:00:08. > :00:08.Good evening. at Ten - now on BBC One its time
:00:09. > :00:11.Friends of the motorbike rider Mick Whalley from Sheppey, who died
:00:12. > :00:13.after a crash yesterday, have described him as a "daredevil"
:00:14. > :00:17.He had been taking part in a support race, ahead of
:00:18. > :00:21.the British Superbike championships. Jon Hunt reports.
:00:22. > :00:23.They have been coming to Mick Whalley's distribution
:00:24. > :00:27.business in Sheerness today to pay their respects.
:00:28. > :00:31.I am just so shocked. Really sad.
:00:32. > :00:34.But he was doing what he loved to do.
:00:35. > :00:37.Very tragic. I feel for his family and kids.
:00:38. > :00:43.But I don't think he would have wanted to go any other way.
:00:44. > :00:45.Mr Whalley was killed in a multiple motorcycle crash
:00:46. > :00:46.at Donington Park race circuit yesterday.
:00:47. > :00:48.He was competing in a support race to the British
:00:49. > :00:57.This afternoon, I met Kayleigh, Mick's long-time girlfriend.
:00:58. > :00:59.She told me she was at Donington Park yesterday, helping out
:01:00. > :01:02.in the pit lane alongside Mick's mechanic, as she usually does.
:01:03. > :01:07.She praised the medics for trying so hard to save his life.
:01:08. > :01:14.which was, "I'm here for a good time, not a long time."
:01:15. > :01:16.Nick Hales had known Mick for 15 years.
:01:17. > :01:21.He described him as a fun-loving guy, the life and soul of the party.
:01:22. > :01:28.If he wasn't at work, he was out and about
:01:29. > :01:33.Just to hear that he has gone is just so shocking for everybody.
:01:34. > :01:36.A minute's silence was held at Donington Park today.
:01:37. > :01:39.It is thought that oil on the track from a preceding bike's
:01:40. > :01:44.Former Superbike champion, Tommy Hill,
:01:45. > :01:51.Hill, from Edenbridge, described it as a freak accident.
:01:52. > :02:00.Something like this makes it hit home. We know the consequences that
:02:01. > :02:07.could be attached to racing motorcycle week in week out. His
:02:08. > :02:12.friends see he was a thrill seeker who it was impossible not to love.
:02:13. > :02:15.The South East MEP Diane James has given her first television interview
:02:16. > :02:17.since standing down as UKIP party leader and declaring
:02:18. > :02:21.She said she had no regrets about resigning just 18 days
:02:22. > :02:24.into the role and that she had left the party to make
:02:25. > :02:27.way for the new leader, Paul Nuttall.
:02:28. > :02:29.He did not need me there in the background and, potentially,
:02:30. > :02:32.a lot of individuals, both in the media and members,
:02:33. > :02:34.such as those in the NEC, constantly saying,
:02:35. > :02:36."Would Diane have done that? Would Nigel have done that?"
:02:37. > :02:42.He has got a very good relationship with Nigel.
:02:43. > :02:44.He did not need his predecessor there,
:02:45. > :02:49.almost haunting him, in the background.
:02:50. > :02:52.The rise of Johanna Konta, the tennis star from Eastbourne
:02:53. > :02:54.who won the Miami Open last night, is being
:02:55. > :02:57.Her victory over Caroline Wozniacki means she has climbed
:02:58. > :03:10.into the world's top ten. John Young reports.
:03:11. > :03:21.The moment she knew she had clinched a huge victory. She entered the top
:03:22. > :03:29.flight of women's tennis. No, number seven in the world. It is an
:03:30. > :03:36.incredible accomplishment. Not just for myself but everyone back home.
:03:37. > :03:45.Home for her nose Eastbourne. She was born in Sydney but moved here
:03:46. > :03:56.with her family as a teenager. There are big plans for the club. Every
:03:57. > :04:02.time we get this burst of success, we have seen an increase in
:04:03. > :04:09.participation. But if you are thinking, that is hardly Wimbledon
:04:10. > :04:12.she was victorious in. It is the biggest win by a British women since
:04:13. > :04:22.for junior we'd won Wimbledon in 1977. She will be a major player at
:04:23. > :04:24.the Wimbledon Championships in a few months' time.
:04:25. > :04:26.In football, it was good news for Brighton.
:04:27. > :04:28.Their 1-0 win at home against Blackburn keeps them
:04:29. > :04:31.But in League One, Gillingham lost 3-2
:04:32. > :04:34.to the MK Dons and Charlton lost 2-0 to Peterborough.
:04:35. > :04:36.In League Two, Newport beat Crawley 1-0.
:04:37. > :04:43.Here is the weather now, with Elizabeth Rizzini.
:04:44. > :04:57.Good evening. A dry and greatly across much of the region today. Bit
:04:58. > :05:03.of a contrast in temperatures. On the south coast, feeling a lot
:05:04. > :05:11.cooler with the onshore breeze. This week, mostly dry. Some sunshine. A
:05:12. > :05:18.lot of cool and misty mornings, with the touch of ground frost possible.
:05:19. > :05:26.Overnight innate, clear sky will lead to fog patches forming just at
:05:27. > :05:39.the start tomorrow. 5-6 C overnight. But that should clear by first thing
:05:40. > :05:47.tomorrow morning. High temperatures inland getting up to 16 Celsius. He
:05:48. > :05:52.week called front coming our way, so the code will thicken, with the few
:05:53. > :05:54.spots of rain to come. Mainly dry for the rest of the week.
:05:55. > :05:56.I will be back at 10.20, with another update
:05:57. > :06:06.Until then, have a very good evening and thank you for joining us.
:06:07. > :06:12.It was a lovely second part to the weekend for most parts of the UK,
:06:13. > :06:17.lots of sunshine, more cloud to the east but in the last few hours it
:06:18. > :06:21.started to melt away and the process will continue, most places seeing
:06:22. > :06:25.lengthy clear spells overnight and much like last night it will turn a
:06:26. > :06:32.bit chilly. We might see mist and fog, like winds, more of a breeze in
:06:33. > :06:36.the north and west, cloud and patchy rain approaching the Western Isles
:06:37. > :06:38.by the end of the night. Eight or 9 degrees but in rural parts of
:06:39. > :06:39.Scotland England and