despite a police order demanding they leave. dozens of students have been detained after hundreds of officers descended on the camp. another day in court for donald trump , as prosecutors argue the former president should be held in contempt. and the great ape just got great, orangutans are spotted using the same medicinal plants as humans. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the us, and dramatic scenes at the university of california in los angeles, where police moved in, to clear the encampment of student protests aganst the war in gaza.

officers in riot—gear, launched flares, fired flash bang grenades — with reports too, of firing ruber bullets. scenes like this — went on for hours and sprawled over different parts of the campus. many of the barricades have been dismantled. outside the encampment, an even larger crowd of demonstrators gathered to show support. earlier, california's governor, gavin newsom, accused police of being �*too slow�* to respond after counter—demonstrators attacked the camp at ucla on tuesday night. officers have arrested demonstrators, who were led away with their hands tied behind their backs. protests against the war in gaza are continuing at 30 universities across the united states, with arrests taking place on multiple campuses. we are expecting in the next few

minutes to hear from the us presidentjoe biden, he is due to give the comments from the white house on these student protests as soon as that starts we will opt live on the programme. my colleague helena humphrey spent the night at the ucla campus — and spoke to us as police moved in. you can see those police lines, you can see the moving forward of the police and what you can see there is that... and you can hear flairs in the air now. we do not know exactly what that is but we can see more police running and you can see the hustle and bustle of what is going on in that encampment as police have broken through that perimeter, they are dragging away the barricades. you can hear what appears to be fireworks right now, more of the california highway patrol going in, those fireworks continuing to go off and it appears they may be making some arrests, certainly, people appear to be coming out with their hands tied behind their back, i can see one such protester so far

and he is being escorted away from the scene and now you can see the police starting to pull away metal barricades. we know plywood had been used as reinforcements throughout the course of the day and certainly it appears to be some kind of turmoil going on right now as police just cast away those barricades that have been erected and reinforced throughout the course of the afternoon as they move in from the other side. earlier they moved in from behind, we believe. essentially. they had since retreated but now they are coming from the other side and a significant opening now of this area where we believe a few hundred people are still inside, despite those calls for people to disperse. they are throwing fireworks into the air, as you can see, directly at police as they move in.

that was from a little earlier and i have also been speaking to... our north america correspondent, emma vardy, is on the ucla campus. she told us more about the dramatic events that led up to the protest being broken up. well, an eventful night becasue a massive police operation was obviously in the offing. the protesters knew it themselves in the encampment. they were getting ready, getting hard hats and goggles on. police, hundreds of them, surrounded the whole encampment and then pretty systematically moved in, dismantling bits of it, disrupting the protesters and gradually pushing them back and kind of systematically moving their way around it. now, ithink, as you heard on that earlierfootage, lots of loud bangs were ringing out in the air. very loud voices — they're still almost ringing in my ear, i can tell you, from listening to them overnight — but it did have the effect of being quite disorientating. itjust gave police more time to sort of corral protesters in different parts.

and i would say from the police�*s perspective, they have achieved their aim here. they have managed to basically clear out that whole encampment. it's pretty much flattened. if you walk around there, it's just a sea of tents and debris on the floor and we have seen all the protesters led out behind me here. there's dozens of them lined up, sitting on the curb along this road, hands still... well, we could call them cable ties — that's what they look like — but they're not, sort of, metal handcuffs, but tied behind their backs. and, gradually, buses have arrived and it appears that they're now processing them one by one and taking those students away on buses. we can still hear lots of chanting, though, so it appears there is still a demonstration continuing outside where the encampment was. i mean, a lot of this is coordinated on social media. so, people call for reinforcements, people call for more people to come down. but i think as far as the encampment is concerned, police have achieved what they set out to do in terms of going in and getting that cleared last night, but this

is still by no means over. that was emma vardy and the pictures have just come in from the white house again so we are not that far away from the president making comments about decampment and rest related to gaza but we can see the final preparations being made, prescripts are being put down on the podium at desk and the microphones... i think we are very close to seeing that and, of course, we have seen these protests escalate, grow, certainly across different universities in america. 30 to date have seen protests with many of them being broken up. certainly, those scenes from ucla overnight the most dramatic as were ones from columbia university yesterday with those protests they're being broken up, hamilton hall, you remember being taken over by police moving in to clear both

the students from hamilton hall and also the wider encampment. i think what we will do here is bring these pictures down and leave them sitting next to the inner box so you can see where the us presence arrives in the roosevelt room. we will go to that as soon as that starts. as we are waiting let's talk a little more about what we saw about columbia university. a student reporter who was there when police moved in is waiting to talk to me. caroline in terms of what that was like and what students who were there have been telling you, just take me through it, give me a sense of what the scenes have been like over the last couple of days? {iii scenes have been like over the last coume of days?— scenes have been like over the last couple of days? of course, thank you for havin: couple of days? of course, thank you for having me- _ couple of days? of course, thank you for having me- i— couple of days? of course, thank you for having me. i was, _ couple of days? of course, thank you for having me. i was, as _ couple of days? of course, thank you for having me. i was, as you - for having me. i was, as you mention, i am a studentjournalist, so i got word of the nypd moving towards campus and students and faculty received a shelter in place order... , ., , , order... sorry to interrupt you but the presence _ order. .. sorry to interrupt you but

the presence now— order... sorry to interrupt you but the presence now the _ order... sorry to interrupt you but i the presence now the microphones. first, is the right to free speech and for— first, is the right to free speech and for people to peacefully assemble and make their voices heard the second _ assemble and make their voices heard the second is the rule of law, both must _ the second is the rule of law, both must he _ the second is the rule of law, both must be upheld, we are not on authoritarian nations where we silence — authoritarian nations where we silence people or squash dissent. american — silence people or squash dissent. american people are heard. in fact, peaceful— american people are heard. in fact, peaceful protest is in the best tradiiion— peaceful protest is in the best tradition of how americans respond to constitutional issues. but, but, neither_ to constitutional issues. but, but, neither are — to constitutional issues. but, but, neither are we to constitutional issues. but, but, neitherare we a to constitutional issues. but, but, neither are we a lawless country. we are a _ neither are we a lawless country. we are a civil _ neither are we a lawless country. we are a civil society and order must prevaih _ are a civil society and order must prevail. throughout our history we have _ prevail. throughout our history we have often — prevail. throughout our history we have often faced moments like this because _ have often faced moments like this because we are big, diverse, free thinking _ because we are big, diverse, free thinking and freedom loving nation and moments like this are always those _ and moments like this are always those who— and moments like this are always those who rush to score political points _ those who rush to score political points but — those who rush to score political points but this is not a moment for politics. _ points but this is not a moment for politics. it — points but this is not a moment for politics. it is — points but this is not a moment for politics, it is a moment for clarity _ politics, it is a moment for clarity. let me be clear. peaceful protest _ clarity. let me be clear. peaceful protest in — clarity. let me be clear. peaceful protest in america, violent protest

is not _ protest in america, violent protest is not protected, peaceful protest is. is not protected, peaceful protest is it— is not protected, peaceful protest is it is— is not protected, peaceful protest is. it is against the law when violence _ is. it is against the law when violence occurs, destroying property is not _ violence occurs, destroying property is not a _ violence occurs, destroying property is not a peaceful protest, it is against — is not a peaceful protest, it is against the law. vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, shutting — trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes and graduation, none of this is a peaceful— graduation, none of this is a peaceful process. threatening people. — peaceful process. threatening people, intimidating people, is not peaceful— people, intimidating people, is not peaceful protest, it is against the law. peaceful protest, it is against the law this— peaceful protest, it is against the law this is— peaceful protest, it is against the law. this is a set descent must never— law. this is a set descent must never lead _ law. this is a set descent must never lead to disorder or denying rights _ never lead to disorder or denying rights to— never lead to disorder or denying rights to other students to finish their— rights to other students to finish their semester and rights to other students to finish their semesterand a rights to other students to finish their semester and a college education. look, this is basically a matter— education. look, this is basically a matter of— education. look, this is basically a matter of fairness, it is a matter of what — matter of fairness, it is a matter of what is — matter of fairness, it is a matter of what is right. there is a right to protest— of what is right. there is a right to protest but not the right to cause — to protest but not the right to cause a — to protest but not the right to cause a chaos. people have the right to get— cause a chaos. people have the right to get an _ cause a chaos. people have the right to get an education, the right to -et to get an education, the right to get a _ to get an education, the right to get a degree, the right to walk across— get a degree, the right to walk across the campus safely without fear of _ across the campus safely without fear of being attacked. let's be clear— fear of being attacked. let's be clear about this, as well, there

should — clear about this, as well, there should he _ clear about this, as well, there should be no place in any campus, no place _ should be no place in any campus, no place in _ should be no place in any campus, no place in america, for anti—semitism, threats— place in america, for anti—semitism, threats of— place in america, for anti—semitism, threats of violence against jewish students — threats of violence against jewish students. there is no place for hate speech— students. there is no place for hate speech or— students. there is no place for hate speech or violence of any kind whether— speech or violence of any kind whether it is anti—semitism, islamophobia, or discrimination against — islamophobia, or discrimination against arab americans or palestinian americans. simply wrong. there _ palestinian americans. simply wrong. there is— palestinian americans. simply wrong. there is no— palestinian americans. simply wrong. there is no place for racism in america _ there is no place for racism in america. it's all wrong, it is un—american. i understand people have _ un—american. i understand people have strong — un—american. i understand people have strong feelings and deep convictions. in america, we respect the right— convictions. in america, we respect the right and — convictions. in america, we respect the right and protect the right for them _ the right and protect the right for them to— the right and protect the right for them to express that but it does not mean _ them to express that but it does not mean anything goes. it needs to be done _ mean anything goes. it needs to be done without violence, without destruction, without hate and within the law _ destruction, without hate and within the law i_ destruction, without hate and within the law. i will make no mistake, as president _ the law. i will make no mistake, as president i — the law. i will make no mistake, as president i will always defend free speech, _ president i will always defend free speech, and i will always be just as strong _ speech, and i will always be just as strong standing up for the rule of law, that — strong standing up for the rule of law, that is — strong standing up for the rule of law, that is my responsibility to use the — law, that is my responsibility to use the american people. my obligation to the constitution.

thank— obligation to the constitution. thank you very much. mr president, have the protest _ thank you very much. mr president, have the protest force _ thank you very much. mr president, have the protest force you _ thank you very much. mr president, have the protest force you to - thank you very much. mr president, have the protest force you to make | have the protest force you to make any policies in regard to the region? any policies in regard to the reuion? ., ~ , , ., ~ region? no. mr present do you think the national — region? no. mr present do you think the national guard _ region? no. mr present do you think the national guard should _ region? no. mr present do you think the national guard should intervene| the national guard should intervene at? no _ the national guard should intervene at? no. the president leaves as multiple — at? no. the president leaves as multiple questions are shout out to him. multiple questions are shout out to him he _ multiple questions are shout out to him he did — multiple questions are shout out to him. he did answer that question right— him. he did answer that question right at— him. he did answer that question right at the end, will any of that change — right at the end, will any of that change the administration's policy, he said _ change the administration's policy, he said flatly one word, no. but before — he said flatly one word, no. but before that making the point and essentially the same point made in several— essentially the same point made in several different ways, but joe biden— several different ways, but joe biden saying that the american people — biden saying that the american people must have the right to be heard _ people must have the right to be heard but— people must have the right to be heard but the rule of law must be upheld _ heard but the rule of law must be upheld he— heard but the rule of law must be uheld. ., , ., upheld. he said that there is a riaht to upheld. he said that there is a right to peaceful _ upheld. he said that there is a right to peaceful protest - upheld. he said that there is a j right to peaceful protest about upheld. he said that there is a i right to peaceful protest about in upheld. he said that there is a - right to peaceful protest about in a civil society order must prevail and he said there was a moment of clarity here, and he said that peaceful protest is allowed, violence is not allowed, threatening people is not allowed, he said people is not allowed, he said people have the right to protest but

not to cause chaos. those are the very clear words from joe biden after everything we have seen at the university in new york and those scenes coming in overnight from los angeles. we will have more political reaction here in a moment or two but caroline is here student reporter, interrupted her, we're talking about those events at columbia university a couple of nights ago. caroline, let me bring you back in, apologies that we had to break away so quickly but you were to the president, what were your thoughts on what he had to say there? were your thoughts on what he had to sa there? �* ., say there? and, i thought... i appreciate. — say there? and, i thought... i appreciate. to _ say there? and, i thought... i appreciate, to be _ say there? and, i thought... i appreciate, to be honest, - say there? and, i thought... i | appreciate, to be honest, that say there? and, i thought... i. appreciate, to be honest, that he highlighted the plight not only of the jewish students highlighted the plight not only of thejewish students on campus but also the palestinian and arab and palestinian students who have been facing determination as well so it's important to keep both of those voices highlighted in the conversation when we talk about his process. i appreciated that. i do

think that him saying that destroying property is not peaceful protest and saying that creating chaosis protest and saying that creating chaos is not peaceful protest is a little ironic considering the huge amount of property damage chaos caused by the nypd coming onto campus on a late tuesday night. from my perspective it was quite a chaotic scene that i witnessed when y n white pd come in. students are not giving any notice that this raid was going to be happening, we were issued a shelter in place order on tuesday evening on around 8:21pm so wherever you were at that time on campus, around campus, you had to stay there. we were essentially, many of the faculty and students were essentially imprisoned in whatever building they were in there were police guards guarding the door guarding the gates get to campus. they set up a huge perimeter around campus, i was able to get near but not through the gates and i watched the police raid from the corner of

1/16 and amsterdam right outside the mall. ., ., , , mall. you said that students were not riven mall. you said that students were not given notice _ mall. you said that students were not given notice but _ mall. you said that students were not given notice but would - mall. you said that students were not given notice but would you . not given notice but would you accept that even if they had been, the majority would have likely stayed just like we saw overnight in ucla, let mejust stayed just like we saw overnight in ucla, let me just ask your final thought about... flan ucla, let me just ask your final thought about. . ._ ucla, let me just ask your final thought about... can i clarify, not the students _ thought about... can i clarify, not the students encampment - thought about... can i clarify, not the students encampment but. thought about... can i clarify, not| the students encampment but the student body in general, the faculty as well, so if you run campus you had to stay in the building that you are in so many people got stuck in their offices orfriends are in so many people got stuck in their offices or friends dorm rooms or whatever. their offices or friends dorm rooms orwhatever. if their offices or friends dorm rooms or whatever. if you're wondering around campus you also pushed into a building so many studentjournalists were not given notice of that. aha, were not given notice of that. a quick final for them. do you think these protests will resume at lambie in the coming days? i these protests will resume at lambie in the coming days?— in the coming days? i imagine that the will. in the coming days? i imagine that they will- i — in the coming days? i imagine that they will. i don't _ in the coming days? i imagine that they will. i don't think _ in the coming days? i imagine that they will. i don't think that - in the coming days? i imagine that they will. i don't think that this - they will. i don't think that this will end here. iwas they will. i don't think that this will end here. i was there on campus, there is still a huge police presence, i was able to get into the gates late that night and i saw them

clearing out the encampment and throwing away all of the barriers are from hamilton hall and there was are from hamilton hall and there was a huge police presence is still there when i left at around 2:30am, there when i left at around 2:30am, there was still probably 25 police officers in the lobby in the journalism school on campus as well as police guarding every gate and occupying every building. myself and the students had not been able to get in for the last two days, it was completely locked down only police and students who live in dorms on campus are able to get in. caroline, thank ou campus are able to get in. caroline, thank you very _ campus are able to get in. caroline, thank you very much _ campus are able to get in. caroline, thank you very much for _ campus are able to get in. caroline, thank you very much for being - campus are able to get in. caroline, thank you very much for being here | thank you very much for being here live on the programme. i want to go now to our north america correspondent whojoins now to our north america correspondent who joins us live in new york, not me out we were just listening tojoe biden he was making the fundamental point that in america you can have peace of processed but in a civil society he said that order must prevail. —— you can have peaceful protest. he

commented on people taking easy shots, is this getting more and more problematic for the authorities as we see this grow across many different universities? it we see this grow across many different universities?- different universities? it is. i think it is— different universities? it is. i think it is getting _ different universities? it is. i| think it is getting problematic different universities? it is. i- think it is getting problematic for president biden in some ways. this is the first time we have heard him make the substantial comments since april the 22nd, that is when he last said something about the protests. at the time, just reminding myself of what he said, he condemned anti—semitism but he also added, just to quote what he said, those who don't understand what was going on with the palace palestinians, he condemned those as well. he was criticised by some republicans. —— what was going on with the palestinians, he condemned those as well stop he was not doing enough to condemn her islamophobia as well so this is the first time we have heard from him but it is a tricky position for him because in his foreign

policy is, at the same time, and especially, in this period where we are six months away from an election, i don't think there's any simple answerfor him, i think he will be criticised either way that he has not gone far enough for some sides or not for others. when he was leaving, there were questions that were thrown at him and he was very short in the answers, he was... one of the questions was well as make a difference to your policy and the police and he said no. i think that is quite crucial to understand, these protesters have been asking for a change in policy by their universities but also they want their administration to change because in terms of how america supports israel, he said no to that. the other question was will use in the national guard? and he said no to that, as well. lise the national guard? and he said no to that, as well.— to that, as well. live from new york, to that, as well. live from new york. thank — to that, as well. live from new york, thank you _ to that, as well. live from new york, thank you very _ to that, as well. live from new york, thank you very much. - to that, as well. live from new| york, thank you very much. let to that, as well. live from new. york, thank you very much. let me show you the live pictures from ucla because we saw those extraordinary scenes through the course of the last few hours overnight but you see the debris there and very much quite

a scene with the police clearing most of that encampment, a lot of pleas, as you can see just coming through coming through their on campus. we talked to a student who was there during these protest on the programme in a moment and will also speak to edward luce who wrote also speak to edward luce who wrote a fascinating article in today's financial times. a fascinating article in today's financialtimes. both a fascinating article in today's financial times. both of those interviews coming up here on bbc news on a moment or two here. around the world and across the uk you are watching bbc news.

you are live with bbc news and as a promise let's pick up where we were in terms of those student protests in terms of those student protests in los angeles. let speak live on the programme to a student who was at those protests. welcome to the programme we have seen most of the encampment cleared but over hours we saw the confrontation between police

and students with so many taken away, give me an idea of what it was like being within all of that. it was horrifying. hello, yeah, it was like a war scene. the reality is that we cannot look at the context of last night's police brutality without also acknowledging that the night before we were completely assaulted by a mob of zionist fascists and white supremacist that came in and attempted to put a threat to our lives in which we only had each other to protect ourselves. because the university at that time did not employ law enforcement in any type of way for the majority of the seven hours, they only brought in law enforcement to bring one of the assailants to the emt and bring them the ambulances while we were

getting mace with pepper spray as well with detergent and hit with bricks and pallets and while we were... and they were breaking down our only barrier which was makeshift wooden pallets which were using in self defence are not engaging with them. and then... self defence are not engaging with them. and then. . ._ them. and then... sorry to cut across you _ them. and then... sorry to cut across you but _ them. and then... sorry to cut across you but they _ them. and then... sorry to cut across you but they are - them. and then... sorry to cut across you but they are chance them. and then... sorry to cut i across you but they are chance of the university described the horrific acts of violence just like you are describing them and that was the reason why she asked the police to come on site but in terms of the clearing of the operation, we were just listening to joe clearing of the operation, we were just listening tojoe biden, he talked about peaceful protest, that being allowed in the us but civil society order must prevail and he ended that news conference saying that everything we have seen would not change policy, what do you make of that? i not change policy, what do you make of that? . ., , , of that? i find it completely ridiculous. _

of that? i find it completely ridiculous. i— of that? i find it completely ridiculous. i don't _ of that? i find it completely i ridiculous. i don't understand of that? i find it completely - ridiculous. i don't understand how in any way we are applying a civil or is there when we were completely peaceful and all we're doing were shining the light on the voice of palestinians who have been unheard 75 years. but the past three days. it's absolutely ridiculous that we would be deemed as a threat to civil society when the reality is that we have been harassed in the last week, we have been attacked multiple times, we've had bomb threats, and yet the university has not intervened. the only moment is that the university has intervene within the university has intervene within the last 2a hours when they chose to completely brutalise our students as well as launch flash grenades at us with grenade launchers, it is absolutely insane. they were upwards of 300 law enforcement officers yesterday at our university and not only have they brutalise the university students but they also chose to hit university students who

were on the outside chanting in support with baton is. they also chose to shoot at them with rubber bullets so i don't understand exactly what threat we pose to civil society. we were the ones who made students society. we were the ones who made student ~ society. we were the ones who made student . ., ., ., students unsafewe have to leave it there but thank _ students unsafewe have to leave it there but thank you _ students unsafewe have to leave it there but thank you for _ students unsafewe have to leave it there but thank you for taking - students unsafewe have to leave it there but thank you for taking the l there but thank you for taking the time to speak to speak to us and clearly you can see the anger that you are feeling. thank you for describing what it was like there. i do want to say one last thing, though, i'm really sorry, all the students have been demanding for the last seven months is that we divest are very clear ties with israel and that we divest from weapons manufacturing. i that we divest from weapons manufacturing.— that we divest from weapons manufacturing. that we divest from weapons manufacturina. ., , ., , manufacturing. i need to stop there because we — manufacturing. i need to stop there because we have _ manufacturing. i need to stop there because we have covered _ manufacturing. i need to stop there because we have covered that - manufacturing. i need to stop there because we have covered that and i j because we have covered that and i we have articulated what those processes have been asking and i know it's in roots rude to cut across you but i am going to stop you there but let us continue with the conversation about what is happening and speak to edward luce who is the us national editorfor the financial times in washington.

edward, thank you forjoining us here on the programme. you wrote a piece in the ft and the first line, let mejust read piece in the ft and the first line, let me just read it out, it said, america is in knots over the foolishness of its campus protest but it is the adults that who are making the biggest dances of themselves. tell me what you meant. well, thank you for mentioning that. i meant that politicians on both sides, i mean, there is quite a lot of blame to go around here have been weapon rising these protests for whatever the cause might be so you have republicans saying that the national guard should be sent into campuses and students should be locked up, donald trump, in fact, echoed that this week. you have democrats split on this issue but on the left of the partyjoining in with the more anti father side of

the demonstrations and you have university administrations columbia and ucla most prominently, adult run university administrations, sending very mixed signals, we havejust heard from president biden very clear statement that we should protect the right to free speech but we should also uphold public safety and that is a very twin goal which might be, very simple in principle but might be difficult to carry out in practice. university administrations have been very bad at communicating those simple goals and i think the tendency to blame students for being too dogmatic or panic prone or intolerant is a little bit rich coming from so many adults across so many institutions who are failing to show the kind of calm and restraint and principle consistency that we need at a time like this so i was glad to see biden

setting out is very simply what those goals are.— setting out is very simply what those goals are. you are also very clear that there _ those goals are. you are also very clear that there is _ those goals are. you are also very clear that there is plenty - those goals are. you are also very clear that there is plenty of - those goals are. you are also very clear that there is plenty of blame to go around and you have just articulated several quarters, you've got a sense of this by being there what you think is likely to happen in the coming weeks because this is notjust going to stop because the president says look, you know, i see what you're doing and hear what you're saying but this is what america stands for, how problematic do you think is going to be in the coming weeks the administration? well, i don't know if it depends on what happens on the ground. in gaza, of course, because that is the ground zero of prompting all of these protests. if, as benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, suggested there will be an idf operation in rafah in the coming days or weeks, then clearly that will fuel a further round of protests on american campuses, i think some of the more heavy—handed

police interventions on campus will themselves create a whole cycle of new protests but the academic year has only got a few weeks left to run and, of course, once the academic year ends the campus ceases to be the focal point of protest. by mid to late may regardless of what is happening in gaza you would expect the protests to shift elsewhere. we have to leave it there because we really are out of time but thank you so much for your time and joining us live from washington. i am back injusta injust a moment in just a moment or two with more of today's headlines. don't go away. good afternoon. it was stormy across the south of england last night with around 4,000 lightning strikes recorded and the threat of thundery downpours this afternoon and tonight and tomorrow. more sunshine around today, always best in the north and west.

for the rest of the afternoon it's quite cloudy across england and wales, dry in the south—west with the threat of thunderstorms breaking out into east anglia and wales. north sea coasts, cloudy and cool here, the best of the sunshine for northern ireland and scotland, reaching 22 degrees in north—west scotland, still warm for east anglia. this evening and overnight this waving front brings cloud and outbreaks of rain across england and wales. still misty for north sea facing coasts and this low pressure could bring some more thunderstorms. temperatures generally between ten and 12 celsius. so no frost on friday. on friday this waving front pushes further north. we have an area of low pressure bringing thundery downpours north and west as we head through the day,

lots of cloud spreading in and brightening up towards the south of england by the end of the afternoon, turning cloudy for northern ireland and scotland seeing some of the best of the sunshine with highs towards the north and west, 21, possibly 22 degrees. turning cloudy here and cooler as we head through the bank holiday weekend. on saturday, this waving front continues to push north bringing cloud and rain with it, and cooler air behind it so a dip in temperature for most of us. through saturday we could see showers across the south of england and wales but it's generally sunny and because we are at the beginning of may it will feel warm in the sunshine, temperatures lower than they have been at 13—18 . through the rest of the bank holiday weekend it's quite messy so keep an eye on the forecast. when the sun shines it will feel warm but expect some showers and longer spells of rain and it will feel a little cooler. goodbye.