The course of pressure. Through the course of sunday, hopefully that slips southwards and we replace our easterly winds to a south easterly. It may not feel as bitter but it will feel like winter first thing in the morning without frost. But hopefully that low cloud on the east coast will lift and break to reveal sunshine. More sunshine for north east scotland and Northern Ireland and our weather front is moving away for a time. More sunshine and less wind hopefully equates to it feeling a little bit warmer if you are out. Overnight though, tomorrow night into monday, it turns better again, very little cloud to prevent those temperatures plummeting, widespread frost as we go into monday morning, a sharp frost in the glens of scotland, 6, minus seven celsius. The nights are long at the moment despite having gone through the spring equinox. Frost around, increasing amounts of mist and fog as we lose those winds over the mornings into the start of
the new week but by monday that rain is a
This is bbc world news. Im james reynolds. Our top stories Iranian State television says the countrys military did shoot down a ukrainian passengerjet, blaming human error. Polls open in taiwan for the countrys president ial election where relations with Mainland China have taken centre stage. The death has been announced of the sultan of oman, the longest serving ruler in the gulf. And, plants living the high life why vegetation is growing at higher altitudes in the himalayas. In the past hour, iran has admitted it did shoot down the ukrainian passenger plane that
crashed near the iranian capital tehran on wednesday killing all 176 people on board. Irans foreign minister Mohammad Javad zarif wrote on twitter that preliminary investigations by the armed forces concluded it was human error at a time of crisis caused by us adventurism he went on to say our profound regrets, apologies and condolences to our people, to the families of all victims, and to other affected nations. Irans presi
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Tonight at ten Harvey Weinstein, for decades one of hollywoods most powerful men, is injail, convicted of Sexual Assault and rape. He faces up to 25 years in prison and the lawyer representing some of his victims said their courage had been acknowledged. It is no longer business as usual in the united states. This is the age of empowerment of women and you cannot intimidate them any more. The accusations were at the centre of the Metoo Movement that inspired women to go public with allegations against powerful men. The record will now show the history books will read that Harvey Weinstein isa books will read that Harvey Weinstein is a convicted rapist. Vindication at last for his female
victims. Well have the latest from nick in new york and well be looking ahead to the next case against weinstein in los angeles. Also tonight the latest on coronavirus as people queue for masks in south korea, the World Health Organization warns that other countries, including italy, needed to take toug