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this is bbc news. i'mjoanna gosling, and these are the latest headlines: # you're the one that i want #. stars and fans from around the world pay tribute to dame olivia newton—john — one of the most iconic musical artists of all time, who has died at the age of 73. just such a beautiful person, a beautiful soul. so caring. very sad, it's the passing of a generation. she was someone i always wanted to be, wanted to look up to. former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office. former president, likely to be now a candidate for president,
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is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. heat—health alerts come into effect at midday across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 celsius later this week. the backlog of people waiting more than two years for a routine operation on the nhs in england has shrunk from more than 22,000 at the start of the year to fewer than 200. school pupils in scotland begin receiving their results from the first set of formal exams held since the start of the pandemic. tributes are being paid from around the world to dame olivia newton—john,
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who's died of cancer, aged 73. the iconic singer and actress was best known for playing sandy in grease, one of the most successful film musicals ever made. her co—starjohn travolta has described her impact as "incredible". 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, takes a look back at her career and legacy. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast... olivia newton—john. for anyone of a certain generation, she was and always will be sandy from grease. # cute as can be... and the person that knew from the beginning she was the one was her co—star, john travolta. # summer heat, boy and girl meet... now a0 years on, paying tribute, saying... my dearest 0livia, you made all of our lives so much better. your impact was incredible. i love you so much, we will see you down the road and we will all be together again.
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yours, from the first moment i saw you and forever, your danny, yourjohn. olivia newton—john was born in britain, grew up in australia. she began singing as a teenager and she was a successful country artist. # all the kids like ten tin soldiers in a row # followed hand in hand... blonde, wholesome, family friendly easy listening. no wonder eurovision came knocking. # you better shape up # cos i need a man... but grease changed everything. # and my heart is set on you... it was huge, six hit singles, millions of records sold. and the premiere, a near riot ensued. this was a new level of fame. come on, back off! marker. there was then, naturally, huge interest in her next musical. xanadu gave her a hit single. the film, it was the
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inspiration for a new awards ceremony, the golden raspberries. # let's get physical, physical... and then there was physical. she was terrified it would destroy her girl next door image. instead, it became an anthem for the sweatband—wearing hoards of the aerobic �*80s. of course, many tv stations would cut away before this final shot. after a break for marriage and children, her career was never quite the same, but 30 years on, olivia newton—john was still performing. it was a reminder of how it all began. # it's not for you # sandy, you must start anew... like a burst of australian sun, blonde, wholesome and pure. if anyone was going to be sandy,
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it was olivia newton—john. come on, sandy! # goodbye to sandra dee. let's take a look at some of the tributes on social media. australian pop star kylie minogue tweeted, "since i was ten years old, i have loved and looked up to 0livia newtonjohn. and, i always will. she was, and always will be, an inspiration to me in so many, many ways. my deepest condolences to herfamily and loved ones. singer rod stewart paid tribute to his great friend, saying "she was the perfect lady, gorgeous, with great poise and with a certain aussie sophistication. her spandex trousers in grease were my inspiration for my "do ya think i'm sexy" era. rip 0livia. soul singer dionne warwick wrote, "another angelic voice has been
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added to the heavenly choir. not only was 0livia a dear friend, but one of the nicest people i had the pleasure of recording and performing with. i will most definitely miss her. she now rests in the arms of the heavenly father. and oscar—winning actress marlee matlin, who starred alongside dame 0livia in the 1996 film it's my party tweeted, "i am so saddened at the news of the passing of olivia newton—john. i remember being so star struck when i met her at my first hollywood gathering for paramount. she was the sweetest and brightest light and i loved getting to know her on "it's my party." rip dear, sweet 0livia." let's get some reaction from australia — here's our correspondent shaimaa khalil. olivia newton—john was born in the uk and shot to stardom in the united states. but here in australia they've always claimed her as their own. she moved here when she was a little girl and australians grew up with a young olivia newton—john on their screens, as she appeared in many talent shows. even after she shot to superstardom in hollywood, she never lost that girl—next—door air about her that
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made people feel like she could be their friend. australia is saying goodbye to a national sweetheart. i was actually really sad when i heard the news because i'm sort of her vintage as well and grew up with her music and just loved her. she was just such a beautiful person, a beautiful soul, so caring, so lovely always — never a bad word for anyone. and just everything she's achieved has been sensational. i remember being five years old. do you remember like the vhs? my mum renting out the vhs i and i would literallyjust replay that final scene where she comes out in, like, leather. _ for my 23rd birthday, _ my group of friends surprised me with a grease theme, - my three boys dressed up as, like, t—birds, like, - olivia newton—john, like, she was my muse, - you know what i mean? very sad. it's a passing of a generation and, yeah, yeah... and she's lived a full life,
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and her kindness and spirit to help others in cancer is just very commendable. it was a really fun - and entertaining time. it was a sort of a fantasy. it was feel—good. it gave people a lot l of colour and energy. glorious technicolour. she was a lovely person, - and the music was really good. what about you 7 what's your favourite music? grease. classic. that was probably one of the first things that we watched _ together, a musical- that we watched together. and this morning i was singing it, | like, you just know all the songs. j theyjust live in your head. yeah. her and john travolta as a couple, you always had the idea that they really did love each other, and i'm sure they had a certain amount of professional respect, but they were just perfect. i mean, it was of the moment. it just made everybody think that wouldn't it be great to be so happy and be able to be so talented? but we can aspire to it. australians are reminiscing over many memorable moments. one of them, of course, was in 1980
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when she sang to the queen here at the sydney opera house and when she performed at the sydney olympics in 2000. olivia newton—john is also known for her philanthropy. in 1992, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, the same year her father died of cancer. for decades, she has raised awareness and significant funds for cancer research. flags are flying at half mast outside the olivia newton—john cancer wellness and research institute. and the fundraising director there was very emotional earlier today, thinking about 0livia's legacy and how proud she was of the work. she said that she gave hope to so many people and that she would normally end her emails saying "love and light, 0livia." and she said she was love and light. olivia newton—john will no doubt be remembered as a musical icon, and here in australia, she will also be remembered as a symbol of kindness and hope. the entertainmentjournalist will mavity joins us
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now from los angeles. welcome. it was that combination of so iconic and yet they say she was the girl next door, you felt like you knew her and had a connection with, almost. you knew her and had a connection with. almost-— you knew her and had a connection with, almost. yeah, ithink there is somethin: with, almost. yeah, ithink there is something about _ with, almost. yeah, ithink there is something about her _ with, almost. yeah, ithink there is something about her it _ with, almost. yeah, ithink there is something about her it was - with, almost. yeah, ithink there is something about her it was almost| something about her it was almost lightning in a bottle, but explains why three different generations, if not more, all fell in love with 0livia not more, all fell in love with olivia newton—john. it is exactly that. she was the girl next door, but she also was so ground—breaking and pushed so many barriers in the 19805 and pushed so many barriers in the 1980s with physical. it is a hard line to walk and she did it impeccably. and she had the voice of an angel, that certainly helped as well! fist an angel, that certainly helped as well! �* ., ., , ., , well! at that moment in grease when she suddenly — well! at that moment in grease when she suddenly shows _ well! at that moment in grease when she suddenly shows up _ well! at that moment in grease when she suddenly shows up in the - she suddenly shows up in the skintight leather trousers, the first time watching that, that was
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just the most incredible moment and every time since, i've probably seen that film about 30 times, many people have. that film about 30 times, many peeple have-— that film about 30 times, many people have. that film about 30 times, many --eole have. ., ~ ., people have. people talk about, it was kind of— people have. people talk about, it was kind of a _ people have. people talk about, it was kind of a natural— people have. people talk about, it was kind of a natural transition - was kind of a natural transition point for her, the character of sandy comes out shedding her good girl image and olivia newton—john did that, too. she had been a sweetheart country singer, eurovision and all kinds of stuff and from then on, she basically invents modern music videos, following up her end of the movie sandy and goes into this very controversial, racy but exciting music video error in the 1980s. it really was something to behold. i think rod stewart said that the outfit or inspired his entire sexy phase which i think is hilarious. that's the thing, it sort of feel like you hear what people who knew
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her say about her being love and light and kindness and it feels like the person that was there on the screen with that edgy side as well but genuine warmth and kindness. that was her come on and off. it is almost universal, _ that was her come on and off. it 3 almost universal, you never heard a bad thing said about her and i think it is indicative, she had so many friends who wanted to praise her and her kindness, and she practised what she preached. her philanthropic endeavours are almost as notable as the amazing music and screen performances. she has given back so much to the community, not only her music and her wonderful performances but she has that the kids so much of her life to battling cancer that —— dedicated so much of her life. her heart and her kindness and friendship to so many. it's truly
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remarkable. i think there is a reason people of so many different age groups are extremely sad today. thank you. the former president of the united states, donald trump, says his home in florida has been raided by the fbi. mr trump, who was not at mar—a—lago at the time, is being investigated for the removal of official documents from the white house. he said he was cooperating with the relevant agencies, and that such a raid was neither necessary nor appropriate. the fbi has not commented. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. a spectacular fbi search on former president donald trump's florida home to reportedly seize official papers he's handled. so, that means the most famous conservative politician in the united states, a former president, likely to be now a candidate for president, is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented.
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an unnamed law enforcement official told cbs that the secret service guarding the ex—president was notified shortly before the warrant was served around 10am, and that agents protecting mr trump helped the fbi investigators. several boxes were taken away, the source said, adding that no doors were kicked down, and that the raid had concluded by the late afternoon. donald trump was reportedly in new york at the time where he issued a statement condemning what he called an "unannounced raid" as "dark times for our nation" and "the weaponisation of the justice system" to prevent him from running for the white house again.
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president trump was one of the biggest critics of hillary clinton when she used her personal e—mail as the secretary of state and, potentially, some people think she violated some of our laws related to only using government official e—mails, where those documents become records, and here we have president trump having done something potentially much more egregious. as attention turns to which classified documents it's suspected may have been removed from the white house, for others, the legal process itself is under scrutiny. but this search is potentially politically significant. as a criminal law that bars removal of official records can result in disqualifying someone from holding federal office. mark lobel, bbc news.
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for more on the trump raid, let's now speak to cbs news correspondent — dan lieberman, live from new york. welcome. tell us more about the reaction to this.— welcome. tell us more about the reaction to this. good morning. i'm standin: reaction to this. good morning. i'm standing here _ reaction to this. good morning. i'm standing here outside _ reaction to this. good morning. i'm standing here outside of— reaction to this. good morning. i'm standing here outside of trump - reaction to this. good morning. i'm i standing here outside of trump tower on fifth ave in new york city and mr trump was here yesterday when this activity was happening, the fbi searching his home in florida, his very own son telling him, reporting in the fbi was there conducting this search for records. the reaction is shock, the reaction is a real confusion about what comes next. this is a very significant move by thejustice department, they had to go before a federaljudge to get this search warrant to be able to go to mr trump's home in florida to conduct this search. the fbi
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director christopher ray was appointed by the former president trump so there is a lot of questions. you heard in the package, president trump is trying to say this is corrupt but a lot of the officials are investigating, he put in charge under his administration. 0ne in charge under his administration. one of the questions being asked is which classified documents potentially were in these many boxes of documents, some previously taken, from the position of donald trump? is there any answer to that —— possession of donald trump. hat is there any answer to that -- possession of donald trump. not that this time. possession of donald trump. not that this time- this — possession of donald trump. not that this time. this is _ possession of donald trump. not that this time. this is still _ possession of donald trump. not that this time. this is still an _ possession of donald trump. not that this time. this is still an active - this time. this is still an active investigation. many boxes of documents were seized. in february, this is where it gets really interesting, the national archives which preserves the presidential records, they requested thejustice department investigated the former president for failing to hand
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department investigated the former president forfailing to hand over these documents. they actually did that in february and so thejustice department looked into this and that all that up to yesterday's search at his home in manor largo in florida. and so where potential it might this lead and how long might it take to unfold —— search on mar—a—lago? that's the million—dollar question. we don't know how long it'll take but the stakes could not be higher. if mr trump wants to run again potential charges that could come as a result of this investigation could prevent him doing so. the stakes could not be higher and clearly president trump, republicans, are very concerned about this and being very concerned about this and being very quick tojump very concerned about this and being very quick to jump on this and call this corrupt at the highest levels of government.— the headlines on bbc news... stars and fans from around the world pay tribute to dame olivia newton—john — one of the most iconic musical
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artists of all time, who has died at the age of 73. former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office. heat—health alerts come into effect at midday across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 celsius later this week. the backlog of patients who've been waiting more than two years for treatment has been "virtually eliminated" — according to nhs england. officials say the reduction is thanks to the success of a recovery plan published in february that set out how the health service would address backlogs caused by the pandemic. 0ur health reporter, katharine da costa, has more details. in spring 2020, the nhs cancelled thousands of routine operations to urgently free up hospital beds in the face of the covid crisis. two years on, the impact is still being felt,
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with a record 6.6 million patients on waiting lists. to tackle the backlog, the nhs set itself ambitious targets. the first, to eliminate two—year waits by the end ofjuly. there were more than 22,500 people who had been waiting two years or more for a routine operation at the start of the year. that's been reduced to less than 3000, although most of those patients don't want to travel to be seen faster or are complex cases that require specialist treatment. that leaves less than 200 patients. it is once again i think that incredible dedication, hard work, that has seen staff in the nhs now treat 800,000 patients with covid in hospitals over the past couple of years, rolling out as we know the biggest and fastest vaccination programme in our history and they have applied exactly the same sort of determination to this challenge. patients are given the option to be treated more quickly at hospitals in different parts of country.
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here at the sulis hospital in bath, staff have been carrying out high numbers of hip and knee operations. we have taken patients from seven local hospitals and we have managed to get through 1100 extra cases on top of what was a pretty busy hospital already since september. and that's been through the dedication of the staff, really, working hard, thinking of smarter ways to work. nhs england says it has performed well, despite the busiest ever summer for emergency services and an upturn in covid cases. but health experts say there is still a way to go. this is a good achievement, it's something they should be pleased with, but it is a little bit like getting to base camp. there is quite a mountain to climb in terms of the people who have been waiting over a year, which is probably in the region of 400,000, people who have been waiting over 78 weeks, which is about 60,000.
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so these are much bigger numbers than this figure for people waiting two years. elsewhere in the uk, work continues to try to reduce the longest waiting times. in england, attention now turns to eliminating 18—month waits by next april, and one—year waits by 2025. katharine da costa, bbc news. rishi sunak has confirmed he will provide a further rebate to help with energy bills, if he defeats liz truss in the conservative leadership race. sources close to ms truss have accused him of a u—turn. meanwhile, the liberal democrats leader sir ed davey is calling for 0ctober�*s expected energy price cap rise to be scrapped, with the cost covered by a windfall tax on energy company profits. we're saying that the rise in the cap, the energy price cap due for this october, which could be as much as £1,400, should be cancelled
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and the government should pick up the bill, and it should make the oil and gas companies pay with a one—off tax on their huge profits they're making. that seems a fair approach and it will prevent a catastrophe. i think we're looking at a social crisis, the like we've not seen in my lifetime, with millions of people going hungry and cold this winter. so the government needs to act, and we're putting forward this costed plan. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley at westminster. as it gets ever closer it really is focusing minds, how to deal with that energy price cap, what the latest? ,., ., ., �* , latest? good morning. it's interesting _ latest? good morning. it's interesting because - latest? good morning. it's interesting because it - latest? good morning. it's interesting because it is i latest? good morning. it's interesting because it is a | latest? good morning. it's i interesting because it is a bit latest? good morning. it's - interesting because it is a bit of a power vacuum at the moment where the government will point back to the assistance announced earlier in the year but say it cannot do anything just now because it is waiting for the new prime minister and
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convention dictates a big financial decisions are not taken by an outgoing administration. but there is a growing clamourfor some clarity or at least of your students about what might happen in the next few weeks when the energy price cap goes up. that is what rishi sunak is partly doing today, he's not setting out numbers and saying this is what i will offer household if i am prime minister, but he is setting out the principle, which is that when the new price cap comes in that —— has announced this month he will then set out specific interventions to try to help households, that will be based on the intervention earlier this year when he was chancellor. if you cast your mind back to me, that involved a universal payment to every household and it also involved means tested payments to those who needed it the most. mr sunak is saying basically he would at the
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same again and the figures will be confirmed as and when the new price cap is announced. now, he is saying that money, the money to pay for that, comes from efficiency savings in government. liz truss's team are saying you probably need to borrow money, given the scale of what he is promising. they say that's a policy u—turn because a few weeks ago mr sunak was saying borrowing a bad idea. but remember liz truss is under a lot of pressure to spell out exactly what her principle on this is. she said at the weekend she wanted tax cuts rather than what she called hand—outs. her supporters have been saying she is not actually ruling anything out but we've not heard from liz truss exactly what she meant by those comments and i think she is going to come under some pressure to say what she would do as prime minister if that energy price cap goes up as high as some
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people are predicting.— joining me now is paul lewis, a financialjournalist, and presenter of money box on bbc radio 4. thanks forjoining us. people don't need reminding about how dramatically built totten butjust in terms of looking back, £1400 last october —— how much bills have gone 0ctober —— how much bills have gone up. ed davey saying they could grab by that whole and out again and others saying they could go even higher. what is anticipated for where they could be in october? the latest where they could be in october? tue: latest forecast where they could be in october? tte: latest forecast i've where they could be in october? tt2 latest forecast i've just seen from cornel insight, is bills will treble. 1400 last year, it could be 4200 a year from this next winter. just to be clear, in monthly terms, the typical bill is just over £100 last winter, it'll be more klich 350
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this coming winter. more than three times as high. that isjust this coming winter. more than three times as high. that is just going to be impossible. it is a tsunami coming our way be impossible. it is a tsunami coming ourway and be impossible. it is a tsunami coming our way and we know it is coming, we've had the warnings and if we don't take action that it'll be the politicians who are to blame for the suffering people have. t for the suffering people have. i note your personal finance but that figure of 4200 is so much higher thanit figure of 4200 is so much higher than it been talked about by ed davey talking this morning about covering the cost of the new increase and he was talking about a figure of 1400 with a total of 36 billion. when you're looking at something twice that amount is hard to see what can be done. well. something twice that amount is hard to see what can be done.— to see what can be done. well, the government _ to see what can be done. well, the government can _ to see what can be done. well, the government can do _ to see what can be done. well, the government can do what _ to see what can be done. well, the government can do what it likes, i government can do what it likes, rishi sunak has announced a package of 15 billion to deal with fuel bills, the government says it is 37 billion altogether or that that
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includes other things. it could do this and ed davey is suggesting it should simply stop this rise in the cap, the government can do that, the government invented the cap, passed a law in 2018 to have the cap. it could change that decision. it could change and if it to borrow more money and i think in that sense liz truss is right, it would involve borrowing, it can do that. if nothing is done people are just not going to be able to begin to pay their bills and don't forget people who pay monthly by direct debit, it is spread out over the year. people on prepayment metres, over 4 million of them, they pay for their energy just before they use it so their bills covering the winter months, we heard a couple of weeks ago could be £500 a month. now it could be even more. you cannot find £500 a month
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if you are on benefits or on low paid. you just cannot find it. obviously people will do whatever they can to try to reduce consumption. but how much can you actually make a difference on bills and also another part people keep talking about is the standing charges which are fixed part of the bill and that seems to have changed. and you cannot do anything about that. ,, ., . ., , , and you cannot do anything about that. ,,. . ., , , ., that. standing charges is if you are on a prepayment — that. standing charges is if you are on a prepayment metre _ that. standing charges is if you are on a prepayment metre at - that. standing charges is if you are on a prepayment metre at the - that. standing charges is if you are - on a prepayment metre at the moment and you have gas and electricity you are paying £615 every weekjust to be connected. even if you run out of money and don't use any electricity or gas you pay £615 a week and when you put money into stop using again the standing charge is taken first. the executive of ofgem, the regulator, said on the today programme they were looking at the standing charge but ofgem in the
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past have said it believes the standing charge is the right way to do things. so how much he can change that wejust don't do things. so how much he can change that we just don't know. as we heard earlier, we will hear on the 26th of august exactly what the price cap will be and how it'll be different between electricity and gas and what the standing charge will be but at the standing charge will be but at the moment it's a huge burden on low income families even if they stop using energy they are paying £615 a week if they have both in a prepayment metres. thank you. to reca - prepayment metres. thank you. to reca that prepayment metres. thank you. to recap that news — prepayment metres. thank you. to recap that news because _ prepayment metres. thank you. to recap that news because he - prepayment metres. thank you. to recap that news because he just i prepayment metres. thank you. to | recap that news because he just had access to those latest figures on the prediction of energy prices come october, we are waiting for the official announcement later this month but £4200 for the average annual gas and electricity bill is what is being forecast now from october. do get in touch if you want tojoin in the october. do get in touch if you want
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to join in the conversation. heat—health alerts come into effect at midday today across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 celsius later this week. in central and southern england, the uk health security agency has issued a level three alert — one step down from the heatwave last month. it means healthcare services should take action to help vulnerable groups. in northern england, there'll be a level two alert. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. good morning, joanna and good morning to you. this week we could see temperatures as high as 36 celsius in some parts of southern england. today we do not expect temperatures to reach that level but we are looking at dry weather and a lot of sunshine apart from the north—west of scotland where we see thick cloud, thick enough for a spot of drizzle. under the cloud, temperatures are 15—17 , or 31 in
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temperatures are 15—17 , 30 or 31 in southern england. through this evening and overnight we see patchy most reform but there will be a lot of dry weather and sunshine, clear skies, i should say and we had this weather front draped across the north west and that will be thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle and breezy conditions. overnight lows in double figures. they mist it disappearing tomorrow, sunshine again, more across the north—west than we had today until later, and the next weather front arrives, temperatures rising as well, 25 in aberdeen and belfast, a high of 32 in the south of england.
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hello, this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines... stars and fans from around the world pay tribute to dame olivia newton—john — one of the most iconic musical artists of all time, who has died at the age of 73. former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office.
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heat—health alerts come into effect at midday across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 degrees celsius later this week. the backlog of people waiting more than two years for a routine operation on the nhs in england has shrunk from more than 22,000 at the start of the year to fewer than 200. and school pupils in scotland begin receiving their results from the first set of formal exams held since the start of the pandemic. let me remind you of our breaking news, a warning that energy prices are set to hit £4200, that's the typical household energy bill. that's according to a consultancy, and it comes ahead of an
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announcement later this month on what the price cap will be set at four october. that is a dramatic figure and it exceeds other predictions for how high prices might go and it's obviously been clear for might go and it's obviously been clearfor some time that might go and it's obviously been clear for some time that the trajectory is only one way. it is worth remembering again come october, the typical energy bills were around £1400. predicted to go up were around £1400. predicted to go up threefold. do get in touch if you want tojoin in up threefold. do get in touch if you want to join in the conversation here on bbc news this morning. sport and time for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. and john watsonjoins and john watson joins us. good morning. the curtain's come down on what was a record breaking commonwealth games. the most attended games hosted in britain, with more than 1.3 million tickets sold, a record haul of medals for england and northern ireland.
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it ended with last night's spectacular show at the alexandra staidum. stuart pollit reports. # come on, eileen. # well, i swear, at this moment #. a stadium dominated by athletes now home to a few runners. wolverhampton band dexy�*s midnight runners performing their most famous song at the start of the closing ceremony. from come on, eileen to come in, eilish. gold medal—winning scottish athlete eilish mccolgan leading the flag—bearers from the 70—plus nations. golden gymnast jake jarman last in with the english flag. # red, red wine. the party then became a midlands musical medley. ub40, goldie and beverley knight among the acts on stage. birmingham's best known tv exportjoined in. tommy shelby and the rest of the peaky blinders arriving
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at the alexander stadium. every brummie, every volunteer, every single commonwealth athlete is helping to write a new chapter in our history. we will never forget your warmth and your welcome. from me to all of you, thank you. then it was time to fold up the flag, pass the baton on to the australian state of victoria, which will host the games in 2026. but first a message from the earl of wessex. you have inspired us and, hopefully, future generations. you have also demonstrated what unites us. thank you, birmingham and the west midlands. cheering. from prince edward to
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the prince of darkness. # finished with my woman cos - she couldn't help me with my mind. ozzy osbourne and his band black sabbath sending birmingham 2022 out with a bang. thank you, good night, _ you are the best, god bless you all. birmingham for ever! stuart pollitt, bbc news. so where does that leave us, on the final medals table? england's record haul leaves them second, ten golds behind australia. scotland are sixth, wales eighth, and northern ireland are in 11th place but they've beaten their previous best by quite some way. away from the games the football season is only a few weeks old in the championship but we mayjust have seen the goal of the season as west brom drew 1—1 with watford who took the lead when ismaila sarr spotted the west brom keeper off his line and chipped in from his own half. only for them to be pegged back.
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london spirit made it two wins from two in the hundred, with a dominant win over manchester originals at lords. some big hitting from kieron pollard, including a six off the final ball, took spirit to 160—6 and the originals fell 52 runs short. and emma raducanu's preparations continue for the defence of her us open title this month. she takes on camilo giorgi in the first round of the canadian open — and says she's not feeling any pressure ahead of her return to flushing meadows, where she became the first qualifier to win a grand slam in the open era. the pressure is only either what i put on myself or what i expect from myself, i think that's probably the biggest thing that determines how
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you deal with it, how you feel. but also, more of it is just, you deal with it, how you feel. but also, more of it isjust, i mean, i only feel the pressure or think about it whenever i'm in my press conferences because every single question is about pressure, but other than that, the only pressure is from you guys, really! tt’s other than that, the only pressure is from you guys, really! it's often the wa , is from you guys, really! it's often the way. isn't _ is from you guys, really! it's often the way, isn't it, _ is from you guys, really! it's often the way, isn't it, but _ is from you guys, really! it's often the way, isn't it, but all— is from you guys, really! it's often the way, isn't it, but all eyes - is from you guys, really! it's often the way, isn't it, but all eyes will. the way, isn't it, but all eyes will be on emma raducanu following her success at flushing meadows last year. that's all the sport for now. sad news to bring you about a death in the fashion world of an iconic designer. issey miyake, the iconic designs that he created with a specific design and shape, very
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different from anything that had gone before, much copied, that was his trademark. he expanded beyond clothing into perfume, building a strong business. an icon in the world of fashion. looking back at how he had evolved through his career, gone from studying graphic design in tokyo. he was born in 1938, graduated in 1964. and he went on to study in paris and initially was an apprentice and from there he moved on to new york. in 1970 he founded his design studio. he was
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inspired by many iconic fashion designers calculations in cloth and that is what became his trademark, those pieces of cloth that were pleaded and fashioned into quite geometric styles of design. that was a method he started to experiment with in the 19805. he started to experiment with in the 1980s. and that's something he became incredibly well known for. very sad news, reporting the death of issey miyake at the age of 84. we will bring you more news and reaction to that. nearly 130,000 pupils in scotland will receive results today of national five, higher and advanced higher exams. they're the first formal exams since 2019, because of the pandemic. the scottish qualifications authority said it had taken a more generous approach to grading than in the past, because of the continuing disruption caused by covid. let's speak now with our scotland
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correspondent james shaw. how is it going, james? it's been a really interesting _ how is it going, james? it's been a really interesting day, _ how is it going, james? it's been a really interesting day, this - really interesting day, this morning, here at this community high school. the first time the pupils of this school have had results from exams since before the pandemic. jenny is the head teacher here. what has this day been like for you? such a hue has this day been like for you? such a huge moment— has this day been like for you? such a huge moment for— has this day been like for you? such a huge moment for the young people of the _ a huge moment for the young people of the school and our community. the first formal _ of the school and our community. the first formal exams since 2019 and receiving — first formal exams since 2019 and receiving the results in the way that they— receiving the results in the way that they have, having not experienced exams in the way that young _ experienced exams in the way that young people would normally and were 'ust young people would normally and were just so _ young people would normally and were just so incredibly proud of what our young _ just so incredibly proud of what our young people have achieved and the looks on— young people have achieved and the looks on their faces this morning said it _ looks on their faces this morning said it all. — looks on their faces this morning said it all, it really did. you looks on their faces this morning said it all, it really did.— said it all, it really did. you have been in s — said it all, it really did. you have been in s five, _ said it all, it really did. you have been in s five, fifth _ said it all, it really did. you have been in s five, fifth year- said it all, it really did. you have been in s five, fifth year of - been in s five, fifth year of secondary school, you've done your higher exams, how did they go? thea;r
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higher exams, how did they go? they went very well. _ higher exams, how did they go? they went very well. i _ higher exams, how did they go? they went very well, i was _ higher exams, how did they go? tt2 went very well, i was very happy with my results. t went very well, i was very happy with my results.— went very well, i was very happy with my results. i was happy, really ha - . with my results. i was happy, really happy- hasn't _ with my results. i was happy, really happy- hasn't it _ with my results. i was happy, really happy. hasn't it been _ with my results. i was happy, really happy. hasn't it been hard, - with my results. i was happy, really happy. hasn't it been hard, the - happy. hasn't it been hard, the disruption. _ happy. hasn't it been hard, the disruption, in _ happy. hasn't it been hard, the disruption, in the _ happy. hasn't it been hard, the disruption, in the last - happy. hasn't it been hard, the disruption, in the last year, - happy. hasn't it been hard, the i disruption, in the last year, could you tell me about that? tt’s disruption, in the last year, could you tell me about that?— you tell me about that? it's been hard, 'ust you tell me about that? it's been hard, just coming _ you tell me about that? it's been hard, just coming into _ you tell me about that? it's been hard, just coming into some - you tell me about that? it's been hard, just coming into some sort| you tell me about that? it's been i hard, just coming into some sort of normality as we transition out of isolation and lockdown. it has been hard for a whole variety of people, some people have really enjoyed it, they were happy with their time learning, and others found it quite difficult so it's been a real mix of thoughts and feelings. haifa difficult so it's been a real mix of thoughts and feelings.— difficult so it's been a real mix of thoughts and feelings. how have you found it, thoughts and feelings. how have you found it. was — thoughts and feelings. how have you found it, was at _ thoughts and feelings. how have you found it, was at the _ thoughts and feelings. how have you found it, was at the transition - found it, was at the transition working by yourself at home, going back into the classroom, where you affected by covid or yourfamily? t affected by covid or your family? i am not aware that i have had covid
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but definitely — am not aware that i have had covid but definitely lockdown _ am not aware that i have had covid but definitely lockdown was - am not aware that i have had covid but definitely lockdown was tough, j but definitely lockdown was tough, doing _ but definitely lockdown was tough, doing everything _ but definitely lockdown was tough, doing everything online, _ but definitely lockdown was tough, doing everything online, via - doing everything online, via cap-rnacro_ doing everything online, via cap—macro teams, - doing everything online, via cap—macro teams, you - doing everything online, via . cap—macro teams, you couldn't doing everything online, via - cap—macro teams, you couldn't see everyone's— cap—macro teams, you couldn't see everyone's face, _ cap—macro teams, you couldn't see everyone's face, so— cap—macro teams, you couldn't see everyone's face, so it _ cap—macro teams, you couldn't see everyone's face, so it was - cap—macro teams, you couldn't see everyone's face, so it was great - cap—macro teams, you couldn't see everyone's face, so it was great toi everyone's face, so it was great to come _ everyone's face, so it was great to come back— everyone's face, so it was great to come back to _ everyone's face, so it was great to come back to school _ everyone's face, so it was great to come back to school and - everyone's face, so it was great to come back to school and being - everyone's face, so it was great toi come back to school and being able to learn _ come back to school and being able to learn. ., . . come back to school and being able to learn. ., ., ., ., , ., to learn. you had an exam year unfike to learn. you had an exam year unlike anything _ to learn. you had an exam year unlike anything that _ to learn. you had an exam year unlike anything that anyone - to learn. you had an exam year| unlike anything that anyone has experienced in this country because you've been in the middle of a global pandemic. i'm not sure if i should ask you how that feels because that's all that you've had but do you have a sense of how significant that is?— significant that is? definitely, i feelwere significant that is? definitely, i feel were were _ significant that is? definitely, i feel were were prepared - significant that is? definitely, i feel were were prepared well, | significant that is? definitely, i. feel were were prepared well, we significant that is? definitely, i- feel were were prepared well, we did two sets— feel were were prepared well, we did two sets of— feel were were prepared well, we did two sets of preliminaries, _ feel were were prepared well, we did two sets of preliminaries, that - feel were were prepared well, we did two sets of preliminaries, that help i two sets of preliminaries, that help us because — two sets of preliminaries, that help us because we _ two sets of preliminaries, that help us because we had _ two sets of preliminaries, that help us because we had never— two sets of preliminaries, that help us because we had never been- two sets of preliminaries, that help us because we had never been in. two sets of preliminaries, that help us because we had never been in a| us because we had never been in a hole before — us because we had never been in a hole before and _ us because we had never been in a hole before and that _ us because we had never been in a hole before and that made - us because we had never been in a hole before and that made it - us because we had never been in a hole before and that made it less i hole before and that made it less scary _ hole before and that made it less scary going — hole before and that made it less scary going in— hole before and that made it less scary going in on— hole before and that made it less scary going in on the _ hole before and that made it less scary going in on the day. - hole before and that made it less scary going in on the day. you i hole before and that made it less scary going in on the day. you got some resilient _ scary going in on the day. you got some resilient pupils, _ scary going in on the day. you got some resilient pupils, jenny, - scary going in on the day. you got some resilient pupils, jenny, butl some resilient pupils, jenny, but it's not easy for everyone, is it? there will be mental health issues for a lot of people because of the stresses of the pandemic, because of the stresses of exams so how do you
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address that?— address that? absolutely, and we've laced address that? absolutely, and we've placed heavy — address that? absolutely, and we've placed heavy emphasis _ address that? absolutely, and we've placed heavy emphasis on _ address that? absolutely, and we've| placed heavy emphasis on promoting positive _ placed heavy emphasis on promoting positive well—being and building resilience in young people and i said throughout the morning that young _ said throughout the morning that young people have a inner resilience that is— young people have a inner resilience that is quite inspiring and we have seen _ that is quite inspiring and we have seen a _ that is quite inspiring and we have seen a day— that is quite inspiring and we have seen a day in and day out here so it is important — seen a day in and day out here so it is important be put measures in place _ is important be put measures in place to— is important be put measures in place to support young people who perhaps _ place to support young people who perhaps are disappointed today and we can— perhaps are disappointed today and we can do— perhaps are disappointed today and we can do everything possible to make _ we can do everything possible to make sure — we can do everything possible to make sure the future of their education is protected and we continue _ education is protected and we continue to create conditions for children— continue to create conditions for children to — continue to create conditions for children to thrive and flourish, regardless of the challenges. it's very much— regardless of the challenges. it's very much in the team spirit of how we do _ very much in the team spirit of how we do things here at school. | very much in the team spirit of how we do things here at school. i thank ou all we do things here at school. i thank you all very — we do things here at school. i thank you all very much — we do things here at school. i thank you all very much and _ we do things here at school. i thank you all very much and the _ we do things here at school. i thank you all very much and the best - we do things here at school. i thank you all very much and the best of. you all very much and the best of luck for your futures. we you all very much and the best of luck for yourfutures. we hope you all very much and the best of luck for your futures. we hope that they will be bright after the pandemic. studio: absolutely, good luck and thank you for coming on to talk about your results and well done. the headlines on bbc news...
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stars and fans from around the world pay tribute to dame olivia newton—john — one of the most iconic musical artists of all time, who has died at the age of 73. former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office. heat—health alerts come into effect at midday across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 degrees celsius later this week. at least 20 children have died in mental health units run by the nhs and private providers in the uk since 2019 according to bbc research. child and adolescent mental health units were established to help patients recover through specialist care — but some parents say there's a culture of life—threatening self—harm. adam eley has this report. # and all those things i didn't say... this was chelsea mooney, happy at home. as herfather steve remembers her.
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chelsea was special, she loved singing, dancing and she just wanted to do everything for everybody. she was known as mother hen. chelsea was 15 when her mental health became significantly worse. with an eating disorder, it's a very complex sort of thing. and i think it got hold of chelsea and she went to hospital. the hospital was a camhs unit for children and adolescents. while there, steve said she picked up dangerous new habits from fellow patients. chelsea only went in there doing very superficial acts of self—harm, and when she got there, it was becoming life threatening self—harm. at one stage, chelsea self—harmed to a dangerous extent. 250 times in 18 months. then in april last year, steve received news of a self—harm incident from which she did not recover. managed to get through to icu, intensive care, and speak to a nurse there, and said, is there any way she's going to survive?
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she said, there is going to be a zero chance of survival. an inquest found there had been an unjustifiable delay to the routine checks staff were meant to carry out on chelsea every ten minutes. it took me a while to go into the hospital. to actually step in that door and see, see chelsea lay there with all the machines making the noises. it was, it was hard. the provider, cygnet health care, said an inspection this year "acknowledged we followed best practice with respect to safeguarding". the bbc has found at least 20 children and young people have died in camhs hospitals since 2019. zeinab was a camhs inpatient for four years and says in some units, there was insufficient therapy on offer. patient environments are built to be reactive to when self—harm happens, not proactive in stopping it
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from happening in the first place. as well as those who died in inpatient care, bbc news has found that since 2019, a further 26 patients have died within a year of leaving camhs units. zeinab says she was discharged before she was ready. so i would tell people that i was ok, that i wasn't going to self—harm, i wasn't going to end my life. and then as soon as i got in the community, that's exactly what i would do. experts point to a staffing shortage. there has been chronic underinvestment over the years in face of unprecedented demand. there are some pockets of very good practice happening up and down the country but of course there is an awful lot of variation in practice. the government said it was working to recruit an extra 27,000 mental health professionals by 2024. for steve, lessons must be learned. seeing her there after she was meant to go in these hospitals to be able to come back out and hopefully lead a normal life, we shouldn't be going there and seeing my daughter laid on a hospital bed. adam eley, bbc news.
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if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/action line. now to afghanistan — where almost a year has passed since the taliban seized control of the country in a lightning advance. our correspondent secunder kermani has been back to kabul to check in with the people he met at the time. two parallel lives transformed by the taliban takeover. when the taliban entered kabul last august, many were terrified. youtuber, rowena, went and filmed them. "men's and women's rights are equal", she told me last year. since then, female tv presenters have been ordered to cover their faces. whilst there's been dismay as most girls secondary schools remain closed.
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12 months after the takeover, rowena is pushing boundaries and still making videos. but out and about she's dressing more conservatively and chooses her words carefully. translation: my request - to the taliban is women and girls do observe the hijab. they should be given all the freedoms granted by islam. their rights should not be taken away. they should be allowed to work and study. a few hours' drive outside kabul is a world away. last year, we visited one of the many afghan villages along the front lines. the already deeply conservative residents welcomed the taliban takeover. translation: because of the war, we couldn't even go to the market. | and now we can go everywhere.
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a year later, there's peace, but also a deep economic crisis. translation: there is no work, no jobs. i people just depend on relatives abroad. it is true there was more money during previous government, but the situation was bad. they caused us too many problems. two lives out of so many, changed forever. secundar kermani, bbc news, afghanistan. in a historic moment for lgbt rights, this year's commonwealth games made a powerful statement against homophobia, when olympic gold medallist tom daley was accompanied by athletes and advocates carrying the progress pride flag — in the opening ceremony. it was filmed for his new documentary: illegal to be me in which tom travels to some of the most homophobic countries in the commonwealth — where gay athletes face extreme persecution. let's take a look.
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i would be illegal to exist in 35 of the 56 sovereign states of the commonwealth. i mean, it'sjust outrageous. these days, most international sporting bodies claim that they're inclusive of lgbt people. but just this year, the football world cup and formula one are both being hosted in countries which have the death penalty for being gay. as a former medal winner, the commonwealth games is close to my heart and i want to convince it to become the first sporting event to really take a stand. i've been told that sport and politics shouldn't collide, but at the same time, you have to acknowledge what's going on around you. my wish right now is to try and get the commonwealth games to say that they will not allow any country that has anti—lgbt laws to be able to host the commonwealth games. and i know that is a bold wish, but it has to start somewhere to try
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and create some change. tom daley has been speaking to bbc breakfast — he spoke about his motivation behind the documentary. it's all about equality. and actually listening to that part of the documentary, that was my initial stance going into this. this campaign was to not allow countries with anti lgbt laws to host the commonwealth games and other major sporting events. but actually having travelled around the commonwealth, i travelled to pakistan, travel to jamaica and i spoke to lots of different athletes and advocates around the world and they changed my mind on so many different things and about what can be done immediately to make some real tangible change. and i think this idea came before the documentary. this campaign and this idea of trying to create change was something that was has always been something that i've been really passionate about. and i think rather than creating a documentaryjust showing people all the bad things that's happening to lgbt people around the world, actually, what can we do about it?
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where can we go and what's next as well? this was just the first step at the commonwealth games and you still got the olympic games that and also things like the world cup, you've got with football, you've got formula one and you've got boxing. all of these different events being held in countries that have the death penalty for queer people. my initial stance of going to places to ban certain countries from hosting actually is just further oppression and being able to give people the opportunity to learn, to understand, to grow, and to be able to put a pro lgbt stance at the front and centre of the ethos of each of these sporting federations, i think is something that can create a safe space for everyone to be able to enjoy sport. tom daley: illegal to be me is on tonight at 9pm on bbc one and iplayer. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. good morning. as we go through this
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week, temperatures are rising further. in the north today, we have this cloud, the north and the north—west, they can offer the odd spot of drizzle. breezy conditions, but move away from the north—west, it will brighten up later and you see dry weather and sunshine. temperatures responding, 24 in aberdeen, 25 in belfast, 29 in birmingham, up to 31 in the west of london. this evening we see a return to patchy mist, clear skies, lots of dry weather, this weather front close to the north—west producing more cloud, the odd spot of drizzle and breezy conditions but it won't be cold tonight. overnight lows 11-15 . be cold tonight. overnight lows 11—15. high pressure driving the weather and it will remain with us for the next few days, keeping these weather fronts a bay in the north—west but we see cloud and spots of rain at times. as we head towards the end of the week we start towards the end of the week we start to pull in this south—easterly or
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easterly breeze, dragging in hot air from the near continent and for some parts of the south, into the latter parts of the south, into the latter part of this week, we could see temperatures rising as high as 36 degrees. back to wednesday. what we are looking at is a misty start for some, that will lift quickly, then a lot of dry weather and sunshine. sunshine through the day across northern and western scotland until this with different comes in introducing thicker cloud and rain and there will be gusty winds across the north and west. temperatures climbing, 26 in aberdeen, 31 at 32 in birmingham, we could easily see 32 elsewhere in the south. heading into thursday and friday and the weekend, the dry weather continues, sunshine for many, temperatures in scotland and northern ireland in the low to mid 20s. in england and wales, we are looking at low to mid 30s and at times what you find is
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there will be low cloud lapping onshore in the north sea during the day, bringing back to the coast. on sunday we might see some thunderstorms coming from the south—west. if it is rain you're after, we still have this big discrepancy, these figures are from the ofjuly, much more rain in the north, with hardly any if any in the south. the pressure taking over at next week and things turning more unsettled.
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this is bbc news. i'm joanna gosling and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: former us president donald trump says the fbi raided his florida home and broke into his safe. his son says agents were looking for documents taken from washington when his father left office. the former president, likely to be now a candidate for president, is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. stars and fans from around the world pay tribute to dame olivia newton—john — one of the most iconic musical artists of all time, who has died at the age of 73.
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