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this is bbc news. the headlines... sajid javid says he recognises the "huge responsibility" facing him as he takes over as health secretary, following matt hancock's resignation. 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. a painful search through the rubble in florida — four more bodies are found in the ruins of the collapsed building in miami. an urgent investigation as classified ministry of defence documents — containing details about the british military — are found behind a bus stop in kent. pt and a satellite operator at sign need ways to deliver broadband to
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remote parts of the uk. —— bt and a satellite operator sign a deal. good evening. the new health secretary sajid javid says his immediate priority is to get the country through the pandemic so life can return to normal as quickly as possible. he's returning to the government to replace matt hancock — who resigned after pictures emerged of him breaching social distancing by kissing an aide in his office. our political correspondent ben wright reports. after 18 months away from the cabinet, sajid javid is back. an old hand in a newjob. the former chancellor and home secretary arrived at the department of health this morning, and the cameras outside were ready. we are still in a pandemic, and i want to see that come to an end as soon as possible.
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and that will be my most immediate priority — to see that we can return to normal as soon and as quickly as possible. mrjavid was appointed quickly following matt hancock's resignation last night. on friday, images were published of him kissing a colleague in his office. by breaking the government's own covid rules, mr hancock's political credibility was damaged, and his personal authority was tarnished because of the way his affair was exposed. at first, matt hancock hoped an apology would be enough to cling on, and number ten stuck by him, repeatedly saying that it considered the matter closed. but, privately, senior tories were telling downing street and mr hancock that his position was untenable. labour said borisjohnson should have sacked his health secretary on friday. matt hancock was right to resign, because he broke the rules. he had to go. but the prime minister should have sacked him. yet again, borisjohnson was too slow, too weak, and didn't show the leadership
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that was needed. and then there's the question of how on earth these images were captured from inside matt hancock's private office. was it cctv or a hidden camera? ministers want answers. viewers will have seen this morning, there's been some coverage in the press around what people are saying has happened. the department of health will be investigating this, quite rightly, to understand how this was able to happen — putting aside what was on the pictures, the fact that it was leaked at all. camera shutters click. sajid javid has a daunting in—tray from dealing with an ongoing pandemic to an nhs under pressure. he will also have a big say over covid rules, and may have a different view to his predecessor. i don't imagine that, actually, his caution will be diminished | when it comes to the pandemic, but i certainly think his view - could be defined as a lot more liberal when it comes- to covid restrictions. and after the last few days, borisjohnson will hope mrjavid's return restores trust in the government's messaging. ben wright, bbc news.
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ben's been talking through the past 48 hours and how the next few days are likely to play out. an extraordinary weekend. do they think things are coming down? i think things are coming down? i think they probably do and certainly hope that the public memory of this saga, which we have only been following since friday, it feels much longer, will quickly be forgotten and everybody will also forget the front page of the sun newspaper. it has been wretched for the government, dreadfulfor newspaper. it has been wretched for the government, dreadful for matt hancock and his family, but the thing by quickly appointing sajid javid, a very experienced former cabinet minister, now back of course any ministerialjob, somebody who is any ministerialjob, somebody who is a safe pair of hands, notice we are in whitehall, that he will steady the ship and might even be at the dispatch projects because the government has to make an
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announcement about the next leg of covid resections —— dispatch box. there was meant to be the full opening up of the economy injune 21 and that was delayed for four weeks. an update was promised tomorrow with a possibility that restrictions could be lifted injuly five. no one expects that to happen because of the prevalence of the virus and infection rates. july 19 still remains the most likely date. sajid javid straight back into it. has been appointed, unlike any other health secretary, with an ongoing pandemic to deal with.— pandemic to deal with. walking strai . ht pandemic to deal with. walking straight into — pandemic to deal with. walking straight into the _ pandemic to deal with. walking straight into the maelstrom, i pandemic to deal with. walking straight into the maelstrom, as pandemic to deal with. walking l straight into the maelstrom, as it were. the government already slightly on the back foot. cut into trouble a couple of weeks ago with the speaker for doing announcements at press conferences. and he said you had to do them in the house of commons and matt hancock got dragged to the house of commons at that point. sajid javid has the advantage surely because he is such an old hand at all of this? is not going to be a nervous first appearance at the
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dispatch box, so in terms of public grey shirt and— grey shirt and true, he has done several big _ grey shirt and true, he has done several big jobs _ grey shirt and true, he has done several big jobs in _ grey shirt and true, he has done several big jobs in is _ grey shirt and true, he has done several big jobs in is relatively l several big jobs in is relatively short career. he only entered parliament in 2010, so it's that jobs in a relatively short amount time. that does raise interesting questions. now he is a cabinet minister running a department with a huge budget. running the nhs in england, the health service in england, the health service in england, is a colossal budget, and he is chancellor had to do with ministers coming in across whitehall pleading... he knows, as the money man, the tracks, the appeal is that the chancellor will be receiving from across whitehall and that gives him a particular insight. i don't think there's ever been an ex chancellor in thisjob think there's ever been an ex chancellor in this job before. you chancellor in this 'ob before. you are either chancellor in thisjob before. you are either chancellor and become prime minister or... fir are either chancellor and become prime minister or. . ._ are either chancellor and become prime minister or... or it's the end of our prime minister or. .. or it's the end of your ministerial— prime minister or... or it's the end of your ministerial career, - prime minister or... or it's the end of your ministerial career, the - of your ministerial career, the pinnacle. unusualthat of your ministerial career, the pinnacle. unusual that someone who has had a very grow like that, or ——
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unusualfor has had a very grow like that, or —— unusual for someone has had a very grow like that, or —— unusualfor someone who has had a very grow like that, or —— unusual for someone who has has had a very grow like that, or —— unusualfor someone who has had a big job like that taking on a smallerjob. in the future of social care in england is going to require a loss of money, which system they go for, he will have to lobby for that cash. soon from the treasury. nurses pay, big one coming up. a big looming issue in british politics, whether or not to give them an award they feel they should be having right now. other issues likely will be the next chief executive, who will run the nhs in england. he has a lot his plate. it will run the nhs in england. he has a lot his plate-— a lot his plate. it will be very interesting — a lot his plate. it will be very interesting to _ a lot his plate. it will be very interesting to see, _ a lot his plate. it will be very interesting to see, not - a lot his plate. it will be very interesting to see, not only i interesting to see, not only important for all of us tomorrow, but how he settles into the job during the course of the pandemic and throughout. the latest government figures on coronavirus show there have been 111,876 cases and 11 deaths and in the latest 2a hour period. however a technical error meant some data hasn't been processed, so the true figures are likely to be higher. on average there were 14,865 new cases per day in the last week.
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in the last 2a hours just over 230,000 people received a first vaccine dose. that takes us to more than 44 million people having had theirfirstjab. close to 200,000 people have just had their second jab which means nearly 32.5 million people fully vaccinated — or more than 61% of uk adults. classified ministry of defence documents — including details about the warship hms defender — have been found at a bus stop in kent by a member of the public. after the papers were passed to the bbc, the government acknowledged a serious breach of security — and an investigation has been launched. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. when hms defender left the ukrainian port of odessa last week, at the start of a journey likely to draw hostile attention from russia, secret documents about its mission were lying in a soggy heap behind a bus stop in kent. the documents show that officials were keenly aware
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that sailing close to the coast of crimea, which russia annexed in 2014, could cause an incident. "what do we understand about the possible welcome party?" one of them asked. this map shows two possible routes. the one marked in green would challenge russia's claims of sovereignty. possible russian responses could range from "safe and professional" to "neither safe nor professional". to sail further south could be interpreted by russia as a sign the uk was being scared and running away. hands to action stations... hms defender took the green route. russia's response was hostile. this wasn't the point of the exercise, but the documents show that this was hardly unexpected. all that is now in the past but the papers don't stop there. there is much more. the range of material is quite alarming because it covers relations with russia, with hms defender, it covers afg ha nista n, it covers arms exports, relations with the united states.
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the level of classification of all this stuff is not all that high, but anything that's classified shouldn't be going outside the mod, covering this range of issues. one issue perhaps, but not this range of issues. that's pretty sensitive. nato is in the middle of withdrawing from afghanistan. britain's still negotiating with its partners, especially the americans, about what kind of british military presence might remain. one document makes a number of recommendations with dates, locations and numbers — and there are warnings. "any uk footprint in afghanistan that persist is assessed "to be vulnerable to targeting by a complex network of actors." the government says the loss of documents is now being looked at. i think it is a serious breach, and the ministry of defence, i've spoken to the defence secretary, are taking forward an internal investigation into how this happened. labour says the crew of hms defender did theirjob well last week, but the security lapse shows the government didn't. i want to see the defence secretary complete
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his investigation urgently, come to the house of commons this week to reassure the public about what's happened, whether any military operation were put at risk. this whole episode has been more embarrassing than damaging — had the material fallen into other hands, officials know it could have been a lot worse. paul adams, bbc news. police in west sussex have been responding to a large unlicensed music event. social media footage showed hundreds of party goers dancing near steyning in the early hours of this morning. earlier the bbc reporter aruna iyengar updated us on the latest police action. they say a direction to leave has been issued to those still there and 23 charges have been made. those people are being taken into custody. they also say police officers have been met with some
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hostility at the site. one police officer has been assaulted, a second police officer has been injured in a collision with a car driven by someone leaving the event and a significant number of people, they say, have travelled to the site from areas outside of sussex and all over the country and police say they're going to fully investigate the illegal activity and take positive action against those who are found to have organised it. those leaving the event have been proactively stopped to ensure drivers are in a fit state to drive and there continues to be disruption on the road network due to a large number of badly parked vehicles and people are still being urged to avoid the area if possible —— still continues to be disruption on the road network. under the coronavirus rules gatherings must not exceed 30 people unless by a legal exemption
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and illegal gatherings of up to 50 people outdoors can face fines up to £10,000. i was looking at videos of this event on social media earlier this morning and last night and it shows crowds gathered throughout saturday night partying into the morning. professional sound systems, lighting systems were erected, gazebos, dozens of cars lining country roads — it was, in effect, a festival. let's talk to our correspondent in paris monitoring the elections, the first round of which took place last weekend. that was a disappointing initial result, but presumably she still had some hopes of claiming a prize this time round? she still had some hopes of claiming a prize this time round?— still had some hopes of claiming a prize this time round? she has never had any power _ prize this time round? she has never had any power in _ prize this time round? she has never had any power in the _ prize this time round? she has never had any power in the region. - prize this time round? she has never had any power in the region. or- prize this time round? she has never had any power in the region. or in i had any power in the region. or in the department. this was a chance
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for her to show she was moving ever onwards and upwards, and a strong possibility, even after the pair showing last weekend, that she would hold onto, or capture the big region on the mediterranean coast, where we know the far right and heart rate is very strong. it didn't happen, the left—wing candidate stood down which meant there were a lot of left wing voters going to the anti—heartbreak candidate, the incumbent centre—right candidate, who won very easily, 53%. 57% to 43%. a clear defeat for le pen and these were elections in which she was expecting to do well. and was being paraded rather as the likely victor of the selections. hoping notjust for one selections. hoping not just for one region selections. hoping notjust for one region but for several out of the 12 there are in mainland france and she has not got any. there is going to
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be a lot of self doubt and questioning going on in the heart rate camp. questioning going on in the heart rate cam -. , questioning going on in the heart rate cam. ,_, questioning going on in the heart rate cam. , ., questioning going on in the heart rate camp-— questioning going on in the heart rate cam. , ., , ., rate camp. this could have been a springboard _ rate camp. this could have been a springboard for — rate camp. this could have been a springboard for her _ rate camp. this could have been a springboard for her hopes - rate camp. this could have been a springboard for her hopes come i rate camp. this could have been a l springboard for her hopes come the presidential election next year, if she had done well, might have hoped for some momentum to build up and it will be hard to do that now. presumably, other people now beginning to question the strategy she has been pursuing? she has tried to in inverted commas, clean up the act of the front nationale friendly by her father, this and sing herself on some of the more serious elements. does this suggest out to ray it is not working because macula my collar that is true but to what extent... —— my collar that is true but to what extent... -- all my collar that is true but to what extent--- "— my collar that is true but to what extent... -- all of that is true but to what extent _ extent... -- all of that is true but to what extent are _ extent... -- all of that is true but to what extent are two _ extent... -- all of that is true but to what extent are two people - extent... -- all of that is true but to what extent are two people in | extent... -- all of that is true but i to what extent are two people in the camp saying it is so lukewarm they can't see any point in bothering to go and vote for her because if she is going to turn it into a slightly more outspoken anti—european version of the republicans party and scaled back all her quite strident language
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from the past about is them as an immigration and so on, there is nothing to distinguish them from the others —— islam. points will say thatis others —— islam. points will say that is not the case. she may be changing her language, she remains a firebrand and someone who is very hostile to immigration. trades on all sorts of tripwires. i think it is very hard to draw any sort of conclusion from these elections, because they were just regional elections, and the level of abstention was so high, 65—66%, two out of three voters did not turn out. they will turn out for presidential much more than regional, but that said, a lot of info has been taken out of le pen's campaign and a lot of info has been put into the campaign of the
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centre—right —— oompf. all the people left in the wilderness after macron came to power and seem to divide everything up between him and le pen. they are saying we are here, coming back, follows a power in the regions, re—establish our power in the regions and there are people in the regions and there are people in the north and in paris who are shaping up to be nationalfigures and want to be on the ticket for the centre—right at next year was my collection. centre-right at next year was my collection-— collection. fascinating stuff. thanks very _ collection. fascinating stuff. thanks very much _ collection. fascinating stuff. thanks very much for i collection. fascinating stuff. thanks very much for that i collection. fascinating stuff. i thanks very much for that update. let's take a look at the headlines. sajid javid says he recognises the "huge responsibility" facing him as he takes over as health secretary, following matt hancock's resignation. a painful search through the rubble in florida — four more bodies are found in the ruins of the collapsed building in miami an urgent investigation as classified ministry of defence documents — containing details about the british military — are found behind a bus stop in kent.
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nine people are now confirmed to have died in the collapse of a block of flats near miami beach after the discovery of four more bodies. 150 people are still missing, four days on from the disaster. safety checks have been ordered on all buildings of a similar age. miami's mayor says rescue teams are working around the clock. we are digging a trench that is critical to the search and rescue process. we have continued all night to build that trench. as a result of that we were able to recover four additional bodies in the rubble. as well as additional human remains. as of today, one victim passed away in the hospital, and we have recovered
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eight more victims on—site, so i am confirming today that the death toll is at nine. we have identified four of the victims and notified the next of the victims and notified the next of kin. my deepest condolences to the family's comedy friends, the communities of those who lost their lives ——, the family, the friends, the communities. lives --, the family, the friends, the communities.— lives --, the family, the friends, the communities. lets get the latest from our correspondent _ the communities. lets get the latest from our correspondent at _ the communities. lets get the latest from our correspondent at miami i from our correspondent at miami beach. thank you for updating us on what is happening. presumably there comes a point where the authorities have to acknowledge that this is no longer a search and rescue operation, but really a search and recovery operation, that the chances of finding anyone still alive are now vanishingly small? exactly. until now. _ now vanishingly small? exactly. until now, all— now vanishingly small? exactly. until now, all the _ now vanishingly small? exactly. until now, all the authorities i now vanishingly small? exactly. | until now, all the authorities are
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insisting that this is still a search and rescue mission. but the mayor and also the governor of florida has said that even this morning, but like you said, the chief of the fire department has already said they have to assess, they will see when this changes to a search and recovery operation, which is very hard for the family members. they are showing despair and everybody is just waiting for news. for example, some group of family members have asked to go to the site. they wanted to see, they wanted to pray nearby and were taken with some buses there in different groups. the whole situation is very harrowing now. it groups. the whole situation is very harrowing now.— harrowing now. it must be also extremely _ harrowing now. it must be also extremely worrying _ harrowing now. it must be also extremely worrying and i harrowing now. it must be also i extremely worrying and disconcerting for people living in the other blocks around where that block was until i collapsed on thursday, because presumably, since nobody knows yet because of that, they don't know if their blocks might
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also be addressed? it is don't know if their blocks might also be addressed?— don't know if their blocks might also be addressed? it is and they were were _ also be addressed? it is and they were were talking _ also be addressed? it is and they were were talking especially i also be addressed? it is and they. were were talking especially about also be addressed? it is and they i were were talking especially about a block between one that fell, the chaplain terrors north. the mayor of surfside even said that he cannot say whether it is completely safe to be there because that building was made by the same developer —— chaplain tower. people are considering evacuating. i live in a similar building a few blocks away and we have been going through construction here in this building, and you can tell that the neighbours, we are all kind of worrying and asking whether we should consider to stay or find a temporary place. than should consider to stay or find a temporary place-— temporary place. an interesting . uestion, temporary place. an interesting question. one _ temporary place. an interesting question, one thinks _ temporary place. an interesting question, one thinks of - temporary place. an interesting question, one thinks of similarl question, one thinks of similar situations in other parts of the world where buildings have collapsed, pressure on the authorities to at the very least temporarily relocate people whilst checks are carried out. is there no
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demand for that? what are the authorities are saying when they say to people what are you doing about our building is?— our building is? some people have demanded that, _ our building is? some people have demanded that, but _ our building is? some people have demanded that, but the _ our building is? some people have i demanded that, but the authorities, i heard the mayor of surfside said that they already evacuated or took care of the people that were in the building two if you see the images, there is a terror that did not fall, and they did take care of those people. —— a tower that did not fall. considering all the neighbours that may be worried, the site is not... they do not the conference of the authorities, but people can do it on their own. the mayor of miami bay committed yesterday to do an audit, they are going to do an audit on all the buildings that are a0 years or older. that are six stories high or higher. that could bring some information and also some tranquillity to the people that are in this situation. i
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tranquillity to the people that are in this situation.— in this situation. i hope you're able to get — in this situation. i hope you're able to get some _ in this situation. i hope you're able to get some sleep i in this situation. i hope you'rel able to get some sleep without in this situation. i hope you're i able to get some sleep without to worry about. thank you that update. part of the pacific northwest of united states are experiencing a cute way. they have been warnings of excessive heat should over nearly all of washington and oregon, and parts of idaho and south—western counter. temperatures in portland hit a record a2 celsius on saturday, the city has opened cooling centres for people to take shelter. our correspondent is in los angeles, peter. so far not as badly affected some of the coastal states. is there any indication of what is causing this? , ., ., ., ., any indication of what is causing this? , ., ., .,., , ,, this? yes, a high area of pressure settin: this? yes, a high area of pressure setting over _ this? yes, a high area of pressure setting over the _ this? yes, a high area of pressure setting over the north-western i setting over the north—western united states, described as a pressure zone. relief from canada to the north—west, that is what it is hovering, and it is kind of lingering. the experts saying this
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intense heat could last for several days. we actually have something very similarjust over a week ago that affected southern california pretty badly as well. this time, really, it's all the way from canada right down to the mexican border and i'm in southern california right now just on the outskirts of los angeles. the high temperature today is forecast to be about a2 celsius, which is about the same as the temperatures they are experiencing in some parts of canada, oregon and washington as well. to have it hot over such a wide area, that is what is making this so unusual. i suppose, you talk about cooling centres, a lot of families reliant on their own air—conditioning at home and presumably this is going to be a huge test notjust for that by the electricity system that supports it? , ., ._ , the electricity system that supports it? , ., ,, the electricity system that supports it? , ., , ., ., it? yes, it always puts a strain on the electricity _ it? yes, it always puts a strain on the electricity grid _ it? yes, it always puts a strain on the electricity grid and _ it? yes, it always puts a strain on the electricity grid and what i it? yes, it always puts a strain on the electricity grid and what is i the electricity grid and what is interesting about the situation as part of oregon and washington state are not used to these extreme
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temperatures, and many homes in that part of the country simply don't have air conditioning, so they are having to just rely on going to these killing centres, whatever they can do to try to escape from the searing heat, that is why officials, especially in that part of the country, are so concerned that people's lives could be put at risk because of this.— people's lives could be put at risk because of this. how does this play into the debate _ because of this. how does this play into the debate about _ because of this. how does this play into the debate about the - because of this. how does this play into the debate about the climate? | into the debate about the climate? we see plenty of people will be saying this extreme weather happens all kinds of year, and different years, and others will be saying no, this ought to remind us that whatever the debate about man—made climate change and whatever people think about that, the consequences of any change in the climate can be really dangerous?— really dangerous? exactly. it is interesting _ really dangerous? exactly. it is interesting to _ really dangerous? exactly. it is interesting to match _ really dangerous? exactly. it is interesting to match anecdotal| interesting to match anecdotal evidence, in other words, interesting to match anecdotal evidence, in otherwords, people interesting to match anecdotal evidence, in other words, people who have lived in a place for a long time, and describe how the climate or how the weather seems to have changed over a few decades. again, here in southern california, i have
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noticed in the past 25 years that the summers are getting hotter earlier, but from a climate perspective, as ever, you can truly relate a single weather event, as this is, to the bigger picture, in terms of global warming. that is a difficult match in terms of the science. there is no doubt about it, the summers are getting longer and hotter and drier. we are into yet another drought year in southern california, which as to the problems with the brush and undergrowth being extremely dry and that poses an extra danger of wildfires, which are getting more intense year bt and satellite operator oneweb have signed a deal to explore ways to provide broadband internet to remote areas of the uk. oneweb, which is partly uk taxpayer—owned, has hundreds of satellites in low earth orbit. it's currently adding
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to its network, and said it should start to provide services later in the year. the need to make sure that more parts and, in fact, all parts of the country can have really fast internet and good mobile phone signal is not new, we've heard about this for years, but i do think the pandemic is actually really sped up the need for this change to be accelerated and bt has now agreed to... it is not really a deal, it is a memorandum of understanding. they have agreed to work with one web to look at ways where, perhaps, oneweb's satellite technology could be used to improve both broadband speed and mobile coverage in remote areas, so these kind of drivel blackspots we hear a lot about, for example. now, there is no timescale for this. it is really at a very early—stage and oneweb doesn't really provide any of these
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services at the moment but it is working on it and it has currently got more than 200 and it satellite in low earth orbit and it has got another launch on thursday, put in the total number above 250, so it is a growing company and it hopes to provide services to customers and businesses in the uk by the end of this year and of the northern hemisphere areas as well. these demands won't lessen. we have heard so much as the result of the pandemic about people feeling they can never work successfully home and the option to work from wherever you like as long as you've got a good broadband and a good mobile phone connection but for many parts of the country they don't really have the levels that local businesses say enough to make them truly competitive. yeah, when you're thinking about faster internet, so full fibre, for example, that requires something physical to happen, basically a cable to relate to your door, so thinking of other options,
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the use of satellites is quite important and oneweb is definitely not the only player in town here. in fact, elon's company called starlink was granted a licensed by ofcom late last year and started on trial here so it is something that is being looked at more broadly as well. oneweb is an interesting company as well because it is partly owned by the british taxpayer and that is because it actually kind of declared bankruptcy last year but was saved by a group including the uk government. warmer and brighter than it was in whitley bay yesterday. cornwall, a lot of rain and cloud around. we will continue to see that north, south splitted weather over the next few days. dry with sunny spells from many parts of the uk, further south
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closer —— showers or thunderstorms in the four classic times. he was the slow—moving area of low pressure. it will not ship very quickly over the next few days. already brought —— head to the course of the night, heavy downpours, showers across southern counties of income. quickly heavy and persistent for the south—west of england and later tonight into south—east wales. some localised flooding possible here. looking at double figures, not as cold as it was last night across the north of scotland. through monday we have got more cloud across england and wales, some scattered showers and the odd thunderstorm first thing in the morning. later in the day, some sunshine breaking through in the south. as temperatures rise we are set to see scattered showers and further thunderstorms. will be hit and miss, we won't all see them, but further north many posts having a fine and dry day, temperatures up to 22 degrees on the one response and they will continue to rise in the north as we had to the next couple of days. —— the warm response. if you're planning on watching wimbledon, they may be affected by
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