matt taylor there.uk have been stunned by the response to their request for help after their business was hit by the pandemic. they asked for volunteers to look after their ten acres of vines and hundreds of people have volunteered to work for free. duncan kennedy reports. for russ and philippa, their vineyard was their life. ten acres and 11,000 vines, until covid—19 came. they lost staff and income and the two of them alone couldn't cope. it hits you. absolutely nothing we can do. so they had an idea. they put out a plea for help on facebook. 115,000 people read it and this is what happened. horn honks. morning. thank you all so much. hundreds of people offered to help for free. every day around 20 volunteers are turning up to carry out the work. it's hot and it's hard. why are you doing this? just to put a little bit back into the community, help somebody out. i thought it would be a nice way to give back, help out a local business. clearing leaves to leave grapes cleared takes hours of toil. we work

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. you have the sunshine on your face but it will feel a bit cool for this stage of august when the cloud comes along and some showers. a few in scotland and northern ireland. a few heavy ones in northern and eastern parts of england, couldn't rule out the old rumble of thunder but for most, a dry day. even if you see a shower, it will only be a small one. a little lower than we normally expect but nice enough when the sun is out. when that disappears tonight, a cool night for england and wales, temperatures in the countryside to single figures. rain spreads into scotla nd single figures. rain spreads into scotland later on some wet weather first thing in northern ireland and throughout the day in western scotland, the southern highlands seeing rainfall totals topped up. more heavy rain returning to northern ireland later with gale force winds. patchy rain and drizzle in the south, warming up with some hazy sunshine. in the middle part of the week, whilst we see wet and windy weather, fo

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello there.te, cloud the next. maybe the odd heavy downpour as well. but more sunshine between the showers across scotland and northern england compared this morning. but where the showers form, they could be heavy and thundery, frequent showers in northern ireland. showers, though, across some western parts of england and wales becoming much fewer in number, which means there will be one or two more towards eastern areas pushing through in that westerly breeze. and it is that breeze that will keep it cool during those cloudy moments, nice enough when the sun is out. 17 to 23 the high. but down into single figures away from the city centres tonight, with clear skies for many. one of two showers continue in the west. rain very close to the channel islands first thing, that will clear through. and after a sunny start for most of us, showers in northern and western areas will develop elsewhere into the second half of the day. very much hit and miss. many places staying dry, if not completely dry, dr

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello there.g to feel warmer there once the sunshine breaks through the morning cloud. certainly a lot drier across northern and western areas than it has been over the last few days. we still have a weak weather front still decaying across the country, which is set to push its way northwards, mainly as a zone of cloud. that cloud, though, will be thinning all the time and, in fact, most will be dry through this afternoon. as that cloud moves its way northwards, we start to tap into southerly winds and the heat that's building across france and iberia yet again. so, for the rest of the day, sunshine possible just about anywhere, a little bit cloudier, though, at times in northern england, north wales and northern ireland this afternoon. some of the best of the sunshine in the far north of mainland scotland, channel islands, through to east anglia and the south east. so, brightening up here after that cloudy and damp start and it's here where the temperatures will already be starting to climb quite

now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor.entless than yesterday with, yes, some rain. ra i n relentless across than yesterday with, yes, some rain. rain relentless across western scotla nd rain relentless across western scotland were some minor flooding. heavy bursts returning to northern ireland. easing off across north—west england and western wales, cloudy and damp, here. 15—18 and the cloudy sports, 22—20 three road you have the sunshine in the south—east. winds approaching air force in the west with further rainfall at times in northern england and north wales. and look at those temperatures into wednesday morning, in the mid teens for the vast majority. tomorrow, early rain across northern england pushing northwards, another batch of rain then working from west to east across northern ireland to southern scotland, north—west england and wales, increasingly warm across the south—east, with more heat to come later this week, particularly in england and wales. hello this is bbc news with me, carrie gracie. the headlines: s

now it‘s time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello there.arly august afternoon. this afternoon, about 21. but by friday, a surge of heat is back, for some of you at least. 35 could once again be achieved. that‘s on the back of those very hot conditions last friday. today, though, we have been sandwiched between weather systems. a little window ahead of cloud gathering into next week. a few showers dotted around during the afternoon. where you see the showers, they could be on the heavy side, particularly across parts of scotland, northern and eastern england. many, though, will spend if not all day dry, the bulk of the day dry with a bit more sunshine around than yesterday. winds light, as well, it‘s still going to feel nice enough when the sun is on your face. out of it, though, in cloudier moments and especially where the rain is falling, it will feel cool. now, as we go into this evening and overnight, a rather fresher night for england and wales under clearer skies but wind and rain set to spread its way across northern ireland later in