:00:05. > :00:10.An historic visit - David Cameron becomes the first British Prime
:00:10. > :00:13.Minister to visit Burma. He meets the pro-democracy leader Aung San
:00:13. > :00:23.Suu Kyi, and calls for sanctions to be suspended in recognition of
:00:23. > :00:24.
:00:24. > :00:29.political reform. But I think there are prospects for change in Burma.
:00:29. > :00:31.And I think it is right for the rest of the world to respond.
:00:31. > :00:34.Also on tonight's programme - a horrific case of domestic violence.
:00:34. > :00:44.Shane Jenkin admits launching a 12- hour, vicious attack on his
:00:44. > :00:44.
:00:44. > :00:48.girlfriend, that left her blind. feel like a ghost. I can hear
:00:48. > :00:51.everyone around me, and I cannot even see my own hand in front of my
:00:51. > :00:54.face. A big price rise at the end of the
:00:54. > :00:57.month - the Royal Mail is now rationing supplies to stop people
:00:57. > :01:00.stockpiling stamps. Hailed as a moment of national
:01:00. > :01:03.pride - North Korea's rocket launch ends in failure as it crashes into
:01:03. > :01:06.the Yellow Sea. But the regime brushes off the embarrassment,
:01:06. > :01:08.staging a mass rally to unveil colossal statues of the country's
:01:08. > :01:11.founders. And they're off - it's Ladies day
:01:11. > :01:21.at Aintree as preparations are under way for the world's greatest
:01:21. > :01:43.
:01:43. > :01:46.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six. David Cameron made
:01:46. > :01:50.history today as he became the first serving British Prime
:01:50. > :01:52.Minister to visit Burma. He met the pro-democracy campaigner Aung San
:01:52. > :01:56.Suu Kyi, who spent 15 years under house arrest during Burma's
:01:56. > :01:59.dictatorship. Mr Cameron called for economic sanctions against the
:01:59. > :02:05.country to be eased, in recognition of political reforms, and invited
:02:05. > :02:08.Ms Suu Kyi to visit Britain in June. Our deputy political editor, James
:02:08. > :02:18.Landale, is travelling with the Prime Minister. His report contains
:02:18. > :02:19.
:02:19. > :02:24.flash photography. This was the moment a British Prime Minister set
:02:24. > :02:29.foot in Burma for the first time in more than 60 years, the moment he
:02:29. > :02:33.met the woman whose confinement for more than 40 years captured the
:02:33. > :02:39.attention of the world. But today, she was free to receive her guest,
:02:39. > :02:43.no longer a political prisoner, instead, a new member of Parliament.
:02:43. > :02:50.Her aim was to persuade Mr Cameron that her country's move towards
:02:50. > :02:55.democracy is genuine. Mr Cameron said EU sanctions against Burma
:02:55. > :02:59.should be suspended, although not lifted. Of course, we must respond
:02:59. > :03:04.with caution, we must always be sceptical, because we want to know
:03:04. > :03:08.that the changes are irreversible. But as we have discussed, I think
:03:08. > :03:14.it is right to suspend the sanctions which there are against
:03:14. > :03:19.Burma, to suspend them, not to lift them, and obviously not to include
:03:19. > :03:23.the arms embargo. This suspension will have taken place because of
:03:24. > :03:28.the steps taken by the President and other reformers, and it will
:03:28. > :03:32.make it clear to those who are against reform that should they try
:03:32. > :03:36.to obstruct the way of reform, then sanctions could come back. David
:03:36. > :03:42.Cameron has never met Aung San Suu Kyi before, but the smiles and body
:03:42. > :03:47.language show he was clearly inspired by what she said. You're
:03:47. > :03:52.sitting in a garden where you were barely allowed to walk or to stand.
:03:52. > :03:57.It used to be a jungle, anyway. Only three years ago, you were
:03:57. > :04:03.threatened with prison. It is another example of David Cameron's
:04:03. > :04:08.willingness to play a bold roll on the international stage. But for
:04:08. > :04:12.all the symbolism, the real impact will only be known if reform
:04:12. > :04:16.continues and sanctions are lifted. And all of that depends on the
:04:16. > :04:20.military-backed government and how it responds. So, the Prime Minister
:04:20. > :04:25.travelled along the often emptied 20 lane roads leading to the Palace
:04:25. > :04:29.of the President. He went to meet a man once at the heart of the
:04:29. > :04:33.dictatorship, and now, he hopes, part of the country's move towards
:04:33. > :04:38.democracy. Along the way he was greeted by the traditional water
:04:38. > :04:41.festivities, which are believed to wash away people's sins. The
:04:41. > :04:46.meeting was more formal, but the Prime Minister welcomed the
:04:46. > :04:49.decision to allow new elections, and urged the President to go
:04:49. > :04:53.further in releasing political prisoners. He left the meeting
:04:53. > :04:57.convinced that the former general was at least sincere. In this
:04:57. > :05:02.country, one third of people live in poverty. They have waited
:05:02. > :05:07.decades for change. Leaving the country today, David Cameron
:05:07. > :05:09.believes that move is so deep- seated that he is inviting Aung San
:05:09. > :05:13.Suu Kyi to London this summer. She has never felt confident enough to
:05:13. > :05:17.take the risk of leaving her country before, but today she said
:05:17. > :05:27.she just might. A man has admitted carrying out a
:05:27. > :05:31.vicious attack on his ex-girlfriend, which left her blind. Shane Jenkin
:05:31. > :05:35.set upon mother of two Tina Nash at her home last year. Today he
:05:35. > :05:40.pleaded guilty, and he will be sentenced next month. Tina Nash
:05:40. > :05:47.says she feels like she has been buried alive. You may find some of
:05:47. > :05:51.Louise Hubball's report upsetting. Tina Nash was a confident young
:05:51. > :05:55.mother, who loved dancing and being with her friends. But her life was
:05:55. > :05:59.shattered when she was blinded at home in a brutal attack. The man
:05:59. > :06:05.responsible was no intruder, it was her boyfriend, Shane Jenkin. After
:06:05. > :06:09.the attack, he kept her imprisoned for nearly 12 hours. If I had seen
:06:09. > :06:12.someone in that much pain, looking like that, then the first thing I
:06:12. > :06:21.would do would be to get help, and he didn't, I cannot forgive him for
:06:21. > :06:26.that. I do not understand why he would hurt someone that he was
:06:26. > :06:30.supposed to care about. This was the house where Tina Nash lived.
:06:30. > :06:35.She has now moved, because of the appalling memories. She lived here
:06:35. > :06:39.with her children, and Shane Jenkin was a frequent visitor. It was a
:06:39. > :06:42.turbulent relationship, and he had been violent in the past, but she
:06:42. > :06:48.believed she could change him. Then, that night in April, everything
:06:48. > :06:54.changed. Detectives described her ordeal as a premeditated, sustained
:06:54. > :07:00.and vicious attack. It urged other victims of domestic violence to
:07:00. > :07:05.come forward. A lot of people, whom we do not even know about, will not
:07:05. > :07:11.come to us. But unfortunately, as we have seen today, this could be
:07:11. > :07:13.the end result. People need to come to us. We will help. Tina Nash will
:07:14. > :07:19.now have to live with the consequences of what happened for
:07:19. > :07:24.ever. This makes me feel like I have been buried alive. I feel like
:07:24. > :07:33.a ghost. I can hear everyone around me, but I cannot even see my own
:07:33. > :07:37.hand in front of my face. When I hear my kids, I can't... Sorry. I
:07:37. > :07:41.cannot see their faces. That's what does it to me. It could have been
:07:41. > :07:48.anything else, but the fact that I am not going to see the faces of my
:07:48. > :07:53.kids again, it is a bit harsh. He went too far this time. Shane
:07:53. > :08:01.Jenkin will be sentenced next month. Meanwhile, Tina Nash now wants to
:08:01. > :08:05.focus on being a mother to her two children.
:08:05. > :08:09.The Royal Mail is limiting the number of stamps it issues before a
:08:09. > :08:15.sharp increase in prices at the end of the month. Many customers are
:08:15. > :08:20.unhappy, and have been trying to stockpile stumps. The first class
:08:20. > :08:25.stamp will go up in price from 46p to 60p on 30th April, and second
:08:25. > :08:31.class stamps will go up from 36p to 50p. Emma Simpson joins us from a
:08:31. > :08:35.post office near Guildford, where supplies of stamps are running low.
:08:36. > :08:39.You join me in one small village, with its own sub post office. The
:08:39. > :08:44.counter at is tucked away at the back of the shop, like so many up
:08:44. > :08:49.and down the country. Here, they have seen a lot of bulk buying in
:08:49. > :08:55.the last few days. I guess it is not surprising - if you give
:08:55. > :09:01.consumers a lot of notice about a big increase in prices. Whether it
:09:01. > :09:05.is first class or second, for many of us, we have decided to stock up
:09:06. > :09:10.before these stamps go up in price. Superdrug says supplies are running
:09:10. > :09:14.low, and it cannot get any more stamps before the end of the month.
:09:14. > :09:18.Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons all told us today that they had
:09:18. > :09:21.seen a significant increase in demand, although their supplies
:09:21. > :09:27.were still good. It is small businesses like this one that are
:09:27. > :09:33.most affected by the price rises. Richard Keys an eye specialist on
:09:33. > :09:37.the Scottish borders. He relies on Royal Mail. It will have a huge
:09:37. > :09:41.impact on our business. We will have to save the money, or pass the
:09:41. > :09:47.cost on to customers. So, we're buying the stamps now to avoid
:09:47. > :09:52.having to do that. No surprise, then, that he wants to stock up.
:09:52. > :09:58.Today he is trying to buy 3.002nd class stamps, and more than double
:09:58. > :10:03.that again Oving the coming days. It is too big an order for a small
:10:03. > :10:09.local post office like this, but he does get a few hundred. Royal Mail
:10:09. > :10:13.is trying to reassure customers. It's as it has enough stock, but it
:10:13. > :10:19.has capped supplies to retailers this month. They cannot get more
:10:19. > :10:22.than 20% of their annual allocation. Royal Mail says it does not want
:10:22. > :10:28.retailers profiteering, by buying stamps at low prices and selling
:10:28. > :10:32.them later. It also needs to protect its revenues. Royal Mail
:10:32. > :10:36.are under great pressure, they are losing money, volumes are declining
:10:36. > :10:40.rapidly, and consequently, something has to be done to retain
:10:41. > :10:44.the service that we all cherish, which is the Six-Day War weak
:10:44. > :10:53.delivery and collection service at a uniform price, anywhere across
:10:53. > :10:59.the country. -- six-day a week. has been amazing, people have been
:10:59. > :11:05.buying hundreds at a time. We get some in on a Monday, but I don't
:11:05. > :11:10.know whether it is going to last us. So, the message from the Royal Mail
:11:10. > :11:14.tonight is, we are not going to see a national shortage of stamps. But
:11:14. > :11:19.it all goes to show how price- conscious consumers and businesses
:11:19. > :11:23.are right now, that every saving accounts.
:11:23. > :11:27.Activists in Syria says several people have been shot dead during
:11:27. > :11:31.demonstrations after Friday prayers. Shots were fired into the air to
:11:31. > :11:34.disperse crowds as they left Mosques, but in some cases,
:11:34. > :11:38.demonstrators were killed or injured. Today's activities have
:11:38. > :11:45.been seen as a major test of the ceasefire which came into force
:11:45. > :11:47.earlier in the week. There has been international
:11:47. > :11:50.condemnation after North Korea launched a long-range rocket this
:11:50. > :11:57.morning, amid claims that it was a cover for testing missile
:11:57. > :11:59.technology. But what was supposed to be a moment of national pride
:11:59. > :12:05.turned into a national embarrassment, when the rocket
:12:05. > :12:12.exploded shortly after blast-off and fell into the sea. This report
:12:12. > :12:17.from Damian Grammaticas, from the capital, Pyongyang. The swagger of
:12:17. > :12:26.a man bred for power. He is 29 years old. Today he was anointed
:12:26. > :12:33.Supreme Leader. He is the third generation of the Kim dynasty. His
:12:33. > :12:39.father and grandfather ruled before him. People in this country are
:12:39. > :12:41.taught to revere them like gods. This celebration was meant to be a
:12:41. > :12:46.company by the news that the country had put a satellite into
:12:46. > :12:50.space. That achievement would help him reinforce his right to the
:12:50. > :12:54.mantle of power. There was no mention here of the rocket blowing
:12:54. > :12:59.up one minute into flight. There was just a brief statement earlier
:12:59. > :13:03.in the day that things had not gone to plan. North Koreans have been
:13:03. > :13:09.placing huge importance on the satellite launch. Its failure is
:13:09. > :13:14.embarrassing. But what effect will it have on the regime and the young
:13:14. > :13:18.Kim Jong Un? Toiling by hand, gangs of workers are lining the brood of
:13:19. > :13:23.bards of Pyongyang. The rocket was meant to be a way of showing the
:13:23. > :13:31.people that this socialist state is technologically advanced. America
:13:31. > :13:36.said the launch was a disguised to test an intercontinental missile.
:13:37. > :13:41.The young Kim's father also tested nuclear bombs. This is the last
:13:41. > :13:47.place Kim Jong Il visited before dying. The tears are genuine. She
:13:47. > :13:53.believes he is immortal. We visited before the rocket exploded. She
:13:53. > :13:57.told us, we are grateful to Kim Jong Il for making our nation a
:13:57. > :14:04.powerful and strong country. Strength and self-reliance -
:14:04. > :14:09.virtues which are taught to all North Koreans. But now, this
:14:09. > :14:14.country's neighbours fear that its young leader, who has suffered a
:14:14. > :14:19.blow to his prestige, may be tempted to respond with a new show
:14:19. > :14:26.of power, perhaps by testing a nuclear bomb. This is already a
:14:26. > :14:33.deeply isolated place, under sanctions. Developing both missile
:14:33. > :14:43.technology and nuclear weapons. Today there was only reverence for
:14:43. > :14:45.
:14:45. > :14:50.the Kim dynasty. North Koreans are either oblivious or unconcerned.
:14:50. > :15:00.But America, Britain and others may now seek at the UN to isolate his
:15:00. > :15:02.
:15:02. > :15:06.country even further. We can speak Yes, very much so. This rocket, the
:15:06. > :15:10.satellite, whatever you want to call it, was a clear failure. This
:15:10. > :15:15.country does have nuclear weapons and in the past has tested them
:15:15. > :15:19.twice. South Korea has said that satellite images suggest that North
:15:19. > :15:25.Korea has been working on the tunnels at that test site where it
:15:25. > :15:28.could carry out underground tests, and both his previous nuclear tests
:15:28. > :15:32.happened after failed rocket launchers. America has turned round
:15:32. > :15:35.and said today that the deal reached a few weeks ago with North
:15:35. > :15:43.Korea to supply food aid to this country will be suspended, because
:15:43. > :15:48.part of that deal, under which North Korea was going to suspend or
:15:48. > :15:52.halt all rocket tests. This is in a country that cannot feed its people,
:15:52. > :15:56.with a 29 year-old leader that may feel the need to prove himself.
:15:56. > :16:01.Thank you. Our top stories tonight: David
:16:01. > :16:05.Cameron becomes the first British Prime Minister to visit Burma.
:16:05. > :16:11.Will wiping the brand names of cigarette packets put people off
:16:11. > :16:18.smoking? Coming up in sport state on the BBC
:16:18. > :16:28.News Channel, an historic treble in the Topham Chase as the Grand
:16:28. > :16:30.
:16:30. > :16:33.Formula One bosses say that the Bahrain Grand Prix will go ahead
:16:33. > :16:38.next weekend despite calls from pro-democracy protesters in the
:16:38. > :16:41.country for it to be cancelled. Last year's event was called off
:16:41. > :16:47.following a crackdown by the Bahrain authorities and widespread
:16:47. > :16:50.violence. Against a backdrop of continuing
:16:50. > :16:53.political unrest in Bahrain, the pressure has been mounting for one
:16:53. > :16:58.of the Middle East's most prized sporting spectacles to be called
:16:58. > :17:01.off. As they practised in Shanghai, the drivers were told that while
:17:01. > :17:05.they may not like it, the controversial Formula One race will
:17:05. > :17:11.go ahead as planned next week. Some teams are apprehensive, but the
:17:11. > :17:16.head of crunch talks at the Chinese from three, Bahrain was given the
:17:16. > :17:21.green light. -- ahead of crunch talks. We should go into any
:17:21. > :17:24.country. We are not political or religious. We enter the country to
:17:24. > :17:30.perform with a contract that we have. It is not for us to decide
:17:30. > :17:34.how people run the country. Bahrain bought the sport to the region for
:17:34. > :17:38.the first time. But amid anti- government protests and a deadly
:17:38. > :17:43.crackdown, the race was cancelled by the authorities last year. This
:17:43. > :17:50.time they are in no mood to do so, and they insist that Bahrain is
:17:50. > :17:54.saved, along with the FIA. We have to trust in the FIA, and when we
:17:54. > :17:59.enter it, we signed up to doing 20 races and Bahrain is one of the
:17:59. > :18:03.races that we will go into, trying to do the best of that we can.
:18:03. > :18:07.Grand Prix is one of the most lucrative in the calendar. It is
:18:07. > :18:11.worth an estimated �25 million to the sport and takes place on a
:18:11. > :18:20.circuit that cost 92 million to build. The links go deeper still.
:18:20. > :18:23.The country owns 50% of one of the leading teams, McLaren. There are
:18:23. > :18:28.also fears that the tensions could be inflamed further by the race and
:18:28. > :18:32.some are angry about the decision today. My husband was in prison for
:18:32. > :18:36.10 months. I had to take to the streets to campaign for reforms in
:18:36. > :18:40.the country, but we have seen no progress at all. Our message to
:18:40. > :18:45.Formula One was always do not tarnish the reputation of this
:18:45. > :18:49.noble sport. It is a car race, at the end of the day, in a country
:18:49. > :18:53.that is repress in the majority of its people. With Bahrain, Formula
:18:53. > :18:59.One had hoped to win new friends. Instead, the sport could provoke
:18:59. > :19:02.further turmoil in an already troubled part of the world.
:19:02. > :19:06.Should the bobby on the beat be replaced by community support
:19:06. > :19:10.officers? South Yorkshire Police has a controversial plan to do
:19:10. > :19:14.exactly that in some circumstances, at least. It has prompted sharp
:19:14. > :19:19.criticism about how the police should be deployed. The man who has
:19:19. > :19:23.put forward the changes says that it is just a storm in a teacup.
:19:23. > :19:31.For many people, this is the traditional view of policing, a
:19:31. > :19:34.bobby on the beach. Reassuring and high profile. -- a bobby on the
:19:35. > :19:38.beat. Nowadays police numbers are generally in decline and in England
:19:38. > :19:43.and Wales they are complemented by Police Community Support Officers.
:19:43. > :19:47.In parts of South Yorkshire, they are a familiar sight. We do a very
:19:47. > :19:51.different job to the police officers. We spend a lot of time in
:19:51. > :19:56.the community. We have that time to spend in the community. Getting to
:19:56. > :20:01.know people and finding out what the big issues are to the residence
:20:01. > :20:06.in the areas that we cover. Police community support their offices do
:20:06. > :20:10.not have the same powers of arrest as police officers. -- PCSOs do not
:20:10. > :20:13.have the same powers of arrest as police officers but they can make a
:20:13. > :20:17.citizen's arrest, like any member of the public, meaning they can
:20:17. > :20:20.hold someone if they suspect someone of committing an offence.
:20:20. > :20:24.They can also take the name and addresses of people behaving anti-
:20:24. > :20:28.socialist. But in South Yorkshire they could have a new title of
:20:28. > :20:31.local beat officer. Their role is changing as they are set to become
:20:31. > :20:39.what the force describes as the first line of contact for the
:20:39. > :20:43.public. What do people living here think? What can a PCSO do? What is
:20:43. > :20:48.their ability to arrest people? think it is a good thing that there
:20:48. > :20:51.is anybody on the street that you can contact if you need help.
:20:51. > :20:55.Yorkshire's Chief Constable was keen to reassure people about the
:20:55. > :20:59.plans today. If they have got police officers working in their
:20:59. > :21:02.area now, they will still be working there in the future. If we
:21:02. > :21:06.need a police officer to deal with an incident, that police officer
:21:06. > :21:10.will be there. The same people that I used to dealing with the same
:21:10. > :21:15.offices in their locality, their community, on their estates, will
:21:15. > :21:20.still be working around there. one local MP is urging caution
:21:20. > :21:25.about the changes to the role of the PCSO. If we are not careful, we
:21:25. > :21:29.will go back to the said car days, where the uniformed police
:21:29. > :21:35.themselves were in cars, detached from what was taking place in the
:21:35. > :21:38.immediate community. -- and said card days. Because of squeezed
:21:38. > :21:42.budgets, the fear is that other forces will follow the lead of
:21:42. > :21:47.South Yorkshire and employ PCSOs to do the job that they have
:21:47. > :21:50.traditionally done. Tobacco companies should have no
:21:50. > :21:54.business in the UK according to the health secretary Andrew Lansley.
:21:54. > :21:58.His comments came as the Government said they would examine whether
:21:58. > :22:03.forcing firms to sell cigarettes in an branded packaging would deter
:22:03. > :22:08.young people from smoking. -- unbranded packaging.
:22:08. > :22:13.It is a habit under growing pressure. After bans on advertising,
:22:13. > :22:17.on vending machines, on displays in big shops, will unbranded packaging
:22:17. > :22:21.be the next restriction on cigarettes? Andrew Lansley thinks
:22:21. > :22:25.it should, saying that attractive packaging helps to recruit smokers.
:22:25. > :22:29.He went further, saying he wanted to reach the point where tobacco
:22:29. > :22:33.companies have no business in this country. They have hit back, saying
:22:33. > :22:39.that 5000 people in the UK are employed directly by the industry
:22:39. > :22:42.and another 60,000 indirectly. Imperial Tobacco said it was not an
:22:42. > :22:47.appropriate, and for a Government minister to make. They said they
:22:47. > :22:49.were a legitimate business and they make a contribution to the economy.
:22:49. > :22:53.The Tobacco Manufacturers' Association said that plain
:22:53. > :22:56.packaging only serve to make counterfeiting of cigarettes easier.
:22:56. > :23:00.The thinking is that brightly- coloured packets like these make
:23:00. > :23:04.smoking more attractive, especially to young people. If they have
:23:04. > :23:09.nothing but health warnings on them and in a drab coloured packet, the
:23:09. > :23:14.habit could be less attractive. The question is whether that would work.
:23:14. > :23:18.I think a lot of young people are swayed by packaging and by various
:23:18. > :23:23.brands. I think if someone wants a cigarette, or whether there is a
:23:23. > :23:26.picture of it or not, somebody will buy it. There is evidence that
:23:26. > :23:31.plain packaging might make a difference among those that are
:23:31. > :23:41.more likely to quit. The scientists in Bristol are using sensitive eye
:23:41. > :23:43.
:23:43. > :23:51.movement detection to see how much attention people paid to a health
:23:51. > :23:55.messages on a plane a pack. -- on plain coloured packaging. We do not
:23:55. > :23:58.see it in daily smokers because they seem able to override an
:23:58. > :24:03.automatic process, which is that your attention is drawn to the most
:24:03. > :24:07.salient thing on the packet. nationwide consultation on
:24:07. > :24:11.cigarette packaging begins next week, but consultants say that even
:24:11. > :24:16.if unbranded packaging does come in, the industry will find other ways
:24:16. > :24:19.to promote its products. It has been a day of horseracing
:24:19. > :24:24.and haute couture, stylish ads and fancy frocks. Ladies' Day at
:24:24. > :24:29.Aintree has always attracted thousands of women and some men, as
:24:29. > :24:33.excitement builds for the Grand National tomorrow.
:24:33. > :24:37.Record crowds already at Aintree this week, I have to say, and a lot
:24:37. > :24:42.of excitement about the big race tomorrow. Some soul-searching as
:24:43. > :24:45.well, because two horses died last year. That prompted a review into
:24:46. > :24:51.safety and welfare and there will be particular attention on that at
:24:51. > :24:55.the Grand National tomorrow. Here it has been business as usual today.
:24:55. > :25:00.On Ladies' Day, the dress code is uniquely Aintree. It is part of the
:25:00. > :25:06.fund. Months of planning go into Friday's display. The serious side
:25:06. > :25:09.is often unseen. We filmed animal welfare campaigners are inspecting
:25:09. > :25:13.the Grand National course with the British Horseracing Authority.
:25:13. > :25:17.Things have changed, to an extent. The entry rules are different.
:25:17. > :25:21.Older, better horses will run, and in some places the ground where
:25:21. > :25:25.they land has been levelled but most of the fences are just as big.
:25:25. > :25:29.At the end of the day, one has to ask the simple question of whether
:25:29. > :25:35.it is reasonable. Is there was prepared? As the jockey got the
:25:35. > :25:40.ability? -- are the horses prepared? Have the jockeys got the
:25:40. > :25:43.ability? Things are going towards that now. Ruby Walsh is the
:25:44. > :25:48.outstanding jockey, having won twice in the last few years. This
:25:48. > :25:52.time he is joined by his sister, Katie Walsh on Seabass. She has a
:25:52. > :25:56.genuine hope of winning herself, but she cannot rely on brotherly
:25:56. > :26:01.assistance. She was always tagging along behind me, and there are five
:26:01. > :26:05.years between us. It would be great for this race to have a woman with
:26:05. > :26:10.it. It would be absolutely fantastic. I don't know if that is
:26:10. > :26:20.going to be the case that if it happens... If that was the case, it
:26:20. > :26:25.would be unbelievable. Better story, me winning three, if you could not
:26:25. > :26:32.catch that! The thing that will make things safer his reign. The
:26:32. > :26:36.dress code can always be adapted. - - is rain. Organisers stress that
:26:36. > :26:46.this field will be the best ever assembled for the Grand National.
:26:46. > :26:49.Better horses mean that fewer will Thank you. Now the weather.
:26:49. > :26:53.For the Grand National itself, I am not expecting a picture like the
:26:53. > :26:59.one behind me. There will be lots of cloud and not much sunshine.
:26:59. > :27:03.There will be cloud and the breeze, so hold on to your hats, ladies. A
:27:03. > :27:10.chance of some rain, but not a deluge by any means, but showers
:27:10. > :27:15.around Aintree. Sharp showers around today. Some thunder in
:27:15. > :27:23.southern areas. Places becoming dry. Hill snow in north-eastern England
:27:23. > :27:29.later on. Dampness in South West England. In between, clear skies
:27:30. > :27:35.and a touch of frost. He also continues to move down between
:27:35. > :27:39.parts of northern England. -- hill snow. Those showers lingering in
:27:39. > :27:45.the South West but in between a better chance of staying dry once
:27:45. > :27:51.again. Disappointing on Saturday in the far South West of England.
:27:51. > :27:54.Cloud, dampness, and the breeze a feature wherever you are. Drier
:27:54. > :27:58.weather in South Eastern England and parts of England and Wales.
:27:58. > :28:02.Then that area of cloudy, damp weather with showers. Northern
:28:02. > :28:09.Ireland will see the most reliable sunshine tomorrow. Scotland, cloudy
:28:09. > :28:12.but some showers and some snow over higher ground. Sunday morning could
:28:12. > :28:17.be very cold and frosty with potentially damaging frost for the
:28:17. > :28:21.gardeners. That will lift, and it will be brighter and dry in most
:28:21. > :28:26.places. Some showers in eastern part of England. Enjoy it because
:28:26. > :28:33.it goes downhill next week. Clouding over from Monday with