Hejoined the he joined the line up hejoined the line up hours before flying home for the funerals of his sisters and other relatives. Hello there. Much of the country is still dry at the still dry at the moment. The winds are picking still dry at the moment. The winds are picking up. Still dry at the moment. The winds are picking up. You still dry at the moment. The winds are picking up, you may still dry at the moment. The winds are picking up, you may have still dry at the moment. The winds i are picking up, you may have noticed that, particularly for the northern half of the uk. This Weather Front is bringing rain to scotland and pushing ahead of it a lot of cloud, the best of the sunshine remains towards the south coast and the South East Of England in particular, this was kent earlier today. But there is a lot of cloud elsewhere, and while it may be dry, we have this Band Of Rain Coming into northern scotland, gales developing in the far north west of the country, and ahead of that wet and windy weather, the temperature is around 15 17. This rain isnt going to last long as it sweeps down across scotland and Northern Ireland this evening, then pushed down across england and wales. Not as cold as last night, for many temperatures remaining in double figures. Following on from this rain in the english channel, there are stronger winds, northerly winds bringing cold air all the way down from iceland. Once the rain clears away from the south coast and through the channel, a day of sunshine and showers, some heavy, more frequent across northern scotland, driving down those north sea coast on those strong and blustery winds. The winds could be gusting gale force in northern scotland. And here it is going to be cold, temperature struggling to make double figures. Top temperatures, 16, but 1314 will double figures. Top temperatures, 16, but 13 14 will be more typical, feeling colder in the stronger winds as well. Over the coming days, the winds will tend to ease, cold at night, a mix of sunshine and showers, but by the end of the week more wet and windy weather heading our way. More wet and windy weather heading ourway. But more wet and windy weather heading our way. But the story as we head into tuesday, probably dominated more by this area of low pressure thatis more by this area of low pressure that is moving down from the north. It is weakening, wind is not as strong, still windy across western areas, but in the east the winds will tend to ease. With that lower pressure influencing the weather, a lot of cloud, some showers, longer spells of rain which could be quite heavy at times, and it is quite cold, 13 14 degrees on tuesday. Things start to quieten down around the middle part of the week, the winds will not be a strong on wednesday, more sunshine around, still some showers, not as many, and they may be lighter as well, and as a result of things turning quieter, temperatures creeping up, but only slowly, up as high as ia or 15 celsius. This is bbc news. Im Lewis Vaughanjones and these are the latest headlines. Labour opens its annual conference as its leader, sir keir starmer, prepares to set out the Dividing Lines between his party and the new conservative government. He tells the bbc he would reverse the governments cut to top income tax rate. It is hugely risky, hugely divisive and i would reverse it. find it is hugely risky, hugely divisive and i would reverse it. And would ou and i would reverse it. And would you support and i would reverse it. And would you support the and i would reverse it. And would you support the cut and i would reverse it. And would you support the cut of and i would reverse it. And would you support the cut of the and i would reverse it. And would you support the cut of the basic l you support the cut of the basic rate of income tax from 20p down to 19p . Rate of income tax from 20p down to 19 . , rate of income tax from 20p down to 19. 7 ,. , rate of income tax from 20p down to 19 . ,. ,. ,. , 19p . Yes, i have long made the argument 19p . Yes, i have long made the argument that 19p . Yes, i have long made the argument that we 19p . Yes, i have long made the argument that we should 19p . Yes, i have long made the| argument that we should reduce 19p . Yes, i have long made the argument that we should reduce the tax burden on working people. Voting is under way in italys General Election with Opinion Polls suggesting victory for the far right which would usher in the countrys most right wing government since world war ii