:00:00. > :00:14.Welcome to BBC Points West with Alex Lovell and David Garmston. Our main
:00:15. > :00:17.story tonight: A month under water. As the flooding on the Somerset
:00:18. > :00:21.Levels covers an area bigger than Bristol, locals demand action. It is
:00:22. > :00:28.complete nonsense. Everyone except the Environment Agency knows what to
:00:29. > :00:31.do and it needs to be done. But how much taxpayers' money should be
:00:32. > :00:32.spent on the project? We'll be asking a former Agriculture
:00:33. > :00:44.Minister. The others stories in the news
:00:45. > :00:47.tonight: Hands up if you want to go on holiday ` a school arranges cheap
:00:48. > :00:51.vacations to stop parents taking their children out of class.
:00:52. > :00:58.Made in Britain ` the West Country company that's bringing work back
:00:59. > :01:02.from China. And she's making everybody happy `
:01:03. > :01:15.the teenager dancing her way through the streets of Bristol.
:01:16. > :01:20.People living on the Somerset Levels are beginning to put together a plan
:01:21. > :01:23.for their future. Yesterday the Environment Secretary visited the
:01:24. > :01:26.flooded areas and gave them six weeks to come up a solution.
:01:27. > :01:29.During that time, many of them expect they'll still be under water.
:01:30. > :01:32.But as their plight attracts national attention, it's hardly
:01:33. > :01:41.surprising that not everyone is agreed on the way forward. Andrew
:01:42. > :01:44.Plant reports. Worms, dead animals. After a month underwater, what's
:01:45. > :01:51.washing up on this makeshift seashore is beginning to smell. We
:01:52. > :01:59.are all in the boat together but none of us can use the toilet, there
:02:00. > :02:04.is nowhere for the water to run It back fills into the garden. It's an
:02:05. > :02:08.area bigger than Bristol ` 65 square miles. This is the Somerset Levels,
:02:09. > :02:15.acre after acre of green fields And this is that same area now. He has
:02:16. > :02:18.given all of us six weeks to come up with a plan. Yesterday, the
:02:19. > :02:22.Environment Secretary came to see Somerset for himself And said he
:02:23. > :02:25.wanted a plan in six weeks. So today in Weston, the first stage in that
:02:26. > :02:27.process. Farmers, residents, drainage boards, councillors,
:02:28. > :02:28.getting together, discussing the options. Everyone it seems except
:02:29. > :02:32.DEFRA and the Environment Agency know what the problem is. But many
:02:33. > :02:38.here believe they already know what's needed. The problem is the
:02:39. > :02:43.drainage channels, the rivers, which are entirely man`made and they have
:02:44. > :02:51.not been dredged for 20 years. They are silted up. For now, Presidents
:02:52. > :02:56.are adapting to circumstances. It happened in the 70s but it was not
:02:57. > :03:02.quite as bad. That was when they dredged the river. Getting from a to
:03:03. > :03:10.B has become so difficult. You can drive down these roads and they seem
:03:11. > :03:15.fine and then very abruptly they penned in fields full of water. It
:03:16. > :03:19.means a two mile ten minute journey can very quickly become an
:03:20. > :03:23.unexpected and unwelcome 45 minute adventure. And if things got much
:03:24. > :03:31.worse, losing essential supplies is a real possibility. We have had to
:03:32. > :03:36.do another 12 miles to get around. People depend on it. It isn't
:03:37. > :03:46.everything, cooking, heating. Without that, they have nothing For
:03:47. > :03:50.many, it will feel a very long six weeks until any plan is in place.
:03:51. > :03:54.And that, they say, is just the very first step.
:03:55. > :04:01.David Heath is the MP for Somerton and Frome and was Agriculture
:04:02. > :04:08.Minister up until October last year. Good evening. The chairman of the
:04:09. > :04:12.Environment Agency said today dredging would only make a small
:04:13. > :04:18.difference to the problem. Do you think that is right? I think it
:04:19. > :04:22.would make a substantial distance this macro `` a substantial
:04:23. > :04:26.difference. But he is absolutely right to say that it is not going to
:04:27. > :04:30.stop flooding on the Somerset Levels. Flooding will happen. The
:04:31. > :04:35.issue is that it is covering more areas than we have ever known and it
:04:36. > :04:39.is covering more households and affecting more people than ever We
:04:40. > :04:43.cannot get the water away simply because the rivers are full. Because
:04:44. > :04:48.it is an entirely man`made environment, a man`made landscape,
:04:49. > :04:54.unless you can pump into the rivers, the water is never going to
:04:55. > :05:02.go. By dredging in that area, do you create problems downstream? Not if
:05:03. > :05:06.it is done properly. It has got to... We have got to increase
:05:07. > :05:11.capacity so we are way above where we are at the moment which is about
:05:12. > :05:17.60%. If we do it, it is a start but it is only a start. We need to get
:05:18. > :05:21.schemes further up the river working properly. We need to look at new
:05:22. > :05:26.planting and management of the whole catchment area so we hold water up
:05:27. > :05:35.more effectively before it reaches this area. Sorry to interrupt. This
:05:36. > :05:40.story has now become national. It is getting a lot of attention. A lot of
:05:41. > :05:45.radio talk today. Some people say, if you buy a house on the Somerset
:05:46. > :05:48.Levels, you know it will flood. Why should all of these millions of
:05:49. > :05:53.pounds of taxpayers money be spent? There are areas in my constituency
:05:54. > :05:58.that have never flooded in living memory. It is perfectly reasonable
:05:59. > :06:03.to say there are not as many people living in Somerset than in a big
:06:04. > :06:08.city. I understand the previous policy that money is spent on
:06:09. > :06:13.protecting the maximum number of properties, but we deserve a fair
:06:14. > :06:17.deal and we need whatever protection is available and that is the message
:06:18. > :06:20.finally getting through. I am very optimistic we are winning the
:06:21. > :06:24.argument within government and we will eventually see some real
:06:25. > :06:28.support. We will have to help with local financing as well. That is
:06:29. > :06:31.right and proper. But we do need government help and we need it this
:06:32. > :06:39.year. Thank you very much for joining us.
:06:40. > :06:42.A school academy in Bristol has come up with a way of discouraging
:06:43. > :06:45.parents from taking pupils on holiday in term time. They're going
:06:46. > :06:48.to negotiate directly with holiday companies to try and get cheaper
:06:49. > :06:50.deals during the traditional school breaks. It's all part of a
:06:51. > :06:56.Government`backed clamp`down on absenteeism. Scott Ellis reports.
:06:57. > :07:00.Paul knows how to get a holiday bargain. He saved ?400 on a trip to
:07:01. > :07:10.Spain with his five`year`old son by leaving during school term time If
:07:11. > :07:16.you do it in the holiday period in the summer, you have got to pay the
:07:17. > :07:21.extra rates. It is not really affordable for someone like me. The
:07:22. > :07:23.Government's clamping down on term`time holidays with ?60 fines
:07:24. > :07:26.for absenteeism. This league table shows the number of fines issued
:07:27. > :07:28.last year in our three worst`performing areas. Wiltshire,
:07:29. > :07:34.Bristol and South Gloucestershire topping the league, issuing five
:07:35. > :07:37.fines every school day combined At the City Academy in Bristol, they
:07:38. > :07:48.think direct negotiation with holiday companies could be the
:07:49. > :07:55.answer. We are going to get on the phone to holiday firms that could
:07:56. > :07:58.offer a special deal for parents in challenging times, help us and
:07:59. > :08:04.support the education system by offering cheaper holidays. What do
:08:05. > :08:08.you think they will say? I think some of them will say yes because
:08:09. > :08:12.they have ethics and morals. The travel association ABTA says it
:08:13. > :08:15.won't work. The only solution is a shake up of the school year. The
:08:16. > :08:20.long`term solution is for schools to think about the dates when they take
:08:21. > :08:27.their holidays, to change those states, to avoid very busy periods
:08:28. > :08:31.and stagger holidays. Perhaps think of taking a summer break in June or
:08:32. > :08:35.September. This is the way forward. Spread the demand. The city academy
:08:36. > :08:37.says staggered holidays would be impractical for families and
:08:38. > :08:43.employers. But the Government favours the idea. Paul avoided a
:08:44. > :08:46.fine this time round. His school issued a written warning. Next time,
:08:47. > :08:54.they may not be so generous and parents could eventually face
:08:55. > :08:57.criminal prosecution. And not surprisingly, this topic has
:08:58. > :09:04.attracted a lot of your comments. You can join in the debate on our
:09:05. > :09:15.Facebook page. Thank you for all of the e`mails as well.
:09:16. > :09:18.No holidays for us. This is David and Alex with all your
:09:19. > :09:22.local news, sport and weather. Two good reasons to stay with us. That's
:09:23. > :09:25.the spirit ` a campaign to save a berry in Gloucestershire that goes
:09:26. > :09:28.into making gin. And I've got those happy feet ` the
:09:29. > :09:38.young woman from Bristol taking her infectious dance moves to a high
:09:39. > :09:41.street near you. Lots to look forward to.
:09:42. > :09:49.Now, it's a big night for Bristol author Nathan Filer. He's in the
:09:50. > :09:52.running for the Costa Book of the Year which will be announced this
:09:53. > :09:57.evening at a ceremony in London s flashy Mayfair. He joins us now
:09:58. > :10:02.Many congratulations. You were excited when you are nominated
:10:03. > :10:07.before for Best first novel and this is the best short list of all, isn't
:10:08. > :10:12.it? It is a good place to be. What does it mean for you? You said
:10:13. > :10:19.before that it meant the world to you. How can this topic? `` top it?
:10:20. > :10:25.It means the world and a half. As I said before, what I really want is
:10:26. > :10:29.to show this story and I am proud of it and want to share it with people
:10:30. > :10:36.and being here means hopefully more people will read it. It is great to
:10:37. > :10:43.be here. Also, I get to work a new suit which got married in on
:10:44. > :10:48.Saturday `` I get to where. Double congratulations. What a start to the
:10:49. > :10:54.year! How will you top this with your next novel? I think I have
:10:55. > :10:58.peaked. It is very nice all the same. Have you practised your
:10:59. > :11:06.acceptance speech? Do you want all run through? I have not practice. I
:11:07. > :11:11.am not expecting to win which is not false humility will stop I have seen
:11:12. > :11:15.the odds and I do not think I need to write one. But it is lovely to
:11:16. > :11:21.have got this far. Many congratulations on the nomination
:11:22. > :11:28.and the wedding as well. Thank you. How exciting. You scrub up well I
:11:29. > :11:36.hope to announce the results of that in the ten o'clock news.
:11:37. > :11:39.The Bishop of Taunton has added his voice to opposition about plans to
:11:40. > :11:42.re`house the next Bishop of Bath and Wells. The Right Reverend Peter
:11:43. > :11:46.Maurice says he believes neither the decision to buy a new home, nor the
:11:47. > :11:49.way the decision was made, has been handled well. The Church
:11:50. > :11:52.Commissioners say the incoming bishop will have more privacy by
:11:53. > :11:56.living away from the palace in Wells. Laura Jones reports. Who are
:11:57. > :12:00.in favour of the proposition? The people of the diocese of Bath
:12:01. > :12:02.and Wells aren't happy. Later this year, they're getting a new bishop,
:12:03. > :12:07.the Right Reverend Peter Hancock. They're happy about that, but not
:12:08. > :12:10.happy about where he'll live. Unlike most of his predecessors who have
:12:11. > :12:18.lived on site in the flat at the Bishop's Palace in Wells, he is
:12:19. > :12:23.going to be housed elsewhere. This is what all the fuss is about. The
:12:24. > :12:29.old Rectory. We understand the churches in the process of buying
:12:30. > :12:32.this place as a temporary residence for the new bishop until the new
:12:33. > :12:35.permanent home can be found for him in the town itself. The house is
:12:36. > :12:39.thought to have been on the market for ?900,000. And the decision to
:12:40. > :12:41.buy it was made by a group called the Church Commissioners. They are
:12:42. > :12:44.responsible for managing the church's assets and investments
:12:45. > :12:51.However, the decision and the way the decision was made have caused a
:12:52. > :12:56.row. There are three bits to this. Firstly, where the bishop lives
:12:57. > :13:00.Secondly, where the Bishop works and praise. That is also important. And
:13:01. > :13:04.the fact he does that with his colleague, the Bishop of Taunton.
:13:05. > :13:10.Thirdly, the Palace as a visitor attraction. You cannot take any one
:13:11. > :13:14.of those out because if you do the likelihood is that you will on
:13:15. > :13:18.balance the whole thing. That is the argument we put forward and said,
:13:19. > :13:20.bring the Bishop in for three to five years, let us have that
:13:21. > :13:25.consultation, locally and more widely, then make the decision. We
:13:26. > :13:28.asked the Church Commissioners if we could interview them today. They
:13:29. > :13:32.said no, but in a statement, they said that they had found the flat in
:13:33. > :13:35.the palace to be inappropriate, with the bishop living in the midst of a
:13:36. > :13:39.busy tourist attraction. Something the Bishop of Taunton who is also
:13:40. > :13:45.based at the palace in Wells thinks is strange. There is an issue around
:13:46. > :13:53.whether or not the Bishop has proven C in his living `based `` has
:13:54. > :13:57.reversed the. That has to be taken into account with all of the other
:13:58. > :14:02.issues around. I think the commissioners are being disingenuous
:14:03. > :14:08.trying to push that forward as their particular case. The Bishop of
:14:09. > :14:11.Taunton is now considering raising the matter when the General Synod
:14:12. > :14:15.meets in February. They'll then have just under four months to make a
:14:16. > :14:21.final decision before the new bishop is formally enthroned at the
:14:22. > :14:26.cathedral in June. The boy who died in a collision in
:14:27. > :14:30.Bristol yesterday has been named. He was three`year`old Freddie Hussey.
:14:31. > :14:33.In a statement, his family said it should never have happened and they
:14:34. > :14:36.will never forget him. Investigations are continuing into
:14:37. > :14:39.how he died after the incident in Bedminster. The driver of the car is
:14:40. > :14:42.helping police with their enquiries but is not under arrest.
:14:43. > :14:46.The leader of Wiltshire Council has decided not to accept a rise in her
:14:47. > :14:49.allowances which she had been entitled to. Jane Scott would have
:14:50. > :14:53.been eligible to take a 40% increase following a council vote. It would
:14:54. > :15:08.have seen this part of her income increase from just over ?37 000 to
:15:09. > :15:11.more than ?52,000. Network Rail has warned that dozens
:15:12. > :15:15.of railway bridges across the West may have to be removed and rebuilt.
:15:16. > :15:18.It's to allow overhead power lines to be installed as part of the
:15:19. > :15:21.electrification of the mainline to London. But Wiltshire Council has
:15:22. > :15:24.claimed their work is already leading to communities being cut
:15:25. > :15:27.off. Here's our political reporter Robin Markwell. Electrifying the
:15:28. > :15:31.railway... This is how we'll soon be travelling
:15:32. > :15:33.to London and South Wales. Electrifying the line will see
:15:34. > :15:36.tired, old, diesel`powered trains replaced by a faster, more reliable
:15:37. > :15:39.fleet. Journey times and carbon emissions will be slashed. Network
:15:40. > :15:45.Rail's Swindon HQ is the nerve centre for this ?1 billion project.
:15:46. > :15:48.The new broom at the helm is a Californian, fresh from electrifying
:15:49. > :16:01.the West Coast Main Line and redeveloping Reading station. Good
:16:02. > :16:04.to see you. I would be very excited about what is coming because it will
:16:05. > :16:10.be much better than the system today. It will transform this great
:16:11. > :16:15.Western into the new era of more efficient delivery as we move
:16:16. > :16:18.forward into the next decade. A souped`up version of this machine
:16:19. > :16:21.will lay the overhead cables. It will work nights and weekends to cut
:16:22. > :16:25.down on disruption to rail passengers. But it's those
:16:26. > :16:28.travelling by road who are first noticing a difference. Dozens of
:16:29. > :16:33.bridges are having to be rebuilt or replaced to allow the power lines
:16:34. > :16:38.through. They've already started in Wiltshire and councillors say
:16:39. > :16:40.they're running late. We have been very disappointed in the
:16:41. > :16:46.preplanning. They have not planned the projects. They have not found
:16:47. > :16:50.out about the conditions and the wildlife which has led to delays.
:16:51. > :16:55.Communities are blocked from accessing the roads. There is a real
:16:56. > :16:59.problem. We have had enough. That's disputed by Network Rail which
:17:00. > :17:05.insists it has carried out the right surveys and has been open with
:17:06. > :17:10.councils about its plans. It was the age of steam that put Swindon on the
:17:11. > :17:17.railway map. Now it is hoped electrification could restore some
:17:18. > :17:21.of that former glory. We're all used to seeing "made in
:17:22. > :17:24.China" on almost everything, but that may now be changing More West
:17:25. > :17:28.Country firms than ever are now bringing their manufacturing back to
:17:29. > :17:32.the West from the Far East. We've heard today that the UK
:17:33. > :17:36.economy as a whole grew last year by nearly 2%. Part of that growth is
:17:37. > :17:44.down to more firms deciding to make their products here. Our business
:17:45. > :17:48.correspondent Dave Harvey reports. High`tech and high precision.
:17:49. > :17:52.Millions of pounds of equipment making stuff for the all and gas
:17:53. > :17:59.industry. I am more interested in this mysterious glass. What is going
:18:00. > :18:06.on? This is the same stuff you will get when you have cold spots on
:18:07. > :18:12.radiators. Now what is happening? It holds onto the debris. The central
:18:13. > :18:16.heating system is then much more inefficient `` efficient.
:18:17. > :18:22.Invented in Cheltenham, but until recently, made in China. Not
:18:23. > :18:26.anymore. For us, the design is critical. We need to be close to the
:18:27. > :18:30.manufacturing so we can innovate as we go along. 70 people work here at
:18:31. > :18:36.the moment and the new business will bring new jobs. Five or six more
:18:37. > :18:40.jobs, further investment and another growth market sector. It is going to
:18:41. > :18:43.be fantastic. There are lots of hi`tech firms like this across the
:18:44. > :18:47.West Country. They supply the big aircraft manufacturers, the oil and
:18:48. > :18:51.gas industry. And it's jobs like this that everyone wants to see more
:18:52. > :18:58.of. They bring real, lasting prosperity. High skills and good for
:18:59. > :19:02.the local communities because when you are trying to retain skills
:19:03. > :19:06.they have suffered. Having jobs like this coming back to our area has
:19:07. > :19:10.clearly got to be a benefit for everybody. So, the question is, how
:19:11. > :19:15.unusual is this contract and this company? This company is at the
:19:16. > :19:18.leading edge of what we are beginning to see around the UK more
:19:19. > :19:22.generally. We learnt today that manufacturing has grown, up by .7%
:19:23. > :19:26.in three months. And this firm is not alone in shelling out hundreds
:19:27. > :19:34.of thousands of pounds on new machines. But experts want more
:19:35. > :19:39.much more. So far, the recovery is about consumer spending and to some
:19:40. > :19:42.extent the housing market. It feels like a good old`fashioned British
:19:43. > :19:47.recovery. We need to see more investment to boost the capacity of
:19:48. > :19:51.the economy to grow as demand across the world grows. So, that's how a
:19:52. > :19:57.magic magnet made in cheltenham not china, is helping boost the UK
:19:58. > :20:04.economy. I hope that's cleared that up.
:20:05. > :20:08.A little bit of Gloucestershire could be helping in the battle to
:20:09. > :20:15.save a plant used in the making of gin. The juniper bush is on the
:20:16. > :20:17.decline and needs a massive conservation effort to survive.
:20:18. > :20:20.Now a major gin manufacturer has helped fund work to protect and
:20:21. > :20:24.increase the precious specimens on ancient land at Painswick. As Ali
:20:25. > :20:30.Vowles has been finding out, it s a species that takes a lot of loving.
:20:31. > :20:33.Lead the way. It's like finding gold. A thriving
:20:34. > :20:37.juniper bush. In Gloucestershire, there are only 300 bushes in the
:20:38. > :20:40.whole county and 40 of them are here at Painswick Beacon. And every
:20:41. > :20:48.effort is being made to save this plant that's been growing here since
:20:49. > :20:51.the ice age. I can count on one hand the number of sites in England where
:20:52. > :20:55.you get this. It is really extraordinary. It might seem a
:20:56. > :20:59.little over the top to be so excited by a new juniper seedling, but when
:21:00. > :21:07.you hear how difficult it is to reproduce in the wild, it all
:21:08. > :21:10.becomes a little clearer the female ones produce berries but they are
:21:11. > :21:14.not right in the first year. They have to stay on the plant for
:21:15. > :21:18.another two years. When they fall off, they need to years of frosty
:21:19. > :21:24.winter before they bother to germinate. Even then, the ground
:21:25. > :21:26.conditions have to be right. For the past four years, local
:21:27. > :21:32.conservationists have been giving nature helping hand, clearing
:21:33. > :21:34.grassland trees and sowing seed The money is important to help the
:21:35. > :21:42.conservation work continue. Ground like this is useless for Juniper
:21:43. > :21:45.seed. But up where they are starting to cut down the trees, fingers
:21:46. > :21:49.crossed, more Juniper plants will grow. In true Blue Peter style,
:21:50. > :21:53.here's a scree they cleared earlier. Berries sown by the volunteers a few
:21:54. > :21:57.years ago have sprung up all over the place. It is fantastic. It is an
:21:58. > :22:03.important plant because it supports a vast number of insects and birds
:22:04. > :22:07.and other wildlife. If we lose it, we are not just losing one species,
:22:08. > :22:11.we are losing the dependent wildlife as well. Progress is slow, but with
:22:12. > :22:13.a little bit more TLC from Gloucestershire's volunteers, maybe
:22:14. > :22:23.this incredibly fussy plant can survive.
:22:24. > :22:27.It's busy night of football for our teams here in the West. In the
:22:28. > :22:32.Championship, Yeovil travel to promotion`chasing Derby. In League
:22:33. > :22:36.One, Swindon are away at Walsall, while Bristol City could climb out
:22:37. > :22:39.of the relegation zone for the first time in more than three months if
:22:40. > :22:47.they can beat Brentford. In League Two, Bristol Rovers play host to
:22:48. > :22:51.Accrington Stanley. Who? Exactly. Glamorous!
:22:52. > :22:56.It was a concept made popular by David Bowie and Mick Jagger. Now one
:22:57. > :22:58.young woman from the West has become an internet star, dancing in the
:22:59. > :23:01.streets of Bristol. There she is. 17`year` old Levanna
:23:02. > :23:04.McLean has taken her northern soul dancing style across the city and
:23:05. > :23:14.posted the clips on the internet. Fiona Lamdin's been to meet her
:23:15. > :23:20.Levanna Mclean dancing down Staple Hill high street has gone viral
:23:21. > :23:30.Today when we took her back it was her fans who kept interrupting her
:23:31. > :23:33.routine. I think you are amazing! As do many others. On YouTube she's had
:23:34. > :23:39.more than half`a`million hits, dancing to the massive hit, Happy by
:23:40. > :23:43.Pharrell. When you see it on the internet, it is just a number. Once
:23:44. > :23:53.I realised that number is one person that has watched it, you kind of
:23:54. > :23:58.thing, wow. Pharrell tweeted me It is such an honour to have that
:23:59. > :24:01.ability to make people happy. It all started last year when she went
:24:02. > :24:04.through her mum's record collection and discovered she loved northern
:24:05. > :24:08.soul, a dance movement that emerged in northern England in the late 60s.
:24:09. > :24:10.And ever since, she's been popping up all over the place, Millennium
:24:11. > :24:18.Square, Clifton's supension bridge, and Glastonbury tor, to name just a
:24:19. > :24:21.few. And as you can see, it's quite infectious. People just can't help
:24:22. > :24:34.but get involved and today was no exception. People in this cafe just
:24:35. > :24:42.could not stop themselves. Someone posted a link and I had a look. I
:24:43. > :24:48.only came in for a copy today. I am at work. Don't tell the boss!
:24:49. > :24:56.Lessons on hand for all ages. And me, I clearly need all the help I
:24:57. > :25:04.can get. Can I have your order graph? Sure! And this 17`year`old's
:25:05. > :25:09.fame is set to spread. Her next online posting is due out this week.
:25:10. > :25:16.We are told the location is Spain, but for the choice of track, we will
:25:17. > :25:22.just have to wait and see. You can have a go.
:25:23. > :25:24.Not easy, that Northern Soul. I prefer West Country soul.
:25:25. > :25:37.Let us get the weather. Certainly, some change on the way.
:25:38. > :25:44.Tomorrow, one thing you will notice is colder feel developing. Showery
:25:45. > :25:50.outbreaks of rain. Might be wintry later in the afternoon. For high
:25:51. > :25:53.ground at least. Low pressure dominates for now. Slipping down
:25:54. > :25:57.through parts of West Wales and gradually relaxing its grip towards
:25:58. > :26:02.the south through the course of the next day or two. In turn, you will
:26:03. > :26:05.see how the winds back round to southeasterly and easterly direction
:26:06. > :26:10.towards the tail end of tomorrow. That will drag the cold air from the
:26:11. > :26:17.continent. A temporary blip in an otherwise Atlantic Ocean pattern.
:26:18. > :26:22.Showers continuing this evening Drier interludes. Showers rotating
:26:23. > :26:25.around the area of low pressure You tend to get them coming through in
:26:26. > :26:34.lines. Still showers tomorrow, particularly in eastern districts.
:26:35. > :26:40.Tending to be wetter further out in parts of Wiltshire. Drier in the
:26:41. > :26:45.West. In the south`east, we start to pull up an area of predominantly
:26:46. > :26:48.rain across southern counties of England. It will rotate north`east
:26:49. > :26:52.and we will see the signal for a little bit of white mixed in over
:26:53. > :26:58.high ground of Wiltshire, the Cotswolds, perhaps. It will be
:26:59. > :27:04.interest value only. Predominantly rain, probably sleep as well. Either
:27:05. > :27:13.way, feeling a good deal colder `` probably sleep. Colder night as we
:27:14. > :27:21.head through into Thursday. We have to be mindful of some ice on
:27:22. > :27:24.untreated surfaces. Thursday will be the coldest period we have seen in
:27:25. > :27:28.the winter so far. Different story for Friday. Warnings for further
:27:29. > :27:33.wind and rain. Problems exacerbated on the coast and tidal rivers by the
:27:34. > :27:38.high tide. Talk about that tomorrow. Collective sigh.
:27:39. > :27:43.It is all happening on the late bulletin.
:27:44. > :27:45.It is. We will have the results of the Costa Book Awards and the
:27:46. > :27:47.football scores as well. What else could you want? I will see you then.
:27:48. > :27:48.Goodbye.