alison roberts, bbc news, lisbon. before we go let's show you some pictures from germany. that is pretty dramatic, isn't it? a former coal station in lunen, north of dusseldorf, was partially demolished in three controlled explosions, bringing down the power plant's chimney, cooling tower and boiling house. it took 420 kilograms of explosives to bring them down, and it comes as germany works towards abandoning coal power by 2038, 100 years after the lunen power station was commissioned. that is it from me, i'll be backin that is it from me, i'll be back in the headlines a couple of minutes. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. i am lewis vaugthones. this is bbc news. goodbye. good evening, the start of this week will bring a burst of this ring warmth and i think the messages don't get too used to it. temperatures in the southern part of the uk are likely to get to 22 or 23 degrees for a time but by the end of the week, it is likely to turn much colder again. in the shorter term, quite a lot of rain any forecast for north—western parts of the uk, particular

alison roberts reports from lisbon. more than 20,000 flashes of lightning were recorded as the storm raged throughout saturday and into sunday. twice power was lost across the island due to lightning strikes. the storm brought heavy rain resulting in widespread flooding of streets, underground car parks and also some homes. no—one was reported injured but several dozen people were left homeless. translation: the water came up above the sidewalk, - i had to leave. there was nothing i could do. continuing unstable weather prompted the authorities to urge the island's quarter of a million residents to stay indoors. the power is now back on for most of the island's inhabitants but the electricity company has warned that it will take time to replace some of the damaged equipment. quickly before i go, take a look at these pictures from germany. this is a former power station north ofjostled off. they brought down the chimney, cooling tower and the boiler. that does make it. i'm lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. hello. i

alison roberts reports from lisbon. more than 20,000 flashes of lightning were recorded as the storm raged throughout saturday and into sunday. twice power was lost across the island due to lightning strikes. the storm brought heavy rain resulting in widespread flooding of streets, underground car parks and also some homes. no—one was reported injured but several dozen people were left homeless. the water came up above the sidewalk, i had to leave. there was nothing i could do. continuing unstable weather prompted the authorities to urge the island's quarter of a million residents to stay indoors. the power is now back on for most of the island's inhabitants but the electricity company has warned that it will take time to replace some of the damaged equipment. that is it from me, i'll be back with the headlines in a couple of minutes. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. i'm lewis vaughan jones. this is bbc news. goodbye. hello. it is going to feel like spring through the first part week for many of us.

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