With longer spells of rain and also blustery winds. A big area of low Pressure Setting to the west of ireland, smaller Low Pressure Systems around it, one that spreads northwards through the country on Saturday Night bringing some areas a lot of rain but the Rainfall Totals will be totting up for all areas but especially for the east of scotland which has already seen severe Flooding Problems so any more rain could be bad news and could be quite a lot, up to 100 millimetres of rain even into the start of november. Through tonight, the rain keeps on coming across eastern scotland, strong winds and elsewhere clear spells and scattered showers. The temperature ranging from 5 11 c. Into the first part of the week, little change, holding on to the rain across eastern scotland, sunshine and scattered showers, some of them heavy and thundery. Later in the afternoon we see the area of low pressure pushing on to the south bringing more consistent rain and strong winds. Saturday night and early
it is 3:00 a.m. in tel aviv. for hours we have been seeing and hearing signs that israel s campaign against hamas in gaza is in a new phase. strikes. people in gaza telling cnn that strikes now the most intense they have seen so far. in addition to this air and artillery bombardment that appears to be growing in tempo, israeli troops today launched what they are calling an expanded operation into gaza. an idf spokesman, rear admiral daniel ha garry says, quote, the military is expanding their ground operations. he dismissed reports of a possible deal to free more hostages and said that gaza s largest hospital, al shifa, was the site of a hamas command and control center. he offered everyday, cell phone intercept reported to be between two gazans discussing the site. admiral hangar ri also had a warning. quote, when medical facilities are used for terror purposes, they re liable to use their protection from attack in accordance with international law. meantime, at another hosp