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Evidence tonight of a shocking rise in the number of people unable

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to leave hospitals in England, because of a crisis in social care.

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There's been an 80% rise in two years, in those

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spending longer in hospital, because of delays in getting people

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Down in our emergency department there are patients that have been

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medically seen and need to be admitted but can't be admitted

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because there is no bed for them to go to yet.

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The cost to the NHS of older people needlessly staying in hospital,

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After assurances from foreign backers, Theresa May gives

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light for a new nuclear power plant, at Hinkley Point in Somerset.

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It will provide 7% of the UK's electricity needs, giving secure

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energy to six million homes for 60 years.

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The sports student left brain damaged and paralysed,

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It's a brighter than expected outlook for the economy.

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The Bank of England says short term Brexit fears

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And Britain's Paralympians pass the 100 medal mark, at Rio.

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Andy Murray will face Juan Martin Del Porto in the first match of

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tomorrow's Davis Cup tie, in what's a repeat of the Olympic final.

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Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

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We have more evidence tonight of the chronic problems affecting

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There's been a shocking rise in the number of people

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waiting to leave hospitals, because the support they need

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at home isn't available. NHS England says in July,more

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than 61,000 extra days were spent in hospital,

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because of delays in providing social care - that's

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And the burden on the NHS in England is enormous.

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It's estimated it spends ?820 million a year on older

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patients, who don't need to be in hospital.

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A report by health experts today says its evidence of

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Our social affairs correspondent Alison Holt has spent a day

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at the Royal Liverpool Hospital and has this special report.

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Just a warning, it contains flashing images.

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It's 9.00 in the morning and the Royal Liverpool Hospital

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In Accident Emergency, patients needing immediate treatment

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At the minute, the A department is full.

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Each of these red dots represents someone who has been waiting

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for more than four hours, breaching Government targets.

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One patient has been here 18 hours, ready to be moved to a ward.

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You must be really frustrated with that.

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Rather full downstairs, with over a ward of patients,

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we need to get them moved as soon as possible.

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Upstairs, senior staff are trying to free up beds for the new patients

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needing operations or emergency treatment.

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There is no trolley space in resus, we have two patients waiting

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Have we got any patients identified that can move?

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Yes, there is three or four in there that could move out.

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We have no urgency in the departments to move them out to.

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They have more than one hundred patients who are ready to leave

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hospital but can't because of delays in getting home care, residential

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Surgery can't start this morning until we have identified a bed

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for someone to return to after theatre.

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86-year-old Derek Chinn is one of the patients who will go

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He has been on the specialist stroke ward while waiting for extra home

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This was the only bed available to doctors, even though he had

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Essentially, it is a very expensive residential home bed.

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He isn't the problem, it is the system preventing us

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from discharging people appropriately, which means the acute

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patients who have a need for the beds are being delayed

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On another ward, Camille has been waiting 72 days to leave

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the hospital, but the council is struggling to find a care

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provider that can support her at home, four times a day.

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They should do more to get people back into the community.

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You don't really want to be here, do you?

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An increasing number of hospitals in England face these pressures.

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More and more cuts are expected from us.

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In Liverpool, the man who runs the council's social care says

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they are struggling with budget cuts and staff shortages.

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We are seeing more people with high demands for health

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People are living longer, which is great.

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We celebrate it, but we don't have the services out

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This sounds like a system at breaking point.

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It is, and that is what keeps me awake at night.

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The Government says it is making significantly more money

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available to social care, to ensure affordable,

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It is 5.00, and back in A at the Royal, there is no let up

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At this point, they don't want us filming inside.

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For a short period of time, they had to divert ambulances

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They have nine people on trolleys in the corridor, and there

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are no resuscitation beds available at the moment.

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Upstairs, at the latest operations meeting,

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The emergency department is now on the highest

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It means as they head into the evening, they will begin

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the search for people who can sent home safely all over again.

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You can find out the cost of care in your area

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by using the BBC's online guide. Enter your postcode, local council

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name or Northern Ireland health board, and discover the cost

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of an hour of homecare, and information about residential

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Theresa May has given the green light for Britain's first

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At a cost of ?18 billion, the reactor, Hinkley Point C

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in Somerset, will be built by the French company

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EDF, with significant investment from China.

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The Government was expected to finalise the deal two months ago,

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but wanted assurances on financing and security.

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Supporters say the plant is vital to reducing Britain's reliance

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on fossil fuels, but critics argue the deal is a bad one for consumers.

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Here's our political editor Laura Kuenssberg.

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DF. In EDF. With were they really going to stop the engines? Drive the

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diggers Jay? And give up on years of preparation, chuck away millions

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already spent? Statement the Secretary of State for business,

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energy and industrial strategy. Ministers did pause, but are now

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pressing go. Hinkley unleashes a long overdue new wave of investment

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in nuclear engineering in the UK, creating 26,000 job, and

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apprenticeships, providing a huge boost to the economy. Under the ?18

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billion deal the new react for should be running by 2025. The

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Chinese plan to build another new nuclear plant at Bradwell in Essex.

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The Government will take a special share in that and any future project

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that's will give them control over important infrastructure being

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bought or sold. The deal was first signed last year,

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amid a welcome for the Chinese leader, that could hardly have been

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more lavish. There were nerves round Westminster about the huge cost,

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security and the environment, but Chinese involvement in new nuclear

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projects was applauded at the top. But with a change of the boss, a

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change of heart, and to Chinese fury one of Theresa May's first acts was

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to delay the decision to pore of the details again. I have commented on

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it. Brave or fool harry? Mr Speaker the Government created a commercial

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crisis, they sent shock waves through the industry and unions

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alike, they risked a diplomatic dispute with one of our key future

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trading partners and in the end all they have done is pretend to give

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themselves powers, which they already possessed. Ministers say

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they will be an important new framework to check up on all big

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projects, the hope Hinkley will help keep the lightses on. The risk is I

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don't know November shall and ex pension. -- controversial. What was

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the delay about? When Theresa May moved into Number Ten, the National

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Security Council had already reviewed the deal, the terms had

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already been agreed. Those close that the stage tell me there is no

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fundamental difference between now and then, but imagine she had gone

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ahead straightaway? The brand-new Prime Minister would have been

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waving through one of the most controversial deals in history,

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barely a fortnight into the job. There is is no difference, and one

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has to wonder that Britain's paid a very high diplomatic price and a

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price in terms of high cost of investment, was it worth it? Now

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there is official go ahead the next stage on the ground can start. But

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no project like this has been completed before. All the fuss, all

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the political hopes for Hinkley could yet turn to dust.

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So is the deal for Hinkley C good for the economy and good

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Our business editor Simon Jack has been finding out.

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Off the drawing board and into reality. Today was heralded as the

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renaissance of UK nuclear, but in truth it has been a protracted and

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difficult rebirth but one to be celebrated according to its proud

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French parent. It's great news for the customer, it is a big boost for

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the UK industry, it is a great step in the fight against climate change.

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It is not just good news for the French builders and their Chinese

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partners, the benefits of this project will be felt in the economy

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locally, and nationally. We are really pleased that the jobs which

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were promised over 25,000 over its lifetime, 500 new apprentices and

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plenty of jobs within the supply chain. The Government clearly feels

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the political and economic case has been made, but does that make it a

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good idea? Is it value for money? Now if it is delivered on budget, it

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will cost that figure of ?18 billion, making it the most

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expensive power plant if history. The good news is that EDF and their

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Chinese partners have paying that cost up front, but only because the

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Government has agreed to guarantee them a price of ?92.50 per unit.

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That compares to the current price of ?43. Now depending on the

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electricity price, that equates to a subsidy of between 10 and ?20 per

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household per year added to energy bill, when complete, it will

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contribute 7% of the UK's total electricity needs. But that is not

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enough to convince the project's critics. What we need to be doing

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now is investing in the renewables, in wind, which is available

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offshore, wind, cheaper than Hinkley will be. We need to invest in solar

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so people can have this on the roofs of their house, put that together

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with batteries and they could be getting revenues as well as bills.

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But when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine you can have a

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problem which leads to shortfalls like yesterday when prices rocketed

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to twice the cost of electricity. The price spike has drawn attention

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to how narrow our supply margin is at the moment. And that is the

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reason behind the Government's thinking for the capacity market,

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and also subsidising Hinkley. If you thought hengely was

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controversial, wait for Bradwell, where the Chinese have been promised

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they can design, build and operate their own react for on British soil.

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The Bank of England says the short-term economic impact

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of Brexit isn't as bad as first feared.

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It's predicting growth for the third quarter of this year will be

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Our economics editor Kamal Ahmed is in the City for us this evening.

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Significant of course this is coming from the Bank of England?

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Absolutely, I don't think the Bank of England thinks the UK economy is

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quite out of the woods yet but certainly since the referendum vote

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there has been this run of better than expected economic news on

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employment, on retail sale, on housing, and on consumer confidence.

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What does that mean for two very big decisions that are coming up? First,

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on interest rates, of course you will remember the Bank of England

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has already cut interest rates once since the referendum vote, and many

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people think that is the reason the economy is performing better than

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many expected. It suggested it was going to cut them possibly again, to

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an historic low, that is probably less likely now, although the bank

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has made it clear it is still cautious about 2017 and economic

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performance. Of course, we haven't left the European Union yet, and

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also there hasn't been that much information on how the economy is

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performing. Second big issue the Autumn Statement. In November, that

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is Philip Hammond the new Chancellor's first chance to say

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what he wants to do about the economy on tax and spending. He said

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he would act if the economy is weak, the figures today will take some of

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that pressure off the Government. Thank you.

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Five police officers face possible criminal charges,

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while being restrained outside a nightclub in Bedford.

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Julian Cole suffered severe brain damage during an arrest in 2013.

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Our home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw reports.

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She comes here every day to be with her son.

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Julian Cole is in a residential nursing home

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and needs round-the-clock care for the rest of his life.

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The 23-year-old is severely brain damaged and paralysed,

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barely aware of what's going on around him.

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But the devotion of his mum, Claudia, is clear to see.

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Some people with the same injury, they never survive.

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A talented athlete and football fan, Julian was studying for a degree

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in sports science and had ambitions to be a coach or PE teacher.

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But that all changed after a night out in Bedford in May 2013.

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Julian was arrested and restrained outside a club

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during an incident involving bouncers and police.

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He broke his neck, suffering a severe injury to his spinal chord.

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But instead of being taken straight to hospital, the young student was

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put in a police van and brought here to a police station in Bedford.

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It was then that an ambulance was called.

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Since that night, the actions of the five officers involved

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They're all facing the possibility of criminal charges.

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Disciplinary proceedings could also be brought for alleged gross

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misconduct over how they carried out their duties and responsibilities.

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And now, for Julian Cole's family, there's the prospect of finding out

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what happened on the night he was so badly injured.

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No matter whatever they did to him, it won't bring him back.

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It's thought prosecutors will take some months

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In the meantime, Claudia will carry on caring for her son,

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Evidence of a shocking rise in the number of people unable to leave

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hospitals in England because of a crisis in social care. And away from

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the Paralympics life for the disabled children of Rio.

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Manchester United's Europa League campaign is already

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underway against Feyenoord in the Netherlands,

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with Southampton the other British representative.

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One of the world's leading education experts, has criticised

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the government's new plans for grammar schools in England.

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Andreas Schleicher of the Organisation of Economic

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Co-operation and Development, says their importance is dramatically

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overplayed, and academic selection could encourage 'social selection'.

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Here's our education editor Branwen Jeffreys.

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Put yourself a little side heading, plural verbs.

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Learning Latin, part of a traditional academic education.

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Girls in Rugby High School are ambitious.

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But England's school system lags behind other countries.

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Today, from the man behind the league tables, some warnings.

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More grammar schools might not help the poorest.

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More selection won't help our best students

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We cannot detect any advantage from a more selective system.

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In raising average performance or in raising excellence.

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You can look at highly selective systems in Europe.

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At the top end of the distribution it cannot compete with east Asian

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systems which are comprehensive in their nature.

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Ministers say less wealthy pupils will be given priority.

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There might be more than one chance to get a grammar place.

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But some are asking where's the evidence it will raise standards?

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This is a debate about how much we can learn from other countries.

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It depends whether you believe grammar schools

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Or, whether you think we should be looking to the highest

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performing education systems in the world.

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China's largest city came top in the last education league tables.

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Pupils in Shanghai were best at reading and maths.

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How they teach maths here is about to be copied

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But in Rugby, the grammar school wants to work with other schools.

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The head isn't convinced looking abroad is the answer.

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I think it's actually a dangerous thing to think you can just simply

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lift an idea, a technique, a way of being from one country

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One thing's for certain, the fight over grammar schools isn't over.

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The BBC is being asked to name all its presenters and staff

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It's part of the renewal of the corporation's Royal Charter,

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the document which sets out how it should be run.

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Our Home Editor Mark Easton is outside New Broadcasting House.

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This proposal is something the BBC has always fought against. Yes, this

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is really a development the BBC did not want. People love to know about

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celebrities and their money but Theresa May always had a reputation

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for demanding transparency in public life and on this occasion she said

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to the BBC, anyone on the staff, not just celebrities, who earns more

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than 150,000 should be named but the BBC said it is a bad idea that will

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push up costs and it might make it more likely that shows like the

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Great British Bake Off will be lost. The government said the new charter

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will protect a much loved institution, a new system of

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governance. The BBC trust is being abolished and replaced with a board,

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13 people, five members of which will be appointed by the government

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and so there are questions about independence and salaries but most

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in the industry would probably say the charter could be described as a

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BBC continuity announcement. Many thanks.

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has showcased the very best of disability sport.

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But away from the record-breaking performances,

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life in the city if you're disabled, can be very difficult.

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Our Disability Correspondent Nikki Fox has been to a specialist

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rehabilitation centre to see how children cope.

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It's an exciting day for these kids and their parents.

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They're putting on a show at the Donna Mecca Centre,

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a charity based only half an hour away from the Paralympic Park.

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This place provides essential and free treatment

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for nearly 200 children with a whole range of disabilities.

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Thanks to the physiotherapy provided here

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his posture's improved in just six months.

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But his mum is still worried about his future.

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What's it like for you and your son, who has a disability, living in Rio?

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It's not easy to find centres like this that will take care of my son.

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There's around 100 people waiting to get a place at this centre.

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Her son is blind and has cerebral palsy.

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What they really need is specialist support.

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TRANSLATION: It's very difficult for me because, at the moment,

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I look at other mums with babies like mine and see that some

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of the same age can lose more things but at least they can do something.

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I think he won't make it with just me at home trying to help him.

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Campaigners say Carla's problems are not unique.

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It's always a very big wait for getting care.

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If I had a child with a disability in Rio, I would cry.

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But also working towards integrating rehabilitation

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For now, these children are the lucky ones.

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They have somewhere to go where they get the support they need.

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In the games para GB has passed the 100 medal mark.

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Jeanette Chippington, Emma Wiggs and Anne Dickins.

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There were also bronze victories in the men's event,

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helping to secure Britain in second place on the medal table.

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With all of today's action, here's our Sports Correspondent Andy Swiss.

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Proof that the best things really do come to those who wait. 20 years ago

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Jeanette Chippington was winning Paralympic gold as a swimmer before

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she retired and became an instructor and now in her 40s her comeback as a

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canoeist produced a thrilling results.

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Afterwards she admitted she'd never set out to achieve anything like

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this. I said right from the start, I don't want to get into elite sport

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again. It takes over your whole life. Before I knew it, I was

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training twice a day every day. Four years later, a gold medal. For the

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British fans at the lake, it was the start of a magical hour. A win for

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ecstatic Emma Wiggs. Before Dickens. She was a volunteer at London 2012.

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From games maker to games winner. At equestrian dressage, the woman

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nicknamed the horse whisperer. Unable to use her legs to guide her

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mount, fat Asha uses her -- Natasha using her voice. It was a highly

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emotional win. Another successful day followed another glittering

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night. At one stage, Britain won ten medals in an hour, including two in

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one race. Aaron moors edging out Scot Quinn by 3 hunts of a second.

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Golds for Hannah husband he will. She won with a world record.

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Britain's winning and grinning ways are showing no signs of stopping.

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It's not been all good news for Britain today. Another

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disappointment for wheelchair racer David Weir. He could only finish

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sixth in the 800 m. Afterwards, he announced he will retire after the

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London Marathon next year. Thank you.

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Now the weather. Sunshine in Rio, but we can wave goodbye to our

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little heatwave. It will be a thing of the past in the next 24 hours.

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Thunderstorms are erupting. They will be a real issue. Some flash

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flooding as I speak across areas to the north-west of London. These

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storms are erupting elsewhere across England. Becoming more widespread

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over the next few hours through the Midlands, East Anglia. Northern

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England and Wales. It is all going on. There are warnings in force.

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There could well be flash flooding. Not everywhere. Check out local BBC

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Radio station. This is the picture. 8.00am. Don't take the flashes of

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lightning and blobs too literally in terms of postings. It shows the

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potential of early theior early morning commute. For eastern

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Scotland as well. Further west, you'll be wondering what all the

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fuss is about. Lovely across western Scotland. A few showers on the

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breeze. Not the beasts we'll see further east. Many dry and bright

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across the bulk of Wales and south-west England. An east/west

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split for sure. Only slow improvements across eastern areas.

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These thundery downpours continuing. Shifting a little further eastwards

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through the day. The best of the sunshine remains further west with a

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few showers. Today was the last day of the heat. We nudged into 30

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degree territory again across East Anglia and the south-east. Tomorrow

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could be 10-15 degrees cooler. You will notice the difference. A

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fresher feel continues into Saturday. Still some patchy rain

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across eastern counties of England. Disappointing here. Best of the

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brightness on Saturday will be out west. Clive.

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