tremors, they say climate—changing fossil fuels should stay underground. in scotland, fracking remains under a moratorium. holyrood still has not decided how to proceed. supporters in the usa say fracking there has lowered gas bills, but some states have still banned it. the government here maintains that shale gas is both environmentally and consumer friendly. now it needs to find somebody new to make that case. john mcmanus, bbc news. the department for business, energy and industrial strategy have responded to natascha engel‘s resignation. a spokesperson said the government supported the development of the shale industry in the uk because "it could have the potential to be a new domestic energy source, and create thousands of well paid, qualityjobs." they also said the government was conident that current regulations "strike the right balance in ensuring the industry can develop, while ensuring any operations are carried out safely and responsibly." a woman has died and three people are in hospital after a gunman opened fire at a synagogue in california. a 19—year—old man has

aware of the problem of knife crime in scotland because until recent years it was a terrible scourge but as others have alluded to as a result of a radical change of approach to the problem the incidence of knife crime in scotland has greatly reduced and crimes of handling an offensive weapon have decreased by sixty four percent between the years two thousand and seven two thousand and eight and two thousand and sixteen two thousand and seventeen and as if we all know and i this occurred because of a holistic approach which involved the creation of a violent reaction unit initially in glasgow were known for the whole of scotland funded by the scots. government which treats violent crime as a public health problem the problem too many children with multiple at adverse childhood experiences are excluded from school which in turn can lead them to become involved in gangs and violence if we are to tackle this if epidemic of youth violence we need an approach whether you call it public health but we need an approach which is trauma informed i really care for children with a c e s the public h

first minister thinks we come together is for the people of scotland to be plunged into another divisive referendum within the next 18 months. first minister, this isjust absurd. the timing of this statement has everything to do with the first minister's party conference taking place injust three days' time. the first minister is using this parliamentary platform for a party platform. and in that, she's devaluing the office which she holds. but the uk government would need to agree to the referendum being held — and deputy prime minister david lidington was quick to dismiss the idea. this was supposed to be settled for a generation in 2014, and we should stick to that stop no evidence since then that the appetite of the scottish people to go through a referendum once again has sort of surged up. david lidington. so, where does all that leave us? who better to ask than bbc scotland's brian taylor, at holyrood. the issue of independence is the fault line in scottish politics, to be frank, it's never far from the surface. this week it came back to full prominence, as the first mi

rest of the day. yesterday was the warmest day of the year across england, scotland, wales and northern ireland, 23.3 celsius in west sussex, higher temperatures than that today and even higher tomorrow, 25 or 26 across some parts of london, quite widely in the low 20s celsius. the reason for the warmth, we have strong april sunshine, the wind is coming from the east or south—east, pulling some warm air from central and eastern parts of europe. this area of high pressure across scandinavia giving these atla ntic across scandinavia giving these atlantic fronts at bay. we will see more cloud moving into western and northern scotland and northern ireland over night. today, lots more sunshine. as i mentioned it will be hazy at times, large areas of high cloud but a dry, fine and warm day. always cooler and southern coasts with the breeze of the sea but away from here temperatures in the high teens, low 20s celsius, perhaps 23 and may be 2a across south—east england. through this evening and overnight, things stayed dry, we have a mostly clear sky, mostly because this frontal sy

the way of scotland choosing indpendence. security fears in sri lanka has lead to church services being cancelled — a week after easter suicide bombings by islamist militants killed more than 250 people. he has run quicker than anyone else before, including himself here in london. eluid kipchoge is the champion again. eluid kipchoge has won the london marathon for a fourth time. the kenyan won in the second fastest time ever. britain's sir mo farah finished fifth. now on bbc news, it's time for the week in parliament in which alicia mccarthy looks back at a busy week of politics. hello and welcome to the week in parliament— where mps return from their easter break after the shock of the sri lanka terrorist attack. there is no religion on this earth which teaches that the way to salvation is blowing up innocent children. there's outrage over the shooting of 29 year old northern ireland journalist lyra mckee. to those responsible for this act of terrorism, we say we've heard your excuses, and your hollow apologies. no one buys it. and just who was behind the leak about the use o

independence referendum for scotland — nicola sturgeon wants scots to have a choice between brexit and a future inside the eu. railway diplomacy — north korea's leader arrives in russia for talks with president putin. is he sending a message to president trump? new advice on babies and screen time. they should not be left to watch anything till they are two. and coming up on bbc news: the time for talking is almost up, but will it be united or city left kicking themselves after tonight's manchester derby in the premier league? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in sri lanka, funerals have continued to take place for the victims of the easter sunday bombings. the death toll has risen again — it's now confirmed that 359 people died, with more than 500 wounded. clive myrie is in the capital, colombo. clive. george, it does seem to have been a day of real progress in the ongoing investigation here. there is no question that a clearer picture is beginning to emerge of who the bombers were. possibly with one of them having links to the uk. but there is still a nagging questio

showers and it will be breezy again. northern scotland could see some of the best of the dry and bright weather, some rain spreading across england and wales and it could be heavy and persistent at times. hopefully a little sunshine as well but even in the best of the brightness, attempt is nowhere near the dizzy heights of the weekend with highs of nowhere near the dizzy heights of the weekend with highs 01:14 or 15 at best. this is bbc news. our latest headlines. the funeral has taken place in belfast of the journalist lyra mckee, the 29—year—old who was shot in the head by a member of the new ira during violence in londonderry last week. the event was attended by theresa may, jeremy corbyn, the irish prime minister, as well as political leaders from across political spectrum in northern ireland. father martin magill made a pointed reference to the political problems in northern ireland. why in god's name does it take the death of a 29—year—old woman with her whole in front of her... applause scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says she wants to hold a second re

case everywhere. northern scotland struggled with the more cloud. some, cameras are priceless but fairly overcast skies in stornoway. here is how the cloud dispersed. the more solid mass which is the remnants of a weather system is the remnants of a weather system is in northern scotland and will drift further south into scotland through the evening and overnight, even bringing a bit of drizzly rain. it will keep temperatures up postop elsewhere much clearer skies, only a little patchy cloud drifting around. setting up for a fairly widespread frost away from those in scotland overnight. low is down to minus three. a toy start to thursday but a pretty sunny one nonetheless. always a bit more cloud affecting zero seekers throughout the day as we keep the chilly easterly breeze. work out for the north—east of scotland. the weather system is worlds away in the north sea. brighter spells across orkney and shetland. building cloud for northern ireland. similar temperatures today, highs of ii or 12. temperatures today, highs of 11 or 12. it is spot the difference propriety. perhaps the

no westminster government can ever stand in the way of scotland choosing indpendence. i'm setting out today our strategy to win our country's independence. still hoping britain won't take part in next month's european elections — the conservative party chairman, brandon lewis explains why. security fears in sri lanka result in church services cancelled — a week after more than 250 people were killed in the easter sunday bombings. he has run quicker than anyone else before, including himself, cool winds the london marathon. —— eliud kipchoge has won the london marathon. eluid kipchoge has won the london marathon for a fourth time. britain's sir mo farah finished fifth. and manchester city stand just two wins away from retaining their premier league title after they beat burnley1—0. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk's shale gas commissioner has resigned after only six months in thejob, saying the government is paying too much attention to a small but noisy environmental lobby — and consequently there is a ‘de facto‘ ban on fracking. natascha engel was tasked

, then. we pick up the story across scotland. some sunshine for northern and perhaps eastern scotland. a bit of patchy rain coming into the far west of scotland. still, this rain continuing on and off in northern ireland as it has done through the night. for england and wales, though, we are yet to see any rain crossing the irish sea, so it should be a dry start. some sunshine, some mist and fog patches across eastern england, those shouldn't last too long and we should see decent spells of sunshine. more sunshine towards the south—east than we had on monday. you can see how slowly this rain pushes over the irish sea into some western coasts, further into scotland, perhaps, but ahead of it, with some sunshine, 18 degrees likely for the moray firth and in the south—east, perhaps into east anglia, the east midlands, 18 or 19 degrees here. as we move into the evening and overnight, again this patchy rain is pushing its way further into wales, to the south—west of england, across north—west england and further into scotland as well. so more cloud pushing into more of the country m

westminster. i should tell you that the snp leader and scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has been responding to this, saying that if mps are now the 12th of april two passed with no commitment to fight the european union elections, then my 22nd becomes the inescapable exit day. the sensible way forward, and i think the one the prime minister should take, the way forward the prime minister should take would be a serious attempt to build consensus, and that is to agree to fightan consensus, and that is to agree to fight an election, seek a longer delay and allow the option of a public vote on what the commons agrees. that is the view of nicola sturgeon. ben wright is at downing street for us, ben, i sturgeon. ben wright is at downing street for us, ben, lam interested in the cabinet, the suggestion that theresa may will sit down with jeremy corbyn, willing to listen to the views of parliament and be bound by the views of parliament if no deal can be agreed withjeremy corbyn, that suggest that remainers in the cabinet have won the day. corbyn, that suggest that remainers in

and into scotland too, but most places should remain frost—free, particularly down to the south and west, where we see double digit temperatures first thing tomorrow morning. we are up and running into the long bank holiday weekend and still drawing up that warmth from central europe and it is a settled story, with high pressure in charge, sitting over scandinavia. once any early morning mist and fog has lifted, good friday is a good—looking day, lots of sunshine around, most places hanging onto wall—to—wall blue sky for much of the day, and the winds will be noticeably lighter, particularly noticeable down north sea coast, there we may start to see sea breezes develop. 22 celsius in some spots tomorrow, as we head into the weekend across parts of southern england and wales, highs of around 25 celsius. let's look at how that co m pa res 25 celsius. let's look at how that compares with some of our favourite resorts across the european continent and enter the eastern mediterranean, much cooler here and more unsettled too. back home on saturday, lots of sunshine around once again

government. the scottish national party is to send a leaflet to every home in scotland, making the economic case for independence. the party leader and first minister nicola sturgeon told the snp spring conference that the last 3 years had shown beyond any doubt that the westminster system was broken. ms sturgeon has already said she wants to hold another referendum on scottish independence by 2021. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports from edinburgh. she came to tell them what they've all been so eagerly waiting to hear — that she is ready for another scottish referendum. the party's now got a new economic policy they think could win them independence, so the campaign starts now. we must have the choice of a better future. scotland must have the choice of an independent future. she and her party are buoyed by polls suggesting voters are moving their way. support for independence is already up. 0urjob now is to get support for independence surging and make sure that no westminster government can ever stand in the way of scotland's right to choose. before anyone can choose, the

airport. scotland yard says the operation to tackle demonstrations by members of the group "extinction rebellion" is putting a strain on the force. police rest days have been cancelled over the bank holiday weekend as more than 1,000 officers are being deployed in london. kathryn stanczyszyn reports. camped out in four central locations, these campaigners say they are in for the long haul. i've taken a couple of weeks holiday for this. as long as we can really. it means another day of major disruption for the capital. already thought to be costing millions to businesses. for some, enough is enough. 0utrageous that the police force... they don't believe in law and order. you think they should be able to disrupt and block transport. this is not a legitimate protest. but the protestors say this is going exactly as it meant to. as nonviolent civil disobedience is the best way of getting the government to sit up and take notice. they've apologised to those affected but say this action is absolutely necessary if we are going to have the best chance of saving our planet. despite more than 500

this week. not much snow on the mountains in scotland at the moment in this weather watch picture, sent to us by colliestun. but you've got to sense that that's going to change in a big way for scotland over the next few days as our weather turns significantly colder. now, on the satellite picture, we've got a streak of cloud to the north—west of the uk. and that's a cold front that's working in towards our shores. but if you're heading outside over the next few hours, the only place you're likely to come across rain really is northern ireland, and even here the rain is going to be quite patchy in nature. clear spells further east allowing some frost, so it will be quite a chilly start for a number of us first thing in the morning. there's our area of high pressure slipping away to the continent. and here comes our cold front, bringing that thickening cloud, and eventually outbreaks of rain. so the rain will turn heavy and steady through the day for western scotland and for northern ireland. but for eastern scotland, for most of england and wales actually, we've got another fine

. nicola sturgeon says no westminster government can ever stand in the way of scotland choosing indpendence. i'm setting out today our strategy to win our country's independence. spain goes to the polls — their third election in four years — with a party from the far right among the main contenders, for the first time since the franco era. and manchester city stand just two wins away from retaining their premier league title after they beat burnley 1—0. kipchoge is the champion again! kenya's eliud kipchoge wins the london marathon with the second fastest time in history as britain's sir mo farah finishes fifth. and as the tens of thousands raise millions for charities — time seems to stand still for big ben as he tries to cross the finishing line. good evening. welcome to bbc news. the people of sri lanka have been marking a week since the bomb attacks, which claimed the lives of at least 250 people on easter sunday. the attackers were islamist extremists, who targeted christian worshippers in church services, as well as people in some of colombo‘s biggest hotels. the

become drier across scotland over night. still some pockets of rain and drizzle. there may be spots of rain from the cloud pushing in from the north sea. it should not be as cold as last night in scotland. temperatures typically 6-7. we in scotland. temperatures typically 6—7. we start the second half of the weekend on a cloudy note with drizzle around in scotland, particularly in the morning. we should see brightening and sunshine developing elsewhere. we will also have heavy showers pushing into eastern parts heading towards the midlands and a small risk of a thunderstorm. these are the temperatures. warm across much of england and wales. still colder in much of scotland and north—east england. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the chancellor insists that the government has no red lines in talks over brexit. but labour says it's disappointed that no compromise been offered. the government perhaps has to show a bit more flexibility than it has done so. there has been no movement from the government on the actual content of the political declaration, and that is key. conve

, more cloud for north—eastern scotland and eastern parts of england. you can see some cloud feeding into northern ireland from the west and that will continue to push east as we move through the afternoon, perhaps bringing one or two showers. 0ne through the afternoon, perhaps bringing one or two showers. one or two showers for the north—east of scotla nd two showers for the north—east of scotland as well. a bit more cloud for the east of england, but a fair amount of sunshine to come through the day. temperature is disappointing between nine and 11 celsius. through this evening and overnight we hold onto that cloud in the north—east of scotland will be could see one or two showers. across northern ireland, england and wales there could be some clear spells and under clear skies it will be a chilly night again. patchy frost possible. these are the temperatures in towns and cities, a touch cooler than that in rural areas. a cool start for some tomorrow, frosty for others, more cloud to come through the day tomorrow but still some sunny spells, the risk of one or two showers for

patchy rain for northern ireland, south—west scotland, the isle of man, south—west wales. further east, a chilly night under clear spells, even a touch of frost in north—east england and eastern scotla nd in north—east england and eastern scotland and dense fog patches, some of which could be slow to clear but they should as we go through the morning and for many tomorrow, a fine day with spells of sunshine, the best across scotland where temperatures in the north west highlands could get up to 20. always cooler in the west, northern ireland, the far south—west of england still plagued by the slow—moving weather front but it will make progress eastwards slowly through the middle part of the week, bringing a little bit of rain and as it clears through, it will turn much cooler. let this is bbc news i am martine croxall. prayers have been held in the streets in sri lanka as church services are cancelled — a week after more than 250 people were killed in the easter sunday bombings. there's to be more prominent health warnings on packets of opioid painkillers because of growing c

next few days of this week. not much snow on the mountains in scotland at the moment in this weather watch picture, sent to us by "colliestun". but you got a sense that that's going to change in a big way for scotland over the next few days as our weather turned significantly colder. now, on the satellite picture, we've got a streak of cloud to the north—west of the uk. and that's a cold front that's working in towards our shores. but if you're heading outside over the next few hours, the only place you're likely to come across rain is northern ireland, and even here the rain is going to be patchy in nature. clear spells further east allowing some frost, so it will be quite a chilly start for a number of us first thing in the morning. there's our area of high pressure slipping away to the continent. and here comes our cold front, bringing that thickening cloud, and eventually outbreaks of rain. so the rain will turn heavy and steady through the day for western scotland and for northern ireland. but for eastern scotland, for most of england and wales, actually, we've got another fin

. welcome to sportsday with me hugh ferris. our headlines this evening: sacked by scotland. alex mcleish loses his job after their poor start to the euro qualifying campaign. exciting. exhilarating. exhausting. a champions league game for the ages sends spurs through to their first semi final. we didn't realise because we still are in like in a dream, still in a bubble. and which of these women are the best? we reveal the shortlist for this year's bbc womens footballer of the year award. also coming up in the programme: jarell miller insists he's done nothing wrong and will appeal the decision to deny him a licence to face anthonyjoshua. and spot the difference... why the new england patriots' sixth lombardi trophy has been in the wars. thanks for joining us. scotland are looking for a new manager after alex mcleish was sacked today. it brings to an end his second spell in charge of the national team, one that lasted only just over a year. but ended with a series of poor results. alistair lamont reports. a humiliation for the scotland national side, beaten 3—0 by the side ranke

in eastern scotland and north—east england. but away from these areas open into the 20s, maybe 2a in the south, the last day we will see temperatures like that.. most temperatures like that.. m ost pla ces temperatures like that.. most places will be dry with clear spells this evening and overnight, developing across eastern scotland and north—east england and cheri rain approaching the south—west. maybe the odd thunderstorm, that is a sign of things to come tomorrow. low pressure firmly in charge. the frontal system works north eastwards, bringing outbreaks of rain, especially across the south—west of england first thing. ahead of that we are likely to see some heavy, thundery showers breaking out, all the while the northern half of the uk is likely to stay predominantly dry but also quite cloudy. tomorrow afternoon, showers and thunderstorms break out gci’oss showers and thunderstorms break out across the midlands, into wales and northern england. they could contain some hail, frequent lighting, gusty winds. that could make for some travelling conditions. quite windy gci

scottish national party is to send a leaflet to every home in scotland, making the economic case for independence. the party leader and first minister nicola sturgeon told the snp spring conference that the last 3 years had shown beyond any doubt that the westminster system was broken. ms sturgeon has already said she wants to hold another referendum on scottish independence by 2021. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports from edinburgh. she came to tell them what they've all been so eagerly waiting to hear — that she is ready for another scottish referendum. the party's now got a new economic policy they think could win them independence, so the campaign starts now. we must have the choice of a better future. scotland must have the choice of an independent future. she and her party are buoyed by polls suggesting voters are moving their way. support for independence is already up. 0urjob now is to get support for independence surging and make sure that no westminster government can ever stand in the way of scotland's right to choose. before anyone can choose, the uk government has

rejected. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has said she wants to hold a second referendum on scottish independence by 2021, if the country is taken out of the eu. speaking at holyrood, she said she would soon introduce legislation to set the rules for another vote. the first referendum on independence took place in 2014. our scotland editor sarah smith was listening to the address. hoping to appear generous, nicola sturgeon is offering snacks to the press. bacon rolls! as well as offering cross—party talks to her political opponents. offering impatient snp members the prospect of another independence referendum just in time for their party conference this weekend, and offering cross—party talks to her opponents on more powers for the scottish parliament. so if others across this chamber are willing to move forward in that spirit, they will find in me an equally willing partner. but if all they have to offer the people of scotland is a failed and a damaging status quo, then the process of change will pass them by and support for independence will continue to grow. unionist

easily, without apportioning blame, a system that's existed in scotland for some years, although northern ireland has no plans to change the law. thejustice minister david gauke said the new regime would help end what he called "the blame game", but critics say the changes will trivialise marriage, as our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. when the fizz and sparkle have gone from a marriage and it has irretrievably broken down, divorcing couples are forced to blame each other on the grounds of adultery, desertion, or behaviour which is intolerable to live with. or prove they have been separated for a minimum of two years, or five if one spouse doesn't agree. christmas eve, 2014, was my decree nisi. jenny divorced several years ago, but blame and fault meant the entire family suffered. it caused complete communication breakdown and hostility. obviously, mostly from me, i became very hostile towards him, which i hadn't been and it caused shouting matches and problems that my children were then witness to. for decades, campaigners have been pressing the government to change

of union for scotland i also wish for peace and unification for the people of northern ireland and islands and finally martha dyer says i don't think it's because of bricks scotland's going for independence independence is overdue a long time ago they kill us in westminster has only helped to bring it to the hate now the home secretary speech in east london this week was the first on crime he used it to give a deeply personal explanation of why he was changing the approach or knife crime. it's not so difficult to see how i could have turned out to have a life of crime myself. these graphs sure the extent of the problems with which the home secretary is grappling the official statistics show three things one that the incidence of knife crime is not just a london problem however across england it is heavily concentrated in the urban a.t.o.s. too and london although they're not attacks everywhere it is the capital's deprived areas which bear the brunt of the problem. in three figures over the last decade sure first falling and then rising rapidly to reach new highs in the last two yea

cloudy start to the second half of the weekend, and we've still got some drizzle around in scotland. probably not quite as wet on sunday as it was on saturday. brightening up elsewhere with a bit of sunshine coming through, but we've got these showers coming in across the eastern side of the england. they'll push their way towards the midlands, and those could potentially be a little heavy and even thundery, too. a bit more warmth for most of england and wales. temperatures could be as high as 15 to 17. still quite chilly though for north—east england and a good part of scotland, where it is drier as we head into the evening. still a fair bit of cloud around overnight. we've got this line of showers pushing across southern england towards wales, not far away from northern ireland. temperatures will drop quite a bit in scotland as the cloud begins to break up later in the night, so quite a cold start here. as we move into the beginning of the week, we've got this zone of showers. that's going to drift its way northwards, further across wales towards the midlands and east anglia, an

who lost their lives has reached almost 360. in scotland, the first minister says she wants a second referendum on independence by 2021, if the country is taken out of the eu. the north korean leader, kim jong—un, has arrived in the far east of russia for his first summit with president putin. and in tonight's football, manchester city go top of the premier league again, after a decisive win in the manchester derby. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, judd trump battles back from 6—3 down to keep his world championship hopes alive after a thrilling final frame decider against thepchaiya un—nooh. good evening. the murder of the journalist lyra mckee should be a decisive turning point in the history of northern ireland. that was the forthright message delivered at her funeral in belfast today, a message heard by a congregation which included theresa may, jeremy corbyn, the taoiseach leo varadkar, and leading politicians in northern ireland. lyra mckee was shot dead by the so—called new ira in londonderry last week. in a powerful address at the funeral service, father martin

rape crisis scotland has argued today, there is a huge danger that such a policy will put people off from reporting rape and sexual violence. a young friend of mine was wrongly accused of rape. it made his life a misery for months and months. bursting into tears and all the rest of it because of the stress. and it was only through telephone evidence that emerged that it was shown that his accuser had been sexting him even though he denied he had not seen this person for years. so may ijust say to the minister, he should say to the police, this is the right course of action, of course it has to be proportionate, but as my honourable member said, justice has to be done, and that includes those people who have been accused of rape, when in fact they are innocent. a senior labour mp quoted from an e—mail she had been sent by a victim of a sexual assault... six months ago i was seriously sexually assaulted by a complete stranger. "two months after the assault, the police demanded full access to my phone, including my facebook and instagram passwords, my photos, stretching back to 20

scotland. in the sun, 16-17. north—east of scotland. in the sun, 16—17. further west, underneath north—east of scotland. in the sun, 16—17. furtherwest, underneath the rain and cloud it will be noticeably cooler, 12—13. look at this swirling cloud across the atlantic at the moment. this area of low pressure will arrive tonight. it has been named storm hannah because of the intensity of the winds. it will bring rain across northern ireland, the midlands. some potentially damaging gusts of winds in excess of 70 mph, may be more on exposed west facing coasts. it is strong enough to potentially cause issues with the trees. saturday morning, 70 mph gusts of wind on west facing coasts, stronger winds moving east through saturday morning. also spiralling anticlockwise is the rain across southern scotland, northern england, north wales and the midlands. to the south, brighter and in the north of scotla nd south, brighter and in the north of scotland it should stay dry. it will stay windy all day despite the severe gales. factor in that, the cloud and rain, what a difference one week makes. 9—

northern ireland and western fringes of scotland but a fine looking day away from that. looking a little bit further ahead, it looks as though we will see in the jetstream. further ahead, it looks as though we will see in thejetstream. —— a deep. turning things a little bit more unsettled for the south and west but at the moment it looks like a lot of fine, dry weather around with above average temperatures. a chance of one or two showers which could be thundery in nature. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. the mueller reports clears president trump of collusion with russia over the 2016 presidential election but questions remain over whether he attempted to obstruct the investigation. the report also reveals donald trump feared his presidency was over when he learned of the investigation and subsequently tried to get special counsel robert mueller fired. they are having a good day. i'm having a good day as well. it is called no collusion, no obstruction. facebook bans a dozen br

in the north sea is coming back into scotland and northern england, which is why we're seeing some sleet and snow, and it's quite slippery over some high—level routes. some icy patches around, with temperatures in many places close to orjust below freezing. so a cold start really, i think, to wednesday, and a pretty miserable morning across the far north of england and scotland. some rain, some sleet and snow across the hills. that rain clears away from northern england, pushes its way into northern ireland, mostly rain here, and across north wales. but some heavy showers in the south—east and east anglia. some hail and thunder possible here. but many central and eastern parts of the uk shouldn't be too windy, so those showers could hang around a bit, but it will be windy in the north and west of the uk. strong to gale—force winds here. so these are the temperatures, 7—9 degrees. it will feel colder in the wind. especially northern and western scotland, northern ireland, maybe the far south—west of england, and the channel islands, nearer to 2—4 degrees. that's how it w

, england, wales, scotla nd hello. yesterday, england, wales, scotland and northern ireland all saw there warmest day of the year so far. the highest was 23.3 celsius. somewhere in southeast england will no doubt beat that today and higher tomorrow, perhaps up to 26 to the west of london. quite widely this easter weekend, temperatures in the low 20 celsius, well above the april average. we have high pressure across scandinavia and winds are pull warmer air from across scandinavia and winds are pull warmer airfrom europe. the pressure keeps weather fronts at bay but more cloud will creep into northern ireland in western scotland later on tonight. for good friday, it's a fine and dry day, plenty of sunshine. it will be hazy at times with areas of cloud. still a noticeable breeze, more southwesterly for northern ireland and western scotland and it will hold back temperatures for some eastern and southern coasts but generally, temperatures from 19 to 21 celsius. southeast england could get up to 24. for most, it is a fine, dry, frost—free night but this front is approaching western scotland

. the kremlin says nuclear arms are on the agenda. salmon fishing is one of scotland's largest rural industries, supporting more than 4000 jobs. but new figures released show that wild salmon catches in scotland are at their lowest level since records began. andrew anderson reports from the banks of the river tay in perth. heading out today to catch a salmon, probably more in hope than expectation. numbers have fallen badly here on the tay and on other scottish rivers. if these anglers do land a fish, they'll put it back to help protect stocks. those who oversee the rivers say it's a crisis, and urgent action is needed to protect wild salmon. there's climate change and wider environmental change, which is having an impact on the salmon at sea, in terms of what they feed on and things like that, but there are also a whole host of human induced pressures, which are putting the species under pressure. figures released today showjust over 37,000 wild salmon were caught on scotland's rivers last year. that's the lowest since records began in 1952. salmon return from the sea to scotland's

or northern ireland by any means but as i wish for the repeal of the acts of union for scotland i also wish for peace and unification for the people of northern ireland and islands and finally martha dyer says i don't think it's because of breck's scotland's going for independence independence is overdue a long time ago they kill us in westminster has only helped to bring it to the hate now the home secretary speech in east london this week was the first on crime he used it to give a deeply personal explanation of why he was changing the approach or knife crime. it's not so difficult to see how i could have turned out to have a life of crime myself. these graphs sure the extent of the problems with which the home secretary is grappling the official statistics show three things one that the incidence of knife crime is not just a london problem however across england it is heavily concentrated in the urban a.t.o.s. too and london although that attacks everywhere it is the capital's deprived areas which bear the brunt of the problem. and three figures over the last decade first falli

. it came close on easter sunday, 24.6 in surrey. we will see a sunny day in north west scotland, western northern ireland compared to recent days. this weather system has moved west. these are the starting temperatures. chilli for central and eastern england. misty in places. temperatures had up quickly in the sunshine —— chilly. a fine day for north—west scotland and northern ireland but high cloud into england and wales turning the son hazy. a late shower in south—west england. hi teens, low 20s —— sun hazy. it would be the warmest easter monday on record. here is how it looks monday night into tuesday. on monday it will be breezy, it will be with us it will be breezy, it will be with us monday night with a high cloud and the temperatures would be going down as far. the chance of some showers for the channel islands, south—west england, may be south wales. similar picture on tuesday.

in the south—western quarter of the uk. snow in the far north of scotland. in between, sunshine but heavy showers which will be thundery with hail. more in 15 minutes. good morning. it's thursday april the 4th. our top story: mps have voted to change the law, to force the prime minister to seek an extension to brexit and avoid leaving the eu without a deal in eight days‘ time. it comes as talks between the government and labour continue throughout today, in an attempt to agree a way forward to break the deadlock. our political correspondent, iain watson, reports. another late night at westminster and, yes, another knife edge vote, but you are about to watch history in the making. the ayes to the right, 313. the noes to the left, 312. by the narrowest of margins, mps voted to seize control from the government. so long as the house of lords agrees, then parliament will have the power to instruct the prime minister to ask for a further delay to brexit. supporters of the move say this is the best way to avoid no deal. the house has tonight voted again to make clear the real concern th

. what a weather coming into scotland and northern england. slippery over the high levels. temperatures close to freezing. icy patches around as well. michael started the day. pretty miserable under this wet weather. rain, sleet, snow over the hills, back in the far north of england. rain coming into northern ireland, late into north wales. sharps i was further south and east. maybe hail and thunder in those —— sharp showers. here it shouldn't be too windy. jungles winds around the edges. the north and west of scotland and northern ireland, gale force winds likely. these are the afternoon temperatures. 7—9d, below par, certainly, when you add on the strength of the wind it will feel much colder in the north—west of the uk, typically 2—4d. equally as cold and ifi uk, typically 2—4d. equally as cold and if i south—west of england in the channel islands. low pressure dominating the weather. it is cutting off the supply of really cold air that is coming from the north. we have these weather fronts wraparound at area of low pressure. they focus on more persistent

at other stories. we're looking at two papers in scotland the scottish times and scottish daily mail in their coverage of the news that nicola sturgeon is to make a renewed case for scottish independence. no big surprise at all because she's been quite clear about this. this has been her agenda ever since the first referendum. especially since the brexit debacle. the time is very much takes a descriptive view, she wa nts to much takes a descriptive view, she wants to have a soft brexit, she wa nts to wants to have a soft brexit, she wants to get her opposition involved, she wants to learn from the mistakes of brexit. the scottish daily mail says, this is not really oui’ daily mail says, this is not really our first daily mail says, this is not really ourfirst priority, we have daily mail says, this is not really our first priority, we have so daily mail says, this is not really ourfirst priority, we have so many nhs crisis, education, the economy, public services crumbling in the whole rigmarole of things to look it. that is the danger of brexit. it is not helpful for unity but whe

channel into england and wales. mild out there tonight, not as cold as last night for scotland and northern ireland, with rain not far away. in due tomorrow, we look to the south again to the sunshine and showers, while persistent heavy and potentially sundry main moves from the south—east to north into northern england, more sunshine in the south and ten bridges near it normalfor the south and ten bridges near it normal for this the south and ten bridges near it normalfor this time of the south and ten bridges near it normal for this time of the year. —— temperatures nearer normal. this is bbc news. the headlines... the funeral of the murdered journalist lyra mckee takes place in belfast, as hundreds gather to celebrate her life. theresa may — along with political leaders from northern ireland and the irish republic — heard calls for a lasting legacy from the journalist's death. i dare to hope that lyra's murder on holy thursday evening can be the doorway to a new beginning and i detect a deep desire for this. the death toll rises again in sri lanka — 359 people died i

apart from the north—west corner of scotland which will see more cloud around. yesterday we saw temperatures reached 2a degrees in hampshire, and also wales, these are the highest temperatures of the year so far. also 22 for northern ireland, 23 in scotland, but it was cooler across the eastern coast. a few spots of rain to the far north—west of scotla nd rain to the far north—west of scotland on this weather front, but elsewhere we are under the influence of high pressure, so a fine, dry day. these dense fog patches will fizzle out through the morning and we will see widespread sunshine much like yesterday, that there will be hazy sunshine for the north and west of scotland, may be some spots of rain just of scotland, may be some spots of rainjust getting into of scotland, may be some spots of rain just getting into the western isles into this afternoon. but here apart from it being cooler elsewhere, it is very warm, low 20s celsius across the board with a high of 2526, so today is going to be the peak of the warm spell. through tonight, dry, clear skies, peak of the warm s

bit of mist low cloud perhaps into eastern parts of scotland. most of us a frost free night with most of us holding on to double digit temperatures. this is the set up over the bank holiday weekend. high—pressure drawing in ones from central europe giving temperatures a boost. just at the date, there may be low cloud, mist oi’ date, there may be low cloud, mist orfog date, there may be low cloud, mist or fog but that should burn date, there may be low cloud, mist orfog but that should burn back quite quickly and then it is a fine —looking day with lots of sunshine and blue sky. the wind will be a little bit lighter along the coast as well. it should feel noticeably warmer. we are looking at highs of around 22, possibly 23 celsius. that heat building as we head into the weekend. on saturday, some spots in southern england could see highs of around 25 celsius. let's see how that compares with some of our favourite european and eastern mediterranean results. here it is cooler and it is not unsettled. io celsius in istanbul on saturday. back home, a lot of fine, dry weather to be ha

, the east of scotland. but it grabs the eye, the weather front, it has been raining on and off for northern ireland for the last 24. it is eating from the west, moving in to the west of scotland, western fringes of england and wales. —— it is easing from the west. through the evening and overnight, the weather front continues to progress eastwards. it blankets the fall in temperature, it will not be as chilly tonight except across the south—east and east anglia by the mist and fog could return. it should be drierfor northern mist and fog could return. it should be drier for northern ireland after a rather soggy 36 hours, and tomorrow is looking drier. more cloud to marrow and when the sunshine punctuates to the cloud tomorrow we will see some fairly sharp showers across parts of scotland, eastern scotland where we have had really warm weather for the last couple of days. there might be heavy showers in central and southern england and the north—east of england. perhaps the temperatures will not be as high tomorrow is today. tomorrow evening at overnight it progresses eastwa

scotland, spots of rain at times, temperatures no lower than 4 degrees, may be double figures in larger towns and cities. we do it all again on easter sunday, then it is widespread sunshine again, those temperatures responding. more of a breeze, scotland, northern ireland, more persistent rain to the western isles, but that really is it. away from the north—west corner it is dry and sunny still, temperatures 23 or 24 and sunny still, temperatures 23 or 2a degrees, temperatures a degree or so 2a degrees, temperatures a degree or so down on what we expected this afternoon. the western mediterranean has been very unsubtle over the last few days, wet and windy, cool weather to spain, southerly winds across the board, a bit fresher, so that will be noticeable, but it will push that weather front back out into the atlantic, so brighter for the west of scotland, a bit of cloud bubbling up in the afternoon, could just see a shower develop across the south—west by the end of the day, but another war one, temperatures in the low 20s once again. beyond easter monday it looks like things