will glennon, bbc news. that was brilliant from start to finish, well done, betty. let s take a look at the weather. hello. the sunshine continues this afternoon across the southern half of the uk. again, no rain in the forecast. a bit more cloud, though, through the afternoon in parts of north wales, north midlands, northern england. a small chance of a shower. isolated shower in northern ireland but brightening up. and brightening up too across mainland scotland compared with the morning, although further rain at times in the far north and a brisk wind. a wetter afternoon in orkney and shetland compared with this morning. temperatures a little bit down on where we should be for this stage in august. highest, though, across the south. still pretty warm in that sunshine, 22 25 degrees. through this evening and overnight further rain at times across the northern half of scotland in particular. most other parts dry with some clearer skies across england and wales. could get dow
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i think she s an amazing lady, absolutely incredible. we think betty has set a new world record as the oldest wing walker to loop the loop. and she s not ruling out another go next year, either. will glennon, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. hello. the sunshine continues this afternoon across the southern half of the uk. again, no rain in the forecast. a bit more cloud, though, through the afternoon in parts of north wales, north midlands, northern england. a small chance of a shower. isolated shower in northern ireland but brightening up. and brightening up too across mainland scotland compared with the morning, although further rain at times in the far north and a brisk wind. a wetter afternoon in orkney and shetland compared with this morning. temperatures a little bit down on where we should be for this stage in august. highest, though, across the south. still pretty warm in that sunshine, 22 25 degrees. through this evening and overnigh
It s all of the people who come and support us, so we really do appreciate it, it s vital. betty s no stranger to danger, she s already done four wing walks, herfirst aged 87, and she s abseiled down cheltenham s tallest building. and once betty was strapped into the harness today, she was ready to go again. it looked exhilarating, and betty was even keen to do aerobatics. then, before too long, she was safely back on the ground. it was great, yeah, it was great. yeah, it was a bit. at the top there, but yeah, i enjoyed it! i don t know who was more scared, her or me, but once we got herup there. i think she s an amazing lady, absolutely incredible. we think betty has set a new world record as the oldest wing walker to loop the loop. and she s not ruling out another go next year, either.