:00:12. > :00:14.Good afternoon. Soldiers will parade through
:00:15. > :00:17.Grantham later to mark the disbandment of their regiment and a
:00:18. > :00:20.formation of a new one. The parade will mark the disbandment of 160
:00:21. > :00:23.Transport Regiment which has been based at Prince William of
:00:24. > :00:27.Gloucester Barracks since 1995. At the same, a new unit will be formed
:00:28. > :00:34.` the 160 Lincoln Squadron based in Sobraon Barracks in Lincoln.
:00:35. > :00:36.Veteran Lincolnshire MP Sir Peter Tapsell says he expects his
:00:37. > :00:39.Conservative group to choose a replacement within months. The
:00:40. > :00:42.member for Louth and Horncastle, who's the longest`serving MP in the
:00:43. > :00:46.Commons, confirmed his decision to stand down last night. He didn't
:00:47. > :00:50.comment on reports that London Mayor Boris Johnson may stand for his
:00:51. > :01:01.seat. But says his successor has a lot of hard work to do. I am staying
:01:02. > :01:06.on for another 14 months. I am merely, as a matter of courtesy and
:01:07. > :01:10.sense, telling the association I am giving them one year of warning to
:01:11. > :01:17.not stand again. So they can get a jolly good candidate. And he would
:01:18. > :01:19.take one year to get well`known, it is a very big city.
:01:20. > :01:22.Hull City manager Steve Bruce says his team face a pivotal time in
:01:23. > :01:26.their Premier League season. George Boyd will miss today's game with
:01:27. > :01:29.West Bromwich Albion after being suspended for spitting at Manchester
:01:30. > :01:34.City's Joe Hart last weekend. Bruce says both teams need the points
:01:35. > :01:38.today. A big game for both clubs. And if we can win it, it would set
:01:39. > :01:42.us up very nicely for the most pivotal couple of weeks, I think. We
:01:43. > :01:48.have got back`to`back away games after this one in quick succession.
:01:49. > :01:52.So if we can get off and running to a good start tomorrow, it will be
:01:53. > :01:54.terrific. That game is on BBC Radio
:01:55. > :01:58.Humberside's FM frequency later today. Scunthorpe's game with Burton
:01:59. > :02:07.is on AM. Grimsby Town travel to Nuneaton Town. You can hear that on
:02:08. > :02:10.Digital and online. And Lincoln City are also away, they make the journey
:02:11. > :02:14.to Gateshead. BBC Radio Lincolnshire have that game from 2pm.
:02:15. > :02:17.Hundreds of shire horses from across Europe are in Grantham this weekend.
:02:18. > :02:20.The Shire Horse Society's National Show is the world's largest
:02:21. > :02:23.gathering of the breed. Spectators are coming from Australia and the
:02:24. > :02:26.USA, as Kate Sweeting reports. When you are a champion shire horse
:02:27. > :02:30.stallion, getting ready takes time. This is Benefactor and his owner Ron
:02:31. > :02:33.Calder has been breeding these animals since the 1970s. They are
:02:34. > :02:37.gentle giants. Now everyone has come to use them in riding and it is a
:02:38. > :02:40.great pleasure to see them, and just have them for pleasure. They are
:02:41. > :02:43.getting ready for the Shire Horse Society's national show which is
:02:44. > :02:48.taking place in Grantham this weekend. It is attracting 300
:02:49. > :02:52.enthusiasts from all over the world. Hard to believe, then, that this
:02:53. > :02:58.breed was once on the brink of extinction. In the early 60s we were
:02:59. > :03:01.down to only about 14 horses that year, and gradually we have managed
:03:02. > :03:06.to increase the numbers since then. We are at about 400 a year now, but
:03:07. > :03:08.they are still recognised as a rare breed in the country.
:03:09. > :03:12.This weekend, the competition will be fierce but Ron is hoping that he
:03:13. > :03:21.and Benefactor can bring home some silverware.
:03:22. > :03:23.It has been a bright start to the day.
:03:24. > :03:25.Let's get the weather forecast now, with Jennifer Bartrum.
:03:26. > :03:29.Hello there. After a bright morning for many of us, we will see more in
:03:30. > :03:33.the way of showers this afternoon. Some of the showers could be fairly
:03:34. > :03:36.heavy, we could see some hail and thunder, possibly even sleet and
:03:37. > :03:39.snow over the higher ground. It is going to be a chilly day,
:03:40. > :03:42.temperatures no higher than eight or nine degrees. The showers continue
:03:43. > :03:46.overnight, we could see some problems with ice by tomorrow
:03:47. > :03:48.morning, it is going to be a chilly night, temperatures dipping back to
:03:49. > :03:51.around three degrees Celsius. A chilly start to Sunday, showers
:03:52. > :03:55.continuing with bright spells in between.
:03:56. > :03:57.chilly start to Sunday, showers Not so great then. That is all from
:03:58. > :04:13.us for a lunchtime. Goodbye. Hello. The weekend started with
:04:14. > :04:17.snowcapped hills and blue sky. Since then, more clout has built and the
:04:18. > :04:25.showers have broken out widely. Some heavy downpours and hell stones. --
:04:26. > :04:28.he'll stones. This is all part and parcel of the colder weather
:04:29. > :04:30.weekend. There is a wintry