:00:00. > :00:00.Lurid and misleading - an influential group of MPs
:00:07. > :00:08.slams the claims being made by politicians
:00:09. > :00:12.on both sides of the EU referendum debate.
:00:13. > :00:15.The Treasury Select Committee says the public is rightly fed up
:00:16. > :00:17.of bogus and confusing arguments made by the Leave
:00:18. > :00:23.What we've got is an arms race of claim and counterclaim.
:00:24. > :00:25.It's not just confusing the public,
:00:26. > :00:29.it's impoverishing the political debate.
:00:30. > :00:31.It calls for an amnesty on misleading claims by politicians.
:00:32. > :00:38.Barack Obama embraces a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bomb
:00:39. > :00:44.as he becomes the first sitting US President to visit the city.
:00:45. > :00:46.Jailed - the driver who swerved across another car,
:00:47. > :00:52.The "special one" is confirmed at Manchester United
:00:53. > :01:00.and says he's ready to be the best manager.
:01:01. > :01:01.And marking 250 years at Britain's oldest theatre.
:01:02. > :01:09.How a new generation of performers is being inspired.
:01:10. > :01:12.Ivo Karlovic proves not such a tall task for Andy Murray
:01:13. > :01:38.Murray is through to the last 16 in straight sets.
:01:39. > :01:40.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:01:41. > :01:48.That's how the claims being made by politicians on both sides
:01:49. > :01:51.of the EU referendum campaign have been described by an
:01:52. > :01:54.The Treasury Select Committee says the public are thoroughly fed up
:01:55. > :01:57.of what they call an "arms race" of lurid claims and counter claims
:01:58. > :02:00.about everything from jobs, to family incomes, spending
:02:01. > :02:17.The home you live in, your weekly shop, your monthly bills. These
:02:18. > :02:23.things are all at risk. Why are we sending ?10 billion each year net to
:02:24. > :02:26.Brussels, some of which is spent on Spanish bull-fighting? In this
:02:27. > :02:32.campaign, both sides have made claims about EU membership which
:02:33. > :02:36.could be called extreme. Today, both were criticised by MPs for using
:02:37. > :02:42.statistics which are not always true and misrepresenting some facts and
:02:43. > :02:45.figures. What we have in this campaign is lurid claim and
:02:46. > :02:52.counterclaim by both sides. This is confusing the public. We really need
:02:53. > :02:56.an amnesty on this arms race. Many people want to know the true price
:02:57. > :03:02.of staying in or leaving the EU, but some figures don't seem to add up. A
:03:03. > :03:07.claim by Brexit campaigners got the strongest criticism. They say we are
:03:08. > :03:12.giving the EU ?350 million a week which could be spent on the NHS if
:03:13. > :03:15.we left, but the report said that is highly misleading because it does
:03:16. > :03:19.not consider the UK's rebate, a discount on what we paid to Europe,
:03:20. > :03:25.all the money that comes back for things like farming subsidies. On
:03:26. > :03:29.the other side, the claim that leaving would cost families ?4300 a
:03:30. > :03:34.year has, according to the report, been misconstrued. That figure is
:03:35. > :03:39.based on the potential impact on the whole economy, which is not the same
:03:40. > :03:44.as each household. For some people, it is denting trust in both camps.
:03:45. > :03:47.They are supposed to know about finance and how the country is run
:03:48. > :03:53.but they are conflicting in their viewpoints. Some of it you can
:03:54. > :03:58.believe, some of it you can't. It comes down to gut feelings. We all
:03:59. > :04:04.know that politicians lie, it is part of the job description. People
:04:05. > :04:07.are told this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,
:04:08. > :04:11.which matters more than a general election, but this poll showed the
:04:12. > :04:13.public is fed up with the lack of facts, and the danger for both
:04:14. > :04:18.campaigns is that if people are turned off by the debate they may
:04:19. > :04:22.not turn out to vote. Despite being told they are misleading, Leave
:04:23. > :04:29.campaigners are standing by the figures front and centre of their
:04:30. > :04:33.campaign. We have been clear that we hand ?350 million each week across
:04:34. > :04:39.to Brussels. Some of it comes back, but we don't have control of that
:04:40. > :04:43.money. The Remain figures, based on Treasury analysis, should withstand
:04:44. > :04:48.more scrutiny. Campaigners say they are not wrong, just misinterpreted.
:04:49. > :04:53.The figures are right, and these estimates have been coming out. The
:04:54. > :04:59.Remain campaign must communicate the detail of the figures so they can be
:05:00. > :05:04.justified. With neither side backing down, despite criticism, there is no
:05:05. > :05:05.sign yet of an end to this claim and counterclaim.
:05:06. > :05:13.Our Economics Editor, Kamal Ahmed, is with me here.
:05:14. > :05:20.It does not look like anything is going to change, so where does it
:05:21. > :05:24.leave voters trying to make sense of it? Alex is right. I have spoken to
:05:25. > :05:30.figures in both campaigns, and there is not a lot of contrition, not a
:05:31. > :05:34.lot of, golly, it has gone wrong, we will change how we do it. For the
:05:35. > :05:40.Leave campaign, they think that ?350 million each week figure is a
:05:41. > :05:43.winner. In focus groups, that cuts through to people about the supposed
:05:44. > :05:51.costs of remaining in the European Union. Remain say the criticisms are
:05:52. > :05:54.far harsher for the Leave campaign, but as in that report, they said
:05:55. > :06:03.they will look at how they word claims around 4300 per household
:06:04. > :06:06.cost. Are all of the facts misinterpreted and twisted? Probably
:06:07. > :06:11.not. I went through the committee report and it says four things which
:06:12. > :06:15.appear to be more reliable. They are that there would be, the committee
:06:16. > :06:19.says, a short-term economic impact of leading the European Union. Trade
:06:20. > :06:25.with the European Union would be likely to fall. On the other side,
:06:26. > :06:28.more supportive of Brexit, the EU regulatory burden would fall, which
:06:29. > :06:33.could be good for the economy and there could be new trade deals. The
:06:34. > :06:37.committee says there are grains of truth in there. If you focus on
:06:38. > :06:43.those four areas, voters can probably find them.
:06:44. > :06:47.If you want more information on the referendum, or to check the facts
:06:48. > :06:51.behind the claims, there is a special section on our website.
:06:52. > :06:53.Barack Obama has become the first sitting American President
:06:54. > :06:55.to visit Hiroshima, where a US atomic bomb killed
:06:56. > :06:59.at least 140,000 people at the end of World War II.
:07:00. > :07:02.but said the memory of what happened there must never fade.
:07:03. > :07:04.After he laid a wreath at the city's memorial,
:07:05. > :07:07.he hugged one of the few remaining survivors.
:07:08. > :07:15.From Hiroshima, John Sudworth sent this report.
:07:16. > :07:18.71 years ago a US President sent a single bomb to destroy
:07:19. > :07:23.Today, a holder of that same office came here
:07:24. > :07:26.for the first time, standing next to the Japanese Prime Minister
:07:27. > :07:35.It's impossible to deny, of course, the deep
:07:36. > :07:41.The huge media presence are here to see the leader
:07:42. > :07:44.of the only country ever to have used an atomic weapon
:07:45. > :07:49.paying his respects in Hiroshima, a city that has come to symbolise
:07:50. > :08:01.On a bright, cloudless morning, death fell from the sky
:08:02. > :08:11.A flash of light and a wall of fire destroyed a city,
:08:12. > :08:17.and demonstrated that mankind possessed the means
:08:18. > :08:23.From the instant of the first blast...
:08:24. > :08:26.President Obama has made it clear, though, that he is not
:08:27. > :08:30.here to offer an apology for an act his predecessors have
:08:31. > :08:40.I said to my friend, look, beautiful, aeroplane
:08:41. > :08:49.As she pointed, the bomb exploded in the sky above her.
:08:50. > :08:54.She still suffers the effects of the serious burns today.
:08:55. > :09:01.What do you think about the visit by President Obama to Hiroshima?
:09:02. > :09:06.I was very happy to hear that, because that is one
:09:07. > :09:12.But, as always, a short distance from the President stands
:09:13. > :09:17.an officer carrying America's nuclear launch codes.
:09:18. > :09:21.It's a reminder of the reality, on a day strong on symbolism
:09:22. > :09:32.A driving instructor who crashed his car in a road rage incident,
:09:33. > :09:35.leaving two young girls paralysed, has been jailed for
:09:36. > :09:39.Andrew Nay was seen laughing and smiling just moments before
:09:40. > :09:43.he swerved his car into an oncoming vehicle carrying the two girls,
:09:44. > :09:50.and our correspondent Sangita Myska is there for us now.
:09:51. > :09:58.This is a desperately upsetting story.
:09:59. > :10:08.Very much so. Angry and arrogant, Andrew Nay's Road rage led him to
:10:09. > :10:12.pull off this very busy road onto this notorious junction, headlong
:10:13. > :10:15.into traffic. That crash was so loud that people I have been speaking to
:10:16. > :10:21.say they could hear it inside their own homes. Andrew Nay was a man who
:10:22. > :10:23.should have known better, but his snap decision tonight means that two
:10:24. > :10:26.little girls may never walk again. Last October, Andrew Nay was a lead
:10:27. > :10:28.off-road driving instructor Tonight, Nay is behind bars
:10:29. > :10:34.because his dangerous driving has Five-year-old Katrina
:10:35. > :10:42.and eight-year-old Karlina Raiba were in their parent's car
:10:43. > :10:46.when it was hit by Nay. Their father today described
:10:47. > :10:49.the girls' condition. They are quite smiley, quite happy,
:10:50. > :10:55.asking lots of questions It's hard to tell them
:10:56. > :11:03.how long does it takes. This is the footage from a camera
:11:04. > :11:05.mounted on the dashboard It captures them driving along
:11:06. > :11:12.the A509 in Northamptonshire. Nay, in his company
:11:13. > :11:15.Land Rover Discovery, swings out at speed
:11:16. > :11:20.into the Raibas' path. The reason Andrew Nay swerved out
:11:21. > :11:23.of that junction at such high speed is because he was chasing down
:11:24. > :11:28.and bullying another driver who had crossed his path
:11:29. > :11:31.earlier in his journey. Witnesses at Nay's trial say
:11:32. > :11:34.that they saw him laughing and joking just seconds
:11:35. > :11:37.before he smashed into This is probably one of the most
:11:38. > :11:45.tragic cases I have had to deal This will go on for years
:11:46. > :11:51.and will affect them for years. The girls' parents have been
:11:52. > :11:54.repeatedly described by those involved in the case as "utterly
:11:55. > :11:59.devoted to them". At this stage, it remains unclear
:12:00. > :12:03.whether the girls will be able Sangita Myska, BBC News,
:12:04. > :12:10.Northamptonshire. 23 athletes from the 2012
:12:11. > :12:12.London Olympics have The International Olympic Committee
:12:13. > :12:17.retested samples from the Games in an effort to prevent "drug
:12:18. > :12:21.cheats" from competing It said the 23 athletes came
:12:22. > :12:25.from five different sports David Cameron says Britain will send
:12:26. > :12:32.another warship to bolster Libyan attempts to staunch
:12:33. > :12:33.the flow of migrants Once its mission is approved
:12:34. > :12:37.by the UN, the Royal Navy ship
:12:38. > :12:39.will also target boats smuggling arms to so-called Islamic
:12:40. > :12:41.State fighters in Libya to support the new national unity
:12:42. > :12:45.government there. Last week we brought
:12:46. > :12:47.you extraordinary pictures from inside Wandsworth Prison
:12:48. > :12:49.revealing the level of drug abuse and allegations of corruption that
:12:50. > :12:53.goes on behind bars. Today, a prison officer who worked
:12:54. > :12:56.in Wandsworth has been jailed for six years after smuggling heroin
:12:57. > :13:00.and mobile phones into the prison. How common is it that prison staff
:13:01. > :13:17.themselves should be involved? Well, it is more common than you
:13:18. > :13:21.might imagine and is one of the issues the Ministry of Justice is
:13:22. > :13:26.grappling with at the moment. In pictures broadcast last week, filmed
:13:27. > :13:29.at Wandsworth prison, you saw prisoners openly smoking drugs on
:13:30. > :13:34.the wing, prisoners talking about the easy availability of drugs in
:13:35. > :13:39.prison. The problem became so bad in London eight years ago that the
:13:40. > :13:44.police set up a special prison 's anti-corruption team. Since they
:13:45. > :13:49.have been operating, they have got 40 staff convicted and 40 other
:13:50. > :13:52.people convicted of smuggling offences and other corruption
:13:53. > :13:59.offences. The man sentenced today was quite a bad example. He had
:14:00. > :14:03.smuggled in heroin, cannabis, 18 mobile phones and 17 Sim cards. He
:14:04. > :14:06.was doing it on the half of the girlfriend of one of the prisoners
:14:07. > :14:12.he was supposed to be guarding. Today, he was sent to prison for six
:14:13. > :14:16.years. The Ministry of Justice said it welcomed the sentences but that
:14:17. > :14:16.the majority of prison staff are honest and hard-working
:14:17. > :14:20.professionals. An influential group of MPs slams
:14:21. > :14:25.politicians on both sides of the EU referendum debate for making bogus,
:14:26. > :14:30.misleading and confusing claims. And still to come -
:14:31. > :14:32.rehearsals for a unique production of King Lear to mark
:14:33. > :14:37.the Old Vic's big birthday. Coming up in Sportsday on BBC News:
:14:38. > :14:40.A steady day's work for England on the first day of the second Test
:14:41. > :14:44.against Sri Lanka, but Alastair Cook fell five short of his
:14:45. > :14:59.landmark 10,000 runs. Now, four weeks from today,
:15:00. > :15:02.we'll know the answer. Will the UK be staying in or leaving
:15:03. > :15:10.the European Union? So all this week we've been
:15:11. > :15:12.hearing the voters' views from around the country,
:15:13. > :15:14.and tonight our Home Editor, Mark Easton, is in
:15:15. > :15:16.Knowsley on Merseyside. Is Knowsley a particularly
:15:17. > :15:25.English place, Mark? Well, I don't know if you remember
:15:26. > :15:29.when you filled out your census form, there was a question that
:15:30. > :15:33.asked you what you thought your national identity was. Here in
:15:34. > :15:36.Knowsley, a higher proportion of people ticked English rather than
:15:37. > :15:43.British than almost anywhere in the country. Indeed, there is one ward
:15:44. > :15:46.here - 82% of people said that they were English and I can't find
:15:47. > :15:50.anywhere in the country with a higher figure than that. Researchers
:15:51. > :15:54.say people who described themselves as English are far more likely also
:15:55. > :15:56.to say that they want to leave the EU. So I have been trying to find
:15:57. > :15:59.out what is going on. There's nowhere in Britain as white,
:16:00. > :16:04.English and Christian as Knowsley. Immigration has barely
:16:05. > :16:07.touched this area. Only 2% of residents were born
:16:08. > :16:11.outside the British Isles. But it's also the second most
:16:12. > :16:14.deprived neighbourhood in England, Experts have looked at all
:16:15. > :16:22.the numbers and concluded that this area should be among
:16:23. > :16:24.the most Eurosceptic I personally think we should
:16:25. > :16:32.stay in. The country is getting
:16:33. > :16:37.a bit too overpopulated. Pull up the drawbridge?
:16:38. > :16:43.Yeah, 100%, that's the word. I'm going to vote
:16:44. > :16:46.stay in. Really? Yes.
:16:47. > :16:49.Purely for security reasons. You will get a vote in a few weeks,
:16:50. > :16:55.which way do you think Out!
:16:56. > :17:03.The sooner the bloody better! It's only a snapshot,
:17:04. > :17:06.but it does seem opinions are more nuanced than simple analysis
:17:07. > :17:10.of the polls suggests. The referendum issues
:17:11. > :17:15.are complicated and disputed, far removed from the realities
:17:16. > :17:18.of people struggling to get by in one of the poorest
:17:19. > :17:21.and least-educated communities How do you feel about
:17:22. > :17:26.the European Union referendum? Really?
:17:27. > :17:33.I don't know what that means. The polls suggest that places
:17:34. > :17:35.like this are more likely to want to leave the EU
:17:36. > :17:38.and there is clear anxiety about the perceived
:17:39. > :17:43.threat from outsiders. My opinion is, get all the English
:17:44. > :17:48.in here and get all the Polish out. We can't even get a house,
:17:49. > :17:50.the Polish get everything There's more foreigners coming
:17:51. > :17:54.in to our country and it's hard enough for us to get jobs,
:17:55. > :17:56.but they seem to be getting jobs thrown at them,
:17:57. > :17:59.where we can't get a job, I wouldn't like to leave the EU,
:18:00. > :18:05.but what I'm saying is, The fear of change from being
:18:06. > :18:16.in the EU against the fear of change English nationalism tends to mean
:18:17. > :18:24.support for the Leave campaign. It is easier to love
:18:25. > :18:27.England than the EU. But in The Bulldog pub down
:18:28. > :18:30.the road, again it's not I think we're a small unit
:18:31. > :18:37.in the world. I'm not sure that being alone
:18:38. > :18:42.we could fight anything. A small country, maybe
:18:43. > :18:47.in size of square footage We used to have a strong air force
:18:48. > :18:56.and a strong navy. I'm not sure going out and staying
:18:57. > :18:59.in there is going to be that Because it makes me feel
:19:00. > :19:04.comfortable. What the people of Knowsley
:19:05. > :19:11.seem to be telling us, is that if they vote
:19:12. > :19:12.in the referendum, it won't be based on class or party allegiance,
:19:13. > :19:15.but on what makes them feel more secure and the reason it is so hard
:19:16. > :19:20.to call is they know The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
:19:21. > :19:29.and former leader Ed Miliband have been out campaigning today -
:19:30. > :19:31.it's the first time the two men have appeared together since Mr Miliband
:19:32. > :19:35.lost the General Election last year. They were in Doncaster pushing
:19:36. > :19:38.the case for remaining in the EU and our deputy political editor,
:19:39. > :19:40.John Pienaar, has been Does this look like a winning
:19:41. > :19:49.combination to you? Well, Ed Miliband's back
:19:50. > :19:52.and Jeremy Corbyn obviously loves having a big name alongside
:19:53. > :19:56.who is loyal. Even a leader he never
:19:57. > :19:58.obeyed during long years while he was voting against Labour
:19:59. > :20:01.policy more often Jeremy Corbyn wants you back
:20:02. > :20:06.in his team, has he any hope? I'm not going to speculate
:20:07. > :20:08.on Jeremy Corbyn's reshuffle. You want him back in your
:20:09. > :20:19.Shadow Cabinet, don't you? For now, they were trying to swing
:20:20. > :20:34.Labour support behind an EU In vote. Labour's past and present may become
:20:35. > :20:39.Labour's future if Ed Miliband follows up by accepting the offer
:20:40. > :20:44.of a big job in Team Corbyn. Here is a sight to gladden
:20:45. > :20:47.the hearts of Jeremy Corbyn's most dedicated supporters -
:20:48. > :20:49.the idea of Ed Miliband joining Jeremy Corbyn's team as a member
:20:50. > :20:52.of the Shadow Cabinet. That is as pleasing to them
:20:53. > :20:55.as it is horrifying to so many of Ed Miliband's
:20:56. > :20:58.former senior colleagues. One former Labour Cabinet Minister
:20:59. > :21:02.told me, if Ed joins Jeremy's team, Wherever the campaign goes,
:21:03. > :21:07.Labour supporters are worried Their past and present leaders
:21:08. > :21:11.are just as convinced I want the people to understand
:21:12. > :21:17.we live in one world. And recognise the benefits that have
:21:18. > :21:21.come from people working abroad You lost an argument last May,
:21:22. > :21:27.the General Election, Where does that leave you in trying
:21:28. > :21:31.to win this argument? I think that is true we lost
:21:32. > :21:34.the General Election, but, as I say, for the nine
:21:35. > :21:37.people who voted Labour, they want guidance,
:21:38. > :21:40.they want to know where Labour stands and that is why the Labour
:21:41. > :21:43.voice is important. Well, you will have
:21:44. > :21:47.to ask them that. For Labour EU Outers,
:21:48. > :21:50.the answer is no. They are worried about where the EU
:21:51. > :21:55.is going, and the high levels They are worried about democracy
:21:56. > :22:00.and control, and they have real concerns about all these things and,
:22:01. > :22:03.not surprisingly, maybe a third or 40% of Labour voters
:22:04. > :22:09.are in inclined to vote for Brexit. They think they are
:22:10. > :22:10.right, in lockstep. Where this partnership is heading,
:22:11. > :22:14.if anywhere, much less centre. Many motorists in France are still
:22:15. > :22:23.having trouble finding fuel, as a result of strikes and blockades
:22:24. > :22:25.by French trade unions. All but one of the union
:22:26. > :22:26.blockades at fuel depots have But shortages have caused long
:22:27. > :22:30.queues at petrol stations. The RAC says people heading
:22:31. > :22:33.across the Channel for the half term holiday should fill
:22:34. > :22:39.their tanks before leaving. After much rumour -
:22:40. > :22:41.and some rancour - Jose Mourhino - the self-styled "special one" -
:22:42. > :22:45.is on his way to Manchester United. He's signed a three-year
:22:46. > :22:47.contract as manager, worth ?12 million a year,
:22:48. > :22:52.replacing Louis van Gaal. The Portuguese coach,
:22:53. > :22:55.who was sacked by Chelsea last year, said he was prepared
:22:56. > :22:59.for the scale of the job. Manchester United is one of these
:23:00. > :23:03.clubs where you need really to be prepared for it because it's
:23:04. > :23:08.what I used to call a giant club and giant clubs must be for the best
:23:09. > :23:12.managers and I think I'm Our sports news correspondent,
:23:13. > :23:31.Katie Gornall, is at Old Trafford Well, Jose Mourinho will be
:23:32. > :23:35.Manchester United's third manager since the departure of Sir Alex
:23:36. > :23:38.Ferguson, less than three years ago. They have spent the money and turned
:23:39. > :23:42.to him because of his record for instant success. He has won the
:23:43. > :23:45.league title in four countries, he's won the Champions League twice.
:23:46. > :23:52.There will be reservations about this appointment. Manchester chester
:23:53. > :23:56.United are built on dynasties. Mourinho's record doesn't suggest
:23:57. > :23:59.that kind of longevity. He faced questions over his behaviour, over
:24:00. > :24:05.his style of play. United feel that he is the man to take them back to
:24:06. > :24:09.the top and his appointment here, coupled with the arrival of Pep
:24:10. > :24:13.Guardiola at Manchester City next season and Conte at Chelsea, means
:24:14. > :24:17.the Premier League can lay claim to be home to the superstar manager and
:24:18. > :24:20.the superstar players may well follow this summer.
:24:21. > :24:22.It's Britain's oldest working theatre, where audiences
:24:23. > :24:23.have been enthralled, exhilarated and
:24:24. > :24:29.The Bristol Old Vic marks its 250th birthday this weekend.
:24:30. > :24:31.And, as Jon Kay reports, one of its most successful stars has
:24:32. > :24:42.gone back to inspire a new generation of performers.
:24:43. > :24:49.Two-and-a-half centuries of drama, at Britain's oldest working theatre.
:24:50. > :24:52.O, wind up, Of this child-changed father!
:24:53. > :24:56.To celebrate, rehearsals for a unique production of King Lear,
:24:57. > :25:01.My boon I make it that you know me not...
:25:02. > :25:04.Students from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,
:25:05. > :25:09.with Sir Timothy West as Lear, and also as their mentor.
:25:10. > :25:14.He's already made some sort of agreement with Cordelia, hasn't he?
:25:15. > :25:18.When you start out as a student in a play, you think oh
:25:19. > :25:20.this is the character, this is my character,
:25:21. > :25:25.I think we can help them a bit in that and they can help us
:25:26. > :25:36.Sir Tim is now 81, but he's performed here regularly
:25:37. > :25:43.The students, who are a quarter of his age, say this four-week run
:25:44. > :25:48.with professionals will be an inspiring start to their careers.
:25:49. > :25:52.I feel like I'm being mentored and kept, like, under their wings
:25:53. > :25:55.and being sort of cared for as well as having this
:25:56. > :25:59.opportunity to perform with such great people.
:26:00. > :26:01.We are obviously at such different stages of life and our careers,
:26:02. > :26:06.but it's funny how many things link you.
:26:07. > :26:09.NEWSREEL: 'Miming, that is acting without words...'
:26:10. > :26:14.We showed the cast some footage from the 1940s.
:26:15. > :26:20.This is how they used to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
:26:21. > :26:24.It doesn't really add up to salad days, does it?!
:26:25. > :26:26.Britain's oldest working theatre is about to undergo
:26:27. > :26:34.Looking to its future, whilst celebrating its past.
:26:35. > :26:45.Time for a weekend weather now. Here's Alex Deakin.
:26:46. > :26:50.Bank holiday weekends are never straightforward. There will be quite
:26:51. > :26:56.a lot of fine weather around, like there was today. 20 degrees in the
:26:57. > :27:03.Highlands. There will also be a sprinkling of downpours like today.
:27:04. > :27:07.We have still got storms across parts of Wales and South West
:27:08. > :27:11.England tonight. A lot of spray and surface water on the roads. A lot of
:27:12. > :27:15.traffic on the roads, too. We will continue to feed up some heavy
:27:16. > :27:21.showers from the Channel tonight. It stays quite warm in the South.
:27:22. > :27:26.Generally dry further north. Quite a bit of sunshine tomorrow in the far
:27:27. > :27:29.north. It should be a brighter day through Central Scotland. Some
:27:30. > :27:34.showers across England and Wales. As we go through the day, the skies
:27:35. > :27:37.should brighten. That may spark further thunderstorms, particularly
:27:38. > :27:41.over Wales. One or two for Northern Ireland, western Scotland. Many
:27:42. > :27:46.place also be dry and bright. -- many places will be dry and bright.
:27:47. > :27:49.Still those heavy showers churning around through the evening if you
:27:50. > :27:53.have plans for Saturday night. They will fade by Sunday. Again, it could
:27:54. > :27:57.be quite cloudy and cool on the east coast. Many places dry and bright.
:27:58. > :28:02.The greatest risk of showers on Sunday will be the Highlands of
:28:03. > :28:05.Scotland. For many, it is dry and bright, over 20 Celsius. Look over
:28:06. > :28:11.the Continent, there is some rain gathering. That area of low pressure
:28:12. > :28:15.is spinning its way in from the east. It could be a bit of a soggy
:28:16. > :28:19.one, particularly across eastern England.
:28:20. > :28:25.For many, at the moment, Monday looks half decent.
:28:26. > :28:28.It is a bit of a mishmash through the course of the weekend. There
:28:29. > :28:33.will be some warm sunshine for many of us. A few heavy showers, but
:28:34. > :28:34.watch out for that rain in the east on Monday.
:28:35. > :28:43.An influential group of MPs has criticised politicians on both sides
:28:44. > :28:44.of the EU Referendum debate for making misleading and confusing
:28:45. > :28:46.claims. That's all from the BBC News at Six,
:28:47. > :28:47.so it's goodbye from me - and on BBC One we now join the BBC's
:28:48. > :28:50.news teams where you are.