05/08/2013

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:00:12. > :00:15.South Today. In tonight's programme...

:00:15. > :00:18.Unbelievable and worrying - an investigation into a school art

:00:18. > :00:21.lesson where blades were left for children to cut themselves.

:00:21. > :00:23.Jelly on the belly - the screening procedure which could save the lives

:00:23. > :00:27.of thousands of men every year goes nationwide.

:00:27. > :00:37.On hunger strike - why a Dorset woman is supporting the cause of a

:00:37. > :00:41.man in Guantanamo Bay she has never met.

:00:41. > :00:48.He has become a mean like a sort of proxy, virtual son, and I am in

:00:48. > :00:56.agony for him. And join me in Cowes where the wind

:00:56. > :00:58.and rain met the sailors on the A private school on the

:00:58. > :01:03.Hampshire-Dorset border is being investigated over claims that pupils

:01:03. > :01:05.were allowed to cut themselves with blades during an art lesson. The

:01:05. > :01:09.Ringwood Waldorf School describes itself as an alternative independent

:01:09. > :01:17.school which allows "an artistic and practical element to flow into all

:01:17. > :01:22.the lessons". The female teacher who took the class has resigned ahead of

:01:23. > :01:28.a disciplinary hearing. The school says this was an isolated incident.

:01:28. > :01:31.Our reporter, David Allard, joins me now.

:01:31. > :01:35.Just what are these circumstances around this?

:01:35. > :01:40.There were 23 pupils in an art history lesson, all in their

:01:40. > :01:44.mid-teens. We understand they were being taught about artists who would

:01:44. > :01:47.paint using their own blood. Some pupils then went on to use blades to

:01:47. > :01:51.cut themselves in the class. This happened on March 19th this year.

:01:51. > :01:53.The teacher was suspended two days later. The school says she had acted

:01:53. > :01:57.independently without their knowledge. It wasn't until 25th

:01:57. > :02:01.April, five weeks after the lesson, that it was reported to the

:02:01. > :02:04.Department for Education. They have described this as a deeply worrying

:02:04. > :02:09.allegation and sent the School Inspection Service to investigate.

:02:09. > :02:15.That is the body that inspects independent schools. We are

:02:15. > :02:21.expecting their report to be published in the near future. In the

:02:21. > :02:25.meantime, the teacher herself has resigned.

:02:25. > :02:29.What has the They refused to give us an interview but issued a statement

:02:29. > :02:39.through a PR company - they said... School said about this? -- what has

:02:39. > :02:45.

:02:45. > :02:50.the school said about this? They But in an email to parents yesterday

:02:50. > :02:53.they go further. They say the teacher jeopardised the welfare of

:02:53. > :02:56.some of our older students, that she showed a deeply disappointing lack

:02:56. > :03:00.of professional judgement, but also that each child was given individual

:03:00. > :03:08.and appropriate support. One parent told me this was a unbelievable

:03:08. > :03:14.thing to have happened. We have heard about another school

:03:14. > :03:20.where pupils have had access to bleeds.

:03:20. > :03:24.Yes, earlier this year pupil at Unstead Park School was given access

:03:24. > :03:27.to disposable razors and left on her own to self harm. The policy was

:03:27. > :03:37.dropped when staff raised concerns with Surrey County Council. As we

:03:37. > :03:46.

:03:47. > :03:49.say, that was unconnected to the activists, including some

:03:49. > :03:52.celebrities, have been on hunger strike in protest at the treatment

:03:52. > :03:56.of the last British resident in Guantanamo Bay, Shaker Aamer. They

:03:56. > :04:00.are calling on Barack Obama to make good his promise to close the camp.

:04:00. > :04:02.A grandmother from Dorset is the latest person to have taken up the

:04:02. > :04:06.cause. Ben Moore reports from Pentridge, near Cranborne.

:04:06. > :04:08.A welcome meal. Margaret Owen, who is nearly 82, has just broken a week

:04:08. > :04:11.long fast. All for a man she's never met.

:04:11. > :04:15.He is a few months younger than my youngest son and he has in the last

:04:15. > :04:20.week... I hope you don't think I am being soppy or sentimental, but it

:04:21. > :04:24.is true, he has become to me like a sort of proxy virtual son, and I am

:04:24. > :04:30.in agony for him. Shaker Aamer has been in Guantanamo

:04:30. > :04:34.over a decade. His wife and children still live in the UK. It has been

:04:34. > :04:44.claimed the US fears that, if he is released to the UK, he will go

:04:44. > :04:50.

:04:50. > :04:55.public with what he knows about the Margaret was a human rights lawyer

:04:55. > :04:58.and kept a blog of her hunger strike. She joins celebrities such

:04:58. > :05:06.as comedian Frankie Boyle and 72-year-old actor Julie Christie in

:05:06. > :05:11.refusing to eat for this cause. I was not irresponsible, I called my

:05:11. > :05:16.GP and pulled him what I was doing, and he said as long as you drink

:05:17. > :05:22.water - not lots and lots, but frequent sips - he was fine with it.

:05:22. > :05:32.Margaret vows to keep on fighting to ensure Shakar Aamer's release. For

:05:32. > :05:36.

:05:36. > :05:39.her there's no lack of appetite for this cause. A screening programme

:05:39. > :05:42.for a life-threatening condition which kills thousands of men a year

:05:42. > :05:46.is being rolled out across the country after successful trials in

:05:46. > :05:50.the South. They are given ultrasound scans of the main artery from the

:05:50. > :05:53.heart to see if there is swelling which could lead to what is known as

:05:53. > :05:57.an aneuryism. Men are six times more likely than women to get these.

:05:57. > :06:01.6,000 a year die from the condition. So far, 20,000 men over 65 have been

:06:01. > :06:02.scanned in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Here's our health

:06:02. > :06:08.correspondent, David Fenton. Peter Cummings has an aortic

:06:08. > :06:13.aneurysm that you can see here. The artery has bulged out by a few

:06:13. > :06:18.millimetres and is being measured by ultrasound.

:06:18. > :06:21.I measure the aorta, measure the diameter, most are a normal size.

:06:21. > :06:27.Occasionally we can see it widening on the screen and we measure it at

:06:27. > :06:34.its widest point. The scans are simple and quick and

:06:34. > :06:36.take just take -- ten minutes. They could save many lives. Colin needed

:06:36. > :06:41.major surgery after his ultrasound detected a potentially

:06:41. > :06:46.life-threatening aneurysm. It has been likened to living with a

:06:46. > :06:49.ticking time bomb. Obviously you are unaware of it, but once you know you

:06:49. > :06:55.have the condition it is very difficult to live with that

:06:55. > :07:01.knowledge. Colin is now fine. one of thousands of men who has been

:07:01. > :07:05.screened in the last two years. Using ultrasound to spot aneurysms

:07:05. > :07:09.was pioneered in Chichester more than ten years ago but recent pilot

:07:09. > :07:16.studies in Hampshire, West Sussex and across Dorset have helped prove

:07:16. > :07:20.its worth. Rupture of an aneurysm can be catastrophic. For the

:07:20. > :07:24.screening programme to be a success we want to see 80% of the men we

:07:24. > :07:31.went it -- invite come to the clinic and have the screening done. In the

:07:31. > :07:35.first year we had 79%, and the second 83%, and there is every

:07:35. > :07:40.indication this year we will see even more. The scans cost the NHS

:07:40. > :07:50.�27. The pilot scheme was so successful it is being rolled out

:07:50. > :07:56.

:07:56. > :07:59.nationally where it is hoped it "People will die, ships will be

:07:59. > :08:03.lost, that's the deal. Go to it." The words of Admiral Sir Sandy

:08:03. > :08:06.Woodward, leader of the Falklands Task Force, who has died at the age

:08:06. > :08:09.of 81. Today the Prime Minister was among those paying tribute. Admiral

:08:09. > :08:12.Woodward, from Bosham, was a naval leader known for his strong opinions

:08:12. > :08:15.and who commanded respect from sailors, politicians and the public.

:08:15. > :08:18.Chris Robinson reports. Portsmouth in 1982 - the naval Task

:08:18. > :08:22.Force setting off on its 8,000 mile journey to the South Atlantic. The

:08:22. > :08:32.Royal Navy's front-line commander, Sandy Woodward. Was a man of blunt

:08:32. > :08:35.

:08:35. > :08:39.words who could get the job done. I remember him saying it will not be

:08:39. > :08:44.easy, we will not give up and if I don't make a mistake most of us will

:08:44. > :08:48.get home. I thought that was very honest.

:08:48. > :08:51.Born John Foster Woodward, but known to all as Sandy, he joined the Royal

:08:51. > :08:54.Navy aged 13 and later became a submarine commander before taking

:08:54. > :08:57.leadership of the Task Force. He was praised for his powerful and

:08:57. > :09:00.clear command, the Prime Minister describing him as a truly courageous

:09:00. > :09:03.and decisive leader. Retired Rear-Admiral Chris Parry was park of

:09:03. > :09:08.the initial Task Force. He remembers a man of strong opinions.

:09:08. > :09:12.I don't think he was everybody's cup of tea, he was not that

:09:12. > :09:16.approachable, he was very distant at times and did not suffer fools

:09:16. > :09:21.gladly. In fact, I would say he did not suffer people gladly. But what

:09:21. > :09:24.we have to say is that he won the war. He made all the right

:09:24. > :09:30.decisions, he took the risks come out when the political pressure was

:09:30. > :09:33.really one he was able to withstand it and went through to the end. --

:09:33. > :09:36.when the pressure was really on. was Admiral Woodward who wanted to

:09:36. > :09:43.torpedo the Argentine ship the Belgrano because of the threat he

:09:43. > :09:47.believed it posed to British forces, Even after his retirement, Admiral

:09:47. > :09:52.Woodward remained one of the Navy's greatest advocates.

:09:52. > :09:56.He spoke of his fears relating to cuts.

:09:56. > :09:59.If you lower your guard, people will think they can get away with it. If

:09:59. > :10:08.the new carriers don't come forward the Navy will be completely

:10:08. > :10:14.different from what it was in 1982, markedly less capable.

:10:14. > :10:17.Tributes in remembering Admiral Sandy Woodward, who has died.

:10:17. > :10:23.Still to come this evening, much-needed rain for the gardens, is

:10:23. > :10:33.there more on the way? We have had intense rainfall today,

:10:33. > :10:42.

:10:42. > :10:45.but the week is not a wash-out. We signed a �37 million technology deal

:10:45. > :10:48.with BT to link up their computer systems. Surrey, Hampshire and

:10:48. > :10:56.Thames Valley say it will save them money by combining their spending

:10:56. > :11:00.power. As budgets get squeezed, many public bodies are bulk buying. But

:11:00. > :11:04.councils are also facing calls to spend more of their money with small

:11:04. > :11:06.firms in their area. So do they go for the discount, or shop local?

:11:06. > :11:10.Here's our political editor, Peter Henley.

:11:10. > :11:14.Salisbury's historic Guildhall, and in front of shining white granite

:11:14. > :11:20.pedestrian area. The whole of the marketplace is being resurfaced at a

:11:20. > :11:23.cost of �3.2 million with stolen from China. When restaurant owner

:11:23. > :11:31.Steve went how far they had gone to get the granite he could not believe

:11:32. > :11:36.We have a quarry 40 miles down the road in one direction and the

:11:36. > :11:42.Cotswolds and the other direction, why not use local store and two the

:11:42. > :11:45.initial cobbles were changed after complaints from the use -- disabled

:11:45. > :11:50.users. What is wrong with tarmac? To bring

:11:51. > :11:55.all this stone from China is ridiculous. It may be cheaper but it

:11:55. > :12:02.is public money, it should be supporting British jobs. The Chinese

:12:02. > :12:08.granite is a far cry from the sandstone Salisbury is used to.

:12:08. > :12:17.Designers felt it would be too soft to last. The council says they

:12:17. > :12:20.usually use businesses in Wiltshire, has been looking into why local

:12:20. > :12:25.firms are not able to get orders from the councils and have

:12:25. > :12:28.discovered it is not just down to cost. Local authorities in

:12:28. > :12:35.particular seem to use config you did tendering processes that small

:12:35. > :12:38.businesses cannot afford to go through. -- seem to use complicated

:12:38. > :12:41.tendering processes. In Surrey, they have switched from

:12:41. > :12:48.single contract is to managing a panel of local suppliers.

:12:48. > :12:55.The question is whether it will cost more in the long run or less.

:12:55. > :12:58.Peter is with me now. We all love a discount, clearly councils do, too.

:12:58. > :13:02.It is worth checking those costs. The National Audit Office was

:13:02. > :13:08.working out how much is spent on different things. For example, a

:13:08. > :13:13.pack of paper -1 council was paying �6, another was being �14 for the

:13:13. > :13:18.same thing. Economies of scale can bring big benefits, as we saw with

:13:18. > :13:24.that reduction in a massive phone bill, �37 million over seven years.

:13:24. > :13:27.But BT, they felt, was the only company they felt could deliver that

:13:27. > :13:33.economy of scale. Where does that leave smaller companies who could

:13:33. > :13:37.really do with a bit of help at the moment? And do you have any --

:13:37. > :13:42.hidden costs? That Chinese granite - if it puts a few tourists off

:13:42. > :13:46.visiting Salisbury because it doesn't feel it is the place they

:13:46. > :13:51.want, you have lost money. You have to square the circle, because you

:13:51. > :13:56.have to get value for money but you also have to help the local economy.

:13:56. > :13:59.It is possible to do both? Probably, if you rewrite the contracts.

:13:59. > :14:03.Great things into smaller chunks, don't make small businesses run

:14:03. > :14:07.through the same it's as big ones for tendering, because they cannot

:14:07. > :14:10.do it the same way. Surrey county council has been doing this by

:14:10. > :14:14.offering a package of smaller contracts rather than just one big

:14:14. > :14:19.one. And Hampshire gets local schools to have local apple juice,

:14:19. > :14:29.and maybe that saves money along the line. If you spend it locally, the

:14:29. > :14:29.

:14:29. > :14:33.money stays in the local area and maybe costs are lower in the future.

:14:33. > :14:35.A man has been charged following a stabbing in Reading on Wednesday.

:14:35. > :14:39.21-year-old Justin Tyler, of no fixed address, is charged with

:14:39. > :14:42.wounding with intent. It is in connection with an incident in Gun

:14:42. > :14:46.Street, where a 23-year-old man was seriously injured. Four other people

:14:46. > :14:50.have been released on police bail. ? A teenager from Gosport has pleaded

:14:50. > :14:53.guilty for his part in an attack which put a man in a coma after he

:14:53. > :14:56.asked a group of youths to stop making noise outside his flat.

:14:56. > :14:59.19-year-old Brandon Fisher, of Old Road in Gosport, admitted unlawful

:14:59. > :15:02.wounding at Portsmouth Crown Court today. The attack on Andrew Toseland

:15:02. > :15:06.in August last year left the 49-year-old from Forton Road unable

:15:06. > :15:10.to walk and needing care for the rest of his life. Fisher will be

:15:10. > :15:12.sentenced next month. Samuel on Strong, who carried out the assault,

:15:12. > :15:15.will also be sentenced. -- Armstrong.

:15:15. > :15:18.Parents with children at the Stanbridge Earls School near Romsey

:15:18. > :15:22.have been told the school should open in September, despite the

:15:22. > :15:26.failure to secure a takeover. The school has faced huge criticisms

:15:26. > :15:30.since a tribunal found it failed to protect a girl who says she was

:15:30. > :15:33.raped by a fellow pupil. The BBC has seen a letter to parents today in

:15:33. > :15:36.which the headteacher stressed that if a takeover can't be reached the

:15:36. > :15:40.school will have to close. Customers of South East Water are

:15:40. > :15:44.being asked how they would like to use technology to communicate with

:15:44. > :15:47.the company. The firm wants to know if people would use live web-chats,

:15:47. > :15:50.smart phones or social media to get hold of information about their

:15:50. > :15:56.water supply. The survey also asks customers how they would like bill

:15:56. > :16:00.increases and decreases to be It has been called a national

:16:00. > :16:03.treasure, but to what extent should the modern world be allow to intrude

:16:04. > :16:07.on the New Forest? The National Park Authority is examining how to

:16:07. > :16:11.protect the traditional look and feel of the area. New guidelines

:16:11. > :16:15.have been published to advise on everything from the type of fencing

:16:15. > :16:18.home owners should use, to the length of grass in a paddock. But,

:16:18. > :16:25.as Ed Sherry reports, some are worried that recommendations could

:16:25. > :16:35.This panorama near Hyde shows exactly what is unique about the New

:16:35. > :16:39.

:16:39. > :16:44.Forest, and why everyone agrees it Voice is a New Forest campaign group

:16:44. > :16:47.with over 400 members. It is down to personal choice. I really don't

:16:47. > :16:52.think the national park authority have any business telling people

:16:52. > :16:58.what they can or can't have in their dwelling. It is not fear and it is

:16:58. > :17:01.not right. -- it is not fair. Some want more done. Like Bill Dow,

:17:01. > :17:05.who has been a local councillor for 30 years.

:17:05. > :17:09.We are able to enjoy it ourselves, but I would love to think that is

:17:09. > :17:12.going to be here for many generations to come. We are only

:17:12. > :17:19.custodians, we're looking after it for future people to come here and

:17:19. > :17:22.get enjoyment from it. This has echoes of a much wider row

:17:22. > :17:24.in 2008, when more detailed planning documents covering a wider range of

:17:25. > :17:28.issues were first published. This action plan covers everything from

:17:28. > :17:32.tidying up road signs and verges to placing litter bins in wooden boxes.

:17:32. > :17:35.It is private properties that prove a sticking point. Home owners are

:17:35. > :17:42.advised to install sympathetic boundaries, like this hedge, and

:17:42. > :17:45.avoid large panels, iron gates or lighting in front gardens.

:17:45. > :17:49.We cannot stop people putting up fences or security lights, they can

:17:49. > :17:53.do all of that without planning permission. These are not planning

:17:53. > :17:58.documents, they are advisory committee 's guidance. If you look

:17:58. > :18:01.behind me you can see some buildings fronting onto the open forest. The

:18:01. > :18:08.hedgerows, those are the sorts of things we are suggesting should be

:18:09. > :18:15.kept, rather than replaced with boarded fencing.

:18:15. > :18:22.In sport, Cowes Week is the world's largest sailing regatta, thousands

:18:23. > :18:27.take part. This evening, it is looking very becalmed behind you. A

:18:27. > :18:33.little flattering of the flags, but it has been lively today. How were

:18:33. > :18:39.your sea legs? I am fine, don't worry about that. I

:18:39. > :18:44.don't do too much sailing, but in the Olympics, going out on those

:18:44. > :18:49.ribs every day, it gets you used to the feel of sailing. I will tell you

:18:49. > :18:53.more this evening as it goes on. It is pretty calm now, there was a lot

:18:53. > :18:58.of rain earlier today, that was the main issue, rather than the swell

:18:58. > :19:02.and choppy water. Let's talk about the football, it was the first

:19:02. > :19:06.weekend of the football league this weekend. I want to show you an image

:19:06. > :19:06.which was really powerful from Saturday. This is Fratton park and

:19:06. > :19:09.Saturday. This is Fratton park and Saturday. This is Fratton park and

:19:09. > :19:15.it is after Portsmouth

:19:15. > :19:19.Portsmouth fans finally declaring the club is ours. Pompey is in the

:19:19. > :19:25.hands of the fans. What did we learn from this first weekend in the

:19:25. > :19:29.football league? If you are of Pompey fine, probably quite a bit.

:19:29. > :19:36.Some fans arrived five hours before kick-off, such was the anticipation

:19:36. > :19:41.of a new dawn at the club know owned by fans.

:19:41. > :19:47.-- now owned. Promotion from league two will not be a formality. In the

:19:47. > :19:52.space of four minutes, Oxford pounded around with goals from Deane

:19:52. > :19:58.Smalley and Alfie Potter. It got worse for Pompey with the

:19:58. > :20:03.captain seeing red. Pompey's capital one cup opponents

:20:03. > :20:07.tomorrow began their campaign with a win. This thunderbolt was the winner

:20:07. > :20:16.against Charlton. The boss was delighted but hinted he needs more

:20:16. > :20:25.firepower up front with only three recognised strikers.

:20:26. > :20:29.Former Reading favourite Tabb never scored but it only took six team

:20:29. > :20:34.minutes to do so for Ipswich. This strike came from Danny Guthrie. It

:20:34. > :20:37.was the first time Reading have won their opening fixture in seven

:20:37. > :20:47.years. Hopes are high they can bounce straight back to the Premier

:20:47. > :20:49.

:20:49. > :20:52.League. the big cricket story of the day is

:20:52. > :20:56.England retaining the Ashes. Domestically in the County

:20:56. > :21:03.championship game, Sussex were beaten by Derbyshire over three

:21:03. > :21:09.days. Hampshire and Glamorgan drew, that match notable for Michael

:21:09. > :21:16.Carberry passing the 10,000 first class runs mark. In the Gulf at the

:21:16. > :21:19.weekend, a great result for the Bournemouth amateur, Georgia Hall,

:21:19. > :21:25.who finished joint leading amateur with New Zealand's Lydia Ko. There

:21:25. > :21:28.was a mix-up for the trophy presentation and it meant the New

:21:28. > :21:38.Zealander was the only amateur to attend. They believed the Kiwi had

:21:38. > :21:38.

:21:38. > :21:42.beating Georgia to the silver -- the Smyth Salver Medal. Both finished

:21:42. > :21:45.six over par but the Dorset golfer carded a higher final round. It is

:21:45. > :21:48.the first time the amateur prize has been shared for 20 years.

:21:48. > :21:54.She is going to keep getting better, I am sure, another good result for

:21:55. > :22:04.Georgia. It is day three of Cowes Week, more about the rain than

:22:05. > :22:09.

:22:09. > :22:18.anything else. This year Cowes Week has chosen charity, and it is Toe In

:22:18. > :22:22.The Water which I find out more about this morning.

:22:22. > :22:26.Facing up to adverse weather does not frighten these sailors much.

:22:26. > :22:30.Many of them have gone through advert is -- adversity already.

:22:30. > :22:37.These are the crews of Toe In The Water. Many are service personnel

:22:37. > :22:43.who have suffered profound and, Dick injuries on duty. Each has their own

:22:43. > :22:47.-- profound and traumatic injuries. This man lost an eye and personal

:22:47. > :22:52.use -- partial use of his arm after being hit by a sniper in

:22:52. > :22:58.Afghanistan. I was a fully fit soldier, then to not being able to

:22:58. > :23:02.do any infantry, it moralise is you. Since my injury I have basically

:23:02. > :23:06.become nothing. Now I know I can do this.

:23:07. > :23:10.Jack sealed for the first time last week. Toe In The Water in its final

:23:10. > :23:16.year as official charity has now -- helped more than 150 service

:23:16. > :23:21.personnel like him. Sailing brings all of the qualities these men were

:23:22. > :23:25.trained for, discipline, teamwork and winning, of course. They call it

:23:25. > :23:32.rehabilitation by stealth. Among the servicemen, Paddy Gallagher, who had

:23:32. > :23:37.colourful toes to dip in the Watt, and insight into the camaraderie.

:23:37. > :23:41.I stood on an IED and lost my right leg of the -- below the knee. You

:23:41. > :23:45.just take it and crack on with it, don't you? Sailing means I can live

:23:45. > :23:50.a normal life, I could -- just walking to the shops.

:23:50. > :23:55.I can do it because I know I have been your ceiling. The boats raced

:23:56. > :24:00.to fourth and seventh place finishes in challenging conditions. It was

:24:00. > :24:05.wet this morning, you would not believe it now. A couple of things

:24:05. > :24:09.also happened today at Cowes Week, Princess Anne was here earlier

:24:09. > :24:15.visiting the headquarters. She also paid a visit to the classic boat

:24:15. > :24:19.Museum in East Cowes. Among those meeting the Princess was Shirley

:24:19. > :24:23.Robertson, the Isle of Wight's Olympic gold medallist. In the last

:24:23. > :24:29.hour we have had an interesting challenge. Look at these pictures.

:24:29. > :24:36.This was a speed test challenge. It involved Olympians Paul Goodison and

:24:36. > :24:40.Nick Dempsey along with Alex Thomson and it was all about a challenge

:24:40. > :24:46.between kite surfers, windsurfers, big boards and small boats, and Alex

:24:46. > :24:51.Thomson was the winner. We have almost made it back to dry land and

:24:51. > :24:55.it is prize-giving time. You really are getting into the

:24:55. > :24:59.swing of Cowes already and it is only Monday. Talk to you tomorrow,

:24:59. > :25:05.thank you very much. Onto the weather, a bit of rain. It is a good

:25:05. > :25:12.job it wasn't the new Forest show this week. No, we had 11 millimetres

:25:12. > :25:14.in one hour, almost half an inch. in one hour, almost half an inch.

:25:14. > :25:24.They were brighter skies, as well. Cowes this morning, crews waiting to

:25:24. > :25:31.

:25:31. > :25:36.start the day, thank you to blame it is clearing away and tonight

:25:36. > :25:43.becoming drier and cooler than recent nights as well. We will start

:25:43. > :25:47.to see a fresher failed to things. -- fresher feel. We had quite a bit

:25:47. > :25:52.of rain working in from the west, some yellows and greens, vivid

:25:52. > :25:59.colours showing where the heaviest downpours were. That is moving north

:25:59. > :26:03.of the M4 corridor. This evening things drying out. It is moving away

:26:03. > :26:11.courtesy of this area of low pressure cracking out and we will

:26:11. > :26:13.see drier clearer conditions to follow through tonight. Once the

:26:14. > :26:19.showers moved northwards we will see cloud for a time, skies eventually

:26:19. > :26:24.clearing, some missed Michael in the picture with wind dropping

:26:24. > :26:32.overnight, temperatures more fresh than recent nights with 11 Celsius,

:26:32. > :26:36.maybe single figures in rural parts of Oxfordshire. Tomorrow there will

:26:36. > :26:41.be some sunny breaks, cloud bubbling up by the afternoon, we do not rule

:26:41. > :26:45.out the chance of showers but most will enjoy and Friday with one

:26:45. > :26:49.sunshine, temperatures 21, 20 two Celsius, feeling pleasant through

:26:49. > :26:54.the day. Tomorrow night, staying generally fine, maybe one or two

:26:54. > :26:58.showers in the mix, but most will have a dry night. Temperatures in

:26:58. > :27:08.the mid teens for most of us. On Wednesday, another fine and bright

:27:08. > :27:14.

:27:14. > :27:17.day, some decent sunny breaks. In the afternoon there is more chance

:27:17. > :27:19.of catching one or two showers, but for the most part another fine and

:27:19. > :27:21.dry day. A similar picture for Thursday, two, the morning in

:27:21. > :27:24.particular having decent sunny breaks. Friday, a little bit of a

:27:24. > :27:30.change with a weak front working in, some showers are arriving, but not

:27:30. > :27:33.bad after today's brain. The gardens were happy and it is more cool and