:00:10. > :00:14.A day of disruption this Thursday. High-level talks are not enough to
:00:14. > :00:18.stop hundreds of thousands of public sector workers striking.
:00:19. > :00:23.Many schools in England and Wales could fall silent as teachers
:00:23. > :00:28.prepare to walk out over pension changes. As a teacher, I certainly
:00:28. > :00:31.don't want to go on strike. It is not my first choice, it is a last
:00:32. > :00:38.resort. I feel sympathy for them but it does not help me because I
:00:38. > :00:42.will not get paid on Thursday Riga. For also on the programme: A
:00:42. > :00:46.radical overhaul of the Ministry of Defence, thinning out the top brass
:00:46. > :00:51.and overhauling the budget. How do they get your mobile phone
:00:51. > :00:58.number? Car insurance companies are accused of being involved in a
:00:58. > :01:01.racket. Andy Murray ploughs into the
:01:01. > :01:05.quarter-finals. A standing ovation from Kate and William.
:01:05. > :01:11.The Serena Williams is out of the tournament, followed later by big
:01:11. > :01:18.sister Venus. And at 6:45pm on the BBC News
:01:18. > :01:28.Channel, more on a day of shocks at Wimbledon as the women's top seed
:01:28. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:47.Hello and welcome to the News At Six. Hundreds of thousands of
:01:47. > :01:51.public sector workers including teachers looks set to strike on
:01:51. > :01:58.Thursday. There was not enough progress during high-level talks
:01:58. > :02:02.between the Government and union representatives over pension
:02:02. > :02:08.proposals. Teachers could be asking parents to help keep the schools
:02:08. > :02:14.are open. In thousands of schools across England and Wales, normally
:02:14. > :02:18.busy and noisy classrooms will fall silent. From Thursday, teachers
:02:18. > :02:21.will walk out in protest over changes to their pensions. Rachel
:02:21. > :02:26.Williams will be among them. A young teacher, she is worried she
:02:26. > :02:33.will have to pay more and work longer, only to receive less in the
:02:33. > :02:36.end. As a teacher, it's I certainly don't want to go on strike. It is
:02:36. > :02:41.not my first choice, it is a last resort. We feel that the Government
:02:41. > :02:44.do not appear to be listening to us. That last resort will mean
:02:44. > :02:49.disruption to hundreds of thousands of families. It will mean that I
:02:49. > :02:52.have to get childcare so I can go to work. I think that the teachers
:02:52. > :02:56.have got a point. Public sector workers in general are getting a
:02:56. > :03:03.hard deal at the minute. I feel sympathy for them but it does not
:03:03. > :03:07.help me because I will not get paid on Thursday. There was much at
:03:07. > :03:10.stake this afternoon as trade union leaders arrived at Whitehall to
:03:10. > :03:15.discuss proposals on pension reform that they had tabled a couple of
:03:15. > :03:19.weeks ago. These talks at the Cabinet Office will not affect the
:03:19. > :03:23.widespread walk out planned for Thursday. Both the unions and the
:03:23. > :03:26.Government know that the issue of pension reform could result in
:03:26. > :03:31.widespread industrial action come the autumn. That is something that
:03:31. > :03:35.both sides say they want to avoid. The Government say they want people
:03:35. > :03:38.to work for longer and pay more into pensions, but a leaked TUC
:03:38. > :03:43.document says that while pension age will be considered, there
:03:43. > :03:48.should be no presumption of increases. They warn there is no
:03:48. > :03:52.case for increased contribution rates except where agreed. After
:03:52. > :03:59.two hours of talks, the union delegation emerged, to say that
:03:59. > :04:02.progress had been made, but warning of a gap between both sides.
:04:02. > :04:06.public service unions are desperately concerned about the
:04:06. > :04:10.implications of the Government's current proposals. If the
:04:11. > :04:14.Government don't really we consider, take a step back, then other unions
:04:14. > :04:19.may be balloting their members and we could see further industrial
:04:20. > :04:23.action later in the year. Government knows that the pension
:04:23. > :04:26.issue will affect millions of public sector workers, who are
:04:26. > :04:30.struggling to make ends meet already. They insist that the
:04:30. > :04:35.changes are necessary. There have to be reforms of public sector
:04:35. > :04:39.pensions. We want these to be among the very best available, with a
:04:39. > :04:43.guaranteed level of pension, index- linked. Very few people in the
:04:43. > :04:47.private sector can now look forward to that. The strikes on Thursday
:04:47. > :04:51.looks set to be the biggest in years. Both sides will be back to
:04:52. > :04:55.try to reach a deal in further talks in July.
:04:55. > :05:00.Laura Kuenssberg is outside the Cabinet Office. Those talks have
:05:00. > :05:05.been taking place there. We heard John say it then that there has
:05:05. > :05:08.been some progress but clearly not enough. The Government and the
:05:08. > :05:14.unions are still at loggerheads over how to Pavel fact that all
:05:14. > :05:18.workers are living longer. -- How ought to pay for the fact. They
:05:18. > :05:21.cannot agree on how public sector workers should pay towards their
:05:21. > :05:26.pension and how much longer they should work for before they get
:05:26. > :05:31.their pension. One union negotiator said to me this morning that the
:05:31. > :05:35.talks have been good natured but they are going nowhere. When they
:05:35. > :05:39.stood on the steps this afternoon, it appeared progress had been made.
:05:39. > :05:43.The Government has given some ground by agreeing to look at
:05:43. > :05:48.council pensions separately. It's a gigantic health union Unison have
:05:48. > :05:52.said they will not ballot for industrial action now. There is a
:05:52. > :05:55.big gap between the two sides in these negotiations. And as we
:05:55. > :06:00.expected, this will not make much difference to the strikes planned
:06:00. > :06:04.for Thursday. It does appear that a tiny step has been made towards a
:06:04. > :06:11.deal. A little bit of progress is surely better than none at all.
:06:11. > :06:14.Thank you. There will be a radical overhaul of the way the Ministry of
:06:14. > :06:21.Defence and Britain's armed forces will be run. Liam Fox has promised
:06:21. > :06:25.an end to waste and a slimmed-down management structure which almost
:06:25. > :06:28.certainly means few admirals, generals and air marshals. Recent
:06:28. > :06:32.years have seen massive overspending at the Defence
:06:32. > :06:37.Ministry, as we report. The defence of the realm is the first duty of
:06:37. > :06:41.any Government. Defence itself has often caused Government its biggest
:06:42. > :06:49.political headaches. British forces are fighting our two friends again.
:06:49. > :06:54.The aim of the reforms today is to stop the infighting at the Ministry
:06:54. > :06:59.of Defence. We need to change. Can we bring all of the armed forces
:06:59. > :07:02.and so was servants along with us? I think we can if they see that the
:07:02. > :07:06.reforms have a clear direction and if they believe that they are fair.
:07:06. > :07:10.The hope is to avoid the procurement disasters of the past
:07:10. > :07:14.and the problems of equipment or did for which there is no budget.
:07:14. > :07:18.Last year, these were cut up for scrap, aeroplanes which were
:07:18. > :07:23.delivered several years late and billions over budget. In the past,
:07:23. > :07:26.few would have been held to account, in theory that should now change.
:07:26. > :07:30.What are the measures as recommended by Lord Levene, who
:07:31. > :07:35.headed up the review? The key committee at the top of the MoD
:07:35. > :07:39.will be smaller and chaired by the Secretary of State. The chief of
:07:39. > :07:42.the defence staff will speak for all three services. A new joint
:07:42. > :07:46.command will bring together cyber warfare and military intelligence.
:07:46. > :07:50.There will also be cut at the top two the number of senior officers,
:07:50. > :07:55.perhaps also ending the complaint that UK has more admirals than
:07:55. > :08:00.ships. Much of this reform has given by the need to make better
:08:00. > :08:04.use of what money the MoD does have. The budget has seen a reduction of
:08:04. > :08:12.8% and the Strategic Defence Review is cutting 17,000 service personnel
:08:12. > :08:16.to balance the books, as well as 25,000 civilian jobs at the MoD.
:08:16. > :08:19.What this report is doing is streamlining the structure of the
:08:19. > :08:26.Ministry of Defence, which it very much needs. It is pretty by Fantine
:08:26. > :08:30.at the moment. If we can get that and better procurement, which is
:08:30. > :08:35.always the Achilles heel, then I think it is absolutely going in the
:08:36. > :08:41.right direction. The idea is for the heads of the Army, Royal Navy
:08:41. > :08:46.and RAF to get more control over their own organisations and budgets.
:08:46. > :08:49.Today Labour gave the reforms are mixed review. These big cuts in
:08:49. > :08:52.military capability of permanent but the deficit is temporary. They
:08:52. > :08:57.are not coming back and that is what the Government should be
:08:57. > :09:00.addressing, not who sits at which table on which chair. Much will
:09:00. > :09:09.depend on how the reforms are implemented and whether they really
:09:10. > :09:14.will cut bureaucracy. Some warned that insuring UK's ambitions
:09:14. > :09:19.globally will mean matching that financially.
:09:19. > :09:24.Deals have been signed worth more than �1 billion with China at the
:09:24. > :09:28.summit in Downing Street when Wen Jiabao met David Cameron. Wen
:09:28. > :09:35.Jiabao told David Cameron that Britain should not involve
:09:35. > :09:39.themselves in finger-pointing at China's political record.
:09:39. > :09:42.Marching bands, soldiers on parade, at the Foreign Office this morning
:09:42. > :09:46.the Chinese premier was given all of the ceremony that Britain can
:09:46. > :09:51.lay on for a visiting foreign leader. After a sunny welcome
:09:51. > :09:54.outside, hard diplomacy inside. A warning from David Cameron that
:09:54. > :09:58.China must do more to respect human rights to insure its stability and
:09:58. > :10:01.prosperity. We are different countries with different histories
:10:01. > :10:05.and at different stages of development. We should show each
:10:05. > :10:10.other respect but we are very clear that political and economic
:10:10. > :10:14.development should go hand in hand. One supports the other. Downing
:10:14. > :10:18.Street said that Mr Cameron raised to specific cases of human rights
:10:18. > :10:24.concerns over lunchtime, but Wen Jiabao was equally robust, saying
:10:24. > :10:28.the state should not lecture one another. On Human Rights, China and
:10:28. > :10:36.the United Kingdom should respect each other, respect the fact, it
:10:36. > :10:42.treat each other as equals, engage in more co-operation than finger-
:10:42. > :10:47.pointing, and resolve properly our differences through dialogue.
:10:47. > :10:52.Sometimes diplomacy needs to be decoded, but not today. Diplomats
:10:52. > :10:58.said that the premier gave out some stern words about not
:10:58. > :11:03.fingerprinting, which reflected a genuine irritation about being
:11:03. > :11:08.pressed over his country's record. -- finger-pointing. The question is
:11:08. > :11:11.whether that affected the trade deals. It appears not for now. They
:11:11. > :11:15.agreed �1.4 billion of new deals for British businesses, lifting a
:11:15. > :11:19.ban on selling chickens to China, and agreeing a swathe of trade
:11:19. > :11:23.commitments, all to address Britain's poor record of exporting
:11:24. > :11:33.goods to China. And that is more, a couple of pandas were promised for
:11:33. > :11:36.Edinburgh's so as well. Diplomats had hoped that the release of Ai
:11:36. > :11:40.Weiwei would smooth the Wen Jiabao's tour of the capital cities
:11:40. > :11:44.of Europe. But outside Downing Street as well as inside, he could
:11:44. > :11:48.not escape concern over his Government's record on human rights.
:11:49. > :11:52.The stern response today suggests that he has got the message.
:11:52. > :11:55.Police in the Irish Republic have found a large store of bomb-making
:11:55. > :12:00.material in a farm shed in County Louth. They believe a car bomb was
:12:00. > :12:04.being prepared for an attack in Northern Ireland. Officers are
:12:04. > :12:06.linking the find to the dissident republican group. Two men arrested
:12:06. > :12:10.at the shed on Saturday are being questioned.
:12:11. > :12:15.Jon Venables, one of the killers of James Bulger, has lost his bid to
:12:15. > :12:20.be released on parole. He have done to the toddler from a shopping
:12:20. > :12:23.centre on Merseyside in 1993. -- he abducted the toddler. He was given
:12:23. > :12:27.a two-year sentence recently after downloading and distributing
:12:28. > :12:31.indecent images of children. Jane Norman has gone into
:12:31. > :12:37.administration. A High Street retailer closed its 90 stores on
:12:37. > :12:41.Saturday, putting 1600 jobs at risk. Administrators are now looking for
:12:41. > :12:44.a potential buyer. How would you feel if you were
:12:44. > :12:51.involved in a car accident and then discovered your details have been
:12:51. > :12:53.sold by the insurance company to a personal injury claims firm? The
:12:53. > :13:02.former Justice Secretary Jack Straw has attacked the practice which he
:13:02. > :13:09.calls a racket. He has called for tighter regulation.
:13:09. > :13:14.Had a crash? One some compensation? Get in touch. In the industry, they
:13:14. > :13:19.call it claims farming. By text message, phone call, it is big
:13:19. > :13:24.difference. Where other companies getting information? From the
:13:24. > :13:27.insurers that are selling it to them. Thousands of pounds a go. It
:13:27. > :13:34.is a rotten merry-go-round in which law-abiding motorists are the
:13:34. > :13:38.victims. Of course, when you have had a crash, it is important to get
:13:38. > :13:42.compensation, but personal injury claims have gone up by 70% in the
:13:42. > :13:48.last six years. One injury in particular, whiplash, very easy to
:13:48. > :13:52.fake, 1200 claims every day. Increasingly, the business of
:13:52. > :13:55.finding people to claim has become the real money spinner. Your
:13:56. > :14:00.contact details have become valuable. If you have an accident,
:14:00. > :14:06.they may be passed on by insurance companies and hospitals, police or
:14:06. > :14:10.repair garages, it is being claimed. If not, small direct-marketing
:14:10. > :14:17.operators ran do redial thousands of numbers in the hope of finding
:14:17. > :14:22.potential clients. -- randomly dial. There are claims management company
:14:22. > :14:28.will make their money in fees, �600 per case for referring you to a
:14:28. > :14:34.solicitor. Peter Bennett's experience is typical. Following a
:14:34. > :14:38.minor accident, his family has been plagued by calls offering
:14:38. > :14:42.compensation. You wonder how many people are tempted into taking this
:14:42. > :14:45.kind of action when there has been no injury. We are just one family,
:14:45. > :14:49.so you can imagine what is happening across the country.
:14:49. > :14:52.Insurers then have to pay out more for claims, and then they make
:14:52. > :14:57.their money back by selling their own data, which leads to more
:14:57. > :15:00.claims. They blame the referral fees. We have been arguing for
:15:00. > :15:04.abolition for a long time. You have to abolish the cost of the entire
:15:04. > :15:13.system, because otherwise people take insurance referral fees even
:15:13. > :15:18.if the insurance industry itself has stopped. Road safety is
:15:18. > :15:27.improving, cars can now stop themselves to prevent crashes. But
:15:27. > :15:32.insurance premiums are still going Our top story...
:15:32. > :15:36.A day of disruption this Thursday as public sector workers go on
:15:37. > :15:41.strike. Thousands of schools across England and Wales will fall silent
:15:41. > :15:51.as teachers walkout. Coming up, the hottest place in the
:15:51. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:01.On BBC News, market wobbles, particularly for bank stocks ahead
:16:01. > :16:11.of a crucial budget vote in Greece on Wednesday.
:16:11. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:14.Arrest warrants have been issued for the Libyan leader, Colonel
:16:14. > :16:18.Gaddafi, and two of his closest allies for alleged crimes against
:16:18. > :16:21.humanity. The decision was made by the International Criminal Court at
:16:21. > :16:25.the Hague. It comes as rebel forces claim they're making advances in
:16:25. > :16:29.the west of the country with the help of NATO air strikes which
:16:30. > :16:32.began 100 days ago. Rebels claim to be within 50 miles of the capital
:16:32. > :16:35.Tripoli but is there a realistic chance they can defeat Gaddafi?
:16:35. > :16:45.Here's our Middle East editor, Jeremy Bowen. His piece contains
:16:45. > :16:51.
:16:51. > :16:59.This is the tale of two cities. The Tripoli the regime likes the world
:16:59. > :17:05.to see and the one that does not. Official Tripoli organises regular
:17:05. > :17:11.rallies against need Tote in Green Square. -- NATO. The heart of the
:17:11. > :17:16.capital. The colonel would not be able to stay in power without
:17:16. > :17:21.genuine supporters, some are brought up to believe in him. Why
:17:21. > :17:27.do you like Kim? Because he teaches us what we don't know and he saves
:17:27. > :17:34.us from people that are hurting us. The hidden Tripoli starts with
:17:34. > :17:38.petrol queues, days long, a sign of strain. The regime's bus troops for
:17:38. > :17:43.journalists do not stopped to talk to disgruntled motorists. We get
:17:43. > :17:49.hints of the city that doesn't support Colonel Gaddafi. At night
:17:49. > :17:55.there is often unexplained gunfire. Act on sites, at San speak up. Here
:17:55. > :18:00.are some woman's words revoiced. don't like him, we don't need him.
:18:00. > :18:05.We hate him and we don't want him here. Leave us. Aren't you scared
:18:05. > :18:09.to be talking to us like this? The BBC's opposition sources claim
:18:09. > :18:17.they are hitting back. Face a home- made firebombs destroyed these
:18:17. > :18:20.police vehicles. -- they say. There was a note with the pictures.
:18:20. > :18:26.You'll find nobody on the streets after sunset. It is like a ghost
:18:26. > :18:31.town at night. Only the security forces hang around the town. They
:18:31. > :18:36.often fire at random, they call us rats. This video was made by people
:18:36. > :18:42.who call themselves the rebels. We don't know how big or how small the
:18:42. > :18:48.group is. They circulated a leaflet threatening to kill all those who
:18:48. > :18:53.work with the Gaddafi regime. And for 100 days the NATO raids have
:18:53. > :18:58.been coming. But Colonel Gaddafi remains. History tends to show that
:18:58. > :19:00.you don't just removed a regime by aerial bombing. I have spoken to
:19:00. > :19:04.people involved in the Western campaign against Libya and they
:19:04. > :19:07.admit they are looking for some kind of X Factor that might get
:19:07. > :19:12.people back on the streets of Tripoli protesting against Colonel
:19:12. > :19:17.Gaddafi. But they admit they haven't found one. Tripoli is
:19:17. > :19:20.controlled by the Gaddafis despite rebels, NATO and the International
:19:20. > :19:25.Criminal Court. Walk through the old town and usually it is quiet
:19:25. > :19:31.but not normal. Watchful, a little tense. The capital of a regime that
:19:31. > :19:33.is weakened but not collapsing. A BBC investigation has found that
:19:33. > :19:35.hospital patients may be left vulnerable to life-threatening
:19:35. > :19:41.injury or infection by poor quality surgical instruments being imported
:19:41. > :19:44.from abroad. Panorama discovered dangerous instruments which can
:19:44. > :19:50.puncture surgeons' gloves or break off during operations being used in
:19:50. > :20:00.the NHS. Samantha Poling travelled to Sialkot in Pakistan's Punjab
:20:00. > :20:04.
:20:04. > :20:08.The surgical instruments used in UK hospitals on nearly all
:20:08. > :20:13.manufactured here, Sialkot in Pakistan. While some are produced
:20:13. > :20:17.in large professional factories, there is a more ramshackle site --
:20:17. > :20:23.side to the industry. I can't believe the heat and the conditions
:20:23. > :20:27.and the dust and dirt. Everything is just awful. All companies making
:20:27. > :20:32.surgical instruments must be registered with the medicines and
:20:32. > :20:38.healthcare products regulatory agency, the MHRA re. But neither
:20:38. > :20:43.they nor the NHS requires a book -- suppliers to inspect manufacturers'.
:20:44. > :20:49.That was a 50 mm Burke along the blade. It was like a needle. If we
:20:49. > :20:53.hadn't stopped that, that could have been used on a very young baby.
:20:53. > :20:57.In surgery, microscopic defects like these can be devastating.
:20:57. > :21:02.Metal fragments can puncture a surgeon's glove or break off inside
:21:02. > :21:07.the body, causing infection. Tom rejects nearly 20% of the
:21:07. > :21:12.instruments sent to his trust. The same companies which supply Barnes
:21:12. > :21:17.can also supply other UK hospitals. While most do carry out some visual
:21:17. > :21:21.checks of instruments, Bart's is the only trust or board to employ a
:21:21. > :21:25.technologist to inspect the new instruments to British standards. I
:21:25. > :21:30.showed our footage to a leading patient safety adviser. Procurement
:21:30. > :21:34.officers, if they knew this was happening in Pakistan, and those
:21:34. > :21:39.instruments were coming from that room into the hospital, they would
:21:39. > :21:44.faint at the thought of it. MHRA told us it has no evidence
:21:44. > :21:48.that non-compliant instruments are being supplied to the NHS. Health
:21:48. > :21:52.Secretary Andrew Lansley has said he will investigate Panorama's
:21:52. > :21:57.findings. Meanwhile, defective instrument will continue their
:21:57. > :22:07.journey to the UK. And you can see the full Panorama
:22:07. > :22:09.report, "Surgery's Dirty Secrets",' It was a day of high drama at
:22:09. > :22:13.Wimbledon, with baking hot temperatures, Royal visitors and a
:22:13. > :22:15.major win for Andy Murray. He dominated his fourth round match
:22:15. > :22:21.against Richard Gasquet, taking him into the men's quarter-finals, in
:22:21. > :22:31.three straight sets. But it was a different story for Serena and
:22:31. > :22:31.
:22:31. > :22:36.Venus Williams. Tim Franks was If the first week of Wimbledon was
:22:36. > :22:42.a warm-up, the second week began at full burn. As the temperature past
:22:42. > :22:45.30 degrees, hot dogs and Englishmen came out in the midday sun. Andy
:22:45. > :22:49.Murray and his French opponent Richard Gasquet were playing under
:22:49. > :22:55.the gaze of the future monarchs, one of whom, we are told, turned
:22:55. > :23:01.out for her own school tennis team. To begin with, task produced shots
:23:01. > :23:06.of panache and verve and other French words - Gasquet produced.
:23:06. > :23:13.Gasquet had not lost a set on route to this, the fourth round. That was
:23:13. > :23:18.about to change. In the first set tie-break Murray broke loose. Come
:23:18. > :23:21.the second set, Murray ripped up the stereotypes. The man from
:23:21. > :23:29.Scotland growing stronger and the beating sun. The man from the south
:23:29. > :23:35.of France will sing. -- wilting. At two sets up, Murray did not relent.
:23:35. > :23:45.This was a display of strength and touch. Gasquet was broken twice.
:23:45. > :23:47.
:23:47. > :23:52.His face as telling as the Andy Murray is often modest to the
:23:52. > :23:56.point of downbeat. After today, he was positively twinkling. It is
:23:56. > :23:59.great for tennis, any time you can get a royalty to come along, it
:23:59. > :24:03.doesn't captain -- happen that often. History may be urging
:24:03. > :24:08.caution, but there is a different feel about Wimbledon now. The first
:24:08. > :24:13.week, it was mild enthusiasm for Murray. The second week, a sense of
:24:13. > :24:16.expectation is growing. There will be a fresh look to the women's
:24:16. > :24:20.final this year. Marion Bartoli overcame defending champion Serena
:24:21. > :24:26.Williams in straight sets. Her sister Venus also felt, the
:24:26. > :24:29.Williams sisters had contested 10 of the last 11 finals. And defeat
:24:30. > :24:35.the top seed Caroline Wozniacki means the world No. 1 still has yet
:24:35. > :24:41.to win a Grand Slam event. For Andy Murray, in contrast, today was
:24:41. > :24:44.anything but a farewell bow. I probably don't need to tell you
:24:44. > :24:47.this, but today was the hottest day of the year so far, with
:24:47. > :24:57.temperatures soaring above 30 degrees for many of us. Cambridge
:24:57. > :24:59.
:24:59. > :25:06.was one of the real hotspots today Yes, a remarkably hot and sticky
:25:06. > :25:10.day here. Let's check the latest. 28.8 degrees. Still in the evening.
:25:10. > :25:13.People have been taking the offer - - opportunity of getting on the
:25:13. > :25:17.river and in the river. They have also been sitting in the shade
:25:17. > :25:23.enjoying a cold drink. Perhaps one of the best ways to deal with a
:25:23. > :25:27.mini heatwave. In central London it has been officially a scorcher. The
:25:27. > :25:32.temperature started high, 20 degrees at 6am, and the Mercury
:25:32. > :25:42.kept creeping up for much of the day. For some, great fun, for
:25:42. > :25:42.
:25:42. > :25:47.12 noon in Cambridge and still it is getting warmer. 30.5 degrees in
:25:47. > :25:51.the shade, Caribbean hot. Messing about on the river is the pastime
:25:51. > :25:55.of choice. Offices and classrooms abandoned for an escape into the
:25:55. > :25:59.fresh air. It is nice work if you can get it, but if you have been on
:25:59. > :26:03.the work -- motorway or catching a train, chances are you have had a
:26:03. > :26:08.different kind of day. On the London to Norwich line, for example,
:26:08. > :26:13.the wrong kind of heat knocked out the overhead power lines. Walked
:26:13. > :26:16.tracks brought services to a standstill. -- warped. I have been
:26:16. > :26:21.stuck on the train for two hours outside Liverpool Street. The track
:26:21. > :26:26.was kinked because of the hot weather. They struggle with leaves
:26:26. > :26:31.and snow and vandals. By late afternoon, temperatures were Peking.
:26:32. > :26:36.The hottest place was East Kent at 33 deep -- degrees. When it gets
:26:36. > :26:41.this hot, cooling off can be great fun. But also potentially serious
:26:41. > :26:44.business for the elderly and vulnerable. Best medical advice
:26:44. > :26:49.will be the simple things, practical, staying indoors in the
:26:49. > :26:52.hottest part of the day, pulling the curtains, letting in draft go
:26:52. > :26:56.through the house, making sure your fluid intake is good, make sure
:26:56. > :27:00.that fluid is not beer and alcohol. It looks like this heat wave will
:27:00. > :27:07.burn brightly and briefly, but for many of us around the country, it
:27:07. > :27:10.has been a welcome taste of summer. If you were watching in places like
:27:10. > :27:15.Scotland, where temperatures have been average, this might seem a
:27:15. > :27:17.little distant and irrelevant. Even here you might take comfort if I
:27:17. > :27:21.tell you this guy's a looking pretty dark. It is beginning to
:27:21. > :27:24.feel like rain. -- the skies. feel like rain. -- the skies.
:27:24. > :27:28.Let's find out if he is right, it will there be rain?
:27:28. > :27:33.The heat is on its way out and it was not the same everywhere today.
:27:33. > :27:36.We got to 33 degrees this afternoon to the east of London, but in
:27:36. > :27:39.Aberdeenshire, under the clouds, just 13 Celsius. The fresher
:27:39. > :27:44.weather pushing its way East tonight and brings with it the risk
:27:44. > :27:47.of some thundery showers. In the short term, this evening, across
:27:47. > :27:50.parts of Wales and the south-west you could get the odd rumble of
:27:50. > :27:55.thunder. Still heavy rain in Aberdeenshire clearing away. Across
:27:55. > :27:58.the Midlands, south-east and East Anglia, you could hear a few
:27:58. > :28:03.distant rumbles of thunder and later in the night you could get
:28:03. > :28:08.quite a bit of rain. The risk of some hail and strong winds. Still
:28:08. > :28:12.humid in the south-east corner. Significantly cooler further north
:28:12. > :28:15.and west. A chill in the air for some tomorrow. Dry and sunny start
:28:15. > :28:19.across northern and western areas, a bit more cloud in the Midlands,
:28:19. > :28:22.and the risk of thunderstorms in East Anglia and Kent. Later we will
:28:22. > :28:27.see the sunshine replaced by a few shower clouds rumbling across
:28:27. > :28:34.Northern Ireland. Many will still stayed dry, though. A brighter day
:28:34. > :28:38.in Scotland. It will feel warm. Fine and brighter the far north of
:28:38. > :28:42.England, but through parts of South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, into
:28:42. > :28:47.the Midlands, significantly cooler, cloudier and with some outbreaks of
:28:47. > :28:53.rain. Wales and the south-west, more sunshine than we saw this
:28:53. > :28:58.afternoon. It will feel fresher, but still pleasant enough. Across
:28:58. > :29:04.much of eastern England, still the threat of showers, particularly to
:29:04. > :29:07.the East, some sunshine in between them. But for many, a drop in