hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. gareth southgate resigns as england manager. we look at how his time in charge will be remembered. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's marc edwards. i don't think we've got any sound from mark there from salford, and in fact we've got all sort of sound gremlins. let's move on... can we go back? 0k, can you hear me? back on,

tentacle troubles but we are going to continue with the announcement. there's only one place to start, and england manager gareth southgate has resigned from his role two days after his side's defeat to spain in the 2024 european championship final. southgate took the job on a permanent basis in november 2016 and managed his country for 102 games over almost eight years. in that time, he guided england to a world cup semifinal and two european championship finals. he's the only manager bar sir alf ramsey to lead the england men's team into a major tournament final. so with southgate now gone, who could be set to replace him? former chief football writer for the times henry winter gave us his assessment of the potential candidates. the football association first has to choose whether they want to go home—grown, english, or whether they really just want

the person who they see is the best, to look beyond the passport. being realistic, if they're going for the latter, pochettino, who has worked with young players, very popular with players and with the media, he would be an obvious choice. i hear about pep guardiola and jurgen klopp. i think that would great, but amazed if they actually considered it. of the english candidates, the best individual is eddie howe, because of his experience. i imagine if they take a little bit of time to get the right person, carsley will be asked to do the interim in the first which will be in dublin. that will be an interesting reaction. obviously, graham potter, he would absolutely be in contention. what a welcome for the french captain kylian mbappe as fans packed out the bernabeu to see his unveiling as a real madrid player.

it seals one of the most protracted transfer sagas, with mbappejoining from ligue i champions paris saint—germain. a dream come true for the 25—year—old. translation: this day - is incredible for me, incredible. this has been my dream ever since i was a kid, and being here today means so much to me. thanks also to the real madrid fans for their affection and love. thank you all for being here today. now i have another dream — to be up for the task for the club of my life, the best club in the world. i will give my life for this club and this badge. tennis now, and rafael nadal is through to the last 16 of the atp swedish open after beating bjorn borg's son leo in straight sets. the spaniard cruised to victory inside just 84 minutes and will take on cameron norrie next. nadal is working towards being fit for the olympics in paris later this month.

we are lucky to play the whole match without rain. a huge honour to play against the son of one of the biggest legends in the history of our sport, so... applause. i think he played quite well. he has a future in front, so i wish him all the very best. tiger woods returns to action at the open this week, with the is—time major champion facing questions about his future at the top level of golf. the american is set to compete in all four majors of the calendar year for the first time since 2019, with his schedule being hampered by injury in recent seasons. i'v e i've been training a lot better in the gym. it helps things, i can hit

the gym. it helps things, i can hit the ball a lot better. cannot quite stay out there as long during practice sessions as i was like but i have been able to do things i have not been all year, which is nice. and that's all the sport for now. as you were just hearing in the sport, gareth southgate has resigned as manager of the england men's football team. so what comes next? who would want to carry this poisoned chalice and the burden of winning that elusive trophy? or has gareth southgate rebuilt the england structure, reformed the foundations of the national team such that it is now a cherished position for an up—and—coming manger? jack pitt—brooke covers england for the sports news website the athletic. good to have you with us is that we should talk about his legacy first, how will he be remembered? i think remembered — how will he be remembered? i think remembered as _ how will he be remembered? i think remembered as one _ how will he be remembered? i think remembered as one of _ how will he be remembered? i think remembered as one of the - how will he be remembered? i think remembered as one of the most - remembered as one of the most significant people in modern british football history, really. he has completely transformed the standing of the england men's national team. he has restored it to a place of huge significance in our national

landscape. he's also been a very good manager of the team. he has taken them to two finals, world cup quarterfinal, world cup semifinal and all this after a period in which england were in the old and is in men plus my international football ever since the 1966 world cup really. i ever since the 1966 world cup reall . ~ �* , ever since the 1966 world cup reall. ~ 3 ever since the 1966 world cup reall. ~ �*, ., _ ., ., really. i think it's easy to forget what the national _ really. i think it's easy to forget what the national squad - really. i think it's easy to forget what the national squad was . really. i think it's easy to forget| what the national squad was like during the time when just shortly after the time of fabio vieira lower players did not want to wear the jersey and did not want to turn up for england due to no communication with the club managers and how they have changed. it's been completely revolutionised, such that all of them want to turn up and he looks after them. they seem to take a great joy after them. they seem to take a greatjoy in competing for england. yeah, it's been a huge cultural shift. you only have to listen to players in the 1990s or 2000 talk about england to realise what a difficult and often unpleasant experience it was, or s southgate s completely transformed this to the

extent that i think the players are enjoying playing for england even more the they enjoyed playing for the premier league clubs in many instances. this is made a huge distance and obviously filter through to the public as well. the public have been far more engaged with the england team over the past eight years and i think they have been since the early 1990s. and in part that's because they have been very good but is notjust because they have been good. also because they have been good. also because the public i think really feeds off the public i think really feeds off the emotional engagement and commitment of the players. i think that is certainly _ commitment of the players. i think that is certainly true. _ commitment of the players. i think that is certainly true. you - commitment of the players. i think that is certainly true. you could - that is certainly true. you could feel that in germany. i was in dortmund last week and many people talk about that. may put the people who were perhaps the runners and writers for the job up on the screen and we can maybe talk about them. we obviously got graham potter, and we can maybe talk about them. we've obviously got graham potter, anyhow, pochettino, guardiola, klopp. you think you will be somebody in the southgate moles which of those names best fits what they are looking for?

i think graham potter and eddie how are probably the two most plausible candidates. they are english although i don't think that's by any means the only criteria here, but i think that also they are right stage in their careers. they have done very well in the club game so far. they don't necessarily to the end of their careers. i think that they are kind of hungry deploy the sort of set one stop football, and that is they have been brought to the english coaching system. and they are not exact replicas of southgate because southgate is such a unique individual and his capacity to be a figurehead for the national game and a spokesman for issues which are both football issues and bigger than football issues, but to me it feels like graham potter and eddie howe are the most plausible pics. i suppose howe has been installed as the early favourite because he plays the early favourite because he plays the kind of football that a lot of england fans out in germany wanted to see. his teams are very

offensive. they were at burnley and bournemouth and they are at newcastle but he is in a job or ask graham potter is not so who does graham potter is not so who does graham potter is not so who does graham potter become the easier option for the fa are they not look at it like that? in option for the fa are they not look at it like that?— at it like that? in the past, the fa have appointed — at it like that? in the past, the fa have appointed england _ at it like that? in the past, the fa| have appointed england managers at it like that? in the past, the fa - have appointed england managers who were premier league managers it happened in 2016 and 2012 so as not possible to clearly newcastle would not want to lose howe and it would therefore cost the fa more money to a point howe than it would to appoint potter. potter has been out of work for a while now, but i think if the fa wants to go down that route it will be a lot simpler for them to simply appoint him or perhaps one of the other manager if you are out of work. you mentioned if they want to go for a big name for manager... i if they want to go for a big name for manager. . ._ if they want to go for a big name for manager... i wonder whether the four manager — for manager... i wonder whether the four manager experiment _ for manager... i wonder whether the four manager experiment works - for manager... i wonder whether the four manager experiment works for i four manager experiment works for england. four manager experiment works for encland. ., ., four manager experiment works for en. land. ., ., ., “ four manager experiment works for encland. ., ., ., ~ ., ., england. no, he did not work at all. certainly not — england. no, he did not work at all. certainly not in _ england. no, he did not work at all. certainly not in the _ england. no, he did not work at all. certainly not in the case _ england. no, he did not work at all. certainly not in the case of - england. no, he did not work at all. certainly not in the case of bobbio. | certainly not in the case of bobbio. erickson went pretty well and got a

three quarters finals were pretty happy with how that went at the time. my personal view is after the success of southgate, notjust in terms of how he did with the team but also england dna in that sense of the england manager has an oversight role for all of coaching and youth development in england, i think it might be harder in that context to go back for a big name for manager most him i think was only have to be someone who is rooted in english football, although maybe that could be pochettino, who was i mostly worked with three different from really clubs it has a fantastic record bringing through young players from southampton, tottenham and more recently chelsea. plenty of the england players over the last ten years and played for him. equally, klopp did fantastic work at liverpool and is himself now i think very rooted in english football. i don't know what it is the rightjob for him right now i suspect probably not but i think somebody with that connection to the english game rather than in the way that fabio vieira not have any took thejob.

that fabio vieira not have any took the 'ob. , ' ~ that fabio vieira not have any took the 'ob. , ' . ., . the job. intriguing stuff. we watch that closely _ the job. intriguing stuff. we watch that closely and _ the job. intriguing stuff. we watch that closely and thank— the job. intriguing stuff. we watch that closely and thank you - the job. intriguing stuff. we watch that closely and thank you for - that closely and thank you for coming on. that closely and thank you for coming on— the military enlistment offices in ukraine have seen lengthy queues ahead of a deadline today for men aged between 18—60 to update their contact details. anyone who hasn't reported could face a fine of up to $600. the ukrainian government is struggling to rotate manpower at the front. it million men are reported to have updated their information so far. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse told us more about current levels of conscription. there are lengthy queues outside some recruitment offices in cities like kyiv, and it's sites like that which officials are keen to point out. it represents a level of engagement among some men keen to meet the deadline today where, if you're between the age of 18 and 60 and you're either a reservist or of conscription age, which is is from the age of 25, you have to register your e—mail, where you live and where you can be

found with the country's military database. but we are at a stage of the war where those who wanted to volunteer and fight and risk their lives did so long ago. now, you do speak to men who have returned from the front line with serious injuries, but who are keen to get back. they are driven in that way. but there are others now that you hear more and more of who are petrified of being called up. the argument is that not everyone is a killer, and they are, frankly, scared of what is going on on the front line. we are also talking about a system where there has historically been a serious lack of public trust, where there have been historic claims of corruption, where if someone had enough money or knew the right person, they could avoid the draft and even be smuggled out of the country. ukraine passed a new mobilisation law which was seen as controversial. it widened the age, but crucially, in the eyes of critics, it didn't have a cap on the time you would need to serve. but these are the times

ukraine finds itself in against its much bigger aggressor, its invader russia. it is having to mobilise as many men as it can for its continued fight. so the deadline is today. if men don't register their details and they're caught, they could face a hefty fine or even prison. and there's also now a societal tension that in cities like kyiv, in odesa in the south and even dnipro in the east, you have men that may have exemptions because of the jobs they do or who have simply not been drafted. and they live their lives as normal. and then you have those other men who have seen unimaginable things on the front line, who've returned home and see cities seemingly functioning as normal. i use that word lightly because these are still places targeted by missile strikes, but these are difficult societal times for ukraine as it continues to mount its fight in its defence against russia.

manpower has been a problem here in the uk as well. sir keir starmer has launched a strategic defence review today, the first step towards any decision to increase defence spending. the prime minister says the review will aim to "forge a clear—eyed approach to a more dangerous volatile world". it will be led by the former nato secretary general lord robertson, who has warned of the "deadly quartet" — china, russia, iran and north korea. defence secretaryjohn healey told the bbc the the review will be the "first of its kind". we've seen conflict in the middle east and the threat of wider regional tensions, a continuing war in ukraine, increasing instability and uncertainty right round the world. the world is changing fast. the threats are growing. in those circumstances, it's right we take a look at the threats, the capabilities we need, the state of our armed forces, as well as the money that's available to fund those. and that's the way that we balance, if you like, the requirements for stronger national security with the responsibilities

for sound public finances. joining me now is former first sea lord and chief of naval staff admiral lord alan west, who was also former home office security minister and the uk's first ever cyber security minister. doctor robjohnson doctor rob johnson it doctor robjohnson it recently sent that the uk armed forces cannot defend the british homeland properly and are unprepared for a conflict of any scale. is he right?— any scale. is he right? there is no doubt that— any scale. is he right? there is no doubt that our _ any scale. is he right? there is no doubt that our armed _ any scale. is he right? there is no doubt that our armed forces - any scale. is he right? there is no doubt that our armed forces are i doubt that our armed forces are hollowed — doubt that our armed forces are hollowed out and admitted by the last government. ben willis made that clear— last government. ben willis made that clear seaman about them being hollowed _ that clear seaman about them being hollowed out, and they have been starved _ hollowed out, and they have been starved of — hollowed out, and they have been starved of funds actually, the armed forces, _ starved of funds actually, the armed forces, particularly since 2010 when the dreadful review done by the coalition— the dreadful review done by the coalition reduced our military by a

third _ coalition reduced our military by a third and — coalition reduced our military by a third and i— coalition reduced our military by a third. and i think there is a real concern — third. and i think there is a real concern that our forces would not be able to _ concern that our forces would not be able to fight a war of any length at the moment. for example, weapons stocks_ the moment. for example, weapons stocks and _ the moment. for example, weapons stocks and spares and things we be providing _ stocks and spares and things we be providing an weapon stocks to ukraine — providing an weapon stocks to ukraine who have been a sense been fighting _ ukraine who have been a sense been fighting a _ ukraine who have been a sense been fighting a war on our behalf. but we have not— fighting a war on our behalf. but we have not been replacing those stocks within _ have not been replacing those stocks within our— have not been replacing those stocks within our own forces and that is not satisfactory. that has got to be done _ not satisfactory. that has got to be done i_ not satisfactory. that has got to be done. . , , not satisfactory. that has got to be done. ., , , ., not satisfactory. that has got to be done. .,, , ., ., not satisfactory. that has got to be done. , ., ., ., done. i was 'ust going to say if and necessarily — done. i wasjust going to say if and necessarily then _ done. i wasjust going to say if and necessarily then a _ necessarily then a conversation about getting to this magic 2.5% number, the share of gdp we should spend on defence but how we spend it. ., , ., , , , it. clearly how we spend is very important. _ it. clearly how we spend is very important, but _ it. clearly how we spend is very important, but i _ it. clearly how we spend is very important, but i suppose - it. clearly how we spend is very important, but i suppose the i it. clearly how we spend is very i important, but i suppose the only thing _ important, but i suppose the only thing that— important, but i suppose the only thing that concerns me is it's absolutely right that we should have absolutely right that we should have a review, _ absolutely right that we should have a review, not least because the government have become worse and worse _ government have become worse and worse about telling people, the british— worse about telling people, the british public at large and also the opposition he used to be labour, of what _

opposition he used to be labour, of what is _ opposition he used to be labour, of what is really going on. labour needs— what is really going on. labour needs to — what is really going on. labour needs to discover what the situation in the _ needs to discover what the situation in the armed forces really is, the real ground — in the armed forces really is, the real ground truth and the review should _ real ground truth and the review should do— real ground truth and the review should do that. it should also then make _ should do that. it should also then make a _ should do that. it should also then make a template for how we handle these _ make a template for how we handle these all— make a template for how we handle these all great threats that george robertson mentioned it. he is a very -ood robertson mentioned it. he is a very good nran— robertson mentioned it. he is a very good man to — robertson mentioned it. he is a very good man to do this. he did probably the only— good man to do this. he did probably the only decent defence review there is been _ the only decent defence review there is been for— the only decent defence review there is been for about 40 years. that was the review— is been for about 40 years. that was the review in— is been for about 40 years. that was the review in 1998. the only problem then and _ the review in 1998. the only problem then and this is going to be a problem _ then and this is going to be a problem again, after that defence review— problem again, after that defence review which was very good and laid out what _ review which was very good and laid out what we — review which was very good and laid out what we should be doing and where we — out what we should be doing and where we should be going and more of a maritime _ where we should be going and more of a maritime tilt and all of that, again— a maritime tilt and all of that, again we _ a maritime tilt and all of that, again we were underfunded. and there is this— again we were underfunded. and there is this real— again we were underfunded. and there is this real problem with underfunding of the military. and it's all— underfunding of the military. and it's all very — underfunding of the military. and it's all very well and good doing a review, _ it's all very well and good doing a review, but— it's all very well and good doing a review, but if there is anybody who believes _ review, but if there is anybody who believes that there are sufficient funds— believes that there are sufficient funds going into our military today, i funds going into our military today, i love _ funds going into our military today, i love to _ funds going into our military today, i love to be — funds going into our military today, i love to be able to talk to them because — i love to be able to talk to them because it — i love to be able to talk to them because it must only be someone in the treasury. everybody knows they have not— the treasury. everybody knows they have not been getting enough money and this— have not been getting enough money and this is— have not been getting enough money and this is going to have to be

addressed at some stage. i and this is going to have to be addressed at some stage. i wonder if the ublic addressed at some stage. i wonder if the public some _ addressed at some stage. i wonder if the public some of _ addressed at some stage. i wonder if the public some of the _ addressed at some stage. i wonder if the public some of the four _ addressed at some stage. i wonder if the public some of the four defence i the public some of the four defence spending has changed, though, in the sense and we have said about the republican convention tonight and jd vance is one of the isolationists on the ticket now, very much things like donald trump. they have talked about withdrawing from nato, cutting spending for ukraine. do we have to take into view the threats that we face and also the changing circumstances of one of our biggest offenders? ~ , ,., , ., offenders? absolutely right, and i have to say _ offenders? absolutely right, and i have to say one _ offenders? absolutely right, and i have to say one has _ offenders? absolutely right, and i have to say one has a _ offenders? absolutely right, and i have to say one has a certain - have to say one has a certain sympathy— have to say one has a certain sympathy with the americans at times that europe has not spent what it should _ that europe has not spent what it should have spent on defence. it 'ust should have spent on defence. it just has— should have spent on defence. it just has not done, and we been better— just has not done, and we been better than most of the countries in europe _ better than most of the countries in europe. now some of them have turned around _ europe. now some of them have turned around and _ europe. now some of them have turned around and pulling one has had a huge _ around and pulling one has had a huge increase in defence spending but there — huge increase in defence spending but there is no doubt that if donald trump _ but there is no doubt that if donald trump gets it and it looks more more likely, _ trump gets it and it looks more more likely, they— trump gets it and it looks more more likely, they are likely to say we will not — likely, they are likely to say we will not leave 400,000 troops in europe — will not leave 400,000 troops in europe. they might well still provide — europe. they might well still provide airpower and the nuclear

umbrella — provide airpower and the nuclear umbrella and of course we have our own nuclear — umbrella and of course we have our own nuclear deterrent as well but they might pull those out. so europe is going _ they might pull those out. so europe is going at— they might pull those out. so europe is going at the start thinking about what it— is going at the start thinking about what it would do if the american input _ what it would do if the american input into— what it would do if the american input into the nato defence in europe — input into the nato defence in europe was reduced... 30 input into the nato defence in europe was reduced... so those conventional _ europe was reduced... so those conventional forces _ europe was reduced... so those conventional forces really - europe was reduced... so those conventional forces really do . europe was reduced... so those i conventional forces really do need to be a majorfocus conventional forces really do need to be a major focus for all the europeans. they come together on thursday at blenheim palace for the european meeting with scholz and macron and donald tusk there. what about the strategic alliance of the prime minister has talked about? do the we need to have joint of the gang across countries as to where thatis gang across countries as to where that is made?— that is made? you make a very good oint. you that is made? you make a very good point- you are _ that is made? you make a very good point. you are absolutely _ that is made? you make a very good point. you are absolutely right. - that is made? you make a very good point. you are absolutely right. for. point. you are absolutely right. for example _ point. you are absolutely right. for example with the exception of finland — example with the exception of finland and sweden into nato, plus the fact— finland and sweden into nato, plus the fact of— finland and sweden into nato, plus the fact of the increased spending on ground — the fact of the increased spending on ground forces by poland, 20 new brigades, _ on ground forces by poland, 20 new brigades, land brigades, have been

provided— brigades, land brigades, have been provided to european nato. 20 new brigades _ provided to european nato. 20 new brigades and it is not crucially important for us to provide extra brigades — important for us to provide extra brigades. what year it looks to us for is _ brigades. what year it looks to us for is the — brigades. what year it looks to us for is the maritime component. there has been _ for is the maritime component. there has been no _ for is the maritime component. there has been no increase from all these countries _ has been no increase from all these countries in — has been no increase from all these countries in their maritime component and they look to the uk to provide _ component and they look to the uk to provide the _ component and they look to the uk to provide the maritime capabilities and keep— provide the maritime capabilities and keep the north atlantic open and protect— and keep the north atlantic open and protect all— and keep the north atlantic open and protect all the sea beds were all of these _ protect all the sea beds were all of these transactions go on on fiber—optic cables and i'm afraid and talking just on that air, we have _ and talking just on that air, we have had — and talking just on that air, we have had a _ and talking just on that air, we have had a huge reduction in our number— have had a huge reduction in our number of— have had a huge reduction in our number of ships and things like that so we _ number of ships and things like that so we need — number of ships and things like that so we need to look at what we are providing — so we need to look at what we are providing and what is important. because — providing and what is important. because if— providing and what is important. because if someone else providing it, because if someone else providing it. let's _ because if someone else providing it. let's not — because if someone else providing it, let's not bother.— it, let's not bother. yeah, odd for an island state. _ it, let's not bother. yeah, odd for an island state. admiral, - it, let's not bother. yeah, odd for an island state. admiral, thank. it, let's not bother. yeah, odd for i an island state. admiral, thank you very much indeed. fiifi an island state. admiral, thank you very much indeed.— around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

welcome back. spanish police have confirmed that the body found in tenerife is that of the missing british tourist jay slater. fingerprint evidence has confirmed the identity of the 19—year—old. it's almost a month since he disappeared after going to a music festival. the body was discovered not far from a house he'd been visiting near the village of masca. it's thought he may have had an accident orfallen. first identified by scientists 20 years ago, the largest area of rainforest in southern africa is to become a conservation zone. mabu forest in northern mozambique is known as "sky island". it's perched on top of a mountain and until 20 years ago was largely a secret to all but the locals. our environment correspondent jonah fisher was given exclusive access to film there. welcome to eden. welcome to the centre of mabu forest. this is about as good as it gets. there are still places on earth that humans have hardly touched. the forest is in excellent condition. the water is crystal clear. mabu forest is one of them. protected by mozambique's many wars

and its remote location, this place was, for a long time, only known to locals. then, 20 years ago, a mysterious dark green patch was spotted on satellite images by explorer and ecologist professorjulian baylis. oh, my god! i mean, what have we discovered here? when he went to check it out on the ground, he couldn't believe his eyes. we found the largest rainforest in southern africa. what came next was a race against time to reveal mabu's secrets in the hope that it would lead to the forest being protected. we joined professor bayliss and a team of scientists on their latest expedition — looking for new species in the very heart of mabu. one of the reasons why mabu is so special is because it's effectively a land island, a high—altitude forest surrounded by the lowlands of mozambique.

and what that means for the creatures who live here is that they've evolved separately from other populations, making many of them unique. there it is. ok, wait. so far, more than 25 new species have been found and formally described... come here. don't go away. ..including at least ten of professor bayliss's favourite — butterflies. bayliss ipoppiana. poppy's the name of my daughter, so this one is named after my daughter. it was, like, four metres up in a small vine. there have also been new species of snakes, bats, crabs and chameleons. nadzikambia baylissi. it's a chameleon which is only found on mount mabu. in the stream just by our tents, erica thinks she's found a new freshwater catfish. i hope that we have a new species for this area. - it's very exciting. amazing! you guys, are you sure you don't want to...?

this is unique. meet the dung beetle specialist. hold on, hold on. i want to put on my gloves. he thinks he's found more than 15 new species on mabu and puts it down to the quality of his bait. basically, i'm using my faeces to... ..as a bait, to attract dung beetles in the forest. so all over this part of the forest, there are probably dung beetles smelling your poo, thinking... that's correct! ..it�*s lunchtime. that's correct! no, i think this time around maybe is brunch. when we speak to the mozambique authorities, there's more good news. they confirm for the first time that all the new discoveries have convinced them to turn mabu into a conservation area. for professor bayliss, it will mark the end of a two—decade—long journey. we've now arrived at the end goal of protecting this forest. this is a conservation

success story. kept hidden for so long, thanks to science, mabu's secrets should live on. jonah fisher, bbc news, in northern mozambique. extraordinary. many more on the website about that story. we will take a short break in the panel will be here and focusing on the republican convention, we are right back. hello there. things did brighten up a bit today, but still, temperatures peaked at around 20 or 21 degrees. we've also seen some heavy showers developing in scotland and northern parts of england as well, but once those move away overnight, the next few days, the rest of the week looking much more promising with drier and warmer weather on the way as well. and that's mainly because we're going to replace low pressure with high pressure that's moving in from the southwest — that's going to bring with it those rise in temperatures.

still some heavy showers though this evening across eastern scotland and north east england to finally move away into the north sea. the showers elsewhere will fade away more quickly. skies will clear as it becomes drier overnight and temperatures will dip away to around 10 or 11 degrees — a few short—lived mist and fog patches in western areas. heading into tomorrow, though, on the whole, a sunny start and a lovely day on the way. temperatures will rise quickly. that will lead to some cloud development, and there's just the risk of one or two light showers, but on the whole, it should be dry and with light winds and some sunshine, it's going to feel a lot warmer and temperatures are going to be a few degrees higher than what we saw today. we could actually reach 25 degrees on wednesday afternoon for the first time this month. 25 is not particularly impressive for this time of the year, but we're going to find temperatures getting higher than that later on in the week. there is a weather front in the northwest that's going to bring some cloud and some patchy rain, but ahead of that, we're drawing in southerly breezes, bringing us these higher temperatures. with that weather front, we've got this cloud across scotland, northern ireland,

through the irish sea, with most of the showers, england and wales seeing more in the way of sunshine again. those temperatures continuing to rise, reaching 27 degrees, actually, in the south east of england. it's not going to be as warm as that in scotland and northern ireland, and there'll still be more cloud here, at least to start with on friday. any rain becoming confined to the walls of far northwest may well brighten up. but again, it's across england and wales where we'll see the drier weather with more sunshine and those temperatures continuing to rise. the warmth may push a little bit further north, but the highest temperatures, 29 or 30 degrees, are likely in the southeast. is it going to last? well, unfortunately, it looks like things are going to change over the weekend. some wet weather developing, pushing eastwards and dropping the temperatures.

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