khan no, i want to give audiences in scotland more choice andi audiences in scotland more choice and i believe the excitement of saying that we have a new channel for scotland, what will it be, how will reschedule it, how will we make sure we get dramas, comedies, journalism, talk shows and at the heart of it this one hour news from scotland, that's an exciting proposition for viewers in scotland. the new channel will run programmes like the adventure show along with drama, comedy, factual and entertainment programmes, made in scotla nd entertainment programmes, made in scotland for a scottish audience. 0n—airfrom 7pm scotland for a scottish audience. 0n—air from 7pm until scotland for a scottish audience. 0n—airfrom 7pm until midnight every day but why does scotland need its own dedicated channel? at the most basic level scotland is a nation, not a region like lancashire or whatever. it's also important to understand that scotland has its state, legal system, education system, artistic community is, all of which are befitting of a small modern nation and they are not being ref

it was, just, scotland ahead. they moved six points clear than wales responded, this time rhys webb asking the question, but before he reached the try line he reached touch, the a nswer try line he reached touch, the answer was no try. under the pump scotla nd answer was no try. under the pump scotland have cracked in the past but now the pressure powered them, fuser to timber so, delirium vern cotter style. the scottish victory over wales in ten years. —— first scottish victory. these are worrying times for wales. two defeats in a row for them but all the attention of course will be on scotland. this was a hugely significant win for them you feel, so let's hear, starting with their captain. we started the championship well at home against ireland and were disappointed in france but we believe we can do something in this group. we have come today and re cove red group. we have come today and recovered from a poor first half to build a nice score and be a good home side. we beat ireland who are good, wales who

there's soon to be a lot more bbc in scotland. responding to demands for more spending and more dedicated news, tony hall came to glasgow to announce a whole new channel. does this mean you feel what bbc scotland's been offering so far hasn't been giving audience what is they want? no, i want to give audiences in scotland more choice and i really believe the excitement of saying — we have a new channel for scotland, what's that going to be? how are we going to schedule it? how are we going to shake sure that we get dramas and comedies, programmes of journalism, talk shows and, at the heart of it, this one—hour news from scotland, that's a really exciting proposition for viewers in scotland. the new channel will run programmes like the adventure show, along with drama, comedy, factual and entertainment programmes made in scotland, for a scottish audience. 0n airfrom 7.00pm to midnight every day, but why does scotland need its own dedicated channel? at the most basic level, scotland is it a nation, it's not a region, like lancas

we are starting with scotland against wales. if you are wondering why we are here tonight it is because the woman's scotla nd tea m tonight it is because the woman's scotland team are playing well. —— playing wales. the under 20s are playing wales. the under 20s are playing later on as well. joining me to preview the lavatory championships is scotland all time record points scorer chris paterson. chris, what is from me too, what think? outstanding. some cracking by. think? outstanding. some cracking rugby. a great fixture in cardiff. wales played well. england know how to win and they came through and one. ireland had a great victory. a physical battle in paris. scotland picked up a couple of injuries. physical battle in paris. scotland picked up a couple of injurieslj suppose picked up a couple of injuries.” suppose the big talking point coming out of the scotland camp is the fact that greig laidlaw has picked up the ankle injury. how big a loss as that? he is a massive loss for his leadership and understanding. he direct

scotla nd scotland break—out. and a spirited second—half performance at murrayfield earns scotland their first six nations win over wales in ten years. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon. the former labour foreign secretary david miliband says the party is the furthest it's been from power in 50 years. he was responding to labour's by—election defeat in copeland in cumbria where the conservatives overturned a majority of more than two thousand to oust labour from a seat it had held for 80 years. jeremy corbyn has said he won't step down as leader. here's our political correspondent, matt cole. if these scenes in stoke, where labour held the seat, had been repeated in copeland, there would be fewer questions forjeremy corbyn. but it was theresa may's tories who celebrated an historic win in cumbria, turning this rock—solid red seat blue for the first time in 80 years. not for the first time, labour's former foreign secretary has spoken his mind. in a newspaper interview, david miliband sai

tom symons, bbc news, at new scotland yard. the headlines on bbc news: the fiance of the children's author, helen bailey, is found guilty of her murder, dumping her body in a cesspit in the hope of inheriting millions of pounds. astronomers discover seven earth—sized planets. they could harbour conditions to support life. cressida dick is appointed as the metropolitan police commissioner, becoming the first woman in the job, in its 188—year history. a toddler who died after suffering a catalogue of injuries at the hands of her legal guardian should never have been placed with her. that's the finding of a serious case review, which has concluded 18—month—old keegan downer, who died in 2015, was "invisible" to professionals, despite suffering over 150 injuries. kandyce downer was jailed for life after being convicted of the little girl's murder. amy cole reports. little keegan downer, seen here happy and flourishing in her foster home. that all changed when she went to live with kandyce downer, a distant relative who had

so stubbornly persists here in scotland ? it won‘t so stubbornly persists here in scotland? it won‘t work for the tories and it won‘t work for the smb. the harsh and tragic reality forfar smb. the harsh and tragic reality for far too smb. the harsh and tragic reality forfar too many smb. the harsh and tragic reality for far too many of our citizens is that having a low tax, unrestrained, free—market economy is bad for them and bad for society as a whole. comrades, i am sick of how normalised poverty and inequality are becoming first i am sick of the rigged economy that makes it happen. comrades, i am sick of people dying from the impact of endless austerities. and i know you, we, the labour party are as well. we do not wa nt to labour party are as well. we do not want to live in a society where so many of our people sleep in shop doorways at night. we do not want to live in a society where food banks are seen as live in a society where food banks are seen as the norm, as part of our lives. we don‘t want to live in a society where welfare sanctions literally starve pe

yes, good start for scotland. the champions england have started the defence of their title they kicked off at ten to five against france at twickenham. england completed the grand slam in paris last year but the french have made life very difficult for eddie jones' men. they were fortunate to be level at the break after an under—par display. elliott daly pulled them level from 50 metres. 9—9 the score at half—time. it looked as though england's unbeaten run under eddiejones was coming to an end then there was this try with ten minutes to go. a couple of minutes to go, england were reading 19—16 —— leading. a really tight one at twickenham. england also start their campaign in the women's six nations this evening. they'll play france at twickenham staright after the mens match. england were denied the grand slam by the french last year, france winning the title. they've since turned professional, and captain sarah hunter says victory today is key as they look to build to the future. the women's competi

yes, and scotland voted to remain overwhelmingly. the majority for remainer is even higher i'iow majority for remainer is even higher now in scotland. nicola sturgeon has put forward a compromise position which says that theresa may lets scotland stayed with him the single market. that is a huge compromise to make. that is total monsoons. next time you meet jean—claude juncker, you have a conversation, like the one that i had the week before christmas that there is far more sympathy and support across the european continent for scotland than there is for this hard brexit tory government. but the spanish would not allow that, would they? the proposal is to have scotland within the single market as part of efta. and you think the spanish would agree with that? why not, if it was proposed. the formal spanish position, as opposed to how it is sometimes presented, as aggrieved within europe, spain has nothing to say about that. none of the countries in europe would agree to that. i would say, to the people of scotland, i understand, lik

on sunday it is france against scotland. so let's catch up with all the team news from our reporters with the home nations. nial foster is in rome with the ireland camp as they look to get their campaign back on track against italy. it was a captain's run with a difference for ireland as no captain was in attendance here. rory best, who often leads from the front for ireland was back in his hotel room nursing a stomach bug. but the irish camp are confident the 34—year—old will be fit and raring to go against italy tomorrow. i think there is a lwa ys italy tomorrow. i think there is always things that crop up in the course of a week. i think how we react and respond to it, hopefully it will allow us to continue the preparation as seamlessly as possible. unfortunately, these things happen. we are confident he will recover in time for tomorrow. the england camp has been on edge this week. eddiejones said on monday, the victory over france felt a bit likea monday, the victory over france felt a bit like a defeat. jones has a

be allowed tojoin independent scotland would not be allowed to join the eu, independent scotland would not be allowed tojoin the eu, but independent scotland would not be allowed to join the eu, but now it scotla nd allowed to join the eu, but now it scotland will have to leave precisely because it is still part of the united kingdom. the scottish government has said that scotland is being dragged out of the eu against its will and they complain that the scottish government's views are being ignored. so it is somewhat surprising that independence polls are not shifting. some no supporters have changed to yes. conversely, some yes supporters are now inclined to vote no because they are not very keen on the eu and the actually voted to leave. so there is a churn underneath the apparent instability. but that leaves the debate much where it was beforejune 23. but that leaves the debate much where it was before june 23. nicola sturgeon will have to do play her next move very carefully. she argues leaving the eu will be an economic catastrophe. she has devised a plan she thinks could keep sc

dawn on tuesday, there may even be a touch of frost in northern scotland. not so further south, another mild night, nine or ten degrees. another grey start to the day on tuesday for wales and southern counties of england. low cloud and patchy rain through the morning. wetter weather getting into western scotland and northern ireland through the afternoon. temperatures through the afternoon will be well into double figures for many of us. through wednesday and thursday temperatures just dropping back into single figures across the northern parts of the uk. still hanging on to double figures further south with a fair bit of cloud and rain at times. still less mild by the end of this week. some places doing quite well but still quite windy later this week. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm lebo diseko. our top stories: iraqi government forces advance on the western half of the city of mosul. we have a report from the frontline. they're now above the village, which is their main target. they're laying down f

it might turn colder in the far north and east of scotland. wind and rain making progress east across scotland and snow on higher ground. the rain pushing through northern ireland quickly in the morning. a fairly promising start to the day in eastern england. sunshine getting through. the breeze keeping temperatures about nine, 10 degrees. further west, cloudy and a bit more ofa further west, cloudy and a bit more of a breeze picking up will stop rain setting into wales and other western parts of england and the rest of wales as you go through the day. storm ewan will arrive late morning. around the irish sea coasts with gusts up to 60 mph in land and on the coast, 70 mph. not as strong as storm doris but impacts are possible. rain across the north and west of the uk and snow over the scottish mountains. dreyer further east.

now a new channel and a new news programme for scotland. i think scotland deserves its own channel. that reflects itself, its creativity, its culture as well as its politics. i wanted to move the game on. in the end, my aim has been to think about the viewers in scotland and what is best for them, and i think they want quality and choice. the new channel will broadcast shows like this one, currently shown on bbc two in scotland but with a budget of £30 million a year, much of the five hours on programmes on offer every night will be new. there will also be an integrated news hour at 9pm with national and international news. it is a huge opportunity for scotland to assert itself to itself and across the uk, and for it to reflect on some of the other things beyond politics. scotland has a very vibrant arts and creative community. there's a real opportunity for those communities to be better reflected. most high—profile, though, has been the debate around news. the bbc said the 6pm news had performed strongly in scotland in recent years but some have long argued for a scottish versi

touch of frost developing in southern scotland. maybe in south—east england. as the mcgirt on. tomorrow morning, some of in scotland may be slow to clear a particularly in the south. a chilly start compared with this morning. still got thicker cloud. there will be light and patchy rain in north west england. spots in the midlands and south—east england. maybe also clipping the north of wales the rest of wales in south west england going off to a dry stop. fog patches. eastern scotla nd dry stop. fog patches. eastern scotland as well, elsewhere, sunshine will be very limited. a zone of thicker cloud although not much rain falling from it from south east england. and into western scotland. then western counties of wales. into one will begin to see a threat of rain coming back in later in the day. lighter winds on friday, the temperature is not quite as high as it has been today, but it shouldn't feel too different. one or two patches around, but here is the weather system to the west. not making a huge amount of progress in the u

it was, just, scotland ahead. they moved six points clear than wales responded, this time rhys webb asking the question, but before he reached the try line he reached touch, the answer was no try. under the pump, scotland have cracked in the past but now the pressure powered them, fuser to timber so, delirium vern a fizzer to visser, delirium vern cotter style. the scottish victory over wales in ten years. the first scottish victory over wales in ten years. we started the championship well at home against ireland and were disappointed in france but we believe we can do something in this group. we have come today and recovered from a poor first half to build a nice score and be a good home side. we beat ireland who are good, wales who are very good as well, so we will take it in the next game, and we are a group of we work hard, we genuinely believe we can win games. there was definitely a momentum shift at the end of the first half. scotland took the opportunity. we wanted to keep possession in the second half and

the first is the extent of the snow across scotland. southern uplands could get up scotland. southern uplands could get up to 20 centimetres. and the other problem through the early hours and tomorrow morning will be the strength of wind and the problems with doris is the storm is crossing the uk at its most intense. we are thinking from the morning on there will be a swathe of powerful winds. we talk about 70 to 80mph winds that often affect the coast. we are talking about inland and further south very windy. these sorts of winds in build up areas impact our infrastructure and we could see problems like this. the advice is ta ke problems like this. the advice is take care tomorrow. you're watching bbc news. the headlines: the fiancee of the children's author helen bailey is found guilty of her murder — dumping her body in a cesspit, in the hope of inheriting millions of pounds. cressida dick has been appointed the new metropolitan police commissioner, becoming the first woman to run scotland yard. she was previously the national policing lead on counter—terrorism and the

some of the best weather today was across northern scotland. we have a weather watch a picture taken in the highlands here and we had some sunshine. tomorrow, things look very different. further south, we had some very strong different. further south, we had some very strong winds, big waves, some very strong winds, big waves, some rough seas here along the south coast of england. that's where we have the strongest winds, dust of 60 or even 70 mph. —— gusts. we have had snow over the hills across the eastern side of northern ireland. this is the picture over the past few hours. we see the wet weather moving up towards the north just on the edge of snow. low pressure is responsible for that and that is heading up towards scotland overnight. behind it, skies were clear and temperatures will drop. possibly lower in the countryside for a touch of frost. if you are going to be travelling in the early hours of the morning orfirst going to be travelling in the early hours of the morning or first thing on saturday, there could be icy patches around

so an excellent win for scotland. ireland, though, are at the top of the six nations table this morning. they came from behind to beat france 19—9 in dublin. but it's that scotland victory that has grabbed the headlines. as patrick gearey reports. scotland shake up the six nations for the second time. at the tournament's crossroads they took the right path. so much hanging over this, for 20 minutes so little ground given, until wales set off on the open road. liam williams on the fast lane. too quick to be stopped by any of scotland's barriers. so they tried to catch them another way. finn russell kicked scotland closer, but leigh halfpenny can kick to the horizon. consider russell trumped. four now. scotland flew out after the break. tommy seymour for the line. in the city of trainspotting, try—spotting. was it? it was, just. scotland ahead. they moved six points clear, then wales responded. this time rhys webb asked the question, but, before he reached the question, but before he reached the try line he reached

for ireland, as for scotland, the title chase is on. we've beaten ireland, who are a very good team. we've beaten wales, who are a very good team too. but we're going to england for the next game and if we work hard we genuinely believe we can win games. italy took a surprise early lead against england in the women's six nations, as sofia stefan went over in the fourth minute. but the english pack overwhelmed their opponents. hooker vicky fleetwood scored a hat—trick of almost identical tries as they won 29—14. england lead the six nations table by four points from ireland, who play france later today. england have the opportunity to go above ireland in the table this afternoon. they play italy at twickenham. the italians have lost their opening two matches and conceded 96 points, but the england skipper says they should expect a tough contest. the focus has been this week very much on ourselves, what we can control, what we can get right, focus on the basics, play at an intensity that can, you know, put italy under pressure. but we

scotland, up to 50— 60 mph. especially for posts and hills. not a great day for a hill walk or a trip to the coast. in northern scotland, cold air toxins. towards the south—east, where things stay dry, it will be mild. this evening and tonight we have rain across england and wales. heavy rain and snow moving across scotla nd heavy rain and snow moving across scotland and for the northern isles, and the far north of the mainland, 60- 70 and the far north of the mainland, 60— 70 mph. that's not especially unusualfor 60— 70 mph. that's not especially unusual for this part of the world. then we have cold air. hefty showers, which could be wintry in places. so there could be some icy stretches into tomorrow morning. tomorrow could be tricky towards the north—west of the country, some heavy showers moving through, with hailand heavy showers moving through, with hail and thunder. wintry, particularly but not exclusively over high ground. it will feel considerably cooler than it has done. lots going on! varies.

some sleet and snow across scotland overnight. in the south where temperatures fall it will be colder than recent nights. we may have some eyes to content with through the latter part of the night and into the first part of the morning. something we have not really seen. it has been much milder. it will not be saturday morning, but sunday morning as well. conditions will be slippery across scotla nd conditions will be slippery across scotland with the band of rain, sleet and snow slows declare. —— slowed to clear. showers in the south west. that is where we are concerned about ice. we have this next area of rain. that area of low pressure will pound into france and cause disruption. not great for those travelling across france and into england. we are more likely to get the rain from the system. it might well be bright, sunny and disappointingly cloudy. 6—8 is a about average for the time of the year. touch and go for the rain having cleared from twickenham tomorrow evening. largely dry, the weather system clearing northward

and east scotland. 60mph gusts possible. sunshine and showers, some of those turning wintry. southern counties will start fairly cloudy and outbreaks of rain and drizzle. brightening up for all, but southern most areas as we finish wednesday and notice temperatures getting close to back to where they should be for the time of year. the one thing to watch, well, it is wednesday and into thursday, potentially a stormy area of low

no escape for scotland. camille lopez knocked it over. in the land of the giants, scotland's task was simply too big. it was a physical encounter. quite a few times we came off second best. but i thought the boys stuck in really well defensively and defended oui’ really well defensively and defended our line well and scored a couple of tries, just at critical times perhaps we weren't accurate enough. we will have a good look at that before moving to the next game. ireland's women lead the way in the six nations standings after they beat italy in l'aquila. the first half was a low scoring affair with both going into the break having shared a penalty each. but in the second half, ireland finally found some form and they dominated proceedings, running in a total of four tries. this effort, right at the end of the game, the best of the bunch by hannah tyrell, to give them a 27—3 victory it late to get the bonus point with that try. in the pro 12 — connacht secured all the points as they beat cardiff blues. they finally edged ahead with

gales develop again in north—west scotland. very little rain reaching southern england and it is a mild night to come because with this weather system coming in we have a flow of milder coming back into the uk. that is how we start the weekend and throughout the week and for most of us throughout the week and for most of us it will be on the mild side. it will be quite windy and there will be some rain around at times but not all the time. i will show you saturday now, so we can see what to expect, a windy start with outbreaks of rain spreading south eastwards. heavy as towards the hills of scotland, moving into cumbria. easing a little bit into the afternoon. brighter skies with a few showers. very little rain reaching south—east england. eastern areas generally not seeing as much rain as you would see further west. for part two of the weekend on sunday we see another weather system coming in taking outbreaks of rain south eastwards with the breeze as well. very little in the south—east england and notice that the temperat

scotla nd scotland raked —— break out! and a spirited second—half performance at murrayfield earns scotland their first six nations win over wales in a decade. good evening and welcome to bbc news. tom watson, labour's deputy leader, has said the party must change tack and "do better" at winning over voters but he has said that now is "not the time" to change leadership. speaking at the scottish labour conference in perth mr watson acknowledged the loss of a long held labour seat in copeland on thursday had been hugely disappointing. labour's leaderjeremy corbyn has said he will stay on. here's our political correspondent carole walker. jeremy corbyn has made it clear he has no intention of stepping down. he was in stoke yesterday, where labour saw off the challenge from ukip to win the by—election. but he's facing questions about the party's defeat in copeland. what about copeland, mr corbyn? the tories were jubilant after seizing the seat which had been in labour's hands since it was created. labour's deputy leader t

eastern scotland but all the west rain in northern ireland and into western scotland this afternoon. that rain will continue eastwards overnight. a period of snow over the highlands before it turns back to rain. rain will cascade its way down across many areas. reaching... very little reaching southern counties, it will be mostly further north. temperatures will be on the rise here. under clear skies it will be quite a chilly night. tomorrow morning does not look that chilly. lots of rain around the more northern and western areas. it will improve across scotland and northern ireland, things will brighten up through the afternoon. showers across the far north—west, dribs and drabs further south, across england and wales at least. technically and mild today but with the wind and the rain it will not feel that pleasant, the wane —— the rain will be most obvious across parts of cumbria. some respite before it comes back on sunday. keeping our eye on rainfall through cumbria this weekend, the

still quite cold across the north and scotland and eastern scotland and england. overnight tonight we have some more patches a brain working north and east and later in the night more active systems bringing rain across northern ireland and much of england and wales. a mild night foremost with some frost perhaps that was sheltered glands in the north of scotland. tomorrow is a day with gales around the southern coasts and hills. more rain to end the day working into wales and south west england. it will be milder in north—east scotland in particular. similarto north—east scotland in particular. similar to the temperatures today. yesterday we spoke about a potential big storm on friday, still some uncertainty about its tracks, most likely ringing the west of the severe gales and disruption in two parts of north—west france. but a small change in the jet stream could send fierce winds careering into the south of england. this storm system is going to be very active, looking pretty nasty with a reasonable chance of some disruptive weather. but across the northe

scotland ahead. they moved six points clear and wales responded with rhys webb asking the question but before he reached the try line, he reached touch and it was no try. scotla nd he reached touch and it was no try. scotland have cracked in the past but now the pressure powered them. delivery, vern cotter style. a first victory over wales in ten years. we started the championship well at home against ireland. we were disappointed in france. but we believe we can do something with this group. we have come today, recovered from the first half to build a nice score. we have beaten ireland who are good team. we go to england for the next game.“ ireland who are good team. we go to england for the next game. if we work hard, we believe we can win games. that win meant scotland were temporarily top of the table before ireland moved above them as they came from behind to beat france 19—9 in dublin. they trailed in the early stages. two lopez penalties put the visitors in front. amaury try put the home s

within scotland in recent years. the idea of a new channel was a huge opportunity for scotland. you could argue that we have been slightly underfunded. but it isa have been slightly underfunded. but it is a welcome commitment by the bbc. they will not be a six o'clock news in scotland. how do you see the balance of that? that was interesting. the scottish six o'clock eight news is something which has been suggested for many yea rs. which has been suggested for many years. many labour party administrations have tried to get it for many years. it has been maybe wrongly tagged as being something which has only been to forum by the scottish national party. it was meant to reflect the fact that much of scottish public life, the health service and education are many other parts of public life are no separate from how the are approached in england. it was more to get that sort of balance. that is not something that the bbc have not wa nted something that the bbc have not wanted to go with. but there is a belief that the nee

chilly across north—east scotland. most other places frost—free. into tomorrow, the rain sinks south across northern ireland and scotland, setting in again across north—west england and wales. to the south—east, a fair amount of cloud, some brighter glimpses at times, and brightening up eventually across northern ireland and northern scotland, with some sunshine and heavy, blustery showers as things begin to cool off by the end of the day. another mild day across the south—east. a mild day for man utd against southampton, perhaps some patchy rain at times. into monday, a weather front swings south and eastwards, and behind it some sunshine, blustery showers with hail and thunder. it will start to feel a bit cooler. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the former labour foreign secretary david miliband has said the party is at its weakest for 50 years. jeremy corbyn‘s allies says negative interventions aren't helping the party. several major news organisations have been excluded from a briefing by president's trump's spokesman at the whit

sport—scotland will hope the medals do not follow. that is all for now but, like wayne rooney, i can confirm i am staying put and there would be more sport here throughout the evening. doris has stormed her way across the uk leaving havoc in her wake. disruption on the roads, rail and in the air. a woman died in wolverhampton after suffering serious head injuries when a piece of debris, believed to be a piece of roof, fell on to the street. there's been problems on the rail networks with nearly all operators reporting delays. when virgin trains suspended its service nationwide. there's still a limited service in place and passengers are being advised not to travel. a driving instructor in spalding lincolnshire had this lucky escape when a large tree fell into the road in front of him. as a result of heavy snow. this was an iceland air plane struggling to land at manchester airport this morning. elsewhere ten percent of heathrow‘s schedule was reduced because of the poor conditions. more than 40,000 people are without power in east a

for northern ireland and western scotland, not such a good day. a lot of cloud around and grace guys. turning wetter in western scotland after the afternoon. east of scotla nd after the afternoon. east of scotland is better, sheltered from the moist and mild westerly winds. you can see the difference and temperatures in london and blackburn. for the fa cup. there might be drizzle later than the day and blackburn. we have drizzle arriving in scotland and northern ireland this evening. the rain band six sophos tonight. the rain becomes lighter and patchy. it leaves behind cloud untilfour, lighter and patchy. it leaves behind cloud until four, despite lighter and patchy. it leaves behind cloud untilfour, despite any freshening westerly wind. it is really mild tonight, temperatures not following much at all. heading into tomorrow, we are looking for high temperatures across some parts of the country. we have this very mild aircoming from of the country. we have this very mild air coming from a long way south. it will be accompanied by some very gusty

now a new channel and a new news programme for scotland. i think scotland deserves its own channel. it will reflect itself, its creativity, its culture as well as its politics. i wa nted culture as well as its politics. i wanted to move the game on. in the end, my aim has been to think about the viewers in scotland and what is best for them, and i think they want quality. the new channel will broadcast shows like this one, currently shown on bbc two in scotla nd currently shown on bbc two in scotland but with a budget of £30 million a year, much of the five hours on programmes on offer every night will be new. there will also be an integrated newshour at 9pm with national and international news. it is a huge opportunity for scotla nd news. it is a huge opportunity for scotland to its —— to assert itself to itself and across the uk, and for it to reflect on some of the other things beyond politics. scotland has a very vibrant arts and creative community. there's a real opportunity for those communities to be better reflected. most high profile, though, has been the debate around

scattered showers into scotland as well. what we're showers into scotland as well. what we' re left showers into scotland as well. what we're left with overnight is this area of wet weather from northern ireland, through parts of wales, and down towards southern spots in south—east england. the intensity of some of the rain will ease a bit. by the side of that will be mainly dry with a view fog patches. especially some of that fog into scotland could be quite thick in places. clearer parts of scotland was the touch of frost. a weather front giving drizzly rain the further west you are. especially into southern scotland, that fog may slow you down for a time scotland, that fog may slow you down fora time in scotland, that fog may slow you down for a time in the morning. still damp and drizzly, patchy rain and maybe a fuse box into the midlands and down south—east england. either side of that, north—east england, parts of wales and south—east england, a bit brighter to start the day but they could be the odd fog patch as well. it looks like much of north and e

most scotland and north east england. m ost pla ces scotland and north east england. most places dry at the end of the night. a patchy frost but parts of north—west scotland where it is clear, down to —54 minus six. monday brings in sunny weather in across southern and western parts of the uk. still plenty of cloud in the eastern england, yorkshire, north—east england and into eastern scotland. still some light rain in eastern scotland. a windy day where ever you are but gales eastern scotland. a windy day where ever you are but gates in western parts and the west of wales. up to anglesey they could see gusts of up to 60 miles an hour. 11 in plymouth. most of us fall well short of that and feeling cold in the wind. on tuesday, cloudy skies, a weather front approaching western areas with some showers. funniest in the north and east. temperatures edged up a little but as we go into wednesday week cut off the flow of cold continental air and switch it around more than is an atlantic flow. feeling milder, but with showers. where we are four yesterday, by wednesday m

further north, sunshine coming out in eastern scotland, but it is here in scotla nd eastern scotland, but it is here in scotland that we have cooler, fresher conditions moving in. more rain on the chart for tuesday, particularly for the northwest. limited brighter spells in eastern england. relatively mild, with high temperatures of 30 celsius. from midweek, it will turn cooler and fresher. this is the pressure chart for wednesday. low—pressure skirting to the north of scotland. that brings rain. then we will get cooler, north—westerly winds feeding in. toward the middle part of the week, it. to feel cooler with those brisk winds to factor in as well. that's your weather. this is bbc news. the headlines: thousands of prison officers in london and the south east of england are to get a pay increase of up to £5,000. iraqi forces say they have captured several villages on the first day of their offensive to retake western mosul from so called islamic state. save the children warn 350,000 children are trapped in the city. this is iraq's last city held by the islamic state. the assaul

he thinks scotland is a county of england. it isa scotland is a county of england. it is a country, not a county, and is entitled to national rights. is a country, not a county, and is entitled to national rightsm is a country, not a county, and is entitled to national rights. it was auk entitled to national rights. it was a uk wide referendum. and scotland voted to remain. the majority in the polls is even higher now. nicola sturgeon has put forward a compromise position which allows theresa may to let scotland stay within the single market, a huge compromise. it is not remotely credible. that is total nonsense. the next time you meetjean—claude junker, have a conversation like the one i had the week before christmas. he has more sympathy and support across the continent for scotland than there is for brexit. the spanish would not allow that. the proposal is to have scotland in the single market as part of efta. the spanish government's formal position, as opposed to how it is sometimes presented on the bbc, is agreed within the uk —— if something is agreed w

dawn on tuesday, there may even be a touch of frost in northern scotland, but not so further south. another mild night, nine or ten degrees. another grey start to the day on tuesday for wales and southern counties of england. through wednesday and thursday temperatures just dropping back into single figures across the northern parts of the uk. still hanging on to double figures further south, with a fair bit of cloud and a little bit of rain at times. but still a little bit less mild, i suspect, by the end of this week. some places doing quite well, but still quite windy later this week. hello this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. gridlocked — a report finds the uk's roads are the most congested in europe. researchers say most drivers spend more than 32 hours each year stuck in traffic, as they warn of a significant cost to the economy. good morning, it's monday 20th february. also this morning: almost every council in england is planning to put up taxes to help meet the cost of social care. angelina jolie talks exclusively to us as she talks about her new film se

the new bonus point system puts ireland one point above scotland. england have the opportunity to go above them both this afternoon. they play italy at twickenham. the italians have lost their opening two matches and conceded 96 points, but the england skipper says they should expect a tough contest. the focus has been this week very much on ourselves, what we can control, what we can get right, focus on the basics, play with an intensity that can, you know, put italy under pressure, but we have got no doubt it will be very confrontational at the start of the game, and they pose a big threat, especially early on. it's the first major cup final of the english domestic season this afternoon — manchester united take on southampton at wembley in the efl cup. southampton haven't won a major trophy since 1976. jose mourniho, has never lost a domestic cup final in england. it would be good for the group, good for the club, and it would be good for the club, and it would be good for me, obviously. but, you know, at the beginning of my career, i was lookin

a touch cooler for scotland and northern ireland. enter the beginning of next week, it will feel a good deal colder. we are going to change when direction. a northerly wind will bring sunshine and wintry showers. —— change in wind direction. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. former labour foreign secretary david miliband has said the party is at its weakest for 50 years. jeremy corbyn's allies says negative interventions are not helping the party. several major news organisations have been excluded from a briefing by president's trump's spokesman at the white house. the bbc, cnn and the new york times were among those told they were not invited. iraqi forces have now entered parts of western mosul, in what is expected to be a dangerous battle to remove the so—called islamic state from iraq's second largest city. suicide bombers have attacked two security compounds in syria's third city of homs, killing dozens of people. some reports put the number of dead at more than a0. now, on bbc news, it's click. this week, new homes

it will be around for much of the day in northern scotland. there will be guilt since places, but eventually scotland will turn drier. some showers in the north west of england, and the risk of icy patches here and anywhere where there was wet weather yesterday. through large parts of england and wales, it will be a dry start. outbreaks of rain running into south—east england, brushing into south—east england, brushing into east anglia for a time. that will be a dull and damp weather feature by pulling away to the east this afternoon so some others will see the sunshine. windy with rain until snow. that will be about 300 metres in northern scotland. some showers in the south—west of england. lots of fine weather elsewhere, and the temperature is not bad, between 5 degrees and nine celsius. the rugby today, the six nations getting under way. at murrayfield, rain, turning drier. starry skies at twickenham. temperatures will drop tonight, with a thrust taking hold and patchy fog developing. it will be quite a see in places. wet weather is m

rain and snow moving across scotland, and severe gales across the far north of the mainland. then a real rush of showers packing in from the west as temperatures fall as well. that could lead us to some icy stretches during tomorrow morning. they're that in mind if you are travelling will stop particular up are travelling will stop particular up towards the north—west. through the day tomorrow, some spells of sunshine, but we will also see lots of showers, some heavy with hail and thunder wintry, especially over high ground, and even lower levels. a very different day tomorrow. tuesday might still be as cold north or north—westerly wind, still plenty of showers, some sunshine in between, up showers, some sunshine in between, up to showers, some sunshine in between, upto9 showers, some sunshine in between, up to 9 degrees. it stays changeable through the rest of the week.

dawn on tuesday, there may even be a touch of frost in northern scotland. not so further south, another mild night, nine or ten degrees. another grey start to the day on tuesday for wales and southern counties of england. low cloud and patchy rain through the morning. wetter weather getting into western scotland and northern ireland through the afternoon. temperatures through the afternoon will be well into double figures for many of us. through wednesday and thursday temperatures just dropping back into single figures across the northern parts of the uk. still hanging on to double figures further south with a fair bit of cloud and rain at times. still less mild by the end of this week. some places doing quite well but still quite windy later this week. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: the second phase of the military operation to retake the iraqi city of mosul has begun. the western half of the city is the last stronghold of so—called islamic state in iraq. the first objective of the advance appears to be mosul‘s airport. president

western scotland this afternoon. that rain will continue eastwards overnight. a period of snow over the highlands before it turns back to rain. rain will cascade its way down across many areas. reaching... very little reaching southern counties, it will be mostly further north. temperatures will be on the rise here. under clear skies it will be quite a chilly night. tomorrow morning does not look that chilly. lots of rain around the more northern and western areas. it will improve across scotland and northern ireland, things will brighten up through the afternoon. showers across the far north—west, dribs and drabs further south, across england and wales at least. technically and mild today but with the wind and the rain it will not feel that pleasant, the wane —— the rain will be most obvious across parts of cumbria. some respite before it comes back on sunday. keeping our eye on rainfall through cumbria this weekend, the risk of some flooding. there are warnings in force, another weather system comes into sund

ice will be a hazard across scotland, northern ireland and north—west england as well. might be a slippery start on friday morning. a chilly one but a much more tranquil day on friday. welcome sunshine and a sparkling start. 0ne welcome sunshine and a sparkling start. one or two showers on the breeze as specially around coastal areas. more rain turns up across northern ireland initially, pushing in across scotland and turning to snow on the highlands. temperatures slow to rise but temperatures will continue to rise as we head into the weekend. in combination with active fronts across the west of the uk, a lot of surface water from the rain and a lot of snow melting. problems on the horizon across parts of the north—west and the uk and creeping across north—west england, we could see some flooding. 0n across north—west england, we could see some flooding. on sunday, dry weather, albeit cloudy at times. all the rain will be further north and west. blustery but thankfully not as windy as it is just now. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime: storm doris has bro

into tomorrow, the rain sinks into northern ireland and scotland. did the south—east of that, a fair amount of cloud. brighter at times. writing up eventually across northern ireland and northern scotland. some sunshine but also some heavy and blustery showers as things begin to cool off towards the end of the day. mild in the south—east. mild for man united versus southampton. patchy rain at times. into monday, a weather front swings southwards and eastwards. behind it, some sunshine, some blustery showers with hail and thunder. it will start to feel quite a bit cooler. hello and welcome to dateline london. the state we're in — is there a vacuum at the heart of british politics? how far does the future of the european union rest on the next president of france? and, the fight against the group calling itself islamic state. who will be doing the fighting? my guests today are agnes poirier who is uk editor of france's marianne, stryker mcguire of bloomberg markets, mina al0raibi, the arab affairs commentator, and ned temko who is an author and

the wind is picking up again across the north of ireland and western scotland. rain becomes heavy and persistent but not reaching the east of scotland until after dark so here you should enjoy the sunshine. rain getting in towards the north—western parts of wales. certainly getting cloudier. the midlands, eastwards, it remains fine. lots of sunshine around. a lovely day with light winds. on the cool side, with temperatures in single figures for most. wet and windy weather across the north—west quarter of the uk. that spreads easterly during friday night, so the wind picks up everywhere. some of the rain will turn to snow over the high ground, we'll see it move across scotland. maybe the far north of england. turning back to rain, as the temperatures begin to rise from the south—west. so a less cold night on friday night than what we will see on thursday. so this weekend it looks like it will be milder. south—westerlies back and it will be windy, certainly across the north and west of the uk. close to the high pressure it should stay largely dry. you can

we will not accept the proposals from scotland to follow the votes of people in the nation of scotland abd retain our european connection. we're not interested in preserving scottishjobs. if that is the criteria and attitude of government, if that is what this prime minister wants to do with scotland, if she's determined to throw down that gauntlet, then she can be absolutely sure that nicola sturgeon as first minister will pick it up. we will need to have a bridge to the free trade agreement that we seek with the european union. at the same time, the european union needs from us financial commitments that it believes we entered into to pay for european projects that were undertaken while we were a member. in practice what that means is that the negotiation will be a trade—off, as all divorces are, between access and money. the debate featured a maiden speech from the house's newest mp. i'm not a lawyer, but i fail to understand how one can ask the electorate a question and then even consider disregarding the result. i believe that the referendum is not advice but an instruction to u