i want to build a better infrastructure. lucy s book, process, is out on thursday. and if you ve been affected by any of the issues raised in that interview, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline for details of organisations which can offer advice and support. more on the extreme weather when we come back also detail and reaction to the alzheimer s story commit major development in terms of a new drug, we will talk to hilary evans, chief executive of the alzheimer s research uk, co chair of the uk major. after the weather. hello. the weather is relatively cool and showery here in the uk, but let s talk about that heatwave in the mediterranean. by the end of monday we will have seen temperatures in the mid 40s in some spots from spain to the central med. tomorrow could actually be the peak
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initially, clear skies across the bulk of the uk and then this next rather small area of low pressure, but with heavy and persistent rain, will sweep in. we are expecting rain in northern ireland, through parts of wales, the irish sea. as this low tracks across this central swathe of the british isles, it will deliver rather a lot of rain to places like lancashire and particularly cumbria, i think, is going to be wet through the course of tuesday. on top of that extensive cloud, lighter rain further south too. it will be cool across this central area of the british isles with temperatures of around 15 or 16 degrees celsius. better weather in the south, around 23 in london, and actually not a bad day in scotland on tuesday with temperatures in the mid or the high teens. that low pressure fizzles away, moves towards the east. behind it, come wednesday, the weather does clear up a little bit and we are going to have a fairly fresh north westerly wind, scattered showers with some sunny spe
came with potentially serious side effects, deborah three treatment related deaths amongst those taking the drug. because it can cause brain swelling and bleeding, so patients need to know the risks and also to be carefully monitored, which brings us to scans. you need a specialised type of scan to check whether you have this particular protein which the drug clears. it is a dunk that builds up in the brain of alzheimer s patients, the drug is effective at clearing it. but at present very few patients get access to these scans, especially in the uk. they have got comparatively low number of scanners and then there is an eggnog meant that we need to build that base of scanners. 50 that we need to build that base of scanners. ., ., , scanners. so that potentially can ham er scanners. so that potentially can hamper efforts scanners. so that potentially can hamper efforts here scanners. so that potentially can hamper efforts here and - scanners. so that potentially can hamper efforts h