:00:00. > :00:00.No talk on trade until you've agreed to pay for the divorce -
:00:07. > :00:09.the EU rejects the government's Brexit plan.
:00:10. > :00:12.As guidelines are issued for the EU's Brexit strategy, it
:00:13. > :00:20.Talks which are about to start will be difficult, complex
:00:21. > :00:35.Here, hotels and restaurants warn immigration rules after Brexit
:00:36. > :00:39.We'll be looking at what today's draft EU guidelines tell us
:00:40. > :00:45.Why improvements in A and cancer care in England could mean longer
:00:46. > :00:51.The beetles, bugs, birds and bees, the beetles and the bugs -
:00:52. > :00:52.a multimillion pound plan to save Britiain's most
:00:53. > :00:59.And a Scotsman pays a flying visit to the newly reopened Settle
:01:00. > :01:07.And coming up on BBC News, will Celtic be celebrating a sixth
:01:08. > :01:09.straight Scottish title by the end of the evening?
:01:10. > :01:32.If Aberdeen fail to win tonight, Celtic will be champions again.
:01:33. > :01:35.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:01:36. > :01:38.The EU has asserted its control over the Brexit negotiations,
:01:39. > :01:41.by publishing its draft guidelines for the talks ahead.
:01:42. > :01:44.It has rejected the government's plan to negotiate a trade deal
:01:45. > :01:49.at the same time as the price to be paid for leaving the EU.
:01:50. > :01:51.The guidelines state that only when there has been what it calls
:01:52. > :01:54."sufficient progress" on the separation settlement,
:01:55. > :01:59.They also say establishing the future status of EU citizens
:02:00. > :02:02.living in the UK is a priority, along with keeping open
:02:03. > :02:05.Northern Ireland's borders with Ireland.
:02:06. > :02:13.Our Europe Correspondent, Damian Grammaticus, has more.
:02:14. > :02:21.After all the shadow-boxing, now coming into focus the EU's terms for
:02:22. > :02:27.Brexit. They are guidelines for now, but Donald Tusk made clear the EU
:02:28. > :02:31.will insist the UK sorts out its exit arrangements first. So an
:02:32. > :02:38.outline agreement on citizens rights, on financial liabilities,
:02:39. > :02:41.before anything else. While stand only whilst we have achieved
:02:42. > :02:47.sufficient progress on the withdrawal, can we discuss the
:02:48. > :02:52.framework for future relationship. Starting parallel talks on all
:02:53. > :02:59.issues at the same time, as suggested by some in the UK, will
:03:00. > :03:04.not happen. So the EU is explicitly rejecting Theresa May's position. No
:03:05. > :03:10.trade talks at first, future ties only outlined during a second phase
:03:11. > :03:14.of negotiations. No special access for industries like cars and
:03:15. > :03:18.banking. The EU excludes a sector by sector approach to its single
:03:19. > :03:24.market, and the transition would be under EU rules, UK required to
:03:25. > :03:31.accept existing union structures. Transition periods mean that you are
:03:32. > :03:36.still a member, or at least you still have access to a membership
:03:37. > :03:40.situation. If you have such an access, it is obvious, it goes
:03:41. > :03:47.without saying, that the institutions would have all agreed
:03:48. > :03:52.upon the need to govern that period. There have been months of
:03:53. > :03:57.preparations and lobbying to draw up these guidelines. UK citizens living
:03:58. > :04:00.in the EU, EU citizens living in the UK worried about losing their
:04:01. > :04:04.rights, met the EU's chief negotiator. They are the top
:04:05. > :04:11.priority in the exit deal. Ireland has been pressing its case about the
:04:12. > :04:16.Irish border, without damaging the peace process. Gibraltar is a
:04:17. > :04:21.surprise inclusion as a result of Spanish lobbying. The EU says no
:04:22. > :04:25.future trade deal can apply to Gibraltar unless Spain agrees. This
:04:26. > :04:29.will require the agreement of 27 members. If that was a shock for the
:04:30. > :04:36.Foreign Secretary, he didn't show it as he arrived for a meeting at Nato
:04:37. > :04:42.HQ. He sought to calm fears the UK might Thai security into the deal.
:04:43. > :04:49.The security of this region, Europe, is unconditional. It is not some
:04:50. > :04:54.bargaining chip in any negotiations that may be taking place elsewhere
:04:55. > :04:57.in this capital. Now Article 50 has been triggered, it is the EU who can
:04:58. > :05:02.determine what about these negotiations. They want to control
:05:03. > :05:04.not just the sequence, but what the UK can achieve, too.
:05:05. > :05:06.Hotels, restaurants and the tourism industry warned today, that they'll
:05:07. > :05:09.face a recruitment crisis if EU immigration is heavily restricted
:05:10. > :05:14.The British Hospitality Association says it relies on 60,000
:05:15. > :05:17.EU workers a year, and it will take a decade to recruit
:05:18. > :05:19.enough British workers to fill those posts.
:05:20. > :05:21.Our Economics Editor, Kamal Ahmed, reports
:05:22. > :05:37.The hospitality sector, holiday parks, restaurants, hotels, is all
:05:38. > :05:43.about entertainment, making customers happy. But this is a
:05:44. > :05:49.sector with its fair share of worries, as Brexit approaches. It
:05:50. > :05:57.has relied for years on workers from the EU. Could that supply be about
:05:58. > :06:00.to the cut off? Agni skits from Poland and works for buttons in
:06:01. > :06:10.Bognor be to. She is concerned about her future. There are lots of
:06:11. > :06:15.questions. My son is eight. He knew just the basic thing about the
:06:16. > :06:21.Brexit. But he is concerned that he will have to leave his school, that
:06:22. > :06:25.he will have to leave his friend. The hospitality industry employs 3
:06:26. > :06:31.million people and is the sector in the UK. Of those workers, 24% are
:06:32. > :06:37.from the EU. In some sectors the figure is higher, 75% of all waiting
:06:38. > :06:39.staff are from the continent. I asked the Butlins boss about the
:06:40. > :06:45.challenges are relying on EU immigration. If the tap is turned
:06:46. > :06:49.off straightaway, that would be very difficult. We are where we are at
:06:50. > :06:53.the moment. We rely on a third of our work base from European
:06:54. > :06:58.employees. To turn that straight off and replace it straight off would be
:06:59. > :07:03.very difficult. More than 60% of voters here voted to leave the
:07:04. > :07:06.European Union. At least part of the reason while concerns about
:07:07. > :07:11.immigration, one of the big unresolved issues in these Brexit
:07:12. > :07:16.negotiations. Theresa May knows she has to achieve a delicate balancing
:07:17. > :07:23.act between responding to those concerns, but at the same time
:07:24. > :07:28.allowing businesses to hire the workers they need. Whether it's copy
:07:29. > :07:32.shops, hotels that rely on foreign staff or pulling a point in your
:07:33. > :07:39.local pub, this is a sector facing criticism. It's not doing enough to
:07:40. > :07:43.train British workers and pay is too low. It is kind of laziness for them
:07:44. > :07:47.to say that if they are not able to recruit migrant workers, there is
:07:48. > :07:53.going to be a crisis for the industry. It is a crisis of their
:07:54. > :07:57.own creation. They need to be focusing on, how do they actually
:07:58. > :08:02.get people to calm into the industry? The hospitality sector
:08:03. > :08:05.says it is looking to new horizons, looking for the British workers it
:08:06. > :08:10.needs. But it will be a long process, ten years before a reliance
:08:11. > :08:14.on millions of EU workers is turned around. Kamal Ahmed, BBC News.
:08:15. > :08:16.Nicola Sturgeon has ratcheted up the pressure on the Prime Minister
:08:17. > :08:18.today on another front, by sending a letter
:08:19. > :08:21.demanding the power to hold a second referendum.
:08:22. > :08:24.Our Scotland Editor, Sarah Smith, is in Edinburgh tonight.
:08:25. > :08:30.Has there been any answer to the letter?
:08:31. > :08:38.We have not heard yet from the Prime Minister. The Scottish Conservatives
:08:39. > :08:43.have said they think plans Nicola Sturgeon have set out our own wanted
:08:44. > :08:47.and unworkable, repeating the Prime Minister's view that there cannot be
:08:48. > :08:52.a referendum until after the UK has left the EU and voters have a chance
:08:53. > :08:55.to see how Brexit plays out. The First Minister disagrees. She says
:08:56. > :08:58.in the letter that there is no rational reason to block a
:08:59. > :09:03.referendum. But of course she knows what the answer will be. She even
:09:04. > :09:07.anticipates that by saying in the letter, in anticipation of your
:09:08. > :09:12.refusal to enter into discussions. She goes on to say, if and when that
:09:13. > :09:16.happens, she will set out what other steps she might take. What can she
:09:17. > :09:21.do? One option is to try and delay the progress of the Great Repeal
:09:22. > :09:25.Bill, the legislation in Westminster that will bring back powers from
:09:26. > :09:28.Brussels to the UK. To get that through, there will probably have to
:09:29. > :09:32.be legislation passed in the Scottish parliament. If they refuse
:09:33. > :09:36.to do that, that could delay the process of the Great Repeal Bill,
:09:37. > :09:39.even though it may not derail it entirely. That is one option. We
:09:40. > :09:44.know Nicola Sturgeon will do pretty much what he can to try and keep the
:09:45. > :09:47.pressure on Number 10, to get them to start talking about when there
:09:48. > :09:49.could be another Scottish referendum. Sarah Smith, thank you.
:09:50. > :09:51.Our Deputy Political Editor, John Pienaar,
:09:52. > :09:55.Nicola Sturgeon is trying to increase the pressure on Mrs May.
:09:56. > :09:58.Is the Prime Minister likely to stick to her guns on not
:09:59. > :10:06.contemplating a second referendum until after Brexit?
:10:07. > :10:14.You can bet that she will. Downing Street is saying Theresa May will
:10:15. > :10:18.respond in due course. Her answer is more predictable than even Donald
:10:19. > :10:23.Tusk's answered Britain earlier today. No referendum, no
:10:24. > :10:26.negotiations on a referendum until Brexit is complete. That will mean
:10:27. > :10:31.month after month of a struggle first Scottish public opinion above
:10:32. > :10:35.all else. In that time, of course, the progress of the talks on
:10:36. > :10:42.Britain's future outside the European Union could turn out to be
:10:43. > :10:45.important in tilting the balance. The EU clearly trying to put itself
:10:46. > :10:46.in the driving seat as far as the negotiations are concerned.
:10:47. > :10:48.What's the response in Downing Street tonight,
:10:49. > :11:00.Number 10, no minister, really expected Donald Tusk is to be
:11:01. > :11:03.encouraging. He was not encouraging. The government, Downing Street,
:11:04. > :11:09.government ministers, they are being cool and calm, essentially marking
:11:10. > :11:13.time and hoping somehow to influence the direction of those negotiations
:11:14. > :11:18.later on. As for the points raised by Donald Tusk, ministers are
:11:19. > :11:22.privately confident that they can secure the future of EU nationals in
:11:23. > :11:26.this country now, just as the future of Brits on the continent will be
:11:27. > :11:30.secured in those negotiations come and do so quickly. The budget
:11:31. > :11:35.contribution of Britain is the knotty problem. Any big payment
:11:36. > :11:39.would meet a wall of resistance from Conservative Party hardliners at
:11:40. > :11:41.Westminster. You could easily see a deadlock developing. After all of
:11:42. > :11:47.those promises about taking back control, repairing the public for
:11:48. > :11:49.the giver as well as the take of those negotiations, could turn out
:11:50. > :11:52.to be as tough as anything. John Pienaar, thank you.
:11:53. > :11:54.Waiting times will be longer for routine operations,
:11:55. > :11:58.such as hip and knee replacements, as a trade off for improvements
:11:59. > :12:00.in A performance, and better treatment in other areas,
:12:01. > :12:02.according to the head of NHS England.
:12:03. > :12:05.Simon Stevens outlined the two year plan for the NHS -
:12:06. > :12:07.focusing on improving cancer care, boosting mental health services
:12:08. > :12:11.and better access to GPs - but said choices had
:12:12. > :12:14.to be made because of increasing patient demand.
:12:15. > :12:22.Our Health Editor, Hugh Pym, reports.
:12:23. > :12:28.The NHS serves patients from cradle to grave but there are difficult
:12:29. > :12:33.choices. The message today is it offers high quality care in many
:12:34. > :12:36.areas but something has to give. That is waiting lists for routine
:12:37. > :12:43.surgery for patients like Christine. She waited 22 weeks from heart
:12:44. > :12:48.bypass, longer than NHS England's 18 weeks target. It has caused a lot of
:12:49. > :12:52.anxiety and she has decided to go private. The sword of Damocles
:12:53. > :12:56.hanging over my head, because I couldn't plan my life, I couldn't
:12:57. > :13:03.say categorically I am going to be able to do something. I feel I am
:13:04. > :13:08.getting, not worse, but more tired. There has definitely been a change
:13:09. > :13:13.in me since I had the diagnosis. The head of NHS England explained his
:13:14. > :13:17.immediate priorities, including A and cancer care, to help staff
:13:18. > :13:21.today. But waiting lists for routine operations will for a while get
:13:22. > :13:26.longer. Might more patients be waiting longer and might they be
:13:27. > :13:32.very disappointed? We need to fix the most urgent problems first. And
:13:33. > :13:36.I think most people can see that ensuring that our A and GP
:13:37. > :13:40.services are able to properly look after people across the country that
:13:41. > :13:46.has got to be the top priority. And then having done that, obviously in
:13:47. > :13:51.the period ahead we want to be able to ensure we make -- meeting the
:13:52. > :13:55.waiting time guarantees. But that has worried some medical leaders,
:13:56. > :13:59.who say longer waits for operations can be dangerous. We know that
:14:00. > :14:02.people occasionally Dai Young waiting lists waiting for heart
:14:03. > :14:09.surgery. The longer you wait, the more the likelihood that will
:14:10. > :14:12.happen. This health centre where Mr Stevens was today provides a range
:14:13. > :14:16.of services and treatments to patients. Their results or a dentist
:14:17. > :14:21.and pharmacist, as well as GP practice. The idea is to treat as
:14:22. > :14:24.many people as possible away from hospitals. He wants to see more of
:14:25. > :14:28.this kind of thing around the country but that will take time. It
:14:29. > :14:32.will also take time to improve the nation's health. But they are
:14:33. > :14:36.starting young that schools in Lancashire. Children run the daily
:14:37. > :14:39.mile. The idea came from the NHS. An example of prevention that could
:14:40. > :14:44.reduce the future burden on the health service. We know we want to
:14:45. > :14:48.change things for the future generation. We don't want people to
:14:49. > :14:53.be dying of heart disease in their 50s. We want to tackle some of the
:14:54. > :14:56.major stuff we're seeing around diabetes. We have built a fantastic
:14:57. > :15:01.partnership with schools and we encourage kids to be active. It is
:15:02. > :15:06.both young and old when it comes to improving health in Lancashire. This
:15:07. > :15:10.scheme helps older men who may be isolated and vulnerable to health
:15:11. > :15:15.problems, a sense of purpose which helps their well-being. It is part
:15:16. > :15:18.of a plan among those hailed today as the way forward. The rewards will
:15:19. > :15:20.come in the future. It will not help to repair the NHS's immediate
:15:21. > :15:21.problems. The head of NHS England is not
:15:22. > :15:24.asking for more money, but he's showing the kind
:15:25. > :15:34.of tough choices necessary That is basically absolutely right.
:15:35. > :15:38.Simon Stevens is saying, this is what we can do with the resources we
:15:39. > :15:43.have. And yes, we can invest more in cancer treatment and diagnosis. Yes,
:15:44. > :15:47.more money can go into mental health after years of decline. Those are
:15:48. > :15:52.the positives. But hard choices have to be made. Trade-offs. What slips
:15:53. > :15:55.is the waiting times for routine surgery. You have to remember that
:15:56. > :15:59.Simon Stevens clashed publicly with Downing Street a couple of months
:16:00. > :16:02.ago over money and the suggestion he didn't get the money he needed at
:16:03. > :16:06.the time of the last Spending Review. He was very diplomatic today
:16:07. > :16:11.and didn't make a case for more money. I think he feels he has to
:16:12. > :16:15.keep his powder dry on that one, despite repeated questions. He said,
:16:16. > :16:19.we are getting on with what we have got and making efficiency savings.
:16:20. > :16:22.It didn't kill off the idea that there might at some stage beat
:16:23. > :16:26.requests for further cash for the NHS.
:16:27. > :16:31.The EU tells Britain no talks on trade deals before
:16:32. > :16:42.The new assistant taking Doctor Who in a different direction.
:16:43. > :16:44.Coming up in Sportsday on BBC News...
:16:45. > :16:47.Johanna Konta beats Venus Williams to become the first British woman
:16:48. > :16:52.And she will climb to seventh in the world if she wins it
:16:53. > :17:04.It's one of the most ambitious conservation projects
:17:05. > :17:07.of its kind in Britain, and aims to save 20 species
:17:08. > :17:13.Creatures such as the black click beetle, shrill carder bee
:17:14. > :17:17.The Back From The Brink campaign is launched today -
:17:18. > :17:19.an ?8 million scheme backed by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
:17:20. > :17:21.And it's hoped thousands of people will volunteer to help.
:17:22. > :17:24.Duncan Kennedy is at a wildlife sanctuary
:17:25. > :17:37.They're really has never been a project quite like this before. The
:17:38. > :17:48.aim is to save 20 of the most endangered species in the country,
:17:49. > :17:51.including the natterjack toad. Is the problem for beautiful creatures
:17:52. > :17:54.like this is a face pressures from things like farming practices,
:17:55. > :17:59.house-building and the like gobbling up their habitats. Now more than 30
:18:00. > :18:01.organisations have come together to bring them back from the brink.
:18:02. > :18:04.They're the most striking, the most elusive and the most
:18:05. > :18:11.But today, 20 of them, including the grey long-eared bat,
:18:12. > :18:15.have become part of a project to save them.
:18:16. > :18:19.Jenny Clarke, who has protected bats for 30 years,
:18:20. > :18:25.is among those behind the campaign called Back From The Brink.
:18:26. > :18:28.If this one were to go to extinction, what would that mean
:18:29. > :18:32.It would be an appalling loss and a great tragedy.
:18:33. > :18:37.We would be absolutely bereft if we lost the grey long-eared.
:18:38. > :18:41.The natterjack toad is another facing extinction.
:18:42. > :18:50.?8 million of Heritage Lottery and other funds has been
:18:51. > :18:55.But the organisers say the public's help is vital.
:18:56. > :18:57.The ambition is to involve 1.3 million people, engaged,
:18:58. > :19:00.over 5000 volunteers actually going out, surveying,
:19:01. > :19:06.So there will be lots of opportunities for the public
:19:07. > :19:11.Here in Dorset, some of the first of those volunteers
:19:12. > :19:17.This looks like a suitable area, here.
:19:18. > :19:20.The public is needed to find and manage the threatened species.
:19:21. > :19:28.I think they're important in ways that maybe a lot
:19:29. > :19:38.And I think that overall they deserve to be kept the way they are.
:19:39. > :19:40.The project aims to save everything from adders
:19:41. > :19:48.Many put at risk by activities like house-building and farming.
:19:49. > :19:52.But wherever they live, these creatures are vulnerable.
:19:53. > :19:57.Unless the four year project works, some could end up beyond the brink.
:19:58. > :20:08.The driver of a bin lorry that crashed in Glasgow, killing six
:20:09. > :20:11.people, has been banned from driving for three years and ordered
:20:12. > :20:13.to wear an electronic tag for a separate motoring offence.
:20:14. > :20:16.Harry Clarke, who's 60, had his licence withdrawn
:20:17. > :20:19.after the crash in December 2014, but was spotted by neighbours
:20:20. > :20:25.A man has been charged with the murder of a mother and her
:20:26. > :20:28.Tracey Wilkinson and her son Pierce were found stabbed
:20:29. > :20:32.23 year old Aaron Barley has also been charged with the attempted
:20:33. > :20:35.murder of the boy's father, Peter.
:20:36. > :20:37.Teachers at Redhill School paid tribute to Pierce today,
:20:38. > :20:42.saying he was a "loyal, caring and conscientious pupil".
:20:43. > :20:46.The former US National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn,
:20:47. > :20:48.has offered to testify to Congress about possible links
:20:49. > :20:51.between the Trump campaign and Russia in exchange
:20:52. > :20:56.Mr Flynn was sacked in February after misleading the White House
:20:57. > :20:59.about a conversation he had with the Russian ambassador.
:21:00. > :21:02.President Trump today said the investigation was a witch hunt.
:21:03. > :21:05.Our North America Editor Jon Sopel is in Washington for us.
:21:06. > :21:07.Mr Flynn's lawyer says his client has a story to tell.
:21:08. > :21:19.We don't know whether he's got a giant tin of beans to spill, or
:21:20. > :21:22.whether this is just a prudent act of self protection. As you can
:21:23. > :21:26.imagine, there's a huge amount of speculation. The way the lawyer
:21:27. > :21:31.phrased it suggests it's the former, there is a lot to tell. We have the
:21:32. > :21:35.situation where the former National Security Adviser is out there
:21:36. > :21:38.seeking protection. This is the same man who during the election campaign
:21:39. > :21:43.was leading the chanting about Hillary Clinton, to lock her up over
:21:44. > :21:49.a private e-mail server. I don't know if we are going through a spy
:21:50. > :21:52.novel or modern morality tale. Some people are reacting and saying he
:21:53. > :21:58.shouldn't be given legal protection. The chairman of the select
:21:59. > :22:01.committee, said it was a brave and momentous step. Donald Trump has
:22:02. > :22:06.said he's right to protection from this. This is the same Donald Trump
:22:07. > :22:09.who during the campaign said, if you're not guilty of a crime, why do
:22:10. > :22:12.you need immunity? The tenth series of
:22:13. > :22:14.Doctor Who begins next month, and the Timelord,
:22:15. > :22:16.Peter Capaldi, will be West End star Pearl Mackie will be
:22:17. > :22:22.taking on the role of Bill - the first gay assistant
:22:23. > :22:24.in the programme's history. She's been speaking
:22:25. > :22:25.to our entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba,
:22:26. > :22:27.about on-screen diversity in one For more than half a century,
:22:28. > :22:38.Doctor Who has travelled Now the show is exploring
:22:39. > :22:43.new territory. Actress Pearl Mackie
:22:44. > :22:47.will be playing Bill Potts, her character will be the Doctor's
:22:48. > :22:49.first openly gay companion. And, yeah, I think, you know,
:22:50. > :22:54.it shouldn't be a big deal Yeah, I think within the series it's
:22:55. > :23:03.not made a massive thing off. You know, our representation
:23:04. > :23:08.matters, doesn't it, so... Why do you think keep
:23:09. > :23:11.coming to my lectures? Her sexual orientation
:23:12. > :23:20.is a significant step, particularly as the Doctor's
:23:21. > :23:29.companion is a key aspirational figure for the show's younger
:23:30. > :23:31.viewers. I hope it will help to push things
:23:32. > :23:33.in the right direction and help to broaden the diversity
:23:34. > :23:36.of race and sexuality. The show has had gay characters
:23:37. > :23:41.in the past, including John Barrowman's Captain Jack,
:23:42. > :23:45.but Bill Potts will be the first permanent,
:23:46. > :23:49.full-time companion that's gay. The relatively unknown Pearl Mackie
:23:50. > :23:53.recognises the huge career boost that being cast
:23:54. > :23:57.in Doctor who carries. It's an amazing platform
:23:58. > :24:02.for me to be able to... It would open a lot of doors that
:24:03. > :24:05.might not necessarily Peter Capaldi, who plays the Doctor,
:24:06. > :24:15.has said the new series The decision over his latest
:24:16. > :24:19.companion's sexuality is likely to increase speculation
:24:20. > :24:22.that the programme could break more boundaries by making
:24:23. > :24:24.the next Doctor a woman. The Flying Scotsman was back on one
:24:25. > :24:31.of Britain's most scenic tracks this morning, as it marked the re-opening
:24:32. > :24:34.of the Settle-to-Carlisle rail line. The route was closed
:24:35. > :24:37.by a landslip a year ago. Danny Savage is in Hellifield
:24:38. > :24:39.in North Yorkshire. Danny, getting this section
:24:40. > :24:54.of the line working again has been It has been a huge effort to get the
:24:55. > :24:59.line working again. To underline it, in celebration, they have brought
:25:00. > :25:03.arguably the most famous steam engine in the world to run up and
:25:04. > :25:08.down today. People paying ?300 to be on board. It's taken many months of
:25:09. > :25:10.effort and a lot of work to get the famous Settle to Carlisle railway
:25:11. > :25:14.line open once again. One of the most famous names
:25:15. > :25:20.in the world of steam on one of the most famous
:25:21. > :25:22.railway lines in Britain. The Settle-Carlisle route runs
:25:23. > :25:23.through the beautiful upland countryside of
:25:24. > :25:28.Yorkshire and Cumbria. But, for 16 months, there's
:25:29. > :25:30.been no through-traffic Today, the line reopened and
:25:31. > :25:35.hundreds of people came along to see the celebratory service
:25:36. > :25:38.and to breathe a sigh of relief. It's absolutely wonderful,
:25:39. > :25:41.because it's my lifeline to get I'm a non-driver, but I do love
:25:42. > :25:46.to escape to the shops Although this wonderful
:25:47. > :25:51.old locomotive is attracting all the headlines today,
:25:52. > :25:54.the big issue for the more remote communities along this line is that
:25:55. > :25:57.they've got their main transport link back, and that means a return
:25:58. > :26:00.of visitors and business. ?23 million has been
:26:01. > :26:04.spent repairing the line. It's the biggest fix Network Rail
:26:05. > :26:08.has ever undertaken, Built in the 1870s, threatened
:26:09. > :26:15.with closure in the 1980s, this old-fashioned but much loved
:26:16. > :26:18.railway route is open again. Time for a look at the weather.
:26:19. > :26:38.Here's Darren Bett. This weekend, a new month, and the
:26:39. > :26:43.best of the weather this weekend will be in the second half of the
:26:44. > :26:47.weekend as we head into April. We will have a mixture of sunshine and
:26:48. > :26:50.April showers on Saturday, and then it gets quite chilly overnight
:26:51. > :26:54.before we have a fine and dry day just about everywhere on Sunday.
:26:55. > :26:58.This picture was taken in Cumbria. We had some sunshine after the
:26:59. > :27:01.morning rain cleared away. Still some rain wandering up to the
:27:02. > :27:06.north-west of Scotland. Thickening cloud in Wales and the south-west
:27:07. > :27:10.bringing some showery bursts of rain. It will be quite wet this
:27:11. > :27:15.evening and overnight over western parts of England and Wales. Showers
:27:16. > :27:19.for a time. Dry over Mehmet Scotland and the driest weather over eastern
:27:20. > :27:25.England. A touch chillier than last night, nothing particularly cold. As
:27:26. > :27:29.we head into tomorrow, some showers from the word go across the western
:27:30. > :27:34.areas of England and Wales. Through the day, sunshine around and it will
:27:35. > :27:39.develop more widely. Not much wind tomorrow. The showers could be heavy
:27:40. > :27:41.and prolonged. The warm weather sun is out. Generally speaking
:27:42. > :27:51.temperature is a bit lower than today. Around 13. To showers pushing
:27:52. > :27:55.down across through Northern Ireland and developing across the mainland
:27:56. > :27:59.of Scotland and again some heavy ones are likely here. They shouldn't
:28:00. > :28:03.last too long into the evening and overnight, with a ridge of high
:28:04. > :28:06.pressure building and things settling down. The weather fronts
:28:07. > :28:10.keeping at bay for the time being. For the second half of the weekend,
:28:11. > :28:16.we start on a chilly note. The numbers in towns and cities, a touch
:28:17. > :28:23.of blue, touch of Frost in the countryside, especially in Ireland
:28:24. > :28:27.and Scotland. Mainly dry day. Good spells of sunshine around. Wind will
:28:28. > :28:28.be light. In the sunshine it should feel pleasantly warm and it might
:28:29. > :28:31.get warm on Monday. That's all from the BBC News at Six,
:28:32. > :28:34.so it's goodbye from me, and on BBC One we now join the BBC's
:28:35. > :28:37.news teams where you are.