it s time for the weather. heavy rain, thunder and lightning. you can see this band of thundery rain rain. already, we are starting to see some heavy showers pushing into south west england. they will track north and east words this afternoon. he rain lingering through northern ireland, into southern scotland. mild wherever you are, 14-18 c. two scotland. mild wherever you are, 14 18 c. two bands of rain overnight, the first pushing northwards across scotland and weakening. further heavy showers are spiralling around an area of low pressure moving eastwards across england. temperatures widely in double figures, but some gusty winds expected across the channel coasts. showers are clear away from the east coast, some sunshine following behind. furthershowers coast, some sunshine following behind. further showers piling in from the west. a day of sunshine and showers. temperatures between 14-18 c. hello, this is bbc news with lukwesa burak. the headlines. the former chancellor r
hello, and welcome to bbc news. new year celebrations are taking place across western europe and africa. crowds are in the streets of capitals from warsaw and stockholm in the east to brussels, paris, madrid and also edinburgh and london, where 2023 is now an hour old. it s the first time since the pandemic began that large scale events have taken place. greg mckenzie has been soaking up greg mckenzie has been soaking up the atmosphere amongst the many thousands of revellers. i am absolutely speechless. that was a 12 minute spectacular. the biggest fireworks display in the entire europe having taken placejust a few minutes ago. an incredible way to start the new year. big ben, the bogs of the big ben started as did the fireworks over here at the london eye. iconic around the world. a12 minute spectacular extravaganza. i am actually speechless having watched it right here and just behind us are hundreds of thousands of people who managed to get tickets and now you can hear the
the afternoon. some flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder. heights of lightning and rumbles of thunder. heights 01:14 lightning and rumbles of thunder. heights of 1a to 18 degrees. through tonight, zones of wet weather pushing northwards. some of the rain very heavy and thundery, particularly into the far south and southwest later in the night. a little bit chilly in the north east of scotland. elsewhere, it will be mild, really wet to start across the south. these heavy bursts of rain will drive northwards through the day. sunny spells behind, but some further heavy thundery showers popping up through the afternoon. a little bit breezy for some. highs of 1a to 18 degrees. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the contest to be conservative leader and the uk s next prime minister three names are in the frame, including recently ousted borisjohnson. in other news, at the china congress, president xi s predecessor hijintao is mysteriously led out of the hall by offici
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. at least 50 more people have died in pakistan as torrential downpours and flash floods continue to wreak havoc in several parts of the country. most of the victims were from the north western khyber pakhtunkhwa province where the authorities have issued fresh warnings. the kabul river has broken its banks, sweeping away houses and hotels and residents in some districts have been asked to move to safer places. nearly a thousand people have been killed in rains and floods sincejune and the government is deploying the army to help rescue operations. the worst affected areas are in the provinces of balochistan and sindh in the south, from where our correspondent pumza fihlani sent this report. moving to higher ground. families wade through the water with the only belongings they could salvage. in southern pakistan, many streets have been turned into rivers. families have set up tents on the few roads that are sti