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hello there, very good to have your company. we begin in france, where the grandmother of the teenager whose fatal shooting by police in a paris suburb triggered five nights of rioting across france has appealed for the violence to stop. another 700 people were arrested on saturday night, with clashes in marseille in southern france and a number of other cities. president emanuel micron is holding emergency talks with his government ministers. these pictures from within the last hour or so. this is the third meeting in a week following that fifth night of nationwide unrest. these talks come as there's been widespread condemnation of an attempt to set fire to the home of a local paris mayor, with rockets fired at the official�*s fleeing and children. let's cross straight to paris and my colleague rajini vaidyanathan. iam i am outside the home which the rioters tied to attack last night by driving a burning car into it. he
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was not at home at the time, he was at the nearby town hall, but his wife and two young children wear, the escaped, obviously they were terrified, and his wife broke her leg in the melee that insured. this was one of a number of incidents of violence that spread across france for another night, a fifth night. authorities actually say the violence was lesser than previous nights. they arrested some 700 people saturday through to sunday. compare that with friday into saturday where there were 1300 arrests. but still, france has a huge challenge on its hands, as my colleague reports. france is under a harsh spotlight. five nights of clashes, tens of thousands of riot police — violence and vandalism across the country. this is marseille, france's second largest city.
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while in paris... the police have just fired tear gas at the rioters on the champs—elysees, which is a tourist hotspot, and as you can see, there's riot police everywhere around. this is not the face of france that emmanuel macron wants you to see. but mobile phones are everywhere — social media helping spread the rage and deepen divisions. a burning car was used to attack this home of a local mayor last night. his wife and young child were injured trying to escape. most of the rioters are teenagers from french north african communities, like nahel, the 17—year—old whose killing on tuesday by a policeman sparked nationwide protests. but nahel�*s family told us they want to be very clear. translation: we never called for hate or riots or violence. . this is not in nahel�*s name. all we want is the police officer to be brought tojustice
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for nahel�*s execution. with tensions running so high, this family member asked us to hide her identity. nahel�*s death has reopened long existing wounds in france, with accusations, supported by the un, though denied by france's powerful police unions, of institutional racism. assa's brother died after being arrested by french police seven years ago. translation: until france recognises the institutional racism _ at the heart of the security forces, there will be so many more nahels. if france had already faced up to the problem, he'd still be alive. many here sympathise with assa's appeal but they've lost patience with the rioters. "we can't go on like this", this shopkeeper says. "hundreds of businesses have been damaged." french politics left and right is split over what to do next. france's international
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reputation is suffering too, with questions over its hosting of the tour de france, which started yesterday, as well as the upcoming rugby world cup. president macron has called an urgent government meeting this evening. there were fewer arrests made last night, but this crisis is still burning. katya adler, bbc news, paris. i think what happened here at the mare's house has started to shift some public opinion. the mayor said that he felt a line had been crossed. but it does feel that when public institutions are being attacked, some of that public sympathy and support for the protest doesn't wane. in the last few days, we have seen schools, health centres, town halls, even a swimming pool that is being built ahead of
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next year's 0lympics all attacked. this evening, we heard from 17—year—old nahel�*s grandmother, who has also urged the rioting to stop. translation: i rioting to stop. translation: ., , translation: i tell them to stop it. it is mothers — translation: i tell them to stop it. it is mothers who _ translation: i tell them to stop it. it is mothers who take _ translation: i tell them to stop it. it is mothers who take buses, - it is mothers who take buses, mothers — it is mothers who take buses, mothers who walk outside, we should come _ mothers who walk outside, we should come them _ mothers who walk outside, we should come them up we don't want them to break_ come them up we don't want them to break things. these people should come _ break things. these people should come down. nahel is dead, that is all that— come down. nahel is dead, that is all that is — come down. nahel is dead, that is all that is. and i have lost my daughteh _ all that is. and i have lost my daughter. without her child, i have lost _ daughter. without her child, i have lost it— daughter. without her child, i have lost it is_ daughter. without her child, i have lost. it is over, my daughter no longer— lost. it is over, my daughter no longer has _ lost. it is over, my daughter no longer has a lie. it is over, and i understand _ longer has a lie. it is over, and i understand her. they took away my daughter— understand her. they took away my daughter and my grandson, understand her. they took away my daughterand my grandson, both understand her. they took away my daughter and my grandson, both of them, _ daughter and my grandson, both of them, that's it. i'm tired, i can't bear— them, that's it. i'm tired, i can't hear this— them, that's it. i'm tired, i can't hear this any— them, that's it. i'm tired, i can't bear this any longer. so, them, that's it. i'm tired, i can't bear this any longer.— bear this any longer. so, the grandmother _ bear this any longer. so, the grandmother of _ bear this any longer. so, the grandmother of nahel- bear this any longer. so, the | grandmother of naheljoining bear this any longer. so, the - grandmother of naheljoining the grandmother of nahel joining the call for those grandmother of naheljoining the call for those protests to stop. but it is of course important to remember that while many people condemn and are impacted by the violence in terms of the damage, there are other people who
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sympathise with the sentiments behind these protests. people we have spoken to in nanterre, the suburb where nahel was shot by a police officer, say they believe that french police are racially profiling people, they accuse them of overreach and of targeting minorities. to discuss this more, i am joined by a research fellow of political science from the university of versailles, who studied these issues. it is very good to have you with us. let me ask you firstly, tell is about research that you have looked into. many people accusing france's police of being racist, even the un saying that french police need to look into issues of discrimination. the french —— french police unions and government say there are no foundations to those accusations. what do you make of those two different views? this what do you make of those two
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different views?— what do you make of those two different views? this is obviously a very traditional _ different views? this is obviously a very traditional contradiction - very traditional contradiction between two sides of the story. basically. — between two sides of the story. basically, first of all, what your audience — basically, first of all, what your audience needs to know is that there are no— audience needs to know is that there are no official stats in france when it comes _ are no official stats in france when it comes to— are no official stats in france when it comes to ethnic or racial profiling _ it comes to ethnic or racial profiling. the data that we have is actually— profiling. the data that we have is actually produced by academics through— actually produced by academics through surveys or through observations. so, depending on the places— observations. so, depending on the places or— observations. so, depending on the places or moments where the studies were conducted, it is pretty well documented that there is an over policing _ documented that there is an over policing of— documented that there is an over policing of ethnic minorities, more specifically of young males from north _ specifically of young males from north african or african origin. for instance. — north african or african origin. for instance. a — north african or african origin. for instance, a study that was led around — instance, a study that was led around 2016 in high schools, there was a _ around 2016 in high schools, there was a survey that was done in high schools. _ was a survey that was done in high schools, middle schools and high schools. — schools, middle schools and high schools, showed that about 20% of white _ schools, showed that about 20% of white or— schools, showed that about 20% of white or european —looking students
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had been _ white or european —looking students had been stopped and frisked by the police _ had been stopped and frisked by the police during the past year, or in their— police during the past year, or in their entire — police during the past year, or in their entire life. it was almost 40% of north— their entire life. it was almost 40% of north african. so you see there is a proportion, there is a disproportion.— is a proportion, there is a dis--roortion. ., ., . . disproportion. that was a french academic speaking _ disproportion. that was a french academic speaking to _ disproportion. that was a french academic speaking to my - disproportion. that was a french i academic speaking to my colleague disproportion. that was a french - academic speaking to my colleague in paris. as i mentioned, that meeting with emmanuel macron and his ministers is under way now. we will bring you more from that as it comes into us. here in the uk, the head of nhs england says it's patients who are paying the price for continued strikes in the national health service, and that this month's planned industrial action by doctors could be the worst yet. the health secretary, steve barclay, said pay demands must be balanced against the need to deal with inflation. here's our political correspondent helen catt. the nhs will turn 75 in a few days' time but in recent months, it's really been showing the strain — for staff, with one in ten posts empty, and for patients, with records of numbers of people
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on waiting lists for treatment. the woman in charge of running the nhs today insisted things were on the right track. almost all our indicators actually are going in the right direction at the moment. but what we have to recognise... with more people waiting than ever before and fewer people treated, even though you've got bigger budgets? so numbers of patients, you're absolutely right, that's going up, and we've always said, that was going to get bigger before it came down. but the longest waits are reducing and are reducing consistently. what do we want? fair pay! months of strike action have led to more than 500,000 appointments being rescheduled. nurses have now ended their strikes butjunior doctors are set to walk out again later this month for five days. and consultants will now strike too, just a few days later. for the nhs boss, it's concerning. there has been a significant amount of disruption and that is only, at the moment, going to get more significant as we hit the next round of strikes. so that's seven out of eight days in the middle ofjuly where we'll
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see action and the truth is, the hard truth is, it is patients that are paying the price. she's calling on both the health secretary and the unions to reach a resolution, but how is not yet clear. the government has said it won't meet the pay demands being made. we stand ready to have discussions. there's other things, for example, in the contract that could be reformed, in the way it often values time over experience, so the pay progression through the consultants' contracts. i don't think 35% demand from the junior doctors is affordable, given our need to bring inflation down. labour won't put a figure on pay but says it would negotiate. i understand the pressure that they're facing, the massive sense of frustration that they have. but alongside that, the conservatives with their reckless approach last year crashed the economy and we've had a real failure around growth. so if we were the next government, we'd face some pretty tough choices. fair pay! the nhs and the government have this week set out a long—term plan to boost staffing. the immediate pressures, though, are still some way from being resolved.
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helen catt, bbc news. staying in the uk, new measures aimed at curbing protest methods often used by environmental groups have come into effect in england and wales. under the new laws, police now have powers to move protesters who disrupt transport, while offenders could face three years in jail for tunnelling near key sites. the home office says the public order act 2023 will target "a selfish minority" but critics argue they threaten the right to protest. groups such asjust stop 0il have continued with high profile protests including at yesterday's pride in london event. earlier i spoke to dr francois gemenne a specialist in environmental geopolitics at the university of liege, and a lead authorfor the un's intergovernmental panel on climate change. he gave his reaction to these new measures. i believe we are setting a very dangerous precedent if we
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criminalise climate action in the uk, as is the case in france. let's not even talk about south american countries. i believe such protest can be extremely useful in making everyone aware of what is actually going on. and even though i would disagree with some of their actions, for example, i would strongly disagree with the idea that nothing else works in terms of protest, i think that we are really crossing a red line if we criminalise these movements, as seems to be the case. at the moment notjust in the uk but in many other countries as well. the olice in many other countries as well. the police would — in many other countries as well. the police would say, only people who have committed a criminal offence are the ones who are being arrested and charged. these are offences which are drawn up by democratically elected representatives in, for example, britain's house of commons. so is this really police overreach? democracy is notjust about elections. democracy is also about justice. i think that a fundamental principle ofjustice is
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principle of justice is proportionality. principle ofjustice is proportionality. if offences are committed, they should be punished. by committed, they should be punished. by the punishment should be proportionate to the offence committed. i believe three years in jail for basically blocking a motorway is clearly out of proportion when we look at the offence. that seems important to me to recognise that a fundamental thing about democracy is the right to protest. thing about democracy is the right to rotest. ., ., ., to protest. how can we guarantee that riaht to protest. how can we guarantee that right to — to protest. how can we guarantee that right to protest, _ to protest. how can we guarantee that right to protest, including - that right to protest, including when it is on something so important and vital as climate change, without it being so problematic and costing so much money for the state to protect vital institutions? let me be clear. protect vital institutions? let me be clear- we _ protect vital institutions? let me be clear. we are _ protect vital institutions? let me be clear. we are talking - protect vital institutions? let me be clear. we are talking about i protect vital institutions? let me | be clear. we are talking about the cost of some protests and disturbances to public order, or to traffic, it is absolutely nothing compared with the cost of climate inaction and cost of climate damages
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and climate impacts. i think that this argument of cost can really not be heard. we need to stand for principles. as i said, a fundamental principles. as i said, a fundamental principle of democracy is the right to protest, including the right to cause disturbance, even though one might not like it. that remains a fundamental principle of democracy. we had from the former chief constable of greater manchester police, he blamed to stop 0il, constable of greater manchester police, he blamed to stop oil, and said they had forced the hand of the garment to introduce this new legislation. do you agree? will i do not agree with all of the actions of just stop not agree with all of the actions of just sto_ . ., not agree with all of the actions of just sto_ , ., ,., just stop oil, i believe that some actions can _ just stop oil, i believe that some actions can be — just stop oil, i believe that some actions can be divisive _ just stop oil, i believe that some actions can be divisive at - just stop oil, i believe that some actions can be divisive at times i just stop oil, i believe that some l actions can be divisive at times and not bring people together. this being said, i believe it is also the duty of the government to hold on to the principle of democracy, and
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therefore, obviously in any society, people would refer obviously that there would be no protest —— would prefer. but i believe there will be processed at times, therefore democracy should tolerate protests and disturbance. now it's time for a look at today's sport. australia have gone 2—0 up in the ashes series after winning the second test but the final day had high drama at lord's, ben stokes produced one of the great test innings, 155 runs from the england captain. they had resumed needing another 257 runs with six wickets in hand. stokes looked as though he would carry england to victory, as he upped the tempo as the last recognised batsmen. he hit nine sixes and had a century partnership with stuart broad for the seventh wicket, but once he was out, england's hopes were gone and they lost by 43 runs. the main talking point was
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the dismissal ofjohnny bairstow, the sixth wicket down. bairstow ducked under the final ball of a cameron green over and thinking the over was finished, and the ball dead, he left his crease, but the australian wicket keeper alex carey threw down the stumps, and by the letter of the law, bairstow was out. the incident enraged the majority of the crowd. and three lords members have been suspended in the last pending an investigation after verbally abusing australia's players as they walked through the pavilion at lunch. as for the incident itself, here are the captains' views. i here are the captains' views. i do not think it _ here are the captains' views. i do not think it is — here are the captains' views. i do not think it is a _ here are the captains' views. i do not think it is a new— here are the captains' views. i cf not think it is a new one. you see johnny do it quite a bit. you did it on day one to our guys. he looked like he had snuck out of his crease after most balls. alex carey saw it and unarmed it —— and around it at the stumps. the rest is up to the
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umpires. the stumps. the rest is up to the umires. , ., , .., the stumps. the rest is up to the umires. , ., , ., ., the stumps. the rest is up to the umires. ,~~ ., ., , umpires. johnny came out of his crease to _ umpires. johnny came out of his crease to have _ umpires. johnny came out of his crease to have a _ umpires. johnny came out of his crease to have a chat _ umpires. johnny came out of his crease to have a chat in - umpires. johnny came out of his| crease to have a chat in between overs _ crease to have a chat in between overs i— crease to have a chat in between overs. i think if the shoe was on the other— overs. i think if the shoe was on the other foot, i would say that i would _ the other foot, i would say that i would ask— the other foot, i would say that i would ask the umpires, put them under— would ask the umpires, put them under a _ would ask the umpires, put them under a little bit of pressure. then they would — under a little bit of pressure. then they would have to come to a decision, _ they would have to come to a decision, i_ they would have to come to a decision, i would they would have to come to a decision, iwould have they would have to come to a decision, i would have to think about the spirit of the game, would i about the spirit of the game, would i want _ about the spirit of the game, would i want to— about the spirit of the game, would i want to win a test match like that? — i want to win a test match like that? when i think about it like that, _ that? when i think about it like that, it — that? when i think about it like that, it is — that? when i think about it like that, it is a _ that? when i think about it like that, it is a no. so england have to win all three remaining tests to regain the ashes the third test gets under way on thursday at headingley. staying with cricket — sri lanka have booked their place at the 50 over world cup later this year. they beat the hosts zimbabwe, the only other team with a 100% record by nine wickets in bulawayo. after bowling zimbabwe out for 165 in under 33 overs, it took sri lanka just as many over to knock off the runs required. pathum nissanka was 101 not out.
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zimbabwe can still qualify if they beat scotland on tuesday. max verstappen has continued his utter dominance in this season's formula one world championship following a fifth win in a row. after starting on pole, the two—time world champion eased to victory at the austrian grand prix to move 81 points clear in the drivers standings. behind verstappen, ferrari's charles leclerc grabbed second, with verstappen's teammate sergio perez in third. it has been a very positive weekend for us. with the sprint format, it is your pet more hectic, but i think we did everything well as a team. today the car was really good. i think we are really looking well after our tyres. then of course you can settle into a rhythm. i think also the virtual safety car made it also the virtual safety car made it a bit different for strategies for quite a few cars, but we just stuck to our own one. i think that worked out well.
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well, before the race began, both drivers and officials observed a minute's silence for dilano van �*t hoff. the 18—year—old died in a high speed crash during the second race of the formula regional european championship in belgium on saturday. british cyclist adam yates has retained the leaders yellowjersey following stage two of the tour de france. he finished safely inside the main bunch at the end of the stage which was won by the frenchman victor lafay. champion tadej pogacar went above him into second he's now six seconds off the lead. went back to the third stage crosses from spain into france. that is all the sport for now. two people have been killed and another 28 have been injured in a mass shooting in the city of baltimore, in the us state of maryland. three people remain in a critical condition. the shooting happened as hundreds of people had gathered for an annual event in the brooklyn area. police say they are reviewing cctv
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in the hunt for those responsible. eyewitnesses told local media that 20 to 30 shots were fired during the incident. the mayor of baltimore says the tragedy highlights the need to tackle the over proliferation of illegal guns on the city's streets. brandon scott had this message for the perpetrators. this was a reckless, cowardly act that happened here and that has permanently altered many lives and cost two people their lives. i want those who are responsible to hear me and hear me very clearly — we will not stop until we find you and we will find you. until then, i hope with every single breath that you take that you think about the lives that you took and you think about the lives that you impacted here tonight. i want to again express that this is an absolute tragedy that did not have to happen. it again highlights the impacts and the need to deal with the overproliferation of illegal guns on our streets
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and the ability for those who should not have them to get their hands on them, and also the need for accountability on each and every level when you're dealing with guns and gun violence. and again, we will not stop until we find those cowards who decided to just shoot dozens of people, causing two people to lose their lives. and we're going to be here until we find them, until we hold them accountable, until they are held accountable for the actions that they took, because we cannot rest until they do so. the nhs in england will double the number of clinics available to treat gambling addictions. the number of people referred for help has almost doubled in the last two years. and sheffield, are to be seven new centres, including in liverpool and sheffield, are to be opened with the aim of the nhs being able to help up to 3,000 people a year.
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the king of the zulu nation has admitted subjecting being poisoned. he sought medical treatment outside of south africa. we have the latest on the story. let of south africa. we have the latest on the story-— of south africa. we have the latest on the story. let me start with what ou said. on the story. let me start with what you said- first— on the story. let me start with what you said. first of— on the story. let me start with what you said. first of all, _ on the story. let me start with what you said. first of all, like _ on the story. let me start with what you said. first of all, like you - you said. first of all, like you said, we first got news of the king's illness through a statement that came out from the traditional prime ministerfull that came out from the traditional prime minister full stop. prime ministerfull he that came out from the traditional prime minister full he said that came out from the traditional prime ministerfull he said in a statement on twitter that the king had fallen ill. there was suspicion he might have been poisoned because one of his most closest and senior aides died suddenly. he was taken to eswatini, formerly swaziland, they said he was receiving medical attention there. in the later hours,
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the spokesman, the royal spokesman, the spokesman, the royal spokesman, the king's spokesman, he came out and completely denied that the king was suffering from any elements. he said it was completely baseless, baseless lies is what he said. he said that the king was in complete excellent health. in fact, in a statement, he said, it appears that there is an orchestrated agenda and a desperate narrative to communicate defamatory and baseless claims of his majesty's ill health. this is what he said. now, again, after that we heard that police sources confirmed to the french news agency there that there has been heavy police presence at a private hospital very close to the residents of the king of eswatini, who happens to be the uncle of the king of zulu. as we mentioned, the king does not want to be treated in south africa. what more do we know about why that
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is? �* ,., what more do we know about why that is? �* , ., , ., what more do we know about why that is? �* ,., , ., ., what more do we know about why that is? �* , ., ., is? also in the statement that came out earlier from _ is? also in the statement that came out earlier from the _ is? also in the statement that came out earlier from the traditional - out earlier from the traditional prime minister, he said the king was not comfortable to be treated in south africa. this is because both his parents, when they were sick backin his parents, when they were sick back in 2021, they had received medical treatment in south africa. unfortunately both of them succumbed to their illnesses and they did not make it. so the king did not feel comfortable enough to be treated or to receive medical treatment in south africa. a series of events are planned injapan to remember "the world's most loyal dog." this is a picture of hachiko back in 1932 whose owner was a professor at a university injapan, who used to take the train to work every day. hachiko would wait outside shibuya train station at the exact time the train was due. after the owner died, hachiko returned to the train station every day for the next nine years, waiting for him to get off the train. a bronze statue of him has stood outside shibuya station in tokyo for almost a decade.
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that's it for now. much more on the bbc news website and the app. to stick with us here on bbc news. it hasn't been too bad this weekend across southern parts of the country, mostly dry with sunny spells, though it has been cooler. further north, it has been much cooler and fresher, when do with outbreaks of rain. that is how this coming week is going to remain for many of us. it is cool and fresh miss a minute and when the spells of weather at times. towards the week, it could warm up for a time, particularly across south of the country. low sets across scandinavia, bringing arctic winds down on a west north—west westerly airflow. you can see the yellow hues indicating temperatures will remain below par for the time of year. although most of the ciric will fade away, there will also be the odd one across northern areas of scotland, windy with outbreaks of rain and
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thicker cloud. these are towns and city temperatures. could be lower across some rural players arroz mar y montana places. some ten across england and wales, however this feature will run in from the west bringing thicker cloud, showery bursts of rain to wales, then across much of england. the northern half of scotland stays cloudy and breezy. quite a messy picture. quite a cool feel two things. mid to high teens across the north, high teens, just about 20 degrees across the south—east. some of the show which could impact the south—east and affect the first day of wimbledon. temperatures reaching tack highs of 18-20 with temperatures reaching tack highs of 18—20 with some sunshine, but then the chance of showers does increase later in the day. through monday night, we will see further shrubbery rain pushing across the south of the country. this weather front will continue to bring further rain for the northern half of scotland. again, temperatures on the cool side for the time of year. another messy picture as we head into tuesday. this weather front will bring wet weather to the south of the country.
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this one will be lying across scotland and northern ireland, enhancing the surety. we could see some showery bursts of rain, some of it had to be across south wales and south england. the winds will be strongest across the south of the country. it is going to feel pretty cool for the time of year. 13—19. factor in the wind and rain, it may be feeling cooler than that. an unsettled team as we head through the week, even into next weekend. but there is a chance of it warming up but there is a chance of it warming up for a time across the south as we start to pick up southerly winds.
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now on bbc news, panorama. now on bbc news, panorama. well, hello, everybody. well, hello, everybody. i am sitting in my driveway i am sitting in my driveway here in billings, montana... here in billings, montana... ..and this thing is up in the sky! here in billings, montana... i know there's a lot of questions about t he flying objects. oh, my god, they shot it down! panorama investigates china's global surveillance operation. china has a high—altitude balloon programme for intelligence collection. this wasn't the first balloon. they'd done this 20 or 30 times. many countries use high—tech surveillance, but china's just been accused of using spy balloons in secret police stations around the world. they will employ every means necessary to either shut you up or get you back to china.
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