from the first easter bank holiday weekend without covid restrictions in three years. ben s in brighton for us and can tell us more. good morning. there is something here for everyone. i am on the world famous brighton palace pier which has been here more than 100 years and in that time people have flocked to get the benefits of a seaside break and fresh air. like so many places that rely on tourism, it suffered in the pandemic over the past couple of years. that is why the easter bank holiday was crucial. we can look at the numbers. the organisation springboard that takes stock of this says visitor numbers were up across the uk and it was coastal towns and cities like this and historic centres like york that
travel around the south-east is getting more difficult.- travel around the south-east is getting more difficult. lucinda adam in briuhton, getting more difficult. lucinda adam in brighton, thank getting more difficult. lucinda adam in brighton, thank you getting more difficult. lucinda adam in brighton, thank you for getting more difficult. lucinda adam in brighton, thank you for that - in brighton, thank you for that update. let s speak to our reporter, josie hannett in dover. a lot of the ferry services have been cancelled, what is the picture there? ,., ., been cancelled, what is the picture there? ., , . there? the port of dover is closed and ferry services there? the port of dover is closed and ferry services between - there? the port of dover is closed and ferry services between doverl there? the port of dover is closed i and ferry services between dover and calais have been cancelled until further notice for the safety of passengers and freight traffic. incredibly the su
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first the labour party conference was by the sea in brighton this week. at times stormy, it s set labour on course in a new direction, tacking right, leaving corbyn supporters somewhat out at sea. starmer told his party they had nearly been obliterated but essentially, given they were roundly beaten byjohnson, by whom he described as a trivial man, a trickster who had performed his one trick , it was clear labour had to shift back to the centre if they ever want to be in power again. there were also important rule changes strengthening starmer s hand, but as was his speech that was billed as a make or break moment . let us examine the last few days politically. ian was it make or break or where did it [and in your view? i don t know if it was make or break but i think keir starmer could certainly feel happy with his progress over the week. the conference went pretty well for him even the heckling probably helped him, particularly when it was so crass as to come when he was talking
north that rain is going to get. quite a chilly night, though, in scotland and northern ireland, where it stays clear with lighter winds on tuesday morning. so, something to plan for in the detail of where band of rain is going to come to a halt on tuesday, maybe affecting parts of northern england, but also toward southern and eastern scotland, so we will keep you updated on that. there will be showers elsewhere though much of northwest scotland and northern ireland will avoid the rain from this weather system, it will be a cool day on tuesday and near that rain, there s a chance of gates as well. the area of low pressure will slowly move away into the north sea as we go on into wednesday with high pressure building in behind. still breezy across eastern areas with early showers or some spells of rain slowly easing. lighter winds elsewhere with some sunshine around, clouding up again towards northern ireland and parts of scotland later in the day as outbreaks of rain move in on wednes