Summary

  • Updates on Friday 1 April 2016

Live Reporting

Rebecca Turner

  1. Weather: Dry and bright start, possible rain later

    BBC Weather

    It will be a dry and bright start but cloud will thicken from the west through the day with some rain in places by late afternoon.

    Southerly winds also strengthening through the day.  

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