so precious, they have protected heritage status. for many enthusiasts, the original bone shaking wooden coasters are still the best. just don t dare call them rickety. you know, when you say the word rickety and roller coaster. i don t say that. we all say that. i say organic. organic. a wooden coaster will ride very differently to a modern steel coaster. you ll get a different kind of ride depending on what the weather s like, if it s raining or if the sun s out. you ve been on roller coasters the world over. i have, yeah. but this one still does it for you? it s very special. it s the history that s attached to it. you know, amusement parks do change and adapt. but you hold on to those things which are magical and special, and the big dipperfalls into that category, i think. 100 years today. that was jayne mccubbin reporting. and we will be joined
if it s raining or if the sun s out. you ve been on roller coasters the world over. i have, yeah. but this one still does it for you? it s very special. it s the history that s attached to it. you know, amusement parks do change and adapt. but you hold on to those things which are magical and special, and the big dipperfalls into that category, i think. earlier, my colleague jayne mccubbin took us with her on a ride on the big dipper. i m not sure about this. she screams we lift up and there is the dip. so this is an out and back. we go all the way round, turn round and go back again. this bit is faster. what makes it so special?
so a mixed bag to come on saturday. some of the showers could be heavy, could be thundery, but there will be gaps in between those spells of rain and certainly some sunshine in the forecast. i think the most lengthy sunny spells may be along the south coast, in the south east, but even further north i think you ll be pleased to hear there will be some decent windows of sunny weather. a similar picture on sunday. the low pressure still close by. it s actually a very slow moving low, so it pretty much parks itself over the uk during the course of the weekend. notice that the showers are more frequent in the north west compared to anywhere else in the uk on sunday. on monday the low pressure is still with us. a bit of a sting in its tail because this area, this weather front, isjust brushing the south east, so i think some more maybe persistent showers and even a spell of maybe more persistent rain, at least for a time in the morning, we think. but out towards the west, the sun s out. fin
across the country. so a mixed bag to come on saturday. some of the showers could be heavy, could be thundery, but there will be gaps in between those spells of rain and certainly some sunshine in the forecast. i think the most lengthy sunny spells may be along the south coast, in the south east, but even further north i think you ll be pleased to hear there will be some decent windows of sunny weather. a similar picture on sunday. the low pressure still close by. it s actually a very slow moving low, so it pretty much parks itself over the uk during the course of the weekend. notice that the showers are more frequent in the north west compared to anywhere else in the uk on sunday. on monday the low pressure is still with us. a bit of a sting in its tail because this area, this weather front, isjust brushing the south east, so i think some more maybe persistent showers and even a spell of maybe more persistent rain, at least for a time in the morning, we think. but out towards the west
experts are saying it s this stagnant weather pattern that is triggering these hot spots. but you know what? you want to enjoy the conditions, especially when it looks like this. the sun s out, but it can get dangerous, and experts are saying you want to take it easy. try to find that ac, especially when the heat index climbs to 105 degrees. your at greater risk of getting heat exhaustion or heat stroke. try to take those breaks if you can. i ve been out here for several hours with my crew. we re under some shade right now. it is pretty uncomfortable. you have to feel for those workers who have to work under these conditions. kathy park, go get in that air-conditioning. thank you for your reporting, we appreciate it. the united states and china just announced they ll be restarting talks on climate change, and john kerry, the white house climate envoy is headed to beijing next week. he ll be the third biden administration official to visit china after secretary of state blinken and