miles emmanuel, bbc news.st competitive female powerlifter. and has collected some impressive trophies since she took up the sport ten years ago. the former dancer is looking forward to celebrating with her family good evening. it's been a funny old kind of day today. yes, some of us have seen some sunshine, but the shower cloud never too far away, waiting in the wings if you stepped outside without an umbrella just to catch you out. low pressure certainly has been the dominant feature through the day today and will remain so as we go into the weekend, with the heaviest of the rain through scotland, northern ireland and north west england. in fact, by the middle part of the day, there was a significant cluster of thundery downpours which passed through belfast, and it brought some localised flooding in places. now, those showers, they're set to continue through this evening and overnight, circulating around that low. and just take a look at what's happening across wales and south west england. quite an organis

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miles emmanuel, bbc news. you're watching bbc news. little sunshine and the chance for a swim — before before returning to an air—conditioned enclosure. not a bad life — while they wait for their adoring public to return. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. plenty of showers in the next few days, some heavy and thundery. pressure right across us and showers revolving _ pressure right across us and showers revolving around the area of low pressure. — revolving around the area of low pressure, bringing respite hopefully by tuesday. at the moment it is sent to the _ by tuesday. at the moment it is sent to the past— by tuesday. at the moment it is sent to the past parts of —— centred across— to the past parts of —— centred across parts of southern scotland. this is where the downpours, if they come your way, will be longer lasting. torrential in places. could cause some flooding. more persistent rain in parts of northern scotland, quite a breeze. the showers in the south will push through quicker. a bit more sunshine