around some of cloud coming back in around some of the north sea coasts and it is there where temperatures are at the lowest. otherwise a warm night with temperature slow to drop down. a warm start to the day tomorrow and the low cloud across eastern areas burning back to the north sea coast. it could linger in one or two areas. high cloud across western areas and that will make the sunshine hazy and an outside chance of the odd shower. but for most of the country it is a hot and sunny day, temperatures in scotland and northern ireland, mid to high 20s but highs reaching the high 20s to low 30s across parts of england and wales. more of the same on friday. a few patches of low cloud, mist and fog, notjust in the north sea but also the irish sea coast. but it stays very hot. the hot theme continues into the weekend as well. it is only really as we

start hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm gavin ramjaun. coming up on tonight's programme. france say they're ready — as the rugby world cup comes to town in less than 48 hours, all eyes on the preparations ahead of the opener between the hosts and new zealand. spain's suspended football president could face criminal charges afterjenni hermoso files a legal complaint over the controversial kiss following their world cup win. and we'll bring you up to date at the us open — with the top seed left in the women's draw, aryna sabelenka, looking to make the final four. also coming up on sportsday. rory mcilroy�*s high hopes for the ryder cup — the world number two says europe's blend of youth and experience could prove the difference. the closer we got to the cup, the

more i am liking what the team has become. hello there and welcome along to the programme. we're just two days away from the rugby world cup�*s return to france. and with an epic opener to look forward to. more on that in a moment, because the tournament's preparations have been under the spotlight. with officials in paris reassuring spectators that lessons have been learnt from the champions league final in the city last year, where thousands tried to enter the stade de france, causing chaos. with the olympics in the city taking place next years, taking place next year, officials are confident ahead of the big kick off on friday night. translation: access at the stander france has been _ translation: access at the stander

france has been corrected. _ translation: access at the stander france has been corrected. the - france has been corrected. the police have taken a number of measures as important events have been organised since without any incident because of these. there was an important problem with transport and we note there were no issues for the opening match and subsequent matches. even if this was the case, there are alternative plans which have been worked on with the transport minister. so the preparations off the field going to plan, according to the french government. on the field, it's one heck of an opener. france take on the all blacks, with the home nations in action across the weekend. we're going to talk about all of them in the next few minutes. for england, it's a chance to prove some of their critics wrong, after enduring an underwhelming warm—up campaign including losses to wales and fiji. our rugby reporter sara orchard is with the new zealand camp that's a pretty good way to describe it. so many headlines in the new zealand press after the record scoreline by south africa are

beating them at twickenham a week ago now. but they seem to be gathering themselves, almost using the title and joking in the press conference about being the worst all black side in history. they are kind of using that as their energy. a bit of using that as their energy. a bit of news from then, brown has been called up after the injury tojordi barrett. i am at the all blacks press conference now, but earlier i was at the france press conference when they had their own news. they've called in a new player at 12 after an injury. the atmosphere in paris is really beginning to build. so much excitement around the showpiece on friday night. exciting indeed. perhaps _ showpiece on friday night. exciting indeed. perhaps the _ showpiece on friday night. exciting indeed. perhaps the lowest - indeed. perhaps the lowest expectations for england going into a rugby world cup. perhaps some changes ahead of the opener against argentina. changes ahead of the opener against arc entina. , changes ahead of the opener against araentina. , ., ., ,

argentina. plenty of rumours floatin: argentina. plenty of rumours floating around _ argentina. plenty of rumours floating around about - argentina. plenty of rumours floating around about who i argentina. plenty of rumours i floating around about who steve borthwick will name in the england squad come thursday. in particular about alex mitchell, the northampton scrum—half, that he might start. if that seems to be true, he is essentially the fourth choice scrum—half, not in the original 33 selected by steve borthwick. he was brought in when the leicester scrum—half was injured and had to pull out. that would be huge, but rumours that tom curry could start, perhaps that's less of a surprise when you consider the pedigree of the player and the fact he has captained england before. positivity on the whole _ captained england before. positivity on the whole for _ captained england before. positivity on the whole for england, _ captained england before. positivity on the whole for england, finalists i on the whole for england, finalists last time against south africa, will steve borthwick have any rabbits in the hat ready to pull out in terms of getting the team thinking positively for tournament rugby? it's going to be fascinating. ultimately england are under huge pressure right now. only one win in their warm—up matches. and the fact there are plenty of rumours about

how happy they are in the england camp right now. perhaps it could be that harlequins could see their player, normally at fly half, marcus smith, being moved to fullback. we saw him there in one of the warm—up games. what is clear from england right now, they are not a consistent calm camp right now. pressure beginning to build and it could have huge significance whatever the outcome of the argentina game. so that's england. scotland have a huge challenge of playing the world cup holders south africa in their opening match. let's head to nice where we can speak to our reporter chris mclaughlin. chris what's the mood like in the scotland camp? i think there is a decent mood around the camp. but you never really get anything other than that from a squad at a big tournament like this. they always say the mood is positive. but genuinely in the

scotland camp you sense a quiet confidence. reasons to be optimistic, reasons for optimism, a good six nations, big wins against england and wales, good performances in some build—up matches, a victory over france, a big win over georgia as well. so lots of positives. scotland playing pretty well at the moment. of course, the downside is, and perhaps why there is less expectation on scotland for this tournament, they are in the pool of death with south africa and ireland. so no real expectation on scotland to make it out of the pool. speaking to make it out of the pool. speaking to some of the players today, that is working in their favour. no one expected them to do anything. they insist, on their day, they can beat anyone. and given what they have donein anyone. and given what they have done in recent months, you would have to agree. done in recent months, you would have to agree-— have to agree. quite liberating as well. former captain rory lawson told

the bbc earlier that scotland will need to be at their very best to have a chance versus south africa. it's huge, the holder south africa, they know it will be a physical game. one of the scotland coaches said, look, we expect a physical challenge and we are ready for it. let's face it, scotland huge underdogs going into this game against south africa on sunday. if they are to progress from this pool of death, they have to beat south africa or ireland, they know that. and as i said earlier, lots of positives about performance, and the pressure kind of off scotland going into that one.— into that one. great to talk to you, chris. the scotland game is on sunday, as is wales' opener against fiji. that match being played in bordeaux. wales trained today with a fully—fit squad, knowing they'll have to be at their best to beat a fijian side that got the better of england just a couple of weeks ago.

it's wales' set pieces, their scrums and lineouts, that have come in for scrutiny during their warm—up games. forwards coachjonathan humphreys says its now "judgement time" and he insists the side will be ready. we've been working for 16 weeks towards a goal, which is this game. we've tried lots of combinations, we have tried a few different things. those three games allowed us to do that. we are well aware this is the judgment time for us. so let's talk about ireland, because they are currently ranked the world number one side. they play their first game on saturday when they face romania. the team is leaving their tournament base in tours to head to the match venue in bordeaux. but some young irish players have already had a taste of international tournament rugby, as gavin andrews reports. all smiles in the sunshine for an island side fine tuning in tours.

they are ready, along with the players soaking in this new experience.— players soaking in this new exerience. ., , ., ., experience. really looking forward to m first experience. really looking forward to my first world _ experience. really looking forward to my first world cup. _ experience. really looking forward to my first world cup. the - experience. really looking forward to my first world cup. the last - to my first world cup. the last couple of days in tours, you can see, like, how excited everyone is around. the whole occasion, we are embracing it as a group, it's been brilliant. figs embracing it as a group, it's been brilliant. �* . embracing it as a group, it's been brilliant. �* , ., . ., brilliant. as the anticipation continues — brilliant. as the anticipation continues to _ brilliant. as the anticipation continues to grow _ brilliant. as the anticipation continues to grow for - brilliant. as the anticipation continues to grow for the i brilliant. as the anticipation - continues to grow for the players ahead of the tournament kick off this weekend, rugby fever is already in full swing this weekend, rugby fever is already infull swing in this weekend, rugby fever is already in full swing in france. as a warm—up to the main event, the best under 15 players, boys and girls, from the world cup nations have come together to play the first rugby heritage cup. representing ireland, ballyclare high school, who have relished the opportunity on the pitch and off. relished the opportunity on the pitch and off-— relished the opportunity on the pitch and off. you get a feel for these guys _ pitch and off. you get a feel for these guys what _ pitch and off. you get a feel for these guys what the _ pitch and off. you get a feel for these guys what the world - these guys what the world cup actually is for the senior guys.

something they will cherish for a long time. maybe five or ten years down the line, these guys will realise what they've done, it's really special.— really special. small town in island, really special. small town in island. all — really special. small town in island, all the _ really special. small town in island, all the way - really special. small town in island, all the way to - really special. small town in island, all the way to the . really special. small town in - island, all the way to the semis, thlet's— island, all the way to the semis, that's great, like. if island, all the way to the semis, that's great, like.— that's great, like. if andy farrell's _ that's great, like. if andy farrell's scored _ that's great, like. if andy farrell's scored need - that's great, like. if andy farrell's scored need a i that's great, like. if andy i farrell's scored need a little that's great, like. if andy - farrell's scored need a little extra motivation, look no further than the boys from ballycla re. let's move on to football, and there've been more developments today in spain where footballer jenni hermoso has filed a legal complaint over the kiss by the president of spain's football federation, luis rubiales. hermoso was kissed on the lips by rubiales after spain's win over england at the world cup final in sydney, and has since said it was not consensual. rubiales denies that, and has refused to resign despite being provisionally suspended by football's world governing body fifa. the complaint means he could now

face criminal charges. manchester united say they are taking allegations made against winger antony "seriously" after he was accused of abusing his former girlfriend. on monday, a brazilian news outlet published allegations made by antony�*s former partner, allegations which the player denies. police in both sao paulo and greater manchester are investigating. the 23—year—old was withdrawn from the brazil squad after the allegations emerged. today, united said the club... manchester united women have signed japanese international hinata miyazawa on a permanent deal. she won the golden boot at this summer's women's world cup, scoring five goals in four games forjapan — making her the only non—european award winner at the tournament.

she'lljoin a united side that finished second in the wsl last season, two points behind champions chelsea. beth mead was named on the bench for arsenal's win against linkoping of sweden. the first round of women's champions league qualfiying got under way today. mead missed the world cup after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury last november. elsewhere, wins today for celtic, who won away in denmark to beat brondby. glasgow city beat ireland's shelbourne ladies 2—0. cardiff city lost 2—0 away at lithuania's gintra. later on, a huge game for cliftonville — the belfast side taking on benfica. to the us open now, and carlos alcaraz — the defending champion and men's number one — is on court later against alex zverev. it's a fast turnaround for the german, whose epic five—setter against another of the top seeds jannik sinner only finished yesterday morning uk time. we've also two women's quarterfinals, the first of which has finished in the last half hour with second seed aryna sabalenka beating qinwen zheng of china. zheng was in herfirst grand slam quarter—final

after knocking out last year's runner—up ons jabeur, but the belrussian sailed through the first set, winning it 6—1. the number 23 seed made more of a fight of the second set but sabalenka won it 6—4. she'll play american sixth seed cocoa gauff in the semis. coco gauff in the semis. let's speak live now to our tennis correspondent russell fuller. easy for sabalenka in a way, so how much are we looking forward to that semi? ,, . , much are we looking forward to that semi? ,, ., , _ much are we looking forward to that semi? ,, .,, _ ., ., much are we looking forward to that semi? ,, _ ., ., ., semi? she was by far and away the better player _ semi? she was by far and away the better player today _ semi? she was by far and away the better player today against - semi? she was by far and away the better player today against zheng, | better player today against zheng, who you will hear a lot more about, believe me, over the next few years. only 20, first grand slam quarterfinal. sabalenka in the first set utterly dominant, just too much powerfor set utterly dominant, just too much power for the chinese player who is quite powerful herself. her serve was too steady and she made it look fairly comfortable in the end

despite signs in the second set that zheng has a huge amount of promise. sabalenka will play the winner of the quarter—final taking place later tonight between the wimbledon champion marketa vondrousova and madison keys of the united states. wimbledon champion has been on an amazing run to wimbledon and also four matches here just six weeks later, no mean feat. she has a few problems with an arm injury, really struggled in the heat and humidity the other way. madison keys has a very good grand slam record, especially here at the us open, where she has been a runner—up before. we will see what happens. coco gauff is in the other half of the draw. . ~ coco gauff is in the other half of the draw. ., ~ , ., coco gauff is in the other half of the draw. . ~' , ., ~ the draw. thank you. daniil medvedev in action later — the draw. thank you. daniil medvedev in action later too. _ the draw. thank you. daniil medvedev in action later too. yes, _ the draw. thank you. daniil medvedev in action later too. yes, he _ the draw. thank you. daniil medvedev in action later too. yes, he is - in action later too. yes, he is startin: in action later too. yes, he is starting shortly _ in action later too. yes, he is starting shortly against i in action later too. yes, he is. starting shortly against andrey rublev. they are very good friends, medvedev asked andrey rublev to be the godfather to his daughter. on court, medvedev has had the better

of their meetings, although andrey rublev has had a couple of wins in the last two years. his issue has been reaching the grand slam quarterfinal, this in his ninth, but he has never won any of the eight previous matches. can he break that duck against medvedev, a champion here two years ago, the third seed? he was an extraordinary form in the early part of the season, from february until may. he loves the hard courts of new york. you start the favourites. again, horribly hot and humid here, and it is the worst slot of the data play, you have the heat of the sun as well as high levels of humidity to deal with. —— of the day to play. levels of humidity to deal with. -- of the day to play-— of the day to play. thank you, russell. a former adviser to birmingham city council says the hosting of last year's commonwealth games was a mistake given the financial problems the authority now faces. max caller, a former director of the council,

said holding the commonwealths had been a challenge too far and had been a distraction. birmingham city council is to stop all but essential spending as it tries to deal with an equal pay claim but sally munday, who runs uk sport, insists there are big advantages to hosting major events. there is huge economic impact in doing it locally, huge community impact for cities. so many positive reasons why we would host major events in this country. i think, moving forward, all nations and all international federations will have to think innovatively about how to host events. we might do them differently, but the appetite appetite and desire to host them, and the british fans' desire to see these sports, that isn't going to change any time soon. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. daniel dubois' promoter frank warren has appealed to the wba to rule the fight with oleksandr usyk a no contest and order a rematch. the briton floored the heavyweight champion last weekend but the punch was declared a low blow

by the referee. usyk then went on to beat dubois in the ninth. zak crawley has been named as england captain for the upcoming one—day series against ireland. crawley has previously only played three odis. batter harry brook is also included in the squad, he'lljoin up ahead of the four—match series against new zealand, starting on friday. bbc director of sport barbara slater is to retire next year. she joined the bbc a0 years ago, becoming director of sport in 2009. director general tim davie said slater was a "pioneer, innovator and outstanding leader". europe's ryder cup team was confirmed this week — luke donald's side comprising first—timers with experienced hands like rory mcilory. the world number two a veteran of this tournament, with six consecutive ryder cups under his belt ahead of this month's battle with the us in rome. mcilroy this week playing at the irish open, spoke to the bbc�*s stephen watson, and was optimistic of the challenge ahead.

i think we've got a great chance. there is a really good mix of experience and youth in there. even some of the youth is quite experienced, someone likejon rahm. yeah, and viktor hovland as well for example. i think it's a really good team. if you had asked me at the start of the year what i thought our chances were, i thought we would have a really tough time. but the closer we have got to the cup, the more i'm liking what, you know... what the team has become and the way everyone is playing. i think we are in a really good spot heading to rome. earlierthis in a really good spot heading to rome. earlier this year because of the turbulence in goal, there was negativity surrounding the ryder cup, but are you feeling positive about what lies ahead in a few weeks? absolutely. ithink about what lies ahead in a few weeks? absolutely. i think it's all noise at the end of the day. once the team is selected and the captain and vice captain are happy with who they have on both sides, it's a

matter of going out and seeing who plays best and gets the most points. a lot of the other stuff is noise, there a few tournaments that we play our sort of bigger than a lot of the stuff going on, and the ryder cup's obviously one of them. can't wait to be of another european team. hopefully the outcome is different than last time. pare hopefully the outcome is different than last time.— than last time. are you confident with this team, _ than last time. are you confident with this team, with _ than last time. are you confident with this team, with some i than last time. are you confident with this team, with some young j with this team, with some young players, a young player like aberg who has come out of nowhere? confident of doing the business against the americans?- confident of doing the business against the americans? from people that have watched _ against the americans? from people that have watched him _ against the americans? from people that have watched him play - against the americans? from people that have watched him play in i against the americans? from people that have watched him play in the i that have watched him play in the states, he turned pro injune. people who saw him play over there, a few of us were saying it was a no—brainer but people haven't seen him play over here, and then he comes and finishes fourth and then wind in switzerland. i think people here that were maybe a little bit sceptical of it all realised what

the hype was all about, and he's an unbelievable player. probably one of my favourite swings in the world. its great... it was always going to be a transitional time for team europe, a lot of rookies on the team, a lot of younger people with a few of the older guys making some decisions that didn't allow them to be a part of it any more, i guess. was always going to be transitional. some of those guys... i think it's great to have them on the team because it injects a fresh, youthful exuberance into the whole dynamic of the week. england's women are chasing a t20 series win over sri lanka — they've not long started in derby, in the final of three matches england are batting first. but they had a nightmare start, danni wyatt out first ball of the innings — not one she'll want to see again. and if that wasn't bad enough, in the next over maia bouchier

and alice capsey got into a mix—up. both found themselves at the same end and capsey was run out. alex jones got the scoreboard alexjones got the scoreboard moving but she was stumped for 20 to leave england five down and in some trouble. the one—day series with sri lanka follows, and one of their star players has very much been captain chamari atha paththu. she was named star player of the match, with a half century that secured an historic win over the hosts. athapaththu is sri lanka's most experienced player, with nearly 100 one—day international appearances, and feels more has to be done to improve women's exposure to the sport. she's been talking to the bbc�*s amber sandhu. sri lanka. a country or beauty and culture. —— of beauty and culture. a

country that has also witnessed recent civil war and economic collapse. but despite all of this, the country has produced some incredible sporting talent, with one name that shines bright. chamari atapaththu. coached by her uncle, she trained alongside boys and perfected the aggressive batting style that saw her become the first ever sri lankan woman to top the odi rankings. there is no stopping the woman who has revolutionised sri lankan women's cricket. do you think you have inspired more young girls to take up the game in sri lanka? i think so exactly, because a lot of young girls play cricket because of me, they love me, my batting style and bowling style. hop? me, they love me, my batting style and bowling style.— and bowling style. how does that feel? being _ and bowling style. how does that feel? being an _ and bowling style. how does that feel? being an inspiration - and bowling style. how does that feel? being an inspiration comes| feel? being an inspiration comes with pressure. i

feel? being an inspiration comes with pressure.— feel? being an inspiration comes with pressure. i love the pressure. the last ten _ with pressure. i love the pressure. the last ten or— with pressure. i love the pressure. the last ten or 15 _ with pressure. i love the pressure. the last ten or 15 years, _ with pressure. i love the pressure. the last ten or 15 years, i - with pressure. i love the pressure. the last ten or 15 years, i always i the last ten or 15 years, i always handled the pressure very well. sri lanka is a low ranking team and the girls, the youngsters... i manage them and i encourage them and teach them and i encourage them and teach them how to play cricket, how to handle the pressure. i love to handle the pressure. i love to handle that pressure as a captain and a player. handle that pressure as a captain and a player-— handle that pressure as a captain and a player. what kind of captain are ou? and a player. what kind of captain are you? how _ and a player. what kind of captain are you? how do _ and a player. what kind of captain are you? how do you _ and a player. what kind of captain are you? how do you bring - and a player. what kind of captain j are you? how do you bring people together in your team? i am are you? how do you bring people together in your team? i am always a ositive together in your team? i am always a positive player- _ together in your team? i am always a positive player- i— together in your team? i am always a positive player. i teach _ together in your team? i am always a positive player. i teach the _ together in your team? i am always a positive player. i teach the same i positive player. i teach the same thing for my team as well. ranking is a number. if the particular day, some team play well, they can beat any team. i always keep motivated for my team. d0 any team. i always keep motivated for my team-— any team. i always keep motivated for my team. do you have a strategy auainst for my team. do you have a strategy against england? — for my team. do you have a strategy against england? what _ for my team. do you have a strategy against england? what is _ for my team. do you have a strategy against england? what is the - for my team. do you have a strategy. against england? what is the mindset going into the game? we against england? what is the mindset going into the game?— going into the game? we play with couraue going into the game? we play with courage and _ going into the game? we play with courage and positivity. _ going into the game? we play with courage and positivity. playing i going into the game? we play with courage and positivity. playing our| courage and positivity. playing our best cricket, we can beat them. what best cricket, we can beat them. what is our best cricket, we can beat them. what is your dream. _ best cricket, we can beat them. what is your dream, what _ best cricket, we can beat them. what is your dream, what more _ best cricket, we can beat them. what is your dream, what more to achieve? you have broken so many records. i

have one goal, i want to be the icc player of the year. she is having a great series so far. once again it was the olaf coy show at the tour of britain as the dutchman won his fourth stage in a row to retain the overall lead. the 21—year—old was given the perfect lead—out by hisjumbo visma team, allowing him to sprint to victory in newark on trent. his compatriot casper van uden was second ahead of britain's ethan vernon, who's moved up to second overall. geraint thomas produced his best finish at this year's vuelta a espana, coming fifth on stage eleven. the briton was in the leading pack towards the end of the stage, but couldn't hold on with just a few hundred yards to go. spainish riderjesus herrada claimed the third vuelta stage win of his career. thomas is now up too eighteenth overall, but he's seven and a half minutes behind race leader sepp kuss. that's all from sportsday.

hello. wednesday brought us the fourth consecutive day where heatwave thresholds were crossed for many parts of the uk. temperatures in london reached around 32 celsius, this was the picture in primrose hill a little bit earlier on. so lots more sunshine, hazy sunshine for some of us in the forecast. now we've got a storm in the mediterranean, storm daniel, that's been bringing really heavy rain and strong winds down towards greece. we've also got low pressure out towards the west of spain and portugal, and that combination is drawing in these warm southerly winds. so high pressure sits to the east. that's bringing us the dry weather, the southerly winds bringing the heat and humidity. and overnight we could see a few rumbles of thunder, perhaps heavy showers around for parts of wales, south—west england, towards the isle of man by the end of the night.

and in the east, we've got a bit of low cloud that's going to be drifting its way onshore. so a few misty, murky patches as you start your thursday morning. but it is going to be a really warm, sticky, humid—feeling night, perhaps not dropping below around 20 degrees in the south—west. so tomorrow then we have got that threat of one or two isolated showers around some of these irish sea coasts, perhaps pembrokeshire, up towards northern ireland, for instance. the cloud and fog around eastern scotland and northeast england should burn back towards the coast gradually through the day. but temperatures again well above average, the mid to high 20s for most of us, 30 degrees or so once again for london and the southeast on thursday. and then we do it all again for friday. so again, we've got a bit of low cloud that lingers in the east but slowly clears. and the threat of a few more showers around some of these irish sea coasts with a bit of low cloud there. but in between blue sky, warm sunshine, we could see a bit of a drop in air quality, though, over the next few days. but again, those temperatures are reaching the high 20s or low 30s, well above average. now, a slight change as we head into saturday, as we start to see frontal systems trying to move in from the northwest. so perhaps a bit breezier with a bit

more cloud and the odd shower for northern ireland and the west of scotland. further south and east it stays hot and dry once again, temperatures building. look at that, 32 degrees or so but do bear in mind could be a bit of pollution and poor air quality trapped underneath that high pressure. now head into sunday then and these fronts just start to topline across the north west of the uk trying to move southeast into monday. so eventually into next week they'll bring some slightly cooler, fresh conditions with a few showers but still some sunshine. certainly the next few days in the south, particularly, looking very hot. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news. 17 dead after a russian missile strike in ukraine's east, as the us secretary of state antony blinken visits kyiv. a manhunt is underway, after a man awaiting trial on terrorism charges escapes from a london prison. a three—day climate summit in africa ends with a proposal for new taxes to fund action. and, scientists in israel say they've grown cells closely resembling a human embryo, without using sperm, eggs, or a womb.

hello, welcome to the daily global, where we'll bring you the top stories from around the world. ukraine says at least 17 people were killed in an explosion in a town in the eastern donetsk region. president zelensky�*s office posted this video of the moment the blast happened in kostyantinivka. the town is near the front line of the fighting, about 20 miles from the disputed city of bakhmut. the sound, and the way the people in the street look up, suggest it may have been a missile or possibly an artillery shell. ukrainian officials say at least 3a other people were wounded. the attack happened shortly after the us secretary president volodymyr zelensky said the attack was linked to the counter—offensive progress.

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