:00:00. > :00:23.the windscreen first thing in the morning. That is all from
:00:24. > :00:30.Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. In tonight's programme: Energy bills
:00:31. > :00:33.and standing charges ` how simple find the system has left some out of
:00:34. > :00:38.pocket. Trying to stop the flow. Ground
:00:39. > :00:43.water is rising. And reunited ` a dog that was still
:00:44. > :00:53.a year ago is found during a police raid on a farm. `` a dog that went
:00:54. > :00:56.missing. It was a Government pledge to make
:00:57. > :01:00.energy bills easier to understand but for pensioner Jean McKelvie it's
:01:01. > :01:04.meant she's paying a lot more. The gas and electricity companies were
:01:05. > :01:07.told to simplify their tariffs to make it easier for customers to find
:01:08. > :01:10.the best deals. But it's made standing charges compulsory ` and
:01:11. > :01:15.that's bad news for low users like Jean. Her standing charges will now
:01:16. > :01:25.eat up all of her winter fuel allowance. Sean Killick reports.
:01:26. > :01:29.Jean's cooker is the only gas appliance in her flat and a bill for
:01:30. > :01:33.the amount she actually uses is only around ?20 a year. So when the
:01:34. > :01:39.latest bill arrived, she was shocked to find there is now also a standing
:01:40. > :01:42.charge added of ?96 a year. Coupled with a similar standing child on her
:01:43. > :01:47.electricity bill, it uses up almost all of her ?200 winter fuel
:01:48. > :01:53.allowance. `` similar standing charge. That ?2 goes a long way to
:01:54. > :01:58.my bills and they are taking ?92 of it. I feel very upset with that.
:01:59. > :02:05.Last year discuss introduced a single standing charge resulting
:02:06. > :02:06.from a change in pricing rules by energy watchdog Ofgem, which told
:02:07. > :02:29.us... As prices continue to rise, so too
:02:30. > :02:37.does the number of people stealing their fuel. I've come to inspect the
:02:38. > :02:40.gas meter. It is estimated ?500 million a year of gas and it is
:02:41. > :02:42.estimated ?500 million a year of gas and at the city is stubborn, which
:02:43. > :02:47.equates to ?30 on each person's bill. Tonight's Inside Out programme
:02:48. > :02:54.has been given access to a British Gas team trying to cut down on the
:02:55. > :02:57.problem. We're going to take out the index mechanism. Only a fraction of
:02:58. > :03:02.the gas has been recorded. Meanwhile, Jean has paid for the
:03:03. > :03:05.unit of gas she's actually used but has withheld payment for the
:03:06. > :03:09.standing charge. She's now been told that until she pays that as well,
:03:10. > :03:12.she will be disconnected. Ofgem refused to come onto the
:03:13. > :03:16.programme ` but last year they did have to answer questions from a
:03:17. > :03:18.committee of MPs who were concerned about the changes to standing
:03:19. > :03:21.charges. One of those committee members was Southampton MP Alan
:03:22. > :03:28.Whitehead, who joins us live from Westminster. This is presumably
:03:29. > :03:34.exactly what you didn't want to see ` low users paying a lot more. Yes,
:03:35. > :03:41.Jean is right that where people are using low amount of gas and
:03:42. > :03:43.electricity, the introduction of the differentiated standing charge
:03:44. > :03:48.certainly means that they will pay a higher bill and it's an unintended
:03:49. > :03:56.consequence, I think, Ofwat Ofgem said was going to be simpler bills
:03:57. > :04:01.and better tariffs. The counter of that is that regardless of how much
:04:02. > :04:05.gas or electricity a household uses, getting energy to people's Holmes
:04:06. > :04:10.does cost and that's where the standing charge recognises that.
:04:11. > :04:15.It's absolutely reasonable that energy companies should recover
:04:16. > :04:19.their fixed overheads from delivering the supply and the
:04:20. > :04:24.maintenance and similar charges but the issue has been that previously,
:04:25. > :04:29.those are standing charges were in what were essentially variable
:04:30. > :04:34.tariffs. Now the standing charges separate and is not recoverable
:04:35. > :04:38.within the overall variable tariffs. What's the answer, then? Is it to
:04:39. > :04:46.get rid of standing charges or to sympathise them or make them less?
:04:47. > :04:52.The answer is to make them defunct. `` simplify them. The energy
:04:53. > :04:56.companies can make them zero but virtual nobody has done so. To
:04:57. > :05:00.recover their costs, they would have to put them in the overall tariff
:05:01. > :05:04.level and make sure that didn't penalised those people who had
:05:05. > :05:08.relatively high usage of electricity or gas but you can do that by
:05:09. > :05:12.different tariff rates. I think this needs to be reviewed fairly
:05:13. > :05:15.urgently. There's been very little ` if any `
:05:16. > :05:19.rain today but the East Hampshire village of Hambledon has been piling
:05:20. > :05:22.up the sandbags to keep the rising water at bay. That's because the
:05:23. > :05:25.area is prone to ground water flooding, which happens days or
:05:26. > :05:28.weeks after the severe weather. Roads are swamped, homes threatened
:05:29. > :05:37.and the local pre`school is closed. But the villagers are soldiering on.
:05:38. > :05:41.Laura Trant reports. Roads turn into rivers as ground
:05:42. > :05:46.water relentlessly seeps from the oversaturated soil. This is nothing
:05:47. > :05:50.new for the residents of Hambleton and that's the problem. Floodwaters
:05:51. > :05:55.were channelled right through the village. Over time, for one reason
:05:56. > :06:00.or another, for amendments to the highway, ditches getting blocked and
:06:01. > :06:06.things, that has exacerbated the problem. We need that channel to
:06:07. > :06:09.take the water back again. What we have is a less effective way of
:06:10. > :06:14.getting rid of the water than we did 100 years ago. The sellers and
:06:15. > :06:18.Hambleton are filled with water rather than wine. They were
:06:19. > :06:24.specifically built as flood sellers but they are reaching full capacity.
:06:25. > :06:29.It comes up from the bricks very slowly, just a trickle, and then it
:06:30. > :06:35.starts going in two or three different places, just coming
:06:36. > :06:41.through the bricks. What goes through your mind when you see those
:06:42. > :06:48.bubbles coming up? I didn't worry at all because you think, "it won't go
:06:49. > :06:54.as high as last year, " and it did. I hope it goes down as quick as it
:06:55. > :06:58.came up. Local agencies met for an emergency meeting today to discuss
:06:59. > :07:02.temporary and long`term measures. In the meantime, it's hoped the 12,000
:07:03. > :07:07.sandbags can keep the ground water at bay.
:07:08. > :07:12.Laura is still in the village this evening. Is the situation going to
:07:13. > :07:15.get worse? That's the question everybody is
:07:16. > :07:20.asking. Trucks are still pumping water away as I speak. It's been a
:07:21. > :07:25.real problem today. Water levels have risen by up to ten inches in
:07:26. > :07:27.some places. It hasn't rained but when it does, locals will have
:07:28. > :07:32.ground water and surface water to content with. From a very wet
:07:33. > :07:36.Hambledon, back to you. One of the busiest road bridges
:07:37. > :07:39.across the River Thames has re`opened today following the recent
:07:40. > :07:42.flooding. But drivers using Sonning Bridge will continue to face
:07:43. > :07:45.disruption for some time yet. That's because the road surface has been
:07:46. > :07:48.badly damaged. As Ben Moore reports, businesses in the area fear the
:07:49. > :07:51.disruption they've suffered will continue.
:07:52. > :07:55.The river was the only thing flowing through Sonning at rush hour this
:07:56. > :07:58.morning. The bridge closure has affected most commuters in Reading,
:07:59. > :08:03.even those trying to get to school on the bus. We've had about a
:08:04. > :08:07.one`hour wait for the last few weeks. The school have had to be
:08:08. > :08:12.understanding because so many students get the bus into school.
:08:13. > :08:16.There's been quite a few late students surveyed had to change the
:08:17. > :08:21.plans. The flooding may have gone at the flooding has been happening
:08:22. > :08:27.since the New Year and it has taken its toll. Damage means the road is
:08:28. > :08:33.down to one lane and businesses fear that will mean going from no traffic
:08:34. > :08:38.to too much. It is not going to be good. We are going to have two lots
:08:39. > :08:43.of traffic meeting head on and nowhere for them to go. That's going
:08:44. > :08:46.to take some sorting out. Reading has been gridlocked because of the
:08:47. > :08:50.closure and it has proved more than just an inconvenience. Over a period
:08:51. > :08:55.of time, the lateness of people getting to work is happening an
:08:56. > :08:59.enormous number of times in recent years. The general congestion is a
:09:00. > :09:04.deterrent to businesses coming to the country. All these things have
:09:05. > :09:10.an impact. Reding's commuters are happy that Sonning bridges now
:09:11. > :09:14.reopened last two weeks have shown just how fragile the road system can
:09:15. > :09:19.be. The issue is certainly not water under the bridge. It's given fresh
:09:20. > :09:23.momentum to the campaign to build another Thames crossing.
:09:24. > :09:26.A badger cull is looking increasingly likely in Dorset.
:09:27. > :09:28.That's the opinion of the Dorset Police Crime Commissioner Martyn
:09:29. > :09:33.Underhill, who believes the cull could happen next year. Badgers help
:09:34. > :09:35.to spread bovine TB among cattle and tackling it has been the
:09:36. > :09:39.Government's main justification for the controversial approach. Recent
:09:40. > :09:44.culls in Gloucestershire and Somerset last year cost nearly ?2.5
:09:45. > :09:47.million in policing costs. Around half a dozen people have
:09:48. > :09:50.already signed up to have their remains placed in a modern long
:09:51. > :09:55.barrow chamber on the edge of Salisbury Plain. Farmer Tim Daw, who
:09:56. > :09:58.is also a steward at Stonehenge, is turning the clock back thousands of
:09:59. > :10:01.years and reviving the Neolithic tradition. He believes it will
:10:02. > :10:05.appeal to those who want an alternative to the usual choices for
:10:06. > :10:10.burial or internment. Julia Causton reports.
:10:11. > :10:14.Beneath these rocks in West Kennet are ancient underground chambers.
:10:15. > :10:19.It's called a long barrow and in Neolithic times, it's where they
:10:20. > :10:23.buried their dead. Just a few miles down the road, they're turning back
:10:24. > :10:29.time. This'll be the first long barrow that's been built in
:10:30. > :10:35.thousands of years. There's something very magical about it. And
:10:36. > :10:39.so, as an alternative to what we are perhaps used to, how about having
:10:40. > :10:45.your remains underground here, in vast chambers? We had one of those
:10:46. > :10:49.pub conversations ` wouldn't it be great if someone built a new
:10:50. > :10:52.Neolithic long barrow? Another separate conversation was about what
:10:53. > :10:56.you do with cremated remains. Unless you've got some very special that
:10:57. > :10:59.the deceased loved, you're not sure what to do with them. I came out
:11:00. > :11:06.here and thought, what a fantastic spot. It may look like a muddy ditch
:11:07. > :11:12.at the moment but in six months, with 300,000 tonnes of chalk, this
:11:13. > :11:16.will stretch as far back as the fence behind me and will be as high
:11:17. > :11:21.as the digger's arch above me. When finished, it will be the final
:11:22. > :11:24.resting place for 2400 people. Judith Robinson has orally paid for
:11:25. > :11:37.the plot, so what was the attraction for her of a burial underground? ``
:11:38. > :11:43.already paid. It's almost dotting the eyes and crossing the Tees.
:11:44. > :11:49.Wiltshire is known for its historical landmarks but people are
:11:50. > :11:56.hoping that there will be those who want to spend eternity on this
:11:57. > :12:00.ancient burial ground. Still to come: Reunited at last ` we
:12:01. > :12:06.hear from the owner whose dog was stolen a year ago.
:12:07. > :12:09.Last year the number of passengers commuting into London went up by
:12:10. > :12:13.just under 5%. But the income received by the train operators went
:12:14. > :12:16.up by almost 18%. So where did this money come from? The Government
:12:17. > :12:19.capped fare increases to just above inflation. The figures don't appear
:12:20. > :12:27.to add up, because the railway's income is clearly rising a lot
:12:28. > :12:29.faster than that. Our transport correspondent Paul Clifton has some
:12:30. > :12:32.answers. This is an extraordinary rate of
:12:33. > :12:36.increase in railway income. 5% more people in this region took the train
:12:37. > :12:40.last year. Yet the income from those passengers went up by 18% ` almost a
:12:41. > :12:46.fifth ` Even though the Government capped commuter fare rises to 4%,
:12:47. > :12:51.just above inflation. So how did it happen? The Government does not cap
:12:52. > :12:55.off`peak fares. Train companies can put those up as much as they like.
:12:56. > :12:58.They can do the same with station car parking charges. They can
:12:59. > :13:03.massage the fare boundaries too, moving the time when peak fares
:13:04. > :13:06.become off`peak. They can put up the rent for shops on station platforms.
:13:07. > :13:11.And they can trim their operating costs. The statistics call into
:13:12. > :13:14.question the fairness of allowing specific tickets to be increased by
:13:15. > :13:21.up to 6% above inflation last year, provided there are reductions
:13:22. > :13:30.elsewhere in the fares basket. That happened in the past at Reading, by
:13:31. > :13:33.far the region's busiest station. What's clear is that commuters in
:13:34. > :13:37.London and the south`east have been taken for a ride, paying huge
:13:38. > :13:41.amounts of money ` more to the Treasury every year. Rail fares are
:13:42. > :13:44.going up faster than inflation and then we've got a huge hidden costs
:13:45. > :13:48.are like the cost of station parking. In Southampton, Chargers
:13:49. > :13:53.have gone up by about 40 present in three years. Everywhere you turn,
:13:54. > :14:04.commuters are being hit. The cost of commuting into London has risen by a
:14:05. > :14:08.quarter in the last five years. I'd say that's an important thing and I
:14:09. > :14:12.wouldn't mind paying more but it should be more in line with
:14:13. > :14:17.inflation. They have developed a lot in the last three years. A better
:14:18. > :14:21.railway would be good but the cost is far too high and doesn't really
:14:22. > :14:27.compare with a car if you have more than one passenger. This extra money
:14:28. > :14:31.isn't going into the pockets of rail managers. The Government is now
:14:32. > :14:34.making a net profit from rail franchises ` it is more than meeting
:14:35. > :14:37.the cost of providing services. It still gave ?5 billion to Network
:14:38. > :14:40.Rail last year for improvements such as the Reading upgrade ` that's
:14:41. > :14:44.about stimulating the economy. It is also buying a railway that carries
:14:45. > :14:48.twice as many passengers as it did 15 years ago. And passengers are
:14:49. > :14:56.clearly paying a great deal more for it, too.
:14:57. > :14:59.We often hear about the demise of UK manufacturing. Well, today, the
:15:00. > :15:06.Eastleigh`based cable making company Prysmian is celebrating its
:15:07. > :15:09.centenary. The industry may now only employ a fraction of the numbers of
:15:10. > :15:13.its heyday but every month Prysmian makes enough energy cables to reach
:15:14. > :15:16.all the way around the world. The company began as Pirelli ` and our
:15:17. > :15:21.business correspondent Alastair Fee has had exclusive access to its
:15:22. > :15:30.plant. This is what keeps the country going
:15:31. > :15:35.without power cables, our businesses would grind to a halt. Davies in his
:15:36. > :15:40.41st year. Both his parents worked here before him and last year his
:15:41. > :15:43.son followed the family tradition. I've never seen this amount of work
:15:44. > :15:47.coming through so quickly than in the last couple of years. It's
:15:48. > :15:54.tremendous. It's good the younger people coming in here, like myself.
:15:55. > :15:59.I started at 20 and here we are, 40 odd years on, still going and
:16:00. > :16:02.getting stronger. Orders are healthy here on the outskirts of Eastleigh
:16:03. > :16:08.but UK manufacturing has fallen sharply. In 1995, there were 65
:16:09. > :16:15.companies making cables. That's dropped to just four and company
:16:16. > :16:21.macros the only big player left. So `` Prysmian is the only big player.
:16:22. > :16:27.We've had to move as technology has moved. Whether it is within power or
:16:28. > :16:34.the telecommunications sector, it is something we've had to always
:16:35. > :16:38.continually be on top of. The manufacture of fibre`optic cables
:16:39. > :16:42.that deliver superfast broadband is now big business and sustained a
:16:43. > :16:48.dedicated factory. They produce enough every year to go to the moon
:16:49. > :16:56.and back. In terms of our UK telecom business, it makes up the vast
:16:57. > :16:59.majority of it. The future is firmly in the optical area and that's where
:17:00. > :17:06.we are now with significant investments. But change has seen a
:17:07. > :17:12.decline in the number of workers. The industry used to employ tens of
:17:13. > :17:15.thousands of people. Technology has changed its hugely. I imagine that
:17:16. > :17:20.it is the leap from my grandfather to my father, which was a lot
:17:21. > :17:25.smaller than the leap that has happened in my time here. This high
:17:26. > :17:29.voltage testing lab was opened last year. Exports make up 20 present of
:17:30. > :17:41.what is made here and the work is good because the business is kept
:17:42. > :17:45.moving. `` 20%. Tony is back with us after being ill
:17:46. > :17:50.last week but he has managed to share his illness around with
:17:51. > :18:03.everybody! Thanks ever so much! Loving you dearly(!).
:18:04. > :18:10.Reading are continuing to talk to US investors over a proposed takeover.
:18:11. > :18:16.The club want to conclude a deal this month, amid reported interest
:18:17. > :18:20.from another group based in Oman. On the field the club stormed to their
:18:21. > :18:27.best result of the season, 7`1 over Bolton. Striker Adam Le Fondre
:18:28. > :18:30.bagged a hat trick in the first half as the visitors were blown away by
:18:31. > :18:34.Nigel Adkins' men. The Royals have won their last two and, after a
:18:35. > :18:37.tricky spell around Christmas, have rediscovered their form to go sixth
:18:38. > :18:44.in the table. Pavel Pogrebnyak, Nick Blackman, Hope Akpan, and Kaspars
:18:45. > :18:50.Gorks were the other goal scorers. You can feel it to rally around the
:18:51. > :18:54.whole football club. Players have been working extremely hard on the
:18:55. > :18:57.training ground. We're looking forward to where we want to get to
:18:58. > :19:00.and great credit to the players because everyone is together,
:19:01. > :19:05.everyone is working hard and it was a good victory today. We'll keep a
:19:06. > :19:11.close eye on what's going on at Southampton, because owner Katharina
:19:12. > :19:14.Liebherr addressed the club's staff today after the high`profile exit of
:19:15. > :19:18.Executive Chairman Nicola Cortese. Her first priority is to appoint a
:19:19. > :19:20.new Chief Executive. And the BBC understands former Blackburn Rovers
:19:21. > :19:24.Chief John Williams, seen here on the right, is the lead candidate.
:19:25. > :19:26.Saints led 2`0 at Sunderland on Saturday through early goals from
:19:27. > :19:30.Jay Rodriguez and a superbly controlled volley by Dejan Lovren,
:19:31. > :19:33.one of two players to be stretchered off by the end of the game.
:19:34. > :19:37.Sunderland got one back before half time and went onto claim a point.
:19:38. > :19:44.Saints captain Adam Lallana played down the events of the past week,
:19:45. > :19:46.saying nothing has really changed. Here's what else we learned from the
:19:47. > :19:59.Football League weekend. Long queues on Saturday and they
:20:00. > :20:02.weren't all waiting to see Watford. This was the line for fans trying to
:20:03. > :20:09.get to see the World Cup tie against Liverpool. This player signed a new
:20:10. > :20:19.contract. Watford lead at half`time. This player was sent off
:20:20. > :20:23.in the second half. The referee changed his mind over a penalty and
:20:24. > :20:30.gave a red card. Bournemouth won another penalty, with a player
:20:31. > :20:34.accused of diving by some. This penalty was saved with the much up
:20:35. > :20:41.for grabs. These follow`up efforts were missed as well. Portsmouth said
:20:42. > :20:49.this weekend they're working hard on a deal for a new training ground.
:20:50. > :20:52.Pompey got another point. Guildford Flames suffered a 5`1
:20:53. > :21:09.defeat against Swindon in ice hockey's Premier League. While they
:21:10. > :21:12.slip to third, Basingstoke are second after a come`from`behind win
:21:13. > :21:15.over Peterborough on Saturday night. The Bison were two down within a
:21:16. > :21:19.minute as the Panthers caught them napping. By early in the second
:21:20. > :21:21.period it was 4`3 to the Bison before Thomas Karpov finally netted
:21:22. > :21:23.the winner. England's men beat Australia in
:21:24. > :21:26.controversial circumstances to win the bronze medal match at the
:21:27. > :21:29.inaugural Hockey World League Final in India. Goals from Reading's Tom
:21:30. > :21:33.Carson and Barry Middleton either side of a Glenn Turner equaliser had
:21:34. > :21:36.given the Bisham Abbey based squad a 2`1 lead. Australia then thought
:21:37. > :21:38.they had forced extra time, after finally breaching England's
:21:39. > :21:41.determined defence from a penalty corner in the closing seconds.
:21:42. > :21:46.However, Turner's strike was ruled out for obstruction by the video
:21:47. > :21:48.umpire. I like those video umpires because they are very quick and get
:21:49. > :21:52.the decision made. Last January, South Today reported
:21:53. > :21:55.on a string of thefts of working dogs across Hampshire and Sussex.
:21:56. > :21:59.It's not just the wrench for the owners of losing what is considered
:22:00. > :22:02.a family member ` the dogs are also high value breeds. Sammy Thatcher
:22:03. > :22:05.was one of those victims, losing two spaniels. She's just been reunited
:22:06. > :22:10.with Tia a year after she was taken ` but Maisy is still missing. A
:22:11. > :22:19.short time ago, I asked Sammy about the night she lost both dogs. It was
:22:20. > :22:26.absolutely horrible, bearing in mind it was 2am. So from then until a
:22:27. > :22:32.good few days later, I haven't slept. It was constantly just trying
:22:33. > :22:41.to keep easy and not try and think about where they could be. It was
:22:42. > :22:47.just horrible. When you were reunited with Tia, what was the
:22:48. > :22:50.moment like? Absolutely brilliant. I didn't know if she would remember me
:22:51. > :22:55.but she could. She couldn't stop wagging her tail. I know Maisie is
:22:56. > :23:00.still missing and that must be very distressing for you but you've got
:23:01. > :23:04.Tia back. Do you think they were stolen to order because they're
:23:05. > :23:09.working dogs? Possibly, more than likely. When I went to the vets,
:23:10. > :23:14.they told me that she would definitely have a litter. `` she had
:23:15. > :23:22.definitely had a litter. In the time she's been away? Yes, so we think
:23:23. > :23:25.that may be why. The crucial part of this is that they both have
:23:26. > :23:29.microchips and that is how you were traced as the owner after the raid
:23:30. > :23:35.on the farm. Absolutely. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't have got
:23:36. > :23:40.her home. Do you think you will get the other dog back? Definitely now.
:23:41. > :23:47.We will not be giving up until she comes home as well. Let me turn to
:23:48. > :23:51.Jon, who is the presenter of Inside Out. You've done many programmes on
:23:52. > :23:57.this over the years. It's very distressing. Indeed and it won't go
:23:58. > :24:02.away. There are still hundreds out there missing for everyone we get
:24:03. > :24:06.back. What can we expect a night on Inside Out? It's an energy special.
:24:07. > :24:12.We find out about the power cuts over Christmas. We're after the
:24:13. > :24:21.energy thieves ` people who take it for free. And how would you like a
:24:22. > :24:24.fuel bill of ?3 per month. Thank you for coming in. I'm glad you're
:24:25. > :24:30.reunited with at least Tia. That's lovely. Thank you. Jon will be back
:24:31. > :24:42.on Inside Out tonight at 7:30pm. On to the weather, Alexis. You've
:24:43. > :24:47.done well today and yesterday. A bit of rain to come. I'll tell you
:24:48. > :24:50.about the forecast in a minute but the big issue tonight is fog. Ken
:24:51. > :24:53.Rayner captured the sun burning through the fog over the swing
:24:54. > :24:56.bridge on Kennet and Avon Canal in Hungerford. Martin Perry took this
:24:57. > :25:00.photo of the blue skies over Christchurch Quay in Dorset.
:25:01. > :25:03.And Alan Smith took this photo of a male Gadwall in the sunshine at
:25:04. > :25:09.Langford Lakes Nature Reserve in Wiltshire.
:25:10. > :25:14.Lots of sunshine today but the big issue tonight will be quite
:25:15. > :25:18.widespread, dense fog patches. Staging to your BBC local radio
:25:19. > :25:22.stations for the latest on the travel because it will reduce this
:25:23. > :25:27.ability on the roads. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning, in
:25:28. > :25:30.force for the next 12 hours or so. Through the course of tonight, we
:25:31. > :25:35.see the fog form and there may be some frost and Mr patches.
:25:36. > :25:41.Temperatures will take a plunge down to freezing, even in our towns and
:25:42. > :25:47.cities. Lows of minus one or minus two in the countryside so it may be
:25:48. > :25:49.freezing fog patches. The fog will slowly clear tomorrow morning,
:25:50. > :25:56.lingering throughout the mourning period, but we hope that the winds
:25:57. > :26:00.will increase. The best of any brightness the further east you are,
:26:01. > :26:06.east of the Isle of Wight. Temperatures will reach a high of
:26:07. > :26:09.seven to nine. The rain is waiting in the wings, which is going to head
:26:10. > :26:15.towards us tomorrow night after dark. Winds will increase in
:26:16. > :26:20.strength tomorrow afternoon. The fog patches will disperse through the
:26:21. > :26:24.morning. You can see the dark blues and greens and that is further Wayne
:26:25. > :26:30.fall, which is unwelcome. Temperatures around four to seven. A
:26:31. > :26:34.wet start to the day on Wednesday and the band of rain isn't going
:26:35. > :26:37.anywhere quickly. It lingers over the southeastern part of the
:26:38. > :26:44.country, so parts of Sussex and Surrey may have an unpleasant day.
:26:45. > :26:50.The winds will be fairly light on Wednesday, hence the weather front
:26:51. > :26:54.will be slow to clear eastwards. We are looking at some rain this week
:26:55. > :26:59.but the main issue is the fog patches, which will be very dense,
:27:00. > :27:03.reducing visibility on the roads. Rain on Wednesday with the best of
:27:04. > :27:10.any dryness and bright conditions the further west you are.
:27:11. > :27:15.You might want to sit at the end of the couch because we've got germs! I
:27:16. > :27:19.thought it was because of the dog that was there earlier!
:27:20. > :27:22.There is more later on. Good night.