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this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. i'm lewis vaughan—jones. the us military admits a drone strike in afghanistan last month against a suspected car bomb killed an innocent aid worker and nine members of his family. we now assess that it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with isis k or were a direct threat to us forces. england eases restrictions for international travel, scrapping the need for expensive covid tests for fully—vaccinated travellers arriving from abroad. the un warns the world is failing to cut greenhouse gas emissions. it says global temperatures could be on course to increase by nearly twice the agreed limit. and tennis�*s teenage sensation returns home from the us open
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to re—watch her victory on tv with her mum and dad in london. last night, i actuallyjust re—watched the final and tried to relive a couple of the moments and remember how it felt. so, it is sinking in a little bit more. hello, and welcome. we start with some breaking news. the us military has admitted that a drone strike against a suspected car bomb attacker in afghanistan turns out to have been a tragic mistake. an investigation by the us central command has determined that the august 29th strike in kabul, which general mark milley described as a "righteous strike", actually killed as many as ten civilians, seven of them children. here's the commander of the us central command, general ken mckenzie,
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a short time ago. i'm here to brief the results of the investigation i directed following the report of civilian casualties from our strike in kabul on 29 august. having thoroughly reviewed the findings of the investigation and the supporting analysis by inter—agency partners, i am now convinced that as many as ten children, including up to seven children, were tragically killed in that strike. moreover, we now assess that it is unlikely that the vehicle and those who died were associated with isis k or were a direct threat to us forces. i offer my profound condolences to the family and friends of those who were killed. this strike was taken in the earnest belief that it would prevent an imminent threat to our forces and the evacuees at the airport, but it was a mistake. and i offer my sincere apology. as the combatant commander, i am fully responsible for this strike and the tragic outcome. let's cross live to washington and
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our correspondent gary o'donoghue. soa so a tragic mistake. what more have we learned in the last hour or so about what actually happened? weill. about what actually happened? well, the aeneral about what actually happened? well, the general did _ about what actually happened? well, the general did try _ about what actually happened? well, the general did try and _ about what actually happened? well, the general did try and go through a bunch _ the general did try and go through a bunch of— the general did try and go through a bunch of the sort of background to it. obviously he won't tell us everything because it's because of the flight information but he said had had — the flight information but he said had had to be from —— intelligence the particular model of car, a white toyota _ the particular model of car, a white toyota corolla, will be used by isis k to attack— toyota corolla, will be used by isis k to attack kabul airport. they said they tracked this particular white corolla for eight hours and it had been _ corolla for eight hours and it had been near— corolla for eight hours and it had been near and isis k compound. he said that _ been near and isis k compound. he said that they had miss interpreted and misunderstood what looked to them _ and misunderstood what looked to them like — and misunderstood what looked to them like loading explosives into them like loading explosives into the boot— them like loading explosives into the boot of the car. he says that turns _ the boot of the car. he says that turns out — the boot of the car. he says that turns out to _ the boot of the car. he says that turns out to have been bottles of water _ turns out to have been bottles of water going into the blue of the car rather— water going into the blue of the car rather than — water going into the blue of the car rather than bombs. and he said that the interpretation and the military after the — the interpretation and the military after the missile strike the car
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came — after the missile strike the car came a — after the missile strike the car came a secondary explosion which they had _ came a secondary explosion which they had taken his proof that there had been a — they had taken his proof that there had been a bomb in the car actually turned _ had been a bomb in the car actually turned out — had been a bomb in the car actually turned out to have been a propane tank, _ turned out to have been a propane tank, if_ turned out to have been a propane tank, if you'll take in the words in the driveway of the victim's compound where the car had stopped. so it compound where the car had stopped. 50 it looks _ compound where the car had stopped. so it looks like a whole series of bits of— so it looks like a whole series of bits of intelligence that they interpreted and allowed to build up a picture. _ interpreted and allowed to build up a picture, bits of circumstantial evidence — a picture, bits of circumstantial evidence on some of one another which _ evidence on some of one another which ended up coming to the tragic wrong _ which ended up coming to the tragic wrong conclusion.— wrong conclusion. there was a relatively _ wrong conclusion. there was a relatively high _ wrong conclusion. there was a relatively high degree - wrong conclusion. there was a relatively high degree of - wrong conclusion. there was a - relatively high degree of confidence at the time, gary, and certainly public statements that this was an attack and a successful attack. yeah, i mean there's two things here _ yeah, i mean there's two things here. at that time and to be fair to the pentagon, at that time a few hours _ the pentagon, at that time a few hours afterwards they ticketed the possibility that there may have been some _ possibility that there may have been some civilian casualties, but they were _
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some civilian casualties, but they were going to look into that. what they were — were going to look into that. what they were actually confident about was that _ they were actually confident about was that they had got an isis k suicide — was that they had got an isis k suicide bomber, that they had gotten a man— suicide bomber, that they had gotten a man they— suicide bomber, that they had gotten a man they thought they were after. that now _ a man they thought they were after. that now turns out to be false. the aide worker — that now turns out to be false. the aide worker works for a humanitarian organisation — aide worker works for a humanitarian organisation from america. so that was completely wrong, but you are right, _ was completely wrong, but you are right, there were some bullish comments at the time and the chairman— comments at the time and the chairman of the joint chiefs said it was a _ chairman of the joint chiefs said it was a righteous act at the time. and of course _ was a righteous act at the time. and of course it— was a righteous act at the time. and of course it did come just a few days— of course it did come just a few days after— of course it did come just a few days after that attack on the airport — days after that attack on the airport that killed the 13 american servicemen and also 170 plus afghan civilians _ servicemen and also 170 plus afghan civilians so— servicemen and also 170 plus afghan civilians. so they were on edge, i think— civilians. so they were on edge, i think emma _ civilians. so they were on edge, i think emma is the weight you have to see it _ think emma is the weight you have to see it and _ think emma is the weight you have to see it. and they simply allow this intelligence build up to get them to the wrong _ intelligence build up to get them to the wrong place, and it's sustained, it's a _ the wrong place, and it's sustained, it's a stain _ the wrong place, and it's sustained, it's a stain on— the wrong place, and it's sustained, it's a stain on the american military— it's a stain on the american military at— it's a stain on the american military at the time when their procedures are taken a pretty big
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dent with — procedures are taken a pretty big dent with the withdrawal. gk, procedures are taken a pretty big dent with the withdrawal. ok, thanks for that, dent with the withdrawal. ok, thanks forthat. gary- _ here, the uk government has announced major changes to rules for international travellers. among them is a simplified designation system defining countries as either "open" or on the red list and a relaxation of the requirement for covid tests for people arriving in england. our transport correspondent caroline davis reports. travel has meant testing. across the country, centres like these popped up to swab passengers, but things are about to change. throughout the summer, the travel industry and the government have disagreed about the use of these, pcr tests, for all travellers when they arrive in the uk. the government has always argued that this is necessary to be able to identify variants of concern, but the travel industry say it's a barrier and too expensive. before the end of october, if you're double—jabbed, pcr tests are going to be replaced by the cheaper lateral flow tests. if you test positive, you will need to have a pcr test and isolate at home. it's a relief for hotels who've
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struggled as families have stayed away because of the added cost. the uk market has dropped between 50—70% depending on the travelling month, especially families hard hit by the restrictions implemented and the traffic light system, which obviously every three weeks is sort of like, yeah, a surprise, what's going to happen. so, we definitely believe this change is going to boost sales massively. it's not the only change. from the 4th of october, fully—vaccinated travellers will also not need to take a pre—departure lateralflow tester before they travel. if you're not double—jabbed, it's a very different story. you'll need to take a test before you travel and self—isolate at home for ten days after every international trip, as well as paying for pcr tests. for industry, these changes can't come soon enough. very pleased with the announcement, just what we wanted to hear. i think the government has been listening to the industry. we've been interacting with them for some time. it's a great piece of news for us.
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it will give our customers the end of summer they deserve, abroad in the sun. so, yes, we welcome the announcement. but not everyone in the scientific community agrees that pcr tests should be removed. i would like to see pcr tests remain because they've given us _ so much information already from the sequencing, - so we know that when delta was introduced into the uk, j when the delta variant came in, l that this virus was imported over 500 times, and we wouldn't have the information - if we weren't doing the screening and the sequencing that's - associated with that. after months of insisting pcr tests were needed, why has the government changed its mind now?
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the judgment of the scientists, of the experts was it would've been too soon, notjust at home, but critically abroad as a well, with the vaccination level whereby we can say with a lot of confidence not only nine out of ten adults are vaccinated here but abroad also they have very high numbers that we saw earlier. and for those with loved ones in some red countries, there was good news. passengers coming back from eight countries including turkey and pakistan will no longer have to quarantine in a hotel from next wednesday. we are now very relaxed and we are happy to see our families or our friends or people who can move around easily. the summer may be drawing to a close, but today's announcement has given the industry some hope. for now, they're enjoying this moment in the sun. france is recalling its ambassadors to the uk —— us and australia according to its foreign ministry. this is two days after austria cancelled its nuclear submarine deal
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with france in favour of a new indo pacific deal with the uk and the us. the us and uk will provide all started with the technology and capability to deploy nuclear powered submarines. —— provide australia. the un says despite all the promises to take action on climate change, the world is still on course to heat up to extremely dangerous levels. its experts have studied the carbon plans of more than 100 countries and concluded that we're still heading in the wrong direction. scientists recently confirmed that to avoid the worst impacts of hotter conditions, global emissions need to be cut by 45% by 2030. but this new analysis shows countries are massively off—target. our science editor david shukman has more. you could justjust summarise saying that the world is still heading in the wrong direction. what's happened is that every five years, the countries of the world that take part in the so—called paris agreement are meant
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to update their climate plans, their plans for reducing carbon emissions, and send them into the un. so, the un's experts have been going through all of these documents. slightly over half of the countries of the world have sent in these plans of theirs, but if you add everything up and if you also include the emissions of the countries that haven't sent in a carbon—reduction plan, what the un calculates is that in effect what you see is not a fall in emissions, which is what scientists say is needed, but actually a rise of 16% between now and 2030. that is literally the opposite of what the climate scientists say is needed. i mean, not long ago, last month we were reporting, in fact on your programme, about the un climate science panel saying that what's really needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change is to have a 16% reduction, a cut in global emissions by 2030. the science laid out in that report was extremely stark and clear for all to see.
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here we have a situation where you tot up what everyone's actually doing for real in the coming years, and you get a rise of emissions. and as you say, the calculation by the un is that that puts the world on a course for an increase in temperature of 2.7 degrees celsius by the end of the century, which frankly is territory that climate scientists are scared of. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, tight security in washington ahead of a pro—trump rally as protesters make a show of support for the capital insurrectionist. 30 hours after the earthquake that devastated mexico city, rescue teams still have no idea just how many people have died. well, there's people alive, and there's people not alive. we're just helping and giving them whatever we've got. a state funeral has been held for princess grace of monacol at the church where she married prince rainier 26 years ago. -
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it looked as though they had come to fight a war, but their mission is to bring peace to east timor. and nowhere on earth needs it more badly. the government's case has been being forcefully presented by the justice minister. he's campaigned vigorously for abolition, having once witnessed one of his clients being executed. elizabeth seton spent much of her time at this grotto, and every year, hundreds of pilgrimages are made here. now that she's become a saint, it's expected that this area will be inundated with tourists. the mayor and local businessmen regard the anticipated boom as yet another blessing of saint elizabeth. this is bbc news. the latest headlines — the us military admits a drone strike in afghanistan last month against a suspected car bomb killed an innocent aid worker and nine members of his family.
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england eases restrictions for international travel, scrapping the need for expensive covid tests for fully—vaccinated travellers arriving from abroad. security preparations have been ramped up in washington, dc ahead of a pro—trump rally scheduled for tomorrow. up to 700 protesters are expected to gather, and they say they are demanding justice for the capitol insurrectionists. though president trump has not endorsed the rally, he has claimed that the people charged onjanuary 6th attack are being persecuted unfairly. the rally is the first the first large—scale security test since the deadly insurrection, and the biden administration as well as us capitol police are taking every preventative measure. there have been some threats of violence associated with the events for tomorrow, and we have a strong plan in place
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to ensure that it remains peaceful and that if violence does occur, that we can stop it as quickly as possible. we're not going to tolerate violence, and we will not tolerate criminal behaviour of any kind. the american public and the members of congress have an expectation that we protect the capitol. and i'm confident with the plan we have in place that we're going be able to meet that expectation. i'm joined now by cynthia miller—idriss, a professor of public affairs and extremism expert in washington, dc. thanks for coming in the programme. thanks for coming in the programme. thanks for coming in the programme. thanks for having me. so thanks for coming in the programme. thanks for having me.— thanks for having me. so my assumption _ thanks for having me. so my assumption here _ thanks for having me. so my assumption here is _ thanks for having me. so my assumption here is the - thanks for having me. so my i assumption here is the security reparations system will be different than last time.— than last time. absolutely right. the 're than last time. absolutely right. thev're making _ than last time. absolutely right. they're making a _ than last time. absolutely right. they're making a mistake - than last time. absolutely right. they're making a mistake this . than last time. absolutely right. - they're making a mistake this time. if anything. — they're making a mistake this time. if anything, it's a very aggressive and perhaps over exaggerated response although we won't really know _ response although we won't really
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know until— response although we won't really know until tomorrow but they definitely do not want egg on their face that— definitely do not want egg on their face that they had in january. and reporting — face that they had in january. and reporting that the same kinds of chatter— reporting that the same kinds of chatter online indicate there could be the _ chatter online indicate there could be the threat of violence. so they are preparing, pulling out all the stops _ are preparing, pulling out all the stops really to make sure that things— stops really to make sure that things are secure this time. and what do you _ things are secure this time. fific what do you think the things are secure this time. fific what do you think the aims here things are secure this time. e"ic what do you think the aims here of the protesters are? the what do you think the aims here of the protesters are?— the protesters are? the protesters have been very _ the protesters are? the protesters have been very clear— the protesters are? the protesters have been very clear that - the protesters are? the protesters have been very clear that they - the protesters are? the protesters have been very clear that they are | have been very clear that they are using language like persecution and political— using language like persecution and political prisoners. they have said martyrdom — political prisoners. they have said martyrdom and they are very much positioning — martyrdom and they are very much positioning this as a rally and support— positioning this as a rally and support people who they believe have been unfairly prosecuted for the events _ been unfairly prosecuted for the events of— been unfairly prosecuted for the events ofjanuary been unfairly prosecuted for the events of january the been unfairly prosecuted for the events ofjanuary the 6th. of the of the rhetorical strategy to strategy to try _ the rhetorical strategy to strategy to try to _ the rhetorical strategy to strategy to try to continue to manipulate people — to try to continue to manipulate people with this information about the election having been illegitimate, which is of course not true by— illegitimate, which is of course not true by any measure. so they are continuing — true by any measure. so they are continuing to try to persuade the public— continuing to try to persuade the public that there is something that people _ public that there is something that people have been arrested for their
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beliefs _ people have been arrested for their beliefs instead of for their criminal— beliefs instead of for their criminal acts for which they were actually— criminal acts for which they were actually being prosecuted. what about the actual _ actually being prosecuted. what about the actual threats - actually being prosecuted. what about the actual threats of - actually being prosecuted. transit about the actual threats of violence was that we know for example the events in charlottesville in previous rallies of right—wing protesters being met often with counter rallies and that's where violence can start.— counter rallies and that's where violence can start. absolutely in one of the _ violence can start. absolutely in one of the things _ violence can start. absolutely in one of the things it _ violence can start. absolutely in one of the things it was - violence can start. absolutely in | one of the things it was reported today— one of the things it was reported today in— one of the things it was reported today in the news conference when the capitol— today in the news conference when the capitol police is they are expecting violence from counter protesters and often the counter protests — protesters and often the counter protests are larger than the protesters themselves. sol protests are larger than the protesters themselves. so i think that the _ protesters themselves. so i think that the concern tomorrow is about the uncertainty around the event, about _ the uncertainty around the event, about the — the uncertainty around the event, about the possible clash between protesters and counter protesters, and of — protesters and counter protesters, and of course a possibility for loan actors _ and of course a possibility for loan actors to _ and of course a possibility for loan actors to use the opportunity to mobilise — actors to use the opportunity to mobilise additional violence independent of what's actually happening at the rally. | independent of what's actually happening at the rally. i suppose one of the _ happening at the rally. i suppose one of the problems _ happening at the rally. i suppose one of the problems here - happening at the rally. i suppose one of the problems here with i one of the problems here with extremism and with conspiracy theories is that it almost does not matter what happens, there is a line
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that can be spun in the favour of their argument which makes it very difficult to take action in these kind of events. i difficult to take action in these kind of events.— difficult to take action in these kind of events. i think part of the roblem kind of events. i think part of the problem we are _ kind of events. i think part of the problem we are seeing _ kind of events. i think part of the problem we are seeing here - kind of events. i think part of the problem we are seeing here is i kind of events. i think part of the problem we are seeing here is ofj kind of events. i think part of the - problem we are seeing here is of the american _ problem we are seeing here is of the american strategy historically has been _ american strategy historically has been to— american strategy historically has been to focus on the security and the militarisation even of a response to try to infiltrate groups and to _ response to try to infiltrate groups and to try to prevent violence at the very— and to try to prevent violence at the very last minute like this instead — the very last minute like this instead of actually focusing on the kinds _ instead of actually focusing on the kinds of— instead of actually focusing on the kinds of things you're talking about here which— kinds of things you're talking about here which is preventing the spread of disinformation and propaganda so that we _ of disinformation and propaganda so that we never really get to this place _ that we never really get to this place in — that we never really get to this place in the first place. but it's not our— place in the first place. but it's not our historical investment in the way that— not our historical investment in the way that the us has attacked or addressed extremism to look at the earlier— addressed extremism to look at the earlier prevention because about think— earlier prevention because about think that — earlier prevention because about think that it's there that has to change — think that it's there that has to chan . e. ., , ., , think that it's there that has to chance. ., , . ., change. ok, that you very much going on and we will — change. ok, that you very much going on and we will keep _ change. ok, that you very much going on and we will keep an _ change. ok, that you very much going on and we will keep an eye _ change. ok, that you very much going on and we will keep an eye on - change. ok, that you very much going on and we will keep an eye on that. on and we will keep an eye on that rally on saturday.— on and we will keep an eye on that rally on saturday. thank you. great, thank you- — just over a month after the taliban swept to power in afghanistan, there is economic chaos. many people aren't being paid salaries and can't withdraw money from banks, so they're selling their possessions
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just to make ends meet. our afghanistan correspondent secunder kermani sent this report from the city of mazar—i—sharif as ex—government forces begin to work with the taliban. lifting off, the taliban's new air force. on board, their fighters. in the cockpit, theirformer enemies — pilots from the previous government. but as the group announced an amnesty, others decided to stay on. you're both sitting here very calmly, but do you recognise that it's quite a strange situation for two people who were trying to kill each other now to be working together?
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elsewhere, the political transition is far less smooth. foreign reserves are frozen as the international community weighs up how to support afghans, but not the taliban. banks have restricted cash withdrawals. second—hand markets have sprung up across the country. the war might have come to an end, but this is where you see the utter desperation that so many afghans are living in right now. most of this market didn't even exist a month ago. now it's full of people trying to sell whatever household possessions they can just to put food on the table for theirfamilies.
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the transition of power in afghanistan was much less bloody than many had feared. but half the country was already in dire need, and the struggle to survive is becoming even harder. secunder kermani, bbc news, mazar—i—sharif. on monday, canadians will go to the polls in a snap election called by prime ministerjustin trudeau. he's hoping to turn the public�*s overall approval of his handling of the pandemic into an overall majority for his liberal party. but his campaign has been dogged by anti—vaccine the bbc�*sjessica murphy has more from toronto. it's in toronto and its surrounding regions where this election will be won or lost. it's a crucial battleground and the main federal parties and their leaders have all been here frequently
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during the entire campaign. over the past month, parties have focused on major issues like affordability and housing and gun control. all concerns in big cities like this one. voters have also wanted to hear what politicians plan to do on issues like climate change and health care. but the pandemic has cast a shadow over this campaign. canada has some of the highest vaccination rates in the world. over 80% of eligible canadians have had at least one dose. still, the election is taking place during a pandemic fourth wave. provinces are implementing vaccine passports and in some cases bringing back things like mandatory masking. trudeau has made vaccine mandates a key liberal message, and he's been followed around the country by anti—vaccine protesters. the conservatives have criticised the prime minister for what they say is an irresponsible election call during a pandemic. whether trudeau can manage to win his sought after majority is unclear. his early polling lead in the first part of the election campaign has vanished. he's in a dead heat with the conservatives and our new leader erin o'toole, who's made a pitch to moderate voters.
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now the most likely scenario looks like another minority government, but there's still a weekend of campaigning to go. jessica murphy, bbc news, toronto. british tennis star emma raducanu has revealed that on her first night back at home, she watched a replay of the us open final and says her victory is "gradually sinking in". natalie pirks reports, and a warning, there are flashing images in her report. since she burst onto our screens at wimbledon last summer, life has been a whirlwind for emma raducanu. but as she arrived home in bromley yesterday, there were no parties. instead, she did the one thing she hadn't yet managed to do since her astonishing us open win. last night i actuallyjust re—watched the final and tried to relive a couple of the moments
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and remember how it felt. it is sinking in a little bit more. it is something that is very difficult to fully comprehend. for the rest of us watching, it was nail—biting stuff, but not for a teenager with nerves of steel. personally, i didn't feel any stress. i was just having a lot of fun out there and i think that's what helped. i wasn't thinking at all about anything that was out of my control. after the final, it was a really nice moment after winning and leaving the club. there was sort of a party bus going on in a sprinter van with a lot of music. good tunes and we were alljust singing along. since then, she's not out of the headlines and was dressed in chanel at the prestigious met gala. her earning potential has rocketed, and her bank account is now £1.8 million better off. but she says she is leaving it to her parents to decide what to do with the money and credits them with being where she is now. it's probably tough love and at the time, i am probably not as grateful as i am in hindsight, but theyjust gave me a hug when i came back, really, nothing crazy, no big celebration. my mum made some really good home—made dumplings, but there was nothing crazy or over—the—top.
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i think they are staying discreet and, yeah, just some reassurance and saying they are proud of me is enough. her new world ranking of 23 has opened up a lot of new tournaments for her. she and her team have some planning to do. i think ijust really need some time to rest and recover, because it has been very demanding physically and also just emotionally to withstand seven weeks on the road. but when wimbledon rolls around, might we need a new monikerfor henman hill? i think that should stay with tim henman. i think he's a great inspiration and he's helped me so much. but, yeah, i'm obviously looking forward to wimbledon, but it's still some time away and i've still got so much learning to do. learning she will no doubt take in her stride. natalie pirks, bbc news.
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congratulations to her. remarkable. that's it for me. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones. this is bbc news, bye—bye. hello there. well, it was a decent end to the working week across eastern areas of the uk. across east anglia and south east england, quite warmer temperatures, well up into the 20s with broken cloud. some spots got up to about 22 celsius earlier. however, for northern ireland and scotland, it's been a different picture. here, we've seen a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain working across argyll and bute from this slow—moving weather front. indeed, it's going to be dragging its heels as it slowly pushes eastwards across the uk during this weekend, with these weather fronts bringing some wet weather our way. now, looking at the charts, overnight tonight, we've got that rain still affecting scotland, but tending to push into eastern areas for a time. wales and western england also seeing some damp drizzly weather, with some mist and fog patches developing around the coast and hills. otherwise, it's a dry night with some clear spells.
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temperatures, for most, between 10—14 degrees celsius. now, looking at the weekend as a whole, saturday is probably the better of the two days of the weekend. not entirely dry, there will be a few showers around, but not a bad start nevertheless. it's on sunday that we're going to see some thicker cloud, more widespread and heavy rain, could even see some big thunderstorms around as well. now, saturday, we start off with that weak weather front bringing a bit of drizzly weather to parts of scotland, wales, western england, with some mist and fog patches over high ground. eastern wales, central and eastern england, a lot of dry weather with sunshine, and a slice of brighter weather, too, for west scotland and for northern ireland, at least for a time. the best of the sunshine, temperatures reach 23 celsius, but later in the day, we'll probably start to see a few storms break out across the western areas of england, may be wales as well. and then overnight, it turns increasingly wet with some heavy, thundery downpours driving their way northwards. and then into the second half of the weekend, as i say, probably the wetter of the two days of the weekend for many of us, with cloud and rain turning heavy and thundery in places,
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could even bring some localised surface water flooding. but then at the same time, through the afternoon across western areas, the weather will try to cheer up, brighten up, fewer showers, bit more in the way of sunshine. temperatures about 17—20 degrees. now, we may still have a bit of rain left over from that system in east anglia and south east england on monday, but otherwise, pressure will be building just ahead of the next system that will be bringing some rain mid week. so, monday and tuesday actually decent weather, sunny spells, temperature high teens to the low 20s, but some wet and windy weather on the way towards the middle of next week.
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the headlines... the us military says a drone strike in afghanistan last month against a suspected car bomb attacker, killed an innocent aid worker and 9 members of his family. seven of those killed were children. the un has warned it'll be impossible to keep global warming to one point five degrees celsius, unless huge cuts to greenhouse gas emissions are implemented immediately. aftera brief dip, emissions are on the rise again. england has scrapped the need for fully—vaccinated travellers to take expensive pcr tests when they arrive from abroad — they'll be allowed to use cheaper lateral flow tests instead. the traffic light system is also being changed.. google and apple have removed a tactical voting app from their online stores in russia — on the first day of parliamentary elections. a source close to google said its removal followed threats of criminal prosecution.
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