For the safety of up to 150 thousand civilians who could be trapped in the last enclave of mosul. Its held by the so called islamic sate. But the iraqi army is closing in. As it does the Un Humanitarian Co ordinator in the country says civilains are at extreme almost unimaginable risk. More on that in a moment. But first, our correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the front line in mosuls old city. Shes with Cameraman Nicholas Hameon and producer firle davies. A warning her report contains distressing images. A journey to the front line. 0ur windscreen, a reminder of the dangers ahead. 0ur escort, from iraqs elite Counter Terrorism force. Snaking forward towards an enemy that is still inflicting casualties. Like this wounded soldier, being rushed away as we arrived. And families fleeing too. 0n foot. Escaping hunger and fear, and a beloved city robbed of life. No food. No water. Mosul dead. This is the old city area, it is really the heart of the battle, and when you look around here y
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Shouting gunfire sirens bomb blast distant bomb blast hello . Gunfire shouting distant bomb blast car horn sounds bomb blast hello there. If you have ever been on holiday in the uk and been greeted by the locals saying, should have been here last week, might well sum up the week ahead for some of you. It certainly wont rival the extreme heat we saw in which we saw the hottest conditions in 41 years. 35 celsius in london, temperatures peaked quite widely, high 20s, low to mid 30s. The week ahead, though, those peaks are most likely in the high teens, maybe possibly low to mid 20s. So a good 10, i2 celsius cooler then we saw last week and to go with it, a lot more in the way of wetter weather around. A good one for gardeners. Breezy at times and often cloudy and cool. So make the most of monday because monday will probably be the driest day of the working week. High pressure is there to begin with and after a fresh start, things should warm up quite nicely. But you will notice Waiting In
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