the 8pm have been going around half an hour. manchester united are playing porto hoping to get their season back on track, and it's going well so far as they are 2—0 up. so far as they are 2—1up. rangers are losing to lyon. but the 2022 winners eintracht frankfurt are up at besiktas. and in the earlier kick—offs, tottenham hotspur hung on for a 2—1win against the hungarian side ferencvaros. the latest in the later europa conference league games are chelsea are leading the belgian side gent 1—0. fiorentina against welsh champions new saints is goalless. and the pick of the earlier kick—offs, scottish premiership side hearts won at dinamo minsk. but larne�*s first foray into european action ended in defeat and ten men. the northern irish side were beaten 3—0 by molde. well, tottenham's dominic solanke wasn't in action for his club tonight, but he has been named in the england squad for this

month's nations league matches against greece and finland. it's the striker�*s first call—up since his one and only cap back in 2017, when he was a substitute against brazil. england manager lee carsley has also recalled kyle walker, phil foden and jude bellingham, while harry maguire, tino livramento, jarrod bowen and eberechi eze all miss out. with the squad that we've got, we've got so many talented players. always looking at finding the right balance, you know, who complements who in terms of the way that we play. i try not to get too caught up in positions and to positional. it's more the attributes and the way we can potentially attack the opposition. meanwhile, kylian mbappe isn't in the france squad for their upcoming uefa nations league matches despite being back to fitness. the real madrid forward missed his side's draw with atletico madrid last weekend because of a thigh

injury, but then did come off the bench in their surprise champions league defeat to lille. so he's seemingly ready to play, but the france head coach didier deschamps agreed to rest mbappe for their matches against israel and belgium in order to protect him from further issues. on to cricket, and at the women's t20 world cup, pakistan's hopes of making it to the knockout phase for the first time in nine attempts were given a boost as they beat sri lanka. it was a low—scoring affair, though. batting first, pakistan were helped by fatima sana's 30 offjust 20 balls as they made 116. in reply, sri lanka never really got going, with just two players reaching double figures. sadia iqbal was the pick of the pakistan bolwers, taking three for 17 as they won by 31 runs. in the tournament's opening match, bangladesh beat scotland. having won the toss and elected to bat, bangladesh made a modest 119—7 thanks in part to sobhana mostery�*s 36. in reply, that innings was eclipsed by scotland opener sarah bryce.

she made an unbeaten 49 from 52 balls to give the scots a chance of victory in sharjah, but regular wickets to the bangladeshi spinners meant scotland couldn't build a match—winning partnership and they fell 17 runs short on their first ever world cup outing. finally basketball, and preparations for the new nba season are ramping up with the defending champions the boston celtics facing the denver nuggets, who won it the year before, in two preseason games in abu dhabi. the celtics star player jason taytum is expecting the top teams to be stronger than ever for the new campaign. it's going to be tough. teams of gotten better, but i think for us, taking the mindset of not skipping any steps, that's what we did it really, really well last season. 0bviously what we did it really, really well last season. obviously it hit me ship is the goal, but we cannot skip to that. we've got

to start and just try to get little bit better every single day. 0ne football update for you and porto have equalised, to have into at manchester united in the europa league tonight. and that's all the sport for now. you are watching the context. it is time for our new weekly segment, ai decoded. welcome to ai decoded, when we look in depth at some of the most eye—catching stories in the fast—moving and ever—changing world of artificial intelligence. this week, we look at one of the most exciting, but also controversial arenas of artificial intelligence — the world of text—to—video creation. it's being called a revolution in film—making because ai technology takes away some of the traditional barriers faced by movie—makers trying to crack hollywood, most notably film production costs.

0ne entertainment giant embracing ai is lionsgate, which has recently announced a partnership with artificial intelligence company runway to allow a new ai model to be trained on their extensive film and tv archive. but at what cost, asks the guardian? some film producers have now joined forces to develop best practice for the use of generative ai in factual storytelling. this is currently one of the more organised efforts in hollywood to grapple with the ethics of a technology that could prove devastating forjobs, which is why there are now calls for better transparency around the use of ai, with the fallout from hollywood likely to reach the eu soon, according to euronews. film industry workers are warning against the unregulated use of artificial intelligence and demanding ai tools to be used only to assist, and not replace, original human creativity.

with me is our regular ai contributor samir mallal, ceo of ai creative company one day. samir, explain to us this significance of this lionsgate deal with al company runway and the wider implications for the film industry. we saw this with the hollywood strikes as others are really worried about equipment yeah, and i see this from two sides. 0n the one hand, it is an opportunity for this next generation to come up and to start doing things that they would never have thought possible before. but on the other hand, you people who have devoted their whole life to it specific craft, and here

lionsgate is saying we are going to train these new models with all of our old catalogue and are they going to be compensated? what happens to the future of those jobs? these are all questions that we need to figure out, and i think the bigger implication here is what is albert relationship with these intelligence machines? we've never encountered anything like this. whether you are a creative or a doctor, we've never encountered machines like this before and i think we are trying to figure it out. and right now it's the technologists that are really driving the change and it's moving so fast. and i think we as a culture kind of need to step up in a culture kind of need to step up and out. and right now it's the technologists that are really driving the change and it's moving so fast. and i think we as a culture kind of need to step up and especially creative need to say we need obsolete. yeah, let's have a closer look at what it does look like. well, we are very lucky to have one of the most exciting programme. players in the ai video generation on tonight's

programme. they are called pika labs, and let's take a look at their latest product. music. music. sirens. sirens. who's ceo of pika labs ai. pika... pika...

let's now speak to demi guo,

understand video and can generate video. in a way, the users — generate video. in a way, the users interact with this model, there _ users interact with this model, there are — users interact with this model, there are many ways. the most of the _ there are many ways. the most of the way— there are many ways. the most of the way is a user can type into— of the way is a user can type into the _ of the way is a user can type into the description of what it wants — into the description of what it wants so _ into the description of what it wants. so for example the user can type — wants. so for example the user can type in, a giant mouse is walking _ can type in, a giant mouse is walking in _ can type in, a giant mouse is walking in the street of new york, — walking in the street of new york, so_ walking in the street of new york, so the ai will be able to generate _ york, so the ai will be able to generate a clip where there is actually— generate a clip where there is actually a _ generate a clip where there is actually a mouse walking the streets — actually a mouse walking the streets of new york. 30 actually a mouse walking the streets of new york.- actually a mouse walking the streets of new york. so it's as sim - le streets of new york. so it's as simple as _ streets of new york. so it's as simple as that, _ streets of new york. so it's as simple as that, you _ streets of new york. so it's as simple as that, you type - streets of new york. so it's as simple as that, you type what| simple as that, you type what you want and ai visualises it quite brilliantly if that video is anything to go by, and it is all at a very minimal cost. how much was something like that cost for example?— much was something like that cost for example? yes, so right now it costs... _ cost for example? yes, so right now it costs... there _ cost for example? yes, so right now it costs... there are - now it costs... there are different _ now it costs... there are different varieties of cost budget definitely if you want

to make a feature—length film, it wilt— to make a feature—length film, it will probably only cost like at most _ it will probably only cost like at most a couple of thousand dollars. — at most a couple of thousand dollars, which is very a huge difference between the actual right — difference between the actual right now for making a feature—length film, it might cost — feature—length film, it might cost a — feature—length film, it might cost a couple of hundred million _ cost a couple of hundred million dollars or tens of millions.— millions. so $2000 is incredible. _ millions. so $2000 is incredible. how - millions. so $2000 is incredible. how do i millions. so $2000 is| incredible. how do you millions. so $2000 is - incredible. how do you see that im act in incredible. how do you see that impact in the — incredible. how do you see that impact in the creative _ impact in the creative industries? that's a huge cost difference, and how do you think that creative a goalie playing a role in the future? what is your vision for this? yes, i really believe that al is hot — yes, i really believe that al is not replacing traders what is not replacing traders what is really— is not replacing traders what is really about helping or serving _ is really about helping or serving creators. because we all know — serving creators. because we all know right now whether you are creating a film or a short video. — are creating a film or a short video. it's _ are creating a film or a short video, it's a very competent process _ video, it's a very competent process. there is a huge gap between _ process. there is a huge gap between your creative idea to the execution. so essentially

what — the execution. so essentially what at — the execution. so essentially what ai is doing what we want to do— what ai is doing what we want to do is— what ai is doing what we want to do is you help save the creators _ to do is you help save the creators time by really letting them — creators time by really letting them to — creators time by really letting them to be able to focus on the creative — them to be able to focus on the creative idea part. not the mantral— creative idea part. not the manual part of creating a video _ manual part of creating a video. , , �*, ., ., video. so surely it's going to cost a lot — video. so surely it's going to cost a lot of _ video. so surely it's going to cost a lot of jobs. _ video. so surely it's going to cost a lot of jobs. that's - video. so surely it's going to| cost a lot of jobs. that's what cost a lot ofjobs. that's what the hollywood creators are really worried about, the writers and so on and the film—makers. writers and so on and the film-makers.— writers and so on and the film-makers. yes, the webby think about _ film-makers. yes, the webby think about it, _ film-makers. yes, the webby think about it, i _ film-makers. yes, the webby think about it, i don't - film-makers. yes, the webby think about it, i don't think i think about it, i don't think people _ think about it, i don't think people are losing jobs as more it's creating a new kind ofjob it's creating a new kind ofjob it witi— it's creating a new kind ofjob it will change the way people do their— it will change the way people do theirjob. so you can imagine. _ do theirjob. so you can imagine, you know, basically people — imagine, you know, basically peopte irr— imagine, you know, basically people in the past that may go to a film. _ people in the past that may go to a film, now they are able to direct— to a film, now they are able to direct it — to a film, now they are able to direct it at _ to a film, now they are able to direct it. at their computer. so basically, like, another analogy— so basically, like, another analogy is al is essentially a toot. — analogy is al is essentially a toot. so _ analogy is al is essentially a tool, so it's kind of like

you _ tool, so it's kind of like you... the creative ideas are coming — you... the creative ideas are coming from a creator see you stilt— coming from a creator see you still need _ coming from a creator see you still need a human to come up with— still need a human to come up with the — still need a human to come up with the creative ideas and to guide — with the creative ideas and to guide the ai i want to do. so ai guide the ai i want to do. so m can — guide the ai i want to do. so ai can enable all possibilities but it— ai can enable all possibilities but it requires the human to tell the _ but it requires the human to tell the ai what to do, and this— tell the ai what to do, and this is— tell the ai what to do, and this is still a job for the human— this is still a job for the human and still a job for creative _ human and still a job for creative teams. i human and still a “ob for creative teamsh human and still a “ob for creative teams. i think that's a big concern _ creative teams. i think that's a big concern with _ creative teams. i think that's a big concern with creative . creative teams. i think that's a big concern with creative is the process is how we get to the process is how we get to the product, right? by going through the process, we learn what it is, we shape it, we bring our taste in our vision and so now this process is completely changed, right? so what you were hitting on as i think what people are concerned with. now the technology is definitely impressive, and the new model is great. so i can see the potential of it, you know, but i think that creative

art rightfully concerned and we want to be and still want to maintain our process. especially when the training and the data sets have been trained on previous copyrighted material, that some people have owned. so how do you respond people say are you going to be giving attribution or acknowledgement for that? what are your thoughts there? yes. are your thoughts there? yes, financially _ are your thoughts there? yes, financially our _ are your thoughts there? yes, financially our hope, - are your thoughts there? yes, financially our hope, i - are your thoughts there? yes, financially our hope, i begin i financially our hope, i begin this— financially our hope, i begin this company because i'm really passionate about content creation, so our hope is not to claim — creation, so our hope is not to claim any— creation, so our hope is not to claim any contribution or anything. we're just making a toot. — anything. we're just making a toot. a — anything. we're just making a tool, a platform for the creators. so we don't want, we don't _ creators. so we don't want, we don't claim — creators. so we don't want, we don't claim any ownership of the content that's created on the content that's created on the platform. so this is all going _ the platform. so this is all going to _ the platform. so this is all going to the creators, but we are just — going to the creators, but we are just trying to design a toot— are just trying to design a toot so _ are just trying to design a tool so that creators can create _ tool so that creators can create more content or create more _ create more content or create more interesting content. but i

mean in your— more interesting content. but i mean in your training - more interesting content. but i mean in your training model, l more interesting content. emit i mean in your training model, in your data model, if copyrighted material was used to train the model, do you have any plans to compensate those creators? yes. compensate those creators? yes, for sure. went _ compensate those creators? yes, for sure. went to _ compensate those creators? yes, for sure. went to work _ compensate those creators? yes, for sure. went to work with - compensate those creators? yes, for sure. went to work with and we do _ for sure. went to work with and we do have _ for sure. went to work with and we do have various partnerships, so we work with and open _ partnerships, so we work with and open to new partnerships with— and open to new partnerships with the — and open to new partnerships with the content creation industry and entertainment industry. industry and entertainment indust . . , industry and entertainment indust . ., , industry and entertainment indust . . , . industry. can i 'ust ask you a cuick industry. can ijust ask you a quick question? _ industry. can ijust ask you a quick question? that - industry. can ijust ask you a quick question? that video l industry. can i just ask you a i quick question? that video was a couple of minutes long but really we are at the very beginning of this whole ai revolution. do you foresee a day when you might have a whole movie, 90 minutes, two hours, completely created by artificial intelligence? yes, we see that _ artificial intelligence? yes, we see that so _ artificial intelligence? yes, we see that so much - artificial intelligence? yes, i we see that so much progress has been _ we see that so much progress has been made in the ai world for the — has been made in the ai world for the video creation, and i

do think— for the video creation, and i do think there will be a future _ do think there will be a future. and i think it is not going _ future. and i think it is not going to _ future. and i think it is not going to be a very long from now — going to be a very long from now we _ going to be a very long from now. we see right now the ai video— now. we see right now the ai video toot— now. we see right now the ai video tool is still hard for the — video tool is still hard for the at _ video tool is still hard for the ai tool to create a full feature—length film that you can see _ feature—length film that you can see in the cinema but we do see that — can see in the cinema but we do see that so _ can see in the cinema but we do see that so much progress is in al see that so much progress is in at industry— see that so much progress is in al industry might be able to ai industry might be able to come — ai industry might be able to come true in the short term. that's— come true in the short term. that's a _ come true in the short term. that's a little way off perhaps still, but anyway we will see what happens most of thank you so much for and we will talk to you a bit more in a couple of minutes. coming up after the break, we'll be speaking to ai film—maker pj accetturo, who says our fears over ai our overblown and who claims its actually a good thing in the long run for film—makers and creators. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

welcome back to ai decoded. looking at the artificial intelligence revolution when it comes to making movies in particular. our regular ai contributor samir mallal. thank you for being with us once again. now for those who work the film and tv commercials industries, the cost of getting an idea off the ground and bringing it to fruition can be a costly and time—consuming process. now, with the advent of ai, what would usually cost a studio or a client $100,000 can now be done for under $100. well, at least that's what our next guest is claiming. before we bring him on, let's show this trailer of his most recent al film and video creation. music.

my prince, are you prepared to learn what fate the stones foretold you? yes. there is evil at work in the land to the west, prince ashitaka. my name is ashitaka! i've travelled far from lands to the east! go away! i don't want to fight you! i'm a friend! princess mononoke, princess of the spirits of ghouls, beasts and ancient gods. the world stole her soul, and now she lives to kill it. you're beautiful. why can't the humans and the forest live together? why can't we stop this fighting now? i'm going to show- you how to kill a god. you cannot alter your fate, my prince. ashitaka! however, you can rise to meet it if you choose.

there we are, another product of ai, quite amazing. let's speak to one of the new breed of ai film—makers and video content creators, pj accetturo, who's ceo of filmport ai, who joins us from portland, oregon. thanks very much for being with us. extraordinary really what can be done and againjust us. extraordinary really what can be done and again just talk us through the process so we are really clear about how something like that that we have just seen, which looks really beautiful and impressive, how was that made so simple he?— so simple he? yeah, it's been an amazing — so simple he? yeah, it's been an amazing and _ so simple he? yeah, it's been an amazing and wild - so simple he? yeah, it's been an amazing and wild process. | so simple he? yeah, it's been| an amazing and wild process. i started — an amazing and wild process. i started out on youtube and grew michelle — started out on youtube and grew michelle to a million subscribers and went to hollywood and lost my own tv series — hollywood and lost my own tv series so _ hollywood and lost my own tv series. so the now play with tools — series. so the now play with tools like _ series. so the now play with tools like that, the truly soft is based _ tools like that, the truly soft is based on a famous movie called — is based on a famous movie called princess mononoke by the legendary studio ghibli. an experiment to see how close are

we to _ experiment to see how close are we to photorealism and how far off our— we to photorealism and how far off our way into making can adapt — off our way into making can adapt any film or concept or story— adapt any film or concept or story is— adapt any film or concept or story is about process for creating _ story is about process for creating that was a programme called — creating that was a programme called midjourney midjourney and wrote the stuff and used a programme to generate the image and compile that into the trailer _ and compile that into the trailer. , , . . ., trailer. give us an idea how much that _ trailer. give us an idea how much that would _ trailer. give us an idea how much that would cost. - trailer. give us an idea how- much that would cost. roughly. a couple of hundred bucks or less — a couple of hundred bucks or less not _ a couple of hundred bucks or less. not a lot. 30 a couple of hundred bucks or less. not a lot.— less. not a lot. so it's interesting _ less. not a lot. so it's interesting because i less. not a lot. so it's| interesting because do less. not a lot. so it's - interesting because do you feel like in the process that we are missing something in terms of emotion and connection? what i meant seeing this, i'm impressed with the tools and what you been able to do but in terms of that human connection that i feel that we get from whether it's a high end tv commercial or whether a tv show, ifeel like we commercial or whether a tv show, i feel like we are still far off from that and i think you have to do notjust with the technology but it has to do

with the process, going through the creative process and that something that right now i think is missing in al and personally i'm trying to solve is how do we bring back the creative process into the ai creation process. what are your thoughts on that?— thoughts on that? yeah, i will hundred percent _ thoughts on that? yeah, i will hundred percent agree - thoughts on that? yeah, i will hundred percent agree and i thoughts on that? yeah, i will| hundred percent agree and i'm trying — hundred percent agree and i'm trying to— hundred percent agree and i'm trying to approach all of this experimentation with a lot of curiosity— experimentation with a lot of curiosity and humility because like you — curiosity and humility because like you talked about in the previous— like you talked about in the previous segment, it can represent a threat and i don't want — represent a threat and i don't want to— represent a threat and i don't want to underplay the fact that there _ want to underplay the fact that there is— want to underplay the fact that there is a — want to underplay the fact that there is a huge industry, the tv and — there is a huge industry, the tv and film industry, that can be disrupted. what analogy that i be disrupted. what analogy that i like _ be disrupted. what analogy that l like to— be disrupted. what analogy that i like to use is painters were very— i like to use is painters were very disrupted by photographers and they— very disrupted by photographers and they thought it was maybe cheating — and they thought it was maybe cheating or was too easy and at the same — cheating or was too easy and at the same time the world has been — the same time the world has been better for photography, that kind of democratize the art process. and i view it in the — art process. and i view it in the same _ art process. and i view it in the same way that kind of youtube experienced the proliferation of taking what only— proliferation of taking what only studios can do back in

2004 _ only studios can do back in 2004 and then digital cameras come — 2004 and then digital cameras come about and now 20 years later, — come about and now 20 years later, 80% of the content on the internet is user generated content — the internet is user generated content. so i think that's actually— content. so i think that's actually the future of what we are going to see with narrative films— are going to see with narrative films as — are going to see with narrative films as well is studios will continue _ films as well is studios will continue to make content and will figure out a way forward that — will figure out a way forward that trains ethical data sets, but we're _ that trains ethical data sets, but we're actually going to see a switch — but we're actually going to see a switch from studios being the primary— a switch from studios being the primary of most of our narrative content and it's actually _ narrative content and it's actually going to go into the hands — actually going to go into the hands of creators and i think that's— hands of creators and i think that's a _ hands of creators and i think that's a really beautiful thing because _ that's a really beautiful thing because i spent 20 years try to work— because i spent 20 years try to work up _ because i spent 20 years try to work up my way up the hollywood ladder— work up my way up the hollywood ladder and almost got divorced and almost went through bankruptcy. it is a grind. you are overworked and underpaid as are overworked and underpaid as a hollywood trader and then you have _ a hollywood trader and then you have a _ a hollywood trader and then you have a i%— a hollywood trader and then you have a 1% chance or less of eventually... have a 1% chance or less of eventually. . ._ have a 1% chance or less of eventually... you say that but clearly people _ eventually... you say that but clearly people like _ eventually... you say that but clearly people like to - clearly people like to agreement is guilty went on strike and probably went on strike and probably went on strike over this issue ai are really, really worried. you're actually right, _ really, really worried. you're actually right, and _ really, really worried. you're actually right, and again - really, really worried. you're actually right, and again i . actually right, and again i don't _ actually right, and again i don't have all the answers but i don't have all the answers but i would — don't have all the answers but i would like to imagine that

we — i would like to imagine that we seen— i would like to imagine that i've seen so many stories of people _ i've seen so many stories of people who go in hollywood because they want to be a writer— because they want to be a writer and a director of their own— writer and a director of their own films _ writer and a director of their own films and it 20 years later they— own films and it 20 years later they are — own films and it 20 years later they are burnt out because they were _ they are burnt out because they were only — they are burnt out because they were only able to hold a lie or to run— were only able to hold a lie or to run coffee or run cars. i hear— to run coffee or run cars. i hear them _ to run coffee or run cars. i hear them say this is not what i hear them say this is not what i got _ hear them say this is not what i got into— hear them say this is not what i got into the industry i know that— i got into the industry i know that it's _ i got into the industry i know that it's almost impossible to -et that it's almost impossible to get my— that it's almost impossible to get my films made and now anvone _ get my films made and now anyone is able to make that. and — anyone is able to make that. and if— anyone is able to make that. and if you _ anyone is able to make that. and if you can figure out a way to have — and if you can figure out a way to have these tools be ethically sourced, i think it ethically sourced, ! think it actually— ethically sourced, i think it actually can be a really good thing — actually can be a really good thing in _ actually can be a really good thing in the long run for creators. | thing in the long run for creators-— thing in the long run for creators. . , ., creators. i agree with you there in _ creators. i agree with you there in the _ creators. i agree with you there in the sense - creators. i agree with you there in the sense that i creators. i agree with you there in the sense that if| creators. i agree with you i there in the sense that if we are giving creators opportunities to tell their own stories in a way that they have not been able to before, then i think the potential is really amazing. i think, think the potential is really amazing. ithink, though, that just because everybody can do it does not mean that a good story is not a good story. and storytelling requires craft and requires time and requires diligence and it requires i think a kind of personal

connection to the material. when we express ourselves creatively, we are putting something in of ourselves, some kind of insight that we want to express and show to the world, right? so how does this fit in with this new ai kind of way of working? how do you see that personal voice translating? bond personal voice translating? and i'm afraid you've _ personal voice translating? and i'm afraid you've only got about 30 seconds to answer it. sure, i got it. for the same trend — sure, i got it. for the same trend of— sure, i got it. for the same trend of youtube and tick tock to where — trend of youtube and tick tock to where there is were to where there _ to where there is were to where there is— to where there is were to where there is would be a lot of content _ there is would be a lot of content. cambrian explosion of content, — content. cambrian explosion of content, and maybe some is less than _ content, and maybe some is less than mediocre and there is good to be _ than mediocre and there is good to be a _ than mediocre and there is good to be a bunch it's good in a few— to be a bunch it's good in a few that _ to be a bunch it's good in a few that are great. and i believe _ few that are great. and i believe we are seeing a future where — believe we are seeing a future where a — believe we are seeing a future where a single creator will be able — where a single creator will be able to — where a single creator will be able to create a billion—dollar franchise _ able to create a billion—dollar franchise within the next ten years — franchise within the next ten years it_ franchise within the next ten ears. �* . franchise within the next ten ears. . . , ., franchise within the next ten ears. . ,., ., years. a great short answer, very concise- _ years. a great short answer, very concise. you _ years. a great short answer, very concise. you must - years. a great short answer, very concise. you must be i very concise. you must be artificial intelligence, thank you so much, pj accetturo.

thank you so much for being with us once again a fascinating subject to talk about it and we could talk about it and we could talk about it and we could talk about it for many hours and i'm sure we'll come back to it. you're watching bbc news. good evening. well, after a chilly start today, we all got the long—awaited sunshine we've been craving after such a wet september. this was staffordshire a little earlier on, but it was a fairly familiar story right across the country — all thanks to high pressure, which is slowly starting to drift its way steadily eastwards. and it will allow the door to open to this weather front into the northwest, bringing some showery outbreaks of rain. it will prevent temperatures from falling too far, but elsewhere, under those clear skies, expect the temperatures to fall away once again. low single figures in sheltered rural areas of england and wales. a touch of frost and patchy fog is likely first thing in the morning. but as we go through the day, we'll continue to see this north—south divide across england and wales. after that sunny start, we'll have fair weather cloud developing.

but temperatures are still likely to peak between 15—17 celsius. maybe cloudy skies and a few scattered showers into the isle of man, more overcast and damp across northern ireland, with showery outbreaks of rain into western scotland. sheltered eastern areas should stay driest for longest. highs here of 13—14 celsius. so, as we move out of friday into the start of the weekend, the high pressure continues to lose its grip and allows anotherfront to push in — this one will bring some more heavy and persistent rain with it. so, once again, we'll see double digits to greet us first thing on saturday. but still a chilly start for england and wales — that's where we'll have the best of the sunshine throughout the day on saturday. some of this rain could turn quite heavy, though, on saturday, through northern ireland and into scotland, gradually pushing its way steadily northwards and eastwards. the wind direction swinging around to a southerly — it might feel a degree or so warmer, despite the temperatures suggesting a similar story, 14—17 celsius. but saturday night is the night

where that front will continue to push its way quite widely across the country, and it will bring a spell of wet weather as it does so. so, wet and windy through the early hours of sunday morning — that trails away, and you can see how it'll stay pretty unsettled with plenty of showers developing. and thatjust opens the floodgates for yet more unsettled weather as we move through the week ahead, particularly from wednesday onwards. that's it, take care.

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