lam sumi i am sumi somaskanda. great to have you with us. we start tonight with a developing story. soldiers in the west african country, niger, announced a coup, on national television. the speaker — colonel major amadou adramane — said they dissolved the constitution, suspended all institutions, and closed the country's borders. protests erupted in the streets in response to the attempt to overthrow the government. in the announcement, adramane did not reference president mohamed bazoum, who has been detained by troops from the presidental guard since early on wednesday. translation: this day, july 23, 2023, we, the defence _ and security forces, meeting within the security council for the safeguard of

the homeland, have decided to put an end to the regime you know. this follows the continuing deterioration of the security situation, and poor economic and social governance. the apparent coup attempt has drawn strong international condemnation. a spokesman for the un secretary—general said, "the secretary—general calls on all actors involved "to exercise restraint and to ensure the protection "of constitutional order. "the united nations stands by the government "and the people of niger". us secretary of state antony blinken also condemned these actions. we are very closely monitoring the situation and developments in niger. i spoke with president bazoum earlier this morning, and made clear that the united states resolutely supports him, as the democratically—elected president of niger. we call for his immediate release. we condemn any effort to seize power by force.

our reporter camilla mills is following the latest. tell us more about what happened on wednesday. mi tell us more about what happened on wednesday. ali on wednesday. _ happened on wednesday. ali on wednesday, there _ happened on wednesday. ali on wednesday, there were - happened on wednesday. ali on wednesday, there were reports| wednesday, there were reports of an attempted coup. there were rumours circulating. this is because the presidential guards had blockaded the presidential palace and also some key ministries, so this prompted crowds to come out in support of president bazoum, who was democratically elected in 2021, so we can safely assume he does have support within the country. later there were talks that were formed with former leaders and also the former president to try and resolve and de—escalate the situation. that couldn't be done. so there were shots fired later on in the day, and then later on in the day, and then later as she had come in the evening, this televised address, dissolving the constitution, imposing a curfew for an indeterminate amount of time, and also closing the

borders. time, and also closing the bordere— borders. what is the significance - borders. what is the significance of - borders. what is the significance of this l borders. what is the l significance of this for borders. what is the - significance of this for niger but also for the region? it is but also for the region? it is auoin to but also for the region? it is going to be very _ but also for the region? it is going to be very nervy - but also for the region? it 3 going to be very nervy for a lot of countries, especially the west. the west has very strong ties with niger. that is because niger gained independence in 1960 from france, along with mali and burkina faso. burkina faso and tampa has seen military insurgency in recent times, including al—shabbab and islamic state and in more recent times, they have started to move towards moscow and the wagner group. so it is very difficult, uncertain time within the region, but the west has this very key ally, in niger, and the un peacekeeping mission is coming out of there. indeed, camilla, as we mentioned, there has been condemnation from the un, the us at this point, so what impact do you think that could have on the military leaders?

well, the military have said they don't want any foreign intervention, so we can only assume that it won't have that much influence at the moment. but the west is very much throwing their weight behind niger, and showing their support, as you had from lincoln, and also antonio guterres the head of the un has also —— from antony blinken. and the head of the un has also shown his support.— shown his support. thank you very much- — now to the unexpected collapse of a plea deal, involving president biden�*s son, after a dramatic court hearing. hunter biden and prosecutors had agreed to a plea deal to tax and drug charges, until a judge today raised issues, putting it on hold. the hunter biden case is the first time the department ofjustice has charged the child of a sitting us president. the white house emphasized it is not involved in the case. hunter biden is a private citizen and this was a personal matterfor him. as we have said, the president, first lady, they love their son

and they support him as he continues to rebuild his life. this case was handled independently, as all of you know, by the justice department, under the leadership of a prosecutor, appointed by the former president, president trump. bbc�*s sarah smith reports from delaware on what comes next for the president's son. hunter biden turned up at the courthouse here in wilmington, delaware, expecting a quick, simple hearing. he would plead guilty to two counts of tax evasion, and admit that he had lied on a gun licence application when he said he wasn't using drugs, and in return would get a sentence that didn't include anyjail time. that was a plea deal that had already been worked out by prosecutors, but then in a dramatic twist, the judge prosecutors, but then in a dramatic twist, thejudge in this case started asking difficult questions. she wanted to know exactly what hunter biden was getting immunity from. could he still be prosecuted for other crimes? the lawyers for both sides couldn't seem to agree, so this

hearing came to an end. they have been given two weeks to go away and come back with a proper agreement that thejudge proper agreement that the judge can proper agreement that thejudge can look at, and then they will reconvene here in a month, six weeks, a couple of months�* time, when it all may be sorted out but that may not be the last you hear of hunter biden, because whilst the legal wheels are turning here in wilmington, delaware, there are still political machinations going on in washington, dc. there, there is a committee run by republican members of congress, who are investigating all sorts of allegations about hunter biden�*s foreign business dealings, when he had contracts with ukrainian and chinese energy companies when his fatherjoe biden was vice president, and of course the real reason that they want to keep taking evidence, keep looking for crimes or misdemeanours that they can allege hunter biden took part in is because they want to find something they can tie to his father, joe biden, and use that to try and hurt his campaign to be re—elected president of the united states, because of course we are only a little over a year away from the

presidential election, so at times like this everything get so politicised in washington, and nothing more so than the tribulations of the president�*s sole surviving son, hunter biden. the us federal reserve is raising interest rates again, this time by a quarter of a percentage point, bringing rates to their highest level in 22 years. the fed nudged the benchmark lending rate to a target range of 5.25 to 5.5%. although inflation in the united states has fallen sharply in recent months — to around 3% — the bank still hopes to reach its target rate of 2% a year. the federal reserve didn�*t rule out further rate rises to come. a short while ago i spoke to bharat ramamurti, deputy director for the national economic council. very good to have you on bbc news. thank you forjoining us. so the federal reserve raised interest rates to their highest level since 2001. what do you make of this move? figs level since 2001. what do you make of this move?— make of this move? as an administration, _ make of this move? as an administration, we - make of this move? as an administration, we don't l administration, we don�*t comment generally on the federal reserve public policy but what i think it reflects in

part is an historically strong economic recovery in the united states. if you take a step back and look at where we were when president biden came into office with unemployment well over 6%, we are now under 4% unemployment, going on more than a yearand unemployment, going on more than a year and a half, we have had the strongest growth out of any of the world�*s leading economies over the last two years, and i think our economy is extremely to deal with whatever headwinds it has to deal with, whatever headwinds it has to dealwith, including whatever headwinds it has to deal with, including those generated by the fed raising interest rates. the generated by the fed raising interest rates.— interest rates. the chair of the fed jerome _ interest rates. the chair of the fed jerome powell - interest rates. the chair of| the fed jerome powell said interest rates. the chair of - the fed jerome powell said they the fed jerome powell said they are no longer forecasting a recession, but when he was asked about the economic trajectory, he said "i wouldn�*t use the term optimism about this yet". does the white house feel optimistic about the economy?— feel optimistic about the econom ? , ., . economy? yes, we do. frankly, we think the _ economy? yes, we do. frankly, we think the president's - we think the president�*s economic plan has been working very well. as i noted before, we have had extremely strong economic growth since the pandemic has begun. we have had currently the lowest inflation out of any of the world�*s leading economies so we have seen at the same time rapid job

growth and declining inflation, which is a good combination and if you look under the hood at some of the other data about consumer spending, household balance sheets, business investment those data tell a good story as well. so we think, sitting here where we are now, the american economy is in a very strong shape, and will be well positioned to weather any sort of uncertainties and ups and downs that may be thrown at it. certainly what president biden has said about his economic strategy, but i want to ask you about what larry summers said, he was speaking factually at an event held on tuesday, and he caught part of president biden�*s agenda dangerous, saying... what is your response to that? our approach on manufacturing has been to focus on bringing

manufacturing back to the united states and certain key strategic and economically important areas. two examples of that, number one, semiconductor manufacturing. we saw during the pandemic that semiconductors are vitally important for all sorts of consumer goods, from cars to appliances, and the fact that our supply chain were so reliant on foreign sources for semiconductors, led to some vulnerabilities and lack of resiliency in our economy, so president biden prioritised bringing more of that manufacturing back to the united states, we�*re already seeing progress in that regard. and key area we focused on his clean energy production. there is real value in producing more clean energy in the united states, hopefully driving down the cost of those technologies so the united states can meet its climate goals and so other countries can purchase american—made goods and help meet their own goals. so this is notjust about manufacturing for its own sake, it is about prioritising areas of key strategic and economic

importance, and at the same time creating good paying jobs time creating good paying jobs that can help support a time creating good paying jobs that can help support a family. so what larry summers has said is that there are very good paying jobs in the us at the moment but he is concerned about costs.— moment but he is concerned about costs. globally, ithink we have had _ about costs. globally, ithink we have had an _ about costs. globally, ithink we have had an inflation - we have had an inflation challenge, and there hasn�*t been a leading economy that has been a leading economy that has been spared from the inflation surge we saw coming out of the pandemic. as i noted before, the united states currently has the united states currently has the lowest inflation out of any of the world�*s leading economies and i think it is a testament to the fact that the us president has really prioritised bringing down costs and inflation using whatever tools he has available to him. and we know there is more work to do. we know we still have a little bit of ways to go. we know that rising costs continue to be a problem for families but we are consistently in a better position than we were a year ago and we foresee that we will be in an even better position a yearfrom will be in an even better position a year from now. fin position a year from now. on the 'obs position a year from now. on the jobs front, senator elizabeth warren has raised concerns about the recent rise in black unemployment in the us, saying it hasjumped 1.3

percentage points since april. so how is the biden administration addressing concerns about the disproportionate impact of these high interest rates on communities of colour? fix, these high interest rates on communities of colour? a couple of ieces communities of colour? a couple of pieces of _ communities of colour? a couple of pieces of context _ communities of colour? a couple of pieces of context there, - of pieces of context there, number one, we were very, very glad to see in the course of this economic recovery we actually hit the lowest ever recorded rate in the united states for black unemployment. so while it is not good that it has risen to that level, it is raising off an historically low level. that said, senator warren of course is right to point out that, oftentimes, rising black unemployment is the canary in the coal mine is for raising any plumbing elsewhere in the economy so it is something we need to carefully monitor. those data are a little bit volatile, they can jump up are a little bit volatile, they canjump up and down month to month, which is why we try to emphasise three or six—month averages, ratherthan emphasise three or six—month averages, rather than a single month, but it is something to keep an eye on and it is something we will keep an eye on because it is something that we track very closely.— we track very closely. thank ou for we track very closely. thank you for coming _ we track very closely. thank you for coming on _ we track very closely. thank you for coming on the - we track very closely. thank|

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next story. two recent court cases could decide the future of us presidentjoe biden�*s policies on migration across the us�* southern border. on tuesday, a federaljudge ruled against a new biden administration policy that would deny asylum to migrants who do not ask for refuge in countries they pass through on their way to the us. the judge allowed the rules to remain in place for 1h days, and the biden administration has launched an appeal. and on monday, the department ofjustice sued the state of texas and its governor, greg abbott, after he deployed buoys along the rio grande river, which divides the us and mexico. the biden administration says international borders are the domain of the federal government, not the states. congressman joaquin castro is a democrat from texas. my colleague carl nasman spoke with him earlier. congressman castro, thank you so much for being here. i want to start with what happened on monday, the biden administration suing your state of texas, as well as the

governor, greg abbott, calling it dangerous and ununlawful, the new buoys. what do you make of it? , ~ , the new buoys. what do you make ofit?, ., , ., of it? greg abbott have put out death traps. — of it? greg abbott have put out death traps, razor _ of it? greg abbott have put out death traps, razor wire - of it? greg abbott have put out death traps, razor wire along . death traps, razor wire along the banks of the river, placed in the river so it becomes invisible to asylum seekers who then get caught up in it. he also put out these barrel traps with wiring and netting so that people get caught in them. and then he�*s ordered his state troopers not to help people who are in the water, and to push them back towards mexico. so there was a case of a four—year—old girl passing out in the water, and was pushed back by the troopers, towards mexico, and the rio grande. they have refused to give water to migrants trekking through 105, 110—degree weather in deep south texas. those are barbaric

and extremely cruel actions. i�*m glad the biden administration, the department ofjustice, has filed an injunction to stop greg abbott. do you agree with that move? i absolutely agree. i think the justice department is right to do it. i don�*t think that greg abbott has control of the rio grande river. this is all going on in the context of the fact that migration, border crossings, into the united states, have gone down by 70%, 70%, over the last few months. and yet, despite the fact that border crossings have gone down, governor greg abbott of texas has gotten more extreme in his cruelty. i texas has gotten more extreme in his cruelty-— in his cruelty. i want to ask about governor— in his cruelty. i want to ask about governor abbott. - in his cruelty. i want to ask about governor abbott. he | in his cruelty. i want to ask- about governor abbott. he says that "texas is defending its sovereignty and its constitutional right to security along the border of its state." what�*s your response? is the biden administration doing enough? you mention the drop in recent

crossings, but overall, there�*s record migration. crossings, but overall, there's record migration.— record migration. border security _ record migration. border security is _ record migration. border security is a _ record migration. border security is a big - record migration. border security is a big issue, i record migration. border. security is a big issue, but especially in texas. texas has a longer border with mexico, 1200 miles, much more than any other state. 1200 miles, much more than any otherstate. in 1200 miles, much more than any other state. in texas in particular, border security is always going to be a big issue. but we have three or four times the number of border patrol agents than the turn of the century. we have surveillance aircraft, anti—tunnelling technology. we have all of these tools to make sure we�*re able to control migration. in addition to that, the biden administration, when title 42 ended, we streamlined the process to make it more efficient and to streamline crossings. they created an app that allows for an orderly line of people, instead of crossing the river, through their phone, set up a time and appointment to be considered for asylum. so

we have a lot of enforcement mechanisms and also have work on improving the migration system. and so, really, like i said, if this was a matter of migration, migration or border crossings have gone down 70%. it's crossings have gone down 70%. it�*s not a matter of that. what it is is greg abbott is a caricature at this point and he�*s really — he�*s really playing to his right—wing extremist base. playing to his right-wing extremist base. ., , , ., extremist base. congressman, i want to ask _ extremist base. congressman, i want to ask you, _ extremist base. congressman, i want to ask you, before - extremist base. congressman, i want to ask you, before you - extremist base. congressman, i want to ask you, before you go l want to ask you, before you go here, there�*s a new federal investigation, you mention these allegations from a texas border state trooper, of allegations of officers denying migrants water, pushing them back into the rio grande, how concerned are you an increased focus on border control could be endangering lives at the border? ~ ., , be endangering lives at the border? ~ . , ~ , , border? what greg abbott is doinu is border? what greg abbott is doing is absolutely _ border? what greg abbott is i doing is absolutely endangering people�*s lives. we�*ve seen it in the future anecdotes that have come out from employees of the department of public

safety. again, a pregnant woman who was caught up in the wire and miscarried. a four—year—old girl who nearly drowned and was pushed back by state troopers towards mexico. and this is just the tip of the iceberg. more information continues to come forward. so, these are death traps that greg abbott has set for asylum seekers. representative joaquin has set for asylum seekers. representativejoaquin castro from texas, thank you for joining us. now to the women�*s world cup, where the highly anticipated match between the us and the netherlands just kicked off. while we await the results, let�*s take a look at some earlier games including this amazing play from spain as they dominated zambia 5—0, solidifying their ticket to the round of 16. japan also punched their ticket to the next round with a 2—0 win against costa rica. and heartbreak for ireland as they were eliminated from the tournament after a 2—0 loss to canada. now, all eyes are on the us and the netherlands. it will be a rematch of the 2019 women�*s world cup in france that the us won 2—0.

joining me to discuss the match—up is our correspondent katie silver, who is in sydney. katie, the us and the netherlands facing off. how is the match going? it�*s netherlands facing off. how is the match going?— the match going? it's got half an hour to _ the match going? it's got half an hour to go. _ the match going? it's got half an hour to go. it's _ the match going? it's got half an hour to go. it's a _ the match going? it's got half an hour to go. it's a sea - the match going? it's got half an hour to go. it's a sea of. an hour to go. it�*s a sea of red, white, and blue. a lot of american fans, but so far they�*ve been disappointed because the netherlands is up 1-0. we because the netherlands is up 1—0. we saw in the 16th minute, jill roord score from quite far away, almost from outside the goal area. and really here, the crowd could hear the disappointment. the us are the big favourites in the lead—up to this tournament. there�*s a lot of excitement in the us, because many are hoping they may see a triple world cup win in a row. it�*s called a triple peat. they have managed it at the concacaf tournaments and the concacaf tournaments and the olympics. so far, the

american fans are somewhat disappointed. oh, oh! itake it back. i take it back! i take it back! back. itake it back! itake it back! ~ ., back! wow. cheering | cheering we timed that well! the elation... we timed that well! the elation. . ._ we timed that well! the i elation. . .- katie, elation... let's go! katie, katie, i— elation... let's go! katie, katie, i see _ elation... let's go! katie, katie, i see you _ elation... let's go! katie, katie, i see you have - elation... let's go! katie, | katie, i see you have some elation... let's go! katie, - katie, i see you have some fans just as the us have scored a goal. take it away. i just as the us have scored a goal. take it away.- goal. take it away. ido. i don't think— goal. take it away. ido. i don't think i _ goal. take it away. i do. i don't think i need - goal. take it away. i do. i don't think i need to - goal. take it away. i do. i don't think i need to tell. goal. take it away. i do. i i don't think i need to tell you don�*t think i need to tell you whatjust happened. the us has scored. i�*m not sure who. what do you make of it? it�*s scored. i'm not sure who. what do you make of it?— do you make of it? it's so exciting _ do you make of it? it's so exciting to _ do you make of it? it's so exciting to be _ do you make of it? it's so exciting to be here. - do you make of it? it's so i exciting to be here. people do you make of it? it's so - exciting to be here. people say that no—one cares about women's sports. _ that no—one cares about women's sports. but — that no—one cares about women's sports, but take a look around, it's not— sports, but take a look around, it's not true.— sports, but take a look around, it's not true. what do you make - we were _ it's not true. what do you make - we were watching _ it's not true. what do you make - we were watching the - it's not true. what do you make - we were watching the us, - — we were watching the us, somewhat not scoring, a lot of attempts. what do you make of that turnaround we�*ve just seen? that turnaround we've 'ust seen? .. that turnaround we've 'ust seen? . . , . that turnaround we've 'ust seen? . ., seen? that was an awesome goal. we're glad — seen? that was an awesome goal. we're glad we _ seen? that was an awesome goal. we're glad we witnessed - seen? that was an awesome goal. we're glad we witnessed it. - we�*re glad we witnessed it. visiting all the way from colorado, first world cup, first time in australia. aha,

colorado, first world cup, first time in australia. a long way from _ first time in australia. a long way from denver. _ first time in australia. a long way from denver. yes, - first time in australia. a long way from denver. yes, go i first time in australia. a long i way from denver. yes, go team usa. way from denver. yes, go team usa- this — way from denver. yes, go team usa. this has — way from denver. yes, go team usa. this has been _ way from denver. yes, go team usa. this has been really - way from denver. yes, go team usa. this has been really cool. | usa. this has been really cool. i'm lad usa. this has been really cool. i'm glad i _ usa. this has been really cool. i'm glad i was _ usa. this has been really cool. i'm glad i was here _ usa. this has been really cool. i'm glad i was here to - usa. this has been really cool. i'm glad i was here to get - usa. this has been really cool. i'm glad i was here to get to i i'm glad i was here to get to see — i'm glad i was here to get to see them _ i'm glad i was here to get to see them score. i hope they win the world — see them score. i hope they win the world cup.— the world cup. amazing. you -la the world cup. amazing. you play soccer — the world cup. amazing. you play soccer back _ the world cup. amazing. you play soccer back in _ the world cup. amazing. youj play soccer back in colorado? yeah, i do.— play soccer back in colorado? yeah, i do. ~ ., ., .~ ., yeah, i do. what do you make of what ou yeah, i do. what do you make of what you have — yeah, i do. what do you make of what you have seen? _ yeah, i do. what do you make of what you have seen? i'ming - yeah, i do. what do you make of what you have seen? i'ming for i what you have seen? i'ming for tot to what you have seen? i'ming for to try to build _ what you have seen? i'ming for to try to build off _ what you have seen? i'ming for to try to build off that - what you have seen? i'ming for to try to build off that in - what you have seen? i'ming for to try to build off that in my - to try to build off that in my games _ to try to build off that in my names. �* .. to try to build off that in my names. ~ . ., ~ ., games. amazing. how so? who you like the most? _ games. amazing. how so? who you like the most? megan _ games. amazing. how so? who you like the most? megan rapinoe. - like the most? megan rapinoe. do ou like the most? megan rapinoe. do you think — like the most? megan rapinoe. do you think she _ like the most? megan rapinoe. do you think she could - like the most? megan rapinoe. do you think she could get - like the most? megan rapinoe. do you think she could get herl do you think she could get her triple world cup?— triple world cup? hopefully! i hoe. triple world cup? hopefully! i hope- you _ triple world cup? hopefully! i hope. you have _ triple world cup? hopefully! i hope. you have come - triple world cup? hopefully! i hope. you have come all - triple world cup? hopefully! i hope. you have come all the l triple world cup? hopefully! i. hope. you have come all the way from new — hope. you have come all the way from new york. _ hope. you have come all the way from new york. are _ hope. you have come all the way from new york. are you - hope. you have come all the way from new york. are you a - hope. you have come all the way from new york. are you a big - from new york. are you a big soccerfan? i from new york. are you a big soccer fan?— soccer fan? i am. i grew up with mia — soccer fan? i am. i grew up with mia hamm, _ soccer fan? i am. i grew up with mia hamm, a - soccer fan? i am. i grew up with mia hamm, a poster. soccer fan? i am. i grew up| with mia hamm, a poster on soccer fan? i am. i grew up - with mia hamm, a poster on my wall as a kid. long time fan. what does it mean to you to see the prominence of the cup here? there�*s nothing better. to see the excitement and the fans come from the united states and all over the world, to support this game, isjust all over the world, to support this game, is just incredible. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. the women�*s game well and truly under way. as i

say, there�*s less than half an hour to go here. as you mentioned, a rematch of the final from last world mentioned, a rematch of the finalfrom last world cup. without a doubt, two of the big teams, we may well see again in the final later. but we�*ll have to watch the next half hour to see how the rest of the game goes. that was pretty spectacular to see you witness that moment live on tv. just one more question — it seems like there�*s really a lot of enthusiasm, a week into this world cup. is that what we�*ve seen every day? it�*s world cup. is that what we've seen every day?— seen every day? it's a really incredible _ seen every day? it's a really incredible moment - seen every day? it's a really incredible moment here - seen every day? it's a really incredible moment here in i incredible moment here in women�*s sport and in australia. there�*s a real sentiment that things have changed, it may be a watershed moment for women�*s sport. there�*s debates about recognition and equal pay. the feeling here, to give you an idea, 20,000 americans travelled to new zealand just to watch it. we�*re seeing sold out stadiums for the most part, particularly when it comes to home nations. but beyond that, about 55,000 are expected to come from around the world. the sentiment here is like it�*s

well and truly — i mean, as you can hear, there�*s a lot of excitement. this is seen as something of a watershed moment when it comes to women�*s sport. we�*ll let you watch the rest of that game. it�*s sure to be very exciting. tied at 1—1 at the moment. our correspondent in sydney, thank you so much. that�*s our show at this hour. don�*t forget, you can always get the latest news and information on our top story, that developing story in niger. an announced coup from the military. there�*s more on that on our website. follow us on twitter for the latest headlines. good to have you with us. hello there. generally, over the next few days, it�*s going to be a mixture of sunshine, but also some showers. over the last 2a hours, we have seen quite muggy air heading our way from the atlantic. it�*s brought with it

a lot of cloud, had some rain around as well. but before the rain arrived in eastern england, it was quite warm on wednesday. suffolk was the warmest place in the country with temperatures of 2a degrees. but this was the cloud that�*s been streaming in from the atlantic. it�*s been bringing with it some steady rain as well. all on these weather fronts here, the worst of the rain is going to get moved away out into the north sea. it dries off later on in the night, but there�*s still a lot of cloud. and so it�*s going to be a much warmer start to thursday with temperatures typically 1a or 15 degrees, but a dull, misty, damp start and fog over the hills. the rain may continue on and off through the day in northern parts of mainland scotland, possibly through the english channel and along the south coast, where it�*s going to be breezy. elsewhere, the winds do become lighter. it may well brighten up a little bit, as well. some sunshine coming through. that could trigger some showers, a few sharp ones in the north—east of england. but it should be slightly warmer across northern ireland, wales and western areas of england, with the highest temperatures again in

eastern parts of england. first day of the fifth the test match begins at the oval and it may well be a bit frustrating. some help for the bowlers, but there may well be some rain around, especially in the afternoon. as we head into the end of the week, and we�*re going to keep an eye on this area of low pressure that�*s sort of dominating the weather at the moment. but it gets closer and brings more showers in on friday to northern ireland, especially later on in the day, perhaps into western most parts of scotland. otherwise, a few mist patches, some sunshine at times, a few showers developing here and there, but probably not too many. many places, i think, we�*ll have a dry day on friday. and those temperatures could still reach 2a, maybe even 25 degrees across east anglia. but another weekend, another area of low pressure — that�*s going to dominate the weather again. it�*ll slide its way eastwards across the northern half of the uk. and this is where we may well find some persistent rain at times and there�*ll be some stronger winds wrapped around that area of low pressure initially in northern ireland, then moving over the irish sea into the north—west

of england and north wales. so, maybe the wetter weather for northern parts of the uk. whilst there�*ll be some sunshine in the south, there will be some showers and it�*s not particularly warm.

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