:00:00. > :00:09.The pound takes another beating as uncertainty around Brexit leads
:00:10. > :00:14.to lower expectations for the UK economy.
:00:15. > :00:17.Sterling has now lost nearly a fifth of its value against the dollar
:00:18. > :00:29.The weakness in the pound is really a sign that investors do not have
:00:30. > :00:32.confidence in a post Brexit UK economic outlook. They think Brexit
:00:33. > :00:35.will be very negative for the UK economy.
:00:36. > :00:38.If it's been such a tough day for the pound why did the stock
:00:39. > :00:44.A crisis in care, a new warning from the health regulator about provision
:00:45. > :00:59.Bailey Gwynne, the schoolboy killed in a lunchtime
:01:00. > :01:02.a review says his death might have been avoided.
:01:03. > :01:04.Samsung pulls the plug on its Galaxy Note 7 -
:01:05. > :01:06.customers are told to stop using the smartphone.
:01:07. > :01:09.And a first for the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate makes a solo
:01:10. > :01:13.And coming up in Sportsday later in the hour on BBC News.
:01:14. > :01:15.Southgate's Slovenian switch, will dropping Wayne Rooney pay off
:01:16. > :01:48.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:01:49. > :01:51.The pound has taken another big hit today, its value is down again,
:01:52. > :01:53.continuing the fall that began after the EU referendum.
:01:54. > :01:56.Uncertainty about what Brexit will mean has fuelled sterling's slide.
:01:57. > :01:58.But a weaker pound means British exports become cheaper -
:01:59. > :02:00.and that was reflected in the stock market,
:02:01. > :02:02.with the one hundred share index hitting
:02:03. > :02:08.Our Economics Editor Kamal Ahmed reports.
:02:09. > :02:13.He looks at why a fall in the pound matters.
:02:14. > :02:20.They are some of Britain's best businesses and today good news for
:02:21. > :02:25.them as the stock market hit record highs driven by strong exports
:02:26. > :02:28.thanks to a weaker pound and a bonus to international businesses, if you
:02:29. > :02:34.earn profits in dollars it is cashing in time. But a warning, this
:02:35. > :02:39.doesn't mark some turnaround for the UK economy. It does look good but is
:02:40. > :02:42.not a vote of confidence in the UK economy, that's because the FTSE 100
:02:43. > :02:47.is mostly comprised of multinational companies that do business abroad.
:02:48. > :02:55.Also given the currency fall we've seen since the referendum the
:02:56. > :02:58.revenues of those companies, when you translate it into sterling, look
:02:59. > :03:01.very good, but is where the FTSE is rising. On referendum night it was
:03:02. > :03:06.the governor of the Bank of England to steady nerves. Some volatility
:03:07. > :03:12.can be expected as the process unfolds. Amid the uncertainty one
:03:13. > :03:17.thing happened, sterling fell by 11%, a fundamental market judgment
:03:18. > :03:22.on the risk to the UK economy. The weakness in the pound is a sign that
:03:23. > :03:26.investors don't have confidence in a post Brexit UK economic outlook,
:03:27. > :03:30.they think it will be negative in the UK economy and GDP could
:03:31. > :03:34.contract. Certainly it has been a rocky ride for the pound, this is
:03:35. > :03:39.the beginning of the month when the pound was valued at $1 30 but began
:03:40. > :03:44.to fall after Theresa May suggested that Britain would not only leave
:03:45. > :03:50.the EU but the EU free market as well which many economists see as a
:03:51. > :03:54.poor option. Then on Friday the Flash crashed down to $1 14 as
:03:55. > :03:59.automatic computer trading drove down the price. Since then what is
:04:00. > :04:04.striking is the high levels of volatility. There is still real
:04:05. > :04:08.uncertainty in the markets. The pound has fallen almost one fifth
:04:09. > :04:22.since the referendum to around $1 22. The effects will be widespread.
:04:23. > :04:26.We do think inflation starts to pick up from here, particularly next year
:04:27. > :04:29.and if peoples incomes are not rising at the same rate that is
:04:30. > :04:32.hitting real income and that could slow spending which is key to the UK
:04:33. > :04:34.economy. So some bad effects, higher fuel and food prices could be on the
:04:35. > :04:37.way and some good effects, luxury tourist markets in the UK are
:04:38. > :04:37.booming, the falling pound the markets commentary on the
:04:38. > :04:50.uncertainties of Brexit. Kamal, you have explained why we
:04:51. > :04:54.have a higher stock market and a lower pound, what of the economy as
:04:55. > :05:00.a whole? It can seem confusing to have both things at the same time. A
:05:01. > :05:04.short-term and long-term effect, in the short-term decline in the pound
:05:05. > :05:07.is a stimulation to the economy because all exports its much better
:05:08. > :05:10.and if imports become more expensive that is good for British
:05:11. > :05:14.manufacturers, who can start winning on price. So in the in the
:05:15. > :05:22.short-term the stock market is reflecting the stimulus that a lower
:05:23. > :05:24.pound brings. But in the long-term investors are making it clear that
:05:25. > :05:28.they lack confidence in where the UK economy is going. And a lot of that
:05:29. > :05:33.issue is around the Brexit referendum and which way the UK
:05:34. > :05:37.economy is going. I think the key will be for the government to give
:05:38. > :05:41.reassurance about the direction of travel and also to say that they are
:05:42. > :05:46.able to tackle the big issue which will be information. Because as soon
:05:47. > :05:49.as prices start rising that is when sterling becomes a political issue
:05:50. > :05:55.because the public start feeling that they are worse off and that
:05:56. > :05:59.very quickly plays into the polls in the UK. Thank you very much, Kamal.
:06:00. > :06:01.There's a stark warning tonight about the future
:06:02. > :06:04.Evidence gathered by the health regulator
:06:05. > :06:06.and seen by the BBC raises serious concerns
:06:07. > :06:09.about the impact of budget cuts on the quality of care for elderly
:06:10. > :06:13.The rate at which care homes are closing is rising,
:06:14. > :06:16.with some providers saying they can no longer make money.
:06:17. > :06:23.Our Social Affairs Correspondent Alison Holt reports.
:06:24. > :06:30.Open the door. Betty Smith is in her 80s and needs help to stay in her
:06:31. > :06:36.home safely. This is supported staff which means there are care staff on
:06:37. > :06:42.hand to help. It's more happiness, the people come in and you meet
:06:43. > :06:45.them. Knowing that the same well-trained staff will be the HD is
:06:46. > :06:51.important to Betty and many others who need care. The not-for-profit
:06:52. > :06:56.company that runs these flats used to be a major provider of home care
:06:57. > :06:59.to local councils but it has pulled out of those local contracts because
:07:00. > :07:04.it says it simply is not paid enough to do the job properly. We want to
:07:05. > :07:07.provide care with stuff that I well-trained, well equipped and
:07:08. > :07:12.providing the right quality of service. Without the right funding
:07:13. > :07:15.that becomes very difficult. The regulator, the Care Quality
:07:16. > :07:20.Commission, monitors the finances of some of the logic companies. In an
:07:21. > :07:25.analysis is seen by the BBC it is the handing back of cancelled
:07:26. > :07:29.contracts demonstrates the fragility of the care market, with council
:07:30. > :07:34.budgets squeezed it asks at what point will this adversely impact on
:07:35. > :07:37.the quality of service? And that is what worries Cheryl, who used to
:07:38. > :07:43.work as a home carer for another company. Sometimes the care is
:07:44. > :07:49.rushed and the person is not properly looked after. It takes away
:07:50. > :07:56.their dignity. The CQC analysis also says the pace of closures among the
:07:57. > :07:59.care homes in England is increasing and it highlights the ongoing
:08:00. > :08:04.struggle to find and keep the right stuff. In the last year, this home
:08:05. > :08:09.in Oxfordshire has stopped providing nursing care. The first challenge is
:08:10. > :08:13.the lack of nurses, how difficult they are to recruit, internationally
:08:14. > :08:17.as well as domestically. And also the difference between what the
:08:18. > :08:23.local authorities play and the real cost of care. The charity that runs
:08:24. > :08:26.the home was having to fund the roughly ?300 a week difference
:08:27. > :08:31.between what the council paid for each person in the actual cost.
:08:32. > :08:37.There is increasing evidence of a serious knock on effect that the
:08:38. > :08:41.problems faced by adult social care is having elsewhere. For instance
:08:42. > :08:45.since they made the decision to no longer offer nursing care here it
:08:46. > :08:51.has meant that the NHS has added to provide more district nurses to see
:08:52. > :08:56.residents. What we do know is that if we continue to reduce funding
:08:57. > :09:00.available for the broad range of public services, that leads to
:09:01. > :09:05.increased demands on the National Health Service, demands that the NHS
:09:06. > :09:10.is not well equipped to meet. Care is funded differently in each of the
:09:11. > :09:13.UK nations. In a statement the CQC says in England most adult care is
:09:14. > :09:18.good or outstanding. The government says more money is being put into
:09:19. > :09:20.the care of older and disabled people. Alison Holt, BBC News.
:09:21. > :09:23.The fatal stabbing of a pupil at a school in Aberdeen
:09:24. > :09:25.could have been avoided, if teachers had been told
:09:26. > :09:32.That's the conclusion of an inquiry following the death of 16-year-old
:09:33. > :09:35.He was killed by another pupil at Cults Academy during
:09:36. > :09:40.Our correspondent Chris Buckler is in Aberdeen.
:09:41. > :09:49.Chris? George, as you say, it is almost exactly one year since Bailey
:09:50. > :09:53.Gwynne was killed. A day that will mark a difficult anniversary both
:09:54. > :09:56.for his family and this school. Today's report into his death course
:09:57. > :10:01.of the Scottish Government to give more powers for teachers to allow
:10:02. > :10:06.them to search pupils and it is now clear that they were students who
:10:07. > :10:10.saw the boy who killed Bailey with weapons and one occasion, two years
:10:11. > :10:13.before this stabbing it was even to teachers.
:10:14. > :10:19.In what should have been the sanctuary of this school tree has
:10:20. > :10:23.been dedicated to remember Bailey Gwynne, the pupil stabbed to death
:10:24. > :10:27.when he should have been saved during a lunchtime fight about a
:10:28. > :10:32.biscuit. I think it affected everybody in school, whether his
:10:33. > :10:37.close mates all someone who had just seen in the corridor. Bailey was
:10:38. > :10:42.attacked by another pupil who carried a knife and knuckle-dusters
:10:43. > :10:45.into the classrooms of Cults Academy. Today's report says that
:10:46. > :10:49.the attack by the boy, who cannot be named because of his age resulted
:10:50. > :10:54.from a spontaneous conflict that could not have been predicted or
:10:55. > :10:58.averted on the day. But it makes clear that the stabbing was
:10:59. > :11:03.potentially predictable and avoidable if those who knew that the
:11:04. > :11:07.attacker carried weapons into school had reported it to staff. But it
:11:08. > :11:11.became clear, during a news conference today that, although it
:11:12. > :11:15.was not contained in the limited part of the report made public, that
:11:16. > :11:22.on one occasion there had been a warning. The headteacher was alerted
:11:23. > :11:30.that he was carrying a weapon on a bus, and I have considered that and
:11:31. > :11:35.I thought she acted swiftly and appropriately but she found nothing.
:11:36. > :11:42.I suppose the point was that it was a red flag? It was a red flag. It
:11:43. > :11:47.makes it important so why was it not in the summary? It has a
:11:48. > :11:50.recommendation from the report. Those recommendations include giving
:11:51. > :11:54.senior staff in schools in Scotland the ability to search pupils even
:11:55. > :11:58.without their consent. Senior teachers in other parts of the UK
:11:59. > :12:03.already have the right to conduct such searches. The report also calls
:12:04. > :12:09.for a dedicated strategy to tackle knife crime in schools. There was a
:12:10. > :12:15.scheme in recent years. But Aberdeen City Council chose not to take part
:12:16. > :12:18.in it. The loss of any child is completely regrettable. Of course we
:12:19. > :12:23.will work as hard and tirelessly as we can to make sure such a tragedy
:12:24. > :12:28.doesn't ever happen again. That loss is felt most at Bailey Gwynne's
:12:29. > :12:32.school and within his family. To them, he was not the subject of a
:12:33. > :12:34.report, he was their friend and their child. Chris Buckler, BBC
:12:35. > :12:36.News, Aberdeen. Workers at troubled Southern Railway
:12:37. > :12:39.have begun a three-day strike as part of their long-running
:12:40. > :12:41.dispute over the role of guards. The company says they're running
:12:42. > :12:44.around 60% of services. A further 11 days of strikes
:12:45. > :12:47.by members of the RMT union A court has heard that a 15-year-old
:12:48. > :12:54.girl accused of murdering a mother police she and her co-accused tried
:12:55. > :12:59.twice before to kill them. Elizabeth Edwards and her
:13:00. > :13:03.daughter Katie were found The teenager denies murder,
:13:04. > :13:09.but admits manslaughter. A 15-year-old boy has already
:13:10. > :13:14.pleaded guilty to murder. The Foreign Secretary,
:13:15. > :13:16.Boris Johnson, has taken the unusual step of calling for anti-war
:13:17. > :13:18.campaigners to protest outside He made the comments
:13:19. > :13:23.during a parliamentary debate on the bombing of Aleppo in Syria,
:13:24. > :13:26.in which Russian warplanes have Our diplomatic correspondent,
:13:27. > :13:41.James Landale, reports. Another little girl pulled from the
:13:42. > :13:47.rubble of eastern Aleppo. Another child left orphaned by a war that
:13:48. > :13:52.has devastated so many lives. Today Russian warplanes resumed their
:13:53. > :13:57.bombing of rebel held districts. A bloody campaign that MPs debated the
:13:58. > :14:01.first time in months. Are we so coward, so poleaxed by recent
:14:02. > :14:08.history in Iraq and Afghanistan that we are now incapable of taking
:14:09. > :14:13.action? All the international hand-wringing after Rwanda, Bosnia,
:14:14. > :14:19.Srebrenica, when we said never again, was it just hot air? These
:14:20. > :14:23.pictures makers want to close our eyes and turn from the horror but we
:14:24. > :14:28.cannot turn our backs on the greatest crime of this century.
:14:29. > :14:33.Listening to the first time in his new job was Foreign Secretary Boris
:14:34. > :14:36.Johnson. He tore into Russia, calling for fresh sanctions and
:14:37. > :14:41.demonstrations outside Russian embassies. If Russia continues in
:14:42. > :14:47.its current path I believe that great country is in danger of
:14:48. > :14:51.becoming a pariah nation. If President Putin 's strategy is to
:14:52. > :14:56.restore the greatness and the glory of Russia then I believe he will see
:14:57. > :15:01.his ambition turned to ashes. So what options did MPs suggest? Some
:15:02. > :15:05.called for a no-fly zone over Aleppo but that would involve the West
:15:06. > :15:09.being prepared to destroy Russian and Syrian warplanes and their
:15:10. > :15:13.defences. Some called for more aid to be dropped by playing but this
:15:14. > :15:17.can often land in the wrong place and others called for yet more
:15:18. > :15:22.diplomacy and if that failed more economic sanctions. We do need to
:15:23. > :15:27.explore no-fly and no bombing zones, we do need to look at the question
:15:28. > :15:34.of airdrops. What people in severe need is bread, not bombs. Any war
:15:35. > :15:37.crimes by air forces will be logged. In a multilayered multifaceted civil
:15:38. > :15:43.War like Syria the last thing we need is more parties bombing. So the
:15:44. > :15:47.mood of the House of Commons was clear, the West should do more to
:15:48. > :15:50.confront Russia and the Syrian government, potentially even with
:15:51. > :15:54.the use of military force. But the Foreign Secretary was much more
:15:55. > :15:58.cautious, warning that the consequences of no-fly zones would
:15:59. > :16:02.have to be thought through very, very carefully. For the people
:16:03. > :16:06.living in the ruins of Aleppo what matters is not the words of Western
:16:07. > :16:09.policymakers but and end to the violence. And there's no sign of
:16:10. > :16:13.that coming soon. James Langdale, BBC News.
:16:14. > :16:17.The pound suffers another fall in value today -
:16:18. > :16:19.uncertainty over Brexit is blamed for the continuing slide.
:16:20. > :16:24.Now, Donald Trump attacks key figures in his own party.
:16:25. > :16:40.Coming up in Sportsday in the next 15 minutes on BBC News.
:16:41. > :16:42.The latest from Hong Kong with the British Number One,
:16:43. > :16:51.Johanna Konta, looking to push further up the world rankings.
:16:52. > :16:55.The mobile phone manufacturer, Samsung, has permanently halted
:16:56. > :16:58.production of its latest smartphone because of safety concerns.
:16:59. > :17:02.It's told customers who have the Galaxy 7 device to stop
:17:03. > :17:04.using it after reports they've been catching fire.
:17:05. > :17:06.A previous attempt to fix the problem wasn't successful,
:17:07. > :17:14.as our technology correspondent, Rory Cellan Jones, reports.
:17:15. > :17:21.It was the latest version of Samsung's giant smartphone and it
:17:22. > :17:28.won rave reviews, but then this happened. In a fast-food restaurant
:17:29. > :17:33.in South Korea a phone is on fire, one of several incidents over the
:17:34. > :17:37.last 10 days. These all involved replacement Note 7's, sent out after
:17:38. > :17:41.the first overheating issues emerged. Now, Samsung has admitted
:17:42. > :17:45.defeat, halting production and sales of the phone. Customers have been
:17:46. > :17:49.told to turn them off and return them to stores. In London this
:17:50. > :17:55.morning, this man, who bought previous versions of the Note, was
:17:56. > :18:00.disappointed. I pre-ordered the Note 7 in mid-September I got it the day
:18:01. > :18:05.it came out. I was really excited. I loved the phone. I was told to send
:18:06. > :18:08.it back. I got my replace am and was perfectly happy with it and
:18:09. > :18:13.heartbroken to have to take my new phone in and hand it back. Samsung
:18:14. > :18:17.broke new ground with the Note proving there was an appetite for
:18:18. > :18:20.much bigger phones. It hoped its latest version would be the
:18:21. > :18:24.best-selling yet. Now though it's clear that the Note 7 isn't coming
:18:25. > :18:31.back. The company must concentrate on limiting the damage to its whole
:18:32. > :18:37.brand. Shares in the company fell sharply, wiping billions of its
:18:38. > :18:44.value as investors worried that the reputation of its other products
:18:45. > :18:48.must suffer. Samsung is ept respected as being technologically
:18:49. > :18:52.excellent and great function Ali. When that basis of trust is damaged.
:18:53. > :18:54.That is what they need to recover from. That will be the test on
:18:55. > :18:59.whether or not they are able to recover some of the value they are
:19:00. > :19:04.losing by the day. This incident is the most serious so far, Samsung
:19:05. > :19:11.isn't alone in seeing smartphone batteries overheat. The reason for
:19:12. > :19:14.the that modern smartphones are powerful computers. They use a lot
:19:15. > :19:17.of energy to make those wonderful things work. That energy could be
:19:18. > :19:21.dangerous if it's released quickly. In certain circumstances that can.
:19:22. > :19:26.Ha. That is just the problem. We want more and more from our phones,
:19:27. > :19:29.but as Samsung found to its cost, the one thing we demand above all
:19:30. > :19:35.others is that they are safe. In the American election,
:19:36. > :19:38.Donald Trump has now turned his fire on one of the most senior figures
:19:39. > :19:41.in his own party - the Republicans. In a series of tweets
:19:42. > :19:44.he called Paul Ryan - the most senior elected Republican -
:19:45. > :19:46."weak and ineffective." It comes after Mr Ryan's refusal
:19:47. > :19:49.to campaign for Donald Trump. Our North America editor,
:19:50. > :19:58.Jon Sopel, is on Capitol Hill. You would have thought Donald Trump
:19:59. > :20:02.has got enough fighting off Hillary Clinton without picking a fight with
:20:03. > :20:05.someone in his own party? It's four weeks to go until polling day,
:20:06. > :20:10.Donald Trump opened up a new fight. You always know when Donald Trump is
:20:11. > :20:16.in a rage. It doesn't come as a single tweet, it comes as a torrent
:20:17. > :20:20.of tweets. The one accusing Paul Ryan of being weak and divisive and
:20:21. > :20:25.the Republicans were disloyal, "they're coming at me from all
:20:26. > :20:29.sides." He says the Democrats are more loyal to their leadership than
:20:30. > :20:32.the Republicans are. This interesting tweet, "it's so nice the
:20:33. > :20:37.shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way
:20:38. > :20:42.I want to." In other words, infect, Donald Trump is now fighting as an
:20:43. > :20:46.independent and betting that the American people feel more loyalty
:20:47. > :20:51.towards him than they do towards the Republican Party. That is quite a
:20:52. > :20:54.gamble when he is lagging so far behind in the polls and who knows
:20:55. > :21:01.what this latest Twitter storm will result in. Thank you, Jon.
:21:02. > :21:04.A brief look at some of the day's other other news stories.
:21:05. > :21:07.The footballer, Ched Evans, has told a court he would not "hurt
:21:08. > :21:11.The Chesterfield striker denies raping a 19-year-old at a hotel
:21:12. > :21:24.He was found guilty in 2012, but the conviction was quashed.
:21:25. > :21:26.The Japanese electronics company Fujitsu has announced it's axing
:21:27. > :21:30.The firm says it wants to streamline its operations as part
:21:31. > :21:32.of a transformation programme and insisted its decision is not
:21:33. > :21:35.linked to Britain's vote to leave the European.
:21:36. > :21:38.A driverless car has had its first public trial in the UK.
:21:39. > :21:40.The electric vehicle successfully completed one mile loops
:21:41. > :21:45.of a pedestrianised zone in Milton Keynes.
:21:46. > :21:52.The cars use laser technology and data from cameras to navigate.
:21:53. > :21:55.Patients are being put off from seeing a doctor
:21:56. > :21:56.because of awkward questions about their symptoms
:21:57. > :22:02.The study from Cancer Research UK says 40% of people found
:22:03. > :22:05.receptionists' questions a barrier to getting treatment.
:22:06. > :22:13.A third were put off visiting their GP because they didn't
:22:14. > :22:17.GPs say receptionists help people get the correct diagnosis,
:22:18. > :22:20.but critics say that finding out what's wrong with you should be
:22:21. > :22:30.First line of your address. Another busy day on reception. This surgery
:22:31. > :22:35.in Somerset has 9,000 patients. There we go... Debbie is the first
:22:36. > :22:38.person they deal with. Can you give me a brief indication to the
:22:39. > :22:41.problems? Staff here have been praised for the way they deal with
:22:42. > :22:46.the public, but it's not the same everywhere. How can I help? I like
:22:47. > :22:50.to think we treat people as we would like to be treated. It's a difficult
:22:51. > :22:53.task sometimes. It can be done with a smile and a little bit of
:22:54. > :23:00.conversation. You can get it done. What do you think makes a good
:23:01. > :23:05.surgery receptionistist? Presently, open, a smile goes a long way. This
:23:06. > :23:10.practice might be getting it right, but research suggests that across
:23:11. > :23:15.the country, 40% of us are not satisfied with our GP's shrinks.
:23:16. > :23:22.They can be cold. It's almost as if they don't... You're kind of wasting
:23:23. > :23:26.their time. If I want to discuss my medical stuff I would prefer to with
:23:27. > :23:30.my doctor, not the shrinks. That seems to be a common view. Today's
:23:31. > :23:35.research claims four out of ten patients are put off visiting their
:23:36. > :23:39.GP because they don't want to disclose their symptoms at
:23:40. > :23:42.reception. Campaigners say it could mean delays in getting serious
:23:43. > :23:46.problems diagnosed. It's a big number and I think it is very
:23:47. > :23:51.important for us to have studies like this to show those kinds of
:23:52. > :23:55.attitudes and show where people might feel more comfortable or less
:23:56. > :23:59.comfortable. That is lovely. You are on the duty doctor list. You will
:24:00. > :24:03.get a call back this morning. At Debbie's practice they have a
:24:04. > :24:07.telephone treeage system to make patients feel more at ease and
:24:08. > :24:11.reduce waiting times. The GPs say that approach helps the
:24:12. > :24:16.whole NHS. If the patient comes in, perceives they are ill, are getting
:24:17. > :24:22.no, we are not going to see you from the doctor surgery, the likelihood
:24:23. > :24:28.is they present at A who have open hours 24-hours a day. A are in
:24:29. > :24:31.chaos, they are swamped. You don't want more patients turning up that
:24:32. > :24:37.should be seen by their GPs. The Government say it is will fund more
:24:38. > :24:39.training to help receptionist be more sensitive to patients needs. --
:24:40. > :24:51.shrinks. -- receptionists. The Duchess of Cambridge has
:24:52. > :24:54.made her first solo overseas trip. She's been in the Netherlands
:24:55. > :24:56.for a day of engagements which included discussions on mental
:24:57. > :24:59.health issues and a visit to see Here's our Royal correspondent,
:25:00. > :25:01.Nicholas Witchell. His report does contain
:25:02. > :25:05.some flashing images. Going solo abroad for the first
:25:06. > :25:08.time. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on a mission of more than
:25:09. > :25:11.usual significance. This is a moment when Britain needs to cultivate
:25:12. > :25:19.friendships in Europe. Britain's links with the Netherlands go back
:25:20. > :25:23.centuries, so when the house of Windsor, represented by Catherine
:25:24. > :25:27.represented by orange, represented by King Willem-Alexander the image
:25:28. > :25:32.was of two European countries of shared history and many shared
:25:33. > :25:37.interests, not the least of which is each is a huge export market for the
:25:38. > :25:41.other of. No-one was crude enough to mention Brexit, that's for the
:25:42. > :25:46.politicians. Theresa May was here yesterday canvassing support from
:25:47. > :25:56.the Dutch Prime Minister. Art is more Catherine's style. She visited
:25:57. > :26:01.The Hague to look at paintings. She was demonstrating the art of soft
:26:02. > :26:06.diplomacy. Visiting a gallery or joining an artwork shop may not be
:26:07. > :26:10.depanneding but the importance of a visit such as this should not be
:26:11. > :26:16.underestimated. Members of the Royal Family do not do politics but do
:26:17. > :26:22.diplomacy of the soft variety promoting Britain's image and
:26:23. > :26:27.reputation abroad. Visits such as this to important European Alice
:26:28. > :26:33.have a new significance. Memo to the he Royal tour organisers, Catherine
:26:34. > :26:37.led the way in the Netherlands, the rest of Europe beckons.
:26:38. > :26:39.Rod Stewart was knighted at Buckingham Palace today
:26:40. > :26:41.in recognition of his services to music and charity.
:26:42. > :26:44.Sir Rod, who's 71, said he'd had a wonderful life and a tremendous
:26:45. > :26:51.career and described his knighthood as a "monumental" honour.
:26:52. > :27:09.We are sailing to somethi wetter this week. Different story to
:27:10. > :27:13.northern and eastern parts, it was certainly not a day for the garden
:27:14. > :27:19.furniture in County Durham. The rain fell here. The cloud that brought
:27:20. > :27:22.that. If you look on the satellite image, it stretches back to scanned
:27:23. > :27:26.neigh ya. More is waiting in the wings and heading our way. We are on
:27:27. > :27:32.the southern flank of this high pressure. Eastern winds will fade
:27:33. > :27:41.that in in the next 24-hours. Rain to eastern parts of the country, one
:27:42. > :27:46.or two spots further west. Not as cold as last night. Shelters areas
:27:47. > :27:50.of the west could get close to a frost and mist and fog patches in
:27:51. > :27:54.the morning. They will clear as the breeze picks up. Eastern Scotland,
:27:55. > :27:59.eastern parts of England, outbreaks of rain here on and off from the
:28:00. > :28:01.morning. Into the afternoon we will see develop from Lincolnshire into
:28:02. > :28:11.the north Midlands. Cooler as the breeze picks up. The
:28:12. > :28:14.breeds will pick up further into Wednesday evening and through
:28:15. > :28:19.Wednesday night. The reason - this area of low pressure across Spain,
:28:20. > :28:23.Portugal and France, nudging closer to our blocked air of high pressure,
:28:24. > :28:27.the closer they get the stronger the wind will be. Breezy day for all on
:28:28. > :28:30.Thursday. Outbreaks of rain toest eastern areas, some making it to the
:28:31. > :28:34.north and west. The best of the sunshine will be across southern
:28:35. > :28:39.parts of the UK. It does feel cooler in the breeze. After a cool start to
:28:40. > :28:42.the week with morning frost and fog the end of the week, more in the way
:28:43. > :28:46.of wind and rain around too. Oh, dear. Thank you very much.
:28:47. > :28:49.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me,
:28:50. > :28:51.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.