:00:00. > :00:08.Prince Philip has decided to step down from public
:00:09. > :00:18.But it was business as usual today for the 95-year-old prince.
:00:19. > :00:27.His decision is not health related and, as ever, his trademark wit.
:00:28. > :00:31.He's been at the Queen's side for nearly 70 years.
:00:32. > :00:37.They've carried out thousands of engagements together.
:00:38. > :00:43.If we regard the Queen's rain so far as a success and I think we do, the
:00:44. > :00:46.joint author of that success is the Duke of Edinburgh. His achievement
:00:47. > :00:48.is unparalleled. We'll be looking at Prince Philip's
:00:49. > :00:51.contribution to public life. Twins, but with such
:00:52. > :00:55.different prospects. A special report on the hospital
:00:56. > :00:57.that caused Olivia's The far-right Marine le Pen finds
:00:58. > :01:04.herself in the thick I was pretty certain I was going to
:01:05. > :01:16.die. And we speak to the surfer who's
:01:17. > :01:18.now safe in hospital after a dramatic rescue -
:01:19. > :01:20.he'd been stranded And coming up in the
:01:21. > :01:30.sport on BBC News... Why European success is now
:01:31. > :01:33.the priority for Manchester United over their league form as they plot
:01:34. > :01:56.a route into the Champions League. Good evening and welcome
:01:57. > :02:01.to the BBC News at Six. After nearly 70 years in the public
:02:02. > :02:04.eye, Prince Philip has decided it's He'll retire from royal
:02:05. > :02:08.duties in the autumn. His decision, which has
:02:09. > :02:10.the support of the Queen, There have been tributes from public
:02:11. > :02:15.and politicians alike, with Theresa May praising
:02:16. > :02:17.what she called his steadfast In a moment we'll look
:02:18. > :02:21.at the Prince's contribution to national life but first our royal
:02:22. > :02:23.correspondent Nick Witchell It is an image to which the nation
:02:24. > :02:34.has become accustomed over The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
:02:35. > :02:39.side-by-side on official business. Today they were at a reception
:02:40. > :02:44.at St James' Palace. The Duke a few steps behind
:02:45. > :02:48.and there in support. Inside, meeting members
:02:49. > :02:50.of the Order of Merit, I hear you're standing down. I can't
:02:51. > :03:07.stand up much! Never mind standing down,
:03:08. > :03:10.I have trouble standing up, he said. But, come the autumn,
:03:11. > :03:12.his attendance at events like this After nearly 70 years of public
:03:13. > :03:19.service, the Duke has decided, a few weeks short of his 96th
:03:20. > :03:22.birthday, that it's finally time The Palace says the decision has not
:03:23. > :03:29.been prompted by any particular concerns about his health,
:03:30. > :03:32.and the evidence would support that. Yesterday he was at Lord's cricket
:03:33. > :03:35.ground, opening a new stand The world's most experienced
:03:36. > :03:41.plaque unveiler! Alongside all those
:03:42. > :03:47.plaques he has unveiled Things like the Duke
:03:48. > :03:52.of Edinburgh Award scheme. But his most important contribution
:03:53. > :03:55.has been the support he has given to his wife,
:03:56. > :03:58.the Queen, as she has become the longest reigning
:03:59. > :03:59.monarch in British history. He has become the
:04:00. > :04:01.longest-running consort. The Duke taking second place
:04:02. > :04:07.to his wife in public, but her most constant and sometimes
:04:08. > :04:10.forthright supporter in private. He has supported her by being
:04:11. > :04:16.a very strong husband. And he has put her first,
:04:17. > :04:20.and he has not tried to interfere in her work,
:04:21. > :04:26.her work as Queen is her work. Soon though, the Duke's public role
:04:27. > :04:29.will come largely to an end. Political leaders
:04:30. > :04:52.paid their tributes. From his steadfast support
:04:53. > :04:56.for Her Majesty the Queen, to his inspirational Duke
:04:57. > :04:59.of Edinburgh Awards, and his patronage of hundreds
:05:00. > :05:03.of charities and good causes, his contribution to our
:05:04. > :05:12.United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the wider world,
:05:13. > :05:14.will be of huge benefit to us I wish him well spending time doing
:05:15. > :05:20.the things he wants to do, as opposed to being required
:05:21. > :05:23.to attend lots of events, some of which he may find very
:05:24. > :05:25.exciting, some less so. He has dedicated his life to public
:05:26. > :05:33.service and to supporting the Queen. I think he has more
:05:34. > :05:36.than earned his retirement. Prince Philip, as well as
:05:37. > :05:40.the support he has given the Queen and his own public service,
:05:41. > :05:42.has done an amazing amount The Duke's retirement from public
:05:43. > :05:46.duties will mean that other members of the royal family will step up
:05:47. > :05:50.to support the Queen. It is likely she will be seen more
:05:51. > :05:54.frequently at major occasions with the Prince of Wales
:05:55. > :05:58.or Princess Anne. But those who know the couple
:05:59. > :06:00.say it won't be quite The Queen will undoubtedly miss him
:06:01. > :06:08.on public occasions. There is no doubt that when they go
:06:09. > :06:11.out for a day together, Having been on tours with them,
:06:12. > :06:16.having followed in the car behind them, at the end of the day they get
:06:17. > :06:19.together into the car and he entertains her hugely,
:06:20. > :06:22.telling funny stories about what has So she will definitely
:06:23. > :06:25.miss all of that. And occasionally she will strike
:06:26. > :06:27.us as a lonely figure. But she will be going back
:06:28. > :06:29.to Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Balmoral,
:06:30. > :06:34.and he will be there. Slowly but surely, there
:06:35. > :06:36.is a generational shift taking Officials have made it clear
:06:37. > :06:40.the Queen will continue But at the age of 91 now,
:06:41. > :06:47.her load is being lightened. As monarch, she is still
:06:48. > :06:50.the central figure. But as today has underlined,
:06:51. > :06:52.there is starting be tangible Prince Philip has accompanied
:06:53. > :07:03.the Queen on countless state visits around the world and carried out
:07:04. > :07:06.thousands of solo engagements. He's supported numerous
:07:07. > :07:09.charities and organisations. The Duke of Edinburgh's
:07:10. > :07:11.Award for young people, which he established,
:07:12. > :07:13.now covers more than Prince Philip is also known
:07:14. > :07:18.for his sharp wit and plain speaking Here's our Royal
:07:19. > :07:30.Correspondent, Peter Hunt. Prince Philip has been an
:07:31. > :07:36.unstoppable royal force for seven decades. While he is finally taking
:07:37. > :07:41.it easy, the organisations he champions will continue. Millions
:07:42. > :07:44.have benefited from the Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme. When I
:07:45. > :07:49.spoke to a decade ago it was modest about what he had achieved. I know
:07:50. > :07:55.you hate the capital L Word but do you see it as an important part of
:07:56. > :07:59.your legacy? Legacy?! No, I don't, it is nothing to do with me, it is
:08:00. > :08:04.therefore people to use, I couldn't care less! And you would both argue
:08:05. > :08:09.it is still relevant? Well the school is relevant, isn't it? And
:08:10. > :08:12.the scheme? It is relevant as well because it is part of the process of
:08:13. > :08:17.growing up. They have been growing up with his help since 1956. The
:08:18. > :08:22.Queen's husband might be stepping down but he will not be backing off.
:08:23. > :08:25.Everybody is entitled to step back a little bit and certainly his
:08:26. > :08:29.retirement from public duties does not mean he will lose interest in
:08:30. > :08:33.what we are doing and I will still have to be on my metal and report to
:08:34. > :08:37.him regularly. He obviously has a genius for that sort of thing.
:08:38. > :08:41.Skipping in a suit in the 50s might not have been his thing but links
:08:42. > :08:47.with youth clubs he fostered in his young adult life he sustained into
:08:48. > :08:51.old age. This youth club in London benefit from his support and from
:08:52. > :08:55.his visits. He was quite a lively man and he make lots of jokes and
:08:56. > :08:59.different things and he was talking to different people and he also had
:09:00. > :09:05.a meal here would he really enjoyed and made good comments about the
:09:06. > :09:07.food. Another of his quarters, the environment and conservation.
:09:08. > :09:12.Princely passions Philip embraced long before they were mainstream
:09:13. > :09:16.popular issues. Probably the biggest thing he has done is help us reach
:09:17. > :09:20.lots of people globally in different parts of the world and bring
:09:21. > :09:21.together really influential people to support conservation. He brings
:09:22. > :09:34.people together. Travelling the world, here he was
:09:35. > :09:38.with British troops in rack went in his 80s and that is also at an end.
:09:39. > :09:40.The former naval opposite does not do bland cover his blood has
:09:41. > :09:47.additionally got him into trouble will stop -- his bluntness. For his
:09:48. > :09:51.critics he is a gaffe prone prince, the most notorious in a state visit
:09:52. > :10:00.to China when her husband told students that if you stay here much
:10:01. > :10:03.longer you will all be slitty eyed. Such public encounters with the
:10:04. > :10:07.Potters Buttrey as the Prince putting people at ease will not
:10:08. > :10:13.diminish, allowing him more time to enjoy the sport of carriage driving.
:10:14. > :10:17.It is a friendship, there is no holds barred, I have had plenty of
:10:18. > :10:22.disagreements with him, I don't mean nasty ones. Along eventful life on
:10:23. > :10:25.public display is coming to an end. This princely pensioner can now
:10:26. > :10:38.enjoy himself. Peter Hunt, BBC News. Out of the public eye but he does
:10:39. > :10:41.still have a role? Yes, he certainly does and we should remember that the
:10:42. > :10:45.husband of a Queen had no constitutional role, he has never
:10:46. > :10:52.had that. His principal role has always been, as the Queen wanted
:10:53. > :10:59.describes it, be Mike rentable strength and -- to be my principal
:11:00. > :11:03.strength and stay. And he will continue doing that in private to
:11:04. > :11:07.the Queen and she values is advice greatly. Neither should we forget
:11:08. > :11:12.that sentence today that he may still choose to attend certain
:11:13. > :11:18.public events from time to time. It will be decided on an ad hoc basis.
:11:19. > :11:21.This is a man with still a considerable intellectual curiosity.
:11:22. > :11:27.The idea he will step back and put his feet up after a lifetime of duty
:11:28. > :11:31.and attending engagements is a false one. Nonetheless he has, as I
:11:32. > :11:35.understand it, been thinking about this for some months and he wanted
:11:36. > :11:40.to be by the side of the Queen for her 90th birthday last year but now,
:11:41. > :11:44.close to 96, he is putting into practice what he said at his 90th
:11:45. > :11:50.birthday, to wind down and step back a bit. As he does so, the younger
:11:51. > :11:55.members of the Royal family will have to step up, more so than at the
:11:56. > :11:56.present, to accompany the Queen as she continues with the public
:11:57. > :11:59.engagements. Thank you very much. The BBC has learned that an NHS
:12:00. > :12:02.trust has paid out millions of pounds in compensation
:12:03. > :12:04.after errors in monitoring babies' heart rates during birth
:12:05. > :12:08.led to brain injuries. At least five babies have died
:12:09. > :12:10.at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust as a result
:12:11. > :12:14.of similar errors. Last month we revealed
:12:15. > :12:17.that the Health Secretary had ordered a review of maternity
:12:18. > :12:20.services at the hospital. Now the BBC understands one law firm
:12:21. > :12:24.has 27 open investigations into allegations that mistakes
:12:25. > :12:27.in labour at the trust led The trust said the sums paid out
:12:28. > :12:32.offer little insight Our correspondent
:12:33. > :12:40.Michael Buchanan reports. They are now 11 and the older
:12:41. > :12:47.they get, the less similar Beth is fit and healthy but Olivia
:12:48. > :12:56.was born with a brain injury. Problems with monitoring her heart
:12:57. > :12:58.rate and delays in delivering her She struggles to walk, can't talk
:12:59. > :13:07.and has carers 24 hours a day. Our family life is not
:13:08. > :13:13.the same as it should be. We've all had to make drastic
:13:14. > :13:15.changes to our life. I wasn't able to go back to work,
:13:16. > :13:18.I had to become a full-time... Well, I say a full-time mum,
:13:19. > :13:21.a full-time carer, I think. And obviously I have two
:13:22. > :13:27.children to look after. Olivia can't swallow
:13:28. > :13:33.so is fed through a tube. All problems the Shrewsbury
:13:34. > :13:35.and Telford Hospital Trust Similar errors have also left other
:13:36. > :13:40.children with brain injuries. In 2015 we have learned a consultant
:13:41. > :13:47.at the trust told a meeting that one compensation claim for ?4.4 million
:13:48. > :13:49.related to CTG, or foetal Two other claims, he said,
:13:50. > :13:54.worth ?144,000, were also due to failures to properly interpret
:13:55. > :13:59.the babies' heart rates. Medical negligence lawyer
:14:00. > :14:05.Beth Harrison says her firm has 27 open investigations into allegations
:14:06. > :14:07.that the trust's maternity errors We are repeatedly seeing the same
:14:08. > :14:13.mistakes again and again. There is generally a delay in acting
:14:14. > :14:20.upon foetal distress. I also think there is a culture
:14:21. > :14:24.of trying to push for a vaginal These women need a Caesarean section
:14:25. > :14:30.and they aren't getting that. The trust has been under intense
:14:31. > :14:33.scrutiny since we revealed last month the Health Secretary has
:14:34. > :14:35.ordered an investigation following the avoidable deaths
:14:36. > :14:39.of at least seven babies. Over the past decade we have learned
:14:40. > :14:42.they have paid out nearly ?25 million in compensation
:14:43. > :14:44.following maternity errors - among the highest figures
:14:45. > :14:49.for similar units. The trust told us they would not
:14:50. > :14:52.comment in detail in case they prejudiced the ongoing review
:14:53. > :14:54.but did say claims can be and frequently are brought
:14:55. > :14:57.and resolved many years And that the sums paid out in recent
:14:58. > :15:02.years offer little insight into the maternity services provided
:15:03. > :15:07.by the trust. Beth and Olivia will be lifelong
:15:08. > :15:10.friends but basic maternity errors mean only one of them
:15:11. > :15:16.will fully flourish. Beth is going to do all
:15:17. > :15:19.the things that most other children do, or adults -
:15:20. > :15:20.University, work, Olivia will never do any of those,
:15:21. > :15:27.she will always live at home with us Michael Buchanan,
:15:28. > :15:36.BBC News, Shropshire. Prince Philip retires from public
:15:37. > :15:42.life at the age of 95. A bird's eye view of the albatross
:15:43. > :15:56.as seen from space. Coming up on Sportsday
:15:57. > :15:58.on BBC News... An exclusive with Usain Bolt
:15:59. > :16:01.as he prepares to hang up those He tells the BBC what he hopes
:16:02. > :16:15.his legacy will be. A surfer who survived for more
:16:16. > :16:19.than 30 hours clinging to his board in the Irish Sea has been telling
:16:20. > :16:22.the BBC what it was like to be stranded, convinced
:16:23. > :16:33.he wouldn't be found alive. Eight rescue teams from these areas
:16:34. > :16:35.were mobilised as part He was eventually spotted
:16:36. > :16:38.by helicopter after drifting From his hospital bed,
:16:39. > :16:41.Matthew has been speaking to our correspondent,
:16:42. > :16:43.Chris Buckler, describing the last By the night-time, it
:16:44. > :16:46.wasn't just my shoulder, Matthew Bryce is exhausted,
:16:47. > :16:53.sunburnt and still recovering. But he's just thankful to have
:16:54. > :16:57.survived after drifting alone in the Irish Sea for more
:16:58. > :17:00.than 30 hours. I would say that's probably
:17:01. > :17:02.a yellow surfboard so This picture, taken on Sunday,
:17:03. > :17:08.shows him surfing off the West Coast of Scotland before he was pulled out
:17:09. > :17:12.to sea by strong winds and tides. The current changes
:17:13. > :17:16.and I can't do anything. All this time the wind is pushing me
:17:17. > :17:22.further and further and further out. He ended up clinging
:17:23. > :17:31.to his surfboard in the middle of the Irish Sea for a day
:17:32. > :17:34.and a half. He was eventually found halfway
:17:35. > :17:37.between Northern Ireland and Scotland just as the sun
:17:38. > :17:39.was setting and a second I was pretty certain
:17:40. > :17:46.that I was going to die. So as I was watching the sun
:17:47. > :17:55.set, I had pretty much So I jumped off the board
:17:56. > :18:10.and I lifted the board up And it flew over and I thought
:18:11. > :18:19.they had missed me. This is the moment he was
:18:20. > :18:34.rescued from the water. And his family could finally be
:18:35. > :18:38.told that he was alive. You have this elation
:18:39. > :18:40.and then, 20 minutes later, You don't know how unwell he is,
:18:41. > :18:51.until we got that phone call from Matthew, just
:18:52. > :18:56.to hear his voice. The search teams even managed
:18:57. > :19:01.to recover his surfboard. Are you looking forward to being
:19:02. > :19:03.reunited with your surfboard? I think we'll find
:19:04. > :19:10.a good use for it. And that pledge to keep away
:19:11. > :19:26.from the surf is one his family seem Chris Buckler, BBC News,
:19:27. > :19:34.at the Ulster Hospital in Belfast. The two candidates vying to become
:19:35. > :19:37.the next French president were back on the campaign trail today,
:19:38. > :19:40.after clashing in a TV The centrist politician,
:19:41. > :19:46.Emmanuel Macron, and his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen,
:19:47. > :19:48.traded insults for two hours. He accused her of being a liar
:19:49. > :19:52.and she accused him Our correspondent James Reynold
:19:53. > :20:08.is in Northern France Marine Le Pen find yourself targeted
:20:09. > :20:12.by both accusations and the eggs of protesters, the eggs might have been
:20:13. > :20:17.easier to dodge. Critics accuse her of failing to discuss programme
:20:18. > :20:20.during last night's debate, a charge she denies. TRANSLATION: The French
:20:21. > :20:24.people know my programme pretty well, that is because it is very
:20:25. > :20:28.clear and I have been presenting it to them for several years. I wanted
:20:29. > :20:37.to lift the veil and I believe I did that successfully on who Mr Macron
:20:38. > :20:43.is. Here, her message goes down well. 76-year-old Claude tells me
:20:44. > :20:48.life needs to change. TRANSLATION: There is no work any more, there is
:20:49. > :20:52.no money, I have grandchildren who do not have jobs, I have a kid who
:20:53. > :20:56.doesn't have a job, we're in a real mess and it has to stop. This is
:20:57. > :21:00.post-industrial France, the heartland of the Front Nationale.
:21:01. > :21:07.This is Emmanuel Macron's -- Marine Le Pen's last gasp to close the gap.
:21:08. > :21:11.She has been making the case for months, even years, but most of this
:21:12. > :21:14.country still doesn't want anything to do with her. And that is why
:21:15. > :21:21.Emmanuel Macron is a frontrunner. This morning he repeated a warning.
:21:22. > :21:25.TRANSLATION: Marine Le Pen has shown she does not love liberty, she has
:21:26. > :21:29.shown that and how she deals with journalists, in a position on
:21:30. > :21:35.same-sex couples, on women and on the freedom of the press. And
:21:36. > :21:38.Emmanuel Macron has won the support of one fellow liberal who knows what
:21:39. > :21:44.it is like to face right-wing populists. I know that you face many
:21:45. > :21:48.challenges and I want all of my friends in France to know how much
:21:49. > :21:51.I'm rooting for your success. Because of how important this
:21:52. > :21:57.election is, I also wanted to know that I am supporting Emmanuel Macron
:21:58. > :22:03.to lead you forward. One March, the Villa France. Emmanuel Macron, here
:22:04. > :22:08.visiting the factory in southern France, goes into the final days in
:22:09. > :22:09.the lead. His supporters may be tempted to hold early celebrations
:22:10. > :22:20.but the country has yet to vote. Voters have been arriving at polling
:22:21. > :22:22.stations for local and mayoral Seats will be contested in all
:22:23. > :22:26.councils in Wales and Scotland. Voters in England will select
:22:27. > :22:29.new members of 32 councils and in six English regions
:22:30. > :22:31.metro mayors will be The results are expected
:22:32. > :22:37.from early tomorrow. To the United States now, where
:22:38. > :22:39.a vote in Congress is attempting, for the second time,
:22:40. > :22:45.to repeal Obamacare. The Republicans say
:22:46. > :22:47.they are confident that they have enough to pass the reforms,
:22:48. > :22:57.after Donald Trump Repealing Obamacare was all of the
:22:58. > :22:59.key campaign pledges from Donald Trump.
:23:00. > :23:02.Our correspondent Gary O'Donoghue is in Washington.
:23:03. > :23:10.Is this a done deal? It looks like it will be third time lucky for
:23:11. > :23:15.Donald Trump, twice this year he has marched his soldiers to the top of
:23:16. > :23:19.the hill and had to march them down but they seem to have got the votes
:23:20. > :23:23.this time as the final speeches are unveiled in the chamber. They have
:23:24. > :23:27.done some arm-twisting and spend some money and giving concessions to
:23:28. > :23:31.individual states and the right of the party is on board and the
:23:32. > :23:35.moderates seem to be also. In a final pep talk this morning,
:23:36. > :23:42.leadership and then in the basement in the capital and they played the
:23:43. > :23:46.theme from the Rocky films. Only in America, you might think. If Donald
:23:47. > :23:50.Trump gets this vote through, it will be a victory but that is not
:23:51. > :23:53.the end of the war because it has to go through the Senate and the Senate
:23:54. > :23:57.is a much tighter proposition, the Republicans only have a majority of
:23:58. > :23:59.four and some of those Republicans are planning to change this bill.
:24:00. > :24:02.Thank you very much. It's a species under threat -
:24:03. > :24:05.the Northern Royal albatross. But anyone who wants
:24:06. > :24:07.to count how many are left of rocks east of New Zealand
:24:08. > :24:13.and you've got to be a climber Until now, because scientists
:24:14. > :24:17.have come up with a new way of assessing them
:24:18. > :24:19.- from space. Our Science Correspondent,
:24:20. > :24:23.Rebecca Morelle, has the story. A little ungainly on land,
:24:24. > :24:26.the albatross is a giant With its formidable wingspan,
:24:27. > :24:32.it's easy to spot. Most albatrosses nest on islands
:24:33. > :24:39.that are extremely remote. Now, though, there is a new way
:24:40. > :24:42.to get a tally of the birds. Scientists are using a powerful US
:24:43. > :24:48.satellite to zoom in on places like the Chatham Islands
:24:49. > :24:51.in the South Pacific. Ultra high-res images can map areas
:24:52. > :24:55.down to just 30 centimetres, which means each albatross appears
:24:56. > :24:59.as a white dot. And this is the bird
:25:00. > :25:05.that lives there. The satellite count has come
:25:06. > :25:10.in at about 3600 nests. It's half the number
:25:11. > :25:15.scientists expected. Albatrosses face a number
:25:16. > :25:18.of problems and if we zoom out from the Chatham Islands,
:25:19. > :25:21.we can see one of them. Ocean currents are circulating
:25:22. > :25:23.plastic waste, which can prove Along with plastics,
:25:24. > :25:29.fishing lines are also a major danger and so are pests like rats,
:25:30. > :25:33.that prey on young chicks. Out of 22 species of albatross,
:25:34. > :25:40.15 are under threat. The simple solution is to reduce
:25:41. > :25:42.the number being killed at sea and there are ways
:25:43. > :25:45.to restore their breeding sites as well, so what I am hoping
:25:46. > :25:48.in the future is that these satellite images will actually be
:25:49. > :25:51.able to show us that we direction for saving the albatross
:25:52. > :25:54.as a whole. This isn't the first time
:25:55. > :25:56.that satellites have We can now track the wildebeest's
:25:57. > :26:00.migration from space. Southern right whales have been
:26:01. > :26:04.monitored remotely, too, and the technology has even helped
:26:05. > :26:07.scientists to establish the size For the albatross, researchers now
:26:08. > :26:14.want to extend their territory Knowing how many birds there are now
:26:15. > :26:41.will help us to track how It was a lovely day for a large
:26:42. > :26:45.swathes of the UK, this is the view from the Moray Firth. It was not
:26:46. > :26:49.sunny for all, Southern counties were cloudy but essentially dry and
:26:50. > :26:54.here is the view from space, a lovely day for the Midlands and
:26:55. > :26:58.northwards. This is a thick cloud and is potential for odd spots of
:26:59. > :27:02.rain in the south-east over the next few hours. Lighter winds and clearer
:27:03. > :27:08.skies further north, a good recipe for a chilly night. No problems in
:27:09. > :27:14.towns and cities, it is rural parts, with rural Scotland dipping below
:27:15. > :27:17.freezing. A bad start for most of Scotland, may be low cloud on the
:27:18. > :27:21.north coast but inland it is fine with light winds and a beautiful
:27:22. > :27:24.start for Northern Ireland and across most of Northern Lincolnshire
:27:25. > :27:28.is to still light breeze from the North Sea and it is breezy across
:27:29. > :27:34.southernmost counties. This is the cloud for the morning, not as much
:27:35. > :27:38.as today but still some sunshine across South Wales and the South
:27:39. > :27:43.Midlands. Many places are in for a dry day and evening, the cloud will
:27:44. > :27:46.come and go and will stay dry everywhere and there are good spells
:27:47. > :27:52.of sunshine from the Midlands northwards and more sunshine in
:27:53. > :27:56.Wales. Cool on the North Sea coast but further west, 18 degrees.
:27:57. > :28:00.Through the even there might be some rain developing in the Midlands but
:28:01. > :28:03.also towards the far south-west but most places will be financed right
:28:04. > :28:10.and the weekend looks like it will be trying, breezy on Saturday with a
:28:11. > :28:14.cool field do things on the North Sea coast. One in western Scotland
:28:15. > :28:18.and another dry day on Sunday. Lighter winds, cool on the North Sea
:28:19. > :28:25.coast but with those winds it will feel pretty good. Thank you. Our
:28:26. > :28:27.main story... Prince Philip retires from public life at the age of 95.
:28:28. > :28:30.This decision is not health-related. It's goodbye from me,
:28:31. > :28:36.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's