:00:07. > :00:11.Hello. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's programme. Thieves steal
:00:11. > :00:16.a bronze war memorial weeks before Remembrance Day. What it represents
:00:16. > :00:22.is the lost soldier, you know, the unknown soldier, and it is terrible.
:00:22. > :00:25.Who could do something like that? The MP Mike Hancock appears at a
:00:25. > :00:30.deportation hearing, and denies he passed on any classified
:00:30. > :00:38.information to an alleged Russian spy. Farewell to Norrie. Who was
:00:38. > :00:43.the last living link to the Dorset author Thomas Hardy. I am live at
:00:43. > :00:53.the ebb stadium as Aldershot Town arrive ahead of the match of their
:00:53. > :00:55.
:00:55. > :00:59.lives against Manchester United the Alpats alterrible. That is how a
:00:59. > :01:04.community reacted to the news that two weeks before Remembrance Day, a
:01:04. > :01:07.bronze war memorial statue has been stolen in Tidworth. The First World
:01:07. > :01:12.War soldier was installed in the garrison town by the Royal British
:01:12. > :01:21.Legion in 199. Police are hunting two men, who have been captured on
:01:21. > :01:24.CCTV, stealing the one off statue. Look. This CCTV footage has been
:01:25. > :01:28.watched over and over again, and still the Royal British Legion in
:01:28. > :01:33.Tidworth is no closer to finding out who made off with their
:01:34. > :01:37.memorial in the dead of night. People round here are outraged, and
:01:37. > :01:41.disgusted by what the cowardly thieves have done. What it
:01:41. > :01:45.represents is the lost soldier, you know, the unknown soldier, and it
:01:45. > :01:49.is terrible. Who could do something like that? These things mean a
:01:49. > :01:56.great deal to the community, to serving members, and to people that
:01:56. > :01:59.have lost loved ones, in conflicts and wars. The man at the centre of
:01:59. > :02:04.this picture co-ordinated the funding. His daughter said the loss
:02:04. > :02:08.would have his turning in his grave. It has been like losing him again.
:02:08. > :02:14.He passed away three-and-a-half years ago and I have had people
:02:14. > :02:19.going "I am so sorry, it meant so much to your father." It opens
:02:19. > :02:23.wounds again. Had the war memorial been commissioned today it would
:02:23. > :02:27.cost �20,000. The original artist is willing to replacement for
:02:27. > :02:33.fraction of that. The mould is round and you can take off most of
:02:33. > :02:38.the fees so it will end up being about the �10,000. The bronze was
:02:38. > :02:44.sourced as a foundry here. It weighed round 75 kilos. I have made
:02:44. > :02:49.a call the a local dealer who says the scrap value is round 2.97 a
:02:49. > :02:54.kilo. If that was the thieves's intentions their efforts would have
:02:54. > :02:58.netted them �222. Today all the club has left is a replica. Police
:02:58. > :03:04.investigations are continuing but Remembrance Day is just over a
:03:04. > :03:06.service will go ahid but there will be no statue to provide a focal
:03:06. > :03:10.point. I think it was a professional job. I think that they
:03:10. > :03:15.had to know what they were doing because they didn't damage the base
:03:15. > :03:19.at all. So I think they knew what they were doing, and I think nau
:03:19. > :03:23.they knew what they have got. a pittance to the thieves it will
:03:23. > :03:27.cost thousands to replace. It is worth more to this town. It is bad
:03:27. > :03:31.enough they have done this, but even worse, knowing what two weeks
:03:31. > :03:36.time is, that the timing, you know. It will never been a good time do
:03:36. > :03:41.something like this, but to do it within such a short space of time
:03:41. > :03:45.before Remembrance Day is awful. avoid add crowded media presence
:03:45. > :03:50.today, the Portsmouth south MP Mike Hancock made a surprise appearance
:03:50. > :03:53.at the deportation hearing of the alleged Russian spy Katia
:03:53. > :03:57.Zatuliveter. Mr Hancock denied on more than one occasion he did
:03:57. > :04:01.anything wrong during an alleged four year affair with his Russian
:04:01. > :04:05.researchers. He said he did not pass on material that was
:04:05. > :04:11.classified. Ms Zatuliveter is fighting deportation at a hearing
:04:11. > :04:14.in London. We have been listening to the proceedings. Tell us more
:04:14. > :04:18.about what happened today Most of the hearing had been taking place
:04:18. > :04:22.behind closed door, on the grounds of national security. It was only
:04:22. > :04:26.just after 3.00 this afternoon, that the doors were thrown open to
:04:26. > :04:29.the public. As people filed in they found the sight that greeted them
:04:29. > :04:35.was of Mike Hancock, the MP for Portsmouth south, who has been very
:04:35. > :04:38.much at the centre of this story, sitting there in the witness box,
:04:38. > :04:42.giving evidence to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission. Now,
:04:42. > :04:46.he was then, we weren't sure ou long he had been been giving
:04:46. > :04:49.evidence but he was questioned for 20 minutes or so. What happened,
:04:49. > :04:55.given that was the only, if you like, only time it was open to the
:04:55. > :05:00.public? Well, he was asked a lot, in fact, act a visit to Iraq, which
:05:00. > :05:04.was suggested had taken place in 2006. Now, Mr Hancock said he had
:05:04. > :05:09.not made a visit with the Select Committee to see British troops at
:05:09. > :05:13.that time. But then an extract of a diary from Ms Zatuliveter was read
:05:13. > :05:17.out. She said "I think I'm in love. He has gone to Iraq today he won't
:05:17. > :05:20.be able to write or call. I don't know what do with myself." Mr
:05:20. > :05:24.Hancock said he had been due to go on that visit, but for some reason,
:05:24. > :05:27.he couldn't recall why, he had had to pull out at the last minute. He
:05:27. > :05:33.said he might have given her the impression he was going. That was
:05:33. > :05:35.crucial of course because questions have been raised about the journals
:05:35. > :05:39.authenticity. I understand there was questioned about another
:05:39. > :05:44.report? That was a report on the possibility of confrontation with
:05:44. > :05:49.Russia in the future. Now, it was suggested by Ms Zatuliveter in fact
:05:49. > :05:55.he had asked her to forward this to a Moscow TV channel he denied he
:05:55. > :06:00.would ever have done that, the QC said if it had been found to have
:06:00. > :06:04.happened it would have been embarrassing. "I didn't do it he
:06:04. > :06:09.said." Thank you. Up to 100 residents in Swanage are spending
:06:09. > :06:13.the night in sheltered accommodation after gas leak.
:06:13. > :06:17.Emergency services were called to Victoria Avenue earlier today. A
:06:17. > :06:22.rest centre has been opened at the United Reform Church hall. The gas
:06:22. > :06:26.board said the incident won't be resolved until tomorrow. Aldershot
:06:26. > :06:33.will be playing the gave of their lives against Manchester United, it
:06:33. > :06:36.is the Carling Cup and Tony Husband is there with all the action.
:06:36. > :06:40.Already a fantastic atmosphere in the ground. There will be more than
:06:40. > :06:44.7,000 fans here to see Manchester United. It may not be their
:06:44. > :06:48.strongest side who will take on the team, it will still be a memorable
:06:48. > :06:52.occasion for those ta have managed to get one of those tickets to be
:06:52. > :06:56.here, for the biggest game since this club reformed. They went bust
:06:56. > :07:00.in the '90s and of course they have had a long road back, which
:07:00. > :07:05.culminated in promotion a couple of years ago. If you lock at the
:07:05. > :07:10.contrast between the two clubs it shows you the gulf between United
:07:10. > :07:16.and Aldershot. A turn over for United of �331 million. For
:07:16. > :07:21.Aldershot, just �3 million a year. You look at the capacities they
:07:21. > :07:24.play to. Old Trafford 76,000 fans. It will be 7,000 for Aldershot.
:07:24. > :07:32.3,000 normally. The value of players. Wayne Rooney may not play
:07:32. > :07:36.tonight but he is worth �50 million. Ben Herd, the Aldershot skipper
:07:36. > :07:40.will fetch �125,000. It's a big gulf. It is a big game and
:07:40. > :07:46.Aldershot have to try and cause an upset here tonight. More from here
:07:46. > :07:50.later on. Look forward to it. The Government's says it is clearly
:07:50. > :07:54.disappointed by Cunard's decision to take its ships away from the
:07:54. > :07:58.British registry. It the company's fleet will no longer carry the name
:07:58. > :08:03.of Southampton, as it removes the fleet from the UK shipping register.
:08:03. > :08:10.It seems no cruise ship remains on the British register, raising
:08:10. > :08:13.concerns among the union and passengers. Remember this? Queen
:08:13. > :08:18.Elizabeth, naming the Queen Elizabeth. What could be more
:08:18. > :08:22.British than that? But, from today, the ship is no longer British. This
:08:22. > :08:27.will happen to Cunard's other two ship, the name of Southampton on
:08:27. > :08:31.the stern painted over, replaced with Hamilton, in Bermuda. Last
:08:31. > :08:37.week, Cunard told us the reason was to allow lucrative weddings at sea,
:08:37. > :08:41.and that is partly true. But there could be another reason. It is
:08:41. > :08:46.called the equality act. It is derived from European Union
:08:46. > :08:50.legislation, and it requires crew from all EU kuntroibs paid equal
:08:50. > :08:55.wages, to British crew. Most ships sailing from Southampton employ
:08:55. > :08:59.many eastern European worker, in the past, they have been paid less.
:08:59. > :09:05.Here is the officers' union. think it does good to the UK,
:09:05. > :09:09.because I think the main issue is not to be seen as being taken
:09:09. > :09:13.advantage of seafarers from peerer regions. It is time to end
:09:13. > :09:16.discrimination. This is what happens on land. I can't see any
:09:16. > :09:20.reason I shouldn't happen on British ships. The rules about
:09:20. > :09:24.equal rates of pay only apply to Europeans, people from other parts
:09:24. > :09:28.of the world continue to be paid less on British ship, as they have
:09:28. > :09:33.been for generations. The Department for Transport said this
:09:33. > :09:37.afternoon that under rules changed in August, the Government has taken
:09:37. > :09:41.the minimum necessary measures to satisfy the European Commission,
:09:41. > :09:46.while safeguarding the continued competitiveness of the UK fleet.
:09:46. > :09:53.Nevertheless, Cunard is taking away all its ships, for the first time
:09:53. > :09:58.in 170 years. Its famous Queens have only ever been British
:09:58. > :10:02.registered until today. Cruise web forums have furious passengers.
:10:02. > :10:07.Several people claim they won't travel on Cunard again. In one poll
:10:07. > :10:11.96% of those taking part opposed the reflagging. Cunard did want to
:10:11. > :10:18.be interviewed but it is by no means alone in doing this. Most
:10:18. > :10:21.other lines have done it already. So, we searched for the largest
:10:21. > :10:28.British registered cruise ship sailing from a British port. And
:10:28. > :10:33.here it. The Hebridean princess, built in 1964. It carries just 50
:10:33. > :10:37.passengers. A sign of the times. The Isle of Wight council has been
:10:37. > :10:40.accused in the high court of being all over the place in its plans to
:10:40. > :10:43.cut adult social care. It has been taken to court by two people with
:10:43. > :10:47.special needs who say the authority failed them. They say the council
:10:47. > :10:50.did not make clear the impaict of changes brought in last February.
:10:50. > :10:56.The council says the cuts are a result of reduced funding from
:10:56. > :11:06.Whitehall. Full consultation will begin over proposals to cut more
:11:06. > :11:06.
:11:06. > :11:10.than 200 jobs at south cam honesty council. Still to come this evening.
:11:10. > :11:17.Remembering Norrie Woodhall who has died at 105 and was the last living
:11:17. > :11:22.link with the great Thomas Hardy. The Isle of Wight has become one of
:11:22. > :11:26.the first areas in the country to get a new non-emergency number for
:11:26. > :11:31.the NHS. From today, people living there can dial 111 at any time of
:11:31. > :11:36.day or night, to access local services. It is part of a plan to
:11:36. > :11:40.phase out the existing telephone service from NHS Direct, which will
:11:40. > :11:47.end in England in April 2013. If successful, the scheme could be
:11:47. > :11:49.rolled out nationally. Short changed, sworn at and sold faulty
:11:49. > :11:54.goods. Some of the problems shoppers with learning difficultys
:11:54. > :11:58.have been facing in Portsmouth. Now the City Council has introduced a
:11:59. > :12:03.new initiative to protect vulnerable people. We have been
:12:03. > :12:08.finding out more. I thought that was Michael Jackson. Pete and Chris
:12:08. > :12:11.like broution as much as the next shopper but they haven't always
:12:11. > :12:15.felt welcome. Their learning difficulties make their nervous and
:12:15. > :12:19.that wasn't helped in the past when shop assistants were unhelpful or
:12:19. > :12:24.rude. All they want is the same common courtesy we expect when we
:12:24. > :12:30.go shopping and that is what is written on their card which they
:12:30. > :12:36.show to shop staff Do you want some head phones? Pete and Chris are
:12:36. > :12:40.shopping on Commercial Road part of the safer shopping area scheme.
:12:40. > :12:44.Store managers know about the initiative and vulnerable people
:12:44. > :12:54.can feel more confident visiting their stores. Now we have the card
:12:54. > :12:55.
:12:55. > :12:59.it is easier. It is good. It is working well. It felt like you were,
:12:59. > :13:04.they didn't want to know you. Since now the card it is like, now they
:13:04. > :13:07.want to take notice. Trading Standards received complaints about
:13:07. > :13:13.verbal abuse and faulty goods and decided to monitor the way people
:13:13. > :13:17.were being treated. They were appalled at the results. I struggle
:13:17. > :13:22.to believe that there will be, the shop assistants would be swearing
:13:22. > :13:26.at people with learning disability, asking them to get out of the shop,
:13:26. > :13:30.refuse to help them. I also experienced where people with
:13:30. > :13:36.learning disabilitys were sold goods who were second-hand, who
:13:36. > :13:40.were, should not be in a shop floor in the first place. Do you want me
:13:40. > :13:48.to put the receipt in the bags. Trading Standards hope toex tend
:13:48. > :13:53.the scheme across the whole city. Now tonight, questions will be
:13:53. > :13:56.asked again about the state of the Boscombe surf reef as a full
:13:57. > :14:01.council meeting. It comes on the day sign test display the result of
:14:01. > :14:06.a three year survey. Over 100 species have been identified on the
:14:06. > :14:10.reach which has surprised the team of biologists. The reef has been
:14:10. > :14:17.closed to surfers since March after a sandbag was split over by a
:14:17. > :14:20.boat's propeller but it if is quiet on the fairs, there is plenty under
:14:20. > :14:23.the waves. Marine biologists from bon mouth have been diving on the
:14:24. > :14:28.reef since it was built three years ago. They found a surprising amount
:14:28. > :14:32.of life. Even after just a few months. It was one of those wow
:14:32. > :14:38.dives. Everybody was up on the boat, talking about what they had seen
:14:38. > :14:44.and how much there was on it, you know, how covered it was, and just
:14:44. > :14:52.how much biodiversity there was there. They found over one one --
:14:52. > :14:59.100 species. For two days the researchers are displaying some of
:14:59. > :15:03.their finds and apart from monitoring it they are studying the
:15:03. > :15:06.impact on marine life. The key think is how it performs as a
:15:06. > :15:10.nursery. We are doing studies to determine whether young once might
:15:11. > :15:15.be found in the spring and whether they grow and might even restore
:15:15. > :15:20.some of the fisheries and other marine ecosystems in the bay and
:15:20. > :15:24.beyond. Meanwhile the crucial sqe for surfers is when will it open
:15:24. > :15:28.again? Last week the council had talks with the company that built
:15:28. > :15:31.the reef. Winter proofing repairs should start in the next few weeks
:15:31. > :15:36.weather permitting. That will ensure they can return next year,
:15:36. > :15:41.they can work again on the reef and ensure it should be available to
:15:41. > :15:44.open some time late spring, early summer me, year. The plan is to add
:15:44. > :15:48.more sandbags to those already there to improve the wave. The
:15:48. > :15:54.council says it will not cost them anything and will be paid for
:15:54. > :15:58.through insurance and money with held from the original budget. Now
:15:58. > :16:03.the last surviving member of Thomas Hardy's original theatrical group
:16:03. > :16:07.has died at 105. Norrie Woodhall used to rehearse at hardy's home in
:16:07. > :16:12.Dorchester. It is incredible to think Norrie knew and worked with
:16:12. > :16:16.the author who himself was born in 1840. Until tend, Norrie continued
:16:16. > :16:23.being involved in performing his works and her death comes as a huge
:16:23. > :16:29.loss to the local theatre community. Norrie Woodhall was fond of the
:16:29. > :16:33.stage. She died aged 105, and with her went the last person to know
:16:33. > :16:39.the famous author Thomas Hardy first hand. In her youth, she
:16:39. > :16:47.belonged to the writer's theatrical group, the hardy Players. He didn't
:16:47. > :16:52.criticise anyone. No, he was very shy man. Very sensitive. They
:16:52. > :16:58.rehearsed as his home in Dorchester in 1928 Norrie played Tess's
:16:58. > :17:03.younger sister in the stage version of Tess. She even had a few extra
:17:03. > :17:10.lines created for her. I had to rush across the stage, throw myself
:17:10. > :17:20.in my sister's arms and say "Oh Tess, Tess ." That was all. He
:17:20. > :17:20.
:17:20. > :17:27.asked me for my script, and he wrote in to it "I'm so glad you've
:17:27. > :17:31.come home." He looked up at me and said "That's better, isn't it."
:17:31. > :17:41.didn't top her, she became President of the newly formed Hardy
:17:41. > :17:45.Players and performing his work to the end. Tired of digging potatoes.
:17:45. > :17:49.Remembering the wonderful Norrie Woodhall who has died at the age of
:17:49. > :17:53.105. We move on to sport now, and it is a big night for Aldershot, in
:17:53. > :17:58.just under an hour they will play Manchester United in the Carling
:17:58. > :18:04.Cup, and Tony is at the stadium tonight soaking up the atmosphere
:18:04. > :18:09.where I think fans are already arriving aren't they? It is very
:18:09. > :18:14.noisy, we are currently being entertained by one half of Chas and
:18:14. > :18:19.Dave. It is Chas no Dave these days. Look at the crowd. This is what it
:18:19. > :18:24.is like. The Carling Cup 7,000 fans are going to watch Aldershot
:18:24. > :18:31.against Manchester United. How are you feel something are you excited?
:18:31. > :18:37.I am. Come on! You were here 40 odd years ago. People were standing all
:18:37. > :18:44.over the place. Thousands and thousands. We saw George Best play
:18:44. > :18:53.that time. Brilliant. Fantastic player. Hopefully we will see a
:18:53. > :19:02.good game today. We don't know the team news yet. Can you do it?
:19:02. > :19:05.course. Let us try and win it. We don't know yet. Enjoy it. They are
:19:06. > :19:09.certainly excited. And enjoying the music too. So Manchester United
:19:09. > :19:15.have just arrive. But I have spent all day here at the stadium taking
:19:15. > :19:18.a look round. For almost two decades Aldershot Town have been
:19:18. > :19:22.heading in one direction. The last Football League club to go bust,
:19:22. > :19:26.but like their club motto, they have risen back through the
:19:26. > :19:30.league's quickly. Tonight is more than a football match. I mean this
:19:30. > :19:35.is an event for us, it is not just a match. It is a bit like a Cup
:19:35. > :19:37.Final in some respects, so huge amount of work, over and above our
:19:38. > :19:42.normal day-to-day work, the fixtures we have had in the
:19:42. > :19:47.meantime. For those who have been here from the beginning it is a
:19:47. > :19:51.momentous occasion. Yes, it was to get football back in to Aldershot
:19:51. > :19:55.and back to the Football League. We achieved that which was fantastic
:19:55. > :19:59.but Manchester United here, could never have predicted that. Staging
:19:59. > :20:04.this game is a big challenge for a League Two club used to averaging
:20:04. > :20:07.crowds of 3,000. With Sir Alex Ferguson and his side they want
:20:07. > :20:12.everything to be right, including the pitch. If he comments he's
:20:12. > :20:19.comment, if he doesn't, I feel we have prepared 100 percent and we
:20:19. > :20:23.are pleased with it. Well, this is the aaway dressing room. It is
:20:23. > :20:29.basis, treatment table, it has probably seen better days. Sir Alex
:20:29. > :20:33.Ferguson will have all his players in here, �30 million man Berbatov,
:20:33. > :20:39.Michael Owen this is what they will have to get used to. Welcome to
:20:39. > :20:44.Aldershot. The team found form on Saturday, beating Dagenham and
:20:44. > :20:48.Redbridge 5-2. Although this won't be their strongest side, Ferguson
:20:48. > :20:53.has promised a response from United. Aldershot will be as ready as they
:20:53. > :21:01.can for that and those who resurrected the club will watch on
:21:01. > :21:03.I would like to live, I have left the legacy and people have said to
:21:03. > :21:10.me, that this football club must be in my blood. My reply to them is
:21:10. > :21:14.not in my blood, it is in my bones P Well, this really has been a
:21:15. > :21:18.dramatic rise, the rising Phoenix as they called Aldershot Town. They
:21:18. > :21:23.had difficult times in the '90s when the club went out of business.
:21:24. > :21:26.They fought back. I have Colin Fielder who was a player pre92 and
:21:26. > :21:30.came back ath as a player coach. A tremendous night for everybody
:21:30. > :21:38.associated with the club. It means everything to the club. The hard
:21:38. > :21:45.work that the chairman, to bring the club back in to now, John
:21:45. > :21:48.McGinty will be looking down on all the players hoping they pull it all.
:21:48. > :21:53.Manchester United one of the biggest global brands round. We see
:21:53. > :21:57.how parent a club is to a town that only had 3 or 4,000 people watching
:21:57. > :22:04.it. It plays a important role in the community. Of course. You get
:22:04. > :22:09.all walks of people. 7,500 people will be here. Hoping for a miracle.
:22:09. > :22:12.A club from Division Two could beat a Premiership team. It can happen.
:22:12. > :22:15.With the support Aldershot have anything could happen. It could
:22:15. > :22:20.happen. How will the players feel, they will come out and warm up in a
:22:20. > :22:25.minute. What it will it be like for the players?. It is their Cup Final.
:22:25. > :22:29.They have nothing to lose. They have to go ut, absorb it all and
:22:29. > :22:33.enjoy the moment. They may never get in chance again so they have to
:22:33. > :22:37.grab it with both hands and give a performance, that is all the crowd
:22:37. > :22:42.are asking for, with them on their backs they can do it today.
:22:42. > :22:49.United, just a little wobble at the weekend. More than a we believe, 6-
:22:49. > :22:53.1 defeat. How will they approach it? More differently than they
:22:53. > :22:57.would have done 1.00 on Sunday. I think they will have some of the
:22:57. > :23:01.stars on the pitch. Tonight will be about getting some plied back. That
:23:01. > :23:04.is difficult to say but it is all about pride tonight. We wish you a
:23:04. > :23:08.good evening Colin. One of many ex- players who are back tonight.
:23:08. > :23:11.Congratulations, and he will enjoy the evening along with lots of ex-
:23:11. > :23:16.players who are here. There is another Carling Cup tie this
:23:16. > :23:22.evening for Southampton. They rup against crystal palace. This game
:23:22. > :23:25.is live on BBC Radio Surrey of course from five past seven with
:23:25. > :23:30.full commentary. Mentioning Southampton they will give
:23:30. > :23:37.youngsters a few debuts in south- east London. They are taking on
:23:37. > :23:41.Crystal Palace. BBC Radio Solent has commentary on that and bourm
:23:41. > :23:44.mouth, a important match after a home defeat after the weekend. You
:23:44. > :23:49.can follow that on Solent as well. Last night, Brighton and Hove
:23:49. > :23:55.slipped to another defeat. They were beaten 1-0 by West Ham. Let us
:23:55. > :24:01.look at what happened then. Kevin Nolan scored the only goal of the
:24:01. > :24:05.game. As by of a mistake at the back by the Albion who lost Gary
:24:05. > :24:10.Dicker to injury. They are down in 12th. I have to say this has been
:24:10. > :24:13.one of the better atmospheres to preview a match in. Everybody is
:24:13. > :24:19.looking forward. We still have Chas and Dave or half of Chas and Dave.
:24:19. > :24:22.Are you all excited? Are you all going to get a result tonight? Can
:24:22. > :24:27.you do it? CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I think they are saying yes they can.
:24:27. > :24:32.Thank you. I don't know whether it is Chas without the Dave, I think
:24:32. > :24:36.we should have had Chas and Tony. That was good together. Good luck
:24:36. > :24:43.Aldershot. It will be a great night for the fan. On to the weather. We
:24:43. > :24:48.had a fair bit of rain. Both we did. Not as bad as the rest of the
:24:48. > :24:54.country. We have had our share of showers. We have quiet pictures for
:24:54. > :25:01.a change. Denet and Avon canal in longered for taken by condition.
:25:01. > :25:06.Also taken this morning from Milford on Sea looking to
:25:06. > :25:12.Christchurch by Vic. And John captured this broad main picture at
:25:12. > :25:16.lunchtime today. But we have had a few showers and the showers are
:25:16. > :25:20.still going on for many of us through this evening and overnight.
:25:20. > :25:26.It will be drier inland though. I think the showers will become fewer
:25:26. > :25:36.as we head into the jeev night peryoond clearer conditions will
:25:36. > :25:36.
:25:36. > :25:41.develop. -- overnight period. Minimum is down to 7C for the far
:25:41. > :25:44.north, round the south coast. Nine to ten by dawn. We keep the showers
:25:44. > :25:49.going even through tomorrow morning and there is still that thunder
:25:49. > :25:52.risk, a heavy risk through the morning but light eras we head into
:25:52. > :25:56.the afternoon and thunder risk diminishing. Fewer showers by the
:25:56. > :26:00.afternoon with lots more in the way of sunshine but we lose a degree on
:26:00. > :26:04.the temperatures. 13, 14 at best and the winds still fairly breezy
:26:04. > :26:08.at times. As we head into the evening and overnight, the first
:26:08. > :26:12.part clearer and drier conditions as the showers fade away. The next
:26:12. > :26:16.bit of trouble is brewing up from the far south-west. Proper rain
:26:16. > :26:19.pushing up from the near continent and that rain will be round for
:26:19. > :26:24.much of Thursday morning. Focus thoing the west of our patch, I
:26:24. > :26:28.think Dorset seeing the heaviest of those downpours but as this rain
:26:28. > :26:34.band tracks eastwards it is slow in its progress and is becoming weaker
:26:34. > :26:38.all the while. On Friday as we see that rain band ease away, we will
:26:38. > :26:42.see patchy drizzle at first. Not any risk of winds through Friday. I
:26:42. > :26:46.think they will be fairly light as we head into the end of the week
:26:46. > :26:50.and for Saturday as well, predominantly dry, albeit cloudy at
:26:51. > :26:55.first. Brighter prospects and the winds turning lighter throughout.
:26:55. > :26:59.So from rain to fairer conditions, by the end of the week and into
:26:59. > :27:03.Saturday, although it will be very slow to clear, so Wednesday quite a
:27:03. > :27:08.few showers through the morning, becoming lighter by the afternoon,
:27:09. > :27:12.heavy rain by Thursday, and for Friday drier conditions, albeit
:27:12. > :27:16.cloudy. Saturday mild weather and dry through much of the day. I like
:27:16. > :27:20.your barometer. That was fun. To remind you, Aldershot Manchester
:27:20. > :27:23.United, you can hear the full commentary on BBC Surrey. That
:27:23. > :27:29.starts in about five minutes time for that. That is it from us.