disappearance. ais year old boy and are charged with the murder of the 16 year old girl who was killed in cheshire on saturday. inflation remains near a a0 year high. the uk s most expensive drug saves a toddler with a rare genetic condition, but it is too late to save her terminally ill sister. nicola sturgeon is stepping down as scotland s first minister and leader of the scottish national party. she will leave office as soon as her successor is chosen. she says she can no longer give the role the full commitment she believes that it needs, and she hinted that after eight years as scotland s first minister, efforts to broaden the appeal of scottish independence could be hampered by what she called polarised opinions about her work. we ll look back at her career and get political reaction from edinburgh and london, but first lorna gordon on nicola sturgeon s resignation. she is scotland s longest serving first minister, the first female to hold the position. and today, nicol
across england and wales. the un secretary general is in lviv for talks with president zelensky and turkey s recep tayyip erdogan. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. and wonky vegetables could soon be on the menu as farmers warn the drought and hot weather have affected how their crops grow. i like a wonky carrot don t we all? also, i like fruit and veg that makes you smile. and often apples that are slightly misshapen, you know, if the plant has been under stress, sometimes they taste a bit better. hundreds of thousands of students across england, wales and northern ireland have been receiving their exam results today. a level, t level, and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared with 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in students gaining a place at their
north westerly breeze, a weak front sinking south and the breeze through this afternoon will continue to fed showers into northern and western scotland and the odd one in northern ireland and some rain on the tail end of the front in the south west. a fine story for most, spells of sunshine and temperatures in the high teens to the low 20s. through the evening and overnight the front clears to the south of the uk. some thicker cloud in northern ireland and western scotland through the small hours. but with clear spells in central and southern england it could be chilly with a low of six degrees in rural spots. a lot of sunshine as the day starts in the uk. but this bank of cloud in northern ireland will drift further south, pushing into wales and southern england come the afternoon and western scotland. some rain for western scotland. elsewhere, a dry story. temperatures similar to today. forthe story. temperatures similar to today. for the action on court, not anticipating a
icy conditions which may make it treacherous. further north, this is where we are going to find the lowest temperatures. as we head into sunday. still got that wintry mix of wet weather to clear away from the east and then a brief respite. a lot of cloud, more wet weather coming into the south, some snow perhaps over the hills of wales. further north into scotland and northern ireland, much quieter. most places dry but still very cold. as if that wasn t enough as we head to the rush hour on monday morning, this area of low pressure could bring some disruption with some strong women and rain. the potentialfor some snow which could be further north strong wind and rain. thanks, darren. and that s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m olly foster. it s all on the line for the lionesses, they cannot lose at wembley tonight york city face league one side wigan in tonight s fa cup second round tie. a