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into south—west england, wales, the midlands, and this will continue to drift towards the east in the early hours of tuesday. again, some of this could be heavy and thundery. to the south of it, quite a warm and muggy night to come. to the north of it, a little bit fresher, where we'll have clear spells and showers. for tuesday, then, our area of low pressure starts to drift northwards to the north—east of the uk, and that will bring plenty of showers to the country, pretty much from the word go, across the north. this area of rain will take its time to clear the south and east of england through the tuesday morning. eventually, it will do and then all areasjoin in sunshine and showers. most of these will be affecting scotland, northern ireland, northern and western parts of england and wales. again, the high teens in the north, a little bit fresher across the south—east. then beyond tuesday through wednesday, thursday, that area of low pressure moves to the north. it allows west, north—westerly winds to move down across the country, again, with plenty of showers. further low pressure systems will be moving into western areas by the end of the week and into next week. and so, a very unsettled rest of the week to come, with showers or longer spells of rain,
not naming this presenter and it is a really good question and it is a legal reason. so, firstly, defamation. that is a law that protects people from lies being spread about them essentially and if you sue someone for defamation you can win a lot of money and the second reason is the right to a person privacy which is a law in the uk so that is the two reasons wife at the moment this mail presenter is still unnamed, but, of course, it has not stopped people speculating on social media and a number of high—profile bbc presenters have come out and said it is not them. the director general tim davie today condemned all these rumours about different male presenters who have been innocent and have been caught up innocent and have been caught up in this story. us presidentjoe biden has touched down in london for a brief uk visit on his way to a major nato summit in lithuania. he's scheduled to meet with prime minister rishi sunak amid concerns from the uk and other nato allies
send cluster munitions to ukraine. do we know if that topic will be one that comes up for discussion there in london? so, we don't know the specific details of what they are going to be talking about, but it certainly comes at a time, this meeting, when there is a little bit of discomfort thanks to that announcement on friday. just to remind people what is cluster munitions are, they are a rap and which drop multiple bomblets onto an area and the risk is that not all of these bomblets will detonate and in which case they are called a dud and there is always the risk that a civilian may pick one of them up and there could be untold damage later down the line to the civilian population. the point is that the uk and in fact the majority of nato allies have signed up to a specific convention — there are 123 countries signed up there are 123 countries signed up to this convention which prohibits the production and the use of these particular weapons. russia, ukraine and the us are not signatories to this. and at this point the
multiple bomblets on the enemy and there is a risk that not all of them bullet detonator and they may rest on the ground and they may rest on the ground and they may rest on the ground and they are known as duds and there is a risk that a civilian mate pick up one of these and they could go off and cause damage to civilian life. the united states has made the judgement that there is a greater risk for civilian life in not providing these weapons and allowing russia to keep on its attack without providing ukraine with such weapons against the fact that there is against the fact that there is a risk for civilians later down the line. the point is that the uk is among 123 signatories to a convention which prohibits the production and the use of these weapons. so, clearly, for these weapons. so, clearly, for the uk and for the majority of nato allies, this is something that they would not do. but president biden has made this decision now. it clearly sits uncomfortably with many of his allies but this is something they will have to discuss over that meeting with rishi sunak tomorrow and presumably will come up again at that summit in
even more terrible global war and when it comes to sweden, sweden actually applied to become a member of nato at the same time as finland. england has already become a member of nato while sweden has met with many roadblocks. chief among them being turkiye. so, turkiye essentially believes that sweden is harbouring what they believe to be kurdish extremists, kurdish terrace, members of the pkk. that is what the president believes and on that basis have raised an objection to sweden joining the alliance. president biden will hope to flex muscles at the vilnius summit and will hope to convince them to put aside those objections.— those ob'ections. bbc tom wriaht those objections. bbc tom wright are _ those objections. bbc tom wright are there. - those objections. bbc tom wright are there. tom, - those objections. bbc tom i wright are there. tom, thank you so much. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. high up on exmoor, 11150 feet above sea level to be exact.
pyrotechnics during upcoming bastille day festivities. the prime minister said it was to prevent the risk of serious disturbances, after rioting sparked by the killing of a teenager last month by police. in the uk, the cost—of—living crisis is putting immense pressure on families right across britain. official figures show the sharpest drop in household incomes on record. but for many, having to face hardship and uncertainty isn't new. our special correspondent, fergal keane, has returned to see some hard pressed communities and individuals he first visited more than 20 years ago. it's a journey that reveals stories of resilience and courage, as he reports now from govan in glasgow. the big boats are back. in a clyde shipyard that's thriving again.
to a dark place, to think of ending his life. yes. 0n more than one occasion. what has stopped you? a conversation with myself, because i'm self—aware. and nowjohn�*s made a momentous decision about work. i'm going, i'm going before i retire. i can't make it to 66. i physically cannot do it. john plans to become a climate change campaigner. but you're still a fighter. yes, to the end. fergal keane, bbc news, govan. it's one of the most endangered birds in britain, but now, the curlew population could be on the rise again. a project on the south east coast of england has seen a0 eggs hatch
close to his heart, and when the president biden meets with both the king and the prime minister, we can surely expect quite a lot of handshakes, quite a lot of handshakes, quite a lot of handshakes, quite a lot of smiles as the leaders seek to project a sense that the special relationship between the united states and the united kingdom remains in a healthy place. you the united kingdom remains in a healthy place-— healthy place. you mentioned that the war _ healthy place. you mentioned that the war in _ healthy place. you mentioned that the war in ukraine. - healthy place. you mentioned that the war in ukraine. this | that the war in ukraine. this coming at a time when we note that the us has committed to sending cluster munitions to ukraine. some allies have been speaking out against that decision. do we know if it will be broached in london? that's riuht. be broached in london? that's right- there — be broached in london? that's right. there has _ be broached in london? that's right. there has been - be broached in london? that's right. there has been some i right. there has been some discomfort amongst lots of members of nato. i mean, the uk, rishi sunak, has not directly criticise president bidon's decision but he has expressed the view that he does not encourage the use of these munitions. i want to remind people what these are exactly. they are weapons that drop
weakening. i also think the story... this time next year vladimir putin could be out of office one way or the other. it is notjust the wagner group and yevgeny prigozhin but also some in the army. it could continue to stalemate. it is possible the wagner group and yevgeny prigozhin leave the conflict and that would change things as well.— things as well. sean mcfate, really interesting _ things as well. sean mcfate, really interesting analysis - things as well. sean mcfate, | really interesting analysis and thank you for being with us. thank you. it's one of the most endangered birds in britain but now, the curlew population could be on the rise again. a project on the south east coast of england has seen 40 eggs hatch and, two months later, the chicks are set to be released into the wild next week. yvette austin has been to the isle of sheppey, in kent, to find out more.
ms yellen held 10 hours of talks with senior chinese officials, stressing the need for healthy economic competition, improved communication, and better cooperation between the two countries on climate change. here she is speaking to cbs news on sunday. an objective of my trip was to explain that national—security is something that we cannot compromise about. and we will protect. and we will do so even if it harms our own narrow economic interests. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. postscript to qualify as a doctors by completing the course. it was designed for students for less traditional