when all else fails, and if we can t trust them to do theirjob properly, that s a very, very scary thought. the report was commissioned following the rape and murder of sarah everard by a serving officer in 2021. we ll be considering the future of the met in the light of the findings. also tonight. borisjohnson has accepted that he misled parliament in relation to social gatherings during lockdown, but he insists it wasn t intentional or reckless. on the second day of the chinese state visit to moscow a warning to the west not to supply more weapons to ukraine. a report from the highlands on a giant project which could be the uk s biggest hydro electric scheme in a0 years. and why the hollywood star gwyneth paltrow is in court after a collision on a ski slope. and coming up on the bbc news channel, arsenal s women have it all to do if they re to reach the final four of the champions league, as bayern munich strike first. good evening. the biggest police force in the united
in the same boat. a day of sunshine and heavy showers with thunderstorms. at least one benefit of the strong wind is that the showers don t last in any one place for any length of time, really. we got more of the showers to come as we head into thursday. again, some will turn heavy with hail and thunder. still fairly windy as well. temperatures still on the mild side with south westerly winds dragging mild air from the south. a0 with south westerly winds dragging mild airfrom the south. a0 or 50 celsius also. into thursday night, we might see some more general rain pushing into eastern england. it stays very unsettled in the west with further showers. there is not a great deal changing with the weather pattern through friday on the weekend. loads more showers on the way with colder air in northern scotland. some of the showers will start to turn wintry. thanks, chris. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with kirsty wark which isjust getting underway o
as scrutiny of western powers arms exports to israel intensifies, the world central kitchen charity calls for an independent investigation into the strikes that killed seven members of its team in gaza. lord cameron rules out western boots on the ground in ukraine. he tells the bbc: allies need to step up or risk the war being lost. and a major medical trial begins to learn whether blood tests can spot the early signs of dementia. returning to one of our main stories this hour and a special ceremony has been held to mark the 75th anniversary of the nato alliance. as the war in ukraine continues, the alliance has agreed to start planning for a greater role in co ordinating military aid to the country.foreign ministers led by the alliance s secretary general, jens stoltenberg have met today to discuss how they can best support ukraine in the future. let s speak to xavier bettel, he is luxembourg s deputy prime minister and foreign minister. welcome to you and thank you
but we have plenty of showers around and there is more of those to come. rainfall totals continue to tot up and there are quite a few places that have seen one and a half times the march average rainfall. with the unsettled weather pattern we have got, i reckon there will be some places that get double the march rainfall average before we finish the month. at the moment we have a band of cloud working in off the atlantic. this is bringing widespread, heavy outbreaks of rain. the rain sweeping its way and across northern ireland, getting into scotland, england and wales. it tends to clear from the west later in the night, only to be followed by some fairly blustery showers. a mild night, temperatures and england and wales are nine to 11, scotland and northern ireland, slightly fresher air moving and later in the night. tomorrow, another unsubtle kind of day. we have some strong wind working into western scotland, with isobars pinching together. that will accelerate the wind up two gusts
of of showers of showers around but we have plenty of showers around and there is more of those to come. rainfall totals continue to tot up and there are quite a few places that have seen one and a half times the march average rainfall. with the unsettled weather pattern we have got, i reckon there will be some places that get double the march rainfall average before we finish the month. at the moment we have a band of cloud working in off the atlantic. this is bringing widespread, heavy outbreaks of rain. the rain sweeping its way and across northern ireland, getting into scotland, england and wales. it tends to clear from the west later in the night, only to be followed by some fairly blustery showers. a mild night, temperatures and england and wales are nine to ii, night, temperatures and england and wales are nine to 11, scotland and northern ireland, slightly fresher air moving and later in the night. tomorrow, another unsubtle kind of day. we have some strong wind working int