:00:14. > :00:15.I'm Tom Williams. evening on the BBC News Channel.
:00:16. > :00:18.The Conservatives have been stripped of power at a council in Essex,
:00:19. > :00:21.after the opposition parties agreed to unite against them.
:00:22. > :00:23.It has happened in the local Government Secretary's
:00:24. > :00:28.The Tories still hold the largest share of seats on Brentwood Council,
:00:29. > :00:36.but no other group was willing to keep them in office.
:00:37. > :00:42.When the people of Brentwood cast their votes on May the 22nd, they
:00:43. > :00:46.returned a council where a change of political direction was possible.
:00:47. > :00:50.Before the election, the Conservatives had a small majority
:00:51. > :00:55.on Brentwood Council but they lost three seats early this month and
:00:56. > :01:00.that means the opposition parties have more seats on the council than
:01:01. > :01:05.they do. That has allowed the opposition to join together and to
:01:06. > :01:12.force the Conservatives out of office. The Liberal Democrats,
:01:13. > :01:15.Labour, local party Brentwood first and an independent councillor had
:01:16. > :01:20.been in talks for more than a year. Now they have formed an unusual
:01:21. > :01:25.alliance which excludes the Conservatives, but each policy will
:01:26. > :01:31.be decided on an issue by issue basis and with a majority of one,
:01:32. > :01:37.that could be unstable. It would only take one person going off, I do
:01:38. > :01:41.not think that is going to happen. I know those individuals very well,
:01:42. > :01:46.some close personal friends, that is not going to happen. We are united
:01:47. > :01:50.and determined not to let that happen. The Conservatives are
:01:51. > :01:57.accusing the Alliance of opportunism. We want `` we won the
:01:58. > :02:02.popular vote, we know what we stand for. I could understand it if people
:02:03. > :02:09.were coming together with a common set of policies. They are not. The
:02:10. > :02:13.new arrangement will be formalised on June 11, the challenge will be
:02:14. > :02:14.for the administration to prove it is not heading for political
:02:15. > :02:18.gridlock. Four teenagers have been charged
:02:19. > :02:21.with murdering a man The body of the victim, 23`year`old
:02:22. > :02:25.Michael Green, was found in an Three boys, aged 15, 16 and 17,
:02:26. > :02:31.and a 16`year`old girl, And another boy has appeared
:02:32. > :02:38.in court after being charged by police investigating a murder
:02:39. > :02:41.at a party near Great Yarmouth. Connor Barrett was stabbed to
:02:42. > :02:44.death at a chalet in Hemsby. A 15 year old has been charged with
:02:45. > :02:49.possessing an offensive weapon. On to that rugby result, and there
:02:50. > :02:53.will be a civic celebration on the Northampton Saints have secured
:02:54. > :02:56.a European and domestic cup double. Their first ever Premiership crown
:02:57. > :03:13.came with a last minute, An extraordinary day, an
:03:14. > :03:17.extraordinary and tap and extraordinary game. 100 minutes of
:03:18. > :03:25.rugby finished with a last touch of the ball by the Saints. It went to
:03:26. > :03:33.air television match official to be confirmed. Underneath the post by
:03:34. > :03:39.the narrowest of margins. It gives city Saracens elusive trophy they
:03:40. > :03:45.have been hoping for, for so long. Scenes of complete joy and disbelief
:03:46. > :03:49.at the final whistle, and the entire team came on, there were smiles all
:03:50. > :03:55.round the cos they have been here so many times before. After 80 minutes,
:03:56. > :04:01.the sides were locked, 14 points each. It went to extra time, two
:04:02. > :04:09.penalties apiece. Saracens had a 3`point lead going into the dying
:04:10. > :04:12.seconds and they could have taken the last, but they stuck by their
:04:13. > :04:20.guns. Injured by inch, they got there. This is the end result.
:04:21. > :04:22.Saints Premiership champions. Fantastic, well done, time for the
:04:23. > :04:34.weather. Crowd around this afternoon, we may
:04:35. > :04:40.have showers but drive for many of us. More sunny spells tomorrow. ``
:04:41. > :04:46.cloud. Decent breaks in the cloud to allow the sun to shine through.
:04:47. > :04:53.Largely dry tomorrow. We cannot rule out showers but quite a pleasant way
:04:54. > :04:57.to end the weekend, temperatures up to enjoy the sunshine and the warm
:04:58. > :05:04.weather, things go downhill on Monday with wetter weather.
:05:05. > :05:07.We back tomorrow evening with the victory parade, and the rest of the
:05:08. > :05:18.news, good evening. Hello. So far, so good. Most of us
:05:19. > :05:22.have had a dry start of the weekend. Some of us will be turning wetter
:05:23. > :05:26.tomorrow. For that change we look to the far north-west of the UK.
:05:27. > :05:29.Overnight into western Scotland, thicker cloud. Patchy hybrids of
:05:30. > :05:33.rain moving in. Some of that reaching Northern Ireland late in
:05:34. > :05:37.the night. Elsewhere, dry. Where you are clear, you will see some patchy
:05:38. > :05:40.mist and fog developing. Temperatures just over a single
:05:41. > :05:43.figures. There will be a different look to the weather across the
:05:44. > :05:47.western side of the UK. Western coast 's of England and Wales, so
:05:48. > :05:52.much sunshine today. More cloud around, maybe a hint of drizzle. In
:05:53. > :05:55.the evening we will start to see our bricks of rain. Central and eastern
:05:56. > :06:00.England will see a fair amount of morning sunshine. Southern and
:06:01. > :06:03.eastern Scotland, a dry start. For Northern Ireland and western
:06:04. > :06:07.Scotland, not just goal, but rampant places to begin the day. Easier when
:06:08. > :06:11.you have rain, the temperature held down. There will be low is in the
:06:12. > :06:13.rain, especially in Northern Ireland. In the afternoon we'll see
:06:14. > :06:14.more in persistent rain