almost no one in scotland in rural scotland has a formal lease for their farms. hundreds of thousands of scots live on daily discretion on farms their families have probably farmed for centuries. the vast majority of scots men, women and children, have no legally recognized access to land. the freehold leases of 30, 60 or 100 years common in ireland and accessible even to catholic tenancy simply don't exist in scotland. most of the scottish population live under the discretion of landlords who could evict them with 30 days notice. the duke of argyle raises the 71st when he evicted 23,000 people. got his men and put thaem back n the land and that is a level that is oppression of younger, you have real control over your population and this meant that scottish landlords could and did see population as a resource in a way that were not possible in ireland or england. used primarily as in peace time and in war, scottish tenancy became a cash crop that was cashed in in return for army commission. the result was the creation of regiments like this where effectively the

scotland was entirely different. clerk ministers denounced the proposals as a breach of the union of scotland's political liberties. intense writing broke out in every major city and scotland. the main political figures responsible for the government's interest, the lord advocate, handwritten henry done thus widely recommend the british government dropped the proposal. faced with denunciations -- imprint, the british government humiliating le backed down. this was the first major british government climbed on in relation to policy with scotland since the union. that was beginning to show in new confidence. released from the political necessity showing critical union so as not to be -- scottish political society and the clerk would now use the claim that certain policies breach the union as a neat way of defending their interests. attempts that financial threats peaked at 1784 and five to lure lords. whisk easily and quickly defeated by a claim that it breach the union. scottish society had re-found a way of opposing

because who is william pitts manager in scotland among a number of other. activities but that the threat posed by the radicals to the political establishment in the 171000 scotland was regarded as really very considerable unsolicited it reacted very vigorously to a lot in order to stuff it is quickly as possible by draconian means such as it is you've said yourself exile to the other end of the world and how should scotland address these conflicts in the end its history the radical sentiment for many years of scottish society which we reprice now and point to or there's not many statues to it there's one or 2 but not many are we able to confront our role as part of the empire as the butlers of the empire in one famous phrase it's not a problem that scotland has and in looking at both sides of the story will certainly until fairly recently i would see a rap the last 20 years scotland has really not fees star has some of the darker if you like the darker shades of its past. and one majorly there and of course as empire. scotland was affected and every nook an

will be dry and sunny. 24 degrees in western scotland, cool across the east of scotland but missed and low cloud extensively through the afternoon and evening and into the evening and overnight, misty and murky night with further rain, scotland and northern ireland see splashes of rain overnight and into the morning where it will be another fairly humid start with temperatures between ten or 14 degrees. lots of clout to begin on friday with eastern parts faring best with the sunshine and sunshine breaking through here and there and more cloud for scotland and northern ireland and outbreaks of rain in the morning and slow moving thunderstorms in the morning, especially in western scotland. that means across the southern half of england and wales, compared to today, a drier and brighter day with a few isolated showers and thunderstorms and temperatures much like today, into the low 20s for some of you. a big change this weekend. the weather fronts working through on saturday night into sunday which will introduce atlantic air which will sweep away the humid conditions and temperatures wi

has shot dead a suspect on the streets of scotland. an evolving situation and we will bring the latest into the evening. in many ways, they are the forgotten victims of the coronavirus pandemic — the 80,000 cruise ship workers who remain stuck at sea. countries have effectively been able to make their own rules about whether to let them get off — often leaving them stuck in a floating limbo. many of the stranded ships are off the west coast of the us — from where sophie long reports. all right, here we go! cruise to nowhere! with no guests to look after or entertain, for several weeks they did their best to keep things shipshape, and the party alive. husband and wife team nick and karen love ships. they met on a ship and got married on a ship. no morejob, no more pay and we will be staying here as guests. but after they were laid off and hopes of going home were dashed, even they found things increasingly difficult. there was a plan for ships to start sending people home but that our ship wouldn't be able to join the plans becaus

eastern parts of scotland, north—east england, plenty of cloud. you may well see a bit of patchy rain occasionally, but there will also be some drier spells.

now a former 1st minister of scotland has urged current leader nicolas sturgeon to request a scotland only transition period extension from the european union to avoid it otoh breck said henry mcleish claims the country would have trouble dealing with the no jailbreaks it amid the coronavirus pandemic and the economic recession that will follow but prime minister barak's johnson has made it clear he won't seek a further delay to proceedings the transition period to finish on december 31st and commons leader jacob response has reiterated the government will not extend the transition period ensuring we leave the transition period successfully in full by the end of this year is one of the government and even more importantly the british people's highest priority is an extension of the transition period in the u.k. northern europeans interest both parties want and need to conclude a deal this year to complete the transition period an extension to the transition period was bind us in the future your legislation without having any say in designing it but still having to foot the bill for pa

in scotland and many many years. the first minister in the last hour has praised the fast response from those emergency services. i'm joint not live by the leader of glasgow city council, susan, do we know exactly what happened inside that hotel this afternoon? i know exactly the same as the public know. police scotland have been confirming the fax as the afternoon has gone on. i would actually urge people to follow the police scotland account of theirs. they are confirming facts as soon as they are able to, as you say, just re ce ntly they are able to, as you say, just recently they've confirmed that this isn't considered to be a terrorist incident. which i think is helpful. but i know exactly the same as everyone else. i don't think it's helpful or fair to the victims and their families to speculate about things that we don't know. perhaps confusion or the number of people that have lost their lives today what is the latest that you have? the latest is that police scotland have been saying for some time is at one p

roger caselli and they must be alex to jump start it says england and wales voted for bret's it scotland northern ireland didn't so the claim that the british people voted for it is bogus scott hadn't says truth be told britain's exit from the e.u. has left a vacuum no one has the power to repair the loss of identity for each trading party within the block has revealed itself and it is of concern to the e.u. that each country will know blazer chill for themselves rather than use each of you as a launching pad form for treat james says informative sure thank you the covered 1000 bags that will whammy compelling a degree of realism on both sides davidson says scotland's future is a full member playing a full part as an independent nation within the e.u. martin says god bless all our people brics is going to be bad and yet we voted to stay there should flannigan says a train crash waiting to happen seem confusion as a covert crises politicians misleading the masses folk on the channel continent isolated but don't worry boris and donald will survive and then join girlie says i agree with mr

eastern scotla nd and western scotland. eastern scotland becoming drier and brighter, the heat working its way further north across the uk all the while. cooler across western scotla nd while. cooler across western scotland and northern ireland, and then building all the while, that high putting north across the uk, taking the heat and humidity with it. some signs of thunderstorms across northern scotland. but it is thursday that we see the heat become most widespread across the uk. then we get to friday, with that area of low pressure coming in. it starts to destabilise things, so there will still be a lot of warmth and humidity, but it will get lively as there thunderstorms become widespread and eventually the cooler air arrives. for the weekend, there will still be dry spells around, but there will be occasional showers. and it will then feel fresher. this is bbc news, i'm simon mccoy. the headlines. a major easing of restrictions in england. the prime minister says pubs, restaurants and cafes will be allowed to reopen �

we will continue to invest massively in scotland because scotland like the whole of the uk benefits from being part of the most of the oldest and most successful political partnership anywhere in the world. plaid cymru's westminster leader highlighted outbreaks of the virus at three food factories in wales, leaving workers relying on sick pay that's a fraction of their wages. for any future local lockdown to succeed, people need to be supported. will he now commit to local furlough—like schemes for self—isolated workers? i stress, as i said yesterday, that if we have to move back, and obviously, we don't want to, but if we have to move back to local or indeed national lockdowns, then nobody should be penalised for doing the right thing, so there's her answer. the prime minister. the housing secretary, robertjenrick, has agreed to release documents related to a controversial planning decision after pressure from labour mps. mrjenrick told the commons he would publish all "releva nt" information. the minister approved the westferry printworks housing scheme in east london 12 days befor

scotland's first minister there. we will talk more about that later. lots of you have been writing in with your questions about how the new rules on so called support bubbles work. my colleague geeta guru murphy spoke to dr chris smith, the virologist and broadcaster to get some answers for our viewers. still getting lots of questions coming in to the newsroom on what is going on at the moment. we are joined by the virologist and broadcaster dr chris smith who will answer some of your questions on support social bubbles. i just want to start with this whole two metres distancing row that is still going on. can you just explain exactly what the current rule is and what is the science, the clear, confirmed science behind it? we know that the coronavirus is a respiratory infection, in other words, when you cough, sneeze or even just breathe, you are blowing out particles. those are droplets of water from your airways where the virus grows. and in those droplets will be virus particles and those particles will travel a certain distance away from you, and i

northern ireland and scotland. warmest in western scotland. very cloudy and misty towards the eastern coast of scotla nd misty towards the eastern coast of scotland as the breeze starts to develop. through tonight, the low cloud will become more extensive. damp through wales and the south—west but old enough start for tomorrow morning and tomorrow things running across the south with the chance of rain further north. the headlines next. good morning welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... travel quarantine rules on the agenda as the prime minister welcomes the french president to london — theirfirst face—to—face meeting since coronavirus restrictions were imposed. beer gardens and small shops could soon be re—opening in scotland as the first minister prepares to announce further easing of lockdown restrictions. the oxford college at the centre of protests over a controversial statue of cecil rhodes votes for it to be removed. thousands in the tourism industry say they need a reopening date.

but in western scotland, still a lot of sunshine around. and here's sunday — again, the best of the weather i think the further north you are. in the south we still could catch some thunderstorms. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: the brother of george floyd, whose death in police custody in minneapolis has ignited anti—racism protests around the world, has called for meaningful changes in american policing. philonise floyd told a congressional hearing his brother's death did not have to be in vain. democrats have introduced legislation on police reforms in congress. the british prime minister has announced an easing of lockdown restrictions for single people, but only in england. from saturday, they'll be able to form "support bubbles" with one other household, allowing them to stay at each other‘s homes without social distancing. authorties in the indian capital delhi have warned that coronavirus infections in the city could shoot up to more than 500,000 by the end ofjuly. they say the city would need 80,000 hospital beds

could see very wet weather for a scotland could see very wet weather fora time, scotland could see very wet weather for a time, thundery downpours here and temperatures despite the sunshine in the south 21 degrees, high teens foremost. saturday night it stays blustery, further showers and longer spells of rain further north, closer to that area of low pressure and it's going to be a much fresher, cooler night, low teens celsius so much more comfortable for sleeping. i'll show you the pressure chart on sunday, low pressure to the north—west of the uk but notice the isobars even closer together so it's going to be winding on sunday, right across the board, 30—110 mile an hour gusts, may be 50 miles an hour across southern scotland and northern england and ireland and we'll see some heavy rain at times, so we'll see some heavy rain at times, soi we'll see some heavy rain at times, so i blustery, windy day. the best of the sunshine across the south, one 01’ of the sunshine across the south, one or two of the sunshine across the south, one 01’ two showers of the sunshine across the s

you mean in scotland or are we talking in general in scotland but also across the u.k. what i'm getting quite clearly means to scotland you know it's business isn't it of course if i can just refer back to the o.e.c.d. report why are we being said about the effect it will cause we have the sort of very large service sector and will scotland is part of that so of course the there are bound to be sort of beginning passed and you know the fact is that we're all hoping for a bounce back is scotland's traditional industries such as ship building you feel like they've all largely disappeared and of course scotland has a sort of very different demographic makeup to laws of the rest of the u.k. but nonetheless of course it has a resonance therefore of course it's difficult is it magnified you know that there are no easy solutions to this and cause quite clearly spending lots of money as well have it because if. scotland to get it what ever else would claim the sign there's a saying that the difficulty is the sort of what johnson is acutely aware of of course is that so one of t

our scotland editor sarah smith reports. all sarah smith reports. staff working and every care home all staff working and every care home in scotland are supposed to be tested for coronavirus every week. a big promise. the big problem is that nearly four weeks after that commitment was made, only around one third of staff have been tested even once. at this home in galloway they have had no confirmed cases but they have had no confirmed cases but they have also been unable to get hold of the test. it would have been an official for us to have the test. it would have been an officialfor us to have been the test. it would have been an official for us to have been tested earlier, it would have put us a bit more at ease. we are further down the line now, having been closed since march, it is quite scary thinking that if somebody comes back with a positive test, that will have a huge impact on the home. across the whole of galloway, only four staff were tested in the first half of this month. 47% of people who have died of covid�

through this evening and scotland. through this evening and overnight we hang onto this rain across northern ireland and scotland. further south, looking across northern ireland and scotland. furthersouth, looking at a lot of clear skies. not going to bea a lot of clear skies. not going to be a cold night, in fact, all of us staying in double figures, feeling quite humid. tricky for sleeping in. tomorrow we start with the same weather front in situ across northern ireland and scotland. it's weakening all the time so we may well start with rain but then it will be mostly a band of cloud and it will brighten up, the sun will come out and for england and wales, we will see a lot of sunshine. image is responding. 30 in birmingham, 31, possibly 32 in london, 22 in aberdeen. 20 in belfast. from wednesday into thursday cute see how we still have this week whether front, really quite weak on thursday, producing showers, some of which could prove to be thundering across parts of scotland, possibly northern ireland as well. a lo

the bbc scotland channel. meanwhile let's go now to cardiff where wales' first minister is giving an update on the lifting of coronavirus restrictions there. before i set out to the package of changes to the welsh regulations, changes to the welsh regulations, changes which will come into force from monday, i want to explain where we are with the virus now in wales. the r rate continues to be below one. and as you can see on the slide, the number of new confirmed cases has fallen steadily since the peak in april. it's been below 100 every day throughout june peak in april. it's been below 100 every day throughoutjune and that's despite more tests being carried out. the number of people admitted to hospital with coronavirus continues to fall. the number of deaths reported every day has been at the lowest point since lockdown began. but as i say, every time we look at statistics, behind every figure, there is a person. behind every person, there is a family. and each one of those deaths is a tragedy for those ca

rest of scotland. we have a weather front across scotland and northern ireland. as we go through the course of the morning, the rain will start to peter out but you will be left with quite a bit of cloud. will brighten up across north—west scotland would be quite windy. for south—east scotland and wales, we lose any morning mist and fog while the sun will come out as it's doing this morning and is going to feel hot and also quite humid. temperatures today are widely going to be from england and wales from the low 20s to the high 20s and locally in the south—east, looking it up to about 32 degrees. for scotla nd it up to about 32 degrees. for scotland and northern ireland, more likely to be in the mid—teens to perhaps locally, the mid 20s. as we head on through this evening and overnight, we will still see some showers across the north—west of the country. some getting into other western areas but there will be a lot of dry weather around as well. but humidity rising, getting into southern sco

further north, for the north of england scotland of england, scotland and northern ireland, the weather should improve, becoming a little bit drier, with some bright or sunny spells coming through. and still warm where we see that sunshine break through the cloud. that's your weather. this is bbc news. i'm simon mccoy. the headlines at 2... huge queues for shops reopening today — as the government encourages people to go out and spend sensibly — non—essential stores, and shoppers, in england — prepare for a new way of doing business. i can't wait. first time in ages apart from supermarkets i've been to, so looking forward to it. love it, love it. i haven't been in lockdown because i work for the nhs but it's so nice for the shop to finally be open. but there's chaos in some places — as social distancing rules are ignored — in the rush for a post—lockdown bargain. black lives matter! the prime minister says he's setting up

but in western scotland, still a lot of sunshine around. and here's sunday — again, the best of the weather i think the further north you are. in the south we still could catch some thunderstorms. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: the brother of george floyd, whose death in police custody in minneapolis has ignited anti—racism protests around the world, has called for meaningful changes in american policing. philonese floyd told a congressional hearing his brother's death did not have to be in vain. democrats have introduced legislation on police reforms in congress. authorities in delhi have warned that coronavirus infections in the indian capital could shoot up to more than 500,000 by the end ofjuly. they say the city will need 80,000 hospital beds by then, delhi's current capacity is justjust 9,000. russian investigators have detained three managers of the norilsk power plant in siberia on suspicion of breaching environmental protection regulations. it follows the spilling of 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil into local rivers a

won't be as windy, it will be drier and brighter in eastern scotland. cloud for whales and the northwest of england but more in the way of sunshine here. lots of sunshine for england and wales those temperatures continued to rise for 20 8 degrees england east anglia and lincolnshire. that high—pressure is going to be more dominant around the middle part of the week building across this weather front it tends to wea ke n across this weather front it tends to weaken it all the while. wednesday there may be cloud and some outbreaks of rain left for scotla nd some outbreaks of rain left for scotland and northern ireland but it should tend to peter out. cloud thins and breaks and more sunshine. sunny skies continue for england and well where winds are light and those temperatures are continuing to rise. perhaps making the low 20s in the southeast of scotland but 30, 30 1 degrees is likely through the midlands and the south east of england. none hot day to come on thursday with light winds. watch out for a few showers they could be heavy and thundering towa

scotland, wales and northern ireland will choose the pace they move at. but what now looks imminent in england will feel like a big change. chris mason, bbc news. the impact of the pandemic has been felt very differently across the uk and across generations. young people have been less likely to fall ill, but significantly more likely to lose theirjobs and face long—term financial problems. and many of the young were already struggling with employment or burdened with student loans. amol rajan has been to rural warwickshire in central england to speak to those now rethinking their futures. reason the shadow of a financial crisis and counting the costs of covid—19, these young people know theirfuture needs a rethink. it is affected myself and my mother. there is less income coming into the house. so i have had to women's aid for the money that is not coming in. paying bills, rent. does money stress you out? it does. being in a single—parent family that's very stressful, especially now my mother has been furloughed. so it'sjust especially now my mothe

time scotland be ready for independence alan says i disagree that storm has to make inroads into scotland scotland is lost to labor his best bet is to write scotland off recognise our right to self-determination and us such make labor an english s.n.p. in my opinion such a party would clean up at the next hopefully scotland free general election christine says i was a traditional scottish labor voter even though my labor was more akin to people like tony benn i had my light bulb moments in 2014 and voted just independence as a labor voter never having with today's n.p. since 2049 i vote s n p s for me it's the only way to rid scotland of westminster 20 governments and to achieve independence i still can't get my head around in which working class wilting toady graham says from what i've seen he has a measure of the current prime minister toughie he steps up part with ease i'm an independent supporter by the way however i like to acknowledge go david says i'm looking for a new democratic.

a little cooler in the glens of scotland. but it will be quite a misty start with some fog on thursday morning. now, that will burn back to the north sea coast eventually, away from the lowlands as well. eventually, we will see more sunshine coming out and fewer showers than today in scotland and northern ireland, but our rain is pushing westwards, so towards northern ireland in southern scotland through the latter part of the afternoon. and to the south of it as it clears away, the sun comes out, the ingredients there again for some slow—moving showers and thunderstorms across england and wales. with a lot of rain falling in a short space of time and some locally squally winds, so the spray and standing water on the faster routes will make for some pretty nasty driving conditions and there could be some local flash flooding too. but it is warm and muggy for most of us, it will feel quite warm though in that sunshine across northwestern parts of scotland. then through thursday evening and overnight, that rain continues acro

eastern parts of scotland could well say largely dry, with some sunny spells. it may be a damp start for parts of north—west england, north and west wales, but the rain here is going to clear away northwards, and we'll get to see some sunshine around. and that will allow temperatures to head up even further and build more by the time we get to wednesday. not all of us seeing a bit of rain. in scotland and northern ireland, there will be some warmth in the sunshine, if you get to see that occasionally. but it'll be largely clear in england and wales, and this is where temperatures head up into the high 20s — cardiff, birmingham, leeds — and some spots into the low 30s, but with that higher humidity as well. welcome to bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: the suspect in the multiple stabbings in britain was already known to the intelligence services having come to their attention last year. a big spike in the virus reproduction number in germany following two localised outbreaks. questions about numbers in india — health workers tell the bbc

on the streets of scotland. an evolving situation and we will bring you more into the evening. rajini: thank you, for e latest from glasgow. let's move to the u.s. where the number of people infected with coronavirus could be far higher than originally thought. the original number of cases across the country stands at ilover 2.4on people, about 1/4 of all conference cases worldwide. but the center for disease control says as many as 20 million americans could be infected, nearly 10 times the number of confirmed cases. that is based on blood samples taken from across the country. the u.s. is seeing a rise in cases in 16 of its states. dr. anthony felt he said the country was facing a serious problem, and warned theke s could spread to more states of people did not observe social distancing. dr. fauci: i want to make a plea with people, understand the stress they are under, as we try to tackle not only those states, but the lhtolored part of the country, even though they have done well, they may have gotten hit ba

she has been speaking to bbc scotland. drinking is not a priority. it might be to the economy, but why is britain's priority? so many people in britain love sport and working out, it has really picked up and is good for mental health, you know. drinking isn't. drinking is not good for mental health at all. i don't know, it just seems for mental health at all. i don't know, itjust seems so backwards to me in so many ways. and finally we should have been talking about the start of wimbledon today, but it has of course been cancelled because of the pandemic. so the next scheduled grand slam is the us open, which starts at the end of august. butjudy murray has been telling us she doesn't think all players will feel safe travelling to new york. it isa it is a massive thing to go to the us open and they will have researched everything. but you cannot have any guarantees and my feeling is, it is an opportunity to develop tennis at a local and domestic level with the smaller event and wait until it is safe for everyone. there will be a lot of people, not jus

eastern parts of scotland, north—east england, plenty of cloud. you may well see a bit of patchy rain occasionally, but there will also be some drier spells. just 1a, the top temperature in belfast and glasgow today. so into tonight, we will keep the rain going where the day has been so very wet. by the time it winds down tomorrow, the rain into the higher parts of cumbria, lancashire, for example, may well be over 100 millimetres. this is why there is a risk of seeing a bit of flooding or some disruption. as a result, overnight temperatures around ten to 13 degrees. it stays windy tonight and into tomorrow, maybe not quite as windy tomorrow, but make no mistake, it will still be very blustery out there for the time of year. we will see some more rain where it's been so wet over the past 2a hours, but it does ease down gradually during the day tomorrow. some of us will be turning drier. more cloud in south wales and southern england compared with today. and then look at this. last week we had temperatures in the 30s. for monday, it doesn't look li

in scotland, could bea an tuesday. in scotland, could be a bit damp and drizzly through parts of north—west england and wales as tuesday begins, and it will be a womaniser on monday night into tuesday morning. and on tuesday, this weather front is still around. scotland and northern ireland, close to that, you may well see a bit of rain at times. eastern parts of scotla nd rain at times. eastern parts of scotland could well say largely dry, with some sunny spells. they may be a damp start for parts of north—west england, north and west wales, but the rain here is going to clear away northwards, and we will get to see some sunshine around. and that will allow temperatures to head up even further and build more by the time we get to wednesday. not all of us seeing a bit of rain. in scotland and northern ireland, there will be some warmth in the sunshine. if you get to see that occasionally. but it will be largely clear in england and wales, and this is where temperatures head up into the high 20s. cardiff, birmingham

. 0nly showers, and much cooler in the north of scotland. only 12 celsius in stornoway, but very warm across other parts of the uk. the real big change will happen sometime between tuesday and wednesday. you can see that big drop. take a look at monday in london on thursday, we are talking about a 10 degrees drop. but there are not many of these rain icons which indicates that there is some rain, but not enough. back to you. a reminder of our top story. england has seen the biggest easing of the lockdown so far as some primary schoolchildren have returned to the classroom. that's all from the bbc‘s at six. hello, i'm 0lly foster. here's what's coming up on sportsday. .. and they're off. horeracing is just the start asjune promises to be a very good month for sport snooker also returns, we'll hear from the world championjudd trump on competing in the milton keynes bubble football is due back in the next few weeks but qpr say the championship is moving too fast not looking just at that season, i wa nt not looking just at that season, i want

across the far north of scotland will get some rain for a time. working across shetland, for example, friday night. another mild night, temperatures staying into double figures. now, the weekend we do have another weather system to push through, so we will get more rain at times, but actually, it's not a bad start to the weekend. you will notice, though, the weather turning a little bit windier at times. and through the weekend, it's certainly going to turn a good dealfresher as well. now, saturday starts off on a bright note. most of us having a dry start to the day, with some sunshine. however, the cloud and rain will fairly quickly spread into northern ireland through the afternoon. ahead of that rain, bands temperatures into the low 20s, with sunny spells widely across scotland, england and wales. late in the day, we will start to see rain arriving across wales, and western england, western scotland, too. that rain then moves eastwards overnight. still loitering across scotland as we head into sunday morning, but clearing through. then followe

some parts of scotland could see a touch of frost. not as cold for parts of wales or the south—west where we keep more cloud and the odd shower. so, the start of the week, not completely dry but drier than it has been throughout the weekend, brighter too for many with lighter winds as this area of high pressure across the azores extends its influence towards the british isles, you can see this ridge in the isobars, that shows the pressure is building. that will kill off much of the shower activity but they will still be some across eastern scotland, eastern england, may be the odd one for northern ireland and the chance of a heavy shower or thunderstorm across wales and the south—west of england. otherwise, it is dry with patchy cloud and sunny spells and temperatures typically between 11 and 18 degrees, a bit cooler i think for some of these north sea coasts. tuesday, very similar, sunny spells, increasingly cloudy conditions developing into the afternoon. small chance for a shower just about wherever you are and later in the day

, southern scotla nd england and scotland, southern scotland compared with today gains called conditions with the cloud in the east. feeling brighter and warmer despite one or two downpours further south. it's all change e that's all from us. we'll leave you with some iconic images of dame vera lynn, who's died aged 103. # we'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when # but i know we'll meet again some sunny day # keep smiling through, just like you always do # till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away # we'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when # but i know we'll meet again some sunny day. # good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. the return of the premier league last night certainly had a number of talking points. both matches began with a really powerful show of support for the black lives matter movement. players from aston villa and sheffield united and officials, took a knee for ten seconds at the start of the game. both teams in the late match at the etihad stadium between manchester city and arsenal did the same. the former crystal

and humid with temperatures higher in scotland. 28 in glasgow, 2a for belfast. the highest temperatures likely to hit 33 towards the south. as we headed to thursday evening, that's when we will see the first signs of thunderstorms moving into southern and western areas of the uk. some of these storms are likely to be quite intense and they will continue to push their way northwards and eastwards as we head into friday and indeed into friday night as well. 0r friday afternoon, some fresher air will be done might begin to move into western portions. temperatures for northern ireland, wales in southwest england, will be lower. still hot and humid before those storms arrive. up to 30 indoor rates. those storms through thursday night and friday night could bring around for 30—50 mm of rain. that's over half a month's around for 30—50 mm of rain. that's over half a months worth of rain in just a few hours, hence the risk of seeing some localised flooding issues. the weekend dominated with this area of low pressure. first of all, it will be quite windy for with som

we continue to invest massively in scotland, because scotland, like the whole of the uk benefits from being part of the oldest successful -- i congratulate the smp on their u-turn -- on education and getting your kids into school. >> thank, you mister speaker. the people and i are sick of drug gangs openly selling drugs across the streets. also grooming young innocent children to do that dirty work. can the prime minister update me as to what progress is being made to deliver our manifesto commitment to ensure -- the resources and personal they need to tackle these drug dealers who are infecting key flings soul. >> my honorable friend is absolutely right to point out the evil that is done by drug gangs around the whole country. it has spread across our country and we must roll them up. that is why we are attacking them directly with every talking a logical resource at our disposal. we are making sure that we are investing another 20,000 more police officers going to key fling across the country as well. >> covid-19 -- broken out in three food factories. 70 -- a plant and germany is al

please scotland said one person was shot dead by armed police. —— police scotland. six other people were taken to hospital, including a police officer who is in a critical but stable condition. including a police officer who is in a critical but stable conditionlj heard a critical but stable condition.” heard people from the hotel, a couple of people had been stabbed and everywhere was full of blood, the left and the corridor. scotland's first minister said the events were truly dreadful. this is a situation that has undoubtably shaken glasgow today and scotland, but the police have dealt with it that there is no ongoing threat to the public and the assessment is that it the public and the assessment is thatitis the public and the assessment is that it is not a terrorist incident. that said, there are six individuals ina that said, there are six individuals in a critical condition as a result of injuries they have sustained and all of our thoughts and good wishes should be with them. others paid tribute to the emergency services. the circumstances that were horrif

but in the north of scotland, where the winds are lighter in southern scotland, northern england and the skies clear this will be coolest of all, temperatures just a few degrees above freezing, most well and truly still frost free. then into friday, sunshine and showers for england, wales and northern ireland. some showers could become heavy and thundery at times. but as we start the day with showers in scotland, northern half of scotland, we replace those showers with some longer spells of heavier rain as we go into friday afternoon, northeast scotland could be some minorflooding too. and temperatures only nine or ten degrees. maybe even a bit of snow on the hills. and it will be feeling much colder than that given the strength of the wind, particularly northern half the country we will see some widespread gales develop as we go through friday and into friday night. all linked to this area of low pressure which is developing to the east of us over the next few days, pushing another bit further southwards. so it's the north and the west where some of the strongest of the winds will b

northeast scotland holding onto some of that coastal cloud, mist and murk. so, as we go into saturday night, we continue to push our various lumps of wet weather northwards and westwards across the british isles. there will be some clear spells, equally, some fog patches, i think it's likely to stay very murky for some of those eastern coasts of scotland and england. but a very mild night. temperatures as we start sunday morning between 11—14 degrees. then for sunday, well, really, it is more of the same. a lot of the cloud for these eastern and northern parts. elsewhere, some spells of sunshine, yes, but a scattering of showers, they will be quite hit and miss, but where they do prop up, they could well be heavy with some hail and thunder thrown in for good measure. and it's another warm day as well with temperatures widely 21—24 degrees. a little bit cooler though where we keep the cloud close to some of those north sea coasts. now, our area of low pressure will still be with us as we head into monday, but it does weaken. it becomes quite flabby. not m

genie three men, the health secretary in scotland. —— the headlines on bbc news. thousands of demonstrators are gathering across the uk to protest against racism after the police killing of george floyd in the us. in bristol — protestors have pulled down the statue of the 17th century slavetrader, edward colston. the number of people worldwide who have died from coronavirus has passed 400,000. in the united states, huge protests have continued in cities across the country at the killing in police custody of the black american, george floyd. crowds once again converged on the white house in washington dc. 0ur north america correspondent aleem maqbool has more. no racist! police! nojustice! no peace! it was the biggest demonstration washington has seen since the killing of george floyd. but with none of the confrontation with security forces that we had seen previously. they sent in the national guard, the national guard here on the streets, they were tear—gassing people, shooting them with rubber bullets, you know, really perpetuating police brutality and viole

eastern parts of scotland could well say largely dry, with some sunny spells. there may be a damp start for parts of north—west england, north and west wales, but the rain here is going to clear away northwards, and we'll get to see some sunshine around. and that will allow temperatures to head up even further and build more by the time we get to wednesday. not all of us seeing a bit of rain. in scotland and northern ireland, there will be some warmth in the sunshine, if you get to see that occasionally. but it'll be largely clear in england and wales, and this is where temperatures head up into the high 20s — cardiff, birmingham, leeds — and some spots into the low 30s, but with that higher humidity as well. this is bbc news, the headlines: police are treating the fatal stabbing of three people in a park in reading on saturday as terror—related. intelligence service sources say officials were made aware of concerns about the 25—year—old libyan refugee last year but an investigation found there was no immediate threat. he is currently in custody. ge

eastern parts of scotland could well say largely dry, with some sunny spells. it may be a damp start for parts of north—west england, north and west wales, but the rain here is going to clear away northwards, and we'll get to see some sunshine around. and that will allow temperatures to head up even further and build more by the time we get to wednesday. not all of us seeing a bit of rain. in scotland and northern ireland, there will be some warmth in the sunshine, if you get to see that occasionally. but it'll be largely clear in england and wales, and this is where temperatures head up into the high 20s — cardiff, birmingham, leeds — and some spots into the low 30s, but with that higher humidity as well. this is bbc news, the headlines: police are treating the fatal stabbing of three people in a park in reading on saturday as terror—related. intelligence service sources say officials were made aware of concerns about the 25—year—old libyan refugee last year but an investigation found there was no immediate threat. germany has seen another sharp in

now early morning, we've got rain across the far north of scotland. otherwise, it's dry, clear, temperatures typically 8—11. and once any early mist and fog patches clear away from england and wales, it's going to be another sunny, warm day for many places. but we've got rain in northern scotland, where it's cooler, and we could see showers and cloud developing further south across scotland into the far north of england later, and also potentially in northern ireland. so here, temperatures will be 22 degrees. the highest temperatures are likely to be towards the southeast of england, say, 27 in the london area. it will be as windy as it's been over the past few days also. so we've got cooler air heading ourway. there's also going to be some rain in that cooler air, but it could prove rather hit and miss, and of course there were large parts of the country that were extremely dry during may. and we're uncertain as to how much rain there will be on wednesday across east anglia and the southeast of england. maybe a bit wetter across other parts of engl

that rain certainly arrived in scotland during tuesday — knocking attem pters scotland during tuesday — knocking attempters back as well. a cloudier weather, together with the rain, is continuing to push its way southwards overnight. many areas by the end of the night will have had some rain, the exceptions really being towards the southeast and east anglia where it is good to be a little chilly in the countryside and probably drying off later in the night for northern ireland and western scotland. up some cloudier skies for wednesday in england and wales. some outbreaks of rain as well, could be little heavy at times. across northern ireland, largely dry, little bit of sunshine and missing most of the showers across western scotland, where temperatures may make 18 degrees in glasgow, much cooler with the showers in eastern scotland and across the rest of the uk and attem pters across the rest of the uk and attempters quite a bit lower than they were yesterday. continuing that cooler theme through the rest of the week, because pressure is lower across scandinavia where we once had h

we've got this band of rain coming into northern scotland. we've got a real rash of showers elsewhere. you can see there is some thunder and lightning as well. so it is an unsettled picture if you are out and about and it's cool as well. this time last week, 28 degrees, the warmest day of the year so far in scotland, barely eight or nine today, a drop of 20 degrees. there will of course be some sunshine between the showers, particularly gci’oss between the showers, particularly across england and wales and the south but gathering rain cloud for scotla nd south but gathering rain cloud for scotland as you can see, and here, the winds busting 50, 60 miles an hour and those strong winds will continue through the night carrying that longer spell of rain if you like further southwards as the showers ease away in the south. we could see 5—6dc but generally because of the strength of the wind it won't be a particularly cold night. temperature wise. clearly, it will feel chilly. that same area of low pressure stays with us throughout the weekend

north—east scotland seeing thunderstorms. it is low pressure which will park itself towards the north—west of the uk throughout the weekend and bands of wet weather around that, moving on through with the brisk winds as well. these are the thundering downpours north, north—east scotland this morning. showers in the east. thundering downpours in places. the chance of some hail and prolonged downpours into northern ireland and scotland. the picture this afternoon, if you are out and about, showers moving through quite quickly. very blustery. winds are gusting at 35 miles per hour. not as windy in northern ireland and scotland. this is why the downpours will last longer. 10— 20 millimetres of rain in a small passage of time. temperatures mostly high teens and low 20s, clearly a lot cooler and fresher. staying blustery overnight with more showers to come. in fact, they will merge give longer spells of rainfor they will merge give longer spells of rain for northern ireland, north wales, north—west england and scotland. eas

since scotland and northern ireland is to openin scotland and northern ireland is to open in august, schools in wales are due to open onjune on june the 29th. figures for coronavirus deaths in the uk have been released in the past half hour. about 64,000 more people than usual have died during the pandemic, according to the office for national statistics. to make sense of it all, i'm joined by our head of statistics robert cuffe. give us the overall picture? that 64,000 is the total number of people who have died more than we would have expected since the pandemic started. in the most recent week, there has been about annexure i600 deaths, every week is contributing fewer and fewer deaths to the excess total. in the last week, and these most total. in the last week, and these m ost rece nt total. in the last week, and these most recent figures are for england and wales, we have seen just under 10,000 deaths in england and wales, less tha n 10,000 deaths in england and wales, less than half of what we saw at the peak, so it is coming right down, it is down on the previous week but sti

brighter to central scotland but more cloud across northern scotland with a few spots of rain order is also cooler than it was here yesterday. thunderstorms for southern and western parts of scotland, they will gradually ease and tonight will become dry, a few mist and fog patches and reasonably mild and for some, a muggy night again the temperatures in double figures as we start the weekend. change of the weekend, low pressure towards the north—west throwing these weather fronts through saturday night into sunday, bringing rainfora time, saturday night into sunday, bringing rain for a time, but also introducing less humid air, fresher conditions over the weekend as the breeze starts to pick up. let‘s put some details on that, this is saturday and is sunny for the vast majority full sun sign in wales, south—west and midlands in the morning to the north—east of england and lincolnshire through the afternoon. a few showers across the north and east of scotland but some sunny spells for the vast majority are most will stay predominantly dry with temperatures into the 20s. finishin