12,000, here in the south east and east anglia.— around 12,000, here in the south east and east anglia. some people are still without _ east and east anglia. some people are still without power _ east and east anglia. some people are still without power days - east and east anglia. some people are still without power days after l are still without power days after the storm struck. that is not acceptable, is it?— the storm struck. that is not acceptable, is it? there will be lessons to _ acceptable, is it? there will be lessons to be _ acceptable, is it? there will be lessons to be learned - acceptable, is it? there will be lessons to be learned from - acceptable, is it? there will be lessons to be learned from all| acceptable, is it? there will be i lessons to be learned from all of these terms but the number of people who have had their power restored, 1.3 million, is a huge testament to the huge effort we have put in over the huge effort we have put in over the whole weekend by engineers, support workers, uk power networks.

still keep that risk of snow showers through tomorrow, this band of rain across east anglia, south—east england and the midlands will clear away. essentially tomorrow, it is a day of sunshine and showers but further snow showers for scotland and into northern england push through quickly on those gusty winds and it will be a cold feeling day for all. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... in the last half hour, it's been confirmed that the moroccan boy trapped in a well for five days has died. his body was brought up by emergency workers earlier this evening. new appointments at number 10 as the prime minister shakes up his team after the resignations over downing street parties. ministers in the uk are strengthening legislation that will force global social media companies to take down harmful content more quickly. a parent whose daughter took her own life wants the heads of these firms to be held to account. according to the press association, prince andrew will give evidence under oath next month as part of the civil sex assault case against him. the queen hosts a reception at san

the band of rain clearing from east anglia and south—east england this morning. behind ita anglia and south—east england this morning. behind it a day of sunshine and showers for that plenty of snow showers piling into scotland and perhaps northern england as well. this is bbc news with the latest headlines. ministers are strengthening a bill that will force social media companies to take down harmful content more quickly. as another former minister, submits a letter of no—confidence in the prime minister, the former international minister, liam fox, says mps should wait for the outcome of the met police investigation. this is a time where we actually need to give our full focus to the issues affecting the country and it's not a time for the conservative party to indulge in one of its bouts of navel—gazing. the former us vice president, mike pence, says he had no right to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election, and that donald trump was wrong to claim otherwise. and the queen hosts a reception at sandringham house for members of the local com

paul hunter, professor in medicine infectious diseases and epidemics at the university of east anglia. a major snowstorm is causing widespread disruption and parts of the united states, but some are reveling in the cold weather. a polar bear in chicago soon can't seem to get enough of the fresh, powdery stuff. hudson, as he's called, is clearly in his element. the state of illinois and parts of northern indiana are expecting up to $45.00 centimeters by the end of thursday. they somebody's enjoying. this is date of the news. his reminder of the top stories that were following for you. german chancellor olive schoultz has said he'll mate with russian president vladimir putin to discuss tensions of a you've crime. and the u. s. is deploying additional troops to europe in a slow in the show of solidarity rhonda with ukraine and it's nato allies on that. you need update for now, but stay chain business news is next and there's a lot more world news on our website. that's d w dot com. i'm rebecca written thanks for watching.

a mild evening across east anglia and the south—east. 0utbreaks across east anglia and the south—east. outbreaks of rain continuing here into the night. elsewhere, rain will come and go. with winds then switching to a northerly direction for scotland and northern ireland, here is where we have the clear skies. there could be some frost and ice are added to the start of the new week. the commute on monday, no area to begin with. showers turn fewer in number. quite a noticeable breeze making it feel rather cool. claudia st across parts of england and wales. taking away early sunshine and brightening up in the north. scotland and northern continue to be a story of sunshine. some snow over the hills. wendy down the eastern coasts. it will feel colder than that. constructed tuesday, some snow across the scottish mountains. eventually the far north of england. 0utbreaks scottish mountains. eventually the far north of england. outbreaks of rain pushing its way southwards and eastwards and stalling by the end of the day. temperatures up to ten or 11 degrees. another chilly one across parts of

to the south—east and east anglia, as well as the channel islands, here about the winds are, and for scotland and northern ireland, a mixture of sunshine and showers for the afternoon, best of the brighter skies at the further west you are. winds coming in from itself to south—westerly, so it will be milder. no blue skies to speak of in cardiff for wales against scotland and they could be some heavy rain around, even on the approach to it as well. that rain does start to fizzle towards tonight, reaching the south—east for a while and then more wet weather gathers towards the west into tomorrow morning. tonight, chance of frost and ice in scotland and northern ireland but the weather charts for sunday is all telling, area of low pressure spinning off the atlantic. the first of several areas of low pressure. the rain will be transferring northwards. parts of the east starting with dry, may be bright weather, not the style you make the same as today but rain will sweep eastwards during the day. rain likely to be around the southern half of scotland, particularly in the borders and l

for east anglia and the south east, the day will start off on a dry note, but rain will arrive here through the afternoon. northern scotland likely to stay mostly dry with some spells of sunshine and just the odd shower, and slightly drier conditions could develop in northern ireland through the afternoon. the winds across northern areas are relatively light. southern areas, brisk winds. those are the average wind speeds. the gusts could touch 50 mph for english channel coasts. but it will be relatively mild, 7—11 degrees. a very, very soggy sunday evening across east wales, central and eastern parts of england. that rain taking a long time to clear away. some drier conditions will develop out west, but with some showers. a fairly brisk northerly breeze, but i think given the strength of the breeze, it's not going to be a particularly cold night. but low pressure will still be close by into monday morning. showers circulating around that low, some brisk winds. just a little bump in the isobars, a ridge of high pressure just trying to drive things out as it topples in from the west. so, we

but after a dry day for some across east anglia and the south—east so far, the rain will put in here. strongest of the winds in the south, reaching gale force at times. head further north, a wet afternoon across parts of eastern scotland, but the further north you go, some hazy sunshine and the lighter of the winds. temperatures today, because there were areas coming off the south and the south—west, will be above what they should be at this stage in february, seven to 11 degrees. and a mild evening across east anglia and the south east, tempered by the strength of the wind, outbreaks of rain continuing into the night. rain will come and go. _ continuing into the night. rain will come and go. a — continuing into the night. rain will come and go, a northerly - continuing into the night. rain willj come and go, a northerly direction for scotland and northern ireland, the clear— for scotland and northern ireland, the clear skies and some frost and ice are _ the clear skies and some frost and ice are round into the start of the new week — ice are round into the start of the new we

across the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, that morning rain will clear away to reveal some sunshine but really, it is a day of sunshine and showers for many of us and those showers will be of snow through scotland and into northern england. still those gusty winds so it is going to feel colder than these temperatures suggest, that colder air starting to push across much of the uk. maybe 10 or 11 celsius across central and southern england, it may not feel that way given the strength of the wind. most of the showers will tend to fade as we head through tomorrow evening and the risk of snow diminishes across scotland so some clearer skies, a cold and frosty night for many ahead of more cloud and something milder starting to push on monday. this is the bigger picture, if you like, for monday, this warm front pushing across the uk. with high pressure just to the south, it looks like we won't see much if any rain across central and southern england and south wales and the rain on monday, perhaps across the north and west of scotland, into northern england, maybe across north wal

but after a dry day for some across east anglia and the south—east so far, the rain will push in here. the strongest of the winds in the south, touching gale force at times. head further north — well, quite a wet afternoon across parts of eastern scotland. but the further north you go, some hazy sunshine and the letter of the winds. temperatures today, because the air is generally coming off the south and south—west, we will be above where we should be for this stage in february. 7—ii degrees. and a mild evening across east anglia and the south—east, but it will be tempered by the strength of the wind. outbreaks of rain continuing here into the night. elsewhere, rain will come and go, some dry, clear moments. and with winds then switching into a northerly direction, for scotland and northern ireland where we have got any clear skies there could be some frost and ice around into the start of the new week. so, for the commute on monday, we have got an area of low pressure to begin with but a ridge of high pressure just in its wake will slowly turn the shower is fewer in number.

into sunday evening, outbreaks of rain will linger across east anglia and the south—east. an area of low pressure is starting to clear away. as it does so, we bring back north or north—westerly winds for monday, so the temperatures will drop again. thoughts of cloud and rain around in eastern parts through the first half of monday. more cloud across parts of monday. more cloud across parts of england and, but sunshine and showers on monday. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... more countriesjoin the us and uk in urging their citizens to leave ukraine immediately, as the us warns that russia could invade within days. this is the scene live at the us embassy in kyiv as the us announced they are pulling people out to the border with poland. british prime minister boris johnson receives a legal questionnaire from police investigating lockdown parties at downing street and whitehall. large numbers of people have defied an injunction against the protests in the canadian province of ontario. police have intercepted hundreds of vehicles trying to enter paris as part of a pr

more towards east anglia in the southeast, it will stay cloudy and damp in the southeast of england and through the english channel all night. further north, though, some clearer skies, big range of temperatures come the end of the night as well. mild in that cloudy, damp weather in the southeast. northern england, scotland, northern ireland, though, starting tuesday with a slight frost, —2 or —3 celsius. clearer skies underneath that area of high—pressure promising some early spring sunshine for tuesday for some. in the south, though, it is going to be cloudy, and we have still got this threat of some rain and drizzle. it may well come back in again across my southern parts of england, eventually arriving in south wales and into east anglia later too. but for the north midlands, north wales and northwards, we're going to have a fair bit of sunshine, a few early showers in the far north of scotland perhaps, but even after that frost, temperatures will reach nine or ten celsius. in the south, though, we've got that weather front bringing the low cloud, bringing the wet weather too,

he's a professor in medicine and infectious diseases at the university of east anglia. professor hunter, welcome. thanks for joining us. as we just heard the knock and the u. k, i have very high vaccination rights and that's why they're able to lift restrictions. but we've also been hearing all along that vaccination alone isn't enough. so wow, those opposing viewpoints come together. yeah, i mean, i think one of the problems is that we're conflating both infection with actual severe disease. and to large extent, the role of vaccines is not that good at preventing infection, although it does prevent a substantial proportion of infections. but what vaccines are very good at and remain good, even with new variants, is preventing severe disease, preventing hospitalizations and preventing deaths. and so at some point, we have to accept that this virus isn't going away. it's going to be with us for decades to come. but hopefully, we won't see the same, and i think it unlikely that we'll see anywhere near the same severity of disease, the number of deaths and the number of hospitalizations th

across the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, that morning rain will clear away to reveal some sunshine, but, really, it's a day of sunshine and showers for many of us, and those showers will be of snow for scotland and into northern england. still those gusty winds, so it's going to feel colder than these temperatures suggest, that colder air starting to push across much of the uk, may be 10 or 11 celsius across central and southern england. it may not feel that way given the strength of the wind. now, most of the showers will tend to fade as we head through tomorrow evening and the risk of snow diminishes across scotland, so some clearer skies. cold, frosty night for many, ahead of more cloud, and something milderjust starting to push on monday. this is the bigger picture, if you like, on sunday — this warm front pushing across the uk, with high pressure just to the south. looks like we probably won't see much if any rain across central southern england and south wales and therain on monday perhaps across the north and west of scotland into northern england, maybe across no

across the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, that morning rain will clear away to reveal some sunshine, but, really, it's a day of sunshine and showers for many of us, and those showers will be of snow for scotland and into northern england. still those gusty winds, so it's going to feel colder than these temperatures suggest, that colder air starting to push across much of the uk, may be 10 or ii celsius across central and southern england. it may not feel that way given the strength of the wind. now, most of the showers will tend to fade as we head through tomorrow evening and the risk of snow diminishes across scotland, so some clearer skies. cold, frosty night for many, ahead of more cloud, and something milderjust starting to push on monday. this is the bigger picture, if you like, on monday — this warm front pushing across the uk, with high pressure just to the south. looks like we probably won't see much if any rain across central southern england and south wales and the rain on monday perhaps across the north and west of scotland into northern england, maybe across n

it's across east anglia, south—east england and the south—east midlands that you've got the best chance of just about staying dry, but it will be breezy and there will be some high cloud around. so, bright for much of the day rather than sunny. looking beyond this weekend and into next week, the atlantic stays pretty lively. there will be some rain around as well through saturday night, but the next zone of rain really coming in quickly as we go through sunday with some strong winds. we're looking probably at gales developing towards the south coast of england as this area of rain extends all the way towards parts of scotland, although perhaps not reaching the far north. it may well stay bright here through much of sunday, with just a few showers around, particularly for shetland and orkney. a mild day for the time of year, though. highs of 8—11 celsius. looking beyond this weekend and into next week, the atlantic stays pretty lively. we'll see further weather systems coming in from the west, bringing in rain or showers, so it is going to stay pretty unsettled. so far, this february h

paul hunter, professor in medicine infectious diseases and epidemics at the university of east anglia. emergency cruise in ecuador, continuing their search for people still missing after deadly flooding and mud slides in the capital, quito the country is observing an official period of morning after at least 24 people were killed and what's being described as the heaviest rainfall in 2 decades . it's a major operation to clear the debris from destroy buildings and blocked roads in kito. and if possible, find any people trapped in homes and streets. it comes after intense rain which began on monday and pounded the capital for more than 24 hours. it weakened a hillside and sent waves of mud flowing through the city. this man from venezuela was in a small room. he shared with other migrants when disaster struck. but a more suddenly the water hit us, the building broken too, and we ended up at the back. we fell down to florida and then we were swept away. you know, a death announcement as residents faced the reality of this sudden disaster. and the threat might not yet be over. officials

that's why the strong winds will be putting across the midlands into east anglia and south—east england even in the greater london area, quite likely to see gusts into the 70s. a large amount of trees coming down with those strong winds. further north for northern ireland, northern ireland and scotland a different hazard over the high ground, looking at 10—30 centimetres of snow. blizzard conditions. vehicles may become completely trapped and stranded because this snow will come down very heavily. snow clouds and gritters would be able to keep up with the rate off snowfall. on into the weekend it stays very windy. gales or even severe gales across north—western areas and an unsettled weekend with rain or showers affecting many areas. however our main focus continues to be on storm eunice. a quick reminder of what this damaging dangerous storm will bring. gusts of 70—90 miles per hour, heavy snow and blizzards, we are expecting widespread disruption. this is bbc news. the headlines. a red weather warning is issued for parts of south—west england and south wales as storm eunice pr

more towards east anglia in the southeast, it will stay cloudy and damp in the southeast of england and through the english channel all night. further north, though, some clearer skies, big range of temperatures come the end of the night as well. mild in that cloudy, damp weather in the southeast. northern england, scotland, northern ireland, though, starting tuesday with a slight frost, —2 or —3 celsius. clearer skies underneath that area of high—pressure promising some early spring sunshine for tuesday for some. in the south, though, it is going to be cloudy, and we have still got this threat of some rain and drizzle. it may well come back in again across my southern parts of england, eventually arriving in south wales and into east anglia later too. but for the north midlands, north wales and northwards, we're going to have a fair bit of sunshine, a few early showers in the far north of scotland perhaps, but even after that frost, temperatures will reach nine or ten celsius. in the south, though, we've got that weather front bringing the low cloud, bringing the wet weather too,

and the south—east for a _ to east anglia and the south—east for a time. — to east anglia and the south—east for a time, clearer skies developing to the _ for a time, clearer skies developing to the north — for a time, clearer skies developing to the north briefly, a few showers but more _ to the north briefly, a few showers but more cloud and rain gathering from _ but more cloud and rain gathering from the — but more cloud and rain gathering from the west as we go through to tomorrow— from the west as we go through to tomorrow morning. a mild enough starts _ tomorrow morning. a mild enough starts for— tomorrow morning. a mild enough starts for most, but when we see the best of— starts for most, but when we see the best of the _ starts for most, but when we see the best of the brightness tomorrow, northern— best of the brightness tomorrow, northern scotland, here we can start with frost _ northern scotland, here we can start with frost and ice. the big picture for sunday. — with frost and ice. the big picture for sunday, away from the north of scotland. _ for sunday, away from

heavy rain in parts of england, wales and the south—west, into the east and east anglia as well as the channel islands, here where the winds are lightest and these conditions are blustery with some makeshift sunshine and showers in the afternoon and the best of the brighter skies a further west you are. winds coming in from a south to south westerly direction so it will be milder, no blue skies to speak of in cardiff and wales, again, scotland and some heavy rain around even on approach as well, that rain does start to fizzle and it will reach east anglia, south—east and then more wet weather regardless towards the west into tomorrow morning. clearskies towards the west into tomorrow morning. clear skies and the chance of some frost and ice to get your sunday under way but the weather chart for sunday is all telling, areas of low pressure spinning off the atlantic in the first of several deep areas of low pressure, the southern edge and that will bring rain northwards. channel islands again starting with some dry and may be bright weather, not the same as today but heavy rain sweepin

anglia and the south—east. temperatures pretty decent, a notch up on today, 10—12. we have a stronger southerly wind on saturday, the second—half of the weekend with the wind is a good deal lighter. this is bbc news. our top stories: russian forces in armoured vehicles reach the ukrainian capital, kyiv — ukraine's army says it continues to fight for its future. it follows a night of air strikes and explosions over the city, as russian forces appear to close in on the capital. damage in kyiv�*s residential neighbourhoods, after reports of missile strikes and an aircraft being shot down. families shelter underground for protection in ukraine's metro stations — amid warnings of further strikes. translation: they say civilians are i not a target, but it is a lie, they i do not differentiate between which areas to attack. the kremlin says it's prepared for talks with ukraine

dry in east anglia and the south east, but rain will spread and in the afternoon. the heaviest of the rain drying out later, some sun at times, maybe some sunshine. northern ireland less rain but a wet afternoon in central south—eastern scotland. the rain continues tonight, east anglia and cited clear skies, showers further north and west. it is going to turn cold. some frost around, the best of morning sunshine. sunshine and showers on monday, wintry in nature, especially in scotland, some parts of scotland staying dry. dry weather in northern england, rain across south england and wales, the rain is hit and miss but it will feel colder as the day goes on. this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. our top stories... a russian invasion of ukraine is �*highly likely�*. that�*s the assessment of the uk defence secretary, as more than a dozen countries urge their citizens to leave and diplomatic efforts intensify. the us evacuates most of its embassy staff in kyiv as it expects that a russian military incusion could come �*any day�*. wa

still keep that risk of snow showers through tomorrow, this band of rain across east anglia, south—east england and the midlands will clear away. essentially tomorrow, it is a day of sunshine and showers but further snow showers for scotland and into northern england push through quickly on those gusty winds and it will be a cold feeling day for all. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. moroccan officials say a five year old boy — who was rescued from a well — has died. rayan had been trapped since tuesday. as she celebrates the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne, queen elizabeth, she says she'd like her daughter—in law, camilla, to become queen consort. hoping to steady the ship. uk prime minister borisjohnson adds new recruits to his inner circle at downing street. and firming up legislation in the uk — that will force global social media companies to take down harmful content more quickly.

still keep that risk of snow showers through tomorrow, this band of rain across east anglia, south—east england and the midlands will clear away. essentially tomorrow, it is a day of sunshine and showers but further snow showers for scotland and into northern england push through quickly on those gusty winds and it will be a cold feeling day for all. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lewis vaughan jones. the queen celebrates the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne — and says she'd like her daughter—in law, camilla, to become queen consort. it indicates not least that the queen is not thinking about what happens after the end of her rain and settles one of the big unresolved issues of what will camilla be known as. moroccan officials say a five year old boy who spent four days trapped down a well, has died. hoping to steady the ship. uk prime minister borisjohnson adds new recruits to his inner circle at downing street. and — the uk firms up tougher laws that will force global social—media companies to take down

for east anglia, the day will start off dry, but rain will arrive through the afternoon. northern scotland staying mostly dry with some spells of sunshine. slightly drier conditions could develop in northern ireland through the afternoon. the winds across northern areas are relatively light. those of the average wind speeds for gusts, could touch 50 mph. it will be relatively mild, 7—ii celsius. a very soggy evening across east wales, central and eastern parts of england. that rain taking a long time up to clear away. some drier conditions will develop, but a fairly brisk northerly breeze. but i think it won't be a particularly cold night. no pressure will still be close by into monday morning. showers circulating around that low. a bump in the isobars and ridge of high blood pressure trying to dry things out. —— high pressure. that will clear to sunshine and showers. potentially even to low levels. feeling relatively cheap don't actually into monday, top temperatures between 6—10 c. some snow for a time across high ground in scotland, and some wintry showers foll

for east anglia and the south east, the day will start off on a dry note, but rain will arrive here through the afternoon. northern scotland likely to stay mostly dry with some spells of sunshine and just the odd shower, and slightly drier conditions could develop in northern ireland through the afternoon. the winds across northern areas are relatively light. southern areas, brisk winds. those are the average wind speeds. the gusts could touch 50 mph for english channel coasts. but it will be relatively mild, 7—ii degrees. a very, very soggy sunday evening across east wales, central and eastern parts of england. that rain taking a long time to clear away. some drier conditions will develop out west, but with some showers. a fairly brisk northerly breeze, but i think given the strength of the breeze, it's not going to be a particularly cold night. but low pressure will still be close by into monday morning. showers circulating around that low, some brisk winds. just a little bump in the isobars, a ridge of high pressure just trying to drive things out as it topples in from the west. so, we

it may come back in again across southern parts of england arriving in south wales and east anglia. in the north midlands we will have more sunshine. some early showers in the north of scotland. even after the frosty start temperatures will reach 9 or 10 celsius. in the south there is the weather front bringing cloud and wet weather and pushing its way north overnight. into the clear air we have gotten scotland it will be a frosty start on wednesday. could be the coldest night of the week. —4 —5 with fog patches as well. further south it's mild and tell and it's mostly light rain and drizzle by this stage. north on wednesday to the central belt affecting northern england may become dry in the south of england. temperatures will reach 11 degrees. many northern areas it will be a cool day on wednesday with the damp weather moving in after the cold start. by the time we get to thursday another band of rain coming in from the atlantic. moving very slowly east and most of the wet weather on thursday will be across northern and western parts of the uk. it may improve in the afternoon

across the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, that morning rain will clear away to reveal some sunshine, but, really, it's a day of sunshine and showers for many of us, and those showers will be of snow for scotland and into northern england. still those gusty winds, so it's going to feel colder than these temperatures suggest, that colder air starting to push across much of the uk, maybe 10 or 11 celsius across central and southern england. it may not feel that way given the strength of the wind. now, most of the showers will tend to fade as we head through tomorrow evening and the risk of snow diminishes across scotland, so some clearer skies. cold, frosty night for many, ahead of more cloud, and something milderjust starting to push in on monday. this is the bigger picture, if you like, on monday — this warm front pushing across the uk, with high pressure just to the south. looks like we probably won't see much if any rain across central southern england and south wales and the rain on monday perhaps across the north and west of scotland into northern england, maybe across

anglia and the south—east but the rain is heading towards the south—east now. you can see this band of rain as it wraps around into the centre of this area of low pressure, which is slowly drifting out into the north sea. by the early hours of monday morning, the bulk of the rain has gone and we are left with showers and simply a spouse. it could be a little on the chilly side. here is the focus will tomorrow. from the arrows, you will notice some wintry showers across the scottish hills. the best of the weather out towards the west and the south. tuesday, some wintry this across parts of scotland. i think through the bulk of the day, most of the rain falling across wales and southern parts of england. temperatures in double figures in the south. a little bit colder in the south. a little bit colder in the north. but behind me, this is when thejet the north. but behind me, this is when the jet stream really will start spawning nasty areas of low pressure which will come our way and we are calling it stormy because the gales really will be quite severe once they

anglia — pretty extraordinary for this time of year. but it is the strength of the winds that gives most cause for concern. as this low moves to the north of the uk, we see this squeeze in the ice bars, there will be gales or severe gales potentially in the most exposed places. we could have gusts of wind up to 90 mph. already a met office warning for the northern half of the uk, the risk of damage and disruption through wednesday night and thursday. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: ukraine's ambassador to the uk says his country may drop its ambitions to join nato, to prevent a russian invasion. we are flexible trying to find the best way out. if we have to go through some serious, i don't know, concessions, that's something we might do, that's for sure. we have a special report from mariupol in eastern ukraine, a vital port on the front line if russia attacks. many here in ukraine still say they don't believe that president putin will invade. some, though, have come here to take u

it's across east anglia, south—east england and the south—east midlands that you've got the best chance of just about staying dry, but it will be breezy and there will be some high cloud around, so bright for much of the day rather than sunny. temperatures are about 8—10 degrees, so a bit milder than friday. there will be some rain around as well through saturday night, but the next zone of rain really coming in quickly as we go through sunday with some strong winds. now, we're looking probably at gales developing towards the south coast of england as this area of rain extends all the way towards parts of scotland, although perhaps not reaching the far north. it may well stay bright here through much of sunday, with just a few showers around, particularly for shetland and 0rkney. a mild day for the time of year, though. highs of 8—11 degrees celsius. now, looking beyond this weekend and into next week, the atlantic stays pretty lively. we'll see further weather systems coming in from the west, bringing rain or showers, so it is going to stay pretty unsettled. and so far, this februa

some parts of north east scotland may get away largely dry, staying largely dry to east anglia and the southeast, but even here we will see rain and strong winds sweep through as we go through into saturday night. and then for sunday, we just have to watch the potential development of this area of low pressure. a bit of uncertainty attached, keep watching the forecast, but it could bring some more persistent rain later in the day and strong winds around the english channel. further north, though, something a bit brighter sunshine and showers, but feeling a little bit chillier. that's how it's looking,s ee you soon. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... two years of covid restrictions are set to be lifted in england. restrictions have also been lifted in parts of europe and the us. canadian police threatened to arrest lorry drivers who've shut down central ottawa as anger at mandatory covid vaccines spreads. protests spread across india and beyond its borders against a ban on the muslim headscarf in some colleges in one southern state.

anglia — pretty extraordinary for this time of year. but it is the strength of the winds that gives most cause for concern. as this low moves to the north of the uk, we see this squeeze in the ice bars, there will be gales or severe gales potentially in the most exposed places. we could have gusts of wind up to 90 mph. already a met office warning for the northern half of the uk, the risk of damage and disruption through wednesday night and thursday. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: ukraine's ambassador to the uk says the country may drop any ambitions to join nato, in a bid to prevent a russian invasion, as the number of countries urging their citizens to leave grows. we have a special report from the eastern ukrainian port of mariupol, which could be vulnerable if russia does attack. many here in ukraine still say they don't believe that president putin will invade. some, though, have come here to take up this basic weapons training. they say they want to be readyjust in case. can

for east anglia and the south east, the day will start off on a dry note, but rain will arrive here through the afternoon. northern scotland likely to stay mostly dry with some spells of sunshine and just the odd shower, and slightly drier conditions could develop in northern ireland through the afternoon. the winds across northern areas are relatively light. southern areas, brisk winds. those are the average wind speeds. the gusts could touch 50 mph for english channel coasts. but it will be relatively mild, 7—11 degrees. a very, very soggy sunday evening across east wales, central and eastern parts of england. that rain taking a long time to clear away. some drier conditions will develop out west, but with some showers. a fairly brisk northerly breeze, but i think given the strength of the breeze, it's not going to be a particularly cold night. but low pressure will still be close by into monday morning. showers circulating around that low, some brisk winds. just a little bump in the isobars, a ridge of high pressure just trying to drive things out as it topples in from the west. so, we

the sunshine continues through the east midlands, east anglia and the southeast — temperatures nine, ten degrees. the winds will be lighter on sunday. now, at one point, this rapidly deepening area of low pressure could have been a named storm but, at the moment, the forecast takes it up towards iceland and it will give us a glancing blow into the far northwest of the uk. but that weather front will bring more cloud and rain, and that rain will push away from scotland and northern ireland, it'll turn colder and more showery, but we'll see some rain heading into england and wales. that rain could be heavy, actually, over hills in the west, and we're back to temperatures typically around nine or ten celsius. this is bbc news. i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories. russian forces in armoured vehicles reach the ukrainian capital, kyiv. ukraine's army says it continues to fight, and a government adviser says 18,000 machine guns have been handed out to people volunteering to defend the city. ukrainian troops take defensive positions to defend the capital. it follows a night of air strikes an

rain edging slowly eastwards into east anglia and south—east by the end of the day. high—pressure setting across much of the uk, high pressure setting across much of the uk, high pressure sits across much of the uk, but a lingering weather front to the south and could spell on some outbreaks of rain. looking towards the middle of the week, perhaps a bye— bye. then i met a rocket hit an apartment block in ukraine's capital. this is what kyiv woke up to this morning. all of this destruction is in a residential area in a european city, and there is a real sense now that nowhere in the capital is safe. the exodus grows around 100,000 people have already fled to neighbouring countries. tougher sanctions on russia, the eu calls for a number of russian banks to be removed from the swift interbank system. from the swift interbank s stem. �* .

across the midlands, east anglia, south—east england, that morning rain will clear away to reveal some sunshine but really, it is a day of sunshine and showers for many of us and those showers will be of snow through scotland and into northern england. still those gusty winds so it is going to feel colder than these temperatures suggest, that colder air starting to push across much of the uk. maybe 10 or 11 celsius across central and southern england, it may not feel that way, given the strength of the wind. most of the showers will tend to fade as we head through tomorrow evening and the risk of snow diminishes across scotland so some clearer skies, a cold and frosty night for many ahead of more cloud and something milder starting to push in on monday. this is the bigger picture, if you like, for monday, this warm front pushing across the uk. with high pressure just to the south, it looks like we won't see much if any rain across central and southern england and south wales and the rain on monday, perhaps across the north and west of scotland, into northern england, maybe across north

anglia and the south—east until after dark, blustery winds and a few blustery showers across the far north—west but we return to sunny conditions. top temperatures between eight and ten in stock underneath the rain but skies in the south—east means we could see 12 or 13 degrees. into monday we see a lot of wet weather and clearing skies and lighter winds so we see a sharp thrust into tuesday morning across the top half of the uk. one or two showers blowing in across the northern isles and scotland on the breeze but for most areas we have high pressured dominating on this frontal system will linger towards the end of the south and some uncertainty about how north it will go and we could see rain spilling into southern england and south wales but after a cold start with misty and frost patches it will be dry and fine with lots of sunshine on offer. temperature is cooler than recent days with highs between nine or 10 degrees and heading into wednesday, still the rain initially in the south but it looks like there will be a wave on the weather front and it will push its way back nort

rain edging slowly eastwards into east anglia and south—east by the end of the day. high—pressure setting across much of the uk but a lingering weatherfront to the south and could spell on some outbreaks of rain. looking towards the middle of the week, perhaps a little rain in the south but largely dry and settled for most. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the moment a rocket hit an apartment block in ukraine's capital — as the russian military continues its assault. this is what kyiv woke up to this morning. all of this destruction is in a residential area in a european city, and there is a real sense now that nowhere in the capital is safe. 100,000 people have already fled to neighbouring countries. the eu calls for a number of banks to be re—removed from the swift

for east anglia and southeast england, you might get away with a dry day. it will be pretty blustery, though, and those temperatures range from around 8—11 celsius. the second half of the weekend, another area of low pressure's on the way, this one bringing gates to the south. rain pushes across most of the uk, but perhaps not this time across to the north of scotland, where we'll have the best of the dry and bright weather. it will be mild again. again, highs of 8—11. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. ontario declares a state of emergency as the premier of the canadian province pledges to crack down on anti—vaccine protests, claiming they're part of an illegal occupation. your right to make a political statement does not outweigh the rights ofi million people in ottawa to live peacefully, free of harassment and chaos in their own homes. as russia continues its military build—up in ukraine's border, washington warns an invasion could happen any day now. we continue to see signs of russian escalati

eight to 10 degrees for most but 12 or 13 or east anglia and the south—east as the rain stays away from most of the day but it will sweep through during the evening hours. 0vernight monday into tuesday, that front lingers in the south and south—east but elsewhere clear skies and light winds so a cold, frosty night to come, some patchy waste into tuesday morning. plenty of sunshine for much of the uk after that chilly start on tuesday but there will be some rain in the south and more it will see if you'd outbreaks of light rain into wednesday, as well. goodbye. bye— bye. this is bbc news — i'm james reynolds. our top stories... this is the scene in the ukrainian capital kyiv, president zelensky says the next 24 hours will be crucial in the fight against the's invasion. the us says that russia should turn down his rhetoric after he puts his nuclear forces on alert. western countries are not only taking unfriendly steps against our country in the economic dimension but top officials of nato countries are making aggressive statements with regards to our country. the russian rouble plu

it's across east anglia, south—east england and the southeast midlands that you've got the best chance of just about staying dry, but it will be breezy and there will be some high cloud around. so, bright for much of the day rather than sunny. temperatures are about 8—10 degrees, so a bit milder than friday. there will be some rain around as well through saturday night, but the next zone of rain really coming in quickly as we go through sunday with some strong winds. we're looking probably at gales developing towards the south coast of england as this area of rain extends all the way towards parts of scotland, although perhaps not reaching the far north. it may well stay brighter through much of sunday with just a few showers around, particularly for shetland and orkney. a mild day for the time of year, though. highs of 8—11 celsius. looking beyond this weekend and into next week, the atlantic stays pretty lively. we'll see further weather systems coming in from the west, bringing in rain or showers, so it is going to stay pretty unsettled. so far, this february has been pretty mil

the south of england, parts of east anglia staying dry for a good part of the day. brighter skies returning to northern scotland, but with increasingly frequent snow showers. windy for all — those are the gusts of up to 60 mph in exposed parts of northern scotland. temperatures through the afternoon, north to south, 3—10 degrees. through saturday night, that front will move southwards, but it will drag its heels across southern parts on sunday morning, so could be some quite wet weather across parts of the south. rain may return to southern england later in the day. elsewhere, we will see some sunshine, but some wintry showers in places, frequent snow showers for parts of scotland, and afternoon temperatures between 4—10 degrees. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. off with a bang — the winter olympics officially open in beijing amid chinese pride and international controversy. the presidents of china and russia meet ahead of the opening ceremony — as the two countries move closer together in the face of w

anglia to start thursday morning. some heavy rain on that i'm a bit of sleet on the back edge but eventually it will clear out during the mid to latter parts of the morning and then we are all into brighter skies, sunshine and blustery showers and these will be wintry across northern and western areas particularly on the hills and frequent snow showers across scotland and northern ireland next in with thunder and lightning and also starting off with an ice risk across nola scotland as well. a windy day across the board, widespread gales across northern half of the uk and these two pictures much lower than they have been of late, 4—8 across the south and factor in the wind and it will feel even colder than that suggests. no showers with thunder and lightning and snow continue across the north of the uk during thursday night. the winds will start to turn lights as a ridge of high pressure moves in and that will also help kill off some of the showers temperature wise ranging from around freezing to 5 degrees across the

anglia an dthe south east remaining dry all day with temperatures and the south east remaining dry all day with temperatures around 10—11 celsius here, but turning colder with more snow showers packing in across the north. into sunday, and wintry showers once again across the northwest of the uk. early rain should clear away from parts of southern england to leave us all in sunnier skies, but feeling colder once again with that northwesterly breeze and highs around about 5—11 celsius on sunday. bye— bye. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm mariko 0i. the headlines: let the games begin: the opening ceremony for beijing's winter olympics takes place on friday, amid excitement and controversy. downing street is in turmoil afterfour senior aides to borisjohnson resign within hours of each other. president biden gives details of how the head of the islamic state group was killed during a raid by us special forces in syria. and america says the kremlin has plans to broadcast fake images of the ukrainian army shooting russian sympathisers as a pretext for an invasion.

for east anglia and south east england, you might get away with a dry day. it will be pretty blustery, though, and those temperatures range from around 8—11 celsius. the second half of the weekend, another area of low pressure's on the way, this one bringing gales to the south. rain pushes across most of the uk, but perhaps not this time across to the north of scotland, where we'll have the best of the dry and bright weather. it will be mild again. again, highs of 8—11. welcome to bbc news. i'm simon pusey. our top stories: an injunction designed to end the protests in the canadian province of ottawa comes into force, but many demonstrators are still there. the so—called freedom convoy seems to have inspired copycats around the world. —— this is the seed near the main canada— us crossing. we will be there live at the scene shortly. before the scene. britain is among the countries telling their citizens to leave ukraine as america warns an invasion could be imminent. we continue to see signs of russian escalation, including new forces arriving at

could be an inch of rain in the brecon beacons before it moves away overnight heading across east anglia and the south—east with rain lingering there in the english channel. quite a contrast in temperatures tonight, south—eastern areas with the cloud and rain, it will be mild, whereas further north it will be much colder, —2 or —3 in scotland, perhaps northern england and northern ireland as well, mist and northern ireland as well, mist and fog patches. that clear and cold air is under the area of high pressure that will still be around tomorrow but we still have the weather front bringing tomorrow but we still have the weatherfront bringing rain, particularly through the english channel but the thickening cloud and patchy rain will probably work further north into more of southern england through the day pushing some cloud further ahead of it but still some sunshine heading into north wales and northern england, scotland and northern ireland a few early showers in the far north of scotland. after the chilly start, further north the temperatures will reach nine or 10 celsius. mov

anglia an dthe south east remaining dry all day with temperatures around 10—11 celsius here, but turning colder with more snow showers packing in across the north. into sunday, and wintry showers once again across the northwest of the uk. early rain should clear away from parts of southern england to leave us all in sunnier skies, but feeling colder once again with that northwesterly breeze and highs around about 5—11 celsius on sunday. bye— bye. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. russian forces continue to gather close to ukraine's eastern and northern borders, and still the world waits to see what vladimir putin's endgame is. if the goal is to wring security concessions out of the us and its nato partners, does he have any chance of success? well, my guest is gabrielius landsbergis, foreign minister of lithuania, on the front line of nato—russia tensions.

anglia and the south—east remaining dry all day with temperatures around 10—11 celsius here, but turning colder with more snow showers packing in across the north. into sunday, and wintry showers once again across the northwest of the uk. early rain should clear away from parts of southern england to leave us all in sunnier skies, but feeling colder once again with that northwesterly breeze and highs around about 5—11 celsius on sunday. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news. i'm nuala mcgovern. our top stories: president biden gives details of how the head of the islamic state group was killed during a raid by us special forces in syria. he chose to blow himself up — notjust with a vest, but to blow up that third floor rather than face justice for the crimes he's committed, taking several members of his family with him. let the games begin — the opening ceremony for beijing's winter olympics takes place on friday, amid excitement and controversy. america says the kremlin has plans to broadcast fake images of the ukrainian army shooting russian sympathisers as a pretext for an invasion. a