:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight at Six: The Newcastle network who groomed,
:00:07. > :00:13.drugged and raped young girls and women over a four-year period.
:00:14. > :00:15.Seventeen men and one woman, mostly of Asian descent,
:00:16. > :00:24.Despite the abuses they've suffered, the victims have demonstrated great
:00:25. > :00:32.bravery in recounting their experiences in court.
:00:33. > :00:35.Operation Sanctuary relied on evidence from an informant,
:00:36. > :00:38.a convicted child rapist who was paid ?10,000 -
:00:39. > :00:45.There are dangerous men behind bars and vulnerable people protected,
:00:46. > :00:51.that would not have been the case if we had not used that informant.
:00:52. > :00:53.This isn't the first abuse network that's been exposed.
:00:54. > :01:03.Threats and counter-threats from President Trump
:01:04. > :01:09.First time in court for five men charged over
:01:10. > :01:13.The financial crash that changed our lives.
:01:14. > :01:17.Ten years on, the couple who are still rebuilding their lives.
:01:18. > :01:22.We have cash and cash only and that's that.
:01:23. > :01:31.if we can't afford it, we don't have it.
:01:32. > :01:38.And the women's Rugby World Cup is underweight in Dublin with a win for
:01:39. > :01:43.the defending champions, England, a defeat for Wales and the host nation
:01:44. > :01:54.And coming up in athletics on Sportsday, we look at all the action
:01:55. > :01:55.on the fourth day of these championships with five more gold
:01:56. > :02:12.medals to be one. Good evening and welcome
:02:13. > :02:16.to the BBC News at Six. 17 men and one woman have been
:02:17. > :02:18.convicted of sexual exploitation Most of the men were from Pakistani,
:02:19. > :02:25.Indian and Bangladeshi backgrounds. The convictions are the result
:02:26. > :02:32.of Operation Sanctuary. Controversially, Northumbria Police
:02:33. > :02:35.paid ?10,000 to a convicted child rapist for information that helped
:02:36. > :02:40.to expose this network of abuse. Our correspondent Fiona Trott has
:02:41. > :02:55.been following this case. Guilty of causing girls and women
:02:56. > :02:58.serious harm, court as part of Operation Sanctuary, one of the
:02:59. > :03:03.biggest sexual exploitation investigations in the north of
:03:04. > :03:08.England. Almost 100 perpetrators have already been convicted.
:03:09. > :03:13.117-year-old was raped at a party session organised by local men. It
:03:14. > :03:18.is a familiar story. I woke up in the morning, the wardrobe was pushed
:03:19. > :03:22.up against the door. Her police interview was played to the court.
:03:23. > :03:28.To protect her identity we have asked actors to read what she said.
:03:29. > :03:33.He had had sex with us while I was asleep. I am still a bit confused
:03:34. > :03:38.about it. How did you feel when he told you he had done that to you?
:03:39. > :03:45.Dirty, confused. How many sessions have you been to? About 60. It is in
:03:46. > :03:54.houses like these were the sessions took place. Victims were given drink
:03:55. > :04:00.and drugs and were unable to defend themselves against sexual abuse. But
:04:01. > :04:04.in 2013 two of them came forward. One had been trafficked from a
:04:05. > :04:10.children's home, the other had learning difficulties. It started a
:04:11. > :04:14.long and complex investigation. Controversially officers recruited a
:04:15. > :04:19.convicted child rapist as an informant. He was paid around
:04:20. > :04:25.?10,000. It is not an easy decision, it is a decision we have had to
:04:26. > :04:28.wrestle with ourselves. What I can categorically state sitting here
:04:29. > :04:31.today, there are dangerous men behind bars now and vulnerable
:04:32. > :04:36.people protected that would not have been the case had we not used that
:04:37. > :04:42.informant. What beggars belief is the decision to cross this child
:04:43. > :04:46.protection line about employing a child rapist. Most of the
:04:47. > :04:51.perpetrators were from Pakistani, Indian or Bangladeshi backgrounds.
:04:52. > :04:56.This city councillor says leaders from all faiths should re-educate
:04:57. > :05:00.local men to stop similar exploitation in the future. People
:05:01. > :05:05.should not be telling the Asian community had to live their lives or
:05:06. > :05:09.what to do. It is like saying to the white community we should be talking
:05:10. > :05:14.about what Jimmy Savile bid. We should not do that. However, there
:05:15. > :05:19.is an opportunity to talk about issues on a regular basis about the
:05:20. > :05:24.rights of women and it is important to use religion, like Islam, to
:05:25. > :05:27.educate some of these people. The chief executive of Newcastle City
:05:28. > :05:41.Council says a serious case review is being carried out but it is
:05:42. > :05:45.not the only authority with problems of this kind. We do not believe that
:05:46. > :05:47.what we have uncovered in Newcastle is unique. There has been evidence
:05:48. > :05:50.of similar offending in many other towns and cities. We believe that
:05:51. > :05:53.any area that says it does not have a problem is simply not looking for
:05:54. > :05:57.it. It has been a long and traumatic journey for the victims, but their
:05:58. > :05:59.evidence has helped jail four perpetrators. The rest are due to be
:06:00. > :06:15.sentenced next month. People will be thinking shock at
:06:16. > :06:19.paying a criminal for information. The police paying informants for
:06:20. > :06:24.information is controversial. There is nothing new and out of the
:06:25. > :06:29.ordinary of it, police in England and Wales have paid about ?20
:06:30. > :06:33.million to convicted felons in return for information that might
:06:34. > :06:38.prevent crime. That in this case there was another question. This was
:06:39. > :06:42.a convicted rapist who was put in proximity with young women who were
:06:43. > :06:47.being groomed for sex. Many people might feel more uneasy about that.
:06:48. > :06:50.It is also indicative of a determination by the police and
:06:51. > :06:59.authorities to show they will do what it takes to get results in
:07:00. > :07:01.these really very difficult cases. There have been dozens of grooming
:07:02. > :07:04.gang cases and the authorities have been under pressure to do more
:07:05. > :07:10.because of suggestions they had not done enough because they were
:07:11. > :07:13.worried about a backlash of racism. Police officers are routinely
:07:14. > :07:19.briefed on how to spot this kind of abuse, who the victims are, where it
:07:20. > :07:24.will take place, types of grooming behaviour. Prosecutors are advised
:07:25. > :07:29.that victims might not believe they are victims because they are so
:07:30. > :07:35.controlled by their abusers. These are hard cases to prosecute and what
:07:36. > :07:37.we are seeing today is a sign that authorities are getting convictions
:07:38. > :07:40.because they are better at identifying these victims.
:07:41. > :07:42.The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has visited the Pacific
:07:43. > :07:45.island of Guam after North Korea threatened to strike the US
:07:46. > :07:47.territory which is home to a major American military base.
:07:48. > :07:50.It follows remarks from President Trump in which he said
:07:51. > :07:52.North Korea would face what he called fire and fury
:07:53. > :08:04.Here's our North America correspondent Nick Bryant.
:08:05. > :08:10.A far of American air post in the tropical waters of the western
:08:11. > :08:16.Pacific now finds itself at the centre of a dangerous stand-off.
:08:17. > :08:20.This is Guam, the site this summer of US military exercises, American
:08:21. > :08:25.territory, that North Korea says now could be in the firing line. The
:08:26. > :08:31.warning was delivered on North Korean state TV. The chilling
:08:32. > :08:37.headline, Guam could be targeted by its medium to long range rockets. It
:08:38. > :08:41.came hours after President Trump had threatened Pyongyang with some of
:08:42. > :08:46.the most incendiary rhetoric used by an American president in decades.
:08:47. > :08:53.North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They
:08:54. > :08:59.will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. And more
:09:00. > :09:05.tough talk on Twitter this morning. My first order was to renovate our
:09:06. > :09:09.nuclear arms strength and it is now stronger and more powerful than ever
:09:10. > :09:12.before. Hopefully we will never have to use it, but they will never be a
:09:13. > :09:17.time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world. The US
:09:18. > :09:22.Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used more soothing language. He said
:09:23. > :09:28.the island faced no imminent threat and Americans should sleep well at
:09:29. > :09:31.night. The president in sending a message to North Korea in language
:09:32. > :09:39.they will understand because they do not understand diplomatic language.
:09:40. > :09:44.Why would they target Guam? It is over 2000 miles away from Pyongyang,
:09:45. > :09:48.but is a strategic hub for the US military in the Pacific. Home to
:09:49. > :09:53.6000 troops on two military bases with a population of 160,000. This
:09:54. > :09:58.American paradise is being disturbed. The first thing that
:09:59. > :10:04.comes to mind immediately first word is my family. I am not nervous, I am
:10:05. > :10:10.confident in our military capability. With the rhetoric at
:10:11. > :10:14.such a perilous pitch, there is a danger most sides become captive to
:10:15. > :10:16.their own tough words, that they'd talk themselves into a more serious
:10:17. > :10:21.confrontation. Five men, including former
:10:22. > :10:23.senior police officers, have appeared in court for the first
:10:24. > :10:26.time to face charges in connection The men were charged in June,
:10:27. > :10:30.28 years after 96 people died as a result of the crush
:10:31. > :10:34.at the FA Cup semi-final between Our correspondent Judith
:10:35. > :10:48.Moritz was in court. Many of the families who lost loved
:10:49. > :10:54.ones at Hillsborough have become close over the last 28 years. Today
:10:55. > :11:01.they were together again in court to see those charged in connection with
:11:02. > :11:05.the disaster and its aftermath. This is the chief constable of two police
:11:06. > :11:08.forces and the families stood outside the Magistrates' Court
:11:09. > :11:14.building as the former officer walked inside. This was the company
:11:15. > :11:19.secretary and safety officer at Sheffield Wednesday football club in
:11:20. > :11:23.1989. 96 Liverpool fans died as a result of the crash at the ground
:11:24. > :11:29.when the terraces became overcrowded at an FA Cup semifinal. Nearly three
:11:30. > :11:34.decades later prosecutions are under way. Mr Mackrell is charged with
:11:35. > :11:39.breaching health and safety and safety as was ground legislation.
:11:40. > :11:43.Two senior police officers and a solicitor are accused of perverting
:11:44. > :11:48.the course of justice by amending witness statements in the wake of
:11:49. > :11:52.the disaster. Sir Norman Bettis and is charged with misconduct in a
:11:53. > :11:54.public office, accused of telling lies about his involvement in the
:11:55. > :12:00.aftermath of Hillsborough and the culpability of fans. The five men
:12:01. > :12:04.sat in a row inside the glass walled dork of the court. They all
:12:05. > :12:10.indicated they denied the charges they are accused of. A former
:12:11. > :12:16.commander faces the most serious charges, 95 counts of gross
:12:17. > :12:19.negligence and manslaughter. He did not appear in court today because
:12:20. > :12:26.prosecutors must apply to lift an existing court order. The men were
:12:27. > :12:29.always on bail and they will appear at Preston Crown Court next month.
:12:30. > :12:32.Six French soldiers have been injured, two of them seriously,
:12:33. > :12:35.after a car was driven into them whilst they were on patrol in Paris.
:12:36. > :12:37.Counter terror police shot, wounded and arrested a man
:12:38. > :12:44.Our correspondent Jonny Dymond is in Paris.
:12:45. > :12:47.Paramedics swarm around injured soldiers.
:12:48. > :12:51.Just moments after a car ploughed into a military patrol.
:12:52. > :12:55.Six soldiers were injured, three seriously, after the car,
:12:56. > :13:03.waiting for the men, accelerated sharply and knocked them down.
:13:04. > :13:09.Residents looked on as the emergency services went to work.
:13:10. > :13:13.TRANSLATION: I heard a loud noise and I looked out my window,
:13:14. > :13:23.I saw the ambulance and the fire engine arriving and I didn't go out.
:13:24. > :13:28.It was a truly odious attack, said the neighbourhood mayor.
:13:29. > :13:33.To target soldiers who were here to protect the French people.
:13:34. > :13:37.After a morning of intense investigation, the operation
:13:38. > :13:42.This is a quiet suburb, some distance from the bright lights
:13:43. > :13:48.This morning's attack a reminder, if one were needed, that France
:13:49. > :13:53.TRANSLATION: It's a problem for us French people
:13:54. > :13:59.Even foreigners do not feel safe in France.
:14:00. > :14:02.It ended with a hail of gunfire, the suspect's car brought
:14:03. > :14:09.The country's long struggle with terror continues.
:14:10. > :14:19.Two months on from the fire, the BBC has learnt that hundreds
:14:20. > :14:22.of people affected by the Grenfell disaster have been referred
:14:23. > :14:34.Officials say it is the UK's largest effort to deal with mental health
:14:35. > :14:38.trauma. An estimated 80 people were killed in the fire in June and the
:14:39. > :14:40.Met police believe there were 255 survivors.
:14:41. > :14:42.Assemar Kedir lost her brother, sister-in-law, a niece and two
:14:43. > :14:51.She's been speaking to our special correspondent Lucy Manning.
:14:52. > :14:59.You've got the words to change a nation... You spent a lifetime in
:15:00. > :15:06.silence in case you say something wrong. She could certainly sing.
:15:07. > :15:15.This 12-year-old with a shy smile as the audience join in. Her voice
:15:16. > :15:24.would be silenced by the Grenfell Tower. Her and watches with tears
:15:25. > :15:32.the home videos she has shared -- her anti-watches with tears. Little
:15:33. > :15:39.Yacob full of life in the flat where he would die with his sister, his
:15:40. > :15:45.brother, mum and dad. His small body yet to be identified. The
:15:46. > :15:55.six-year-old, his sister and their 13-year-old sibling loved to dance.
:15:56. > :16:03.Their aunt gave these tributes. He was the most intelligent, wise,
:16:04. > :16:11.elegant person I ever knew. So talented, so kind and humble. Might
:16:12. > :16:21.most pure hearted, handsome sweet nephew. He was a very energetic,
:16:22. > :16:29.lively boy. He loved to dance and joke around. Assema wants to bury
:16:30. > :16:34.the family together but eight weeks and there can be no funeral. Waiting
:16:35. > :16:42.this long for them to be identified, to bury them and have some type of
:16:43. > :16:46.closure. Two months on and those connected to ground fell still bear
:16:47. > :16:51.a terrible toll. The BBC has learned more than 500 people have been
:16:52. > :16:55.referred for mental health assessments, nearly 100 of them
:16:56. > :17:02.children. And having panic attacks and having trouble sleeping. When
:17:03. > :17:07.you usually have a support network that will help you get through these
:17:08. > :17:12.times but a lot of these people that you would normally rely on are in
:17:13. > :17:16.the same trouble as you are. And with only 14 Grenfell Tower it
:17:17. > :17:19.rehoused the council leaders still can't offer all the relief of
:17:20. > :17:25.long-term housing. How long will it be until all these families are
:17:26. > :17:32.permanently rehoused. I would say, it is difficult to answer that
:17:33. > :17:35.question. Let me explain why. One month, two months? It is not from
:17:36. > :17:42.lack of resources. It is not from lack of willingness. We are doing it
:17:43. > :17:45.absolutely as quickly as we can. The judge leading the inquiry will write
:17:46. > :17:49.to the Prime Minister this week to explain what it will cover. The
:17:50. > :17:55.family of these children want the inquiry to look at not just how they
:17:56. > :18:03.died and why the fire burned for so long, making identification so hard.
:18:04. > :18:05.Lucy Manning, BBC News, West London. 18 minutes past six.
:18:06. > :18:12.17 men and one woman have been found guilty of grooming,
:18:13. > :18:14.drugging and raping vulnerable young girls and women in Newcastle.
:18:15. > :18:18.Could there be a way back for the Botswana sprinter
:18:19. > :18:23.banned from competing at the world championships?
:18:24. > :18:29.And coming up in Sportsday on BBC News England's women open their
:18:30. > :18:32.Rugby World Cup defence with a big win over Spain in Dublin. Wales are
:18:33. > :18:40.thrashed by New Zealand. It's ten years since the start
:18:41. > :18:47.of the global financial crash, the biggest banking crisis
:18:48. > :18:50.since the great Depression. The meltdown, which came
:18:51. > :18:56.about because banks had racked up massive mortgage-related
:18:57. > :18:58.debts that customers eventually led to the collapse
:18:59. > :19:02.of the American investment the nationalisation
:19:03. > :19:06.of Northern Rock, the wider bank Our business correspondent
:19:07. > :19:09.Emma Simpson's been speaking to those affected
:19:10. > :19:24.by the crash about how they've had Two very different tales of jobs
:19:25. > :19:28.lost and lives gradually remade. London's Canary Wharf, workers
:19:29. > :19:33.leaving with whatever they could carry. Mass lay-offs after Lehman
:19:34. > :19:37.Brothers collapsed. You think you've made it, think you've got a great
:19:38. > :19:42.job and then your whole life is pulled from under you. Jennifer
:19:43. > :19:47.Duthie had been there only six days as a graduate trainee. She still has
:19:48. > :19:53.the e-mails. But now she is her own boss swapping finance for footwear.
:19:54. > :20:00.My entire life up until then had been focused on getting myself set
:20:01. > :20:03.up for the best possible career. That got completely taken away and
:20:04. > :20:08.it was going to be starting again from scratch. The ripple effects
:20:09. > :20:12.were felt far and wide as the recession quickly followed. This
:20:13. > :20:17.time last year did you ever imagine you would be in this situation?
:20:18. > :20:27.Definitely not. I thought I would be here for the rest of my life.
:20:28. > :20:32.Unbelievable. Nine years ago I met Winfields in Stoke, their home was
:20:33. > :20:37.repossessed. Steve lost his job as a kitchen fitter and debts were piling
:20:38. > :20:44.up. Today things are looking different. Dianne is now a chef and
:20:45. > :20:48.Steve is working as well. It's not easy, nine years have not been easy
:20:49. > :20:52.at all, there have been ups and downs but I think finally now we can
:20:53. > :20:57.see the light at the end of the tunnel. What lessons have you
:20:58. > :21:03.learned? We use cash only and if we don't have the cash we don't have
:21:04. > :21:06.it. If we can afford and we don't have it. We don't even talk about
:21:07. > :21:11.it, we know what we can afford and we can't and if we can't that's the
:21:12. > :21:20.end of the question. Older, stronger... Why definitely. Food for
:21:21. > :21:22.thought perhaps for many households today. Emma Simpson, BBC News,
:21:23. > :21:24.Stoke. On the World Athletics Championships
:21:25. > :21:27.now, and the controversy around the decision to bar the Botswana
:21:28. > :21:29.sprinter Isaac Makwala from competing in the 200 metres
:21:30. > :21:31.heats because he was supposed to be quarantined for
:21:32. > :21:34.a norovirus infection. Officials have now decided
:21:35. > :21:37.to allow him to take part in a time trial to see if he can
:21:38. > :21:39.compete after all. Natalie Pirks is at
:21:40. > :21:50.the London Stadium. Natalie, this is an extraordinary
:21:51. > :21:54.turnaround. What is the latest? George, this tale keeps getting
:21:55. > :21:58.stranger. This morning I interviewed him at his hotel. He set his heart
:21:59. > :22:03.was broken, he was on the verge of tears. Then this afternoon a
:22:04. > :22:08.reprieve. His official incubation period ended out 2pm and following
:22:09. > :22:13.an appeal by the Botswana Federation and a medical, the IAAF said he
:22:14. > :22:16.could run in a time trial in the next 20 minutes. If he gets through
:22:17. > :22:23.you make the semifinals and he'll be running in lane seven. He must go
:22:24. > :22:28.and 20.53 seconds, something he is perfectly capable of but where will
:22:29. > :22:32.his mindset be. And does this set a precedent for other athletes in a
:22:33. > :22:37.similar situation? The IAAF said this morning, there's nothing we
:22:38. > :22:40.want more than extraordinary competition in these championships
:22:41. > :22:43.and this situation certainly is extraordinary. A site of a man about
:22:44. > :22:47.to run on his own in front of thousands of people in the lane.
:22:48. > :22:51.Natalie, thank you. The new football Premier League
:22:52. > :22:53.season gets under way this weekend. Spending by British clubs
:22:54. > :22:57.is expected to exceed ?1 billion for the first time ever this summer,
:22:58. > :23:04.but the league's chief Executive says the rate of
:23:05. > :23:16.commercial growth has peaked. It is back with the help of some
:23:17. > :23:19.famous faces the Premier League launched the countdown to the start
:23:20. > :23:24.of the new season today and amid the hype talk of the lengths clubs are
:23:25. > :23:30.going to do in the pursuit of glory. Chelsea, the champions, have spent
:23:31. > :23:34.?125 million on players this summer, even their manager is surprised by
:23:35. > :23:41.the amount spent. The money is amazing but it is important to
:23:42. > :23:46.improve our sport and quality because we need to win the com
:23:47. > :23:54.petition. The club knows very well what my opinion is on this issue.
:23:55. > :23:56.These are just some of the big-money signings Premier League clubs has
:23:57. > :24:01.splashed out on this summer with a total of more than ?1 billion set to
:24:02. > :24:05.be spent. For the first time the Premier League season will kick off
:24:06. > :24:09.on a Friday night, at the Emirates Stadium when Arsenal take on
:24:10. > :24:13.Leicester City. With the transfer window open until the end of the
:24:14. > :24:19.month the spending spree is set to continue in a way never seen before.
:24:20. > :24:24.Gary and Allen like the rest of us looking forward to a new season with
:24:25. > :24:27.a new league. 25 years ago was the first Match Of The Day of the
:24:28. > :24:33.Premier League era and since then ever more lucrative broadcast rights
:24:34. > :24:37.have transformed spending power but will it continue. When the Premier
:24:38. > :24:43.League began in 1992 with our turnover and where it is now, ?40
:24:44. > :24:46.million then, ?3 billion then, if you compound that growth you can't
:24:47. > :24:50.see the next 25 years having that same level of growth. What I can see
:24:51. > :24:55.is reasonably sustainable growth which will allow the teams to
:24:56. > :24:59.continue to grow and invest. With newly promoted clubs alongside some
:25:00. > :25:03.familiar faces the Premier League is set for its latest chapter, the
:25:04. > :25:07.challenge to maintain the drama and the interest that has made its first
:25:08. > :25:17.quarter of a century so lucrative. Dan Raonic BBC News.
:25:18. > :25:20.England's women began the defence of their Rugby World Cup title today
:25:21. > :25:24.They weren't the only sides in action though -
:25:25. > :25:27.all 12 teams in the competition play today, with home nations Wales
:25:28. > :25:31.Beats and brass welcome the World Cup to Ireland.
:25:32. > :25:34.For fans flying in, a chance to soak up the early
:25:35. > :25:37.And England, defending champions, the world's best side,
:25:38. > :25:41.soon had Spain dancing to their tune.
:25:42. > :25:44.In less than a minute, Megan Jones marked her
:25:45. > :25:50.England for now are the tournament's only fully professional side.
:25:51. > :25:57.Ten tries under their belts, England found themselves on the right side
:25:58. > :26:04.A successful defence of their title would see England cap a summer
:26:05. > :26:08.of sport that has seen Johanna Konta become the first British woman
:26:09. > :26:10.in 39 years to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon,
:26:11. > :26:12.England's women win the Cricket World Cup,
:26:13. > :26:15.and the women's football team only stopped in the semis
:26:16. > :26:20.of the European Championship by the eventual winners.
:26:21. > :26:23.We have obviously been following how fantastic women's sport has
:26:24. > :26:27.So we're inspired by that and all the messages of support
:26:28. > :26:30.we have been having from home, it really helps us and really
:26:31. > :26:41.For Wales, no dream start against a formidable opening prospect.
:26:42. > :26:44.The Black Ferns on the battlefield and in rampaging, ruthless form.
:26:45. > :26:47.44-12 the score, two Welsh tries not enough.
:26:48. > :26:53.For home supporters watching on, Welsh disappointment was simply
:26:54. > :26:57.the warm-up act as Ireland prepares to enter its own World Cup and rally
:26:58. > :27:12.Just over half an hour before Ireland face Australia in Dublin. It
:27:13. > :27:16.should be an entertaining match, Ireland semifinalists from the last
:27:17. > :27:20.World Cup, Australia the Olympic Rugby Sevens champions. England go
:27:21. > :27:24.away to prepare to face familiar foes Italy, but for Wales am afraid
:27:25. > :27:31.their tournament doesn't get easier, for them next it's Canada,
:27:32. > :27:33.runners-up in the next World Cup. Thank you.
:27:34. > :27:48.For many of us the weather looked like this today, in Orkney and
:27:49. > :27:53.Cornwall, look at the scene in Saint I've is. You are probably looking on
:27:54. > :27:56.with envy if you spend your day in East Anglia of the South East
:27:57. > :28:00.because the radar reveals it has been drenched, torrential downpours
:28:01. > :28:05.drifting very slowly through with the odd flash of lightning. The odd
:28:06. > :28:08.rumble of thunder, could be some travel disruption or further
:28:09. > :28:13.localised flooding before the rain clears overnight. Then we will be
:28:14. > :28:18.left with clear spells and it will be quite a chilly might particularly
:28:19. > :28:22.in the countryside, Northern and western areas, maybe all the way
:28:23. > :28:27.down to between four and seven Celsius. The cool start but a bright
:28:28. > :28:30.one tomorrow and with this bulge of high pressure building it means we
:28:31. > :28:34.are going to have brighter prospects, particularly in the
:28:35. > :28:37.south-east, compared with today, early rain across parts of Kent,
:28:38. > :28:42.that should clear smartly and then we should see sunshine, a bit of
:28:43. > :28:45.cloud bubbling up into the afternoon, maybe patchy rain into
:28:46. > :28:51.the far north-west of Scotland, generally a fine day. Temperature is
:28:52. > :28:54.nothing to write home about four August, but with sunshine and light
:28:55. > :28:58.winds they won't feel bad and tomorrow decent for getting out and
:28:59. > :29:01.about all the notice of rain up towards the north-west, that's
:29:02. > :29:05.Friday, band of rain working in from the West, heavy rain in the west,
:29:06. > :29:12.east Anglia and the South East dry for most of the day, gusty winds
:29:13. > :29:16.into the far north-west, 16-21d, but might not bode well for the weekend
:29:17. > :29:20.but it should be mainly dry then with spells of sunshine.