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hello and welcome to bbc news. we'll start with a developing story... police in indonesia say more than 120 football fans have died at a match on the island ofjava. many more were injured in a crush after the game between rival teams, arema and persebaya surabaya. video on social media shows police firing tear gas at supporters running onto the pitch. we can see in the last few minutes the sports minister has
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said the authorities will re—evaluate safety at football matches and consider not allowing spectators. this is after the stampede we think has killed 129 people. and the chief security minister is saying the football stadium was beyond capacity. our news reporter, shelley phelps, hasjoined me with the latest details. this happened on saturday night between arema and persebaya and when the home team lost, that is when trouble began because fans rushed onto the pitch. police said they began firing tear gas because they said it was a dangerous situation and they needed to control things. after the release of tear gas people began scrambling, trying to leave the stadium. the death toll now is a 129 people, many reported to have died because of trampling and suffocation. around 180 people have been hospitalised and is expected the fatalities will continue to
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rise. , , ., ., rise. lets bring in jonathan head. rise. lets bring in jonathan head- just _ rise. lets bring in jonathan head. just talk _ rise. lets bring in jonathan head. just talk us - rise. lets bring in jonathan head. just talk us through | rise. lets bring in jonathan - head. just talk us through what the authorities have been saying there?— the authorities have been sa in: there? , ,. . . saying there? this is a classic case of a _ saying there? this is a classic case of a very _ saying there? this is a classic case of a very passionate - saying there? this is a classic case of a very passionate and | case of a very passionate and hard—fought football match ha rd—fought football match going — hard—fought football match going horribly wrong at the end — going horribly wrong at the end it _ going horribly wrong at the end. it looks like the home crowd, _ end. it looks like the home crowd, from the city in east java. — crowd, from the city in east java. it _ crowd, from the city in east java, it was a local derby and they— java, it was a local derby and they have _ java, it was a local derby and they have very strong and passionate fan bases with a history— passionate fan bases with a history of rowdy behaviour and intense — history of rowdy behaviour and intense rivalry. the home team had just— intense rivalry. the home team had just lost the game and they poured — had just lost the game and they poured onto the pitch in anger. police — poured onto the pitch in anger. police fired tear gas to try and — police fired tear gas to try and get _ police fired tear gas to try and get them back. when they did that — and get them back. when they did that it seems the crowd... the _ did that it seems the crowd... the capacity in the ground is about— the capacity in the ground is about 40,000, i am not sure how many— about 40,000, i am not sure how mahywere— about 40,000, i am not sure how many were there but it was
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pretty— many were there but it was pretty full. the crowd of panicking and try to get away from — panicking and try to get away from that and that is when the stampede took place as people went— stampede took place as people went to — stampede took place as people went to the exits. the stampede took place as people went to the exits.— went to the exits. the security minister has _ went to the exits. the security minister has released - went to the exits. the security minister has released a - minister has released a statement saying it was beyond capacity, the stadium. talk us through what the football association has said and others have been commenting, haven't they? have been commenting, haven't the ? ., ., they? the football association has suspended _ they? the football association has suspended all— they? the football association has suspended all the - they? the football association has suspended all the games| they? the football association | has suspended all the games of the premier league, the top league — the premier league, the top league in _ the premier league, the top league in indonesia of which both— league in indonesia of which both these teams were members, it has— both these teams were members, it has heeh— both these teams were members, it has been suspended for a week — it has been suspended for a week. they will investigate what — week. they will investigate what went wrong. but when they look what went wrong. but when they took at _ what went wrong. but when they took at it. — what went wrong. but when they look at it, inevitably when you have _ look at it, inevitably when you have a — look at it, inevitably when you have a very full football stadium, and some of the stadiums, the facilities are fairly— stadiums, the facilities are fairly basic compared to the facilities you see at a big football stadium in europe. it is possible they may find flaws _ is possible they may find flaws. but the problem is, you have _ flaws. but the problem is, you have very— flaws. but the problem is, you have very rowdy crowds and the
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police _ have very rowdy crowds and the police using tear gas. they may investigate, nobody has said anything about that but they may— anything about that but they may investigate that. if that is what _ may investigate that. if that is what happened, and that is what — is what happened, and that is what we — is what happened, and that is what we were told, if you have police — what we were told, if you have police firing tear gas, people are likely to surge and run the other— are likely to surge and run the other wax _ are likely to surge and run the otherway. it are likely to surge and run the other way-— other way. it is interesting, talkinu other way. it is interesting, talking about _ other way. it is interesting, talking about re-evaluatingj talking about re—evaluating safety at football matches and considering not allowing spectators at all?- considering not allowing spectators at all? that is a stran . e spectators at all? that is a strange statement - spectators at all? that is a | strange statement because spectators at all? that is a - strange statement because that would _ strange statement because that would kill the whole business. in indonesia, football is an interesting phenomena. it is a country— interesting phenomena. it is a country of— interesting phenomena. it is a country of 250 million people, huge — country of 250 million people, huge enthusiasm for football. and they have enthusiasm for the english premier league. indonesian football clubs have fanatical following. but they haven't _ fanatical following. but they haven't developed yet in both in terms _ haven't developed yet in both in terms of the sophistication of their— in terms of the sophistication of their football playing come indonesia is very low ranked in the world _ indonesia is very low ranked in the world for such a large country— the world for such a large country and a strong football
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following. the game itself has been — following. the game itself has been ridden with a mass of problems, corruption, abuse is. there _ problems, corruption, abuse is. there was— problems, corruption, abuse is. there was a _ problems, corruption, abuse is. there was a time when there were — there was a time when there were two— there was a time when there were two indonesian football league — were two indonesian football league is fighting each other and it— league is fighting each other and it was suspended from any kind _ and it was suspended from any kind of— and it was suspended from any kind of world contest. there have — kind of world contest. there have been calls going back many years— have been calls going back many years to — have been calls going back many years to reform it properly, it won't — years to reform it properly, it won'tjust_ years to reform it properly, it won't just be safety years to reform it properly, it won'tjust be safety at stadiums they will be looking at. - jonathan at. — jonathan head, at. jonathan head, thank you. you are watching bbc news. a man has been charged with murdering nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel five weeks after she was shot in the chest at her home in liverpool. 34—year—old thomas cashman is accused of killing 0livia, who died after convicted burglarjoseph nee was chased into herfamily�*s property in august. judith moritz reports. it's six weeks since 0livia pratt—korbel was killed, six weeks of her family grieving... i'm on it, as well. ..and the police hunting
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for the gunman responsible. tonight, at last, a breakthrough, announced at a hastily arranged media conference. the crown prosecution service has authorised merseyside police to charge thomas cashman, 34, from grenadier drive, west derby, with the murder of nine—year—old 0livia pratt—korbel. also, the attempted murder ofjoseph nee and cheryl korbel on the 22nd of august, 2022. 0livia was shot when a gunman burst into her home in the liverpool suburb of dovecot in august. he'd been chasing another man and they both ran through the front door which 0livia's mum cheryl had opened, wanting to see why there was so much noise outside. 0livia's death has shattered the community where she lived. her mum, cheryl, gave the eulogy at her funeral, and the family continues to be supported by the police. cheryl: she will never
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be forgotten by us. - we will never say goodbye, but what i will say, is good night, love you, see you in the morning. our thoughts today are with olivia's mum and dad, cheryl and john, and their families who, throughout the last few weeks, have shown incredible strength, courage and dignity. another man, 40—year—old paul russell, has also been charged in connection with the shooting, accused of assisting an offender. both men will appear at liverpool magistrates' court on monday. president zelensky says the ukrainian flag is flying, once again, in the strategically important town of lyman in donetsk, a day after vladimir putin declared the eastern ukrainian region would be russian "forever". mr zelensky said fighting was still going on, although the kremlin insists all of its troops have pulled out.
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kyiv says many russian soldiers were killed or taken prisoner. this report is from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. ukraine's counteroffensives have slowed, but for ukrainians, progress is still progress. traces of occupation are being removed, and quickly. lyman was a logistics hub for russia's invasion. despite continued fighting, it is set to become a platform for ukraine to keep pushing east. cheering it's territory that russia officially celebrated as its own only yesterday. despite this recent show of patriotism, it is another embarrassing retreat for vladimir putin. as ever, his generals are trying to put a positive spin on russia's latest setback. translation: in connection with the threat of encirclement, -
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the allied troops were withdrawn from the settlement of lyman to more advantageous lines. to add to the kremlin's headache, ramzan kadyrov, one of putin's closest allies, called russia's military "shameful," and suggested it use what he called low yield nuclear weapons. that is essentially a repetition of russia's threat of an escalation in this war. momentum is very much with ukraine, which continues to undermine russian rhetoric by taking back lost territory. it has given kyiv the confidence to repeat its terms for any peace talks. translation: ukraine will get back what belongs to her, bothj in the east and in the south. what they try to annex now and crimea which they annexed in 2014. 0ur flag will be everywhere. complete liberation is a long way off. a lot more people on both sides will lose their lives.
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however, ukraine will feel that victories like these will pave the way. james waterhouse, bbc news. well earlier i spoke to mark montgomery who's a former us navy rear admiral. i asked if russia will view the loss of lyman as a major setback. yes, ido yes, i do think losing lyman is a setback for the exact reason your reporter noted. it is a strategic for russia. 0ne your reporter noted. it is a strategic for russia. one of the russia has had is logistics through the last eight months of fighting. losing lyman will have a negative effect on their ability to protect the west and the donbas regions. teiiii ability to protect the west and the donbas regions.— the donbas regions. tell me more about _ the donbas regions. tell me more about its _ the donbas regions. tell me more about its logistical - more about its logistical problems, tell me? russia really struggled _ problems, tell me? russia really struggled in - problems, tell me? russia really struggled in the - problems, tell me? russia really struggled in the firstj really struggled in the first months of this campaign with 200 to 300 kilometre logistics trains. they showed they were
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no longer a large—scale manoeuvre army. many of us thought as they got to this tighter combat, right alongside the eastern border of ukraine and russia's border with 40 to 50 kilometre logistic lines, the russians will be able to fight more effectively. but clearly they haven't been able to and they are losing here and they are losing in other areas. but slowly. they are losing in other areas. but slowly-— but slowly. some analysts are sa in: but slowly. some analysts are saying kyiv — but slowly. some analysts are saying kyiv has _ but slowly. some analysts are saying kyiv has the _ but slowly. some analysts are l saying kyiv has the momentum but slowly. some analysts are - saying kyiv has the momentum of the war at the moment, do you think there is a chance they could be successful in their aims of reclaiming the areas they've lost? i aims of reclaiming the areas they've lost?— they've lost? i think they're coin: they've lost? i think they're auoin to they've lost? i think they're going to need _ they've lost? i think they're going to need to _ they've lost? i think they're going to need to maintain l they've lost? i think they're - going to need to maintain three things for that. number one, keep the stronger morale. the ukrainian troops are clearly fighting for their country and russian troops are fighting for four or thominhas regions i doubt they knew existed until a few days ago. this is the result is a lot of us and
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european training effort since 2014 and ukraine's own investment. and finally, these weapons we are delivering significant. both the us and the europeans, we announced another delivery last wednesday, another 1.1 billion. this constant drumbeat of announcements of ornaments coming. all these things added together it will give momentum together it will give momentum to the ukrainians to continue to the ukrainians to continue to push into russian territory. 0ne analyst i spoke to yesterday said president putin has made dialogue impossible. it is the two elements, the annexation and the second is the discussion of nuclear weapons. they really think it makes it very hard for both ukraine and the west to do dialogue with president putin and his team right now. titer? and his team right now. very briefl , and his team right now. very briefly. you _
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and his team right now. very briefly, you were _ and his team right now. very briefly, you were a _ and his team right now. very briefly, you were a nuclear . briefly, you were a nuclear trained officer in the us navy, how concerned are you when you hear present hitting making references to nagasaki and hiroshima? i references to nagasaki and hiroshima?— references to nagasaki and hiroshima? ., , ., hiroshima? i worry about both ends of the — hiroshima? i worry about both ends of the nuclear _ hiroshima? i worry about both ends of the nuclear weapons, | ends of the nuclear weapons, the idea is a low yield nuclear weapon used or a grey zone operation where they fire significant weapons into zaporizhzhia or another area and create large—scale and create la rge—scale contamination and create large—scale contamination incident. both of those are serious issues that the united states needs to plan for so that we can support ukraine after it happens, but also we have to signal, as i think the president has, to president putin it is an unacceptable line to cross. former rear admiral mark montgomerie talking to me earlier.
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gas is flown to poland from norway. the polish prime minister said the opening of the new link marked the end of the new link marked the end of the ship's domination. another gas pipeline has been inaugurated between greece and bulgaria with the potential to supply countries throughout the balkans. ursula von der leyen attended the ceremony and stress the opening of the pipeline for your�*s overall energy security. pipeline for your's overall energy security.— pipeline for your's overall energy security. this pipeline is a game _ energy security. this pipeline is a game changer. _ energy security. this pipeline is a game changer. it - energy security. this pipeline is a game changer. it is - energy security. this pipeline is a game changer. it is a - energy security. this pipeline l is a game changer. it is a game changerfor europe's is a game changer. it is a game changer for europe's energy security. and it means freedom. it means freedom from dependency on russian gas. adam easton explains _ dependency on russian gas. adam easton explains how _ dependency on russian gas. adam easton explains how the _ dependency on russian gas. adam easton explains how the new- easton explains how the new pipelines came about. poland is one of the _ pipelines came about. poland is one of the oldest _ pipelines came about. poland is one of the oldest buyers - pipelines came about. poland is one of the oldest buyers of - one of the oldest buyers of russian gas dating back to the late 1940s. but over the years russia's near monopoly supply
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status allowed it to overcharge poland for its gas. in fact it used to charge: more than a charge germany because poland couldn't get it from anywhere else. and then in 2014, russia's annexation of crimea, those factors changed minds in also and they decided we have got to approve projects which would allow us to buy gas elsewhere. that has now happened to buy gas elsewhere. that has now happened today with the opening, the first gas flow of this pipeline from norway, which is significant because that can almost, just by itself, replace all the supplies from russia that were cut off in april. it will also be able to supply lithuania and slovakia because poland has gas pipeline into with those countries. it is a new route into europe, central and eastern europe for norwegian gas. as you mention, there is
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another new route of non—russian gas. this is this time gas from azerbaijan, which will come through this pipeline between greece and bulgaria, which has started operating today. that is significant as well because russia cut off its supply to bulgaria also in april, for the same reason that both poland and bulgaria refused to pay for that gas in roubles. a huge clean—up operation is underway in florida in the wake of hurricane ian. dozens of people are feared to have lost their lives, while many thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed. before—and—after aerial pictures have revealed the scale of the devastation in coastal areas of south west florida. causeways linking many islands to the main land have been washed away, cutting off entire communities. azadeh moshiri reports. storm ian's strong winds and heavy rain have left parts of the carolinas under water. this is charleston, its historic buildings flooded and myrtle beach, overwhelmed by what officials
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dreaded most, storm surges. but in florida, the areas that were hit the hardest are still trying to recover from the storm. i went back to see cindy, who lives in a manufactured housing community full of rvs and wooden homes. mother nature and god was helping me out that night. look at it. i get the chills now just thinking about it. i keep getting my body going through these tremors, because i still feel like i'm rocking and rolling in that. like a roller—coaster, in my bathtub. we sat here, my neighbour and i don't... i then met herbert, whose roof was blown off when he rode out the storm as he was sitting on his couch. this is what he filmed after the hurricane made landfall. that was the window over there? yes, there was a window here, and a stick came through and broke about this much. i came here about a day after the storm hit, and it still looks pretty much the same. there was a lot more water
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on the streets around here, but it's obvious the clean—up crews have drained that water, but people here still clearly need help. they have been told that a government agency will come and potentially offer them some help, but they have also been told that it could tell them that this entire area is uninhabitable. search and rescue missions continue, with flooding still threatening lives. the governor said thousands have been completed. but, although the number of lives saved is growing, so is the number of lives lost, as the state continues counting the dead. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. protests in iran sparked by the death of a kurdish woman arrested by the country's morality police are showing no sign of abating. these pictures show women and students defying the law by taking off their hijabs. it's just one of the cities where protesters took to the streets inside the country.
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the two frontrunners in brazil's highly polarised presidential election have been holding their final rallies ahead of sunday's vote. all major polls have put former leftist president, luiz inacio lula de silva, ahead of the right—wing incumbant, jair bolsonaro, but anxiety over a contested outcome remains. there is great uncertainty heading into the presidential election. president bolsonaro, he was behind in the post of his opponent is casting doubt on the integrity of brazil's voting system. brazil has electronic voting machines and the result come through nationally within two hours of polls closing. but president bolsonaro and his party have suggested that without any evidence, some have government officials could alter the results on this is all leading to speculation that perhaps president bolsonaro will not accept the result should it go against him. this then opens up against him. this then opens up
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a world of uncertainty. if he doesn't accept the result, what will that mean in brazil? memories are still fresh of the fact that brazil was a military dictatorship until the late 19805. dictatorship until the late 1980s. is dictatorship until the late 19805. is it dictatorship until the late 1980s. is it possible president bolsonaro could somehow call on the military to make sure he stays in power? military officials are so worried about the public perception that they would do this, that they have briefed brazilian newspapers that they have no intention of mounting a coup in support of bolsonaro. but is it possible that president bolsonaro could summon his supporters onto the streets in a repeat of the former us president donald trump, he came up with this cry of stop the steal that led to the assault on the us capitol. if one candidate was to get more than 50% of the vote in the first election on sunday, that would mean there wouldn't be a run—off on october the 30th. many questions in brazil and some anxiety and uncertainty heading into sunday's election.
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more than 50,000 rail workers took part in strike action on saturday, causing the biggest disruption on the railways this year. 0nly around 11% of the usual services ran. it's the first time four rail unions have taken action on the same day in their long—running disputes over pay, jobs and conditions. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports. shutters down, empty platforms — it's the most disruptive train strike yet. i've got no train so now i'm having to... i've just rung my husband, he's got to drive two hours, well, longer than that, down to here, to pick me up. everything has gone up in price so they need to be paid for the work they are doing. but i don't like the strike, no. so, for my money, 100% behind them, all power to them, - and i hope they win. karen from staffordshire is running the london marathon tomorrow to raise money for the hospital where she had breast cancer treatment. news of the strike meant changing her plans to get there. so, for me, thisjust
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blew everything apart. i couldn't even begin to think of how we would get there. ijust worried, until we knew what our plan was, i just panicked. the red lines on this map show the only parts of the rail network where some trains are running today. large parts of england, scotland and wales have none at all. where there have been trains today, they started a lot later than usual and they finished earlier, as well. nothing at all has been running between london and some other major cities including edinburgh, newcastle and brighton. the train drivers' union aslef is demanding a pay rise amid high inflation. the rmt wants that for its rail worker members too, and it argues job security and working conditions are under threat. it says its current mandate for strike action lasts until late november. we will be commencing a re—ballot next week, so that process will be under way and we expect a very healthy return and a fresh mandate that will go
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through to the middle of next year, if that is what is needed, but we don't want that. we would rather get a settlement and get this dispute out of the way and get back to normal. rail industry bosses say they want to give a pay rise but the impact of the pandemic on finances and travel patterns means reforms must be agreed to afford it. we're looking to standardise areas of working practices that will then allow us to be able to give staff an increase but we can't forget there is a £2 billion funding gap and there is no new money. we have got to generate that money from within the industry. negotiations continue and the new transport secretary recently met with the rmt and aslef leaders, but there has been no breakthrough and unions have made it clear that more strikes could be coming down the track. katy austin, bbc news. a series of demonstrations have taken place across the uk — to protest over the cost of living.
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people took to the streets in london and other cities, including birmingham, glagow and belfast. they are angry about the rising price of energy and the dangers caused by climate change. demonstrators called for new investment in clean energy. buckingham palace has confirmed that king charles will not attend the next major international climate change conference in egypt later this year. he had planned to go as the prince of wales before the death of the queen. tomorrow's sunday times newspaper here in the uk reports that prime minister liz truss "ordered" him not to take part — but the palace says the decision was taken in the spirit of "mutual friendship and respect". he is known as the french spider—man. alain robert has been climbing buildings without a rope or safety equipment for 45 years. he's scaled some of the most famous skyscrapers in the world. but now the french spider—man has decided to make his death—defying pastime a family affair, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. like father, like son. alain robert has been climbing
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buildings by himself for a long, long time. now he has decided to let one of his kids into the family business, although it is a somewhat nervy affair. translation: | feel very stressed. - i've never been so scared in my life. i was a parachutist 39 times, i have shot weapons and done scary things in my life, but this, i have never been so scared in my life. it didn't stop him, though. two generations of the robert family climbing up the skyscraper in barcelona but has a height of 140 metres. you may occasionally question their sanity, but you cannot question the view. alain has scaled more than 150 buildings since he started doing this back in the late 70s. it may seem a little different this time, for obvious reasons.
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i feel responsible somehow. well, i know he is a big boy, he is 34. it is his own decision, but, at the end of the day, i am the dad. eventually, the two men reached the top without a hitch. a chance for a unique panoramic shot of the barcelona skyline. spider—man and now spider—son. how do they get down? time for the weather now with alina jenkins. hello. a slightly different focus to the weather on sunday. whereas saturday was a day of sunshine and showers, for sunday many will be dry, but not all. i'm sure your eyes are drawn to this frontal system sliding its way eastwards across the south of england and south wales. and through sunday morning that will be bringing some heavy rain to south west england, some rumbles of thunder, too. that rain also extending across into south east england,
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potentially a little bit into south wales and the south midlands. and we could see some patchy rain for a time for the london marathon — particularly through the morning. as the day wears on, that rain will tend to pull away southwards and maybe some late spells of sunshine for the late finishers. but as that rain pulls away, actually, for much of the uk, sunday is a fine and dry day with spells of sunshine. still some showers to watch out for — particularly for western scotland and the northern isles, maybe later in the day for the north west of northern ireland. where we've got the sunshine, temperatures in the mid—to—high teens — up to 17 or 18 celsius at their highest. the winds not as strong as they have been, but still quite noticeable for the western and the northern isles. could also see some stronger gusts for a time for southern coastal counties associated with that band of rain, which continues to pull away southwards through sunday evening. most of the showers will fade and, actually, for much of the uk dry and clear, but with some cloud pushing back into northern ireland ahead of some rain on monday. but under clear skies, could be quite a chilly night for england and wales, with temperatures down to four or five celsius.
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we start the new week with an area of high pressure in charge for much of england and wales, but this frontal system bringing outbreaks of rain and some stronger winds into northern ireland and scotland. so northern ireland seeing the rain first through monday, then pushing its way eastwards, getting into scotland around midday and then into the afternoon. but for much of england and wales, it stays dry with some good spells of sunshine — although northern england likely to see more cloud. in the sunshine across england and wales, temperatures getting up to 18 or 19 celsius. where we've got the rain across scotland, more like 13 or 14 celsius. and we've still got that area of rain across scotland and northern ireland on tuesday. are of high pressure drifting away southwards, so some of that rain likely to move into wales and northern england on tuesday. by and large, most of the rain in the week ahead will be for scotland, northern ireland, northern england and wales. drier conditions with some sunshine further south and east. that's all from me.
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this is bbc news. the headlines... at least 129 people have been killed and 180 injured after a stampede at a football stadium in indonesia. it happened after police fired tear gas during a pitch invasion at the top—flight match in malang, eastjava. ukrainian forces have retaken a key town just one day after president putin declared it was now part of russia. lyman was a strategic target, used by russia
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