eurovision favourites croatia — as the first of the semifinals takes place in sweden tonight. and coming up on bbc news... nottingham forest fail in their appeal against a four—point deduction for breaking premier league spending rules. they're just three points above the relegation places with two matches left. good evening. she's the woman at the centre of donald trump's hush money trial. the porn star stormy daniels has begun giving evidence in court in new york. the former us president denies having a sexual encounter with her or paying her more than $100,000 dollars to keep quiet about it in the run—up to the 2016 presidential election. let's go straight to new york and our north america editor sarah smith.

and there's been plenty of detail from stormy daniels this afternoon? there certainly has. the woman who donald trump paid $130,000 to to keep quiet has been speaking out in great detail in court. he of course vehemently denies having had any kind of sexual encounter with her just before she appeared his lawyers in court, trying to limit how much salacious detail could actually be heard on the court, that she was giving evidence, theyjumped up frequently to object to what she to say. she described in a lot of detail visiting donald trump in his hotel suite at a golf tournament in 2006 and ending up on the bed having sex with him, and so much detail on the fact that even the judge had to tell herjust the fact that even the judge had to tell her just to the fact that even the judge had to tell herjust to answer the questions. as donald trump heads to court, waving at the cameras, it looks much the same each day, but they are not the same. today, he had to watch a woman

who claimed she had sex with him, testify about it. he is accused of falsifying business records when he marked a hush money payment to her as legal expenses. the legal expense that we paid was put down as legal expense. there is nothing more you could say. you don't have to put down anything like this, but we put down legal expense because it was illegal expense. is that right, mr attorney? —— because it was a legal expense. stormy daniels was paid $130,000 by mr trump to stop her going public with her claims of a sexual encounter, shortly before the 2016 presidential election. the court was shown this photograph of them together, as she described first meeting him at a golf tournament in 2006, the day she said they later had sex. it was at this golf course, she said, that donald trump sent his bodyguard to invite her to dinner. when she got to his hotel suite, she laughed at him for wearing black silk pajamas, while he dangled the possibility of her appearing on his tv show, the apprentice. as the prosecution asked ms daniels

about having sex with mr trump, she was frequently interrupted by objections from his lawyers. the judge appeared unhappy about the length of her answers and the level of detail she was describing. she said she started thinking about selling her story when she heard somebody else was planning to, saying, "i'd rather make the money than someone making money off of me." earliertoday, mrtrump posted on social media... "i've just recently been told who the witness is today. this is unprecedented, no time for lawyers to prepare. no judge has ever run a trial in such a biased and partisan way." he quickly deleted it. he's been warned by the judge that he could be jailed if he continues to post about witnesses in this trial. sarah smith, bbc news, new york. prince harry is back in britain for a week, but will not be seeing the king. the duke of sussex is here to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the invictus games for wounded or sick veterans. he spoke at an event in london this afternoon. 0ur royal correspondent sean coughlan is here.

it seems the king won't have time to see him? that's right. prince harry is back in the uk, i don't think he will be p°ppin9 in the uk, i don't think he will be popping into the palace behind me or any of the other royal residences to meet king charles, his father. king charles has a packed diary and will not have time to see his son, we are told. they are hoping to meet up sometime soon. we also understand that prince william will not be at the event tomorrow at st paul's cathedral celebrating ten years of the invictus games. this is thomson —— but this is something of a solo mission for prince harry, but also at the end of this week we expect him to go with his wife the duchess of sussex to nigeria, so they will be together for the visit next week. the defence secretary grant shapps has told mps that state involvement can't be ruled out in a cyber attack on a payroll database of british military personnel.

he didn't identify the suspected culprit. but china has strongly denied suggestions that it was behind the breach. here's our security correspondent gordon corera. defending the country, but under attack in cyberspace. military personnel were today warned their personal data may have been compromised. in an email, they were told... "this incident potentially impacts personal data of current, regular and reservist personnel and a small number of veterans. the data includes names and bank details and for a small proportion of individuals, addresses." well, there are indications that a malign actor has compromised the armed forces payment network. but i do want to reassure people that ministry of defence has already taken action in removing the network offline, taking it offline. so what do we know about what happened? the system was run by a contractor and dealt with payments. it was not the ministry of defence�*s

own internal system, which handles classified information. the ministry says it's confident salary payments will be made, although there may be delays on expenses. but the real question is who was behind the hack? in parliament today, the defence secretary would not be drawn for reasons of national security. we can't release further details of the suspected cyber activity behind this incident. however, i can confirm to the house that we do have indications that this was the suspected work of a malign actor and we cannot rule out state involvement. president xi jinping of china, visiting france today. the suspicion is that chinese hackers might have been responsible, partly because of a track record of this kind of activity. but today, china's foreign ministry hit back, describing the accusations as a smear and absurd.

it may take months to be confident who was responsible, and that will do little to help those in the armed forces worried about what's happened to their data. gordon corera, bbc news. police say a five—month—old baby who was seriously injured in a "neglect incident" at a legoland in windsor has died in hospital. the boy suffered a cardiac arrest at the theme park on thursday and died on sunday. a 27—year—old woman from essex was arrested on suspicion of neglecting a child to cause unnecessary injury and has been released on bail. the uk's longest ever rail strikes

roll on this week with no services in large parts of the uk. some of britain's busiest commuter routes have been hit today with no services at all because of a fresh strike by aslef train drivers. today's industrial action mainly affects operators in the south of england — including southwestern and the gatwick express. tomorrow it's a different set of operators that will be hit — among them avanti west coast and great western. and on thursday, strike action will impact services in the north of england and scotland. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin has the latest. southampton central station was very quiet this morning. people hurried for the few trains that were running. there is a train, it's not here for another hour and a half and i can't get to work. i need to be at work in 20 minutes. normally it takes 20 minutes for me to get to work from here. 032 service to london... it was a different story at the nearby coach station. services to london were all full.

yeah, we've got to get back to kent. what are your options for that today? well, we'll be all right, it's just another six hours on the journey. do you normally get the coach? not really. it's kind of a last resort for me. the overtime ban at all 16 train companies involved in the dispute, which started yesterday, could mean short notice cancellations this week, and on strike days, some operators will run no trains, while others will have very limited timetables, services starting later and finishing earlier than usual. we want a resolution. did i expect this would be going on 22 months? no, ididn�*t. will it take another 22 months? well, if it does, it does. but this won't go away till somebody sits down with us and resolves the pay rise for �*22 and �*23. the government has sign—off on any deal. 0ther rail unions have now stopped their strikes, but more than a year since aslef rejected the latest offer put on the table by the train 0perators

group, there's been no sign of progress towards resolving the train drivers�* dispute. that offer, approved by the government, was two annual pay rises of 4%, dependent on changes to ways of working that the union said went too far. in the past few days, a development — new discussions have been proposed. the main points of disagreement over this period has been over working conditions, and we're hoping that this letter could help dislodge these talks and just move us into a position where we find some common ground. if that is the case, then potentially we could get back around the negotiating table and finally find a solution. whether that eventually leads to a settlement or not, this week's action is set to go ahead. katy austin, bbc news, in southampton. ukraine says it's foiled a russian plot to assassinate president zelensky. two colonels have been detained, suspected of passing on secret

information to the russia's security agency, the fsb. 0ur ukraine correspondent james waterhouse joins us now. what more do we know? well, plots to assassinate president _ what more do we know? well, plots to assassinate president zelensky - what more do we know? well, plots to assassinate president zelensky are - assassinate president zelensky are commonplace ever since the early hours of the full—scale invasion when russian paratroopers tried to land here in kyiv to take him out. but this is an alleged plot which really does stand out. it has it all, you have the country's intelligence services to releasing footage where they say they have arrested two serving colonels in the security services who were responsible for keeping officials safe as well as institutions. they are accused of being hired as moles by the fsb, russia's own security service, before the full—scale invasion is. there are meetings in

neighbouring european countries, there were cash transfers, they were reportedly planning to leak details of president zelensky�*s close protection, the way he was protected, as well as other top officials. there are also accused of leaking the addresses at which they stayed, and they have released phone calls where they allegedly describe or plan to launch missiles at these addresses were the officials were staying. juicy as this story is, it is also a reminder of threats that president zelensky faces as ukraine's wartime leader. he is not afraid to travel the country, he is not afraid to travel to the front line, but plots like these, as i say, are common, but this was really one which stood out in recent months. , . , one which stood out in recent months. , ., , ., ~ , ., the united nations says israel is not allowing humanitarian workers access to the rafah crossing after its forces took control of the gaza side of the border with egypt. hamas has warned that the israeli incursion there aims to undermine efforts

to secure a ceasefire. last night, hamas announced it had accepted proposals drawn up by international mediators, but the deal was rejected by israel as "far from meeting" its "core demands". paul adams reports from jerusalem. a deal may now be tantalisingly close, but in rafah, israel's military pressure is relentless. today, several gaza's last link with the outside world, the crossing point into egypt. —— severing. and raising the flag, sending an unmistakable message to hamas. the nooseis unmistakable message to hamas. the noose is tightening. the sounds of approaching war echo among the displaced, hundreds of thousands of palestinians living in the sand against the egyptian border. 0r next

to the sea. i don't know where to stay, heart medicines, people are fleeing from rafah. i have my children with me. —— says ahmed. gazans have been on the move since yesterday morning, heeding israel's latest warnings, not knowing if the coming days will bring relief or despair. translation: patter coming days will bring relief or despair. translation: after what we have witnessed, _ despair. translation: after what we have witnessed, they _ despair. translation: after what we have witnessed, they have _ despair. translation: after what we have witnessed, they have said - have witnessed, they have said multiple times that there will be a ceasefire, but we are frustrated and we have no hope. there is no big hope, only a small one. injerusalem, john and rachel have also battled with belief and fear. their son was abducted and badly injured on october the 7th. no son of life until this hamas video two weeks ago. —— no sign of life. his

parents nowjust daring to hope. when we heard the news that maybe there is a deal, we were cautiously optimistic. and we remain cautiously optimistic. and we remain cautiously optimistic. it is optimistic. and we remain cautiously otimistic. , , ., ., optimistic. it is scary to have military actions _ optimistic. it is scary to have military actions going - optimistic. it is scary to have military actions going on, . optimistic. it is scary to have i military actions going on, there optimistic. it is scary to have - military actions going on, there are innocent _ military actions going on, there are innocent civilians including our son _ innocent civilians including our son we — innocent civilians including our son. we just need this to come to an end and _ son. we just need this to come to an end and we _ son. we just need this to come to an end and we need the mediators on all sides and _ end and we need the mediators on all sides and the two main parties to 'ust sides and the two main parties to just sit_ sides and the two main parties to just sit in— sides and the two main parties to just sit in a — sides and the two main parties to just sit in a room and hammer this out and _ just sit in a room and hammer this out and don't come out of the room without_ out and don't come out of the room without a _ out and don't come out of the room without a deal. israel's defence minister says the rafah operation will not stop until hamas is eliminated all the hostages start to return. talks are set to continue. a successful outcome still far from guaranteed.

talks are due to take place in cairo tonight. israel has sent a mid level delegation so we shouldn't expect news of an immediate breakthrough and one israeli official told us the delegation is looking for new answers and it is clear there are still significant gaps. the main one is that the document released by hammers last night refers to a permanent end of the war —— hamas, and that is something the israeli government has not been willing to accept. forall of government has not been willing to accept. for all of the hopes of the people of gaza and the relatives of the hostages, this thing clearly hangs in the balance. benjamin netanyahu tonight said that hamas is proposing in his words very far from the israel core demands. the time is 6:17. our top story this evening: porn star stormy daniels takes the stand at the donald trump hush money trial with a detailed account

of their alleged sexual encounter. and the craziness of eurovision has arrived — we bring you the latest from sweden. coming up on bbc news... two—time olympic champion eliud kipchoge tells us about the fears for his family during a campaign of online abuse. he was wrongly linked to the death of fellow marathon runner kelvin kiptum, who died in a car crash earlier this year. vladimir putin has been sworn in for the fifth time as russia's president. the 71—year—old has been in power since the turn of the century and is now beginning a record breaking new six—year term after winning 88% of the vote. in a speech at a lavish ceremony at the kremlin, he was unapologetic about invading ukraine, telling russians, "united we will win" though

he conceded that russia was going through a difficult period. our russia editor, steve rosenberg was there. in russia, times change. vladimir putin. but the leader stays the same. vladimir putin, striding into the throne hall of the russian tsar is, the gold, the grander your of the grand kremlin parish match the image is cultivating other modern day russian emperor. vladimir putin could have walked this with his eyes shut. after all, he's been down this way many times before. he is the longest serving leader in russia since the dictatorjosef stalin. this is vladimir putin's fifth term in the kremlin. the oath, to serve the russian people, and then, the

leader who invaded ukraine accused the west of aggression. we leader who invaded ukraine accused the west of aggression.— the west of aggression. we are not refusin: to the west of aggression. we are not refusing to speak— the west of aggression. we are not refusing to speak to _ the west of aggression. we are not refusing to speak to western - refusing to speak to western nations. it's up to them, whether they keep trying to hold russia back and continue their aggression, and years of pressure on our country or seek a path to cooperation and peace. seek a path to cooperation and eace. .,. , seek a path to cooperation and eace. .. , ., seek a path to cooperation and eace. , ., ., peace. peace. here, they are not expecting — peace. peace. here, they are not expecting that — peace. peace. here, they are not expecting that any _ peace. peace. here, they are not expecting that any time - peace. peace. here, they are not expecting that any time soon. . peace. peace. here, they are not| expecting that any time soon. the west needs _ expecting that any time soon. the west needs a _ expecting that any time soon. the west needs a week russia that will fall apart — west needs a week russia that will fallapart. putin is west needs a week russia that will fall apart. putin is standing on their— fall apart. putin is standing on their way, _ fall apart. putin is standing on theirway, so fall apart. putin is standing on their way, so they try to weaken russia _ their way, so they try to weaken russia by— their way, so they try to weaken russia by taking putin. win their way, so they try to weaken russia by taking putin.— their way, so they try to weaken russia by taking putin. win the war, and the war — russia by taking putin. win the war, and the war is _ russia by taking putin. win the war, and the war is serious, _ russia by taking putin. win the war, and the war is serious, and - russia by taking putin. win the war, and the war is serious, and we - and the war is serious, and we are fighting _ and the war is serious, and we are fiuuhtin. ., .., and the war is serious, and we are fiuuhtin. ., _, ,.,, and the war is serious, and we are fiuuhtin. ., , ., ., ., fighting. you could stop it tomorrow thou:h b fighting. you could stop it tomorrow though by pulling _ fighting. you could stop it tomorrow though by pulling your— fighting. you could stop it tomorrow though by pulling your troops - fighting. you could stop it tomorrow though by pulling your troops out. l though by pulling your troops out. of course not. we will never stop, because _ of course not. we will never stop, because we — of course not. we will never stop, because we are _ of course not. we will never stop, because we are fighting _ of course not. we will never stop, because we are fighting for- of course not. we will never stop, because we are fighting for our. because we are fighting for our people — because we are fighting for our --eole. �* , . , because we are fighting for our --eole. �*, . , ., because we are fighting for our neale, �*, . , ., 4' people. it's incredible to think that in the _ people. it's incredible to think that in the near— people. it's incredible to think that in the near quarter - people. it's incredible to think that in the near quarter of - that in the near quarter of a century that vladimir putin has been in power in russia and america has

been through five different presidents and britain has had seven prime ministers. mr putin's support welcome the continuity, as they see it, despite the danger that comes from having one man in powerfor so long with so few checks and balances. but it's notjust in the kremlin where you will find president putin. 70 miles from moscow, big vladimir is watching you. western governments called russia's election a sham, but in this town, what do they think of the man who was declared the winner? i like him, says valentina, he does a lot for people. our pensions are big, but he cannot fix everything in one go. big, but he cannot fix everything in one to. �* , . big, but he cannot fix everything in oneuo. h ., ,~~ big, but he cannot fix everything in oneuo. h ., . one go. he's had 25 years. but we don't know— one go. he's had 25 years. but we don't know who _ one go. he's had 25 years. but we don't know who comes _ one go. he's had 25 years. but we don't know who comes next, - one go. he's had 25 years. but we don't know who comes next, if. one go. he's had 25 years. but we don't know who comes next, if he| don't know who comes next, if he goes. _ don't know who comes next, if he goes. she — don't know who comes next, if he goes, she says. don't know who comes next, if he goes. she says-— goes, she says. perhaps that is because potential _ goes, she says. perhaps that is because potential rivals - goes, she says. perhaps that is because potential rivals are - goes, she says. perhaps that is because potential rivals are in i because potential rivals are in exile or in jail.

because potential rivals are in exile or injail. leaving one man running russia. john swinney has been chosen as scotland's new first minister after becoming the new snp leader. his predeccessor, humza yousaf formally tendered his resignation to the king today, after announcing he would be standing down last week. mr swinney becomes scotland's seventh first minister. with more here's our scotland editorjames cook. john swinney is no stranger to this walk. he has been heading into holyrood since the day it opened. today, though, was different. it was the changing of the guard. i will today, though, was different. it was the changing of the guard.— the changing of the guard. i call on humza yousaf. _ the changing of the guard. i call on humza yousaf. my _ the changing of the guard. i call on humza yousaf. my heart _ the changing of the guard. i call on humza yousaf. my heart will - the changing of the guard. i call on | humza yousaf. my heart will forever belon: to humza yousaf. my heart will forever belong to scotland. _ humza yousaf. my heart will forever belong to scotland. so _ humza yousaf. my heart will forever belong to scotland. so to _ humza yousaf. my heart will forever belong to scotland. so to have - humza yousaf. my heart will forever belong to scotland. so to have the l belong to scotland. so to have the opportunity to defy the far right, to defy the racists, defy the bigots who told me to go home, but to be in a position to serve my country and to have led to my home, well, that has been the most tremendous honour

that i did not think was reserved for people who looks like me. msf’s for people who looks like me. msps then voted in _ for people who looks like me. msps then voted in a _ for people who looks like me. msps then voted in a new _ for people who looks like me. msps then voted in a new snp _ for people who looks like me. msps then voted in a new snp first - then voted in a new snp first minister, who said he agonised over whether to stand because of his concern for his wife, in the pink jacket, who has multiple sclerosis. i cannot let this moment pass without making clear to elizabeth my profound eternal gratitude for the sacrifices she is prepared to make to enable her husband to serve our country as first minister. has to enable her husband to serve our country as first minister.— country as first minister. as for oli , country as first minister. as for policy. he _ country as first minister. as for policy. he named _ country as first minister. as for policy, he named one _ country as first minister. as for policy, he named one priority. l country as first minister. as for i policy, he named one priority. so i will be policy, he named one priority. ’sr i will be unapologetic about policy, he named one priority. sr i will be unapologetic about bringing to this parliament the measures we can take to eradicate child poverty and i look forward to seeking the support of others to achieve that aim. ~ ., , , aim. words underlined with deeds, as john swinney — aim. words underlined with deeds, as john swinney crossed _ aim. words underlined with deeds, as john swinney crossed the _ aim. words underlined with deeds, as john swinney crossed the floor - aim. words underlined with deeds, as john swinney crossed the floor to - john swinney crossed the floor to shake the hands of the opposition leaders. so, john swinney insists he

wants to get back to the founding principles of this parliament, to the politics of consensus. but that leaves a couple of questions. one, is his pledge credible, and number two, what do the opposition parties make of it? taste two, what do the opposition parties make of it? ~ two, what do the opposition parties make of it?— make of it? we will continue with our constructive _ make of it? we will continue with our constructive agenda - make of it? we will continue with our constructive agenda on - make of it? we will continue with our constructive agenda on a - our constructive agenda on a progressive vision of scotland's future and an ambitious approach to tackling the climate and major emergency. what remains to be seen is ifjohn swinney will be receptive. is is if john swinney will be receptive-— is if john swinney will be receptive. is john swinney personally _ receptive. is john swinney personally and _ receptive. is john swinney personally and you - receptive. is john swinney personally and you can - receptive. is john swinney personally and you can do | receptive. is john swinney - personally and you can do business with? ., , ~ ., , , with? ultimately, ike means putting differences aside _ with? ultimately, ike means putting differences aside and _ with? ultimately, ike means putting differences aside and i _ with? ultimately, ike means putting differences aside and i can - with? ultimately, ike means putting differences aside and i can work - differences aside and i can work with anyone and i can work with john swinney— with anyone and i can work with john swinney but— with anyone and i can work with john swinney but we have to be clear it's only on _ swinney but we have to be clear it's only on those areas where there are the priorities for the people of scotland — the priorities for the people of scotland and nothing to do with the constitution. that has to be off the table _ constitution. that has to be off the table. �* ., ., ., ., ., , table. but for now a moment of pride as the new first _ table. but for now a moment of pride as the new first minister _ table. but for now a moment of pride as the new first minister heads - table. but for now a moment of pride as the new first minister heads into l as the new first minister heads into the official residence before being sworn in tomorrow. more than 800,000 children in england and wales are thought to have spent the last year living in an abusive home — according to figures from a leading

family research centre called foundations. it's launching a project to try to find the best way to support children and families experiencing domestic violence, as our social affairs editor alison holt reports. this is an important time for peter and amy. their two—year—old daughter rosie is thriving and they have another child due soon. hard work and finding the right family support has transformed their lives because when amy was pregnant with rosie, the couple's relationship was abusive. peter describes his behaviour as controlling. we've protected their identities. i was bombarding my partner with text and phone calls and asking questions like, "where are you? who you with? what are you doing?" and if that wasn't kept up with, then i would get quite angry. it was really difficult because i would always be waiting by the phone and i'd be worried

about doing certain thingsjust in case i didn't answer the phone in case it would upset him. it would have been a toxic environment for rosie. instead, they worked with, for babies sake, a charity taking part in new research into what works for families. councils fund part of their work over two years. over two years, separately and together, peter and amy were helped to change things. at worst, if things would have continued, then my child would have been in danger. now i'm prepared. i know how to regulate my emotions and know how to be the best dad and partner. what do you think would have been the future without this help? i don't think our daughter would be thriving like she is now and as happy as she is now. here they say three quarters of the families with a one year—old have had no police callouts in the last six months. but few support services can provide this sort of data. the difficulty is knowing

which ones work. this new research program is looking at different projects around the country that look promising, including this one, to try to answer that question. researchers say it will mean stretched public money can be spent where it has most impact. we're currently operating in the dark. we just don't know what works to support children affected by domestic abuse, which feels completely unacceptable given the scale of children who are affected. and its estimated one child in five experiences some form of domestic abuse. andrew says for baby's sake helped him separate safely from his emotionally abusive partner. he now looks after their children. don't sit there thinking this is your destiny. your destiny doesn't have to be that way. you can actually seek help and there's someone out there which will listen. the researchers say their five—year project will need some government funding but maintain it will transform services and lives. alison holt, bbc news.

fans have been descending on the swedish city of malmo ahead of tonight's first eurovision semi—final. the uk's entry olly alexander is already through to the final on saturday. as many as 100,000 visitors are set to descend on the city to support the 37 countries participating. from there, david sillito reports. hello! my name is windows 95! the man in the egg is representing finland. here, the netherlands and "europapa". eurovision has arrived in malmo. security is a bit more visible than normal because of issues surrounding gaza, and israel's participation in the contest. but tonight, all attention is on the first semi—final. and for one country with a long and illustrious eurovision history, something a bit different. # ..destroy the feelings i have...# hi, my name is bambie thug.

so how would you describe your style? ouija—pop. nonbinary, alt, rich, boss... and the reaction in ireland? would it be fair to say mixed? yeah, definitely. definitely a mixed reaction. some priests are not liking me very much, and... i don't think you're too bothered by that, are you? erm...no. it's been quite a journey for ireland — going from the days of double eurovision winnerjohnny logan... # what's another year?# ..to bambie thug's goth witch melodrama. there'll also be uk interest tonight with a chance to see olly alexander's performance. songs matter, but so too does staging and spectacle — an idea that ireland is definitely embracing. david sillito, bbc news, malmo.

time for a look at the weather. after the deluge of the bank holiday weekend, we saw some sunshine at times and this was the viewing north wales, porthmadog and some blues quys wales, porthmadog and some blues guys around but also some shower clouds and one or two showers lingering in the next few hours but they should ease away. through the rest of the week it will be warming up rest of the week it will be warming up for all of us and there will be some rain at times mainly across the north west but for the bulk of the uk we are looking at some largely dry conditions and isolated showers, but mostly dry and some sunshine and warmer than it has been. out there this evening there is some late sunshine particularly through parts of eastern scotland, central england but through the evening and tonight we will see mist and fog moving in around some of the coasts but also inland, mist and fog forming, so a murky start to your wednesday morning with temperatures between six or 9 degrees first thing, some

are frost free morning. high pressure will be driving our weather fronts and some dry weather trying to move in across the north west. most places looking dry but some of the mist and fog could linger around may be eastern coast of england, parts of wales in the south—west and then the rain will arrive across the north west of scotland later in the day, so temperatures pegged back a bit, between 11 and 13 across the north west but for most of us, highs between 18 or 21 degrees, above average for the time of year. as we head through thursday, a lot of dry, settled weather and mist and fog clearing away. a little bit cloudy across the far north of scotland and some patchy rain at times and some isolated showers elsewhere but most places dry and warm, up to about 22 degrees in the sunshine in the south and we will stick with a high pressure bringing this mostly dry weather through friday and saturday, just a few showers heading in towards the west on sunday. and that's bbc news at six.

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