tim allman, bbc news. some of us have been wondering if it wouldn't be quicker to spray it?sia. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbctimwillcox. hello there, we had a real mixture of weather around on thursday. it was pleasantly warm across south—eastern areas. temperatures in hampshire and cambridgeshire reached 21 celsius, 70 fahrenheit. temperatures are going to be dropping over the next few days. it looks like it's going to turn particularly cold at night—time. we have the cooler air moving down from the north—west, it follows this band of cloud here that brought a lot of rain into cumbria. that rain is now sliding its way down towards the south—east and east anglia where we start the day with some rain. elsewhere, further north, clearer skies means it's going to be a much colder start here, particularly in eastern scotland and north east england where we will start with some sunshine. it looks like it's going to be quite a cloudy day across east anglia and the south—east, some rain from time to time. it should cheer up in the midlands and much of england and wales away

the name's allman — tim allman, bbc news.om us for now. you can find me on twitter. thanks for watching. hello. well, it's fairly clear and calm across most of the uk right now but later on, we are expecting wind and rain to sweep right across the country. a big autumn low is on the way, and here it is on the weather map. a lot of isobars there, and that does mean some very strong winds, especially in north—western parts of the uk. let's have a look at the forecast for the early hours. you can see that broad band of rain sweeping into ireland and western parts of scotland. a good squeeze in the isobars here. that means strengthening winds. but further east and south, it's a completely different picture — light winds, calm, mist and fog in a few places and really quite chilly. 0n those winds, gusting through the morning up to 70 mph in the western isles of scotland and really very windy around the irish sea coasts and down towards the south—west as well. now, here's that band of rain around lunchtime and then later on in the a

tim allman, bbc news.n an artist from the southern indian city of chennai shared her image of a cup of coffee online, the reaction on social media was red hot. this is why. maybe the divinity of hyper realism. we will find out in due course. i want to tell you on the tennis, the us open, the last eight,, lost 16 i should say, the kyrgios has beaten the world number one daniil medvedev in four sets so we will get a new world number one at the end of the tournament. that is bbc news. thank you for watching. hello. it's been a weekend of extremes across the uk, warm sunshine helping temperatures up to 26 celsius across east anglia, torrential rain, particularly, for northern ireland and scotland. that heavy rain is the dominant feature. for those of us that need the rain, there will be some notable rain in the forecast over the coming days, there will be warm spells of sunshine too, and gradually the temperatures will start to come down. we start monday with some rain across north—east england. behind it, war

tim allman, bbc news. that is it for me. more on the website but for me in the team, see you soon.but on wednesday, temperatures reached 22 degrees in surrey, but also in the northeast of scotland, where we had some sunshine for a while. towards the northwest of scotland, things were rather different, and looming large, really, on the satellite picture, is this broad band of cloud that is heading down from the northwest. it's due to a weather front, of course, and that weather front notjust bringing cloud, but this band of rain. that wetter weather is pushing further into scotland and northern ireland. and that weather front will take the rain southeastwards over the next couple of days, pushing away the warmer air ahead of it, and replacing things with more of a northwesterly breeze, bringing cooler conditions, following the rain. but the rain is still falling, early on thursday morning, in scotland and northern ireland, heavy in places. that rain willjust trickle down in northern england, and it will get wetter here during the day, especially in the northwest of england. some rai

tim allman, bbc news.esday a year ahead of the invictus games there, which is the competition for injured military veterans that harry was instrumental in setting up. he called the german city "brilliant and filled with amazing people". anna holligan has this report from there. bathed in sunshine and adoration, meghan and harry came to dusseldorf keen to use the media spotlight to champion causes close to their hearts. after two tours of duty with the british army in afghanistan, prince harry founded the invictus games to celebrate wounded warriors. members of the armed forces who made personal sacrifices to serve their country. were prepared for unimaginable mental and physical stress. they were fighting for their lives, our lives, ourfreedoms and our democracies. they are my role models. prince harry said he was excited to have the next competition here with the river rhine as the backdrop. he couldn't wait to hear the crowd's roar, feel the adrenaline of the competition and share in the laughter and hap

tim allman, bbc news.theft investigator anthony amore who's director of security and chief investigator at the isabella stewart gardner museum in new york. i asked how artefacts such as these find themselves in new york in the first place. there is a wide network of looting and trafficking that is pretty enormous, it surprises most people to learn about, so that's one problem. the second problem is the lack lack of due diligence that you see notjust in new york, but around the country and around the world, when acquiring pieces. talking about that due diligence, say i am a vendor who has got some art for sale. you are a museum, you may be slightly suspicious or not suspicious at all. either way, what should you do? the short answer is employ or contract researchers. museums work really hard to tackle risk when it comes to security, fire, conservation, investments, you name it, but they don't do enough in my estimation, due diligence when acquiring antiquities, and that's how you run into problems and that'

tim allman, bbc news.on't expect any significant change over the next few days to come. if you see skies like this, you will know what is coming, some pretty intense, possibly thundery, downpours are likely to continue, with the winds strongest in the far south—west because you are closest to the centre of the low. and on that southern flank of the low is where we will see the strongest winds, maybe gusts in excess of 30 miles an hour at times, that will drive in the bands of showers around that low pressure, just like we've seen over the last few days. so, one band of intense rain clearing the far north of scotland, another hot on its heels behind, further showers pushing into the south—west and some of these will move further inland as we go through the afternoon. blustery winds, particularly when you get the showers, but the strongest of the winds are likely to be down around the southwest. in terms of the feel of the weather, perhaps not quite as humid as the last couple of days, a little bit fresher,

tim allman, bbc news.it was a precursor to the oscars and kicked off the annual film awards season. but last year it was dropped by its broadcaster, nbc, the chief reason being a lack of diversity among its judges. our correspondent in la, peter bowes, says newjudges have since been brought on board. that has been an overhaul on the way things are run.- the way things are run. they have new — the way things are run. they have new voters _ the way things are run. they have new voters for - the way things are run. they have new voters for the - the way things are run. they i have new voters for the golden globes, 2o have new voters for the golden globes, 20 new members, six of whom are black and outside the organisation more than 100 people in, racial diversity there, to also vote for the golden globes. this was clearly necessary because from the outside in there looks to be no awareness of racial diversity of its than 87 members, none were black. this was a huge expose by the los angeles times about a year

tim allman, bbc news. now time for a look at the sport. hello. i'm gavin ramjaun.u up to speed with an action—packed wednesday in the european champions league. and a heavy defeat for liverpool in their opening game of the groups. they were beaten a—1 by napoli in naples. piotr zielinski with two of the goals, napoli were 3—0 up at half—time, and missed a penalty too. a dreadful start forjurgen klopp's side, the manager saying they need to reinvent themselves. it isa it is a job to do. we have to reinvent a new kind of football. you always try to improve, but in this movement —— moment, every body would be happy if we can play a similar stuff to what we used to play. tonight... it was the least compact performance i saw for a long, long time. drama in the other matches too. atletico madrid got a late, late win against porto, 2—1 the score, all the goals coming during 10 minutes of stoppage time. bayern won away at inter, and in that same group, you have barcelona, who were in devastating form at home to plzen, robert lewandowski scoring a hat—trick. it's eight goal

tim allman, bbc news. a quick word about the us open tennis, rafael nadal is out.bone the 4— set defeat of rathbone the dial and that ended his bid for a 23rd major singles title. his opponent is attempting to emulate andy ruddick by becoming the first american us open champion since 2003. —— andy ruddick. for the first time since moving to california more than two years ago, the duchess of sussex has spoken at a public event in manchester in the uk. meghan markle gave a speech at the one young world summit, which brings together young leaders from 190 countries around the world. it was meghan�*s first speech since quitting her role as a senior working royal. judith moritz reports. as crowds go, this one was well warmed up before the headline act arrived. mc: please welcomej meghan and harry... if the duke and duchess of sussex were hoping for a positive reception, they got it. cheering and applause. young delegates from more than 200 countries watched meghan make herfirst speech in the uk since the couple moved to california. well, good evening, everyone. it is...

tim allman, bbc news. that is it from me in the team. back in a moment. see you then. hello.nd the weekend, how's it looking? actually, not too bad. there will be a few showers around, but predominantly sunny spells. so, this is what it looks like out there right now. yes, a few showers around, but generally clear across most of the uk through the early hours of saturday, and the temperatures ranging from close to freezing in the scottish glens, around ten in liverpool, and 12 degrees in the south. now, recently in the south east, it has been pretty cloudy and wet because of a stubborn weather front, but the thinking is that weather front should be out of the picture out in the english channel and across france, early on saturday morning. but there is a possibility it could be cloudy, if not damp, in the extreme south—east. elsewhere across the country, we're waking up to sunny spells, and i think through the course of the afternoon, we'll see showers developing — quite well scattered across england and wales. but in scotland and northern ireland, it should be a predominantly

tim allman, bbc news. as he addressed via video link and in english delegates at the un general assembly. that was followed by joe biden and the british prime minister liz truss. the session has come to an end, there will be more speeches tomorrow. more details on the website. hello, there. the weather is going to be changing through the rest of this week. but on wednesday, temperatures reached 22 degrees in surrey. but also in the northeast of scotland, where we had some sunshine for a while. towards the northwest of scotland, things were rather different, and looming large, really, on the satellite picture, is this broad band of cloud that is heading down from the northwest. it's due to a weather front, of course, and that weather front notjust bringing cloud but this band of rain. that wetter weather is pushing further into scotland and northern ireland. southeastwards over the next couple of days, pushing away the warmer air ahead of it, and replacing things with more of a northwesterly breeze, bringin

tim allman, bbc news., the duchess of sussex has spoken at a public event. it was in manchester here in the uk from where our correspondentjudith moritz reports. as crowds go, this one was well warmed up before the headline act arrived. mc: please welcomej meghan and harry... if the duke and duchess of sussex were hoping for a positive reception, they got it. cheering and applause young delegates from more than 200 countries watched meghan make herfirst speech in the uk since the couple moved to california. well, good evening, everyone. it is...very nice to be back in the uk. she talked about how parenthood has changed her. i was now married and i was now a mom. seeing the global community through the eyes of my child, and i then asked, what is this world he would come to adopt and what can we do, what can i do to make it better? i'm thrilled that my husband is able to join me this time... applause ..to be able to see and witness first—hand my respect for this incredible organisation, for all it provides a

tim allman, bbc news. many millions of people. now, a new technique for detecting those landmines has been recognised with a major prize, and it's gone to a 17—year—old ukrainian student. earlier i spoke to igor klymenko and asked him what is revolutionary about the quadcopter mines detector he has developed. nowadays we help create two devices, three prototypes which detect landmines and provide exact co—ordinates of the objects. we are working to improve it so we will make a bigger ones. it can be providing not only the exact co—ordinates but using artificial intelligence to know the exact type of landmine and the exact type of landmine and the wave it's a safe removal. we want to spray paint the point where is the landmine. how far away are you from bringing this into operation from it becoming a mass produced detection device? nowadays i'm working on getting a product to begin certification in ukraine and then mass production. i spoke with the factory providing military equipment for ukrainian militari

tim allman, bbc news.ster in the uk. meghan markle gave a speech at the one young world summit, which brings together young leaders from 190 countries. it was herfirst speech since quitting her role as a senior working royal. early on monday, prince harry and meghan markle were pictured entering london's euston station as they made their way to manchester. and finally, a father and son team from germany have won the world's oldest gas balloon race. wilhelm and benjamin eimers set off on friday from st gallen in switzerland, and were airborne for two days, 12 hours and 50 seconds. they flew almost 1,600 kilometres in a straight line, along the border between germany and austria, travelling through hungary, serbia, romania, and bulgaria. they are the first father and son team to win the race. it has been a busy time and liz truss has a very busy day ahead. we will talk about that in a moment. hello, there. so far, the weather for the month of september has been one of contrast. eastern england has stayed dry

tim allman, bbc news. the business news is next. hello, there.atures reached 22 degrees in surrey, but also in the northeast of scotland, where we had some sunshine for a while. towards the northwest of scotland, things were rather different, and looming large, really, on the satellite picture, is this broad band of cloud that is heading down from the northwest. it's due to a weather front, of course, and that weather front notjust bringing cloud, but this band of rain. that wetter weather is pushing further into scotland and northern ireland. and that weather front will take the rain southeastwards over the next couple of days, pushing away the warmer air ahead of it, and replacing things with more of a northwesterly breeze, bringing cooler conditions, following the rain. but the rain is still falling, early on thursday morning, in scotland and northern ireland, heavy in places. that rain willjust trickle down in northern england, and it will get wetter here during the day, especially in the northwest of england. some rain in the afternoon, head

if it works it may herald a new age of planetary defence — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. ago it's believed a giant space rock crashed into the earth and killed them all off. now, a bold experiment to try and make sure the same thing never happens to us. for the first time ever, we will measurably change the orbit of a celestial body in the universe. doing so has clear benefits in ensuring humanity's ability to deflect a potential threatening asteroid in the future. it's called dart. and the theory behind it is pretty simple — find your asteroid and then fly a spacecraft straight at it at a speed of around 23,000 kilometers per hour. the hope is you will knock it off course and it will fly harmlessly off into the cosmos. but these things are pretty big, so you have to plan ahead. this is what you would want to do for planetary defense. you're trying to just give something a small nudge, which only changes its position slightly, and that adds up to a big change in position over time. so if you were going to do this for planetary defense, you would do it five, ten, 15, 20 ye

that's certainly true in the italian city of venice, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains.s much more spectacular than this. a procession of boats filling up the grand canalfor the annual historic regatta. 300 people taking part in a tradition that dates back centuries. but there is something a little different about this year's event — the spectators have returned. for the first time since covid, the full regatta is taking place, and not a moment too soon. translation: last year- we couldn't stay because there was a ban due to covid. this year we are much freer so we have more fun. and now we stay here in venice on an important day, so it's very important to stay here and i am very happy to be here. translation: it was | exciting, you could see people were passionate. for the last three years, it hasn't been done, so you could see the people who were participating, they had a lot of emotions. this was the regatta last year. plenty of boats, but a limited number of people watching. with the end of covid restrictions, the city can enjoy the event in full, a spectacle like no

tim allman, bbc news.lenge has been lifting the animals to float them, with pilot whales weighing up to 2.5 tonnes. 0nce floated, they are moved by boat to deeper water and released. there are fears some of those which have survived so far there was a stranding of whales a few years ago. i think it's inevitable that we may lose a few more of these animals. they've been stranded now for over 24 hours. they are in a really highly exposed, stressful location. they're not semi—buoyant, as they were last time, with cool water around them and supporting them. so it's a much more challenging environment for those animals. they are stressed. they are highly social, so they are communicating to each other. they're just so far out of their natural environment. it is always confronting. i guess our focus now is getting thejob done and making sure that we can do it efficiently and safely and have the most chance of success. so that's the focus now. a new exhibition on k—pop is opening at the v&a museum in london and l

the new technology has been described as a potentially massive game changer, as the bbc�*s tim allmanwards danger when almost everyone else is running the other way. firefighters save countless lives, but could technology help them save even more? this new bit of kit, devised by a team of scientists at the national robotarium in edinburgh, just might help. firefighters are heroes, everyone knows that. but what we are doing, not only they are heroes, we also want them to have this superhero ability. to see through smoke and darkness and have the visibility to find effective solutions. this is how it works — attached thermal cameras and sensors to a normal helmet, then adding a dash of artificial intelligence. that will give the firefighters real—time information that can help detect victims, recognise colleagues and quickly map their environment. having a thermal image capacity helps us massively in terms of the location of someone. we can scan a room a lot better, it could take five or ten seconds compared to a couple of minutes without that technology. so for us to have that would be

among the items up for grabs — one of bonds famous aston martins — as the bbc�*s tim allman explains.l, you know the rest. its 60 years since james bond first appeared on the silver screen and a secret agent can collect quite a lot of stuff in that time. so an auction in london of clothes, props and a very special automobile. it's one of eight aston martin replicas that were made especially for no time to die and used in matera on location in italy for the chase scene, so it is one of the stunt cars with some gadgets on it as well. and so we come to the sensational aston martin db5 replica stunt car. there was plenty of interest with bids coming in from all around the world. eventually the price reaching, if not an all—time high, but close enough. 2,400,000, this bidder has it, is against you in the uae, if you want to come back in, last chance, the cameras are up. it's not quite gone. it is now. sold to you. add on commission, and this rather battered stunt car sold for more than $3 million. standby the business. hello. well, it's fairly clear and calm across most of the uk right now

that's certainly true in the italian city of venice, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains.r than this. a procession of boats filling up the grand canal for the annual historic regatta. it's a tradition that dates back centuries. but there is something a little different about this year's event. the spectators have returned. for the first time since covid, the full regatta is taking place, and not a moment too soon. translation:— translation: last year we couldn't stay _ translation: last year we couldn't stay because - translation: last year we couldn't stay because there | translation: last year we - couldn't stay because there was a ban due to covid. this year we are much readr so we have more fun. we are much readr so we have more fun-— we are much readr so we have more fun. �* ., , more fun. and now we stay here in venice — more fun. and now we stay here in venice on _ more fun. and now we stay here in venice on an _ more fun. and now we stay here in venice on an important - in venice on an important day, so it's— in venice on an important day, so it's very important to

trust that looks after it is making sure it looks its best before its big birthday — as the bbc�*s tim allmanepaint the hollywood sign every ten years or so but this time it's a little bit different copy a very special day is on the horizon, the signed's centenary and that requires some very special effort. ., , ., �* requires some very special effort. ., �* ., , effort. people don't realise that when _ effort. people don't realise that when you _ effort. people don't realise that when you are - effort. people don't realise that when you are standing effort. people don't realise i that when you are standing at the same, it's letters are 45 feet high, the length of each letter but they are also about 10- letter but they are also about 10— for ten feet off the ground. not all the letters but on average. so some of these guys are up 50 to 60 feet up in the air. ~ , , the air. when it first went up in 1923, the _ the air. when it first went up in 1923, the sign _ the air. when it first went up in 1923, the sign said - in 1923, the sign said hollywoodland. it was an advertisement for a nearby prop

the bbc�*s tim allman has more.hat damage the wildfire can cause. vehicles, houses, furniture, burnt out and completely destroyed. that pink colour you see that makes this look like some strange alien landscape is a fire retardant substance that saved at least one property, but others were not so lucky. this is the fire burning out of control. long streaks of yellow and orange forming violent patterns across the hills and valleys of this area stop the hundreds of hectares engulfed in flames with firefighters admitting only a fraction of the blaze is under control.— under control. what we are auoin under control. what we are going to — under control. what we are going to experience - under control. what we are going to experience in - under control. what we are going to experience in the l under control. what we are - going to experience in the next 24 going to experience in the next 2a hours is in the morning hours, some light breezes in the area but in the afternoon the area but in the afternoon the winds are going

the bbc�*s tim allman has the details. treasures from the old world taken illegally to the new.day we are repatriating 58 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $19 million to their home country of italy. these antiquities were seized from investigations into several different trafficking rings connected to michael steinbalm. who is he? he is american billionaire who had amassed a huge collection in ancient antiquities, it's believed many of them were taken illegally from churches and museums in italy before being imported to the us. late last year he agreed to give most of the back, in exchange for not being prosecuted. for more than a decade the authorities here have been waging war against organise the looting. this office has recovered almost a500 priceless, extraordinary antiquities, testament to the shared cultural heritage of humanity, if you have to put a dollar value on it, it is valued at more than $250 million. these items will be returned to where they belong, cherish by local communities for now and for generations to come. just time to update you on the breaking

tim allman, bbc news. they seem to be doing a pretty good job of keeping them going there.so far, the weather for the month of september has been one of contrast. eastern england has stayed dry and quite warm. out to the west, it's been pretty wet at times, and partly responsible is this area of low pressure sitting out in the atlantic. you can see the cloud spiralling in an anticlockwise direction. that's the weather fronts, and they've been kicking in and producing some sharp, thundery downpours. this has been the last few hours, moving in through cornwall, stretching up across wales, pushing into the midlands. now, they're continuing to drift their way steadily northwards, and so they will be sitting towards southern scotland over the next few hours. behind it, slightly quieter. a little bit of patchy mist and fog. a very warm start to tuesday morning, with temperatures widely into mid—teens. still a relatively quiet start. there will be some dry weather through northern ireland and parts of england and wales first thing, those showers drifting their way northwards throu

the name�*s allman — tim allman, bbc news. half of the reservoirs in england are classed as exceptionally low, 11 out of 14 areas are still in drought in this we get a decent amount of rain for the rest of the autumn and winter, droughts will continue into 2023, as will restrictions. how much rain will restrictions. how much rain will be seated a? here are the forecasts for today. notice how it spreads across the country in 24 hours, the darkest blue colours to the west, could see up to around 14 millimetres. the south—east corner around to 10. byjust about every single area will see some rain and of course every drop some is very much welcome at the moment. rain spreading eastwards will come as a very strong winds and taking away the bright start we got at the moment, still if you mist and fog patches across parts of central and eastern england. as the breeze picks up eastern england. as the breeze picks up they will clear. wet and windy through northern ireland, the west of scotland and increasingly so in the rac, some of th

the bbc�*s tim allman has the details. treasures from the old world taken illegally to the new.. today we are repatriating 58 antiquities collectively valued at nearly $19 million to their home country of italy. these antiquities were seized from investigations into several different trafficking rings connected to michael steyn holm. ~ ., connected to michael steyn holm. ., , , ~ holm. who is he? he is american billionaire — holm. who is he? he is american billionaire who _ holm. who is he? he is american billionaire who had _ holm. who is he? he is american billionaire who had amassed - holm. who is he? he is american billionaire who had amassed a - billionaire who had amassed a huge collection and agent antiquities, it�*s believed many of them were taken illegally from churches and museums in italy before being imported to the us. late last year he agreed to give most of the back, in exchange for not being prosecuted. for more than a decade the authorities here have been waging war against organise the looting. this office has _ organise the looting. this office has recovered

tim allman, bbc news. i liked the music in that. it puts you in the mood.d do that every hit, that would be marvellous. we will arrange it. good morning. autumn equinox today. the start to autumn astronomically speaking, and nights get longer than days. and both get cooler over the next days. certainly fresher than today. sunny spells for most. showers dotted around. damp in the south and east this morning where we have rain that is erratic, coming and going through the morning. lingering across these areas throughout the day. showers to the west of scotland and northern ireland will move eastwards. a fresh breeze. showers cropping up elsewhere. for most, dry, bright, sunny spells. fog patches around the borders of scotland and england will clear. while showers could crop up, many places away from the south—east staying largely dry. the wind from a northerly, north—westerly direction so fresher. but temperatures where we should be at this stage in september. a cold night will follow. rain in the south—east corner lingering into the start of the night. showe

the name's allman — tim allman, bbc news. and you are watching bbc news.d are still classed as exceptionally low. so how much rain will fall today? this is our rainfall amount chart. notice how that rainfall spreads across the country. darker blue out to the west, could see up to 40 millimetres of rain on the hills. around 5—10 towards the south and east. but every drop counts. and with that there will be some pretty strong winds. whilst it remains breezy, it will brighten up across parts of the north and west later. that process begins this afternoon in northern ireland and western scotland, and heavy rain elsewhere. turning wetter across much of england and wales. some of that rain heavy at times. even the odd rumble of thunder. notice though, while it creeps towards the south—east, parts of east anglia and the south—east will stay dry until late afternoon and into the evening. gusty winds around that. strongest this morning will have been across western scotland, but gale force winds are still possible. here with brighter conditions developing, a drop i

tim allman, bbc news.m award season. but last year it was dropped by its broadcaster nbc, the chief reason being a lack of diversity among its judges. our north america correspondent peter bowes has been following the story in los angeles. this has been a huge controversy in hollywood after the last couple of years after an expose by the los angeles times when it was revealed that, of the 87 members of the hollywood foreign press association, none were black. an almost complete lack of racial diversity. and other issues as well with the way the organisation was run. the voters for the golden globes, a long—term practice of accepting gifts from the studios by the voters for the golden globes, and that is one of the big changes, and that will be banned in the future, and they have also brought in new voters. a more racially diverse group of 100 people from outside the organisation and 20 new members, six of whom are black. the question remaining, is this enough for hollywood? the many people in this town who

tim allman, bbc news.llapsed. vips and guests scrambled for safety as the whole thing fell apart. thankfully, there were no reports of any injuries — other than to the reputation of the builders of the bridge. i hope everyone was all right! that is it from me butjoanna is hearing next with that big energy announcement. goodbye. good morning. again through the night we had wet weather and thundery rain and some fog forming this morning and at this time of year, it will take it until 8 or 9am to clear. thunderstorm activity has been easing through the night, you see a cluster that made its way across east anglia, pushing northwards and even though the activity is currently decreasing, now the sun is up, temperatures are starting to rise and we are putting more energy into the atmosphere and we see more storms developing. the storms through the morning have been across the south and west as well as the thundery rain in the north and they are clustering to give quite intense bursts of rain. and that is what wi