cunliffe, deputy online editor of the new statesman, and kieran andrews, political editor of the times scotlandtomorrow's front pages. let's kick off at the metro. it leads with the changes to the nhs test and trace app, which will cut down the number of people it pings as a result of contact with someone who's tested positive for covid. the financial times has a picture of a woman meeting her baby grand—daughterfor the first time at heathrow airport, after quarantine rules for people arriving in the uk were eased. the government scrapping plans for a travel amber watchlist is the main story in the i. that story makes the front page of the daily mail too, which adds that the number of new covid cases is the lowest for a month. the ending of plans for an amber watchlist is the lead on the telegraph, next to a picture of team gb's latest gold medallists, the team eventers. the guardian says the head of the joint biosecurity centre, which advises the government on travel rules, has quit, which the paper claims has left the organisation rudderless. finally, the sun reports on death threats received

talking about the tweaking, kieran andrews from the times scotland, to the nhs covid after potentially people you know, your scientific up a people that you poll, do people still use the app? that you poll, do people still use the a- -7 ., , that you poll, do people still use theau’ that you poll, do people still use theau? , that you poll, do people still use theau? , the app? people say they are using the app? people say they are using the a- -, the app? people say they are using the app. but _ the app? people say they are using the app, but curiously, _ the app? people say they are using the app, but curiously, of - the app? people say they are using the app, but curiously, of my - the app, but curiously, of my friends and family, there are very few people who have been pinged... this sounds like an agatha christie! laughter so we can maybe draw our own conclusions from that, although having said that, i do have the app and i have not been pinned, and honestly i'm using it! borisjohnson has come under a lot of pressure. governments across the uk, as they have moved closer to freedom

scotland and some of those could be heavy. we could see patchy rain across the south east first thing. cloud and rain at timesain clearing from england and northern ireland in the afternoon. all the while some showers pushing on across north—east scotland. feeling cool in the far north. 23 towards the east of england. and then through sunday evening some further showers drifting into north—eastern areas. starting the new week we have a north—westerly wind, quite a cool wind and quite a cruel week ahead with a fairamount wind and quite a cruel week ahead with a fair amount of clout especially across the western half of the uk monday. some brighter skies developing further east where we have the best of the sunshine. but for mid august 15, maybe 21 degrees in the south of england. high—pressure stills of the west and low pressure to the north—east through the week. quite a lot of cloud coming in across many parts of uk through the week ahead. there will be some sunshine but it will tend to feel fairly cool. you're watching bbc news, i'm ben boulos. our top stories. the last major city in northern afghanistan —

time. scotland is, the challenges and the opportunities of ourtime. feel small, polarised, divided and incapable of meeting the moment. this agreement is intended to change that in scotland. government borrowing fell injuly compared with a year earlier, as the removal of most covid restrictions in england gave the economy a boost. official figures show that borrowing, the difference between spending and tax income, was £10.4 billion — more than £10 billion lower thanjuly last year. but despite that fall, the figure is the second—highest forjuly since records began, with billions being spent on measures such as furlough payments. the subscription site onlyfans, known for its adult content, has announced it will block sexually explicit photos and videos from october. the announcement comes after bbc news had approached the company for a response to leaked documents concerning accounts which posted illegal content. onlyfans says it goes far beyond "all relevant global safety standards and regulations" and does not tolerate breaches of its terms of servic

scotland. temperatures through the central belt down to eight or nine degrees. heading into tomorrow, the weather systems are still working through. cloud and rain at timesthing. some brightness at least for a time. cloud and rain at times for wales and south—west england, the rain clearing from england and northern ireland in the afternoon. all the while, some showers pushing in across north—east scotland. feeling cool in the far north. 23 towards the east of england. and then through sunday evening, some further showers drifting into north—eastern areas. starting the new week we have a north—westerly wind, quite a cool wind and quite a cool week ahead with a fair amount of cloud, especially across the western half of the uk on monday. some brighter skies developing further east where we have the best of the sunshine. but not great for mid august, 15, maybe 21 degrees in the south of england. high—pressure stills of the west and low pressure to the north—east through the week. quite a lot of cloud coming in across many parts of uk through the week ahead. there will be some sunshine but it will tend to feel fairly cool. hello, this is bbc news. the headl

time. scotland is, of course, more, much more than our politics, but it is through our politics that we expressme when the challenges we face have rarely been greater — the climate emergency, recovery from a global pandemic, an assault by the uk government on the powers of our own parliament, and the consequences to our economy, society and our place in the world of a disastrous brexit that scotland did not vote for. yet despite the magnitude of those challenges, many of them global, today's politics can too often feelsmall, polarised, divided and incapable of meeting the moment. this agreement is intended to change that in scotland. lorna slater, co—leader of the scottish green partyjoins me now. good evening and a very big day for your party. good evening and a very big day for our la . , good evening and a very big day for our -a . ., good evening and a very big day for our -a . , ., ., your party. good evening and i have to sa , your party. good evening and i have to say. this — your party. good evening and i have to say, this deal _ your party. good evening and i have to say, this deal is

but it will be her first time in scotland.administration doesn't seem to take climate, the climate crisis, the least bit serious, since they are actually expanding fossil fuel infrastructure. so, it shows that they are not ready to take action. and she says the same applies to the uk government, which is considering whether to approve a new oil field off shetland. i think that maybe summarises the whole situation that we are in. the fact that these kinds of countries who are actually hosting the cop is planning to actually expand fossil fuel infrastructure, to open up new oil fields and so on. chanting: what do we want? climate justice! when do we want it? now! with such a large following, greta's absence from cop26 will be felt, but she says if all participants are vaccinated and allowed to travel, so will she. kevin keane, bbc news. the final trailerfor the upcoming james bond film — no time to die has finally been released after being repeatedly delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. bond could be seen racing around a pic

times. this front pushing into northern scotland promises some pretty hefty showers. weather. some patchy rain likely to push across east anglia and the south—east through sunday morning, but then brighter skies follow, at least for a time. more cloud for wales and the south—west, spots of rain here. some rain for a time in northern england, but northern ireland should brighten up with some sunshine. wuite a lot of dry weather for southern and central parts of scotland, but northern scotland will see some showers. and it will feel decidedly cool here, highest temperatures across parts of eastern england up to 23 degrees. so, we will see areas of cloud and some showery rain continuing through sunday evening, but most places turn dry into the early hours of monday. notice quite a lot of cloud out west by this stage, and overnight temperatures generally between ten and 14 degrees. so, as we start monday, we have low pressure to the north—east of us, high pressure attempting to build from the west. we are essentially trapped between the two, and that brings a north—wester

term time begins in scotland _ 17 as well as an option. ins in scotland it sooner than it doesin begins in scotland it sooner than it does in england and wales. we are not actually talking about that long, i'll be, before teachers returned to the classroom to prepare for the return of pupils? —— are we. some schools will be opening next week, so teachers will be going in and pupils if you day afterwards, so it is imminent. —— a few day afterwards. it is good news therefore that the changes that the scottish government has made, are offset and phased in after six weeks and the next six weeks will offer a period of certainty and safety, hopefully, for staff and pupils. can i ick u- hopefully, for staff and pupils. can i pick up on _ hopefully, for staff and pupils. can i pick up on one thing the first minister mentioned, maybe we could expand on this, the question of ventilation, because it was a subject that came up last year, there was a lot of talk about the importance of ventilation and then it went very quiet and it was not clear what ha

he played $55.00 times for scotland, one to leave titles, a european cup and an efficacy. during his 11 year spell at united his teammates at old trafford. bobby charlton is also suffering from dementia. charlton was the 5th member of england, $966.00 was comp team to be diagnosed. it's been reported at the one of the people killed falling from a u. s. military plan in cobble this week was a former africanist on youth team, football or africa news agency. arianna says that 19 year old zacky and warry fell from the aircraft on monday and that his death has been confirmed by f kinda stands general directorate sport. crowd of people were filmed trying to board the meeting, playing at campbell airport, seeking to flee as the taliban took control of the city, or the future of sport in afghanistan remains uncertain, especially for the countries cricket team, which has become increasingly popular among the locals. for afghan players including a t 20 team captain, captain rashid khan, are in the u. k. having played in a domestic tournament. the afghan astonish scheduled to partici

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some breaks in the southeast with something coming in across ireland in western scotland and at timess of the central highlands. here temperatures could fall to three or 4 degrees but generally in towns and cities we stay in double figures. tomorrow we hang on to all this cloud, still some patchy light rain and drizzle coming from it especially from eastern and some south—eastern areas and still this chilly breeze from the north sea. the breeze continuing through the english channel along the south coast of devon and cornwall with highs of 19. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the final us evacuation flight leaves kabul airport a minute before midnight — as it formally ends its military involvement in the country after nearly two decades. the taliban have taken control of the airport — the militant group says the withdrawal is a "lesson for the world" and future generations. in the wake of hurricane ida... thousands of soldiers and emergency workers are deployed in the us state of louisiana to help with the rescue operation — officials say it could take weeks to restore electr

staying warm in the south and east into the weekend, further rain at times in western scotland. top stories. three more major cities fall in afghanistan. the tokyo games close, next stop, paris. the orange glow of wildfires burning out of control on the greek island, forcing holiday—makers and residents to flee. holiday-makers and residents to flee. , , . , holiday-makers and residents to flee. , ., , ., flee. just a few miles from here, there _ flee. just a few miles from here, there are _ flee. just a few miles from here, there are bright - flee. just a few miles from j here, there are bright blue skies but here, the area is full of smoke and ash and it is making it harderfor full of smoke and ash and it is making it harder for people to breathe. ., ~ , , making it harder for people to breathe. ., ~ ,, ., , ., breathe. lionel messi heads an emotional— breathe. lionel messi heads an emotional goodbye _ breathe. lionel messi heads an emotional goodbye to - breathe. lionel messi heads an l emotional goodbye to barcelona. we look at what his next move might be.

staying warm in the south and east into the weekend, further rain at times in western scotland.lly bundock. our top stories: fire and smoke force holidaymakers and residents to flee greek islands as forests burn out of control. described as a massive wake—up call, the un report reveals how human activity is accelerating climate change. three more afghan cities fall to the taliban, as they dismiss international calls for a ceasefire. farewell to one of the most challenging summer olympics of them all, as tokyo closes the games.

staying warm in the south and east into the weekend, further rain at times in western scotland.han cities fall to the taliban as they dismiss international calls for a ceasefire. they have won the us against any further intervention. the orange glow of wildfires burning out of control on the greek island, forcing holiday—makers and residents to flee. argentine football star lionel messi gave an emotional press conference following confirmation he will be leaving barcelona after 21 years at the club. fc barcelona is facing serious financial problems and says it has to comply with the spanish league rules on spending.

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further east for scotland and england, there is a better chance of seeing breaks in the cloud and some sunshine for a timeles and into the afternoon. at the same time, for northwest england, west scotland and probably the north—west of wales. thicker cloud is on the way, with rain in the afternoon. this is bbc news. the headlines: a un document seen by the bbc says the taliban are intensifying their hunt for people who worked for nato and us forces. it warns the militants are arresting or threatening family members of targets, unless they surrender themselves. the us says it's evacuated 7000 people from kabul in the five days since the taliban takeover. as people scramble to leave the country, the un refugee agency warns of a looming humanitarian crisis. there's mounting anger in haiti as aid agencies struggle to reach some of the areas worst hit by saturday's earthquake. over 2000 people were killed. the authorities in washington dc have arrested a man who threatened to detonate a bomb near the us capitol. police said they don't know the man's motives.

times. this front pushing into northern scotland promises some pretty hefty showers.some patchy rain likely to push across east anglia and the south—east through sunday morning, but then brighter skies follow, at least for a time. more cloud for wales and the south—west, spots of rain here. some rain for a time in northern england, but northern ireland should brighten up with some sunshine. quite a lot of dry weather for southern and central parts of scotland, but northern scotland will see some showers. and it will feel decidedly cool here, highest temperatures across parts of eastern england up to 23 degrees. so, we will see areas of cloud and some showery rain continuing through sunday evening, but most places turn dry into the early hours of monday. notice quite a lot of cloud out west by this stage, and overnight temperatures generally between ten and 1a degrees. so, as we start monday, we have low pressure to the north—east of us, high pressure attempting to build from the west. we are essentially trapped between the two, and that brings a north—westerly wind ac

addressed a large crowd in bristol last year before the pandemic — but it will be her first time in scotlande biden administration doesn't seem to take the climate crisis the least bit serious, since they are actually expanding fossil fuel infrastructure, so it shows that they are not ready to take action. and she says the same applies to the uk government, which is considering whether to approve a new oil field off shetland. i think that maybe summarises the whole situation that we are in. the fact that these kinds of countries who are actually hosting the cop is planning to actually expand fossil fuel infrastructure, to open up new oil fields and so on. what do we want? climate justice... with such a large following, greta's absence from cop26 will be felt. but she says if all participants are vaccinated and allowed to travel, so will she. kevin keane, bbc news. a pension scheme for people who were badly injured during the conflict in northern ireland has opened for applications this lunchtime. the start of the troubles permanent disablement payment scheme is more than a year behind schedu

most of the showers will be further north in scotland this time, some heavy ones here, but a drier days. we are looking at top temperatures of 22 or even 23c. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines — code red for humanity — a un report says carbon emissions have warmed the climate in every part of the globe, and that human activity is affecting land, air and seas. it is indisputable that human activities are causing climate change and making extreme weather events more frequent and severe. team gb's athletes have landed back in the uk, after one of their most successful olympic games, with a haul of 65 medals. cheering the arrivals were headed up by team gb's golden couple jason and laura kenny — who both picked up historic gold medals in tokyo pushing them in to the record books. no more social distancing — almost all coronavirus restrictions are now lifted in scotland, though nicola sturgeon warns the pandemic isn't over. club by night, vaccine centre by day — the attempt to encourage more 18—to—29—year—olds to have a covid jab. and — save geronimo — campaigners march on downing stre

times. this front pushing into northern scotland promises some pretty hefty showers.of drier, brighter weather. some patchy rain likely to push across east anglia and the south—east through sunday morning, but then brighter skies follow, at least for a time. more cloud for wales and the south—west, spots of rain here. some rain for a time in northern england, but northern ireland should brighten up with some sunshine. quite a lot of dry weather for southern and central parts of scotland, but northern scotland will see some showers. and it will feel decidedly cool here, highest temperatures across parts of eastern england up to 23 degrees. so, we will see areas of cloud and some showery rain continuing through sunday evening, but most places turn dry into the early hours of monday. notice quite a lot of cloud out west by this stage, and overnight temperatures generally between ten and 1a degrees. so, as we start monday, we have low pressure to the north—east of us, high pressure attempting to build from the west. we are essentially trapped between the two, and that bri

life in scotland will feel more normal than at any time during march last year —— make since march lastour new virus. life in scotland will feel more normal than at any time since march last year but the scottish government isn't calling it freedom day, they say it is far too early to say we are free from the virus. so some restrictions will remain. masks are still mandatory here on public transport and in shops and office workers in scotland are being told where possible they should still work from home. we know lifting restrictions gives the virus more opportunity to spread, so there is a degree of nervousness but i know we can't keep legal restrictions on people's lives forever, so we have to try to do these things at the right moments and as carefully as possible. at a minute past midnight, clubbers celebrated as their favourite nightclubs re—opened after more than a year being closed. it had to spend my 20th in st andrew's at home. it is a bit irresponsible that everything is opening this soon, but i'm not going to ignore the chance to come and have a good time. the government here

she addressed a large crowd in bristol last year before the pandemic, but it will be her first time in scotlandious, since they are actually expanding fossil fuel infrastructure, so it shows that they are not ready to take action. and she says the same applies to the uk government, which is considering whether to approve a new oil field off shetland. i think that maybe summarises the whole situation that we are in. the fact that these kinds of countries who are actually hosting the cop is actually planning to expand fossil fuel infrastructure, to open up new oil fields and so on. what do we want? climate justice... with such a large following, greta's absence from cop26 will be felt. but she says if all participants are vaccinated and allowed to travel, so will she. kevin keane, bbc news. environmental groups have welcomed the announcement that leaded petrol is no longer used anywhere in the world. the united nations described the fuel�*s eradication, in the last country where it was used, algeria, as a huge milestone for global health and the environment. the un estimates that its abolition wi

staying warm in the south and east into the weekend, further rain at times in western scotland. course of a day. in kunduz, afghan government forces appear to hold only their own base and the airport. the taliban have dismissed international calls for a ceasefire, and warned the us against any further intervention. wildfires are continuing to burn on the greek island of evia. dozens of villages have been evacuated and ferries are on standby to take more people to safety. in some areas, thick orange smoke and ash have obscured the sun. the argentine football star, lionel messi, has given an emotional farewell press conference, following confirmation that he will be leaving barcelona after twenty—one years at the club. fc barcelona is facing serious financial problems, and says it has to comply with the spanish league's rules on spending. now on bbc news hardtalk.

stays well enough to the south and east but for the rain at times in western scotland.ies for you at the top of the hour as news newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. in pakistan, journalists who ask awkward questions of people in power need to watch their backs. in the last year, there have been a string of attacks on reporters. the perpetrators remain unknown and unpunished. the government insists pakistan is a bastion of media freedom. well, my guest is hamid mir, a high profile columnist and tv presenter, survivor of several past assassination

scotland. a challenging time for ou and in scotland. a challenging time for you and your _ in scotland. gues, - in scotland. a challenging time for you and your colleagues, thank . in scotland. a challenging time for| you and your colleagues, thank you for talking to us this afternoon. a new study has found that both the pfizer and the astrazeneca jabs are still offering good protection against the delta variant of covid. the research, led by oxford university, is the largest survey of covid infection in the uk. it suggests pfizer works best initially, but they're equally as effective in the long run. here's our health correspondent. naomi grimley reports. the office for national statistics and oxford university have been asking hundreds of thousands of us to do swabs for their research. do you have any symptoms? it's the biggest study of its kind in the world. unlike other studies, which have looked at how effective the vaccines are at keeping people out of hospital, this one has looked at how good they are at preventing any infection by the delta variant. the study showed the pfizerjab

much of the country, though, seeing the sunshine and temperatures 23, maybe 2a in the west of scotland this timeays warmer for wales, western parts of england. down the eastern side, a lot of cloud, a cooler wind as well. and around the coasts in particular, temperatures could be no better than 16 or 17 degrees. there could be a hint of sunshine now and again, but generally it's going to be pretty cloudy at headingley for day 2 of an exciting test match. not quite so chilly on friday. by this stage, the cloud is pushing more towards wales and western parts of england, and that means we should get a bit more sunshine for the eastern side of england. there will be some areas of cloud for scotland and northern ireland, some spells of sunshine too, and temperatures are back down to around 19 or 20 degrees typically, perhaps a little lower than that in the far north and east of scotland. heading into the weekend, big area of low pressure is bringing lots of showers into central europe. they're not far away from the southeast on saturday, but over the weekend, it's high pressure that should tend to do

scotland. for more people, cabbages —— temperatures above 20. it stays warm enough towards the south and east as we go through the rest of the weekend was not further rain at timesbacked report is set to highlight the dangers of climate change and calls on countries to do more to prevent global warming. saudi arabia's state oil firm, aramco, smashes analyst expecations as it reports an 288 percentjump in profits. and the nasdaq embraces diversity — america's second largest exchange changes it's rules to ensure it's listed firms have more women and people from minorities on their boards.

staying warm in the south and east into the weekend, further rain at times in western scotland.t one day, including strategically important kunduz. the taliban have one of the us to get any further intervention. wildfires continue to on a greek island evia, with very is on standby to take people to safety. thick smoke has obscured the sun and greece has deployed the army. argentine football star lionel messi gave an emotional press conference following confirmation he will be leaving barcelona after 21 years at the club. but alone is facing serious financial problems and says it has to comply with the spanish league rules on spending. —— barcelona.

much of the country, though, seeing the sunshine and temperatures 23, maybe 24 in the west of scotland this time. and around the coasts in particular, temperatures could be no better then 16 or 17 degrees. there could be a hint of sunshine now and again, but generally it's going to be pretty cloudy at headingley for day 2 of an exciting test match. not quite so chilly on friday. by this stage, the cloud is pushing more towards wales and western parts of england, and that means we should get a bit more sunshine for the eastern side of england. there will be some areas of cloud for scotland and northern ireland, some spells of sunshine too, and temperatures are back down to around 19 or 20 degrees typically, perhaps a little lower than that in the far north and east of scotland. heading into the weekend, big area of low pressure is bringing lots of showers into central europe. they are not far away from the southeast on saturday, but over the weekend, it's high—pressure that should tend to dominate. always a wind coming in from the north sea, some brisk winds for the southeast of england. should b

times. this front pushing into northern scotland promises some pretty hefty showers.ss east anglia and the south—east through sunday morning, but then brighter skies follow, at least for a time. more cloud for wales and the south—west, spots of rain here. some rain for a time in northern england, but northern ireland should brighten up with some sunshine. quite a lot of dry weather for southern and central parts of scotland, but northern scotland will see some showers. and it will feel decidedly cool here, highest temperatures across parts of eastern england up to 23 degrees. so, we will see areas of cloud and some showery rain continuing through sunday evening, but most places turn dry into the early hours of monday. notice quite a lot of cloud out west by this stage, and overnight temperatures generally between ten and 1a degrees. so, as we start monday, we have low pressure to the north—east of us, high pressure attempting to build from the west. we are essentially trapped between the two, and that brings a north—westerly wind across the uk, not a particularly warm

times. this front pushing into northern scotland promises some pretty hefty showers.righter weather. some patchy rain likely to push across east anglia and the south—east through sunday morning, but then brighter skies follow, at least for a time. more cloud for wales and the south—west, spots of rain here. some rain for a time in northern england, but northern ireland should brighten up with some sunshine. quite a lot of dry weather for southern and central parts of scotland, but northern scotland will see some showers. and it will feel decidedly cool here, highest temperatures across parts of eastern england up to 23 degrees. so, we will see areas of cloud and some showery rain continuing through sunday evening, but most places turn dry into the early hours of monday. notice quite a lot of cloud out west by this stage, and overnight temperatures generally between ten and 1a degrees. so, as we start monday, we have low pressure to the north—east of us, high pressure attempting to build from the west. we are essentially trapped between the two, and that brings a north

times. this front pushing into northern scotland promises some pretty hefty showers. but then brighter skies follow, at least for a time. more cloud for wales and the south—west, spots of rain here. some rain for a time in northern england, but northern ireland should brighten up with some sunshine. quite a lot of dry weather for southern and central parts of scotland, but northern scotland will see some showers. and it will feel decidedly cool here, highest temperatures across parts of eastern england up to 23 degrees. so, we will see areas of cloud and some showery rain continuing through sunday evening, but most places turn dry into the early hours of monday. notice quite a lot of cloud out west by this stage, and overnight temperatures generally between ten and 14 degrees. so, as we start monday, we have low pressure to the north—east of us, high pressure attempting to build from the west. we are essentially trapped between the two, and that brings a north—westerly wind across the uk, not a particularly warm north—westerly wind, i have to say, and one that will al

scotland. but this time, further north, so it should be a drier day in central and southern scotland.is drier weather, i think, in many places on tuesday with slightly higher pressure, but if we look out in the atlantic, this is what's coming our way. we've got a weather front coming in from the west. that will bring cloud and rain into northern ireland, into scotland, particularly western scotla nd. ahead of that, though, we could see a few showers breaking out to wales and western parts of england. midlands, eastern england probably dry with some sunshine, and with a southerly breeze, it'll be a bit warmer still, 24—25 degrees. for scotland and northern ireland, though, cooler with that wetter weather around. the rain does clear away from these areas during the night, and that weather front just pushes its way into england and wales for thursday. but there won't be much rain on it at all. in fact, we've probably got a band of cloud, a bit of patchy rain stuck from the south west of england through wales, towards lincolnshire, parts of yorkshire. north of that, it's cooler air, some

times. this front pushing into northern scotland promises some pretty hefty showers.south—east through sunday morning, but then brighter skies follow, at least for a time. more cloud for wales and the south—west, spots of rain here. some rain for a time in northern england, but northern ireland should brighten up with some sunshine. quite a lot of dry weather for southern and central parts of scotland, but northern scotland will see some showers. and it will feel decidedly cool here, highest temperatures across parts of eastern england up to 23 degrees. so, we will see areas of cloud and some showery rain continuing through sunday evening, but most places turn dry into the early hours of monday. notice quite a lot of cloud out west by this stage, and overnight temperatures generally between ten and 1a degrees. so, as we start monday, we have low pressure to the north—east of us, high pressure attempting to build from the west. we are essentially trapped between the two, and that brings a north—westerly wind across the uk, not a particularly warm north—westerly wind, i

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, and we may well hold on to some of that sunshine for the far north of scotland and the far east of england, but at the same timeg into the northwest of both england and wales. top temperatures about 22 celsius or so. now, the weekend is going to start off on a wet note. low pressure in charge, and these weather fronts slowly pushing eastwards. sunday is going to be the better of the two days weather—wise. so, rain on the charts for saturday. because this rain is arriving a bit quicker than had been forecast, it means that there is less time for temperatures to rise particularly high across eastern areas. so, not as hot as you might have seen in the forecast over recent days. our top temperatures about 22—23 celsius. the rain heavy at times has it works eastwards with a mixture of sunshine the rain heavy at times as it works eastwards with a mixture of sunshine and showers following saturday afternoon for northern ireland, for wales and the southwest of england. now, we still have a bit of rain left on the charts across eastern england on sunday. that will clear out of the way. sunday, generally a day of sunshin

times. this front pushing into northern scotland promises some pretty hefty showers. push across east anglia and the south—east through sunday morning, but then brighter skies follow, at least for a time. more cloud for wales and the south—west, spots of rain here. some rain for a time in northern england, but northern ireland should brighten up with some sunshine. quite a lot of dry weather for southern and central parts of scotland, but northern scotland will see some showers. and it will feel decidedly cool here, highest temperatures across parts of eastern england up to 23 degrees. so, we will see areas of cloud and some showery rain continuing through sunday evening, but most places turn dry into the early hours of monday. notice quite a lot of cloud out west by this stage, and overnight temperatures generally between ten and 14 degrees. so, as we start monday, we have low pressure to the north—east of us, high pressure attempting to build from the west. we are essentially trapped between the two, and that brings a north—westerly wind across the uk, not a particu

much of the country, though, seeing the sunshine and temperatures 23, maybe 2a in the west of scotland this timeparts of england. down the eastern side, a lot of cloud, a cooler wind as well. and around the coasts in particular, temperatures could be no better than 16 or 17 degrees. there could be a hint of sunshine now and again, but generally it's going to be pretty cloudy at headingley for day 2 of an exciting test match. not quite so chilly on friday. by this stage, the cloud is pushing more towards wales and western parts of england, and that means we should get a bit more sunshine for the eastern side of england. there will be some areas of cloud for scotland and northern ireland, some spells of sunshine too, and temperatures are back down to around 19 or 20 degrees typically, perhaps a little lower than that in the far north and east of scotland. heading into the weekend, big area of low pressure is bringing lots of showers into central europe. they're not far away from the southeast on saturday, but over the weekend, it's high pressure that should tend to dominate. always a wind coming i

towards the south as we go through the rest of the week into the week and, further rain at times though in western scotlandrting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. three afghan cities fall to the taliban in just one day — including strategically important kunduz. farewell to one of the most controversial summer olympics ever — as tokyo hands over to the next host city — paris. holiday—makers and residents flee as wildfires on a greek island burn out of control. just a few miles from here, there are bright blue skies but here, the air is full of smoke and ash. and it's making it harderfor people to and ash. and it's making it harder for people to breathe. and lionel messi in an