:00:10. > :00:15.The government forces Royal Bank of Scotland to reduce the size of
:00:16. > :00:18.planned bonuses to staff. The Chancellor tells RBS - which is
:00:19. > :00:22.mostly owned by the taxpayer that 200% bonuses are too high.
:00:23. > :00:26.We made it clear that in the circumstances it was not right to
:00:27. > :00:29.increase the bonus cap. I'm glad RBS have agreed with that. I'm also glad
:00:30. > :00:31.that total pay at RBS is coming down.
:00:32. > :00:35.But RBS is now arguing it's uncompetitive as it's the only major
:00:36. > :00:43.UK bank so far to have its bonuses limited in this way. Also tonight: A
:00:44. > :00:47.Russian show of firepower as Ukraine's Prime Minister says Moscow
:00:48. > :00:49.want to start World War Three. How lots more questions about your
:00:50. > :00:56.personal finances could make mortgages harder to get.
:00:57. > :00:59.The class of '92 - as Ryan Giggs prepares for his first match in
:01:00. > :01:04.charge at Manchester United this weekend.
:01:05. > :01:08.And bye-bye baby - Prince George and his parents end their tour of
:01:09. > :01:17.Australia. Tonight on BBC London: The tube
:01:18. > :01:20.strike is set to go ahead. And still standing for election -
:01:21. > :01:44.the suspended UKIP candidate in Merton who made racist remarks.
:01:45. > :01:49.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:01:50. > :01:52.The government has blocked plans by Royal Bank of Scotland to pay its
:01:53. > :01:56.staff bonuses twice the amount of their salary. 81% of the bank is
:01:57. > :02:00.owned by the tax payer - it made a pre-tax loss for last year of ?8.2
:02:01. > :02:02.billion, the highest since the financial crisis. The Chancellor,
:02:03. > :02:06.George Osborne, says it's right to restrict bonuses when RBS still has
:02:07. > :02:10.a long way to go. Our business editor, Kamal Ahmed, has more.
:02:11. > :02:15.It has been a day when the banking and powerful politics clashed. And
:02:16. > :02:19.powerful politics came out on top. RBS wanted to be allowed to pay
:02:20. > :02:26.bonuses of up to twice their salary. The government, which owns
:02:27. > :02:32.80% of RBS rejected the proposals. At a visit to Cambridge, the
:02:33. > :02:38.Chancellor told me why it was so important to keep a check on bankers
:02:39. > :02:42.pay. The new team at RBS did a huge amount to repair what went wrong,
:02:43. > :02:49.but there is still a long way to go. We made it clear it was not right to
:02:50. > :02:53.in crease the bonus cap. I am glad RBS have agreed with that and I am
:02:54. > :02:59.also glad total pay at RBS is coming down. The bank believed the decision
:03:00. > :03:03.will make it harder to complete its rescue plan. They argue if you
:03:04. > :03:08.cannot pay as well as the competition, and performance will
:03:09. > :03:14.suffer. Won't it be made weaker because it is less competitive in
:03:15. > :03:19.the market? It is clear RBS can not only keep the people it needs, but
:03:20. > :03:25.hired the people it needs. This pay approach is one I support. This has
:03:26. > :03:27.been coming for a while. It was at the beginning of the year when the
:03:28. > :03:34.leader of the opposition first raised the issue of RBS pay. RBS are
:03:35. > :03:38.talking to parts of the government over the proposal to pay 100%
:03:39. > :03:44.bonuses. He is the Prime Minister, the tax payable for the bill. Will
:03:45. > :03:51.he put a stop to it right now? Leaving the government with a tricky
:03:52. > :03:55.problem if it agreed. It is right this cap is applied. George Osborne
:03:56. > :03:59.has been forced to do it because of public pressure and pressure from
:04:00. > :04:04.Labour. At the same time he has a legal case in Brussels to stop these
:04:05. > :04:10.rules applying. The government says there is no contradiction. It does
:04:11. > :04:13.not agree with EU rules, but it will use the powers while they are
:04:14. > :04:18.available. Many argue the constant focus on pay is missing the bigger
:04:19. > :04:23.picture. How to make RBS valuable enough for the government to sell
:04:24. > :04:29.its stake. It is a political move. This will hinder the management of
:04:30. > :04:34.RBS. What the government is concerned about is seeing an AGM
:04:35. > :04:38.where a bank of which it owns over 80% is offering to pay bonuses
:04:39. > :04:45.double salaries of some of its staff. Five years on from the
:04:46. > :04:51.financial crisis and RBS is still in the headlines for the wrong reasons.
:04:52. > :04:55.Its share price fell again today, showing investors are still not
:04:56. > :04:58.convinced it is truly on the road to recovery.
:04:59. > :05:04.And Kamal Ahmed joins me now. There has been controversy over pay
:05:05. > :05:12.for a while, so why is the government asking now -- acting now.
:05:13. > :05:20.In January, new EU rules came into place and the government had to say
:05:21. > :05:24.whether it agreed with 200% bonuses. Ed Miliband spotted this problem for
:05:25. > :05:28.the government and could have forced a vote on the floor of the House of
:05:29. > :05:32.Commons over whether the government supported it or not. I am told the
:05:33. > :05:42.government considered abs staining from any vote, but realises that was
:05:43. > :05:47.too difficult. The government had to act before RBS would be allowed to
:05:48. > :05:51.do what it has done. For RBS there is anger within RBS, they wanted
:05:52. > :05:56.this bonus allowance. They feel it was done for political reasons. They
:05:57. > :06:05.say it is nothing to do with running the business. They said business is
:06:06. > :06:08.improving this will not help. As Ukraine edges further away from a
:06:09. > :06:11.peace deal and closer to all-out confrontation, the war of words is
:06:12. > :06:13.increasing. Western leaders are threatening Russia with fresh
:06:14. > :06:16.sanctions and Ukraine's Prime Minister is accusing Russia of
:06:17. > :06:18.wanting to start World War Three. Russia, for its part, says the
:06:19. > :06:21.Ukrainian government is carrying out bloody crimes against its own
:06:22. > :06:30.people. Our diplomatic correspondent James Robbins has more.
:06:31. > :06:37.Russia is piling more pressure on Ukraine. Moscow's big guns are
:06:38. > :06:44.military exercise firing closer than ever to Ukraine's border. But it is
:06:45. > :06:49.also a verbal arms race and the United States is fighting back with
:06:50. > :06:55.hotter the Nancy age. This is a full throated effort to sabotage the
:06:56. > :07:00.Democratic process through gross, external intimidation. But seven
:07:01. > :07:07.days, Russia has refused to take a single concrete step in the right
:07:08. > :07:13.direction. With pro-Russian activists still manning barricades,
:07:14. > :07:18.Washington accuses Moscow of not honouring its commitment to persuade
:07:19. > :07:21.them to stand down. Russia insists it is the victim and not the
:07:22. > :07:26.aggressor. TRANSLATION: the West once, and this
:07:27. > :07:31.is how it began, to seize control of Ukraine because of their own
:07:32. > :07:36.political ambitions and not for the interests of the Ukrainian people.
:07:37. > :07:43.Ukraine's interim Prime Minister is raising the temperature.
:07:44. > :07:48.TRANSLATION: Russia is already keen on starting a third World War. All
:07:49. > :07:50.responsibility for aggression on Ukrainian territory and undermining
:07:51. > :07:55.international security rests with the Russian leadership.
:07:56. > :08:01.It is not just in Ukraine that Russia's read running of the map has
:08:02. > :08:06.caused nervousness. By Crimea, Moscow made much of the
:08:07. > :08:12.neighbourhood nervous. It rocked much of these countries together.
:08:13. > :08:16.For the past five years they have been eastern partners of the
:08:17. > :08:21.European Union. Today they urged Russia to pull its forces back. That
:08:22. > :08:26.illustrates the great divide as they edged towards joining the EU one
:08:27. > :08:33.day, Russia feels it is being squeezed more and more in a Western
:08:34. > :08:41.plot. And that is part of the story on
:08:42. > :08:47.Russian TV channels. But Western leaders are planning new measures
:08:48. > :08:50.against Moscow. President Obama, David Cameron and the leaders of
:08:51. > :08:56.France, Germany and Italy say they need to extend sanctions if Moscow
:08:57. > :09:00.does not back down. In Ukraine, it is reported monitors from the OSCE
:09:01. > :09:09.are missing, apparently being held by pro-Russia activists. From
:09:10. > :09:12.midnight tonight it could be harder to get a mortgage.
:09:13. > :09:14.New rules are coming into force which require mortgage lenders to
:09:15. > :09:17.ask much more probing questions about homebuyers' outgoings and
:09:18. > :09:21.spending habits. It's an attempt to restrict some of the more reckless
:09:22. > :09:22.lending that preceded the banking crisis in 2007. Here's our Personal
:09:23. > :09:28.Finance correspondent, Simon Gompertz.
:09:29. > :09:34.Applying for a mortgage used to be simple. Fill in your name, age and
:09:35. > :09:40.salary and you would get a loan worth four times that. Not any more.
:09:41. > :09:44.From tomorrow, mortgage applicants will face questions on their
:09:45. > :09:50.spending from everything from childcare and travel, to going out,
:09:51. > :09:54.food bills and gambling. It will all affect how high your borrowing can
:09:55. > :09:57.go. Lenders have been phasing in the new system so it has already had an
:09:58. > :10:05.impact on borough was like Clare in London. Tougher questioning resulted
:10:06. > :10:18.in her mortgage offer being caught by thousands of pounds and the
:10:19. > :10:22.application has taken months. I had to take out a loan from the bank
:10:23. > :10:24.whilst my mortgage... While the application was going through and
:10:25. > :10:27.they discovered that. It through a major spanner in the works resulting
:10:28. > :10:34.in less money and delaying the process even further, which was
:10:35. > :10:39.really frustrating. Her mortgage broker says it is more than
:10:40. > :10:47.frustrating. Questions being asked about haircuts, milk bills going to
:10:48. > :10:53.the or too intrusive. Gym membership is a lifestyle choice which can be
:10:54. > :10:57.cancelled at any time. Therefore why should a lenders see that as a
:10:58. > :11:01.commitment, when all it is is someone choosing how they spend
:11:02. > :11:07.their surplus funds on themselves. Mortgage interviews will home in on
:11:08. > :11:12.what if the mortgage rate shoots up to 7%? More than double than what
:11:13. > :11:18.most people are paying. Will you be able to meet the bill? The man who
:11:19. > :11:22.oversees mortgage lending is making sure buyers don't overstretch
:11:23. > :11:26.themselves. We are trying to get people into homes they can afford.
:11:27. > :11:30.We would all love to live in expensive mansions in Chelsea but
:11:31. > :11:38.this is about getting people into homes they can afford. There are
:11:39. > :11:43.worries about a housing bubble, but more careful lending might reduce
:11:44. > :11:45.that risk. The 42-year-old mother accused of
:11:46. > :11:48.murdering her three young disabled children has broken down in tears at
:11:49. > :11:51.her first court appearance. The children's father, Gary Clarence,
:11:52. > :11:55.seen here on the left leaving court, also broke down as his wife Tania
:11:56. > :11:57.was remanded in custody. Three-year-old twins, Ben and Max
:11:58. > :12:07.and four-year-old Olivia, were found dead at the family home in south
:12:08. > :12:09.west London on Tuesday. The government says it is making
:12:10. > :12:12."urgent inquiries" into reports that Whitehall computers were used to
:12:13. > :12:14.make insulting comments about the Hillsborough disaster. The Liverpool
:12:15. > :12:17.Echo newspaper reported that changes were made to Wikipedia entries about
:12:18. > :12:20.the tragedy with comments posted from computers on Whitehall's secure
:12:21. > :12:24.intranet. Some of the bereaved families have backed calls for an
:12:25. > :12:28.investigation. I think there should be a thorough
:12:29. > :12:32.investigation and find out who these people are. If there's one, if
:12:33. > :12:35.there's two, if there's three. They should be severely dealt with. So
:12:36. > :12:42.there should be an investigation into this.
:12:43. > :12:46.Ryan Giggs says he wants to restore the passion in Manchester United's
:12:47. > :12:50.players as he prepared to take charge of his first match as manager
:12:51. > :12:52.this weekend. At his first press conference, Giggs said being
:12:53. > :12:55.appointed to take interim charge at Old Trafford was the proudest moment
:12:56. > :12:59.of his life. Here's our Sports Editor David Bond.
:13:00. > :13:01.Meet the new boss, Ryan Giggs. The eternal winge turned temporary
:13:02. > :13:06.manager. For the next couple of weeks it is his job to try and lift
:13:07. > :13:10.the gloom surrounding Manchester United. Facing the media today for
:13:11. > :13:13.the first time since David Moyes' messy sacking, we were told we could
:13:14. > :13:24.ask no questions on his dismissal, but he had to say something. It has
:13:25. > :13:28.been a difficult week for the club. Obviously it was a shock to me on
:13:29. > :13:32.Tuesday when I spoke to Ed. He informed me that David was leaving
:13:33. > :13:38.and then asked me to take over. It's been a bit of a whirlwind week for
:13:39. > :13:41.me. One of the reasons for Moyes' departure was his sterile brand of
:13:42. > :13:44.football. Giggs has a different vision, more in keeping with
:13:45. > :13:49.United's traditions. It's going to be my philosophy. Obviously
:13:50. > :13:54.Manchester United's philosophy because I've been here for the whole
:13:55. > :13:57.of my career. I want the players to play with passion, speed, tempo, be
:13:58. > :14:02.brave, imagination, all the things I expect of a Manchester United
:14:03. > :14:11.player. This has been a dreadful week for Manchester United. And
:14:12. > :14:17.while Ryan graded has lifted the spirits around the place, that's
:14:18. > :14:21.just a temporary fix. They now have a huge decision to make and they
:14:22. > :14:29.know it's one they have to get right. So who could be the next
:14:30. > :14:40.chosen one? The Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal has been sounded out
:14:41. > :14:44.and seems to be the favourite. He has a first-class CV but some think
:14:45. > :14:47.he might be past his peak. Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho appeared to
:14:48. > :14:49.rule himself out today, but could he still be tempted? The Real Madrid
:14:50. > :14:51.bus, Carlo Ancelotti could offer the best solution. Charismatic and
:14:52. > :14:57.highly regarded, he has the track record United need right now. But is
:14:58. > :15:05.he interested? I respect Manchester United. I was disappointed for what
:15:06. > :15:11.happened to David Moyes. But my place at this moment is here. For
:15:12. > :15:16.now, it's up to Giggs and the class of 92 to try and bring back the
:15:17. > :15:24.glory days. The club 's owners know it may take more than the kids to
:15:25. > :15:27.get United back on track. Our top story: The Government forces the
:15:28. > :15:32.Royal Bank of Scotland, mostly owned by the taxpayer, to reduce the size
:15:33. > :15:37.of planned bonuses to staff. Still to come, the teenage cancer victim,
:15:38. > :15:40.who has now raised more than ?2 million for charity.
:15:41. > :15:43.On BBC London: A mother from south-west London appears in court,
:15:44. > :15:49.accused of killing her three children. It is rugby's top club
:15:50. > :16:02.prize. We look ahead to the Saracens' bid for European glory.
:16:03. > :16:07.Now it has been a Royal tour, rich in pictures. Prince George, charming
:16:08. > :16:12.the crowds, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge being taught to DJ, and a
:16:13. > :16:16.spectacular visit to Ayers Rock. Now it is over and the Royal couple are
:16:17. > :16:21.on their way home from Australia. How has the visit affected the view
:16:22. > :16:27.of the monarchy there? We have this report. It contains some flash
:16:28. > :16:33.photography. A final, solemn duty in the predawn
:16:34. > :16:37.darkness of Australia's national day of remembrance, Anzac Day. At the
:16:38. > :16:41.end of a three week tour of Australia and New Zealand, described
:16:42. > :16:45.in Australia as the most memorable #r0i8 visit for years. There is no
:16:46. > :16:50.question who the star has been, from the moment baby George was carried
:16:51. > :16:56.off the plane in New Zealand, to his appearance at the zoo in Sydney, his
:16:57. > :17:03.photogenic appeal eclipsed even that of his mother. But what of
:17:04. > :17:07.Katherine, tackling the tour with an everychanging wardrobe and a
:17:08. > :17:13.willingness to join in. Whether it is cricket in Christchurch or having
:17:14. > :17:18.a go at being a DJ in Adelaide. Both she and William have dealt with the
:17:19. > :17:23.levels of attention with patience and good human. So where does this
:17:24. > :17:27.leave the monarchy can Down Under? Bill Shouton is the
:17:28. > :17:34.leader of the Labour's opposition party. He wants a change of Head of
:17:35. > :17:38.State. Saying that times of change. But the monarchy question is ducked.
:17:39. > :17:46.We will continue the relationship, no so much of the mother country but
:17:47. > :17:50.with a friend. With or without a monarchy? I won't
:17:51. > :17:55.start throwing my crystal ball about that debate.
:17:56. > :18:00.In so far as these things can be desimped, the Australia from which
:18:01. > :18:04.they are departing seem, like New Zealand, to be content to leave the
:18:05. > :18:08.constitutional matters, like the monarchy unchanged. This trio
:18:09. > :18:13.represents the monarchy's long-term future. After this visit, a renewed
:18:14. > :18:19.confidence, that Australia and New Zealand will wish to be a part of
:18:20. > :18:24.that future. Ed Miliband took Labour's Shadow
:18:25. > :18:27.Cabinet to Glasgow to enter into the debate over Scottish independence.
:18:28. > :18:32.Ed Miliband used the visit to unveil his commitment for workers to have
:18:33. > :18:36.zero-hours contracts turned into prop contracted jobs after a year.
:18:37. > :18:41.The Labour leader said that workers on both sides of the border would be
:18:42. > :18:46.better protected by the policy. Here is Lorna Gordon.
:18:47. > :18:51.Bringing together its grass roots and the big guns. Labour out
:18:52. > :18:54.canvassing in Glasgow. Its pitch, to try to convince the supporters that
:18:55. > :18:58.the party and the union are worth sticking with.
:18:59. > :19:04.Ed Miliband brought his Shadow Cabinet together here too. His key
:19:05. > :19:10.announcement is a plan to protect workers on zero-hours contracts. It
:19:11. > :19:14.is a sort of policy that hope Labour will install its leader in Number
:19:15. > :19:19.Ten and keep Scotland in the union. The best choice for Scotland is to
:19:20. > :19:23.stay within the United Kingdom. We continue to make that case. There is
:19:24. > :19:27.a massive issue for many working people in Scotland, which is
:19:28. > :19:32.zero-hours contracts. Has there been a perception in the
:19:33. > :19:36.campaign that there is a problem? Labour is fighting a vigorous
:19:37. > :19:39.campaign as we care deeply about the decision that Scotland makes. I
:19:40. > :19:43.don't have a vote in that referendum. It is a decision for the
:19:44. > :19:46.people of Scotland. But to deliver social justice across the United
:19:47. > :19:50.Kingdom, including for the people of Scotland, then we are better off
:19:51. > :19:54.together. Scotland's First Minister, Alex
:19:55. > :19:58.Salmond thinks differently, that only independence gives the country
:19:59. > :20:05.the power it needs to protect workers' rights. This campaign could
:20:06. > :20:10.be won or loss in places like Glasgow who traditionally favoured
:20:11. > :20:13.Labour. Now, they are being targeted by campaigns on both sides, why?
:20:14. > :20:19.There are many who are undecided about which way to vote and could go
:20:20. > :20:24.either way. Welcome Bell has supported Labour since 15 but he is
:20:25. > :20:28.at odds with the party. How are you going to vote in
:20:29. > :20:32.September and why? I am voting "yes". To get rid of New Labour. The
:20:33. > :20:36.New Labour experiment failed Scotland. The chance for
:20:37. > :20:41.independence gives the Labour Party a chance to re in reinvent itself,
:20:42. > :20:43.or get back to being the Labour Party it used to be and still wants
:20:44. > :20:48.to be. Ed Miliband was this afternoon,
:20:49. > :20:49.reminded that not everyone is happy with his approach.
:20:50. > :20:54.reminded that not everyone is happy You should be ashamed of yourself...
:20:55. > :20:59.Labour is a force to be reckoned with in Scotland, this September's
:21:00. > :21:06.vote may be the toughest electoral test.
:21:07. > :21:12.The search along the seabed of the Indian Ocean of the Malaysian
:21:13. > :21:15.airlines plane is to be widened. Authorities confirmed that they have
:21:16. > :21:19.failed to find the black box recorder.
:21:20. > :21:22.The British Navy is pulling back their submarine with no prospect of
:21:23. > :21:27.a breakthrough. Andy Coulson has told the phone hacking trial he may
:21:28. > :21:31.not have read all of a key story about the missing schoolgirl, Milly
:21:32. > :21:35.Dowler. He said that they thought that the article, suggesting she was
:21:36. > :21:40.alive and looking for a job was nonsense.
:21:41. > :21:44.Andy Coulson denies conspireing to hack phones and a charge of
:21:45. > :21:47.conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office.
:21:48. > :21:51.President Obama has spoken of the incredible heartache of those who
:21:52. > :21:57.lost family members on the South Korean ferry that capsized last
:21:58. > :22:01.week. On the latest leg of his Asia/favic tour, he said that this
:22:02. > :22:10.visit had come at a time of great sorrow. He spoke about possible
:22:11. > :22:24.sanctions on North Korea because of its nuclear policy.
:22:25. > :22:32.Stephen Sutton's campaign for cancer help for teenagers has gone viral.
:22:33. > :22:37.The Teenage Cancer Trust has been overwhelmed by the response.
:22:38. > :22:44.The saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. But what do
:22:45. > :22:47.you do when life gives you cancer? This is Stephen's story.
:22:48. > :22:52.The 19-year-old's remarkable story is told in a film he published on
:22:53. > :22:57.the website this evening, after his fundraising campaign went global.
:22:58. > :23:02.One of the things that Stephen stresses is that I may have cancer
:23:03. > :23:07.but cancer does not have me. It does not have to be about suffering.
:23:08. > :23:11.When Stephen was diagnosed with terminal cancer four years ago, he
:23:12. > :23:15.wrote a bucket list of things he wanted to do. Top of the list was
:23:16. > :23:22.fundraising for a charity that supported him since he was 15.
:23:23. > :23:25.As soon as he hit the numbers he said call.
:23:26. > :23:29.Along with people across the world, his friends have been inspired by
:23:30. > :23:33.Stephen's achievements. Yesterday it was like he was so
:23:34. > :23:37.happy to see us. We were laughing and joking, like we always do. It
:23:38. > :23:40.was great to see him in that environment and still being so
:23:41. > :23:44.positive. Now he has gone through the ?2
:23:45. > :23:48.million barrier. What will be going through his mind, knowing him as you
:23:49. > :23:54.do? On the outside he does not let it show as he is modest but on the
:23:55. > :23:57.inside very excited and just really, really happy that his poverty and
:23:58. > :24:01.the message he wants to send to people of making the most of the
:24:02. > :24:05.time that you have is getting as far as possible.
:24:06. > :24:10.And that message has touched thousands of people. Their donations
:24:11. > :24:14.to the Teenage Cancer Trust is to fund wards designed to help young
:24:15. > :24:17.people face a diagnosis that can be frightening.
:24:18. > :24:21.It is going to change me as a person. You start to appreciate your
:24:22. > :24:27.friends, your family, just life, a lot more. Everything... In a weird
:24:28. > :24:31.way, it backs more beautiful. I think that puts me at an
:24:32. > :24:42.Sorry. Sorry.
:24:43. > :24:49.Tonight, Stephen has written a new message: I'm still here, he says. He
:24:50. > :24:52.said it felt good to be able to put that.
:24:53. > :24:57.What an incredible young man. Well, let's have a look at the weekend
:24:58. > :25:03.weather. It is just so inspiring, Louise, to hear what he has done?
:25:04. > :25:10.Yes. And teenagers get some bad press, so that is a great story.
:25:11. > :25:14.Both pot for the weather, the brightness has just been across
:25:15. > :25:19.south-west Wales and Northern Ireland. With the cloud has brought
:25:20. > :25:25.rain. The rain coming up from the Channel cost. Some of it heavy.
:25:26. > :25:29.Moving to the Midlands and the north-west.
:25:30. > :25:33.So tedious out there on the roads with surface water and spray for the
:25:34. > :25:38.next few hours to come. Tune into the BBC local radio station for
:25:39. > :25:46.travel updates. The rain to push to the north. It take with it low
:25:47. > :25:50.cloud. Hot on its heels a new area of low pressure. This is sitting
:25:51. > :25:54.across Wales, the Midlands and the south-east. It pushes to the north
:25:55. > :25:58.but brushes with the far south of Scotland, across the borders. It
:25:59. > :26:02.never really makes it starts to turn to the south. By the afternoon I
:26:03. > :26:07.suspect we will see sunny spelling for the western shelledered areas of
:26:08. > :26:13.Scotland. On the east coast more cloud feeding in and a cool feel to
:26:14. > :26:17.things. So the sheltered west seeing the best in Scotland. Northern
:26:18. > :26:21.Ireland and north-west England, disappointing to the Pennines. But a
:26:22. > :26:25.fair window of sunshine it is not all doom and gloom. Showers could be
:26:26. > :26:31.heavy but there are highs of 16 Celsius.
:26:32. > :26:36.Showers in the south-west and Wales. That is where the low pressure is.
:26:37. > :26:39.That continues to sink to the south on Sunday enhancing the risk of
:26:40. > :26:43.showers to England and Wales. In the north a little quieter. So for the
:26:44. > :26:46.weekend, it is windy, yes, there will be showers around but also
:26:47. > :26:52.decent spells of sunshine as well. Whatever you are doing, enjoy.
:26:53. > :26:56.Thanks, Louise. The main stories this evening: The
:26:57. > :27:00.Government has forced the Royal Bank of Scotland, which is mostly owned
:27:01. > :27:08.by the taxpayer, to reduce the size of planned bonuses to staff.
:27:09. > :27:14.And Ukraine's Prime Minister says that Moscow wants to start World War
:27:15. > :27:19.Three as Russia shows off its firepower in military exercises.
:27:20. > :27:20.That is all from the BBC News at six. It is goodbye