the mist and fog and low cloud rolling in from the north sea and temperatures about 7 degrees. now, we should get sunshine in the north—east of england on tuesday but our air is getting colder. 0ur air is coming all the way from scandinavia over the cold north sea so we are going to find temperatures dropping. that mild and warmer windier weather is staying out in the atlantic and it wasn't very warm in mid wales on monday with thick cloud, some showery rain too. we should get some sunshine here i think on tuesday because the rain is still probably a bit further south through rush—hour, so affecting south wales, southern england, perhaps into the south midlands. move further north, very much quieter, bit of a chillier start perhaps one or two mist and fog patches but sunshine in most areas and very light winds as well a much sunnier day for the north—east of england. we will still have this showery rain mind you and it is moving very, very slowly its way southwards. it could induce a few more thundery downpours in the south west of england during the afternoon. away from

temperatures still pegged back into single figures along north sea coasts and generally feeling a bit cooler on friday. the cooling trend continues further into the weekend. a battle taking place between low pressure in the atlantic trying to move in with milder air. the colder air from high pressure holding it at bay, though, over the weekend. so it is going to stay mainly settled over the weekend. so no rain showing up on the charts here but notice the temperatures edging down a degree or so and the breeze picking up as well. around that area of high pressure, a stronger wind. dry for most, occasional sunshine, cloudier then by sunday but a windier picture, especially in the west, and it is going to feel chilly in that wind. this is the briefing, i‘m victoria fritz. our top story: the eu agrees to extend the brexit deadline until the end of october — but there‘s still widespread frustration. please, do not waste this time. despite talks dragging late into the evening — the british pm says she still wants an earlier withdrawalfor the uk — but how will westminster react? but

still a little bit cooler around some of those north sea coasts, eastern scotland, northeast england. but otherwise temperatures are continuing to rise, 20 or 21 is quite likely on thursday. friday, hardly a cloud in the sky. a beautiful day, good friday. we'll see lots of sunshine. this light south to south—easterly breeze putting that warmth northwards. so 21 or 22 through the central belt of scotland. 22 or 23 from london through the midlands to the north—west of england. this is a flavour of what's to come over the easter weekend. peak of the heat likely to be on saturday. northern areas turn more cloudy. seeing some rain, particularly on sunday. the southeast still dry with some sunshine. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: president macron tells france the notre—dame can be rebuilt within five years as donors pledge almost a billion dollars for the task. voting's coming to a close in indonesia's elections, which saw old rivals find a new role for religion. nearly 300 climate change activists have been arrested after blocking roads in central london for

easterly breezes, mind you, colder around the north sea coasts. a significant drop in temperature around east anglia as well as western parts of scotland where it's quite warm on monday. it gets chilly as the sun goes down and we should see these showers moving down, further south out towards the english channel overnight. clear skies, maybe one or two mist and fog patches but a chillier night. northern parts of the uk, a touch of frost around. we're going to find any showers getting squeezed away to the south by this developing area of high pressure. that is extending its way into the uk and is keeping all of these weather fronts at bay from the atlantic. a lot of quiet and dry weather through the rest of the week. chilly start on wednesday. any showers are more likely to be across the english channel. should be a dry day for the most part, maybe a bit more cloud coming in and more a breeze across east anglia and the south—east of england. a chilly breeze as well. those temperatures are not changing an awful lot. 9—13, if you're lucky. a bit

so some of these north—east north sea coasts could well stay quite murky once again. but lots of sunshine developing elsewhere. but we have got that stubborn front bringing more rain along the south coast of england, into south wales too. and you'll notice, by tuesday, that things are starting to turn a little bit cooler so top temperatures around 9 or 10 across the east of scotland. perhaps 13 or 1a down towards the south—west. but it will turn colder through tuesday night and on into wednesday and that's because we start to import this air from scandinavia. so an easterly breeze developing and a drop in temperature. by the time we get to wednesday, there will more sunshine for most of us. still a little but murky around some of these eastern coasts and just the remnants of that weather front bringing a bit more cloud towards the south—west. but elsewhere, a lot of dry, sunny weather, light winds too, although temperatures not great for this time of year. many of us, particularly towards eastern coasts, are stuck in single figures. and if we look further ahead to

widespread frost away from northern scotland along north sea coasts. either the breeze or cloud will hold temperatures above freezing. but there will be a good deal of sunshine in the day ahead. though for some of us perhaps not as much as we had on wednesday. parts of eastern england will see a bit more cloud around. the weak weather front coast to scotland with cloud, a bit of patchy rain maybe later in the day, the odd heavy shower is possible. and plenty of cloud moving into northern ireland. it is an easterly breeze, for most of us it is light. it is going to pick up in the weekend. along that easterly breeze go that cloud coming in toward north sea coasts and the flow of air coming in from the sea, this is where we're adjusting into single figures. elsewhere in the range of 10—12 degrees and we could get some sunshine, it still doesn't feel too bad at this time of year. as we go through the night and into friday morning, some areas of cloud around. some clear spells but the clear weather isn't as widespread so the frost isn't as widespread goin

sea, so it will feel chilly for the next few days. but at least we're all going to get some sunshine, a bit like we did here in dumfries and galloway on tuesday. tuesday was still cold and grey and wet at times across southern england, and it will be southern england that sees the biggest change in the weather really, i think, for wednesday because the cloud that was sitting there, bringing some rain at times, is finally moving its way out into the english channel. still a bit of cloud, along parts of the south coast, devon, cornwall and dorset, otherwise dry. clear skies further north, the winds lighter, it will mean we're more likely to have a frost. temperatures down to —2, —3. it will warm up to a certain extent on wednesday in the sunshine, the cloud moves away from the south—west, we'll keep one or two showers for a while in the channel islands, otherwise a dry day. a bit of fairweather cloud building up in north—east england, over the pennines. and a noticeable wind down the eastern side of england, especially in the so

more of us will see dry weather, but with a bit of cloud feeding in from the north sea. most of us frost free on saturday morning, maybe just dropping down to freezing across some parts of scotland. the weekend will be relatively mild, but often cloudy. some sunny breaks here and there, equally a little bit of rain where that cloud is at its thickest. easterly wind blowing across the british isles, that means the thickest of the cloud will be focused across eastern and then central areas, with some spots of rain, maybe the odd shower. further west, the best chance of seeing some sunshine, generally a mild day on saturday, but some of these north sea coasts it will be a little bit chilly with the wind coming in off the sea. on sunday, we keep easterly wind, a lot of cloud and the odd spot of drizzle, but as we go through the afternoon, there is a potential that we will see some sharp showers breaking out through the south—east, maybe into parts of north—west england, driven by some high temperatures. 15—17 degrees. monday is going to be another mild day, but as we g

sea into eastern scotland. turning things grey in aberdeen through the afternoon, pegging temperatures back to 12 celsius. elsewhere in the sunshine, again up into the low 20s but not as quite as warm as it has been. that trend continues through the week. it turns significantly cooler with the chance of some pretty heavy rain at times. hello, this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines: police have arrested 2a people in a series of raids as the government blames a local islamist extremist group. it's believed a british mother and her two children are among the 290 people killed in the blasts. police say more than 1,000 people have been arrested after seven days of climate change protests. dozens of firefighters are trying to control a moorland fire in marsden in west yorkshire. gun salutes have taken place to mark her majesty the queen's 93rd birthday. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. this year marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most remarkable feats

we may see fog patches lapping onto north sea coastal areas but in the sunshine on saturday, this is likely to be the warmest day of the week and 20—211 degrees, maybe 25, 26 in the south—east corner. contrast that with the so—called holiday hotspots of southern spain. here, a wet weekend to come, persistent heavy rain which could bring flooding and even further east to the mediterranean where it is drier, northerly breeze in cool weather, 17 degrees in athens, much cooler than for many of us at home and the second half of the weekend, that area of high pressure mostly holds on. these weather fronts will always be there to the north—west, wriggling around and threatening to move in, some uncertainty about the extent to which these fronts will make progress, always the chance of some cloud into northern ireland, north—west scotland, may some rain in the far north—west but away from these areas, again, a lot of sunshine on easter sunday. again, those temperatures well up into the 20s. and for easter monday, it is more of the same. more spells of sunshine, more warmth, but a

sea. most of us not having a particularly chilly night, mainly parts of eastern england and eastern scotland getting relatively close to freezing. so we get down into tuesday, and it's more of the same, to all intents and purposes. still some rain in the west, heavier rain for northern ireland, maybe fringing into northern scotland, the far west of wales and cornwall later in the day. further east some spells of sunshine, and for many of us tuesday will be the warmest day of the week, with highs between 17—20 degrees. i say tuesday will be the warmest day of the week, because that warmth is not going to last. as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, this front which will have been in the west eventually moves its way eastwards, taking cloud and showery rain with it. the rain will be quite sporadic, quite on—and—off, there's some uncertainty about how quickly this band of cloud and rain will slide its way eastwards. there will still be some holding on across the south—east corner.

cloud pouring in off the north sea, some of these northeast sea coasts could well stay murky, but lots of sunshine developing elsewhere. but we have that stubborn front bringing more rain along the south coast of england into south wales. and you'll notice by tuesday that things start to turn a bit cooler. top at temperatures around 9-10dc, cooler. top at temperatures around 9—10dc, perhaps 13—14dc down west. but it will turn cooler into wednesday, that's because we start to import this air from scandinavia. an easterly breeze developing at a drop until the micro temperature. by wednesday, there'll be more sunshine for most of us, still murky along the eastern coasts, and the remnants of that weather front bringing more cloud towards the southwest. but elsewhere, a lot of dry and sunny weather with light winds, though temperatures are not great for this time of year. many of us particularly towards the eastern coast are stuck in single figures. and if we look further ahead towards the end of the week, it looks mostly dry, but still rather cool for the time of year with temperatures

scotland is still looking fine but the north sea coast may be a little on the cool side there. some cloud as well. that is midweek — towards the end of the week it really will be a big change because we even say goodbye to the mild air. the warm air is long gone but colder currents of air from the north atlantic arrive, breezy conditions as well, showers possible. so the outlook says it all, really — a lot of shower symbols here with temperatures dropping to below average for some of us and towards the weekend even struggling to make double figures across northern areas. —— that is midweek — towards the end of the week it really will be a big change because we even say goodbye to the mild air. the warm air is long gone but colder currents of air from the north atlantic arrive, breezy conditions as well, showers possible. so the outlook says it all, really — a lot of shower symbols here with temperatures dropping to below average for some of us and towards the weekend even struggling to make double figures across northern areas. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundoc

still rather cool around some of those exposed north sea coasts. with a little bit of patchy mist, particularly for wales, the south—west of england. that should clear. a bit of patchy cloud here and there. all in all a dry and fine day. the top averages up to 17 or 18 in the south, even the mid—teens for the north. certainly a bit of a warmer spell of weather. that warmer drier theme continues into thursday does a warmer spell. so we've got a gentle breeze coming in from the south—east. just the chance of an isolated shower. but i think for the vast majority of places it is dry and bright. and we could well see 19 or 20 celsius by the time we get to thursday, particularly in the south. even further north. temperatures in the mid or even the high teens. so doing well for the time of year. and it looks like the mostly dry warm weather continues with the easter weekend, just the chance of light rain in the far north—west. 00:28:06,696 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 bye for now. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: one of sport's greatest ever comebacks, a decade after his last major vict

scotland is still looking fine but the north sea coast may be a little on the cool side there. some cloud as well. that is midweek — towards the end of the week it really will be a big change because we even say goodbye to the mild air. the warm air is long gone but colder currents of air from the north atlantic arrive, breezy conditions as well, showers possible. so the outlook says it all, really — a lot of shower symbols here with temperatures dropping to below average for some of us and towards the weekend even struggling to make double figures across northern areas. i'm sharanjit leyl in colombo. sri lanka grieves — with close to 300 people killed in sunday's bomb attacks, the first funerals are taking place. the shock and disbelief remain raw. 0utside, shattered glass everywhere, roof tiles that are broken. and all around, a strong smell of blood and death. as the government imposes emergency powers — it's facing more questions about its failure to act on intelligence ahead of the attacks. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the us threatens sanctions

the cloud that is in the north sea is coming back into scotland and northern england, which is why we are seeing some sleet and some snow. and it's quite slippery over some high level routes. icy patches around the temperatures in many places close to orjust below freezing. a concert start really adding to wednesday. pretty miserable morning across the far north of england and scotland. some rain, sleet snow across the hills. that rain clears away from northern england, clears into northern ireland, mostly rain. some heavy showers in the south—east and east anglia. some hail and thunder possible. but many central and eastern parts it should not be too windy. the showers should hang around a bit. it will be windy in the north and west of the uk. strong to gale force winds. these are the temperatures, 7—9 degrees. colder in the winter. especially northern and western scotland, the far south—west of england, and the channel islands, nearer to 2—4 degrees. that is how it will fill in the wind. low pressure dominating the weather at the moment. which is why we're seeing all these d

some stronger winds across northern and eastern scotland, and down those north sea coasts. otherwise, the winds will not be too strong. but they will turn colder everywhere, i think, by the end of the week before temperatures recover just a little bit as we head into the weekend. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top stories: the end of an era — japan's emperor akihito prepares to formally give up his throne. i'm laura bicker, live in tokyo, where the japanese people wait for their head of state to abdicate. islamic state releases a new video. if authentic it'll be the first time its leader, abu bakr al—baghdadi, has been seen in years. the deputy attorney general who appointed robert mueller to investigate links between russia and donald trump's presidential

this area of low pressure in the north sea bringing rain and potentially some significant mountain snow across scotland and perhaps also the pennines as well for a time on wednesday. elsewhere, another day of sunshine and heavy showers. and the thing with the showers is, when they come along, they could drop the temperatures just over a short period of time by four or five degrees, so it is going to feel pretty chilly out and about. this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top story: british mps are to vote again on alternative brexit options after they failed to find a majority for any of the plans put to them last week. big losses for president erdogan‘s governing party in local elections across turkey. the opposition wins in the capital ankara for the first time in 25 years. a vietnamese woman charged with killing kim jong—nam, the half—brother of the north korean leader, kim jong—un, is sentenced to three years and four months in prison, but could be released next month. and just when everybody expected a downturn, chinese manufacturing unexpectedly jumps back in march.

that area of low pressure bringing wet weather back in from the north sea. maybe a few icy patches early in the morning. a touch of frost around as well. maybe a bit of snow over the tops of the north york moors. but most of the wet weather looks like it's going to come back into scotland now on wednesday. rain with some sleet and snow over the hills. elsewhere, some sunshine but also a few sharp showers. the winds will be a bit stronger for many of us on wednesday, especially across northern and western areas. and although these are the sort of temperatures we're looking at — so well below average for this time of year — when you add on the strength of the wind, it will feel significantly colder, especially in scotland. combined with that wet weather, it will be a pretty miserable day for this time of the year. so we're pushing down colder air. at the same time, we have this area of low pressure and that's going to sit around probably until thursday as well. so we're left with this sort of weather pattern, with spirals of cloud and showers, along with s

the cloud that's 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 wetter weather clears away from northern england, pushes its way into northern ireland, mostly rain here, and across north wales. some heavy showers in the south—east and east anglia. some hail and thunder possible here. central and eastern parts of the uk, shouldn't be too windy, 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. these are the temperatures, 7—9 degrees. feels 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 feels i