:00:00. > :00:08.A second baby is on the way for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
:00:09. > :00:12.Fourteen months after the birth of Prince George,
:00:13. > :00:15.the Queen says she's 'delighted' by the news but once again
:00:16. > :00:19.the Duchess is said to be suffering from severe morning sickness.
:00:20. > :00:22.We'll be live outside Kensington Palace as the Duchess is
:00:23. > :00:25.forced to cancel an engagement this afternoon because of her illness.
:00:26. > :00:32.Ten days to go and both sides in the Scottish referendum debate
:00:33. > :00:37.A second man is arrested over the disappearance
:00:38. > :00:44.Five-year-old Ashya King has arrived in the Czech Republic
:00:45. > :01:03.this flight went missing, we'll look where the search operation is now.
:01:04. > :01:06.The mother of a schoolgirl, murdered by an ex-boyfriend,
:01:07. > :01:10.And 13 call-outs a day for London Fire Brigade -
:01:11. > :01:28.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
:01:29. > :01:31.The Duchess of Cambridge is pregnant with her second child.
:01:32. > :01:34.A statement said the Queen and members of both families were
:01:35. > :01:39.As with her first pregnancy with Prince George, the duchess is
:01:40. > :01:42.suffering from very acute morning sickness and is being treated
:01:43. > :01:55.Our royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell, is there.
:01:56. > :02:00.The implication she is being treated for this sickness here at Kensington
:02:01. > :02:06.Palace, rather than in hospital, which was the case when she was sick
:02:07. > :02:11.at an earlier stage of her pregnancy with Prince George, the implication
:02:12. > :02:15.is not as serious this time. It has forced Kensington Palace to confirm
:02:16. > :02:20.this pregnancy at an earlier stage than they would have wished to.
:02:21. > :02:24.She hasn't been seen at any public engagement since early August. On
:02:25. > :02:28.that occasion, planting poppies at the Tower of London, there was no
:02:29. > :02:32.hint of a pregnancy. It must be said speculation about her second baby
:02:33. > :02:36.has never been far away. She was due today to appear in public at an
:02:37. > :02:42.engagement with William at Oxford University. Her illness, a repeated
:02:43. > :02:50.of the acute sickness she suffered during her first pregnancy, forced
:02:51. > :02:55.the hand of Kensington Palacios lace to announce she was -- palace to
:02:56. > :03:01.announce she was pregnant with her second baby.
:03:02. > :03:04.In the 14 months since the birth of Prince George, William and Catherine
:03:05. > :03:08.have appeared to relish their new roles as parents. It's no surprise
:03:09. > :03:13.they have decided to have a second child so quickly. In their position,
:03:14. > :03:17.of course, there is an obligation to ensure the line of succession to the
:03:18. > :03:25.throne is secure. They have George, who is third in line. Once again
:03:26. > :03:28.Catherine is suffer from the acute sickness which affected the early
:03:29. > :03:32.stages of her pregnancy with George. On that occasion, she had to be
:03:33. > :03:37.hospitalised for a couple of days. This time, she's being treated by
:03:38. > :03:41.doctors at Kensington Palace. George was a summer birth, in July last
:03:42. > :03:45.year. The chances are that his younger brother or sister will be
:03:46. > :03:49.due in the spring, April or May next year, perhaps. Then George will have
:03:50. > :03:54.to adjust to sharing the limelight and the new baby will have to begin
:03:55. > :04:01.what royal biographers say will be the challenging role of being the
:04:02. > :04:07.younger sip bling to an older monarch. Their life will be a
:04:08. > :04:13.secondary role. Rather like Prince Harry he or she will have to find
:04:14. > :04:17.their own role. They will have to find their own charities, their own
:04:18. > :04:21.causes. Maybe, who knows, they might decide to take a completely
:04:22. > :04:26.different path in life all together. The second royal baby on the way...
:04:27. > :04:29.News of the royal pregnancy has started to make headlines around the
:04:30. > :04:32.world. I hope everyone in England is
:04:33. > :04:39.excited about it, as everybody in the United States is. I am very
:04:40. > :04:43.happy for them both. Interest in the Royal Family appears to be as great
:04:44. > :04:46.as ever. Today's news will do nothing to diminish it.
:04:47. > :04:55.Now, as things stand at the moment, she is due in less than two weeks to
:04:56. > :04:57.go to Malta on what will be her first solo overseas engagement,
:04:58. > :05:01.representing the Queen. I am told they are not ruling that out at this
:05:02. > :05:06.stage. Things are being monitored on a day-to-day basis. It may be
:05:07. > :05:08.possible for her to fulfil that engagement. The impression is that
:05:09. > :05:16.all is well. As we have heard she was due to
:05:17. > :05:19.visit Oxford this afternoon. Our understanding is that has been
:05:20. > :05:23.cancelled. Let's go to our correspondent who is there for us
:05:24. > :05:26.this afternoon. The Duke and Duchess were due here
:05:27. > :05:31.to open a new centre The Duke and Duchess were due here
:05:32. > :05:33.of China, which is opening here at the University of Oxford. The
:05:34. > :05:38.university was told this morning that the Prince would be alone, that
:05:39. > :05:42.the Duchess wouldn't be with him. No explanation given at the time. Then,
:05:43. > :05:47.a couple of minutes later t official announcement came from London that
:05:48. > :05:51.she was pregnant. The baby is due and she was also suffering from
:05:52. > :05:56.morning sickness. Then the university thought, all of a sudden
:05:57. > :06:00.all this makes sense. More attention perhaps to this royal visit, albeit
:06:01. > :06:04.the Duke alone, than there might have been otherwise. There is a lot
:06:05. > :06:10.of media hear to see whether he says anything and whether he mentions it.
:06:11. > :06:13.A lot of a cloud outside. 50-60 people have gathered outside. Some
:06:14. > :06:17.who have only come because they have heard the news about their second
:06:18. > :06:21.baby being due and they wanted to pass on congratulations. One lady
:06:22. > :06:28.has a couple of children she brought along. She said she would be happy
:06:29. > :06:36.to pass on any tips about having two children when the Duke turns up.
:06:37. > :06:39.With ten days left in the Scottish referendum campaign both sides are
:06:40. > :06:43.The Labour leader Ed Miliband and Deputy Prime Minister Nick
:06:44. > :06:46.Clegg have joined the Chancellor in calling for more powers to be
:06:47. > :06:49.handed over to the Scottish Parliament if there is a "no" vote.
:06:50. > :06:51.Independence campaigners have dismissed the offer as bribery.
:06:52. > :06:54.This morning sterling fell by more than two cents against the
:06:55. > :06:56.dollar after one weekend opinion poll suggested that supporters
:06:57. > :07:00.Tthe share price of major companies based in Scotland has also fallen.
:07:01. > :07:17.Good afternoon. Hello. The site, 700 years ago of a battle. Today it is
:07:18. > :07:21.the yes side who believe they are capable of making history, just ten
:07:22. > :07:25.days to go, as you say, before the independence vote and both sides are
:07:26. > :07:30.aware that the future of the United Kingdom is now in the balance.
:07:31. > :07:37.If anyone doubted how close this referendum might be, they only had
:07:38. > :07:41.to look at the papers. There is ten days left before Scotland decides on
:07:42. > :07:44.its future and the decision could affect us all.
:07:45. > :07:46.This weekend, a poll put the "yes" campaign slightly ahead for the
:07:47. > :07:54.first time. A commanding lead on the no side
:07:55. > :07:59.does seem to have disappeared. The leader of the campaign to save
:08:00. > :08:03.the union denied they are losing the argument. We will win this
:08:04. > :08:05.referendum next week. I think as people
:08:06. > :08:07.referendum next week. I think as they will see the stakes couldn't be
:08:08. > :08:11.higher. And we don't have they will see the stakes couldn't be
:08:12. > :08:16.up the country to make Scotland a better and a stronger country in
:08:17. > :08:19.which to live. The pro union parties have promised to transfer more
:08:20. > :08:24.powers from Westminster to Holyrood. Labour wants to give Scotland the
:08:25. > :08:28.power to vary income tax rates by 15%. The Conservatives go further,
:08:29. > :08:33.offering to give it full control over personal income tax. The Lib
:08:34. > :08:38.Demes say they would allow the Scottish Parliament to raise its own
:08:39. > :08:43.taxes. Westminster will this week set out a timetable, give details on
:08:44. > :08:48.the mechanics of how it will happen if people here in Scotland vote no.
:08:49. > :08:52.The debate over the future may now be causing jitters. The pound
:08:53. > :08:56.falling slightly against the dollar this morning, amid growing concern
:08:57. > :08:59.in the financial markets about the prospect of Scotland voting for
:09:00. > :09:03.independence. "Yes" campaigners accused Westminster of being
:09:04. > :09:07.responsible for any uncertainty. If there is uncertainty here, then
:09:08. > :09:11.the blame for the uncertainty has to lie with the UK Government, which
:09:12. > :09:13.refuses point blank to have sensible discussions with the Scottish
:09:14. > :09:17.Government about a currency union and the kind of things which would
:09:18. > :09:22.help give reassurance to those markets. Joining Nicola Sturgeon on
:09:23. > :09:27.the campaign trail today, the star of X Men. There's been star dust on
:09:28. > :09:29.both sides, but it will be the voters who decide the final act of
:09:30. > :09:40.this campaign. There have been some jitters on the
:09:41. > :09:43.market. Let's go over to our business correspondent for more on
:09:44. > :09:48.that. What is going on? If you think about a currency like a country's
:09:49. > :09:52.share price, the value of the pound reflects the market's concerns for
:09:53. > :09:55.the UK. Of course markets were pretty sure that voters would vote
:09:56. > :09:59.to stay in the union. Recent polls, particularly the one over the
:10:00. > :10:06.weekend have thrown that into doubt, which mean big questions like who
:10:07. > :10:09.owns what, who owes what. What currency might an independent use.
:10:10. > :10:15.It has dented confidence in the pound. Big companies, particularly
:10:16. > :10:18.the Scottish banks like Lloyd and RBS, which have headquarters in
:10:19. > :10:22.Scotland, they may lose the safety net of the Bank of England if they
:10:23. > :10:26.were to go into an independent Scotland. Their share prices are
:10:27. > :10:32.down 3% this morning. What is fair to say, over the next ten days, this
:10:33. > :10:35.volatility will continue in the ten days before Scotland decides. Thank
:10:36. > :10:41.you very much. There have been jitters too in Westminster. Let's go
:10:42. > :10:45.over there now and to our assistant political editor. This has seemed to
:10:46. > :10:48.be the story of the past month. The polls have been tightening. Are
:10:49. > :10:53.politicians panicking in Westminster? It is tempting to
:10:54. > :10:59.conclude that either Mr Cameron and his team have iron nerves or they
:11:00. > :11:02.are guilty of the most monumental complacency. As I understand it,
:11:03. > :11:07.there'll not be any change in Mr Cameron's campaign. He is going to
:11:08. > :11:12.stick to his core strategy, which is to keep banging on about the economy
:11:13. > :11:16.and the economic damage to Scot and of going it alone, warnings that
:11:17. > :11:21.Scots will not be able to keep the pound if they vote to go it alone,
:11:22. > :11:26.coupled with an offer of powers to Scotland if they vote no. There are
:11:27. > :11:30.wrinkles and concerns. The first one is there will not be any specifics
:11:31. > :11:33.in the offer of new powers. As I understand it, the parties are
:11:34. > :11:37.discussing the details of this announcement. Number two, many here
:11:38. > :11:43.at Westminster believe Mr Cameron has not shown enough passion, enough
:11:44. > :11:47.emotional engagement. It has been able pounds and pence, not enough
:11:48. > :11:50.about values, about family. So, Mr Cameron may not be panicking, but
:11:51. > :11:55.there are plenty here at Westminster who are.
:11:56. > :12:00.Norman, thank you. Scotland's decision is being watched very
:12:01. > :12:02.closely all around the world. No Morris so than in Canada. I will
:12:03. > :12:09.explain why in a while. The BBC News Channel has continuing
:12:10. > :12:11.coverage of the campaign and a special programme each night
:12:12. > :12:14.on the main developments - that's Referendum Today
:12:15. > :12:16.at 7.30pm and 9.30pm. And there's live coverage
:12:17. > :12:19.of every development on the BBC's Scotland Decides website
:12:20. > :12:28.at bbc.co.uk/scotlanddecides. Ashya King, the five-year-old cancer
:12:29. > :12:31.patient, has arrived in the Czech Republic to receive the form of
:12:32. > :12:33.treatment favoured by his parents. This morning,
:12:34. > :12:35.the family left the Spanish city of Malaga where Ashya's been
:12:36. > :12:38.since his mother and father took him Our correspondent Jenny Hill is
:12:39. > :12:52.in Prague. Ashya King left hospital this
:12:53. > :12:58.morning, followed by his father. This is the private clinic in
:12:59. > :13:05.Prague, where Ashya King will have the proton B therapy his family have
:13:06. > :13:12.sought. Doctor will inject a pro-tone beam several times across.
:13:13. > :13:18.Medical opinion is divided over it. It targets cancer cells and splois
:13:19. > :13:25.less healthy tissue. We will target the whole brain in the first phase
:13:26. > :13:33.and the spinal cord. The second will be to the tumour.
:13:34. > :13:37.And this is what is behind the treatment - this vast machine. It
:13:38. > :13:45.focuses the protons into that very precise beam. First, he must be
:13:46. > :13:49.admitted here. He'll stay at Prague's hospital and travel daily
:13:50. > :13:52.to the clinic as an outpatient. At a hospital press conference this
:13:53. > :13:58.morning, doctors said they will assess his condition on arrival. The
:13:59. > :14:10.proton therapy, you know, of course that's the treatment of choice and
:14:11. > :14:11.according to current knowledge, it should spare some of the side
:14:12. > :14:23.effects of treatment. We will see. A small child who needs our help.
:14:24. > :14:29.That's all. It has been a long journey - the child whose case has
:14:30. > :14:30.attracted global attention, is expected to begin treatment next
:14:31. > :14:40.week. Our top story this lunch time: A
:14:41. > :14:45.second baby on the way for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
:14:46. > :14:51.And still to come, we'll have a special report from cue bek on the
:14:52. > :14:55.pros and cons on a battle for independence. Homeowners who brought
:14:56. > :14:59.property under the right to buy scheme, claim they are being forced
:15:00. > :15:05.out of the capital. The work of Abram Games, an official artist
:15:06. > :15:13.during the Second World War, goes on display at London's Jewish Museum.
:15:14. > :15:16.It's six months since flight MH370 vanished on its journey from
:15:17. > :15:20.Despite a search involving 26 countries, there's still no sign
:15:21. > :15:24.There were 239 passengers and crew on board.
:15:25. > :15:26.Its disappearance has left families unable to move on with
:15:27. > :15:30.their lives until they find out what happened to their loved ones.
:15:31. > :15:32.Our Transport Correspondent Richard Westcott has the latest
:15:33. > :15:39.It still seems incredible that a modern airliner full
:15:40. > :15:54.The last contact with air traffic control was routine.
:15:55. > :16:03.For the families, the lack of information was torture.
:16:04. > :16:09.After two weeks, they hadn't given up hope.
:16:10. > :16:12.The Malaysians said new evidence suggested the aircraft had crashed.
:16:13. > :16:18.According to this new data, flight MH370 ended
:16:19. > :16:39.This man had been saving up to open a dental clinic and is still
:16:40. > :16:45.missing. Now his wife, like so many others, has put her life on hold. It
:16:46. > :16:53.is very difficult. I just hope they can find the passengers. I cannot
:16:54. > :16:56.stand this any more. We miss him. When I see my son calling other
:16:57. > :17:05.people daddy, I feel very sad. An unprecedented sea search drew
:17:06. > :17:07.a blank. They thought they had heard
:17:08. > :17:10.the black boxes, they were wrong. So what has been happening
:17:11. > :17:12.and what comes next? The old search area was fruitless so
:17:13. > :17:16.now there is a new search area based This arc shows where the plane could
:17:17. > :17:25.have been and they think this yellow To get an idea of scale, look how it
:17:26. > :17:42.compares to the UK. For months now,
:17:43. > :17:46.they have been mapping the unknown seafloor and they have discovered
:17:47. > :17:49.two new volcanoes and five cliffs. In a few weeks they will lower some
:17:50. > :17:53.of these into the water and begin It is attached to ship by a ten
:17:54. > :17:57.kilometre-long umbilical chord, with sonars which can pick out odd lumps
:17:58. > :18:00.and cameras that can detect whether It also has an electronic nose that
:18:01. > :18:09.can smell jet fuel in the water even if it is heavily
:18:10. > :18:12.diluted, but moving at walking pace We still don't track airliners all
:18:13. > :18:17.over the globe and the cost of the equipment means it will be
:18:18. > :18:28.many years before that changes. If they are lucky, they may stumble
:18:29. > :18:38.across flight MH370 in a couple of months, or they may never find it.
:18:39. > :18:40.Police in West London searching for the missing teenager,
:18:41. > :18:43.Alice Grosse, have arrested a second man on suspicion of murder.
:18:44. > :18:44.The 51-year-old was detained by officers
:18:45. > :18:48.Police are continuing to question a 25-year-old man who was arrested
:18:49. > :18:51.Alice, who's 14, was last seen 11 days ago.
:18:52. > :18:53.Our home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds reports.
:18:54. > :18:59.The search for a list goes on. Under the water, police divers have been
:19:00. > :19:03.working here for days in parkland and on the Internet. Her friends and
:19:04. > :19:07.family are spearheading a massive social media campaign to make sure
:19:08. > :19:10.family are spearheading a massive her name is known not just in London
:19:11. > :19:14.but across Britain. This investigation has grown steadily but
:19:15. > :19:19.it continues to be focused on the river here. On the day she
:19:20. > :19:24.disappeared, Alice walked down this path, she was spotted on the CCTV
:19:25. > :19:43.camera here but it seems she turned around. She was same camera walking
:19:44. > :19:46.back in that direction but she hasn't been seen since. That last
:19:47. > :19:50.sighting was on August the 28th. She told her parents she was going for a
:19:51. > :19:53.walk, she took a packed lunch. By September the 4th, police divers
:19:54. > :19:56.were scouring the area. Two days later, as the search continued, a
:19:57. > :19:59.man was arrested. The following day, police asked to speak to
:20:00. > :20:02.cyclists on the towpath that day and there was another arrest. Both men
:20:03. > :20:05.are being questioned on suspicion of murder. Detectives are being more
:20:06. > :20:10.time to question the first man arrested. Alice was not well when
:20:11. > :20:16.she went missing, she has recently been diagnosed with anorexia. Her
:20:17. > :20:26.parents wait in hope. It is hard because I missed her and I hope she
:20:27. > :20:34.knows that we really love her and we need her back. Alice is an amazing
:20:35. > :20:39.daughter, she is smart, kind, funny, incredibly creative and talented.
:20:40. > :20:47.She is just an amazing daughter. I miss the sound of her voice. She is
:20:48. > :20:51.a really big part of our family and there is a massive hole now. We
:20:52. > :20:57.really need her back as soon as possible. Police are also looking at
:20:58. > :21:02.the many messages she posted online in the days before her
:21:03. > :21:07.disappearance. On the site she used, her friends have put their own words
:21:08. > :21:12.up, including come home, we miss you.
:21:13. > :21:15."Britain needs a pay rise" - that's the theme of this year's TUC
:21:16. > :21:17.conference which has got under way in Liverpool this morning.
:21:18. > :21:20.The Trades Union Congress says there's been a big increase
:21:21. > :21:22.in lower paid jobs, and claims that is hurting families
:21:23. > :21:30.The TUC is also calling for an end to what it says are
:21:31. > :21:33."attacks on the wages and pensions of public sector workers".
:21:34. > :21:38.Our business correspondent John Moylan reports.
:21:39. > :21:48.Today union leaders lined up to criticise the cap on public sector
:21:49. > :21:53.pay, and warned of strikes ahead. We won't just be the 800,000 that came
:21:54. > :22:00.out on the 10th of July, this week we are balloting 350,000 health
:22:01. > :22:05.workers to take co-ordinated action. The head of the TUC that
:22:06. > :22:11.said that while economic growth was back, there was little sign of it in
:22:12. > :22:17.pay packets, leading to growing inequality. Are we going to settle
:22:18. > :22:23.for a nastier and poorer Britain? Down to settle for a nastier and
:22:24. > :22:31.poorer Britain? Downton vast majority are sacrificed to pay for
:22:32. > :22:36.the high living of the world? Frances O'Grady's message here on
:22:37. > :22:42.growing inequality has gone down well because union leaders insist
:22:43. > :22:48.that after years of this, million workers -- millions of workers are
:22:49. > :22:53.struggling. During the downturn, pay settlements were falling but have
:22:54. > :22:59.since picked up to around 2.5%. Pay deals in the public sector fell much
:23:00. > :23:04.lower and they are now capped at 1%, that has kept them below inflation
:23:05. > :23:08.for years despite the fact that many more people are in work. Some who
:23:09. > :23:13.work in the private sector like Michelle have not fared so well, she
:23:14. > :23:19.is a part-time shop worker but her pay has not kept up with the cost of
:23:20. > :23:25.living. We have had a pay rise this year which a lot of people didn't
:23:26. > :23:31.get, it turned out it was 11p per hour for me, less than ?10 per
:23:32. > :23:36.month, which when the cost of the bills have gone up I don't even
:23:37. > :23:45.notice it. The Government insists it has taken tough decisions to address
:23:46. > :23:48.the budget deficit and that pay restraint has protected public
:23:49. > :23:49.sector jobs. The union is hearsay that will not prevent strikes being
:23:50. > :24:00.planned for October. A shocking video of a fatal
:24:01. > :24:02.motorbike crash recorded on the victim's helmet cam
:24:03. > :24:05.has been viewed more than 8 million uploaded last week. David Holmes was
:24:06. > :24:09.riding his motorbike home at almost 100 miles per hour when he was hit
:24:10. > :24:13.by a car which pulled into his path. The video has been released
:24:14. > :24:17.by David's family and Norfolk Police to try to help educate bikers
:24:18. > :24:19.and drivers. Our correspondent Jordan Davies
:24:20. > :24:23.reports. This video recorded last summer
:24:24. > :24:25.shows David returning home from a motor sporting event from King 's
:24:26. > :24:32.Lynn, travelling at high speed along rural roads. In minutes he would be
:24:33. > :24:36.dead. Losing a child is the worst possible thing that you could
:24:37. > :24:41.imagine could happen to you because it is so unexpected. David
:24:42. > :24:48.approached a junction at nearly 100 mph, travelling down a slight hill.
:24:49. > :24:53.The driver didn't see him. The video has now been viewed nearly 9 million
:24:54. > :24:59.Times online. David 's mother made the difficult decision to release it
:25:00. > :25:04.in a bid to save lives. The police asked us very early on if we would
:25:05. > :25:09.consider donating the camera and the footage, and if it can save one
:25:10. > :25:13.person 's life it will have been worth it. The driver of the car
:25:14. > :25:17.admitted causing death by dangerous driving and was sentenced to
:25:18. > :25:22.community service and banned from driving for 18 months. David Holmes
:25:23. > :25:26.was 38 when he died and had just returned from working in the
:25:27. > :25:30.Antarctic. His family now hope the video of his death will prevent
:25:31. > :25:39.others losing their lives on the road.
:25:40. > :25:48.More now on the Scottish referendum and back to Gavin in Stirling.
:25:49. > :25:54.Welcome back. The independence debate is being watched closely all
:25:55. > :25:58.around the world, nowhere more so than in Canada and in particular
:25:59. > :26:01.Quebec which has twice had the chance to vote on independence and
:26:02. > :26:10.has twice decided to stay within Canada. This report is from Quebec
:26:11. > :26:15.city. A pageant through the streets of old Quebec city, retelling the
:26:16. > :26:20.proud story of the settlement of what was then called new France. The
:26:21. > :26:26.British conquest in the mid 18th century meant that Quebec became
:26:27. > :26:30.part of Canada, but the province has retained its French character even
:26:31. > :26:38.though it has never achieved independence. Festival organiser
:26:39. > :26:43.Stephane sees himself as a person from Quebec first and a Canadian
:26:44. > :26:49.second but fears economic consequences of independence. Are we
:26:50. > :26:53.still going to use the dollar? Will we still trade with our neighbours?
:26:54. > :27:00.Will it be that easy to trade with the other Canadian provinces or will
:27:01. > :27:05.the Americans consider us, if we decide to split? They are big
:27:06. > :27:10.concern is for a big part of the population. In their struggle over
:27:11. > :27:14.decades, Quebec separatists have lost two referendums, adding to the
:27:15. > :27:20.agony they came within 1% of securing a yes vote in 1995. The
:27:21. > :27:25.lesson in Scotland is that independence is a multiphase affair,
:27:26. > :27:30.according to politicians who have advised the SNP. It is unbelievable.
:27:31. > :27:36.They just had a new parliament in 1997 and now they are already having
:27:37. > :27:44.a referendum to be a free country. To me, if it won't work this time,
:27:45. > :27:49.it might next time. Quebec has achieved a great deal of autonomy
:27:50. > :27:53.but another great lesson for Scotland that is thought to have
:27:54. > :27:58.dampened the separatist' spirit. Despite the fact the last poll was
:27:59. > :28:02.almost 20 years ago, the question of independence hasn't really been
:28:03. > :28:07.settled and it hasn't gone away. In Canada they even have a phrase to
:28:08. > :28:18.describe this long, protracted constitutional struggle - they call
:28:19. > :28:23.it the neverendum referendum. There is no great appetite now for a third
:28:24. > :28:34.referendum. Many feel the history of this province has not yet reached
:28:35. > :28:37.its denouement. The view from Quebec, and we will
:28:38. > :28:45.have further updates throughout the day on the BBC News Channel. Let's
:28:46. > :28:52.have a look at the weather prospects now. It is looking good through much
:28:53. > :28:58.of the week ahead. If we take a look at the satellite image from the past
:28:59. > :29:02.hour or so, there has been some cloud in northern areas but
:29:03. > :29:07.generally lots of clear conditions across the UK and that means there
:29:08. > :29:12.will be some chilly nights on the way. We could see temperatures in
:29:13. > :29:16.the early mornings at around three or four Celsius, but by the
:29:17. > :29:20.afternoon, 21 Celsius so a big contrast in the weather by day and
:29:21. > :29:23.night in the coming week and that is because of this large area of high
:29:24. > :29:27.pressure in charge of our weather. As you can see, decent spells of
:29:28. > :29:33.sunshine through many areas in the remainder of the afternoon. At
:29:34. > :29:38.around four o'clock this afternoon, cloudy across the northern part of
:29:39. > :29:44.Scotland, but some sunny spells to be enjoyed around the central belt.
:29:45. > :29:48.Slightly cloudy in the west. Patchy cloud across northern England, but
:29:49. > :29:54.for central and southern England and across Wales it is a story of
:29:55. > :29:58.sunshine, dominating light winds and temperatures at around 21 Celsius.
:29:59. > :30:05.We have sea breezes developing keeping it cloud free for many
:30:06. > :30:09.coastal areas. In the evening, not a lot of change. Clear skies for many
:30:10. > :30:13.and overnight that means temperatures dipping down and also
:30:14. > :30:18.missed and fog forming through the overnight period. By the time we get
:30:19. > :30:28.a Tuesday morning, temperatures in cities not too far below 10
:30:29. > :30:34.degrees. A chill in the air, but any mist and fog will clear away quickly
:30:35. > :30:38.on Tuesday morning. Similar to today, sunny spells, perhaps a bit
:30:39. > :30:40.more cloud through central and eastern areas, but still
:30:41. > :30:47.temperatures in the sunshine will be a very pleasant 22 degrees.
:30:48. > :30:55.Wednesday looks like another dry and fine day once again. Perhaps a
:30:56. > :30:58.little warm and sunny especially across Northern Ireland, but
:30:59. > :31:02.temperatures will be once again in the 20s. High pressure holds on into
:31:03. > :31:07.Friday, so for the end of the week there will be very little change
:31:08. > :31:12.with sunny spells and patchy cloud. We have high pressure dominating,
:31:13. > :31:15.keeping things dry with some sunshine. There will be some
:31:16. > :31:23.brightness but also some patchy cloud, some fine mid September
:31:24. > :31:28.weather. Our top story this lunch time: A second baby is on the way
:31:29. > :31:29.for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. That is all