:00:10. > :00:13.Waving goodbye to Weymouth ` Condor pulls out
:00:14. > :00:22.and takes millions of pounds of business along the coast to Poole.
:00:23. > :00:27.On We are going to miss it, no doubt, but we have to move on and
:00:28. > :00:30.see Weymouth will be here long after Condor.
:00:31. > :00:34.The state of schools on the Isle of Wight ` it's been a year
:00:35. > :00:36.since drastic action began to tackle rock bottom results.
:00:37. > :00:41.Banning legal highs ` the police warning to festival goers
:00:42. > :00:44.And the former Premier Leagte star taking on a physical
:00:45. > :00:51.It is a huge tick in a box for me personally to undertake a physical
:00:52. > :00:53.and mental challenge that whll test me all the way and probably beyond
:00:54. > :01:00.my limits in many ways. It's
:01:01. > :01:02.a business that generates mhllions of pounds for the local economy
:01:03. > :01:05.and supports hundreds of jobs. But today,
:01:06. > :01:08.it was announced that Weymotth will lose the Condor Ferries service ` at
:01:09. > :01:11.least for the foreseeable ftture. Weymouth businesses have bedn
:01:12. > :01:23.counting the economic cost. Our Transport Correspondent,
:01:24. > :01:25.Paul Clifton, has spent the day Paul, the move has been hinted at,
:01:26. > :01:37.but it's a surprise today? It is a complete surprise. Ht is the
:01:38. > :01:40.Weymouth carnival today, thdy are just about to get underway with the
:01:41. > :01:47.procession. For centuries this has been the link between the town
:01:48. > :01:51.Islands and the UK. The ferry service has been here
:01:52. > :01:56.since before the Second World War. Condor have been here since the
:01:57. > :02:01.1980s. But not any more. Thd company has failed to reach a deal with the
:02:02. > :02:02.council owned port and after almost 30 years here today it has pulled
:02:03. > :02:12.the plug. Setting sail at lunch time, the
:02:13. > :02:18.ferry to Guernsey slipped away from Weymouth. Soon, the whole company
:02:19. > :02:22.will do the same. Condor is replacing two small ferries with our
:02:23. > :02:27.new larger one. It will not fit on this birth. For hoteliers and shops,
:02:28. > :02:32.that will mean a significant loss of business, up to ?10 million a year.
:02:33. > :02:36.Passengers stay the night bdfore sailing or stop for a meal.
:02:37. > :02:41.We are going to miss it, thdre is no doubt, but we have to move on and
:02:42. > :02:46.say, you know, Weymouth was here long before Condor and will be here
:02:47. > :02:51.long after it. Two years ago, the harbour wall
:02:52. > :02:57.started slipping into the sda. The council owned port spent ?4 million
:02:58. > :03:00.rebuilding of birth that will soon stand empty. The council sahd it
:03:01. > :03:05.would not spend a further ?00 million building a larger one. They
:03:06. > :03:10.tried to gloss over the economic damage that will inevitably follow
:03:11. > :03:15.the ferries' departure. It is disappointing in the context
:03:16. > :03:18.that we have had Condor operating from Weymouth for a substantial
:03:19. > :03:22.amount of time. It plays an important role in the local economy
:03:23. > :03:27.but equally we have as a cotncil being mindful of these things within
:03:28. > :03:31.a strategic agenda going forward. We now have five years at ldast to
:03:32. > :03:36.scratch our heads and think, do we want the ferry here and if we do how
:03:37. > :03:41.do we raise the money? It whll give people time to think about ht. It
:03:42. > :03:44.became a beauty contest between ice and Weymouth.
:03:45. > :03:49.One has the shorter sea crossing, the other already offers thd right
:03:50. > :03:54.facilities. Weymouth's loss is Poole's gain.
:03:55. > :03:57.We will be signing a contract that will ensure Condor will be here for
:03:58. > :04:02.a number of years, so it gives certainty to the port, it hdlps with
:04:03. > :04:06.implement, obviously. But Condor has left Weymouth think
:04:07. > :04:08.the Mayor of hope of the longer term future.
:04:09. > :04:12.We are signing a medium`terl agreement with Poole. That provides
:04:13. > :04:18.certainty for the Channel Islands and for us, it provides certainty
:04:19. > :04:24.for Poole to be ready to accommodate us and it gives Weymouth a period of
:04:25. > :04:29.time to duly reflect on the future of their plans for the airport.
:04:30. > :04:34.It is Carnival Day in women. The Esplanade is closed. One hotr ago,
:04:35. > :04:38.the Red Arrows flew over. Company Micro chose the timing of this
:04:39. > :04:46.announcement with care. Next March it will be gone. `` Condor chose the
:04:47. > :04:49.timing. What does this actually mean for the
:04:50. > :04:54.time? Sally, this is a ?100 million a year
:04:55. > :04:59.business. It employs nearly 600 staff, many of them here. It carries
:05:00. > :05:03.1 million people. The Weymotth relief Road, ?75 million project,
:05:04. > :05:10.was built partly to improve access to this port behind me. Condor is
:05:11. > :05:15.owned by an Australian investment bank, McQuarrie. They own and other
:05:16. > :05:19.ferry service, as well. For them this was a straightforward
:05:20. > :05:22.commercial decision. And get the council there spent ?4
:05:23. > :05:26.million recently on essenti`l repairs to the port.
:05:27. > :05:30.There is a chance that, you know, they will be nothing happenhng that
:05:31. > :05:34.this time next year? When Condor sales are way ndxt March
:05:35. > :05:38.they will lock the gates and walk away and they will not come back.
:05:39. > :05:42.This place will be empty for the foreseeable future. Before lillion
:05:43. > :05:48.pounds spent rebuilding it will be seen by some as poor use of money.
:05:49. > :05:55.Weymouth council wanted Condor to pay for the larger birth. Condor
:05:56. > :05:58.argued that was like asking an ally in to pay for an airport it would
:05:59. > :06:03.never own. Instead it opened negotiations with Poole.
:06:04. > :06:08.Condor appear to have left open the door for a foreseeable future at
:06:09. > :06:13.Weymouth, how likely is that? Condor does not really want to be in
:06:14. > :06:17.Poole, it is a longer journdy to the Channel Islands and that me`ns
:06:18. > :06:21.burning more fuel. It has shgn a five`year deal. Even if Weylouth
:06:22. > :06:24.wanted to build an extra birth here they could not possibly do ht in
:06:25. > :06:28.time for next spring. There has not been a lot of investment here but
:06:29. > :06:33.Weymouth is known for two things, the beach and its ferries. Tonight
:06:34. > :06:36.you can see the beach is in use and Carnival is in full swing btt before
:06:37. > :06:39.long the ferry service to the Channel Islands that has bedn your
:06:40. > :06:43.arguably for centuries will soon be gone.
:06:44. > :06:45.Should town centre shops stop selling cans
:06:46. > :06:48.Police and councillors in the Arun District Council area hn
:06:49. > :06:51.They believe it encourages street drinking and anti`social behaviour.
:06:52. > :06:54.And they've been asking shops in Littlehampton to stop selling
:06:55. > :06:57.But, as Sean Killick reports, it's not going as well
:06:58. > :07:04.This is the poster you should be able to see in shop windows around
:07:05. > :07:10.Despite the six months of trying, not a single shop has signed up to
:07:11. > :07:13.the Sensible on Strength calpaign, in which a retailers pledge to stop
:07:14. > :07:19.Stephen Mitchell was a street drinker and alcoholic
:07:20. > :07:23.for decades who lost his job, his wife and nearly his lifd.
:07:24. > :07:27.He told me why super`strength beer and cider was such a problel
:07:28. > :07:32.Why were you drinking that, as opposed to something elsd?
:07:33. > :07:35.Because it was cheap, extremely cheap.
:07:36. > :07:41.I could probably go through six or nine litres of that in a day
:07:42. > :07:52.The super`strength stuff is really lethal?
:07:53. > :07:57.Last month, Morrisons band super`strength canned
:07:58. > :08:02.Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Co`op told us they are talking with thd council
:08:03. > :08:07.and support sensible drinking but they have not joined the calpaign,
:08:08. > :08:11.One owner told me the authorities should targdt
:08:12. > :08:16.manufacturers, not small retailers who are struggling financially.
:08:17. > :08:19.If you stop selling this it will put you out of business, re`lly
:08:20. > :08:20.Yes, we're already suffering for business.
:08:21. > :08:31.It used to be busy down herd, it is not any more.
:08:32. > :08:36.We have tried to engage with the retailers, we want to work in
:08:37. > :08:38.partnership with them and hdlp them to understand the bigger picture
:08:39. > :08:41.that, overall, if they do gdt involved with this campaign, this
:08:42. > :08:45.local response, then the town will benefit, there
:08:46. > :08:49.will be greater footfall and it will be a much more pleasant place.
:08:50. > :08:53.A similar scheme in Portsmotth saw 25 off`licences sign up to
:08:54. > :09:05.Arun remains hopeful its efforts will eventually prove successful.
:09:06. > :09:07.Four people have been arrested in Northern Ireland on susphcion of
:09:08. > :09:10.involvement in a spate of attempted dissident republican letter bomb
:09:11. > :09:15.Devices were sent to armed forces recruitment offices in Readhng
:09:16. > :09:17.and Oxford, as well as other centres across the south`east.
:09:18. > :09:22.Two men, aged 35 and 46, and two women, aged 21 and 44,
:09:23. > :09:29.Winchester Crown Court has heard how a victim of a dating websitd scam
:09:30. > :09:33.paid ?700 to help a man who she d contacted on the internet `
:09:34. > :09:39.Deborah Cole was one of a ntmber of women who responded to
:09:40. > :09:41.a false profile on the Match.com website.
:09:42. > :09:44.Two people, including Brookd Boston from Titchfield in Hampshird deny
:09:45. > :09:47.charges of conspiracy to defraud and money laundering.
:09:48. > :09:51.Two others, including Adewunmi Nusi from Hermitage in Berkshire,
:09:52. > :09:57.Still to come in this evening's South Tod`y.. .
:09:58. > :10:07.A long distance journey for charity for a former Saints footballer.
:10:08. > :10:10.GCSE results are out tomorrow and nowhere are they more kdenly
:10:11. > :10:13.anticipated than on the Isld of Wight.
:10:14. > :10:17.Last summer the support for schools was considered to be so poor that
:10:18. > :10:26.the government told Hampshire County Council to step in and take over
:10:27. > :10:34.The number of students gainhng five good GCSEs, including English
:10:35. > :10:37.That compared to a national average of 59.2%.
:10:38. > :10:40.It put the Island fourth from bottom in the national league tabld.
:10:41. > :10:43.Ofsted says improvements have now been made but in the first
:10:44. > :10:45.of two special reports, Briony Leyland looks back at why
:10:46. > :10:54.The gulf between education standards on the Isle of Wight compardd to the
:10:55. > :10:58.In 2008 the council came up with the controversial solution to move
:10:59. > :11:03.from three tiers of schooling ` primary, middle and high ` to two,
:11:04. > :11:11.Opponents argued existing schools should be improved instead.
:11:12. > :11:16.I think it has damaged a nulber of generations very badly.
:11:17. > :11:21.If I was a parent of a child who had failed to gdt good
:11:22. > :11:26.GCSEs when I thought they should have got GCSEs, and I know lots of
:11:27. > :11:31.parents who think that, I would be very upset about the whole thing.
:11:32. > :11:34.The former council leader D`vid Pugh stands
:11:35. > :11:37.by the move to a two tier sxstem, arguing it ended years of stagnation
:11:38. > :11:42.Whatever the merits of reorganising schools, when the council's
:11:43. > :11:45.education services were inspected last summer more change restlted.
:11:46. > :11:50.Last June, with four of the island's six secondary schools deemed to be
:11:51. > :11:54.inadequate or failing and whth the council support for improving the
:11:55. > :11:59.schools condemned as ineffective by Ofsted, the Department for Dducation
:12:00. > :12:06.They called for reinforcements from the mainland,
:12:07. > :12:09.asking Hampshire County Council to take over education services
:12:10. > :12:15.A report by Hampshire Countx Council concluded a combination of factors
:12:16. > :12:22.had led to poor standards, hncluding issues around as aspirations and
:12:23. > :12:25.had led to poor standards, hncluding issues around aspirations and
:12:26. > :12:27.expectations, problems with school leadership, and an unusuallx static
:12:28. > :12:32.teaching force with a lack of professional development.
:12:33. > :12:35.A plan for improvement was set in motion and progress has been made.
:12:36. > :12:37.Aspiration is at the heart of the island's first free school.
:12:38. > :12:40.Directly funded by government, it is the vision of parents
:12:41. > :12:44.The parents wanted a smaller, simpler school,
:12:45. > :12:53.We are naturally looking out for them and trying to carvd
:12:54. > :12:57.a way and an education and a system for them that gives them
:12:58. > :13:02.The future of our children hs in our own hands.
:13:03. > :13:06.I think things will need to change and improve and we need to get
:13:07. > :13:13.The headmaster hopes the frde school will help to tackle some
:13:14. > :13:15.of the underlying problems behind low achievement on the island.
:13:16. > :13:20.Down here in the South of the Isle of Wight there is quite a lot
:13:21. > :13:32.There are a lot of free school meals students,
:13:33. > :13:35.I think South Wight is about 30 , much higher than the island average,
:13:36. > :13:40.A lack of aspiration can happen in an island in a community setting
:13:41. > :13:44.I think it is easier to havd a lack of aspiration than pdrhaps
:13:45. > :13:46.in other areas, and it is about challenging that.
:13:47. > :13:49.The school believes even pupils who cannot get places here will benefit.
:13:50. > :13:52.In a competitive market, if someone sets a standard, everyone else has
:13:53. > :13:56.Something we talked a lot to the Department for Education
:13:57. > :13:59.about is we will set up an outstanding and very strong school.
:14:00. > :14:03.Competitors then have to rahse their game and it can impact all schools.
:14:04. > :14:06.On tomorrow's programme we will be looking at what has already been
:14:07. > :14:09.done to make improvements and finding out those all`ilportant
:14:10. > :14:20.Police say they will be checking so`called "legal highs" seized
:14:21. > :14:24.from Festival`goers in Readhng this weekend for signs of illegal drugs.
:14:25. > :14:27.The substances, which include chemicals intdnded
:14:28. > :14:32.as plant food and laughing gas, are banned from the event.
:14:33. > :14:35.Anyone arrested carrying thdm could face problems with
:14:36. > :14:38.the authorities who for the first time are using sophisticated
:14:39. > :14:41.equipment to check they've not been mixed with outlawed drugs.
:14:42. > :14:55.Festivalgoers have been arrhving in Reading all day. Police say
:14:56. > :15:01.youngsters, some on their fhrst trip away from home, prevent that Micah
:15:02. > :15:04.present rich pickings for crooks. But it is legal substances they may
:15:05. > :15:08.have brought with them officers will be watching out for as they mingle
:15:09. > :15:11.with the crowds. Everyday chemicals that can be used to try and get
:15:12. > :15:15.high. It is a condition of entry that you
:15:16. > :15:19.cannot bring any legal highs with you. It has been an issue bdfore.
:15:20. > :15:23.Security will be taking thel off people and asking them to strrender
:15:24. > :15:29.it. We also have some testing kit this year and we have to do some
:15:30. > :15:32.checking. The government tells us 20% of legal highs may cont`in
:15:33. > :15:36.illegal substances. The event is a sell`out but a slip
:15:37. > :15:42.up getting old tickets in the post meant some had to collect them from
:15:43. > :15:45.the town's Theatre. The ticket agency says almost `` only ` small
:15:46. > :15:49.group were affected but among parents who had to take timd off
:15:50. > :15:52.work and travel from far afheld that did not go down well.
:15:53. > :15:57.It is inconvenient for us to come all the way to Reading. On the way
:15:58. > :16:01.back it will be rush`hour, who knows what will happen. There is the time
:16:02. > :16:08.and cost involved and I think they should reimburse me.
:16:09. > :16:12.No problem with tickets herd as more and more people arrived in Reading
:16:13. > :16:17.bone for the festival site. At least the crowds here on the
:16:18. > :16:20.move. After a freight train broke down in the station this morning,
:16:21. > :16:25.passengers were delayed at `rriving here in Reading for up to two hours.
:16:26. > :16:29.Not what people want on thehr way to the festival.
:16:30. > :16:33.A special World War One BBC roadshow arrived in Weymouth Pavilion today.
:16:34. > :16:36.There were hands`on activithes, performances and interactivd
:16:37. > :16:40.sessions to show what living in wartime was like for the soldiers
:16:41. > :16:42.who went off to fight but also for the families who were left behind.
:16:43. > :16:47.Frankie Peck has more. Learning about the First World War
:16:48. > :16:50.in an Edwardian setting. Classroom cane and all were
:16:51. > :16:52.present at today's road show. I'm going to have words with
:16:53. > :16:56.your mother, you know! Away from the schoolmaster,
:16:57. > :16:59.staff from the Imperial War Museums were teaching a more up`to`date
:17:00. > :17:01.lesson, how people could discover what part their relatives h`d to
:17:02. > :17:07.play in the Great War. Dorset Regiment, the Royal Navy
:17:08. > :17:11.we are finding people who discovered that their grandfathers
:17:12. > :17:15.had brothers who also served. They are finding lots
:17:16. > :17:20.of details that perhaps thex knew All of the information
:17:21. > :17:25.on people's relatives will be kept These girls found out more
:17:26. > :17:28.about their great grandad. There were more colourful activities
:17:29. > :17:33.on offer, and Morse code pr`ctice for those all`important messages
:17:34. > :17:36.needing to get past enemy lhnes Because it was a fast`moving war,
:17:37. > :17:41.radio contact was essential and Morse is the most effichent way
:17:42. > :17:47.of sending radiocommunication. It was a good day for gener`tions
:17:48. > :18:05.to come together to remember. I think she was enjoying herself
:18:06. > :18:07.there! Let's move on to sport, Chris Temple is with us.
:18:08. > :18:13.We will start with football. It was a busy night last night, we
:18:14. > :18:18.have a tweet from a man who often sits there in his shorts.
:18:19. > :18:22.What a treat! If you are eating your dinner now, look away now.
:18:23. > :18:25.Last night, round three of football league matches, all of the site was
:18:26. > :18:29.Micro clubs were in action. There are all the key moments involved in
:18:30. > :18:33.your local teams. The Brighton manager registdred his
:18:34. > :18:38.maiden league success as his side scored their first Championship
:18:39. > :18:40.goals of the season at Leeds. Shall take error on loan from Livdrpool
:18:41. > :18:55.gave them then their opener. Bournemouth surrendered thehr 1 0%
:18:56. > :18:59.start to the season despite dominating against expending
:19:00. > :19:03.Nottingham Forest. After Matt Ritchie's free kick struck ` post,
:19:04. > :19:11.Callum Wilson gave the cherries the lead just short of the hour.
:19:12. > :19:16.Nottingham Forest's striker somehow find the net with this headdr and
:19:17. > :19:22.minutes later Matt Prior outjumped Adam Smith to consign Bourndmouth to
:19:23. > :19:30.defeat. It was a bad night for Reading who were also on thd end of
:19:31. > :19:36.a 2`1 defeat to Huddersfield. Harry Bunn doubled their lead before
:19:37. > :19:39.half`time. The Royals pulled a goal back through Simon Cox but ht was
:19:40. > :19:46.too little too late for Nigdl Adkins' men. Portsmouth maintained
:19:47. > :19:55.their start in League 2 unddr Andy Orford. They were 2`0 winners over
:19:56. > :19:58.Northampton. Craig West car's strike made it seven points from nhne for
:19:59. > :20:04.the blues. We have the transfer news, Brighton
:20:05. > :20:09.have signed Aston Villa full`back Joe Bennett on a season`long deal.
:20:10. > :20:13.There has been medal success for two of the South's athlete at the IPC
:20:14. > :20:16.European Championships in Swansea. Paul Blake one 400 metres shlver
:20:17. > :20:21.medal this morning while Olhvia Breen from Portsmouth took the
:20:22. > :20:22.bronze in the T 38 100 metrds. That was after her fourth placed in the
:20:23. > :20:28.long jumps yesterday. Hampshire have re`signed
:20:29. > :20:30.South Africa international leg spinner Imran Tahir to bolster their
:20:31. > :20:32.County Championship promotion push. The 35`year`old was last with
:20:33. > :20:35.the county in 2011 and is available for Hampshire's last two
:20:36. > :20:37.Championship games of the sdason. They're currently in the second of
:20:38. > :20:40.the Division Two promotion places. Tahir isn't available for
:20:41. > :20:46.T20 Finals Day on Saturday. You may remember last month we
:20:47. > :20:49.featured Isle of Wight`based sailor Natasha Lambert and her
:20:50. > :20:52.latest project, Sea and Sumlit. Well, 17`year`old Natasha `
:20:53. > :20:55.who has cerebral palsy ` has successfully completed the
:20:56. > :20:57.sailing part of her challenge, the In the coming days,
:20:58. > :21:06.Natasha will swap her boat for her special walking aid,
:21:07. > :21:09.to climb the 2,907ft Pen Y Fan, the She's raising money for charities,
:21:10. > :21:16.including the Ellen MacArthtr Trust. A former professional footb`ller is
:21:17. > :21:20.aiming to raise around ?1 mhllion for charity by running to every
:21:21. > :21:24.Premier League ground in Francis Benali made his namd in the
:21:25. > :21:29.Southampton defence of the 0990s. Now he's ready to push
:21:30. > :21:33.his body to the limit to rahse funds Starting at St James' Park
:21:34. > :21:38.in Newcastle, he plans to rtn to every single Premier League ground
:21:39. > :21:41.in the country, from the north to And he plans to finish
:21:42. > :21:49.in Southampton during half time Tony Husband joined him on one
:21:50. > :22:01.of his final training runs. Here comes the short!
:22:02. > :22:05.Yes, anyone of a nervous disposition, look away now!
:22:06. > :22:08.A gentle jog for Franny Ben`li, and that is about all he is doing
:22:09. > :22:11.this week ahead of the toughest sporting test of his life.
:22:12. > :22:14.Benali's Big Run starts on Sunday with Alan Shearer waving hil
:22:15. > :22:17.This is certainly no ordinary challenge Franny is taking on.
:22:18. > :22:20.Over 21 consecutive days he will run an average of 40 miles per shift.
:22:21. > :22:22.He will take in every Premidr League ground.
:22:23. > :22:26.It's one heck of a challengd, my friend.
:22:27. > :22:29.I saw it as an opportunity to raise a huge amount of money for `
:22:30. > :22:35.The second point, it is a huge tick in a box for me
:22:36. > :22:38.personally to undertake a physical and mental challenge that whll test
:22:39. > :22:41.me all the way and probably beyond my limits in many waxs.
:22:42. > :22:44.Benali made more than 300 appearances for Southampton
:22:45. > :22:48.and was a mainstay of their Premier League side in the 80s.
:22:49. > :22:50.He has always been fit, but this will be very different
:22:51. > :22:54.I know what I put into playhng at the level I did in the sport
:22:55. > :22:59.of football, but this will be something altogether differdnt.
:23:00. > :23:03.Although I have a support tdam, it's going to be very much, you know
:23:04. > :23:08.fighting with my own thoughts and getting my head around a lot of the
:23:09. > :23:15.The 45`year`old cannot wait for the start, but the finish will
:23:16. > :23:18.be pretty special, too ` half`time in the Southampton versus Ndwcastle
:23:19. > :23:24.I've used that as a little bit of a thought and a picture
:23:25. > :23:29.We did a practice run on what will be the last leg back to
:23:30. > :23:34.St Mary's a few weeks back `nd I was quite emotional when I got back to
:23:35. > :23:37.the stadium even on that dax, so goodness knows what I will be like
:23:38. > :23:40.after a three`week challengd, and arriving back
:23:41. > :23:53.You can see the website on the screen, all of the details `re there
:23:54. > :23:56.with the full route. 1000 miles in three weeks? That is a
:23:57. > :24:00.huge challenge! Good luck. I got tired of jtst
:24:01. > :24:05.looking at the map! His family will be joining him, some
:24:06. > :24:09.of his ex`teammates, like J`mes Beattie, Alan Shearer will be
:24:10. > :24:14.setting him off 8am on Sund`y. It will be fantastic if he lakes it
:24:15. > :24:17.for St Mirren these and the game with Newcastle next month.
:24:18. > :24:22.Did you see that running stxle? You are being harsh!
:24:23. > :24:26.I think you should be joining him. No, I am busy!
:24:27. > :24:31.Sports presenters joining Frannie on one of the last legs.
:24:32. > :24:36.Well, good luck to him, we hope it will go really well.
:24:37. > :24:40.Onto the weather. It is a chilly night, actually.
:24:41. > :24:44.I was getting the thick duvdt out last night I was so`called.
:24:45. > :24:48.Four Celsius last night, in parts of Oxfordshire. It could be sililar
:24:49. > :24:51.tonight. Alan Smith took this close tp
:24:52. > :24:53.of a Kingfisher fishing Vince Cooper photographed
:24:54. > :24:57.the low tide and the sunny spells And Maureen Coles took this shot
:24:58. > :25:09.of the dramatic skies over We have a number of showers popping
:25:10. > :25:12.up this afternoon, but they were few and far between, mainly dry today
:25:13. > :25:20.with sunny spells and incre`sing cloud. The cloud will disappear
:25:21. > :25:28.overnight, staying dry and chilly in the countryside. In the towns and
:25:29. > :25:34.cities down to eight or night 's `` nine Celsius. A dry start to the day
:25:35. > :25:38.tomorrow. There may be some showers dotted about tomorrow, it should be
:25:39. > :25:43.mainly dry but showers more likely for western areas drifting hn from
:25:44. > :25:46.the West and through the afternoon increasing cloud, but there will be
:25:47. > :25:53.some sunshine and temperatures will be very similar to today, around 16
:25:54. > :25:56.or 18 Celsius with light winds. Tomorrow night we could havd
:25:57. > :26:00.outbreaks of rain showers at times through the early hours of Friday
:26:01. > :26:04.morning. The showers are mahnly liked and patchy with the odd heavy
:26:05. > :26:08.burst drifting in from the West and clearing most places by Don on
:26:09. > :26:14.Friday with a milder night to come tomorrow night, Lowes 12 or 14
:26:15. > :26:19.Celsius. High`pressure moves in charge of our weather towards the
:26:20. > :26:22.weekend, the rain clears first thing on Friday morning following sunny
:26:23. > :26:26.spells in the afternoon. Temperatures will fall away on
:26:27. > :26:32.Friday, another chilly start on Saturday to start the bank holiday
:26:33. > :26:36.weekend. Saturday should be mainly dry with sunny spells and hhgh
:26:37. > :26:39.pressure in charge, turning cold at night, four or five Celsius in the
:26:40. > :26:45.countryside. Sunday will be a cold and mainly frosty start in some
:26:46. > :26:49.areas. Mainly dry with sunshine Unsettled with rain at times on
:26:50. > :26:54.Monday. All in all, the bank holiday not looking bad at all. But the rest
:26:55. > :26:58.of the week there will be some sunny spells, the odd shower may be for
:26:59. > :27:03.western areas, increasing cloud for much of the reason through the
:27:04. > :27:07.afternoon. The order showers are possible on Friday amongst the sunny
:27:08. > :27:11.spells and a breezy day. Cold overnight Friday into Saturday may
:27:12. > :27:14.be forced to start the day on Sunday but Saturday will be the best day of
:27:15. > :27:18.the weekend in terms of dryness and sunshine.
:27:19. > :27:19.Good, because it is the Augtst bank holiday and we know what happens
:27:20. > :27:24.then. Rain! We have a cricket match on
:27:25. > :27:32.Sunday so I am pleased it is right, the BBC team.
:27:33. > :27:37.We have more at 8pm and at 00:2 pm, of course.
:27:38. > :27:40.Tony will be there tomorrow probably giving Chris and very hard time
:27:41. > :27:43.after what he said today. Will you be wearing shorts?
:27:44. > :28:15.I hope not! Thank you for watching, good night.
:28:16. > :28:18.We've got factory boys and butchers' apprentices and office clerks
:28:19. > :28:24.Don't stop moving! If you go back you'll die!
:28:25. > :28:37.anybody who comes to your house is not a guest, but he's God.
:28:38. > :28:41.Helicopter ride to the hotel? Possible.