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this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. exercise restraint and respect: the stark warning from the un to israel as clashes continue in eastjerusalem. mass rescue in the med: more than 1,000 migrants land on the italian island of lampedusa in a single day. germany's coronavirus checks have restricted kerb crawling and closed brothels. sex workers say it's putting them in danger. we have a special report. the corona restrictions are supposed to make life safer for all of us. sex workers we have spoken to say for them, they have simply made life more dangerous. mass protests across france: demonstrators say president macron�*s new climate change bill isn't ambitious enough.
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and heading for a hug: people in england prepare to hold their loved ones as lockdown rules are set to ease again. hello and welcome to the programme. the united nations security council will meet this afternoon to discuss continuing tensions injerusalem. further violence broke out last night between israeli police and palestinians, and there's concern that a march due to take place today could become another flashpoint. mark lobel reports. for a third night, clashes around israel's holiest sites, this entrance tojerusalem's old city at a sensitive time.
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palestinian protesters and israeli police take part in running battles. all the wild, the israeli government's resolve remains undiluted. translation: we resolve remains undiluted. translation:— resolve remains undiluted. translation: we will enforce law and order _ translation: we will enforce law and order decisively - translation: we will enforce law and order decisively and i law and order decisively and responsibly. we will continue to ensure freedom of worship to all religions will not allow violent unrest.— all religions will not allow violent unrest. the un wants israel to exercise _ violent unrest. the un wants israel to exercise maximum l israel to exercise maximum restraint as tensions remain high in this palestinian neighbourhood of occupied east to resolve them called sheikh jarrah. it's the planned eviction of palestinian families from this land claimed byjewish settlers that has now been postponed, no doubt to douse the flames. but they continue to be fanned on both sides. translation: i continue to be fanned on both sides. tuna/mom- continue to be fanned on both sides. translation: i am very o timistic sides. translation: i am very optimistic because _ sides. translation: i am very optimistic because of— sides. translation: i am very optimistic because of the - optimistic because of the court's decision. the legal system is not able to reach a decision in this case and the
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reason is because deep inside, they know that this land is arab palestinian and the papers have been forged. the arab palestinian and the papers have been forged.— have been forged. the court decided to _ have been forged. the court decided to reward _ have been forged. the court decided to reward their- decided to reward their violence and reward their terrorism and to delay the ruling _ terrorism and to delay the ruling and if anything they should _ ruling and if anything they should have moved the ruling up and they— should have moved the ruling up and they should have made us stand and show anyone who does acts against israel is immediately punished and is not allowed — immediately punished and is not allowed to be rewarded for their— allowed to be rewarded for their bad behaviour. the anger is boilin: their bad behaviour. the anger is boiling over— their bad behaviour. the anger is boiling over into _ their bad behaviour. the anger is boiling over into other- is boiling over into other cities. like here in the occupied west bank. all chant.. and here at the israeli — gaza border, here in gaza city. in the final days of fasting for muslim's jewish the final days of fasting for muslim'sjewish nationalists are marking the capture of east jerusalem in a parade likely to be seen by palestinians as a provocative act as the march goes through muslim areas. more
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trouble is likely. mark lobel, bbc news. more than 1000 migrants have landed on the italian island of lampedusa in the space of a few hours on sunday, and more arrivals are expected. more boats were spotted off the coast of nearby malta, with charity alarm phone saying they needed assistance. sara monetta reports. clear skies and calm waters. with the weather improving, the number of migrants leaving libya to reach europe has soared. here in lampedusa, italy's closest point to africa, ia boats have arrived over the weekend. the tiny sicilian island now hosts over 1,400 people in its reception centre and more are currently out at sea. in the control room of this ngo ship, monitors flare up when a boat in distress is identified. the alarm from the hotline was alerted to five boats in distress, all within the maltese search and rescue
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zone, and they carry over 400 people. on these five boats in distress, there are men, women, children, minors, and they are all trying to escape from libya, and we heard that one of these boats has safely reached lampedusa but, to our knowledge, four of these boats are still in distress in the central mediterranean sea. more rescued migrants arrive every day. a growing number are minors, often travelling on their own. this group was intercepted last week — dozens of them crammed on a rubber dinghy with no life vests on board. since the start of 2021, almost 11,000 people have reached italy — that's over double the arrivals from the same time last year — and with summer approaching, this is only set to get worse. sara monetta, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the us government has declared a state of emergency
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after the country's largest fuel pipeline was hit by a cyber attack. reports suggest the group responsible is demanding ransom money to restore services. the emergency status will allow fuel to be transported by road instead. the taliban in afghanistan have announced a 3—day ceasefire this week to mark the muslim festival of eid. this follows saturday's multiple explosions outside a school in kabul in which more than 50 people, mostly schoolgirls, were killed. the annual hajj pilgrimage to mecca is to go ahead this year, but under special conditions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. the ministry of hajj in saudi arabia said the details and conditions would be made public at a later date. a gunman shot dead six people and then himself at a birthday party in colorado springs. the shootings took place at a mobile home park where families had gathered in one trailer to celebrate. the identities of the victims and the attacker have not yet been released. the leader of britain's
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opposition, sir keir starmer has reshuffled his shadow cabinet after the labour party's disappointing performance in last week's elections. a russian doctor who treated the opposition activist alexei navalny after he nearly died on a domestic flight last year has been reported missing on a hunting trip. police said alexander murakhovsky had not reported in from a siberian forest since friday. two other doctors at the hospital where mr navalny was treated have since died prematurely. brian whitmore, a senior fellow at the atlantic council and an expert on russian affairs, explained why this latest news made him suspicious. i'm not sure what to make it just yet but, as you noted, there are two other doctors from that hospital — sergei maksimishin and rustam agishev — who both have died prematurely. dr maksimishin did treat mr navalny, the other doctor apparently did not.
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all we know right now is that alexander murakhovsky left a hunting lodge in an atv, an all—terrain vehicle, friday, heading towards a forest, and has not been seen since. now, he was known in the period after navalny�*s poisoning in august of last year for giving a lot of false statements to the media. he said that he had diagnosed navalny as having a metabolic disorder, which caused a sharp drop in his blood sugar. he also delayed mr navalny�*s transport to berlin for treatment where we, of course, have since learned that mr navalny was, in fact, poisoned with the nerve agent, novichok. so this — i'm suspicious because the putin regime has never given me any reason not to be suspicious of it, but we should stress we don't — we really don't know anything right now. we don't know where dr murakhovsky is, we don't know the circumstances of his disappearance, but we have cause to be suspicious.
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german sex workers have told the bbc that a countrywide ban on the industry is putting them in danger. sex work is usually legal and largely regulated in germany, but the government has closed brothels as part of coronavirus restrictions. as our berlin correspondent jenny hill reports, many workers say they have no choice but to flout the ban. speaks german. i have been here for 23 years. i love myjob. i love myjob. yana's out of work. germany's rivals closed, six—week band because of coronavirus. speaks german. right now i am 0k. coronavirus. speaks german. right now i am ok. i have had help. i get a basic income each month from the governments are my rent and things like that are paid but for normal people, —— but we are normal people and you cannot wish us away
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otherwise the business goes underground.— otherwise the business goes underground. like many, aisha is not registered with the authorities and told us she has no choice but to keep working. she did not want to be identified. translation: i she did not want to be identified. translation: i did not think about _ identified. translation: i did not think about the _ identified. translation: i c c not think about the ban, ijust not think about the ban, i just kept working. everyone did, secretly. i don't get any help from the states, there are charities that help with food and clothes.— charities that help with food and clothes. early evening in one of billing's _ and clothes. early evening in one of billing's red _ and clothes. early evening in one of billing's red light - one of billing's red light districts. we saw at least one dozen sex workers. what is causing concern are the ones you cannot see. the coronavirus restrictions are supposed to make life safer for all of us. the six workers we have spoken to say for them, they have simply made life more dangerous. and some suspect an ulterior motive. an attack on the industry itself. translation: ., ., ., translation: throughout we have felt we not just _ translation: throughout we have felt we not just legally _ felt we not just legally restricted but discriminated against all levels. of course it can be safe, we have
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security and hygiene protocols. they are not different from those of hairdressers or massage parlours. susie casper and cleo are — massage parlours. susie casper and cleo are part _ massage parlours. susie casper and cleo are part of _ massage parlours. susie casper and cleo are part of a _ massage parlours. susie casper and cleo are part of a support i and cleo are part of a support network run by transit sex workers. we met them as they prepared to hand out supplies and advice to people on the street. . , ~ ., ., street. the clients know that it is happening _ street. the clients know that it is happening at _ street. the clients know that it is happening at the - street. the clients know that | it is happening at the moment so they know they can steal your money and leave because what you want to do? flail your money and leave because what you want to do?- what you want to do? call the olice? what you want to do? call the police? with _ what you want to do? call the police? with hotels _ what you want to do? call the police? with hotels being - police? with hotels being closed _ police? with hotels being closed but were expected to host — closed but were expected to host clients in their homes but they— host clients in their homes but they didn't want to give any information so you end up having _ information so you end up having to decide you are going to take — having to decide you are going to take the money and be unsafe, _ to take the money and be unsafe, pay your rent, you know. _ unsafe, pay your rent, you know. it _ unsafe, pay your rent, you know. it is _ unsafe, pay your rent, you know, it is not a nice situation.— know, it is not a nice situation. , ., . know, it is not a nice situation. . ., , situation. the pandemic has ex - osed situation. the pandemic has exposed parts _ situation. the pandemic has exposed parts of _ situation. the pandemic has exposed parts of german i situation. the pandemic has - exposed parts of german society some would prefer to ignore. what they really want here is recognition. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: in england, the announcement that's expected to give the go—ahead for hugging during the next stage of lockdown easing.
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i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now the pope's visit - symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom.
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this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the united nations urges israel to exercise restraint and respect as clashes continue in eastjerusalem. mass rescue in the med. more than 1,000 migrants land on the italian island of lampedusa in a single day. thousands of protesters across france have marched against the country's new climate bill, which is going through parliament. the demonstrator�*s say the bill isn't ambitious enough in tackling climate change. azadeh moshiri reports. chanting zero out of ten, that is how many points these protesters give france's new climate bill.
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thousands demonstrated across the country to demand more action to combat climate change. according to them, the bill currently going through france's parliament has been watered down and for them there is only one man to blame. translation: it's clear. that macron has not been our "green president" really. although i think he is not completely unconscious of what is at stake, he continues to feed a system which puts profits above all and which goes against the interests of our planet. but on the same day as the protests, president emmanuel macron named climate one of his top priorities at a future of europe conference. translation: how do we make our europe the leader _ of emission reductions? my hope that we will achieve carbon neutrality even more quickly. he says france is committed to cutting greenhouse emissions by 40% by 2030, compared to levels in 1990.
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so the bill he's championing proposes various measures, like banning domestic flights under 2.5 hours that can be done by train, prohibiting open air terrace heaters and preventing future airport expansions. for the protesters, the bill doesn't go far enough and contains few of the suggestions that come out of the public consultation, like investing in an ambitious railway plan. in a year, the president will have to win over voters once again, and with france's green party having made gains in the last local elections, these protests are ones emmanuel macron simply can't ignore. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. time for all the sport now. hello i'm marc edwards, i hope you had a good weekend. looks like the la liga
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title race will continue to go down to the wire. drama in madrid as the reigning champions real, scored a 94th minute equaliser to rescue a point against fellow title contenders sevilla. ivan rakitic had given sevilla a 2—1 lead from the penalty spot with just over 10 minutes to go before a deflected shot from toni kroos gave real madrid a share of the spoils. it means leaders atletico stay two points clear of real madrid and barcelona, with three games to go. in italy, juventus started the season on the hunt for a 10th straight serie a title but now find themselves toiling for a top fourfinish. they've slipped out of the champions league places after being beaten three nil by ac milan. ante rebic got the pick of the goals which take his team into third and leave andrea pirlo's side in fifth place, a point off napoli with three games to go. lewis hamilton has extended his formula one championship lead to 1a points after winning the spanish grand prix on sunday. it wasn't easy for the reigning champion who started from pole for the 100th time, with title rival max verstappen overtaking him at the first corner. hamilton came back thanks to fresher tyres from a second pit stop, taking the lead with six laps left and going on to claim
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the 98th win of his career. red bull obviously had a great start and after that just hunting. and i was so close for so long and i didn't think in doing that i was going to be able to make it but ijust managed to keep the tires in somehow and it is a long way to come back from 20 odd seconds it was a good gamble. rory mcilroy has got that winning feeling back — for the first time in 18 months. he made this putt to win the the wells fargo championship by one shot in north carolina. it's the northern irishman's first tournament win since november 2019. when we came back from the pandemic, i thought i would enjoy the peace and quiet a little bit and i soon realised that to bring the best side of myself, i need this. and ifeed of the energy so much and maybe hear more so than anywhere else
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because i think it is the first place i have won three times. so the crowd has just been awesome all week and they really carried me through today. there's a lot of rain forecast for stage three of the giro d'italia on monday. 191 kilometres from biella to canale with some chances of a breakaway. it was a sprint finish on sunday. belgium's tim merlier got a first ever victory for his team alpesin—fenix on their grand tour debut. filippo ganna, the italian ineos grenadiers rider, leads the race overall. and finally, social distancing measures around the world have made life difficult in a variety of circumstances but what you can see here shows how well sports tournament organisers have adapted to the times. how about this for an idea — tokyo 0lympics take note — winners receiving their medals via a covid—secure drone at the rhythmic gymnastics world cup in baku on sunday. you can get all the latest sports news
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at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me marc edwards and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. a rescue operation has taken place to free a small whale that became stranded in the river thames at richmond lock in south—west london. it took fire crews and divers nearly four hours to float the whale, which is believed to be a minke and move it to a safe location. matt graveling reports. trying to turn the tide. as the thames receives, it leaves behind a baby minke whale, grounded in richmond lock. first responders hosed water over its weak body. hours earlier, the whale had first been spotted a few miles up the river, near barnes bridge. but by 5pm it was stuck in richmond, sparking a big emergency response and an even bigger crowd. i emergency response and an even bigger crlivid-— emergency response and an even bigger crowd— bigger crowd. i don't rate its chances too _ chances too much. i don't know what the tides alike but there
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is a of shallows as well. the tide seems up at the moment but it is probably going to be quite a sad outcome, i think. i hope he is going to be ok. we really don't — hope he is going to be ok. we really don't want wildlife on our doorstep _ really don't want wildlife on our doorstep although- really don't want wildlife on our doorstep although it - really don't want wildlife on our doorstep although it isi our doorstep although it is wonderful— our doorstep although it is wonderful to _ our doorstep although it is wonderful to see. - our doorstep although it is wonderful to see. it - our doorstep although it is wonderful to see. it is - wonderful to see. it is heartbreaking - wonderful to see. it is heartbreaking if- wonderful to see. it is heartbreaking if you . wonderful to see. it is . heartbreaking if you think wonderful to see. it is - heartbreaking if you think they are in— heartbreaking if you think they are in danger _ heartbreaking if you think they are in danger. but— heartbreaking if you think they are in danger.— are in danger. but as day turned tonight, - are in danger. but as day turned tonight, the - are in danger. but as day. turned tonight, the rescue continued. 0n land, the police controlled the crowds. in the water, the brigade looked after the whale. water, the brigade looked after the whale-— the whale. the first thing we knew was — the whale. the first thing we knew was twitter _ the whale. the first thing we knew was twitter video - the whale. the first thing we knew was twitter video of i the whale. the first thing we | knew was twitter video of the whale coming up underneath i think it was barnes bridge. at the moment, our main priority which is what we have managed to do with the help of the fire brigade, is directly get it on to our rescue pontoons which will keep it supported in the water and get it off that ramp that it has been lying on. it isjust after 11:00pm and is just after 11:00pm and emergency isjust after 11:00pm and emergency teams below have been
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working tirelessly for about six hours to try and save this well�*s life. we can see that they have now wrapped it but we have been told it is quite badly injured and hasn't been eating very well so it is very weak. the teams below also working remotely with a vet who has been given updated information and is will make a determination on whether it is in the well�*s best interests to save its life. but as the tide rushed in, it was the rescuer�*s lives in danger, so the decision was made to move the whale. , ., ., ~ decision was made to move the whale. , ., ., ,, ., ., whale. they have taken it to an area where _ whale. they have taken it to an area where there _ whale. they have taken it to an area where there is _ whale. they have taken it to an area where there is no - whale. they have taken it to an area where there is no tide i whale. they have taken it to an area where there is no tide in l area where there is no tide in area where there is no tide in a secure area so they can work on the whale and make sure it is calm and make sure the best interest are ta ken is calm and make sure the best interest are taken for the animal. ., ., animal. the whale left to applause _ animal. the whale left to applause from _ animal. the whale left to applause from all- animal. the whale left to i applause from all involved, but the decision is still to be made on whether it is healthy enough to be released back to the sea. hugging is likely to be officially allowed in england again when the british government makes an announcement on the next stage of lockdown easing.
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the changes on household mixing will be most significant since the rules were introduced in england last year. but the government is urging people to use �*common sense' and keep close contact limited. here's our science editor david shukman. remember this, the comfort of a hug? well, for more than a year, we've been warned against it because of the risks of transmitting the virus. but now, with fewer infections and many more people vaccinated, it seems to be the moment for a cautious return. we've seen an absolutely extraordinary success of both the vaccine programme and also the suppression of cases as a result of this very prolonged lockdown we've had, the vaccine programme and also the suppression of cases as a result of this very prolonged lockdown we've had, and so i think it is time — based on the very careful modelling that's been done — to start relaxing some of those restrictions. so will people rush to hug again or might they hold back? in newcastle this afternoon, we found a range of views. it's brilliant.
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yeah, really looking forward to that. couldn't help but wanting to hug my friends here at the table. i've never been a big hugger myself. people know that about me, so i think it won't change much. i will be cautious, _ but i really am looking forward to hugging the parents i and the in—laws and stuff that we haven't done for a long time. i they need it as well, so, yeah, it'll be really nice. _ the prime minister is reported as saying that we need to use our common sense when it comes to hugging, so what exactly does that mean? well, an infected person can release the virus through their breath, so here's the scientific advice: limit the number of people you hug — just those who mean most to you, not everyone you meet — keep it short — that'll reduce the chances of the virus being passed on — and try to avoid being directly face—to—face. in any event, scientists say a lot depends on exactly who it is you're hugging. if you're a grandparent hugging a grandchild, and the grandparents are fully vaccinated, that's probably quite a low—risk activity most of the time. but it would worry me
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if we were advocating we can hug all of our friends every time we meet them again, because i think that's going to perpetuate an awful lot of additional close contact that could still spread the virus. the pandemic has meant new ways of behaving — elbow bumps, for example. but while life in the uk is now set to become a bit more normal, it's far too early for that in much of the rest of the world. david shukman, bbc news. whoever thought we would be in a place where we would have to give out guidelines on safeway �*s two hug. it is all on our website. including more information on what we touched on earlier, that being the news that one of the, well, the biggest fuel pipeline in the united states has been the target of a cyber attack. the
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colonial pipeline carries two and a half million gallons a day so it is totally not off—line at the moment by a criminal gang. this happened on friday and the authorities are still working to restore the services. an emergency status has been declared and this allows fuel to be transported by road. it has impacted the price of oil on financial markets. 0iland price of oil on financial markets. oil and gas prices are higher which was expected so we will be looking at this in detail when our —— in our business coverage. i will be getting analysis on what impact this could have the longer it takes to restore the pipeline. and also this threat of cyber attacks on such strategic parts of an economy such as the world's biggest when it comes to getting fuel to parts of the united states. all that is to come. also, of course, a lot of detail on travel. we are going to look at the reopening of international travel for
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british tourists where you can go and what the restrictions are going forward. all that to come in a moment. i will see you soon. hello. on sunday, the uk recorded its highest temperatures since the end of march, 22.5 celsius in suffolk. now, nothing that high in the week ahead. temperatures will be close to average for the time of year, and for monday, it is a mixture of sunshine and showers. in fact, that pretty much covers it for much of the week ahead, because for much of the week ahead, low pressure will be close by the uk, the source of these showers, and at least for monday, some brisk winds as well, especially in england and wales. and after a cloudy, breezy, showery night, well, this is where temperatures are to start the day. no frost out there. in fact, some spots just around 10—12 degrees celsius. we're not expecting any frost in the week ahead. there mayjust be a bit of rain skirting parts of
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eastern england to begin with. that moves off and may well head towards the northern isles of scotland later in the day. some of that could be heavy and thundery. whereas elsewhere, it's sunshine, these showers moving west to east, some heavy and thundery, a risk of hail. and it will be quite blustery, particularly in england and wales. these are average wind speeds. there'll be higher gusts around 40—115 mph or so. and temperatures generally in the range of around 13—17 degrees celsius. now, quite a bit of sunshine to end the day as many of the showers will fade away. as ever, some places will avoid the showers. you may get one, just a brief wet moment in an otherwise dry day. and england and wales will be mainly dry on monday night, but a batch of showers will move out of northern ireland and into parts of scotland. and these are tuesday morning's temperatures. again no frost out there. low pressure still very much close by as we go into tuesday, and from that, we're going to see some further showers. now, maybe notjust popping up, but tending to move through in a zone that will travel from south—west to north—east during the day. and a weather front close to north west scotland will bring cloud and some outbreaks of rain. some places may well miss the showers as the system moves its way in. similar sorts of
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temperatures on tuesday. and for wednesday and thursday, sunshine and showers. it's not going to be as breezy. and then by friday, it becomes mainly dry with a fair amount of cloud out there. and with the air coming down from the north—east, it will turn a bit cooler, but not particularly cold, mind you. so, that's how the week is shaping up. it is sunshine, showers — some of those are going to be quite heavy — and not as cold as it was last week, and mainly frost—free. i don't know whether we're done with frost at the moment, but it's certainly not around this week.
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hello again. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the united states braces itself for a fuel shortage after its biggest oil pipeline is hit by a cyber attack. the travel industry reacts with disappointment to the uk government's green list for overseas travel, claiming the update is overly cautious. joe biden's multitrillion—dollar infrastructure plan looks to cure the pot holes on the road to recovery.
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