Of sunshine there have been, and more. Someone has been taking all these measurements here every day for over 200 years. Its my responsibility now, im the one doing it now, i have been doing it for 18 years. These are just as accurate as digital thermometers and there is no significant difference in them, really. So the old way is as good as the new way, really, you know. An automatic Weather Station will provide more data, more often, and ensure the record goes on if someone cant be found to follow in shanes footsteps. And what a record it is. With those first readings still stored at the observatory. Well, youve got some history there, havent you, michael . I certainly have, yes. These are the first readings of weather here at armagh observatory. This is the first sheet of measurements, it goes back, lets see, 27th Of December 179a. And its very simple measurements, just three things. Its the inside temperature, the outside temperature, and the barometer. This is the start of measurements which have been going on ever since, every day, here at armagh observatory. Shane, youve been doing this every day for 18 years. How will you feel when you say goodbye to this . Well, yes, itll be a nice saturday morning when you dont have to get up and come up and stand on Top Of The Hill and get rained on and the wind blows you round the place and that is seeing the bright side from a possible end an era. But for now, the last page has yet to be written on this exceptional piece of weather history. Nick miller, bbc news, armagh. Is you can see nick again with Sarah Keith Lucas in weather world at 4. 30pm this afternoon. And lets catch up 30pm this afternoon. And lets catch up with the latest Weather Forecast now. Good morning. A bit of rain in armagh today, i suspect. Wet weather across Northern Ireland, some rain through central areas of the country but generally speaking its not too bad. Actually some of us got to see sunshine, that was the scene in essex earlier from one of our Weather Watchers. As you can see, through the rest of the day, Northern Ireland, Southern Scotland, Northern Ireland, Southern Scotland, Northern Ireland, Southern Scotland, Northern Ireland, parts of wales and the midlands will see some outbreaks of rain. To the north of that a chilly feel for the northern half of scotla nd chilly feel for the northern half of scotland with a mixture of sunshine and showers. Towards the south east seeing some spells of sunshine appearing between the clouds, temperatures maybe up to 16 or 17. Cloud and rain continues to sink south across england and wales overnight. Across scotland and Northern Ireland, Northern England, the skies will clear. There could be wintry showers across high grounds of scotland, cold enough for a touch of scotland, cold enough for A Touch Of Frost here. Tomorrow a chilly day for all of us. A fair amount of dry weather and sunshine, showers, as well, particularly towards the north east. Again these could be wintry over northern parts of scotland. It stays cool through the rest of the weekend but the weather not looking too bad, sunny spells and a little rain at times. Hello. This is bbc news. The headlines the government in afghanistan says 36 Islamic State militants were killed when United States dropped one of its biggest non Nuclear Bombs yesterday. Unions representing half a million teachers say a Funding Shortage is having a Big Impan On Schools in england as they meet for their annual conferences this weekend. The labour party says it would give the financial regulator new powers to stop banks shutting high street branches. Airbnb is improving the security of its app and website after a bbc investigation found peoples homes had been burgled by scammers using stolen accounts. Now on bbc news katie snooks investigates how people cope with acne in newsbeet documentary me, my spots and i. Hey everyone, so i am katie snooks and you can normally find me here. Ive suffered with acne for the last decade and honestly, it has controlled every single aspect of my life from my social life, dating, and also my Self Confidence. I dont feel beautiful at all, my confidence is really low today. I tried five different antibiotics. I even tried Light Therapy. None of them worked. Until recently i finally had success. I have spent the last eight months vlogging my journey taking the sometimes controversial drug isotretinoin, more commonly known as roaccutane. The success rate is high but its also hard to get. You cant get it from your gp and it took me a couple of years to get referred to a dermatologist. I recently finished my treatment and ijust uploaded my last skin update on my Youtube Channel and the transformation in my skin has just been amazing. So i finally found a drug that cleared my skin but i want to know how other people deal with their acne but notjust the treatments but how they deal with the emotional side, the Self Confidence and the way you feel about being you. Time to catch a train, im off to edinburgh. Libby and lauren are taking me on a night out. Libbys tried Roaccutane Three Times without success so now shes trying something different. So the first time i went on it, it totally cleared up and it was really good. Cleared up for about a year. And then itjust came back all of it, and ifeel like it came back even worse than the first time. You so you lived with perfect skin for a whole year . I wouldnt say perfect, i still had scarring from obviously the spots before but i was happy with my skin and thats like the only time in about eight years that i have actually been happy with my skin. You are trying a new treatment now, can you tell me a bit about that . So its a suction and Laser Treatment and they go around your skin and they suck the bacteria out and zap it with a laser to kill any leftover bacteria. Whats the first step in your Make Up Regime . I always start with covering the majority of the redness with a really high coverage concealer. That looks like an amazing product. Its so good, i love it. This is bbc radio 1, saturday night, this is danny howard, a big shoutout to the girls getting ready for a massive night out in edinburgh. Taxis here, lets go. Libbys training to be a Beauty Therapist and she says nights out like this are one of the times she feels most self conscious about her skin. You feel like the odd one out, like you stick out like a sore thumb. Also i feel like sort of through the night like your make up comes off, as well, like its not as nice as it is at the start of the night. Do you feel like you completely let Go On A Night Out regardless of how youre feeling about yourself at that particular time . If i drink yourself if i have had enough drink, then yeah, but if i have not. Yeah, i do let go. I am with my friends and trying to enjoy myself. When i have a problem about anything i can always go to them, theyre so nice about it, i love them. Do you feel like libby at any point gets jealous of you and the friends that dont have acne and have never really suffered with it . I wouldnt say so, libbys not like a jealous person, i do see she is not confident in her of herself and it is a real shame. Shed never be jealous of anyone. Do you think her acne has held her back with dating and her Self Confidence . As far as i have known her its been school since we started there shes, i have never known her to have a boyfriend. Which is a real shame because there are so many other girls that arent as pretty as her. Shes had acne the whole time you have known her. Never known her without and ijust hope something does happen for her that she can gain her confidence back. Shes not really dated many guys since i have been friends with her. Do you think that could be because of that . Definitely. If libby never looked good before she went out she wouldnt go. She would be like, i am not going out. Do you think her confidence has been affected by having acne . Sometimes we have to come in the morning without any make up on and i think libby is quite self conscious coming out into college with absolutely no make up on. If you are giving someone a facial with great skin but you have not great skin, so yeah definitely. So, its been lovely to spend the evening with you and after spending the last couple of hours with you and your friends ive been thinking are you kind of pinning all your hopes on this Current Treatment that youre on . Yeah, id say i am just because the amount of money ive paid towards it, its like my own savings and things like that. But if it doesnt work, it doesnt work and ill try something new. Hopefully not as expensive but i have noticed a difference in my skin and i have only had two treatments, so fingers crossed. It was lovely to meet libby, but after meeting her it really dawned on me just how much shes spending on this acne treatment, its costing her £600 and thats on top of all the make up shes buying, as well. I can relate to her so much and i really know how it feels to pin all your hopes on one acne treatment. Day one of roaccutane. This is my skin. Ive taken one pill so its kind of the first day but nothings really happened yet. Woken up and my lips feel weird. Im very worried about these big ones all coming at the same time. That will be very painful and very unattractive. Day 18, i wasnt going to film today because i didnt feel like it but i thought i would be completely honest and show you guys. Todays really hard. My skin hasnt been this bad in a really long time. I put so much hope and so much faith into every single thing i tried for acne and when things didnt work itjust crushed me even more. Im wondering what are the other Solutions Available for people like libby . So ive come to meet one of the uks leading dermatologists. Have a seat. I met libby a few days ago and shes tried Roaccutane Three Times and it hasnt worked for her and now shes paying her own money for a new Light Therapy treatment which shes kind of pinning all her last hopes on. I was wondering if there are any other treatments left available for her or people like her . I wouldnt say theres anything imminent thats going to topple roaccutane off its perch but there are particularly light based treatments now that seem to be gaining more evidence to suggest they may help. For libby, i think getting support from consultant dermatologists, either privately, if its not possible, because the nhs is so burdened, would probably at least make her feel more empowered and enabled. So ivejust finished my course of roaccutane after eight months, and before i started i was googling it and researching it an awful lot. There are a lot of kind of controversial things about roaccutane on the internet. Is it really that controversial . Well, roaccutane is an extremely strong medication for acne, and acne is not a life threatening disease. So its always a matter of balancing up the pros and cons, but it doesnt come without risks and its understanding the risks, informing the patients of the risks so they can make their own decision, but it can be extremely effective for people who have severe and or stubborn acne. Its understanding what the risks are. Someone who knows all about those risks isjessica. Im off to third wheel her date night with boyfriend brendan. Jess hasnt used roaccutane because shes been diagnosed with anxiety. Dermatologists say the side effects range from dry lips to, much more rarely, Kidney Damage and Even Mental Health problems. So how did you two meet . We met at my dad and my stepmums wedding. Want to show us your. Show us your moves, your skills . Backflips . I dont think so. How long have you had acne . Its been about ten years now. So im 22 now, so kind of all started when i was about 12. Id get, like, really bad whiteheads on my face and my friends were like, let me pop your spot and id be like no, no, thats horrible and i think forget, like, the physical side of it as well. Yes. Kind of worse on my shoulders but it does go down my back as well, and i like to call it bacne. Can we see that as well . Do you mind . Lets have a look. See, they dont look too inflamed at the moment. Theyjust look a little bit. It looks like scarring, but it has been worse in the past . Yeah, definitely. How about when you first met, was that kind of awkward . I think i was a bit embarrassed, and especially because of my shoulders. I kind of, like, made a joke out of it but i think it was. Its hard. And do you have any ways in particular to make yourself feel better whilst youre, like, really suffering with acne . Just, like, having somebody, having your friends and family and just know that theyre always there. None of my friends, my family, my boyfriend, they dont care about my skin. So spending time with them, and ijust make sure that i use, like, a moisturiser. Hello. Are you exhausted . Yeah, im a bit tired after that. Now its your turn. Show us your moves. Brendan. Illjoin you in a minute so, ijust wanted to talk a little bit about how, kind of, jessicas acne has affected your relationship at all . She does have low confidence sometimes, especially when wearing tops where her backs revealed, because she feels quite conscious about that. Has it ever, like, caused any friction in your relationship, her low Self Confidence, because of her skin . Ive always been able to kind of notice whenjess has been quite down about things. So when shes been quite quiet or quite upset, ive approached her and spoken to her about it. You sound like a great boyfriend. Shall we go back in . Lets gojoinjess. It was really lovely to meetjessica last night, and although she is feeling confident and happy at the moment, i am concerned because i know from experience that if you have acne, its always there in the back of your mind, no matter how many kind of smiles you can put on for the people. Im meant to be going out tonight. Supposed to be going out tonight and now ijust dont. I really dont want to. Not only is it breaking out, its also so itchy and it hurts, its painful as well. It becomes really infuriating and frustrating when girls with clear skin on social media, especially some of the ones i follow on twitter and snapchat, theyre like, oh, ive got a spot, everything is ruined and theyve got the tiniest, tiniest little spot you cant even see. Ive got something going on with my eyes, ive got some kind of eye infection. Ive never really had one before. It makes me want to gouge my eyes out. And sojust. Really frustrated. Today im going to meet sarah. She got in touch with us about her acne. Shes suffered with it for an awful long time. And were also going to be meeting her son george. He also has acne. Im unsure about how much hes going to talk to us about it, but lets go and have a chat. Im katie. So your mum got in touch with us about her acne. How did you feel when you found out . Not too bad, really. I mean i think its quite good that youre doing a documentary, because everyone can understand what its like. Almost everyone has or suffers with acne at some point in their lives. But when youre going through it kind of almost feels like youre the only one. Yeah. I look at myself in a mirror and think, yeah, this is worse than everybody else. Because i dont really see, i dont look at other people specifically, i kind ofjust criticise myself for it. You sometimes wear make up to cover your acne, can you tell me a bit about that . It comes as a bit of a shock at first, people are like, are you wearing make up . Then everybody realises, what is the difference . All the girls in my year slather themselves in make up as soon as they get a spot, at this stage i was, i think everyone could empathise with me and see why i was doing this, because i was in such a bad point. It made you feel better . It did. I covered it up, when i looked in error i did not look atrocious, i looked normal. Do you have any pictures, would you me having a look . George is 15 and it takes him real guts to show me these pictures. These back on holiday. As you can see, i look pretty bad. That is not at my worst. He is now on Roaccutane Butchering the Camera Photos up when he was not is a step too far. But sharing the Camera Photos. He was not is a step too far. But sharing the Camera Photosm he was not is a step too far. But sharing the Camera Photos. It looks really painful, your entire face is covered with quite big. It was quite bad, it was notjust on my face, it was my back, my neck. Getting to sleep was a struggle. I would have to deal with my face in the day and my back at night. Im sorry to say this but it also. It almost makes you look like a different person because the cysts are so different person because the cysts are so big they kind of distort your face. I was quite swollen as well. Thank you so much for sharing me these pictures and board talking to me today, you are super in inspiring. I thought me and george had a unique story, we both have acne, we both have acne, were both on roaccutane. The bias is showing the world has acne at its worst is too much for george, his mother has had decades to grow in confidence. 0h, had decades to grow in confidence. Oh, my gosh that was pretty much rock bottom. That was horrendous. How did. When you woke up every day, what did. Literally every timel day, what did. Literally every time i looked in the mirror it changed, it was like it was moving around. It got worse and worse. When george was nearing the age when you started to get it, were you worried . I always said as soon as they got spots they would go to the doctors. Did it make you feel guilty . No, just sad. I can feel guilty, i have done nothing wrong but i feel sad, i feel for george that he has had to go through this and he has dealt with it really, really well. He is a very resilient kids. Seeing acne that bad has really touched a nerve. I can remember exactly how i used to feel when mine was that bad and itjust isnt fair. You just want someone that you feel like you can turn to land will have a nswe is like you can turn to land will have a nswers for like you can turn to land will have answers for you. But obviously it does not happen with everyone. I was lucky enough to have found a dermatologist i could connect with. It got me thinking aboutjessica, she has not really nailed any solutions despite putting on a brave face, so i have decided to put into each with a doctor. Put her in touch with. I thought i would tell you a bit about myself. I am 22, i have had acne for about ten years now. I saw a dermatologist and was offered roaccutane but we decided it was not the best thing for me, so i was not the best thing for me, so i was wondering if there were any alternatives. Every patient is different, i alternatives. Every patient is different, lam meeting alternatives. Every patient is different, i am meeting you for the first time but roaccutane may be a treatment option for someone with your skin type, but it is notjust your skin type, but it is notjust yourskin, it is your skin type, but it is notjust your skin, it is the emotional side and anxiety. There are lots of options. Do you think there will ever be a cure for acne . In many patients, roaccutane or isotretinoin can cure the acne, turn it off and it does not come back, but not all. We always live in hope of a cure. |j have heard things about diet, skin care, that that affects acne. Is there any truth behind that . Whether or not one develops acne is pretty much genetically determined, but there are outside factors. Stress can trigger it, you need strategies to manage it so that you feel happy that it to manage it so that you feel happy thatitis to manage it so that you feel happy that it is acceptable and you are coping with the condition rather than its ruining your life. Thank you for talking to me. That is what it is all about. You finding ways to deal with and cope with the acne, rather than its controlling every aspect of your life. Somehow you have to finds a way to stay positive. Its looking so good. I am really, really happy with how my skins looking. What is this, though . For the first time in a real long time i am just using like a stick Concealer Foundation which ive never been able to do before because my skins always been so blemished. Day 205, this is my skin. Still really happy with it apart from this, but apart from that perfect loving it today is my last ever day of roaccutane. I am the happiest ive ever been within myself for a really long time, like ten since since i have had acne and i couldnt be happier, yeah, this is my skin, how good is it guys ive been lucky so far. But the up with thing ive learned is that your skin doesnt define who you are. So whatever stage of your acne journey you are on, you have got to find a way to feel good. Iama i am a keen photographer, it is for my degree is in. I wanted to do something to help the people i have met feel better. What were your thoughts about chatting to doctor tamara . I feel more confident about talking to my doctor about seeing a dermatologist, she put my mind at rest and i might go on rocky tain. It is good you spoke to her, you have not spoken to anybody about your acne for awhile. About four yea rs, your acne for awhile. About four years, it was nice for her to put my mind at rest. Cute big smile. Do you guys have one thing that you would say this one suffering with acne . Go to the doctor, if the doctor does not give you the answer you want, go to another and keep asking, as for a referral to the dermatologist if the medication is not working. You are never alone, there is always yells out there suffering, try to find someone out there suffering, try to find someone to talk to, even if they do not have acne. Dont pick your spots, it leaves you with so many scars. Every time i get a new spot, i dontjudge. Locale beautiful that is. Thanks. Do you like it . Yes. It has been amazing to meet so many inspiring people along this acne journey, who all have great ways of dealing with their acne to make themselves feel better. You can talk to your doctor and see what treatments are available, you can visit a dermatologist, listen to their advice and take it in because they are the experts. Whatever stage of your acne journey, there are still ways to feel great about yourself. Good morning. If you are planning to get out and about this easter weekend, the weather is not looking too bad. Fairly mixed. Pretty mixed at the moment. Some of us getting to see some sunshine, that was the scene see some sunshine, that was the scene in essex earlier, but generally lots of cloud, certainly lots from our Weather Watcher in cou nty lots from our Weather Watcher in county antrim. From the satellite picture, you can see cloudy skies for many. The cloud producing some rain. Over the last hour or two the rain. Over the last hour or two the rain has turned heavier across Northern Ireland, that rain in Northern Ireland, that rain in Northern Ireland, that rain in Northern Ireland in Southern Scotla nd Northern Ireland in Southern Scotland will sink south through the rest of good friday in two parts of Northern England and north wales by the middle of the afternoon. To the south of that, not too bad. Channel islands and Southern England largely dry, Afairamount Islands and Southern England largely dry, a fair amount of cloud but sunny breaks this in temperatures to 15 or 16. Lots of cloud through east anglia, the midlands, outbreaks of heavy rainfall North West Wales northwest england, North East England not seeing much rain. For Northern Ireland and scotland, by the afternoon there will be showers but sunny spells between them. It will feel quite chilly here, we have Weather Fronts working south across the country. A high then the air is turning colder. This evening and tonight the showers across scotla nd and tonight the showers across scotland will begin to turn wintry, especially over high ground but maybe even to low levels. Bands of Rain Sinking South across england and wales, turning quite chilly across the north of the country, A Touch Of Frost and maybe ice for parts of scotland. It leaves us with a fairly chilly day tomorrow but brighter, more sunshine, some showers as well, particularly towards the north east, over the high ground in scotland some of those showers will be wintry. Top temperatures just 9 degrees in glasgow, you may struggle to 1a in london. Last weekend we got all the way up to 25. Into sunday, this little Weather Front complicates things. It looks like it is making a beeline for the central portion of the british isles. Northern ireland, Southern Scotland, then sinking Southern Scotland, then sinking south across england and wales. Largely dry in the south, brighter skies with some showers in the north. On the cool side. A northerly wind on easter monday, not particularly strong. It might be breezy for the east coast. Eastern areas will see most of the showers. Brighter skies further west. It will be rather cool for the easter weekend, but some sunny spells and a little bit of rain at times. This is bbc news. Im annita mcveigh. The headlines at 11am. A warning to washingtons enemies after the us drops a massive bomb on an is base in afghanistan, killing dozen of militants. They will now face an american and a Coalition Force thats prepared to do whats necessary to do thejob. It was the biggest Non Nuclear Bomb ever used in combat. Afghanistans former president calls it a brutal misuse of the country. Schools in england face their worst funding cuts for 20 years, the warning from Teaching Unions as they meet for their annual conferences. A threat to Small Businesses labour says it would bring in a law preventing banks from closing high street branches. 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