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former prime minister borisjohnson spokesperson said he has ended overt notebooks and whatsapp messages which were requested by the coalbed inquiry. they urgent to provide material in full and unredacted sup we can go to ione wells now. talk us through what happened here. this evenin: , through what happened here. ti 3 evening, borisjohnson through what happened here. ti 2 evening, borisjohnson set spokesperson put out a statement saying that borisjohnson has now handed over his whatsapp messages and notebooks and what they describe as full and unredacted form. why this matters is there has been, for the last few days, a wrangling between the cabinet office and the coronavirus inquiry about access to certain key documents the inquiry want to see. yesterday, the inquiry
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revealed that it had been told that the cabinet office did not have access to some of the material it was being asked to provide. i will been told by the cabinet office they have been engaging with boris johnson about some of this material including today. borisjohnson spokesperson said this evening that more material has been headed over from borisjohnson to the cabinet office and that borisjohnson is now urging the cabinet office to hang that over to the inquiry. in short, i understand that there is some new material that the cabinet office has been given by borisjohnson this afternoon and that they now understand that all the material requested from them has been handed over to the cabinet office. i am still waiting to hear from the cabinet office if they now have all the material they had been engaging with boris johnson the material they had been engaging with borisjohnson over and whether they have all of the material the inquiry has requested of them. that being said, it does not mean that
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inquiry is not going to get all the information that it wants because separately to all of that there was a separate dispute going on between the cabinet office and between the inquiry itself because the inquiry has said it has the power to say what material it would like to see in the cabinet office and the government have argued that any material that they deem to be unambiguously irrelevant is not something that should be handed over to the inquiry because they feel this could compromise peoples right to privacy and also compromise virtual future policymaking to privacy and also compromise virtualfuture policymaking if virtual future policymaking if ministers virtualfuture policymaking if ministers and advisers and civil servants think things they would be discussed could be publicised and shared as future inquiries. it is still unclear whether or not by tomorrow when a deadline has been set that the inquiry will be given all the information has been asked for. , , , , ., for. just briefly, remind us of the significance _ for. just briefly, remind us of the significance of _ for. just briefly, remind us of the significance of this. _ for. just briefly, remind us of the significance of this. what - for. just briefly, remind us of the significance of this. what is - for. just briefly, remind us of the significance of this. what is the l significance of this. what is the covid inquiry?—
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significance of this. what is the covid inquiry? this is the inquiry that was launched _ covid inquiry? this is the inquiry that was launched to _ covid inquiry? this is the inquiry that was launched to examine i covid inquiry? this is the inquiry. that was launched to examine the decision—making throughout the covid pandemic and what decisions were taken by government. by civil servants and the impact that those issues inside. the real purpose of the inquiry is to provide answers about what happened particularly for some of those wide been personally affected by the inquiry, but also to learn lessons. that is the key thing the government has stressed about the government has stressed about the inquiry so far. they want to learn lessons from the covid pandemic so if a similar crisis was future, those lessons could be followed. . ~ future, those lessons could be followed. ., ~ , ., future, those lessons could be followed. . ~' ., future, those lessons could be followed. ., ., , , followed. thank you for bringing us the latest there _ followed. thank you for bringing us the latest there from _ followed. thank you for bringing us the latest there from westminster. as we were discussing earlier, another strike by rail unions has shut down much of the train network.
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our head of statistics, robert cuffe, is in the newsroom with the figures. today's strikes are bank members of as left and there head of the unit has said the patient offers are not enough. has said the patient offers are not enou:h. �* , ., ., _ enough. anything we got we earned by roductivi enough. anything we got we earned by productivity and _ enough. anything we got we earned by productivity and flexibility _ enough. anything we got we earned by productivity and flexibility over - productivity and flexibility over the last — productivity and flexibility over the last four years and what someone wants— the last four years and what someone wants to _ the last four years and what someone wants to do _ the last four years and what someone wants to do is to give all that back for nothing — wants to do is to give all that back for nothing. if wants to do is to give all that back for nothing-— for nothing. if you want to go to the minister— for nothing. if you want to go to the minister told _ for nothing. if you want to go to the minister told us. _ for nothing. if you want to go to the minister told us. i _ for nothing. if you want to go to the minister told us. i believe i for nothing. if you want to go to l the minister told us. i believe it's a well-paid _ the minister told us. i believe it's a well-paid job- _ the minister told us. i believe it's a well-paid job. both _ the minister told us. i believe it's a well-paid job. both are - the minister told us. i believe it's a well-paid job. both are right. the minister told us. i believe it's| a well-paid job. both are right but a well-paid 'ob. both are right but the are a well-paid job. both are right but they are both _ a well-paid job. both are right but they are both asking _ a well-paid job. both are right but they are both asking and - a well-paid job. both are right but| they are both asking and answering different questions. so where does that leave us? we can take a look at the data and you can do this for yourself on website. what i will show you here with the blue line coming up is what has been happening to pay in the uk from the ten years or until march 2020. those are the
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latest figures we have from the office of national statistics. marks that there is the average worker earned about £33,000 which is going up earned about £33,000 which is going up substantially over the last few years but not by much when you compare to what has happened to the redline here, prices. wages ofjust on the beaten prices by about £1200. let's take a look at train drivers. two things to note is that the level of the salary is closer to 6000 £60,000 than £30,000 and secondly the growth is much more impressive because their salary has beaten inflation by about £5,000 rather than £1200. on average, train drivers as a whole would have done pretty well over the last ten years compared with other professions. this data doesn't go company by company so we can work out exactly what is happening to the striking drivers but we can get it from first principles because the drivers that these companies pay deals run out in
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2019 and since then therapy has been frozen and inflation has been eating away at it. that was appointed in march 2022, for the palis i showed you. if you include the 11% rise in prices we have seen since march of last year, they were getting quite close to a 20% all in the value of salaries. not the numbers on a paycheque but its spending power, was it enables you to buy. we can get into debates about the exact size of the fall if you get into pay raises and what happens in the future but what certain is that until there is a deal that both sides can agree on the salaries are likely to remain frozen while it marches on. likely to remain frozen while it marches om— marches on. thank you for the fascinating _ marches on. thank you for the fascinating figures _ marches on. thank you for the fascinating figures to - marches on. thank you for the fascinating figures to dig - marches on. thank you for the fascinating figures to dig into. | to football now. the england women's football manager, sarina wiegman, has named her 23 player squad for the world cup. one of the big headlines — beth mead, who was the top scorer at last year's women's euros, is not included , afterfailing to recoverfrom a ligament injury. let's hear a little more
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from sarina weigman — england's manager. some changes in the team but i still think we are really good and picked talented players. we are just going to make sure that we can be at our best and we see how far we get. and mimi fawaz is in the newsroom. what do you make of the squad? i she said over there, _ what do you make of the squad? i she said over there, there _ what do you make of the squad? i 217 said over there, there are lots what do you make of the squad? i 2i2 said over there, there are lots of talented players in the england squad. beth mead is out and not able to recover from squad. beth mead is out and not able to recoverfrom her acl injury squad. beth mead is out and not able to recover from her acl injury she picked up national member but one player who is in his best england. she has not featured since last summer but she has been an incredible form for tottenham hotspur so the striker scored 12 goals in our last 12 games for club. she has been included in the squad as well as chelsea's centre back many bright. she picked up a knee injury in march but she is still been included in squad. another announcement that was made at the press conference today is that she was captain the side in the absence
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of leah williamson was picked up an injury and won't make it in time for the squad to play at the women's workup. 50 the squad to play at the women's worku, ., �*, the squad to play at the women's worku -. ., �*, ., the squad to play at the women's worku. ., �*, ., ., ,, workup. so that's england taken care of. let's workup. so that's england taken care of- let's take — workup. so that's england taken care of. let's take a _ workup. so that's england taken care of. let's take a look _ workup. so that's england taken care of. let's take a look at _ workup. so that's england taken care of. let's take a look at other - of. let's take a look at other countries. it would be a big workup for many. for countries. it would be a big workup for man. ., 2 , countries. it would be a big workup forman. ., 2 ,~ for many. for africa's definitely a big workun- _ for many. for africa's definitely a big workup. let's _ for many. for africa's definitely a big workup. let's say _ for many. for africa's definitely a big workup. let's say this. - for many. for africa's definitely a big workup. let's say this. seven | big workup. let's say this. seven teams are going to be demoed science at the women's world cup and one of those sides would be morocco. it's the first time that an arab country has qualified for the women's workup and we have seen how wonderful the men's team did with the historic run at the men's world cup and the same for morocco now who would be qualified for their first woke up. they have invested so much in the women's game, having a four—year plan that they put in place in 2020 am i know we are seeing the fruits of their labour. from grassroots football in the country right through to the women senior team. another one of the african countries would be making theirfirst appearance with the zambia. they too
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have any invested heavily in the women's workup, look at how well they have done and pt are also debutantes in this tournament so a big one for seven teams in this workup. big one for seven teams in this worku -. . ~ big one for seven teams in this worku -. ., «2 i. ., big one for seven teams in this worku. . ~' ,, ., ., let's take you to nigeria now. there have been massive queues outside of petrol stations in the city of lagos, a as newly inaugurated president bola tinubu announced the end of fuel subsidies. nigeria is one of the world's most oil—rich countries and swaps crude worth billions of dollars for gasoline that it then subsidises for its domestic market, causing a huge drain on revenue and contributing to the country's debt. after the president's announcement, some petrol stations have more than doubled their prices while others have suspended sales altogether. russia has been accused of multiple war crimes since it invaded ukraine — but it was allegations of the illegal deportation of children, that led to an international arrest warrant being issued for vladimir putin.
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ukraine claims that around 19000 children have been taken to russia. sarah rainsford has this report. tatyana makes the most of every minute with sasha, now her son is safe with her in germany. because last year, he was taken from his school in ukraine by russian soldiers. his mother had to travel deep into enemy territory to rescue him. forced separation would be upsetting for any child, but sasha has special needs — and for someone so vulnerable, it was deeply unsettling. he tells me how armed russian soldiers in balaclavas came to his school that day, loaded him and 12 other children onto buses, and drove off with them. translation: to be honest, it was pretty scary. _ i didn't know where they were taking us. sasha then had no contact at all with his mum for six weeks.
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i ask how hard that was. translation: yes. to be honest, it's too distressing to even remember. ukraine believes more than 19,000 children have been moved to russia since this war began. russia claims its just protecting the children. but russia's president is now a wanted man. the international criminal court has accused him of the illegal deportation of ukrainian children. i asked tetyana what she made of that charge. translation: it's not only putin who should be put on trial. - it's all the main people — the commanders, all of them — for what they did to the children. what right did they have? they knew it was impossible
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for us to get them back, and they didn't care. and tetyana showed me new evidence of how those children are treated. tetyana just showed me this photograph, and these kids here are classmates of sasha, of her son. and look at them here in this russian—run school — they've got military uniforms and they've got these zs on their sleeves. these are the symbols of russia's war on their country. line rings. so i called the woman in charge of that school. i wanted to know about the z mark. "the ukrainian children dressed as russian soldiers." "so what if they were?" the school director shot back at me. "what kind of question is that?" moments later, the line cut out. line beeps.
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sasha has told me five children taken with him still haven't been returned to their families. because russia doesn't make it easy — even when vladimir putin has been indicted for their removal as a suspected war criminal. sarah rainsford, bbc news. new research from the international rescue committee claims that eu states have consistently neglected afghan refugees and have failed to provide adequate safety and inclusion for the small number that reach europe. the report, entitled �*two years on: afghans still lack pathways to safety in the eu', claims that the bloc took in just 271 vulnerable afghans under resettlement programmes last year and that other schemes to bring people into the eu have underperformed, whilst neighbouring countries like pakistan and iran have welcomed over 1.6 million. since the taliban seized power
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in 2021, roughly 41,500 have been admitted to the eu through various humanitarian missions but the irc say this figure is outpaced by rising need and are calling on eu states to expand their refugee resettlement and rehome tens of thousands more afghan's in the coming years. live now to brussells where i am joined by the international rescue committee's senior vice president for europe, harlem desir. thank you for coming in the programme. thank you for the invitation. what do you think has gone wrong here? figs invitation. what do you think has gone wrong here?— invitation. what do you think has gone wrong here? as you say, 271 --eole gone wrong here? as you say, 271 people from — gone wrong here? as you say, 271 people from afghanistan - gone wrong here? as you say, 271 people from afghanistan have - gone wrong here? as you say, 271. people from afghanistan have been beneficiary of the resettlement programme in the eu in 2022, while the irc has announced thousands of people who are vulnerable and at risk on among the 1.6 million people in neighbouring countries, mainly
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pakistan and iran as you stated. we see that as ace failure of the system in place and we also see very important push facts and complications on the administrative side for afghan people and asylum—seekers to access this scheme and to access the eu even when they are near to the border. we see that 40% of the pushback at the border of the eu, including in the mediterranean sea, are against afghan who are obviously at risk, especially women and girls and so we really call for the eu to reestablish, realand really call for the eu to reestablish, real and legal and safe pathways for these people we need to be welcomed in europe. what pathways for these people we need to be welcomed in europe.— be welcomed in europe. why do you think these pathways _ be welcomed in europe. why do you think these pathways are _ be welcomed in europe. why do you think these pathways are not - be welcomed in europe. why do you think these pathways are not there l think these pathways are not there now? , ., , , ,., now? just after this shift in power and in the beginning _
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now? just after this shift in power and in the beginning of— now? just after this shift in power and in the beginning of 2022, - now? just after this shift in power i and in the beginning of 2022, there were evacuation schemes and humanitarian schemes and missions and then 41,000 other people could be welcomed in the eu but after that this new system, which has been put in place, also the resettlement system which is incorporation with the unh cr has not been done well. there are pledges in drama germany to welcome 1000 people in a special scheme last year but none have but if it from this. and it said there were a pledge but only around 500 people out of the people were able to benefit. some other states and committed to welcoming small numbers and others are not committed at all. so, we see a lots of african people trying to go through taking risk for
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the life, crossing the mediterranean sea or borders or land borders. without any protection. sometimes at the end of smugglers. we think it is very important to ensure that afghan people who for reasons of safety or choice or because they have no choice or because they have no choice have to flee the country and are vulnerable and mostly very poor and in difficult places in neighbouring countries to afghanistan, that they are given real and safe pathways to europe which is in line with what europe is committed to do.— which is in line with what europe is committed to do. thank you for your time harlem — committed to do. thank you for your time harlem desir. _
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demand forfuel demand for fuel is expected to triple by 2030 and he wasn't made from animal fat has lower carbon footprint but campaigners warned there isn't enough anime waste of our own and it is feared a shortage could force other industries to use more palm oil on a huge generator of carbon emissions. a bit of breaking news and full transparency i am reading this at the same time i'm reading this at the same time i'm reading it to you. itv has instructed a barrister to carry out a external review of the facts following phillip schofield a's statements and departure from this morning a chief executive has said in a letter which has been seen by the news agency. that breaking news coming to us in the last few minutes. i will repeat that. itv has
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instructed a barrister to carry out an external review of the facts following phillip schofield's departure from this morning. this is from the chief executive. i'm surely be aware of the details but phillip schofield left this morning and itv after admitting he lied too many people involved in the programme and itv about a relationship and now we are getting this new news that itv has instructed a barrister to carry out an external review of the facts as they are describing it, after phillip schofield's statements and departure from the morning show this morning. that is a letterfrom departure from the morning show this morning. that is a letter from the chief executive of activity and has been seen by the pa news agency and i'm sure they'll be more reaction to that when there is i would bring that when there is i would bring that to you as well.
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the man behind a satirical twitter account which parodies the life of a conservative mp has, after much speculation, revealed himself. henry morris — who is not actually a tory mp but a personal trainerfrom yorkshire — now living in wales — racked up almost 200,000 followers over four years as �*the secret tory�*, tweeting satirically about life as a conservative mp and even publishing a book written by the anonymous character. he explained why he finally chose to reveal his identity... because there are too many people out there who are quite eager to believe what's obviously complete nonsense. there is a lot of fake news out in the world and i felt like i was contributing to it by muddying the waters and i thought i'd take a step back. but i'm still in a carry—on. i reckon unless there's some weird alchemy about pretending to be a tory mp that makes it really funny, i reckon i can carry on doing it. we'rejoined now by rosie holt british actor and comedian and satirist — best known
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for her popular satirical videos of a tory mp that went viral during covid and a friend of henry morris "the secret tory." thank you for having me. but before we talk to her... lets take a look at one of the video clips that really took off — with millions of views on twitter of a spoof video of that tory mp being quized about attending a party with borisjohnson during covid. and i want to ask you about the latest allegations on christmas parties. did you attend the downing street party that was organised by martin reynolds on the 20th of may? well, all that, as you know, is subject to an investigation with sue gray. so until that report is completed, your guess is as good as mine. i, i don't know whether i attended the party. it's the age old question. if a tree falls in a forest, but no one's there to hear it, does it make a sound? well, if there was a party in lockdown when we told everyone, they couldn't even attend funerals, but no one knew about it, was there a party? and sue gray is tasked with answering this
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philosophical question. that was a clip i'm sure you seen that enough times now and lots of people would have. what is behind this public appetite for satire and satire of our current politicians? i think it started when boris came into power, a lots of previously incompetent and terrible mps seem to float to the surface before have been led anywhere near power. i think that was one of the reasons. you suddenly had these quite outrageous characters in politics would just been on the sidelines. also, i think it's cathartic. i think people need a laugh. i think the last few years have been sometimes are going. find the last few years have been sometimes are going. and about the secret tory and _ sometimes are going. and about the secret tory and this _ sometimes are going. and about the secret tory and this big _ sometimes are going. and about the secret tory and this big reveal - secret tory and this big reveal today. tell us your relationship with him. i
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today. tell us your relationship with him. ., «2 ., , ., with him. i have known henry for, i think, maybe _ with him. i have known henry for, i think, maybe two _ with him. i have known henry for, i think, maybe two years. _ with him. i have known henry for, i think, maybe two years. i'm - with him. i have known henry for, i | think, maybe two years. i'm terrible with dates but i have done voices for various videos that he has put up for various videos that he has put up online and think that. and for various videos that he has put up online and think that. and what do ou up online and think that. and what do you think _ up online and think that. and what do you think about _ up online and think that. and what do you think about his _ up online and think that. and what do you think about his decision to | do you think about his decision to lose his anonymity? i do you think about his decision to lose his anonymity?— do you think about his decision to lose his anonymity? i can see why he did it. i lose his anonymity? i can see why he did it- i get — lose his anonymity? i can see why he did it- i get a — lose his anonymity? i can see why he did it. i get a little _ lose his anonymity? i can see why he did it. i get a little bit _ lose his anonymity? i can see why he did it. i get a little bit people - did it. i get a little bit people thinking i'm the real deal and it can be a bit boring at times. so people generally do think you are actually real in some claims? yes. people generally do think you are actually real in some claims? yes, i i've had various _ actually real in some claims? yes, i i've had various mps _ actually real in some claims? yes, i i've had various mps as _ actually real in some claims? yes, i i've had various mps as well- actually real in some claims? yes, i i've had various mps as well and - i've had various mps as well and pass mps because my resignation. that must be a slightly surreal position for you to be in but i like so many people have seen lots of your clips over the years and enjoy them. it goes without saying these are your political views and your satire and your work, i'm afraid we
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do have to leave it here because with that breaking news i have to return to but thank you for coming on programme. thank you. that was rosie holt. i want to get back to that statement we got from itv about effectively and external look at or review into the facts about what happened and i think we can go to the newsroom. nicky shiller is here. tell us what we note nikki.— nicky shiller is here. tell us what we note nikki. this is coming from the ress we note nikki. this is coming from the press association _ we note nikki. this is coming from the press association and - we note nikki. this is coming from the press association and they - we note nikki. this is coming from | the press association and they have obtained a letter which was seen by them and sent to the culture secretary they say. they said they are launching an external review, there are the bits i want to read that clarify some of the things that dean caroline, that itv chief executive said. he was 19 when he first did work experience and 20 years old when he applied and succeeded in securing a job as a
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runner of the show. there had been media reports that he was 18 but itv i see that he was 20 when he was first employed by itv at the show. he subsequent subsequently applied for and was successful in securing a promotion to loose women in 2019 and the respect mission that she was moved to that show after falling out with phillip schofield. itv saying he applied for and got a promotion to loose women in 2019 and left itv into the 2021. they said that as you would imagine, given the social media scrutiny of him, we have offered them support during this period and are still doing so. the employee has made it clear he does not wish to be named or identified in connection with this matter. we would be grateful if you would be mindful of this, talking to the culture secretary in the letter that has been seen by the press association. that is what we have at the moment. association. that is what we have at the moment-—
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the moment. thank you for bringing us there. the moment. thank you for bringing us there- and _ the moment. thank you for bringing us there. and thank _ the moment. thank you for bringing us there. and thank you _ the moment. thank you for bringing us there. and thank you for - the moment. thank you for bringing us there. and thank you for your - us there. and thank you for your company for watching. i am louis vaughn company for watching. i am louis vaugthones, this is bbc news stop by. hello there. we've had two types of weather across the uk today. blue, sunny skies like these and it was warm to where temperatures reached the mid 20s, parts of west scotland and western counties of northern ireland. or the second type of weather — cloud. we've had a lot of that across england, even into parts of east wales. indeed, parts of the midlands and eastern england only had temperatures about 11 degrees underneath the heart of this cloud through the afternoon. so extensive clouds been working in with these winds. and because the cloud has been about three times thicker than it was, for example, on tuesday, that's why it's been much more reluctant to break up today. now, overnight tonight, the cloud willjust re—thicken and move back inland. indeed, as temperatures drop below ten degrees celsius as they will do underneath this cloud sheet, we're going to start to get quite extensive drizzle. so you might find some patches of drizzle across parts of east scotland, central
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and eastern areas of england, maybe even getting all the way across to east wales. so, for some, it is likely to be a damp start to the morning, thursday morning. the drizzle lasting for the first couple of hours, then it becomes drier later in the morning. much greater chance of seeing the cloud break up across western areas of the uk where if you do start cloudy, keep the faith, you'll get some sunshine. whereas across east scotland, eastern areas of england, particularly towards the north sea, you may well keep that cloud even into the afternoon. if that happens, it would be another cool day where thejune sunshine pops out. first day of summer. it's going to feel warm. temperatures quite widely getting into the 20s. now on friday, high pressure is still with us, but it looks like the clouds are going to be much thinner than recent days. and so you've got much better chance of seeing sunny skies as we go through the day on friday. quite a cool breeze for east anglia, quite gusty winds towards the headlands of southern england. but in thejune sunshine, i think for most of us it's going to feel quite pleasant, quite a fresh feel to the day. temperatures again into the low 20s. on into the weekend, the high pressure is still with us
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to the north west of the uk. like recent days, that high will be dragging in some clouds from the north atlantic and shoving it down the north sea. and so this weekend is probably going to be something of an east west split with the weather. western areas having the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures getting into the low to mid 20s, again it will feel warm. whereas across eastern areas of the uk you are likely to come into some slightly thicker cloud at times and temperatures rather than being in the 20s, more likely to be in the teens. but still not bad where the sunshine pops out.
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today at six. the ukrainian children abducted to russia — and their parents' desperate struggle to bring them home. after months of searching, the emotional moment some children at least make it back. the first groups are just coming through. i can see the women and the children waving as they cross the border finally. it's not known how many children have been taken to russia, ukraine claims its many thousands. also on the programme. itv announces an external review into the events of this morning
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