:00:08. > :00:13.4th half-a-million forgotten families. An official report says
:00:13. > :00:19.they hold the key to the causes of last year's riots. Five days of
:00:19. > :00:23.mayhem, 5,000 crimes. The report's authors blamed a lack of
:00:23. > :00:28.opportunities for young people. abiding memory will be talking to
:00:28. > :00:32.some young people, and they said, we need hopes and dreams and a
:00:32. > :00:36.stake in society. Also on tonight's programme, speeding up the planning
:00:36. > :00:40.process in England. New regulations come into force after critics win
:00:40. > :00:45.concessions. One spark a wave from a catastrophe.
:00:45. > :00:51.It could take months to fix the gas leak that threatens the Elgin plat
:00:51. > :00:55.form of -- one spark away. The price of a first class stamp
:00:55. > :01:00.soars to 60p, the biggest price increase for nearly 40 years.
:01:00. > :01:06.gosh! That's terrible. particularly happy about it, it is
:01:06. > :01:09.such a massive increase. creating new life, the scientists
:01:09. > :01:15.taking biology into a new era, with hopes of a new industrial
:01:15. > :01:19.revolution. Coming up on the BBC News Channel,
:01:19. > :01:29.England send for the spin doctor in Sri Lanka. Can Graeme Swann revive
:01:29. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:48.the tourists as they fight to save Welcome to the BBC's News at Six. A
:01:48. > :01:50.report into last summer's rioting says it could happen again, if what
:01:50. > :01:55.it calls England's forgotten families, half a million of them,
:01:55. > :01:58.are not given the support they need. The report says young people from
:01:58. > :02:01.these families lack any stake in society and had nothing to lose
:02:01. > :02:11.when the looting started. The authors say too many of them have
:02:11. > :02:13.
:02:13. > :02:17.been failed by the education system Over the course of five
:02:17. > :02:25.extraordinary day's last August, England learned how order and chaos
:02:25. > :02:28.are close neighbours. Rioting, looting and arson, spreading like a
:02:28. > :02:38.bush fires across the country. The politicians, initially blaming
:02:38. > :02:40.
:02:40. > :02:47.But then, commissioning a report to look at the deeper social causes,
:02:47. > :02:51.and lessons to be learned. The panel, chaired by Darra Singh, when
:02:51. > :02:55.too many of the riot damage neighbourhoods, including Tottenham,
:02:55. > :02:59.and were shocked by the sense of hopelessness they encountered.
:02:59. > :03:03.always found it shocking when presented with the starkness of
:03:03. > :03:07.some individual's views about their lives and prospects and the fact
:03:07. > :03:11.that they have no hopes and dreams. The abiding memory will be talking
:03:11. > :03:16.to some young people who said, we need hopes, dreams and a stake in
:03:16. > :03:20.society. The report recommends the government's plant family support
:03:20. > :03:23.programme be expanded to cover 500,000 forgotten families, who it
:03:23. > :03:27.says bump along the bottom of society. They want a new
:03:27. > :03:30.requirement for schools to develop policies on building character in
:03:30. > :03:34.young people. And a government guarantee of a job for all young
:03:34. > :03:38.people who have been out of work for two years. Today's report
:03:38. > :03:41.throws responsibility for the rights back at government. It
:03:42. > :03:45.identifies a slice of society which has been allowed to become
:03:45. > :03:50.disconnected from the mainstream. Of half a million forgotten
:03:50. > :03:55.families, where children grow up without the character, all the
:03:55. > :03:59.skills to become responsible citizens. BBC research revealed
:03:59. > :04:03.last year how the rioters in Manchester came predominantly from
:04:03. > :04:07.the poorest areas of the city. Today, residents from those
:04:07. > :04:12.communities gave their reaction to the report. A lot of families are
:04:12. > :04:17.obviously suffering at the moment. There is no work for people.
:04:17. > :04:24.think it was everyone jumping on the bandwagon. Here, it was, anyway.
:04:24. > :04:29.I don't think there was a point to it. While there riots saw some
:04:29. > :04:33.neighbourhoods turn-on themselves... The appalling scenes also inspired
:04:33. > :04:38.a flowering of community spirit. After this convenience store in
:04:38. > :04:45.Hackney was stripped bare by local looters, residents came together to
:04:45. > :04:49.help the owner rebuild his business. Today, Siva says he has been given
:04:49. > :04:52.those who raided his store and says the real lesson is the need for
:04:53. > :04:58.government to help young people. Ministers have to look for the
:04:58. > :05:02.youngsters and listen to what they think, rather than a politician
:05:02. > :05:07.talk. They should listen to the youngsters, what they want. If they
:05:07. > :05:10.satisfy them, you'll be fine, or this will never happen again.
:05:10. > :05:14.riots were initially dismissed as criminality pure and simple.
:05:14. > :05:20.Today's report agrees it was criminality, but concludes there
:05:20. > :05:24.was nothing simple about it. Some people are going to listen to
:05:24. > :05:29.this and say, the criminals are being excused. There is no question,
:05:29. > :05:32.this report does not in any way excuse what is going on. Indeed, it
:05:32. > :05:36.says they should be punished. But it does say that if the government
:05:36. > :05:40.doesn't do anything, if it leaves things as they are, they cannot
:05:40. > :05:44.guarantee that we will not have similar rides again. They asked a
:05:44. > :05:48.simple question. Some people didn't riot and their neighbours did, what
:05:48. > :05:52.was the difference? They found that the people involved were those who
:05:52. > :05:57.did not have a stake in society, who did not have the skills, the
:05:57. > :06:01.parenting, the Education, or in their words, the character to make
:06:01. > :06:05.good decisions. It was criminality, it should be punished, but this
:06:05. > :06:09.report is saying that if government wants to ensure we don't see the
:06:09. > :06:13.same thing again, they have to do something about the part of society
:06:13. > :06:16.that feels disconnected from the mainstream. New planning
:06:16. > :06:20.regulations come into force today. Ministers say it would streamline
:06:20. > :06:23.the whole process, releasing more land for homes and giving a boost
:06:23. > :06:27.to the economy. An early draft was rejected by several environmental
:06:27. > :06:31.groups, who have now given a cautious welcome to the latest
:06:31. > :06:39.version. Some still worried it could lead to a building free for
:06:39. > :06:43.For decades, the old planning system shaped England's development.
:06:43. > :06:47.Determining where green fields end and towns begin. But the system
:06:47. > :06:51.grew ever more complicated. These new properties in Coventry took
:06:51. > :06:56.years to plan, but are taking just months to build. So those who say
:06:56. > :06:59.we need much more housing were among the first to welcome the
:06:59. > :07:03.government's new framework. If it helps to deliver homes that people
:07:04. > :07:09.can actually afford. Planning has been an obstacle for sustainable
:07:09. > :07:14.housebuilding. I think if we do get a clearer, simpler system for us to
:07:14. > :07:18.navigate, that should help. Today's planning document is about much
:07:18. > :07:22.more than housing. It will be the framework for balancing the demands
:07:22. > :07:26.of the economy with the needs for the environment. When you fly over
:07:26. > :07:29.the country, what is striking is how much green space there still is.
:07:29. > :07:33.Some say that is because the old planning system restricted the
:07:33. > :07:37.growth of towns and cities. The question is whether this new
:07:37. > :07:40.planning framework gives as much protection to the countryside. An
:07:40. > :07:44.earlier draft of the guidelines contained one very controversial
:07:44. > :07:48.element. A presumption in favour of sustainable development. Would that
:07:48. > :07:53.mean a threat to areas like this Warwickshire woodlands, right in
:07:53. > :07:57.the heart of England? The phrase remains, but campaigners say some
:07:57. > :08:01.of their concerns have been addressed. Generally, we welcome
:08:01. > :08:04.the fact that the Government has listened to the objections, they
:08:04. > :08:07.have listened that we need to define sustainable development.
:08:07. > :08:12.They have not said how it would be implemented and that could lead to
:08:12. > :08:18.huge confusion. Businesses like this shampoo factory in Bradford
:08:18. > :08:22.mac a r Stratford-upon-Avon think the economy will ultimately benefit
:08:22. > :08:26.-- in Stratford-upon-Avon. The boss is all too aware of the costs of a
:08:27. > :08:30.dysfunctional system. Foreign companies come here and may see a
:08:30. > :08:34.project that will take five to seven years, and they will go to
:08:34. > :08:38.other parts of Europe because planning is faster in other
:08:38. > :08:48.countries. England is the only nation making changes. Developers
:08:48. > :08:49.
:08:49. > :08:54.have been anticipating them and The oil company, Total, says it
:08:55. > :08:59.could take up to six months to stop a gas leak on its Elgin platform in
:08:59. > :09:03.the North Sea. Exclusion zones have been put in place and staff taken
:09:03. > :09:06.off the rig. The gas is highly flammable and one union is warning
:09:06. > :09:16.of the potential for catastrophic devastation if the platform blows
:09:16. > :09:17.
:09:17. > :09:22.Empty, abandoned and leaking gas. The Elgin platform and a nearby
:09:22. > :09:25.drilling wick -- Rick, evacuated and powered down to reduce the risk
:09:25. > :09:31.of the explosion. The operators have admitted stemming the flow of
:09:31. > :09:35.gas, possibly by drilling another welcome it could take some time.
:09:35. > :09:39.The relief well is a minimum of six months, but we are freeing up rigs
:09:39. > :09:46.we have in other areas, so they can be made available if that is the
:09:46. > :09:50.option that is progress. The Elgin platform lies 150 miles east of
:09:50. > :09:54.Aberdeen. There are reports of a gas cloud around the leaking
:09:54. > :09:58.installation, so eight exclusion zone is in place. Routine shipping
:09:58. > :10:03.has been ordered to give at least two miles away and no aircraft are
:10:03. > :10:06.allowed within three miles, and 4,000 feet. The Shearwater platform
:10:06. > :10:10.and rig are also close to the drifting gas cloud. As a
:10:10. > :10:14.precautionary measure, all non- essential workers there are being
:10:14. > :10:18.brought ashore. North Sea workers undergo continuous survival
:10:18. > :10:23.training to prepare for any emergency. There are warnings this
:10:23. > :10:27.could be the most serious incident since the Piper Alpha disaster, in
:10:27. > :10:32.which 167 people died. We have never had this type of situation so
:10:32. > :10:41.there are so many unknowns. You can only relate it back to Piper Alpha.
:10:41. > :10:48.We have got everybody off, everybody is home and safe. But you
:10:48. > :10:52.could see Piper Alpha. The risks are well known. Tonight, two fire
:10:52. > :10:58.fighting vessels remain on standby, close to the leaking installation,
:10:58. > :11:03.in case of any explosion. Experts are being flown into hub, but it is
:11:03. > :11:08.still too dangerous to approach the Elgin platform, and a long and
:11:08. > :11:12.difficult operation to get the leak under control lies ahead.
:11:12. > :11:18.Tonight, the engineers say they still haven't identified the source
:11:18. > :11:21.of the league. Total says drilling a relief well, or pumping in heavy
:11:21. > :11:26.mud to suppress the flow of gas are among the options they are
:11:26. > :11:30.considering. Fergus Walsh is here with some details.
:11:30. > :11:35.This gas leak is a highly unusual situation which presents all kinds
:11:35. > :11:39.of safety and engineering hurdles. The abandoned Elgin platform, 150
:11:39. > :11:45.miles offshore, stands in relatively shallow water, 300 ft
:11:45. > :11:49.deep, on the surface there is a sheen of liquid gas compensate, 1.8
:11:49. > :11:54.square miles of it. Up to 23 tonnes has been released. There are
:11:54. > :11:58.several problems. The gas is more than three miles down, a huge
:11:58. > :12:03.drilling distance. It is emerging at very high pressure, it is highly
:12:03. > :12:07.toxic, containing hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide. And it is very
:12:07. > :12:12.flammable and emerging at high temperatures, making the large
:12:12. > :12:17.exclusion zone essential. There are going to be safety issues. They are
:12:17. > :12:21.dealing with a flammable gas, a poisonous gas. It is not going to
:12:21. > :12:26.be a simple task. In the case of the Gulf spill, the problem was the
:12:26. > :12:30.depth of the water. The case here is the problem with the nature of
:12:30. > :12:33.the gas that is leaking. And it remains to be seen as to whether
:12:33. > :12:37.this is going to be a major incident, or whether it can be
:12:38. > :12:41.capped fairly quickly. So what are the options for dealing with the
:12:41. > :12:46.leak? It could stop of its own accord. That is a real possibility
:12:46. > :12:50.but no one is banking on it. Engineers could be sent in to kill
:12:50. > :12:55.the league but it -- by pumping in heavy mud, but it could be risky.
:12:55. > :12:58.The surest option would be to drop it a relief well, but that could
:12:58. > :13:02.take six months. A remote undersea vessel should be in place to allow
:13:02. > :13:07.filming of the seabed, to help engineers assess what should happen
:13:07. > :13:12.next. A spokesman for the UN-Arab League
:13:12. > :13:16.envoy, Kofi Annan, says Syria has accepted his six-point peace plan.
:13:16. > :13:19.It calls for a UN monitored end to the fighting, the pull-out of
:13:19. > :13:25.government troops from opposition cities and improved humanitarian
:13:25. > :13:27.access. Kofi Annan has stressed this is only a first step and
:13:27. > :13:30.success for the plan would depend on how it was implemented.
:13:30. > :13:34.The former head of the International Monetary Fund,
:13:34. > :13:38.Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has been put under formal investigation in
:13:38. > :13:41.France over his alleged involvement in a vice ring that procured
:13:41. > :13:45.prostitutes for parties. Mr Strauss-Kahn, who strongly denies
:13:45. > :13:50.the allegations, has been released on bail.
:13:50. > :13:57.The price of stamps is set to soar. First class will increase from 46p,
:13:57. > :14:00.two 60p. For second class, from 26 p, to 50p. The increases come after
:14:00. > :14:05.the Royal Mail was given the freedom to set its own prices for
:14:05. > :14:10.the first time. As Hugh Pym boards, the sharp rise has left many
:14:10. > :14:15.customers angry. The Royal Mail's message today was
:14:15. > :14:18.blunt. At the end of next month, it is going to cost a lot more to put
:14:18. > :14:21.a letter in the post. Nearly a third more for first class, and an
:14:21. > :14:26.even bigger increase for second. Users have been told it will still
:14:26. > :14:32.be good value compared to other countries. Well, no one likes to
:14:32. > :14:37.ask anyone to pay more. If you compare our prices to the prices in
:14:37. > :14:44.other major European countries, at �60 for first class, it is less
:14:44. > :14:48.than half of what you would pay in Germany -- at 60p. In 2006, a first
:14:48. > :14:53.class stamp cost �30. It is now heading for double that. Second
:14:54. > :15:02.class was 21 p -- a first class stamp cost 30p. Royal Mail has been
:15:02. > :15:06.losing money, partly because fewer letters are posted. It is largely
:15:06. > :15:11.because of people switching to e- mail. We found a range of opinions
:15:11. > :15:17.on the latest price increases. is a massive hike. If it has to go
:15:17. > :15:23.up, surely it could go up a few pence. I don't mind. As long as my
:15:23. > :15:27.letters get to where they are going. Do you know what the price is?
:15:27. > :15:31.I have to say. In the age of technology, we don't send that many
:15:31. > :15:36.letters any more. Small businesses, which used the postal system, are
:15:36. > :15:40.not happy. Malcolm Colgate is a flower grower in Devon. He needs to
:15:40. > :15:45.send regular information to his customers. It brings into question
:15:45. > :15:49.whether we carry on and mail out again. Whether we do away with it
:15:49. > :15:53.altogether. It is a big question, a big additional cost. The increase
:15:53. > :15:56.in stamp prices is part of the Royal Mail's attempt to sort out
:15:56. > :16:00.its finances in a key bit of the business, collecting and delivering
:16:00. > :16:05.letters. It needs to do that because it is heading towards
:16:05. > :16:08.privatisation, and the countdown to that is now under way. The
:16:08. > :16:11.challenge for Royal Mail is to prepare for the sell-off over the
:16:11. > :16:21.next two years, while still maintaining the so-called universal
:16:21. > :16:27.
:16:27. > :16:32.service. A delivery to every UK Our top story tonight - an official
:16:32. > :16:37.report into last year's riots says there are 500,000 forgotten
:16:37. > :16:41.families who need help from Government. Coming up - last time
:16:41. > :16:49.Fabrice Muamba was left fighting for his life. Spurs and Bolton
:16:49. > :16:54.prepare to replay that match. Later - the head of the OECD says the
:16:54. > :17:04.eurozone needs to double its bail- out fund and we look at who is
:17:04. > :17:05.
:17:05. > :17:11.winning the supermarket grocery It's a whole new area of science
:17:11. > :17:14.and could lead to the next industrial revolution. It's called
:17:14. > :17:18.synthetic biology and involves creating new forms of life from
:17:18. > :17:21.artificial DNA. The Government hopes the economy will benefit from
:17:21. > :17:29.innovations, including the production of new medicines and
:17:29. > :17:34.fuels, but some campaigners are warning of the risks. Imagine the
:17:34. > :17:39.power to design new forms of life, to dream up new versions of the
:17:39. > :17:43.genes inside every living thing on Earth and create organisms that
:17:44. > :17:47.have never before existed. That's what is happening here in this lab
:17:47. > :17:54.at Imperial College in London. The researchers aren't just studying
:17:54. > :17:58.life, but reshaping it. This is synthetic biology. An emerging
:17:58. > :18:01.science which could transform industry, medicine and the fuels we
:18:01. > :18:05.use. The potential for a new industrial revolution is very clear.
:18:05. > :18:10.It is very clear that these techniques can be applied across a
:18:10. > :18:15.wide range of different fields. From healthcare right through to
:18:15. > :18:19.energy and agriculture. What is synthetic biology? The starting
:18:19. > :18:23.point is something that has been around for year, genetic
:18:23. > :18:28.modification, where you take a cell, this is a virtual one and there is
:18:28. > :18:33.the bundle of genes inside. They modify them by inserting, splicing
:18:33. > :18:38.in, DNA from another. What they are doing now going much further. It
:18:38. > :18:42.relies on the fact that DNA is a kind of code for life, made up of
:18:42. > :18:46.just four basic building blocks, represented here by these four
:18:46. > :18:51.different letters. As with any engineering process, these
:18:51. > :18:55.components can be rearranged to design brand new genes. What the
:18:55. > :19:01.scientists do is take those four basic building blocks, just
:19:01. > :19:06.chemicals, here they are, the real thing, mix them up, to create their
:19:06. > :19:11.own version of synthetic man-made DNA. The final stage is the most
:19:11. > :19:15.extraordinary. They take a cell, with all of the own original DNA
:19:15. > :19:21.stripped out and insert the synthetic DNA, giving the organism
:19:21. > :19:27.to do whatever they want, taking control of nature. -- getting the
:19:28. > :19:34.organism to do whatever they want, taking control of nature. A vaccine
:19:34. > :19:42.can be made to fight malaria and that will be seen later this year.
:19:42. > :19:51.Alguy with synthetic genes would -- algae made with synthetic fuel. A
:19:51. > :19:59.new drought could be combated, one of several ideas. Two years ago an
:19:59. > :20:05.American scientist, Craig Venter, announced the first living thing
:20:05. > :20:08.with synthetic DNA. Are we ready for this? The advances are exciting
:20:08. > :20:14.but terrifying. Exciting because they offer the possibility of
:20:14. > :20:18.creating new life forms, that will deal with many problems, but create
:20:18. > :20:23.lifeforms of the human immune system and the world have never so
:20:23. > :20:28.far experienced or encountered. Over the year, campaigners have
:20:28. > :20:31.fought genetic science, attacking GM crops and then they are more
:20:31. > :20:36.worried about this new research, but the scientists say they're
:20:36. > :20:42.doing everything safely. We are working within the design phase
:20:42. > :20:46.about how to develop and -- develop kill switches, they are mechanisims
:20:46. > :20:49.that the organism would kill itself, so to ensure that it doesn't
:20:49. > :20:53.interfere with the natural world, which is what we don't want to
:20:53. > :20:58.happen. It was only 60 years ago that scientists discovered how
:20:58. > :21:02.genes worked as the code for life. Now, they are taking charge and
:21:02. > :21:10.we're on the brink of a new era and the public debate about it has only
:21:10. > :21:16.just begun. A coroner has praised the colleagues of a soldier who
:21:16. > :21:22.risked their lives to save her when she suffered injuries in
:21:22. > :21:26.Afghanistan. Come disposal expert, Captain Lisa Head later died in
:21:26. > :21:31.hospital, despite other seldiers at the scene. The coroner delivered a
:21:31. > :21:36.verdict of unlawful killing. Captain Lisa Head was a bomb
:21:36. > :21:40.disposal expert with the Royal logistic core. He was 29 and
:21:40. > :21:46.deployed to Afghanistan a year ago today. Three weeks into her tour of
:21:46. > :21:47.duty she was called to an Aliway in a village which soldiers from the
:21:48. > :21:55.2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment had been passing through
:21:55. > :22:00.all day -- alleyway. There she found a buried IED and disarmed it.
:22:00. > :22:04.There was then a small explosion from a second device causing her to
:22:04. > :22:14.retreat. The man here in the sunglasses is Corporal Adam Tucker,
:22:14. > :22:20.
:22:20. > :22:24.who was with her that day. He told The inquest here today heard that
:22:24. > :22:29.when she went back into the alley way to continue her job, he stood
:22:29. > :22:33.on a third IED which blew up. It left her with catastrophic injuries
:22:33. > :22:39.and despite a huge effort to save her life, which included flying her
:22:39. > :22:44.back here to the UK for treatment, she died the following day.
:22:44. > :22:47.Colleagues say he was the bravest of the brave. Right to the very end
:22:47. > :22:52.in that situation she was thinking about the safety and security of
:22:52. > :22:56.the battle group she was supporting and the team. She knew that if she
:22:56. > :23:00.walked away from that incident she would have left the device in the
:23:00. > :23:06.ground and the Taliban would have moved it. Thousands of people
:23:06. > :23:10.turned out to pay tribute to Captain Lisa Head at her funeral in
:23:10. > :23:19.her home town of Huddersfield. Her family said no-one was more loved.
:23:19. > :23:24.She had told them she had the best job in the world.
:23:24. > :23:28.The Pope has urged Cubians so build an open and renewed society at the
:23:28. > :23:32.start of the first papal visit to the country in 40 years. After
:23:32. > :23:38.arriving and celebrating mass yesterday, he spent today visiting
:23:38. > :23:42.a shrine outside the eastern city of Santiago. Later he will fly to
:23:42. > :23:49.half that, where he is expected to meet the former President. Cricket
:23:49. > :23:54.and Sri Lanka have the upper hand after the second day's play in gall.
:23:54. > :24:01.-- Galle. 17 wickets fell today, but England fought back to reduce
:24:01. > :24:05.it to 84-5. Still leaving the home side with a lead of 209.
:24:05. > :24:11.A man, who posted racist tweets about the Bolton midfielder,
:24:11. > :24:18.Fabrice Muamba, after he collapsed has been jailed for 56 days. Liam
:24:18. > :24:26.Stacey, a 21-year-old from Swansea pleaded guilty yesterday. Tonight
:24:26. > :24:32.the match is being replayed. Our reporter is at White Hart Lane. 56
:24:32. > :24:36.days, that sounds like a warning to others, doesn't it? It does. I
:24:36. > :24:40.think there was some incredulity that this young man was apparently
:24:40. > :24:45.intelligent enough to study biology at university and yet revulsion as
:24:45. > :24:50.well at his actions, the racist taunting of Fabrice Muamba moments
:24:50. > :24:56.after he collapsed here ten days ago. The judge, who sentenced him
:24:56. > :25:00.to 56 days, described the actions as vile. Jim Brisbane the chief
:25:01. > :25:05.prosecutor for the CPS in Wales says he hopes the case will serve
:25:05. > :25:09.as a warning to the comments made on-line are somehow above the law.
:25:09. > :25:16.It was a very long way away from the reaction that there was at the
:25:16. > :25:20.time, at the ground here. It's really kept on ever since. It's
:25:20. > :25:23.between the two sets of fans. The teams and indeed the expressions of
:25:23. > :25:28.goodwill between the managers that have been in the programme tonight
:25:28. > :25:35.before the match. Indeed, the match will be preceded by a minute's
:25:35. > :25:40.applause in appreciation of Fabrice Muamba. Tim, what is the latest on
:25:40. > :25:44.his medical condition? He is still in a very serious condition at the
:25:44. > :25:51.London Chest Hospital, a short distance away from here, but there
:25:51. > :25:55.does appear to be incremental improximity and just a sense of --
:25:55. > :26:02.improvement and just a sense of delight that he's still alive after
:26:03. > :26:06.his heart stopped beating for 78 minutes. He was visited by three
:26:06. > :26:09.team-mates and they didn't talk to us after, but there is a sense from
:26:09. > :26:15.the team they are trying to draw strength from the very fierce fight
:26:15. > :26:17.for life that he has exhibited. Thank you very much. Time now for
:26:17. > :26:22.Thank you very much. Time now for the weather with Alex. This seems
:26:22. > :26:28.to go on and on. It seems like it, George. There are signs of change
:26:28. > :26:33.come the end of the week, but more sun to come. For the third day
:26:33. > :26:38.running, we have broken the March record in Scotland. Aboyne reaching
:26:38. > :26:45.23.6C. This is the satellite picture. Incredible to see a
:26:45. > :26:50.picture like this. Hardly a cloud in the sky, except across Shetland.
:26:50. > :26:54.21 in Northern Ireland, that was close to a March record too. Now,
:26:54. > :26:58.temperatures are dropping almost as sharply as they rose this afternoon.
:26:58. > :27:03.It will be a cold one again tomorrow morning. Most places will
:27:03. > :27:09.have clear skies. Two and three in towns and cities. In rural areas
:27:09. > :27:14.maybe minus two or three. Another cracking day if you like sun. The
:27:14. > :27:18.mist and fog doesn't last and then blue skies pretty much everywhere.
:27:18. > :27:23.The far north of Scotland, more cloud here and spot or two of
:27:23. > :27:28.drizzle. For most, it's sunny and it is warm after the chilly start.
:27:28. > :27:34.Temperatures up into the low 20s across parts of the south. We could
:27:34. > :27:39.reach 23 again across the east of England. Generally up to 19 or 20.
:27:39. > :27:42.Maybe 21 across parts of northern England. Belfast 19. Somewhere in
:27:42. > :27:47.Northern Ireland we could get close to their March record during the
:27:47. > :27:51.afternoon. We may reach 23 in parts of south-east Scotland, but the
:27:51. > :27:56.cloud across the north it won't be quite as warm. That is a sign of a
:27:56. > :28:00.change. On Thursday, more cloud spilling in. Turning cloudier in
:28:00. > :28:07.Northern Ireland. Perhaps cloud for north-west England and North Wales.
:28:07. > :28:11.Maybe down the east. Temperatures a few degrees lower and still in the
:28:11. > :28:15.south, we could exceed 20 degrees once more. Come the end of the week
:28:15. > :28:25.we'll start to notice the change. It will turn cooler, thanks to more
:28:25. > :28:30.cloud spilling in. Those days look as though it will be dry, into the
:28:30. > :28:34.weekend, where temperatures will be weekend, where temperatures will be
:28:34. > :28:38.normal. A reminder of the main news - an official report into last