:00:00. > :00:00.thundery showers developing. As we move towards the weekend, the winds
:00:00. > :00:20.will become more of a feature. Heavy showers, but at the same time, there
:00:21. > :00:24.will also be sunny spells. this is a serious
:00:25. > :00:30.Hello and welcome to South Today from Oxford. In tonight's programme:
:00:31. > :00:33.Police appeal to muslim womdn to stop their sons, brothers and
:00:34. > :00:37.boyfriends going to Syria to fight ` counterterrorism police takd their
:00:38. > :00:41.campaign to Banbury. Also tonight: The Prime Minhster and
:00:42. > :00:47.potholes ` David Cameron dons a hard hat and promises more money to
:00:48. > :00:50.repair damaged roads. What's in your takeaway? Lalb kebabs
:00:51. > :00:54.are found to contain other leat in an investigation by Trading
:00:55. > :00:57.Standards. And later on: How a transatlantic
:00:58. > :01:10.rower was reunited with the boat he thought he'd lost.
:01:11. > :01:15.Good evening. Counterterrorhsm police have been in Banbury as part
:01:16. > :01:19.of their campaign to stop British Muslims going to Syria to fhght
:01:20. > :01:22.Police say they're increasingly concerned about the number of young
:01:23. > :01:25.men heading there to join the conflict. Last month, a man from
:01:26. > :01:29.Oxford was arrested by police on suspicion of terror offences linked
:01:30. > :01:33.to Syria. Victoria Cook has this report.
:01:34. > :01:38.More than 400 British Muslils are estimated to have gone to fhght in
:01:39. > :01:41.Syria according to police. Those going are often young men inspired,
:01:42. > :01:50.say police, by jihadist ideology on the internet. Today, police met
:01:51. > :01:54.leaders of a Muslim women's group in Banbury. The aim ` to get them
:01:55. > :02:01.involved in stopping their lale relatives travelling abroad. It is a
:02:02. > :02:05.good idea because mums know what their children are doing or
:02:06. > :02:08.thinking, if they have a good relationship with their child. It's
:02:09. > :02:10.this type of imagery, easilx available on social media, that s
:02:11. > :02:13.blamed for encouraging Brithsh Muslims to join the Syrian rebel
:02:14. > :02:18.fight agaist the country's leader, President Assad. The South Dast
:02:19. > :02:27.Counter Terrorism Police ard today launching a new campaign, urging
:02:28. > :02:30.people not to go. We all felt we wanted to do something. Howdver it
:02:31. > :02:33.is a dangerous country. It hs difficult to get into once xou
:02:34. > :02:37.arrive but also we have been finding that people get drawn into
:02:38. > :02:41.activities that they did not want to do when they originally set. More
:02:42. > :02:46.than 40 people from the UK were arrestted in connection with Syria
:02:47. > :02:49.this year. `` arrested. The numbers are small but police fear those
:02:50. > :02:59.who've been drawn into extrdmist ideologies abroad could posd a
:03:00. > :03:02.threat to the UK on their rdturn. Some don't agree with their tactics
:03:03. > :03:05.` religious leaders in Oxfordshire say it should fall to the community
:03:06. > :03:08.to tackle the problem, not the police. I think it is better to have
:03:09. > :03:12.the police and intelligence services in the background rather th`n at the
:03:13. > :03:15.forefront. The other thing H would question is the idea that Mtslim
:03:16. > :03:21.women could somehow stop thdse men going abroad because most of these
:03:22. > :03:26.people who are going abroad to fight are doing it in secret. The fear is
:03:27. > :03:29.that these measures may havd little effect on those those inspired by
:03:30. > :03:33.the idea of fighting jihad, those who see being the prospect of being
:03:34. > :03:39.killed in Syria as a noble lartyr's death.
:03:40. > :03:43.Oxfordshire County Council says it will bid for almost ?5.5 million
:03:44. > :03:46.from a new government fund to fix potholes. With the local eldctions
:03:47. > :03:50.looming, David Cameron has been closer to home in Oxfordshire today,
:03:51. > :03:53.pledging more support ` and money ` to repair damaged roads. Our
:03:54. > :04:00.political reporter, Helen C`tt, was there.
:04:01. > :04:03.Not many politicians would be pleased to find themselves staring
:04:04. > :04:11.into a whole just weeks before an election. But David Cameron was on
:04:12. > :04:17.hand to help fill this one. Applications open today for a new
:04:18. > :04:22.fund to repair potholes. We are setting up this new fund, or ?1 8
:04:23. > :04:29.million, enough to mend 3 mhllion potholes and counties like such will
:04:30. > :04:34.able to apply for that fund in addition to what they are already
:04:35. > :04:41.spending. Oxygen county council said they will apply for up to ?4.4
:04:42. > :04:51.million. At an average cost of 63 a whole, it is no small Bill. There is
:04:52. > :04:55.no guarantee of the money. To get the right of completing up to
:04:56. > :05:01.scratch would take up to 150 million. Some question how luch
:05:02. > :05:07.credit the coalition can take for the repairs. It was the last Labour
:05:08. > :05:09.government that approved thd investment in Reading Station and
:05:10. > :05:12.we're seeing the benefits flooding through and we hope that future
:05:13. > :05:18.investment in the row by industry will deliver the continuing benefits
:05:19. > :05:23.to Reading. The big question will be if smoother rides on our ro`ds and
:05:24. > :05:28.rails will make one easier journey to economic success.
:05:29. > :05:31.Meanwhile, Nick Clegg also launched the Liberal Democrat's European
:05:32. > :05:35.election campaign today. Thd Deputy Prime Minster urged his party to
:05:36. > :05:38.combat the "EU Myth Makers" and went on to criticise Labour and the
:05:39. > :05:46.Conservatives for going "missing in action" instead of challenghng UKIP.
:05:47. > :05:50.Isolationists who for so many years have claimed that every problem in
:05:51. > :05:54.the world could be solved bx leaving the European Union need to be
:05:55. > :05:59.challenged. I hope that people will vote for us.
:06:00. > :06:02.And, over the next few weeks, we'll hear from the other main parties as
:06:03. > :06:09.they launch their European dlection campaigns. Dave Lee Travis has
:06:10. > :06:12.appeared before magistrates in central London, accused of `n
:06:13. > :06:17.indecent assault against a woman in 1995. The 68`year`old presenter who
:06:18. > :06:20.lives in Buckinghamshire, pleaded not guilty and will appear hn court
:06:21. > :06:24.again next month. The Government's given permhssion
:06:25. > :06:26.for a solar farm to be built in Bletchingdon near Bicester. The plan
:06:27. > :06:29.was turned down by Cherwell District Council last year, but that
:06:30. > :06:37.decision's now been overturned by the planning inspector. The Campaign
:06:38. > :06:40.To Protect Rural England saxs the solar farm would be the first in
:06:41. > :06:43.Oxfordshire's green belt and is appealing to the Secretary of State
:06:44. > :06:47.to block the project. There are fears in Swindon that
:06:48. > :06:49.plans to build what's known as "affordable homes" could make rent
:06:50. > :06:53.in the town unaffordable. Swindon Borough Council want to build an
:06:54. > :06:56.extra 150 homes and rent thdm out below the market rate, but
:06:57. > :06:58.campaigners say they'll still be too pricey. Tom Turrell reports.
:06:59. > :07:02.They were designed to be colfortable and yet affordable and, aftdr World
:07:03. > :07:11.War II, they sprung up all over the country. These days, many of these
:07:12. > :07:14.properties are privately owned. Not so long ago, they would havd all
:07:15. > :07:19.been owned by Swindon Borough Council and rented out to the people
:07:20. > :07:22.of Swindon at a reduced ratd. Now Swindon Borough Council's ddcided to
:07:23. > :07:25.bid for ?3.5 million worth of government funding so it can build
:07:26. > :07:33.and renovate 150 affordable homes by 2018. While 20% cheaper than the
:07:34. > :07:37.private market, they are not as heavily discounted as traditional
:07:38. > :07:41.council houses. For campaigners these affordable homes are `nything
:07:42. > :07:47.but affordable. We think thhs is a terrible mistake because it will
:07:48. > :07:53.mean that council housing is no longer genuinely affordable, as they
:07:54. > :07:58.transfer more and more of them to affordable rent. The council,
:07:59. > :08:01.though, insist that, with around 8,000 people in the town wahting for
:08:02. > :08:07.social housing, these properties are needed. Certainly in the sotth`west,
:08:08. > :08:15.there is an endless supply of rented accommodation. Whether that be at
:08:16. > :08:20.market rent or less. We havd to do all we can to make sure we hncrease
:08:21. > :08:24.the supply. It's said an Englishman's home is his castle But
:08:25. > :08:34.it seems that vastle may not be as heavily discounted as some would
:08:35. > :08:36.like. `` that Castle. Trading Standards in Buckinghamshire
:08:37. > :08:39.have found chicken and beef in some lamb kebabs. Officers took samples
:08:40. > :08:42.from take`away shops across the county, including in Aylesbtry.
:08:43. > :08:45.Kebabs can contain a mixturd of meat, as long as it's made clear to
:08:46. > :08:49.customers. Adina Campbell rdports. For some, it's a tasty lunchtime
:08:50. > :08:53.treat or the best way to end a night out. But do we really know what s on
:08:54. > :08:56.that kebab skewer? The simple answer is no if you live in
:08:57. > :09:00.Buckinghamshire. That's according to latest test results from Tr`ding
:09:01. > :09:06.Standards. Officers took salples of meat from take`aways in Ayldsbury,
:09:07. > :09:13.High Wycombe, Amersham and Chesham. They found a majority contahned the
:09:14. > :09:18.wrong kind of meat. You shotld be getting what you pay for and if
:09:19. > :09:22.cheaper products are being substituted, it is to the
:09:23. > :09:26.consumer's detriment. The ntmbers are small but of the 14 lamb doner
:09:27. > :09:30.kebabs tested, 11 contained chicken and one included beef. And of the 13
:09:31. > :09:40.burgers sampled, two had lalb in and one came back as unknown. This road
:09:41. > :09:44.is full of kebabs shops and many are open from 12 in the afternoon until
:09:45. > :09:50.the early hours of the mornhng. How do people here feel about the meat
:09:51. > :09:53.in their food? I think they are generally quite good. I buy them
:09:54. > :09:58.from kebabs shops because they make them freshly, they cook fresh and
:09:59. > :10:01.you know what you're getting. There are things that the customer should
:10:02. > :10:05.know. But no one ever tells us anything. Even though some kebabs do
:10:06. > :10:08.have a mixture of meats, Tr`ding Standards say shops must have clear
:10:09. > :10:15.labelling when advertising their meals.
:10:16. > :10:19.That's all from me for the loment. I'll have the headlines at 8pm and a
:10:20. > :10:21.full bulletin at 10:25pm. Now more of today's stories with Sally
:10:22. > :10:30.Taylor. successful. Still to come in this
:10:31. > :10:33.evening's South Today. On the hunt for a snake in the grass in Finn's
:10:34. > :10:44.Country. We're often told to get on our bikes
:10:45. > :10:46.to keep fit and save the environment. But cyclists are banned
:10:47. > :10:50.from many busy areas. In Bournemouth, that's about to change.
:10:51. > :10:54.Restrictions on cycling are being lifted on the pier approach and part
:10:55. > :10:57.of the town centre. It's part of an attempt to reverse the town's
:10:58. > :11:00.reputation as one of the most dangerous places to cycle in
:11:01. > :11:10.Britain. Nikki Mitchell's there for us tonight. Nikki, this sounds like
:11:11. > :11:14.a difficult balancing act. Ht is difficult. That is why lifthng the
:11:15. > :11:20.ban on cycling through a busy area like this one as controvershal. In
:11:21. > :11:26.July and August, this area hs simply chock`a`block with people. That is
:11:27. > :11:31.why this is a trial only, for 1 months. If there are any accidents
:11:32. > :11:36.in that time then the ban whll be reinstated and cyclists will once
:11:37. > :11:44.again have to get off and w`lk. Cyclist Jason Faulkner almost died
:11:45. > :11:48.when a vehicle hit him in Poole two years ago, but his near fat`l crash
:11:49. > :11:53.is not but cycling, and he hs delighted that the ban is bding
:11:54. > :11:56.lifted. I believe in shared space. When people are responsible with
:11:57. > :12:02.each other, regardless of whether or the bike, driving, rollerbl`des or
:12:03. > :12:08.on horseback, then we inter`ct with people and I am totally all for it.
:12:09. > :12:14.There are fears that a busy tourist spots, the cyclists themselves would
:12:15. > :12:17.be a danger to people on foot. I don't think it should be allowed
:12:18. > :12:24.with children about, especi`lly at holiday time. Sometimes thex, from
:12:25. > :12:29.behind you and you are more aware of them. It makes sense to look out and
:12:30. > :12:35.see what impact it has. As long as they are considerate, with children
:12:36. > :12:37.around. The council says th`t cyclists have not proved to be a
:12:38. > :12:44.threat to people walking along the seafront, or elsewhere. We have had
:12:45. > :12:46.absolutely no incidents or `ccidents between pedestrians and cyclists.
:12:47. > :12:53.That has prompted us to introduce this trial. We want Bournemouth to
:12:54. > :12:56.be a cycle`friendly place. With Bournemouth ranked one of the most
:12:57. > :13:01.dangerous places in England for cyclists, council is under pressure
:13:02. > :13:06.to be more welcome to them, and to make it safer for them, too, hence
:13:07. > :13:13.these plans for new Danish `style cycle lanes and other road
:13:14. > :13:17.improvements. The council is adamant that making things safer for
:13:18. > :13:20.cyclists is crucial to encotrage us to get on our bikes instead of
:13:21. > :13:24.sitting in cars and clogging up the roads. If we are too scared to get
:13:25. > :13:30.on our bikes, then congestion and towns are reliant on to was like
:13:31. > :13:33.this one, will simply get worse Practically, I'm not sure that many
:13:34. > :13:36.people will notice a differdnce with the ban being lifted, because many
:13:37. > :13:49.cyclists simply ignore it, `nyway. That man on his bike. Do yot cycle?
:13:50. > :13:54.I should do more. I do more jogging and running, and golf.
:13:55. > :14:05.The Portsmouth board met today and Andy Awford is expected to be
:14:06. > :14:09.confirmed as the full`time successor to Richie Barker in the comhng days.
:14:10. > :14:12.Awford has led Pompey to five consecutive wins since Barkdr was
:14:13. > :14:17.sacked. Those victories havd transformed Portsmouth's le`gue
:14:18. > :14:20.position. They're now 13th hn the table and well clear of the drop
:14:21. > :14:28.zone. It's made the former Portsmouth defender the overwhelming
:14:29. > :14:31.candidate for the job. Last night we met young Harry Callow, who dreams
:14:32. > :14:35.of golfing stardom one day. But the path to the top can be diffhcult
:14:36. > :14:39.even with a special talent. Georgia Hall is one of the best amateur
:14:40. > :14:42.players in the world, but a lack of backing means she's shelved plans to
:14:43. > :14:47.turn professional` for now `t least. I was on the tee with her this
:14:48. > :14:51.morning. As Bournemouth opposed poster in these birthday, hdr
:14:52. > :14:54.golfing career was at Brussdls. Tundra flesh land battle thd game
:14:55. > :14:58.was Mike Leigh, running amateur She has chosen the latter option because
:14:59. > :15:03.of the challenge of funding a professional career. It is hard
:15:04. > :15:07.because I have trained for ten years to try and turn pro. I have done all
:15:08. > :15:12.the practice that I can but it is just the money side. Unless you have
:15:13. > :15:17.rich parents or you know soleone, you have to try and find another way
:15:18. > :15:21.to raise it. Georgia Hall, from Bournemouth, is a past Brithsh
:15:22. > :15:24.amateur champion at the youth Olympic Festival double gold
:15:25. > :15:27.medallist, but she could not lay in a major tournament in America last
:15:28. > :15:33.month because it was too expensive to travel. I got an invite, which is
:15:34. > :15:39.the hardest thing, and had to turn it down. It is annoying. All I need
:15:40. > :15:45.is to get there, to play, to try and prove myself. With professional
:15:46. > :15:49.plans on hold, she was back training at Parkstone in Dorset todax. In
:15:50. > :15:54.September she will try to e`rn a place on the ladies European tour.
:15:55. > :15:58.There are other targets before that. I have got the Heather Scott coming
:15:59. > :16:04.up, and also the British opdn at the start of August. You did well in it
:16:05. > :16:13.last year, didn't you? Yes, I played my best golf. Posted in Romd, she
:16:14. > :16:14.goes to the open next month and a good performance there would help
:16:15. > :16:25.shine a light on her talents. But there were lacking any shots of
:16:26. > :16:32.you in that. I was not doing too badly. Just limbering up. I have not
:16:33. > :16:41.played much golf, this is a 180 yards par three, 4`iron. Look at
:16:42. > :16:47.that. I said to the cameram`n, did you get it? Didn't somebody just
:16:48. > :17:01.chuck the ball in at the end? That is the rumour. He was forced to
:17:02. > :17:04.abandon his boat mid`ocean `nd thought he'd never see it again But
:17:05. > :17:07.after being rescued from a trans`Atlantic rowing race, Nick
:17:08. > :17:10.Reas and his partner have bden reunited with their boat. Against
:17:11. > :17:14.incredible odds, it was spotted more than 1,000 miles from where it was
:17:15. > :17:18.left, and returned by a frehght ship's crew. It's the final twist of
:17:19. > :17:20.a challenge which was in aid of a breast cancer charity James Ingham
:17:21. > :17:24.reports. Back together, Nick Reas and the boat he left at sea. Two
:17:25. > :17:27.weeks into a trans`Atlantic race, he and his partner were forced to
:17:28. > :17:30.abandon their crossing. The mid Atlantic in mid December. A rowing
:17:31. > :17:35.challenge through huge seas. These were conditions that proved just too
:17:36. > :17:40.much for two men. The waves were getting bigger and bigger and ended
:17:41. > :17:43.up being 30 foot high, and the bow of the boat got plugged in the
:17:44. > :17:51.bottom of a wave. It capsizdd, head over heels. That was pretty scary,
:17:52. > :17:55.being thrown out of the boat, under the boat, under the wave, thinking,
:17:56. > :18:02.how am I going to get out of this situation? With the help of a nearby
:18:03. > :18:05.ship. The apprporiately namdd Sunshine Bliss answered an dmergency
:18:06. > :18:08.call, carrying out a mid`ocdan rescue. It was scary getting onto
:18:09. > :18:14.the vessel. They dropped a step ladder over the side. The rope went
:18:15. > :18:17.under tension and put back off so I was back in the sea for a sdcond
:18:18. > :18:21.time that a but this time not attached to anything, next to this
:18:22. > :18:27.huge, bulk carrier, and that was one of the most scary moments. The
:18:28. > :18:32.rowing boat was left behind but incredibly, months later, it was
:18:33. > :18:37.spotted by a cargo ship, whose crew hauled it on board and delivered it
:18:38. > :18:40.to France. I think we can gdt it shipshape again and that gives us
:18:41. > :18:46.more possibilities. We can still reflect on the money that wd have
:18:47. > :18:51.raised. The total is up to ?173 000, which we are very proud of. That
:18:52. > :18:56.fundraising drive has pushed the two men, despite their ordeal, they are
:18:57. > :19:05.contemplating trying again hn the future. Two children have bden given
:19:06. > :19:08.a rare chance to experience life behind the scenes with the Forestry
:19:09. > :19:13.Commission at the Alice Holt Forest in Hampshire. They spent a day with
:19:14. > :19:16.rangers tracking wildlife and were given an insight into the challenges
:19:17. > :19:20.of juggling the needs of nature and people. For this week's Finn's
:19:21. > :19:35.Country, Roger Finn spent the day eavesdropping. One of the great
:19:36. > :19:39.truths about the English cotntryside is that none of this is truly
:19:40. > :19:43.natural. Pretty much every square inch has been carefully man`ged
:19:44. > :19:48.Today, two children here in Alice Holt Forest are going to get a
:19:49. > :19:55.privileged, unique insight hnto how that works. Amy and James won a
:19:56. > :20:03.competition to spend a day with the Forestry Commission. I have always
:20:04. > :20:08.been quite fond of the outdoors I love the woodland and trees and
:20:09. > :20:13.animals. I like the fresh ahr, and how it is peaceful and when you are
:20:14. > :20:19.outside you get into your in the world, and nobody can tell xou what
:20:20. > :20:24.to do. A glimpse of a littld egret to start the day. Amy's
:20:25. > :20:28.prize`winning entry pitted the woodland throughout the season.
:20:29. > :20:36.James is ten years old and lade his own video. I think trees ard
:20:37. > :20:41.amazing, they clean the air by absorbing carbon dioxide. Some trees
:20:42. > :20:49.even speak you. Can you see? This tree says hi. At Alice Holt Forest
:20:50. > :20:53.they have to strike a balance between recreation and a tilber
:20:54. > :20:56.business. It is a bad idea to go in the woods when the wind is blowing
:20:57. > :21:00.hard, because you can see what happens. These were planted to be
:21:01. > :21:04.timber trees but they have been blown over so now the Forestry
:21:05. > :21:09.Commission has got a big job to clear it all up, and hopefully, we
:21:10. > :21:14.can still use it to make all of the things that we need like shdds and
:21:15. > :21:20.fences, furniture and paper. Onwards. This time, without warning
:21:21. > :21:31.to be cautious and brave `` with a warning. Wildlife ranger Gldnn is
:21:32. > :21:39.taking us place that he knows to be a haven for adders, but thex are not
:21:40. > :21:45.under here, these are slow worms, members of the lizard familx. They
:21:46. > :21:51.always looks slimy and wet, but they are not. You should not pick them
:21:52. > :21:59.up. Nothing, no, nothing. Sorry about that. Nothing I can do. It is
:22:00. > :22:05.wildlife. I did try. This is a great treat for James and Amy. Wh`t do you
:22:06. > :22:11.think they will get out of ht? I hope they will come to the forest
:22:12. > :22:16.and enjoy it a lot more. Thdy know what to look out for, what to touch
:22:17. > :22:20.and not touch. We had five people bitten in the first week whdn we put
:22:21. > :22:25.the signs up, then we took the signs down. If you get bitten it hs three
:22:26. > :22:36.times worse than a bee sting, but do go to a hospital. A few milds from
:22:37. > :22:41.Alice Holt Forest, an attempt to awe the children with a touch of
:22:42. > :22:48.Hollywood, with this location that gets rented out to film companies
:22:49. > :22:55.for blockbusters like Gladi`tor These blazers are for everybody
:22:56. > :23:03.Suddenly, a commotion, and Glen Abbey is. I am not having you say
:23:04. > :23:08.that you have not seen an ad. It is a large female adder and a photo
:23:09. > :23:11.opportunity to end a special day. This has made me want to do
:23:12. > :23:21.something to do with the Forestry Commission more. Some of thd snakes
:23:22. > :23:25.were quite scary. And that's not all. Roger has been looking at some
:23:26. > :23:29.of the tools and inventions of days gone by and inviting you to guess
:23:30. > :23:32.what they are. So here he is with the another challenge ` and the
:23:33. > :23:44.answer to last week's. This is last week's object. It is in fact a
:23:45. > :23:52.bunion easer. Used stretch ht into your shoe and press it down, and no
:23:53. > :23:55.more bunion discomfort. This wooden handled metal plate, it is ` bit
:23:56. > :24:05.rough, but what is it for? Have a guess on the South Today Facebook
:24:06. > :24:11.page. Alexis has some news heading into the weekend.
:24:12. > :24:21.Fairly unsettled weather rahn at times. Let's have a look at your
:24:22. > :24:24.weather pictures. Chris Monk spotted these lenticular clouds in Poole.
:24:25. > :24:28.They are very unusual, and have been formed by the air rising ovdr the
:24:29. > :24:32.top of the shower clouds underneath. Helen Kyle took this photo of a halo
:24:33. > :24:35.around the sun in Fareham. This is caused by the sunlight refldcting
:24:36. > :24:38.off the ice crystals in cirrus clouds. And Alan Smith took this
:24:39. > :24:41.photo of a male Tufted Duck in the sunshine at Blashford Lakes near
:24:42. > :24:44.Ringwood. Through the coursd of the night we can expect a lot of cloud.
:24:45. > :24:48.Before it arrives there will be some sunshine. Low cloud and mystical
:24:49. > :24:54.form in the early part of the morning. Most places will bd drying
:24:55. > :24:57.with the odd shower. `` mist will form.
:24:58. > :25:03.As you can see, towards the south`east and to the south over
:25:04. > :25:09.northern France, we have showers, starting to arrive early tolorrow
:25:10. > :25:14.morning from 7am onwards, moving northwards. They could be hdavy and
:25:15. > :25:18.thundery. There will be somd sunshine to be had during the
:25:19. > :25:23.afternoon. Temperatures will reach highs of 16 Celsius. With these
:25:24. > :25:29.light winds, showers will bd slow`moving in places, hencd the
:25:30. > :25:32.risk of thunder and hail. The showers will ease tomorrow night
:25:33. > :25:36.then return in the early hotrs of Friday morning into Saturdax. Once
:25:37. > :25:41.again, the risk of some thunder On Saturday, the next batch of rain
:25:42. > :25:44.arrives from the south`west, with an area of low pressure pushing its way
:25:45. > :25:50.in. That will linger over the South through Saturday and Sunday. This
:25:51. > :25:53.band of rain will move north and east tomorrow night. That whll
:25:54. > :25:58.affect us posting on Saturd`y morning. This area of low pressure
:25:59. > :26:04.and could to the south`west, bringing showers through on Saturday
:26:05. > :26:07.and also on Sunday morning, but the showers will gradually eased through
:26:08. > :26:11.the latter part of the weekdnd. We expect the wet start of the weekend,
:26:12. > :26:15.slightly better on Sunday, `nd as we look ahead to the rest of the week,
:26:16. > :26:21.the showers could be heavy `nd thundery in a few places. S`turday,
:26:22. > :26:26.amateur is scattered showers and sunshine, with a brief dry period in
:26:27. > :26:33.the middle of the day, and on Sunday, once again, the risk of
:26:34. > :26:36.showers at times. There'll be a news summary at 8pm and we'll be back
:26:37. > :26:44.with a bulletin at 10:25pm. Tomorrow, we will be getting into
:26:45. > :26:47.Top Gear mode, finding out why some of the world's most expensive cars
:26:48. > :26:49.are being loaded onto a ban`na boat in Portsmouth. That's all from the
:26:50. > :27:15.team here for now. Good night. All across the country,
:27:16. > :27:18.millions of families are waking up to a Britain in which they
:27:19. > :27:21.find it harder to get on. Whilst the Government keeps
:27:22. > :27:25.telling people everything is fixed, no longer stops the pound
:27:26. > :27:29.in their pocket getting smaller or the bills getting
:27:30. > :27:34.harder to afford. gas and electricity bills have
:27:35. > :27:38.increased by more than ?300