levy fines without having to necessarily go to court. this is all going to be spelt out in what is called a plan for water this week. it won t just be called a plan for water this week. it won tjust be about called a plan for water this week. it won t just be about sewage pollution. we will also hear about things like chemicals, also things about plastics. an average of 825 sewage spills per day in england last year. water uk, which represents the industry, says that number is coming down and they want to build on this, but the government is doing more. why now? well, it hasn t escaped the attention of ministers that there are local elections coming up, and this is exactly the sort of issue that i am sure voters will be bringing up on the doorstep. that may be why any money levied underfines the doorstep. that may be why any money levied under fines would the doorstep. that may be why any money levied underfines would be ring fenced and put back into improving waterways. now, labourare
this is the picture this morning in scarborough, so some outbreaks of rain. not a particularly pleasant day ahead there. we have quite a bit of drizzly cloud and an easterly breeze, but much has been a really wet month across many parts of the uk. in england it has been the wettest march since 1981, more than a0 years, and for some areas there has been three times the expected much rainfall. so we needed some rainfall and much certainly delivered it. but heading through into april, through the weekend, eventually things are becoming drier and brighter as well, so some optimistic weather on the way over the next couple of days. today a bit of a mixed picture because we have got this weather front sitting across western parts of the uk, and that s still bringing some outbreaks of rain. this is the radar over the past few hours. it s been raining across northern ireland, through wales, down towards central and southern england. eastern areas also seeing some drizzly rain with that breeze
pope francis is expected to be discharged from hospital today, the vatican has said. he was admitted on wednesday with breathing difficulties and later diagnosed with bronchitis. the vatican says the pontiff responded well to antibiotics and is now expected in st peter s square for palm sunday mass this weekend. good morning, if you havejust joined us. those are the main stories this morning. let s have a first look at the weather. sarah is with us this morning. good morning. you are saying at the start of the programme we have just come out of a rather wet month, so people will be hoping not to many april showers, maybe. hoping not to many april showers, ma be. , ~ ., ., ., maybe. yes, i think we had all of our aril maybe. yes, i think we had all of our april showers maybe. yes, i think we had all of our april showers back maybe. yes, i think we had all of our april showers back in - maybe. yes, i think we had all of our april showers back in march, | our april showers back in mar
puppies coming from? for the first time, our world unveils a criminal underworld of puppy traders trafficking dogs across europe. they came here to resell those dogs in england. those englishmen, they also dealt in drugs. the criminals are breeding dogs in unlicensed puppy mills in hungary. these dogs suffer abuse and neglect. the dogs are sold into a vast pet trade network in western europe that handles 8 million puppies a year. many are illegally passed off as the offspring of a much loved family pet.
scotland, northern ireland, western parts of england and wales as well, but central and eastern areas much more sunshine than we have seen of late. it will lift the temperatures, still only about nine or ten close to the east coast but 12 or 13 for many of us. i holds on across the uk as we had to enter monday. we ve a couple of weather fronts waiting in the atlantic, they will try and nudge their way in from the west. a bit more cloud from northern ireland into the far south west, but monday is looking dry and bright for many of us. temperatures up to about 13 degrees and the outlook for the week ahead, perhaps a little bit of rain through the middle of the week, but things are much drier than they have been entertaining warmer for good friday into the easter weekend. back to you both. friday into the easter weekend. back to you both- to you both. altogether, not too bad. to you both. altogether, not too bad- thank to you both. altogether, not too bad. thank you to you both. alto