:00:00. > :00:10.A damning report accuses Royal Bank of Scotland of the systematic abuse
:00:11. > :00:16.A leaked report shows that hundreds of the banks' business customers
:00:17. > :00:19.complained they were mistreated, one man tells us he
:00:20. > :00:23.It was like the Gestapo walking in, the aggression,
:00:24. > :00:31.the divisiveness, the whole way in which they'd talked.
:00:32. > :00:33.RBS, the biggest lender to companies in the UK,
:00:34. > :00:37.We'll be asking what more can be done to protect customers?
:00:38. > :00:46.Convoys of lorries, linked by Wi-Fi, with only one driver,
:00:47. > :00:49.they'll be tested on Britain's roads next year to try to cut emissions
:00:50. > :00:53.More than 20 people have been killed in violence in India
:00:54. > :01:00.after a self-styled spiritual guru was convicted of rape.
:01:01. > :01:04.Millions based for bank holiday disruption.
:01:05. > :01:06.And one of the most hyped contests in boxing history,
:01:07. > :01:09.Floyd Mayweather comes out of retirement to take on Ireland's
:01:10. > :01:16.Ben Stokes hits a crucial century for England's cricketers
:01:17. > :01:19.as the West Indies control the opening day of the second
:01:20. > :01:44.Good evening and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:01:45. > :01:46.They were small businesses that found themselves in need of help
:01:47. > :01:49.during the financial crisis almost a decade ago.
:01:50. > :01:53.But instead of helping them their bank, Royal Bank of Scotland -
:01:54. > :01:56.which itself had to be bailed out - has been accused of systematic
:01:57. > :02:04.A leaked report by the Financial Conduct Authority, seen by the BBC,
:02:05. > :02:07.says it mistreated almost all of its customers with 92%
:02:08. > :02:09.of viable firms experiencing "some form of inappropriate action"
:02:10. > :02:14.One small business owner has told the BBC he considered suicide.
:02:15. > :02:22.Here's our business correspondent, Joe Lynam.
:02:23. > :02:28.It's Britain's biggest lender to businesses, it's customers are the
:02:29. > :02:33.backbone of our economy, but a major report has highlighted the scale of
:02:34. > :02:42.mistreatment faced by some at the hands of RBS. We opened in December
:02:43. > :02:46.98... This man used to own bowling complexes and was an RBS for deck
:02:47. > :02:50.decades. When when profits fell during the recession, his bowling
:02:51. > :02:55.bigs was placed into the restructuring unit, supposedly to
:02:56. > :03:01.get the company back on its feet. It was like the Gestapo walking in. The
:03:02. > :03:07.aggression, the divisiveness, the whole way in which they'd talked.
:03:08. > :03:13.They would bang tables, shout, point fingers. The whole thing was, like,
:03:14. > :03:19.they weren't in anyway here to help us through a difficult time. They
:03:20. > :03:30.were trying to sub gentleman indicate us. They loaded additional
:03:31. > :03:37.debt on the company and they had to surrender 80% of the company. I was
:03:38. > :03:39.referred to a counsellor for treatment and prescribed
:03:40. > :03:43.antidepressants and I became suicidal. He is suing RBS for breach
:03:44. > :03:47.of duty and conspiracy. RBS said that the case was currently the
:03:48. > :03:53.subject of litigation and that the bank would be vigorously defending
:03:54. > :03:59.these claims. Hundreds of RBS customers had long complained of
:04:00. > :04:01.mistreatment, so the Financial Conduct Authority commissioned an
:04:02. > :04:07.independent report which it received last year, but only published a
:04:08. > :04:13.limited summary of. Now the BBC has acquired the full report and it
:04:14. > :04:16.highlights the extent of the widespread inapolicewomaniate
:04:17. > :04:19.treatment faced by RBS' own customers some of which was
:04:20. > :04:24.systematic or orchestrated from within the bank. Crucially for RBS,
:04:25. > :04:27.the report said the bank had shown narrow compliance with the
:04:28. > :04:31.investigation instead of co-operating fully as it said it
:04:32. > :04:36.had. The report for the Financial Conduct Authority found that 92% of
:04:37. > :04:41.viable or otherwise healthy companies experienced some form of
:04:42. > :04:47.inappropriate action by RBS, such as hiking up lending costs and fees
:04:48. > :04:52.unnecessarily. Only 10% of those companies placed by RBS into GRG
:04:53. > :04:57.returned intact to the main bank. Many of the rest were sold off,
:04:58. > :05:05.forced to hand over substantial stakes to RBS or liquidated. In the
:05:06. > :05:10.Ied IDst of reare reseeings they were earning ?1.2 billion for RBS.
:05:11. > :05:14.The bank said they had not handled complaints well and put in new
:05:15. > :05:22.complaints process overseen by a retired High Court judge. The issue
:05:23. > :05:25.of mistreatment has been examined by MPs who urged the Financial Conduct
:05:26. > :05:29.Authority to pub publish the full report. They forced lots of
:05:30. > :05:36.companies who that could have survived and back into health, they
:05:37. > :05:40.went out of business because they were mistreated because the bank
:05:41. > :05:44.wanted to make a profit out of them. We have to learn that lesson. The
:05:45. > :06:02.Financial Conduct Authority said: For the bank, which is 73% owned by
:06:03. > :06:09.UK taxpayers, this is yet another obstacle on the road to full health.
:06:10. > :06:12.Being accused of wholesale mistreatment of its own customers
:06:13. > :06:24.may delay that rehabilitation. The mesh you spoke to felt suicidal
:06:25. > :06:35.what more can be done to protect customers like him? The FCA admits
:06:36. > :06:40.that in this report there may be regulatory gaps in what it can do if
:06:41. > :06:45.a company is mistreated by its bank. If it has the power it will act. So
:06:46. > :06:53.if you are a former RBS business customer and you feel as if you may
:06:54. > :06:58.have been mistreated by the bank's he rerestruring division, GRG, the
:06:59. > :07:02.first port of call is the compensation scheme, overseen by a
:07:03. > :07:10.retired High Court judge. I think the is pretty keen though to put
:07:11. > :07:13.this latest chapter in its checkered CV behind it. Thank you.
:07:14. > :07:14.Semi-automated, self-driving lorries will be tested out
:07:15. > :07:18.The trucks will be connected wirelessly with up to three lorries
:07:19. > :07:22.The technology has already been tested elsewhere in Europe
:07:23. > :07:26.The Government says it will mean cheaper fuel bills,
:07:27. > :07:34.Our correspondent, Richard Lister, looks at how it will work.
:07:35. > :07:36.This could be the future, the driver in the second
:07:37. > :07:39.lorry is only steering, his speed is controlled
:07:40. > :07:41.by a computer, which is monitoring what the lead driver does.
:07:42. > :07:48.These Dutch trials suggest lorries, linked by Wi-Fi like this,
:07:49. > :07:51.can drive much closer together, and that may have benefits.
:07:52. > :07:56.That means 10% less fuel, that's money off yours
:07:57. > :08:05.It's 10% less CO2, so we're going to be really helping the planet.
:08:06. > :08:07.Congestion, if we get platooning, vehicles are running smoother
:08:08. > :08:14.together, we're not going to get the traffic jams we have together.
:08:15. > :08:27.We're going have robots and sensors not making mistakes hopefully that
:08:28. > :08:31.This is one of the specially equipped lorries that'll take part
:08:32. > :08:34.in the British trials - first on test tracks and then,
:08:35. > :08:38.This technology is moving fast, some cars can already
:08:39. > :08:40.The haulage industry wants to catch up.
:08:41. > :08:42.So the big question is, do sophisticated lorries
:08:43. > :08:47.Well, the short answer is, yes, most British roads are too small
:08:48. > :08:49.and too complex for mighty road trains, but vehicles
:08:50. > :08:51.like this could revolutionise long distance haulage.
:08:52. > :08:54.So Daniel, what we're going to do now, is jump into the vehicle
:08:55. > :08:56.and then we'll pull forward and start the exercise.
:08:57. > :08:59.Les is training the next generation of lorry drivers here in Slough.
:09:00. > :09:01.Daniel's almost ready to take his test, neither is keen
:09:02. > :09:03.on sharing the driver's seat with a computer.
:09:04. > :09:06.If a driver sees something is wrong, they can deal with it,
:09:07. > :09:08.but if a machine breaks down, which is my main concern,
:09:09. > :09:10.Wi-Fi connections, what if that breaks down?
:09:11. > :09:12.I really don't think it's a good idea.
:09:13. > :09:15.We should be fully in control of the vehicles we're driving,
:09:16. > :09:17.there's other road users and you have to account
:09:18. > :09:19.for all these things, all these factors all the time,
:09:20. > :09:21.when your driving these size vehicles.
:09:22. > :09:23.The British trials will have three lorries in a platoon,
:09:24. > :09:26.but even that, say some, is too many.
:09:27. > :09:28.UK motorways are the most congested in Europe,
:09:29. > :09:31.we have more entrances and exits and if you've got a platoon
:09:32. > :09:34.of driverless lorries, it's very difficult to see road signs.
:09:35. > :09:39.It'll be difficult to exit the motorway.
:09:40. > :09:41.But with several countries now testing this technology,
:09:42. > :09:44.it looks like it is coming and the UK will have
:09:45. > :10:06.At least 28 people have been killed in clashes in India
:10:07. > :10:07.after a controversial self-styled religious leader
:10:08. > :10:12.Violent protests have broken out in the states of Punjab and Haryana,
:10:13. > :10:14.which includes the home town of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
:10:15. > :10:17.Thousands of his devotees went on the rampage after he was found
:10:18. > :10:19.guilty of raping two women, 15 years ago.
:10:20. > :10:21.There are also reports of arson attacks in the capital, Delhi.
:10:22. > :10:23.From there our South Asia correspondent,
:10:24. > :10:30.Violence broke out almost as soon as the guilty verdict was handed
:10:31. > :10:45.down by the court in this town in North India.
:10:46. > :10:47.More than 100,000 followers of the self-styled godman Guru,
:10:48. > :10:48.had blocked to demonstrate their support.
:10:49. > :10:51.They went on the rampage, burning cars and attacking the police,
:10:52. > :10:53.who responded with tear-gas and water cannon.
:10:54. > :10:55.When they didn't subdue the crowd, they fired live ammunition.
:10:56. > :10:57.And there have been clashes elsewhere, too.
:10:58. > :10:59.This train was torched by an angry mob here
:11:00. > :11:00.in the Indian capital, Delhi.
:11:01. > :11:07.Elsewhere in the city, buses have been set on fire.
:11:08. > :11:09.The guru has an absolutely enormous following.
:11:10. > :11:11.He estimates 50 million people and the fear is,
:11:12. > :11:14.that violence could spread in North India.
:11:15. > :11:23.Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is a charismatic figure.
:11:24. > :11:24.He calls himself the Messenger of God,
:11:25. > :11:27.sports a huge beard and has a taste for enormous motor cycles.
:11:28. > :11:30.He has been dubbed "the Baba of bling", and stars in his own
:11:31. > :11:34.movies and pop videos and, despite his extraordinary
:11:35. > :11:36.appearance, he's regarded as a living saint by many
:11:37. > :11:42.This is the latest in a series of scandals here in India,
:11:43. > :11:46.involving those who claim exceptional spiritual powers.
:11:47. > :11:49.Guru Ram Rahim says his sect is a social welfare and spiritual
:11:50. > :11:53.group, but he's been accused of involvement in murder
:11:54. > :11:56.and it is also claimed he persuaded 400 of his acolytes to have
:11:57. > :12:04.themselves castrated in order to get closer to God.
:12:05. > :12:06.It's that kind of devotion that explains the scale and intensity
:12:07. > :12:09.of the violence here in North India and also why the authorities
:12:10. > :12:21.A Pakistani man who is suspected of being an international
:12:22. > :12:23.drugs dealer has been arrested in north London.
:12:24. > :12:25.Muhammad Asif Hafeez is wanted in America for importing heroin
:12:26. > :12:29.Known as 'The Sultan', he's thought to run a global drug
:12:30. > :12:35.A former rock star, who's been jailed for multiple
:12:36. > :12:38.cases of child abuse, could have been caught years
:12:39. > :12:41.earlier if the police had investigated him properly.
:12:42. > :12:45.Ian Watkins, the lead singer of the band Lost Prophets,
:12:46. > :12:48.was sentenced to 29 years in prison, four years ago.
:12:49. > :12:50.But an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints
:12:51. > :12:52.Commission found that South Wales Police missed a series
:12:53. > :13:00.Our Wales correspondent, Sian Lloyd, reports.
:13:01. > :13:04.A rock star and a hero to his fans across the world,
:13:05. > :13:12.but in private Ian Watkins was a paedophile, his behaviour
:13:13. > :13:14.was described as "having plumbed the depths of depravity."
:13:15. > :13:16.His sexual interest in children was reported
:13:17. > :13:22.Watkins had sent indecent images to Joanne Mjadzelics' mobile phone,
:13:23. > :13:24.but when she took it to the police, her allegations
:13:25. > :13:28.The police watchdog, the Independent Police
:13:29. > :13:31.Complaints Commission, has found officers' bias
:13:32. > :13:35.against her meant Watkins was able to carry on abusing children.
:13:36. > :13:40.Joanne Mjadzelics spoke today of the toll it's all taken.
:13:41. > :13:53.South Wales Police didn't begin investigating Ian Watkins until four
:13:54. > :13:59.years after they were tipped off that he was a danger to children.
:14:00. > :14:02.He was arrested during a drugs raid at his home here, in Pontypridd.
:14:03. > :14:05.What they then found on his mobile phones and computers showed
:14:06. > :14:10.that those earlier warnings should have been acted on.
:14:11. > :14:14.In all, six people made complaints about Watkins,
:14:15. > :14:18.South Wales Police missed opportunity after opportunity
:14:19. > :14:21.to bring him in for questioning, to arrest him or to
:14:22. > :14:29.The force says it's truly sorry for its failings and has
:14:30. > :14:34.The IPCC has also criticised South Yorkshire and Bedford Police
:14:35. > :14:38.over inaction in investigating Watkins.
:14:39. > :14:40.The singer manipulated fans to get access to his victims,
:14:41. > :14:43.the extent of his abuse may never be known.
:14:44. > :14:56.A damning report accuses Royal Bank of Scotland of the systematic abuse
:14:57. > :15:09.And coming up, I'm live in Las Vegas with the build-up to this weekend's
:15:10. > :15:11.mega fight between Connor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather.
:15:12. > :15:15.Conor McGregor and Floyd Maywetaher junior weigh-in this evening
:15:16. > :15:17.for the fight that's got everybody talking.
:15:18. > :15:29.The stage is set in Las Vegas for a record breaking bout.
:15:30. > :15:32.The great Bank Holiday getaway is on and there are more
:15:33. > :15:35.Major engineering work on the railways is expected
:15:36. > :15:38.London's Euston station - one of the main lines
:15:39. > :15:41.into and out of the capital - will be completely
:15:42. > :15:46.There's also disruption on routes serving London Bridge,
:15:47. > :15:49.London Liverpool Street, Cardiff and Bristol.
:15:50. > :15:52.Adina Campbell is at Euston Station and Dan Whitworth is on the M6
:15:53. > :16:07.Deli. Well, you only have to look behind me to see just how busy it is
:16:08. > :16:10.here at Euston Station tonight. Hundreds of people packed out under
:16:11. > :16:15.those information boards, hoping to get to where they need to be over
:16:16. > :16:19.the bank holiday weaning. This, of course, because of this major
:16:20. > :16:27.enfwleerg project which starts tomorrow. It'll close Euston Station
:16:28. > :16:32.for two days, it is a multi-million pound project costing more than ?130
:16:33. > :16:37.million, involving 17,000 engineers. They will be extending platforms it
:16:38. > :16:40.make way for longer trains and also making improvements to signalling
:16:41. > :16:45.and tracks, as well as preparation for HS2. This will mean major
:16:46. > :16:48.disruption for passengers up and down the country, including the
:16:49. > :16:58.Midlands, Wales and the North of England. Network Rail says it has to
:16:59. > :17:05.do this work because it is the perfect time to do it because 50%
:17:06. > :17:12.fewer passengers use the railways during this time of year. The advice
:17:13. > :17:14.- check before you travel and plan your journey.
:17:15. > :17:18.Well, of course all those engineering works will have a
:17:19. > :17:22.income-on effect on the road network. The RAC is forecasting
:17:23. > :17:27.Monday will be the busiest day with 5 million cars expected on the
:17:28. > :17:32.network. The M60, the M1, the M62 will all still be affected by
:17:33. > :17:37.roadworks. At the M6, it is flowing freely now but has been at a
:17:38. > :17:40.standstill for much of the afternoon, affected by roadworks,
:17:41. > :17:44.despite the Highways Agency moving around about 450 miles worth of
:17:45. > :17:48.roadworks to ease the pressure on the network. Other pinchpoints, the
:17:49. > :17:55.M5 in the south-west. All routes in and out of the Lake District and the
:17:56. > :18:00.M1 and M3 motorways heading out of London. Like Adina said, if you are
:18:01. > :18:07.thinking on getting on the roads, check before you travel, plan your
:18:08. > :18:11.route and if you have one of these, then you probably do, search BBC
:18:12. > :18:13.August bank holiday travel. You will have all the information you need at
:18:14. > :18:14.your fingertips. Thank you both. An aristocrat who was jailed
:18:15. > :18:14.for making threatening comments online about the anti-Brexit
:18:15. > :18:15.campaigner, Gina Miller, has abandoned an appeal
:18:16. > :18:17.against his sentence. Rhodri Philipps was sentenced last
:18:18. > :18:20.month for suggesting on social media that he would pay people to harm
:18:21. > :18:23.the Ms Miller. Phillips was told by the court
:18:24. > :18:26.that his sentence could be increased Lung disease is expected
:18:27. > :18:31.to be one of main causes The condition is particularly
:18:32. > :18:36.prominent in former mining areas but it's not just former miners
:18:37. > :18:38.who are being diagnosed In the second of our reports
:18:39. > :18:44.on former mining towns in the North of England, our
:18:45. > :18:47.Disability Affairs Correspondent, Nikki Fox, has been to a specialist
:18:48. > :18:49.clinic in Rotherham which is treating some
:18:50. > :18:53.of those most affected. Patients at this specialist
:18:54. > :19:00.centre all have some kind of lung condition,
:19:01. > :19:03.an occupational hazard for those who worked
:19:04. > :19:05.in the coal mining industry. So the combination of coal dust
:19:06. > :19:18.and smoking was never a good one. But hindsight is a great
:19:19. > :19:24.thing, isn't it? Many of the patients
:19:25. > :19:28.here would've ended up in A I was coughing so much,
:19:29. > :19:31.I couldn't inhale. In Rotherham, the number of people
:19:32. > :19:34.with lung disease is higher Demi-Leigh has a chronic lung
:19:35. > :19:50.condition, exacerbated It seemed like everybody were doing
:19:51. > :19:57.it, so I wanted to do it. She gave up cigarettes
:19:58. > :19:59.when she was diagnosed but has spented much of her life
:20:00. > :20:02.in and out of hospital. Even though I am an adult,
:20:03. > :20:06.I still feel like I'm not grown up, because I can't go out
:20:07. > :20:08.to work every day. If I'm like this at 21,
:20:09. > :20:13.what am I going to be The kind of industrial legacy
:20:14. > :20:19.of areas like Rotherham means that young people have been brought up
:20:20. > :20:23.sometimes in conditions and exposed to an environment
:20:24. > :20:25.which doesn't give them the best So that could be poor nutrition,
:20:26. > :20:36.it could be poor housing. This clinic opened ten years ago
:20:37. > :20:40.and in that period not only has it helped cut hospital admissions,
:20:41. > :20:43.it's also reduced the number of deaths from
:20:44. > :20:46.industrial-related lung disease. Will, who was a former miner,
:20:47. > :20:52.came here when it first opened. The staff helped him get fit
:20:53. > :20:55.for his double lung transplant. Do you think that they were
:20:56. > :20:58.responsible for saving you? I wouldn't have seen
:20:59. > :21:01.my granddaughter, You know, walking my
:21:02. > :21:05.daughter down the aisle. Will is now able to piece his life
:21:06. > :21:19.back together, thanks to the centre. And the demand is great,
:21:20. > :21:21.with other miners looking There are plans for more clinics
:21:22. > :21:26.so many others, young and old, can get the treatment
:21:27. > :21:29.they desperately need. The countdown is on in Las Vegas
:21:30. > :21:42.for what could prove to be the boxing match that
:21:43. > :21:44.breaks all records. The American boxer,
:21:45. > :21:46.Floyd Mayweather, has had 49 fights Now he's come out of retirement
:21:47. > :21:52.to take on the mixed martial artist, It's a pay-per-view match and it
:21:53. > :22:01.could rake in ?550 million. ?175 million - that's how much Floyd
:22:02. > :22:11.Mayweather could earn. Connor McGregor would have to make
:22:12. > :22:13.do with around ?60 million. And it's all happneing
:22:14. > :22:16.in Las Vegas on Saturday night, or rather the early hours
:22:17. > :22:25.of Sunday morning here. Sophie, in a city full of stars,
:22:26. > :22:30.Connor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather will outshine all the big name
:22:31. > :22:33.performers here on the Las Vegas Strip this weekend. This mega fight
:22:34. > :22:37.is not without its critics or controversies. Without that,
:22:38. > :22:43.thousands are flocking in to watch in person, millions will watch on TV
:22:44. > :22:48.at home. To them it is an exciting and intriguing clash of styles and
:22:49. > :22:48.anticipation is building ahead of fight night.
:22:49. > :22:50.On face value, it is an unlikely match up.
:22:51. > :22:52.Floyd Mayweather, one of boxing's all-time greats will,
:22:53. > :22:54.this weekend, step into the ring with Connor McGregor,
:22:55. > :22:58.the 29-year-old Dubliner who has never boxed professionally.
:22:59. > :23:01.Most experts give him little chance of victory.
:23:02. > :23:04.But then this is Las Vegas, where the bright lights act
:23:05. > :23:08.as a beacon for those hungry to make their fame and fortune.
:23:09. > :23:12.Exact figures are hard to pin down, but both men are expected to earn
:23:13. > :23:14.tens of millions of dollars in the most lucrative
:23:15. > :23:22.What will the impact for boxing if you were to win?
:23:23. > :23:24.There will be a new king and that's it.
:23:25. > :23:29.They'll begin to implement my methods and that's it.
:23:30. > :23:41.McGregor, ornately tattooed and nicknamed The Notorious
:23:42. > :23:43.is already a star of the Ultimate Fighting
:23:44. > :23:47.Championship, in which competitors use a brutal mix of martial arts.
:23:48. > :23:51.Claiming unemployment benefit four years ago,
:23:52. > :23:54.he's had a meteoric rise and a shock win on Saturday would see him
:23:55. > :24:00.propelled to a whole new level of global recognition.
:24:01. > :24:07.His opponent, meanwhile, insists this fight will be his last.
:24:08. > :24:10.At the age of 40, an undefeated Floyd Money Mayweather wants
:24:11. > :24:15.I'm not the same fighter I was 21 years ago but,
:24:16. > :24:20.mentally, no athlete is stronger than me, mentally.
:24:21. > :24:22.The usual hype and hoopla in the build-up to the first bell
:24:23. > :24:30.Last month's publicity tour was tarnished by homophobic slurs,
:24:31. > :24:32.allegations of racism and pantomime behaviour, with both men now
:24:33. > :24:44.Such behaviour, though, has not prevented thousands of fans
:24:45. > :24:46.from flocking to Las Vegas, or millions around
:24:47. > :24:48.the world are purchasing the fight to watch on TV.
:24:49. > :24:50.Connor McGregor may never have fought professionally
:24:51. > :24:53.but he is being greeted here as if he was the champion.
:24:54. > :24:56.Floyd Mayweather, in this his home town, is being seen as very much
:24:57. > :24:58.the outsider and McGregor the man that the crowd
:24:59. > :25:07.But one former champion, who has fought and lost
:25:08. > :25:11.I think genuine boxing fans and UFC fans probably feel a little bit
:25:12. > :25:13.like I'm feeling, that it's a little bit -
:25:14. > :25:16.it's making a little bit of a farce of our sports.
:25:17. > :25:17.What happens in Vegas, should, according to
:25:18. > :25:31.Finally, a major storm - named Hurricane Harvey -
:25:32. > :25:33.is on its way to the US mainland, threatening lives
:25:34. > :25:37.Thousands of residents are battening down their homes
:25:38. > :25:38.and mandatory evacuations are in place.
:25:39. > :25:41.Up to 35 inches of rainfall and sustained winds of 110mph
:25:42. > :25:55.Ben Richards is here with the weather. How is it looking, is it as
:25:56. > :25:59.bad as they weather. How is it looking, is it as
:26:00. > :26:04.bad as they fear there? They are right to be making the preparations
:26:05. > :26:10.for this storm. It is a major hurricane, you can see it on the sat
:26:11. > :26:14.slight hurtling towards the coastline of Texas and the utter
:26:15. > :26:21.rain bands of the storm making contact with the land. -- the outer
:26:22. > :26:26.rain bands. The winds will be a feature, they will have an impact, a
:26:27. > :26:29.storm surge that will inundate coastal surge with flooding. The
:26:30. > :26:34.rain will be the main feature, 900 millimetres of rain in places, more
:26:35. > :26:39.than we get in the UK in a whole year, which could cause catastrophic
:26:40. > :26:43.flooding. Here in the UK, things are obviously quieter than that. Some
:26:44. > :26:46.rain in some places but for many, dry, warm with sunshine and the
:26:47. > :26:50.weekend not looking too bad. Spells of warm sunshine and a few showers
:26:51. > :26:52.particularly in the north. Showers continue across Northern Ireland for
:26:53. > :26:55.a time this evening, also across Scotland and northern England.
:26:56. > :26:58.Further south largely dry with clear spells, perhaps the odd fog patch
:26:59. > :27:02.and temperatures around 12-16. Into tomorrow, actually a lot of fine
:27:03. > :27:06.weather around, with some spells of sunshine. There will be showers,
:27:07. > :27:10.too, particularly for north-east England and eastern Scotland where
:27:11. > :27:15.some of the showers could be heavy and under thisry at times. Northern
:27:16. > :27:18.Ireland having a much -- thundery at times. Northern Ireland having a
:27:19. > :27:25.drier day than of late and temperatures up to 18 or 19. Further
:27:26. > :27:29.south and east, in the sunshine we could get up to 25. For Sunday
:27:30. > :27:33.another fine day for the most part. Good spells of sunshine. Perhaps
:27:34. > :27:39.damp weather into the far north-west of Scotland. Those temp tu, a bit of
:27:40. > :27:44.a range, around 18 or 19 in Glasgow and Belfast but 24, 25 in the
:27:45. > :27:48.south-east. Split fortunes into Monday. A bank holiday for many. We
:27:49. > :27:51.will see lots of sunshine across England and Wales. For Northern
:27:52. > :27:52.Ireland and Scotland thicker cloud, outbreaks of rain, increasingly
:27:53. > :27:57.blustery. Temperatures here around 17 to 19. As we look towards the
:27:58. > :28:03.south-east, 27 or 28 is possible. Given it is a bank holiday weekend
:28:04. > :28:08.for most, not looking too bad. Summer at last.
:28:09. > :28:13.A reminder of you are a main story this evening:
:28:14. > :28:17.A damning report accuses Royal Bank of Scotland of the systematic abuse