good morning. when was the last time you used your local launderette. it is thought there are only 2000 left in the uk and with energy prices staying stubbornly high, many more could be headed for theirfinal spin. the number of hayfever sufferers seeking nhs advice triples as pollen counts hit some of the highest levels this year. good morning, the pollen levels are high or very high more or less across the board. the forecast, another hot, humid day for most. fewer showers than yesterday but thundery downpours across scotland in western northern ireland. all the details later. it s tuesday, the 13th ofjune. our main story. the official inquiry into the government s handling of the covid i9 pandemic will start to hear evidence today from people
higher for longer has already seen mortgage rates rise. and if pay keeps rising, that trend will only continue. ben king, bbc news. storm warnings are in place for northern ireland and scotland today after torrential downpours caused flooding and traffic problems in other parts of the uk. the heavy rain affected roads, flights and even manchester city s victory parade, as vincent mcaviney reports. after a weekend of sunshine with temperatures topping 30 celsius in parts of the country, it was inevitable storms would follow. in north london, cars had to traverse deep puddles after downpours caused flash flooding. in maidenhead, it was much the same. drivers in hendon had to pause theirjourneys due to poor visibility.
elizabeth and ethanjohn were seven and 11 years old their teachers described elizabeth as a ray of sunshine and said ethan had an infectious smile. a 49 year old woman, who was known to the siblings, is being held on suspicion of murder. in the last few minutes, the office for national statistics has just released the latest job figures, which show unemployment fell to 3.8%. total pay had fallen in real terms by 2% and 257,000 working days were lost in april because of labour disputes. storm warnings are in place for northern ireland and scotland today after torrential downpours caused flooding and traffic problems in other parts of the uk. the heavy rain affected roads, flights and even manchester city s victory parade, as vincent mcaviney reports.
scotland weather warning out for western scotland and western parts of northern ireland for some torrential downpours northern ireland for some torrential downpours which could be thundery with some downpours which could be thundery with some hail and gusty winds around with some hail and gusty winds around them. like some of us had yesterday around them. like some of us had yesterday. we could have as much as 30 millimetres in the space of an hour, 30 millimetres in the space of an hour, possibly more if the thunderstorms linger in the same place thunderstorms linger in the same place. once again, there is the risk of localised place. once again, there is the risk of localised flooding. temperatures 14 in lerwick under the cloud, but widely 14 in lerwick under the cloud, but widely into 14 in lerwick under the cloud, but widely into the 205. locally around southampton for example we could hit 30. southampton for example we could hit 30 this southampton for example