let s get started then. schools in england return today after the latest lockdown, and many parents are desperate for this next step. not only will it bring a better balance between work, life and home, but it should also lead to an improvement in mental well being. the reopening of schools will also have a significant impact on the economy. according to uk government figures, around 53% of parents say they had a reduced ability to work as a result of the schools being shut. in another piece of research, published today by the government backed behavioural insights team and jobs website indeed, showed that offering flexible working explicitly in job ads would increase applications by up to 30%. so is the end of lockdown also an opportunity to reset the way we work? let s discuss this. ann francke, chief executive of the chartered management institute, joins me now. good morning to you. some parents may already be up, getting packed lunches made and all sorts to get the kids b
and it will feel colder as well when you add on that breeze coming in off a chilly north sea. and the breeze is because we have got more tightly packed isobars across the southern half of the uk, which on tuesday should help to bring in some drier air and break that cloud up a bit. so, hopefully, we will see a bit more sunshine across central eastern areas. instead, we might have that fog or low cloud lingering further north. but again, it is a frosty start, a fine and dry day for most part but just the issue of where the fog and low cloud will be. it looks as if because we have that breeze from the south on wednesday as well, clearer skies here, but perhaps more of that breeze coming in off the north sea willjust bring more cloudy skies into central and eastern parts of both scotland and england, and temperatures might, therefore, not quite be as low, but still cold and feeling cold of course because of the wind. a similar story really on thursday, again, we keep the high pressure cen
it does mean it could be quite hazardous on the roads first thing monday for the return to work for many, with freezing fog, icy patches as well. some of that fog, as we have seen in recent days, slow to clear away, but where it does so, it looks like a good deal of dry and bright weather for scotland, northern ireland, the west of england and wales. a bit more cloud milling around across northern and eastern areas, but temperatures very similar, as you can see. they are a bit below average now, fours or fives, and it will feel colder as well when you add on that breeze coming in off a chilly north sea. and the breeze is because we have got more tightly packed isobars across the southern half of the uk, which on tuesday should help to bring in some drier air and break that cloud up a bit. so, hopefully, we will see a bit more sunshine across central eastern areas. instead, we might have that fog or low cloud lingering further north. but again, it is a frosty start, a fine and dry day f
means there could be a risk of flooding in one of two areas. the other weather concern over the next few days will be just how much wind returns through tonight and into tomorrow. strong winds are tied in with this area of low pressure that s creeping towards us, but it s helping to push in that much milder air we ll all see. so even in scotland, where we saw temperatures still hovering around freezing through much of this morning, it will be milder for the afternoon, but with outbreaks of rain and rain rather than snow developing across parts of the mainland but brighter to the north of that. rain at times in northern ireland, maybe also sliding into parts of cumbria, and channel islands, south west england and wales will turn a good deal wetter. some heavy rain to come later this afternoon. central eastern areas may stay dry and bright with some sunny spells. note the temperatures, though much milder than recent days. double figures for much of england and wales in particular. now th
some heavy rain to come later this afternoon. central eastern areas may stay dry and bright with some sunny spells. note the temperatures though, much milder than recent days, double figures for much of england and wales in particular. now through tonight, they re not going to drop much. rain at times for all, even a bit of snow across the high ground of scotland as northerly winds try to fight the way back. colder air is limited here because glasgow southwards temperatures significantly above where they should be for a march morning. so a mild starts to monday, but a windy one. an area of low pressure is pushing its way eastwards to the south of it and to the north of it. we will have some particularly strong wind, widespread gales, in fact, developing for many through the day. snow across northern scotland as northerly wind starts to dig its way in, snow even to low levels later. but from central scotland, northern ireland southwards rain at times of heavy and thundery showers, best