eight to 10 degrees. into tonight, the showers we have push away, then it will be a clear night, a bit of rainfor it will be a clear night, a bit of rain for the hebrides but most will be dry, clear skies around, a touch cooler, on the hills, a touch of frost, foremost, a frost free start to the holiday weekend, a little on the cool side, it will get warmer, breeze picking up, chance of rain, only a chance, many will spend two days dry, if not the whole lot, and when you consider these, average temperatures, we will never be far off that. bank on the day we can forecast which actually doesn t look too bad! gets off to find fettle, lots of sunshine around on saturday, early morning rain in the hebrides clears, breeze picking up, southerly direction, one or two isolated showers but most will be dry and by this stage, temperatures around 13 to 17, 18 degrees. warmest day of the week so far and it has been a rather cold week. should stay fine into the evening, not often that i gi
with a one day international against ireland, the sport that gave the world its first wicket is also into its new season. stoolball has been played since the 15th century and, as mike bushell has been finding out, has been enjoying a resurgence in recent years. 0ld father time on the clubhouse, and the familiar sound of bat on ball in the evening sunshine. but this is not cricket. this is a sport that dates back even further, and in stoolball, the wicket is up in the air. yes, cricket in the air , because when you bowl, the ball leaves the bowlers hand, doesn t touch the ground, and you don t need touch the ground, and you don t need to have such a well prepared batting strip as in cricket. it is thought that the game was originally played in churchyards back on the 15th century by people who just wanted to throw a stone or a ball at a tree stump, another word for which is a stall. the problem with tree stumps is that you cannot move them. so stall placed started using chu
thanks forjoining us. governments and businesses around the world are anxiously waiting to see if they ll be hit by a second wave of cyber attacks. experts say there could be more disruption as people round the world switch on their computers for the first time on monday morning, although so far only a few cases have been reported in australia and south korea. microsoft described friday s attack as a wake up call. our security correspondent gordon corera has the latest. a cyber attack that spread like wildfire around the world, and may not yet be over. it was launched on friday by hackers whose identity is still unknown. and what has been seen so far has already been extraordinary, say law enforcement. we ve never seen anything like this, unprecedented in its scale. the latest numbers that we re seeing, over 200,000 victims, in over 150 countries, so clearly a global phenomenon. this is what victims have been confronted with, a warning they have been locked out of their compu
developments from the campaign trail, on tuesday 16th may. jeremy corbyn has launched labour s manifesto in bradford, saying it ll appeal to voters right across the country. our proposal is a government for the many not the few. our proposals are of hope for the many all over this country and i m very proud to present our manifesto for the many not the few. thank you very much. cheering it was also the turn of plaid cymru and party leader, leanne wood, to push out their manifesto, promising to give wales a strong voice to get the best possible brexit deal for the country. we re pledging to put wales at the heart of the negotiations to leave the european union so that the final deal reflects the needs of the welsh economy. from tool boxes to harry potter books, theresa may sheds light on her policies, and personal achievements on the campaign trail today. you re still in the fourth book?! i ve read all of them. they are all very good aren t they? yes. and scotland s first
i duchess of cambridge‘s sister, pippa , marries in berkshire. and the most successful and pics sailor is attempting to win the world s oldest sporting trophy. fa cts world s oldest sporting trophy. facts in america s cup quest in half an hour. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. donald trump and king salman of saudi arabia have been meeting in riyadh, where they ve approved an arms deal worth more than $100 billion. mr trump is on his first foreign tour as president. back home, there are fresh claims about his reasons for sacking james comey, the director of the fbi. mr trump is said to have told russian officials that mr comey was a real nut job and that his departure eased great pressure on the president. my colleague lyse doucet is in riyadh. the day continues to unfold, beginning with the most royal welcome this morning, actually, at the international airport in riyadh. president trump s first stop on his five stop foreign visit, his first everforeign visit five stop