ukraine says 19,000 have been removed from the country in illegal deportations. it's prompted an international arrest warrant to be issued for the russian president vladimir putin. in an exclusive report, our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford has met one mother whose son was taken by russian forces — and relocated hundreds of miles away. this is her report. tatiana makes the most with her. ——tetyana 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. 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 it's 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 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. 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. live now to kyiv, and i am joined now with kateryna 0sadcha — a tv presenter and a head of initiative "find ours" — that helps searching for missing people. thank you for being with us on the programme. tell me a little bit

about how you got involved with this initiative. that report there, i'm parents, mothers going behind enemy lines, a very difficult dangerous journey, just to rescue their children. journey, 'ust to rescue their children.— journey, 'ust to rescue their children. . ., ~ , ., children. that evening. thank you for havin: children. that evening. thank you for having me _ children. that evening. thank you for having me on _ children. that evening. thank you for having me on this _ children. that evening. thank you for having me on this really - for having me on this really important issue, and hopefully we don't have an air alarm right now in kyiv. it is really, really hard situation. we have, like, thousands of children moving to russia. a lot of children moving to russia. a lot of orphans moved to russia. and it all the documents and with the people who take care of them. so it is a really, some of them, it is really hard to realise how many of them because they move. everything, with all the houses which is taking

care of them. with the parents, with children that had parents in ukraine and still have parents in ukraine, it is much easier. but the children in russia where move to russia. it is really hard. the ombudsman make than back like one by one. it's not even tens of them that are coming back. it'sjust one by even tens of them that are coming back. it's just one by one. even tens of them that are coming back. it'sjust one by one. it even tens of them that are coming back. it's just one by one. it is really, really hard and really, really, really hard and really, really hard to comment mothers who are searching for their children, for example, we have one really hard example, a mum went out from a bomb shelter to find some food, and when shelter to find some food, and when she came back to the shelter, the house was bombed. the bodies were

there, so since the year, more than a year, she believed that her 11—year—old son is still alive and probably in russia. so it is in every story. it is really hard. what ho -e is every story. it is really hard. what hepe is there _ every story. it is really hard. what hope is there of _ every story. it is really hard. what hope is there of ever _ every story. it is really hard. what hope is there of ever finding these children? the work that you are doing tries to reconnect people and reunite people, but as he touched on there, some of these people don't have parents, maybe the true extent that will never be known but we know that will never be known but we know that communication is very difficult, given what is going on in ukraine and in parts of russia. also the fact that they may have been taken a very long way away to the far east, which means it is really difficult to actually track and trace them. it difficult to actually track and trace them.— difficult to actually track and trace them. , ., , , . trace them. it is really difficult to understand _ trace them. it is really difficult to understand where _ trace them. it is really difficult to understand where they - trace them. it is really difficult to understand where they are l to understand where they are exactly. some of than we know exactly. some of than we know exactly where they are because, for example, where they move, where

they've been taken from occupation part two russia, for example, two camps, so they have vacation there, so we know where they are. for example, the orphans, we don't know exactly where they are. so it really depends on the situation. at the parents are still searching for them. sometimes we have an issue, we have examples where when, for example, modern father and mother or father to son went to russia and mother try to bring childs back to ukraine. so it is lot of different topics and a lot of different tasks. so it is really... but when the russians evacuated people from shelters in mariupol, just ran down,

and sometimes they said that the evacuation is going to be ukraine and the people believe it, and they just bring them and bring them to russia. and sometimes there are children without parents at that moment. ., ., . ., ., , ., ., moment. you touch on it to bear, and it was in sarah's _ moment. you touch on it to bear, and it was in sarah's report _ moment. you touch on it to bear, and it was in sarah's report that _ moment. you touch on it to bear, and it was in sarah's report that we - moment. you touch on it to bear, and it was in sarah's report that we had i it was in sarah's report that we had a little bit earlier, the fact that some of these children are being adopted. russia trying to re—educate them as patriots. they are being told that their parents perhaps are dead. forthose told that their parents perhaps are dead. for those who are able to come back, those that are able to reunite, how do they reintegrate when they return to ukraine? it’s when they return to ukraine? it's reall when they return to ukraine? it�*s really quickly. you know, what i see, that children didn't believe them when they have been there. so it's really i believe that our children have really good patriotic education, and they show that russia

bombed us before. so it's really hard to tell them, even in five — seven years, it's hard to tell them that russians are good in this moment. so it's really, of course, we spoke about this re—education and patriotic education in russia for our ukrainian children 11 or 12 or 13 years. they said that we didn't believe them at all because we knew that our parents are alive and we knew that ukraine is still alive and we knew the ukrainians exist. so it is really... and children are smart. they are trying to find the internet and try to find connections. so we really believe that it is not that work that we can imagine. it is so aood to work that we can imagine. it is so good to talk _ work that we can imagine. it is so good to talk to — work that we can imagine. it is so good to talk to you _ work that we can imagine. it is so good to talk to you and _ work that we can imagine. it is so good to talk to you and thank you j good to talk to you and thank you for explaining some of the work that

you are doing. we wish you all the best with that initiative. young thank you so much. thank you for supporting. thank you. bringing in the panel now. it is horrendous, isn't it, hearing these stories and those kids that have been taken from ukraine to russia. it is very difficult for anyone to listen to, but particularly for parents. listen to, but particularly for arents. ~ , , , listen to, but particularly for arents. ~ , , . parents. absolutely. it is child abuse. parents. absolutely. it is child abuse- this — parents. absolutely. it is child abuse. this is _ parents. absolutely. it is child abuse. this is child _ parents. absolutely. it is child abuse. this is child abuse - parents. absolutely. it is child abuse. this is child abuse that parents. absolutely. it is child i abuse. this is child abuse that is happening here. the rest, almost the rest kind of psychological warfare thatis rest kind of psychological warfare that is going on here. itjust reminds me a little bit of when, under the soviet union, how there was organised activity to send russians to go and live in places like estonia as part of the plan to make those countries more russian, basically. there is some strays that some russians actually wanted to leave and get out and that was a way to do it, but it is this link with addressing these children up in

uniforms, telling them that maybe their parents don't want them any more, teaching them russian, and all of this, it is just horrific, and sometimes, you know you think, how low can put in and his cronies go? and then theyjust go level, go really low, and this isjust an example of it. let's hope at some point in the future, these children will be reunited. dna might have to be used in order to bring parents in these children together because they are all over, and linking them together is going to be tough. but it is child abuse at the end of the day. that is the only word i can think of it. i day. that is the only word i can think of it— day. that is the only word i can think of it. i hope you're able to hear our conversation _ think of it. i hope you're able to hear our conversation a - think of it. i hope you're able to hear our conversation a little i think of it. i hope you're able to i hear our conversation a little early with our international editor about some of the war crime trials related to the conflict in the balkans. it really did highlightjust how difficult it is to prosecute war crimes, and this could be a work crimes, and this could be a work crime stopper that is exactly right. i did hear that segment, and we have

looked in many ways of the last 3a years. we have sought peace around the globe, but to many of these flashpoints, if you look at the former yugoslavia, flashpoints, if you look at the formeryugoslavia, if flashpoints, if you look at the former yugoslavia, if you look at kosovo and ukraine, i think caroline really hit this nail on the head. this is child abuse. it is bad enough that russia has invaded a sovereign territory, but now the use of psychological warfare to kidnap 10,000, 19,000, 20,000 children for 10,000,19,000,20,000 children for what purpose, for re—education, to turn them against their own sovereign nation and their own parents. ijust, for goodness sakes, enough is enough. if put in does parents. i just, for goodness sakes, enough is enough. if put in does not recounise enough is enough. if put in does not recognise the _ enough is enough. if put in does not recognise the atrocities _ enough is enough. if put in does not recognise the atrocities that - enough is enough. if put in does not recognise the atrocities that he i enough is enough. if put in does not recognise the atrocities that he and| recognise the atrocities that he and his cronies — recognise the atrocities that he and his cronies continue to perpetuate on a sovereign nation, ijust don't know_ on a sovereign nation, ijust don't know where — on a sovereign nation, ijust don't know where this is going to stop. we will know where this is going to stop. w's. will talk know where this is going to stop. - will talk some more about that in time for the panel in a moment. but

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for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. could a simple british pea be the answer to deforestation and climate change? british researchers say it could help. they're developing peas that don't taste like peas. the idea is to produce an alternative to soya to meet the growing demand for plant—based food. peas are high in protein, but they tend not to be used in vegan dishes because many people are put off by the taste. the development would reduce carbon emissions because peas don't need fertilisers. caroline, what do you make of this? i'm astonished at the humble british pea could be at the centre of a big scientific breakthrough. what pea could be at the centre of a big scientific breakthrough.— scientific breakthrough. what is wronu scientific breakthrough. what is wrong with _ scientific breakthrough. what is wrong with the _ scientific breakthrough. what is wrong with the taste _ scientific breakthrough. what is wrong with the taste of pea? i scientific breakthrough. what is i wrong with the taste of pea? what is wrong? i shouldn't say what is wrong with the vegans, but what is that? does it get in the way of things? i

just find it fascinating, and i would love to know more about the science avenue the taste of peas. but it seems to me that part of this change we are going through, plaintiff placed foods, but i find ironic, is how much everything now is plant —based has to both look like and almost taste like meat. and here we have the poor pea being, you know, described as something not nice to eat. i love peas. i'm standing upfor nice to eat. i love peas. i'm standing up for them.- nice to eat. i love peas. i'm standing up for them. that is the point. isn't _ standing up for them. that is the point. isn't it? — standing up for them. that is the point, isn't it? that _ standing up for them. that is the point, isn't it? that a _ standing up for them. that is the point, isn't it? that a lot - standing up for them. that is the point, isn't it? that a lot of- point, isn't it? that a lot of alternative foods, plant —based foods are highly processed. they are shipped around the world, the soya beans that my trip that neck typically go in them shipped from south america. causing deforestation. this could be a simple solution. if you just take the pea taste out of it commit could answer a lot of problems and could help the environment as well. what help the environment as well. what doesjoe help the environment as well. what does joe itiden _ help the environment as well. what does joe biden always _ help the environment as well. what does joe biden always say? help the environment as well. what doesjoe biden always say? come on,

man _ doesjoe biden always say? come on, man i'rn _ doesjoe biden always say? come on, man i'm with— doesjoe biden always say? come on, man. i'm with caroline. i like pea. ihad_ man. i'm with caroline. i like pea. ihad english — man. i'm with caroline. i like pea. i had english pea tortellini last week — i had english pea tortellini last week i— i had english pea tortellini last week. i love it. i like the taste of pea _ week. i love it. i like the taste of pea you — week. i love it. i like the taste of pea. you can _ week. i love it. i like the taste of pea. you can find a lot of things to have _ pea. you can find a lot of things to have a _ pea. you can find a lot of things to have a lot — pea. you can find a lot of things to have a lot of— pea. you can find a lot of things to have a lot of issues with, leave the pea alone — have a lot of issues with, leave the pea alone. let us enjoy our pea in peace _ pea alone. let us enjoy our pea in peace they— pea alone. let us enjoy our pea in peace they stop pea alone. let us en'oy our pea in peace they step— pea alone. let us en'oy our pea in peace they stop gives pea a chance. i think peace they stop gives pea a chance. i think that's — peace they stop gives pea a chance. | think that's the — peace they stop gives pea a chance. i think that's the point _ peace they stop gives pea a chance. i think that's the point here. - peace they stop gives pea a chance. i think that's the point here. you i i think that's the point here. you said it, i i think that's the point here. you said it, i didn't. _ i think that's the point here. you said it, | didn't. it _ i think that's the point here. you said it, i didn't. it is _ i think that's the point here. you said it, i didn't. it is now- i think that's the point here. you said it, i didn't. it is now time i said it, i didn't. it is now time for the panel. _ said it, i didn't. it is now time for the panel. this _ said it, i didn't. it is now time for the panel. this is - said it, i didn't. it is now time for the panel. this is the i said it, i didn't. it is now time for the panel. this is the best j said it, i didn't. it is now time i for the panel. this is the best when caroline and ron get to talk to us about what they want to talk about, caroline, i'm going to start with you because sort of a health theme here, pes may not be to your liking to him about regulation invading. explain what is going on. australia say they will ban it. the uk may be making moves to do similar, but a little bit behind the curve, perhaps. the government — behind the curve, perhaps. tye: government has behind the curve, perhaps. tte: government has announced behind the curve, perhaps. "tte: government has announced that behind the curve, perhaps. t'te: government has announced that it behind the curve, perhaps. tte: government has announced that it is going to do a crackdown on apparently a loophole that is in the law. it is illegal in the uk to sell

vape to people under 18. and apparently the loophole is that some traders have got around this by giving free samples, vape samples to children so that the government are planning to crackdown. it is really important, we have seen in the last few years the number of 11—15 —year—olds using vapes has gone up from 6% to 9% in a very short space of time. of course, you know, some of time. of course, you know, some of these vapes do have nicotine in them. some of the training standards organisations, my own home town last year, 8000 were seized by the trading authorities and were found to be illegal. it's a massive issue, and we are seeing rising use of vape by kids. the government is doing a review on whether they should also ban the sale of non—nicotine vapes with children. personally i say get on with it. it is encouraging children to use these and it's a bit like when i was a kid, you could buy

for your children suites shaped like cigarettes and little packets. it's all about creating an environment where kids think this is something cool where kids think this is something cool, this is something to use, and the danger is they will be habit—forming in the future. so i think to me you know, stop these vapes get into kids whether they've got nicotine in them are not. we s-oke got nicotine in them are not. we spoke yesterday about my taxes, because some of them you can buy for maybe £3 or $4, and it is too affordable. let's talk about randy santos, because we are nearly a week and from that rather disastrous twitter launch of his presidential campaign. —— desantis. have things got better this week? t campaign. -- desantis. have things got better this week?— got better this week? i think they have. i got better this week? i think they have- ithink— got better this week? i think they have. i think what _ got better this week? i think they have. i think what you _ got better this week? i think they have. i think what you see - got better this week? i think they have. i think what you see this i got better this week? i think they i have. i think what you see this week is that_ have. i think what you see this week is that the _ have. i think what you see this week is that the florida governor is going — is that the florida governor is going to _ is that the florida governor is going to iowa. he is going to south carolina. he is going to go to new hampshire. but his roll—out was a disasten — hampshire. but his roll—out was a disaster. the thing i find most fascinating about what we have seen here in _ fascinating about what we have seen here in the _ fascinating about what we have seen here in the states about the 45th president— here in the states about the 45th president of the united states and the man_

president of the united states and the man who seeks to replace joe biden_ the man who seeks to replace joe biden and — the man who seeks to replace joe biden and mrtrump the man who seeks to replace joe biden and mr trump is that the trump campoign— biden and mr trump is that the trump campaign has spent millions and mittions— campaign has spent millions and millions of dollars running very negative — millions of dollars running very negative ads against desantis. if desantis — negative ads against desantis. if desantis is such a threat to the former— desantis is such a threat to the former president, why is he spending this amount — former president, why is he spending this amount of money unless, of course, he — this amount of money unless, of course, he believes them to be such a threat? _ course, he believes them to be such a threat? so— course, he believes them to be such a threat? so for all of trump's mombasa tf i have this locked up, i've mombasa tf i have this locked up, we got— mombasa tf i have this locked up, we got it — mombasa tf i have this locked up, i've got it by 25 or 30 points committing the devil is in the detail— committing the devil is in the detail and the proof is in the pudding _ detail and the proof is in the ttuddin. �* ., ., detail and the proof is in the ttuddin. ., ., , , pudding. another moment, desantis has dee- pudding. another moment, desantis has deep pockets. _ pudding. another moment, desantis has deep pockets. he _ pudding. another moment, desantis has deep pockets. he can _ pudding. another moment, desantis has deep pockets. he can probably l has deep pockets. he can probably outspend him at the moment. he can. at least in the — outspend him at the moment. he can. at least in the short _ outspend him at the moment. he can. at least in the short term. _ outspend him at the moment. he can. at least in the short term. i _ outspend him at the moment. he can. at least in the short term. i think- at least in the short term. i think there _ at least in the short term. i think there will— at least in the short term. i think there will be super pacs, an entity known _ there will be super pacs, an entity known here — there will be super pacs, an entity known here in the united states where _ known here in the united states where you — known here in the united states where you can have wealthy donors put in _ where you can have wealthy donors put in unknown sums of money. but if i put in unknown sums of money. but if i were _ put in unknown sums of money. but if i were donald trump, i would be worried — i were donald trump, i would be worried it— i were donald trump, i would be worried if that the florida governor could outspend him in the short term, _ could outspend him in the short term, and — could outspend him in the short term, and as we see, even a year and a half— term, and as we see, even a year and a hatfon. _ term, and as we see, even a year and a hatfon. a—

term, and as we see, even a year and a hatfon. a lot— term, and as we see, even a year and a half on, a lot can change. i do not believe _ a half on, a lot can change. i do not believe the polls, i've been in this business for 30 years. i think this business for 30 years. i think this is— this business for 30 years. i think this is a _ this business for 30 years. i think this is a much tighter race than a lot of— this is a much tighter race than a lot of people are getting it credit for a. ron, caroline, thank ou for credit for a. ron, caroline, thank you for being _ credit for a. ron, caroline, thank you for being our _ credit for a. ron, caroline, thank you for being our panel— credit for a. ron, caroline, thank you for being our panel tonight. l you for being our panel tonight. really good to see you both. an interesting chat. those are your headlines. you are watching the context on bbc news. we will do it all again tomorrow. goodbye. hello from the bbc sport centre, i'm marc edwards. starting in budapest, where sent are on a hunt for a seventh europa league title up against roma where jose mourinho is looking to become the most decorated european manager ever. it's been a feisty affair. it was roma who broke the deadlock. the world cup winner finishing clinically with 35 minutes. while roma retreated in a full block after the break, sustained pressure finally paid off. a teasing cross

which was defended able to nudge past his own keeper after 55 minutes. this two minutes left, and it is still one all. so it looks like it's going to go into extra time. england manager sarina wiegman has announced her squad for the women's world cup and there's no place for the european championships player of the tournament. beth mead hasn't been risked, she's been recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury picked up last november. however, millie bright and lucy bronze who've also had injury problems are both included. bright will captain the squad in australia and new zealand. and striker beth england has earned herself a call—up after scoring 12 goals in 12 games for tottenham the approach is always, like we want to be at our best, and that is what we are going for now. you talk a bit in transition now, so some changes in the team, but i still think we are really good and talented players, and we are going to make sure we can be at our best and then we see how far we get.

to the french open now — and novak djokovic is back in action later at roland garros — and british interest is sparse, with cam norrie the only competitor left, at this stage — the second round . he looks comfortable to in the first set 6—1. then take the next 26—3. quickly becoming public enemy number one in france after beating two home favourites on the bounce. just so happened ifaced just so happened i faced you just so happened ifaced you guys back to back and it was definitely more low stress today, and i was able to keep them pretty hushed for the majority of the match, and i was really pleased with my performance, and there was a lot of good changes that i need in my level today. so i was really happy with that. the that i need in my leveltoday. so i was really happy with that. the rest ofthe was really happy with that. the rest of the da s was really happy with that. the rest of the days action _ was really happy with that. the rest of the days action has _ was really happy with that. the rest of the days action has seen - was really happy with that. the rest of the days action has seen some i of the days action has seen some pretty good games with more successful than others. stealing the spotin successful than others. stealing the spot in the third round as he looks to capitalise on his spanish

compatriot ralph and adele's absence this year. with that one of the home favourites crash out today too. patric gary reports. it had been 23 years since the last french winner of the french open. the national burden now weighed on caroling. the fifth seed, at least she is use to it. since she was a teenager, garcia has been tipped for the top. now age 29, she is delivering. in women's tennis, there are no guarantees. watch the bottom of your screen and the endless energy of an eye blink above. the russian is the world number 56, above. the russian is the world number56, but above. the russian is the world number 56, but scrap the second set and pushed on. garcia with overwhelming support but ever decreasing control was left chasing the match. with provision backing, date match points, but on her ninth life... with a shack of a tournament so far, garcia the home hero, yet another seed to be ground into the clay. this is carlos's red cup. ——

red carpet. he is tennis's new start. having raced to set up, he ran into a problem. the world number 112 took the second. alcaraz took a moment. paris is a good place to think, after the contemplation, the domination. he rattled three sets three and four, made in spain, but potentially the new king in france. patric gary, bbc news. novak djokovic is up against 173, and it is the hungarian's favourite surface. he made novak djokovic work hard taking to a tie—breaker in the first set, the serbian doing what he does best, following that up with a first set when of the six love the second set, and it is currently at 2- second set, and it is currently at 2— all in the third. england captain ben stokes says the only way he won't take a full part in the ashes this summer is if he "can't walk". he's had problems with a persistent knee injury, and only played two games for chennai super kings in the indian premier league because of issues with his foot.

but the all—rounder says he used his time in india to work on his fitness to improve his chances of bowling this summer. i worked incredibly hard with the medical team who weren't liaising with the guys, yeah, i've got myself into a place where i feel like i am back at 2019-2020. into a place where i feel like i am back at 2019—2020. space in terms of my own body and fitness and everything like that, so i've definitely given myself the best opportunity, but the mind and body are a different thing. i've given myself the best chance. and that's all the sport for now. 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 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. 0n into the weekend, the high pressure is still with us 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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