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hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. chinese e—retailer temu, does a u—turn on a cash �*giveaway�* offer — after customer concerns. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. the former wales rugby star louis rees—zammit has signed for the super bowl champions the kansas city chiefs, onlyjust over two months since changing sports. the odds that he'll be lining up alongside the likes of patrick mahomes and travis kelce in an nfl game remain slim. but as adam wild reports, his journey so far has already been very closely followed. for louis rees—zammit this was about taking a chance on a new sport, now
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that sport is taking a chance on him. a giant leap into the unknown, kansas city chiefs, the raining super bowl champions, is where he has landed. hi i super bowl champions, is where he has landed-— has landed. hi i am louis rees-zammit _ has landed. hi i am louis rees-zammitjust - has landed. hi i am louis rees-zammit just signed has landed. hi i am louis- rees-zammitjust signed and can't rees—zammitjust signed and can't wait to go see you all at arrowhead. another big step closer to that nfl dream. . ,, , another big step closer to that nfl dream. . , , , dream. kansas city chiefs is the ideal team _ dream. kansas city chiefs is the ideal team for _ dream. kansas city chiefs is the ideal team for him _ dream. kansas city chiefs is the ideal team for him to _ dream. kansas city chiefs is the ideal team for him to join - dream. kansas city chiefs is the ideal team for him to join and l dream. kansas city chiefs is the i ideal team for him to join and the ideal team for him tojoin and the is every— ideal team for him tojoin and the is every reason to believe that he can play— is every reason to believe that he can play in— is every reason to believe that he can play in regular—season games as welt _ can play in regular-season games as well. ., ., ., ., ., , well. not so long ago louis rees-zammit _ well. not so long ago louis rees-zammit was - well. not so long ago louis rees-zammit was one - well. not so long ago louis rees-zammit was one of i well. not so long ago louis - rees-zammit was one of rugby well. not so long ago louis _ rees-zammit was one of rugby union's rees—zammit was one of rugby union's brightest stars young, quick and unpredictable all the skills that brought the welsh superstar to the attention of american football. he is impressed significantly had recent trust to her his place in the chief's training camp there is still a distance to run. 50 chief's training camp there is still a distance to run.— chief's training camp there is still a distance to run. so he will go to our ota which _ a distance to run. so he will go to our ota which is _ a distance to run. so he will go to our ota which is your _ a distance to run. so he will go to our ota which is your educationali our ota which is your educational piece _ our ota which is your educational piece and — our ota which is your educational piece and he will get to meet everyone _ piece and he will get to meet everyone on the team and it is a
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clash _ everyone on the team and it is a clash of— everyone on the team and it is a clash of all— everyone on the team and it is a clash of all time, this is an opportunity for him to learn then you go— opportunity for him to learn then you go away and come back from training _ you go away and come back from training camp in late july, that will be — training camp in late july, that will be the hardest thing that he will be the hardest thing that he will have — will be the hardest thing that he will have to go through because the hours. _ will have to go through because the hours. the — will have to go through because the hours, the time, the stress on your body, _ hours, the time, the stress on your body, there — hours, the time, the stress on your body, there is a lot coming for this young _ body, there is a lot coming for this young mart — body, there is a lot coming for this young man. and if he has the mindset that it _ young man. and if he has the mindset that it sounds like he does have, and the — that it sounds like he does have, and the will to learn and be curious. _ and the will to learn and be curious, that he will be all right. louis_ curious, that he will be all right. louis rees—zammit sprints in the footsteps of his the lakes of christian weight, swapping international rugby for american football back in 2018 and impressive start but failed to make a regular—season appearance while british olympic discus thrower spent time with the number of franchises, but also never appeared in the nfl. louis rees—zammit willjoin the very best there is, kansas city chiefs are back to back super bowl champions. but there isjust are back to back super bowl champions. but there is just a short time to learn the skills that others have spent a lifetime perfecting. almost 50% of those selected for
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this next stage will not ultimately make the playing squad. but for louis rees—zammit, halfway around the road, it seems he is at least halfway there. xabi alonso says he is going to stay at bayer leverkusen next season. he's arguably the most wanted coach in football. with leverkusen unbeaten in all competitions this season, heading for the bundelsiga title and also still in contention for the german cup and europa league. liverpool and bayern munich were among those interested, but alonso announced his plans on tuesday. at this moment i feel this is the right place for me to be to develop as a coach. i am a young coach, i feel that myjob is to help them, i want to help the team and young players to develop and if i'm part of the process i am happy with that. so putting all the things together, i have taken this important decision
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and hopefully i am convinced it is the right one and i'm happy and i'm still young so time will tell but right now i feel like that. finally in cricket's indian premier league kolkata knight riders made it 2 wins out of two with a comfortable 7 wicket victory over royal challengers bengalaru. the challengers made 182 for 6 after being put in with india's star batsman virat kohli unbeaten on 83. venkatesh iyer smashed a quick 50 as the knight riders made light work of their target reaching it inside 17 overs. much more on our website, back to you. today is good friday — more than 25 years ago, the good friday agreement was signed. the deal brought an end to 30 years of conflict in northern ireland, known as the troubles. the history — and the years that followed — have inspired a whole range of stories. joining me now is henry hemming —
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he's the author of �*four shots in the night: a true story of stakeknife, murder and justice in northern ireland'. it looks at how the death of a spy in the ira led to the biggest murder investigation in british history. thank you forjoining us. it is a consequential area, the issue of espionage and spying throughout the troubles, talk us through broadly the significance of it. i troubles, talk us through broadly the significance of it.— the significance of it. i think with a story we _ the significance of it. i think with a story we have _ the significance of it. i think with a story we have all _ the significance of it. i think with a story we have all heard - the significance of it. i think with - a story we have all heard about good friday agreement is essentially some enlightened outsiders including bill clinton and tony blair came into the region and knocked heads together and came away with this historic and incredibly brave agreement. but there is another side to the story which is only really begun to come out in the last few years. that is the role played by undercover agents. i will give you a sense of the scale of this operation. but the big 1990s, there were more than 800 secret agents operating in northern ireland and what i have done in my
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book is focus on just two of those to try and give the reader a sense of what was going on, the scale of this operation and how it played such a crucial part in bringing peace to the region. just such a crucial part in bringing peace to the region.- such a crucial part in bringing peace to the region. just on that, 800. peace to the region. just on that, 800- that _ peace to the region. just on that, 800- that is _ peace to the region. just on that, 800. that is an _ peace to the region. just on that, 800. that is an extraordinary - 800. that is an extraordinary number. how much of that was known at the time, if any at all?— at the time, if any at all? almost none of it- _ at the time, if any at all? almost none of it. of _ at the time, if any at all? almost none of it. of course _ at the time, if any at all? almost none of it. of course the - at the time, if any at all? almost none of it. of course the peoplel none of it. of course the people running and looking after these agents knew exactly what was going on, but at the time of my car when it was so important that this was not let out, it remained a secret. because peace was fragile. so this needed to be cover up. we were not reaching a point where i think we can begin to look at this period of the past in a more open and transparent way and hopefully my book will play some small part in that. ., book will play some small part in that. . ., , that. overall then, what is the overall impact _ that. overall then, what is the overall impact of _ that. overall then, what is the overall impact of that? - that. overall then, what is the overall impact of that? it - that. overall then, what is the overall impact of that? it is i that. overall then, what is the l overall impact of that? it is two thins overall impact of that? it is two things mainly- _ overall impact of that? it is two things mainly. number- overall impact of that? it is two things mainly. number one, . overall impact of that? it is two things mainly. number one, by| overall impact of that? it is two - things mainly. number one, by having so many agents either close to the
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good friday agreement or inside —— close to ira or inside ira. attacks would have been called off, because there is an agent inside a particular unit who tipped off their hand learned as a result this does not go on. so ira is becoming less effective, but one other thing important to stress and it is that you have agents also inside during the 1980s and 90s and they are actually doing pretty much everything they can to make sure sinn fein does better and succeeds as a political force. sinn fein does better and succeeds as a politicalforce. you may expect them to be doing the opposite, but there were those in mi five during there were those in mi five during the troubles he felt that in order for there to be peace in the region, sinn fein had to be a credible and successful political force. so some of these agents were playing a small part in making that a reality. thank ou for part in making that a reality. thank you forjoining _ part in making that a reality. thank you forjoining us — part in making that a reality. thank you forjoining us on _ part in making that a reality. thank you forjoining us on the _ part in making that a reality. thank
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you forjoining us on the programme. pope francis will not attend a good friday procession at rome's colosseum to protect his health ahead of other easter week engagements, the vatican said. pope francis earlier presided over the traditional good friday service at st peter's basilica in vatican city. good friday is the most somber day in the christian calendar, marking jesus' death by crucifixion. the pontiff will also preside at an easter vigil service on saturday — and then on sunday he'll celebrate easter mass and read his twice—annual "urbi et 0rbi" message and blessing from the central balcony of st peter's. former us president donald trump famously loves his golf. just last week he was celebrating his victories at the trump international golf club. the club championship trophy and the senior club championship trophy — he won both, of course. in 2006 — when he unveiled plans to transform a stretch of sand
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dunes north of aberdeen, in scotland it into what he promised would be the world's greatest golf course — there was excitement. as well as scepticism. the plans were backed by a big portion the local business community — with promises of investment, and major golf championships. mr trump said he would spend £1 billion on the scheme — but this did not happen. a small number of the thousands of newjobs promised, have materialised so far — and the golf resort has yet to turn a profit, racking up {13.3 million in losses since it opened. now — one of the project's consultant director for the trump 0rganisation says he feels �*hoodiwnked' and ashamed. neil hobday, has spoken to "trumped", a new bbc sounds podcast which revisits the controversy surrounding the approval for the trump international golf links course. he reflected on the moment he realised donald trump
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didn't have the finances. take a listen. he wanted the golf course and that was it. and he was willing to fight the environmental battle and create this impression that this was $1,000,000,000 project and scotland absolutely needed it. but i think he never really had the money or the intention of finishing it. and i feel very hoodwinked and a shame that i fell and ashamed that i fell for it and scotland fell for it and the government, and we all fell for it. he was never going to do it. i spoke earlier to trumped' podcast creator, film maker and journalist anthony baxter. well, neil hobday, who was the project director of trump's international golf links, he's the man who took the idea of a golf course in scotland to donald trump in the first place. and back then, when i started
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following this story in 2010, the development was promised to create 6,000 jobs, and it was supposed to be £1,000,000,000 of investment. but in the podcast series trumped, we follow the story right from the beginning through until the current day and today, the economic arguments that were made by the trump organisation and others for the development don't stack up, according to an economist, certainly from the london school of economics. we spoke to paul cheshire in the series. and the development that was supposed to employ around 6,000 people, all in, currently employs under 100. so the question of whether or not the scottish government, which gave the development the go—ahead in the first place after it was called in by the government saying it was in the national interests of scotland. that's the question.
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has it delivered and under scrutiny — the economics don't seem to stack up and i think that's why mr hobday believes that scotland was hoodwinked. well, what about the other side here, that actually all these economic matters are projections, they're predictions. they're not always going to be right. there's an element of risk in every single development like this. and also factors like covid inevitably will slow these things down. well, certainly there are exterior economic factors, as you say, that come into play in something like this. but remember, when this development was first imagined, it was going to be built on what was a site of special scientific interest, a very important environmental stretch of beautiful wild dunes north of aberdeen. and the arguments made at the time were that, yes, there was going to be an environmental impact by this development, but the economics was such
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that it was in the national interests of scotland. that's what the scottish government said at the time. and so i think, although you're right, there are always going to be exterior economic factors at play. the gap between the promise and what has been delivered is huge and the jobs that were supposed to be created, those 6000 jobs in total. part of that was the building of a major hotel, the biggest in scotland. the biggest in scotland it was going to be, said donald trump, and that has never been built. and so without that and without the housing, without the other factors that were supposed to be there at play, those predictions just have not been realised. well, i interviewed donald trump on that very golf course, and he said to me then, this was a long time ago, but he said, "this is going to be great for scotland." do you think it has been? i think it's really been
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a devastating example, really, of when these claims are put forward by somebody about the economics of this development are not delivered. and it's like some of the residents said to me back in the day in 2010, you know, if you say this is going to be the greatest in the world, it's going to create all these jobs. it's going to be the second coming of oil for scotland. then, of course, people are going to say, "this is brilliant, this is going to be amazing." but, you know, the reality of the situation has been that for the local residents who refused to sell their homes to mr trump, those people are still there. they're living their lives. and their lives have been blighted by this in many ways. and so i think it's really a question if we look at what's happened today against those promises, the promises that were made by donald trump and others about what this development would deliver for scotland, it really hasn't stacked up.
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chinese e—retailer temu has been forced to u—turn on a cash giveaway offer — after concerns were raised over use of customer data. temu is an online marketplace — it offers buyers a wide range of goods and heavily discounted prices — from clothes, to toys, to household items. users sign up to purchase — either online, or via an app. it launched in the us in 2022, and the uk last year. its popularity has skyrocketed — but it has faced criticism of production practises. a promotion by the online retailer — which promised shoppers up to £50 — went viral online. but it faced growing criticism after questions were raised about the terms and condtions — in particular, the considerable amount of personal data participants
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were asked to hand over. ijust want to give you a sense of how detailed this is. by taking part, users would allow the company to... "use and publish member's photo, name, likeness, voice, opinion, statements, biographical information, and/or hometown and state for promotional or advertising purposes in any media worldwide, now known or hereby developed, in perpetuity without further review, notification, payment or consideration." i wanted to give you a sense of what was going on, that isjust one section of the terms and conditions. previously, temu had said these were "standard terms and conditions". but now it says it has "tweaked" those terms because they were "overly broad". let's now go to professor awais rashid. he is a professor of cyber security at the university of bristol.
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thank you for coming onto the programme. so were those terms and conditions overly broad? yes. programme. so were those terms and conditions overly broad?— conditions overly broad? yes, as you have 'ust conditions overly broad? yes, as you have just read _ conditions overly broad? yes, as you have just read out _ conditions overly broad? yes, as you have just read out in _ conditions overly broad? yes, as you have just read out in your— have just read out in your introduction, these terms and conditions exist quite a lot and the online data economy because of course we sign up for services and we get something in return and we are paying for this with our data. in this case as you have noted, the terms and conditions are incredibly bright and asking for a lot of personal information and then in perpetuity and whatever form they would like. we can see that because of the pressure that temu have faced, they have now changed their view and have said, yes we think they are very, very broad. but then they are very, very broad. but then the question poses itself. that if this information was not needed in the first instance, why was it being asked for and why was it being kept in exchange for this offer.—
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in exchange for this offer. people will know signing _ in exchange for this offer. people will know signing on, _ in exchange for this offer. people will know signing on, they - in exchange for this offer. people | will know signing on, they vaguely know that they are giving away some of their data, but is it possible that t and cs like this would have been agreed to by people unknowingly elsewhere? it is been agreed to by people unknowingly elsewhere? , ., , , been agreed to by people unknowingly elsewhere? , ~ , , , elsewhere? it is actually very, very common and _ elsewhere? it is actually very, very common and what _ elsewhere? it is actually very, very common and what we _ elsewhere? it is actually very, very common and what we find - elsewhere? it is actually very, very common and what we find in - elsewhere? it is actually very, very i common and what we find in research and other researchers is that apps regularly often over permission asking for more permission than they necessarily need. in some cases it is somewhat the case that they may not know what they need in the future but the principle is you only get access to the data that he wants. and then we have the terms and conditions and privacy policies which are incredibly long, indecipherable and often very broad. and as a result it is highly likely for temu and other services as well, people have signed up for terms that capture quite of lot of information
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as well as share that information with third parties for all sorts of purposes without really pulling realising what was going on. is realising what was going on. is there anything we can do, should be doing? i there anything we can do, should be doinu ? ~ , there anything we can do, should be doinu ? ~' , . ., , ., doing? i think the big challenges of course, doing? i think the big challenges of course. the — doing? i think the big challenges of course, the data _ doing? i think the big challenges of course, the data drives _ doing? i think the big challenges of course, the data drives the - doing? i think the big challenges of course, the data drives the digital i course, the data drives the digital economy. of course we utilise it for all sorts of good purposes as well, but we really need to ask the question as to the information we are giving, is a really essential for the service to be provided to us and equally, it is the responsibility of the service providers to not actually ask for more information than is essential. 0f more information than is essential. of course you can have regulatory safeguards are this as well, but the question has to be asked, do these privacy policies and terms and conditions need to be so big, so broad? should be really be giving away lots of information for getting away lots of information for getting a service that that necessarily require all of that. the thing i would say is any time such an offer happens, if it's too good to be true it likely is. happens, if it's too good to be true
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it likel is. ., ~ happens, if it's too good to be true it likel is. . ~ , ., happens, if it's too good to be true it likel is. . ~ i. ., happens, if it's too good to be true it likel is. . ~ ., ., it likely is. thank you for “oining us on the— it likely is. thank you for “oining us on the programme. h it likely is. thank you for “oining us on the programme. i h it likely is. thank you forjoining us on the programme. i will. it likely is. thank you forjoining| us on the programme. i willjust read one quick response from the company, previous terms and conditions they said were overly broad and inadvertently involved including the promotional uses that temu does not engage in. good day for fans of beyonce — us singer released a brand new album. # this ain't texas # this ain't texas # ain't no hold �*em # ain't no hold �*em # soleil our cards cowboy carter sees the artist dive into the country music — and features some of the genre's biggest names — including dolly parton, and linda martell. the album is the second act in a triology — the first, of course, renaissance. with me now is mary mandefield.
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she is a musicjournalist and broadcaster. it isa it is a good day for beyonce fans. first impressions, first responses to the new album. my first impressions, first responses to the new album.— to the new album. my first impression _ to the new album. my first impression was _ to the new album. my first impression was it - to the new album. my first impression was it is - to the new album. my first impression was it is a - to the new album. my first impression was it is a big i to the new album. my first - impression was it is a big meaty album, 27 songs with plenty of features and there are a lot of country influences on there, but there is so much more as well. she publicly said, this is not a country album, this is a beyonce album. so bill get a mix and blend of genres from her. ., ., , from her. cowboy carter it says on the strap. — from her. cowboy carter it says on the strap. the _ from her. cowboy carter it says on the strap, the iconography - from her. cowboy carter it says on the strap, the iconography there i from her. cowboy carter it says on| the strap, the iconography there is a very, very western and country music. there is a specific reason,. the story goes beyonce had one single on a previous album called daddy lessons and in 2016 she performed at the country music awards and there was a lot of
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backlash to that from audience members to critics and she did not have any place in the country music scene. she says at that moment it spurred her on to prove a point and she could do this and her roots are houston, texas, born and raised in that country lifestyle. it's breaking boundaries of what a lot of fans see as country, notjust the genre but the lifestyle as well. stay there, because she is taking this kind of move in to this different genre, but the numbers that she has accrued so far are pretty impressive. across her previous albums she has already sold over two hundred million records — whilst racking up twenty two top—10 singles on the billboard charts. and that includes nine number one hit singles. she's also accumulated great critical acclaim, having last year achieved the record for individual grammy awards at thirty two.
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although there was some criticism she did not get some big ones with the grammys. given the numbers in the grammys. given the numbers in the skill of the success, is what you have heard so far thinking, that will discontinuei do believe so. i will discontinuel do believe so. i think one of the key elements to her success as she does not get stuck in one genre. when she first started in the 90s and early to thousands it was r&b, it was pop and she is transition, she is shown us or rap music, house and dance music in that was act i and that act two is a completely different sound. i think even having this collaborations on there, people like dolly parton basically saying, i once you in this space and i want you to cover iconic songs such asjolene which she did on the album, that is what beyonce does so well. it on the album, that is what beyonce does so well-— does so well. it is big taking on jolene. does so well. it is big taking on jolene- it _ does so well. it is big taking on jolene- it is. — does so well. it is big taking on jolene. it is, no— does so well. it is big taking on jolene. it is, no pressure. - does so well. it is big taking on jolene. it is, no pressure. so . does so well. it is big taking on jolene. it is, no pressure. so it| does so well. it is big taking on i jolene. it is, no pressure. so it is a trilogy. — jolene. it is, no pressure. so it is a trilogy. i— jolene. it is, no pressure. so it is a trilogy. i don't _ jolene. it is, no pressure. so it is a trilogy, i don't want _ jolene. it is, no pressure. so it is a trilogy, i don't want to get - a trilogy, i don't want to get ahead, but do we know what is next, what is part three of three? what what is part three of three? what she does really _
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what is part three of three? what she does really well— what is part three of three? what she does really well is _ what is part three of three? harriet she does really well is almost focus on reclaiming a genre's roots of house indents saying a lot of this was originated in our culture and lgbt culture as well and with country music it is taken get back to who it really began with. and i think that team could carry on into act iii so not sure where it would go. imago heavily back into r&b celebrating destiny's child and her sister, solange and to b that theme of sisterhood and friendship. but thatis of sisterhood and friendship. but that is as a speculation. irate of sisterhood and friendship. but that is as a speculation. we don't need to get _ that is as a speculation. we don't need to get ahead _ that is as a speculation. we don't need to get ahead of _ that is as a speculation. we don't need to get ahead of ourselves. i need to get ahead of ourselves. people still have to get through this album first. thank you so much for coming on and talking us through. great stuff. you will see you again soon. we will be back at the top of the hour with all of the headlines. this is bbc news. hello there, good evening.
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easter weekend settling down, perhaps music to your ears in comparison to the last few days, yes there will be more centring around and fewer showers, as a result the temperature a little warmer. but warming to come by easter monday. more for a moment, at the moment low—pressure drifting its way westwards and isobars are opening out so saturday will be a quieter and less windy day for all. may be a bit more cloud across east anglia and that can't coast and a few isolated showers out to the west, most frequent perhaps for northern ireland in scotland, but even so, few and far between in comparison to recent days. 11—15 with a little more sunshine coming through and should feel quite pleasant. with those clear skies by day continuing through the night, temperatures are likely to fall away for sump. the exemption. to the south west where we could continue to see some sours pushing up through the channel isles and cornwall. low single figures and and cornwall. low single figures and a touch of frost likely to scotland
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and north east england and even some patchy fog. worth bearing in mind that we are springing into british summertime on sunday, guess we will lose an hour, the clocks go forward in the daytime skip even longer. sunday morning, the fog will lift readily away, a lot of dry, settled weather, for most on sunday, that rain down towards the south—west could be a bit of a nuisance here and temperatures generally between 10-14 and temperatures generally between 10—14 once again. as we move out of sunday into monday is when we start to see the potential for another speu to see the potential for another spell of wet weather as the load drifts its way eastwards once again and brings some rain for england and wales. not looking to back him the best of the centre perhaps through northern ireland and western scotland. more cloud coming off the north sea and the brain will be shy re—from time to time across england and wales. as a result of the change of wind direction, air cooler on exposed east coasts, 9—10 perhaps
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highest values of 12 celsius. as we move out of monday into tuesday, low—pressure is set to dominate the weather story. you can see the next system waiting in the wings and so as we go through the week ahead, we will see some showers or longer spells of rain from time to time.
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hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news.
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i'm trying to really come to terms with the political significance of the fact that sirjeffrey donaldson has resigned as party leader and has been suspended. nobody at all saw this coming until we had a statement from the police service of northern ireland this morning, saying that a 61—year—old man had been arrested and charged over those offences. it has caused tremendous shock not just myself personally— or my colleagues within the dup, but for the community right - across northern ireland. it came as a great shock. are panel 0ur panel tonight is ? andrew fisher, former director of policy for the labour party underjeremy corbyn. and gunner ramer ? the political director at republican group, focused on defeating donald trump.
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