:00:00. > :00:09.Far-reaching changes to the NHS in England in what the Government is
:00:10. > :00:12.calling a profound transformation in the health service. Hospitals will
:00:13. > :00:18.have to publish the number of nurses on a ward and will have a legal duty
:00:19. > :00:24.to be truthful when things go wrong. The NHS has listened. The NHS has
:00:25. > :00:29.learned. The NHS will not rest until it's delivering the safest, most
:00:30. > :00:36.effective and most compassionate care anywhere in the world. The
:00:37. > :00:40.measures follow the scandal at Mid Staffordshire health trust,
:00:41. > :00:47.campaigners say they still don't go far enough. The Chairman of the
:00:48. > :00:52.Co-op Bank resigns over the scandal of the former Chairman's drug
:00:53. > :00:58.taking. At least 18 people are killed as a sigh lone hits sardine
:00:59. > :01:01.ya causing widespread flooding. Chaotic scenes after Toronto's
:01:02. > :01:12.controversial drug taking Mayor is stripped of his powers, but refuses
:01:13. > :01:27.to go quietly. The parrot may be deceased Beaumonty python is making
:01:28. > :01:31.a come back. Coming up in the sport: international football with England
:01:32. > :01:41.playing Germany. Good evening. Welcome to the BBC's
:01:42. > :01:45.news at 6.00pm. Hospitals in England will have to publish monthly
:01:46. > :01:49.information about staffing levels and will have a legal duty to be
:01:50. > :01:54.open and honest when they make mistakes. They are two of a waft of
:01:55. > :01:58.measures being introduced by the Health Secretary who says the NHS
:01:59. > :02:02.needs to undergo a profound transformation. It follows a report
:02:03. > :02:05.into the appalling care of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust. The vast
:02:06. > :02:08.majority of the report's recommendations are being
:02:09. > :02:14.implemented. Some health campaigners say the new proposals don't go far
:02:15. > :02:16.enough. Work experience on the front-line of the NHS for the Health
:02:17. > :02:21.Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, giving him an insight into what it's like to be
:02:22. > :02:24.at the sharp end of the health service. It's part of his own
:02:25. > :02:28.response to the Francis Report which exposed an appalling collapse of
:02:29. > :02:33.care at Stafford Hospital. He told MPs the Government wants a more
:02:34. > :02:39.open, safe and accountable NHS. I do not simply want to prevent another
:02:40. > :02:44.Mid Staffs. I want our NHS to be a beacon across the world, not just
:02:45. > :02:51.for its equity, but its excellence. Mr Speaker, today's measures are a
:02:52. > :02:55.blueprint for restoring trust in the NHS reinforcing professional pride
:02:56. > :02:59.in NHS frontline staff and giving confidence to patients that after
:03:00. > :03:03.Mid Staffs the NHS has listened. The NHS has learned. While broadly
:03:04. > :03:08.welcoming the Government's response, Labour focussed on what it said was
:03:09. > :03:13.shortages among frontline staff. Isn't it the case that nurse patient
:03:14. > :03:20.ratios across the NHS have got significantly worse in the last
:03:21. > :03:25.three years, with 5,890 fewer nurses, older patients in hospital
:03:26. > :03:31.and bed occupancy running at record levels? The Government outlined a
:03:32. > :03:46.range of measures designed to prevent a repeat of the Mid Staffs.
:03:47. > :03:54.For the family of John Moore-Robinson, getting staff to
:03:55. > :03:59.open up when things go wrong is a priority. He died in 2006 after
:04:00. > :04:04.staff failed to diagnose a ruptured spleen. His father said this is the
:04:05. > :04:12.Government's big chance. When things go wrong, the majority of families
:04:13. > :04:15.want to be told, want the truth, not for everything to be brushed under
:04:16. > :04:19.the carpet. That causes more grief, more heartache and pain. Let us have
:04:20. > :04:24.an open and honest culture within the NHS. The impact of the terrible
:04:25. > :04:27.events that unfoldled here at Stafford Hospital is now being felt
:04:28. > :04:32.across the health service in England. Achieving the kind of
:04:33. > :04:37.transformation of culture called for by the Francis Report will be
:04:38. > :04:46.neither easy nor quick. The signal must go out loud and clear... Care
:04:47. > :04:51.the NHS has led the fight for a safer health service. Many of
:04:52. > :04:55.today's announcements were welcomed. They want stronger legal protection,
:04:56. > :04:59.especially for whistleblowers. We wanted the recommendations in
:05:00. > :05:06.legislation to ensure that Mid Staffs never happened again. So that
:05:07. > :05:09.we could guarantee that people wouldn't suffer the way that our
:05:10. > :05:14.loved ones did. Ministers say measures such as forcing hospitals
:05:15. > :05:18.to publish staffing levels for every shift on every ward will encourage
:05:19. > :05:21.the change in culture that the Francis Report calls for. They
:05:22. > :05:30.believe there are signs that change is already underway. Is James
:05:31. > :05:33.Landale is at Westminster. The test of these reforms will be whether
:05:34. > :05:37.they make a real difference to patients, will they? Well, the
:05:38. > :05:39.politicians certainly hope so. They tell me they don't under estimate
:05:40. > :05:44.the scale of the challenge. They know they are trying to change an
:05:45. > :05:48.entire culture within the NHS. One Cabinet Minister told me it will be
:05:49. > :05:52.like moving an oil tanker around, it will take time. What they hope will
:05:53. > :05:57.drive that change is not just the new rules, the new incentives. They
:05:58. > :06:01.hope that NHS Trusts will be competitive, at and not want to be
:06:02. > :06:05.at the bottom of these new staffing level league tables. They hope that
:06:06. > :06:13.these new rules, which means hospitals could potentially lose
:06:14. > :06:16.their endem nitty for negligence claims could concentrate minds
:06:17. > :06:20.within NHS Trust Boards. There has been a fair wind given to these
:06:21. > :06:26.proposals. In the House of Commons normal dwri Bates on health are par
:06:27. > :06:32.San affairs. Today the debate was much more measured. As if the MPs on
:06:33. > :06:35.all sides felt it was too toxic, too important an issue to be too
:06:36. > :06:39.political about it. Ultimately, the interesting thing is that it has
:06:40. > :06:43.changed the debate. Debate in the last few years in the NHS has been
:06:44. > :06:47.about funding and all about strbg tours. Today, it's about the simple
:06:48. > :06:54.issue of how best to keep patients safe. Thank you. The Chairm ftof the
:06:55. > :06:59.Co-op Group, Len Wardle, has resigned as the scandal surrounding
:07:00. > :07:03.the former Chairman of the Co-op Bank shows no sign of abating. Mr
:07:04. > :07:08.Wardle led the Board that appointed Paul Flowers in 2010 and said it was
:07:09. > :07:12.time for a real change in the way the group is managed. Mr Flowers, a
:07:13. > :07:18.Methodist minister, was filmed allegedly trying to buy cocaine
:07:19. > :07:22.after illegal drugs. He resigned from the council two years ago after
:07:23. > :07:35.inappropriate content was found on his lap tap. The Co-op's orgins goes
:07:36. > :07:44.back to 18 44. The Co-op Bank dated back to 1872. The modern Co-op was
:07:45. > :07:55.formed by a series of mergers in 2 0 and the marriage of 2009. The
:07:56. > :07:59.Methodist minister, who until recently chaired Co-op, filmed
:08:00. > :08:05.apparently trying to buy hard drugs. And, that merger with Britannia
:08:06. > :08:09.Building Society, a terrible mess. Huge losses as loans have gone bad.
:08:10. > :08:17.The bank, on the brink of going bust, and needing to be rescued. A
:08:18. > :08:25.prouder moment earlier this month for Len Wardle, Co-op Group Chairman
:08:26. > :08:30.who took responsibility for appointing Paul Flowers. Today he
:08:31. > :08:39.quit. You have been thrust into the hotseat, chairing the co-operative
:08:40. > :08:42.Group. Is this, in your view, the worst crisis in the history of the
:08:43. > :08:50.movement. They were built from strife and struggle. I don't under
:08:51. > :08:56.estimate the difficulties we have. I believe we are well suited to these
:08:57. > :09:01.sort of battles. Paul Flowers idea of a good time, according to a male
:09:02. > :09:06.escort, interviewed by the Sun newspaper, included drugs and romps
:09:07. > :09:11.with rent boys? How did you feel personally when you discovered that
:09:12. > :09:17.Paul Flowers was using his personal email to arrange sex and drugs
:09:18. > :09:21.partners, his k Co-op email? It's shocking to everybody. It's not
:09:22. > :09:25.something I can comment on. It's out of our hands. It is being dealt with
:09:26. > :09:30.thoroughly. There was more embarrassment for Paul Flowers as
:09:31. > :09:45.Bradford Council explained why he resigned as a Labour councillor:
:09:46. > :09:56.It's like a halo brand. If you fall from grace, you can fall quite far.
:09:57. > :10:00.Perhaps harder for k Co-op Group will be to put behind it is the
:10:01. > :10:05.disaster of Co-op which suggests it's not unethical, just not very
:10:06. > :10:10.good at business. At least 18 people have been killed after a you
:10:11. > :10:14.pokerful cyclone hit the Italian island of Sardinia. Almost as much
:10:15. > :10:18.rain fell on the island in 90 minutes as falls across the south of
:10:19. > :10:22.England in a year. Local officials say many of the fatalities occurred
:10:23. > :10:26.when vehicles and bridges were swept away by floodwaters. The Italian
:10:27. > :10:37.government has declared a state of emergency. They have seen nothing
:10:38. > :10:44.like it in decades. It was, said one official, apocalyptic. Cyclone
:10:45. > :10:48.Cleopatra poured almost half a meter of water down on this island in one
:10:49. > :10:53.day. It's what they expect here in six months.
:10:54. > :11:03.TRANSLATION: It's the second time. First we had the fire. Now, it's
:11:04. > :11:07.water. Look at this mess. We followed some officials down one
:11:08. > :11:15.blocked road as the rain started to fall again. Not what they need.
:11:16. > :11:21.Round a corner this is what the cyclone had done. A wall of water
:11:22. > :11:26.swept down this valley, picking up trees and debris and depositing them
:11:27. > :11:29.on top of the bridge having ripped away the tarmac from the surface
:11:30. > :11:32.there. There is another bridge there, the water swept right over
:11:33. > :11:37.the top. The people here say it must have been eight or nine meters high.
:11:38. > :11:42.Thousands have been evacuated from their homes with search and rescue
:11:43. > :11:51.teams still trying to reach all the affected areas. A family of four
:11:52. > :11:57.drowned as the water flood their home. Three died when a car was
:11:58. > :12:05.crashed under a bridge. A mother and daughter was killed as their vehicle
:12:06. > :12:09.was swept away. There are roadblocks which makes the emergency response
:12:10. > :12:14.even more difficult. There is a crater down the road, this fireman
:12:15. > :12:20.told us, we are still expecting more bad weather. The road could collapse
:12:21. > :12:25.at any time. The government held an emergency meeting this morning.
:12:26. > :12:29.Setting aside 20 million euros to help pay for the temporary housing
:12:30. > :12:37.and rebuilding that is urgently needed. Two bombs have exploded
:12:38. > :12:41.outside the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, killing at
:12:42. > :12:46.least 22 people. 150 a been injured after the double suicide bombings in
:12:47. > :12:51.the Shia southern part of the city. A Sunni jihadist group said it was
:12:52. > :12:53.responsible for the attack. A Spanish Ambassador has been summoned
:12:54. > :12:58.to the Foreign Office after reports that a Spanish research ship had
:12:59. > :13:01.entered British gee bral tan waters in what's been described as a
:13:02. > :13:04."provocative incursion". A radio exchange between the Royal Navy and
:13:05. > :13:06.the vessel yesterday was captured by a radio scanner. This clip begins
:13:07. > :13:24.with the Royal Navy. You are to ce Seb your current
:13:25. > :13:36.actions and leave British waters immediately. -- cease. European
:13:37. > :13:44.Community interests. We will continue with our works. We have got
:13:45. > :13:49.all the necessary permits trying to perform such work. Thank you very
:13:50. > :13:53.much. Police officers are routinely falsifying crime statistics in order
:13:54. > :13:57.to improve their forces' performance figures, according to evidence given
:13:58. > :14:00.to MPs today. A police whistleblowe claims serious offences including
:14:01. > :14:04.rape and sexual abuse can be downgraded with victims pressurised
:14:05. > :14:10.into dropping or reducing charges. As a result the offences have been
:14:11. > :14:13.under-rerecord by as much as a quarter. The Metropolitan Police
:14:14. > :14:18.insists crimes are recorded correctly. Reducing crime has long
:14:19. > :14:22.been seen as the badge of a successful police force. Today MPs
:14:23. > :14:26.heard allegations that police routinely fiddle crime figures to
:14:27. > :14:31.make their force look better. The same offences... PC James Patrick
:14:32. > :14:34.said the Metropolitan Police knew that that has many as 300 burglaries
:14:35. > :14:42.were disappearing from the records of one borough over a couple of
:14:43. > :14:47.weeks. So things were being reported as burglaries. You run the same
:14:48. > :14:53.report there had been a management intervention the burglaries had
:14:54. > :14:57.disappeared in a puff of smoke. The officer had a specialist role
:14:58. > :15:05.examining how crime was measured at the Met. He told MPs that he found
:15:06. > :15:08.730% of cases recorded as less serious crime-related incidents were
:15:09. > :15:23.in fact crimes. He said his findings showed the Met had been under
:15:24. > :15:27.recorded -- 22% to 25%. This would finish up with trying to persuade a
:15:28. > :15:32.victim they weren't raped, for example? Effectively, yeah. You are
:15:33. > :15:36.nodding at this? Yes. Not in the nodding sense that was spoken
:15:37. > :15:38.earlier. This is my experience as well. You can see that in the
:15:39. > :15:42.investigation that is have been carried out the victims are being
:15:43. > :15:46.pressurised. The committee was told about the techniques officers
:15:47. > :15:52.allegedly use to massage crime figures. One dubbed "cuffing" was
:15:53. > :16:00.when officers decided not to believe a complainant. Other tech niece were
:16:01. > :16:07.scald stitching and nodding and swewing in which police altered
:16:08. > :16:12.figures in collude with offenders. The ethical reporting of crime is
:16:13. > :16:18.essential if we are to bring offenders to justice and reduce
:16:19. > :16:21.crime in London. Has been welcomed by support groups who say those who
:16:22. > :16:22.experienced crime must feel confident it will be taken
:16:23. > :16:33.seriously. Our top story this evening:
:16:34. > :16:37.Hospitals must publish staffing levels on wards as the government
:16:38. > :16:43.calls for a profound transformation of the NHS in England. Still to
:16:44. > :16:45.come: Join me at Wembley, where England hope to avoid back-to-back
:16:46. > :16:50.defeats against their old foe, Germany.
:16:51. > :16:54.In Sportsday, Kevin Pietersen says he wants to lay for his country for
:16:55. > :16:58.a further two years at least as he prepares for what will be his 100th
:16:59. > :17:10.test in tomorrow's Ashes opener against Australia in Brisbane.
:17:11. > :17:15.Scotland's First Minister has suggested cutting corporation tax in
:17:16. > :17:19.an independent Scotland would boost the economy and create jobs. Alex
:17:20. > :17:23.Salmond has been setting up the economic policy choices available if
:17:24. > :17:26.voters say yes to independence in next year's referendum. Opponents
:17:27. > :17:36.insist an independent Scotland would have to raise taxes or cut spending.
:17:37. > :17:39.Could Scotland build a better future outside the UK? Campaign is for
:17:40. > :17:44.independence think so. They came to Dundee today to woo workers and
:17:45. > :17:50.bosses alike with the promise of a tax system that would boost business
:17:51. > :17:53.and create jobs boom. There is an optimum level of taxation for an
:17:54. > :18:01.independent Scotland. It is not what we get from Westminster. We will set
:18:02. > :18:03.out a menu of options that say, if the SNP were elected and trusted
:18:04. > :18:09.with governing Scotland, that is how we would do things. One dish on the
:18:10. > :18:14.menu for Scotland's future could be a cut incorporation tax of 3%. The
:18:15. > :18:20.Scottish Government says that would increase economic output by 1.4% and
:18:21. > :18:25.created 27,000 new jobs. Companies in Dundee are listening, but they
:18:26. > :18:29.want much more detail. Businesses are also interested in business
:18:30. > :18:34.rates, VAT, income tax, as employers. What we are looking for
:18:35. > :18:37.answers on a whole range of taxation measures. We appreciate that
:18:38. > :18:43.corporation tax is one factor in that. Businesses over the border in
:18:44. > :18:46.England also want answers. At this ice cream firm in Newcastle, they
:18:47. > :18:53.are worried about lower Scottish taxes. We have got to be matched by
:18:54. > :18:57.the British government. We have to match it. Otherwise it just creates
:18:58. > :19:03.a disparity that is going to cause problems long-term, without a doubt.
:19:04. > :19:08.But will it happen? North Sea oil props up the Scottish economy, say
:19:09. > :19:13.opponents of independence, who warn of tax rises, not cuts, when it runs
:19:14. > :19:16.dry. Yesterday, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, one of the most
:19:17. > :19:20.respected bodies in this area, said an independent Scotland would face a
:19:21. > :19:24.situation where either taxes have to go out or public spending has to go
:19:25. > :19:27.down. That raises serious questions for the Scottish Government. Today,
:19:28. > :19:32.we needed to hear them answered and they failed to do so. Slowly, the
:19:33. > :19:35.competing visions of Scotland's future are beginning to take shape.
:19:36. > :19:41.People undoubtedly want more answers. But they also know that not
:19:42. > :19:46.every question can be answered. A vote either for independence or for
:19:47. > :19:51.the union is, to a certain extent, a leap of faith.
:19:52. > :19:56.There have been chaotic scenes in Toronto, where the Canadian city's
:19:57. > :20:01.controversial Mayor is refusing to resign, despite admitting smoking
:20:02. > :20:05.crack cocaine and drinking heavily. Rob Ford, also facing allegations of
:20:06. > :20:08.sexually harassing staff and associating with prostitutes, was
:20:09. > :20:13.stripped of most of his powers at the City Council. As a response, he
:20:14. > :20:20.vowed outright war and knocked over a female counsellor.
:20:21. > :20:25.Meet Rob Ford, the larger-than-life mayor of a distinctly self-effacing
:20:26. > :20:30.city. Elected three years ago on a promise to cut taxes, as well as
:20:31. > :20:35.public spending, depending on who you talk to he is either a maverick
:20:36. > :20:43.man of the people or the political equivalent of Fred Flintstone. As of
:20:44. > :20:52.two weeks ago, a man fighting for his political survival. Yes, I have
:20:53. > :20:56.smoked crack cocaine. Do I? Am I an addict? No. Have I tried it?
:20:57. > :21:04.Probably in one of my drunken stupor is, approximately one year ago. By
:21:05. > :21:08.this time a profanity laced video of him threatening to kill someone had
:21:09. > :21:12.appeared on the internet, people here had had enough. Last night, the
:21:13. > :21:20.City Council voted to strip him of most of his powers, but not before
:21:21. > :21:22.the Mayor had lampooned a fellow councillor for drink-driving and
:21:23. > :21:26.almost sent a female colleague flying as he made a bolt for the
:21:27. > :21:35.public gallery. Speaking on NBC's Today Show, he promised his
:21:36. > :21:38.behaviour will change. All I can say is that actions speak louder than
:21:39. > :21:42.words. I invite you to come back, give me five or six months. If
:21:43. > :21:47.people see a difference, if they don't, I will lead my words. His
:21:48. > :21:49.approval ratings have slumped and there is the prospect of further
:21:50. > :21:56.scandals that may be to come. Nonetheless, there are some here
:21:57. > :22:00.that leave he is big box office. I am not proud of what I've done... A
:22:01. > :22:06.few hours after he was stripped of his powers, he debuted on his own
:22:07. > :22:10.weekly cable TV show. The channel producers believe he is just what
:22:11. > :22:15.they need to boost the ratings. Rob Ford says he will run for
:22:16. > :22:16.re-election next year, and one day would like to be Prime Minister of
:22:17. > :22:25.Canada. Football, both England and Scotland
:22:26. > :22:29.are in action tonight. England take on Germany in a friendly at Wembley,
:22:30. > :22:40.and Scotland's game against Norway is underway already. Natalie? As you
:22:41. > :22:45.say, Scotland have kicked off against Norway. Tonight, England
:22:46. > :22:51.face Germany in the penultimate match before Roy Hodgson has to name
:22:52. > :22:56.his preliminary squad. Joe Hart is back in goal. That will be the first
:22:57. > :23:01.time he has played in three weeks, since he was dropped to the bench by
:23:02. > :23:05.his club manager, Manuel Pellegrini. Adam Lallana and Wayne Rooney are
:23:06. > :23:09.the only players to keep their place from Friday. Steven Gerrard will be
:23:10. > :23:14.back to captain England tonight. He will match Bobby Moore's record of
:23:15. > :23:19.108 caps. Yesterday, he insisted this England side is much better
:23:20. > :23:24.than the ones that were mauled 4-1 at hands of Germany and South Africa
:23:25. > :23:27.in 2010. The 80,000 plus England fans coming here tonight will be
:23:28. > :23:30.hoping he is right. Germany are making a lot of changes to their
:23:31. > :23:34.side and self, but they are ranked second in the world and they are one
:23:35. > :23:37.of the rightful favourites to win the tournament next year. Away from
:23:38. > :23:42.here, there are some major matches taking place. World Cup play-offs
:23:43. > :23:46.tonight, to see who will be joining England in Brazil. Sweden or
:23:47. > :23:49.Portugal will not be making it. All eyes will be on Paris to see if
:23:50. > :23:54.France can overturn a 2-0 deficit against Ukraine. Ten o'clock
:23:55. > :23:58.tonight, we will know which stars will be on or off the flights to
:23:59. > :24:04.Brazil. This world-famous comedy Circus is
:24:05. > :24:08.not dead, just resting. 50 years after they last appeared on stage
:24:09. > :24:15.together, the Monty Python team are reuniting. Messrs Cleese, Gilliam,
:24:16. > :24:18.Pailin and Idle are getting together for a stage show, revealing where
:24:19. > :24:26.the Flying Circus will travel next on Thursday.
:24:27. > :24:31.Hello, Polly. I have a nice cuttlefish for you. It moved! It was
:24:32. > :24:37.long thought that they were an ex-comedy team, an ensemble that had
:24:38. > :24:43.ceased to be. Until today. This brief chat, with Terry Jones. That
:24:44. > :24:50.is what I call a dead parrot! Its stand... We are getting together and
:24:51. > :24:54.putting on a show. I'm quite excited about it. I hope it makes us a lot
:24:55. > :24:59.of money. I hope I will be able to pay off my mortgage.
:25:00. > :25:10.It has been more than 30 years since the last proper Python project. Even
:25:11. > :25:14.their old friends are surprised. Barry Cryer worked with them in the
:25:15. > :25:20.60s and 70s. He was even warm up man for a bit. I had no idea. I spoke to
:25:21. > :25:24.Michael Pailin the other day and he didn't mention it. He's keeping
:25:25. > :25:28.something from me. I'm really intrigued, I was around for the
:25:29. > :25:31.original stage show. If you want to know why this has caused such a
:25:32. > :25:36.stir, this might help. This is the stage of Spamalot. Eric idle's
:25:37. > :25:41.musical, which he says is lovingly ripped off from Monty Python and the
:25:42. > :25:45.Holy Grail. It has been a hit on both sides of the Atlantic, running
:25:46. > :25:49.for more than seven years. The fans have a sort of fervour about them.
:25:50. > :25:56.They not only know the jokes, many of them can recite the whole script.
:25:57. > :26:05.But, 40 years on, can they recapture that magic? I'm slightly surprised.
:26:06. > :26:10.You know, the idea of John doing silly walks, with two false hips, is
:26:11. > :26:18.quite amusing. But I'm sure they are going to find a good angle. But
:26:19. > :26:23.why? Phone, nostalgia, money? John Cleese has had some very expensive
:26:24. > :26:25.divorces. But, for the fans, it is just and an expected treat. They are
:26:26. > :26:29.probably already rehearsing the punch lines. Time for a look at the
:26:30. > :26:38.weather. Lovely to have the sun back, but it
:26:39. > :26:41.comes at a price. Frost across the country, and after that frosty start
:26:42. > :26:43.we will see some changes across the night. Wet and windy weather will
:26:44. > :26:48.eventually arrive, lifting temperatures across parts of
:26:49. > :26:53.Scotland and Northern Ireland. It's cold across the hills. North of the
:26:54. > :26:57.A9, we have some snow around. That will continue for a time before
:26:58. > :27:00.turning back to rain later in the night. To the south, we hold onto
:27:01. > :27:06.the clear skies for longest. It could get down to -5 in some rural
:27:07. > :27:09.parts of northern England. With the cloudy wet weather comes a strong
:27:10. > :27:13.wind. That is what will lift temperatures. But only temporarily.
:27:14. > :27:18.Across parts of Scotland and northern England there will be
:27:19. > :27:21.hazards to watch out for. To the south-east, we will see temperatures
:27:22. > :27:26.left by eight o'clock to about three or five degrees. Even though that is
:27:27. > :27:31.higher than it was this time this morning, there will be a lot of
:27:32. > :27:38.cloud in the skies. Outbreaks of patchy rain. A spell of heavy rain,
:27:39. > :27:42.sleet and hail possible. As that clears away from the East of
:27:43. > :27:47.England, it could wash away some of the sold on the road. Ice could
:27:48. > :27:50.form. Slippy conditions possible across the North of England and
:27:51. > :27:55.eastern parts of Scotland. We could see wind touching 60 or 70 mph.
:27:56. > :27:58.Generally, a windy day. The wind will be pushing the rain away from
:27:59. > :28:02.southern areas by the time we get to the end of the afternoon. Most will
:28:03. > :28:11.see sunshine. Some of them showers are a little bit on the windy side
:28:12. > :28:15.-- wintry. In eastern areas, plenty of cloud. Some showers around. A
:28:16. > :28:19.little bit wintry around higher ground. High-pressure in the West,
:28:20. > :28:21.things turning dry and sunny and that process continues into the
:28:22. > :28:30.weekend. It does stay cold. Our main story: Hospitals must
:28:31. > :28:33.publish staffing levels on wards as the government calls for a profound
:28:34. > :28:36.transformation of the NHS in England. That