the 2nd at the start of the long bank holiday weekend. rhaya barton, bbc news. time for a look at the weather with helen. hello there. a cooler day in the offing tomorrow because we ve got two areas of low pressure, one that s been across the north today, the other one drifting up from france. so we are going to see some rain. we re already seeing that rain across the north and west of scotland. that continues through this evening, the odd drizzly shower elsewhere and some late sunshine. and then overnight, the potentialfor some rain to drift up from france. our rain further north starts to pull away, but leaves still quite a legacy of showery rain. so it s a relatively mild night, a little bit of mist and fog, particularly over the hills. so for monday, we ve got our two areas of low pressure. as this one moves into the north sea, the northwesterly will bring a real rash of showers to many areas. could be heavy, could be thundery as well. and then we ve got rain potentially
the long awaited publication of a report into lockdown breaches in downing street is expected this week, after a deadline passed for responses and objections. monkeypox is detected in three more countries as scientists say they are still unsure what is causing the outbreak. and the heir to the throne in britain is to appear in one of the country s best loved soap operas as part of queen s platinum jubilee celebrations. it s 6am in singapore and 7am in tokyo where president biden is visiting to meet the prime ministers ofjapan, australia and india for the first such talks since the invasion of ukraine and amid ongoing concerns about china s territorial ambitions, particularly its claim on taiwan. the buildup of the chinese military has led to fears it now has the ability to invade taiwan and defeat the us and its allies if they try to intervene. from tokyo our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes reports. this is something that hasn t been seen since world war ii, a fighte
afghanistan s female tv presenters say they re determined to carry on working, after the taliban enforces an order to cover their faces. and the heir to the throne in britain is to appear in one of the country s best loved soap operas as part of the queen s platinum jubilee celebrations. life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it s news day. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived injapan for his first visit to asia since becoming president and his first summit with america s asian allies since the russian invasion of ukraine. in tokyo he will hold summit talks with the prime ministers of japan, india and australia. the fallout from ukraine appears set to dominate discussions, but many are now focusing on china s territorial ambitions particularly its claim on taiwan. many analysts believe china s massive military gives beiing the ability to invade taiwan and defeat the us and its allies if they try to intervene. our correspondent, rupert
what could the war do to an already volatile job market here? arsenal s champions league qualification hopes are in tatters. they were beaten 2 0 at newcastle, with tottenham now in pole position to clinch fourth spot. and a pretty humid day to come with some eastern areas under hazy sunshine seeing some of the highest temperatures of the year. but if you re in the west today, early sunshine will give way to cloud and eventually some outbreaks of rain. i ll have all the details of your forecast here on breakfast. it s tuesday the 17th of may. leading figures in sport, politics and entertainment have praised the blackpool striker jake daniels after he announced he is gay. it s the first time in more than 30 years that a male footballer has come out while still playing for a professional uk club. the 17 year old said it s a relief to be honest about his sexuality. our lgbt and identity correspondent lauren moss reports on a turning point for british football. he s one of the ch