:00:08. > :00:13.The backlash over the bonus - politicians line up to criticise
:00:13. > :00:16.the Royal Bank of Scotland payout. The bank's chief executive, Stephen
:00:16. > :00:25.Hester, is under pressure to turn down his bonus of just under �1
:00:26. > :00:29.million. Now there's a row over who approved the deal. This pay for
:00:29. > :00:34.Stephen Hester, the bonus, was sets by the board of RBS under the
:00:34. > :00:38.arrangements that were put in place by the previous Government. It's a
:00:38. > :00:42.disgraceful failure of leadership by the Prime Minister. He's been
:00:42. > :00:44.promising for months action against excessive bonuses and pay and now
:00:44. > :00:46.he's nodded through a �1 million bonus.
:00:46. > :00:51.Also on tonight's programme: Passengers on the ship that ran
:00:51. > :00:54.aground off Italy are offered �9,000 each in compensation.
:00:54. > :01:02.Six months to go until the Olympics and a first glimpse of how the
:01:02. > :01:05.opening ceremony will look. We will want to make something that touches
:01:05. > :01:09.people, in a way that feels important to us and feels like it
:01:09. > :01:12.will transfer to people and they will remember us by.
:01:12. > :01:18.And Murray gets so close but just fails to win through at the semis
:01:18. > :01:23.in the Australian Open. I'll be here with Sportsday later in the
:01:23. > :01:33.hour on the BBC News charge with an in-depth look at the Australian
:01:33. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:44.Open. Plus Monty takes three Good evening, welcome to the BBC
:01:45. > :01:47.News at Six. There's growing pressure on the
:01:47. > :01:51.Royal Bank of Scotland boss, Stephen Hester, to turn down his
:01:51. > :01:54.bonus, following a political backlash. Yesterday it emerged Mr
:01:54. > :02:00.Hester would receive shares worth �963,000 on top of his salary at
:02:00. > :02:03.the bank, which is mainly owned by taxpayers. The Labour Leader, Ed
:02:03. > :02:06.Miliband, called it a "disgraceful failure of leadership by the Prime
:02:06. > :02:10.Minister" and called on him to explain why he'd allowed it to
:02:10. > :02:13.happen. But the Government is blaming Labour for drawing up the
:02:13. > :02:22.deal when it was in power. Here's our chief economics correspondent,
:02:22. > :02:26.Hugh Pym. Royal Bank of Scotland, its future matters to all of us.
:02:26. > :02:30.There is �45 billion of taxpayers' money invested in the bank
:02:30. > :02:35.following the bail-out in 2008. That's why there's a big row over
:02:35. > :02:40.the boss, she'ser, being awarded a bonus of �963,000 in shares on top
:02:40. > :02:44.of a bid 1 million salary. People will not understand how somebody
:02:44. > :02:50.can get a whacking great bonus like that when they are baigsically
:02:50. > :02:54.running a state-owned concern. a disgraceful failure of leader by
:02:54. > :02:59.the Prime Minister. He's been promising action against excessive
:02:59. > :03:03.bonuses and excessive pay and now he's nodded through a �1 million
:03:04. > :03:08.bonus. Stephen Hester was brought in to head Royal Bank of Scotland
:03:08. > :03:13.by Alistair Darling after the bank had nearly collapsed. He had worked
:03:13. > :03:18.his way up to the top of the ladder. A country house is amongst the
:03:18. > :03:23.fruits of his success. A year ago the RBS share price was 40p. Now it
:03:23. > :03:27.is around 27p, partly because of the eurozone crisis. He's reduced
:03:27. > :03:30.risky lending by �600 billion since he took the job. He oversaw �68
:03:31. > :03:35.billion in lending to UK companies in the first nine months of last
:03:35. > :03:40.year and successfully sold off 16 businesss to reduce the size of RBS.
:03:40. > :03:44.Stephen Hester's bonus this time is half what was awarded to him a year
:03:44. > :03:48.ago. It is all in shares and he won't be able to sell them for
:03:48. > :03:53.another couple of years. There are some in the City who feel this is a
:03:53. > :03:57.sensible way to reward and incentivise a boss in an industry
:03:57. > :04:01.as competitive as banking. There was a range of opinion among City
:04:01. > :04:05.workers I spoke to today. These people are in a powerful position.
:04:05. > :04:12.They can create jobs and put the bank on track, so I think it is
:04:12. > :04:16.worth it. They want to get talent to do that job, so there had to be
:04:16. > :04:21.an incentive for that. It is a controversial issue and he probably
:04:21. > :04:24.didn't deserve it given that it is a state-owned bank and hasn't been
:04:24. > :04:27.performing well. The Chancellor was consulted on the award. He
:04:27. > :04:31.explained the Government's thinking on the decision. The arrangements
:04:31. > :04:34.for paying the bonus were determined by the contract he
:04:34. > :04:38.signed is with the previous Government. They were determined by
:04:38. > :04:41.the board of RBS under is arrangements said up by the
:04:41. > :04:44.previous Governments. The alternatives of either a larger
:04:44. > :04:48.bonus of the kind he would have got a couple of years ago or the
:04:48. > :04:52.British Government taking over the running of RBS and putting even
:04:52. > :04:56.more taxpayers' money at risk would have been worse for British people.
:04:56. > :04:59.The decision was made by the RBS board but it had to take on board
:04:59. > :05:03.the views of shareholders, and they are dominated by the Government
:05:03. > :05:09.other banks will be announcing their bonuses soon. It remains to
:05:09. > :05:12.be seen how generous RBS has been with Stephen Hester. The Government
:05:12. > :05:17.and Labour are blaming each other for this deal. Who is responsible?
:05:17. > :05:21.It is undoubtedly true that the overall pay structure for Mr Hester
:05:21. > :05:24.was set up under Labour. They recruited him. But it is down to
:05:24. > :05:28.the board to make the final decision. This time they are only
:05:29. > :05:32.paying out 60% of their entitle. That's their judgment. They have to
:05:32. > :05:35.act on behalf of all shareholders, including the Government. There
:05:35. > :05:40.would have been a two-way conversation. The Prime Minister
:05:40. > :05:43.made it pretty clear he wanted Mr He's tore get a lower bonus, of
:05:43. > :05:47.below �1 million, and that's happened. The Chancellor feels he
:05:47. > :05:52.couldn't have gone further. But he is left with a highly contentious
:05:52. > :05:57.situation. A Government headed bay Prime Minister who has gone out of
:05:57. > :06:01.his way to say the boardroom should behave responsibly and we have a
:06:01. > :06:03.state-controlled bank with a highly controversial beens payout. Hugh,
:06:03. > :06:06.thank you. Passengers on the cruise liner
:06:06. > :06:09.which ran aground off Italy earlier this month are each being offered
:06:09. > :06:12.around �9,000 in compensation, plus a full refund for their holiday.
:06:12. > :06:15.But many who were on board are likely to reject the offer, saying
:06:15. > :06:23.they can't yet put a cost on the trauma they endured. Alan Johnston
:06:23. > :06:29.reports from Italy. The cruise ship has just capsized and now each of
:06:29. > :06:35.those tiny figures is scrambling for their lives. Terrified women,
:06:35. > :06:40.children, old people, all hoping they will reach the boats. And out
:06:40. > :06:47.of sight down in the dark flooded depths of the hull some passengers
:06:47. > :06:53.are drowning. At least 16 people will die. Scenes from a little
:06:53. > :07:00.earlier. The ship's only starting to sink but already the faces tell
:07:00. > :07:06.the story. People realising that disaster is coming. Now all the
:07:06. > :07:10.drama is over, but if you had been on that ship, if you had lived
:07:10. > :07:17.through that night, how much compensation do you think you would
:07:17. > :07:22.deserve? The cruise operator is offering 11,000 euros, just over
:07:22. > :07:25.�9,000. TRANSLATION: There are 3,000 passengers and they should
:07:25. > :07:28.take advantage of this offer. The big plus is they can get an
:07:28. > :07:34.immediate response and they will incur no legal expenses. They can
:07:34. > :07:38.put this whole thing behind them. Italians remain fascinated by this
:07:39. > :07:44.story and today they watched the ship's operators try to deal with
:07:44. > :07:47.the compensation question as fast as possible. The company will be
:07:47. > :07:51.desperate for its passengers to accept its offer, because it knows
:07:52. > :07:59.that around the world lawyers are urging the survivors to press for
:07:59. > :08:02.much, much more money. We are very, very keen to ensure that our
:08:02. > :08:07.clients receive full and fair compensation for their claims and
:08:07. > :08:12.that needs to be carefully assessed. It is just too early to do that
:08:12. > :08:18.assessment at this stage. The Costa Concordia's disastrous final voyage
:08:18. > :08:25.only lasted a few hours. But for her operators a much longer journey
:08:25. > :08:29.through the courts may lie ahead. Harry Redknapp told police he's
:08:29. > :08:31.paid "fortunes in income tax" and was a "giver not a taker". A taped
:08:31. > :08:34.interview with detectives was played to Southwark Crown Court
:08:34. > :08:38.today, where the Spurs boss is accused of receiving untaxed
:08:38. > :08:41.payments during his time at Portsmouth. Both he and former
:08:41. > :08:51.Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric deny charges of tax evasion. Our
:08:51. > :08:54.correspondent, James Pearce, was in court. This evening he will be
:08:54. > :08:59.leading his Tottenham team in the FA Cup but this morning Harry
:08:59. > :09:04.Redknapp was back to court for the end of the first week's evidence in
:09:04. > :09:09.his trial. The charges date back to 2002 when Redknapp was working at
:09:09. > :09:13.Portsmouth with the former chairman, Milan Mandaric. Mandaric paid money
:09:13. > :09:17.into an account that Redknapp had opened in Monaco. He named it
:09:17. > :09:21."Rosie 47" after his dog. The prosecution claim that the offshore
:09:21. > :09:25.bank was used to avoid tax on a bonus paid by the chairman to his
:09:25. > :09:35.bonus paid by the chairman to his manager. The jury heard recordings
:09:35. > :09:40.
:09:40. > :09:46.of Harry Redknapp's interviews with The jury was told that Harry
:09:46. > :09:50.Redknapp's a man of hithser to good character. They heard him conceive
:09:50. > :09:54.during one of his police interviews he should have told his accountant
:09:54. > :09:58.about the existence of "Rosie 47" but he hadn't omitted the
:09:58. > :10:01.information on purpose. He had thought there wasn't any tax to pay
:10:01. > :10:07.thought there wasn't any tax to pay on it. Redknapp told police that he
:10:07. > :10:10.had paid �1 million in tax the previous year and that saving
:10:10. > :10:15.another �20,000 or �30,000 would make little difference to him. I'm
:10:15. > :10:21.not the cleverest, he said, but I'm not stupid. The trial will continue
:10:21. > :10:24.on Monday. Around 350 workers at a steel firm
:10:24. > :10:27.in Kent are to be made redundant, after the company went into
:10:27. > :10:29.administration. Attempts are still being made to find a buyer for the
:10:29. > :10:34.Thamesteel plant in Sheerness. The GMB union said it was disastrous
:10:34. > :10:37.news for the UK economy. The founder of the French company
:10:37. > :10:40.at the centre of the health scare over sub-standard breast implants
:10:40. > :10:43.has been charged with causing involuntary injury, and has been
:10:43. > :10:49.released on bail. Around 40,000 British women had PIP implants,
:10:49. > :10:52.which were filled with industrial grade silicone.
:10:52. > :10:54.Police have released an e-fit likeness of a man who helped a
:10:54. > :10:57.prisoner escape while being transported to hospital. The gunman
:10:57. > :10:59.helped Andrew Farndon flee after threatening prison guards as he
:10:59. > :11:06.arrived at West Suffolk Hospital from Highpoint Prison on Wednesday
:11:06. > :11:08.evening. With exactly six months to go until
:11:08. > :11:12.the London Olympics, organisers of the Games have offered a
:11:12. > :11:15.tantalising glimpse of how the opening ceremony will look. The
:11:15. > :11:20.film director, Danny Boyle, who is behind the showcase event, has
:11:20. > :11:27.revealed the theme will be Isles of Wonder. Our correspondent, Dan Roan,
:11:27. > :11:31.is in the Olympic Park. Dan, what more can you tell us about it? This
:11:31. > :11:37.is the point when the Games begin to feel very real indeed. The
:11:37. > :11:41.details of Olympic opening ceremonies traditionally are kept
:11:41. > :11:44.secret but today London decided to give us something of a sneak
:11:44. > :11:50.preview. The aim it was ramp up the excitement. As the Games draw
:11:50. > :11:54.closer so the pressure to deliver on what's come before intensifies.
:11:54. > :11:59.This is what London has to live up to, opening ceremonies at the last
:11:59. > :12:03.few Olympic Games have reached the highest of standards for an event
:12:03. > :12:07.which sets the tone for the greatest show on earth. Auditions
:12:07. > :12:13.are already under way and we now it will feature local schoolchildren,
:12:13. > :12:16.NHS nurss and a 27 tonne specially commissioned giant bell in an
:12:16. > :12:20.opening ceremony ambitiously entitled Isles of Wonder. You stand
:12:20. > :12:26.on the shoulder of giants, your predecessors and you hope to
:12:26. > :12:30.inherit some of their best features and to put your own unique spin on
:12:30. > :12:33.it. It is intimidating but it doesn't get you anywhere being too
:12:33. > :12:37.intimidate. You have to just get on and hope that you are in a position
:12:37. > :12:41.now in your own career and with the right team around you that you will
:12:41. > :12:46.be able to reflect something about the country and that they'll all be
:12:46. > :12:50.pleased today. The film director has a huge job on his hands but
:12:50. > :12:54.hopes the spectacle will provide a few laughs. The most difficult
:12:54. > :12:57.thing to do is show a sense of humour but it is unique about it.
:12:57. > :13:01.With much of the infrastructure in the Olympic park already in place
:13:01. > :13:06.it's the finishing touches which remain to be applyed. Today the
:13:06. > :13:09.athletes village was formally handed over to organisers as the
:13:09. > :13:13.build-up enters its final phase. This is where the result of all
:13:13. > :13:16.that planning and preparation will be unveiled to the world, the
:13:16. > :13:20.Olympic stadium where in exactly six months the opening ceremony
:13:20. > :13:23.will get under way and London's moment will finally have arrived.
:13:23. > :13:28.The budget for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics
:13:28. > :13:34.and par Olympics was doubled last month. 15,000 volunteers will be
:13:34. > :13:40.involved, for whom 23,000 costumes are being made. A combined global
:13:40. > :13:44.television audience of 4 billion people is anticipated. The opening
:13:44. > :13:51.ceremony can reintroduce a city and country to the world, like Sydney
:13:51. > :13:59.did. It can reaffirm the world's perception of a place, like Beijing
:13:59. > :14:04.- or reinvent itself like Athens. The last time London staged the
:14:04. > :14:07.Games in 1948 the opening ceremony was a modest affair. The Olympics
:14:07. > :14:11.return here in another age of austerity but the expectations will
:14:11. > :14:17.be that much higher. When that giant bell rings at 9
:14:17. > :14:23.o'clock in the evening on July 27th to mark the beginning of the Isles
:14:23. > :14:26.of Wonder opening ceremony, the ambition many must be to impress
:14:26. > :14:32.the 80,000 spectators and many more watching on television around the
:14:32. > :14:37.world and to justify the �27 million price tag. Danny Boyle's
:14:37. > :14:46.films may have won Oscars but this production promises to be his
:14:46. > :14:48.Donors backlash, and Labour and the Conservatives blame each other for
:14:48. > :14:52.approving the payout to the boss of RBS.
:14:52. > :14:55.Steely determination from Andy Murray, but not enough to get him
:14:55. > :15:01.through to the final of the Australian Open. I started really
:15:01. > :15:09.well. It's a disappointing way to finish the Australian Open. But in
:15:09. > :15:15.terms of my game, it is meaning that there are still things I can
:15:15. > :15:18.improve on. On the BBC News Channel: Contentious FA Cup clashes.
:15:18. > :15:28.Anton Ferdinand will come face-to- face with John Terry this weekend
:15:28. > :15:30.
:15:30. > :15:34.for the first time since Terry was A team of researchers say they have
:15:34. > :15:37.taken the first step towards detecting autism as a much his --
:15:37. > :15:42.earlier age than previously thought. The condition is usually spotted
:15:42. > :15:45.between the ages of one and two. A new study has identified
:15:46. > :15:55.differences in the brain waves of much younger babies, later found to
:15:56. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:02.be autistic. What have they found? Autism is a broad ranging condition
:16:02. > :16:07.that affects the way that people relate to others. Born in 100
:16:07. > :16:11.people have the condition in the UK, including 88,000 school children.
:16:11. > :16:14.The average age of formal diagnosis is as late as eight years. This
:16:14. > :16:19.research wanted to see if signs could be spotted in infancy.
:16:19. > :16:23.This is how you test the brain patterns of babies. Isaac is eight
:16:23. > :16:29.months old and developing normally. These electrodes will painlessly
:16:29. > :16:32.pick up his responses. There was a big difference in his brain
:16:32. > :16:37.activity between the periods when the faces on the screen were
:16:37. > :16:41.looking straight towards him, compared to when they looked away.
:16:41. > :16:46.This suggests normal social interaction. 100 babies were tested
:16:46. > :16:50.in all. With some of those that later developed autism, there was
:16:50. > :16:54.little difference in brain patterns. It is a first step, we are wanting
:16:54. > :16:57.to be cautious. But it is showing something that we didn't know
:16:57. > :17:00.before in the different ways that infants as young as six months seem
:17:00. > :17:05.to be processing the social world around them in a different way.
:17:05. > :17:09.would be a mistake to read too much into this small study. The test
:17:09. > :17:16.predicted autism correctly some of the time. But it also got it wrong
:17:16. > :17:20.several times as well. The prospect of diagnosing autism in infancy is
:17:20. > :17:26.hugely attractive because the earlier it is spotted and support
:17:26. > :17:29.begins, the better the outcome for children. But this research is
:17:29. > :17:34.really in a very early stages. The test would need to be a lot more
:17:34. > :17:39.accurate before it could be used routinely. Nine-year-old Jed seemed
:17:39. > :17:43.to develop normally until about 18 months. Then his speech stopped.
:17:43. > :17:49.His mother says, as with any health condition, in early diagnosis is
:17:49. > :17:54.vital. He went from a child that was very sociable, very interactive,
:17:54. > :17:58.responding to his name, talking, to none of the above. Perhaps if we
:17:58. > :18:01.had known at six months, which is what the study would suggest, we
:18:01. > :18:06.might be able to pick that up and could have done something even a
:18:06. > :18:11.earlier. A lot more babies are going to be studied in a wider
:18:11. > :18:15.trial at Birkbeck College in London, a move that has been welcomed by
:18:15. > :18:20.autism charities. This research marks a useful starting point which
:18:20. > :18:26.might eventually lead to earlier diagnosis of autism. But we are not
:18:26. > :18:30.there yet. In Syria, activists claimed that
:18:30. > :18:33.the army has launched renewed assault on several cities. More
:18:33. > :18:37.than 130 people are believed to have been killed in the country in
:18:37. > :18:41.the last 48 hours. United Nations Security Council meets this evening
:18:42. > :18:46.to discuss a draft resolution that could result in President Assad
:18:46. > :18:53.standing down. Jeremy Bowen reports from Damascus suburb of Saqba,
:18:53. > :18:58.another area where the Government's grip appears to be weakening.
:18:58. > :19:05.To find out the strength of the opposition, drive in to the suburbs
:19:05. > :19:09.of Damascus. We had no idea what we had discovered. We found the Free
:19:09. > :19:15.Syria Army, deserters from the President's forces and local men,
:19:15. > :19:19.securing Saqba, a port district in the city. They said they were
:19:19. > :19:25.protecting the people that were about to hold a funeral. They
:19:25. > :19:30.looked well-established here, with sandbag firing positions. Everyone
:19:30. > :19:35.was on edge. For 10 months, regime forces have been cracking down hard
:19:35. > :19:41.on Friday protests. This commander said that he had been a general in
:19:42. > :19:49.the Syrian government forces. A man interrupted to praise the Syria
:19:49. > :19:57.Free Army. Then, something nobody wanted to hear. Security are here!
:19:57. > :20:03.Security? Don't be afraid, said the general. Our resistance is strong.
:20:03. > :20:11.Some of them got ready to fire. Stay with me, said the general, do
:20:11. > :20:15.not be afraid. Sentries were sending information by phone. They
:20:15. > :20:25.all seemed to know what their jobs were, going to their positions and
:20:25. > :20:30.
:20:30. > :20:40.others moving deeper into Saqba, It felt as if every man in Saqba
:20:40. > :20:43.
:20:43. > :20:51.was there. A big send-off for the man killed by the security forces.
:20:51. > :21:01.Across Syria, funerals are a focus for opposition. They chanted, God,
:21:01. > :21:02.
:21:02. > :21:07.you are all that we have. God, we This is another suburb of Damascus
:21:07. > :21:10.that has set out of control of President Assad. The only way he
:21:10. > :21:16.can enforce his authority is by sending in his men and using their
:21:16. > :21:22.guns and bullets. And, for a moment, that is what they thought was about
:21:22. > :21:31.to happen. It shows the tension. Even with the Free Syria Army close
:21:31. > :21:38.by. It was time for us to go. He warned about snipers ahead. Getting
:21:38. > :21:42.out was not easy. The Free Syria Army control a surprisingly big
:21:42. > :21:46.area, but it was surrounded. All of this does not mean that the
:21:46. > :21:50.President is about to fall. He has his own strong support and heavy
:21:50. > :21:59.weapons. But regime forces cannot be everywhere at once. The power of
:22:00. > :22:04.A Nottinghamshire farmer has been jailed for a year after being found
:22:04. > :22:07.guilty of mistreating and neglecting livestock. A concerned
:22:07. > :22:11.member of the public alerted trading standards officers, who
:22:11. > :22:15.found 30 dead animals on Keith Littlewood's Farm, near the village
:22:15. > :22:18.of Bestwood. Officers described it as the most horrific case of animal
:22:18. > :22:25.cruelty they had dealt with. You may find some of the images in this
:22:25. > :22:29.report upsetting. The stench is quite disgusting.
:22:29. > :22:36.Trading standards officers, with years of experience, were clearly
:22:36. > :22:41.shaken by what they saw. She is not moving. Emaciated animals, left to
:22:41. > :22:44.roam around the carcasses. And there were scores of them. The
:22:44. > :22:48.inspectors filmed themselves picking their way through Keith
:22:48. > :22:51.Littlewood's yard. They walked about the dead and dying. He
:22:51. > :22:56.arrived at Nottingham Crown Court to watch the footage being played
:22:56. > :22:59.in front of a judge. I think it is the worst case that Nottingham
:22:59. > :23:04.County Council have dealt with. It was quite horrific. As you can see
:23:04. > :23:09.from video footage, it did shock the officers involved. This is
:23:09. > :23:12.White Haven Farm. Trading Standards came here after a member of the
:23:12. > :23:17.public reported seeing a dead animal in a field. But nothing
:23:17. > :23:22.could have prepared them for what they found. The judge said that
:23:22. > :23:26.there was no excuse for treating animals like this and that Keith
:23:26. > :23:30.Littlewood had virtually abandoned them. He jailed the 47-year-old for
:23:30. > :23:35.one year, formal double offences of cruelty and failing to dispose of
:23:35. > :23:39.scores of carcasses. It is something animal welfare experts
:23:39. > :23:44.say needs better regulation. Currently, the situation is that
:23:44. > :23:50.there is no legal requirement for this type of inspection on annual
:23:50. > :23:56.or any other basis. It may be hope for in the future, this type of
:23:56. > :24:00.inspection system may become mandatory for farms within the UK.
:24:00. > :24:05.Many of the pigs, cattle and poultry found here had to be
:24:05. > :24:08.destroyed. While there are still animals on the farm, Trading
:24:08. > :24:18.Standards hope he will be banned from keeping them at a hearing next
:24:18. > :24:19.
:24:19. > :24:21.Tennis, and Andy Murray is out of the Australian Open, losing a
:24:21. > :24:26.thrilling five-set semi-final against defending champion Novak
:24:26. > :24:31.Djokovic. He took an early lead in a roller-coaster match which lasted
:24:31. > :24:36.nearly five hours. But Djokovic finally won through, to Secure a
:24:36. > :24:42.place in the final against Rafael Nadal on Sunday.
:24:43. > :24:45.So the air, and yet agonisingly so far. -- so near. Andy Murray Pot
:24:45. > :24:50.Black request for a Grand Slam title has always ended in
:24:50. > :24:55.frustration, but never in such extraordinary drama. Murray was
:24:55. > :25:00.frankly walloped here last year, at first another walloping beckoned.
:25:00. > :25:05.His new coach Ivan Lendl's face said it all. From the depths, his
:25:06. > :25:09.game scaled the heights. A slam dunking smash and he seemed re-
:25:09. > :25:14.energised. He swash buckled his way to the second set and then the
:25:14. > :25:18.third, which lasted an ally and a half on its own. Murray, with a
:25:18. > :25:22.remarkable win now firmly in his sights. But back came Djokovic, to
:25:22. > :25:28.set up a nerve-shredding decider, as both players pushed themselves
:25:28. > :25:32.to the physical brink. What a break of serve! From 5-2 down, Murray
:25:32. > :25:40.came roaring back. But after nearly five hours of pure theatre, he
:25:40. > :25:43.finally faltered. For Djokovic, a blend of exhaustion and elation.
:25:43. > :25:48.For Murray, another Grand Slam disappointment. But he believes he
:25:48. > :25:53.is getting closer. That is probably the main thing I take away tonight.
:25:53. > :25:59.It was a great performance from him. He was so dominant in the Slams
:25:59. > :26:04.last year. I'm happy with that. Murray Pozzato misfortune is to be
:26:04. > :26:08.up against three of the greatest- ever players. He laughs -- lost to
:26:08. > :26:11.Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon, Roger Federer at the 2010 Australian
:26:11. > :26:17.final and to Djokovic in last year's. Will he ever get his hands
:26:17. > :26:20.on that elusive grand-slam trophy? Mentally he was up, he was never
:26:20. > :26:24.moping or whining like he does sometimes. I thought it was a
:26:24. > :26:29.tremendous performance. Watching that performance today has
:26:29. > :26:32.convinced me he will win a Grand Slam. So, it was no choke, but the
:26:32. > :26:41.gutsiest of defeats. You expect right now that that will not be
:26:41. > :26:43.huge consolation. There is all sorts of talk in the
:26:43. > :26:48.papers about a Siberian winter on the way. Is it?
:26:48. > :26:50.It is going to get colder, Siberian probably pushes it too much. We are
:26:51. > :26:54.getting back to the levels we normally see in winter, rather than
:26:54. > :26:58.the conditions of the last few days. Tonight will be another wintry
:26:58. > :27:03.night. Still some showers around. A mixture of rain, sleet and snow.
:27:03. > :27:06.They will be fading and then it will turn increasingly icy. Some
:27:06. > :27:12.showers will push across the Midlands, producing snow on higher
:27:12. > :27:17.ground for a time. Sleet and hail on lower levels. Skies will clear
:27:17. > :27:22.for the majority. Across England and Wales, and ice risk after the
:27:22. > :27:27.showers. Temperatures could get as low as minus seven in Scotland. In
:27:27. > :27:34.Scotland, it will be a chilly start, but dry and bright for the majority.
:27:35. > :27:39.One or two mist and fog porches -- patches. A little bit more cloud
:27:39. > :27:44.pushing in on the west, but still dry and bright. Across much of
:27:44. > :27:48.England, it is going to be a dry and bright start. Some fog in the
:27:48. > :27:52.north-west and the south-east corner. A grey, misty start. We
:27:52. > :27:58.will have a legacy of cloud and fog to get rid of during the morning.
:27:58. > :28:01.One or two showers across Kent, Suffolk, maybe Norfolk and Essex.
:28:01. > :28:05.For the majority of the country it will be a dry, bright Saturday.
:28:05. > :28:09.Feeling cold, even with the sunshine. A chilly might well
:28:09. > :28:13.follow, with widespread frost. Temperatures below freezing in many
:28:13. > :28:17.areas. The exception will be Northern Ireland, temperatures are
:28:17. > :28:21.holding up because we are seeing cloud and rain spreading across
:28:21. > :28:26.Ireland during the day. Outbreaks of rain initially, but on that
:28:26. > :28:29.leading edge, as it pushes into the cold air, a dry and bright day. We
:28:29. > :28:33.should see some snow, which might become an issue on Monday. The
:28:33. > :28:38.exact position of the Snow Band and exactly how much will fall is open
:28:38. > :28:47.to a little bit of uncertainty. The best advice I can give in Monday's
:28:47. > :28:50.rush-hour is to keep watching the The main news: Bonus backs --