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Weather for the Week Ahead
You'll need your sunscreen and umbrella handy this week, as sunshine and showers are in the forecast for most. But will next week be more settled? Susan Powell has the details.
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Intense heatwave in eastern Europe
Heat from southern Europe is spreading across the Balkans, Poland and into Scandinavia, bringing high temperatures and severe thunderstorms. Tomasz Shafernaker has more.
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Japan urges 37 million people to switch off lights
Officials have asked people in Tokyo and its surrounding area to turn off lights amid a heatwave.
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Weather and pollen
With high levels of pollen forecast for many of us for the next few days, we take a look at how the weather can influence the pollen count.
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Why are showers so hard to forecast?
Ben Rich explains why showers are so tricky to predict.