this is bbc news, the headlines... uk labour leader sir keir starmer sets out his policy to stop migrant boat crossings — promising new powers to tackle people—smuggling gangs. a bbc investigation tracks down one of europe's most wanted criminals — known as the scorpion — whose admitted trafficking thousands of people to the continent. europe — are you ready for it? taylor swift's heroes —— eras tour hits paris. taylor swift's heroes -- eras tour hits park-— taylor swift's heroes -- eras tour hits parie— taylor swift's heroes -- eras tour hits paris-— hits paris. before that, the world is ready for—

hits paris. before that, the world is ready for the _ hits paris. before that, the world is ready for the eurovision - hits paris. before that, the world is ready for the eurovision song i is ready for the eurovision song contest in malmo because the pie will bring you the latest news and gossip on the bbc news channel. let's turn to the us — a school board in virginia has voted in favour of restoring the previously removed names of three confederate military leaders to two schools. the motion undid a decision from 2020, which had removed the names of the men who had fought for the pro—slavery southern states during the civil war. before making the decision, the school board heard arguments both in favour and against the proposal. i'm a black student, and if the names are restored, i would have to represent a man that fought for my ancestors to be slaves. that makes me feel like i'm disrespecting my ancestors and going against what my family and i believe, which is that we should all be treated equally and that slavery was cruel and an awful thing. tearing down statues and monuments and erasing history while indoctrinating children is exactly what adolf hitler did in the late 1930s in germany.

we learn from history to become a better people. cbs news correspondent jarred hill told us more. all this goes back to 2020, when the school district there in the shenandoah valley area, which is a rural area of virginia, they decided to rename these two schools in light of the racialjustice conversations happening in 2020 in light of the death of george floyd, as well as a number of other black people, especially at the hands of law enforcement or at the hands of the government. that happened in 2020. there were a couple of attempts in the past to try to reverse that decision. finally we get to this space now, and in the dead of night, overnight, the school board decided 5-1 to overnight, the school board decided 5—1 to bring back those confederate names. 5-1 to bring back those confederate names. , ., one of europe's most wanted people smugglers has been found

and interviewed as a result of a bbc investigation. barzan majeed, nicknamed the scorpion, has organised channel crossings for thousands of migrants in small boats and lorries. bbc reporter sue mitchell set out to track him down with the help of aid worker and former soldier rob lawrie. but as they probed further into majeed's life and business, it became clear he was also watching them. it was a dangerous search that began in nottingham, where barzan majeed used to live. and with a tip—off that a corner shop may still be working with him. i say, please help. isay, please help. i i say, please help. i say, isay, please help. isay, please, we need help. i say, please help. i say, please, we need help-— i say, please help. i say, please, we need hel. , . ., we need help. these are the haunting words of a six-year-old _ we need help. these are the haunting words of a six-year-old who - we need help. these are the haunting words of a six-year-old who was - words of a six—year—old who was rescued from a boat that was sinking in the english channel as she and herfamily attempted to in the english channel as she and her family attempted to cross from france to the uk. because she speaks english she was the one to call the emergency services. she begged

people to come and rescue them. then the olice people to come and rescue them. then the police can — people to come and rescue them. then the police can come _ people to come and rescue them. then the police can come here and take us out of this small boat and take me and my mummy, some better blankets for me and my mummy so she can feel better. ., . , for me and my mummy so she can feel better. ., ., , . ., better. how many children were on the boat, better. how many children were on the boat. you _ better. how many children were on the boat, you and _ better. how many children were on the boat, you and your _ better. how many children were on the boat, you and your brother? i better. how many children were on l the boat, you and your brother? four children. the boat, you and your brother? four children- we — the boat, you and your brother? four children. we were _ the boat, you and your brother? four children. we were searching - the boat, you and your brother? four children. we were searching for- the boat, you and your brother? four children. we were searching for the l children. we were searching for the boss of one — children. we were searching for the boss of one of— children. we were searching for the boss of one of the _ children. we were searching for the boss of one of the bigger _ children. we were searching for the | boss of one of the bigger smuggling gangs in europe, calling himself scorpion, he is on the run from police and wanted by crime agencies across europe. police and wanted by crime agencies across europe-— across europe. because i'm so excited to — across europe. because i'm so excited to go _ across europe. because i'm so excited to go to _ across europe. because i'm so excited to go to england, - across europe. because i'm so excited to go to england, to i across europe. because i'm so| excited to go to england, to go across europe. because i'm so i excited to go to england, to go to school and have her life. my friend is here in england. we need to go to england. let's speak to former british soldier and volunteer aid worker ?rob lawrie.

can you explain a bit of the context of the clips we saw and explain how your search began on this story? the clip you saw is a little girl we met just last month. she represents a little girl i met seven years ago in exactly the same situation. what piqued our interest in this individual, the scorpion, we did a podcast a couple of years ago called the smugglers' trail. when we were researching that in making that podcast, this one name kept coming up podcast, this one name kept coming up time and time again, the scorpion. it seemed he was in contact with many migrants and refugees around turkey, around calais and dunkirk. there seems to be a lot of movement under his name. myself and bbcjournalist sue mitchell sat down. it piqued our interest and free thought, let's

take a closer look at this guy. when we were scratching beneath the surface of who he was itjust went on and on, the extent of human trafficking that his network was carrying out around europe was phenomenal. bud carrying out around europe was phenomenal-— carrying out around europe was henomenal. ., , ., ., phenomenal. and you actually managed to seak to phenomenal. and you actually managed to speakto him- — phenomenal. and you actually managed to speak to him. we _ phenomenal. and you actually managed to speak to him. we tracked _ phenomenal. and you actually managed to speak to him. we tracked him - to speak to him. we tracked him throu~h to speak to him. we tracked him through france, _ to speak to him. we tracked him through france, into _ to speak to him. we tracked him through france, into germany i to speak to him. we tracked him l through france, into germany and turkey, eventually with tip—offs from contacts i have around germany and iraq we were able to contact him in iraq. we were able to go to iraq and found him without his knowledge and found him without his knowledge and put questions to him. let’s and found him without his knowledge and put questions to him.— and put questions to him. let's have and put questions to him. let's have a look at that. _ how many people do you think you've smuggled through the uk? maybe a thousand. maybe 10,000. i don't know. i didn't count. thousands of passengers had your number in their phones. i'm telling you. yeah, you're right. what you're saying. nobody forced them. they wanted to. they begging, they begging the smugglers, please do this.

do this for us. you know that smuggling through the europe is illegal and highly dangerous. you know that. of course. and yet you did it. i'm telling you, i've done the kind of things i've done it. and do you know where he is now and i don't know if you have a number, but of the people he was involved with and i know you have been working on this story for a very long time speaking to people making the crossing is, how many of those are genuinely fleeing a threat in their home country and how many of them would you describe it more as economic migrants? i them would you describe it more as economic migrants?— economic migrants? i have been workin: economic migrants? i have been working with _ economic migrants? i have been working with migrants _ economic migrants? i have been working with migrants for - economic migrants? i have been working with migrants for many | economic migrants? i have been - working with migrants for many years now and i break them down into three categories. what we do, we always point out the boats and the trucks and we miss so many human stories just by mentioning boats and trucks. there are so many human stories.

what i have broken it down into our three categories. you have refugees who are fleeing conflict. you have economic migrants. and me for one, i have looked at the statement economic migrant and i have said to myself, if i was living in an economy where there is corruption and the economy is smashed to bits, i would want to get my family to a better economy. and then we have a third category that i have deemed the smugglers. people coming here to hurt people by human trafficking them across europe and to hurt western countries. to actually put people's lives in danger. there are three categories. there are economic migrants, but if you consider people coming from sudan where there is a civil war going on, are they economic migrants or are they

fleeing persecution and conflict? it is such a wide definition, migrant and refugee. it is such a wide definition, migrant and refugee-— and refugee. it will remain under the spotlight _ and refugee. it will remain under the spotlight and _ and refugee. it will remain under the spotlight and i _ and refugee. it will remain under the spotlight and i know- and refugee. it will remain under the spotlight and i know many i and refugee. it will remain under- the spotlight and i know many people will be listening to your work in the coming weeks and months. thank you very much. you can hear the full story in a new series — intrigue: to catch a scorpion. you'll find it on bbc sounds or wherever you listen to podcasts. a week of severe storms and tornadoes has left a trail of damage and flooding in multiple parts of central and south—east us states. this footage was filmed in tennessee as a tornado swept past the driver and passenger who had pulled their car to the side of the road for safety. you can make out a twister passing ahead of them. power lines were brought down, several vehicles forced off the roads and according to local media one person was killed

and several others hurt. we can speak to a cbs correspondent in tennessee. what's the latest and what is happening on the ground where you are?— what is happening on the ground where ou are? _, ., ., ., ., , where you are? good afternoon. this is 'ust where you are? good afternoon. this is just south — where you are? good afternoon. this isjust south of— where you are? good afternoon. this isjust south of nashville, _ is just south of nashville, tennessee. we are in a neighbourhood on a hilltop. this tornado was spinning through here at 140 miles an hour, that was an estimate. as you go higher in a house the danger gets higher. there was a person up there, a woman called tammy inside there, a woman called tammy inside the house on the second floor who had just seconds to grab her dog and get down to the bottom floor. she survived but her brother—in—law actually saw this happen, he saw the tornado come through and explode the house. there are pieces of this house all over the neighbourhood, there are pieces of the outbuildings all over here is that this is just one of them happening in the past few weeks. we had two people died here in tennessee and another person

overin here in tennessee and another person over in north carolina near charlotte. there was another person who died earlier this week. we have been following these tornadoes driving through the us, tornado after tornado, following the aftermath. we started off in oklahoma and there was a person who died in the neighbourhood there. it was very devastating, lots of debris everywhere, about 70 homes destroyed. this was rated an ef3. in united states it goes from ef zero to ef five. so it's above halfway on the tornado scale. there is a tornado watch when there is a tornado watch when there is a tornado possibility in your area, then a tornado warning when they know a tornado is on the ground or spinning on the radar. there is something beyond that called a tornado emergency. we have had three

of those tornado emergencies just this week. you would have to go back to 2003 to see anything like that. that's very rare. the danger continues later today and elsewhere in the us where we are keeping an eye on the forecast and the radar. incredible to see what's behind you. thank you for talking us through it. be honest, when it comes to your terms and conditions, do you actually read them? if you like freebies you might want to pay more attention next time because combing through the small print and one diligent reader and a free bottle of wine, are close unnoticed for three months. the idea came from a associate think tank. down, explain more. it associate think tank. down, explain more. ., , ., , associate think tank. down, explain more. . , . , , associate think tank. down, explain more. ., , , ., associate think tank. down, explain more. . , , ., . , more. it was really 'ust a childish rotest. i more. it was really 'ust a childish protest. i resented i more. it was reallyjust a childish protest. i resented the _ more. it was reallyjust a childish protest. i resented the fact i more. it was reallyjust a childish protest. i resented the fact that i j protest. i resented the fact that i with my tiny think tank had to spend

time writing a privacy notice that nobody would care about, nobody would read and it would annoy people on the website clicking away each time. i thought i could prove nobody would read it, offering a bottle of wine to the first person to read it and contact me.— wine to the first person to read it and contact me. what was the wine? it was a £30. — and contact me. what was the wine? it was a £30, 2012 _ and contact me. what was the wine? it was a £30, 2012 french _ and contact me. what was the wine? it was a £30, 2012 french red - and contact me. what was the wine? it was a £30, 2012 french red wine. | it was a £30, 2012 french red wine. it was a £30, 2012 french red wine. i don't know much about wine but i think it was a good bottle. this roves think it was a good bottle. this proves the _ think it was a good bottle. this proves the thing _ think it was a good bottle. this proves the thing that lots of us know, we don't read the terms and conditions and frankly anything could be in there. it conditions and frankly anything could be in there.— could be in there. it does, it roves could be in there. it does, it proves our— could be in there. it does, it proves our time _ could be in there. it does, it proves our time is _ could be in there. it does, it proves our time is wasted. l could be in there. it does, it i proves our time is wasted. every coffee shop with a website has to put out privacy notice. they spent time on it and nobody reads it. why do we waste time on it? privacy laws are important for businesses like google and facebook but for most businesses and nonprofits they are a irrelevant waste of our time. it's like going to a website and having that annoying cookie notice you have

to click. d0 that annoying cookie notice you have to click. , ., ., ., , that annoying cookie notice you have to click. ., ., , ., ., ., to click. do you have any data on how many _ to click. do you have any data on how many people _ to click. do you have any data on how many people visited - to click. do you have any data on how many people visited the i to click. do you have any data on i how many people visited the website in the time the offer was up there? hundreds of thousands of people visited the website. of those just a handful looked at the privacy policy and of those only one contacted me. and when was this, how long did it take? it and when was this, how long did it take? ., , , take? it was 'ust under three months. i — take? it was just under three months. i put _ take? it was just under three months. i put it _ take? it was just under three months. i put it up _ take? it was just under three months. i put it up in - take? it was just under three i months. i put it up in february. what's the solution? i know your position on the privacy policy but is there a lesson for all of us that we should be a lot more careful? 0bviously everybody should read the tax policy associates website incredibly carefully because you don't know what office would be there but otherwise i wouldn't bother. what a waste of our time it is. ., ~' , ., bother. what a waste of our time it is. . ,, , ., . bother. what a waste of our time it is. . ,, i. . ., bother. what a waste of our time it is. thank you much and i hope whoever got — is. thank you much and i hope whoever got the _ is. thank you much and i hope whoever got the wine - is. thank you much and i hope whoever got the wine enjoyed | is. thank you much and i hope i whoever got the wine enjoyed it. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

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ready for it? a long wait in the queue if you can tolerate it. it looks like this fan can — and safe to say she is firmly in her taylor swift era, after catching her back to back as she opens her european tour. shejoins me now from the queue. and i gather you are seeing taylor swift again this evening. i and i gather you are seeing taylor swift again this evening.— swift again this evening. i really can't wait because _ swift again this evening. i really can't wait because last - swift again this evening. i really can't wait because last night i swift again this evening. i really| can't wait because last night was that at the things i experienced last night i don't think i will forget in my whole life. tell me wh . she forget in my whole life. tell me why. she completely _ forget in my whole life. tell me why. she completely changed l forget in my whole life. tell me l why. she completely changed her forget in my whole life. tell me i why. she completely changed her set list a whole bunch. _ why. she completely changed her set list a whole bunch. the _ why. she completely changed her set list a whole bunch. the set _ why. she completely changed her set list a whole bunch. the set for- why. she completely changed her set list a whole bunch. the set for the i list a whole bunch. the set for the new album was incredible, the choreography, the dress, everything. everything she did got us really surprised. we weren't expecting it. she hinted during the show but we

didn't expect it to be this good. now i really want to see at a second time. �* .. , now i really want to see at a second time. �* , . time. and exactly the same concert toniaht? time. and exactly the same concert tonight? well. _ time. and exactly the same concert tonight? well, with _ time. and exactly the same concert tonight? well, with taylor - time. and exactly the same concert tonight? well, with taylor you i time. and exactly the same concert| tonight? well, with taylor you never know because _ tonight? well, with taylor you never know because she _ tonight? well, with taylor you never know because she is _ tonight? well, with taylor you never know because she is full— tonight? well, with taylor you never know because she is full of - know because she is full of surprises. i expect it's the same show like last night. the surprise songs, the acoustic set, that changes show to show but mainly it is the same show. i guess we will find out tonight.— find out tonight. how is this different from _ find out tonight. how is this different from the _ find out tonight. how is this different from the us i find out tonight. how is this different from the us tour? | find out tonight. how is this i different from the us tour? well, find out tonight. how is this - different from the us tour? well, in the us, different from the us tour? well, in the us, while _ different from the us tour? well, in the us, while she _ different from the us tour? well, in the us, while she was _ different from the us tour? well, in the us, while she was touring i different from the us tour? well, in the us, while she was touring the i the us, while she was touring the us, she hadn't released her newest album yet. she started in march 2022 in glendale, arizona. everything was a surprise for her fans back then. she released nine of the eras, and

she added some songs, and now she has moved out the set list to include the newest album and i have to say i am really hurt because she took out one of my favourite songs ever, long live. she needed to do that in order to add the new album in the set list. i'm really glad she did because it's great, you really should see it. i did because it's great, you really should see it.— did because it's great, you really should see it. i was offered some tickets for— should see it. i was offered some tickets for tomorrow _ should see it. i was offered some tickets for tomorrow night - should see it. i was offered some tickets for tomorrow night just i should see it. i was offered some. tickets for tomorrow night just this week but i couldn't persuade any of my family to come with me so i have let them go but i think i'm certain resale sites and tickets are available. forthose resale sites and tickets are available. for those of us who are coming today or tomorrow or who have tickets for the uk, does being early in the queue help you to get a better position? i in the queue help you to get a better position?— in the queue help you to get a better osition? ., . ., better position? i would recommend comini in better position? i would recommend coming in early _ better position? i would recommend coming in early because _ better position? i would recommend coming in early because during i better position? i would recommend coming in early because during the l

coming in early because during the eras tour, there were two types of ticket, vip and regular. we were here at 8am with a regular ticket and there were already a lot of people queueing. it is 1.30 now and there is an endless line. even for there is an endless line. even for the vip tickets, some people have been camping. it ended up... i recommend you come as early as you can. anyway, you will have an amazing time. even if you don't show up amazing time. even if you don't show up early because a tailor show is meant to be seen from anywhere in the stadium. i wouldn't worry that much about it. i would worry about enjoying it, being present in the moment because this tour is one in a lifetime. �* moment because this tour is one in a lifetime. . ., , ., ., , ., lifetime. and if anyone wants to take me tomorrow, _ lifetime. and if anyone wants to take me tomorrow, i _ lifetime. and if anyone wants to take me tomorrow, i am - lifetime. and if anyone wants to take me tomorrow, i am on i lifetime. and if anyone wants to take me tomorrow, i am on x. l lifetime. and if anyone wants to i take me tomorrow, i am on x. thank you forjoining us and have a fabulous evening.— you forjoining us and have a fabulous evening. you forjoining us and have a fabulous evenini. ., ~' ,, . fabulous evening. thank you so much for the interview, _ fabulous evening. thank you so much for the interview, i _ fabulous evening. thank you so much for the interview, i am _ fabulous evening. thank you so much

for the interview, i am honoured. i for the interview, i am honoured. for those of you with tickets, the show is tonight and lots of people have tickets in the uk too. another music event going on this weekend, the eurovision song contest in sweden with excitement growing with the lead up to the grand final tomorrow. israel is there with a song performed by eden golan. israel's appearance at the contest has led to thousands protesting in malmo because of the war ongoing in gaza. we canjoin maryam moshiri who is there for us. it has happened before in eurovision. what's your sense as to how much politics is intruding? sense as to how much politics is intrudin: ? �* sense as to how much politics is intruding?— intruding? the ebu, those who orianise intruding? the ebu, those who organise the — intruding? the ebu, those who organise the eurovision - intruding? the ebu, those who organise the eurovision song i organise the eurovision song contest, will want you and ari to talk about the music because for them that's what it's about. the slogan is united by music, coined in

liverpool last year when they held eurovision there, is very much the focus for them. but of course politics is involved. as you can see from the pictures there have been protests at this 68th annual eurovision. the protests were peaceful, loud. there were maybe 6000, 10,000 people peaceful, loud. there were maybe 6000,10,000 people and expect more protests to happen tomorrow. the protests to happen tomorrow. the protests are all about the israeli entrant, eden golan and her song hurricane. protesters didn't want her included in eurovision this year but the ebu decided to keep her entry in and that she has made it into the grand final tomorrow. it's important to add at this juncture that israel has been taking part in the eurovision song contest since 1973 and they have won it four times. they are second favourite to win this time as well. the odds have

been narrowing markedly after eden golan's performance in the semifinal last night. that's what's happening in terms of israel. it's important to say that this is a music competition and there are many acts, 26 performing tomorrow night. it will be viewed by about 200 million viewers around the world. one of those acts is the uk's lee alexander with his song dizzy. he is really excited about the performance. —— uk's or lee alexander. at the end of the song he comes out of a box to finish singing. my colleague david sillito has spoken to him and about what staging means the song.

so the staging... 0ur prop. there are some bars built into the side of different bits. they're kind of built into the side of the walls. so the dancer... so sometimes one of them will literally grab on like that and then turn themselves upside down, so their feet are on the ceiling and their head towards there but then when the camera's flipped, it looks like they're stood on the floor. white to staging for eurovision is so important, a concert with thousands in the arena watching but it is also being televised to hundreds of millions of people around the world and that level of getting the staging right is so difficult, it takes months and months of planning and a lot of work. earlier i caught up with two men who are involved in that staging, one of the guys behind the staging, one of the guys behind the staging and another behind the lighting, and they spoke to me about how difficult it is to try to get the staging just right for eurovision. the staging 'ust right for eurovision.— the staging 'ust right for eurovision. ~ . �*, , ., eurovision. what's interesting about eurovision. what's interesting about eurovision is — eurovision. what's interesting about eurovision is the _ eurovision. what's interesting about

eurovision is the audience. - eurovision. what's interesting about eurovision is the audience. it's i eurovision. what's interesting about eurovision is the audience. it's a i eurovision is the audience. it's a special energy in the audience. i was looking for the best possible way to capture this and get this connection between telling the audience, and that's why i decided to play this year in the round. the stage is actually placed somewhere more or less in the centre of the room. ., . ., i. ., ~ room. how much do you work with different countries _ room. how much do you work with different countries involved - room. how much do you work with different countries involved with i different countries involved with what they want from the stage? taste what they want from the stage? we are not what they want from the stage? - are not talking to them prior to the design process. so the design is what it is. the people responsible for the show like it and that's it. and they more or less have to deal with it but hopefully in a positive way. with it but hopefully in a positive wa . ., ., ~ ,

way. you deal with the lighting. as we know in — way. you deal with the lighting. as we know in television _ way. you deal with the lighting. as we know in television lighting i way. you deal with the lighting. as we know in television lighting is i we know in television lighting is everything. it we know in television lighting is everything-— everything. it is. that's a lot of it. with everything. it is. that's a lot of it- with the _ everything. it is. that's a lot of it. with the concept _ everything. it is. that's a lot of it. with the concept of- everything. it is. that's a lot of it. with the concept of 360 i everything. it is. that's a lot of i it. with the concept of 360 degrees, and a _ it. with the concept of 360 degrees, and a lot— it. with the concept of 360 degrees, and a lot of— it. with the concept of 360 degrees, and a lot of cross shots and the audience — and a lot of cross shots and the audience around the whole stage. white _ audience around the whole stage. white those are the guys responsible for some _ white those are the guys responsible for some of the staging. the stage is well— for some of the staging. the stage is well and — for some of the staging. the stage is well and truly set, the grand final_ is well and truly set, the grand final taking place tomorrow. there will he _ final taking place tomorrow. there will he 26 — final taking place tomorrow. there will be 26 acts vying for the jury and public— will be 26 acts vying for the jury and public votes, including the 20 who went — and public votes, including the 20 who went through on the semifinals and the _ who went through on the semifinals and the five big countries who always— and the five big countries who always go through regardless, italy, france, _ always go through regardless, italy, france, spain, germany and the uk, and indeed— france, spain, germany and the uk, and indeed sweden will be kicking off with _ and indeed sweden will be kicking off with their song, they are first off with their song, they are first off tomorrow. everything building here and — off tomorrow. everything building here and i— off tomorrow. everything building here and i will have more throughout the day— here and i will have more throughout the day on _ here and i will have more throughout the day on bbc news.—

here and i will have more throughout the day on bbc news. maryam moshiri, thank ou. the day on bbc news. maryam moshiri, thank you we — the day on bbc news. maryam moshiri, thank you. we will _ the day on bbc news. maryam moshiri, thank you. we will be _ the day on bbc news. maryam moshiri, thank you. we will be back _ the day on bbc news. maryam moshiri, thank you. we will be back in _ the day on bbc news. maryam moshiri, thank you. we will be back in a - the day on bbc news. maryam moshiri, thank you. we will be back in a few i thank you. we will be back in a few minutes. hello. for most of us, it feels more like summer than spring out there today. another very warm one across large swathes of the uk. the weekend will be very warm, as well. dry for most on saturday, but things are set to change on sunday with the increasing chance of some heavy thundery showers. you can see weather systems waiting in the wings out in the atlantic, but, for the time being they are being fended off by this area of high pressure. we do have a bit more in the way of cloud across the north of scotland. the odd spot of rain here. also, this area of low cloud and mistiness rolling on to some of these eastern coasts of east anglia and the south—east of england. elsewhere, good spells of sunshine, highs of 2a, maybe 25 degrees. through this evening and tonight, this area of cloud will roll its way in off the north sea into parts of eastern england, perhaps getting into the midlands, as well.

also some areas of low cloud just rolling across the north—west of scotland, maybe affecting shetland. most places seeing clear skies and hence some sunshine to start saturday morning. temperatures not dropping too far at all. for saturday, this area of cloud will tend to roll back towards north sea coasts. for most, it's going to be fine with some sunshine, but we do have the chance for some showers to pop up. they should be quite well scattered, but across some parts of scotland, especially over high ground, we could see the odd heavy thundery downpour. equally, in the best of the sunshine, highs of 2a, perhaps 25 degrees. not a bad looking day for northern ireland, maybe just the odd shower out towards the west. dry for the bulk of england and wales. a bit of patchy fairweather cloud and still some of this low cloud and mist affecting some north sea coasts, but temperatures easily up to 23, 2a, 25 degrees. our area of high pressure starts to give way as we head into the second half of the weekend, with these frontal systems rolling in from the atlantic, so the increasing chance of seeing some heavy showers and perhaps some

thunderstorms popping up as we head through sunday, particularly across parts of northern ireland, northern england, wales, the midlands and down towards the south—west. it may well be that eastern parts of england stay dry. we'll see some showers getting going across parts of scotland. still very warm, though, with temperatures up to 25, perhaps up to 26 degrees on sunday. as we head into next week, well, a very different weather outlook. it looks much more unsettled. some rain at times and feeling cooler, as well.

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