:00:12. > :00:16.The murder inquiry at Stepping Hill Hospital - it was three, now five
:00:16. > :00:22.deaths are being investigated. One of the most recent cases to be
:00:22. > :00:26.added to the inquiry is that of 83- year-old Derek Weaver, he died this
:00:26. > :00:32.morning. We are absolutelyic that anybody could do that. Just a
:00:32. > :00:35.wonderful person everybody in the hospital said what a charming,
:00:35. > :00:42.lovely gentleman he is. Also on tonight's programme:
:00:42. > :00:46.Are you going to resign, Prince Andrew? The BBC understands that
:00:46. > :00:50.Prince Andrew is to step down as his role as trade ambassador.
:00:51. > :00:55.Crunch time in the eurozone, leaders need to hammer out a zone
:00:55. > :00:58.to save Greece and the global economy. Her killer went on the run
:00:59. > :01:04.for years, wrote a book about the murder, today the killer of Lindsay
:01:05. > :01:09.Hawker is finally convicted. We've waited four-and-a-half years to get
:01:09. > :01:14.justice for Lindsay. We have achieved that today and we are very
:01:14. > :01:19.pleased. Touch down.... And the end of an era of sprais travel as the
:01:19. > :01:23.last US space shuttle lands for the last time. -- space travel, as the
:01:23. > :01:29.last US space shuttle lands for the last time. A moment in history to
:01:29. > :01:33.be savoured. Coming up in Sportsday on the BBC
:01:33. > :01:43.News channel, rain puts play to England's progress in the first
:01:43. > :01:55.
:01:55. > :01:59.Test, but not before Trott outshown Good evening, welcome to the BBC
:01:59. > :02:03.News at 6pm. Two more deaths are being investigated at Stepping Hill
:02:03. > :02:08.Hospital in Stockport, bringing the total number of suspicious deaths
:02:08. > :02:09.there to five. The two patients were both in their 80s and died in
:02:09. > :02:14.unexplained circumstances. Detectives are continuing to
:02:14. > :02:21.question a nurse from the hospital, who they arrested yesterday on
:02:21. > :02:30.suspicion of murder. Police believe insulin was deliberately injected
:02:30. > :02:35.into say lin drips. -- saline drips. The latest death - 83-year-old
:02:35. > :02:39.Derek Weaver, died this morning. He also received contaminated medicine.
:02:39. > :02:44.It has left another family with many questions. We are absolutely
:02:44. > :02:48.sick that anybody could do that, just a wonderful person.
:02:48. > :02:52.Everybody in the hospital said what a charming, lovely gentleman he is.
:02:52. > :02:58.He's never complained once, has he? No. He accepted everything that has
:02:58. > :03:03.been thrown at him. He has been through hell and back. The staff
:03:03. > :03:07.have been absolutely wonderful with him. What we know is between 7th-
:03:07. > :03:14.14th July, three patients died. Tracey Elizabeth Arden, Arnold
:03:14. > :03:17.Lancaster and George Keep. They were part of a group of 14 who
:03:17. > :03:23.received saline, contaminated with insulin. This can cause blood sugar
:03:23. > :03:28.levels to fall. Now two more deaths, Derek Weaver and an 84-year-old
:03:28. > :03:33.woman. She died a week ago and is part of the original 14 who
:03:33. > :03:37.received is a lean. Police have said this is a come -- saline.
:03:37. > :03:41.Police have said this is a complex investigation. We have 60 senior
:03:41. > :03:49.invest gay fors working on this case around -- investigators
:03:49. > :03:53.working on this case around the clock. It's a priority for Greater
:03:53. > :03:58.Manchester Police. Rebecca Leighton, the 27-year-old nurse who works at
:03:58. > :04:03.Stepping Hill is still being questioned on suspicion of murder.
:04:03. > :04:07.On her Facebook page she describes herself as happy go lucky, saying
:04:07. > :04:11.she loves the weekend and having a laugh with friends. Detectives want
:04:11. > :04:16.to speak to a 41-year-old man who is still being treated here. He
:04:16. > :04:18.received this contaminated saline, but is no longer critically ill and
:04:18. > :04:22.his condition is improving. They hope he can give them more
:04:22. > :04:27.information about what was going on inside this hospital.
:04:27. > :04:33.Police are still waiting for postmortem examination results to
:04:33. > :04:39.establish how all five died. While security remains tight at Stepping
:04:39. > :04:43.Hill. Our medical correspondent is here. It is a terrible time for the
:04:43. > :04:51.families of those involved. Why is it still uncertain whether these
:04:51. > :04:59.deaths are linked to a deliberate and lethal dose of insuli nerbgs.
:04:59. > :05:04.It is a -- insulin. It is a hormone produced naturally. It produces low
:05:04. > :05:07.blood sugar levels. The symptoms include dizziness and collapse.
:05:07. > :05:11.Patients see that with patients who have diabetes from time to time.
:05:11. > :05:18.But give enough insulin to a healthy person the effects would be
:05:18. > :05:22.the same N a postmortem pathologyists would look for high
:05:22. > :05:27.insulin levels. That in itself is not enough. People's insulin levels
:05:27. > :05:31.varyi from person to person. They need -- varys from person to person.
:05:31. > :05:37.They need to look at markers and what effect it had. That all takes
:05:37. > :05:42.time. Over the decades, cases like this are very rare. There have been
:05:42. > :05:46.cases where there have been deliberate poisoning in hospitals.
:05:46. > :05:49.Whether the perpetrator came from inside or outside the hospital,
:05:49. > :05:53.inquiries generally find that a determined and secretive criminal
:05:53. > :05:58.can get past the best regulated systems.
:05:58. > :06:04.Thank you. The BBC understands that Prince Andrew is to step down as
:06:04. > :06:09.his role as special representative for trade and investment. It
:06:09. > :06:14.follows the controversy after his links to a sex offender, lavish
:06:14. > :06:18.trips abroad. The job is unpaid, but the Prince's expenses are met
:06:19. > :06:25.by the Government. Are you resigning? It is a role he
:06:26. > :06:29.has fulfilled for ten years. Now he is stepping aside publicly it will
:06:29. > :06:33.be presented as a re-shaping of his role and Prince Andrew, it is
:06:33. > :06:38.understood, will play a part in the promotion of British business. It
:06:38. > :06:42.will be seen as a result of the controversies he has brought on
:06:42. > :06:47.himself. Some unwise friendships, together with a personality, some
:06:47. > :06:50.have said, can come across as arrogant and insensitive. On the
:06:50. > :06:55.plus side for Prince Andrew has been the valuable work he has done
:06:55. > :06:58.in places like the Gulf, where his royal status has opened doors.
:06:58. > :07:03.Those who work with him say he has been very focused on winning
:07:03. > :07:11.business for Britain. On the debit side, are these areas for which he
:07:11. > :07:16.has attracted criticism. He has had links with prominent Libyans.
:07:16. > :07:22.He has cultivated links with other figures. Last autumn he hosted a
:07:22. > :07:26.lunch for the son-in law of the tunnissiian President. British
:07:26. > :07:30.diplomats were said to be horrified by the meeting. It was his links to
:07:30. > :07:35.this man, an American financier which caused the most acute
:07:35. > :07:37.problems. He is a convicted sex offender. Last December Andrew
:07:38. > :07:43.stayed with him for several days in New York.
:07:43. > :07:47.The palace insisted that there was never any impropriety. His
:07:47. > :07:54.usefulness has been diminished, but there is still a role for him.
:07:54. > :07:59.takes a brief. He works hard. He has been able to sell UK plc around
:07:59. > :08:03.the world very well indeed. Andrew will be keen to continue doing what
:08:04. > :08:10.he can to promote British interests, albeit without the formal title as
:08:10. > :08:14.a special representative. Global Stock Markets have risen
:08:14. > :08:17.this afternoon, following rumours of a draft solution to the Greek
:08:17. > :08:22.debt crisis. Talks between the 17 eurozone countries are underway.
:08:22. > :08:27.They are expected to announce the terms of a second bail out for
:08:27. > :08:31.Greece. Let's speak to our Europe correspondent. What progress on a
:08:32. > :08:34.deal? Well, Fiona, it does look as if today there will be agreed a
:08:34. > :08:39.second bail out for Greece, although we don't know the terms
:08:39. > :08:45.and we certainly don't know all the figures. The summit does look set
:08:45. > :08:49.to ease the terms of the loans that Greece received by lowering
:08:49. > :08:52.interest rates and almost certainly private investors, the banks and
:08:52. > :08:56.insurance companies will be involved in a second Greek bail out
:08:56. > :09:01.and take some losses. It is possible that temporarily Greece
:09:01. > :09:08.may be declared as in default. Another significant change - there
:09:08. > :09:12.will be a radical overhaul for the main body that is involved in these
:09:12. > :09:15.rescue funds, intervening pre- emptively to help out banks and
:09:15. > :09:21.countries that run into travel. Now the markets have liked what they
:09:21. > :09:25.are hearing, although it is not yet settled. A big word of caution -
:09:25. > :09:29.what nobody yet knows is what this will do to reduce Greece's mountain
:09:29. > :09:33.of debt. That is why, over the next few days, if there is an agreement
:09:33. > :09:40.overnight, people will work on the figures to see if this will at last
:09:40. > :09:43.reach the point where they can draw a line under this eurozone crisis.
:09:43. > :09:52.How could the deal being thrashed out in Brussels affect the UK,
:09:53. > :09:56.given that the part of Europe, but not of the euro. The eurozone
:09:56. > :10:00.financial crisis has the potential to spill over into the UK economy,
:10:00. > :10:06.affecting all of us in different ways. There are close commercial
:10:06. > :10:11.links. Any slowdown in the eurozone will affect growth and jobs here.
:10:11. > :10:16.40% of UK exports of jobs and services go to the eurozone. Of the
:10:16. > :10:19.top five destinations for UK exports, four are members of the
:10:19. > :10:24.single currency. The Deputy Prime Minister argued he couldn't ignore
:10:24. > :10:29.what was going on over there. We're not an island economy. We
:10:29. > :10:33.cannot turn our back on the rest of the world. I think it is
:10:33. > :10:37.extraordinary important to remember that a prosperous and strong
:10:37. > :10:43.eurozone is absolutely necessary for a strong and prosperous United
:10:43. > :10:47.Kingdom. Exporters like this company in
:10:47. > :10:51.Birmingham are watching events closely. It supplies parts to car
:10:51. > :10:54.makers and other industries. It does a lot of business in Europe,
:10:55. > :10:59.so any downturn there would cause problems for these workers. The way
:10:59. > :11:03.manufacturing is set up is we are all heavily linked into Europe and
:11:04. > :11:08.dependant on each other. And what we make in the UK we sell in Europe,
:11:08. > :11:13.maybe not directly, but indirectly it is sold in Europe itself. It
:11:13. > :11:17.will have a major effect. Aside from trade what about UK bank
:11:17. > :11:22.exposure to the troubled eurozone economies. Bank loans to the
:11:22. > :11:27.private and public sectors totalled nearly �9 billion. Much bigger is
:11:28. > :11:32.lending to Ireland, �84 billion. UK banks have lent �66 billion to
:11:32. > :11:35.Spain. That is direct lending. British investors might be affected
:11:35. > :11:40.if the wider banking system in Europe comes under strain because
:11:40. > :11:45.of lending to these economies. one country, due to exposure to one
:11:45. > :11:49.of the economies comes under pressure, then other banks are less
:11:49. > :11:53.likely to lend money to them. That is what is called the Lehman effect.
:11:53. > :11:57.It is the same effect we can see again if we have a systematic price
:11:57. > :12:01.in Europe. This is how the banks stay interconnected. Today's deal
:12:01. > :12:06.may sort out Greece's problems for now, but the fear is the eurozone
:12:06. > :12:11.crisis is far from over, with major questions still over member
:12:11. > :12:15.nations' ability to deal with their debts.
:12:15. > :12:19.Thank you. Scottish & Southern energy is the third of the major
:12:19. > :12:24.power suppliers to announce an increase. Gas is going up by 18%,
:12:25. > :12:30.electricity by 11% in September. Scottish Power and British Gas have
:12:30. > :12:34.announced price hikes. All the companies are blaming higher
:12:34. > :12:38.wholesale costs. High street sales recovered in June as stores started
:12:38. > :12:44.sales early. The Office for National Statistics said like-for-
:12:44. > :12:47.like sales, excluding petrol, were 0.7% higher than May. Food
:12:47. > :12:50.retailers reported their biggest drop since the figures were first
:12:50. > :12:56.compiled 23 years ago. The father of the British teacher, Lindsay
:12:56. > :12:59.Hawker, who was murdered in Japan, says the family has finally
:12:59. > :13:06.achieved justice. Tatsuya Ichihashi, who is 32 has been sentenced to
:13:06. > :13:11.life for the rape and murder of Miss Hawker in 207. He went on the
:13:11. > :13:16.run for three -- 2007. He went on the run for three years and even
:13:16. > :13:19.wrote a book about the murder. This report contains some flash
:13:19. > :13:23.photography. For one last time Lindsay Hawker's parents have
:13:23. > :13:26.travelled to Japan. They have made many visits from their home since
:13:26. > :13:30.their daughter was found dead. Now they have seen to see Tatsuya
:13:30. > :13:37.Ichihashi - the man accused of raping and killing her, face
:13:37. > :13:41.justice in court. We've waited a long time for today.
:13:41. > :13:44.We've waited foir-and-a-half years to get justice for -- four-and-a-
:13:44. > :13:49.half years to get justice for Lindsey. We have achieved that
:13:49. > :13:52.today. We are very pleased. I would like to say thank you to the
:13:52. > :14:00.Japanese people, the Japanese press and particularly the individuals
:14:00. > :14:03.who apprehended Ichihashi. We would not have got this far without
:14:03. > :14:12.everybody's help. Lindsay loved Japan and you have not let her down.
:14:12. > :14:17.Thank you. March, 2007, the 22-year-old went
:14:17. > :14:23.to a cafe with her killer. Later that day, Ichihashi raped her. He
:14:23. > :14:28.left her body on the balcony of his flat in a bathtub. When the police
:14:28. > :14:33.arrived Ichihashi was there, but alluded their grasp. He escaped
:14:33. > :14:37.barefoot. The Hawkers made appeals, but the case went cold for more
:14:37. > :14:43.than two-and-a-half years. While on remand Ichihashi wrote a book about
:14:43. > :14:49.his time on the run. He revealed a Second World War bunker on a remote
:14:49. > :14:54.island was his hidout for a while. He ventured out for plastic surgery.
:14:54. > :14:58.In late, 2009 a break through, suspicious clinic staff grave a
:14:58. > :15:02.photograph of his new appearance to the police. Ichihashi had even cut
:15:02. > :15:05.his own lip with scissors to make it thinner. He was arrested after
:15:05. > :15:09.being recognised at a ferry terminal. As he was brought into
:15:09. > :15:14.court for the verdict to be delivered Ichihashi bowed to
:15:14. > :15:18.Lindsay Hawker's parents. They lowered their eyes, so as not to
:15:18. > :15:24.see the gesture of apology. Then the judge ordered Ichihashi to
:15:24. > :15:28.stand and pronounced him guilty of murder. The judge told Ichihashi
:15:29. > :15:38.the responsibility for Lindsay's death should lie upon him heavily.
:15:39. > :15:40.
:15:40. > :15:45.He was sentenced to life in prison The murder inquiry at Stepping Hill
:15:45. > :15:49.Hospital - five deaths are now being investigated. Coming up,
:15:49. > :15:57.after a bright start at the historic Test at Lord's, an injury
:15:57. > :16:01.to one of in the's star bowlers casts a shadow over the day's play.
:16:01. > :16:07.Later, the debt crisis spreads from Europe to the US. Could the world's
:16:07. > :16:17.largest economy now default? And a more price rises hit millions of
:16:17. > :16:18.
:16:18. > :16:21.consumers at Scottish and Southern It is the end of an era. The US
:16:21. > :16:26.space shuttle Atlantis has touched down for the final time, bringing
:16:26. > :16:31.to an end NASA's 30 year shuttle programme. The shuttle fleet placed
:16:31. > :16:34.hundreds of satellite in orbit, launched the Hubble space telescope
:16:34. > :16:43.and could -- contributed to the building of the International Space
:16:43. > :16:47.Station. 3 1/2 minutes until touchdown.
:16:47. > :16:51.sonic booms as the Space Shuttle appears, still high in the night
:16:51. > :16:58.sky. This thermal image capturing the nose cone glowing white with
:16:58. > :17:02.extreme heat. Every landing is pence. One ended in disaster. He is
:17:02. > :17:09.the pilot's view. Emotions are running high for the final
:17:09. > :17:14.spectacular touchdown. Words to match. Having fired the imagination
:17:14. > :17:18.of a generation. A ship like no other, its place in history Secure,
:17:18. > :17:25.the space shuttle palls into port for the last time, its voyage at an
:17:25. > :17:28.end. Dawn at Cape Canaveral. The shuttles have flown for 30 years,
:17:28. > :17:35.but now there is no immediate replacement. As the astronauts are
:17:35. > :17:39.welcomed home, the commander makes a sentimental plea for America to
:17:39. > :17:44.keep exploring space. I want that picture of a young, six-year-old
:17:45. > :17:52.boy looking at the space shuttle in a museum, and saying, "steady, I
:17:52. > :17:54.want to do something like that when I grow up". So what did the shuttle
:17:54. > :17:58.achieve? They built the International Space Station, a
:17:58. > :18:03.giant orbiting laboratory, and then launched the Hubble telescope,
:18:03. > :18:08.providing extraordinary glimpses of far-off galaxies. After the
:18:08. > :18:11.struggle, what will America do next in space? It will rely on Russian
:18:11. > :18:15.rockets to get astronauts to the space station, for several years at
:18:15. > :18:20.least. Then commercial operators with new spacecraft will be paid to
:18:20. > :18:25.do the job of getting up into orbit, which should free up NASA descent
:18:25. > :18:31.mission's much deeper into space, maybe as far as asteroids, or even
:18:31. > :18:36.to Mars. But only if there is the money. This new animation shows how
:18:36. > :18:42.a NASA is aiming to land on an asteroid, the planning is under way.
:18:42. > :18:46.But it may just be wishful thinking on a sad day. Tonight, at the slow
:18:47. > :18:52.haul to retirement. Watched by huge crowds, many thousands will lose
:18:52. > :18:57.their jobs. 50 years ago, America launched its first astronaut. Now
:18:57. > :19:00.no one is exactly sure what will come next.
:19:01. > :19:03.Front line police jobs will go and there could be an increase in crime.
:19:03. > :19:07.That is the conclusion of the police watchdog as it looks into
:19:07. > :19:12.the impact of the government's spending cuts. It is police forces
:19:12. > :19:15.in England and Wales will cut 34,000 jobs over the next four
:19:15. > :19:21.years, which will result in police numbers been at the lowest level
:19:21. > :19:25.for a decade. It is described as the police's
:19:25. > :19:29.biggest financial challenge for a generation. And with a 20% cut,
:19:29. > :19:35.today we learned of the scale of the job losses to forces in England
:19:35. > :19:39.and Wales, as figures produced by the police inspectorate. There is
:19:39. > :19:44.no doubt that as we go through this transformation, we need to be
:19:44. > :19:47.thinking about delivering service in different ways. We need to be
:19:47. > :19:57.radical because the scale of cuts demands that we do things very
:19:57. > :20:07.
:20:07. > :20:12.differently. So what are the Out of focus is on the service been
:20:12. > :20:16.delivered rather than looking at numbers. Rather than ensuring
:20:16. > :20:20.officers are able to be on the beat, doing the job communities expect.
:20:20. > :20:24.In the immediate future it looks as though there will be a 2% drop in
:20:24. > :20:28.frontline numbers, with bigger cuts in other parts of the service. Of
:20:28. > :20:33.course, it is the cuts to frontline officers which concern the public.
:20:33. > :20:36.The worry is that few officers will mean more crime. Certainly the
:20:36. > :20:41.inspectorate shows that when you have a higher level of policing,
:20:41. > :20:44.you have lower levels of crime. But when it comes to violent crime, it
:20:44. > :20:48.is a different picture. The evidence is said to be weaker that
:20:48. > :20:52.fewer police will lead to an increase in violent offences.
:20:52. > :20:55.Nevertheless, the cuts are simply too deep, say Labour. Chief
:20:56. > :20:59.constables have been put in at an impossible position. They are doing
:20:59. > :21:04.everything they can to cut bureaucracy and safeguard services,
:21:04. > :21:08.but the sheer scale and pace of the government's cuts mean that
:21:08. > :21:12.frontline services have been Kit, and the scale of cuts is worse than
:21:12. > :21:17.we feared. Nearly a third of the posts have gone already. The
:21:17. > :21:21.policing landscape is steadily being transformed.
:21:21. > :21:26.Two British nationals, a man and a woman too, have been detained in
:21:26. > :21:30.Afghanistan. They were arrested in a hotel, and are being questioned
:21:30. > :21:34.in a secure facility in Kandahar. The Ministry of Defence has
:21:34. > :21:38.confirmed the arrests but wouldn't comment on reports that they were
:21:38. > :21:42.terrorism-related. 20-year-old Majlinda Kelmendi, a
:21:42. > :21:45.judo fighter from Kosovo, is a real contender for an Olympic medal. But
:21:45. > :21:49.she may not be able to claim it because the International Olympic
:21:49. > :21:54.Committee doesn't recognise the country. All this week we are
:21:54. > :21:55.focusing on some of the Olympic hopefuls. With a year to go,
:21:56. > :22:03.Majlinda's preparations are hampered by concerns over whether
:22:03. > :22:08.she will be allowed to compete. The landscape of the Rugova
:22:08. > :22:13.mountains is idyllic. The recent history in this corner of Kosovo,
:22:13. > :22:19.anything but. Yet, emerging from breathtaking valleys and a painful
:22:19. > :22:26.past, is a local talent as ruthless as she is ambitious. And with one
:22:26. > :22:30.target in mind. The former world junior champion in judo. Meet
:22:30. > :22:37.Majlinda Kelmendi. It is a wonderful feeling to compete for
:22:37. > :22:43.Kosovo. Because and the only one who is having the chance to prove
:22:43. > :22:48.to the world that Kosovo have got talent. Because what Kosovo is best
:22:48. > :22:51.known for is not pretty. Majlinda's town of Peja was burnt down in the
:22:52. > :22:56.conflict with Serbia. Families were forced to flee to neighbouring
:22:56. > :23:02.countries. Today, it feels so different. This could be anywhere
:23:02. > :23:05.in Europe. But there is a grey reality behind the San Tron.
:23:05. > :23:12.Without international status, prospect in Kosovo of run, and
:23:12. > :23:17.Majlinda's old teacher feels that a could deprive her of her big chance.
:23:17. > :23:23.That is disappointing, really disappointing. Because we are part
:23:23. > :23:29.of Europe, and no one can stop us from achieving our goals and going
:23:29. > :23:34.where we want. We are part of Europe. They cannot just ignore us.
:23:34. > :23:39.Back in the gym, the build up to 2012 goes on regardless. Majlinda
:23:39. > :23:46.has had big-money offers from other countries, like Azerbaijan, to
:23:46. > :23:50.compete under their flag. But she would sooner hold on and hope.
:23:50. > :23:55.Majlinda knows she represents the hopes of a country, but there is
:23:55. > :23:59.more to it than that. She also stands for the wasted opportunities
:23:59. > :24:04.of a former generation. Her coach, the taskmaster, could have been
:24:04. > :24:08.exactly where she is now. But the outbreak of war, the break-up of
:24:08. > :24:13.Yugoslavia, meant he had to abandon his Olympic dreams, and fight for
:24:13. > :24:22.his country. If she will gain and metal, that will be half of that
:24:22. > :24:26.mind. -- a medal. That'll be the biggest thing in my life. But it is
:24:26. > :24:31.a struggle. Majlinda makes her a part of the bargain look easy.
:24:31. > :24:41.Winning the right to fly the Kosovo flag in London 2012 remains a much
:24:41. > :24:41.
:24:41. > :24:51.tougher challenge. If you want to find out more about
:24:51. > :24:52.
:24:52. > :24:56.Majlinda Kelmendi and all the other The eagerly anticipated cricket
:24:56. > :25:00.series between England and India is under way. There is a lot at stake.
:25:00. > :25:04.If England can win the four-match series convincingly, they will
:25:04. > :25:09.replace India as the top-ranked Test team in the world. Our sports
:25:09. > :25:13.correspondent is at Lord's for us. We have had our challengers with
:25:13. > :25:17.the weather here, but absorbing play nonetheless. This is a moment
:25:17. > :25:20.of history, because Test-match cricket has reached game number
:25:20. > :25:24.2000 here. Right now there is concern as to whether Test match
:25:24. > :25:32.cricket has a long-term future, is it perhaps too slow for the modern
:25:32. > :25:38.taste? Evidence suggests today that it is alive and well. India and
:25:38. > :25:42.England, and suddenly everyone is interested. Provide a Test series
:25:42. > :25:46.that matters, and you will see the hordes descend. They came from
:25:46. > :25:51.around the corner, and around the globe. Came in from New York,
:25:51. > :25:54.really excited. Really keen to see Sachin Tendulkar. Just come in from
:25:54. > :26:02.Istanbul. The two greatest Test teams in the world going head-to-
:26:02. > :26:05.head. Sachin Tendulkar will have a chance to make his 100th
:26:05. > :26:11.international hundred later in the match. England were asked to bat
:26:11. > :26:17.first. In overcast conditions, it was a struggle. Alastair Cook, out
:26:17. > :26:22.lbw for 12 off. Andrew Strauss is back in charge of the team, a brief
:26:22. > :26:31.release. A boundary from him. Patients was the key requirement.
:26:31. > :26:36.Shortly after lunch, Strauss lost he's. -- lost his. Zaheer Khan is
:26:36. > :26:41.the bowler England Brealey fear, but even he needs someone to catch
:26:42. > :26:46.the ball. Trott escaped here. From insult to injury for the fast
:26:46. > :26:52.bowler. Zaheer Khan soon left the field, a dodgy looking hamstring. A
:26:52. > :26:56.lucky break for England. When the light to go back, Trott and
:26:56. > :27:02.Pietersen strode off, content. Test-match 2000 was ultimately
:27:02. > :27:06.halted by English cricket's eternal foe it. The weather is number-one -
:27:06. > :27:10.- aware that his number one in the world, the rain always wins. It is
:27:10. > :27:14.just been confirmed that play has been abandoned for the day. Think
:27:14. > :27:18.and to end the summer as world No. 1, they need to win at least two of
:27:18. > :27:23.the Test matches this summer against India. So they will be
:27:23. > :27:32.hoping for a clear day tomorrow to crack on. Thank you. Let's take a
:27:32. > :27:36.Oh dear. Yes, I'm afraid tomorrow we are going to have the same fun
:27:36. > :27:43.and games at Lord's. More showers in the offing. It won't be a
:27:43. > :27:48.washout by any means, but showers will be there or thereabouts. They
:27:48. > :27:54.will tend to fade away during the course of the evening. One or two
:27:54. > :28:02.left behind, mind you, in western part of England and Wales. Most of
:28:02. > :28:10.us will settle into a dry night. It is the end of July, I know! For
:28:10. > :28:13.most of us, a cool feeling night. A fresh start to Friday. Once more,
:28:13. > :28:17.as we have seen in the last few days, showers will develop,
:28:17. > :28:22.initially across parts of Wales and western England. Through the day,
:28:22. > :28:29.the heaviest of them will transfer East Wood's after a bright start.
:28:29. > :28:33.Further west, in parts of Devon and Cornwall, some brightness. Many
:28:33. > :28:37.places will stay dry, western parts of Wales not doing too badly with
:28:37. > :28:40.some sunshine through the afternoon. We catch some sunshine in this part
:28:40. > :28:45.of the day, it will make all the difference. It will be pleasant
:28:45. > :28:51.enough in parts of Northern Ireland, and in Scotland. A few showers
:28:51. > :28:54.dotted around, but of the lighter variety. As we head further south
:28:54. > :28:58.through the Midlands and in two parts of southern England, again,
:28:58. > :29:06.some heavy ones breaking out through the late afternoon and
:29:06. > :29:10.early evening. Big question mark, the weekend. Plan A was that most
:29:10. > :29:15.of us would have a fine bright weekend. But the majority of
:29:15. > :29:20.Saturday, it will be that way, particularly further west. But rain