we start saturday, a lot of cloud across east wales and is scotland. that will tend to get nibbled away back towards the north sea coast and most of us will have some warm sunshine to into the afternoon. temperatures in the high teens to the low 20s. could reach 22 in northern ireland, which would make it the warmest day of the year so far. on sunday, a cold front moves in, bringing cloud and rain across north western areas and dropping the temperatures here. across central and eastern england, it should be a bit warmer, with temperatures again reaching the low 20s. that is how our weather is looking this weekend. however, i thought we would take a quick look at what is going on in the bay of bengal, where we have a dangerous looking cyclone. it is set to make landfall on sunday around the border between bangladesh and myanmar. this is the region that is currently housing hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees. the weather looks serious and we could have some catastrophic
More clout for scotland and showers, perhaps fewer showers elsewhere. Slightly less windy on sunday but temperatures a bit lower again. Autumn has arrived. And thats bbc news at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. From the six team, its goodbye. The news continues here on bbc one as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. Goodnight. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Turning paris green in the face of an all black challenge. Ireland hope their home from home takes them to a first world cup semifinal. It was one, then the other, then to get there, but owen farrell is in, george ford is out for england against fiji. A different read will take over the velodrome before england, with wheels ready to open quarterfinal weekend. Wales. Also our new zealand team on the top four, with new zealand three from three in the Cricket World Cup. Hello again. Three home nations, three former champions and a few fa
It is once again going to feel pretty warm. I will have all of the details very shortly. Its sunday the fifth of may. Good morning to you. Our main story the conservatives have suffered a significant defeat in the West Midlands after losing the regions Mayoral Election to labour. In the closely fought race, andy street, who was seeking a third term in office, lost out to Richard Parker, by a margin ofjust over 1500 votes. The result had been seen as pivotal for Rishi Sunakfollowing One of his partys worst ever performances in this weeks local elections. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. Parker, richard labour and co operative party, 225590. It was a result that will send a shudder through conservatives. Street, andrew, the Conservative Party candidate, 224082. Labour victorious in the west midland mayoral race by 1508 votes a tiny margin in a region of 2 Million People. One of the conservatives high profile metro mayors andy street toppled. The Labour Leader was t
Your trust in me, and this region. Thank you. You have put yourtrust in me, and i this region. Thank you. You have put your trust in me, and i will repay that trust. I will deliver for you and your family. That trust. I will deliver for you and yourfamily. I promise you that trust. I will deliver for you and your family. I promise you that i will deliverjobs. We will fix our public transport system. We will build the homes you need. And we will give this region the fresh start it richly deserves. Andy street, whod been hoping to hold on as conservative mayor, says his loss is no surprise. It caps off a bleak set of results for the tories. Ultimately we didnt persuade enough people ultimately we didnt persuade enough people to ultimately we didnt persuade enough people to go out and put their cross in the people to go out and put their cross in the right people to go out and put their cross in the right box on thursday, and im not in the right box on thursday, and im not going to be slo
In sport, Sam Allardyce takes charge of a football match, for the First Time Since he was sacked as england manager. His new side Crystal Palace will face watford in the premier league. And matt has the weather. Good morning, stormy boxing day for some in scotland, 90mph gusts in orkney and shetland, frequent wintry showers, but not the same for all. A cracking day for others to walk off that excess christmas pudding. All the details in 15 minutes. First, our main story. One of the biggest pop stars of the 80s and 90s, George Michael, has died. He was 53, and is believed to have suffered from heart failure. He rose to fame as one half of the group, wham and went on to have a successful solo career. He sold 100 million albums worldwide and had 11 uk number ones. Nick quraishi looks back at his life. You put the boom boom into my heart. Suntans, bleached hair and upbeat songs propelled wham to number one around the world. They even conquered china. Last christmas i gave you my heart but