Weatherday: Dot, Dash, Dot, Dash, Dot

A cold and damp start, with some persistent rain rolling in for the morning and early afternoon. Temperatures staying at a low 4deg.

Moderate to fresh winds from the south east easing back later.

On this day in 1999, the use of Morse Code in radio services for shipping was ended, after more than 100 years.

Headline: The Morse Code 'end of message' sequence.

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