Been, a bit of sunshine to the east of Northern England, any sunshine in scotla nd of Northern England, any sunshine in scotland and Northern Ireland, given the persistent rain in the highlands working towards the clyde valley. Breezy with it, temperatures in double figures, five or six celsius where the mist and low cloud lingers. Heading out this evening, the heaviest of the raid will clear from the north, leaving a good divide, cold conditions with one or two wintry conditions in the north, milder but cloudy in the south. Many here will be dry to see in the new year. Overnight rain and hills there we re year. Overnight rain and hills there were gradually clearing, but quite a cloudy and that they are wales, central and Southern England. The best of the weather in scotland and Northern England, but one or two wintry flurries can be expected. Bye for now. Hello, this is bbc news with me, gavin esler. The headlines at 10 30 after a glittering year for british sport, more than a hundred
Scotla nd anyone who owns an airgun in scotland will now need a licence. The legislation, which came into effect at midnight, was introduced after a toddler was killed by an airgun in 2005 in glasgow. People in england and wales can own the weapons without any kind of documentation. These are the guns that by january 1 will be illegal unless their owners have a licence. Already 11,000 people have applied for an Air Gun Certificate and anyone with a gun licence already can add air weapons to that. But thousands of Air Gun Owners have missed the deadline of october 31 to apply for a permit. Anyone who applied for a certificate before october 31 is ok because they applied early. Unfortunately, those who applied after that will have to wait some time before it is processed. They will have to make alternative arrangements for the safe storage of their airguns. Registered gun dealers like this one in inverness are providing a safe house for air weapons whose owners want to keep them but wont
Demand from business customers, according to the society of Motor Manufacturers and traders. But sales are expected to fall sharply this year, as our industry correspondent john moylan reports once, new cars were the preserve of the privileged few. Not any more. These days, we buy cars like mobile phones. The reason were all buying so many new cars is because the industry makes it so easy for us. In fact, the vast majority of customers are now effectively leasing new vehicles for an affordable monthly payment, rather than worrying about the overall sticker price. Ivan foreman used to buy cars second hand. Now he doesnt have to. All of the options are now available with leasing and financing. I can now pay less overall on a monthly basis but still go home with a brand new car. You can probably now have a car like that for £10 a month more than your golf. This shift in how we buy cars is also changing the type of car were buying, too. Theres a real trend for people to buy more upmarket