:00:22. > :00:27.Good evening. The headlines: Margaret Ritchie is
:00:27. > :00:32.to stand down as SDLP leader and I have an exclusive interview.
:00:32. > :00:37.No rise to a university tuition fees, the Executive says it has
:00:37. > :00:41.managed to find the money. The police ombudsman says he will
:00:41. > :00:45.go earlier than planned but these cause for immediate resignation.
:00:45. > :00:50.A so-called loyalist Supergrass admits he has lied to interrogators
:00:50. > :00:53.and changed his stories. After today's rare sunshine there
:00:53. > :01:02.will be more tomorrow, but it is the weekend I will be keeping an
:01:02. > :01:05.eye on. Margaret Ritchie is to stand down
:01:05. > :01:10.as the leader of the SDLP. Her decision comes after a leadership
:01:10. > :01:15.challenge from party colleague, Patsy McGlone. Our political editor
:01:15. > :01:22.has been given an exclusive interview. What did she have to say,
:01:22. > :01:27.Mark? Margaret Ritchie contacted me this
:01:27. > :01:34.afternoon. I have been in her constituency. I was speaking to her
:01:34. > :01:37.within the last hour. She was spelling out her desire to
:01:37. > :01:42.concentrate on her constituency seat and she will stand down as an
:01:42. > :01:46.Assembly member later in the year. And she gave me the answer to the
:01:46. > :01:53.crucial question as to whether she will hang on to the SDLP leadership.
:01:53. > :01:58.I have made it a decision. After seven months of -- several months
:01:58. > :02:01.of deliberation I have decided not to allow my name to go forward for
:02:01. > :02:06.the annual conference election, which detects the deputy leader,
:02:06. > :02:13.leader, and other positions, this coming November. The pressure has
:02:13. > :02:20.been on her and the criticism has been quite personal. Yes. Some of
:02:20. > :02:26.the media, Terry has concentrated on her performance in the election.
:02:26. > :02:30.Commentary. I asked her whether she was stung by criticism. She said it
:02:30. > :02:34.was politics, that you had to take the rough with the smooth. I asked
:02:35. > :02:38.if she thought her critics within the party had given her long enough.
:02:38. > :02:44.She would only have been in a position about two years when a
:02:44. > :02:49.conference. This was her response. I am not here to criticise my
:02:49. > :02:53.colleagues. The job of being leader of any political party, at a time
:02:53. > :02:57.when electoral fortunes have gone down, he is particularly time-
:02:57. > :03:01.consuming. I wish whoever is leader or deputy leader at the very best.
:03:01. > :03:06.They will have my support as long as they are doing the job in the
:03:06. > :03:13.best interests of the party. As she looks ahead as to what she is going
:03:13. > :03:19.to do, how does her departure lead the party? She is not endorsing any
:03:19. > :03:22.candidates. We know that her deputy has already declared his candidacy.
:03:22. > :03:32.We are uncertain of what other members of the party may come
:03:32. > :03:32.
:03:32. > :03:37.forward. Alistair McDonnell is written out. There are indications
:03:37. > :03:41.that someone who may have associated more with Margaret
:03:41. > :03:46.Ritchie in the party may come forward. It could be an open
:03:46. > :03:50.contest. Whoever comes forward, it is an uphill struggle. Given the
:03:50. > :03:53.electoral momentum behind Sinn Fein, it will be a tough task for anybody
:03:54. > :03:58.to put the SDLP back in the driving seat.
:03:58. > :04:05.Margaret Ritchie was the leader of the SDLP for less than two years.
:04:06. > :04:13.Conor Macauley has been looking back at her short time at the helm.
:04:13. > :04:17.This IS the time for the SDLP. Thank you. Despite the declarations
:04:17. > :04:22.of undying support and a public air kissing, Margaret Ritchie's
:04:22. > :04:25.leadership had divided the SDLP. She had only held the post for a
:04:25. > :04:32.but failed to connect with the electorate and the party continued
:04:32. > :04:36.to decline. The spring Assembly elections solid lose another two
:04:36. > :04:40.seats. It was then a serious questions began to be asked about
:04:40. > :04:44.her style of leadership. I have seen weaknesses in the party
:04:44. > :04:49.organisation and how we are being represented and does the to be
:04:49. > :04:54.addressed immediately. -- and those in need to be addressed. She was
:04:54. > :04:58.not a natural media performer, sometimes seeming flustered under
:04:58. > :05:04.questioning. You said you were against a double-jobbing but now
:05:04. > :05:10.you are trying to get it to people to do that? Absolutely not! Then
:05:10. > :05:13.there was the deteriorating relationship with Patsy McGlone,
:05:13. > :05:18.who has declared his intention to stand for her job. He had been
:05:18. > :05:21.passed over for a ministerial position and had refused to accept
:05:21. > :05:30.chairmanship of a Stormont committee when it was offered to
:05:30. > :05:35.him. Nominations will come soon from those who want to be the next
:05:35. > :05:40.SDLP leader. There is speculation that south Belfast MP, Alasdair
:05:40. > :05:45.McDonnell, hemp Margaret Ritchie defeated last time, a stand again.
:05:46. > :05:54.Margaret Ritchie will now it stand -- concentrate on her constituency,
:05:54. > :05:58.holding the seat she inherited from Eddie McGrady, her political mentor.
:05:58. > :06:01.Stormont Ministers have agreed by university fees for students will
:06:01. > :06:07.not rise above the rate of inflation for at least the next
:06:07. > :06:11.four years. Because of around 3,500 per year is cheaper than the rest
:06:11. > :06:18.of the UK. The Executive have also decided there will be no more cuts
:06:18. > :06:21.to further education budgets. This morning, hundreds of sixth-
:06:21. > :06:25.formers came to Queen's for an open day. I heard about the teaching,
:06:25. > :06:29.the social life and what sports are on offer. Ministers have not
:06:29. > :06:34.reached a decision about how their higher education will be funded.
:06:34. > :06:38.The university accused the Executive of dropping the ball.
:06:38. > :06:41.are in a terrible situation. Students do not know what they're
:06:41. > :06:44.going to pay, we do not know how many places are what level of
:06:44. > :06:48.funding we have, we cannot guarantee what courses will operate.
:06:48. > :06:51.There is a huge level of uncertainty which is unfair to
:06:51. > :06:56.everyone. That is why the Executive has to make a decision as quickly
:06:56. > :06:59.as possible and deal with the issues on the table. This afternoon,
:06:59. > :07:03.the Executive made their decision. We have agreed there will not be
:07:03. > :07:07.any rise in the level of tuition fees in Northern Ireland beyond the
:07:07. > :07:11.level of inflation. Secondly, we have agreed we will be able to
:07:11. > :07:14.sustain the current levels of funding of higher education sector.
:07:14. > :07:20.There will be no further cuts beyond those already imposed as
:07:20. > :07:24.part of the recent Budget to the recent -- to be to local
:07:25. > :07:28.universities. It is in line with what we have committed to. We
:07:28. > :07:34.believe it is the best deal that students anywhere will be able to
:07:34. > :07:38.get in the United Kingdom. This means studying in Northern Ireland
:07:38. > :07:42.will, as expected, be a lot cheaper than going to university in the
:07:42. > :07:49.rest of the UK. In England and Wales the fees cabbie's �9,000 per
:07:49. > :07:51.year. It is the same in Scotland fought non-Scottish students. These
:07:52. > :07:57.prospective students are still worried about their financial
:07:57. > :08:02.future. It has affected my choices. Some of them are just going to be a
:08:03. > :08:07.bit too much. I am looking at courses outside the UK. It is
:08:07. > :08:12.daunting. It is worrying. You do not know for you are getting money
:08:12. > :08:15.from. Your debts will be bigger. Whatever the fine edge situation, I
:08:15. > :08:23.will be hopefully taking up further education. It is just going to be a
:08:23. > :08:27.bit harder to work off in the long run. Some of them had their first
:08:27. > :08:31.taste of the student protest today. They now know there will be no rise
:08:31. > :08:35.in fees are cuts in university budgets for at least the next four
:08:35. > :08:43.years. The Executive will have to pay for that by taking �14 million
:08:43. > :08:48.from other areas. -- �40 million. The Police Ombudsman says he
:08:48. > :08:53.intends to remain in his post until next June, despite reports
:08:53. > :08:56.questioning the independence of his office. A hatted and then made the
:08:56. > :09:00.announcement this afternoon. -- Al Hutchinson.
:09:00. > :09:09.Storm clouds have been gathering for Al Hutchings in in recent
:09:09. > :09:13.months. The Chief Executive has resigned.
:09:13. > :09:16.Three reports have criticised the way the Office conducts its
:09:16. > :09:21.business. My latest said the operational independence of the
:09:21. > :09:26.office had been Low Wood and recommended eight suspend
:09:26. > :09:30.investigations into historical events. R Hutchins and said he will
:09:30. > :09:34.leave office earlier than planned because of the mounting criticism.
:09:34. > :09:39.Today, he came to Stormont and hit back at critics who have called for
:09:39. > :09:43.his immediate resignation, before announcing his chosen date of
:09:44. > :09:49.departure. I will not that those who want to undermined progress for
:09:49. > :09:54.their own agenda is to succeed in destroying this office, or indeed
:09:54. > :09:59.for shaping its future to their own ends. I therefore advised the
:09:59. > :10:06.Minister of Justice that my last day at work will be on 1st June,
:10:06. > :10:11.2012. He said he will spend his last nine months in office affixing
:10:11. > :10:16.the problems he identified. Sinn Fein said it was not good enough.
:10:16. > :10:23.How can you bring about change when you accept you were leading or
:10:23. > :10:33.denied -- the organisation into disaster? I accept responsibility,
:10:33. > :10:40.and I will fix it. I will do that by next during -- June. The idea of
:10:40. > :10:43.long goodbyes do not work... There are questions whether the Police
:10:43. > :10:48.Ombudsman should be investigating the past. This was criticised in
:10:48. > :10:57.the most recent report. Is it a reasonable conclusion to drop that
:10:57. > :11:03.the issue of dealing with legacy issues an historic issues he is
:11:03. > :11:12.injecting a note of poison? Nationalists say he should
:11:12. > :11:18.investigate historic cases of. will destroy the office, whatever
:11:18. > :11:22.cases are involved. He said he can fix the problems by next June. He
:11:22. > :11:26.will be under closer scrutiny than ever.
:11:26. > :11:29.A key witness in the UVF supergrass trial has admitted that since he
:11:29. > :11:33.handed himself in to police three years ago, he has changed his
:11:33. > :11:39.account of the murder of the UDA leader, Tom English. Robert Stewart,
:11:39. > :11:43.a former UVF man, has denied carrying out the shooting in 2000,
:11:43. > :11:48.but admitted helping to hijack the getaway vehicle. He is giving
:11:48. > :11:54.evidence against 14 men, nine of whom, including Mark Haddock, are
:11:54. > :11:59.charged with the murder. On the third day of this trial,
:11:59. > :12:03.still held amongst heightened security, it came down to exchanges
:12:03. > :12:10.between two men. For almost four hours, the witness, Robert Stuart,
:12:10. > :12:15.was under constant pressure as the defence counsel for Mark Haddock
:12:15. > :12:19.sought to discredit him. This -- the Court of ready knew there were
:12:19. > :12:21.discrepancies. Earlier, Robert Stewart had let out information
:12:21. > :12:27.about defendants because he did not want them to get into trouble.
:12:27. > :12:30.Today, the defence counsel to come back to those interviews. He told
:12:30. > :12:35.police in 2008, I want to say everything I have said is the truth.
:12:35. > :12:43.The barrister replied, not two minutes before, he told police it
:12:43. > :12:51.blooming great whopper. That is correct, said Robert Stewart. The
:12:51. > :12:59.barrister said, have you glide to induce people? -- allied to accuse
:12:59. > :13:01.people? He said, everyone is guilty. The judge spoke directly to Robert
:13:01. > :13:05.Stewart and reminded him of the difference between forgetting
:13:05. > :13:09.things and adding things on. Speaking of later testimony, he
:13:09. > :13:14.appeared frustrated at one point and asked Robert Stewart, is this
:13:14. > :13:22.all made up? There was a smattering of applause from the public gallery,
:13:22. > :13:27.before Robert Stewart replied, no. They were questions about why be
:13:27. > :13:31.brothers had turn themselves into Polly's. The defence barrister
:13:31. > :13:35.asked if they were interested in getting money. Robert Stewart
:13:35. > :13:44.looked at the defendants before replying, no. I did not want to be
:13:44. > :13:49.that person any more. I feel a lot better for it, you should try it.
:13:49. > :13:53.He went on to say, I have gained nothing. The only reason I am
:13:53. > :13:57.sitting here is that people think I'm telling the truth. The court
:13:57. > :14:04.was that again next week when Robert Stewart will still be in the
:14:04. > :14:07.The police in Scotland have confirmed they are investigating a
:14:07. > :14:09.sighting of a convicted sex offender in Belfast last month. 40-
:14:10. > :14:12.year-old Paul Hunter Redpath, who is originally from Stanraer, was
:14:12. > :14:18.convicted of sexually assaulting two teenage sisters in Downpatrick
:14:18. > :14:22.in 2005. He went missing from a hostel in Aberdeen two years ago.
:14:22. > :14:25.This is BBC Newsline and still to come on the programme:
:14:25. > :14:30.Casting an eye over the catch of the day with a little light
:14:30. > :14:34.refreshment on the way, Kilkeel enjoys a Royal visit.
:14:34. > :14:41.And why was this little boy told at the last minute that he couldn't go
:14:41. > :14:45.to school. A care home for 15 adults with
:14:45. > :14:50.learning disabilities is to close in Enniskillen. The charity which
:14:50. > :14:55.runs it says it can no longer afford to keep it open. But the
:14:55. > :15:01.sister of one resident says they are effectively being evicted. Our
:15:01. > :15:06.Fermanagh District Journalist has the story.
:15:06. > :15:11.Be a for a 15 vulnerable adults, this house is their home. Those
:15:11. > :15:21.they love with our other family. Some have lived here since it
:15:21. > :15:24.
:15:24. > :15:29.opened in 1994. One resident received a letter saying that they
:15:29. > :15:37.would close by next February. witnessed residents crying. I did
:15:37. > :15:42.not want to see that. The family unit will be broken now. I saw that
:15:42. > :15:48.yesterday. This is devastating. charity that runs the home says
:15:48. > :15:54.that house has lost more than �350,000 over the last three years.
:15:54. > :15:58.For a number of years, we have seen the number of residents decline to
:15:58. > :16:06.the point that there is now 15 residents remaining within the home.
:16:06. > :16:09.That is despite continued efforts to attract new referrals. We look
:16:09. > :16:17.at options for redevelopment for the home to attract more people.
:16:17. > :16:20.That also did not succeed. When residence -- when their income of
:16:20. > :16:30.residents receive drops well below the level we need to maintain the
:16:30. > :16:32.
:16:32. > :16:38.service, we have to act. My sister knows where she is in this home,
:16:38. > :16:44.but change will destroy her. It is very sad. This boils down �2 and
:16:44. > :16:50.pennies, at the end of the day. is an uncertain time for the 27
:16:50. > :16:55.staff at work here. The company says they hope to minimise
:16:55. > :16:58.compulsory redundancies and offer redeployment were possible. The
:16:58. > :17:04.reality is there are likely to be fewer employment opportunities
:17:04. > :17:07.locally. The local health trust says there working to find
:17:07. > :17:13.alternative accommodation for the current residents, but they're not
:17:13. > :17:16.sure where that will be. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess
:17:16. > :17:18.of Cornwall were on a visit to Kilkeel today. As our Rural Affairs
:17:18. > :17:25.Correspondent reports, the local fishing industry played a central
:17:25. > :17:30.part in their visit. The harbour seals had company today.
:17:30. > :17:34.On land and water, security was tight as Kilkeel prepared to
:17:35. > :17:40.welcome Charles and Camilla. Fishing is still the backbone of
:17:40. > :17:50.this economy and Prince Charles took particular interest in an u-
:17:50. > :17:50.
:17:50. > :17:55.net designed to allow a juvenile fish to escape. -- AA a new net.
:17:55. > :18:02.The honour of transporting the royal couple across the water fell
:18:02. > :18:12.to the Forsyth family. They had five generations are bored. Very
:18:12. > :18:14.
:18:14. > :18:19.special day. Very nice gentleman to talk to, him and his wife.
:18:19. > :18:24.enjoyed it very much. Very nice people to have on board. Hundreds
:18:24. > :18:28.of people turned out to welcome Charles and Camilla. The local
:18:28. > :18:33.silver band provided musical entertainment. Local school
:18:33. > :18:39.children have a chance to make the royal couple. I shook their hands.
:18:39. > :18:45.They were asking me about school. It was good to meet them. I shook
:18:45. > :18:52.her hand and spoke to them both. I enjoy debt. I spoke to Prince
:18:52. > :18:58.Charles and I shook Camilla's hand. He asked me about school. I told
:18:58. > :19:01.him school was good. Seaford is what Kilkeel is all about. This
:19:01. > :19:09.mobile shop give the royal couple a taste of what has landed locally.
:19:09. > :19:17.In than not call centre, Prince Charles sampled a local beer.
:19:17. > :19:20.Whilst Camilla tried her hand at cooking haddock in the kitchen.
:19:21. > :19:23.There has been a development in the story we had last week about car
:19:23. > :19:26.insurance. The Office of Fair Trading says it is going to
:19:26. > :19:27.investigate why Northern Ireland has such high premiums. It is a
:19:27. > :19:27.has such high premiums. It is a has such high premiums. It is a
:19:28. > :19:33.has such high premiums. It is a problem that has got people
:19:33. > :19:37.reacting on Facebook. Add your comment to the BBC Newsline page.
:19:37. > :19:40.We are also on Twitter and our e- We are also on Twitter and our e-
:19:41. > :19:43.mail is bbcnewsline@bbc.co.uk. Next to Family Focus and like many
:19:43. > :19:48.young children Ross Cartmill from Banbridge had been excited for
:19:48. > :19:52.months about starting P1. He was due to start last Thursday at a
:19:52. > :19:55.specialist school for deaf children in Jordanstown. But at the last
:19:55. > :19:58.minute the family found out his local education board weren't
:19:58. > :20:02.providing the transport. His parents believe this is down to a
:20:02. > :20:06.lack of money something the board denies.
:20:06. > :20:10.Ross will be five next week. He is profoundly deaf with little or no
:20:10. > :20:13.speech, although he is beginning to sign. About to start school, his
:20:13. > :20:17.parents were worried that his limited communication would cause
:20:17. > :20:20.him difficulties in a mainstream school. They say after looking at
:20:20. > :20:23.options there is nothing suitable in the southern board area for
:20:23. > :20:26.their son and want Ross to come here to the Jordanstown School for
:20:26. > :20:30.pupils who are deaf or visually impaired. With special teachers on
:20:31. > :20:38.site, it seemed perfect for Ross. And I was impressed with the
:20:38. > :20:45.facilities. They had things in place here that would facilitate my
:20:45. > :20:50.son's particular needs. A fortnight later, we went to visit as a family.
:20:50. > :20:53.Ross was in all of the place. He did not want to leave. Ross was
:20:53. > :20:56.accepted to the school and the southern board wrote a letter to
:20:56. > :20:59.acknowledge their choice of school. All seemed fine until a phone-call
:20:59. > :21:07.to the board to arrange transport. Then came the shock, Jackie says
:21:07. > :21:11.she was told it was not being provided by them. I am distraught
:21:11. > :21:18.about it. My son cannot speak for himself like a normal five-year-old.
:21:18. > :21:24.He cannot say what he wants. But he has a way of telling you what he
:21:24. > :21:29.likes. When he was at that school, he was so happy. We were as well.
:21:29. > :21:35.We cried. This is a travesty. school too say they were looking
:21:35. > :21:40.forward to Ross starting. At child who is deaf, the earlier they start
:21:40. > :21:45.to learn how to communicate, the better. The more that he sits at
:21:45. > :21:48.home, the less chance he has of coming into school and starting on
:21:48. > :21:51.a way of communicating. southern board does provide
:21:51. > :21:55.transport to this school for other children. Ailyah is from Dungannon
:21:55. > :21:59.and the board pays for a taxi to get her to and from school every
:21:59. > :22:02.day. But for now Ross is all dressed up with nowhere to go, and
:22:02. > :22:05.the family are appealing to the board to look again at their
:22:05. > :22:10.situation. Some potentially hopeful news
:22:10. > :22:13.tonight. While the board says it doesn't comment on individual cases,
:22:13. > :22:17.it says it continues to endeavour to work with the Cartmills in
:22:17. > :22:19.relation to Ross' placement needs. And we hear from the family that an
:22:19. > :22:24.educational psychologist is coming out from the board to reassess
:22:24. > :22:26.Ross' statement. We will keep you posted of any developments.
:22:26. > :22:29.After Northern Ireland's disappointment in Estonia earlier
:22:29. > :22:32.this week, it was back to domestic football last night. Gavin Andrews
:22:32. > :22:35.is here with more. Lisburn Distillery, Cliftonville,
:22:35. > :22:38.Glentoran and Linfield have all booked their place in the semi-
:22:38. > :22:41.finals of this year's County Antrim Shield. And the Glens looked
:22:41. > :22:44.impressive. They had their youngsters to thank for a 5-2 win
:22:44. > :22:46.youngsters to thank for a 5-2 win over Carrick Rangers.
:22:46. > :22:51.The County Antrim Shield competition gives up and coming
:22:51. > :22:57.talent a chance to impress. That was evident last night. Carrick's
:22:57. > :23:07.Paul McDowell drew first blood. But Owen Beggs levelled just before the
:23:07. > :23:08.
:23:08. > :23:16.break. Jim O'Hanlon showed maturity beyond his years to make it 2-1.
:23:16. > :23:20.Jimmy Callacher was spot on with the free kick on the hour mark.
:23:20. > :23:30.O'Hanlon arguably stole the show. A regular first team place must
:23:30. > :23:31.
:23:31. > :23:35.regular first team place must surely be just around the corner.
:23:35. > :23:41.personally have faith in the young kids at this football club. To see
:23:41. > :23:46.them express themselves in this way, by scoring goals and being
:23:46. > :23:48.comfortable and to work hard and get their just rewards, it was very
:23:48. > :23:51.get their just rewards, it was very pleasing. Meanwhile, a Rory
:23:51. > :23:54.Patterson free kick combined with a goalkeeping error allowed Billy Joe
:23:54. > :23:57.Burns to score the only goal of the game at the Ballymena showground.
:23:57. > :24:00.1-0 the result, and a last four place for the Premier League
:24:00. > :24:03.place for the Premier League champions.
:24:03. > :24:07.Every community has them. Individuals who give up their time
:24:07. > :24:11.for others. Jon Clifford ran football teams in Londonderry for
:24:11. > :24:15.almost 40 years. Hailed as an unsung hero, he died at the weekend
:24:15. > :24:21.at the age of 58. Our North-West Reporter looks at the life of a
:24:21. > :24:25.sportsman whose left a lasting legacy.
:24:25. > :24:32.Jon Clifford never sought the limelight. He is pictured here in
:24:32. > :24:39.the background as the Chiefs steward when Barcelona came to play
:24:39. > :24:44.against Derry City in 2003. He founded as soccer club for Boys in
:24:44. > :24:48.1974. Since then, he touched the lives of thousands of young people.
:24:48. > :24:52.He had been diagnosed with lung disease and died after a short
:24:52. > :24:58.illness. The affection for him was evident in the large numbers who
:24:58. > :25:02.attended his funeral. He told people how to be a good human being.
:25:02. > :25:09.Most of the people that I played with have gone on and been
:25:09. > :25:14.successful people. Despite the troubles, he continued to keep his
:25:14. > :25:18.team's playing football and give his young players for focus. He was
:25:18. > :25:24.keeping these people on the straight and narrow, through
:25:24. > :25:30.violent times. He was giving people of focus away from violence.
:25:30. > :25:37.next generation is continuing to benefit from his leg is a. He was
:25:37. > :25:45.funny. He always made you smile. -- his legacy. He would tell you how
:25:45. > :25:53.it was straight. He was passionate about a certain team from Glasgow,
:25:53. > :26:00.but maybe not the one you would think. He was setting in the
:26:00. > :26:10.stadium with a Rangers top one. He was unique. People say you will not
:26:10. > :26:20.see his like again. There are very few Jon Cliffords in our community.
:26:20. > :26:22.
:26:22. > :26:26.few Jon Cliffords in our community. A view echoed by all who knew him.
:26:26. > :26:32.A lot is happening in the weather over the next few days. It was nice
:26:32. > :26:36.to see some sunshine earlier today, just a reminder that September can
:26:36. > :26:42.still feel warm. But you knew it would not stay for long. The cloud
:26:42. > :26:49.has already returned and it has already second up to bring some
:26:49. > :26:59.rain. Over the next few hours, he will be some dampness around. No
:26:59. > :27:05.escaping the rain tonight. The rain moves northwards to tonight. The
:27:06. > :27:11.winds will pick up and it will remain mild. Tomorrow has not
:27:11. > :27:16.looking too bad. The early dampness mystery fairly quickly and the
:27:16. > :27:22.second half of the morning will be dry with some sunshine. More of a
:27:22. > :27:26.breeze compared to today, but it is coming from a mild southerly
:27:27. > :27:33.direction. It will not feel cold outdoors. Temperatures well above
:27:33. > :27:39.average for this time of year. It could be the last day to wear
:27:39. > :27:46.sandals because it will stay dry for a large part of the day. Things
:27:46. > :27:52.go downhill on Friday night. Daylight hours should be dry, but
:27:52. > :27:58.after dark the rain returns. Wet weather tomorrow night. Look at
:27:58. > :28:07.these temperatures. We can see the impact of having tropical air above
:28:07. > :28:14.us. Strong winds and rain at times this weekend. At the moment, it
:28:14. > :28:19.looks like that will affect both days of the weekend. There could be
:28:19. > :28:23.some problems for the Proms on Saturday night. Heavier rain on
:28:23. > :28:29.Sunday. Sunday-night into Monday, we could have our strongest winds
:28:29. > :28:36.and potentially most damaging. We will keep a close eye on that.