the azores, high across the south, just nudges up a little bit further northwards.er winds, but still quite breezy across the north and west of scotland, where again we'll have a few showers and a few showers, perhaps for northern ireland, maybe just one or two across western england and wales, but similar sorts of temperatures, mid 20s in the south and mid to high teens further north. now as we head out to sunday to monday, our area of high pressure begins to get squeezed out in towards the near continent. in towards the near continent as low pressure takes over across western areas, it goes downhill through the day across the north and the west. wetter and windier but central and eastern parts of the country will stay dry. plenty of sunshine and light winds, too. further north and west it will be turning blustery with that rain, so temperatures here high teens at best, quite warm and turning increasingly humid across the southeast 25, maybe 26 degrees. tuesday looks more unsettled generally across the country. could even see a few showers in the south—east. it'll

for sunday, the azores high across the south just nudges up a little bit further northwards, so largewhere, again, we'll have a few showers, and a few showers perhaps for northern ireland, maybe just one or two across western england and wales, but similar sorts of temperatures — mid 20s in the south and mid to high teens further north. now, as we head out to sunday to monday, our area of high pressure begins to get squeezed out in towards the near continent as low pressure takes over across western areas. it goes downhill through the day across the north and the west, wetter and windier, but central and eastern parts of the country will stay dry. plenty of sunshine and light winds, too. further north and west, it will be turning blustery with that rain, so temperatures here high teens at best. quite warm and turning increasingly humid across the southeast — 25, maybe 26 degrees. tuesday looks more unsettled generally across the country, could even see a few showers in the southeast. it'll be a breezier day to come but the heaviest of the rain will tend to be across the north and west

the azores, high across the south, just nudges up a little bit further northwards.ds, but still quite breezy across the north and west of scotland, where again we'll have a few showers and a few showers, perhaps for northern ireland, maybe just one or two across western england and wales, but similar sorts of temperatures, mid 20s in the south and mid to high teens further north. now as we head out to sunday to monday, our area of high pressure begins to get squeezed out in towards the near continent as low pressure takes over across western areas, it goes downhill through the day across the north and the west. wetter and windier but central and eastern parts of the country will stay dry. plenty of sunshine and light winds, too. further north and west it will be turning blustery with that rain, so temperatures here high teens at best, quite warm and turning increasingly humid across the southeast 25, maybe 26 degrees. tuesday looks more unsettled generally across the country. could even see a few showers in the southeast. it'll be a breezier day to come, but the hea

for sunday, the azores high across the south, just nudges up a little bit further northwards. wales, maybe northern ireland, southern scotland will see lighter winds, but still quite breezy across the north and west of scotland, and west of scotland where again we'll have a few showers and a few showers, perhaps for northern ireland, maybe just one or two across western england and wales, but similar sorts of temperatures, mid 20s in the south and mid to high teens further north. now as we head out to sunday to monday, our area of high pressure begins to get squeezed out in towards the near continent. as low pressure takes over across western areas, it goes downhill through the day across the north and the west. wetter and windier but central and eastern parts of the country will stay dry. plenty of sunshine and light winds, too. further north and west it will be turning blustery with that rain, so temperatures here high teens at best, quite warm and turning increasingly humid across the southeast 25, maybe 26 degrees. tuesday looks more unsettled generally across the country.

the azores, high across the south, just nudges up a little bit further northwards.l see lighter winds, but still quite breezy across the north and west of scotland, where again we'll have a few showers and a few showers, perhaps for northern ireland, maybe just one or two across western england and wales, but similar sorts of temperatures, mid 20s in the south and mid to high teens further north. now as we head out to sunday to monday, our area of high pressure begins to get squeezed out in towards the near continent as low pressure takes over across western areas, it goes downhill through the day across the north and the west. wetter and windier but central and eastern parts of the country will stay dry. plenty of sunshine and light winds, too. further north and west it will be turning blustery with that rain, so temperatures here high teens at best, quite warm and turning increasingly humid across the southeast 25, maybe 26 degrees. tuesday looks more unsettled generally across the country. could even see a few showers in the southeast. it'll be a breezier day to

so it's going to be another fresh night to come with seven the azores, high across the south, just nudges and wales, maybe northern ireland, southern scotland will see lighter winds, but still quite breezy across the north and west of scotland, where again we'll have a few showers and a few showers, perhaps for northern ireland, maybe just one or two across western england and wales, but similar sorts of temperatures, mid 20s in the south and mid to high teens further north. now as we head out to sunday to monday, our area of high pressure begins to get squeezed out in towards the near continent as low pressure takes over across western areas, it goes downhill through the day across the north and the west. wetter and windier but central and eastern parts of the country will stay dry. plenty of sunshine and light winds, too. further north and west it will be turning blustery with that rain, so temperatures here high teens at best, quite warm and turning increasingly humid across the southeast 25, maybe 26 degrees. tuesday looks more unsettled generally across the country. could even see a

now from sunday and into bank holiday monday, the azores high will tend to build back in across central and southern england. one or two weather fronts toppling across that high. so once again, we're back to showers or longer spells of rain into the far north and west. hopefully a little drier and eventually a little bit warmer further south. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. india, the world's most populous democracy, proclaims the strength of its constitution and the independence of its judicial institutions. together, they guarantee the rights of the indian citizen, irrespective of creed, caste or gender. well, that's the theory. to many indians, reality looks different. my guest is prominent indian human rights lawyer karuna nundy, who's won plaudits overseas and made enemies at home with her activism. when it comes to indian women, muslims, gays, do the law and the courts offer genuine protection? karuna nundy in delhi, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it's a great pleasure to have you on the programme. let me start by taking you back quite a few years. you stud

now the azores highs continuing to nudge northwards across much of england, wales, northern ireland.ht winds here, but fresher across scotland. it will remain breezy throughout the day here. we start off with plenty of sunshine after that fresh start, and then clouds will tend to build up into the afternoon. it could turn quite grey in a few places. the odd shower likely for western scotland, maybe western hills of england and wales. otherwise it's mostly dry, up to 25 celsius in the southeast, the high teens further north. sunday night, we do it all again, the clouds tend to melt away for many, and the clear skies, it'll turn quite fresh again with temperatures of 8—12 degrees. now, some changes taking place to start the new week. the first of a series of low pressure systems will work its way in to the country during the day. so we start off with plenty of sunshine, but the clouds will tend to build in the west, and it'll turn wet and windy through the day. some pretty heavy and persistent rain for northern ireland, and it will turn windy with gales, perhaps around some irish sea c

for sunday, the azores high across the south just nudges up a little bit further northwards, so large southern scotland will see lighter winds. but still quite breezy across the north and west of scotland where, again, we'll have a few showers, and a few showers perhaps for northern ireland, maybe just one or two across western england and wales, but similar sorts of temperatures — mid 20s in the south and mid to high teens further north. now, as we head out to sunday to monday, our area of high pressure begins to get squeezed out in towards the near continent as low pressure takes over across western areas. it goes downhill through the day across the north and the west, wetter and windier, but central and eastern parts of the country will stay dry. plenty of sunshine and light winds, too. further north and west, it will be turning blustery with that rain, so temperatures here high teens at best. quite warm and turning increasingly humid across the southeast — 25, maybe 26 degrees. tuesday looks more unsettled generally across the country, could even see a few showers in the southeast

the azores high is continuing to nudge northwards across much of england, wales and northern irelandght winds but fresher across scotland, remaining breezy throughout the day. we start off with plenty of sunshine after a fresh start and then clowns tend to build up into the afternoon and it could turn grey in a few places. the odd shower likely for west of scotland and may be western hills of england and wales, otherwise, mostly dry, up to 25 degrees in the south—east, the high teens further north. 0n degrees in the south—east, the high teens further north. on sunday night, we do it all again, the cloud set to melt away for many and clear skies mean it will turn quite fresh again with temperatures of 8—12 degrees. some changes taking place to start the new week, the first of a series of low pressure system is working its way into the country during the day. we start off with plenty of sunshine but the cloud will tend to build in the west and it will turn wet and windy through the day, some heavy and persistent rain for northern ireland and it will turn windy with gales around irish s

we start sunday on a fine note with the azores high.land and may be western england and where is. most places are dry and warm towards the east to the mid 20s. mid to high teens further north. a pretty good looking weekend. into next week on a low pressure fights back. it will tone wetter and windier across more northern areas. but in the south, we should have quite a bit of warm and dry and sunny weather with little rain. that is it for me. thanks, stav. hello and welcome to sportsday. it�*s back.

this the azores high. showers are kept at bay across france, far away.ly a very pleasant day. and for some of us, a perfect summer's day. neither too hot and not particularly cool either. and the temperatures will be around the high teens across western areas, maybe nudging up to 2a in london for the end of the week. so that's friday. how about the weekend? well, the high pressure is still with us weather fronts are trying to push in, but it's a substantial high so it's keeping things dry. maybe the weather going downhill a little bit with a few showers towards the south and towards the west as we head into next week. so here's the outlook, then. friday and the weekend looking pretty decent for many of us, with spells of sunshine looking quite warm too. and then into september, it does look as though we could catch i or 2 showers. that's it for me. bye— bye. as we head into next week. so here's the outlook, then. friday and the weekend looking pretty decent for many of us, with spells of sunshine looking quite warm too. and then into september, it does l

through the weekend, we've got high pressure over towards the azores, low pressure towards iceland andbe a bit stronger during the second half of the weekend, particularly for southern areas but again we'll see after a sunny start it will build up a bit. it brings a risk of one or two showers, and the north west of scotland and i spells of sunshine is around 12. they will not change too much, perhaps 18 or 19 at the best in scotland and northern ireland, i submit 20s in the south—east of england. as we head into monday, it starts to change a bit particularly western areas. it will be falling here, with some weather fronts coming in from the atlantic. dry and sunny most areas on monday morning. it is up to the west by the winds pick up, especially in the south—west, including the irish sea. get some rain and it might get wet in northern ireland and western scotland during the afternoon but ahead of that, the midlands should have a dry and warm day with some sunshine. live from london, this is bbc news. uk foreign secretary david lammy is in israel as gaza ceasefire talks resume for a se

we start sunday on a fine note with the azores high. trying to nudge up a bit further north into the country. lots of sunshine across the country. lots of sunshine across the south and fair cloud into the afternoon. chance of showers again across northern and western scotland and northern ireland and may be western england and where is. most places are dry and warm towards the east to the mid 20s. mid to high teens further north. a pretty good looking weekend. into next week on a low pressure fights back. it will tone wetter and windier across more northern areas. but in the south, we should have quite a bit of warm and dry and sunny weather with little rain. that is it for me. thanks, stav. hello and welcome to sportsday. it's back. later tonight, manchester united and fulham raise the curtain on the premier league season. we'll be live at old trafford. we catch up with ipswich town and their superstar superfan ed sheeran on the eve of their return to the big time. also coming up on sportsday... with the super league season hotting up,

we have rains in these areas for the next two days and also in the next few days. in the next hour azor in the south of sistan baluchistan, parts of hormozgan south of kerman and south. in the south-east of fars province, an increase in rainfall is expected due to the rains. an orange meteorological warning has been issued . there is a possibility of flowing water and flooding of rivers. we request that people avoid staying on the banks of rivers, but the phenomenon of 120-day winds continues in the eastern regions. our country sometimes brings dust and a decrease in air quality . meteorological warnings are issued for the northeast, east, southeast , to some extent, the southern slopes of alborz, the center and the southwest of our country, sometimes the wind becomes strong. we have reduced visibility and reduced air quality in these areas, especially in the eastern part of our country . some parts of the persian gulf and areas of the caspian sea are rough and turbulent . marine warnings have been issued. there is a possibility of sinking damage to vessels and siadi tours. marine activ

this high over the azores, low pressure toward scandinavia leaving us with a run of westerly winds, whichicularly in the south, where we should see a lot of sunshine on sunday, most of the build—up of cloud is further north, with the the bulk of showers coming into western scotland. for the most part it will be dry. temperatures for most of us not changing much. could be a little bit cooler in scotland and northern ireland. some changes on the way for the start of next week. pressure is going to be dropping here in the atlantic and cloud and rain will be moving in, but it will start off dry and sunny, in the west we will feel the winds picking up, the southwest and over the irish sea. cloud thickening in western areas to bring some wet weather particularly into northern ireland and western scotland but ahead of that for the midlands and eastern england it should stay dry and there will be some sunshine, and it will feel warm, with temperatures in the mid 20s. hello, i'm ben brown. you're watching the context on bbc news. kamala harris launches her plan to make an opportunity economy if sh

by friday, a strip of rain will stretch here high pressure, connecting the arctic and azores anticyclones these centers of the clouds will begin to dissipate and the probability of precipitation will be small, for example, in rostov nadon today small showers are still possible thunderstorms, and already from thursday in priozovye sunny and dry weather will come, so that the thermometer columns dare to rise again to +30 +32. a new portion of gnawing clouds will be able to break through to the metropolis only on sunday. in central russia, the period of unstable weather with city rains will last longer. on wednesday-thursday in moscow showers thunderstorms, from the sun will warm up. the air to +23-25, then the weather will improve for a short time, but at the very end of the week another cloud vortex will break through to the region and thunderstorms will charge with new force, as a result, in just one day about 20% of the august volume of moisture will fall in the capital, that's all for me, goodbye, i choose rosselkhozbank, it has everything i need, high cashback, profitable deposits , a

by friday, a high-pressure zone will stretch here, connecting... the arctic and azores anticyclones. under the influence of these centers, the clouds will begin to dissipate and the probability of precipitation will be small. for example, in rostov-on-don today , small showers and thunderstorms are still possible, and from thursday in priozovye, sunny and dry weather will come, so that the thermometer will again be able to rise to +30 -32. a new portion of gnawing clouds will be able to break through to the metropolis only on sunday. in central russia , the period of unstable weather with city rains will last longer. on wednesday-thursday in moscow there will be heavy thunderstorms, the sun will warm the air to +23-25. then the weather will improve for a short time, but at the very end of the week another cloud vortex will break through to the region and thunderstorms will charge with new force. as a result, in just one day about 20% of the august volume of moisture will fall in the capital. that 's all for me, goodbye. i choose rosselkhozbank. it has everything i need: high cashback

this azores high. showers are kept at bay across france, far away.really a very pleasant day. and for some of us, a perfect summer's day. neither too hot and not particularly cool either. and the temperatures will be around the high teens across western areas, maybe nudging up to 2a in london for the end of the week. so that's friday. how about the weekend? well, the high pressure is still with us weather fronts are trying to push in, but it's a substantial high so it's keeping things dry. maybe the weather going downhill a little bit with a few showers towards the south and towards the west as we head into next week. so here's the outlook, then. friday and the weekend looking pretty decent for many of us, with spells of sunshine looking quite warm too. and then into september, it does look as though we could catch i or 2 showers. that's it for me. bye— bye. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines. the israeli military says a hostage has been rescued alive from southern gaza after more than 10 months in captivi

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and that's under the extending influence of the azores high, where we get a lot of our dry and settleday on balance. a scattering for scotland primarily, and one or two in northern ireland and not as brisk a wind as today, but temperatures might be a degree or so down, but it'll still feel warm in the strong august sunshine, and we'll still see some of that as we go into next week, but increasingly it turns unsettled. later on monday, this next area of rain starts to move in from the atlantic. the next area of low pressure. it's going to pull in more of a southerly wind ahead of it, so we'll find that our dew points or our humidity rises. so monday night will actually be quite uncomfortably warm for sleeping once again. and by the end of play monday, we've got that heavyish rain coming into northern ireland, western and northern scotland, the western fringes of england and wales. but we stay largely fine further east. we could just have some fog first thing under the clearer skies and some sea fog as that humidity increases further west. and then, i think, for the rest of the week, a v

this azores high. showers are kept at bay across france, far away.rfect summer's day. neither too hot and not particularly cool either. and the temperatures will be around the high teens across western areas, maybe nudging up to 2a in london for the end of the week. so that's friday. how about the weekend? well, the high pressure is still with us weather fronts are trying to push in, but it's a substantial high so it's keeping things dry. maybe the weather going downhill a little bit with a few showers towards the south and towards the west as we head into next week. so here's the outlook, then. friday and the weekend looking pretty decent for many of us, with spells of sunshine looking quite warm too. and then into september, it does look as though we could catch 1 or 2 showers. that's it for me. bye— bye. v0|ce—0ver: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. wherever you live, however you live, artificial intelligence, machine learning,

the azores high always trying to sneak in to the south. but it stays pretty changeable and fresher the further north and west you are. this is bbc news. the headlines... rival protests by far—right and anti—racist groups are being held in several cities across the uk. there are pockets of disorder, with several police officers injured. the unrest comes on the heels of a third consecutive night of violence in sunderland. tensions remain high in the middle east over the assassinations of the hamas leader ismail haniyeh in iran as well as a key commander of hezbollah. the us is to deploy additional warships and fighterjets to the region to help defend israel from possible attacks by iran and its proxies. track and field takes centre stage on day eight of the paris olympics, as we count down to the women's100 metre final in the next hour. now on bbc news, it's sportsday.

this azores high. showers are kept at bay across france, far away.too hot and not particularly cool either. and the temperatures will be around the high teens across western areas, maybe nudging up to 2a in london for the end of the week. so that's friday. how about the weekend? well, the high pressure is still with us weather fronts are trying to push in, but it's a substantial high so it's keeping things dry. maybe the weather going downhill a little bit with a few showers towards the south and towards the west as we head into next week. so here's the outlook, then. friday and the weekend looking pretty decent for many of us, with spells of sunshine looking quite warm too. and then into september, it does look as though we could catch 1 or 2 showers. that's it for me. bye— bye. live from washington, this is bbc news. free after ten months — an israeli hostage taken by hamas last october is rescued from a tunnel in gaza. dialling down the tension — america's national security advisor holds talks with chinese officials as washington and beijing seek

now, from sunday and into bank holiday monday, the azores high will tend to build back in across centralo the far north and west. hopefully a little drier and eventually a little bit warmer further south. creating an "opportunity economy" — kamala harris wraps up the democratic national convention with a landmark speech. turning up the heat — uk energy prices are set to rise this winter as the regulator ofgem adjusts the price cap. plus, have you fallen out of love with dating apps? we delve into the multi—billion—dollar online romance business. and the rise and rise of competitive gaming — we take a look at the esports world cup ahead of this weekend's grand final. live from london, this is business today. i'm lukwesa burak. we start in chicago in the us — where, as we've been hearing, vice president kamala harris has just wrapped up the democratic national convention with what was arguably the most important speech of her career to date. in a positive outlook for the future of america, the democrat nominee covered a wide range of issues

now the azores highs continuing to nudge northwards across much of england, wales, northern ireland.out the day here. we start off with plenty of sunshine after that fresh start, and then clouds will tend to build up into the afternoon. it could turn quite grey in a few places. the odd shower likely for western scotland, maybe western hills of england and wales. otherwise it's mostly dry, up to 25 celsius in the southeast, the high teens further north. sunday night, we do it all again, the clouds tend to melt away for many, and the clear skies, it'll turn quite fresh again with temperatures of 8—12 degrees. now, some changes taking place to start the new week. the first of a series of low pressure systems will work its way in to the country during the day. so we start off with plenty of sunshine, but the clouds will tend to build in the west, and it'll turn wet and windy through the day. some pretty heavy and persistent rain for northern ireland, and it will turn windy with gales, perhaps around some irish sea coasts, but lighter winds again in towards the southeast, where it will st

fog if you're up early enough because actually the winds are falling lighter through sunday as the azoreshat westerly breeze in the north. although a notch down on those of today, the winds, there's still enough to carry a few showers in, possibly the odd one. northern ireland, northern western parts of england and wales. but after the morning mist, it should be a largely dry, bright day with good spells of sunshine. it will feel pleasantly warm, as it did during the day today. temperatures mightjust be a degree down in the north, but, with lighter winds, that will compensate. however, it is all change as we go through the new week, so high pollen levels again through monday, as you can see. but into the new week, we've got wind and rain coming in. monday, i think, mostly fine and dry. so sunday into monday out of the ridge of high pressure producing some mist and fog across central and eastern areas, possibly further west with some sea fog. but that rain coming in looks quite intense, particularly the second part of the day across northern ireland, western scotland, northern scotland as

and that's under the extending influence of the azores high, where we get a lot of our dry and settledng. the cloud bubbles up. there'll be a few showers developing — probably fewer than today on balance. a scattering for scotland primarily, and one or two in northern ireland and not as brisk a wind as today, but temperatures might be a degree or so down, but it'll still feel warm in the strong august sunshine, and we'll still see some of that as we go into next week, but increasingly it turns unsettled. later on monday, this next area of rain starts to move in from the atlantic. the next area of low pressure. it's going to pull in more of a southerly wind ahead of it, so we'll find that our dew points or our humidity rises. so monday night will actually be quite uncomfortably warm for sleeping once again. and by the end of play monday, we've got that heavyish rain coming into northern ireland, western and northern scotland, the western fringes of england and wales. but we stay largely fine further east. we could just have some fog first thing under the clearer skies and some sea fog a

this high over the azores, the pressure toward scandinavia leaving us with a run of westerly winds, which larouci the bulk of showers coming into western scotland. for the most part it will be dry. temperatures for most of us not changing much. there could be a little bit cooler in scotland and northern ireland. sunshine is on the way for the start of next week. pressure is going to be dropping here in the atlantic and cloud and rain will be moving in, but it will start off dry and sunny, in the west we will feel the wind is picking up, the southwest and over the irish sea. cloud thickening and resting areas to bring some wet weather particularly into northern ireland and western scotland but ahead of that for the midlands and eastern england it should stay dry and there will be some sunshine, and it will feel warm, with temperatures in the mid 20s. hello, i'm ben brown. you're watching the context on bbc news. we are closer than we've ever been. i don't want to jinx anything, but as my grandfather would say, with the grace of god, the goodwill of the neighbours and a lot of luck, we may

for the north—west corner of the uk closer to this area of low pressure, but higher pressure, the azores of sunshine around. could see the fairweather cloud tending to bubble up into the afternoon. like i mentioned, more of a breeze. the odd shower for western scotland, but i think the vast majority will stay dry. and temperatures range from around high teens in the north, mid—20s in the south, pretty much where we should be for the time of year. sunday, we see this area of low pressure perhaps influence the weather a bit more across the north of the uk, so a greater chance of seeing showers or longer spells of rain in the north—west of scotland. the odd shower, i think, for northern ireland, western england, western wales. 0therwise, again, the vast majority will stay dry with plenty of sunshine. temperatures range from 18—24 degrees. as we head into next week, it does start to turn more unsettled again, especially across northern and western areas. could see some pretty heavy rain at times. better chance of staying drier, warmer and sunnier across the south—east. take care. hello, i'm

now the azores highs continuing to nudge northwards across much of england, wales, northern ireland.o, light winds here, but fresher across scotland. it will remain breezy throughout the day here. we start off with plenty of sunshine after that fresh start, and then clouds will tend to build up into the afternoon. it could turn quite grey in a few places. the odd shower likely for western scotland, maybe western hills of england and wales. otherwise it's mostly dry, up to 25 celsius in the southeast, the high teens further north. sunday night, we do it all again, the clouds tend to melt away for many, and the clear skies, it'll turn quite fresh again with temperatures of 8—12 celsius. now, some changes taking place to start the new week. the first of a series of low pressure systems will work its way in to the country during the day. so we start off with plenty of sunshine, but the clouds will tend to build in the west, and it'll turn wet and windy through the day. some pretty heavy and persistent rain for northern ireland, and it will turn windy with gales, perhaps around some irish

this high over the azores, the pressure toward scandinavia leaving us with a run of westerly winds, whichshould see a lot of sunshine on sunday, most of the build—up of cloud is further north larouci the bulk of showers coming into western scotland. for the most part it will be dry. temperatures for most of us not changing much. there could be a little bit cooler in scotland and northern ireland. sunshine is on the way for the start of next week. pressure is going to be dropping here in the atlantic and cloud and rain will be moving in, but it will start off dry and sunny, in the west we will feel the wind is picking up, the southwest and over the irish sea. cloud thickening and resting areas to bring some wet weather particularly into northern ireland and western scotland but ahead of that for the midlands and eastern england it should stay dry and there will be some sunshine, and it will feel warm, with temperatures in the mid 20s. this is bbc news. the headlines: president biden says we're not there yet, but closer — as the three countries trying to mediate a ceasefire and hostage rele

now through the weekend, we've got high pressure over towards the azores, low pressure up towards icelanduring the second half of the weekend, particularly for southern areas. but again, we'll find after a sunny start, clouds will build up a little bit. brings the risk of1 or 2 showers, mainly in the north west of scotland, and there'll be some spells of sunshine around as well. and those temperatures not changing too much, perhaps 18—19 at best for scotland and northern ireland. highs of the mid 20s again in the southeast of england. as we head into monday, the weather starts to change a bit, particularly in western areas. pressure is going to be falling here. there are some weather fronts to come in from the atlantic, but we're going to start dry and sunny in most areas on monday morning. it's out to the west where the winds pick up, especially in the southwest and through the irish sea. the cloud moves in and we get some rain and it gets wet in northern ireland and western scotland during the afternoon. but ahead of that, the midlands and eastern england should have a dry and quite war

this azores high. showers are kept at bay across france, far away.day. neither too hot and not particularly cool either. and the temperatures will be around the high teens across western areas, maybe nudging up to 24 in london for the end of the week. so that's friday. how about the weekend? well, the high pressure is still with us weather fronts are trying to push in, but it's a substantial high so it's keeping things dry. maybe the weather going downhill a little bit with a few showers towards the south and towards the west as we head into next week. so here's the outlook, then. friday and the weekend looking pretty decent for many of us, with spells of sunshine looking quite warm too. and then into september, it does look as though we could catch 1 or 2 showers. that's it for me. bye— bye. alibaba's big move in hong kong. we'll look at what lies ahead for the chinese e—commerce giant. plus, barbie mania driving a comeback and flip flumes the uk. -- comeback and flip flumes the uk. —— foot phones. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai.

now the azores highs continuing to nudge northwards across much of england, wales, northern ireland.cross scotland. it will remain breezy throughout the day here. we start off with plenty of sunshine after that fresh start, and then clouds will tend to build up into the afternoon. it could turn quite grey in a few places. the odd shower likely for western scotland, maybe western hills of england and wales. otherwise it's mostly dry, up to 25 celsius in the southeast, the high teens further north. sunday night, we do it all again, the clouds tend to melt away for many, and the clear skies, it'll turn quite fresh again with temperatures of 8—12 celsius. now, some changes taking place to start the new week. the first of a series of low pressure systems will work its way in to the country during the day. so we start off with plenty of sunshine, but the clouds will tend to build in the west, and it'll turn wet and windy through the day. some pretty heavy and persistent rain for northern ireland, and it will turn windy with gales, perhaps around some irish sea coasts, but lighter winds aga

now, the azores highs continuing to nudge northwards across much of england, wales, northern ireland,ith plenty of sunshine after that fresh start and then, clouds will tend to build up into the afternoon. it could turn quite grey in a few places. the odd shower likely for western scotland, maybe western hills of england and wales. otherwise, it's mostly dry. up to 25 celsius in the southeast, the high teens further north. sunday night, we do it all again. the clouds tend to melt away for many, and with the clear skies, it'll turn quite fresh again with temperatures of 8—12 degrees. now, some changes taking place to start the new week. the first of a series of low pressure systems will work its way into the country during the day, so we start off with plenty of sunshine but the clouds will tend to build in the west and it'll turn wet and windy through the day. some pretty heavy and persistent rain for northern ireland and it will turn windy with gales perhaps around some irish sea coasts, but lighter winds again in towards the southeast, where it will stay dry and sunny all day. so, t

for sunday, the azores high across the south just nudges up a little bit further northwards, so largeand light winds, too. further north and west, it will be turning blustery with that rain, so temperatures here high teens at best. quite warm and turning increasingly humid across the southeast — 25, maybe 26 degrees. tuesday looks more unsettled generally across the country, could even see a few showers in the southeast. it'll be a breezier day to come but the heaviest of the rain will tend to be across the north and west of scotland. temperatures here again mid to high teens, up to around 20—24 in the south. further areas of low pressure will cross the country, bringing wet and windy spells to the north and west, but it should tend to stay largely dry, quite warm, humid and breezy across the southeast. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: cases of a highly contagious variant of mpox spread in parts of africa. the world health organization calls on richer nations to share their supplies of vaccines. president biden expresses ho