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Temperatures could peak at 19C
by Lucy Verasamy - ITV Weather PresenterMany of us will have a perfect spring day with unbroken, clear blue skies and sunshine.
More cloud will remain across the north-west with dull, damp conditions for Scotland and Northern Ireland - the rain pepping up later.
Away from the cloud in the north-west, a remarkably mild climate for the time of year and people will be feeling warm in the south, with temperatures peaking at 17-18C inland - and possibly 19C. Coasts will be prone to a cool sea breeze.
Pro-Ukrainian rallies take place in Crimea region
Pro-Ukrainian rallies are being held in Simferopol - the capital of Crimea.
Yesterday the first unit of the pro-Russian Military Forces of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea was sworn in at a public ceremony in the city.
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Searches continue after Malaysian aircraft 'disappears'
Searches are continuing after a Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 'disappeared' en route to Beijing. The flight that left Kuala Lumpur on Saturday was carrying 239 people.
Authorities are investigating two passengers on board the flight, who are believed to have been travelling on forged passports.
North Korea celebrates election day
As North Korea heads to the polls, pictures have emerged of jubilant celebrations in the capital, Pyongyang.
Dressed in military uniform, large crowds are seen dancing to lively brass band music.
Today sees the first election in North Korea since 2009 and the first since leader Kim Jong-un came to power.
Despite celebrations across the country, the elections are widely regarded to be for show alone.
The ballot papers for each district contain only one name: the one endorsed by the ruling party.
Ukraine PM to travel to US to discuss Crimea
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk has said he will go to the US this week to discuss the standoff with Russia over Ukraine's southern region of Crimea.
"I am going to the United states to hold top-level meetings on resolving the situation unfolding in our bilateral and multilateral relations," Yatseniuk said.
Wife of missing passenger 'taking it minute by minute'
The three-year-old son of a passenger travelling on the missing Malaysian Airlines aircraft bound for Beijing has been asking "When will Daddy Skype?"
Danika Weeks' husband Paul was on board the plane from Kuala Lumpur when it disappeared off radar on Saturday.
From Perth, Australia, she told reporters she was "taking it minute by minute" as she waited for news of her husband.
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Call for reform to 'barbaric' assisted dying law
The former leader of the House of Lords this week called for a change in the law to allow terminally ill patients to die with the assistance of medical professionals.
While guidance from the director of public prosecutions suggests that loved ones who end the lives of terminally ill adults should not be prosecuted. However, assistance from professionals remains prohibited.
Speaking on Friday, Baroness Jay of Paddington questioned whether it was sensible for parliament "to condone compassionate amateur assistance to die while prohibiting professional medical assistance which might be equally compassionate and more skilfully gentle".
A bill on assisted dying put forward by Labour's Lord Falconer proposes reforms to allow "safeguarded choice" for "mentally competent" terminally ill patients with six months to live. A Lords vote is expected on the bill in the next four months.
Hague: Russia's intervention in Ukraine a miscalculation
Foreign Secretary William Hague says he believes Russia's intervention in Ukraine will "turn out, over time, to be quite a big miscalculation."
Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show, he added he wanted to see diplomatic progress in Ukraine with tensions reduced.
Klitschko: War 'disastrous scenario' for Ukraine
Vitali Klitschko says war with Russia would be a "disastrous scenario", warning a press conference in Donetsk that Ukraine's army is not in a "good state".
ITV News' Emma Murphy reports:
Klitschko - For many years Gov tried to run down the Ukrainian army. They are not in good state. They do not have the equipment>
Klitschko: We didn't expect this from Russia but we cannot solve it with the weapon. Bloody war is a disastrous scenario.
Klitschko says he worries that Russian troops will advance but asked how they can stop it/what they would do has no answer, stares at table.
Read: Vitali Klitschko visits Donetsk in bid to ease Ukraine divisions
Search goes on for missing Malaysian airliner
Search teams are continuing their efforts to find a Malaysian airliner that disappeared while en route to Beijing on Saturday.
Two passengers, who travelled on the aircraft, are being investigated by authorities.
