:00:00. > :00:07.No end to their agony - the parents of baby Charlie Gard go
:00:08. > :00:11.back to court, this time fighting for him to die at home.
:00:12. > :00:13.The hospital where Charlie is being treated say the ventilation
:00:14. > :00:16.Charlie needs to breathe is best provided there.
:00:17. > :00:19.But Charlie's mother says it is her last wish that her son
:00:20. > :00:22.have some tranquil last few days at home.
:00:23. > :00:24.The judge in the case has asked Charlie's parents
:00:25. > :00:27.and the hospital to try to resolve the crisis through mediation.
:00:28. > :00:31.A fully electric version of the mini is to be built in the UK -
:00:32. > :00:38.the government calls it a landmark decision.
:00:39. > :00:48.More than 80,000 jobs unfilled in NHS England. Staff say they are
:00:49. > :00:53.feeling the strain. We need to ensure that our awards are safe and
:00:54. > :00:59.move staff to the wards that required. Plans to ban
:01:00. > :01:10.house-builders. The government calls them unjust. The wonder in the
:01:11. > :01:18.water, Adam peaty smashes his way into the record books. Coming up,
:01:19. > :01:22.Greg Rutherford says he is devastated to be out of the
:01:23. > :01:39.championships through injury. Good evening and welcome
:01:40. > :01:42.to the BBC news at six. The agony for the parents
:01:43. > :01:45.of terminally ill Charlie Gard continues with his mother
:01:46. > :01:47.Connie Yates back at Having abandoned the battle
:01:48. > :01:51.yesterday to keep him alive, she is now fighting to be able
:01:52. > :01:54.to take him home to die. Lawyers for Great Ormond Street
:01:55. > :01:56.Hospital where Charlie is being treated say
:01:57. > :02:00.there are practical difficulties. The judge has said if Charlie can be
:02:01. > :02:04.taken home within reason Our medical correspondent
:02:05. > :02:20.Fergus Walsh has been The legal battle over this
:02:21. > :02:26.desperately sick boy now centres on where and how soon he dies. Charlie
:02:27. > :02:30.needs a mechanical ventilator to breathe. He is tube fed and cannot
:02:31. > :02:35.move. His parents give up their fight to take him to the United
:02:36. > :02:43.States and agreed no more treatment could help him. But Charlie's ma'am,
:02:44. > :02:47.Connie, was back at court this afternoon to make it clear she did
:02:48. > :02:51.not want him to die in the intensive care unit where he's been since
:02:52. > :02:55.October. The parents said it was their last wish that he dies at home
:02:56. > :03:04.for a few days of tranquillity outside the hospital setting.
:03:05. > :03:09.Lawyers for the parents said they would pay private nurses to take
:03:10. > :03:18.over his care and seek to recover the costs from the NHS. The court
:03:19. > :03:23.heard there were practical issues to be resolved, for example, whether
:03:24. > :03:25.his ventilator would fit through their front door. Great Ormond
:03:26. > :03:31.Street Hospital said it wanted to honour the parent's wishes but the
:03:32. > :03:36.care plan must be safe and spare him all pain and protect his dignity.
:03:37. > :03:39.Charlie is a child who requires highly specialised treatment. His
:03:40. > :03:47.care cannot be simplified. It must be provided in a specialist setting
:03:48. > :03:53.by specialists. The dispute over where and how soon Charlie should
:03:54. > :03:57.die typifies the breakdown in the relationship between the parents and
:03:58. > :04:03.the hospital. The judge said this was a matter crying out the
:04:04. > :04:08.mediation. Great Ormond is to said it offered that but the parents
:04:09. > :04:11.refused. The judge said the parents were entitled to decide where they
:04:12. > :04:17.spent the next few days but it should not extend into weeks, it
:04:18. > :04:25.would be unacceptable as it would simply extend the grieving process.
:04:26. > :04:29.This woman lost her son when he was five. He was profoundly disabled and
:04:30. > :04:36.tube fed. She had searched for a cure. They've got to learn to let
:04:37. > :04:41.him go at all sorts of levels. Stuff happens and they must not be better
:04:42. > :04:46.because it will eat them. There's no point in that. What they've got to
:04:47. > :04:50.do is look at the positive things. The hospital has offered a
:04:51. > :04:54.compromise. Charlie can be transferred to a hospice where
:04:55. > :05:00.doctors from great Ormond is the would supervise his palliative care
:05:01. > :05:04.and death after a period of some hours. His parents said they want
:05:05. > :05:11.days, not ours, and a hospice is a second-best option. This is a
:05:12. > :05:17.harrowing case, most of all for Charlie's parents. How will it be
:05:18. > :05:20.resolved? It will be resolved at 2pm tomorrow when the judge makes a
:05:21. > :05:24.decision. He is desperate not to get involved at this stage. He wants the
:05:25. > :05:31.sides to come to an agreement. Great Ormond Street Hospital said they had
:05:32. > :05:34.known that they want a week at home with Charlie and they've looked up
:05:35. > :05:39.and down the country for a specialist doctor prepared to
:05:40. > :05:47.supervise that and have not been able to find one because his needs
:05:48. > :05:53.are so complex. The compromise of a hospice might be the way forward.
:05:54. > :06:04.Lawyers said this was the second best option. It may be a question of
:06:05. > :06:06.timing but until they know where Charlie is going to die they cannot
:06:07. > :06:09.start to say goodbye to him. A fully electric version of the Mini
:06:10. > :06:13.is to be built in the UK. BMW - who make the car -
:06:14. > :06:16.have confirmed the model will go The firm says parts will be
:06:17. > :06:19.manufactured abroad, before the car is assembled
:06:20. > :06:21.at its Cowley plant near Oxford. The government has called
:06:22. > :06:23.the move a "landmark decision" and a vindication
:06:24. > :06:25.of the government's Our Transport correspondent
:06:26. > :06:28.Richard Westcott is there, is it a vindication
:06:29. > :06:42.as the government claims? It is certainly good news for the
:06:43. > :06:50.4000 people that work behind me. This is the birthplace of the many.
:06:51. > :06:53.-- Mini. But let me give you context. It does not mean a
:06:54. > :06:59.production line or significant numbers of new jobs. It means tens
:07:00. > :07:05.of millions of pounds of investment. It is a significant amount but if
:07:06. > :07:11.you think BMW announced they were spending ?180 billion on a plan in
:07:12. > :07:18.Germany and 540 million in the US, it is a big boost for this plant but
:07:19. > :07:25.in car investment terms it is not big money. They make two thirds of
:07:26. > :07:33.the minis in the world. We now know the electric mini will be made here.
:07:34. > :07:35.It is great for the business and we are very thrilled
:07:36. > :07:37.that we will be part of this huge success, hopefully.
:07:38. > :07:41.It means there is no problem with the thought of them closing it
:07:42. > :07:43.down because of Brexit so it is very good news.
:07:44. > :07:46.BMW, who make it, had hinted for months that the work
:07:47. > :07:50.The new model will be made on the same production line as other
:07:51. > :07:54.Minis so it will not mean extra investment or jobs but it is a boost
:07:55. > :07:56.for the government as they try to persuade car-makers to stay
:07:57. > :08:03.We are determined to make Britain the go-to place for the next
:08:04. > :08:08.They've got a fantastic workforce in Oxford already and that
:08:09. > :08:10.combination of planning for the future has convinced
:08:11. > :08:19.The UK car industry has been pushing hard for up Brexit deal that
:08:20. > :08:24.Since the vote, Nissan has promised to make models
:08:25. > :08:31.Toyota is spending a quarter of ?1 billion updating
:08:32. > :08:34.Experts say the real test is yet to come.
:08:35. > :08:37.I don't think this tells us very much about Brexit at all.
:08:38. > :08:42.This is an adaptation of an existing car.
:08:43. > :08:46.The big questions will be when BMW produces a new Mini and companies
:08:47. > :08:49.like Vauxhall produce the next generation Astra, will they produce
:08:50. > :08:55.in the UK or will the uncertainty about our relationship with Europe
:08:56. > :09:01.A good day for the UK car industry but the government is still under
:09:02. > :09:03.enormous pressure to cut a Brexit deal that secures
:09:04. > :09:13.More than 86,000 NHS posts were vacant in England
:09:14. > :09:15.in the first three months of this year.
:09:16. > :09:18.The latest figures show the number of vacancies climbed by almost eight
:09:19. > :09:20.thousand compared with the same period last year,
:09:21. > :09:23.nursing and midwifery jobs are worst affected.
:09:24. > :09:26.The Royal College of Nursing says too few nurses means patient care
:09:27. > :09:29.The Department of Health insists it IS investing
:09:30. > :09:40.Our health correspondent, Dominic Hughes, reports.
:09:41. > :09:48.Looking after people when they are at their most vulnerable, providing
:09:49. > :09:57.compassionate and professional care is the main challenge and biggest
:09:58. > :10:02.reward for Michelle Turner. It is a tough job that carries enormous
:10:03. > :10:06.responsibilities. It is a privilege to be a nurse and devalued in the
:10:07. > :10:11.job that I do. People put their lives in your hands on a daily basis
:10:12. > :10:24.and it is the biggest privilege that you can have. Finding more nurses
:10:25. > :10:32.seems to be a problem. Around 86,000 posts are recorded as vacant. In
:10:33. > :10:40.March, 30,000 jobs were advertised, for those in more than the previous
:10:41. > :10:46.year. The majority that were filled were nurses and midwives. Many
:10:47. > :10:53.hospital trusts are struggling to recruit and retain staff. They are
:10:54. > :11:00.needing to think about more flexible ways of using the staff they already
:11:01. > :11:05.have. At the Royal Blackburn, there are still 100 nurses they need
:11:06. > :11:09.before they are where they want to be. Managers have had to come up
:11:10. > :11:16.with ways to deal with the pressure of staff shortages. We cope with
:11:17. > :11:22.that on a daily basis, we are flexible and supportive. But we
:11:23. > :11:28.maintain safety, it is our number one priority. The information for
:11:29. > :11:34.England reflects similar problems across the UK. It is difficult
:11:35. > :11:40.because of the time it takes to train doctors and nurses. It is
:11:41. > :11:47.difficult. We've mitigated that risk in the past by getting stuff from
:11:48. > :11:54.overseas. It is becoming harder with Brexit. We've got issues around
:11:55. > :11:58.morale and retention. The department says staffing is a priority and more
:11:59. > :12:02.money is being invested in front-line positions. When it comes
:12:03. > :12:05.to assessing the level of staff shortages, it has limitations and
:12:06. > :12:10.these figures highlight the ongoing problems the NHS faces with the
:12:11. > :12:12.recruitment and retention of clinical staff.
:12:13. > :12:15.A survey of rail passengers has found that they are more satisfied
:12:16. > :12:17.with the service they receive than they were last year.
:12:18. > :12:19.The industry watchdog, Transport Focus, spoke to
:12:20. > :12:22.27,000 people and found that 83 per cent were happy.
:12:23. > :12:25.But the organisation said the recovery in the rail
:12:26. > :12:34.industry, after a series of strikes, was fragile.
:12:35. > :12:36.Housebuilders could be banned from selling leaseholds on newly
:12:37. > :12:39.Leaseholds are on the increase and they can lead to exorbitant
:12:40. > :12:41.and unexpected costs for the homeowner.
:12:42. > :12:43.The government has called the practice unjust,
:12:44. > :12:44.unneccessary and says it needs to stop.
:12:45. > :12:51.We all know that Britain needs more homes.
:12:52. > :12:55.But the terms and conditions attached to some new-build houses
:12:56. > :12:59.in England are causing a great deal of distress.
:13:00. > :13:01.Traditionally, houses have nearly always been sold
:13:02. > :13:04.as freehold properties, meaning the buyer owns the building
:13:05. > :13:12.However, there has been a growing trend to sell houses as leasehold,
:13:13. > :13:14.meaning the buyer doesn't actually own the land.
:13:15. > :13:17.In some cases, the freeholds are sold on to investment companies,
:13:18. > :13:22.Today's report found one owner believed they would be able to buy
:13:23. > :13:26.the freehold in the future for ?2000.
:13:27. > :13:28.But the final bill was 20 times that.
:13:29. > :13:32.The leaseholder also asked to pay ground rent to the freeholder.
:13:33. > :13:36.Traditionally, a small amount - but that figure is now rising.
:13:37. > :13:40.Claire Scott bought her house in Bolton four years ago.
:13:41. > :13:44.But when she recently tried to sell it, the buyers backed out
:13:45. > :13:47.when they saw a clause in the contract saying the ground
:13:48. > :13:56.By 2060, it will cost nearly ?10,000 a year.
:13:57. > :13:59.The past 12 months have been an absolute nightmare for us.
:14:00. > :14:03.We didn't realise we had an issue with the house until we came to sell
:14:04. > :14:05.it and then the house sale fell through.
:14:06. > :14:08.That meant that we now have to rent out the house and we can't get
:14:09. > :14:12.That's causing us a lot of financial distress.
:14:13. > :14:14.This development on the outskirts of Manchester is all new-build,
:14:15. > :14:19.It is a way for developers to make more money.
:14:20. > :14:22.But some people say there's no place for leasehold
:14:23. > :14:30.What we're talking about here are houses that are being sold
:14:31. > :14:35.on leasehold, thousands of them, for no good reason, and then once
:14:36. > :14:38.they are sold the people that have purchased them are exposed to these
:14:39. > :14:43.Enough is enough and we are taking action.
:14:44. > :14:45.Critics say the Government has known about and ignored
:14:46. > :14:51.And this consultation doesn't definitely mean things will change.
:14:52. > :14:56.Pressure groups say the situation is a scandal.
:14:57. > :14:59.It's not only the people who thought they were buying a home,
:15:00. > :15:01.many of these people were assisted by the Help To Buy Scheme.
:15:02. > :15:04.This means we have been underwriting their mortgages by 20%
:15:05. > :15:06.to get first-time buyers onto the property ladder.
:15:07. > :15:12.The builders have taken us all for a ride and they've got
:15:13. > :15:16.House-builders say leasehold does work for some developments,
:15:17. > :15:18.and they are committed to being fair.
:15:19. > :15:22.But the Government now wants to ban leasehold contracts for newly
:15:23. > :15:34.A High Court judge says he will decide tomorrow
:15:35. > :15:36.whether terminally-ill Charlie Gard will be able to leave
:15:37. > :15:41.Great Ormond Street Hospital and die at home.
:15:42. > :15:47.And still to come, can money buy you happiness?
:15:48. > :15:56.Scientists say they have the answer. In Sportsday BBC News, more
:15:57. > :16:01.criticism for the RFU after they decide not to renew contracts for
:16:02. > :16:02.the England women's 15 as they prepare to defend the World Cup
:16:03. > :16:15.title. Adam Peaty has had an extraordinary
:16:16. > :16:21.day at the swimming World Championships in Hungary. 22 years
:16:22. > :16:24.old, he was already the owner of the fastest ten times ever in the 100
:16:25. > :16:26.metres breaststroke and today he smashed his own record not once, but
:16:27. > :16:29.twice, in the 50 metres. Adam Peaty is human,
:16:30. > :16:32.but there are things he does which might
:16:33. > :16:34.make you doubt that. Tuesday morning, he woke up and went
:16:35. > :16:39.to the pool in Budapest for a heat in the 50
:16:40. > :16:41.metres breaststroke. Just a heat, he just
:16:42. > :16:43.needed to get through. Well, he hadn't really
:16:44. > :16:47.meant to do that. I wanted it, but I don't know
:16:48. > :16:50.if I wanted it in the heats. I'm so grateful to be
:16:51. > :16:54.in front of that crowd and hopefully again, tonight,
:16:55. > :16:58.we'll push it on a bit further. Already the world 100 metre
:16:59. > :17:11.champion, victory has come so frequently for him that he needs
:17:12. > :17:14.records to motivate him. Swimming 50 metres in
:17:15. > :17:16.a pool is something a lot How quickly do you think
:17:17. > :17:20.it's possible to do it? Well, Peaty was travelling
:17:21. > :17:22.at a pace even the most experienced observers
:17:23. > :17:28.could barely believe. This is a 50 metres
:17:29. > :17:32.breaststroke, look at this. I never thought I would
:17:33. > :17:38.live to see the day when a breaststroke swimmer
:17:39. > :17:42.would go 25 seconds. Coming out there tonight,
:17:43. > :17:44.I was a bit down, because it's been such an emotional
:17:45. > :17:46.last few days. I was, like, right,
:17:47. > :17:48.get yourself up for it. Mel said, yeah, I'm not
:17:49. > :17:52.going to waste a day, I'm not going to waste
:17:53. > :17:54.an opportunity, because I never know So, I just went out
:17:55. > :18:00.there and did what I do. Well, Peaty is only 22,
:18:01. > :18:03.so let's expect more opportunities, Even by Peaty's standards,
:18:04. > :18:11.that's special. President Trump has again
:18:12. > :18:13.attacked his own Attorney-General, accusing Jeff Sessions of failing
:18:14. > :18:16.to properly investigate his Media reports and rumours
:18:17. > :18:21.are swirling in Washington that the president is considering
:18:22. > :18:28.sacking Mr Sessions. Our North America editor
:18:29. > :18:30.Jon Sopel is in Washington. After the head of the FBI,
:18:31. > :18:33.this could be another high profile sacking,
:18:34. > :18:42.and of a man only recently regarded That is the key difference between
:18:43. > :18:47.the sacking of the FBI director James Comey and Jeff Sessions. James
:18:48. > :18:50.Comey, Donald Trump inherited from the Obama presidency. Jeff Sessions
:18:51. > :18:54.was the first senator to come out and back Donald Trump in his bid to
:18:55. > :18:58.become President. They were the best of friends. Jeff Sessions has given
:18:59. > :19:02.Donald Trump 100% loyalty, which has been repaid in the last week by a
:19:03. > :19:05.New York Times interview in which Donald Trump criticised him and said
:19:06. > :19:11.he would never have appointed him if he had known he would excuse himself
:19:12. > :19:13.from the Russia investigation, and tweets on consecutive days
:19:14. > :19:17.describing him as weak and beleaguered. In the last hour or so,
:19:18. > :19:22.we have heard from the new White House communications director that a
:19:23. > :19:24.decision will be taken soon on Jeff Sessions' future. You can only
:19:25. > :19:30.conclude from that that his future does not look very bright. If he
:19:31. > :19:34.goes, what happens to the special counsel, Robert Muller, that has
:19:35. > :19:39.been charged to investigate the Russia investigation? A huge cloud
:19:40. > :19:42.hangs over that as well. So, Democrats are busy accusing the
:19:43. > :19:47.President of bullying the Attorney General out of the White House, out
:19:48. > :19:50.of the Justice Department, so that the President can close down the
:19:51. > :19:55.Russia investigation. If that happens, that would be epic and a
:19:56. > :19:57.bit of a political earthquake here in Washington. We will watch with
:19:58. > :20:00.interest. Thanks very much. UK animal welfare standards could be
:20:01. > :20:02.under threat after Brexit, if farmers are left to compete
:20:03. > :20:05.against cheaper, less regulated rivals from outside
:20:06. > :20:06.the European Union. That's according to a House of Lords
:20:07. > :20:09.committee who say the Government must insist on similar standards
:20:10. > :20:27.in any new trade agreements to avoid It is one of Britain's's premier
:20:28. > :20:33.showcases for agriculture. 100,000 people admiring 2000 animals. It's
:20:34. > :20:40.all part of an industry were animal welfare is paramount. But farmers
:20:41. > :20:48.like Mike Smales I worried about what might happen after Brexit. He
:20:49. > :20:51.says if we start importing food from countries with lower standards, it
:20:52. > :20:58.may be cheaper but animal welfare could suffer. How cheap canned food
:20:59. > :21:01.get? You had to ask that question. This downward spiral in expecting
:21:02. > :21:08.food to keep getting cheaper and cheaper, I think it's a worry. The
:21:09. > :21:12.Government said today that farmers shouldn't worry about animal welfare
:21:13. > :21:21.after Brexit, because Britain will keep what it calls our gold standard
:21:22. > :21:24.policies. Any future arrangements covering trade in animals, or
:21:25. > :21:28.trading anything, for that matter, will be subject to the UK
:21:29. > :21:32.Parliament. But some people say they don't just have concerns about
:21:33. > :21:35.animal welfare after Brexit, campaign groups say they are also
:21:36. > :21:42.worried about food safety levels in some countries. Food that could be
:21:43. > :21:47.exported to Britain. Processing plants use a variety... They pointed
:21:48. > :21:50.to American practices like washing poultry in chlorine to kill
:21:51. > :21:56.bacteria, which they say would be unacceptable to British consumers.
:21:57. > :21:59.Others say it is patronising to dismiss safety standards in
:22:00. > :22:03.countries like the United States. Why would American food producers
:22:04. > :22:08.produce food that kills, injures or makes ill the people that eat that
:22:09. > :22:12.food? It is not a sensible business proposition. It won't just be
:22:13. > :22:16.American farmers trying to get a foothold in Britain after Brexit.
:22:17. > :22:18.Today's report says it will be down to consumers to decide how much they
:22:19. > :22:29.want to pay for high-quality food. You only have to come to shows like
:22:30. > :22:32.this in the New Forest to see that Britain really does have world-class
:22:33. > :22:41.animal welfare standards. These are dairy longhorn, just one of the
:22:42. > :22:43.breeds on show. Just last week, the Environment Secretary Michael Gove
:22:44. > :22:48.said those animal welfare standards would be maintained after Brexit.
:22:49. > :22:52.But Britain could soon be signing a series of trade deals with countries
:22:53. > :22:57.outside the European Union. So, really, the issues of welfare,
:22:58. > :22:59.safety and prices are paramount. Now they say money can't
:23:00. > :23:01.buy you happiness. Well, scientists in Canada have put
:23:02. > :23:04.the old saying to the test. They questioned 6,000
:23:05. > :23:06.people and discovered apparently that it can,
:23:07. > :23:09.but only if you use the cash They found that spending money
:23:10. > :23:16.on getting chores done like cleaning or cooking is more likely to make
:23:17. > :23:18.you feel happy than spending it on material goods,
:23:19. > :23:33.as Jon Kay's been finding out. Plenty of smiles in Plymouth this
:23:34. > :23:36.afternoon. But what makes us truly happy? Psychologists have been all
:23:37. > :23:41.over the world, asking thousands of people from all kinds of backgrounds
:23:42. > :23:48.one simple question. If I was to give you ?30, what would you spend
:23:49. > :24:00.it on? Vodka! Hotdogs, ice cream and a bottle of wine. The girlfriend.
:24:01. > :24:04.Books. What would you spend it on? I will soon find something. Whether
:24:05. > :24:07.she spends it on a meal out or a yacht, the study found that it is
:24:08. > :24:15.not material things that make us happy happiest, but buying free
:24:16. > :24:19.time. This woman couldn't agree more. She said she would sacrifice
:24:20. > :24:24.pretty much any other luxury to pay for a clean every week. She does
:24:25. > :24:28.extra shifts so Rachel can let the house from top to bottom. Even
:24:29. > :24:33.though it is often a stretch, she says the extra time it buys her with
:24:34. > :24:38.her family as with far more than any holiday or handbag. I make do with
:24:39. > :24:42.what I've got and any spare money goes on Rachel. You wouldn't rather
:24:43. > :24:50.have a handbag or a meal out? Absolutely not. I'm not offering to
:24:51. > :24:53.buy you one! Back in the 90s, Michael won millions of pounds on
:24:54. > :24:58.the lottery and could afford almost anything he wanted. Two decades
:24:59. > :25:03.later, he is back selling antiques in the net and he says he is much
:25:04. > :25:05.happier doing things for himself instead of paying others. Some
:25:06. > :25:09.people are used to having things done for them. So they've got the
:25:10. > :25:16.money, it's easier. But I have had things done for me over the last 20
:25:17. > :25:20.years, different things, gardening and whatever. But a lot of the time
:25:21. > :25:25.I prefer to do it myself. I get more enjoyment. Critics say paying others
:25:26. > :25:30.is all well and good, if you are comfortably off in the first place.
:25:31. > :25:34.But the researchers behind the study say investing in time, rather than
:25:35. > :25:35.possessions, makes us all happier, whatever our income or spending
:25:36. > :25:42.habits. Let's look at the weather now. I
:25:43. > :25:49.know what makes me happy, sunshine and a view like that!
:25:50. > :25:55.It helps. If you like sunshine and warm weather, today was probably the
:25:56. > :26:01.best day of the week. This beautiful view was taken in the highlands of
:26:02. > :26:03.Scotland. Blue skies around. A bit of fair weather cloud. We had the
:26:04. > :26:07.cloud breaking up quite nicely through the day across many parts of
:26:08. > :26:15.the country. Yesterday was cool and cloudy in the East. For most parts
:26:16. > :26:19.of the country, some cloud in southern parts of Scotland and heavy
:26:20. > :26:22.showers towards the south-east of Wales and south-west England. There
:26:23. > :26:26.could be the odd rumble of thunder over the next few hours. Those
:26:27. > :26:31.showers fade away. For most of us it is dry to start the night, but later
:26:32. > :26:35.on the band of rain words in across the Atlantic. A pretty soggy start
:26:36. > :26:41.for Wednesday, for Northern Ireland as well. This rain marches eastwards
:26:42. > :26:45.through the day, bringing strong wind. Damp and breezy weather moving
:26:46. > :26:48.across all of the country. It tends to be quite light and patchy by the
:26:49. > :26:51.time it gets to the south-east during the afternoon. The rain will
:26:52. > :26:56.be followed by a return to sunshine and showers from the West.
:26:57. > :27:01.Temperatures, 18 to 21 degrees. Not great for this stage in July. The
:27:02. > :27:06.showers fade away and we will continue to see showery rain across
:27:07. > :27:10.the far West, moving in over Thursday. Low pressure across the
:27:11. > :27:14.north-west. Temperatures first thing on Thursday morning 13 or 14
:27:15. > :27:17.degrees. Through the day on Thursday, a day of sunshine and
:27:18. > :27:21.showers. Most of the showers will be across the north-west of the
:27:22. > :27:24.country, quite breezy here. Then further south we will see more
:27:25. > :27:28.showers breaking out. It won't be a wash-out. If you like the sunshine,
:27:29. > :27:35.you will get some between the showers on Thursday. Temperatures
:27:36. > :27:39.between 16 and 20 degrees will stop on Friday, another day of sunny
:27:40. > :27:44.spells and scattered showers. Things continue to be unsettled as we head
:27:45. > :27:51.through the weekend. A reminder of our main story. A High
:27:52. > :27:53.Court judge says he will decide tomorrow whether terminally ill
:27:54. > :27:56.Charlie Gard will be allowed to leave hospital and die at home.
:27:57. > :27:59.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me
:28:00. > :28:01.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.