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The Shipping Forecast is 150 years old

The Shipping Forecast is issued by the Met Office on behalf of the Martime and Coastguard Agency. The lyrical weather report for the seas around the British Isles has inspired the likes of Blur, Radiohead, The Prodigy and Carol Ann Duffy.

Read the full story on the BBC website