hello, i'm kasia madera. this is outside source. nancy pelosi has arrived in taiwan — on a collision course with china. the speaker of the us house of representatives is the most senior american to visit the territory for a quarter of a century. chinese planes cross into taiwan's air defence zone — with beijing promising a firm response. translation: we are closely i following the itinerary of speaker pelosi, and if the us continues down the wrong path, we will take strong and resolute measures. president biden says "justice has been delivered" with the drone strike that killed the 9/11 terrorist ayman al—zawahiri

in afghanistan. and england's katarina johnson—thompson leads the heptathalon as track and field events get under way at the commonwealth games. we begin with us house speaker nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan. it's a historic moment, marking the highest—ranking visit by an american official to the self—ruled island in 25 years. this is the moment she arrived — there's nancy pelosi leaving the plane at the airport, being met by a small delegation. in a statement, ms pelosi said american solidarity with taiwan was "more important than ever as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy." and for china — the visit is a provocation. translation: china has -

on many occasions made our position clear on this. we are closely following the itinerary and speaker pelosi, and if the us continues down the wrong path, we will take strong and resolute measures to ensure our sovereignty and security interests. let's look at why this is such a historical visit. taiwan is a self—ruled island. but china sees it as a breakaway province. beijing has not ruled out the use of force to achieve unification. and it opposes countries having official exchanges with taiwan. earlier today, chinese state tv released these pictures — you can see that it's been conducting military drills. we know that china has vowed "targeted military actions" in response to the visit. and the visit has also been condemned by china's ally — russia. translation: we view the unannounced visit of us house — translation: we view the unannounced visit of us house speaker _ translation: we view the unannounced visit of us house speaker pelosi - translation: we view the unannounced visit of us house speaker pelosi to - visit of us house speaker pelosi to taiwan as another provocative action

by the us administration wishing to exert additional pressure on beijing. we consider the settlement of the situation in the taiwan strait to be a purely internal affair of china. we've also heard from taiwan's presidential office. it says... let's get a flavour of how this visit has been received in taipei — this is taiwanese politican, kolos yotaka. pelosi just landed in taipei. we are very heavy that herjourney was safe and she arrived safely. ——we are very happy that herjourney was safe and she arrived safely. our people are very heavy. we hope that china can calm down. taiwan is a sovereign and independent country. they don't have any right to interfere in anything related to taiwan. our correspondent in beijing, stephen mcdonell, has more. now, i know there have been visits in the past from speakers,

but that's a long time ago. xi jinping is now in power here, and the administration here has really been talking up its intention to one day grab taiwan back, even using military force if it's necessary and to have such a senior figure from the us arrives in taiwan, well, they see it as a bit of a slap in the face. however, i mean, what was nancy pelosi going to do? once china starts making threats it's going to be hard for her to back down as well. the danger with all of this posturing from beijing and washington and threats going back and forth and all of this military hardware in the region being assembled is that somehow or other, there will be an accidental flash, an accidental mishap, miscommunication, and it could lead to actual fighting between the world's two superpowers.

there's some important historical context to consider, what's known as the one china policy. it's beijing's official position that china has a claim over taiwan. under the policy, the us acknowledges that claim — but it doesn't endorse it. instead, the us says that is that it has "a robust, unofficial relationship" with taiwan. in 1979, the us passed the taiwan relations act. it basically guarantees support fortaiwan, including in defensive matters. that's why the us continues to sell arms to the island. so with that in mind — here's kevin rudd's assessment. he's the former prime minister of australia. the bottom line is, if you ask yourself this question, does this help taiwan's overall security circumstances? i think the answer is no. but there are a whole range of other measures which could be undertaken over time and which i think the biden administration is undertaking to begin to work in the direction of enhancing further taiwan's own

deterrent capability. you see, at work here is one fundamental thing as well beijing is beginning to convince itself that at an operational level, the united states of america is changing its one china policy. it's actually in substance moving, and therefore, china for its own domestic political reasons therefore need to demonstrate that it will not accept that under any circumstances. a bit of perspective there. let's cross over to washington to speak to barbara who joins us now. explain to us in terms of the timing, nancy pelosi was meant to be going earlier. she got covid. she is there now. explain to us the timing of this visit. ,, ., , ., ., ., this visit. she was meant to go in aril and this visit. she was meant to go in april and wasn't _ this visit. she was meant to go in april and wasn't able _ this visit. she was meant to go in april and wasn't able to - this visit. she was meant to go in april and wasn't able to go - this visit. she was meant to go in april and wasn't able to go at - this visit. she was meant to go in | april and wasn't able to go at that time. it was rescheduled to august, and as we have been hearing, she got

lots of warnings that this wasn't the best of times to go because it could escalate tensions. there is very strong support in congress for taiwan as a flourishing democracy, and lawmakers do tend to believe that such visits show solidarity, especially nancy pelosi because she has a long history of criticising china and its human rights record. as we were hearing, she had decided not to go in the next of this controversy, she could have been accused of appeasement. she did say that when she landed, her visit did not contradict us policy in any way, but despite the warnings was really quite blunt about her views. she said that taiwan was under threat from increasingly aggressive china and that her visit should be seen as and that her visit should be seen as an unequivocal statement of support from america for a democratic partner who had to defend its freedoms. partner who had to defend its freedom-— partner who had to defend its freedoms. , ., ,., freedoms. very determined also in terms of wanting _ freedoms. very determined also in terms of wanting to _ freedoms. very determined also in terms of wanting to go _ freedoms. very determined also in terms of wanting to go at - freedoms. very determined also in terms of wanting to go at this - freedoms. very determined also in

terms of wanting to go at this time despite president biden�*s reticence, i guess. despite president biden's reticence, i cuess. , �* �* i guess. president biden didn't feel it was his place _ i guess. president biden didn't feel it was his place to _ i guess. president biden didn't feel it was his place to tell _ i guess. president biden didn't feel it was his place to tell her - i guess. president biden didn't feel it was his place to tell her not - i guess. president biden didn't feel it was his place to tell her not to i it was his place to tell her not to go because congress is independent from the executive, so technically, it is up to the speaker of the house to decide if she wants to take a foreign trip or not, but he did not think, as we understand, that this was the right time to go for a number of reasons, one is that us china relations are at a very low it, it's assessed here also that president xi jinping is it, it's assessed here also that president xijinping is under domestic and political pressure and that he might therefore feel he would have to react more strongly than he otherwise would, he couldn't afford to look weak. also, actually, taiwan's diplomatic profile has been rising in recent years, and i think that makes the chinese even more on edge about what this trip will mean, that they see it as us— taiwan strengthening their alliances and that this may encourage america's i like to also strengthen alliances with taiwan. figs like to also strengthen alliances with taiwan.— like to also strengthen alliances with taiwan. ~ , ., ., ~ like to also strengthen alliances with taiwan. a ., ., ~ with taiwan. as always, thank you so much for speaking _ with taiwan. as always, thank you so much for speaking to _ with taiwan. as always, thank you so much for speaking to us. _ with taiwan. as always, thank you so much for speaking to us. joining - with taiwan. as always, thank you so

much for speaking to us. joining us l much for speaking to us. joining us live from washington on that historic story. keeping the focus on it, we will cross over to chris kafura, who is the assistant director of foreign policy and public relations at the chicago council a global affairs independent think tank. it describes itself as independent. when it comes to this visit, we heard the issue about the timing and why nancy pelosi was determined to go. in terms of the relationship, which are already rather fragile, they are not going super well between us and china, how do you think this will impact that relationship? i think this will impact that relationship?— think this will impact that relationshi - ? ~ . ., . relationship? i think the concern from the biden _ relationship? i think the concern from the biden administration i relationship? i think the concern from the biden administration isj from the biden administration is fairly— from the biden administration is fairly well—founded that it will provoke — fairly well—founded that it will provoke a response from beijing. it is not _ provoke a response from beijing. it is not helpful that other priorities that the _ is not helpful that other priorities that the biden administration is pursuing. — that the biden administration is pursuing, at the same time can it takes _ pursuing, at the same time can it takes two — pursuing, at the same time can it takes two to tango. this is not a fully— takes two to tango. this is not a fully unprecedented visit, speaker gingrich _ fully unprecedented visit, speaker gingrich did back in 2007. are experts — gingrich did back in 2007. are experts can it's really regular to taiwan, — experts can it's really regular to taiwan, even professional

delegations have as recently as last year. _ delegations have as recently as last year. so _ delegations have as recently as last year. so it— delegations have as recently as last year, so it will at least temporarily put us — china relations on the _ temporarily put us — china relations on the wrong foot, but it doesn't need _ on the wrong foot, but it doesn't need to— on the wrong foot, but it doesn't need to he — on the wrong foot, but it doesn't need to be lasting damage. you say it's not unprecedented, _ need to be lasting damage. you say it's not unprecedented, but - need to be lasting damage. you say it's not unprecedented, but china i need to be lasting damage. you say it's not unprecedented, but china isj it's not unprecedented, but china is in a very different position right now. it's much stronger and also domestically as well. it's got its own issues. the response we are seeing these military drills, is there a cause for alarm there? to think this could potentially turn into a military crisis? you think this could potentially turn into a military crisis?— think this could potentially turn into a military crisis? you see a broad range — into a military crisis? you see a broad range of _ into a military crisis? you see a broad range of responses - into a military crisis? you see a broad range of responses from | into a military crisis? you see a - broad range of responses from them i’ilht broad range of responses from them right now _ broad range of responses from them right now. part of that is military, they've _ right now. part of that is military, they've announced exercises in the waters _ they've announced exercises in the waters surrounding taiwan, some of those _ waters surrounding taiwan, some of those exercises do overlap into a taiwan's— those exercises do overlap into a taiwan's territorial waters. that is not entirely— taiwan's territorial waters. that is not entirely unprecedented, but the number— not entirely unprecedented, but the number of— not entirely unprecedented, but the number of zones entering their waters— number of zones entering their waters is— number of zones entering their waters is high compared to the crisis _ waters is high compared to the crisis previously, but it's notjust a military— crisis previously, but it's notjust a military response, there are also cyber— a military response, there are also cyber attacks launched against their

government and a fairly wide range of economic penalties imposed on taiwanese — of economic penalties imposed on taiwanese exporters, particularly food exporters to the mainland. you are going _ food exporters to the mainland. you are going to— food exporters to the mainland. you are going to see a range of responses continue to come out of beijing _ responses continue to come out of beijing. the question will be how lon- beijing. the question will be how long do— beijing. the question will be how long do some of those economic penalties — long do some of those economic penalties last? what is the reaction from taiwan?— from taiwan? when it comes to otential from taiwan? when it comes to potential reaction _ from taiwan? when it comes to potential reaction from - from taiwan? when it comes to potential reaction from the - from taiwan? when it comes to potential reaction from the us, | from taiwan? when it comes to i potential reaction from the us, are we clear on what their stance is when we talk about the one china policy? with the us, would it come to the defence of taiwan? is that clear? it seems diplomatically the language seems to be quite fudged from the white house. it’s language seems to be quite fudged from the white house.— from the white house. it's part of the us policy, intentionally - the us policy, intentionally ambiguous about whether they become to the of— ambiguous about whether they become to the of taiwan. what we have seen over the last — to the of taiwan. what we have seen over the last several years are not only rising — over the last several years are not only rising congressional support for taiwan, only rising congressional support fortaiwan, but only rising congressional support for taiwan, but also rising public support — for taiwan, but also rising public support in— for taiwan, but also rising public support. in the council of's on putting — support. in the council of's on pulling they have been increasing steadily— pulling they have been increasing steadily over the last decade, up to a bare _

steadily over the last decade, up to a bare majority of 52% in 2021, that said, _ a bare majority of 52% in 2021, that said. that _ a bare majority of 52% in 2021, that said, that was before russia's invasion— said, that was before russia's invasion of ukraine, and what we've seen _ invasion of ukraine, and what we've seen in _ invasion of ukraine, and what we've seen in the — invasion of ukraine, and what we've seen in the us government is a wide range _ seen in the us government is a wide range of— seen in the us government is a wide range of measures short of direct us military— range of measures short of direct us military involvement. i suspect we might— military involvement. i suspect we might see — military involvement. i suspect we might see something similar, but it would _ might see something similar, but it would depend on the exact nature of the crisis _ would depend on the exact nature of the crisis |f— would depend on the exact nature of the crisis. ifi would depend on the exact nature of the crisis. ~' ., �* ., the crisis. if i think we don't have much time _ the crisis. if i think we don't have much time left- _ the crisis. if i think we don't have much time left- if _ the crisis. if i think we don't have much time left- if you _ the crisis. if i think we don't have much time left- if you do - the crisis. if i think we don't have much time left- if you do go - the crisis. if i think we don't have | much time left- if you do go down much time left— if you do go down that route, in terms of what he had seenin that route, in terms of what he had seen in terms of the us and nato ally country supporting ukraine, the arms being sent to ukraine, is that something that when china looks at what is happening there, are they bearing that in mind with their intentions towards taiwan? i bearing that in mind with their intentions towards taiwan? i would certainly hepe _ intentions towards taiwan? i would certainly hope so. _ intentions towards taiwan? i would certainly hope so. the _ intentions towards taiwan? i would certainly hope so. the us - intentions towards taiwan? i would certainly hope so. the us does - intentions towards taiwan? i would | certainly hope so. the us does have a robust _ certainly hope so. the us does have a robust policy of providing defensive arms to taiwan as provided for under— defensive arms to taiwan as provided for under the taiwan relations act. the biden— for under the taiwan relations act. the biden administration has been very intentional about the kinds of arms— very intentional about the kinds of arms that — very intentional about the kinds of arms that taiwan receives, especially in the last few years based — especially in the last few years based in — especially in the last few years based in part on what we have learned — based in part on what we have learned from the fighting in ukraine _ learned from the fighting in ukraine. . , , .

learned from the fighting in ukraine. ., , , ., . ., ukraine. craggy, assistant director from oli ukraine. craggy, assistant director from policy public _ ukraine. craggy, assistant director from policy public relations - ukraine. craggy, assistant director from policy public relations at - ukraine. craggy, assistant director from policy public relations at the l from policy public relations at the chicago council, really good to get your perspective. thank you. to afghanistan now, where president biden says justice has been delivered with the killing of one of the world's most wanted terrorists in a us drone strike. al qaeda leader ayman al—zawahiri helped mastermind the september the eleventh attacks. here's mr biden announcing his death. on saturday, at my direction, the united states successfully concluded an air strike in kabul afghanistan that killed a member of al-anda. ayman al—zawahiri. al—zawahiri was bin laden's leader. he was with him the whole time. he was his number two man, his deputy at the time of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. he was deeply involved in the planning of 9/11, one of the most responsible for the attacks that murdered 2,977

people on american soil. the attack happened early on sunday in the afghan capital. a cia—operated air force drone carried out a so—called �*precision strike' as al—zawahri stood on the balcony of this house. security correspondent gordon corera explains how the operation was carried out. so after years on his trail did the us finally find the al-qaeda leader? they appear to have first tracked his family to kabul. and by this spring, they established ayman al—zawahiri himself was in a particular building which he never seemed to leave. they spent months monitoring his movements, establishing what they call pattern of life, even building small scale models of the compound. after previous disastrous mistakes in the afghan capital, washington wanted to make sure they had the right target. eventually, the decision was taken

to launch two missiles from a cia drone when he was out on the balcony. some reports say they may have used blades rather than explosives in those missiles to minimise the risk of other casualties. here's what you need to know about ayman al—zawahri, as second—in—command of al-qaeda, the 71—year—old egyptian doctor plotted the september 11 attacks with osama bin laden. he was one of america's most wanted terrorists, with a bounty of up to $25 million for information leading to his capture or conviction. he took over al-qaeda after the death of bin laden in 2011. but under his leadership analysts say the group struggled, with many leaders in hiding and the emergence of rival group islamic state. let's hear from two journalists living in the neighbourhood where the drone strike on al—zawahiri happened. their names have been changed. i woke up to the explosion at around 6:22 on that day,

i couldn't believe it when i heard al zawahiri was living next door. we see people who are neither from this neighbourhood nor from afghanistan. they don't speak any of the local languages. some of them are seen going around by taliban security guards and it is not clear who they are. now everybody thinks about their safety. and i guess there are more people like and in afghanistan at the moment. i people like and in afghanistan at the moment-— people like and in afghanistan at the moment. ., , , the moment. ifeel horrible, every da can the moment. ifeel horrible, every day can places _ the moment. ifeel horrible, every day can places where _ the moment. ifeel horrible, every day can places where i _ the moment. ifeel horrible, every day can places where i have - the moment. ifeel horrible, every day can places where i have no - day can places where i have no safety — day can places where i have no safety we _ day can places where i have no safety. we women are dealing with a lot of— safety. we women are dealing with a lot of security problems over the last couple of months, but now we have _ last couple of months, but now we have any— last couple of months, but now we have any problem. this morning, when i left have any problem. this morning, when i left home _ have any problem. this morning, when i left home to — have any problem. this morning, when i left home to my thought to myself, i left home to my thought to myself, i am i left home to my thought to myself, i am going _ i left home to my thought to myself, i am going to pass by the most dangerous people on earth, i can't breathe _ white house officials say that senior members of the taliban's haqqani network knew al—zawahari was in afghanistan. here's secunder kermani. frankly speaking, it's impossible to believe that ayman al—zawahiri, the leader of al-anda, was here in kabul without the approval of senior taliban

figures, and that puts the taliban in a difficult position, because they have been publicly insisting that al-qaeda is a group that no longer really exists in this country. al-qaeda and taliban do have a long established relationship, al-qaeda being based here is the reason that america invaded back in 2001 following the 9/11 attacks. while the taliban has responded, we're yet to hear from al-qaeda. here's the bbc�*s jihadist media specialist. al-anda, first of all, it's important to say that the group has yet to comment on news of ayman al—zawahiri's death, but high—profile supporters of the group have offered their condolences. to call him a martyr, so this seems to suggest they are privy to information that he has been killed. in terms of a relationship with the taliban, this will be such an

embarrassment to say the least for the tele— band, on two fronts, one hand, in front of the international community, the taliban has vowed to not allow jihadist groups community, the taliban has vowed to not allowjihadist groups using afghan style to plot attacks. on the other, it has been an embarrassment within thejihadist other, it has been an embarrassment within the jihadist community, so there is a different debate going on these platforms where they say it, especially supporters of isis, a staunch rival of the taliban and al-anda, they are saying was the taliban involved in this? with a colluding with the us to preclude —— prove their credentials to the international community? the taliban and is in a difficult position within the community hardliners, but also within the international community. there were rumours, of course, that the taliban was still offering some kind of support to al-anda, but both groups had denied that. this is the first concrete evidence that there was a high—profile al-qaeda figure there. the drone strike raises questions about the legality of carrying out attacks on foreign

soil — and not for the first time. injanuary 2020, then us president donald trump ordered the strike that killed iranian commander qasem soleimani in iraq. the us claimed it acted in self—defence to prevent imminent attacks, which is generally seen as permissible under the un charter. the us admitted to mistakenly killing ten civilians in a strike during last year's withdrawalfrom kabul, but the pentagon concluded it didn't break any laws — as the operators "genuinely believed they were targeting an imminent threat to us forces'. let's hear from a laws of war specialist. saturday, at my direction, the united states successfully considered an air strike in cabell afghanistan. fiur considered an air strike in cabell afghanistan-— considered an air strike in cabell afu hanistan. ., ,., ., , afghanistan. our apologies, we were exectin: afghanistan. our apologies, we were expecting to — afghanistan. our apologies, we were expecting to hear— afghanistan. our apologies, we were expecting to hear from _ afghanistan. our apologies, we were expecting to hear from a _ afghanistan. our apologies, we were expecting to hear from a war - afghanistan. our apologies, we were expecting to hear from a war law- expecting to hear from a war law specialist, that was, of course, president biden. let's talk about that doha agreement

struck in 2020 between the taliban and the united states. the taliban called saturday's drone strike a "clear violation" of the agreement. but so did the us — secretary of state antony blinken accused the taliban of "grossly" violating the agreement by "hosting and sheltering" ayman al—zawahiri in kabul. under the terms of the pact, the taliban agreed they would not harbour al-qaida members in afghanistan. and the us said it would refrain from the use of force against afghanistan or intervening in its domestic affairs. the death of al-qaeda's leader is a undoubtedly a blow to the group. here's security lecturer afzal ashraf. it is the end of the al-qaeda that existed during and shortly after the 9/11 era. ayman al—zawahiri is the last of the iconic leaders, of course, osama bin laden has been killed, and so have others. so, the

point here is that the old al-qaeda is dead, but the brand of al-qaeda will continue, as indeed the nazi brand continued after the death of hitler and the defeat of the nazis in germany. i don't think we could call it an end, but a transition phase in whichever al-qaeda marks into eventually. an awful lot to discuss. we will now join our chief international bbc correspondent lyse doucet from kabul. how was this man in afghanistan and the first place? what do we know about why he was there? the details are still very — about why he was there? the details are still very sketchy. _ about why he was there? the details are still very sketchy. there - about why he was there? the details are still very sketchy. there are - about why he was there? the details are still very sketchy. there are so i are still very sketchy. there are so many ministries and so much speculation that swirls around al—zawahiri, and it continues to this day with people here in kabul expressing scepticism that he had actually been killed, that he was in

that shared poor neighbourhood which is just a few streets away from where we are broadcasting from. of course, many in social media today who reminded everyone that there has been repeated reports those who believed he was still alive that he went into hiding after the september 11 attacks in the united states was likely to be living in the rugged terrain recluse of life along the afghan pakistan border. it can as a surprise as a shock to pebble residents to many beyond, that he is not living way out in some mountainous region in a cave somewhere in afghanistan or pakistan, he is in a multistory villa right in the heart of the afghan capital. we understand that he is against of the taliban government who are hosting hand here. 50 government who are hosting hand here, ., ., , government who are hosting hand here. ., ., , , ., here. so what does this mean it, then, for

here. so what does this mean it, then. for the _ here. so what does this mean it, then, for the taliban _ here. so what does this mean it, then, for the taliban in - here. so what does this mean it, then, for the taliban in terms . here. so what does this mean it, then, for the taliban in terms of| then, for the taliban in terms of then, for the taliban in terms of the premises that it made about not enabling organisations to launch attacks on other nations when you've got this man living in afghanistan? well, it clearly underlines the taliban understanding of the us tele— band deal, and it is can i have to say, an observation that many have made about the deal signed in 2020 in the gulf state of qatar. the taliban did commit themselves not to allow afghanistan to be used as a launching pad for attacks against the united states can a repeat of the september 11 attacks, but the deal is not clear that they have agreed to sever all links with extremist groups like al-qaeda. remember during those negotiations which went on for nearly two years, i asked the american envoy in qatar, isn't really going to be spelled out in black and wait? we heard the

taliban where it resisting saying in a sentence "we will not have any links with al-qaeda" and as it turns out, the deal which emerged was not watertight, and the fact that they do have, or they do have him here underlines that they see this very differently. eversince underlines that they see this very differently. ever since the talent and came to power, we have been hearing reports that seem to be credible that al-qaeda fighters have been coming across the border into eastern areas of afghanistan, across the pakistan border, and get the taliban continue to insist that they are not allowing any of these fighters to use afghanistan as a base as a place to plot attacks. 50 base as a place to plot attacks. so we also spoke about the legality of drone strikes, us drone strikes over a foreign country can make it something else that we need to consider, and the ability of the us to gather information, intelligence on this attack because we know that it was quite detailed. tram

on this attack because we know that it was quite detailed.— it was quite detailed. two very different perspectives - it was quite detailed. two very different perspectives on - it was quite detailed. two very different perspectives on this, | it was quite detailed. two very - different perspectives on this, many accusations, fire being fired across social media today accusing the united states of carrying out another were crying, accusing them of yet another extrajudicial killing. the president biden said he believed he had the legal authority in their fight against terrorism to go after the man who who is close to the top of being in america's most wanted man. they used at the same kind of argument when so the money was also killed in this region in iraq, they will see it one way and their critics will see it in another. their critics will see it in another-— their critics will see it in another. ., ,, , . ., another. thank you very much for talkin: as another. thank you very much for talking as to _ another. thank you very much for talking as to the _ another. thank you very much for talking as to the different - talking as to the different perspectives they are. our chief international correspondent speaking to us live from kabul, as always, thank you. much more analysis on our website, do stay with us here on bbc

news, lots more to come, we will be looking at oil prices and energy price increases. stay with us here good evening. we've had some much—needed rainfall in the past 2a hours, not for all, but across north wales, northern england, northern ireland and scotland. we've seen some significant falls. the wettest place i saw, just over 117 mm in cumbria. and it's all brought by this area of low pressure here. tightly packed isobars, so it's also been a windier day today, and those brisk winds will continue to carry yet further cloud and showery bursts of rain into the north and west of scotland. our weather front across england and wales is going to continue to slip southwards through the night. it is humid air, so we've got lots of mist and drizzle around the hills and coasts in the south and the west, and as a result of all that cloud, it's going to be another warm night, quite humid and uncomfortable for sleeping, i think. and it'll be another warm day

tomorrow, particularly across england and wales, the remnants of that weather front still leaving a few showers around, showers following as well across scotland, into possibly northern ireland, northern england as well, but some sunshine in between. but we've changed the wind direction tomorrow. still quite brisk, but it's northwesterly, so it will feel fresher across northern ireland, scotland. but for england and wales, we keep that higher humidity, so once again, we're looking into the mid to high 20s celsius, similarly so across birmingham for the commonwealth games. it should be a dry day here and we should, by thursday, be losing that humid air. in fact, through wednesday evening and overnight, hopefully we'll see that ease away from the south, so a more comfortable night for sleeping here as well. still some fairly high temperatures further north, but as i say, we've lost the humidity. still a few showers around here. so that is the tail end of that really warm and moist air here, this cold weather front, so thursday looks as if it'll be bright skies, we'll have lost the mist and low cloud around some of the coasts and hills in the south and west as well. 16, 17, scotland and northern

ireland, so a cooler day here and a fresher—feeling day for england and wales. so if anything, temperatures be a little bit below average through thursday and friday, and into the weekend, across scotland and northern ireland, but it will feel pleasant enough with the winds falling light by that stage in that strong sunshine. again, in the south as well, really dipping back. but high pressure is set to stay with us through the weekend. weather fronts will bring some rain on saturday, particularly to scotland, but for many, the dry spell continues. yes, not as warm or as humid over the weekend, but still dry for most.

hello, welcome. i'm kasia madera. this is outside source. nancy pelosi has arrived in taiwan — on a collision course with china. the speaker of the us house of representatives is the most senior american to visit the territory for a quarter of a century. chinese planes cross into taiwan's air defence zone — with beijing promising a firm response. translation: we are closely following the itinerary - of speaker pelosi, and if the us continues down the wrong path, we will take strong and resolute measures. also in the programme, president biden says "justice has been delivered" with the drone strike that killed the 9/11 terrorist ayman al—zawahiri in afghanistan. and england's katarina johnson—thompson leads

the heptathlon as track and field events get under way, at the commonwealth games. hello, welcome. as we've been hearing, one of the us's most senior politicians, the speaker of the house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has arrived in taiwan, on one of the most high—profile visits by an american politician in decades. her visit isn't supported by the white house, and china has warned that the us will pay a price, with threats of military manouvers. our asia pacific correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has more details. the speculation has been swirling for days, but it wasn't until this moment with her plane on final approach that we were sure nancy pelosi would defy beijing and become the most senior us politician to visit taiwan in a quarter of a century.

for days, china has been making ominous threats that it would not stand by and allow it to happen. taiwan is now braced to see how beijing might respond, although the rhetoric from china's foreign ministry today was less aggressive. translation: if the us continues down the wrong path, _ we will take strong and resolute measures to ensure our sovereignty and security interests. in taipei, the mood remains calm but defiant, the island's tallest skyscraper was lit up tonight with a message of welcome. i think this time if speaker pelosi can come to taiwan, it would be a crucial time for the united states to show their support to taiwan, to taiwan's democracy. you can see that not everybody in taiwan is delighted by nancy pelosi's arrival here, but on the whole, most people welcome a visit by such

a senior us politician. in fact, the taiwanese government would like more such visits, not one every 25 years. but ms pelosi coming here does not by itself change the grim calculus now facing taiwan, which is a serious and growing threat from china which since the russia's invasion of ukraine, suddenly looks a lot more real. gunfire half an hour outside taipei in this disused factory, young taiwanese are learning basic gun skills. since the invasion of ukraine, enrolment on these courses has jumped by 50%. many of the new recruits are women. next door, this man and his friends are undergoing more advanced training. learning to work as a team and to evacuate the wounded. they used to do this for fun, but now it is much more serious.

this is my home country, this is all i want, to protect it. i want to live here with my family, that's all. some critics say if taiwan wants america or any other country to help it fend off the threat from china, then it has to show that it is willing to fight. that is exactly what these young taiwanese men and women want to show nancy pelosi and anyone else who will listen. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, taiwan. nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan has been the biggest story in mainland china, hong kong and taiwan — with huge media coverage. satirical cartoons like these are floating round on the chinese interwebs. this one is from the key chinese papers global times. and this one has been doing the rounds on china's biggest social media network, weibo. and this message for pelosi was on the taipei 101 building, with a live feed showing the message broadcast by taiwanese tv channel ttv.

saying there, simply, taiwan loves the us, thank you. for more on this story, i'm joined by our china media analyst, kerry allen. kerry, as we watch just the huge interest across not just the taiwanese media and that message on the building that we saw, but chinese press also really talking about this. what are we to make of this? , , ., , , about this. what are we to make of this? , , .,, , ., , this? yes, this has been the only story today _ this? yes, this has been the only story today in — this? yes, this has been the only story today in mainland - this? yes, this has been the only story today in mainland china, i this? yes, this has been the only. story today in mainland china, and on social be platforms. look at the hashtags that are trending, literally their only devoted to pelosi. you have social media users following herflights pelosi. you have social media users following her flights intensely, really wanting to know where she is going to be, and state media have really been posting some very in—flight document inflammatory messages,

suggesting that this could be the brink of military action between the us and china, so anybody reading this in mainland china, anybody reading these development, there is a big fear that, yes, this could result in another war, another invasion, similar to what we have seen with russia and ukraine. band invasion, similar to what we have seen with russia and ukraine. andi seen with russia and ukraine. and i wonder, seen with russia and ukraine. and i wonder. and — seen with russia and ukraine. and i wonder. and we _ seen with russia and ukraine. and i wonder, and we talk— seen with russia and ukraine. and i wonder, and we talk about - seen with russia and ukraine. and i wonder, and we talk about the militaryjoe's that china has been talking about, saying arguably increasing the number of these drills in response to this, into this visit by nancy pelosi, is that something that is also being spoken about? it something that is also being spoken about? , , , ,, . something that is also being spoken about? ,_,,., about? it is, yes. since she arrived. _ about? it is, yes. since she arrived, there _ about? it is, yes. since she arrived, there has - about? it is, yes. since she arrived, there has been i about? it is, yes. since she arrived, there has been an | arrived, there has been an announcement to say that there are going to be military drills all around taiwan and has been meeting media putting out images to show where they are going to take place, and they more or less surround the island, so there is this real suggestion. these are going to take place between the 4th of august and there is digestion that china wants to demonstrate its military

strength, and this very much comes off the back, just yesterday, it was the anniversary of the people's liberation army, the 95th university, so people in mainland china have seen this huge propaganda wave of what china can do with its military —— 90 for the end of verse three. and this has come on top of the visit. , . ~ three. and this has come on top of the visit. , ., ,, , ., ., the visit. kerry, thank you for keein: the visit. kerry, thank you for keeping us — the visit. kerry, thank you for keeping us on _ the visit. kerry, thank you for keeping us on top _ the visit. kerry, thank you for keeping us on top of - the visit. kerry, thank you for keeping us on top of what i the visit. kerry, thank you for keeping us on top of what is i keeping us on top of what is happening in taiwan and in the mainland chinese press. worth following her on twitter. kerry allen. the rising cost of energy is putting huge strain on consumers — whilst boosting the profits of energy companies. in the uk, bp recorded its second highest quarterly profit in history. between april and june, it made profits of £6.9 billion — that's about $8.5 billion. it's three times the figure the company made for the same period last year. bp profits have grown as the price of the oil and gas they produce has risen. simonjack is our business editor.

the same high oil and gas prices which are causing hardship for millions of people are creating a profit bonanza at places like bp — shell last week had record profits. i think what makes it even worse for some people is that what bp said today, it was going to take 60% of its excess profits and give £3 billion in the next three months to its shareholders. now, they do include some pension funds, but those people facing the worst of the cost of living crisis are the people least likely to have big pension savings. the price of energy has soared on international markets since russia's invasion of ukraine. that's resulted in a major squeeze on people's wallets. it's meant higher prices for petrol — currently at 182 pence — up 25% since the start of the year.

and higher gas prices are driving up domestic energy bills — forecast to hit £3,600 a year this winter in england, wales and scotland. families across the country are worried. ruth is a mother of two children. she's been speaking to the bbc. imean, i mean, it's just frightening, really, i mean, it'sjust frightening, really, because it's such a huge amount of money and you can't get around it. there's things you can't change, when it's winter, we have to put the heating on, we have to put the lights on. maybe we won't have the lights on. maybe we won't have the heating on as much, maybe we will have to put extra jumpers on, but there's some things that you cannot change, you cannot stop. i still have to wash the clothes. so it is going to be a challenging winter, i think, for everybody. so lots of people with perspective. bp's chief executive defended the company's results earlier, saying when it earns higher profits, it pays more uk tax —

£1 billion, it expects, this year. we pay taxes, and when prices are higher. _ we pay taxes, and when prices are higher, rightly so, we pay higher taxes. _ higher, rightly so, we pay higher taxes. i— higher, rightly so, we pay higher taxes, i know we have an energy profit _ taxes, i know we have an energy profit to — taxes, i know we have an energy profit to levy, which means we pay even _ profit to levy, which means we pay even more — profit to levy, which means we pay even more taxes on top of what we had already— even more taxes on top of what we had already planned. and that's what we will— had already planned. and that's what we will do _ the energy profits levy bernard looney mentioned there is a £5 billion windfall tax, by the uk government. it began on 26 may, so most of the profits bp just announced weren't covered. already, there are calls for the 25% levy to go higher. greenpeace tweeted. .. the industry says that shouldn't happen. will webster is from offshore energies uk.

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investments in the energy sector have, _ investments in the energy sector have over— investments in the energy sector have over the _ investments in the energy sector have, over the last— investments in the energy sector have, over the last 20, - investments in the energy sector have, over the last 20, 25- investments in the energy sector have, over the last 20, 25 years, investments in the energy sector i have, over the last 20, 25 years, so looking _ have, over the last 20, 25 years, so looking at— have, over the last 20, 25 years, so looking at one — have, over the last 20, 25 years, so looking at one quarter's _ have, over the last 20, 25 years, so looking at one quarter's profits i have, over the last 20, 25 years, so looking at one quarter's profits or. looking at one quarter's profits or one year's— looking at one quarter's profits or one year's profits _ looking at one quarter's profits or one year's profits is _ looking at one quarter's profits or one year's profits is not _ one year's profits is not necessarily— one year's profits is not i necessarily representative, one year's profits is not - necessarily representative, and if you look— necessarily representative, and if you look back _ necessarily representative, and if you look back over— necessarily representative, and if you look back over the _ necessarily representative, and if you look back over the last - necessarily representative, and if you look back over the last two i necessarily representative, and if| you look back over the last two or three _ you look back over the last two or three years — you look back over the last two or three years with _ you look back over the last two or three years with the _ you look back over the last two or three years with the pandemic, i you look back over the last two or. three years with the pandemic, other economic— three years with the pandemic, other economic factors _ three years with the pandemic, other economic factors like _ three years with the pandemic, other economic factors like the _ three years with the pandemic, other economic factors like the financial. economic factors like the financial crisis, _ economic factors like the financial crisis. there — economic factors like the financial crisis, there have _ economic factors like the financial crisis, there have been _ economic factors like the financial crisis, there have been also i economic factors like the financial. crisis, there have been also periods with very— crisis, there have been also periods with very low— crisis, there have been also periods with very low returns _ crisis, there have been also periods with very low returns for _ crisis, there have been also periods with very low returns for upstream i with very low returns for upstream oil and _ with very low returns for upstream oil and gas — with very low returns for upstream oil and gas businesses _ with very low returns for upstream oil and gas businesses and - with very low returns for upstream oil and gas businesses and energy| oil and gas businesses and energy businesses — oil and gas businesses and energy businesses as _ oil and gas businesses and energy businesses as well. _ let's try and unpick some of this. will hares is an oil and gas analyst at bloomberg intelligence. i guess when we hear about the profits made by these companies, todayit profits made by these companies, today it was bp, last week it was

shell, and when we hear about the huge increases that families will have to pay for their energy, the increase by more than double the amount that they were paying last year, how do you justify these increases in profits for these companies?— increases in profits for these comanies? ., �* . ~ increases in profits for these comanies? ., �* ., ,, , companies? for bp, and i think it is imortant companies? for bp, and i think it is important to — companies? for bp, and i think it is important to note _ companies? for bp, and i think it is important to note that _ companies? for bp, and i think it is important to note that just - companies? for bp, and i think it is important to note thatjust two i important to note that just two years ago almost to the day, the company recorded record losses in the middle of the covid—19 downturn, the middle of the covid—19 downturn, the company is, along with his peers, key suppliers for energy in the uk and it does come at a very politically sensitive time for this industry to be accused of profiteering, on the back of russia's invasion of ukraine. we have seen bp respond by saying that they are doubling down on their investment in the uk, creating jobs, investing heavily over the next decade, but there are really limited tools here available for bp and the broader industry to increase supply

and ease the pain on uk consumers. we have seen the uk windfall tax, 25% levy that was passed early last month, and perhaps given the scale of some of these returns, we can see pressure increase for further measures by the government. butt measures by the government. but i cuess, we measures by the government. but i guess, we appreciate _ measures by the government. but i guess, we appreciate there were times when these companies were not doing as well, right now, arguably, they are doing extremely well. is there genuinely nothing they can do, really, when it comes to their ability, bp today saying that 60% of its excess profits will be paid to shareholders? is that not something they can put off and just help the people that are really in desperate need? 1 people that are really in desperate need? ~ , people that are really in desperate need? ,, , , need? ithink it is possible, but kee in need? ithink it is possible, but keep in mind — need? ithink it is possible, but keep in mind that _ need? ithink it is possible, but keep in mind that these i need? i think it is possible, but. keep in mind that these companies are competitors on the global stage. they are not price makers, they are price takers. they do not set the price of oil and gas, and of course there may be more majors that can

come through, but i think this ultimately comes down to government policymaking, and the government making a move on companies like bp to help out the average uk energy consumer more. but to help out the average uk energy consumer more.— consumer more. but we saw the government — consumer more. but we saw the government is — consumer more. but we saw the government is trying _ consumer more. but we saw the government is trying to - consumer more. but we saw the i government is trying to implement a levy, but when it comes to this ability for these types of companies to buy back shares, is that something that bp, is that something the company is like shell will be doing? does that not simply mean that they have sibley made too much money if they are able to buy back shares? �* , . ~ money if they are able to buy back shares? �* , . ,, , ., , money if they are able to buy back shares? �* , , ., , , money if they are able to buy back shares? �* , ., , «r, shares? buying back shares is a key component — shares? buying back shares is a key component of— shares? buying back shares is a key component of these _ shares? buying back shares is a key component of these companies i component of these companies shareholder distribution strategies. that has been favoured quite heavily, so they provide more sensibility, then locking themselves into a dividend policy, and we have seen higher ibach from shell in the second quarter, 3.5 billion, and this is one of the shareholder

creation strategies, and i think i would keep in mind that given the scale of some of these companies, the global diversification of bp and some of their peers, these companies are widely held by pension funds, by large institutional asset managers, and so many people may be indirectly benefiting from these results like bp reported today it may not even know it, through an index fund they might own in the uk or by private pension fund. might own in the uk or by private pension fund-— might own in the uk or by private pension fund. who would benefit, then? when _ pension fund. who would benefit, then? when you _ pension fund. who would benefit, then? when you speak— pension fund. who would benefit, then? when you speak about i pension fund. who would benefit, then? when you speak about the | then? when you speak about the pension shares of the pension funds, who benefits? because, arguably, not everybody has their pensions invested in these type of providers? that's true, and of course not everyone will have exposure to these results or the broader energy complex, and i think that is a conversation that needs to be had with the government, to try and

induce policy to support those that are hurting most, particular coming into this winter. {lilia are hurting most, particular coming into this winter.— into this winter. 0k, well, will hares, into this winter. 0k, well, will hares. oil— into this winter. 0k, well, will hares, oil and _ into this winter. 0k, well, will hares, oil and gas _ into this winter. 0k, well, will hares, oil and gas analyst i into this winter. 0k, well, will hares, oil and gas analyst at i hares, oil and gas analyst at bloomberg intelligence, thank you so much. stay with us on outside source. still to come: the frontrunner to be the uk's next prime minister, liz truss, announces a policy to cut public sector pay — then abandons itjust hours later. in golf, tiger woods is reported to have turned down more than $700 million tojoin the breakaway saudi—backed liv series. our golf correspondent ian carter has the details. this has been bandied around for quite some time but has now effectively been confirmed by the chief executive of liv golf. greg norman is the man who

fronts that, and he did an interview with the fox television network, confirming that before he ask he took over as the chief executive, tiger woods was approached, and something in the region of 700— $800 million was the offer made to tiger woods, and clearly woods is a massive figure in the world of golf, the dominant playerfor massive figure in the world of golf, the dominant player for two and a half decades, the dominant person as well, so he was seen as the prominent target by liv golf as they set up their league, but woods was not interested in taking the deal. what he hasn't told us is he is much behind the whole idea of agassi in the game of golf and the legacy provided by the pga tour —— what he has told us is he is much behind the legacy. he equals the record for 82 victories there, he looks at the liv golf set up, which is played over three rounds rather than four, does not have a cut, is all about razzmatazz, in his opinion, and does

not feel that that represents what tournament golf should be all about, and so therefore he is very much a staunch supporter of the status quote organisations such as the pga tour. those pga tour who have defected are currently serving definite bands from the pga tour. the world tour is involved in legal action with the european players who have been attracted to it as well. it is a bitter and increasingly bitter power struggle. this is outside source live from the bbc. our lead story: the speaker of the us house of representatives, nancy pelosi, has arrived on an official visit to taiwan, to a furious response from china.

in the race for the conservative party leadership here in the uk, the frontrunner liz truss has dropped a plan to introduce regional pay for civil servants. supporters of her rival, rishi sunak, had warned her policy would lead to pay cuts for other public sector workers such as nurses and police officers outside of london. our political correspondent ben wright has more. —— our political correspondent damian grammaticas is in westminster. a pretty quick reversal when it comes to this initial suggestion from liz truss.— comes to this initial suggestion from liz truss. yes, a very rapid about turn- _ from liz truss. yes, a very rapid about turn. the _ from liz truss. yes, a very rapid about turn. the campaigns i from liz truss. yes, a very rapid about turn. the campaigns have | from liz truss. yes, a very rapid i about turn. the campaigns have been doing this, these final two in the leadership race, to be the leader of the conservative party and therefore the conservative party and therefore the next prime minister, they've been putting out their ideas pretty much on a daily basis, and last night, liz truss, her idea that came out was this one she said where she could save billions on the paid bill that the government has to spend, and the idea that was by setting pay

levels regionally, not nationally, you could target pay to reflect local living conditions, local living costs, any claim was that would billions, there would be potentially new hires, spreading red cross public sector workers which would include notjust civil servants working directly for the government but doctors, policemen, teachers, working for the army. a big backlash to that today and that prompted the campaign to come out, liz truss, to say that there have willful misinterpretations, though it was clear what they were proposing, and this would not go ahead. she said she did not want people to worry about their level of pay and it would not happen. talking of level and — pay and it would not happen. talking of level and pay. _ pay and it would not happen. talking of level and pay, how— pay and it would not happen. talking of level and pay, how on _ pay and it would not happen. talking of level and pay, how on earth i pay and it would not happen. talking j of level and pay, how on earth would this have impacted the and seven

cups of levelling up.— cups of levelling up. levelling up is what boris _ cups of levelling up. levelling up is what boris johnson _ cups of levelling up. levelling up is what boris johnson had i cups of levelling up. levelling up. is what boris johnson had pushed. is what borisjohnson had pushed. this was a really openly attacked by the other campaign, rishi sunak, and his side, who said that this would drive one of his supporters from one of the areas, he said it would drive a coach and horses through the levelling up agenda pointed out this would take money out of peoples pockets. it estimated £1500 would come out of the pay of people like doctors and nurses and that, they said, this would just force people to move to london, which is the opposite of levelling up, they said it was the antithesis of conservative policy — economically illiterate, they called it. liz truss and her campaign hoping, by dropping it quickly, can move past

it. ,, ., ., , dropping it quickly, can move past it. strong words as always. damian grammaticas from _ it. strong words as always. damian grammaticas from westminster, i it. strong words as always. damian i grammaticas from westminster, thank you. let's go to the commonwealth games taking place in birmingham here in the uk. it's the first day of the track and field events, and we've also seen action in basketball and swimming. let's go live to victoria square in birmingham and speak to the bbc�*s sports presenter, chatan pratak. lots of gold medals, bring us the highlights. the highlights for the whole nation, as it has been, the gymnastics, fantastically to finish today and in particularjake jarman. what a story it is for him. 16 medals, ten of them gold, and four by this man on your screen. what a superb commonwealth debut for him. he won the vote final today, 20 years old.

he had injury problems, covid too earlier this year, four gold on the floor in birmingham, one of the great stories, and he sets a record, one of the most successful male gymnasts at a single games. and i should give a mention tojoe fraser as well, he is the local lad. every time he comes up on the big screen behind me, they give a big cheer. he will have to make do with three medals, still pretty good! he had won parallel bars gold, and like i said, he finishes with those three gold medals. and alice kinsella, she took gold. i want to mention the lawn bowls as well, because it does not get a mention task the commonwealth games. wales and england, an absolutely thrilling final earlier. the welsh pair getting themselves over the line, a really tense emotional final against england. finished 19—18, and 80 para

bowls, scotland took gold. outstanding final over australia. in the women's, india beat south africa. 50 the women's, india beat south africa. ., , . africa. so many goals! so much action already _ africa. so many goals! so much action already come _ africa. so many goals! so much action already come up plenty l africa. so many goals! so much i action already come up plenty still to come, though.— to come, though. absolutely. the athletics and _ to come, though. absolutely. the athletics and the _ to come, though. absolutely. the athletics and the slimming, i to come, though. absolutely. the athletics and the slimming, a i athletics and the slimming, a blockbuster night in the pool, but let me just talk to you about the athletics, as it is under way, the first night, six medals of her grabs. 10,000 metres men's final to come at the alexander stadium. i want to talk about jamaica's champion elaine thompson—herah, the fastest indicates earlier today. bearing in mind we have no shelly—ann fraser—pryce, no shericka jackson both opting not to compete here, a tight competition, so elaine

thompson—herah very much the person to be. england's katarina johnson—thompson, injury problems of all sorts, she finished eighth in oregon at the ro championships recently, but she was top of the first two events today, and i want to talk to about the swimming as well. this blockbuster night in the pool well. this blockbuster night in the pool, and the mccarran has taken bronze, becoming thejoint pool, and the mccarran has taken bronze, becoming the joint most decorated commonwealth game swimmer, athlete across the board today —— and the mckeon. adam peaty so to come for britain, the elliptic champion. —— olympic. so much to look forward to. 50 champion. -- olympic. so much to look forward to.— look forward to. so much look forward to! — look forward to. so much look forward to! brilliant _ look forward to. so much look forward to! brilliant results i look forward to. so much look i forward to! brilliant results there, and what a hold of gold medals. lots

more on our website as well. thanks very much for watching, from me and the outside source team. bye—bye. good evening. we've had some much—needed rainfall in the past 2a hours, not for all, but across north wales, northern england, northern ireland and scotland. we've seen some significant falls. the wettest place i saw, just over 117 mm in cumbria. and it's all brought by this area of low pressure here. tightly packed isobars, so it's also been a windier day today, and those brisk winds will continue to carry yet further cloud and showery bursts of rain into the north and west of scotland. our weather front across england and wales is going to continue to slip southwards through the night. it is humid air, so we've got lots of mist and drizzle around the hills and coasts in the south and the west, and as a result of all that cloud, it's going to be another warm night, quite humid and uncomfortable for sleeping, i think. and it'll be another warm day

tomorrow, particularly across england and wales, the remnants of that weather front still leaving a few showers around, showers following as well across scotland, into possibly northern ireland, northern england as well, but some sunshine in between. but we've changed the wind direction tomorrow. still quite brisk, but it's northwesterly, so it will feel fresher across northern ireland, scotland. but for england and wales, we keep that higher humidity, so once again, we're looking into the mid to high 20s celsius, similarly so across birmingham for the commonwealth games. it should be a dry day here and we should, by thursday, be losing that humid air. in fact, through wednesday evening and overnight, hopefully we'll see that ease away from the south, so a more comfortable night for sleeping here as well. still some fairly high temperatures further north, but as i say, we've lost the humidity. still a few showers around here. so that is the tail end of that really warm and moist air here, this cold weather front, so thursday looks as if it'll be bright skies, we'll have lost the mist and low cloud around some of the coasts and hills in the south and west as well.

16, 17, scotland and northern ireland, so a cooler day here and a fresher—feeling day for england and wales. so if anything, temperatures be a little bit below average through thursday and friday, and into the weekend, across scotland and northern ireland, but it will feel pleasant enough with the winds falling light by that stage in that strong sunshine. again, in the south as well, really dipping back. but high pressure is set to stay with us through the weekend. weather fronts will bring some rain on saturday, particularly to scotland, but for many, the dry spell continues. yes, not as warm or as humid over the weekend, but still dry for most.

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