be a few inches. falling on saturated ground. this will exacerbate any flooding issues. we can see the extent of the rain moving east. the northern half of scotland staying cold with a few wintry showers. mild further south where we have the wind and rain. very blustery, wet morning for saturday. that rain should slowly clear away and the brighter skies across the north and west will eventually wind out. then showers, wintry on the hills across scotland. increasingly turning colder in the north and west. we just hold on to the dregs of the milder air in the south west but we can see the cold air went out for part two of the weekend. northerly winds, these fronts enhancing shower activity. one frontier bringing showers to northern ireland and wales, perhaps into central south western parts of the country. wintry showers affecting the north of scotland exposing the northerly wind. quite a bit of sunshine abound on sunday but the temperatures you will notice, 3-8. the temperatur
Russian investigation . James comey testifies there was no doubt they we re testifies there was no doubt they were meddling in the investigation. He says its about as unfake as you can get. This was appointment viewing and such a crowd puller this morning in washington. The bars even opened early. Welcome to 100 days plus, im katty kay in washington. Christian fraser is in london. The fired director of the fbi doesnt think the current president of the United States tells the truth. James comey told senators at a Block Buster Hearing Today that donald trump lied about his firing mr comey also said he was worried mr trump would lie about other things too. Mr comey confirmed much of what we already knew from his testimony the president asked for his loyalty, he asked him to drop the investigation into former National Security adviser Michael Flynn and he did it repeatedly. But mr comey would not say whether he thought the president was guilty of Obstructing Justice in the russia investiga
Allegedly struck in a london pub. Ajudge will decide later a judge will decide later today where the terminally ill baby charlie gard will die. At least 10,000 people have been evacuated from areas threatened by the fire, along british holiday makers. The brother of diana, princess of wales, has said he still has nightmares about the harrowing experience of her funeral. Good morning. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Iam ben i am ben brown. All sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2040, as part of efforts to reduce Air Pollution. The government is also expected to announce more than £250 million of funding for local councils to tackle emissions from Diesel Vehicles. The government will publish later its clean air strategy, favouring electric cars as part of a global shift towards replacing the old combustion engines. As our reporter Holly Hamilton explains. He drives up in a 1908 model t. Weve come a long way, in terms of design, but for 100 years weve been relying on v
Our world. Mosul, iraqs second city, home to over a Million People and the scene of the greatest victory of the so called Islamic State. Allahu akbar. In just four days, is fighters managed to seize this entire city. It was a National Disaster for iraq and declared the start of the self styled Islamic State. Almost three years later and mosul has once again become a battleground. The iraqi forces have regrouped and are now fighting back. Street by street, they are moving closer to capturing the city, but the threat of is remains. I am bbcjournalist bashir al zaidi, born and raised in mosul. Today, iam returning home. I want to find out what life is like in the city and how people have coped with the past two and a half years. For the past two and a half years. And the question, whether the Iraqi Military that collapsed only a few years ago, can really bring lasting security to the city. It has been over ten years since my last visit. I grew up on these streets with my 11 brothers and s
Our world. Mosul, iraqs second city, home to over a Million People and the scene of the greatest victory of the so called Islamic State. Allahu akbar. In just four days, is fighters managed to seize this entire city. It was a National Disaster for iraq and declared the start of the self styled Islamic State. Almost three years later and mosul has once again become a battleground. The iraqi forces have regrouped and are now fighting back. Street by street, they are moving closer to capturing the city, but the threat of is remains. I am bbcjournalist bashir al zaidi, born and raised in mosul. Today, iam returning home. I want to find out what life is like in the city and how people have coped with the past two and a half years. For the past two and a half years. And the question, whether the Iraqi Military that collapsed only a few years ago, can really bring lasting security to the city. It has been over ten years since my last visit. I grew up on these streets with my 11 brothers and s