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so if i could get ten seconds with sophie ellis—bextor here on stage. there we go. just feel it. bless the rains down in africa.# there goes some things you may never live down. sophie has five hours to go, good luck to her. a self—portrait by the artist frida carlo has sold for nearly $35 million. that auction at sotheby�*s has made the painting the most valuable work of latin american art ever sold and completed five years after her death in 195a. it is called diego and i and offers a window into a turbulent marriage to the mexican muralist diego rivera, her husband previously held the record. that is bbc news, thanks for watching. wednesday morning will be a little bit colder compared to the last couple of mornings. and, indeed, by day, it'll feel a touch fresher, too. but overall, the next 2—3 days will remain above the average for the time of year. i want to show you the jet stream — and there is a dip in thejet stream at the moment across the uk, and you can see the blue colours — so that's the slightly colder atmosphere that's spread across the country into the early hours

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so if i could get ten seconds with sophie ellis—bextor here on stage. there we go. just feel it. ou. sophie, thank you so much! sophie _ for you. sophie, thank you so much! sophie alice _ for you. sophie, thank you so much! sophie alice baxter, i much! sophie alice baxter, precisely six hours to go. thanks for watching bbc news. wednesday morning will be a little bit colder compared to the last couple of mornings. and, indeed, by day, it'll feel a touch fresher, too. but overall, the next 2—3 days will remain above the average for the time of year. i want to show you the jet stream — and there is a dip in thejet stream at the moment across the uk, and you can see the blue colours — so that's the slightly colder atmosphere that's spread across the country into the early hours of wednesday. and, with the clearer skies, that means that, in many towns and cities, temperatures will be around five celsius or so, especially out towards the east and in central parts of the uk. even colder than that in aberdeen, barely above freezing. but that means a lot of bright and crisp weather in the

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pop star sophie ellis—bextor has completed a 24—hour danceathon, raising over £800,000 for children in

sophie ellis—bextor live from the bbc�*s radio theatre in central london...hat, all the fundraising committee is so vital. everyone who has come, it has given me so much positivity. all the messages. i have had kids donating their pocket money. everyone has been so generous. i know what it means. honestly you do not know what lifeblood all of that gets me. this all started because _ lifeblood all of that gets me. this all started because of your very famous kitchen discos during lockdown. with your family and kids around here. did you think one day you would be on a stage during a kitchen disco live on the telly? there were a few things i did not predict one thing i was five quite funny, i sang predict one thing i was five quite funny, isang in predict one thing i was five quite funny, i sang in a predict one thing i was five quite funny, isang in a kitchen predict one thing i was five quite funny, i sang in a kitchen because i could not leave my house. now when i leave my has everywhere is made to look like a kitchen. you know what is special, when we were d