four young children are in a stable condition in hospital after being injured in a knife attack in france. approaching that end of the lake, i saw and heard multiple police sirens and a helicopter about to land and i knew immediately there was some very dire emergency situation happening. france. annecy. man who attacked children with a knife. distressing details. 4 children and two adults injured. this is the man. roaming around the slides and climbing frames. carrying a knife clearly

visible in hand. we can't show you what happened next. this video shows him running away. from syria. 31 years old. this is the park where it happened. 10am this morning. lots of young children there. the man with the knife has a child of his own, around the same age as those he attacked. let's hearfrom people who were there. translation: all of a sudden, a lady says, "run, run, - there is a guy who stabbing everyone all along the lake". "he stabbed some children". "run, run". i tell the cops "to shoot him, kill him, he is stabbing everybody". i was approaching that end of the lake, i saw and heard multiple police sirens and a helicopter about to land.

i knew immediately there was some very dire emergency situation happening. so i stopped where i was, at the corner of the park near the lake, and started photographing. i observed a channel 26 french tv person with her cameraman. it was somewhat chaotic. the police were trying to keep bicyclists and people from approaching the scene, which was fairly far away from where i was standing. you could see it, but it was closer to the lake where the stabbing occurred in one of the public park areas. the bbc�*s lucy williamson gave us an update from the scene. there's still no clear motive for this attack. the prosecutor has said they're not treating it as terrorism at this stage. they say that the suspect was not known to the intelligence services, had no history of psychiatric illness, was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. as the scene here by the lake

returns to normal this evening, there are two things preoccupying france. one is the health of those victims, children and adults, and the other is the mystery as to why anyone would target nursery school children in a playground in france. let's look at where this happened. this is annecy. near the french alps. the french president, emmanuel macron, tweeted shortly after the attack. the french prime minister also spoke about the attack. translation: we are deeply shaken by this odious - and indescribable act, when children are involved people are touched with horror. and today, our whole nation is in shock. one of the children who was attacked was dutch. another british.

uk foreign secretary james cleverly. we stand ready to support the french authorities in whichever way we can. also aware that one of the children injured was a british national. we have already deployed british consular officials who are travelling to the area to make themselves available to support the family. the deputy mayor of annecy, chantale farmer, has been updating us on the situation on the ground. they are devastated. they are really sad. they feel also some anger. so we share this with them. we try to answer to some questions that we can and we try to protect the children because we had schools around. so we locked them down for a while. and so we had, also, to give information to the parents and also to the people working in those schools. so of course all the people in

annecy are very shocked right now. it was a public park. it's a very big park where we can have a walkjust near the lake and we have two fun parks for the kids on each side of the river. and there are very, a lot of children go there with their parents, with their with the kindergartens around and with the grandparents. it's really nice place for the kids. we go there as people from annecy with my children, we go there often, so it's always crowded. the kids really like that place. and so it's a place where you can find a lot of people. so the attacker, i think, knew where he was going. it was kids with their parents, grandparents, the people that were kindergarten. it was just like a normal morning. it was no school, a school event or something, were just people there. and we know that two of them were not french. so we don't know if there were living in annecy or if they were here on vacation.

we don't have any more information about that, neither because i think the parents and the families want they want to stay a little bit next to it. and they don't want to give more information for now. thanks to the deputy mayor talking us to us on a difficult day in france. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. every week these volunteers are testing the water quality, and the results are getting worse. it's really frustrating because you can see this area of outstanding natural beauty being degraded. what volunteers have found is one of the main problems with this river are high levels of cow poop and chicken poop. it's been spread as a manure and when it rains, of course, it then washes off the land and seeps down into the river.

the poop produces phosphate, which attacks the water quality, and with the number of chickens being farmed in the area going up, the wildlife in the river has been going down. two years ago, the friends of the lower wye action group were set up with a single goal to have a clean, pollution, free, healthy river and valley. i'm hoping what we're doing is going to make a difference. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. one of the most influential christian broadcasters in the united states, pat roberston, has died. he was 93. mr robertson was an evangelist who helped make religion central to republican party politics. he turned a tiny television station in virginia into a global network. his fiery rhetoric and ruthless pursuit of donations often drew criticism.

he once blamed the september 11 attacks on abortion doctors, civil rights groups and the federal courts, saying they'd angered god. john green is political science professor at the university of akron ohio who worked with pat robertson on the relationship between christianity and the republican party in the us. pat robertson had an enormous impact on american politics and the results of which can be seen today. he also had a big impact on american religion as a religious broadcaster. in what way? enormous impact, what were the kind of things he influenced and changed? in were the kind of things he influenced and changed? in terms of a reliuious influenced and changed? in terms of a religious broadcaster, _ influenced and changed? in terms of a religious broadcaster, he - influenced and changed? in terms of a religious broadcaster, he created l a religious broadcaster, he created a religious broadcaster, he created a series of innovations that made broadcasting much more accessible to a broader audience. much closer to the broadcasting of the secular media and that improved the

communication among eventually goods and those resources were effective. because people who tuned in for religious purposes could also be mobilised to vote and in most cases for the republican party. interesting. what kind of man was he personally? he interesting. what kind of man was he ersonall ? ., , ., interesting. what kind of man was he ersonall ? . , ., , personally? he was an interesting man. he personally? he was an interesting man- he was _ personally? he was an interesting man. he was from _ personally? he was an interesting man. he was from the _ personally? he was an interesting man. he was from the elite - personally? he was an interesting i man. he was from the elite structure of american society. his father was a united states senatorfrom virginia, he had an elite education and instead of going to law or business or directly into politics, he had it religious conversion experience and that led him to develop the christian broadcasting network and that eventually led him back into politics in a different party from his father, and to form political organisations that over time cemented right in the event jenna can participants as a key

republican constituency. what jenna can participants as a key republican constituency. what about the more controversial— republican constituency. what about the more controversial comments i republican constituency. what aboutl the more controversial comments and views that you held? fat the more controversial comments and views that you held?— views that you held? pat robertson was really speaking _ views that you held? pat robertson was really speaking in _ views that you held? pat robertson was really speaking in most - views that you held? pat robertson was really speaking in most cases l views that you held? pat robertson l was really speaking in most cases of two audiences. to a ridge of the religious audience who had particular views on the hot button issues and at the same time speaking to a broader audience of americans, and some of his controversial statements were intentional because they were useful in mobilising evangelical voters, first for run on record and then other republican candidates, which in some cases the back lash from the non—evangelical audience was quite severe and created enormous problems for him. what do you view this state now on the power of evangelical christianity in us politics? evangelical christians are a very important constituency in the republican party. republicans and

democrats are so evenly balanced this time and have because there's a large constituency who are becoming avidly republican. they are an important piece of one of the major parties. important piece of one of the ma'or arties. . ., , ., parties. thanks to john greene for that. (pres)i am nowjoined by ron christie, american author and veteran senior advisor of both the white house and the congress. what do you make of his influence on politics question mark you have to look back on 1988, he ran as an unapologetic evangelical christian. and what you spawned is the rise of

the evangelical movement merging between religion and conservative politics in a way that we haven't seen here in the united states before or since his decision to run. given that, whether you agree or disagree, there is no denying the impact or in change he had then? absolutely. you look at people like former governor mike hogan beat from arkansas, his daughter sarah huckabee sanders, the current governor of arkansas, so many other candidates and the former vice president and now seeking the nomination, mike pence, they felt they could merge their politics and their religion in such a way to inspire people to vote for them. to get people to look at their christian roots and at the same time say i am grounded and selective conservative republican politics. absolutely fascinating, stay there i

want to bring in our panel as well. tom and joel, let's start with you joel tom and joel, let's start with you joel. your reflections? pat roberston _ joel. your reflections? pat roberston smashed the wall of division — roberston smashed the wall of division between church and state in this country— division between church and state in this country and i think we are worse — this country and i think we are worse off— this country and i think we are worse off for it. his legacy will be one of— worse off for it. his legacy will be one of radicalising the electorate under_ one of radicalising the electorate under extreme social identity which is created _ under extreme social identity which is created closure wars at nosy him in the _ is created closure wars at nosy him in the country and divided our country — in the country and divided our country i_ in the country and divided our country. i can't say enough how incredibly— country. i can't say enough how incredibly toxic the culture wars are to _ incredibly toxic the culture wars are to our— incredibly toxic the culture wars are to our society, looking at home or at— are to our society, looking at home or at sexuality where he was an antagonistic person to the gay community, his views on women's rights _ community, his views on women's rights regressive in relation to abortion, _ rights regressive in relation to abortion, so many things that we are fighting _ abortion, so many things that we are fighting right now the roots, from

pat robertson and religion in our state _ pat robertson and religion in our state and — pat robertson and religion in our state and in our politics is really a toxic— state and in our politics is really a toxic brew and that is directly a result— a toxic brew and that is directly a result of— a toxic brew and that is directly a result of his efforts.— result of his efforts. interesting, and tom, result of his efforts. interesting, and tom. from _ result of his efforts. interesting, and tom, from the _ result of his efforts. interesting, and tom, from the outside - result of his efforts. interesting, i and tom, from the outside looking in, the uk and other countries have a pretty clear separation between these things. a pretty clear separation between these things— a pretty clear separation between these things-— these things. yes, look, i have looked to _ these things. yes, look, i have looked to listen _ these things. yes, look, i have looked to listen to _ these things. yes, look, i have looked to listen to the - these things. yes, look, i have looked to listen to the erudite | these things. yes, look, i have i looked to listen to the erudite and ciear— looked to listen to the erudite and clear and — looked to listen to the erudite and clear and interesting _ looked to listen to the erudite and clear and interesting explanations | clear and interesting explanations of the _ clear and interesting explanations of the men — clear and interesting explanations of the men in _ clear and interesting explanations of the men in these _ clear and interesting explanations of the men in these methods - clear and interesting explanations of the men in these methods butl clear and interesting explanations i of the men in these methods but you can put— of the men in these methods but you can put it _ of the men in these methods but you can put it simpien _ of the men in these methods but you can put it simpler. he _ of the men in these methods but you can put it simpler. he wasjust- of the men in these methods but you can put it simpler. he wasjust a - can put it simpler. he wasjust a straight — can put it simpler. he wasjust a straight up conmen, _ can put it simpler. he wasjust a straight up conmen, right? - can put it simpler. he wasjust a i straight up conmen, right? lifting money— straight up conmen, right? lifting money out — straight up conmen, right? lifting money out of— straight up conmen, right? lifting money out of impressionable, - money out of impressionable, god-fearing _ money out of impressionable, god—fearing people _ money out of impressionable, god—fearing people and - money out of impressionable, i god—fearing people and pumping money out of impressionable, - god—fearing people and pumping up money— god—fearing people and pumping up money for— god—fearing people and pumping up money for the — god—fearing people and pumping up money for the republican _ god—fearing people and pumping up money for the republican party - god—fearing people and pumping up money for the republican party and | money for the republican party and on countless — money for the republican party and on countless occasions _ money for the republican party and on countless occasions get - money for the republican party and on countless occasions get in - money for the republican party and on countless occasions get in done i on countless occasions get in done for too _ on countless occasions get in done for too much — on countless occasions get in done for too much of— on countless occasions get in done for too much of that _ on countless occasions get in done for too much of that money- on countless occasions get in done for too much of that money ended | on countless occasions get in done i for too much of that money ended up in his— for too much of that money ended up in his back— for too much of that money ended up in his back pocket. _ for too much of that money ended up in his back pocket. the _ for too much of that money ended up in his back pocket. the reason - in his back pocket. the reason the

us responded _ in his back pocket. the reason the us responded was _ in his back pocket. the reason the us responded was religiously- us responded was religiously persecuted _ us responded was religiously persecuted people _ us responded was religiously persecuted people who - us responded was religiously persecuted people who fled i us responded was religiously- persecuted people who fled there and as a consequence _ persecuted people who fled there and as a consequence the _ persecuted people who fled there and as a consequence the united - persecuted people who fled there and as a consequence the united states. as a consequence the united states is nruch _ as a consequence the united states is nruch nrore — as a consequence the united states is much more religiously— as a consequence the united states is much more religiously inclined i is much more religiously inclined than _ is much more religiously inclined than other— is much more religiously inclined than other countries— is much more religiously inclined than other countries but - is much more religiously inclined than other countries but i- is much more religiously inclined than other countries but i am - than other countries but i am grateful— than other countries but i am grateful that _ than other countries but i am grateful that no— than other countries but i am grateful that no one - than other countries but i am grateful that no one has - than other countries but i am| grateful that no one has quite nranaged _ grateful that no one has quite nranaged to— grateful that no one has quite managed to do _ grateful that no one has quite managed to do that _ grateful that no one has quite managed to do that in - grateful that no one has quite managed to do that in this - grateful that no one has quite - managed to do that in this country, to exploit— managed to do that in this country, to exploit religious _ managed to do that in this country, to exploit religious feeling - managed to do that in this country, to exploit religious feeling to - managed to do that in this country, to exploit religious feeling to do . to exploit religious feeling to do real harnr — to exploit religious feeling to do real harnr to— to exploit religious feeling to do real harm to political— to exploit religious feeling to do real harm to political culture. i to exploit religious feeling to do i real harm to political culture. run, i 'ust real harm to political culture. run, ijust want— real harm to political culture. run, ijust want to _ real harm to political culture. run, i just want to come _ real harm to political culture. run, i just want to come back _ real harm to political culture. run, i just want to come back to - real harm to political culture. run, i just want to come back to you - real harm to political culturem ijust want to come back to you as i just want to come back to you as we threw forward i suppose, is that mix now impossible to untangle? that phrase which may be american or british but you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. i british but you can't put the toothpaste back in the tube. i think it is. as a constitutional _ toothpaste back in the tube. i think it is. as a constitutional lawyer, - toothpaste back in the tube. i think it is. as a constitutional lawyer, i l it is. as a constitutional lawyer, i look at this and say there's a reason why there is a separation between church and state and the united states and our constitution, and the way that we address political discourse here. i understand the importance of pat

robertson and for what he has done, not only in the christian broadcasting network but many other outlets that he was involved in. but i will look at the involvement of origin overtly in politics as a line that should be crossed. yes you can be religious but you shouldn't, in my humble opinion, run as a candidate based on your religion. you should run based on your policies and politics. fascinating stuff, policies and politics. fascinating stuff. great _ policies and politics. fascinating stuff. great to — policies and politics. fascinating stuff, great to see _ policies and politics. fascinating stuff, great to see you - policies and politics. fascinating stuff, great to see you as - policies and politics. fascinating l stuff, great to see you as always, run, we with that you go. good to see you. now it's time for the panel. this is a part of the shore where we open the door to our panelists and they can talk about whatever they want within reason. let's kick off with you joel. want within reason. let's kick off with you joel-— with you joel. the merger to end all merrers with you joel. the merger to end all mergers took _ with you joel. the merger to end all mergers took place _ with you joel. the merger to end all mergers took place where _ with you joel. the merger to end all mergers took place where the - with you joel. the merger to end all mergers took place where the saudi purchased the pga tour of the united

states and it's a global entity clearly that the liv saudi golf programme competing with the legacy pga, this is not a surprise. gulping is an institution in the united states that has long been associated with white supremacy and gender discrimination, exclusion and golf clubs of people of colour and dues, i'mjewish, we have clubs of people of colour and dues, i'm jewish, we have a clubs of people of colour and dues, i'mjewish, we have a list i'm jewish, we have a list of stories in my family about that. or the pga to align with the liv, led try the pga to align with the liv, led by the saudis, is just another knock on the inclusionary gamesmanship of golf. i think people in the global community who do enjoy water wash and golf would be worse off for it. it's a purchase and not really a demonstration of true love of the sport and that's unfortunate. joyful, interesting. it was a huge surprise, wasn't it? and there's been a huge amount of criticism.

react to that given your former background, time. i react to that given your former background, time.— react to that given your former background, time. i used to be a sorts background, time. i used to be a sports correspondence _ background, time. i used to be a sports correspondence and - background, time. i used to be a sports correspondence and this l background, time. i used to be a i sports correspondence and this was my patch— sports correspondence and this was my patch for a long time. it's a shocking — my patch for a long time. it's a shocking outcome which i did not see conring _ shocking outcome which i did not see conring its— shocking outcome which i did not see coming. it's clear what the sports washing, — coming. it's clear what the sports washing, if— coming. it's clear what the sports washing, if you like, states are up to. washing, if you like, states are up to it _ washing, if you like, states are up to it was — washing, if you like, states are up to. it was clear the moment liv golf was launched, it was essentially to buy was launched, it was essentially to truy the _ was launched, it was essentially to buy the sport of golf and take as nrany— buy the sport of golf and take as nrany of— buy the sport of golf and take as many of the biggest players as they could and _ many of the biggest players as they could and pay them more money than they could _ could and pay them more money than they could ever turn down. i didn't think. _ they could ever turn down. i didn't think, really, that would it would end with — think, really, that would it would end with the pga crumbling. i thought— end with the pga crumbling. i thought they were out to get them but i didn't think it would get in with them — but i didn't think it would get in with them doing a straight up merger and saying. _ with them doing a straight up merger and saying, all of the criticism we nrade _ and saying, all of the criticism we nrade of— and saying, all of the criticism we made of this organisation, which were _ made of this organisation, which were absolutely correct, we will merge — were absolutely correct, we will merge with them. it is really shocking _ merge with them. it is really shocking and imaging for the pga. incredibly— shocking and imaging for the pga. incredibly that date managed to keep it a secret. tom, write the floor is yours for your topic.—

yours for your topic. yes, but you haven't really _ yours for your topic. yes, but you haven't really discussed - yours for your topic. yes, but you haven't really discussed it, - yours for your topic. yes, but you haven't really discussed it, we . haven't really discussed it, we showed — haven't really discussed it, we showed the pictures of the westheimer open much tour which i sadly— westheimer open much tour which i sadiyi'n1 _ westheimer open much tour which i sadly i'm not. we westheimer open much tour which i sadly i'm not-— sadly i'm not. we kept it you are away from _ sadly i'm not. we kept it you are away from it- — sadly i'm not. we kept it you are away from it. i _ sadly i'm not. we kept it you are away from it. i feel— sadly i'm not. we kept it you are away from it. i feel terrible. - sadly i'm not. we kept it you are away from it. i feel terrible. you | away from it. i feel terrible. you have no reason _ away from it. i feel terrible. you have no reason to _ away from it. i feel terrible. you have no reason to be _ away from it. i feel terrible. you have no reason to be the observer. i will never. _ have no reason to be the observer. i will never, ever, everforget have no reason to be the observer. i will never, ever, ever forget it. and _ will never, ever, ever forget it. and enormous portion of my life i have _ and enormous portion of my life i have developed to fortune the football — have developed to fortune the football club, i like so many people do, football club, i like so many people do. i_ football club, i like so many people do. i never— football club, i like so many people do, i never realised, i now realise, that we _ do, i never realised, i now realise, that we could — do, i never realised, i now realise, that we could potentially, possibly, when _ that we could potentially, possibly, when something. which is what sport is all about — when something. which is what sport is all about. absolutely incredible. ithink— is all about. absolutely incredible. i think the — is all about. absolutely incredible. i think the minister of film a scene about— i think the minister of film a scene about it _ i think the minister of film a scene about it in — i think the minister of film a scene about it in time for two nights east anders— about it in time for two nights east anders which i haven't watched yet but that _ anders which i haven't watched yet but that should give you some window into what _ but that should give you some window into what it _ but that should give you some window into what it means. i was in an irish— into what it means. i was in an irish bar— into what it means. i was in an irish bar in— into what it means. i was in an irish bar in prague at 2am in the

nrorning — irish bar in prague at 2am in the morning this morning and i saw 260—year—old man, just by two pints and he _ 260—year—old man, just by two pints and he gave — 260—year—old man, just by two pints and he gave one to spend, he said to them, _ and he gave one to spend, he said to than this— and he gave one to spend, he said to than this is— and he gave one to spend, he said to them, this is the greatest night of our lives _ them, this is the greatest night of our lives and he actually meant it. the other— our lives and he actually meant it. the other guy started crying. if you support _ the other guy started crying. if you support the — the other guy started crying. if you support the team that never wins anything. — support the team that never wins anything. i— support the team that never wins anything, i very, support the team that never wins anything, ivery, very, very much hope _ anything, ivery, very, very much hope and — anything, ivery, very, very much hope and pray you get one day in your— hope and pray you get one day in your life — hope and pray you get one day in your life like yesterday. i will never forget it.— your life like yesterday. i will never foruet it. ., �* ., . never forget it. you've made nice life, i know _ never forget it. you've made nice life. i know you — never forget it. you've made nice life, i know you made _ never forget it. you've made nice life, i know you made me - never forget it. you've made nice life, i know you made me cry. - never forget it. you've made nice l life, i know you made me cry. tom, that was absolutely stupendous. great effort, you look very well, because if you are up celebrating it to him, i am very impressed. sadly, we are out of time as you can't wallow in your glory any more, joel, tom, thank you for being a brilliant telling. thank you.— telling. thank you. thanks a lot. thank you- _ telling. thank you. thanks a lot. thank you- i _ telling. thank you. thanks a lot. thank you. i am _ telling. thank you. thanks a lot. thank you. i am lewis _ telling. thank you. thanks a lot. thank you. i am lewis vaughan l telling. thank you. thanks a lot. - thank you. i am lewis vaughan jones thank you. i am lewis vaughanjones this is bbc news.

hello, i'mjane dougall with your latest sports news. we start with tennis and a surprise defeat for the number two seed aryna sabalenka at the french open. her bid to win back—to—back majors was ended by karolina muchova — the world number 43 from the czech republic. in a mammoth three—setter which lasted for three and a quarter hours, muchova took the decider 7—5, to reach the first grand slam final of her career. muchova will meet the top seed and defending champion iga swiatek, who remains on course to retain her title. swiatek beat brazil's beatriz haddad—maia in straight sets — coming through 6—2, 7—6 injust over two hours. swiatek is through to a fourth grand slam final and her third in four years in paris. earlier in the day, japan's miyu kato put the disappointment

of being disqualified from the women's doubles behind her by winning the mixed doubles — alongside germany's tim putz — for her first grand slam title. kato inadvertantly hit a ballgirl with a ball during her third round match last week — and said after thursday's win that she hoped the points and prize money, stripped from herfor the incident, would be given back. india's cricketers are up against it in the world test championship final against australia at the oval in london. former aussie captain steve smith completed his 31st test century on the second morning and travis head top—scored with 163 as they made 469 in theirfirst innings. india have struggled to get going in their reply. they lost a fifth wicket in ravindra jadeja for a8, after he and ajinkya rahane racked up a partnership of 71. india closed the day on 151 for five. henry moran was watching.

india's definite at deficit at the close of the secondary is a mighty one, over 300 runs close of the secondary is a mighty one, over3oo runs and close of the secondary is a mighty one, over 300 runs and five wickets down, it is surely a straight is to smash the day started in emphatic fashion for australia. see smith with his hundred and is partnership a hallmark of a dominance. smith was relentless in scoring yet another test 100 in england. relentless in scoring yet another test1oo in england. india relentless in scoring yet another test 100 in england. india can fight back, they do have the quality, but it's australia's bowling attack that looks like a potent threat. variety and search different skills that the bowlers have on show and the offspring of nathan ryan which continues to be such a threat. australia, not perhaps with 100 trophy, not far from australia, not perhaps with 100 trophy, not farfrom it, they are on top after the second day here at the over. ahead of the champions league final on saturday, both teams have arrived in turkey to prepare for one of the biggest matches

in european club football. manchester city landed in instanbul earlier and disembarked from their plane to board their waiting coaches. city have had a successful season, winning the english premier league and the fa cup — if they win on saturday, they will complete a season treble. it would be a first as they have never won the champions league. and inter milan have also arrived in turkey looking to pick up their second trophy of the season, having already won the coppa italia. this is inter milan's sixth european cup or champions league final. they won three of the previous five — most recently in 2010 underjose mourinho. the trophy itself was paraded in istanbul — carried by turkish football federation president, mehmet buyukeksi and former turkish footballer hamit altintop istanbul have waited for more than three years to host the final due to it being moved to different cities because of covid—19.

elsewhere, alexis macallister says his �*gratitude will be eternal�* as he said farewell to brighton and hove albion. the argentine world cup—winner has complete his move to liverpool in a deal worth up to £55 million — that's $60 million dollars. he's signed a three—year contract with liverpool where he'll wear the number ten shirt — previously worn by sadio mane. macallister — who helped brighton qualify for europe for the first time — says he'll "be watching and rooting for brighton, except when playing against them!" and that's all the sport for now. you can find out more about this stories on the bbc sports website stop thank you for watching, we will have updates to the rest of the night. goodbye for now.

hello. there is a change on the way. the weather is going to be turning warmer over the next couple of days, also turning more humid by day and by night. i think the humid nights will be particularly noticeable as a change from what we've had of late. and with that humidity, the chance of some thunderstorms. now, on the earlier satellite picture, you can see these big blobs of cloud down to the south—west of us. these storm clouds gathering, and these will move quite slowly north—eastwards over the next couple of days. with that, a feed of warm and humid air which will be wafting its way northwards across all parts of the uk, a very, very different feel to the weather. but as we head through tonight, across eastern scotland and eastern england, a familiar tale of this cloud rolling in from the north sea, maybe even getting in across the midlands into east wales, just as it did this morning. but some showers down towards the south—west of england and the channel islands, where it is going to be a very, very warm night compared with some we've had lately. 13—14 degrees is the overnight lows. and then into friday, well, our early cloud across central and eastern parts tending to burn back towards the coast. then some sunshine,

but for the channel islands, the south—west of england and possibly later in the day for northern ireland, the odd shower or thunderstorm cannot be ruled out. still cool from aberdeen down to hull, but close to southern england, we could see highs of around 27 degrees. now, as we move into saturday, this area of low pressure still swirling to the south—west of us, a frontal system pushing north which will bring a band of showers and thunderstorms. now, these showers and storms will be quite well—scattered, but where they do pop up, they could give a lot of rain in a short space of time. there could be some hail, some very strong and gusty winds, but there will always be places that fall between the gaps and stay completely dry. saturday is likely to be the peak of the warmth. in fact, the heat in places with highs of 29, maybe 30 degrees. it will feel humid, and we stick with that humid and warm feel into the evening. around 10pm on saturday evening, it will still be around 21 degrees in london, in birmingham and in manchester, so it could be a little bit uncomfortable for sleeping.

on sunday, still that humid feel. showers and thunderstorms becoming if anything a little more widespread, some of those still really on the heavy side. a little bit fresher out towards the west. highest temperatures further east, 26—27 degrees.

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