:00:08. > :00:11.A woman from Milton Keynes has written to the Prime Ministdr to ask
:00:12. > :00:14.where her passport is and if he will guarantee that she will
:00:15. > :00:17.still make it to Australia hn time for the birth of her grandchild
:00:18. > :00:19.Susan Hassett applied last lonth and has heard nothing since.
:00:20. > :00:23.Today, the Passport Office suspended interviews for first`time applicants
:00:24. > :00:26.and is drafting in addition`l staff to deal with the current backlog.
:00:27. > :00:32.Susan Hassett has bought a very important ticket to
:00:33. > :00:39.She is flying out for the bhrth of her grandchild.
:00:40. > :00:41.It is not a trip that can be delayed.
:00:42. > :00:43.The problem is her passport is caught up with
:00:44. > :00:49.She is worried it now will not arrive in time.
:00:50. > :00:57.The birth of a grandchild is very special
:00:58. > :01:02.There is virtually nothing H am not prepared to do to get my passport in
:01:03. > :01:07.time, to ensure that I do gdt there for the birth of my grandchhld.
:01:08. > :01:09.This is not just a trip of a lifetime `
:01:10. > :01:16.The Passport Office will not pay any compensation and the loss
:01:17. > :01:22.of my ticket will not be covered by my travel insurance eithdr.
:01:23. > :01:28.The scale of the problem emdrged in the last couple of days.
:01:29. > :01:32.These leaked pictures appardntly showing the backlog of passports
:01:33. > :01:37.The Government says it is the highest demand for passports
:01:38. > :01:44.What is necessary is not a grand political gesture.
:01:45. > :01:50.What is necessary is the slow and careful consideration wd have
:01:51. > :01:52.been giving, which will now lead to urgent action
:01:53. > :01:57.That urgent action involves recruiting more than 200 extra
:01:58. > :02:04.The Government says that if you have urgent travel plans
:02:05. > :02:08.your passport will be fast`tracked for free and British nation`ls
:02:09. > :02:12.applying from abroad will bd given 12`month extensions.
:02:13. > :02:18.A baby girl has been taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital
:02:19. > :02:21.after a crash on the M40 in Oxfordshire this morning,
:02:22. > :02:26.The southbound carriageway was closed for four hours
:02:27. > :02:29.between Junction 10, the turn off for Brackley,
:02:30. > :02:36.The baby is believed to be just a few weeks old.
:02:37. > :02:39.She is not thought to be seriously hurt.
:02:40. > :02:44.Police officers have new powers from today to disperse groups
:02:45. > :02:46.of people hanging around and causing trouble in central Swindon.
:02:47. > :02:49.The new order covers the town centre, Broadgreen,
:02:50. > :02:52.and Spring Gardens and is ahmed at reducing anti`social beh`viour.
:02:53. > :02:55.Police and PCSOs will be able to break up groups of two or more
:02:56. > :02:59.people and order them to not return to the area for 24 hours
:03:00. > :03:02.Swindon Borough Council says tackling rowdy behaviour
:03:03. > :03:10.A week of free activities ahmed at promoting sustainable living has
:03:11. > :03:13.been launched with an event in Oxford tonight.
:03:14. > :03:16.Among them is the Green Open Homes scheme,
:03:17. > :03:19.where householders show off work they have had done to help dncourage
:03:20. > :03:22.others to make their own hotses more environmentally friendly.
:03:23. > :03:26.Low Carbon Oxford Week incltdes seventy separate initiatives, taking
:03:27. > :03:32.Many of those taking part g`thered at Oxford's town hall this dvening.
:03:33. > :03:35.We are showcasing the wealth of actions that will make a difference.
:03:36. > :03:38.It might be changes to how xou eat, how you grow your own food,
:03:39. > :03:43.It is basically saying that all of these things make a diffdrence.
:03:44. > :03:47.If you decide to cycle to work one day instead of driving, if xou grow
:03:48. > :03:50.your own food, if you think about draft proofing your house ` all
:03:51. > :03:53.of these things will make a massive difference to improving the local
:03:54. > :03:55.environment in Oxford and reducing our carbon footprint,
:03:56. > :04:00.Also, these things will probably be good for your wallet
:04:01. > :04:08.Now, was Hans Solo laid low by the door of the Millennium Falcon?
:04:09. > :04:11.The actor Harrison Ford was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital
:04:12. > :04:15.He had broken his ankle on the set of the new Star Wars film
:04:16. > :04:18.Officially, police said the actor had bden
:04:19. > :04:22.injured by a garage door, btt fans of the iconic films have other ideas
:04:23. > :04:28.I have a really bad feeling about this.
:04:29. > :04:34.37 years after his iconic role in the original Star Wars, Han Solo has
:04:35. > :04:41.I'm sure Luke wasn't on that thing when it blew.
:04:42. > :04:44.It happened at Pinewood Studios during filming of Star Wars 7.
:04:45. > :04:47.Some reports say that Harrison Ford was hit by the door of a sp`ceship `
:04:48. > :04:55.possibly the latest version of this one, the famous Millennium Falcon
:04:56. > :04:59.that appeared in the origin`l movie. Judging by this tease of a tweet
:05:00. > :05:01.from the new film's director, J. J. Abrams,
:05:02. > :05:07.It is just one of the craft that Ford fondly remembers.
:05:08. > :05:12.And that ship that comes ovdr at the beginning of the movhe,
:05:13. > :05:17.where this gigantic spaceshhp comes right over your heads.
:05:18. > :05:23.The 71`year`old actor was ahrlifted to hospital in Oxford,
:05:24. > :05:29.For Star Wars fans, news of the break became breaking news.
:05:30. > :05:35.Especially for those like this one, whose name really is.
:05:36. > :05:38.I just hope that Harrison h`s a speedy recovery and I hopd that
:05:39. > :05:45.From Han Solo to Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford has owned glalorous
:05:46. > :05:51.But what now for his latest film and its injured star?
:05:52. > :05:54.You cannot have Harrison Ford as Han Solo limping around on ` broken
:05:55. > :05:58.ankle ` that will not be consistent with the world that we are hn.
:05:59. > :06:03.But do not forget that this is the latest set of films and we do
:06:04. > :06:06.not know yet how big a char`cter he is going to be in them.
:06:07. > :06:09.A health and safety enquiry has begun into how this Hollywood
:06:10. > :06:13.Work on the film is continuhng, but for Harrison Ford action has
:06:14. > :06:18.become cut, as he temporarily goes from hero into healing.
:06:19. > :06:21.All of which leaves people waiting for two kinds of releases:
:06:22. > :06:24.That of Harrison Ford from the John Radcliffe here and the movie
:06:25. > :06:29.itself ` which Disney say is still scheduled to come out next xear
:06:30. > :06:35.Duncan Kennedy, BBC South Today Oxford.
:06:36. > :06:36.Sarah Farmer has the weather forecast.
:06:37. > :06:45.Hope you have a very good wdekend. Goodnight.
:06:46. > :06:47.Hello and a very good evening to xou.
:06:48. > :06:50.We do have one or two showers at large through the course
:06:51. > :06:53.of this evening and tonight, and they could turn out to be
:06:54. > :06:59.You can see the yellows and greens on the map.
:07:00. > :07:01.The showers working their w`y southwards through the course of
:07:02. > :07:08.Most of those showers will dase away by first thing tomorrow morning
:07:09. > :07:10.Quite a lot of cloud around tomorrow, but still some
:07:11. > :07:13.bright breaks ` particularlx in the afternoon, where we lay see
:07:14. > :07:19.One or two showers, yes, but generally a dry picture.
:07:20. > :07:25.Sunday looks like a cloudy day with brighter intervals here and there.
:07:26. > :07:31.Now let's look at the national weekend weather picture.
:07:32. > :07:40.temperatures in the 20s. Now the West -- now the National forecast.
:07:41. > :07:44.Good evening. Over the last two days in the south of England there has
:07:45. > :07:48.been a lot of sunshine and temperatures up to 26 degrees. Don't
:07:49. > :07:52.expect temperatures that high this weekend, cooler for many. A lot of
:07:53. > :07:57.dry weather even if it is a little bit on the cloudy side at times We
:07:58. > :08:01.see the cloud increasing this afternoon and through the evening.
:08:02. > :08:06.The cloud has been drifting south. Over the last few hours we started
:08:07. > :08:09.to see thunderstorms. Over the next few hours, further thunderstorms to
:08:10. > :08:13.be found across parts of northern England, the Midlands, the eastern
:08:14. > :08:18.side of Wales. They are drifting south overnight. Every bursts of
:08:19. > :08:21.rain with that. Most will clear into the English Channel. A lot of cloud
:08:22. > :08:26.out there, temperatures 14 or 1 degrees. Around the North Sea
:08:27. > :08:30.coastal areas, temperatures not rising far because there is a cool
:08:31. > :08:35.breeze from the North. Inland, the cloud -- the cloud breaks up in the
:08:36. > :08:41.afternoon. Sunny spells developing. One or two showers. On the western
:08:42. > :08:42.side of Scotland, doing well in the afternoon, warmer than it has