:00:00. > :00:00.Scotland's Parliament asks for a second independence referendum
:00:07. > :00:17.but Westminster says not now - and possibly not for years.
:00:18. > :00:20.A majority at Holyrood backed Nicola Sturgeon,
:00:21. > :00:24.who wants Scotland to have another say because of Brexit.
:00:25. > :00:27.I hope the United Kingdom Government will respect the view of Parliament.
:00:28. > :00:31.This is simply about giving people in Scotland a choice.
:00:32. > :00:33.But the final decision lies here at Westminster -
:00:34. > :00:38.and the response was quick and uncompromising
:00:39. > :00:44.We'll be declining the request for a Section 30 to hold another
:00:45. > :00:47.independence referendum and we won't be making any
:00:48. > :00:54.negotiations until the Brexit process is complete.
:00:55. > :01:05.With Holyrood and Westminster at loggerheads, we'll
:01:06. > :01:10.Joy for supporters of the former Royal Marine jailed for killing
:01:11. > :01:12.a wounded Afghan fighter - he'll be freed in weeks.
:01:13. > :01:15.This is the moment we have all been fighting hard for.
:01:16. > :01:18.It's hard to believe that this day is finally here.
:01:19. > :01:21.From cod liver oil to gluten-free bread -
:01:22. > :01:29.the NHS plans to take them off the prescription list.
:01:30. > :01:31.You might have to pay over the counter.
:01:32. > :01:34.The new, hi-tech pound coin is in circulation from today -
:01:35. > :01:37.but are all parking meters ready for them?
:01:38. > :01:40.Coming up in the sport on BBC News, Andy Murray will miss
:01:41. > :01:43.Great Britain's Davis Cup quarterfinal against France next
:01:44. > :02:06.month as he recovers from an elbow injury.
:02:07. > :02:10.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:02:11. > :02:14.The Scottish and UK governments look to be on a collision course tonight.
:02:15. > :02:16.Within the last hour, the Scottish parliament has voted
:02:17. > :02:22.for the power to request a second independence referendum.
:02:23. > :02:24.But, minutes later, the Scottish Secretary in Westminster
:02:25. > :02:26.rejected the demand until, in his words, the Brexit
:02:27. > :02:31.That could be years away - well outside the timetable set out
:02:32. > :02:36.Our Scotland editor Sarah Smith reports on another looming
:02:37. > :02:48.confrontation between Holyrood and Westminster.
:02:49. > :02:53.Jubilant excitement and supporters heard the Scottish Parliament had
:02:54. > :02:59.just voted for a referendum. Tears of joy today, but disappointment
:03:00. > :03:04.will follow. They are shouting yes, the Prime Minister will soon tell
:03:05. > :03:09.them no, there will not be a vote. I call on Nicola Sturgeon... Earlier,
:03:10. > :03:14.the debate suspended after last week's terror attack in Westminster
:03:15. > :03:18.resumed. Scotland's future should be in Scotland's hands. That is what
:03:19. > :03:21.this debate is about, the future of our country, how we best harness our
:03:22. > :03:27.potential as a country and overcome the challenges we face. Is she going
:03:28. > :03:31.to spend the next two years and 100% of her time campaigning for Scotland
:03:32. > :03:34.to leave the UK at the expense of governing, or will she roll up her
:03:35. > :03:39.sleeves and seek to secure more powers for this government when they
:03:40. > :03:43.are returned from Brussels to Britain? Independence debate is
:03:44. > :03:47.always in sight passion and confrontation. We are sick of it,
:03:48. > :03:51.most people in Scotland have had enough. This Parliament needs to and
:03:52. > :03:55.must focus on the priorities of the people of this country. It is not
:03:56. > :03:58.the time to be sidetracked by more unnecessary division. I will not
:03:59. > :04:03.take any lessons from the First Minister. Actually, sit down,
:04:04. > :04:07.nothing changed yesterday. I think I answered the question. The result
:04:08. > :04:15.was never really in doubt, as the Greens voted with the SNP. The
:04:16. > :04:17.motion, as amended, is agreed. The First Minister can now formally
:04:18. > :04:23.asked Theresa May for an independence vote. I hope the United
:04:24. > :04:26.Kingdom government will respect the view of Parliament. This is simply
:04:27. > :04:30.about giving people in Scotland a choice. We agree that now is not the
:04:31. > :04:35.right time for that choice, but that choice should be available to people
:04:36. > :04:39.in Scotland when the terms of Brexit are clear. I look forward to
:04:40. > :04:44.discussions in the weeks ahead. Nicola Sturgeon knows Theresa May is
:04:45. > :04:48.going to refuse to allow another Scottish referendum. So, why bother
:04:49. > :04:52.asking for one at all? The Tories say it is all part of a well
:04:53. > :04:55.rehearsed gain from the SNP, where they put forward proposals to
:04:56. > :05:00.Westminster they know will be rejected and then react with
:05:01. > :05:04.righteous indignation when they are. Rejecting Holyrood's request for a
:05:05. > :05:09.referendum is a risk, but that is exactly what the UK Government will
:05:10. > :05:13.do. The Prime Minister has made her position very clear. Now is not the
:05:14. > :05:16.time for another referendum. Nothing has been said in the Scottish
:05:17. > :05:22.parliament which takes away from the fact that a referendum during the
:05:23. > :05:27.Brexit process would be unfair on the people of Scotland. The danger
:05:28. > :05:31.for the UK Government is that saying no could backfire and stirrups
:05:32. > :05:34.support for independence. But they firmly believe most Scottish voters
:05:35. > :05:35.do not want another referendum and will accept that now is not the
:05:36. > :05:38.time. As we've heard, there were clashes
:05:39. > :05:41.in Holyrood over whether public opinion in Scotland is in favour
:05:42. > :05:44.of a second vote on independence. Our Scotland correspondent
:05:45. > :05:46.Lorna Gordon has been On the banks of the Tay,
:05:47. > :05:57.a regeneration is under way. ?1 billion is being spent
:05:58. > :05:59.on Dundee's waterfront - A new museum, the V,
:06:00. > :06:06.is part of that transformation. The city's creative industries
:06:07. > :06:08.employ thousands, in areas like computer gaming and cartoons,
:06:09. > :06:16.attractive to young people. Job prospects, just one
:06:17. > :06:18.of the factors influencing these I'm still pragmatic and very
:06:19. > :06:24.cautious about the economics of it I was No before and Yes this time
:06:25. > :06:34.because we hoped that there would be more powers given to Scotland,
:06:35. > :06:37.because we were promised more powers and we hoped there would be more
:06:38. > :06:39.federalisation across the UK Dundee was known as "Yes City"
:06:40. > :06:43.during the last referendum and there are those here who are eager to say
:06:44. > :06:46.Yes once again. Others, though, are wary
:06:47. > :06:48.of re-running a debate Some feel strongly another vote
:06:49. > :06:55.would be a distraction If it's coming up in 2018, I'll be
:06:56. > :07:04.out there campaigning for a No. Understand you have
:07:05. > :07:11.to support businesses. Deal with the things
:07:12. > :07:14.that you made a mess of. Deal with education,
:07:15. > :07:16.deal with the priorities that What's best for their future,
:07:17. > :07:22.the priority for families at this How would you vote
:07:23. > :07:25.in another referendum? The EU is more important
:07:26. > :07:35.than the UK for me, just now. Leave things the way they are,
:07:36. > :07:37.people at the moment are happy with their lives,
:07:38. > :07:39.I think. I'm happy with mine,
:07:40. > :07:41.so why change some things Both sides in this debate
:07:42. > :07:47.paint different pictures The constitutional stand-off
:07:48. > :07:50.between the First Minister and Prime Minister has
:07:51. > :07:54.yet to be resolved. But the debate on Scotland's future,
:07:55. > :08:13.in cities like Dundee, Sarah, they must have been expecting
:08:14. > :08:21.a negative response from Westminster. Were they surprised by
:08:22. > :08:25.the uncompromising tone? I think the Scottish Government have been taken
:08:26. > :08:28.aback. They knew that the Prime Minister was never easily going to
:08:29. > :08:33.agree to another independence referendum. But when saying now is
:08:34. > :08:36.not the time, and also making clear that means that Number 10 are not
:08:37. > :08:41.prepared to talk about this, to enter discussions about another vote
:08:42. > :08:45.until at least after the UK has left the EU, if then, that has taken the
:08:46. > :08:50.Scottish Government by surprise. They say that position is not only
:08:51. > :08:54.democratically indefensible, it is also unsustainable. They don't think
:08:55. > :08:57.that the UK Government can keep this up and keep saying they won't even
:08:58. > :09:07.talk about a referendum for the next two years. But there is no reason to
:09:08. > :09:10.believe that Downing Street are about to change their minds about
:09:11. > :09:12.this. The risk, of course, is whether or not they might antagonise
:09:13. > :09:14.Scottish public opinion. It is always a gamble if Westminster is
:09:15. > :09:17.seen to be telling Scotland what it can or cannot do. It is a risk that
:09:18. > :09:20.the UK Government are prepared to take because they do think that
:09:21. > :09:22.public opinion, for now, is very much on their side.
:09:23. > :09:24.This time tomorrow Britain will have taken the historic step of formally
:09:25. > :09:26.saying it wants to leave the European Union.
:09:27. > :09:28.No other country has done this before.
:09:29. > :09:31.Today, Theresa May said she's determined to use Britain's exit
:09:32. > :09:34.from the EU to shape an even bigger role for what she calls
:09:35. > :09:41.The Prime Minister was speaking in Birmingham.
:09:42. > :09:43.Our political editor Laura Kuenssberg is there.
:09:44. > :09:50.Plenty of preparation and attention to detail.
:09:51. > :09:54.The decisions that have been taken will affect
:09:55. > :09:58.all our lives and livelihoods and her political future.
:09:59. > :10:00.Banging the drum for trade with the Gulf,
:10:01. > :10:03.the Prime Minister wants to reach out.
:10:04. > :10:06.Tomorrow we begin the negotiations, to secure a new deep and special
:10:07. > :10:15.As we do so, I am determined that we should also seize this
:10:16. > :10:18.historic opportunity to get out into the world.
:10:19. > :10:22.But there's a job at home to do, too.
:10:23. > :10:24.Here in Birmingham, voters favoured leaving the EU,
:10:25. > :10:28.but were split almost down the middle.
:10:29. > :10:31.Never mind for now, negotiating with more than two
:10:32. > :10:36.dozen other countries, the referendum divided opinion here,
:10:37. > :10:38.not just between north and south, or town and country,
:10:39. > :10:41.or even constituency and constituency, but
:10:42. > :10:47.In this part of Birmingham, on this side of the road,
:10:48. > :10:51.the Harborne council ward, where nearly 70% of people voted
:10:52. > :10:54.to remain, but on the other side of the road, the Quinton ward,
:10:55. > :11:01.where there was a very clear verdict the other way around.
:11:02. > :11:04.In the next two years, Theresa May must try to seal her deal
:11:05. > :11:12.with voters everywhere, who wanted very different things.
:11:13. > :11:14.Others like Mike Wheeler, a businessman, have even changed
:11:15. > :11:22.Ministers want to keep people on side, but we brought Mike
:11:23. > :11:24.and a group of businesses together to ask how.
:11:25. > :11:28.Since the referendum, what we've seen is not what we expected,
:11:29. > :11:31.which was a massive crash of the economy and high levels
:11:32. > :11:36.Our sales have increased locally, our exports sales have
:11:37. > :11:40.increased and our employment levels have increased.
:11:41. > :11:43.So we haven't seen what we expected, so that gives me
:11:44. > :11:47.We should finish the year much better than I thought
:11:48. > :11:51.However, do I think uncertainty has gone away?
:11:52. > :11:57.I think it's here to stay and any false move by anyone
:11:58. > :11:59.in the Government, really, could bring that back,
:12:00. > :12:08.We can all do this we can all do this, we can all do
:12:09. > :12:10.it together and we are on the right trip together.
:12:11. > :12:13.I am bothered by short-term damage that can be done now
:12:14. > :12:15.and which will be very hard for the Government to
:12:16. > :12:19.I'm optimistic about the future from what I've seen and it is fair
:12:20. > :12:21.to say that our members are cautiously optimistic
:12:22. > :12:25.We are seeing lots of our members continue to invest.
:12:26. > :12:27.Continue to take advantage of the low pound, the exchange
:12:28. > :12:29.rates, etc, so for exporters it's been a real boon.
:12:30. > :12:32.Yet, even from the looks on their faces, these prominent
:12:33. > :12:38.I worry that she will be pushed into a corner a little bit
:12:39. > :12:40.by the hard Brexiteers, who will be reluctant
:12:41. > :12:46.With the Prime Minister almost ready to start a long
:12:47. > :12:48.and complicated process, the final product
:12:49. > :12:56.But, however she fares, the shape of the country is being recast.
:12:57. > :13:03.Laura Kuenssberg, BBC News, Birmingham.
:13:04. > :13:06.A Royal marine who was jailed for shooting dead a wounded Taliban
:13:07. > :13:09.fighter in Afghanistan will be freed in a fortnight.
:13:10. > :13:11.Alexander Blackman had been convicted of murder
:13:12. > :13:12.but that was quashed and today his sentence
:13:13. > :13:20.He's already served more than three years in jail.
:13:21. > :13:24.His wife said she was overjoyed at the decision -
:13:25. > :13:40.It was the news fellow Marines had been waiting four years to hear.
:13:41. > :13:44.Moments later, the euphoria was shared in the dignified reaction of
:13:45. > :13:48.Alexander Blackman's wife. We are overjoyed at the judge's decision to
:13:49. > :13:49.significantly reduce the sentence, such that he can be released
:13:50. > :13:53.imminently. This is the moment we've
:13:54. > :13:56.all been fighting hard for. It's hard to believe that this
:13:57. > :14:04.day is finally here. As a marine Sergeant, Alexander
:14:05. > :14:09.Blackman had been a decisive, accomplished leader of troops.
:14:10. > :14:11.Someone who had killed 30 times for his country.
:14:12. > :14:14.On this tour in Afghanistan in 2011, he and his friends went
:14:15. > :14:16.through what was called a tour from hell.
:14:17. > :14:19.They were provoked and targeted incessantly by the Taliban.
:14:20. > :14:26.In this field they found an injured Taliban insurgent.
:14:27. > :14:32.Sergeant Buckman was recorded saying this.
:14:33. > :14:34.He then pointed his gun at the insurgent.
:14:35. > :14:44.In 2013, Sergeant Blackman was found guilty of murder, a decision that
:14:45. > :14:49.thousands of military colleagues believed was a moral outrage.
:14:50. > :14:51.Earlier this month, that conviction was reduced
:14:52. > :14:59.to manslaughter, on grounds of diminished responsibility.
:15:00. > :15:05.Although Alexander Blackman's supporters are relieved today, the
:15:06. > :15:08.judges made it clear that he had deliberately killed that Taliban
:15:09. > :15:12.insurgents. Although he said his judgment was impaired at the time,
:15:13. > :15:13.they said he did break the Geneva Convention.
:15:14. > :15:16.Rob Driscoll served alongside Alexander Blackman.
:15:17. > :15:19.He says the decision to release him now is the right one,
:15:20. > :15:25.The answer to your question is, was it right, for me, what he did?
:15:26. > :15:31.When you're surrounded by absolute lunacy, then
:15:32. > :15:40.a little bit of lunacy, kind of, doesn't seem so bad.
:15:41. > :15:46.This was a unique case, where the pressure of conflict drove one man
:15:47. > :15:51.beyond his mental limits. One recognised by his wife, Claire. But
:15:52. > :15:52.the message from the judges was clear. Killing in war always remains
:15:53. > :16:01.covered by the rules of war. Scotland's parliament votes
:16:02. > :16:05.in favour of asking to hold a second independence referendum
:16:06. > :16:10.but Westminster says no for now. The woman at the centre
:16:11. > :16:15.of a controversial rape case responds to the judge's warning
:16:16. > :16:18.about women who get Coming up in Sportsday on BBC News,
:16:19. > :16:27.after a meeting today the ECB are pushing ahead with plans
:16:28. > :16:29.for a new Twenty20 tournament which is set to start
:16:30. > :16:32.in 2020, involving eight Cold remedies, gluten-free
:16:33. > :16:46.food and even suncream - right now they're all available
:16:47. > :16:48.in England on the NHS Faced with mounting financial
:16:49. > :16:56.pressure, NHS bosses are looking at a radical shake-up
:16:57. > :16:59.of prescription medicines. They believe more than ?100 million
:17:00. > :17:01.could be saved if GPs stop prescribing some drugs
:17:02. > :17:02.which are available Our Health Editor,
:17:03. > :17:09.Hugh Pym, has the details. Gluten-free food, some
:17:10. > :17:11.muscle rubs and ointments, Omega 3 and fish oils,
:17:12. > :17:13.all available on prescription but they could be taken off
:17:14. > :17:16.the list, with patients NHS England will review these items
:17:17. > :17:23.and also consider whether some cold remedies and paracetamol should no
:17:24. > :17:26.longer be obtainable on the NHS. This pharmacist agrees there's
:17:27. > :17:38.a need to make the best use Historically some of these things
:17:39. > :17:42.were not available to buy or as widely available,
:17:43. > :17:45.whereas now they are and it would cost the NHS a lot more
:17:46. > :17:48.to order these things in, charges, whereas now
:17:49. > :17:51.people can just buy these Gluten, found in wheat and other
:17:52. > :17:55.grains, can cause health problems. Gluten-free foods are provided
:17:56. > :17:57.on prescription in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
:17:58. > :18:01.and probably not for much longer in England but some argue it's
:18:02. > :18:03.essential they're available It's really a support, particularly
:18:04. > :18:11.for the most vulnerable, particularly for the elderly,
:18:12. > :18:13.particularly for those who've got mobility problems
:18:14. > :18:16.or who are on a low income, who may not stick to that
:18:17. > :18:18.diet and cost the NHS The move to limit prescription
:18:19. > :18:23.treatments is part of an NHS attempt in England to cope with a rising
:18:24. > :18:26.workload and limited funding. In 2014 NHS leaders set out
:18:27. > :18:35.a five-year plan highlighting a ?30 billion funding gap by 2020,
:18:36. > :18:38.the difference between predicted patient demand
:18:39. > :18:41.and the likely money available. They said ?22 billion of that had
:18:42. > :18:46.to come from efficiency savings, the Government said it
:18:47. > :18:48.would fund the rest. NHS England has since spelled out
:18:49. > :18:53.how that might be achieved with ?7 billion to come from wage
:18:54. > :18:56.curbs, imposed by the Government On top of that, ?9 billion
:18:57. > :19:10.from hospital efficiencies, for example, smarter procurement
:19:11. > :19:12.of medical supplies and another ?6 billion from treating more
:19:13. > :19:14.patients closer to home, so making savings
:19:15. > :19:16.on hospital treatment. The head of NHS England,
:19:17. > :19:22.Simon Stevens, will announce a check-up on the plan's progress
:19:23. > :19:24.later this week. Critics say the efficiency target
:19:25. > :19:26.won't be met and that He'll argue the NHS
:19:27. > :19:30.is in reasonable shape but as with prescriptions,
:19:31. > :19:33.there maybe more The wife of the Westminster
:19:34. > :19:40.attacker, Khalid Masood, has said she is "saddened
:19:41. > :19:47.and shocked" by the killings. In a statement, Rohey Hydara said
:19:48. > :19:50.she totally condemned Masood killed three pedestrians
:19:51. > :19:56.and stabbed a police officer to death outside
:19:57. > :19:58.Parliament last Wednesday. The Conservative MP who treated PC
:19:59. > :20:01.Keith Palmer, as he lay dying, has paid tribute to him
:20:02. > :20:03.in the Commons. Tobias Ellwood, a Foreign Office
:20:04. > :20:05.Minister, was pictured giving Today, he spoke in the Commons
:20:06. > :20:09.for the first time since the attack. I'm very grateful
:20:10. > :20:13.for her kind remarks. I make it clear that I was one
:20:14. > :20:16.of many that stepped forward on that dark day,
:20:17. > :20:20.and our thoughts and prayers remain with those families
:20:21. > :20:22.and friends of the victims, Last month, a judge in a rape case
:20:23. > :20:34.in Manchester sparked controversy when she warned that women
:20:35. > :20:37.who drink, on a night out, could be The comments were criticised
:20:38. > :20:43.by some, accusing the judge of putting the blame on the victim
:20:44. > :20:47.rather than on the attacker. Now, the woman at the centre
:20:48. > :20:50.of the case, Megan Clarke, has waived her right to anonymity
:20:51. > :20:57.and spoken for the first time Megan Clark was raped on a night out
:20:58. > :21:01.in Manchester last July. She'd been drinking when she met
:21:02. > :21:04.19-year-old Ricardo He was found guilty and jailed last
:21:05. > :21:16.month for six years. At the trial, the judge,
:21:17. > :21:18.Lindsey Kushner, said women were entitled to "drink themselves
:21:19. > :21:20.into the ground" but that their "disinhibited behaviour"
:21:21. > :21:22.could put them in danger. That led some to accuse her
:21:23. > :21:24.of blaming the victim, Now, Megan Clark has
:21:25. > :21:29.waived her right to anonymity to speak exclusively to me
:21:30. > :21:32.about the case. I think she was absolutely
:21:33. > :21:35.right in what she said, She put the blame massively
:21:36. > :21:45.on the rapist, not the victims. She just simply said to be careful,
:21:46. > :21:49.basically, which is smart advice. But she wasn't at
:21:50. > :21:55.all victim blaming. And she went on to say,
:21:56. > :21:58.a woman would be less likely to report a rape, quote,
:21:59. > :22:01."because she was drunk or cannot remember what happened,
:22:02. > :22:05.or feels ashamed to deal with it." "Or, if push comes to shove,
:22:06. > :22:08.the girl who's being drunk is less likely to be believed than one
:22:09. > :22:11.who was sober the time." You didn't think you would report
:22:12. > :22:17.something like that It's not the way it should be,
:22:18. > :22:24.but that was the point, that's the harsh reality,
:22:25. > :22:27.that's the way things are. Megan Clark also recounted
:22:28. > :22:29.how difficult she found It didn't bother me so much
:22:30. > :22:38.in the months before it, I managed to just push it
:22:39. > :22:44.to the back of my But then obviously I couldn't
:22:45. > :22:59.once the trial started. And then it started to really
:23:00. > :23:02.bother me, when I had It was horrific, it was really,
:23:03. > :23:06.really difficult, especially due to seeing the footage of it
:23:07. > :23:08.immediately before What is your message to other
:23:09. > :23:12.women, when they are out and about with their mates,
:23:13. > :23:16.in the summer, having Don't live in fear of rapists
:23:17. > :23:21.and being in danger. Know that it's not your
:23:22. > :23:25.fault, whatever happens. And I'd still encourage people
:23:26. > :23:28.to report it because, you know, Even though you feel if it ever
:23:29. > :23:34.happened to you again, God forbid, Yeah, I don't think I would,
:23:35. > :23:42.with the experience I've had. Megan Clark was speaking
:23:43. > :23:45.to Victoria Derbyshire. You can see that interview
:23:46. > :23:47.in full on the BBC website, Tesco - Britain's largest retailer -
:23:48. > :23:54.has agreed to pay a fine of ?129 million plus costs,
:23:55. > :23:57.following a two-year investigation by the Serious Fraud Office
:23:58. > :24:00.into false accounting. The agreement, if approved
:24:01. > :24:06.by a Crown Court, will mean Tesco avoids prosecution for market abuse
:24:07. > :24:08.after inflating its profits For the first time in more than 30
:24:09. > :24:20.years a new ?1 coin has come It's got 12 sides -
:24:21. > :24:24.similar to the old threepenny bit - and is designed to be harder to copy
:24:25. > :24:27.than the round pound which will be On a sunny day in Southend,
:24:28. > :24:40.they're keen to get you to spend your pounds but what do people make
:24:41. > :24:46.of the new pound coins? It's got 12 sides, two colours
:24:47. > :24:51.and it's got various security features because there are so many
:24:52. > :24:54.fakes of the old pound coin. Very small writing, a sort
:24:55. > :24:56.of hologram in there. It's slightly bigger,
:24:57. > :25:08.but slightly thinner. And is coin-operated equipment
:25:09. > :25:18.ready for the new coin? So have most parking metres
:25:19. > :25:22.but despite ?100 million being spent on upgrades across the UK,
:25:23. > :25:25.a lot of machines, like this one None of these machines
:25:26. > :25:29.have been changed yet. And some businesses have been
:25:30. > :25:31.putting off the upgrade The machines have to be
:25:32. > :25:42.changed to accept both For us, each coin mechanism,
:25:43. > :25:47.which is what takes and reads the coins, is going to cost roughly
:25:48. > :25:50.?16 for each mech and over 800 coin We are looking at sort of over
:25:51. > :25:59.?12,000 altogether as a company. It does feel a little
:26:00. > :26:04.unfair we are the one that have to bear the burden
:26:05. > :26:07.and get on with it. Some businesses are so fed up
:26:08. > :26:09.with coin changes that they've gone over to cards that you charge up
:26:10. > :26:12.at the counter, they've changed to coin operation to the card,
:26:13. > :26:15.you swipe it through and then you're We haven't had to change
:26:16. > :26:19.anything at all. We think coins are
:26:20. > :26:28.pretty much dead now. But coins remain very much alive
:26:29. > :26:31.despite what is happening here and hundreds of millions
:26:32. > :26:33.of the new ?1 are being put If you get hold of old pounds
:26:34. > :26:37.they will still be useable After that, any old
:26:38. > :26:52.change you still have, Well, I'm looking forward to seeing
:26:53. > :26:58.one of those new coins. Now, we're told there is a change in the
:26:59. > :27:05.weather coming to us. So, let's see if we can join Jon Hammond. You are
:27:06. > :27:10.just micing up, what's what we're waiting for. Well done.
:27:11. > :27:14.Two sides to the coin weather-wise. Beautiful sunshine today. We had
:27:15. > :27:18.pouring rain in some parts of the country as well. In the Midlands.
:27:19. > :27:23.And that is typical of the weather we are going to see over the next
:27:24. > :27:27.few days. For some pouring rain will hold the temperatures back to 13,
:27:28. > :27:33.typical. But for others, boy, it is going to feel almost like summer.
:27:34. > :27:37.Variety is the spice of life. Overnight tonight a lot of cloud.
:27:38. > :27:41.Thunderstorms drifting north-eastwards, more rain from the
:27:42. > :27:44.south-west A damp and dreary night out there. A lot of cloud, and that
:27:45. > :27:48.will prevent temperatures from falling too low. No problems with
:27:49. > :27:54.frost. A murky night with fog around. For example on cost coasts
:27:55. > :27:58.and hills. Limited brightness. Sun across Scotland but that won't last
:27:59. > :28:03.because rain will be on its way surging up the Irish Sea, some heavy
:28:04. > :28:06.at times affecting north Wales north-west England and eventually to
:28:07. > :28:10.the heart of Scotland. Things going downhill across Scotland.
:28:11. > :28:15.Mid-afternoon, chilly across the far north it'll stay dry but further
:28:16. > :28:20.south and west it'll be damp. Hove combrirss up over high ground in the
:28:21. > :28:26.west. Some bright spells Northern Ireland but don't rely on those. Wet
:28:27. > :28:29.across west Wales. Rain fringing Cornwall but point east, it'll be
:28:30. > :28:32.dry. A muggy feel. Mid-teens, but nothing compared to the warmth which
:28:33. > :28:43.some of us will encounter on Thursday. The warm air wafting up
:28:44. > :28:47.from the near continent and somebody somewhere could hit up to 21 in the
:28:48. > :28:56.sunshine. Whereas, further north and west across the UK on Thursday, it
:28:57. > :29:01.will be cooler because of the cloudier and wetter as well. Again,
:29:02. > :29:04.up through the Irish Sea, some fairly persistent rain. It may
:29:05. > :29:07.brighten up across Scotland and Northern Ireland and the best of the
:29:08. > :29:10.sunshine across the south-east. You made it, Jon.
:29:11. > :29:16.Jo just about. A reminder of the top story: Scotland has asked for a new
:29:17. > :29:17.Scottish independence referendum, but Westminster says no negotiations
:29:18. > :29:18.until