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Northern part of scotland, but quite blustery. For edinburgh, really unpleasant rush hour tomorrow morning. Heavy rain, brisk winds, some of that hanging around in north east england. Following behind some dry weather with spells of sunshine but see these splodges on the map . Some squally showers which will continue packing in from the south west is the day wears on. The persistent rain continues its journey northwards across scotland. East anglia and the south east dodging most of the showers but it will be windy with wind gusts through the day up to a0 mph, may be more late in the across the far south west. Temperatures 15 in aberdeen, 25 in london. As we go through friday night and into saturday, this weather chart wouldnt look out of place in the winter but it is still only august. You can see the white lines squashing together, some strong winds to come across england and wales on saturday. Very unusual for this time of year. Coastal spots could see 60 mph wind gusts and further
Hit the hardest. Most of england and wales will see torrential rain , whereas the peaks of rain, whereas the peaks of scotland and Northern Isles scotland and the Northern Isles are to see that snow. A are likely to see that snow. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a fatal stabbing in croydon. 27 year old Michael Patrick afonso picotto died after being attacked by a group of men in Thornton Heath on the 19th of december. A 22 year old remains in custody and an investigation is ongoing. The met police are is ongoing. The met police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward. Information to come forward. Four people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was stabbed in east london today. The met police say. Officers were called to reports of a stabbing in hackney early this morning. A 49 year old man was found with stab wounds and later died from his injuries. Two men, aged 49 and 42, and two women aged 35 and 44, have all been arrested
cocoming up king charles is a man with a battle on his hands. on the whole story. the king is acutely aware that they re only there for as long as the public wants them to be there. the institution is so unique. do you ever imagine that the monarchy would go away? good evening and welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. final preparations underway in the united kingdom right now for the coronation of king charles iii and his wife, camilla, the queen consort. it s a ceremony steeped in tradition with some of the rituals dating back nearly a thousand years. it s only been televised once, however, when queen elizabeth ii was crowned nearly 70 years ago. she was one of the longest serving monarchs in british history with a different type of reign. the royal family splintered. and with a new and less popular monarch on the throne, many are questioning the role of this royal institution. cnn s erica hill traveled to london to meet with leading british l