:00:11. > :00:15.before the army's ultimatum for the president and his opponents expires.
:00:15. > :00:20.Thousands pour into Tahrir Square a ahead of the 3. 30pm deadline to
:00:20. > :00:24.meet the demands of the people or face military intervention.
:00:25. > :00:30.I will be reporting live from the square on what could be a momentous
:00:30. > :00:39.and dangerous day for Egypt Some foreigners could be forced to
:00:39. > :00:45.pay to use the NHS under new plans. The Bolivian president's jet is
:00:45. > :00:52.diverted to Austria. Brian O'Driscoll and five others are
:00:52. > :00:59.dropped from the Lions squad. And at Wimbledon a big day for Andy
:00:59. > :01:02.Murray. Exterminate. Exterminate.
:01:02. > :01:09.LAUGHTER Prince Charles drops in on the Dr
:01:09. > :01:12.Who set and comes face-to-face with On BBC London: The
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:01:13. > :01:23.Woolwich. And why landlords could soon be
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:01:37. > :01:41.required by law to check the Welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:41. > :01:44.Senior military officers in Egypt are holding a crisis meeting just
:01:44. > :01:47.hours before their deadline to President Morsi and the opposition
:01:47. > :01:51.runs out. They have told him to resolve the country's political
:01:51. > :01:56.crisis by this afternoon or face military intervention. The army has
:01:56. > :02:00.said it is ready to die to defend Egyptians against what it called
:02:00. > :02:04.terrorists and fools. Protesters are continuing to gather in Tahrir
:02:04. > :02:11.Square ahead of that 3. 30pm deadline. Well, Ben Brown is there
:02:11. > :02:14.for us now. Ben. Yes, across Egypt millions of Egyptians are holding
:02:14. > :02:18.their breath this afternoon on what could be a defining day for the
:02:18. > :02:22.history of this country. These protesters here behind me in Tahrir
:02:22. > :02:25.Square, they are delighted with the army's ultimatum to President Morsi.
:02:25. > :02:29.It expires this afternoon. Of the clock really is ticking. So far
:02:29. > :02:35.though, he has been defiant. He made a TV address to the nation last
:02:35. > :02:40.night. He said, " Look, I'm in charge. I'm democratically elected.
:02:40. > :02:44.I'm staying and I will lay down my life if I have to." This is a
:02:44. > :02:47.question of who blinks first the president or the Armed Forces? Let's
:02:47. > :02:52.get this report now from my colleague.
:02:52. > :02:59.This crisis is costing Egyptian blood. President Morsi says he is
:02:59. > :03:06.willing to give his life to protect his legitimacy, it seems others are
:03:06. > :03:11.prepared to do the same. Mobile phone footage shows frightening
:03:11. > :03:14.scenes outside Cairo University. It had been supporters of President
:03:14. > :03:18.Morsi who gathered here. The police watched without intervening as
:03:18. > :03:21.people were killed. During the night this area became nothing less than a
:03:22. > :03:27.battlefield. You can see a lot of the blood stains over the road here
:03:27. > :03:32.and the fear is as tensions rise further, this could just be the
:03:32. > :03:35.beginning. Massive numbers of demonstrators continued to take to
:03:35. > :03:40.the streets. Tahrir Square was once again full of those wanting
:03:40. > :03:50.President Morsi to leave. For days now, they have been making their
:03:50. > :03:51.
:03:51. > :03:53.message clear. In Egypt's second city of Alexandria, there were huge
:03:53. > :03:57.anti-Morsi demonstrations. TRANSLATION: My opinion is he should
:03:58. > :04:03.leave. If he doesn't, the whole country will be ruined. It will be a
:04:03. > :04:10.civil war. We don't want anymore of this. Gas, there is no gas. Water,
:04:10. > :04:14.power, what are we supposed to do? We can't eat. We can't live.
:04:14. > :04:19.President Morsi said he was going nowhere. He rejected the ultimatum
:04:19. > :04:24.given by the army. TRANSLATION: No one has the
:04:24. > :04:29.authority to intervene in the constitution either by what they say
:04:29. > :04:33.or by force God for bid. No one has the right to change the
:04:33. > :04:37.constitutional legitimacy or to come up with a new system. The military
:04:37. > :04:41.chief has given the politicians until late afternoon to come to a
:04:41. > :04:51.solution and Egypt is holding its breath waiting to see what happens
:04:51. > :04:54.
:04:54. > :04:58.Well, the protesters, very noisy protesters in Tahrir Square blame
:04:58. > :05:03.President Morsi for what they say is the economic collapse and failing to
:05:03. > :05:06.share power, but the president's supporters and the Muslim
:05:06. > :05:09.Brotherhood, they say he is this country's first democratically
:05:09. > :05:15.elected president and any move against him this afternoon by the
:05:15. > :05:22.military would amount to a coup. STUDIO: Ben, this deadline 3. 30pm.
:05:22. > :05:25.It is anyone's guess what happens once that deadline passes? It is,
:05:25. > :05:29.Sophie, although we have had indications from the military that
:05:29. > :05:34.what they want to see put in place is a kind of what they call a road
:05:34. > :05:39.map, a transition where there be a transitional interim governing
:05:39. > :05:43.council. The controversial constitution that this country would
:05:43. > :05:47.be suspended and Parliament dissolved and that council pave the
:05:47. > :05:52.way for new electionings, Parliamentary -- nexts Parliamentary
:05:52. > :05:55.elections in a year's time. It remains to be seen if Mr Morsi will
:05:55. > :06:00.accept any of that. There has been a lot of bloodshed and deaths and
:06:00. > :06:03.injuries last night. The fear is that as the tension rises this
:06:03. > :06:07.afternoon, there could be more bloodshed ahead.
:06:07. > :06:17.Ben Brown, thank you very much indeed. There is more information on
:06:17. > :06:17.
:06:17. > :06:21.Foreigners from outside the EU face being charged to use the NHS in
:06:21. > :06:25.England under plans to tackle so-called health tourism. The
:06:25. > :06:31.Government wants people with visas of six months or more to pay a
:06:31. > :06:35.health service fee of around �200 a year. The Demt estimates the co f of
:06:35. > :06:39.treating people from overseas is �30 million a year, but some doctors are
:06:39. > :06:44.warning immigrants with untreated diseases could pose a public health
:06:44. > :06:50.risk. Well, Norman Smith is in Westminster. The difficulties of
:06:50. > :06:56.just implementing this is, of regulating this, are apparent?
:06:56. > :07:00.Absolutely so and what is striking it seems to me is despite the
:07:00. > :07:04.political umpth given to the propostals, it is not clear that
:07:04. > :07:07.health tourism is a problem for the NHS. Ministers concede they don't
:07:07. > :07:12.know how much money it might be the costing the NHS and their estimates
:07:12. > :07:17.of 20 to �30 million, that's peanuts worth of spending compared to the
:07:17. > :07:22.overall NHS budget and the problem pails in comparison to the
:07:22. > :07:28.challenges facing the NHS in terms of an ageing population and cost of
:07:28. > :07:31.drugs, having to save �20 billion worth of savings and yet ministers
:07:31. > :07:36.are determined to get headline treatment for these proposals.
:07:36. > :07:40.So why is this being brought up now? These propostals, I think, Sophie
:07:40. > :07:43.have to be seen in the context of other reforms announced by the
:07:43. > :07:47.Government. They are suggesting that landlords should have to check on
:07:47. > :07:50.the immigration status of tenants. We know the Home Secretary is
:07:50. > :07:53.piloting a scheme whereby visitors from the India and subcontinent
:07:53. > :07:57.would have to pay a bond before coming to the UK. Iain Duncan Smith
:07:57. > :08:03.is looking at curbing so-called benefit tourism. The Government says
:08:03. > :08:06.this is about fairness, but pressing on two key issues, welfare and
:08:06. > :08:10.immigration where ministers believe Labour is on the defensive and where
:08:10. > :08:15.they believe they are on the right side of public opinion. So in part,
:08:15. > :08:22.this is all p about saving money, but it is also very, very largely
:08:22. > :08:27.about the politics. Norman, thank Bolivia expressed anger after their
:08:27. > :08:32.president's jet was forced to land in Austria last night following a
:08:32. > :08:38.tip-off that the US spy contractor, Edward Snowden was on board. The
:08:38. > :08:42.plane was taking a Evo Morales home after a summit in Moscow where Mr
:08:42. > :08:46.Snowden has been staying in a transit area of the airport. He was
:08:46. > :08:50.not on board. The President of Bolivia hadn't
:08:50. > :08:53.planned a trip to Austria, but on his way home from Moscow, his
:08:53. > :08:58.presidential plane diverted here. Officials say that France and
:08:58. > :09:05.Portugal had refused to let it cross their airspace suspecting that
:09:05. > :09:10.Edward Snowden was on board. Inside Vienna Airport, a bemused Evo
:09:10. > :09:16.Morales put on a brave face, while his ministers denied giving Mr
:09:16. > :09:20.Snowden a ticket to freedom. Of TRANSLATION: This is un untrue. It
:09:20. > :09:24.is a conspiracy organised by the US Government with the help of European
:09:24. > :09:29.governments to damage the image of the president of Bolivia.
:09:29. > :09:34.When Austrian officials searched the jet, they found no secret passenger
:09:34. > :09:38.and the presidential plane flew on. That means that Edward Snowden is
:09:38. > :09:43.probably still in the transit area at Moscow Airport, but no one has
:09:43. > :09:48.seen him here. Waiting for a country to offer him refuge. There is
:09:48. > :09:54.speculation that Bolivia may do so or Venezuela, but so far, there has
:09:54. > :09:59.been no firm offer. The I thinks dent involving the -- the incident
:09:59. > :10:03.involving the Bolivia president's plane shows Edward Snowden's
:10:03. > :10:11.predicament, even if he gets on a plane and there is no guarantee he
:10:11. > :10:15.will arrive at his desired Nelson Mandela's grandson has been
:10:15. > :10:19.horde ordered to return the remains of three relatives this afternoon
:10:19. > :10:23.from the former South African grew up. Two years ago, had Is grandson
:10:23. > :10:26.exhumed the bodies of three of Mandela's children and moved them
:10:26. > :10:30.where he is the local chief and where his grandfather was born. But
:10:30. > :10:37.a group of Nelson Mandela's relatives said he did it without
:10:37. > :10:43.their consent. Well, Mike Wooldridge is outside the court now. Mike.
:10:43. > :10:47.Well, really an extraordinary drama is played out here over the past few
:10:48. > :10:52.days. Last Friday, 16 members of Nelson Mandela's family obtained a
:10:52. > :10:58.court order on that day for the bodies of the two late sons of
:10:58. > :11:03.Nelson Mandela and one daughter to be exhumed from the village, Nelson
:11:03. > :11:09.Mandela's birthplace where Nelson Mandela's grandson had taken them
:11:09. > :11:14.back in 2011 and to take them to an area nearby and that's believed to
:11:14. > :11:18.be the place where Nelson Mandela wants to be buried, but then the
:11:19. > :11:23.grandson challenged that and a short while ago in this court, he failed
:11:23. > :11:33.in that challenge and that means that in theory at least, those
:11:33. > :11:34.
:11:34. > :11:38.bodies, remains, should be exhumed and returned. That's about 40 miles
:11:38. > :11:42.away from here. Whether that will happen is not clear and it is just
:11:42. > :11:46.possible that there will be a further legal challenge. It seems
:11:46. > :11:51.many people feel this long running dispute over the removal of the
:11:51. > :11:55.remains has come to a head because of Nelson Mandela's severe illness
:11:55. > :12:02.now. He is still lying critical ill in hospital, but certainly also
:12:02. > :12:05.everyone around here, traditional elders feel this is an extremely
:12:05. > :12:09.unfortunate, distasteful affair to have come to a head in this way at
:12:09. > :12:13.this time. Mike, thank you very much.
:12:13. > :12:16.The Government's plans for a Royal Charter to regulate the press will
:12:16. > :12:20.not be introduced until the autumn at the earliest. Ministers insist
:12:20. > :12:22.they are still committed to the measures drawn up after the Leveson
:12:22. > :12:26.Inquiry, but they want to ensure they are not challenged in the
:12:26. > :12:29.courts. Next week, the Privy Council will consider a system of newspaper
:12:29. > :12:34.regulation proposed by the industry itself.
:12:34. > :12:38.Plans have been announced for a major overhaul and expansion of the
:12:38. > :12:42.Territorial Army. The service which will now be known as the Army
:12:42. > :12:45.Research will double in size to 20,000 over the next five years, but
:12:45. > :12:50.the move comes as the number of regulars is being reduced and
:12:50. > :12:55.critics say they are creating an Army on the cheap.
:12:55. > :12:59.Caroline Wyatt is in Helmand province.
:12:59. > :13:05.This is all part of the Government's plans to reform and overhaul the way
:13:05. > :13:11.that the Army works and bringing into service more use of reservists
:13:11. > :13:15.as the size of the regular Army is cut and today Philip Hammond
:13:15. > :13:19.announced several measures. �42 million to be spent on better equip:
:13:19. > :13:23.The right of reservists to have an Army pension and the right to the
:13:23. > :13:28.same sort of healthcare. All this aimed at trying to quell the
:13:28. > :13:38.criticism that has been deployed against the changes.
:13:38. > :13:39.
:13:39. > :13:43.On exercise in Cyprus, the men of the Rifls come into land. The
:13:43. > :13:47.Government will promise more training abroad, vital for men like
:13:47. > :13:51.Captain Ted Evans a doctor and reservist for the past decade.
:13:51. > :13:56.have done two operational tours to Afghanistan. That's my key
:13:56. > :14:02.achievement. It has been my service and I spent a lot of time training
:14:02. > :14:06.soldiers either in the UK or in training areas around Europe.
:14:06. > :14:10.Through my military service I have gained a huge amount of experience
:14:10. > :14:16.and dare I say confidence in treating severely injured
:14:16. > :14:19.casualties. Back in the UK, the Defence Secretary, has now promised
:14:19. > :14:23.reservists access to the same welfare facilities as the regulars
:14:23. > :14:30.they serve alongside. In terms of healthcare, pensions and more leave.
:14:30. > :14:37.As well as more training with the regulars and better equipment. A
:14:37. > :14:40.riposte to the critics who says the Government wants an on the cheap.
:14:40. > :14:48.But no one is denying these changes were driven by the Government's need
:14:48. > :14:53.to save money. Having reserves who are able to
:14:53. > :14:58.deploy gives us extra flexibility and it does make financial sense.
:14:58. > :15:03.But businessmen like Simon who owns a coffee shop in Sheffield worry
:15:03. > :15:12.about taking a on more staff who are reservists. Even if he is given
:15:12. > :15:17.better notice of their deployments and a cash incentive. It has a huge
:15:17. > :15:21.impact on me. I only employ one person in production, so if one
:15:22. > :15:25.person goes off that is 25% of my workforce. It is not like I employ
:15:25. > :15:28.hundreds of thousands, where you can absorb that reduction. It will have
:15:28. > :15:31.an impact on productivity, and impact on the team, and impact on
:15:31. > :15:36.everything we do in production and other people will be left to pick up
:15:36. > :15:41.the pieces. The government's aims in all of this remain ambitious. Some
:15:41. > :15:44.critics are still skip it all about using reserve is small. Although
:15:44. > :15:50.many thousands have proven their worth in the fields of Afghanistan
:15:50. > :15:55.and Iraq. Amongst the changes that Philip Hammond announced was a �500
:15:55. > :15:59.cash incentive every month for employers that higher reserve is.
:15:59. > :16:03.Crucially, after worries over mental health issues after reservists
:16:03. > :16:06.served in Iraq, with more coming home than regulars reporting
:16:06. > :16:08.post-traumatic stress, the government has said they will have
:16:08. > :16:12.access to the same medical facilities, including help with
:16:12. > :16:16.mental issues and getting back into civilian life after they have been
:16:16. > :16:20.deployed. All of these measures are aimed at helping confidence in the
:16:20. > :16:24.Army in its ability to bring in the reserves and use them, much more as
:16:24. > :16:31.an integrated part of the overall Army.
:16:31. > :16:33.Our top story: Crisis talks in Egypt, just hours before the Army
:16:33. > :16:40.ultimatum for the president and his opponents expires.
:16:40. > :16:45.Coming up: It was on Mallard, one of the streamlined specifics, that the
:16:45. > :16:48.driver set a speed record that has never been beaten.
:16:48. > :16:55.The sights and sounds are fantastic. Little wonder that people travel
:16:55. > :16:59.from all over the world for a trip on this train.
:16:59. > :17:04.Later on the programme, the London tennis player trying her hand behind
:17:04. > :17:14.the microphone at Wimbledon. And celebrating the aircraft of my
:17:14. > :17:20.
:17:20. > :17:24.command, a new book which shows of Wimbledon. Andy Murray is due on
:17:24. > :17:27.court later this afternoon. He will play Fernando Verdasco for a place
:17:27. > :17:30.in the semifinals. Andy Murray is favourite to beat the Spaniard, who
:17:30. > :17:34.has never made it to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon before.
:17:34. > :17:39.But, as we know by now, this year has been full of surprises. Verdasco
:17:39. > :17:43.was the first left-handed player that Andy Murray has had to face
:17:43. > :17:48.this year. Let's get the latest from Wimbledon.
:17:48. > :17:52.In the last few minutes, we have seen the Argentine won Martin Del
:17:52. > :17:56.Porto take a nasty tumble on Centre Court, where he is playing the
:17:56. > :18:01.number four seed, David Ferrer. He looked to be in a lot of pain and he
:18:01. > :18:04.has been receiving treatment over the last few minutes. It is not
:18:04. > :18:11.clear how badly that will affect what was set to be a great day of
:18:11. > :18:21.tennis, 24 hours after the women put on a spectacular show. A terrific
:18:21. > :18:21.
:18:21. > :18:26.way to end it. Yesterday was a day for the girls. Game, set and match
:18:26. > :18:31.for Lisicki. Today, the covers are off for the men's quarterfinals. On
:18:31. > :18:37.a slightly worn looking centre court, first David Ferrer. He faces
:18:37. > :18:44.former US open champion won Martin Del Potter. After that, Andy Murray
:18:44. > :18:52.faces Spanish left-hander Verdasco. In preparation, practice was with
:18:52. > :18:56.left-handed grey grid ST. -- Greg Rusedski. He has his hands full. We
:18:56. > :19:04.talk about the competition getting tougher. I reckon Verdasco will be
:19:04. > :19:11.the strongest test so far. Novak Djokovic leads the charge on court
:19:11. > :19:18.1, against the tall and talented Tomas Berdych. Then comes a Polish
:19:18. > :19:22.double act. With Radwanska through to the semis, it is Poland's best
:19:22. > :19:29.year at Wimbledon. Those that braved the rain this morning are praying it
:19:29. > :19:32.is an even better one for Britain. Well, he is still receiving
:19:32. > :19:36.treatment. Andy Murray has had to play down speculation about his
:19:36. > :19:40.injured back. You will remember that he missed the French open to have
:19:40. > :19:44.treatment ahead of Wimbledon. He admitted feeling some discomfort
:19:45. > :19:47.after his last game. But he says his confidence is high and he will not
:19:47. > :19:52.give up on lifting the trophy unless he is physically incapable of
:19:52. > :19:57.lifting his own racket. Well, there was more good news for
:19:57. > :20:02.the economy this morning as a new survey suggested the UK service
:20:02. > :20:08.sector grow at its fastest rate for more than two years. Hugh Pym is
:20:08. > :20:12.with me. Can we say that the economy has turned a corner yet? Quite a few
:20:12. > :20:16.economists are beginning to say the recovery is gaining momentum. We had
:20:16. > :20:21.the British chamber of commerce yesterday saying that things were
:20:21. > :20:25.looking a lot more positive. Today, purchasing managers in the servicing
:20:25. > :20:28.sector, covering everything from business services to hotels and
:20:28. > :20:33.restaurants, saying that business activity was the strongest since
:20:33. > :20:37.March 2011. Two other surveys, from construction and manufacturing, have
:20:37. > :20:45.been equally positive. It all points towards a strong likelihood that we
:20:45. > :20:49.would have seen growth in the second quarter of this year. As we have
:20:49. > :20:53.seen, the threat can come from the Eurozone. Portugal is having a
:20:53. > :20:57.difficult time? Yes, the eurozone can always come back to bite
:20:57. > :21:02.investors. Imported all, two senior ministers have resigned from the
:21:02. > :21:06.Coalition Government, raising fears that Portugal will not see through
:21:06. > :21:11.its bailout, its austerity programme. Shares were down by 70%.
:21:11. > :21:16.Movement borrowing costs have soared above 8%, at one point. Shares in
:21:16. > :21:20.London and other leading stock markets are down as well.
:21:20. > :21:27.Prince Charles has come face-to-face with the Daleks this morning, when
:21:27. > :21:31.he visited the doctor who set in Cardiff. Nicholas Witchell was there
:21:31. > :21:34.and his report contains flash photography.
:21:34. > :21:39.He has been around for decades and he is always doing his bit to save
:21:39. > :21:44.the world. So, it might be said that the Time Lord who we know as Doctor
:21:44. > :21:48.Who has qualities in common with the royal prince from Windsor that we
:21:48. > :21:56.know as Prince Charles. The Prince and the Duchess of Cornwall were
:21:56. > :22:00.given a guided tour of the TARDIS by the current doctor and his
:22:00. > :22:03.companion. Breaking briefly through the time and space continuum, for
:22:03. > :22:11.which Doctor Who is famous, a face-to-face encounter with some of
:22:11. > :22:16.his adversaries. Intruders detected! What are you doing on our planet?
:22:16. > :22:19.It's one of those moments when Charles could say what one suspects
:22:20. > :22:29.he has frequently thought, certainly in respect of the media and, albeit,
:22:30. > :22:35.
:22:35. > :22:41.as a Dalek. EX-TERM-IN-ATE!There was a close encounter with the
:22:41. > :22:44.Cybermen. Memories of childhood were being stirred. I heard him say he
:22:44. > :22:51.has watched it since he was 15. He knew about the world of Doctor Who,
:22:51. > :22:55.definitely. Do you think he has the qualities of a timelord? Who knows?
:22:55. > :23:03.He would have to audition like anybody else. If he did want the
:23:03. > :23:08.job, which is soon to become vacant, he may need to help his wife
:23:08. > :23:18.use a sonic screwdriver. Charles was a natural. Memo to BBC bosses, the
:23:18. > :23:20.
:23:20. > :23:30.new Doctor Who may have been found. Rugby, and in a surprise move, Brian
:23:30. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:34.O'Driscoll has been confirmed... Content to not be the captain.
:23:34. > :23:44.Critics have described the decision as a cute shot and terrible mistake.
:23:44. > :23:44.
:23:44. > :23:48.Dan Roan is in the resort of Noosa Well, the Lions have won won and
:23:48. > :23:52.lost one so far, setting up a pivotal, winner takes all decider
:23:52. > :23:56.against Australia in Sydney at the weekend. The perfect finale, you
:23:56. > :24:00.would think, for the most capped centre of all time, Brian
:24:00. > :24:06.O'Driscoll. A huge surprise when he was omitted, not just from the team,
:24:06. > :24:12.but from the entire squad. It has been described as the biggest
:24:12. > :24:22.selection surprise in rugby history. He is one of the most talented
:24:22. > :24:23.
:24:24. > :24:30.players of his generation. But Brian O'Driscoll found himself surplus to
:24:30. > :24:32.requirements today. His Lions career, over. Instead of preparing
:24:32. > :24:35.to face Australia in the decisive third test, the Irishman found
:24:35. > :24:42.himself coaching local youngsters, along with other players not picked
:24:42. > :24:44.for a game that the tourist must win. It wasn't about leadership, it
:24:44. > :24:47.was about picking what we thought was the best team. Obviously he was
:24:47. > :24:52.disappointed. It's not easy for that to be the first time. He has enjoyed
:24:52. > :24:57.an illustrious career for his country and the Lions, with which
:24:57. > :25:02.whom this is the fourth and final tour for him. The decision has been
:25:02. > :25:06.met with shock. I am hugely disappointed. He was building up to
:25:06. > :25:10.the final game of his Lions career. He said it was the most important
:25:10. > :25:17.match in his life and he is not going to be part of it. Do not be on
:25:17. > :25:21.the bench is equally scandalous. may be the shock omission from the
:25:21. > :25:24.squad, but Brian O'Driscoll is just one of six changes to the team that
:25:25. > :25:30.lost the second test in Melbourne at the weekend. It has left this series
:25:30. > :25:36.on a knife edge. Ten of the 15 players selected to start for the
:25:36. > :25:43.Lions are Welsh. That includes their captain. I played from the start of
:25:43. > :25:47.the tour, the first test, so to be selected in the position I am for
:25:47. > :25:51.the final test is a special moment for me. But obviously there is still
:25:51. > :25:55.a job to do. Having spent the last few days relaxing on the Sunshine
:25:55. > :25:58.Coast, the Lions must get down to business and prepare for one of the
:25:58. > :26:03.biggest games of their lives. They will do so on the back of a
:26:03. > :26:07.selection that has made waves. The harsh reality is that Brian
:26:07. > :26:12.O'Driscoll has not been in top form. But such is his talent, such
:26:12. > :26:17.is the Irishman's experience, it remains a huge call by Warren
:26:17. > :26:21.Gatland. In fact, it is fair to say that he has staked his entire
:26:21. > :26:26.reputation on the decision. It is bold, some would say it is brave, it
:26:26. > :26:30.leaves no room for sentimentality. The time to judge it will be on
:26:30. > :26:33.Saturday, when the Lions play this huge game against Australia. It may
:26:33. > :26:39.be a decision that he lives to regret.
:26:39. > :26:43.Now, 75 years ago today a world record which still stands was set by
:26:43. > :26:48.a steam engine called Mallard. For just a couple of minutes, the
:26:48. > :26:53.locomotive thundered along at speeds of 126 mph. To mark the occasion,
:26:53. > :26:56.the engine has been reunited with five of its sister locomotives at
:26:56. > :27:05.the National Railway Museum in York, attracting enthusiasts from all over
:27:05. > :27:10.the world. To a fanfare at the National Railway
:27:10. > :27:15.Museum, the star of the show arrived in style. Mallard, the fastest steam
:27:15. > :27:22.engine in the world. This is what she is remembered for. Her
:27:22. > :27:31.streamlined form, dashing along the line, her curves to spired by
:27:31. > :27:41.Bugatti. For a few fleeting seconds, she got up to 126 mph. Driver Joseph
:27:41. > :27:43.
:27:43. > :27:53.Duddington was at the controls. 125, they held their breaths. 100
:27:53. > :28:01.and is 26 mph. It was every schoolboy's ambition to be the
:28:01. > :28:06.driver. When you first start, it was hard and dirty work. As you progress
:28:06. > :28:10.up the ladder, you look forward to it. You look forward to being part
:28:10. > :28:15.of this. For months now, engines of its kind have been beating a path to
:28:15. > :28:19.York. For today's great gathering. Some of them still take passengers.
:28:19. > :28:23.Life on the foot plate has not changed. The first thing in the
:28:23. > :28:27.morning, it takes several hours to get this steam engine ready to
:28:27. > :28:34.roll. The sights and sounds are fantastic. Little wonder that people
:28:34. > :28:37.travel from all over the world for a trip on this train. For the driver,
:28:37. > :28:47.here on the North York Moors Railway, it is a privilege to
:28:47. > :28:52.operate one of these. They were the thoroughbreds. It was Sir Nigel
:28:52. > :28:59.Gresley's finest design, meant to run from King's Cross to Edinburgh,
:28:59. > :29:02.nonstop. And they proved their worth, over and over again.
:29:02. > :29:07.sixth surviving engines of this classic breed will stand together
:29:07. > :29:17.for the next two weeks, before those that can go back to work. Reminding
:29:17. > :29:26.
:29:26. > :29:30.now. Nick Miller assures me he has are waiting for the sunshine. It has
:29:30. > :29:33.been a cloudy morning and for many of us it will be late afternoon or
:29:33. > :29:36.the evening before we will see the sunshine coming through the cloud.
:29:36. > :29:41.There are still a few drizzly showers, whether cloud is big enough
:29:41. > :29:44.and still quite damp for some of these west facing hills. A slum
:29:44. > :29:48.improvement to the afternoon, and we will take a look at things at four
:29:48. > :29:57.o'clock. By this stage it is mainly dry. Some sunshine down the eastern
:29:57. > :30:02.side of Scotland, lifting the temperature. Generally, a warm day
:30:02. > :30:06.than yesterday. The risk of mist down the coast in late afternoon and
:30:06. > :30:10.into the evening. Still a chance for one or two showers around the
:30:10. > :30:13.Wimbledon area over the next couple of hours. I don't think they will
:30:13. > :30:17.amount to much, but the possibility is there. Tomorrow, Sunny spells
:30:17. > :30:20.with cloud. Tomorrow, the possibility of catching the odd
:30:20. > :30:24.shower into the afternoon. That is because we have, before things
:30:24. > :30:28.improve at the weekend, one more weather system to get through. It
:30:28. > :30:31.starts to show its hand across western areas overnight. A bit of
:30:31. > :30:38.rain heading into Northern Ireland and western Scotland, with heavy at
:30:38. > :30:47.this late in the night. The wind is strengthening as well. Temperatures
:30:47. > :30:53.are around 1114d to start Thursday. So, this rain will push south into
:30:53. > :30:57.Thursday. One or two heavy bursts into England or Wales. Weakening
:30:57. > :31:00.considerably as it feeds its way south. The odd shower in the
:31:00. > :31:04.afternoon and sunny spells. Behind the weather system, to the north and
:31:04. > :31:08.west, much brighter. Feeling fresher. Given a sunshine towards
:31:08. > :31:15.the south-east and East Anglia, temperatures shoot up. It will feel
:31:15. > :31:19.quite muddy. Still a few showers, but generally on Friday it is
:31:19. > :31:24.looking fine. The high pressure is finally moving in. A word of caution
:31:24. > :31:27.on Saturday. Still a weather front that threatens parts of Scotland and
:31:27. > :31:31.Northern Ireland. Nothing more than a band of cloud drifting south
:31:31. > :31:34.across some parts on Sunday. The general theme for the weekend is the
:31:34. > :31:38.weather settling down. That means we will see more in the way of sunshine
:31:38. > :31:45.coming through and temperatures heading up. How warm? By Sunday
:31:45. > :31:48.there will not be many spots that get in to the 20s. The warmth