:00:14. > :00:19.of Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban were ousted in
:00:19. > :00:24.2001. Since then, thousands of soldiers and civilians have died in
:00:24. > :00:29.the conflict. Today, the Afghan president described the handover as
:00:29. > :00:32.a historic moment. 4500 British soldiers are made
:00:32. > :00:35.redundant in the latest and largest round of defence cuts.
:00:35. > :00:40.We will have the latest from our defence correspondent. Also this
:00:40. > :00:44.lunchtime, leaders of the G8 countries prepare to close their
:00:44. > :00:50.summit in Northern Ireland with Syria and tax avoidance top of their
:00:50. > :00:55.agenda. Charles Saatchi is cautioned for assault by police after being
:00:55. > :00:58.photographed with his hand around his wife's throat.
:00:58. > :01:04.Enough is enough. Internet bosses are told to do more
:01:04. > :01:09.to stop the spread of child abuse images over the internet.
:01:09. > :01:16.Just why has the weather been so awful? Leading meteorologists are
:01:16. > :01:21.meeting today to find out why. Later, two women die in a house fire
:01:21. > :01:31.overnight. We have the latest. And in the London scientists who have
:01:31. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :01:53.developed a natural hormone for Good afternoon. It is 12 years since
:01:54. > :01:56.America, the UK and allies intervened in the Afghan civil war.
:01:56. > :02:02.Defeating the Taliban forces that then controlled the vast majority of
:02:03. > :02:06.the country. Since then, thousands of troops, 444 of them British, as
:02:06. > :02:09.well as civilians, have died in a conflict that has been one of the
:02:09. > :02:19.most controversial in living memory. Today, Afghan forces have
:02:19. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:26.formally taken over security for the whole country. The president
:02:26. > :02:30.described the... The scale of the handover was undermined as three
:02:30. > :02:34.were killed in a suicide bomb attack.
:02:34. > :02:39.President Karzai described this as an historic moment for his country.
:02:39. > :02:44.One of national pride as Afghan forces take charge of security for
:02:44. > :02:47.the whole of the country. For NATO, it is another step towards the
:02:47. > :02:52.exit. Soon, international troops will leave the Afghans to do their
:02:52. > :02:58.own fighting. For the people of Afghanistan, this
:02:58. > :03:08.is equally and perhaps more great day. For the Afghan people, they
:03:08. > :03:11.will see their own children, their only young once -- their young ones
:03:12. > :03:18.providing protection to their lives and country. We have seen them take
:03:18. > :03:22.the lead at and I'm confident that they will be able to take full
:03:22. > :03:25.responsibility by the end of 2014 as planned. The Afghan security forces
:03:25. > :03:32.are already bearing the brunt of most of the fighting. The casualties
:03:32. > :03:34.are now at a rate ten times higher than those of international forces.
:03:34. > :03:41.They are also suffering from desertions. But there is still some
:03:41. > :03:43.confidence about the future. TRANSLATION: We are ready to take
:03:43. > :03:50.over security control from the foreigners and to serve our country.
:03:50. > :03:55.We urge the government to equip us with heavy weapons in order to
:03:55. > :03:58.ensure security all over Afghanistan. TRANSLATION: It is
:03:58. > :04:04.great news that Afghan forces are taking the lead. They are the sons
:04:04. > :04:09.of the soil and they will serve us better than foreigners. Those
:04:09. > :04:14.foreigners are already breaking down bases. Within 18 months, all combat
:04:14. > :04:20.troops will have left. But there are still regular reminders that the
:04:20. > :04:27.violence is not over. This morning, another bomb in couple claimed the
:04:27. > :04:30.lives of three Afghans. -- Kabul. President Karzai has expressed hope
:04:30. > :04:36.that talks with the Taliban will soon start but peace seems like a
:04:36. > :04:38.long way off. As that handover was underway, more
:04:38. > :04:43.than 4000 British soldiers were being told they have lost their
:04:43. > :04:53.jobs. The cuts are part of the Defence Review. The 20 ten reduction
:04:53. > :04:55.
:04:55. > :04:58.of 8% in the MoD budget. -- 2010. Caroline Wyatt reports.
:04:58. > :05:04.British soldiers serving in Helmand province will not be made redundant
:05:04. > :05:08.in this round of cuts unless they have volunteered. Today, 4500 others
:05:08. > :05:13.will find out that their service is no one required. The vast majority
:05:13. > :05:18.are leaving for entirely but those being told to go will have one year
:05:18. > :05:22.to prepare to return to civilian life. Chris Braithwaite was told he
:05:22. > :05:25.was being made redundant one year ago. After 15 years of active
:05:25. > :05:33.service, including Iraq and Afghanistan. He said the timing
:05:33. > :05:41.meant that he missed out on much of his pension rights. We feel that we
:05:41. > :05:44.have been let down and the trust placed in us in return to a long
:05:44. > :05:49.period of service has not been repaid. Under the Army
:05:49. > :05:52.restructuring, regular soldiers are being cut to 82,000. The number of
:05:52. > :05:56.being cut to 82,000. The number of territorial Army reservists going up
:05:56. > :05:57.to 30000 x 2018 and in this latest to 30000 x 2018 and in this latest
:05:57. > :06:04.round of redundancies, 84% of them round of redundancies, 84% of
:06:04. > :06:10.Inevitably, morale will be under strain. But by communicating what
:06:10. > :06:15.we're doing and ensuring that our systems are as fair as possible, and
:06:15. > :06:19.ensuring that the redundancy packages, friends of, think we have
:06:19. > :06:24.done our best to sustain the confidence of our soldiers and their
:06:25. > :06:28.families. Even as it cuts jobs, the Army
:06:28. > :06:35.points out that it needs 10,000 young recruits this year and 6000
:06:35. > :06:40.reservists. But the 700 soldiers facing forcible redundancy find this
:06:40. > :06:47.are better day. It feels as though you are in a game show. You going to
:06:47. > :06:50.get to the end of it? While today is about those people being made in
:06:50. > :06:57.voluntarily redundant, it is also about those people left behind. The
:06:57. > :07:00.redundancies, the time that -- at a time when the budget is still being
:07:00. > :07:05.negotiated with the Treasury. Analysts point out that if the UK is
:07:05. > :07:11.still keen, as it seems to be, to play a major role on the world
:07:12. > :07:15.stage, it needs military muscle to back it up.
:07:15. > :07:19.Leaders of the G8 countries are bringing their summit to a close in
:07:19. > :07:29.Northern Ireland after two days of talks on a wide range of topics.
:07:29. > :07:32.Jane Hill is in Lough Erne. On the day's agenda, the very issues
:07:32. > :07:38.that David Cameron always wanted to be at the heart of this period down
:07:38. > :07:43.G8 Summit. Tax avoidance, tax havens, transparency, all those
:07:43. > :07:47.issues we have been talking so much about. But inevitably, as predicted,
:07:47. > :07:51.Syria has dominated. When the family photo was taken behind me a couple
:07:51. > :07:55.of hours ago, and off a lot of people remarked that the look on the
:07:55. > :08:01.Vladimir Putin's face was rather tense. He did not look quite as
:08:02. > :08:06.relaxed and smiling as all the other leaders. Number Ten stressing that
:08:06. > :08:14.there will be some form of communique on Syria by the end of
:08:14. > :08:18.the day but there are clearly still differences. Norman Smith reports.
:08:18. > :08:21.Some are calling it the dress down summit. But more important than the
:08:21. > :08:31.deal over dress code and the decision to go without ties is the
:08:31. > :08:31.
:08:31. > :08:37.agreement of G8 leaders on reforming tax loopholes. Tightening up
:08:37. > :08:47.international tax laws, that have enabled companies and wealthy
:08:47. > :08:56.
:08:57. > :08:59.individuals to hide their profits from the taxman. The tax deal...
:08:59. > :09:03.Rewriting the international tax rules, making it harder for firms to
:09:03. > :09:12.bank profits in low tax countries. We can rewrite the international
:09:12. > :09:16.rules that allowed companies to shift profits away from the UK or
:09:16. > :09:19.other countries. These companies are using the existing tax laws. They
:09:19. > :09:22.have to get international agreement and there is no better place to
:09:22. > :09:26.start than when you have eight of the largest economies in the world
:09:26. > :09:32.sitting around the table. It is not just those around the table who are
:09:32. > :09:36.set to benefit, as they seek to claw back more tax from companies like
:09:36. > :09:42.Google and Starbucks. Campaigners say any deal would be a huge boost
:09:43. > :09:47.for developing countries. One year ago, G8 was not discussing tax.
:09:48. > :09:51.is important for us is that it is not only tax that is discussed but
:09:51. > :09:56.that the developing country angle comes across strongly. Developing
:09:56. > :10:02.countries lose around $160 billion every year because of tax dodging.
:10:02. > :10:05.What has made a deal on tax doable is that in and Europe of austerity,
:10:05. > :10:11.all the G8 leaders share a common interest in not just maximising tax
:10:11. > :10:16.revenue but in showing voters that is not that that it is not just
:10:16. > :10:19.ordinary taxpayers having to bear the pain. But today's deal will only
:10:19. > :10:22.mark the first tentative steps in reforming the tax system. Many
:10:22. > :10:31.countries remain cautious and a final rewrite of tax rules could
:10:31. > :10:35.still be a long way away. That is what has been discussed in
:10:35. > :10:40.the run-up to the working lunch, but as we say, much to debate about
:10:40. > :10:45.Syria as well. Our diplomatic correspondent is in Enniskillen.
:10:45. > :10:50.What are you hearing about the prospect of any form of agreement on
:10:50. > :10:58.Syria? From officials, we hear that it is
:10:58. > :11:01.going to the wire. Whatever they are going to agree to say, much of it is
:11:01. > :11:04.square brackets. They are discussing it now and they will have another
:11:04. > :11:10.session after lunch. They are looking for common ground with the
:11:10. > :11:16.Russians. Just a few minutes ago, is booked to the Russian Deputy Foreign
:11:16. > :11:24.Minister, and he made it clear that the Russians want to sign the
:11:24. > :11:28.communique. -- is booked to. They are looking for a new peace
:11:28. > :11:32.conference, possibly before August. They are also looking for more aid
:11:33. > :11:35.to those suffering in Syria. He made it clear that the Russians want
:11:35. > :11:40.revisions so that the delegations can decide who represents them and
:11:40. > :11:42.what is going to be discussed, which leaves it open for the Syrian
:11:43. > :11:47.government is to have President Assad behind them, deciding on the
:11:48. > :11:53.terms. That is a long way from the western government's position of
:11:53. > :11:58.wanting to see President Assad go. This is going to go down to the
:11:59. > :12:01.wire. That will be heated discussions up until the end. --
:12:01. > :12:06.there will be heated discussions. That is some way from what many
:12:06. > :12:12.people would have wanted. Questions about whether that will
:12:12. > :12:15.make any practical difference. That is right.
:12:15. > :12:19.The Foreign Minister said that Russia saw no reason not to continue
:12:19. > :12:24.fulfilling contracts with Syria, supplying them with arms. He was
:12:24. > :12:28.critical about any idea of Western governments moving to and the
:12:28. > :12:35.rebels. But there may be other areas at the summit where they can bring
:12:35. > :12:42.Russia on board. We are hearing that there is agreement on following the
:12:42. > :12:46.lead of the British government in not paying ransom to terrorist
:12:46. > :12:50.organisations by G8 governments. Of course, this leaves open the
:12:50. > :12:54.possibility that if you have someone kidnapped and a ransom is asked for
:12:54. > :12:57.that perhaps you could get an organisation or a business to pay on
:12:57. > :13:03.your behalf if you are a country that has paid ransom is in the past,
:13:03. > :13:10.as it is a first step to. -- but it is a first step. That could be an
:13:10. > :13:12.important first move on this issue of how to suffocate the sources of
:13:12. > :13:22.terrorist funding and how to make it less financially attractive for
:13:22. > :13:26.people to take victims. Thank you for now. Of course, over
:13:26. > :13:30.the course of the afternoon, we will start getting the final details of
:13:30. > :13:36.those communiques, looking at the all-important language. Then we
:13:36. > :13:39.would hear the news conference from the various countries. What's come
:13:39. > :13:46.from Lough Erne and you can keep up-to-date with live coverage all
:13:46. > :13:49.afternoon. Jane Hill, thank you. Some of the
:13:49. > :13:52.biggest names in the internet have been told enough is enough and they
:13:52. > :13:57.must do more to combat the online spread of images of child sexual
:13:57. > :14:00.abuse. Countries like Google, Microsoft and Facebook have been
:14:00. > :14:04.called to a meeting in Westminster and older, with specific plans to
:14:04. > :14:11.block images of child abuse and make it more difficult for children to
:14:11. > :14:15.view online pornography. Rory Kevan Jones reports.
:14:15. > :14:19.Mark Bridger and Stuart Hazell, both child killer is found to have looked
:14:19. > :14:26.at child abuse images and violent pornography online. This morning,
:14:26. > :14:29.the government stop and internet firms from Google to BT to Facebook
:14:29. > :14:35.to discuss what can be done to curb access to such materials. -- the
:14:35. > :14:38.government summoned. The reason behind the summit is to change the
:14:38. > :14:44.game of the way the internet is being run, to make sure that we have
:14:45. > :14:50.mooring place to have -- more in place to have robust action taken
:14:50. > :14:54.against illegal images. Much of that pressure comes from parents, worried
:14:54. > :15:00.not just about child abuse images at other threats posed by the internet.
:15:00. > :15:05.This pivotal campaign group thinks that more could be done. It would be
:15:05. > :15:08.nice if things could be simpler and was more information. But I would
:15:08. > :15:12.also like to see the government play their part. Do not think this is
:15:12. > :15:16.just about internet service providers.
:15:16. > :15:20.You can help stop this exportation. The internet watch foundation,
:15:20. > :15:24.funded by industry, tracks down and blocks child abuse images but it
:15:24. > :15:29.says that is just part of what needs to be done.
:15:29. > :15:35.The more you can remove this material, the better. Equally, you
:15:35. > :15:38.want a robust prosecution system that tackles the people making the
:15:38. > :15:45.material and the people who are committing offences on the back of
:15:45. > :15:50.The government says this meeting produced concrete results. More
:15:50. > :15:53.funding and a more active role for the internet watch foundation. But
:15:53. > :16:03.finding ways of controlling the dark side of the internet will remain a
:16:03. > :16:07.
:16:07. > :16:13.expected rise in the cost of living. Inflation, measured by the Consumer
:16:13. > :16:16.Prices Index, was 2.7% in May from 2.4% in April. Two of the biggest
:16:16. > :16:22.factors in the rise are air fares and fuel costs. Our chief economics
:16:22. > :16:26.correspondent, Hugh Pym, reports. Prices of goods and services have
:16:26. > :16:31.picked up again. The annual rate of inflation has moved further above
:16:31. > :16:34.the 2% target. That's still well ahead of average wage rises, so it
:16:34. > :16:38.is bad news for consumers and experts say inflation may get worse
:16:38. > :16:43.before it gets better. I think inflation has a bit further to rise.
:16:43. > :16:48.So I think over the next month or two, it could get past 3%, but that
:16:49. > :16:52.should be the peak and we should see inflation fall become steadily so by
:16:52. > :16:58.the start of next year say inflation could be back to the 2% target.
:16:58. > :17:05.There was a surge in air fares in May, up over 21% after a fall in
:17:05. > :17:11.April. Food prices are rising up 4. 4.4% over the year to May and after
:17:11. > :17:14.recent falls, clothing prices were 1% higher over 12 months. A fair
:17:14. > :17:17.number of inflationary pressures come from outside the UK, for
:17:17. > :17:22.example, oil and commodity prices, but some are home-grown, for
:17:22. > :17:26.example, what is happening in apple orchards like this one.
:17:26. > :17:33.Poor weather hit the apple crop over the last couple of years and that's
:17:34. > :17:38.pushed up prices. Fruit prices are up nearly 11 percent over 12 months.
:17:38. > :17:41.This grower in Kent told me that difficulties in the spring caused
:17:41. > :17:44.problems and there could be an impact on prices when they are
:17:44. > :17:48.picked at the end of the um certificate. This is Bramley -- at
:17:48. > :17:53.the end of the summer. This is Bramley apple and because
:17:53. > :17:55.the season will be later, we could have a shortfall and then we won't
:17:55. > :18:00.have enough product to meet the demand we may have.
:18:01. > :18:05.So prices will rise, I think. So the governor of the Bank of
:18:05. > :18:11.England will bow out as inflation is increasing. At the end of this the
:18:11. > :18:18.month, he will hand over to Mark Carney who will have to work out how
:18:18. > :18:22.to get it on a down ward path. Our top story:
:18:22. > :18:26.Afghan forces have formally taken over security for the whole of the
:18:26. > :18:31.country. 12 years after NATO led troops first intervened.
:18:31. > :18:35.And still to come: The British and Irish Lions go down
:18:35. > :18:40.to their first defeat in Australia in their final match for the first
:18:41. > :18:45.Later: Managing millions of road journeys a
:18:45. > :18:50.day, a special insight into how Transport for London copes.
:18:50. > :19:00.And we speak to Sir Paul Smith as the capital hosts London Fashion
:19:00. > :19:02.
:19:02. > :19:06.You probably don't need reminding that the weather has been unusual
:19:06. > :19:11.and unpredictable in recent recent years from the icy winter of 2010 to
:19:11. > :19:15.this year's cold spring. The big freeze of December 2010 saw the
:19:15. > :19:19.lowest temperatures in 100 years. Last summer was the second wettest
:19:19. > :19:23.since records began. And this spring saw some of the lowest temperatures
:19:23. > :19:27.in 50 years. So what's going on? Well, the Met Office gathered
:19:27. > :19:33.together a group of experts to discuss what is always a hot topic
:19:33. > :19:37.in this country! Well, Jon Kay is in Exeter where the meeting is taking a
:19:38. > :19:42.place, Jon? Some breaking news this lunch time. In Exeter, right now, it
:19:42. > :19:46.is nice! It is sunny. It is dry. It is what we used to call quite
:19:46. > :19:50.summery. Now, the meeting is happening in Exeter because this is
:19:50. > :19:52.where the Met Office is based, but this is a relevant location as well
:19:52. > :19:59.because it had its fair share of freaky weather over the last few
:19:59. > :20:05.months. In the awe. Tum, this quayside was -- autumn this qoe side
:20:05. > :20:10.was flooded and Devon this had snow. Nothing says British Summer Time
:20:10. > :20:16.like strawberries and nothing says 2013 more than this. The coldest
:20:16. > :20:21.spring in 50 years, means they are late. Very late. The first week in
:20:21. > :20:25.June is the beginning of the pick your own season and we keep saying
:20:25. > :20:30.in a fortnight's time. In a fortnight's time. It is going to be
:20:30. > :20:35.next week. We have had a run of weird weather.
:20:35. > :20:39.In May, parts of the south-west and the Midlands saw snow. This time
:20:40. > :20:44.last year, many of us had drought, only to be followed by the wettest
:20:44. > :20:50.summer on record. So what's going on? Today, scientists are gathering
:20:50. > :20:53.here to ask if it is just bad luck, part of nature's cycle, or if
:20:54. > :20:59.man-made climate change is to blame? But they admit they don't really
:21:00. > :21:04.know. One of the possible causes for some of the strange weather could be
:21:04. > :21:09.the reduction in the sea ice in the Arctic there has been in he recent
:21:09. > :21:15.years and that's important then the finger really is pointed at global
:21:15. > :21:19.warming and challenge db and climate change.
:21:19. > :21:24.As well as melting ice caps in the temperatures of the oceans,
:21:24. > :21:29.scientists will look at data measuring activity on the sun and
:21:29. > :21:36.the position of the jet stream. You don't need fancy computers to
:21:36. > :21:40.analyse the weather, ice cream will do! Here, unused lolly sticks act as
:21:40. > :21:44.thermometers. At this Bristol factory, the lolly making machine is
:21:44. > :21:48.hardly being used yet again. On a normal summer you would expect to be
:21:48. > :21:51.running five to six days a week, but the last couple of summers it has
:21:51. > :21:56.only been running three days a week because of the lack of demand due to
:21:56. > :21:59.the bad weather. So the lollies will have to wait on
:21:59. > :22:08.ice, scientists hope today's meeting could lead to better forecasting.
:22:08. > :22:11.Sadly, it won't lead to better Well, those climate experts are sin
:22:11. > :22:15.cysting their meeting isn't some climate version of the G8 summit.
:22:15. > :22:19.Don't expect any big announcements or set to change. What they are
:22:19. > :22:26.saying is they are hoping to do more research, a road map if you like to
:22:26. > :22:30.more research. This is part, sthe say, of an -- they say of an ongoing
:22:30. > :22:40.crisis. Thanks, Jon.
:22:40. > :22:46.
:22:46. > :22:51.cautioned after grabbing his wife, Nigella Lawson's throat.
:22:51. > :22:56.Keith Doyle reports. The images are shocking. In them
:22:56. > :23:00.Charles Saatchi is pictured with his hand at his wife's neck. In another,
:23:00. > :23:03.his hands appear to be gripping her throat. Later pictures show her
:23:03. > :23:07.upset. They were taken by a freelance photographer outside a
:23:07. > :23:10.London restaurant last week and published in the Sunday People.
:23:10. > :23:14.Charles Saatchi released a statement yesterday admitting that the
:23:14. > :23:19.pictures looked horrific, but he said they gave a more drastic and
:23:19. > :23:23.violent impression of what took place adding it was a playful tiff
:23:23. > :23:26.between the couple. Since then, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that
:23:26. > :23:31.officers from the Westminster Community Safety Unit had been made
:23:31. > :23:35.aware of the pictures and that a 70-year-old man went to a police
:23:35. > :23:42.station and accepted a police caution for assault. In a statement
:23:42. > :23:47.to the London Evening Standard, Charles Saatchi said there was no
:23:47. > :23:53.complaint mated made to the police, but he felt it was better to accept
:23:53. > :23:58.a police caution rather than have this hanging over them for months.
:23:58. > :24:07.This episode will cast a spotlight on a issue that is often shielded
:24:07. > :24:11.behind closed doors. girl died in an apparent suicide
:24:11. > :24:15.pact after jumping in front of a train at Borehamwood. They were both
:24:15. > :24:24.students at Hertswood Academy. A message on the school's website said
:24:24. > :24:26.students and staff had been informed disappeared with former maths
:24:26. > :24:33.teacher, Jeremy Forrest, last September has been giving evidence
:24:33. > :24:40.at his trial. He denies child abduction. Duncan Kennedy has been
:24:40. > :24:44.in court in Lewes. Duncan, what did the mother have to say in court?
:24:44. > :24:47.Well, she has been telling us Simon about the days and months leading up
:24:47. > :24:51.to her daughter's disappearance with Jeremy Forrest in September of last
:24:51. > :24:56.year. The mother received a phone call from Jeremy Forrest in the July
:24:56. > :24:59.of last year, in which he was emotional. He called up the mother
:24:59. > :25:03.to deny the rumours that he was having a relationship with her
:25:03. > :25:06.daughter. The mother said that Jeremy Forrest was upset and said
:25:06. > :25:11.his daughter was a pain and she was ruining his career and the mother
:25:11. > :25:14.said she had to console Jeremy Forrest on the phone. She said these
:25:14. > :25:18.ended up apologising to Jeremy Forrest for her daughter's
:25:18. > :25:23.behaviour, but we know from the daughter he is evidence that by this
:25:23. > :25:28.time she and for rest were having a full sexual relationship.
:25:28. > :25:30.What did she then say to her daughter? Well, she confronted her
:25:30. > :25:37.after having the phone conversation with Jeremy Forrest. She confronted
:25:37. > :25:42.her daughter. The mother told the court, " I was mad. I was ashamed. I
:25:42. > :25:50.was mortified. I am a professional person." She said her daughter wept
:25:50. > :25:53.and the daughter kept denying there was a relationship saying, tth it is
:25:53. > :25:58.not true. It is not truemed." The mother went on to tell the court
:25:58. > :26:04.about the day her daughter did disappear with Jeremy Forrest. She
:26:04. > :26:10.said she gave her daughter a kiss on the cheek. Her daughter said she was
:26:10. > :26:13.going to stay with a friend. The mother told the court "I thought she
:26:13. > :26:16.was dead." Jeremy Forrest denies the one charge of abduction and the
:26:16. > :26:23.mother who can't be identified for legal reasons, will continue giving
:26:23. > :26:27.her evidence this afternoon. Duncan, thank you very much.
:26:27. > :26:30.The British and Irish Lions lost their final game ahead of their
:26:30. > :26:37.first test against Australia on Saturday. In their first defeat of
:26:37. > :26:44.their tour, they were outplayed by Australian club side, the Brumbies.
:26:44. > :26:49.Not even Shane Williams to improve their chances. Dan Roan reports.
:26:49. > :26:53.With the first test looming in to view, the Lions fans came to
:26:53. > :26:58.Australia looking for a final vote of confidence. As the nation's
:26:58. > :27:03.capital, Canberra has plenty for the visitor to enjoy, but the focus was
:27:03. > :27:06.on rugby. The Lions are in their third week down under, but they are
:27:06. > :27:11.about to face their greatest challenge to date. Against the team
:27:11. > :27:21.known as the best club side in the whole of Australia. Is the Brumbies
:27:21. > :27:25.wasted p little time in living up to their billing. They gave the hosts
:27:25. > :27:32.the lead. Injuries meant the Lions started with six men not chosen in
:27:32. > :27:36.the original squad and it showed. The tourist lacking cohesion and
:27:36. > :27:40.fortunate to go in just five points down.
:27:40. > :27:47.The make-shift Lions were reminded of their responsibilities at the
:27:47. > :27:52.interval, but the dressing-down proved futile, punished by the boot
:27:52. > :28:02.of Hogg. With Shane Williams doing little to
:28:02. > :28:04.
:28:04. > :28:10.justify his call-up. The tourists improved, but the Brumbies were
:28:10. > :28:16.simply hungrier, and held on for a famous win, the first side to beat
:28:16. > :28:23.the Lions for 16 years. The tourists unbeaten reported record in
:28:23. > :28:31.Australia -- record in Australia is over.
:28:31. > :28:35.across Brazil. In the capital, Brasilia, protesters breached
:28:35. > :28:38.security at the National Congress to get on to the roof of the building,
:28:38. > :28:47.while in Sao Paulo, crowds brought the main avenues of Brazil's biggest
:28:47. > :28:50.dozens of people in connection with anti-government demonstrations in
:28:51. > :28:53.the country over the past three weeks. Many of them are being
:28:53. > :28:58.accused of organising violent protests and calling on people to
:28:58. > :29:01.attend illegal demonstrations. Yesterday two leading trade unions
:29:01. > :29:05.held rallies and a one-day strike in further defiance of the Prime
:29:05. > :29:12.Minister and his policies. Five people have died and thousands have
:29:12. > :29:21.been injured since the protests began. Let's get the latest on the
:29:21. > :29:26.began. Let's get the latest on the Hello. There is a lot of dry weather
:29:26. > :29:29.out there. There will be sunshine and feeling warm. A little bit humid
:29:29. > :29:33.to the south-east corner. Looking at the detail of the forecast, the
:29:33. > :29:36.satellite picture is showing some cloud moving in from Northern
:29:36. > :29:39.France. That's got a few showers a mixed in with that and more overcast
:29:39. > :29:43.to the north-west of Scotland. That's a weak weather front bringing
:29:43. > :29:47.with it patchy rain, but you don't have to travel too far south to pick
:29:47. > :29:49.up some of the brighter skies and given the sunshine like yesterday,
:29:49. > :29:52.we will see temperatures for south-west Scotland reaching 20
:29:52. > :29:55.Celsius. It is a warmer day for Northern
:29:55. > :30:00.Ireland compared to yesterday with more sunshine here and light winds.
:30:00. > :30:04.We could see 20 Celsius for Belfast. 21 Celsius in Manchester with sunny
:30:04. > :30:08.spells. Across parts of England and Wales, we can't rule out the chance
:30:08. > :30:13.of a shower, but you would be unlucky if you catch one. There is a
:30:13. > :30:20.risk of a few heavier downpours at times. There will be sunshine
:30:20. > :30:25.around, although many places seeing temperatures in the 20s, we could
:30:25. > :30:29.get higher than that. There are high pollen levels, but high pollen
:30:29. > :30:34.levels for tomorrow. Now this evening, a lull, a fine evening 6789
:30:34. > :30:40.still warm, but later on in the night, we are set to see thundery
:30:40. > :30:46.downpours. The po tenning for localised -- potential for localised
:30:46. > :30:51.downpours and flashes of lightening. But it is dry and a warm night.
:30:51. > :30:54.Still feeling muggy for East Anglia and the South East. That humid feel
:30:54. > :30:58.persists across England and Wales for tomorrow. At first, we have got
:30:58. > :31:05.the showers to the South East, but they should clear away. A fine day
:31:05. > :31:11.again, some sunny spells through the. Afternoon. Always a little bit
:31:11. > :31:15.cloudier to the north-west corner of Scotland. We might get up to 28
:31:15. > :31:19.Celsius tomorrow afternoon. And that's the case for Royal Ascot.
:31:19. > :31:23.With cloud and the mid-250s. But if the cloud breaks and we get sunshine
:31:23. > :31:26.on Wednesday, we could see a 27 or 28 Celsius. Make the most of it
:31:26. > :31:30.because by Thursday, temperatures dropping away. We have got more
:31:30. > :31:36.cloud. We have got widespread thundery showers sitting across the