:00:00. > :00:00.David Cameron faces MPs for the first time
:00:00. > :00:10.saying the country should come together.
:00:11. > :00:12.He tells Parliament that breaking away from the EU
:00:13. > :00:15.will be challenging - and offers a vision of the future
:00:16. > :00:21.As we proceed with implementing this decision, and facing the challenges
:00:22. > :00:24.that it will undoubtedly bring, I believe that we should hold fast
:00:25. > :00:28.to a vision of Britain that wants to be respected abroad,
:00:29. > :00:33.tolerant at home, engaged in the world.
:00:34. > :00:35.The pound plummets in a day of financial volatility -
:00:36. > :00:39.and that's despite the Chancellor's reassurances.
:00:40. > :00:42.It will not be plain sailing in the days ahead,
:00:43. > :00:44.but let me be clear - you should not
:00:45. > :00:52.Now more than 30 top Labour MPs say Jeremy Corbyn is not up
:00:53. > :00:54.to leading the party - but he says this is not
:00:55. > :01:01.Our country is divided, and the country will thank neither
:01:02. > :01:05.the benches in front of me, nor those behind, for indulging
:01:06. > :01:11.in internal factioning manoeuvring at this time.
:01:12. > :01:14.Fears of a rise in hate crimes since the Leave campaign
:01:15. > :01:20.won the referendum - we tell one Polish family's story.
:01:21. > :01:28.Can the team do the same against Iceland?
:01:29. > :01:30.And coming up in the sport on BBC News:
:01:31. > :01:33.We'll have the latest from Wimbledon, as Novak Djokovic
:01:34. > :02:01.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:02:02. > :02:05.Speaking to MPs for the first time since the EU referendum
:02:06. > :02:09.David Cameron has sought to end any argument over its validity.
:02:10. > :02:11.He told a packed House of Commons that there could be no
:02:12. > :02:16.He said a new government unit had already been set up to co-ordinate
:02:17. > :02:20.the complex process of establishing Britain's position before talks
:02:21. > :02:25.Our political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, reports,
:02:26. > :02:27.as Parliament begins to discuss the next step in Britain's
:02:28. > :02:48.In a Mac any regrets? Regrets. Might he have a few, after a referendum he
:02:49. > :02:51.never thought he'd lose, and on the way to give a statement he never
:02:52. > :02:55.thought he'd have to make. David Cameron will not make many more
:02:56. > :03:01.journeys like this in the prime ministerial jaguars. Statement, the
:03:02. > :03:10.Prime Minister. One of his last statements coincided with the first
:03:11. > :03:17.of a Labour MP, and with a party in turmoil, he couldn't resist a gag.
:03:18. > :03:20.Let me welcome the member for tooting to her place. I'd advise her
:03:21. > :03:25.to keep her mobile phone on. She might be in the Shadow Cabinet by
:03:26. > :03:31.the end of the day! And I thought I was having a bad day! But what has
:03:32. > :03:34.happened really isn't a laughing matter. The British people have
:03:35. > :03:39.voted to leave the European Union. It wasn't the result I wanted, nor
:03:40. > :03:43.the outcome I thought was best for the country I love. There can be no
:03:44. > :03:48.doubt about the result. I don't take back what I said about the risks. It
:03:49. > :03:51.is going to be difficult, but I am clear that the decision must be
:03:52. > :03:55.accepted and the process of implementing the decision in the
:03:56. > :03:59.best possible way must now begin. At formal talks will only start once
:04:00. > :04:05.he's been replaced. He condemned an apparent rise in racist abuse since
:04:06. > :04:09.the result, and urged the company -- the country to come together after
:04:10. > :04:14.this bitter campaign. We should hold fast to do a vision of Britain that
:04:15. > :04:19.wants to be tolerant at home, engaged in the world and working
:04:20. > :04:23.with our international partners to advance the security and prosperity
:04:24. > :04:28.of our nation for years to come. I will continue to fight for these
:04:29. > :04:32.things. I commend this statement to the house. But the Labour leader,
:04:33. > :04:41.under huge pressure himself, can them to the campaign. It is the
:04:42. > :04:42.issue of trust and the tenor in the referendum campaign was
:04:43. > :04:49.disheartening. Half-truths and untruths were an -- were told. Many
:04:50. > :04:54.key leaves figures spent the weekend is tensing themselves from these.
:04:55. > :04:59.And with Scotland having chosen to stay in, the SNP warned they will
:05:00. > :05:03.not put up with the result. We will stay a European country. If that
:05:04. > :05:10.means we have to have an independence referendum to protect
:05:11. > :05:15.Scotland's bites, then so be it. Boris Johnson didn't show. There was
:05:16. > :05:20.some parading of the victory, but concern to. Voters of the United
:05:21. > :05:24.Kingdom have demonstrated the value of that great principle, the
:05:25. > :05:30.principle of democracy for which people fought and died. He is
:05:31. > :05:35.leaving a dangerous political vacuum. Can I urge him to look at
:05:36. > :05:41.much broader arrangements to build a wider consensus? The referendum has
:05:42. > :05:47.changed everything for the Tories. Once the air apparent, but George
:05:48. > :05:52.Osborne almost seem to find it hard to meet the Ibis morning. I fully
:05:53. > :05:57.accept the result of the referendum and will do everything I can to make
:05:58. > :06:00.it work for Britain. There have been questions about the future of the
:06:01. > :06:04.Conservative Party and I will address my role in that in the
:06:05. > :06:08.coming days. That wasn't much of a guide to coming next, because it
:06:09. > :06:13.will be the next Prime Minister's priorities that will set the terms.
:06:14. > :06:17.The Tories must now decide who will make it to number ten. Could this
:06:18. > :06:23.relatively new face, Stephen Crabb, be the one? This isn't just about
:06:24. > :06:30.party unity, it is about national unity. So the race to Downing Street
:06:31. > :06:35.is on. The Home Secretary is almost just as certain to want this to be
:06:36. > :06:40.her new home. One of those who persuaded you to choose out will not
:06:41. > :06:47.run. He will back him instead. Boris Johnson, right now the favourite.
:06:48. > :06:51.But there was a long way to go. Project we are not quite sure what
:06:52. > :06:55.next is under way. The future Tory leader, the next Prime Minister,
:06:56. > :06:59.will move in here by September the 2nd. Who that will be is a strangely
:07:00. > :07:02.not the biggest question that we face.
:07:03. > :07:04.First thing this morning, George Osborne broke his three-day
:07:05. > :07:07.silence to try to reassure the markets - saying the UK economy
:07:08. > :07:10.was strong enough to face the challenges ahead.
:07:11. > :07:12.But that didn't stop a day of volatility.
:07:13. > :07:16.The pound plummeted to a 31-year low against the dollar.
:07:17. > :07:19.Banking, airline and property shares were all hit.
:07:20. > :07:23.But the former Bank of England Governor,
:07:24. > :07:27.Mervyn King, urged calm, telling the BBC that people
:07:28. > :07:30.shouldn't be "particularly worried" by markets moving up and down.
:07:31. > :07:35.Here's our Economics Editor, Kamal Ahmed.
:07:36. > :07:41.The Chancellor emerged after three days of silence to insist it wasn't
:07:42. > :07:48.a told you so moment. Good morning, everyone. It was a time for
:07:49. > :07:54.reassurance. George Osborne said the UK economy was strong, and with the
:07:55. > :07:57.pound falling and share prices tumbling, the government was ready
:07:58. > :08:01.to do what ever it takes to stabilise the markets. It will not
:08:02. > :08:07.be plain sailing in the days ahead, but let me be clear - you should not
:08:08. > :08:11.underestimate our resolve. We were prepared for the unexpected, and we
:08:12. > :08:16.are equipped for what ever happens. But surely this was the man who was
:08:17. > :08:21.predicting economic chaos, who said two weeks ago Britain would need an
:08:22. > :08:26.emergency budget. Those plans have now been shelved. Can you tell us a
:08:27. > :08:32.bit about your position? Did you consider resigning? If not, why not?
:08:33. > :08:37.I have an important job to do, which is, as Chancellor, to speak to
:08:38. > :08:42.international investors, to speak to my counterparts, to do what I can to
:08:43. > :08:48.stabilise the British economy. That is what people would expect of their
:08:49. > :08:53.Chancellor, and that is what I am 100% focused on. It has been another
:08:54. > :09:01.day of turmoil, as fears of Brexit seized the markets. The pound sank
:09:02. > :09:08.by 3.4%, to $1.32, its lowest for 30 years. That is good for Expo is, bad
:09:09. > :09:14.for holiday makers and inflation. -- good for exports. The FT-SE index of
:09:15. > :09:17.major companies in Britain fell by 7%, as investors worried about
:09:18. > :09:25.uncertainty. And look at the value of those angling stocks. RBS, which
:09:26. > :09:30.we own a chunk of, down 15%. Barclays, down 18%. These share
:09:31. > :09:36.prices are seen as a bellwether of the state of the economy. When you
:09:37. > :09:40.have a move like last Friday after the Brexit, this thing is not going
:09:41. > :09:45.away any time soon. With all the uncertainty around, these things
:09:46. > :09:49.could be volatile, more to the downside it feels at the moment, but
:09:50. > :09:55.we are probably going to see some positive days in there as well. A
:09:56. > :10:00.view shared, in part, by this man, Mervyn King, former governor of the
:10:01. > :10:05.Bank of England. He accused the government of peddling fear, saying
:10:06. > :10:09.warnings of gloom had been overdone. Markets move up and down. We don't
:10:10. > :10:13.know yet where they will find their level. The whole aspect of quality
:10:14. > :10:23.that he is a trial and error process. We need a bit of calm now.
:10:24. > :10:27.There is no need for us to panic. Investors are watching the
:10:28. > :10:31.Chancellor closely, looking for signs that someone, somewhere, has a
:10:32. > :10:38.plan. Tonight, one of the major credit rating agency downgraded the
:10:39. > :10:41.UK economy. Tomorrow, businesses are set to express their concerns.
:10:42. > :10:43.Tensions in the market are not going anywhere soon.
:10:44. > :10:46.Volatility in the financial markets was matched by another day
:10:47. > :10:47.of political upheaval in the Labour Party.
:10:48. > :10:49.The embattled leader, Jeremy Corbyn, faced more
:10:50. > :10:51.front bench resignations - he's now lost 34 members
:10:52. > :10:54.of his senior team over the last 24 hours.
:10:55. > :10:58.Even his deputy has told him he'd lost the confidence
:10:59. > :11:02.But Mr Corbyn insists he's not going anywhere -
:11:03. > :11:05.as our Deputy Political Editor, John Pienaar, reports.
:11:06. > :11:15.The pressure's impossible, surely, and it's getting worse.
:11:16. > :11:22.He is at war with his own MPs, and it's a war he means to win.
:11:23. > :11:27.More Shadow Cabinet ministers walked out than stayed behind.
:11:28. > :11:31.Some say this war could break Labour for good, including one some hope
:11:32. > :11:35.may challenge for the leadership, though she's not saying.
:11:36. > :11:38.Look, I don't think today is about any potential
:11:39. > :11:46.I think Jeremy, really, in the best interests of the party,
:11:47. > :11:51.And we don't serve our party, or the interests of some
:11:52. > :11:54.of the poorest people in our country and in our local communities,
:11:55. > :11:56.by being a Labour Party that can't win an election.
:11:57. > :11:57.You're finding this very difficult?
:11:58. > :12:05.I feel I've served in the best way I can, and today, I had to go.
:12:06. > :12:12.Rising stars, previously loyal, have risen in revolt too.
:12:13. > :12:15.I think we need to go and have the leadership election
:12:16. > :12:18.that has now become inevitable, that none of us wanted,
:12:19. > :12:20.and that, frankly, in my view, we shouldn't be having,
:12:21. > :12:24.and I think we need to use this time to unite, and to look
:12:25. > :12:27.outwards to the country, and I think the only place that
:12:28. > :12:32.I can realistically do that from is the back benches.
:12:33. > :12:34.It feels that the collision between the people who are seeking
:12:35. > :12:38.to get rid of Jeremy Corbyn and the people who are
:12:39. > :12:42.trying to stick in there, in Jeremy Corbyn's team,
:12:43. > :12:49.If the Labour family does break up, some on the leader's side are saying
:12:50. > :12:56.Our country is divided, and the country will thank neither
:12:57. > :12:59.the benches in front of me, nor those behind, for indulging
:13:00. > :13:08.in internal factioning manoeuvring at this time.
:13:09. > :13:10.The bitter blame game just gets worse.
:13:11. > :13:13.Alan Johnson, who campaigned for a vote to stay in the EU,
:13:14. > :13:15.has now accused his leader of failing to help
:13:16. > :13:20.He's even claimed it felt as if Team Corbyn
:13:21. > :13:23.was working against the rest of the party.
:13:24. > :13:25.Among grassroots members here in Lancaster, Mr Corbyn's
:13:26. > :13:33.It's not that Jeremy Corbyn's out of touch with the Labour Party
:13:34. > :13:35.or the electorate, it's the fact that these MPs who have resigned
:13:36. > :13:37.are actually out of touch with the Labour Party
:13:38. > :13:40.He's here to stay, and I really hope that we all get together,
:13:41. > :13:46.a vote of confidence Jeremy Corbyn could lose.
:13:47. > :13:49.A challenge looks inevitable, but Team Corbyn are talking of winning.
:13:50. > :13:53.And then, as one of them put it, making the rebels' worst
:13:54. > :13:57.More power for ordinary members, allowing local parties to sack
:13:58. > :14:03.Outside, people may feel they have bigger worries,
:14:04. > :14:06.but this is a fight only one side can win.
:14:07. > :14:09.The others face being carted off to irrelevance,
:14:10. > :14:17.In a moment, we'll get the latest from our Political Editor Laura
:14:18. > :14:19.Kuenssberg in Westminster, but first, let's go to our
:14:20. > :14:22.correspondent Jenny Hill in Berlin, where the leaders of Germany,
:14:23. > :14:25.France and Italy are meeting to discuss their response
:14:26. > :14:42.Have we got a better idea on how EU leaders are going to deal with this?
:14:43. > :14:45.Officially today, the language was conciliatory, the three leaders said
:14:46. > :14:50.in effect they are in limbo, there is not much they can do, not even
:14:51. > :14:55.start informal talks with Downing Street until it triggers Article 50,
:14:56. > :14:59.the mechanism by which Britain begins to negotiate its way out of
:15:00. > :15:03.the EU. Angela Merkel has said she understands the British Government
:15:04. > :15:07.may need some time to analyse its current situation. But don't be
:15:08. > :15:10.fooled by the gentle tone. The indication we are getting here from
:15:11. > :15:14.senior MPs is that Germany at least is planning to come down pretty hard
:15:15. > :15:21.on Britain. There is a reason for that. There is a widespread fear
:15:22. > :15:24.here that any concessions to the UK could encourage other Eurosceptic
:15:25. > :15:29.member states to head for the exit door. I think that fear is perhaps
:15:30. > :15:32.what partially brought those three leaders here today, the leaders of
:15:33. > :15:36.France, Germany and Italy. They have got different ideas about how they
:15:37. > :15:41.would like to deal with Britain and how they see Europe's future without
:15:42. > :15:43.it. Today, we saw them here during those talks in an almost convincing
:15:44. > :15:48.display of unity. Laura, an extraordinary
:15:49. > :16:01.day in Westminster. That's right. At the moment, when it
:16:02. > :16:06.feels the country risks skidding on the ice, and at the moment when the
:16:07. > :16:09.public might want to see strong, solid leadership, it is in short
:16:10. > :16:13.supply. On the Tory side, what we are starting to see is rival
:16:14. > :16:18.contenders for the leadership size each other up. They have to decide
:16:19. > :16:21.who will actually run to be our next Prime Minister in the next couple of
:16:22. > :16:26.days. On the Labour side, you have a leader who is refusing to budge,
:16:27. > :16:30.despite the fact that nearly 40 - yes, 40 - of his senior team have
:16:31. > :16:35.gone public to say he is not up to the job. And just down the road from
:16:36. > :16:40.me, you have 1,000 left-wing demonstrators saying that Corbyn has
:16:41. > :16:44.to stay. Inside the Houses of Parliament, MPs are shouting at each
:16:45. > :16:49.other with them calling on Jeremy Corbyn to go and to go quickly.
:16:50. > :16:54.Right at this moment, the biggest political junction we have seen for
:16:55. > :16:58.decades, we have the party of Government on the hunt for a new
:16:59. > :17:02.political leader and the main party of opposition, whose job it is to
:17:03. > :17:07.hold them to account, with a leader who many of his MPs believes
:17:08. > :17:10.authority has gone missing. Laura, Jenny, thank you both.
:17:11. > :17:17.David Cameron tells MPs it's now time to implement the EU referendum
:17:18. > :17:24.And still to come - aces trump British wildcard
:17:25. > :17:31.James Ward as Novak Djokovic begins the defence of his Wimbledon title.
:17:32. > :17:32.In sport, England prepare for their biggest match
:17:33. > :17:37.Beat Iceland tonight, and Roy Hodgson's side will face
:17:38. > :17:55.Politicians, from all sides, have condemned an apparent upsurge
:17:56. > :17:58.in cases of racism directed at migrants, following
:17:59. > :18:03.David Cameron said the Government would not "tolerate intolerence".
:18:04. > :18:06.A national online police site has seen a 57% increase in hate crimes,
:18:07. > :18:09.since last week's vote - compared to last month -
:18:10. > :18:13.although the numbers of cases overall are still said to be small.
:18:14. > :18:17.Our home affairs correspondent, Dominic Casciani, reports.
:18:18. > :18:21.An 11-year-old boy who found a message of hate.
:18:22. > :18:24.This is one of the cards that Matthaus found on his way to school
:18:25. > :18:26.on Friday just hours after the referendum
:18:27. > :18:31.He is Polish and has been living with his family
:18:32. > :18:37.His father Tomek works long hours in a local factory,
:18:38. > :18:40.so how did they feel when they read the card?
:18:41. > :18:46.That's rude because I'm Polish and...
:18:47. > :18:55.It's horrible because I live in this country, pay taxes, pay everything,
:18:56. > :19:03.My home is now in this country, not Poland.
:19:04. > :19:07.My neighbours are Polish, they are lovely, they don't
:19:08. > :19:10.deserve something like that through the door.
:19:11. > :19:13.It's not that I don't agree with it but there
:19:14. > :19:20.The referendum was about the big questions and for many voters
:19:21. > :19:23.that was about who controls immigration, but for a minority
:19:24. > :19:28.that was an excuse to play on fears and encourage hate.
:19:29. > :19:31.Graffiti on the Polish Cultural Centre in London,
:19:32. > :19:34.another example of the hate many Poles predicted the
:19:35. > :19:39.The campaign unleashed a lot of negative things towards Poles
:19:40. > :19:41.in the UK and London, despite the massive economic
:19:42. > :19:44.contribution they have to the British economy,
:19:45. > :19:46.so there's a lot of worry in the community about the fact
:19:47. > :19:49.that these sort of attacks may get repeated in the next
:19:50. > :19:53.Police chiefs say that since Friday there has been a 57% rise
:19:54. > :19:57.in the hate crimes reported to a national hotline in England,
:19:58. > :20:01.Wales and Northern Ireland compared with the same three days last month,
:20:02. > :20:03.but the overall figures are still relatively small,
:20:04. > :20:10.Yet social media has been awash with claims of racist incidents.
:20:11. > :20:13.A patient in hospital insulting a Sikh member of staff,
:20:14. > :20:20.a white supremacist taunt and many reports of Muslims being abused.
:20:21. > :20:23.The question now is whether this incident was a blip,
:20:24. > :20:26.police have seen similar spikes amid moments of national tension,
:20:27. > :20:30.or is it a sign of a more worrying long-term trend?
:20:31. > :20:37.One of the founder members of the controversial
:20:38. > :20:39.Paedophile Information Exchange - set up in the 1970s
:20:40. > :20:41.to campaign for a lowering of the age of consent -
:20:42. > :20:43.has been jailed for sexually abusing teenage boys.
:20:44. > :20:47.Douglas Slade was found guilty of multiple serious sexual assaults
:20:48. > :20:51.against teenagers in Bristol, as Dan Johnson reports.
:20:52. > :20:55.Under arrest and being deported from the Philippines,
:20:56. > :21:00.Douglas Slade finally forced to answer for his abuse in Britain.
:21:01. > :21:04.He showed me what I thought was affection.
:21:05. > :21:07.Robert was a runaway 15-year-old needing somewhere to stay.
:21:08. > :21:14.He invited me up to what he called the captain's cabin
:21:15. > :21:21.In all, five men recalled how as boys they were offered days out
:21:22. > :21:30.The court heard he ran a paedophile helpline offering advice to other
:21:31. > :21:34.men, and boys were passed around, too.
:21:35. > :21:37.On the right is Slade's friend, Christopher Skeaping.
:21:38. > :21:40.He was found guilty of indecent assault.
:21:41. > :21:44.And look at this, Slade and Skeaping exposed 40 years ago.
:21:45. > :21:48.In a recent police interview Slade was asked about a group called
:21:49. > :21:54.At that time, I didn't know what a paedophile was.
:21:55. > :21:56.I thought it was somebody that rode a bike.
:21:57. > :22:00.I mean, they talked about changing the law and reducing
:22:01. > :22:11.He was repeatedly accused of molesting children
:22:12. > :22:19.He openly boasted about paying officials to drop charges.
:22:20. > :22:21.These men have made a career out of it.
:22:22. > :22:24.They have been doing it for their lives and how they have
:22:25. > :22:29.They have taken away an innocence that is not an adult's to take away.
:22:30. > :22:31.Other victims gave statements to the court.
:22:32. > :22:36.One wrote: "He is an evil coward who has shown no remorse."
:22:37. > :22:39.Another said: "Slade's actions will go with me to the grave."
:22:40. > :22:44.50 years of abuse have at last caught up with Douglas Slade.
:22:45. > :22:47.He will be sentenced for his crimes on Friday.
:22:48. > :22:51.Dan Johnson, BBC News, at Bristol Crown Court.
:22:52. > :22:56.Two children remain in a serious condition in hospital
:22:57. > :22:58.after yesterday's rollercoaster crash at a theme park in Motherwell.
:22:59. > :23:02.A 12-year-old boy has chest, abdominal and leg injuries
:23:03. > :23:06.and an 11-year-old boy suffered serious arm and hand injuries.
:23:07. > :23:09.In total, six others remain in hospital.
:23:10. > :23:13.The M Park remains closed whilst police and health and safety
:23:14. > :23:19.Well, in just over half an hour's time, England expects
:23:20. > :23:22.as Roy Hodgson's team take on Iceland for a place
:23:23. > :23:35.Our sports editor, Dan Roan, is there for us this evening.
:23:36. > :23:41.There is no doubt that we have reached the business end of Euro
:23:42. > :23:46.2016. The holders, Spain, were knocked out in the last hour by
:23:47. > :23:49.Italy, 2-0 the score. There is a huge amount of at stake now for
:23:50. > :23:54.these England players you can see behind me. They are seeking their
:23:55. > :23:59.first knockout win in a major tournament in ten years. There is
:24:00. > :24:04.also a lot riding on this for the manager as well. It is simple - if
:24:05. > :24:08.England lose, he will be out of a job if the unthinkable happens
:24:09. > :24:16.against a team who are the smallest nation ever to reach a major
:24:17. > :24:20.competition. Iceland are unbeaten here and they have great
:24:21. > :24:25.organisation, a great team spirit and 30,000 travelling fans in
:24:26. > :24:29.support that equate to 10% of the entire population of that country.
:24:30. > :24:36.England should be confident, they should win, but all the pressure is
:24:37. > :24:40.on them. They have brought back in Raheem Sterling, he is back in, one
:24:41. > :24:47.of six changes that Roy Hodgson has made for the second game in a row.
:24:48. > :24:51.They are seeking the goals that have so far eluded them. If they can
:24:52. > :24:54.score and win, they be in the quarterfinals, alongside Wales and
:24:55. > :24:55.they will look forward to a tie against France later this week, the
:24:56. > :24:58.hosts. Thank you. Wimbledon got under way today
:24:59. > :25:00.but with Andy Murray not playing until until tomorrow it was chance
:25:01. > :25:02.for Britain's other Eight in all were in action,
:25:03. > :25:07.including James Ward, who faced the daunting prospect
:25:08. > :25:10.of playing the defending champion Joe Wilson reports from
:25:11. > :25:15.the All England Club. Enter the invincible,
:25:16. > :25:18.well when it is Novak Djokovic mere defending champion
:25:19. > :25:21.doesn't seem enough. From first berry to the last
:25:22. > :25:24.straw, he is expected First set, a bagel,
:25:25. > :25:28.the tennis term for a zero, Second set, 40 minutes on court,
:25:29. > :25:40.and Ward won a game. Don't sit down, next game Ward broke
:25:41. > :25:42.the Djokovic serve, took him all the way
:25:43. > :25:47.to a tie-break which Djokovic won. And Ward lost in three sets
:25:48. > :25:49.but he kept the match on court for over two hours,
:25:50. > :25:52.gave Djokovic a challenge, and not In total, there were eight British
:25:53. > :25:59.singles players in action for the crowd to enjoy
:26:00. > :26:02.on the first day of Wimbledon. Kyle Edmund, British number three,
:26:03. > :26:08.lost in three, to a Frenchman ranked Naomi Broady, gone in straight sets
:26:09. > :26:16.to a higher ranked Marcus Willis, world
:26:17. > :26:26.ranking 772, on fire. "Shoes off if you love Willis"
:26:27. > :26:34.they sang, soulfully. Last year, Willis
:26:35. > :26:37.almost quit tennis. Next round he could play Federer,
:26:38. > :26:42.if they let him go. Time for a look at the weather
:26:43. > :26:57.with Louise Lear. Not a bad start for Wimbledon. Not a
:26:58. > :27:00.bad start for most of us. Just take a look at Weston-super-Mare this
:27:01. > :27:05.afternoon. Hardly a cloud in the sky. It is a changeable story. There
:27:06. > :27:09.will be some sunshine, but from Thursday, it will feel fresher and
:27:10. > :27:13.there will be some rain at times. This has been the story today, just
:27:14. > :27:16.a peppering of cloud, particularly the further north and west you go.
:27:17. > :27:21.That's brought a scattering of showers. Chiefly along west-facing
:27:22. > :27:24.coasts of Scotland, but we could see one or two sharper ones into
:27:25. > :27:30.north-west England over the next hour or so. Those showers may keep
:27:31. > :27:34.going here overnight. It will be a fresher night to come before the
:27:35. > :27:39.rain arrives into the south-west. After a dry start, across central
:27:40. > :27:43.and eastern areas, the rain moves in to the south-west. Some of it will
:27:44. > :27:48.be heavy during the early morning rush hour.
:27:49. > :27:51.It will be fairly showery in nature across Scotland and Northern
:27:52. > :27:57.Ireland. Temperatures a bit more subdued. A similar story for
:27:58. > :28:01.Northern England. The rain will be heavy and persistent across central
:28:02. > :28:05.and southern areas of Wales. It won't arrive in the London area
:28:06. > :28:10.until the early evening rush hour. At the same time, it will brighten
:28:11. > :28:14.up down to the south-west. That does mean there is a potential for some
:28:15. > :28:18.rain to interrupt play on the outer courts at Wimbledon through the
:28:19. > :28:22.latter stages of tomorrow. It rattles away quickly, that rain. A
:28:23. > :28:27.chilly start to Wednesday morning, but almost a repeat performance. Dry
:28:28. > :28:31.and sunny in the east before the rain moves in to the south and west.
:28:32. > :28:38.Some of it heavy and persistent and a fresher feel in the north.
:28:39. > :28:40.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me,
:28:41. > :28:44.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.