Thick cloud blocks view of eclipse at Ayr Beach

Ben PhilipReporting from Ayr Beach Unfortunately, not everyone in the UK got a clear view of the eclipse. “The cloud just wasn’t on our side,” says one of the dozens of skygazers who gathered at Ayr Beach. And they weren’t wrong. Thick blanket cloud covered the sky at the precise moment when the astronomical event should have been in full view - in what was supposed to be one of the best places in the country to see it. There was the odd break in the cloud offering people a mere excited glimpse