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thank you | for that update, james waterhouse near the dartford crossing.. the weatherfront producing this rain will move a bit further north through the day. ahead of it, there is a bit of sunshine, variable amounts of cloud and showers across western scotland. to the south of it, still a lot of cloud but we will see some breaks in the sheltered east as we go through the sheltered east as we go through the day. gusty winds through the irish sea and locally, we are looking at gales. the average temperature at this time of year is ten to 14 degrees. today we are looking at 18. this evening, we have the rain ensconced in more or less the rain ensconced in more or less the same place, if anything getting to more of wales and south—west england. 0n either side of it, variable amounts of cloud again. it is not going to be a cold night. still gusty winds across the irish sea. tomorrow, we still have this rain. some sunshine on both sides of it. biter in northern ireland and scotland and still mild. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: chancellor rishi sunak is

injunctions mean activists could face jail for blocking areas, including those around the m25 and the dartford crossingbritain's tactics are certainly effective in terms of causing disruption. whether they are winning over much public support, though, is less clear. much public support, though, is less clear-— now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week — making greener vans from the ground up. fixing phones that have hit the ground. and... ..er, i think you've got something on yourface. bond theme music plays another day, another mission for click�*s ever—so—slightly secret agent double — oh, my goodness, it is lara lewington! greetings, l! oh, sorry, i'm late — there was a queue. he does tend to get in the way, doesn't he? nice wheels, though! thanks. one problem is i have borrowed this car and i have got it rather dirty. do you have that eco—friendly spray thing i could borrow, please? yes. think of all that water that you would usually use. well, this nano solution cleans, waxes and polishes in one go. just need a bit of elbow grease. admittedly, the car was not that dirty to start with so it m

tempers at boiling point this morning as protesters blocked roads around the dartford crossing.. this kind of direct action from insulate britain has been going on for more than a month, but today produced the ugliest scenes so far. excuse me! the activists, though, who are campaigning for homes to be heated more efficiently, say they have been left with no choice. it is impossible for us to do anything else because the government listens to nothing apart from disruption, and we are deeply sorry for the disruption to these people. it is just tragic, but we are left with no other option. nearby, the police had to free several protesters who had glued themselves to the road. 0verall, essex police say 35 people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance. the government has won a series of high court injunctions, meaning activists could face jail for blocking areas, including those around the m25 and the dartford crossing. insulate britain's tactics are certainly effective in terms of causing disruption. come on, come on! whether they are winning over much p

were arrested. 32 arrests were also made in kent, after demonstrators blocked a road near the dartford crossing confirmed reports of drinks being tampered with in september and october across various parts of england, scotland, wales, and northern ireland, plus 24 reports of people being injected. a group of mps has heavily criticised the test and trace programme in england. the public accounts committee said it failed to break covid—19 transmission chains despite costing eye—watering sums of money. the uk health security agency insists test and trace has played an essential role in combating the pandemic. england's cricketers continued their strong start to the men's t20 world cup with a 8 wicket victory over bangladesh. having restricted them to just 124, england comfortably chased the total to win — jason roy top scoring with 61. in their match against namibia, scotland only managed moments ago, scotland lost their match against namibia. they were out for 109—8. there may be made 115 — six. some final thoughts from our political editor, laura kuenssberg. how would you sum up the budget prese

come by but when you target one of the busiestjunctions in the country, just over there is the dartford crossingesters roughly took themselves up the path and sat in that now familiar style, on the traffic lightjunction come here, and some of them glued themselves to the roadside. when you see it first hand, you realise that is how it helps them delay and stay there for as long as possible. the police made a couple of very quick arrests but the others managed to stay there for the best part of half an hour, trapping what must have been 100 cars on the bridge that sits across the m25, the busiest motorway in a country so it does cause disruption, you can see the last few waiting to be searched and taken away and they are very much intent on being carried the whole way. their message, they want every home in the uk to be insulated by 2030. they say the people they want to speak to our ministers, not the public but when there are demonstrations like this, it is the public that are affected.— public that are affected. james waterhouse, _ public that are affected. james waterhouse, thank _ public tha