will be more sunshine than yesterday. for scotland and northern ireland, more of a breeze and cloud. later, the rain will turn more persistent in the north west and by the time we get to the end of the night, this is where it will be, with blustery winds around it. we will see some mist and fog forming and some frost. some of that will lift. parts of the south east and east anglia could hang onto it, not just overnight but into tomorrow as well. tomorrow for england and wales, a lot of cloud and brighter breaks. for scotland, the rain since south. some brighter breaks across northern ireland. unseasonably mild across the fog. we are back on air live onjanuary three. over the festive period you can watch a programme featuring some of the stories we have brought you this year. this is bbc news with gavin esler. singin‘ in the rain star debbie reynolds has died aged 84 after suffering a stroke, just a day after the death of her daughter carrie fisher. the head of the royal col
as a result. and the first pictures of a rare giraffe born at chester zoo discovered by staff when they arrived on boxing day morning. and in half an hour, we ll look back at the rio olympics and the refugee athletes who competed as a team for the first time. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the russian president, vladimir putin, says the syrian army and opposition have agreed to a nationwide ceasefire which will come into effect at midnight. there ll also be fresh peace talks. the deal was brokered by russia and turkey, who are on opposing sides in the conflict in syria. mr putin said they had signed a number of documents outlining the details of the deal. daniel boettcher reports. russia and turkey have been pushing for a nationwide ceasefire, particularly since the collapse of the key rebel stronghold in aleppo. ina the key rebel stronghold in aleppo. in a statement the syrian army said the comprehensive ceasefire agreement was a result of recent military successe
cuts in some national parks. they say there will need to be more cash so the beauty of the parks can be enjoyed by generations to come. the latest weather forecast. fog has been causing problems across england, and across central england into east anglia and the south east, some patches will linger all day, with poor visibility. difficult travelling conditions, the risk of transport disruption. there are some breaks, the best of them in north east england. wales, northern ireland and scotland it stays cloudy. transport could be affected by these fog patches that will linger through the afternoon and well into the night time. the focus overnight across east anglia and south east england duty that poor visibility. further west, a lot of cloud around. that should help improve visibility through the night. northern ireland and scotland, it will be relatively mild, but we have some rain sinking its way southwards. there continues to new year s eve. eventual sea wet weather crossin
start. temperatures to fall sharply this evening. more cloud coming slowly from the north together with a few showers, but ahead of it icy conditions especially across central and southern england where there could be a frost, temperatures down to 5 although they should be lifting overnight in northern ireland and scotland and will be milder. more clouds and showers and longest bales of rain across the north of scotland, a few showers feeding into england and wales, the best of sunshine after that frosty start across the southern counties, a chilly day although the temperatures could rise as high as seven 01’ temperatures could rise as high as seven or eight celsius in the north. hello. this is bbc news with reeta chakra barti. the headlines at 12:30. greater manchester police say a second victim of a hit and run an old has died, helina kotlarova has died after being struck on new year s eve, her 11 year old cousin zeneta was in critical condition and has now died, five me