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lots of tributes today and rightly so to the great motown songwriter barrett strong, who has died aged 81. time for a look at the weather. heres chris fawkes. today we had some decent sunshine and a lot of dry weather. probably one of the best days of the week, with sunshine and relatively mild area as well. but we have got a change on the way. the weather is about to get a lot windier. zooming into the north atlantic, we can see this beautiful area of low pressure with the weather fro...

a deadly restaurant fire in madrid. two people have died and at least ten others are injured. youre watching bbc news. now its time for sportsday with chetan pathak hello and welcome to sportsday — im chetan pathak — coming up on tonights programme: a huge win for leicester in their fight for premier league survival — theyre out of the bottom three down but not out — chelsea are narrowly beaten by barcelona in the first leg of their champions league semi final eight tries for e...

and may have resented the school. stick or twist? as one energy provider offers an energy deal lower than the governments energy price guarantee, well be asking are better deals round the corner? and an opera with a difference. well be behind the scenes at a concert composed and performed by people who have experienced homelessness. it isa it is a cold start in the east and milder in the west where we have thicker cloud, heavier rain and blustery conditions which is pushing north throu...

low pressure that will be deepening overnight as it runs across northern parts of scotland. it sweeps down into scandinavia. it is the first named storm of the season, otto, named storm of the season, otto, named by the danish met service. tomorrow morning, this is the peak of the wind and the rain from overnight replaced by showers with wind gusts of 80 mph in the northern isles. elsewhere in scotland, 60—70 mph and similar gusts over the pennines and very gusty winds to the east of...

across northern ireland, north—west england and definitely into areas of scotland and then later in the afternoon we have a zone of heavy rain working into wales and parts of southern england. sunny spells in short supply, overall a cloudy and blustery day but mild with temperatures as high as 16, one of the warmest days of the year so far. as we head through wednesday night, the bad of heavy rain crosses the uk and for thursday, still arent settled but a better day with sunny spells...

between the brothers over what will happen to james�*s character lorcan after their mothers death and as the first actor with down�*s syndrome to win an oscar, he hopes the world of the big screen will become more open to storylines which involve disability. its really down to the actors themselves, really, but i think we should be included because it doesnt matter what disabilities you have, as long as you can act, that is the main thing. what is crucial for representation is not ...

there. northern ireland may brighten up there. northern ireland may brighten up with showers into the afternoon. if we see sense and across eastern england, perhaps scotland, that is where we will see the highest temperatures, 16 or 17 degrees. so, not a heatwave but it will feel different to how it has this week, and that theme of mainly dry and relatively warm weather continues into the start of week. thanks, ben. thats it. theres more analysis of the days main stories over on newsni...

conditions further north. more snow to come in northern scotland. not quite so cold in the south, where we have still got that cloud that will linger through the day in southern england and south wales. a lot of that wet weather will peter out. further north, some sunshine and more snow showers pushing into northern ireland, particularly across the north of scotland on that cold wind from the arctic. whether you have got the sunshine in the north or the cloud in southern parts of engla...

through really traumatic circumstances. they are going through a difficult time in their lives and we are finding that their cases are not being dealt with quickly enough. we really need to see proper investment in the justice system so we need morejudges, more courts, more police officers, more lawyers and there is not enough funding in the system at the moment. i was going to say, what is happening is that victims are now getting to a stage where cases are being adjourned a number of...

80 years on, they still feel they want answers. the royal navy said the creation of a mass unmarked grave would run counter to admiralty policy on the burial of wartime casualties, but mary says she wont stop asking questions. well, it makes me very sad, and 80 years is a long time, and by the time 100 years comes i wont be here, so ive got a limited time to find these men. dame mary richardson, ending that report, from hugh pym. time for a look at the weather. heres chris fawkes. hell...