Heavy rain and 70mph winds bring disruption and flood risks to Wales

Weather for the Week Ahead

Almost three quarters of a month's worth of rain fell on some parts of NI in just a day and a half.

Mark Williams is jailed for a minimum of 14 years for offences including attempted murder.

GPS technology will automatically restrict e-scooters in "go-slow" or "no-go" areas of Bournemouth.

A woman was pulled from the sea off the north Wales coast as strong winds sweep across the country.

MSC Virtuosa set sail along the south coast of England on Thursday evening.

Inland areas of Northern Ireland experience wind gusts peaking between 40-50mph.

Weather for the Week Ahead

Hundreds of students queue for hours after being offered the chance of walk-in jabs in Bournemouth.

Professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Matt Williams present 2014's most outstanding archaeology.

In the summer, archaeologists have been unearthing our history in hundreds of digs across Britain. They have gone to extraordinary lengths to uncover long lost treasures - retelling our story in a way only archaeology can.

With unique access to some of the country's best digs, our teams have been self-shooting their excavations to make sure the audience is there for every moment of discovery.

In this episode, we're in the west of Britain, and the archaeologists join us back in the Dorset Country Museum to look at the new finds and what they mean. Sites include:

Barrowclump: This Bronze Age burial site also holds dozens of Anglo-Saxon warrior graves. The archaeologists here are former British soldiers.

Durotrigues Big Dig: A glimpse into the twilight world after the Roman army left around 410AD.

Winchester: One of the UK's earliest hospitals, revealing insights into the lives and deaths of lepers.

Bronze Age Bling: Metal detectors unearth a Bronze Age hoard, revealing the secrets of childhood thousands of years ago.

Ipplepen: A huge Roman settlement in an area the Romans were not thought to have conquered.

The swan was fired at with an air gun while its mate sat on their nest of eggs, the RSPCA says.

Turning wet and windy in the next few days. But will this trend continue into next week? Louise Lear has the details.

The Puddletown bypass was shut westbound for over a week after the large hole opened up.

BBC weatherman Owain Wyn Evans explains what's going on.

Boreham Wood win at Weymouth as a small crowd returns to the Bob Lucas Stadium

Controversial beach hut design sparks a "Marmite" debate as one councillor calls them "container ships".

CCTV images of a suspect are issued after "mindless damage" is caused to two centres in Bournemouth.

Barbara Curtis died after being given drugs five times stronger than prescribed, an inquest hears.

The unsettled weather pattern will continue for the foreseeable future, with some further heavy showers to come over the next few days.