pressure moves westwards from scandinavia. not many isobars on the charts. the winds are going to be very light but what this area of low pressure will do is create further showers. there will be quite a bit of cloud around on monday morning, still a few bright or sunny spells coming through but into the afternoon, the showers become extensive and widespread. some of them heavy, particularly across south west england where the wind will bash together to give a line of conversions and along that we will see some of the day s heaviest showers and thunderstorms that will probably stretch into parts of the south midlands and central southern england. is immune from a shower. because there is not much wind, the showers could last for quite a long time. on tuesday, more showers in the forecast but they showers are going to get a bit of a kick from a trough in thejet going to get a bit of a kick from a trough in the jet stream. that means that means that showers will be much heavier
to avoid being captured. the head of scotland s state run ferry network has told the bbc that rising passenger numbers, more intense storms and a lack of new vessels have combined to cause a deterioration in the service. robbie drummond s comments will pile more pressure on the scottish government over the botched purchase of two ferries which are under construction but are years late and millions of pounds over budget. our scotland editor james cook has that story. please ensure you have all your belongings with you. thank you for travelling with caledonian macbrayne. scotland s ferries are in hot water. they keep breaking down and someone has bungled the building of boats to replace them. but what does that mean for the islanders who rely on the service? we set off on a journey to find out. first stop, the isle of arran, in the firth of clyde, where getting to the mainland can be a struggle, even in an emergency. so, that was me, having had a mini stroke at the weekend, whe
Hello from the french riviera. Welcome to talking movies. And our look back at highlights from one of the worlds biggest and most Exciting International movie events, the Cannes Film Festival. Meryl streep and Juliet Binoche jointly declare the Cannes Film Festival officially open. It is a veritable feast, a combination of blockbusters. Together with some Great International cinema. Including a first film in competition from india in decades. We are really going to make it a big bang,it we are really going to make it a big bang, it is going to be the biggest bang ever. It could be the end of the world and you can say that i did it. , ,. , ~ , the world and you can say that i did it. You witness all kinds of sites in cannes. It. You witness all kinds of sites in cannes. A it. You witness all kinds of sites in cannes, a donald it. You witness all kinds of sites in cannes, a donald trump in cannes, a donald trump impersonator was present for a film portraying the former president upper su
in a film career that spans six decades, sir ridley scott s made some of the biggest blockbusters of all time. he cut his teeth making high profile adverts, like this one for hovis. it was a grand ride back, though. just do a spin and walk backwards there without sliding and falling over. ..before turning his attention to the big screen. the duellists in 1977 was his first film and was set in napoleonic france. his second feature alien made a star of its lead actor sigourney weaver, and opened doors in hollywood for its director. blade runner, thelma and louise, gladiator, black hawk down are just some of the film credits to his name. and now, in his 80s, ridley scott has returned to napoleonic france for his 28th movie, the epic napoleon. don t listen to advice, is that your advice? yes. you can only be your own critic. you can t say, what do you think? that s a disaster. i m the bbc s culture editor, katie razzall, and i sat down with the acclaimed director ahead of t
je declare le soixante dixieme festival de cannes ouvert. applause. meryl streep and france s juliette binoche jointly declare the cannes film festival officially open. it was a veritable feast, a combination of commercial blockbusters like furiosa: a mad max saga. do you have it in you to make it epic? ..together with some great international cinema. including india s first film in competition in three decades. if i get to be number 47 back in the united states, we re going to really make it a big bang. it s going to be big. it s going to be the biggest bang ever. it ll be the end of the world. and you can say that i did it. so that s the way it goes. you witness all kinds of sights in cannes. a donald trump impersonator was present at the premiere of a film portraying the former president s early years as a real estate developer. stars kept the red carpets very busy. we got a good part of it. kevin costner was there, appearing in a new western. greta gerwig, director of las