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There are a few parts of the UK where a partial eclipse could be viewable - weather permitting - but the full show will take place in Mexico, the US and Canada.
Tens of millions will be eagerly looking to the skies later for a total solar eclipse - but a patchy forecast means the big moment could be ruined for some.
Colin Holman, who has died aged 87, was the larger-than-life maths teacher, rugby coach and genius loci of Woodcote House, a small old-fashioned boys’ preparatory school at Windlesham in Surrey.
A Met Office yellow warning for gale-force winds in parts of the Highlands has been extended until midnight. It was originally meant to expire at 3pm.
The total eclipse visible in North America may be seen as a partial one in some UK areas – weather permitting