arlo parks there. congratulations to her.ere on newsday. that is all we have time for on this edition of newsday. thanks forjoining us. do stay with us. i'm karishma vaswani. hello there. the past 2a hours have seen the downpours arrive and the heat ebb away. but with fewer showers yesterday across some eastern parts of england, we saw temperatures getting up to 27 degrees in suffolk, very warm for this time of year. it was 26 in cromer, 25 in the east midlands. charterhall, though, in the scottish borders was 29 degrees on wednesday. thursday was 10 degrees cooler, as the rain arrived. and earlier in the night, we had some torrential thundery downpours in northern england. that led to some flash flooding in some areas. but the worst is now over, the showers are heading their way northwards into scotland. many places will start dry, i think, on friday morning. as you can see, its warm. it's also muggy, hence some mist and fog around following those downpours in the north. that will lift, though, with still a lot of cloud arou

well done, arlo parks. hello there.ewer showers yesterday across some eastern parts of england, we saw temperatures getting up to 27 degrees in suffolk, very warm for this time of the year. it was 26 in cromer, 25 in the east midlands. charterhall, though, in the scottish borders was 29 degrees on wednesday. thursday was 10 degrees cooler, as the rain arrived. and earlier in the night, we had some torrential thundery downpours in northern england. that led to some flash flooding in some areas. but the worst is now over, the showers are heading their way northwards into scotland. many places will start dry, i think, on friday morning. as you can see, its warm. it's also muggy, hence some mist and fog around following those downpours in the north. that will lift, though, with still a lot of cloud around during friday. and as you can see, those showers are going to develop more widely, turning heavy and possibly thundery. maybe fewer showers for wales and the southwest, but more showers than we saw on thursday for eastern

correspondent colin patterson and i am here with the winner, arlo parks.emes of this album, collapsed in sunbeams, it dealt with anxiety, it dealt with loneliness, mental health, many of the issues people went through during lockdown. in what way do you think that actually helped this album connect with people? i guess it's the honesty at the core of it, it's the fact that i'm trying to talk about real experiences and what it's like to be a human being. and that's a bittersweet thing, so i'm just glad people have enjoyed it. we're outside the hammersmith apollo. you used to cycle by here every day on the way to school. how special is this place to you? incredibly special. i grew up really close to here and i used to have my school christmas carol services in the church literally right opposite, so it feels like a homecoming in some way. your parents still live ten minutes up the road, you still have your childhood bedroom. and a couple of the songs on the album were actually written in that room. what's it like? i mean, again, it feels... it feels really f

meet this year's mercury prize winner — 20—year—old arlo parks.t in the morning in singapore, and eight in the evening in washington where president biden has set out a series of measures to get more americans vaccinated against covid—19, amid a surge in cases of the fast—spreading delta variant. all federal government workers will be required to get a vaccine. businesses with more than 100 staff will have to ensure they are vaccinated or tested weekly. mr biden expressed frustration at the 80 million americans who are still not vaccinated, saying they were overcrowding hospitals. he appealed to them to get the shot. i think we're already starting to see republicans what more do you need to see? the vaccine has fda approval. more than 200 million with at least one shot. you have been patient, but patience is wearing thin. and refusal has caused all of us, so please, do the right thing. listen to the voices of unvaccinated americans. taking theirfinal americans. taking their final saying, americans. taking theirfinal saying, if only i'd got vaccina

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a huge congratulations to arlo parks, the winner of the mercury prize. and clearing away. some blue sky and sunshine around but through the day we will see scattered clouds develop and thunderstorms mixed in as well. with light wind around, the showers that crop up later will be slow—moving so expect a bit of hail and a lot of rains falling in a small space of time. dry around the south—west of england and south wales. not as warm as recent days but pleasant in sunny spells in the east. showers clearing away this evening and overnight in most places but quite persistent rain across the north of scotland continuing through tonight and holding on through much of saturday as well. away from the north of scotland, most places have a predominantly dry day tomorrow with spells of sunshine developing, not a bad day, light wind and temperatures up bad day, light wind and temperatures up to 22, 23 in the warm spots but turning cooler from the north—west. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... a stunning performance from emma raducanu in new york. the 18—year—ol

singer/songwriter arlo parks — who's just 21—years—old — has won the mercury prize.e hammersmith apollo. you used to cycle by here every day on the way to school. how special is this place to you? incredibly special. i grew up really close to here and i used to have my school christmas carol services in the church literally right opposite, so it feels like a homecoming in some way. your parents still live ten minutes up the road, you still have your childhood bedroom. and a couple of the songs on the album were actually written in that room. what's it like? i mean, again, it feels... it feels really fulfilling, it feels like i'm doing something purposeful, and i'm glad that i'vejust been welcomed with open arms by being myself and making music i love. what do you want to do next? what can this album open up doors towards? i guessjust continuing making more music, more collaborations, just being able to finally tour and travel the world and meet different people and just keep making music i'm proud of. and back to your parents for a cup of tea right now? probably, yea

arlo parks and sault are among the favourites to win the mercury prize for album of the year.anet. you have quite a story to win — award. on the planet. you have quite a story to win round _ award. on the planet. you have quite a story to win round viewers - award. on the planet. you have quite a story to win round viewers and - award. on the planet. you have quite a story to win round viewers and get. a story to win round viewers and get them voted for you tonight because you were dropped by a record company by email. that is harsh. it you were dropped by a record company by email. that is harsh.— by email. that is harsh. it was harsh. by email. that is harsh. it was harsh- sad _ by email. that is harsh. it was harsh. sad times. _ by email. that is harsh. it was harsh. sad times. it's - by email. that is harsh. it was harsh. sad times. it's fine. - by email. that is harsh. it was i harsh. sad times. it's fine. new relationship, new team. a shout out to atlantic uk. they took a chance on me and they were right to do that because we made a new record that for me is the most exc