:00:00. > :00:08.A furious response from Donald Trump as he lashes out at American
:00:09. > :00:16.More claims surface about contacts between his team and Russia
:00:17. > :00:18.following the resignation of his national security advisor
:00:19. > :00:29.I think it's very very unfair what's happened to General Flynn,
:00:30. > :00:32.the way he was treated and the documents and papers
:00:33. > :00:37.that were illegally - I stress that - illegally leaked.
:00:38. > :00:39.Earlier the President took to twitter to vents his anger
:00:40. > :00:41.as leading Republicans joined calls for an investigation
:00:42. > :00:54.The American people need to understand and we'd need to
:00:55. > :00:57.understand and it needs to be dealt with quickly.
:00:58. > :00:59.We'll have the latest from Washington -
:01:00. > :01:07.where President Trump has also been meeting Israel's Prime Minister.
:01:08. > :01:12.A woman's arrested by Malaysian police after the suspected
:01:13. > :01:14.assassination of the half brother of North Korea's leader.
:01:15. > :01:16.A tough decision for thousands of Tata steelworkers but they agree
:01:17. > :01:21.to take cuts to their pensions for the sake of their jobs.
:01:22. > :01:24.Protests as Church of England bishops prepare to vote on a report
:01:25. > :01:29.that says marriage in church should only be between a man and a woman.
:01:30. > :01:37.The new research which points to risks for professional footballers.
:01:38. > :01:40.And coming up in the sport on BBC News.
:01:41. > :01:42.Can Arsenal get past their point of no return
:01:43. > :01:47.As they attempt to avoid defeat in the round of 16
:01:48. > :02:11.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at 6.
:02:12. > :02:29.We will have the latest from Washington in a moment.
:02:30. > :02:32.Police in Malaysia have arrested a 28 year old woman in connection
:02:33. > :02:34.with the suspected poisoning of the half brother
:02:35. > :02:37.Kim Jong-Nam died yesterday after he was attacked
:02:38. > :02:41.The 45 year old had been critical of his half-brother's regime
:02:42. > :02:43.and was living in exile after being passed over
:02:44. > :02:46.Karishma Vaswani reports from Kuala Lumpur.
:02:47. > :02:49.Is this one of the female assassins who carried out an audacious
:02:50. > :02:56.Malaysian police say a Vietnamese woman has been detained as part
:02:57. > :03:11.They want to find out what happened to this man. The older half brother
:03:12. > :03:15.of the Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, who is believed to have been killed.
:03:16. > :03:22.Details of alleged assassination are murky.
:03:23. > :03:24.What we do know is that between nine and ten o'clock
:03:25. > :03:27.in the morning on Monday, a man believed to be Kim Jong-nam
:03:28. > :03:30.was attacked in this crowded, busy airport.
:03:31. > :03:32.Police say he was accosted by at least one woman
:03:33. > :03:35.who covered his face with a cloth filled with some sort
:03:36. > :03:48.After that, he is thought to have walked over to that information
:03:49. > :03:56.One man who might have wanted Kim Jong-nam dead is the North Korean
:03:57. > :03:59.leader. Today Kim Jong-un took part in a Valley to honour what would
:04:00. > :04:05.have been his father's 75th birthday -- rally. Experts say is in the
:04:06. > :04:10.middle of a surge to get rid of anyone who is a threat to his power,
:04:11. > :04:16.no one is safe, but even his close uncle who was branded a traitor for
:04:17. > :04:19.all ages and executed in 2013. In the small world of politics here
:04:20. > :04:23.maybe it doesn't help him to have him dead, but nevertheless it is a
:04:24. > :04:28.telling reflection on the regime that in 2017 you are still executing
:04:29. > :04:35.possible rival members of the Royal family. It is a habit which England
:04:36. > :04:36.got out of after the Judas. -- chewed.
:04:37. > :04:43.South Korea insists that the man who died was Kim Jong-nam,
:04:44. > :04:45.brutally murdered on the orders of the North Korean regime.
:04:46. > :04:47.TRANSLATION: The government is certainly judging
:04:48. > :04:49.that the murdered person is Kim Jong-nam.
:04:50. > :04:51.Since this case is still being investigated we should wait
:04:52. > :05:01.for details until the Malaysian government makes an announcement.
:05:02. > :05:11.The focus of the investigation will now move to a hospital
:05:12. > :05:14.where a post mortem is being carried out on the body of the man
:05:15. > :05:18.Malaysia says it can't confirm his identity or the cause
:05:19. > :05:20.of death until the postmortem is released, which may not
:05:21. > :05:23.Donald Trump has attacked the US intelligence agencies
:05:24. > :05:26.and the American media over claims that a number of his campaign team
:05:27. > :05:29.were in contact with Russian officials in the run up to last
:05:30. > :05:33.He called it a real scandal that classified information was illegally
:05:34. > :05:35.given out to the media like candy, he said.
:05:36. > :05:38.Yesterday the President's National security advisor resigned over his
:05:39. > :05:45.From Washington here's our North America Editor Jon Sopel.
:05:46. > :05:52.These are not the best of times, not yet for weeks in, his travel ban has
:05:53. > :05:55.been blocked and his national security adviser has been fired, and
:05:56. > :06:00.the questions about his links with Russia are piling up. And when the
:06:01. > :06:10.president is angry, the play Seve Benson is on twitter and blow -- the
:06:11. > :06:20.place he vents is on sweater and boy did he let it go this morning.
:06:21. > :06:34.but on Capitol Hill there is one central concern amongst senior
:06:35. > :06:40.Republicans and Democrats, it is the administration's links to the
:06:41. > :06:46.Russian government. The base issue is getting to the bottom of what the
:06:47. > :06:51.Russian interference was and what the relationship was with associates
:06:52. > :06:54.of the Trump effort and that is the big elephant in the room that has
:06:55. > :07:00.got to be dealt with in the most appropriate way. American need to
:07:01. > :07:04.understand and we need to understand and it needs to be dealt with
:07:05. > :07:08.quickly. In the midst of so much turmoil, friendly face at the White
:07:09. > :07:12.House, the Israeli Prime Minister. At their news Conference you would
:07:13. > :07:18.not have guessed that it was the president who demanded general
:07:19. > :07:22.Flynn's resignation. Papers are being late, this is criminal action,
:07:23. > :07:28.criminal act, and it has been going on for a long time -- being leaked.
:07:29. > :07:31.Before me. But now it is really going on and people are trying to
:07:32. > :07:37.cover up for a terrible loss that the Democrats had under Hillary
:07:38. > :07:42.Clinton. I think it's very unfair what's happened to general flame and
:07:43. > :07:47.the way he was treated at the documents and papers that were
:07:48. > :07:52.illegally, I stress that, in legally leaked, very very unfair. And then
:07:53. > :07:57.on to the Middle East and its key policy question, did America still
:07:58. > :08:00.support a two state solution? I'm looking at two state and one state
:08:01. > :08:07.and I like the one that both art is like. I'm very happy with the one
:08:08. > :08:15.that both parties like. I believe the great opportunity for peace
:08:16. > :08:20.comes from a regional approach, from involving our new-found Arab
:08:21. > :08:26.partners in their pursuit of a broader peace and peace with the
:08:27. > :08:31.Palestinians and I greatly look forward to discussing this in detail
:08:32. > :08:37.with you, Mr President, because I think that if we work together we
:08:38. > :08:41.have a shot. There seems to be more common ground between these two men
:08:42. > :08:43.than the president is enjoying that some of his Republican colleagues.
:08:44. > :08:56.How much pressure is president from under when it comes to Russia? --
:08:57. > :09:00.President Trump. It is hard to avoid the conclusion that this is an
:09:01. > :09:03.administration that is reeling. Donald Trump fan campaigning easy
:09:04. > :09:09.but he is finding governing a good deal more difficult -- found
:09:10. > :09:11.campaigning easy. The White House is understaffed, and there seems to be
:09:12. > :09:16.rival factions within the White House. Donald Trump was complaining
:09:17. > :09:19.about the hostility he is facing from the media, from some of the
:09:20. > :09:23.government agencies that he says I'm leaking against him. You now have
:09:24. > :09:28.Republicans who feel there needs to be an investigation to clear the air
:09:29. > :09:33.over links with Russia. It is all very difficult. One other thing, you
:09:34. > :09:37.might remember there was the controversy about the travel ban.
:09:38. > :09:41.Donald Trump promised last week that we would see a revised executive
:09:42. > :09:47.order on Monday or Tuesday of this week. It is now Wednesday and we
:09:48. > :09:51.have heard nothing about it. And it seems that work at the White House
:09:52. > :10:02.just isn't getting done. Thanks for joining us. As you saw Donald Trump
:10:03. > :10:04.is holding talks with the Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu.
:10:05. > :10:07.Our Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen is here.
:10:08. > :10:16.What did you make of it? They hinted there could be a wider Middle East
:10:17. > :10:21.arrangement because Benjamin Netanyahu said he has new allies,
:10:22. > :10:25.who shared the suspicions of Iran, that is one thing they talked about
:10:26. > :10:33.and emphasise, the hub for a regional pact. -- the hope. How does
:10:34. > :10:38.this affect the relationship with the Palestinians? Benjamin Netanyahu
:10:39. > :10:41.was hoping for a blank cheque am more or less, from Donald Trump, to
:10:42. > :10:46.do what they want, but they haven't got what they want. They had said
:10:47. > :10:51.they have got to make concessions. But certainly Benjamin Netanyahu is
:10:52. > :10:57.hoping this will be a more fruitful relationship than he ever had with
:10:58. > :11:02.President Obama and even with Bill Clinton when he was first Prime
:11:03. > :11:06.Minister. This is about a new start with these countries, but as ever
:11:07. > :11:10.with the Middle East it will be very complex and as for a two state or
:11:11. > :11:13.one state solution, some people think the most likely solution is no
:11:14. > :11:17.solution at all. Thanks for joining us.
:11:18. > :11:19.They've sacrificed their pensions to save their jobs.
:11:20. > :11:21.Thousands of Tata steelworkers in the UK have agreed to move
:11:22. > :11:24.from a final salary pension to a less generous scheme
:11:25. > :11:26.in return for a ?1 billion investment in the company
:11:27. > :11:30.Unions called it a tough decision but the "only viable way"
:11:31. > :11:36.From Port Talbot, here's our Wales Correspondent Sian Lloyd.
:11:37. > :11:42.You've got to play it safe now and again.
:11:43. > :11:44.Not taking any risks in this game but Nigel and Scott Boden say
:11:45. > :11:48.they are taking a chance on the future.
:11:49. > :11:51.The father and son are both steel workers at Tata's Port Talbot
:11:52. > :11:55.plant and voted to accept the company's proposals.
:11:56. > :11:58.Even though Nigel, who has put in 38 years, now thinks he will need
:11:59. > :12:00.to work longer before he can afford to retire.
:12:01. > :12:06.The ballot isn't so much about the pension itself.
:12:07. > :12:09.It's about the future investment, it's about the new pension fund.
:12:10. > :12:19.I think voting yes is saying we want a job.
:12:20. > :12:24.It gives us all a better chance to have a job for the future,
:12:25. > :12:29.It's expected that the company will now move swiftly to replace
:12:30. > :12:32.the old British steel pension with a proposed less generous
:12:33. > :12:34.scheme, and in return, provided the company continues
:12:35. > :12:37.to return a profit, Tata promises to invest ?1 billion
:12:38. > :12:44.To maintain the two blast furnaces at Port Talbot for at least five
:12:45. > :12:45.years, and will try to avoid compulsory redundancies
:12:46. > :12:51.Trade union representatives had somewhat reluctantly recommended
:12:52. > :12:53.that their members should accept this deal.
:12:54. > :12:56.I like to think this is a step in the right direction.
:12:57. > :12:59.I think the workforce understands that.
:13:00. > :13:06.It's been a painful process, a lot of scars need to heal
:13:07. > :13:09.and a lot of bridges need to be built going forward.
:13:10. > :13:11.It's been a turbulent year for workers here
:13:12. > :13:20.The uncertainty during that time has led to a lack of trust.
:13:21. > :13:22.Workers say they are making sacrifices for the future
:13:23. > :13:26.Their new pension arrangements will need to be approved
:13:27. > :13:34.Today's ballot result is not the end of the line.
:13:35. > :13:37.But there's now an expectation from steelworkers that Tata must
:13:38. > :13:45.Wages grew faster than the rate of inflation at the end of 2016,
:13:46. > :13:51.Between October and December wages grew by 2.6%.
:13:52. > :13:54.But that was slower than the previous few months,
:13:55. > :13:56.leading some analysts to suggest that households could face
:13:57. > :13:59.a "squeeze" on spending later this year.
:14:00. > :14:02.The figures also show another fall in unemployment and that a record
:14:03. > :14:08.number of people in the UK are now in work.
:14:09. > :14:10.The Prime Minister has been in Cumbria today -
:14:11. > :14:13.ahead of next week's by-election in Copeland.
:14:14. > :14:16.Theresa May's visit is being seen as an extraordinary move -
:14:17. > :14:18.not least because the seat has been held by Labour for
:14:19. > :14:22.We sent our political correspondent Ben Wright to talk
:14:23. > :14:34.The Tories election machine is on the move, with a visit that could
:14:35. > :14:37.spell trouble for Labour. Theresa May's move to cope and, a labour
:14:38. > :14:42.held seat for over eight years proves the Prime Minister feels the
:14:43. > :14:45.Conservatives can win next week, and she tried to assure voters that the
:14:46. > :14:50.nuclear power station would be built. It is the Conservatives who
:14:51. > :14:54.are committed to the nuclear industry in the UK and we will be
:14:55. > :14:59.saying... We have agreed the first new-build in a generation here in
:15:00. > :15:03.the United Kingdom and we recognise and our candidate here has made very
:15:04. > :15:09.clear, to me, the importance of the site and the nuclear industry. This
:15:10. > :15:12.can bring constituency relies on the nuclear industry for jobs,
:15:13. > :15:16.Sellafield is already here, that is one reason Labour might struggle to
:15:17. > :15:23.keep this seat. Because Jeremy Corbyn has spent his career sounding
:15:24. > :15:27.pretty cool about nuclear power. So Labour's campaign focuses on the
:15:28. > :15:31.local NHS. We are having the threat of vital services being taken away
:15:32. > :15:37.from our hospital, relocated into Carlisle, 40 miles away, and it is
:15:38. > :15:42.no good. Is Jeremy Corbyn a hindrance to your campaign, you say
:15:43. > :15:48.muddled -- he has a muddled approach to the nuclear industry? I'm behind
:15:49. > :15:52.the nuclear industry, no ifs and buts. Jeremy Corbyn says that he
:15:53. > :15:56.backs the new plant and he needs to. I don't think he is pro-nuclear. In
:15:57. > :16:02.spite of everything he says. This is our livelihood. It will come down to
:16:03. > :16:10.the power station. Both parties are for it. Does the nuclear issue
:16:11. > :16:13.showed everyone's politics? Yes, especially the way it is at the
:16:14. > :16:18.moment, it is bothering people, but it is the life and soul of the
:16:19. > :16:21.place. It is jobs. Labour's Daugherty of 2500 could be squeezed
:16:22. > :16:26.by smaller parties, as well -- majority. Labour have moved to the
:16:27. > :16:30.left and the Tories have moved to the right and there is a substantial
:16:31. > :16:34.vote in the middle for people who are looking for a pragmatic MP who
:16:35. > :16:40.talks about the real world. And it is a seat that voted strongly for
:16:41. > :16:43.Brexit. We would abolish HS2 as it will not benefit this area and we
:16:44. > :16:49.will press to leave the EU because the sooner we do we will have more
:16:50. > :16:53.money for investment locally. This in situ a swathe of the Lake
:16:54. > :16:59.District and there is one party with a very distinctive nuclear message
:17:00. > :17:03.-- this constituency. We think it is time to try to bring other
:17:04. > :17:07.businesses to Copeland and to bring something which will benefit
:17:08. > :17:11.everyone here. Theresa May's visit is a confident if risky move, she is
:17:12. > :17:14.staking her name on a whim, but that would be a coup for the
:17:15. > :17:21.Conservatives because a governing party has not gained a Parliamentary
:17:22. > :17:24.seat in a by-election since 1982. For Labour this will be seen as a
:17:25. > :17:26.test of the leadership and message, in a part of northern England that
:17:27. > :17:31.has long been seen as its heartland. And here is the full list
:17:32. > :17:35.of candidates standing in the Copeland by-election,
:17:36. > :17:37.which takes place a week tomorrow. You can also find out more
:17:38. > :17:44.by visiting the BBC News website. After his National Security advisor
:17:45. > :17:52.quits - President Trump reignites his feud with the US
:17:53. > :17:54.intelligence community We talk to World Cup winner
:17:55. > :17:59.and former Fifa women's player of the year -
:18:00. > :18:04.Carli Lloyd - who's just signed Joe Root says he'll seek
:18:05. > :18:14.the advice of his predecessors before promising to be
:18:15. > :18:15.an "instinctive" England He'll take charge for
:18:16. > :18:27.the first time in July. Professional footballers
:18:28. > :18:30.who repeatedly head the ball during their career
:18:31. > :18:31.could be more prone That's according a new study
:18:32. > :18:35.which looked at the brains of six former players all known
:18:36. > :18:40.for their skill at heading the ball. They all developed dementia in later
:18:41. > :18:42.life before they died. The Football Association has
:18:43. > :18:45.welcomed the research. Our Health Editor Hugh Pym has been
:18:46. > :18:59.looking at their findings. Jeff Astle's heading ability was
:19:00. > :19:04.well-known but he could not have guessed the long-term consequences.
:19:05. > :19:10.The West Brom footballer develops dementia and died at the age of 59.
:19:11. > :19:15.A coroner ruled in 2002 that he had an industrial disease brought on by
:19:16. > :19:19.heading the ball. Since then, his family have campaigned for more
:19:20. > :19:24.research on the impact of heading heavy, often waterlogged footballs
:19:25. > :19:32.on previous generations of players. Jeff's job killed him. We knew the
:19:33. > :19:40.danger. Why else would a man, physically fit, only 55, suddenly,
:19:41. > :19:45.overnight virtually, it came on so rapidly, be diagnosed with dementia?
:19:46. > :19:48.His daughter is angry that 15 years on, the football authorities have
:19:49. > :19:52.not started a conference of research programme. For too long it has been
:19:53. > :19:55.about protecting the product of football and what it should be doing
:19:56. > :20:00.is protecting players. I think they are terrified that the results come
:20:01. > :20:05.out and it is shown the football could be a killer. Some former
:20:06. > :20:10.players in England and Scotland agree that more needs to be done. I
:20:11. > :20:16.just think of that there is research needing done. I years gone by, the
:20:17. > :20:20.balls were different, they were a lot heavier, leather balls, and it
:20:21. > :20:24.really picked up a lot of weight when they were wet. This definitely
:20:25. > :20:27.had an effect on players. The new study examined the brains of six
:20:28. > :20:34.former players who had developed dementia, seen here in these images.
:20:35. > :20:37.Four had chronic traumatic endcap of off the bit, also seen in former
:20:38. > :20:43.boxers. The Football Association, based here in Wembley, says that it
:20:44. > :20:46.takes concerns about head injuries very seriously and is committed to
:20:47. > :20:50.supporting further research, which has to be seen to be independent,
:20:51. > :20:52.robust and thorough. A spokesperson acknowledged it would be several
:20:53. > :20:58.months before that process got underway. So what does it mean for
:20:59. > :21:02.the current generation of players and is it safe for children to head
:21:03. > :21:07.the ball? The authors of the study make it clear that they are not
:21:08. > :21:11.drawing any conclusions. I think the risks of playing football are quite
:21:12. > :21:15.low and we need to engage with more research to find outweighs of making
:21:16. > :21:19.the game safer. Overall, we think playing football is a safe thing to
:21:20. > :21:24.do. But with children under 11 in the United States barred from
:21:25. > :21:28.heading the ball in practice, there is clearly a unresolved debate about
:21:29. > :21:36.modern football and head injuries. You pay, BBC News. -- UPM, BBC News.
:21:37. > :21:39.The family of a boy who died in an accident in a TopShop store
:21:40. > :21:41.have paid tribute to him, describing the ten-year-old
:21:42. > :21:43.as a "loving, cheeky, and energetic boy."
:21:44. > :21:45.Kaden Reddick suffered serious head injuries in an incident
:21:46. > :21:48.involving a display at the shop in Reading on Monday afternoon.
:21:49. > :21:50.Topshop has since recalled all display stands at tills
:21:51. > :21:52."as a safety precaution" with "immediate effect".
:21:53. > :21:54.The socialite and TV personality Tara-Palmer Tomkinson died
:21:55. > :21:56.of natural causes and did not have a brain tumour -
:21:57. > :21:59.Santa Montefiore has posted a series of tweets thanking
:22:00. > :22:04.She said the coroner had ruled that her sister died
:22:05. > :22:11.The 45-year-old was found dead in her flat in London last week.
:22:12. > :22:13.Church of England bishops are currently locked in heated
:22:14. > :22:16.debate over the issue of same sex marriage.
:22:17. > :22:22.The Church's ruling body - known as the General Synod -
:22:23. > :22:25.will vote this evening on a report by bishops, which calls
:22:26. > :22:27.for the Church to "welcome and support" gay people
:22:28. > :22:29.but not to change its opposition to same-sex marriage.
:22:30. > :22:31.That's despite calls for the Church to modernise.
:22:32. > :22:33.Our religious affairs correspondent Martin Bashir reports.
:22:34. > :22:42.# I once was lost but now am found #.
:22:43. > :22:46.Amazing Grace, sung by protesters, sought by the House of Bishops.
:22:47. > :22:48.The Synod began debating their report on same-sex marriage
:22:49. > :22:56.A report that says marriage in church should remain the lifelong
:22:57. > :23:01.We're talking here about the national church being massively
:23:02. > :23:05.out of step with people and this isn't just about saying that we have
:23:06. > :23:07.to follow what society is doing and what society is saying,
:23:08. > :23:12.this is about saying that actually where people perceive love
:23:13. > :23:14.in relationships between one another, can the Church of England
:23:15. > :23:17.simply not recognise that God is present in those things?
:23:18. > :23:19.Bishops tried early to offer words of healing to those
:23:20. > :23:28.I do want to apologise to those members of Synod
:23:29. > :23:32.who found our report difficult, who didn't recognise themselves
:23:33. > :23:38.than we actually delivered, and for the tone of the report.
:23:39. > :23:41.So on behalf of the house and without being trite
:23:42. > :23:48.But the apology was largely ignored as lesbian and gay Christians
:23:49. > :23:54.took the opportunity to ventilate their frustration.
:23:55. > :23:58.If we are heard as lacking in love, our ability to proclaim the God
:23:59. > :23:59.of love, as revealed in Christ Jesus,
:24:00. > :24:07.Well, trust me, outside of these walls we are being heard
:24:08. > :24:10.But the bishops are adamant that they have listened
:24:11. > :24:19.While I know it disappoints some, its purpose was not to please
:24:20. > :24:23.everyone, but rather to give a steer to the way we order our
:24:24. > :24:29.Our aim must be to obey the word of the father about his son.
:24:30. > :24:30."This is my beloved son, listen to him."
:24:31. > :24:49.And you join us now after something like 90 minutes of impassioned and
:24:50. > :24:54.occasionally painful debate in the assembly hall here at church house
:24:55. > :24:57.in London. Protesters have also been protesting against the Bishop's
:24:58. > :25:01.report throughout the day. We are also told by the chairman of the
:25:02. > :25:08.debates tonight that at 6:45 BME will call for a vote. When the Synod
:25:09. > :25:11.will decide to either affirm or reject the Bishop's report. And of
:25:12. > :25:20.course we will bring that to you this evening in the BBC's ten
:25:21. > :25:22.o'clock news with few airports. -- with Huw Edwards.
:25:23. > :25:24.She's the Fifa Player of the Year and a World Cup winner.
:25:25. > :25:26.Now the 34-year-old American Carli Lloyd will leave
:25:27. > :25:31.It's a signing which they hope will boost their chances as City
:25:32. > :25:33.attempt to defend their title of the FA Women's Super League.
:25:34. > :25:37.Our sports correspondent Jo Currie has been to meet her.
:25:38. > :25:39.From the halfway line, Carli Lloyd won the USA
:25:40. > :25:41.the World Cup and herself a place in history.
:25:42. > :25:48.And now the world's greatest player is coming to England.
:25:49. > :25:51.Lloyd has won everything there is to win on the international
:25:52. > :25:53.stage so what does Manchester City have to offer?
:25:54. > :25:57.That's the biggest thing, I'm always looking to improve my game,
:25:58. > :26:04.always looking for the next challenge, the next big thing,
:26:05. > :26:06.and playing the Champions League, hopefully win an FA Cup,
:26:07. > :26:11.Lloyd is in a league of her own, guiding the US to World Cup success
:26:12. > :26:14.A global superstar comfortable sharing the stage with Ronaldo
:26:15. > :26:18.as she was voted World Player of the Year, twice.
:26:19. > :26:21.It's just a unique opportunity to be able to come here and it's
:26:22. > :26:29.generated a lot of news, I think, for women's soccer.
:26:30. > :26:32.I'm just looking really forward to it and I think it's a great
:26:33. > :26:35.league and I just want to continue to help to promote women's soccer
:26:36. > :26:38.and do anything I can to make things better across the globe.
:26:39. > :26:41.City's women have only been in the top flight for three seasons
:26:42. > :26:44.but they are already leading the way on and off the field.
:26:45. > :26:46.The club's ethos is to treat the men's and women's
:26:47. > :26:50.They have access to the same world-class facilities and coaching
:26:51. > :26:52.staff and even built the women their own stadium.
:26:53. > :26:57.This is what Manchester City is all about.
:26:58. > :27:06.Trying to continue to be successful, and I think
:27:07. > :27:08.by attracting that sort of player, we are definitely heading
:27:09. > :27:11.in the direction where we want to be the best team in England
:27:12. > :27:15.but we want to be dominant in Europe as well, and to have her on board
:27:16. > :27:19.Already the champions of England, the arrival of Lloyd will be seen
:27:20. > :27:22.not only as a sign of City's ambition but of the growth of
:27:23. > :27:32.Nick Miller has all the latest weather. Temperatures are edging up
:27:33. > :27:35.today. You may have seen some sunshine in the highlands of
:27:36. > :27:40.Scotland for part of the day. In the Midlands, it turned very wet this
:27:41. > :27:43.afternoon. That rain will fall across Lincolnshire before clearing
:27:44. > :27:52.into the North Sea. Heavy showers followed in parts of Wales, and so
:27:53. > :27:56.test -- south-west England. Strong to gale force winds in the north of
:27:57. > :28:00.Glasgow, but lighter winds in southern areas. The south could see
:28:01. > :28:04.slow to clear fog patches tomorrow morning and maybe a touch of frost.
:28:05. > :28:08.That will be the exception of the rule. Tomorrow for England and
:28:09. > :28:13.Wales, barring the odd shower, loud with sunny spells, and some rain in
:28:14. > :28:16.Northern Ireland. In Scotland, the rain in the north and west easing
:28:17. > :28:19.with the wind. Through the afternoon, brighter breaks
:28:20. > :28:23.appearing, wetter weather heading into Northern Ireland, fringing into
:28:24. > :28:30.north-west England on Thursday. For the rest of England and Wales, I
:28:31. > :28:35.suppose those early fog patches will disappear and it will feel pleasant
:28:36. > :28:39.where the sun is coming in. They remind some fog patches are possible
:28:40. > :28:43.on Friday morning. Not widespread appear that in mind at this stage.
:28:44. > :28:46.Sunshine on Friday lasting longer stood down the eastern side of the
:28:47. > :28:50.UK with cloud increasing and outbreaks of rain heading in.
:28:51. > :28:55.Average temperature this time of year is around eight Celsius, and we
:28:56. > :28:58.will keep the mild theme all the way through the weekend. Potentially
:28:59. > :29:01.very mild for some of us. And the outlook for the weekend, we will
:29:02. > :29:05.cover that in terms of its staying mild. You will not be a huge amount
:29:06. > :29:09.of sunshine but there will be rain around, especially at the
:29:10. > :29:11.To the north of the