time for a look at the weather prospects with helen willetts. ferocious was the word to describe the winds last night in the south, but i want to look at october s rainfall because although it has been average, we are heading in the right direction, if you like. it has actually been well above average in northern ireland and the rainfall figures for last night and yesterday are still being collated. changeable describes our weather for the next few days, another area of deep pressure barrels and tomorrow. that rain hangs around in the south. more low pressure on thursday before finally, a drier day on friday, but it doesn t last, with more rain waiting in the wings. heading in the right direction, as i say. this chart shows the accumulation of rainfall over the coming few days. the blues get deeper as that rainfall the total up, perhaps as much as 50 millimetres in many places by the end of the week, particularly higher ground, but a good 20 or 30 at lower levels. the showers
singing in italian. we start this week in one of europe s most breathtakingly beautiful destinations, venice, in north east italy. this city on water is made up of over 100 islets, interconnected by a labyrinth of picture perfect canals and elegant bridges. life around here has remained the same for hundreds of years and steadfast through that time have been the gondoliers of venice. they see themselves as custodians of the city. today, there are only 400 gondoliers left and they are almost exclusively used by tourists. so it was in the family? with the local population of around 50,000 people dwarfed by 20 million visitors every year, the gondoliers aren t short of a customer or two. and while that is good for business, the numbers swelling the main tourist areas inevitably create a huge problem. increased pollution, including discarded junk clogging up the famous waterways. but now some of the gondoliers who ply their trade in the 276 canals are doing something about it. th
and we will find you. joy and relief for some but on gcse results day, there are major regional differences in how pupils performed. and back from extinction the blue butterfly has its best summer for 150 years. and coming up on the bbc news channel: james anderson proves life very much begins at a0. he s among the wickets, as england seek revenge against south africa. good evening. pressure is growing on the government for action to be taken to help households and businesses cope with soaring energy costs, with calls from a think tank for a universal 30% cut in bills and businesses saying ministers should bring in covid style emergency grants to help firms. the upper limit of what suppliers can charge per unit of energy in england, scotland and wales called the energy price cap is set to be announced tomorrow. take a look at how things have changed injust 12 months. less than a year ago, a typical annual home energy bill was about £1,200. it s now about £2,000 an
south east england and east anglia. what we have, we have this waving weather fronts, what we have, we have this waving weatherfronts, that what we have, we have this waving weather fronts, that is the dividing line between that warm and humid air in the south east and the fresh conditions for the north west. if you are stuck underneath that are slow moving front today, it s probably quick pretty cloudy. areas like south west england, wales, up to was east yorkshire for instance, outbreaks of rain under this waterfront, eitherside outbreaks of rain under this waterfront, either side of that, more sunshine breaking through the rest of the afternoon. a bit breezy across the north, pressure conditions and ten which is about 15 to 22 degrees in the north and but further south and east we are looking at the mid to high 20s, we could even see 30 celsius this afternoon. as we head through the evening hours, this initial band of rain will start to become a little lighter, bit more pa
finally reaches the south and east on thursday, it hangs around. uncertainty is often the case with these waving weatherfronts about how long it will last and where it will hang around. but it looks like there are lots of showers and perhaps a dry window of whether elsewhere, and temperatures close to the seasonal norm. we haven t seen that for a while, but again, it doesn t last. before one fronts move in for the weekend, we might have a dry spell of weather on friday. but more rain is on the way. of weather on friday. but more rain is on the way- of weather on friday. but more rain is on the way. that s all from the bbc news at one. good afternoon. it s 1.30pm and here s your latest sports news. let s start in brisbane, australia, where england have