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:00:14. > :00:18.than 80 Afghan nationals for long periods. The Afghan Government has

:00:18. > :00:22.demanded they be handed over. The Government here, though, denies

:00:22. > :00:29.running a secret illegal detention centre, but admits prisoners are

:00:29. > :00:33.being held without charge. Also, the judge is summing up in the April

:00:33. > :00:38.Jones case. Mark Bridger's accused of killing the five-year-old as she

:00:38. > :00:42.played near her home. He denies all charges. A week after the killing of

:00:42. > :00:46.Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, the woman who confronted one of the

:00:46. > :00:51.suspects returns to the scene as police begin interviewing one of the

:00:51. > :00:55.men suspected of murdering him. Why the risk of dying, after planned

:00:55. > :01:02.surgery on the NHS in England, increases towards the end of the

:01:02. > :01:08.week. After his dramatic rescue from a waste pipe, we have the latest on

:01:08. > :01:11.this newborn's remarkable recovery. On BBC London, claims from thepm's

:01:11. > :01:14.former spin doctor that Boris Johnson would like to see David

:01:14. > :01:24.Cameron fail miserably at the next election. A report looks at the

:01:24. > :01:42.

:01:42. > :01:46.News at One. Britain's been accused of holding Afghan nationals for long

:01:46. > :01:55.periods without charge at Camp Bastion. Lawyers representing some

:01:55. > :01:58.of the 85 to 90 men have taken their cases to court. They say it amounts

:01:58. > :02:02.to unlawful detention. The Government says many are suspected

:02:02. > :02:08.of killing British soldiers or taking part in bomb attacks, but at

:02:08. > :02:11.present British troops are allowed to hold people for 96 hours and in

:02:11. > :02:18.exceptional circumstances they can hold them for longer to gather

:02:18. > :02:23.evidence. Camp Bastion is the largest military base in Afghanistan

:02:23. > :02:27.and within it, a prison where it is claimed as many as 85 Afghans are

:02:27. > :02:33.being illegally detained. This man, who doesn't want to be identified,

:02:33. > :02:37.says his cousin has been held for 13 months. TRANSLATION: He told us that

:02:37. > :02:41.he cannot get any information about the reason for his arrest. He asks

:02:41. > :02:45.us to find out information in the governor's office. He asked us to

:02:45. > :02:52.find out the charges against him, as he did not commit any crimes and he

:02:52. > :02:55.was not in possession of anything illegal. British forces operate as

:02:55. > :03:00.part of the International Security Assistance Force or ISAF. They can

:03:00. > :03:04.detain for up to 96 hours and in exceptional circumstances in order

:03:04. > :03:08.to gather intelligence, to protect the lives of British servicemen or

:03:08. > :03:15.Afghan nationals, for longer periods. But, according to the MoD

:03:15. > :03:18.itself, there's no power to intern. The BBC has seen court documents for

:03:18. > :03:23.eight of the men, who are using the English courts to mount a legal

:03:23. > :03:26.challenge to their detention. They were picked up in army raids in

:03:26. > :03:31.villages in Helmand and Kandahar provinces and have been held for

:03:31. > :03:35.between eight and 14 months. But the Defence Secretary says many of those

:03:35. > :03:39.being held at Camp Bastion are suspected of killing or bombing

:03:40. > :03:45.British troops. And that their detentions are lawful. All of these

:03:45. > :03:48.people are to be handed over to the Afghan authorities for proper

:03:48. > :03:55.investigation and prosecution through the Afghan judicial system

:03:55. > :04:00.as soon as we are able to do that. The legal challenge here will take

:04:00. > :04:06.place in July. The Defence Secretary needs to explain to this court at

:04:06. > :04:10.the end of July why it is that he says that all of these men are being

:04:10. > :04:14.held lawfully and if the court is not satisfied that they are being

:04:14. > :04:19.held lawfully then the court, we will ask, should order their

:04:19. > :04:23.release. These detentions pose awkward questions for the

:04:23. > :04:31.Government. It's about the lawfulness about a policy that until

:04:31. > :04:35.now few seem to have phone very much about. The judge in the April Jones

:04:35. > :04:39.murder trial's been summing up the evidence in the trial of a man

:04:39. > :04:42.accused of killing her. Mark Bridger, 47, denies abducting and

:04:43. > :04:46.murdering April, who went missing near her Machynlleth home in October

:04:46. > :04:50.last year. He's told Mold Crown Court he accidently ran her over

:04:50. > :04:56.with his car, but the prosecution says he murdered her and lied to

:04:56. > :05:02.cover it up. Her body has never been found. More from our reporter, who

:05:02. > :05:06.is in Mold. What has the judge been saying? He spent nearly three hours

:05:06. > :05:10.going through almost three weeks of prosecution evidence and the case

:05:10. > :05:14.against Mark Bridger. Throughout the morning, April's parents have been

:05:14. > :05:18.listening in the public gallery. The judge discussed their statement, how

:05:18. > :05:22.they talked about April going swimming on the evening that she

:05:22. > :05:25.disappeared and how her hair had been wet when she went. He said that

:05:25. > :05:30.some of their evidence would have struck a chord with many parents

:05:30. > :05:34.following this case. He talked about the last-known sighting of April as

:05:34. > :05:37.she was playing out on her bike with a friend and the evidence given by

:05:38. > :05:42.that seven-year-old friend and the cross-examination. She had been

:05:42. > :05:48.certain that April was standing and talking to a man before she got into

:05:48. > :05:53.his vehicle and was driven away from the Bryn estate. -- Bryn-y-Gog

:05:53. > :05:56.estate. She was happy that April was smiling and happy. The judge also

:05:56. > :06:00.discussed the blood stains found at Mark Bridger's home and how there

:06:00. > :06:06.was no contest over the fact that they matched exactly April Jones'

:06:06. > :06:11.DNA. Now, as the jury was being told this evidence, Mark Bridger sat in

:06:11. > :06:16.the dock and looked straight ahead and seemed to be listening intently.

:06:16. > :06:19.The judge described his background, how he had been an experienced

:06:19. > :06:23.slaughterman and a knife was found at the home and how, on the day that

:06:24. > :06:29.April Jones disappeared, he had been looking on-line at pictures of girls

:06:29. > :06:35.and also at one pornographic cartoon image. He denies the three charges

:06:35. > :06:37.of abduction, murder and intent to pervert the course of justice. The

:06:37. > :06:41.judge will continue to sum up the defence case this afternoon. Thank

:06:41. > :06:45.you. Counter-terrorism officers have

:06:45. > :06:53.begun interviewing one of the men suspected of murdering Drummer Lee

:06:53. > :06:59.Rigby in Woolwich a week ago. Michael Adebolajo was released from

:06:59. > :07:09.-- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was released yesterday. -- Wasim Akram was

:07:09. > :07:12.released yesterday. Tell us where we stand. Of the two who were arrested

:07:12. > :07:16.following the incidents that happened here, almost a week ago and

:07:16. > :07:19.in an hour's time it will be a week until -- it will be the week's

:07:19. > :07:23.anniversary of this happening. Of the two suspects, one has been

:07:23. > :07:27.released from hospital and the Metropolitan Police had always said

:07:27. > :07:30.that once that had happened any suspect would be questioned so they

:07:30. > :07:32.are at a south London police station. We would imagine they are

:07:32. > :07:37.being questioned as we speak. What is happening here in the next hour,

:07:37. > :07:44.is as you can see, the microphones are out here. There will be a police

:07:44. > :07:48.appeal for information following last week's incident. There will be

:07:48. > :07:51.walk -- they will be walking the area with the leaflets to get

:07:51. > :07:54.information. They are asking if people have seen the car in the area

:07:54. > :08:00.or witnessed the attack. This is quite an unusual incident in many

:08:00. > :08:02.ways, in that much of it was filmed on the phones of passers-by, so they

:08:02. > :08:08.do already have an awful lot of evidence as to what happened. But

:08:08. > :08:12.they clearly want to try to find some more. Also, this morning, we

:08:12. > :08:17.have run into - she came here to see the flowers - who has been heavily

:08:17. > :08:25.involved with this ever since it happened. Somebody who helped the

:08:25. > :08:33.victim, Lee Rigby as he lay on the ground. It took me a while to

:08:33. > :08:39.recognise the place and it's very overwhelming and all the flowers,

:08:39. > :08:42.it's quite power powerful and quite strong, yeah. Now, as I say, we'll

:08:42. > :08:46.hear from the police in the next few minutes, so we'll bring you that

:08:46. > :08:50.later in the day, but as you can see, the number of flowers here has

:08:50. > :08:58.grown enormously over last week and people are still coming to lay their

:08:58. > :09:03.tributes, even though this week has passed. French police have arrested

:09:03. > :09:07.a 22-year-old man, who they believe carried out a knife attack on a

:09:07. > :09:17.soldier patrolling a shopping centre in Paris. They say the stabbing that

:09:17. > :09:21.took place after the murder of Lee Rigby was religiously motivated.

:09:21. > :09:28.There is better news for the Chancellor from a major organisation

:09:28. > :09:33.today. Hugh Pym is here to explain this. It comes from the OECD, an

:09:33. > :09:36.important forecaster? Yes, Kate. They represent industrialised

:09:36. > :09:40.nations, developed economies and it's one of the major international

:09:40. > :09:44.groups that puts out health checks on the global economy. Let's look at

:09:44. > :09:51.their latest figures and they are forecasting for global growth this

:09:51. > :09:54.year, the world in 2013 to grow by 3. 1%. It's down from a previous

:09:54. > :09:59.forecast andlet main reason is the eurozone. They are forecasting

:09:59. > :10:05.contraction of 0. 0.6%. It's worse than they had thought. The UK, there

:10:05. > :10:09.will be growth they say, of 0. 8% this year. More or less in line with

:10:09. > :10:14.most others. Essentially, though, good news for the Chancellor?

:10:14. > :10:17.Unlike the IMF last week, they are saying deficit cutting, they support

:10:17. > :10:22.the Chancellor's policies there. That will be taken as good news by

:10:22. > :10:24.the Treasury. The OECD does say that youth unemployment in the UK is

:10:24. > :10:29.still a problem and the Government should do more about that. Thank

:10:29. > :10:33.you. You are more likely to die if you

:10:33. > :10:36.have surgery on a Friday rather than a Monday. It's according to a new

:10:36. > :10:40.report into death rates of patients who have preplanned rations on the

:10:40. > :10:43.NHS in England. Researchers at Imperial College London studied more

:10:43. > :10:48.than four million non-life-threatening procedures

:10:48. > :10:53.carried out between 2008 and 2011. They found the odds of a patient

:10:53. > :10:59.dying within 30 days of more than 40% higher if the operation's at the

:10:59. > :11:03.end of the week, rather than the beginning. Dominic Hughes explains.

:11:03. > :11:10.All surgery carries some risk, even a fairly common procedure like a hip

:11:10. > :11:14.replacement. While less than one 1% of patients die between 30 days, a

:11:14. > :11:16.new study of more than four million operations in hospitals in England

:11:16. > :11:21.suggests a significant difference between those who have an operation

:11:21. > :11:24.on a Monday, compared to a Friday. This study looked at the relative

:11:24. > :11:29.risk of planned surgery in hospitals in England normally carried out

:11:29. > :11:33.during the week. Researchers found the risk of death following an

:11:33. > :11:38.operation increases throughout the week. By Friday, mortality rates are

:11:38. > :11:42.44% higher than on a Monday. We know that the first 48 hours, or two

:11:42. > :11:46.days, following an operation is probably the most critical period.

:11:46. > :11:50.And we know that as patients are operated on, on a Thursday or

:11:50. > :11:55.Friday, that this period overlaps with the weekend. And we know that

:11:55. > :11:59.services at the weekend are not at the same level as they are in many

:11:59. > :12:02.hospitals offered during the week. The Royal College of Surgeons says

:12:03. > :12:06.the variation in death rates is unacceptable. I think the most

:12:06. > :12:11.important thing is to take this seriously, try to understand exactly

:12:11. > :12:15.what is going on. One must acknowledge that even with the

:12:15. > :12:19.slightly higher death rate, it is still a very small number and these

:12:19. > :12:22.are very serious operations that are being discussed. They are not done

:12:22. > :12:26.for trivial conditions, but if we can understand what is going on,

:12:26. > :12:30.then I'm sure we would all want to learn from it, so we can improve the

:12:30. > :12:34.care of the patients. These findings chime with other studies, that

:12:34. > :12:39.revealed higher death rates among those who had emergency surgery at

:12:39. > :12:43.the weekend. NHS England says it's looking at how hospitals can provide

:12:43. > :12:51.more comprehensive services seven days a week and is investigating

:12:51. > :12:54.staffing levels. The first same-sex marriage in France is due to take

:12:54. > :12:57.place in Montpellier this afternoon. The marriage between two men comes

:12:57. > :13:01.24 hours after the Bill was indescribed in law, making the

:13:01. > :13:05.country the 14th in the world to legalise gay marriage. Extra police

:13:05. > :13:13.will be on duty for the ceremony and the President has warned he won't

:13:13. > :13:18.accept any disruption of the event. Christian Fraser sent this report.

:13:18. > :13:22.In France it ras fomented one of the most contentious confrontations of

:13:22. > :13:28.recent times, but tonight, 24 hours after it was officially endescribed

:13:28. > :13:32.in French law, the Bill will be sealed with a case. 40-year-old gay

:13:32. > :13:37.rights activist, Vincent Aubin and 29-year-old Civil Servant, Bruno

:13:37. > :13:41.Boileau will become France's first gay couple to marry. TRANSLATION:

:13:41. > :13:47.Being able to marry is to be like everyone else. We love each other.

:13:47. > :13:53.You can't judge love between two people. There are 600 guests

:13:53. > :13:58.invited. 150 accredited media crews. There will be a worldwide audience,

:13:58. > :14:02.but it's likely the opposition will be in attendance too. Extra police

:14:02. > :14:07.are drafted in and the Mayor who has joined them has banned all outside

:14:07. > :14:11.celebrations. ? TRANSLATION: sore moany should be respectful. I

:14:11. > :14:18.don't want it turned into a circus. It's not about celebrity, but

:14:18. > :14:22.values. It's now a legal obligation for French mayors to marry same-sex

:14:22. > :14:27.couples, but some like this right-winger continue to resist.

:14:27. > :14:32.TRANSLATION: I will find a balance between freedom of conscience and

:14:32. > :14:40.breaking the law. We will retain our freedom and respect the law. I'll

:14:40. > :14:46.have to gell gait. -- delegate. modern and decidedly untraditional

:14:46. > :14:49.Town Hall, the first gay marriage. Judge by the announcements on social

:14:49. > :14:53.media there are plenty of other couples around the country keen to

:14:53. > :14:57.take advantage of their new-found rights. Any marriage is daunting,

:14:57. > :15:02.but this couple also know that not everyone approves of the vows

:15:02. > :15:12.they'll take. No wonder there's more than the unusual nerves. We'll get

:15:12. > :15:24.

:15:24. > :15:29.cancelled by the mayor. I have been speaking to her in the last few

:15:29. > :15:33.hours. She said in recent days she has had two letters, one from the

:15:33. > :15:36.extreme right that said, we hope you have taken precaution and got

:15:36. > :15:46.yourself body guards, because one day we will get you. The other came

:15:46. > :15:47.

:15:47. > :15:52.from a young boy, the son of lesbian parents who said, no longer is he

:15:52. > :15:57.afraid when he place out in the school yard. It is liberty,

:15:57. > :16:04.equality, fraternity, she said and that is what applies not in gay

:16:04. > :16:10.Marge, marriage but in marriage for all. So they will take their vows.

:16:10. > :16:16.It will be a traditional ceremony she said. Thank you. It is 16

:16:16. > :16:22.minutes past 1. Our headlines: The Defence Secretary has confirmed that

:16:22. > :16:26.up to 90 Afghans are being detained without charge in Helmand, but

:16:27. > :16:33.rejected claims therm being held unlawfully. Still to come: Help for

:16:33. > :16:38.the high street, but has it been enough to stem the flow of shop

:16:38. > :16:41.closures Later on BBC London: The festival of food, music and theatre

:16:41. > :16:44.marking the first anniversary of the London 2012 Games. And, the London

:16:44. > :16:54.producer Stephen Woolley vamps it up in his latest film offering

:16:54. > :17:01.

:17:01. > :17:09.Tenzing Norgay became the first people to reach the summit of Mount

:17:09. > :17:17.Everest. The pair reached the top on 29th May 1953. News reached the

:17:17. > :17:20.outside world four days later. Sir Edmund described the peak as a

:17:20. > :17:30.beautiful snow cone summit. Various celebrations are taking place in

:17:30. > :17:34.Nepal to mark the anniversary, including a high altitude marathon.

:17:34. > :17:40.Our correspondent has been to meet Peter Jackson, who took that

:17:40. > :17:45.photograph after that historic first ascent. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing

:17:45. > :17:51.Norgay, the first men to reach the roof of the world. The Times had

:17:51. > :17:56.exclusive access to the expedition and broke the news, but had no

:17:56. > :18:00.photographs. Days later this was the first picture to be published. The

:18:00. > :18:06.photographer was Peter Jackson. He remembers a long journey just to

:18:06. > :18:11.cover the story. Eventually he arrived at a monastery near base

:18:11. > :18:16.camp, where all he could do was wait. I set out under the sun, look

:18:16. > :18:21.at Everest and not learning a thing about the climbing, because The

:18:21. > :18:27.Times insisted that they wouldn't tell anybody. The first picture was

:18:27. > :18:32.of Hillary and Tenzing and they stood and smiled at each other. My

:18:32. > :18:36.camera was just ready and I clicked them and obviously that became the

:18:36. > :18:42.best picture. He followed Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay as they

:18:42. > :18:48.they were mobbed on their way to Kathmandu. Locals assumed Tenzing

:18:48. > :18:56.reached the top first. The work made a big splash and the Times

:18:56. > :19:06.journalist sent him a tell dpram. telegram. They congratulated me and

:19:06. > :19:07.

:19:07. > :19:12.looked forward to having another game like it. It is a year since

:19:13. > :19:20.Mary Portas led a review into Britain's struggling high streets,

:19:20. > :19:25.under a scheme commissioned by the Government 12 towns were given

:19:25. > :19:31.�100,000 each. Our business correspondent is in one of the pilot

:19:31. > :19:37.towns, Nelson in Lancashire, and can tell us more. Yes, Nelson has still

:19:37. > :19:43.to spend most of its money. Of course it was a modest sum, given

:19:43. > :19:48.the problems. The number of empty shops here remains high and research

:19:48. > :19:51.commissioned by the BBC suggests that ten out of the 12 initial

:19:51. > :19:56.Portas pilot towns have seen more businesses close than open in the

:19:56. > :20:06.last 12 months. Well, I have been speaking to retailers here to see

:20:06. > :20:11.

:20:11. > :20:18.swinging into action. But they have a fight on their hands. How to stem

:20:18. > :20:23.the decline when people are shopping elsewhere? The chair of the town

:20:23. > :20:27.team told me becomes a Portas town was about more than just the money.

:20:27. > :20:32.This is a new opportunity, it is an exciting opportunity to change the

:20:32. > :20:40.way we look at our high streets for the future and what we do and how we

:20:40. > :20:45.do it. It this a re-energising of everybody's ideas to say, you know,

:20:45. > :20:51.we can make a difference. Here in Nelson they have been trying out

:20:51. > :20:55.some new ideas. Like outdoor sports activities, a vintage market and a

:20:55. > :21:04.student discount scheme to try to bring people back into the town.

:21:04. > :21:09.That is easier said than done. It has gone lunchtime, busy for some,

:21:09. > :21:15.quiet for others. At Dave's electrical store, it is also slow.

:21:15. > :21:20.He is barely breaking even and his lease expires in August. One way or

:21:20. > :21:25.another, I have to make a move. But I'm struggling to find somewhere to

:21:25. > :21:30.move to. Locally. That is my biggest problem. I want to keep on trading,

:21:30. > :21:36.I love the town, I have a good customer base and I enjoy what I do.

:21:36. > :21:40.But I can't find anywhere to get to replace this place in town. And he's

:21:40. > :21:47.in a town full of empty shops. Our research shows that despite some new

:21:47. > :21:51.businesses starting up, more of them closed than opened last year. Lisa

:21:51. > :21:56.Durkin has been drafted in to help Nelson. Other teams are getting

:21:56. > :22:02.similar support, funded by Government to try to drive change.

:22:02. > :22:07.Dave would love to have this unit, why can't he? This retailer's moved

:22:07. > :22:11.out of town about 18 months ago and they're still paying a lease on the

:22:11. > :22:15.unit. So they're tied into a lease and it means the landlord probably

:22:15. > :22:20.hasn't even got the keys. This is the major challenge that most towns

:22:20. > :22:25.are facing. Key vacant units that are a blight on our town centres,

:22:25. > :22:30.but we can't get our hands on them and do any great stuff with them.

:22:30. > :22:35.the doors close on another day, it is clear there is no quick fix for

:22:35. > :22:41.these towns. They have just begun, but they are trying. Now, Mary

:22:41. > :22:45.Portas told us that there has been enormous activity over the last 12

:22:45. > :22:52.months and she has been delighted by the community spirit shown and the

:22:52. > :22:58.Government agrees, but real, lasting change, will take time. Thank you.

:22:58. > :23:03.There is a warning that the number of young people emgrating from

:23:03. > :23:09.Ireland could be devastating for the country's economy. 300,000 people

:23:09. > :23:19.have left in the last four years. Today leaders of several youth

:23:19. > :23:20.

:23:20. > :23:25.groups are demanding more is done to tackle the problem. This ship is

:23:25. > :23:32.part of Ireland's history. In the 19th century, people boarded this

:23:32. > :23:40.ship to escape the potato famine and now many more are leaving.

:23:40. > :23:46.Technology has made it much easier, to travel and to stay in touch. For

:23:46. > :23:49.the family get together, it takes place oh the internet. One of

:23:49. > :23:53.Margaret's daughters is in Australia. Ireland is in so much

:23:53. > :23:58.debt, that we know we will be repaying the debt for the next how

:23:58. > :24:03.many years. It is hard to see a future here. Around this table there

:24:03. > :24:09.is excitement about the prospect of jobs and travel. But the fact that

:24:09. > :24:13.some feel forced to leave can be upsetting S Family is important and

:24:13. > :24:23.that is one of the things that we are going to lose in Ireland, by all

:24:23. > :24:26.

:24:26. > :24:29.these people going. It's sad. don't, don't cry! But it is.

:24:29. > :24:35.fact that so many people have already left has helped to reduce

:24:35. > :24:39.the youth unemployment figures. But they're still high and Ireland has a

:24:39. > :24:42.longer term problem, there is an ageing population. People are living

:24:42. > :24:47.longer and in towns and villages like this, they need younger workers

:24:47. > :24:52.to drive forward the economy in the future. The national youth council

:24:52. > :24:59.of Ireland says in the last four years over 300,000 people have left

:24:59. > :25:08.the country. More than 40% of those were aged between 15 and 24. This

:25:08. > :25:10.Britain drain will have devastating -- this brain drain will have

:25:10. > :25:14.devastating consequences. It is a feeling there is no one responding

:25:14. > :25:19.to the issue. It is hoped many of those who have gone will return. But

:25:19. > :25:29.that may well depend on Ireland leaving years of austerity in her

:25:29. > :25:30.

:25:30. > :25:37.born baby boy from a sewage pipe in China made headlines around the

:25:37. > :25:41.world yesterday. The boy is now in a stable condition in intensive care.

:25:41. > :25:46.Residents of an apartment building raised the alarm and hearing the

:25:46. > :25:53.baby's cries. This report charts his recovery and does contain some

:25:53. > :25:57.pictures that you might find distressing. He is the baby who got

:25:57. > :26:05.off to the worst possible start in life. Now recovering in hospital, he

:26:05. > :26:13.is said to be in a stable condition. Lodged in a sewage pipe better. Need

:26:13. > :26:16.-- in a sewage pipe, his life was in the balance. Residents heard the

:26:16. > :26:26.baby's cries. Firefighters cut a section of the pipe and then rushed

:26:26. > :26:28.

:26:28. > :26:35.it to hospital. It was a painstaking operation, which lasted two hours.

:26:35. > :26:41.But then when almost free, the baby let out a faint cry to the world.

:26:41. > :26:46.This doctor said his lips and face were dry and blue. He also suffered

:26:46. > :26:50.cuts and severe bruising. Police now say they're questioning the baby's

:26:50. > :26:54.mother. According to a report, she says she was giving birth to the boy

:26:54. > :26:59.when he accidentally slipped into the toilet. Now the circumstances

:26:59. > :27:08.surrounding the case are not clear, but what ever the truth, it has

:27:08. > :27:11.caused shock not only here in China, but around the world. Now sport,

:27:11. > :27:17.England play Ireland in a friendly at Wembley tonight. It is the first

:27:17. > :27:22.time that the two teams have met since 1995 when another friendly was

:27:22. > :27:25.abandoned because of rioting. That is not the only talking point. More

:27:25. > :27:31.from our couldn't at Wembley for us. It is the choice of captain for the

:27:31. > :27:36.game isn't it? That's right, actually Cole will be skipper

:27:37. > :27:41.tonight for this match with Ireland. It is a contentious choice. It marks

:27:41. > :27:46.his century of England caps. That is a fine achievement, but many people

:27:46. > :27:52.would say he is not the kind of role mod that will deserves to wear the

:27:52. > :27:57.skipper's arm band, he has been involved in controversy in his

:27:57. > :28:04.private life and in his football life. In fact he refuses to talk to

:28:04. > :28:08.the media and that is why Frank Lampard was sat by the manager

:28:08. > :28:13.yesterday. In fact Roy Hodgson seemed confumzed as to -- confused

:28:13. > :28:18.as to who the captain was. It is a sensitive match, the first time in

:28:18. > :28:23.18 years the teams have played since that night in 95. The fans have been

:28:23. > :28:27.reminded of their responsibility and the FA don't want any political or

:28:27. > :28:31.religious chanting. FIFA are also keeping an eye on the behaviour of

:28:31. > :28:39.the fans. So there is a lot at stake. Thank you. Now time for us to

:28:39. > :28:42.take you to the weather. Dare we take you to the weather. Dare we

:28:42. > :28:50.look? Here is Thomas. There is a bit of everything. Ivity is not bad for

:28:50. > :28:54.some of us. Especially in the east there is some rain, it is very murky

:28:54. > :28:59.along the North Sea coast. But there is some sunshine as well. This is

:28:59. > :29:03.the satellite picture, not so bad on the south coast. Notice that the

:29:03. > :29:07.east is stuck under the cloud. But the Western Isles of Scotland and in

:29:07. > :29:14.Northern Ireland, it has been a glorious morning and guess what,

:29:14. > :29:19.more sun to come for you this afternoon. Let's start around 4am,

:29:19. > :29:24.the temperatures in Belfast getting up to 19 degrees. That is not bad.

:29:24. > :29:29.For Scotland, particularly eastern areas, a bit more cloud. The

:29:29. > :29:36.sunshine will come out, but the real cloud, the real grey skies and the

:29:36. > :29:41.rain will be further south from Yorkshire to Lincolnshire and the

:29:41. > :29:47.East Midlands and the south-east. So here the weather is not so good. If

:29:47. > :29:51.it is not raining, you will have that grey and overcast sky. For the

:29:51. > :29:58.south-west, a lot better, the coasts of Devon and Cornwall and across

:29:58. > :30:02.western Wales, where the ground has been rumbling as well. So for the

:30:02. > :30:07.evening, still some rain in eastern and central areas. It will be a

:30:07. > :30:11.muggy night. It is not cold, but murky, misty and faechlts of around

:30:11. > :30:16.-- temperatures of around 12 degrees. Even under the clearer

:30:16. > :30:21.skies in Northern Ireland it is only down to 10. Tomorrow, it starts off

:30:21. > :30:25.damp for many again in the east. But the rain will fissle away -- fizzle

:30:25. > :30:35.away and we will be left with that mish-mash of sunny spells, some

:30:35. > :30:40.rain, maybe the odd heavier burst of rain. But for the north-west areas

:30:40. > :30:44.around 20 degrees in Glasgow. The hint is that things will be warming

:30:44. > :30:50.up. Some sunshine and high pressure is building. We will go as far as

:30:50. > :30:53.the weekend and it is looking mainly dry, with sunny spells. With high

:30:53. > :30:59.pressure building from the south-west. This is the good

:30:59. > :31:03.weather. Here it comes, that translates to -a bit of sunshine,

:31:03. > :31:12.temperatures in the upper teaches and -- teens and up to 20 degrees.

:31:12. > :31:19.So it is looking good. Thank you. Now before we leave you our main