sunshine pops out, september sunshine still feels pretty warm. the weekend, better prospects on saturday, should be dry as high pressure building, but on sunday we have outbreaks of rain returning to western areas and becoming quite heavy. one thing i have noticed over recent nights, just how quickly it has been going dark. if we look at how much time we are losing off the length of the day, for london we are losing about three minutes 50 seconds every day and in thy wit, it gets worse, about 5.5 minutes less daylights each day. with longer nights, more time to enjoy those storms. thanks, chris. and that s bbc news at ten on wednesday, september 7th. there s more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with kirsty, who s live in sheffield, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it s goodnight. hello and welcome
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