:00:11. > :00:16.A hugely symbolic moment in Northern Ireland as the Queen
:00:16. > :00:19.shakes hands with the former IRA commander, Martin McGuinness. More
:00:19. > :00:25.than just a handshake, the meeting with Northern Ireland's Deputy
:00:25. > :00:34.First Minister unthinkable for so many years, it took place in
:00:35. > :00:39.Belfast. Good. It went really well, yeah.
:00:39. > :00:44.Police say they are treating the explosion which killed a two-year-
:00:44. > :00:49.old boy in Oldham as "suspicious". We have had some information to
:00:49. > :00:52.suggest that it might have not been accidental. We are treating it as a
:00:52. > :00:55.suspicious death and therefore a homicide investigation has been
:00:55. > :00:59.undertaken. The Prime Minister defends plans to
:00:59. > :01:04.reform the House of Lords saying it is time to make progress.
:01:04. > :01:08.With a month to go, the Olympic rings are lowered into place on
:01:08. > :01:18.Tower Bridge. The Hollywood screenwriter behind
:01:18. > :01:25.When Harry Met Sally has died aged Later: The countdown to London 2012
:01:25. > :01:35.enters its final month. We look at the campaign to make sure Britain
:01:35. > :01:44.
:01:44. > :01:47.and London can emerge as a big Good afternoon. Welcome to the BBC
:01:47. > :01:51.News at One. The Queen has shaken hands for the first time with
:01:51. > :01:54.Martin McGuinness, the former IRA commander, now Northern Ireland's
:01:54. > :01:58.Deputy First Minister, in what has been seen as a hugely symbolic
:01:58. > :02:02.moment for the peace process. The handshake, which had been
:02:02. > :02:05.unthinkable, took place in Belfast this morning. It is the first time
:02:05. > :02:15.they have appeared in public together. The Queen's cousin, Lord
:02:15. > :02:17.
:02:17. > :02:20.Mountbatten, was killed by the IRA in a bomb attack in 1979.
:02:20. > :02:23.Departing from Hillsborough Castle, a monarch who is the ultimate
:02:23. > :02:28.symbol of Britain's authority over the six counties which formed
:02:28. > :02:34.Northern Ireland when Ireland was partitioned in 1921. Arriving at a
:02:34. > :02:39.theatre in Belfast, a man who is an Irish republican and who, for years,
:02:39. > :02:43.waged what the IRA called the armed struggle against the British Crown.
:02:43. > :02:47.Today, Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and Martin
:02:47. > :02:50.McGuinness, formerly of the IRA and now Northern Ireland's Deputy First
:02:50. > :02:54.Minister, came together for an unprecedented meeting. The first-
:02:54. > :02:59.hand shake had taken place in private. Then, from behind closed
:02:59. > :03:03.doors, the Queen emerged and there, a few steps behind her, was Martin
:03:03. > :03:07.McGuinness. She wore green, a colour appropriate to Ireland. He
:03:07. > :03:11.looked comfortable and made no attempt to avoid being seen in
:03:11. > :03:16.close proximity to the Queen. Quite the reverse, in fact. Microphones
:03:16. > :03:20.had been banned so conversations couldn't be recorded. But the
:03:20. > :03:23.small-talk was all about art, the event so carefully choreographed
:03:23. > :03:27.was to view Irish portraits and pottery. At one point, Mr
:03:27. > :03:33.McGuinness seemed to want to talk to Prince Philip but Philip moved
:03:33. > :03:39.smartly away. It shouldn't be forgotten that his uncle was killed
:03:39. > :03:44.by an IRA bomb in 1979. Then, the departure and a farewell handshake
:03:44. > :03:48.in full view of the cameras. The Queen smiled warmly as she and
:03:48. > :03:51.Martin McGuinness held out their hands to each other. It was all
:03:51. > :03:55.over in moments and yet how much time has passed and how much pain
:03:55. > :04:00.has been endured to get to this point?
:04:00. > :04:05.Once the Queen had departed, Martin McGuinness emerged. He had
:04:05. > :04:12.apparently greeted the Queen in Irish. It had all apparently been
:04:12. > :04:18.cordial. Good. It went really well, yeah.
:04:18. > :04:22.REPORTER: How was it to meet the Queen? Very nice.
:04:22. > :04:26.In Republican areas of Belfast, where they have little time for the
:04:26. > :04:35.Jubilee, people were positive about Mr McGuinness's action. I think it
:04:35. > :04:41.is a good thing. REPORTER: Do you think it is the
:04:41. > :04:48.right thing to do? Yes. A meeting which for so long was unthinkable
:04:48. > :04:51.has happened. For Northern Ireland, it is another milestone.
:04:51. > :04:59.Mark Simpson is in Belfast. You have been reporting from Northern
:04:59. > :05:03.Ireland for more than 20 years. Give us your thoughts on what was a
:05:04. > :05:08.momentous step? I think what we witnessed in this quiet corner of
:05:08. > :05:15.South Belfast was the end of the never-never-never politics of
:05:15. > :05:20.Belfast, that famous phrase coined by Ian Paisley, which came to
:05:20. > :05:25.epitomise the stalemate on all sides, not just on the side of
:05:25. > :05:28.Unionists, but Republicans as well. People said the IRA would never
:05:28. > :05:32.stop killing people. People of course never, never, never thought
:05:32. > :05:38.they would see a former IRA leader shake the hands of the British
:05:38. > :05:41.Queen. It took me back to my days in Derry in the early 1990s when a
:05:41. > :05:44.TV documentary named Martin McGuinness as Britain's most
:05:45. > :05:49.dangerous man. My job was to go to his door and ask him what he
:05:49. > :05:53.thought of that allegation. Today, the man that was claimed to be
:05:53. > :05:57.Britain's most dangerous man 20 years ago today met the British
:05:57. > :06:01.head of state. I suppose it is yet another reminder that when it comes
:06:01. > :06:07.to the peace process never say never.
:06:07. > :06:09.Thank you very much. Police say they have launched a homicide
:06:09. > :06:12.investigation following an explosion in Oldham yesterday which
:06:12. > :06:16.killed a two-year-old boy. Detectives are waiting to talk to a
:06:16. > :06:19.man who was inside one of the houses when the blast happened. He
:06:19. > :06:28.currently remains unconscious in hospital. Several homes were either
:06:28. > :06:33.destroyed or badly damaged. This whole area is being treated as
:06:33. > :06:37.a crime scene because detectives say what happened here might have
:06:37. > :06:42.been deliberate. The explosion didn't just devastate the homes, it
:06:42. > :06:48.took the life of two-year-old Jamie Heaton. He was watching TV as his
:06:48. > :06:52.mother put out the washing outside. It's tragic circumstances...
:06:52. > :06:55.death has devastated many who know the family. I can't imagine what
:06:55. > :07:01.they are going through. I spent some time with them yesterday. I
:07:02. > :07:06.have been with them, praying with them, and they have a lot of family
:07:06. > :07:13.support so our love and prayers are with them at the moment. So how did
:07:13. > :07:22.this happen? This was the street before the blast. The police
:07:22. > :07:26.investigation centres around these two homes. Andrew Partington is now
:07:26. > :07:30.unconscious in hospital. Jamie Heaton lived in the house on the
:07:30. > :07:34.left. Detectives want to know more about a domestic incident the night
:07:34. > :07:38.before the explosion. That domestic disturbance was not reported to the
:07:38. > :07:42.police so we didn't have officers who attended. That forms part of
:07:42. > :07:46.the ongoing investigation. It might not have been accidental so we are
:07:46. > :07:50.treating it as a suspicious death. This is as close as the police will
:07:50. > :07:54.allow us to get to the site of the explosion. If you take a look
:07:54. > :07:57.around the 100 metres down the street, you can see the bricks and
:07:57. > :08:02.rubble that's been blown away from the houses on to the cars in the
:08:02. > :08:09.road. If you come back up towards us, well away from the blast, you
:08:09. > :08:12.can see the damage that's been caused to some of the houses. The
:08:12. > :08:17.families are still waiting to return home.
:08:17. > :08:21.REPORTER: Have you got any possessions? Nothing at all. Just
:08:21. > :08:25.the money what I went to work with in the morning and clothes I went
:08:25. > :08:30.to work with. I'm standing in clothes that I wore yesterday
:08:30. > :08:36.morning to go to work. Today, the Prime Minister called this a
:08:36. > :08:40.tragedy. He also called for answers as to how it happened.
:08:40. > :08:44.The Prime Minister has defended plans to reform the House of Lords
:08:44. > :08:47.saying it is time to make progress despite some Conservative MPs
:08:47. > :08:50.opposing the idea. Under the proposals, the number of peers
:08:50. > :08:59.would be almost halved and most members of the Second Chamber would
:08:59. > :09:04.be elected for 15-year terms. A Bill will be brought forward to
:09:04. > :09:08.reform the composition of the House of Lords. All three main parties at
:09:08. > :09:12.Westminster supported Lords reform at the last election, yet the plans
:09:12. > :09:16.are provoking huge rows and could still founder as have so many
:09:16. > :09:20.previous attempts over the decades. The Deputy Prime Minister, the
:09:20. > :09:24.driving force behind the Bill published today. There is a simple
:09:24. > :09:28.principle at stake. I think most people would agree with it. People
:09:28. > :09:31.who make the laws of the land should be elected by the people who
:09:31. > :09:37.have to obey the laws of the land. It is as simple as that. We should
:09:37. > :09:42.get on with it. His plans would reduce the House of Lords from 800
:09:42. > :09:48.to 450 members. 80% would be elected and they would serve a
:09:48. > :09:53.single term of 15 years. Many Tory MPs object to these proposals,
:09:53. > :09:56.including one parliamentary aide. am opposed to an elected House of
:09:56. > :09:59.Lords which would be a rival to the supremacy of the House of Commons.
:09:59. > :10:03.I will back what I said in the House of Commons with a vote when
:10:03. > :10:07.ever it comes before the House of Commons next week. What to do about
:10:07. > :10:14.this place divides the Labour Party, too. Ed Miliband says he will
:10:14. > :10:18.support the plans in principle, but join forces with Tory rebels to
:10:18. > :10:21.oppose ministers' efforts to impose a strict timetable. That means
:10:21. > :10:27.other important could be affected. It would be a struggle for the
:10:27. > :10:30.Government to get its plans through. Its critics point to polls
:10:30. > :10:34.suggesting people outside Parliament are far more concerned
:10:34. > :10:39.about the economy. My view is the Lords has undergone a lot of reform.
:10:39. > :10:46.I don't think it is the number one priority for the nation. Order.
:10:46. > :10:53.Questions to the Prime Minister. Question Time the Prime Minister
:10:53. > :10:56.defended the proposals. There is a majority in this House for an
:10:56. > :11:01.elected House of Lords. But if those who support Lords reform
:11:01. > :11:05.don't get out there and back it, it won't happen. But the changes to
:11:05. > :11:08.the House of Lords could provoke the biggest Conservative rebellion
:11:08. > :11:11.since Mr Cameron became Prime Minister and lead to further
:11:11. > :11:15.friction between the coalition parties. Perhaps the biggest risk
:11:15. > :11:21.is that the Government will seem out of touch with the concerns of
:11:21. > :11:25.the public. There were heated exchanges in the
:11:25. > :11:28.Commons this lunch time over the Government's decision to delay a 3p
:11:28. > :11:31.increase in fuel duty until next January. David Cameron insisted it
:11:31. > :11:36.was not a Government U-turn but Labour called the move another case
:11:36. > :11:39.of panic at the pumps. Norman Smith is in Westminster. There are a lot
:11:39. > :11:43.of questions about whether ministers were told in advance
:11:43. > :11:46.about the Chancellor's decision? Yes, what should be a
:11:46. > :11:56.straightforward win-win policy for the Government, namely not going
:11:56. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:00.ahead with the increase in petrol duty, it is turning out to be much
:12:01. > :12:05.more problematic because it comes in the wake of a whole series of
:12:05. > :12:09.other budget U-turns on pasties and charities and caravans, enaiblging
:12:09. > :12:14.the Labour Leader to press for further -- enabling the Labour
:12:14. > :12:18.Leader to press for further U-turns in the budget. But the real anxiety
:12:18. > :12:21.must be the decidedly mixed response in some sections of the
:12:21. > :12:24.Conservative Party. In part, over the presentation of the policy, a
:12:24. > :12:29.sense that there was little notice given to Tory MPs, that this
:12:29. > :12:31.rethink was under way. In part, over the decision to put up a
:12:31. > :12:36.relatively junior minister to promote the policy on Newsnight
:12:36. > :12:39.where she had a bit of a torrid time. Also, there is a credibility
:12:39. > :12:44.question beginning to emerge with one Conservative MP, with good city
:12:44. > :12:48.contacts, telling me he feared the succession of budget U-turns might
:12:48. > :12:52.raise a question mark in the minds of city observers as to how
:12:52. > :12:55.determined the Chancellor was to press ahead with deficit reduction.
:12:56. > :12:59.The Treasury insist there is no weakening in his resolve to
:12:59. > :13:03.continue with the pace of deficit reduction. There is no uncertainty
:13:03. > :13:06.in the markets. Nevertheless, what should have been a straightforward
:13:06. > :13:09.good news announcement for the Government is proving much more
:13:09. > :13:14.problematic. Thank you very much. A man found
:13:14. > :13:17.guilty of posting a comment on Twitter in which he threatened to
:13:17. > :13:23.blow up Robin Hood Airport in South Yorkshire has returned to court in
:13:23. > :13:27.a bid to overturn his conviction. Paul Chambers was supported by
:13:27. > :13:30.Stephen Fry and Al Murray today. The 27-year-old was convicted two
:13:30. > :13:33.years ago of sending a "menacing electronic communication" but he
:13:33. > :13:37.said the tweet was sent in a moment of frustration when the airport was
:13:37. > :13:41.closed by snow and he never thought anyone would take his silly joke
:13:41. > :13:45.seriously. Terrorism suspects should be
:13:45. > :13:50.allowed to apply for bail according to the independent reviewer of
:13:50. > :13:55.current terrorism laws. David Anderson QC said while releasing
:13:55. > :14:01.some suspects on bail would be unthinkable, peripheral players who
:14:01. > :14:06.pose no risk to public safety do not need to be kept in detention.
:14:06. > :14:09.The violence in Syria is spiralling out of control, with much of the
:14:09. > :14:13.country descending into civil war. President Assad admitted that his
:14:13. > :14:23.country is in a state of war. He told his Cabinet it was a war that
:14:23. > :14:27.
:14:27. > :14:31.The violence seems to be close -- ever closer to the centre of power.
:14:31. > :14:37.This area was stormed by rebel gunmen in the early hours,
:14:37. > :14:42.ransacked, blown up and set on fire. Government officials said the media
:14:42. > :14:51.workers and guards who were killed were shot in cold blood. They are
:14:51. > :14:54.seeing this as a broader campaign to silence the media. The attack
:14:54. > :14:58.came only hours after President Assad had told the Cabinet that it
:14:59. > :15:04.and the rest of the country were now on a war footing. Growing
:15:04. > :15:09.concern at the UN. It find itself powerless to stop the carnage,
:15:09. > :15:12.which has grounded the observers and made it impossible to evacuate
:15:13. > :15:18.civilians trapped in battle zones like Homs. We are gravely concerned
:15:18. > :15:25.about the latest concerns of an upsurge of violence and escalation
:15:25. > :15:32.of fighting by Government forces and by anti-Government armed groups.
:15:32. > :15:35.Innocent civilians are trapped in the line of fire. This BBC footage,
:15:35. > :15:39.filmed in northern Syria, provides further evidence that the armed
:15:39. > :15:45.rebels of the Free Syrian Army are getting more organised and active
:15:45. > :15:50.by the day. They are heavily outgunned, but despite all the
:15:50. > :15:53.Government's efforts to wipe them out, they keep coming back.
:15:53. > :16:03.International diplomacy has no traction. The President is clearly
:16:03. > :16:04.
:16:04. > :16:08.preparing for the longhaul. Ian Pannell has spent the last two
:16:08. > :16:16.weeks with the Free Syrian Army in Idlib in northern Syria. He joins
:16:16. > :16:26.us from the border with Syria and Turkey. Tell us about what you have
:16:26. > :16:30.witnessed. I think that's very noticeable. Interestingly, when the
:16:30. > :16:34.planned UN plan was announce then there was a lull in the violence.
:16:34. > :16:37.It has certainly dropped off, but what we have seen really over the
:16:37. > :16:42.last few weeks is a marked escalation. In particular, in
:16:42. > :16:47.response to massacres that have taken place, on going offences in
:16:47. > :16:50.cities like Homs. We spent two weeks with the Idlib Martyrs
:16:50. > :16:55.Brigade and this is a confederation of 12 different groups that have
:16:55. > :16:59.come together. Hundreds of fighters, they claim, 1600 strong and they
:16:59. > :17:03.are actively planning operations. First of all, we see a change in
:17:03. > :17:06.their organisation. They are working together, pulling their re-
:17:06. > :17:10.- pooling their resources and planning attacks across the north.
:17:10. > :17:13.Secondly, you are seeing a change in strategy and tactics.
:17:13. > :17:17.Essentially, rather than just defending areas, which we have seen
:17:17. > :17:21.in the past, effectively acting as a self-defence force in isolated
:17:21. > :17:25.villages, coming together, offering support when some groups are under
:17:25. > :17:30.attack and going on the offensive themselves. We joined them on a
:17:30. > :17:35.number of operations where we saw them actively trying to target Asad
:17:35. > :17:40.Government military positions, to attack convoys and jet points and
:17:40. > :17:43.military bases. They say that the UN six-point plan and the
:17:43. > :17:47.Government didn't stick by it and they are left with no choice,
:17:47. > :17:49.because the outside world refuses to come to help them. Don't forget,
:17:49. > :17:53.these are people that the Government calls terrorists. One
:17:53. > :18:02.thing there is for sure is that the violence looks said to increase.
:18:02. > :18:06.Thank you very much. Our top story - a hugey symbolic moment in
:18:06. > :18:09.Northern Ireland as the Queen shakes hands with the former IRA
:18:09. > :18:14.commander, now Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness. I'm
:18:14. > :18:18.live at Wimbledon whether heather what Watson's timed it perfectly on
:18:18. > :18:24.the day that Royalty have come to watch. Later, dispersal zones, how
:18:24. > :18:28.police are using powers to deal with suspected young troublemakers
:18:28. > :18:38.near the Olympic Park and... We focus on eight Londoners who are
:18:38. > :18:42.going for gold in a month's time. With just a month to go before the
:18:42. > :18:44.start of the London 2012 Games, a set of giant Olympic rings have
:18:44. > :18:53.been lowered from Tower Bridge, suspended over the river Thames.
:18:53. > :18:59.Our Olympics correspondent, James Pearce, is at Tower Bridge. Just
:18:59. > :19:02.one month to go. That doesn't leave much March gin for error. Immovable
:19:03. > :19:07.dead lines are fast approaching, but this morning everything seemed
:19:07. > :19:12.to go according to plan. The Olympic rings hidden away under
:19:12. > :19:18.Tower Bridge, ready to be unveiled to the world. So, all aboard, as we
:19:18. > :19:23.waited for the London mayor to signal the start. Release the rings
:19:23. > :19:28.into position now. Slowly lowered into place, this is likely to be
:19:28. > :19:32.one of the iconic images. A must- have photograph for tourists in
:19:32. > :19:35.London. Elsewhere, there is still plenty to do. Horse Guards Parade
:19:35. > :19:39.being turned into a beach volleyball venue. This is one of
:19:39. > :19:42.the sports for which thousands of tickets remain on sale. The man in
:19:42. > :19:48.charge remains confident that everything apart from football will
:19:48. > :19:53.sell out. I'm pretty sure we will. It's our commitment. That's
:19:53. > :19:56.important, because you want loud noisy and passionate fans in front
:19:56. > :20:01.of competitors and fans that look like they want to be there, so we
:20:01. > :20:05.are in good shape. Inside the park the venues are finished. Most
:20:05. > :20:10.events look great. The big screen which is being built is bound fob
:20:10. > :20:15.popular. Much of the work now inside the park is around the edges,
:20:15. > :20:19.making sure the viewing experience is as good as possible. The gardens
:20:19. > :20:23.are well looked after and for anybody inside the stadium for
:20:23. > :20:31.perhaps whom the excitement is getting too much, they can come
:20:31. > :20:35.outside, sit down, relax and enjoy the view. Sunshine next month would
:20:35. > :20:38.help, but those without tickets to come inside should be impressed
:20:38. > :20:44.with what they see. For those without, Tower Bridge is about as
:20:44. > :20:49.close as many will get to those Olympic rings. Ticketing remains an
:20:49. > :20:53.issue that won't go away. There are 1.8 million tickets left to be sold.
:20:53. > :20:57.The vast majority, 1.2 million, for football. There's no chance that
:20:57. > :21:00.all those tickets will be sold, so the question for the organisers is
:21:00. > :21:04.what to do with the empty seats. The answer almost certainly will be
:21:04. > :21:07.fill them with schoolchildren. James, thank you. The United
:21:07. > :21:09.Nations has expressed concern about the increasing number of so-called
:21:09. > :21:14.baby boxes across Europe, where mothers can leave unwanted newborn
:21:14. > :21:17.children. The hatches, also known as foundling wheels, had, until
:21:17. > :21:20.recently, virtually disappeared. But over the past decade more than
:21:20. > :21:30.200 have been installed, most of them in Germany. Stephen Evans
:21:30. > :21:35.reports from Berlin. Baby crib, the sign says, pointing the way to a
:21:35. > :21:40.journey no mother wants to take. In a Berlin suburb there is a path for
:21:40. > :21:47.desperate mothers, unable to cope with their newborn babies. This is
:21:47. > :21:53.the baby box. Inside warmth and comfort. And in this specialist
:21:53. > :21:57.unit a new life with adoption. Ten years ago this mother took that
:21:57. > :22:07.route. She was young and in anguish. The father was absent, so she gave
:22:07. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:11.her son away. But changed her mind five days later. TRANSLATION:
:22:11. > :22:15.came back because I had been confused at birth, but when I came
:22:15. > :22:20.back I noticed for the first time the colour of his eyes and his hair.
:22:20. > :22:24.The baby had helped me get my life together. There are about 200 of
:22:24. > :22:31.these baby boxes across Europe, but the people behind them say the
:22:31. > :22:33.benefits are obvious. They save lives, but the critics, including
:22:34. > :22:39.United Nations Committee for the Protection of the Rights of the
:22:40. > :22:44.Child disagree and say it's much more complex than that. Child
:22:44. > :22:47.psychologist Kevin Browne, wrote a report and it says the hatches deny
:22:47. > :22:52.the babies the right to know who their parents are. They take the
:22:52. > :22:58.right of the child to know their identity and their make-up and
:22:58. > :23:03.background. Also family upbringing with biological relatives. Hatches
:23:03. > :23:06.aren't a new idea. Medieval cathedrals like this one in Italy
:23:06. > :23:11.had windows specially built oh so mothers could pass their babies
:23:11. > :23:17.through for adoption. Foundling wheels, they were called. Now
:23:17. > :23:21.they're making a comeback, but times have changed. The critics say
:23:21. > :23:26.today's baby hatches might discourage women from coming to a
:23:26. > :23:32.maternity unit to have a baby and encouraging, dangerous secret
:23:32. > :23:38.births at home. The first box was set up by Gabriele Stagl, so
:23:38. > :23:42.mothers wouldn't just dump unwanted babies in dangerous places.
:23:42. > :23:46.should know who your biological parents are, but you can only be
:23:46. > :23:51.interested in that when you are alive. I think it's very important
:23:51. > :23:56.to have the chance to be alive, that's even more important than
:23:56. > :24:03.knowing who is your mum. She says about two babies a year get left
:24:03. > :24:07.here. Each one given a new life. The National Trust is trying to
:24:07. > :24:09.raise more than �1 million to buy a stretch of one of the country's
:24:09. > :24:13.greatest landmarks, the White Cliffs of Dover. The charity
:24:13. > :24:15.already owns part of the land, but needs this last parcel to make it
:24:15. > :24:25.complete. It says it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to
:24:25. > :24:29.
:24:29. > :24:33.secure the cliffs for the nation. Could 2012 be the year when the
:24:33. > :24:37.Brits do well at Wimbledon? Heather Watson has made it through. Andy
:24:37. > :24:47.Murray is through to the second round. Our reporter is at the club
:24:47. > :24:50.
:24:50. > :24:52.for us now. Andy Murray has been joking on the practice ground this
:24:52. > :24:55.morning and The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince of Wales have arrived
:24:55. > :25:05.here this afternoon to more good news. There is a British woman into
:25:05. > :25:05.
:25:06. > :25:12.the third round for the first time in a decade. More meticulous mowing.
:25:12. > :25:18.Security all sniffed out. A line-up fit for a prince and Wimbledon is
:25:18. > :25:21.ready for a Royal visit. With all eyes on Britain in Diamond Jubilee
:25:21. > :25:26.and Olympic year, it seems home- grown players are rising to the
:25:26. > :25:30.occasion. She recorded her first- ever win at Wimbledon on Monday.
:25:30. > :25:36.Today, Heather Watson is the first Brit through to the third round,
:25:36. > :25:41.blowing away her American opponent in straight sets. There was genuine
:25:41. > :25:47.concern that Andy Murray's first- round match could be a stringle,
:25:47. > :25:51.but dangerous -- struggle, but dangerous Nikolay Davydenko never
:25:51. > :25:56.materialised. One down, he seemed to say, as once again he shoulders
:25:56. > :26:01.the expectations of a nation. a nice compliment. He should see it
:26:01. > :26:06.like that. I remember in my time I thought all the attention in hol
:26:06. > :26:10.hand, I felt like -- Holland, I felt the pressure, but then I
:26:10. > :26:15.didn't care. Maybe that's the way for Andy to look at it. Also, there
:26:15. > :26:20.is less pressure. Not one to particularly enjoy the attention,
:26:20. > :26:25.Murray was no doubt pleased to know he'll be joined in the second round
:26:25. > :26:31.by Elena Baltacha and Anne Keothavong from the women's draw.
:26:31. > :26:37.James Ward, will play tomorrow. For British tennis it's already been
:26:37. > :26:41.our best start in Wimbledon in six years. It was a masterful display
:26:42. > :26:48.from Heather Watson. 6-1, 6-4 there. There's another Brit in action for
:26:48. > :26:52.the home fans to cheer on, Jamie Baker resumes his match a little
:26:52. > :26:55.later against Andy Roddick. The writer, Nora Ephron, best known for
:26:56. > :26:59.her work on romantic comedies like When Harry Met Sally has died at
:26:59. > :27:03.the age of 71. Her 15 film credits also include Sleepless In Seattle
:27:03. > :27:06.and Julie and Julia. She was nominated for an Oscar three times,
:27:06. > :27:16.but never won. Our Arts Correspondent, David Sillito,
:27:16. > :27:24.
:27:24. > :27:29.reports. Oh, oh, When Harry met Sally, the jokes, the cynicism, the
:27:29. > :27:34.romance, it breathed new life into a jaded formula, the romantic
:27:34. > :27:41.comedy. I'll have what she's having. Nora Ephron was the writer. Her
:27:41. > :27:44.parents had been screen writers. Her films such as Sleepless in
:27:44. > :27:54.Seattle, featuring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan updated the old plots for
:27:54. > :27:58.a modern audience. Nora Ephron's breakthrough had been Silkwood, a
:27:58. > :28:01.drama about the nuclear power industry. Her romantic comedies had
:28:01. > :28:08.grown out of her writing. Everything is copy, her mother had
:28:08. > :28:14.once said and the ups and down of her life in a new world of casual
:28:14. > :28:18.sex, feminism and divorce gave her materialism for journalism and
:28:18. > :28:22.essays. Her divorce from the Watergate journalist, Karl
:28:23. > :28:28.Bernstein, became Heartburn. It was clear that a story had happened to
:28:28. > :28:34.me and I hoped that some day I could make it into a funny story.
:28:34. > :28:44.You knew when it was happening that there were elements of it that some
:28:44. > :28:49.day might be funny. You may think that boning a duck is an impossible
:28:49. > :28:53.feat. Her most recent film, Julie and Julia, saw her reunited with
:28:53. > :28:58.Meryl Streep, who today described her friend as an expert in all
:28:58. > :29:05.departments of life. Tom Hanks said her company, her films, she has
:29:05. > :29:11.lifted us all with wisdom and wit. And mixed with love. Nora Ephron,
:29:11. > :29:14.who has died at 71. Now a look at who has died at 71. Now a look at
:29:14. > :29:18.the latest weather. Messy picture today, in that you can see behind
:29:18. > :29:21.me, the extent of the cloud. We are starting to see a little sun, so
:29:21. > :29:25.together with the high humidity that we have at the moment, that
:29:25. > :29:29.will mean some intense downpours for places this afternoon. I think
:29:29. > :29:35.that's really the main thing to watch for, the heat brewing up some
:29:35. > :29:38.pretty nasty showers and it's humid for all. Lots of mist around. The
:29:38. > :29:42.most likely area for the showers is the east of England, but very
:29:42. > :29:45.different in Scotland. We have got a weather front here and it's rain
:29:45. > :29:50.and drizzle, but for Northern Ireland after a wet morning it
:29:50. > :29:55.would brighten up. What a difference across eastern Scotland.
:29:55. > :30:02.Cool with the fetch of the sea and all the rain. It will improve for
:30:02. > :30:06.the north of England, but with it the risk of showers. Inland, across
:30:06. > :30:12.Wales and south-west, here we should see brightening skies, but
:30:12. > :30:18.again it's really quies misty and foggy around the coast -- quite
:30:18. > :30:24.misty and foggy around the coast. There will be lighter rain in
:30:24. > :30:26.certain areas. There is a risk we might see rain for the play this
:30:26. > :30:31.afternoon at Wimbledon. For tomorrow, more likely to be heavier
:30:31. > :30:35.downpours, but again quite a small chance. Hopefully, this evening, as
:30:35. > :30:39.the patchy rain moves away, it will brighten. In the west, you can see
:30:39. > :30:43.what is taking place, more rain. It will get closer again and more
:30:43. > :30:47.humid through the night. Quite uncomfortable. Temperatures not
:30:47. > :30:51.falling much below 16 to 18. Nasty conditions if you are caught in the
:30:51. > :30:54.rain tomorrow morning through the rush across Wales, into north-west
:30:54. > :30:56.England and Northern Ireland and Scotland. Particularly, for
:30:56. > :31:01.southern and eastern Scotland and Northern Ireland, where the rain
:31:01. > :31:04.will be closely followed by some heavy showers, there is a risk of
:31:05. > :31:08.flooding. Fairly brisk winds in the north picking up in the south, but
:31:08. > :31:14.the showers much more scattered. Some escaping and as a result of
:31:14. > :31:19.sun, a warmer day tomorrow. 25 or 26 potentially in some areas. That
:31:19. > :31:27.doesn't last, because by Friday we are back to windier weather.
:31:27. > :31:30.Showery weather too. Fresher weather too. We have blow pressure
:31:30. > :31:34.back with us. You can see some fairly strong winds blowing the