james ingham has been talking to some of those affected.o some of those affected. weymouth�*s summer season is in full swing. the town is busy, but it gets even busier when cruise ships pay a visit, docking in nearby portland port. the port are mooting that cruise ship passengers bring about £400,000 into the economy on a trip and i would advocate that's probably about right because of the amount of fish and chips that they buy and the gifts they buy and the things they want to take back to wherever they've come from, in order to take a little bit of england, britain, bring back with them, really. chanting: refugees are welcome here! but instead of cruise passengers, it was protesters who came to town, here to show their opposition to controversial plans to house asylum—seekers on a giant barge in the port. that prompted a cruise company to cancel a planned stop because of safety concerns — a decision which had a big impact on the local economy. we did notice a difference in footfall. for us, it's really important and it's notjust about the

james ingham, bbc news, weymouth.kin has died at her home in paris. she was 76 years old. birkin was best known overseas for her 1969 duetje t'aime...moi je t'aime...moi non plus, sung with her lover, the late french singer serge gainsbourg. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the unsettled weather is set to continue with a strong jet stream propelling this low pressure system our way, this is the area of low pressure we saw yesterday moving eastwards and northwards bringing blustery winds across much of england and wales. here wind gusts gusting over 55 mph in a few spots. still blustery today especially for this time of year but the winds have eased a little and there will be scattered showers but also sports sunny spells. but also some sunny spells. here it is in a bit more detail for the rest of the afternoon. can't rule out the chance of a shower anywhere including some thunder. long spells of rain in the north—west scotland, thunderstorms for north—east scotland and wind gusts over a0 mph across the penn

james ingham, bbc news, weymouth. let's get some of the day's other news now. his admission for suspected deydration. mr netanyahu, who is 73, was taken to sheba hospital and kept overnight under observation but officials say that medical tests revealed no irregularities. the venezuelan opposition leader, maria corina machado, has accused the government of sending a violent group to threaten and attack her supporters, at a rally in the capital caracas. her vehicle was attacked — ms machado was not injured. last month she was banned from holding public office for 15 years, in what she says is a politically motivated attempt by the government to stifle opposition. a mexican journalist has been shot to death in a parking lot in the southern tourist town of acapulco. the death of nelson matus is the country's second journalist killing in a week. mexico was the deadliest in the world last year forjournalists, according to media watchdog reporters without borders. before we go, i'm just going to show you a scene from the night sky in the us state of louisiana. this f

soon after, that is likely to lead to more protesting and more concern from businesses nearby. james inghamly learn how to treat injuries like a sprained ankle or a broken bone — but now, a new course aimed at young people in the west midlands is about helping victims of street violence. the saintjohn ambulance course focuses on injuries like stab wounds, acid burns, and the effects of drugs and alcohol. tracey higgins has been to find out more. first aid with a difference. this course piloted in the west midlands by stjohn's ambulance is to prepare youngsters for some of the street violence they may encounter on a night out. . . out. knife crime, catastrophic leadin: out. knife crime, catastrophic leading alcohol _ out. knife crime, catastrophic leading alcohol intoxication i leading alcohol intoxication are real challenges young people are dealing with all the time. this is about being able to practically do something in those moments when your friend is poorly, hurt injured and needs help. is poorly, hurt in'ured and needs help._ is poorly, hurt in'ured and needs help. is poorly, hurt in

james ingham, bbc news, weymouth. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there.is is the area of low pressure we saw yesterday moving eastwards and northwards bringing blustery winds across much of england and wales. here wind gusts gusting over 55 mph in a few spots. still blustery today especially for this time of year but the winds have eased a little and there will be scattered showers but also some sunny spells. here it is in a bit more detail for the rest of the afternoon. can't rule out the chance of a shower anywhere including some thunder. long spells of rain in the north—west scotland, thunderstorms for north—east scotland and wind gusts over a0 mph across the pennines and lakes. temperatures in the high teens and low 20s for the south—east and east anglia in the best of the sunshine. this evening and overnight, we keep the cloud across much of scotland, some spells of rain for northern areas, further south should be largely dry and showers fading away and cooler than it was last night, temperatures under those spells dropping into high single figures.

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