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Sleet and snow. so, what is happening, then, as we head towards christmas? well, for a start, the jet stream is a little bit further south, and that steers and picks up areas of low pressure, so we are seeing those early next week pushing further south across the uk, so primarily affecting england and wales, but as we head towards christmas eve and christmas day, the wind direction starts to change. those areas of low pressure move away to the south, and we draw down air from the north or north�...

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Future, theoretical threat, maybe some time in the future, to have tariffs in relation to some products. that makes no sense at all. thats like saying im worried my roof is going to leak in five years time so lets bulldoze the house now. today, the negotiating teams have been given the green light to continue. but the direction of travel remains uncertain. now, sources close to the british side of the negotiations are saying that if there hadnt been any progress, talks would indeed have been cal...

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The rain. temperatures are down at the rain. temperatures are down at the stage eight through 11 degrees. the jet stream or beheading across the atlantic in our direction but its not moving in a straight line. instead it has got wiggles on it and where we get these dips in the jet stream. that is where we could spin up stream. that is where we could spin up some small but potentially deep areas of low pressure. they are likely to be small leather feature is that it is hard to pinpoint exactly wh...

Ready to try it? we will practice the transition. what is your best leg, the left or the right? i would say my right. your right, so you will be on this side with your left leg inside the boat, and the scootering, and your right one. have a position... pushing the canoe over the ice is called scootering, and amboise makes the transition look simple. im going to prove otherwise. yeah, pushing up the boat... stop, stop, stop. we start from the ice then in the water, have a seat right there. have a...

Youre doing good. on top of the scootering, amboise also tells me ill have to watch out for big chunks of ice slamming into my oars. keep rowing, keep rowing! then unclip it, quickly. yeah! that is the kind of surprise the saint lawrence would give you. you 0k? yes. laughter were using specialised equipment, and the ice is thick... yeah! keep pushing. ..but i cant shake the fear that were going to smash right through the ice into the river. stop, stop, stop. so how do you feel right now? i need ...

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