:00:12. > :00:20.Six decades later, a special service at Westminster Abbey to mark the
:00:20. > :00:24.Queen's Coronation. She was accompanied by more than 20
:00:24. > :00:34.members of her family as well as 2000 guests are some of whom were
:00:34. > :00:34.
:00:34. > :00:39.involved in the Coronation in 1953. And a trip down memory lane for one
:00:39. > :00:46.street that was declared best decorated 60 years ago.
:00:46. > :00:49.The other headlines: Back in court, Oscar Pistorius makes a brief
:00:49. > :00:53.appearance in South Africa accused of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva
:00:53. > :00:56.Steenkamp. Two British soldiers add meat
:00:56. > :01:02.abusing Afghan civilians at a court-martial hearing in Germany. --
:01:02. > :01:08.add meat. Waiting times in a and B reach a
:01:08. > :01:14.nine-year high. -- A&E. And severe flooding now threatens
:01:14. > :01:16.the north of the Czech Republic. At least seven people have died and
:01:16. > :01:19.Southern's -- citizens are put on high alert.
:01:19. > :01:23.Later on BBC London: Drinking and driving? The Wetherspoons chain
:01:23. > :01:25.defends its decision to open a pub at a service station on the M40. And
:01:25. > :01:35.licensed sex shops win a legal battle, but Westminster Council
:01:35. > :01:51.
:01:51. > :01:56.warns of a boom in illegal Good afternoon from Westminster
:01:56. > :02:00.Abbey, where a special service to mark the Queen's 60 years on the
:02:01. > :02:06.throne has just taken place. 2000 guests were invited this morning,
:02:06. > :02:10.although that was a fraction of the 8000 people who packed in here back
:02:10. > :02:20.in 1953. The service this morning was full of echoes of the past, but
:02:20. > :02:27.
:02:27. > :02:32.it was also a celebration of the A day to reflect and remember. A
:02:32. > :02:42.Thanksgiving designed to evoke the original Coronation service, a day
:02:42. > :02:45.
:02:45. > :02:48.of deep spiritual significance to members of the Royal family,
:02:48. > :02:52.including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, seem to have their first
:02:52. > :03:02.child. A son or daughter who will have their own Coronation here one
:03:02. > :03:12.day. The procession through the abbey was
:03:12. > :03:19.
:03:19. > :03:29.a more sober entrants than 60 years full of pomp and pageantry. But at
:03:29. > :03:43.
:03:43. > :03:48.its heart was one woman dedicating During today's service, a flask of
:03:48. > :03:52.aromatic oil was taken to the high altar via group of people
:03:52. > :03:59.representing different generations and walks of life, from six years
:03:59. > :04:04.old to in their 90s. -- by a group. It was placed alongside the
:04:04. > :04:10.Coronation crown, the St Edward's crown, brought here from the tower
:04:10. > :04:16.of London for the first time since 1953 in recognition of the Queen 's
:04:16. > :04:21.dedication during her reign. Her Majesty knelt at the beginning
:04:22. > :04:29.of a path of demanding devotion and utter self-sacrifice, a path she did
:04:29. > :04:39.not choose yet to which she was called by God. Today, we celebrate
:04:39. > :04:48.
:04:48. > :04:55.60 years since that moment, 60 years The hymns sung today were also some
:04:55. > :04:58.60 years ago. But the service included something new - a poem
:04:58. > :05:03.written for today by Carol Ann Duffy and read by Claire Skinner as she
:05:03. > :05:10.stood alongside the newly restored Coronation chair.
:05:10. > :05:20.My whole life, whether it be long or short, devoted to your service. Not
:05:20. > :05:28.
:05:28. > :05:31.Today's service was a reminder of the splendour and symbolism of the
:05:31. > :05:35.Coronation. The Queen left alongside the Duke of Edinburgh, seemingly
:05:35. > :05:39.recovered after feeling unwell in recent days, and the rest of her
:05:39. > :05:48.family, here to honour the Queen's fulfilment of what she sees as her
:05:48. > :05:52.sacred duty. I'm joined here by our royal
:05:52. > :05:58.correspondent. That service was beautiful but also filled with
:05:58. > :06:02.symbolism. It was. The Coronation itself is hugely symbolic. They
:06:02. > :06:08.made, I thought, clever use of some of the key components of the
:06:08. > :06:13.Coronation service itself. The Crown on the altar, the first time it has
:06:13. > :06:17.left the Tower of London. The use of the holy oil being brought up the
:06:17. > :06:22.altar by 11 representatives of the people of the UK. The fact the
:06:22. > :06:26.Coronation chair was seen. The poem, the throne, read by the actress,
:06:26. > :06:31.Claire Skinner. Of course, what it did was to remind us of what the
:06:31. > :06:36.Coronation is. It has no real legal significance. A king or queen is
:06:36. > :06:39.monarch, regardless of whether they are crowned here. What it is is the
:06:39. > :06:43.consecration of that person, a commitment to a life of service to
:06:43. > :06:47.his or her people, hence the importance given to the application
:06:47. > :06:50.of the holy oil and the importance it had this morning.
:06:50. > :06:56.The congregation has this burst but the Queen is still here, isn't she?
:06:56. > :06:59.She is with the Dean of Westminster and 100 other guests. She is in the
:06:59. > :07:04.college hall. She is, I would imagine, enjoying a little
:07:04. > :07:07.refreshment after that. Very pleased to have the Duke of Edinburgh with
:07:07. > :07:14.her at her side. We are told he was slightly unwell known up -- last
:07:14. > :07:18.night. No sign of it this morning. The crowds are still here to see the
:07:18. > :07:27.Queen when she leaves the Abbey. We will be back with more legs in the
:07:27. > :07:31.Oscar Pistorius has been back in court this morning in South Africa.
:07:31. > :07:34.It is his first court appearance since being released on bail, having
:07:35. > :07:38.been charged with premeditated murder following the death of his
:07:38. > :07:46.girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, at his home in fabric. He claims he missed
:07:46. > :07:51.a couple an intruder. Let's cross to the court for more. Andrew.
:07:51. > :07:54.It was a very brief appearance in court today, less than 20 minutes in
:07:54. > :07:57.all, for Oscar Pistorius. It was interesting for what the magistrate
:07:57. > :08:05.had to say about the media frenzy surrounding this trial. Interesting,
:08:05. > :08:12.too, that he was seen in the flesh, the first time for most people since
:08:12. > :08:16.February. This report contains flash photography.
:08:16. > :08:22.He has been a virtual recluse for three months. Today, Oscar Pistorius
:08:22. > :08:28.had to face the crowds once again. No special treatment at Pretoria
:08:28. > :08:33.Magistrate's Court. The murder suspect out on bail, now obliged to
:08:33. > :08:37.tag the front door like anybody else. Inside, the same courtroom,
:08:37. > :08:43.the same document in during February's bail hearing. But note
:08:43. > :08:47.here today. South African prosecutors are still building their
:08:47. > :08:51.case against the limbic and paralytic athlete. The fact that he
:08:51. > :08:56.shot dead his girlfriend, the model Reeva Steenkamp, is not disputed.
:08:56. > :09:01.But was it premeditated? The prosecution is banking on forensics
:09:02. > :09:07.and ballistic evidence from the bathroom where she died.
:09:07. > :09:12.If you use the bullet in the doorway, you can either use a laser
:09:12. > :09:18.or put it through the door. You can see the part of the bullet. And that
:09:18. > :09:22.is crucial? I believe so, yes. This case is also being tried in the
:09:22. > :09:27.South African media. The victim's mother now alleges the couple had
:09:27. > :09:32.been arguing. She phoned me. We chatted about this
:09:32. > :09:36.and that. Little girl things. She said they had been fighting. She
:09:36. > :09:41.didn't elaborate on what they were fighting about. But she said, we are
:09:41. > :09:44.fighting a lot. In court today, the magistrate
:09:44. > :09:49.criticised the media and urged witnesses to respect South Africa's
:09:49. > :09:54.of the tuition. At the main business of today was the prosecution's
:09:54. > :09:57.request to delay the proceedings for three months. So, minutes later,
:09:57. > :10:02.watched by his family, Oscar Pistorius was on his way home again.
:10:02. > :10:07.After the tears and sobbing in February, today Oscar Pistorius
:10:07. > :10:09.looks like a man determined not to betray a single emotion as he stood
:10:10. > :10:18.in court and stared at the magistrate, telling him the case
:10:18. > :10:24.would now be postponed until August Even then, expect further delays as
:10:24. > :10:29.the blade runner prepares his defence. In fact, many people
:10:29. > :10:32.connected to the case believe we will not see Oscar Pistorius being
:10:32. > :10:36.cross-examined and this case going to full trial until early next year.
:10:36. > :10:42.Before then, we should get some key, crucial evidence from the
:10:42. > :10:48.prosecution's case. Two British Army soldiers have
:10:48. > :10:52.admitted abusing Afghans civilians during a tour of duty. Their patrol
:10:52. > :10:54.commander was cleared of failing in his duty to deal with the fences.
:10:54. > :10:59.All three have been granted anonymity because it is feared
:10:59. > :11:03.naming them could endanger their lives and those of their families.
:11:03. > :11:07.Our Europe correspondent is in Russells.
:11:07. > :11:12.-- Brussels. Because of that ruling, these
:11:12. > :11:17.soldiers were referred to as X, Y and Z in the court-martial taking
:11:17. > :11:26.place at a British Army base in Germany. Soldier X admitted
:11:26. > :11:30.indecently assaulting, or, rather, behaving, towards an Afghan boy. He
:11:30. > :11:39.said while on patrol, he grabbed a boy's hand and placed them on his
:11:39. > :11:46.crotch. Soldier why was accused and admitted racially abuse if language
:11:46. > :11:51.towards an Afghan mail. It is said he hung a sign around or was part of
:11:51. > :11:59.a group that photographed this Afghan man, who had a sign which
:11:59. > :12:06.contained racially abusive language on it. Then, soldiers led was their
:12:06. > :12:09.patrol commander. -- soldiers leave. He was in Italy charged with fences
:12:09. > :12:15.because -- he was initially charged with offences because he failed to
:12:15. > :12:21.act. But because they admitted their guilt, he had his charges dropped.
:12:21. > :12:31.Diana stand soldier X is a former private in the British Army. -- I
:12:31. > :12:39.
:12:39. > :12:41.understand. Waiting times for accident and
:12:41. > :12:44.emergency departments are at their longest for nearly a decade,
:12:44. > :12:46.according to research for the King's Fund. It says that in the first
:12:46. > :12:49.three months of the year, 6% of patients had to wait at least four
:12:49. > :12:55.hours. The government said that in the last few decades, accident and
:12:55. > :12:59.emergency waiting times have been back on target.
:12:59. > :13:05.Everybody from the walking wounded to the seriously ill arise at Royal
:13:05. > :13:10.Bolton Hospital. Accident and emergency if the front door to most
:13:10. > :13:15.services. Here, they see around 300 patients every day. Over the winter
:13:15. > :13:19.months, A&Es saw pressure on already busy department increase.
:13:20. > :13:24.Figures from the King's Fund health think tank showed how waiting times
:13:24. > :13:28.have crept up. In the first three months of this year, nearly six in
:13:28. > :13:32.100 patients in end and waited more than four hours, the equivalent of
:13:32. > :13:37.313,000 people. Four out of ten hospitals reported reaching the
:13:37. > :13:40.government's target. People go into accident and
:13:40. > :13:44.emergency departments. There is a target that they should not wait
:13:44. > :13:50.more than four hours. The proportion of people waiting more than four
:13:50. > :13:53.hours has now totalled more than 300,000 people in the last quarter.
:13:53. > :13:59.That is the highest it has been for nearly a decade.
:13:59. > :14:04.This is a typically busy A&E department. But here, they did
:14:04. > :14:08.manage to hit the target. 95% of patients were seen and treated
:14:08. > :14:14.within four hours. But what happens here in A&E has repercussions across
:14:14. > :14:20.the hospital. The financial watchdog, Monitor, warns that knock
:14:20. > :14:24.on effects are being seen with some hospitals cancelling planned surgery
:14:24. > :14:27.to cope with busy emergency departments. Ministers have promised
:14:27. > :14:35.a review of A&E but say there are problems abiding care outside normal
:14:35. > :14:45.working hours. -- providing care. We need to make sure we do all we
:14:45. > :14:45.
:14:45. > :14:52.can to stop the ball from going into A&E who do not have the availability
:14:52. > :14:59.of seeing their GP. -- stop people. The underlying concern is what will
:14:59. > :15:02.happen next winter, when pressure will inevitably build again.
:15:02. > :15:07.The riots in Turkey over the past five days have claimed their first
:15:07. > :15:14.lives. One protester was shot at near the border with Syria, although
:15:14. > :15:22.it is not known who fired the shot. Another died when a taxi drove into
:15:22. > :15:28.a group of demonstrators. In the early hours, in Istanbul,
:15:28. > :15:38.demonstrators confront the police near the Prime Minister's office.
:15:38. > :15:40.
:15:40. > :15:46.Some cheer them on. But others in this country see them as vandals.
:15:46. > :15:51.Five days into the protests, the demonstrators hold their ground.
:15:51. > :15:56.These barricades, set up at every junction, mark the new unofficial
:15:56. > :16:02.borders in the city. On this side, life goes on as normal. Here, coming
:16:02. > :16:12.past the barricade, into Taksim Square and Gezi Park, the protesters
:16:12. > :16:15.do what they want. Here the demonstrators run their own informal
:16:15. > :16:20.mini Republic. It has its own shops and even a chemists and it is an
:16:20. > :16:27.open air hotel. This is unbelievable to see such a
:16:27. > :16:30.scheme here and people are here and they are finding their lifestyle.
:16:30. > :16:35.The Government offered to meet environmental campaigners. It was
:16:35. > :16:40.their attempt to stop this park's development which sparked the
:16:40. > :16:47.country's protests. Those campaigners have their own demands.
:16:47. > :16:52.We want that they declare that the park will stay as a park and for the
:16:52. > :16:57.public use, but not only that, but at this moment, we want the police
:16:57. > :17:02.violence should stop. Outside the square, on Istanbul's
:17:02. > :17:06.golden horn, life appears to be untroubled. The protesters may have
:17:06. > :17:16.challenged the Government. But at this point, their demonstrations
:17:16. > :17:20.
:17:20. > :17:23.It is 1. 17pm: The Queen has celebrated the 60th
:17:23. > :17:32.anniversary of her coronation at a special service at Westminster
:17:32. > :17:35.Later on BBC London, we report on the expansion of Southend Airport.
:17:35. > :17:45.The cloud-like steel structure gracing the Serpentine. We have a
:17:45. > :17:49.
:17:49. > :17:53.pre-view of this year's exhibition. Now, the River Danube reached its
:17:54. > :17:58.highest level for over 500 years because of the rain that caused
:17:58. > :18:03.flooding across Europe. At least eight people have been killed and
:18:03. > :18:10.the moss serious flood threat is in the Czech Republic. Thousands of
:18:10. > :18:20.people have been forced to flee their homes. Christian Frazer sent
:18:20. > :18:20.
:18:20. > :18:25.this report. The swollen Vltava River flolg at --
:18:25. > :18:30.flowing at its peak this morning. So. Much rain has fallen, Czech
:18:30. > :18:33.authorities have been forced to open the flood dams to avoid reservoirs
:18:33. > :18:39.bursting. A decision with implications for everyone
:18:39. > :18:44.downstream. This is a village two hours north of the capital. It sits
:18:44. > :18:51.on a valley. 1,000 people were evacuated last night. By daylight it
:18:51. > :18:54.was cut off. We have passed factories marooned in the rivers and
:18:54. > :18:59.docksides that have all, but disappeared. You can see here the
:18:59. > :19:03.river is starting to overflow the kerb. It is rising at 15 centimetres
:19:04. > :19:08.an hour. People further down the valley are cut off and all they can
:19:08. > :19:14.do is sit and wait. It is still raining and it is predicted to rise
:19:14. > :19:21.another two meters. This family were emptying a ground floor workshop as
:19:21. > :19:25.the river lapped at their gate. This is your kitchen? Anthony showed me
:19:25. > :19:29.photos from the floods in 2002. Now he is faced with more of the same.
:19:29. > :19:34.The forecasts are changing, but gifble the rate at which the --
:19:34. > :19:40.given the rate at which the river is rising, the family believes the
:19:41. > :19:47.river will rise to their first floor window by this evening. Some of the
:19:47. > :19:54.worst hit areas are in Germany. The water is flowing six times higher
:19:54. > :20:02.than its normal level. Power lines down and bridges are washed away. In
:20:02. > :20:12.Austria, Switzerland, and Poland and Hungary, flood warnings are in
:20:12. > :20:18.place. It will be days before the rivers subside.
:20:18. > :20:21.Stephen Evans is in Lower Bavaria and the situation there, Stephen?
:20:21. > :20:25.Serious, but probably getting better. The Danube is behind me. The
:20:25. > :20:31.thing about this city, it is surrounded by rivers really. Three
:20:31. > :20:34.rivers meet here and it is a low lying spit of land which is
:20:34. > :20:39.inundated, but being here at midnight last night, there were
:20:39. > :20:46.posts sticking up which were underwater and looking this morning
:20:46. > :20:50.they are above the water. So the sense is that the waters are pulling
:20:50. > :20:55.back, are falling, but people here don't under estimate the weather. A
:20:56. > :21:01.lot of cleaning up has got to be done and a lot of homes remain,
:21:01. > :21:04.their ground floors are filled with water. So bad, serious damage, but a
:21:04. > :21:10.sense, a hope that it will get better.
:21:10. > :21:15.Stephen, thank you. Could RBS be split in two? The BBC
:21:15. > :21:17.learned that is being recommended in a draft report by the Parliamentary
:21:17. > :21:21.Commission on Banking Standards into the bank which is more than 80%
:21:21. > :21:26.owned by the public. Let's get more from Robert Peston who is with us
:21:26. > :21:31.now as you can see. The aim is to divide it into what a good bank, bad
:21:31. > :21:37.bank? That's right. What I have learned is that the Parliamentary
:21:37. > :21:43.commission set up by the Government to come up with ways of cleaning up
:21:43. > :21:48.the banking system has included in its first draft of what it will be
:21:48. > :21:54.saying, this controversial recommendation that the bad loans,
:21:54. > :21:59.the toxic loans that RBS made should be lifted out of the bank, kept on
:21:59. > :22:03.the public sector balance sheet which would in theory for those who
:22:03. > :22:07.believe this is the right baying to go, give RBS more confidence,
:22:07. > :22:11.therefore it might provide the credit that the economy so badly
:22:12. > :22:15.needs and also it will give more confidence to investors. So perhaps
:22:15. > :22:19.the privatisation which the Government wants would also be an
:22:19. > :22:22.easier thing to carry out. Now, I should point out that the Chancellor
:22:22. > :22:25.and the Prime Minister don't think this is a good idea. They think it
:22:25. > :22:33.would be expensive and they don't believe it would bring much in the
:22:33. > :22:37.way of benefit to taxpayers and the economy. And as it happens, not
:22:37. > :22:41.everybody on the commission has yet signed up to this proposal. It is in
:22:41. > :22:44.the draft report, but there is going to be some intensive lobbying by the
:22:44. > :22:47.Government to get it watered down and I think there will be one or two
:22:47. > :22:52.members of the commission who will also be arguing against it. So we
:22:52. > :22:57.have got about a couple of weeks to see how this goes. It is not a done
:22:57. > :23:00.deal. If it does happen, it will be the biggest change forced on a
:23:00. > :23:05.British bank well actually since they were nationalised.
:23:05. > :23:07.Robert, thank you. Political lobbyists with
:23:07. > :23:16.unrestricted access to Westminster could have their security passes
:23:16. > :23:18.withdrawn in the wake of the recent allegations about lobbing at
:23:19. > :23:23.Parliament -- lobbying at Parliament.
:23:23. > :23:29.Let's get more from Norman Smith. What is being proposed then, Norman?
:23:29. > :23:35.Kate, well the Speaker unveiled measures to clamp down on lobbyists
:23:35. > :23:42.access to Parliament. Where I am at the moment Central Lobby, anyone can
:23:42. > :23:46.come here to lobby their MP. Professional lobbyists have gone
:23:46. > :23:51.getting access to beyond here. This is my Parliamentary pass which
:23:51. > :23:56.enables me to go whichever I want. For a lobbyist this is like gold
:23:56. > :24:01.dust. They have been getting hold of them by this. This is a list which
:24:01. > :24:06.MPs set up but entitles them to a member of staff who is entitled to a
:24:06. > :24:11.pass. Only some MPs it is alleged have been giving the pass not to
:24:11. > :24:16.members of staff, but to lobbyists. The Speaker called for a halt to the
:24:17. > :24:20.issuing of all passes. A review of who has got the passes and to demand
:24:20. > :24:24.there are tighter controls and more information demanded before people
:24:24. > :24:31.get passes to come into Parliament. Norman, thank you.
:24:31. > :24:35.And we return to our main story. The Queen has marked the 60 0th
:24:35. > :24:39.anniversary of her coronation with a special service at Westminster
:24:39. > :24:42.Abbey. Sophie. Kate, thank you very much. Well, 60
:24:42. > :24:46.years ago, the focus was here at Westminster Abbey with the streets
:24:46. > :24:49.around us here packed with people. But all over the UK people were
:24:49. > :24:52.celebrate. There were street parties and bunting.
:24:52. > :24:57.Jon Kay is in a street in Bristol where they have been having
:24:57. > :25:02.something of a trip down memory lane, haven't they, Jon?
:25:02. > :25:08.They have, Sophie. This is Mansfield Street in the bed minister area of
:25:08. > :25:12.Bristol and 60 years ago this was ablaze with red, white and blue.
:25:12. > :25:16.Everyone of the 67 houses got involved. Now as you can see a lot
:25:16. > :25:20.has changed in the intervening decades, but with the help of ale
:25:20. > :25:28.reel of film and of memories of people who live around here, we can
:25:28. > :25:33.now look back of what it was like here that day.
:25:33. > :25:38.More than 100 miles from Westminster Abbey, the people of Mansfield
:25:38. > :25:42.Street in Bristol were making their own coronation plans. And they
:25:43. > :25:47.filmed as they prepared yards of bunting and thousands of paper
:25:48. > :25:53.flowers for a giant arch way. on the wall there and up there and
:25:53. > :25:56.it was 30 foot off the ground. Colin hur ford was 16 at the time
:25:56. > :26:00.and remembers the street party like it was yesterday. They were trying
:26:01. > :26:06.to win a local competition to have the best decorated neighbourhood and
:26:06. > :26:11.they spent weeks getting ready. There is Colin in the crowd when the
:26:11. > :26:15.big arrived. This is the house I was born in. We had flags coming out of
:26:15. > :26:18.the centre window going across into the house across the road and there
:26:18. > :26:24.was a big Union Jack out the window to the right and there was a big
:26:24. > :26:28.Union Jack out the window to the left.
:26:28. > :26:33.Back then, hardly anyone in Mansfield Street had a television so
:26:33. > :26:40.most people didn't actually see the Coronation. They spent the day
:26:40. > :26:47.outside making their own entear inment. Fun, fancy dress, feasting
:26:47. > :26:54.and it won them first prize. �75 for being the best decorated street.
:26:54. > :26:59.What did you do with the money? hired a train. Hired a train?A
:26:59. > :27:08.complete train yeah and they took the street to Weymouth actually for
:27:08. > :27:13.�75. You don't go far on 7 a �5 now. Among the judges was Natalie Wilson,
:27:13. > :27:16.newly crowned herself as scmap miss Bristol. This is the -- Miss
:27:16. > :27:23.Bristol. This is the actual dress I wore.
:27:23. > :27:27.Now in her 80s, it not just the dress she kept, but icing from a
:27:27. > :27:33.Coronation cake and her cigarettes. What was the atmosphere like around
:27:33. > :27:38.that time? Well, it was a joyous time. We had not long been
:27:38. > :27:41.recovering from the horrors of the war and the rationing, food
:27:41. > :27:47.rationing and clothes rationing. Even sweets were still rationed
:27:47. > :27:53.then, but then suddenly, we had this lovely young queen and it looked as
:27:53. > :27:58.though, you know, we were going forward to another new era. Everyone
:27:58. > :28:04.was so excited and keen to do what they could to celebrate.
:28:04. > :28:09.The young queen they celebrated that day is still on the throne six
:28:09. > :28:17.decades later, but in all that time, Mansfield Street has never gathered
:28:18. > :28:23.and partyied in quite the same way Having said that, talking to people
:28:23. > :28:26.here, they have a big party a year ago for the Jubilee and among the
:28:26. > :28:35.older residents there is respect and affection for the Queen and indeed,
:28:36. > :28:39.interest Sophie in what is going on I am sure there is. Jnl, thank you
:28:39. > :28:43.very much -- Jon. 60 years ago when the he Queen was crowned it was
:28:43. > :28:50.pouring with rain. Today, it is rather different. Blue skies and
:28:50. > :28:54.Thank you, Sophie. Well, so far so good this week. Take a look at the
:28:54. > :28:59.UK. Somewhere to the west of London could have highs of 23 Celsius. It
:28:59. > :29:04.is lovely to see UK temperatures on a par with some of the major
:29:04. > :29:08.Mediterranean cities. Prague a disappointing 15 Celsius. Still the
:29:08. > :29:12.potential for rain. In Central Europe, it is an improving weather
:29:12. > :29:18.picture at the moment with the area of low pressure that has been the
:29:18. > :29:22.dominant feature drifting east. High pressure really stays with us and
:29:22. > :29:25.quietening things down. For the rest of the afternoon, it is a case of
:29:25. > :29:28.dry and warm with sunny spells around across the UK. A little bit
:29:28. > :29:33.of cloud across the far north and that will come and go this
:29:33. > :29:36.afternoon. Still the risk of an isolated shower into Scotland.
:29:36. > :29:42.Sheltered western areas fairly nicely indeed. Highs of 20 Celsius
:29:42. > :29:46.possible. A cooler feel to things along the North Sea coasts. A
:29:46. > :29:51.disappointing 12 Celsius for Aberdeen and more sunshine for
:29:51. > :29:56.Northern Ireland than yesterday. Just the chance of a a shower as
:29:56. > :30:01.well. Temperatures more subdued with an on shore breeze, but to the west
:30:01. > :30:06.of London we could have highs of 22 or 23 Celsius. .
:30:06. > :30:10.The winds circulating around that area of high pressure. They could
:30:10. > :30:13.just draw in a little more cloud off the North Sea overnight tonight and
:30:13. > :30:18.certainly more coastal fog drifting down from the north through the
:30:18. > :30:25.night. So a cloudier night to come. Temperatures on a par for the last
:30:25. > :30:31.couple of nitsz, eight to -- nights, eight to 12 Celsius. Hopefully the
:30:31. > :30:35.cloud across England and Wales will burn away rapidly staying persistent
:30:35. > :30:39.persistent across North Sea coasts. Showers likely up into the far north
:30:39. > :30:45.of Scotland. Temperatures down on today because of cloud around. 19
:30:45. > :30:52.Celsius and maybe 20 Celsius is our highest values and subdued across
:30:52. > :30:56.Eastern Scotland and England. Temperatures start to climb up. 20
:30:56. > :30:59.or 21 Celsius the high. As we move towards the end of the week, take a
:30:59. > :31:03.look at this, England and Wales, dry, sunny and warm. Just a little
:31:03. > :31:09.more cloud up into the far north. So it bodes pretty well for the end of
:31:09. > :31:13.the week. I am going to tell you again, let me indulge. It has been a
:31:13. > :31:22.while! Warm and sunny with light winds and just a few showers. Dust
:31:22. > :31:27.off the barbecue. I suspect you will Thank you very much indeed.
:31:27. > :31:30.Now, the Queen has celebrated the 60th anniversary of her coronation