Weatherday: "I have to tell you now … that this country is at war …"

A bright fresh day. Sunny spells once early cloud lifts.

Moderate southerly breezes and a local high of 16deg.

On this day in 1939, Britain declared war on Germany following that country's invasion of Poland.

Headline from British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's speech.

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