:00:13. > :00:16.major incident, after villages have been marooned in flood waters for
:00:17. > :00:24.three weeks and more rain is forecast. It is a lovely place to
:00:25. > :00:27.live and a beautiful community and we don't want to lose it. Do you
:00:28. > :00:33.feel you are losing it? I feel we we don't want to lose it. Do you
:00:34. > :01:31.are losing the whole community. We look at
:01:32. > :01:50.Good evening. Welcome to the BBC's News At Six.
:01:51. > :01:54.25 square miles in the county of Somerset are underwater. The
:01:55. > :01:58.Environment Agency says there are currently 14 billion gallons on the
:01:59. > :02:02.Somerset Levels, and more rain is forecast this weekend, as it falls
:02:03. > :02:08.on saturated ground. Floodwaters are likely to rise.
:02:09. > :02:13.It has been like this for weeks now. Vast areas of the Somerset
:02:14. > :02:19.Levels are underwater, and it's just not draining away. When we came here
:02:20. > :02:24.three weeks ago, this car was completely underwater. As you can
:02:25. > :02:27.see, all those days later it has hardly changed. It has only dropped
:02:28. > :02:33.see, all those days later it has really a couple of inches. We
:02:34. > :02:39.travelled by tractor to the village of thorny. There was nobody in.
:02:40. > :02:45.Flooded at New Year, it now feels like a ghost town. Water, water
:02:46. > :02:53.everywhere, to use that famous quote. And it certainly isn't to
:02:54. > :02:57.drink. With more heavy rain this weekend, Somerset County Council has
:02:58. > :03:03.now declared this a major incident, which means they can call on outside
:03:04. > :03:08.agencies like the military to help. The environmental pollution must be
:03:09. > :03:14.enormous. Briony says it is about time her village was given extra
:03:15. > :03:19.assistance. Things are rough. There is sewage everywhere. We are on
:03:20. > :03:24.septic tanks, no mains drains here. It is so depressing. Hopefully this
:03:25. > :03:30.is a bit of light at the end of the tunnel. They could do with the
:03:31. > :03:35.tunnel in Muchelney. We have been back to the village that became an
:03:36. > :03:41.island three weeks ago, and nothing has changed. They are still relying
:03:42. > :03:47.on a council funded road to get in and out, but they hope they might
:03:48. > :03:53.now get pontoon bridges and extra pumps. You can't get an ambulance in
:03:54. > :03:56.here, you can't get the fire brigade in here. If we have a problem like
:03:57. > :04:01.that we're going to be in serious problems. It has gone past the point
:04:02. > :04:06.of being in emergency. They need to do something. We need to get some
:04:07. > :04:10.serious form of help out here. For weeks, the villagers here have been
:04:11. > :04:14.looking after one another but they hope major incident status will
:04:15. > :04:21.bring more help from outside. hope major incident status will
:04:22. > :04:21.needs heart surgery next week, and that 90, the boat is not really an
:04:22. > :04:26.needs heart surgery next week, and option. You feel your life is in
:04:27. > :04:35.danger? Of course, yes. I rely on the pacemaker to keep my heart
:04:36. > :04:40.going. So that's how bad it is. These communities are used to
:04:41. > :04:47.flooding but they can't remember it being so bad for so long. Tonight,
:04:48. > :04:50.the Environment Agency said the water would be here until at least
:04:51. > :05:00.the end of February, and with another deluge imminent, it could be
:05:01. > :05:06.much longer. Do you feel better off? That is the
:05:07. > :05:08.question at the heart of a political row between Labour and the
:05:09. > :05:11.government. Downing Street claims row between Labour and the
:05:12. > :05:18.take-home pay for most workers rose faster than inflation last year.
:05:19. > :05:20.Labour says the figures do not take into account cuts to tax credit and
:05:21. > :05:25.child benefit. Hugh Pym has been to Hendon in north London, to see if
:05:26. > :05:27.people feel better off there. It is one of the most marginal
:05:28. > :05:28.constituencies in the country, Hendon in north London, a barometer
:05:29. > :05:33.for the cost of living debate and Hendon in north London, a barometer
:05:34. > :05:38.whether people are feeling the benefits of economic recovery. With
:05:39. > :05:42.a sailing club nearby, this small boat Centre has been here more than
:05:43. > :05:47.50 years. Trading isn't easy. There have not been paid arises for a
:05:48. > :05:52.while. But Charlie, a welder making trailers here, feel that as far as
:05:53. > :05:58.he is concerned things are not as tough as they were. You have to do a
:05:59. > :06:04.bit of ducking and diving, take this and that and do the best you can. It
:06:05. > :06:07.is not as bad as it was, to be honest, it is getting better. But
:06:08. > :06:11.others who have seen wages lagging behind inflation are more downbeat.
:06:12. > :06:16.This woman, a public sector worker, said she felt a squeeze on her
:06:17. > :06:22.budget. I make do with what I've got. I get by. I cut out a lot of
:06:23. > :06:25.things so I can afford what they can got. I get by. I cut out a lot of
:06:26. > :06:31.afford. What sort of things have you had to cut? Holidays. The government
:06:32. > :06:37.says 90% of workers saw take-home pay rise by at least 2.5%, thanks to
:06:38. > :06:42.tax cuts in the 12 months to April 2013, which is just above the rate
:06:43. > :06:46.of inflation, 2.4%. But the figures do not include self-employed workers
:06:47. > :06:51.and do not take account of changes to benefits, such as child benefit
:06:52. > :06:55.and tax credits. Even those in work often get benefits and tax credits
:06:56. > :07:00.and they also tend to be falling often get benefits and tax credits
:07:01. > :07:03.the moment. Clearly, it is a partial picture of what is happening to
:07:04. > :07:06.overall income. Labour claims the government figures do not reflect
:07:07. > :07:12.reality. This is an insult to millions of people who can see with
:07:13. > :07:20.their own right ash macro their own eyes and feel in their pay packets
:07:21. > :07:21.that they are getting worse off. He has demonstrated
:07:22. > :07:21.that they are getting worse off. He understand the lives of millions of
:07:22. > :07:28.people across the country and understand the lives of millions of
:07:29. > :07:28.stands up for a view at the top. The Prime Minister, at
:07:29. > :07:33.stands up for a view at the top. The economic summit, is focusing on job
:07:34. > :07:33.creation and the economic summit, is focusing on job
:07:34. > :07:36.companies were moving work back to the UK. A recent survey of small and
:07:37. > :07:43.medium-sized businesses found more than one in ten has brought
:07:44. > :07:45.back to Britain some production in the past year, more than double the
:07:46. > :07:49.proportion sending production in the opposite direction. From food
:07:50. > :07:52.processing to fashion, from cars to computer makers. The current state
:07:53. > :07:55.of play is certainly more job creation, but not always wage
:07:56. > :07:58.increases for those in work. If you creation, but not always wage
:07:59. > :08:04.look at average ways -- wage rises, before taking account, they have
:08:05. > :08:08.been running behind inflation for some time, but some economists
:08:09. > :08:13.expect that to change later this year, with recovery helping push up
:08:14. > :08:18.pay growth. That is the forecast, but the key issue in the year ahead
:08:19. > :08:20.is whether higher pay packets and a slower pace in the cost of living
:08:21. > :08:24.actually materialise. Let's speak to our political
:08:25. > :08:28.correspondent Iain Watson at Westminster. It must be hard for
:08:29. > :08:30.people to know what to make of these competing claims about wages. Why is
:08:31. > :08:34.the government putting these competing claims about wages. Why is
:08:35. > :08:40.out now? That is a good question. Usually we only see official figures
:08:41. > :08:43.like this at the time of the budget Autumn Statement is. I think their
:08:44. > :08:46.unconventional appearance owes as much to political reasons as to
:08:47. > :08:53.economic reasons. Labour have been banging on for months about the cost
:08:54. > :08:56.of living crisis, as they call it. They say wages have been falling
:08:57. > :08:59.since the coalition came to power. For a while, the government
:09:00. > :09:02.since the coalition came to power. have a dog in the fight. Today, they
:09:03. > :09:10.are biting back, saying that new analysis shows that wages might be
:09:11. > :09:15.down but with their tax changes most people were little bit better off
:09:16. > :09:15.last year. They will also be delighted to know that in
:09:16. > :09:20.last year. They will also be interview the governor of the Bank
:09:21. > :09:20.of England is interview the governor of the Bank
:09:21. > :09:26.interest rates won't go up any time soon, because if they did, the cost
:09:27. > :09:26.of living for many people would rise, too.
:09:27. > :09:30.of living for many people would conceding the political territory
:09:31. > :09:33.without a fight. They accuse the government of touting dodgy figures.
:09:34. > :09:38.But they are also saying, never mind the statistics, think about this, do
:09:39. > :09:38.But they are also saying, never mind you feel better off? The suspicion
:09:39. > :09:42.is that most people would answer no, and because of that, they are
:09:43. > :09:45.portraying David Cameron as out of touch.
:09:46. > :09:48.A series of bomb attacks in Egypt's capital, Cairo, has killed six
:09:49. > :09:52.people and wounded dozens more. The main police headquarters was among
:09:53. > :09:57.the targets. Supporters of the army generals who seized power last year
:09:58. > :09:57.have generals who seized power last year
:09:58. > :10:01.Brotherhood, and its leader Mohamed Morsi, for the attacks.
:10:02. > :10:01.Brotherhood, and its leader Mohamed denied any involvement. From Cairo,
:10:02. > :10:05.Brotherhood, and its leader Mohamed Orla Guerin reports.
:10:06. > :10:09.Panic on the streets of the capital, after a brazen attack in the early
:10:10. > :10:13.morning. This was the scene just after the bombing at police
:10:14. > :10:20.headquarters, a desperate search in the rubble and a rush to help
:10:21. > :10:25.survivors. Insurgents have been carrying out attacks since President
:10:26. > :10:30.Mohamed Morsi was ousted last July, but this was the most significant
:10:31. > :10:34.strike so far in Cairo. The damage is clearly visible and it gives an
:10:35. > :10:39.indication of the scale of the blast. This should have been one of
:10:40. > :10:44.the most protected and secure buildings in the capital. It was an
:10:45. > :10:49.obvious target. Instead, attackers managed to reach this spot and
:10:50. > :10:54.deliver a message to the very heart of the security establishment.
:10:55. > :11:00.Crowds chanted their support for the army chief, and their fury at the
:11:01. > :11:07.Muslim Brotherhood. Many put the blame on the Islamist 's, although
:11:08. > :11:11.they condemned the attack. Local journalists were grieving for
:11:12. > :11:18.friends at police headquarters. She says she won't be scared away.
:11:19. > :11:22.TRANSLATION: I am going to come back to work, and if I die I will be
:11:23. > :11:28.sacrificing my life for my country. I am ready to die for Egypt.
:11:29. > :11:31.Throughout the day, there were a series of smaller bombings, some
:11:32. > :11:35.near civilian targets, and there have been clashes between police and
:11:36. > :11:37.supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, a violent build-up to
:11:38. > :11:41.tomorrow's anniversary of the revolution which removed Hosni
:11:42. > :11:48.Mubarak. Syria's opposition and government
:11:49. > :11:51.will meet in the same room in Geneva tomorrow, after the first day of a
:11:52. > :11:55.peace conference ended with no direct talks. UN envoy Lakhdar
:11:56. > :11:58.Brahimi, who held talks with both sides today, said they all
:11:59. > :12:04.understood that the conference was trying to "save Syria". Paul Wood is
:12:05. > :12:11.in Geneva for us. Is this looking slightly more hopeful? Well,
:12:12. > :12:15.slightly, given that the peace process seemed on the verge of
:12:16. > :12:17.collapse at times jarring the day. They were supposed to meet
:12:18. > :12:21.face-to-face but the government objected to a speech by the
:12:22. > :12:25.opposition leader. The opposition reply that they wanted a written
:12:26. > :12:29.undertaking from the regime that they accepted the provisions for a
:12:30. > :12:32.transfer of power, and then the Syrian Foreign Minister
:12:33. > :12:35.transfer of power, and then the would not be any meetings, and he
:12:36. > :12:36.transfer of power, and then the would take his whole delegation back
:12:37. > :12:39.transfer of power, and then the to Damascus tomorrow. The United
:12:40. > :12:42.Nations special envoy was shuttling back and forth to meetings
:12:43. > :12:44.Nations special envoy was shuttling separate rooms and was extremely
:12:45. > :12:47.Nations special envoy was shuttling tense. There was even a fist fight
:12:48. > :12:52.between government and opposition supporting journalists on the lawn
:12:53. > :12:56.behind me. This evening, Lakhdar Brahimi came out and said he had
:12:57. > :12:58.agreement both on the basis for the talks and that everyone would meet
:12:59. > :13:01.in the same room. A journalist asked talks and that everyone would meet
:13:02. > :13:04.if he had concrete and specific agreement, but he would only say
:13:05. > :13:06.things like, that is a very good question. The
:13:07. > :13:10.things like, that is a very good is of a meeting tomorrow in the same
:13:11. > :13:14.room. Nobody is sure it is going to happen until they see everybody turn
:13:15. > :13:18.up. Two people have been jailed for
:13:19. > :13:24.sending abusive Twitter messages to a woman who was campaigning to get a
:13:25. > :13:24.woman on British banknotes. 23-year-old Isabella Sorley was
:13:25. > :13:26.given 12 weeks in prison 23-year-old Isabella Sorley was
:13:27. > :13:30.25-year-old John Nimmo was sentenced to eight weeks for sending messages
:13:31. > :13:32.to Caroline Criado-Perez. The judge to eight weeks for sending messages
:13:33. > :13:32.said it was hard to imagine more extreme threats.
:13:33. > :13:35.A council in Northern Ireland has extreme threats.
:13:36. > :13:36.banned a play by the Reduced extreme threats.
:13:37. > :13:40.Shakespeare Company after complaints it is blasphemous. The play is an
:13:41. > :13:46.abridged dramatisation of the Bible and is due to to start a UK tour at
:13:47. > :13:50.the end of this month. The theatre company says it infringes their
:13:51. > :13:57.freedom of speech and they intend to perform the play to an empty theatre
:13:58. > :14:03.as Chris Buckler reports. Is this biblical or blasphemous, comic, or
:14:04. > :14:08.anti-Christian? The Reduced Shakespeare Company has found this
:14:09. > :14:14.play at the centre of a real drama. The actors were rehearsing today
:14:15. > :14:18.ahead of the UK tour of the Bible, the complete word of God, abridged.
:14:19. > :14:22.But in Northern Ireland, one venue has cancelled the performance amid
:14:23. > :14:27.complaints and claims by councillors that it makes a mockery of the word
:14:28. > :14:34.of God. It feels like a political party is staring up religious
:14:35. > :14:39.sentiment and religious fear, in the fear that we are doing something
:14:40. > :14:44.horrible. I don't think any of these people have seen the entire show.
:14:45. > :14:47.Dozens of tickets have already been sold but councillors from the
:14:48. > :14:53.Democratic Unionist latte pushed for the show to be stopped. They say it
:14:54. > :14:56.is mocking Christians, and the D U P is a party with strong religious
:14:57. > :15:00.roots. It has a history of protest. In the past, members have been
:15:01. > :15:06.involved in campaigns against other shows it viewed as offensive. And
:15:07. > :15:10.the party fought to keep Sunday special. In decades gone by, some
:15:11. > :15:15.Unionist controlled councils even chained up playground swings on the
:15:16. > :15:20.sabbath. Some rival politicians say this modern-day issue has been
:15:21. > :15:24.handled like a farce, but there are other unionists who support the
:15:25. > :15:29.position. It was clear from a Christian point of view that the
:15:30. > :15:33.issue was raised. This feeling that it is open season on anybody with a
:15:34. > :15:38.Christian faith. There has been quite a song and dance, and while it
:15:39. > :15:43.will provide publicity for this comedy, the battle but -- the battle
:15:44. > :15:52.between respect for religion and freedom of expression is serious.
:15:53. > :15:58.Our top story this evening: A major incident is declared in Somerset.
:15:59. > :16:01.And still to come, wires crossed at Bletchley Park over the future of
:16:02. > :16:04.its museum. Later on BBC London: We meet
:16:05. > :16:06.London's winter Olympic hopefuls including the 22-year-old
:16:07. > :16:09.figure-skater preparing for her second Games.
:16:10. > :16:12.And why more of us may get views like this - as 200 new skyscrapers
:16:13. > :16:25.could be on the way. Now, it's been one of the more
:16:26. > :16:31.public and painful managerial changes this season but today David
:16:32. > :16:32.Moyes got the support of his predecessor, Sir Alex Ferguson, who
:16:33. > :16:37.Moyes got the support of his backed him to turn around
:16:38. > :16:41.Moyes got the support of his them being dumped out of their
:16:42. > :16:41.second cup competition this season and
:16:42. > :16:43.second cup competition this season League. Sir Alex has been speaking
:16:44. > :16:48.to our sports editor David Bond. It has been another difficult week
:16:49. > :16:52.for Manchester United and their manager David Moyes. Defeat by
:16:53. > :16:57.Chelsea in the league followed by a humiliating exit in the cup. Life
:16:58. > :17:02.after Alex Ferguson is proving harder than most expected. He says
:17:03. > :17:07.he has moved on, today, accepting a major new role as coaching
:17:08. > :17:12.ambassador for European football's governing body, UEFA. And while he
:17:13. > :17:17.would not be drawn into an inquisition in the current crisis at
:17:18. > :17:23.Old Trafford, he told me he was critical of clubs who do not give
:17:24. > :17:31.their manager 's time. He has two persevere with it. He may be goes
:17:32. > :17:34.for a year and the change and he goes through the same procedure
:17:35. > :17:39.again. It seems to be so stupid. You have no doubt in your mind that your
:17:40. > :17:47.club will stick to that philosophy? Of course. And they will give David
:17:48. > :17:54.the time he needs? You do not need to go down that road, I have said
:17:55. > :17:58.that before. Sir Alex Ferguson was arguably the most successful manager
:17:59. > :18:05.in English football history. He won this Tracy, the European cup, twice.
:18:06. > :18:09.But since he left the club, they have gone into an alarming slump,
:18:10. > :18:13.leaving many people to question whether their place at European
:18:14. > :18:22.football's top table is secure. Just qualifying for Europe looks shaky.
:18:23. > :18:28.Moyes will hope the signing of John-macro will help. All these
:18:29. > :18:45.. To pick the top four, I find it very difficult. Until results start
:18:46. > :18:50.to improve, it will be hard to shake off the hangover from Alex
:18:51. > :18:54.Ferguson's glorious departure. The Liberal Democrat leader Nick
:18:55. > :18:56.Clegg has insisted he acted immediately when informed
:18:57. > :18:58.Clegg has insisted he acted allegations that one of his party's
:18:59. > :19:02.MPs sexually assaulted a constituent. Mike Hancock was
:19:03. > :19:08.suspended from the Liberal Democrats this week after the leaking of an
:19:09. > :19:12.internal report into the allegations, which the MP denies.
:19:13. > :19:12.The woman claims her complaints have been ignored for years. Our
:19:13. > :19:15.The woman claims her complaints have political correspondent Louise
:19:16. > :19:20.Stewart reports. Back at work today, his suspension
:19:21. > :19:26.from the Liberal Democrats didn't prevent Mike Hancock chairing a
:19:27. > :19:32.meeting of Portsmouth Council. An MP 4/19 years, Mike Hancock voluntarily
:19:33. > :19:35.resigned as party whip at Westminster last year, to contest
:19:36. > :19:40.allegations of sexual impropriety. He continued to serve as a Lib Dem
:19:41. > :19:46.councillor until Wednesday, when he was suspended following the leak of
:19:47. > :19:51.an unpublished report, which found evidence of unwelcome sexual
:19:52. > :19:56.behaviour. The woman contacted the MP but said she was overwhelmed by
:19:57. > :20:00.his attention. The things that he asked me to do, because he is in a
:20:01. > :20:08.position of trust, he has just overstepped the mark and... I just
:20:09. > :20:14.feel that no one has listened to me for three years. At the High Court
:20:15. > :20:16.earlier, she won her battle to force the council to disclose
:20:17. > :20:19.earlier, she won her battle to force report's findings to her. Although
:20:20. > :20:23.today's legal action was against Portsmouth Council, it has increased
:20:24. > :20:27.pressure at Westminster on the Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg. He has been
:20:28. > :20:32.defending his handling of the situation, amid claims that nothing
:20:33. > :20:36.was done for almost three years after the party was first notified
:20:37. > :20:39.about the complaints. The first reaction was to be appalled by these
:20:40. > :20:46.allegations. My second instinct was to react immediately which is why it
:20:47. > :20:48.was then looked into and why Mike Hancock ceased to be a Liberal
:20:49. > :20:51.Democrat MP and has now been suspended from the party
:20:52. > :20:55.altogether. A police investigation into the claims which Mr Hancock
:20:56. > :21:00.denies, found no further action should be taken. It is the end of a
:21:01. > :21:03.difficult week for Nick Clegg. He has already admitted the handling of
:21:04. > :21:09.sexual harassment allegations against Lord Rennard has been
:21:10. > :21:12.messy. Mr Clegg must now show he is serious about changing his party's
:21:13. > :21:19.culture towards women. Bogus insurance claims involving
:21:20. > :21:23.cars are nothing new but a court in Sheffield has been hearing how a
:21:24. > :21:26.whole bus Sheffield has been hearing how a
:21:27. > :21:28.been used in a fake accident to try and claim money. It resulted in the
:21:29. > :21:34.jailing of three men today, as Danny Savage reports.
:21:35. > :21:39.This bus is on its regular route in Sheffield. Police say during the day
:21:40. > :21:43.there are usually six or seven passengers on board. But one
:21:44. > :21:49.afternoon, in June 2007, about 26 other people piled on. Knowing the
:21:50. > :21:55.bus was about to be involved in an accident, and here on Scott Road,
:21:56. > :22:02.the single back-up ran into the back of a car which was in on the scam.
:22:03. > :22:08.-- the single deck. There was some minor damage and it happened at low
:22:09. > :22:12.speed but you would not have thought so judging by the passengers'
:22:13. > :22:18.reaction. Some of them threw themselves on the floor of the bus.
:22:19. > :22:22.Another man ran down the aisle, head-butted the screen and fell
:22:23. > :22:28.over. Others were said to be rising in agony. All good reactions for
:22:29. > :22:32.making an insurance claim. One of the genuine passengers on board
:22:33. > :22:36.could not believe what was going on around her. I did not know,
:22:37. > :22:39.obviously. There were people screaming and I thought, have I
:22:40. > :22:45.missed something here? They were faking it but I didn't realise at
:22:46. > :22:53.the time. Even the bus try that Adam Herbert was part of the setup.
:22:54. > :23:00.Today, he was jailed for 20 months. Mohammed Gulzar was given 4.5 years.
:23:01. > :23:04.There would have been claims for whiplash and other injuries. I do
:23:05. > :23:07.not know what that runs at. Certainly thousands of pounds. The
:23:08. > :23:13.con was quickly spotted and stopped Certainly thousands of pounds. The
:23:14. > :23:15.but it took the so-called crash for cash scam is to whole new level.
:23:16. > :23:19.The artist Grayson Perry has cash scam is to whole new level.
:23:20. > :23:21.awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace. Dressed as his alter ego Claire, the
:23:22. > :23:25.transvestite potter bowed Dressed as his alter ego Claire, the
:23:26. > :23:28.receiving his honour for services to contemporary art from a
:23:29. > :23:30.receiving his honour for services to amused Prince Charles. Mr Perry said
:23:31. > :23:31.receiving his honour for services to it represented "30 years of hard
:23:32. > :23:34.graft". After nine attempts in their tour
:23:35. > :23:38.down under - at last - England have After nine attempts in their tour
:23:39. > :23:42.finally beaten Australia at cricket. The relief on captain Alastair
:23:43. > :23:45.Cook's face was obvious as they won the fourth one day international by
:23:46. > :23:49.57 runs, having the fourth one day international by
:23:50. > :23:50.three matches in the series, as well the fourth one day international by
:23:51. > :23:52.as all five Ashes tests. The ground-breaking intelligence
:23:53. > :23:55.work carried out at Bletchley The ground-breaking intelligence
:23:56. > :23:58.during the Second World War was The ground-breaking intelligence
:23:59. > :24:00.credited with bringing forward the end of the conflict. It was the home
:24:01. > :24:03.of the Enigma end of the conflict. It was the home
:24:04. > :24:05.as well as the first end of the conflict. It was the home
:24:06. > :24:08.computer. But Bletchley Park is currently in the throes of the
:24:09. > :24:12.bitter dispute, between owners who currently in the throes of the
:24:13. > :24:16.want to create a brand new visitors centre, and volunteers who have been
:24:17. > :24:16.want to create a brand new visitors working on the site
:24:17. > :24:23.want to create a brand new visitors Jeremy Cooke picks up the story.
:24:24. > :24:27.If the war was won on the battlefield, the boffins at
:24:28. > :24:36.Bletchley Park made the job easier and shorter and so saved countless
:24:37. > :24:40.lives. Here they first tuned into secret, heavily encrypted Nazi radio
:24:41. > :24:44.lives. Here they first tuned into signals that started a digital
:24:45. > :24:49.revolution. No one disputes the fact that this entire site is of huge
:24:50. > :24:55.historic importance. As the birthplace of the modern computer,
:24:56. > :24:59.but also, as a place where the German codes of the Second World War
:25:00. > :25:05.were finally broken. But many visitors here are surprised to learn
:25:06. > :25:08.that the site is actually split into macro. Colossus, the first
:25:09. > :25:14.computer, is part of the National Museum of computers and separate
:25:15. > :25:18.from the main Bletchley Park site. In the past, there has been no
:25:19. > :25:23.friction between the two, and volunteer guides like Tony Carroll,
:25:24. > :25:28.have always seen the entire site as part of the same amazing story and
:25:29. > :25:33.taken visitors to both sites. But the bust up now means his Bletchley
:25:34. > :25:37.Park bosses have put the computer area off-limits, by bringing people
:25:38. > :25:42.here, Tony is breaking their rules. Minutes after this, he is called to
:25:43. > :25:46.the head office and then returned with news he has been dismissed
:25:47. > :25:52.after years of voluntary service. They haven't got a clue. They are
:25:53. > :26:00.ruining this place. We are all very upset at not being able to tell the
:26:01. > :26:02.story we want to. How has it come to this? Millions in lottery funding
:26:03. > :26:06.means the Bletchley management want to make big changes, develop a
:26:07. > :26:10.focused, slick, 21st century visitor experience. The work is well
:26:11. > :26:14.underway but if some believe it is all a big mistake, the mission
:26:15. > :26:22.statement is clear. No apologies. Unfortunately, places change and
:26:23. > :26:28.maybe one or two cannot keep with this change. What is your message to
:26:29. > :26:34.them? Thank you very much for your service but... Goodbye? But if we
:26:35. > :26:38.are going to move forward we have to keep moving forward with the service
:26:39. > :26:42.we deliver. Bletchley is in the thick of a new conflict and there
:26:43. > :26:46.are casualties. 88-year-old Jack is another given his marching orders,
:26:47. > :26:51.packing up his collection of Churchill memorabilia after 20
:26:52. > :26:55.years. Making way, the management insist, for something better which
:26:56. > :26:57.will better serve the public. Time for a look at the weather,
:26:58. > :27:10.here's Louise Lear. Plenty of it, as well, I'm afraid.
:27:11. > :27:17.Look at the lovely breaks in the cloud across the East coast. Here it
:27:18. > :27:22.was a chilly day. We had an inch of rain in the south-west. But it was
:27:23. > :27:27.milder with all that cloud around. The rain continues to drift slowly
:27:28. > :27:32.eastwards through the evening and overnight, leaving behind quite a
:27:33. > :27:37.lot of cloud, damp and truthfully as well. Sharp showers continue.
:27:38. > :27:44.Nowhere near a cold night as the one just passed. Generally, Saturday for
:27:45. > :27:48.England and Wales looks to be a promising day. Sunday on the whole,
:27:49. > :27:55.turning increasingly wet and windy. It is a damp Andrew restart but you
:27:56. > :28:00.can see some dry weather for England and Wales. -- a damp and dreary
:28:01. > :28:06.start. By the middle of the afternoon you can see an organised
:28:07. > :28:10.line of showers. These will contain some hail and rumbles of thunder.
:28:11. > :28:12.They will gradually sweep their weight East. Mild for the South.
:28:13. > :28:17.Cold with the wins in Scotland. weight East. Mild for the South.
:28:18. > :28:21.need to keep an eye on the showers as they push south and east on
:28:22. > :28:27.Saturday evening. Behind it turns quite cold. There is no escaping the
:28:28. > :28:31.elephant in the room, the next area of low pressure pushes in from the
:28:32. > :28:34.West. Dales on exposed coasts, the amber warning continues across
:28:35. > :28:39.Somerset because river levels are extremely high here and the rain
:28:40. > :28:43.pushes further east with substantial snow possible to the tops of the
:28:44. > :28:48.mountains in Scotland. Things will improve a little in the afternoon.
:28:49. > :28:53.Sunny spells, scattered showers, top temperatures of five to 10 degrees.
:28:54. > :28:56.If you have heard a rumour that things will get colder and sweet,
:28:57. > :28:57.find out more