afternoon for most of us. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far with temperatures reaching 21.2 in the highlands of scotland. where were the so toasty? that was down to the mountains themselves. most of us had brisk winds, but winds were blocked by the mountains to the sun s energy was concentrated, allowing temperatures to search. most of us, the wind meant that temperatures were not quite so high. more of the same over the next few days with this area of high pressure going nowhere very far for the next few days. although most of us will keep the sunshine this afternoon, there are a few exceptions. cloudier in the south east of england for a time. an odd showers possible. also some cloud across the eastern coast of scotland and north east england. around the coast, temperatures around 10 11, not feeling that warm. the highest temperature be further west. again, in the highlands looking at temperatures climbing into the low 20s. some of you might turn out to be qu
against pre trial detention. after six months of bird flu restrictions, poultry will shortly be allowed out again heralding the return of free range eggs. and coming up on bbc news, after protesters disrupted play last night, the world snooker championships resumed today but with heightened security checks at the crucible. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the treasurer of the scottish national party, colin beattie, has been arrested by police investigating the party s funding and finances. it comes two weeks after peter murrell, the snp s former chief executive who s married to nicola sturgeon, was arrested by officers who searched his home in glasgow and the party s headquarters in edinburgh. mr murrell was later released without charge, pending further investigation. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has the latest. colin beattie has been the snp s treasure for almost the entire duration of his party s climb to dominance in scottish politics. its r
last year had had a catastrophic toll on breeding populations in the uk. with migrating seabirds about to return to our shores to nest from overseas, there are fears that the disease could start spreading again and we could see history start to repeat itself. with just over two weeks to go, hundreds of military personnel were seen parading through the streets of central london last night, in a midnight rehearsal for the king s coronation. in military dress, they travelled in rows on horseback through the quiet streets in preparation for may 6th when more than 6,000 men and women from the uk s armed forces will be involved. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. we have got more sunshine for most of us over the next few days, so we have got more of these blue skies to
populations in the toll on breeding populations in the uk. with migrating seabirds about to return to our shores to nest from overseas, there are fears that the disease could start spreading again and we could see history start to repeat itself. with just over two weeks to go, hundreds of military personnel were seen parading through the streets of central london last night, in a midnight rehearsal for the king s coronation. in military dress, they travelled in rows on horseback through the quiet streets in preparation for may 6th when more than 6,000 men and women from the uk s armed forces will be involved. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. we have got more sunshine for most of us over the next few days, so we have got more of these blue skies to be enjoyed through the course of the