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We hope you have a great day today, on Tuesday 9 November, and a good start to your week.

Click here for our top story from yesterday, when Brentford F.C. super-fan Woody received a gift from England football star Max Aarons after the Brentford defeat against Norwich City on Saturday, in a video that has since gone viral.

Today's weather: Highs of 15 degrees and lows of 11 degrees, overcast changing to sunny intervals by lunchtime, according to the Met Office, with wind gusts between 13 – 16 mph.

Met office news: Future extreme rainfall more extreme than first thought. New calculations show that in Glasgow, where COP26 is being hosted, the number of days where 30mm of rain or more is recorded in an hour could be 3.5 times more likely by the 2070s compared with the 1990s.

Traffic: As of 7:45am this morning, AA traffic reported queueing traffic on M4 into town between J3 / A312 (Hayes / Heston) and J2 A4 Great West Road (Brentford). Where three lanes drop to two, a mile before J2.

Severe delays of 13 minutes and delays increasing on M4 Eastbound between M4 (Heston Services) and J2 A4 Great West Road (Brentford). Average speed ten mph.

Todays Sunrise: 7:08 am

Todays Sunset: 4:21 pm

Todays Moonrise: 10:15 am

Todays Moonset: 10:44 pm

Brentford Lock High Tide: 5:17 am and 5:40 pm

Brentford Lock Low Tide: 1:14 am and 1:43 pm

Pollution: Low

UV: Low

Supermarket opening times Brentford: 

Morrisons: 7am – 11pm

Costcutter (High Street): 7am – 10:30pm

Al Shaam Market: 7am – 9pm

Co-op (Boston Manor Road): 7am – 10pm

Don't miss: Today is the 323rd day in the Gregorian calendar and also Go to an Art Museum Day. So if you are in the mood for an arty outing, head down to the Watermans Art Gallery, open from 10am to 11pm. Or wait until the end of the week to check out The Musical Museum, open Friday to Sunday.

And if you're house hunting, you won't want to miss our Brentford Property of the Week – a three-bed brand new terraced house.

Joke of the Day: What did the pirate say when he turned 80?

A. Aye matey.

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