2 degrees command about that in lerwick. the morning forecast shows most of the heavy rain in northern ireland, parts of scotland, but to the south the rain should be easing and becoming more showery and it will wax and wane through the morning and into the afternoon. possibility of sunny spells, showers and thunderstorms for northern ireland tomorrow, and a few sunny spells developing in east anglia and the south east. look at those temperatures, 13 or 1a degrees. still low pressure with us on friday, a couple of areas of low pressure with weather fronts sweeping in. ithink pressure with weather fronts sweeping in. i think friday, pressure with weather fronts sweeping in. ithink friday, rather than an overcast day, we will have frequent to sunny spells here and there but also the possibility of heavier showers developing and we can see the rash of showers across the country. here are the temperatures, every bit as mild, if not milder, up to 16, even across the north east of
welcome to bbc news. our top story today: the us defense secretary says he had a rare phone call with his russian counterpart in the aftermath of a collision between a russian fighterjet and a us drone. the race is now on to recover the wreckage of the drone which is thought to be twelve hundred metres deep in the black sea. russia has also said it will try to find the wreckage. meanwhile, america s top general said the whole incident was a result of russia s increasingly aggressive behaviour in the area. us defense secretary lloyd austin gave this update earlier. as i ve said repeatedly, it s important that great powers be models of transparency and communication. and the united states will continue to fly into operate where ever international law allows. and it is incumbent upon russia to operate its military aircraft in a safe and professional manner. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale has this report from kyiv. this is the kind of unmanned aircraft that crashed
germany and the united states are reportedly ready to send tanks to ukraine, in what kyiv hopes will be a game changer in the war. at least 1a leopard 2 tanks could be provided by germany, following months of debate. the united states reportedly plans to supply at least 30 m1 abrams tanks. it s claimed german officials privately insisted they would only send tanks if the us did too. ukrainian officials say they urgently need heavier weapons. britain is providing challenger two tanks. poland wants to send some of its german made tanks but needs permission from berlin. at least 16 other european and nato countries have leopard 2 tanks, which could be available if germany approves their export. elsewhere in ukraine, it s been confirmed two british aid workers, who went missing earlier this month, have been killed. chris parry and andrew bagshaw died while attempting to evacuate people from the eastern city of soledar. we ll have more on that shortly, but first this report on wea
a record low. and in the australian open, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five set first round match. hello and welcome to the programme. social media bosses could face jail if they repeatedly fail to protect children from online harm, under new changes to the online safety bill. the prime minister rishi sunak agreed to calls for tougher punishments as part of the legislation after his own backbench mps prepared to vote against the bill. the new legislation begins its final stages in the house of commons today but lucy powell, labour s shadow secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, says the bill doesn t go far enough. we would go further in terms of the measures that take buses would be accountable for so we are notjust looking up the narrow issue of directly causing harm to children which is what really the bill has been massively scaled back to focus on measures that tech buses would be accountable for. so things like viral mi
leaving radio 2 after 31 years hosting its weekday mid morning show. his hosting its weekday mid-morning show. , , ., , hosting its weekday mid-morning show. ,, ., , , show. his show is the most listened to the show show. his show is the most listened to the show on show. his show is the most listened to the show on uk show. his show is the most listened to the show on uk radio. show. his show is the most listened to the show on uk radio. he - show. his show is the most listened to the show on uk radio. he will - show. his show is the most listened to the show on uk radio. he will be | to the show on uk radio. he will be leaving at the end of march. time for a look at the weather. here s sarah keith lucas cold and wintry for us all, especially parts of northern scotland. 32 centimetres of snow in some areas already and more to come. the met office has issued an amber warning valid from 3pm until midnight for northern scotland, could be ten or 15 centimetres of snow on