this is aberdeen pretty much right now with showers rolling in. many areas have had some cloud and rain this morning but things are going to get livelier this afternoon. we saw this when pushing east across scotland earlier and this line of showers really punching up in the last couple of hours. moving further south this line of showers will continue to move east to this afternoon and as the sun comes out injecting energy into the atmosphere things are going to get lively. across the eastern side of the uk this afternoon, this is four o clock, and we re going to see some heavy and thundery showers pushing across the north east of england, down into the midlands and approaching the south and the london area. it will be pretty warm with temperatures up to 17 degrees, a fine and to the date further west with high pressure building but the showers rattle on into the evening across east anglia and the south east, some pretty heavy rain and not clearing the far east until after mid
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good morning. for many, cloudy and wet start to the day but that will give way to sunny spells through the afternoon. however, more rain coming in from the south west and it will be mild. all the details later in the programme. it s tuesday 19th march. our main story. a group compensation claim has been launched for those affected by the pollution of the river wye, which lawyers say could add up to hundreds of millions of pounds. last year, the government s nature watchdog, natural england, said the river s health was declining with many putting the blame on the rapid expansion of industrial chicken farms in the area, and the spreading of their manure on fields. now, lawyers want to hear from those affected but the food producer being targeted says it isn t supported by evidence. 0ur environment correspondent jonah fisher has the details. this is england s favourite river, and now it s like something like charlie and the chocolate factory. pete used to love taking his cor
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