time for a look at the weather. we have three different zones in the weather today, a chance of some storms in east anglia but for scotla nd storms in east anglia but for scotland and northern ireland we have further showers which are widespread to the afternoon. across many parts of england most places will become dry and sunny but staying quite humid further east. the heaviest of the showers across east anglia and south east england and particularly parts of kent and sussex. around 17, 20 celsius most further overnight if we get any storms they will move away from east anglia and then we see further showers come and go across the of the uk. elsewhere clearing skies. temperatures between eight and i2 degrees overnight. tomorrow another day of sunshine and showers, the showers disappearing quickly. but in the afternoon the showers developed and some are quite heavy. but we do have some sunshine as well. temperatures between 15 and i9 degrees. feeling fresher. then something w
ahead. the uk economy grew by 0.6% in the three months to september thanks to the warm summer weather boosting spending. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. finally, some good news for the travelling fans as england beat sri lanka on day four of the first test to end their 13 match winless run away from home. more at 230. and we have all the weather. good afternoon. rough weather for the rest of the day, heavy rain and strong winds in the west. details to come, plus i will be answering your questions, just before half two. also coming up thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes as wildfires rage across northern california. hello, everyone this is afternoon live. good afternoon and welcome to afternoon live. the prime minister has laid wreaths at the graves of the first and last british soldiers killed in the first world war. she was at a cemetery at mons in belgium, ahead of this weekend s armistice commemorations, marking the hundredth annive
into the box. i think that is pretty clear. i don t think we can go much further than what we do with that. the last bit is sometimes confidence. the world snooker championship gets underway this weekend and ronnie o sullivan will begin the defence of his title against chinese debutant pang junxu. the world number one is aiming to lift that trophy for a record eight time at the crucible in sheffield and faces one of the rising stars of snooker in pang, who reached his maiden ranking final last month. elsewhere last year s beaten finallistjudd trump takes on former semifinallist anthony mcgill, mark williams will play jimmy robertson, and 2005 champion shaun murphy opens up againat sijiahui. four time championjohn higgins takes on david grace, who last week was battling just to save his tour card. and another four time winner, mark selby, faces another englishman in matthew selt. history made for great britain s gymnasts their first ever women s team gold at the european cha
there are only a few members in the plenary to control the commission. you are ridiculous. i will never again attend a meeting of this kind. and at wimbledon, kyle edmund beats fellow brit alex ward to make it through to the second round. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea says it has successfully tested a long range intercontinental ballistic missile, which if true, could potentially have the range to reach the us mainland. an announcement on north korean state television said the missile had flown nearly 600 miles, before hitting a target in the sea. the claims have not been verified but come just before the 620 heads of state are due to discuss north korea s weapons programme. 0ur correspondent stephen evans reports from the south korean capital seoul. could this missile hit the united states? north korean state television showed its launch today, under the gaze of the country s leader, kim jong un. normal programmes were interrupted for the special anno
east across the uk. some intense downpours. if you have seen some sunshine today, in eastern scotland, it may be replaced with scenes like this as we go through the afternoon. in eastern scotland, the showers a bit more hit and miss compared with western scotland. the showers are tracking eastwards. after the big clump of showers in northern england, some more scattered showers. some southern coastal parts may avoid them. look at the temperatures, nothing special. the gusty winds make it feel even cooler. as ever, when the sun appears, it is not too bad. southern and eastern parts of the uk overnight become mainly dry. the showers are continuing to northern ireland and north west scotland. temperatures overnight of around ten to 15 degrees. most of the showers will be to the north west of the uk. for the rest of england and wales to begin with, some dry, sunny weather. some outbreaks of rain developing, pushing into wales as the afternoon goes on, some heavy bursts for the we