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We hope you have a nice day today, on Monday the first of November! And a great week ahead.

Click here for our top story from the weekend, as Nub News made it onto the new Richmond monopoly board! Featuring local landmarks and community groups and a fun way to explore the area.

Today's weather: Highs of 13 degrees and lows of 4 degrees, a sunny day today, according to the met office, with wind gusts between 25 – 9 mph.

Met Office news: The global mean temperature for 2021 (based on data from January to September) was about 1.08 C above the 1850-1900 average.

The world's temperature has reached an average exceeding 1.0 °C above pre-industrial levels for the past two decades: the first time that a 20-year period has reached this threshold since records began in 1850.

Traffic: Queueing traffic on M4 into town before J2 A4 Great West Road (Brentford). Into the lane drop.

Delays of seven minutes on M4 Eastbound between M4 (Heston Services) and J2 A4 Great West Road (Brentford). Average speed ten mph.

Delays of six minutes and delays increasing on A406 North Circular Westbound between Beaufort Road and Park Place Drive. Average speed ten mph.

Todays Sunrise: 6:55 am

Todays Sunset: 4:34 pm

Todays Moonrise: 2:42 am

Todays Moonset: 3:05 am

Brentford Lock High Tide: 8:11 am and 8:55 pm

Brentford Lock Low Tide: 3:32 am and 4:55 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: The top Halloween film picks, as chosen by MetFilm School lecturer based in the Ealing Studios. Did you watch any over the weekend?

Today is National Cinnamon Day! Taking us into November and the changing seasons, the spice has been celebrated on the 1 November annually, since 2019. Participants are encouraged to share your favourite cinnamon recipes and memories, or check out the upcoming cinnamon bun business based in Ealing, Benji's Buns.

Joke of the Day: Why did the chicken go to the séance?

A. To get to the other side.

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