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tonight at 10:00, 16 years after madeleine mccann went missing, police are to search a reservoir in portugal. madeleine was three years old when she disappeared on a family holiday in praia da luz in 2007. the search is expected to begin tomorrow in an area about 30 miles from where she was last seen. i'm in the algarve where a german man is at the centre of the investigation. there've been several searches for madeleine over the years. her parents say they're never going to give up. also on the programme tonight... eight people are injured after the shelling of a russian village — is this the work of saboteurs from ukraine, as moscow claims? will you resign, home secretary? did you break the ministerial code?
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the home secretary under pressure over how she dealt with the consequences of being caught speeding last year. and the princess of wales joins the king and queen at the opening day of the chelsea flower show. 0n of the chelsea flower show. newsnight at 1030, w towards 0n newsnight at 1030, we are headed towards an announcement of record migration figures of the prime minister in the home secretary, not entirely in agreement on how to tackle them. we will discuss with migration is good migration for the uk. -- migration is good migration for the uk. —— what migration. three—year—old madeleine mccann vanished on a family holiday in portugal in 2007. now, 16 years later, police investigating her disappearance are to carry out searches in a nearby reservoir, according to local media. a large site is believed to have been sealed off around 30 miles from where the toddler went missing.
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it's not the first time the reservoir has been searched, and this latest is expected to begin tomorrow. madeleine was on holiday with herfamily in praia da luz in the algarve when she went missing, and there has been a uk police investigation into her disappearance ever since. ellie price reports on the latest developments. 16 years after madeleine mccann disappeared, a new hunt for answers. local media reported this area, near silves, was sealed off ahead of the search that's expected to start tomorrow morning. it will be the first major search in this case since 2014. madeleine mccann disappeared days before her fourth birthday. despite her case being one of the most high—profile missing person cases ever, no one has been charged in connection with her disappearance. her parents, kate and gerry, have always maintained hope of finding their daughter. but german police, who are leading the investigation, are treating it as a murder inquiry.
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this man is their prime suspect. christian brueckner is currently serving seven years in prison for the rape of a woman in the same area of portugal in 2005. he has never been charged over the disappearance of madeleine mccann and has denied any involvement but lived near the resort and the german state prosecutor said there was growing evidence connecting him to the case including mobile phone records. madeleine mccann vanished from her room at the ocean club in praia da luz on the 3rd of may, 2007, as her parents were in a restaurant 100 yards away. despite months of extensive searching, no trace was found. in 2008, a private search of the reservoir funded by a portuguese lawyer... found nothing of relevance to the case. it is here that police will search again tomorrow. the surrounding area of the arade dam is around 50 kilometres away from where the family was staying. the last significant search in this inquiry was nine years ago, and was led by british police
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as part of an investigation that cost more than £10 million. madeleine mccann would have been 20 this month. the search for the little girl who disappeared 16 years ago continues. ellie price, bbc news. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is in the algarve for us now. bring us up—to—date with the latest. the german prosecutors leading the investigation have not formally confirmed they are starting a search tomorrow but portuguese police have and the german prosecutors say they will release a statement in the morning. i understand british police will also be there observing the search over the next day or two. the tents and equipment you can see at the scene suggest it will be quite an extensive operation lasting at least a day or two. christian brueckner, the germans suspect at the centre of the investigation, was living a transient lifestyle in the algarve 16 years ago, but he is coming to the end of his current
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prison sentence so there is a race against time in this investigation to try to bring any charges if possible before he is released from prison. among the evidence already discussed, german prosecutors talked about a phone he was using at the time, receiving a phone call in praia da luz about an hour before madeleine mccann disappeared. german and portuguese media say he was a regular at the dam where the search is taking place tomorrow describing it as his little paradise. it is worth remembering that the last time the dam was searched in 2008 the divers said the visibility was very poor and they were essentially searching by touch.— poor and they were essentially searching by touch. daniel sandford, thank ou. russia says eight people have been injured in the belgorod region, where it's been hunting what it claims is a group of saboteurs who crossed over the borderfrom ukraine. the local governor said one village had been shelled and several people had suffered shrapnel wounds. ukraine has denied having anything to do with the attack,
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but has suggested that russian paramilitaries are involved. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. smoke in the distance. the first hint of the drama ahead. russia said saboteurs had forced their way from ukraine into russian territory. the bbc has located this video to a border checkpoint south of belgorod. it appears to show military vehicles having crossed over. ukraine denied responsibility. it said russian citizens from two paramilitary groups were behind the attack. the russian army sent in reinforcements. local residents couldn't believe what was happening. the local governor, vyacheslav gladkov, announced a counterterrorist operation. he said he would take special measures and impose temporary restrictions.
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tonight, russian tv claimed the ukrainian army was behind the incursion. it said civilians had been wounded and people were being evacuated. in recent months, this part of russia has felt increasingly like a warzone. with a series of explosions in belgorod — suspected ukrainian drone attacks — forcing people here to take cover. attacks on russian territory are putting the kremlin under pressure. one of the kremlin�*s justifications for launching the so—called special military operation was national security — making people here feel more secure. but before russia's war in ukraine, life in belgorod region and in other russian regions close to the ukrainian border was calm and peaceful. there were no explosions, no sabotage groups breaking through. it very much looks as if
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the full—scale invasion of ukraine has had the opposite effect. for now, though, there is no sign of those in power in russia changing direction. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. in ukraine, satellite images such as this have revealed the extent of defences being built by russia in the areas they currently occupy in the east of the country in preparation for an expected ukrainian counter offensive. those images have been analysed by bbc verify. it's a new service launched today. it brings together 60 journalists with a range of forensic and investigative skills, to fact—check data and help explain complex stories, as well as counter disinformation. our analysis editor ros atkins has more from the newsroom. ukraine's expected to launch a counteroffensive soon and here at bbc verify we've been looking at how russia is bolstering its defences. here's the front line with territory
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controlled by russia marked in red. we've also highlighted bakhmut, the city has hosted some of the fiercest fighting of the war. and we know that around the city both sides have been using trenches. this is a ukrainian soldier. we also know that trenches are a crucial part of russia's effort to fortify the entire front line. that process has been documented by the open source analyst brady africk. all of these black dots here mark new russian fortifications. let's focus on a couple of locations. first of all, tokmak. it's a small city, but it's strategically important. you can see it at the bottom of this satellite image. further north would be where the ukrainian positions are. and look what the russians have done. they've built one new defensive line, a second one behind it, and then a third one around the city. we also know that in ukrainian media there are reports that civilians are being removed from tokmak in order that the russians can further fortify it. and to understand all of these fortifications, looking at these types of satellite images
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is also used. here, furthest from the front line, you have artillery positions. then the trench network for the soldiers to use. then what are called dragon's teeth. these are concrete obstacles the russians are using in the hope of stopping ukrainian tanks. tanks are also the focus of these enormous ditches, produced by these digging vehicles. and if we go back to this satellite image you can see the first line of defence is an anti—tank ditch. so that's one location. this is a second one that bbc verify has looked at. 0n the peninsular of crimea, which was annexed by russia in 2014. this picture shows us a beach on the west coast of crimea. you can again see dragon's teeth. this time running alongside the shore of the black sea. further north on the beach is a bunker. running through it is this trench. bbc verify has measured it at around 15 miles, running along the coast. also note these piles of wood. they are being used by the russians to reinforce the trenches that they are digging.
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i'd also highlight this. a fortification of this nature could be used by a tank or an armoured vehicle should it want to face the sea. now, we should emphasise that we don't know if ukraine has the capacity to attack crimea from the sea but this is what russia has put in place. what we can be more certain of, though, is the resources that russia has committed to fortifying all along the front line. and now it waits to see if ukraine attacks. ros atkins there. and you can find out more about the bbc verify service, what it's going to do and how it's going to do it, on the bbc news website. the home secretary says she regrets speeding last summer, but insists "nothing untoward" happened. suella braverman was repeatedly questioned in the house of commons about allegations that she asked civil servants to arrange a private speed awareness course instead of a group one, potentially in breach of the professional code that ministers are expected to follow. 0pposition parties want an investigation into whether she broke the rules.
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the prime minister has spoken to his ethics adviser, and to ms braverman herself. 0ur political correspondent david wallace lockhart has the latest from westminster. any regrets, home secretary? this is a controversy that all started when suella braverman was in the driving seat. she was caught speeding last year, but the political row began when she approached civil servants about a speed awareness course. thank you very much for letting me join you today. on a ministerial visit earlier today, the home secretary insisted she behaved appropriately. last summer i was speeding. i regret that, i paid the fine and i took the points. but we are focused now on delivering for the british people and working for them. did you ask civil servants to put you on a one—on—one speeding course? in relation to the process, i'm focused on delivering for the british people, doing myjob as home secretary. what i will say is that in my view i am confident that nothing untoward has happened. last year, when suella braverman was attorney general,
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she was caught speeding. she was offered a group speed awareness course. she approached the civil service about arranging a private course. they said they could not help. after being appointed home secretary by rishi sunak, she opted to take three points on her licence instead of attending any course. but was this in keeping with the ministerial code, which says ministers must ensure that no conflict arises or appears to arise between their public duties and their private interests? it is approaching the civil service on this personal matter that has led to accusations of breaching the code. the prime minister is now looking into it. i have been receiving information on the issues raised. i have met with both the independent adviser and the home secretary. i have asked for further information and i will update on the appropriate course of action in due course. rishi sunak has been consulting with his ethics adviser, but for now he has not asked for an investigation. suella braverman is a divisive figure within the conservatives and she has previously had to resign
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for breaching the ministerial code. but she does have core support on the right wing of the conservative party, and rishi sunak will be conscious of not wanting to go to war with them. some allies have come out to defend the home secretary. the minister is busy, has many things to do, and sometimes will ask for something that civil servants can't do. as long as once they have said no, you accept it, you have not done anything wrong. in the commons this afternoon, opposition mps seized on the fallout from the speeding ticket. the prime minister is clearly too weak to sort this out. if the home secretary cannot get a grip of her own rule—breaking behaviour, how can she get a grip on anything else? for now, the home secretary remains focused, at least publicly, on the dayjob... are you going to resign, home secretary? ..repeating the government mantra on illegal migration. but inside number 10, the prime minister is weighing up what to do next.
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david wallace lockhart, bbc news, westminster. junior doctors in england have announced a new 72—hour strike, after a breakdown in the latest round of pay talks. the action is due to take place from 14th to the 17th ofjune. the british medical association, which represents doctors and medical students in the uk, said the government's offer of a 5% increase was "simply not. . . credible". 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is with me. no sign of any resolution? that is riaht, no sign of any resolution? that is right. there _ no sign of any resolution? that is right, there have _ no sign of any resolution? that is right, there have been _ no sign of any resolution? that is right, there have been three - no sign of any resolution? that is i right, there have been three weeks of talks at least and one participant said there was room for cautious optimism but they have broken down over the issue of pay erosion and the bma once the pay to be made up to take account of inflation over 15 years, which might mean about 35%, may be phased in and they said the government was not prepared to contemplate starting to
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talk about that. ministers say they are deeply disappointed the talks had been constructive and they have made an offer of around 5%, similar to other health unions in england, and the higher demands were simply unaffordable. i should say that in scotland the government has said it will offer 14.5% over two years, two junior doctors, and the bma, their union, says it will put that over to the members. but sources indicate the members. but sources indicate the scottish government in their view has been a little more receptive to the idea of dealing with pay erosion.— receptive to the idea of dealing with pay erosion. real madrid's star player viniciusjunior has described spain as a "country of racists" after he was abused by opposition fans during a match. the brazil international has been the target of racist slurs a number of times this season. bbc sport has been told that at least two valencia fans have been identified and are expected to be given permanent stadium bans. 0ur sports editor dan roan reports.
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commentator: this has turned very ugly indeed. l they're the scenes that have shamed spanish football. real madrid superstar viniciusjunior the target of racist abuse during a match at valencia on sunday. the incensed brazilian attempting to identify the home fans that he believed were insulting him. the match paused for several minutes in the second half. vinicius later tweeted about the abuse... his manager, carlo ancelotti, said he'd told the referee he should have stopped the match, and that the entire stadium had been —— and that the player had repeatedly been called a monkey. real madrid today lodged a complaint with prosecutors over what they called a hate crime. the man in charge of the game in spain admitted they had an issue. translation: the first thing to recognise is - that we have a problem
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in our country. it is a serious problem that also stains an entire team, an entire fan base, an entire club, an entire country. vinicius, who has been the target of racist abuse multiple times this season, was later sent off for violent conduct after he was held in a headlock by an opponent as tempers flared. but his criticism of the spanish football authority was described as unfair by this man, la liga chiefjavier tebas, who said vinicius should inform himself properly. comments today condemned by the head of european football's anti—discrimination body. to have made a comment like that tells us the scale of the problem that we face. the administrators themselves, the leaders themselves do not understand what their responsibilities are and how they need to be moving forward. spain is in crisis right now, and it comes at a time when the spanish want to make a world cup bid for the 2030 world cup. today in madrid, outside the club's bernabeu stadium, —— football pundits once again discuss the scourge of racism in the
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sport. it discuss the scourge of racism in the sort. , ., , ., , discuss the scourge of racism in the sort. ,., , ., sport. it is a life people go throu~h sport. it is a life people go through every _ sport. it is a life people go through every day - sport. it is a life people go through every day and - sport. it is a life people go through every day and the| sport. it is a life people go - through every day and the problem is, ifi through every day and the problem is, if i am honest, people do not care enough. that is the problem. if people cared they would do something about it. i am tired of having to talk about the same thing that happens over and over and over again. for both club and country, vinicius has established himself as one of the world's best footballers. those in charge in spain now under renewed pressure to tackle racism or risk losing one of their league's star players. dan roan, bbc news. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says he'll introduce new nhs targets on cutting deaths in england from heart disease, strokes and suicide if his party wins the next general election. in a speech in essex, he said the nhs is not sustainable without serious, deep, long—term changes. 0ur political correspondent helen catt reports. at an ambulance station in braintree, with the crews watching on, the labour leader chose to sound an alarm. at the next election,
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the nhs is on the line. it's not exactly the first time that labour's suggested the nhs would be at stake in an election. but earlier this year, the waiting list for hospital treatment in england hit a record high. sir keir pledged to meet targets that have been missed for years. a&e, back to the four—hour target. no backsliding, no excuses. we will meet these standards again, we will get the nhs back on its feet. there were new targets, too, for treating the biggest killers. heart attacks and strokes. we'll get them down by a quarter within a decade. two — cancer. we will make sure 75% of all cancer is diagnosed at stage one or two. as for the how, labour's suggesting a shift towards technology. in the huddersfield royal infirmary, for example, artificial intelligence is being used to check x—rays for signs of lung cancer. there is a real variance in regions
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around lung cancer diagnosis. so you could be in huddersfield or you could be in harrow, you're going to get the same speed in terms of diagnosis, but also the same accuracy, and i think that's a really fantastic outcome. labour also wants to shift care out of hospitals and into the community and put a greaterfocus on keeping people healthy. well, we don't need a fancy speech from keir starmer to find out - what labour would do _ with our national health service — they already run the national health service in wales, - where they have an appalling record. when it comes to paying for the plans, labour hasn't yet put a figure on it. would you expect under labour that overall, more money would be going into the nhs? money is important, but it's not all about money. change and reform plays a hugely important part. technology can do what money can't do. money has been an issue, though, when it comes to staff pay and there wasn't a statement for that today. keir starmer�*s targets are meant to get people talking.
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his job over the next year or so will be to convince voters labour can deliver them. helen catt, bbc news, braintree. dominic raab will stand down as an mp at the next election. the former justice secretary will not seek re—election. he resigned as deputy prime minister last month following an investigation into claims of alleged bullying. another ceasefire has come into effect this evening in sudan, but within minutes there were reports of clashes in the capital, khartoum. it's the latest negotiated truce following five weeks of conflict and was agreed after talks in saudi arabia by representatives of the sudanese army and its rival paramilitary forces. more than 700 people have been killed in the violence and around one million have fled their homes. some of those have gone to neighbouring south sudan — but it's one of the world's poorest countries and is struggling to deal with the new arrivals. from paloich in south sudan, our africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga sent this report.
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thousands of south sudanese who fled sudan have been camped at paloich airport, desperate to get a flight to other parts of the country. south sudan has very limited infrastructure. many went to sudan because of a civil war here in south sudan that started in 2013 and formally ended in 2018. they never imagined they would have to flee again. this woman has been stranded here with her family for ten days. translation: we sleep on the floor. when we were asleep, our things were stolen. 0ur bags, our bed sheets. now we don't have anything. the situation is very hard. this is the moment everyone has been waiting for — the cargo plane that's meant to take them to the capital, juba, has arrived. we are told that the flight can only accommodate around 300 people. but look — there are way more people than that waiting here.
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not everyone is going to be able to get on that flight. another group makes it to the capital, juba, where authorities say they are overwhelmed by the number of people returning. this is why we always appeal to the international community, to un agencies, to the donors, that they have to come in very quickly. otherwise we will actually witness another crisis. with air travel limited, some are turning to the river nile, which runs through south sudan. many people are camped out by the port in the town of renk, waiting to catch a boat. including this woman, who is anxious. she's trying to get to malakal, an area which still sees bouts of violence. translation: i don't know if it's safe or not. _ i've been told that my house has been destroyed and the things have been stolen. if i go there and there is nothing,
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i will try to rebuild the house. sudan's warring factions are tearing their own country apart and leaving its neighbours stuck between crises. catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, paloich, south sudan. football — and newcastle united have qualified for the champions league for the first time in 20 years. a 0—0 draw at home to leicester was enough to secure qualification. 0ur sports correspondent katie gornall is outside st james' park. katie. a little over one and half years ago newcastle were relegation fodder but the saudi led takeover has turbo—charge the club and they are celebrating a return to europe's elite. esther, the draw is not enough to lift the 2016 champions out of the relegation zone and they have to win on the final day of the
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season to stand any chance of staying up. # e-i-e-i-e-i-o # up the premier league we go... times have changed at newcastle. the great sir bobby robson was in charge when they last played in the champions league. 20 years on, a return felt inevitable. 6—1 the day, newcastle, come on! you heard it here first. inside stjames' park the party had already started, for a manager and a team that's allowed them to dream. leicester, however, are fighting a different battle, for survival. 0ne mistake could change everything. daniel iversen got away with one here. leicester's defence was creaking and newcastle could sense it. the ambition was there but not the accuracy. so far leicester's game plan was working while newcastle were running out of ideas. iversen was now proving more than a match. a draw would be enough for newcastle but they wanted more. just don't know how
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that hasn't gone in. it was looking like one of those nights. after dominating for so long, in the end newcastle were clinging on. but after 90 minutes of frustration all anyone here cared about was where the night had taken them, not how they got here. newcastle are back. katie gornall, bbc news, in newcastle. one of britain's most successful cyclists, mark cavendish, says he'll retire at the end of this season. he won the milan san remo in 2009, and two years ago equalled eddy merckx's record of 3a tour de france stage victories. cavendish said cycling had been his life for more than 25 years, but he now wanted to put family first. the king and queen and the princess of wales have visited the chelsea flower show as the world—famous horticultural competition marks its 110th year. there are more floral exhibitions by women than ever before, and the show has hosted its first wedding. 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports. a first visit to chelsea as king
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for this keen gardener. it was one of his mother's favourite places to visit during her reign. today, along with queen camilla, they took on her legacy here. hi, everyone. earlier it was the turn of the princess of wales. she hosted a picnic with schoolchildren, and told them about prince louis's early gardening efforts. louis is growing broad beans. he's growing broad beans at school. it was then a princess as show guide, taking some of the children around chelsea. having them here was her idea, and likely to become a regular event. i was really excited and i couldn't wait to meet the princess. she was talking about bugs and plants and she was talking about nature. she was telling me what habitats are in there, and how they dig that speed.
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the spectacle of chelsea was on full display, with the gardens ready forjudging and plenty of celebrities looking for tips. i'm a keen but hopeless gardener and i come here to get inspiration and flashes of complete beauty. i'm just gathering ideas, you know? you see something and you think, "i must have that in the garden." this year chelsea has broadened the type of gardens on display and widened the range of exhibitors here. but today, a wedding has been the star of the show. 0n the garden he created, designer manoj malde married his partner, clive gillmor. ..united in marriage, and so congratulations. if you wish, you may kiss the groom. the garden of unity has been designed as a garden for everyone — whoever you are, whatever you're from. look at me. i'm here creating gardens. we've had a gay marriage here. it's a wonderful place to be. every garden needs to have a life beyond chelsea.
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after this week's show, many will be moved to schools, hospitals and community spaces. daniella relph, bbc news, chelsea flower show. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas. we had another largely dry day with spells _ we had another largely dry day with spells of— we had another largely dry day with spells of strong sunshine out there and in _ spells of strong sunshine out there and in the — spells of strong sunshine out there and in the stable area of the high pressure — and in the stable area of the high pressure that is with us, these clouds — pressure that is with us, these clouds were spotted earlier as the sun was— clouds were spotted earlier as the sun was setting in inverness, lenticular— sun was setting in inverness, lenticular clouds, these clouds form in a stable _ lenticular clouds, these clouds form in a stable air as it flows over mountain_ in a stable air as it flows over mountain ranges and rebalance either side. ,, . , mountain ranges and rebalance either side, ,, ., , ., ., mountain ranges and rebalance either side. ,, ., . ., , ,, side. stable air and high pressure with us over _ side. stable air and high pressure with us over the _ side. stable air and high pressure with us over the next _ side. stable air and high pressure with us over the next few - side. stable air and high pressure with us over the next few days i side. stable air and high pressure with us over the next few days so i with us over the next few days so not a lot of change in the forecast for the rest of the week, staying largely dry and settled with spells of strong sunshine but there will be areas of cloud drifting around this high pressure and weak fronts working in from the north—west. for the rest of the night we have a bit of cloud out there, pushing in from
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