:00:00. > :00:00.to you. There's more throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel I'm
:00:00. > :00:13.Good evening, I'm Tom Hepworth. With back with
:00:14. > :00:16.Good evening, I'm Tom Hepworth. With British forces' 13`year involvement
:00:17. > :00:18.in Afghanistan coming to an end this year, there were hopes that we might
:00:19. > :00:20.have seen the last tragic ilages of have seen the last tragic images of
:00:21. > :00:25.fallen service personnel returning to the South. But, today, flags at
:00:26. > :00:26.RAF Odiham, in Hampshire, were to the South. But, today, flags at
:00:27. > :00:28.RAF Odiham, in Hampshire, wdre at RAF Odiham, in Hampshire, wdre at
:00:29. > :00:31.half mast after four men from the base were killed when a British
:00:32. > :00:44.helicopter crashed near Kandahar. Steve Humphrey reports. Flowers were
:00:45. > :00:48.left at the entrance to RAF Odiham today in tribute to the men killed
:00:49. > :00:50.in the helicopter crash. Those at the base and in the nearby village
:00:51. > :00:53.have always been acutely aware the base and in the nearby village
:00:54. > :00:57.have always been acutely aw`re of the risks faced by crews in
:00:58. > :01:02.Afghanistan. We are one big family here, really, and it is verx sad.
:01:03. > :01:05.They are supposed to be pulling out of there and that makes it worse,
:01:06. > :01:07.knowing they may not have been of there and that makes it worse,
:01:08. > :01:11.knowing they may not have bden there knowing they may not have been there
:01:12. > :01:15.much longer. Flags have been flying at half`mast. Three of the men who
:01:16. > :01:23.at half`mast. Three of the len who died were at the RAF Corp. We see
:01:24. > :01:26.the helicopters going over lost the helicopters going over most
:01:27. > :01:36.days, and we all think of them with our thoughts. It is such a shock and
:01:37. > :01:38.we extend our hand of friendship to those in grief. An enquiry hs
:01:39. > :01:46.those in grief. An enquiry is underway to find out how thd
:01:47. > :01:49.underway to find out how the helicopter crash. The Ministry of
:01:50. > :01:53.Defence say it is a tragic `ccident. Defence say it is a tragic accident.
:01:54. > :01:57.Helicopters from RAF Odiham have played a key role in Afghanistan
:01:58. > :02:05.since the war started. Yesterday was the first fatal accident involving a
:02:06. > :02:07.UK helicopter since the conflict started in 2001. The Ministry of
:02:08. > :02:08.Defence say everything posshble is Defence say everything possible is
:02:09. > :02:11.being done to support the bdreaved being done to support the bdreaved
:02:12. > :02:14.families. Police are searching being done to support the bereaved
:02:15. > :02:16.families. Police are searchhng for a families. Police are searchhng for a
:02:17. > :02:19.prisoner who's fled from Ford Open Prison, near Arundel, in West
:02:20. > :02:22.Sussex. People are being warned not to approach Kevin Brown, who has a
:02:23. > :02:24.history of violence. He was serving life for conspiracy to rob `nd
:02:25. > :02:31.life for conspiracy to rob and firearms offences. TV presenter
:02:32. > :02:32.Chris Packham has been questioned by Maltese Police, while highlighting
:02:33. > :02:33.Maltese Police, while highlhghting illegal hunting of migratory
:02:34. > :02:33.Maltese Police, while highlighting illegal hunting of migratorx birds
:02:34. > :02:36.illegal hunting of migratory birds on the Mediterranean island. The
:02:37. > :02:37.naturalist, who lives in the New Forest, was held for four hours
:02:38. > :02:40.after hunters objected to his after hunters objected to his
:02:41. > :02:43.filming. He was not charged and has now returned home. Mr Packham has
:02:44. > :02:52.described the hunting as "an avian apocalypse". A driver is recovering
:02:53. > :02:56.in hospital today after an `ccident in West Sussex. The man needed to be
:02:57. > :02:59.cut from his vehicle, when it ploughed through a fence, and into a
:03:00. > :03:02.rear garden, at Sompting, last night. He is now being treated for
:03:03. > :03:06.head injuries at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, in Brighton. More
:03:07. > :03:09.than 600 singers aged betwedn nine than 600 singers aged betwedn nine
:03:10. > :03:12.and 85 took to the stage in Basingstoke today. The last round of
:03:13. > :03:18.the Choir of the Year competition took place at the Anvil. Out of the
:03:19. > :03:21.22 choirs that took part in this last round, just six have been put
:03:22. > :03:24.through to next month's fin`l. As well as the competition there were
:03:25. > :03:26.workshops and classes so those interested in one of the UK's
:03:27. > :03:31.fastest growing hobbies could hone their voices. You can have one choir
:03:32. > :03:37.with seven`year`olds and 60`year`olds in it, which is just
:03:38. > :03:39.fantastic. Sometimes it is just children or adults, but the way they
:03:40. > :03:45.come together with a common goal, which is enjoying singing and
:03:46. > :03:47.performing, I think the main reason they are here is because thdy enjoy
:03:48. > :03:51.they are here is because they enjoy being together and singing. A
:03:52. > :03:54.village shopkeeper has advertised a job vacancy for someone to "verbally
:03:55. > :03:57.abuse" his customers. The advert, in the store in Sutton Scotney, near
:03:58. > :04:10.Winchester, has caused amusdment and not a little bemusement. Ben Moore
:04:11. > :04:16.reports. As far as shop window adverts go,
:04:17. > :04:21.this one bites back. Among the required skills, feigning interest
:04:22. > :04:26.in customers' stories and assuming they are always wrong. We are small
:04:27. > :04:29.business and we are trying to find someone shares that same sense of
:04:30. > :04:34.humour as we did and can sh`re humour as we did and can share
:04:35. > :04:41.banter with customers. Ian Forsyth wanted to pen a proclamation, the
:04:42. > :04:49.advert closes with the opportunity to verbally abuse the public. Has
:04:50. > :04:54.anyone applied? Yes, we interviewed someone. Are they rude? No! It has
:04:55. > :05:00.put us on the map for the right put us on the map for the right
:05:01. > :05:04.reason. It is great to have something different, interesting and
:05:05. > :05:08.realistic, and not a whole load of management rubbish. There w`s no
:05:09. > :05:14.closing date for applications but do remember that if you end up working
:05:15. > :05:22.here, double`check any reference letter they give you! Now for the
:05:23. > :05:24.weather... Hello. We have further heavy showers through the fhrst part
:05:25. > :05:26.of the night but they are easing of the night but they are easing
:05:27. > :05:30.away. It could then turn thd misty away. It could then turn the misty
:05:31. > :05:34.and murky through the early hours, perhaps with some fog, temperatures
:05:35. > :05:37.perhaps with some fog, tempdratures of 10 degrees. A murky start
:05:38. > :05:40.tomorrow morning but that should clear and we should see sunny
:05:41. > :05:47.spells. There will be some showers tomorrow, and they will be heavy,
:05:48. > :05:55.thundery and slow`moving. Thereafter, the coming days look
:05:56. > :05:57.unsettled with showers. That is the latest, we are back with another
:05:58. > :06:14.bulletin at 10:15pm, goodbye. Good evening. After an unsettled
:06:15. > :06:18.weekend, the same culprit will be staying with us through the early
:06:19. > :06:24.part of the new week. No pressure is set to continue producing a fair
:06:25. > :06:28.number of showers across England and Wales. Still some hefty ones to come
:06:29. > :06:34.through this evening, particularly across the Midlands, South Wales and
:06:35. > :06:38.south-west England. Rain will spread from the south-west of Scotland into
:06:39. > :06:48.Northern Ireland by dawn. A mild enough night. Monday, after a gloomy
:06:49. > :06:56.start for many of us, the cloud and Risley rain across Northern
:06:57. > :07:00.Ireland. A reasonably dry start across England and Wales but come
:07:01. > :07:04.the afternoon, that low-pressure centre is still close by and it
:07:05. > :07:08.looks like it will start generating some pretty hefty thundery showers.
:07:09. > :07:16.A few for south Wales, certainly across southern England and into
:07:17. > :07:17.East Anglia. Some areas will miss the showers