and then we have some heavy showers developing across southwest england, wales and into the midlands.t. and then we see this heavier band of rain pushing in through southwest england, wales and then across much of england into northern ireland, once again bringing some heavy and thundery rain. although the far east of east anglia, south east england may not see very much, it�*s another muggy night. temperatures not much lower than 15 or 16 celsius, could see some mist and fog developing and the clear skies behind this band of rain still lingering across northeast scotland through monday morning. elsewhere, some sunshine but also some showers getting going where we see them be heavy and thundery, many will stay dry. however, we�*re keeping an eye on this area of more persistent showers coming up into south west england and south wales. it�*s quite a breezy day. once again, the strongest winds will be for irish sea coast, where we could see gusts of around a5 miles an hour in the sunshine when we miss the showers, temperatures getting up to 25 celsius and quite widely those temperatures

tropical storm force winds will extend west through the midlands. these winds have already downed trees and power lines across parts of the state and these reports should become more widespread as ian shifts inland and the destructive winds develop. storm surge flooding is already ongoing as well across much of the south carolina coast with respects of inuntkaeugs in many coastal communities, especially along the central and northern portions of the coast. peak surge values of four to seven feet are expected north of palms, with lower values south of there. up to two to four feet. storm surge flooding will be most problematic during the afternoon. but could linger through the evening. areas in and around georgetown, garden city, litschfield will be most affected. the storm surge will occur along the ocean front, the back bays and title creeks. coastal roadways could temporarily become impassable. heavy rain is also ongoing with many flash flood warnings right now in the charleston tricounty area. the flooding threat will continue into this evening,

clearerskies scotland tonight and also the midlands. clearer skies away from that and temperatures dropping. tomorrow similar to today, a weather system pushing down towards the south—west. we will have showers. particularly in northern scotland, showers heavy with hail and thunder. across northern ireland and north—west england and wales, showers to come and go all day long and towards cornwall and devil and the channel islands cloud and rain through the day. —— cornel and devon. longerspells through the day. —— cornel and devon. longer spells of dry weather elsewhere and in the sunshine feeling quite pleasant but out of that, ten, 16 degrees and feeling cool that, ten, 16 degrees and feeling cool. the windfall in lighter through the afternoon and into wednesday. a few showers in the west but fewer compared with today. the focus on one state is on longer spells of rain down through yorkshire towards the east midlands and east anglia. turning quieter through thursday before wet and windy weather arrives on friday. thanks, matt. and that

out of northern england into the midlands.ng in further north. to the east of the showers, quite chilly overnight, perhaps three degrees in the most rural parts of the south—east of england and east anglia. showers in the south should get out of the way quickly by the end of rush—hour, looking largely dry for much of england and wales, this north—easterly wind will drag some showers into northern england, part of the midlands, east anglia, eastern scotland, but far more scattered than those we had seen today, so more sunshine and a little warmer too. all change on friday, not so much sunshine, more strong winds and heavy rain sweeping in. a wet start to friday. northern ireland, heavy rain, the best part of 20 millimetres. showers for scotland and northern ireland in the afternoon but wet weather setting in for england and wales. windy across—the—board, gales across some of the coasts and tyres grants, temperatures take the hits, sliding back into the mid teens. it looks like the frontal system will pull away for the weekend,

once again pushing in through south—west england, wales, perhaps into northern ireland, maybe the midlandsine, but those temperatures do start to ease down as the week wears on. as we head through wednesday and thursday, that area of low pressure still slowly pushing its way across the uk, so it's a mixture of showers and longer spells of rain, but the winds do start to ease down as we head into thursday so the showers that we do get will be slow—moving. but many of us that need the rain should see some in the week ahead. this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. a promise to help millions with the cost of energy this winter from the two candidates for uk prime minister — on the eve of the conservative leadership result. within one week i will make sure there is an announcement on how we are going to deal with the issue of energy bills. we are facing a genuine emergency. i think anyone pretending that isn't the situation isn't being straight with the country and by the way, across europe. meanwhile — german chancellor olaf sholtz announces a fi

we have heavy showers developing across south—west england, wales and the midlands.and, wales and then across much of england into northern ireland, bringing heavy and thundery rain although the far east of east anglia may not see much. another muqqy anglia may not see much. another muggy night, temperatures not much lower than 15, 16 celsius, could see some mist and fog developing in clearer skies. this band of rain lingers in north—east scotland. elsewhere sunshine but showers getting going. many will stay dry however we are keeping an eye on this area of more persistent showers coming up into south—west england and south wales. quite a breezy day, the strongest winds will be for irish sea coast where we could see gusts of 45 mph. in the sunshine and temperatures up to 25 celsius and temperatures up to 25 celsius and temperatures quite widely in the low 20s celsius. the shower is becoming more persistent once again, pushing up more persistent once again, pushing up into the midlands, northern england and northern ireland as we head through monday evening. this area

i went to the library at the midland county courthouse. to have a library be in the center of town in the center square of my town showed me how important reading and libraries were to everyone in the town of midland. >> when we interviewed you in july, you named the writer she would want around your dinner table. anyone you would like to add? >> we have a lot of great people at this table and i hope everyone who sees this who is anywhere in the area comes down. they can meet david mccullough and hear him read from his books and john adams with his new about -- new book. i love the idea of the new book about the second president. i hope people will read that book but also other american history books. we have great children's writers here today peered chris curtis the first african-american to win the newberry award is here reading from his book. we have been number of storybook characters. 77 gate out i am the south is that you can get your picture made with clifford the big red dog. i hope people come out and do that. >> we want to give

some rain in the afternoon, heading into wales, but ahead of the rain, midlands, much of southern and, we could make 22 degrees again in the south east. but following the band of rain, whilst we'll get some sunshine in scotland and northern ireland, and the winds will be quite light, it's cooler air, so temperatures will be typically 15 or 16 degrees. that band of rain, still initially rather heavy in places, willjust trickle down into the midlands and head towards the south east of england by friday morning. but we will have clearer skies following to the north, and this time, the coldest weather on friday morning will be across the northern half of the uk, much milder further south, where we still have cloud and some rain. friday could look a little different across east anglia and the south east with more cloud, some rain at times and some wetter weather likely to be here across kent and sussex. away from here, some spells of sunshine, a scattering of some light showers, mainly because scotland and northern ireland but temperatures are typically going to be around 17 degrees on fri

some rain in the afternoon, heading into wales, but ahead of the rain, midlands, much of southern andme spells of sunshine and still quite warm air. so, we could make 22 degrees again in the south east. but following the band of rain, whilst we'll get some sunshine in scotland and northern ireland, and the winds will be quite light, it's cooler air, so temperatures will be typically 15 or 16 degrees. that band of rain, still initially rather heavy in places, willjust trickle down into the midlands and head towards the south east of england by friday morning. but we will have clearer skies following to the north, and this time, the coldest weather on friday morning will be across the northern half of the uk, much milder further south, where we still have cloud and some rain. friday could look a little different across east anglia and the south east with more cloud, some rain at times and some wetter weather likely to be here across kent and sussex. away from here, some spells of sunshine, a scattering of some light showers, mainly because scotland and northern ireland but temperatures

those thunderstorms, they will move steadily northwards overnight and pushing their way into the midlandsd and into southern scotland. the thunder may ease but the showers will linger in scotland. quieter behind, patchy mist and fog forming, may be. an incredibly mild night for the time of year, double digits to greet us tomorrow morning but there will be some showers in scotland. quite elsewhere, sunshine first thing, get out and about if you can because as we go through the day, the showers developing in the south—west and some of them in organised bands, so they could be heavy if you get some, widespread with hail and thunder mixed in. not all of us will see those showers. if you do catch them, they will be intense but the best of they will be intense but the best of the sunshine and the best of the warmth again across east anglia, 2a celsius. the low pressure is set to stay throughout the week. it is going to drift its way further eastwards as we go into to end say. that means the showers will be fairly widespread but really quite random. sunshine and showers on wednesday. don't go to

to— west midlands fire service and show respect to the — west midlands fire service and show respectshow respect to the queen. how— west midlands fire service and show respect to the queen.— respect to the queen. how does it feel to be respect to the queen. how does it feelto be here? _ respect to the queen. how does it feelto be here? it— respect to the queen. how does it feelto be here? it is— respect to the queen. how does it feelto be here? it is lovely, i respect to the queen. how does it feelto be here? it is lovely, being feel to be here? it is lovely, being selected from the people that volunteered to come down. we have just come to pay our respects, and thank you. you have a long way to go. you are looking at 8—9 hours. how are you feeling about that, how would you keep yourself occupied this matter and noticed that you have made some friends in the queue, because you stand out a little bit. we will stay to the end, no matter how long — we will stay to the end, no matter how long it — we will stay to the end, no matter how long it is going to be, we will be here — how long i

some rain in the afternoon, heading into wales, but ahead of the rain, midlands, much of southern ande 22 degrees again in the south east. but following the band of rain, whilst we'll get some sunshine in scotland and northern ireland, and the winds will be quite light, it's cooler air, so temperatures will be typically 15 or 16 degrees. that band of rain, still initially rather heavy in places, willjust trickle down into the midlands and head towards the southeast of england by friday morning. but we will have clearer skies following to the north, and this time, the coldest weather on friday morning will be across the northern half of the uk, much milder further south, where we still have cloud and some rain. it will look a little different across east anglia and the south east with more cloud, some rain at times and some of weather likely to be here across kent and sussex. away from here some spells of sunshine, scattering of some light showers, mainly because scotland and northern ireland but temperatures are typically going to be around 17 degrees on friday to end the week. now le

some rain in the afternoon heading into wales, but ahead of the rain, midlands, much of southern andand still quite warm air. so, we could make 22 degrees again in the southeast. but following the band of rain, whilst we'll get some sunshine in scotland and northern ireland, and the winds will be quite light and it's cooler air so temperatures will be typically 15 or 16 degrees. that band of rain still initially rather heavy in places would just trickle down into the midlands and head towards the southeast by friday morning. we will have clear skies following in the court is whether on friday morning will be across the northern half of the uk in which milder further south where we have the rain. frederick you look a little different across east anglia in the southeast with more cloud, some rain at times friday could look a little different across east anglia in the southeast with more cloud, some rain at times and some of weather likely to be here across kent and sussex. away from here some spousal sunshine, scattering of some light showers, mainly because scotland and northern irela

the east of scotland and wales in western england will have showery rain pushing into parts of the midland, much of the eastern side of england will have another fine day and it will feel warm where you get to see some sunny spells. that is your latest forecast. hello, this is bbc news. i'm luxmy gopal and these are the headlines. mourners pay their respects to the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, who is now being buried in moscow. moscow blames maintenance problems for failing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three—day closure. the government announces a £2 cap on bus fares across england, in the hope it will help people cope with the rising cost of living. ready for lift—off...again. nasa prepares to make a second attempt later to launch its most powerful rocket to the moon, five days after technical problems scuppered the first. and, serena williams is defeated in the third round of the us open in new york, in what is likely to be her last competative match. now on bbc news, borisjohnson: departing downing street, looking back at borisj

clearerskies scotland tonight and also the midlands.

showery rain occasionally too, just starting to push a little bit further in towards parts of the midlands and across northern england, whereas the eastern side of england, much of east anglia, for example, stays dry with warm, sunny spells. just looking into sunday evening, the rainjust peps up again towards south wales and south west england, and once again with a stronger breeze. low pressure close by throughout the week ahead, further rain or showers around. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: nasa calls off their second attempt to launch its most powerful rocket, artemis i to the moon — five days after technical problems scuppered the first. moscow blames maintenance problems forfailing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three day closure. it's going to be harder to fill up. gas storage. is going to raise the risks of energy shortages this winter. and it really sharpens dilemma for european politicians as they plan for what could be a very difficult situation over the next few months. ukraine's first lady olena zelenska highlights the impo

will be drier and the coming off the north sea feeding some showers and scotland, if you for the midlands, 15—16 the highest. friday, after a pretty quiet thursday this tells you what is coming. a big band of rain, a lot of wet weather working its way across the uk accompanied by strong ones. not bad first thing across eastern england, the rain turning heavier through the afternoon and into the evening and should brighten further west. particularly gusty and strong around the coast. temperature dips down again thanks to the wetter weather. the weekend looking breezy but the bright are once again and we should see the temperature nudging up by a degree or so, the mid to high teens for the majority saturday and sunday. thanks, susan. and that's bbc news at six on wednesday the 28th of september, you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. i'll be back with the news at ten, but for now the news continues here on bbc one, as it's time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, goodnight. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm laura

showery rain occasionally too, just starting to push a little bit further in towards parts of the midlands and across northern england, whereas the eastern side of england, much of east anglia, for example, stays dry with warm, sunny spells. just looking into sunday evening, the rainjust peps up again towards south wales and south west england, and once again with a stronger breeze. low pressure close by throughout the week ahead, further rain or showers around. hello this is bbc news. the headlines: nasa calls off their second attempt to launch its most powerful rocket, artemis 1 to the moon — five days after technical problems scuppered the first. moscow blames maintenance problems for failing to resume the main pipeline that transports gas from russia to europe after a three day closure. it's going to be harder to fill up gas storage, it will be raising the risks of energy shortages this winter and it's really sharpens dilemmas for european politicians as they plan for what could be a very difficult situation of the next few months. mourners have paid their respects to the last soviet l

we could see shop showers across the north of england, possibly midlands and into east anglia.e, more dry. 2a celsius for norwich, just 16 for belfast. on saturday night, to the south—west, this squeeze in the isobars, there will be a swathe of strong winds through sunday morning across the south of england and into wales, more rain here. more rain from northern ireland and south—west scotland. it keeps coming. the further north and east you are, more dry weather. top temperatures on sunday between 19 and 25 celsius. quite a lot on the weekend ahead, some brisk winds and some heavy rain, particularly in the west. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good the bbc�*s news teams where you are. afternoon. t danger good afternoon. there is quite a big danger taking place in our weather right now, a change to something that might feel more autumnal. good afternoon. it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. i'm olly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre england from the bbc sport

has been the last few hours, moving into cornwall, stretching up across wales, pushing into the midlandsy're continuing to drift their way steadily northwards, and so they will be sitting towards southern scotland over the next few hours. behind it, slightly quieter. a little bit of patchy mist and fog. a very warm start to tuesday morning, with temperatures widely into mid—teens. still a relatively quiet start. there will be some dry weather through northern ireland and parts of england and wales first thing, those showers drifting their way northwards through scotland before further sharp showers develop once again into the southwest. blustery winds will drive them further inland. again, not everywhere will see the showers — northern ireland, parts of eastern england escaping them. it will be a little bit fresher generally, but top temperatures still, with the best of the sunshine, at around 2a celsius. that's 75 fahrenheit. now, as we move into wednesday, the area of low pressure is going to just push its way a little bit further eastwards. that means that all of us are at greater ris

in the east midlands of england it's home to gary and natasha waterhouse. she has been needing around the clock here since a cancer treatment. he has quit his job as a cabbie to provide gary shows us their utility bills. their costs have recently gone up from $36.00 to more than $200.00 euros per month, making plans of which rooms we can hate at the moment.

about the upcoming winter and i'm wondering how they'll pay their bill. lincolnshire in the east midlands of england. it's home to gary and natasha waterhouse. she has been eating around the clock here since a cancer treatment. he has quit his job as a cabbie to provide gary shows us their utility bills. their costs have recently gone up from $36.00 to more than $200.00 euros per month for making plans of which rooms we can hate. at the moment. i mean, it might be a case of just where blaring up and then of say, having blankets around to keep warm on august 20 sakes, gary, found out how much more his cost of living could go up. that's when the government set a limit for energy providers. previously, they could not charge more than $2300.00 euros per average household. now the limit has been up to 4100 euros. hundreds of thousands of brits don't know how they will be able to pay the difference. many are already depending on food banks to get by is very, very fearful because you're just thinking about how you're going to get the money to keep warm. how you're going to get the money to buy t

the midlands as well, one or for northern england, if showers for central and northern parts of scotlanddays, some sunshine here, temperatures 13-16 some sunshine here, temperatures 13—16 down the east coast. into the evening hours and overnight, a bit of a breeze in the far east but less windy than we have seen recently, winds fall later as we had to into the early hours of monday. enough cloud around to keep things frost free about a chilly start across parts of eastern scotland, for instance. high—pressure is still very much with us as we head there into monday. her majesty's state funeral where we of course expect conditions to remain largely dry and settled. there will be more cloud and a few splashes of rain. for south, just the chance of that cloud producing a few showers here and there, but i think most places are going to be staying dry, some sunny spells and lighter winds. it will feel a little bit warmer. could see 20 degrees towards the southwest of england. a few degrees clear than that once again close to that east coast, but not as blustery as it has been. injune the middl

some rain in the afternoon, heading into wales, but ahead of the rain, midlands, much of southern andagain in the south east. but following the band of rain, whilst we'll get some sunshine in scotland and northern ireland, and the winds will be quite light, it's cooler air, so temperatures will be typically 15 or 16 degrees. that band of rain, still initially rather heavy in places, willjust trickle down into the midlands and head towards the south east of england by friday morning. but we will have clearer skies following to the north, and this time, the coldest weather on friday morning will be across the northern half of the uk, much milder further south, where we still have cloud and some rain. friday could look a little different across east anglia and the south east with more cloud, some rain at times and some wetter weather likely to be here across kent and sussex. away from here, some spells of sunshine, a scattering of some light showers, mainly because scotland and northern ireland but temperatures are typically going to be around 17 degrees on friday to end the week. now le

and return to midland fans finally get a look at the new lord of the rings. pretty cool. the most expensive series in t v history gets welcomed from viewers. and from critics ah, i'm all on soccer. welcome to the program. rush, us state owned gas, produce a gas problem as halting the flow of gas through the key note stream one pipeline to germany. the company says it discovered leaks in a turbine. russia temporarily close the link earlier this week for what is called maintenance. and now moscow says, more work needs to be done. germany is reliance on russian gas and accuses the kremlin of causing deliveries in retaliation for western sanctions of ukraine. and d. w as benjamin alvarez gruber has more details. it's not the 1st time that russian state owns company gas from announces that gas flows via the notes from one pipeline to germany will remain suspended of a technical problems. this time, it says it has found an oil leak as a compress a station until it is resolved, the supplies will remain stopped. they say germany's economy ministry reacted saying that this is just

and nearly tax free community run on energy from a near by volcano to a mission. lucille complex in midland, so far, none of this has happened. bitcoin has crashed and people still prefer u. s. dollars. most of them barely have any savings. anyway, they earned just enough to get by with nothing left to invest in shaky bushel currencies. but what allow up all assume salary? the instability of bitcoin is a problem for people. a drop of $0.25 a day can make the difference between a leading and not eating or not matter. in as sante tourist hotspot an hour from the capital city, people were looking forward to the bid con project, expecting visitors to pay for their coffee using crypto easy. i run to get done and we thought they would all come to be part of a bit con revolution. turns out there evolution never started. hotel owners or early adopters have become weary as bit coins value dropped. the little bit boy fussy nick and oh, it's not easy to understand bitcoin. i think there's potential in long term investment, but that would be my personal risk as an entrepreneur. if amelia sion, the can

thursday night the weather front crosses the midlands and brings rain into parts of east anglia.nitially quite light but through the day it could turn heavier as the front drags its heels across parts of east anglia and the south east. for the rest dry with sunny spells and some showers in the north west. temperatures just easing down at 17, 18 degrees. the weekend looking good for the most part with sunshine but next week north westerly winds are strengthening, fresher and cooler with temperatures dropping. 12 degrees in edinburgh heading into monday. mild for england and wales cricket board canned but fresher heading into next week. a reminder of our top story... energy bills for businesses are to be cut by around half the predicted level in a package of measures to try to help with soaring bills. that's all from the bbc news at one —— so it's goodbye from me —— and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s this is the bbc news channel, and laura already and here is your latest export�*s news. the former world in a one roger federer said he decided to retire when he is stopped believing

northern ireland and that east of england and the irish coast of england and wales, the north west midlandson balance a lot of dry weather around today. it's dry and bright with sunny spells but temperatures particularly in the south are two three degrees down compared to yesterday and there is a brisk wind blowing as well, that is a feature of the weather, it's going to become quite strong in northern and eastern areas through tonight and into tomorrow, blowing more showers southwards but inland, in sheltered areas, it will be cooler tonight. even the south, single figures. but some ground frost the glens of scotland a true sign that autumn is upon us. tomorrow, the wind is really quite strong and eastern areas and probably it will pull a few more showers into the eastern side of england. there may on balance be fewerfurther side of england. there may on balance be fewer further west across northern ireland as the winds start to ease here but probably peaking with gusts of 45 miles an hour for northern and eastern parts of england and scotland so it will feel cooler and it might be that ei

our midlands correspondent navtej johal has spent the day with two people who have been invited to attendesponder, barbara is prepared for everything. she is so good at the job that she was informed that she was being awarded an mbe a few months ago, but she wasn't prepared for the call she received on saturday last week. "hello, is that barbara crelin?" "you tell me who you are because it is a no caller id "and i'll tell you if i am." so, the cabinet office, and the next thing was, "we'd like to invite you to the queen's funeral. i sort of filled up and said, "sorry?" "we would like to invite you to the queen's funeral." and i said, "why me?" i just didn't know what to think, what to say. i cried, went and found my husband and took him outside, and i cried again. he said, "can i come?" i said, "there's no plus one!" the retired head teacher has spent more than a decade responding to 999 calls for the ambulance service as part of rutland first responders, a volunteer group trained to give life—saving treatment to their community. how will you feel tomorrow when you are at the state funera

the odd sharp shower is likely to break out through northern england, parts of the midlands, east anglias of lightning, some rumbles of thunder contained within those hit—and—miss showers with spells of sunshine in between. highs of 2a for london, butjust 16 in belfast, stuck under the cloud with the outbreaks of rain. during saturday night, we're watching the southwest of england and wales. see the white lines, the isobars squeezing together a swathe of really strong winds here, particularly around some of the coasts. could be gusts of around 45—50 mph, so a windy start to sunday. outbreaks of rain continue to drift northeastwards, more wet weatherfor time in northern ireland, more especially the southwest of scotland. drier for northeast scotland and southeast england, but blustery in the north and still quite windy down towards the southwest. but it will feel warm where you get some sunshine — highs of 25 degrees in norwich, more like 19 for glasgow and belfast. this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. russia warns a key pipeline to europe

tucking in behind so sharp showers the order of the evening and they will continue to push through the midlandsthe north of england and towards that scottish borders in the early hours of tuesday morning. behind it, somewhat quieter, a very warm at night again with temperatures sitting widely in the mid teens. we start tomorrow with the showers clearing from scotland, another batch moving into the borders and then some further showers developing in the south—west but not everywhere will see them tomorrow and there will see them tomorrow and there will be a slightly drier and brighter interlude for a time before further showers arrive. the difference for all of us tomorrow it will be a bit fresher, top temperatures generally 16—21 and if you dodge the showers in east anglia we could see 2a celsius. but it's all about low pressure this week, it's not moving far or fast and it drifts a bit further east in the middle of the week. that means there a greater chance of seeing more widespread showers across the country. almost anywhere could see a shower through the day, again some heavy and thundery t

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to the east of the front, it is still quite warm with some sunny spells across the midlands, east angliaghter and patchier as it moves across the midlands and central southern england. by the time it reaches east anglia in the southeast on friday, initially quite weak, it looks like the weather front is actually going to get a bit stronger, so the rain turns heavier for a time across east anglia and southeast england. away from that, though, a decent day, sunny spells and, again, just a few showers into the north west. now we're taking a look at the weather charts into the weekend and beyond, another weather front dives its way southwards, and behind that, we get cooler and fresher air. so some fairly brisk winds around next week and certainly plenty of showers, too. but that said, the weekend not looking too bad, although there'll be some showers, it's still on the mild side. it's monday onwards that we see those strengthening winds and quite a big drop in temperatures. goodbye. hello, i'm christian fraser. you're watching the context on bbc news. the war will go on — vladimir putin has

andrew: it is in a little town called midland. david: how many years were you that ceo? andrew: just shy of 15. the last couple were in the merged entity, which my successor -- we set up the dirty -- the demerger, and we can talk about that if you like. i spent the last two years as head of the dow-dupont entity. we put in a strategy in 2015. we had lost our way. we had commoditized. we had rested on the laurels of all our previous inventions. our innovation chest was bear. we reconstituted innovation by changing the portfolio. andrew: you took -- david: you took dow chemical, changed its name to dow and merged with dupont. andrew: 300 years of corporate history behind them, dupont focused on explosive, dow focused on chlorine. the portfolios they had assembled were across a range of different applications, and they were mentored -- many things to many markets. we put the two together and separated them into more purer planes. the dupont company on specialty chemicals and plastics. david: when you -- you step down as ceo of dow years ago. did your wife -- andrew: did she

but winds in off the north sea will feed some scattered showers into northern england, the north midlands i think, dry and sunny and temperatures upa degree or so on wednesday, 15—17. through the evening and overnight, it's going to turn quite chilly across eastern areas of england, winds fall light light and the skies stay clear. different picture towards north—west, winds kick up, cloud comes in and rain by the end of the night for northern ireland and western scotland. so, 10—11 the overnight lows here. perhaps the odd three across the south—east of england. friday, we are going to be dominated by low pressure. we start the day fine with some sunshine across central and eastern england, but wet towards the north—west. and this whole system will swing its way through during the course of the day, brighter but with some showers through the afternoon for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures dipping behind the weather system yet again, and then it's a wet end to the day across eastern england. that whole frontal system, though, does push away quite quickly, and in time for the weeke