and across the country. _ across west yorkshire and across the country. but — across west yorkshire on a mission in the conservative party to fix that _ in the conservative party to fix that and — in the conservative party to fix that and make sure there are opportunities here, to make sure there _ opportunities here, to make sure there is— opportunities here, to make sure there is a — opportunities here, to make sure there is a job that for them. we can harness— there is a job that for them. we can harness the — there is a job that for them. we can harness the opportunities of leaving the european union and bounce back with global— the european union and bounce back with global trade. i was at the fire and rescue — with global trade. i was at the fire and rescue engine manufacturer here in battey— and rescue engine manufacturer here in batley and spen the other day and they are _ in batley and spen the other day and they are exporting fire and rescue vehicles _ they are exporting fire and rescue vehicles across the world. that is the kind — vehicles across the world. that is the ki

on the 1st ofjuly, voters will head to the polls in a parliamentary by—election in the west yorkshire resigned after being elected as mayor of west yorkshire last month. the contest is seen as a big test for labour and its leader sir keir starmer in a region where labour has suffered heavy losses in recent years. the race is more difficult to predict because there are no fewer than 16 candidates standing — as our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. the pitch is rolled, and it's all to play for. these voters are at the heart of a fierce contest to choose their next mp, and at this local bowls club, they know what they want delivered. bus service is not all that brilliant for people like older people who need them. the high street, probably. it's very sad in batley, i think. many here talk of the need to understand an area that can feel overlooked. the conservatives know what working men's aspirations are, _ whereas the labour party usually | tell us what our aspirations are. | the tories have recently shifted the political landscape, tapping into frustration in post—industria

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moment he is focused on seats like hartlepool and batley and we have another election coming in west yorkshire onjuly the 1st but i don't really think people are chesham and amersham were voting against conservatives because they are concerned about the government's rhetoric on flags or statues but i think it was a very specific set of local issues anything the conservatives to potentially face longer term problems and there are economic and cultural things to look at in the future but right now i still think the nearest thing to a one nation party that can appeal to all parts of the uk are still the conservatives. white like i sincerely hope you're going to eat your heart like one of your colleagues who made a prediction about this by—election and he got it wrong! and you are convinced it will go back to the tories at the election. i go back to the tories at the election-— go back to the tories at the election. ., ~ ., , ., election. i will talk to you in three years _ election. i will talk to you in three years time, _ election. i will talk to you in three years time, my - election. i will t

danny savage reports from west yorkshire.here's something missing from the decking behind the dale family. so, it was a set of cedar rattan furniture that we've had for a couple of years, and we used to just love sitting out and admiring the view and having our teas out there. one night a few weeks ago, that furniture was stolen. so, they obviously bundled it into the back of a van without us knowing, and off they went down the road. a shortage has seen a rise in thefts. so, if there's a shortage of things, and if dodgy people can get a hold of them and sell them on and make a bit of money, they'll take it. and that's what they do. it's just stealing to order. at the local garden centre in otley, you can see the problem. some ranges are out of stock. the prospect of a summer at home has seen demand soar. normally, if we order a container, it could perhaps come in about, you know, 4—6 weeks. and it's taking 3—5 months, you know. and this morning, you know, i witnessed a phone call from a customer who was asking about furniture

several areas, including parts of berkshire, kent and west yorkshire, are experiencing a rise in infectionsst detected in india — now known as delta. scientists are urging caution over plans to lift restrictions in england later this month. helena wilkinson reports. come on in. thank you very much. with an increase in infection rates, nhs leaders are continuing to stress the message: come forward to get your vaccine when you're called. it is the delta variant, first detected in india, which is causing problems. public health england says it's now become the dominant strain in the uk. where it's been detected, surge testing has been taking place. from monday, residents in parts of reading and wokingham in berkshire will be urged to have a test as part of a two—week programme. one of our real concerns about this delta variant is if it keeps circulating, people are not getting sick at the moment, we have virtually no hospital admissions, if it keeps circulating, we might get some more variants, more mutations. that is a concern. we want to try to minimise the number of these variants in the co

danny savage reports from west yorkshire.that we've had for a couple of years, and we used to just love sitting out and admiring the view and having our teas out there. one night a few weeks ago, that furniture was stolen. so, they obviously bundled it into the back of a van without us knowing, and off they went down the road. a shortage has seen a rise in thefts. so, if there's a shortage of things, and if dodgy people can get a hold of them and sell them on and make a bit of money, they'll take it. and that's what they do. it's just stealing to order. at the local garden centre in otley, you can see the problem. some ranges are out of stock. the prospect of a summer at home has seen demand soar. normally if we order a container, it could perhaps come in about, i you know, 4—6 weeks. and it's taking 3—5' months, you know. and this morning, you know, i witnessed a phone call- from a customer who was asking about furniture and the supplierl promised it for this time - of the year, and it'sjust been notified that it - will come

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the seat — held by labour's tracey brabin until she stood down to become mayor of west yorkshire — isnt wins in traditional labour areas in the region. a number of smaller parties are also standing. our political correspondent alex forsyth has been talking to voters and party members. the pitch is rolled and it's all to play for. these voters are at the heart of a fierce contest to choose their next mp, and at this local bowls club they know what they want delivered. the bus service is not all that brilliant for people like older people who need them. the high street, probably. it's very sad in batley, i think. many here talk of the need to understand an area that can feel overlooked. the conservatives know what working men's aspirations are, whereas the labour party usually tell us what our aspirations are. the tories have recently shifted the political landscape, tapping into frustration in post—industrial areas with the promise of a better future. it's what their candidate, ryan stevenson, wants to replicate in this once—thriving textile town. and this local community leader and ne

in a week's time, voters in batley and spen in west yorkshire will head to the polls to elect a new mpecome a regional mayor. our chief political correspondent adam fleming has been speaking to voters about the issues that matter most to them. at batley station there's a handy guide for reporters visiting this bit of yorkshire for the by—election. this mural actually gives you a really good idea of what this place is like. you've got your market towns and your railway heritage, your big employers likejohnstone's paints and foxes biscuits. there's quite a big asian community, so there's a mosque in there as well, and then you've got batley bulldogs, the rugby league team. it really is a picture that paints a thousand words. beans and sausages. do you want them? but you can't paint the community spirit on display at this food bank set up byjosie and dilys during the pandemic. i mean, covid hit everybody hard and probably cleckheaton as much as anybody. a lot of people around here get by and aren't more than one or two pay cheques away from a crisis. and don't get these two started on the

this thursday, voters in batley and spen in west yorkshire in the north of england, will head to thees matter to the voters there. thank you very much. welcome to the batley memorial park. we have seen quite a few upsets recently in the by—elections that have been held in hartlepool and chesham. it could be a similar story here in batley and span on thursday. the seat held by labour since 1997, span on thursday. the seat held by laboursince1997, but span on thursday. the seat held by labour since 1997, but they cannot guarantee that they will still be holding that seat on friday. a man who might have something to do with thatis who might have something to do with that is certainly campaigning very hard here as george galloway from the workers party and he arrived with a fanfare on a double—decker bus a few minutes ago. george galloway, welcome, thank you for talking to us. there has been some pretty unpleasant behaviour on the campaign trail of late. intimidation, aggressive tactics. what would you say to try and cool the temperature for the vote on thursday. the temperature for the

iam here i am here and batley in west yorkshire where on thursday voters will go to the polls for the time in six years to elect an mp. and they've got 16 candidates to choose from. we'll bring you all the build up to tonight's big match at wembley, as england play germany in the last 16 of the euros. and coming up this hour... princess diana's old car is going under the hammer — the ford escort was bought for her by prince charles shortly after their engagement and it could fetch up to £40,000 later. hello and welcome to bbc news. school isolation rules in england could be brought to an end in autumn, amid concerns about the rising number of children who have to quarantine because they are contacts of confirmed coronavirus cases. the children's commissioner for england — dame rachel de souza — has warned that the need for children to go in and out of self—isolation is a really big issue and frustrating for families and schools alike. in an interview with the daily telegraph dame rachel has also called for an end to keeping groups of children in "bubbles" at school official figures sh

moment he is focused on seats like hartlepool and batley and we have another election coming in west yorkshire and there are economic and cultural things to look at in the future but right now i still think the nearest thing to a one nation party that can appeal to all parts of the uk are still the conservatives. white like i sincerely hope you're going to eat your heart like one of your colleagues who made a prediction about this by—election and he got it wrong! and you are convinced it will go back to the tories at the election. i go back to the tories at the election-— go back to the tories at the election. ., ,, ., , ., election. i will talk to you in three years _ election. i will talk to you in three years time, _ election. i will talk to you in three years time, my i election. i will talk to you in l three years time, my brother. sebastien, thanks forjoining us. now on bbc news, the film review.

the seat, held by labour's tracey brabin until she stood down to become mayor of west yorkshire, is al correspondent alex forsyth has been talking to voters and party members. the pitch is rolled, and it's all to play for. these voters are at the heart of a fierce contest to choose their next mp, and at this local bowls club, they know what they want delivered. bus service is not all that brilliant for people like older people who need them. the high street, probably. it's very sad in batley, i think. many here talk of the need to understand an area that can feel overlooked. the conservatives know what working men's aspirations are, _ whereas the labour party usually | tell us what our aspirations are. | the tories have recently shifted the political landscape, tapping into frustration in post—industrial areas with the promise of a better future. it's what their candidate, ryan stevenson, wants to replicate in this once—thriving textile town. and this local community leader and new tory member thinks there is a chance. i think it's just about people not feeling that, look, just becaus

this thursday, voters in batley and spen in west yorkshire will head to the polls to elect a new mp from— labour's tracy brabin — stepped down to become a regional mayor. ankur desai from the bbc asian network is in batley today, finding out what issues matter to the voters there. welcome back to batley, we have spoken to members of the community and we try to get a sense of why this seat is really up for grabs at the moment and voters will go to the polls on thursday and be asking questions on a lot of issues, talking about the fact that actually why has there not been a lot of investment in local community services. the be asking that they felt overshadowed by other regions in recent years. we'll be talking to community campaigners injust in recent years. we'll be talking to community campaigners in just a few moments time, but before that, bbc political editor takes a look at the political editor takes a look at the political history of the area. a collection of towns and villages nestled beneath leeds and bradford, welcome to batley and spen. they have a narrative of what it means fo

vaccinating now under way to try to bring the situation under control, including here in kirklees, in west yorkshirea hugely positive response. we have done over 2000 tests through the door knocking within our key priority areas. we have also undertaken around 5000 tests in some key schools where we have seen an increase in cases. that has generated around 175 positive cases and those positive cases we would not have normally found, because they are asymptomatic, and clearly gives us an opportunity to try to kill that chain of transmission. and it does seem the tactics used in bolton over the past month, with the area flooded with testing and people being encouraged to get vaccinated, are working. the infection rates have dropped by a quarter in the past ten days. richard galpin, bbc news. the labour mayor of greater manchester andy burnham says the key thing he'd like to see is an increase in vaccine supply in the region — but the government said they were not looking at doing that at the moment. at the moment, we're going stick with the advice we have received from thejcvi, our advisors, which say

hejoins us from he joins us from ilkley in west yorkshire.can you explain for us, this is an extraordinary story, a horrifying story, yet many people it would have almost completely custom bike, yet the demands for this enquiry stem back years and it was started under theresa may's premiership and it is likely to be going on i think for at least another year.— least another year. yes, that's ri . ht. least another year. yes, that's right- as _ least another year. yes, that's right- as you _ least another year. yes, that's right. as you say, _ least another year. yes, that's right. as you say, the - least another year. yes, that's l right. as you say, the campaign least another year. yes, that's - right. as you say, the campaign for this has gone back over 30 years. the haemophilia society and many other groups have been campaigning for this and i think the campaign for this and i think the campaign forjustice in relation to the infected blood enquiry is somewhat unique in the sense that we think of many other enquiries that have happened over

several areas, including parts of berkshire, kent and west yorkshire, are experiencing a rise in infectionsinked to the variant first detected in india, now known as delta, with scientists urging caution over plans to lift restrictions in england later this month. helena wilkinson reports. come on in. thank you very much. with an increase _ come on in. thank you very much. with an increase in _ come on in. thank you very much. with an increase in infection - come on in. thank you very much. | with an increase in infection rates, nhs leaders are continuing to stress the message, come forward to get your vaccine when you are called. it is the delta variant first detected in india which is causing problems. public health england says it has now become the dominant strain in the uk. where it has been detected, surge testing has been taking place. from monday, residents in place of the reading and wokingham in berkshire will be urged to have a test as part of a two week programme. we to have a test as part of a two week programme-— to have a test as part of a two week programme. we know that the

lawyers say the south yorkshire and west midlands forces agreed the undisclosed settlement followingcleared of perverting the course ofjustice last month. nobody has ever been convicted over police actions following the disaster, in which 96 liverpool fans died. dan johnson reports. the death of 96 liverpool fans was only the start of the pain hillsborough would inflict. injustice came before truth, deflection over transparency and victims were blamed before officials were held accountable. we haven't really got the justice we set out for a after day one. now after 32 years there as compensation for families like the traynors who lost brothers kevin and christopher. our family have always been fighters and they would want us to fight right to the end. south yorkshire police were in charge of the fa cup semifinal in sheffield, their failure to manage the crowd led to a deadly crash and the reluctance to admit responsibility led to tries of a cover—up. today the force said in a statement... 0fficers' statements were changed during the investigation overseen by west midlands police. it

lawyers say the south yorkshire and west midlands forces agreed the undisclosed settlement followinging the course ofjustice last month. nobody has ever been convicted over police actions following the disaster, in which 96 liverpool fans died. dan johnson reports. the death of 96 liverpool fans was only the start of the pain hillsborough would inflict. injustice came before truth, deflection over transparency, and victims were blamed before officials were held accountable. we haven't really got the justice we set out for, from day one. but now, after 32 years, there's compensation for families likejohn traynor, who lost his brothers kevin and christopher. money doesn't bring them back. technically, to me, it's an admission of guilt, but no—one's been found guilty. no police officers have been found guilty. south yorkshire police was in charge of the fa cup semifinal. its failure to manage the crowd led to a deadly crush, and its reluctance to admit responsibility brought cries of a cover—up. today the force said in a statement, "we acknowledge that serious errors and mistakes were m

vaccinating now under way to try to bring the situation under control, including here in kirklees, in west yorkshirea hugely positive response. we have done over 2000 tests through the door knocking within our key priority areas. we have also undertaken around 5000 tests in some key schools where we have seen an increase in cases. that has generated around 175 positive cases and those positive cases we would not have normally found, because they are asymptomatic, and clearly gives us an opportunity to try to kill that chain of transmission. and it does seem the tactics used in bolton over the past month, with the area flooded with testing and people being encouraged to get vaccinated, are working. the infection rates have dropped by a quarter in the past ten days. richard galpin, bbc news. we'll be speaking to the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, at around ten past seven. world leaders will shortly be arriving in cornwall ahead of the g7 summit. us presidentjoe biden and german chancellor angela merkel are among those attending the event, which starts officially on friday, at a luxury hote

but no, i am in halifax in west yorkshire, and this is the piece whole, so—called because in the i770sin 2021, this place is notjust survived, this place was thriving before the pandemic. it is also a huge concert venue, they can get 6000 people in here. the kaiser chiefs were due to play here in a few weeks, so obviously huge applications. you might be thinking, what difference does a few weeks make after all of this time? well, i will tell you the difference. think about nightclubs, first of all, they have been closed for 15 months, an extension means that nine out of ten of them, 90%, fear they will have to close because of the extended limitations. festival season should be upon us, an extension of restrictions by four weeks, it is estimated 5000 concerts will have to be cancelled. think about all of the revenue and jobs around that. and in terms of going out, you might have been enjoying over the weekend it makes meal out with some friends and thinking things arejust makes meal out with some friends and thinking things are just fine, they are not for hospitality venues. they still

lawyers say the south yorkshire and west midlands forces agreed the undisclosed settlement followingofjustice last month. nobody has ever been convicted over police actions following the disaster, in which 96 liverpool fans died. dan johnson reports. the death of 96 liverpool fans was only the start of the pain hillsborough would inflict. just that came before truth, deflection over transparency and victims were blamed before officials were held accountable. now after 32 years there as compensation for families like the traynors who lost brothers kevin and christopher. £311" like the traynors who lost brothers kevin and christopher.— kevin and christopher. our family have always _ kevin and christopher. our family have always been _ kevin and christopher. our family have always been fighters - kevin and christopher. our family have always been fighters and - kevin and christopher. our family. have always been fighters and they would want us to fight right to the end. ., ., . end. south yorkshire police were in charue of end. south yorkshire police were in charge of the _ end. south y

the south yorkshire and west midlands forces agreed the settlement earlier this year following a civil at a 1989 fa cup semifinal. dan johnson reports. the double injustice of the lives lost at hillsborough and the attempt to deflect the blame from the police has now resulted in an agreement to pay damages to more than 600 people over what the victims' families have always considered to be a cover—up. the forces have agreed to pay compensation to those who are the victims of the cover—up which was perpetrated after the hillsborough disaster way back in 1989. it is a measure of people accepting that there is some element ofjustice in the system, but it still lacks complete accountability as far as many of those who suffered are concerned. south yorkshire police was in charge that april day in 1989 when 96 liverpool fans were crushed to death. in 2012, the force said sorry. i want to apologise unreservedly to the families and those affected. more than 100 officers' statements were changed during the investigation overseen by west midlands police. now it and the south yorkshire force both

the south yorkshire and west midlands forces agreed the settlement earlier this year following a civilctions following the disaster, in which 96 liverpool fans died at a 1989 fa cup semi—final. dan johnson reports. the double injustice of the lives lost at hillsborough and the attempt to deflect the blame from the police has now resulted in an agreement to pay damages to more than 600 people over what the victims' families have always considered to be a cover—up. the forces have agreed to pay compensation to those who are the victims of the cover—up which was perpetrated after the hillsborough disaster way back in 1989. it is a measure of people accepting that there is some element ofjustice in the system, but it still lacks complete accountability as far as many of those who suffered are concerned. south yorkshire police was in charge that april day in 1989 when 96 liverpool fans were crushed to death. in 2012, the force said sorry. i want to apologise unreservedly to the families and those affected. more than 100 officers' statements were changed during the investigation overseen by

their lawyers have said, the south yorkshire and west midlands forces, agreed to the settlement earliermade an urgent plea to world leaders to provide vaccines for his country — as it undergoes a severe second wave of coronavirus. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, kp sharma 0li said the uk had a particular responsibility to help, given its close ties to nepal. experts suggest that a huge surge in cases — and deaths — in may, was due to the country's border with india remaining open. 0ur south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan, asked the prime minister, what nepal needs now. i called our neighbours and otherfriends, global, international organizations and others to support us, and we got support also from different governments and organizations, nepalese and others, but it's not enough. and we are trying to get more support. and particularly we want to buy vaccinations now. if you don't get the vaccines you need, how bad could the situation get in the months to come here in nepal? we'll get the vaccine. we cannot imagine that we will not get the vaccine, because that will be

the south of yorkshire and west midland force bids agreed to sell food after —— the settlement.ster in which 96 liverpool found update. victims were blamed more officials were held accountable. after 32 years, there is compensation for families like the trainers who lost brothers kevin and krista. yellow —— christopher our families are fighters. theirfailure christopher our families are fighters. their failure to christopher our families are fighters. theirfailure to manage the crowd led to a deadly crust. their reluctance to admit responsibility brought cries of the cover—up. the force said today in a statement... 0fficers officers and statements were changed during the investigation overseen by west midlands police. it has also settled the claim. two former officers and the four solicitor were cleared of perverting the courts of justice. their lawyer was adamant. the facts were investigated here yes yet again byjudge and jury. there was no cover—up. yet again byjudge and “ury. there was no cover-up._ yet again byjudge and “ury. there was no cover-up. professor phil was the fir

borisjohnson is in west yorkshire where he's been giving his reaction to his party's huge defeat in the planning reforms? i think there is some misunderstanding - planning reforms? i think there is some misunderstanding about. planning reforms? i think there is| some misunderstanding about the planning reforms. perhaps even some wilful misunderstanding, on the part of some of our opponents. what we want is sensible plans to allow development on brownfield sites. we are not going to build on green belt sites. we will not build all of the countryside. but i do think that young people growing up in this country should have the chance of homeownership. that is what we are focusing on. it is a great dream for young people, in their 20s, 30s, that they currently don't have, in the way that they perhaps had a few decades ago. that is something that we want to bring back. we want to make it easier, and that is what we are about. ., . .. a, are about. you have called matt hancock useless, _ are about. you have called matt hancock useless, do _ are about. you have called matt hancock useless, do

be some heavy bursts of rain, perhaps as far as the west country, the west midlands, up to parts of lincolnshire and east yorkshireghtning is across parts of east anglia and the far south—east, where you will also notice the strength of a keen, north—easterly breeze. so while it will still feel humid here, temperatures will be a good few degrees down on where they have been. maybejust 16 there in norwich. 20 in the sunshine in plymouth, that's the expected high. but more generally, we're looking at temperatures in the mid—to—high teens. now, as we head through friday night, we'll see this wet weather clearing off into the north sea. still some cloud affecting eastern areas, clearer spells further west and further north and quite a cool, fresh start to the weekend for most. a little bit fresher than it has been, even across the south—east corner. on saturday, we find ourselves between weather systems, so that means, actually, a decent amount of dry weather. quite a cloudy start for some, i think we should see some spells of sunshine, chance of one or two showers here and there, and more especially, creeping up from

theo spent 24 hours stuck in the pipes and was eventually saved by west yorkshire fire and rescue, usingppy george, good morning. thank you for being with us this morning. lisa, took us through what happened to theo, what was going on? i put him into his exercise ball on a tuesday evening when george was in bed, and he managed to get out while he was in the kitchen, and he climbed under the kitchen unit. i realised he was down there because we could hear him scratching around. it turned out he had crawled down the cold water pipe. he was stuck down there. i had no idea at the time how far down it was, we were trying all sorts, making little rope ladders to try and climb out. the only way we could see how far down he was was to put a phone across and take a picture. we could hear him scratching down there. i put ladders down there until 1am to try and encourage him to come out but he couldn't. i encourage him to come out but he couldn't. ~ ., , ., �* couldn't. i know you weren't there, georre, couldn't. i know you weren't there, george. you _ couldn't. i know you weren't there, george, yo

came to the country is a six—year—old boy and my parents worked in a foundry and i joined the west yorkshireext generation as well, and i'm speaking on the half millions of people who have come here, utilising the structure and becoming extremely successful. when i retired in 2012! launched the concept in 2013 and it was so successful. we celebrated on her majesty's 90th birthday operating in around 17 cities and bringing tens of thousands of people together and i thought wow, this is brilliant, because what happens is, we are giving these people ate shared sense of belonging, a feeling that this is their country. i felt so proud. on her majesty's celebration that they were school kids involved and i thought, wow, i've always had a desire to eliminate hate and intolerance and discrimination of any type, because no one person in ourfour nations should ever be subject to hate and we started working with schools and they started embracing the concept of unity, pride, love, kindness and respect, understanding. it is like john barnes said to me, if we are going to wind this battle, we need to cha

be some heavy bursts of rain, perhaps as far as the west country, the west midlands, up to parts of lincolnshire and east yorkshireanglia and the far south—east, where you will also notice the strength of a keen, north—easterly breeze. so while it will still feel humid here, temperatures will be a good few degrees down on where they have been. maybejust 16 there in norwich. 20 in the sunshine in plymouth, that's the expected high. but more generally, we're looking at temperatures in the mid—to—high teens. now, as we head through friday night, we'll see this wet weather clearing off into the north sea. still some cloud affecting eastern areas, clearer spells further west and further north and quite a cool, fresh start to the weekend for most. a little bit fresher than it has been, even across the south—east corner. on saturday, we find ourselves between weather systems, so that means, actually, a decent amount of dry weather. quite a cloudy start for some, i think we should see some spells of sunshine, chance of one or two showers here and there, and more especially, creeping up from the south through the latter pa

but there will be some heavy bursts of rain, as far as the west country, west midlands, parts of lincolnshire and east yorkshire will still be humid, but temperatures down, 16 in norwich. 20 in plymouth, that is the expected high. more generally we are looking at temperatures in the mid—to—high teens. on friday night we'll see this wet weather clearing up see this wet weather clearing up into the north seas, cloud affecting eastern areas, clearer spells further west and further the northern critical, fresh started we can for most, better than it has been across the south—east corner. on saturday we find a selves between weather systems, so that means actually a decent amount of dry weather, cloudy start. and so is creeping up in the afternoon. temperatures not as bad, maybe 23 degrees. for sunday, well, the weather picture is a lot more complex. low pressure swinging in from the west, this frontal system driving its way northwards, what it means is most places will see some outbreaks of rain throughout the day, there could be some heavy, thundery downpours creeping in towards the south, and is temperatures rang

be some heavy bursts of rain, perhaps as far as the west country, the west midlands, up to parts of lincolnshire and east yorkshireuth—east, where you will also notice the strength of a keen, north—easterly breeze. so while it will still feel humid here, temperatures will be a good few degrees down on where they have been. maybejust 16 there in norwich. 20 in the sunshine in plymouth, that's the expected high. but more generally, we're looking at temperatures in the mid—to—high teens. now, as we head through friday night, we'll see this wet weather clearing off into the north sea. still some cloud affecting eastern areas, clearer spells further west and further north and quite a cool, fresh start to the weekend for most. a little bit fresher than it has been, even across the south—east corner. on saturday, we find ourselves between weather systems, so that means, actually, a decent amount of dry weather. quite a cloudy start for some, i think we should see some spells of sunshine, chance of one or two showers here and there, and more especially, creeping up from the south through the latter part of the afternoon.

be some heavy bursts of rain, perhaps as far as the west country, the west midlands, up to parts of lincolnshire and east yorkshire where you will also notice the strength of a keen, north—easterly breeze. so while it will still feel humid here, temperatures will be a good few degrees down on where they have been. maybejust 16 there in norwich. 20 in the sunshine in plymouth, that's the expected high. but more generally, we're looking at temperatures in the mid—to—high teens. now, as we head through friday night, we'll see this wet weather clearing off into the north sea. still some cloud affecting eastern areas, clearer spells further west and further north and quite a cool, fresh start to the weekend for most. a little bit fresher than it has been, even across the south—east corner. on saturday, we find ourselves between weather systems, so that means, actually, a decent amount of dry weather. quite a cloudy start for some, i think we should see some spells of sunshine, chance of one or two showers here and there, and more especially, creeping up from the south through the latter part of the afternoon. temperatu

be some heavy bursts of rain, perhaps as far as the west country, the west midlands, up to parts of lincolnshire and east yorkshireand the far south—east, where you will also notice the strength of a keen, north—easterly breeze. so while it will still feel humid here, temperatures will be a good few degrees down on where they have been. maybejust 16 there in norwich. 20 in the sunshine in plymouth, that's the expected high. but more generally, we're looking at temperatures in the mid—to—high teens. now, as we head through friday night, we'll see this wet weather clearing off into the north sea. still some cloud affecting eastern areas, clearer spells further west and further north and quite a cool, fresh start to the weekend for most. a little bit fresher than it has been, even across the south—east corner. on saturday, we find ourselves between weather systems, so that means, actually, a decent amount of dry weather. quite a cloudy start for some, i think we should see some spells of sunshine, chance of one or two showers here and there, and more especially, creeping up from the south through the latter part of t

be some heavy bursts of rain, perhaps as far as the west country, the west midlands, up to parts of lincolnshire and east yorkshiret, where you will also notice the strength of a keen, north—easterly breeze. so while it will still feel humid here, temperatures will be a good few degrees down on where they have been. maybejust 16 there in norwich. 20 in the sunshine in plymouth, that's the expected high. but more generally, we're looking at temperatures in the mid—to—high teens. now, as we head through friday night, we'll see this wet weather clearing off into the north sea. still some cloud affecting eastern areas, clearer spells further west and further north and quite a cool, fresh start to the weekend for most. a little bit fresher than it has been, even across the south—east corner. on saturday, we find ourselves between weather systems, so that means, actually, a decent amount of dry weather. quite a cloudy start for some, i think we should see some spells of sunshine, chance of one or two showers here and there, and more especially, creeping up from the south through the latter part of the afternoon. tempera

the next leg of myjourney continues west, deep into the great expanse of wilderness that is the yorkshiregood scan of the maps that you'll find online that shows you where all the charge points are. and out here it wasn't that great. in york there were loads of charge points, it was really good. so my advice would be, before you leave the cities, make sure you have a full charge on your battery as you head out into the countryside. this beautiful landscape is getting more popular all the time. especially among people who would have gone abroad until the pandemic. in fact, the park authority estimates that in the first three months of lockdown, 70% of visitors had never been here before. somewhere around here should be the mountain rescue team who are keeping all the newbies like myself safe. i can see some dogs in this direction. dog barks. mountain rescue search dogs turns 50 this year. the teams are made up of volunteers who help search for walkers and climbers who get lost or injured. dog barks. who have we got here? this is gus. hello, gus. search dog gus. hey, search dog gus, how are

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