hail showers in north—west england into the midlands. in southern areas, the wind easing a little bit, showers dotted about through south—west england and south wales, but for many of us, they'll is to begin with but what follows will be a largely fine and dry day but showers continue in northern ireland, scotland and north west england, and increasingly snow for lower levels as we go through the day. a brisk and chilly north westerly wind especially across the northern half of the uk. a similar pattern on friday, some sunny spells but across the north—west of the uk there will be further sleet and snow showers. it's a lot quieter as the weekend begins, some sunny spells, fewer showers but another weather system coming in on sunday and while many of us will get rain out of that, the risk of some snow the further north you are. you're watching beyond one hundred days. the european union has found more than 3,500 examples of russian disinformation. all geared at destabilising the eu. and the european parliament says it's an orchestrate

further sleet and snow tonight across scotland, northern ireland and north—west england. we are likely to see a significant risk of icy conditions on friday morning so take care on the roads. there will be some ice and accumulating snow fall, even on lower levels with temperatures subzero starting friday morning. similar to today, temperatures subzero starting friday morning. similarto today, friday will be mostly dry and clear. chill and eastern england and the far east of scotland. some heavy snow for a time pushing across northern ireland into the western half of scotland and north—west england. we could see several centimetres more of snow accumulating. temperatures between two and 7 degrees. a different feeling in the weather north to south across the country. as we look from friday night and into the weekend, a bit of a change with a front approaching from the south—west. before that, a ridge of higher pressure and a quieter day on the cards for saturday. many of us staying dry with some sunshine. still fairly chilly, 3—7 degrees. rain possible in the south an

england, the west midlands, wales, south—west england, east anglia and also lincolnshire, to name but a few. some of that fog will lift through the morning. some will lift through the morning. some will stick around for much of the day. so it may very well impact some of your travel. keep up—to—date with what is happening where you are on your bbc local radio station. this morning across northern ireland it is cloudy and we have patchy fog, much like yesterday. if it doesn't lift where you are temperatures will hover above freezing through the day. the scotland, different situation. clear skies. day. the scotland, different situation. clearskies. cold, frost, eastern scotland scene that cloud, don't forget that fog i mentioned as well. patches of fog around north—west england, manchester, also three yorkshire and into wales, the west midlands. again, patchy, some of it is dense. across parts of south—west england we also have fog hatches this morning as well. it is everywhere but you will run into it, potentially, if you are travelling on the m5 heading in the direction of the

, particularly in north—west england and later across north wales. south of the band of rain we have very mild air, cloudy and rather breezy, north of it things turn chillier. the band of rain is on the weather front here and that will continue pushing southwards on monday, pushing away the last of the mild air and instead introducing chillier airfrom the last of the mild air and instead introducing chillier air from the north—west, nothing extreme, though, for the time of year but a change certainly. we still have a very mild start across southern parts of england and wales where it is dried generally and then this band of rain that could be heavy for a while across the hills of north west wales and north—west england as well in the morning, not much east of the pennines. behind the band of rain we are in the chillier air so we have clearer skies and ulcers and showers and maybe some winteriness in scotland. ahead of the rain some strong and gusty winds for a while. the rain band move southwards and by the time it's across southern england in th

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one area of rain perilously close to parts of south—west england, along the south coast, as well. but that rain will be clearing off very quickly, and then essentially across england and wales, through the day, we're looking at large areas of cloud and a sunny spells. just one or two showers across parts of north—west england, and still the potentialfor some icy stretches across parts of north—east england, just through the first part of the morning. showers packing in across scotland but look at the temperatures, five and six degrees in edinburgh and glasgow. we didn't get anywhere near that even through the middle of the afternoon on sunday. northern ireland, starting off mainly dry — pretty cloudy, but some sunny breaks, and we'll see some sunny breaks developing across wales, and the west midlands, as well. rain in the south will disappear into the near continent very quickly through the morning. we'll keep some showers going across northern scotland. but generally speaking, not a bad day. the cloud breaking up to give some sunshine, and those temperatures much higher th

one area of rain perilously close to parts of south—west england, along the south coast as well. but that rain will be clearing off very quickly, and then essentially across england and wales, through the day, we're looking at large areas of cloud and some sunny spells. just one or two showers across parts of north—west england, and still the potentialfor some icy stretches across parts of north—east england, just through the first part of the morning. showers packing in across scotland but look at the temperatures, five, six degrees in edinburgh and glasgow. we didn't get anywhere near that even through the middle of the afternoon on sunday. northern ireland, starting off mainly dry — pretty cloudy but some sunny breaks, and we'll see some sunny breaks developing across wales, and into the west midlands as well. rain in the south will disappear into the near continent very quickly through the morning. we'll keep some showers going across northern scotland. it will be windy here. but generally speaking, not a bad day. the cloud breaking up to give some sunshine, and those t

flooding across parts of the south west of england for example. as we head through the rest of tonight, milder aircontinuing to through the rest of tonight, milder air continuing to push eastwards, not before we have had potentially some issues with ice across parts of north—east england. rain into the far south—west through the night, shower was into scotland, mostly falling as rain because by the end of the night, temperatures will be up of the night, temperatures will be up to between three and 9 degrees. what a difference a day makes. tomorrow morning will see temperatures four degrees in inverness, six in glasgow, higher than all day today. a few showers across scotland, particularly in the far north where it will be breezy, lots of loud in northern ireland but mostly dry, the odd spot ashari rain, similarstory mostly dry, the odd spot ashari rain, similar story across the bulk of england and wales, some holes in the cloud and sunny spells and temperatures much higher than they we re temperatures much higher than they were at the start of

just a few cloud breaks, the best of these in south—west england and wales and across western scotland. they could remain there for friday. the cloud was low enough to touch the top of the tallest buildings in london. more of the same for friday. here's the picture. low pressure in greenland, high pressure near finland. a long way away from the uk. and that means, for us, there is barely a breath of wind. that is why the weather is not changing a great deal. for many of us, a cloudy start. yes, there will be a few mist and fog patches dotted around. some of the worst of these in northern ireland and the somerset levels. poor visibility. down to below 100m in a few places. hill fog elsewhere. don't expect any major changes elsewhere. a few sunny spells coming through. i think the best of these in parts of south—west england and wales and running up into western scotland. perhaps northern ireland as well. but across central and eastern england, that is where the cloud is likely to be rather thicker. there could be occasional brighter spells. but on the whole, quite a cloudy day. it cou

we are more likely to be seeing some sunny spells once the sun is up into wales and south—west england. some spots will be around four or five degrees for 8 o'clock in the morning. not going to get too much higher during the day, but as you can see there's a fair amount of sunshine around. though, even though the showers are going to clear away from central and eastern england, some of us will have more cloud compared with thursday. even here, a few sunny spells coming through into the afternoon. fairly light winds, and as you see, temperatures top around 4—5 degrees in scotland. 7—9 in northern ireland, england and wales. going into the evening, the breeze picks up. we get outbreaks of rain into northern ireland scotland, and that pushes further east as we go through friday and into sunday morning. the lowest temperatures will be in the east. there could be a touch of frost developing in places that have been clear overnight. here is the big picture into the weekend. weather fronts coming in. as you can see, initially through western parts, with some heavier bursts as the day begi

sunshine developing cross wells in south—west england, northern ireland after patchy fog, its eastern parts were the rain and drizzle will continue into the afternoon and it will be fairly slow to clear away, quite stubborn to clear from scotland completely, jared abbrederis sure, the northern isles it will stay cloudy with drizzle. sunshine in western scotland, light winds, sunshine for northern ireland and north—west england and across wales but around lincolnshire towards norfolk and suspect it will stay a little bit damp into the afternoon. sunshine coming through towards the london area and the south east but also more towards the south west but with light winds and the sunshine, temperatures 8—9dc. 0vernight tonight the cloud and rain were cringing you across the far east, further west fog will form into wednesday morning and there will be a few pockets of frost around on thursday morning as well. temperatures close to freezing in many places but i think fog will be the biggest issue not only on thursday morning but that could be friday morning as well there could be travel

mid and north wales, some rain coming in, heavier rain over the hills of north—west england. behind that we are into the chillier air where there will be showers around and it's probably just where there will be showers around and it's probablyjust about cold enough to give some snow over the higher ground in scotland. this band of rain continues to push southwards during the day heading across wales into southern england, more in the afternoon, where there will be gusty winds for while. late sunshine in wales through the midlands, sunny skies in the north away from the showers in the north—west. a range of temperatures on monday. still mild in the south, ii or 12 degrees. as the rain clears away the skies clear and it will be quite chilly early tuesday, across more southern and south—eastern areas where in the countryside there may be a frost around. here a bright start with sunshine on tuesday. through the day for many of us the winds are light but we will see cloud increasing and temperatures around 6—8d, so a bit chillier. we have some rain later in the day, this ra

for north—west england, wales and the south—west. england, wales and the south—west. england and scotland will have early sunshine after a frosty start. 0n through the day little changes. showers to south—west england and wales, but the real sleet and snow threat into northern ireland, north—west england and western scotland. with the wind it will feel below freezing here. tricky problems with further snow showers coming in. there is a bit of a change going into the weekend. fist we need to be aware of this. running across parts of southern england on saturday morning. rain, maybe a bit of sleet, elsewhere fewer showers to be had. more in the way of dry, bright weather. chilly. 0n on sunday some of us will see more sleet and snow. for the weekend away from that early rain or sleet in southern england, saturday is mainly dry, by sunday wetter, windier weather coming back. president trump is saying a government shutdown is a realistic possibility, blaming the democrats. we will be live in our newsroom in washington. britain and france have signed a new treaty to boo

just a few cloud breaks, the best of these in south—west england and wales and across western scotland. they could remain there for friday. the cloud was low enough to touch the top of the tallest buildings in london. more of the same for friday. here's the picture. low pressure in greenland, high pressure near finland. a long way away from the uk. and that means, for us, there is barely a breath of wind. that is why the weather is not changing a great deal. for many of us, a cloudy start. yes, there will be a few mist and fog patches dotted around. some of the worst of these in northern ireland and the somerset levels. poor visibility. down to below 100m in a few places. hill fog elsewhere. don't expect any major changes elsewhere. a few sunny spells coming through. i think the best of these in parts of south—west england and wales and running up into western scotland. perhaps northern ireland as well. but across central and eastern england, that is where the cloud is likely to be rather thicker. there could be occasional brighter spells. but on the whole, quite a cloudy day. it cou

and later coming into north—west england and north wales. to the south, 3 bit cloudy with blustery winds. very mild to the north of the band of rain, we have some chilly air. the band of rain continues to push southwards on monday. the last of the mild air getting squeezed into the near continent and something milder will follow on behind. we head into the mild air in the morning. i'll start once again across southern parts of england and wales, across to lincolnshire where it will probably be dry for the most part. mid north wales beginning to see some rain coming in. some heavy rain over the hills of north—west england. behind that, we are into the chilly air where there are some showers around. it is just about cold enough to give some snow over the higher ground in scotland. this band of rain continues to push southwards through the day. in the afternoon there will be some gusty winds for a while. we will get some late sunshine in the midlands. sunnier skies in the north west. a range of temperatures on monday. still mild in the south.

some heavy rain over the hills of north—west england. behind that, we are into the chilly air where there are some showers around. it is just about cold enough to give some snow over the higher ground in scotland. this band of rain continues to push southwards through the day. in the afternoon there will be some gusty winds for a while. we will get some late sunshine in the midlands. sunnier skies in the north west. a range of temperatures on monday. still mild in the south. as the rain clears away, skies clear as well, and it will be chilly early tuesday. it is across southern and south—eastern areas, where in the countryside there may be a frost around. here, a bright start with some sunshine on tuesday. through the day, while for many of us the winds are light, we will see cloud start to increase. we have some rain later on in the day. the rain in the south—west is a bit half—hearted. the more significant rain comes back into scotland and northern ireland. the weather front sweeps its way across the whole of the country overnigh

england into the west of scotla nd south—west of england into the west of scotland as well. it will not move forfrom of scotland as well. it will not move for from these western areas but in the east the odd shower here and there, a few breaks in the cloud perhaps developing but the theme is cloudy weather and temperatures of about 5—9dc. by sunday that weather front, has pretty much cleared away. it will become driver many on sunday, some brighter skies but the next area of rain spread into scotla nd next area of rain spread into scotland and northern ireland, strengthening south—westerly and as it cruised through sunday night into monday it will turn much colder. more details on the website. this is business live from bbc news with jamie robertson and samantha simmonds. open banking is set to shake up the way we bank — but will you be happy with tech companies looking after your financial data in the future? live from london, that‘s our top story on friday 12 january. the open banking revolution. new rules will give consumers control of their own financial data —

further wintry showers pushing into west of scotland, northern ireland, north—west england. a few showers for wales and the midlands as well. this is bbc news — our latest headlines... work has been paused on construction sites run by the failed company carillion. but most of the firm's private sector service contracts, such as catering and cleaning, have continued. more warnings of heavy snow for many northern part of the uk, after hundreds of drivers spent last night stranded in cars. people are being urged to stay off major roads unless absolutely necessary as the met office issues an amber "be prepared" alert for tonight. more than one in ten nurses is leaving the nhs in england every year, and more people are now leaving the profession thanjoining it. high court has heard claims that the former manager of wales gary speed was one of four men who took their own life after working with the coach barry bennell. he denies 48 cou nts coach barry bennell. he denies 48 counts of child sexual abuse. and mps have approved a bill to sever ties with the eu, paving the way for th

showers in wales and south—west england. the breeze will pick up through the day, so a couple of showers moving further east. many in eastern half of the country staying dry. temperatures about 2— seven degrees. colder in northern areas thanks to the strength of the wind. tonight we continue to have snow showers for a time in the north and west, but it will become less frequent and with clearer skies it will be a much colder night. parts of scotland could get down to minus ten. a difference to the south. cloud spreading in and bringing rain, sleet and maybe some snow to the higher ground. for saturday southern counties of england and wales start off grey and cold. quite damp as well, with patchy rain, sleet and maybe snow over higher ground. it will brighten up later. the couple of isolated showers after a very frosty start for not mostly dry, with sunshine. in the sunday and are more noticeable change across the country. a weather front pushing in off the atlantic which will bring widespread heavy rain towards the southâ€

we're more likely to be seeing some sunny spells once the sun is up into wales and south—west england. some spots will be around four or five degrees for 8 o'clock in the morning. not going to get too much higher during the day, but as you can see, there's a fair amount of sunshine around. though, even though the showers are going to clear away from central and eastern parts of england, some of us here will have more cloud compared with thursday. but even here, a few sunny spells coming through into the afternoon. fairly light winds and, as you see, temperatures top at around four or five degrees in scotland. 7—9 degrees the mildest parts of northern ireland, england and wales. going into the evening, though, the breeze starts to pick up and we get some outbreaks of rain running into northern ireland and western scotland, and that starts to push a little bit further east as we go on through friday night and into saturday morning. which means as saturday begins, a lot of those temperatures will be down the eastern side of the uk. and here, where we have been clear for any period of t

it should be a brighter start in northern ireland, south—west scotland and north—west england. it should be chilly. frost and missed first thing. some outbreaks of rain in northern england and towards northern england and towards northern england. there should be dry and bright weather for east anglia and southern england through the morning. more showers pushing into the south—west of england and wales. some of them fairly heavy, with squally winds. through the day those showers push from west to east. there should be sunshine developing along the south coast and for parts of north—west england and northern ireland. temperatures around for— i degrees, but further rain and hill snow in the north—east of england and the central scotland. through friday night we have the northerly breeze developing, so it will be a cold night than recently. frosty for many areas. mist and fog in central and southern parts of england and wales. through the weekend the main theme will be the dipping temperatures. the winds continue to push on from the north 01’ continue to push on from th

of england and south—west wales. that weather front slowly moves its way eastwards and reaches northern ireland and then the rest of scotland and in towards other parts of england. quite fragmented as it reaches northern and eastern areas by the end of the night. behind it, the skies clear, turning quite cold. we could see some frost and maybe some ice after the overnight rain. and a few showers piling into the south—west of england and also for the channel islands. for wednesday then, we start off on a cloudy, wet note, central and eastern areas. i think it's a good improvement, though, through the day. that rain should eventually clear away, may leave a little bit of cloud around across the far east of england there. wet, though, all day for the shetland isles. but plenty of sunshine in its place, and not feeling too bad. ten in the warmest spots. the area of low pressure clears away, takes its showers with it. then we are in a region of slack high pressure, so what that means, by the end of the week we could see

we have had some sparkling weather across parts of wales, southern england in the north—west of england. across northern ireland, the fog has been reluctant to clear. it will become more of a problem tonight, more of a widespread problem tonight. we have a week weather from close to the east coast which willjust weather from close to the east coast which will just about weather from close to the east coast which willjust about hinder a frost forming here. the rain will ease a little. elsewhere, it will be cold enough for some frost in rural parts, possibly even some freezing fog. that will be the main hazard tomorrow morning. notjust fog. that will be the main hazard tomorrow morning. not just for england and wales, but parts of northern ireland and southern scotland. it should be a little brighter. a widespread frost. a cold start with the frost over parts of north—west england in particular. there could be a few holes at lower levels to allow the fog to form. affecting the major motorway networks tomorrow morning. and very slow to clear away. little energy in the sunshine at this ti

of england by around dawn. 0n into the south—west of england by around dawn. on wednesday we have showers across the south—west, outbreaks of rain across northern and eastern areas, slowly clearing off into the north sea, maybe the hang back of cloud across eastern england but for many a nice, bright, sunny afternoon. feeling a bit better as well, temperatures ranging from seven to ten in the south. that area of low pressure clears away and ta kes area of low pressure clears away and takes showers away from the south—west and the channel islands and then we're under a slack area of high pressure from thursday onwards. that means by the end of the week we're going to see a hazard of overnight frost and fog because of the light winds. thursday starting cloudy, could be some fog around, touch of and there but when it clears we should see some breaks in the cloud and sunny spells but feeling on the cool side. a similar picture on friday, weatherfront slowly encroaching and that will arrive on the weekend, but for most, dry, on the chilly side with a little bit

england and north wales. to the south, cloudy, blustery winds, very mild, to the north of that band of rain we have some chilly air beginning to arrive. that band of rain on the weather front continues to push southwards on monday, and the last of the mild air being squeezed into the near continent and something colder will follow behind. we will head into the mild air in the morning, mild start once again across southern parts of england into wales, midlands, across to lincolnshire where it will be driver the most part, temperatures nine or 10 degrees, mid and north wales will see heavy rain coming in over the hills of north—west england, but behind that we are into the chillier air where there will be showers around and it's probably just about cold enough to give some snow over the higher ground in scotland. this band of rain continues to push southwards during the day, heading across wales into southern england, more in the afternoon where there will be gusting winds for a while. late sunshine in wales

rain, sleet and hailfor wales and for south—west england. running into the pennines, northern ireland and western scotland at times it will be heavy sleet and snow showers. further accumulations in places. there will be another cold day. on saturday, early rain, perhaps sleet, clearing from southern england. it will be a quieter day, sunshine, fewer showers but wet and windy weather spreading north—east on sunday. you're watching beyond 100 days. the french president arrives in britain — he offers the gift of a tapestry and takes away millions of pounds. at the high profile summit, the prime minister agrees to increase funding for border controls in calais. mr macron is given a taste of british life — lunch in the pub and a suitably rainy day. but there's some criticism that he's got too much out of this visit. we will reinforce the security infrastructure with extra cctv, fencing and infrared technology at calais and other border points. translation: brexit will never prevent the high level of cooperation between our countries. it cou

murky conditions across northern ireland for the rush—hour, as well, for the north—west of england, too. further east, it's murky conditions but for a slightly different reason, the remnants of a weather front here introducing a lot of moist air, so low cloud particularly hanging across the hills. a chilly start for wales and the south—west of england here, with dense patches of fog that have fallen overnight, lingering across the west country, as well, making things pretty messy. then, in the east, some drizzly rain out of the remnants of our weather front. all in all, a pretty gloomy, murky start to thursday. in the west, i'm hopeful things will improve through the morning. the fog lifting up initially into cloud. then hopefully, perhaps over the moors and the south—west of wales, and, particularly for the north—west of england, it will break and allow through some sunshine. it looks like glasgow could be one of those areas where fog lingers, temperatures will really struggle. highs of somewhere between five and eight degrees, and, with the cloud in the east, even at eight degre

across north wales and northern england and north—west england, blustery here, strong winds and plenty of showers, the same too for southern scotland and these will be falling wintry over the higher ground. now both areas of low pressure clear away as we head on towards the overnight period. a ridge of high pressure builds and so it means winds turn a little bit lighter, skies clearing as well, so it's going to turn quite chilly, particularly central and northern and eastern areas. further south and west, the temperatures will be coming up. that's because we've got the next area of low pressure moving in to bring us another spell of wet and windy weather. as it pushes into that cool air, we could see snow over the pennines and over the higher ground of scotland for a while, but eventually that weather front will clear away and behind it sunshine and showers. some of these will be blustery and heavy across the west. a little bit milder across the south, 11 or 12 celsius, still chilly in the north. now, we're fairly concerned about this next area of low pressure which moves through tuesd

the north—west of england, it will break and allow through some sunshine. it looks like glasgow could be one of those areas where fog lingers, temperatures will really struggle. highs of somewhere between five and eight degrees, and, with the cloud in the east, even at eight degrees, nothing too special here. thursday night into friday, a repeat performance. clear skies in the west, the fog will thicken, a patch of frost will develop, more breeze across ireland. in the east, though, the weather front close for a murky start. friday looking gloomy initially. hopefully some hazy sunshine in the west as the day goes on and, perhaps, just perhaps, a little bit more brightness across eastern england come the afternoon. temperatures again fairly unremarkable, somewhere around six or seven degrees. so, quite static for the uk for today and friday. further afield, into europe, our patchy fog could also be a problem across france and germany. if you're travelling down towards the med, this area of low pressure still causing problems with thunderstorms for the next 2

but in south west england, and london, the picture has been much better. it is mixed. generally speaking, the handover is indicative of pressures across the help system. what are medical staff, what are they say in the root causes? staff shortage? flu ? the root causes? staff shortage? flu? two key things. we know that attendances at accident and emergency seem to be static, normal people seem to be attending compute to last winter, but those who are attending are sicker. elderly people with chest infections. sucks up resources . with chest infections. sucks up resources. needing careful treatment. the other thing, accident and emergency departments for many people the front door. what happens here affects the system. community services, social care, and when you get pressures in those parts of the hill service, —— health service the hospital can then find it difficult to do charge people and that means that staff find it difficult to move patients into those wards. that has an impact on ambulance waiting times. this matters because of course, impacts on patients,

the milder weather is with the rain that we've got here across wales and south—west england. the rain pushes south—eastwards from the day. and in the afternoon, the rain becomes light and patchy, keeping a lot of cloud across much of england and wales. scotland and northern ireland more likely to get sunshine and some showers will be quite windy, gales developing in the north—west in particular. but it is the atlantic air coming in, even with a lot of cloud, temperatures will be higher than they were today. around the base of this low—pressure, severe gales overnight across the far north of scotland. those will ease by sunday morning, and we will see the weather front returning, bringing rain and drizzle across scotland, many other parts of the uk may well be dry. as you can see, a lot of cloud. still, a brisk west south—westerly wind. it's going to be very mild, temperatures could be high on sunday. and where we see some breaks in the cloud, to the east of high ground, perhaps north—east wales, cheshire, temperatures hitting 15 degrees. a bit cooler in the far nort

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this weather front in the west will fizzle overnight with a bit of rain going in across north—west england, into central and eastern areas of scotland. the winds fall light across england. we could get some mist and fog patches, with maybe the cloud thickening up a bit to allow drizzle on sunday. but for sunday, another cloudy one for most of us. a change coming into the north—west. we will see another atlantic fronts moving in. this one bringing some heavy rain and fairly strong winds with it, but this one will be a big player to finally break our spell of cloudy weather. this is what happens. sunday night and on into monday, the front swings its way southwards and eastwards across the british isles. behind this cold front, the air gets colder. starting to come in with a more north—westerly direction and the skies will brighten up. down go the temperatures. through monday afternoon, highs of four or five celsius for northern and western areas of the british isles, cold enough for snow in the hills of scotland. colder air on the way for next week, which means more in the way of sunshin

it's notjust south—west england. rescue teams all around the uk are reporting record numbers of seals needing help. once these pups have recovered, they'll be sent back into the sea, but conservationists say, if we're going to avoid an accommodation crisis next winter, we need to start planning now. jon kay, bbc news, cornwall. it's the bristol—based animation company that gave us wallace and grommit and shaun the sheep. now, aardman and its oscar—winning director, nick park are about to unveil a new film, a prehistoric comedy called early man. it's been five years in the making and nick park has been showing our arts editor, will gompertz, exactly how he's made his creations come to life on the big screen. the initial idea was, you know, what if cavemen invented football? and i hadn't seen a prehistoric underdog sports movie before. come on, everyone. let's show them what we've got. this is one of my first sketches. i loved sketching all the time. that's where the characters tend to come from. and are you thinki

into northern ireland, southern scotland, north—west england, we are still likely to see gusts of 40mph at least in the rush—hour tomorrow morning. down to the south—west we could see gusts of up to 60mph with some really rough seas and high sided vehicles take note. the winds will slowly ease as we go through the day, but it's going to be blustery. driving, squally showers, some of them heavy with some hail and thunder. maybe by the end of the day we might see some sunshine. temperatures lower in the far north—east of scotland. riff lama to start the day on thursday but another area of low pressure will gradually move in. again, gales are likely to drive that rain up through the english channel and across the southern half of england. it will lingerfor southern half of england. it will linger for quite southern half of england. it will lingerfor quite some southern half of england. it will linger for quite some time in northern ireland, central and southern scotland. on the leading edge we could have some snow mixed in as well. that area of low pressure will take its time to clea

the best of the cloud breaks in south—west england and wales and across western scotland. they could remain there for friday. the cloud was low enough to touch the top of the tallest buildings in london. more the on friday. low pressure in greenland, high pressure near finland. a long way away from the uk. that means for us there is rarely a breath. that is why the weather is not changing. for many of us, a cloudy start. some mist and fog patches dotted around. the worse of these in northern ireland and somerset poor visibility. down to 100m in a few places. hill fog elsewhere. don't expect any major changes elsewhere. sunny spells coming through. the best of these in parts of south—west england and wales and running up into western scotland. perhaps northern ireland as well. central and eastern england, that is where the cloud is likely to be rather thicker. 0ccasional bright spells. 0n the whole, a cloudy day. it could even be big enough for the occasional spot of drizzle from time to time. heading through friday night, some change, cloud in central and eastern areas g

cloud and rain across south—west england and wayne chilly wales. there will be some gaps, not everyone will get wet. —— across south—west england and wales. showers are ready on the go. becoming frequent through the day. the breeze picking up, colder and colder the day goes on. showers turning wintry, not just colder the day goes on. showers turning wintry, notjust in the hills of north—west scotland. more sunshine in england through the afternoon. punctuated by heavy showers. the odd rumble of thunder cannot be ruled out. temperatures the afternoon still in double figures. further north the colder air seeping figures. further north the colder airseeping in. figures. further north the colder air seeping in. the feed of the cold wind continues into monday night. showers turning to sleet and snow in northern ireland, scotland and england. by tuesday and the rest of the week colder air firmly in place with the flow coming in from the north west, almost throughout. added chill to the wind on thursday. showers, rain, sleet and hail, snow in the

across north wales and northern england and north—west england, blustery here, strong winds and plenty of showers, the same too for southern scotland and these will be falling wintry over the higher ground. now both areas of low pressure clear away as we head on towards the overnight period. a ridge of high pressure builds and so it means winds turn a little bit lighter, skies clearing as well, so it's going to turn quite chilly, particularly central and northern and eastern areas. further south and west, the temperatures will be coming up. that's because we've got the next area of low pressure moving in to bring us another spell of wet and windy weather. as it pushes into that cool air, we could see snow over the pennines and over the higher ground of scotland for a while, but eventually that weather front will clear away and behind it sunshine and showers. some of these will be blustery and heavy across the west. a little bit milder across the south, 11 or 12 celsius, still chilly in the north. now, we're fairly concerned about this next area of low pressure which moves through tuesd

just a few cloud breaks, the best of these in south—west england and wales and across western scotland. they could remain there for friday. the cloud was low enough to touch the top of the tallest buildings in london. more of the same for friday. here's the picture. low pressure in greenland, high pressure near finland. a long way away from the uk. and that means, for us, there is barely a breath of wind. that is why the weather is not changing a great deal. for many of us, a cloudy start. yes, there will be a few mist and fog patches dotted around. some of the worst of these in northern ireland and the somerset levels. poor visibility. down to below 100m in a few places. hill fog elsewhere. don't expect any major changes elsewhere. a few sunny spells coming through. i think the best of these in parts of south—west england and wales and running up into western scotland. perhaps northern ireland as well. but across central and eastern england, that is where the cloud is likely to be rather thicker. there could be occasional brighter spells. but on the whole, quite a cloudy day. it cou

heavy rain brings flooding and mudslides to south west england — elsewhere snow and ice cause problems on the roads. and at last something to cheer about down under, as england win the one day series against australia. good evening. turkey is being urged to show restraint tonight, as it continues an offensive into northern syria that its feared will further destabilise a war—torn region. turkish troops crossed the border with syria as part of a military effort to target a kurdish militia in the province of afrin. the kurdish group has been backed by the united states in the fight against so—called islamic state. but turkey regards it as a terrorist organisation. from the border, mark lowen reports on a potential new front in the syrian war. as if syria needed more of this. artillery fire from turkey, launching a new ground and air offensive. it's called operation olive branch, though it's anything but a gesture of peace. from the air, turkish f—16s struck yesterday. their target — the syrian kurdish militia, or ypg. turkey sees them as terrorists, linked to the outlawed pkk, wh

eddie bursts of rain in this rain band, 8am likely to be across north west england and to the north, that is where we are into the cold air. sunny spells but showers. they will be over high ground in scotland, already turning wintry. it will stay breezy in the northern half of the country as we go on through the day with chilly weather, sunshine and wintry showers. the rain will move south and east across england and wales, quite heavy burst in some places. behind that rain band we get into the cold air. temperatures coming down from the north as the day goes on. tuesday, a dry start comic touch of frost in places. like winds and a pincer movement of weather systems, in the south west and north—west bringing rain. those temperatures lower, 6—9. that is the theme for the week ahead, colder weather. often windy with gales at times. cold enough for wintry showers, particularly over high ground in the north. a full forecast is available online. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: police have released an image of the man they want to speak to in connection with the deaths of th

heavy rain brings flooding and mudslides to south west england — elsewhere snow and ice cause problems on the roads. and in australia british number two kyle edmund reaches his first grand slam quarter—final. good evening. the authorities in afghanistan now say that m foreigners and four afghan nationals were killed in an attack on an international hotel in the capital kabul. after heavy fighting that lasted twelve hours, afghan special forces took control of the intercontinental hotel, killing the gunmen who stormed it yesterday evening. more than 150 people managed to escape, or were rescued. the taliban says it carried out the attack. our correspondent zia shahreyar reports from kabul. the final moments of a fight that had lasted all night. gunfire and explosions as afghan special forces battled to regain control of the intercontinental hotel. one soldier throws a grenade. he moves away, then the explosion. the room is soon on fire, evidence of the struggle that had taken place. the afghan national flag waving from the roof, proof that the building has been reta ken. more than 150

just a few cloud breaks, the best of these in south—west england and wales and across western scotland. they could remain there for friday. the cloud was low enough to touch the top of the tallest buildings in london. more of the same for friday. here's the picture. low pressure in greenland, high pressure near finland. a long way away from the uk. and that means, for us, there is barely a breath of wind. that is why the weather is not changing a great deal. for many of us, a cloudy start. yes, there will be a few mist and fog patches dotted around. some of the worst of these in northern ireland and the somerset levels. poor visibility. down to below 100m in a few places. hill fog elsewhere. don't expect any major changes elsewhere. a few sunny spells coming through. i think the best of these in parts of south—west england and wales and running up into western scotland. perhaps northern ireland as well. but across central and eastern england, that is where the cloud is likely to be rather thicker. there could be occasional brighter spells. but on the whole, quite a cloudy day. it cou

just a few cloud breaks, the best of these in south—west england and wales and across western scotland. they could remain there for friday. the cloud was low enough to touch the top of the tallest buildings in london. more of the same for friday. here's the picture. low pressure in greenland, high pressure near finland. a long way away from the uk. and that means, for us, there is barely a breath of wind. that is why the weather is not changing a great deal. for many of us, a cloudy start. yes, there will be a few mist and fog patches dotted around. some of the worst of these in northern ireland and the somerset levels. poor visibility. down to below 100m in a few places. hill fog elsewhere. don't expect any major changes elsewhere. a few sunny spells coming through. i think the best of these in parts of south—west england and wales and running up into western scotland. perhaps northern ireland as well. but across central and eastern england, that is where the cloud is likely to be rather thicker. there could be occasional brighter spells. but on the whole, quite a cloudy day. it cou

some heavy rain at over the hills of north—west england. the hind that, we are into the chilly air where there are some showers around. it is just about cold enough to give some snow over the higher ground in scotland. this band of rain continues to push southwards through the day. in the afternoon there will be some gusty winds for a while. we will get some late sunshine in the midlands. sunnier skies in the north—west. a range of temperatures on monday. still mild in the south. as the rain clears away, skies clear as well and it will be chilly on early tuesday. it is across southern and south—eastern areas where in the countryside there may be a frost around. here, a bright start with some sunshine on tuesday. through the day, while for many of us the winds are light, we will see cloud start into increase. we have some rain later on in the day. the rain in the south—west is a bit half—hearted. the more significant rain comes back into scotla nd significant rain comes back into scotland and northern ireland. the weather front sweep

the best of the cloud breaks in south—west england and wales and across western scotland. they could remain there for friday. the cloud was low enough to touch the top of the tallest buildings in london. i would have more the on friday probably. here's the picture. low pressure in greenland, high pressure near finland. a long way away from the uk. and that means, for us, there is barely a breath of wind. that is why the weather is not changing. for many of us, a cloudy start. yes, there will be some mist and fog patches dotted around. the worse of these in northern ireland the worse of these in northern ireland and somerset. poor visibility. down to below 100m in a few places. hill fog elsewhere. don't expect any major changes elsewhere. a few sunny spells coming through. i think the best of these in parts of south—west england and wales and running up into western scotland. perhaps northern ireland as well. but across central and eastern england, that is where the cloud is likely to be rather thicker. there could be occasional brighter spells. but on the whole, a cloudy

across north wales and northern england and north—west england, blustery here, strong winds and plenty of showers, the same too for southern scotland and these will be falling wintry over the higher ground. n0w both areas of low pressure clear away as we head on towards the overnight period. a ridge of high pressure builds and so it means winds turn and so it means winds turn a little bit lighter, skies clearing as well, so skies clearing as well, so it's going to turn quite chilly, particularly central and northern and eastern areas. further south and west the temperatures will be coming up. that's because we've got the next area of low pressure moving in to bring us another spell of wet and windy weather. as it pushes into that cool air, we could see snow over the pennines and over the higher ground of scotla nd and over the higher ground of scotland for a while, but eventually that weather front will clear away and behind it sunshine and showers. some of these will be blustery and heavy across the west. a little bit milder across the south, 11 or 12 celsius, still chilly in the nort

just a few cloud breaks, the best of these in south—west england and wales and across western scotland. the and across western scotland. cloud at times low er touch the cloud at times low enough to touch the tallest buildings. the main players on the weather, high pressure and low pressure near greenland. both a mile away from the uk. that is what the weather is not changing very much. mist and fog patches are dotted around. visibility down to 100 metres. the worst of this around somerset. northern ireland and over the hills and the high ground as well. the rest of the day, after cloudy start, brea ks rest of the day, after cloudy start, breaks in the cloud across wales, parts of south—west england and western scotland and northern ireland. here in eastern england cloud is stubborn. thick enough to occasionally get the odd spot of drizzle. friday evening, the first sign of change in the western areas. a band of rain in northern ireland, swinging into north and western wales and south england. to the east, same old story, cloud and misty with some clearer spots in scotland. temperatur

one area of rain perilously close to parts of south—west england, along the south coast, as well. but that rain will be clearing off very quickly, and then essentially across england and wales, through the day, we're looking at large areas of cloud and a sunny spells. just one or two showers across parts of north—west england, and still the potentialfor some icy stretches across parts of north—east england, just through the first part of the morning. showers packing in across scotland but look at the temperatures, five and six degrees in edinburgh and glasgow. we didn't get anywhere near that even through the middle of the afternoon on sunday. northern ireland, starting off mainly dry — pretty cloudy, but some sunny breaks, and we'll see some sunny breaks developing across wales, and the west midlands, as well. rain in the south will disappear into the near continent very quickly through the morning. we'll keep some showers going across northern scotland. but generally speaking, not a bad day. the cloud breaking up to give some sunshine, and those temperatures much higher th