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for a 17—year—old boy who was shot dead by police. the soaring cost of all—inclusive holidays abroad. some popular destinations are up by 20% in a year. and the second day of the second ashes test at lords hangs and coming up on bbc news: justin rose has won the british masters before, he's hosted it before — and has a good first round of this year's tournament at the belfry. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government's controversial policy to send asylum seekers who arrive in this country to rwanda has been ruled unlawful. judges at the court of appeal said that rwanda had not provided
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enough safeguards to prove that it is a "safe third country". the prime minister, rishi sunak, said he "fundamentally disagrees" with the ruling and said the government will challenge it in the supreme court. more than 11,000 people have crossed the channel in small boats since the start of the year. the home office says it currently spends almost £7 million a day on hotel accommodation to house asylum seekers. here's our home editor mark easton. the government's controversial rwanda policy and asylum strategy have been dealt a significant blow today with the appeal court concluding the east african country is not safe enough for the uk to send asylum seekers there. but the lord chiefjustice, lord burnett, announced it had been a split decision. he thought rwanda was safe, but his two colleagues did not. the deficiencies in the asylum system in rwanda are such that there are substantial grounds for believing that there is a real risk that persons sent to rwanda will be returned to their home countries where they face persecution or other inhumane
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treatment, when in fact they have a good claim for asylum. in that sense, rwanda is not a safe third country. the government will be disappointed by today's majorityjudgment. a blow to the home secretary who has expressed her personal enthusiasm personal enthusiasm for getting flights to rwanda started as soon as possible. but that's not the end of the legal journey. the matter will almost certainly now move to the supreme court for a final hearing for later this year. the prime minister could barely contain his anger, issuing a statement saying he fundamentally disagreed with the court's conclusion, insisting rwanda was safe, and that it was britain and its government who should decide who comes here, not criminal gangs. the home secretary, who recently visited migrant accommodation in rwanda, has confirmed the government does intend to appeal. but government lawyers will also be working out whether having no safe country they can lawfully send
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migrants to means the controversial illegal migration bill is now fatally flawed. well, the system is rigged against british people, it's as simple as that. that's why we are changing the laws through our illegal migration bill. that's why we are rolling out a ground—breaking partnership with rwanda, which we believe is lawful, with a country that we believe is safe. so we need to change the system, we need to change our laws. that's how we're going to stop the boats. the government believes the threat of being forcibly removed to east africa will deter people from crossing the channel and entering the uk illegally. however, the home office's own impact assessment says there is little or no evidence that it will work. and refugee agencies argue today's ruling demonstrates where the whole illegal migration policy should bejunked. the government needs to seriously reconsider its policy. the court has said that it's not safe to send asylum seekers to rwanda. you need to make sure it is safe before you try to send anyone there. it is a year since a plane loaded with migrants and bound for rwanda
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sat on the runway of an raf base, unable to leave after judges intervened. today's ruling means it will be months, if ever, before any similar flight is cleared for take—off. mark easton, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is at westminster. put leila nathoo is at westminster. it in context, how setback put it in context, how much of a setback is this for the prime minister?— setback is this for the prime minister? , , ,, . ~ setback is this for the prime minister? , ,, .,~ minister? sophie, rishi sunak has made stepping — minister? sophie, rishi sunak has made stopping people _ minister? sophie, rishi sunak has made stopping people coming - minister? sophie, rishi sunak has made stopping people coming to i minister? sophie, rishi sunak has i made stopping people coming to the uk by crossing the channeli of his key priorities. he has asked people tojudge him on whether he delivers. and this is moment of perilfor this policy. this piece of legislation, the illegal migration bill is going to parliament, it has been attacked on their response in the house of lords, it will now go back to the commons. at its core is this plan to send people who come to the country on a boat and claim asylum to rwanda for processing, this has been deemed illegal today. both the prime
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minister and home secretary have made clear their commitment again to this policy. they are confident in this policy. they are confident in this case. they point to the fact thatjudges this case. they point to the fact that judges today this case. they point to the fact thatjudges today did not agree, thatjudges today did not agree, that gives them some hope at the next stage. why are they so motivated? the home secretary suella braverman said today that britain did not have either the duty or the capacity to help everyone fleeing or persecution, or those who simply want to come to the uk. the government believes only a paradigms shift will move the dial when it comes to small boat arrivals. labour say the policy is unravelling, they don't think this will have the deterrent effect that the government hopes it will. suella braverman said some months ago that sending asylum seekers to rwanda was her dream. she is still some way of turning that into a reality. is still some way of turning that into a reality-— there've been more clashes on the outskirts of paris today during a march for the 17—year—old boy who was shot dead by police. a police officer has today been charged and is being remanded in custody after the incident on tuesday which led
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to protests across france, including in toulouse, lille, lyon and paris, but some of the most violent confrontations were in the suburb of nanterre, where the teenager was shot dead. another suburb in paris has now imposed a night time curfew until next monday. here's our paris correspondent lucy williamson. in nanterre today, thousands gathered to mark the void left by one local teenager. and the rage that flowed in to fill it. the violence here last night still mapped onto the surrounding streets in ash and debris. nahel�*s leading a chance —— mother leading a chant of police, assassin�*s. the problems there on a suburb on the other side of paris werejust there on a suburb on the other side of paris were just the same, he
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said. translation: we don't have “obs, we said. translation: we don't have jobs. we don't _ said. translation: we don't have jobs. we don't get _ said. translation: we don't have jobs, we don't get hired _ said. translation: we don't have jobs, we don't get hired if - said. translation: we don't have jobs, we don't get hired if we - said. translation: we don't have jobs, we don't get hired if we don't| jobs, we don't get hired if we don't lie on our cd, there is nothing for us, we feel abandoned. and on top of that we get attacked by the people who are supposed to protect us. this is one event to many.— is one event to many. others he told us their own — is one event to many. others he told us their own teenage _ is one event to many. others he told us their own teenage sons _ is one event to many. others he told us their own teenage sons had - is one event to many. others he told us their own teenage sons had been | us their own teenage sons had been mistreated by police. 0ne us their own teenage sons had been mistreated by police. one said the violence following nahel�*s death was justified. translation: i violence following nahel's death was justified. translation:— justified. translation: i would not be surprised — justified. translation: i would not be surprised if— justified. translation: i would not be surprised if the _ justified. translation: i would not be surprised if the trouble _ be surprised if the trouble continues as long as there are no consequences police officer. i'm not on the heads of the young people, but what's happening here is justified. the police on the delinquency, not our youth. justified. the police on the delinquency, not ouryouth. parents are doing every thing they can pun —— france's interior minister said it was time for the violence to stop. it was time for the violence to sto -. ., , it was time for the violence to sto n . , , it was time for the violence to sto -. . , , , , it was time for the violence to sto n . , , , , ., stop. last nights rights, burning a school, a social— stop. last nights rights, burning a school, a social centre, _ stop. last nights rights, burning a school, a social centre, that - stop. last nights rights, burning a school, a social centre, that has l school, a social centre, that has nothing — school, a social centre, that has nothing to— school, a social centre, that has nothing to do in nanterre. those responsible for the trouble should io responsible for the trouble should go home — responsible for the trouble should go home. but responsible for the trouble should no home. �* ., ., , ., go home. but no one we spoke in to nanterre thought _ go home. but no one we spoke in to nanterre thought the _ go home. but no one we spoke in to nanterre thought the anger - go home. but no one we spoke in to nanterre thought the anger had -
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nanterre thought the anger had run its course. what's fuelling this fire is notjust rubbish bins and vehicles but decades of frustration with the french state. nahel's death triggered wider feelings of grievance, betrayaland triggered wider feelings of grievance, betrayal and inequality, and smouldering cars get the attention of france's leaders in the way that smouldering resentment rarely do. thousands of extra police were deployed across the paris region last night. tonight those numbers are being multiplied again. symbols of the state providing extra security and extra targets. the government is treading something of a tightrope here. on the one hand, trying to calm public anger with clear criticism of the police actions that led to nahel's death. and on the other, taking an increasingly tough approach to violence on the streets. a specialist police unit was sent to nanterre this afternoon to deal with the scuffles at the end of the march, and you can feel that anxiety about a third night of trouble is
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building. lucy williamson in paris, thank you. a secret police unit which spied on more than a thousand political groups and trade union activists over a0 years should have been disbanded as far back as the 1970s had the public had known about its activities. that's the conclusion of a seniorjudge heading the undercover policing inquiry. in his first interim report, sirjohn mitting says most of those spied on didn't threaten state security or pose a risk of serious crime, as our home affairs correspondentjune kelly reports. the vietnam war — one of the defining episodes of the 1960s. protests outside the american embassy in london led scotland yard to set up an undercover police unit, the special demonstration squad, to gather information on anti—war activists. soon the sds had infiltrated scores of campaign groups. none of it was justified and the sds should have been disbanded early on says the chair of the undercover policing inquiry.
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today, his words were quoted by those targeted. the question is whether or not the end justifies the means. i have come to the firm conclusion that, for a unit of a police force, it did not. amongst those spied on in the �*70s were the women's liberation movement. anti—apartheid campaigners, including key figures like peter, now lord hain, who went on to become a labour cabinet minister. and trade unionists who ended up blacklisted and on the breadline. this is a national scandal. this report that's come out today should be the final nail in the coffin of the metropolitan police — today the force said the sds was set up at a time of political and social change, but it acknowledged that officers should not have used the identities of dead children as part of their cover stories or had sexual relationships with activists. with the benefit of hindsight,
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there should have been more work in relation to reviewing the information that was being gathered and more care taken in relation to the groups that were being infiltrated. the undercover policing inquiry will now examine the activities of the spy cops who infiltrated groups in the decades since the �*60s and �*70s. june kelly, bbc news. millions of people who are customers of thames water are being reassured that they will still have water despite fears the firm could collapse. the uk's largest water company is in talks to secure extra funding as it struggles to pay its debts. fears about the financial health of the company has also raised questions about the finances of other suppliers. our business correspondent emma simpson is here. a lot of people wondering how it has come to this. a lot of people wondering how it has come to this-— come to this. indeed. let's look at the general _ come to this. indeed. let's look at the general business _ come to this. indeed. let's look at the general business model. - come to this. indeed. let's look at the general business model. it - the general business model. it
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should be really simple. it's selling a product that is absolutely essential. water companies are natural monopolies. they don't have to fight for customers. if you go back 30 years ago, when the companies in england and wales were privatised, they had next to no debt. but now between them all, they have got debts of about £60 billion. 0ver have got debts of about £60 billion. over the years that that was built up over the years that that was built up to essentially boost financial returns. huge amounts were paid out to shareholders, about £50 billion. they also invested big sums, but clearly not enough, given all the problems now. as for thames water, it has more debt than anyone else. that means it's got a big interest bill to pay, and interest rates are going up. and the other key thing here, it suffered years of underinvestment and poor performance. so it has got to spend billions more in infrastructure to put things right, more than what it earns. so the pressure is on to raise more money from somewhere. are
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the shareholders going to stump up? they want to know what sort of rate of return they are going to debt. the government is on standby to help. the key thing is, the taps are not going to be turned off, the it's too big a company to fail, the only risk is of course those bills for customers going up. our top story this evening. the government has suffered another setback to its plan to deport asylum seekers to rwanda as it's ruled unlawful. coming up. how this mine in cornwall could help our electric cars. coming up on bbc news: she was one of britain's golden girls at london 2012 — now the three—time 0lympic dressage champion charlotte dujardin is hoping for more success just weeks after becoming a mother. the cost of all—inclusive package holidays to places like spain and greece has soared according to the price comparison
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website travelsupermarket. the average price of a week with everything included in majorca in spain is up 21% on last year. prices for tenerife have risen more than 22% according to the figures. and crete in greece is 25% more expensive than last year. 0ur cost of living correspondent colletta smith has more. sophie and her best pal sarah have saved up and packed up, but there's one lastjob to do. i like orange. when you've got a tan, it stands out. this year, it's crete with 25 other friends and family and they've opted for all—inclusive. it's mainly for my brothers because they've all got kids, so it's so much easierfor them to know that they don't have to take any other money. they can literally get what they want while they're there. it's not just flights and accommodation costs that have gone up. fabulous! research for the bbc showed the cost of 23 basic items, france came out the most expensive,
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then spain, then italy, then the uk, so if you were depending on a cheap pint or a cheap loaf of bread, you might be stung for more than you hoped. rather than the traditional iii—night holidays during school holiday time, then they might be going for ten or 11 just to save that little bit. we've also seen an increase of multi—generational holidays where grandparents are taking their children and grandchildren on holiday, because we are finding that some of the grandparents weren't affected as much financially by covid or the cost of living crisis. despite the costs, there is still big demand for flights this summer. yes, it is a lot of money, _ but we decided to come to manchester because it's a lot cheaper to fly from manchester than - it is from glasgow. but plenty of people are reining back. this year i've done butlins a couple of months ago. we're going again next weekend, but, other than that, maybe a couple of camping trips, so cheap this year. a few days on and sophie and sarah have left castleford for crete, but they are feeling the pinch.
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literally a ten—minute taxi down the road was 17 euros for us. we thought we're paying it anyway because it's only a one—off. but equally, i'm pretty sure most holidays in the past, like a taxi to your local strip of bars should be like, what, five euros? here she comes. whatever the price tag, sophie's making the most of it. coletta smith, bbc news. there's plenty of help, advice, and tips for managing finance, on the tackling it together section on the bbc news website. a group of mps have accused some of borisjohnson's allies of waging a co—ordinated campaign to undermine their inquiry into the former prime minister. the privileges committee highlighted comments by former ministers, including jacob rees—mogg, nadine dorries and priti patel. some of borisjohnson's supporters had attacked the committee as a witch hunt and kangaroo court while they were investigating whether borisjohnson misled parliament over lockdown parties in downing street.
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here's our political correspondent ben wright. i think it makes kangaroo courts look respectable. they put out the case for the prosecution before they had heard from the defence. boris johnson will be found guilty by this kangaroo court. there is no doubt about that. i think there is a culture of collusion, quite - frankly, involved here. views from three of the eight tory politicians named in today's report. all allies of borisjohnson, whose comments and tweets about a panel of mps that investigated the former prime minister has been slammed by the same committee. which said the attacks were a coordinated campaign to interfere with their work, that had a significant personal impact on individual members and raised significant security concerns. i would again reiterate, it is in this house's interests that we have such a committee. it is there to defend our rights and privileges, and it is absolutely vital that members of this house are prepared to serve
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on such committees. thangam debbonaire. labour said mps who'd criticised the investigation had damaged the work of the commons. mr speaker, this undermines democracy, it undermines this house. we owe it to the members of the privileges committee to give them our support, and frankly, it's about time the prime minister showed up and showed some leadership. i'm actually going to church. jacob rees—mogg, who had talked about a kangaroo court was less chatty today. then i shall be at the test match which i'm looking forward to. but another ally of boris johnson did take a swing at the new report. ultimately, i believe in a healthy democracy. mps must be free to speak their minds. it cannot be the case that rulings of a particular committee stifle their freedom to express their views. but that seems a very minority view around here and the committee itself was emphatic. it said mps had no right to undermine an inquiry like this, and called an attack on the procedures of the commons an attack on the legitimacy
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of parliament itself. politicians must tell the truth to parliament. that's the principle being enforced. the committee charged with doing so says more explicit protections are now needed, as the aftershocks from borisjohnson's conduct continue to be felt. ben wright, bbc news, westminster. russian president vladimir putin has made significant changes in the highest ranks of the russian military following the wagner group's mutiny last week. a senior general who had previously supported the wagner group leader yevgeny prigozhin, has not been seen since saturday morning, when the short—lived coup attempt began. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg has more. if you're the president and you faced mutiny, what you really want are public displays of adoration. "we are with you, we'll support you," she says, at this moscow event. vladimir putin liked that.
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and look what happened last night. putin mobbed in dagestan in the south of russia. very un—putin like, this, getting up close and personal with people. good timing, though. a few days ago, it was the wagner mercenaries being cheered, including their leader, yevgeny prigozhin, as they ended their rebellion. state tv went into overdrive about putin. "even rock stars don't get this treatment," she says. this is a turbo—charged putin we are seeing suddenly. he's here, he's there, he's everywhere trying to show he's super popular and in control. but, having survived this mutiny, russia's president faces another pressing task trying to work out who he can trust. can he trust this senior commander? general surovikin was head of russia's invasion force in ukraine.
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he is thought to have been close to mr prigozhin. he hasn't been seen in public since saturday, fuelling speculation he may be under suspicion. for many here, the mutiny has added to the atmosphere of uncertainty as russia's war in ukraine grinds on. in reality, few russians are cheering about what's happening to russia. but some still have hope. when this story is finished, this way or the other way, then will be a new beginning. and it is necessary to be prepared. but would a new beginning be better or possibly worse? first it would be worse. and then, if we survive, it would be a window of opportunity. and it would be necessary to use it. as for russia's immediate future, after the mutiny, that's unclear.
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steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. nicola sturgeon still worries about whether scotland lacked resources such as ppe to cope with the covid—19 pandemic. the former first minister was giving evidence to the uk covid inquiry highlighting what she said as a key difference between the approaches of the scottish and the approaches of the scottish and the uk governments saying her government tried to suppress the virus as much as possible rather than deciding to live with it. the government i led did our best to take the best possible decisions, but equally i know that we did not get everything right. the learning from the pandemic is of critical importance and this public inquiry has a central role to play in ensuring that those lessons are learned. investigators are examing parts of the wreckage of the submersible which imploded on its way down
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to the titanic wreck, killing all five people on board. the us coast guard has also revealed that what's thought to be human remains have also been recovered. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle explains. investigators will be carefully examining the wreckage. so what do we know about what's been found? this is a full—sized model of the titan. a significant fragment that's been retrieved is the front end—cap of the sub. it's made from titanium. here you can see the viewport. but from the footage we can see the window is missing. we don't know if it's been recovered. concerns had been raised about whether this viewport could cope with the pressure 3,800 metres down. at each end of the sub, there's a titanium ring. they attach the end—sections to the hull in the middle. both have been found. these could provide vital clues. they're potentially weak points in the structure. this central area, the hull, where the passengers were, is made from carbon fibre. we don't know if any fragments of this section have been found.
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there are serious questions about the reliability of this material. it's not used by any other deep sea sub. this cladding that covers the carbon fibre though has been found. as has part of the landing frame from underneath the sub. another substantial piece is the equipment bay, which would have been covered by this tail cone. it contains the subs electronics and has suffered extensive damage. no—one knows why the titan imploded, but it's hoped that this wreckage could?establish what went wrong. plans to mine battery—grade lithium carbonate, which is a key component in electric cars, have been announced in cornwall. the proposal could create around 300 jobs and aims to supply 500,000 electric cars with lithium carbonate by the end of the decade. 0ur south west england correspondent jenny kumah has the details. china clay mining has played a big role in cornwall�*s local
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economy for over 200 years. now another material from under these rocks could be a game—changer for the county. at this facility, they've pioneered a unique technology to process lithium from quarry rock. it's taken six years to get right. here's our final product. the battery grade lithium carbonate which was produced earlier. cornwall has a lot of things going for it, so the lithium is here, but also there's 250 years of mining heritage. so we have the infrastructure. we've got a renewable grid. we got a local airport we can fly in and out of. the camborne school of mines is just down the road providing local geologists, so we have all of those key ingredients to be able to build this project. british lithium and mining company imerys have now announced the next step, a joint venture to scale up production and create the uk's first lithium mine. the companies hope to process enough lithium carbonate to around half a million cars a year, and with the government ban
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on petrol and diesel cars coming in in 2030, the race is on to be prepared. but some feel more needs to be done to get the country ready for electric vehicles. over 70% of the world's batteries currently come from china, - and there are impending legislations coming in which means that - if we don't get a move on right now, we stand to miss out on a huge - opportunity to electrify. the site is due to be fully up and running in 2028 with politicians and business leaders hoping that mining once again will help create wealth in cornwall. jenny kumah, bbc news, st austell. cricket, and on the second day of the second ashes test at lords, england have been fighting back, bowling australia out for a16 in theirfirst innings. in reply a short time ago england were 272 for 1l joe wilson was watching. a light in the gloom.
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andrew strauss on the day lord's, in red, remembers his late wife ruth and raises money forfamilies dealing with bereavement. england began smartly. yeah, jonny bairstow was catching people again. australia's mitchell starc in this instance. but steve smith, nobody bats quite like him. some england fans might love to mock him. for australia, there is no—one better. another 100. england needed something new, something fast. josh tongue. his delivery and ben duckett�*s catch, 110 scored and smith was gutted. australia all out by lunch. well, england can feel satisfied with that, but now it was their turn to bat in reply to australia's 416. a challenge, an opportunity. zak crawley, steady, strong and then on a8, stumped. ben duckett, the time to attack.
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i mean, these days with england it always is, but now watch nathan lyons�*s routine fielding in his 100th consecutive test match, but in pain. off the field. such an important australian. he mightjust have seen duckett on 98, tempted, trapped and out. joe root was out in a similar way as was 0lly pope. england now 277—a. there still time when you feel like almost crying out, remember, it's a test match, battersjust almost crying out, remember, it's a test match, batters just calm down a bit but i know, sophie, that makes me very old—fashioned. it does a little bit. thank you. virgin galactic has launched its first ever commercial space flight from new mexico, nineteen years after the company was formed. galactic zero one took off for the 90 minute mission with three passengers on board. tickets for the trip cost around £350,000. time for a look at the weather.
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here's darren bett. hello there. it's been a lot cooler and fresher for us today. we've had some sunshine mind you and for many southern areas, fair weather cloud. most of the showers at the moment are actually in scotland and they will continue overnight. in the atlantic, all this cloud is going to be heading our way giving a very different look and feel to the day tomorrow. 0vernight, though, we've got some sunshine to end the day but we will see more cloud in scotland, some showers, and then the cloud that comes in from the atlantic brings rain into northern ireland and pakistan into wales and the south—west. these are the temperatures and they are a lot lower than they were last night in east anglia and the south—east so a more comfortable night here. we may well have some early sunshine across eastern england, eastern scotland, but all that cloud continues to pine its way in from the west. a little bit of light rain or drizzle here and there. no great amounts of rain, may be a bit better in western parts of scotland. it will feel more humid with that cloud around. temperatures
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only 18. a little bit warmer than

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