:00:10. > :00:17.The first resignation by a Pope for 600 years. Pope Benedict announces
:00:17. > :00:22.he'll step down as head of the Catholic Church.
:00:22. > :00:27.He says he no longer has the strength of mind and body to fulfil
:00:27. > :00:36.his duties and will leave at the end of the month. He feels that he
:00:36. > :00:40.has less strength, physically and also mentally to cope with the
:00:40. > :00:46.challenges in the world of today. Religious leaders across the world
:00:46. > :00:54.say they are surprised, but the pontiff has made the right decision.
:00:54. > :00:58.I think he'll be remembered as probably the most intell gent, ello
:00:58. > :01:03.want Pope we've had in years, because his ceremonies are
:01:03. > :01:07.beautiful. We are live at the Vatican, asking what this means for
:01:07. > :01:11.the Catholic Church and how quickly a successor can be found. Also
:01:12. > :01:16.tonight - paying for social care in England - the Government confirms
:01:16. > :01:20.nursing costs will be capped at �75,000. More evidence tonight of
:01:20. > :01:26.horsemeat in our beef products. The Romanians defend their industry and
:01:26. > :01:35.say they are angry at being blamed. And the man accused of murdering
:01:35. > :01:45.two police women hear evidence from a mother of another of his alleged
:01:45. > :02:02.
:02:02. > :02:07.Hello. Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six. Religious
:02:07. > :02:10.leaders have expressed their shock and sadness at the resignation of
:02:10. > :02:15.Pope Benedict XVI who has announced he is stepping down because of his
:02:15. > :02:19.age and ill health. The pontiff is the first to resign in more than
:02:19. > :02:23.600 years. He said he is well aware of the seriousness of his act, but
:02:23. > :02:26.he no longer had the strength to fulfil his duties. The Vatican said
:02:26. > :02:34.the decision was a surprise. A search for a successor will now
:02:34. > :02:40.begin. Nothing like this has happened
:02:40. > :02:48.since the Middle Ages. For 600 years, every Pope has died in
:02:48. > :02:54.office. They don't resign. Suddenly, this one says he can't go on.
:02:54. > :03:00.TRANSLATION: In order to govern and proclaim the gospel both strengths
:03:00. > :03:04.of mind and body are necessary. Strength, which in the last few
:03:04. > :03:11.months has deteriorated in me to the extent that I have had to
:03:11. > :03:15.recognise my Inca pass pi to fulfil the ministry entrusted to me.
:03:15. > :03:21.late as yesterday it was business as usual. No outward sign of any
:03:21. > :03:26.worsening of his health. We know now that he was struggling.
:03:26. > :03:31.Weakened by age, his extraordinary job had just become too much.
:03:31. > :03:39.Vatican officials were astonished by the resignation. They said they
:03:39. > :03:46.understood. He feels that he has less strength physically and also
:03:46. > :03:54.mentally to cope with the challenges in the world of today.
:03:54. > :03:58.Among the pilgrims on St Peter's Square, there was disbelief. Good
:03:58. > :04:03.leader of the Church. Maybe conservative in his views, but
:04:03. > :04:07.seemed to be doing a good job. very disappointed and in shock
:04:07. > :04:09.about what happened this morning - really, as a Catholic. It is a
:04:09. > :04:17.great act of courage to do something which has not been done
:04:18. > :04:23.in 600 years. The Prime Minister paid this tribbuelt. His visit --
:04:23. > :04:28.tribute. His visit in 2010 is rbed with great affection. Working for
:04:28. > :04:33.the common good speak to our whole country. The Pope has moved the
:04:33. > :04:38.Church into completely neuter rain. No plan would have been made for a
:04:38. > :04:42.resignation, but all the same, we can expect things to move forward
:04:42. > :04:50.rapidly now. In a few weeks Pope Benedict will walk away from all
:04:50. > :04:53.that he has in this place, the man regarded as the successor to St
:04:53. > :05:02.Peter is about to become a pensioner. And the Vatican must
:05:02. > :05:10.replace him as quickly as possible. The election of Cardinal Joseph
:05:10. > :05:19.Ratzinger in 2005 saw a return to a more conservative Catholic
:05:19. > :05:25.tradition. We look at what he achieved in his
:05:25. > :05:32.eight years as Pope. He became the Church's leader already a frail man.
:05:32. > :05:36.He knew the burden would be heavy and the path steep. He was seen as
:05:36. > :05:41.a caretaker. Nothing prepared Catholics for his decision to stand
:05:41. > :05:46.down. This has taken the world by surprise. Catholics attending
:05:46. > :05:53.services at Westminster Cathedral today were shocked by the news.
:05:53. > :06:01.You're joking! The Pope? Oh, my God!
:06:01. > :06:06.Oh, I'm so shocked !. He has been such a short time with us. Joseph
:06:06. > :06:15.Ratzinger was born into a Catholic family in southern family just as
:06:15. > :06:20.the nationalist socialists were in power. As a young priest he was a
:06:20. > :06:25.theologian. He became more conservative. It was a
:06:25. > :06:30.traditionalist he became the watchdog for Pope John Paul II.
:06:30. > :06:40.He took office with the reputation of a stern discipline far Ryan.
:06:40. > :06:48.People who met him privately said he was calming. I think he will be
:06:48. > :06:55.remembered as probably the most intelligent Pope we've had in years,
:06:55. > :07:05.because his services, his writings - they really are and I think he
:07:05. > :07:07.
:07:07. > :07:17.will be remembered as a pastural. He visited Britain two years ago.
:07:17. > :07:25.His priority of Pope was resisting the tide of secular isation.
:07:25. > :07:34.He has suffered serious setbacks: He offended Muslims by quoting
:07:34. > :07:40.And he has faced criticism over the handling of the sexual abuse crisis.
:07:40. > :07:50.Pope Benedict struggled to place Christian values at the heart of
:07:50. > :07:51.
:07:51. > :07:59.Christian morals. Believes his The next thing is how to include
:07:59. > :08:03.faith in public life. He hoped to build a bigger church. Let's speak
:08:03. > :08:09.to our correspondent, who is in the Vatican for us this evening. This
:08:09. > :08:14.has taken everyone by surprise, even where you are in the Vatican.
:08:14. > :08:20.You are quite right. One Cardinal said it came like a bolt out of the
:08:20. > :08:24.blue. Others say they were stunned. Among some close aides, including
:08:24. > :08:28.the Pope's brother there was speculation act this for months,
:08:28. > :08:32.particularly since his visit to Cuba and Mexico. On his return, his
:08:32. > :08:38.doctor questioned whether he could carry out further transatlantic
:08:38. > :08:42.trips T Vatican said there was no particular health issue that forced
:08:42. > :08:46.this resignation, a resignation which has not taken place since the
:08:46. > :08:51.Middle Ages. The Pope was quite clear that he didn't have the
:08:51. > :08:56.mental and physical stamina to lead the world's one billion Catholics,.
:08:56. > :08:59.So probably in a month's time there'll be a conclave of Cardinals
:08:59. > :09:05.here in the Vatican behind me. They will face an immense challenge.
:09:05. > :09:10.Over the next two to four weeks, there'll be an immense debate
:09:10. > :09:14.within the Catholic Church as to the direction they want to go and
:09:14. > :09:18.the man they want to lead them. Thank you. The Government says it
:09:18. > :09:22.is making it easier for the elderly to pay for their care in England.
:09:22. > :09:26.It has been outlining plans to cap the amount anyone has to pay for
:09:26. > :09:29.their care in residential homes to �75,000. That does not include
:09:29. > :09:33.accommodation and food costs. Ministers say the package is fully
:09:33. > :09:41.funded and will be paid for, in part, by a freeze in the
:09:41. > :09:46.inheritance tax threshold. None of us can predict how much
:09:46. > :09:50.help we will need in our old age. For some, the cost of that care can
:09:50. > :09:54.be huge. The Government believes the plans it has set out today will
:09:54. > :09:59.create a fairer system for the future. Hello, mum. Certainly
:09:59. > :10:03.Ingrid Canwell and her mother, Helga, feel let down by the system.
:10:03. > :10:07.Her mother has dementia and lives in a residential home. To pay the
:10:07. > :10:10.more than �30,000 in fees each year, they have to sell the house where
:10:10. > :10:20.two generations of the family had lived. The Government claims in
:10:20. > :10:24.future, people will not be forced to do that. None of the family had
:10:24. > :10:30.come from rich circumstances. It was a join effort to live together
:10:30. > :10:36.to save this house, to have this nice house and which was their only
:10:36. > :10:40.asset. I think it is unfair. After a weekend of leaks, this afternoon
:10:40. > :10:44.the Government confirmed plans. There'll be a cap or limit of
:10:44. > :10:49.�75,000 on the amount of money anyone is expected to pay for help
:10:49. > :10:55.at home or in residential care. This will not include the cost of
:10:55. > :11:00.food and accommodation in care homes. Anyone with assets of less
:11:00. > :11:05.than �123,000 will be able to get help. That is an increase of nearly
:11:05. > :11:09.�100,000 on the current threshold. This will be introduced in 2017 and
:11:09. > :11:13.care costs will not be backdated. There are many disappointed by the
:11:13. > :11:18.level of the cap. For the first time, the system could give people
:11:18. > :11:21.clarity about how much they might be expected to pay for care. And
:11:21. > :11:28.the Government believes that will encourage people to plan for the
:11:28. > :11:32.future. One in ten of us will spend more than �100,000 on our social
:11:32. > :11:37.care costs. By putting a cap on the limit on how much anyone has to pay
:11:37. > :11:41.will make it possible for people to plan much earlier in their life -
:11:41. > :11:46.whether through insurance products, whether it is through a change in
:11:46. > :11:50.their pensions policy to plan for that amount of money. The care
:11:50. > :11:58.minister and Health Secretary, who were visiting residents at a home
:11:58. > :12:01.today, ety mate by 2025 an extra 100 -- estimate by 2025 an extra
:12:01. > :12:05.100,000 people will get help each year. Labour says it does not
:12:06. > :12:10.address current problems. I am very concerned. It is not going to be
:12:10. > :12:14.fair for people with modest homes. Also that it's not going to do
:12:15. > :12:20.anything for the thousands of families that are really struggling
:12:20. > :12:25.in the current care system. Campaigners also fear the cap is
:12:25. > :12:29.being set so high it will not help enough people. The independent
:12:29. > :12:34.commission which devised the funding system preferred a �35,000
:12:34. > :12:37.limit. Even so the man who wrote the report sees this as a start.
:12:37. > :12:41.There's a broad consensus across the stakeholders. Politically, of
:12:41. > :12:45.course there are some who would like it to go further, some who
:12:45. > :12:50.don't want it to go this far. To have change is something to note
:12:50. > :12:54.and be pleased about. The �1 billion cost of social care reform
:12:54. > :12:58.in England will be partly paid for by freezing the level at which
:12:58. > :13:01.people have to pay inheritance tax. There are slightly different
:13:01. > :13:06.systems elsewhere in the UK, including Scotland, where personal
:13:06. > :13:10.care is free. And for more details on this story
:13:10. > :13:13.you can visit the BBC News website. There's an explanation of the
:13:13. > :13:16.current system of social care and how the plans will affect people in
:13:16. > :13:26.England. You can also find out about the system in other parts of
:13:26. > :13:27.
:13:27. > :13:31.Romania has denied it is the source of the mislabelling of horsemeat
:13:31. > :13:35.which has turned up in processed meat products in Britain and
:13:35. > :13:44.elsewhere in Europe. The Romanians say that the horsemeat has not been
:13:44. > :13:51.minced and is labelled as "horse." Tonight hes co-revealed some --
:13:51. > :13:56.Tesco revealed that some packaged food contained significant amounts
:13:56. > :14:04.of horsemeat. The rural poverty of Romania, where the horses still do
:14:04. > :14:07.most of the hauling. Austerity is deeper than the cold here.
:14:07. > :14:11.More horses are being sold for slaughter. Compared with record
:14:11. > :14:18.prices for beef, horse has become a cheap alternative. Not that they
:14:18. > :14:28.eat it. Most of these cuts will be sent for export. This is one of the
:14:28. > :14:32.
:14:32. > :14:36.two Romanian abattoirs being I am very angry. Once again, he
:14:36. > :14:40.said, the more powerful are shifting the blame to the usual
:14:40. > :14:43.suspects of Eastern Europe. It is not that simple. The meat from
:14:43. > :14:49.Romania went through two agents and several countries before it arrived
:14:49. > :14:56.at a meat factory in south-western France. They supplied a French
:14:56. > :15:01.plant in Luxembourg, who turn it into ready meals. One was Findus,
:15:01. > :15:07.who discovered their lasagnes contained 60-100% horsemeat. It may
:15:07. > :15:13.not pose any risk to humans. The meat industry is taking a battering.
:15:13. > :15:18.Throughout the weekend the ministry has checked the documents for
:15:18. > :15:23.export dating back to the beginning of 2012. There were unofficial spot
:15:24. > :15:30.checks at these about stories and every shipment of horse was
:15:30. > :15:40.labelled to quantity, which is what there should be - an official paper
:15:40. > :15:47.
:15:47. > :15:51.That she was materials possible are bought because of Economics. -- the
:15:51. > :15:54.cheapest materials. Fraud investigators are descending on the
:15:54. > :15:59.two French companies involved. Somebody in this chain of supply
:15:59. > :16:06.has made an unsavoury profit. But there was that, in which country
:16:06. > :16:09.was a done, and how long has it been going on?
:16:09. > :16:13.In the UK, the Environment Secretary, Owen Paterson has just
:16:13. > :16:18.given an update in the Commons. Ross Hawkins is at Westminster.
:16:18. > :16:23.What is the latest? He was criticised for not being at his
:16:23. > :16:26.desk in Westminster at the end of last week. But he has hit back at
:16:26. > :16:30.the opposition and tried to put pressure on the food industry, who
:16:30. > :16:36.he says should be doing more tests and coming up with meaningful
:16:36. > :16:39.results. Even as he was on his feet, we had the news from Tesco but they
:16:39. > :16:44.had discovered in three batches of the spaghetti lasagne levels of
:16:44. > :16:47.horse DNA of over 60%. The Government is trying to reassure
:16:47. > :16:54.people, pointing to a statement by the Chief Medical Officer saying
:16:54. > :16:57.that the levels of drugs, if they were found in meat used on horses,
:16:57. > :17:01.there would be a low risk to health. But none of this will go away
:17:01. > :17:05.quickly. The food standards agency's tests will not be
:17:05. > :17:10.completed until April. I'm told the results released on Friday will
:17:10. > :17:16.represent it quarter of the Cold War results. -- a quarter of the
:17:16. > :17:20.total results. We are nowhere near a conclusion. A further nine NHS
:17:20. > :17:25.hospital trusts in England are to be investigated following concerns
:17:25. > :17:29.over higher-than-expected death rates. Last week, five trusts were
:17:29. > :17:34.recognised as having high mortality rates in the wake of a damning
:17:34. > :17:38.report into failures at Staffordshire Hospital. Branwen
:17:38. > :17:42.Jeffreys is here. What does this tell us? We have known for a few
:17:42. > :17:45.years now that in some hospitals the number of patients dying
:17:45. > :17:49.appears to be higher than the number you would expect if you took
:17:49. > :17:53.into account their age, background, how healthy they were going into
:17:53. > :17:57.hospital. It has been described by experts as a smoke alarm. It does
:17:57. > :18:01.not necessarily tell you something is wrong with the hospitals but it
:18:01. > :18:03.is a warning sign that should be investigated. Nine more hospital
:18:03. > :18:07.trusts have been added to the list of those that are going to be
:18:08. > :18:12.looked at by the Medical Director. That is north Cumbria, United
:18:12. > :18:18.Lincolnshire, George Eliot, Buckinghamshire, North Lincolnshire,
:18:18. > :18:22.the Dudley Group, show would Forest, Medway and Burton Hospitals. --
:18:22. > :18:26.Sherwood Forest. If anyone is going into those hospitals, if there were
:18:26. > :18:29.concerns about services, they would be closed down. It is not about
:18:29. > :18:36.that, it is about finding out what is happening in making these
:18:36. > :18:39.hospitals better. Our top story tonight, Pope Benedict has shocked
:18:39. > :18:44.his advisers and Roman Catholics around the world by announcing his
:18:44. > :18:48.resignation. Coming up, the battle for Chris
:18:48. > :18:54.Huhne's seat hots up. A special report from the campaign trail in
:18:54. > :18:58.Eastleigh. Later on the news channel, the
:18:59. > :19:02.heads of tax payer and Royal Bank of Scotland give evidence to
:19:02. > :19:12.politicians and confidence among UK businesses hits its lowest level in
:19:12. > :19:14.
:19:14. > :19:18.A jury has heard how a mother witnessed her son being shot dead
:19:18. > :19:23.in a pub last year, allegedly by Dale Cregan who, it is then claimed,
:19:23. > :19:27.went on to kill two police officers in Manchester. The prosecution
:19:27. > :19:35.alleges that Michelle Kelly's partner and son were killed by Dale
:19:35. > :19:40.Cregan, who denies responsibility for a total of four murders.
:19:40. > :19:44.Through the rush-hour traffic, the convoy carrying Dale Cregan and his
:19:44. > :19:49.defendants -- co-defendants is led into court. Inside, the jury was
:19:49. > :19:52.told about a feud between two families that led to the death of a
:19:52. > :19:56.father-and-son. David and Mark Short were killed in separate
:19:56. > :20:01.shootings in Greater Manchester. Today, Michelle Kelly, Mark's
:20:01. > :20:06.mother and David's Park at, told the court about an argument between
:20:06. > :20:16.the matriarch of the Atkinson family and this man, Raymond young.
:20:16. > :20:22.
:20:22. > :20:26.She said that Theresa Atkinson were 12 days later, on 25th May, Mark
:20:26. > :20:31.Short was shot inside the Cotton Tree pub. The jury has been shown
:20:31. > :20:35.this CCTV footage. The prosecution says the Dale Cregan is in the
:20:35. > :20:38.parked car. He is acting on behalf of the Atkinsons. He gets out,
:20:38. > :20:42.walks inside and carries out the shooting before running out and
:20:42. > :20:46.driving away. Michelle Kelly told the court what happened to her the
:20:46. > :20:51.night her son was killed. She said that she heard it banging and then
:20:51. > :20:55.it was over. She was asked if she saw the gunman and she said, yes,
:20:55. > :20:59.Mark tried to grab him. Three months later, David Short was
:20:59. > :21:04.killed in his home on the same day a grenade was used in a separate
:21:04. > :21:09.attack near by. In September, PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes
:21:09. > :21:13.were shot dead, and again a grenade was used. The prosecution says that
:21:13. > :21:18.Dale Cregan carried out the murders. Today in court he listens to the
:21:18. > :21:24.evidence against him along with nine co-defendants. They deny all
:21:25. > :21:28.charges and the case is expected to last for 12 weeks.
:21:28. > :21:32.The Westminster government has published legal advice which
:21:32. > :21:36.suggests an independent Scotland will be treated as an entirely new
:21:36. > :21:45.state by international lock and might have to reapply to rejoin the
:21:45. > :21:50.European Union or United unions. -- united union. Clearly, polarise
:21:50. > :21:56.views on this. Polarised views on most things when
:21:56. > :22:01.it comes to the arguments over independence. Today was a day of
:22:01. > :22:05.legal opinion, leading to a political arguments. The UK
:22:05. > :22:11.Government's legal experts argued that if the Scots were to vote yes
:22:11. > :22:15.in a referendum on independence in autumn, Scotland would have to
:22:15. > :22:20.start from scratch when it comes to international treaties, and it
:22:20. > :22:27.would have to renegotiate entry into international organisations
:22:27. > :22:31.like the EU and the UN. The SNP disagrees with that and they say
:22:31. > :22:39.that the UK government is displaying breathtaking arrogance.
:22:39. > :22:44.They say that if the UK Government wants to argue this, would the
:22:44. > :22:49.successor state not just take on the benefits of the international
:22:49. > :22:53.organisations and that the liabilities?
:22:53. > :22:57.Nick Clegg has told the BBC that he is very confident that the Lib Dems
:22:57. > :23:00.will hold on to the constituency of Eastleigh in Hampshire in the
:23:00. > :23:03.forthcoming by-election. The contest was forced by the
:23:03. > :23:09.resignation of Chris Huhne last week. James Landale has been on the
:23:09. > :23:13.campaign trail. The battle for Eastleigh has begun.
:23:13. > :23:15.An old railway town on the south coast of England where the
:23:15. > :23:20.resignation of Chris Huhne is pitching Lib Dem against Tory for
:23:20. > :23:22.the first time in the coalition. For this man, the outcome could not
:23:22. > :23:29.matter. Nick Clegg came here knowing that his party may control
:23:29. > :23:33.the council, and may be the incumbent with the majority, but...
:23:33. > :23:36.You have to show that you can hold on to seats like this, and if you
:23:36. > :23:39.cannot your prospects for the election is poor. I'm confident we
:23:40. > :23:44.will hold onto the seat but not because I say so but because the
:23:44. > :23:46.people of Eastleigh are telling us that they liked the fact that it is
:23:46. > :23:51.Liberal Democrats locally that have been cutting the council tax. They
:23:51. > :23:54.like the fact that Lib Dems have created hundreds of jobs. Even
:23:54. > :23:59.though their MP lied to them? To be like that? When most people have to
:23:59. > :24:02.do -- when most people make a decision, the key question they ask
:24:02. > :24:06.is who will protect the green spaces in the local area and put
:24:06. > :24:09.money in my pocket? 20 years ago, this was a Tory seat but now it is
:24:09. > :24:16.one of many that the party will have to win if it wants a majority
:24:17. > :24:22.in 2015. I think we have got a chance. Just a chance? It is early
:24:22. > :24:25.days. I have seen a few by- elections in my time and nothing
:24:25. > :24:31.entirely settles until the candidates are there. We know from
:24:31. > :24:36.the opinion polls but we are ahead or slightly behind, so there is a
:24:36. > :24:40.lot of fight for. For the Lib Dems and Tories, the stakes could not be
:24:40. > :24:44.higher. The result will have a huge impact on morale will parties and
:24:44. > :24:50.the future of their leader. For both sides, there is only one
:24:50. > :24:56.outcome that matters. But how well other parts -- other parties do
:24:56. > :25:01.will shape the outcome. Labour talk more of protest than victory.
:25:01. > :25:05.think Labour is here to set out our One nation alternative, and to give
:25:05. > :25:09.people a way of sending a protest to the Government and saying, look,
:25:10. > :25:13.you are out of touch and we do not like what you're doing. The change
:25:13. > :25:17.you promise is not happening. for UKIP, their leader may not be
:25:17. > :25:20.standing but they could pick up support for larger parties.
:25:20. > :25:23.hard part for us is that the parties that see themselves as
:25:23. > :25:30.contenders will throw the kitchen sink at it and we are not as big as
:25:30. > :25:32.them. There is this issue of Romanian and Bulgarian entry in
:25:32. > :25:36.unlimited numbers into this constituency. Jobs and housing are
:25:36. > :25:40.real issues and if that catches on, we could do well. Ultimately, the
:25:40. > :25:46.by-election will be a test of which party can get more voters out on
:25:46. > :25:56.the day. The outcome will have huge consequences for the coalition.
:25:56. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:00.And there is more detail about the Returning to our main story, the
:26:00. > :26:06.resignation of Pope Benedict. Returning to Gavin Hewitt at the
:26:06. > :26:11.Vatican. This comes at a critical time for the Catholic Church.
:26:11. > :26:14.Absolutely. There is already speculation about the kind of
:26:14. > :26:18.person who will succeed Pope Benedict. There are those saying
:26:18. > :26:22.that it should be a cardinal from Africa or South America, where the
:26:22. > :26:26.Church is growing. Others say that what the Church needs is a strong
:26:26. > :26:32.communicator, particularly as it continues to struggle with the
:26:32. > :26:35.abuse scandal. Others argued that the crisis is here in Europe. It is
:26:35. > :26:39.an increasingly secular society where the Church has difficulty
:26:39. > :26:43.getting its message across. These are the kinds of issues that will
:26:43. > :26:46.be debated in the weeks ahead. be debated in the weeks ahead.
:26:46. > :26:50.Thank you very much. Let us take a look at the weather. It is grim
:26:50. > :26:55.outside. Not the best start for Monday
:26:55. > :27:00.morning. We had a wintry flavour to our weather. In fact, 12, 13
:27:00. > :27:05.centimetres of snow in parts of a teenager. -- parts of
:27:05. > :27:09.Buckinghamshire. Britain's satellite pictures showed just how
:27:09. > :27:15.much cloud we have had today. The best of the breaks in the north and
:27:15. > :27:25.west. The cloud will act as a friend through the night.
:27:25. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:29.Temperatures not fallen too low. -- falling. Were we have lying snow,
:27:29. > :27:36.in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, perhaps, it will
:27:36. > :27:42.be cold and icy to start. Grey and wintry. Perhaps some sleet in Wales
:27:42. > :27:45.and the south-west. For Robben Island, a quieter start. Fingers
:27:45. > :27:50.crossed we will have little brightness in the afternoon. The
:27:50. > :27:58.bulk of Scotland will be cold and frosty. The breeze could blow in
:27:58. > :28:01.some wintry showers from the North Sea facing coast. There may be
:28:01. > :28:09.sleet and snow from time to time through thicker cloud. Generally
:28:09. > :28:17.speaking, quieter. And the reason for the mild feel, a frontal system
:28:17. > :28:22.pushing in from the Atlantic. Rain wet and windy weather. Before that,
:28:22. > :28:30.we have transient high pressure. Lighter wind, clear skies. Tuesday
:28:30. > :28:34.and Wednesday could be cold. As that front bumps into the cold air
:28:34. > :28:42.in Scotland, we could see some still fall for a time before it