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and cornwall�*s bid is very much as a county rather than its only city, truro. coventry�*s time as the city of culture has not gone to plan. covid meant that the start was delayed five months. but events are now up and running — the 360 allstars three week run there today. and the organisers insist that the city has benefited. the city of culture is really the beginning of a journey. it's not the end of the journey. it's the beginning of thinking about the role that culture can play in cities, in bringing people together, in creating pride, in expressing identity, in supporting regeneration and economic development, in promoting tourism, and really putting your city on the map. a longlist will be revealed at the end of next month,
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with the winner announced in may — as coventry�*s year in the spotlight comes to an end. colin paterson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. this month has been a cloudy month but like yesterday although it is cloudy for most of us again today there are some breaks in the cloud but example in the derbyshire peak district but today's weather is driven by low pressure to the west of the uk. you can see the thick cloud in the west starting to dry outbreaks of rain into northern ireland but ahead of the main band of rain you can see some patches of rain moving into southern wales at the moment so it is going to continue to be quite damp peer over the next few hours. the best chance of seeing breaks in the cloud, northern scotland not doing too
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badly, but otherwise it stays put pretty cloudy. overnight rain continues to push northwards and eastwards. there will be heavy bursts and probably mist and fog soaring over the higher ground particularly in south—west wales and over the pennines. a very mild night. 16 the overnight low in liverpool. the weekend looks like it is going to start an unsettled note with weather fronts bringing outbreaks of rain. the better of the two days of the weekend will be on sunday when we will see a mixture of sunshine and showers. saturday you can see the rain really gathering. it is going to be heaviest across parts of wales and northern england. eventually the rain will start to clean away from western areas suffer northern ireland, wales, south—west england, sunshine and a few heavy showers. temperatures at the highest 22 degrees. a little bit below par for the time of year. sunday it is the better of the two days of the
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weekend. not entirely dry. the cloud will then break to give sunny spells and in the afternoon we will see some showers developing, some of those could be heavy and thundery. the greatest chance of showers central and eastern areas and further west should stay dry as pressure begins to rise through the afternoon. a big change in weather patterns on the way for next week as high pressure builds winds coming in from scandinavia so do not have a heatwave. the hot air stays across southern europe and the mediterranean but nevertheless it is still going to be a pleasant spell of weather next week with largely dry conditions, quite a bit of sunshine coming through, and that will make a nice change. temperatures in the low 20s and in the august sunshine that is going to feel pleasantly warm. a reminder of our top story: the stabbing of two people in south london by convicted terrorist sudesh amman could have been
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prevented, says an inquestjury. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon, i'm austin halewood with your latest sports news. we start with golf, because england's georgia hall is right in the thick of things on day two of the women's open at carnoustie. the 2018 champion is in the clubhouse, tied for the lead on seven under par, but there are still plenty of players out on the course. hall had one of the early tee times and she had a brilliant start to her round. she was as low as nine under par at one stage, but two bogeys on the back nine saw her finish at seven under, level with american mina harigae. scottish amateur louise duncan is four shots back — she couldn't quite recreate the heroics of her opening round, but she stays
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in the hunt over the weekend. defending champion sophia popov won't be there though. the german is on three over par and looks set to miss the cut. this afternoon, world number one nelly korda is one of the players to watch. the american, who had a share of the overnight lead, hasjust started her second round — she's on five under par. that she's on five under par. is two shots of the lead. y can that is two shots of the lead. you can keep across it all on the bbc sports website. arsenal have confirmed the permanent signing of midfielder martin odegaard from real madrid. the norweigen international — who spent the second half of last season on loan with arsenal — has re—joined the club for a fee reported to be in the region of £30 million. odegaard's unlikely to take part in sunday's game against chelsea as his visa application process is ongoing. newcastle manager, steve bruce, has continued to advise his players to stay off social media after new signing joe willock received racial abuse online on thursday.
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the midfielder, who'sjust signed permanently from arsenal, said he was thinking about quitting social media. bruce said people should be made accountable for what they're writing, and my advice to them all is to stay off it. chelsea midfielder kai havertz is raising funds to help flood victims in his home country of germany. at least 58 people have died after torrential rain hit the west of the country, leaving nearly 4,000 residents in emergency accommodation. havertz has donated custom made boots and 200,000 euros towards red cross germany, who are helping to re—home families. from the one day to the other day, your friends are not there. maybe you've lost one of your family members. also, i don't know, your home and all these things. it seems like far away and also like the past and nobody is talking about it any more but still the people, they are just living and sleeping
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in small rooms with a lot of other people and they don't have, for example, energy or something like that. so it's hard for me and i want to help. another top men's player will be missing from tennis�*s us open at the end of the month. rafa nadal will not play again in 2021 because of a foot injury. he's already missed wimbledon and the olympics, and said he'd not had the ability to train and prepare in the way that he wanted to. and it's the eliminators in the hundred today, with a place in tomorrow's inaugural final up for grabs. this evening, southern brave play trent rockets in the men's competition, but first up in the women's, it's the oval invicibles who host birmingham phoenix and invicibles�* bowler tash farrant has already got her sights on the top prize. i mean, i have seen the trophy, actually, it's huge! so i don't know if i can pick that up, but i reckon a couple of us could.
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obviously with it being the first year, it makes it even more special. for us, getting to the final and then the brave doing well and being underdogs, we are feeling confident. i think we have some big match players and i'm sure we will do our best to try and get there. well you can watch live coverage of that game from 2.30pm on bbc two. and of course you can keep across that and all of the day's other sports news on the bbc sport website. that is all your support for now. thank you, austin, see you later in the day. very good afternoon. you are watching bbc news. let me bring you a covid related update that has come through, because we have had a new r number scent through, the covid reproduction number, which has increased slightly. this figure is
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england only, but the r number estimated between 0.9 and 1.2. it was previously between 0.8 and one. there might be a bit of reaction to that but that is the latest r number for england at this stage which has just been released. lets get an update in the situation in haiti. foreign aid has started to trickle into haiti, five days after a powerful earthquake killed more than 2,000 people and flattened tens of thousands of buildings in the country's south—west. courtney bembridge has more. this was a welcome sight for haitians waiting desperately for foreign aid. translation: idon'tl have a job, i don't have water, i don't have food. my house was destroyed, there is nothing. roads and bridges were badly damaged in the earthquake and heavy rain since has brought mudslides,
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hampering efforts to get help where it's most needed. and then, complicating matters, many humanitarian organisations are based in port—au—prince and have to travel through gang—controlled territory to reach this area here. the un's been able to negotiate access for us, which is how i was able to go this week, but that's not secure and it's not certain that we'll be able to access those roads in the future. haiti is the poorest country in the americas, and it's still recovering from a 2010 earthquake which killed more than 200,000 people. thousands have been injured in the latest quake and remain cut off from help. us air crews reached some of the remote areas and took critical patients to port—au—prince, while others are being treated in makeshift hospitals. there are also concerns about a looming public health crisis. the sanitation situation is quite critical and it is our hope that we don't have an outbreak of cholera.
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so we are preparing for a public health disaster. all the while, tremors are adding to the anxiety. translation: we are afraid to go inside, so we sleep - on the ground in the street. tens of thousands of buildings have been reduced to rubble, many of them yet to be searched, and officials say the death toll will continue to rise. courtney bembridge, bbc news. optometrists across the uk say they're diagnosing higher numbers of children with short—sightedness since the start of the pandemic. the college of optometrists says this is down to less time being spent outside, due to covid restrictions and more time using screens. fiona lamdin has been speaking to one family about how they manage their eye health. like many children, keira, oliver and lauren love spending time inside on screens.
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right, guys, screens off. time to get outside, please. but their parents are all too aware of the damage it could be doing to their eyes. both ali and james are optometrists. with three young kids, they do spend quite a lot of time on the screen, especially in the holidays. and if they've had a lot of time on the screen, we are mindful to try to get them outside, because being outside, that can negate the fact that they have been sat on the screen all morning, potentially. and just trying to limit that time and make them have regular breaks. were you concerned during lockdown their eyesight might deteriorate? yes, especially our eldest, because she probably spent the most time on the screen and she's a little bit short—sighted already. so, yeah, i was conscious that could potentially get worse over the last year. do your parents limit how much time you spend on your screen? an hour on the school days. no, we have half an hour on school days and an hour at the weekend.
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no, we have an hour and a half at the weekends. we have half an hour and then an hour. 0h. ok, come and have a seat here for me, monty. eight—year—old monty is having his eyes tested for the first time in two years. we're going to do a little check for you today. last time we saw you was september 2019, so it has been a little while. during lockdown, opticians did stay open but, according to the college of optometrists, around six million appointments were postponed. i think i was concerned because we had not been to the optician's for a long time. and also, certainly, monty hasjust come out of isolation, so he has spent quite a lot of time playing minecraft with his friends as the only way of sort of chatting to them. and he's been getting closer and closer to the screen as he's been playing. so itjust seemed a bit, for boy whose onlyjust eight, being really close to the screen seemed a bit odd. oh, so you are a little
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bit short—sighted. we've got —1.25 on the right and a —1 on the left. and as with so many children, monty will need a pair of glasses. we are definitely seeing a huge increase in the myopia for children and at a younger age. we know that patients who spend a lot of time indoors and a lot of time with near work are more at risk of becoming short—sighted. we have had a lot of children who have had to be at home, home—schooling, and they've had to use screens all day. and probably a huge decrease in outdoor time, as well, because, for a time, we were very limited with the amount of time we could be outdoors. so the combination of the two could have a huge impact on the rate of myopia. and so, this summer, the college of optometrists is encouraging children to spend at least two hours a day outside. there is good evidence that shows that the more time you spend outside, particularly between the ages of five and 12, the less likely
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you are to become short—sighted. and that's because that when you are outside, your eyes are more relaxed, you are focusing on objects further away. we also think that the sunlight might affect the way that the eye grows. so actually spending time, not using a device outside, the sunlight's actually encouraging a child's eye to grow into the right shape for adulthood. ok, come and have a seat there, monty. an increasing number of pupils like monty will be heading back to school with glasses next term. pop those on and keep them out, any that you try on. but, in the meantime, his mum says he will be spending much of the summer outdoors. fiona lamdin, bbc news. box office takings at uk cinemas are half the amount they were before the pandemic. audience tracker comscore says cinemas have taken around £65 million since they were allowed to reopen last month. in the same weeks for 2019, that figure was £129 million. many major movies that were delayed
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by covid have finally been released in cinemas this summer, but have not enticed the numbers they would have previously expected. the headlines on bbc news... an inquest finds sudesh amman, who was shot dead by armed police after stabbing two people in streatham last february, was lawfully killed. the taliban continues to tighten its grip on afghanistan. amnesty international says nine members of a minority group were tortured and murdered by theirforces. long—term youth unemployment hits a five—year high — 200,000 under 25s have had no work for more than six months. now it's time for our look at some of the other stories making headlines across the uk.
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a masseur who secretly filmed more than 900 women as they got undressed has been jailed for four years. julian roddis from peterborough used a covert camera disguised as a clock to make about 2,000 videos of his clients. he was caught when one of the women became suspicious about the clock device and researched it online. my my brother—in—law bought me a massage to try and help me relax because i was five and a half months pregnant. because i was five and a half months reunant. ., ., ., because i was five and a half months ”renant. ., ., ., ., , pregnant. imagine having a massage but then afterwards, _ pregnant. imagine having a massage but then afterwards, while _ pregnant. imagine having a massage but then afterwards, while getting i but then afterwards, while getting changed, the chilling sensation of being watched.— changed, the chilling sensation of bein: watched. a' ., ., ., being watched. naked, you are alone with a completely _ being watched. naked, you are alone with a completely strange _ being watched. naked, you are alone with a completely strange man, - being watched. naked, you are alone with a completely strange man, you | with a completely strange man, you are always going to be on the defensive, especially when you are
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pregnant. defensive, especially when you are reunant. , , ., pregnant. this is louise's experience _ pregnant. this is louise's experience of _ pregnant. this is louise's experience of her- pregnant. this is louise'sj experience of her session pregnant. this is louise's - experience of her session with julian roddis. we have changed her name. i julian roddis. we have changed her name. . , , julian roddis. we have changed her name. ., , , ., julian roddis. we have changed her name. .,, , ., .,f julian roddis. we have changed her name. , ., ., name. i was wiping the oil off and went to put _ name. i was wiping the oil off and went to put my — name. i was wiping the oil off and went to put my clothes _ name. i was wiping the oil off and went to put my clothes on. - name. i was wiping the oil off and went to put my clothes on. i - name. i was wiping the oil off and went to put my clothes on. i sawl name. i was wiping the oil off and | went to put my clothes on. i saw a laptop, went to have a look at it and realised the webcam had been taped over. there was a digital clock with an sd slot and a red light showing as well. i went straight onto amazon and searched digital clock hidden camera and it was the first one that came up. louise says the first police officers she spoke to weren't convinced her case was even a crime. they indicated that they wanted me to go back to the hotel and ask him why he was recording me. i was angry if anything. i think i cried because i was angry, because i knew that was wrong. i was angry, because i knew that was wronu. . , , i was angry, because i knew that was wron , ., , , , ., . i was angry, because i knew that was wron. ., , , . wrong. cambridgeshire police say the have wrong. cambridgeshire police say they have taken _ wrong. cambridgeshire police say they have taken steps _ wrong. cambridgeshire police say they have taken steps to -
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wrong. cambridgeshire police say they have taken steps to ensure i they have taken steps to ensure their experienced offices in the control room, and when they did investigate officers made swift progress. i investigate officers made swift rouress. ~' , , progress. i think they seized the la to - , progress. i think they seized the lamp. his _ progress. i think they seized the laptop, his clock— progress. i think they seized the laptop, his clock and _ progress. i think they seized the laptop, his clock and a _ progress. i think they seized the laptop, his clock and a couple i progress. i think they seized the laptop, his clock and a couple ofj laptop, his clock and a couple of hard drives and found around 3000 images of women in the state of undress. they identified there was at least 900 victims within those 3000 images. at least 900 victims within those 3000 images-— at least 900 victims within those 3000 imaues, ., ., , ., 3000 images. julian roddis admitted nine counts of — 3000 images. julian roddis admitted nine counts of voyeurism _ 3000 images. julian roddis admitted nine counts of voyeurism and - 3000 images. julian roddis admitted nine counts of voyeurism and was - nine counts of voyeurism and was jailed for four years.— jailed for four years. justice and the fact we _ jailed for four years. justice and the fact we have _ jailed for four years. justice and the fact we have put _ jailed for four years. justice and the fact we have put a - jailed for four years. justice and the fact we have put a lot - jailed for four years. justice and the fact we have put a lot of- jailed for four years. justice and l the fact we have put a lot of time and expertise into this investigation, and the result shows the merit of the work we have done. trust us with any serious sexual offence, we have a lot of staff who are committed and passionate about safeguarding people.— safeguarding people. crimes like vo eurism safeguarding people. crimes like voyeurism and _ safeguarding people. crimes like voyeurism and stalking _ safeguarding people. crimes like voyeurism and stalking have - safeguarding people. crimes like| voyeurism and stalking have been increasing, but an often reluctance to prosecute hints at a legal system playing catch up. to prosecute hints at a legal system playing catch urn-— to prosecute hints at a legal system playing catch lip-— playing catch up. wheneverl go an here playing catch up. wheneverl go anywhere now. _ playing catch up. wheneverl go anywhere now, even _ playing catch up. wheneverl go anywhere now, even if- playing catch up. wheneverl go anywhere now, even if it - playing catch up. wheneverl go anywhere now, even if it is - playing catch up. wheneverl go anywhere now, even if it is a . anywhere now, even if it is a
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changing room to try on some clothes, i'm constantly on edge looking for something that doesn't sit right because now i can't trust anybody. sit right because now i can't trust an bod . �* . sit right because now i can't trust an bod. ., , ., sit right because now i can't trust anbod. ., , ., anybody. and that reports from john ironmongery- _ former rugby league star rob burrow and his family made an emotional return to his former club, leeds rhinos, last night. burrow, who is living with motor neurone disease, watched from the stands as rhinos beat huddersfield giants at emerald headingley. it was the first time he'd been in front of that crowd in more than 18 months, and luxmy gopal was there. those turning up at headingley were notjust fans watching a match, they were a rugby league family welcoming back rob burrow. he's an amazing scrum—half, amazing personality. he scored the finest try ever in the rugby league grand final at old trafford in 2011. he's an inspiration to the rest of the team.
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people who watched him transform from lad to legend. really emotional. an emotional night for all the family, who will be here. when you have watched him come through from being a boy. obviously, it is not a nice situation, but, yeah, we are all there for him. people who have followed his journey through super league wins and now his battle with motor neurone disease. as someone who has a degenerative condition, to see rob handle it with such grace, it's so great. he has always been one of our favourite players. determination. ijust get quite emotional when talking about him. i he has been an inspiration to the club since starting his career. you could not get a better leeds legend. it is great to be back at headingley after so long. i am completely overwhelmed to be shortlisted for an nta award. i know i have the backing of the greatest sport in the world, rugby league.
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i am so proud of how everyone has rallied round me since my diagnosis. i could never tell you just what it means. the no—tears policy i think will be put to the test tonight. i think it will be emotional. but we are really looking forward to it. i am so happy we get to take the ball out to the referee. what reaction do you think there will be from the crowds? massive crowd cheer. i might even need to wear headphones. so excited to go on the pitch. at the stadium, where crowds only recently returned, a 10,000—strong standing ovation as the guest of honour appeared. cheering. last time he was here, for a testimonial match, was a year and a half ago.
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the reception this time no less warm. a seventh—minute round of applause — a nod to the number seven shirt he wore for leeds during his 17—year career. it has been so good to be back at the ground and to see all the support. it has been fantastic. what was it like seeing rob go onto the pitch? i managed not to cry. it was emotional but really good. victory for leeds rhinos. and a shout—out to the man who inspired it. i was really crying. i did not think i would be, but it was really emotional. lovely to see him back at headingley. it was emotional to see him there, l and a lump—in—the—throat moment. i am very proud to see him back on the pitch. tonight has been amazing. i don't look forward to having the attention on me, but i was really looking forward to coming back to the place where i had the time of my life from being a little boy
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in the crowd, to have had the spectacle of a day set for my book launch. i need to thank so many people. but i would not change the outcome of my life regardless, no matter what. the kitesurf freestyle championships are returning to ramsgate this weekend, after being cancelled last year because of covid. experienced kitesurfers will be showing off their tricks as they compete. our reporter ian palmer is at ramsgate main sands. it looks pretty breezy, is that good news for competitors? hello, ian. hello, jane. in fact it is not breezy. the some 60 kite surfers don't arrive until tonight so it is just as well because hopefully tomorrow it will be much windier.
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somebody who is here though is the project manager of active ramsgate, and this competition is your brainchild so you must be feeling incredibly excited. ladle brainchild so you must be feeling incredibly excited.— incredibly excited. we are super excited. actually _ incredibly excited. we are super excited. actually ramsgate, - incredibly excited. we are super. excited. actually ramsgate, which incredibly excited. we are super- excited. actually ramsgate, which is an initiative — excited. actually ramsgate, which is an initiative of ramsgate town council. — an initiative of ramsgate town council, is using sustainable outdoor_ council, is using sustainable outdoor activities to help regenerate the town. get visitation in through— regenerate the town. get visitation in through kite surfing and paddle boarding. — in through kite surfing and paddle boarding, so we are really thrilled that for— boarding, so we are really thrilled that for the third year in concession, we have managed to bag the british— concession, we have managed to bag the british kite surfing championships in ramsgate. quite a cou. championships in ramsgate. quite a coup- when — championships in ramsgate. quite a coup- when you _ championships in ramsgate. quite a coup. when you think _ championships in ramsgate. quite a coup. when you think about - championships in ramsgate. quite a coup. when you think about kite - coup. when you think about kite surfing, people think of newquay and cornwall, not necessarily ramsgate. how have you managed to attract this competition? the how have you managed to attract this competition?— how have you managed to attract this cometition? . ., . ., , ., competition? the vice world champion broke his own — competition? the vice world champion broke his own record _ competition? the vice world champion broke his own record for _ competition? the vice world champion broke his own record for the _ competition? the vice world champion broke his own record for the highest . broke his own record for the highest 'ump broke his own record for the highest jump in_ broke his own record for the highest jump in ramsgate, and that gave us the idea _ jump in ramsgate, and that gave us the idea that actually if it is
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attracting people of that calibre down, — attracting people of that calibre down, we need to try to attract more kite sutters— down, we need to try to attract more kite surfers down. so we approached the association and attracted it. it's the association and attracted it. it's really — the association and attracted it. it's really good conditions for kite surfing, _ it's really good conditions for kite surfing, then we package a whole lot of other— surfing, then we package a whole lot of other things around it. ferris wheels. — of other things around it. ferris wheels, activity providers, free kite surfing tasters on the beach over the — kite surfing tasters on the beach over the weekend, so the whole package — over the weekend, so the whole acka . e. ., over the weekend, so the whole ackaue. ., ., _ ., �* over the weekend, so the whole ackaue. ., ., _ ~' ., package. you obviously don't know how many peeple _ package. you obviously don't know how many people you _ package. you obviously don't know how many people you will- package. you obviously don't know how many people you will attract l how many people you will attract over the next two days, but clearly there is a regeneration element to this. �* , , , , there is a regeneration element to this. , , , , , ., this. absolutely, this is why we do it, to reposition _ this. absolutely, this is why we do it, to reposition ramsgate - this. absolutely, this is why we do it, to reposition ramsgate as - this. absolutely, this is why we do it, to reposition ramsgate as an i it, to reposition ramsgate as an active _ it, to reposition ramsgate as an active destination to bring in new types _ active destination to bring in new types of— active destination to bring in new types of visitors to the town to do outdoor _ types of visitors to the town to do outdoor leisure pursuits.- types of visitors to the town to do outdoor leisure pursuits. thank you ve much outdoor leisure pursuits. thank you very much indeed. _ outdoor leisure pursuits. thank you very much indeed. they _ outdoor leisure pursuits. thank you very much indeed. they kite - outdoor leisure pursuits. thank you very much indeed. they kite foil - outdoor leisure pursuits. thank you | very much indeed. they kite foil and wing for your competition will take place here for the first time this year, and if you are kite surfing standard, you won't believe it but it is still not too late to enter.
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there is your chance, ian. enjoy! it looked kind of windy to me but there you go. i'm not a weather presenter. let's get the latest from chris fawkes. hello there. the main notable feature of this month is how cloudy the weather has been and today will be in pretty cloudy day, but there will be a few areas where the cloud sheet cracks apart to allow some sunshine through, for example area earlier in the derbyshire peak district. we have low pressure to the west and this thicker cloud working into westernmost areas is a weather front that has already started to spread outbreaks of rain in, and that rain is forecast to get heavier and steadier in northern ireland. eventually we will see a few splashes of rain for western scotland. the brightest areas most likely across eastern england, northern scotland, where you could see some sunny
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spells coming through. the top temperature of about 23 degrees. overnight tonight, this weather front will continue to move northwards and eastwards, with the rain erratically pushing in. there will be heavy bursts mixed in but also mist patches over the high ground and it will be a mild night. temperatures in liverpool and hull staying at 16 degrees for our overnight low. a wet start to the weekend, but the weather front clear out the way and sunday will be the better of the two days of the weekend. but not entirely dry, still some showers around. on saturday many will have rain and it will be heavy at times, particularly across wales and northern england. that is where the wettest weather will be, but the rain will be extensive. it clears away from western areas with showers following later in the afternoon, a bit of sunshine, and temperatures at their highest in eastern england.
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22 degrees. otherwise about 18 or 19 degrees in the west. sunday should see the majority of that rain clearing out of the way pretty quickly. then the skies will brighten up with some sunshine but in the afternoon we will see showers develop some of them could be slow moving, potentially quite heavy with the odd rumble of thunder mixed in as well. where the sunshine comes out, it won't feel too bad. into next week, a big change in the weather patterns are on the way. high pressure builds in. the winds coming from scandinavia so it won't be a heatwave, the hottest air stays trapped towards the mediterranean, but nonetheless in the sunshine next week it will feel warm with temperatures reaching the low 20s pretty widely. that is your weather.
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this is bbc news — i'm ben mundy. the headlines at 2: the taliban continues to tighten its grip on afghanistan — amnesty international says nine members of a minority group were tortured and murdered by theirfighters. there was a lot of fighting with hazara ethnic militias supporting the us military in this area, and so whether it was an ethnic reprisal or a government reprisal... i mean, we've seen all of this in the last few months. an inquestjury has concluded that an attack in south london by a convicted terrorist who'd been released from prison just ten days earlier could have been prevented. in scotland, the snp and the greens agree a new power sharing agreement — but stop short of a formal coalition. retail sales unexpectedly fall to their lowest level since the shops reopened in april.
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