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by the covid inquiry — as the government finds a record of his �*forgotten�* pin. in the uk, a scathing report, people being forced to pull out their own teeth, because they cannot get access to a dentist. hello, i'm tanya becket, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start in the united states where tens of thousands of hollywood actors have gone on strike. they've joined film and television writers in the first industry—wide stoppage in more than 60 years. it's brought productions in the us — and around the world — to a halt. these are live pictures from the netflix headquarters in los angeles. the screen actors guild wants an improvement in basic pay, higher fees for repeats, and assurances that actors won't be replaced by digital replicas, using artificial intelligence. the strike even prevents actors
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from promoting projects — which have already been completed. that's why we saw the cast of oppenheimner, including matt damon and emily blunt, walk out of the film's london premier last night — when the strike was announced. avatar a film sequel is among the big productions that are expected to stop production while the strike�*s ongoing. it's also possible that hbo's house of the dragon tv series may be hit ——the studios say they have made meaningful offers but that's been rejected by the strikers. our correspondent sent us this report. actors from bit part players to hollywood's biggest starsjoined those who write their lines on the picket lines. the studios say actors have walked away from their historic offer on pay and a ground—breaking proposal protecting them from the use of artificial intelligence. in that ground—breaking proposal they propose background performers should be able to be scanned to pay
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for one day's pay and the company should own their image and likeness and be able to use it for the rest of eternity on any project with no consent or compensation. it is a terrible thing when big business tries to replace you with digital, robots, artificial intelligence. if we don't stop this now, this maniacal need to make money over allowing people to make a living, you know, i mean it is going to be dystopia. some of hollywood's biggest releases have been affected with production for the next avatar film and doubt and season two of house of the dragon is likely to be delayed, also. and films already in the cans such as haunted mansion, premiers and promotions will not
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now take place. they are trying to freeze us out. they will try to beat us into the ground because there is a lot of money to be made in streaming and they know that. the desire is not to want to share with either the writers or performers. with some streaming services yet to turn a profit after spending billions on programming, only to watch subscriptions fall. the ceo of disney say unions have unrealistic expectations and the strike is disturbing to him. it will be disturbing also to the california economy, costing millions of dollars every day. and many thousands of workers in adjacent industry is still recovering from the pandemic. actor, susan sarandon, joined the picket line in new york. its important.
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unions are very important. i'm here because i'm in the sag—aftra union, i'm also here because of the writers union. the corporate greed that the studio shows... ..has made it very difficult for people to have lives. there are trying to find an answer to streaming into ai, which are situations that are new. so we are in an old contract for a new type of business, and it's just not working for people. and actor sean astin who has featured in the goonies and the lord of the rings trilogy said actors had no other option but to strike. ata at a certain point, you have tojust say, who is going to determine what our value is? well, look at these thousands of people. we are determining what our value is. you know who else determines that? the audience, the audience who comes out and loves us and want us to do more. they want to engage with our characters. and i think if you were to ask them how they would like to
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divvy up the pie, they would say it least a little 2% could go to all the performers. our correspondent nada tawfik is outside the headquarters of netflix — in new york. the streaming services are in the line of fire, aren't they? in terms of what the actors and screenwriters are asking for?— are asking for? absolutely. that is wh the are asking for? absolutely. that is why the picket _ are asking for? absolutely. that is why the picket line _ are asking for? absolutely. that is why the picket line is _ are asking for? absolutely. that is why the picket line is here - are asking for? absolutely. that is why the picket line is here at - why the picket line is here at netflix, also later at amazon, hbo, paramount nbc universal. the rain hasn't stopped the determination of the union members here to keep their voices heard. as cars have been going by, they have been honking in support. other labour unions joining in. essentially what i'm hearing again and again from members here, including many familiarfaces again and again from members here, including many familiar faces like susan sarandon is that this industry has completely changed from the days of network television and dvds, and
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unless they push for fairer contracts, they will find themselves being exploited by the studios. that is their fear. we being exploited by the studios. that is theirfear. we had things being exploited by the studios. that is their fear. we had things about notjust minimum payments for actors and performers, but disputes over things like royalties and residuals for their hits that stay on the streaming services. they say there is not enough transparency from streaming giants like netflix about how much that is being consumed. so they are unable to fight, they say, for theirfair they are unable to fight, they say, for their fair pay. they are unable to fight, they say, for theirfair pay. and as he mentioned there, the issue of ai, such a major one because it is such a fast changing, fast movement technological advancement in this industry and other industries, quite frankly, that actors and unions are just trying to stay ahead of the potential impacts they could face because of this. voice artists, for example, already impacted and other
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performers worried about their likeness and what that means if it is replicated for them and their rights to their images. this is replicated for them and their rights to their images.- rights to their images. this is enormously _ rights to their images. this is enormously disruptive - rights to their images. this is enormously disruptive to - rights to their images. this is enormously disruptive to the | enormously disruptive to the production of content, but the actors and screenwriters seen in it, they are digging their heels and aren't they?— aren't they? absolutely. susan sarandon has _ aren't they? absolutely. susan sarandon has a _ aren't they? absolutely. susan sarandon has a film _ aren't they? absolutely. susan sarandon has a film outcome l aren't they? absolutely. susan sarandon has a film outcome aj aren't they? absolutely. susan - sarandon has a film outcome a blue beetle, she says she's not going to beetle, she says she's not going to be able to promote that film any longer. we know in london for openheimer, the lead actors walked out, they will certainly continue to be affected. so, you know, the performers, the actors know that they are in for a potentially months, some are suggesting this could go into well past october. even the emmy awards, there are talks about postponing that from september, but nevertheless, they see this as a real important point in this industry to take a stand and they are determined to do that, no
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matter how long it takes. the president of the new york sag—aftra group here say theyjust have to last one day longer than the studios. ., ~ , ., , . studios. thank you very much, indeed. joining _ studios. thank you very much, indeed. joining us _ studios. thank you very much, indeed. joining us that - studios. thank you very much, indeed. joining us that from i studios. thank you very much, - indeed. joining us that from outside the headquarters of netflix in new york. that strike of actors and screenwriters. let's speak with carol palmer, she uses ai screenwriters. let's speak with carol palmer, she uses al to create immersive movies. welcome to the programme. are you sympathetic to the concerns of actors and to some extent screenwriters, but particularly actors in this context, that the image can be replicated, and their voice?— that the image can be replicated, and their voice? absolutely 100%. even though _ and their voice? absolutely 10096. even though i _ and their voice? absolutely 10096. even though i work _ and their voice? absolutely 10096. even though i work with _ and their voice? absolutely 10096. l even though i work with technology, i am a research—based artist, so i'm very aware of the societal implications of using aia across the board, and when you are working with al, the cry out is about ai, the cry out is about transparency, regulation, governance and ethics, that they have to be
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working in conjunction with those key factors. working in con'unction with those key factors.— working in con'unction with those key factors. right, but right now, what are the _ key factors. right, but right now, what are the restrictions - key factors. right, but right now, what are the restrictions on - key factors. right, but right now, what are the restrictions on you? | what are the restrictions on you? could you, if you wanted to, use an image to create something else, more content, without referring to the actor? ., . �* content, without referring to the actor? ., ., �* ., ., content, without referring to the actor? ., . �* . . ., content, without referring to the actor? ., ., �* ., ., ., actor? not that i'm aware of. that's somethin: actor? not that i'm aware of. that's something which _ actor? not that i'm aware of. that's something which is _ actor? not that i'm aware of. that's something which is not _ actor? not that i'm aware of. that's something which is not illegal - something which is not illegal because you need to have people have rights committee of copyright committee of intellectual property, even when working with and act at the moment with my work, i have to speak to an agent and i have to get clearance on everything i'm doing. that would be demonstrable to their career to just be able to hijack their image and digital identity and that way. 50. their image and digital identity and that wa . ., , , their image and digital identity and thatwa . ., i, ., ., ~ their image and digital identity and thatwa. . i, ., ., ~ ., that way. so, what type of work do ou do? that way. so, what type of work do you do? do — that way. so, what type of work do you do? do you — that way. so, what type of work do you do? do you replicate _ that way. so, what type of work do you do? do you replicate voices? l that way. so, what type of work do i you do? do you replicate voices? how far can ai go? let you do? do you replicate voices? how far can ai go?— far can ai go? let me explain. i create films _ far can ai go? let me explain. i create films that _ far can ai go? let me explain. i create films that watch - far can ai go? let me explain. i create films that watch you - far can ai go? let me explain. i | create films that watch you back using artificial intelligence and facial recognition, and the films branch in real—time. they are dependent on your reaction and where you look on the screen. it uses ai, but not in terms of replicating
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people's identity, more in terms of putting somebody in the middle of an interactive experience.— interactive experience. understood. are ou interactive experience. understood. are you surprised _ interactive experience. understood. are you surprised by _ interactive experience. understood. are you surprised by how— interactive experience. understood. are you surprised by how quickly - are you surprised by how quickly generative ai has become part of our consciousness and part our world? i think it's taken all of us unaware, even though i'm very much, my work is based in the future, the speed with how it's being infiltrated in society is huge. even elon musk a few months ago was saying that there needs to be hauled, because everybody is surprised by the speed of it. do everybody is surprised by the speed of it. , ., everybody is surprised by the speed of it. i. ~' everybody is surprised by the speed ofit. ~' 3 everybody is surprised by the speed ofit. ~ �*, ., everybody is surprised by the speed of it. ~ �*, ., ., everybody is surprised by the speed ofit. ~ �*, ., of it. do you think it's going to be fundamental to _ of it. do you think it's going to be fundamental to society? - of it. do you think it's going to be fundamental to society? actors, | of it. do you think it's going to be. fundamentalto society? actors, of fundamental to society? actors, of course are only one industry that is concerned by this.— course are only one industry that is concerned by this. absolutely. ai is already totally _ concerned by this. absolutely. ai is already totally integrated _ concerned by this. absolutely. ai is already totally integrated in - concerned by this. absolutely. ai is already totally integrated in all- already totally integrated in all aspects of our society. you cannot open your phone, you can echo netflix can me cannot wash your hands under a dryer or get the soap
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out of the dispenser. ai is all around us, it's notjust becoming more integrated into every component of our business. whether that's finance, face detection, to go to certain parts of the country, likely some of the kings coronation, you know, there was facial detection, unprecedented use, because it'sjust becoming more instrumental in every aspect stop at the question i would like to put to you is, is it going to be as profoundly destabilising to as many professions as people fear. as many professions as people fear, do ou as many professions as people fear, do you think? _ as many professions as people fear, do you think? it _ as many professions as people fear, do you think? it is _ as many professions as people fear, do you think? it is going _ as many professions as people fear, do you think? it is going to - do you think? it is going to revolutionise _ do you think? it is going to revolutionise that, - do you think? it is going to revolutionise that, and - do you think? it is going to | revolutionise that, and part do you think? it is going to i revolutionise that, and part of do you think? it is going to - revolutionise that, and part of that is going to be destabilisation, even at the moment, ai can give you a more precise recognition evaluation of your health than a doctor does, so it depends how it's being integrated into the sector. is it going to be something which is going to support and enhance? or is it going to be something that takes
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away somebody�*s identity and living in rural? it really depends on the ethical considerations of how we utilise it. . ethical considerations of how we utilise it- -_ utilise it. . thank you very much indeed for _ utilise it. . thank you very much indeed forjoining _ utilise it. . thank you very much indeed forjoining us. _ utilise it. . thank you very much indeed forjoining us. here - utilise it. . thank you very much indeed forjoining us. here in i utilise it. . thank you very much | indeed forjoining us. here in the uk... nearly a thousand workers at london's gatwick airport will go on strike towards the end of this month — and again in august amid a pay dispute between the unite union and four employers. the timing means the busy summer holiday season will be affected. our transport correspondent katy austin has more. strike action one of the uk's busiest separates during what set to be the busiest summer since before covid that will be an unwelcome prospect for thousands of holiday—makers hoping for a smoother time after last year's issues. today the unite union announced strike second with airport from friday the 20th ofjuly to tuesday the 1st of august and that again from friday the 4th august and that again from friday the 11th of august to tuesday the eighth. now, airlines bring in specialist companies to do keyjobs
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like baggage handling and check—in, 950 workers doing the sorts ofjobs, these companies are set to walk out. the union claims that's more than half the work for us and says that companies have failed to make good enough to pay offers. easyjet commitairline enough to pay offers. easyjet commit airline with the biggest presence at gatwick told us it was extremely disappointed by the strike announcement in the airport it said it would support the airlines with contingency plans, such as many fights as possible will run as scheduled. as a european airspace and air traffic control issues have already been causing cancellations this year. so how much disruption will be strikes because if they happen? well, they could cause further delays and potentially cancellations, but airlines haven't announced any yet. it is too soon to know the exact impact. more talks between the union and as grand handling companies are planned early next week to see if they can come to resolution and prevent the action going ahead. —— ground handling. strikes at gatwick plan for the summer. the
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farmer —— the neck the former manchester city footballer, benjamin mendy, has been cleared of raping a woman and the attempted rape of another at his home. the 28—year—old broke down in tears as the not guilty verdicts were read out after a three—week trial at chester crown court. the french international was cleared of several other sex offences earlier this year. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. hundreds of people have gathered in somerset to remember one of the people killed in the nottingham attacks last month. barnaby weber, a keen cricketer died alongside his friend and medical students, the pair where stabbed to death as they walked home from a night out. school taker was also killed in another attack. a coroner has criticised a hospital trust for the deaths of two new mothers from the herpes virus in 2018. kimberly sampson and samantha died six weeks apart after caesarean
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sections at different hospitals ran ljy sections at different hospitals ran by east kent hospital trust. the coroner said there was no evidence that a surgeon and another member of the team involved in both women's care where the source of the infection in part because the trust had never tested them. london could be at risk of a serious measles outbreak according to the uk security healthy agency. low rates of vaccination are to blame. this is bbc news. moving on to other news. a scathing report from members of parliament says some people are being forced to pull out their own teeth at home, because they can't get access to an nhs dentist in england. the health and social care committee says the pain and distress of people who can't see a dentist is "totally unacceptable in the 21st century". many dentists are refusing to accept new adult patients — and some people are travelling hundreds of miles to get treatment. celestina olulode reports.
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excruciating pain caused by gum disease and no access to an nhs dentist led danielle to desperate measures. i've extracted 13 of my own teeth. last year, she told the bbc about her struggle. there are no dentists. i'd love to be able to ring a dentist up and say, "my teeth are falling out. i need help." but every time i do, it's, like... "sorry, we're not taking on nhs patients any more." and i, like a lot of other people, cannot afford to go and get this treatment done privately. in the end, she relied on the kindness of strangers to pay for private medical treatment. i'll show you the noise, this is the little noise, like that. and then there's a little vacuum cleaner that sucks up all the water like that. is that 0k? the dentists blame an nhs contract
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system that they say does not pay them properly for their work. the government pay dentists by how many units of dental activity they do every year, and that means that we as dentists, as clinicians, have to see so many patients and do so much treatment in order to fulfil our contract. if i don't hit my uds, units of dental activity, by the end of the year, the nhs will fine me massively. now a group of mps are calling for change. in a report published today, they recommend making sure everyone in need of an nhs dentist can access one within a reasonable time frame and distance... ..financial incentives for dentists to see new patients and those with greater needs and more information so the public are better informed about the treatment they're entitled to.
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machine hums. nhs england and wales has announced some changes to dentists' contracts. the government says it has invested more than £3 billion a year into nhs dentistry, but there's concerns rapid action could prove too little, too late. celestina olulode, bbc news. live now to chris mccann, director of communications and insight at healthwatch england — an independent organisation, which gathers the views of users of health services. welcome to the programme. how widespread is this programme that —— problem? it’s widespread is this programme that -- roblem? v ., widespread is this programme that -- roblem? �*, . . , , widespread is this programme that -- roblem? �*, , , ., widespread is this programme that -- roblem? �*, ._ ,, ., problem? it's a crisis for both accessibility _ problem? it's a crisis for both accessibility and _ problem? it's a crisis for both accessibility and affordability. even those who sometimes managed to find an nhs dentist are struggling to pay the fees. in terms of the fact that we've received the public,
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nhs dentistry is consistently one of the top issues that we hear about with four out of five people telling us that they struggle to access an nhs dentist. they tell us that dentists in their area have either shut down or have gone and moved to private practice. you get what are being termed as dental deserts in various areas of the country. what you showed in your report is something that we see quite widely across england.— something that we see quite widely across england. what is the problem because my — across england. what is the problem because my clearly _ across england. what is the problem because my clearly lack _ across england. what is the problem because my clearly lack of _ across england. what is the problem because my clearly lack of services l because my clearly lack of services can you trace that back to a lack of funding? . can you trace that back to a lack of fundin: ? ., , can you trace that back to a lack of fundin: ? .,, .,, can you trace that back to a lack of fundin. ? ., .,, ., ., can you trace that back to a lack of fundiny? . ., funding? , as was alluded to in your re ort, funding? , as was alluded to in your report. there _ funding? , as was alluded to in your report. there is _ funding? , as was alluded to in your report, there is a _ funding? , as was alluded to in your report, there is a problem - funding? , as was alluded to in your report, there is a problem but - funding? , as was alluded to in your report, there is a problem but that. report, there is a problem but that dental contracts. we need to see a dental contracts. we need to see a dental contracts. we need to see a dental contract that allows for care and affordable care for everyone. and he needs to start from the plaintive meat. what needs to be done first as we to assess the current oral health of the nation and work out how much we need to provide. we need to look at the contract, itjust incentivises dentists to take an nhs work. they
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are often out of nhs work because of the way the contract is structuring the way the contract is structuring the work. it doesn't incentivise them to practice in the way they would like to, focusing on long—term prevention, having regular patients. it pays them for our one—off episodes of care. so what we have seen is, you know, there have been a lot of dentists that have left the nhs. in 2021 we know 2000 dentists that the nhs, so there needs to be fundamental reform of the nhs contract to make it a more acceptable for dentists to continue to take an nhs work.— acceptable for dentists to continue to take an nhs work. what's also in this re ort to take an nhs work. what's also in this report is _ to take an nhs work. what's also in this report is the _ to take an nhs work. what's also in this report is the mention _ to take an nhs work. what's also in this report is the mention of- this report is the mention of children having teeth removed under local anaesthetic. a general anaesthetic, sorry, and hospital. that's one of the things that we know, in terms of the crisis in dentistry affects people commit expects those already experiencing health inequalities, so if you are from a minority ethnic background and on a low—income chimera twice as likely to avoid treatments due to
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cost as their weight equivalent. we know that children living in deprived areas are nearly four times as likely to need to go to hospital to get their teeth removed under general anaesthetic and young people living in the most affluent areas. it is notjust a health crisis it's a socially quality crisis as well. thank you very much indeed for joining us. the uk covid inquiry has moved a step closer to gaining access to borisjohnson's whatsapp messages from the first year of the pandemic. the messages — from before may 2021 — are stored on an old phone — and the former uk prime minister said he had forgotten the passcode. technicians were concerned that the data might be wiped if they turned the phone on — but got the passcode wrong. now, officials have found a record of the pin number. live now to our political correspondent helen catt. so, this moment has been a long time coming, but what is the significance of these messages. why are they so important to the inquiry? that of these messages. why are they so
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important to the inquiry?— important to the inquiry? that has been a long _ important to the inquiry? that has been a long time _ important to the inquiry? that has been a long time coming. - important to the inquiry? that has been a long time coming. it - important to the inquiry? that has been a long time coming. it was i important to the inquiry? that has i been a long time coming. it was back in april that baroness hallett who heads up the inquiry had written to the government, said in order to the government in order to hand over the whatsapp messages, crucially without reactions. and they are messages from borisjohnson to around a0 other politicians and messages that might have said to a group about covid planning. so she made this order. the government originally challenged that order in the courts. they went to judicial review which was dismissed, so there was a new deadline set which was for what's past on monday at four o'clock for them to hand over all these messages and some nope expect borisjohnson have. now, the government says it has handed over everything it has in its possession the phone which presentsjohnson is using for part of this time during the early part of the pandemic which she then stopped using because it became apparent that his number had been the public for years on the internet, so we had to change using
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a different pump to the neck phone so a lot of these messages are still stored on that old phone for which he wasn't sure of the passcode, but as he said, we've now been told that as he said, we've now been told that a record of the past code has been found by the government so they can try and openness. the found by the government so they can try and openness-— try and openness. the question then becomes how _ try and openness. the question then becomes how pivotal _ try and openness. the question then becomes how pivotal they _ try and openness. the question then becomes how pivotal they are - try and openness. the question then becomes how pivotal they are going | becomes how pivotal they are going to end up being to the inquiry. it does, yes. that will be for baroness hallett to decide. the whole background to this was that it was up background to this was that it was up to her car wasn't relevant to the inquiry which the cabinet office had said that some of the messages that would've been handed over would have been unambiguously irrelevant, and thatis been unambiguously irrelevant, and that is why they took it to court to test that. that's why i went to court. of course, we don't know what's in those messages commit will not be for baroness hallett to look at them and decide how important they are, how relevant they are and that will decide whether the public
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get to see them and whether they form part of the inquiry. the inclusion _ form part of the inquiry. the inclusion of— form part of the inquiry. the inclusion of the _ form part of the inquiry. the inclusion of the inquiry, if they are central to the conclusion of the inquiry, we will see these messages. we expect them to be published as part of the evidence, but, again, that will be up to baroness hallett to decide what's goes forward and what gets published. by, to decide what's goes forward and what gets published. abs. lat to decide what's goes forward and what gets published.— what gets published. a lot of interest has _ what gets published. a lot of interest has been _ what gets published. a lot of interest has been centred - what gets published. a lot of interest has been centred on| what gets published. a lot of - interest has been centred on that, that's for sure, hasn't it?- that's for sure, hasn't it? partly because it's _ that's for sure, hasn't it? partly because it's taken _ that's for sure, hasn't it? partly because it's taken so _ that's for sure, hasn't it? partly because it's taken so long - that's for sure, hasn't it? partly because it's taken so long to i that's for sure, hasn't it? partly | because it's taken so long to get that's for sure, hasn't it? partly . because it's taken so long to get to them, committees argument has a second these are messages that cover a crucial part of the pandemic, the messages that she asked for a span january 2022 february 2022. and the ones that are stuck on the phone are those that would run from the january 20 202i think something like may 2021. so those are the real early days of the pandemic and there have been lots of questions asked around the government's reaction at that point abound its preparedness. we should also say that this request relates not to... inquiry has artie
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started but it's doing what it's called module one at the moment. this request relates to the next phase of the inquiry which starts in october, so there is still some time left i think before we know much more about these.— left i think before we know much more about these. thank you very much indeed- _ more about these. thank you very much indeed. do _ more about these. thank you very much indeed. do stay _ more about these. thank you very much indeed. do stay with - more about these. thank you very much indeed. do stay with us - more about these. thank you very | much indeed. do stay with us here more about these. thank you very . much indeed. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. plants in the garden are starting to look very healthy these days. unfortunately, we can't go out and enjoy it because there's been quite a lot of rain around, hasn't there? so it's like this throughout friday afternoon with some significant puddles on the roads. now, this area of low pressure is not only with us for the rest of the day, but also into the majority of saturday as well. it's been pushing heavy rain further north and east. it's also brought some blustery
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winds with it as well. this has been the story so far today, that rain is now starting to move towards the scottish borders and it will continue to do so through the early evening. in fact, once it gets into scotland it may well linger in the far north, and that could have an impact locally with the potential for some flooding. quite a lot of cloud around elsewhere. temperatures will hold up, widely, into mid—teens first thing on saturday morning. so we're going to start off on a grey note for many on saturday. that low pressure still there and still squeezed, quite tightly packed, together. the isobars, strong winds, unseasonably windy for this time of year. the strongest of the winds on saturday likely to be across central and southern wales, along with central and southern england, 50—55 mph gusts of winds not out of the question. that is unusual for this time of year. and on top of that, spiralling around the low will be significant rash of showers, some of them heavy rumbles of thunder mixed in there. now, in between the showers, there will be some drier, brighter, maybe even sunny interludes.
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but the temperatures subdued for this time of year, ia—22 as the overall high. now, as we move into sunday, it's likely that the low will drift away, but we still run the risk of more significant showers or longer spells of rain in the north west of scotland. sunny spells and scattered showers elsewhere, and as we go through the day for the rest of the country, hopefully the showers should start to ease. again, highsjust peaking into the low 20s. a little bit disappointing for this time of year. so it stays disappointing across the uk. but if you've already heard at the same time across much of the mediterranean, we've got heatwave conditions at the moment, with the hottest weather likely across the southeast mediterranean. if you are heading on your holidays into next week, that heat is going to continue through spain, through italy and also through greece.
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