tv BBC World News BBC News January 16, 2023 5:00am-5:30am GMT
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this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a day of national mourning begins in nepalfor the victims of a plane crash, in which it's believed all 72 people on board died. global leaders arrive in davos for the opening of the world economic forum. this year's theme is cooperation in a fragmented world. president biden asks if america will choose "love over hate" as he speaks at martin luther king's church in atlanta to mark the celebration of the civil rights activist�*s life. romanian police expand their investigation into social media influencer andrew tate, assessing allegations he ran a human trafficking operation.
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wally from space! the counting campaign asking the public to pinpoint the whereabouts of walruses like thor, a recent visitor to the english coast. and the australian open tennis tournament gets under way, with novak djokovic back and chasing a tenth title a year after he was deported for breaching covid rules. a very warm welcome to the programme. rescue workers in nepal have resumed their search for four people who are still unaccounted for after sunday's deadly plane crash. 68 bodies have already been
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found after the disaster, the worst in three decades in nepal. a national day of mourning is being observed for the victims. rajini vaidyanathan sent this report from nepal. footage thought to show the final moments of yeti airlines flight 691. first, you see the plane veer off course. then you hear it. thunderous roar a raging inferno. the twin—engine plane crashed into a gorge, close to the tourist town of pokhara, minutes before it was due to land at the recently opened airport there. translation: we heard a loud, thunderous crash and raised our| heads to see what had happened. we saw a lot of smoke and realised it was a plane crash and we rushed to the site. chaos and confusion, as some sprayed water to douse the flames. but efforts to save the 72 on board were in vain. as the day drew on,
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a grim sight... bodies pulled from below in red and black plastic bags, then carried to higher ground. translation: security agencies have to accept this challenge. i we are actively working to retrieve and identify the bodies as soon as possible and hand them over to the families. tonight, some of the victims have been identified. the plane's co—pilot, anju khatiawada, and journalist tribhuvan paudel. his brother told the bbc he felt airlines in nepal don't take safety issues seriously. the plane took off from here at kathmandu airport earlier this morning. tomorrow, the bodies of some of the victims are expected to return back here. monday's also been declared a national day of mourning in nepal. it's unclear still what caused the crash, but this himalayan nation has a tragic history
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of fatal airline accidents. as a nation mourns, some are asking if enough is being done to ensure the country's skies are safe. in the last few decades, hundreds have died in air crashes in nepal. as families grieve, they also want answers. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, kathmandu. the bbc�*s ashok dahal is in kathmandu and hejoins me now. what more can you tell us? it what more can you tell us? it has been 24 hours as the aircraft crashed into a gorge close to an international airport, newly opened, in pokhara. before people are still missing and rescuers have using the utmost effort to find those missing people in the deep gorge and they've been
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using ladders, ropes and cranes to descend down deep into the gorge in the hope of finding people alive. but i recently talked to officials, and they have said finding any survivors alive is going slam. nearly 800 rescuers have been mobilised in its entire effort, and rescue efforts were stalled yesterday evening after it was dark and it was very cold in the deep gorge to find people, but they have resumed the rescue effort this morning and they are still trying to find people in the difficult terrain.— trying to find people in the difficult terrain. 0k, ashok dahal, difficult terrain. ok, ashok dahal. for— difficult terrain. 0k, ashok dahal, for now, _ difficult terrain. ok, ashok dahal, for now, thank- difficult terrain. 0k, ashoki dahal, for now, thank you, difficult terrain. 0k, ashok- dahal, for now, thank you, live from kathmandu with that rescue operation. let's get some of the day's other news. a 22—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion
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of attempted murder after a drive—by shooting outside a church in london on saturday lunchtime. one of the victims, a girl who's aged seven, remains in a critical condition in hospital. ukraine has suffered its heaviest bombardment by russian forces in several weeks, with more than 100 missiles fired into the east of the country. at least 30 people were killed and many more injured when a residential block was bombed in the city of dnipro. there's also been more heavy shelling around the towns of soledar and bakhmut in the east. a group of international experts monitoring myanmar says the military is producing a range of weapons to use against its own people, thanks to supplies from companies in at least 13 countries. the us, france, india and japan are among those named, despite western—led sanctions intended to isolate myanmar. officially, more than 2,600 people have been killed since the military seized power two years ago, but the real number is thought to be 10 times higher.
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global leaders are descending on davos today for the opening of the world economic forum. the theme for this year's meeting is cooperation in a fragmented world, given the ongoing worldwide crises it is an apt title. one of the issues which will be discussed is that of financial inequality. to coincide with the opening of the event, oxfam has released its survival of the richest report. it highlights the widening gap between rich and poor. for the first time in 25 years, extreme wealth and extreme poverty have increased simultaneously. joining me now is danny sriskandarajah, chief executive at oxfam great britain. good to talk to you again. your report showing this problem is getting worse, not better. yet most years at the start of davos you come out of the report, oxfam highlighting this
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issue. , �*, , issue. exactly. it's been ten ears issue. exactly. it's been ten years since _ issue. exactly. it's been ten years since oxfam - issue. exactly. it's been ten years since oxfam first - years since oxfam first published a report on inequality, and every year since then, things have been getting worse. what is unusual and unprecedented this year is that we have seen both the rise in extreme inequality, the wealthy getting wealthier, as well as extreme poverty rising. we think that one in ten people will go hungry this year, that there has been an unprecedented increase in extreme poverty, the largest since records began in 1990. so we have a global economic system that just in 1990. so we have a global economic system thatjust isn't working. it's an affront to the moral values that many of us hold dear, yet global leaves that have been meeting and davos are unlikely to do anything serious or meaningful about addressing that inequality. in about addressing that inequality-— about addressing that ine . uali . ,, �* inequality. in the usa in the re ort inequality. in the usa in the report that _ inequality. in the usa in the report that needs _ inequality. in the usa in the report that needs to - inequality. in the usa in the report that needs to be - inequality. in the usa in the| report that needs to be done inequality. in the usa in the i report that needs to be done is government need to tax the wealthy more. is it not known
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that the wealthy are very good at being domiciled in countries with they won't pay tax at all? that's exactly the point. at the moment half of all billionaires that we can find live in a country with no inheritance tax. if you take total tax, around the world, only some 4% of tax collected by governments comes from some form of wealth tax. we think that has to change. it can change. it needs a sort of corporation in a fragmented well that there what economic firm talks about. it is countries to come together, saddam and standard as they have corporate tax, for example, last year, a about taxing accumulation because what we rc we have seen the last decade is the biggest increases in accumulation are happening not through income but wealth accumulation. so if governments want to create fairer societies, and creating a better wealth taxes is the
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obvious way to go.- obvious way to go. what's really exacerbated - obvious way to go. what's really exacerbated this . really exacerbated this programme, isn't it, as the climate crisis? we are seeing drought and famine and huge slaves of north africa, that's been made worse because of the war in ukraine. this year is unusual, would you argue, in terms of the impact on the poor? terms of the impact on the oor? ., , terms of the impact on the cor? ., , . ., , terms of the impact on the cor? .,, u, , ., terms of the impact on the oor? , ., , poor? the last couple of years have been _ poor? the last couple of years have been unprecedented. - poor? the last couple of years l have been unprecedented. what we've seen is two—thirds of the new wealth created in the world has gone into the hands of the richest 1%. meanwhile, as you say, the poorest and most marginalised people on the planet are suffering. one and 23 people will be in need of humanitarian assistance this year. it almost certainly the highest of the second world war. exactly, as you say, people who are at the forefront of some of what we are seeing, especially of climate breakdown, unprecedented drought, the other people who have almost nothing to do with climate breakdown, so we really
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are in an inequality crisis, really unjust, unfair situation of widening inequality around the world, and something has to be done. , be done. 0k, danny sriskandarajah, - be done. 0k, danny| sriskandarajah, chief be done. 0k, danny _ sriskandarajah, chief executive of oxfam great britain, thank you for talking to us. we will have more from davos later in our business coverage because of the world's top executives are there as well as world leaders. we will talk about that later in this programme. now, let's talk aboutjoe biden. joe biden has become the first sitting us president to deliver a sunday sermon at martin luther king junior�*s ebenezer baptist church in atlanta in the us state of georgia. his speech marked the national holiday that celebrates the life and legacy of the civil rights activist. dr king was assassinated in 1968 in memphis, tennessee. sunday would've been his 94th birthday. we have to choose a community over chaos.
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and we, the people, are going to choose love over hate. the battle for the soul of this nation is perennial. it's a constant struggle. it's a constant struggle between hope and fear, kindness and cruelty, justice and injustice, against those who traffic in racism, extremism and insurrection. a battle fought on battlefields and bridges, from courthouses and ballot boxes to pulpits and protest. and at our best, the american promise wins out. let's cross over to washington now and speak to senior frontpage editor of huffpost, philip lewis. good to talk to you. talk us through the significance of this, the first sitting president to address the martin luther king president to address the martin luther kinng�*s president to address the martin luther king jr's baptist church in atlanta on this day? it’s
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luther king jr's baptist church in atlanta on this day?- in atlanta on this day? it's a very significant _ in atlanta on this day? it's a very significant event - in atlanta on this day? it's a very significant event and i very significant event and shows he is reaching out and reaching back to black communities, in martin luther king communities, in martin luther kinng day, the communities, in martin luther king jr day, the only holiday that celebrates a black american and only holiday that celebrates volunteering and giving back. the day were normally holidays are needed for relaxing. martin luther king for relaxing. martin luther kinng for relaxing. martin luther king jr day is a for relaxing. martin luther kinng day is a day for relaxing. martin luther king jr day is a day of service and millions of people give back and volunteer throughout the united states because it answers one of the questions that martin luther king always asks which was what are you doing father's? we mentioned that if he were _ doing father's? we mentioned that if he were still _ doing father's? we mentioned that if he were still with - doing father's? we mentioned that if he were still with us - that if he were still with us he'd be celebrating his 94th birthday. what do you think you would think about the rights for black communities in america today?— for black communities in americatoda ? �* , , , america today? he'd be pretty disappointed- _ america today? he'd be pretty disappointed. we _ america today? he'd be pretty disappointed. we still- america today? he'd be pretty
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disappointed. we still have - disappointed. we still have issues of voter disenfranchisement, the gap as far as wages between white communities and black communities and black communities in america is still pretty fast and wide. he'd probably be wondering, why is it still taking so long for a lot of the goals and visions that he had in the �*60s and 50s, why is it taking so long to see his visions come to life and dreams come to fruition? president biden spoke about voting rights as part of his presentation in the church. as a preacher, as it were. do you feel like he is really delivering on the issue? to be honest, there _ delivering on the issue? to be honest, there are _ delivering on the issue? to be honest, there are so - delivering on the issue? to be honest, there are so much - delivering on the issue? to be l honest, there are so much more that can be done as far as voter rights in america. we have republican governors who are doing their hardest,
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putting forth their hardest efforts, it is suppressing the vote. we have these states that are suppressing the vote. there is this a much more that the administration can do. they have done some good things as far as letting people know where to vote and were to be, but there are still so much more that can be done. philip lewis from — more that can be done. philip lewis from huffpost, - more that can be done. philip lewis from huffpost, thank . more that can be done. philip i lewis from huffpost, thank you. good to talk to you. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: novak djokovic back in melbourne for the australian open, a year after he was deported from the country for breaching covid rules and launching his bid for a tenth title on tuesday. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first.
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america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him 'the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot — - a tide of humanity that's believed by officials - to have broken all records. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: a day of mourning begins in nepalfor the 72 people feared to have died
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in the country's worst airline disaster in decades. the first tennis grand slam of the year, the australian open, has begun with novak djokovic returning after being deported from the country before last year's tournament because he hadn't been vaccinated against covid. the top seed rafael nadal is opening his title defence against britain's jack draper. and britain's emma raducanu has already made it to the second round. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is following that and shejoins me now from melbourne. quite a different year this year. novak djokovic is back, despite the fact we were told this time last year he would not be able to return for several years. its, not be able to return for several years.— not be able to return for several ears. �* , ' several years. a very different start of the — several years. a very different start of the year _ several years. a very different start of the year for _ several years. a very different start of the year for novak - start of the year for novak djokovic. last year when we were here we were talking about the fact that the former world number one was going to miss
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his favourite tournament. he is back and he will be competing on tuesday. just a couple of lines to bring you before we talk about novak djokovic and his title. nick kyrgios, australia's nick kyrgios, the home favourite, has announced he will be pulling out of the australian open because of a knee injury. before he fancied his chances of doing well in the tournament, despite concerns about his lack of preparation, today he announced it was just going to be very difficult for him to break through this year. he said that injuries are a part of it, and he is devastated because this is his home tournament. they are looking to my right to a big screen where raphael nadal, the defending champion of the australian open is playing against britain's jack draper, they have benarca an—acc but he did win the first set, they are onto the second set the rod laver arena. onto the second set the rod laverarena. emma raducanu onto the second set the rod laver arena. emma raducanu has had a good first round, she is through, she has had a good start to the day despite the
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injury, and who is back, novak djokovic, after the drama of last year, the detention, the deportation, that debate that he has created about whether his refusal to get the covid—19 vaccine was actually contributing to the anti—vaxxer sentiment which was the previous government's argument for deporting him. all of that seems to have subsided. he has been received warmly here. on friday he played a warm—up game with nick kyrgios and there were huge applause is and cheers for him when he walked out on the rod laver arena. he starts tomorrow. he has a point to prove, notjust the 10th title of the australian open, he still remains the record breaker here with nine titles, but he is still chasing raphael nadal who is ahead with 22 titles so he wants the 22nd men's major to start here in australia. figs men's ma'or to start here in australia.— australia. as you say, australia, _ australia. as you say, australia, this - australia. as you say, australia, this open . australia. as you say, |
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australia, this open for australia. as you say, - australia, this open for novak djokovic — he is so kind of warmly welcomed. he does feel very at home in australia, doesn't he? and it starts the year well for any tennis player to get this one in the bag. absolutely. he was asked, actually. is that i'm trying to move on. it's very difficult to forget what happened to me last yearin forget what happened to me last year in australia. but he said he plays his best tennis here. it has been a very successful tournament for him and the fact he is here, the way he feels about it outweighs what happened last year. but of course it is still that end of the title, the end of the tournament and the 10th title that he is hoping to get to set the tone for his season in 2023. �* ,., ., ., the tone for his season in 2023. �* ., ., ~ 2023. all right. good to talk to ou. 2023. all right. good to talk to you. shaimaa _ 2023. all right. good to talk to you. shaimaa khalil- 2023. all right. good to talkj to you. shaimaa khalilthere 2023. all right. good to talk. to you. shaimaa khalil there at the australian open for us. romanian police are expanding their investigation of former kick—boxer andrew tate. over the weekend, they seized
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a fleet of luxury cars and raided a luxury villa north of the capital. investigators have been looking into allegations that the british—american citizen was running a human trafficking operation from his compound in bucharest. our correspondent lucy williamson has this report. weeks after police came for their owner, they returned for his cars. the power of a ferrari paralysed in the grip of a police truck. insurance against any future compensation claims from big limbs, but also a sign that investigators here are confident. whatever the truth about life behind these walls, its secrets are now being scrutinised by investigators. this fleet of luxury cars, the toys of a successful businessman or the proceeds of a trafficking ring? police raided several more properties last week, including this villa owned by the tates
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near the carpathian mountains. neighbours say was fully renovated last year with the swimming pool added. renovated last year with the swimming pooladded. one swimming pool added. one neighbour, swimming pooladded. one neighbour, an electrician, says the builders asked him to help rewire the place. translation: ~ , translation: when they explained _ translation: when they explained what _ translation: when they explained what they - translation: when they i explained what they wanted, translation: when they - explained what they wanted, i'd told them that is way beyond what i know how to do. the extremely luxurious, with things that people like us can't even dare to dream of. —— the houses. if can't even dare to dream of. -- the houses-— the houses. if you are living in it western _ the houses. if you are living in it western world, - the houses. if you are living in it western world, this - the houses. if you are living in it western world, this is l in it western world, this is probably— in it western world, this is probably 40% of the reason i moved — probably 40% of the reason i moved romania... in probably 40% of the reason i moved romania...— moved romania... in online video, andrew _ moved romania... in online video, andrew tate - moved romania... in online video, andrew tate said - moved romania... in online video, andrew tate said he | video, andrew tate said he moved to romania and 2017 impart for what he saw as its relaxed approach to sexual assault claims. police want to know whether he and his brother tristen would women here with promises of a relationship before forcing them to work online in adult chat rooms. there are also investigating an allegation of rape. i’zre
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there are also investigating an allegation of rape.— allegation of rape. i've never seen any _ allegation of rape. i've never seen any of _ allegation of rape. i've never seen any of them _ allegation of rape. i've never seen any of them being - seen any of them being aggressive.— aggressive. police have identified _ aggressive. police have identified six _ aggressive. police have identified six women i aggressive. police havej identified six women as potential for them identified six women as potentialfor them is, but identified six women as potential for them is, but last week two of those women publicly denied any mistreatment by the tate brothers. translation: �* , translation: i've never been threatened. — translation: i've never been threatened, if _ translation: i've never been threatened, if they _ translation: i've never been threatened, if they had - translation: i've never been threatened, if they had been . threatened, if they had been eye would have been stupid enough to stay in that house. they have a tattoo on my left arm that says "tate goal." mas arm that says "tate goal." was i not out arm that says "tate goal." was i got out of _ arm that says "tate goal." was i got out of respect _ arm that says "tate goal." was i got out of respect for - arm that says "tate goal." was i got out of respect for them. andrew tate's reputation hangs on this case. is message that trafficking claims will be investigated, no matter how rich or you are. lucy williamson, bbc news i , bucharest. thor the walrus captivated residents in a number of british seaside towns last month, when he made a very rare appearance on the uk coast. why he travelled so far from home remains a mystery, but scientists are using satellite technology to track others like him — and they want your help. jonah fisher has more.
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knowing how many walruses there are and how the melting of the arctic sea ice is affecting them is vital for efforts to protect them. so a team travel to the arctic circle last summer. theiraim? to count walruses and to cross—reference their findings with satellite images. if their findings with satellite ima . es. ., �* their findings with satellite imaaes. ., �* ., images. if we don't have information _ images. if we don't have information about i images. if we don't have information about them | images. if we don't have i information about them then images. if we don't have - information about them then we don't know if they are adapting to their changing environment, we don't know if they are doing 0k, we don't know if they are doing ok, if their numbers are decreasing. technology can help conservation, partly for the animals that live in rural places. it will help us understand so much more. wall rocks from _ understand so much more. wall rocks from space! _ understand so much more. wall rocks from space! and - understand so much more. wall rocks from space! and this i understand so much more. wall rocks from space! and this is i rocks from space! and this is where you — rocks from space! and this is where you come _ rocks from space! and this is where you come in. - rocks from space! and this is where you come in. we i rocks from space! and this is where you come in. we are l where you come in. we are creating a 21st—century detective story and you could
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either detect give. two years ago thousands of people helped the wwf go through half a million satellite images spotting the ones with walruses in them. now it's time for the next phase on the wwf website does just counting them. so next phase on the wwf website does just counting them. doesjust counting them. so the accounting _ doesjust counting them. so the accounting campaign, _ doesjust counting them. so the accounting campaign, what i doesjust counting them. so the accounting campaign, what we i accounting campaign, what we are asking people to do is, is there a point where you can see a walrus, like here, because that quite spreadout you can see each individual walrus, so you would select that option and put points around. and you would select that option and put points around. and what is the value _ and put points around. and what is the value of _ and put points around. and what is the value of getting _ and put points around. and what is the value of getting normal i is the value of getting normal people to count walruses? for us it is because _ people to count walruses? fr?“ us it is because the arctic is big so we have a lot of satellite images to go through and the first campaign, a search campaign, we have seen the value of it, we have been able to go through it much quicker than if it was just one person. quicker than if it was 'ust one erson. �* ., ,., .,' quicker than if it was 'ust one erson. ~ ., ., person. and are you offering a secial person. and are you offering a special prize — person. and are you offering a special prize if _ person. and are you offering a special prize if someone i person. and are you offering a special prize if someone spots| special prize if someone spots thor? ~ special prize if someone spots thor? , ., ., .,
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special prize if someone spots thor? ~ , ., ., ., , thor? we should do it. to be honest, satellite _ thor? we should do it. to be honest, satellite images, i thor? we should do it. to be honest, satellite images, we| honest, satellite images, we can spot walruses, but identifying an individual... that is advanced level walrus detective work.— that is advanced level walrus detective work. this one could be thor, that _ detective work. this one could be thor, that one _ detective work. this one could be thor, that one could i detective work. this one could be thor, that one could be i be thor, that one could be thor. jonah fisher, bbc news. if you are a walrus now you just can't hide. we have a little business days coming up next. —— all the top. hello there. the first half of the month was very wet. it was also very mild. but the weather this week is going to look very different. it's going to be cold and frosty, going to have some icy patches around and the risk of some snow. predicting where the snow is going to fall is going to be quite difficult, mind you. these are the temperatures we start with on monday morning. coldest in the north with clearer skies away from those snow showers. icy patches around in the morning. we've got this wet weather in the south—east. now, it's mostly rain but there could be some snow over the downs and the risk that we could see some snow to lower levels as well.
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it is going to pull away. cloudy for a while across eastern england with one or two showers. otherwise, we see some sunshine coming through but we'll keep some wintry showers coming in to northern parts of northern ireland and most of the snow in that chilly wind across the north of scotland. temperature—wise — well, struggling, typically around 3—5 degrees. a cold day. and those temperatures will fall quickly after dark. another frost in most places monday night into tuesday morning. the risk of snow in the far south—west has lessened. most of the wet weather looks like it's going to be in the channel. that allows more wintry showers to feed into northern ireland, over the irish sea into north west england and north wales. it doesn't look quite so wet in the north—west of scotland on tuesday and many places will again have a dry day with sunshine, but temperatures only around three or four degrees. we're still in cold air tuesday and into wednesday as well. that area of low pressure gets close to the north—east of scotland, bringing some stronger winds here and the threat of some snow. otherwise, the winds more northerly, so northern scotland in the firing line, northern ireland and around some of these irish sea coasts. many other areas likely to be dry and sunny but another chilly day, perhaps not quite as cold — 4—6 degrees, but still a cold day with some sunshine. how long will the cold
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weather last? well, there are weather fronts trying to push in from the atlantic but they seem to be slowing down and ahead of that, we've got a ridge of high pressure actually building in on thursday that will kill off most of the showers. many places will have a dry day with some sunshine again. we start to see some of that cloud coming into the far west, bringing some damp weather towards the south—west of england. but ahead of that, temperatures are still sitting at 4—6 degrees. so, for the next few days, different sorts of hazards, really. it's cold, it's going to be frosty. there's signs of milder weather, though, coming in, but probably not until next weekend.
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