he was at risk of losing a confidence vote after ending the snp's power sharing agreement with the scottish greens. i am not willing to trade my values and principles or do deals with whomever simply for retaining power. attention turns to who will succeed him. among the likely candidates, party grandeejohn swinney and former leadership rival kate forbes. we'll hearfrom our scotland editor and our political editor about what this means for the future of the snp and politics in scotland and the uk. also on the programme, an alert to schools about pupils falling victim to sextortion. it follows a shocking rise in criminals tricking young people into sharing intimate images then blackmailing them. two men appear in court charged with murder after a man's torso

is found at a nature reserve in salford. and discovered in a field in lincolnshire, this roman artefact is 1,700 years old. but what is it? and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — after a season of points deductions in the premier league, are the financial rules that were used to punish everton and nottingham forest about to change? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six live from the holyrood parliament in edinburgh, on a tumultuous day in scottish politics. humza yousaf has announced he is standing down as snp leader and scotland's first minister afterjust 13 months in office. his politicalfuture had been

uncertain since his announcement last thursday that he was ending power—sharing with the scottish greens. they had clashed with the government over the scrapping of climate goals and the approach to gender reform. he was at risk of losing a confidence vote later this week. the snp now have 28 days to find a new leader who's supported by a majority here at holyrood. our scotland editor james cook is with me. how did it reach this point, james? it is a good question and i'm sure humza yousaf is wondering that himself this evening. he has been in office for barely a year and he has had a very difficult time because he inherited a power—sharing arrangement the scottish green party. the snp are a minority in here, they do not have a majority to govern with, so they were relying on the votes from the greens to keep them in government. but more than that they had invited the greens

into government with them. there were two green ministers in the cabinet. just last week he decided, after a lot of problems and internal wrangling, that he had had enough of that idea and he wanted them out. he did so pretty unceremoniously and they were not happy, to put it mildly. you then realised he had to govern as a minority and he was hoping the greens would help him in that. they said they would not and that. they said they would not and that left him scrabbling around looking for support. there was a suggestion perhaps he could do some sort of deal with the one member of alex salmond's alba party in here but the snp did not want to do that, they did not want to get involved. that left him with no options but to go. mr yusuf, are you resigning today? fix, options but to go. mr yusuf, are you resigning today?— resigning today? a simple answer, es. not resigning today? a simple answer, yes- not at — resigning today? a simple answer, yes. not at home _ resigning today? a simple answer, yes. not at home in _ resigning today? a simple answer, yes. not at home in dundee, - resigning today? a simple answer, yes. not at home in dundee, but. resigning today? a simple answer, i yes. not at home in dundee, but here at the official residence of the first minister in edinburgh, the place which gave its name to the

power—sharing deal with the greens which humza yousaf dumped so disastrously last week. unfortunately in ending the bute house agreement in the manner that i did, i clearly underestimated the level of hurt and upset that caused. i have concluded that repairing our relationship across the political domain can only be done by someone else at the helm. i have therefore informed the snp�*s national secretary of my intention to stand down as party leader and ask that she commences a leadership contest for my replacement as soon as possible. as a young boy born and raised in scotland, i could never have dreamt that one day i would have dreamt that one day i would have the privilege of leading my country stop people who looked like me were not in positions of political influence, let alone leading governments. what i was younger. politics can be a brutal

business. it takes its toll on your physical and mental health, your family suffer alongside you. i want to thank my wonderful wife, my beautiful children and by wider family for putting up with me over the years. i am afraid you will be seeing a lot more of me from now. humza yousaf, glasgow.— humza yousaf, glasgow. humza yousaf--- _ humza yousaf, glasgow. humza yousaf... humza _ humza yousaf, glasgow. humza yousaf. .. humza yousaf - humza yousaf, glasgow. humza yousaf. .. humza yousaf will - humza yousaf, glasgow. humzal yousaf. .. humza yousaf will have humza yousaf, glasgow. humza i yousaf. .. humza yousaf will have a yousaf... humza yousaf will have a place in the history books as the first muslim, the first descendant of immigrants and the first scots asian to lead scotland's devolved government. but his time in office was tough, most of all when his in—laws were trapped in gaza for a month. but he also lost a westminster by—election to labour and endured policy problems from hate crime to gender health care, all with his party under the shadow of a police investigation. here todayit of a police investigation. here today it is notjust about who occupies this house, it is about what they want to do while they are

in there and this whole affair has highlighted divisions in the snp, divisions on how to achieve independence, divisions on economic policy, and divisions as well on social issues, not least the most contentious topic of gender. so who will inherit those challenges? imilli will inherit those challenges? will ou be the will inherit those challenges? ll you be the new snp leader? will inherit those challenges? will| you be the new snp leader? there will inherit those challenges? will. you be the new snp leader? there is a lot to you be the new snp leader? there is a lotto happen _ you be the new snp leader? there is a lot to happen today. _ you be the new snp leader? there is a lot to happen today. could - you be the new snp leader? there is a lot to happen today. could it - you be the new snp leader? there is a lot to happen today. could it be - a lot to happen today. could it be john swinney who led the party two decades ago and had pretty much retired from front—line politics? i am giving very considerable consideration to be the leader of the snp and i am somewhat overwhelmed by the requests that have been made of me to do that, with many messages from many colleagues across the party. so i am giving that issue very active consideration and it is likely i will have more to say about that in the days to come.— the days to come. but what about kate forbes. _ the days to come. but what about kate forbes, the _ the days to come. but what about kate forbes, the former - the days to come. but what about kate forbes, the former finance l kate forbes, the formerfinance secretary who ran humza yousaf so close in the leadership contest a

little over a year ago? she is said to be thinking about running for the job. but the greens, whose support she might need, are not fans of her agenda. she might need, are not fans of her aaenda. , , , ., ,, agenda. it is entirely up to the snp to decide who _ agenda. it is entirely up to the snp to decide who they _ agenda. it is entirely up to the snp to decide who they want _ agenda. it is entirely up to the snp to decide who they want to - agenda. it is entirely up to the snp to decide who they want to lead - to decide who they want to lead their party, it is for them to decide what kind of party they want to be. do they want to continue to be a progressive party? do they want to continue to make income tax fair? do they want to continue to work for the climate emergency? or do they want to take a different direction? as he found out, governing is hard, but governing without a majority is much harder. james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. well, the political turbulence in scotland has ramifications for the politics of the wider uk, and a general election is expected within months. from edinburgh, here's our political editor chris mason so it is scotland's turn for a blast of political turbulence and it turns out westminster does not have a

monopoly on these things. today matters, of course, for scotland's governess but it matters if you are in devizes as well as dundee, wherever you are in the uk, and that is because of the size of the snp�*s political footprint. that is why it's political footprint. that is why its political rivals are seizing this moment. it's political rivals are seizing this moment.— this moment. well, it is for scotland — this moment. well, it is for scotland and _ this moment. well, it is for scotland and the _ this moment. well, it is for scotland and the scottish . this moment. well, it is for - scotland and the scottish parliament to decide who the first minister is. but what is happening now with the snp is that the mask is slipping. people in scotland are realising that public services are worse. the scottish people have been fundamentally let down. one in seven are on— fundamentally let down. one in seven are on waiting list, there is a cost of living _ are on waiting list, there is a cost of living crisis, and all the snp can offer— of living crisis, and all the snp can offer is chaos. they will turn the page — can offer is chaos. they will turn the page on this now. we need an election_ the page on this now. we need an election and a fresh start. ah, yes, the general — election and a fresh start. ah, yes, the general election. _ election and a fresh start. ah, yes, the general election. it _ election and a fresh start. ah, yes, the general election. it could - election and a fresh start. ah, yes, the general election. it could be i election and a fresh start. ah, yes, the general election. it could be al the general election. it could be a sticky moment at any time for the snp but it is particularly one with a general election so imminent. the

vast majority of scotland's mps right now are snp mps. labourfor a while have been sniffing around trying to make significant gains. but what right do they have to feel extra confidence given what has just happened? extra confidence given what has 'ust ha ened? ., ,., ., extra confidence given what has 'ust ha ened? ., ., ., extra confidence given what has 'ust hauened? ., ., ., , happened? labour are of course hoinr to happened? labour are of course heping to profit _ happened? labour are of course hoping to profit substantially - happened? labour are of course l hoping to profit substantially from snp electoral troubles and it looks as though those troubles may now have got worse. that said, labour need to bear in mind that the snp now have a chance to choose a new leader who might unite the party and prove to be more popular in a way that humza yousaf was not. the thing is, in that humza yousaf was not. the thing is. in moments _ that humza yousaf was not. the thing is, in moments of _ that humza yousaf was not. the thing is, in moments of this _ that humza yousaf was not. the thing is, in moments of this magnitude - that humza yousaf was not. the thing is, in moments of this magnitude get| is, in moments of this magnitude get noticed, noticed by voters. just start acting _ noticed, noticed by voters. just start acting like _ noticed, noticed by voters. just start acting like rational, normal people _ start acting like rational, normal people and actually put the people first for— people and actually put the people first for once. i people and actually put the people first for once.— first for once. i 'ust, i think most of us feel— first for once. i 'ust, i think most of us feel that _ first for once. i just, i think most of us feel that we _ first for once. i just, i think most of us feel that we can't _ first for once. i just, i think most of us feel that we can't trust - first for once. i just, i think most of us feel that we can't trust any | of us feel that we can't trust any of us feel that we can't trust any of them — of us feel that we can't trust any of them. , , ., ,

of us feel that we can't trust any of them. , ,., , ., ., ,, ., of them. everybody i have talked to has riven of them. everybody i have talked to has given op _ of them. everybody i have talked to has given up on _ of them. everybody i have talked to has given up on any _ of them. everybody i have talked to has given up on any hope _ of them. everybody i have talked to has given up on any hope of- of them. everybody i have talked to | has given up on any hope of scottish politics. theyjust don't understand where it is going.— where it is going. ageing is inescapable _ where it is going. ageing is inescapable and _ where it is going. ageing is inescapable and that - where it is going. ageing is inescapable and that is - where it is going. ageing is inescapable and that is no | where it is going. ageing is- inescapable and that is no different for political parties. the snp have beenin for political parties. the snp have been in power here since 2007 and the baggage and arguments of all of those years have contributed to what we have seen today. but the future matters more than the past and its consequences will be felt here in scotland and beyond. chris and james are with me now. james, what happens now? logistically what could happen next? could there be an election? theoretically there could be, but lorna is slater of the greens was telling me an important thing, which is as we expect a vote of confidence in the government goes ahead this week, and two verse work table, won

by labour and the government and one by labour and the government and one by the conservatives in humza yousaf, they might both go ahead because they want to make their points. the leadership one doesn't matter, he has answered it, they have one. the government one might matter more but the greens have said they are not going to bring down the government. at least for now there is not going to be an election. the question will turn then on who wins the snp leadership contest? and whether they can command a majority in here. that is a bit further down the line before we get there. as we were hearing, i was hinting that there are challenges, particularly for kate forbes in uniting the party and in getting other people in the greens to support her. it cuts both ways in the system. one word about the system, this place is designed, it looks chaotic, this minority government thing, this place is designed to make politics more collegiate, to get away from the adversarial nature of westminster

politics, to calm things down. how is that going? people can judge for themselves how that is going. even by the standards of here it has been a pretty turbulent week.— a pretty turbulent week. chris, not turbulent, just _ a pretty turbulent week. chris, not turbulent, just for _ a pretty turbulent week. chris, not turbulent, just for everyone - a pretty turbulent week. chris, not turbulent, just for everyone here, | turbulent, just for everyone here, this is significant for the whole of the uk? it this is significant for the whole of the uk? , , ., the uk? it is. the first thing to reflect on _ the uk? it is. the first thing to reflect on was _ the uk? it is. the first thing to reflect on was a _ the uk? it is. the first thing to reflect on was a moment - the uk? it is. the first thing to reflect on was a moment of. reflect on was a moment of fallibility from the now outgoing first minister on a human level and on a political level. here is a man who not— on a political level. here is a man who not long ago arrived in office with smiles and with promises and here he _ with smiles and with promises and here he is— with smiles and with promises and here he is burdened by regret and ultimately by failure. and acknowledging out loud how things might— acknowledging out loud how things might have been different. perhaps if he had _ might have been different. perhaps if he had not unceremoniously turfed the greens— if he had not unceremoniously turfed the greens out of government they would _ the greens out of government they would not — the greens out of government they would not have wanted to unceremoniously ensure that he was turfed _ unceremoniously ensure that he was turfed out _ unceremoniously ensure that he was turfed out of government as well. we have another case study in political turbulence — have another case study in political turbulence after a decade of political— turbulence after a decade of political turbulence, not just turbulence after a decade of political turbulence, notjust here, political turbulence, not just here, but around — political turbulence, notjust here, but around the uk. and we have

conventional wisdom that suggests tonight— conventional wisdom that suggests tonight that the rivals to the snp will be _ tonight that the rivals to the snp will be political beneficiaries, including the labour party tonight including the labour party tonight in particular. you are likely to be wearing — in particular. you are likely to be wearing a — in particular. you are likely to be wearing a pretty broad smile. but a final thought, the lessons of the last decade have taught us not to always— last decade have taught us not to always make the obvious link about what might happen politically. there have been_ what might happen politically. there have been twists and turns and there are likely— have been twists and turns and there are likely to— have been twists and turns and there are likely to be further ones here and potentially further once around the uk _ and potentially further once around the uk. but what has happened here matters _ the uk. but what has happened here matters wherever you are watching tonight _ matters wherever you are watching toni . ht. , ., matters wherever you are watching toniaht. , . g. , matters wherever you are watching toniht. , . g . , . ~' matters wherever you are watching toniaht. , . , ., ,, tonight. chris and james, thank you very much- — tonight. chris and james, thank you very much- we _ tonight. chris and james, thank you very much. we will _ tonight. chris and james, thank you very much. we will have _ tonight. chris and james, thank you very much. we will have more - tonight. chris and james, thank you very much. we will have more from| very much. we will have more from here later in the programme. now i will hand you to clive for a look at the rest of the day's news. the national crime agency has issued an unprecedented alert to all schools in the uk, warning about the danger to pupils of so—called sextortion. it's when criminals trick young people into sharing intimate images of themselves online then blackmail their victims for cash. police say there's been an alarming rise in the number of cases. here's angus crawford.

just 16, murray dowie ended his life. criminals posing as a girl online tricked him into sending compromising pictures. then they blackmailed him. he couldn't bear it. it totally destroyed our family. murray was a happy, normal teenager. he was driven to take his own life by whatever threats and awful things that the people that were trying to extort money out of him were saying to him. hi. how are you doing? what happened to murray is called sextortion. gangs pose as young men or women, send explicit videos or pictures to targets they identify via social media. they demand the same in return, then... male voice: the film will be shared with your friends, - your family, your workmates... girl's voice: everyone you know. man's voice: unless you pay. today, in an unprecedented move, the national crime agency issued

an alert to schools across the uk about this growing threat. the nca is warning that criminals are increasingly targeting young people, especially teenage boys. it's mainly done by gangs based in west africa or southeast asia. their aim, terrifying children into handing over as much money as they can. it can have an absolutely devastating effect on young people. this is why we are issuing this alert and we want people to take it extremely seriously, but we don't want them to panic. so there are definitely things that parents can do, conversations that can be had. it is really important children know that they are never to blame. but what is really disturbing for teachers and parents is how young the victims are now. keeping them safe on social media is a daily challenge. never presume it couldn't happen here. presume it could happen. i think be vigilant, set up some really good, clear parameters, allow students to be part of that process so that it is not being done to them

but being done with them. today's alert by the nca strikes a chord with 14—year—old josh. i think that's definitely a big step in the right direction. i think people need to be made aware of this sort of thing. it is quite easy to get into these sort of bad situations. from a mother who lost a son, a plea to other young people. my message would be, please don't do what murray did. nothing is worth taking your own life for, nothing. no matter how terrified and awful you are feeling at the moment, that will pass and this can be fixed. angus crawford, bbc news. and if you or someone you know has been affected by the issues in angus�* piece, bbc action line has information on organisations that can help. two men have appeared in court charged with murder after a man's torso was found wrapped in plastic at a nature reserve in salford in greater manchester. police say they believe the victim was in his 60s,

and his family have been informed. rowan bridge is outside tameside magistrates court for us now. what magistrates court for us now. happened in court to today, what happened in court today? today, two men, both from eccles in greater manchester, appeared dressed in grey tracksuit see if the short hearing at tyneside magistrates�* court this afternoon. listening to polish interpreters, they were told they were accused of murdering a person unknown between march 25 and april two this year. both men were remanded in custody and will appear before man chester crown court tomorrow morning. greater manchester police launched their investigation after the torso of a man was found in wetlands in salford three and a half weeks ago. body parts later turned up in three other locations across greater manchester, and they are all believed to be from the same body. the man is believed to be in his 60s, but has not yet been named by police and has not been formally

identified. police say specially trained officers are now supporting the family of the deceased. police say their work in the case, though, is farfrom say their work in the case, though, is far from over. say their work in the case, though, is farfrom over. they say their work in the case, though, is far from over. they say they are following every line of inquiry to recover and reunite the victim with his family, and say it is important to them to bring a dignified end to what they called a terrible scenario. thank you for that, rowan bridge reporting. three more lenders have announced they�*re raising rates on new fixed deal mortgages from tomorrow. nationwide, santander and natwest follow several other lenders who lifted rates last week. it comes as expectations of bank of england interest rate cuts are scaled back. the average rate on a two—year fixed deal is nowjust over 5.8%. businesses face new import checks and charges for food and plants the french actor gerard depardieu is being questioned by police in paris over to allegations of sexual assault. he is accused of molesting

women in film sets. depardieu, 75, already faces a rape charge as well as allegations of assault from more than a dozen women. we strongly denies all the allegations. —— he strongly denies all the allegations. businesses face new import checks and charges for food and plants from the european union from midnight tonight. it�*s the second phase of a delayed introduction of border controls, although goods from ireland will be exempt for now. here�*s our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. 7-9-9. it�*s iam, but this flower wholesaler is in full bloom, sorting time—sensitive deliveries destined for florists and hotels. with initial checks on imports set to be minimal, the main concern isn�*t delays but fees. we have got chrysanthemums which, as you can see, there is a huge range of these and each one of these varieties will cost £29 per consignment. so looking at the fire variety, that will be £145 in total. a day? a day. and we probably have three consignments today. so that adds up to...?

my three locations, round about £225,000 a year additional costs. he will have to pass those onto customers, while also grappling with a lack of clarity over how it will work. these changes are not about submerging blooms in more red tape, but about reducing the risk of imported disease and complying with global trade rules. now the uk has left the eu, we have to treat that bloc the same as the rest of the world when it comes to higher risk goods. senora, have a good day too, goodbye. grazie, ciao. forfood, the government claims prices will be just 0.2% higher overall, but it is importers of meat, cheese, the likes of this italian deli, that will see the biggest rises. the cost of health certificates is already hitting their ranges. some supplies from italy at the moment they decide to stop until they can know, until they can find the best way for them to reduce the price

and see how it goes, see what is going to happen in the future. these formalities were brought in for british businesses who sell to europe three years ago. what has been the impact of that? it is always worth caveating by saying so much has been going on. we have had covid, we have had the war in ukraine, it is very hard to be precise, but there does seem to be a pretty compelling case that brexit has impacted negatively on our trade. the costs stemming from these changes will total hundreds of millions of pounds for business, or even more. after a turbulent few years some may be in danger of wilting. dharshini david, bbc news. the england rugby international billy vunipola has been fined 240 euros after an incident in majorca on sunday when he was arrested. vunipola, who plays for saracens, has apologised and called it a "misunderstanding". the bbc understands he was tasered by police who were called to a bar in the island�*s capital, palma. saracens have tweeted to say

it�*s aware of an incident involving the player and would deal with the matter internally. clubs at the very top of english football have voted in favour of developing plans to introduce a spending cap. the proposal would see spending on wages linked to the television revenue of the premier league�*s bottom clubs. dan roan is at man united�*s ground, old trafford. this would be quite a revolutionary move. it could be, clive, yes. it depends if it is voted through in the summer, but it is part of a wider debate about financial rules that premier league clubs will have to adhere to or years to come. the current system, known as the profit and sustainability regulations, have been controversial, because everton and nottingham forest have both fallen foul of it and have been docked points for breaching a rule that restricts losses over a three—year period. some clubs have pushed for a new system which would

effectively mean a hard salary cap, which would see clubs allowed spending on new players and wages limited to a multiple of the amount of money earned by the lowest placed club in television revenue. those clubs believe this would mean a fairer premier league, a more competitive balance, at a time when the likes of manchester city, of course, may secure a sixth title in just seven seasons. but there are other clubs, such as manchester united, behind me, and manchester city, aston villa as well, who voted against the idea today amid fears that it could mean players have to be sold and hand an advantage to european rivals. so there is a split within the premier league. talks will be advanced, with a proper vote, perhaps, in the summer. the players�* union have also expressed concerns. there is a long way to go, but this was an important step forward. dan, thank you. now, i haven�*t got a

clue what it is either! it�*s been several months since this roman artefact was discovered in a field in lincolnshire, but experts are still baffled as to what it is. it�*s one of only 33 dodecahedrons found in britain, and thought to be more than 1,700 years old. it�*s now about to go on display. the interesting thing about dodecahedra is they are just a mystery to archaeologists, and have been for 200—300 years. we�*ve been lucky finding one within an archaeological dig. it�*s only the fourth one found within an archaeological dig, and a complete surprise, but it does have some context now. most that are found are broken, they are in little pieces, often. ours is complete, it�*s perfect, and it gives some idea about the craftsmanship that was used to create it as well. it�*s not a tool, because ours shows no sign of wear whatever. it�*s not a measuring device, because dodecahedron

because dodecahedra aren�*t standardised, they don�*t have any rule as to how big they are, so you can�*t measure things with them. what it probably is is some sort of religious or ritual device. the romans were very, very superstitious. they had to have some way of making decisions, and you do get 12 choices with a dodecahedron, because you�*ve got 12 sides. what a mystery! now let�*s return tojane in edinburgh. thanks, clive. welcome back to holyrood in a dramatic day in scottish politics. at around lunchtime, first minister humza yousaf announced his resignation. he�*d faced growing pressure since ending a power—showing agreement with the scottish greens. let�*s get the final thoughts of james cook, a scotland editor, and chris mason, our political editor. there is a leadership race under way. how is it looking tonight? yes, and it hasjust begun, so it�*s early days. it already, we see some

significant snp figures, some of whom have been talked about as potential leadership candidates themselves coming in behind john swinney. jenny gilruth, the education secretary, the education secretary, and the westminster leader stephen flynn, talking about a serious man for serious times. but these are serious times here, and there is also, perhaps, i think, a moment of reflection, notjust exactly about what has been happening here, but what is happening here, but what is happening about the parliament generally, whether it is working well. we were talking at the start about the chaos, and one former first minister, lord mcconnell of labour, is saying tonight, this is a time to renew our democracy and institutions. this is a quarter of a century old, devolution, and there is a lot of chat about how it should move forwards. and where does this leave the whole question of independence, scottish independence? it has been dominating one strand of political— it has been dominating one strand of political conversation here for over a decade _ political conversation here for over a decade and matters wherever you are in—

a decade and matters wherever you are in the _ a decade and matters wherever you are in the uk, what is striking at the moment is, while the snp, even prior to _ the moment is, while the snp, even prior to today, had hit a spot of political— prior to today, had hit a spot of political turbulence and had seen its political fortunes is a little, as things — its political fortunes is a little, as things stand, the evidence suggests that support for independence in scotland remains substantial and robust. so even if we have _ substantial and robust. so even if we have a — substantial and robust. so even if we have a period in the coming years where _ we have a period in the coming years where the _ we have a period in the coming years where the snp's political fortunes are not— where the snp's political fortunes are not what they were, what happens in that _ are not what they were, what happens in that period to support for independence? and the evidence at this stage. — independence? and the evidence at this stage, who knows about the future, _ this stage, who knows about the future, but the evidence at this stage _ future, but the evidence at this stage is— future, but the evidence at this stage is that that support is sticky, _ stage is that that support is sticky, is— stage is that that support is sticky, is robust. this means that whatever— sticky, is robust. this means that whatever happens, it is likely that that big _ whatever happens, it is likely that that big conversation about scotland's constitutional future will remain. chris, james, thank you very will remain. — chris, james, thank you very much. more from them on their new episode of newscast, which is available on bbc sounds. time for a look at the weather. here�*s louise lear.

it is windy, louise! very windy, but i�*m desperately trying to start with a glass half full theme rather than half empty at the moment. no two days the same. it is desperately trying our patients, the weather, as you can see. but a beautiful day in east sussex today. sunny and warm, but a brisk breeze, and look at how much of a feature of the winds were further north and west. in north ayrshire, a gust of wind close to 50 mph. cold and fairly wet as well. in fact, a day of persistent rain out to the west today. that has been pushing its way steadily northwards. eastern area seeing the best sunshine. we keep clear skies through the night tonight. but we see more wet weather pushing in from the west overnight tonight. temperatures out to the west with the cloud holding up, 8-10, west with the cloud holding up, 8—10, clearerskies west with the cloud holding up, 8—10, clearer skies and to the east. we have this horseshoe curl of cloud and rain through northern ireland,

brushing into western fringes of scotland, wales and south—west england, but eastern areas once again seeing some sunshine coming through. with that slice of sunshine, we could see temperatures quite promising, 18—19, sunshine, we could see temperatures quite promising, 18—19 , so it will feel very pleasant indeed. by wednesday, i must say, it looks pretty messy. so, this is the story. low pressure out to the west. we will start to feed in the wind a little more from the north sea, which means we will be chasing cloud around on wednesday. bits and pieces of showery rain or light drizzle, may be more persistent rain moving up may be more persistent rain moving up from the south—east as we go through the day. in terms of the feel of the weather, if the cloud breaks, it will still stay warm, and we see temperatures again into the high teens. so i did say a pretty messy story. don�*t expect anything a little more comfortable and easy to forecast through thursday into friday. the best of the weather further north. thank you for that. more from jane

in edinburgh at ten. keep up with the latest of elements of the bbc website. now it�*s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines this evening... after a season of points deductions in the premier league, are the financial rules that were used to punish teams about to change? ronnie in a rush... o�*sullivan makes the quarter finals of the world snooker championship... sweeping aside ryan day an apology from billy vunipola after being charged in spain after an incident the england international says was a misunderstanding. also coming up on sportsday... and after travis clayton took his next step on the road to the nfl, we speak to his former rugby coach about a player whose new career could make him millions

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