:00:00. > :00:09.Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford. In tonight's programme:
:00:10. > :00:13.Faster journeys in the future, but the disruption's already started.
:00:14. > :00:16.How the ?1 billion project to bring electric trains to the Great Western
:00:17. > :00:20.Line is causing problems for motorists.
:00:21. > :00:23.Also tonight: Work to build the country's first eco town on this
:00:24. > :00:27.land will finally start in the spring, but is Bicester ready for
:00:28. > :00:31.the expansion? The graveyard in the path of HS2,
:00:32. > :00:36.and the campaign to move the remains of more than 2,000 people to a new
:00:37. > :00:40.location. Later on: how a pasty filled with
:00:41. > :00:52.snails is helping a village commemorate D`day.
:00:53. > :00:58.Good evening. It's a project with a ?1 billion price tag, and promises
:00:59. > :01:02.faster, cleaner trains into London. Work is already underway to
:01:03. > :01:05.electrify the Great Western Line. It could eventually cut journey times
:01:06. > :01:08.by a fifth. But there have already been some complaints about
:01:09. > :01:12.disruption for people using the roads rather than the rails. And,
:01:13. > :01:20.some critics claim the work is already behind schedule. Robin
:01:21. > :01:23.Markwell has the story. Electrifying the 300 miles of
:01:24. > :01:25.railway This is how we'll soon be travelling to London and South
:01:26. > :01:29.Wales. travelling to London and South
:01:30. > :01:32.tired old diesel`powered trains replaced by a faster, more reliable
:01:33. > :01:35.fleet. Journey times and carbon emissions will be slashed. Network
:01:36. > :01:40.Rail's Swindon HQ is the nerve centre for this billion pound
:01:41. > :01:43.project. The new broom at the helm is a Californian, fresh from
:01:44. > :01:55.electrifying the West Coast mainline and redeveloping Reading station.
:01:56. > :01:58.How is it looking today? Personally, I would be excited about
:01:59. > :02:04.what is coming, it will be much better than the system that exists
:02:05. > :02:09.today. It will transform this great Western into a new era of more
:02:10. > :02:11.efficient delivery as we move forward into the next decade.
:02:12. > :02:17.A souped`up version of this machine will lay the overhead cables. It
:02:18. > :02:19.will work nights and weekends to cut down on disruption to rail
:02:20. > :02:22.passengers. But it's those travelling by road who are first
:02:23. > :02:25.noticing a difference. Dozens of bridges are having to be rebuilt or
:02:26. > :02:28.replaced to allow the power`lines through. They've already started in
:02:29. > :02:35.Wiltshire and councillors say they're running late. We have been
:02:36. > :02:40.very disappointed in the preplanning. They have not found the
:02:41. > :02:45.project, they have not considered the conditions or the wildlife
:02:46. > :02:48.living under the bridges. This has led to delays and communities are
:02:49. > :02:51.blocked from using the roads. It is a real problem and the council has
:02:52. > :02:55.had enough. That's disputed by Network Rail, which insists it has
:02:56. > :02:59.carried out the right surveys and has been open with councils about
:03:00. > :03:03.its plans. It was the age of steam that put Swindon on the railway map
:03:04. > :03:10.` now it's hoped electrification could restore that former glory.
:03:11. > :03:13.Around 200 people have been protesting in Oxford over planned
:03:14. > :03:17.cuts to services for homeless people and victims of domestic violence.
:03:18. > :03:22.The County Council needs to save ?93 million by 2018 because it's getting
:03:23. > :03:24.less money from the Government. Some homeless hostels and training
:03:25. > :03:29.projects could have their funding cut by nearly 40%. A final decision
:03:30. > :03:39.on budget cuts is expected next month.
:03:40. > :03:44.These are vulnerable people who need our assistance and our support. I
:03:45. > :03:51.dread to think. There will be such a big chunk of people out there
:03:52. > :03:53.getting no support and potentially their situation is worsening. We
:03:54. > :04:00.can't afford these cuts. If it weren't for these teams that come
:04:01. > :04:03.out, the street services, the hostels, the night shelters, if it
:04:04. > :04:04.wasn't for them, we would have nothing.
:04:05. > :04:07.Meanwhile, more than 2,500 people have responded to plans to reduce
:04:08. > :04:10.the amount of free school transport available for children. Campaigners
:04:11. > :04:13.claim cuts could threaten some rural schools with closure and cause an
:04:14. > :04:17.increase in traffic. Oxfordshire County Council has put forward the
:04:18. > :04:22.proposals to try to save ?1 million. The majority of the responses to the
:04:23. > :04:27.council have been against the idea. A date's been set for work to start
:04:28. > :04:29.on the country's first eco town on the outskirts of Bicester.
:04:30. > :04:33.Developers are expected to begin building on farmland to the north of
:04:34. > :04:36.town towards the end of March. It's part of a three`year project to
:04:37. > :04:40.create an energy efficient community with 5,000 homes. But some
:04:41. > :04:43.campaigners say the town isn't ready for such a big increase in housing
:04:44. > :04:50.and the knock`on effects of extra traffic. Here's Adina Campbell.
:04:51. > :04:55.In just eight weeks, this green space will see a big transformation.
:04:56. > :05:02.It's the moment developers have been waiting for. We know that building
:05:03. > :05:05.work will take place here over the next three years. What are we
:05:06. > :05:10.actually going to see on these fields? We will see 393 super
:05:11. > :05:16.energy`efficient homes built on this area. There will be a primary
:05:17. > :05:19.school, also a business centre to start creating jobs. We will also
:05:20. > :05:22.have shops and offices. But this is just the beginning. There will
:05:23. > :05:27.eventually be 6,000 new homes built here over the next 20 years, as well
:05:28. > :05:30.as an eco pub and allotments. Some of the features include triple
:05:31. > :05:40.glazing, water recycling and solar panels. Apart from the sheep, there
:05:41. > :05:45.is not much to see on these 80 acres of farmland. But, by spring 2015,
:05:46. > :05:48.the first phase of homes will be ready. The whole developer to
:05:49. > :05:50.project has taken five years of planning. Once finished, the idea is
:05:51. > :05:52.to create a top`class environmentally friendly community
:05:53. > :05:57.using energy which releases no carbon emissions. There will be new
:05:58. > :06:07.cycle routes, charging points for electric vehicles and bus services.
:06:08. > :06:11.We have got a whole information system which will give people
:06:12. > :06:16.real`time travel information so they know when the next bus will be, and
:06:17. > :06:20.it will also educate them about the cost of energy and the use of energy
:06:21. > :06:23.within their home. What I do have concerns about is whether the
:06:24. > :06:27.infrastructure will match the needs of what is being put in place. On
:06:28. > :06:30.the whole they will be a lot of congestion. There's also a promise
:06:31. > :06:33.to make big reductions in waste during building work, meaning no
:06:34. > :06:36.rubbish will go to landfill. Only the London 2012 Olympics has
:06:37. > :06:39.achieved this so far in the UK. Developers are now preparing the
:06:40. > :06:48.site, which includes paving the way for new access roads. The main
:06:49. > :06:51.housing work starts in August. The Chancellor George Osborne has
:06:52. > :06:56.announced a ?67 million science investment for Oxfordshire to
:06:57. > :07:00.develop world leading technology. The money will go into four centres,
:07:01. > :07:04.including Harwell. Each will work with small businesses on scientific
:07:05. > :07:07.research. The Government's pledging ?30 million ` the rest will come
:07:08. > :07:12.from universities, local authorities and the private sector. The scheme,
:07:13. > :07:18.part of the City Deal, could create up to 1,800 permanent jobs.
:07:19. > :07:22.University lecturers have staged a walk`out today in the latest of a
:07:23. > :07:25.series of strikes over a pay offer. Members of the University and
:07:26. > :07:29.College Union went on strike for two hours this afternoon, holding a
:07:30. > :07:33.rally at St Giles and opposite Keble College. The union says a below
:07:34. > :07:37.inflation rise of 1% is unacceptable. The University of
:07:38. > :07:39.Oxford says it respects the rights of individuals to protest and put
:07:40. > :07:45.contingency plans in place for students and staff.
:07:46. > :07:48.Campaigners are fighting to save a graveyard in Buckinghamshire from
:07:49. > :07:53.demolition if the new HS2 rail link goes ahead. The graves sit beside
:07:54. > :07:59.the old Stoke Mandeville Church, which was destroyed in 1966.
:08:00. > :08:02.Archaeologists say more than 2,500 people are buried there and they
:08:03. > :08:07.want the church ruins and graves moved to a new location. Sinead
:08:08. > :08:11.Carroll reports. Moss covered, but not forgotten.
:08:12. > :08:21.This Buckinghamshire graveyard is the latest site to be affected by
:08:22. > :08:24.plans for HS2. If the planned HS2 does go ahead, then it will cut
:08:25. > :08:28.through these trees, across the field, right through here, and into
:08:29. > :08:35.this woodland area where we are standing. A site of a church first
:08:36. > :08:39.built in 1190. What you have here is the church site itself, which is a
:08:40. > :08:46.mound of rubble in the background now, and it cemetery. We estimate
:08:47. > :08:49.this cemetery contains 2600 people minimum. Adjacent to the church,
:08:50. > :08:56.there is a possible site of a manor house, and also a water mill which
:08:57. > :08:59.is mentioned in the Domesday book, and the original fridge of Stoke
:09:00. > :09:02.Mandeville. Campaigners say, if HS2 Limited is going to build here, the
:09:03. > :09:05.area should receive compensation, just as you would if your house was
:09:06. > :09:12.demolished. So protestors are calling for a structure to house and
:09:13. > :09:16.display the remains. This is not just a question of moving a few
:09:17. > :09:20.headstones. These are the remains of people, many of them long`term
:09:21. > :09:23.inhabitants of Buckinghamshire, who have families who still live here
:09:24. > :09:27.and care about these people. This is personal to a lot of people. HS2
:09:28. > :09:30.gave us this statement in response saying, "We are keenly aware of the
:09:31. > :09:33.need to protect our heritage and will continue talking to the local
:09:34. > :09:37.community about a specific reburial site and display. It is subject to a
:09:38. > :09:39.set of binding commitments relating to the historic environment." The
:09:40. > :09:49.consultation on the Environmental impact of HS2 closes next month.
:09:50. > :09:53.That's all from me for the moment. I'll have the headlines at 8pm and a
:09:54. > :09:54.full bulletin at 10:25pm. Now, more of today's stories with Sally
:09:55. > :10:04.Taylor. focus instead on providing a
:10:05. > :10:08.specialist carer service to enable children to be looked after in their
:10:09. > :10:15.own homes. Still to come this evening:
:10:16. > :10:16.25 runners for 25 years. The Great South Run celebrates a quarter of a
:10:17. > :10:28.century. Visitors to Stonehenge have
:10:29. > :10:31.discovered a loophole at the World Heritage Site, saving a long walk
:10:32. > :10:36.and sometimes even getting in for free. A new visitor centre a mile
:10:37. > :10:42.and a half away opened before Christmas, prompting complains ``
:10:43. > :10:46.complaints about the distance. Today the old tourist facilities were
:10:47. > :10:52.demolished and the site next to the monument will be grassed over.
:10:53. > :10:59.Demolished at last. This has been the goal of English Heritage since
:11:00. > :11:04.the 1980s. The buildings here have been too
:11:05. > :11:10.small, too ugly, too close to one of the world's most famous ancient
:11:11. > :11:14.monuments. Soon, like the road alongside, it will be grassed over,
:11:15. > :11:20.only a small security building and some toilets will remain.
:11:21. > :11:26.It's the end of an era really. It's served its purpose, so I am
:11:27. > :11:29.permanently pleased to see it going because reuniting Stonehenge in its
:11:30. > :11:32.grass land setting will be absolutely fantastic.
:11:33. > :11:38.The new visitor centre is a mile and a half away over the hill. The idea
:11:39. > :11:43.is to give Stonehenge a more tranquil setting with less intrusion
:11:44. > :11:48.by 21st century life. Until last month, tourists had to
:11:49. > :11:53.pass through a turnstile and enter via a tunnel beneath the road. But
:11:54. > :11:59.not any more. Now, they are simply strolling in.
:12:00. > :12:06.And that creates another problem. This's a public rite of way
:12:07. > :12:13.alongside and anyone can turn off the A303 and park there. In the wet,
:12:14. > :12:16.winter weather, the by`way is being badly damaged by lots of cars.
:12:17. > :12:21.Instead of a three`mile round trip from the car park, it's a one`minute
:12:22. > :12:30.walk and some people have used it to get in for free.
:12:31. > :12:33.It's actually the old road to Larkhill Army Camp. It ran through
:12:34. > :12:38.the outer circle of the ancient monument in the First World War.
:12:39. > :12:43.Closing it would not be easy. Alongside, the A303 suffers frequent
:12:44. > :12:48.congestion, the biggest bottleneck on the main route to the South West.
:12:49. > :12:52.Yet, another consultation is getting under way this week, the Roads
:12:53. > :12:57.Minister's met Wiltshire, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall councils to begin
:12:58. > :13:03.a long debate about how to improve it.
:13:04. > :13:08.A man has been taken to hospital after suffering burps at a
:13:09. > :13:12.Chichester dentist. Police believe he set himself on fire using
:13:13. > :13:15.cigarette lighter fluid. The fire was confine toed the man's clothing
:13:16. > :13:18.with no damage caused to the surgery.
:13:19. > :13:22.There was anger at an emergency council meeting in Poole after
:13:23. > :13:27.politicians voted in favour of setting up temporary sites for
:13:28. > :13:32.travellers. Poole doesn't have any official transit camps, making it
:13:33. > :13:38.harder to move illegal encampments. Last night, councillors voted to
:13:39. > :13:43.push ahead with sites. Residents were not consulted properly, it's
:13:44. > :13:49.being said. The councillors don't seem to be living in the real world.
:13:50. > :13:54.To spend taxpayers' money, ?250,000 on laying a bit of gravel down on a
:13:55. > :14:01.site that is totally unsuitable for anybody to live on, it just amazes
:14:02. > :14:05.me. Michael Fallon was in the City today
:14:06. > :14:09.talking to key political and business leaders. His appointment
:14:10. > :14:13.followed the decision in November to move navy shipbuilding to Scotland
:14:14. > :14:17.with the closure of the BAE Systems yard, causing hundreds of job
:14:18. > :14:20.losses. He says he is determined to bring new jobs and growth to
:14:21. > :14:24.Portsmouth. Top of the list is to listen and to
:14:25. > :14:30.learn and I'm talking to a lot of the people who matter in this city,
:14:31. > :14:33.to the local leaders and I want to hear for myself how they see
:14:34. > :14:38.Portsmouth's future. Along the south coast, we are lucky
:14:39. > :14:42.enough to have hundreds of these beautiful beach huts nestling side
:14:43. > :14:45.by side along the seafront. For many, they are a home from home, a
:14:46. > :14:50.place to spend a few hours watching the world go by in. One Dorset town,
:14:51. > :14:54.there's a question over whether the decoration on some of the structures
:14:55. > :15:00.is in keeping with the feel of the area.
:15:01. > :15:06.Picture perfect postcards of the south. The holiday dreams which
:15:07. > :15:10.tease our loved ones back at home. For Gordon and Janet, that dream is
:15:11. > :15:15.a reality. Mediterranean blue skies,
:15:16. > :15:21.sometimes... And a Butterscotch beach hut. Home from home. Their
:15:22. > :15:32.haven is causing controversy because of its design though. According to
:15:33. > :15:36.the council rule hut `` council rules, huts have to be painted
:15:37. > :15:40.mostly blue. Stripes and icons are not permitted.
:15:41. > :15:45.We've perhaps not quite stuck to the rules in as much that we have put
:15:46. > :15:51.these graphics on the front of the hut. We did this five years ago.
:15:52. > :15:55.We've only ever had compliments. Every time we come down, somebody
:15:56. > :16:00.will take a photo of it. They'll ask us to move, we've even had a wedding
:16:01. > :16:05.party come down and had a whole series of photographs taken in front
:16:06. > :16:08.of our hut. Which is lovely! In a statement, Christchurch Borough
:16:09. > :16:37.Council said: The council seems to be against the
:16:38. > :16:41.tide of public opinion. It's a very cheering nautical
:16:42. > :16:45.appearance. I think it fits in lovely with the area and can't see
:16:46. > :16:50.why they'd want to change it. It's clean, fresh, nicely painted.
:16:51. > :16:53.Correct. No problem with that. When you look along the line of the beach
:16:54. > :16:57.huts and some don't look in a particularly good state, it's much
:16:58. > :17:03.better than the rest of them. Gordon and Janet are hoping the council
:17:04. > :17:06.will consider relaxing the policy. A consultation is being held on 26th
:17:07. > :17:16.February. Perhaps a pot of paint lies at the end of the rainbow.
:17:17. > :17:19.You may have a view on that. Let us know. It is a busy night for
:17:20. > :17:25.football with all our local teams in action. Southampton host the Premier
:17:26. > :17:29.League leaders Arsenal at St Mary's. They lie ninth in the table but it's
:17:30. > :17:34.over a decade since they beat the Gunners at home. We will try to win
:17:35. > :17:39.the game. One of our strengths is that we go into the game believing
:17:40. > :17:43.we can win. Full commentary on the match on BBC Radio Solent and Adam
:17:44. > :17:46.Blackmore joins us from the ground now. Are they good enough to cause a
:17:47. > :17:50.surprise and beat the league leaders? Well, they are on their
:17:51. > :17:54.day, but there's no doubt it's going to be tough. When the two sides met
:17:55. > :18:00.in move at the etch rats, Arsenal were top and Saints stared at the
:18:01. > :18:07.time in the Premier League. That 2`0 defeat from the side precipitated a
:18:08. > :18:11.downturn in fortunes `` at the Emirates.
:18:12. > :18:14.The task is certainly a sizeable one for Saints, especially with the
:18:15. > :18:18.squad stretched through injury and suspension.
:18:19. > :18:27.Just waiting for the official team news. Ricky Lambert struck welling a
:18:28. > :18:32.hamstring injury. `` struggling with a hamstring injury.
:18:33. > :18:41.Thank you very much. There's a full league programme
:18:42. > :18:48.tonight in the Championship, Bournemouth host Huddersfield.
:18:49. > :18:52.Alan Smith's signed a three`and`a`half year contract with
:18:53. > :18:57.Bournemouth today, but the deal came too late for the 22`year`old to be
:18:58. > :19:04.available for tonight's home game. Smith's previously been on loan in
:19:05. > :19:20.the 2011`12 season. In League One, MK Dons travel to
:19:21. > :19:24.Carlisle and Swindon are two places off the play`offs and travel to
:19:25. > :19:28.Walsall. In League Two, managerless Oxford
:19:29. > :19:32.United are away at Exeter. Chris Wilder left at the weekend and was
:19:33. > :19:37.appointed Northampton manager on Monday. He was set to be out of
:19:38. > :19:40.contract this summer. He'd been there for five years. The
:19:41. > :19:45.46`year`old leaves Oxford sixth this League Two.
:19:46. > :19:51.Portsmouth are on the road at Wycombe. Riche Barker says the
:19:52. > :19:55.team's away record has been sun acceptable `` unacceptable.
:19:56. > :20:02.They have won just once away in the league this season.
:20:03. > :20:10.It may be nine months away, but I bet you are training already. It's
:20:11. > :20:15.this year's Great South Run. The event was launched in Portsmouth and
:20:16. > :20:20.this year it's the 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion, a runner from
:20:21. > :20:26.each of the past 24 years took part in a special photo shoot at the
:20:27. > :20:29.Spinnaker Tower. The dramatic landscape provided the backdrop for
:20:30. > :20:33.a celebration for something that's become a landmark event. At the
:20:34. > :20:37.Spinnaker Tower, they were launch the Great South Run. It's the 25th
:20:38. > :20:41.anniversary and today a runner from each of the past 24 years took part
:20:42. > :20:45.in the special commemorative gathering.
:20:46. > :20:50.The first Great South Run was held in Southampton in 1990 with 2,000
:20:51. > :20:55.runners. It moved to Portsmouth the following year and now attracts
:20:56. > :21:00.25,000 participants and is Europe's biggest road race with many famous
:21:01. > :21:05.names including Mo Farah who won in 2009. Some here today such as
:21:06. > :21:10.72`year`old Phillip have run in all 24 races.
:21:11. > :21:16.It's fantastic. It's a flat run, easy compared to some. It's not
:21:17. > :21:19.hilly. It's the atmosphere of it really, it's great and there are
:21:20. > :21:25.crowds of people around all cheering you on. It's a happy occasion. Over
:21:26. > :21:30.the years, the race has attracted many celebrities such as blank Bruno
:21:31. > :21:35.and former Portsmouth university student Ben Fogle, as well as
:21:36. > :21:39.countless more anonymous runners in fancy dress which seemed a good idea
:21:40. > :21:44.at the planning stage down the pub. Starting to warm up a bit. I might
:21:45. > :21:48.be struggling soon. The sponsored runners have helped raise over ?30
:21:49. > :21:52.million over the years and today, the man who was the honorary race
:21:53. > :21:56.starter in 2010 praised their efforts.
:21:57. > :22:00.Haven't got to be first. If you take part and finish, what a fantastic
:22:01. > :22:05.feat that is, but at the same time, if you'd been supported by people
:22:06. > :22:12.who're putting money in to the charities, what more could you ask?
:22:13. > :22:16.The organisers are planning a 25`gun salute and asking for photos of past
:22:17. > :22:25.races which they'll display on the events screen this October.
:22:26. > :22:31.Among the famous faces today. Somebody we know very familiar to
:22:32. > :22:35.us. There she is, one of the runners representing 25 years. Which was
:22:36. > :22:40.your year? 2010. It's good with all those people there? It's amazing and
:22:41. > :22:45.very fast. One of the fastest. Look, who is that? ! It's you. I wasn't
:22:46. > :22:50.there today. I wasn't unvitaled. There are a Faw of us. That was the
:22:51. > :22:55.first run in 1990. Gosh, I looked young. I also look very fit and
:22:56. > :23:00.well. Still time to do it this year.
:23:01. > :23:05.What you need is a good pasty to eat which takes us nicely on to the next
:23:06. > :23:16.story. Events will take place to mark the 70th anniversary of the
:23:17. > :23:20.war. The commander General Eisenhower set
:23:21. > :23:27.up a HQ in Southwark where people are already getting a taste of the
:23:28. > :23:30.commemorations to come. Something a little different has
:23:31. > :23:37.been coming out of the ovens as the village prepares to celebrate a
:23:38. > :23:43.special anniversary. Customers have been sampling three recipes just
:23:44. > :23:47.like the official D`Day pasty. We have the resistance which includes
:23:48. > :23:50.snail, the Russian pasty which was spam, oatmeal and various other
:23:51. > :23:56.vegetables that you could get in the day. The winner was the Churchill
:23:57. > :24:02.pasty which is British beef, a red wine beef casserole one side of the
:24:03. > :24:07.pasty and normal the other side. The Churchill pasty. Two actually, not
:24:08. > :24:13.both for myself. The spam one will be fantastic. Not sure about the
:24:14. > :24:17.snail but the spam definitely. The military in 1944 couldn't move for
:24:18. > :24:20.forces preparing for a significant date.
:24:21. > :24:25.NEWSREEL: The dawn of June 6th comes over... The villagers then didn't
:24:26. > :24:29.really know what was going on. My mother lived here, she was 13 at the
:24:30. > :24:34.time, a farmer's daughter. She lived in a farmhouse at the bottom of the
:24:35. > :24:40.village and in camps there were British troops, the offers would
:24:41. > :24:44.come in to have fresh running water. The privates would share the water
:24:45. > :24:47.dipped from the river. They knew there was something big about to
:24:48. > :24:52.take place but they had no idea it was leading up to D`Day. The entire
:24:53. > :24:57.invasion was run from here, so 70 years on, Southwark has much to
:24:58. > :25:01.celebrate. One idea is to record the recktions of those here back in
:25:02. > :25:06.1944. For an exhibition and hopefully a book to keep alive the
:25:07. > :25:07.memories of the times when this tiny village played such a crucial role
:25:08. > :25:21.in world history. The 70th anniversary commemorations
:25:22. > :25:26.coming up over the coming months. Now the weather.
:25:27. > :25:29.Stay tuned to the forecast. Ken Rayner captured the Wilton windmill
:25:30. > :25:35.south of Hungerford in`between the showers.
:25:36. > :25:41.Mark Steel took this photograph of the Winterborn Stickland.
:25:42. > :25:45.Weather warnings for more rain at the moment.
:25:46. > :25:49.Dorset, the Isle of Wight, West Sussex, Surrey and Wiltshire with.
:25:50. > :25:53.Other areas will be affected. The rain will affect much of the region.
:25:54. > :25:57.We are expecting some showers with perhaps hail and thunder. They could
:25:58. > :26:01.be on the heavy side lasting through much of the night.
:26:02. > :26:06.Temperatures fall to a chilly four to five Celsius but remain above
:26:07. > :26:11.freezing. There is a brisk wind. Tomorrow is generally a grey and
:26:12. > :26:15.damp day, all in all. We are expecting rain, further showers,
:26:16. > :26:18.hail and thunder throughout the day and wintry showers. We could have a
:26:19. > :26:22.dusting of snow over the Chilterns, the Berkshire Downs and the
:26:23. > :26:26.Cotswolds with temperatures rising to a chilly five Celsius in some
:26:27. > :26:30.parts in Oxfordshire. Along the south coast, a high of seven to
:26:31. > :26:37.eight. The brisk easterly will take the edge off temperatures tomorrow.
:26:38. > :26:39.The Wimbledon tri`` wintry showers continue tomorrow. A yellow weather
:26:40. > :26:51.warning out for that. Where we have had the showers, the
:26:52. > :26:55.big risk of ice on untreated surfaces. A drier start to the day
:26:56. > :26:58.on Thursday, but a quieter day, although probably the coldest day of
:26:59. > :27:02.the winter so far. The winds will be lighter than recent days, but it
:27:03. > :27:06.will be chilly and generally quite a cloudy day. Then we are looking
:27:07. > :27:10.ahead to Friday and Saturday with this next weather feature pushing in
:27:11. > :27:15.from the Atlantic courtesy of an area of low pressure and that could
:27:16. > :27:18.bring some significant amounts of rain, perhaps up to an inch through
:27:19. > :27:22.the course of Friday and through Saturday. A lot of weather warnings.
:27:23. > :27:26.Stay tuned to the website for the latest information. Rain warning
:27:27. > :27:31.overnight tonight and through the day tomorrow. An ice warning
:27:32. > :27:34.tomorrow and further rain warnings Friday and Saturday with thundery
:27:35. > :27:39.showers. Relentless! Thank you very much. A
:27:40. > :27:43.peak inside the facilities of Broadmoor. Join us tomorrow at 6.
:27:44. > :27:46.30. Good nights. Good night.