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this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. demand and around the world. — for home, british tourists demand — for home, british tourists portugal as new covid restrictions come into force. police say they make a sophisticated sting against organised crime. the former serbian dictator ratko mladic faces the tribunal against war crimes. and could this be the
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new future for the canal city? a very warm welcome. in the last hour new quarantine restrictions have come into force for passengers returning to england from portugal. the country has been removed from green to the amber list of destinations, meeting travellers must take two lab approved covid tests while they self isolated home for ten days. our correspondent is in portugal where tourist businesses are counting the cost of the uk government was make decision to place the country on the amber list, and she has met some of the british holidaymakers who stayed on regardless. the sunshine is guaranteed, but no—one is sure when the tourists will be back. for british holidaymakers, portugal was considered a safe bet. then, last thursday, the british government suddenly decided otherwise. robin betty
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heard the news ten minutes after they checked into their hotel. �* , , ., hotel. i'm self-employed and i run a business, _ hotel. i'm self-employed and i run a business, so _ hotel. i'm self-employed and i run a business, so a _ hotel. i'm self-employed and i run a business, so a bit - hotel. i'm self-employed and i run a business, so a bit of - run a business, so a bit of panic really of what to do. you know there — panic really of what to do. you know there is _ panic really of what to do. you know there is a _ panic really of what to do. you know there is a risk _ panic really of what to do. you know there is a risk going away, _ know there is a risk going away, i_ know there is a risk going away, ijust not thought about this risk— away, ijust not thought about this risk is_ away, ijust not thought about this risk is much. it away, ijust not thought about this risk is much.— this risk is much. it 'ust seemed i this risk is much. it 'ust seemed such �* this risk is much. it 'ust seemed such a i this risk is much. itjust seemed such a shame i this risk is much. itjust - seemed such a shame because this risk is much. itjust _ seemed such a shame because we chose to come here because it was a green country. if we would have known it could have been amber we would not have come, so it isjust a bit gutting really. come, so it is 'ust a bit gutting really._ come, so it is 'ust a bit gutting really. this was the airort gutting really. this was the airport yesterday, - gutting really. this was the airport yesterday, last - gutting really. this was the i airport yesterday, last chance for those who didn't want to quarantine to get home. over the weekend, tourists scrambled to rebook flights, struggle to secure the required tests. overall we had a lovely holiday, it has been cut short, because we were due to fly back on wednesday,...— because we were due to fly back on wednesday,... there they are caettin on wednesday,... there they are getting covid _ on wednesday,... there they are
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getting covid tests. _ on wednesday,... there they are getting covid tests. we _ on wednesday,... there they are getting covid tests. we got - on wednesday,... there they are getting covid tests. we got one | getting covid tests. we got one last minute, and we would be able — last minute, and we would be able to— last minute, and we would be able to travel without one. what — able to travel without one. what you think of the decision to shut down this country so suddenly?— to shut down this country so suddenl ? , . ., ., , suddenly? they could have been a bit more _ suddenly? they could have been a bit more planning, _ suddenly? they could have been a bit more planning, especially l a bit more planning, especially for the people who have kids and family. we try to find a test over in portugal before coming to the airport. tough times are — coming to the airport. tough times are portugal's - coming to the airport. tough times are portugal's tourism i times are portugal's tourism industry. britain is its biggest market. you do get a sense of disappointment, despondency here. in normal times, the beaches, the bars, the restaurants would be thronged with british tourists. people who tell us they are trying to stay optimistic, hoping for the best, but they cannot afford another year like 2020. mark and helen, who flew out on friday, were determined to go ahead with their time in the sun. ~ . ., ,., the sun. we heard about it on the sun. we heard about it on the thursday _ the sun. we heard about it on the thursday about _ the sun. we heard about it on the thursday about 5pm, - the sun. we heard about it on the thursday about 5pm, and | the sun. we heard about it on. the thursday about 5pm, and it was too late for us to cancel.
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we had everything booked, we had been — we had everything booked, we had been tested, so we thought it's had been tested, so we thought it'5 too— had been tested, so we thought it's too late, but i going to spoil— it's too late, but i going to spoil it— it's too late, but i going to spoil it again.— it's too late, but i going to spoil it again. empty beaches, curowin spoil it again. empty beaches, growing concern, _ spoil it again. empty beaches, growing concern, but - spoil it again. empty beaches, growing concern, but i - spoil it again. empty beaches, growing concern, but i hope . spoil it again. empty beaches, | growing concern, but i hope as well that the brits will be back. police in australia say they have made more than 200 arrests in a sophisticated sting operation against organised crime. police were able to monitor encrypted communications because the criminal underworld was using a messaging app that had secretly been developed by the fbi. police how the three—year operation while police called a watershed moment. indie operation while police called a watershed moment. we allege that members _ watershed moment. we allege that members about _ watershed moment. we allege that members about law- that members about law motorcycle gangs, australian mafia, asian crime syndicates and serious organised crime groups, we allege they have been trafficking illicit drugs into australia as an industrial scale. sadly, criminal gangs are targeting australia because it is one of the most profitable countries in the world to sell drugs, and for
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three years, this operation has been undercover. australian law enforcement has been arresting and charging offenders and we have stopped tons of drugs coming ashore. overnight we saw multiple offices deploying, and a long arm of the afp has to get longer so we can keep australian safe at home and develop the next ironside. already to have been over 200 offenders who have been charged, and the charges laid amount— charged, and the charges laid amount to over 500. there have been _ amount to over 500. there have been 21— amount to over 500. there have been 21 threats to kill that have — been 21 threats to kill that have been disrupted and stopped, 104 firearms have been seized. _ stopped, 104 firearms have been seized, and there has been over $45 million in assets and cash seized — $45 million in assets and cash seized. �* , ,., $45 million in assets and cash seized. �*, ,., ., seized. let's get some of the da 's seized. let's get some of the day's other — seized. let's get some of the day's other news. _ seized. let's get some of the day's other news. the - seized. let's get some of the day's other news. the vice i day's other news. the vice president of the us has urged guatemalans not to come to the united states. she says the trip north was extremely
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dangerous and would mainly benefit coyotes, or people smugglers. ms harris warned would be migrants that they would be migrants that they would be migrants that they would be turned back but did confirm that the biden administration was pledging $310 million in immediate humanitarian aid. the two candidates vying to win peru's presidency have urged their supporters to remain calm and wait until all the votes are counted. the left—wing candidate holds the slender state of leeds with about 95% of votes counted so far but it's thought that voters votes cast overseas could favour his right wing competitor. the government in cyprus broke its own laws with the scheme allowed investors to buy passport to stop at the scheme ran for 13 years was popular with russian and asian investors, but the official enquiry has revealed that it was blighted by massive illegality. the cypriot government has promised to punish anyone found to have carried out criminal acts in
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regard to the scheme. ratko mladic was once europe's most wanted man. today the former bosnian serb military commander is facing his final court judgement for the worst atrocities committed in europe since world war ii. our correspondent in the hague sent this report to. ratko mladic was the face of an audacious military campaign, a plot to make sections of bosnia's muslim population disappear. that's one of the most important individuals in determining how the war would play out in bosnian history. his responsibility and how the prosecution argued the case is basically was at the top of a certain pyramid of violence. it certain pyramid of violence. it began with persecution, propaganda that turns neighbours against one another, and families had fled to the
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united nations based, designated safe zone, expecting protection. when ratko mladic and his bosnian serb army arrived, he reassured the displaced crowds with chocolates for the children and promises of a safe passage. then he separated the women from their sons, husbands and fathers. in the four days that followed, approximately 8000 bosnian muslim men and boys were executed. irate bosnian muslim men and boys were executed.— were executed. we have scientific _ were executed. we have scientific evidence, - were executed. we have scientific evidence, we l were executed. we have i scientific evidence, we have used dna is the first line of identification and historical evidence is there. they should start teaching this in schools in the region, and be on the region, because this is an importantjustice.- region, because this is an important justice. important 'ustice. every single one of importantjustice. every single one of the _ importantjustice. every single one of the 161 _ importantjustice. every single one of the 161 people - importantjustice. every single one of the 161 people indicted | one of the 161 people indicted by this yugoslav tribunal have been accounted for. some have died and many serve the time. this court has an enviable record. in terms of internationaljustice, but what of its legacy? what of the
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legal battles fought here in the hague will have any impact on reconciliation in the region?— on reconciliation in the reuion? , , region? accountability itself, prosecutions _ region? accountability itself, prosecutions by _ region? accountability itself, prosecutions by themselves l region? accountability itself, l prosecutions by themselves or convictions will not bring reconciliation. reconciliation has to come from within a society, so where it looked impossible in the 90s to have this individual arrested, well, it happened. justice delayed does not necessarily mean justice denied.— does not necessarily mean justice denied. every year the families gather _ justice denied. every year the families gather here - justice denied. every year the families gather here to - justice denied. every year the | families gather here to mourn their loss. they are hoping this year there will be some form ofjustice. the us government says it managed to recover $2.3 million worth of crypto currency which had been paid to hackers who shut down a major fuel pipeline last month. the colonial pipeline was attacked by a group called dark side, which the usjustice department believes is based in russia.
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the cyber attack because petrol shortages and price hikes across the eastern united states. foster is the ceo of zerofox, a computer security company specialising in external threat intelligence. hejoins me now. from what you know, what can you tell us about how the us authorities were able to get the ransom where money back? this was a turning point and a milestone, butjust the very beginning of how the us federal government of allied nations around the world will go after ransom where agitators. this is a big dealfor the us administration, biden came out and had four pillars to his strategy. one was we will set “p strategy. one was we will set up a doj task force around ransom where, we were partners
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with the —— partner with intelligence community around the states, partner with other public and private administrations, and four and most importantly, follow the money. these are financially motivated attacks, financially motivated attacks, financially motivated groups, and follow the money and get it back, and take away the motivation. that is the question, _ take away the motivation. that is the question, will— take away the motivation. that is the question, will this take away the motivation? from what we are hearing from the authorities in the us, they found the key, whatever it was they needed in terms of information to get this money back, but that will not be possible every time, presumably. i possible every time, presumably.- possible every time, resumabl . ~ ., �*, presumably. i think that's exactly right. _ presumably. i think that's exactly right. at - presumably. i think that's exactly right. at least - presumably. i think that's exactly right. at least notj exactly right. at least not today, and not at this scale. the colonial pipeline attack got really heightened visibility really quickly. when you are on the desk of the president of the united states, and you've got the attention of the american public and you've disrupted the gas pipelines in the eastern seaboard of the
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states, the visibility there, and the power of the government from behind a focused effort was something we have not seen before, not at this scale. there has already been over 900 ransom where attacks that we have seen already this year, and dark side was a meaningful player in this space, there in the top five, but not the top three, the volume is increasing, and there are lots of groups out there like this that are taking advantage of the situation. has that are taking advantage of the situation.— the situation. as you say, there is — the situation. as you say, there is a _ the situation. as you say, there is a lot _ the situation. as you say, there is a lot of _ the situation. as you say, there is a lot of this - the situation. as you say, j there is a lot of this going on, but this particular case was so high—profile because of the impact it was having on the united states, so will the fact that this has happened, i.e. the us authorities have managed to get money back, intercept dark side, will this deter cybercrime going forward, do you think?— you think? think it will impart- _ you think? think it will impart- we _ you think? think it will impart. we have - you think? think it will impart. we have seen | you think? think it will - impart. we have seen chatter now to wear there are two schools of thought. one is this will deter certain types of
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targets, things that would be high—profile, would probably not be the top targets for some of the groups that are out there, and others feel emboldened. others look at this as yet again another challenge. we have said all holes arrive, anything in the united states is now fair game, so i guess time will tell where we end up. there are two schools of thought and certainly this will still see things happening in the us and beyond.- still see things happening in the us and beyond. good to talk to ou the us and beyond. good to talk to you james — the us and beyond. good to talk to you james foster, _ the us and beyond. good to talk to you james foster, thank - the us and beyond. good to talk to you james foster, thank you | to you james foster, thank you for your time here. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: novak�*s nervy win — the world number one goes through to the next round of the french open, but it was by no means straigtforward.
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the day the british liberated the falklands. and by tonight, british troops had begun the task of disarming the enemy. in the heart of the west german capital, this was gorby—mania at its height. the crowd packed to see the man who, for them, has raised great hopes for an end to the division of europe. it happened as the queen moved towards horse guards parade for the start of trooping the colour. gunshots the queen looks worried but recovers quickly. as long as they'll pay to go and see me, i'll get out. there and kick 'em down the hills. - what does it feel like to be the first man to cross the channel by your own power? it feels pretty neat. it feel marvellous, really. this is bbc world news,
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the latest headlines: new quarantine restrictions have come into force for passengers returning to england from portugal. police in australia say they've made more than two hundred arrests in a sophisticated sting operation against organised crime. canadian police are weighing terrorism charges against a 20—year—old man over what they say was a premeditated attack in the city of london, in ontario. four members of the same muslim family were run down by a car and killed. a boy aged nine, the family's only survivor, remains in hospital with serious injuries. the attack is the worst against canadian muslims since six people were killed in a quebec city mosque in 2017. police say it's a hate crime and have given this update. based on information collected during the course of the investigation, we believe that this was an intentional act and that the victims of this horrific incident
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were targeted. we believe the victims were targeted because of their islamic faith. with me is our reporter courtney bembridge who's been following this story. courtney, what more do we know about the attack? the remaining relatives of this family have asked that the vic 's are not named, but we know that they are all part of the same family. two women aged 74 and 44, 46—year—old man at a 15—year—old girl stop as you said, a nine—year—old boy was seriously injured, though not life—threatening, but he remains in hospital. the family was out on —— out for a walk on sunday evening when they were rundown. there were lots of which this is around and eyewitnesses said it was chaos. lisa say that behind the wheel with a 20—year—old canadian man and he was apprehended a short time later at a shopping centre nearby. police say he was wearing body armour. there are no known links between him and the family and police are now looking into whether he was part of a hate group. what's been the reaction?
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canada's prime ministerjustin trudeau has tweeted. he said... we have also heard from the mayor of london in ontario. he has called for three days of mourning their flags will be lowered to half mast, to recognise the loss of this community. he said that crimes like this had the power to make a city question itself and who it was and that that will do so. we also heard a short time ago from the national council of canadian muslims in london ontario and we can play a soundbite of what he had to say. it soundbite of what he had to sa . . , soundbite of what he had to sa , ., , , soundbite of what he had to sa . . , , . , , say. it has been incredibly terrifying _ say. it has been incredibly terrifying for _ say. it has been incredibly terrifying for our - say. it has been incredibly i terrifying for our community. these — terrifying for our community. these thingsjust keep these things just keep happening. these thingsjust keep happening. internationally and nationally. these were for
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universe _ nationally. these were for universe is taken from this earth _ universe is taken from this earth. we are in shock. our community is openhearted. this was a _ community is openhearted. this was a beautiful family. their nine—year—old child is their only— nine—year—old child is their only survivor. what else can we say? _ only survivor. what else can we sa ? �* , ., , , , say? and in terms of this type of crime. _ say? and in terms of this type of crime. a — say? and in terms of this type of crime, a people _ say? and in terms of this type of crime, a people saying - say? and in terms of this type of crime, a people saying thatj of crime, a people saying that the pandemic has led to an increase? it the pandemic has led to an increase?— the pandemic has led to an increase? , , increase? it is interesting, in a - ril, increase? it is interesting, in april. there _ increase? it is interesting, in april, there was _ increase? it is interesting, in april, there was a _ increase? it is interesting, in april, there was a report - increase? it is interesting, in| april, there was a report from the canadian insist —— canadian security intelligence service saying that the pandemic had increased this xenophobia and anti— authority sentiment that anti— authority sentiment that a lot more of these messages were being spread online, and it did have the power to threaten racially motivated violence and that threat was growing. we are seeing a lot more of this stuff and that report at the time said that while free speech is an issue, that was concerning that these —— this kind of hate speech was being propagated online.
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unicef has warned that "millions of covid vaccines could be wasted" if richer countries send large quantities of doses to poorer nations in one go. the charity says there needs to be a steady supply throughout the year, because developing countries don't have the resources to distribute and administer massive stock—piles all at once. that is something we will be discussing in more detail in our business coverage in about 15 minutes. now it is time for sport. hello, i'm katie shanahan with the latest sports news. we'll start with monday's news from the french open where the world number one, novak djokovic survived a tough fourth round match against lorenzo musetti. the world number 76, in his first grand slam, played some great tennis in the first two sets, winning them both on a tie—break. but djokovic took control from there, musetti only winning one more game while struggling with injury and the italian eventually conceded the match at four—love down in the fifth set.
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it is unfortunate that for a young player like him, being two sets to love up on the centre court in his first force round —— first force round, he was unable to physically sustain the level to give himself a chance to win this match because he was in a driving position, definitely, for the first couple of sets. rafa nadal also eased through to the quarter—finals after an straight sets win overjannik sinner. the spaniard is looking for a record—extending 14th singles title at roland garros. sinner served for the first set at 5—3, but went on to lose the next eight games. in the women's singles draw as american coco gauff is through to her first grand slam quarter—final, after beating onsjabeur in paris. gauff caused a sensation when she reached the fourth round at wimbledon two years ago at the age of 15, before doing the same at the australian open in 2020. gauff won in straight sets, 6—3, 6—1 and plays the unseeded czech barbora krykova next.
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and iga swiatek is still on course to defend her title with a straight sets win over marta kostyuk to reach the quarter—finals. the eighth seed victory stretched her unbeaten run to now 11 matches. she'll play the world number 18 maria sakkari from greece in the last eight. the british prime minister and his sports minister have both waded into a row over the england cricketer ollie robinson who was suspended for sending historic racist and sexist tweets as a teenager. oliver dowden said that the england cricket board had gone "over the top" and prime minister borisjohnson is said to have been "supportive" of his minister's comments. however, england head coach chris silverwood said it was impossible to dismiss the tweets. i think there is a stark reminder to us all that we have responsibilities that we hold in the positions we are in and
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obviously there is absolutely no place in this game for any form of discrimination whatsoever. he showed a lot of remorse. he apologised obviously publicly, apologised in the dressing room. and i think it has been a really big learning for him. logan martin from australia was crowned the men's bmx freestyle world champion at the uci urban cycling world championships in france on monday. the event doubles as the final qualifying opportunity for the tokyo olympics where the sport makes its debut. martin needed just one clean run to win the title and managed at the second attempt, in a final which saw a number of crashes. martin pulled off a run which returned the rainbow jersey he last wore in 2017. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me katie shanahan and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. for the people of venice — life is beginning to get
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back to normal. most covid restrictions have been eased and tourists are returning. but venetians face a dilemma — visitors bring money — but too many of them can also endanger the very fabric of the city. tim allman reports. venice almost seems to defy nature. an ancient city of canals and waterways, its popularity could be its undoing. the sheer number of boats and gondolas can cause erosion. the constant movement of the water damage in the buildings. this may be a possible solution. a swedish—designed electric boat that its creators insist could make all the difference. here in venice you have a huge problem with moto ondosso, wake damage, and with our technology when you fly above the canal level or the water level, you reduce that by 95%. who and what travels the waterways of this city
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is a big issue for the people who live here. only a few days ago there were noisy protests as the first cruise ship to disembark since covid restrictions eased set sail. reducing numbers and reducing speed may help but whatever the solution, is a sense that something must be done. this is an ageing city and we all love venice and if we can help to save it we should. tourist numbers are growing once more. the cafes and restaurants are seeing more custom. but if venice is to survive perhaps not everything should go back to the way it used to be. tim allman, bbc news. coming next on bbc news, all the very latest business stories. the top stories including on the g7 tax plan for multinationals. how to make sure the likes of amazon doesn't manage to dodge a
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future taxation rules. but also, we have this story online. it isjust also, we have this story online. it is just interesting given what tim was just talking about on venice. what is happening with foreign travels. this analysis is by my colleagues caroline davis and simon browning, bbc news, where they look at the possibilities going forward, given the fact that we have been reporting in this programme the window from coming back from portugal without having to quarantine has just closed. without having to quarantine hasjust closed. but without having to quarantine has just closed. but actually, will islands reopen? for example, people who had hoped to go to mainland greece or spain might not yet be able to in terms of they are not on the green list. but it is thought that some spanish and greek islands could become on the green list this summer. will they won't they? have a look at this story as it talks you through all the different details. how the list has decided, —— is decided. the
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pros and the cons especially if you are trying to book a trip away this summer. i will be back soon with all the business stories. to don't go anywhere, see you soon. hello there. it's been a warm start to the new week. quite a bit of cloud around on monday, but i think certainly for today, it's looking sunnier across the board. it's going to stay warm for the rest of this week, and in fact, we're going to start to import some tropical air across the country, so it's going to feel quite humid. there will be further patchy cloud and rain across northern and western areas, as low pressure will always be nearby. and that's certainly the setup into tuesday, higher pressure to the south, lower pressure to the northwest, so it does mean we'll start off rather grey for much of scotland and northern ireland, through this morning, some patchy, light rain and drizzle. but conditions will start to improve for northern ireland — skies brightening up here and across northeast scotland. elsewhere, after a bit
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of early cloud and mist, there's going to be a sunny day, and it's going to feel warmer with more sunshine around. we could see 25 degrees across south east england, 22 or 23 for the northeast of scotland. there could be just the odd shower here and there, but most places will be dry. now, as we head through tuesday night, we'll see further cloud returning to scotland and northern ireland. patchy rain here, some coastal fog, too. further south, and it's drier with clearer skies, and we'll start to see some humid air being imported from the southwest, so everywhere staying in low teens celsius. on wednesday, we'll have high pressure to the south, lower pressure to the northwest with these weather fronts, and the orientation of these pressures will draw up this warm and humid airfrom the tropics, so it really will be quite noticeable on wednesday. again, rather grey across parts of scotland and northern ireland, perhaps western england and wales. best of the sunshine further south and east. could see a little bit of light rain and drizzle over western hills, but it's going to feel warm, particularly when you factor in the humidity. could see highs of 26 degrees on wednesday in the sunshine. if you add the humidity to that, it's going to feel even warmer than the temperatures suggest.
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thursday's another warm and humid day. perhaps a bit more cloud across the board. patchy rain for northwestern parts of scotland and northern ireland. bit more cloud for england and wales, but some sunny spells here and there. most places across england and wales should stay dry, but it'll be a bit breezier across the board. windier in the far northwest of scotland, where we'll have most of the rain. but you can see, it is another warm day. low to mid 20s celsius for england and wales. factor in the humidity, of course, it's going to feel warmer than that, and nights are also going to be warm and muggy. could see something a little bit fresher across scotland, northern ireland on friday. otherwise, it's going to remain warm with some sunshine into the weekend.
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