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we are back in half—an—hour. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week, bikes. boats. bots. in shops. —— and shops. hello, welcome to click. this week we're going to talk about locking stuff and keeping stuff safe, which is why lyra currently have a safe on her lap. currently have a safe on her la -. ~ currently have a safe on her [a . . currently have a safe on her la -. ~ ., , currently have a safe on her lap. well, safe with a bit of a difference. _ lap. well, safe with a bit of a difference. you _ lap. well, safe with a bit of a difference. you know - lap. well, safe with a bit of a difference. you know when i difference. you know when you're at the dining table and it feels like everybody has a reason that they have to do something on their phone there and then? . , ., ,
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something on their phone there and then? . , . , ., , and then? yeah, yeah. this aims to overcome _ and then? yeah, yeah. this aims to overcome that, _ and then? yeah, yeah. this aims to overcome that, it _ and then? yeah, yeah. this aims to overcome that, it is _ to overcome that, it is somewhere to lock away your devices so you can have some good quality family time. right! doesn't have a key, a combination, a timer, what? does it. ., , ., combination, a timer, what? doesit. ., , ., ., does it. you can set it for a timer, overnight, _ does it. you can set it for a timer, overnight, 24- does it. you can set it for a | timer, overnight, 24 hours, does it. you can set it for a - timer, overnight, 24 hours, but timer, overnight, 2a hours, but also a past courage to be able to open it in an emergency so whoever knows the pass code needs to also be the person with the willpower not to open it. but it with the willpower not to open it-- but it is _ with the willpower not to open it.- but it is not - it. right. but it is not exactly _ it. right. but it is not exactly the _ it. right. but it is not| exactly the sturdiness it. right. but it is not. exactly the sturdiness of devices so if you feel really desperate... devices so if you feel really desperate. . ._ devices so if you feel really desperate... you are the boss ofthe desperate... you are the boss of the safe — desperate... you are the boss of the safe in _ desperate... you are the boss of the safe in your _ desperate... you are the boss of the safe in your house, - of the safe in your house, yeah? 0bviously. 0bviously. so thatis yeah? 0bviously. 0bviously. so that is locking up your phone but now something even bigger, your bike, which no matter how good your bike lock isn't runs the risk of being damaged or vandalised or having bits nicked of it. tom has been looking at the latest tech aiming to keep your cycle secure. 0ver aiming to keep your cycle secure. over the past year, there has been a cycling boom
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with shops struggling to keep up with the sheer scale of demand. but at the same time, there has been a steady flow of bike crime. last year, there were more than 80,000 incidents of bike theft and many, many thousands more going unreported. like many people living in a big city, i often leave my poor bike left locked up leave my poor bike left locked up outside, fending for itself. and unfortunately, over the last 12 months, it's received a lot of unwanted attention. it all looks normal except, oh, where are my handlebars? the brake cable is snipped. so my personal worries got me thinking what is the tech out there to help keep my bike safe? first up, the motion sensor alarm system. this is a fairly simple device. you attach it to your subtle post
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using cable ties and then set the alarm using a handy remote control. and then if somebody decides to move the bike, start going off over 100 db. if you decide to move the bike once. then it gives off a single warning shriek but if you move the bike again within ten seconds, it goes off a blaring, for about a minute. right. and if you decide to keep on moving the bike, well, it simply keeps going off. and they want to run away with it? we're going to away with it? we're going to away with it? we're going to away with it. it's not worth it. at 20 quid i would say that is a pretty effective deterrent. 0n the flip side, the batteries are not rechargeable so you have to replace them every three months and if a criminal really wants to, and they work up a source of the noise, could disable it with a bit of brute force. it probably isn't a very good eye
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here. that's one. got it. and thatis here. that's one. got it. and that is how it's done. next up, we have the skunk lock and from its name you can probably guess what it has in store for me. its creators claim it is the only bike lock in the world which will literally fight back. so inside the carbon steel frame is a hollow chamber and inside of that is a pressurised gas. according to the creators if you cut about 30% of the way inside, the gas should spray out and the sheer stench alone should be enough to send any criminals running. so, let's put that to the test. that smells pretty disgusting.
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it does absolutely stink. i'm not sure whether that would send me running but i think i am changing my mind every second. the problem with the lock is any part of your bike that isn't still locked up, you know, if like the front wheel was not locked up as well than thatis was not locked up as well than that is not going to be kept safe by that lock and a gas is not refillable so once you have cut it that one time you are going to need to get yourself a complete baloch. yeah. —— i completely other lock. finally we have a feast of kit which provides —— combines some of the kids we have seen. this is the kids we have seen. this is the vanmoofs3. lock is built into the bike itself, the silver button here, give a kick. the bike immobilises. and the internal alarm activated. so a little bit like the other one, if you move the bike it
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should give you a rather loud warning. and, the more you mess with it, the louder the warning gets until eventually this goes into a theft mode and that is where things get really interesting because they provide —— it provides a peace of mind service. i provide -- it provides a peace of mind service.— of mind service. i am a bike under for — of mind service. i am a bike under for vanmoofss - of mind service. i am a bike under for vanmoofss so - of mind service. i am a bike under for vanmoofss so if l under for vanmoofs3 so if you're underfor vanmoofs3 so if you're bike it under for vanmoofs3 so if you're bike it stolen underfor vanmoofs3 so if you're bike it stolen i will look for it. it has a tracking system on the bike and i can lift it up on a map and go search the area. try and track it down. peace of mind service is if you're bike should get stolen, and we cannot find it in two weeks of getting stolen, you will get a new bicycle provided by vanmoof. figs you will get a new bicycle provided by vanmoof. as luck would have — provided by vanmoof. as luck would have it, _ provided by vanmoof. as luck would have it, one _ provided by vanmoof. as luck would have it, one bike - provided by vanmoof. as luck would have it, one bike is - would have it, one bike is pinging off pretty nearby. so we jumped pinging off pretty nearby. so wejumped on our bikes and set off on the hunt. hopefully we're to find the nicked vanmoof. it is a bit of a needle in the haystack, i
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guess. absolutely no joy. needle in the haystack, i guess. absolutely nojoy. 0k. sometimes when bike get stolen they get squirrelled away in they get squirrelled away in the alleyways. we have scoured the alleyways. we have scoured the area and there are too many houses about for us to narrow it down specifically enough to find the bike. but did not go exactly to plan. for a bike which costs just exactly to plan. for a bike which costsjust under exactly to plan. for a bike which costs just under £2000, but is a little disappointing. but there has been a development. the latest of vanmoof are now compatible with find my app. with apple's networks of millions and millions of devices the location tracking could get a whole lot more accurate. after trying out all of this text, i wanted to find out what the professionals think. i wanted to find out what the professionals think.- professionals think. i love technology _ professionals think. i love technology and _ professionals think. i love technology and anything l professionals think. i love i technology and anything that professionals think. i love - technology and anything that i think will help us stop crime is music to my ears. a lot of companies that we have this latest product so we run a bit of an innovation panel so what we will do is look at it, provide a bit of advice as to where —— whether this is a viable product and i invest in
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some of this stuff myself but the best crime prevention is locking my bike up and taking it home with me every day. each of these devices _ it home with me every day. each of these devices have _ it home with me every day. each of these devices have their pros and cons and there are plenty more clever pieces of kit out there. sadly, you can never 100% guarantee the safety of your bike but investing in a piece of tech can provide an extra layer of security and give you a little bit more peace of mind. that was tom smishing and angle grinding stuff! that is the way to work out your frustration! let's move on from bikes to boats now, from two wheels to no wheels, although as it happens no crew either!— no crew either! later this month. _ no crew either! later this month. a _ no crew either! later this month, a fully _ no crew either! later this l month, a fully autonomous no crew either! later this - month, a fully autonomous boat, created by a team in plymouth, is said to be one of the first of its kind to attempt to cross the atlantic. totally untrue. paul carter has been to meet the team behind it, who are also doing some pretty serious science along the way. this is
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the moment mayflower 400 entered the water for the final time before it departs on its groundbreaking journey across the atlantic to massachusetts in the us. but unlike its namesake, which took more than 100 billion for pilgrims to the new world in 1620, the mayflower 400 will not have any people on board at all. for five years _ people on board at all. for five years ago _ people on board at all. for five years ago we - people on board at all. fr?" five years ago we were talking to folks in the city about how we were going to commemorate the 400th anniversary is just an informal discussion at another meeting and there was some talk about building a replica. so my perspective was let's do something that speaks to the next 400 years of maritime enterprise so for me, that means building autonomous vessels to do ocean research. it's designed and built to be completely autonomous and while it can be piloted remotely, the hope is that once it is out of port, it will make the almost 3500 milejourney port, it will make the almost 3500 mile journey completely unaided and become the first
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large autonomous vessel to make the crossing. it large autonomous vessel to make the crossing-— the crossing. it should sell completely _ the crossing. it should sell completely without - the crossing. it should sell completely without a - completely without a person intervening at all that you would just give it a goal like go to plymouth, massachusetts and it would look at the weather and understands its own condition and it would be able to see everything around it with cameras and radars and very sophisticated software. led by a team in plymouth along with software engineering from ibm, boat uses the standard radar gps to navigate. but alongside this, six cameras attached to the master of the boat feed into an ai image recognition system. trained on a dataset of over 1 recognition system. trained on a dataset of over1 million images, these are its eyes to help it to avoid oncoming ships and potential hazards. but the technology packed onto this boat is doing more than just helping it steer. as it crosses the ocean, the ship will also be conducting scientific experiments. with needed for food, drinks and water or sleeping space, all spare room
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can be given over to scientific equipment which will collect data throughout the journey. so data throughout the “ourney. so the data throughout the journey. sr the science data throughout the journey. 5r the science on board the vessel, we are doing some really cool experiments around marine mammal populations, using audio data, also using a new device, actually it is a smart tongue, electronic tongue, it will look at the chemical characteristics of seawater as well as some really interesting experiments around sea level and wave height. it is a very dangerous place at the, a lot of places are very remote that we cannot send people to and it will be so important for ourfull important for our full scientific understanding of the ocean. shill! scientific understanding of the ocean. ~ ., scientific understanding of the ocean. �* ., , scientific understanding of the ocean. ~ ., , , ocean. all of this is fine in practice — ocean. all of this is fine in practice but _ ocean. all of this is fine in practice but when - ocean. all of this is fine in practice but when it - ocean. all of this is fine in practice but when it was i ocean. all of this is fine in i practice but when it was out ocean. all of this is fine in - practice but when it was out at sea, could navigate unaided? i imagine in the future we will get to autonomous vehicles but seeing one actually work was slightly eerie. as it got close to other boats, turned to avoid a collision, guided by the invisible force of technology. but after a few minutes, he almost forgot it was autonomous. it's incredible to
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think thatjust in a few weeks' time, that is going to be heading out across the atlantic and just 12 days later it will be in america.— and just 12 days later it will be in america. we're going to kee it be in america. we're going to keep it going. _ be in america. we're going to keep it going. it _ be in america. we're going to keep it going, it is _ be in america. we're going to keep it going, it is not - be in america. we're going to keep it going, it is notjust . keep it going, it is notjust one trip, it is going to do lots of things when it gets across the other side, it may go back, it may go to the med, but we want to encourage people to do science and explore and we don't want people to think it has been done because it hasn't. �* ., y~ ., , hasn't. another mayflower is in the water _ hasn't. another mayflower is in the water it _ hasn't. another mayflower is in the water it will _ hasn't. another mayflower is in the water it will will _ hasn't. another mayflower is in the water it will will undergo i the water it will will undergo its last round of checks before its last round of checks before its last round of checks before its last couple before its voyage to the us sometime in may, weather permitting. and who knows, this could be the future of ocean transport. hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week plans for a fancy new rotating plank floor for the coliseum in for a fancy new rotating plank floorfor the coliseum in rome were revealed. broadband provider bt offered 4 million uk households half price broadband if they receive universal credit benefits. and a dutch couple started living inside the country's first 3d
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printed house. made from concrete, it allows for new designs and less waste. facebook�*s oversight board has upheld a ban on former us president donald trump from using the site and instagram. the board also criticised the indefinite band facebook had applied is a fake and standardless penalty. facebook must now make it more clearly defined sanction. the royal marines are suited and booted in a new video released this week, showing them boarding a boat wearing jet suits. yes, why use the old—fashioned helicopter and rope approach when you can yell, request permission to come aboard, sir! from the sky. and finally if you don't feel like doing your hair yourself, why not ask a robot to do it? mit c cell lab has created this head—butting robot. the idea is to expand the skills of personal care robot that look after patients. now he just needs to brush up on its conversation skills!
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for some time now, retailers have been trying to combine the online experience with the physical one, to create something that people actually want to use. and here in this concept store called cornershop, ideas are being put to the test. a bluetooth beacon recognises you have arrived via your smartphone, which would affect the then become your remote control for the store. now i come to the grocery counter where i could have preselect did what i wanted in the app and then it willjust work as a click and collect. but if i wanted to have a browse, see what i might fancy that i can do that on these screens, all by using the app. 0n screens, all by using the app. on a small shelf like this, the benefit isn't going to be huge. but when this shortage store opens next month, it is set to become a place to experiment, with lots of different retail technologies, without the risk of upsetting current customers or the other limitations that
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regular stores have. —— shortage. this actually works ljy shortage. this actually works by the app knowing your location, via a mix of bluetooth beacons and also lidar senses being used to create a digital twin of the store. putting together those two bits of information, the phone will know exactly what you are looking at and whether you might want it or not. we have a lot — you might want it or not. we have a lot of _ you might want it or not. - have a lot of computer learning model is going on so as people engage with the stores and we learned that preferences and behaviours we are able to vary what they experience when they come to different touch points, so we don't use simplyjust because you bought next you will get wire, we take in the different combination of signals we get.- different combination of signals we get. and here is a bit of vertical _ signals we get. and here is a bit of vertical farming. - signals we get. and here is a bit of vertical farming. you i bit of vertical farming. you can buy a mint live for 3p, so avoiding any waste and providing you with exactly what you want in the most eco— friendly way possible, hopefully. i canjust open friendly way possible, hopefully. i can just open the fridge, take out my leaf, and i am having to use a whole paper
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bag for one leaf, i'm not quite sure how this adds up, but anyway, that's how it works at the moment. i'll put this away in my pocket, don't worry, everything is automatically charged to my account so we don't need to worry about that. here we have a screen which is using computer vision to display what is going on in the store. this will help staff working in the store know if there is a problem they need to deal with, there is a problem they need to dealwith, like there is a problem they need to deal with, like if people are standing too close together order has been a spillage, because people will be working here, itjust won't be a conventional assistant type job. central to the experience here is the use of data. this can provide a shopping trip starting online and continuing here, orvice—versa. but the aim is for transparency, for the customer to understand the information they are giving, and what they are going to get backin and what they are going to get back in return.— and what they are going to get back in return. when customers on-board _ back in return. when customers on-board into _ back in return. when customers on-board into the _ back in return. when customers on-board into the store, - back in return. when customers on-board into the store, it - back in return. when customers on-board into the store, it is i on—board into the store, it is a very open dialogue we have with them. you share next, you
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share your location, we will do this for you, we will seamlessly recognise it when you come in the store. you give us your selfie, we will let you try clothing without the hassle of actually having tried on. and then we open source all the data on screens in the store, we show people, what is a smart shop really learn about you, what doesn't learn you? but to move these — what doesn't learn you? but to move these ideas _ what doesn't learn you? but to move these ideas out - what doesn't learn you? but to move these ideas out of - what doesn't learn you? but to move these ideas out of a - move these ideas out of a concept store in into a regular one, not everyone may feel comfortable. iiii one, not everyone may feel comfortable.— one, not everyone may feel comfortable. if the customer doesnt comfortable. if the customer doesn't understand - comfortable. if the customer doesn't understand what - doesn't understand what technology is doing, it doesn't trust what it is doing in the background, they may be afraid to engage and interact with it. so retailers need to be really clear about why the technology is there and how it is being used. �* ., , is there and how it is being used. �* .,, ., used. and some ideas to feel more intrusive _ used. and some ideas to feel more intrusive than - used. and some ideas to feel more intrusive than others. i used. and some ideas to feel. more intrusive than others. on to what i think is my favourite bit, touchless coffee. you preset in your account how you like your coffee, so when you arrive at this point, all you need to do is tap it, your copy will be made, you will be
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charged to your account. ijust hope the coffee is good. and now on to the clothes shopping bit. here the system is using digime so you can virtually try on clothes. i tested the app a few months back. it creates an avatar of you for putting outfits to the test, and it does give a pretty good idea as to how something might look straight on. if i would like to try this on, i scan the qr code, the app will already have a virtual knee stored in it. so it means, i should be able to try this on me, there i am. —— me. my neck is looking very long, but i am wearing a top. what is different about this experience is that i can also feel the fabric and see what the clothes i like in the flesh, and do that. although it might be easier tojust flesh, and do that. although it might be easier to just go to a fitting room? i don't think that suits me, really. anyway, it was fun to try. this isn't
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about the ideas or the technology being perfect, though. its purpose is to learn what customers might want, or not want from the shops of the future. did you buy the rugby shirt? , . ., future. did you buy the rugby shirt?_ no, - future. did you buy the rugby shirt?_ no. it i shirt? just curious? no, it wasn't very _ shirt? just curious? no, it wasn't very me. _ shirt? just curious? no, it wasn't very me. i - shirt? just curious? no, it wasn't very me. i didn't i shirt? just curious? no, it i wasn't very me. i didn't think so. wasn't very me. i didn't think so- one _ wasn't very me. i didn't think so. one thing we didn't i wasn't very me. i didn't think so. one thing we didn't see l wasn't very me. i didn't think| so. one thing we didn't see in that shop of the future was robots. whether any there? not for the compass —— customers to interact with but that was one that mapped out the whole store and the technology is pretty centred around the digital twin created from that. i see. as we know there has been much i know there has been much more talk about robots during the pandemic, in food delivery, fabrics —— factories and shops. and jane has been to a house in south london where there is something pretty incredible happening. doing the pandemic as more people stayed home,
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0cado expanded its operations. 0pened opened in 2018 process orders for groceries worth $1 billion from here. 0cado technology is behind the platform and the thousands of british made robots exported around the world as well as working 20 hours a day here. we are now in the hive, and is called that because the robots are operating kind of like a swarm of bees would. they are being controlled by an ai brain. the 2400 robots here are picking orders very fast compared to a human. each robot is capable of picking a 50 item order in five minutes. compared to a human worker, the same order could take 90 minutes. there are over 50,000 items for the robots to choose from across two grades. 0ne chilled and one at ambient temperature. each grid is the size of three football fields, stacked 21 boxes deep. in terms
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of how the _ stacked 21 boxes deep. in terms of how the robots _ stacked 21 boxes deep. in terms of how the robots know - stacked 21 boxes deep. in terms of how the robots know what i of how the robots know what they are doing there is a hive mind that runs in the cloud and that knows the exact location of every product in this facility and it gives reports ten times per second on each movement of each product, and thatis movement of each product, and that is all in the planning, working out which robot goes well, what it should pick up and where it should take it. robots themselves are not intelligent but they rely on the hive mind for their instructions.— the hive mind for their instructions. ., , ., instructions. the robots also rel on instructions. the robots also rely on the _ instructions. the robots also rely on the control— instructions. the robots also rely on the control room. i instructions. the robots also i rely on the control room. three people per shift who quickly fix anything that breaks down. sometimes robots go into error. we identify which ones are going down and we quickly work out, we talk to the robots, we fix them and get them back working so there is no downtime whatsoever. this is the robot i am going to go into the camera. it is a 360 degrees camera. this is how we talk to the robots. it is telling me what the areas, at the moment it not balanced. . , ., ~' the areas, at the moment it not balanced. ., , ., ~ ., balanced. can you think that remotely — balanced. can you think that remotely from _ balanced. can you think that remotely from here? i balanced. can you think that remotely from here? each i balanced. can you think that i remotely from here? each robot travel 60 kilometres per day.
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the distance equivalent to 4.5 times around the earth. but humans still play a vital role in packing customers' orders. so this is also managed by artificial intelligence. the ai is telling you wearing the bag to put the item? how many bags do you pack an hour? sot} to put the item? how many bags do you pack an hour?— do you pack an hour? 400 units er do you pack an hour? 400 units per hour- _ do you pack an hour? 400 units per hour- it _ do you pack an hour? 400 units per hour. it is _ do you pack an hour? 400 units per hour. it is a _ do you pack an hour? 400 units per hour. it is a busy _ do you pack an hour? 400 units per hour. it is a busy job! it i per hour. it is a busy “ob! it is. non-stop. i per hour. it is a busy “ob! it is. non-stop. this i per hour. it is a busy “ob! it is. non-stop. this is i per hour. it is a busy job! it is. non-stop. this is an i per hour. it is a busy job! it| is. non-stop. this is an area that robots _ is. non-stop. this is an area that robots are _ is. non-stop. this is an area that robots are being i is. non-stop. this is an area i that robots are being developed to work in as well. this is a robot that is designed to collaborate with human workers will not it is picking orders were real customers and deciding, using cameras, sensors, artificial intelligence, on what order to put these groceries into the bags. so here he has got some dried mangoes. he is sensing which bag. and he is working a lot slower at the moment because i am in his safety area. this man was a delivery driver for 0cado area. this man was a delivery driverfor 0cado before moving to a new role as robotic crew chief. you miss your old job
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body like thisjob chief. you miss your old job body like this job better? chief. you miss your old job body like thisjob better? i do, i missed meeting people everyday, this is challenging, to say the lease, but i do enjoy it. to say the lease, but i do enjoy it— to say the lease, but i do en'o it. ., , enjoy it. one thing the robots can't currently _ enjoy it. one thing the robots can't currently deal _ enjoy it. one thing the robots can't currently deal with i enjoy it. one thing the robots can't currently deal with this | can't currently deal with this picking very delicate items like fruit. but arms with these capabilities are being developed in a research facility. and in the last few weeks, 0cado technology has invested £10 million in autonomous vehicle start—ups, bringing a vision of providing a fully robotic experience from factory to kitchen closer to reality. factory to kitchen closer to reali . ., ., ,. ., factory to kitchen closer to reali . ., ., reality. how fascinating was that! i remember _ reality. how fascinating was that! i remember when i reality. how fascinating was that! i remember when we | reality. how fascinating was i that! i remember when we went to the amazon centre in seattle a couple of years ago and saw all the robots moving the stock around there but that hive of robots? that is even more amazing. i robots? that is even more amazing-— robots? that is even more amazinu. ., ., _ amazing. i love the hand by rentl amazing. i love the hand by gently picking _ amazing. i love the hand by gently picking op _ amazing. i love the hand by gently picking up fruit i amazing. i love the hand by gently picking up fruit and l gently picking up fruit and veg, although i am hoping it doesn't squeeze the avocados are like people actually do. why do people in the supermarket always do that? it is just supermarket always do that? it isjust a nightmare, isn't it.
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just a nightmare. i think we should wrap it up there, don't you? should wrap it up there, don't ou? ., , , ~' should wrap it up there, don't ou? ., , , ,, ., should wrap it up there, don't ou? ., , , ~ ., you? that seems like a good idea. you? that seems like a good idea- you — you? that seems like a good idea. you can _ you? that seems like a good idea. you can find _ you? that seems like a good idea. you can find us i you? that seems like a good idea. you can find us on i you? that seems like a good l idea. you can find us on social media throughout the week, on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter at bbc click. thanks for watching, don't squeeze the avocados and we will see you soon. bare squeeze the avocados and we will see you soon.— hello again. friday was all about sunshine and showers. the best of the drier weather and sunshine was across western areas of the uk. but across northern and eastern scotland, eastern areas of england, we did have widespread showers, and some of them really pokey with some hail mixed in as well. at the same time, over the last 24 hours, trouble's been brewing out in the atlantic. look at this area of cloud and how it's rapidly developed into what is quite a beautiful looking area of low pressure. however, this area of low
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pressure is a loitering low pressure system, a particularly slow moving system that's going to be with us for the next five days or so, bringing rain and showers our way. so, an unsettled spell of weather. the rain is beginning to arrive at the moment and will continue to work its way in across parts of england, wales and northern ireland over the next few hours. but as the rain starts falling, the mild air starts moving in, so temperatures 10 degrees by dawn across the south—west. cold with a patchy frost in scotland, but at least there'll be a bright start here. it's in wales where the rain is going to be at its heaviest and particularly across the high ground over the brecon beacons. here, over the weekend, we could see over 100 mm of rain, and that could cause some localised flooding issues. after a bright start in scotland, the rain is going to be working in here as we go through the afternoon, but at the same time, the rain should ease off towards southeast england and perhaps northern ireland as well. temperatures higher than they've been for quite a while — 17 degrees or so in london, but it's
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still cold in scotland. 7 or 8 degrees for many here with that persistent rain, and it'll be windy for many of us as well. indeed, through saturday night, there will be further bursts of rain coming and going, but it will be turning increasingly mild through the night as well. temperatures are staying at around 12 or 13 degrees across england and wales, and a frost free night, something we really haven't seen much of over the last month or so. the low pressure still with us for the second half of the weekend, arguably the better of the two days. it's a day of sunshine and showers, but those showers slightly to merge together to give some lengthier outbreaks of rain across western areas. we do have some showers pushing their way eastwards across england from a weak cold front, and that front separates really very mild air across eastern areas. with the fresher atlantic air, we have most parts around 15—17 degrees. that area of the pressure is loitering, no surprise to see rain and showers for most of the days next week as well. that's your weather.
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