for motor neurone disease. campaigners say new research funding needs to be handed out quicker. i met imeta i met a family bakery in manchester finding out what the interest rate rise means for businesses and customers. manchester united to decide on the future of their player mason greenwood after charges of attempted rape and coercive behaviours against him are dropped. while some of you will see some light rain or drizzle through the day it will actually be a mild day when the sunshine comes out with a feel of spring in fact. don t get too used to use that, though. i will have the full forecast here on breakfast. it s friday, the 3rd of february. the family of a woman who s gone missing in lancashire has made an emotional plea for people to come forward with information. 45 year old nicola bulley disappeared a week ago, while walking her dog in st michael s on wyre. we can speak now to our reporter, dave guest, while walking her dog in st michael s on wyre. who joins us fr
across the north west of scotland. and that will always make it feel cooler in these areas. but further south and east, temperatures up on what we ve seen today. but out in the sunshine and in that breeze, it will feel a little bit cooler. now the fresh air continues to take hold even more through saturday night into sunday, got north westerly wind around this area of low pressure, which will bring some longer spells of rain across orkney, shetland and maybe the north of the mainland at times. areas close to that area of low pressure, northern half of the country, showers will come and go. some of those heavy and thundery. further south, lighter showers, fewer showers, some staying dry. probably best the sunshine will be in the morning. good touch gale force across some northern areas of the country on sunday. that will make it feel a little on the cool side. but for many temperatures close to if not a little bit below average for the time of year. and that s how it s looking. take car
is friday. i thought i would start with a quick taste for the weekend. with the sunnier weather as it develops this weekend it will turn that bit colder, back to where we should be for this stage of the year. a mild run of south westerly winds at the moment. the payback of this will be a lot more sunshine around. plenty more sunshine. what a mild start! temperatures above when they should be in the afternoon, never mind first thing. lots of cloud in the west with patchy rain and drizzle. a bit of a stamp start damp start. after some morning sunshine in east it will turn cloudy in the afternoon. the better chance of cloud breaks in the afternoon. the heaviest rain across orkney. a
but this from our weather watcher on the essex coast earlier. there will be some patchy, light rain and drizzle at times in the west and in the east through this afternoon but what you will notice is for a february morning, it doesn t feel like it. it is very mild out there. temperatures above where we should be on a february afternoon never mind first thing in the morning. the cloud is reasonably well broken in the south. western parts seeing the light rain or drizzle, with thicker cloud pushing its way eastwards. some of you will stay dry all day. brightening up in the west. the heaviest rain across orkney, brighter in shetland, still very windy after quite a wild night but the wind is easing, coming all the way from the mid atlantic, this is speeding in the mild hourfor this stage in the year. you will get some sunshine, maybe 15 degrees for one or two. this evening and overnight, clear skies to begin within the east