:00:09. > :00:14.AstraZeneca rejects a final takeover attempt by the American drug's
:00:15. > :00:18.company Pfizer. Billions are wiped off the share prize. The company
:00:19. > :00:23.says the deal would threaten the development of new drugs. We've
:00:24. > :00:29.rejected it because we think the value in itself is less than we can
:00:30. > :00:33.do as an independent company in quickly delivering drugs to the
:00:34. > :00:38.market. A Premier League committee discusses
:00:39. > :00:42.the future of Richard Scudamore as Chief Executive as the row about
:00:43. > :00:48.sexism continues. Ben Ainslie is among thousands of
:00:49. > :00:52.people urging the US Coastguard to continue its search for four British
:00:53. > :00:57.sail errs missing since Friday. A woman tells the Rolf Harris trial
:00:58. > :01:02.he assaulted her when she was just 11.
:01:03. > :01:06.Sir Jack Brabham, one of the greatest ever racing drivers, has
:01:07. > :01:13.died. He won three Formula One championships. One in a car he
:01:14. > :01:16.designed himself. On BBC London, detectives launch a
:01:17. > :01:21.murder investigation after a man found dead at a flat fire suffered
:01:22. > :01:23.multiple stab wounds. House building in London is at its lowest level for
:01:24. > :01:43.more than six years. Hello. Welcome to the BBC News at
:01:44. > :01:49.one. There have been more dramatic
:01:50. > :01:52.developments in Pfizer's attempt to takeover the UK pharmaceutical
:01:53. > :01:59.company AstraZeneca. Pfizer said it was making its fourth and final bid
:02:00. > :02:04.offering ?55 a share valuing the company at ?69 million. But
:02:05. > :02:09.AstraZeneca rejected the offer saying the deal would threaten the
:02:10. > :02:16.production of new drugs. That caused shares in AstraZeneca to plunge by
:02:17. > :02:20.14% in early trading. Pfizer's plan to take over AstraZeneca could
:02:21. > :02:25.create the world's biggest drug company. But last night, Pfizer
:02:26. > :02:31.raised its offer but AstraZeneca said no. We've rejected it because
:02:32. > :02:35.we think the value in itself a less than we can do as an independent
:02:36. > :02:41.company in quickly delivering drugs to the market.
:02:42. > :02:45.To sweeten the deal, Pfizer committed to maintaining a
:02:46. > :02:49.significant presence at this plant in Macclesfield and keeping 20% of
:02:50. > :02:54.research jobs in Britain. That didn't satisfy MPs who grilled the
:02:55. > :02:59.companies last week. Pfizer's boss admitted overall research funding
:03:00. > :03:05.would be cut and jobs would go. I'm not sitting here saying we can
:03:06. > :03:11.become more efficient without some reduction in jobs. I cannot tell you
:03:12. > :03:18.how much, how many or where. The saying Ga began on January 5th
:03:19. > :03:27.Pfizer met AstraZeneca bosses in New York for secret talks and proposed a
:03:28. > :03:33.bid of ?46.62 per share. On May 2nd, Pfizer said it would offer ?50 per
:03:34. > :03:40.share. On may 16th the company said it would go to ?53.50 but
:03:41. > :03:49.AstraZeneca said this underwool Ood the company. Jed, it upped the bid
:03:50. > :03:55.proposal to ?55 per share but it was rejected by as sister Zeneca's
:03:56. > :04:01.board. The offer's never been put to AstraZeneca's shareholders. They saw
:04:02. > :04:05.the value in their company fall as its share price plummeted. Pfizer
:04:06. > :04:10.needed to go further. The offer from Pfizer this time round is an
:04:11. > :04:16.improved offer but not been improved enough to really make anybody who
:04:17. > :04:26.was waiverering before change their minds. -- wavering.
:04:27. > :04:33.The row has raised questions about foreign takeovers of strategically
:04:34. > :04:37.important UK firms. Labour says it woulden rules but the Government
:04:38. > :04:42.insisted any takeover matters is for the company themselves.
:04:43. > :04:47.Our Business Editor is with me. Is the deal dead? I think it is on life
:04:48. > :04:51.support. These are drugs company, if nothing else.
:04:52. > :04:59.Pfizer said it will not go hostile. It will not put an aggressive bid
:05:00. > :05:04.straight to the shareholders, owners of AstraZeneca who would then force
:05:05. > :05:08.the board to the negotiating table. That's too politically difficult.
:05:09. > :05:10.Pfizer is the big American firm. It would find that very, very
:05:11. > :05:17.difficult. So, today, the only thing that could
:05:18. > :05:22.happen would be AstraZeneca shareholders decide ?55 is a lot
:05:23. > :05:26.better than they would get if they stuck with as sfra Zeneca as a
:05:27. > :05:31.company. They would force the board to start negotiations. I think
:05:32. > :05:35.that's unlikely. They would have to wait six months for another chance
:05:36. > :05:39.to bid under takeover panel rules. At that stage, the tax advantages
:05:40. > :05:44.they get at the moment may have been closed off by the US Government. So,
:05:45. > :05:49.on life support to the point of the life support being turned off.
:05:50. > :05:55.What now for AstraZeneca itself? It is talking a lot about new drug
:05:56. > :06:02.development? The big test for them is let us stay independent, we'll do
:06:03. > :06:05.very well on drugs on diabetes, on cancer, cardiovascular. The proof
:06:06. > :06:08.with now be can they actually deliver on those drugs as an
:06:09. > :06:12.independent company. Thank you.
:06:13. > :06:17.A Premier League committee is discussing the future of its Chief
:06:18. > :06:24.Executive Richard Scudamore. He's under pressure to resign for making
:06:25. > :06:29.sexist comments in emails sent from his work accounts. Dan ran is
:06:30. > :06:37.outside the league's headquarters in London.
:06:38. > :06:43.This has meant more scrutiny on how the committee handle proceed usual.
:06:44. > :06:49.Some say Richard Scudamore's future is being decided by four men who
:06:50. > :06:55.approved a 2 million salary. Others say the issue isover lone. Scudamore
:06:56. > :06:59.should be judged on the fact he's supported and promoted women's
:07:00. > :07:05.football in the past. This is a con trophy very uncomfortable for those
:07:06. > :07:09.on top of the game. Richard Scudamore transformed
:07:10. > :07:15.football. Today, the game's most powerful figure faces his greatest
:07:16. > :07:22.challenge to date. He faces mounting pressure over sexist emails he sent
:07:23. > :07:25.to a friend. Bruise Burke, Dave gill and Stoke City chairman Peter coats
:07:26. > :07:31.are meeting this morning to decide what action to take. Meanwhile, the
:07:32. > :07:37.personal assistant who leaked the emails has gone public. I felt
:07:38. > :07:44.humiliated demeaned, I felt I didn't want to Rae them. They were sexist,
:07:45. > :07:51.very degrading to women. I feel he should resign. Scudamore's
:07:52. > :07:56.apologised. But FA board member Heather Rab at said he should
:07:57. > :07:59.resign. A Super League match yesterday between Arsenal and
:08:00. > :08:04.Manchester City at a time when women's football has never been more
:08:05. > :08:08.popular, it is clear the scandal's sparked a wide ranging debate. He
:08:09. > :08:14.said some strong statements. He should be given a chance to answer
:08:15. > :08:16.for himself. If his answer is not satisfactory or if he's not showing
:08:17. > :08:20.any willingness to satisfactory or if he's not showing
:08:21. > :08:29.behaviour, there's a decision to be made. It is a poor show. I agree he
:08:30. > :08:33.has to consider his position. Scudamore's one of football's great
:08:34. > :08:37.survivors. His reputation is under scrutiny over a case which raises
:08:38. > :08:41.questions about the game's commitment to equality.
:08:42. > :08:46.Tomorrow, the FA Inclusion Advisory Board will respond to whatever the
:08:47. > :08:50.Premier League committee decide to do. Richard Scudamore is there in
:08:51. > :08:56.person. One of the members of the committee said he'd be surprised if
:08:57. > :09:02.Scudamore host his job but they have to bare in mind the concerns of
:09:03. > :09:08.sport's minister, FA and others. Thank you.
:09:09. > :09:14.The Olympic yachts man Sir Ben Ainslie's joined calls for the US
:09:15. > :09:19.Coastguard to resume the search for four British sailors. Contact with
:09:20. > :09:27.the boat was lost after it reported running into difficulties off the
:09:28. > :09:35.coast of Cape Cod. On online call for the search to rest has more than
:09:36. > :09:40.13,000 signatures. Andrew Bridge, 22, but an
:09:41. > :09:46.experienced yachts skipper. One friend who sailed with him you was
:09:47. > :09:51.captaining the cheek yes Rafiky as it set out from home for Antiga.
:09:52. > :09:59.He's been sailing small boats since the age of nine. Ian an accident in
:10:00. > :10:03.mid-Atlantic would not dampen his enthusiasm. If he comes back to us
:10:04. > :10:15.I'm sure he'll resume sailing. I would imagine. He's not easily down.
:10:16. > :10:20.Quite spirited. But Cheeki Rafiki had been taking part in the sailing
:10:21. > :10:27.week before setting outs for Southampton. Boats like these are
:10:28. > :10:32.well equipped with rife laugheds. Contact with the boat was last on
:10:33. > :10:40.Friday. One personal radio beacon was act vetted. When its battery ran
:10:41. > :10:45.out a second beacon switched on. They are four strong, physically
:10:46. > :10:48.strong and mentally strong men. They would have had provisions in the
:10:49. > :10:51.life raft to keep them going for a few days. We believe they are still
:10:52. > :10:57.out there. We've no evidence to show they are not out there.
:10:58. > :11:02.A passing container ship spotted what's thought to be the Cheeki
:11:03. > :11:08.Rafiki's upturned hull but there was no sign of anyone aboard. Planes
:11:09. > :11:12.from the US and Canada spent two days searching off Cape Cod. But the
:11:13. > :11:16.search was called off yesterday. The families want the research started
:11:17. > :11:20.convinced there's a strong likelihood the men are still afloat
:11:21. > :11:24.and alive. The trial of Rolf Harris has been
:11:25. > :11:32.hearing from a girl who alleges she was assaulted by the entertainer
:11:33. > :11:37.when she was 11. Rolf Harris denies 12 counts of indecent assault. This
:11:38. > :11:44.incident does not form part of the charges against him.
:11:45. > :11:48.Let's go to Southwark Crown Court. As you say, we've heard this morning
:11:49. > :11:52.from three so-called bad character witnesses. These are all women who
:11:53. > :11:57.claimed Rolf Harris assaulted them when they were young women abroad.
:11:58. > :12:01.As a result, he cannot be prosecuted for those alleged crimes. What the
:12:02. > :12:06.prosecution is saying today, if you take all of those stories in total,
:12:07. > :12:11.they paint a picture of a man who used his fame to assault young
:12:12. > :12:19.girls. By the late 19600s. Rolf Harris was
:12:20. > :12:23.a fixture on TV screens in Britain and Australia. Today, the
:12:24. > :12:29.prosecution claim the entertainer used his fame to assault girls here
:12:30. > :12:34.and abroad. He arrived at court supporteds by his doctor Bindi and
:12:35. > :12:39.wife Alwen to hear evidence of alleged crimes for which he is not
:12:40. > :12:44.being prosecuted but which, it is claimed show a pattern of behaviour.
:12:45. > :12:47.Inside court, the 84-year-old listened via headphones to a witness
:12:48. > :12:54.who claimed she was assaulted in the home of a mutual family friend in
:12:55. > :13:01.1969 69. She told the court she was 11 years old, off sick from school
:13:02. > :13:08.when she was confront the entertainer. When I came downstairs
:13:09. > :13:15.he asked hold I was. He said good, I want to be the first to intro deuce
:13:16. > :13:22.to to a tong kiss. I just stood there, froze. The inquest was told
:13:23. > :13:26.the incident took place in the basement of the house. She
:13:27. > :13:33.continued, he came up around the side of my body holding me. He put
:13:34. > :13:39.his tong in my mouth. How did that feel ask the prosecutor? I was
:13:40. > :13:44.repulsed by it, absolutely repulsed. Rolf Harris was so well known, said
:13:45. > :13:48.the within, when she told schoolfriends they didn't believe
:13:49. > :13:53.her. It was only in 2013 following press reports of Ore ledged assaults
:13:54. > :14:00.that she contacted the police. Rolf Harris is charged with 12 counts of
:14:01. > :14:04.indecent assaults against women he denies the charges.
:14:05. > :14:11.In the last hour, the court heard from a a woman who claims he met her
:14:12. > :14:15.in 1970. She says she was around 16 years of age at the time. This
:14:16. > :14:20.restaurant had dancing. He asked her to dance. She says at that point he
:14:21. > :14:25.assaulted her in the fuel view of other people on the dance floor. She
:14:26. > :14:31.said I saw the dark side of a man I thought could be trusted. I was in a
:14:32. > :14:36.public place. He slid his hand down by back, against my bottom. He put
:14:37. > :14:42.his hand up my skirt. Rolf Harris denies the charges.
:14:43. > :14:49.In the last few minutes, police have said they have found a convicted
:14:50. > :14:56.murderer who disappeared while on day release from an open prison.
:14:57. > :15:18.Arnold Pickering went on the run from a prison in Merseyside. What
:15:19. > :15:24.are the In the past 15 minutes, Arnold Pickering was found in Oldham
:15:25. > :15:30.just before day-to-day. Older was the place where he killed a 15 --
:15:31. > :15:37.59-year-old man in 1990. We do not know what he was trying to do in
:15:38. > :15:42.Oldham this time, but he has been found. This comes just weeks after
:15:43. > :15:53.the disappearance of another man, in London, known as the skull crusher.
:15:54. > :15:59.And we have heard from the Justice Secretary today that they will be
:16:00. > :16:02.changes to the day release system. Prisoners will be vetted, there will
:16:03. > :16:05.be tighter rules on who can be released and who cannot, and also,
:16:06. > :16:10.some prisoners will have to wear tags if they go out on day release.
:16:11. > :16:12.The latest from Merseyside Police is that Arnold Pickering has been found
:16:13. > :16:24.and is now in police custody. AstraZeneca rejects the fourth and
:16:25. > :16:28.final takeover bid by the American The roses of no-man's land come to
:16:29. > :16:33.this year's Chelsea Flower Show. We'll have a special preview from
:16:34. > :16:46.the grounds of the Royal Hospital. Later on BBC London News, we will be
:16:47. > :16:49.looking at the Hertfordshire district which could see a dramatic
:16:50. > :16:57.change in the upcoming European elections.
:16:58. > :17:00.One of the greatest ever racing drivers, Sir Jack Brabham,
:17:01. > :17:06.He died peacefully at home after a long battle with liver disease.
:17:07. > :17:11.The Australian driver won the Formula 1 Championship three times -
:17:12. > :17:16.He died peacefully at home after a long battle with liver disease.
:17:17. > :17:19.The Australian driver won the Formula 1 Championship three times -
:17:20. > :17:22.once in a car that he'd designed and built himself, something no
:17:23. > :17:26.Australian prime minister Tony Abbott said
:17:27. > :17:39.Our sports correspondent Andy Swiss looks back at his life.
:17:40. > :17:47.Sir Jack Brabham, the man who built his own car and raised it to a world
:17:48. > :17:51.title. He began his career on dirt tracks in Australia, before moving
:17:52. > :17:55.to Britain to pursue his racing ambitions. He began with the
:17:56. > :17:59.Cupertino and won his first Grand Prix in Monaco in 1959. Now
:18:00. > :18:03.challenging for the Championship, on the final lap of the final race, his
:18:04. > :18:10.car ran out of fuel, but Brabham got out, pushed it across the line and
:18:11. > :18:14.clinched the title. I am very, very pleased to I owe a lot to John
:18:15. > :18:22.Cooper and the Cooper car company and all of my mechanics. it has been
:18:23. > :18:25.a great effort. After retaining his title in 1960, Brabham embarked on a
:18:26. > :18:28.new challenge, setting up his own team. He had once been a flight
:18:29. > :18:32.mechanic for the Australian air force and his passion for design was
:18:33. > :18:38.clear. Success, however, was not immediate. Brabham even considered
:18:39. > :18:44.retiring. But in 1966, driving his own car for his own team, he was
:18:45. > :18:49.once again champion -1 motorsport's most remarkable achievements. I
:18:50. > :18:53.think he will be remembered as the man that built his own car and won a
:18:54. > :18:58.World Championship in it. Nobody has done it before or since and I do not
:18:59. > :19:01.think it will ever happen again. Rab eventually retired in 1970 and
:19:02. > :19:07.became the first rider to receive a knighthood. His team continued to
:19:08. > :19:14.flourish. Nelson Piquet won two world titles for the team in the
:19:15. > :19:19.1980s. Brabham's appetite for motorsport was undimmed. At the age
:19:20. > :19:23.of 73, he drove at the festival in Sussex. He remained a revered figure
:19:24. > :19:25.throughout the racing world. In a statement today, his son saved he
:19:26. > :19:30.had lived an incredible life. The racing driver Jack Brabham,
:19:31. > :19:32.who has died, aged 88. Local council and European
:19:33. > :19:36.parliamentary elections take place And in the latest
:19:37. > :19:39.of our leader profiles, our chief political correspondent,
:19:40. > :19:57.Norman Smith, has been travelling Welcome to a sun-kissed Harlow,
:19:58. > :20:00.where the Prime Minister has been visiting the local college.
:20:01. > :20:05.Politically it should really be raining heavily, because
:20:06. > :20:09.conventional wisdom is that Mr Cameron is heading towards doom and
:20:10. > :20:12.disaster at these elections are to be pushed into a humiliating third
:20:13. > :20:18.place behind UKIP in the European elections. But having been out and
:20:19. > :20:22.about with Mr Cameron today, I detect the very slightest lift in
:20:23. > :20:27.his step, a sense that maybe it is not going to be so bloody,, the
:20:28. > :20:31.night, and if it is, it will be eminently survivable. And that is
:20:32. > :20:35.not just for my benefit, it is because there is a view that the
:20:36. > :20:43.economy is recovering fast, which is putting political wind in his
:20:44. > :20:48.sales. What he does not know is how damaged he is going to be by UKIP.
:20:49. > :20:52.But UKIP do not know how damaged they are going to be by the spate of
:20:53. > :20:57.stories about racist remarks. This morning, I asked Mr Cameron if he
:20:58. > :21:01.believed Nigel Farage was a racist. I will leave others to judge, but
:21:02. > :21:05.what I have heard from some of the candidates, some of the donors to
:21:06. > :21:08.the party, is a succession of pretty appalling things. I would say to
:21:09. > :21:13.people, what we need in Britain is not the politics of anger, we need
:21:14. > :21:16.the politics of the answer, how do we get migration under control,
:21:17. > :21:22.reform welfare, get the relationship right with Europe? I am offering
:21:23. > :21:26.solutions, I'll offering a plan which is working. People should
:21:27. > :21:31.steer away from some of these statements. Do you think that UKIP
:21:32. > :21:36.are a protest phase, or a fundamental change in the political
:21:37. > :21:40.landscape? I think what they reflect is that we have had a very difficult
:21:41. > :21:44.time in Britain with a very long and deep recession, and it is taking
:21:45. > :21:46.time to recover. And people want answers. And people want answers
:21:47. > :21:53.just people want action. I share their frustration. One other thing I
:21:54. > :21:57.learned from the Prime Minister this morning, which is that he will not
:21:58. > :22:01.resign if Scots vote for independence. There has been a lot
:22:02. > :22:05.of Westminster chitchat that that would be such a shattering blow to
:22:06. > :22:08.his authority, that no, he says, he will carry on.
:22:09. > :22:11.Ed Miliband has been setting out plans to tackle low pay.
:22:12. > :22:14.He said a future Labour government would establish a
:22:15. > :22:16."clear link" between the minimum wage and average hourly earnings.
:22:17. > :22:19.Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have
:22:20. > :22:22.already said they want a rise in the minimum wage.
:22:23. > :22:25.A massive international aid operation is under way in Bosnia
:22:26. > :22:28.and Serbia to help thousands of people hit by the region's worst
:22:29. > :22:32.Rescue helicopters from the EU, America and Russia have been
:22:33. > :22:36.lifting people to safety, but Serbia says it needs more assistance.
:22:37. > :22:40.Three months' worth of rain fell in the area in just a few days -
:22:41. > :22:57.causing massive floods and killing at least 35 people.
:22:58. > :23:02.The western Balkans under water. These are the worst floods the
:23:03. > :23:05.region has seen in living memory. The deluge has forced tens of
:23:06. > :23:10.thousands of people from their homes. Three months' worth of rain
:23:11. > :23:16.fell in just three days last week, and this is the result.
:23:17. > :23:21.International aid is coming in for people without power and freshwater.
:23:22. > :23:26.TRANSLATION: My house has been flooded up to the roof. It is an old
:23:27. > :23:31.house, we will really need help. In Serbia, at least the floodwater has
:23:32. > :23:34.been receding, as fears of a surge in the river have eased. But it is
:23:35. > :23:39.too late for the towns which have already been swamped. Many people
:23:40. > :23:43.are still cut off and food and water supplies are scarce. Just like the
:23:44. > :23:49.rest of the town, the hotel here is underwater. Going by boat is really
:23:50. > :23:52.the only sensible way of getting around. There are some people
:23:53. > :24:01.remaining, his rescue workers are bringing in emergency supplies.
:24:02. > :24:05.There are hundreds and hundreds of people trying to help the situation
:24:06. > :24:10.here. Agriculture has been hit badly. Officials say it might take
:24:11. > :24:13.five years to recover. Livestock have been left to fend for
:24:14. > :24:19.themselves. For the many uninsured farmers, it is a disaster. The aid
:24:20. > :24:22.effort flies a multitude of flags. There are rescue helicopters from
:24:23. > :24:28.the European Union, the United States and Russia. The sandbags
:24:29. > :24:32.remain in place, with concerns that river levels may yet rise later in
:24:33. > :24:35.the week. At least the rain has stopped, but there will be fresh
:24:36. > :24:40.challenges once the water recedes. It is 300 years since the British
:24:41. > :24:42.government challenged the scientific world to work out how
:24:43. > :24:45.to pinpoint a ship's precise John Harrison won that competition
:24:46. > :24:52.with his now famous time pieces. Three centuries later,
:24:53. > :24:55.members of the public are being asked to vote on what is
:24:56. > :24:58.the major scientific challenge of our times in areas ranging
:24:59. > :25:01.from healthcare to the environment. Once that's decided,
:25:02. > :25:04.scientists will be asked to come up with the solution,
:25:05. > :25:19.as our science correspondent What is the biggest scientific
:25:20. > :25:22.challenge of the 21st century? To cure paralysis, provide clean
:25:23. > :25:27.drinking water, help dementia sufferers, feed the world, or create
:25:28. > :25:31.pollution free air travel? It is up to the public to decide which one of
:25:32. > :25:34.these areas will be the focus of a new ?10 million prize. The answer to
:25:35. > :25:39.these questions is extremely important, and the journey to the
:25:40. > :25:43.prize itself is important, because it should engage people in a
:25:44. > :25:48.conversation and allow them to learn. That is in a way, I do not
:25:49. > :25:53.care who wins, but the romantic in me... Can you imagine if somebody
:25:54. > :25:59.sold the world's food problems from a shared? This prize is inspired by
:26:00. > :26:03.another great challenge, 300 years ago. Back then, the most pressing
:26:04. > :26:07.problem was for sailors to calculate their longitudinal a Yorkshire
:26:08. > :26:12.clockmaker came up with the solution, a timepiece which allowed
:26:13. > :26:17.mariners to accurately pinpoint their position at tea. It
:26:18. > :26:20.revolutionised navigation and saved countless lives. The hope is that
:26:21. > :26:25.this new prize will have the same impact. One method of solving a
:26:26. > :26:29.scientific problem is to go to universities and top scientists, but
:26:30. > :26:32.over the years, and this was something pioneered by the original
:26:33. > :26:36.price, we have learned that it is often better to open up to anyone to
:26:37. > :26:41.come up with a solution. The challenge which wins the public's
:26:42. > :26:45.vote will be after that, anyone can submit their ideas with an
:26:46. > :26:50.innovation which could potentially change the world.
:26:51. > :26:52.The annual Chelsea Flower Show is getting under way,
:26:53. > :26:55.and fittingly for the home of the Chelsea Pensioners, the centenary of
:26:56. > :26:58.the Great War means that conflicts from the Somme to Afghanistan figure
:26:59. > :27:02.Some of the displays have been designed by veterans of recent
:27:03. > :27:21.In this centenary year of the First World War, Chelsea is remembering
:27:22. > :27:24.the fallen, with a reading from the actor whose role as Blackadder
:27:25. > :27:30.reminded audiences of the senseless losses on the battlefield.
:27:31. > :27:36.What passing bells for these who die as cattle... ? This garden was
:27:37. > :27:39.designed by a lady whose grandmother received a medal for bravery in the
:27:40. > :27:45.war. The landscape is reminiscent of the Somme. All I am trying to do in
:27:46. > :27:50.show that after conflict, when the landscape gets completely churned
:27:51. > :27:54.up, it can heal. That is the metaphor for the human body and the
:27:55. > :27:56.human spirit. This is another garden which evokes memories of the First
:27:57. > :28:00.World War. It has been built by Birmingham City Council. But this
:28:01. > :28:03.year the show is not just about commemorating the past. It is about
:28:04. > :28:08.looking forward to the future as well. Harry and David are among a
:28:09. > :28:14.crop of young designers bringing in original ideas. Their night sky
:28:15. > :28:18.garden, with stars and symbolic black holes, has impressed one
:28:19. > :28:24.judge. I think it is great that young designers are having a go.
:28:25. > :28:29.They have fresh ideas, new ideas, and this one is a great example.
:28:30. > :28:35.Watts of places to rest your weary legs! One big theme this year is
:28:36. > :28:41.Britain in Bloom, and one person has designed his first garden here for
:28:42. > :28:44.30 years. This is the Paris catwalk, everybody comes here. There are
:28:45. > :28:50.other shows, very good ones, Malvern, Hampton Court, but this is
:28:51. > :28:55.the apex of perfection. On the catwalk this year, a new type of
:28:56. > :28:58.daffodil. It has been named in honour of Prince George. His
:28:59. > :29:07.great-grandmother will be here to see it later today.
:29:08. > :29:20.Let's have a look at the weather. The record breaking temperatures of
:29:21. > :29:23.the last few days have been remarkable, but none of them
:29:24. > :29:27.occurred in Northern Ireland or Scotland. Over the next couple of
:29:28. > :29:34.days, you can see the warm and cold air. Come the end of the week, we
:29:35. > :29:35.can see the two mixing. So, the first part of the week,
:29:36. > :29:38.can see the two mixing. So, the first part of the yes, very warm,
:29:39. > :29:42.but things will be turning very much more unsettled. The reason for that
:29:43. > :29:45.is that we will have a low pressure close by for a good part of the
:29:46. > :29:51.week, just churning those air masses. Once you mix warm and cool,
:29:52. > :29:55.well, we have already seen the result of that. Out towards the west
:29:56. > :30:01.we have already had thunderstorms today. Out towards the east, dry and
:30:02. > :30:17.fine and very warm indeed. But there could be some showers here as well.
:30:18. > :30:19.We have already made 25, 20 six Celsius, easily the warmest day of
:30:20. > :30:32.the year. -- 26. A lot cooler across parts of
:30:33. > :30:38.Scotland and Northern Ireland. Out towards the eastern side of
:30:39. > :30:46.Scotland, dry, fine and sunny. Overnight, there are warnings for
:30:47. > :30:49.potential very heavy downpours. Some of those might get down to the
:30:50. > :31:02.south-west of England as well. It will be a mild night to come. Then,
:31:03. > :31:05.we are off and running. Dry enough out towards the east, but those
:31:06. > :31:10.hefty showers getting going through the course of the day. Come the end
:31:11. > :31:15.of the day, the northern parts of England could see some torrential
:31:16. > :31:21.downpours. Not quite as warm. If you are heading towards Chelsea, Tuesday
:31:22. > :31:27.and Wednesday, it could be quite cloudy, quite wet as well.
:31:28. > :31:30.Wednesday, it could be that a good portion of the southeastern quarter
:31:31. > :31:33.of the British Isles sees something cooler, with the prospect of some
:31:34. > :31:45.torrential downpours. Our main headline... The British
:31:46. > :31:49.pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has rejected a fourth and final takeover
:31:50. > :31:50.offer from the US firm Pfizer. That is