temperatures down to 6 degrees. through the course of the day the clouds will increase in northern ireland, outbreaks of rain will become more persistent, but elsewhere it is that mixture of sunny spells and showers. very modest on the thermometer, i6 sunny spells and showers. very modest on the thermometer, 16 to may be 21 degrees for most of us. here are the ashes, and the gulf could be affected tomorrow by cloud and rain, but i think it is the following day we will get the heavy rain. and on top of that strong winds as well. here is the low pressure the jet stream was born. i dare say it looks a little bit more like boredom. gale force winds heading towards the south western approaches and of course you have got all of that rainfall spreading across many parts of the uk. disappointing temperatures. we are talking about 16 to 19 degrees. thank you! that s it hello and welcome to sportsday, i m gavin ramjaun. history for hosts new zealand and emotional scenes following t
hello, i m ben thompson. you re watching the context on bbc news. a tense stand off in tbilisi hundreds of protesters clash with security forces, as georgia votes through a divisive law that critics say pushes the country closer to russia. obesityjabs like wegovy and ozempic could cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people, even if they fail to lose much weight. that s according to new analysis of a study, funded by drug manufacturer novo nordisk. the drug, semaglutide, suppresses appetite and has been used to aid weight loss. but researchers now say the weekly jabs could also benefit the heart health of millions of adults. professorjohn deanfield led the work. it hasn t yet been published in a medicaljournal, but was presented at the european congress on obesity. i think it s a really important discovery. it s an important change because it s the sort of thing we got with statins, when we, in the 90s when statins came in, we finally figured out that there was a d
in skegness and across northern part of england, the peak district northwards, damp weather and may be a few showers in the midlands. north of that in scotland, lovely weather. south of that across england and wales, fine conditions and some sunshine in belfast, too. tomorrow evening, that weather front is still there and it has aligned itself with there and it has aligned itself with the wind and this thursday, again, thatis the wind and this thursday, again, that is where the cloudy weather is. if you are in yorkshire, eastern parts of england, east anglia and it will be cloudy and at times a damp couple of days. 23 in the north of scotland and to the south, sunny spells and 20 degrees. 0n scotland and to the south, sunny spells and 20 degrees. on friday, a few showers on the cards once again. temperatures around about the average, i think for most of us, but on the warm side across parts of scotland. this is the outlook, so the mishmash of sunny icons, rainy icons and a hi
hello. welcome to the bbc news at one. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has made a surprise visit to ukraine, where s he met president zelensky, as more western weapons start to get through to the battlefield. the area in red there is russian controlled, and on the frontlines, mr zelensky says it s been a tough period for his troops. in particular, they are struggling to hold back moscow s forces near the second largest city, kharkiv. and a new front has opened up nearby, with russian forces starting to surround the border town of vovcha nsk. our correspondent james waterhouse reports from ukraine. good morning, state secretary. nice to meet you again. thank you so much. a nine hour sleeper train is still the best way to kyiv, even if you re america s top diplomat. a quick switch to a more familiar motorcade, before a long day of meetings. first up for antony blinken, president zelensky. it s not a simple period for ukraine. and a tough period for the east of our co
coast and further west of northern ireland, wales, the south west of angled, centraland ireland, wales, the south west of angled, central and southern event, the west midlands, some sunny spells developing but also the chance of a few showers. temperatures above the seasonal average, few showers. temperatures above the seasonalaverage, may few showers. temperatures above the seasonal average, may be 21 or 22 in all of that sunshine. as we had three tonight here is our weather front. more for the north sea coast, the rain petering out but a second pulse could meet in three parts of east anglia and up to the midlands into tomorrow morning. it is a mild start to the day tomorrow. temperatures still in double figures put up a few clear spells outwards with and there could be a bit of early mist and fog around morning. it won t last because the days are now so long. a bit drier tomorrow but still that cloud and rain towards these eastern coast. a few showers out for the west her