:00:00. > :00:10.Could decades of falling crime be over?
:00:11. > :00:17.New figures suggest it's up in England and Wales by 10%.
:00:18. > :00:20.Recorded violent crime, including stabbings has increased by 18%.
:00:21. > :00:22.Jamal Boyce was stabbed last year and has been left
:00:23. > :00:38.Everyday I go to see him it is like I'm going to the funeral everyday.
:00:39. > :00:40.That is not him, that is how I remember Jamal, and it tears me up
:00:41. > :00:43.every time I see him. The figures coincide
:00:44. > :00:45.with Home Office data showing the number of police officers
:00:46. > :00:47.at its lowest since 1985. Still no deal on EU citizens' rights
:00:48. > :00:53.and the divorce bill. How one in three of us
:00:54. > :00:55.could avoid dementia Summer's here, the temperature's
:00:56. > :01:01.rising and so is the cost And American golfer Jordan Spieth
:01:02. > :01:20.takes an early lead at the 146th Coming up in Sportsday with three
:01:21. > :01:25.days to go Chris Froome is still favourite to win the Tour de France
:01:26. > :01:32.but his latest is cut 223 seconds stage 18. -- his lead is cut. Cut to
:01:33. > :01:40.23 seconds. Good evening and welcome
:01:41. > :01:42.to the BBC News at Six. The drop in crime over the last
:01:43. > :01:47.twenty years may be at an end. Compiling reliable figures
:01:48. > :01:49.is complex but there's been a big increase in recorded crime
:01:50. > :02:01.in England and Wales. The number of offences rose by 10%
:02:02. > :02:03.in the year to March - Violent offences increased
:02:04. > :02:07.by eighteen percent and there Domestic burglary
:02:08. > :02:10.cases were up by 6%. Part of the increase can be
:02:11. > :02:13.explained by better recording of crime, but as our Home Affairs
:02:14. > :02:15.correspondent Daniel Sandford reports, government experts
:02:16. > :02:32.are convinced now the overall trend Eve Laird in the last minutes of a
:02:33. > :02:35.frenzied knife attack last October was left in hospital blinded with
:02:36. > :02:40.permanent brain damage. The victim of what appears to be rising
:02:41. > :02:46.violence in England and Wales especially in our cities. I see him
:02:47. > :02:53.every day. It's like every day I go to see him it is like I'm going to a
:02:54. > :02:59.funeral. That is not Jamal, that is not how I remember Jamal. It tears
:03:00. > :03:02.me up every time I see him. These statistics are based on crimes
:03:03. > :03:07.actually recorded by police like this stabbing in January. Not a
:03:08. > :03:10.reliable number yet studies dish and is believed the fall of crime in
:03:11. > :03:16.recent years may be on the turn even if the figure could be too high. A
:03:17. > :03:19.large part of that volume increase in violence is due to improved
:03:20. > :03:25.recording rather than a rise in crime. Having said that there are
:03:26. > :03:28.some categories of violence serious end of the spectrum like murder,
:03:29. > :03:34.attempted murder, knife crime and gun crime where we think the rises
:03:35. > :03:38.reflected genuine upturn in violent crime. Ministers can see there have
:03:39. > :03:43.been increases in some crimes but do not agree that it could be because
:03:44. > :03:48.of austerity or cuts to police budgets. I absolutely refuse to
:03:49. > :03:52.accept that there are economic reasons underpinning this, when it
:03:53. > :03:57.comes to funding which I know people are concerned about, the fact is
:03:58. > :04:02.that we are investing ?8.5 billion worth of public money, taxpayers
:04:03. > :04:07.money into policing. For more than two decades crime has basically been
:04:08. > :04:10.falling but now police forces are having to face the real possibility
:04:11. > :04:19.that certain crimes are on the rise again. And that includes burglary of
:04:20. > :04:23.people's homes. Up here in east London, up 6% across England and
:04:24. > :04:27.Wales. So what are officers doing about it? The first thing is we
:04:28. > :04:34.tackle those who we know are causing the most harm. That is our prolific
:04:35. > :04:37.burglars. The second thing is around our crime prevention piece so we
:04:38. > :04:40.would encourage people to do the basics around crime prevention. So
:04:41. > :04:44.things like locking doors and windows at night is so important.
:04:45. > :05:00.Crime figures are not easy to interpret.
:05:01. > :05:03.A separate survey of people's personal experiences still suggests
:05:04. > :05:05.crime overall is falling but the government's own statisticians feel
:05:06. > :05:06.it may be out of date and at least some crimes are likely to be
:05:07. > :05:10.creeping up again. A confusing picture, Daniel, as far
:05:11. > :05:16.as the government statisticians are concerned it is on the rise. The
:05:17. > :05:19.crime survey which measures peoples experiences of crime which suggests
:05:20. > :05:22.that crime is falling is very very good for measuring long-term trends
:05:23. > :05:26.and it has shown this extraordinary fall in crime for over 20 years and
:05:27. > :05:31.it has shown that whatever little changes that are across that time,
:05:32. > :05:35.the crime has generally fallen in terms of crime that people
:05:36. > :05:40.experience. The problem is that the crime survey lags behind actual
:05:41. > :05:43.changes slightly. So for a while, we've seen these rises in
:05:44. > :05:48.particularly violent crime and crimes like domestic burglary, and
:05:49. > :05:53.there has been a question about, are those real rises or is it a glitch.
:05:54. > :05:57.The statisticians are convinced that the survey is lagging slightly and
:05:58. > :06:00.is also likely to show that some violent crimes and some crimes like
:06:01. > :06:08.domestic burglary might genuinely be on the rise. The minister insists
:06:09. > :06:14.that austerity has nothing to do with it, is he right, has anyone an
:06:15. > :06:19.idea why crime is rising. People write doctoral theses on why crime
:06:20. > :06:22.goes up and down. There are changes in society, frankly, trends, people
:06:23. > :06:27.do something for a few years and then stop so crimes can change for
:06:28. > :06:30.all sorts of reasons. But the government does have a real
:06:31. > :06:35.difficulty because this comes at a time when police numbers are at the
:06:36. > :06:39.lowest they've been since 1985. It has allowed both the opposition
:06:40. > :06:43.parties and the police operation that represents the rank and file
:06:44. > :06:48.police officers to say, you have led police numbers go to load and this
:06:49. > :06:52.is why crime is rising. It's not possible to say if it is true but it
:06:53. > :06:59.has certainly given them ammunition -- police numbers go too low.
:07:00. > :07:01.Franco, Daniel. -- thank you, Daniel.
:07:02. > :07:03.Four days of Brexit talks in Brussels ended today,
:07:04. > :07:05.with the EU's chief negotiator saying that there are still
:07:06. > :07:07."fundamental" disagreements about citizens' rights.
:07:08. > :07:09.Michel Barnier called for clarification on a number of issues.
:07:10. > :07:12.But the Brexit Secretary David Davis described the talks as robust
:07:13. > :07:14.and insisted there was a lot to be positive about.
:07:15. > :07:16.Our Europe Editor Katya Adler assesses how much progress
:07:17. > :07:25.Europe's odd couple. Negotiating Brexit together. At opposite ends of
:07:26. > :07:31.the table. Their goals, one for the UK, the other favouring the EU,
:07:32. > :07:36.dramatically different. They agree Brexit deal is possible but after
:07:37. > :07:45.week two of negotiations, acknowledged it will be tough. The
:07:46. > :07:50.UK should clarify... One, two, three, the EU's visibly exasperated
:07:51. > :07:53.chief Brexit negotiator called total of eight times in English and French
:07:54. > :07:59.for clarification of the UK's Brexit vision. About that, he says,
:08:00. > :08:05.negotiations could not progress. David Davis was Moss and win.
:08:06. > :08:10.Clearly a lot left to talk about and more left to clarify. Ultimately a
:08:11. > :08:15.solution will require flexibility from both sides. What about
:08:16. > :08:20.concessions from the EU site. Where will the EU show some give, perhaps
:08:21. > :08:25.as a trust making exercise, isn't there any wiggle room? TRANSLATION:
:08:26. > :08:29.Negotiations have only just started. Of course there are compromises to
:08:30. > :08:34.be made but it is too early to talk about them. We are not there yet.
:08:35. > :08:39.Week to a Brexit talks have now ended with no major breakthrough on
:08:40. > :08:44.some of the thorniest issues. The UK's so-called Brexit bill and the
:08:45. > :08:49.rights of EU citizens in the UK and British expats in the EU. Key
:08:50. > :08:55.sticking points, the UK wants to check the criminal record of all EU
:08:56. > :08:59.citizens wanting to stay while the EU says UK expats would lose the
:09:00. > :09:06.right to move to other countries. There has been modest progress. This
:09:07. > :09:11.is a joint EU- UK Pepe on citizens rights, colour-coded to show areas
:09:12. > :09:16.of agreement and disagreement. Not every negotiating session can end in
:09:17. > :09:20.harmony but UK is under pressure to move on from divorce issues like
:09:21. > :09:25.this to talk of the future with the EU, our biggest trading partner. The
:09:26. > :09:30.UK's trade Secretary was in Geneva today to talk about global
:09:31. > :09:34.opportunities but he admitted and in between stage may be needed after
:09:35. > :09:39.Brexit to ease the UK into its new future. It won't happen overnight.
:09:40. > :09:43.Frankly I have been waiting to leave the European Union for a very long
:09:44. > :09:50.time. Another two years would not be too much to ask. Brussels is still
:09:51. > :09:55.hearing all sorts of voices in Britain's Brexit debate. The EU
:09:56. > :09:59.waiting impatiently for that clarity while there is still time to
:10:00. > :10:04.negotiate. Cutting Adler, BBC News, Brussels. -- Katya Adler.
:10:05. > :10:06.One in three of us could stop ourselves getting dementia
:10:07. > :10:09.if we made some key life style changes - according
:10:10. > :10:12.Stop smoking, keep active, learn a new skill and
:10:13. > :10:15.don't get overweight - those are just some of them
:10:16. > :10:17.as our medical correspondent Fergus Walsh has been finding out.
:10:18. > :10:19.These runners aren't just improving their fitness,
:10:20. > :10:20.they're reducing their risk of developing dementia.
:10:21. > :10:24.I joined the Serpentine Running Club in Hyde Park.
:10:25. > :10:28.Their motivation is as much mental as physical.
:10:29. > :10:32.For me, it's mindful, it's relief for stress,
:10:33. > :10:35.and it just helps me be more resilient during the day.
:10:36. > :10:37.It makes me more connected, I think, emotionally.
:10:38. > :10:42.It also makes me, actually, just more alert.
:10:43. > :10:46.And I just think it must be benefiting my long-term health.
:10:47. > :10:50.The main risk factor for dementia is old age,
:10:51. > :10:54.but just as with cancer and heart disease, we can all significantly
:10:55. > :11:05.That means thinking about our brain health throughout our lives,
:11:06. > :11:07.keeping our minds and our bodies active.
:11:08. > :11:10.What's good for your heart is good for your head.
:11:11. > :11:12.I think here's really strong evidence that there
:11:13. > :11:15.between heart disease and risk factors for heart disease
:11:16. > :11:18.and diabetes as well, are clearly associated with dementia
:11:19. > :11:24.Learning a new language can help build what's
:11:25. > :11:30.called cognitive reserve, strengthening the brain's networks.
:11:31. > :11:36.So it can still function in later life despite damage.
:11:37. > :11:40.A new study says a third of dementia cases could potentially be prevented
:11:41. > :11:47.They are lack of education, hearing loss, smoking,
:11:48. > :11:49.depression, social isolation, physical inactivity,
:11:50. > :11:54.high blood pressure, obesity, and diabetes.
:11:55. > :11:59.Alcohol and diet may also play a role.
:12:00. > :12:04.Eve Laird is part of a study in Edinburgh which is trying
:12:05. > :12:07.to identify changes in the brain that may be an early warning sign
:12:08. > :12:10.of dementia many years before symptoms emerge.
:12:11. > :12:15.Her mother has Alzheimer's, so this is personal.
:12:16. > :12:23.I'm now 44, and I think that only leaves me a few years
:12:24. > :12:28.So many traits I see in myself, similarities between myself
:12:29. > :12:32.and my mother, that it would be no big surprise if I was diagnosed
:12:33. > :12:40.OK, Eve, what we are looking at here is the MRI scan itself.
:12:41. > :12:45.There's nothing we can do to guarantee a life free
:12:46. > :12:48.from dementia, but this research shows we can increase our chances
:12:49. > :12:56.Two of the world's largest secret online marketplaces
:12:57. > :12:59.have been shut down in an attempt to stop
:13:00. > :13:02.the sales of illegal drugs, guns and hacking software.
:13:03. > :13:06.AlphaBay and Hansa, who operate on the so-called dark web,
:13:07. > :13:08.were closed after a joint operation between police
:13:09. > :13:12.The US Attorney General says it shows the dark net
:13:13. > :13:22.Sir Vince Cable is the new leader of the Liberal Democrats.
:13:23. > :13:25.The former Business Secretary was elected to the job after no-one
:13:26. > :13:28.The 74-year-old has replaced former leader Tim Farron,
:13:29. > :13:33.In his first speech as leader he called for an "exit from Brexit".
:13:34. > :13:35.Here's our political correspondent Vicki Young, her report
:13:36. > :13:48.And our Liberal Democrat leader, Vince Cable. Most would be relaxing
:13:49. > :13:52.into retirement at the age of 74 but not Sir Vince Cable. He is still
:13:53. > :13:58.burning with ambition and fighting forbidden to stay in the European
:13:59. > :14:02.Union. What we now need is an exit from Brexit. We must consult the
:14:03. > :14:06.British public at the end of the process, to put to them the choice,
:14:07. > :14:12.do you wish to accept what is coming down the track, jumping off a cliff
:14:13. > :14:19.and hoping there's a tree to catch you? Or do we want to stay within
:14:20. > :14:24.the European Union? But wasn't that pro-European message rejected by
:14:25. > :14:29.voters at the election? Sir fins thinks the mood will change. There's
:14:30. > :14:34.quite a high possibility that Brexit will not happen. What will emerge
:14:35. > :14:39.over the next two years I suspect is a significant deterioration in the
:14:40. > :14:43.economy. And I am very clear that the public did not vote to be
:14:44. > :14:49.poorer. So I think when you add all that together, you see a picture
:14:50. > :14:54.which is very different from the one we saw in the general election. The
:14:55. > :14:56.Liberal Democrats are the fourth-largest party at Westminster
:14:57. > :15:01.yet Sir Vince Cable thinks politics is so volatile it is not possible to
:15:02. > :15:06.predict what will happen in the next few months, let alone the next few
:15:07. > :15:11.years. He says no one should roll out a Lib Dem breakthrough but is he
:15:12. > :15:15.the man to make that happen? Sir Vince has a higher profile than his
:15:16. > :15:21.predecessor Tim Farron. His passion for dancing led to this Christmas TV
:15:22. > :15:25.appearance but he will be needing more than fancy footwork now.
:15:26. > :15:33.Friends highlight his experience. He seemed to enjoy his brief stint as
:15:34. > :15:36.interim leader ten years ago. The House has noted the pro Minister's
:15:37. > :15:42.remarkable transformation in the last few weeks from Stalin to Mr
:15:43. > :15:46.Bean. And he was one of the few politicians to predict the financial
:15:47. > :15:50.crisis. The naturally closer to the Labour Party Sir Vince accepted the
:15:51. > :15:54.role of Business Secretary during the conservative - Lib Dem
:15:55. > :15:58.coalition. He says British politics is badly lacking common sense and
:15:59. > :16:00.moderation and that is what he is promising to provide. Vicki Young,
:16:01. > :16:04.BBC News, Westminster. New figures suggest
:16:05. > :16:19.recorded crime in England And coming up, I am here at Royal
:16:20. > :16:22.Birkdale where it's been a tricky day for the golfers on the first day
:16:23. > :16:23.of the championship. Tom Westley will make his England
:16:24. > :16:27.debut in the third Test The Essex batsman will
:16:28. > :16:48.come in at number three If you are working parent, you will
:16:49. > :16:50.know the summer holidays are an expensive time of year and it is
:16:51. > :16:56.getting more so. The Family and Childcare Trust says
:16:57. > :16:59.the average cost of a week's childcare in the holidays
:17:00. > :17:01.is now a record ?124. That's an increase
:17:02. > :17:03.of 4% since last year. Paddle boarding and kayaking,
:17:04. > :17:07.the sort of holiday childcare at Leicester Outdoor Pursuits
:17:08. > :17:09.that a lot of parents But it comes at a price -
:17:10. > :17:17.?155 per week. For Nina it means putting
:17:18. > :17:20.herself in to debt to make sure her 13-year-old Kyle can come
:17:21. > :17:22.here while she's working full-time. I personally don't have the funds
:17:23. > :17:25.altogether to have it. Well, it goes on the credit card,
:17:26. > :17:29.or some years I have put There is more affordable care
:17:30. > :17:37.in Leicester city centre. Alison, a maternity nurse,
:17:38. > :17:42.is paying just ?75 a week each for her boys because this,
:17:43. > :17:44.the Belgrave Playhouse, It makes the difference
:17:45. > :17:51.between being able to work or not. I wouldn't be able to do the job
:17:52. > :17:55.that I did because I wouldn't be able to fit the childcare around
:17:56. > :17:57.the hours that I do. It's as tough as that, I just
:17:58. > :18:02.wouldn't be able to go to work. Unsurprisingly, the Playhouse
:18:03. > :18:04.is oversubscribed because parents across the country are having to pay
:18:05. > :18:07.a record amount. This year it's...
:18:08. > :18:11.Up 4%... To ?124...
:18:12. > :18:16...A week on average. For four to seven-year-olds, only
:18:17. > :18:27.29% of English councils say there's What might make a big
:18:28. > :18:30.difference to parents is if their employers did
:18:31. > :18:32.more to help. Now, we can request flexible working
:18:33. > :18:35.and millions are already But some employers
:18:36. > :18:40.are going even further. This tech business has
:18:41. > :18:54.entertainments on hand for staff, and it's letting them
:18:55. > :18:56.bring their children in to enjoy it over the holidays,
:18:57. > :18:59.as long as they get their work done. So, if everyone brought their kids
:19:00. > :19:02.in, could you cope with that? Well, we probably would struggle
:19:03. > :19:05.if everybody brought their kids in, but realistically it's the people
:19:06. > :19:07.who really need the help during the summer period
:19:08. > :19:09.that's really important. I think if people don't start doing
:19:10. > :19:13.this then people will go through the same routines
:19:14. > :19:16.of losing staff. Parents would welcome any
:19:17. > :19:19.help to stop their finances falling over because of the rise in cost
:19:20. > :19:23.of holiday childcare. The government's been accused
:19:24. > :19:31.of betraying rail passengers by scrapping plans to electrify
:19:32. > :19:33.major rail lines in Wales, New trains which can be powered
:19:34. > :19:42.by diesel or overhead cables Our transport correspondent
:19:43. > :19:54.Richard Westcott is in Richard, how are people responding?
:19:55. > :19:58.Five years ago I remember being the reporter standing here, telling you
:19:59. > :20:03.how they would electrify the Midland Main line up to Leicester and beyond
:20:04. > :20:08.to Sheffield. Today the Government said it will cancel that project and
:20:09. > :20:12.they have also said they will cancel electrifying the line between
:20:13. > :20:16.Swansea and Cardiff and around the Lake District and Windermere as well
:20:17. > :20:20.because it is far more complex and expensive than anyone had ever
:20:21. > :20:30.realised. So the Government has said we will buy these new trains, they
:20:31. > :20:33.will be part electric and part diesel, they can go everywhere and
:20:34. > :20:35.we will bring them in sooner so the passengers get the benefits earlier.
:20:36. > :20:38.That is a little bit of a sweetener but it has also created a lot of
:20:39. > :20:42.anger here and in south Wales they are calling it a betrayal and said
:20:43. > :20:48.all of the money gets spent in London, not here. Next year
:20:49. > :20:53.Crossrail opens in London and that cost ?15 billion. Thank you.
:20:54. > :20:56.Beth Ingram was a teenager when she was locked in a mental
:20:57. > :20:57.health rehabilitation ward for several weeks.
:20:58. > :21:00.It made her feel desperate and she says it was totally
:21:01. > :21:04.And according to a review of England's mental health services,
:21:05. > :21:06.too many mental health patients are held in locked
:21:07. > :21:08.wards far from home for an average of a year.
:21:09. > :21:10.The Care Quality Commission also says 40% of all mental
:21:11. > :21:12.health services need to improve patient safety.
:21:13. > :21:16.Our health editor Hugh Pym went to meet Beth and to hear her story.
:21:17. > :21:19.The regulator's words are stark - too many locked rehabilitation
:21:20. > :21:21.wards, many mental health patients feeling hopeless and powerless
:21:22. > :21:28.in a system which breeds isolation and institutionalisation.
:21:29. > :21:32.In her late teens she became mentally ill and had
:21:33. > :21:37.For several weeks she was detained for her own safety in a locked
:21:38. > :21:42.Now back at home and finding art therapeutic, she said the setting
:21:43. > :21:51.The ward was locked by several doors, and I very much did...
:21:52. > :21:56.I got to the point where I would bang my head on a door.
:21:57. > :21:59.I would run at the door when I was at my most desperate.
:22:00. > :22:11.The Care Quality Commission says it's concerned there are 3500 beds
:22:12. > :22:13.in these locked wards, not including secure units for those
:22:14. > :22:19.We weren't expecting to find this many.
:22:20. > :22:22.We can't say exactly how many of the people in these wards
:22:23. > :22:25.don't need to be in a locked facility, but we do suspect that
:22:26. > :22:28.quite a high proportion of people in these services could and should
:22:29. > :22:34.be moved back to be much closer to home.
:22:35. > :22:36.The report also says that across England's
:22:37. > :22:39.mental health services, 40% need safety improvements.
:22:40. > :22:42.Access to children services is said to be a significant problem,
:22:43. > :22:44.and there are fewer mental health beds and nurses than
:22:45. > :22:51.But the CQC says there are examples of excellent care and signs
:22:52. > :22:57.Whilst patients can feel safe and that they are receiving
:22:58. > :22:59.effective care, there are areas across the country where that's not
:23:00. > :23:02.the case and we must turn our attention there and ensure
:23:03. > :23:04.that we bring everyone up to the level of good
:23:05. > :23:14.But Beth says health leaders need to look harder
:23:15. > :23:22.You try being on some of these wards or having a daughter or a son
:23:23. > :23:28.It's not the right place, and a lot of the time it would be
:23:29. > :23:30.unnecessary if there was just more care provided before
:23:31. > :23:39.Beth wants to support others in a similar situation.
:23:40. > :23:41.She hopes the disturbing experience she endured is soon
:23:42. > :23:51.It was enough to test even the strongest of marriages,
:23:52. > :23:54.as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge found themselves pitted against each
:23:55. > :23:59.They were coxing rival boats in the city
:24:00. > :24:02.of Heidlelberg, the latest stop on their European tour.
:24:03. > :24:04.After some words of advice from their team mates,
:24:05. > :24:06.William got off to a good start, and ultimately proved
:24:07. > :24:08.too strong for Kate, with his boat winning
:24:09. > :24:16.And it was his honour to celebrate the occasion,
:24:17. > :24:21.cracking open a barrel of beer at the finish line.
:24:22. > :24:23.The 146th Open Championship is under way at Royal Birkdale,
:24:24. > :24:26.near Southport, where some of the world's best golfers
:24:27. > :24:29.No-one from Britain or Northern Ireland has won
:24:30. > :24:33.Already, the weather has played a big part
:24:34. > :24:36.in the fortune of the players, as Andy Swiss reports.
:24:37. > :24:37.Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, welcome
:24:38. > :24:44.A warm welcome for the fans but not exactly the players.
:24:45. > :24:46.A brisk breeze meant testing conditions for the early starters,
:24:47. > :24:50.and for most the leaderboard made grim reading.
:24:51. > :24:53.But not for all, as a home favourite set the pace.
:24:54. > :24:55.Ian Poulter has struggled with form and fitness,
:24:56. > :24:58.but you would scarcely have guessed it.
:24:59. > :25:01.The runner-up here nine years ago back to his bullish best.
:25:02. > :25:04.The love affair hasn't changed since 2008.
:25:05. > :25:08.I remember walking up obviously, er, the last hole
:25:09. > :25:11.with a scorecard in my hand and it was a pretty special feeling.
:25:12. > :25:16.Obviously I've gone out there today and performed just as well.
:25:17. > :25:19.But for hometown hero Tommy Fleetwood, the dream soon
:25:20. > :25:25.faded, as golf's star of 2017 was blown off course.
:25:26. > :25:27.Fleetwood more wayward, no amount of local knowledge
:25:28. > :25:34.And he wasn't the only struggler, as Rory McIlroy's recent woes
:25:35. > :25:37.continued, bogeying five of the first six holes,
:25:38. > :25:44.Instead it was the American challenge that blossomed,
:25:45. > :25:47.as Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth charged to the top.
:25:48. > :25:50.While Matt Kuchar was also in tantalising touch, making
:25:51. > :25:59.The prize for shot of the day, well that has to go to Charley Hoffman
:26:00. > :26:12.If only golf were always this simple.
:26:13. > :26:19.The latest I can tell you is that three Americans share the lead,
:26:20. > :26:26.Jordan Spieth, Brooks Koepka and Matt Kuchar, they are 1-shot clear
:26:27. > :26:28.of Paul Casey. As for Rory McIlroy things have improved a little but he
:26:29. > :26:45.is still nine shots off the pace. It looks like the sun has come out
:26:46. > :26:48.at last. Yes, but tomorrow it will turn quite blustery, cloudy and
:26:49. > :26:51.there will be some rain around particularly during the afternoon at
:26:52. > :26:56.Royal Birkdale so some tricky golfing conditions.
:26:57. > :27:03.We have lost the humid air we had over the last few days, replaced
:27:04. > :27:07.with fresh air today. You have probably noticed that if you have
:27:08. > :27:11.been out and about, and there has been some decent sunshine around in
:27:12. > :27:15.the afternoon. We are going to see some further change in the weather
:27:16. > :27:19.overnight tonight as a band of rain begins to moving across south Wales
:27:20. > :27:23.and western England, also turning wet and windy from Northern Ireland
:27:24. > :27:28.by the end of the night. The rain clears away from Scotland leaving
:27:29. > :27:33.drier conditions. Relatively mild overnight, then tomorrow look at
:27:34. > :27:40.this, it isn't a chart we really want to see during July. A deep area
:27:41. > :27:44.of low pressure with the isobars tightly packed together which tells
:27:45. > :27:49.us it will be a windy day. There is a slow-moving band of whether and
:27:50. > :27:53.there will be strong winds too reaching gale force at times, but
:27:54. > :27:57.across northern and eastern Scotland and eastern areas of England the
:27:58. > :28:01.weather should be largely dry with decent spells of sunshine. A little
:28:02. > :28:06.on the cool side beneath that band of cloud and rain. The same area of
:28:07. > :28:10.low pressure still with us into the weekend so expect some rain, some
:28:11. > :28:15.slow-moving heavy thundery downpours, but there will be some
:28:16. > :28:19.sunshine around as well. For example on Saturday south-eastern England
:28:20. > :28:24.not doing too badly, but just about anywhere else we are likely to see
:28:25. > :28:26.some heavy, slow-moving thundery downpours, temperatures reaching a
:28:27. > :28:34.high of 20 degrees. A reminder of our main story this
:28:35. > :28:37.evening. New figures suggest recorded crime in England and Wales
:28:38. > :28:38.has risen by 10%. That's all from the BBC News at Six
:28:39. > :28:42.so it's goodbye from me,