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:00:00. > :00:10.is all from BBC News hello. Welcome to South Today. In
:00:11. > :00:14.the programme. And so it goes on, rescued from flooding, and
:00:15. > :00:19.households still without power as we face another night of gales and
:00:20. > :00:24.heavy rain. Jo Kent is live in Fullerton.
:00:25. > :00:27.This Hampshire village has been with only intermittent power for ten day,
:00:28. > :00:30.I will be hearing how they are coping and the Prime Minister tells
:00:31. > :00:34.this programme the response of the energy companies is falling short.
:00:35. > :00:37.That is not acceptable. The power companies need to work round the
:00:38. > :00:42.clock get people switched back on there is tough regulation here,
:00:43. > :00:47.people are meant to be back on within 48`hours. Teenagers as
:00:48. > :00:50.prosecutors, defenders and jurors, the American teen courts that are to
:00:51. > :00:55.be tested in Hampshire. And Sarah Farmer has the latest on
:00:56. > :00:59.the bad weather to come. This Atlantic low is heading our way
:01:00. > :01:04.with two weather warnings in the coming day, we could see more
:01:05. > :01:16.disruption and flooding. Join me later for your full
:01:17. > :01:23.Continued power supply problems for homes, flooding of roads and rail
:01:24. > :01:28.routes have all combined to get the first days of 2014 off to difficult
:01:29. > :01:32.start for many. Homes in ham hire, Dorset and Surrey all saw power
:01:33. > :01:37.supplies disrupted over the last 24 hours, and electricity engineers are
:01:38. > :01:42.preparing to further problems. High winds and rain are forecast,
:01:43. > :01:45.creating the risks of falling trees and damage to power lines again. The
:01:46. > :01:49.Prime Minister said the energy companies's response to loss of
:01:50. > :01:54.supply over the festive period was unacceptable. Jo Kent is in
:01:55. > :01:59.Fullerton for us tonight what is the situation there tonight? Well,
:02:00. > :02:04.Sally, like many place, Fullerton suffered a power cut on the 23rd
:02:05. > :02:07.December, but unlike most of those other place, still hasn't been
:02:08. > :02:11.reconnected to the main supply. Instead, this generator has been
:02:12. > :02:16.installed. Round 20 homes totally reliant on it at the moment for
:02:17. > :02:21.their power. But already, it has failed twice, leading to further
:02:22. > :02:26.long power out ages. Let us talk to one couple here, a bit of an
:02:27. > :02:29.eventful Christmas Very much so. Our family came from Christmas as
:02:30. > :02:36.planned on Christmas Eve, although we had no power, we kept hoping it
:02:37. > :02:41.was going to be OK. By Fiv.00 on Christmas Day, I thought we would go
:02:42. > :02:45.to the village hall and heat up our cottage pie, by Boxing Day, the
:02:46. > :02:49.turkey and everyone was smelling horrible and all our food was going
:02:50. > :02:55.off. Because there was nowhere to keep things cool or nowhere to wash
:02:56. > :02:59.or having have any warm water. David, problems since then? Trying
:03:00. > :03:03.to get information we found trying to get information we would get
:03:04. > :03:07.incorrect or misleading information. This is the third generator put in
:03:08. > :03:12.place here, two at least have ran autoof fuel. Despite the `` out of
:03:13. > :03:17.fuel. Despite the fact when we got through to someone who could tell us
:03:18. > :03:22.about generator, when we said are you sure they will be refuelled they
:03:23. > :03:27.said yes, we were told they forgot to order a replacement and then it
:03:28. > :03:32.ran out again. This is bad management There is an 11 hour wait
:03:33. > :03:36.between. If they can't refill a generator they shouldn't be running
:03:37. > :03:39.a public utility. They accepted there was a problem. They wouldn't
:03:40. > :03:44.confirm they have not been refuelled. They have said they are
:03:45. > :03:48.working to get everyone reconnected is a priority. It isn't the only
:03:49. > :03:53.play affected. Hundreds of others woke up to fresh power cuts this
:03:54. > :03:59.morning. The Braxton household woke up with
:04:00. > :04:03.no electrician, one of round 200 homes cut off. Causing problems for
:04:04. > :04:08.Michelle's 93`year`old mother She will feel it later on. I think if it
:04:09. > :04:13.gets colder. It might be best for her to go out and if we come back
:04:14. > :04:19.later on, hopefully the heat will be back on then. We are going to a
:04:20. > :04:23.sport club so she can stay there and have warmth. Power has been
:04:24. > :04:28.restored, the fault happened Afoa ter caused a cable to blow. The
:04:29. > :04:32.nearby river has several flood warnings in place, residents on the
:04:33. > :04:36.river are being evacuated this evening. In Hampshire these fields
:04:37. > :04:40.along the A 31 flooded overnight. The road was shut near Alton for a
:04:41. > :04:46.period this morning. A sodden start to the New Year, after a wet
:04:47. > :04:51.Christmas. Luckily we were away for Christmas. So we didn't no ethe
:04:52. > :04:55.power was off. Buses will replace trains between Petersfield and
:04:56. > :04:59.Hazelmere until Monday after landslips on the line. In farm ham
:05:00. > :05:05.this driver was forced to miss her first meeting of twoufr after
:05:06. > :05:12.getting stuck on the way to work. `` twoufr. Floodgates are being shut.
:05:13. > :05:18.The first tide this morning here in Lymington saw the water settle ten
:05:19. > :05:21.centimetres up this gate. The forecasts are right for tomorrow it
:05:22. > :05:24.could come higher, round half way up. Environment Agency crews will be
:05:25. > :05:28.out across the south throughout tomorrow.
:05:29. > :05:32.We expect to have flood alerts in place along the coast, for tomorrow
:05:33. > :05:38.lunchtime's tide. In addition to that we expect flood warnings in
:05:39. > :05:44.places like here in Lymington, Cowes on the Isle of Wight, Langston
:05:45. > :05:49.harbour, shore ham, Littlehampton, the types of places we expect those,
:05:50. > :05:53.the very high levels and property flooding. Households are being asked
:05:54. > :05:58.to check for flood warnings and plan ahead if they are likely to be
:05:59. > :06:01.affected. So the south bracing itself tonight
:06:02. > :06:06.for more wild and stormy condition, after all the disruption over
:06:07. > :06:10.Christmas, many people like those here were hoping for more settled
:06:11. > :06:15.condition, a chance to get back to normal, but instead 2014 bringing
:06:16. > :06:22.renewed risks of damage, flooding and power cuts.
:06:23. > :06:25.Now as the economy be gings to improve the Help to Buy mortgage
:06:26. > :06:29.scheme is aimed at helping buyers and stimulating the property market.
:06:30. > :06:33.So far over 6,000 people have applied for a mortgage through the
:06:34. > :06:38.initiative. It lets people buy homes with a deposit as small as 5% of the
:06:39. > :06:42.total cost. The 95% loan is guaranteed by the taxpayer. Labour
:06:43. > :06:44.says more houses now need to be built to meet demand. The Prime
:06:45. > :06:49.Minister, who has been in Southampton today says the scheme is
:06:50. > :06:53.stopping people frozen out of the housing market. Our political editor
:06:54. > :06:57.reports. A New Year and a new home in
:06:58. > :07:01.Southampton for Sharon, and a very unexpected new visitor, the Prime
:07:02. > :07:06.Minister. Sharon's two`year`old Maisie likes the new flat. She gets
:07:07. > :07:12.a garden to play in for the first time, it has cost ?135,000, and a 5%
:07:13. > :07:16.deposit was loaned by the taxpayer. Part of Help to Buy, a scheme to get
:07:17. > :07:20.the housing market moving. I wouldn't have been able to afford
:07:21. > :07:26.childcare, and be able to afford to save at the same time. So it really
:07:27. > :07:30.helped me be able to get on the ladder. The Prime Minister went on
:07:31. > :07:35.to visit this scheme where more than half the people who have bought new
:07:36. > :07:41.flats have used various forms of the Help to Buy scheme. On the site of
:07:42. > :07:44.the old ship card, 1600 homes, shops and a surgery are being built. The
:07:45. > :07:49.Government says that an investment of tax payers' money is needed, not
:07:50. > :07:54.just to give confidence to house buyers by builders too, to persuade
:07:55. > :07:58.them to invest outside of London. While small and medium sized
:07:59. > :08:02.developers are struggling to get going again, firms like this one are
:08:03. > :08:05.pressing ahead. Help to Buy has clearly freed up a lot of people to
:08:06. > :08:08.enter the housing market, who previously couldn't, we did share
:08:09. > :08:12.the stats on this site, that of those 17 people that have bought on
:08:13. > :08:17.the Help to Buy since April here, they were all first`time buyers. We
:08:18. > :08:21.are not helping people to buy flats and homes they can't afford, we are
:08:22. > :08:26.helping people who don't have wealthy parents, who can't get a big
:08:27. > :08:29.deposit and helping them realise their dreams. Ate good thing for
:08:30. > :08:34.them and the economy because house billing is growing again. It may not
:08:35. > :08:36.be consolation for those worried about sprawling development but
:08:37. > :08:43.there will be many more people looking in the windows of estate
:08:44. > :08:48.agents this year than last. It but does Help to Buy work for all
:08:49. > :08:52.buyers or will it fuel another boom which will bust? How is it being
:08:53. > :08:56.seen by estate agents? Nicky Mitchell has more.
:08:57. > :09:00.Monika Golec have been trying and failing to buy a house in Reading
:09:01. > :09:05.for months. Despite offering the asking price on this one. There
:09:06. > :09:10.aren't enough homes for sale and December pass buyers are pushing
:09:11. > :09:16.prices up. It is frustrating. Whenever we put an offer in someone
:09:17. > :09:22.outbids us, people are prepared to pay over the asking price. This
:09:23. > :09:26.estate agent sold 46 homes here on the avenue site more quickly than
:09:27. > :09:31.expected. When the Government introduced the initial phase of its
:09:32. > :09:34.Help to Buy scheme sales on this development rocketed, almost a third
:09:35. > :09:38.of the people who bought houses or apartments here did so with the Help
:09:39. > :09:42.to Buy loan. But the latest Help to Buy scheme is
:09:43. > :09:45.not a loan it is a mortgage guarantee, many estate agents are
:09:46. > :09:48.sceptical it will have the same impact on sales. Still, some feel
:09:49. > :09:53.the Government should stopped meling and leave the market to sort itself
:09:54. > :09:59.out. Even talks about boom and bust, if the market continues to increase
:10:00. > :10:03.with the help of the Government scheme fuelling thing, what happens
:10:04. > :10:08.when they take it ga aren't you left with an overinflated market that
:10:09. > :10:12.people can't afford to buy? Monika is not keen tb small print of the
:10:13. > :10:18.latest Help to Buy so she and her partner are going it alone.en till
:10:19. > :10:21.then they are living in her mum's basement.
:10:22. > :10:25.And we will hear more from the Prime Minister in just a second. So stay
:10:26. > :10:31.with us. Also coming up tonight. The weather, what will it be like? Sarah
:10:32. > :10:37.will be here and Tony Husband has the sport.
:10:38. > :10:40.Earlier etoday the Prime Minister was in Southampton to meet some of
:10:41. > :10:43.those who have taken up the Government Help to Buy scheme, to
:10:44. > :10:47.get on the property ladder. He joined me here in the studio and we
:10:48. > :10:51.began by talking about the power cuts over Christmas and the New
:10:52. > :10:56.Year. He gave his reaction to the length of time it has taken to get
:10:57. > :11:00.power restored in some areas. Much too long. That is not
:11:01. > :11:03.acceptable. The power companies need to work round`the`clock to get
:11:04. > :11:07.people sich switched back on. There is tough regulation, people are
:11:08. > :11:12.meant to be back on within 48`hours, most people are, but you know, with
:11:13. > :11:18.a young family and having had power cuts myself, a few hours is is a
:11:19. > :11:22.major inconvenience. Tim Yeo, says the compensation as well is
:11:23. > :11:26.derisory, what do you think about that? First of all we need to work
:11:27. > :11:30.on the energy companies to get them to switch people back on now, that
:11:31. > :11:34.is the short`term emergency work, then we should take time and ask is
:11:35. > :11:37.the regulation tough enough, is the compensation good enough? Happy do
:11:38. > :11:41.that work, what people want to hear is they will get switched back on
:11:42. > :11:45.and we will go on investing in these flood defences to try and stop homes
:11:46. > :11:49.being flooded in the first place. Let us talk about homes. That is why
:11:50. > :11:53.you were here, talking about the Help to Buy scheme. Helping people
:11:54. > :11:58.to get OK on the that rung of the ladder to home ownership. Why is the
:11:59. > :12:01.ceiling then at ?600,000? Those people aren't first`time buyers? It
:12:02. > :12:05.is right to have a scheme that is available for all people and for all
:12:06. > :12:09.regions of the country. Sometimes governments design schemes and they
:12:10. > :12:13.are too small and fiddly and don't work, this scheme is working and it
:12:14. > :12:17.is being used by people who are first time buyer, who can afford a
:12:18. > :12:21.mortgage and a mortgage payment, but they can't get together a ten or 20%
:12:22. > :12:27.deposit for their house or flat because they haven't got a rich mum
:12:28. > :12:32.or dad. They should be able to buy one I am helping them do that. Are
:12:33. > :12:36.you concerned the bubble could burst? I don't think that will
:12:37. > :12:39.happen, because we have expressly given the Bank of England the role
:12:40. > :12:47.of advising us and intervening if they see any bubbles emerge in any
:12:48. > :12:51.markets, but in terms of housing house prices are 16% below what they
:12:52. > :12:55.were in 2007. We don't have enough housing stock, we have issues down
:12:56. > :13:00.here with many planning... We need to build more, but the idea you can
:13:01. > :13:04.totally separate helping buyers with helping builder, and those are two
:13:05. > :13:08.totally different issues a myth. The builders won't build unless the
:13:09. > :13:13.buyers can buy, we are correcting the market failures so construction
:13:14. > :13:16.sup. More people are buying homes. You talk about stability and
:13:17. > :13:20.security, but if interest rates go up and the difficulties with making
:13:21. > :13:23.the may wants, that makes the whole thing very fragile for people. Of
:13:24. > :13:27.course, that is why it is very important we get the deficit down,
:13:28. > :13:31.and we run our economy sustainably and sensibly, to keep interest rates
:13:32. > :13:34.low. Interest rates are a matter for the Bank of England, but if we are
:13:35. > :13:38.dealing with debts and deficits it makes it easier for them to keep it
:13:39. > :13:41.low. If you talk ant the security and stability you mentioned
:13:42. > :13:46.yourself, you know, some of the problems we have had down here, just
:13:47. > :13:51.before Christmas, we had 1900 job losses in three company, Portsmouth
:13:52. > :13:55.very badly hit. As people look at their wage packets or not coming in,
:13:56. > :14:00.the cost of living is going higher and higher, you say we are on the
:14:01. > :14:05.road to recovery with tough times ahead. They are not feeling or
:14:06. > :14:08.seeing that. We are recovering from a dreadful and deep recession, there
:14:09. > :14:12.have been disappointing announcements over particular
:14:13. > :14:16.factory, if we look at the overall economy of the south`east, there are
:14:17. > :14:20.167,000 more people in work today, than there were three years ago,
:14:21. > :14:23.there are 35,000 fewer people claiming unemployment benefit. The
:14:24. > :14:27.economy is grow, new businesses are starting, more people are getting
:14:28. > :14:34.job, do I want more people to work, or do I want them to be paid more,
:14:35. > :14:39.do I want them to paid lore taxes? Yes. They take time. They are facing
:14:40. > :14:45.high energy bills. Rail fares today, to get to and from work, they have
:14:46. > :14:49.gone up again. We are helping all the ways we can. We have helped
:14:50. > :14:53.freemsz council tax, we have cut petrol duty to help on that journey
:14:54. > :15:00.to, who, we are making sure that rail fares are going up by less
:15:01. > :15:04.today than almost in all... We have cut energy prices by ?50 through the
:15:05. > :15:08.schemes we announced some weeks ago. Let us talk NHS. It is struggling
:15:09. > :15:12.here, A to cope. I have statistics come out. Portsmouth was the second
:15:13. > :15:16.worst in the country for waiting time, Southampton is is the fourth.
:15:17. > :15:19.The problem seems to be the care packages at the other end to get
:15:20. > :15:23.people through hospital out into the community, it is not working. Why is
:15:24. > :15:27.it not working? We need to join up better health and social care. There
:15:28. > :15:32.is no doubt about that. We should be clear about one thing, there are
:15:33. > :15:37.every day, you know, 2000 more people going through A within four
:15:38. > :15:43.hours than three years ago. Because we haven't got GP... What we need to
:15:44. > :15:46.do is make sure that GPs are doing more to help people, I think
:15:47. > :15:51.diverting people away from A when it is not necessary, but as you say
:15:52. > :15:55.we have got to get out of A into the homes with proper care package,
:15:56. > :15:59.so the solution to A problems is both making sure the hospitals are
:16:00. > :16:03.well run but making sure we invest in GPs surge I haves and making sure
:16:04. > :16:07.we deal with social care. We did make a decision as a government,
:16:08. > :16:11.yes, we have had to make cuts in policing and other programmes, but
:16:12. > :16:17.the NHS we haven't cut but we need reroom to as well. But doctors are
:16:18. > :16:20.saying having this money is not the solution, long`term... I agree with
:16:21. > :16:24.that There needs to be this joined up thinking, which is not there and
:16:25. > :16:28.never has been there. It is in parts of the country but we need it in
:16:29. > :16:33.every part of the country. In the best performing parts of the
:16:34. > :16:38.country, social and healthcare are working closely together. Peoplen't
:16:39. > :16:42.blocked in hospital because they are take ininto their homes or care
:16:43. > :16:48.homes, that is what we will put in place. Prime Minister thank you for
:16:49. > :16:53.coming in. Do you have a New Year's resolution? In my resolution, that
:16:54. > :16:57.is to stick to the five point plan for our country, that is what I want
:16:58. > :17:01.to deliver. I don't think I have time for any other resolutions.
:17:02. > :17:05.The Prime Minister there. It is a radical idea to reduce the number of
:17:06. > :17:11.crimes committed by young people. Hampshire Police is to pilot an
:17:12. > :17:20.American`style teen court system where youngsters take on the roles
:17:21. > :17:26.of prosecutors, defence and jurors. . In Portsmouth the problem is
:17:27. > :17:31.particularly bad. Half of off young offenders go on to commit another
:17:32. > :17:37.crime. That is up 15% since 2005. Our Home Affairs correspondent has
:17:38. > :17:40.this exclusive report. Anti`social behaviour can plague
:17:41. > :17:45.local communities, with offences that may be deemed leave, causing
:17:46. > :17:50.great distress. And for some young people, what starts as a laugh with
:17:51. > :17:54.their mates can lead to a life of offending, it is something Casey
:17:55. > :17:59.Taylor knows well. First started getting in trouble at 15, thought it
:18:00. > :18:05.would be funny with my mates, going out drinking on the street. Petty
:18:06. > :18:09.stuff, graffiti, but I started getting like, worse and worse. Casey
:18:10. > :18:14.ended up in trouble with the police and in prison on remand but she has
:18:15. > :18:18.turned things round. She is a member of Hampshire Youth Commission, a
:18:19. > :18:22.group of young people who talk to others about youth crime and
:18:23. > :18:27.reoffending. I feel like I can relate to them more, because where I
:18:28. > :18:35.have been in that situation, I feel like I get a sense of chive. Out of
:18:36. > :18:37.it, thinking I am proud to do this. Hampshire's Police and Crime
:18:38. > :18:41.Commissioner set up the Youth Commission. It is one of only two
:18:42. > :18:44.such schemes in the country Young people offend, they commit a crime,
:18:45. > :18:49.but they can reform, they can change their lives and we need to welcome
:18:50. > :18:53.them back. And not just assume that because somebody has a criminal
:18:54. > :18:59.record, a criminal past, that they will continue to conduct their lives
:19:00. > :19:03.in that way. A 17`year`old driver was found to have been involved in
:19:04. > :19:06.minor prosecute damage collision. In America young people can be directly
:19:07. > :19:10.involved in the criminal justice system through teen courts, this
:19:11. > :19:14.footage was filmed by a Hampshire Police officer who went to America
:19:15. > :19:20.to see the system work. It shows young people acting as prosecutors,
:19:21. > :19:24.defenders, and jurors for real offence, committed by their young
:19:25. > :19:29.peers. Teen court is an awesome platform for both the jurors and the
:19:30. > :19:34.defendant, because the jurors are able to see people their age, their
:19:35. > :19:39.peers that have been mistakes and they are able to em thies, as far as
:19:40. > :19:44.the defendant it is a great opportunity for them to have a
:19:45. > :19:49.punishment set out by their peers, I think that punishment will have a
:19:50. > :19:53.greater impact. PC Mark Walsh plans to introduce a similar scheme to the
:19:54. > :19:58.UK with young people taking leading roles in community courts for low
:19:59. > :20:04.level offences. When I did research in our communities in Portsmouth,
:20:05. > :20:10.100% of the 362 young people said they commit an offence as a result
:20:11. > :20:14.of peer pressure, what they did with that information in the States if it
:20:15. > :20:20.gets them into trouble, can it get them out of trouble? Youth courts is
:20:21. > :20:25.one response to that all question of peer pressure. The community court
:20:26. > :20:29.system will be trialled in Hampshire in a three year pilot starting in
:20:30. > :20:34.April. It is the fist time such a scheme has been attempted in the UK
:20:35. > :20:41.and will be closely watched to see what impact it has on youth crime
:20:42. > :20:45.and reoffending. `` first. And tomorrow, we will take a closer
:20:46. > :20:50.look at how teen courts will work and meet some of the young people
:20:51. > :20:56.who are keen to get involved. On to sport now. Happy New Year to you. It
:20:57. > :21:02.is our first full South Today since before Christmas. It flies by. How
:21:03. > :21:08.is sport? It is still there. It is still going. And we have had a
:21:09. > :21:13.business where period. All the football. We are going into the New
:21:14. > :21:17.Year with lots of questions, hopefully answers, one of those in
:21:18. > :21:22.the next month could be the transfer window, Southampton have shrugged
:21:23. > :21:29.off interest from West Ham so far, amid speculation they want to take
:21:30. > :21:33.Rickie Lambert to Upton Park. He was a substitute yesterday as they lost
:21:34. > :21:38.to Chelsea. Torres, a well placed shot from Willian, and an Eden
:21:39. > :21:43.Hazard goal mean it is only one win in the last fine nor Southampton as
:21:44. > :21:47.they head into the FA Cup We have been facing some of the top sides,
:21:48. > :21:52.that is difficult. I think overall we have the more from the games but
:21:53. > :21:55.results haven't come our way, and we again need to keep on looking
:21:56. > :22:03.forward and keep focussing on the next game. Reading hope to be busy
:22:04. > :22:08.during the transfer window but amid uncertainty about the club's future.
:22:09. > :22:13.Billy Sharp has returned to Southampton after his loan talks
:22:14. > :22:18.expired. The Royals ended their losing streak over the festive
:22:19. > :22:24.period by snatching a late point against Nottingham forest.
:22:25. > :22:28.Portsmouth have signed Daniel Alfei, a right back from Swansea on an
:22:29. > :22:32.initial month's loan. Pompey started the New Year with a defeat at
:22:33. > :22:36.Southend, action coming up in a moment. Fist how Bournemouth got a
:22:37. > :22:43.point over in Brighton. Bournemouth had a slice of New
:22:44. > :22:48.Year's luck, the referee ruled this challenge from Calderon to be a
:22:49. > :22:56.foul. He gave the Cherries a penalty much to the dismace of the crowd.
:22:57. > :23:03.1700 Bournemouth voices cheered this goal.
:23:04. > :23:10.`` dismay. Talks to keep him are on going and Albion left it late to
:23:11. > :23:14.score a point. Steven ward reacted fist. They are 16th in the table
:23:15. > :23:19.after a draw. Portsmouth fans must be hoping for better Fortunes in
:23:20. > :23:24.2014. They took the lead at Southend yesterday, Bradley's first goal for
:23:25. > :23:30.the club. Leonard grabbed centre stage with goals in each half. Both
:23:31. > :23:35.from long distance. Barker expects to be a busy man reshaping a shadowy
:23:36. > :23:40.is four points off the relegation places. There was a 0`0 draw for MK
:23:41. > :23:45.Dons. Basingstoke Bison start 2014 top of
:23:46. > :23:49.the ice hockey Premier League. They won 4`3 after coming back from 2`0
:23:50. > :23:53.down. That followed a win against Sheffield. They will host Manchester
:23:54. > :24:01.Phoenix this weekend, hoping to keep their title hopes alive. Michael
:24:02. > :24:07.Clarke could `` Michael Carberry could leez his place in the squad
:24:08. > :24:13.tonight. Australian skipper Michael Clarke who tends to enjoy picking
:24:14. > :24:17.England's team for him says he expects Matt Prior will return. We
:24:18. > :24:22.will wait and see. That is a forlorn look. That is a long walk that one.
:24:23. > :24:28.It has been in sunshine. Which is more than we can say, Sarah, it has
:24:29. > :24:32.been unbelievably grim. It has. Yes, we have had our December statistics
:24:33. > :24:39.for the amount of rainfall, it has been twice what we have seen. From
:24:40. > :24:43.the moment we woke up it never ever stopped, did it. It was awful. And
:24:44. > :24:48.we have had storm after storm it feel like, we have a few more to
:24:49. > :24:53.come. The unsettled theme continues but it eases off next week a bit.
:24:54. > :24:57.Some respite. Today, the driest day of the year so far.
:24:58. > :25:24.A lovely day too. Some lovely that was this morning. Lastly, a pot
:25:25. > :25:28.of gold for someone living in Bury. And there is more to rain to come in
:25:29. > :25:31.the coming day, we do have two weather warnings, tonight no warning
:25:32. > :25:35.but still some rain on the way, arriving in the next couple of hours
:25:36. > :25:41.or so, tracking in from the west. It will push through a rather speedily
:25:42. > :25:46.and it clears by about two or Chloe 3.00 in the morning. The showers
:25:47. > :25:50.could well be on the heavy side, maybe with thunder and lightning for
:25:51. > :25:54.first thing tomorrow, so temperatures overnight six or seven
:25:55. > :25:59.degrees. Then as we start the day tomorrow, showers will pulse through
:26:00. > :26:03.but heavy downpourers, scatter showers through the day with bright
:26:04. > :26:07.and sunny interval, but it's the wind that will be a priority for us,
:26:08. > :26:15.we have very strong gusty winds along the coast, we have got a
:26:16. > :26:18.warning in place. We could see gusts of 60`70mph, and with very high
:26:19. > :26:24.tides that could cause disruption and flooding as well. So we take a
:26:25. > :26:29.look to the temperature, ten or 11 degree, relatively mile but we will
:26:30. > :26:33.see a breeze so strong gusty winds rounds, severe gales in some spots.
:26:34. > :26:38.For the weekend, we start with this area of wet weather, a waving front
:26:39. > :26:42.nudging in from France, bringing wet conditions first thing Saturday. An
:26:43. > :26:47.improving picture, it looks to dry up a touch. But come Sunday, another
:26:48. > :26:53.weather warning for us for very wet and very windy condition, so perhaps
:26:54. > :26:56.a dry start but this deep area of low pressure sitting in the Atlantic
:26:57. > :27:01.is driving this wet weather, heading our way through the day Sunday,
:27:02. > :27:06.bringing very strong gusty winds, again we could see gales or severe
:27:07. > :27:11.gales and some great totals for the wet weather as well. Here we go with
:27:12. > :27:15.the summary. Some blustery showers, a warning for strong winds tomorrow,
:27:16. > :27:19.damp to start Saturday and then another warning for wet and windy
:27:20. > :27:23.conditions to come on Sunday. So where ever you are, do be warned
:27:24. > :27:28.there could be localised flooding. The number on the screen now. Thank
:27:29. > :27:32.you very much. So heed those weather warnings, particularly if you live
:27:33. > :27:35.along the coast, that is about it from us tonight. Tomorrow night's
:27:36. > :27:40.programme we will meet the Manselling hiss house complete with
:27:41. > :27:44.a football dug out in the basement. And it is not him! Thanks for
:27:45. > :27:45.watching. Bye.