a landmark security pact that will involve building a fleet of nuclear—powered submarines for the australian navy. there are concerns about china's growing military presence in the indo—pacific region. four us gymnasts, including america's most successful, simone biles, have testified at a senate committee hearing over the fbi's failures in its sex abuse investigation of the former team doctor larry nassar. the british prime minister, borisjohnson, has sacked several senior government ministers in a cabinet reshuffle of his cabinet. dominic raab is replaced as foreign secretary by liz truss. shamima begum, who left the uk as a teenager to join the islamic state group in syria, has begged to be allowed to return to the uk, insisting she could help in the fight against terror.

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me is broadcaster penny smith and former conservative adviser mo hussein. well, well, well, nobody predicted this level of blood on the walls after mrjohnson�*s day of the long knives. a ruthless purge of senior members of his cabinet, once trusted lieutenants, cocks of the walk, now roadkill — political casualties of a prime minister with an eye on the next election and a desire to level up. most, but not all the papers have coverage of the gory details of the reshuffle. check out the times — "johnson wields axe in cabinet reshuffle." the guardian says the prime minister's changes are laying the groundwork for the next general election, with a focus on "levelling up". the ft says the reshuffle is an attempt by the prime minister to revive his reform agenda, and improve the uk's

standing on the world stage. the telegraph says the reshuffle was more extensive than expected, with numerous tory heavyweights demoted. and the i newspaper reports dominic raab refused to accept his move to thejustice department until borisjohnson offered him the title of deputy pm as well. let's look at some of the stories. i should say that the mirror has a story about climate change and the sun has a story about renaldo. i'll tell you about that in a minute. mo, front page of the express. p.m. ruthless call to deliver britain's future. the address —— the express, pro conservative paper, is this what the cabinet recycle is all about? i think in part, yes, and this is how

they will present it. this was done over a year ago when we were talking more about brexit. i think the focus now for the government is how do we recover from this? now for the government is how do we recoverfrom this? how now for the government is how do we recover from this? how does the government go back to its domestic agenda? the next election is a few years away, but the delivery on the promises that were made by the conservative party at the last election, that still needs to happen, so time is ticking. i think the prime minister needs people who can actually get things done and push ahead with some of these big reforms, and actually remaining to terms like leveling up. when we get to the next election, things will feel different for voters up and down the country.— feel different for voters up and down the country. penny, i can see you nodding _ down the country. penny, i can see you nodding along. _ down the country. penny, i can see you nodding along. he's— down the country. penny, i can see you nodding along. he's had - down the country. penny, i can see you nodding along. he's had a - you nodding along. he's had a cabinet to deal with the pandemic. now that he's got vaccines and he believes the pandemic is under

control, he now needs a cabinet to achieve the other aspects of his agenda that he's hoping to get out there. i agenda that he's hoping to get out there. u, �* , “ we —— we will build back better on the pandemic, — —— we will build back better on the pandemic, and there was another source _ pandemic, and there was another source quoted, "the prime minister wants— source quoted, "the prime minister wants can _ source quoted, "the prime minister wants can do, smart people who will rendered _ wants can do, smart people who will rendered departments effectively." i think they— rendered departments effectively." i think they are in was gavin williamson, whose downfall came. laughter 0h laughter oh dear! ~ ., , , laughter oh dear! ., , , ., oh dear! well, no, this is not me sa in: oh dear! well, no, this is not me saying this- _ oh dear! well, no, this is not me saying this. this _ oh dear! well, no, this is not me saying this. this is _ oh dear! well, no, this is not me saying this. this is from - oh dear! well, no, this is not me saying this. this is from reading | saying this. this is from reading all the _ saying this. this is from reading all the information i have in front of me _ all the information i have in front of me and — all the information i have in front of me and saying everybody saying the problem is gaffe prone. there is a sniffy— the problem is gaffe prone. there is a sniffy bit _ the problem is gaffe prone. there is a sniffy bit in one paper about what he workedm — a sniffy bit in one paper about what he worked... there are some people who were turning around in stoke.

others _ who were turning around in stoke. others calling him a fireplace salesman or whatever. we smile about these _ salesman or whatever. we smile about these things, but you just mentioned this blood _ these things, but you just mentioned this blood on the carpet, and in the times, _ this blood on the carpet, and in the times, there — this blood on the carpet, and in the times, there is a comment peaks atrout— times, there is a comment peaks about dominic raab refusing to accept — about dominic raab refusing to accept his fate, and saying wouldn't swallow _ accept his fate, and saying wouldn't swallow the cyanide. it's one of those _ swallow the cyanide. it's one of those things where you have the commentators who do all of that, but at the _ commentators who do all of that, but at the heart _ commentators who do all of that, but at the heart of this, these are still— at the heart of this, these are still humans. i can't help it. it's 'ust still humans. i can't help it. it's just that — still humans. i can't help it. it's just that human feeling and i do feel sorry— just that human feeling and i do feel sorry for him. i know they get the £17,000, and this is at a time when _ the £17,000, and this is at a time when other things are going on which are much— when other things are going on which are much more important, but ijust can't _ are much more important, but ijust can't help— are much more important, but ijust can't help it — are much more important, but i 'ust can-t help it.— are much more important, but i 'ust can-l help ll.—

can't help it. mo, the fact is, if these peeple. _ can't help it. mo, the fact is, if these people, these _ can't help it. mo, the fact is, if i these people, these ex-ministers can't help it. mo, the fact is, if - these people, these ex-ministers and these people, these ex—ministers and secretaries of state now, if they were all blundering idiots, which is what the i is suggesting, one wonders why they were put in the cabinet in the first place. was it all to do with brexit, or the fact that they rent pro brexit? i don't recall anyone at the beginning of the prime minister's premiership suggesting that this was an elite set of ministers who were at the top of his government. in fact, there was very my sister the just and that they were all second rate. was it all about brexit? i think brexit was part of it, but i prime minister needs different people and different times. you also have to think about who was advising the prime minister at that point as well, people like dominic cummings, where running things. you probably

did want people who were slightly more... would basically do what they were told whilst you got on with delivering brexit. ithink were told whilst you got on with delivering brexit. i think now, that has happened, the pandemic has changed so much and the prime minister realised with a few years to go until the election, he can't do everything by himself. he needs to get people who are able to deliver and who are popular. the people he has got rid of are not that popular with the party base. the people he has promoted like liz truss are very popular. this is also very political in terms of who has been appointed and who is going to win most. there's a risk here. having people like gavin williamson and insulate the prime minister because they become a bit of a lightning rod for criticism of all the things that went wrong. this was

concentrated on gavin williamson. you now have the new edges gate to an secretary who could say they want their —— education secretary. sometimes having people who are low performers is actually not that unhelpful for a performers is actually not that unhelpfulfor a certain period of time anyway. unhelpful for a certain period of time anyway-— unhelpful for a certain period of time anyway. unhelpful for a certain period of timean a. ., j , , time anyway. yeah, they've been used and talk to ways _ time anyway. yeah, they've been used and talk to ways like _ time anyway. yeah, they've been used and talk to ways like use _ time anyway. yeah, they've been used and talk to ways like use clean - and talk to ways like use clean esses —— tossed away like use clean exes. prepare for election. the elections are way off, but the prime minister has to be able to show tangible results in leveling up those parts of the country that decided to vote conservative for the first time in history. conservative for the first time in histo . ., . , conservative for the first time in histo . , . ., conservative for the first time in histo. , . ., history. exactly. what was called the red wall. _ history. exactly. what was called the red wall. this _ history. exactly. what was called the red wall. this is _ history. exactly. what was called the red wall. this is where - history. exactly. what was called i the red wall. this is where michael goes _ the red wall. this is where michael goes he's — the red wall. this is where michael goes he's so incredibly important. he was—

goes he's so incredibly important. he was a — goes he's so incredibly important. he was a friend of boris johnson goes he's so incredibly important. he was a friend of borisjohnson —— michael— he was a friend of borisjohnson —— michael gove. then sabotaged his go at leadership. he's therefore housing, _ at leadership. he's therefore housing, leveling up and also about the referendum in scotland. but it was interesting to read in one of the papers — was interesting to read in one of the papers today that he was the only one — the papers today that he was the only one who was actually sounded out first _ only one who was actually sounded out first by — only one who was actually sounded out first by boris johnson about his new role — out first by boris johnson about his new role. "do you want to take this on?" _ new role. "do you want to take this on?" i_ new role. "do you want to take this on?" ifound— new role. "do you want to take this on?" i found that quite incredible. i on?" i found that quite incredible. ithought— on?" i found that quite incredible. i thought conversations were always ongoing _ i thought conversations were always ongoing i_ i thought conversations were always ongoing. i don't know how things work. _ ongoing. i don't know how things work. but — ongoing. i don't know how things work. but i — ongoing. i don't know how things work, but i thought there were mutterings in corners. i'm sure mo knows _ mutterings in corners. i'm sure mo knows lfetter— mutterings in corners. i'm sure mo knows better than i do. i was surprised _ knows better than i do. i was surprised to see he was sounded out first _ surprised to see he was sounded out first. �* , , ., surprised to see he was sounded out first. �* , ., , , ., ., first. but he probably would have had to do that _ first. but he probably would have had to do that with _ first. but he probably would have had to do that with someone - first. but he probably would have had to do that with someone of. first. but he probably would have l had to do that with someone of the calibre of michael gove in terms of

experience, and some of the top jobs of government, because he was being offered a pretty entry—leveljob when it comes to cabinet positions, wasn't he? are when it comes to cabinet positions, wasn't he? �* , ., when it comes to cabinet positions, wasn't he? . i. ., ,~' when it comes to cabinet positions, wasn't he?— when it comes to cabinet positions, i wasn't he?_ sorry. wasn't he? are you asking me? sorry, i was wasn't he? are you asking me? sorry, i was going — wasn't he? are you asking me? sorry, i was going to — wasn't he? are you asking me? sorry, i was going to mo- _ wasn't he? are you asking me? sorry, i was going to mo. i _ wasn't he? are you asking me? sorry, i was going to mo. i think _ wasn't he? are you asking me? sorry, i was going to mo. i think that's - i was going to mo. i think that's rilht. i i was going to mo. i think that's right- lthink— i was going to mo. i think that's right. i think michael— i was going to mo. i think that's right. i think michael gove - i was going to mo. i think that's right. i think michael gove will. i was going to mo. i think that's i right. i think michael gove will be seen as much more of a peer to the prime minister than some of the other who clearly have a history. but they do have that history together, so i think he would have sounded him out. yes, on the face of it, going to the housing department is seen as a demotion, but actually, in terms of the agenda and the things the government wants to talk about, there's a real need to build more houses in the country. the plan has not worked and needs to be sold

much better to conservatives. he's got all of that on his plate in that department. he's also got the cross government leveling up, the mantra of boris johnson's government leveling up, the mantra of borisjohnson's government, which has to be made real and has to mean something to voters in a couple of years' time. then he's got the union as well to discuss. a really big challenge with the assent of the pro—independence in scotland. i think presented to him in the right way and given the space to go and fix these issues, that would've been quite a good sell for michael gove. i think that department will rise up let's go to the front page of the guardian. two cabinet ministers sacked. pursuing the culture wars. we haven't mentioned that yet,

penny. doris is now the culture secretary. wow, she has been clear on her views of what she believes as woke culture in the united kingdom. it's going to be an interesting time with her at the department for cultural and media and sport. it is. best cultural and media and sport. it is. itest selling _ cultural and media and sport. it is. best selling of _ cultural and media and sport. it is. best selling of novelist, _ cultural and media and sport. it is. best selling of novelist, she - cultural and media and sport. it is. best selling of novelist, she was suspended for conservative membership. talked in the past about bc being _ membership. talked in the past about bc being left—wing and that she's not a _ bc being left—wing and that she's not a fan — bc being left—wing and that she's not a fan of the licence fee continuing —— bbc. yes, it will be an interesting new culture secretary, and... i suppose the one thing _ secretary, and... i suppose the one thing about— secretary, and... i suppose the one thing about nadine doris is that i

suppose — thing about nadine doris is that i suppose the word colourful covers it. it suppose the word colourful covers it it will _ suppose the word colourful covers it. it will be interesting to see what — it. it will be interesting to see what happens at.— it. it will be interesting to see what happens at. colourful, yeah, that works- _ what happens at. colourful, yeah, that works. i'm _ what happens at. colourful, yeah, that works. i'm sure _ what happens at. colourful, yeah, that works. i'm sure nadine - what happens at. colourful, yeah, | that works. i'm sure nadine would agree. mo, let's go to the daily telegraph. raab and gove lose out. liz truss only the second for an secretary after margaret beckett. there's only something about the conservative party that seems to be a lot easier in promoting women then some might suggest. the labour party in terms of leadership. suggest. the labour party in terms of leadership-— of leadership. yeah, i think the conservative _ of leadership. yeah, i think the conservative party _ of leadership. yeah, i think the conservative party have - of leadership. yeah, i think the | conservative party have had two female by ministers and labour have had zero. when you look at the facts, i think they speak for themselves. i think they are making

a conscious effort to make sure the cabinet looks like the country that they are serving. you have a high number of mps and ministers from minority ethnic backgrounds, you have bigger gender balance. but it isn'tjust about that. have bigger gender balance. but it isn't just about that. you have bigger gender balance. but it isn'tjust about that. you have to look at where people go to school, university, did they go and do something else? if the government is serious about the leveling of agenda and retaining these seats across parts of the country that have never voted conservative before, then the cabinet has to speak to those people, has to be like those people as well. i think that is a very deliver it application amongst number ten in terms of the faces of government and what they are doing. you were nodding along, penny that this is an idea that reflects the

country. can be a little bit more receptive to the needs of people across the country.— receptive to the needs of people across the country. yes, i do think it is one of — across the country. yes, i do think it is one of those _ across the country. yes, i do think it is one of those things _ across the country. yes, i do think it is one of those things where - across the country. yes, i do thinkj it is one of those things where you still look— it is one of those things where you still look at — it is one of those things where you still look at them and there is still look at them and there is still a — still look at them and there is still a lot— still look at them and there is still a lot of people who essentially, you can see that they've — essentially, you can see that they've gone down that path of becoming politicians. and also, you want people who actually do know what it _ want people who actually do know what it feels like to have that steel— what it feels like to have that steel of— what it feels like to have that steel of poverty. worrying about where _ steel of poverty. worrying about where your next meal is coming from. because _ where your next meal is coming from. because quite often, you do wonder whether— because quite often, you do wonder whether it _ because quite often, you do wonder whether it would bleed and into any towns when you see boarded up shops and people _ towns when you see boarded up shops and people and doorways and such extreme _ and people and doorways and such extreme poverty. ithought and people and doorways and such extreme poverty. i thought what was interesting _ extreme poverty. i thought what was interesting in the telegraph was it said that _ interesting in the telegraph was it said that liz truss, should she one day seek—

said that liz truss, should she one day seek leadership, and that was the one _ day seek leadership, and that was the one time i thought of liz truss seeking leadership. the other point in the _ seeking leadership. the other point in the telegraph article is oliver dowden, — in the telegraph article is oliver dowden, who is now tory party had chairman — dowden, who is now tory party had chairman. "it's time to go part our offices" _ chairman. "it's time to go part our offices." they're saying it could only— offices." they're saying it could only he — offices." they're saying it could only be two years away. offices.�* they're saying it could only be two years away.- offices." they're saying it could only be two years away. that's a scary thought. — only be two years away. that's a scary thought, isn't _ only be two years away. that's a scary thought, isn't it? - only be two years away. that's a scary thought, isn't it? the - only be two years away. that's a scary thought, isn't it? the last| scary thought, isn't it? the last one didn't feel that long ago. the front page of the telegraph, continuing with the paper. uk purity pact with us and australia to curb china. . . . pact with us and australia to curb china. , , , , ., ., china. this partnership built around nuclear powered _ china. this partnership built around nuclear powered submarines, - china. this partnership built around nuclear powered submarines, but l china. this partnership built around . nuclear powered submarines, but what is happening here is an attempt to counter the threats and perhaps competition from china. you have

democracies saying to china, may be too much into parts of the world around you, and we are coming to support australia. i think this is interesting because a lot of the focused in the west now is going to be much more on the england pacific part of the world —— indo pacific. and moving away from threats of the wars that we have become so used to seeing in the middle east or afghanistan. but how effective this is remains to be seen. i do think the americans, us and the allies have taken a reputational hip for the awful way we've left afghanistan —— hit. and trying to now show some force and strength in the indo

pacific area against china. it doesn't seem to have dealt with that issue i don't. dish —— at all. this is the story everyone has been waiting for. he moved out after kept up waiting for. he moved out after kept up by sheep, man wac three —— man—mac three. this is according to the sheep itself, as a speech bubble coming out its mouth. this is a story i the few people might be interested in because it takes us away from politics, which is quite nice. ., �* . ., away from politics, which is quite nice. ., �*, ., away from politics, which is quite nice. ., . ., nice. yeah, it's a football chat. you love _ nice. yeah, it's a football chat. you love football! _ nice. yeah, it's a football chat. you love football! you - nice. yeah, it's a football chat. you love football! you know i nice. yeah, it's a football chat. i you love football! you know how nice. yeah, it's a football chat. - you love football! you know how much i love you love football! you know how much i love about — you love football! you know how much i love about football. _ you love football! you know how much i love about football. he's _ you love football! you know how much i love about football. he's a _ i love about football. he's a football _ i love about football. he's a

football chat. a group called manchester united, and apparently he loves his— manchester united, and apparently he loves his retinas between matches, and he's _ loves his retinas between matches, and he's had to move matches because of early— and he's had to move matches because of early morning sheep noises —— he loves _ of early morning sheep noises —— he loves his— of early morning sheep noises —— he loves his rest~ — of early morning sheep noises —— he loves his rest. the poor thing. the countryside — loves his rest. the poor thing. the countryside is a noisy, noisy place. it countryside is a noisy, noisy place. it is _ countryside is a noisy, noisy place. it is all— countryside is a noisy, noisy place. it is. all sheep and all that. he�*s it is. all sheep and all that. he's lucky he's _ it is. all sheep and all that. he's lucky he's not — it is. all sheep and all that. he's lucky he's not near _ it is. all sheep and all that. he's lucky he's not near cockerel 's! lucky he's not near cockerel '5! reason— lucky he's not near cockerel '5! reason mr— lucky he's not near cockerel '5! reason mr ronaldo is so fresh placed is he has five naps a day. you have to have a quiet sheep if you have five naps a day. yes to have a quiet sheep if you have five naps a day-— to have a quiet sheep if you have five naps a day. yes you do. i will imaline five naps a day. yes you do. i will imagine he has— five naps a day. yes you do. i will imagine he has some _ five naps a day. yes you do. i will imagine he has some kind - five naps a day. yes you do. i will imagine he has some kind of- five naps a day. yes you do. i will i imagine he has some kind of routine. it probably is disturbing him. having a one—year—old baby, i dream of a time i can have five naps a day, but it doesn't seem likely. but

i think it's interesting that the sun have gone with this front page. i think it's a bit of most people probablyjust want to i think it's a bit of most people probably just want to see their lives... do they really care that much about someone who may not even know? isn't it more about how they can improve voters' lives. there's a lot of focus on the cabinet table, but the is about what the government is going to do and these changes can deliver. a, . is going to do and these changes can deliver. a, , ,, ., , , deliver. may be the sun has its finer deliver. may be the sun has its finger on the — deliver. may be the sun has its finger on the pulse. _ deliver. may be the sun has its finger on the pulse. there i deliver. may be the sun has its finger on the pulse. there you | deliver. may be the sun has its i finger on the pulse. there you go. laughter why do i keep laughing? i5 laughter wh doikee-lllauhin? . why do i keep laughing? is he... penny and _ why do i keep laughing? is he... penny and mo. _ why do i keep laughing? is he... penny and mo, it's _ why do i keep laughing? is he... penny and mo, it's been - why do i keep laughing? is he... penny and mo, it's been great i why do i keep laughing? is he... i penny and mo, it's been great to see you both.

from fleet street's finest. until next time, goodbye. good evening. i'm gavin ramjaun, and this is the latest from the bbc sport centre. it's been goals galore in the champions league, with the two english clubs both involved in extraordinary games. at anfield, liverpool held off ac milan, eventually winning 3—2, whilst at the etihad, manchester city beat rb leipzig in a nine—goal thriller. our sports correspondent, natalie pirks, was watching a dramatic night. the liverpool faithful are finally back for european nights at anfield, absence certainly makes the heart grow fonder. ac milan have had an absence of their own, seven years out of the champions league until now, but it looked like it was going to beat a baptism of fire with an early own goal. to be a baptism of fire with an early own goal.

it could have got worse but mo salah missed a chance to double the liverpool lead. and it was a let—off that let milan back in the game. to ante rebic and that you have equalised! withjurgen klopp scratching his head, liveable dominance gave way to downright sloppiness. half—time pep talk was needed and it clearly worked put at first salah and then, hello, jordan henderson, to complete another memorable comeback against milan. —— liverpool's dominance. 3—2, the final score. manchester city came so close to landing the trophy its owners covered most seasons and nate and got them off to a dream start against rb leipzig. —— nathan ake. but the game caught fire, and at 3—2, jack grealish showed just why city is paid a record fee for him. a hat—trick for leipzig's christopher nkunku made it ll—3 but late goals forjoao cancelo and gabrieljesus made it 6—3

city on a captivating night in the champions league. elsewhere, lionel messi, kylian mbappe, and neymar all started for psg, but this equaliser from bruges earned the belgian side an unlikely 1—1 draw. whilst real madrid left it late to find the only goal of the game against inter milan. rodrygo with the winner in group d. us gymnast simone biles has given an emotional testimony before the senate about abuse she suffered at the hands of disgraced former team doctor, larry nassar. former team—mates also appeared before the committee, along with fbi director christopher wray. the hearing is examining shortcomings in the fbi's investigation into nassar, who was later convicted of sexually abusing girls and sentenced to life in prison. our correspondent gary o'donoghue is in washington. it's an incredibly powerful testimony from these four elite gymnasts. very emotional, very angry at times.

a sense of them feeling really let down by the system. they suffered horrific abuse as we know, but the system also didn't protect them. simone biles made it clear that her recent difficulties at the tokyo olympics, where she had to really draw from a number of events, those things were still haunting her now in trying to deal with the abuse. —— had to withdraw. i don't want another young gymnast or any individual to experience the horror that i and hundreds of others have endured... ..in the wake of the larry nassar abuse. to be clear, i blame larry nassar, and i also blame... ..an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuuse. that system she's referring to hasn't prosecuted anyone for the failings in the investigation. one fbi agent lost theirjob

and another was allowed to retire. the director of the fbi said he was deeply sorry for the way the fbi had treated the victims. he said the conduct of the bureau had been inexcusable. the athletics coach alberto salazar has had his four—year suspension upheld by the court of arbitration for sport. the 63—year—old was banned two years ago for a series of doping violations by the us anti—doping agency but appealed against the decision. salazar ran the nike oregon project, where british four—time olympic champion mo farah used to train. farah has not been accused of doping, and left the project back in 2017. the world anti—doping agency is to review whether cannabis should remain on the list of banned substances. the american sprinter sha'carri richardson missed the tokyo olympics after testing positive for cannabis injune — she said she'd used it to help cope with the death of her mother, and wada say they've had numerous requests to look again at its status.

the review will begin next year and cannabis will remain prohibited for the time being. pele has provided an update on his health, saying he feels ready for "90 minutes plus extra time" after leaving intensive care. the three—time world cup winner has had surgery to remove a tumour in his colon. he posted on social media, "i have already left the icu "and i am in my room. "we will be together soon." pele is brazil's all—time leading scorer and one of only four players to have scored in four world cups. europe's ryder cup captain padraig harrington has appointed the 2016 open champion henrik stenson as his fifth and final vice—captain for the contest, which begins on friday week at whistling straits in wisconsin. stenson has played in five cups, winning three times — in his last outing, in paris three years ago. he won three matches out of three. hejoins his fellow—swede robert karlsson, as well as luke donald, graeme mcdowell, and martin kaymer in the role. stenson said he accepted straight away when he got the call. and that's all the sport from us for now.

hello. autumn is now gently, slowly but surely, creeping in across the northern hemisphere. our days are getting shorter, but there is still some warmth in the september sunshine. and certainly, it was a good—looking day across a large swathe of the uk on wednesday, although scotland and northern ireland did get lumbered with more in the way of cloud and some outbreaks of rain. we should see more sunshine here, though, in the next few days. another sign, though, that autumn is upon us is the presence of some early morning mist and fog. the reason it'll be drier for scotland on thursday is high pressure starting to extend up here. it's also the reason, though, that i think we will see some early mist and fog under the ridge where we've had light winds overnight. the sun, however, should burn that back pretty quickly, and then a lot of fine weather and sunshine to come through on thursday. we lose any early showers in the northeast of scotland,

temperatures 21—22 celsius. through the afternoon, though, more cloud starting to show its hand in a northern ireland — that's the forerunner of this weather front that will push into the west of the uk for friday daytime. we move through thursday evening into the small hours of friday, and we get the rain into northern ireland. it's quite patchy across western scotland, it stays dry across england and wales. a mild enough night, temperatures in double figures — up to 15 celsius in belfast, where we get quite a strong southerly wind as this weather front pushes in. it will move its way into the west of the uk, but then it kind of grinds to a halt, actually, for friday. so, because it does that, that means the rain willjust keep on coming for the likes of northern ireland, possibly for the southwest of scotland. later on in the day, some downpours for the southwest of scotland and for wales. but it's northern ireland stuck under the cloud and with the rain on friday. —— first england and wales. quite breezy here, as well,

quite gusty winds at times. big contrast between east and west — just mid—teens, the temperatures in the midwest under the rain. we could still see maybe 22—23 celsius in the sunshine further east. our front will gradually make its way eastwards across the uk through the weekend. for scotland and northern ireland, i think it'll bring some patchy cloud. but for england and wales, it does bring the threat of perhaps some punchy showers, longer, more persistent outbreaks of rain at times. certainly saturday looks like it could be quite wet across england and wales. the showers should thin out somewhat for sunday.

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