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as a member of parliament claiming he was forced out in a witch hunt against him. four children found alive — including a one—year—old — a0 days after a plane crashed in the amazon in colombia translation: when we found the children we felt jov- when we found the children we felt joy. we don't know what to do but we are grateful to god. i am here in ukraine, thousands of people waiting to be evacuated in the south of the country following the breach of a dam. details and pictures released as donald trump faces 37 criminal charges for allegedly mishandling classified documents at his estate. an amber health alert is in force in some parts of the uk as the temperature�*s set to hit 30 degrees celsius in the coming days. and manchester city and inter milan fans pour into istanbul for the football champions league final. and when inter milan are coming in
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the final, they are becoming strong fighters, i have good feelings. we are at the top here now, we just need _ are at the top here now, we just need to— are at the top here now, we just need to pop, and that is it. hello. starting in the uk this morning. borisjohnson has resigned as an mp and blamed a �*witch hunt against�* him. in an explosive statement he likened the inquiry to a kangaroo court and criticised the current direction of government. prime minister rishi sunak faces a political headache now as his conservative party will face a by—election in mrjohnson�*s seat at a time when its languishing in the polls. the resignation came after he received an advance copy of a report into whether he misled parliament over parties held in downing street during lockdown. our political correspondent ione wells reports from westminster. his own conduct made him resign as prime minister. it's his own conduct,
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making him now resign as an mp borisjohnson was being investigated by parliament's privileges committee into whether he misled mps about covid lockdown parties in downing street. he faced a possible suspension and even by—election, if they found him guilty. in a bombshell statement, he wrote... i have received a letter from the privileges committee making it clear, much to my amazement, that they are determined to use the proceedings against me to drive me out of parliament. he continues to maintain his innocence, saying... i did not lie and i believe that in their hearts the committee knows it. but, he adds, he will stand down as an mp immediately and trigger a by election in his seat, saying... it is very sad to be leaving parliament, at least for now. i don't know about all this soap opera. what i do know about is that the people are completely fed up about this rollercoaster of chaos and incompetence that they've been witnessing. they will get a chance in the near future to be able to express themselves, and i am quite sure that they will be showing
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just how disgusted they are with all of this. his resignation, a final punishment after a series of scandals. hours after releasing his resignation honours list, a final reward for many of those implicated — loyal defenders, like his former ministers, priti patel and jacob rees—mogg; his spokesmen, past and present, jack doyle, who resigned amid partygate fallout, gito harry, who resigned with borisjohnson, his current spokesman, ross kempsell; some close aides — martin reynolds, who resigned after inviting a host of people to drinks in the downing street garden during covid, david canzini, who he appointed to restore his battered reputation. all of the 38 people to receive honours and seven people to receive peerages are connected to borisjohnson. a notable absence, though, for one of his closest allies. nadine dorries, the former culture secretary, said she had been on the list but believed her name was sent back to the committee that
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vets appointments. she also resigned tonight, triggering another by—election. i think one of the reasons why i've hung on was because i did think. to myself, wouldn't. thatjust be amazing? because what it says to everybody from my background is, _ you could do that, too. you could be... you could be a peer. in the house of lords, but i don't think it was to be. borisjohnson was the prime minister forced out by his own mps over his standards in public life. he was being investigated into whether he misled parliament. none of these things stopped him, rewarding his friends, allies, cheerleaders and apologists in one big, but i hesitate to say, final, scandal. while it's borisjohnson�*s leadership that is firmly under the spotlight, these events pose a tricky test for rishi sunak too, with two difficult by—elections now coming down the road. ione wells, bbc news at westminster. an eventful 2a are worse in british
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politics. earlier, i asked our political correspondent charlotte wright what this could mean for the government now facing the threat of two by—elections these by—elections could be tricky for the conservative party. i expect rishi sunak was preparing this would not have happened. he will be very aware of the fact his party is languishing in the opinion polls at the moment, the state they are out on the electoral cycle with a general election due in the next year or so so not welcome news for rishi sunak, the prime minister. we haven't had a statement from number ten yet, we don't know exactly what they are thinking but you are right, two of these by—elections, in the axbridge constituency a boris johnson and one in the mid—bedfordshire constituency of nadine dorries. boris is quite slim, 7000, opposition parties will write that up and the mid—bedfordshire constituency, a majority of 24,000,
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pretty healthy but we have already heard groups like the liberal democrats saying they are in it to win it. looks like it will be a challenging time for the conservative party in these by—elections which we understand are likely to take place before the summer recess.— likely to take place before the summer recess. ., ., ., summer recess. you can read more about the resignation _ summer recess. you can read more about the resignation of _ summer recess. you can read more about the resignation of boris - about the resignation of boris johnson on the bbc news website. now to an extraordinary tale of survival from colombia. four children, who went missing six weeks ago after their plane crashed in the amazon jungle, have been found alive. their mother was killed when the light aircraft came down — as were the pilot and co—pilot. the children are now receiving medical treatment in hospital in the capital bogota, after being flown there in an army medical plane. this was the moment the indigenous siblings were located following a
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huge rescue operation involving local people and the armed forces. the children survived on their own with an area inhabited by snakes, jaguars and other predators. simonjones has this report. airlifted to safety from the jungle after a story of survival against the odds. these pictures released by the colombian presiodent were the first confirmation the four rescued children wrapped in foil blankets were alive. they were found by the military after a huge and long search. the children forced to fend for themselves for more than five weeks. translation: together, the military forces and the indigenous _ communities that helped with the search efforts found the children after 40 days. they were on their own. they are an example of survival that will go down in history. today, those children are the children of peace and the children of colombia. hundreds of soldiers had been
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involved in the desperate hunt for the children aged 13, 9, 4 and i. message plays. a recorded message was played from the air, instructing them, if they heard it, to stay still and wait for help. they had been missing since the start of may when the plane they were in crashed. the bodies of the children's mother, the pilot and the co—pilot were found. but there was hope the children were still alive after items left behind by them, including a drinking bottle and half—eaten fruit, were found. the children belong to the huitoto indigenous group. it's thought their knowledge of fruit and jungle survival skills helped keep them safe. their family can scarcely believe this moment has come. translation: we are happy - because until now we couldn't sleep, couldn't be happy, couldn't talk. for us, the situation
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was like being in the dark, living for the sake of living, because the hope of finding them kept us alive. when we found the children, we feltjoy. we don't know what to do, but we are grateful to god. the children have been flown to the capital bogota for a full medical assessment. they are weak, they are tired. their rescuers are calling this a magical day. simon jones, bbc news. concrete information about ukraine's long—expected offensive has been hard to come by as kyiv attempts to take back sections of territory from russian forces. debris from a downed russian drone set fire to a residential block in the ukrainian city of odesa, killing three people. the emergency services said 27 people, including three children, were wounded, but that the fire was rapidly put out and 12 people were rescued from the building. these are the latest pictures we've received of ukrainian soldiers
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in the region of bakhmut. so, is this ukraine's long awaited counter offensive? president putin says it has started and says it is failing. ukrainian officials are being tight lipped. let's speak to our chief presenter yalda hakim who's in kyiv. thank you so much. as you say, questions around the counteroffensive —— offensive have started, it been much anticipated and they have described it as a spring offensive but we are into summer and as you can see, it is a lovely day here in kyiv but behind me as a pedestrian bridge, you can probably see people gathered there, children arriving. this area was subject to missile attacks so it's a
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contrasting picture across ukraine. yesterday i drove from the western part of ukraine in towards the centre and the capital and you would not think this was a nation at war. just beneath us, cafe sand restaurants are buzzing and we are also seeing international dignitaries and leaders arriving into the country. i'm not sure if you have those life pictures of the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau who has arrived in kyiv in the last few minutes. —— cafes and restaurants. he is meeting with president zelensky and they will hold a press conference later and we will bring you coverage of that but we see there is those international leaders arriving into the area and the pictures you see right now are of the canadian media prime minister justin trudeau in the square where he will meet with president zelensky later today.
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he will meet with president zelensky latertoday. life he will meet with president zelensky later today. life pictures there at the moment of the canadian leader. the situation as i said, different parts of the country, fighting continues in the east and we saw the breach of the karkhovka dam in the south of the country, a lot of questions around what sort of assistance can be provided to people who are desperate and waiting to be evacuated, desperate for water. we hear there is a great shortage of water and we heard president zelensky when he went there at some days ago lambasting the international community for not coming to the aid of the ukrainian people, not sending supplies and you can see again the live pictures of the canadian leader who has just arrived in kyiv for talks with president zelensky. we are hearing more about the fact that this counteroffensive is continuing but that hasn't deterred, is at the
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start of... but that has not deterred international leaders from coming here and showing their support and solidarity. and of course, providing much—needed western weaponry and armour and munitions to the ukrainian forces who have said that they need it to begin this so—called spring offensive maturely has very much turned into a summer offensive now. and will continue for several months. they really only have up until about october or november when the rainy season begins and that is when fighting will be quite difficult because of course tanks need dry land to be able to operate and so when the land becomes wet, it becomes incredibly difficult to fight, to operate some of those tanks and of course, it gets so cold in this part of the world. in those winter seasons. those colder times.
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but really, the focus right now is on a couple of things, the arrival of the canadian leader into kyiv and the situation in the south of the country following the breach of the karkhovka dam. joining me now is olivia headon, spokesperson for the international organisation for migration. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme. really a desperate situation there and people are saying they do not have access to water and of course there are concerns about the waterborne diseases as well?— diseases as well? yes. the destruction _ diseases as well? yes. the destruction of _ diseases as well? yes. the destruction of the - diseases as well? yes. the i destruction of the karkhovka diseases as well? yes. the - destruction of the karkhovka dam diseases as well? yes. the _ destruction of the karkhovka dam led to a training of the reservoir which supplied _ to a training of the reservoir which supplied the water to about 700,000 people _ supplied the water to about 700,000 people. those people are at risk of water _ people. those people are at risk of water shortages and we are setting it play— water shortages and we are setting it play out — water shortages and we are setting it play out on the ground, people literally— it play out on the ground, people literally do not have enough water
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to drink, _ literally do not have enough water to drink, to— literally do not have enough water to drink, to stay clean and protect themselves from potential disease. so themselves from potential disease. 50 un _ themselves from potential disease. so un organisations and our partner agencies _ so un organisations and our partner agencies have been trying to get weter— agencies have been trying to get water to— agencies have been trying to get water to the region of kherson since the day— water to the region of kherson since the day after the disaster, the active — the day after the disaster, the active front line, the flooding itself — active front line, the flooding itself has caused shortages as well but the _ itself has caused shortages as well but the organisation i work for has sent over— but the organisation i work for has sent over 50,000 litres of water in the past _ sent over 50,000 litres of water in the past week but we know it is not enough _ the past week but we know it is not enough and — the past week but we know it is not enough and there is a lot of people in need _ enough and there is a lot of people in need and — enough and there is a lot of people in need and it is notjust the immediate impact that we are worried about, _ immediate impact that we are worried about, it _ immediate impact that we are worried about, it is _ immediate impact that we are worried about, it is the long term, what happens — about, it is the long term, what happens when you go for so long without _ happens when you go for so long without water, what happens to the 2500 people who are displaced and staying _ 2500 people who are displaced and staying in— 2500 people who are displaced and staying in centres, if there was to be an— staying in centres, if there was to be an outbreak of disease. what happens — be an outbreak of disease. what happens when people return to their homes _ happens when people return to their homes with contaminated water supplies? we are trying to deal with this emergency that is happening within— this emergency that is happening within the largest crisis that
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europe _ within the largest crisis that europe has seen since the second world _ europe has seen since the second world war— europe has seen since the second world war while also preparing and propositioning a response from a future _ propositioning a response from a future worsening situation. that is the oint, future worsening situation. that is the point. isn't — future worsening situation. that is the point, isn't it? _ future worsening situation. that is the point, isn't it? that _ future worsening situation. that is the point, isn't it? that we - future worsening situation. that is the point, isn't it? that we have . the point, isn't it? that we have this immediate emergency before us but we will not know the full impact of this for many weeks and months to come? , �* , ., , of this for many weeks and months to come? , h ., , ., ., come? yes, it's really hard to redict. come? yes, it's really hard to predict we — come? yes, it's really hard to predict. we cannot _ come? yes, it's really hard to predict. we cannot say - come? yes, it's really hard to predict. we cannot say what l come? yes, it's really hard to - predict. we cannot say what exactly will happen but what we do know from other contacts for we have limited supplies— other contacts for we have limited supplies of clean water and people using _ supplies of clean water and people using dirty water to put it simply, is disease — using dirty water to put it simply, is disease and particularly acute watery— is disease and particularly acute watery diarrhoea which can especially affect young children so we are _ especially affect young children so we are very concerned about that and other— we are very concerned about that and other health — we are very concerned about that and other health teams under the un health— other health teams under the un health teams are repositioning medicai— health teams are repositioning medical supplies and medicines in pharmacies and with our mobile
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medicai— pharmacies and with our mobile medical teams, pharmacies and with our mobile medicalteams, ready pharmacies and with our mobile medical teams, ready to respond if we see _ medical teams, ready to respond if we see cases like that. it has not happened — we see cases like that. it has not happened yet but it's more about what _ happened yet but it's more about what witt— happened yet but it's more about what will come down the line and making _ what will come down the line and making sure we are prepared so now it is about _ making sure we are prepared so now it is about sending the water as much _ it is about sending the water as much as— it is about sending the water as much as we can as well as hygiene kits, _ much as we can as well as hygiene kits, a _ much as we can as well as hygiene kits, a fancy— much as we can as well as hygiene kits, a fancy way of saying things like soap, — kits, a fancy way of saying things like soap, hand sanitiser, different things— like soap, hand sanitiser, different things to _ like soap, hand sanitiser, different things to keep people protected on the outbreak of disease which we all know so— the outbreak of disease which we all know so well having lived with the pandemic — know so well having lived with the pandemic. sill know so well having lived with the andemic. . ., , ., know so well having lived with the andemic. �* ., , ., ., ~' know so well having lived with the andemic. . ., ., ,, know so well having lived with the andemic. . ., ., pandemic. all of you, thank you so much for bringing _ pandemic. all of you, thank you so much for bringing us _ pandemic. all of you, thank you so much for bringing us that - pandemic. all of you, thank you so much for bringing us that update. | pandemic. all of you, thank you so i much for bringing us that update. -- much for bringing us that update. —— olivia. so many people still trapped there and waiting for assistance as well as water and the long—term implications of that. maybe it was from the international organisation of migration. we are live in kyiv, letsjust show of migration. we are live in kyiv, lets just show you the latest pictures ofjustin trudeau who has
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arrived here in kyiv. he will meet with president zelensky and we will bring him round the clock coverage of that but you can also see the canadian prime minister has a right, it has not deterred western leaders from coming here despite the conflict continuing to rage but that is it from us here. we will continue coverage throughout the day and i will be here for the rest of the week so please stay with us here on bbc news but for now, back to the studio. . ~ bbc news but for now, back to the studio. ., ~' , ., bbc news but for now, back to the studio. ., ,, i. ,., bbc news but for now, back to the studio. ., ,, i. . studio. thank you so much. looking at other stories _ studio. thank you so much. looking at other stories making _ studio. thank you so much. looking at other stories making the - studio. thank you so much. looking at other stories making the news i at other stories making the news today. in the us, senior democrats, including the senate leader, chuck schumer, are appealing to donald trump's supporters not to interfere in forthcoming legal proceedings. the former president is due in court in miami on tuesday accused of mishandling classified documents. he's charged with storing top secret documents in the closet, ballroom and even a shower of his mar—a—lago resort in florida, after leaving public office.
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mr trump insists he's innocent. here's our north america editor sarah smith. mar—a—lago, donald trump's private club and residence in florida, where he is alleged to have kept classified and top—secret documents which could endanger the national security of the united states. the indictment against mr trump includes photographs of sensitive material being stored on stage in a ballroom, where public events were held. other boxes were kept in a bathroom — you can see them stacked up by the shower. the documents were all removed from the white house when donald trump left office, and they included secrets about america's nuclear weapons, about the military capabilities of the us, as well as other countries and of plans about how to retaliate in the face of a foreign attack. it was in mar—a—largo donald trump announced he's running for president again. it's also where he was accused of trying to obstructjustice. told to search for documents that had to be returned,
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he suggested to his lawyers, "wouldn't it be better if we told them we don't have anything here?" and, "look, isn't it better if there are no documents?" an independent special counsel is running this highly sensitive case. we have one set of laws in this country and they apply to everyone. applying those laws, collecting facts, that's what determines the outcome of an investigation. nothing more, and nothing less. he is emphasising the national security risk. donald trump used to agree. in my administration, - i am going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. | no—one will be above the law. cheering.
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know one will be above the law. no—one will be above the law. the fbi found hundreds of classified papers in mar—a—largo and prosecutors say on two occasions, donald trump showed secret material to outsiders including military plans, even saying he shouldn't be sharing it. president biden is trying to keep out of it, saying he has nothing to do with this investigation. president biden, have you spoken to the attorney general merrick garland yet? i have not spoken to him at all, i'm not going to speak to him, i have no comment on that. so, like a pack of rabid wolves, they attack... i donald trump already has campaign ads claiming he's a political target. he thinks this will be a vote winner for him. after appearing in court in new york in april, charged with making illegal hush money payments, he raised $12 million and his poll ratings increased. pictures from donald trump's bedminster golf resort in newjersey today appeared to show him playing a round. he's said to be in a defiant mood, planning to go ahead with campaign appearances tomorrow, which aides say are likely to be "spicy". sarah smith, bbc news, washington. a heat health alert issued for parts
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of england is in place as temperatures are predicted to hit 30c this weekend. the uk health security agency says the health and social care sector could be impacted and mpong the most vulnerable will be the elderly. live now to caroline abrahams, director of age uk charity. thank you forjoining us. people need to be prepared for this, don't they? need to be prepared for this, don't the ? , ., ., , ., they? yes and that is the whole oint of they? yes and that is the whole point of this _ they? yes and that is the whole point of this new _ they? yes and that is the whole point of this new alert - they? yes and that is the whole point of this new alert system l they? yes and that is the whole - point of this new alert system which is very good. it is telling us in some parts of the uk, certainly the east, southeast and north—eastern parts of the midlands, perhaps london, it is going to get very hot, not like 40 degrees but still going to be a heatwave. for older people in particular it is important to take simple precautions, to keep well, especially if they have underlying health conditions to do with their heart and lungs. what with their heart and lungs. what would those _ with their heart and lungs. what
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would those preparations be and what precautions do they need to take? the famous phrase mad dogs and englishmen go out in the midday sun so stay out of the sun than it is very warm, drink lots of fluids, keep your home cool, easier for some than others so if you have older neighbour and you are worried about them and they are in a hot flat that is hard to keep cool, keep an eye on them, offerto is hard to keep cool, keep an eye on them, offer to lend them a fan and if you start to feel unwell, take precautions, get out of the sun, drink lots, although sorts of things and if you go on feeling unwell, if you feel clammy or really unwell seek medical attention. adore you feel clammy or really unwell seek medical attention. are there certain types _ seek medical attention. are there certain types of— seek medical attention. are there certain types of clothing - seek medical attention. are there certain types of clothing people . certain types of clothing people should wear or avoid? fir certain types of clothing people should wear or avoid?— certain types of clothing people should wear or avoid? or do people do not should wear or avoid? or do people do rrot need — should wear or avoid? or do people do rrot need to _ should wear or avoid? or do people do not need to be _ should wear or avoid? or do people do not need to be told _ should wear or avoid? or do people do not need to be told these - should wear or avoid? or do people | do not need to be told these things, they know the soul to go, wearing thin are closed today, like i am and i expect you are, although sorts of simple things but the thing that is more difficult to come to terms with
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it she might be someone who has really enjoyed the hot weather, maybe you have sun based, it never taken precautions but as you get older especially over 70 and 75 it is important to do that because ageing bodies do not cope well with extreme heat whether it is hot or cold so if you are one of those people that love the sun, please be careful. ., ., ., ,, people that love the sun, please be careful. ., ., ., ~' , ., careful. caroline, thank you so much, i careful. caroline, thank you so much. i have _ careful. caroline, thank you so much, i have got _ careful. caroline, thank you so much, i have got white - careful. caroline, thank you so | much, i have got white clothing careful. caroline, thank you so - much, i have got white clothing on today, all prepared for the sunshine. local police in somalia say six people have been killed and ten others wounded in an attack by al—shabab militants on a beachside hotel in the capital mogadishu. according to state media reports, security forces rescued a large number of civilians. al—shabab have claimed responsibility for the attack on the pearl beach hotel which is popular with government officials. manchester city take on inter milan in the final of the champions league this evening in istanbul. man city are looking to complete the treble having
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already won the premier league and fa cup this season. the atmosphere is building as we head towards kick off here in istanbul tonight, 10pm local time. you can see already the atmosphere building. lots of fans, inter milan fans and manchester city fans gathering here in taksim square, one of the biggest squares in istanbul and it is from here they will begin to make their way over to the ataturk stadium, where the stadium will be staged tonight. 72,000 fans will be in there, 20,000 tickets given to both sets of fans. the bulk of them have gone to uefa, around 30,000. many more of those could find their way towards some of those fans who perhaps don't have tickets here and will be desperate to try to see their team lift this trophy. that wasjohn that was john watson that wasjohn watson in istanbul. and we can cross live to kyiv again,
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some pictures of the canadian prime minister in the capital of ukraine. hejust left st michael's minister in the capital of ukraine. he just left st michael's square. justin trudeau has landed in kyiv. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it has been a mostly start to the day, some showers to the south—west of england, south and west wales this morning but for most of us, the sunshine, it is warming up. that was the scene earlier in brighton. going through today the sunshine continues for most of us, the odd shower in the south—west, losing the nagging cloud across the south—east but some cloud around the north sea coast, eastern scotland but the sunshine, temperatures reaching the mid to high 20s, 30 degrees possible from parts of
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greater manchester through the midlands and to the south—east. throughout this afternoon, shower start to develop and look at these bright colours, like a small these showers are. moving up from southern england through the midlands towards merseyside, hit and miss but if you catch one of them you could see some hail and thunder, gusty winds and the risk of some localised flooding. a lot of rainfall in a short space of time. through this evening, the showers drifting north, some coming into northern ireland but generally speaking, tonight it will be largely dry and clear, warm and muggy and even by 10pm temperatures in london, birmingham and manchester reach over 20 degrees. the only part of sunday morning, these are the minimum temperatures, pretty muggy across the south, 15 or 16 degrees, chillier and fresher in the eastern coasts. on sunday some showers
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across scotland, on the whole it is dry and sunny to start, patchy mist and fog in the south—west but showers and thunderstorms getting going as we head into lunchtime and the afternoon. the risk of those just about any four and they will be hit and miss, temperatures for most of us the mid to high 20s and we could well see 30 degrees once again. intake next week, the risk of some showers but generally speaking, high pressure dominating and with a south—easterly wind, it brings warmer weather, the warmer weather continuing. temperatures still mid to high 20s, heatwave criteria for some parts of the uk, stole the risk of some showers and thunderstorms through the week but generally speaking, it's dry it with lots of sunshine. goodbye.
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