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:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight at Six, a retired judge will lead the inquiry

:00:00. > :00:09.into what happened at Grenfell Tower.

:00:10. > :00:11.Sir Martin Moore-Bick met local residents today -

:00:12. > :00:16.and he's told them what he's been asked to look at.

:00:17. > :00:21.I've been asked to undertake this inquiry on the basis that it

:00:22. > :00:24.would be pretty well limited to the problems surrounding

:00:25. > :00:26.the start of the fire and its rapid development.

:00:27. > :00:30.But those who still live in the shadow of the disaster

:00:31. > :00:34.want him to go further - why were their warnings ignored?

:00:35. > :00:38.Whether he will get to the bottom of who was responsible for causing

:00:39. > :00:40.the fire in the first place is a different matter,

:00:41. > :00:44.and that's the one that's really concerning residents at present.

:00:45. > :00:47.We'll be asking if this judge is the right person for the inquiry.

:00:48. > :00:51.On the day of the vote on the Queen's speech,

:00:52. > :00:55.a surprise decision on abortion for women in Northern Ireland.

:00:56. > :00:58.Australian police charge Cardinal George Pell

:00:59. > :01:00.with historical sex crimes - the highest ranking clergyman

:01:01. > :01:06.Britain's air campaign against so-called Islamic State -

:01:07. > :01:16.Ploughing a new furrow - the Herefordshire farmer

:01:17. > :01:20.who turned his fields into an art gallery.

:01:21. > :01:23.And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News, concerns grow over the fitness

:01:24. > :01:25.of Andy Murray ahead of his Wimbledon title defence,

:01:26. > :01:50.as the world number one pulls out of an exhibition match tomorrow.

:01:51. > :01:53.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.

:01:54. > :01:56.It's only a few hours since Theresa May named the judge

:01:57. > :02:00.who will chair the Grenfell Tower inquiry, and

:02:01. > :02:03.already Sir Martin Moore-Bick is facing questions

:02:04. > :02:07.about whether his brief is wide-ranging enough.

:02:08. > :02:10.Sir Martin promised "a vigorous inquiry" into what caused the fire,

:02:11. > :02:13.and how it spread so quickly, with such fatal consequences.

:02:14. > :02:17.But many local residents, some of whom met the judge this

:02:18. > :02:20.afternoon, say they want to know who should be held

:02:21. > :02:29.Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Tom Symonds, reports.

:02:30. > :02:34.Away from the debate about the number of deaths and the risk from

:02:35. > :02:40.cladding, dozens of families are morning. Relatives of Tony Disson

:02:41. > :02:46.led him to rest today, close to the tower. And this is the man facing

:02:47. > :02:52.the task of explaining their deaths. Facing the cameras for the first

:02:53. > :02:55.time. I had never seen anything like that building, which is now

:02:56. > :02:58.completely gutted so you can see through it in many places. I am

:02:59. > :03:05.absolutely determined that this enquiry will be open and full, and

:03:06. > :03:08.will cover all the ground so that we reach conclusions that are reliable

:03:09. > :03:14.and can prevent anything like this happening again. He spent several

:03:15. > :03:19.hours listening to the views of survivors and local people. But

:03:20. > :03:26.already he and they appear to have different views. He may certainly

:03:27. > :03:31.get to the bottom of what caused the fire to spread so quickly. Whether

:03:32. > :03:34.he will get to the bottom of who is responsible for causing the fire in

:03:35. > :03:39.the first place is a different matter, and that is the one

:03:40. > :03:44.concerning residents. We want a wider enquiry, one that will include

:03:45. > :03:48.the issues that were raised before. So basically, the attitudes towards

:03:49. > :03:52.people. We want to make sure that people would be listened to, that

:03:53. > :03:57.our voices will not be ignored. That is the priority. There is a feeling

:03:58. > :03:59.around the tower that he should examine whether warnings about fire

:04:00. > :04:05.safety were ignored because the community had no voice. Whether my

:04:06. > :04:09.enquiry is the right way in which to achieve that, I am more doubtful.

:04:10. > :04:12.And I will give that some thought and in due course make a

:04:13. > :04:18.recommendation. But there may be other ways in which that desire for

:04:19. > :04:23.investigation can be satisfied. So you may not be able to give them the

:04:24. > :04:29.wide enquiry they appear to be looking for a? Maybe not. People are

:04:30. > :04:33.desperate for answers here. The Prime Minister would like an interim

:04:34. > :04:37.report within months. Today the judge said that could include

:04:38. > :04:41.details of how the fire started, why it spread so fast and the response.

:04:42. > :04:48.But he said even that could take a up to a year. After all, the remit

:04:49. > :04:52.of the enquiry still has to be decided by the government. The cause

:04:53. > :04:55.of the fire will clearly be a court topic. But the Prime Minister has

:04:56. > :05:01.also talked about examining the wider issue of fire block safety,

:05:02. > :05:07.and the pressure for a deeper look at political and social causes is

:05:08. > :05:11.unlikely to go away. The chairman, Sir Martin Moore-Bick, was born in

:05:12. > :05:14.Wales and went to Christ Church College Cambridge before becoming a

:05:15. > :05:25.barrister. He was appointed to the High Court in 95 -- 1995, and to the

:05:26. > :05:29.Court of appeal in 2005. They are commonly rejected a family's the

:05:30. > :05:35.dilettantes to prevent Westminster Council from moving them out of

:05:36. > :05:38.London. The Supreme Court overruled. He was labelled a controversial

:05:39. > :05:42.choice for the Grenfell Tower enquiry. And he knows that revealing

:05:43. > :05:46.the truth about Britain's worst fire in modern history will be a

:05:47. > :05:49.difficult and sensitive task, carried out in the full glare of

:05:50. > :05:50.public attention. It could take in years.

:05:51. > :06:01.As you were suggesting in your report, there are already tensions

:06:02. > :06:04.about what this enquiry should do? Are little, yes. He is well regarded

:06:05. > :06:09.in the legal profession as somebody who is very competent and a fast

:06:10. > :06:13.worker, importantly. He seems to be somebody who comes from a technical

:06:14. > :06:18.background. He has worked on shipping cases and disasters at sea.

:06:19. > :06:22.But many people in that area feel the roots of the fire lie in the way

:06:23. > :06:27.society deals with our regards people who live in social housing.

:06:28. > :06:31.There is a clear mismatch. They also want the guilty names. And he would

:06:32. > :06:35.say, and I think it is the case, that is the role of the police

:06:36. > :06:40.investigation that is ongoing, and the public enquiry has to take

:06:41. > :06:43.second place to that. But I think what all of this demonstrates is

:06:44. > :06:48.that if he doesn't keep the residents and the victims onside,

:06:49. > :06:53.really behind the enquiry, then it could run into trouble. The

:06:54. > :06:56.long-running enquiry into child sexual abuse shows that is a risk.

:06:57. > :06:56.Thank you. Women from Northern Ireland will no

:06:57. > :06:59.longer have to pay for abortions The decision - which was revealed

:07:00. > :07:03.hours before this afternoon's crucial vote on the Queen's Speech -

:07:04. > :07:06.is being seen as a sign of the government's weakness

:07:07. > :07:09.without a House of Commons majority. There had been fears that a number

:07:10. > :07:12.of Tory MPs would vote As Laura Kuennsberg reports,

:07:13. > :07:15.today's is the first significant parliamentary test for Theresa May

:07:16. > :07:33.since the election. What she wants you to see. The Prime

:07:34. > :07:40.Minister on the red carpets of Europe. Everyone in a good mood,

:07:41. > :07:44.heard German colleague says. But at home, hard work. To avoid being

:07:45. > :07:50.humbled by the House of Commons, with MPs threatening defeat... The

:07:51. > :07:52.Chancellor of the Exchequer. Ministers had to make a last-minute

:07:53. > :07:59.promise that women from Northern Ireland to go to England for

:08:00. > :08:02.abortions won't have to pay. The government intends to intervene to

:08:03. > :08:07.fund abortions in England for women arriving here from Northern Ireland.

:08:08. > :08:11.It is welcome the comedy is now saying it will correct this

:08:12. > :08:16.injustice. However, he will know the devil will be in the detail.

:08:17. > :08:20.Ministers had to do that billion pounds deal with the DUP to get

:08:21. > :08:25.their numbers, to fury, even on their own side. I can barely put

:08:26. > :08:32.into words my anger at the deal my party has done with the DUP. We

:08:33. > :08:38.didn't need to do it. What is grubby about money being put into the

:08:39. > :08:42.infrastructure of Northern Ireland? Money going into the health service

:08:43. > :08:48.of Northern Ireland? Money going into education? What is grubby about

:08:49. > :08:51.that? The Prime Minister returned this afternoon to help pass the vote

:08:52. > :08:54.to improve her government's programme. Stripped of its most

:08:55. > :09:00.controversial measures. In the back... Are you hanging on,

:09:01. > :09:07.Prime Minister? And then at the front face the opposition's main

:09:08. > :09:11.complaints. It can be ensured that people have enough to live on. If

:09:12. > :09:15.can't maintain our public services. That is a government that doesn't

:09:16. > :09:19.deserve to remain in office. I do not see how the nations of the UK

:09:20. > :09:24.can cope with the drastic economic hit that will come as a result. Is

:09:25. > :09:32.there a determination to stand up to the most powerful here the answer is

:09:33. > :09:36.no, no, no. The Chancellor seemed to enjoy the case for the defence.

:09:37. > :09:39.Taking the hard decisions that will set Britain on course to seize the

:09:40. > :09:49.prizes and achieve a brighter global future. The eyes to the right, 323.

:09:50. > :09:54.The nose to the left, 309. Yet with no overall majority, and less

:09:55. > :10:00.authority, even as ministers winter night...

:10:01. > :10:02.The ayes have it. They know with every vote, Parliament can show its

:10:03. > :10:10.power. Theresa May got her winter night,

:10:11. > :10:14.but my goodness, we saw her ministers will have to back down,

:10:15. > :10:17.they will have to compromise to survive. If the Queens speech had

:10:18. > :10:21.fallen, this fragile government would have been at risk of

:10:22. > :10:25.collapsing. But they know they are through tonight. That doesn't mean

:10:26. > :10:25.they are safe at all in the coming months.

:10:26. > :10:29.And we can get more reaction now to that decision that women

:10:30. > :10:32.from Northern Ireland will not have to pay to get abortions

:10:33. > :10:35.Let's speak to our Northern Ireland Health Correspondent,

:10:36. > :10:42.Marie Louise Connolly, who's in Belfast.

:10:43. > :10:50.This isn't going to go down very well in parts of Northern Ireland.

:10:51. > :10:54.It will be quite controversial, wanted? That is right. This decision

:10:55. > :10:59.is as significant as it is controversial. Abortion laws in

:11:00. > :11:02.Northern Ireland are extremely restrictive. A woman can only have

:11:03. > :11:08.an abortion ever life is seen to be at risk or is seen to be in

:11:09. > :11:14.permanent or a serious risk of physical or mental health. The

:11:15. > :11:18.decision means for the 750 women who travel from Northern Ireland to

:11:19. > :11:22.England each year, the procedure will be paid for, a sum that can

:11:23. > :11:28.range anywhere between ?400 and ?2000. While many people have

:11:29. > :11:31.welcomed the move, many others have criticised it. In fact, condemned

:11:32. > :11:38.it. They say today is a black day for some unborn children. And of

:11:39. > :11:42.course, all of this happened within hours of Belfast's Court of Appeal

:11:43. > :11:47.ruling that it should be Northern Ireland's executive who should be

:11:48. > :11:50.deciding on any future legislation, an executive hanging by a thread.

:11:51. > :11:55.And considering what is happening not too far away from me in

:11:56. > :12:01.Stormont, none of this should come as any surprise in the latest twist

:12:02. > :12:02.and turns in political life in Northern Ireland.

:12:03. > :12:05.The latest deadline for a deal to be reached for power sharing to be

:12:06. > :12:07.restored to Northern Ireland has passed without any agreement.

:12:08. > :12:09.Downing Street says talks between Sinn Fein

:12:10. > :12:11.and the Democratic Unionists will continue until Monday.

:12:12. > :12:14.If there's no agreement by then, there could be a return to direct

:12:15. > :12:18.Our Ireland Correspondent, Chris Buckler, reports

:12:19. > :12:29.on why it's proving so difficult to reach an agreement.

:12:30. > :12:35.Stormont is a symbol and the home of government in Northern Ireland. But

:12:36. > :12:40.since January, there has been no body home. Hours, weeks and months

:12:41. > :12:45.have passed without ministers or an assembly. Today was Deadline Day.

:12:46. > :12:48.For a clerk billed as the final chance for a return to power

:12:49. > :12:58.sharing. But the hour passed without fanfare. And most importantly,

:12:59. > :13:04.without a deal. I believe that a resolution can be found. And I am

:13:05. > :13:11.urging the parties to continue focusing all of their efforts on

:13:12. > :13:15.achieving this. Four days, the parties have been locked in

:13:16. > :13:18.negotiations inside Stormont Castle. But it is clear that the Democratic

:13:19. > :13:22.Unionists haven't forgiven Sinn Fein for walking out of their coalition

:13:23. > :13:26.government earlier this year. If anybody thinks they are going to

:13:27. > :13:30.collapse Stormont, get all of their demands and go back in there, they

:13:31. > :13:37.may think again. That is not how we do business. Power-sharing Stormont

:13:38. > :13:41.collapsed during a financial row over a botched energy schemes set up

:13:42. > :13:45.while Arlene Foster was Energy Minister. Sinn Fein said they

:13:46. > :13:49.wouldn't go back into government on less this is Foster stepped aside as

:13:50. > :13:54.First Minister while a public enquiry took place. And they have

:13:55. > :13:57.been calling for the introduction of same-sex marriage in Northern

:13:58. > :14:03.Ireland, which the DUP has blocked in the past. But a key sticking

:14:04. > :14:07.point is Sinn Fein's demand for legislation which would give

:14:08. > :14:10.official status to the Irish Language Act we want these

:14:11. > :14:16.institutions back up and running again but it has to be on the basis

:14:17. > :14:22.of equality and respect. And institutions which command public

:14:23. > :14:24.confidence. The DUP secured ?1 billion for Northern Ireland as part

:14:25. > :14:29.of their deal to support the Tories at Westminster. But with the future

:14:30. > :14:33.of the government hanging in the balance, nobody is sure if there

:14:34. > :14:38.will be Stormont ministers to spend that cash, to the clear frustration

:14:39. > :14:42.of people at this funfair. They need to put their differences aside and

:14:43. > :14:47.move forward for the country as a whole and spend that money wisely on

:14:48. > :14:53.NHS, public services and education. I think it is a bit of a joke. If

:14:54. > :14:57.they start putting -- they need to put things aside and look at the

:14:58. > :15:01.bigger picture. Even though the deadline has passed, the talks

:15:02. > :15:03.haven't come to a crashing halt. After the weekend, the Westminster

:15:04. > :15:07.government will have to make decisions about what to do in

:15:08. > :15:10.Northern Ireland. Chris Buckler, BBC News, Belfast.

:15:11. > :15:12.One of the Pope's closest advisors, Cardinal George Pell,

:15:13. > :15:15.has been charged with historical sexual offences against children.

:15:16. > :15:17.At a press conference this morning, the Cardinal

:15:18. > :15:19.insisted he was innocent, and said he looked forward

:15:20. > :15:29.James Reynolds in in Rome for us this evening.

:15:30. > :15:32.This morning in St Peter's Square, the Cardinals of the Catholic church

:15:33. > :15:35.turned out for a celebration led by Pope Francis.

:15:36. > :15:37.What these men do, how they behave, directly affects

:15:38. > :15:43.This morning, one of their number was missing.

:15:44. > :15:47.Cardinal George Pell appeared in a Vatican pressroom

:15:48. > :15:50.to respond to the allegations made in Australia.

:15:51. > :16:02.The whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me.

:16:03. > :16:06.For more than 40 years, George Pell worked as a priest

:16:07. > :16:09.and then an archbishop in his own country.

:16:10. > :16:18.During the 1970s, he worked in his hometown of Ballarat.

:16:19. > :16:19.The police have been investigating this era.

:16:20. > :16:26.Cardinal Pell is facing multiple charges in respect

:16:27. > :16:30.And there are multiple complainants relating to those charges.

:16:31. > :16:33.This isn't the first time the Cardinal has had to answer

:16:34. > :16:39.In February of last year, George Pell testified via video link

:16:40. > :16:42.to an Australian Royal Commission on child abuse.

:16:43. > :16:47.Australian victims flew in to watch his testimony.

:16:48. > :16:52.Other abuse survivors say the Pope himself must now take wider steps.

:16:53. > :16:54.He is very good at sound bites and saying the right

:16:55. > :17:04.But for me, and I know for many other survivors and victims,

:17:05. > :17:06.it's not about sound bites and public relations,

:17:07. > :17:10.And on action, the Church is still dismally slow and way

:17:11. > :17:13.behind the curve in terms of what they should be doing to deal

:17:14. > :17:18.with the crisis that exists within that institution.

:17:19. > :17:23.Pope Francis has called George Pell dedicated and honest.

:17:24. > :17:25.Now a court in Australia must decide if that is so.

:17:26. > :17:33.A retired judge will lead the inquiry into what happened

:17:34. > :17:36.at Grenfell Tower, but there are concerns it won't be

:17:37. > :17:42.And still to come... Who calls the shots?

:17:43. > :17:46.Questions over Rupert Murdoch's influence in Britain.

:17:47. > :17:48.Coming up in Sportsday on BBC News...

:17:49. > :17:51.Warren Gatland says he has made some tough calls as he picks

:17:52. > :17:54.Johnny Sexton and Owen Farrell together for the first time for the

:17:55. > :18:07.Lions ahead of their must-win second test with New Zealand on Saturday.

:18:08. > :18:09.It's now three years since the so-called Islamic State

:18:10. > :18:11.proclaimed the establishment of a caliphate, a world power

:18:12. > :18:13.governed in accordance with Islamic law

:18:14. > :18:17.and centred in Iraq's second city of Mosul.

:18:18. > :18:19.British warplanes, as part of the US-led coalition,

:18:20. > :18:22.have been hitting the militants there since last year.

:18:23. > :18:25.RAF jets and drones have hit over 700 targets in support

:18:26. > :18:31.Now, for the first time, crews have been talking

:18:32. > :18:34.to the BBC about the challenges they're facing in avoiding

:18:35. > :18:42.Our Defence Correspondent Jonathan Beale reports.

:18:43. > :18:44.The RAF prepares for another bombing mission against the group

:18:45. > :18:53.They have been stepping up their attacks on Mosul.

:18:54. > :19:00.in the city that was once its stronghold.

:19:01. > :19:02.What you're looking at is a densely-packed

:19:03. > :19:06.urban area with buildings of varying heights throughout.

:19:07. > :19:08.For the first time, the RAF has allowed their crews

:19:09. > :19:15.They want to show the care they are taking to protect civilian life.

:19:16. > :19:17.The priority now is to make sure our missile hits that

:19:18. > :19:24.Dave - not his real name - operates a Reaper remotely piloted drone.

:19:25. > :19:28.He shows me video of one targeting an IS or Daesh mortar position,

:19:29. > :19:34.Can you honestly say to me that you can guarantee you won't cause

:19:35. > :19:43.What we can demonstrate through rigour and these videos

:19:44. > :19:48.is we do absolutely everything within our power.

:19:49. > :19:50.The RAF has been carrying out these bombing missions

:19:51. > :19:54.against IS for coming up to three years now, and in that time

:19:55. > :19:58.they've carried out more than 1,000 air strikes,

:19:59. > :20:03.dropping more than 3,000 bombs and missiles.

:20:04. > :20:06.And yet they say they've seen no evidence so far that

:20:07. > :20:12.they've been responsible for any civilian casualties.

:20:13. > :20:14.It's almost implausible to suggest that you haven't caused civilian

:20:15. > :20:20.What I can say right now is the evidence that we have

:20:21. > :20:29.But we are only human activity and we are not perfect,

:20:30. > :20:32.and even with our best efforts, I cannot hand on heart say that

:20:33. > :20:36.that would not happen, but we are doing our level best.

:20:37. > :20:39.There's still the question whether bombs and missiles can

:20:40. > :20:43.Especially when some have linked this kind of military intervention

:20:44. > :20:48.to the recent terrorist attacks in the UK.

:20:49. > :20:51.We have an opponent who just hates us and everything we stand for

:20:52. > :20:54.and all of our values, and we have to deal with that

:20:55. > :20:56.and we have to defeat them militarily and that's why

:20:57. > :21:02.The battle for Mosul might be near its end, but the war is not.

:21:03. > :21:05.Raqqa is already in their sights and they will be flying these

:21:06. > :21:14.Jonathan Beale, BBC News, RAF Akrotiri.

:21:15. > :21:16.The proposed merger of Sky and Rupert Murdoch's

:21:17. > :21:23.to be referred to the competition watchdog.

:21:24. > :21:24.The decision by the culture secretary Karren Bradley

:21:25. > :21:28.is a blow to the media mogul's hopes of having the ?11 billion deal

:21:29. > :21:29.waved through without further scrutiny.

:21:30. > :21:31.Mr Murdoch already owns 39% of the satellite broadcaster.

:21:32. > :21:40.Our Media Editor Amol Rajan is here with me.

:21:41. > :21:48.What does this mean for Rupert Murdoch's considerable media

:21:49. > :21:53.interests? Today is mixed feelings for the Murdochs, on the one hand

:21:54. > :21:57.they will be relieved they have been deemed fit and proper by Ofcom to

:21:58. > :22:00.own a broadcasting licence but there seems to be lingering worries

:22:01. > :22:05.despite assurances about excessive power and control being in the hands

:22:06. > :22:09.of one family. Rupert Murdoch is not as powerful as he used to be in

:22:10. > :22:12.Britain, his newspaper circulation is in decline, they didn't get the

:22:13. > :22:17.result they wanted in this election, and powerhouses like Amazon, Netflix

:22:18. > :22:20.and Facebook means there's competition for the likes of Sky.

:22:21. > :22:27.Rupert Murdoch is a divisive character so this is over to the

:22:28. > :22:35.authority which will take months to look at the bid which means for the

:22:36. > :22:36.time being Fox is stuck in the grass.

:22:37. > :22:39.The family of the last person to die from injuries sustained

:22:40. > :22:41.in the Hillsborough disaster have told the BBC they're

:22:42. > :22:43.hugely disappointed that his death has been excluded

:22:44. > :22:44.from the newly-announced manslaughter prosecution.

:22:45. > :22:47.Tony Bland's life support was removed four years after the 1989

:22:48. > :22:49.His father has been speaking exclusively

:22:50. > :23:09.The chanting has always been of justice for the 96. That number so

:23:10. > :23:15.much a part of Hillsborough, but now one stands apart. Tony Bland died

:23:16. > :23:18.four years after the disaster. Severely brain-damaged, his life

:23:19. > :23:23.support was withdrawn after his family fought for that right. I

:23:24. > :23:31.wouldn't wish it on anyone really, it's awful. Tony's father Allan

:23:32. > :23:39.still remembers how painful it was. Does it feel to you like Tony died

:23:40. > :23:43.then or at Hillsborough? Hillsborough. It might sound cynical

:23:44. > :23:49.but we were left to pick up the pieces. Given that, how do you feel

:23:50. > :23:57.about the decision not to include him in the manslaughter case? Really

:23:58. > :24:02.upset actually. Yes, really... Just couldn't believe it. Tony's death

:24:03. > :24:08.four years after Hillsborough comes too late in law for him to be

:24:09. > :24:15.included in the charges. You get the feeling I wouldn't say left out of

:24:16. > :24:25.it but then this legal thing came along and split us up. You still

:24:26. > :24:30.feel part of the 96? Yes. We were delighted for the families. They

:24:31. > :24:34.fully deserved it. Do you think you will watch with interest the

:24:35. > :24:40.unfolding prosecution? Without doubt, we will be there for the

:24:41. > :24:48.families. You will continue to support them? Yes, definitely. Allan

:24:49. > :24:52.takes comfort from the inquest's verdict that all 96 were unlawfully

:24:53. > :24:58.killed. He says that is justice for his son. We miss him.

:24:59. > :25:01.Everyone has a secret ambition, whether it's writing a book,

:25:02. > :25:03.learning a musical instrument or taking up a sport.

:25:04. > :25:05.But a retired farmer from Herefordshire has

:25:06. > :25:08.Stephen Dale has transformed his cowsheds into an international art

:25:09. > :25:23.His family have worked this land for generations.

:25:24. > :25:25.But Stephen Dale had a different dream.

:25:26. > :25:32.Because I'm a farmer, why shouldn't I like art?

:25:33. > :25:35.At the age of 73, Stephen has sold almost all his land

:25:36. > :25:41.Turning his sheds into a free public gallery, harvesting work

:25:42. > :25:49.What is it about art that you love so much?

:25:50. > :25:56.Shapes basically, simplicity of it and how they use materials.

:25:57. > :26:00.The more you study it, the more you can get out of it.

:26:01. > :26:03.All of this started in the 1970s when Stephen was in London

:26:04. > :26:08.Critically ill, he walked out of Barts Hospital and by chance

:26:09. > :26:13.ended up in the Tate - his first time in a gallery.

:26:14. > :26:16.They are probably the most expensive bricks in the world...

:26:17. > :26:18.The controversial work known as Bricks was on display,

:26:19. > :26:30.The shades of grey is getting increased

:26:31. > :26:34.He's now spent ?70,000 buying a similar work by Carl Andre

:26:35. > :26:45.It sounds to me like seeing those bricks 40 years ago

:26:46. > :26:52.Why should art be in London, Manchester, Liverpool,

:26:53. > :27:02.Stephen hopes his gallery will grow to be like

:27:03. > :27:09.Many farmers diversify, but few do it like this.

:27:10. > :27:20.Time for a look at the weather with Jay Wynne.

:27:21. > :27:25.Lucky for you in the south-eastern corner of England, the skies

:27:26. > :27:30.clearing to allow sunshine through this afternoon but that certainly

:27:31. > :27:35.wasn't the case for everyone. Many places were great and quite a few

:27:36. > :27:38.saw rain as well. It has also been windy and on the cool side and it

:27:39. > :27:43.stays that way for the north and the west of the UK overnight tonight.

:27:44. > :27:52.Largely dry in the south-eastern corner but a lot of cloud in the

:27:53. > :27:55.north. It is a wet and windy start in Wales and the south-west of

:27:56. > :28:01.England. That rain becomes more light and patchy as the day goes on.

:28:02. > :28:04.Should begin to dry up in Northern Ireland and western Scotland as the

:28:05. > :28:10.main area of rain shifts further south. In the brighter interludes,

:28:11. > :28:15.23 degrees. Not so bad in London but another cool day in Aberdeenshire.

:28:16. > :28:18.Our main area of rain is on the way out Friday evening, it will cross

:28:19. > :28:25.the south-eastern corner but as we start the weekend we get this ridge

:28:26. > :28:27.of high pressure and that should settle things down for the most

:28:28. > :28:31.part. For most of England and Wales this weekend, it looks like it will

:28:32. > :28:35.be drier and brighter than it has been recently. It is not a dry

:28:36. > :28:39.weekend completely because in Scotland and Northern Ireland there

:28:40. > :28:45.will be a spell of wind and rain moving west to east. Sunny spells,

:28:46. > :28:49.patchy cloud, 23 degrees in London and temperatures around 17 in

:28:50. > :28:55.Aberdeen. On Sunday it is similar to Saturday with rain in the north and

:28:56. > :28:57.west, largely dry the further south and east you happen to be.