Some lying snow in some areas but it is starting to fall in the coming days. Yesterday some places struggled to get above freezing, whilst the milder air was already arriving in south west england. By tomorrow most of us will be in double figures, maybe even higher for parts of wales and western england. We have lost the cold air, the winds have changed direction, bringing the milder air across the country. And weve also got some sunshine this afternoon, not for eve ryo ne sunshine this afternoon, not for everyone but where we have it, 11 celsius, feeling quite plus and. More cloud the further west you are. Showers fading and losing intensity during the afternoon. A mild day for all. A fairly quiet evening. Some icy stretches across eastern parts of scotla nd icy stretches across eastern parts of scotland and north east england. 0ur of scotland and north east england. Our next spell of wet and windy weather then arrives from the west through tomorrow. But it will be a much milder night
Body image. Also this hour another Royal Wedding in windsor. Buckingham palace announces the engagement of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank theyll get married this autumn. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In a rare public intervention, the head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets extra money. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter will point to russias growing battlefield capabilities, including the threat posed by its long range missiles and cyber warfare skills. Simon clemison reports. Images showing what russia said was a strike on syria. But the rockets come not from the mediterranean sea, but the caspian sea, more than 900 miles away. The head of the army says russia is building an increasingly aggressive military, which the uk is struggling to match. Russia has also been simulating attacks closer to home, conducting large scale exercise
Done to improve uptake. We will also talk a mother whose daughter swallowed a small button battery, as doctors warn of a spike in cases and life changing injuries that can result from it. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Were also talking about social media this morning as a report suggests that were falling out of love with it. Concerns about fake news, social anxiety and Cyber Bullying are partly to blame. Let us know if youve deleted your accounts, or if youre just using social media less. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. The head of the army will warn today that britains military risks falling behind that of its enemies unless it gets additional investment. In a speech to the defence think tank, the Royal United Services institute, general sir nick carter is expected to say that russia now has superio
Resign jacob zuma has long been tainted by corruption allegations his deeply split party. Here in the studio. Also on the Program Space x. Launches the worlds most powerful rocket its the latest milestone for billionaire tech wizards the lawn most another step forward setting foot on mars well tell you about its unusual car. And an intriguing clash in the german cup on tuesday evening as munich faced off against Third Division. And we look forward to this evenings top match. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us. Theres still no sign of a grand coalition for germany talks between chancellor merkels conservatives and the social democrats went all through the night at the c. D. U. Party headquarters here in berlin but without a final agreement the countrys two biggest Political Parties are still in disagreement over labor laws and Health Care Reform its been more than four months now since National Elections if the parties cant agree germany could face fresh elections well our P
Moth south rediscovered in 55 relatieps ififi south korea rediscovered in 55 relatieps ififi moth south korea to be north and south korea looks to be taking a backward step. Officials said they have no intention of meeting with delegates. These satellite images from a few days ago show the troops practising for that display, all very much a contrast to the Public Relations image being projected on the eve of the Opening Ceremony of the games, which south koreas president has been calling the peace olympics. The games are being held in pyeongchang, in south korea. The bbcs Stephen Mcdonell is there. Bring us up to date. Well, here at at pyeongchang there was hope that it was possible that this high level delegation from the United States in north korea, given that they are here in the games, might actually sit down and talk to one another. But we have heard from the north korean side that that delegation has, quote, no intention whatsoever of meeting with the us delegation. We are get