and this was the glorious sight over stonehenge. maybe the image of the night. and if there are clear skies tonight, there could be an action replay. our scotland correspondent, alexandra mackenzie joins us from oban on the west coast. time for a look at the weather. here s louise lear. it is happening again. i was pessimistic if you were watching the six o clock news about how much of the northern lights we would be able to see. this was the western isles around an hour ago and it isn tjust scotland. where we have breaks in the cloud we have beautiful dancing light displays. this was actually in wiltshire about an hour ago. the reason why i was pessimistic is because we have more cloud today and there is certainly more cloud around. might not be quite as widespread but take a chance on it, just take a peek because if the cloud breaks up you might get to see it. the reason why we have more cloud is this high pressure, still sitting with us and this nagging north easterly wind
from our colleagues in brussels, at westminster and in belfast. we ll also be asking if this will be enough to satisfy the democratic unionists and to break the political deadlock in northern ireland. also tonight. the cap on household energy charges is being reduced, but bills are still going to rise in april. we ll be asking why that is. i think it is time that members of this house grew up. and, the woman who made history as the first female speaker of the commons, betty boothroyd, has died at the age of 93. and coming up on the bbc news channel. lionesses is boss sarina wiegmann is amongst the winners at the star studded fifa best awards in paris. good evening. three years after the united kingdom left the european union, rishi sunak says he s now resolved the major dispute over trading arrangements between great britain and northern ireland. the prime minister and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, met at windsor today, where they declared a
i think she captured me there a working women and that s enough for me because that s what i am. thus, betty boothroyd dancer, speaker, one of a kind. time s up. cheers betty boothroyd, the former speaker of the commons, who s died at the age of 93. last night, many of you watching across britain will have been treated to this the great sight of the northern lights. this was the sky above glen almond in perthshire. the light effect is caused by atoms and molecules colliding with particles from the sun. the green light is characteristic of oxygen, while purple, blue or pink are caused by nitrogen. usually, it s scotland and parts of northern england that get to enjoy the spectacle, but this time, areas much further south were treated, in shropshire, in kent, and in cornwall too.