:00:00. > :00:12.In tonight's programme: improving the future of UK defence.
:00:13. > :00:13.A team of engineers in Oxford
:00:14. > :00:26.the impact of unmanned space warfare and drones.
:00:27. > :00:28.road users have their say over the safety
:00:29. > :00:32.And later on: why some feel what's taught in schools isn't preparing
:00:33. > :00:34.young people for the real world of work.
:00:35. > :00:47.Unmanned warfare should be the future of UK defence - that's
:00:48. > :00:49.according to the Defence Secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, who's been
:00:50. > :00:51.speaking at an engineering conference in Oxford.
:00:52. > :00:53.It's as space warfare and drones, based on dragonflies
:00:54. > :00:55.and underwater creatures, are being developed by scientists
:00:56. > :01:01.The technology is part of a new Ministry of Defence
:01:02. > :01:04.strategy, which will also involve astronaut Tim Peake.
:01:05. > :01:09.Our Political Editor Peter Henley has more.
:01:10. > :01:12.It flies at 45 miles an hour, and weighs less
:01:13. > :01:21.Skeeter is the next generation of military drone.
:01:22. > :01:23.Developed by animal dynamics, a spin off company from
:01:24. > :01:27.Oxford Universities Zoology department, it uses two pairs
:01:28. > :01:38.It flaps like an insect. It has interesting upshot is, it has
:01:39. > :01:44.natural suspension, it can tolerate high wind and goes to the heart of
:01:45. > :01:47.what we are about, looking at how you can derive higher performance
:01:48. > :01:53.and high efficiency by studying natural systems. The Defence
:01:54. > :01:59.Secretary said the Armed Forces are increasingly at the cutting edge of
:02:00. > :02:02.technology. I want to make it easier for small high-tech companies to
:02:03. > :02:07.come to defence, to bring their ideas and products and see whether
:02:08. > :02:11.they can be used by the Armed Forces. It has been too slow in the
:02:12. > :02:19.past, too bureaucratic, difficulties getting funding.
:02:20. > :02:22.Formula 1 motor racing is another area in which British
:02:23. > :02:24.research leads the world - and the Ministry of Defence
:02:25. > :02:27.announced a dragons den style panel of experts to help advise
:02:28. > :02:30.The chief Executive of Woking based Maclaren Ron Dennis
:02:31. > :02:41.Our voices will be strong but and hopefully people will listen and
:02:42. > :02:42.this is the minister pushed on me to be disruptive.
:02:43. > :02:44.Also pushing the frontiers of military kit,
:02:45. > :02:49.spaceman Tim Peake - an army Major - will join the panel.
:02:50. > :02:52.From the Spitfire on, Britain has stepped up its
:02:53. > :02:54.technology in the face of a hostile threat.
:02:55. > :03:03.Now the Ministry of Defence is warning that to be
:03:04. > :03:12.If we can develop these weapons, others can too.
:03:13. > :03:15.A man's died after he became trapped in a shed which
:03:16. > :03:18.Police and fire crews were called to Badgemore yesterday afternoon.
:03:19. > :03:20.Paramedics arrived but say they were unable help him.
:03:21. > :03:25.Police are treating the death as unexplained.
:03:26. > :03:27.A 39-year-old woman was also seriously injured -
:03:28. > :03:34.She's been treated at Stoke Mandeville hospital.
:03:35. > :03:36.A man's appeared in court charged with murdering a man in Oxford,
:03:37. > :03:40.who was injured in a stabbing more than ten years ago.
:03:41. > :03:43.Samuel Marriot-Gray died nine years after being stabbed at a party
:03:44. > :03:48.Charges have now been brought after the case was sent
:03:49. > :03:52.47-year-old Leonard Morrison, who used to live on Bath Street
:03:53. > :03:56.in Oxford, has been remanded in custody.
:03:57. > :04:01.He's due to appear at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday.
:04:02. > :04:04.Next tonight - the A34 isn't fit for purpose and needs to be urgently
:04:05. > :04:07.upgraded to a motorway - that's according to some people
:04:08. > :04:12.who've been taking part in a special BBC South debate.
:04:13. > :04:14.This morning's event was broadcast simultaneously across our region,
:04:15. > :04:20.It brought together safety and transport
:04:21. > :04:24.The A34 is a major road - running north to south
:04:25. > :04:27.through the region, linking to other key routes.
:04:28. > :04:29.Because of that, it carries huge volumes of road freight
:04:30. > :04:35.But a BBC study has shown that, despite its poor reputation,
:04:36. > :04:37.the number of accidents is broadly in line with other
:04:38. > :04:46.The A34 today, and who would want to be this stranded motorist
:04:47. > :04:48.or the patrolman coming to the rescue, just
:04:49. > :04:56.There is no room for driver error, which unfortunately leads to so many
:04:57. > :04:58.incidents in that short stretch of road.
:04:59. > :05:03.Hello, and welcome to this special programme.
:05:04. > :05:06.This morning, BBC local radio stations along the route brought
:05:07. > :05:11.together those shaping the debate about the A34.
:05:12. > :05:13.Statistically, a comparatively safe road, high profile
:05:14. > :05:15.accidents like this one, where a lorry driver
:05:16. > :05:17.using his phone killed four members of the same family,
:05:18. > :05:32.It has been shown that mixing fast traffic with slow-moving traffic is
:05:33. > :05:35.dangerous. What can we do? There is a role for technology
:05:36. > :05:38.in this and we will await the results of Highways England's
:05:39. > :05:41.safety review of the road to see whether there is a role
:05:42. > :05:43.for average speed cameras, Even as the broadcast got underway,
:05:44. > :05:49.came news of a four-vehicle crash. Well, the road is now flowing freely
:05:50. > :05:52.once more and this morning's accident was what police describe
:05:53. > :05:54.as a minor shunt with But within minutes, traffic
:05:55. > :05:59.was trailing back for several miles It is already at overcapacity
:06:00. > :06:06.and traffic levels, car and lorry, With demand, you have new systems
:06:07. > :06:10.with people now buying online, the van market has really
:06:11. > :06:12.grown in volume. For road users and the families
:06:13. > :06:21.of those who have died here, People living in a village
:06:22. > :06:29.in Buckinghamshire say 'everything is converging' on their quiet part
:06:30. > :06:31.of the countryside. Network Rail and HS2
:06:32. > :06:32.representatives will meet people living in Charndon,
:06:33. > :06:35.later this week, to discuss plans Charndon, is a quiet village
:06:36. > :06:58.on the Buckinghamshire/ Come the next two years it will
:06:59. > :07:04.change something completely different. And it will become a
:07:05. > :07:06.village which I do not think people will really want to live in.
:07:07. > :07:09.Chandon residents have been fighting ther nearby HS2 route
:07:10. > :07:12.so long the signs have faded, now the East West trainline
:07:13. > :07:14.plus a planned Expressway between Oxford and Cambridge
:07:15. > :07:31.It seems as if everything is converging on this, what was, a very
:07:32. > :07:33.quiet part of the countryside. And nobody is happy about it.
:07:34. > :07:39.want to build a maintenance depot - right next to a childrens'
:07:40. > :07:40.playground, bus stops and a war memorial.
:07:41. > :07:43.It would be used for five years during the construction
:07:44. > :07:54.But an HS2 maintenace depot already has approval in Calvert -
:07:55. > :08:03.Why can't it be sited where there are compounds served better by the
:08:04. > :08:09.road infrastructure. The roads are small and not a good condition, they
:08:10. > :08:11.certainly could not take the volume of HGVs and workers cars that East
:08:12. > :08:15.and West Railway meet. Both companies will meet residents
:08:16. > :08:37.in Charndon this week. Sir Roger Bannister has been made
:08:38. > :08:39.a Companion of Honour The 87-year-old, who lives
:08:40. > :08:44.in Oxford, made history by being the first person to run
:08:45. > :08:48.a mile in under four minutes. He went on to be
:08:49. > :08:50.a successful neurologist. He was knighted in 1975
:08:51. > :08:54.for services to sport. Fellow Companions of Honour,
:08:55. > :08:57.include the physicist Triple Olympic rowing champion
:08:58. > :09:07.Andy Triggs-Hodge has announced his retirement
:09:08. > :09:08.from international competition. The 37-year-old won two Olympic
:09:09. > :09:10.titles in the coxless four in Bejing and London,
:09:11. > :09:13.before joining the eight to win He was born at Halton Hospital near
:09:14. > :09:20.Aylesbury but now lives in Oxford. A dog in Bicester has been propelled
:09:21. > :09:23.to fame after being described Buffy's grin has attracted the
:09:24. > :09:29.attention of national media groups. The Jack Russell even
:09:30. > :09:53.has her own Facebook page. Hello, Buffy!
:09:54. > :10:00.MUSIC PLAYS I posted a picture on a daytime
:10:01. > :10:04.programme and somebody contacted me from the press office and they were
:10:05. > :10:13.smitten with a photograph with the big smiley face. It has gone crazy.
:10:14. > :10:19.# Whether you are brother, staying alive. There is more pictures of
:10:20. > :10:23.Buffy than me and my brother. She has a massive box of toys at the
:10:24. > :10:26.back of the room so they are from friends and family when we go away
:10:27. > :10:35.on holiday we bring her something back. She has been in the Daily Mail
:10:36. > :10:43.online, the Mirror online and the Metro online. She is very laid back,
:10:44. > :10:51.she is 14 this year so she is a little old lady. Everybody loves
:10:52. > :11:02.her. Absolutely loves her and the family adore her. She is quite a
:11:03. > :11:08.character. # Staying alive! She smiles so much because she is so
:11:09. > :11:11.loved and is a happy dog. She loves her life and enjoys living with us.
:11:12. > :11:15.# Staying alive # A kebab van from Thame has
:11:16. > :11:18.been named the best - Ata-lay scooped the title in front
:11:19. > :11:22.of more than one thousand business The founder of the awards -
:11:23. > :11:26.Ibrahim Dogus - praised the awards for celebrating businesses
:11:27. > :11:28.with a Middle Eastern background - saying kebabs contribute
:11:29. > :11:30.2.8 billion pounds to the UK Pancake races have been taking
:11:31. > :11:36.part across our region It was due to have an Agatha
:11:37. > :11:43.Christie theme but not The event also raises money
:11:44. > :11:49.for local charities. I'm back with the headlines at eight
:11:50. > :11:53.and another bulletin at ten thirty. Anjana Gadgil is next with the rest
:11:54. > :12:13.of today's news stories. Coming up, Tony is here with the
:12:14. > :12:19.sport and the weather is not getting any better. Today we had some
:12:20. > :12:21.blustery rain. Tomorrow will be very similar. I will have the details for
:12:22. > :12:27.you shortly. A care worker from West Sussex,
:12:28. > :12:30.who is accused of stealing money from a pensioner she was looking
:12:31. > :12:32.after, has told a jury the man lent her cash
:12:33. > :12:35.because she had lost her bank card 39-year-old Theresa Stratton
:12:36. > :12:40.from Littlehampton is accused of stealing ?130 from 74-year-old
:12:41. > :12:42.David Skerritt at his But she said she only took
:12:43. > :12:46.?10 with his permission Theresa Stratton denies
:12:47. > :12:49.theft and the trial The company responsible
:12:50. > :12:59.for maintaining accommodation for military families has promised
:13:00. > :13:01.improvements after taking It follows complaints
:13:02. > :13:09.from several forces' families, including some who claimed
:13:10. > :13:18.their accommodation was poor. was considering terminating
:13:19. > :13:22.its multi-million pound contract. The company says the new contractors
:13:23. > :13:27.will deliver a more efficient Millions of chickens were officially
:13:28. > :13:32.allowed to roam free again today. They've been cooped up in farms
:13:33. > :13:35.and homes all over the country since early December to protect them
:13:36. > :13:38.from an outbreak of bird flu. Today the government
:13:39. > :13:39.relaxed the rules. And some farmers have
:13:40. > :13:43.taken the decision not to release their birds even though
:13:44. > :13:46.they're now free to do so. Roger Finn joins us now
:13:47. > :13:48.from Woodlands near Totton. Roger, it all sounds
:13:49. > :14:02.a bit confusing. I will try and explain. Just over
:14:03. > :14:04.here in the darkness there is now a boundary of great significance for
:14:05. > :14:09.anybody who keeps chickens. Here the controls have been relaxed. Chickens
:14:10. > :14:13.are free to roam. That is the situation in most parts of the
:14:14. > :14:19.country but here we are in a zone designated by the government as
:14:20. > :14:23.posing a higher risk of bird flu. On this side, chickens have still got
:14:24. > :14:27.to be kept indoors. The reason is that here we are within five
:14:28. > :14:29.kilometres of an area that has a big population of aquatic wildfowl and
:14:30. > :14:33.they are the problem. Wild ducks and geese have caused
:14:34. > :14:36.a major bird flu epidemic Scientists say the particular
:14:37. > :14:42.strains of some of these birds spreading this winter is not
:14:43. > :14:45.harmful to humans, but it is highly infectious
:14:46. > :14:47.and deadly to birds. That is why all flocks have been
:14:48. > :14:50.forced inside for the last 12 weeks, including these
:14:51. > :14:58.on a farm near Romsey. Even though these could now go free,
:14:59. > :15:02.because the farm is not in a higher-risk zone,
:15:03. > :15:04.the farmer has decided It might be a smaller chance
:15:05. > :15:09.but there is still a chance my chickens might get this
:15:10. > :15:12.disease and it would wipe them out So talking to other
:15:13. > :15:15.producers alike, they are The welfare of the
:15:16. > :15:18.chicken comes first One consequence
:15:19. > :15:20.is this farm and many others now lose their
:15:21. > :15:24.free range status. That normally attracts a premium
:15:25. > :15:28.of 40 extra pence per dozen. Many supermarkets have said
:15:29. > :15:31.they will continue to pay free The farmers are hoping customers
:15:32. > :15:36.will be understanding. They are still high welfare,
:15:37. > :15:39.they still roam freely in the barn A single case of bird flu means
:15:40. > :15:51.the whole flock has to be destroyed, with no compensation
:15:52. > :15:52.and no insurance. It is devastating for
:15:53. > :15:55.the farmer and his business. We are sorry some farmers
:15:56. > :15:57.will experience a loss in We keep it under constant
:15:58. > :16:01.review so that requirement for housing is not extended
:16:02. > :16:03.longer than it has to be. The hope is the chickens
:16:04. > :16:07.will be back in this field and dozens of others
:16:08. > :16:09.like it across the South in a couple of months,
:16:10. > :16:12.when the weather has warmed up and the wild geese and ducks have
:16:13. > :16:19.started heading off. Now, what did you learn at school
:16:20. > :16:25.that's proved useful in your job? New research shows many young
:16:26. > :16:29.scientists, IT workers and engineers believe a lot of what they studied
:16:30. > :16:34.is little use in the real world. The Baker Dearing Educational Trust
:16:35. > :16:37.says almost half of the young people it surveyed believe technical skills
:16:38. > :16:40.would have been much more useful than subjects
:16:41. > :16:42.like history or geography. The Trust promotes University
:16:43. > :16:44.Technical Colleges to help Nikki Mitchell reports
:16:45. > :16:51.from one college in Reading. From this device I connect
:16:52. > :16:58.with that device... He is one of a number of former UTC
:16:59. > :17:01.students who have secured apprenticeships with
:17:02. > :17:03.networking specialist, Cisco. His employer sends him
:17:04. > :17:12.back regularly to help I am trying to get them to use
:17:13. > :17:16.the technical skills they already have but at the same
:17:17. > :17:19.time we are giving them the technical knowledge
:17:20. > :17:21.at the same time. In my old school I would never have
:17:22. > :17:27.days like this where we basically All of it is practical,
:17:28. > :17:30.even in the normal day-to-day lessons it is not just
:17:31. > :17:33.sitting by a computer. It is practical and
:17:34. > :17:35.hands-on, as well. How useful do students
:17:36. > :17:36.here think more traditional subjects like history
:17:37. > :17:38.and geography might be Don't get me wrong, it could be,
:17:39. > :17:52.but not for me personally. This is more like tech science
:17:53. > :17:57.that is what I prefer doing. The educational trust which promotes
:17:58. > :17:59.UTCs says half of youngsters already employed in science, computing
:18:00. > :18:01.and engineering think traditional subjects are largely useless
:18:02. > :18:03.for the world of work. With industry struggling
:18:04. > :18:06.to keep up with the speed of technological advance, what hope
:18:07. > :18:10.do schools have without We can put that innovation into
:18:11. > :18:22.the hands of the students themselves They will continue to be at the edge
:18:23. > :18:25.of things being done in the industry when they join those
:18:26. > :18:27.particular organisations. There is a great mix
:18:28. > :18:29.in schools, some schools are fantastic, ordinary
:18:30. > :18:30.schools, secondary schools, at bringing
:18:31. > :18:32.the curriculum to life
:18:33. > :18:35.and making it real. But I don't think it is widespread
:18:36. > :18:37.enough and therefore some schools are not doing enough
:18:38. > :18:39.with employer partners, because headteachers are accountable
:18:40. > :18:41.to the performance tables. But I think there needs
:18:42. > :18:43.to be just a rethink The National Union of
:18:44. > :18:46.Teachers is sceptical. It believes if all schools
:18:47. > :18:51.were properly funded the quality of vocational education
:18:52. > :19:06.would significantly improve anyway. Tony is here. And I am here! I
:19:07. > :19:12.imagine you did sport when you were at school. Indeed, quite a lot of
:19:13. > :19:20.that. I was never good at mathematics but I do know the value
:19:21. > :19:24.of three points. We know a bit about Chris Hughton and his past with
:19:25. > :19:27.Newcastle. He said it was his best achievement as a manager, getting
:19:28. > :19:31.Newcastle promoted to the Premier League. Here he is as Brighton
:19:32. > :19:35.manager and rapper Benito is in charge of Newcastle, both gunning
:19:36. > :19:36.for the title and automatic promotion and the Premier league is
:19:37. > :19:38.where they want to be. It's the biggest match
:19:39. > :19:47.of the championship season so fdar of Rafa Benitez's Newcastle
:19:48. > :19:52.if they win tonight at the Amex. The Albion have won
:19:53. > :19:54.three of their last four as they bid to earn a place
:19:55. > :19:57.in the Premier Legaue - 20 years after almost dropping out
:19:58. > :19:59.of the football league altogether. Earlier I spoke to Johnny
:20:00. > :20:02.Cantor at the Amex. He explains why these two are at the
:20:03. > :20:06.top of the tree. It is the second consecutive
:20:07. > :20:09.sell-out at the AMEX. It pits first against second,
:20:10. > :20:12.the best home record against the best away record
:20:13. > :20:14.in the championship. It also pits the best defence,
:20:15. > :20:16.the Seagulls, with 17 clean sheets this season, against the best
:20:17. > :20:19.attack in the division, the Magpies, who have already scored
:20:20. > :20:21.64 goals this season. The fans and players know
:20:22. > :20:29.something's got to give. What we would put in
:20:30. > :20:33.front is a strong team with a lot of good players and
:20:34. > :20:37.always it is tougher to play this Of course, a win is not
:20:38. > :20:40.just three points. It is the confidence
:20:41. > :20:53.as well, it is a big thing. We know three points is always
:20:54. > :21:01.important in the league, Johnny. But if Brighton got the win
:21:02. > :21:04.tonight it could be very significant on several
:21:05. > :21:05.fronts, couldn't it? Not only would the gap
:21:06. > :21:15.between Brighton and Newcastle be at four points
:21:16. > :21:18.but they would also have a 9-point gap between them and third placed
:21:19. > :21:19.Huddersfield. It would also put more pressure
:21:20. > :21:22.on Newcastle this evening, because Newcastle have to go
:21:23. > :21:24.to Reading on Tuesday and before that they also have to
:21:25. > :21:26.travel to third-placed Huddersfield
:21:27. > :21:28.on Saturday, as well. As we approach the last ten games
:21:29. > :21:32.of the season you feel both sides will want the momentum
:21:33. > :21:35.going into the final run-in and obviously end up with those top
:21:36. > :21:38.two vital places for promotion. And the game is live
:21:39. > :21:41.on BBC Sussex with Johnny and Warren Aspinall tonight,
:21:42. > :21:46.kick off is 7.45. Murry Baldock will start for the
:21:47. > :21:51.Albion. Elsewhere tonight Portsmouth
:21:52. > :21:53.could break into the automatic promotion places in League Two
:21:54. > :21:56.if they win at home to Morecambe They need Carlisle to lose to go
:21:57. > :22:01.third. There's also a trip to Bradford
:22:02. > :22:04.in league one for MK Dons BBC local radio has full live
:22:05. > :22:08.commentary of all the matches. Cricket news and Surrey fast bowler
:22:09. > :22:10.Tom Curran has been called into the England one-day squad
:22:11. > :22:13.for the tour of the Caribbean, The 21-year-old has impressed
:22:14. > :22:15.while touring Sri Lanka with the England Lions,
:22:16. > :22:17.but is now heading to the West Indies for the series,
:22:18. > :22:19.which begins on Friday. The Portsmouth-based team hoping
:22:20. > :22:22.to win international sport's oldest trophy for Britain for the first
:22:23. > :22:25.time have debuted their boat Earlier this month you may remember
:22:26. > :22:29.we were on the island to see Sir Ben Ainslie's Landrover BAR
:22:30. > :22:32.unveil R1, as it is known. Now it's becoming a familiar sight
:22:33. > :22:35.off the coastline, as crucial early From the symbolism of unveiling
:22:36. > :22:46.their race boat to the show of strength on the water,
:22:47. > :22:48.Land Rover BAR are now sound in the boat they hope will win
:22:49. > :22:53.Britain the Americas Cup. It is 15 metres, or 50
:22:54. > :22:56.feet long, and has been designed with engineers
:22:57. > :22:58.from their title sponsors. They are used to providing high
:22:59. > :23:01.spec off-road vehicles. Now the same technology is helping
:23:02. > :23:04.one of the most technically There is still rope on board,
:23:05. > :23:08.but the six-strong crew have 130 metres of hydraulic
:23:09. > :23:11.pipes and over 1,000 metres of cabling to connect sensors
:23:12. > :23:13.and video cameras. I think we can see a lot
:23:14. > :23:22.of the upgrades coming together and increasing the performance markedly,
:23:23. > :23:24.which is where we need to be. The Americas Cup journey
:23:25. > :23:30.for the Portsmouth-based This will probably be
:23:31. > :23:39.the most developed boat from launch we run
:23:40. > :23:41.through the whole campaign. We have a lot of upgrades
:23:42. > :23:44.we are currently engineering and developing and now the focus moves
:23:45. > :23:46.towards bringing those to the boat. Hundreds of hours of
:23:47. > :23:51.practice will follow. Back in Portsmouth the analysis
:23:52. > :23:53.for the most marginal of for the summer's America's
:23:54. > :24:05.Cup racing. Congratulations to the gold medal
:24:06. > :24:10.winning British hockey team today. Maddy Hinch from West Sussex were
:24:11. > :24:14.among those at Buckingham Palace to receive an MBE from the Duke of
:24:15. > :24:17.Cambridge. Maddy said she was less nervous lining up for the final
:24:18. > :24:19.against the Netherlands but as we can see, she enjoyed a good chat.
:24:20. > :24:28.It was a very special day for a former South Today presenter.
:24:29. > :24:32.Mr Bruce Parker, for services to charity and to the community in
:24:33. > :24:33.Hampshire. Bruce Parker has been awarded
:24:34. > :24:36.the MBE by Prince William Bruce presented for BBC
:24:37. > :24:40.South for 35 years. He's chairman of the Friends
:24:41. > :24:43.of Winchester Cathedral and involved with the Hampshire and Isle
:24:44. > :24:45.of Wight Air Ambulance, and Leukaemia Busters in
:24:46. > :24:57.Southampton, among other charities. Congratulations, Bruce. 35 years of
:24:58. > :25:03.South Today. Very impressive. Now the weather.
:25:04. > :25:08.Yes, not therefore that long! Well, you never know. Lovely sunshine this
:25:09. > :25:15.morning. You went for a run in the rain. When it was still sunny. And
:25:16. > :25:24.then it started raining. I just had a pancake! This was early this
:25:25. > :25:27.morning in Dorset. Lewis Horsley captured the sunrise in Bloodworth.
:25:28. > :25:31.And Paul sent this picture from Hampshire. We had some lovely
:25:32. > :25:36.sunshine this morning. The rain spread north and east in the region
:25:37. > :25:39.and slowly easing up to night and it will be quite chilly in the
:25:40. > :25:44.countryside. We might see a local frost in the countryside. In towns
:25:45. > :25:50.and cities, those 3-5 C, the windfall in lighter in the early
:25:51. > :25:54.morning. Very light this morning. A dry and sunny start to the day
:25:55. > :25:58.tomorrow. Very quickly the cloud will turn the sunshine hazy and
:25:59. > :26:04.rainbow in golf the southern coastal counties. This rain will be very
:26:05. > :26:08.patchy so there will be some dry interludes, especially further north
:26:09. > :26:13.in much of the day. Temperatures reaching a high of 8-9 C. Feeling
:26:14. > :26:16.cold with the increasing breeze and rainfall tomorrow. The wins tomorrow
:26:17. > :26:21.night will become very strong. It could touch gale forced along
:26:22. > :26:25.coastal stretches, even inland areas. A chance of a wintry shower
:26:26. > :26:29.in the early hours of Thursday morning and temperatures falling to
:26:30. > :26:33.freezing. The winds will ease first thing on Thursday. Very much like
:26:34. > :26:37.today and tomorrow, some sunny spells to start Thursday. The
:26:38. > :26:41.difference is it should mainly be dry in the course of the day. One of
:26:42. > :26:46.the better days this week. But brisk wind from the West, or Southwest.
:26:47. > :26:50.Mainly dry, some sunny spells and the odd isolated shower. Before we
:26:51. > :26:56.look at the outlook we will talk about tomorrow. It is the first day
:26:57. > :26:59.of spring in meteorology. Three days of spring before summer rise in
:27:00. > :27:04.June. Enjoy the springlike conditions on Thursday. But we will
:27:05. > :27:08.have some rain tomorrow. It could be heavy and persistent at times. Sunny
:27:09. > :27:12.spells on Thursday, that is the mainly dry day of the week with
:27:13. > :27:15.brisk wind. Friday, we are looking at outbreaks of rain in the course
:27:16. > :27:21.of the day. Moving northwards across the region. Over the weekend, quite
:27:22. > :27:25.unsettled at times, a cool feeling to things, some rain at times and
:27:26. > :27:30.some sunshine jihad as well. The rain could be happy here and there.
:27:31. > :27:37.-- could be some sunshine around as well. We are back at half past six
:27:38. > :27:39.tomorrow. Hope you will be watching. Good night. Good night.