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here s nick miller. an amazing show of the aurora borealis has been captured in northumberland. different there is more cloud around so limit your expectations. cloud and rain from the north west and more wind and rain as the week goes on. northern ireland has seen the rain so far, this afternoon that will ease. it is into western scotland and will push across central parts of scotland. most of england and wales will stay dry, maybe a few showers in the south west later. but it is a mild afternoon with hazy sunshine at times. tonight, we are going to bring another spell of rain across northern ireland. look at the bright colours it will be heavy, particularly into western scotland late at night and into glasgow tomorrow with up to 50 millimetres of rain that could bring disruption. a milder night. we start wet tomorrow, particularly in scotland. the rain will move south across northern england, wales into south west england and then ahead of that east anglia and the south e
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oh, my word! ..one more match to go. through the month ofjuly, there s been new memories and new faces. now, at the end of it, england want the trophy at wembley, but they face the team who, at the euros, are the experts. commentator: it s 1-0 germany. there s been 12 of these tournaments. germany have won eight of them and they ve not lost a final. england have never won it, but their coach has and since sarina wiegman took charge in september, they re unbeaten. she feels herjob s notjust to win, its to make a difference. we want to inspire the nation, we want everyone to be proud of us, and i think we ve already accomplished that and, yes, every little girl now can see that women can be successful, that you can do what you really love and that makes a difference and hopefully that will change the society in a positive way. music: sweet caroline. the crescendo s building, the country s watching. good luck for the semifinal. we are all behind you. you have been magnificent. y
and why record breaking hot and dry weather this summer has seen more exotic plants growing in the uk. and the notting hill carnival is back returning to the streets of west london for the first time since 2019. pakistan is warning that millions more people are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented flooding. the latest official count of the number of people who have died has now gone over 1,000, as the country makes a fresh appeal for more international aid. it s feared food shortages could lead to more deaths, as many families have had to leave agricultural areas where they were able to support themselves for higher ground. officials in the southern province of sindh are warning that more floods and landslides are likely there, as waters from the north flow downriver. richard galpin has the latest. the torrents of water hitting many parts of the country now have left thousands of people desperately trying to get to safety. this elderly man making a precarious att