:00:00. > :00:07.The founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, won't face
:00:08. > :00:10.rape charges in Sweden, after prosecutors drop
:00:11. > :00:17.He's been a fugitive, holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London
:00:18. > :00:25.We'll be live at the Ecuadorean Embassy.
:00:26. > :00:31.Labour says Conservative plans to means test winter fuel payments,
:00:32. > :00:36.are an "an attack on vulnerable pensioners".
:00:37. > :00:38.Russia condemns an American air strike on a pro-government convoy
:00:39. > :00:46.One of Britain's airports is moving its air traffic control tower -
:00:47. > :00:57.80 miles away from the actual runway.
:00:58. > :01:01.And a white wine from Norfolk beats global competition to be crowned the
:01:02. > :01:03.best. And coming up in sport later
:01:04. > :01:05.in the hour on BBC News: we'll have the latest
:01:06. > :01:08.on Arsene Wenger's Arsenal future - it could hinge on a board meeting
:01:09. > :01:29.after the FA Cup Final. Good afternoon and welcome
:01:30. > :01:32.to the BBC News at One. Prosecutors in Sweden have dropped
:01:33. > :01:36.their seven-year long investigation, into allegations of rape
:01:37. > :01:39.against the founder of the He's been a fugitive, living
:01:40. > :01:44.at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London Mr Assange has always denied
:01:45. > :01:52.the allegations, saying they're Let's go live to Richard Lister,
:01:53. > :02:07.who's outside the embassy Clive, it is four years and 11
:02:08. > :02:12.months to the David Julian Assange took refuge at the Ecuadorian
:02:13. > :02:18.Embassy. He has remained behind those net curtains ever since. He
:02:19. > :02:22.never left. At today, as the news came out from Sweden, he tweeted a
:02:23. > :02:27.smiling photograph of himself. That is the only comment he has made an
:02:28. > :02:34.today's developments. As Caroline Hawley reports, he remains a wanted
:02:35. > :02:40.man. Victory as Howard Julian Assange's lawyer described today's
:02:41. > :02:43.news. The WikiLeaks founder tweeted this photograph of himself in the
:02:44. > :02:51.Ecuadorian Embassy. Swedish prosecutors had just said the case
:02:52. > :02:54.against him was being dropped. TRANSLATION: Today I have decided to
:02:55. > :03:00.revoke the order against Mr Assange and revoke the European Arrest
:03:01. > :03:04.Warrant that he should be handed over to the Swedish authorities.
:03:05. > :03:09.There announcement was not a statement on whether Mr Assange was
:03:10. > :03:13.guilty or not, they have just been unable, in the circumstances to
:03:14. > :03:19.proceed. There are now no further measures remaining to advance the
:03:20. > :03:23.investigation. In order to proceed, Julian Assange must be formally
:03:24. > :03:27.served notice of the crimes, this was a measure which was to be
:03:28. > :03:32.conducted during an interview in London but Mr Assange refused to
:03:33. > :03:36.make this possible. It is now almost five years since Julian Assange took
:03:37. > :03:41.refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy. It is nearly seven years since he was
:03:42. > :03:45.first accused by two Swedish women of sexual assault. This was Mr
:03:46. > :03:50.Assange last year, again claiming victory. In his hand, a report which
:03:51. > :03:54.criticised the Swedish prosecutors for their handling of his case. But
:03:55. > :03:59.the woman who accused him of rape today says she is shocked by the
:04:00. > :04:03.decision but she stands by the allegation. Mr Assange cannot just
:04:04. > :04:06.walk out of the embassy. The Metropolitan Police say they are
:04:07. > :04:10.still obliged to arrest him for failing to surrender to a court in
:04:11. > :04:15.London back in 2012. In a statement they said: now that the situation
:04:16. > :04:19.has changed, and the Swedish authorities have discontinued their
:04:20. > :04:26.investigation into that matter, Mr Assange remains wanted for a much
:04:27. > :04:28.less serious offence. Ecuador gave Julian Assange political asylum
:04:29. > :04:31.because he says he fears being prosecuted in the United States,
:04:32. > :04:36.over the classified documents published by WikiLeaks. We do not
:04:37. > :04:37.know what the next twists will be in this long-running saga, but it is
:04:38. > :04:46.not over yet. The world's press have descended on
:04:47. > :04:50.this corner of London with the hope of getting an answer to the
:04:51. > :04:53.question, what will Julian Assange do now is Matt won legal hurdle in
:04:54. > :04:58.front of them has now fallen away but the threat of arrest and
:04:59. > :05:02.possible extradition remains, and it seems unlikely that there is an easy
:05:03. > :05:06.and obvious way out of this building, for now at least. Back to
:05:07. > :05:10.you. Richard Lister reporting.
:05:11. > :05:12.It's been a week of manifesto launches from the main political
:05:13. > :05:14.parties in the run up to the election,
:05:15. > :05:17.with plenty of focus on the elderly, from pledges on pensions
:05:18. > :05:20.Now, Labour claims plans by the Conservatives to means test
:05:21. > :05:23.winter fuel payments, are an "an attack on vulnerable pensioners".
:05:24. > :05:29.At the moment, the majority people over 64 are eligible.
:05:30. > :05:31.Let's go live to Westminster and our political correspondent
:05:32. > :05:41.Clive, the gives have gone up a little bit in this week's general
:05:42. > :05:44.election campaign with most of the manifestos from the political
:05:45. > :05:50.parties published, it means there is plenty more for the opponents to
:05:51. > :05:56.pick over. Earlier this week Labour claimed the Conservatives' sums
:05:57. > :05:58.don't add up, now the Conservatives say -- now Labour say the
:05:59. > :06:01.Conservatives have not done their sums.
:06:02. > :06:02.Please welcome the Prime Minister, Theresa May.
:06:03. > :06:05.She said it herself yesterday, there are big and difficult
:06:06. > :06:08.It couldn't have been closer to the truth.
:06:09. > :06:10.The Conservatives say they want to protect the poorest,
:06:11. > :06:12.but plans for a radical shake-up of pensioner benefits,
:06:13. > :06:14.including cutting back on winter fuel payments,
:06:15. > :06:18.They haven't set out exactly what they mean by the very poorest,
:06:19. > :06:21.but in the pension system at the moment we have a thing that
:06:22. > :06:24.does that, it's called pension credit and it only goes to 2 million
:06:25. > :06:28.That means that 10 million, the other pensioners, would lose out
:06:29. > :06:30.if that was the system the Conservative party
:06:31. > :06:36.At the moment, all pensioners get the winter fuel payment.
:06:37. > :06:39.The allowance is worth between one and ?300 a year, and in 2015-16,
:06:40. > :06:43.more than 12 million people got the benefit at a cost
:06:44. > :06:50.This week, Labour published its manifesto...
:06:51. > :06:53.Labour say the Tories' plans are sick and sneaky,
:06:54. > :06:55.and claim many pensioners will end up choosing between
:06:56. > :07:00.This is a savage attack on vulnerable pensioners,
:07:01. > :07:05.particularly those who are just about managing.
:07:06. > :07:08.It is disgraceful, and we are calling upon the Conservative Party
:07:09. > :07:16.Well, I think taking the winter fuel payment away from pensioners
:07:17. > :07:20.who have worked hard and paid in all their life is just wrong.
:07:21. > :07:23.The winter fuel payment is not a king's ransom,
:07:24. > :07:26.it's about giving pensioners who've contributed all their lives
:07:27. > :07:30.a little bit of extra help during the cold winter months.
:07:31. > :07:32.Are they warm enough, them radiators?
:07:33. > :07:40.It's the most in need the Conservatives say
:07:41. > :07:43.they are focusing on, with savings
:07:44. > :07:45.from the winter fuel payment going into social care.
:07:46. > :07:47.But without giving more detail of their plans,
:07:48. > :07:49.they face accusations 10 million would be hit.
:07:50. > :07:52.We're going to consult on the exact level, exactly how
:07:53. > :07:57.But let me be plain about this, the only people who will lose
:07:58. > :07:59.the winter fuel allowance are people who can afford it.
:08:00. > :08:02.There are well-off pensioners as well as poor pensioners.
:08:03. > :08:04.We're going to protect the poor pensioners.
:08:05. > :08:07.But without exact calculations, the Conservatives' opponents
:08:08. > :08:12.And until they've got some answers, it's likely
:08:13. > :08:24.Not just questions over winter fuel payments the Conservatives are
:08:25. > :08:29.facing. On immigration, ministers will not put a target on when they
:08:30. > :08:34.will get net migration down to the tens of thousands. They will not
:08:35. > :08:38.give a timetable insisting it is a name they do insist they will meet.
:08:39. > :08:44.Of course, manifestos are broad contracts with the electorate and it
:08:45. > :08:47.is unusual not to put a detailed breakdown of every policy out and
:08:48. > :08:49.politicians do not want to set themselves too many tests they later
:08:50. > :08:54.find impossible to keep. Thank you. The BBC understands the release
:08:55. > :08:57.of figures for the budget deficits of NHS trusts in England,
:08:58. > :08:59.may be delayed until after The health service regulator
:09:00. > :09:03.apparently wants to publish the figures soon, but has been
:09:04. > :09:05.advised by Well, throughout the election
:09:06. > :09:09.campaign, we're taking a look at some of the issues most important
:09:10. > :09:12.to you, and hearing Today, our heath editor,
:09:13. > :09:16.Hugh Pym, has been assessing The big challenge for the NHS
:09:17. > :09:22.is coping with rising demand for care, partly
:09:23. > :09:24.because of a growing Let's take a look at some figures
:09:25. > :09:30.which illustrate this. Last year in England
:09:31. > :09:33.there were more than 23.5 million visits to A units,
:09:34. > :09:37.that's an increase of 3200 per day Traditionally, demand for health
:09:38. > :09:47.care rises at around 4% per year, but annual funding increases
:09:48. > :09:53.in England have been around 1%. Many health leaders now say the NHS
:09:54. > :09:57.has to have more money. Some, though, do point out
:09:58. > :09:59.that the health service could be more efficient,
:10:00. > :10:02.and more ways could be worked out One way of ensuring that the NHS can
:10:03. > :10:11.make its money go further is treating more patients
:10:12. > :10:14.away from hospitals. That's where GPs have a really
:10:15. > :10:17.important role to play. In many areas, local doctors
:10:18. > :10:21.are working with social care staff to ensure that people can be treated
:10:22. > :10:25.in their communities or, Well, that's the theory,
:10:26. > :10:31.but it may take a while to get any The NHS is under serious
:10:32. > :10:35.financial pressure right now. In some parts of the country health
:10:36. > :10:38.commissioners are restricting Well, that's England,
:10:39. > :10:44.where the focus of the health debate has been during this
:10:45. > :10:47.general election campaign. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
:10:48. > :10:53.run their own NHS services, and there are no elections
:10:54. > :10:55.for the devolved administrations As Hugh said, in some parts
:10:56. > :11:02.of the country health commissioners are restricting the care
:11:03. > :11:04.they're prepared to fund. Our health correspondent,
:11:05. > :11:06.Dominic Hughes, has been to meet one patient,
:11:07. > :11:11.whose surgery has been delayed. Louise Baines is a busy woman,
:11:12. > :11:13.running an equestrian centre And, at the age of 40,
:11:14. > :11:19.she needs a hip replacement. But six months ago her local NHS
:11:20. > :11:22.said before that happens I appreciate that I do
:11:23. > :11:27.need to lose weight, but the fact is I'm becoming more
:11:28. > :11:31.immobile because of my bad hip. And that's probably going
:11:32. > :11:33.to have a knock-on effect, that I'm going to find it more
:11:34. > :11:36.difficult to lose weight when I can't be as mobile
:11:37. > :11:41.as maybe I'd like to be. Louise lives in a region
:11:42. > :11:44.where the local NHS delays some treatments for patients
:11:45. > :11:46.who could lose some weight It's partly about saving money,
:11:47. > :11:53.but they also argue it's better for patients and helps
:11:54. > :11:55.speed their recovery. More and more patients are coming
:11:56. > :11:58.to the NHS for help, and yet resources are limited,
:11:59. > :12:00.so health service managers are But the consequences of those
:12:01. > :12:04.decisions for patients My daughter's just started riding,
:12:05. > :12:12.and she wants to go out on her pony, and I can't go very far
:12:13. > :12:14.because I can't walk with her for that long
:12:15. > :12:16.because it starts hurting. It's obviously very
:12:17. > :12:21.difficult for you, isn't it? The pain I'm in everyday is just
:12:22. > :12:31.really, really debilitating. The NHS calls this health
:12:32. > :12:35.optimisation, giving patients help and support to make changes that
:12:36. > :12:39.will improve their health. Others see it as health
:12:40. > :12:41.rationing, denying patients the treatment they need in order
:12:42. > :12:45.to balance the books. It just, it makes me
:12:46. > :12:50.quite cross and upset. You almost feel like you're just
:12:51. > :12:53.being chucked on the side and you're not worth repairing because you're
:12:54. > :12:56.a little bit fat, or a little bit The NHS is having to balance growing
:12:57. > :13:02.demand with limited resources. That means new ways of delivering
:13:03. > :13:05.care and a focus on prevention, but also tough choices that
:13:06. > :13:08.have a real impact on real people. Dominic Hughes, BBC
:13:09. > :13:13.News, North Yorkshire. A former youth team coach
:13:14. > :13:16.at Newcastle United has been charged with 29 sexual offences alleged
:13:17. > :13:20.to have been committed George Ormond, who's 61,
:13:21. > :13:26.will appear before magistrates American warplanes operating
:13:27. > :13:35.in Syria have attacked a convoy carrying militia fighters supporting
:13:36. > :13:38.President Assad. The US-led coalition says the convoy
:13:39. > :13:41.was heading towards a base used by western Special Forces
:13:42. > :13:44.near the border with Iraq. The attack comes as President Trump
:13:45. > :13:47.prepares to visit Saudi Arabia, his first overseas trip
:13:48. > :13:50.since becoming President. Our diplomatic correspondent
:13:51. > :13:58.James Landale reports. US warplanes launching air strikes
:13:59. > :14:01.against so-called Islamic State But now they are also
:14:02. > :14:06.attacking ground forces loyal Ostensibly the air
:14:07. > :14:11.strike was designed to protect British and American
:14:12. > :14:17.special forces like these. They are based in the south-east of
:14:18. > :14:20.Syria, where they are training The pro-Syrian convoy that
:14:21. > :14:30.included Iranian backed militias near a strategically important
:14:31. > :14:34.border crossing with Iraq Unlike many previous strikes such
:14:35. > :14:38.as this, US officials said the coalition warplanes warned
:14:39. > :14:40.the convoy to turn around There were reports that some tanks
:14:41. > :14:44.and trucks were destroyed President Assad's spokesman
:14:45. > :14:50.condemned what they call an act of Government terrorism, which they
:14:51. > :14:53.said showed that America's claims it Russian ministers said the attack
:14:54. > :14:58.was a completely unacceptable breach The US claimed Russia tried but
:14:59. > :15:07.failed to dissuade the convoy The American defence secretary
:15:08. > :15:13.James Mattis insisted that the air strike did not mark
:15:14. > :15:16.an escalation by the US. Well, we're not
:15:17. > :15:18.increasing our role in the Syrian civil war, but we will defend
:15:19. > :15:21.our troops, and that is a coalition element made up of more than just US
:15:22. > :15:24.troops, and so we'll defend ourselves from people who take
:15:25. > :15:30.aggressive steps against us. The diplomat said that
:15:31. > :15:33.as President Trump prepared to head to Saudi Arabia the US was sending
:15:34. > :15:37.a strong signal that last month's attack on the Syrian air allegedly
:15:38. > :15:41.used for chemical warfare was not a one-off and that the US was now
:15:42. > :15:44.prepared to use force to stop Iranian backed militias taking
:15:45. > :15:47.territory in Syria. That is a message that will go down
:15:48. > :15:51.well in Riyadh this weekend, where they are laying out the red
:15:52. > :15:53.carpet for the US president. Both sides are hoping the visit
:15:54. > :15:56.will improve relations between both countries that have been strained
:15:57. > :16:15.in recent years. The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian
:16:16. > :16:16.Assange will not face rape charges in Sweden after prosecutors drop
:16:17. > :16:19.their seven-year investigation. to a home-grown tipple -
:16:20. > :16:23.we're in Norfolk, where a local white wine has just won
:16:24. > :16:30.a big global prize. Coming up in sport in the next 15
:16:31. > :16:34.minutes on BBC News: The end of the road
:16:35. > :16:36.for Geraint Thomas - the Welshman has had to pull out
:16:37. > :16:38.of the Giro D'Italia with knee and shoulder injuries
:16:39. > :16:49.following a crash over the weekend. London City Airport is set
:16:50. > :16:52.to become the first in the UK to replace its air traffic
:16:53. > :16:54.controllers with a digital system, operated from more
:16:55. > :16:58.than 100 miles away. Instead of sitting in a tower
:16:59. > :17:00.overlooking the runway, controllers will watch live footage
:17:01. > :17:02.from high-definition The new system will be
:17:03. > :17:12.operational from 2019. Our transport correspondent
:17:13. > :17:14.Richard Westcott reports now, Modern airports are dynamic,
:17:15. > :17:17.fast flowing, hundreds of pieces being moved around every minute
:17:18. > :17:20.and all of those movements must be tightly choreographed
:17:21. > :17:30.to keep it safe. This is London City Airport
:17:31. > :17:33.and that is just one of the 300 or so take-offs and landings that
:17:34. > :17:36.happen here every day. Until now, all of those flights have
:17:37. > :17:39.been coordinated by a group of controllers who look out
:17:40. > :17:44.of these windows here. But in the future those windows
:17:45. > :17:47.are going to be replaced by these Controllers won't just see
:17:48. > :17:54.the airport, they will be The thing is, this digital
:17:55. > :17:58.control tower is 120 miles We've been shown this simulation,
:17:59. > :18:06.but by 2019 controllers will be sitting here directing traffic
:18:07. > :18:12.for real, using pictures fed from a new camera
:18:13. > :18:17.tower next to the runway. Unlike the old tower,
:18:18. > :18:20.they can zoom in for a better view, put radar data onto the screen
:18:21. > :18:22.to track aircraft. Critically, for safety,
:18:23. > :18:24.the cameras can pick out rogue drones near the airport and light
:18:25. > :18:28.the runway at night. My initial reaction
:18:29. > :18:30.was sceptical because I'm used They give the controller more
:18:31. > :18:34.information in terms of what they can see,
:18:35. > :18:36.what they can hear, how they can identify targets,
:18:37. > :18:40.how they can track targets. The awareness that the controller
:18:41. > :18:43.gets, it's all about being heads up, A tower controller's job is we get
:18:44. > :18:47.paid to look out of the window, Now, I know exactly
:18:48. > :18:53.what you're thinking. The number one question I've
:18:54. > :18:55.been asked by everybody I've told about this is,
:18:56. > :18:58.what if the TV screens go down, The system has been
:18:59. > :19:07.independently stress-tested We have three cables that
:19:08. > :19:12.are in place between the airport If one of those was to fail,
:19:13. > :19:17.there's a back-up. And in the event that that fails,
:19:18. > :19:24.there's another cable. And they're all routed,
:19:25. > :19:26.taking different routes London City is convinced
:19:27. > :19:31.the new system will make their operation more
:19:32. > :19:37.efficient and more safe. The idea of the control tower miles
:19:38. > :19:40.from the airport may seem odd, The people of Iran are voting
:19:41. > :19:47.in Presidential elections, with the incumbent, Hassan Rouhani,
:19:48. > :19:50.seeking a second term. The 68-year-old, who negotiated
:19:51. > :19:53.a landmark deal with the US and several world powers two years
:19:54. > :19:57.ago to halt Iran's nuclear programme, is standing
:19:58. > :20:00.against three other candidates. His main rival is thought to be
:20:01. > :20:03.the hard-line cleric Ebrahim Raisi, who's opposed to closer relations
:20:04. > :20:06.with the West. A chance for millions of Iranians
:20:07. > :20:20.to have their say on this country's future direction -
:20:21. > :20:26.the economy, human rights and Iran's international
:20:27. > :20:27.reputation all stake. The supreme leader Ayatollah
:20:28. > :20:29.Khamenei was the first to vote. Iranians can choose their president
:20:30. > :20:34.from an approved list. But it's this man who wields
:20:35. > :20:37.ultimate authority. The destiny of the country
:20:38. > :20:49.was in their hands, Long lines at polling stations,
:20:50. > :21:00.some people frustrated by what they see as the dead hand
:21:01. > :21:04.of an ageing revolutionary elite. Others fearful that
:21:05. > :21:05.old values are under threat, And all impatient for
:21:06. > :21:14.jobs and a better life. "We've come here today in order not
:21:15. > :21:18.to go backwards," says this man. and we don't have good
:21:19. > :21:28.memories of war." And this woman says she expects
:21:29. > :21:30.the president to carry out more "I want social justice,"
:21:31. > :21:48.she says, and good relations with all the countries
:21:49. > :21:54.of the world." The two main candidates both hail
:21:55. > :21:57.from the same revolutionary establishment that represent very
:21:58. > :21:59.different visions of the future. Hassan Rouhani is the older
:22:00. > :22:01.of the two, he's 68, he's been president since 2013,
:22:02. > :22:03.his main achievement so far, the nuclear deal
:22:04. > :22:05.with world powers that led He's 12 years younger,
:22:06. > :22:11.he heads one of the wealthiest charities in the Muslim world
:22:12. > :22:14.and is widely seen as the possible It all looks peaceful so far
:22:15. > :22:18.but there is apprehension. Eight years ago, the suspicion that
:22:19. > :22:20.hardliners rigged the results It was a national
:22:21. > :22:23.trauma which rocked The TV entertainer Rolf Harris has
:22:24. > :22:29.this morning been released The 87-year-old was convicted
:22:30. > :22:37.and sentenced in 2014. He is currently on trial facing four
:22:38. > :22:40.counts of indecent assault against three teenage girls that
:22:41. > :22:42.allegedly took place He had been appearing by video link
:22:43. > :22:49.but will appear in court in person A BBC investigation has found flaws
:22:50. > :22:59.in the voice-recognition system used by one of Britain's
:23:00. > :23:01.biggest banks, HSBC. It analyses a customers'
:23:02. > :23:03.voice patterns, allowing But while the bank says
:23:04. > :23:06.everyone's voice is unique, making the system secure,
:23:07. > :23:10.the BBC's Click technology programme has found it's
:23:11. > :23:12.possible for strangers Passwords, key fobs and apps have
:23:13. > :23:22.all been used to protect us but over the past year a new gold-standard
:23:23. > :23:26.in security has emerged, biometrics. Like fingerprints, the human voice
:23:27. > :23:32.is unique to each of us, and HSBC, along with other banks,
:23:33. > :23:35.has started using the voice But a simple experiment
:23:36. > :23:49.with my nonidentical twin brother... My financial details and the ability
:23:50. > :23:59.to transfer money, wide open. I am shocked, under no circumstances
:24:00. > :24:02.should two different people be able to get into the same bank account
:24:03. > :24:05.with voice biometric authentication. However, it's up to the system
:24:06. > :24:20.to differentiate between voices, and obviously it hasn't done it
:24:21. > :24:23.in this case, and granted access. Unlike a password, a voice is public
:24:24. > :24:26.and experts worry artificial intelligence software can synthesise
:24:27. > :24:29.voices so well that it would soon be able to clone a voice from a sample
:24:30. > :24:32.of 30 seconds or less, a tool which could make
:24:33. > :24:35.the hacker's job much easier. It's a scary application,
:24:36. > :24:37.but we are working with security researchers to figure out
:24:38. > :24:39.what is the best way This is one of the reasons why
:24:40. > :24:43.we have not published In response to our attempt to break
:24:44. > :24:59.in, the bank said... Most experts agree that by making
:25:00. > :25:01.security more personal, But if your voice can be copied,
:25:02. > :25:10.then, unlike passwords, it may be Back now to the election campaign,
:25:11. > :25:20.and the south of England is seen largely as a Conservative
:25:21. > :25:22.stronghold, prosperous and protected by senior ministers whose
:25:23. > :25:24.constituencies are in the region. But voters have raised
:25:25. > :25:27.fears about cuts in local Peter Henley, the BBC's political
:25:28. > :25:31.editor in the South, For a small place, there are some
:25:32. > :25:42.big contrasts on the Isle of Wight. Expensive yachts in Cowes harbour,
:25:43. > :25:44.picture-postcard villages, But on an island, local issues,
:25:45. > :25:49.even the state of the roads, A lot of it is down to local
:25:50. > :26:01.situations and issues. You'll find you get a lot of people
:26:02. > :26:04.voting for local causes, schools, education, things that
:26:05. > :26:05.matter to them. The Citizens Advice Centre has seen
:26:06. > :26:10.a record number of people getting Job security isn't that good,
:26:11. > :26:21.and a lot of work is seasonal. We are making sure people
:26:22. > :26:24.get their rights, people aren't getting holiday pay,
:26:25. > :26:25.not getting sick pay Cutbacks to the local council budget
:26:26. > :26:31.means they are less able They are increasingly
:26:32. > :26:37.seeing greater numbers of people who are struggling,
:26:38. > :26:41.really struggling, to either access services or to have
:26:42. > :26:44.enough money to live. That little strip of water
:26:45. > :26:46.separating the island from the mainland also brings
:26:47. > :26:53.a streak of defiance. 62% voted to leave
:26:54. > :26:56.in the referendum. Fisherman Pete Williams says
:26:57. > :27:00.he is being hammered by EU quotas. We didn't have a lot
:27:01. > :27:08.of options, really. Brexit was the only way
:27:09. > :27:10.we would get something better, Will you get something
:27:11. > :27:15.better from Theresa May? I think she seems to be the right
:27:16. > :27:23.person. She has taken hold of
:27:24. > :27:26.a difficult job and she The island is a microcosm
:27:27. > :27:29.of a divided country. And at the model village
:27:30. > :27:31.there are people yearning for some old-fashioned certainty
:27:32. > :27:33.in turbulent political times. You have to feel confident
:27:34. > :27:38.about your leader. If you don't, it doesn't matter how
:27:39. > :27:41.much they say or what they offer in their manifesto,
:27:42. > :27:44.if you don't believe in them The younger ones
:27:45. > :27:46.didn't bother to vote. And come the result,
:27:47. > :27:49.it didn't go the way they wanted, People say you step back in time
:27:50. > :27:56.when you visit the Isle of Wight. With grammar schools now
:27:57. > :27:58.on the political agenda and rail nationalisation,
:27:59. > :27:59.perhaps the political parties are just catching up
:28:00. > :28:01.on what the public wants. Combine that feeling
:28:02. > :28:05.of disconnection with real economic pressures and, at this political
:28:06. > :28:07.crossroads, you can't The Norfolk Broads don't
:28:08. > :28:14.immediately spring to mind But now a family-run vineyard has
:28:15. > :28:22.just beaten competitors from around the world,
:28:23. > :28:25.becoming the first in England to win The Bacchus 2015,
:28:26. > :28:37.from Winbirri Vineyards, has been selected the best white
:28:38. > :28:46.wine from a single grape variety. Alex Dunlop is live concerning for
:28:47. > :28:51.us. This is a charming little vineyard.
:28:52. > :28:55.These are embryonic greats which hopefully over the summer into the
:28:56. > :29:03.autumn will ripen into this world-class wine. This is it, the
:29:04. > :29:07.Winbirri Bacchus 2015. The judges from the Decanter world Wine award
:29:08. > :29:10.said it had a fruity nose and a harmonious body, not bad for a wine
:29:11. > :29:15.from a quiet corner of Norfolk. It's just ten years since the Dyer
:29:16. > :29:20.family decided there might be some potential for planting
:29:21. > :29:22.vines here on the edge For while this season's grapes
:29:23. > :29:27.are just starting to form, 2015's offering is now
:29:28. > :29:28.on everybody's lips. The first still English wine to win
:29:29. > :29:34.such a prestigious award. At the vineyard, while they are
:29:35. > :29:38.delighted, they're not surprised. As English wine producers,
:29:39. > :29:44.we know we've been making world-class wines, just now they're
:29:45. > :29:49.coming forward and getting the recognition and getting known
:29:50. > :29:51.for the high quality It's just the fourth vintage
:29:52. > :29:56.of the single Bacchuss grape varietal which Winbirri
:29:57. > :30:05.has produced. But judges, among 200 who took
:30:06. > :30:08.part in the tastings, choose it over wines
:30:09. > :30:10.from around the world. Producers who have been doing
:30:11. > :30:12.for decades, if not centuries. 70,000 wines are entered
:30:13. > :30:14.into this competition, all judged blind by international
:30:15. > :30:16.experts from around the world, so, to have picked up this award
:30:17. > :30:19.is quite, quite exceptional. England's sparkling wines have been
:30:20. > :30:25.winning awards for some time now and make up two-thirds
:30:26. > :30:37.of the 5 million bottles Most are grown in Kent and Sussex.
:30:38. > :30:40.Now, with the world's best award to its name, Winbirri has firmly put
:30:41. > :30:43.East Ang Lee on the wine producing map.
:30:44. > :30:49.So why has this wine done so well? It is down to a very dry climate
:30:50. > :30:53.here and careful managing of the vineyard and grapes but most
:30:54. > :30:56.importantly it shows that English vineyards can and do produce
:30:57. > :30:58.world-class wines. Back to you, Clive. Alex, many
:30:59. > :31:07.thanks. Alex Dunlop reporting there. Will it be a weekend for a call
:31:08. > :31:11.fight or a warming red? Probably a bit of both! It depends
:31:12. > :31:17.what you fancy, maybe it depends what you are having the dinner. It
:31:18. > :31:20.was certainly a soggy day in the south-east yesterday, ending with
:31:21. > :31:24.heavy bursts of rain and that has been sliding northwards along the
:31:25. > :31:28.east coast of England. The rain now not as happy as it was but still
:31:29. > :31:32.providing a rather grey and damp afternoon across north-east England,
:31:33. > :31:36.said that was the scene for one of our Weather Watchers in Newcastle,
:31:37. > :31:51.perhaps a day to stay indoors and have a glass of
:31:52. > :31:54.wine later on. Across the East Coast and south-east Scotland, damp
:31:55. > :31:56.weather continuing through the afternoon, feeling cool as well,
:31:57. > :31:59.turning brighter across East Anglia and the south-east. As we, further
:32:00. > :32:00.west, you can see for yourself, a mixture of sunny spells but also
:32:01. > :32:03.heavy downpours, the showers slow-moving, a lot of rain in a
:32:04. > :32:05.short space of time with the odd flash of lightning or rumble of
:32:06. > :32:08.thunder. Northern Ireland seeing some hefty showers as well.
:32:09. > :32:11.Temperatures up to around 16 degrees in Belfast. Western Scotland will
:32:12. > :32:16.see showers, between those showers there is some lovely sunshine out
:32:17. > :32:19.there, as captured by Des Weather Watcher in the Scottish Highlands.
:32:20. > :32:24.This is probably the weather most of us would pick to spend the rest of
:32:25. > :32:34.this afternoon in! This evening and overnight this is how the forecast
:32:35. > :32:36.ship sub, that wet weather will slide across Scotland perhaps
:32:37. > :32:38.turning heavier later across the northern half of Scotland and
:32:39. > :32:40.elsewhere the showers should slowly fade away leading to dry conditions
:32:41. > :32:43.by tomorrow morning, maybe the odd patch of fog, and into tomorrow more
:32:44. > :32:48.of the same, a mixture of sunny spells and heavy showers across
:32:49. > :32:51.parts of Northern Ireland, England, Robin Wales, those downpours could
:32:52. > :32:56.be headed with the odd flash of lightning. Slightly different in the
:32:57. > :33:01.northern half of Scotland, mostly cloudy, some ad breaks rain, on the
:33:02. > :33:05.heavy side at times, just 11 degrees in Aberdeen. Sunshine towards the
:33:06. > :33:10.south-east, it could get all the way to 17 or 18. The showers should die
:33:11. > :33:13.away heavily for most of us on Saturday night, it will take a while
:33:14. > :33:17.to clear away the rain and into the second half of the weekend this area
:33:18. > :33:22.of high pressure to the east begins to have more of an influence on our
:33:23. > :33:34.weather, so Sunday is going to be a mostly dry day, fewer
:33:35. > :33:37.showers it will feel a little bit warmer, plenty of sunshine around,
:33:38. > :33:40.some patchy rain in Northern Ireland and western Scotland, but further
:33:41. > :33:41.south temperatures up to 20 degrees, so a mixed bag