conditions. and first eurovision, now pride. why liverpool is playing host to kyiv�*s celebration of lgbt rights. hello. i'm anjana gadgil. donald trump has told a gathering of republicans that he's the only candidate who can win next year's presidential election, and suggested this is the only reason he faces a raft of criminal and civil charges. mr trump was speaking at the party's annual lincoln day dinner fundraiser in iowa, along with other republican presidential hopefuls. the former president insisted he will still run for the white house even if he's convicted. federal prosecutors widened their criminal investigation into mr trump over his handling of government documents after leaving office this week, but he still remains the frontrunner for

the republican nomination. here is what he had to say. in the newest echelon a poll of the newest echelon a poll of the swing states we are trouncing biden by seven points. in the big new premise poll we are beating biden 33-49. well, poll we are beating biden 33—49. well, ron desantis is losing to biden and in other polls i am leading by six, seven, eight and ii polls i am leading by six, seven, eight and 11 points while desantis is losing to biden in all cases. i am leading in the primary polls by 50- leading in the primary polls by 50— 55% and a polljust came out where i am leading in iowa. we love iowa — by 3a points. either way, we love iowa — by 3a points. eitherway, if we love iowa — by 3a points. either way, if i were not running, i would either way, if i were not running, iwould have either way, if i were not running, i would have nobody after me, or if i was losing by after me, or if i was losing by a lot, i would have nobody coming after me. a dozen candidates trailing mr trump also took to the stage in iowa, which votes first in the primary contest

for the republican nomination next year. our north america editor sarah smith filed this report. there are about 1200 republican supporters in this ballroom, listening to all the different republican candidates, trying to decide who they should support for the republican nomination. of course the night was dominated by one man, and of course that one man was donald trump. this is the first speech he has given since the new criminal charges were unveiled against him. he's a man whose legal problems just keep piling up and up and never seem to stop but he won't let that deter him, and he didn't tonight. this was not the best speech he has ever given, he was rushing through his script trying to stick to the time limit but nonetheless he still grabbed everybody�*s attention and did what he always does best, made it all about him. that's what all these other candidates are up against, what they are trying to compete with. one of the lesser—known

candidates, former congressmen will heard, he dared to say the only reason donald trump is running for president is to try and stay out of prison and he almost got booed off the stage for that. ron desantis, he got a very enthusiastic reception, and he approached the whole issue very differently, he did not say donald trump's name but he did say that if he is elected president he would end the weaponisation of the federal government and fire the director of the fbi. that's his way of saying to trump supporters, "i agree with you that the charges "against donald trump are politically "motivated, but i'm still the guy that you should elect "to put in charge of all of this," but when he is aiming to make that case, it still means this race is all about donald trump, who is still very clearly the front runner in the polls and very much the man that all the other republican candidates have to try and beat. our north american editor sarah smith. here in the uk — up to 20,000 rail workers in the rmt union are taking part in their

latest strike today, in the long—running dispute about pay, jobs and working conditions. it's the second consecutive weekend of industrial action on the railways. just over half of the usual services are expected to run across the network. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports. for the second saturday in a row, some of the 14 effected train operators are running limited services after more than one year of industrial action many people have got used to changing their plans or finding another way of travelling but hospitality businesses say they are still feeling the impact.- businesses say they are still feeling the impact. every time there is a _ feeling the impact. every time there is a strike _ feeling the impact. every time there is a strike day _ feeling the impact. every time there is a strike day we - feeling the impact. every time there is a strike day we see i there is a strike day we see trade full off a cliff in certain parts of the country and towns and city centres. the last week we have had three strike days and an overtime abandoned during the course of the week. we know we have lost around £340 million of sales across the uk and it is getting better. we are seeing more

trade coming through and been sustained but it is down 30— 40% each time we have a strike day and over the course of the year that is more than 5.5 billion of sales that the industry has lost. right now there are — industry has lost. right now there are not _ industry has lost. right now there are not any _ industry has lost. right now there are not any more. - industry has lost. right now there are not any more. asl industry has lost. right now. there are not any more. as in there are not any more. as in the diary and unions have to give two weeks notice of action but further walkouts are possible and after today's strike by quail workers in the imt the train drivers union aslef has two more overtime bans coming up at 15 operators from this monday until saturday the fifth of august and again from monday the seventh to saturday the 12th of august. they are likely to mean disruption in some places. the imt and aslef rejected the latest offers in spring which set up changes to rays of working in exchange for pay increases. —— rmt. government ministers and the industry insisted changes are fair and they will not change them. there will be a wide variation

of disruption that customers will face across the country and there will be in some areas no service at all and in others only half of the service that people would normally expect with some trains are starting later and finishing earlier than they would do normally so i encourage customers to check before they travel, before setting out tomorrow. clearly, we have been negotiating with the leadership of the rmt for over a year now and it is a real shame that the offer that we made to them, with 13% in terms of an increase in pay for the lowest paid, has not been put to their membership which would have brought this industrial dispute to an end. when it comes to the disputes on the railway it feels like we are still far from the end of the line. katy austin, bbc news. the west african nation of niger is grappling with the aftermath of a military coup. niger's democratically elected president mohamed bazoum was overthrown as part of the coup and detained. bazoum was first elected to office in april 2021 in niger's first peaceful

democratic transfer of power. on friday, general abdourahamanay tchiani, deposed the administration of the seventh republic... on friday, general abdourahamanay tchiani, who also goes by 0mar tchiani, appeared on state television, announcing himself as the country's new ruler. he urged the population to remain calm. translation: the action | of the snsb has motivated by this old desire to conserve our beloved homeland in the face of the continuous deterioration of the security situation of our country. the foreign authorities have failed to give a real solution to the crisis and have provided poor economic and social governance. us secretary of state antony blinken spoke to niger's president bazoum in a phone call, saying the us would work to ensure the full restoration of constitutional order, and offering him, "unflagging" us support. earlier, white house national security spokesmanjohn kirby

had this to say on friday. we have watched this with deep concern, peter. we certainly condemn any effort to detain or to subvert the functioning of niger's democratically elected government. we would advise all americans in niger to be careful about where they are and what they are doing. 0ur bbc correspondent chris ewokor has been following the developments from niger's neighbouring country of nigeria. the coup has been condemned by both the regional and international community, although it's gotten the support and backing of the wider military hierarchy in niger, as well as some of the citizens who had come out to demonstrate and show their support for the action of the soldiers. niger, a landlocked country rich in uranium, but one of the poorest in the world, has joined three other

countries that have been under military rule to become the fourth country in the west african subregion under military rule. the regional bloc will now be working to see how it can negotiate a quick transition to military rule. at the moment the whereabouts of president bazoum is not known. he is believed to be detained by the military in the presidential palace and there are indications he would be forced to sign a resignation that we effectively hand over the government of niger to the hands of the military. niger is used as a hub in the fight againstjihadist extremism, but there are now indications that the coup risk affecting the fight againstjihadist extremism and collaboration of western allies, especially france and us, which have their

bases in the country. chris ewokor, bbc news, abuja, nigeria. at least four people are feared dead after an australian military helicopter crashed into the ocean off the coast of queensland. the helicopter came down in an area near to where us and australian soldiers have been taking part in military exercises. australia's defence minister, richard marles, gave more details. the helicopter was engaging in a two—helicopter mission. there were four aircrew aboard. because there was another helicopter present, a search and rescue was able to commence immediately. as we speak to you now, the four aircrew are yet to be found. the search and rescue continues. the helicopter accident comes as us secretary of state antony blinken

and the defense secretary lloyd austin are meeting their australian counterparts in brisbane. live now to sydney and our correspondent phil mercer. phil, first of all, what is the latest you can tell us about the helicopter accident? well, the helicopter accident? well, the accident _ the helicopter accident? well, the accident took _ the helicopter accident? well, the accident took place - the helicopter accident? well, the accident took place about| the accident took place about 16 hours ago and as of the australian defence minister richard marles was explaining, a huge search and rescue mission is under way. it involves both the australian military and the us military as well as the queensland police service in the north of australia along with civilian boats as well. so, this accident took place around 10:30pm local time. accident took place around 10:30pm localtime. it accident took place around 10:30pm local time. it was a night—time drill as a part of exercise talisman sabre. these massive wargames involving australian and us forces, along

with armed personnel from around one dozen countries. mostly in northern australia. now, the helicopter came down in the whitsundays near hamilton island — a popular tourist destination in eastern australia, but now it is the scene of an exhaustive search and rescue mission to try to find those missing for aircrew. and how is it affecting the talks between antony blinken and lloyd austin and their australian counterparts? well, certainly. _ australian counterparts? well, certainly. it— australian counterparts? well, certainly, it would _ australian counterparts? well, certainly, it would have - australian counterparts? well, certainly, it would have cast i australian counterparts? well, certainly, it would have cast a| certainly, it would have cast a very ominous shadow over the 0smond talks as they are known. they are talks between senior australian and us officials in brisbane —— ausmin. 0peration talisman sabre was suspended because of the accident and going back to those talks in brisbane we are expecting the us secretary of state and his defence secretary to speak with

their australian counterparts about china's growing assertiveness in the indo—pacific region, climate change, as well as the aukus alliance. this is a security pact between australia, the united states and the united kingdom, and it would see the transfer of us nuclear submarines to australia. so, certainly a lot for the ministers to talk about, but this helicopter crash of eastern australia would have cast a very grim shadow over these talks in the queensland state capital.— state capital. just briefly - there are _ state capital. just briefly - there are reports - state capital. just briefly - there are reports in - state capital. just briefly - - there are reports in australian newspapers that australia will be manufacturing missiles for us military forces. has anybody been able to confirm that? yes. been able to confirm that? yes, we have seen — been able to confirm that? yes, we have seen those _ been able to confirm that? yes, we have seen those reports, - been able to confirm that? yes we have seen those reports, and really they do play into the fact that australia's military alliance with the united states is by far its most important

alliance. now, the former military alliance dates back to the early 19505 and in many ways australia has delicate diplomacy. it is deeply embedded with the us military. its biggest trading partner is china and of course it has deep cultural and historical link5 cultural and historical links with the united kingdom and all of this for a country that is a slap bang in the asia—pacific region. slap bang in the asia-pacific reuion. �* ., ~ slap bang in the asia-pacific reuion. �* ., ,, ,, , region. bill, thank you very much. that _ region. bill, thank you very much. that is _ region. bill, thank you very much. that is phil - region. bill, thank you very much. that is phil mercer. region. bill, thank you very | much. that is phil mercer in brisbane — sydney. 0ur brisbane — sydney. our apologies. let's get some of the day's other news now. peru's president, dina boluarte, has apologised for the deaths of dozens of people in prote5t5 since she took office. up to 80 peruvian civilians and members of the security forces were killed in clashes after the leftist president pedro castillo was ousted in december. boluarte's speech was met with protests in the capital lima, even as she called for national reconciliation. typhoon dok5uri made landfall in southern china on friday after wreaking havoc on the northern philippines and taiwan earlier this week. as many as 36 people were killed in the philippines

due to the typhoon. dok5uri has affected nearly 725,000 peopleju5t in china, evacuating almost 250,000 people and causing serious economic damage. the ceremony for america's 75th emmy awards has been postponed due to writers' and actors' 5trike5 for better pay and working conditions. striking actors are prohibited from participating in publicity until the strike ends. the television awards ceremony had been due to take place on september 18th. no new date has not been confirmed. to the war in ukraine now, and ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky posted this video to social media, saying a multi—5torey residential building and a security service building was struck in the central city of dnipro friday. he blamed russian mi55ile5 for the attack. ukrainian officials say

at least nine people were injured and the strikes caused widespread damage. earlier, moscow released this footage of damaged buildings in southern ru55ia, alleging it shot down two ukrainian mi55ile5 close to its border. the russian defence mini5try claims ukraine carried out an attack on the residential area. and this weekend in the uk, thousands of lgtbq+ people will march through liverpool as the city hosts a joint pride celebration with ukraine. josh parry reports. liverpool became the first place in many years for me of what felt like home. it was welcoming and kind of busy in many ways. mainly because of the people, because of the community i have over here. 2000 miles away from her birthplace of donet5k, maria has a new place to call home. i

like it about liverpool it is very diverse. i like it for being a very diverse city with many people from all over the world. , ., ., ., ;;:: :: :: world. they are one of 3000 ukrainians _ world. they are one of 3000 ukrainians who _ world. they are one of 3000 ukrainians who found - world. they are one of 3000 ukrainians who found safety| world. they are one of 3000 i ukrainians who found safety in mer5ey5ide since the war began. i want to say thank you very much to the amazing queer couple who took me and made me feel like home for the first time. ,, , ., ~ ., ~ ., time. stephanie, mumma mumma, stehanie time. stephanie, mumma mumma, stephanie r- _ time. stephanie, mumma mumma, stephanie r. this _ time. stephanie, mumma mumma, stephanie r. this year, _ stephanie r. this year, liverpool— stephanie r. this year, liverpool stepped - stephanie r. this year, liverpool stepped in . stephanie r. this year, liverpool stepped in to | stephanie r. this year, - liverpool stepped in to host eurovi5ion on behalf of winners ukraine and now, the legacy will continue as the city play5 will continue as the city plays host to kyiv pride, a chance to celebrate the community but, for ukrainians like maria, first and foremost it is a protest. first and foremost it is a protest-— first and foremost it is a rotest. �* , ., ., ., protest. i've been to all of the gay — protest. i've been to all of the gay pride _ protest. i've been to all of the gay pride and - protest. i've been to all of the gay pride and i - protest. i've been to all of the gay pride and i feel. protest. i've been to all of. the gay pride and i feel lots of, like, empowerment, probably, and kind of embodying of strength of political inspiration.

of strength of political insiration. ., , ., j inspiration. thousands of lgbt eo - le inspiration. thousands of lgbt peeple and _ inspiration. thousands of lgbt people and their _ inspiration. thousands of lgbt people and their allies - inspiration. thousands of lgbt people and their allies will - people and their allies will march— people and their allies will march through the streets in solidarity with ukraine. while eurovi5ion — solidarity with ukraine. while eurovision may _ solidarity with ukraine. while eurovision may have - solidarity with ukraine. while eurovision may have united l solidarity with ukraine. while - eurovision may have united them eurovi5ion may have united them in music, one will unite them in music, one will unite them in protest. in music, one will unite them in protest-— in protest. right now, it is the time _ in protest. right now, it is the time to _ in protest. right now, it is the time to fight _ in protest. right now, it is the time to fight and - in protest. right now, it is the time to fight and we . in protest. right now, it is. the time to fight and we fight for our freedom the time to fight and we fight for ourfreedom and our for our freedom and our survival and for ourfreedom and our survival and we all for our freedom and our survival and we all have to fight for lgbtq right5. survival and we all have to fight for lgbtq rights. the ukrainian _ fight for lgbtq rights. the ukrainian constitution only accepts marriages between men accept5 marriages between men and women, meaning partners of lgbt soldiers have no legal recognition, something edward i5 recognition, something edward is hoping pride will help change. is hoping pride will help chance. ., , ., is hoping pride will help chance. ., ., ., is hoping pride will help chance. ., , ., ., ., change. have people on our team who are waiting _ change. have people on our team who are waiting for— change. have people on our team who are waiting for their - change. have people on our team who are waiting for their loved . who are waiting for their loved ones, who are on the front line right now, and they cannot receive any information if a person is injured or dead. they cannot take the body if a person is killed in the war. they cannot inherit anything. they cannot inherit anything. they cannot inherit anything. they cannot care for children, and so on and so on. when you are in the war, it is even more painful that you don't have those rights.—

those rights. each person marching _ those rights. each person marching in _ those rights. each person marching in kyiv - those rights. each person marching in kyiv pride - those rights. each person| marching in kyiv pride will carry a photo of an lgbt soldiers serving back home. folders like dori5 and alina who have decided to stay behind to work as combat medics. —— bori5. i to work as combat medics. -- boris. ., ., ., ., boris. i want to go to eurovision _ boris. i want to go to eurovision and - boris. i want to go to eurovision and i - boris. i want to go to eurovision and i want boris. i want to go to i eurovision and i want to boris. i want to go to - eurovision and i want to go to eurovi5ion and i want to go to pride! but i can't. 0f eurovi5ion and i want to go to pride! but i can't. of course, wejoke. pride! but i can't. of course, we joke-— we joke. it's not a 'oke. it's not ajoke. h we joke. it's not a 'oke. it's not a joke. it's _ we joke. it's not ajoke. it's not a joke. it's not - we joke. it's not ajoke. it's not a joke. it's not a - we joke. it's not ajoke. it's not a joke. it's not a joke. i not a joke. it's not a 'oke. boris, earlier * not a joke. it's not a 'oke. boris, earlier you _ not a joke. it's not a joke. boris, earlier you sent - not a joke. it's not a joke. j boris, earlier you sent me not a joke. it's not a joke. l boris, earlier you sent me a bori5, earlier you sent me a video of yourself enjoying pride. i love this one. yeah. wow! does _ pride. i love this one. yeah. wow! does that _ pride. i love this one. yeah. wow! does that feel - pride. i love this one. yeah. wow! does that feel like - pride. i love this one. yeah. wow! does that feel like an | wow! does that feel like an absolute lifetime ago? - wow! does that feel like an l absolute lifetime ago? pride, it felt like _ absolute lifetime ago? pride, it felt like an _ absolute lifetime ago? pride, it felt like an absolutely - it felt like an absolutely different time. it's something which no—one can subscribe how it is feeling to live in these times. �* , ., it is feeling to live in these times. �* ., ., times. are you looking forward to the day _ times. are you looking forward to the day that _ times. are you looking forward to the day that you _ times. are you looking forward to the day that you can - times. are you looking forward to the day that you can both i to the day that you can both march together?—

to the day that you can both march together? yeah, because when pride _ march together? yeah, because when pride happens _ march together? yeah, because when pride happens in - march together? yeah, because when pride happens in kyiv, - march together? yeah, because when pride happens in kyiv, it. when pride happens in kyiv, it means the war is over and we can come back to some kind of normality to our lives. irate can come back to some kind of normality to our lives. we know that the one — normality to our lives. we know that the one we _ normality to our lives. we know that the one we will _ normality to our lives. we know that the one we will have - normality to our lives. we know that the one we will have after. that the one we will have after the victory _ that the one we will have after the victory will _ that the one we will have after the victory will be _ that the one we will have after the victory will be just - that the one we will have after the victory will be just like - the victory will be just like the victory will be just like the biggest _ the victory will be just like the biggest and _ the victory will be just like the biggest and the - the victory will be just like i the biggest and the brightest and it— the biggest and the brightest and it will— the biggest and the brightest and it will be _ the biggest and the brightest and it will be a _ the biggest and the brightest and it will be a celebration i the biggest and the brightest and it will be a celebration ofj and it will be a celebration of victory, — and it will be a celebration of victory, definitely. _ and it will be a celebration of victory, definitely. and, i and it will be a celebration ofl victory, definitely. and, yeah, we're — victory, definitely. and, yeah, we're waiting— victory, definitely. and, yeah, we're waiting for— victory, definitely. and, yeah, we're waiting for you - victory, definitely. and, yeah, we're waiting for you so - victory, definitely. and, yeah, we're waiting for you so if- victory, definitely. and, yeah, we're waiting for you so if you| we're waiting for you so if you be able — we're waiting for you so if you be able to— we're waiting for you so if you be able to come, _ we're waiting for you so if you be able to come, please i we're waiting for you so if you i be able to come, please come to kyiv to _ be able to come, please come to kyiv tojoin — be able to come, please come to kyiv to join us _ josh parry, bbc news. the ru55ia—africa summit in st petersburg concluded with african leaders pressing russian president vladimir putin to end the war in ukraine and restore the grain deal that ended just over a week ago. here's the bbc�*s jewel kiriungi. russian president vladimir putin has today said that he's carefully studying a peace deal that was shared by african countries in order to end the war in ukraine.

just last month, a delegation of african leaders led by president cyril ramaphosa of south africa offered to mediate in the conflict between russia and ukraine. in st petersburg today, the leaders called for a renewal of the grain deal that allows the safe pa55age of ukrainian grain through its ports in the black sea. now, with this deal not in place, these leaders say that prices of wheat have gone up and this is having an effect on other commodities, threatening the food security in the region. putin also today announced his country will be allocating more than $90 million in funds to ease the debt burden which most countries in africa are currently facing. he says that he wants to grow trade and economic ties, which are currently relatively low between russia and africa. we're gearing up for day 10 of the women's world cup and we can expect another three games, starting with sweden v italy, then france take on brazil and finally, panama against jamaica.

someone who'll be particularly interested in that last game i5 carolina joly. she's commissioner of women's football at the panamanian football federation, known as fepafut. thank you very much forjoining u5. thank you very much for 'oining us. . ~' thank you very much for 'oining us. . ~ , ., y thank you very much for 'oining us. . ~' , ., , . thank you very much for 'oining us. ., ~' i., , . ., us. thank you very much for havin: us. thank you very much for having me- _ us. thank you very much for having me. firstly, - us. thank you very much for having me. firstly, panama| us. thank you very much for- having me. firstly, panama have done incredibly _ having me. firstly, panama have done incredibly well _ having me. firstly, panama have done incredibly well to _ having me. firstly, panama have done incredibly well to be i having me. firstly, panama have done incredibly well to be here i done incredibly well to be here in the first place, their first world cup. excitement levels like in panama right now? thea;r like in panama right now? they are off the _ like in panama right now? they are off the roofs! _ like in panama right now? they are off the roofs! very - like in panama right now? iie: are off the roofs! very happy to be there. it's been 20 or 25 years for us developing women's football so we are very happy, very excited. it's all over the country, everyone is feeling it and everywhere, you can see that everybody is getting up early to watch the games, so we are very fortunate and happy to be there. .., , are very fortunate and happy to be there. _, , i. are very fortunate and happy to be there. .., , ,, , be there. of course, your first u-rou be there. of course, your first groun game — be there. of course, your first groun game did _ be there. of course, your first group game did not _ be there. of course, your first group game did not go - be there. of course, your first group game did not go so i

be there. of course, your first | group game did not go so well, losing 4—02 brazil. is that a result that you can work on in the next match against jamaica? yeah, that's very true. jamaica, it's a known rival. we know them from concacaf. so it's very different. the feeling is different from what we faced in brazil. 50. feeling is different from what we faced in brazil.— we faced in brazil. so, what can we exnect _ we faced in brazil. so, what can we expect from - we faced in brazil. so, what can we expect from today's| can we expect from today's game? can we expect from today's came? ., ., ., ., , ., game? you are going to see a match that's _ game? you are going to see a match that's probably - game? you are going to see a match that's probably being . match that's probably being paid for. but before played. before. using one of the key players of jamaica, before. using one of the key players ofjamaica, i believe player5 ofjamaica, i believe she is no longer playing for us today but for us it is good, i don't know how their leadership is doing, jamaica's leadership, but we are fortunate to see that. it's different, it is not brazil, it is not the names, it is not every history of every goal, it is not that behind it. it is jamaica, what we have faced before, so we will

probably see a very tight match. hopefully, panama comes out with their first win, that's what i'm personally hoping for. so you will see a tight match.— hoping for. so you will see a tight match. have a very tough urou - , tight match. have a very tough groun. brazil— tight match. have a very tough group, brazil and _ tight match. have a very tough group, brazil and france i tight match. have a very tough group, brazil and france are i group, brazil and france are the other groups in the team —— teams in the group, of course. your chances of progre55ing? they are slim but hope is there. jamaica tied with france which means that the impossible can happen. i don't know how france is doing, you know, how the french are doing with everything in regards to their coach and the changes and not playing any friendlies or how the team is doing internally so hopefully, something can happen in the game, right?— in the game, right? carolina, it sounds— in the game, right? carolina, it sounds like _ in the game, right? carolina, it sounds like you _ in the game, right? carolina, it sounds like you are - in the game, right? carolina, it sounds like you are very i it sounds like you are very excited. how many people would be watching in panama? i excited. how many people would be watching in panama?- be watching in panama? i don't know how _ be watching in panama? i don't know how many _ be watching in panama? i don't know how many people - be watching in panama? i don't know how many people are i know how many people are

watching. i don't keep tabs. hopefully mo5t watching. i don't keep tabs. hopefully most of the country is out there because this one is out there because this one is going to be 7:30pm, 5orry, 7:30 am which is the last one, the last time was 6:30am. it’s the last time was 6:30am. it's certainly a _ the last time was 6:30am. it's certainly a bit _ the last time was 6:30am. it's certainly a bit more social, 6:30 in the morning is a little too early for some people! thank you very much forjoining us and good luck to you. and of course good luck to jamaica a5 course good luck to jamaica as well, we have to be impartial here! do 5tay well, we have to be impartial here! do stay with us. you're watching bbc news. hello there. so far, this july looks like it's going to be a little bit below average for our temperatures, but a long way above average for rainfall. yes, there are some places — for example, blackpool — that have already seen 2.7 times their average july rainfall. so, it's been a lot wetter than normal and that pattern really has been repeated across most of the uk. now, the satellite picture from friday shows this curl of cloud out towards our north—west. it's an area of low pressure

and you can see the weather front5 5piralling into the centre of the low. now, over the next few hours as that low continues to move closer to the north—west of the uk so, increasingly, we'll see some heavy downpours working in, especially to northern ireland and western areas of scotland. these are the kind of temperatures you'll have as you start off the weekend — 1a or 15 degrees — so, it is going to be quite a mild start to things on saturday. however, we will see plenty of downpours around and, as i say, the closer you are to that area of low pressure, the more likely you are to see some fairly heavy and even some fairly prolonged outbreaks of rain. that's especially the case for northern ireland and west scotland but, to a degree, north west england and north—west wales will probably have a lot of showers as well. elsewhere, well, probably not that many showers across the midlands and eastern areas of england, so some dry weather and lengthy dry spell5 for these areas. showers few and far between. temperatures still, by and large, a little below average. now, for the cricket, the ashes, i suspect it

will probably 5tay mostly dry on saturday. if you catch a shower, it'll be a fleeting, light one. on sunday, rain on the way but late in the day so, again, it should be a largely unaffected day for play. different story, though, for monday. we are going to see low pressures working and bringing more rain. sunday's forecast, then. we have an area of low pressure that's going to be pushing rain into northern ireland, wales and western areas of england. should 5tay mainly fine to the north and east, although there will be a few showers here. temperatures continuing to run a little bit below average for the time of year. 0n into monday and tuesday's forecast. well, even as one area of low pressure crosses the uk, there's another one brewing and developing to our west, so it'd be nice to think as we finish the month and started a new month going into august, that we'd see a change in the weather pattern but no, that's not the case. it 5tays unsettled with further showers or some lengthier spell5 of rain.

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