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:00:00. > :00:10.Tonight on BBC London News: Has the Mayor lost his fight for a new

:00:11. > :00:19.airport in the Thames estuary, following recommendations to expand

:00:20. > :00:23.Heathrow or Gatwick? It is not going to happen, is it?

:00:24. > :00:29.Well, you may be right in your pessimism, I can't rule that out,

:00:30. > :00:35.uncharacteristic though it would be. But it is up to us now to make the

:00:36. > :00:38.case. We'll talk to the Mayor live and

:00:39. > :00:45.look at the Heathrow recommendations in more detail. The latest proposals

:00:46. > :00:50.are for a new runway to the north`west of the airport, or an

:00:51. > :00:57.extension to the existing runway. But both would have serious

:00:58. > :00:59.logistical challenges, not least putting part of the M25 into a

:01:00. > :01:03.tunnel. We'll look at what today's report

:01:04. > :01:06.will mean for air travel in the south east.

:01:07. > :01:09.Plus a round up of the day's other news, including: The trial of two

:01:10. > :01:25.men accused of killing Lee Rigby hears the closing statements.

:01:26. > :01:28.A very good evening. It was the Mayor's bold vision for the future

:01:29. > :01:32.of aviation in the south east. Close down Heathrow, use the land to build

:01:33. > :01:36.thousands of much needed houses and create a brand new airport in the

:01:37. > :01:39.Thames Estuary. That vision hasn't been totally dismissed today, but it

:01:40. > :01:43.certainly doesn't appear to be one of the front runners. In his interim

:01:44. > :01:48.report, Sir Howard Davies earmarked Heathrow and Gatwick for possible

:01:49. > :01:52.expansion. Boris Johnson's been told his idea isn't off the table

:01:53. > :01:55.entirely, and a decision on its viability will be made in the first

:01:56. > :01:59.half of next year. We'll hear from the Mayor in a moment, but first,

:02:00. > :02:13.here's our Political Correspondent, Karl Mercer.

:02:14. > :02:19.He has had the maps out and has drawn up plans. But today it seems

:02:20. > :02:22.that Boris Johnson's ambition for an airport in or near the Thames

:02:23. > :02:25.estuary is struggling to keep its head above water. But as the mayor

:02:26. > :02:30.emerged from a lunch with medical journalist today, he was trying to

:02:31. > :02:35.put a positive spin on events. His plans have not reached the short

:02:36. > :02:38.list. Instead they will be looked at in more detail before a final

:02:39. > :02:46.decision next year. It is a good result. Do you really believe that?

:02:47. > :02:49.You have been bombed so far down the running order that it is not going

:02:50. > :02:55.to happen. Yellow map the well, you may be right in your pessimism,

:02:56. > :02:59.Karl. I can't rule that out, uncharacteristic though it would

:03:00. > :03:07.be. You might be right. But it is up to us now to make the case and I do

:03:08. > :03:11.think it is a brilliant case. It is a case he has not been shy in

:03:12. > :03:15.making. Expansion at Heathrow has been backed by the Davies commission

:03:16. > :03:22.today, but it has been the target of the mayor's vitriol for years. If I

:03:23. > :03:27.am elect did mayor in May I will campaign against the expansion of

:03:28. > :03:34.Heathrow. I want to make one final point which is relevant to this

:03:35. > :03:39.area! I will not support, in fact I will oppose a third runway! I would

:03:40. > :03:42.like to see all politicians accepting the need for expansion,

:03:43. > :03:47.which the madness, and being prepared to back the Airports

:03:48. > :03:51.Commission. And the business community needs to be able to get to

:03:52. > :03:57.and from global markets. There is an economic argument. The mail will

:03:58. > :04:02.continue to lobby for something out East, either in estuary on the Isle

:04:03. > :04:07.of Grain, where opinion is split. Most people can't believe they are

:04:08. > :04:10.even thinking about it. A hub airport in north Kent will bring

:04:11. > :04:17.untold benefits to up to half a million people when it is built in a

:04:18. > :04:20.few years' time. The mayor's fallback position was for expansion

:04:21. > :04:26.at Stansted, but that was also not on the short list, not something

:04:27. > :04:33.that worries the airport. We don't need any infrastructure changes to

:04:34. > :04:37.the airport to expand. But Sir Howard Davies highlighted the need

:04:38. > :04:41.for rail link improvements to the East in general and Stansted in

:04:42. > :04:48.particular. We are also looking at the road network. On the today's

:04:49. > :04:53.plans, Gatwick could be in line for a second runway before 2030. It is

:04:54. > :04:55.not the option the mayor is yet ready to consider.

:04:56. > :04:58.So let's remind ourselves of what's being recommended. Sir Howard Davies

:04:59. > :05:02.has told the government he favours three options to increase airport

:05:03. > :05:08.capacity. Two of them centre on Heathrow, the third on the idea of a

:05:09. > :05:12.second runway at Gatwick. Option one is a third runway at Heathrow to the

:05:13. > :05:15.north west of the airport. The second is to extend the length of

:05:16. > :05:20.Heathrow's northern runway to enable two independent runways to operate.

:05:21. > :05:24.Option three ` a new runway at Gatwick. But today's report puts

:05:25. > :05:29.Heathrow expansion back on the agenda. Our Transport Correspondent,

:05:30. > :05:41.Tom Edwards, is in Harmondsworth, an area that would be affected. Yes, we

:05:42. > :05:44.are in St Mary's church, and Heathrow primary school are getting

:05:45. > :05:49.ready for that Carol concert. This church could be demolished if the

:05:50. > :05:55.runway here goes ahead. Expansion at Heathrow is an issue that divides

:05:56. > :05:59.people here. Two people from West London, and two

:06:00. > :06:02.very different views on Heathrow expansion. Hello, can I help? At

:06:03. > :06:06.this car company in Isleworth, they employ 50 people and hundreds of

:06:07. > :06:11.drivers. They welcome the news that a third runway is now back on the

:06:12. > :06:16.table. Businesses will be ecstatic. Heathrow is the goose that laid the

:06:17. > :06:22.golden egg for this community. We have 1500 corporate customers. 90%

:06:23. > :06:28.of them are here because Heathrow is here. Geraldine Nicholson works at a

:06:29. > :06:33.local school. Expansion of the airport would leave her living on

:06:34. > :06:36.the edge of a runway. The communities are all linked. We all

:06:37. > :06:42.have children who live here who go to the various schools. All of them

:06:43. > :06:45.would be affected by noise pollution. You can't be near an

:06:46. > :06:49.airport that is going to expand and not be hit by that. Public transport

:06:50. > :06:53.will be affected, roads will be affected. It is not just about one

:06:54. > :06:58.village and people losing their homes, this is about the entire

:06:59. > :07:01.southern part of Hendon borough. `` Hillingdon borough. Harmondsworth

:07:02. > :07:05.village is one of those that could the destroyed. St Mary's church, two

:07:06. > :07:09.pubs, shops and homes would all go. The village of Sipson down the road,

:07:10. > :07:15.mostly now owned by the airport, would survive. The Heathrow control

:07:16. > :07:18.tower is a local landmark. Campaigners have already defeated

:07:19. > :07:24.one third runway that was planned for these fields here. It would have

:07:25. > :07:27.taken out the whole of the village of Sipson. The latest proposals are

:07:28. > :07:34.for a new runway to the north`west of the airport, or an extension to

:07:35. > :07:36.the existing runway. But both would have serious logistical challenges,

:07:37. > :07:44.not least putting part of the M25 into a tunnel. There are also

:07:45. > :07:51.recommendations to allow more night flights, and to use both runways at

:07:52. > :07:57.the same time if there are delays. It will be continuous and with a

:07:58. > :08:01.high standard of pressure. How will you make that pressure effective? By

:08:02. > :08:05.public meetings. The style has changed, but the sentiments haven't.

:08:06. > :08:10.The debate over expansion of airports in the south`east has been

:08:11. > :08:15.going on for generations. This was a commission that looked at it in

:08:16. > :08:21.1968. Please understand the disruption that we have all felt in

:08:22. > :08:24.terms of having our sleep disrupted. Today, any expansion at Heathrow has

:08:25. > :08:31.and will be met with a well orchestrated campaign. There will be

:08:32. > :08:35.fury in West London that a third runway is still on the agenda, that

:08:36. > :08:39.lots of people will lose their homes and even more will be under a new

:08:40. > :08:43.flight path in an area where noise is already a huge problem. I can

:08:44. > :08:47.foresee this is the beginning of a major campaign in 2014 to try and

:08:48. > :08:53.stop a third runway at Heathrow once again. Many who live here always

:08:54. > :09:01.knew that whatever anyone said, expansion would be considered again.

:09:02. > :09:09.Now, whatever happens at Heathrow, it will not please everyone.

:09:10. > :09:14.Let's speak to Councillor Keith Burrows, from Hillingdon Council.

:09:15. > :09:18.What was your reaction today to the idea that this area is under threat?

:09:19. > :09:23.We are fiercely disappointed and concerned that the Davies commission

:09:24. > :09:29.has put forward two options that will affect the whole of the area.

:09:30. > :09:34.They have put Heathrow back on the table. In terms of jobs, you concede

:09:35. > :09:41.that Heathrow is important to the area? They say it is important to

:09:42. > :09:44.the area and there are jobs, but if Heathrow was not here, there would

:09:45. > :09:53.still be the capability to create other jobs anyway. That is a bit of

:09:54. > :09:57.a red herring. It is just scaremongering. You have a lot of

:09:58. > :10:03.links to this church. What impact would it have if it had to be

:10:04. > :10:10.destroyed? If this had to be destroyed, this was where I was

:10:11. > :10:17.married in 2000. My daughter was christened here. If it came through

:10:18. > :10:20.here, it would have devastation for me personally, but also everyone who

:10:21. > :10:26.visits their loved ones in the graveyard. What now from a council

:10:27. > :10:32.point of view? The leader of the council always said that we would

:10:33. > :10:38.keep a fund available if the runway ever reappeared. As a council, we

:10:39. > :10:42.will continue to fight the third runway. We put the residents first

:10:43. > :10:51.full up long way to go with this. We can speak to the Mayor Boris

:10:52. > :10:58.Johnson, who joins us from City Hall. Good evening, or is it,

:10:59. > :11:03.because you have in putting on a brave face today, considering your

:11:04. > :11:08.big vision is not on a short list? Well, it is not as gloomy as that.

:11:09. > :11:11.If you look at what Sir Howard is proposing, he says he wants to hear

:11:12. > :11:24.more about the Isle of Grain site. He cannot yet rule it in or out. He

:11:25. > :11:27.cannot compare it with other airports with detailed plans for

:11:28. > :11:31.extending their runways. There is now a six`month period in which we

:11:32. > :11:35.can make the arguments for the Isle of Grain site. I think they are

:11:36. > :11:38.fantastic arguments based on a better environmental outcome, less

:11:39. > :11:44.noise pollution and more job creation. And long`term

:11:45. > :11:50.competitiveness for the UK economy. There will be an opportunity now to

:11:51. > :11:56.look very hard at the proposals coming from Heathrow, both the

:11:57. > :12:02.runway ideas you have heard in that report are extremely expensive and

:12:03. > :12:09.difficult and involve building these pontoons over the M25 . We hear you,

:12:10. > :12:15.but it is not on the short list and Sir Howard Davies did say that due

:12:16. > :12:18.to cost and environmental impact, it is not on the short list. But if you

:12:19. > :12:23.are so opposed to Heathrow expansion, why not just get behind

:12:24. > :12:29.the Gatwick option, which is on the short list? The Gatwick option is

:12:30. > :12:33.interesting and certainly less injurious than the Heathrow option,

:12:34. > :12:37.but it does not satisfy London and the UK's need for greater

:12:38. > :12:42.connectivity. Whatever happens, if you build a second runway at Gatwick

:12:43. > :12:45.and you keep Heathrow as it is, the airlines will keep going to

:12:46. > :12:50.Heathrow. You will not build up those extra links to the world that

:12:51. > :12:55.we need and that so many of your interviewees have talked about

:12:56. > :13:00.today. We have a situation now where it is easier to fly to China from

:13:01. > :13:06.Helsinki than it is from London, and that is because of the shortage of

:13:07. > :13:12.capacity and the lack of a big enough hub airport. The trouble with

:13:13. > :13:17.Heathrow is that it is in the wrong place. I do hear you and you have

:13:18. > :13:21.been loud and proud about your opposition to Heathrow expansion,

:13:22. > :13:24.but you do not want to be remembered as the mayor who could have done

:13:25. > :13:28.something to stop Heathrow expansion by backing Gatwick, but you did not

:13:29. > :13:33.because you were so distracted tidy idea of Boris Island? Well, we are

:13:34. > :13:38.going to fight for the right solution. That is my job. I have to

:13:39. > :13:42.stick up for what I think is right for London. I don't think Heathrow

:13:43. > :13:49.is the right way. By the way, another issue is that a third runway

:13:50. > :13:57.at Heathrow has been suggested many times before. In my view, it is not

:13:58. > :14:06.the deliverable. `` it is not deliverable. You said you're going

:14:07. > :14:10.to fight it. We have heard from Zac Goldsmith, who said he would force a

:14:11. > :14:13.by`election if expansion went ahead, or they would not stand

:14:14. > :14:17.again. Words aside, you say you are fighting it but what would you

:14:18. > :14:23.actually do if expansion gets the go`ahead? Would you stand down as

:14:24. > :14:29.mere? I do not see what that would achieve. `` mayor. My job is

:14:30. > :14:36.persuasion. Clearly, what we have to do is win the argument about the

:14:37. > :14:41.right way forward. At the moment, a lot of people support the idea of an

:14:42. > :14:46.SUV airport, even a lot of people in that part of the country, who see

:14:47. > :14:49.the economic benefits that it would bring. Loads people understand the

:14:50. > :14:54.advantage you would get from the housing land that you would liberate

:14:55. > :15:00.`` liberate at Heathrow. We have the chance to make the case. How would

:15:01. > :15:08.you fight it, Boris? In the way that I have been fighting it for the last

:15:09. > :15:14.four or five years. Six years, since I have been elected. We have been

:15:15. > :15:19.able to stop it so far. And I believe that we have the right set

:15:20. > :15:27.of arguments to get a fantastic result for this city. And have you

:15:28. > :15:32.told David Cameron your feelings? You can take it from me, unless I

:15:33. > :15:35.specifically tell you otherwise, I am in constant contact with members

:15:36. > :15:40.of the government. You spoke to him today? I do not believe in

:15:41. > :15:45.discussing my private conversations with friends and colleagues. But if

:15:46. > :15:50.it has an effect on London? My feelings are well known to you and I

:15:51. > :15:57.hope to others. Going down the route of Heathrow, I think it is wrong for

:15:58. > :15:59.the city. There are huge numbers of Londoners affected by noise

:16:00. > :16:05.pollution and we can sort this out and have a solution that is

:16:06. > :16:09.environmentally friendly. Mr Johnson, you have made that point

:16:10. > :16:14.and we thank you. Thank you for your time.

:16:15. > :16:19.Our political editor has been listening to that and following

:16:20. > :16:25.today's developments. He joins us from Westminster. The mayor is

:16:26. > :16:31.insisting that his ideas is being considered. But why this looks

:16:32. > :16:36.daunting for him is that contained in the detail of this report, Howard

:16:37. > :16:42.Davies was part of the way with the mayor. He describes this as an

:16:43. > :16:45.imaginative plan. He says that in the end, of all the options, this

:16:46. > :16:53.could bring the most benefit in terms of flights and noise. But it

:16:54. > :17:02.looks at the moment is to be completely impossible to deliver and

:17:03. > :17:07.the ideas are not there. The obstacles to great, says Davies. He

:17:08. > :17:13.does not see where the answers are going to come from. A potential cost

:17:14. > :17:18.`` of ?110 billion. What would that mean in terms of charges for the

:17:19. > :17:22.airline? In terms of Fayers? The impact on the affected area, the

:17:23. > :17:26.habitat, where will the compensatory habitat be for the birds in the

:17:27. > :17:31.estuary. ``? Will not be a prolonged legal wrangle about that? And

:17:32. > :17:36.finally, what do you do about Heathrow and the city of and

:17:37. > :17:43.Southend, which Davies predicts would also have to close? Biggest

:17:44. > :17:46.social and economic upheaval. The mayor said several times, at least

:17:47. > :17:50.we're still in the game and we can still make the case. But I'm not

:17:51. > :17:53.sure that he has a role to contribute formally to the enquiry

:17:54. > :17:58.because Howard Davies said today that he is not sure that Boris

:17:59. > :18:05.Johnson has got any more information on this one. They need to carry out

:18:06. > :18:10.an empirical process. And as you entered, the inevitable political

:18:11. > :18:14.battles overseas role to come. A number of people saying that this

:18:15. > :18:18.might at least persuade the party leaders to come and say before it be

:18:19. > :18:23.election where they stand. Zac Goldsmith, one of those opponents of

:18:24. > :18:27.expansion, as repeated today that he would trigger a by`election if after

:18:28. > :18:31.the next election the Conservatives favoured Heathrow. I've asked him

:18:32. > :18:34.today whether, if he was a principled, he should be going into

:18:35. > :18:39.this election as an independent, unless the Conservatives rule out in

:18:40. > :18:48.their manifesto expansion of Heathrow. I have already said that

:18:49. > :18:51.if we have Heathrow expansion in our manifesto, I would not stand as a

:18:52. > :18:56.conservative will stop if you ask me to go further, I cannot. There would

:18:57. > :19:03.be a clear choice between you, who actively rejects it, and other

:19:04. > :19:06.candidates standing and saying that they are going to wait and see. I'll

:19:07. > :19:10.understand and I would not agree to be a Conservative MP if there was

:19:11. > :19:16.going to be an agreement on Heathrow expansion. But the remains a

:19:17. > :19:21.question about how much this will be an election issue in 2015 if the

:19:22. > :19:24.three main parties are saying that we need to wait and see. It could

:19:25. > :19:30.neutralise this as an electoral issue, which is what David Cameron

:19:31. > :19:38.and George Osborne wanted. Tim Donovan, thank you. Coming up

:19:39. > :19:41.later, Arsenal's Jack Wilshere is charged by the FA for allegedly

:19:42. > :19:49.making an offensive gesture during a Premier League aim.

:19:50. > :19:52.`` game. The jury in the trial of two men

:19:53. > :19:57.accused of murdering soldierly Rigby in Woolwich in May has heard closing

:19:58. > :20:02.speeches. Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale both deny murder.

:20:03. > :20:07.Chris Rogers is outside the Old Bailey.

:20:08. > :20:12.Proceedings began today with a significant legal decision. The

:20:13. > :20:17.judge precisely over this case, Mr Justice Vos need, told the jury that

:20:18. > :20:22.they should no longer consider the count of conspiracy to murder a

:20:23. > :20:26.police officer. He added that some of the comments made by Michael

:20:27. > :20:32.Adebolajo from the witness box, such as being a soldier of Allah, trying

:20:33. > :20:36.to justify the killing, should not be considered as a defence to

:20:37. > :20:39.murder. The family have been here throughout the trial and they came

:20:40. > :20:44.today to hear the summing up. It began with the prosecution, with

:20:45. > :20:48.Richard Whitton QC reminding the jury that Islam, one of the world's

:20:49. > :20:53.great religions, is not on trial, nor could it be. They then showed

:20:54. > :20:56.images of the bloody knives found in Woolwich that date, saying that

:20:57. > :21:06.killing to make it political point, to put pressure on the government is

:21:07. > :21:10.murder and remains murder whether the government in question is good,

:21:11. > :21:15.bad or dreadful. The defence asked the jury question. Do you think that

:21:16. > :21:18.this the cruellest, most sadistic, most cowardly killing that has ever

:21:19. > :21:23.occurred in our nation's history? It is not. He told the jurors that the

:21:24. > :21:29.proper charge would have been treason, terrorism or maybe

:21:30. > :21:32.manslaughter. Michael Adebowale has not given evidence in this trial and

:21:33. > :21:40.his defence lawyer will sum up tomorrow.

:21:41. > :21:43.Jack Wilshere has been charged by the Football Association over an

:21:44. > :21:47.alleged gesture at their match with Manchester City last weekend. Sarah

:21:48. > :21:58.Orchard is here. Tell us, what happened? Arsenal lost 63 during

:21:59. > :22:01.that match. `` 65 and three. We do not have any footage of the gesture

:22:02. > :22:06.itself, but it was recorded on video and it has later been picked up by

:22:07. > :22:09.the Football Association. It is thought that the gesture was in the

:22:10. > :22:14.direction of the Manchester City fans, and the FA now has powers to

:22:15. > :22:17.actually charge people retrospectively and Premier League

:22:18. > :22:22.matches. Jack Wilshere now has until 6pm tomorrow night to respond to the

:22:23. > :22:27.charge. And meanwhile, Chelsea are in action tonight. They are in the

:22:28. > :22:31.League Cup quarterfinal, away at Sunderland. It matches between these

:22:32. > :22:35.two are having to go by, it will be a cracker. They met in the league

:22:36. > :22:40.earlier this once `` this month and that finished 4`3. Josie had been

:22:41. > :22:46.unbeaten in the last ten. To keep abreast of that, there is full

:22:47. > :22:53.commentary on our local radio stations. `` Chelsea had been.

:22:54. > :22:57.House prices in London have increased and 12% over the last year

:22:58. > :23:00.according to latest figures from the Office of National Statistics. The

:23:01. > :23:08.average cost of a home in the capital is ?437,000. Continuing our

:23:09. > :23:11.living in London series, Warren Nettleford reports on how some less

:23:12. > :23:14.fashionable bearers are seeing some of the steepest price rises. ``

:23:15. > :23:17.'Living in London'. Waltham Forest is one of London's

:23:18. > :23:22.poorest boroughs. More than a quarter of jobs here are low

:23:23. > :23:25.played. `` low`paid. Traders steadied with shoppers looking for a

:23:26. > :23:29.bargain. But if they were looking for a bargain in the housing market,

:23:30. > :23:33.it could be in for a shock. This house, three bedrooms, sash windows,

:23:34. > :23:43.how much is it worth? It could probably go for ?400,000. Probably

:23:44. > :23:51.?350,000. Well. ?525,000? ! Whatever next? Is that too much? Of course it

:23:52. > :23:55.is! This is one of London's most of the popular to Dirirsa sold the

:23:56. > :23:59.houses are in demand. For many, the area is fast becoming unaffordable.

:24:00. > :24:04.This is a ground floor conversion... Even though prices are high, estate

:24:05. > :24:08.agents say that there are no shortage of buyers. We have seen an

:24:09. > :24:13.increase in prices over the last three years. In the last 12 months,

:24:14. > :24:23.prices have increased in some parts by 50%. Applicant levels are very

:24:24. > :24:30.high. Open days are receiving between 30 and 40 applicants. Sophie

:24:31. > :24:34.lives with her son, Barney, and this is his room. It is also Sophie's

:24:35. > :24:38.room. She has the top bunk. They would like to move somewhere bigger

:24:39. > :24:42.but the prices mean that is not an option. Walthamstow is a strange

:24:43. > :24:49.bubble that has gone crazy. Everybody, apparently, wanted to buy

:24:50. > :24:54.in Stoke Newington but they could not afford to Sobiech coming here.

:24:55. > :25:01.It does not really help those of us who are already here and looking to

:25:02. > :25:07.upsize. `` so they are coming here. Boris Johnson mist is on target for

:25:08. > :25:11.house building last year. With the lack of supply, prices look set to

:25:12. > :25:14.increase. So for now, Sophie is having to stay put as the housing

:25:15. > :25:23.market looks set to move in one direction.

:25:24. > :25:26.Time for a look at the weather. By this time tomorrow, it will be

:25:27. > :25:30.blowing a gale and adjust our team to track it down. The weather this

:25:31. > :25:40.evening, not quite so wild. But there is some rain out there. The

:25:41. > :25:43.wind is fairly light, remaining that way overnight. The rain will be

:25:44. > :25:52.fairly light, eventually petering out by the end of the night. And as

:25:53. > :25:58.the cloud thins, the could be a bit of misting is by dawn. Minimum

:25:59. > :26:04.temperatures around five degrees. Tomorrow morning, flattering to

:26:05. > :26:09.deceive. Dry, bright, with maybe a sliver of blue. As we move into the

:26:10. > :26:13.afternoon, the wind will be freshening and more cloud will be

:26:14. > :26:17.arriving across the London area. Even so, it will be miles for the

:26:18. > :26:21.time of year. The top temperature tomorrow, 11 degrees. And then, when

:26:22. > :26:27.it starts getting dark, the rain will be arriving. By the time the

:26:28. > :26:30.rush hour is well on the way, the strong wind will be with us as well.

:26:31. > :26:40.You will see bright colours in the rain band. The wind could be gusting

:26:41. > :26:45.up to 40 mph, or up to 50 mph south of the Thames. Up to ten millimetres

:26:46. > :26:50.of rain generally. Here are and they are, some places could get 15

:26:51. > :26:58.million metres of rain. `` here and there. The rain will eventually move

:26:59. > :27:01.away tomorrow night, and brighter, colder weather will be with us on

:27:02. > :27:07.Thursday. The chance of light rain on Thursday but blue sky. Friday,

:27:08. > :27:13.dry and bright for the most part. The next batch of windy weather

:27:14. > :27:15.arriving after dark, taking us into the weekend. Sunday will be bright

:27:16. > :27:22.and breezy with some scattered showers. It is looking rather

:27:23. > :27:25.unsettled but not all the rain will fall during daylight hours. Watch

:27:26. > :27:29.out for those gusty winds tomorrow evening.

:27:30. > :27:37.Stay in tomorrow evening, I think. Peter, thank you. You can see more

:27:38. > :27:40.on the news `` off today's use on our website, and there will be back

:27:41. > :27:42.later during the ten o'clock News. From all of the team here, have a

:27:43. > :27:46.lovely.