low pressure bringing strong wind. and now cloud rolling in from the atlantic bringing cloud and rain for some of us already today. this was county down earlier on with grey skies overhead but it could turn brighter in parts of northern ireland to the afternoon. some rain around and ahead of that, north east scotland holding on to some sunshine and further south across england and the south of wales increasing amounts of cloud but it should stay pretty much dry. temperatures between eight and ii pretty much dry. temperatures between eight and 11 degrees and on the night the rain continues north and east, some heavier rain racing into the north west of scotland by the end of the night. but we will see milder air working in from the atlantic so temperatures for some climbing as the night wears on. 5 degrees for aberdeen and ten in belfast tomorrow morning. i pressure to the south tomorrow, southern largely dry. further north the string of weather fronts waxing in the next few d
welcome to newsday. it s 8am in singapore, and 5am in the maldives, where sri lanka s president has arrived after fleeing sri lanka on a militaryjet. gotabaya rajapaksa s departure from sri lanka ends a family dynasty that has ruled the country for decades. he had been in hiding, after crowds stormed his residence on saturday. his brother, former finance minister basil rajapaksa, has also left the country, sources have told the bbc. president rajapaksa had promised to resign, but by remaining in position, he kept his immunity from prosecution. many sri lankans blame him for the economic crisis which has crippled their country, leaving it short of funds to buy medicines or fuel. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan was with protestors outside the presidential palace in colombo when the news of president rajapaksa s departure was made public. there is a real party atmosphere here at colombo seafront, which has been a protest site for many weeks, one of the main demands protest
the travel show. this week on the travel show: i m in the great american outdoors for a close encounter with some grizzly bears. we re heading to australia to wish a very happy birthday to one of the most iconic bridges in the world. and in mexico, we meet the people breathing life into an ancient ballgame that predates football by around 3,000 years. hello, and welcome to yellowstone park here in the united states. this is one of the oldest national parks in the world. it celebrates its 150th this year. now, this is a vast and mesmerising place. a little later on in the show i will be coming up close to one of yellowstone s most famous and fearsome residents, the grizzly bear. but we re starting this week somewhere where you definitely won t need bear spray to visit. now, the famous film director baz luhrmann once said if paris is the city of light, then sydney is the city of fireworks. that is certainly the case every new year s eve when the global party really gets started