markets. meanwhile, ministers continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last friday - continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last friday to - act really quickly last friday to give people confidence on energy. in give people confidence on energy. in the afghan capital kabul a blast targeting students preparing for exams kills at least 19 people. record numbers of nurses are quitting the nhs in england with more than 40,000 leaving in the last year. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in ukraine, 23 civilians have been killed in the southern city of zaporizhzhia after a russian missile struck a convoy of vehicles. that s according to the governor of the province. initial pictures that have started coming in show ambulances arriving at the scene. 0ur correspondent who s just arrived there reports that
been very, very dry. the amount of rainfall while below average, in nottingham the last two hours have brought more than the last three weeks. across southern and eastern wales uncertainty still england the amount of rain we had seen has been well below average southern and eastern wales and southern and eastern wales and southern and eastern england. barely any appreciable rain across hampshire. the opportunity for some rain over the next few days but not much in the next few days but not much in the driest areas of southern and eastern england. north western areas will be the wettest, rainfall totals closer to normal. showers working across sussex into kent, that we have a convergence where the winds bash together to give a line of storms across mid wales, eastern wales, the bristol area, somerset and dorset. they will be slow moving in nature, some areas will see hefty downpours where a completely dry probably just down the downpours where a completely dry probablyjust
He didnt play great tennis, but he beat Kei Nishikori to reach the semi finals of the french open for the fourth year in a row. From Colgate Lasagne to green ketchup, well look at the ill conceived products that have been consigned to the first ever museum of failure. And matt is in rochester with the weather. A bit ofa a bit of a fail as well. In morning. We are failing to know our wildflowers. I am we are failing to know our wildflowers. Iam in we are failing to know our wildflowers. I am in kent to find out more. What we do know is there is rain this week. I will have all the details coming up. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. In just one hour, Polling Stations will open for millions of people to cast their vote in the general election. Police forces say therell be increased security in some areas following the recent Terror Attacks in manchester and london. The first Election Results are expected at around midnight. Gary 0donoghue reports. Election day 2017, just two
even the odd rumble of thunder. notice though, while it creeps towards the south east, parts of east anglia and the south east will stay dry until late afternoon and into the evening. gusty winds around that. strongest this morning will have been across western scotland, but gale force winds are still possible. here with brighter conditions developing, a drop in temperature, 12 or 13 this afternoon. as we go into this evening and overnight, a wet evening commute across east anglia, the south east and other southern counties of england. that rain clears by midnight and then clear spells and a few showers. showers mainly across parts of scotland, northern ireland and north west england. a bit fresher here than last night with a breeze keeping the frost at bay. into saturday, a blustery day but nowhere near as windy as today. a lot drier for many of you, particularly across southern and eastern areas. very few showers around. the north and west, showers will come and go, very much hit and
now, temperatures reaching a high of 25, 26, so warm across east anglia in the south east, high teens to low 20s across the north and west. now, for sunday, probably some heavy rain targeting southern wales. so some welcome rain here, some wet weather for parts of scotland and northern ireland. but again, parts of east anglia and south east england staying bone dry and it s getting hot again for a time. temperatures could hit the 30 degrees celsius mark as we go through sunday afternoon. now, heading into next week, there ll be a lot of dry weather for england and wales. so no great rainfall totals in the forecast, turning hotter towards the end of the week. the north west of the uk will see some rain at times.