argyll and bute in the last hour with the snow coming down heavily, we have seen snow in worcestershire, big chunky flakes, temperatures were a bit above freezing which helps the snowflakes stick together. through this afternoon, wintry showers for scotland, northern ireland, north wales and north midlands, some heavy enough to bring snow to sea level but there could be some accumulations of snow, a centimetre or two across and higher hills but it will feel cold wherever you are. showers move across the midlands, east anglia and south east england overnight before clearing skies follow. it will be a cold night with a widespread frost, temperatures in towns and cities 22 6 but colder in the countryside and there is a risk of icy showers as we start the day 2, 2 6. tomorrow the frost melts away, then figure cloud in outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, snow mixed in for a time before milder air pushes in. temperatures in belfast eventually climbing to about seven cels
Equities, we are under 30 until the end of the session with stocks of falling today after rising to highs we have not seen since december, 2015. Declineseing all these for the swedish this the swiss franc and sovereign bonds are falling. The french twoyear is down by four basis points. The two year yield in germany is falling to a record low today, climbing for a fourth day is the bond yield which is at a record points. Investors are seeking refuge in the safest area of the bond curve amid growing concern about the outcome of the french president ial election. The yield spread between french securities and similar data treasuries is now the whitest in 17 years the widest in 17 years. Its narrowing the gap. Beirut has held a news conference. There were fears if he ran again that he might take votes from the centrist. Throws a campaign that surprise every single day it seems. The german steelmaker agreed to sell its brazilian steel plant t underum, joining a line one of its worst investm
onto it, that is the thing. when you get a taste of success, itjust sparks something in you and you just want to grow, i suppose, yeah. success does indeed breed success and it will be a major surprise this week if they are not celebrating back at the mullins yard and munching on extra carrots in this part of ireland. mike bushell, bbc news, in carlow. there has been an irish winner in the first race. marine nationale. for barry o connell and michael o sullivan. as mike might have predicted, a winner out of ireland. as mike might have predicted, a winner out of ireland. three months after winning the t20 world cup, england have been beaten 3 0 in their series agaisnt bangladesh, losing the final match by 16 runs in mirpur. england have talked of this series being used to prepare for the defence of their 50 over title later this year.