pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope atjodrell bank. stay with us here on bbc news.e had to start the day continues to push its way eastwards and for the vast majority of the uk we're looking at fine weather with some sunshine around to take us through the afternoon. that said, there are going to be a few showers popping up, particularly for scotland and northern ireland. and there's that weather front. the dregs of the rain still just about loitering across the east coast. now that front�*s brought i2 millimetres of rain about half an inch of rain in the space of 6 hours. the significance of that is that with more rain than had fallen for the entirety of the month ofjune, so that rain was welcome. still, it has been a particularly dry month across parts of eastern england. now, through the rest of the afternoon, as i say, one or two showers popping up for scotland, for northern ireland, an isolated shower for northern england, parts of the midlands and wales. but for the vast majority of these areas that should stay dry. the weather feeling a lot fresher now that th

pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope atjodrell bank. stay with us here on bbc news.ay eastwards and for the vast majority of the uk we're looking at fine weather with some sunshine around to take us through the afternoon. that said, there are going to be a few showers popping up, particularly for scotland and northern ireland. and there's that weather front. the dregs of the rain still just about loitering across the east coast. now that front�*s brought 12 millimetres of rain about half an inch of rain in the space of six hours. the significance of that is that is more rain than had fallen for the entirety of the month ofjune, so that rain was welcome. still, it has been a particularly dry month across parts of eastern england. now, through the rest of the afternoon, as i say, one or two showers popping up for scotland, for northern ireland, an isolated shower for northern england, parts of the midlands and wales. but for the vast majority of these areas that should stay dry. the weather feeling a lot fresher now that that front�*s moved through. so a more pleasant

pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope at jodrell bank.lot, really from one day to the next. on thursday, we were in cooler, fresher air with some sunshine, a few showers for northern parts of the uk. but on friday the weather's going to look and feel quite different. there'll be a lot of cloud heading our way. it's going to be bringing a bit of rain and drizzle and it will feel more humid as well. and we've seen that cloud beginning to push in on a westerly breeze coming in from the atlantic into western parts of the uk and the cloud will continue to thicken, particularly on those weather fronts which will bring the rain in from the west. but we could start the day with some early sunshine across eastern scotland and eastern england. don't think it's going to last too long. the cloud continues to stream in on that westerly breeze and it's thick enough to give it a little light rain or drizzle here and there. perhaps things turning a bit wetter through the day in northern parts of northern ireland and into scotland as well. and those tempe

pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope atjodrell bank.re — was part of the research team. he spoke to me earlier and started by explaining what exactly a black hole is. the black hole we are looking at, they are the most heavy object in they are the most heavy object in the whole universe, they are so massive that they collapse space and time, nothing can escape, not even light can escape. time, nothing can escape, not even light can escape-— light can escape. they suck everything _ light can escape. they suck everything in _ light can escape. they suck everything in and _ light can escape. they suck everything in and the - light can escape. they suck - everything in and the interaction between them, what can we potentially learn from that? so this interaction can _ potentially learn from that? so this interaction can think _ potentially learn from that? so this interaction can think of _ potentially learn from that? so this interaction can think of these - potentially learn from that? so this interaction can think of these black| interac

pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope at jodrell bank. stay with us here on bbc news.ursday, we were in cooler, fresher air with some sunshine, a few showers for northern parts of the uk. but on friday the weather's going to look and feel quite different. there'll be a lot of cloud heading our way. it's going to be bringing a bit of rain and drizzle and it will feel more humid as well. and we've seen that cloud beginning to push in on a westerly breeze coming in from the atlantic into western parts of the uk and the cloud will continue to thicken, particularly on those weather fronts which will bring the rain in from the west. but we could start the day with some early sunshine across eastern scotland and eastern england. don't think it's going to last too long. the cloud continues to stream in on that westerly breeze and it's thick enough to give it a little light rain or drizzle here and there. perhaps things turning a bit wetter through the day in northern parts of northern ireland and into scotland as well. and those temperatures are going to struggle with that clo

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pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope atjodrell bank.ny. he leads one of the groups that made the discovery — the european pulsar timing array consortium. that is quite a title. thank you so much forjoining us. i must admit, i'm not an expert, but i find it fascinating. i'm not an expert, but i find it fascinating-— i'm not an expert, but i find it fascinatina. , ., , fascinating. tell me why it matters. thank you- — fascinating. tell me why it matters. thank you- of _ fascinating. tell me why it matters. thank you. of course, _ fascinating. tell me why it matters. thank you. of course, it _ fascinating. tell me why it matters. thank you. of course, it is - fascinating. tell me why it matters. thank you. of course, it is a - thank you. of course, it is a collaboration of many. we tried to observe these pulses to open up a new window to space. we have gravitational waves detected at high frequency, is now we have constructed the galaxy —sized detector to open up another frequency window, giving us access to new sources that we didn't see.

the lovell telescope is among a network of observatories that have picked up observatories that havehem to study the black holes. apparently the signal we are seeing is a noisy background from all over space, a bit like being in a noisy restaurant with people talking all around you. what we hope is that in the near future we will be able to zoom in and listen to some individual conversations, take measurements from individual black holes and then zoom in and study them. the researchers now have a _ and study them. the researchers now have a new— and study them. the researchers now have a new way _ and study them. the researchers now have a new way to _ and study them. the researchers now have a new way to study - and study them. the researchers now have a new way to study the cosmos, they hope to learn how galaxies formed and discover new things that may reveal how the universe first came into existence. pallab ghosh, bbc news. new figures show that prices for package holidays to many popular destinations have risen steeply over the last year. the average price of a week with full fo

pallab ghosh, bbc news, at the lovell telescope atjodrell bank. you're watching breakfast. invasion of afghanistan. these are first—hand accounts from some military personnel and some of those who were evacuated. we will speak to some of those directly involved on the ground late in the programme. what is fascinating about that programme is you hear them reflecting for the first time. so often you hear them doing the mission but they take a moment to reflect and it is fascinating. time for the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria cook. the met has issued an appeal for a 13—year—old girl who's gone missing after going to a birthday party in south london. carmelle hepi was reported missing by her family in south yorkshire on sunday. detectives believe she got the train to london and went to a birthday party in peckham on sunday night. three men have been arrested on suspicion of kidnap. daniel korski has withdrawn from the contest to be the conservative candidate for london mayor. the tv producer and author daisy goodwin ha