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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. after the revelations of kissing a colleague in his office, the uk health secretary matt hancock resigns, with an apology for breaching coronavirus guidance. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made, and those of us who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that's why i've got to resign. first day on the job, the former chancellor sajid javid is put in charge at the department of health. he says he was honoured to take up the position. i he says he was honoured to take up the position-— the position. i will do everything i can to make _ the position. i will do everything i can to make sure _ the position. i will do everything i can to make sure that _ the position. i will do everything i can to make sure that i _
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the position. i will do everything i can to make sure that i deliver i the position. i will do everything i | can to make sure that i deliver for the people of this great country. we are still in a pandemic and i want to see that, to an as as soon as possible. —— see that come to an end. classified ministry of defence documents containing details about hms defender and the british military have been found at a bus stop in kent. the death toll from collapsed apartment block in miami rises to five as rescue teams continue to try to search for survivors. grab a jab — half of all adults under 30 in england will have had their first covid vaccine by the end of the day. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world.
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we start off in the uk. former uk chancellor sajid javid says he's "honoured" to be appointed health secretary. it follows matt hancock's resignation after he breached social distancing guidance by sharing an intimate embrace with a colleague. he had the support of the prime minister, but faced growing pressure from his own conservative colleagues to step down. here's our political correspondent ben wright. one of the most familiar faces of the pandemic, the health secretary at the heart of decision—making as the country battled covid. and often seen at his side was this woman, gina coladangelo — a former lobbyist, adviser to the health secretary and long—term friend. but on friday came this image of them kissing in matt hancock's office, breaking, as he admitted, his government's own covid guidelines and plunging his career into crisis. last night, he quit. i understand the enormous sacrifices that everybody in this country has made, that you have made, and those of us
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who make these rules have got to stick by them, and that's why i've got to resign. matt hancock hoped to ride out this storm — a cabinet minister with big ambition, who had the backing of the prime minister. number 10 considered this matter closed and it was mr hancock who decided to step down. what has been clear over the last 2a hours is that a sizeable minority or even majority of the public no longer had confidence in matt hancock. it wasn't the affair, it was the apparent hypocrisy of being someone who made the rules but then broke their own rules. there was another big problem. last september, gina coladangelo was appointed to the board that oversees the department of health on a taxpayer—funded salary. the government said the appointment rules were followed, but labour demanded an investigation. mrs coladangelo stepped down from her role. it wasn't the first time matt hancock had been under
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pressure in recent weeks. the prime minister's former aide dominic cummings ripped into mr hancock's performance during the pandemic. the secretary of state for health should have been fired for at least 15—20 things, including lying to everybody. ..later releasing whatsapp messages that showed borisjohnson calling the health secretary "totally hopeless". recently, the queen seemed sympathetic. and matt hancock strongly rejected dominic cummings' allegations. man: are you hopeless, mr hancock? i don't think so! reporter: morning, mrjavid! the former chancellor sajid javid now returns to the cabinet as the new health secretary, taking over during a pandemic that is not yet over. thank you very much indeed. in his resignation letter, matt hancock apologised to his family for putting them through all of this. a spokesman declined to comment, but it's understood mr hancock has also left his wife. ben wright, bbc news.
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sajid javid has started his first day in his new role as health secretary — here's what he had to say this morning. i want to start by saying i think matt hancock worked incredibly hard. he achieved a lot. i'm sure he will have more to offer in public life. i was honoured to take up this position. i also know that it comes with huge responsibility, and i will do everything i can to make sure that i deliver for the people of this great country. we are still in a pandemic and i want to see that come to an end as soon as possible, and that will be my most immediate priority, to see that we can return to normal as soon and as quickly as possible. now, i've got a lot of work to do, i'm sure you appreciate that, and if you can excuse me, i would like to get on with it. thank you very much. thank you very much indeed for coming.
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that was the new health secretary speaking that, sajid javid. jeremy hunt said that the new health secretary has six months to tackle the social care crisis. my secretary has six months to tackle the social care crisis.— the social care crisis. my own view is, looking — the social care crisis. my own view is. looking at _ the social care crisis. my own view is, looking at the _ the social care crisis. my own view is, looking at the entirety - the social care crisis. my own view is, looking at the entirety of - the social care crisis. my own view is, looking at the entirety of what | is, looking at the entirety of what happened in the last year, there were some of the worst failures of the state in our lifetime and also some of the biggest successes of the state in our lifetime and any dispassionatejudgment state in our lifetime and any dispassionate judgment is going to have to put those two very contradictory things side by side. i'm sure you would say one of the great _ i'm sure you would say one of the great successes was the vaccine roll-outs, — great successes was the vaccine roll—outs, what happened in care homes, — roll—outs, what happened in care homes, was at one of the failures? | homes, was at one of the failures? i think homes, was at one of the failures? think it was homes, was at one of the failures? i think it was and there was a blind spot about the social care system and that is why the top sajid javid's list will be to get a ten year plan for the social care system to set it up for the future, in the way the ten year plan did for the
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nhs back in 2015. i can now speak to sir christopher chope, who's the conservative mp for christchurch. thank you forjoining us. you are speaking in your local paper some 2a hours ago, what do you make of the news that you heard last night? i was very pleased that matt hancock announced his resignation, my only regret was that it was not 2a hours earlier, because nothing that he said in his resignation statement did not apply 2a hours earlier. a little bit late, but none the less, i think you did the right thing and i think you did the right thing and i certainly welcome sajid javid as his successor, because i think there is a man with great experience, great ability to cope with an enormous department and i hope somebody who is going to put a greater emphasis on individual freedom and personal responsibility in dealing with public health issues. ~ ., ., , ., in dealing with public health issues. ~ ., ., .«r ., issues. what do you make of the handfina issues. what do you make of the handling of _
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issues. what do you make of the handling of the _ issues. what do you make of the handling of the matter _ issues. what do you make of the handling of the matter from - issues. what do you make of the handling of the matter from the | handling of the matter from the prime minister? i handling of the matter from the prime minister?— handling of the matter from the prime minister? i think the prime minister was _ prime minister? i think the prime minister was in _ prime minister? i think the prime minister was in an _ prime minister? i think the prime minister was in an impossible - minister was in an impossible position at really because i think he was expecting matt hancock to resign and that is what happened in the end. why should the prime minister have to sack people who have obviously put themselves in a position where they ought to be resigning? i think by holding his own counsel, the prime minister did the right thing and put the pressure on matt hancock. what the right thing and put the pressure on matt hancock.— on matt hancock. what about criticism from _ on matt hancock. what about criticism from labour, - on matt hancock. what about criticism from labour, the - on matt hancock. what about i criticism from labour, the snp, liberal democrats, who accused the prime minister of lacking leadership on what has happened?— on what has happened? obviously, that is their — on what has happened? obviously, that is their role _ on what has happened? obviously, that is their role in _ on what has happened? obviously, that is their role in life _ on what has happened? obviously, that is their role in life to - that is their role in life to criticise the prime minister, but i think the prime minister was obviously well for the resignation, as soon as matt hancock had come to terms with that decision, and that is why the prime minister was very
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quick to appoint an able successor who is already working at his desk. as far as you are concerned, and do you think other conservatives and your constituents in fact, because they were not happy, you have said so yourself, is that the end of the matter? i5 so yourself, is that the end of the matter? , ., ., matter? is that the end of the matter? is that the end of the matter in _ matter? is that the end of the matter in terms _ matter? is that the end of the matter in terms of— matter? is that the end of the matter in terms of matt - matter? is that the end of the - matter in terms of matt hancock? i think so and i think that everybody is going to be generous in their comments about him, as indeed his successor, because that is what happens once someone resigns, and we are generous about that person, but going forward... i5 are generous about that person, but going forward- - -_ going forward... is that right? because going forward. .. is that right? because i— going forward... is that right? because i know _ going forward... is that right? because i know you _ going forward... is that right? because i know you also - going forward... is that right? because i know you also said l going forward... is that right? . because i know you also said that the sooner he goes, the sooner he can be rehabilitated. why should you be welcomed back into the fold when you have done something wrong? normally, someone has done something wrong in the real world, you lose yourjob wrong in the real world, you lose your job and wrong in the real world, you lose yourjob and you're not brought back around the back door or anything.
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that is not right, surely?- around the back door or anything. that is not right, surely? agree, it is certainly — that is not right, surely? agree, it is certainly not _ that is not right, surely? agree, it is certainly not right _ that is not right, surely? agree, it is certainly not right to _ that is not right, surely? agree, it is certainly not right to be - that is not right, surely? agree, it is certainly not right to be brought| is certainly not right to be brought back by the back door and the example i gave yesterday was when cecil parkinson had to resign, the then prime minister margaret thatcher made it clear she would like to see him obtain fresh endorsement from his own electors in his constituency after which he would be free to come back into the cabinet and that is exactly what happened. he came back in 1987 having received the endorsement of his electors in that general election and he came back to be party chairman. election and he came back to be party chairman-— election and he came back to be party chairman. albright, thank you ve much party chairman. albright, thank you very much for— party chairman. albright, thank you very much for your _ party chairman. albright, thank you very much for your time _ party chairman. albright, thank you very much for your time and - party chairman. albright, thank you very much for your time and the - very much for your time and the explanation. —— all right. dozens of pages of classified government documents have been found by a member of the public at a bus stop in the rain in kent. the ministry of defence papers contain details about the warship hms defender and the british military presence in afghanistan.
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our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has the details. it was found by a member of the public who contacted the bbc when they realised that they were potentially of some sensitivity. we looked at them, and indeed, discovered that they were, and they break down into a number of categories, as you already mentioned. references to hms defender, which carried out that controversial passage through the waters just off the crimean peninsula on wednesday, and the papers show that there was a great deal of debate, as you would imagine, about what the likely russian reaction was going to be. also some stuff relating to british arms trade around the world, the defence dialogue between the uk and the united states with some observations aboutjoe biden's early months in the presidency. and also, and perhaps most sensitively, a document marked "secret — uk eyes only", which discusses proposals for britain's possible military presence in afghanistan after the withdrawal of nato forces, a process
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which is going on right now. that's obviously extremely sensitive. what has been the reaction from the mod on this? pretty limited, as you would imagine. they have confirmed that there was a loss of papers, that this was reported by the official concerned. we are not naming the official. we believe it comes from the office of a senior official at the ministry of defence. but we are not in a position to say any more than that. but the mod says an investigation has been launched. it involves ministry of defence police and they think it is inappropriate to comment further. clearly this is highly embarrassing, and for the individual concerned probably excruciating. that was paul adams. brandon lewis said an investigation was under way into what happened those documents. i've taken forward an internal
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investigation into how this happened. to an extent, processes were followed, that it was reported ijy were followed, that it was reported by the individual as soon as they were aware they had enough to those documents and somebody handed it into the bbc, but there will be a full investigation by the minister of defence into how this happened and again, we have to make sure when things like this happen, whether human error or otherwise, that it cannot happen again. officials in miami have ordered safety checks on all buildings of a similar age to the apartment block which collapsed on thursday, killing at least five people. more than 150 others remain unaccounted for. james reynolds reports. the remains of the champlain towers south are incredibly difficult to get into. fires from deep within the wreckage are beating back rescue teams. they are having to go bit by bit, wherever they can get past the smoke. but officials insist that the search for survivors is not yet over.
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we are continuing our search and rescue because ourfirst responders believe there is still a possibility. there are crevices, so there is air. they are able to, you know, pick through. but right now, obviously, we are trying to stabilise the situation because of the fire and the smoke. forfamily members, it is an agonising time. on the fence of a nearby tennis court, they have put up photos of the relatives who were asleep in the tower when it collapsed. they're still looking for my mom and my grandmother. as a family member who saw the footage and the days that have passed by, we know there is no hope of them being alive. we're just hoping they maybe find some kind of remains or something. families want to know how a llo—year—old building could simply come down within seconds. an inspection carried out in 2018 found evidence of major structural damage to a concrete slab below the swimming pool and also abundant
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cracking of columns and beams in the building's garage, but repairs were not immediately carried out. the authorities have promised a full investigation. james reynolds, bbc news. half of all adults aged under 30 in england will have received a first dose of a covid—19 vaccine by the end of today. more than ll.2 million people aged between 18 and 29 have now had a jab. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. drop in, pop—up, grab ajab — whatever you call it, the government is making it as easy as possible for people to get their vaccines. so the message is this weekend, any adult in england can turn up for theirs without booking. it's happening in venues up and down the country, from shopping centres and theatres to stadiums, including the emirates. i feel amazing. to finally get this jab is actually amazing. like, it's been anticipated for,
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like, a few months now about the covid jabs and stuff like that. and to be honest, it feels amazing to actually get the covid jab and just feel free! just had it. it was great — it was quite quick. i walked in, it was about a 15—minute wait. the staff were super nice. yeah, lovely — a lovely experience. i feel fantastic. it's great to come out, i great to come to arsenal, my home club, and to support the vaccine roll—out _ and get my first jab. at the front of the queue after about a 30—minute wait here at the emirates stadium, they are injecting about 20 people every five minutes, which is quite a pace, but they have set themselves quite a target — to do 10,000 overfour days. you'll hear authorities calling this latest effort "a final drive", "a race to the finish line", but it's as important as ever because as the number of people being vaccinated is rising, so, too, are cases — more than 98,000 people have tested positive in the last week. this vaccine is our best chance
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of getting protected and getting back to the lives that we love and that we have missed so much and i'm blown away by everybody�*s commitment to that — coming forward when it's their turn to get protected. and it's notjust about slowing down transmission of this awful virus but it's most importantly about stopping people having to go into hospital and dying. the gap between high levels of infections and relatively low numbers in hospital or dying shows the real—life impact of vaccines and explains again exactly why ministers are so keen to make it easy for us. catherine burns, bbc news. the new health secretary sajid javid has a busy first few days in the job. tomorrow is decision day for the break clause in the final opening up the timetable of a step four of the road map, so called
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freedom day is set forjuly the government did leave the option open for it to be moved two weeks earlier to do like the face if the data was promising enough. —— freedom dataset votejuly promising enough. —— freedom dataset vote july the promising enough. —— freedom dataset votejuly the 19th. miranda vote july the 19th. miranda richardson is votejuly the 19th. miranda richardson is a landlady of a pub in northampton. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. how has it all been it for you, first off? i will not lie, absolutely _ been it for you, first off? i will| not lie, absolutely horrendous. been it for you, first off? i will l not lie, absolutely horrendous. i have never experienced anything quite like it because i don't think any of us have, let's be honest, but in the hospitality industry, we took a knock from the beginning and we are still being knocked is now. the impacts are going to be life changing for many of us. so impacts are going to be life changing for many of us. so you have had limited opening, _ changing for many of us. so you have had limited opening, haven't - changing for many of us. so you have
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had limited opening, haven't you? i had limited opening, haven't you? yes, you can only ever plan on the daily, possibly weekly basis, because we never know what will hit us next. that is notjust from the changes that government inflate, but our staff levels, with cases arising under numbers changing, you cannot plan. you think you can come up with ideas and think of how you would like to progress and improve the business and then it all changes, so it is an ever moving the circle at the moment. it is an ever moving the circle at the moment-— it is an ever moving the circle at the moment. ., , , ., �* ., , ., the moment. sound as you're ready to live u- will the moment. sound as you're ready to give no will stop _ the moment. sound as you're ready to give up will stop believe _ the moment. sound as you're ready to give up will stop believe me, - the moment. sound as you're ready to give up will stop believe me, i - the moment. sound as you're ready to give up will stop believe me, i have i give up will stop believe me, i have been there many give up will stop believe me, i have been there man— give up will stop believe me, i have been there many times, and last week i had been there many times, and last week i had possibly — been there many times, and last week i had possibly one _ been there many times, and last week i had possibly one of _ been there many times, and last week i had possibly one of the _ been there many times, and last week i had possibly one of the worst - i had possibly one of the worst weeks sitting in an empty pub at 7:30pm is not where we want to be ever. it has a knock—on effect on my
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family, for my partner and for my children. we are dealing with so much all the time and you just do sometimes wonder is it ever going to be worth it? if you are in hospitality, to be a licensor or a landlord, it is not a job, it is a vocation. we do not do this for an hourly rate because you word, we do it because we love the communities we work in, we love the job we do, we work in, we love the job we do, we love the social aspect, it is part of what makes us.- we love the social aspect, it is part of what makes us. very quickly, in terms of — part of what makes us. very quickly, in terms of support _ part of what makes us. very quickly, in terms of support and _ part of what makes us. very quickly, in terms of support and the - part of what makes us. very quickly, in terms of support and the current i in terms of support and the current restrictions and the rule of six for example, what do you say about that? what would you like to happen going forward? what would help you? just at the forward? what would help you? jitsii at the lifting of restrictions, straightforward. rule of six, if you have three or four couples that you go out with and you are friends with in your group, you cannot because you are eight before you have done anything and these are people who could possibly socialise with each
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other all the time. it really impacts what we do, how our restaurants look, how our pubs look, and it is not what people want to come out for and that is why people are not coming out. that is the other thing, are not coming out. that is the otherthing, because are not coming out. that is the other thing, because it is too much hassle to plan how many tables that you will need with your group of friends. it isjust you will need with your group of friends. it is just far too you will need with your group of friends. it isjust far too much effort for people so they are not doing it. so a lift in restrictions would make a vast impact to our businesses. would make a vast impact to our businesses-— would make a vast impact to our businesses. miranda richardson, thank ou businesses. miranda richardson, thank you very — businesses. miranda richardson, thank you very much _ businesses. miranda richardson, thank you very much for - businesses. miranda richardson, thank you very much for your - businesses. miranda richardson, l thank you very much for your time. you are watching it bbc news. thousands of people in bangldesh are scrambling to leave the capital dhaka to head to rural areas before the start of monday's new lockdown. under tough new measures people have been told they will only be able to leave their homes in an emergency. all government and private offices will be shut for a week and only medical—related transport will be allowed. it comes as a surge of cases of the delta variant has swept across the country
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which the government has described as "dangerous and alarming". a fire at a marina at the southern area of hong kong has surrounded the area of hong kong has surrounded the area with thick black smoke. video footage shows a fire ranging in the early hours of sunday morning at the aberdeen south typhoon shelter. 16 boats are thought to have caught fire, one person has been sent to hospital with injuries. missed chum promised thousands of supporters in ohio that in 2022, the republicans would take back the house, the senate, take back america. —— mrtrump.
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ibiza's nightclubs are expected to reopen in mid—july, after the balearic islands were added to the uk government's green—list of quarantine travel destinations. a?trial event has been taking place this weekend to see if there's a safe way to let the party island start dancing again. anna holligan sent us this report from ibiza.? dance music plays. music is the pulse of this island. ibiza's economy revolves around its nightclubs. now, ibiza's been green listed by the uk, this island is gearing up for the return of mass tourism, and this experiment could represent its revival. the guinea pigs are all key workers, like these nursing assistants. lucia told me "i really want to dance. "it's been so long since we've able to party around here." her friend said "it's true. "after such a long time, you do really want to go for it." most other bars are serving again, but beyond this event, dancing is still banned.
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there are signs ibiza is emerging from the crisis — there are no restrictions on people travelling to these shores from the uk, but the balearic politicians want to tighten the entry rules. we think that with the increase in the number of cases in the uk, now is the right moment, you know, to put in place some controls to make sure everyone that comes here is in the right condition, is safe and can have a safe holiday. balearic beats were born here and the ibiza experience can draw people in for life. you know, kids come here at 17, 18, 19 years old, fall in love with the place, and they keep coming back, yearafteryear, until, you know, even in their 50s — they're bringing their kids here and they're hiring — they're renting villas. so, you know, the clubs play a really important part of being that gateway to discover the island. djs worry if the tune doesn't change soon, the clubbers will simply go elsewhere. there is something - magical about the island. ibiza is about the clubbing.
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and it would be foolish —| you cannot stop clubbing, simple as, you know? there needs to be a place for it somewhere. - and if it's not here, _ it's gonna be somewhere else. there is a lot riding on a sensitive experiment. media access was tightly controlled. and soon, the moves that were meant to be restricted to the dance floor were breaking out elsewhere. ibiza's iconic venues should reopen within weeks if the results from this event prove clubbing can happen without ruining efforts to beat the pandemic. anna holligan, bbc news, ibiza. you can find plenty more on that story and all of the stories that we have covered here on bbc news on the website, just head over there. you are watching bbc news. let's catch up with the all—important weather.
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for the rest of today, many of you, thej remains a dry, some time varies from one place to another, but in the south we will see further rain. heavy and at times thundery downpour. low pressure centred towards north—western france, you will notice how the card is revolving around it and that spins round, lows of that cloud around us, samples will develop more widely across southern england, south wales. north, could not rule out an isolated shower, particularly in eastern england. the vast majority dry, sunny spells, best of it in the west, temperatures 20 or 21 degrees. high teens towards the east, 22 with brighter breaks towards the south. a bit breezy compared with recent days. heavy downpours continue into this evening and overnight, pushing into the midlands, parts of wales. wetter conditions are tending to be towards south wales and the south—west of england. humid air in
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the south—east, fresher further north but we start the day was semidry and bright weather on monday and it is here high pressure dominates, as you go through monday, tuesday and wednesday, but low pressure that was the south. in many parts of england and wales was to be susceptible to some further showers and that includes in wimbledon, opening day itself could bring the odd downpour around through the day. there will be some play of course, but be wary of some interruptions and i would not want to rule out the odd rumble of thunder. the day will begin wetter to cross parts of the midlands, wales, south—west of england. if you shower sprinting into northern england, but by and large, a dry day, sunny spells. was in the cloud break, some sunshine further south, in the cloud break, some sunshine furthersouth, but in the cloud break, some sunshine further south, but here we will see some more heavy and thundery showers as we go through the afternoon. temperatures up to 21 or 22 degrees, 21 and 22 in western scotland, most other areas in the high teens. heavy, thundery showers continue into monday evening and monday night replaced by longer spells of rain are pushing in from the east. on and
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off through the day across east anglia, then into the midlands, other parts of southern england. parts of the south—west may be a little drier than what we see in the next four hours. highs of 2a in western scotland which we could see during the rest of the week. further showers for the first half of the week across england and wales.
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hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: after the revelations of kissing a colleague in his office, the uk health secretary matt hancock resigns, with an apology for breaching coronavirus guidance. classified ministry of defence documents containing details about hms defender and the british
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military have been found at a bus stop in kent. the death toll from collapsed apartment block in miami rises to five as rescue teams continue to try to search for survivors. grab a jab — half of all adults under 30 in england will have had their first covid vaccine by the end of the day. now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley. hello and welcome to the programme that brings together leading british columnists and the foreign correspondents

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