that will lift temperatures up into the low to mid 20s celsius, otherwise, again, the high teens for most. this new area of low pressure will slowly work its way in during the start of the weekend, but we start to pick up southerly winds, and that will tap into something much warmer across france into central, southern and eastern parts of england. so, we'll see a brief warm spell to start this weekend with some sunshine around, could see up to 26 celsius or so in the south. that weather front, though, will continue to push its way eastwards brining some showers, some of which could be heavy and thundery. and many places will see that showers du

cloudy across most of england and wales. we may get some sunshine in cumbria and northern ireland and perhaps more of scotland where temperatures will reach 20 or 21 in the central lowlands. not too much change, really, on thursday. the wind is probably a bit lighter on thursday but it still is cloudy for most of england and wales. still some sunshine in cumbria, west wales. lewis guy is more likely in scotland and northern ireland. temperatures under the cloud 18 or 19 degrees. as we head into the weekend, though, at a pressure starts to move away, there are signs of more unsettled weather with rain on the horizon. this is bbc news, will have all the stories at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello. have you turned on the television recently and thought it all looked a little bit familiar? laurence llewelyn—bowen boisterously doing up people's living rooms, ruby wax looking back at celebrity interviews that she did in the past, and then, look what's coming up — never mind the buzzcocks, blankety blank

there's the cloud coming in off the north sea, into eastern england, through the midlands and towards parts of wales. and we'll have more cloud again across the northern isles of scotland, but also, cloudier skies in the northeast of mainland scotland, perhaps even into the borders as well. elsewhere in scotland, the sun will be out and it's going to be warm — 26 degrees again around glasgow. and in the sunshine in northern ireland, 24 celsius. could make 24 in cumbria as well. cloudier, cooler weather, though, for northeast england through lincolnshire, the midlands, into east wales, but also for east anglia. sunshine more likely across southern counties of england, though in the southeast, it's still quite a chilly wind blowing, and we've got all this cloud coming further inland during the evening. so, a lot of cloud, i think, at headingley for the first day of the test match. it's going to be dry. it'll be dry for day two on thursday, but it will feel quite a bit cooler. now, we saw all the cloud in the north sea. it's actually on that weather front there, very weak. it's pushing

at the moment, current thinking are is it goes through the north of wales into northern england. south of that, it stays dry and sunny. north of that, a few scattered showers and a little bit cooler. as we go into sunday and monday, the weather story may well quieten down, but the wind direction changes to more of a north—westerly. so, it willjust feel a little bit fresher despite the sunshine. take care. this is bbc news, the headlines... the head of the afghan army has been sacked following a rapid offensive by the taliban, who've taken over nine provincial capitals. tens of thousands of civilians have fleed their homes, and hundreds have died in recent weeks. president ashraf ghani has been rallying beleaguered troops in mazar—i—sharif, a crucial northern city under pressure from the offensive. it's long been a bastion of anti—taliban militias. new charges have been filed against the prominent kremlin critic alexei navalny, who is already serving time in prison. the authorities claim his anti—corruption foundation infringes on people's rights. it investigates corrupt

cloud, especially towards southern counties of england, bringing the odd spot of light rain. but temperatures dropping relative to what we've seen on thursday — even in the south, low 20s, but still pleasant enough where you've got the sunshine out. then, as we go into the weekend, our area of low pressure pushes eastwards, allowing the cold air in, and just a chance we could see some other weather systems working their way in from the west, bringing outbreaks of rain at times. this is how we see saturday at the moment — just be aware, though, it is liable to change, maybe a brighter day for scotland and northern ireland, less breezy but rather cool with sunny spells. but a bit more cloud across england and wales, and it's the north and west where we could see some rain at times brightening up again towards the south and the east. bye for now. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the athletic excellence we saw at the

but it may well be towards south wales and southern england that we're back to a picture of fewer showers and more in the way of sunny spells. this area of low pressure looks to finally get out of the way by tuesday to allow us a couple of fine days before another area of low pressure comes in later next week. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the menus at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. i've been an opera fan for decades and i want to share my passion with you so i'm on a mission to tell you about some of the names in opera who are making it fit for the future. superstar cecilia bartoli is the italian mezzo soprano who originally wanted to be a flamenco dancer. and peruvian born tenor juan diego florez is an icon but he wanted to become a pop star. big names today — but are they prepared for the opera world of tomorrow? we had to start more with using technology and using streaming, for instance. it's a beautiful art and if more and more young

we did see some sunshine on wednesday across central and eastern england, and i'm hopeful we will see some for at least a time today — this break in the clouds ahead of a weak weather front coming in from the west. so through the morning, some sunnier skies working their way eastwards, perhaps something a bit brighter behind that band of showery rain further west for the afternoon. but still, a lot of cloud for many of us, and temperatures a little down on where they should be for the time of year. a few heavier showers roaming around through the evening, but overnight, guess what — it's all pretty quiet and light winds, a lot of cloud, quite misty and murky around the coast and for the hills. friday daytime, looking at that chart, you think, oh, things might start to get moving. well, not in any great hurry, i'm afraid. this weather front will push some rain into northern ireland through the day, throwing some showers towards wales, as well. potentially, though, with a little bit of a strengthening southerly breeze, we could break the cloud up a little bit more across southern an

not much in it as it reaches parts of southern england, the midlands, and east anglia. clearer skies to the north of it means a cooler night to take us into thursday, particularly across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures more widely into single figures. but for thursday, we're between two weather fronts — one which is stalling across the south of the country, and this next one across the deepening area of low pressure out to the west of the uk. does mean most will start off dry with some sunshine, a few showers around. a lot more cloud, though, southern counties of england, east anglia, with some patchy rain and drizzle which will move its way a bit further northwards through the day. but to the north and west, the breeze will pick up, gales across western parts of scotland, parts of northern ireland, too, and some heavy bursts of rain later. in the sunshine, though, for many, temperatures still where we should be for the time of year, 20—211 celsius. friday sees yet more in the way of heavy, thundery showers across parts of western scotland. winds remain

and maybe on wednesday, more sunshine coming through scotland, northern england and northern ireland. top temperatures in the sunnier moments maybe of 21—22 celsius. it looks likely that that dry theme is set to continue as well thursday into friday. no significant rain in the forecast of the next few days to come. enjoy. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main stories for you at the top of the hours straight after this programme. this time on weather world, code red for humanity, the stark warning that time is running out to avert a climate catastrophe. it is the beginning of a future that can be very catastrophic and very, very hard for us to survive in. after the heat, the floods on a catastrophic scale, killing hundreds of people, amid claims we are simply not prepared for more extreme rainfall. i'll be asking whether these disasters could mark a turning point in how the world reacts to climate change. and i'll be finding out why even a small empty reservoir

maybe not too many showers running across parts of southern england, but that could well change on saturday. another set of weather fronts coming our way from the south just pepping up the downpours across southernmost parts of the uk. whereas elsewhere, it's a similar story. there'll be some heavy and thundery downpours around. it is worth bearing in mind, though, there will also be some sunny spells, not wet all the time. there will be brighter, drier moments in between these downpours. by tuesday, that low pressure system is out of the way. it will turn drier for a time, though another low moves in later next week. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main stories after this programme.

some turning heavy and hungry for the south—west of england and wales in the midlands. the wind is very light so get into some sunshine. it will not feel too bad despite these temperatures and disappointing for the time of year. 14—20 degrees. showers across england and wales will continue into the early hours of tuesday, those places will be dry with clear spells but you can see an area of rain approaching the five south—west. a cool fresh start to tuesday morning as well but that area of rain in the far south—west looks set to dive away southwards towards parts of france. that rain not making a lot of progress across our shores, we will see some rain across the channel islands but most places on tuesday seeing spells of sunshine. a couple of showers popping up again into the afternoon and few will be heavy with possible thunder and temperatures again 20 - 21 thunder and temperatures again 20 — 21 degrees. into wednesday i think we could see a few more showers breaking out at this stage. a line of showers pushing on across north—west scotland, some breaking o

the eastern side of england, where is further west, we will keep more of the way of cloud, perhaps some spots of light rain and drizzle at times and some slightly heavier rain approaching northwest scotland and northern ireland later in the day. those winds only slowly easing it stays quite breezy through all of us through the day and temperatures a bit below par generally speaking, 17,18,19, may be hitting 20 degrees and parts of southern and eastern england. as we head through monday night, we will see this area of wet weather pushing its way south eastwards. the rain mostly quite light and patchy but there will be the odd heavy burst but with that, we are going to feed in an awful lot of low cloud in mist and merck. that sets the scene for the middle part of the week, we still have this northwesterly wind with high—pressure and low—pressure tripping is between the two, essentially. but that northwesterly wind a lot of moisture and an awful lot of cloud and depositing it atop the uk. so, largely cloudy conditions on tuesday, libya patchy rain and drizzle here there and he believed

so, lots of sunshine, especially across england and wales. in scotland, we are anticipating downpours and thunderstorms to form over the highlands, and they'll probably drift towards the east coast, and there's a chance of a few scattered showers just close to the north sea coasts and maybe i—2 other areas. but other than that, it is going to be a predominantly sunny day with scattered fairweather clouds, light winds, and very pleasant temperatures. i suspect they will probably hit around 2a celsius in 1—2 spots on tuesday. now, here's a look at wednesday's weather map. a low is approaching with its weather front — here's the low out there. the weather front is approaching western areas of the uk, so the weather will go downhill. 0ut towards the west on wednesday, you can see the rain sweeping in — this is the morning in northern ireland, western parts of scotland, and other western extremities also get the cloud and rain, and a bit of a breeze, too. but eastern areas in the southeast should, at the very least, stay bright and actuall

and maybe on wednesday, more sunshine coming through scotland, northern england and northern ireland. top temperatures in the sunnier moments maybe of 21—22 celsius. it looks likely that that dry theme is set to continue as well thursday into friday. no significant rain in the forecast of the next few days to come. enjoy. hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first, the headlines. with the us withdrawal due to conclude on tuesday, time is running out for afghans still desperate to leave. the flights are almost over. what are you going to do now? what about us? we are working with them, we support them. the last planes carrying uk troops home from afghanistan have been landing at raf brize norton. their arrival marks the end of britain's 20—year military campaign in the country. more explosions as the us carries out another air strike, this time in kabul. officials say an "imminent isis—k threat" has been stopped. hurricane ida makes landfall on the louisiana coast with wind speeds of up to 150 miles per hour,

and maybe on wednesday, more sunshine coming through scotland, northern england and northern ireland. top temperatures in the sunnier moments maybe of 21—22 celsius. it looks likely that that dry theme is set to continue as well thursday into friday. no significant rain in the forecast of the next few days to come. enjoy. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continue straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. today, i'm in the rural east of england in the studio of one of the country's leading painters and sculptors, maggi hambling. her work has defied convention. she has won international acclaim and stirred plenty of controversy, too. so how has her creativity evolved over six decades? maggi hambling, welcome to hardtalk. hello. let me ask you about this location. many people around the world will associate you with soho,

but it may well be towards south wales and southern england that we're back to a picture of fewer showers and more in the way of sunny spells. this area of low pressure looks to finally get out of the way by tuesday to allow us a couple of fine days before another area of low pressure comes in later next week. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtop. —— hardtop. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. those of us lucky enough to live in countries where 70%+ of the adult population have been double vaccinated against covid might be tempted to think we can relax our guard. but the pandemic isn't over and the global vaccine roll—out still faces enormous challenges. my guest is professor sir andrew pollard, a key

that will get down to england and wales by the end of the night, but with it, notice all of this mist and murk and low cloud working in, especially into western coasts and hills, and we are going to keep a lot of that through the middle part of the week. rather cloudy through tuesday into wednesday, rather cool as well, but most places will stay dry. we still have this northwesterly wind, with high pressure and low pressure trapping us between the two, essentially, but that northwesterly wind picking up an awful lot of moisture, an awful lot of cloud and depositing it on top of the uk. so largely cloudy conditions on tuesday, a little bit of patchy rain and drizzle here and there. equally, that cloud breaking to give some sunny spells, especially to the south and the southeast of high ground. temperatures, at best, 18, 19, 20 degrees — still a little disappointing. and then into wednesday, more of the same, really, more mist and murk and cloud, the odd spot of drizzle. best of any brightness to the east and southeast of any hills and mountains. and temperatures, well, maybe just cre

maybe not too many showers running across parts of southern england, but that could well change on saturday. another set of weather fronts coming our way from the south just pepping up the downpours across southernmost parts of the uk. whereas elsewhere, it's a similar story. there'll be some heavy and thundery downpours around. it is worth bearing in mind, though, there will also be some sunny spells, not wet all the time. there will be brighter, drier moments in between these downpours. by saturday, many places with temperatures back down into the teens. showery picture continuing on sunday and monday. by tuesday, that low pressure system is out of the way. it will turn drier for a time, though another low moves in later next week. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hard talk. welcome to hardtalk. those of us lucky enough to live in countries where 70%+ of the adult population have been double vaccinated against covid might be tempted to think we can relax our guard. but the pandemic

and this area of cloud here may well work into parts of eastern england and perhaps into the midlands, and then continue its journey westwards as we head through the day on tuesday. so it could well cloud over a little bit across some parts of wales, maybe even with the odd spot of drizzle. some misty, murky weather clinging to some of these northern and western coasts, but elsewhere, tuesday will bring further spells of sunshine. again, the highest temperatures likely to be across western scotland, maybe parts of northern ireland as well, up to 2a, possibly up to 25 celsius. wednesday, a similar sort of day, best of the sunshine in the west. more cloud filtering into eastern areas, and also this noticeable northerly wind starting to develop close to eastern coasts. so that will knock the edge off the temperatures here, the highest temperatures once again out towards the west. now, a subtle change as we head towards thursday. 0ur area of high pressure is likely to drift away northwards, allowing this frontal system to work into the picture. not a lot of rain with that, but a lot of cl

so, lots of sunshine, especially across england and wales. in scotland, we are anticipating downpours and thunderstorms to form over the highlands, and they'll probably drift towards the east coast, and there's a chance of a few scattered showers just close to the north sea coasts and maybe 1—2 other areas. but other than that, it is going to be a predominantly sunny day with scattered fairweather clouds, light winds, and very pleasant temperatures. i suspect they will probably hit around 2a celsius in 1—2 spots on tuesday. now, here's a look at wednesday's weather map. a low is approaching with its weather front — here's the low out there. the weather front is approaching western areas of the uk, so the weather will go downhill. 0ut towards the west on wednesday, you can see the rain sweeping in — this is the morning in northern ireland, western parts of scotland, and other western extremities also getting the cloud and rain, and a bit of a breeze, too. but eastern areas in the southeast should, at the very least, stay bright and act