tv Outside Source BBC News August 23, 2022 7:00pm-7:59pm BST
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hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is outside source. ukraine is preparing to mark its independence day, on the six month anniversary of russia's invasion. president zelensky has repeated this warning. we just received some information that there could be some provocations on the part of russia. we just do not wish to have crowds of people on the street. meanwhile there are real fears of a catastrophe at europe's biggest nuclear power plant, which is controlled by russian forces. we'll hear from the head of the un's nuclear agency and be live with our correspondent in kyiv. also on the programme. a nine—year—old girl shot dead in liverpool is named by police
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as olivia pratt korbel. she was killed after a man being chased by a gunman ran into her home. britain's intelligence agencies face accusations that they tipped off the indian authorities about a british man who was later seized and allegedly tortured. and malaysia's former president is sent to prison for his role in one of the world's biggest financial scandals. welcome to the programme. it's 9pm in ukraine — where this time six months ago russia was hours away from launching its full scale invasion of the country. 180 days into the war — and ukraine is once again bracing itself for more russian aggression. on wednesday, ukraine marks its independence from the soviet union, a day usually filled with celebrations. not this year. in the capital kyiv,
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public events have been banned. and gatherings like this — the first match of ukraine's premier league season, are going ahead without crowds. and ukraine's president zelensky has message is this. we just wejust do not we just do not wish to have crowds of people on the streets on these beautiful days. these days are really great but our neighbours are not that great. and so, i think you're going to celebrate the independence day in their victory and the celebration of her independence but now, we have to be very careful. straight to our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse in kyiv. what are the plans to mark what is the anniversary of this?—
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the anniversary of this? there will be some significant _ the anniversary of this? there will be some significant friends, - the anniversary of this? there will be some significant friends, some guests of ukraine and we have seen the president of poland visit today and i think that could be a theme continue tomorrow but it does come up continue tomorrow but it does come up the morning that it is dangerous for public gatherings and i think authorities are erring on the side of caution, but does remind me of the build up to this invasion where the build up to this invasion where the west in today's case, the us state department is warning of an escalation by russia mainly because of the time of year and over the past eight years of russian aggression, moscow has use this time of year, used ukraine independence day to increase its operations back then in the east through separatists militants and things cannot be more different. this country continues to come under full—scale attack and
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there is an air of caution. the city is littered with russian tanks on display. it's a very poignant display. it's a very poignant display that people are walking through, posing with pictures and there are alerts for people to not travel across the whole of the country are a reminder therewith and the range of the missiles as is ever beenin the range of the missiles as is ever been in so, it could be a poignant, sombre and nervous a few days from sombre and nervous a few days from so many ukrainians, they are used to this most six weeks, six months into a war which has caused so much human loss. tens of thousands of civilians and soldiers of lost their lives, families of buried their children, their sons, their daughters. it is very poignant moment for a war that is showing no signs, all the pointers lead to what will span way
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beyond the next 12 months, i think. stay right there james. attention has turned to the zaporizhzhia power plant — the biggest nuclear plant in europe — which both moscow and kyiv accuse each of shelling. that's triggered warnings of another �*chernobyl�* — the world's worst—ever nuclear disaster. well the head of the un's nuclear agency rafael grossi — spoke to the bbc and confirmed he'd be leading a team to the plant "within days�*. have a listen. i would be demanding that they have opportunities to discuss with staff and all staff present there and we have the vast majority of the ukrainian operators from the plant and there also others there. i would tell everybody to a certain, assert the situation. and make the necessary recommendations but we're going to try and establish a
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presence there and my conviction is that having them on site will have a stabilising effect. mr grossi says the situation at the plant has deteriorated rapidly to the point of becoming "very alarming". this is why. the soviet—built plant is on the south bank of the dnieper river, south—west of the city of zaporizhzhia itself, making it an important position for russian and ukrainian forces, who have been contesting control of the site since early in the war. the plant was shelled on august 5, causing several explosions near the electrical switchboard and a power shutdown. the fire was put out but the un says repairs must be examined and evaluated. ukraine says russia is using the facility as a military base to stage attacks from. according to ukraine, some 500 russian soldiers are residing there and 50 pieces of heavy machinery, including tanks, are stationed at the site.
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the eu is "urging russia to immediately withdraw its forces. the un's chief called for the same. "i remain gravely concerned about the unfolding situation in and around europe's largest nuclear power plant in zaporizhzhia. common sense must prevail to avoid any actions that might endanger the physical integrity, safety or security of the nuclear plant. the area needs to be demilitarized. we must tell it as it is — any potential damage to zaporizhzhia is suicide. while the kremlin hasn't agreed to withdraw any forces stationed at the plant, it has agreed to let the un's nuclear agency inspect it. in a statement on friday it confirmed �*its readiness to provide agency inspectors with all necessary assistance. but ukraine says russia must first withdraw its troops. here's a spokesman from ukraine's defence ministry.
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the community that ukraine is open and insisting in fact on international investigation of its involvement in particular from the agency. so, from this perspective, we hope that international pressure will result in russia at least not committing anything that could result in the risk of major radioactive disasters in the middle of europe. so ukraine warning of a europe—wide nuclear disaster, but experts say that's not likely. the european nuclear society says the moderate or low potential for impact on human health in the next hour, the un
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security council is set to hold a meeting to address situation at zaporizhzhia, — a meeting to address situation at zaporizhzhia, lets go back to james waterhouse. so the un is keen to find some sort of agreement on the nuclear site? it is hard to see where the compromise is going to be as you said, they have called for a demilitarisation zone and plough completely and moscow's long refused to do that it would leave the area vulnerable to what is described as a terrorist attack from the ukrainian side. so, where is the middle ground? if they're allowed in, does the cease—fire follow and i think the cease—fire follow and i think the group conceded, while it is a virtue that the un watchdog is independent, it is not a military body and it is not a country. that is help them get close to access but equally, they can only recommend, they can only report back on their
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findings. they do not have the capabilities to enforce a cease—fire it's very hard to mitigate for heavy shelling which we have seen since the start of this month. this is rick it's a bit distorted in ukraine and russia long blamed each other for the shelling of the area and it makes lessons for ukraine to shell its own nuclear power plant and given the nearest troop across the river. because where the site is situated in the concern from kyiv is this is russia building a false narrative at events referendums, false referendums in the area. the street on the russian playbook leads to a very concerning part of the front line in nevertheless, inspectors given access and wanted to check on radioactive material to improve safety protocols and speak to staff, when they can speak freely
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or not is another thing. that should be seen as a good thing but we should be talking window inspection is taking place at the content we see those inspectors move in, we shouldn't expect anything. here in the uk, police in liverpool have named the nine year old who was shot dead in her home last night. olivia pratt korbel�*s death has sent shock waves through her community — and beyond — after she was shot in the chest by a gunman who was targeting a man who'd run into the house. danny savage reports. olivia pratt korbel, five years old and two and one of the most shocking and two and one of the most shocking and unimaginable circumstances. police were called to the street where she lived at across ten o'clock last night. neighbours are the gunshots and counted them. i was watchin: the gunshots and counted them. i was watching the — the gunshots and counted them. i was watching the football _ the gunshots and counted them. i —" watching the football and i the gunshots and counted them. i1-h":3 watching the football and i heard
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the four shots in the later one rung out and of course, they said yeah, i don't think there was fireworks. i5 don't think there was fireworks. is absolutely disgusting. a nine—year—old girl being shot dead. it's getting — nine—year—old girl being shot dead. it's getting too close now, it's getting — it's getting too close now, it's getting that way were someone's been shot or— getting that way were someone's been shot or some it's been stabbed. another— shot or some it's been stabbed. another one. another one. olivia and her mother — another one. another one. olivia and her mother cheryl _ another one. another one. olivia and her mother cheryl were _ another one. another one. olivia and her mother cheryl were completely . her mother cheryl were completely innocent victims caught up in a barely believable sequence of events. police say a snake, 35—year—old man and his friend were walking down kings heath avenue. they are confronted by a man wearing a balaclava started shooting at them. cheryl opened her door after hearing the shots. the them. cheryl opened her door after hearing the shots.— hearing the shots. the man being chased, forced _ hearing the shots. the man being chased, forced his _ hearing the shots. the man being chased, forced his way _ hearing the shots. the man being chased, forced his way into - hearing the shots. the man being l chased, forced his way into olivia's house and the offender ran after him, firing a number of shots with
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complete disregard for olivia and her family who had complete disregard for olivia and herfamily who had no connection with the gunman or the man who forced his way in. sadly, olivia was fatally wounded in the gunman fired at the man who was trying to get into the house. the at the man who was trying to get into the house.— at the man who was trying to get into the house. the gunman fled, a car then came _ into the house. the gunman fled, a car then came and _ into the house. the gunman fled, a car then came and picked _ into the house. the gunman fled, a car then came and picked up the i car then came and picked up the 35—year—old man was taken to hospital by friends, but they left olivia and cheryl here. police said those responsible must give themselves up. the those responsible must give themselves up.— those responsible must give themselves up. the killing of a nine-year-old _ themselves up. the killing of a nine-year-old child _ themselves up. the killing of a nine-year-old child is - themselves up. the killing of a nine-year-old child is an - themselves up. the killing of a i nine-year-old child is an absolute nine—year—old child is an absolute tragedy and crosses every single boundary and i would urge them to do the right thing so we can put this person behind bars.— person behind bars. olivia was a --uil of person behind bars. olivia was a punil of the _ person behind bars. olivia was a pupil of the catholic _ person behind bars. olivia was a pupil of the catholicjunior - person behind bars. olivia was a | pupil of the catholicjunior school pupil of the catholic junior school and pupil of the catholicjunior school and today, her teacher pay tribute to her. ,, . , and today, her teacher pay tribute toher.,, , ., ., to her. she was bubbly, she had a little heart — to her. she was bubbly, she had a little heart of _ to her. she was bubbly, she had a little heart of gold, _ to her. she was bubbly, she had a little heart of gold, nothing - to her. she was bubbly, she had a little heart of gold, nothing was . little heart of gold, nothing was too much — little heart of gold, nothing was too much trouble for her. she loved too much trouble for her. she loved to help _ too much trouble for her. she loved to help the — too much trouble for her. she loved to help the teacher, she was the
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life and — to help the teacher, she was the life and soul of the class and love to perform. — life and soul of the class and love to perform, in fact, we just had a recent— to perform, in fact, we just had a recent school production and she was performing _ recent school production and she was performing on the stage is a munchkin. such a lively little soul, the life _ munchkin. such a lively little soul, the life and — munchkin. such a lively little soul, the life and soul of the class, very popular— the life and soul of the class, very popular with all her peers. her family said _ popular with all her peers. her family said to _ popular with all her peers. hj: family said to be inconsolable and heartbroken. he answered what happened here appears to lie the criminal underworld. we live now give those responsible? britain's intelligence agencies are facing accusations that they tipped off the indian authorities about a british man who was later seized and allegedly tortured. those allegations are being made by the human rights group reprieve — which has shown the bbc a report it says indicates his arrest followed a tip off from mi5 and mi6. here's dan dolan — from that group. the initial police as evidence
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emerged was an anonymous case study in the annual report by the uk spy watchdog which described the case with a shared intelligence on an individual who then went on to be tortured and also described a number of other factors in the case relating to the council response in the british government steered on every representations by the british prime minister on the individual in question. so, reprieve and the legal team have been working to match this case to which waiver case it may be and have throughout the investigation be able to match those to jagtar singh investigation be able to match those to jagtar sinthohal�*s investigation be able to match those to jagtar singh johal�*s case. the uk government says it will not comment on an ongoing legal case. now, let's take a look at what we know. this is jagtar sinthohal — a sikh activist and blogger. in 2017, he was in india for his wedding. these pictures are from there. a few days later, he was snatched off a street in punjab by indian police. he says he was then tortured, including through electrocution. india denies those allegations.
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he's been injail ever since. the bbc has been hearing from his brother. the uk government have said they're doing all they can but they haven't been doing all they can because they failed to acknowledge thieves arbitrarily detained and has confirmed that they are arbitrarily detained and failed to call for his release. it is been a nightmare as rather family have been feeling. let's take a look at how the international community has responded. borisjohnson said he spoke about mrjohal�*s case with indian prime minister narendra modi during an official visit in april this year. theresa may — who was prime minister before him — reportedly did the same. and this is from the un last month. it says there's "no judicially admissible evidence" injohal�*s case "despite intelligence agencies having over three years to investigate". we've also been hearing from the local mp where his family live.
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when jagtar whenjagtar singh when jagtar singh johal for got detained by the whenjagtar sinthohal for got detained by the authorities, since that time he has seen three british prime ministers, but before. four foreign secretaries, the present foreign secretary is likely to be the next president. the prime ministers but to be appointed says they want to have an alliance of democracies posting road in india is one of those so—called democracies and for the prime minister, likely liz truss to speak up on behalf of those who believe in international law and make sure that they don't have charges of nearly five years, to bring them home. next, let's get the analysis from our security correspondent frank gardner. britain's intelligence agencies share intelligence sometimes with partner agencies and from the countries of which india is one. they are not going to comment on this they need to make never made any public comments on this anyhow. but on the development office
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yesterday, saying that because of ongoing legal cases, to be appropriate for them to comment on this and this person has taken out a claim against the british government in london, accusing them of complicity in sharing information with the indian authorities that they think his family think and organisations of human rights state led to his arrest. so what exactly has mrjohal been accused of? in may, he was charged with conspiracy to commit murder and being a member of a terrorist group. more charges are due in september. we know that he was an active blogger and campaignerfor sikh human rights here in the uk. we had this report from the hindustan times in 2017 — it said that he had been �*on the radar of the intelligence wing of punjab police for the past year�* — with that information being passed onto them by a uk source. there's wider context to this too — here's our security correspondent frank
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gardner again on that. here is frank gardner again. it's very murky _ here is frank gardner again. it�*s very murky tail in the very depressing that this is raising its head again because all of this talks about the early years of the so—called war on terror of her people were being extraordinarily rendered in britain had a bad experience with this prior to 2011 when britain's mi six agency was found to have assisted in the rendition of a libyan dissident who was tortured that led to a full—scale apology with them standing up in parliament in saying that this must never happen again. let's look at the reaction in india — arvind chhabra is in chandigarh. giving to the reports that the indian — giving to the reports that the indian government has been denying
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all of these accusations but the chief_ all of these accusations but the chief minister supported the police and said _ chief minister supported the police and said there was initial evidence against _ and said there was initial evidence against the accused who have been taken _ against the accused who have been taken in _ against the accused who have been taken in the custody and also allegations of torture. claiming that they— allegations of torture. claiming that they had been regularly allowed access— that they had been regularly allowed access to _ that they had been regularly allowed access to the uti commission. and that it _ access to the uti commission. and that it had — access to the uti commission. and that it had they been held in custody- _ that it had they been held in custody, without any charges, again, the government denied this and claim that they— the government denied this and claim that they had been fired by the investigating agency which is across the agency. the government has been insisting _ the agency. the government has been insisting that they have been undergoing judicial proceedings as for the _ undergoing judicial proceedings as for the law of the land. bbc news india- _ malaysia's former prime minister has been sent to jail. najib razak will begin a 12—year sentence after losing a final appeal against his conviction for abuses of power and money laundering. this was him arriving
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in court earlier. he was sent directly to prison from there. he was found guilty in 2020 of being involved in a massive financial scandal. more than four billion dollars are believed to have been stolen from a state—run investment fund called 1mdb. najib razak�*s lawyer spoke after the verdict was given. najib razak has always denied any wrongdoing. but a panel of five judges unanimously found that the conviction of mr najib on all seven counts was safe and described his appeal as "devoid of any merits". here's our south east asia correspondentjonathan head. the lawyers had fought relentlessly throughout this two—year appeals process- — throughout this two—year appeals process, even at the last minute trying _ process, even at the last minute trying to— process, even at the last minute trying to get one of the supreme court _ trying to get one of the supreme courtjudges on the trying to get one of the supreme court judges on the final appeal disqualified and he changed his team of lawyers _ disqualified and he changed his team of lawyers of the last minute and claimed — of lawyers of the last minute and claimed he did not have enough time to prepare _ claimed he did not have enough time to prepare for the case and a lot of the arguments made against the 12 year sentence that was imposed on
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him two _ year sentence that was imposed on him two years ago for money laundering and abuses of power have left the _ laundering and abuses of power have left the judges in each of the appeals _ left the judges in each of the appeals court stage is unmoved in the federal supreme courtjudges the federal supreme court judges confirmed the federal supreme courtjudges confirmed today that they believed the sentence and the conviction were sound _ the sentence and the conviction were sound and _ the sentence and the conviction were sound and that they must now start to serve _ sound and that they must now start to serve their time in prison. in this— to serve their time in prison. in this region _ to serve their time in prison. in this region were powerful figures almost _ this region were powerful figures almost never go to jail, this is almost — almost never go to jail, this is almost unprecedented and for those malaysians have been seeking accountability for the many past scandals — accountability for the many past scandals in the country in the cleaner— scandals in the country in the cleaner kind of politics, this is very— cleaner kind of politics, this is very big — cleaner kind of politics, this is very big step forward and it's a test _ very big step forward and it's a test malaysia's judicial system. the followers- — test malaysia's judicial system. the followers, still a very powerful figure — followers, still a very powerful figure and still in the political party— figure and still in the political party unknown in the been putting pressure _ party unknown in the been putting pressure on the judiciary to be more lenient— pressure on the judiciary to be more lenient and — pressure on the judiciary to be more lenient and he stuck by the verdict and insisted that he must be held accountable for the role and this enormous — accountable for the role and this enormous scandal are more than $4 billion— enormous scandal are more than $4 billion were — enormous scandal are more than $4 billion were believed to have been stolen _ billion were believed to have been stolen from an investment fund set
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”p stolen from an investment fund set up when _ stolen from an investment fund set up when they were prime minister and it does— up when they were prime minister and it does seem that test of which they had been _ it does seem that test of which they had been passed and that this 1's almost _ had been passed and that this 1's almost untouchable figure will not end up— almost untouchable figure will not end up behind bars. this was a case which had global ramifications. authorities alleged that some of the stolen money financed the leonardo dicaprio film the wolf of wall street. joe low, pictured here on the right at the film's premiere, is accused of masterminding the 1mdb scandal. he's now an international fugitive whose wherabouts are unknown. prosecutors in the us said the investment bank goldman sachs helped to arrange laundering of some of the money. and earlier this year this man, the former head of the company in malaysia, was convicted by a court in new york. sridhar nata—rajan has been covering this story for bloomberg news. first of all, if you can tell me that this is exactly the end of the river the prime minister. it appears
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so, river the prime minister. it appears so. participating — river the prime minister. it appears so, participating in _ river the prime minister. it appears so, participating in the _ river the prime minister. it appears so, participating in the next - so, participating in the next election. _ so, participating in the next election, but one has to wonder if he has _ election, but one has to wonder if he has another political comeback in him. he has another political comeback in him- but— he has another political comeback in him. but the bigger picture is that this is— him. but the bigger picture is that this is a _ him. but the bigger picture is that this is a scandal that goes back over— this is a scandal that goes back over a decade now and every so often, _ over a decade now and every so often, there are various people trying _ often, there are various people trying across the globe through various— trying across the globe through various investigation agencies whether— various investigation agencies whether it be the deal—makers are politicians — whether it be the deal—makers are politicians and slowly it seems every — politicians and slowly it seems every single one of them is being held to _ every single one of them is being held to account but there is the big mystery— held to account but there is the big mystery surrounding one of the alleged — mystery surrounding one of the alleged masterminds of the source scandal— alleged masterminds of the source scandal still remains on the run. the fact— scandal still remains on the run. the fact that someone has been held to account and imprisoned, many people believe that it would not happen. but people believe that it would not ha en, �* people believe that it would not ha en. �* ., people believe that it would not hauen. �* ., people believe that it would not hauen. �* . ., happen. but look at the scale of the fraud in this — happen. but look at the scale of the fraud in this case, _ happen. but look at the scale of the fraud in this case, this _ happen. but look at the scale of the fraud in this case, this was - fraud in this case, this was supposed to be an investment fund are supposed to help with the development of malaysia in building a new_ development of malaysia in building a new financial district and still come _ a new financial district and still come did — a new financial district and still come did we get? more than $4
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billion— come did we get? more than $4 billion in— come did we get? more than $4 billion in basil. money spent on luxury— billion in basil. money spent on luxury real— billion in basil. money spent on luxury real estate in new york and la and _ luxury real estate in new york and la and important jewellery —— imported jewellery. la and important jewellery —— importedjewellery. in la and important jewellery —— imported jewellery. in the willful forestry- — imported jewellery. in the willful forestry. that is the type of fraud that has — forestry. that is the type of fraud that has been shocking in scale and is really— that has been shocking in scale and is really turn heads. but various investigations into the election and political— investigations into the election and political patronage of india and presses — political patronage of india and presses still fair to say that not everyone — presses still fair to say that not everyone involved in this has been fully held — everyone involved in this has been fully held to account just yet. if you want to know more about the stories, it is bbc dot com forts news and also i'm on twitter and i'm a bbc but do not go anywhere. we are backin a bbc but do not go anywhere. we are back in a few minutes' time with more from outside source. stay with us here on the bbc.
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bit of a cloudy day across many regions but some of us ended up with late sunshine as we head through the course of tonight, hello. it's been a bit of a cloudy day across many region but some enter the day with sunshine around as we head through the course of tonight that story is going to continue. there are some clear a spouse, also cloud around and some outbreaks of rain as well for the particular through the central slice of the uk but quite a warm and humid nightahead, especially for some southern and eastern areas with a low sitting to the northwest of the uk so a weather frame driving around that area of low pressure. through the evening and to write the main area of rain will be pushing in initially across wells and adding up through parts of northern england,
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scotland through the early hours of wednesday. dry weather for northern island a touch fresher, 14 degrees or so but those temperatures still holding up in the south and east of the 17 or 18 celsius quite a warm and humid night for once again for south—east england put up tomorrow's weather will be dominated by this weather front. it is can be slow—moving, draped from parts of the southwest of england through wales, northern england, scotland should tend to dry up through the day. larger dry with sunshine for northern ireland but turning it quite breezy here. much of southern and eastern england will be staying dry again through the day. it can be warm and humid with temperatures up to about 30 degrees for the likes of norwich for the 19 to 20 typically for glasgow and belfast. moving through wednesday evening and overnight into thursday, eventually this weatherfront will slowly edge its way a bit further eastwards but still keeping that warm, humid air to the south—east and we could see heavy, thundery showers arriving by thursday. 17 degrees or so from the south—east but we could see the countryside dipping into single figures for the northwest. thursday morning we have got an initially those heavy and possibly thundery downpours for parts of south—east england and east anglia.
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could be localised flooding here. drierfor the rest of the uk away from the south—east was up that area of rain and thunderstorms clear away as we had through the course of the day. still breezy towards the northwest, lighter winds elsewhere. variable amounts of sunshine but we are all in that slightly cooler and fresher air by thursday afternoon. so, highs between 15 to perhaps 24 degrees very typical for this time a year. moving through friday, a weather front once again moving eastward but that fizzles out to lee via pressure that builds and from the south in time for the weekend. friday into saturday, a lot of dry weather, sunshine on the card, temperatures in the warm spots in the mid—20s. bye— bye.
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temperatures in the warm spots in the mid—20s. bye—bye. hello, i'm maryam moshiri, this is outside source. ukraine is preparing to mark its independence day, six months since russia's invasion. president zelensky has repeated this warning. we just received some information that there could be some provocations on the part of russia. we just do not wish to have crowds of people on the street. in the next few minutes we're going to look at division within the european union on whether to ban tourists from russia. also coming up... twitter�*s former security chief accuses the company of "egregious deficiencies" that pose a risk to users and even us national security. jupiter as you've never seen it before.
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stunning new images from nasa's james webb telescope. and... man's emotional best friends — how dogs can cry with joy. it's the eve of ukraine's independence and nearly 6 months since russia launched its invasion and there is division within the european union over what to do about russian tourists who want to enter the bloc. the issue will take centre stage at an eu foreign ministers meeting next week. opinions vary from country to country. germany's chancellor is vocal opponent of putting in place an eu—wide ban on tourist visas for russians. but a group of mainly eastern european and baltic countries, which border russia want a total ban. this is a lithuanian politician on why.
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translation: politician on why. i think we drastically need translation: i think we drastically need to limit the amount of tourist visas issued. the murfitt learning in ukraine and what atrocities they are committing. the in ukraine and what atrocities they are committing.— in ukraine and what atrocities they are committing. the idea of a total ban is not totally _ are committing. the idea of a total ban is not totally from _ are committing. the idea of a total ban is not totally from russian. - are committing. the idea of a total ban is not totally from russian. i i ban is not totally from russian. i think everybody should travel because — think everybody should travel because when you see how other peaceful— because when you see how other peaceful countries live then we become — peaceful countries live then we become more peaceful too. become more peacefultoo. some favourite band _ become more peacefultoo. some favourite band because _ become more peacefultoo. some favourite band because it - become more peaceful too. fin: favourite band because it believes some are not stopping powerful russians from travelling abroad. this was a times headline... featuring a picture of a foreign wife smashing plates. russian minister packs a market ban when
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asked why he said... but the eu use forest policy chief rejected the proposal saying it's not a good idea. and added that we have to be more selective. recent surveys suggest 300,000 russians have fled their country because they don't want to live under putin. if a person says humanitarian, _ under putin. if a person says humanitarian, for _ under putin. if a person says humanitarian, for example, | under putin. if a person says - humanitarian, for example, face prosecuted or is an oppositional representative and is afraid of being prosecuted or his family has been prosecuted and already fled than the visa still could be issued. meanwhile the united states is also indicated it's not in favour of a blanket visa band. speaking on monday state department spokesman ned price said...
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let's speak to suzanne lynch, correspondent for politico in brussels. talk to me about the issue in terms of people who are said to be wanting to get out of russia. that is really a sticking point for many countries to oppose a total ban. this a sticking point for many countries to oppose a total ban.— a sticking point for many countries to oppose a total ban. this is shoe is really shaping — to oppose a total ban. this is shoe is really shaping up _ to oppose a total ban. this is shoe is really shaping up to _ to oppose a total ban. this is shoe is really shaping up to be - to oppose a total ban. this is shoe is really shaping up to be the - to oppose a total ban. this is shoe is really shaping up to be the next| is really shaping up to be the next big conflict for the eu as it tries to forge a common position about the russian war in ukraine. over the last two weeks we've seen a number of eastern european countries calling for a blanket ban on russians arriving into europe but that has got pushed back, particularly from german germany chancellor it's important to say the reason that these baltic nations and countries in the east are saying this, they have the land border with russia. so effectively what's happened is the eu has banned flights from russia to europe since the beginning of the war but
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russians can still over by land and into countries like finland or estonia, which share a land border with russia. that is why they are leading the charge to limit visas for visiting russians. haifa leading the charge to limit visas for visiting russians. how difficult do ou for visiting russians. how difficult do you think _ for visiting russians. how difficult do you think it _ for visiting russians. how difficult do you think it will— for visiting russians. how difficult do you think it will be _ for visiting russians. how difficult do you think it will be given - for visiting russians. how difficult do you think it will be given that l do you think it will be given that consensus to be reached among eu countries? i consensus to be reached among eu countries? "j , countries? ithink it will be. in fact, countries? ithink it will be. in fact. since _ countries? ithink it will be. in fact, since the _ countries? ithink it will be. in fact, since the beginning - countries? ithink it will be. in fact, since the beginning of i countries? i think it will be. in i fact, since the beginning of these war although the eu has shown solidarity to an extent where the tempta sanctions, these difficult decisions that have been differences. you are 27 countries with very different views. the point of the eu is to try to get a compromise and land somewhere in the middle. i think the key moment will be next week. there is a meeting of foreign affairs ministers that is taking place in prague. the czech republic is currently holding the presidency of the eu which means it has a lot of power to shape the agenda. it's very much in favour of
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a full band. this meeting next week is going to be crucial. will see the foreign ministers from all eu countries they are put up a lot of these eastern european tech countries want to eu response but say if they don't have an eu response they will go ahead unilaterally and introduce their own bands. i think the comments yesterday from the head eu top diplomat, he said he was opposed to it. that's very significant. and that kind of tells us where the wind is blowing in terms of the use position on this.— is blowing in terms of the use position on this. thank you very much. germany is scrambling to save energy after russia cut its supply of gas, and that's re—opened an old and controversial debate. most of the country's motorways famously have no speed limit but some experts say slowing drivers down could save energy. however — the idea of closing off the fast lane is proving controversial — asjenny hill reports.
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it's practically a national pastime. indulging a passion for speed. even if it's in miniature. but as germany hurtles towards winter in energy crisis looms and calls for a speed limit on its motorways are gaining traction. ih limit on its motorways are gaining traction. j ,, j ., , �* traction. in translation: it doesn't make any sense- _ traction. in translation: it doesn't make any sense. with _ traction. in translation: it doesn't make any sense. with the _ traction. in translation: it doesn't make any sense. with the current i make any sense. with the current petrol prices no one goes full throttle on the motorway. everyone's going slower. trying to save even more energy by imposing rules wouldn't work. translation: as speed limit is long overdue but in reality you can't go much faster anyway. germany's motorways are world—famous. there is technically nothing to stop a driver doing, as wanted recently, more than 500 kph. but with slowing them down
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significantly use fuel consumption? in the drive to conserve energy this economist believes every little bit helps. it economist believes every little bit hels. .., economist believes every little bit hels, . ., , ., economist believes every little bit hels. j- economist believes every little bit hels. ' 1 ., helps. it could save some 1.5% of the consumption _ helps. it could save some 1.596 of the consumption of _ helps. it could save some 1.596 of the consumption of fuel. - helps. it could save some 1.596 of the consumption of fuel. at - helps. it could save some 1.596 of the consumption of fuel. at least| helps. it could save some 1.596 of i the consumption of fuel. at least if you would limit it, introduce a speed limit for a certain period of time i think we should careful about introducing it for ever, internally but for a certain time, as long as prices prevails, why not? shy, but for a certain time, as long as prices prevails, why not? a motorway seed limit prices prevails, why not? a motorway speed limit would _ prices prevails, why not? a motorway speed limit would please _ speed limit would please environmental campaigners and those who worry about safety. although significantly more people die on germany's rural roads than the autobahn. this debate has been raging on and off for years.
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the washington post has obtained a copy of mr zatko's complaint. in it he accuses twitter of "lying about bots to elon musk". well, twitter is currently locked in a legal battle with elon musk — who is trying to end his $44bn deal to buy the tech company. it denies mr zatko's allegations and has accused him of opportunism. well, elizabeth dwoskin is the washington post silicon valley correspondent — who obtained the copy. really good to get you on the programme. thank you for taking the time. tell me what you read in the copy you were given. it’s
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time. tell me what you read in the copy you were given.— copy you were given. it's 84 pages, it's a but the — copy you were given. it's 84 pages, it's a but the highlight _ copy you were given. it's 84 pages, it's a but the highlight could - copy you were given. it's 84 pages, it's a but the highlight could be - it's a but the highlight could be twitter is a dysfunctional security disaster or has been for a long time. maybe that won't surprise people who are familiar with this but even people who cover this area such as myself and colleagues who we did this work together, even i had myjaw on the floor. i heard from people to work at twitter today was that theirjob was on the floor. much, that's his nickname, he alleges the company security systems were extremely exposed, example way too many people doing back had access to the key software of the company. he alleged they were holding on to use a dater that they claimed they had a raise. he alleged that they were lying to federal agencies and the board in addition to elon musk. also alleged that twitter has been on the brink as
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recently as last year, a complete shutdown because the service, didn't have enough back—up servers. so basically, the company is hanging by a thread is one of the big takeaways. and you wouldn't know it from being such an influential service around the world. where is the evidence _ service around the world. where is the evidence on _ service around the world. where is the evidence on this? _ service around the world. where is the evidence on this? does - service around the world. where is the evidence on this? does he - the evidence on this? does he produce a?— the evidence on this? does he roduce a? ., ., , ., produce a? psalm. 0k, good question. he has some — produce a? psalm. 0k, good question. he has some documents _ produce a? psalm. 0k, good question. he has some documents in _ produce a? psalm. 0k, good question. he has some documents in the - he has some documents in the complaint, particularly about his fights with the board and some security related stuff. what i try to point out in my story very fairly is a lot of the stuff arms spam and bottom of the stuff that will play into the elon musk case is all his recollections. some of it, i'll be very clear didn't fully stand up to my own reporting about how twitter works. and that is mostly his recollections almost primarily his recollections almost primarily his recollections on observations rather than hard documents. it's very much the opposite of if you remember a
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year ago, the whistle—blower on facebook came forward with tens of thousands of documents that really exposed facebook. it's the opposite, where is francis, you didn't need to believe her because everything she said was back—up by tonnes of documents. said was back-up by tonnes of documents-— said was back-up by tonnes of documents. - . ., , , documents. what has twitter been sa in: documents. what has twitter been saying about _ documents. what has twitter been saying about all — documents. what has twitter been saying about all this? _ documents. what has twitter been saying about all this? he _ documents. what has twitter been saying about all this? he was - documents. what has twitter been saying about all this? he was very| saying about all this? he was very controversial _ saying about all this? he was very controversial at _ saying about all this? he was very controversial at twitter _ saying about all this? he was very controversial at twitter and - saying about all this? he was very| controversial at twitter and twitter wants the world to know look, we fire this guy, they say we fired him for poor performance and leadership. he denies that's why he was fired. but he was only there for a short time. twitter said this is a person who has sources there who can back this up, this is a person who is very arrogant, came in and thought they knew everything about our company without willing to ask her questions, who thought he knew the answers before trying to understand the work we were already doing. and when we try to inform them that some of his own documents and interpretations were incorrect he didn't listen to us. so he is very polarising. there's a lot of people supporting him out there in the
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security world as well and also some, what's been interesting today is different people who worked at twitter had chimed in and some support and some against. some saying twitter security is a disaster. others saying he himself was a completely loose cannon was the ones i tweeted today that he asked them to send some to secure at twitter data to a friend in texas. lots of weird stuff.— lots of weird stuff. interesting stuff. lots of weird stuff. interesting stuff- good — lots of weird stuff. interesting stuff. good to _ lots of weird stuff. interesting stuff. good to talk _ lots of weird stuff. interesting stuff. good to talk to - lots of weird stuff. interesting stuff. good to talk to you. - stuff. good to talk to you. thank you once again. stay with us on outside source — still to come... the latest minions film has premiered in china but with a different ending to suit values approved by the authorities. we will tell you why. the student nurse owami davies has been found safe and well — seven weeks after going missing. she was located in hampshire after a member of the public came
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forward following a police appeal. scotland yard and essex police are to review their investigation. celestina olulode reports. a young student nurse with a bright future ahead of her, today the metropolitan police confirmed owami davies has been found alive and well. this is clearly the outcome that we were hopeful for. the finding of the missing lady, owami davies. i would like to say that she had been found safe and well outside of the london area, in the county of hampshire. the 24—year—old was found after a member of the public contacted the police this morning following a media appeal. owami went missing from her home on the 4th ofjuly. two days later her family reported her missing to essex police. on the same day owami was spotted by officers from the met in croydon but at this point she had
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not been marked as a missing person on the police database. she was last seen on the 7th ofjuly, two weeks later the investigation was transferred from essex to the metropolitan police. in conjunction with essex police colleagues will be reviewing all aspects of the missing persons investigation just to make sure that there is any learning we could take from that. five people have been arrested and released on bail. a decision on what happens next will be taken following a full debrief. questions remain over when the case was added to the national police database and how the case was handled. one minute the met is saying she hasn't come to any harm at same time are arresting people for kidnapping and murder suspicions. tonight officers say owami davies has spoken to her family. this is outside source live
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from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is... ahead of ukraine's independence day and the six month anniversary of russia's invasion, president zelensky has repeated a warning that moscow may make new targeted strikes. china has changed the ending of the latest minions film to suit values approved by the authorities. i must warn you there are plot spoilers coming. minions — the rise of gru follows antihero gru in his teenage days and sets up his evolution into a supervillain later in the series. but unlike the original movie, the chinese version does not end with gru and his mentor wild knuckles riding off into the sunset. instead, wild knuckles is jailed while gru "becomes one of the good guys". let's speak to our china media analyst kerry allen. thank you forjoining us. why has the ending been change? it is
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unclear but _ the ending been change? it is unclear but this _ the ending been change? it is unclear but this isn't - the ending been change? it :- unclear but this isn't unusual in china. there been many different tv shows and reports over the years where, generally what happens in china is any foreign media when it enters the country needs to be screened to see if any content is violent or over sexually or even anti—china. bear in mind, this is a children's film but the rules still apply. it is unclear with this particular film. apply. it is unclear with this particularfilm. itjust apply. it is unclear with this particular film. itjust seems an opportunity to promote these good values. group for example going back to his family and enjoying spending time with his three daughters. some people have interpreted this as a way to promote china's three child policy. is way to promote china's three child oli . , , ., way to promote china's three child oli . , ., ., policy. is this a common thing that ha--ens policy. is this a common thing that happens in china _ policy. is this a common thing that happens in china or _ policy. is this a common thing that happens in china or is _ policy. is this a common thing that happens in china or is it _ policy. is this a common thing that happens in china or is it quite - happens in china or is it quite rare? it happens in china or is it quite rare? , . ., ., rare? it is quite common. then we have to factor _ rare? it is quite common. then we have to factor in _ rare? it is quite common. then we have to factor in that _ rare? it is quite common. then we have to factor in that with - rare? it is quite common. then we have to factor in that with china i have to factor in that with china so few foreign films and tv shows after xuli entered the market. i remember
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an incident not too long ago where fight club entered china and a similar thing happened, at the ending it was meant to be lots of explosions and lots of antiheroes win but instead there was this message that was promoting the authorities in saying that they managed to crack down on the bad guys with the yeah, it was a good opportunity done to promote the police. this content... they are aware of it and there is some kind of questioned about why it happens. social media users don't particularly favourite. what had they been saying in chinese social media about this? i guess they don't like being told how to watch an ending of a movie. especially if it's a cartoon, i guess. absolutely. there has been _ it's a cartoon, i guess. absolutely. there has been a _ it's a cartoon, i guess. absolutely. there has been a lot _ it's a cartoon, i guess. absolutely. there has been a lot of _ it's a cartoon, i guess. absolutely. there has been a lot of criticism. l there has been a lot of criticism. people have been saying they are outraged by it and they don't want to be treated like children. when they go to watch a film they want to afterwards go home and talk about it. they feel there's a lot when
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particularly when there might be western films, one media on western forces to try to smack china that people do feel they can'tjust forces to try to smack china that people do feel they can't just watch the star. sometimes they backed the antihero, they like a bit of godliness. but they do feel that they almost have to be morally good all of the time. people don't feel particularly happy about this. thank ou. there have been not one — but two momentous developments in the realm of space exploration — a unique image ofjupiter captured by the world's most powerful telescope — and launch date set for nasa's giant new moon rocket. this picture shows the storms, moons and rings surrounding jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. created from exc opposite of several images by the james webb telescope in july.
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on how the image was put together here's the space analyst leo enright. we are seeing jupiter in an entirely new light and that and i mean that literally because the james webb telescope is looking atjupiter in the inferred red. that are own eyes cannot see and so what they've done is, they've attached colours we could recognise to the information coming back in these images. the james webb telescope was launched at the end of 2021 and it's currently positioned about one million miles from earth. and from there it can detect light which began travelling towards earth thirteen—billion years ago, moments after the big bang. here's caroline harper, the head of space science at the uk space agency. you need a telescope like james webb to be able to capture that faint infrared light from the earliest stars in the universe. this is really looking back much further in time that we've been able to do
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before. time that we've been able to do before. let's turn to the other big development now — nasa has given the go—ahead for an un—crewed test flight to the moon which will take off on monday. this is the rocket, known as the space launch system. it's part of the artemis mission which plans to put astronauts back on the moon, almost 50 years since the last landing. here's our science editor, rebecca morelle. it stands nearly 100 metres, about 320 feet tall, roughly the same height as it is a 32—storey building. its colossal size means it's really heavy so it needs lots of power. the rocket will go up from the kennedy space center in florida and will send a small spacecraft, called orion, into orbit around the moon, before it returns to earth. here's one of nasa's chiefs. i think is going to inspire even more than apollo did. it's going to
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be absolutely outstanding. ester be absolutely outstanding. ever since we rolled _ be absolutely outstanding. ever since we rolled out _ be absolutely outstanding. ever since we rolled out to _ be absolutely outstanding. ever since we rolled out to the pad last week— since we rolled out to the pad last week you — since we rolled out to the pad last week you can feel the excitement, the energy— week you can feel the excitement, the energy increase and it's really, really _ the energy increase and it's really, really palpable. now it turns out that there is more to the dog—human relationship than the well known "man's best friend". it might be mutual. according to researchers injapan —— dogs may be so genuinely delighted according to researchers injapan — dogs may be so genuinely delighted when reunited with their owners that they can cry tears ofjoy. time for a bbc investigation we thought — here's our midlands correspondent, phil mackie on the scent of this particular story. buddy, woody and me, i cannot wait for their owners to pick them up. they have been in doggy daycare all day. injapan, scientists said they found a detectable emotional response when dogs are reunited with their owners. it was only a small study with just 22 dogs, but they said they could detect real tears. eleanor, who sees the dogs reunited with their owners
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every day, is sceptical. and thinks they might be barking up the wrong tree. i've never seen a dog crying, so i'm not sure about it, but they definitely have emotions and i see the excitement when their owners come to pick them up, whether that is after eight hours of being here or two weeks. of course, they get excited. there is no doubt that dogs form a strong emotional tie to people and they have been plenty of studies to show it. this is jasper and he is definitely pleased to see eleanor. this is coco and i've made friends with coco with a few bribes. she is honestly happy to see me but i can't see her shedding any tears when i go. the study showed it was not casual acquaintances like me, but only the dog's owners for whom tears would form. mia has been waiting patiently for tom to get back on this is a reaction when she arrives. clearly she is honestly happy here but she desperately misses you because that was the most excited she has been. bless her.
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every time we come home, usually when i come home from work she is by the front door and it's like, oh, my god, daddy is at home and she bounces at the front door as well. the study also found for the tearful pet, it triggers an emotional response in the owner, so puppy dog eyes really do have the effect we have always suspected. phil mackie, bbc news, solihull. so sweet. a reminder of our top story before we leave you. security is tight in ukraine on the eve of its anniversary of independence day. wednesday also marks many months, nearly six months since russia's full—scale invasion of the country. 180 days into the war in the capital of kyiv there are can be a number of —— working to be a number of events and bands are now in place to keep the citizens say. meanwhile the un security council is about to meet in new york, they can be discussing the situation at the nuclear power plant
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in ukraine. more on that story on bbc news and on our website put up for me and our team, thank you for watching. stay with the bbc. hello. it's been a bit of a cloudy day across many regions but some enter the day with sunshine around as we head through the course of tonight that story is going to continue. there are some clearer spells, also cloud around and some outbreaks of rain as well, particular through the central slice of the uk but quite a warm and humid nightahead, especially for some southern and eastern areas with a low sitting to the northwest of the uk so a weather frame driving around that area of low pressure. through the evening and throught the night the main area of rain will be pushing in initially across wales and heading up through parts of northern england, scotland through the early hours of wednesday. dry weather for northern ireland, a touch fresher, 14 degrees or so but those
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temperatures still holding up in the south and east, 17 or 18 celsius quite a warm and humid night for once again for south—east england put up tomorrow's weather will be dominated by this weather front. it is going to be slow—moving, draped from parts of the southwest of england through wales, northern england, scotland should tend to dry up through the day. larger dry with sunshine for northern ireland but turning it quite breezy here. much of southern and eastern england will be staying dry again through the day. it's going to be warm and humid with temperatures up to about 30 degrees for the likes of norwich for the 19 to 20 typically for glasgow and belfast. moving through wednesday evening and overnight into thursday, eventually this weatherfront will slowly edge its way a bit further eastwards but still keeping that warm, humid air to the south—east and we could see heavy, thundery showers arriving by thursday. 17 degrees or so from the south—east but we could see the countryside dipping into single figures for the northwest. thursday morning we have got an initially those heavy and possibly thundery downpours for parts of south—east england and east anglia.
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could be some localised flooding here. drierfor the rest of the uk away from the south—east was up that area of rain and thunderstorms clear away as we had through the course of the day. still breezy towards the northwest, lighter winds elsewhere. variable amounts of sunshine but we are all in that slightly cooler and fresher air by thursday afternoon. so, highs between 15 to perhaps 24 degrees very typical for this time a year. moving through friday, a weak weather front once again moving eastward but that fizzles out to lee via pressure that builds and from the south in time for the weekend. friday into saturday, a lot of dry weather, sunshine on the cards, temperatures in the warm spots in the mid—20s. bye— bye.
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this is bbc news. i'm james reynolds. the headlines at eight o'clock. a manhunt is under way in liverpool after nine—year—old olivia pratt korbel was shot dead in her own home. her headteacher says she was "a ray of sunshine" she had the whole of her school career and beyond the of her. it is just tragic. police confirm that the student nurse owami davies has been found alive— after going missing seven weeks ago she has been found safe and well outside of the london area in the county of hampshire and is currently with specialist officers from my team. an energy company boss warns that half of uk households could face fuel poverty this winter because of rocketing energy prices. uk intelligence agencies are accused
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