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today at one, the archbishop of canterbury, on a visit to ukraine, says there can be no peace until russia stops lying about its actions. justin welby was visibly moved after seeing towns near the capital, kyiv, where russian troops are said to have committed atrocities against civilians. there will be no peace until we stop lying. you've got to tell the truth, however painful. there can never be a way forward built on lies. we'll bring you all the latest from our correspondent in kyiv. also on the programme: labour comfortably holds the constituency of the city of chester in a by—election, with their best ever result in the seat. prince william is to meet us presidentjoe biden on the final day
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of his trip with the princess of wales to boston. # rocket man... # and next summer's headline act at glastonbury, sir eltonjohn makes it the last uk died of his farewell tour. and coming up on the bbc news channel: england's cricketers reach their highest total ever in asia, scoring over 650 runs in their first test in pakistan. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the archbishop of canterbury has told the bbc there can be no peace in ukraine until russia stops lying about what it's doing, including the massacre of civilians in bucha. he was speaking on a
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visit to the town, which isjust outside kyiv. it was the site of a mass grave for those killed during the russian occupation earlier this year. it comes as a senior ukrainian official said thousands of the country's troops and significant numbers of civilians have been killed since the russian invasion began in february. our correspondentjessica parker reports now from kyiv. about just outside kyiv, aboutjust outside kyiv, signs of remembrance. in this area, russia is accused of killing hundreds of civilians during its occupation earlier this year. moscow has denied targeting civilians. add —— yet irpin bridge, the church of england's most senior cleric came to see the destruction for himself and had a robust message for president putin. , ., , putin. there will be no peace until we sto putin. there will be no peace until we step lying- _ putin. there will be no peace until we stop lying. you've _ putin. there will be no peace until we stop lying. you've got - putin. there will be no peace until we stop lying. you've got to - putin. there will be no peace until we stop lying. you've got to tell. we stop lying. you've got to tell the truth, however painful. there can never be a way forward built on
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lies. ~ . h, can never be a way forward built on lies. ~ . ., lies. meanwhile, in the south and east, the fighting _ lies. meanwhile, in the south and east, the fighting goes _ lies. meanwhile, in the south and east, the fighting goes on. - lies. meanwhile, in the south and. east, the fighting goes on. ukraine now taking the rare step in giving a number of how many troops have died. it says up to 13,000, but this can't be verified by the bbc. the truth is, we don't know how many people have died during this conflict. what is certain is that this war continues to cost the lives and caused tragedy. meanwhile, russia's repeated efforts to target ukraine's energy grid means daily life is also being affected, far away from the front line. across ukraine, the cold is starting to bite. at this bakery, they suddenly have a blackout. forced to do business in the dark. the situation in ukraine is very difficult, she says, they work with or without light, difficult, she says, they work with orwithout light, but difficult, she says, they work with or without light, but if there is no power, they can't bake, so sometimes it means they cannot work at all.
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generators are popping up all over kyiv, as russia is accused of trying to freeze ukraine into submission. this woman says she has stocked up on candles, water and food — the prospect of further power outages brings fear but also defines. translation: fit brings fear but also defines. translation:— brings fear but also defines. translation: . ., , ., , translation: of course, we are very afraid of the _ translation: of course, we are very afraid of the difficulties _ translation: of course, we are very afraid of the difficulties that _ translation: of course, we are very afraid of the difficulties that may - afraid of the difficulties that may come this winter, but we agreed to get through those difficulties together. the main thing is that russia doesn't win. she is just one life among millions touched by this war was not everyone walking their own road, but something you often hear is that steady determination to carry on. now, the archbishop of canterbury, on his visit, has today chosen to use and pretty robust language. it is worth saying justin welby is not
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a politician, he doesn't have the power of a prime minister or a president, but he does have a profile, and he has chosen to use it to say that the west's support for ukraine is going to have to be long term and that ukraine shouldn't be pressured into a peace deal that it doesn't want. that kind of language is likely to go down well here in the capital, kyiv. thank you, jessica parker reporting. labour has held on to the constituency of the city of chester in a by—election. samantha dixon increased the party's majority to almost 11,000. meanwhile, the former health secretary sajid javid has said he will not stand again at the next general election. our political correspondent jonathan blake has the details. cheers of victory in chester, labour celebrated holding onto the seat last night and saw a boost in support from voters. not much to smile about for the conservatives, whose share of the vote slumped.
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while this win was expected, labour's deputy leader turned up first thing to make the most of it and argue the tories have taken a pelting. and argue the tories have taken a eltinu. , , ., and argue the tories have taken a eltinu. , ,., , ., . pelting. the result is a historic result, it pelting. the result is a historic result. it is — pelting. the result is a historic result, it is a _ pelting. the result is a historic result, it is a huge _ pelting. the result is a historic result, it is a huge majority . pelting. the result is a historicj result, it is a huge majority for pelting. the result is a historic i result, it is a huge majority for us here in this by—election, and it was very clear, when we spoke to people on the doorstep, that they have had enough of the conservatives, they have had enough of them not dealing with the issues that people are facing, that businesses are facing at the moment, and that they want that to change and they want a labour government.— that to change and they want a labour government. chester has been a conservative — labour government. chester has been a conservative seat _ labour government. chester has been a conservative seat in _ labour government. chester has been a conservative seat in the _ labour government. chester has been a conservative seat in the past, - labour government. chester has been a conservative seat in the past, but i a conservative seat in the past, but labour won here at the last three general elections. the conservatives say the result is a bloody nose for them after a difficult period in government. figs them after a difficult period in government-— them after a difficult period in government. them after a difficult period in covernment. ~ , , . , , them after a difficult period in covernment. a , . , government. as expected, this is a labour seat — government. as expected, this is a labour seat they _ government. as expected, this is a labour seat they have _ government. as expected, this is a labour seat they have held - government. as expected, this is a labour seat they have held at - government. as expected, this is a labour seat they have held at the l labour seat they have held at the last three — labour seat they have held at the last three general elections, and so we expected it would be retained by the labour— we expected it would be retained by the labour party, but we are focused on delivering for the british public, _ on delivering for the british public, delivering on the core
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priorities— public, delivering on the core priorities of people. with labour's bi lead in priorities of people. with labour's his lead in the _ priorities of people. with labour's big lead in the opinion _ priorities of people. with labour's big lead in the opinion polls, - priorities of people. with labour's big lead in the opinion polls, what is the result tell us about the national picture? if is the result tell us about the national picture?— is the result tell us about the national picture? is the result tell us about the national icture? . ., ,. , national picture? if we compare this lay-election — national picture? if we compare this by-election performance _ national picture? if we compare this by-election performance with - by—election performance with comparable previous by—elections, it is consistent with the claim that labour are in a stronger position than they have been in the last ten or 12 years, and that the performance is consistent with what happened the last time we had a parliament which ended in the defeat of a conservative government. this was the first _ of a conservative government. this was the first verdict from voters since rishi sunak became prime minister after borisjohnson, then minister after boris johnson, then liz minister after borisjohnson, then liz truss, resigned. he will not have expected a win, but the result is a reminder there are tougher electoral tests to come. more on the news that sajid javid, the former chancellor and health secretary, will stand down as an mp at the next election. jonathan blake is at westminster. just heard from you, of course, jonathan. how significant is this? well, reeta, sajid javid has been a prominent face at westminster. time
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now, as you say, he has held some of the biggestjobs in government, former home secretary, health secretary, chancellor, someone not afraid to speak his mind and take a stand. he resigned as chancellor as a rebuke to dominic cummings, then roger's senior advisor, over attempts to align the treasury more closely with number ten, then resigning as health secretary, setting off a chain of events that ultimately led to borisjohnson�*s downfall as prime minister. as for this decision, he says he has been wrestling with it for some time, he says he is proud of his achievements for his constituents in bromsgrove and what he has done in government and what he has done in government and that it has been the privilege of his life to serve as an mp. it takes to around a dozen a number of tory mps who have announced they will not be standing at the next election, some older, you would expect always a few to make that decision ahead of an election, but others are younger mps, some of whom could well have a bright future in
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the party if they chose to stick around. so rishi sunak will not want to lose too many more conservative mps ahead of the next election, whether they are up and coming members of parliament or familiar faces in government. but for conservative mps weighing up their chances of keeping their seats at the next election, that is at least one factor they will be considering when they decide their political future. , jonathan, when they decide their political future. ,jonathan, thank you. jonathan blake reporting. the prince of wales will meet us presidentjoe biden on the final day of his trip to boston, before the awarding of the earthshot prize in the evening. but the visit coincides with the release of a trailer for the forthcoming netflix documentary about the duke and duchess of sussex, which suggests they will be making more personal, and potentially damaging, claims about their treatment by some members of the royal household. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports from boston. meeting the people of boston. it's what the prince
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and princess of wales had wanted to focus on this week. itjust hasn't been that easy. there have been plenty of distractions. "harry and meghan — a love story" is how it's been billed, the trailer for the six—part series on netflix, released right in the middle of william and catherine's trip to america. i had to do everything i could to protect my family. the teaser hints at personal revelations. when the stakes were this high, doesn't it make more sense to hear our story from us? it's got people talking here — as has the racism row back in london. we all got to work together, - we got to unite and stay together. it doesn't matter — - the black, white, spanish — it doesn't matter, we all got to work. together and unite. for the trailer to come out, that was.... ..that, to me, is backstabbing. let everyone have their moment. and kate — catherine — and william, right now, the prince and princess of wales have their moment here in boston to make a change for the better.
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they've got around this city over the past two days, and it is the environment that remains a central theme of this visit. today, attention shifts to what was always planned as the main event of this trip to america, and the earthshot prize awards ceremony. of all prince william's public work, earthshot is now firmly established as one of his most important projects. get ready tojoin me and special guests for a unique event, as we come together to celebrate those with the solutions to repair our planet. the five winners will be announced this evening — each one wins £1 million for their innovative environmental idea. as they head into the final day of this trip, the prince and princess of wales will meet president biden, who'll also be in boston today. it's been a visit to america filled with some unexpected challenges. daniela relph, bbc news, boston.
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whistle—blowers at one of england's worst performing hospital trusts have said a culture of fear among staff is putting patients at risk. current and former staff at university hospitals birmingham have told bbc newsnight that they fear being subjected to disciplinary action if they speak up about patient safety. david grossman reports. the university hospitals birmingham trust, known as uhb, is huge, one of the largest in the uk — with four big hospitals serving over two million patients a year. for the population of birmingham and right across the west midlands, this trust pretty much is the nhs. but it's also struggling — rated "requires improvement", the third of four possible rankings. it came last but one on an analysis of nhs trusts in england. the problems at that the trust have been known about for years. back in 2017, the trust commissioned an internal report into 20 deaths
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in the haematology department of queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. newsnight has obtained a copy of the report. while it acknowledges that there are many areas of good practice, it criticises the lack of ownership of patients and a lack of communication on patient care amongst senior clinicians. "from the haematology perspective and the notes reviewed, it was obvious that this was not happening," the report concludes. in essence, patients were dying — in some cases, without receiving any treatment at all. newsnight has discovered that the doctor who wrote it, who investigated those patient deaths, was so concerned by what he saw was a lack of seriousness about patient safety that he eventually resigned from the trust and indeed from the nhs altogether. we've traced him here to athens, where he is working as a senior consultant haematologist. there was definitely
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a lack of safe patient care and a lack of ownership of the patient, a lack of looking after the patient the way they should look after these patients in a very detailed way, in detailed management. and those patients all died — that's why you looked at them. exactly. should they have died? could they have been saved? they could be saved. certainly, when you don't have an action done, then you don't really know the outcome. that is a sentiment we have heard from other clinicians, that they were just not being listened to when they raised concerns about safety. throughout this investigation, we have heard the same thing time and time again — clinicians telling us they feared that if they raised safety concerns, then management would take action against them, perhaps even end their careers. it was, we were told, the wholesale intimidation of the staff into silence. i and other consultants have raised concerns about patient safety, and we realised if you do,
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you will get punished quite quickly and quite harshly. so they will make all kinds of spurious investigations, and they will try to intimidate you that way. why did you decide to leave, rather than continue to fight? because i think there was no end to this fight and they were trying, as they did with other colleagues, to completely sort of ruin your career. the trust told the bbc, "we take patient safety very seriously." they said they had a high reporting culture of incidents to ensure appropriate accountability and, vitally, learning. david grossman, bbc news. the time is 13:15. our top story this lunchtime: archbishop of canterbury on a visit to ukraine says there can be no peace until russia tells the truth about its actions. pakistan hit back against england as the runs and records continue to flow in
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rawalpindi. coming up on the bbc news channel: the world cup group stages draw to a close today as uruguay and ghana meet once again, 12 years on from their controversial world cup quarterfinal in south africa. the cost of living crisis is forcing many families to make tough decisions on what they will spend their money on this christmas. new research suggests that worries about money mean that nearly half of us — 46% — are cutting back on what we will spend over the festive season, with a1% of people intending to give fewer gifts than usual. when it comes to eating and drinking 30% say they will buy less or buy cheaper food and drink. and since may, as food and energy bills have risen, the bbc has found that more three million children have eaten for free or at discounted prices in supermarket cafes as families. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has the story. supermarket cafes are becoming
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increasingly important to lots of communities. as warm spaces with long hours and relatively cheap food, you can see the appeal. so all day breakfast is still on? yeah, don't worry. i'm not too late? no. never too late at morrisons cafe for breakfast. julie has worked in this store for more than 20 years and knows all the familiarfaces. those two there are regulars. he is a regular. but there has been a big change in recent weeks. —— in recent months. it is notjust pensioners coming in forfood or a cuppa. around about 3:30, 3:40, we have a mad rush with the mums coming in with kids. morrisons have more cafes than any other supermarket and gave away 70,000 children's meals each week through the summer holidays, and saw 30% more families in october half term compared to the may half term. we are definitely seeing more young families and more people buying into the deals which, i think, obviously then fits in with what we're seeing from an economic perspective around
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the cost of living crisis. in a period of time where it's getting colder and often people are getting lonelier, it provides that safe space for people. lots of those families are just looking for ways to make their budgets stretch a little further. yeah, it's just something to do. a day out in the warm, really. yeah. that makes a big difference at the moment as well, doesn't it? was your breakfast tasty? yeah. marks & spencer have been seeing the same after—school rush. i think there is just a thing about, you know, new patterns, you know? people do want to get out and about but they just want to do it in an affordable way, and i guess cafes offer great value for families, you know? and it's a lovely thing to do together, to do the shopping and then go and, you know, have a nice lunch. tesco and asda cafes have also been offering free or cheap children's food. but sainsbury�*s have closed 200 of their restaurants at the same moment that more people have come to depends on the supermarket caff. we just come down on a tuesday, normally. just pop in.
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i think some, like, older people might be looking for somewhere to keep warm, rather than using their own electric. food's going up in price, so our restaurants etc. l yeah, and it's... ..as it says on the tin, cheap and cheerful. i but its warm, and i guess that's a big part of it as well? and it's warm, yeah. it is warm. go face busy cafes are bringing in more customers and profit for stores, but giving unexpected benefits for families this winter. colletta smith, bbc news, stirchley in birmingham. well the issue of steeply rising prices is affecting many european countries too — in germany the government is spending around 300 billion euros on measures aimed at shielding people and industry from higher costs, particularly soaring energy bills. our correspondentjenny hill reports now from the city of dresden. german business was built to endure,
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to keep this vast economy turning. but while it's the busiest time of year for this bakery, there's little in the way of festive cheer. translation: wages have increased drastically. - energy costs have risen. the prices for our ingredients — butter has doubled in price. i can't pass all that on to the customers. after a pandemic pause, germany's christmas markets are back. the worry now, not how to stay healthy, but how to pay the bills. "it's all caused by russia, by putin, and we're paying," josef tells us. this country was heavily reliant on russian energy. its government has scrambled to secure supplies for the winter. now it must ensure its citizens can afford them. so the government will pay one month's gas bill in december,
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for households and small businesses. from january, germany will cap gas and electricity prices. ministers have increased benefits, and most people here have had a one—off payment of 300 euros. it's all costing this country around 300 billion euros. translation: the gas bill hasn't arrived yet, l so let's see how it looks when it comes. translation: the government is incapable of supporting us. i they tell us help is on the way, but nothing is done. chancellor olaf scholz could do with a boost to his popularity at home, and his european neighbours aren't impressed by his spending plans. after all, he resisted calls for an eu—wide gas price cap. is he, they wonder, just putting germany first? translation: | think i the opposite is the case. this is about stabilising europe. germany is a decisive factor in that.
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we've seen the world newly divided. economic centres have shifted. look at america, china. we in europe must make sure we keep up. despite the financial help, businesses and households will still face higher bills, and germany must conserve vital energy supplies. the season for giving has barely begun. already many are cutting back. jenny hill, bbc news, dresden. at the world cup, debate continues to rage overjapan�*s controversial winning goal last night in the world cup in qatar that saw them beat spain 2—1, meaning four time winners germany were knocked out. the ball appeared to have gone out of play but the goal was awarded after consultation with the video referee, made in japan consultation with the video referee, made injapan topped their group and
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qualified for the knockout stages and germany failed to reach the last 16 for the second tournament running. jane dougall reports. commentator: let's see here. this is it. oh, it's gone. that's what most people thought, but play was allowed to continue and japan scored the winner against spain, ultimately putting germany out of the competition. social media instantly lit up with debate. did the ball cross the line, and does the angle of the camera affect perspective? there was a lengthy var check which determined the ball was in play. goal! but fifa haven't provided a definitive image. they said this morning the goalline technology camera was used but that an animated graphic was not available. every angle i've seen, nearly every camera, every video i've seen, the ball was over the line, unless you go to a bird's eye view where you come down on it and you see some part of the ball that's on the line.
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i'd like to see the surface of the ball being the rule, but we can't change the rules. if i was going home because of it, yeah, i would feel devastated. but, by a millimetre, japan finished top of their group. through to the last 16, undoubtedly buoyed by their passionate fans. we are so emotional, almost crying. oh, my god. unbelievable. it's two miracles, beat. germany and beat spain. the result left the germans distraught as, not for the first time, they were on the wrong side of a decision about a ball crossing a line. but the german headlines concentrated on their lack of performance — "the end of a great football nation," "a result that fits a big mess, and "reasons for the doha debacle." it's been a world cup full of shocks. on the same day, the golden generation of belgium were also knocked out. despite being ranked second in the world, belgium could only draw against croatia, frustrating romelu lukaku
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and devastating kevin de bruyne. theyjoin four—time winners germany in going home from a winter world cup where everything seems upside down. jane dougall, bbc news. we can go to alex howell now who is in al wakrah where england are training for sunday's game. what is the mood like? when players ret what is the mood like? when players net to this what is the mood like? when players get to this stage _ what is the mood like? when players get to this stage of _ what is the mood like? when players get to this stage of a _ what is the mood like? when players get to this stage of a tournament - get to this stage of a tournament there is a danger that everyday fields very similar. today the england team are training, it is one of the most tactical sessions they will do. training is closed, meaning the media can't go in, we normally get to go in for the first 15 minutes. gareth southgate could be playing with the starting 11 who will play against senegal on sunday. inside the camp it is kevin phillips's birthday and i'm told the squad like to make a big deal of
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birthday so i think there might be a mini celebration. his club team—mate john stones will speak to us in the media shortly and i'm sure he will be asked about the upside so far in the tournament. gareth southgate will hope the england team can get past senegal without any scares and start focusing on the quarterfinals of the world cup.— start focusing on the quarterfinals of the world cup. records have continued to tumble in the first test match between england and pakistan in rawalpindi — the first between the sides to be played in pakistan for 17 years. england's batters racked up four centuries yesterday on their way to making over 500 runs on day one — and they were eventually all out for 657 this morning, their highest ever total in asia. joe wilson was watching. rawalpindi records, day two. well, harry brook hit 27 from one over, beating his england record from day one. this from ollie robinson was the six which took the total past 600,
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ending with 657, england's highest ever score against pakistan. but of course, you back your team through everything. and now pakistan had the chance to bat. their opportunity to use the favourable conditions. everything suited to batting, but you still have to score the runs. if england wanted to actually win this match, they had to take wickets, a challenge for bowlers and captain, which quickly seemed insurmountable. ollie pope is england's wicketkeeper, in for the ill ben foulkes. there were some chances for him. this catch actually wasn't. replays showed the ball bounced into glove, not out. when imam—ul—haq attacked this, the camera was trying to keep up... where's the ball? fortunately, the umpire saw enough, just, to manoeuvre. it is seriously a perilous position. abdullah shafique hit this over everyone, safely for sex. and the feeling grew that england
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could bowl until midnight without taking a wicket. well, they ceased at sunset. pakistan will resume on day three, 181 for 0. joe wilson, bbc news. sir eltonjohn is to headline the glastonbury festival next summer, in what is being billed as his last uk date on his farewell tour. he said it was a fitting way to say goodbye to his british fans. here's our showbiz reporter daniel rosney. # you can tell everybody... # sir eltonjohn�*s been on the road for more than 50 years, playing hits in at least 80 countries. here, he sang virtually at the late queen's platinumjubilee injune. glastonbury, he says, will be his last ever uk show before he retires, posting online, "there is no more fitting way to say goodbye," and he can't wait to embrace the spirit of the greatest festival in the world. organisers say it's going to be
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the mother of all send—offs. his last album, the lockdown sessions, had a lot of contemporary artists on it, which really kind of... it was a really nice way to cement his place in pop culture, notjust saying, "i'm notjust a legacy act, i have shaped pop music as we know it." the 75—year—old, who wants to spend more time with his family, is part way through his farewell yellow brick road tour, recently wrapping up gigs in north america. fans will no doubt hear him on the main stage belt out hits like crocodile rock and saturday night's alright — and on the sunday, it will be too, as the sun sets on the festival and sir eltonjohn�*s touring life. daniel rosney, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. pretty chilly this morning? yes, we've seen lots of fog recently, i
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guess that's why they call it the blues! we will find less fog over the last few days. most of the mist and fog we have seen recently has lifted slowly but surely, over this weekend there will be much less fog mainly because the wind will be picking up a notch or two. it will be an easterly wind which will make it feel colder, sunshine and maybe one or two showers, that is the type of weather we had seen in eastern england, welcome sunshine in lincolnshire. lots of cloud on the satellite picture, we have this misty grey zone across north—west england, east wales, the midlands, quite cold here for the rest of the day. one or two showers on the easterly breeze, still quite cloudy across much of scotland and northern ireland and the cloudy, misty zone will be swept up to the north—west into the north—west of scotland, keeping it milder, it gets colder
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and clearer in other parts of scotland and we will

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