:00:00. > :00:00.is all for now. I will be back with the late news here on BBC1 at 10pm.
:00:00. > :00:17.Now it is time for the news wherever you are. Have a good evening.
:00:18. > :00:27.More than 20,000 people have raced their bikes through the capital
:00:28. > :00:32.Ansari is part of the 100 mile ride London event, but fears over heavy
:00:33. > :00:36.rain along parts of the route led organisers to cut 14 miles off the
:00:37. > :00:38.final distance. In the past hour, the professional race, which
:00:39. > :00:44.attracted some of the biggest names in the sport, ended on the maul --
:00:45. > :00:48.on The Mall. If the elite riders thought they had it tough, dodging a
:00:49. > :00:54.few puddles, spare a thought for those up at the crack of dawn. Much
:00:55. > :00:59.of London and Surrey underwater. More of a swim than a right!
:01:00. > :01:01.Thousands of cyclists of all abilities tackled the testing course
:01:02. > :01:06.and the elements will stop really wet, really wet. It was like someone
:01:07. > :01:12.was getting a bucket of water just chucking it on top of you. The rain
:01:13. > :01:16.has been unbelievable. Very heavy. Ride 100, as it was dubbed, soon
:01:17. > :01:20.became ride 86 after 14 miles were cut from the course at the last
:01:21. > :01:24.minute because of safety fears. The box Hill and Leith Hill section of
:01:25. > :01:27.this route is by far the most challenging with some really steep
:01:28. > :01:32.climbs and was felt the wet and windy conditions we have had made it
:01:33. > :01:37.just too dangerous. The weather did not seem to fit off spectators. I
:01:38. > :01:41.average the age where I just cheer now but I am still very proud of
:01:42. > :01:44.these people. Before it was a river and so many people have crashed off
:01:45. > :01:50.at this corner. Not everyone was happy. Ian lives in Cobham, he says
:01:51. > :01:55.300 smaller events have taken place over the past year in Surrey. His
:01:56. > :01:59.petition has attracted 3000 names already as residents worry their
:02:00. > :02:02.street have been taken over. We have got to saturation point now where
:02:03. > :02:05.literally there are thousands of cyclists every single week without
:02:06. > :02:09.fail on the narrow roads of Surrey and it is becoming quite dangerous.
:02:10. > :02:13.Until there is a major accident I don't think anyone will take any
:02:14. > :02:16.notice of what I say. You can do almost anything you want today if
:02:17. > :02:19.you plan ahead, because then you know what the road closures are and
:02:20. > :02:25.the times, you know what journeys are possible and not. How about this
:02:26. > :02:30.for planning ahead? Lycra love in the air is this pair got married
:02:31. > :02:34.during the race. Britt Adam Blyth took the victory on The Mall, but
:02:35. > :02:40.that thousands were just relieved to finish safely as the weather
:02:41. > :02:44.continued to have its say. Four police officers from SO 14, the
:02:45. > :02:47.royalty protection unit of Scotland Yard, are being investigated over
:02:48. > :02:51.allegations that they mishandled potential weapons from a bin located
:02:52. > :02:55.in Buckingham Palace. It is believed to relate the property left behind
:02:56. > :03:01.by visitors, which includes items like umbrellas and scissors. 100
:03:02. > :03:03.years ago today, the first British soldiers of World War I met at
:03:04. > :03:09.London's railway stations to be shipped off to the continent to
:03:10. > :03:10.fight. Today, their departure was re-enacted, as Charlotte Franks
:03:11. > :03:20.reports from Waterloo station. With their best foot forward, they
:03:21. > :03:26.are marching to Waterloo Station, re-enacting the journey of their
:03:27. > :03:31.heroes from 100 years ago. As the lights went out around Europe in
:03:32. > :03:36.1914, the railways put into practice their plans for war, which they had
:03:37. > :03:39.been preparing since 1912. They were training, all the reserve is to have
:03:40. > :03:42.been out of the Army were brought back, they were brought up to speed,
:03:43. > :03:48.there really wasn't a moment to stop and think about what was coming.
:03:49. > :03:50.Today at Waterloo Station, great for enthusiasts and historians played
:03:51. > :03:55.out the role of departing soldiers, known as the old contemptible is.
:03:56. > :03:59.The atmosphere would have been a real buzz, a hive of activity, every
:04:00. > :04:05.single infantry battalion was loaded on trains within 40 minutes. 10 0
:04:06. > :04:11.men, horses, wagons, ammunition, food. They marched in unison to the
:04:12. > :04:16.platform, their train, a far cry from the locomotive of 1914. Over
:04:17. > :04:20.the next 21 days, a troop train would leave Waterloo to arrive at
:04:21. > :04:27.Southampton every 12 minutes over a 14 hour day. By August 31, over
:04:28. > :04:31.118,000 troops had been deployed. 100 years ago, sad farewells were
:04:32. > :04:35.bit to loved ones. Many were never seen alive again. Today, a briefcase
:04:36. > :04:41.and the fluttering of a handkerchief were enough. Never, ever forget what
:04:42. > :04:46.they did. Without them, we would be a different country. The railways
:04:47. > :04:49.took the strain of a country preparing for war. An unprecedented
:04:50. > :04:55.conflict that no one knew would last for the next four years. The story
:04:56. > :04:58.of some very brave soldiers forced off after a day of sunshine and
:04:59. > :05:03.heavy showers, let's get the weather forecast.
:05:04. > :05:09.The storm formerly known as birth is still packing a punch across -- as
:05:10. > :05:13.hurricane Bertha is still packing a punch across London. The wind is a
:05:14. > :05:15.key feature of the weather as we go through the next couple of days. It
:05:16. > :05:18.through the next couple of days It continues through the night to push
:05:19. > :05:22.some showers towards us. Generally, we start to dry out by tomorrow
:05:23. > :05:26.morning but the wind keeps going, so it will be a slightly fresh feeling
:05:27. > :05:30.start tomorrow morning, despite all the sunshine around. A lot of dry
:05:31. > :05:34.weather, the wind is continuing to drive further showers towards us.
:05:35. > :05:38.Just 19 degrees in some spots and that will be tempered by the
:05:39. > :05:41.strength of the win. Similar story for Tuesday, but into Wednesday the
:05:42. > :05:44.isobars start to move apart from each other, and that means the winds
:05:45. > :05:48.will slowly ease as we go through this week.
:05:49. > :05:54.That is it for now, I will be back just after the ten o'clock News, at
:05:55. > :06:07.around quarter past ten, until then, have a very good evening, goodbye.
:06:08. > :06:12.Hello there. With reports of flooding and wind damage in some
:06:13. > :06:17.parts of the UK, hurricane Bertha has certainly left her mark, in one
:06:18. > :06:21.form or another. The low that sperm from her is now pushing its way on
:06:22. > :06:23.to the North Sea and through the night will keep winds strong and
:06:24. > :06:25.gusty across the country. Some lively showers around as well, wins
:06:26. > :06:27.strengthening