been a miserable summer at times with lots of rain. you can see where the line of sunshine is from bristol to suffolk and that sunshine may welljust nibble to suffolk and that sunshine may well just nibble further to suffolk and that sunshine may welljust nibble further north into the midlands this afternoon. we will see some sunshine also in north west england, western scotland and northern ireland. but always still that stubborn grey cloud along the east coast. the story will change over the next few days. top temperatures this afternoon 22 degrees. forthe temperatures this afternoon 22 degrees. for the start of the weekend not have much change. dull and dry on the whole. but sunday we will see some rain, welcome rain in the far north and west. elsewhere it is going to turn sunny and warm. stay with us i will get to that. but it is businesses as usual on saturday. high pressure starting to drift away. a lot of cloud still associated with that high. it will be a grey start w
it may be a wet and windy start to the weekend for many, but as we go into the afternoon across many western areas we should see a bit more sunshine at times. it s saturday, the 8th of january. our top story: up to 500,000 flat owners across the uk will no longer be liable for the cost of replacing dangerous cladding on their properties, under new government proposals. the plans, set to be announced by the housing secretary michael gove, would instead see developers forced to pay up to an additional $4 billion to help resolve the crisis, which has left many unable to sell their homes. our policy editor lewis goodall has more. it s estimated that more than half a million people are caught up in britain s fire safety crisis. and we can exclusively reveal the government s latest plans to deal with it. up up until now, the government s approach breakdown as follows. dangerous cutting removal would be paid for by the building safety front only for buildings of 18.5 metres in heigh
we ta ke we take social media very seriously. it inflames, it inspires and drives others to do things that we, quite rightly do not fit in with our values or thoughts. former president bill clinton has left a california hospital today after spending five nights in treatment for an infection the duke and duchess of cambridge arrive at the new environmental award the earthshot prize, which prince william is awarding tonight the newcastle tottenham game has been paused as a supporter in the stands receives urgent medical attention now on bbc news, the bbc climate editor, justin rowlatt, meets prince charles. here he comes. his royal highness. your royal highness, lovely to see you. great to see you. you made it. so, your royal highness, we are in birkhall on the balmoral estate. you have said this is a very special place for you in the past, this is your happy place. what is so special about birkhall and balmoral? one of the most marvellous things is it is by this river called t
here he comes. his royal highness. your royal highness, lovely to see you. great to see you. you made it. so, your royal highness, we are in birkhall on the balmoral estate. you have said this is a very special place for you in the past, this is your happy place. what is so special about birkhall and balmoral? one of the most marvellous things is it is by this river called the muick. and it has this wonderful sound of rushing water when you are in the house. it is very calming and peaceful, ithink. but also, it was the first place that queen victoria well, it has a very special atmosphere and the house is rather wonderful because it is 1731, the original, just the first bit, and there have been extensions put on ever since. but i don t know, it is its setting and its atmosphere. and tell us about the arboretum because this is something you planted. this was a rather empty field that the farm didn t need any more, so i thought, v.ah ,. the great thing was i managed to plant