Hello. After the abundance of blue skies many saw through the week, the weekend is already looking different. A lot more cloud out there. There will be some rain at times, not for everyone. One or two spots will stay dry. But the general trend, especially later this weekend, is for colder air to arrive. Now, at the moment, weve got two main rain bearing clumps of cloud, one to the south, mainly to the southwest. And this one here, which across southern scotland, Northern Ireland, far north of england, continues to produce rain through the afternoon. Turning a bit lighter and patchier, never quite reaching some of the central belt. And here northwards, plenty of sunshine for most, a bit of cloud lingering around the murray firth and sutherland. Warmest again, 16 degrees out towards the west of scotland. But the winds will be picking up, some rain in wales, the south west later, but Central Eastern parts of england, a brighter and milder day than yesterday. Now, this evening and overnigh
hello. after the abundance of blue skies many saw through the week, the weekend is already looking different. a lot more cloud out there. there will be some rain at times, not for everyone. one or two spots will stay dry. but the general trend, especially later this weekend, is for colder air to arrive. now, at the moment, we ve got two main rain bearing clumps of cloud, one to the south, mainly to the southwest. and this one here, which across southern scotland, northern ireland, far north of england, continues to produce rain through the afternoon. turning a bit lighter and patchier, never quite reaching some of the central belt. and here northwards, plenty of sunshine for most, a bit of cloud lingering around the murray firth and sutherland. warmest again, 16 degrees out towards the west of scotland. but the winds will be picking up, some rain in wales, the south west later, but central eastern parts of england, a brighter and milder day than yesterday. now, this evening a
we start with the news that the australian comedian barry humphries best known for his character dame edna everage has died at the age of 89. he d been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david silitto, looks back at his life. dame edna everage! hello, possums! dame edna always said she was born with a priceless gift. the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. about weight, you could do with losing a little, success has gone to yourjowls, russell hardy. oh, you re being very, very cruel! for more than 50 years, she took pleasure in saying the unsayable. i ve had a little work done. have you? but not quite as much as some. laughter but the thing is, you are still recognisable. she was so familiar, it was easy to forget that behind the glasses and f
Will raise other taxes. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Thawed relations. Japan and china holds direct economic talks for the first time in nearly two years. Tea rs first time in nearly two years. Tears and disappointment. The impact on indian workers with the new australian visa laws. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Welcome to another edition of Asia Business report. Its a monday. It may be may day or labour day were you are, but we know that markets have a lot to digest in the next few days. Japan and china are resuming bilateral trade talks after two years starting from today. The Federal Reserve kicks off its two day meeting. Investors will be looking for clues on how many more us rate hikes could be in store this year. That is the same day that tech giant, apple, will give its Financial Report card. Facebook follows the next day. And on thursday, the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, meets us President Donald Trump in new york. What
Singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington, dc, where President Trump has again defended his controversial travel ban on people from seven mainly muslim countries. He has insisted that america was being taken advantage of by every nation in the world. Our North American editor has the details. The first one ordered by americas new resident in chief. At a Prayer Request in washington, that experience seemed to weigh heavy. Greater love has no more than this, but a man lay down his life for his friend. We will never forget the men and women who wear the uniform. Believe me. But overwhelmingly the tone on Foreign Policy is abrasive. When you hear about the tough phone calls, dont worry about it. We have to be tough. We are taking advantage we are being taken advantage of by every nation in the world, virtually. It wont happen any more. We saw a warning shot fired at iran. Details have emerged of what was a p pa re ntly details have emerged of what was apparently a Shouting Match betwe