and thank staff a round of applause and thank them _ applause we are truly grateful to you as i watched — we are truly grateful to you as i watched you do your work, ijust kept _ watched you do your work, ijust kept on — watched you do your work, ijust kept on imagining, how do you do it? when_ kept on imagining, how do you do it? when you _ kept on imagining, how do you do it? when you have so many people all at one go. _ when you have so many people all at one go. and — when you have so many people all at one go, and three days, all thronging to the centres that you have _ thronging to the centres that you have appointed or decided it should be voting _ have appointed or decided it should be voting stations and do it as well as you _ be voting stations and do it as well as you did~ — be voting stations and do it as well as you did. we thank you for that. thank— as you did. we thank you for that. thank you — as you did. we thank you for that. thank you very much. applause we must pay tribute to the men and women _ we must pay tribute to the men and women of— we must pay tribute to the men and women of the south african police service _ women of the south african police service and — women of the south african police service and the south african nationai— service and the south african national defence force. applause

to the generals, we want to thank you for— to the generals, we want to thank you for ensuring peace and stability during _ you for ensuring peace and stability during voting and we must also thank the home _ during voting and we must also thank the home affairs staff and officials who ensured that as many voters as possible _ who ensured that as many voters as possible had their identity documents on election day. thank you very n1ucir— documents on election day. thank you very much to — documents on election day. thank you very much to you as well. applause i would also like to extend our national— i would also like to extend our national gratitude to the independent candidates and leaders and members of various political parties _ and members of various political parties that participated in the elections. i wish to thank all the elections. iwish to thank all the iocei— elections. i wish to thank all the local and — elections. i wish to thank all the local and international observer teams — local and international observer teams who gave their time and effort to ensure _ teams who gave their time and effort to ensure a _ teams who gave their time and effort to ensure a free and fair election.

i to ensure a free and fair election. i had _ to ensure a free and fair election. i had occasion to thank the former president— i had occasion to thank the former president of kenya, just to thank him for— president of kenya, just to thank him for being him, president kenyata as wett— him for being him, president kenyata as well as _ him for being him, president kenyata as well as to thank president jonathan _ as well as to thank president jonathan of nigeria who are leading various— jonathan of nigeria who are leading various teams on behalf of our continent. _ various teams on behalf of our continent, and on behalf of the african — continent, and on behalf of the african union, but i do want to also thank— african union, but i do want to also thank the _ african union, but i do want to also thank the journalists, all of you with your— thank the journalists, all of you with your cameras here, researchers, camera _ with your cameras here, researchers, camera people and other members of the media _ camera people and other members of the media who played an essential role in _ the media who played an essential role in ensuring the people of south africa _ role in ensuring the people of south africa were — role in ensuring the people of south africa were well informed as they went— africa were well informed as they went to _ africa were well informed as they went to vote. thank you very much for being _ went to vote. thank you very much for being present and giving us the

news _ for being present and giving us the news continuously and above all, i'd like to— news continuously and above all, i'd like to thank the most important people. — like to thank the most important people, the people of south africa for once _ people, the people of south africa for once again giving life and meaning _ for once again giving life and meaning to the values and principles of our— meaning to the values and principles of our constitutional democracy, and you are _ of our constitutional democracy, and you are the — of our constitutional democracy, and you are the most important people who have _ you are the most important people who have demonstrated that yes, we can have _ who have demonstrated that yes, we can have a _ who have demonstrated that yes, we can have a democracy and you have given _ can have a democracy and you have given further life to the democracy that we _ given further life to the democracy that we now have over a 30 year period~ — that we now have over a 30 year period~ this— that we now have over a 30 year period. this is the time for all of us to— period. this is the time for all of us to put— period. this is the time for all of us to put south africa first. the people — us to put south africa first. the people of— us to put south africa first. the people of this country expect and deserve — people of this country expect and deserve no less. and it is a time when _ deserve no less. and it is a time when we — deserve no less. and it is a time when we pray that god should bless south _ when we pray that god should bless south africa and protect her people.

i thank you all. applause you are life with bbc news and that was the address by president cyril ramaphosa here at the event announcing the final results from south africa's refuel national elections which took place on wednesday and this was the first statement by president cyril ramaphosa since those elections and he said these elections show that the country's democracy was strong and durable and we expect to ruling

anc party, his party, will not be able to form a majority in parliament and he said this showed that all political parties in south africa had been called to work together to meet the needs of south africa and he said to party is needed to find common ground as they move ahead and to analyse more of what we are finding out now, we are joined by a south african analyst. you were watching that speech by the president and he tried to sound conciliatory in his tone, conciliatory in his tone, conciliatory with other parties as we head into coalition talks in south africa.— we head into coalition talks in south africa. absolutely, and i think adopting _ south africa. absolutely, and i think adopting that _ south africa. absolutely, and i| think adopting that conciliatory tone _ think adopting that conciliatory tone was— think adopting that conciliatory tone was necessary and remember that although— tone was necessary and remember that although the anc have lost about 71 seats from the previous parliament they still— seats from the previous parliament they still remain a fairly dominant part of— they still remain a fairly dominant part of this — they still remain a fairly dominant part of this parliament at about 40% of the _ part of this parliament at about 40% of the voting share, so it is incumbent on him to actually attempt to put—

incumbent on him to actually attempt to put together a governing coalition as we stand here today and he stilt— coalition as we stand here today and he still remains the president of the anc— he still remains the president of the anc and of course his organisation, but he is not here is the president of the anc but it is not lost — the president of the anc but it is not lost in — the president of the anc but it is not lost in his mind that he must reach _ not lost in his mind that he must reach out — not lost in his mind that he must reach out and he was saying that he knows _ reach out and he was saying that he knows that — reach out and he was saying that he knows that people said a lot of things— knows that people said a lot of things about one another during the campaign _ things about one another during the campaign trail but that must all be put behind it out as the people of south _ put behind it out as the people of south africa and spoke and there is no campaign, there is governing that needs— no campaign, there is governing that needs to _ no campaign, there is governing that needs to be — no campaign, there is governing that needs to be done.— needs to be done. remind of us the results we have _ needs to be done. remind of us the results we have seen _ needs to be done. remind of us the results we have seen here - needs to be done. remind of us the results we have seen here today - results we have seen here today because we saw that the anc has lost 71 seats in parliament and that is a dismal showing.— dismal showing. absolutely, it is . uite dismal showing. absolutely, it is uuite a dismal showing. absolutely, it is quite a dismal— dismal showing. absolutely, it is quite a dismal showing - dismal showing. absolutely, it is quite a dismal showing and - dismal showing. absolutely, it is quite a dismal showing and i - dismal showing. absolutely, it is. quite a dismal showing and i think the democratic alliance and the ifp are the _ the democratic alliance and the ifp are the only two eligible parties from _ are the only two eligible parties from the — are the only two eligible parties from the previous administration and ithink— from the previous administration and i think another party was sitting on two, _ i think another party was sitting on two. sitting— i think another party was sitting on two, sitting on one in 2019 with

'ust two, sitting on one in 2019 with just their— two, sitting on one in 2019 with just their president having a seat, so it is— just their president having a seat, so it is quite an interesting picture _ so it is quite an interesting picture and of the 14 political parties — picture and of the 14 political parties represented in the previous parliament, 11 have made it back and it is the _ parliament, 11 have made it back and it is the end — parliament, 11 have made it back and it is the end of the road for the congress — it is the end of the road for the congress of the people and the end of the _ congress of the people and the end of the road — congress of the people and the end of the road for the national freedom party and _ of the road for the national freedom party and the end of the road for the independent congress, the aic, but there _ the independent congress, the aic, but there are more parties that have come _ but there are more parties that have come in. _ but there are more parties that have come in, such as the mk party led by former— come in, such as the mk party led by former president jacob zuma and we have seen— former president jacob zuma and we have seen parties such as built 0n south _ have seen parties such as built 0n south africa and the picture erotic aiiiance _ south africa and the picture erotic alliance and it will be a and vibrant _ alliance and it will be a and vibrant parliament. —— the patriotic aiiiance~ _ vibrant parliament. —— the patriotic aiiiance~ but — vibrant parliament. —— the patriotic alliance. but these are parties that ctash _ alliance. but these are parties that ctash on _ alliance. but these are parties that clash on their outlook and the policies —

clash on their outlook and the policies they are going to champion so we _ policies they are going to champion so we witt— policies they are going to champion so we will see a flood of pieces of iegisiation— so we will see a flood of pieces of legislation coming from political parties — legislation coming from political parties but it will be difficult for them _ parties but it will be difficult for them to— parties but it will be difficult for them to pass legislation in this parliament because to get more than 50%. _ parliament because to get more than 50%. it— parliament because to get more than 50%. it may— parliament because to get more than 50%, it may well be that all of the parties _ 50%, it may well be that all of the parties that cooperate with one another— parties that cooperate with one another won't agree on every piece of legislation. as another won't agree on every piece of legislation-— of legislation. as you mention, it will aet a of legislation. as you mention, it will get a challenge _ of legislation. as you mention, it will get a challenge to _ of legislation. as you mention, it will get a challenge to get - of legislation. as you mention, it will get a challenge to get those | will get a challenge to get those parties to work together but we already know there are coalition talks, negotiations happening between the parties now and just remind us of what is happening behind the scene at the moment. irate behind the scene at the moment. we already have some signals in terms of what _ already have some signals in terms of what is _ already have some signals in terms of what is happening behind the scenes— of what is happening behind the scenes and the eff had a press briefing — scenes and the eff had a press briefing yesterday and said they want _ briefing yesterday and said they want to — briefing yesterday and said they want to work with the african nationai— want to work with the african national congress and of course there _ national congress and of course there are — national congress and of course there are people within the anc who don't want _ there are people within the anc who don't want to work with the eff and we had _ don't want to work with the eff and we had an— don't want to work with the eff and we had an update late this afternoon that they _ we had an update late this afternoon that they had met and put together a negotiating team and they are open

to talk— negotiating team and they are open to talk and — negotiating team and they are open to talk and it seems as if they are open _ to talk and it seems as if they are open to— to talk and it seems as if they are open to talk with everyone, including the african national congress and you will recall we had a meeting — congress and you will recall we had a meeting that the da was part of a multiparty— a meeting that the da was part of a multiparty charter for south africa up multiparty charter for south africa up with— multiparty charter for south africa up with about 11 parties and three of those — up with about 11 parties and three of those parties seem to have indicated _ of those parties seem to have indicated that they are open to working — indicated that they are open to working with the anc, the da and the ifp, working with the anc, the da and the ifp. but _ working with the anc, the da and the ifp, but other parties say they need to go— ifp, but other parties say they need to go to _ ifp, but other parties say they need to go to their own meetings such as the a06. _ to go to their own meetings such as the aoc, and it is easier to seek a mandate — the aoc, and it is easier to seek a mandate when you know how this puddles _ mandate when you know how this puddles have been shared so it is an important _ puddles have been shared so it is an important time, so a lot of parties have _ important time, so a lot of parties have announced they will be having a meeting _ have announced they will be having a meeting soon such as rise south africa. _ meeting soon such as rise south africa. and — meeting soon such as rise south africa, and the anc will also have a meeting _ africa, and the anc will also have a meeting and it will be difficult because — meeting and it will be difficult because you can imagine that within the anc_

because you can imagine that within the anc and the other political parties. — the anc and the other political parties, they will be a need for internat— parties, they will be a need for internal accountability and to check whether— internal accountability and to check whether someone will have responsibility and what that responsibility and what that responsibility looks like and that is why— responsibility looks like and that is why some people still ask and question— is why some people still ask and question whether cyril ramaphosa will survive that's review within his party— will survive that's review within his party stop— will survive that's review within his - sto_ , . �* , his party stop yes, we haven't seen them out in — his party stop yes, we haven't seen them out in public _ his party stop yes, we haven't seen them out in public since _ his party stop yes, we haven't seen | them out in public since wednesday and he stayed behind and this was his first speech and how do you assess his position within the anc today? his assess his position within the anc toda ? , ., , today? his position is quite precarious _ today? his position is quite precarious and _ today? his position is quite precarious and it _ today? his position is quite precarious and it depends l today? his position is quite l precarious and it depends on today? his position is quite - precarious and it depends on what choices— precarious and it depends on what choices the — precarious and it depends on what choices the anc's majority in the nationai— choices the anc's majority in the national executive committee decide, do they— national executive committee decide, do they decide for the party for the country. _ do they decide for the party for the country, and there is a part of the anc. _ country, and there is a part of the anc. a _ country, and there is a part of the anc, a constituency fundamentally opposed _ anc, a constituency fundamentally opposed to any kind of power—sharing with the _ opposed to any kind of power—sharing with the democratic alliance and there _ with the democratic alliance and there are — with the democratic alliance and there are those within the democratic alliance that have a vice a versa _ democratic alliance that have a vice a versa feeling and i think there are those — a versa feeling and i think there are those within the anc that have always— are those within the anc that have always felt the need to get rid of

him and — always felt the need to get rid of him and feel they can hold him accountable and have them fall on his sword — accountable and have them fall on his sword but you have to ask the question. — his sword but you have to ask the question. if— his sword but you have to ask the question, if he does pull on his sword — question, if he does pull on his sword and _ question, if he does pull on his sword and go, what all the implications be for the country? and i implications be for the country? and i often _ implications be for the country? and i often say— implications be for the country? and i often say that leading countries is not _ i often say that leading countries is not a _ i often say that leading countries is not a small—time game that you canjust _ is not a small—time game that you canjust make responsible decisions about— canjust make responsible decisions about but— canjust make responsible decisions about but you will remember this is an anc_ about but you will remember this is an anc that is probably feeling vulnerable and no longer associated about _ vulnerable and no longer associated about the _ vulnerable and no longer associated about the future, do i game it now for my— about the future, do i game it now for my self— about the future, do i game it now for my self interest or wait for 2029 — for my self interest or wait for 2029 when the anc might lose even further— 2029 when the anc might lose even further and not even be considered a player— further and not even be considered a player and _ further and not even be considered a player and a — further and not even be considered a player and a coalition government in the future? — player and a coalition government in the future? that you are simply too lon- the future? that you are simply too tong within — the future? that you are simply too long within the party.— long within the party. thank you so much for speaking _ long within the party. thank you so much for speaking to _ long within the party. thank you so much for speaking to us _ long within the party. thank you so much for speaking to us here - long within the party. thank you so much for speaking to us here on i long within the party. thank you so i much for speaking to us here on bbc news, an analyst there in south africa. we have the final results from south africa's elections and this is a historic moment for the country, a change in the way power is shared amongst political parties in south africa and as we are

hearing there, this is a big shake—up for the african national congress, a party that is over 100 years old and over the past 30 years is only known dominating south africa's politics and we now have two weeks of delicate negotiations as south africa begins to form its next government. back to you in the studio. . ~' , ., next government. back to you in the studio. . ,, , ., . ., studio. thank you, catherine. you are watching _ studio. thank you, catherine. you are watching bbc _ studio. thank you, catherine. you are watching bbc news. _ to the uk election now and some breaking news in the last few minutes. diane abbott has announced that she will run for labour. she was responding to a guardian newspaper article on acts which said she was considering her options and the report she had been offered a place in the house of lords and she spoke on acts and said this was factually incorrect and she has never been offered a seat in the lords and would not offer one and i

am the adopted labour candidates for acne north and stoke newington and i intends to run and win as labour's candidate. —— hackney north and stoke newington. let's speak to political correspondent jack fenwick. what are the issues surrounding diane abbott and her candidacy? this row has been — diane abbott and her candidacy? t'i 3 row has been ongoing for months but has really been ongoing for the past few days, and this all goes back to a letter diane abbott wrote to the observer newspaper 14 months ago now and after that letter she was accused of anti—semitism and said thatjewish people along with irish and traveller people didn't face racism all their lives and after that was published she apologised very quickly and was suspended from the parliamentary labour party pending an investigation and if you are someone that has been suspended, if you are suspended when an election is happening, you can't run again as a labour candidate so we

didn't hear anything about the investigation or the outcome of it for a long time and then when the election was called to be certainly needed an answer, needed to know whether or not she would be allowed to run and several days ago, the bbc�*s newsnight programme reported that investigation concluded five months ago but diane abbott still did not know whether she would be allowed to stand and they said the conclusion of that was that she had to take part in some anti—semitism training courses and she did that in february but still did not know. we then had a report in one newspaper, in the times newspaper suggesting she would not be allowed to run and thatis she would not be allowed to run and that is when this row really started to become a front page news really and for several days there was quite and for several days there was quite a lot of confusion over whether or not she would be allowed to run and be heard from several senior members of labour's shadow cabinet including sir keir starmer himself essentially saying it is not for them to make a decision and it is up to the

national executive committee, the body that essentially runs the party rule book and they meet next week to formally endorse all of labour's candidate so that was the position for a long time, we can't say anything because it is up to the nec and then a change happened when labour's deputy leader, angela rayner, went further than her colleagues in saying she did not see any reason why diane abbott shouldn't be allowed to stand as a labour candidate and then those questions were thrown back to keir starmer once more and after a bit of confusion he eventually came out and said diane abbott was indeed free to stand. since that announcement, we have been waiting to hear from stand. since that announcement, we have been waiting to hearfrom diane abbott herself over whether or not she will stand, and she had originally said she would not be making any statement until that an ec meeting on tuesday, when it is expected she will be formally chosen as the candidates, but she has now confirmed she does intend to be part of that process and continue her 37 year career as an of that process and continue her 37 year careeras an mp.

of that process and continue her 37 year career as an mp. —— that nec meeting. remember diane abbott is the first female black elected mp in this country and she is seen as a trailblazer bike many people, the word a lot of people in that labour party have been using to describe her in the past few days and she is also a real sort of titanic figure of the labour left and has been for many years. —— seen as a trailblazer by many people. she was a senior member ofjeremy corbyn's shadow cabinet team and has been critical of labour leaderships including keir starmer�*s from the left of the party and this had for a long time been taking attention away from the sort of things labour wanted to talk about, from their policy announcement and the campaign trail itself and we may now finally have an answer and that answer is that diane abbott does indeed intend to stand as a labour candidate for this election. . ~ stand as a labour candidate for this election. . ,, , ., ., . stand as a labour candidate for this election. . ,, i. ., . g. . ,, election. thank you for that, jack fennell . voting is taking place

in mexico in an election which is almost certain to result in the country's first female president. the frontrunner, claudia sheinbaum, and her main rival, xochitl galvez, are well ahead of the only male candidate in opinion polls. ms sheinbaum, who is a former mayor of mexico city, has the backing of the outgoing president. let's go live to will grant, our mexico correspondent, who is in mexico city. a historic vote with two battling out to be the first female president. out to be the first female president-— out to be the first female resident. , . , ., president. yes, that is right, i am at a polling _ president. yes, that is right, i am at a polling station _ president. yes, that is right, i am at a polling station in _ president. yes, that is right, i am at a polling station in the - president. yes, that is right, i am at a polling station in the san - president. yes, that is right, i am| at a polling station in the san juan at a polling station in the sanjuan neighbourhood, one of 170,000 neighbourhood, one of 170 , 000 polling neighbourhood, one of 170,000 polling stations across the country and you can see this one is a very quiet and calm and people are waiting for their opportunity to cast their ballot in the leafy part of the capital, mexico city, and this stands in stark contrast to the kinds of scenes seen in those parts

of the country where there has been real violence, of the country where there has been realviolence, real of the country where there has been real violence, real difficulties. for example, down in the southern state of chiapas, we have had two situations where the violence has been so bad that they have simply had to call off the election there and in one of them, masked gunmen went into the electoral offices and burnt, set it on fire, burning all of the ballot slips and they had to simply cancel the election. but you are right that this is historic for are right that this is historic for a positive reason to know, because at the end of this process, mexico is almost certain to elect its first woman president. you is almost certain to elect its first woman president.— is almost certain to elect its first woman president. is almost certain to elect its first woman resident. ., . ,, . woman president. you talk about some ofthe woman president. you talk about some of the violence — woman president. you talk about some of the violence you _ woman president. you talk about some of the violence you have _ woman president. you talk about some of the violence you have seen - woman president. you talk about some of the violence you have seen their- of the violence you have seen their mexico. how tight is the security as a result? —— seen there in mexico. something in the region of 27,000 troops have been sent around the country to protect this vote but the difficulty is they can't get everywhere and there are places

where it is really the cartels that control things and i mentioned that situation in chiapas but in some polling stations, not ones like this in well—heeled parts of mexico city, but where the cartels have real control, they can put gunmen outside of the polling station and use the tools of intimidation and threats to make sure people cast their ballots in the direction they want to see and really putting the stamp of organised crime on the election result. . , , , result. the current president, is obrador, result. the current president, is obrador. can't _ result. the current president, is obrador, can't run _ result. the current president, is obrador, can't run for _ result. the current president, is obrador, can't run for top - result. the current president, is obrador, can't run for top office| obrador, can't run for top office again but has put his weight behind claudia sheinbaum. what is the difference between her parties and those espoused by her main rival xochitl galvez for this election? —— mr lopez obrador. xochitl galvez for this election? -- mr lopez obrador.— xochitl galvez for this election? -- mr lopez obrador. claudia sheinbaum is run on etiquette _ mr lopez obrador. claudia sheinbaum is run on etiquette continuity, - mr lopez obrador. claudia sheinbaum is run on etiquette continuity, and - is run on etiquette continuity, and what lopez obrador calls his fourth

transformation of mexico, it is basically the idea that mexico is undergoing such transformation in this project that they put it on a par with other transformations in this country's history such as the mexican revolution and mexican independence but ultimately it is a mmp independence but ultimately it is a ramp of social programmes that has pulled many people out of poverty and is very popular with many people and is very popular with many people and as you can imagine, claudia sheinbaum is suggesting she will extend that and build on the foundations put in place by lopez obrador but her detractors, particularly xochitl galvez, say the whole project is merely populism and it is the smoke and mirrors of a authoritarian populist under president lopez obrador and claudia sheinbaum will simply be his puppet and be an extension of him and he will really be the power behind the scenes but now it is the voters themselves that are making that decision. . ~

themselves that are making that decision. . ,, , ., , themselves that are making that decision. . ~' , ., , . decision. thank you very much, will. that is our— decision. thank you very much, will. that is our mexico _ decision. thank you very much, will. that is our mexico correspondence, | that is our mexico correspondence, will grant in mexico city. the ukrainian president has accused china of prolonging the war in his country by supporting russia. volodymyr zelensky said beijing was not only refusing to take part in a planned summit in switzerland later this month, but was trying to prevent others from attending. china has denied taking sides in the war. president zelensky was speaking at the shangri la security gathering in singapore, which was attended by senior officials from around the world including the us defence secretary lloyd austin. here's some of what president zelensky had to say. we are disappointed that some world leaders have not yet confirmed their participation in the peace summit. unfortunately, there are also attempts to disrupt the summit. we do not want to believe that this is a desire for monopolistic power in the world to deny the global community the opportunity to decide on war and peace, and to leave this power in the hands of one or two.

in georgia, a major rally against the passing of a controversial "foreign influence" bill is expected. the bill was passed by the government despite strong public opposition and a veto by the georgian president. joining us to tell us more is giorgi tskhadaia, professor of political science at caucasus university. first of all, give us the background, why these protests are continuing to take place. b5 background, why these protests are continuing to take place.— continuing to take place. as you well know. _ continuing to take place. as you well know, the _ continuing to take place. as you well know, the georgian - continuing to take place. as you - well know, the georgian government has already passed the foreign agents law which labels organisations that receive 20% of their funding as foreign agents, and this served as a tone about in terms of georgia's foreign—policy

orientation and georgia's western partners, the united states especially, condemned this bill and the georgian population, part of the population, protested against the bill a couple of times but recently, the large—scale protests certainly have waned, and it seems that part of the population who was protesting, they are waiting for the elections in october. this does not mean that large—scale protests will not occur this week or next week, but it means that the part of the population protesting the law are more oriented, more focused on winning the elections and replacing the government, the current government. the government, the current government-— government. so, the foreign influence _ government. so, the foreign influence bill— government. so, the foreign influence bill has _ government. so, the foreign influence bill has proved - government. so, the foreign influence bill has proved to l government. so, the foreign l influence bill has proved to be government. so, the foreign - influence bill has proved to be very controversial, as you say. how far—reaching are its powers? taste

far-reaching are its powers? we exect far—reaching are its powers? - expect that many of the organisations will not register as foreign agents, will simply close down. those who register will be marginalised and we expect that, as happened in russia already, the bill was passed in russia in 2012 and also in georgia, eventually it will become stricter and stricter, and apply to more and more people, but what is the most important thing about this whole issue is that this was fundamentally change georgia's foreign—policy orientation and direction —— this will fundamentally change. it will certainly drive georgia towards a russian sphere of influence if not already indeed and they were certainly emboldened by russia's invasion of ukraine so that now think that until the invasion, russia's actions will go unpunished,

there is no reason why not to defer to russia or to side with them so i think this is one of the major... thank you very much. that is giorgi tskhadaia, professor of medical science at caucasus university. some breaking news. —— political science. rob burrow has died at the age of 41, his former club leeds rhinos have announced. the former rugby league star contracted motor neurone disease in 2019 and communicated via a computerised voice he banked before he lost the ability to speak. rcently he launched a bbc podcast showcasing inspirational stories. hello there. high pressure to the west of the uk has brought most areas a dry weekend. we did see more cloud,

though, work into scotland and northern ireland through the day. at the same time, sunday saw much more in the way of sunshine for central and eastern england and lighter winds, too. that had a very significant impact in the temperatures. for some, it was seven degrees warmer on sunday than it had been on saturday. and the temperatures topped out at about 23 degrees in one or two spots as well. that was the scene in poole in dorset, with beach—goers enjoying the warm june sunshine, but cloudy skies worked in across stirling. now, overnight tonight, the cloud we've got in scotland and northern ireland — thick enough for occasional spots of rain — will push southwards. so overall it's going to be turning cloudier through the night, and given that, it's a milder night compared with last night — lows of 10—13 degrees for most of us. tomorrow, well, we start off with cloudy skies for northern ireland, western parts of england, wales, with the cloud thick enough for an occasional spot of drizzle, maybe one or two mist and fog patches for coasts and hills too. through the day, the cloud may well thin and break,

particularly to the east of high ground, to allow some sunny spells through. and we should see some sunshine developing in scotland through the day, with just a few showers across the far north. where thejune sunshine comes out, temperatures high teens to low 20s. that should feel quite pleasant, but it will feel less pleasant as we head into tuesday and wednesday. low pressure to the north of the uk is going to be sending much colder air our way. and so with that, we'll see rain or showers across the northern half of the uk in particular. chilly winds here, and with the downpours working in, particularly for scotland, quite a few of these will have hail and thunder mixed in. a few showers developing further south. now, temperatures still doing ok across england and wales, but it's going to be turning quite chilly for scotland and northern ireland, particularly in those brisk and gusty winds. and it's a very similar—looking weather picture for wednesday — showers and thunderstorms, again, some with hail across the northern half of the uk, the driest weather across good parts of wales, the midlands, east anglia and southern counties of england. temperatures — high teens to low 20s. will feel ok across england and wales, but still chilly for scotland and northern ireland with those brisk winds. and there's no great change

in that weather pattern. it stays cool and showery for scotland and northern ireland, england and wales having the best of the dry and sunny weather.

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