:00:39. > :00:42.Now it is time for Reporters. Ian Pannell sends a special report
:00:42. > :00:46.from Misrata, the city bogged down in the crossfire of the Libyan
:00:46. > :00:49.conflict. Britain's forgotten nuclear veterans. Caroline Wyatt
:00:49. > :00:57.meets the servicemen who want compensation after being exposed to
:00:57. > :01:05.radiation decades ago. Gideon Long gets to see inside Chile's giant
:01:05. > :01:10.telescopes which are leading the way in cosmic exploration.
:01:10. > :01:15.Welcome to Reporters. We begin this week's programme with
:01:15. > :01:23.Libya. There are fears that the killing of the rebel commander
:01:23. > :01:27.General Abdel Fattah Younes may only prolong the conflict. The
:01:27. > :01:29.rebels have now been recognised by the UK as being the country's
:01:29. > :01:32.legitimate government. Colonel Gaddafi retains control over
:01:32. > :01:42.Tripoli and much of the west while the rebels control eastern Libya
:01:42. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:46.from their base in Benghazi. Thr western city of Misrata is still
:01:46. > :01:49.the key battleground as Ian Pannell reports. 115 Tripoli Street,
:01:49. > :01:52.Misrata. The road at the centre of the epic
:01:52. > :02:02.struggle. A family home caught in the
:02:02. > :02:07.
:02:07. > :02:11.crossfire. Shattered by bombs and bullets, burned by fire. Its ruins
:02:11. > :02:16.are a testament to the ferocity of what happened here. Nadia was born
:02:16. > :02:20.in this house. She had four brothers when this battle began.
:02:20. > :02:23.One was killed by Colonel Gaddafi's men. The other three, now volunteer
:02:23. > :02:32.soldiers in the rebel army. For Nadia and her mother, there is
:02:32. > :02:36.anger and grief. Everything is destroyed. We have no
:02:36. > :02:43.words, just sadness. They want Colonel Gaddafi to stand
:02:43. > :02:46.trial. This week, Britain shifted its position. They now say that
:02:46. > :02:50.although Colonel Gaddafi must leave power, he could conceivably stay on
:02:50. > :02:53.in the country if that is what the Libyan people want. But just look
:02:53. > :02:57.at what has happened here. Look at the sheer scale of destruction.
:02:57. > :03:03.Hundreds of people died in the battle for Misrata and they cannot
:03:03. > :03:06.forgive and forget. What they want is justice. However much Britain,
:03:06. > :03:09.France and America want a quick settlement here, it is difficult to
:03:09. > :03:16.imagine a political solution that is acceptable to the government in
:03:16. > :03:19.Tripoli and the people of Misrata. The city is still under attack. A
:03:19. > :03:29.petrol depot was struck by rockets this week. Hardly conducive to
:03:29. > :03:41.
:03:41. > :03:45.peace talks. It remains on the war footing. Hundreds of its men have
:03:45. > :03:48.dug in for miles along the latest front lines. They are organised and
:03:48. > :03:52.better equipped, even if they cannot always see who they are
:03:52. > :03:55.firing at. They plan to go all the way to Tripoli but progress has
:03:55. > :03:58.been far slower than Britain and the West hoped for. It is fighting,
:03:58. > :04:05.not talking, that concentrates minds here. The rebels say they
:04:05. > :04:08.will not stop until they force Gaddafi from power and out of Libya.
:04:08. > :04:12.With NATO's help, they have advanced but they lack momentum.
:04:12. > :04:16.Britain and others might have little choice but to ride out a war
:04:16. > :04:20.with no clear end in sight. The UK's Supreme Court has given
:04:20. > :04:25.more than 1,000 former servicemen the right to argue their case for
:04:25. > :04:28.compensation over nuclear weapons tests in the 1950s. The veterans
:04:28. > :04:37.say the radiation they were exposed to caused a series of chronic
:04:38. > :04:41.health conditions. The Ministry of Defence has always denied the link.
:04:41. > :04:46.The US, Russia, France and China have all compensated their nuclear
:04:46. > :04:50.veterans. Our correspondent has the story.
:04:50. > :04:53.NEWSREEL: Not until ten seconds after you look at the fireball, so
:04:53. > :05:01.intense that people ten miles away with their backs turned and hands
:05:01. > :05:04.over their eyes are conscious of the release...
:05:04. > :05:07.On Christmas Island, I actually witnessed five bomb tests.
:05:07. > :05:13.Basically, we were given no protection, no warnings, nothing at
:05:13. > :05:18.all. All we were told to do was to stand, look at the bomb, cover our
:05:18. > :05:22.eyes up in case we got blinded by the flash. When the explosion
:05:22. > :05:25.started and the heat and the flash came to us, it was just
:05:25. > :05:29.unbelievable, sudden, and frightened the lot of us. An awful
:05:29. > :05:33.lot of men started crying. Ken McGinley was a 19-year-old
:05:33. > :05:37.soldier when he witnessed Britain's nuclear tests in the Pacific. By
:05:37. > :05:42.the age of 21, he was invalided out of the Army and has suffered
:05:42. > :05:45.constant ill-health. The MOD has always denied a link between their
:05:45. > :05:51.exposure to radioactivity during the tests and any illnesses,
:05:51. > :05:54.leaving veterans to fight this through the courts.
:05:54. > :05:58.There is an acceptance by every country in the world, by every
:05:58. > :06:00.other nation other than the UK, that exposure to this level of
:06:00. > :06:03.radioactivity is likely to cause damage.
:06:03. > :06:07.Shirley Denson has also been fighting for answers and an apology
:06:07. > :06:10.from the Government. Her late husband Eric was an RAF pilot
:06:10. > :06:16.selected to fly through the radioactive cloud as a nuclear bomb
:06:16. > :06:20.exploded in order to test it. He was told when he landed that
:06:20. > :06:30.he'd had far too much radiation to participate in any other tests. His
:06:30. > :06:44.
:06:44. > :06:47.vomiting started that night and he vomited for five days. The big
:06:47. > :06:50.impact when he arrived home was this personality change. 18 years
:06:50. > :06:53.later after four attempts, Eric committed suicide because he
:06:53. > :06:56.couldn't bear it any more. The MoD says it's grateful to the
:06:56. > :07:00.servicemen involved in the nuclear tests and that a war pension is
:07:00. > :07:03.available to those suffering illness or injury as a result of
:07:03. > :07:07.their service as long as that link can be proved.
:07:07. > :07:10.I just hope that the veterans and widows and ultimately the children
:07:11. > :07:18.and the grandchildren will get justice from the supreme court. All
:07:18. > :07:21.we're looking for is justice. Britain's nuclear veterans are
:07:22. > :07:27.dying at a rate of three every month but those who remain say
:07:27. > :07:30.they're determined to continue this battle.
:07:30. > :07:33.It has been four months since an earthquake and tsunami triggered a
:07:33. > :07:38.meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan and still, the
:07:38. > :07:41.debate over the safety of nuclear power continues.
:07:41. > :07:44.In the Ukraine, an exclusion zone has been in place around one
:07:44. > :07:48.reactor for 25 years, enabling scientists to study how nature has
:07:48. > :07:51.coped with the worst nuclear disaster in history. Our science
:07:51. > :07:58.reporter Victoria Gill joined researchers on a five-day trip to
:07:58. > :08:03.Chernobyl. For 25 years, this has been no
:08:03. > :08:07.man's land. An evacuated exclusion zone surrounding the damaged
:08:07. > :08:10.reactor of Chernobyl's nuclear power station. It is familiar
:08:10. > :08:20.territory for a team of scientists risking their health to come back
:08:20. > :08:22.
:08:22. > :08:24.here. They want to find out what happened after the disaster. These
:08:24. > :08:30.researchers have spent the last decade investigating Chernobyl's
:08:30. > :08:33.wildlife. They return each year to catch and examine birds and other
:08:33. > :08:37.animals in the exclusion zone so they can find out how they have
:08:37. > :08:45.been affected by the radiation. In this post-apocalyptic landscape, it
:08:45. > :08:51.feels like nature has won. But appearances can be deceptive. Parts
:08:51. > :08:59.of the exclusion zone are actually quite beautiful. There is an eerie
:08:59. > :09:07.wilderness. It is perhaps where the myth of flourishing nature has come
:09:07. > :09:14.from. Biologists say that that is what it is, a myth. Readings 2,000
:09:14. > :09:21.times what it should be. This small patch of forest is one of the most
:09:21. > :09:24.contaminated areas. When you go to Chernobyl, there is
:09:24. > :09:29.a special feeling because there are contaminated areas where you do not
:09:29. > :09:39.see the contamination. You actually observe it indirectly by less bird
:09:39. > :09:43.
:09:43. > :09:47.singing in the mornings. Some scientists say the absence of
:09:47. > :09:54.man has actually brought lots more wildlife into the zone. But this
:09:54. > :09:57.team claims to be uncovering just how damaging living here really is.
:09:57. > :10:01.The main message we're trying to get across is that with what we
:10:01. > :10:04.have found in the birds and insects and mammals, there is a significant
:10:04. > :10:08.impact of this contamination on both the abundance of these
:10:08. > :10:17.organisms and the biodiversity and numbers of species existing. It is
:10:17. > :10:20.directly proportional to the level of background contamination.
:10:20. > :10:28.In the nearby town of Pripyat, they were preparing to celebrate the
:10:28. > :10:31.opening of the fairground. The accident then happened. The ferris
:10:31. > :10:35.wheel was never used. The landscape here might take hundreds of years
:10:35. > :10:45.to fully recover and the lessons of Chernobyl are only now beginning to
:10:45. > :10:46.
:10:46. > :10:50.be learned. They could alter the entire nuclear debate.
:10:50. > :10:54.The impact of Greece's economic crisis on the lives of its citizens
:10:54. > :10:57.seems to be obscured by the images of violent protests in Athens.
:10:57. > :11:00.In reality, austerity measures have raised fears of long-term
:11:00. > :11:04.unemployment across the country and made it harder to keep a small
:11:04. > :11:07.business afloat. At this time of national belt-tightening our
:11:07. > :11:17.reporter visited one historic town to find out if life really is
:11:17. > :11:21.
:11:21. > :11:25.When you look out over the ruins of ancient Sparta, the modern day
:11:25. > :11:30.sense of peace can be deceptive. Spartans say they are becoming
:11:30. > :11:33.economic slaves of the politicians in Athens and they are angry.
:11:33. > :11:43.Meeting under the statue of the warrior King Leonidas, this group
:11:43. > :11:46.masterminded a 250-kilometre protest march.
:11:46. > :11:54.Since losing his job, this business graduate has had to move back to
:11:54. > :12:01.Sparta with his parents. You lose your equality as a citizen. You
:12:01. > :12:06.cannot offer the community. You cannot offer anything to your
:12:06. > :12:11.family. Another of the protesters owns a patisserie that is feeling
:12:11. > :12:14.the strain with the sales down on last year and costs up. He told me
:12:14. > :12:19.his staff were on shortened hours and he might have to fire some of
:12:19. > :12:25.them. He fears for his family's future if he fails to meet the
:12:25. > :12:28.loans he has taken out. The natural splendours of the Peloponnese are
:12:28. > :12:34.not enough to attract tourists in the numbers needed to revive the
:12:34. > :12:37.economy, although the potential for foreign investment might be key.
:12:37. > :12:39.Without its oranges this region would be pretty much lost
:12:39. > :12:42.economically and given that Greeks are eating 70% less oranges now,
:12:42. > :12:52.the growers are becoming more radical to keep their business
:12:52. > :12:53.
:12:53. > :12:56.TRANSLATION: We are having to target exports, particularly to
:12:56. > :13:01.Russia and the Balkans because that is the only way to sell our
:13:01. > :13:06.products. The income from that might save our business and help
:13:06. > :13:09.the Greek economy. With basic products the victims of
:13:09. > :13:12.recession, there does not seem to be much hope for the ostentatious
:13:12. > :13:22.spartan bling of this superstore, where customers are in on the
:13:22. > :13:34.
:13:34. > :13:38.ground. The customers are hard to Welcome. We have some breaking news
:13:38. > :13:44.- raising the plot to avoid government default, President Obama
:13:44. > :13:53.plans to deliver a statement as we speak amid signs that a deal was
:13:53. > :13:57.close for raising the US debt ceiling.
:13:57. > :14:01.The result would be the lowest level of annual domestic spending
:14:01. > :14:07.since Dwight Eisenhower was President, but at a level that
:14:07. > :14:11.still allows us to make job- creating investments and things
:14:11. > :14:16.like research. We made sure these cuts would not happen so abruptly
:14:16. > :14:21.that they would drag on a fragile economy. I said from the beginning
:14:21. > :14:25.that the ultimate solution must be balanced. Despite what some
:14:25. > :14:28.Republicans have argued, I believe we have to ask the wealthiest
:14:28. > :14:32.Americans and biggest corporations to pay their fair share by giving
:14:32. > :14:37.up tax breaks and special deductions. Despite what some in my
:14:37. > :14:40.own party have argued, I believe we need to make modest adjustments to
:14:40. > :14:45.programmes like Medicare to make sure they are around for future
:14:45. > :14:49.generations. That's why the second part of this agreement is so
:14:49. > :14:53.important. It establishes a bipartisan committee to report back
:14:53. > :14:59.by November with a proposal to further reduce the deficit, which
:14:59. > :15:05.will then be put before the entire Congress for a vote. At this stage,
:15:05. > :15:14.everything will be on the table, to hold us all accountable for making
:15:14. > :15:18.these reforms. Tough cuts that both parties would find or objectionable
:15:18. > :15:22.would go into effect. Over the next few months I will make a detailed
:15:22. > :15:27.case as to why I believe the balanced approach is necessary to
:15:27. > :15:33.finish the job. Now, it is this the deal that I would have preferred?
:15:33. > :15:37.No. I believe we could have made the tough choices required on
:15:37. > :15:42.entitlement reform and tax reform right now rather than through a
:15:42. > :15:45.special congressional committee process, but this compromise makes
:15:45. > :15:50.a serious down-payment on the deficit reduction weak-kneed and
:15:50. > :15:54.gives each party a strong incentive to get a balanced plan done before
:15:54. > :15:58.the end of the year. Most importantly, it will allow us to
:15:58. > :16:03.avoid default and end the crisis that Washington imposed on the rest
:16:03. > :16:09.of America. It ensures also that we will not face the same kind of
:16:09. > :16:13.crisis again in six months, eight months or 12 months, and it will
:16:13. > :16:19.begin to lift the cloud of debt and the cloud of uncertainty that hangs
:16:19. > :16:25.over our economy. This process has been messy. It has taken far too
:16:25. > :16:29.long. I've been concerned about the impact that it has had on business
:16:29. > :16:33.confidence and consumer confidence and the economy as a whole over the
:16:33. > :16:36.last month. Nevertheless, ultimately the leaders of both
:16:37. > :16:42.parties have found their way to a compromise, and I want to thank
:16:42. > :16:47.them for that. Most of all, I want to thank the American people. It
:16:47. > :16:52.has been your voices, your letters, York emails, York weeks, your phone
:16:52. > :16:57.calls that have compelled Washington to act in the final days,
:16:57. > :17:03.and the American people's voice is a very powerful thing. We are not
:17:03. > :17:08.done yet. I want to urge members of both parties to support this deal
:17:08. > :17:12.with your votes over the next few days. It will allow us to avoid
:17:12. > :17:16.default, to pay our bills, to start reducing our deficit in a
:17:16. > :17:20.responsible way, and it will allow us to turn to the important
:17:20. > :17:25.business of doing everything we can to create jobs and growth this
:17:25. > :17:30.economy faster than it is currently growing. That is what the American
:17:30. > :17:37.people sent us here to do and what we should be devoting all of our
:17:37. > :17:43.times all-encompassing in the months ahead. Thank you.
:17:43. > :17:49.That was US President Barack Obama and the White House. He said this
:17:49. > :17:53.was a deal he did not prefer, but this would allow the US government
:17:53. > :18:02.to avoid default. He preferred that the wealthier pay their share in
:18:02. > :18:07.taxes. Everything will be on the table and the government will make
:18:07. > :18:12.a detailed case for increasing the debt ceiling. We are now joined
:18:12. > :18:17.from Washington DC by Jane O'Brien. Can you tell us more about what
:18:17. > :18:21.President Obama said? I think the key to this is that he is talking
:18:21. > :18:24.about a compromise, a compromise that neither party likes very much.
:18:24. > :18:29.The Democrats are very concerned that it doesn't raise any revenue
:18:29. > :18:33.through taxes - the balanced approach the President alluded to
:18:33. > :18:38.there. The Republicans won't like it because many of them will think
:18:38. > :18:42.it doesn't go far enough. And of course there are still the tea
:18:42. > :18:48.Party hold outs who think the debt ceiling should not be raised at all
:18:48. > :18:54.until much more stringent cuts are made. So there is plenty in this
:18:54. > :18:57.compromise deal for everybody to hate, basically, and Vicky is -
:18:57. > :19:02.this is a deal between the leaders and the President. They have to
:19:02. > :19:06.sell this to the rank and file in their party's and that's why we
:19:06. > :19:11.will see meetings with all concerned tomorrow. No vote tonight.
:19:11. > :19:17.All those concerned will be meeting tomorrow with the possible vote.
:19:17. > :19:21.There is still a long way to go. The deal has not been finalised.
:19:21. > :19:27.think at this point are both the Republicans and Democrats just
:19:27. > :19:33.wanted to seal the deal - even both sides were not in agreement in
:19:33. > :19:38.totality about the debt ceiling just to avoid a default. Well, as I
:19:38. > :19:44.said, some Republicans don't think default is the Armageddon that many
:19:44. > :19:47.financial analysts say it would be. So there is still a number of
:19:47. > :19:51.people on the Republican side who don't think default would be a
:19:51. > :19:56.problem, and they think this is an artificial deadline. They still
:19:56. > :19:59.need to be persuaded to vote in favour for this compromise. As I
:19:59. > :20:04.said, this is a framework for a deal that the party leaders hope
:20:04. > :20:12.they will be able to sell to their rank-and-file members on both sides
:20:12. > :20:18.of the House. The Democrats would be pleased with this and the
:20:19. > :20:24.Republicans would be pleased with this. -- won't be. Canny enough be
:20:24. > :20:29.persuaded that avoiding default on Tuesday it will be enough for now?
:20:29. > :20:35.And now that the Government has avoided default, or wise will be on
:20:35. > :20:45.the ratings agencies, because most of them are saying that, if the
:20:45. > :20:49.four trillion US dollars in cuts was not met, we could either see a
:20:49. > :20:54.cut in the outlook or ratings cut. If it is important to remember the
:20:54. > :20:58.government has not yet avoided default. There has been no deal yet.
:20:59. > :21:02.This is the framework for a deal. It still has to pass the Senate and
:21:02. > :21:07.House of Representatives. A vote will not be taking place until
:21:07. > :21:11.tomorrow and the earliest. Do you are still not out of the words. The
:21:11. > :21:17.Government could still default if this deal is not passed. I think it
:21:17. > :21:20.is very important to remember that. The rating you were talking about,
:21:20. > :21:27.though, could still happen if the government does not avoid default.
:21:27. > :21:34.At least one of the rating agencies believes the lack of general fiscal
:21:34. > :21:37.policy makes America a bad bet for investors. If that does happen, we
:21:37. > :21:41.could see a rise in interest rates which could affect not just the
:21:41. > :21:45.government's ability to borrow at the cheaper rate but every
:21:45. > :21:51.American's ability to borrow at a cheaper rate, and that could have a
:21:51. > :21:57.slowing effect on an already fragile economy and, many say, it
:21:57. > :22:00.could tip the country back into recession. The what on the
:22:00. > :22:06.economists and analysts telling you on the ground? What does it mean
:22:06. > :22:10.for the US economy? The US economy continues to slowdown. It just
:22:10. > :22:14.expanded more than 1% in the past quarter. Those were horrible
:22:14. > :22:18.figures that came out on Friday. They should see American economy is
:22:18. > :22:24.doing very badly indeed at the moment, that growth is barely
:22:24. > :22:28.perceptible. The big issue that many economists are talking about
:22:28. > :22:32.is the harm that this uncertainty created by Congress over whether or
:22:32. > :22:37.not to raise the debt ceiling - for harm that may have already been
:22:37. > :22:41.done to the economy. There is a lot of talk about business is not
:22:41. > :22:43.willing to take on new employees because they don't know whether
:22:43. > :22:49.there will be tax reform. They don't know whether interest rates
:22:49. > :22:53.will go up as a result of this. So what is very possible that a lot of
:22:53. > :22:58.harm has already been done. There is also a great concern about
:22:58. > :23:02.America's standing internationally. We are talking about the biggest
:23:02. > :23:10.economic powerhouse in the world, and a lot of investors cut a lot of
:23:10. > :23:15.other nations are looking at America and saying, "you can't work
:23:16. > :23:20.out how to raise your debt ceiling. What had his fair?" Confidence has
:23:20. > :23:27.been rattled all ready and whether this can be regained in the coming
:23:27. > :23:31.months remains to be seen. Briefly, before we let you go, what do the
:23:31. > :23:36.Americans in general, the people on Main Street, think about this
:23:36. > :23:43.ongoing gridlock? This indecision among politicians regarding the
:23:43. > :23:52.debt ceiling? Well, the president's ratings are very low, but most
:23:52. > :23:57.Americans feel the real blame for this debacle rests with Congress.
:23:57. > :24:03.Jane O'Brien in Washington DC, thank you so much for that update.
:24:03. > :24:13.I'm Rico Hizon and this is the BBC. Thank you for joining us for this
:24:13. > :24:36.
:24:36. > :24:41.The McLaren driver celebrates his 200th Grand Prix with victory in
:24:41. > :24:51.Hungary. Drama at Trent Bridge - Ian Bell
:24:51. > :24:56.
:24:56. > :24:59.out and been again as England take We will start with the Formula One.
:24:59. > :25:04.It was a day to remember for Jenson Button and the hungry Grand Prix.
:25:04. > :25:08.The McLaren driver marked his 200th race with a thrilling victory in
:25:08. > :25:13.Budapest, claiming the chequered flag ahead of Sebastian Vettel, but
:25:13. > :25:17.the German stretched his lead to 83 points.
:25:17. > :25:22.His 200th Formula One Race - very few drivers have more experience
:25:22. > :25:28.behind the wheel, and wisdom inside that helmet of 11 years in the
:25:28. > :25:33.sport served Jenson Button well. He won his first Grand Prix in Hungary
:25:33. > :25:37.five years ago. From the start he was all over his team-mate, Lewis
:25:37. > :25:43.Hamilton. More important, both were catching Sebastian Vettel. The
:25:43. > :25:47.German's lead lasted five laps. Hamilton passed first. Barton used
:25:47. > :25:52.his fresher tyres to ease past the Red Bull as well. Still a long way
:25:52. > :25:56.to go under changing skies. It was not white enough for Mick Hide felt.
:25:57. > :26:01.Hamilton was feeling the heat, too, with Barton catching him. He lost
:26:01. > :26:05.control as he spun his car back in the right direction in the middle
:26:05. > :26:09.of the track, almost causing an accident. The stewards' view of
:26:09. > :26:15.that almost cost him the race. Enough time to go wheel-to-wheel
:26:15. > :26:21.with Button for the lead. No team orders just great racing. Until the
:26:21. > :26:26.stewards handed down that punishment. The race was Button's,
:26:26. > :26:31.only his 11th win in 11 years, but it may be an important one. Let's
:26:31. > :26:36.go back and bring them all. McLaren will have to be as dominant
:26:36. > :26:40.in the second half as Red Bull have been for the first because, despite
:26:40. > :26:44.Button's wing, Sebastian Vettel has stretched his championship lead.
:26:44. > :26:47.The cricket now. England have the upper hand after day three of the
:26:47. > :26:52.second Test against India in Nottingham. The hosts reached the
:26:52. > :27:02.close with a lead of 374 runs but the day will be remembered for a
:27:02. > :27:05.
:27:05. > :27:09.notable piece of sportsmanship from The incident in question came when
:27:09. > :27:15.Ian Bell was given out before tea but he then returned after the
:27:15. > :27:19.break following a change of heart from the Indian skipper. Our
:27:19. > :27:23.reported in Nottingham describe exactly what happened. With the
:27:24. > :27:27.final ball before the tea break, Eoin Morgan hit what looks like a
:27:27. > :27:31.four. Ian Bell began walking to the pavilion but it turned up the ball
:27:31. > :27:35.had not reached the rope. Kumar threw it back towards the stumps.
:27:35. > :27:40.India took the bails off and appealed and Ian Bell was stunned
:27:40. > :27:44.to be given out. The players and umpires walked off the deafening
:27:44. > :27:49.boos but they tend to cheers when Ian Bell made his way back onto the
:27:49. > :27:55.pitch after tea. MS Dhoni had withdrawn the appeal after pleas
:27:55. > :27:59.from England's captain and coach. She has been dubbed the Tiger Woods
:27:59. > :28:03.of women's golf. In fact she is more successful than he was up 22.
:28:03. > :28:09.She has won her fifth major title, something no male or female golfer
:28:09. > :28:13.has done before. She won the Women's British Open with a final
:28:13. > :28:19.round of 69 in Scotland, good enough for the world number one to
:28:19. > :28:22.win by four shocks. Scotland's Katrina Matthew was the best-placed
:28:22. > :28:27.Briton' seven shots further back. She is the first player to
:28:27. > :28:32.successfully defend her title. One of the story to tell you about.
:28:32. > :28:35.Barcelona have a new superstar in one of their shirts on Sunday but
:28:35. > :28:38.the likes of Real Madrid and Manchester United should not worry
:28:38. > :28:44.too much because the play is much more useful with the ball in his
:28:44. > :28:49.hand. Kobe Bryant lined up in a celebrity football match organised
:28:50. > :28:55.by a former US football great. He has spoken of his love of football
:28:55. > :29:01.but perhaps he should stick to the day job, or maybe just ditch the
:29:02. > :29:11.sunglasses... On his side was Pep Guardiola, and maybe it was a
:29:12. > :29:16.
:29:16. > :29:19.present that caused him to use his Some hot weather on its way. As the
:29:19. > :29:23.humidity built, ultimately we will see thunderstorms as we head
:29:23. > :29:28.towards the middle of the week. Today very pleasant for most of us,
:29:28. > :29:34.very warm sunshine, getting into the high 20s and places. That is
:29:34. > :29:36.most likely across the eastern half of the UK. More cloud further west.
:29:36. > :29:41.The cloud thick enough for some damp weather across Northern
:29:41. > :29:45.Ireland, Scotland, western fringes of England and Wales. Nothing too
:29:45. > :29:51.heavy at this stage but not a great start in western areas. Further
:29:51. > :29:55.east across Wales, probably staying dry with a hope of brightness.
:29:55. > :30:02.Northern Ireland sees rain fringing into eastern areas. For Scotland, a
:30:02. > :30:05.lot of cloud, but spots of rain across western areas. Some
:30:05. > :30:09.brightness and shelter from that southerly breeze as it crosses the
:30:09. > :30:15.mountains. For more than England, some dampness across Cumbria, but
:30:15. > :30:19.further east, dry across Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and most of the
:30:19. > :30:23.south-east having a fine start. Already quite warm, and it will be
:30:23. > :30:28.a nice day with increasingly high temperatures across the south-west
:30:28. > :30:33.of England. Rather more cloud with dampness for part of west Cornwall
:30:33. > :30:37.and Devon. That will continue on and off for much of the day. Every
:30:38. > :30:42.chance that cloud will break across, for example, parts of the East
:30:42. > :30:46.Wales, maybe down towards Somerset, parts of north-west England. Always
:30:46. > :30:53.the best of the sunshine further east, rocking up into the mid-to-
:30:53. > :30:58.high 20s in places. Further west, more cloud, lower temperatures,
:30:58. > :31:03.some rain turning heavier across Scotland and the Irish Sea. We will
:31:03. > :31:08.get another full day of play at Trent Bridge. Some warm sunshine.
:31:08. > :31:13.If you are going, put on sunshine because it will feel pretty hot.
:31:13. > :31:16.You can listen to the action on Radio 4 long wave. Tuesday, an
:31:16. > :31:21.increasing threat of more rain through this central slice of the
:31:21. > :31:26.UK, dividing the hot from the cool air. A lot of uncertainty after
:31:26. > :31:29.that but, with that concoction of heat and humidity pumping up from
:31:29. > :31:34.the south, it looks like we could see some significant thunderstorms
:31:34. > :31:38.as we head towards Wednesday before it turns fresher in those westerly
:31:38. > :31:43.winds. Don't take this chart literally - just the threat of