yesterday we saw some very heavy and persistent rain. today, that rain has moved its way southwards. the heaviest burst of rain at the moment across parts of wales and the south west of england. a lot of cloud generally speaking. northern ireland brightening up. the scotland a lot of cloud around but sunny spells as well. just the odd shower. 16 or 17. 12 for cardiff plymouth. to this evening and tonight the rain attended clear but we will keep cloud cover and where we don t have cloud cover and where we don t have cloud we will have mist developing. frost free. 6 9 is the minimum temperature. it is going to be quite a cloudy day for many. the cloud at times producing the odd shower. further we had some rain at times but not necessarily an awful lot. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the speaker of the us house of representatives is in poland after meeting ukraine s president endured saying american support will continue until the fight is done. we are continue until th
around the hills, as well. still bits and pieces of light rain in the south and a relatively mild night. temperatures between six and nine degrees. so here s bank holiday monday. notice the chilly breeze in the north, there. it really will be quite nippy in northern parts of scotland. i think a day with a lot of cloud and also occasional showers breaking out almost anywhere across scotland, england maybe wales, too. but temperatures are recovering somewhat in the south, up to around 17 bank holiday monday in london. and then through tuesday and wednesday, i think that mixed bag continues. hello this is bbc news i m lukwesa burak. the headlines: around 100 people have been evacuated from a steel works in the ukrainian city of mariupol where civilians and troops have been sheltering for weeks from heavy russian bombardments. the us speaker of the house nancy pelosi makes a surprise visit to kyiv and promises american support for ukraine she says, until the fight
neil parish has referred himself to the parliamentary standards commissioner, and says he ll cooperate fully with any investigation. a very good saturday morning to you. this weekend, april takes into may, seeing the end of ramadan on sunday evening, the most important month in them was in calendar. in the muslim calendar. each night people come together at sunset to eat after fasting during the day, called iftar. but the social side of that was lost over the past two years because of the pandemic. but now it s back. the bbc was invited to join the celebrations in scunthorpe in north lincolnshire. iftar is an important time of the day because you get to break your fast after 15 hours of fasting, long days with no water and no food. it of fasting, long days with no water and no food. water and no food. it is amazing water and no food. it is amazing the water and no food. it is amazing the fact - water and no food. it is amazing the fact that i water and no food. it is.
this week, i m in dublin, a unesco city of literature that s produced a host of famous writers from samuel beckett to oscar wilde. but i m here puzzling over one particular novel that s made the irish capital a must visit destination for any book lover a novel that this year celebrates its 100th birthday. and that book is ulysses byjamesjoyce. now, even though it s widely regarded as being one of the finest pieces of literature of the 20th century, it s also notoriously difficult to read. now, i ve tried and i must admit, i ve failed, too but i m told that if you invest in it, if you flow with its stream of consciousness, it s extremely rewarding. set over a single day, ulysses follows two characters, leopold bloom and stephen dedalus, on theirjourneys across dublin. today, there are guided tours that follow their footsteps and help readers make sense of it all. this is davy byrne s pub, it s like one of the set pieces in ulysses. bloom goes in there, ends up getting a