A cold front on the Pressure Chart is slipping southwards and is behind where we are seeing the colder air moves southwards on that cold air is in place across parts of scotland, may be a few glimmers Of Brightness but noticeably colder and the cold front bringing a line of light rain for Northern England and north wales and Northern Ireland as it slowly pushes southwards. We could see the odd flake of snow across the Higher Ground of Northern England. A chilly day for all but you could still see nine or 10 degrees for the far south west and the Channel Islands but that cold front and the band of cloud mainly will spread its Way Southwards this evening and overnight and behind it will be dry. There could be the odd shower dotted around, mainly northern and eastern areas and the odd snowflake over the Higher Ground. A cold and like to come particularly where skies are clear, we are likely to see a frost, western and Northern Areas favoured for that frost. The High Pressure is slap bang
Now on bbc news, our world a mothers choice birth in the balkans. Amira is fighting for the right to have a home birth. Women in the balkan region are routinely exposed to brutal treatment in hospital during pregnancy and childbirth, and they are demanding change. The United Nations has uncovered the scale of the abuse. Violence against women in childbirth is so normalised that it is not yet considered violence against women. To protect herself, amira has hired a foreign midwife, whos taking a risk to help her deliver the baby at home. If the police came and said who are you . What are you doing . , Hopefully Reasonableness will prevail. Can amira reclaim one of her lifes most important moments . Sarajevo, bosnia and herzegovina. Amira cerimagic is a doctor and an activist for productive rights. Shes preparing for the arrival of her fourth child. She wants to have a home birth, but in bosnia and herzegovina, thats not an option. The Health System here only allows births in hospitals. B
us and influencing the story for the rest of the afternoon. some wet and windy weather and gusts of up to 60 miles an hour across south west england and wales. that will ease this afternoon and slowly that area of low pressure moves north. it is circulating in an anticlockwise direction with these showers merging together at this afternoon across northern ireland and parts of england and wales for a time. it is not very warm at their at nine degrees at the best. some of those showers should move to south and east for the first part of the night and as there low uses are way clearer skies allowing temperatures to fall close to single figures. a mess tomorrow with patchy mist and fog and even some frost in sheltered areas. but hopefully a sunny start. some scattered showers to the north and west. ben and other weather front pushing in east. central and eastern areas keep the best of the sunshine but still feeling chilly. cloud and rain in the south west. that front moves south
and the environmental activist greta thunberg talks to the bbc about where she thinks world leaders are failing on tackling climate change. instead of trying to find solutions, real solutions that would actually lead somewhere, that would lead to fundamental change, they d seem to fend they seem to spend their time trying to come up with loopholes. the film director injured in a fatal shooting on the set of alec baldwin s new movie, has spoken out for the first time. in a statement, joel souza says he is gutted by the loss of my friend and colleague the cinematographer halyna hutchins. ms hutchins was killed and mr souza wounded when a prop gun with a live round was fired by the actor alec baldwin. investigations are ongoing, as court documents suggest the actor was told the gun was safe, moments before the shooting. with more, here s our north america correspondent, sophie long. we miss you. the simple words of a husband and a son whose lives have been changed forev
it s one of a number of spending pledges to be unveiled in wednesday s budget. here s our business correspondent, katy austin. whether it s for work or leisure, how easy is it to get about where you live? greater manchester is one area set to receive cash to spend on transport improvements, such as tram upgrades and bus corridors. i think it s going to be a great idea for bolton, and it ll save time on people, like, using buses and trains, direct links straight in, and good for the environment, as well. if there was a convenient tram from preston to manchester, i d definitely consider it. it ll be for regional authorities to decide exactly how the money is spent. this is not a day for any negativity. it feels like a real breakthrough for levelling up today, the government feels as though it s listening and buying in to the greater manchester vision, so it s a good day. next week, the chancellor is expected to confirm £5.7 billion for a range of projects in england s big city