parliament over lockdown iraq gathering at number 10 downing street. we�*ll have much more in the next few minutes —— over gathering. hello, good evening. it was very blustery today, particularly across northern and western areas of scotland. also some heavy thundery showers moving eastwards on that brisk south—westerly winds, but it wasn�*t raining all the time. there were some decent sunny spells around, too, as recorded by our weather watcher here in york. lots of blue sky here, and no big changes in the forecast as we head through the next couple of days or so. still unsettled, more wet and windy weather to come. also some sunshine and it stays mild until we get to the weekend, but still very blustery, particularly towards exposed western coasts. there are some flood warnings in force — do keep checking the bbc weather website for more details. large waves and some coastal overtopping, particularly with the high spring tides, and it stays windy, too. 0vernight tonight, these bands of showers moving through. heavier rain across northern ireland, moving towards northwest england by the time we get to dawn.