midlands, wales and the south west, then further pulses of heavy rain will push across wales and the south west of england later this afternoon. here is a closer look across scotland this afternoon at four o clock, a lot of cloud and some outbreaks of rain. northern ireland, a mixture of sunny spells and heavy, thundery downpours. a window of mostly fine weather for northern england through the afternoon, and across east anglia and the south east where we hold onto the brightness we could see temperatures reaching 25 degrees. for the midlands and the south west of england, some outbreaks of rain. heavier pulses of rain will swing in across the south west and wales, into northern england throughout the night. some clear spells up to the north west, that will allow it to get chilly, and later in the night we are likely to see a fresh plot of downpours across the far south east of england. some rain to start tomorrow morning but it will clear off smartly to leave a day of sunshi
welcome to bbc news. labour has accused theresa may and her ministers of a cover up after she once again refused to confirm or deny reports that during the last test of britain s nuclear deterrent a missile had veered off course. the defence secretary sir michael fallon who faced urgent questions in the commons said he would not comment on operational details. as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports the test occurred lastjune just before mps voted to renew britain s independent nuclear defence capability. set condition one 50 for weapons system readiness test. aye aye, sir. pressing the nuclear button. action stations. a process that is practised and practised. the hope, it never happens for real. butjust before the prime minister took charge, a test like this, it seems, did not go according to plan. but theresa may yesterday refused to say if she had known. prime minister, did you know? there are tests that take place all the time, regularly, for our nuclear
you can see the beautiful blue skies in scotland. the satellite image shows there s a lot of cloud around the rest of the uk. this picture comes from dorset, where a fairly different scene is there. there s a lot of grey cloud, some drizzly outbreaks of rain. we ve even had some snow grains around across parts of the country. where you have the cloud it s feeling pretty chilly. add on the wind chill as well. there should be some sunshine be appearing along the south coast, as we had through the afternoon. this is 3pm, also some brightness across more western parts of wales. for the east of wales, through the midlands, north east england, it s feeling cold out there. scotland should see most of the sunshine. temperatures just above freezing for many others, but feeling below zero when you want on the effect of the wind chill. this evening and overnight, dry for most parts. a sharp frost. a cold night ahead from any of us. we ll see more cloud filtering in from the south, bring
it wasn t the best of weeks for the government. first, peers give the brexit bill another kicking. we don t trust the government on this matter. this country s future should rest with parliament. and not with ministers. and i find it quite extraordinary that your lordships house is spending several hours here on what is basically a defective amendment. next day, part of the budget unravels within hours, when the chancellor reveals a shock tax rise for the self employed. the headlines are not good news. spite van man. tories break tax vow. phil picks a pocket or two. rob the builder. white van man gets battered by budget. and that s just to name a few. and.leave? or remain? no, not the european union. should mps make a discrete exit, to let the builders repair the crumbling houses of parliament? the danger is that if we go for the long option, costs can just spiral. so we believe that we need to get out. but first, it s showdown time at westminster. a second government defe
a week that brought bloodshed to the streets of westminster and a defiant response from mps. let this be the message from this house and this nation today our values will prevail. this democracy is strong, and this parliament is a robust. this was a horrific crime, and as an act of terror it has failed. mps hold a minute s silence to remember those killed and injured, and members of the scottish parliament sent a message of solidarity to westminster. whatever our disagreements in this chamber or any other, we stand united in our core values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. it had started as the wednesday much like any other. too many, the first sign that something was very badly wrong came while mps were taking part in a vote, and the deputy speaker, lindsay hoyle, stood up and made this announcement. order, order! i am now going to suspend the sitting of the house. this house is now suspended, but please wait here. outside the chamber, it was slowly becoming