northern ireland.— for survivors of institutions in northern ireland. ., ':: :::: northern ireland. more than 10,500 women and — northern ireland. more than 10,500 women and girls _ northern ireland. more than 10,500 women and girls pass _ northern ireland. more than 10,500 women and girls pass through - northern ireland. more than 10,500 women and girls pass through the l women and girls pass through the mother and baby homes and more than 3000 spent time in the magdalen laundries. the last one closed in 1990. women gave evidence they were detained against their will and used as unpaid labourand detained against their will and used as unpaid labour and had to give up their babies for adoption. the northern ireland executive has confirmed there will be an enquiry into the mother and baby home scandal to find out how on earth young woman who happened to be pregnant and unmarried were treated like that. an explosion in a taxi outside liverpool women's hospital yesterday has been declared a terrorist incident. a fourth man has been arrested under the terrorism act. the passenger in t

further south, a little bit of rain northern ireland and maybe northern england but the further south you come still, most places will stay dry with the odd glimmer of sunshine and stay pretty mild, too. bye for now. good morning. there's been a fair bit of cloud around in areas today but equally a little bit of sunshine here and there. quite a few people have seen the sunshine break through the cloud when you have it as we go through the day. just across the board, though, it is a mild day, even after the chilly start in parts of aberdeenshire, but it's towards the north and west of scotland you see this whiter cloud from earlier pushing on from the atlantic, this is going to produce heavy rain we go through the day, for the highlands and islands in particular. you can see it pushing in with the strengthening breeze. still a bit of drizzle through eastern scotland into the start of the afternoon, still some bouts of rain or drizzle, east anglia, the south—east, but even those will become less numerous through the day. and a bit cloudy and drizzly around the western coasts but for m

a hard border between northern ireland and the republic. but the uk wants the protocol rewritten, and is threatening to trigger what's called article 16 unless things change. we want to reach an agreement, if we can. it's got to be in agreement that does the job, changes the situation, not an agreement for its own sake. if we can't get to that, then obviously article 16 is a possibility. and a very real possibility. but it will be determined on the basis of whether we have reached an agreement or not. and that's what we are really trying very hard to do. lord frost, speaking earlier today in belfast. our northern ireland economics editor, john campbell, is with me now. what is the latest on the state of these talks? people come in fairness, probably have difficulty keeping up with them, and they are rather complex. what is your understanding? the rather complex. what is your understanding?— rather complex. what is your understanding? the protocol is causing real — understanding? the protocol is causing real difficulties - understanding?

, there was _ because of the northern ireland protocol, there was a _ because of the northern ireland protocol, there was a kind - because of the northern ireland protocol, there was a kind of. protocol, there was a kind of thinking _ protocol, there was a kind of thinking that— protocol, there was a kind of thinking that maybe - protocol, there was a kind of thinking that maybe the - protocol, there was a kind of. thinking that maybe the french overdid — thinking that maybe the french overdid it— thinking that maybe the french overdid it but— thinking that maybe the french overdid it but in— thinking that maybe the french overdid it but in a _ thinking that maybe the french overdid it but in a way, - thinking that maybe the french overdid it but in a way, the - thinking that maybe the frenchl overdid it but in a way, the brits also _ overdid it but in a way, the brits also need — overdid it but in a way, the brits also need to— overdid it but in a way, the brits also need to know— overdid it but in a way, the brits also need to know what - overdid it but in a way, the

a hard border between northern ireland and the republic. but the uk wants the protocol rewritten, and is threatening to trigger what's called article 16 unless things change. we want to reach an agreement if we can. it has got to be an agreement that does the job and changes the situation, not an agreement for its own sake. if we can't get to that, then obviously, article 16 is a possibility. and a very real possibility. but it will be determined on the basis of whether we have reached an agreement or not and that is what we are really trying very hard to do. that was lord frost speaking earlier today. let's try and make sense of that. our northern ireland economics editorjohn campbell is with me now. where are we with these talks? they are complex, it is difficult for people to really keep tabs with it day by day. people to really keep tabs with it day by day-— day by day. well, the eu does acknowledge _ day by day. well, the eu does acknowledge that _ day by day. well, the eu does acknowledge that the - day by day. well, the eu doesj ac

ireland.— northern ireland. absolutely, the -ictures northern ireland. absolutely, the pictures are _ northern ireland. absolutely, the pictures are shocking, _ northern ireland. absolutely, the pictures are shocking, but - northern ireland. absolutely, the pictures are shocking, but i - northern ireland. absolutely, the pictures are shocking, but i think| northern ireland. absolutely, thel pictures are shocking, but i think a really important thing to say is there's a huge amount of speculation and lies flying around social media at the moment. so, what i would say is to anyone who's looking for more information online, be very, very careful about the information you're passing on. even if it claims to be from reliable sources, make sure you listen to what the merseyside police are saying about this because they are saying about this because they are the people who are actually on the ground giving actual information out. everything else is simply speculation and should in most cases be completely ignored. this

further south, a little bit of rain northern ireland and maybe northern england but the further south you come still, most places will stay dry with the odd glimmer of sunshine and stay pretty mild, too. bye for now. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the queen misses the remembrance day service in central london after spraining her back. buckingham palace said she was disappointed not to attend. guns fire. big ben chimes the hour. other members of the royalfamilyjoin the nation in falling silent at the cenotaph and around the country to remember those who have died in past conflicts. a new global climate deal is struck in glasgow, but pledges still aren't enough to limit warming to 1.5 degrees. a previous commitment to phase out coal is watered down at the last minute by india and china.

this is how we start monday, with this frontal system moving into northern ireland and scotland. it is a warm front so behind it the air is going to be slightly less cold but it will bring a lot of cloud, initially some snow on monday, through the grampians, the southern uplands, more like rain come the afternoon. further south, mainly dry, often cloudy, the best of any brightness, i think across southern and south—east england, where temperatures again, just four or 5 c. further west, they are starting to rise a little and we could see nine or ten across parts of north—west england, north—west scotland and northern ireland. as we move into tuesday, we see another frontal system pushing in from off the atlantic and this one is going to provide some heavy outbreaks of rain, initially in the scotland and northern ireland and gradually sliding its way south and eastwards through tuesday. some parts of central, southern and eastern england may stay dry through daylight hours, but look as the temperatures recover into double figures, 11 or 12 c on tuesday. behind that rain band,

ireland and northern england. behind it, brighter skies return but with a rash of showers, and you may have noticed the change in wind direction — it gets colder across scotland and northern ireland tomorrow, still relatively mild with a little bit of brightness in the south. the cold air arrives across most parts on sunday but with some sunshine but they will be a brisk wind to go with it, making it feel chillier. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... cricket chiefs hold an urgent meeting about racism in the game in england. it comes after another cricketer — alex hales — apologises for wearing my alex hales — apologises for wearing 20s was full of that, my 20s was full of mistakes like that, reckless mistakes off the field, that cost me, let down family, let down team—mates, let down friends. austria is to go into a full nationwide lockdown because of record covid cases, and everyone will have to get vaccinated. here, two children and two women have died in a fire at a house in south east london. a

northern ireland's covid infection rate is now the highest in the uk. hospital admissions are expected to rise, and ministers said intervention was required, including advising people to limit social contacts as well as working from home. . . , contacts as well as working from home. . ., , ., contacts as well as working from home. . . , ., . ., home. there certainly are uncertain times, but home. there certainly are uncertain times. but now _ home. there certainly are uncertain times, but now is _ home. there certainly are uncertain times, but now is the _ home. there certainly are uncertain times, but now is the time - home. there certainly are uncertain times, but now is the time for - times, but now is the time for action. if we want to achieve the best possible outcome right now, then now is the time to act. ease then now is the time to act. case rates have _ then now is the time to act. case rates have fallen _ then now is the time to act. case rates have fallen slightly - then now is the time to act. case rates have fallen slightly in - rates have

and western scotland and later into northern ireland. that is righteous day mainly dry, still breaks in the cloud. light winds for england and wales but something brisk across the north—west of scotland and northern isles. 11 to 13 celsius, may be 1a or 15 in places. top temperature this afternoon. overnight the rain continues to move across scotland, northern ireland, later into the night perhaps northern england, because you drizzle in wales and south—west england. across central and southern south—east england we could see cloud, seven to 10 celsius. if a most in the week ahead it will stay mild. there will be rain in the forecast, particularly across northern scotland. tomorrow, still this front to deal with. it is running into an area of high pressure, is a to fizzle out a bit through the morning outbreaks of rain across parts of southern scotland, northern england, to patchy rain perhaps entire parts of wales and it may be the far south—west of england. behind this, much brighter skies across scotland and northern ireland w

ireland and northern and western scotland. that will tend to weaken as the day wears on, but some of that rain heavy and persistent. across england and wales, it should be mainly a dry day. maybe a few bright or sunny spells, but certainly a lot of cloud. highs again on tuesday typically 10—13. as we look a little bit further ahead, it looks like that frontal system we see on tuesday will be sliding its way across the uk, but once again running into high pressure, so most of the rain will tend to fizzle out and behind it what we start to see is some slightly cooler air digging in, so the chance of some showers across northern and western scotland on wednesday and they could well be wintry over the highest ground, but essentially for much of the week ahead it's looking mostly dry, if cloudy, mild by day and night, and much of the rain across the north and west of scotland. welcome to bbc news, i'm david eades. our top stories: the glasgow climate deal is the death knell for coal power says borisjohnson, but others express ang

ireland come into northern england west of the pennines and into wales. other than midlands, eastern and southern england will only see patchy rain as we get into the evening. behind the weather front it will brighten up in the afternoon in northern ireland and scotland with a few showers. temperatures are a little bit higher, 14 showing up here. it is windy across the uk and especially in northern scotland. bear that in mind tomorrow evening if there are some fireworks displays and some strong, gusty winds in northern scotland overnight and into sunday. gusting may be 60 mph in some places with high tide with big and dangerous ways. but the wind slowly easing during sunday. for many places on sunday it will be a dry day, cloud in the west, sunny spells in east and temperatures on the mild side and that is where they will stay into next week. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. yorkshire county cricket�*s former chairman roger hutton says its time for a new path fo

this is how we start monday with the system moving into an northern ireland and scotland. a warm front and behind it it will be slightly less cold but it will bring a lot of cloud and initially some snow on monday through the grampians in the southern upland but more like rain coming afternoon. further south, like rain coming afternoon. furthersouth, mainly like rain coming afternoon. further south, mainly dry and cloudy. best of the brightness across southern and south—east england when temperatures again are four orfive celsius. are four or five celsius. further west, are four or five celsius. furtherwest, it are four or five celsius. further west, it is rising a little so 19 across parts of north—west england north—west scotland and northern ireland. as we move into tuesday we see another frontal system pushing in from off the atlantic and this one will provide some heavy outbreaks of rain initially into scotland and northern ireland and gradually sliding its way south and eastwards through tuesday. some parts of central southern and eastern england may stay dry d

this is how we start monday, with this system moving into northern ireland and scotland. it is a warm front and behind it the air is going to be slightly less cold but it will bring a lot of clout, initially some snow on monday, through the grampians, the southern uplands, more like rain come the afternoon. further south, mainly dry, often cloudy, the best of any brightness, i think across southern and south—east england, where temperatures again, just four or five celsius. further west, they are starting to rise a little and we could see nine or ten across parts of north—west england, north—west scotland and northern ireland. as we move into tuesday, we see another frontal system pushing in from of the atlantic and this one is going to provide some heavy outbreaks of rain, initially in the scotland and northern ireland and gradually sliding its way south and east words through tuesday. some parts of central, southern and eastern england may stay dry through daylight hours, but as the temperatures recover into double figures, 11 or 12 celsius on tuesday. behind that

second,it the northern ireland protocol. second, it would cut red tape and barriers for exporters across the united kingdom. labourwould barriers for exporters across the united kingdom. labour would also look to find an agreement on mutual recognition of conformity assessments across all sectors. that would mean that our producers would no longer have to complete two sets of tests. there would be no need for two certification processes to sell goodsin two certification processes to sell goods in both the uk and the eu. we would also seek regulatory equivalence for financial services. and mutual recognition of professional qualifications. because we absolutely recognise the importance of looking after our world—class financial and professional service businesses. we would also seek to maintain britain's data adequacy status. that would mean that our data protection rules would continue to be deemed equivalent to those in the eu. it would, in turn, make uk digital service companies more competitive. and finally, we would se

this is how we start monday, with this frontal system moving into northern ireland and scotland. it is a warm front so behind it the air is going to be slightly less cold but it will bring a lot of cloud, initially some snow on monday, through the grampians, the southern uplands, more like rain come the afternoon. further south, mainly dry, often cloudy, the best of any brightness, i think across southern and south—east england, where temperatures again, just four or 5 c. further west, they are starting to rise a little and we could see nine or ten across parts of north—west england, north—west scotland and northern ireland. as we move into tuesday, we see another frontal system pushing in from off the atlantic and this one is going to provide some heavy outbreaks of rain, initially in the scotland and northern ireland and gradually sliding its way south and eastwards through tuesday. some parts of central, southern and eastern england may stay dry through daylight hours, but look as the temperatures recover into double figures, 11 or 12 c on tuesday. behind that rain band,

a bright day in scotland and northern ireland. there will be a few showers just edging towards north—west scotland during the day. and again, those temperatures, for the most part, are into double figures. again, that's where they are going to stay for the rest of the week. a fair amount of cloud around, some sunny spells here and there, and another set of atlantic weather fronts beginning to take some rain southwards from scotland and northern ireland into wales and england as we head towards the end of the week. bye— bye. this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. an emergency debate in the british parliament, as the government comes under fire over allegations of sleaze and corruption. after more than 18 months, america finally re—opens its doors to welcome fully—vaccinated visitors to the country. chanting. security forces fire tear gas at protesters in sudan, as the demonstrators call for a return of civilian rule. and 70 members of an italian crime family

this is how we start monday, with this system moving into northern ireland and scotland. it is a warm front and behind it the air is going to be slightly less cold but it will bring a lot of clout, initially some snow on monday, through the grampians, the southern uplands, more like rain come the afternoon. further south, mainly dry, often cloudy, the best of any brightness, i think across southern and south—east england, where temperatures again, just four or five celsius. further west, they are starting to rise a little and we could see nine or ten across parts of north—west england, north—west scotland and northern ireland. as we move into tuesday, we see another frontal system pushing in from of the atlantic and this one is going to provide some heavy outbreaks of rain, initially in the scotland and northern ireland and gradually sliding its way south and east words through tuesday. some parts of central, southern and eastern england may stay dry through daylight hours, but as the temperatures recover into double figures, 11 or 12 celsius on tuesday. behind that

northern ireland's covid infection rate is now the highest in the uk. hospital admissions are expected to rise, and ministers said intervention was required, including advising people to limit social contacts as well as working from home. there certainly are uncertain times, but now is the time for action. if we want to achieve the best possible outcome right now, then now is the time to act. case rates have fallen slightly in scotland, and nicola sturgeon announced that the vaccine passport system would not be extended to more venues, but she said taking a lateral flow test before socialising over the christmas period was vital to slow the spread of the virus. our situation is definitely more positive than we might have expected it to be at this point, but it is still precarious. we need to get the r number back below one, and that means having in place a range of proportionate protections to keep the country as safe as possible while we continue to live as freely as possible. at this pub in perth, they were relieved that vaccine passports would not be

a bright day in scotland and northern ireland. there will be a few showers just edging towards north—west scotland during the day. and again, those temperatures, for the most part, are into double figures. again, that's where they are going to stay for the rest of the week. a fair amount of cloud around, some sunny spells here and there, and another set of atlantic weather fronts beginning to take some rain southwards from scotland and northern ireland into wales and england as we head towards the end of the week. bye— bye. this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm david eades. our top stories: chanting. security forces fire tear gas at protesters in sudan, as the demonstrators call for a return of civilian rule. we report from khartoum. prosecutors in texas file lawsuits against the rappers travis scott and drake, after eight people died in a stampede at a music festival. after more than 18 months, america finally re—opens its doors — and prepares to welcome fully—vaccinated vi

the government is considering in part on doing the northern ireland part on doing the northern ireland part of that brexit agreement. what is known as the protocol. by using the article 16 mechanism within the treaty that was agreed. lord forced visiting both business leaders and political leaders, and his argument on the economic is about the diversion of trade. —— lauder frost. there is very little data about what has happened between great britain and then, but there is data from the republic of ireland showing trade both ways over the irish sea is down pretty sharply over the past eight months. whereas trade within the island of ireland between the republic and northern ireland is up pretty sharply. indeed some of the company payroll numbers have gone up most sharply across the uk in northern ireland. so there is a big judgment to be made for the government that involves political stability in northern ireland, but also economic relations for the whole of the uk with the european union, some fears that this could go into a trade war. and diplomatic relations with the us. aha, i

this is how we start monday, with this frontal system moving into northern ireland and scotland. it is a warm front so behind it the air is going to be slightly less cold but it will bring a lot of cloud, initially some snow on monday, through the grampians, the southern uplands, more like rain come the afternoon. further south, mainly dry, often cloudy, the best of any brightness, i think across southern and south—east england, where temperatures again, just four or 5 c. further west, they are starting to rise a little and we could see nine or ten across parts of north—west england, north—west scotland and northern ireland. as we move into tuesday, we see another frontal system pushing in from off the atlantic and this one is going to provide some heavy outbreaks of rain, initially in the scotland and northern ireland and gradually sliding its way south and eastwards through tuesday. some parts of central, southern and eastern england may stay dry through daylight hours, but look as the temperatures recover into double figures, 11 or 12 c on tuesday. behind that rain band,

ireland in northern england and wales through saturday. for scotland and northern ireland plus three showers in high across the area here as well. you'll see some patchy rain south into england and wales is going to the evening but the main feature of saturday evening sweater is that there are some firework displays and it will be very windy and these are some of the wind gusts in the overnight and into sunday, some gusts 16 and 70 mph on the coast seer with some high tides and some big waves, dangerous conditions in coastal areas and close to this area of low pressure pushing and plenty of showers overnight and into sunday, gradually during sunday, the showers in the wind will ease but it does stay blustery across the uk with some showers and western areas with thicker cloud, plenty of say spells to the east and still on the mild side of average. it will be cooler overnight and into monday, temperatures will fall close to freezing in the chilly response with this ridge of high pressure moving forward but it won't last too long because the

and the status of northern ireland what can happen with northern_ ireland what can happen with northern island, neither side seems able to— northern island, neither side seems able to agree. the only thing they can agree — able to agree. the only thing they can agree on is that there is potential— can agree on is that there is potential for disaster there if the protocol — potential for disaster there if the protocol breaks down. a lot of talk which _ protocol breaks down. a lot of talk which we _ protocol breaks down. a lot of talk which we hope and it may be overblown that this could threaten the peace — overblown that this could threaten the peace process in northern tretahd~ — the peace process in northern ireland. but even if that doesn't happen, — ireland. but even if that doesn't happen, even if that's not true, the question— happen, even if that's not true, the question we — happen, even if that's not true, the question we just don't seem to be able to— question we just don't seem to be able to agree with the eu is what the final— able to agree with the eu

west scotland, into northern ireland. and northwest england and north wales could see some of that, as well — and see the cloud just increasing further through wales and england. just east anglia across southern england, to parts of south wales having some sunny spells on through the afternoon with temperatures which are close to average for the time of year. the odd shower near the north sea coast and the far southeast of england into the channel islands, a few of those could continue into tuesday night. with a lot of cloud around, so bear the only frost, and a band of rain working into scotland and northern ireland as we start off on wednesday morning. now, some fog patches for tuesday morning, as there could be for wednesday morning, as well — and particularly through parts of wales and england, they mayjust end with a grey and rather misty, murky day, an already cold—feeling day. ahead of this weather front, which takes rain towards northwest england and wales, and out of scotland and northern ireland with sunsh

i did some sunshine across scotland and northern ireland. to the south of this a weakening rain band, a lot of cloud and lingering fog through the morning. temperatures 11, 13. the cloud base may lower slightly. across england and wales providing drizzle and it should be a mainly dry night ahead. this band of rain should be moving into scotland and northern ireland through tuesday and the isobars are close together as well. it should be a windy day on tuesday and that rain resistant and heavy as it moves into northern ireland and scotland through tuesday and much of england and wales will stay dry with lighter winds and still a fair amount of cloud but they should be some bright and sunny spells and that will tend to ease through the afternoon across northern ireland. 11—13, the top temperature again on tuesday. but frontal system running into high pressure weakening as it slides south and east into nz but briefly on wednesday something a little bit cooler particularly across northern scotland. wednesday and thursday most of the uk will be

ireland — the peace process in northern ireland. but even if that doesn't happen, — ireland. but even if that doesn't happen, even if that's not true, the question— happen, even if that's not true, the question we — happen, even if that's not true, the question we just don't seem to be able to— question we just don't seem to be able to agree with the eu is what the final— able to agree with the eu is what the final status of northern ireland really— the final status of northern ireland really should be and whether the arrangements that are currently in place _ arrangements that are currently in place should be there permanently. or whether something needs to replace — or whether something needs to replace them. the trouble is that the two _ replace them. the trouble is that the two sides in this debate are basically the uk and the

west scotland, into northern ireland. and northwest england and north wales could see some of that, as well — and see the cloud just increasing further through wales and england. just east anglia across southern england, to parts of south wales having some sunny spells on through the afternoon with temperatures which are close to average for the time of year. the odd shower near the north sea coast and the far southeast of england into the channel islands, a few of those could continue into tuesday night. with a lot of cloud around, so bear the only frost, and a band of rain working into scotland and northern ireland as we start off on wednesday morning. now, some fog patches for tuesday morning, as there could be for wednesday morning, as well — and particularly through parts of wales and england, they mayjust end with a grey and rather misty, murky day, an already cold—feeling day. ahead of this weather front, which takes rain towards northwest england and wales, and out of scotland and northern ireland with sunsh

this is how we start monday, with this system moving into northern ireland and scotland. it is a warm front and behind it the air is going to be slightly less cold but it will bring a lot of clout, initially some snow on monday, through the grampians, the southern uplands, more like rain come the afternoon. furthersouth, mainly dry, often cloudy, the best of any brightness, i think across southern and south—east england, where temperatures again, just four or 5 c. further west, they are starting to rise a little and we could see nine or ten across parts of north—west england, north—west scotland and northern ireland. as we move into tuesday, we see another frontal system pushing in from of the atlantic and this one is going to provide some heavy outbreaks of rain, initially in the scotland and northern ireland and gradually sliding its way south and east words through tuesday. some parts of central, southern and eastern england may stay dry through daylight hours, but as the temperatures recover into double figures, 11 or 12 c on tuesday. behind that rain band, it w

that gradually slips its way south into northern ireland and northern england. ahead of it, we should see early—morning cloud, mist and murk starting to thin and break for some glimpses of sunshine and highs of 13 degrees. plenty of showers following into the far north of scotland, and already the first signs of that colder air arriving. but the real cold air pushes through saturday night into sunday, and the wind direction changes to this northerly flow. so, for all of us, we'll notice the difference first thing on sunday morning. there'll be more in the way of sunshine right across the country, but it will be noticeably colder, particularly when you factor in the strength and the direction of the wind. i believe i'm expected? the name is pollard. eric pollard.

so the motion of northern ireland being kicked around in this way, naturally alienates it. i would say that there is perhaps a great deal of love for the republic, but there is much more suspicion of london and with it to see the sense of which has all been true of the scottish national says will. london really is not capable of managing northern ireland anymore. yes. that part of it had to survive this dreadful, 30 years civil war and northern of itself. but at the present time, the peaceful time, largely. the very fact that northern ireland itself is being used as a political football means that with lynn as well as the scottish nation must the proof of english incompetence. that is actually much more valuable than shall we say a nationalist strain which kept on talking about grievances and how badly people are treated. the simple statement that the union is no longer fit for purpose. that seems to be the case. as far as britain is concerned, and it's getting more and more like it as far as northern ireland is concerned, where the unity of ireland would be farther away wo

a bright day in scotland and northern ireland. there will be a few showers just edging towards northwest scotland during the day. again, those temperatures for the most part are into double figures. again, that's where they are going to stay for the rest of the week. a fair amount of cloud around, some sunny spells here and there and another set of atlantic weather fronts beginning to take some rain southwards from scotland and northern ireland into wales and england as we head towards the end of the week. bye— bye. this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. what do we go to the cinema for? well, for many, the answer seems to be escape. what other explanation could there be for the seemingly endless supply of franchise—friendly superhero films? my guest today makes films based on an entirely different premise. forfive decades, acclaimed british director mike leigh has told stories

one or two showers across scotland and northern ireland and mainly dry and northern ireland and mainly dry and bright afternoon here. temperatures between two and 8 degrees in most places. tonight we will continue to see some of those wintry showers affecting eastern part of england but this band of cloud and patchy rain moves into northern ireland and western scotland. a bit of snow on the leading edge as it runs into cold air. most of the starting monday with a frost but northern ireland and western scotland starting monday on a milder note and as this band of cloud and patchy rain sinks south—eastward through the day lee will introduce westerly winds and mild air. temperatures in belfast and glasgow 10 degrees tomorrow afternoon, compare with that with five in hull and five in norwich. now a bbc news, it is time for political thinking with nick robinson. close your eyes for a second, try picturing the steps of 10 downing street. the prime minister. no, not boris johnson. keir starmer. if you can do that, if enough people can imagine the labour leader there on those steps he will h

northern ireland's covid infection rate is now the highest in the uk. hospital admissions are expected to rise, and ministers said intervention was required, including advising people to limit social contacts as well as working from home. there certainly are uncertain times, but now is the time for action. if we want to achieve the best possible outcome right now, then now is the time to act. case rates have fallen slightly in scotland, and nicola sturgeon announced that the vaccine passport system would not be extended to more venues. but she said taking a lateral flow test before socialising over the christmas period was vital to slow the spread of the virus. our situation is definitely more positive than we might have expected it to be at this point, but it is still precarious. we need to get the r number back below one, and that means having in place a range of proportionate protections to keep the country as safe as possible while we continue to live as freely as possible. at this pub in perth, they were relieved that vaccine passports would not be

though far from perfect, he feels the peace process in northern ireland could still offer lessons for afghanistan. i think that some of the things which went right in northern ireland were neglected in afghanistan and helped to explain why peace has still proven elusive. and one important lesson of northern ireland, according to michael semple, is that problems don t go away. politicians must stay the marathon course. keep hergoing. the war continues, which of course is a tragedy forafghanistan, potential source of instability in the region and globally. there must be a peace process. this isn t a happy ending. it's not a... it's certainly not happy, and it's not an ending. last week, i caught up with tim mccullough —— i caught up with tim mccullough for a special journey. he d brought some supplies. so, what have we got, clothes, toys? clothes, toys, and then there 5 a little cot there. maybe that goes in at the bottom. baby supplies as well, yeah? and then the important bit, the green tea. afghans love their tea. that 5 good. ahead of us, a four—hour trip towards the west of i

west scotland, into northern ireland. and northwest england and north wales could see some of that, as well — and see the cloud just increasing further through wales and england. just east anglia across southern england, to parts of south wales having some sunny spells on through the afternoon with temperatures which are close to average for the time of year. the odd shower near the north sea coast and the far southeast of england into the channel islands, a few of those could continue into tuesday night. with a lot of cloud around, so bear the only frost, and a band of rain working into scotland and northern ireland as we start off on wednesday morning. now, some fog patches for tuesday morning, as there could be for wednesday morning, as well — and particularly through parts of wales and england, they mayjust end with a grey and rather misty, murky day, an already cold—feeling day. ahead of this weather front, which takes rain towards northwest england and wales, and out of scotland and northern ireland with sunsh

some wintry showers into parts of scotland and northern ireland. sunny spells elsewhere. it will feel really cold. highs between three and eight degrees. tonight, still some rain, sleet and snow for a time in eastern england. cloud will bring rain back into northern ireland and snow into north—west scotland. a few showers for west wales and for cornwall. in between, though, largely clear skies allowing temperatures to dip to —6 or —7 celsius, so a widespread frost and ice looking likely tomorrow morning. still some wintry showers in eastern england, some snow moving across parts of scotland, cloud and patchy rain in the far west of the uk. elsewhere, a lot of sunshine, lighterwinds, but still feeling cold. hello this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines: a growing number of countries restrict travel from southern africa in an effort to control a new covid variant, as europe records its first confirmed case. two people are killed as storm arwen batters the uk with strong winds, rain and snow. the former england cricket captain michael vaughan says he's "sorry

ireland, western scotland, and northern england. further south it is likely to stay dry with maybe some bright sunny spells but look at the temperatures, 12 celsius on tuesday. does not last long. as the front moves its way across the uk tuesday night into wednesday, it returns the cold air across the uk. feeling much colder by wednesday and thursday. we also see the return of those biting north—westerly winds also bringing some showers. briefly milder on tuesday, but turning colder through wednesday and thursday. goodbye. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as the new 0micron covid variant spreads to several more countries, the south african president criticises the decision to put his country on the international red list. these restrictions are completely unjustified, and unfairly discriminate against our country and our southern african sister countries. one more — a third — 0micron case has been detected in the uk. britain is convening an urgent meeting of g7 health minis

west scotland, into northern ireland. and northwest england and north wales could see some of that, as well — and see the cloud just increasing further through wales and england. just east anglia across southern england, to parts of south wales having some sunny spells on through the afternoon with temperatures which are close to average for the time of year. the odd shower near the north sea coast and the far southeast of england into the channel islands, a few of those could continue into tuesday night. with a lot of cloud around, so bear the only frost, and a band of rain working into scotland and northern ireland as we start off on wednesday morning. now, some fog patches for tuesday morning, as there could be for wednesday morning, as well — and particularly through parts of wales and england, they mayjust end with a grey and rather misty, murky day, an already cold—feeling day. ahead of this weather front, which takes rain towards northwest england and wales, and out of scotland and northern ireland with sunsh

a little bit cool after the chilly start, ten or 15 degrees out towards northern ireland. that milder air pushes to the south as we go through into tuesday. the weather front lingers across the central swathe of the country and links back into this next one which will work in. we will see some rain at times, not a desperately wet week but that is where the front will separate, milderair in the south, cooler conditions in the north and that cooler air will gradually win out as we go towards the end of the week and next weekend but for the time being temperatures at if not a little bit above the average at this stage in november but as i said midweek rain, mainly across some central areas. see you soon. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. borisjohnson is accused of "corrupt and contemtible behaviour" over his government's moves to change the system of upholding parliamentary standards and stop one of his mps being suspended: the prime minister is trashing the reputation of our democracy and our country and so this is far fro

a bright day in scotland and northern ireland. there will be a few showers just edging towards north—west scotland during the day. and again, those temperatures, for the most part, are into double figures. again, that's where they are going to stay for the rest of the week. a fair amount of cloud around, some sunny spells here and there, and another set of atlantic weather fronts beginning to take some rain southwards from scotland and northern ireland into wales and england as we head towards the end of the week. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: sudanese security forces have fired tear gas at multiple pro—democracy protests in the capital, khartoum. they have also been dismantling barricades that had been erected and set on fire by protesters. the demonstrators had called for two days of civil disobedience to protest against last month's coup. the rappers travis scott and drake are being sued over friday's stampede at the astroworld music festival in the us city of houston in which eight people were killed. prosec

a bright day in scotland and northern ireland. there will be a few showers just edging towards north—west scotland during the day. again, those temperatures for the most part are into double figures, again, that's where they are going to stay for the rest of the week. a fair amount of cloud around, some sunny spells here and there and another set of atlantic weather fronts beginning to take some rain southwards from scotland and northern ireland into wales and england as we head towards the end of the week. bye— bye. welcome to bbc news — i'm david eades. our top stories: chanting. security forces fire tear gas at protesters in sudan — as the demonstrators call for a return of civilian rule. we report from khartoum. prosecutors in texas file lawsuits against the rappers travis scott and drake, after eight people died in a stampede at a music festival. after more than 18 months, america finally re—opens its doors and prepares to welcome fully—vaccinated visitors to the country. and 70 members of an italian crime family

northern ireland's covid infection rate is now the highest in the uk. hospital admissions are expected to rise, and ministers said intervention was required, including advising people to limit social contacts as well as working from home. there certainly are uncertain times, but now is the time for action. if we want to achieve the best possible outcome right now, then now is the time to act. case rates have fallen slightly in scotland, and nicola sturgeon announced that the vaccine passport system would not be extended to more venues, but she said taking a lateral flow test before socialising over the christmas period was vital to slow the spread of the virus. our situation is definitely more positive than we might have expected it to be at this point, but it is still precarious. we need to get the r number back below one, and that means having in place a range of proportionate protections to keep the country as safe as possible while we continue to live as freely as possible. at this pub in perth, they were relieved that vaccine passports would not be