:00:08. > :00:14.Shock as part of the Grangemouth complex in Scotland is closed, with
:00:15. > :00:17.the loss of hundreds of jobs. Workers at the petrochemical site
:00:18. > :00:21.walk out after being told of the decision. It follows a bitter row
:00:22. > :00:24.between management and unions over cost cutting. Grangemouth provides
:00:25. > :00:28.most of the fuel to Scotland, the north of England and Northern
:00:29. > :00:32.Ireland. We'll be asking what impact closing part of it site will
:00:33. > :00:35.have. Also this lunchtime... The Prime Minister says he wants to
:00:36. > :00:39.reduce green taxes on Britain's energy companies to try to cut
:00:40. > :00:42.customers' rising bills. Seven godparents are named for Prince
:00:43. > :00:48.George who will be christened this afternoon at a private service at
:00:49. > :00:51.St James's Palace. Give motorists a break. MPs call for a five minute
:00:52. > :00:56.period of grace before traffic wardens hand out parking fines. And
:00:57. > :01:06.how an invasion of venomous spiders has forced a secondary school in
:01:07. > :01:15.the Forest of Dean to close. Later on BBC London: How safe are cycling
:01:16. > :01:20.superhighways? Thousands of phones stolen every month. suspected
:01:21. > :01:35.thieves are targeted. Good afternoon and welcome to the
:01:36. > :01:37.BBC News at One. The owners of the Grangemouth site near Falkirk say
:01:38. > :01:55.they are shutting its petrochemical plant because of a dispute between
:01:56. > :01:58.staff and mangers. -- managers. The workers had refused to accept cost-
:01:59. > :02:05.cutting measures including a wage freeze. But the Grangemouth oil
:02:06. > :02:08.refinery on the site - which was shut last week because of the
:02:09. > :02:10.dispute - will now reopen. James Cook is at Grangemouth. This
:02:11. > :02:16.dispute has been building for months, even years. This morning it
:02:17. > :02:23.reached a climax. Workers have reacted with tears, anger and above
:02:24. > :02:28.all with dismay. It near-silence, they filed into hear their fate.
:02:29. > :02:33.Hundreds of workers at Scotland's largest industrial complex. A site
:02:34. > :02:38.at the centre of a bitter industrial dispute. The news could
:02:39. > :02:43.have been worse but it is still grim. The refinery will remain open
:02:44. > :02:51.about the petrochemical plant will close. I am devastated. Absolutely
:02:52. > :02:55.devastated. That is all I have to say. It is a disgrace. There is
:02:56. > :03:03.going to be no trust. Where does that leave you? Out of a job. It
:03:04. > :03:12.will be horrendous. Just horrendous, trying to live after this. Why it
:03:13. > :03:17.is the plant closing? Inside, management gave reasons for their
:03:18. > :03:22.decision. Today is a very sad day. We have had to announce we are
:03:23. > :03:26.going to close our petrochemical assets down, as a result of the
:03:27. > :03:30.fact they are making significant losses and we have been unable to
:03:31. > :03:37.convince the employees of the site to continue to support the survival
:03:38. > :03:54.plan. Range as employs one has an 370 workers in all. -- Grangemouth
:03:55. > :04:00.employs. The Scottish Government is watching closely. Alex Salmon said
:04:01. > :04:07.what happened match is the worst fears. -- Alex Salmond. The UK
:04:08. > :04:11.government called the closure regrettable. The Government is
:04:12. > :04:16.saddened by this news, particularly for the uncertainty it will bring
:04:17. > :04:20.the workforce and all those who owe their lively had to this plant. The
:04:21. > :04:26.Government does not underestimate the importance to the local
:04:27. > :04:30.community and the Scottish economy. Today's news is very serious - and
:04:31. > :04:34.real economic blow to the local area and Scotland. For many workers,
:04:35. > :04:47.this will be a long and hard winter. It is a difficult time in the
:04:48. > :04:52.coming months as well. In terms of the petrochemical site, could there
:04:53. > :04:56.be a buyer? The company thinks that is unlikely and is liquidating the
:04:57. > :05:01.business. It is not sure the workers will get any redundancy
:05:02. > :05:07.payouts battle. As for the oil refinery side, the company says it
:05:08. > :05:12.wants to restart that up. The underlying dispute about pay and
:05:13. > :05:16.pensions remains. It is still really and clear as to when that
:05:17. > :05:20.part of the business will start again. -- not clear. The Prime
:05:21. > :05:23.Minister says he wants to reduce the green taxes that Britain's
:05:24. > :05:26.energy companies have to pay to try to help bring down rising gas and
:05:27. > :05:33.electricity bills. David Cameron told the Commons that the increase
:05:34. > :05:36.in energy bills was unacceptable. And he said the Government planned
:05:37. > :05:45.to introduce a proper competition test for the energy sector. The
:05:46. > :05:50.political row over energy prices is hotting up. Labour has promised to
:05:51. > :05:55.freeze the cost of gas and electricity bills up a Conservative
:05:56. > :05:59.minister has called for a windfall tax. Sir John Major surprised
:06:00. > :06:06.everyone when he got involved in the debate. He urged politicians to
:06:07. > :06:10.do more. David Cameron is under pressure to come up with a
:06:11. > :06:14.meaningful response. The Labour leader did not waste his
:06:15. > :06:19.opportunity to go on the attack. The Prime Minister said that anyone
:06:20. > :06:29.who wanted to intervene directly in the energy markets was living in it
:06:30. > :06:33.-- in a Marxist universe. The Prime Minister said little could be done
:06:34. > :06:39.about wholesale prices and the cost of delivering energy to people's
:06:40. > :06:42.homes. We will be having a proper competition test carried out over
:06:43. > :06:49.the next year as to whether this market can be more competitive. I
:06:50. > :06:54.want more companies, better regulation and better deals. We
:06:55. > :06:59.also need to roll back the green charges he put in place as energy
:07:00. > :07:04.secretary. The Labour leader was unimpressed. Many people face a
:07:05. > :07:07.choice this winter overheating and eating. These are the ordinary
:07:08. > :07:13.people of these country who the Prime Minister one ever made and
:07:14. > :07:17.whose lives he will never understand. The difference is that
:07:18. > :07:22.John Major is a good man. The Right Honourable Gentleman is acting as a
:07:23. > :07:26.conman. He is promising something he knows he cannot deliver because
:07:27. > :07:30.he never delivered it when he was in office. Ed Miliband has been
:07:31. > :07:35.running a relentless campaign on energy prices and he wants the next
:07:36. > :07:39.election to be about the cost of living and difficulties people
:07:40. > :07:44.phrase in making ends meet. The comments from John Major yesterday
:07:45. > :07:47.were on a similar theme. He told Conservatives to stop talking about
:07:48. > :07:52.Europe and took about things that really mattered to voters. Details
:07:53. > :07:56.of the review will be spelt out in December. It is likely to cause
:07:57. > :08:01.tensions with the Liberal Democrats, who are committed to measures which
:08:02. > :08:06.encourage energy efficiency. Let's speak to our chief political
:08:07. > :08:09.correspondent. The Prime Minister is talking about this proper
:08:10. > :08:16.competition test for the energy companies. What does he mean by
:08:17. > :08:20.that? This energy row has become a ball and chain around the ankle of
:08:21. > :08:24.David Cameron. We saw a fresh attempt by Mr Cameron to sever that
:08:25. > :08:29.chain. With that proposal, with an annual audit of competition in the
:08:30. > :08:33.energy sector, what he is talking about is a review carried out by
:08:34. > :08:37.the Office for Fair Trading, the energy regulator and the
:08:38. > :08:41.Competition Authority, which would have the power to regulate prices
:08:42. > :08:44.and profits in the energy sector. Downing Street has said nothing is
:08:45. > :08:48.ruled out if they establish the energy companies are abusing their
:08:49. > :08:52.position. The difficulty is it is not likely to be set up before the
:08:53. > :08:57.end of the year. It will not report until next year. People's fuel
:08:58. > :09:01.bills a dropping on doormats now. Privately they are some Tories who
:09:02. > :09:04.believe a more effective way for Mr Carman to sever that ball and chain
:09:05. > :09:18.around his ankle would have been to take up John Major's idea of a
:09:19. > :09:26.windfall tax. -- Mr Cameron. You have to say, the prospects at
:09:27. > :09:30.Grangemouth do not look good. They are willing to help in bringing the
:09:31. > :09:35.two sides together but they will not be a financial rescue or
:09:36. > :09:42.nationalisation. The Scottish government is saying it will
:09:43. > :09:46.continue to look for buyers but the timeline is extraordinarily tight.
:09:47. > :09:51.Liquidators will going next week. The idea of getting the two sides
:09:52. > :09:57.back to the table looks very difficult with one source telling
:09:58. > :09:59.me, saying it has gone beyond stalemate. MPs are preparing to
:10:00. > :10:02.question three police officers who have been accused of giving a
:10:03. > :10:04.misleading account of a meeting with the former cabinet minister,
:10:05. > :10:10.Andrew Mitchell, before he resigned over the Plebgate row. Their Chief
:10:11. > :10:13.Constables will also appear before the Home Affairs Select Committee
:10:14. > :10:16.at Westminster this afternoon. It is thought they'll be asked to
:10:17. > :10:17.explain why they didn't pursue disciplinary action against the
:10:18. > :10:28.three officers. It started with a row between
:10:29. > :10:35.Andrew Mitchell and police at the gates of Downing Street. They said
:10:36. > :10:41.he called them plebs. He denied it but admitted swearing. The row has
:10:42. > :10:45.reignited. It is about meeting at his constituency office in the
:10:46. > :10:50.Midlands. Three Police Federation officials asked Mr Major what he
:10:51. > :10:56.said in Downing Street. After the talks, officers said that Mr
:10:57. > :11:03.Mitchell refused to elaborate and should quit. That cost the MP his
:11:04. > :11:08.job in government. A recording said he had given his version of events
:11:09. > :11:12.and had avoided using that word. There was an investigation into
:11:13. > :11:16.claims the three officers were trying to discredit Mr Mitchell.
:11:17. > :11:21.That has led to a dispute as to how they should be dealt with. I do not
:11:22. > :11:27.support what they did. What they did was wrong. They are entitled to
:11:28. > :11:31.fair process. What concerns me is the behaviour of some of Andrew
:11:32. > :11:36.Mitchell's supporters saying, do you want their process thrown out
:11:37. > :11:41.of the window? The officers had no case to answer. The findings are
:11:42. > :11:47.supported by the chief constables from the forces the men serving.
:11:48. > :11:51.The police watchdog said the officers' comments raised an issue
:11:52. > :11:56.of honesty and integrity. The IPCC, backed by David Cameron and the
:11:57. > :12:00.Home Secretary, said they should face misconduct proceedings. A home
:12:01. > :12:05.affairs committee will try to answer this key question. Why have
:12:06. > :12:09.not the three men been disciplined? It will hear from nine witnesses in
:12:10. > :12:13.three hours, among them chief constables and police officers was
:12:14. > :12:19.we will come to a conclusion as to how we think the best solution to
:12:20. > :12:26.this agonisingly difficult problem is, so that there is closed and
:12:27. > :12:31.people can move for it. -- closure. In the past few days, discussions
:12:32. > :12:36.have taken place between the police constables about whether to review
:12:37. > :12:41.the decision about this conduct proceedings or stick to their
:12:42. > :12:44.original ruling. -- misconduct. Prince George will be christened
:12:45. > :12:47.this afternoon in a private service at the Chapel Royal in St James'
:12:48. > :12:50.Palace in London. The three-month- old son of the Duke and Duchess of
:12:51. > :12:53.Cambridge, who's third in line to the throne, is being baptised by
:12:54. > :12:55.the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. This morning the
:12:56. > :13:01.names of the godparents were finally announced.
:13:02. > :13:08.It is the baptism of baby George. His formal entry at the age of
:13:09. > :13:13.three months into the Christian faith and the Church of England.
:13:14. > :13:19.For all the importance of the day, his parents are said to want it to
:13:20. > :13:26.be low key and private as possible. They have chosen seven godparents.
:13:27. > :13:34.Only one is a member of Williams family. Zahra Tindall, married to
:13:35. > :13:43.Mike Tindall. -- William's family pulls up a close friend of Diana is
:13:44. > :13:48.said to be a godmother. She is Julia Samuel. Jamie Lowther-
:13:49. > :13:54.Pinkerton, the former SAS officer, is also a godparent. He more than
:13:55. > :14:01.anyone has guided William over the past eight years. The four other
:14:02. > :14:10.godparents are Emilia Jardine- Paterson, an interior designer.
:14:11. > :14:15.Earl Grosvenor, William van Cutsem and Oliver Baker, a friend of the
:14:16. > :14:21.couple from St Andrew's University. Apart from George, his parents and
:14:22. > :14:25.godparents, there will be few other guests at the christening. Just the
:14:26. > :14:29.Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of
:14:30. > :14:36.Cornwall from the Royal Family and Michael and Carol Milton with their
:14:37. > :14:40.two other children. -- Middleton. The ceremony will take place at St
:14:41. > :14:45.James's Palace. It was here that the coffin of William's mother
:14:46. > :14:49.rested before her funeral and it is here that a baby would have been
:14:50. > :14:53.have first grandchild will be baptised this afternoon.
:14:54. > :15:05.Think alongside the fact there is just one member of William's family,
:15:06. > :15:09.Zara Tindall, usual to have only one Windsor as a got parent, but a sign
:15:10. > :15:15.that William and Catherine want to do it their way. Alongside former
:15:16. > :15:19.school friends, there are two significant friends. Julia Samuel.
:15:20. > :15:23.The former close friend of Diana, William will want the connection
:15:24. > :15:27.with his late mother to continue. He will want his son to have an
:15:28. > :15:32.opportunity to find out more about the woman who would have been his...
:15:33. > :15:41.And Julia Samuel, will be in a position to offer that, I think the
:15:42. > :15:46.Joyce of upup. The former army officer, has offered a very much a
:15:47. > :15:52.mentoring role to William and Harry, and I am sure that, he, they, will
:15:53. > :15:58.want that kind of advice, mentoring role to continue in due course for
:15:59. > :16:02.George. Our top story. The petrochemical
:16:03. > :16:06.plant at Grangemouth near Falkirk is to close with the loss of 800 jobs.
:16:07. > :16:10.It follows a bitter row between management and unions over cost
:16:11. > :16:14.cutting. The company says it wants to resume operations at the
:16:15. > :16:18.refinery. Still to come. How an invasion of venomous spiders has
:16:19. > :16:25.forced a secondary school in the Forest of Dean to close.
:16:26. > :16:30.Later on BBC London, the British sprinter Adam gem live passes on his
:16:31. > :16:33.advice to young athletes and the goals from last night's Champions
:16:34. > :16:35.League action. Join us in 15 minutes.
:16:36. > :16:44.-- gem live. Fires are still urn burning out of
:16:45. > :16:48.control in Australia but officials say the immediate threat to the Blue
:16:49. > :16:53.Mountains, west of Sydney has been averted for the moment, but they
:16:54. > :16:58.warn the crisis is far from over. In total, 73 fires are burn bg across
:16:59. > :17:04.the state of new South Wales, 29 of which are uncontained. Our
:17:05. > :17:10.correspondent sent this report from the town of cat -- can tow ma. For
:17:11. > :17:12.those fighting fire in the Blue Mountains, today had been billed as
:17:13. > :17:18.a difficult day. By the end, the authorities were
:17:19. > :17:23.saying a crisis had been averted but at times it was touch-and-go.
:17:24. > :17:27.Strong winds gusting over 50mph saw a number of fires intensify.
:17:28. > :17:31.People doing what they could, to defend their houses.
:17:32. > :17:37.My plan is to stay and fight the fire. This property was built in
:17:38. > :17:40.1823. I don't intend to lose it. The main fire front is up this hillside
:17:41. > :17:43.and the winds are really swirling round today, it means the houses and
:17:44. > :17:47.the communities just down the valley are at the mercy of those winds, and
:17:48. > :17:50.which direction they go. Today, they are under threat.
:17:51. > :17:56.During the afternoon, the threat level of several fires was upgraded.
:17:57. > :18:00.We are nowt out of the woods yet. We have hours to go. There are still
:18:01. > :18:05.fires flaring up, running, impacting on community, there is every
:18:06. > :18:09.prospect we will see some more. There is ef preprospect we will see
:18:10. > :18:14.fires breaking out on the xietsing fire grounds we have got. Meanwhile,
:18:15. > :18:18.in a radio interview, Australia's new Prime Minister a volunteer
:18:19. > :18:24.fireman himself, dismissed the idea this year's fires were linked to
:18:25. > :18:28.global warming. Look, climate change is real, as I have often said and we
:18:29. > :18:34.should take strong action against it, but these fires are not a
:18:35. > :18:38.function of climate change thra, a function of life. Other also
:18:39. > :18:41.disagree, these follows Australia's hottest 12 months on record. They
:18:42. > :18:46.have come unusually early in the year. And although crisis may have
:18:47. > :18:51.been averted today, the fire season has only just begin.
:18:52. > :19:02.We can get the latest now from John. What is the situation there at the
:19:03. > :19:06.moment? Well, I think the firefighters think they got on top
:19:07. > :19:10.of things today and got out relatively unscathed. There had been
:19:11. > :19:14.a lot of worry leading up to today with the strong winds, the fires
:19:15. > :19:18.aren't out, they are still burning not far from where we are standing
:19:19. > :19:21.now. I think the next few days and probably weeks and months, this is a
:19:22. > :19:26.long fire season ahead, the Fire Service here are going to be urging
:19:27. > :19:31.vigilance, one interesting note today that the Fire Service and the
:19:32. > :19:34.police have announced that one of the biggest fires that is burning
:19:35. > :19:39.still, just up the road from here was started by the military,
:19:40. > :19:44.carrying out an exercise with explosives last Wednesday. As I say,
:19:45. > :19:51.that is a fire that has destroyed 40,000 hectares or so, I think, and
:19:52. > :19:55.is burning today. Facebook has removed a video clip
:19:56. > :19:59.showing a woman being decapitated, and it has issued new rules about
:20:00. > :20:03.what can be shared on its site. The a parent U-turn comes after the
:20:04. > :20:09.company was heavily criticised for lifting a temporary ban on such
:20:10. > :20:13.images. Face back says it will still allow graphic content but will take
:20:14. > :20:17.a look at its context and will remove content which celebrating
:20:18. > :20:21.violence. -- sell braces -- celebrates.
:20:22. > :20:24.Motorists should be given a five minute period of grace before
:20:25. > :20:30.traffic wardens hand them a fine, that is accord to a group of MPs,
:20:31. > :20:33.the Transport Select Committee says using penalties to raise money for
:20:34. > :20:39.local authorities in England is neither acceptable or legal.
:20:40. > :20:42.Councils aren't supposed to use parking fines and charges
:20:43. > :20:46.specifically to raise money. Today's report says that is unacceptable,
:20:47. > :20:50.and illegal. But some in Wakefield this morning
:20:51. > :20:54.thought parking wardens were a little too quick to penalise. If you
:20:55. > :20:57.are five minutes late between your ticket, they give you a ticket. They
:20:58. > :21:02.won't give you any leeway because I have been booked myself. It is
:21:03. > :21:06.revenue stream for most councils is and they probably see it that way.
:21:07. > :21:10.If you park somewhere you shouldn't be they are there within a minute,
:21:11. > :21:17.two minutes and they have got you. What you do? The Transport Committee
:21:18. > :21:20.says each Local Authority should publish an annual report to show
:21:21. > :21:23.where the money is coming from and how it is being spent. The MP says
:21:24. > :21:27.drivers could be given a five minute grace period, after the time they
:21:28. > :21:32.have paid for runs out, before a parking ticket is issues -- issue
:21:33. > :21:37.issued and a freeze in the maximum penalty. Parking is needed to manage
:21:38. > :21:40.traffic and stop congestion but the public belief they are having to pay
:21:41. > :21:45.enormous ams of money to fund that and councils are using that for
:21:46. > :21:49.other things, we need much more clarity and transparency S Tickets
:21:50. > :21:53.and charges make councils hundreds of millions of pounds more, than the
:21:54. > :21:57.cost of running their parking services. This surplus has been
:21:58. > :22:02.criticised by minister, and motoring group, but local authorities say all
:22:03. > :22:06.the money goes back in to local transport budgets. So councils
:22:07. > :22:11.insist their parking profits are not used to fund other spending.
:22:12. > :22:15.In every case that surplus is ploughed back in to making sure that
:22:16. > :22:20.transport is subsidised for young people, for the elderly, and in some
:22:21. > :22:25.cases it is used for potholes and we although that is a problem.
:22:26. > :22:29.Today's report calls for greater oversight of the use of CCTV to
:22:30. > :22:34.issue parking fines. Last month the Government said it was considering a
:22:35. > :22:40.ban on park camera, and the vehicles ministers call spy cars.
:22:41. > :22:44.#3 The impact of the Government's benefit cap has been called into
:22:45. > :22:47.question by a new study. The Chartered Institute of Housing
:22:48. > :22:50.looked at one London borough and concluded that capping the amount of
:22:51. > :22:55.benefits received did not encourage many people back in to work, but
:22:56. > :22:59.ministers say the research is flawed and too limited to provide a true
:23:00. > :23:03.picture. Our social affairs correspondent reports.
:23:04. > :23:06.The benefits cap is one of the government's most popular welfare
:23:07. > :23:11.reform, it limits the amount of benefits that are working age own
:23:12. > :23:15.household can receive to a maximum of ?500 a week. The Government
:23:16. > :23:19.expects to save ?110 million a year. The London borough of Haringey was
:23:20. > :23:24.one of the first places to have the cap introduced. And based on what
:23:25. > :23:30.has happened in this one area, the Khost Chows has found that of the --
:23:31. > :23:36.the Chartered Institute of Housing just 74 had found work of the first
:23:37. > :23:40.four months and nearly 50% needed local authority support to pay their
:23:41. > :23:42.rent. The Government had some objectives to increase the number of
:23:43. > :23:47.people who were working and reduce the amount of money they spent on
:23:48. > :23:51.benefits in total, and in Haringey neither are being achieved and they
:23:52. > :23:56.are both some way from being achieved.
:23:57. > :24:02.This woman helps single mothers find a job. Since the cap she says many
:24:03. > :24:07.more want to work but it is not easy Childcare is a big issue. Many
:24:08. > :24:12.parents, having maybe not worked for a long period of time, it is a big
:24:13. > :24:17.change children to go to afterschool clubs and it is costly. Whether what
:24:18. > :24:20.has happened in Haringey will become clear in time, but this is the
:24:21. > :24:24.second report in as many weeks to suggest that the Government's
:24:25. > :24:31.welfare changes may not save as much money as ministers had hoped. Last
:24:32. > :24:35.week researchers suggest that savings may fall short of
:24:36. > :24:40.expectations. Ministers are defending the cap. This report is
:24:41. > :24:45.flawed. It doesn't take the facts into consideration, that we knew
:24:46. > :24:48.there would be a problem, 16,500 people got into jobs because we
:24:49. > :24:53.contacted them before we brought in the cap. It's a very small
:24:54. > :24:57.controlled area, it happens to be a London inner city borough. Changing
:24:58. > :25:01.behaviour takes time and whatever initial problems the cap throws up
:25:02. > :25:06.the Government remains committed to the problem.
:25:07. > :25:10.An invasion of venomous spiders has forced a secondary school in the
:25:11. > :25:16.Forest of Dean to close. The school has been infested with false widow
:25:17. > :25:19.spiders. The spiderer's bite can cause swelling or fever though
:25:20. > :25:24.no-one hat the school has been bitten.
:25:25. > :25:29.-- at. Yes, normally there would be hundreds of kids out here enjoying
:25:30. > :25:33.their lunch break but this place is deserted, school is out, for spider,
:25:34. > :25:36.they were found in a block at the back of the building on Monday, then
:25:37. > :25:41.in other buildings round the site yesterday, so the decision was taken
:25:42. > :25:44.to close today, and call in the pest control officer, that is under way
:25:45. > :25:49.right now, and if you don't like spiders you might want to look away
:25:50. > :25:54.for a minute. A biology lesson they weren't
:25:55. > :26:00.expecting. This is a false widow spider, like the ones found inside
:26:01. > :26:05.the Dean Academy. Today, no lesson, the only uniforms are being worn by
:26:06. > :26:09.pest control officers, fumigating any part of the school. For pupils
:26:10. > :26:14.and parents, it is a surprise day off. I was scared at first, because
:26:15. > :26:18.I didn't know like what kind of spider it was, and to be truthful I
:26:19. > :26:23.am not a big fan of them. I was shocked to hear she was having a day
:26:24. > :26:26.off for spiders. I mean we live if f the forest. So we have got
:26:27. > :26:33.everything round here that can bite us, and you know, I think it is,
:26:34. > :26:39.maybe overreacting. I am not complaining. Like the spiders now,
:26:40. > :26:44.but I wouldn't pick one. You like them because they have given you day
:26:45. > :26:47.off? Yes. It is about the size of a 50 pence coin and is the most
:26:48. > :26:52.dangerous biting spider known in Britain. It came here from abroad in
:26:53. > :26:56.the 1870s, arriving in the south-west, but over the last 25
:26:57. > :27:00.year, it has been found right across southern England, and up into the
:27:01. > :27:06.Midlands. There he goes. This spider expert
:27:07. > :27:09.who lives near the school says he has had more reports of false widows
:27:10. > :27:14.in Gloucestershire but he thinks that is because of increased media
:27:15. > :27:19.coverage. He says they are not lethal and we shouldn't panic. It is
:27:20. > :27:25.very slow-moving. Few you got bitten by it you are unlucky. Some people
:27:26. > :27:31.do experience serious reactions to the bites and anyone with concerns
:27:32. > :27:37.is advised to seek medical advice. The school is stressing that nobody
:27:38. > :27:41.has been bitten, and as for that mum we heard in the piece saying she
:27:42. > :27:46.thought it might be an overreaction to shut the gate, the principal has
:27:47. > :27:51.issued a statement saying they took that decision to call in the pest
:27:52. > :27:54.control officers after taking advice from health officials at the
:27:55. > :27:59.council. They are hoping they will be able to re-open tomorrow, without
:28:00. > :28:09.any spiders on the site. Lets us look at the weather now.
:28:10. > :28:12.If you are scared of thunder and lightning you won't have enjoyed
:28:13. > :28:16.last night. There was spectacular show on offer, there is one
:28:17. > :28:19.photograph taken in Hampshire yesterday evening. The storms are
:28:20. > :28:23.clear I away and the weather is calming down, so for most places it
:28:24. > :28:27.is a bright and breezy afternoon, with sunny spells coming through,
:28:28. > :28:32.and those winds continuing to drop. A few showers still left in
:28:33. > :28:36.north-west areas but in the south the showers are clearing away. Some
:28:37. > :28:40.sunny spells in parts of eastern Scotland but in the north-west it
:28:41. > :28:43.remains blustery. A cooler feel and the showers continue to pepper
:28:44. > :28:47.western Scotland and Northern Ireland. A few showers getting into
:28:48. > :28:51.north-west England. Possibly North Wales but to the east of the
:28:52. > :28:54.Pennines things are drier and certainly south of Birmingham, most
:28:55. > :28:58.places having a bright and breezy afternoon with spells of sunshine.
:28:59. > :29:02.Temperatures lower than they have been, but out of the breeze not
:29:03. > :29:06.feeling too bad for October. The winds continue to die down
:29:07. > :29:12.overnight, they will remain lively in northern Scotland, but elsewhere
:29:13. > :29:17.with light winds and clear skies, that can of course lead top
:29:18. > :29:21.problems. It has been warm the last couple of nights but tonight down to
:29:22. > :29:24.single digits so a fresher feel for Thursday morning. There could be
:29:25. > :29:28.mist and fog round but that should tend to clear and generally,
:29:29. > :29:32.tomorrow looks like being a dry and for most a bright day. There will be
:29:33. > :29:36.more cloud in the south and west. Overall, as I said it is looking
:29:37. > :29:39.pretty good, with temperatures after that chilly start recovering into
:29:40. > :29:42.the mid teens. Make the most of tomorrow, because
:29:43. > :29:47.well, by Friday we are almost back to square one. Another low, another
:29:48. > :29:52.set of weather fronts, the isobars squeezing together, so yes, another
:29:53. > :29:57.bout of wet and windy weather. A bleak looking start to Friday. The
:29:58. > :30:01.rain lingers in Scotland, there will be lots of blustery showers in Wales
:30:02. > :30:04.and south-west England. The winds continue to come up from the south,
:30:05. > :30:08.so here is another mild day, where we get sunshine, temperatures
:30:09. > :30:12.getting into the high teens, the winds are big feature of the weather
:30:13. > :30:16.this weekend. Some of us will have a dry Saturday morning before rain
:30:17. > :30:20.arrives and bluesry showers on Sunday, with that sort of forecast,
:30:21. > :30:24.no surprise to see another low nearby. It is this weather front
:30:25. > :30:28.that spreads the weather front on Saturday. Lots of showers for
:30:29. > :30:31.Sunday. I want to draw your attention further south.
:30:32. > :30:35.It doesn't look that scary at the moment, but it does have the
:30:36. > :30:40.potential, that is what it is, the potential to turn things stormry on
:30:41. > :30:47.Sunday night and Monday morning. The message at the moment stay tuned to
:30:48. > :30:50.the forecast. The petrochemical plant at
:30:51. > :30:55.Grangemouth is to close with the loss of 800 jobs. It follows a
:30:56. > :30:59.bitter row between management and unions over cost cutting. The
:31:00. > :31:03.company says it wants to resume operations. And just to let you know
:31:04. > :31:08.if you want to watch the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arriving with
:31:09. > :31:12.Prince George, for his christening, along with the God parents you can
:31:13. > :31:15.do so round 3.00.