Brighter day for many. Let your sunshine, showers across Western Areas. Most of them across the west of scotland. We will also see some gales close to the coast, the showers could be quite heavy as they rattle through. We got there mid to high teens in the north, up to 20 degrees in the south east and a little bit cooler than it has been of late. High pressure building in for the start of the weekend. We could see some good spells of sunshine across england and wales. The next Weather System pushes into Western Areas and brings heavy rain to wales, Northern Ireland and then pushing up into parts of scotland. Northern scotland on the northern isles, the south and South East Of England should tend to stay dry with some sunshine. Temperatures reaching highs of 20 degrees, a bit cooler than that further north and west. Sunday, a similar story. A lot of dry weather in the north and west. More cloud across southern england. And thats bbc news at six. Thank you, sophie. Hello there. Im olly f
Wont be made until the end of the season, following a heavy Champions League defeat. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trumps most senior diplomat is making his debut on the International Stage at the g20 summit in germany. The new us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson is meeting russias foreign minister Sergei Lavrov this lunchtime at a time when contacts between the Trump Administration and moscow are under the spotlight. The Us State Department says mr tillerson will try to provide a comforting message to countries uneasy about apparent changes in americas Foreign Policy positions. Well be live in germany in a moment, but first this report from wyre davies. With so much attention on his own difficulties at home, donald trump might be thankful that, for the next couple of days, the spotlight will fall squarely on the shoulders of his new Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson, attending the g20 summit in germany. Among his first meetings was with foreign secretary
Thousands of homes have been evacuated in christchurch, new zealand, after two separate fires have combined, covering nearly 5,000 acres. And, a century of the wrens the navy marks the formation of the Womens Royal Naval Service during the first world war. Its 5. 00pm. Our main story is that a potential deal to end the long running dispute on Southern Rail has been rejected by members of the Train Drivers union, aslef. In a ballot, 54 voted against the proposal which had been negotiated by the unions leaders. Southern says its hugely disappointed and will be seeking more talks as soon as possible. The union is expected to try to renegotiate the deal. But, for the moment, it means there is still no end in sight to the disruption on one of britains busiest commuter networks. 0ur correspondent, john young, is at Brighton Railway station where many commuters affected by the Southern Rail dispute travel from. More from you and what people have been saying there today . more from you and wha
They received £3 million for the last paralympic cycle. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Nearly every local authority in england is planning to raise Council Taxes in the coming year, most of them by 5 , to help meet the rising cost of social care. But the local government association, which represents councils, has warned that deep cuts to other services will still have to be made because of the huge cost of looking after growing numbers of elderly and disabled people. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent alison holt. Yes, and youll be fine. This is social care in action. Good girl. And i will be behind you. After several falls, 80 year old Maureen Edwards is being given support that will mean she regains some independence and rebuilds her confidence. It means she and her husband can cope at home. According to todays survey, the sheer demand for this sort of care is the reason why most local authorities in england plan to raise council tax. That was wonderful. Wev
Aircraft at airport in california. Good morning. It is wednesday, february 22. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The government has won its legal battle to Stop Thousands of british citizens from bringing their foreign husbands or wives to live in the uk without a Minimum Income. For the last five years, the uk based spouse has had to prove they earn at least £18,600, for them to support their migrant spouse. That figure is £22,000 for couples with a child. But the Supreme Court also ruled that the rules, as they currently stand, are defective and need to be changed, because they do not take enough account of the welfare of children affected by them, and do not take all sources of earnings into consideration when calculating income. 0ur Correspondent Dominic Casciani is at the Supreme Court. It is not an entirely clear decision . No, it is very complicated. There is a belief that the couples have been degraded by this fear income rolling. The Supreme Court has in practice ruled in favour