Scotland. A bit warmer than yesterday after the cool start in england, it will top out at around 22 degrees stop the showers will continue into the evening before slowly fading. It has been very dry in scotland so far this summer and the rain maybe welcome. In rural spots dipping down to single figures stop a fine start almost again a case of waiting for the shallows to develop. There will be a feeling Northern Ireland tomorrow, northern and western scotland, a few in the north of england and if you dotted about elsewhere in england and wales. Thursday, friday and into the weekend it is all about the low pressure system. Not as windy as it was last week. Bands of rain and showers will move in. The chance for heavy downpours not raining all the time, there will still be bright and sunny spells around. A breezy picture across the uk and it will turn cooler. On friday that the heavy showers. There could be disrupted downpours around that are thundery on friday and showers will continue in
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an extra hour in school for some pupils in wales as heads try out changes to the academic year. the winter olympics torch relay kicks off in beijing as china s capital gears up for the games. good morning. quite a lot of cloud producing light rain in the north and east. not as windy as it has been but it is still going to be mild. details later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, the 2nd of february. the government will today set out its long delayed manifesto plan to level up the lives of millions of people across the uk. the proposals include a series of pledges to improve education, public transport and housing in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the country. labour have dismissed the project as more slogans and strategies . our political correspondent jessica parker reports. we are a government committed to levelling up. it is absolutely what levelling up is all about. what we re doing is levelling up. level up across the whole of the uk. ministers hav