of the cloud and the difference in temperatures, cold across scotland, milder towards the south west and wales. that patchy rain and drizzle will work slowly east through the course of this evening and overnight. cold air across the north east of scotland, more persistent rain in western scotla nd more persistent rain in western scotland and northern ireland. not too cold, although chilly for a while in eastern scotland and perhaps the easternmost parts of england. tuesday, we have rain setting in across scotland and some gusty winds, especially around the moray firth. more persistent rain across western fringes of scotland and websterfor across western fringes of scotland and webster for northern ireland. away from here, we have a difference in temperature for england and wales. towards the east, still somewhat cooler, while the cloud further west it is milder, 10 celsius or so. we also have some rain and drizzle. we will see more of that rain and drizzle pushing into eastern areas through the afternoon. the wettest weather for the north. clearing away from northern ireland to give

from alex salmond, on the path scotland will now take. and labour's emily thornberry on the party's challenge of trying to appeal to both sides of the brexit debate. also tonight, should primary school children wear hijabs? we must not normalise it, instead of supporting that practice we should question it because what you are doing is sexualising that child. donald trump invites the cameras into the oval office. what's he got to say about the environment? we can't be in an environmental process for 15 years if a bridge is going to be falling down, or if a highway is crumbling. so we're expediting environmental reviews and approvals. that's what this is. hello. if you thought the arguments over brexit would end after the referendum, sorry, it's not over and the supreme court has invited the arguments to continue — in the commons, and perhaps more crucially now, in the house of lords. then there's scotland, the court didn't give the government there any power over brexit, but the snp are not going to accept theresa may's version of it quietly. now it's not clear who will actually h

the odd pocket of frost for eastern scotland and south—east england. yes, a sharp frost is setting in, and by the end of the night temperatures getting to six, -7 in night temperatures getting to six, —7 in the coldest spots. high pressure might be in charge of the weather, but for most it will be a cloudy day. and particularly around but we have this weather front lurking across wales, into the north midlands and northern england, that front just midlands and northern england, that frontjust bringing little more in the way of cloud, so some spots of drizzle, mist and fog patch is associated with that. some ice for northern scotland, but breaks in the cloud for eastern areas of scotland. now, through the rest of the day, the rule of thumb is the closer you are to the front, the less likely you are to get cloud breaks. staying over craft in this area. south—east england, another cold day, but plenty of sunshine. for northern ireland and scotland, cloud breaks from time to time, but overall it is a cloudy picture with some bright spells for eastern scotland. now, as we spells for ea

. scotla nd scotland saw the best of the sunshine today. dorset managed to hold 23 millimetres of rain. it turned out to be a soaking. a range of weather across the uk. since the rain rather than the sunshine will win out this week, we will see spells of wet weather and it will be very windy at the end of the week. and where it is cold, it will turn mild. and it is cold across scotland under clear skies with mist and fog developing, so bear that in mind if you have an earlyjourney. a touch of frost in the north of england, wales and northern ireland, with a blanket of cloud, temperatures holding up, with hill fog. some coastal fog around also. let's have a look at the morning. temperatures could be —8, —9 in highland scotland, as the day begins, widespread frost for scotland. towns and cities won't be that colt but patchy mist and fog might be causing problems in northern england as well, and the rest of the uk has a murky and cloudy start, doubt and drizzle in places. this is going to feed into the rest south—west england through the day, moving into wales with a dry start, it won't

administrations in northern ireland, wales and scotland should not have a say. it brought this response. with every day that passes right now, it is becoming clearer that scotland's voice cannot and is not able to be heard within the uk on this question. we will have the latest on this landmark ruling and the reaction to it. in other news: president trump meets us car—makers and tells them to keep manufacturing on american soil. the widow of a man killed in the tunisia terror attack tells an inquest how she "played dead" as the gunman killed 38 people. # city of stars, are you shining just me... and la la land tops the oscars race with a record—equalling 14 nominations including best picture. it's five o'clock. our main story is that ministers will present a parliamentary bill within days to start the process of leaving the european union following a ruling by the supreme court. the judges decided that ministers did not have the right to trigger the process of leaving without the approval of parliament. labour says it will not block the brexit process, it wants what it calls a meani

european market as a large majority of people in scotland voted to remain in the european union. the prime minister said the equal partner in the united kingdom. is she stringing the people of scotland along. >> with the administration to ensure their voices are heard, their interests taken into account. and i specifically reference the scotland plan, to look at, the scotland plan will be considered by the j mc on european negotiations, and working with the scottish government moving forward. >> scotland leaving economic forecasters, the real wages will pop. tories jeering and cheering, when the forecast for people's income is likely to drop by 2000 pounds, 80,000, mister speaker, 18,000 people may lose their job in scotland as a result of the brexit plan of the prime minister. this is a price worth paying for our little britain brexit. >> i repeat what i said. we are working to get the best possible deal in terms of access to the single market and continuing to cooperate in partnership with member states of the european union. the right honorable gentlemen once again talks about the

scotland, particularly the east. a touch of frost possible here. for most of us we'll be above freezing. another murky start to your sunday. that fog takes a while to thin out. in most places it will do. a lot of cloud persisting, some breaks, perhaps more than today hopefully. then some rain turning up across the west of scotland on a freshening breeze. up to ten degrees is typical. it turns chillier into the early pa rt typical. it turns chillier into the early part of next week. later next week, some of us seeing some snow. backin week, some of us seeing some snow. back in half an hour. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: nhs england has rejected claims by the red cross that hospitals and ambulance services are experiencing a "humanitarian crisis" because of winter pressures. the governor of florida says the gunman who killed five people at fort lauderdale airport will be brought tojustice. a 26—year—old army veteran has been arrested. at least 43 people have been killed by a lorry bomb in the northern syrian town of azaz. talks between london underground and the tss

says. she says, it is becoming clearer by the day that scotland's voice is simply not being heard or listened to within the uk. this raises fundamental issues above and beyond that of eu membership. his scotland content that of eu membership. his scotland co nte nt for that of eu membership. his scotland content for our future to be dictated by an increasingly right—wing westminster government with just one mp here? right—wing westminster government withjust one mp here? or is it better that we take our future into oui’ better that we take our future into our own hands? it is becoming clear that this is a choice that scotland must make. put together with a recent warning the other day that a ha rd recent warning the other day that a hard brexit makes a second referendum would likely, i would suggest that nicola sturgeon is indeed gearing up for the possibility of a second independence referendum. a possibility that not only the uk will be the eu but this presents the possibility of uk being poised to break up. another key element today is what happens to the bill we expect davi

ireland and scotland staying mainly cloudy. visibility is slowly picking up across eastern counties of england. when the fog has gone it stays gone which is good news. a fine afternoon for northern counties of england. pretty cloudy across northern ireland with some showers possible. some rain in the western isles but mild in the highlands with temperatures of up to 13 degrees. overnight tonight the wind picks up and we see cloudy skies spreading across much of the country. with that we could have some hill fog across the tops of the pennines and some drizzle falling. another cold night for england and wales and even some frost possible in scotland but northern ireland stays frost free. the coldest temperatures again in the countryside, a possible minus six degrees in the north of scotland. on thursday we begin with a lot of cloud again, thick enough for some drizzle. and brightening up through the day but the brisk wind drag in some cold continental air. that will make the weather feel below freezing in places. heading on into friday, a su btle in places. heading on into friday, a sub

into a low tax corporate taxation, bargain basement economy. in scotland, where voters backed remain, the first minister said a second independence referendum was still on the cards. i'm not prepared for scotland to be taken down a path that i firmly believe is going to be damaging. ajump in the cost of living: inflation hits a two and a half year peak, largely due to higher prices for fuel and food and the fall in the pound. in one of his last acts in office, president obama commutes the prison sentence of chelsea manning, the former us military analyst who passed classified files to wikileaks. and we'll be looking at tomorrow morning's front pages, including the daily mail which has calls the prime minister's brexit blueprint "an emphatic ultimatum to eu leaders". much more on mrs may's speech coming up, but breaking news to bring you. it is just up, but breaking news to bring you. it isjust coming in in the last up, but breaking news to bring you. it is just coming in in the last few seconds. thomas cook say they are implementing contingency plans to return nearly 1000 british cus

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ground of scotland. it will be a cold night, single digits for major towns and cities, a few degrees lower than that in rural spots. a cold and windy start to the day. in fact, the wind could be a real problem for some tomorrow, particularly for the northen half of the uk, very blustery conditions, gusting to 60 or 70 mph, northern england northwards. lots of snow showers across the higher ground of scotland. those snow showers getting down to lower levels gradually through the day. some rain showers for northern ireland and northern england. still a bit of snow possible on higher ground and further south, showers are few and far between. ten or 11 degrees in cardiff and london. but cold in the wind, further north. looking ahead towards thursday, it's another cold day in the northern half of the uk. just two or three degrees with further wintry showers. some rain and maybe even some snow over higher ground in the south. you are watching bbc news, the top stories just after 830, jeremy corbyn says he isn't wedded to the idea of keeping freedom of movement for eu citizens during brexit

around in north scotland and one or two showers for the north and northern ireland. this cloud will push its way further south overnight. ahead of it, the risk of icy patches especially in central and southern england where there will be a frost overnight. temperatures may lift in northern england and it should be milderfor tuesday in scotland and northern ireland. there will be some showers and west of scotland and northern ireland and some showers from northern england and wales. more cloud in england and wales than we have had today. a cold day after the frosty start. further north, temperatures in scotland and northern ireland should be higher than today. this is bbc news. the headlines. a second girl has died following a hit—and—run incident on new year's eve. zaneta krokova died in hospital this morning. her cousin helina kotlarova died at the scene in oldham, greater manchester. four men have been arrested. anti—terror police in turkey say they've arrested eight people in connection with the new year's attack on a nightclub in istanbul which left 39 people dead. the sus

across scotland, chilly here, with of fog and we also had some sunshine across the far north of england. you can see the difference in temperature from earlier as well. double figures towards the south west, nearer three celsius in the highlands. tumbling for a while in scotland and the north—east england. then all this cloud comes in is lovely from the west, bringing rain and drizzle. the more substantial rain comes into northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland later. the wind picking up and a lot of low cloud, sam hill fog and a lot of low cloud, sam hill fog and pretty mild. but chilly for a while across eastern areas. temperatures slow to rise during tomorrow. some rain pushing its way east across scotland are some gusty wind, particularly around the moray firth. the wettest weather probably first thing across northern ireland, especially more eastern parts. spitz and spots of rain and drizzle coming in crossing them and wales, a lot of low cloud and sam hill fog. —— some hill fog. deborah gers are still sitting at ten or 11 celsius,

england and wales, a view showers just bumping into norfolk, more cloud of central scotland and at times northern ireland, nothing especially heavy although it will be a chilly day after that frosty start. temperatures to fall sharply this evening. more cloud coming slowly from the north together with a few showers, but ahead of it icy conditions especially across central and southern england where there could be a frost, temperatures down to —5 although they should be lifting overnight in northern ireland and scotland and will be milder. more clouds and showers and longest bales of rain across the north of scotland, a few showers feeding into england and wales, the best of sunshine after that frosty start across the southern counties, a chilly day although the temperatures could rise as high as seven 01’ temperatures could rise as high as seven or eight celsius in the north. hello. this is bbc news with reeta chakra barti. the headlines at 12:30. greater manchester police say a second victim of a hit and run an old has died, helina kotlarova has died after being struck on new

across scotland and in the west we've got snow showers, a cold wind blowing as well. temperatures in many areas below freezing. by the time we get to 5pm, snow showers and other wintry showers in northern ireland and parts of wales. further inland, it's looking fairly quiet. we've got some sunshine. we had the earlier band of wet and time in london. now that's gone. through this evening a lot of clear skies but wintry showers around some of these western and eastern coasts. temperatures in towns and cities around minus one. 0ut temperatures in towns and cities around minus one. out in rural areas it could be as low as —5 or minus six. tomorrow it could be as low as —5 or minus six. tomorrow once it could be as low as —5 or minus six. tomorrow once again any slush is going to refreeze and it'll be icy on those roads. there will be a lot of sunshine around. the good news is the wind will continue to ease along those eastern coasts. if you more wintry showers, possibly getting into parts of knowledge. we are starting to see slightly less cold aircoming into are starting to see sli

take this decision alone or whether the devolved government of wales, scotland and northern ireland should also have a say. on the devolution issue, the court unanimously rules that uk ministers are not legally compelled to consult the devolved legislatures before triggering article 50. the verdict was welcomed by the former attorney general dominic grieve, he told me that irrespective of how people had voted lastjune, this was a good day for parliamentary democracy. i always took the view that the idea that you could trigger article 50 without a vote of parliament was an extraordinary thing to do because so much primary legislation has enacted. i wasn't apprised of the decision of the high court and i wasn't surprised by the decision of the supreme court, that seems to rub us to stand up for our historic liberties. having promised to trigger article 50 by the end of march, the ideal solution for the prime minister would be to purchase the single line of legislation before the parliament for peers and mps to rubber stamp. short, simple, difficult for opposing mps to amend, except go

even where we're starting the week cold, particularly in scotland, it'll be turning milder. 0ne weather system is pulling away from the uk, another is approaching. in between the two we've got plenty of cloud. many parts starting free. scotland isn't. a hard frost, particularly across highland scotland, —8 could be yours to begin the day, with mist and fog as well, just gradually clearing through the morning. so, do watch out for that. yep, definitely frosty in scotland. but that patchy mist and fog into the central belt, for example, to start the day could well slow you down. here's the contrast. as we move into northern england, across northern ireland, the rest of england and wales, it's low cloud keeping up temperatures. hill fog, too, coastal fog in some spots, particularly across the south—west of the uk, it is damp and drizzly in places, too, and another weather system taking outbreaks of rain into south—west england. and as we go on through monday, that is going to take its rain very slowly across the rest of south—west england, into south and west wales and even

kingdom receives more than 1.4 million signatures. and scotland's first minister has given her clearest warning yet that she may have to consider a second independence referendum. it followed a meeting with theresa may, along with political leaders from, wales and northern ireland in cardiff, to discuss brexit. canada's prime minister says the killing of six people at a mosque in quebec was a "terrorist attack against muslims". and mps are to conduct an inquiry into so—called "fake news" — inaccurate or false news stories shared on social media. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has insisted president trump's state visit to the uk later this year will go ahead, as a petition against the trip has so far attracted more than 1.3 million supporters. than 1.4 million supporters. it follows his temporary ban on people from seven predominantly muslim countries from entering america. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, told the commons he had been given assurances that all british passport holders, including dual nationals, can travel to the us. tonight thousands o

week's snow still just about lying to the tops of higher ground in scotland. a lot of cloud around, but look at the temperature. 12 degrees, incredibly mild for this time of year. a different story further south and east. there were some brief glimpses of sunshine across that kent coast, but it was cold with it, four orfive generally in the south—east corner. and that is because, the nearer the area of high pressure and the cold air that is coming from the near continent, at the same time, we've got the winds coming from a south—westerly direction in scotland, driving in this milder air. there will continue to be quite a lot of cloud, cloud thick enough for some drizzle. but not a cold start here to our day, but in the south—east corner, we're going to see temperatures hovering around freezing. but it will be quite a mucky start to the day, really, through scotland and northern ireland. a lot of cloud around, there will be some hill fog, and bits and pieces of showery rain, through eastern scotland down across the borders, towards the isle of man and north—west england. fur

scotland and wales, and so on, to get the go—ahead to trigger article 50. that was very important as well. here we come to the fallout. we have nicola sturgeon from scotland, tim farron from the lib dems and jeremy corbyn from the labour party and how they will be able to potentially affect how the government goes about negotiating brexit. because they have their own ideas. they have their own ideas, and it is good we area their own ideas, and it is good we are a democracy and good we are discussing it out, but we had a referendum. and i was a firm remainer, we had a referendum and said leave. we probably have to leave, and it is a bit disconcerting when certain parts say let's have another referendum. referenda are not things you can do and do until you get what you want. they are not asking for another referendum, but a route to stay in the single market, do you see what i mean? it is how we leave, but the lib dems asked for a second referendum. some of them even asked for a second referendum. says asked for a second referendum. says a lady from switzerland, where they have referenda ev

any move to take scotland out of the single market as part of the uk could trigger a second referendum on independence. they will be making a big mistake if they think i am bluffing. we have to ask ourselves in scotland, are we happy to have the direction of our country, the kind of country we want to be, determined by a right—wing conservative government, perhaps for the next 20 years, or do we want to take control of our own future? theresa may does not want her entire time in downing street defined by brexit and she stressed that referendum vote was a demand for wider change to the way the country is run, so she is promising a programme of social reform which she says will help notjust the poorest, but every level of society. it is about dealing everyday injustices, but also about recognising our obligations as citizens within the community and the society we have here in the uk. it is about recognising that there is a role for government, but government needs to ensure it is acting as effectively as possible in those areas where it should be taking action. she says her

, particularly in scotland, it'll be turning milder. 0ne weather system is pulling away from the uk, another is approaching. in between the two we've got plenty of cloud. many parts of the uk are starting the day frost free. scotland isn't. a hard frost, particularly across highland scotland, —8 could be yours to begin the day, with some mist and fog as well, just gradually clearing through the morning. so, do watch out for that. yep, definitely frosty in scotland. but that patchy mist and fog into the central belt, for example, to start the day could well slow you down. here's the contrast. as we move into northern england, across northern ireland, the rest of england and for wales, it's low cloud keeping up temperatures. hill fog, too, coastal fog in some spots, particularly across the south—west of the uk, it is damp and drizzly in places, too, and we have another weather system taking outbreaks of rain into south—west england. and as we go on through monday, that is going to take its rain very slowly across the rest of south—west england, into south and west wales and ev

given us. the judges say the governments in scotland, wales and northern ireland don't have to be consulted — we'll have all the reaction. also tonight: bt shares plunge. it follows an accounting scandal and its warnings about where the economy is heading. formula one's bernie ecclestone is forced off the grid — the sport's new owners want a fresh start. #to # to open the world... and la la land equals an oscar record, with m nominations. coming up in sportsday on bbc news, roger federer rolls back the years at the australian open. he's nowjust one match away from his first grand slam in over a year. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in a ruling of huge constitutional significance, the judges of the supreme court have said that only parliament can trigger the brexit process. it's not the decision that theresa may wanted. she'd argued that it could be done by ministers alone. thejudges also said that the devolved administrations in scotland, wales and northern ireland do not have to be consulted. tonight, the bbc has learned that the government will present a bre

now for the weather. hill fog and outbreaks of rain, some pushing across scotland, down in northern ireland as a mole the weather fronts from northern northern ireland as a mole the weatherfronts from northern england fringing into parts of south west england and eastern wales. underneath the cloud, you will avoid a frost, quite a mild night across parts of scotland and northern ireland, but a touch of frost in the clearer skies and parts of east anglia in south—east england. after a cold start here, this is where you will most likely season shine tomorrow. brightening up into the afternoon in north—eastern scotland, but for much of the uk, a cloudy day and outbreaks of rain affected parts of northern england and north wales with hill fog, too. mild northern ireland and western scotland, but chailly —— chilly despite the sunshine and a shopper frost to start wednesday morning. wednesday and thursday, variable cloud, a bit of sunshine, but only a you are lucky. hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. northern ireland is to hold new elections, following the collapse of its pow

england, wales and scotland will rise today, with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2%. public transport campaigners say the fare rises are "another kick in the teeth for long—suffering rail passengers". but the transport secretary, chris grayling, said the government was delivering the biggest rail modernisation programme for more than a century. here's our transport correspondent, richard westcott. punctuality across britain is well below target, strikes have brought one of the busiest operators to a standstill, but none of it stops rail fares going up again today. i think it's a disgrace. particularly as the railways aren't efficient, you know? there's always delays. in terms of the increase, well, it's fair. you've got to pay for things, if it includes paying for wages and people earning more money. across britain, the average ticket will be 2.3% more expensive. season tickets, among the fares regulated by the government, go up less at i.9%. it follows years of stinging rises. even allowing for inflation, fares have risen 25% since the mid—1990s. season tickets

. a bit of snow for scotland and the south east of england. overnight, it becomes the major issue. as this whether front moves on, it will bring a spell of snow across parts of scotland and england. if you're travelling through the early hours there could be disruption on the roads with a combination of ice and snow. eventually, that's noble turn back to rain as milder air works and off of the atlantic but on sunday, the risk of small works in the parts of east anglia and south east england. could be a few hours of snow before we see that transition back to rain. the potential for some we see that transition back to rain. the potentialfor some issues. as that milder air works, it could be a cloudy day, some will be low, market conditions with mist and hill fog badges, eventually it will turn milder, temperatures reaching double figures across the western side of the uk. that is the latest. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines... downing street warns gps in england that they must keep their surgeries open at times which suit patients, orface having theirfunding cut. the british medic

inferno. from today parents of babies born in some parts of scotland will receive a box of essentials including clothes, nappies and books. the scottish government's scheme is being piloted for three months before extending to the rest of scotland in the summer. the box itself doubles up as a cart and —— cot and comes with a mattress and sheets. baby boxes were introduced in finland in the i930s, and they've been credited as part of the reason for a sharp fall in infant mortality rates. the new 12 sided £1 coin will come into circulation in march. it is being changed to protect it from counterfeiters. new designs have been on failed the £2 coin and 50p piece. now the weather. we have high pressure dominating to the north—west so a lot of dry weather with a call cool northerly flow. we will be left with clearer, colder conditions with the breeze from the north—west direction. wintry showers in the north of scotla nd wintry showers in the north of scotland and england as well. on monday, we have the breeze in the north. for most places, a light wind. a lot of dry weather. wint

below freezing in some places. a mild nights, to take this into the new week, wetter winter in scotland, gales first thing in the morning. note the temperatures at the start of the day, 6 degrees for many. caldaire on the way, the rain clearing through much of scotland and northern ireland, occasional showers. an north of england is, that rain spread its weight southwards, heavy bursts in places. when is what the south east corner, temperatures drubbing away, even with sunshine and a scattering of showers through the afternoon. six hours is the best we can hope for. colder air pushing its way across in the evening, gales for northern scotland. briefly milder midweek, then warmer next week, then snow for some. hello. this is bbc news with me, martine croxall. the headlines at 8.30: israel's prime minister blames the islamic state group for a deadly lorry attack in jerusalem. four israeli soldiers were killed when a truck drove into them and then reversed to hit them again. we know that there has been a series of terror attacks. there could be a connection between them from france to berl

comes to the point, two years after scotland being told the didn't leave the uk, we voted to stay in the eu and we were told voting there was the only way to stay, and now we face being taken out. that creates a much more fundamental question for scotland. labour is calling on the prime minister to approve a £700 million emergency cash injection to help the nhs through the winter. it comes after the british red cross claimed there was a "humanitarian crisis" in hospitals in england. the shadow health secretary, jonathan ashworth, said mrs may needed to ensure that "this year's crisis" never happened again. a 24—hour strike by london underground workers, affecting up to 4 million commuters, is due to start this evening. unions are angry aboutjob losses and the closure of ticket offices. transport for london says it's put a new deal on the table, but that's been rejected by the biggest rail union, the rmt. let's give you a few more details of what could be a chaotic week for rail commuters in the south—east of england. the 24—hour london underground strike begins at 6.00pm tonig

milder weather to much of the uk, still cold and offers an hill snow in higher parts of scotland. above 300 metres elevation. things could be slippy here for a time. the rain reluctant to clear from northern areas in the south and west some sun shines, blustery showers following in, relatively mild, 8—10. overnight, some icy stretches in northern areas. frost in rural parts and showers in across scotland and northern ireland england. later and iit northern ireland england. later and i it should turn a bit milderfor wales in south—west england, as we see the next system moving in. that will bring another spell of rain on sunday. after a bright start in eastern areas, the rain will push northwards and eastwards. not reaching north—east england or scotla nd reaching north—east england or scotland until after dark, so here holding onto some sunshine. highs at best 5—6, milder the south—west. hello — this is bbc news, with maxine mawhinney. the headlines atjust gone 10.30am: tributes are paid to sirjohn hurt, one of britain's best known and versatile actors, who has died

ground of scotland. so cold and windy start to the day and the wind could be a problem tomorrow especially the northern part of the uk with very blustery conditions. many snow showers across the higher ground in scotland and getting down to lower levels through the day. feeling cold in the wind further north. 0n feeling cold in the wind further north. on thursday another cold day in the northern half of the uk with further wintry showers and maybe even snow over higher ground in the south. the top stories now. jeremy corbyn says he is not wedded to the idea of keeping freedom of movement for eu citizens during brexit negotiations. he also clarified his position on

london, that northern ireland, it says in the independent, wales and scotland, they could be given permission to block brexit plans, but the supreme court is gonna decide on that as well. i didn't realise they were going to rule on that. what is interesting now is the three other home nations, northern ireland, wales and scotland are lining up to make life a lot more difficult for the government in the uk over brexit at the moment. the supreme court ruling at 0930 gmt this morning is likely to confirm what it said previously, that he should be discussed in parliament. the government needs to get this timetable through because they are going to trigger at the end of march article 50 and that is what northern ireland administration wants, a vote on the article 50. we are about to have another election in northern ireland. for the uk have another election in northern ireland. forthe uk government, this is an important sideshow to the whole brexit thing. that is why northern ireland sort of putting in its pennyworth becomes significant in the scheme of things. quite interesting. wales

yet. let us teleyou forward an hour or two. the eastern side of scotland doing quite well with sunshine here, and then we have a warm front dangling from yorkshire down through the bristol area and the south coast, as we have seen, one area and the south coast, as we have seen, one or area and the south coast, as we have seen, one or two spots in east anglia doing nicely, if you are far enough way to wales from that weather front, you might enough way to wales from that weatherfront, you might see enough way to wales from that weather front, you might see the odd patch of rain, but it's a hope rather than a guarantee, overnight the warm front fizzles, the cold front the warm front fizzles, the cold fro nt m oves the warm front fizzles, the cold front moves in scotland, northern ireland, into western parts and it helps that blanket of cloud to keep the temperatures up. that is not the case as we come to east anglia and the south—east, where there will be a chilly and frosty start to the day in those area, all the while that front dangles across the border, working into the nor

scotland, we have sunshine. can someone sent us this stunning scene. as we go through the afternoon this cloud moving in gci’oss afternoon this cloud moving in across the midlands will push into south—east england. that will help lift some of the fog. visibility comes up a lift some of the fog. visibility comes up a bit but it will say quite misty. the north—west of wales and north—west england stay cloudy. one or two showers coming in from the irish sea full stop in northern ireland mixed conditions. some sunshine, sarah mcleod missed, temperatures in the sunshine 8 degrees in belfast. scotland also has fine sunny weather through the day. a big mixture of conditions. there are also warnings in force. south—westerly wind overnight. cloudy skies and patchy outbreaks of rain. the england and wales it is a different story. again we look at the temperatures plummeting. there will be widespread frost. coldest weather will have temperatures down to minus six. again mist and fog will return. probably the foggiest weather will be across the midlands into central southern england as wel

a so—called soft brexit could postpone another vote on scottish independence. scotland's first minister was speaking on the bbc‘s good morning scotland programme. she said she believed scotland's "direction of travel" was still towards independence, but that could be "put aside" in the short—term. 0ur scotland correspondent, glenn campbell. nicola sturgeon is opposed to brexit but the position she has developed is that she is prepared to compromise, that she is prepared to act set brexit in certain circumstances. in december she set out what compromise she would be prepared to accept, effectively if the uk was to stay in the european single market, or to argue for a special arrangement that would allow scotla nd special arrangement that would allow scotland to stay in, then she would be prepared to take off the table the possibility of a second vote on scottish independence for the period of brexit negotiations. england and wales voted to leave, northern ireland voted to stay. and even in scotland, which voted overwhelmingly to remain in the eu, a million people voted to le

minister said that if the terms of the brexit deal were not right for scotland, she would be prepared to call a second referendum. she has a user may that she does not get what she thinks scotland needs from the brexit negotiations she will call for a second referendum for independence for scotland. she was what she calls a soft brexit which maintains access to the single market. this will be a problem for the main proponents of brexit who do not want freedom of movement. she says that theresa may has not really had a proper dialogue with about what brexit would mean for scotland aged thinks theresa may does not really have a plan. —— and she thinks. they will be making a big mistake if they think i'm in any way bluffing. if it comes to the point, two years after scotland being told "don't leave the uk, lead the uk" here we are — we voted to stay in the eu and we were told voting no was the only way to stay, and now we face being taken out. that creates a much more fundamental question for scotland. the something is fundamentally important as a membership of european union and t

scotland — or hbos — have been found guilty of bribery and fraud along with four associates. during the trial southwark crown court we heard how one of the former bankers — lynden scourfield — was bribed with cash and luxuries. as our business correspondent andy verity reports several small businesses were driven to the wall as a result of this massive fraud. chauffeur—driven bentleys at no charge. ferraris, trips to vegas and brown envelopes stuffed with cash — gratis. just a few of the perks of being a corrupt bank manager at hbos or one of those bribing him and all paid for by the bank and its business customers. this businessman, michael bancroft, worked with a firm that promised to help turn businesses around. together with a man who ran the consultancy david mills, seen here in the centre, was bribing bank manager lyndon scourfield on the right with cash, holidays and prostitutes. in exchange for the bribes scourfield would insist the bank's business customers used david mills‘s firm, quayside corporate services. david mills and his associates use them for their own purp

across scotland and a good part of northern england as we start the day. that's where the lowest temperatures will be. there could be the odd pocket of frost in sheltered parts of the highlands of scotland. this is wednesday morning. across england and wales we have cloud, but easing through the day for many areas. the weak front will bring patchy outbreaks of rain southwards across wales, the midlands and into parts of eastern england. it is patchy and some areas will get almost nothing. to the north of this front, across northern england and to a degree northern ireland and scotland, the cloud will break up. the best of the sunshine in scotland. here, a few wintry showers across shetland and leaving the coast of aberdeenshire, with strong winds still around. the winds will fall through the day. showers will be blown down the north sea, but, thanks to the direction of the wind, most showers will stay offshore, coming off eastern parts of norfolk. the mild air to the south—west. it will turn colder across northern england, northern ireland and scotland and overnight, as the clo

: leaders of the devolved governments in scotland, wales and northern ireland have demanded a greater role in brexit negotiations. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore decision day for the bank ofjapan. we hear from the business decision day for the bank ofjapan. we hearfrom the business is speaking up against the new us travel ban. good morning asia, hello, world. glad you could join us. in a few hours time, the governor of the bank ofjapan, hours time, the governor of the bank of japan, the central hours time, the governor of the bank ofjapan, the central bank, will be revealing its next monetary move. since the all directions of donald trump the yen has been strengthening and how much willjapan be impacted by trump's policies is unclear. the boj and massive bond buying programme largely considered to have faded. what else can the boj do to start the economy? we are seeing interest rates are ready at miners. banks buying government bonds and a sustainable base. there is nothing they can do more to stimulate the economy. what about changing their long—te

at all for england and wales today," pics of rain. scotland has had some sunshine. this is the week ahead, more rain on the way. it will become windy, potentially very windy towards the end of the week. we have been looking at this satellite picture for the last day two, lots of clouds racing our direction. the first lump of cloud went over today, moving east and behind it a legacy of grey skies, drizzle and some missed. huge contrast and temperatures, clear skies and frosty in scotland, icy patches, but plymouth will wake up to mild weather, 10 celsius. this is the rush hour, reigning across cornwall and devon, getting into pembrokeshire. a lot of cloud, grey skies and drizzle, missed in places. and then we get a southern scotland, sunshine here, and a sunny start, very frosty. in the glens to be maybe even —10 in some areas. but not in major towns and cities. again some nice sunshine across scotland, maybe the far north—east of england as well. for the bulk of northern ireland, wales and england, it will be cloudy and the mildest of the weather in the south—west. around ten

across the eastern side of scotland. we have also had some doses of sunshine, not as much as recent days, not as much as much as recent days, not as much as yesterday. but it has been around in the north. the next few days, because we change the wind direction from the continental south—easterly, to the slightly milder south—westerly atlantic air, it means it will be much milderfor all of us with little frost by night. but it is a slow change. that cold air is still embedded across the north and east of the country at the moment. as the rain moves northwards through the night, albeit rather sporadic, it will turn to snow for the hills. it could fall onto frozen surfaces, both in scotland, northern england and across northern ireland. so, temperatures are still low enough for some ice concerns. it is going to be quite a great start for most on saturday. —— grey. in east of scotland, eastern england where we could hold onto that rather grey weather. towards the west there can still be some showers around. as you can see, further east, quite grey. still a smattering of rain and

, warm for the eastern side of scotland for the time of year but cold with the sunshine across east anglia and south—east england and these conditions will persist for another few days. across the midlands into staffordshire we have misty conditions and that will continue to thicken up as well. so for wednesday morning expect a couple of fog patches over the hills of northern england, the pennines, the vale of york. one or two fog patches possible for the south—east of england as well. for many of us it won't be a particularly cold start to the day, with temperatures around 7—9 degrees, but it will be cold for the south—east of england. here, a sharp overnight frost with clear skies, fog patches and temperatures as low as —7. we're tapping into some of the cold airfrom the continent across the far south—east of england, otherwise we have high pressure in charge of the weather but we also have this weather front bringing a lot of cloud with it and the cloud will be thick enough at times on wednesday morning to bring occasional spots of rain or drizzle. the likely places t

. strongest winds through northern scotland as this weather feature pushes east, introducing cold winds across the country and keeping the wind lively and gusty for the morning rush—hour. gusts in excess of 60mph across parts of scotland. frequent showers turning frequently to sleet and snow notjust over the hills. rain showers for northern ireland accompanies the strong to gale force winds, gales if not severe gales for some parts of northern and western england, as well as western wales. not a great morning rush hour across the pennines. to go with showers, the winds particularly lively. further south and east, the wind isn't as strong, but picking up through the day, introducing some sunshine but dropping the temperature. feeling colder for all in the afternoon. showers most frequent in the north—west of england and ireland, and they turn increasingly to snow across scotland with afternoon temperatures at three or four degrees at best. we continue with those winds, strong, gusty and increasingly icy through the night and into thursday. the showers get increasingly wintry too. sco

breaks in the cloud later, perhaps in scotland, so here it could be a little bit chilly to start the weekend but on the whole, it will be milder. we don't really need to worry about frost. there will be a lot of cloud around and probably not much rain. most of the rain we will be seeing overnight across the southern parts of the uk. that's keeping the temperatures up. it could turn chilly across the glens of scotland where skies are clear. central and eastern scotland will see sunshine and a bit more cloud in the west. a pretty cloudy start and maybe a bit misty too across the northern ireland and for most of england and wales that's the way it will be as well. a lot of low cloud, it's quite low cloud sitting on the hills. there will still be some rain and drizzle left over from overnight along the south coast and into the south—west of england. that's going to dawdle in the south—west corner through much of saturday in actualfact. one or two heavy bursts perhaps first thing. away from here a lot of dry weather, a few spots of drizzle around some western hills, maybe getting a bi