:00:00. > :00:08.A video claiming to show more than a hundred of the kidnapped Nigerian
:00:09. > :00:12.schoolgirls is released by the Islamist group Boko Haram. It says
:00:13. > :00:16.it won't release the Nigerian schoolgirls until all their
:00:17. > :00:20.militants are freed from prison. We'll be live in Borno province with
:00:21. > :00:24.our world affairs editor. Also this lunchtime: A woman has
:00:25. > :00:29.told a court of her shock at being assaulted by Rolf Harris while on
:00:30. > :00:33.holiday with his family in Hawaii. The Prime Minister says the Take
:00:34. > :00:38.That singer Gary Barlow doesn't need to hand back his OBE over the tax
:00:39. > :00:42.avoidance scheme he'd used. The toll of battle - there's a sharp
:00:43. > :00:47.increase in the number of Afghanistan veterans seeking help
:00:48. > :00:50.for post traumatic stress disorder. Countdown to Glasgow 2014 - the
:00:51. > :00:57.Commonwealth baton begins its 74 day tour of the British Isles.
:00:58. > :00:59.Later on BBC London, the former Essex County Council leader faces
:01:00. > :01:02.suspension from Parliament over his allowances.
:01:03. > :01:24.And warning of Muslims being radicalised in prison.
:01:25. > :01:31.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One. A new video said to
:01:32. > :01:34.show more than 130 of the missing schoolgirls, kidnapped in Nigeria
:01:35. > :01:39.almost a month ago, has been released by the Islamist group, Boko
:01:40. > :01:43.Haram. It shows pictures of the group's leader who says the girls
:01:44. > :01:46.will only be freed if members of his group are released from detention.
:01:47. > :01:58.Our correspondent Nick Childs reports.
:01:59. > :02:01.Images that are sure to renew the anguish but also maybe raise some
:02:02. > :02:05.hopes for the missing Nigerian schoolgirls. According to Boko
:02:06. > :02:09.Haram, this frightened looking group is more than 100 of the abducted
:02:10. > :02:14.girls. They are chanting verse from the Koran will stop their
:02:15. > :02:20.full-length garb is because they have converted to Islam, say Boko
:02:21. > :02:25.Haram. A militant leader sets out is demands in the video. He says he
:02:26. > :02:30.will release the girls only if members of Boko Haram are also set
:02:31. > :02:39.free from prison. Here, one girl from the group, shuffles anxiously
:02:40. > :02:44.forward, reciting the Koran. Here, a rather contracting image and a very
:02:45. > :02:51.different appearance. Four students reunited with their families a week
:02:52. > :02:53.after the abduction. The grief of these families over their missing
:02:54. > :02:59.children has reached an resonated around the world. Nearly a month now
:03:00. > :03:02.since the Boko Haram read that right this school and took away their
:03:03. > :03:08.pupils, the international effort to find them has widened. Israel has
:03:09. > :03:13.offered its expertise. The Nigerian military may be making a show of its
:03:14. > :03:19.presence on the ground now, but still the criticism grows over the
:03:20. > :03:24.authorities response. They will tell you they are doing their best. But
:03:25. > :03:26.we as parents, and I as a representative of the people, will
:03:27. > :03:34.only say the Government have done very well if the girls are back safe
:03:35. > :03:40.and healthy. If the girls are back. We don't know when or exactly where
:03:41. > :03:43.this video was recorded. The state governor of the region believes most
:03:44. > :03:46.of them are still in Nigeria and have not been taken across the
:03:47. > :03:52.border. What all this means for the chances of finding and freeing them
:03:53. > :03:57.is not clear. But it is sure to sharpen the global concern for their
:03:58. > :04:01.fate. A woman has been telling a jury how,
:04:02. > :04:04.as a teenager, she was sexually abused by Rolf Harris while she was
:04:05. > :04:07.on holiday with the entertainer and his family. Rolf Harris denies
:04:08. > :04:09.indecently assaulting her and three other girls, between 1968 and 1986.
:04:10. > :04:21.Our correspondent Sangita Myska is at Southwark Crown Court.
:04:22. > :04:26.Rolf Harris, once described as a national treasure, today came to
:04:27. > :04:29.court to face one of his accusers. She claims that Rolf Harris
:04:30. > :04:35.repeatedly sexually assaulted her over two decades. She says the abuse
:04:36. > :04:45.started when she was 13 years old on a family holiday to Hawaii. Flanked
:04:46. > :04:49.by his wife and his daughter, Rolf Harris arrived at court for the
:04:50. > :04:53.second day of his trial. It is Bindi's childhood friend who today
:04:54. > :04:58.accused the veteran childhood entertainer of abuse lasting more
:04:59. > :05:00.than two decades. Inside court, he listened intently through headphones
:05:01. > :05:23.as his alleged victim told the court:
:05:24. > :05:30.around the time of the alleged incident, Rolf Harris was well known
:05:31. > :05:33.and a much loved children's entertainer.
:05:34. > :05:36.It was that fame, said the alleged victim, but stopped speaking out and
:05:37. > :05:48.left her feeling disgusted with herself will stop she described her
:05:49. > :05:51.as a teenager she turned to alcohol. The alleged victim claims the abuse
:05:52. > :05:55.continued for several years after the holiday ended, including an
:05:56. > :06:01.incident at the Harris family home in Berkshire. Mr Harris is accused
:06:02. > :06:06.of 12 historic counts of indecent assault. There are at least four
:06:07. > :06:15.alleged victims. He denies the charges against him. Of those 12
:06:16. > :06:18.charges, seven relates to this particular victim. Her evidence is
:06:19. > :06:20.expected to continue for the afternoon.
:06:21. > :06:24.David Cameron has rejected calls for Gary Barlow to hand back his OBE,
:06:25. > :06:28.after a judge ruled the singer had invested in a scheme predominantly
:06:29. > :06:32.designed for tax avoidance. The Labour MP, Margaret Hodge, said the
:06:33. > :06:36.singer might now like to show a bit of contrition by giving back the
:06:37. > :06:40.award. Barlow and two other members of Take That, Howard Donald and Mark
:06:41. > :06:51.Owen, may have to repay millions of pounds in tax relief. Ross Hawkins
:06:52. > :06:55.reports. Should the boy band star who grew up
:06:56. > :07:00.to organise the Jubilee concert for the Queen, give back his OBE for
:07:01. > :07:05.trying to keep down his tax bill? The Prime Minister does not think
:07:06. > :07:08.so. Gary Barlow has done a huge amount for the country. He has
:07:09. > :07:13.raised money for charity, done very well for Children in Need. I am not
:07:14. > :07:18.sure the OBE is in respect of that work. But clearly this scheme was
:07:19. > :07:26.wrong. It is right they have to pay back the money. Among the investors
:07:27. > :07:38.in the scheme were Barlow along with Howard Donald and Mark Bowen.
:07:39. > :07:43.Larkdale LLP... The court has decided the losses were artificial.
:07:44. > :07:47.It all seems very distant from the moment in 2010 when David Cameron
:07:48. > :07:53.picked Gary Barlow to sprinkle a little stardust on his election
:07:54. > :07:57.campaign. It is a pleasure to share the stage with a founding member of
:07:58. > :08:04.Britain's best ever boy band, Gary Barlow. Things were much less matey
:08:05. > :08:09.with comedian Jimmy Carter to years later, when David Cameron said his
:08:10. > :08:14.tax arrangements were morally wrong. At the Treasury, all of the talk is
:08:15. > :08:18.of a crackdown. Somebody is cheating on their taxes, that is reducing
:08:19. > :08:24.resources in public services. It is socially unacceptable. Whatever the
:08:25. > :08:28.politicians say, after the adulation and euphoria could come the sort of
:08:29. > :08:32.tax bill that would bring even the brightest of stars down. --
:08:33. > :08:38.down-to-earth. And we can speak brightest of stars down. --
:08:39. > :08:42.Ross now. How difficult is it for the Prime Minister to be seen to be
:08:43. > :08:47.praising somebody who has aggressively been avoiding paying
:08:48. > :08:50.text? Avoiding taxes legal. The risk is if you put all your money into a
:08:51. > :08:57.company that is only there to plan for tax, you risk facing a massive
:08:58. > :09:00.bill after tax tribunal. The politicians would like British
:09:01. > :09:05.culture to substantially change so people feel so bad in their heart of
:09:06. > :09:08.hearts, they don't do this. They know there are plenty of lawyers and
:09:09. > :09:12.accountants coming up with this scheme. They are not going out of
:09:13. > :09:16.business any time soon. They know there is a real difficulty in
:09:17. > :09:20.appearing to show any sympathy with somebody accused of avoiding tax,
:09:21. > :09:24.but also going out of your way to publicly criticise them. Once you
:09:25. > :09:28.criticise one person, you get asked about the next. There is a political
:09:29. > :09:31.the message the Government wants to the message the Government wants to
:09:32. > :09:38.get out there about cracking down on tax avoidance.
:09:39. > :09:40.Pro-Russian separatists in part of eastern Ukraine have declared
:09:41. > :09:43.victory in an unofficial independence
:09:44. > :09:44.victory in an unofficial opposition from western leaders, and
:09:45. > :09:47.from the authorities in Kiev. Within opposition from western leaders, and
:09:48. > :09:48.hours of the polls closing in the Donetsk region, the organisers said
:09:49. > :09:56.89% of voters had backed a break Donetsk region, the organisers said
:09:57. > :10:06.Rainsford is in Donetsk, where the first results were announced.
:10:07. > :10:10.Rainsford is in Donetsk, where the As you are saying, we have
:10:11. > :10:12.Rainsford is in Donetsk, where the series of voices in the
:10:13. > :10:18.international community and from the Government in Kiev condemning this
:10:19. > :10:22.bold, talking about it as a legal -- illegal and a farce. The organisers
:10:23. > :10:28.are claiming a huge victory, talking about a landslide result in favour
:10:29. > :10:31.of self-rule. This boat has only added to the tensions here in what
:10:32. > :10:37.is becoming very rapidly a very deeply divided society. -- is this
:10:38. > :10:43.vote. The morning after the referendum. Sloviansk is their
:10:44. > :10:46.stronghold. There were clashes with government troops on the outskirts
:10:47. > :10:52.overnight. Now there is an uneasy calm. Activists have been collating
:10:53. > :10:56.the results of the vote. As expected, it declared a landslide
:10:57. > :11:02.victory for self-rule. This was no ordinary ballots. Held alongside the
:11:03. > :11:07.armed men now in control here. The rebels say this region has spoken
:11:08. > :11:10.now. It's destiny is decided. Away from the barricades, I found opinion
:11:11. > :11:15.deeply divided even among Russian speakers.
:11:16. > :11:18.TRANSLATION: There are lots of nationalities in this region, not
:11:19. > :11:23.just Russian. Why should they become Russian citizens just because some
:11:24. > :11:28.people you speak Russian? They want to live in Ukraine.
:11:29. > :11:30.TRANSLATION: I want to join Russia. This country can no longer be
:11:31. > :11:34.united. But on the streets here live does
:11:35. > :11:39.look pretty normal. People have gone back to work. They are going about
:11:40. > :11:42.their business. Just a few metres from here in City Hall, pro-Russian
:11:43. > :11:47.rebels are still in control. There aren't meant in checkpoints around
:11:48. > :11:52.the city. Russia, which had called on the rebels to put -- to postpone
:11:53. > :11:56.the referendum, say people have spoken and there will must be
:11:57. > :11:59.respected. TRANSLATION: We respect the will of
:12:00. > :12:05.the people of the Luhansk and Donetsk regions. We hope the
:12:06. > :12:12.the people of the Luhansk and cementation of the referendum will
:12:13. > :12:15.proceed along civilised lines. International leaders have condemned
:12:16. > :12:20.the vote as a farce. The EU is discussing more sanctions. These
:12:21. > :12:24.attempted referendum sub zero and ability in the eyes of the world.
:12:25. > :12:28.They are illegal by anybody's standards. They do not meet a single
:12:29. > :12:36.standard of objectivity, transparency, fairness or being
:12:37. > :12:41.properly concocted. -- conducted. Dancer moving fast. The rebels are
:12:42. > :12:46.talking about a parallel government, even a military. Stepping back is
:12:47. > :12:49.becoming increasingly difficult. The situation here is extremely
:12:50. > :12:54.volatile, potentially very dangerous. And now Russia talking
:12:55. > :12:57.about the need for a dialogue within Ukraine between the east and the
:12:58. > :13:00.west of the country. The Government in Ukraine say they will not
:13:01. > :13:03.negotiate with what it calls terrorists in the east of the
:13:04. > :13:06.country. Two bodies have been found this
:13:07. > :13:09.morning by rescuers searching for three men who disappeared while
:13:10. > :13:12.kayaking on the River Tyne in Northumberland. The alarm was raised
:13:13. > :13:15.when the men failed to return home last night. Police, coastguards and
:13:16. > :13:28.an RAF team are continuing the search. Danny Savage is at Wylam in
:13:29. > :13:31.Northumberland. What was really noticeable about
:13:32. > :13:34.these rivers flowing out of the high Pennines over the weekend is that
:13:35. > :13:39.they were unseasonably high and flowing very fast. That is because
:13:40. > :13:43.we have had a lot of rain in this part of the country in the past
:13:44. > :13:50.three days. Those sort of conditions have to be a factor in this
:13:51. > :13:55.investigation. Tied to the top of the fire engine,
:13:56. > :14:01.this is believed to be one of three kayaks involved in a disastrous trip
:14:02. > :14:05.down the River Tyne yesterday. Three men were reported missing late last
:14:06. > :14:11.night. Searchers have found the bodies of two of them, but the other
:14:12. > :14:17.man is still missing. We look for two brothers aged 41 and 40, and the
:14:18. > :14:21.cousin aged 36. The three of them went to Hexham to commute down the
:14:22. > :14:27.river as they have done before. It was not until they were excessively
:14:28. > :14:32.late home that concern was expressed and we started to search.
:14:33. > :14:35.Unfortunately, at about 5:15am this morning we recovered one body. An
:14:36. > :14:42.hour later we recorded a second person. -- recovered. We are looking
:14:43. > :14:45.for a third person. Emergency services are spread out along this
:14:46. > :14:50.pretty stretch of the River Tyne, several miles west of Newcastle. As
:14:51. > :14:54.well as boats and binoculars, helicopters are also involved in the
:14:55. > :14:59.operation. Police say a car belonging to the kayakers was found
:15:00. > :15:04.close to a rowing club in Hexham. Another of their vehicles was
:15:05. > :15:07.located downriver. That is a distance of about 13 miles. Not far
:15:08. > :15:13.into their journey, things went badly wrong. Another of the kayaks
:15:14. > :15:16.was found near Corbridge. It was carried away by investigators. Were
:15:17. > :15:46.these suitable vessels for the conditions last night?
:15:47. > :15:57.Start-macro the conditions look pretty benign.
:15:58. > :16:10.Search crews are carrying up and down all the time, trying to locate
:16:11. > :16:13.the one last body. Our top story... A video claiming to show more than
:16:14. > :16:17.130 of the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls is released by the
:16:18. > :16:27.Islamist group, Boko Haram. It says it won't release the girls until all
:16:28. > :16:33.their members are freed from prison. We are live from St Helier where
:16:34. > :16:40.hundreds of people have watched the Queens baton relay on its first full
:16:41. > :16:44.day across the Channel Islands. On London, the First World War stories
:16:45. > :16:48.preserved for generations thanks to a new digital archive. As Ashley
:16:49. > :16:53.Cole bowed out of international football, we asked which London
:16:54. > :16:58.players will make it into the England squad.
:16:59. > :17:04.There has been a significant increase in the number of UK
:17:05. > :17:10.veterans of the Afghanistan conflict seeking mental health treatment. A
:17:11. > :17:14.leading charity, Combat Stress, said it had received 358 new referrals in
:17:15. > :17:17.2013, a 57% rise on the previous year. The charity, which currently
:17:18. > :17:19.supports more than 660 Afghanistan veterans, said the issue would
:17:20. > :17:22.become heightened as UK forces prepare to leave the country. Our
:17:23. > :17:29.defence correspondent, Caroline Wyatt, reports.
:17:30. > :17:37.British forces have fought in Helmand since 2006. The UK 's role
:17:38. > :17:42.in the war may soon be over but some face new battles back at home.
:17:43. > :17:47.Physical wounds can be easier to see and treat but mental scars may
:17:48. > :17:54.remain. Former reservist Jack Wood saw friends die in front of him in
:17:55. > :17:59.Helmand. He still suffers from post-traumatic stress. His book
:18:00. > :18:06.describes the trauma veterans can feel on return from combat. I was
:18:07. > :18:10.constantly on alert for dangers around me. That is the mentality you
:18:11. > :18:17.have in Afghanistan. You bring this home with you. I was getting
:18:18. > :18:27.terrible dreams, always revolving around either killing people or
:18:28. > :18:31.seeing people killed. Combat Stress has said it has seen a sharp rise in
:18:32. > :18:36.soldiers who fought in Afghanistan seeking its help although it is
:18:37. > :18:42.still hard for many to admit they need it. Many pretend they can solve
:18:43. > :18:44.the problems themselves. We train soldiers to solve problems. That
:18:45. > :18:50.training makes them very good soldiers and make them very bad at
:18:51. > :18:55.asking for help. Maybe it is not all great. I am going through a real
:18:56. > :19:01.mind map at the moment. Do I need to talk about it? No. An ad campaign
:19:02. > :19:06.launched three years ago encouraged soldiers to come forward. Veterans
:19:07. > :19:13.of Afghanistan are seeking help sooner, after 18 months, rather than
:19:14. > :19:18.waiting for 13 years. It is not entirely clear why veterans of the
:19:19. > :19:24.campaign in Afghanistan are coming for most -- forward earlier for help
:19:25. > :19:32.than in other campaigns but the MoD is keen to help with the stigma of
:19:33. > :19:36.combat. British Bull says are preparing to leave Helmand. The task
:19:37. > :19:44.now is to ensure those struggling with mental wounds are not left to
:19:45. > :19:48.cope alone. The Olympic athlete, Oscar Pistorius, has had an anxiety
:19:49. > :19:52.disorder since childhood and was anxious about violent crime. That is
:19:53. > :19:59.according to a psychiatrist giving evidence at his murder trial. It is
:20:00. > :20:05.said the actions should be seen in the context of his anxiety. The
:20:06. > :20:08.double amputee denies intentionally killing Reeva Steenkamp. Our
:20:09. > :20:14.correspondent is outside the court in Pretoria. Take us through what
:20:15. > :20:20.has been said. A very significant day in this trial. The defence
:20:21. > :20:25.psychiatrist was brought in, basically, to try to explain to the
:20:26. > :20:33.court the sense of vulnerability, the disability experienced by after
:20:34. > :20:34.the stories. -- Oscar Pistorius. He had an anxiety disorder
:20:35. > :20:38.the stories. -- Oscar Pistorius. He to where he had his legs amputated.
:20:39. > :20:47.He normal person would do about that.
:20:48. > :20:51.She said the night that Reeva Steenkamp was killed, Oscar the
:20:52. > :20:58.stories was much more likely to have a fight rather than a flight
:20:59. > :21:04.instinct. -- Oscar Pistorius. He was more likely to confront perceived
:21:05. > :21:08.danger than run away from it. She said he was not mentally ill and new
:21:09. > :21:15.right from wrong. The prosecutor said, if you are using his mental
:21:16. > :21:19.health as a defence, then he should be submitted for psychiatric
:21:20. > :21:23.evaluation by the court. There has been some toing and froing on that
:21:24. > :21:28.in the last few minutes. Basically, it looks like the prosecution will
:21:29. > :21:33.ask for that. If the judge agrees, we could see this trial delayed by a
:21:34. > :21:41.month or more. Thank you very much for that. The CBI has issued a
:21:42. > :21:44.warning about the risks of unsustainable house price
:21:45. > :21:47.inflation. The employers organisation says that policymakers
:21:48. > :21:51.need to be alert to the risks associated with rising prices. It
:21:52. > :21:56.also says the Bank of England may raise interest rates early next
:21:57. > :22:01.year. With me is keep him. I think the Governor of the Bank of England
:22:02. > :22:13.will be speaking about this later in the week. -- with me is Hugh Pym. It
:22:14. > :22:18.is becoming a pretty big talking point. The CBI is upbeat about the
:22:19. > :22:23.British economy. It says prospects are bright and they do expect a
:22:24. > :22:26.broader recovery this year. They are bringing forward their forecast of
:22:27. > :22:30.when interest rates may go up from the historic rate of .5% we have had
:22:31. > :22:33.for quite a few years now. They think it will happen in the early
:22:34. > :22:37.part of next year, the first three months. They are joining various
:22:38. > :22:45.other commentators who take that view. Others expected to happen
:22:46. > :22:47.later in the year. If it did happen in the first three months, that
:22:48. > :22:51.would be before the general election. A pretty important move if
:22:52. > :22:56.that does happen. They say the rate of house price inflation does look
:22:57. > :23:01.unsustainable. Some suggest double figure growth in quite a few areas
:23:02. > :23:04.above 10%, that is. Therefore, action quite possibly may be
:23:05. > :23:08.needed. Who will take the action will be the Bank of England, through
:23:09. > :23:11.its financial policy committee. It has the powers to get lenders to
:23:12. > :23:15.tighten up criteria in terms of lending to people, what they can
:23:16. > :23:19.afford in terms of mortgages. That may well happen in June, when the
:23:20. > :23:22.bank 's financial policy committee meets. We will hear from the
:23:23. > :23:26.Governor on Wednesday when he unveils, with his colleagues, the
:23:27. > :23:33.inflation report. That is broadly about the state of the economy.
:23:34. > :23:36.There will be questions about house prices to him. He may give us some
:23:37. > :23:39.clues and also clues as to what the bank is thinking about when the
:23:40. > :23:45.first increase in interest rates will happen. Thank you. After 107
:23:46. > :23:48.caps and three world cups, Ashley Cole has retired from international
:23:49. > :23:53.football after being left out of being does God for Brazil. It is
:23:54. > :23:58.thought Luke Shaw will be named in Roy Hodgson 's squad this afternoon.
:23:59. > :24:03.Let's speak to our correspondent. What else we know of who is in and
:24:04. > :24:07.who's out? When an England manager announces a World Cup squad who can
:24:08. > :24:11.be sure of two things. Not everyone will agree and it will leak to the
:24:12. > :24:16.press. The biggest decision was whether to go on form or reputation.
:24:17. > :24:19.If he does choose Luke Shaw, as we believe, for back-up to Leighton
:24:20. > :24:28.Baines at left back and said Ashley Cole, and it is clear he has gone on
:24:29. > :24:29.form because Luke Shaw has had a sensational season Hampton. He is
:24:30. > :24:33.now the subject of a ?27 million bid sensational season Hampton. He is
:24:34. > :24:39.for Manchester United but he has only played 45 minutes for United --
:24:40. > :24:47.England. When the news broke last night, Ashley Cole took to twitter.
:24:48. > :24:51.He agreed the England team should be about young players and thought it
:24:52. > :24:57.best to retire from England now. It was a pleasure to get to 107 caps.
:24:58. > :25:01.Like me or not, trust me, it has hurt me to stop playing for my
:25:02. > :25:05.country, proud and honoured. He called the decision one of the
:25:06. > :25:09.hardest of his career. In the next hour, he will explain the reasons
:25:10. > :25:14.behind the rest of the players in the 23 man squad and the seven
:25:15. > :25:18.players he has placed on stand-by. I understand Michael Carrick has
:25:19. > :25:27.played the prize for Manchester United 's bad season. He won not be
:25:28. > :25:30.in the 23. The make up of the squad is expected to be quite young, very
:25:31. > :25:40.useful. Maybe only three players over the age of 30. The focus on
:25:41. > :25:51.youth and the future. In 74 days, the 2014, last games' go. Today, the
:25:52. > :25:55.Queens baton begins its tour of the British Isles. It arrived in Jersey
:25:56. > :26:02.yesterday and was carried ashore by Tom Daley. Our correspondent is in
:26:03. > :26:07.St Helier for us. Over to you. If you are a young athlete in Jersey,
:26:08. > :26:13.this was a day for dreaming, a date when you could hold the Commonwealth
:26:14. > :26:22.bat on, perhaps -- baton, perhaps get a picture. Big to the day when
:26:23. > :26:28.you could get a gold medal it was about getting as many people as
:26:29. > :26:35.possible as close to the baton so far that plan seems to be working.
:26:36. > :26:42.On the outskirts of St Helier, the sun rose to the sound of pipes. Many
:26:43. > :26:45.would have a close encounter with a symbol of sporting prowess. The
:26:46. > :26:51.first appointment was with the Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
:26:52. > :26:54.first appointment was with the the hill, a stadium about. Perhaps
:26:55. > :26:59.these young athletes would win that own gold medals one day. This
:27:00. > :27:04.morning of the most of them a moment they would never forget. We are
:27:05. > :27:14.small island, a small community. A huge percentage will see it and a
:27:15. > :27:21.huge percentage will get involved. Every twist, every turn... A small
:27:22. > :27:24.island in a large sporting family. Since the baton (last October, it
:27:25. > :27:28.has crisscrossed the world. By the time it made landfall in Jersey
:27:29. > :27:36.yesterday, it had already visited most of the nations and territories
:27:37. > :27:45.to make up the Commonwealth. From Canada to a mode island, cities and
:27:46. > :27:57.tiny villages. In Edinburgh, it stirred memories of past games. The
:27:58. > :28:01.Commonwealth Games is known as the friendly games. The likes of any
:28:02. > :28:04.Channel Islands, whether it is go to your journey, the islands in the
:28:05. > :28:09.Pacific that are in the Commonwealth, they can compete at an
:28:10. > :28:14.international level. They can be on the world stage with the best there
:28:15. > :28:21.is. Everyone remembers the day the Olympic torch pass through. Now this
:28:22. > :28:31.journey is pointing the way to another inspiring summer and
:28:32. > :28:37.encouraging many to reach for the top. The baton goes off to meet more
:28:38. > :28:42.young athletes this afternoon and into tomorrow morning and then back
:28:43. > :28:50.across the seas to Guernsey. Thank you very much indeed. Now for the
:28:51. > :28:51.weather. I wonder whether there will be gorgeous sunshine like there was
:28:52. > :29:00.in Jersey. In this forecast, we have the best
:29:01. > :29:04.burst. The talk of whether transformation as we go through this
:29:05. > :29:09.week. The warmer colours come across south. By the end of the week, we
:29:10. > :29:14.are talking temperatures into the high teens, low 20s in places. We
:29:15. > :29:21.are not there yet. As well as the Caulfield, plenty of showers. The
:29:22. > :29:24.day started with heavy downpours. You can see the extent of the
:29:25. > :29:33.showers dotted about the UK at the moment. Intense downpours. Hale and
:29:34. > :29:36.thunder is possible with the showers as well. Let's take a look at things
:29:37. > :29:43.at 4pm. Not many showers at taught in novel in Scotland. Elsewhere, in
:29:44. > :29:47.Scotland, with the showers, a lot of showers around. The
:29:48. > :29:55.Scotland, with the showers, a lot of Anglia. Some are migrating
:29:56. > :30:00.east into the southern counties. Drier conditions for many of us in
:30:01. > :30:04.south-west England and Wales. Note the strength of the wind. It is
:30:05. > :30:07.blustery, as we just saw from those pictures in Jersey. There is a
:30:08. > :30:13.strong wind and showers in the vicinity. A further shower cannot be
:30:14. > :30:18.ruled out. The wind eases a little bit across southern areas as we go
:30:19. > :30:21.through the night. Light winds, clear skies for some. Temperatures
:30:22. > :30:31.dropping lower than they have been of late. Maybe a rumble of thunder.
:30:32. > :30:34.Colder in the countryside. In northern Scotland, temperatures
:30:35. > :30:39.close to freezing as the day begins. Tomorrow, a fairly slow
:30:40. > :30:44.start. There will be a few showers around. A few more will get going as
:30:45. > :30:48.we go deeper into the day. England, Wales, south-east Scotland and
:30:49. > :30:52.Northern Ireland. Some of them will be thundery. There is too skies
:30:53. > :31:00.between the showers and it will feel warmer than it does today. -- blue
:31:01. > :31:04.skies. Very few showers and variable cloud and sunshine. You will notice
:31:05. > :31:08.the temperatures are heading up a few degrees. That is due to the high
:31:09. > :31:12.pressure building in across the UK. There will still be some cloud,
:31:13. > :31:16.breeze and rain bearing weather fronts across the UK. The second
:31:17. > :31:24.half of the week is looking drive. Hallowed to warmth and high-pressure
:31:25. > :31:32.and the temperatures heading up. -- hello. Now a reminder of our top
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