:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to a BBC Points West Brexit special with
:00:00. > :00:09.Our main story tonight - what next for us
:00:10. > :00:13.In Bridgwater, where they voted overwhelmingly
:00:14. > :00:20.for Out, it's what they've been waiting for.
:00:21. > :00:27.I am in the Leave capital of the Sakhr Al-Makhadhi, where people
:00:28. > :00:31.voted in their droves for Brexit and are today feeling pretty pleased. --
:00:32. > :00:33.capital of the West. from a Bristol lawyer who knows
:00:34. > :00:38.Brussels inside out. Her hopes for the future -
:00:39. > :00:44.Claire Blackman talks to us, the day after her campaign
:00:45. > :00:57.to free her husband paid off. There were numerous times where we
:00:58. > :00:59.thought this day might never come. It's been a real roller-coaster of a
:01:00. > :01:01.journey. And fears that Bristol
:01:02. > :01:03.could lose its new arena The UK and the West are officially
:01:04. > :01:15.on the road to leaving This was the moment when the Prime
:01:16. > :01:19.Minister made history - and started the clock on two years
:01:20. > :01:30.of negotiations. A few minutes ago in Brussels the
:01:31. > :01:33.United Kingdom's permanent representative to the EU handed a
:01:34. > :01:37.letter to the president of the European Council on my behalf
:01:38. > :01:40.confirming the government's decision to invoke Article 50 of the treaty
:01:41. > :01:43.on European Union. Over the next half hour,
:01:44. > :01:46.we'll be looking at what that announcement means for us
:01:47. > :01:48.here in the West. But first, a reminder
:01:49. > :01:50.of how we got here - nine months ago, on the 23rd of June
:01:51. > :01:54.last year, 13 of our 19 council areas, shown
:01:55. > :01:57.here in blue, voted Out. Overall the referendum in our region
:01:58. > :02:00.was actually much closer than that suggests,
:02:01. > :02:05.with 49.3% of people wanting to stay in the EU,
:02:06. > :02:08.and 50.7% wanting to leave. Nowhere was that clearer
:02:09. > :02:12.than between some parts Across the city of Bristol, fewer
:02:13. > :02:20.than 40% of people wanted Brexit. In the Sedgemoor area of Somerset,
:02:21. > :02:25.that figure was more than 60%. Our political editor,
:02:26. > :02:27.Paul Barltrop, is in Bridgwater And, Paul, this is the day
:02:28. > :02:39.the majority there Yes, people here have been waiting
:02:40. > :02:44.for this paper a very long time. After the big vote in Bridgwater
:02:45. > :02:48.last June a lot of people thought it would happen straightaway but of
:02:49. > :02:52.course it didn't. The complexities of extricating ourselves from a 28
:02:53. > :02:58.nation trading bloc and rewriting all of those rules I think are far
:02:59. > :03:02.beyond most of us but there has been some frustration over the last nine
:03:03. > :03:05.months, the government has had to go through the courts and through
:03:06. > :03:09.Parliament to get the process started. Today that finally
:03:10. > :03:10.happened, prompting markedly different reactions in different
:03:11. > :03:21.parts of the West. In Bridgwater only one flag
:03:22. > :03:25.mattered. Wind of change was blowing through the Somerset town. Its
:03:26. > :03:31.population is a bit older than average and delivered a decisive
:03:32. > :03:35.vote last June. Upon the ship that works the best interests... The
:03:36. > :03:38.official start to Brexit filled screens in a local pub. I didn't
:03:39. > :03:42.meet anybody who wanted to remain in the EU.
:03:43. > :03:48.Theresa May is announcing Article 50. What do you think about that? I
:03:49. > :03:52.am glad. I am looking forward to seeing what actually happens and how
:03:53. > :03:57.things move and within the country. I am quite happy we are leaving. I
:03:58. > :04:01.don't think it will make a great deal of difference, especially to
:04:02. > :04:06.older people like us perhaps. It is the right way to go now. Time will
:04:07. > :04:11.tell of course who was right or wrong but it is a big day in our
:04:12. > :04:16.history, yes. Official predictions that it will cost Britain billions
:04:17. > :04:21.are doubted. This pub chain actually backed Brexit. The announcement in
:04:22. > :04:25.Parliament put where he smiles and to the faces of locals who
:04:26. > :04:32.campaigned for Leave. -- wary smiles. Maybe halfway there. I do
:04:33. > :04:38.think we finally there until it is finally sorted. It will be a long
:04:39. > :04:43.time because I don't think anybody realised how much we were in tangled
:04:44. > :04:48.in the EU. By contrast, many in Bristol believe we heading into
:04:49. > :04:52.troubled waters. The city is home to two universities and people have
:04:53. > :04:58.come here from dozens of countries. On a harbour ferry we met one the
:04:59. > :05:05.city's find remainders. The argument coming from the Leavers is
:05:06. > :05:09.topsy-turvy. They accuse us of peddling fear when they are peddling
:05:10. > :05:13.fear about immigration and the idea that other people are controlling
:05:14. > :05:18.us. It is nonsense, and that is putting it politely. Further
:05:19. > :05:23.skipper, who voted to stay in, it is time to move on. It is a fate, Lee
:05:24. > :05:32.now, we have to get on with it whether we like it or not. --
:05:33. > :05:35.datacom plea. Now the city of Bristol and the country must chart a
:05:36. > :05:39.new course. Now the government will get on with
:05:40. > :05:47.negotiating and what sort of deal they come up with will be put to MPs
:05:48. > :05:56.before the end of next year or the start of 2019. We won't get a final
:05:57. > :05:59.say on it ourselves that it will be pushed onto the political agenda,
:06:00. > :06:05.especially by opponents of Brexit, just as four years ago Ukip made
:06:06. > :06:09.their big breakthrough in the West talking a lot about Europe. Now
:06:10. > :06:13.parties like the Lib Dems are determined to talk a lot about
:06:14. > :06:15.Brexit when people go to the polls on May the 4th.
:06:16. > :06:18.Well, for many EU citizens living here in the West, today was one
:06:19. > :06:25.Nothing will change immediately, but they say they're still worried
:06:26. > :06:28.about what rights they'll have - and whether they'll be able to stay.
:06:29. > :06:32.Laura Jones has been finding out more.
:06:33. > :06:34.Hometime - and a chance to relax and unwind together
:06:35. > :06:43.For six-year-old twins Russell and Rex and little
:06:44. > :06:49.another Wednesday afternoon - but for mum Phaeny, this historic
:06:50. > :06:52.Phaeny is Greek, her husband is British
:06:53. > :06:54.and they met whilst working in Germany.
:06:55. > :06:57.Her three children were born in the UK - but as of today,
:06:58. > :07:06.A lot of people think that if you are married to a British national
:07:07. > :07:11.you are safe, and you are not. It doesn't make a difference. When you
:07:12. > :07:15.sit down to apply for permanent residence it is you and the Home
:07:16. > :07:20.Office. This family exists like many others because of free movement and
:07:21. > :07:26.it is not just a paragraph in a treaty, it is actually a real thing
:07:27. > :07:31.that changes people's lives, and it is a good thing and a progressive
:07:32. > :07:36.think and it is where progressive societies move to wards.
:07:37. > :07:37.Phaeny isn't the only one who's scared.
:07:38. > :07:43.Across the UK there are more than three million other EU nationals
:07:44. > :07:45.who've made their lives in this country - and who never really
:07:46. > :07:56.There are more than a million British people living in Europe.
:07:57. > :07:57.Amongst them, John Shaw from north Somerset,
:07:58. > :08:02.who has been campaigning hard for a fair deal for expats.
:08:03. > :08:10.Earlier he spelt out his concerns. My concerns have always been about
:08:11. > :08:18.our loss of rights. We have to and spurred pension rights from the UK.
:08:19. > :08:21.Also health care, we live in France, Spain and Germany as we have health
:08:22. > :08:23.care provided by the country in which we live. -- we have
:08:24. > :08:28.transferred pension rights. Back here, other groups
:08:29. > :08:39.are working hard too. This woman from Germany is one of
:08:40. > :08:47.the founders of the Bristol-based organisation The 3 Million. People
:08:48. > :08:51.will be left hanging, they haven't got the right documentation to prove
:08:52. > :09:00.that they are able to remain in the country. They will not be able to
:09:01. > :09:04.rent flats or start jobs. It is a puzzling time for this family. All
:09:05. > :09:11.they can do is watch and wait and hope for the best.
:09:12. > :09:13.Let's get the view from Westminster on what's happened today.
:09:14. > :09:15.The North East Somerset MP, Jacob Rees-Mogg, joins us.
:09:16. > :09:17.Well, you've seen your Brexit deal come true -
:09:18. > :09:28.It is a day I have been looking forward to. It begins the two-year
:09:29. > :09:32.process of extricating the UK from the EU and implement the result of
:09:33. > :09:38.the referendum on the 23rd of June last year so it is a welcome day.
:09:39. > :09:45.Looking back, and I don't want to re-fight the campaign, but only ten
:09:46. > :09:47.minutes ago -- months ago we had a government minister warning
:09:48. > :09:53.agricultural workers that voting for the EU would be a leap into the dark
:09:54. > :09:56.and warning that 60,000 agriculture livelihoods in this part of the
:09:57. > :10:02.world would be at risk. What has changed? The project fear was
:10:03. > :10:06.nonsense. The former Chancellor of the Exchequer said there would be a
:10:07. > :10:11.punishment budget within days of the vote to leave. They were just trying
:10:12. > :10:14.to frighten us to get us to do what the establishment wanted and the
:10:15. > :10:17.British people show that they wouldn't be bullied. The government
:10:18. > :10:22.campaign was really pretty disappointing. Why should we believe
:10:23. > :10:27.the government now but not what they were saying ten months ago when so
:10:28. > :10:31.much is at stake? People should always make there own judgments,
:10:32. > :10:39.consider the arguments and come to their own conclusions, which they
:10:40. > :10:42.did ten months ago. For me there are huge economic and democratic
:10:43. > :10:46.opportunities of leaving and we should grasp them and run with them.
:10:47. > :10:49.The electorate at large will have to think which arguments are right and
:10:50. > :10:52.make decisions in future elections. from the West Country go to the EU,
:10:53. > :11:13.and farmers could face 45% But if they do, we import ?800
:11:14. > :11:16.million worth of beef from the Republic of Ireland and those
:11:17. > :11:23.imports would face an identical tariff, so that would he replaced by
:11:24. > :11:26.home produced beef. If the EU wants to play that game we win because we
:11:27. > :11:38.are only 55% self-sufficient in terms of agricultural produce. The
:11:39. > :11:45.Prime Minister said that businesses here would be
:11:46. > :11:49.subject to EU rules that we have no part in shaping. That is not
:11:50. > :11:55.correct. She said that all EU laws will come into UK domestic law on
:11:56. > :12:05.the day we leave and it will then be up to us to determine whether we'd
:12:06. > :12:09.keep them or not. She said that when we sell into the European Union we
:12:10. > :12:17.will have to follow EU laws, just as when we sell into China we have to
:12:18. > :12:22.Folau Chinese laws, but we don't make EU or Chinese laws and we sell
:12:23. > :12:25.to them very successfully. Our biggest trading partner is the
:12:26. > :12:32.United States. What will change is that the EU will no longer make laws
:12:33. > :12:38.affecting British business. Thanks for coming on, I hope it is not too
:12:39. > :12:43.damp for you. A great pleasure. No, it is still dry, thank you.
:12:44. > :12:46.We'll have more on the reaction to the start of Brexit later
:12:47. > :12:53.and there's plenty more still to come too, including...
:12:54. > :13:03.Bristol councillors could face tough choices over plans for an arena.
:13:04. > :13:16.It is set to be the warmest day of 2017 so far somewhere in the UK. How
:13:17. > :13:18.will our region fair? I will have the answers at the end of your
:13:19. > :13:20.programme. The wife of a former
:13:21. > :13:22.Somerset Royal Marine convicted of shooting dead a wounded Taliban
:13:23. > :13:25.fighter has told us he has always Alexander Blackman will be freed
:13:26. > :13:29.from prison within weeks, after his murder conviction
:13:30. > :13:33.was reduced to manslaughter. Today his wife Claire has
:13:34. > :13:35.spoken to Clinton Rogers - she says they wondered if this day
:13:36. > :13:41.would ever come. The whole four and a half year
:13:42. > :13:44.journey has been a bit We have had some wins along
:13:45. > :13:52.the way but more let-downs and disappointments and those
:13:53. > :13:54.were the days when we really When you spoke to your husband
:13:55. > :14:02.after the judgment, how was he? He is a man of few words and I think
:14:03. > :14:10.it took most of the day Obviously in prison he has had time
:14:11. > :14:16.to reflect on that day. He has always wished he could turn
:14:17. > :14:27.the clock back and act differently Absolutely, he has always
:14:28. > :14:36.regretted his actions and he has How hard do you think it
:14:37. > :14:43.will be to adjust for both of you to what will be a normal
:14:44. > :14:45.life, or as normal I listen to people who advise me
:14:46. > :14:56.that there will be a readjustment period and I am sure that is true,
:14:57. > :15:02.but I suppose over many other couples we have the advantage
:15:03. > :15:04.of readjusting from every tour he has been on, albeit this
:15:05. > :15:07.is a considerably longer tour, but neither of us
:15:08. > :15:10.are worrying about it. We are very much
:15:11. > :15:12.looking forward to it. He is coming out largely
:15:13. > :15:23.because of what you have done, and I have heard the title
:15:24. > :15:25.lioness applied to you - does that sit comfortably
:15:26. > :15:27.on your shoulders? I haven't really had
:15:28. > :15:29.the chance to think about it. People ask me often why and how
:15:30. > :15:33.I have done what I have done and I don't really have a good
:15:34. > :15:37.answer, other than he is my husband, he is a good man and somebody needed
:15:38. > :15:41.to fight to get the justice that he received yesterday, and if
:15:42. > :15:48.that has to be me then so be it. A 50-year-old man from Wiltshire has
:15:49. > :15:51.been arrested after a baby boy The three-month-old
:15:52. > :15:56.is currently being cared for at Bristol Children's Hospital,
:15:57. > :15:58.after first being admitted to the Great Western Hospital
:15:59. > :16:02.in Swindon on Saturday. The man's been released
:16:03. > :16:04.on bail, and police A police search has continued today
:16:05. > :16:10.on the North Somerset coast, after a skull was found by a member
:16:11. > :16:15.of the public. Officers say it was discovered
:16:16. > :16:18.at Redcliffe Bay near Portishead. The skull will now be tested
:16:19. > :16:21.to determine its age - but the police say it isn't unusual
:16:22. > :16:24.for such discoveries to be Two Somerset councils have moved
:16:25. > :17:00.a step closer to merging, by submitting their plans
:17:01. > :17:01.to the government. Taunton Deane and West
:17:02. > :17:03.Somerset already share services but say they now want
:17:04. > :17:05.become a single It's now up to the Secretary
:17:06. > :17:09.of State for Local Government, Sajid Javid, to decide whether
:17:10. > :17:11.the merger should go ahead. Plans for an arena in Bristol
:17:12. > :17:14.could be scaled down, or even scrapped altogether,
:17:15. > :17:16.if it ends up costing The opening date for
:17:17. > :17:19.the venue has already been pushed back to 2020 -
:17:20. > :17:21.and the original Now councillors could be
:17:22. > :17:24.asked to consider if more changes are needed, or if it
:17:25. > :17:27.should go ahead at all. When the diggers moved in it seemed
:17:28. > :17:31.a sure sign that Bristol's long-talked-about arena
:17:32. > :17:32.was finally under way. But after ten years of talks
:17:33. > :17:34.the smooth start wasn't The company given the contract
:17:35. > :17:38.to build the project has gone. Now Bristol Council need
:17:39. > :17:40.to hire someone else. But before they do that they could
:17:41. > :17:44.ask for a review into costs and then I have seen examples where a report
:17:45. > :17:49.like this has been used as the way that a council gathers the evidence
:17:50. > :17:51.when it wants At the same time, it can quite often
:17:52. > :17:57.be a genuine exercise to make sure that they are getting
:17:58. > :18:01.value for money. I think the most likely outcome
:18:02. > :18:03.is probably that they will come back, recommit to the project,
:18:04. > :18:06.but show that they have saved a few million here
:18:07. > :18:08.or there by adopting some 12,000 seats, ?92.5 million to build
:18:09. > :18:23.it, and open in 2020. But if they review the budget -
:18:24. > :18:26.or if the new contractor says it's not enough money for the job -
:18:27. > :18:29.then they could reduce seat numbers or overall scale,
:18:30. > :18:32.up the budget or delay it further. It's now three years
:18:33. > :18:34.since the council approved the arena budget, and at least 14
:18:35. > :18:36.years since the project It's once again looking
:18:37. > :18:41.a little uncertain. Now let's go back to our main news
:18:42. > :18:44.this evening, on the day when the Prime Minister,
:18:45. > :18:46.Theresa May, ended the wait and It means that in two years'
:18:47. > :18:53.time the UK will be out of the European Union -
:18:54. > :18:55.and that in the meantime, there'll be feverish
:18:56. > :18:58.negotiations between the two. Joining us now from Brussels
:18:59. > :19:12.is Alastair Sutton, Thank you for joining us. You have
:19:13. > :19:16.been immersed in the world of EU law in Brussels, do you get a sense of
:19:17. > :19:20.the mood ahead of the negotiations? The first thing I would say is that
:19:21. > :19:25.there is a sense of relief that after nine months of the letter has
:19:26. > :19:30.been delivered. It means the EU can consider the letter but also get on
:19:31. > :19:34.with other business and start to prepare itself, because amongst the
:19:35. > :19:38.27 member states there is a lot of preparation to do in readiness for
:19:39. > :19:42.the opening of negotiations. The letter from the Prime Minister,
:19:43. > :19:49.perhaps we shouldn't have expected this, but it merely sets out some
:19:50. > :19:51.core principles, so there is a great deal of work could be done in coming
:19:52. > :19:56.weeks to get a basis for negotiation, but the sense of relief
:19:57. > :20:01.is palpable, a great sense of regret that the UK is leaving at a time
:20:02. > :20:06.when there has never been a greater threat to European security, both on
:20:07. > :20:10.the military side from the East, the immigration coming from the Middle
:20:11. > :20:14.East and so on, there has never been a greater time when British help
:20:15. > :20:18.would be needed, and we have walked away a bit from our friends and
:20:19. > :20:27.allies, which is disappointing for a long time. You are Bristol lad, your
:20:28. > :20:30.dad drove a tractor and you are now a hotshot lawyer, you have
:20:31. > :20:35.negotiated trade deals, so do you think this will be straightforward
:20:36. > :20:42.or very difficult? This is unprecedented in many ways. The UK
:20:43. > :20:48.is the first state to leave the EU and also we will be negotiating a
:20:49. > :20:53.free trade area agreement, as the Prime Minister said. Most free trade
:20:54. > :20:55.area agreements are to reduce barriers and this is an
:20:56. > :21:02.extraordinary situation where we will be putting barriers back,
:21:03. > :21:07.negotiating divergence rather than convergence. One thing that I don't
:21:08. > :21:13.think has sunk in in the UK is that 30 years ago we were in the business
:21:14. > :21:16.of reducing the costs of trade with Europe and the Prime Minister is
:21:17. > :21:22.putting those costs back. It will be a very complex process and we have
:21:23. > :21:26.the French and German elections coming, complicating things on the
:21:27. > :21:30.European side, but it will be a challenge on both sides. There is
:21:31. > :21:34.goodwill here to reach an accommodation. Whether it can be
:21:35. > :21:38.done in two years is extremely doubtful. On the European side the
:21:39. > :21:43.thing first of all is to clear the decks, do the divorce and then move
:21:44. > :21:48.on to the new agreement. The question of a transitional agreement
:21:49. > :21:53.becomes very important and controversial. You lawyers could get
:21:54. > :21:57.a move on if you wanted to. It is not just lawyers, it is political
:21:58. > :22:01.will. Now the letter has been delivered the EU have a number of
:22:02. > :22:05.other priorities to get on with. First and foremost is they recognise
:22:06. > :22:11.that the EU needs reforming. It is a pity that the UK can't be inside to
:22:12. > :22:17.do that. That will be number one, the reform process. Number Ten is to
:22:18. > :22:19.make sure the European economy gets more solid than it has been,
:22:20. > :22:31.particularly the eurozone. Then we have negotiations with the Middle
:22:32. > :22:36.East, Russia and the United States. There will be some busy lawyers in
:22:37. > :22:43.coming days. Just like with Brexit, when it is
:22:44. > :22:46.up, it is up. Our time! I thought that was a new slogan you
:22:47. > :22:53.had invented. They often say politics
:22:54. > :22:54.is like theatre. Well, that couldn't be more true
:22:55. > :22:58.of a new play all about the EU referendum which is heading
:22:59. > :22:59.for the West. Called My Country: A Work
:23:00. > :23:02.In Progress, it's been put together by the National Theatre,
:23:03. > :23:04.and includes the views of 12 people from Gloucester,
:23:05. > :23:06.who helped shape the characters. Here's our Gloucestershire
:23:07. > :23:08.reporter, Steve Knibbs. Joe, Joe, we're leaving,
:23:09. > :23:09.we're leaving! The views on both sides
:23:10. > :23:17.of the EU debate. Brendon, a former care worker,
:23:18. > :23:21.voted to leave, for many reasons including border control and too
:23:22. > :23:24.much money being spent in Brussels. And now those quotes
:23:25. > :23:36.are part of the script - not a natural theatre goer, he says
:23:37. > :23:39.the play surprised him. I thought we would sit
:23:40. > :23:43.there through an entire satire... rubbish, and it turned
:23:44. > :23:48.out to be really funny. Bloody thrashed you at
:23:49. > :23:50.the rugby, last week, boy. So whether you voted for or against,
:23:51. > :23:53.they are all spoken for, and it made everybody talk about it,
:23:54. > :23:56.like, "I didn't think about leaving for that reason," or,
:23:57. > :24:00."That's a good reason why he would have chosen to leave,
:24:01. > :24:03.but what would we have done," We have lived this life where we've
:24:04. > :24:07.seen many, many changes. Brendon's views and those elsewhere
:24:08. > :24:09.in Gloucester helped create the character The South West -
:24:10. > :24:13.and gave the Gloucester interviewer an insight
:24:14. > :24:17.into what was behind the vote. Different perspectives
:24:18. > :24:19.about where they were coming from, the conditions they were living in,
:24:20. > :24:22.what their personal histories were, and I felt that maybe the country
:24:23. > :24:29.hadn't listened enough to what people were thinking and it
:24:30. > :24:33.did seem to me that this vote had become a protest vote because people
:24:34. > :24:36.felt they weren't being heard. And you just see the country
:24:37. > :24:38.going down, you see the cities going down,
:24:39. > :24:40.the housing going down... So what's the strength of putting
:24:41. > :24:42.these views on stage? Well, the director says it's a rare
:24:43. > :24:45.chance to represent everyone - and then allow the debate
:24:46. > :24:47.to carry on. There's a lot of engagement in it,
:24:48. > :24:55.it's pretty entertainment, and audiences, yeah,
:24:56. > :24:57.sometimes they come out in quite argumentative form,
:24:58. > :25:00.but I think it gives My Country: A Work In Progress
:25:01. > :25:09.comes to the Guildhall in Gloucester on the
:25:10. > :25:11.8th and 9th of May. I didn't vote for Nigel Farage,
:25:12. > :25:20.I voted to leave the EU. Let's go up to the roof and find
:25:21. > :25:26.Sara Thornton, who is looking springlike. Will the weather follow
:25:27. > :25:29.suit? Your new catchphrase works for me,
:25:30. > :25:36.because when brollies are up they are up. I can show you the cloud we
:25:37. > :25:40.have had through much of the region today. The rain has really been out
:25:41. > :25:46.towards the West. Yesterday I showed you at least West split that we are
:25:47. > :25:50.in the middle of. The rain which has been out to the west will push
:25:51. > :25:56.towards us this evening and overnight. The weather but is moving
:25:57. > :26:00.eastwards. That is just for a time before the southerly wind pushes it
:26:01. > :26:04.back. It means we have rain across the evening through the evening and
:26:05. > :26:08.certainly for the rest of the forecast as well. It is patchy and
:26:09. > :26:14.fragmented and by tomorrow morning a lot of it will have cleared. Just a
:26:15. > :26:18.few showers for your breakfast commute. Temperatures staying up in
:26:19. > :26:23.double figures. Let's go day by day. Tomorrow is the nicest day of the
:26:24. > :26:28.week. Towards Friday, still quite pleasant but a bit cooler. Sharp
:26:29. > :26:35.April showers on Saturday. Tomorrow, as I said earlier, it could be the
:26:36. > :26:40.warmest day of 2017 so far, 20 degrees somewhere in the UK. For us,
:26:41. > :26:44.with the wind coming through and the sunshine in the afternoon, it won't
:26:45. > :26:51.be sunny all day that we will do well with beta bridges, 16 or 17 or
:26:52. > :26:59.18 degrees. Friday is a bit cooler, we have a week cold front that moves
:27:00. > :27:05.away and it turns into a lovely afternoon. Temperatures have come
:27:06. > :27:10.down by 45 degrees in some spots. It would be quite a smile. Tomorrow
:27:11. > :27:15.will feel quite pleasant for you I think. Into the weekend, low
:27:16. > :27:19.pressure for the first half and then high pressure building in for the
:27:20. > :27:23.second half. It is certainly a weekend of two halves. I mentioned
:27:24. > :27:28.April showers, it is the first day of April on Saturday but with hail
:27:29. > :27:30.and thunder mixed in and some sunshine. For my money,
:27:31. > :27:34.and thunder mixed in and some sunshine. For my money, tomorrow is
:27:35. > :27:44.the day to beat. I am convinced, thank you. Now a
:27:45. > :27:53.quick Brexit break for you. Actually, no it isn't!
:27:54. > :27:54.I expect you'll want to become a schoolmaster?
:27:55. > :27:57.That's what most of the gentlemen does that get sent down for
:27:58. > :28:00.indecent behaviour. Evelyn Waugh's classic novel.
:28:01. > :28:02.Have you ever been in love, Mr Pennyfeather? No, not yet.
:28:03. > :28:05.The fire escape is very dangerous and never to be used,
:28:06. > :28:17.MasterChef is back, to find the country's best home chef.
:28:18. > :28:23.The MasterChef kitchen is alive once more. Come on, let's go!
:28:24. > :28:34.That's one of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my life.
:28:35. > :28:39.This could be the start of something truly amazing.