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:00:00. > :00:00.she wanted a stronger Britain, in charge of its own laws

:00:00. > :00:07.A childhood friend of George Michael tells the BBC he believes

:00:08. > :00:13.the star's death may have been linked to hard drugs.

:00:14. > :00:15.He had stopped all the hard drugs, you know.

:00:16. > :00:17.He was trying to lead a normal life again.

:00:18. > :00:19.I just believe he was dragged back in,

:00:20. > :00:27.In an exclusive interview he speaks for the first time

:00:28. > :00:31.Also this evening: What could the Prime Minister's Brexit plan

:00:32. > :00:42.We get reaction from two London markets.

:00:43. > :00:50.People need to grow up and get on with it and then we would still be

:00:51. > :00:53.trading with each other. There was nothing in this for finance. If we

:00:54. > :00:55.can't sell those products to those people, we take an economic hit and

:00:56. > :00:57.potentially it is a big hit. Calls for the Mayor to take urgent

:00:58. > :01:00.action after fresh questions are raised over the safety

:01:01. > :01:02.of the Notting Hill carnival. And, the West End's celebrity

:01:03. > :01:05.hotspot, as The Ivy Restaurant celebrates a centenary

:01:06. > :01:23.of serving the stars. Good evening. Welcome to the

:01:24. > :01:27.programme. First tonight, in an exclusive

:01:28. > :01:30.interview with the BBC, a childhood friend of George Michael

:01:31. > :01:33.says he believes a cocktail of hard drugs and anti-depressants may

:01:34. > :01:35.have been responsible for the singer-songwriter's

:01:36. > :01:38.death on Christmas Day. Andros Georgiou, who grew up

:01:39. > :01:41.with the star, was in the process of reconciling with him

:01:42. > :01:43.after a falling-out. He says he still can't comprehend

:01:44. > :02:03.what's happened as George was one It has been more than three weeks

:02:04. > :02:08.since George Michael passed away. Leaving his friends, family and fans

:02:09. > :02:14.bereft. Now, a close friend, Andros Georgiou, has spoken for the first

:02:15. > :02:23.time. The George I know was a very private person, and incredibly

:02:24. > :02:28.generous person, and one of the nicest people you could ever meet.

:02:29. > :02:33.The singer's death came as a shock. First of all I did not believe it, I

:02:34. > :02:37.still needed confirmation, so I was trying to call people and

:02:38. > :02:42.everything. I could not get hold of anybody until late that night, 11pm.

:02:43. > :02:47.And then, you know, it was all confirmed to me and everything.

:02:48. > :02:53.George Michael was found dead at his home on Christmas Day. On the 29th

:02:54. > :03:00.of December, a postmortem examination proved inconclusive.

:03:01. > :03:06.Further tests are being carried out. But, Andros Georgiou believes drugs

:03:07. > :03:16.played a part in George Michael's death. I just think that he took too

:03:17. > :03:25.much of something, mixed with the antidepressants and other drugs he

:03:26. > :03:31.was on with alcohol. I think his heart just stopped beating. The

:03:32. > :03:35.former music producer says this is despite the singer being in rehab.

:03:36. > :03:44.He was actually in a Swiss clinic for three years. Before he came out.

:03:45. > :03:49.But he had stopped all the hard drugs, you know, he was trying to

:03:50. > :03:52.lead a normal life again. I just believe he was dragged back in.

:03:53. > :03:54.This interview raises more questions than answers, and here, at George

:03:55. > :03:57.Michael's home in Highgate, fans have continued to pay their respects

:03:58. > :04:03.But, more than three weeks after his death,

:04:04. > :04:19.Now to news that a three-day strike on Southern rail,

:04:20. > :04:21.scheduled for next week, has been suspended.

:04:22. > :04:24.Both sides in the ongoing bitter dispute over "driver only operated"

:04:25. > :04:27.Our Transport Correspondent Tom Edwards is here.

:04:28. > :04:30.Some relief for commuters, but what do you make of this?

:04:31. > :04:36.I think in the short term it is very good news for Southern commuters,

:04:37. > :04:41.and I have not said that for a very long time, over a year this has been

:04:42. > :04:46.going on. The train drivers union has suspended the strikes next week,

:04:47. > :04:50.Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. They would have brought the Southern

:04:51. > :04:53.network to a standstill. Tomorrow, Southern and Aslef are going to

:04:54. > :04:59.attend talks which will be jointly hosted by the TUC and the train

:05:00. > :05:04.operator. They have issued a statement. They say they are

:05:05. > :05:08.committed to finding a fair solution to the dispute and they are pleased

:05:09. > :05:15.the parties have agreed to meet for meaningful talks. As you would

:05:16. > :05:18.expect it is not straightforward. The RMT union represent guards and

:05:19. > :05:22.they are still going to go out on strike on Monday. They are still

:05:23. > :05:27.trying to get into tomorrow's talks and I have just been told in the

:05:28. > :05:30.last five minutes by the TUC that is not going to happen, the talks are

:05:31. > :05:35.only going to be between Aslef and Southern. It seems Aslef, the

:05:36. > :05:40.drivers union, are going on there own, but there is definitely a

:05:41. > :05:41.thawing here in this dispute. It has been a long time since you said

:05:42. > :05:47.that, thank you. Serious questions have been raised

:05:48. > :05:49.once again over the safety of the Notting Hill Carnival

:05:50. > :05:52.after a report today claims the event is becoming increasingly

:05:53. > :05:54.violent and dangerously overcrowded, and wants the Mayor

:05:55. > :05:56.to take urgent action. Others argue though that

:05:57. > :05:57.Europe's largest street festival is still much safer

:05:58. > :06:00.than other big events. After 50 years, a new report says

:06:01. > :06:16.it is at tipping point. Carnival might seem a long way away

:06:17. > :06:19.on a cold January day, but it is already in the forefront

:06:20. > :06:23.of some people's minds. A report out today says

:06:24. > :06:28.they are worried about overcrowding, a rise in violent incidents,

:06:29. > :06:31.and they say the trust that runs it One person who has experienced

:06:32. > :06:41.the violence first-hand is Joe. He was stabbed in

:06:42. > :06:44.the arm last Carnival. Initially I thought,

:06:45. > :06:52.why did I get punched in the arm? As I looked at my arm,

:06:53. > :06:55.there was blood spurting I just held on to the wound

:06:56. > :07:01.and started to run. It could have happened to anybody,

:07:02. > :07:06.so it can definitely be safer. I would like it to be so no-one else

:07:07. > :07:10.experiences what I experienced. Crowd surges like this last year

:07:11. > :07:22.made those who policed The Met say each year

:07:23. > :07:25.they come close to major Overcrowding, yes it is dreadful

:07:26. > :07:35.around Ladbroke Tube Station and further up all Saints

:07:36. > :07:37.Road and so on. If there was an incident,

:07:38. > :07:40.goodness knows how any help would be Violent crime is not

:07:41. > :07:43.particular to Carnival, and there is some suggestion that

:07:44. > :07:48.out of 1 million visitors, the 151 violent incidents means it

:07:49. > :07:50.affects relatively few. We want it going on

:07:51. > :07:55.for another 50 years. Another point out of the report

:07:56. > :07:58.is that the festival is run by some great people,

:07:59. > :07:59.some volunteers, but by their own admission,

:08:00. > :08:02.the trust needs more support. Although it is easy to say it needs

:08:03. > :08:06.to be safer, how do you do it? His team say they have

:08:07. > :08:09.already commissioned It is still good and I enjoy it,

:08:10. > :08:15.the music is great. But, I mean, there is

:08:16. > :08:19.also a downside to it. This report builds pressure to make

:08:20. > :08:22.this year's Carnival Let's pick up on this with our Home

:08:23. > :08:31.Affairs Correspondent Nick Beake. We've heard some concerns

:08:32. > :08:33.over Carnival before. How likely do you think

:08:34. > :08:45.it is that we could see any changes? I think there is quite a strong

:08:46. > :08:49.chance we will. Yes, these are not new concerns, but it is clear that

:08:50. > :08:53.the Met is worried about this recent escalation in violence over the last

:08:54. > :08:56.few years. Scotland Yard had previously threatened to scale back

:08:57. > :09:00.the policing of the event because it is expensive for them, but the

:09:01. > :09:04.reality is, in this climate, the way we have seen crowds targeted in

:09:05. > :09:08.places like Berlin before Christmas, and also in Nice, they are not going

:09:09. > :09:12.to want to do that. The question is, what would change its mark as

:09:13. > :09:17.mentioned in the report, there is this review commissioned by Sadiq

:09:18. > :09:20.Khan. It will try to come up with some solutions to some of the

:09:21. > :09:24.problems that have been highlighted today. We know that under this mayor

:09:25. > :09:28.the route will not be changed, and he has said that the whole event

:09:29. > :09:31.will not be scrapped. They do want to reduce the numbers of people

:09:32. > :09:38.going to it, so one thing they could do is introduce ticketing goes on --

:09:39. > :09:42.said people had to pay to go to Carnival, a bit like we had to pay

:09:43. > :09:45.if we want to see the New Year's Eve fireworks on the Thames. Carnival

:09:46. > :09:49.purists may think that destroys the whole essence of the event, but

:09:50. > :09:51.other people may think that this is a way of ensuring that it does have

:09:52. > :10:05.a bright future. Thank you. I am at one of London's most famous

:10:06. > :10:10.celebrity haunts, celebrating its 100th anniversary.

:10:11. > :10:14.And, after a beautiful day across London, how cold will it get under

:10:15. > :10:26.clear skies tonight? I will have the forecast later.

:10:27. > :10:28.Next: Apparently we're ditching frothy pints of beer

:10:29. > :10:32.That's according to new research about how our high streets have

:10:33. > :10:37.It shows that traditional venues like pubs and clubs are making way

:10:38. > :10:38.for more restaurants and coffee shops.

:10:39. > :10:40.With more details, here's Marc Ashdown, and his report

:10:41. > :10:43.Could I have a skinny dirty chai with honey

:10:44. > :10:47.If you tried to order one of those five years ago,

:10:48. > :10:52.Across London, coffee shops and trendy pop-ups are gradually

:10:53. > :10:54.replacing more traditional entertainment venues like pubs,

:10:55. > :11:01.Food, it seems, is now more central than ever to our social habits,

:11:02. > :11:06.I give you the roast dinner burger with all the trimmings.

:11:07. > :11:09.People are looking for something different,

:11:10. > :11:12.and it also give them inspiration for what they are doing at home.

:11:13. > :11:15.They eat out and they cook at home for their friends.

:11:16. > :11:30.It's no surprise that as our love of food shows like the rate

:11:31. > :11:32.Great British Bakeoff has grown, our leisure

:11:33. > :11:35.But, while the UK is seeing overall growth in the number

:11:36. > :11:38.of leisure businesses growing, London is the only region

:11:39. > :11:41.This new research found overall there are now 71 fewer

:11:42. > :11:43.leisure venues in London, compared to five years ago.

:11:44. > :11:46.Traditional venues like pubs, bingo halls and comedy clubs have

:11:47. > :11:48.seen the biggest decline, by 658, newly 40% of the drop

:11:49. > :11:52.But cake makers, juice bars and party venues have grown

:11:53. > :12:03.Professor Jonathan Morris studies how consumption habits change.

:12:04. > :12:06.At the end of the day, we would go to the pub.

:12:07. > :12:09.But we don't tend to at lunchtimes as we feel we shouldn't be drinking

:12:10. > :12:12.That's why coffee shops have been successful,

:12:13. > :12:15.because they have brought in all those customers who felt

:12:16. > :12:18.in some way excluded from the kinds of things going on in

:12:19. > :12:24.There is still an appetite for pastimes like bingo.

:12:25. > :12:27.Venues just have to jazz things up a bit.

:12:28. > :12:30.Here, bingo mixes with, well, dance music.

:12:31. > :12:37.It began life in Liverpool but is to hit London next month.

:12:38. > :12:39.It is essentially bingo but in between it is a rave,

:12:40. > :12:41.there are dance-offs and things like that.

:12:42. > :12:51.Why go to a pub when you can come here?

:12:52. > :12:54.But traditional venues haven't quite had their day.

:12:55. > :12:59.There are still more pubs across London than any other

:13:00. > :13:03.So we haven't lost our love of a cold drink, it's just these

:13:04. > :13:11.days we expect something a little bit different.

:13:12. > :13:14.And if you want to find out a bit more about where you live

:13:15. > :13:17.and how it's changed, head to the BBC London website

:13:18. > :13:25.The athlete known as the weirwolf , six-time Paralympic

:13:26. > :13:27.champion David Weir, has announced his

:13:28. > :13:30.immediate retirement from international athletics.

:13:31. > :13:32.The 37-year-old from Sutton posted a message on Twitter today

:13:33. > :13:35.in which he said he had made the decision after being "let down

:13:36. > :13:40.He added he will race at this year's London marathon but will never

:13:41. > :13:52.Wimbledon and Sutton United are two names intrinsically linked

:13:53. > :13:56.Tonight they face each other in the competition

:13:57. > :14:00.The winners will be through to the fourth round and also land

:14:01. > :14:10.Chris Slegg is pitchside at Kingsmeadow.

:14:11. > :14:17.Wimbledon try to make the fourth round for the first time since they

:14:18. > :14:20.were founded in 2002 after the original Wimbledon defected to

:14:21. > :14:23.Milton Keynes. Sutton United of the National League are trying to get to

:14:24. > :14:28.the fourth round since the first time since 1999 when they beat

:14:29. > :14:35.Coventry. ?70,000 in prize money is at stake tonight, and ?144,000 TV

:14:36. > :14:43.money, because whoever wins at home to Leeds will be live on BT Sport.

:14:44. > :14:47.Neal, what would it mean to be the first manager to take AFC bundled

:14:48. > :14:51.into the FA Cup fourth round? Massive, there have been a lot of

:14:52. > :14:56.firsts in my time at Wimbledon because we are such a new club. Of

:14:57. > :14:59.course it would be great to take them to the fourth round, and it

:15:00. > :15:05.keeps this season alive and it keeps a good buzz around the place. The

:15:06. > :15:09.original bumbled and eat Liverpool in the 1988 final. How much

:15:10. > :15:14.inspiration do you draw from that? They managed to beat one of the

:15:15. > :15:20.greatest teams. I remember watching it, watching the build-up to it. It

:15:21. > :15:28.is a big competition and we will be giving it our all. Good luck, I will

:15:29. > :15:29.let you prepare the team. For one of Saturn's fans, they have even

:15:30. > :15:58.released a song. Dash-macro Saturn. The man behind the microphone, Jeff

:15:59. > :16:02.Martin, joins me now. What does it mean for fans to get to this stage?

:16:03. > :16:06.It is brilliant to be here, what an incredible night for an FA Cup game.

:16:07. > :16:10.You can smell the tension in the FO. We are not here to make up the

:16:11. > :16:19.numbers. If you get through to play Leeds, that will bring back memories

:16:20. > :16:22.for fans of your generation? Yes, Lily 50,000 people squeezed in and

:16:23. > :16:30.it would be lovely to get to that again. We are focused, we will be

:16:31. > :16:34.100% behind the boys today. What is your prediction? You are the

:16:35. > :16:38.underdog. I am not making a prediction. This for us is going to

:16:39. > :16:42.be an extra great atmosphere, and extort make experience. If we play

:16:43. > :16:51.well we know we can wind this. Good luck. Kick-off here as at 7pm.

:16:52. > :16:55.Dash-macro 7:45pm. Chris, thank you.

:16:56. > :16:59.Following the referendum, the prime minster said

:17:00. > :17:01."Brexit means Brexit", and today Theresa May revealed

:17:02. > :17:03.more on how she intends to make that happen.

:17:04. > :17:05.So, what could that mean for the capital?

:17:06. > :17:07.Tim Donovan has been looking at the detail

:17:08. > :17:25.Londoners, as we know, were in favour over all of staying in the

:17:26. > :17:31.EU, so it is more tricky than most areas for the Prime Minister,

:17:32. > :17:35.Theresa May, to convince, when 60% were unhappy with the decision, too

:17:36. > :17:39.convinced that this is not going to cause harm. Three main areas of

:17:40. > :17:45.three main questions, the single market, those for killers, that

:17:46. > :17:48.freedom of movement, of Labour, up goods and services, and capital,

:17:49. > :17:53.coming out of the single market what would it do to that? What will the

:17:54. > :17:58.cost be? The question of immigration, the issue of control on

:17:59. > :18:02.EU workers. So important when we are up to 1 million from the EU

:18:03. > :18:06.currently working here. And this question of transition, how long

:18:07. > :18:12.will that be? She talked today of phased in the mentation, rather than

:18:13. > :18:21.a cliff edge decision. I took the tension out in east London today.

:18:22. > :18:25.Dash-macro temperature. So, should become out of the single market?

:18:26. > :18:30.Word had reached many about the Prime Minister's speech. What you

:18:31. > :18:33.think about coming out of the single market? It is about people growing

:18:34. > :18:39.up and getting on with it and we will still be all trading with one

:18:40. > :18:42.another. You are happy to come out? Yes, because I see the world is a

:18:43. > :18:45.bigger place than just that, but I don't want to come out and not be

:18:46. > :18:50.able to trade with Europe any more. But neither do they not want to be

:18:51. > :18:54.able to trade with us. What do you think about coming out of the single

:18:55. > :19:05.market, what could that do to the economy? The interest rates might go

:19:06. > :19:10.up. Pension, cost of living, it is uncomfortable. Theresa May is saying

:19:11. > :19:17.she thinks trade will be given a great boost because the opportunity

:19:18. > :19:21.is now noble. How? I can't see that. This Turkish man voted to come out,

:19:22. > :19:26.but now he thinks that will harm us economic. You voted to come out but

:19:27. > :19:31.you have changed your mind? I changed my mind. If we voted again,

:19:32. > :19:34.I would stay. The Prime Minister says the economy is getting better,

:19:35. > :19:41.or has not been as bad as people says. We have not come out yet. In

:19:42. > :19:47.the future it might be more difficult. Down the road in Canary

:19:48. > :19:51.Wharf, you was one gloomy outlook. London makes and sells financial

:19:52. > :19:56.products to the world. At least 20% of those go to people in Europe. If

:19:57. > :20:00.we can't sell those products to those people, we take an economic

:20:01. > :20:03.hit and potentially it is a big hit. But the Prime Minister said she

:20:04. > :20:08.would get a good deal for the financial sector. The Prime Minister

:20:09. > :20:12.can say what she likes, but what matters is the governments of the

:20:13. > :20:17.country where our customers are. If they are not prepared to play ball,

:20:18. > :20:21.there will be no deal. He was an overview in the city today. Now what

:20:22. > :20:25.the negotiation stance of the government is going to be. That

:20:26. > :20:28.gives the opportunity to people to have more certainty over the next

:20:29. > :20:31.couple of years, and they can start to plan for the future. I think

:20:32. > :20:37.there is going to be much more sense of optimism that the opportunities

:20:38. > :20:43.are clearer and the downside is now limited. Back at the market, that

:20:44. > :20:50.other issue,. The average person like myself once control of our

:20:51. > :20:56.borders. Have a listen will stop Brexit must mean control of the

:20:57. > :21:01.number of people who come to Britain from Europe. That is what we will

:21:02. > :21:04.deliver. What did you think of that? To the ordinary, average person in

:21:05. > :21:11.the street, that is the most important thing to us. If people are

:21:12. > :21:14.coming and we have not got the jobs for them, what will they do question

:21:15. > :21:21.up we have to have some control, no matter what. But aren't they coming

:21:22. > :21:25.because there are jobs here? Where? It is what the EU has done for us,

:21:26. > :21:34.or not done for us, which continues to divide opinion.

:21:35. > :21:37.I think these two big issues this evening, the financial sector so

:21:38. > :21:41.important to the capital, tens of thousands of jobs could be on the

:21:42. > :21:47.line. And that question of immigration, maybe up to 60,000 new

:21:48. > :21:50.EU workers coming here every year, 930,000 working here now. They are

:21:51. > :21:55.putting pressure, some people say, on a range of Applix services, but

:21:56. > :21:58.they are also fulfilling those jobs, in the health service and on

:21:59. > :22:03.building sites. Overall, Theresa May will say this is just fulfilling the

:22:04. > :22:09.voice of the people, how they voted, what they wanted. Thank you.

:22:10. > :22:13.It's the celebrity haunt tucked away in a corner of the West End that

:22:14. > :22:15.for 100 years has hosted the stars of stage and screen,

:22:16. > :22:18.from the golden age of glamour to the A-listers of today.

:22:19. > :22:20.Well, The Ivy's now been recognised with a green plaque

:22:21. > :22:25.Frankie McCamley has been behind the scenes of the world famous venue

:22:26. > :22:34.that started life as a small Italian cafe.

:22:35. > :22:41.A familiar sight outside one of London's most popular wants for the

:22:42. > :22:47.rich and famous. But today, they are not here just to catch a glimpse of

:22:48. > :22:50.the celebrity a listed on the guest list. The Ivy is celebrating its

:22:51. > :22:56.100th anniversary with a commemorative main plaque from

:22:57. > :23:00.Westminster City Council. And, behind the iconic stained-glass

:23:01. > :23:05.windows is one of the many famous regulars, not short of a story to

:23:06. > :23:08.tell. Coming in here with some friends who will remain nameless, on

:23:09. > :23:14.the same evening that Princess Margaret arrived, and my friend,

:23:15. > :23:20.disappearing from the table at some point, and coming back extremely

:23:21. > :23:26.giddily, said, I have just worn Princess Margaret's code. This is

:23:27. > :23:29.one of the most sought-after tables in the restaurant, where the likes

:23:30. > :23:37.of Kate Moss and Tom Cruise has sat. It is a million miles away from when

:23:38. > :23:40.it first started. We are surrounded by famous artwork and dishes made by

:23:41. > :23:46.some of the top chefs in the capital. The venue has had different

:23:47. > :23:49.owners give beginners, and a major refurbishment in 2015, as it has

:23:50. > :23:53.tried to adapt and keep up with accommodation in the city. It is

:23:54. > :23:59.very difficult to stay at the top in an incredibly and increasingly

:24:00. > :24:04.competitive restaurant world. People like new, people want to go to the

:24:05. > :24:08.next hottest place, so for restaurants like The Ivy, which have

:24:09. > :24:13.been around for 100 years, it is a job to stay relevant. And that it

:24:14. > :24:16.has, with a host of celebrities caught on camera here over the

:24:17. > :24:22.years, including the supermodel Kate Moss, and Vogue editor Anna Wintour,

:24:23. > :24:27.posh and Becks, and the American film star Jack Black. One of the

:24:28. > :24:32.people capturing those moments was Max. The IV was always important

:24:33. > :24:36.because you get a good calibre of celebrity. It is just seeing the

:24:37. > :24:39.lifestyles of the rich and famous, and in their more candid situations

:24:40. > :24:45.sometimes, not always, just at official events. Along with its

:24:46. > :24:50.infamous shepherds pie, this venue has been part of the city's

:24:51. > :24:51.theatrical history. The hope is it will remain that way in the years to

:24:52. > :24:55.come. Let's get a check on the weather

:24:56. > :25:10.now with Wendy Hurrell. Hello, it was absolutely beautiful

:25:11. > :25:19.today. The weather watchers have been out in force, inspired by the

:25:20. > :25:26.beautiful blue skies. That goes for you as well, where we will have ten

:25:27. > :25:30.which is quite low tonight. Down 2-4 is a possibility, but we could see

:25:31. > :25:35.minus seven in a feud places tonight. It is cold out there this

:25:36. > :25:39.evening because of the Lear skies, and that has been almost exclusively

:25:40. > :25:45.for us today. We have been the sunny corner of the UK, as you can see. As

:25:46. > :25:48.we zoom in, you can see the edge of this cloud, which could creep

:25:49. > :25:52.further towards us through tomorrow, but certainly out there at the

:25:53. > :25:57.moment it is staying at bay. As we go through the night, we will have

:25:58. > :26:02.less guys continuing, and you can see the blue tinge on the map as the

:26:03. > :26:07.temperatures falling and the frost forming because the wind is light.

:26:08. > :26:13.It will get pretty cold, even in central London will reach freezing

:26:14. > :26:19.or just below, and there will be another frost tomorrow morning. Wrap

:26:20. > :26:25.up warm when you head off to work in the morning. There should be some

:26:26. > :26:29.sunshine in the south-east. This cloud could creep a little bit

:26:30. > :26:36.further in, and then temper just out of the sunshine under the cloud will

:26:37. > :26:42.feel a good deal colder. More cloud as the week goes on. This is

:26:43. > :26:50.Thursday's picture. Bright spells, settled and dry, but more cloud as

:26:51. > :26:54.the week goes on. This could be a bit pessimistic, there could be a

:26:55. > :26:56.bit of sunshine, but it remained settled and dry and cold.

:26:57. > :26:58.Thank you. The day's headlines:

:26:59. > :27:00.The Prime Minister has confirmed Britain will be leaving

:27:01. > :27:02.the EU single market. Theresa May said Britain must be

:27:03. > :27:05.able to control the number of people who come here from the EU

:27:06. > :27:07.and British courts must have the final say in

:27:08. > :27:11.interpreting British laws. The Supreme Court has ruled that

:27:12. > :27:14.former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw can be sued by a Libyan man,

:27:15. > :27:17.who claims British agents helped Jack Straw was responsible

:27:18. > :27:22.for MI6 at the time, A three-day strike next week by

:27:23. > :27:36.Southern rail has been suspended. We will be back later

:27:37. > :27:39.during the Ten O'Clock News, That I will faithfully execute

:27:40. > :27:58.the Office... And will to the best

:27:59. > :28:02.of my ability... The Constitution

:28:03. > :28:05.of the United States... TV: He's not your father.

:28:06. > :28:28.WOMAN GASPS