:00:08. > :00:18.Good evening. Welcome to South Today. A slightly weaker than usual
:00:18. > :00:25.
:00:25. > :00:30.edition. -- later than usual. The headlines: Can the us trying to say
:00:30. > :00:35.that children's harp unit have made their case. That was beyond our
:00:35. > :00:41.wildest dreams. We have always wanted that. And heading home.
:00:41. > :00:51.Athletes from around the world head home, after the curtain comes down
:00:51. > :00:56.
:00:56. > :00:58.on the Highland Games. -- island games. A "deliberate attack" on
:00:58. > :01:01.underground cables in a village between Southampton and Salisbury
:01:02. > :01:07.has knocked out thousands of phone lines and around 2,000 broadband
:01:07. > :01:09.BT says people living across a wide area have been affected including
:01:10. > :01:13.Salisbury, Andover, Romsey, Winchester and Poole. Some could be
:01:13. > :01:16.without a normal service all weekend. Let's cross live now to
:01:16. > :01:22.our reporter Sarah Farmer. She's at the site where cables were cut. And
:01:23. > :01:26.Sarah, this has had a far-reaching effect. It has indeed, yes. I can't
:01:26. > :01:31.tell you exactly where we are because British Telecom say that
:01:32. > :01:38.there is a concern there could be repeat attacks. But I can tell you
:01:38. > :01:43.that at around 1:30am today, five fibre-optic cables were Cup, won
:01:43. > :01:46.copper cable was damaged and that has knocked out telephone and
:01:46. > :01:54.broadband services for so many people. Workmen have been trying to
:01:54. > :01:59.fix the problem and will be a enter the early hours of tomorrow morning.
:01:59. > :02:04.But they have got a long pass - each of the individual Cable's has
:02:04. > :02:10.a 48 fibres which have to be delicately at past. And then there
:02:10. > :02:15.is 3,000 metres of cables which need to be replaced. While
:02:15. > :02:21.everything is being done to get the problem fixed, there is disruption
:02:21. > :02:24.which is causing frustration. morning when I tried to log onto
:02:24. > :02:29.the Internet I received a message from British Telecom that that was
:02:29. > :02:35.not working, that my home up was not connected to broadband, and
:02:35. > :02:40.when I called British Telecom there was a statement that I could expect
:02:40. > :02:46.disruption for 15 hours, because of an event locally. Many of the
:02:46. > :02:51.customers have in fact been businesses. Langford Post Office
:02:51. > :02:55.has been without internet all day. It has caused them problems giving
:02:55. > :02:58.out pensions and car tax and all sorts of other issues. The
:02:58. > :03:04.postmaster said that as well as having an impact on the community
:03:04. > :03:09.it is affecting businesses. Sadly, we have had to turn a lot of
:03:09. > :03:16.customers a way, through not been able to access the internet. That
:03:16. > :03:26.is now the main hub of Post Office business. We do car packs, cash
:03:26. > :03:31.withdrawals and deposits, postage - - car tax. My husband works from
:03:31. > :03:36.home. We have the business website and business telephone. We have not
:03:37. > :03:46.been able to access the website all day. People : the business number
:03:46. > :03:50.and getting an unobtainable tone. - - people calling. British Telecom
:03:50. > :03:55.hope to have things back up and running some more. They acknowledge
:03:55. > :03:59.that this is a huge problem and have set up that task force to look
:03:59. > :04:04.at times like this, visiting crime scenes, liaising with the police
:04:04. > :04:09.and visiting scrap-metal yards as well. In the last year, more than
:04:09. > :04:14.400 people have been arrested for stealing from the network. We are
:04:14. > :04:18.being asked to be vigilant. If you see anyone suspiciously removing
:04:18. > :04:22.cable cabinets or manhole covers, you are being asked to report them
:04:22. > :04:32.so that we can prevent or discourage things like this from
:04:32. > :04:42.happening in the future. The crew of the Portsmouth based warship HMS
:04:42. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:49.St Albans has saved 14 men off the coast of Oman. Falmouth Coastguard
:04:49. > :04:54.picked up distress signals. HMS St Albans gave medical assistance to
:04:54. > :04:59.three remembers suffering from severe seasickness, and then they
:04:59. > :05:02.are latter-day crew to safety. A review of that JLS concert on the
:05:02. > :05:06.edge of Winchester has concluded that bad planning was to blame for
:05:06. > :05:11.the problems which surrounded it. People arriving over a short period
:05:11. > :05:14.of time all combine to create the long traffic jams. Under its Mr
:05:14. > :05:19.concert altogether. In future specialist advisers used by
:05:19. > :05:27.Glastonbury and Reading festivals will be hired to help avoid a
:05:27. > :05:30.repeat of the fiasco. A "monumental failure". That's the damning
:05:30. > :05:32.verdict on a government project to set up centralised fire control
:05:32. > :05:36.centres to cover Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire, Sussex,
:05:36. > :05:39.Surrey and the Isle of Wight. The centres were built but never opened.
:05:39. > :05:42.The project was later scrapped, wasting nearly �500 million of
:05:42. > :05:45.public money. Steve Humphrey has been looking at the detail of
:05:45. > :05:55.today's report by the National Audit Office. Steve, this report
:05:55. > :05:56.
:05:56. > :05:59.doesn't pull any punches. No, just look at the headline on the report.
:05:59. > :06:02.They've called it "The Failure of the FireControl project". It was a
:06:02. > :06:05.project, started under the Labour Government in 2004. The big idea
:06:06. > :06:11.was to reduce the number of fire control rooms across the country
:06:11. > :06:15.from 46 to just nine. Quite quickly, the new buildings went up - and
:06:15. > :06:19.this was the one for the whole of the South East, built in Fareham.
:06:19. > :06:29.It has never been used - but it costs the government �121,000 a
:06:29. > :06:30.
:06:30. > :06:34.month in rent. Originally the nationwide project was supposed to
:06:34. > :06:39.cost �120 million. But by the time the project was scrapped last year,
:06:39. > :06:47.it had wasted �469 million. The Fire Brigades Union was highly
:06:47. > :06:53.critical of the project from the start. This then the case
:06:53. > :06:58.everything we said from the start of the project. -- it vindicates.
:06:58. > :07:06.It has wasted almost �500 million for us to be proved right. If we
:07:06. > :07:10.had been listened to in the first place, we would not be on now.
:07:10. > :07:13.what about political reaction? the Tories are happy to say this
:07:13. > :07:16.was a Labour mess. Fareham's Conservative MP Mark Hoban said
:07:16. > :07:18.they'd ploughed ahead despite widespread opposition - and wasted
:07:18. > :07:20.money rather than admit they were wrong. The Southampton Itchen MP
:07:20. > :07:23.John Denham inherited responsibility for the troubled
:07:23. > :07:33.project when he became Secretary of State for Communities and Local
:07:33. > :07:38.Government in 2009. It was very serious. As the report says, that
:07:38. > :07:41.is when we began to get a grip of it, but the leadership was poor,
:07:41. > :07:46.contractors were known to be feeling and nothing was done about
:07:46. > :07:50.them. The fire officers were not United in their support for the
:07:50. > :07:59.project, and we had buildings to put the system into when the system
:07:59. > :08:05.showed no sign of working. government cancelled this project -
:08:05. > :08:08.so what happens next? Hampshire's fire chief says lessons have been
:08:08. > :08:11.learnt - he says fire services are already looking at greater co-
:08:11. > :08:13.operation - at a local level. will be walking with close
:08:13. > :08:16.neighbours in Dorset, Wiltshire, and Devon and Somerset to
:08:16. > :08:21.collaborate so that we get good economies of scale and a quality
:08:21. > :08:27.system that works for all of us. What happens to these unused
:08:27. > :08:36.buildings? They are like elephants and the Government would love to
:08:36. > :08:40.find a use for them as quickly as possible -- white elephants.
:08:40. > :08:43.Today's report comes on the same day that the Fire Service in West
:08:43. > :08:47.Sussex held meetings with its staff - on a possible merger with East
:08:47. > :08:50.Sussex - in an attempt to save millions of pounds. Earlier this
:08:50. > :08:53.year West Sussex cut frontline services and closed three stations
:08:53. > :08:56.in Keena, Bosom and Findon. But the Fire Service insist that no
:08:56. > :09:00.stations would close under this new merger. Plans will go to public
:09:00. > :09:02.consultation in two weeks and if agreed will be put into action in
:09:02. > :09:05.2013. There are other options of closer collaborative working. These
:09:05. > :09:08.do not appear to deliver the same level of savings that we would get
:09:08. > :09:11.out of a full merger. And it is not just about money. The chief fire
:09:11. > :09:15.officers of both East and West Sussex are enthusiastic about this,
:09:15. > :09:23.because they feel it will give them better operational capability and
:09:23. > :09:26.resilience. A man's been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent
:09:26. > :09:30.to endanger life, following a pub fire in Lymington earlier today.
:09:30. > :09:33.Five people were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire at the
:09:33. > :09:36.Toll House pub on Southampton Road in the early hours. Extensive
:09:36. > :09:39.damage was caused to the building. Around 1,000 jobs will come to
:09:39. > :09:41.Reading if plans for a huge supermarket distribution centre are
:09:41. > :09:45.approved. Tesco is submitting a formal planning application to
:09:45. > :09:49.build on the former Courage Brewery site near junction 11 of the M4.
:09:49. > :09:52.They've wanted a big new depot in the south for some time - but the
:09:52. > :09:56.plans haven't always been welcomed. David Allard reports. In its heyday,
:09:56. > :10:00.900 people worked at this brewery. Back then, Reading was famous for
:10:00. > :10:03.the 3 Bs - biscuits, bulbs and beer. But last year the brewery moved out.
:10:03. > :10:09.Now this 75-acre site close to the M4 has been almost totally
:10:09. > :10:13.demolished. Enter Tesco. They want to build a big distribution depot
:10:13. > :10:16.here to serve the whole of the south east. It would replace the
:10:16. > :10:24.existing one at Weybridge in Surrey and, Tesco say, bring 1,000 jobs to
:10:24. > :10:29.Reading. Today they started the public consultation. I have been
:10:29. > :10:35.out of work since last April when the brewery closed, production wise.
:10:35. > :10:39.So why am very excited about it. will be a good use of the on-site.
:10:39. > :10:44.The council will look to see how many traffic issues aren't all than
:10:44. > :10:48.what the impact is on local roads, but in principle I am delighted.
:10:48. > :10:51.It's not the first time Tesco has tried to build a huge depot in our
:10:51. > :10:54.region. Remember the Pyestock megashed, planned for this former
:10:54. > :10:56.military site near Farnborough? Or the battle of Andover airfield?
:10:56. > :10:59.Both plans met fierce local opposition. Tesco pulled out of
:10:59. > :11:03.Andover when the local council laid down strict limits on lorry
:11:03. > :11:06.movements. But now, three years on Andover has its big shed - though
:11:06. > :11:10.not quite so mega. It's a distribution depot for the Co-op,
:11:10. > :11:13.and it's due to open very soon. The Co-op's also had to fund
:11:13. > :11:16.improvements to the A303 junction here, and it's brought hundreds of
:11:16. > :11:19.jobs. Back in Reading, Tesco is on a charm offensive. It's inviting
:11:19. > :11:23.people to apply for jobs even though it's not got planning
:11:23. > :11:27.permission yet. If we are here in Reading and talking to people and
:11:27. > :11:32.they are carrying out a public consultation then why not give them
:11:32. > :11:40.the opportunity to talk to us about jobs? It is critical that we get
:11:40. > :11:44.all people for local jobs. -- local people for local jobs. Tesco will
:11:44. > :11:54.submit plans later this month. It wants the depot open by Christmas
:11:54. > :11:54.
:11:54. > :11:57.next year. It's been a hard fought battle over the last four months -
:11:57. > :12:00.and now they must wait for the decision. The consultation over the
:12:00. > :12:02.future of Southampton General Hospital's child heart surgery unit
:12:02. > :12:05.ended today. Our health correspondent David Fenton is here
:12:05. > :12:08.now, David. Southampton's heart unit could close because of an NHS
:12:08. > :12:12.plan to change the way heart surgery works. Managers want to
:12:12. > :12:16.scrap some units, and concentrate on specialist centres. No-one
:12:16. > :12:19.expected Southampton to be at risk, but earlier this year, the heart
:12:19. > :12:22.unit learned it was included in only one of four options - and
:12:22. > :12:25.despite being rated second best in the country for its operations,
:12:25. > :12:29.faced a real threat of closure. Very quickly, a vigorous campaign
:12:29. > :12:39.to save it got under way, led by parents of children who'd been
:12:39. > :12:42.treated there. In March, little Aaron Prior confronted the Health
:12:42. > :12:46.Secretary, asking him why he was closing the best, not the worst.
:12:46. > :12:49.And in May, hundreds of parents and children - many whose lives have
:12:49. > :12:52.been saved by the Southampton unit - held a rally outside the city's
:12:53. > :12:55.Guildhall. The campaign culminated last week with these box loads of
:12:55. > :13:05.petitions - 250,000 signatures - being presented to 10 Downing
:13:05. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:13.Street. But even after all that, campaigners are still worried.
:13:13. > :13:17.Banyard was born with half a heart. Two hospitals said she probably
:13:17. > :13:20.wouldn't survive. So her parents brought her to Southampton, for an
:13:20. > :13:25.operation that had never been done before. Knowing that her condition
:13:25. > :13:28.was like limiting, we thought we would bring her here. You would do
:13:28. > :13:32.anything for your children. Three surgeons spent eight hours
:13:32. > :13:42.operating - but Cora recovered, and is doing now things she could never
:13:42. > :13:49.
:13:49. > :13:52.do before. At school I do PE. I do tuck jumps on a trampoline. Cora's
:13:52. > :13:55.one of 330 children treated here every year - but the national
:13:55. > :13:58.review wants bigger centres, doing more operations, and Southampton
:13:58. > :14:04.may have to close. That prompted a huge campaign. In May hundreds
:14:04. > :14:09.turned out at this public meeting. We are here to support the heart
:14:09. > :14:18.unit. It has done amazing things for us, it has given us our son.
:14:18. > :14:21.is very personal. I get emotional thinking about it. And staff here -
:14:21. > :14:24.surgeons, nurses, cardiologists - have also been working hard, behind
:14:24. > :14:28.the scenes, to keep the unit open. For the last few months, and number
:14:28. > :14:32.of the staff have spent at one- third of their working time doing
:14:32. > :14:37.work based on trying to make the case for why Southampton should
:14:37. > :14:41.continue to be a centre. they'll have to wait to see if that
:14:41. > :14:44.effort is rewarded - a decision is expected in the autumn. No-one
:14:44. > :14:49.doubts that Southampton is a very good unit. What we have been
:14:49. > :14:53.looking at is the patient lows and the travel times to the unit, and
:14:53. > :14:57.where patients are prepared to travel from, so that's it underpin
:14:57. > :15:02.can get to what we feel is the minimum number of operations for
:15:02. > :15:06.this unit. This has been a nervous time for staff and patients - but
:15:06. > :15:16.the work goes on, and all they can do now is wait, and hope for the
:15:16. > :15:21.
:15:21. > :15:25.best. Thank you for watching South Today. Still to come in this
:15:25. > :15:28.evening's programme - in a moment, Tony has the sport and Alexis with
:15:28. > :15:31.the weather. And - while we're on that subject. What do you get when
:15:31. > :15:41.you put three whether girls together at the hat fear in
:15:41. > :15:43.
:15:43. > :15:46.Winchester? Trouble, trouble! -- hat fair. Feedback about the
:15:46. > :15:48.proposed �3 million viewing tower in Weymouth has been positive, says
:15:48. > :15:52.the company behind the plans. Merlin Entertainment has received
:15:52. > :15:55.more than 100 feedback forms with nearly 90% of people backing them.
:15:55. > :15:58.But others have raised concerns about parking and the design. The
:15:58. > :16:01.53 metre structure should be open in time for the 2012 Olympic
:16:01. > :16:09.sailing in Portland. Tony husband is here with the sport, later
:16:09. > :16:15.unusual because of Andy Murray. years and counting we wait for a
:16:15. > :16:20.first men's Wimbledon winner. especially to the Isle of Wight
:16:20. > :16:30.Footballers' who beat Guernsey, 4-2, before the closing season --
:16:30. > :16:30.
:16:30. > :16:33.closing ceremony. It has been a great week of action. 4,000
:16:33. > :16:35.athletes from islands around the world have been competing in a
:16:35. > :16:38.range of sports from Archery through to Volleyball. Roisin
:16:38. > :16:41.Gauson has been following the action. To the uninitiated, the
:16:41. > :16:51.island games may seem like an indulgent event for small
:16:51. > :16:55.communities. Those that see it first hand know it's anything but.
:16:55. > :16:59.MUSIC: Beautiful Day, U2. 25 islands from around the world come
:16:59. > :17:02.together for a week of competition across 14 sports. For some that are
:17:02. > :17:05.more isolated, it's a rare chance to take part in international
:17:05. > :17:07.competition. The 43-strong team from the Falklands travelled the
:17:07. > :17:11.furthest, at 3,000 miles. community of the Falkland Islands
:17:11. > :17:16.gets into the Island Games, because it is something where we can really
:17:16. > :17:19.compete and be at a one-to-one level with the other islands.
:17:19. > :17:25.those other islands was St Helena. With an endurance record all of
:17:25. > :17:29.their own. It took them 12 days to reach the Isle of Wight. You're not
:17:29. > :17:34.exposed on the island to top sporting events. Just looking at
:17:34. > :17:39.the TV. You cannot even go to watch a good rugby match or football game,
:17:39. > :17:44.so to come and be a part of it is fantastic. The Island Games is
:17:44. > :17:50.seriously addictive. Once you've experienced it, you just want more.
:17:50. > :17:54.It is just such fun to meet everybody again. This was my first
:17:54. > :18:01.Island Games and it was great fun and I enjoyed it. I l looking for
:18:01. > :18:05.work to 2015. -- I am looking forward. Next time round, in two
:18:05. > :18:08.years, Bermuda will be the host. It will have a hard act to follow in
:18:08. > :18:11.matching the hospitality and warmth shown by the Isle of Wight. There
:18:11. > :18:17.is heated debate in the office about who's going to Bermuda, to
:18:17. > :18:20.follow the Isle of Wight! Southampton are yet to receive any
:18:20. > :18:23.formal offer for their teenage star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. That's
:18:23. > :18:26.according to manager Nigel Adkins. Chamberlain is one of the best
:18:26. > :18:29.young prospects in English football. Arsenal are keen to sign the player.
:18:29. > :18:33.But Adkins was insistent this morning, that the player is staying
:18:33. > :18:35.put for now. All we can say is that there has no been passed - there
:18:35. > :18:39.has not been any bid put on the table. There is newspaper
:18:39. > :18:44.speculation about Arsenal. But we are not trying to sell Alex. We had
:18:44. > :18:54.the same scenario in January. He had a good first season positive
:18:54. > :18:57.
:18:57. > :19:00.happen. -- good first season for Southampton. I tweeted all the
:19:00. > :19:03.latest Southampton news today as it was breaking, including news of
:19:03. > :19:06.Rickie Lambert's new three year contract, and Saints having a bid
:19:06. > :19:09.accepted for Chelsea's Jack Cork. There's also lots more from Nigel
:19:09. > :19:13.Adkin's interview online at the BBC website. Brighton and Hove Albion
:19:13. > :19:16.have signed Dutch striker Roland Bergkamp. He's agreed a two year
:19:16. > :19:19.deal and comes from top flight club Excelsior. The move is subject to
:19:19. > :19:22.international clearance. And yes, Bergkamp is related to Dennis -
:19:22. > :19:27.he's his nephew. Let's hope that he scores as many goals for Brechin as
:19:27. > :19:35.Dennis did for Arsenal down the years. There are two Twenty20
:19:35. > :19:38.victories for amateur cricketers. Last night they might beat Kent.
:19:38. > :19:42.Neil McKenzie top scored for Hampshire with 48 as they made 141
:19:42. > :19:44.for 6. Kent were then skittled for just 72, with three wickets for
:19:44. > :19:47.Dmitri Mascherenas, the most spectacular being the dismissal of
:19:47. > :19:52.Kent skipper Rob Key - Imran Tahir's catch, he was rather
:19:52. > :19:58.pleased. Tonight they have beaten Middlesex by seven wickets at
:19:58. > :20:01.Uxbridge. Meanwhile, on the third day of the county championship
:20:01. > :20:05.match at Arundel, Sussex closed just 29 runs ahead of Warwickshire
:20:05. > :20:09.with a day to play. They have five second innings wickets in hand.
:20:09. > :20:18.Thousands of children across the south were trying to break a world
:20:18. > :20:21.record today. On playing fields and playgrounds across the country at
:20:21. > :20:24.precisely the same time, more than 250,000 youngsters danced to the
:20:24. > :20:28.same tune. It was the last major event for a school sports body
:20:28. > :20:35.which is being closed this summer. Sean Killick was looking on. They
:20:35. > :20:38.waved and wiggled, clapped and cheered. At 11:40 precisely, 800
:20:38. > :20:40.children from schools across north east Hampshire joined others
:20:40. > :20:43.nationwide trying to stage the world's largest simultaneous dance.
:20:43. > :20:48.The event at Farnborough was organised by the local school sport
:20:48. > :20:51.partnership. The partnerships were set up by the government a decade
:20:51. > :20:54.ago, but are now being scrapped. Some funding will still be
:20:54. > :20:59.available to boost sport in schools. But one of those behind the
:20:59. > :21:04.partnerships believes much vital work will not happen in future.
:21:04. > :21:11.Professional development for teachers, curriculum Updates,
:21:11. > :21:21.focused work on attainment and behaviour, so a raft of staff will
:21:21. > :21:22.
:21:22. > :21:27.be lost. -- of stuff. It was brilliant, it was good fun. They
:21:27. > :21:34.have picked it up really quickly. The Max seen to be enjoying it when
:21:34. > :21:36.we got them waving and clapping. -- they seemed to be enjoying it.
:21:36. > :21:39.Professional development for teachers, curriculum updates,
:21:39. > :21:43.focussed work to improve attainment and behaviour with children in
:21:43. > :21:46.schools, so I think a whole raft of stuff will be lost. But the
:21:46. > :21:50.children here today were simply enjoying the fun of the record
:21:50. > :21:53.attempt. They'll find out later in the summer if they have managed to
:21:53. > :21:55.dance their way into the record books. Last night I was at the
:21:55. > :22:02.Corky, and the Americans won again, 13-eight. Two on top for America.
:22:02. > :22:09.Alexis is here. You have been about, taking advantage of the Nice
:22:09. > :22:17.weather at the Hat Fair in Winchester. It is about St Peter as
:22:17. > :22:26.well as hats. Tony is taking the lead with his cricket hat! -- it is
:22:26. > :22:32.about street theatre. I did not just go to watch. I have always
:22:32. > :22:37.wanted to perform. Somehow, just doing the weather is not enough. I
:22:37. > :22:45.want to be in and band, I cannot sing but I can play an instrument.
:22:45. > :22:55.OK, it is the drums. Who am I going to play with? With us, the BBC
:22:55. > :23:00.
:23:00. > :23:09.south where the girls! -- where the girls. -- weather girls. It's
:23:09. > :23:13.raining men! Then I went around town to see what else was on offer.
:23:13. > :23:21.I think it is really important to acknowledge that the festival has
:23:21. > :23:25.been around for seven years. People come year after year to see this.
:23:25. > :23:30.We tried to honour that tradition. And there is a balance of stuff
:23:30. > :23:36.that has been here before, some quite a new staff, some quite edgy
:23:36. > :23:45.stuff, we have shaken up the evenings so people find they are or
:23:45. > :23:55.a little bit different. Do you have a favourite? My favourite is a
:23:55. > :23:59.
:23:59. > :24:06.French company called Les Apostrophes. It is Street are, and
:24:06. > :24:14.done innocently amazing way. We're walking on Sunshine, and broke it
:24:14. > :24:21.feel good? Sadly, the weather girls will not be plain again this
:24:21. > :24:31.weekend, because of musical differences. The forecast was
:24:31. > :24:32.
:24:32. > :24:41.always for pressure rising! thought the other two were mining.
:24:41. > :24:48.-- miming. The Hat Fair is on all weekend, but if you cannot get to,
:24:48. > :24:58.here is some other things that an going on. The hit musical, Greece,
:24:58. > :25:01.
:25:01. > :25:05.has been performed by Christchurch Former Prime Minister Edward
:25:06. > :25:10.Heath's house is being reopened this weekend. Situated in Cathedral
:25:10. > :25:19.Close in Salisbury, it contains many historical items from Sir
:25:20. > :25:23.Edward Heath's Light. This Wednesday -- this Wednesday, top
:25:23. > :25:31.road cycling racers are coming to Guildford to battle it out on the
:25:31. > :25:35.High Street. Thursday sees the start of the inaugural job Ali
:25:35. > :25:40.history society. They will be discussing ancient conflicts and
:25:41. > :25:46.conflicts of the past 30 years. Speakers include Peter Snow. The
:25:46. > :25:50.Caversham Festival starts this weekend. 10 days of family-friendly
:25:50. > :25:55.entertainment at venues around Caversham. Hopefully, you can make
:25:55. > :26:04.it to some of those events. This weekend is looking good, dry with a
:26:04. > :26:10.Tonight will be dry with clear spells here and there. Temperatures
:26:10. > :26:16.dropping to single figures around the countryside. Expect low
:26:16. > :26:21.temperatures of five Celsius. In the towns and cities, lows of a
:26:21. > :26:27.London-To 18 Celsius. Mild in towns and cities but chilly out in the
:26:27. > :26:33.countryside. Some decent sunshine on offer posting tomorrow, but
:26:33. > :26:38.cloud increasing throughout the afternoon. -- on offer first thing
:26:38. > :26:42.tomorrow. Temperatures will be a degree or so warmer than today.
:26:42. > :26:49.Tomorrow night, a repeat performance of tonight, skies
:26:49. > :26:54.cleaning, patchy cloud here and there, with lows in towns and
:26:54. > :27:01.cities of ten Celsius, could lose out in the countryside. More cloud
:27:01. > :27:04.arriving during the afternoon on Sunday. Sussex are in Twenty20
:27:04. > :27:11.cricket action against Gloucestershire. Temperatures will
:27:11. > :27:17.be up into the twenties. Monday his eyes well, staying settled. High
:27:17. > :27:21.pressure, still in charge. We have this rain out in the Atlantic. That
:27:21. > :27:27.will be heading to us next week. Tuesday starting on a dry, bright
:27:27. > :27:32.not. The weather front is on its way, on Tuesday night. It will
:27:32. > :27:36.arrive on Tuesday night into Wednesday. Here is the summary for
:27:36. > :27:42.the all-important weekend, if you are heading out and about. Not as
:27:42. > :27:50.warm as last weekend, but pleasant, with warm sunshine. Temperatures,
:27:50. > :27:56.keeping up by Tuesday, up to 24 Celsius in places. Looking good.
:27:56. > :28:00.Thank you very much. Looking at the weekend guide, don't forget, there
:28:00. > :28:04.was the South coast Proms. A musical dull and Portsmouth to
:28:05. > :28:10.raise money for the Royal Navy and Royal Marines charity. This year,
:28:10. > :28:14.it will spend �5 million selfing service personnel and their
:28:14. > :28:20.dependence. There are concerts tonight and tomorrow in Portsmouth.
:28:20. > :28:25.Several thousand people expected to attend this year. I would have
:28:25. > :28:30.asked you what you were doing four or Friday evening, but we have