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this is bbc news. welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm lukwesa burak. our top stories. israeli police say a 13—year—old boy has shot and injured 2 people in eastjerusaelm — a day after 7 people were shot dead near a synagogue. graphic footage is released — showing the moment tyre nichols was arrested and beaten by 5 police officers, in the us city of memphis. protests have been taking place across the united states after the killing of a black man by five police officers in memphis. british regional airline — flybe, ceases trading for a second time. hundreds of staff have been made redundant. and — a 7—day state of emergency has been declared
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in new zealand's largest city, auckland, after 3 people are killed in severe flooding. this is an unprecedented event in recent memory. in the aftermath, will have plenty of time to evaluate the response. police in israel say that a 13—year—old palestinian has carried out a shooting attack outside the old city injerusalem in which two people, a father and son, were seriously wounded. the teenage attacker was shot and wounded. it comes a day after a palestinian gunman killed seven people near a synagogue in eastjerusalem. israeli police say they've arrested 42 people in connection with friday's
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shooting — the gunman was killed. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has urged israelis not to take matters into their own hands. on thursday, nine palestinians were killed during an israeli military raid in the west bank town ofjenin. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. another victim of a jerusalem shooting being treated by medics. an israeli father and son were injured in a new attack this morning. police saying they were shot by a palestinian boy aged just 13. meanwhile, this was the scene of last night's attack, the deadliest israelis have seen in years. here, a palestinian gunman opened fire after prayers in a packed synagogue at the start of the jewish sabbath. as people rushed to help the injured, one witness said they were shot too. translation: i went out and saw my neighbour-
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running to the scene. he told me to call the police. i told him not to go, he only got married a year ago. he was a good neighbour, like a brother to me. i saw him drop down from a bullet, rest in peace. after police shot dead the attacker, israeli politicians were quick to arrive at the scene. as locals shouted "death to arabs," the veteran prime minister netanyahu promised new security measures. translation: i urge people not to take the law _ into their own hands. for this purpose, we have the army, police and security forces, and they will act and continue to act according to the cabinet's instructions.
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but there celebrations as news spread around palistinian towns that seven israelis had been killed. overnight, israeli police made more than a0 arrests, leading away a line of suspects from the home of the 21—year—old palestinian gunman. his attack came a day after the deadliest israeli military raid in the occupied west bank in years. nine palestinians, two of them civilians, were killed injenin�*s urban refugee camp. the isreali armed forces say they are acting on intelligence to prevent islamichhad fighters here carrying out major attacks. in response, palestinian militants fired rockets from the gaza strip. in recent months, amid rising violence, there have been international calls for calm, but now fears are growing of wider unrest. yolande knell has an update on how people injerusalem have been responding. i would say the israelis in general are extremely shocked. it's not so easy to gauge the mood right now because it's still the jewish sabbath,
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jerusalem is pretty quiet. but in that neighbourhood where the attack happened, we heard from witnesses who were really talking about the grief that they felt. we're expecting the funerals of those who have been killed to take place later on. they were making clear there were people who left their dinner for thejewish sabbath and rushed to help those on the street, only to get killed themselves. we understand there was a married couple among the dead. the israeli prime minister was telling people to be restrained in their response but at the same time, there is a lot of pressure on his security cabinet, which does include some known hardliners, to come up with a very strong response to what's happened. some of those the bbc spoke to in the neighbourhood where the synagogue attack happened were being a very critical of the national security minister, he is someone who has a lot of supporters in that area
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ordinarily, he came into last year's elections promising he would restore order and bring back security, and people were saying, where is that security? it will be later this evening, benyamin netanyahu saying there are measures that are already being discussed and we are already seeing that the police are very high level of alert and have made more than a0 arrests in the past few hours. they've rounded up a lot of people at the house of the palestinian attacker, many of them his family and friends. they are desperately searching for anyone who may have helped him to carry out the attack. let's talk to hen mazzig, an israeli author and senior fellow with the tel aviv institute. he served with the israeli defence forces for almost five years as a co—ordinator of government activities in the territories of west bank
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as a humanitarian affairs officer. an interesting background. i wonder first off if you could let us know your analysis of what you have seen the past week, the past 2a hours and of course earlier today because there is an escalating going on, isn't there?— there is an escalating going on, isn't there? , . ., . isn't there? yes, so much violence auoin isn't there? yes, so much violence going on- — isn't there? yes, so much violence going on- both _ isn't there? yes, so much violence going on. both sides _ isn't there? yes, so much violence going on. both sides want - isn't there? yes, so much violence going on. both sides want it - isn't there? yes, so much violence going on. both sides want it to - isn't there? yes, so much violence. going on. both sides want it to end. a day ago we saw a raid injenin where the israeli army has tried to take militants... there was a fire exchange. some people died. yesterday night, in tel aviv, we were having friday dinner, it is a jewish tradition to meet together, and during that time, it's the holiest day of the week and people left the synagogue and the palestinian gunman was shooting
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those families. they did not fire back. they weren't armed like in the case injenin. it is different cases. one was motivated by anti—semitism, that's why he went to anti—semitism, that's why he went to a synagogue and not a military base, and now this morning another attack injerusalem. i and now this morning another attack in jerusalem-— in jerusalem. i 'ust need to pursue on this. you — in jerusalem. ijust need to pursue on this. you said _ in jerusalem. ijust need to pursue on this. you said when _ in jerusalem. ijust need to pursue on this. you said when we - in jerusalem. ijust need to pursue on this. you said when we first - on this. you said when we first started speaking that both sides want this to end. how? how is it possible? you have worked as someone who is advocating for peace, i'm presuming. who is advocating for peace, i'm presuming-— who is advocating for peace, i'm presuming-_ on - who is advocating for peace, i'm presuming._ on the l presuming. absolutely. on the humanitarian _ presuming. absolutely. on the humanitarian side _ presuming. absolutely. on the humanitarian side of _ presuming. absolutely. on the humanitarian side of things. i presuming. absolutely. on the l humanitarian side of things. how presuming. absolutely. on the - humanitarian side of things. how do we enter this? bath humanitarian side of things. how do we enter this?— we enter this? both israelis and palestinians _ we enter this? both israelis and palestinians really _ we enter this? both israelis and palestinians really want - we enter this? both israelis and palestinians really want that. i i palestinians really want that. i don't think anybody wakes up in the morning and wants to see a war. there are leaders who are using the public for their own means but i think what we need to do is be human. because this is a result of dehumanisation. a 13—year—old palestinian kid took a gun and shot
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jewish families. that is the exact result of dehumanisation. only when we see each other�*s humanity would help us see a change. hang we see each other's humanity would help us see a change.— help us see a change. how much is the new government _ help us see a change. how much is the new government of _ help us see a change. how much is the new government of benjamin l the new government of benjamin netanyahu escalating things? we've seen the israelis take to the streets against this government. are they helping?— they helping? absolutely. part of those voicing _ they helping? absolutely. part of those voicing their— they helping? absolutely. part of those voicing their opposition - they helping? absolutely. part of those voicing their opposition to l those voicing their opposition to the government. i am a gay man, a lot of their policies are against lgbtq communities. our rights are being challenged by the government. i don't think it is a direct result because i've seen that the former government... when he was sworn in there were terror attacks, nearly 200, by palestinians. it is definitely not helping the situation, the result. indie definitely not helping the situation, the result. we have unfortunately _ situation, the result. we have unfortunately ran _ situation, the result. we have unfortunately ran out - situation, the result. we have unfortunately ran out of- situation, the result. we have unfortunately ran out of time. situation, the result. we have - unfortunately ran out of time. we will see what happens following the cabinet meeting this evening
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convened by benjamin netanyahu. thank you very much. graphic footage has been released of police officers, in the us city of memphis, beating a black motorist — graphic footage has been released of police officers, in the us city of memphis, beating a black motorist — who died 3 days after his arrest. the video shows tyre nichols, who was 29, being repeatedly kicked, punched and pepper—sprayed as he lies on the ground, calling out for his mother. president biden expressed outrage and deep pain after viewing the footage. five black officers — who've all been fired since the incident — are facing murder charges. a warning — you may find the footage in nada tawfik�*s report distressing. video of the incident is disturbing right from the start. everything about the officers' approach is aggressive in this initial traffic stop. bleep, bleep. taken aback, tyre nichols is heard protesting his innocence. bleep. damn, i didn't do anything! bleep. hey, i didn't. .. all right, all right, all right! after officers wrestle him to the ground, he seems to comply with their commands. all right, i'm on the ground! lay down, lay down! but as this encounter continues, mr nichols breaks away and flees. the next videos capture the moment five black officers charged
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with his murderfind him, and what follows is extremely graphic. at this point they surround him and brutalise him. repeatedly they kick him in the head, strike him with a baton and punch him. bleep, bleep. in distress, he calls out for his mother. footage from later shows the officers talking to one another and recounting their version of events. tyre nichols was ultimately taken to the hospital in a critical condition and died three days later from his injuries. officials warned about the video's horrific nature in advance, but nothing could prepare people we met in memphis for what they would see. as a man of colour, it was extremely hard, because it could have been me. you know, i've been pulled over for speeding, you know, 5—10 miles over, nothing excessive, you never know what kind of situation that could turn into.
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protests have been peaceful, perhaps a result of the family's call for calm and the fact that all five black police officers have been charged in tyre nichols's death. after the video's release, the shelby county sheriff announced two deputies who responded to the scene have also been relieved of duty. resident biden said he was outraged and deeply pained by the video, president biden said he was outraged and deeply pained by the video, and echoed tyre nichols' family's calls for peaceful protest. what's at stake is first of all innocent people's lives, number one. number two, it has a lot to say and do with the image of america. it's an image not helped by these videos. the need for police reform is again at the forefront of people's minds. nada tawfik, bbc news, memphis, tennessee. you're watching bbc news.
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ajudge has adjourned legal proceedings against a serving soldier in the british army who is accused of terror offences. the attorney general needs to approve the case before it can proceed. 21—year—old daniel khalif from stafford appeared at westminster magistrates' court earlier today. our correspondent, robin brant, is following the case. private khalif came in to court, but proceedings against him were very brief in terms of what we heard this morning. and that is because when the prosecutor stood up, he told the judge that one of the charges that private khalif faces requires the attorney general to give their permission for proceedings to go ahead. so proceedings have been adjourned until next friday. and at that point, the lawyers, daniel abid khalif, will be back here in the courtroom for things to go further. now, we did hear a few more details about the circumstances of his arrest.
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private khalif, one of the charges he faces is placing three canisters with wires in what was a hoax bombing at a location in raf stafford, which is in staffordshire. it's the base where he lives and the base where he works. now the other allegation he faces is that he elicited information. this relates back to august of 2021 about another serving member of the armed forces and information that could be used by someone in acts of preparing for terrorism. so he faces two charges. one of those the attorney general has to approve for proceedings to go ahead. and private khalif, who stood in the dock, foppish dark hair, light bluejeans and a light grey top. he has been remanded in custody and there he will stay for a week. there was no application for bail. there was no plea either until he returns to the court here. just one other thing
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that i will add. a man who spoke to some of the journalists afterwards and said he was private khalif�*s father revealed that he is lebanese, but private khalif was born here in london in the uk back in 2001. and as far as we know, he remains a serving soldier at this time. the airline flybe which operated across 23 mainly uk routes has ceased trading. passengers due to travel with the company today have been told not to go to the airport. flybe had resumed operations less than a year ago after a previous incarnation of the business collapsed. i'm joined now by our business correspondent clodagh rice. what's the reaction been like in belfast? it what's the reaction been like in belfast? , ~ �* u, belfast? it feels like we've covered this story before. _ belfast? it feels like we've covered this story before. it _ belfast? it feels like we've covered this story before. it was _ belfast? it feels like we've covered this story before. it was almost - this story before. it was almost three years ago flybe went into
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administration in march 2020. the impact in belfast is very different this time around. last time there had been a lot of speculation. this time it is much more of a shock. the impact here will be much less severe. that's because the last time flybe went into administration it accounted for about 80% of all flight out of belfast city airport which was a devastating blow. but things have changed at the airport and it accounts for 14% of flights. it is still a significant impact for passengers and staff. not quite as devastating as the last time around. i wonder if you've heard from many passages who have turned up for their flight, passages who have turned up for theirflight, they passages who have turned up for their flight, they haven't heard the news, what sort of things have they been saying? —— many passengers. i was at the airport today. i accidentally broke the news to some people as i was looking to see if there were any passengers who had been affected by the collapse. two
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ladies had already checked in online last night and were just sitting ready thinking their flight to leeds bradford was going ahead. they were shocked. we can listen to what they said earlier. the fact they did not send any enail— the fact they did not send any e—mail about the cancellation or anything — e-mail about the cancellation or an hint. ., . ., anything. you are here at the airort anything. you are here at the airport and — anything. you are here at the airport and you _ anything. you are here at the airport and you didn't - anything. you are here at the airport and you didn't know? | anything. you are here at the i airport and you didn't know? we didn't even know. we didn't receive any notification. we checked in already — any notification. we checked in already it _ any notification. we checked in already. it is really sad. i any notification. we checked in already. it is really sad.- any notification. we checked in already. it is really sad. i am not sure what _ already. it is really sad. i am not sure what we _ already. it is really sad. i am not sure what we are _ already. it is really sad. i am not sure what we are going - already. it is really sad. i am not sure what we are going to i already. it is really sad. i am not sure what we are going to do. i l already. it is really sad. i am not i sure what we are going to do. i hope there _ sure what we are going to do. i hope there will— sure what we are going to do. i hope there will he — sure what we are going to do. i hope there will be staff _ sure what we are going to do. i hope there will be staff from _ sure what we are going to do. i hope there will be staff from flybe - sure what we are going to do. i hope there will be staff from flybe who i there will be staff from flybe who will tell— there will be staff from flybe who will tell us — there will be staff from flybe who will tell us what _ there will be staff from flybe who will tell us what to _ there will be staff from flybe who will tell us what to do _ there will be staff from flybe who will tell us what to do and, - there will be staff from flybe who will tell us what to do and, i i there will be staff from flybe whoj will tell us what to do and, i don't know, _ will tell us what to do and, i don't know. if— will tell us what to do and, i don't know. if they _ will tell us what to do and, i don't know, if they are _ will tell us what to do and, i don't know, if they are going _ will tell us what to do and, i don't know, if they are going to - will tell us what to do and, i don't know, if they are going to rebut . will tell us what to do and, i don't i know, if they are going to rebut our flight, _ know, if they are going to rebut our flight, or— know, if they are going to rebut our flight, or if— know, if they are going to rebut our flight, or if they— know, if they are going to rebut our flight, or if they are _ know, if they are going to rebut our flight, or if they are going - know, if they are going to rebut our flight, or if they are going to - know, if they are going to rebut our flight, or if they are going to book. flight, or if they are going to book another— flight, or if they are going to book another flight _ flight, or if they are going to book anotherflight. 0r— flight, or if they are going to book another flight. or if— flight, or if they are going to book another flight. or if we _ flight, or if they are going to book another flight. or if we are - flight, or if they are going to book another flight. or if we are going i another flight. or if we are going to hoard — another flight. or if we are going to board another— another flight. or if we are going to board another aeroplane? i those were two of the passengers we met today. they were willing to go on camera. i suppose it is important
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to point out that of the ten roots flybe served from belfast city airport, eight of them are served by other carriers. people today have been trying to find alternative arrangements but there is still a lot of uncertainty. many people have had their travel plans disrupted. thank you very much for that. a teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15—year—old girl was stabbed to death in northumberland in north—east england. the incident happened in the town of hexham on friday afternoon. police were called following reports that a teenage boy and girl were injured in a suspected assault. both were taken to hospital but the girl died later that evening. the boy suffered serious, non—life—threatening injuries. detectives have started a murder investigation. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has said the party can't be complacent in the run—up to the next general election. speaking at the london labour conference where he was welcomed with cheers, sir keir starmer said it was important to let the public know how much labour had changed. he also spoke about the ongoing fight
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against anti—semitism. let's talk to our correspondent david wallace lockhart, hejoins me now. he had a lot to say about his own party, didn't he? he he had a lot to say about his own party. didn't he?— party, didn't he? he did. he did taruet party, didn't he? he did. he did target the _ party, didn't he? he did. he did target the conservatives - party, didn't he? he did. he did target the conservatives in i party, didn't he? he did. he did| target the conservatives in some party, didn't he? he did. he did i target the conservatives in some of his speech, he accused them of having sticking plaster policies as he called them. but much of his speech was targeted at labour, the previous leadership, and he didn't mentionjeremy corbyn by name but it was obvious this is who he was speaking about. critical of how he led the party. let's have a quick look at what he had to say. our message at the next election must be that we're different to the party that britain rejected in 2019. with this point to the changes we've made. applause.
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we must say, we must say never again will labour be a party of protest, not public service. never again will labourfail to grasp that economic stability is the foundation of our ambitions. never again will labour allow hate to spread unchallenged. never again will labourfail to grasp that economic stability is the foundation of our ambitions. never again will labour allow hate to spread unchallenged. applause really strong accusations. saying the previous leadership let eight spread unchallenged. keir starmer was a prominent frontbencher in that labour opposition. he campaigned for two general elections to try to getjeremy corby into 10 downing street. ——jeremy to try to getjeremy corby into 10 downing street. —— jeremy corbyn. the left—wing side of the party said
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he spent his time attacking them. dominic raab, what is the latest on him? , . . .,, , dominic raab, what is the latest on him? , . , him? yes, dominic raab, he is facing accusations — him? yes, dominic raab, he is facing accusations of — him? yes, dominic raab, he is facing accusations of bullying _ him? yes, dominic raab, he is facing accusations of bullying from - accusations of bullying from previous stints in government. there are eight formal complaints against him. they are being investigated by an independent lawyer that dominic raab asked to go ahead. dominic raab denies bullying allegations. he is confident he behaved professionally while he has been in government. we know now there were more civil servants planning to come forward with formal allegations of bullying but didn't do so when they found out they would have to become known to dominic raab. they changed their mind after realising that. that is standard practice for an investigation like this. it wouldn't be normal for complainants to give testimony anonymously. david davis
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has tweeted about this. he says serious accusations cannot be made under a shield of anonymity. he seems to think it is right you would have to be known to who you were making complaints against. we don't know the timescale for this investigation into dominic raab. when it does report it'll be for rishi sunak to decide what action if any needs to be taken. there is another cabinet minister also facing his own independent investigation. potentially some decisions rishi sunak will have to make once he is back —— once he hears back. sunak will have to make once he is back -- once he hears back. thanks very much- — new zealand's prime minister, chris hipkins, has described the flooding in the country's largest city, auckland, as unprecedented. he's surveyed some of the worst—hit areas by helicopter. at least three people have died following torrential downpours. more than 100 people have been rescued from flooded cars and homes. giving an assessment of the situation, mr hipkins said
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new zealand would have to consider whether its emergency response was adequate to the challenges posed by new weather patterns. the met service has confirmed that yesterday was auckland's wettest day on record. and having just surveyed some of the extensive damage both on the ground and in the air, it's clear that it's going to be a big clean—upjob. this is an unprecedented event in recent memory. in the aftermath we will have plenty of time to evaluate the response and ensure that all appropriate actions and communications have occurred in a timely way. but for now our focus is making sure that we support aucklanders through this. meteorologists say around an entire summer's worth of rain fell in just a few hours and that the deluge will continue over the weekend. emb hashmi reports. friday's downpour in auckland shifted houses, stalled traffic and cut power
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to homes and businesses. rising floodwaters have left streets and homes swamped. new zealand's meteorological service issued severe weather warnings as the torrential rain continues to fall. the country's climate science body says friday was the wettest on record for a number of locations. events and concerts have been cancelled such as an eltonjohn concert expected to be attended by 40,000 fans, cancelled shortly before it was due to start. other public events planned for the weekend have been called off. ricardo menendez march is a new zealand green mp who was forced to evacuate his home in auckland. it goes without saying that we need to have a conversation about how climate change is making these events more frequent and how cities like auckland are massively underprepared to deal with flooding events which are going to become more frequent. the city is said to have received
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75% of its usual summer rainfall in just 15 hours. heavy rains have been forecast in various parts of the city for at least the next five days. it is one of the world's oldest and most famous roads — the appian way. built in the fourth century bc — it stretches more than 500 kilometres between rome and the port city of brindeesi. now — the italian government wants it to be declared a world heritage site as tim allman explains. you can say this for the romans they certainly knew how to build in a straight line this is the appian way, sometimes called the queen of roads. one of the most important
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thoroughfares to what was once the capital of an empire. there are plenty around here who believe it deserves some official recognition. translation: the deserves some official recognition. translation:— deserves some official recognition. translation: , ., ., translation: the proposal to add it to the unesco — translation: the proposal to add it to the unesco world _ translation: the proposal to add it to the unesco world heritage - translation: the proposal to add it to the unesco world heritage list i to the unesco world heritage list has already been signed by the minister of culture and due to the body of documentation produced i believe it will be accepted. it provided a gateway to the east. mi provided a gateway to the east. all would have passed along these cobbled stones. parts of the road are currently being excavated to discover secrets that could stretch back thousands of years. translation: iii back thousands of years. translation :_ back thousands of years. translation: . ., ., translation: if we could go further down we would _ translation: if we could go further down we would find _ translation: if we could go further down we would find the _ translation: if we could go further down we would find the landscape i translation: if we could go further down we would find the landscape of| down we would find the landscape of ancient rome and the landscape of imperial rome, the one made of monuments and also houses. the ruins
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that came from what was there before. , . , ., before. decision on whether to recognise _ before. decision on whether to recognise the _ before. decision on whether to recognise the appian - before. decision on whether to recognise the appian way i before. decision on whether to recognise the appian way is i before. decision on whether to i recognise the appian way is expected sometime next year. the saying goes, all roads lead to rome. well, if that's true this was the first. that looks gorgeous. let's find out how it is looking here in the uk. the weather not interfering with our saturday afternoon plans too much although you might think it is a touch on the chilly side. northern ireland and scotland most favoured for further sunny spells. for wales and england lots of cloud around so count yourself lucky if you are in a prolonged sunny spell. we do have a weather front, prolonged sunny spell. we do have a weatherfront, light rain prolonged sunny spell. we do have a weather front, light rain and drizzle across parts of northern england, north wales, later on more of wales and into the midlands as well. even with that front most places won't notice anything and stay dry. a good deal of cloud around, limited brightness for wales
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and england. northern counties and northern england should brighten up. northern ireland and scotland keeping further sunny spells. for the north and north—west of scotland, the odd shower on the breeze. not much difference in temperature. if you are under particularly grey cloud you may stick around five celsius and you might feel it feels to leave. through wales and england over night, again patchy drizzle in places, that will limit any potential for frost as will the freshening breeze in scotland. parts of eastern and southern scotland and northern counties of northern england may end up close to freezing early sunday morning. it'll be breezy across the board tomorrow. windy in scotland. gales. 60 miles an hour dust in the northern isles. —— gusts in the northern isles. patchy rain for south wales and southern england to start the day which will ease away and things will brighten up. a touch milder on
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sunday. cold air following brighten up. a touch milder on sunday. cold airfollowing into scotland. wintry showers and places for some time. quickly out of the way on monday. for much of monday it's looking dry. a lot of sunshine around during the first part of the day. risk winds initially. they will ease. cloud increasing from the west. outbreaks of rain will push into north—west scotland. as it gets closer to scotland, going through tuesday and into wednesday, ever strengthening winds, along with it and it may turn potentially stormy over parts of scotland for a time mid week could be disruptive, especially the winds. colder, wintry showers over northern areas. things will start to settle again as we go towards the end of the week.
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this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak and these are the headlines. police in israel say that a 13—year—old palestinian has carried out a shooting attack outside the old city injerusalem in which two people, a father and son, were seriously wounded. the teenage attacker was shot and wounded. graphic footage is released showing the moment tyre nichols was arrested and beaten by five police officers in the us city of memphis. president biden described the video as "horrific". british regional airline flybe
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ceases trading for a second time, cancelling all flights to and from the uk after going

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