good morning. high pressure is firmly in charge of our weather so things are fairly settled. sunny spells, just a few showers, warm it tomorrow and an increased chance of rain for friday. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday the 30th of august. the united nations will lead a global appeal today to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. our reporter sean dilley has the latest details. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilo
places tomorrow, dry and sunny to start with those showers in the far north of england. we could develop one or two light showers in eastern england but generally dry, quite windy in the south, especially through the english channel. further north at lighter winds in scotland and northern ireland and probably sunnier than today. temperatures not changing much on wednesday, highs again in the mid 20s in southern england and south wales. high pressure extends all the way from the arctic circle and that is keeping it quiet and largely dry the fly in the ointment will be that front and low pressure on thursday which threatens to bring heavier downpours into the channel islands and perhaps the far south west of england. again, generally dry, plenty of sunshine, not quite as windy in the south. for the first day of meteorological autumn likely to be a bit warmer, temperatures in the low to mid 20s. if you more days of the quiet and largely dry weather with sunshine, but by the end
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