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:00:09. > :00:14.Scottish Labour's verdict on the leak of the Jeremy Corbyn's

:00:15. > :00:18.The Craig Whyte fraud trial hears that previous Rangers owners

:00:19. > :00:24.were "desperate to get the deal over the line'.

:00:25. > :00:27.A former Catholic monk accused of abusing boys

:00:28. > :00:30.at a boarding school in the Highlands is eligible

:00:31. > :00:36.Relaxing in a specially designed environment -

:00:37. > :00:39.a holiday alternative to respite care for people with dementia

:00:40. > :00:49.It's just lovely. It makes all the difference in the world, having

:00:50. > :00:50.that. The Scottish Rugby Captain Greg

:00:51. > :00:53.Laidlaw won't be starting for his club tomorrow,

:00:54. > :00:55.when Gloucester play at Murrayfield Rival parties have pounced on a leak

:00:56. > :01:16.of Labour's election manifesto - which includes the renewal

:01:17. > :01:19.of Trident on the Clyde. Scottish party leaders said the leak

:01:20. > :01:23.showed Labour in disarray. But after talks in London,

:01:24. > :01:26.the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the package had been endorsed

:01:27. > :01:29.unanimously, after changes. This from our political

:01:30. > :01:35.editor Brian Taylor. In hot pursuit of Jeremy Corbyn, not

:01:36. > :02:05.a great day for the Labour leader. Worse for an eager BBC cameraman,

:02:06. > :02:11.when the Corbyn car ran over his foot. Mind the Gap. From Labour in

:02:12. > :02:16.London, an update on the manifesto was leaked overnight with its plans

:02:17. > :02:20.for ownership -- public ownership of rail and royal energy. Kezia Dugdale

:02:21. > :02:24.told me the leak was far from ideal. She stressed that Scottish Labour

:02:25. > :02:28.would publish its own manifesto, reflecting devolved powers. But how

:02:29. > :02:32.about Trident? The manifesto backs renewal of the nuclear deterrent

:02:33. > :02:37.while urging extreme caution about its use. Renewing Trident runs

:02:38. > :02:41.contrary to Mr Corbyn's own views and a vote by the Scottish Labour

:02:42. > :02:45.conference. I always said we would give our party membership the space

:02:46. > :02:48.to debate these issues. We took a position against the renewal of

:02:49. > :02:52.Trident. The final vote of the Labour Party is to renew Trident,

:02:53. > :02:58.but also to work on the basis of discussion. So the Scottish Labour

:02:59. > :03:04.Party was overruled? It was part of a democratic process and this was

:03:05. > :03:09.the result. The manifesto promises to campaign tirelessly against any

:03:10. > :03:12.repeat of the 2014 independence referendum, and it backs a new

:03:13. > :03:19.constitutional settlement for the UK.

:03:20. > :03:26.I understand that Scottish Labour wanted changes firmly backing the

:03:27. > :03:29.Barnett formula, making clear that some social security powers are in

:03:30. > :03:34.Holyrood hands and undermining support for the North Sea oil and

:03:35. > :03:38.gas industry. But rivals say the row leaves Scottish Labour looking like

:03:39. > :03:44.tartan onlookers. For the SNP, Nicola Sturgeon was visiting St

:03:45. > :03:48.Andrews university. She marks Labour done. When you look at Labour, you

:03:49. > :03:51.are not looking at a party that is fit to be in government. On Trident,

:03:52. > :03:55.the SNP position is clear. We are against nuclear weapons in

:03:56. > :03:59.principle. These are weapons of mass destruction. But at a time when

:04:00. > :04:05.public services are under so much pressure, spending tens of billions

:04:06. > :04:07.of pounds on new weapons of mass destruction is the wrong thing to

:04:08. > :04:10.do. The Liberal Democrats published what they called a commit card,

:04:11. > :04:15.headed by thwarting an independence referendum. The question Labour's

:04:16. > :04:20.political ability. There are of competence about the Labour Party.

:04:21. > :04:24.They can't even run their own party. Nobody is seriously thinking they

:04:25. > :04:27.can be a party of government. But now people are questioning whether

:04:28. > :04:30.they can be a party of opposition. The Liberal Democrats are clear. We

:04:31. > :04:37.are prepared to step up and be that strong opposition if people back us

:04:38. > :04:41.in this election. And the Conservatives say Labour's plans are

:04:42. > :04:46.unsustainable. The only thing which hasn't been leaked seems to be how

:04:47. > :04:51.they would pay for all the suggestions. Even Jeremy Corbyn's

:04:52. > :04:55.enemies don't seem to want to leak how they would deliver these

:04:56. > :05:02.policies, so it is clear from that that they have no idea. And the

:05:03. > :05:07.injured cameraman? Recovering in hospital with two broken toes.

:05:08. > :05:09.Apologies for the problems at the beginning of that report.

:05:10. > :05:12.While candidates for Westminster are out on the campaign trail,

:05:13. > :05:16.Education, the NHS and Brexit were just some of the topics raised

:05:17. > :05:17.at First Minister's Questions this afternoon.

:05:18. > :05:24.John McManus watched the proceedings.

:05:25. > :05:30.Four weeks today, the polls will be open to the general election. But at

:05:31. > :05:35.First Minister's Questions at Holyrood, it was business as usual.

:05:36. > :05:38.Since last year, this government has spent more time debating the

:05:39. > :05:43.constitution than debating education, health, transport and

:05:44. > :05:50.justice combined. And we have had enough. After ten years, don't the

:05:51. > :05:55.people of Scotland deserve a government that will for once focus

:05:56. > :05:58.on their priorities and not on hers? But the First Minister said the

:05:59. > :06:02.Conservatives had a reason for wanting to change the subject. When

:06:03. > :06:09.Ruth Davidson talks about the time spent in this chamber debating the

:06:10. > :06:15.constitution, what she's trying to distract attention from is that that

:06:16. > :06:21.constitution, what she's trying to has been time debating the

:06:22. > :06:23.implications of Brexit, the Brexit disaster. Labour were keen to

:06:24. > :06:30.highlight their campaign on NHS funding. Our hospitals don't have

:06:31. > :06:35.enough nurses. Those nurses don't have enough money in their pocket.

:06:36. > :06:36.Our hospitals don't have enough doctors, but there is enough money

:06:37. > :06:40.Our hospitals don't have enough for private health firms. Is this

:06:41. > :06:42.what the NHS looks like when the government is more interested in

:06:43. > :06:49.running a referendum than running the NHS? The performance of

:06:50. > :06:52.Scotland's schools and in particular a decline in some literacy and

:06:53. > :06:57.numeracy skills has made the headlines this week, a point made

:06:58. > :07:01.repeatedly in the chamber. The mother of a 15-year-old schoolboy

:07:02. > :07:05.said to me yesterday that she is worried that her son could be one of

:07:06. > :07:11.those statistics. He is struggling with reading and writing. She is

:07:12. > :07:19.anxious about his future, and she is also angry with the SNP, who have

:07:20. > :07:24.been in charge for the whole of her son's education. Scotland's issues

:07:25. > :07:27.debated inside this building. In the coming weeks, the politicians will

:07:28. > :07:30.step out into the sunshine to chase your vote for the general election.

:07:31. > :07:36.A lawyer who handled Craig Whyte's takeover of Rangers in 2011

:07:37. > :07:39.has told a court that the club's owners were "desperate to get

:07:40. > :07:44.Gary Withey's comments came as he gave evidence

:07:45. > :07:46.in the trial of Mr Whyte, who's accused of acquiring

:07:47. > :07:55.Our correspondent David Henderson reports.

:07:56. > :07:59.Gary Withey, the London lawyer at the heart of the deal to buy

:08:00. > :08:05.Rangers. He was back in court today, giving evidence for a second day.

:08:06. > :08:09.Six years ago, his client was a company run by Craig Whyte, which

:08:10. > :08:13.launched a takeover bid for the Ibrox club. Mr White is on travel

:08:14. > :08:16.fraud and accused of funding most of the deal with the club's season

:08:17. > :08:20.fraud and accused of funding most of tickets. Rangers was being sold by

:08:21. > :08:24.the role Leave Murray group, controlled by this man, Sir David

:08:25. > :08:28.Murray, and Mr Withey told the jury he came under pressure to get the

:08:29. > :08:31.deal done. One Murray group director, he said, wanted reassured

:08:32. > :08:36.that this didn't turn into an almighty mess and embarrass

:08:37. > :08:41.everyone. Mr Withey said the sellers didn't ask how Craig Whyte's team

:08:42. > :08:43.were financing the deal. They didn't seem to care, he claimed. This is

:08:44. > :08:49.the only girl I know where the vendor, the seller, is pushing more

:08:50. > :08:52.than the purchaser. He said, I have never been pushed so hard on any

:08:53. > :08:59.deal. They were desperate to get the deal over the line. Mr Withey said

:09:00. > :09:02.he was repeatedly asked for assurances that Craig Whyte had the

:09:03. > :09:07.money to buy Rangers. He did supply them, he said. If I didn't trust my

:09:08. > :09:10.client, I would have walked away. But the prosecution claims the deal

:09:11. > :09:18.was mostly funded through the sale of Rangers' season tickets to

:09:19. > :09:19.was mostly funded through the sale accompany. The prosecutor asked Gary

:09:20. > :09:28.was mostly funded through the sale Withey, where steps taken to conceal

:09:29. > :09:34.it? Gary replied, I was told that Ticketus must not be shown. Mr

:09:35. > :09:38.Withey told the defence advocate it was impossible to keep the

:09:39. > :09:42.involvement of Ticketus a secret when so many people were involved.

:09:43. > :09:47.Mr Findlay asked him, were people coming up to you, saying, I hear you

:09:48. > :09:52.are in with Ticketus to do a deal for Rangers? Mr Withey replied, yes,

:09:53. > :09:56.they did. Gary Withey returns to the witness box on Monday. Craig Whyte

:09:57. > :10:01.denies the charges and the trial continues.

:10:02. > :10:03.A former Catholic monk, who's accused of abusing boys

:10:04. > :10:06.at the Fort Augustus Abbey boarding school in the Highlands,

:10:07. > :10:08.is eligible for extradition to Britain, according

:10:09. > :10:17.The decision on whether to send Father Denis Alexander back

:10:18. > :10:19.to Scotland for trial now rests with the country's Attorney-General,

:10:20. > :10:30.The magistrate here in Sydney has decided that the former Catholic

:10:31. > :10:36.monk will be eligible for extradition, but this case appears

:10:37. > :10:40.to be far from over. The defence in court today raised no objections to

:10:41. > :10:46.the magistrate's decision, and the defence barrister told me later,

:10:47. > :10:51.because in her opinion, the Lord gave her very limited scope in which

:10:52. > :10:54.to challenge that decision -- the law gave her little scope. It is now

:10:55. > :11:00.up to the Attorney General here in Australia to decide whether Father

:11:01. > :11:06.Alexander will face a trial in Scotland. It seems the defence is

:11:07. > :11:09.saving its powder for the Attorney General, and its submissions are

:11:10. > :11:14.expected to be lodged within the next four to five weeks. We don't

:11:15. > :11:18.know what sort of arguments the defence will use in those

:11:19. > :11:23.submissions to the Attorney General. We do know that if the decision goes

:11:24. > :11:28.against the defence, it can seek a judicial review. Denis Alexander is

:11:29. > :11:33.in his early 80s. He was in court today, wearing a green prison

:11:34. > :11:35.uniform and using a wheelchair. He didn't say anything during the brief

:11:36. > :11:41.30 minute hearing, but he did appear didn't say anything during the brief

:11:42. > :11:44.to be very frail and for most of the time fairly detached from

:11:45. > :11:52.proceedings. He has always denied any allegations of wrongdoing at the

:11:53. > :11:54.Fort Augustus Abbey School in the Highlands, and he was arrested

:11:55. > :11:59.earlier this year. He has been remanded back into custody into the

:12:00. > :11:59.hospital wing of the jail here in Sydney.

:12:00. > :12:01.Poorer people are more likely to die, or become ill,

:12:02. > :12:06.Researchers at Glasgow University examined the health records of more

:12:07. > :12:10.They say the stress of poverty can lead to a less healthy lifestyle,

:12:11. > :12:24.The reason that poor people experience greater levels of alcohol

:12:25. > :12:29.harm is not because they are drinking more. Actually, it seems

:12:30. > :12:33.that even if someone who is more disadvantaged in society drinks the

:12:34. > :12:39.same amount of alcohol as someone who is richer, there are still at

:12:40. > :12:40.increased risk of harm. Even accounting for things like binge

:12:41. > :12:48.drinking, smoking and obesity. Hopes are rising that there could be

:12:49. > :12:51.a resolution to an industrial Today lecturers across the country

:12:52. > :12:55.have been holding their fourth one-day strike over

:12:56. > :12:56.pay and conditions. The EIS says progress is being made

:12:57. > :12:59.in talks with the colleges and that More strike action is still

:13:00. > :13:03.scheduled for next week. MSPs have been told

:13:04. > :13:06.that the chairman of the Scottish Police Authority isn't

:13:07. > :13:08.fit to remain on its board. It follows the resignation

:13:09. > :13:11.of a board member, Moy Ali, in a row over meetings being held

:13:12. > :13:14.behind closed doors. Ms Ali told Holyrood's

:13:15. > :13:16.Audit Committee that when she dissented over the policy,

:13:17. > :13:18.she received a letter from the chairman,

:13:19. > :13:20.Andrew Flanagan on Christmas Eve. She was asked if she regarded that

:13:21. > :13:28.as amounting to bullying. You're watching BBC

:13:29. > :13:31.Reporting Scotland. Scottish Labour leader

:13:32. > :13:36.Kezia Dugdale describes the leak of the Jeremy Corbyn election

:13:37. > :13:43.manifesto as "far from ideal". The new owner of basketball

:13:44. > :13:46.team Glasgow Rocks on why he got rid of

:13:47. > :13:54.the club's head coach. A stone's throw from one

:13:55. > :13:57.of Scotland's busiest streets, one of the world's most powerful

:13:58. > :14:00.lasers is hard at work. It's replicating radiation levels

:14:01. > :14:03.in space - and one of its aims This report from our science

:14:04. > :14:23.correspondent Kenneth Macdonald Not far from Glasgow's George

:14:24. > :14:28.Square, this ten tonne door floats on air, guarding the entrance to a

:14:29. > :14:31.concrete bunker. Inside, they're in to recreate the harsh types of

:14:32. > :14:41.radiation encountered in space. It can be a deadly environment for

:14:42. > :14:46.satellites and astronauts. The particles can be very intense and

:14:47. > :14:53.this is dangerous for electronics on board satellites, but also for

:14:54. > :14:55.this is dangerous for electronics on astronauts. Sometimes, these are

:14:56. > :14:59.called killer electrons. The reason is because they are dangerous. That

:15:00. > :15:02.radiation has been be produced by the Scottish centre for the

:15:03. > :15:06.application of plasma -based accelerators. Here is an example of

:15:07. > :15:11.application of plasma -based how far the technology has come. In

:15:12. > :15:13.the old days, you would have had to turn a laser beam into electrons

:15:14. > :15:15.the old days, you would have had to using a linear accelerator 100

:15:16. > :15:21.metres long. Now, this is the accelerator. But you need enormous

:15:22. > :15:26.amounts of power, which is one reason why they have just installed

:15:27. > :15:30.?3.5 million worth of laser light upstairs. This the highest average

:15:31. > :15:36.power laser system in the world today, extremely unique to a

:15:37. > :15:42.university enrolment. It delivers 350 terawatts at five hertz. Or to

:15:43. > :15:48.put it another way... If you think about the power from the sun

:15:49. > :15:51.reaching the UK, this laser actually produces the same amount of power,

:15:52. > :15:56.but only for a very short time. This is about more than space. The system

:15:57. > :15:58.will produce high-energy particles and radiation pulses for experiments

:15:59. > :16:06.in science, engineering and medicine. Very high-resolution x-ray

:16:07. > :16:09.imaging, for example, in hospitals. Radiotherapy is an ongoing

:16:10. > :16:14.interesting project cars well looking at electron beams as a

:16:15. > :16:19.potential radiation therapy technique, as opposed to x-rays or

:16:20. > :16:22.proton beams. Among the other applications, experiments in nuclear

:16:23. > :16:23.proton beams. Among the other fusion, so we may finally produce

:16:24. > :16:25.energy in the same way the sun does. Scotland is one of the locations

:16:26. > :16:29.being used by a new travel company that's running holidays specifically

:16:30. > :16:32.for people with dementia Mind For You says the short

:16:33. > :16:37.breaks are an alternative Andrew Thomson reports

:16:38. > :16:50.from Granton on Spey. Caring for someone with dementia can

:16:51. > :16:55.be a 24/7 job, but here on this supported holiday in Granton on

:16:56. > :16:59.Spey, help is on hand. Guests can get a bit of pampering, some company

:17:00. > :17:04.and for the care, a well earned break. It can be very stressful for

:17:05. > :17:07.somebody living with dementia to be away from their carer. We see

:17:08. > :17:12.ourselves as an alternative, that they come on holiday together, that

:17:13. > :17:17.our support staff are there to help, and also to give the carer time for

:17:18. > :17:20.themselves. The person with dementia gets time for themselves. And the

:17:21. > :17:29.concert is proving popular with these guests. He has Alzheimer's and

:17:30. > :17:33.two types of dementia. No more holidays are not suitable any

:17:34. > :17:36.longer, so we were looking for somewhere that provided a care

:17:37. > :17:41.environment, but also allowed us to do many of the things we have always

:17:42. > :17:45.been interested in, which is outdoor activities. These folk look after

:17:46. > :17:49.you really well, and they are all nice and they are all trying to do

:17:50. > :17:54.things for you. It is something that has been missing since I have been

:17:55. > :17:58.ill. A range of daily outings are run, this one to the Highland folk

:17:59. > :18:03.museum, which is perhaps the perfect place to help bring back happy

:18:04. > :18:09.childhood memories. We always had good holidays. But once my husband

:18:10. > :18:14.developed dementia, that went. I was told about Mind For You by an

:18:15. > :18:19.organisation in Edinburgh, and I found them marvellous. You're never

:18:20. > :18:25.alone. There is always plenty of help, and it just gives us a break

:18:26. > :18:30.that we really need. Everyone needs a break sometimes from their normal

:18:31. > :18:33.routine, and supported holidays like these, with good accommodation and

:18:34. > :18:37.care and also interesting day trips to places like this, seems to be a

:18:38. > :18:43.winning formula for these dementia sufferers and their carers.

:18:44. > :18:45.It's been a bittersweet sort of week for the captain

:18:46. > :18:51.A few days ago, Greig Laidlaw was called up to the British

:18:52. > :18:53.and Irish lions squad for their summer tour.

:18:54. > :18:56.Today it was announced that he won't start for his club Gloucester

:18:57. > :18:58.in the European Challenge Cup final in Edinburgh tomorrow.

:18:59. > :19:04.But as David Currie reports, he's not too disappointed.

:19:05. > :19:15.Greig Laidlaw leads Gloucester on a training session, but won't lead the

:19:16. > :19:16.Greig Laidlaw leads Gloucester on a team against Murrayfield, he will be

:19:17. > :19:23.Greig Laidlaw leads Gloucester on a on the bench. He's not bitter. I'm

:19:24. > :19:25.just glad I'm back fit and that's the way I want to stay. For me it's

:19:26. > :19:32.about being sharp now when I get the way I want to stay. For me it's

:19:33. > :19:34.opportunities. Life was sweet for the Scotland skipper at the start of

:19:35. > :19:40.February. Captaining the national the Scotland skipper at the start of

:19:41. > :19:44.team to win over Ireland in the Six Nations. He was injured in the next

:19:45. > :19:53.match against France, missing the rest of the tournament. It's been a

:19:54. > :19:57.season of ups and downs for you, hasn't it? Yes, looking back I

:19:58. > :20:03.suppose it has. You get injured, then you get back. Obviously I have

:20:04. > :20:16.been selected for the Lions squad. Greig Laidlaw... Will being benched

:20:17. > :20:21.on Friday a fact his prospects for playing in the Lions? It might

:20:22. > :20:25.reflect in the Lions tour coming up, having limited game time might not

:20:26. > :20:29.be a bad thing. It will reduce his chance of injury which is probably

:20:30. > :20:40.his real fear at this moment in time. He will be joining the French

:20:41. > :20:45.club Clermont, and they are in action here on Saturday.

:20:46. > :20:46.Andy Murray's struggles this year continue.

:20:47. > :20:48.The world number one has suffered another early exit,

:20:49. > :20:54.With a place in the quarterfinals at stake, the top seed was a strong

:20:55. > :21:01.But the young Croatian won in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3.

:21:02. > :21:03.Murray has just one tournament left before the second grand

:21:04. > :21:05.slam of the season - the French Open -

:21:06. > :21:12.The new owner of the Glasgow Rocks basketball team says it came down

:21:13. > :21:16.to a gut feeling to dispense with head coach Sterling Davis.

:21:17. > :21:19.After losing out in the quarter final play-off last season,

:21:20. > :21:25.Duncan Smiley hopes a new approach will help guide Scotland's only

:21:26. > :21:28.professional side to UK glory, as well as build on a growing

:21:29. > :21:29.interest in the sport amongst the young.

:21:30. > :21:41.Silverware or the lack of it can be costly in sport. The Glasgow rocks

:21:42. > :21:46.today in the presence of the euro basket Trophy at the Emirates arena.

:21:47. > :21:50.The rocks themselves without a trophy this season. The new owner

:21:51. > :21:57.wants change, the first parting company with head coach Sterling

:21:58. > :22:03.Davis. I was certainly disappointed, I would have liked to work with him

:22:04. > :22:06.this year but my gut instinct was we needed to do something different and

:22:07. > :22:11.Sterling Davis was on board with that as well and as a consummate

:22:12. > :22:14.professional. So they are searching for a new coach and looking for

:22:15. > :22:20.grand slam trophy success next season. Safe to say, they have got

:22:21. > :22:26.some pretty big ambitions. What do you want to see achieved next

:22:27. > :22:28.season? For me it is win as much as we possibly can. I believe we have

:22:29. > :22:33.the pieces to win championships but we possibly can. I believe we have

:22:34. > :22:39.it takes a lot of effort. Success breeds success but building on youth

:22:40. > :22:50.interest key in a sport on the up. I think basketball is getting more and

:22:51. > :22:53.more popular. Now a lot of people are playing it. Membership of

:22:54. > :23:01.basketball Scotland has trebled in the last six years, so is there

:23:02. > :23:04.scope for second franchise in Scotland? There is definitely

:23:05. > :23:08.potential there. There is certainly enough interest in the sport that

:23:09. > :23:15.there could be two franchises in the future. I think the rocks would

:23:16. > :23:22.benefit from that in terms of having a local derby. Have you ever been to

:23:23. > :23:26.see the Glasgow rocks? Yes, two or three times. They do have their off

:23:27. > :23:30.nights but most of the time they are good. And how about some tricks? Can

:23:31. > :23:38.you come up with tricks right here on the spot? I have zero tricks but

:23:39. > :23:40.I can scare you a little bit. Definitely not scared!

:23:41. > :23:42.Timeline will be on BBC Two tonight at 7.30pm.

:23:43. > :23:43.Here are Glenn Campbell and Shereen Nanjiani

:23:44. > :23:56.Tonight we look at like calling directory inquiries 118 services can

:23:57. > :23:59.now cost a minimum of ?9, and hear from money saving expert Martin

:24:00. > :24:04.Lewis about what should be done. Also we are joined by Commonwealth

:24:05. > :24:11.Games medallist Stephanie Ingles a year on from a motorcycle accident

:24:12. > :24:16.that almost cost her her life. Plus meet scooter gran and find out all

:24:17. > :24:18.about her superpowers. Let's see what the

:24:19. > :24:29.weather has in store. Good evening. Many parts of Scotland

:24:30. > :24:33.haven't recorded a drop of rain for about two weeks since the 28th of

:24:34. > :24:40.April, today no different for most of us. Call up around the east coast

:24:41. > :24:44.with stubborn cloud. Plenty of evening sunshine pretty much across

:24:45. > :24:48.the board, but overnight there will be some cloud forming around eastern

:24:49. > :24:51.coasts, some low cloud drifting inland through the central belt at

:24:52. > :24:58.times and a few showers pushing towards Galloway, Kintyre and the

:24:59. > :25:02.Hebrides. But for most dry night with temperatures no lower than

:25:03. > :25:11.around five Celsius, but at school in the countryside. Showers for the

:25:12. > :25:13.Hebrides tomorrow, but a good part of Central Scotland bright and

:25:14. > :25:17.sunny, then come the afternoon showers pushing in across the south.

:25:18. > :25:21.This time yesterday we were expecting those showers to be

:25:22. > :25:28.further west. Certainly a change, further south expect showers through

:25:29. > :25:38.the afternoon. North of here, in eastern areas thicker cloud stubborn

:25:39. > :25:42.to go, call on the east coast. Quite breezy around these north-eastern

:25:43. > :25:46.coast from the south-east. As we had through into the evening, these

:25:47. > :25:52.showers in the south-west heavy for a time. That is low-pressure moving

:25:53. > :25:57.its way north was and still with us as they head into the weekend.

:25:58. > :26:01.Saturday looks fairly cloudy and rather wet at times. A rash of

:26:02. > :26:05.showers across the country, some quite heavy with the odd rumble of

:26:06. > :26:09.thunder in the mix as well. Still breezy around the coast, and the

:26:10. > :26:13.temperatures similar despite the cloud and rain so quite busy

:26:14. > :26:18.midfield but it will improve later from the south. Sunday, writer,

:26:19. > :26:21.breezy, fewer showers with temperatures around the same but

:26:22. > :26:24.here is Monday, more rain on the way.

:26:25. > :26:30.I'll be back with the headlines at eight and the late bulletin just