Some lying snow in some areas but it is starting to fall in the coming days. Yesterday some places struggled to get above freezing, whilst the milder air was already arriving in south west england. By tomorrow most of us will be in double figures, maybe even higher for parts of wales and western england. We have lost the cold air, the winds have changed direction, bringing the milder air across the country. And weve also got some sunshine this afternoon, not for eve ryo ne sunshine this afternoon, not for everyone but where we have it, 11 celsius, feeling quite plus and. More cloud the further west you are. Showers fading and losing intensity during the afternoon. A mild day for all. A fairly quiet evening. Some icy stretches across eastern parts of scotla nd icy stretches across eastern parts of scotland and north east england. 0ur of scotland and north east england. Our next spell of wet and windy weather then arrives from the west through tomorrow. But it will be a much milder night
And you can be part of the conversation. Today, were asking if youve lost trust in social media to provide your news. And if so, who do you trust now . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The us senate has agreed to postpone a vote on ending the shutdown until later on monday. Having watched politicians from both sides making their attempts at a deal, we were expecting a vote in the next hour or so. But then came this the adjournment until noon on monday, meaning the federal government will remain closed as the working week begins. David willis is our washington correspondent. Welcome. What happened . Why couldnt they reach a deal . They have been talking over the weekend, particularly today, sunday, as it is here, and they have, it would seem, moved a little closer to some sort of agreement, even though which look on alls all of ranjit you like to the democrats was rejected. It is a confession of sorts. It does at least recognised the democrats desire, indeed
Malnutrition. Union leaders will be meeting the bosses of the car maker, vauxhall, today. Theyll be discussing the job losses at Ellesmere Port. Ill have all the details shortly. Good morning. In sport, the defending champion, Roger Federer, is in action at the australian open, looking to emulate yesterdays achievement of kyle edmund in reaching the quarter finals. And sarah has the weather. Good morning. A lot of lying snow in the north of the country, but milder air pushing through all regions today. I will bring you a full forecast in about 15 minutes. Thank you. See you later on. Good morning. First, our main story. The head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets additional investment. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter is expected to say that russia now has superior battlefield capabilities to the uk, and poses a significant threat in terms of cyber
Look at yesterdays super blue moon, this picture taken from the richmond area looking over the london city skyline. Today we are going to keep largely clear skies, for a number of people some sunshine but showers will continue to affect northern and Western Areas and we have a clump of showers working down from the North York Moors where they could be sleet and a bit of snow over the tops, the clu b and a bit of snow over the tops, the club of showers working at east anglia through the afternoon. It feels colder this afternoon on account of the brisk and gusty north and north westerly winds, continuing to blow around coastal counties over night to night. We could see one or two icy patches developing overnight as the road temperatures dipped below freezing. But in the towns and cities we are looking at lows of 24d. Cities we are looking at lows of 2 4d. Tomorrow the winds will be a bit lighter but there will be plenty of sunshine around so it went the us chilly. They will be showers in