hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. explosion that is, i think... explosion gunfire the crowds are scattering down there. no israeli soldier, no israeli mum wants to send their boy intojenin. we do that because we've got no choice, because they are murdering israelis on the streets. to paint this as a pinpoint operation to defend israelis — when in fact, it's an assault on protected persons under international law, refugees inside the occupied territory — is really quite astounding. the intensity of the israeli incursion is such that nearly all buildings will be damaged in some way, road works have been

damaged, water systems, electricity. welcome to the programme. we will have all the very latest from _ we will have all the very latest from . .,, we will have all the very latest from . , ,., , from jenin including those reports from jenin including those reports from the israeli _ from jenin including those reports from the israeli army _ from jenin including those reports from the israeli army that - from jenin including those reports from the israeli army that they i from jenin including those reports| from the israeli army that they are withdrawing — we have not intimately confirmed that, but that is what we are working on over the next couple hours, we'll bring you the latest details as we get them. tonight on the panel — the trade economist rebecca harding, and the writer and broadcaster chris morris. we will say hello to both and just a moment. also on the programme tonight: the metropolitan police is reopening an investigation into breaches of covid regulations at a christmas party at conservative party hq. it's now one month since ukraine launched its counterofensive against russia. there have been a number of gains, but kyiv admits progress has been slow.

we will take stock and look at what comes next. and facebook steps into twitter�*s lane. mark zuckerberg's meta is set to launch a new social media platform called thread, to directly rival elon musk�*s twitter. but will it work? but first, let's focus in on the situation injenin. take a look at these pictures from clashes earlier on today between palestinians and israelis. some of the numbers, 11 palestinians dead, four of those under the age of 18, according to the palestinian health ministry. this is on the second day, of course. but these pictures potentially show the army starting to pull—out ofjenin, the israeli army telling us they've started to leave jenin army telling us they've started to leavejenin but army telling us they've started to leave jenin but we army telling us they've started to leavejenin but we have an independent he confirmed that, but

the convoy of vehicles potentially supporting that. what's left behind in jenin, the supporting that. what's left behind injenin, the refugee camp, electricity and water cut, 3000 people left the camp. the geography is optically crucial there, there's israel, the west bank, and up north is janine. israel, the west bank, and up north isjanine. if israel, the west bank, and up north is janine. if we zoom in onjanine, you can see it's a town, but also that red area is the refugee camp, 11,000 people live there. israeli director israel says it's a hub of terrorism, palestinians say what israel has done there is a war were crime. —— is a war crime. this is after a man ran a car into the pedestrians and tried to stab them. hamas praised the attack saying it was a natural response to those attacks injenin.

0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen has spent decades covering the israel—palestinian conflict. and he sent us this report form jenin. the israeli military released these pictures. their message? israel's enemies can expect no mercy. families caught in the crossfire managed to get out overnight. the impact on civilians is alarming un agencies, what they call the loss of life and the scale and severity of injuries. this morning, the israelis said they were working systematically to locate and destroy weapons. palestinians had tried to make this part ofjenin a no—go area for israelis. 0n the edges of the refugee camp, theirfury and frustration overflowed.

more families came out of the combat zone. the un says israeli strikes cut much of the camp's power and water. he said they'd been held by the army in a room. he said drones were shooting at them. "we've just got out, we're all exhausted. "nothing to drink or eat this morning. "what a mess." as for emergency services, the un says destruction makes access hard. tear gas was used repeatedly next to the hospital on the edge of the camp. another un concern, but it seemed to be aimed at crowds of angry palestinians who gathered near there. some had homemade bombs, potentially deadly close up.

here they are — crude devices. israel's firepower is very different. seriously ill patients were evacuated. some ambulances, the un said, were stopped from reaching other casualties by the army. the crowds were nervous, excitable. this conflict dominates their lives. there is every indication the israeli army wants to keep all this confined to the camp because they're worried about escalation. and there's also every sign they want to declare victory and get out. but victories for the israelis here are always temporary because these people, the palestinians, feel that just their presence here is victory in itself. and violence, more violence is guaranteed in the absence of a political process,

in the absence of any hope for peace. at the same time, a palestinian rammed his car into civilians in tel aviv on israel's coast. he was shot dead by a passer by. a hard—line government minister said their war was injenin and tel aviv and everyjew was a target, he said. for bloodthirsty murderers. back injenin with drones still patrolling overhead, it feels as if the israeli operation here is in its final hours. the israelis sayjenin is no longer a terrorism factory. when the camp opens up, the price paid by palestinian civilians will be clearer. jeremy bowen there. i want you to take a look at this, this is when jeremy was speaking to one of my colleagues here just a few hours

ago. the longer—term impact on families and children is that they grow up seeing all of this. and not only do they... explosion that is, i think... explosion gunfire the crowds are scattering down there. that fire is coming i think from palestinians, firing out perhaps at the israelis. this kind of thing has been going on all day. that clip from jeremy gives you an idea of what's been going on all day. let's bring in rebecca and chris. good evening to you both, i want to start with you because you have experience directly ofjenin? i'm afraid these scenes are

depressingly familiar to anyone who's followed the israel— palestine conflict for some time. i was in jenin during 2002 during what was called the second palestinian uprising, and again back in 2002, there was a big of you're really incursion intojenin, massive incursion into jenin, massive destruction incursion intojenin, massive destruction and, according to the un, deaths of more than 150 palestinians in 20 israeli soldiers. you look at what's happening today and some things have moved on, but what's really changed? if anything, the only thing that has changed is the only thing that has changed is the political context has hardened. go back a few years before that into the 1990s, you have rabin and yasir arafat shaking hands on the white house lawn, you have israel and jordan should... jordan somewhere house lawn, you have israel and jordan somewhere having perhaps a most pertinent peace can come to the countries, a two state solution. the

issues that were intractable than are still intractable now. things like the israeli settlements on the west bank, which are illegal under international law, and the right to return for palestinian refugees — this is a generational conflict in many ways and on both sides it's hard to see leaders who have the vision or ability to find a way through it. vision or ability to find a way through it— through it. rebecca, your reflections? _ through it. rebecca, your reflections? i— through it. rebecca, your reflections? i would - through it. rebecca, your reflections? i would have | through it. rebecca, your. reflections? i would have to through it. rebecca, your- reflections? i would have to agree with all that, _ reflections? i would have to agree with all that, but _ reflections? i would have to agree with all that, but | _ reflections? i would have to agree with all that, but | think— reflections? i would have to agree with all that, but | think the - with all that, but i think the biggest _ with all that, but i think the biggest thing at the moment over the last couple days, not only has it been _ last couple days, not only has it been the — last couple days, not only has it been the largest operation for more than two _ been the largest operation for more than two decades, it's also a humanitarian crisis as well, and i think_ humanitarian crisis as well, and i think we — humanitarian crisis as well, and i think we need to spend a moment thinking _ think we need to spend a moment thinking about palestinian paramedics were forced to proceed on foot with _ paramedics were forced to proceed on foot with active gunfire strikes going — foot with active gunfire strikes going on— foot with active gunfire strikes going on at the same time. there are rumours _ going on at the same time. there are rumours going around at the moment that the _ rumours going around at the moment that the un _ rumours going around at the moment that the un security council might meet _ that the un security council might meet and — that the un security council might meet and this is beginning to tie down, _ meet and this is beginning to tie down, it— meet and this is beginning to tie down, it has provided some temporary

relief. _ down, it has provided some temporary relief. but _ down, it has provided some temporary relief, but unfortunately this is a tinderhox — relief, but unfortunately this is a tinderbox and it will remain a tinderbox _ tinderbox and it will remain a tinderbox until there is a political solution, — tinderbox until there is a political solution, and one of the problems at the moment is that us and european attention— the moment is that us and european attention is— the moment is that us and european attention is elsewhere in ukraine, and the _ attention is elsewhere in ukraine, and the obviously is a big issue because — and the obviously is a big issue because there is an extent to which israet— because there is an extent to which israet feels — because there is an extent to which israel feels a degree of freedom. chris. _ israel feels a degree of freedom. chris. hack— israel feels a degree of freedom. chris, back to you picking up on that point about the political solution — you have young people, in fact probably not so young people who haven't really lived in an environment where there was hope and optimism, and talks of a real solution — that has just been so far away from any agenda for such a long time, you feel a younger generation coming through, it's difficult to see how you get a breakthrough? it see how you get a breakthrough? it is, and on the palestinian side, there is an enormous lack of trust

in the palestinian authority, president abbas has been around forever, he's nearly 90 years old, and there haven't been elections for and there haven't been elections for a long time and there isjust a long time and there is just a seething frustration. a lot of it was obviously taken out on the israelis, but there's frustration within palestinian society, as well. when there's attacks into places like thejenin refugee attack, there will be attacks like the ones we saw today. most want to go about their business but this isjust today. most want to go about their business but this is just part of daily life now, and it's really hard to see at the moment where any kind of initiative will come from to break the cycle. i think the leaders on both sides are actually pretty weak at the moment, and when you have weak leaders, that generally leads to conflict.— leads to conflict. thank you both for that, we'll _ leads to conflict. thank you both for that, we'll be _ leads to conflict. thank you both for that, we'll be back _ leads to conflict. thank you both for that, we'll be back with - leads to conflict. thank you both for that, we'll be back with you | leads to conflict. thank you both j for that, we'll be back with you a little later. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

let's take a look at some other stories making headlines here in the uk. a man who killed his neighbour and her two daughters by setting their flat on fire has been found guilty of murder. jamie barrow had admitted their manslaughter, but denied three counts of murder. the trial heard barrow had poured petrol through the flat�*s letterbox and set it alight. jurors heard he was unhappy about bags of rubbish being left by the family nearby. thames water has been fined £3.3 million after pleading guilty to four charges relating to polluting rivers. the court heard how millions of litres of undiluted sewage caused rivers to turn "black" and kill more than 1,000 fish near gatwick airport in 2017. plans are expected to be announced tomorrow that will eventually see the closure of most railway ticket offices in england. the industry says sales at kiosks have dropped from 85% in 1995, to an average of 12% today.

changing passenger habits have seen more tickets bought you're live with bbc news. it follows the emergence of a video of a gathering where aides were invited to jingle and mingle. of a gathering where aides were invited tojingle and mingle. the video was published by the sunday mirror. let's bring our panel in on this, rebecca, it's come to you first. what do you make of this? to be honest, this is a gift that doesn't _ be honest, this is a gift that doesn't stop giving. it's something that the _ doesn't stop giving. it's something that the conservative party will be very keen. — that the conservative party will be very keen, particularly the government itself, and rishi sunak will he _ government itself, and rishi sunak will be keen to put on the back burner, — will be keen to put on the back burner, but it is something that's 'ust burner, but it is something that's just not— burner, but it is something that's just not going away. and the problem is that— just not going away. and the problem is that obviously they've got sir

bernard — is that obviously they've got sir bernard jenkins involved with this, he's bernard jenkins involved with this, he'5 part— bernard jenkins involved with this, he's part of— bernard jenkins involved with this, he's part of the committee that's staking _ he's part of the committee that's stoking divisions, ben mallett was the campaign director of one of the tory candidates in the london mayoral— tory candidates in the london mayoral programme, so this will potentially throw the conservative party _ potentially throw the conservative party into — potentially throw the conservative party into disarray again, and it's something — party into disarray again, and it's something that rishi sunak needs to 'ust something that rishi sunak needs to just go— something that rishi sunak needs to just go away as we get ever closer to the _ just go away as we get ever closer to the days — just go away as we get ever closer to the days of an election because he wants— to the days of an election because he wants to be seen to be focusing on the _ he wants to be seen to be focusing on the economy and growth, and dialling _ on the economy and growth, and dialling down all this tension. so it's not— dialling down all this tension. so it's not good news for the conservative party. it's not good news for the conservative pa . , . ., ~ conservative party. rebecca, thank ou for conservative party. rebecca, thank you for that. _ conservative party. rebecca, thank you for that, i'll— conservative party. rebecca, thank you for that, i'll play _ conservative party. rebecca, thank you for that, i'll play the _ conservative party. rebecca, thank you for that, i'll play the video - you for that, i'll play the video that the sunday mirror had, take a look. this is thejingle that the sunday mirror had, take a look. this is the jingle and that the sunday mirror had, take a look. this is thejingle and mingle — it wasn't well received by mirror readers and viewers in the wider public too. chris, what do you make

of it? taste public too. chris, what do you make of it? ~ , ., ., , , of it? we should remind ourselves that that video _ of it? we should remind ourselves that that video was _ of it? we should remind ourselves that that video was taken - of it? we should remind ourselves that that video was taken at - of it? we should remind ourselves that that video was taken at a - of it? we should remind ourselves| that that video was taken at a time when many people — everyone was told they were allowed to go and see relatives who were dying. they were allowed to go to the funerals of people who died of covid. and it is important to remember that around the country, there is an enormous amount of anger about that, and while things like a new police investigation remind us of that, it's happening in parallel with this start of the official inquiry into covid. and it's worth or minding ourselves that the election next year will be the first post—covid election, and i think whatever the conservatives try to do to put this in the background, and it may well be that stuff comes out similar from the other parties, whatever the conservatives were doing at either downing street or the conservative central office, it's a permanent reminder of things which made people very angry during the pandemic, and ijust don't see

very angry during the pandemic, and i just don't see how the government will be able to shake it off before the next election.— will be able to shake it off before the next election. thank you both very much. _ the next election. thank you both very much. will— the next election. thank you both very much, will speak _ the next election. thank you both very much, will speak to - the next election. thank you both very much, will speak to you - the next election. thank you both very much, will speak to you in i the next election. thank you both i very much, will speak to you in just a moment. going back to the main story, the news injenin, and we've been trying to get some clarity — we are hearing from the israeli army that they are withdrawing, we have not indefinitely verified, but we can talk to anna foster who is in jerusalem. talk us through what we know and what we don't know at the moment? hi know and what we don't know at the moment? ., , ., , moment? hi louis, in the last few minutes the _ moment? hi louis, in the last few minutes the bbc— moment? hi louis, in the last few minutes the bbc has _ moment? hi louis, in the last few minutes the bbc has received - minutes the bbc has received confirmation from the israeli defence forces that the start of the withdrawal has begun. it's worth saying that because this was such a huge operation, it's taken nearly 48 hours butjust in terms of the scale of the number of soldiers and the vehicles that were used, this will not be a fast withdrawal. i saw

close tojenin troops coming out, and one notable thing was that we saw a large military helicopter landing and it turned out maybe 20-30 landing and it turned out maybe 20—30 minutes later that that had been carrying benjamin netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, and the israeli defence minister. they had visited some of the troops at the closest checkpoint area to jenin visited some of the troops at the closest checkpoint area tojenin and i think at that stage, they were really indicating that they had achieved most of the aims, they wanted to send a message to those palestinian militant groups, they also wanted to dismantle large parts of that infrastructure which they say they'd been successful in doing, and that breaking news line just in the last few minutes, a source from the last few minutes, a source from the israeli military has confirmed to the bbt that i could bbc that that withdrawal from jenin has

begun. that withdrawal from jenin has beiun. ., ~' ,, that withdrawal from jenin has beiun. ., ,, . that withdrawal from jenin has beiun. ., . ., that withdrawal from jenin has beiun. . . ., ., that withdrawal from jenin has beiun. . . ., h begun. thank you so much for that -- has confirmed — begun. thank you so much for that -- has confirmed to _ begun. thank you so much for that -- has confirmed to the _ begun. thank you so much for that -- has confirmed to the bbc— begun. thank you so much for that -- has confirmed to the bbc that that - has confirmed to the bbc that that withdrawal. ., has confirmed to the bbc that that withdrawal. . ., , , has confirmed to the bbc that that withdrawal. . . , , ., withdrawal. that was definitely a valuable thing _ withdrawal. that was definitely a valuable thing to _ withdrawal. that was definitely a valuable thing to do, _ withdrawal. that was definitely a valuable thing to do, thanks - withdrawal. that was definitely a valuable thing to do, thanks to l valuable thing to do, thanks to anna. now, to the war in ukraine — the governor of the kharkiv region, in northeastern ukraine, says 43 people have been injured in a strike by a russian missile. 12 of those wounded are said to be children. the attack happened in pervomaiskyi, a small town about 60 kilometres from ukraine's second city, kharkiv. the missile struck the car park of a residential building. images from the scene show burnt—out cars and a large crater. it comes after russia was targeted by a drone strike earlier on tuesday. russia media say five drones have been intercepted in moscow and the nearby kaluga region. a number of flights scheduled to land at moscow's vnukovo airport were redirected to other airports. it comes as ukraine's counteroffensive enters its second month. on monday, ukraine said it had taken more than 37 square

kilometres of territory. we will pick there nowjust for a moment where we think ukraine's counteroffensive is. you can see rebecca and chris, our panel, or with us. rebecca, let's start with you this time. we are a month in and those warnings from kyiv are repeatedly we hear this line, "this isn't a movie, this a script," you can'tjust isn't a movie, this a script," you can't just expect isn't a movie, this a script," you can'tjust expect immediate results. but you since there must be some frustration? 50 but you since there must be some frustration?— frustration? so what i think is becoming _ frustration? so what i think is becoming evident _ frustration? so what i think is becoming evident is - frustration? so what i think is becoming evident is this - frustration? so what i think is becoming evident is this is i becoming evident is this is attritional, it's global and it's brutal. so the counteroffensive has invoked all sorts of emotions on both sides, claims and counterclaims, but the fact of the

matter is that neither side wants to lose at this stage, and there's no sign that this is the end game. so this is an incredibly difficult phase and there will be frustrations on both sides, but russia has very strong fortified lines that ukraine is trying to encroach and take. so their weaknesses in training on both sides, you've got this unconventional mix of scaled ammunition amidst new technology like drone warfare, and it's making things very complicated. there are two different objectives — ukraine is trying to recapture its lost territory whilst russia is trying to fight to control, it's a total war concept, if you like. so you only have to look at what happened the other week, have to look at what happened the otherweek, it's have to look at what happened the other week, it's trying every tactic in the book. so it is frustrating to

the ukraine, but it's attritional and will take a long time. chris, what's your— and will take a long time. chris, what's your assessment - and will take a long time. chris, what's your assessment of - and will take a long time. chris, | what's your assessment of where and will take a long time. chris, - what's your assessment of where we are a month in?— are a month in? pretty much i think realistically, we _ are a month in? pretty much i think realistically, we are _ are a month in? pretty much i think realistically, we are where - are a month in? pretty much i think realistically, we are where you - realistically, we are where you would — realistically, we are where you would expect us to be. it was never going _ would expect us to be. it was never going to _ would expect us to be. it was never going to happen like it did last autumn— going to happen like it did last autumn when ukraine suddenly and dramatically took a huge swathe of territory _ dramatically took a huge swathe of territory east of kharkiv. the russians _ territory east of kharkiv. the russians have had months and months to prepare _ russians have had months and months to prepare for this offensive, it's been _ to prepare for this offensive, it's been very— to prepare for this offensive, it's been very well telegraphed it was coming _ been very well telegraphed it was coming. and as rebecca said, they've sown _ coming. and as rebecca said, they've sown minefields, built systems of fortification, they got huge defensive networks set up which you can't simply charge through. i think it's worth _ can't simply charge through. i think it's worth noting that ukraine says it's worth noting that ukraine says it's not— it's worth noting that ukraine says it's not yet— it's worth noting that ukraine says it's not yet deployed all its latest modern — it's not yet deployed all its latest modern forces it's received from the west into _ modern forces it's received from the west into the field, they are deliberately going slowly. and i think— deliberately going slowly. and i think to — deliberately going slowly. and i think to be honest, we have to see where _ think to be honest, we have to see where they'll be in the autumn, where _ where they'll be in the autumn, where will— where they'll be in the autumn, where will they be before the onset

of winter? — where will they be before the onset of winter? how much territory have they taken — of winter? how much territory have they taken at that stage? i think one month then, they are making incremental progress, they've captured _ incremental progress, they've captured a series of villages, proving — captured a series of villages, proving the probing weaknesses in other— proving the probing weaknesses in other areas, proving the probing weaknesses in otherareas, but proving the probing weaknesses in other areas, but this is not war on social— other areas, but this is not war on social media, this is war on reality which _ social media, this is war on reality which is _ social media, this is war on reality which is difficult and tough, and brutal, — which is difficult and tough, and brutal, and it won't be something that“— brutal, and it won't be something that'ii be — brutal, and it won't be something that'll be easy.— brutal, and it won't be something that'll be easy. certainly not easy. rebecca, that'll be easy. certainly not easy. rebecca. i — that'll be easy. certainly not easy. rebecca, i want _ that'll be easy. certainly not easy. rebecca, i want to _ that'll be easy. certainly not easy. rebecca, i want to talk— that'll be easy. certainly not easy. rebecca, i want to talk to - that'll be easy. certainly not easy. rebecca, i want to talk to you - that'll be easy. certainly not easy. i rebecca, i want to talk to you about airpower because this is such a fascinating issue, no doubt they would've liked to have gone into this counteroffensive with a comprehensive air cover. they clearly took the decision that they can't wait for that and they've gone in without it, which is certainly brave. and a sub optimal military opposition, but i guess their calculation was they just opposition, but i guess their calculation was theyjust don't know how long they'll have to wait and they can't wait. i

how long they'll have to wait and they can't wait.— they can't wait. i think that was they can't wait. i think that was the calculation, _ they can't wait. i think that was the calculation, but _ they can't wait. i think that was the calculation, but there's - the calculation, but there's something really important here which is the extent to which nato and allies can actually provide airpower, that's still not something that's completely clear in relation to the potential escalation of the conflict. we have this nuclear damocles hanging over the west and the nato alliance as well, which means to some extent we've had to use economic means rather than the military or political means, so that's one thing. the other thing is that's one thing. the other thing is that obviously ukraine and president zelensky are in a very difficult situation because they have to move ahead and maintain the momentum, as i said, they want to recapture their territory, but there is an election coming up in the united states in the extent to which us firepower and us interest in all this, and monetary interest in all this can be maintained is very important, and i

think the european union have come along this week and said "we will put 50 billion euros into a rebuilding package over the next three years," and ukraine is beginning to change its tactics slightly and say, "come on, us, this is something you should commit to as well," because there is an extent to where victory might look more like an economic solution given so much of this conflict has been fought on economic terms. the ultimate end game is to make russia and not walk away dissatisfied because otherwise it might fight somewhere else or still hold this nuclear threat. i’m still hold this nuclear threat. i'm afraid we have to leave it there because we are nearly out of time. thank you both very much, ijust want to bring you these latest pictures from jenin, anna foster, our correspondent confirming to us on air in the last few minutes that the israeli army has started its withdrawal from jenin, the israeli army has started its withdrawalfrom jenin, but the israeli army has started its withdrawal from jenin, but it will be a big operation to withdraw. i'm

lewis vaughanjones, this is bbc news. hello there. quite a lot of you will have seen some fairly heavyish rain around through tuesday afternoon. 0n the satellite picture, you can see a couple of bands of cloud. this one for scotland and northern ireland brought some showery conditions. this one in the south was a system that continued to develop, and we saw rain become extensive across southern england, southern wales, the midlands and east anglia. this system is going to continue developing through the course of the night. and so we're looking at a band of heavy rain moving its way eastwards. the wettest weather for norfolk and suffolk, where we could see around 30—1l0mm of rain by the end of the night. and as that low pressure deepens, we've got a swathe of windy weather to the east coast of england with gusts of wind running into the forties of miles an hour by the time we get into the first part of wednesday morning. so wet and windy weather to start the day here. then this area of low pressure clears off into northwest europe where it will be bringing some potentially disruptive winds, perhaps strong enough to bring down a few trees. for us, though, it's a day

of sunshine and showers. now because it's going to be quite a breezy day if you do see a shower, it won't last very long, maybe 15 minutes the rest of your day dry with some sunshine. temperatures still a little bit below par for the time of year. now at wimbledon compared with the wash—out that we had on tuesday afternoon with rain really curtailing play, we're looking at much better weather for wednesday. there could be a passing shower. it won't last very long and for most of the day, play will get under way unaffected, really, could just see a 15—minute delay or so. low pressure then moves in to the west of the uk for thursday, and this is going to be bringing some heavy rain, particularly to western counties of northern ireland, where there's a risk of seeing some localised surface water flooding, hazy spells of sunshine elsewhere across the uk. and given that we should start to see the weather turn a little bit warmer, those temperatures getting close to average for the time of year across england, wales and eastern areas of scotland. for friday, still the threat of some heavy rain across the northwest of the uk thanks to these wiggling weather fronts. but across more eastern areas, we start to get southerly winds drawing in some much warmer weather. and for england and wales,

that means temperatures will be surging upwards. and indeed, on friday, we could see highs reaching around 28 celsius in london. so feeling hot and quite humid, warm weather for wales, 26 in cardiff, and starting to warm up for the eastern side of scotland as well. the weekend, more warm, if not hot, weather across eastern areas of the uk, but otherwise there'll be lots of showers and thunderstorms around through the second part of the weekend and deep into next week as well.

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