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Guernsey States prioritise plans to improving schools to writing off an

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airline's debt — but have they got Also — one of Jersey's biggest car

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parks is to be extended to meet And what to do with a bomb — after

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£225 million could be spent on capital projects in Guernsey over

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the next few years. The States is being asked to give the go ahead to

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a list of work that needs to happen — including rebuilding schools,

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improving the buses, and buying — including rebuilding schools,

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health equipment. But will they — including rebuilding schools,

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And spend ten million writing off At a time when we hear the States

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mostly talking about saving money. Now it's about getting out the

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cheque book to spend hundreds of The States have three lists of jobs

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they want to get on with. On the A list are the most vital projects.

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Including new Radiology Equipment at the hospital, mending Alderney's

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CCTV network. And buying a new boat to police the seas. You could throw

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good money after bad, or you get to the stage where we need a new boat.

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The B list is work that will happen — but isn't quite as an urgent.

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The B list is work that will happen there's things like getting new

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coastal defences, Aad for Education — the rebuild of La Mare de Carteret

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through the States at the end of On the C list is the projects that

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somewhere to display the Asterix Wreck, work on the grammar school

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Environment would like to do — but won't be able to. Particularly

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disappointed about the vehicle testing facility. We have got to

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comply with UK regulations. I would So we've got the A, B, and C lists

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for the States to debate. Perhaps the bigger problem they'll need

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for the States to debate. Perhaps work out though is how to pay for it

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Well let's talk about the financial side of all of this. A short time

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ago I spoke to Guernsey's Treasury Minister and started by asking him

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whether at a time when money is embarking on such a big investment

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programme. The island needs to continue investing in its capital

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programme and its infrastructure. All the more reason that we need to

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undertake a controlled process and that we do properly prioritise. It

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is going to cost 225 million in total, but you are 70 million short

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stop —— short. At this stage we total, but you are 70 million short

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dealing with fairly broad estimates. If we proceed with everything in the

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programme we would be round about 17 million short. Something needs to

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happen. Over the next couple of quarters, if the States approve

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happen. Over the next couple of report in September, we will look at

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what the alternatives are. Whether we draw down on our other reserves.

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It is appropriate that we look at borrowing as well. If borrowing

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It is appropriate that we look at the option, is this worth the island

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getting into debt for? That will be a decision for the States will stop

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—— the States. It is appropriate that we do look at it and if the

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funding options are not attractive then we will have two cats our cloth

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accordingly —— we will have two then we will have two cats our cloth

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£1.5 million pounds could be spent on providing more parking in Jersey.

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One of St Helier's main car parks is to be extended — to make up for

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spaces lost under the development of Caulfield reports. The closer to

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town you are the more difficult Caulfield reports. The closer to

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is to find a space. There will be fewer when this police station is

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built. Politicians say they are working on a solution. The plan

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built. Politicians say they are to extend this top deck through

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built. Politicians say they are the end here. The police station is

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accommodate most of the parking the end here. The police station is

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an extra 64 spaces will stop if the end here. The police station is

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plans are approved money will be spent extending the top floor.

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Meanwhile other car parks are being underused. There are hundreds of

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spaces three at this car park. Some question whether or spaces are

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really needed. Everywhere you go you can get a space. No problems at

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really needed. Everywhere you go you This side of town one of the car

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parks is full up. Spaces here are important. You definitely need it.

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But if the plans for Green Street do go ahead — it'll mean two years

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But if the plans for Green Street do disruption. Businesses in the town

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will be hoping that won't deter shoppers looking for a convenient

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Still to come — celebrating the shoppers looking for a convenient

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of the Southwest. The chefs cooking Dozens of homes will be evacuated in

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Guernsey on Sunday morning as bomb disposal experts deal with a World

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War Two mine that's been found in the Fermain Bay area. The unexploded

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device was discovered during a training exercise in Bluebell Woods.

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Mike Wilkins has been as close as he dared and met those who remember it

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One of the most popular walks in Guernsey has been off limits today

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as the authorities deal with an It's believed the mine is like one

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of these. It's thought to have been one of 16 dropped by the Royal

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Canadian Air Force on the 22nd June This photo was taken shortly after

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the liberation and the boy on the far right remembers the mines being

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dropped. Today he showed me the far right remembers the mines being

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from his bedroom window that night. This search lights were blazing

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everywhere. The flak guns were This wasn't an isolated incident and

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the Allies attacked the island bringing a U—boat in and we were

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trying to get them stop As a result of Allied aggresion, a couple of

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islanders were accidentally killed. How do you think people felt knowing

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that the Allies were attacking the island? Usually the local population

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was delighted to see them. They island? Usually the local population

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getting their own back stop they were very selective about who they

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drop their bombs. I look back and Many mines and bombs have been

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discovered and disarmed in Guernsey over the years, and some feel it's

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inevitable that more will be found And update on this one. The least

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sane people living near Bluebell Woods are asked to leave their homes

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from six at —— people living near Bluebell Woods are asked to leave

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their homes from six o'clock in morning on Sunday. Here is the A

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cloudy day in store with outbreaks of rain. Some of that dream will

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become more heavily and persistent as the day progresses. You can see

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the area of low pressure that will be working towards as by the early

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This evening we are looking at a largely tried one. There could be

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some hill fog. Tomorrow may be quite a try start. Cloud will come and

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bring rain. That train could be persistent. Strong gusts especially

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Choppy surf not particularly good in that dream. I wet and windy day

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tomorrow. At the start of next week we're looking at more in the way of

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sunshine. More settled conditions as they start to see high pressure

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building as temperatures what they should be for the time of year.

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With all of that on your doorstep, why would you ever want to leave?

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Onto the sport now, and today, Dave's been to have a look at what's

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in store for the Great British Tennis Weekend.

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We are here at the centre of Exeter at one of two venues in the

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south—west that is staging the Great British Tennis Weekend. The LTA

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development officer is putting the children through their paces. We

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will be talking to her about this drive in just a few moments.

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Firstly, football. Yeovil Town will have to sharpen up in front of goal

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if they are to get anything from Barn Mead this weekend. They lost

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1—0 last week. Exeter City will be playing Wimbledon at St James's

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Park. They will face the many say in Brazil later in the week.

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After two draws, Torquay United look to go one better against early

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leaders Oxford United. Jonathan Fox has added the world

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title to his Paralympic gold—medal. The 22 euros because the

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second—fastest time ever to win gold in the 100 backstroke. He came

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within a seventh of a second off his own world record.

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Great Britain Riders of the future are teaching this weekend with Emma

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King featuring in France next month. 17—year—old Emily is following in

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the famous footsteps of her mother Mary. British Senior Open

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International Lucy will also be present.

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One of the biggest training academies has attracted seven riders

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from across the region. If you look close enough, you could

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find the next generation of top show—jumpers right there.

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Ten—year—old light of his pony Ralph have high hopes. I enjoyed jumping.

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I like racing against the clock. If you want to be good you must listen

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and learn. Ian is a top trainer here. It is a little unfortunate

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that the children do not get a coach and the basics from the word go. We

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have a lot of up and coming young writers. We have some seven and 8

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euros —— eight—year—old Switch looked very talented already. I

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would like to be even more successful than the Olympians.

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Indeed you do. Look up to the sky and make your dreams come true.

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There are 39 parks across the whole of the United Kingdom taking in this

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tennis weekend. One is in Exeter and the other implement. In Exeter I am

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joined by Georgina. This weekend, what has driven this? The Olympic

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legacy and following on from Andy Murray winning Wimbledon. It is the

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perfect opportunity to get people who have been inspired to get

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involved in tennis. What has Andy Murray's famous Wimbledon when done

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for the sport? The parts have been busier than ever. In Devon

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especially the clubs have come to me to tell me about what a great

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response they have had and appealed for more people to get involved. It

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runs over to the ears —— it runs for two days in Exeter, they will have

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your work cut out, will you not? That is correct. Despite the

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weather, we will be here having lots of fun, I am sure. Popped onto our

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website if you want more information. You can find out more

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there. Let us hope the weather is kind to us over the weekend.

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We will have the real forecast shortly.

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A young Doctor Who fan who has his very own Dalek now has something new

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to add to his collection. Andrew Carter's dad Will built him a

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replica of the Doctor's archenemy two years ago. Now, after months of

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hard work, he's finished a TARDIS, which has been raising a few

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eyebrows in Paignton. Our South Devon reporter John Ayres has more.

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You could be forgiven for thinking not much happens here in the streets

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of Paignton. On this quiet roads sits the TARDIS, although the Time

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Lord is not paying you visit. Will Carter has built first a Dalek and

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now a TARDIS, which I my reckoning must make him he huge Doctor Who

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fan. Not really. Not as much as my son. It is a labour of love for your

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son? It is a labour of love for something! Has Dalek make special

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appearances at local events. Who is the best doctor? Matt Smith.What

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about Peter Capaldi? Are you excited about the new doctor? He is the 12

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Doctor, he is coming in time for Christmas. This has taking a cold

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year to construct this. It took for people to lift it. It took a lot of

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engineering skill to get it into this location. It flashes blue

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inside and as a whole host of things. It does not disappear have

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ever! What is next?He wants me to build another archenemy for him.

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Almost as scary as the real thing! We have a taste of what for tomorrow

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but it will improve as the beak progresses. It is a very different

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today tomorrow with wet and windy conditions but by Sunday it will be

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drier and bright but still staying quiet breezy. There is an area of

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low pressure with this big lump of cloud. It will progress towards us

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overnight and by the early hours will bring some strengthening winds.

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You can see how quick those isobars are moving across to us and they are

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very tightly packed. For Monday, there are signs that high pressure

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is starting to build up once again, so potentially be looking at some

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settled weather for the beginning of next week. The cloud that he had

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overnight cleared away quite nicely and we had plenty in the way of

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sunshine. Some like evening sun still to be hard for the East. For

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the West, the cloud beginning to thicken up overnight bringing patchy

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outbreaks of line and some Dera Zor for a time. The plans are

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strengthening for the Isles of Scilly. —— the winds are

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strengthening. On Saturday we could say up to 20 millimetres of rain

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falling. Strong winds which will touch gale force in the morning.

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Temperatures for tomorrow will be around 19 Celsius. It will feel

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quite cruel in the wind and rain. For the Isles of Scilly, warm rain.

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We could have gale force winds for the Isles of Scilly in the morning.

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And that rain, the visibility is likely to become moderate or poor.

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It will come good as the front moves eastwards. Tomorrow, guess, it will

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be wet and windy, especially in the morning and those winds could be

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quite strong will stop and land we could see them at 30 or 40 mph. By

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the evening it will clear away eastwards and we will have a drier

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net for Saturday night. For Sunday, it is drier and brighter but still a

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few showers potentially, that it will be an improved today compared

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to Saturday at temperatures average for this time of year, around 19 or

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20 Celsius. It. The quick and on Sunday. It is only next week that

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the winds will fade away and high pressure begins to build once more.

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Much more sunshine to come and temperatures could get back to 18 or

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19 Celsius. A taste of autumn for tomorrow but improved conditions

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after that. Join us again at 10:30pm. Goodbye.

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