live from washington. this is bbc news president biden tours the wildfire damage in hawaii amid criticism of his handling of the crisis. preparations under way for a meeting of brics nations in south africa. and nine republicans will take the stage for wednesday's presidential debate. one will not. how donald trump's absence will impact the proceedings. hello. i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. president biden wrapped up his visit to the hawaiian island of maui, where he offered support following deadly wildfires. nearly two weeks after the disaster which has killed at least 114 people. during the visit, the president toured the devastated town

of lahaina, meeting with first responders. he named a federal response co—ordinator and said the island's critical infrastructure will be made more resilient. the president faced criticism for his handling of the federal response to the wildfires after not speaking publicly about the crisis for days, though he spoke with state and local officials in the immediate aftermath of the crisis. music plays. the president attended a community reception during his visit where he addressed a crowd under a banner reading "lahaina strong." speaking in front of the island's famous banyan tree, mr biden reaffirmed the government's commitment to its recovery. we are focused on what's next as we are rebuilding for long—term and doing it together to help get us back on our feet to help get us back on our feet to rebuild the way we want to rebuild. they also want all of you to know the country greves

with you, stands with you, and will do everything possible to help you recover, rebuild, and respect culture and traditions when the rebuilding takes place. the state's governor, josh green, took part in mr biden�*s tour and sent a message for the international community. all of the other areas of maui, friends, and the rest of the way our safe, they're they are available. the mystique and love here, the aloha is here for you and the reason i'd say thatis for you and the reason i'd say that is because when you come you will support our local economy and help speed the recovery of the people that are suffering right now. recovery efforts are ongoing in maui. ahead of mr biden�*s trip, the white house said that as of sunday, more than 1000 federal workers are in maui. that includes more than a50 search and rescue personnel. and the biden administration has approved $8.2 million to almost 3,000 households. 850 people are still missing — a decline from the more than 2,000 reported missing immediately following the fires. authorities say many were found safe. but they also warned that numbers are expected to fluctuate.

meanwhile, clean—up is under way in the south—west of the us as the remnants of tropical storm hilary are now making their way north. it's now a post—tropical cyclone. these are some of the latest pictures coming from cathedral city, just outside of palm springs. torrential rain has covered much of this area in mud. many cars have been abandoned on the roads — but not all. here you see at least two people still in an rv calling for help on the outskirts of the city. in los angeles, a record was broken for the most rain ever on an august day. california's governor gavin newsom has declared a state of emergency. cooler weather is helping canadian officials as they try to get a handle on more than 1,000 wildfires burning across british columbia and the northwest territories. tens of thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate and a state of emergency remains in force. more help is coming — soldiers are being deployed to battle the blazes.

earlier, we spoke with a former member of the environmental protection agency's national advisory committee michael k dorsey about the natural disasters hitting canada and the us. in the canadian situation we are dealing with increased drought, we are dealing with also sought of the mixture, the nexus of extreme weather events. the vast majority of these extreme events is really driven by the changing climate. we've added, you know, over 400 ppm we've added, you know, over 400 ppm of c02 into the atmosphere and this is producing extreme weather around the world, not just limited to canada, and its impacts are certainly not canadian only, but they had huge implications for us air quality of the past many months stop going to see more extreme weather like we are seeing in california and elsewhere on earth. the very fact that climate change is driving this

process is also drumming the warming —— driving the warming of the seas and drives the cyclonic events you have seen, the hurricane that became a tropical storm when it came on land in south—western california. world leaders have started arriving injohannesburg for a meeting of the brics nations — brazil, russia, india, china, and south africa. these are pictures of china's leader xi jinping touching down ahead of proceedings starting tuesday. the summit will shine a light on the member nations�* links with the kremlin. russian president vladimir putin was supposed to attend the summit in person but the international criminal court has issued a warrant for his arrest and south africa would have been under pressure to extradite him. so putin will attend virtually instead. patrick gaspard is president and ceo of the centre for american progress and a former us ambassador to south africa. hejoined me earlier. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we see that xi jinping is attending the summit in person,

how significant you think that is? ., ,., how significant you think that is? ., , ., . how significant you think that is? ., . ., ., is? you so much for having me on. it is? you so much for having me on- it is— is? you so much for having me on- it is of— is? you so much for having me on. it is of course _ is? you so much for having me on. it is of course significant i on. it is of course significant whenever brics comes together as a formation, they represent 40% of the global population and a quarter of the world's gdp as a block. maui now controls more of the global gdp than the g7 does and, of course, china is at the centre of that. this is really a moment for the brics coalition, it is indeed attempting to institutionalise its values thatis institutionalise its values that is projecting into the world. china's economy is incredibly wobbly at this moment. they have not recovered from the pandemic and, of course, russia and the person of vladimir putin cannot even attend this summit because it is the icc of which south africa is a signatory. so china takes an outsize role, but other countries are not to be

forgotten. other countries are not to be forgotten-— other countries are not to be forotten. �* , ., . forgotten. ambassador, iwant to ask about — forgotten. ambassador, iwant to ask about one _ forgotten. ambassador, iwant to ask about one of _ forgotten. ambassador, iwant to ask about one of the - to ask about one of the narratives going into the summit, these countries coming together to challenge the global north's dominance and highlight the global south. what does south africa concretely want to get out of this summit, do you think? i would be cheerful in giving such a clear, hard, and faster definition of the aims here. you have such diversity in the brics coalition and while there may be nations like russia and china who intend to directly challenge the west, there are others like brazil and south africa and are include india as well as the nations who have a much more nuanced, much more complicated relationship with the west —— careful. south africa is in the midst of trying to have tax—free access to the us market. india's trade with you is now tops 190

billion, there is a lot of complexity there. a good deal more nuanced.— more nuanced. ambassador, i want to ask — more nuanced. ambassador, i want to ask you _ more nuanced. ambassador, i want to ask you about - more nuanced. ambassador, i want to ask you about war - more nuanced. ambassador, i want to ask you about war in l want to ask you about war in ukraine plays there because thatis ukraine plays there because that is a big issue and south africa has refused to explicitly condemn russia's aggression innismore, they don't want to align with either the russians or the americans. so where does south africa stand on ukraine?- so where does south africa stand on ukraine? south africa ro'ects stand on ukraine? south africa prejects its _ stand on ukraine? south africa projects its non- _ stand on ukraine? south africa projects its non- alignments i stand on ukraine? south africa projects its non- alignments inj projects its non— alignments in what we see is an emerging new cold war between china and the west and certainly the invasion, the illegal invasion of ukraine is playing out in the backdrop of their non— alignments. i'm sure your viewers understand that there are historical relationships between south africa and russia, the soviet union supported the ante apartheid movement at the height of apartheid, whereas britain and the us relied with the apartheid regime which further

complicates the ties and relationships. they will tell you that south africa and many other african nations cup deeply troubled by vladimir putin reneging on the green deal that he had set with the ukraine that allowed the escort of grain into african nations cup as a consequence of that the price of grain has gone up exponentially on the african continent. it is leading to real food continent. it is leading to realfood insecurity continent. it is leading to real food insecurity and just off (crosstalk). ambassador, if they can just jump ambassador, if they can just jump in there, there has been tentative because of the us accusation that south africa was providing arms to russia, so how is that impacted the us's relationship with south africa? . �* , us's relationship with south africa? . v . us's relationship with south africa? . �*, ., , ., africa? that's a good question. why would _ africa? that's a good question. why would say _ africa? that's a good question. why would say those _ africa? that's a good question. why would say those have - africa? that's a good question. | why would say those have really been abated. they continue to been abated. they continue to be active conversations between the two countries about the renewal of the african opportunity act, south africa has launched its own investigation into what happened with the ship that doc

and they made it very clear they will not be violating their non— alignment pat and, as you can see from the lack of presence of vladimir putin in johannesburg now, south africa was clear that as a signatory of the international criminal court's platform that they would have had to issue an arrest, so, again, complicated relationships. why would say the us and south africa are working to build on the trade relationship, on the roads relationship, on the roads relationship, and on other... (crosstalk). ambassador, one quick last question for you, china is interested in expanding brics membership, possibly saudi arabia, is that something that concerns you?— concerns you? saudi arabia, argentina. _ concerns you? saudi arabia, argentina, venezuela, - concerns you? saudi arabia, argentina, venezuela, they| concerns you? saudi arabia, i argentina, venezuela, they are looking to invite in a set of nations that have challenging economies but also challenging human rights records as well. i

think we will continue to look closely at this, clearly because of the intermingling of our economies, interdependence that we have on things like climate is important for all of us that the brics nations managed to thrive, but even india is concerned about some of the expansion ambitions of china. that is to be looked at closely. china. that is to be looked at closel . ., , , closely. 0k, really interesting to hear your _ closely. 0k, really interesting to hear your insights - closely. 0k, really interesting to hear your insights on - closely. 0k, really interesting to hear your insights on this, | to hear your insights on this, ambassador, givenjoining us on bbc news. ambassador, given “oining us on bbc news. , ., ., ambassador, given “oining us on sac newt ambassador, given “oining us on bbc news. , ., ., ,, .,~ ., bbc news. great to speak to you toniaht. bbc news. great to speak to you tonight. thanks _ bbc news. great to speak to you tonight. thanks for— bbc news. great to speak to you tonight. thanks for having - bbc news. great to speak to you tonight. thanks for having me. l tonight. thanks for having me. —— thank you forjoining us. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. fugitive former premier thaksin shinawatra greeted supporters in thailand, touching down in bangkok after more than 15 years in self—exile. he was ousted in a coup and jailed in absentia in 2008 for abuse of power. he is set to be taken into custody, brought to the supreme court, and then likely spend the night in a prison hospital. he is not expected to stay in custody for long. he also touched down just hours before a crucial parliamentary vote that decides whether a candidate from his political party, pheu thai, can take

office as prime minister. cambodia's parliament confirmed army commander hun manet as prime minister. he's the son of the long—term cambodian leader hun sen, who's been in power for almost four decades. his father stepped down after a landslide election victory in july that was widely condemned as a sham. hun manet indicated he'll continue to exert a powerful grip on cambodian affairs. you're live with bbc news. former president donald trump will head back to atlanta georgia to turn himself in after his indictment there. that's over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. mr trump posted on his social media site truth social that he will go to the fulton countyjail to be "arrested." the date was set in negotiations between his lawyers and the district attorney's office, where mr trump also agreed to a 200

thousand dollar bond and other release conditions. the former president and 18 other defendants face charges of election fraud, racketeering, and more in the indictment — allegations he has denied. mr trump's appearance in court will be the morning after republican presidential candidates will take the stage for the first debate of the 2024 us campaign season on wednesday night in wisconsin. preparations are under way in milwaukee, the host city. nine contenders will face off in the two—hour long debate, moderated by fox news. to qualify candiates needed to draw donations from over 40,000 individuals. they also had to reach at least 1% support across several polls. the candidates who hit those marks and are set to appear include florida governor ron desantis. his campaign has seen a number of shake—ups recently. desantis will be joined by eight other candidates — seen here — all vying for a chance to convince voters that they should be the republican nominee. but there's one candidate who will be absent from the stage — former president donald trump says he'll skip

the debate, opting instead to do an interview with former fox news host tucker carlson. 0ur correspondent anthony zurcher is outside the debate venue, and i spoke to him earlier. i , president has opted for an interview with tucker carlson and plans to go to atlanta on thursday. h0??? and plans to go to atlanta on thursday. and plans to go to atlanta on thursda . ., , u, and plans to go to atlanta on thursday. and plans to go to atlanta on thursda . ., , u, , thursday. how significant is all this? it _ thursday. how significant is all this? it sucks _ thursday. how significant is all this? it sucks a - thursday. how significant is all this? it sucks a lot - thursday. how significant is all this? it sucks a lot of. thursday. how significant is | all this? it sucks a lot of the oxygen out of the room here in milwaukee. the debate will be held just over my shoulder this basketball arena. held just over my shoulder this basketballarena. it held just over my shoulder this basketball arena. it is just not going to be as great without donald trump onto the stage and a lot of the media attention will be shifted to georgia where a visible drama is going to play

donald trump going to a jail, he is going to capture a lot of attention. it is a major distraction away from the candidates coming here and hoping this could be their moment to break out and get some momentum going in the months ahead to position themselves as a prime challenger to donald trump when voting starts next january. what impact will it have on the debate on stage?— what impact will it have on the debate on stage? because there is not going _ debate on stage? because there is not going to — debate on stage? because there is not going to be _ debate on stage? because there is not going to be as _ debate on stage? because there is not going to be as big - debate on stage? because there is not going to be as big an - is not going to be as big an audience for this debate, it makes it more important for the individual candidates on stage to find a way to generate some sort of headline, some sort of clip that will get replayed after the debate. they want to have eyeballs in the media coverage in the days after thursday night. they will come up thursday night. they will come up with some sort of key viral moment and i do not think that

will happen by attacking donald trump but by attacking each other. they will be able to generate some sort of headline by going after candidates on stage. a tech executive who was not run for before, would be a target. look for some key issues to come up with where there are differences. the issue of donald trump and his indictment will be one of them. chris christie will be very aggressive against donald trump and you may see some of the other candidates come to his defence. i think another big issue could be ukraine because some people have been very critical of continued us support but candidates like mike pence and the former us

ambassador nikki haley have defended the support of ukraine. because that is a real friction pot it could be an area of conflict.— friction pot it could be an area of conflict. donald trump has denied — area of conflict. donald trump has denied all _ area of conflict. donald trump has denied all charges - area of conflict. donald trump has denied all charges againstj has denied all charges against him and is planning to be in atlanta on thursday. what can we expect to see? we atlanta on thursday. what can we expect to see?— atlanta on thursday. what can we expect to see? we have kind of a script _ we expect to see? we have kind of a script because _ we expect to see? we have kind of a script because this - we expect to see? we have kind of a script because this is - we expect to see? we have kind of a script because this is not. of a script because this is not donald trump as make indictment or booking. he will show up at the fulham countyjail. he will have his mug shot taken and be processed. to be formally entered into the registrar of the criminaljustice the criminal justice proceedings. in the criminaljustice proceedings. in previous indictments that has happened indictments that has happened in the same time as the arraignment before the judge began the preliminary proceedings before a trial. in new york, washington, dc, in florida, he showed up, was

processed and then was arraigned. here it is happening in two separate occasions. anthony in milwaukee ahead of the first republican public debate. earlier i previewed the debate with republican strategist and lawyer mehek cooke, and matt terrill, managing partner at firehouse strategies and former chief of staff for marco rubio's 2016 presidential campaign. i want to start with the cbs news poll asking republican voters who they would vote for today and donald trump has a lead at 62%. the closest next to him is ron desantis. what do they need to do to break through those types of numbers? press, president trump has a strong racing. even though he will not be in that debate his presence will be very strong.

they need to draw contracts between themselves and the former president. and they need to take risks. it former president. and they need to take risks.— to take risks. it is a balancing _ to take risks. it is a balancing act - to take risks. it is a i balancing act because to take risks. it is a - balancing act because former president trump has a standing with voters. in the end this nomination goes straight through president trump. d0 nomination goes straight through president trump. do you think it will _ through president trump. do you think it will be — through president trump. do you think it will be a _ through president trump. do you think it will be a balancing - think it will be a balancing act? i think it will be a balancing act? ~' a think it will be a balancing act? ~' , , act? i think the race is 'ust startin: act? i think the race is 'ust starting on i act? i think the race isjust starting on wednesday - act? i think the race isjust starting on wednesday i i act? i think the race isjust i starting on wednesday i think it is a — starting on wednesday i think it is a mistake for trump not to com _ it is a mistake for trump not to come. he has strong name id but we _ to come. he has strong name id but we have one of the best line — but we have one of the best line up— but we have one of the best line up for canada. from nikki haley. — line up for canada. from nikki haley. to— line up for canada. from nikki haley, to candidates apprising people — haley, to candidates apprising people in ohio and across the countrx — people in ohio and across the country. ron desantis has continued to break through on

parental— continued to break through on parental rights and every single _ parental rights and every single candidate has something to offer— single candidate has something to offer and every single one of them _ to offer and every single one of them has solutions and that is what — of them has solutions and that is what america is looking for, that— is what america is looking for, that is— is what america is looking for, that is what americans want to look_ that is what americans want to look at — that is what americans want to look at today.— that is what americans want to look at today. are these voters actually looking _ look at today. are these voters actually looking for _ look at today. are these voters actually looking for solutions i actually looking for solutions because they are clearly looking to the former president if you look at the poll? that was 'ust if you look at the poll? that was just one _ if you look at the poll? that wasjust one pole. - if you look at the poll? that wasjust one pole. whether| if you look at the poll? that wasjust one pole. whether you agree _ wasjust one pole. whether you agree or— wasjust one pole. whether you agree or disagree with his personality his track record, donald _ personality his track record, donald trump's track record with— donald trump's track record with china with border security without — with china with border security without domestic supply chain, we have — without domestic supply chain, we have a _ without domestic supply chain, we have a strong presidency so i do we have a strong presidency so i do not — we have a strong presidency so i do not blame anybody who says donald _ i do not blame anybody who says donald trump is a front runner but wait — donald trump is a front runner but wait until these candidates come — but wait until these candidates come out _ but wait until these candidates come out on the debate stage and wait — come out on the debate stage and wait until the american people _ and wait until the american people start hearing solutions.

ithink— people start hearing solutions. i think suburban women will be looking — i think suburban women will be looking for a change in the party— looking for a change in the party and we might be surprised to find _ party and we might be surprised to find another candidate. it is too — to find another candidate. it is too early to say it is trump's _ is too early to say it is trump's race to lose. we have a lot of— trump's race to lose. we have a lot of great _ trump's race to lose. we have a lot of great candidacy. do trump's race to lose. we have a lot of great candidacy.— lot of great candidacy. do you a . ree lot of great candidacy. do you agree with — lot of great candidacy. do you agree with that? _ lot of great candidacy. do you agree with that? at _ lot of great candidacy. do you agree with that? at the i lot of great candidacy. do you agree with that? at the end i lot of great candidacy. do you | agree with that? at the end of the day, this is still very early early stages. ultimately it will come down to iowa, new hampshire, south carolina voting. if former president trump vince iowa it will be hard to defeat him in this nomination. in the end, solid debate performances, it doesn't raise momentum and winning these key early estates will ultimately determine if this

race. ultimately determine if this race, . , ultimately determine if this race. . , race. specifically in the state of iowa, ron _ race. specifically in the state of iowa, ron desantis- race. specifically in the state of iowa, ron desantis is- of iowa, ron desantis is putting a lot of political capital in the state. could it pay off for him?— pay off for him? there is a reality for— pay off for him? there is a reality for him _ pay off for him? there is a reality for him and - pay off for him? there is a reality for him and other i reality for him and other candidates that this is a critical state. we that makes this a different race. if they can win in iowa, there is genuine momentum. when you win in these early estates, that not only get you closer and closer to voters but also generates good donor activity and small donors coming on board your campaign and it matters. ~ ., board your campaign and it matters. ~ . ., board your campaign and it matters-— board your campaign and it matters. ~ . ., ., matters. what about the former resident matters. what about the former president and _ matters. what about the former president and the _ matters. what about the former president and the fact _ matters. what about the former president and the fact he's i matters. what about the former president and the fact he's not i president and the fact he's not taking part in this debate, how can that impact on him? i do not think— can that impact on him? i do not think it _ can that impact on him? i do not think it will _ can that impact on him? i do not think it will impact i not think it will impact president everybody already knows — president everybody already knows his record. i do think it is important to see today if he has changed his direction on whether— has changed his direction on whether countries and where we

could _ whether countries and where we could he — whether countries and where we could be. many are looking towards _ could be. many are looking towards him for solutions. i generally think it should come to the — generally think it should come to the debate but at the end of the day— to the debate but at the end of the day we really do have a great — the day we really do have a great slate of candidates that have — great slate of candidates that have solutions to bring america forward, — have solutions to bring america forward, that talk about prosperity, that talk about not looking — prosperity, that talk about not looking in the rearview mirror, and _ looking in the rearview mirror, and that— looking in the rearview mirror, and that is— looking in the rearview mirror, and that is what i am excited about, — and that is what i am excited about, other individuals that can showcase what they want our great _ can showcase what they want our great country to be. in terms of president trump, it is unfortunate he's not attending debate — unfortunate he's not attending debate but i think it will give a little — debate but i think it will give a little more room on the debate _ a little more room on the debate stage for each candidate to truly— debate stage for each candidate to truly try and connect with voters _ to truly try and connect with voters. ,., to truly try and connect with voters. , ., ~ , ., voters. do you think there is a downside _ voters. do you think there is a downside for _ voters. do you think there is a downside for him _ voters. do you think there is a downside for him not - voters. do you think there is a downside for him not going i voters. do you think there is a downside for him not going to | downside for him not going to the debate? its, downside for him not going to the debate?— the debate? a ma'ority of republican h the debate? a ma'ority of republican voters]- the debate? a majority of republican voters think i the debate? a majority of. republican voters think you should attend and participate in wednesday's night debate. 0ver in wednesday's night debate. over 60% of republican voters we surveyed at least believe he should participate. if you look

at former president trump base of support, over 70% would like to see him show up on the debate stage. but people know who former president trump is. people either like him or they do not. people still feel very highly about him. do not. people stillfeelvery highly about him.— do not. people still feelvery highly about him. what are you lookin: highly about him. what are you looking forward _ highly about him. what are you looking forward to _ highly about him. what are you looking forward to seeing i highly about him. what are you looking forward to seeing end | looking forward to seeing end this debate?— this debate? seeing what candidates _ this debate? seeing what candidates are _ this debate? seeing what candidates are doing i this debate? seeing what candidates are doing on | this debate? seeing what i candidates are doing on the race, leaning into being more electable than former president trump. president biden �*s approval rating is not great now. i approval rating is not great now, . , , approval rating is not great now. , ., approval rating is not great now, . , , . . now. i absolutely agree. we need a candidate _ now. i absolutely agree. we need a candidate that i now. i absolutely agree. we| need a candidate that stands out and _ need a candidate that stands out and stands up for america first. i candidates that has

solutions for issues like the southern _ solutions for issues like the southern border and one of the biggest — southern border and one of the biggest threats to our country which — biggest threats to our country which is — biggest threats to our country which is china. we're looking forward — which is china. we're looking forward and looking for solutions and that can distinguish themselves can raise — distinguish themselves can raise a _ distinguish themselves can raise a lot of eyebrows. thank ou raise a lot of eyebrows. thank you both _ raise a lot of eyebrows. thank you both for — raise a lot of eyebrows. thank you both forjoining _ raise a lot of eyebrows. thank you both forjoining us. - spain's national women's football team has arrived back home from australia as the newly—crowned world champions. the players paraded through the capital, madrid, on an open top bus. the official celebrations have stretched well into the night at an outdoor stage event packed with jubilant crowds waving spanish flags. spain defeated england 1—0 in the final of the women's world cup on sunday, winning their first world title. the tournament broke attendance and tv ratings records, demonstrating the growing interest in women's football. thats all from us here in washington. i'm sumi somaskanda. we leave you with these live pictures of london

as we hand off to our colleageus there. thanks for watching. hello there. we saw plenty of sunshine and some warmth around on monday across england and wales. top temperatures around 26 celsius across the south—east of england. over the next few days, the weather's looking pretty similar. most of the showers will be in the north and the west. further south and east that you are it will be warmer with more in the way of sunshine closer to this area of high pressure which is bringing heatwave conditions to the near continent, particularly france, spain into parts of italy. low pressure sitting to the north of the uk will bring stronger winds, more showers across northern and western areas, and that's how it's looking for tuesday. we start off again with some low cloud, mist and murk. the sunshine will come out in abundance through central southern areas and then become confined

to southern england through the day. more cloud, i think, elsewhere. northern england, wales into scotland, northern ireland, most of the showers will be in the northwest corner where it'll be quite breezy. high teens here. low 20s for aberdeen. and we'll see those temperatures range from 23 to 26 degrees again, england and wales. as we head through tuesday night, the showers tend to fade away. we'll continue to see a few across northern and western areas and cluster of showers, even long spells of rain perhaps pushing into parts of wales as well, thanks to a weak weather front. but elsewhere it's dry, clear skies, variable cloud, temperatures low to mid—teens. and into wednesday, again, very little change, higher pressure to the south, lower pressure to the north. this weak weather from bringing thicker cloud towards wales and the south west of england. so we could start off with some rain across western wales on wednesday. few showers continuing northern western scotland, maybe northern ireland. but, again, majority of the country will see patchy cloud, some sunny spells. best of the sunshine towards the south and the southeast where we will see those temperatures again reaching around 25, 26, maybe 27 degrees. further north, it's the high teens, low 20s. now, beyond wednesday this is where we start seeing some changes. low pressure in the north gets its act together and starts to spread its way eastwards. that will send a weather front southwards. could see some big

shells or thunderstorms late on thursday in the south. and then we're into a cooler north northwesterly wind regime for friday and into the weekend. you can see those orange colours ebbing southwards in towards the near continent's cooler colours. there you can see so it will feel cooler and fresher for the end of the week. i think for thursday, the last of the very warm days across the south—east for now. and then to things turn cooler and fresher for all areas with a mixture of sunshine and showers.

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