:00:00. > :00:10.The Liberal Democrats publish their manifesto and pledge
:00:11. > :00:13.a second referendum on a Brexit deal.
:00:14. > :00:16.Party leader Tim Farron says Brexit represents a once in a generation
:00:17. > :00:23.We don't just have to accept what ever deal we get back
:00:24. > :00:25.from the Brexit negotiations, but the British people - you -
:00:26. > :00:32.The Lib Dems are making a pitch for younger voters -
:00:33. > :00:35.we're in Cambridge to hear about their hopes and needs.
:00:36. > :00:43.I think there is many things that need to be changed such as tuition
:00:44. > :00:49.fee, health care, NHS, it needs to be different.
:00:50. > :00:52.A record number of people in work - but new figures show a squeeze
:00:53. > :00:58.Donald Trump is accused of trying to stop an FBI investigation
:00:59. > :01:00.into links between his team and Russia.
:01:01. > :01:02.The children left at the mercy of smugglers and traffickers -
:01:03. > :01:14.And the makers of Kit Kat lose their bid to trademark
:01:15. > :01:21.And coming up in Sportsday later in the hour, on BBC News.
:01:22. > :01:24.England cricket could be back on free to air television,
:01:25. > :01:46.as the ECB offer up a new rights package to broadacsters.
:01:47. > :01:49.Good evening, and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:01:50. > :01:52.The Liberal Democrat election manifesto is out today,
:01:53. > :01:55.and at the heart of it is a pledge to offer another referendum
:01:56. > :02:00.According to party leader Tim Farron, it would give
:02:01. > :02:08.The Lib Dems are also offering several new policies
:02:09. > :02:11.aimed at young people, including dropping the voting age to
:02:12. > :02:15.More on that in a moment, but first, here's our political
:02:16. > :02:23.He says his policies offer young people a brighter future.
:02:24. > :02:27.And Tim Farron has put Brexit at the heart of his campaign.
:02:28. > :02:34.The Lib Dems hope the promise of a referendum on any Brexit deal
:02:35. > :02:37.the government negotiates will persuade Remain voters
:02:38. > :02:43.But the polls suggest the message isn't having much impact.
:02:44. > :02:47.Certainly there are many people in this country lacking hope.
:02:48. > :02:51.They think that the only thing on the table is Theresa May's bleak
:02:52. > :02:52.vision of us leaving the European Union
:02:53. > :02:56.But there are also many people who voted Remain
:02:57. > :03:02.And they feel, actually, we have just got to get on with it now,
:03:03. > :03:05.and many of them think Theresa May is the person to do that.
:03:06. > :03:07.So what there is out there are many people who feel
:03:08. > :03:14.And for what I'm saying to people is that I haven't and if you believe
:03:15. > :03:17.that Britain's future is better alongside our neighbours in Europe,
:03:18. > :03:19.you should not be forced to accept a stitch up between Brussels
:03:20. > :03:23.and London, you should have the final say.
:03:24. > :03:25.As well as a referendum on the Brexit deal,
:03:26. > :03:29.the Liberal Democrat manifesto promises ?7 billion of extra
:03:30. > :03:37.A penny rise in income tax to fund more spending
:03:38. > :03:40.on the NHS and social care, an end to the freeze
:03:41. > :03:47.And the party wants to legalise and regulate cannabis.
:03:48. > :03:49.There's no mention, though, of abolishing tuition fees,
:03:50. > :03:52.a policy the Lib Dems abandoned when they went into coalition
:03:53. > :03:58.Would you now accept tuition fees were the right thing to do,
:03:59. > :04:02.Well, you know, I voted against the rise in tuition fees.
:04:03. > :04:04.I think it is critically important that people keep their word.
:04:05. > :04:07.And that is why my advice to others is do not make
:04:08. > :04:12.Would you now put reversing it on your manifesto?
:04:13. > :04:14.We have said we would put in significant additional money
:04:15. > :04:18.to return grants to students to make sure it is affordable.
:04:19. > :04:20.Here in south-west London the Lib Dems are hoping for a comeback.
:04:21. > :04:25.The area voted overwhelmingly against Brexit.
:04:26. > :04:27.So how is their promise of another referendum
:04:28. > :04:33.It is very childish to think just because you do not like a decision
:04:34. > :04:36.that has been made and has been voted for, that you can go
:04:37. > :04:43.This is a democracy, this is the country that we live
:04:44. > :04:46.in and I think we should support that and stand by that.
:04:47. > :04:48.Even though the decision wasn't one that I liked.
:04:49. > :04:50.I do not think that the fight should ever stop.
:04:51. > :04:54.I think it affects far too many lives.
:04:55. > :04:57.And yes, we should carry on fighting until we have, you know,
:04:58. > :05:01.I was disappointed with the news about a potential referendum
:05:02. > :05:03.because I think that ship has sailed now.
:05:04. > :05:10.And it is about trying to get the best kind of Brexit.
:05:11. > :05:12.And so how many seats do you need to gain?
:05:13. > :05:17.My sense is that we need to increase our number of seats,
:05:18. > :05:19.increase our vote share, but what we need above all else
:05:20. > :05:21.is to offer the British people this one chance.
:05:22. > :05:23.This is the last chance saloon for Britain.
:05:24. > :05:25.If you believe Britain is open, tolerant and united,
:05:26. > :05:28.if you reject the extreme version of Brexit that Theresa May,
:05:29. > :05:31.Jeremy Corbyn and Ukip have pushed through the House of Commons,
:05:32. > :05:33.if you reject that and want a better future,
:05:34. > :05:36.the Liberal Democrats are the only party that is offering new hope.
:05:37. > :05:38.Two years ago the Lib Dems narrowly avoided election wipe-out.
:05:39. > :05:40.They're hoping Brexit thrown them a political lifeline.
:05:41. > :05:50.As we've heard, the Liberal Democrats are hoping
:05:51. > :05:53.to attract young voters - not just with that pledge to have
:05:54. > :06:03.another referendum on any Brexit deal, but with several other
:06:04. > :06:05.policies, including housing and the voting voting age.
:06:06. > :06:08.Our home editor, Mark Easton, has been to Cambridge to see what issues
:06:09. > :06:14.We are here to talk to you about the election today. Let us know your
:06:15. > :06:20.thoughts and tweet us. The voice of the young. So often ignored by the
:06:21. > :06:26.politician, it is loud and clear, at Cambridge regional college. It could
:06:27. > :06:31.be about anything, Brexit, student tuition. It broadcasts to thousand
:06:32. > :06:34.of potential young voters in the number one target seat for the
:06:35. > :06:38.Liberal Democrats. So what is on their mind? Politicians have to
:06:39. > :06:41.start appealing to young people, because these young people will grow
:06:42. > :06:45.old. The Liberal Democrat manifesto
:06:46. > :06:48.promises young people cheaper bus fare, higher welfare payment, help
:06:49. > :06:51.with housing an votes for 16-year-olds. Is lowering the
:06:52. > :06:56.sleeting age the kind of policy that cuts it with these student
:06:57. > :07:01.hairdressers. A lot of people my age don't know enough about it and they
:07:02. > :07:04.kind of like, they go with what their parents think, so I don't
:07:05. > :07:10.think it a great idea to be honest. Brexit is a big issue for you,
:07:11. > :07:13.explain why? I am a British citizen but my parents are Portuguese, so
:07:14. > :07:17.are the rest of the family. The Liberal Democrats are saying they
:07:18. > :07:22.want a softer Brexit that will retain access to the sing market, is
:07:23. > :07:25.that appealing for someone like you? Well, I guess it is all talk. I
:07:26. > :07:28.don't know if it is going to be done.
:07:29. > :07:35.Political wisdom degrees your manifesto should appeal to people
:07:36. > :07:39.who will actually vote, so when Liberal Democrat focus on younger
:07:40. > :07:44.people is a risk. 18-24 are half as likely to vote as pensioners.
:07:45. > :07:48.This college has been encouraging students to register before next
:07:49. > :07:52.Monday's deadline, but cities with large student populations have been
:07:53. > :07:54.reporting a big drop in registration. And there is a
:07:55. > :07:59.credibility issue for the Liberal Democrats. After promising not to
:08:00. > :08:03.put up university tuition fees in the 2010 election they voted to do
:08:04. > :08:07.just that, in Government. Are the Liberal Democrats damaged goods now?
:08:08. > :08:14.I don't really remember when they put them up, but I was probably
:08:15. > :08:18.finishing secondary school, but for me, knowing what they have done I
:08:19. > :08:22.wouldn't be able to trust them. I feel like they are stuck in
:08:23. > :08:27.catch-22. What they are giving is a mix of the middle. They are going to
:08:28. > :08:32.offer a maintenance grant, which is great. Everybody should be given the
:08:33. > :08:36.chance to go to uni. So these are Liberal Democrat target voters in a
:08:37. > :08:42.Liberal Democrat target seat. Am quite excited. O for the party a lot
:08:43. > :08:51.depends on how they respond to the promises of politicians.
:08:52. > :08:54.Wage growth has fallen behind the cost of living for the first
:08:55. > :08:56.time in three years, according to the Office
:08:57. > :08:59.Average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, increased by 2.1%.
:09:00. > :09:02.In the three months to March, while inflation rose by 2.3%
:09:03. > :09:05.Meanwhile, unemployment has fallen to 4.6% -
:09:06. > :09:07.Here's our economics editor, Kamal Ahmed.
:09:08. > :09:12.A business fair in Leeds and good new on job, firms hiring plenty of
:09:13. > :09:16.people as economic growth remains positive.
:09:17. > :09:21.We are continually recruiting staff, we have grown quickly over the last
:09:22. > :09:25.to two years from four to 32 people.some We have employed our new
:09:26. > :09:29.manager, and we have also employed in the last couple of months a new
:09:30. > :09:36.ground staff. At this moment in time on our company website, I think we
:09:37. > :09:43.have 15 vacancies posted. The last time we saw unemployment this low
:09:44. > :09:48.was 1975. When the price of a pint of milk was sense pence it was an
:09:49. > :09:51.era of high inflation and rapidly increasing incomes. Today inflation
:09:52. > :09:55.is creeping back and incomes growth is falling.
:09:56. > :10:00.Let us look at the more recent history of pay and rising prices in
:10:01. > :10:05.Britain. If we go back to the year 2000, you can see that earnings were
:10:06. > :10:11.consistently above the rate of inflation, on average people were
:10:12. > :10:16.better off. That came to an abrupt halt in 2008, when the financial
:10:17. > :10:21.crisis hit. Wages fell sharply and inflation rose, as things like the
:10:22. > :10:27.cost of petrol went up. That led to this long period of pay squeeze,
:10:28. > :10:31.that didn't come to an end until September 2014. And until today,
:10:32. > :10:36.wages have stayed above the cost of living, but the gap has been
:10:37. > :10:42.closing, and today, those lines crossed, individual incomes on
:10:43. > :10:45.average are going down again. Donna is a teaching assistant from
:10:46. > :10:50.south-east London. She has faced a pay freeze for four years.
:10:51. > :10:54.I struggle to eat sometimes. We don't, I have to social life.
:10:55. > :11:00.Because of no money to go out. And it is a choice of heating and
:11:01. > :11:04.eating. So one winter it was sitting there with blanket, hot water
:11:05. > :11:08.bottle, jackets, jumpers. G and for other hard-pressed
:11:09. > :11:14.consumers it doesn't look like the problem is going away any time soon.
:11:15. > :11:19.The big question for 2017 is whether wages respond to either of two big
:11:20. > :11:22.pressure, those are fast rising inflation and low unemployment. If
:11:23. > :11:26.they don't, we are likely to see the pay freeze continue for some time
:11:27. > :11:30.and that is concerning. Is there a spark for the UK economy? A way to
:11:31. > :11:35.produce more wealth from the hard hours we work? That relieses on
:11:36. > :11:40.productivity going up, but the figures are down again. Until that
:11:41. > :11:43.problem is solved, the danger of a continued income squeeze remains.
:11:44. > :11:50.Ian Brady's ashes will not be scattered on Saddleworth Moor,
:11:51. > :11:52.the inquest into his death has heard.
:11:53. > :11:55.Brady, who tortured and killed five children with his lover
:11:56. > :11:57.Myra Hindley, buried four of his victims on the moor.
:11:58. > :11:59.The hearing was told Brady's solicitor had given assurances
:12:00. > :12:01."there is no likelihood" his ashes would be scattered there.
:12:02. > :12:04.Sheffield City Council have been ordered to pay nearly ?200,000
:12:05. > :12:06.in compensation to a former employee who was sexually abused
:12:07. > :12:09.Richard Rowe, who has waived his right to anonymity,
:12:10. > :12:11.successfully sued the council after being assaulted
:12:12. > :12:15.Dodds was sentenced to 16 years in prison in February
:12:16. > :12:26.for a series of assaults on colleagues and students.
:12:27. > :12:29.In the United States, President Trump has been accused
:12:30. > :12:31.on interfering in an FBI investigation into the links
:12:32. > :12:36.between his former national security adviser and Russia.
:12:37. > :12:39.It's reported that Trump asked James Comey, who was FBI
:12:40. > :12:41.director at the time, to "let this go" - that's according
:12:42. > :12:44.to a memo reportedly written by Comey immediately afterwards.
:12:45. > :12:46.Comey was fired from his post last week.
:12:47. > :12:48.The White House has denied the claims, but there are calls
:12:49. > :12:51.for all records of their meetings to be released to congress.
:12:52. > :12:56.Our North America correspondent Aleem Maqbool is in Washington.
:12:57. > :13:00.On productivity going up, but the figures are down again. Until that
:13:01. > :13:02.problem is solved, the danger of a continued income squeeze remains.
:13:03. > :13:05.Yes, this presidency has it seems lurched from one controversy to the
:13:06. > :13:10.next. But with this scandal, Donald Trump may be on the shakiest ground
:13:11. > :13:17.yet. In his first appearance since the story broke he has been as
:13:18. > :13:24.defiant as ever. No politician in history, and I say this with great
:13:25. > :13:29.assurety, has been treated worse, or more unfairly, you can't let them
:13:30. > :13:35.get you down. You can't let the critics and the naysayers get in the
:13:36. > :13:41.way of your dreams. Adversity makes you stronger. Don't
:13:42. > :13:51.give in, don't back down, and never stop doing what you know is right.
:13:52. > :13:55.He has become more famous than me. It centre on relations between these
:13:56. > :13:58.two men. James Comey was fired as FBI director by Donald Trump last
:13:59. > :14:05.week. The allegation is the President had tried to get him to
:14:06. > :14:11.drop a key investigation. Mr Comby was looking into links between
:14:12. > :14:16.Michael Flynn and Russia. But its reported the FBI director
:14:17. > :14:21.kept details of his meetings with Mr Trump and wrote this in a crucial
:14:22. > :14:24.memo. It says the President tome hilled I home you can see your way
:14:25. > :14:33.clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy, I hope
:14:34. > :14:36.you can let this go. To which Comey replied:
:14:37. > :14:41.This is not good for America. With what looks to America like the
:14:42. > :14:45.President tried to impede an investigation it has had some
:14:46. > :14:48.comparing to it the begin of the end to Nixon I think we have seen it
:14:49. > :14:53.before, I think it is reaching the point where it is of Watergate size
:14:54. > :14:57.and scale and a couple of other scandals that you and I have seen.
:14:58. > :15:01.We can't deal with speculation and innuendo and there is clearly a lot
:15:02. > :15:07.of politics being played, our job is to get the facts and to be sober
:15:08. > :15:11.about doing that. It is a far off prospect but the word impeachment is
:15:12. > :15:16.being bandied about. He has managed it so far, but with
:15:17. > :15:19.more details likely to emerge of apparent attempts to influence an
:15:20. > :15:26.investigation, Donald Trump may find it harder to side step scandal.
:15:27. > :15:33.the way what makes this scandal difference is not valid about Donald
:15:34. > :15:36.Trump saying something embarrassing or doing something controversial.
:15:37. > :15:39.It's about potentially him doing something improper for which action
:15:40. > :15:43.against him could be taken. We've just heard in the last hour or so
:15:44. > :15:47.that the Senate is not just asked for any other documents and memos
:15:48. > :15:51.relating to conversations between Donald Trump and the former FBI
:15:52. > :15:56.director, but also they have asked that James Komi, who was just sacked
:15:57. > :16:02.last week, should testify, and if that happens, that could turn up the
:16:03. > :16:04.heat on Donald Trump. Many thanks. It is 6:15pm.
:16:05. > :16:07.The Liberal Democrats publish their manifesto and pledge
:16:08. > :16:11.a second EU referendum on a final Brexit deal.
:16:12. > :16:13.And still to come, what's most important
:16:14. > :16:20.We're in South Wales, hearing from dairy farmer Abbie Reader.
:16:21. > :16:23.Coming up in Sportsday in the next 15 minutes on BBC News,
:16:24. > :16:27.Watford cut short Walter Mazzarri's contract.
:16:28. > :16:41.They are looking for their ninth manager in five years.
:16:42. > :16:43.The UN is issuing a warning about just how many child migrants
:16:44. > :16:46.and refugees are at risk of being exploited by
:16:47. > :16:51.Unicef, the children's agency, says there's been an unprecedented
:16:52. > :16:53.increase in the number of unaccompanied minors travelling
:16:54. > :16:56.Our correspondent Caroline Hawley has been to Greece, where she has
:16:57. > :16:59.been talking to children who have fled war and poverty.
:17:00. > :17:02.They had to cross through five different countries to get here.
:17:03. > :17:06.Three Afghan orphans now being looked after at a shelter in Athens.
:17:07. > :17:18.Their parents were killed in a Taliban bomb.
:17:19. > :17:20.The boys arrived here in March after a month-long
:17:21. > :17:39.Hameed says they now want to join their 18-year-old brother in Sweden.
:17:40. > :18:01.How difficult was the journey, what was the hardest part?
:18:02. > :18:04.With so many migrants now stuck in Greece,
:18:05. > :18:06.there is not space in proper shelters for all the
:18:07. > :18:11.And there are stories of teenagers being forced to work for no pay.
:18:12. > :18:17.Or prostituting themselves for pocket money.
:18:18. > :18:20.One in ten of the children who have arrived in Greece travelled alone.
:18:21. > :18:23.These Syrian brothers told me their parents had sent
:18:24. > :18:26.them to Europe to avoid them being conscripted.
:18:27. > :18:29.It is very dangerous to stay in Syria because they are taking
:18:30. > :18:36.a lot of children like us from age 16 for the war, to fight.
:18:37. > :18:38.In the shelter they live in, 21 teenagers are learning
:18:39. > :18:44.The man in charge of the refuge fled Iran as a child himself.
:18:45. > :18:52.TRANSLATION: All these kids have psychological difficulties.
:18:53. > :18:56.They have sleep problems, aggressiveness, self harm.
:18:57. > :18:59.Not wanting to eat or be around other people.
:19:00. > :19:06.Some of them will be scarred for life by what they've been through.
:19:07. > :19:09.And the UN says that record numbers of children are now
:19:10. > :19:12.on the move around the world without their parents,
:19:13. > :19:15.driven from their countries by conflict and desperation.
:19:16. > :19:18.Much more must be done, it says, to protect them.
:19:19. > :19:25.The Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny has announced he is to retire.
:19:26. > :19:28.Mr Kenny, who's been Taoiseach since 2011,
:19:29. > :19:31.will stand down as Fine Gael leader as of midnight.
:19:32. > :19:33.However, he'll remain as Taoiseach in an acting capacity
:19:34. > :19:40.until his successor is elected by the party next month.
:19:41. > :19:43.US soldier Chelsea Manning has been released from military prison.
:19:44. > :19:47.She served seven years of a 35-year sentence for leaking hundreds
:19:48. > :19:51.of thousands of diplomatic cables and military files to Wikileaks.
:19:52. > :19:53.Most of her sentence was commuted by then-US
:19:54. > :20:02.Chocolate maker Nestle has lost in their attempt to make the shape
:20:03. > :20:05.of its four-fingered Kit Kat bar a registered trademark.
:20:06. > :20:08.The company argued that the shape of the famous snack was iconic
:20:09. > :20:11.and deserved protection, but lost the case after strong
:20:12. > :20:16.It's the latest twist in a long-running legal batter
:20:17. > :20:18.between the two firms, as our Business Correspondent
:20:19. > :20:31.Nestle has been making this famous chocolate wafer since 1935.
:20:32. > :20:38.But should Nestle have a monopoly on the shape of this bestseller?
:20:39. > :20:42.Today three senior appeal court judges decided it wasn't distinctive
:20:43. > :20:50.So the judges gave two fingers to Nestle's attempt to trademark
:20:51. > :20:57.Viennetta had the same problem with its creamy whirls.
:20:58. > :21:01.Cadbury had lots of legal battles over its purple wrappers.
:21:02. > :21:05.Coke, though, got a trademark for its glass bottle
:21:06. > :21:09.and so did Toblerone because of its triangular peaks.
:21:10. > :21:16.So why do these big brands go to all this expense and bother?
:21:17. > :21:18.For certain brands it's really important that they
:21:19. > :21:23.For example, if I say a building brick for children,
:21:24. > :21:26.you already know what the brand design I'm thinking about and that's
:21:27. > :21:29.a very, very distinctive shape so there you can see it
:21:30. > :21:32.in your own head why it's so important that the shape,
:21:33. > :21:37.sometimes even smells, even colours, are denoted.
:21:38. > :21:40.People associate them with that brand.
:21:41. > :21:45.Obviously there's a big commercial benefit in having
:21:46. > :21:49.It's easier to push away copycats and keep your unique
:21:50. > :21:55.Nestle says it's disappointed and is considering its next steps.
:21:56. > :21:58.This long-running dispute could end up going all the way
:21:59. > :22:06.In the run-up to the general election we've been asking
:22:07. > :22:09.you about the subjects that matter to you.
:22:10. > :22:12.Who will negotiate Brexit is one of the big talking points amongst
:22:13. > :22:17.Nearly half all farming income in the UK comes from EU subsidies.
:22:18. > :22:20.Elaine Dunkley has been to Goldsland Farm near
:22:21. > :22:31.My heart and soul is in these sheds and in these cows.
:22:32. > :22:43.What are the big issues in the run-up to this election for you?
:22:44. > :22:47.The big issues are going to be trade, labour and investment
:22:48. > :22:54.The single market is personally extremely valuable to us.
:22:55. > :22:57.We do need to start getting appropriate trade deals in that
:22:58. > :22:59.allow our goods to move quickly and easily.
:23:00. > :23:01.On this farm here we produce milk, we produce meat
:23:02. > :23:09.When they're ready to go, they have to go, so we can't
:23:10. > :23:13.We can't have tariffs stopping anything being sold on a shelf
:23:14. > :23:20.One of the key concerns is definitely going to be thinking
:23:21. > :23:24.about sourcing labour to do various jobs on the farm.
:23:25. > :23:28.And agriculture uses a lot of labour from within the EU.
:23:29. > :23:31.At the moment, in farming we use about 250,000
:23:32. > :23:39.Abbie is also worried about losing EU subsidies.
:23:40. > :23:42.Last year, farmers in the UK received more than ?2.5
:23:43. > :23:49.The Conservative party had guaranteed subsidies till 2020.
:23:50. > :23:56.Probably the best example I can give you on that are these calves.
:23:57. > :23:58.I had a calf born yesterday, a heffer calf.
:23:59. > :24:01.In two years' time she will come into my herd ready to milk.
:24:02. > :24:07.In that amount of time she will have cost me ?1,800-?2,000 to rear.
:24:08. > :24:10.We're already thinking beyond 2020 just for these youngsters
:24:11. > :24:12.before I'll start to turn a profit from them.
:24:13. > :24:16.That is how long-term we are looking.
:24:17. > :24:18.This general election will determine who will steer
:24:19. > :24:24.And Abbie wants agriculture high up on the political agenda.
:24:25. > :24:27.We are a massive part of the economy and I hope that politicians realise
:24:28. > :24:33.I want to hear from them that they are going to
:24:34. > :24:37.I want to hear that they care about this industry.
:24:38. > :24:41.Farming is just so linked to what people do and I want to see
:24:42. > :24:46.politicians notice that and say, "We're going to stand up for you."
:24:47. > :24:49.And if you want to find out more about what policies
:24:50. > :24:52.the parties are offering you, or indeed find out how to contact us
:24:53. > :24:54.with an issue you want exploring, then our website is where
:24:55. > :25:11.What are the chances of some sunshine?
:25:12. > :25:24.For tomorrow, not so much today, a large swathe of England have had a
:25:25. > :25:28.large amount of rainfall. It is now moving eastwards through East Anglia
:25:29. > :25:32.and the far south-east. Warm and humid but dry for much of the day.
:25:33. > :25:38.This is one soggy outlook in Dorset to date and look at the rainfall
:25:39. > :25:42.totals we've had in the past 24 hours from Hampshire, Lincolnshire,
:25:43. > :25:47.north-west London, 20-40 millimetres quite widely. Half a month's worth
:25:48. > :25:53.coming in 24 hours, for some, but it's a wet rush hour across eastern
:25:54. > :25:56.England. The rain will pull out into the North Sea tonight. Heavy showers
:25:57. > :26:00.in Northern Ireland, north-west Scotland. They will continue
:26:01. > :26:06.overnight pushing into parts of Wales but western areas will be dry,
:26:07. > :26:10.clear and quite chilly inroad spots into low single figures. Tomorrow, a
:26:11. > :26:13.completely different day. Lots of sunshine to begin with but the
:26:14. > :26:19.showers get going quickly tomorrow in Northern Ireland. One or two
:26:20. > :26:22.elsewhere. A dry day in the Channel Islands. The odd shower in
:26:23. > :26:30.south-west England and south-east England and Anglia looking dry. A
:26:31. > :26:33.late shower in the Midlands. Catch a shower in Wales, northern England in
:26:34. > :26:38.the afternoon. There could be heavy ones especially for Northern
:26:39. > :26:42.Ireland, Scotland, some slow-moving heavy, thundery downpours in places
:26:43. > :26:46.and risk of Heol. Some of those will continue into Thursday evening and
:26:47. > :26:51.through Thursday night into Friday, a splash of rain in eastern parts of
:26:52. > :26:56.England before clearing on Friday and elsewhere, sunshine and showers
:26:57. > :27:00.get going once again and there will be some heavy downpours around. That
:27:01. > :27:05.takes us into the weekend with low-pressure. Pleasant sunny spells
:27:06. > :27:07.at times. By day and chilly by night. George.
:27:08. > :27:10.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me
:27:11. > :27:14.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.