builds across southern areas on friday, but the north we have showers and a squeeze of the isobars in the north west so potential for gales. showers continue across north west scotland, getting into the north of northern ireland. for the north of northern ireland. for the rest of the country, many of the showers will fade and the sun will come out. lighter winds than we are expecting in the next few days across the south of england. temperatures set to climb a little bit more on saturday following on, a mild night into sunday. thank you very much indeed. visitors can often be a welcome distraction for those recovering in hospital, but for patients at one hertfordshire trust, it s not people, but ponies bringing somejoy. charlie, romeo and pickles are all rescue ponies, who have now been retrained as therapy animals. kate bradbrook has been to meet them.