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look what we have to bring in now. a trophy that i'm sure you're very familiar with. yeah. thanks. oh, my word. you like it, don't you? i can tell. yeah, i heard it's been doing a little tour, and i'm really, really happy that, you know, many young kids can sort of see it and hopefully get a little bit inspired. when they saw it here they were so excited. there is something really magical about it, isn't it? yeah. congratulations. thank you. sally nugent talking to emma raducanu there. time for a look at the weather — here's darren bett nice and warm in nottingham for the tennis today, sunshine across many parts of the country. this is west wales along the coast in the sunshine, not everywhere, the weather is quite variable and it has
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been quite cloudy and damp across southern counties of england. seeing slow improvement as that. a bet also seeing some clarity developing which could trigger some showers that many places staying fine and dry, winds lightening, feeling pleasantly warm in the sunshine. warmer for many yesterday, 19 in glasgow and perhaps 22 in the midlands. showers will fade this evening but rain comes into the south—west of england, wales and northern ireland before midnight, stumbling into the south—west of scotland and sweeping into the eastern side of england, quite able night, temperatures of 13 or 1a pictured here in northern parts of scotland ahead of the rain. —— 8—bit chilly in northern parts of scotland. the rain moves from eastern areas in england, blustery winds in the south—west, heavy showers in the afternoon as they
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become fewer across parts of wales and the south—west. rain may be coming back into northern ireland, cooler here and in that rain across the central belt. and this is a ex—tropical storm michael alex, it gave flooding in florida and the hamas —— it is an ex tropical storm michael alex. there will be some patchy rain, sun showers but perhaps some sunshine, temperatures on thursday similar to what we have seen at the moment. our recent computer models have tended to steer that deep area of low pressure, the ex—storm, away from the uk. we are drawing in some warm air with the ex—tropical system. so some rain and
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cloud to clearfrom ex—tropical system. so some rain and cloud to clear from east anglia and the south—east in the morning, then that lives away, sunny spells and showers where we are closer to that area of low pressure where it is windy in the north—west. a warmer day elsewhere with temperatures peaking at 23 or 24. thank you. 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 the former world number one dustinjohnson has announced that he's resigned from the pga tour. it means he's now ineligible to play in the ryder cup, as he's set to take part in the saudi—backed liv golf invitational this week. johnson has committed to play in all eight
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of the events in the new series, which starts at the centurion club in st albans on thursday. johnson will reportedly receive $150 million dollars for taking part, and the american said he's made the best decision for him and his family. i resigned my membership from the tour, i am going to play here for now and that is the plan. but what the consequences are going to be, obviously i cannot comment on how the talk will handle. imilli obviously i cannot comment on how the talk will handle.— the talk will handle. with regards to majors? _ the talk will handle. with regards to majors? majors, _ the talk will handle. with regards to majors? majors, again, - the talk will handle. with regards to majors? majors, again, i- the talk will handle. with regards l to majors? majors, again, i cannot to majors? ma'ors, again, i cannot answerfor— to majors? majors, again, i cannot answer for the _ to majors? majors, again, i cannot answer for the majors, _ to majors? majors, again, i cannot answer for the majors, but - to majors? majors, again, i cannot i answer for the majors, but hopefully answerfor the majors, but hopefully they will allow us to play. obviously i am exempt for the majors so i plan on playing there unless i hear otherwise. it so i plan on playing there unless i hear otherwise.— hear otherwise. it certainly feels like it is a _ hear otherwise. it certainly feels like it is a huge _ hear otherwise. it certainly feels like it is a huge week _ hear otherwise. it certainly feels like it is a huge week for - hear otherwise. it certainly feels like it is a huge week for golf- hear otherwise. it certainly feels l like it is a huge week for golf with all this going on. and lots more on the bbc sport website. emma raducanu has been forced
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to retire from the nottingham open in the last few minutes. the british number one couldn't continue mid—way through the first set of her first round match with viktorija golubic. she had been struggling after a medical timeout after just five games and when she returned she just could not get any power in her serve. she took another medical timeout after another couple of games and it was decided she was not fit enough to continue. this of course her first fit enough to continue. this of course herfirst time back fit enough to continue. this of course her first time back on grass since she retired in the fourth round of wimbledon last summer. and raducanu will no doubt be the headline draw when glasgow hosts the billiejean king cup in november. great britain looked like they might miss out on the finals, but after being named as hosts, they will qualify automatically. so they'll now play in the 12—team event, labelled the women's world cup of tennis, alongside the likes of australia, canada, poland and the usa. we have some fantastic role models in british tennis and emma led the
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way in april, led the team really successfully, the results did not come our way but it was a new experience for help with the team. and again, we are bringing a group of individuals into a team environment and it is an environment i know the players will thrive in and love and enjoy to be part of, so and love and enjoy to be part of, so a huge amount of buzz and excitement to bring a tear to the uk. —— bring it here to the uk. now, the england manager gareth southgate says the risk of racial abuse will be a factor in deciding who takes penalties for england, admitting he feared he created the situation which saw several black english players racially abused after last year's euro 2020 final. bukayo saka, marcus rashford and jadon sancho all faced abuse, after missing spot—kicks in england's defeat to italy. southgate said there's now another layer of complexity around picking his potential takers at the world cup this year. england play germany in the nations league tonight. you have to respect what they have been as a country, what they are as
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a country in footballing terms and that mentality is what we are trying to create. we have got to keep getting to the latter stages of competitions and games like tomorrow are brilliant for us, it is exactly the sort of test we need. and manchester city defender alex greenwood has tested positive for covid and has returned home from the england women's training camp. england say she'll be monitored regularly with a view to returning to camp as soon as possible. sarina weigman�*s side begin a series of friendly matches next week in the build—up to the home european championships that start in july. that is all that your btsport for now, lots more on all of those stories on the bbc sport website. let's get more now on our top story this lunchtime. 211 conservative mps backed borisjohnson in a leadership vote last night, but a significant minority, 148, voted for him to go. borisjohnson has told his cabinet
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it's now time to focus on policies to deal with the aftershocks of covid. some tory backbenchers are insisting the prime minister's leadership has been fatally damaged, and can't last. let's hear from one of the mps who voted against the pm, philip davies. i voted against him because i was unhappy of the direction of the policies of the garment, high tax, high spend, very critical on policies on lockdown but i also feared he lost the trust of a large number of the public and that was clearly a problem. idols? number of the public and that was clearly a problem.— number of the public and that was clearly a problem. now that you have lost our clearly a problem. now that you have lost your attempt _ clearly a problem. now that you have lost your attempt to _ clearly a problem. now that you have lost your attempt to topple _ clearly a problem. now that you have lost your attempt to topple him, - lost your attempt to topple him, what is your position today? my view is that we should _ what is your position today? my view is that we should accept _ what is your position today? my view is that we should accept the - is that we should accept the results. i believe, i'm a democrat, i believe in elections and respecting the results. we cannot have an election where when we lose
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people say we will keep going until we get the result we want. my message to my colleagues who voted it the way i did, let's accept the result, move on and work together to try and put policies together which will reconnect with the british people. if will reconnect with the british eo - le. , ., will reconnect with the british --eole. ., people. if everyone can hear, desite people. if everyone can hear, despite the — people. if everyone can hear, despite the protests - people. if everyone can hear, despite the protests out - people. if everyone can hear, i despite the protests out there, people. if everyone can hear, - despite the protests out there, it does get very noisy here on college green, is that a possible position though for you to go to your photos, let's sate borisjohnson now recovers, leads the conservatives into the next election, colleagues will say to you for or against him? i will be for him because it will be between a consent agreement led by borisjohnson or a labour government boris johnson or a labour government by borisjohnson or a labour government by keir starmer. haw boris johnson or a labour government by keir starmer— boris johnson or a labour government by keir stamen— boris johnson or a labour government by keir starmer. how can you send me overniaht by keir starmer. how can you send me overnight change _ by keir starmer. how can you send me overnight change your _ by keir starmer. how can you send me overnight change your mind? - by keir starmer. how can you send me overnight change your mind? because | overnight change your mind? because the choice is — overnight change your mind? because the choice is different, _ overnight change your mind? because the choice is different, last _ overnight change your mind? because the choice is different, last night - the choice is different, last night it was not between borisjohnson and keir starmer but that is what the choice will be between in the next election and i will look on my constituents in the eye and say the
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best interest will be having a consent agreement led by boris johnson rather than labour governance led by keir starmer. is that when you change, because you wanted to hold onto your seat and say i am voting to support the panellist at this my wobble yesterday?— panellist at this my wobble yesterday? panellist at this my wobble esterda ? ., ., ., , ., yesterday? no, i want there to be a conservative _ yesterday? no, i want there to be a conservative government, - yesterday? no, i want there to be a conservative government, i - yesterday? no, i want there to be a conservative government, i think i yesterday? no, i want there to be a conservative government, i think it| conservative government, i think it is in the best interest of the country. is in the best interest of the count . ~ ., is in the best interest of the count .~ . , ., is in the best interest of the count .~ . ,, is in the best interest of the count .~ . , ., , , country. what should your rebels do? he has won — country. what should your rebels do? he has won and _ country. what should your rebels do? he has won and when _ country. what should your rebels do? he has won and when people - country. what should your rebels do? he has won and when people lose - country. what should your rebels do? he has won and when people lose an| he has won and when people lose an election, they have to accept they have lost and let the people who won govern. when there is a leadership election, not everyone votes for the winner, nobody says to the people who voted for someone who did not win, you should not now accept the results, so i should be different now? i lost yesterday, i accept that and we should move on and the key now is working together to put policies together, proper good conservative policies like cutting taxes and controlling immigration which will reconnect with the british people. if which will reconnect with the british people.— which will reconnect with the
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british --eole. , ., ., british people. if there is another confidence _ british people. if there is another confidence vote, _ british people. if there is another confidence vote, the _ british people. if there is another confidence vote, the rules - british people. if there is another confidence vote, the rules can . british people. if there is another confidence vote, the rules can bei confidence vote, the rules can be tweaked to allow that if boris johnson loses by elections this month, how will you vote? i do not think the rules _ month, how will you vote? i do not think the rules are _ month, how will you vote? i do not think the rules are there, - month, how will you vote? i do not think the rules are there, i - month, how will you vote? i do not think the rules are there, i do - month, how will you vote? i do not think the rules are there, i do not i think the rules are there, i do not believe injust keep think the rules are there, i do not believe in just keep voting until you get the results you want, so as far as i'm concerned now, the prime minister has won fair and square and is entitled to my support and those of my colleagues. llntiii is entitled to my support and those of my colleagues.— of my colleagues. until the election? _ of my colleagues. until the election? absolutely, - of my colleagues. until the | election? absolutely, which of my colleagues. until the - election? absolutely, which he will lead us into- _ as qatar prepares to host the world cup this november, a bbc news arabic investigation has uncovered allegations that the gulf state is under—reporting the number of migrant workers who have died of heat stroke. the gulf is heating up at twice the global average rate. there are over 1a million migrant workers in the region — most from asia and africa. one migrant worker who complained about labour laws being broken was jailed. nawal al maghafi reports. translation: we talked every day.
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he was always sweating when we video chatted. the heat made his nose bleed. sita's husband, in 2015, left nepal to work in the gulf. first in saudi arabia, then qatar, but he never came home to his family. in qatar, his friends found him writhing in pain and rushed him to hospital where he was pronounced dead by cardiac arrest. translation: he came back in a box. translation: it does not add up. in the days leading up to his death _ any migrant worker who works continually has a high - chance of sudden death. in the last 15 years, more than 2000 poorly workers have
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died in qatar alone. —— the nepali workers. a study found that out of 571 deaths over eight years due to cardiac arrest, up to 200 were probably caused by heat stress, which is preventable. mohammed works for the qatari department of labour, which is responsible for migrant workers. translation: work during the summer is completely forbidden. _ i must emphasise this. ifjust one worker dies, it is a big problem for us, whether it is one or 1000. he said any company making people work outside in the middle of the day could be sanctioned and compensation paid. but raising concerns can be dangerous, as a kenyan called malcolm found out. he guarded buildings owned by the qatar foundation, a charity linked to the qatar royal family. i wrote an article describing what happened, just the reality of what we go through in the day—to—day. my company gave me up, they handed
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me over to the authorities, they thought that i was working with foreign agents to spread disinformation and spoil the name of qatar and all that. for the first two weeks, i had no contact with i was blindfolded, all those things, handcuffed. after months in solitary confinement and a $6,800 fine, malcolm is now back home in kenya. a qatar foundation spokesperson said that contractors must comply with qatar's rules. they must assess heat risk, provide cold water, shade and breaks and are fined if found in breach. we asked the qatar government about malcolm's case, an allegation they were under—reporting heat deaths. they did not respond. with the football world cup coming up this year in qatar, all eyes will be on them to see how workers are kept safe in that this ever—increasing heat.
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three police officers in the us state of arizona have been put on leave after they stood by and watched a homeless man drowning. newly released bodycam footage and transcripts show the man getting into a lake last month and telling police he was "going to drown". one officer responded, "i'm not going tojump in after you." cbs reporter alexis dominguez has the latest. she thinks you're from japan. in this body can video officers are seen speaking with 34—year—old sean bickings and a woman about a domestic disturbance. on may 28th, police reported the man, now identified as bickings, running from police to avoid arrest due to warrants. police later clarified he was not a suspect and was not being pursued. the body camera footage shows bickings standing and looking over the railing to the lake. suddenly, the officer turns away, and you hear bickings apologise to the officers.
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bickings then begins to climb over the fence. next, bickings is seen swimming in the lake underneath the pedestrian bridge. officers are heard speaking to each other about what to do. video shows one of the officers leaning over the railing watching bickings swim before walking to the pedestrian bridge. the transcript picks up the video leaves off. an officer asks bickings, what is your plan right now? according to the transcript, bickings tells police repeatedly he is going to drown, an officer assures him he won't and tells him to swim to the pylon. bickings says he can't and the officer replies, ok, i am notjumping in after you. now it's time to take
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a look at what's making the new across the uk. a former soldier from chesterfield and his three colleagues have won a legal battle to bring their afghan interpreter to the uk. they spent months under fire together fighting the taliban, but the interpreter had to go into hiding in kabul after being refused a uk visa when the taliban took back control. he's now arrived in this country with his wife and two young daughters. jeremy balljoined them for an emotional reunion. how do you hold back tears after winning a battle to save your friends? the moment paul and his former comrades have been fighting for for so many months. bit cold for flip flops. they bought these shoes and clothes to welcome abdul to his new life here. we've changed his name to protect his relatives back in afghanistan. i've got tears in my eyes now,
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really, talking about it. every time we speak to him there'd be something new to worry about. and it was difficult, really, to relax or enjoy my own life when i knew there was someone out there who was really struggling and in danger. it'sjust been amazing, just the fact that we've we're infantrymen who are renowned for not being the smartest and we've managed to pull off something so big. it's a big pat on the back for us that we've got him here and we're just so happy that we've managed to save him. this is how they bonded during months under fire together in helmand province. currently, i'm in a bad situation. taliban is killing... but abdul couldn't get security clearance for an evacuation flight last summer. so he turned to his old comrades back here. as abdul hid in a basement in fear of reprisals they sent him money for food. then they made a legal challenge to abdul�*s security assessment. now, after reviewing his case, his visa has been granted. do you think these guys have saved your life? yeah.
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these guys saved my life. when i landed in the uk, it was like a dream. and back at abdul�*s temporary hotel, a moment that made their achievement so real — meeting his two young daughters. it kind of hit home a little bit with the kids. that's the bigger picture. we've just seen, like this innocent youth brought up such a crazy place. and i think that hit hard, hit home a little bit more, to be honest. so, yeah, it's made it even more worth it. abdul�*s friends want to find him a job near their homes, and the government says it's still helping other eligible afg ha ns reach safety. but now abdul is one of almost 9,500 who are starting new lives here. it's a mantra for the military. never leave a man behind. these guys have had the fight of their lives. and this, this is what victory looks like. jeremy ball, bbc look north. a cellist is about to set off on a 2,000 mile bike ride from cumbria to rome,
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performing along the way. kenneth wilson is taking his music on tour, staging pop—up concerts as he makes the journey. phil chapman reports. all good road trips need a musical soundtrack but kenneth is going a bit further than compiling a playlist. in between gruelling stints in the saddle, his highway cello tour will see him play three movements which he is calling england, france and italy. what muse inspired him to come up with the idea? people ask me that, i can't remember. itjust seemed like a good idea at the time. i suddenly thought let's go on a bike, take the cello, there is an album to go with this, the whole project is called highway cello. the album is called highway cello. to be honest it is not so much about the biking, really it is about the cello, it is about the music. i want to make music on the road all the way from the edge of the roman empire to the heart of the roman empire. what does kenneth's family think of his cello challenge? we think he is a bit mad but if anyone can do it he can. it is a bit typical of him
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but he is going to make it and i live in rome so i am very excited to welcome him when he gets here. we think he is completely daft. i have a reputation for being kind of on the edge of sanity so it is only to be expected really. but whether they are expecting me to come home again, i don't really know. kenneth even has a name for his cycling partner. she is called libre. it means kind of free, partly because she is made of carbon fibre, so libre rhymes. surely his repertoire will include the theme to the italianjob as he gets nearer to rome. that is such a good idea, i am going to learn the italianjob. by the time i get there it will include the italianjob. but it is going to be bach, of course you have to play bach on the cello. it is irish traditional stuff, i will play the italian national anthem when i get there. ciao. # questi giorni quando...#
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thousands of people gathered in northern france yesterday to mark the 78th anniversary of the d—day landings. the british normandy memorial was opened officially last year but because of covid restrictions veterans couldn't travel to mark d—day. john maguire reports from ver—sur—mer. today, the normandy coastline, with its calm sea and cobalt blue sky, belies its history. the chaos and carnage of d—day, a lifetime away. with the beaches they stormed 78 years ago as the backdrop, men who fought here laid wreaths to honour the fallen. it's been a long time coming, but the british normandy memorial, officially opened last year under
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covid restrictions, could at last host veterans for the 6th ofjune anniversary. seeing it for the first time is ken cooke. it's a beautiful place. i didn't expect it to be as beautiful as what it is, and it will be a very lasting memorial. ken was just 18 years old when he landed here at ver—sur—mer — or gold beach, as it was known — on the first day of battle. i've always thought that the lads that didn't come back are the heroes. we are not the heroes who've survived. the heroes are the lads that's still over there. there's still a lot of memories. i've tried to get rid of some of them, but some of them will never go away. a fly—past by a spitfire from the battle of britain memorial
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flight recreated a fraction of the soundscape that would have assaulted the senses. ken hay was still a teenager when he first landed in normandy, his thoughts summed up in a poem he wrote and read at a remembrance service. lord, keep me safe. i'm just 18, and still a lot of life to live. for many of the veterans visiting graves of mates, now seeing their names immortalised here, means so much to them. we were in signal platoon together with the essex. ken remembers denny circus, who'd intended to return home and marry his sweetheart. he was talking about, "we'll get married after the war." they were already making their plans. there he is. and i suppose that girl was left high and dry.
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he was a really good guy. not because he's dead. he was a really good guy. the memorial was built to give remembrance a physical form, the names of the 22,4112 men and women under british control who died in normandy. among those chiselled into the stone is raymond carr's. we found his name, and of course, he's under the royal air force there. and then you come down that column, 13, and there you are, "carr r, sergeant, 21." his brother peter is here, along with his granddaughter, to find raymond's name. why does it mean so much? 0h, your brother, yeah. yeah, very emotional. yeah, it is. they've done such a brilliantjob. wonderful. in one sense i'm very sad.
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and on the other, i'm very proud. he's there. yeah. he was part of it, wasn't he? that's it, really. it gets me a bit. but, there you go. casey will now pick up the baton and carry on the family's history. when my dad said, "oh, granddad wants to take you to france for the d—day memorial", it's like, "yeah, i'll go." i was so happy they wanted me to go with them. despite their age and their dwindling number, the veterans take part in a packed programme of events when they visit the former battlefields. here in normandy, d—day is defined notjust by remembrance, but also by gratitude. the french celebrate their liberation, their freedom, delivered by men and women,
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all courageous, many terrified, and many who will forever rest in the land they set free. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. it's still a bit of a mixed bag for us today. many parts of the country, though, will be seeing some warm sunshine coming through. later in the day, we're going to start to see this weather front arriving in the southwest and that will push rain northwards and eastwards this evening and overnight. and if that's still a bit cloudy and damp across some of these more southern counties of england with some sunshine elsewhere, we're going to find one or two showers popping off. but on the whole, temperatures are a little bit higher than they were yesterday. heading into this evening, we'll see those showers soon fading away. but then we've got this rain coming into wales, in the southwest, northern ireland, that band of rain sweeps its way towards eastern parts of england and up into the southwest of scotland. pretty mild overnight temperatures for many places, 13, 1a degrees, a little bit cooler ahead of that
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rain across some northern parts of scotland. and here it may well stay dry during wednesday because that rain sort of grinds to a halt across the central belt. the rain bands some moves away from eastern parts of england. then we'll see some sunshine and some showers. blustery winds across southern parts of england, one or two thunderstorms possible in eastern england as the showers become fewer in wales and the southwest, maybe a bit of cloud and rain threatening northern ireland during the afternoon. temperatures on the whole fairly similar to what we're seeing today. now, let me take you the other side of the atlantic. this area of cloud here is ex—tropical storm alex and that gave a lot of flooding rains across florida and the bahamas over the weekend. and that deep area of low pressure is tracking towards the uk. on that weather front there, this is where we'll see some rain. there won't be much rain at all. mind you, it eventually sneaks into wales, the south west and northern ireland. ahead of that maybe one or two showers, but the winds are going to be light. when the sunshine develops a little more widely, it'll feel quite warm once again with temperatures peaking at 21 celsius.
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now, recent models have tracked that area of low pressure, the ex—tropical storm further away from the uk. so the winds are not looking quite as strong now. it'll be a breezy day. yes. and we're going to draw in south—westerly winds that will bring with it some warmer air as well. strongest winds, they're going to be towards the northwest of the uk. and this is where we're going to find some fairly frequent, perhaps heavy showers as well. still got that weather front in the south east, not bringing much rain. it does move away and then we'll see some sunshine developing more widely. that's going to give the temperatures a boost. it is warmer air. so we're looking at highs in eastern parts as high as 23 celsius.
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this is bbc news. hello and welcome. i'm shaun leigh. the headlines: borisjohnson tells his top team he is drawing a line under questions about his leadership — after winning last night's vote of confidence. we are able now to draw a line under the issues that our opponents want to talk about, and we are able to get on with talking about what i think the people of this country want us to talk about, which is what we are doing to help them. over 148 mps who voted against boris johnson it is a significant revolt against his leadership. this was an inconclusive result from one respect, not a defeat but not a win that allows us to draw a line. in normal times this would result probably in a resignation, but these are far from normal times.
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