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hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. uk home secretary suella braverman, briefs mp5 on sunak�*s plan to address channel crossings , as the government claims the numbers are coming down. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre. isarah. let's start with some big news about tottenham — as celtic boss ange postecoglou has agreed to become spurs new manager on a two—year contract. the australian has just finished his second season at the scottish side, where he lead them to the league title both years and the domestic treble this season. spurs have been looking for a new manager since antonio conte's exit in march and takes over a side who finished
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eighth in the premier league and face a first season without european football since 2009—10. the final elements of the deal are being finalised before an announcement. and postecoglou may well be without his best player. that's because harry kane is thought to be top of real madrid's wanted list this summer. the england captain only has a year left on his contract and is undecided on his future. there an emotional farewell from zlatan ibrahimovic as he retired from football at the age of 41. the ac milan striker had already announced that he would leave the club this summer and brought the curtain down on his career after their final league game against monza. the swede is the all—time top goal—scorer for his country and scored 511 goals for clubs including paris saint—germain, manchester united and both milan sides, winning league titles in four different countries. to the french open now, where the women's defending champion
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iga swiatek set—up a mouth—watering quarterfinal clash against american coco gauff. the world number one was up against lesia tsurenko, but the ukrainian retired injured afterjust 31 minutes. swiatek was leading 5—1 in the first set when tsurenko called for the doctor after experiencing dizziness and shortness of breath and then decided not to continue. earlier gauff reached the quarterfinals with a 7—5, 6—2 win over anna karolina schmiedlova of slovakia.... last year, gauff reached her first grand slam singles final in paris last year and was easily beaten by swiatek... in the men's draw, last year's beaten finallist casper ruud is through to the last 16... he won in straight sets, but was made to work hard by chile's nicholas jarry... and he'll meet the player he met at the same stage last year — sixth seed holger rune...the dane came through a five set epic against francisco cerundolo
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and on court right now in the night session — germany's alexander zverev is facing bulgarian grigor dimitrov... zverev raced to take the first set 6—1 on square 2—2 in the second as it stands. excitement is building ahead of the start of the ashes next friday. australia are already in the uk to play india in the world test championship at the oval. their opening batter david warner has been having his say on england's new brand of attacking cricket and whether it will work against the aussies? i like the commitment. they keep talking about it and acting on its and they keep doing it. i think the only test comes when you get bullied out for 200. you have those days as well, when you play like that. so, it would be good to see. if you lose the first to test and you don't back
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well that way, do they change? i think that's on the question. from our point of view, we won't do anything different for sure. and some sad news now from the world of athletics, jim hines, who was the first man to run the hundred metres in under ten seconds, has died at the age of 76. the american first broke the record at the us championships in 1968. he did it again while winning gold at that summer's olympics and held the record until 1983. that's the longest time an athlete has held the record for the men's hundred metres. after his sprint career he played in the nfl with miami dolphins and then kansas city chiefs. and that's all the sport for now. thank you sarah. big developments in the world of crypto currency trading — after america's securities and exchange commission said it was suing one of the largest exchange platforms, binance, and its founder, changpeng zhao.
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in all, there are 13 charges. among them, claims that binance diverted customer funds, and secretly controlled their assets, doing whatever they wanted with them. live now to new york and our reporter michelle fleury. hi michelle. talk us through what i or is alleged to have done here. 50. or is alleged to have done here. so, there are or is alleged to have done here. 657, there are these or is alleged to have done here. srr, there are these 13 or is alleged to have done here. s513, there are these 13 charges filed by there are these 13 charges filed by the securities and exchange regulator, which is wall street's main regulator. amongst the things you are seeing included here are the allegations that it artificially inflated trading volumes. that it didn't stop its us customers from accessing its global platform, so that was it in violation of us securities laws. and that it acted in many ways as an illegal trading platform. there was also a mishandling of customer funds, platform. there was also a mishandling of customerfunds, even in some cases funds being transferred to companies of which
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the company ceo and founder actually controlled. these are very serious obligations and come at the time of mounting legaljeopardy for this mounting legal jeopardy for this company and mounting legaljeopardy for this company and it also comes against the backdrop of where we have seen us regulators say they are going to use what powers they have to try and exert more oversight over crypto currency, which have been news lately with the spectacular collapse of ftx and other rival trading platforms. of ftx and other rival trading platform-— of ftx and other rival trading latforms. , , ., ., . i, ., platforms. does this mean for crypto currency and — platforms. does this mean for crypto currency and crypto _ platforms. does this mean for crypto currency and crypto currency - currency and crypto currency exchanges trading more widely? i think people are trying to figure out what in the way in which these currencies and platforms will exist in the world. how would people use them? the next question for regulators notjust in america but other parts of the world is how they would be regulated. and, because it
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is fairly new, it lots of it is up for grabs. you will see these skirmishes emerge. for a long time, crypto currency had a terrible reputation and as it faces more scrutiny, you will see more of these battles. it's worth pointing out that this company isn'tjust battles. it's worth pointing out that this company isn't just facing this complaint from the fcc but from other rival regulators, it is also under investigation from the department ofjustice. the company, for its part, says it hasn't done anything wrong and is part of a sort of war by us regulators on crypto companies and friends of crypto companies and friends of crypto companies will share that view but regulators will say this is the wild west and we plan to put an end to that. . ~ west and we plan to put an end to that. ., ,, , ., ., ., west and we plan to put an end to that. ., ,, i. ., ., ~ . here in the uk — the issue of migration. the prime minister rishi sunak sayst two more barges have been bought to house up to a thousand migrants. he says the number of people crossing the channel on small boats
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is down by a fifth since the same time last year. the first barge to hold asylum seekers is due to dock in portland here's our political editor chris mason. rishi sunak went into the english channel to talk to those responsible for rescues those in small boats trying to make to it the uk. when you talk to the teams here who are the ones out on the front line, picking up toddlers suffering from hypothermia, if you're in a makeshift boat that is not sea worthy and it is freezing, sorry, but that is wrong. the inner tube of a motorbike tyre and makeshift life jacket for a child. fuel cans and a foot pump. addressing reporters in dover, the prime minister said the government is making progress with what has been a problem getting bigger and bigger, but the progress is modest. is credible to promise to stop
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them, no more boats? for the first time, numbers are down. this year, january to may the numbers are down by 20%. we haven't seen that before. and it is specific to the uk. because if you look at what is happening in europe, the number so far this year are up. of longstanding asylum but the prime minister's promise to clear the backlog of longstanding asylum cases will only work if the quadruple the up number dealing with them. the total backlog has gotten bigger. this barge will be home to asylum seekers in dorset. two more barges will house another thousand people, but we don't know where they will be yet. everybody wants to make sure that we stop the boats, we don't want people making that dangerousjourney.
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all we have had from the government is the announcement of a policy that doesn't work and the reannouncement of the same policy. people in dover see the issue of migration close up. a few have been roaming around the estate. walked into peoples houses. i leave my front door open when i'm at home. i don't no more. the prime minister said he wants to stop the boat, do you think he will manage it? no, probably not. they're getting stopped and brought and taken wherever, to hotels and everything, and people here are on the bread line that don't have enough to eat. it is frightening, because they come up, all round the cliffs here and come up from the beach. what is so striking about this hugely complex issue is how prominent the prime minister has made it in shaping perception of his competence. he wants to stop the boats and that is very difficult. then there the issue of the backlog of asylum seekers, the cost of their accommodation, the difficulty of returning them home or elsewhere.
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steady progress still leaves a huge problem for this government and any successoi’. chris mason, bbc news, in dover let's speak to dr erica consterdine a senior lecturer in public policy at lancaster university who specialises in immigration policy and governance. thank you for coming in the programme. thank you for coming in the programme-— thank you for coming in the rouramme. ., ~ ., ., programme. thank you for having me. what do you — programme. thank you for having me. what do you make _ programme. thank you for having me. what do you make of _ programme. thank you for having me. what do you make of this, _ programme. thank you for having me. what do you make of this, then, - programme. thank you for having me. what do you make of this, then, the l what do you make of this, then, the prime minister sounded very pleased that the numbers are coming down in his view. are they coming down, and is it because of him?— is it because of him? whether it's been positive _ is it because of him? whether it's been positive are _ is it because of him? whether it's been positive are successful- is it because of him? whether it's been positive are successful or i is it because of him? whether it's| been positive are successful or not we will see the setup we have seen that small number of boats dropping but it's unlikely due to the wider signing of the policy. there are number of reasons it might have
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dropped, including whether, we have had or whether this year. the brother decline of the asylum plan, which is built on a deterrence policy is unlikely, particularly the rowing to plan and illegal immigration bill. we know from decades of research that deterrence does not work, or reduce clandestine entry or asylum applications. so, the broader policy is unlikely the reason for the drops. in the broader policy is unlikely the reason for the drops.— the broader policy is unlikely the reason for the drops. in your view, t in: to reason for the drops. in your view, trying to address _ reason for the drops. in your view, trying to address those _ reason for the drops. in your view, trying to address those factors - reason for the drops. in your view, trying to address those factors like publicly talking about the rwanda policy, which of course people going in the plane and going to rwanda, reducing the attractiveness of the uk as a destination, you are seeing those policies have been proven to not work? �* , , , ., ,, those policies have been proven to not work? �* , ,, ., ,, , , those policies have been proven to notwork? �* , ,, , , . not work? broadly speaking, yes. we know that to — not work? broadly speaking, yes. we know that to the _ not work? broadly speaking, yes. we know that to the extent _ not work? broadly speaking, yes. we know that to the extent that - not work? broadly speaking, yes. we know that to the extent that i - not work? broadly speaking, yes. we
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know that to the extent that i sent i know that to the extent that i sent them speakers pick it dictate destination, which they rarely do,. of course, global conflict drives asylum applications and we know asylum—seekers have very little knowledge about policies within the specific state or receiving state. they don't know why but i set a policy that along with their policy or anything like that. so, it's a myth that these factors can pull or extract cysts specific migrants or deter them. it’s extract cysts specific migrants or deter them-— extract cysts specific migrants or deter them. it's pretty conclusive in that respect. _ deter them. it's pretty conclusive in that respect. so, _ deter them. it's pretty conclusive in that respect. so, people - deter them. it's pretty conclusive in that respect. so, people come| in that respect. so, people come because they have family or friends here and they decide this is where they want to come?— they want to come? ultimately, social networks _ they want to come? ultimately, social networks are _ they want to come? ultimately, social networks are in _ they want to come? ultimately, social networks are in much - they want to come? ultimately, i social networks are in much better predictor of this kind of movement, yes. br; predictor of this kind of movement, es. �* , . predictor of this kind of movement, es. j ., ., ., ., predictor of this kind of movement, es. �*y ., ., ., ., predictor of this kind of movement, es. j ., ., ., ., ., ., yes. by that rationale, if you are a government _ yes. by that rationale, if you are a government in _ yes. by that rationale, if you are a government in charge _ yes. by that rationale, if you are a government in charge of - yes. by that rationale, if you are a government in charge of trying - yes. by that rationale, if you are a government in charge of trying to | government in charge of trying to bring numbers down, it doesn't sound like there's much you can do? i would suggest that a better approach
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would suggest that a better approach would be to have more humanitarian safe routes in order to bring numbers down. if you want to reduce numbers down. if you want to reduce numbers of clandestine entry, the solution to that is to offer more humanitarian safe and legal roots so that humanitarian migrants don't need to take dangerous boat crosses in order to get to the uk. the government _ in order to get to the uk. the government points to specific schemes in place like hong kong and things that where that system is in lace. ., ., , , , , place. indeed, there are two systems that are specific _ place. indeed, there are two systems that are specific nationalities - place. indeed, there are two systems that are specific nationalities and - that are specific nationalities and the afghanistan that the main scheme hasn't really worked in any case but you need other humanitarian routes for migrants to reach the uk, in order to drive down clandestine entry. order to drive down clandestine ent . a ~ order to drive down clandestine ent . .,, entry. make you erica consterdine for our entry. make you erica consterdine for yourtime- _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk.
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frog cottage in the peak district. perfect territory for birds of prey. but in recent years, raptors like the hen harrier, have been the rare sight here. and with several cases of birds that have been killed or gone missing, the peak park has pulled out of the peak district bird of prey initiative set up in 2011 to try and boost numbers. we know that persecution is an issue. we can debate, you know, to what extent it's an issue. the peak park says, until the illegal killing of birds of prey is tackled. meaningful work to increase their population won't be possible. it's up to the police to decide, not the national park authority, to decide when a crime has or has not happened. so the peak district bird of prey initiative may continue in some form, but without the peak park. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website.
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you're live with bbc news here in the uk, 11.2 million children are now growing up in poverty. that's what a new report from the end child poverty coalition says it's an increase from three—point—six says. it's an increase from 3.6 million in 2020 and 2021. two thirds of the children in poverty are living in households where at least one adult has a job. sophie howe is head of policy, child poverty action group and joins me now. thank you for coming on programme. thank you for coming on programme. thank you for having me. we've seen the rights and number of children living in poverty. d0 the rights and number of children living in poverty-— the rights and number of children living in poverty. do we know why? i think they are _ living in poverty. do we know why? i think they are number— living in poverty. do we know why? i think they are number of _ living in poverty. do we know why? i think they are number of complex i think they are number of complex factors at play when we think about why child poverty is on the rise but there are specific government policies that we know are driving trend. so, there's one specific policy which is one of the biggest drivers of child hood poverty in the
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uk which limits the amount of financial support that families in receipt of universal credit can receive with two children. so, there is no further support for subsequent children and we know it's a massive driver of child poverty in the uk. that wasn't in the last few years, was it? yet the numbers have gone up in the last two years. do we know any reason why the recent figures would be up? 50. any reason why the recent figures would be up?— any reason why the recent figures would be up? so, there was a drop last ear would be up? so, there was a drop last year because _ would be up? so, there was a drop last year because the _ would be up? so, there was a drop last year because the governmentl last year because the government puts in place and increase to universal credit. it was a £20 increase which was pandemic related and that support was put in place to help families during the pandemic. so, this data covers some of that. and what it really shows him actually, is that when you give money to families, they spend it on their children and childhood poverty is reduced. that's why we see a drop in the previous year and then this
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spike again in childhood poverty leverages which is projected to continue, which is really concerning.— continue, which is really concerning. continue, which is really concerninu. , ., . , , concerning. the pro'ected number is to increase next — concerning. the projected number is to increase next year _ concerning. the projected number is to increase next year and _ concerning. the projected number is to increase next year and the - concerning. the projected number is to increase next year and the year i to increase next year and the year after. just want to focus on this idea of working parents in these households.— idea of working parents in these households. ., ~ , ., ., households. talk us through that. yeah, i think— households. talk us through that. yeah, i think these _ households. talk us through that. yeah, i think these figures - households. talk us through that. yeah, i think these figures show. yeah, i think these figures show some really worrying developments in relation to working poverty. so, the figures have risen again to 71% from 65%, which is really concerning. so children living in poverty where it someone in the hospital is working. so, it really dispels the government argument when they get asked about child poverty and tackling it, they often point to work. they say where supporting families into work, and work is one part of our range of measures you need to tackle child poverty but work on its own would not tackle child poverty. families
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need support and to cover the additional costs for children and the social system is vital in that. is that an argument that the simple fact that the wages for many jobs are high enough to avoid child poverty? or is it people can't work enough hours? 50. poverty? or is it people can't work enough hours?— poverty? or is it people can't work enough hours? so, i think it's a bit of both. people _ enough hours? so, i think it's a bit of both. people on _ enough hours? so, i think it's a bit of both. people on no _ enough hours? so, i think it's a bit of both. people on no wages - enough hours? so, i think it's a bit of both. people on no wages but i enough hours? so, i think it's a bit i of both. people on no wages but even increases in wages on their own want tackle child poverty because if you think about families with children, they have caring responsibilities of a stop to give a practical example, we heard from up family where that is working a0 hours a week and mum is at home caring for the younger children and has additional care responsibilities of her elderly mother, so, for her, it is difficult for her to take on additional paid work we think about the level of care and responsible to she has taken on. so, that means they are
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reliance on the single salary and not enough to meet the cause of the family. i not enough to meet the cause of the famil . , ., , ., family. i see, and in your campaigning _ family. i see, and in your campaigning work- family. i see, and in your campaigning work and i family. i see, and in your- campaigning work and lobbying of family. i see, and in your— campaigning work and lobbying of the governments, presumably, what is the main message that you have? what is the one thing you would want to change? the one thing you would want to chance? �* . ~ the one thing you would want to chance? �* w , the one thing you would want to chance?�* , _ change? beckett is policy i mentioned _ change? beckett is policy i mentioned at _ change? beckett is policy i mentioned at the - change? beckett is policy i i mentioned at the beginning. and ended to two child limits it would overnight lift 250,000 children out of poverty and it would also decrease the debt of poverty to 850,000 children. those are children living far below the poverty line. they would have their basic needs, things like having food, having your own bed, having the right size shoe. those type of things are really difficult for families when they are in deep poverty. so, if they reversed that policy would have a huge impact for over 1 reversed that policy would have a huge impact for over1 million huge impact for over 1 million children huge impact for over1 million children and that something that isn't difficult to implement and the government could just abolish that policy tomorrow and it would have a huge impact forfamilies
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policy tomorrow and it would have a huge impact for families with children. . ~ huge impact for families with children. ., ,, , ., huge impact for families with children. . ~' , ., ., huge impact for families with children. ., ., ., children. thank you for coming on programme _ children. thank you for coming on programme sophie _ children. thank you for coming on programme sophie howe. - we're going to look at processed foods. one leading scientist says impact of ultra—process foods like crisps, bread and cereals is a "ticking time bomb." the bbc panorama programme, has been investigating. with the helpe of identical twins on very different diets. the effect on their health was clear, afterjust two weeks. now let's take a look at how the uk compares to other countries in europe. ultra processed food makes up just over half of all household food purchases in the uk. in germany it's around a6 %. but look what happens as you go south. shopping baskets are much healthier and fresher in southern europe. in france ultra—processed foods makeup just over 1a% of household shops. in italy, it's13.a%. and if you are watching from the us. the average adult diet is made up of more than 60% ultra—processed foods.
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dr chris van tulleken is author of the bestselling book — ultra processed people: why do we all eat stuff that isn't food ? and why can't we stop? thanks for coming in the programme. so, what is going on here and first of all, i suppose it would start with what is wrong with processed food? ., , ., food? nothing is wrong with processed — food? nothing is wrong with processed food _ food? nothing is wrong with processed food in _ food? nothing is wrong with processed food in fact, i food? nothing is wrong with i processed food in fact, humans food? nothing is wrong with - processed food in fact, humans are the one animus of how to process their food compared to other animals like pigs or other primates our sites. we have tiny teeth and jaws and short digestive tracts so we have to cook and shop and ferments and smoke and dry and salt all our food. we have been doing it for millennia. the problem is osha process food which is a long scientific definition. it's not a casual term. scientific definition. it's not a casualterm. it scientific definition. it's not a casual term. it is very well studied since the definition was created in 2010 and we are now sure that since 2009, that's an ultra process that,
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isn't responsible for more deaths than tobacco. it is now the leading cause for death early death on planet earth. osha process food, formally we know these as junk food, it would include a lot of things you think are healthy. almost all the supermarket but is purchase, all most all serious serial or yoghurt force of any food with a health claim is like to be to be osha process. anything wrapped in plastic with the ingredient you don't typically find in a domestic kitchen. ~ . , typically find in a domestic kitchen. ~ ., , ., , typically find in a domestic kitchen. ., , ., , ., kitchen. what is it that is doing the damage? — kitchen. what is it that is doing the damage? inevitably - kitchen. what is it that is doing the damage? inevitably it i kitchen. what is it that is doing the damage? inevitably it will i kitchen. what is it that is doing i the damage? inevitably it will be slightly science and technical but in a simple way what is it that is doing the damage? 50. in a simple way what is it that is doing the damage?— in a simple way what is it that is doing the damage? so, people fixate on the additives _ doing the damage? so, people fixate on the additives and _ doing the damage? so, people fixate on the additives and the _ doing the damage? so, people fixate on the additives and the bbc- on the additives and the bbc panorama tonight is reporting some amazing new data about things that damage our micro biome and artificial sweeteners which are linked to problems like metabolic disease and some cancers. the
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additives get everyone excited but the bigger problem is that these are not foods that are engineered or did not design for nourishment the stop light food is traditionally been. these are foods made by very small number of transnational corporations known done by a small number of shareholders, pension funds and design for profit. they function as addictive substances about extracting money from people and have no consideration in their design for helpful nourishment. that is at the root of the problem. essentially, the message in my book is a simple one that food made by pension funds is rather different to food made at home by people that love you. the really important thing to caveats all of this with is that this is the only affordable, available, food for many people in this country. we just had your brilliant report on child poverty, it is impossible to say to those million children who were living in
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poverty, many more than a million children, and that they should avoid osha process food. it was the only food they would be able to afford. very briefly, because when they have 30 seconds left. should we cut everything out completely, how do we actually realistically manage it? some people may find they have an addictive relationship and are able to afford to take osha process would alter their diet. to afford to take osha process would altertheir diet. i to afford to take osha process would alter their diet. i collected them for some i'm not in the business of giving anyone advice we need to reduce poverty and inequality which are at the reuther problem and regulate the aggressive marketing by predatory corporations to children. that's the first thing 97. chris van tulleken thank you for coming on programme. that's about it for me for some the the top of the hour. i am louis vonjones, this is bbc
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news. hello. we'll start by casting our eyes a little bit further into the week because some of you may actually see some rain this weekend. it's been a fair few weeks and it all links into what's been happening today. all this cloud here is associated with storm oscar. it's been affecting particularly madeira, but to a lesser extent, the canary islands. here's the area of low pressure. it pushes its way northwards over the next few days. weakens, though, as it gets closer to. it's never quite reaching, but it destabilises things enough for some showers and thunderstorms to brew. not everyone, though, will see the rain, but what we'll all feel is a feed of slightly warmer air come away. humidity levels creep up and by the end of the weekend, temperatures widely in the mid, if not high 20s and certainly feeling warmer by night. that has been the big thing recently, those rather cool mornings. today, though, out in the sunshine, it's been pleasant enough, fairly fresh, 2a, very pleasant, under blue skies here in northern ireland.
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but once again towards the east coast, temperatures struggling around 12 or 13 degrees and that low cloud once again becomes extensive through the night and into the morning, particularly across england, east wales, central and eastern scotland. the edges to the west where the skies remain clear. temperatures in rural parts down into lower single figures, but with the clouds in place around seven to 11 degrees to start tuesday. now, the main difference with tuesday compare with monday is that cloud is going to be slower to retreat back towards eastern counties again some and this time parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire, east midlands really struggling to lose it all day long. a brighter day perhaps for some across southernmost counties and also across the north east of scotland. but the winds strong across the south. again, it's been nagging for a good week or two so far and where the winds are lightest, western scotland, northern ireland, the highest, the temperatures again 23 or 2a degrees. pollen levels creeping up here as we head in towards the grass. pollen season remaining moderate to high across much of england and wales, then into wednesday, well,
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it's across england, east wales. we start with that low cloud but actually should clear a bit quicker for many of those. some eastern coast, north east england down through towards lincolnshire may struggle to lose it all day long, warming up a little bit to the south and the west once again and maybe a little less chilly down those eastern coast, too. but as i said, if you go through the end of the week, towards the weekend, shifting wind direction, warmer air comes in a bit more cloud around the chance of one or two showers. but some will stay dry, but very humid by day and night.
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