by the end the night. tomorrow, a bright enough start to the day with some sunshine, before it will be clouding overfrom the some sunshine, before it will be clouding over from the west and ultimately there will be some rain on the way. the wettest weather will be for northern ireland and western areas of scotland with the winds picking up during the day. it s another very mild day. 6 degrees above average for the time of year in london. and then we will have some strong winds tomorrow night. gales, even severe gales, affecting the north west of scotland. stay in quite blustery across scotland for friday as well but elsewhere a brighter day with much more sunshine. it is still mild air that we have with us and so on friday afternoon temperatures will be widely into double figures. friday night and into saturday, the area of low pressure i showed you is set to bring some heavier rain in which could cause problems across parts of england and wales, given that the ground is satu
and fay weldon, the writer best known for her 1983 novel, the life and loves of a she devil has died at the age of 91. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has set out his programme for the year ahead, outlining five promises he says he wants the public tojudge his premiership on. they are halving inflation to ease the cost of living whilst also growing the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunities across the country. he wants to ensure the national debt is falling to secure the future of public services whilst also cutting nhs waiting lists so that people get the care they need more quickly and passing new laws to stop small boats crossing the channel. he asked voters to judge his premiership on whether the goals were achieved. on the current wave of strikes in britain, he said he hugely valued public service employees and wants a reasonable discussion on what is fair for the country . let s have a listen to some of the prime minister s speech. i want to make five
Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Getting more brits off the benefit and into boot camps the uk governments latest plan to filljob roles previously held by foreign workers. The chaos at the Us Mexico Border is one of the big three issues, is one of the big three issues that will be driving voters to the polls this november. And this week, Senate Democrats are trying to flip the script on who is responsible. They will force a vote on thursday on the bipartisan Border Security package that republicans blocked earlier this year. The bill, negotiated by republican and democratic senators, includes the conservative James Lankford of oklahoma who is hardly a shrinking violet. He designed to reduce the border crossings, raise the bar for migrants to qualify for asylum and to quickly turn away those who fail to meet it. It also empowers the president to shut down the border if certain triggers are met. Biden has endorsed the bill. He knows it is a major vulner
Struggling for form, scoring just seven goals in thirty three league appearances. Rashford has played for england seven times this season before being left out of the squad for a friendly against belgium in march and now he misses out altogether ahead of a major tournament. These are of course difficult decisions and you are talking about players who are very good players, who have been an important part of what we have done over a number of years, and with marcus, i feel other players in that area of the pitch have had better seasons, it is as simple as that. This is as complex a group as i have had picking and we have had a few complex ones but i think we can make better decisions by giving ourselves more time and we have got time. So there are moments where time does not help you to make a better decision but in this instance it will. Well, rashford has taken to social media in the aftermath of that annoncement, saying he wishes gareth and the boys all the best for the up and comin
From the west, along with a Weather Front that is going to bring some heavy, thundery downpours across the western stretches of the uk as we head through the afternoon. Maybe a rumble or two of thunder, localised Weather Warnings in force but drier, still warm further east. Thanks, elizabeth. And thats bbc news at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. Now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday. One of footballs greatest rivalries, theres so much riding on the old firm match tomorrow its a sell out at wembley on sunday. Will Manchester United or tottenham lift the womens fa cup for the first time one last summer forjames anderson. England prepare for a future without their greatest bowler. Also coming up on sportsday. Will it be third time lucky for chris grube who has come out for chris grube who has come out of retirement to try and fulfill his olympic ambition evening, the end of the Football Seas