:00:00. > :00:09.A year after Southampton's Ford Transit factory closed down,
:00:10. > :00:22.Was It is a good building, it is suitable for use, so why not use it?
:00:23. > :00:25.Claims he was made a scapegoat ` the council officer who says he was
:00:26. > :00:27.wrongly sacked following a costly car park blunder.
:00:28. > :00:30.The teams warm up for a sizzling test match
:00:31. > :00:37.at Hampshire's Ageas Bowl but some are looking further into the future
:00:38. > :00:44.I don't want to be saddled with the reputation of being the only England
:00:45. > :00:48.Test match crowd that has not been awarded an Ashes Test match.
:00:49. > :00:53.70 years ago today holiday makers celebrate the end of the ban
:00:54. > :01:03.For a year it's stood empty ` but South Today has been told that
:01:04. > :01:05.a decision on the future of the old Ford Transit factory
:01:06. > :01:10.at Swaythling near Southampton could be made by the end of this year.
:01:11. > :01:13.It's 12 months since the 60`acre site shut after 41
:01:14. > :01:20.The latest economic figures show that the UK economy grew 0.8%
:01:21. > :01:25.in the second quarter and has now recovered the ground
:01:26. > :01:31.Our reporter Lewis Coombes has been looking at what's next
:01:32. > :01:37.Ford has a long association with Southampton.
:01:38. > :01:46.Ford parts were manufactured here from 1953.
:01:47. > :01:50.The Ford transit has been built in the city since 1972. The 1,000,000th
:01:51. > :01:53.van was ill soon after. The city was dubbed "the home
:01:54. > :01:56.of the Transit" with the van having The plant once employed thousands
:01:57. > :02:00.of workers, but in February 2009 Ford announced the workforce was to
:02:01. > :02:03.be halved, from 1,000 to 500 with In October 2012 it was announced
:02:04. > :02:07.that the factory would close, with Ford say that all employees either
:02:08. > :02:11.chose redeployment within the company, voluntary redundancy
:02:12. > :02:16.or early retirement. The company is also investing ?12
:02:17. > :02:18.million in a Vehicle Distribution Centre
:02:19. > :02:20.at Southampton docks and a Vehicle Refurbishment Centre on the plant
:02:21. > :02:24.site, employing 134 former workers. But for the last year
:02:25. > :02:35.the factory has laid empty. I have been finding out what is next
:02:36. > :02:36.for the site that has played such an important role in the history of
:02:37. > :02:38.Southampton. From bustling production line to
:02:39. > :02:40.abandoned industrial building. A year has passed,
:02:41. > :02:42.but the future of Ford's site Over a year now and they
:02:43. > :02:50.have done nothing about it. I mean, the youngsters in there, 35,
:02:51. > :02:55.40 years old, It is a good building, it is there
:02:56. > :03:02.and it is suitable for use so why not use it and use it for what it
:03:03. > :03:09.was originally designed for? I think given the complexity
:03:10. > :03:12.of the site and the numbers of players involved,
:03:13. > :03:14.things are going very well. It is an important site,
:03:15. > :03:16.an important strategic site for the city
:03:17. > :03:18.and we need to get things right. Talks have been ongoing,
:03:19. > :03:20.but ownership Ford is responsible for 40%
:03:21. > :03:25.of the land. And a further 40% is owned
:03:26. > :03:32.by a development company. For progress to be made,
:03:33. > :03:35.they all need to agree. One option is
:03:36. > :03:37.for another large company to come Slightly concerned because
:03:38. > :03:42.if that employer goes bust, I would like to see more than one
:03:43. > :03:48.employer, not necessarily 100 Ultimately, the gates being closed
:03:49. > :03:52.has also had a knock`on effect We are hoping they will do
:03:53. > :03:56.something useful with the site. And if a new business comes in,
:03:57. > :04:00.hopefully we will become busier, The site generates hundreds
:04:01. > :04:08.of thousands of pounds in business rates for the council, so it's in
:04:09. > :04:12.their interest to find new tenants. But with real estate prices
:04:13. > :04:15.on the up, perhaps it's been in Ford's interest to hold
:04:16. > :04:19.on to the land a little longer. I think the market is going to firm
:04:20. > :04:22.over the next couple of months. There is good reason to think
:04:23. > :04:25.the economy is going to be strong, more jobs created, so the likelihood
:04:26. > :04:28.is the market will be stronger, rents will be higher and the price
:04:29. > :04:33.of lands will be higher as well. Ford's eventual departure
:04:34. > :04:35.didn't come as a surprise. Critics say the council should have
:04:36. > :04:38.started work a lot sooner We have known for a good amount
:04:39. > :04:44.of time before last year that the plant was going to close
:04:45. > :04:47.so they could have got their ducks Ford employees and contractors
:04:48. > :04:53.continue to decommission the plant. And an announcement on the future
:04:54. > :04:56.of the site is expected It's likely to be home to another
:04:57. > :05:00.business, rather than used But
:05:01. > :05:05.for now it's very much the former Lewis Coombes, BBC South Today,
:05:06. > :05:12.Swaythling. Police have described it as
:05:13. > :05:15."one of the most disturbing cases in This afternoon Ben Blakeley,
:05:16. > :05:18.the man found guilty of murdering Jayden Parkinson,
:05:19. > :05:22.has been given a life sentence. He's been told he'll spend
:05:23. > :05:25.at least 20 years in prison. Blakeley killed Jayden ` who was
:05:26. > :05:28.pregnant ` last December, and buried Today, a jury failed to reach
:05:29. > :05:34.a verdict on Ben's younger brother Jake, who faced a charge
:05:35. > :05:49.of unlawfully burying a body. We will never be able to find an
:05:50. > :05:58.answer for the evil that claimed Jade's life. We will never be able
:05:59. > :06:02.to find forgiveness for the evil that murdered Jade and concealed her
:06:03. > :06:06.body in such a cold and calculating and callous manner and we will never
:06:07. > :06:11.get to see Jayden Parkinson grew up, get married and have children.
:06:12. > :06:13.This is our life sentence. It is time for Ben Blakeley to start his.
:06:14. > :06:16.Thank you. A haul of jewellery
:06:17. > :06:18.and two pistols were found among scores of items uncovered at
:06:19. > :06:22.the bottom of a pond near Worthing. Specialist police search teams were
:06:23. > :06:24.called to Whitebeam Wood in Durrington
:06:25. > :06:26.after a dog pulled out a jacket Sussex Police say
:06:27. > :06:31.the items may have been stolen A coroner is writing to prosecutors
:06:32. > :06:37.regarding the way they look It follows the death of
:06:38. > :06:43.Frances Andrade, who took an overdose soon after
:06:44. > :06:46.testifying against a music teacher He was convicted and jailed
:06:47. > :06:52.but she didn't live to see that. She died after hearing some
:06:53. > :06:55.of the charges had been dismissed. It took a lot for Francis Andrade to
:06:56. > :07:02.confront the demons of her past. In the end,
:07:03. > :07:05.it all proved too much for her. She killed herself a few days
:07:06. > :07:09.after testifying against a music teacher who had
:07:10. > :07:12.sexually abused her as a child. It happened while she was a pupil
:07:13. > :07:14.at Chetham's School of Music The teacher was eventually convicted
:07:15. > :07:21.and jailed by a court in Manchester. But Francis Andrade didn't
:07:22. > :07:25.live to see that day. Partway through his trial,
:07:26. > :07:27.the judge instructed the jury to acquit him on some charges due to
:07:28. > :07:32.a legal technicality. After reading about this,
:07:33. > :07:34.Francis Andrade took So does her husband regret her
:07:35. > :07:40.becoming involved in the trial? I can't say that because
:07:41. > :07:44.for one reason she needed to Of course she never did actually
:07:45. > :07:53.ask to be involved in any of this. It was a friend who
:07:54. > :07:58.originally told the police. Mr Andrade had told an inquest in
:07:59. > :08:02.Surrey that his wife spiralled into She had taken a number
:08:03. > :08:10.of drugs overdoses. The coroner Richard Travis said he
:08:11. > :08:13.was satisfied that Miss Andrade had died as a result
:08:14. > :08:15.of taking a drugs overdose. However, he could not be satisfied
:08:16. > :08:18.that she had intended to kill herself and so he did not record
:08:19. > :08:20.a verdict of suicide. He said that he would be writing to
:08:21. > :08:23.the director of public prosecutions regarding the
:08:24. > :08:27.advice given to vulnerable witnesses and the way they are kept involved
:08:28. > :08:36.in the progress of those trials. An industrial tribunal has been
:08:37. > :08:38.hearing about a mistake in the wording of a business
:08:39. > :08:41.contract which led to Worthing Borough Council paying hundreds
:08:42. > :08:43.of thousands of pounds compensation The council sacked the senior
:08:44. > :08:50.officer it held responsible. But he believes he was made
:08:51. > :08:53.a scapegoat and is claiming unfair dismissal
:08:54. > :08:56.at a hearing in Southampton. This dispute centres on a ten`year
:08:57. > :09:02.contract Worthing Borough Council had with the NCP to run the town's
:09:03. > :09:08.multistorey car parks on their behalf. In 2009, following
:09:09. > :09:11.complaints from motorists, the council wanted to reduce the parking
:09:12. > :09:15.charges. They negotiated a change in the contract and agreed to
:09:16. > :09:19.compensate NCP for some of the lost revenue. The council officer in
:09:20. > :09:24.charge was executive head of technical services Cliff Harrison,
:09:25. > :09:26.seen here in the glasses. Last November he was sacked by the
:09:27. > :09:30.council for gross misconduct. The council leader said in a statement
:09:31. > :09:33.that councillors had instructed officers to limit the compensation
:09:34. > :09:40.liability to a maximum of ?152,000 but he said in fact compensation was
:09:41. > :09:44.left open`ended. As a result, the council faced potentially having to
:09:45. > :09:50.pay NCP ?1.5 million. In March this year, the council reached an
:09:51. > :09:53.out`of`court settlement with NCP which was kept secret. Papers
:09:54. > :09:57.submitted to the tribunal referred to a figure of ?740,000 being sought
:09:58. > :10:03.by NCP at the High Court, but they don't confirm if that was the final
:10:04. > :10:07.settlement. At today's hearing, Mr Harrison's lawyer suggested he was
:10:08. > :10:11.being made a scapegoat. The council denied that. Mr Harrison's case is
:10:12. > :10:15.that other senior officers and lawyers were involved in drawing up
:10:16. > :10:18.a contract amendment and he believes there were serious flaws in the
:10:19. > :10:20.disciplinary process. He is claiming unfair dismissal but the hearing was
:10:21. > :10:32.adjourned to October 3. Sussex Police says it will review
:10:33. > :10:34.any new information about a fatal crash involving
:10:35. > :10:37.a serving officer who has been Stewart Chalmers' car struck
:10:38. > :10:41.and killed Luke Bland and injured his friend
:10:42. > :10:45.Ben Blackfield five years ago. The off duty officer was found not
:10:46. > :11:01.guilty of causing death It was a jury that acquitted Stewart
:11:02. > :11:06.Chalmers, a traffic officer, of causing death by dangerous driving.
:11:07. > :11:11.One night in February 2009 when he was off`duty, his car killed Luke
:11:12. > :11:14.Bland. Look's friend then black field was injured. An MP to the
:11:15. > :11:19.Commons this week the not guilty verdict was a terrible miscarriage
:11:20. > :11:22.of justice. If it had been established that far from being the
:11:23. > :11:26.responsible driver he claimed Stewart Chalmers drove his car a
:11:27. > :11:29.legally in a knot roadworthy condition and did not bother to
:11:30. > :11:34.check the legality of his tyres even when warned they were close to the
:11:35. > :11:37.limit, the main line of his defence would have fallen apart. The Commons
:11:38. > :11:40.heard that after the trial the families of the young men did
:11:41. > :11:45.research into the officer's car for a civil action. In Parliament Esther
:11:46. > :11:52.Hendry said four months before the crash PC charmers' are field its MOT
:11:53. > :11:56.because a front tyre was not legal. It was her at the car was taken away
:11:57. > :12:01.and driven off and had 55 miles without a valid MOT and insurance
:12:02. > :12:06.before the front tyre what replaced. Mr Hendry said it eventually passed
:12:07. > :12:10.it's MOT but with an advisory notice that the rear tyres were close to
:12:11. > :12:14.the legal threshold and at the time of the college and those tyres were
:12:15. > :12:17.below their legal limit. The Commons her Sussex Police accept they should
:12:18. > :12:22.have done things differently in the case and the Chief Constable has met
:12:23. > :12:26.families. He has given a personal apology to the family and an
:12:27. > :12:30.assurance that we will review any new information that comes to light
:12:31. > :12:34.as a result of the civil proceedings. Families look and then
:12:35. > :12:42.welcome any future reviewed by the police. `` families of Luke Bland
:12:43. > :12:45.and Ben Blackfield. I hope they will look at the evidence and make
:12:46. > :12:55.inquiries about what actions can be taken. Stewart Chalmers still
:12:56. > :12:58.certain Sussex as a Sergeant. A police watchdog found that although
:12:59. > :13:03.some of the complaints were well founded, there was no misconduct on
:13:04. > :13:05.the part of the officer. The chase was investigated thoroughly by
:13:06. > :13:10.Sussex Police, it would appear the case was treated with at least as
:13:11. > :13:14.much integrity as any other member of the public who would have been at
:13:15. > :13:18.the wheel. The Police Federation which represented Esther charmers
:13:19. > :13:23.stressed the officer had been found not guilty of any offence, there was
:13:24. > :13:31.no breach of professional standards, the investigation had been properly
:13:32. > :13:37.conducted. `` Mr charmers. `` Mr Stewart Chalmers.
:13:38. > :13:39.The bus company which runs Salisbury's Park and Ride service
:13:40. > :13:43.89 members of staff are losing their jobs at Hatts Coaches,
:13:44. > :13:47.Wiltshire Council says it's engaged another firm to run the park
:13:48. > :13:50.Hatts' daily bus services in and around Salisbury have been taken
:13:51. > :13:56.It is easy to say it has run out of cash but that is the problem. We
:13:57. > :13:58.first got involved one week ago today and have been working hard to
:13:59. > :14:03.see if there was a solution. Unfortunately, there was not. It was
:14:04. > :14:09.too late in the day and it has left us with no option other than to
:14:10. > :14:11.close the business. Still to come, if you are wondering what to do this
:14:12. > :14:16.weekend, we have the weather forecast. One more day to enjoy the
:14:17. > :14:18.sunshine and then a bit of respite on the way. The full forecast coming
:14:19. > :14:22.up later in the programme. A three`year`old boy from Sussex is
:14:23. > :14:25.recovering after taking his family's car for a ride ` ending up in a pub
:14:26. > :14:42.garden. The boy started up the The boy started up the engine to the
:14:43. > :14:45.automatic Subaru in the family's He then drove
:14:46. > :14:49.down two embankments into the garden Police say the youngster escaped
:14:50. > :14:57.with just a slight bump to his head. Time for the sport. There is a Test
:14:58. > :15:02.match any minute. It is very exciting.
:15:03. > :15:09.I am excited, I am going on Monday. I hope they can play a bit better.
:15:10. > :15:11.Some of that in a moment. First, some news.
:15:12. > :15:14.We understand a deal has been agreed with Liverpool for Southampton
:15:15. > :15:17.He'll undergo a medical over the weekend after the clubs reached
:15:18. > :15:22.The Croatian ` who made no secret of wanting to leave ` will join
:15:23. > :15:25.former teammates Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana at Anfield.
:15:26. > :15:33.There was another medal for the South at the Commonwealth
:15:34. > :15:36.Games in Glasgow today ` this time a bronze in the shooting.
:15:37. > :15:38.It adds to a swimming bronze last night.
:15:39. > :15:40.And there could be more success before the day is out,
:15:41. > :15:43.with athletes from our region in finals in judo and swimming.
:15:44. > :16:03.Daniel Rivers from England has got a new Commonwealth Games record in
:16:04. > :16:05.qualifying. Didcot's Dan Rivers was the man to
:16:06. > :16:08.beat after storming qualifying But the final went
:16:09. > :16:12.down to the wire ` he claimed bronze A shoot off was the undoing of
:16:13. > :16:20.hotly`tipped teenager Amber Hill. She just missed out on reaching the
:16:21. > :16:22.final. An injury meant Wokingham's
:16:23. > :16:24.Megan Fletcher had to have her face taped up midway through her
:16:25. > :16:27.under 70kg judo semi`final. It could have easily thrown her `
:16:28. > :16:31.but instead she won with this throw. And Danny Williams,
:16:32. > :16:33.also from Wokingham, Both go for gold
:16:34. > :16:40.in the next half hour. There are two medal chances
:16:41. > :16:42.for Reading's Adam Barratt tonight. He booked his place in the freestyle
:16:43. > :16:45.relay final this morning. And Andrew Willis `
:16:46. > :16:49.who won bronze last night ` is through to the semi`finals
:16:50. > :16:53.of the 100m breaststroke. England's netballers `
:16:54. > :16:55.featuring four players from the south ` showed why they're one
:16:56. > :17:01.of the favourites for Commonwealth gold with a 65`25 win against Wales
:17:02. > :17:13.in their first group match. My mother and brother drove up from
:17:14. > :17:17.Burnham. It is great. The Scottish crowd have got right behind us so we
:17:18. > :17:21.are appreciative of the netball fans coming to watch us. And even people
:17:22. > :17:24.who have not watched netball before. `` Bournemouth.
:17:25. > :17:26.But hopes for a golden day in the velodrome for
:17:27. > :17:28.Hamble's Dani King were crushed when the Olympic gold medallist
:17:29. > :17:32.didn't qualify for the final of the 3,000m individual pursuit.
:17:33. > :17:38.Danny Williams from the judo has won gold in the under 73 kilograms.
:17:39. > :17:40.Fantastic news. More on that in the late news tonight.
:17:41. > :17:42.Cricket, and Hampshire's Ageas Bowl is gearing up to host
:17:43. > :17:44.the test match this weekend between England and India.
:17:45. > :17:47.It'll be only the second test the venue has hosted.
:17:48. > :17:55.The Ageas Bowl held its maiden test match in 2011, a rain`soaked draw
:17:56. > :18:00.Now the ground will be hosting its second test, when India visit
:18:01. > :18:03.Hampshire for Sunday's third match against England.
:18:04. > :18:07.India looked relaxed in training for Sunday's third test.
:18:08. > :18:08.Hardly surprising as they're one match up
:18:09. > :18:13.England's Test debutant Jos Buttler will replace Sussex's Matt Prior
:18:14. > :18:23.He has good memories of the Ageas Bowl.
:18:24. > :18:30.My first 100 was here, we had some exciting 2020 finals day in Somerset
:18:31. > :18:34.as well so I enjoyed the ground, I like the place and it will be a
:18:35. > :18:36.place that holds some special memories come Sunday morning.
:18:37. > :18:40.But he joins a squad struggling for consistent form with bat or ball
:18:41. > :18:48.They are hurting and disappointed that they are not playing their
:18:49. > :18:52.brand of cricket and getting the results they wanted but there is the
:18:53. > :18:53.underlying determination from everyone to turn that around and put
:18:54. > :18:55.results right. What could make
:18:56. > :18:58.a real difference to the result is the wicket, it's reportedly looking
:18:59. > :19:00.to be in better condition than the first two matches, so we could
:19:01. > :19:07.see some really exciting cricket. Hampshire's chairman hopes
:19:08. > :19:09.the quality of that wicket and a successful test match could be
:19:10. > :19:12.the beginning of even bigger things I would still want to stage an Ashes
:19:13. > :19:23.Test match, I saddled with the reputation of being
:19:24. > :19:28.the only England Test match ground that has never been awarded an Ashes
:19:29. > :19:33.Test match. We must put our best foot forward and put a strong case.
:19:34. > :19:35.Unusually this Test starts on a Sunday.
:19:36. > :19:38.Can England deliver ` and can a new venue deliver a classic contest?
:19:39. > :19:43.Portsmouth's young boxing star Ebonie Jones has made it through
:19:44. > :19:46.to the final of the European Women's Junior Championships.
:19:47. > :19:48.Ebonie, who's 15 and here in the blue, trains at the Heart
:19:49. > :19:53.She beat Italian Lucy Garafalo on home turf at the competition
:19:54. > :19:56.in Assisi with a unanimous points decision.
:19:57. > :20:00.Ebonie won gold at the event last year and faces Polish boxer
:20:01. > :20:08.Berkshire synchronised swimmer Andrea Holland is returning to
:20:09. > :20:10.competition for the first time in 35 years.
:20:11. > :20:12.56`year`old Andrea is a former British and European champion,
:20:13. > :20:21.She was working as a commentator at London 2012 when she was inspired
:20:22. > :20:35.The key reason for me was too maybe inspire a slightly older generation.
:20:36. > :20:41.It is never too late to get back into sport. I feel like I'm a
:20:42. > :20:45.different person than I was six months ago for the fact that I am
:20:46. > :20:47.fitter again. Good on her! She is not the oldest woman in the pool.
:20:48. > :20:50.Now, earlier this year we spoke to a record breaking swimmer `
:20:51. > :20:53.who's still taking a regular dip at the ripe old age of 99.
:20:54. > :20:55.John Harrison has notched up five world records
:20:56. > :21:00.And how did he celebrate this milestone birthday?
:21:01. > :21:07.By jumping in for a swim at his local pool in Surrey of course!
:21:08. > :21:16.Happy birthday to John. Isn't that brilliant? The secret to his youth.
:21:17. > :21:20.Congratulations, John. It has been another lovely day. For many it is
:21:21. > :21:27.the start of the summer holidays. Thousands have flocked to
:21:28. > :21:30.the south's beaches to cool off But it's a luxury that wasn't
:21:31. > :21:35.available to those who lived through the Second World War,
:21:36. > :21:37.until this day 70`years`ago. But in 1944 it was
:21:38. > :21:41.a very different picture. Mines and anti`tank obstacles
:21:42. > :21:43.littered Bournemouth beach as a precaution against
:21:44. > :21:54.the threat of German invasion There was panic, so the beach was
:21:55. > :21:56.cleared, or the places of entertainment were closed so that
:21:57. > :21:58.any landing craft would be obstructed.
:21:59. > :22:01.There was a beach bathing ban in place from 1939 right up to this
:22:02. > :22:12.After D`Day, things eased and eventually the road came, you can
:22:13. > :22:15.open the beach. They allow the people to go through in their
:22:16. > :22:17.hundreds with their deckchairs just to sample being on the beach once
:22:18. > :22:21.more. Today, the picture is very different
:22:22. > :22:24.as hundreds came to the beach to enjoy the seaside breeze
:22:25. > :22:32.and even a few who went for a swim. It is a packed beach. You can see
:22:33. > :22:35.what it means for families. We live nearby so when the weather is nice,
:22:36. > :22:40.it is the perfect race to come with the little ones and just enjoy it.
:22:41. > :22:43.We have nice weather, which is not very often in England.
:22:44. > :22:45.And the sun is shining on Bournemouth who are already
:22:46. > :22:48.benefiting from a boost in trade due to the good weather.
:22:49. > :22:53.Half ?1 billion per year is spent in Bournemouth that the results of
:22:54. > :22:57.tourism and for people who cannot remember half a billion, ?1000 for
:22:58. > :22:59.every minute of every day of the year, that is so much tourism is
:23:00. > :23:02.worth. Mines and barbed wire are long past
:23:03. > :23:04.dangers, but still a warning to those who are
:23:05. > :23:11.heading to the beach this summer. We advise people to stay hydrated
:23:12. > :23:16.and stay out of the sun from 11 until three. This he is not too
:23:17. > :23:20.treacherous, but the tide will increase, so there is the potential
:23:21. > :23:23.for people to get into difficulty. `` the sea is not to treacherous.
:23:24. > :23:25.In this year of poignant anniversaries, this is
:23:26. > :23:28.a town where generations of holiday makers are united by a common love
:23:29. > :23:38.I think it will be packed tomorrow. Yes.
:23:39. > :23:41.We've had some lovely weather photos as always but today we've gone for a
:23:42. > :23:45.bit of a theme ` your pets cooling off from the scorching heat `
:23:46. > :23:48.lots more on our Facebook page, but here are three that caught our eye.
:23:49. > :23:51.Jack the dog getting a soaking ` thanks to Alicia Penman
:23:52. > :23:56.This could have been one soggy moggy if Kelly Wadmore had turned
:23:57. > :24:03.And Michelle Hare captured this picture
:24:04. > :24:20.And look at this one. This is a picture of art to this is a picture
:24:21. > :24:22.of bit of a star. He took part in Wednesday's Commonwealth Games
:24:23. > :24:26.opening ceremony and I think he'll led in both Bangladesh and then
:24:27. > :24:39.Trinidad and obey God. What a gorgeous dog. `` Trinidad and will
:24:40. > :24:45.be go. `` Trinidad and Tobago. Some heavy downpours this afternoon
:24:46. > :24:48.with some thunder and lightning as well. The band working its way
:24:49. > :24:52.across. This pocket here seeing quite a bit of thunder and lightning
:24:53. > :24:57.in the last 30 minutes. Those thunderstorms tend to ease away as
:24:58. > :25:01.we go through this evening. Integer date we can expect drier conditions
:25:02. > :25:06.to develop in the coming hours. `` into tonight. Once the showers clear
:25:07. > :25:10.we are left with, not quite cloud free skies, eastern parts seeing
:25:11. > :25:14.some mist and murk, a few more breaks to the West. 17 or 18 degrees
:25:15. > :25:20.below two nights of feeling very sticky, muddy conditions once again
:25:21. > :25:23.tonight. Saturday we start the day with perhaps some of the low cloud
:25:24. > :25:26.once again in the East but that breaks up fairly regularly and we
:25:27. > :25:30.are left with another day of good sunny spells. Nice break finds sunny
:25:31. > :25:37.conditions. Temperatures once again peeking into the mid`to high 20s saw
:25:38. > :25:40.26, 20 7 degrees possible. The chance of a shower for the eastern
:25:41. > :25:46.parts but most of them in the east of London. Tomorrow night a dry and
:25:47. > :25:49.quiet affair, we will see a little cloud around, again the temperatures
:25:50. > :25:53.staying in the high teens and so it will feel hot and sticky once again.
:25:54. > :25:57.But the changes on its way as we head into Sunday, we have a cold
:25:58. > :26:02.front working its way in, so Sunday will be a sunny spells and scattered
:26:03. > :26:06.showers but some fresh air arriving as the cold front sweeps through and
:26:07. > :26:08.into the new working week we have cooler conditions, one or two
:26:09. > :26:13.showers but some good bright and sunny intervals as well. Just a
:26:14. > :26:14.little cooler than recently. Plenty of events to look forward to this
:26:15. > :26:15.weekend. The Worthing Filipino Festival
:26:16. > :26:17.is taking place tomorrow. There'll be some warm sunshine
:26:18. > :26:19.on offer as the town celebrates the Philippines with food,
:26:20. > :26:21.music and sports. And in Stockbridge near Winchester
:26:22. > :26:24.there's an open gardens event ` the perfect place to enjoy a cream
:26:25. > :26:37.tea in the sunshine, though it'll Your summery for the coming days,
:26:38. > :26:41.not doing too badly, temperatures cool enough on Sunday into the new
:26:42. > :26:41.working week. Just before we go, a look ahead
:26:42. > :26:45.to next week on South Today. Preparations are under way for this
:26:46. > :26:47.year's New Forest and Hampshire County Show, which attracts
:26:48. > :26:51.around 100,000 visitors each year. And alongside all the agricultural
:26:52. > :26:54.and countryside exhibits, We've teamed up with
:26:55. > :26:58.Southampton Solent University to build a complete studio
:26:59. > :27:01.so that you can have a go at being And we've got very high hopes
:27:02. > :27:18.for our entry in the exhibitors' No guesses as to who that is! I
:27:19. > :27:21.think it is my best side. That is it from us, have a great weekend, more
:27:22. > :27:26.from us at 10:25 p.m..