:00:00. > :00:00.Martin McGuinness is stepping down from politics for
:00:00. > :00:11.Ablaze in the Solent - an Isle of Wight ferry catches fire
:00:12. > :00:17.A chap just a few feet from me said, um, "That's a bit weird -
:00:18. > :00:20."the ferry seems to be on fire." I said, "No, you're joking?"
:00:21. > :00:22.It started quite small, but within seconds, it suddenly got
:00:23. > :00:27.The Good Samaritan boss trying to help the homeless after finding
:00:28. > :00:34.How can this be? Not in the 21st century.
:00:35. > :00:36.My stomach isn't strong enough to step over these people.
:00:37. > :00:39.Making up Jane - Basingstoke's pride as the town prepares to mark
:00:40. > :00:44.the 200th anniversary of the author's death.
:00:45. > :00:47.She was a headstrong woman of her time, but is relevant for us
:00:48. > :00:55.And the end of a dream - the winner crosses the line
:00:56. > :01:10.in the Vendee Globe race, but it isn't Alex Thomson.
:01:11. > :01:13.An Isle of Wight ferry carrying more than 50 passengers caught fire
:01:14. > :01:22.Nobody was injured and the fire was put out, but the Wightlink
:01:23. > :01:23.vessel sailing from Portsmouth was evacuated
:01:24. > :01:26.Allen Sinclair has been following the story.
:01:27. > :01:30.He's live in Portsmouth for us now. Allen, what happened here?
:01:31. > :01:39.Sally, it's here behind me, parked up and going nowhere for a while.
:01:40. > :01:44.We understand the fire broke out in the upper deck in what is thought to
:01:45. > :01:49.be the air conditioning unit, showing clouds of black smoke up
:01:50. > :01:54.into what was the clear blue sky, it was visible from many miles away,
:01:55. > :01:56.thousands saw it. Wightlink described it as a small fire, it
:01:57. > :01:59.certainly looked pretty dramatic. These images show the intensity
:02:00. > :02:02.of the flames and the urgency of staff trying to deal
:02:03. > :02:05.with the emergency aboard the ferry halfway across the Solent heading
:02:06. > :02:08.from Portsmouth toward Fishbourne. Witnesses on dry land could only
:02:09. > :02:11.imagine what was happening as black The fire was in an area not
:02:12. > :02:19.accessible to passengers, but as these images show,
:02:20. > :02:21.still worryingly close. I didn't see it actually
:02:22. > :02:24.start, but soon after, And then, within just a few seconds,
:02:25. > :02:33.there was 18 feet flames and huge black billowing smoke
:02:34. > :02:36.going straight up into the air. The Coastguard took a number
:02:37. > :02:41.of calls, but had already been alerted by the ferry crew itself
:02:42. > :02:44.and told that the fire had been Lifeboats were scrambled
:02:45. > :02:49.and the Isle of Wight Fire Service called to the ferry port
:02:50. > :02:52.as a precaution. Well, it was just really gathering
:02:53. > :02:57.the information initially and just ascertaining that the vessel
:02:58. > :02:59.was content with their situation. We monitored that situation really
:03:00. > :03:02.closely and we were prepared Potentially, it could have
:03:03. > :03:06.been worse, absolutely, but we prepare
:03:07. > :03:09.for this type of incident. We work closely with the ferry
:03:10. > :03:11.companies and this incident As the St Faith pulled
:03:12. > :03:16.into Fishbourne, Wightlink was already playing down
:03:17. > :03:17.the significance The incident broke out and was dealt
:03:18. > :03:24.with by the crew that are trained to deal with these scenarios
:03:25. > :03:37.and passengers were taken care of. They were taken care of in the
:03:38. > :03:45.lounge areas. The situation was taken care of very quickly and the
:03:46. > :03:49.vessel was disembarked of passengers and vehicles normally. St Faith is
:03:50. > :03:52.back in Portsmouth and the investigation underway but a real
:03:53. > :03:56.sense of relief because this could have been far more serious.
:03:57. > :04:06.One other thing worth noting, it was a quiet crossing at a quiet time of
:04:07. > :04:11.year. Just 52 passengers, 13 members of staff. Nobody injured, Wightlink
:04:12. > :04:15.apologise for any alarm caused to passengers but they were back on the
:04:16. > :04:20.normal timetable by lunchtime. Thank you very much.
:04:21. > :04:23.The Conservatives have taken control of the Isle of Wight Council,
:04:24. > :04:25.following the resignation of the Independent leader
:04:26. > :04:28.Jonathan Bacon and Steve Stubbings stepped down in protest
:04:29. > :04:30.at the impact of government cuts saying "politics and ego
:04:31. > :04:33."were being put before the concerns of Island people".
:04:34. > :04:35.Last night, Tory councillor Dave Stewart was voted
:04:36. > :04:37.in as the new leader, ahead of another
:04:38. > :04:41.A family's being supported by specialist officers
:04:42. > :04:43.after an 11-year-old girl was approached by two men
:04:44. > :04:47.The incident happened near Caversham Primary School
:04:48. > :04:53.A letter sent to parents at the school today says the girl's
:04:54. > :04:55.movements after this are unclear. It's believed she was unhurt.
:04:56. > :05:03.Extra patrols are being carried out in the area.
:05:04. > :05:06.The boss of a company in Newbury is urging business leaders to do
:05:07. > :05:10.more for the homeless after he says he was ashamed to find one
:05:11. > :05:12.of the people working for him was sleeping rough.
:05:13. > :05:14.Adrian Smith, who runs a successful logistics firm,
:05:15. > :05:17.is meeting his local MP to get political backing for a scheme
:05:18. > :05:21.where companies take on homeless workers and offer guarantees
:05:22. > :05:27.to landlords who will house them. Joe Campbell takes up the story.
:05:28. > :05:30.For Joe, this is a trip back to what, for three
:05:31. > :05:37.This is where I used to live. It's a World War II pillbox.
:05:38. > :05:43.I was just having a wander one day, as you do, from this place.
:05:44. > :05:47.I was just having a wander one day, -- as you do, found this place.
:05:48. > :05:50.I think someone lived in here before.
:05:51. > :05:53.They obviously got found out and they tried to bury it.
:05:54. > :05:57.You do what you have to do to survive, I suppose.
:05:58. > :06:01.What makes this home of last resort all the more shocking is that,
:06:02. > :06:05.for much of the time Joe was here, he was holding down a job.
:06:06. > :06:09.It certainly came as a shock to his boss, but it was also
:06:10. > :06:11.a discovery the man who runs this multi-million pound business
:06:12. > :06:20.I always thought he was a little bit scruffy, but nothing, you know,
:06:21. > :06:22.he was working in the warehouse, picking and packing.
:06:23. > :06:25.Um, I just... It was shame.
:06:26. > :06:29.And then, upset, really, I guess was the underlying emotion.
:06:30. > :06:33.Um, how can this be? Not in the 21st century.
:06:34. > :06:36.Joe's tent is still pitched inside the bunker.
:06:37. > :06:39.But he is now in a hotel, paid for by his boss,
:06:40. > :06:43.while he sorts out the deposit for somewhere more permanent.
:06:44. > :06:46.He jokes that the pillbox here is just a short distance
:06:47. > :06:50."I've never liked a long commute," he says, but make no mistake,
:06:51. > :06:53.that gallows humour is putting the bravest of faces
:06:54. > :06:57.on what was undoubtedly a squalid existence.
:06:58. > :07:00.Many of the 30 or so people getting breakfast from this
:07:01. > :07:04.charity in the town could tell similar stories.
:07:05. > :07:10.The man who helped Joe out says nobody should think they're immune
:07:11. > :07:12.and is urging other bosses to do their part.
:07:13. > :07:15.My stomach isn't strong enough to step over these
:07:16. > :07:16.people, and that's it. Um, I...
:07:17. > :07:21.I'm no Boy Scout. But I've...I've...I've...
:07:22. > :07:24.In my early years, when I was 16, 17, I spent a good few months
:07:25. > :07:26.sleeping on people's floors and sofas, because
:07:27. > :07:28.I fell out with my parents, because I knew everything
:07:29. > :07:30.and they knew nothing. We've all been there.
:07:31. > :07:36.He's neither a pariah, nor somebody to be pitied,
:07:37. > :07:39.but his boss would say just a person making their way in the world.
:07:40. > :07:47.Joe Campbell, BBC South Today, Newbury.
:07:48. > :07:49.Well, often, it seems that initiatives to help the homeless
:07:50. > :07:51.come from charities, and individuals like Adrian Smith,
:07:52. > :07:56.But in Basingstoke, the council has taken the initiative,
:07:57. > :07:58.working with volunteers and other agencies to try to reduce
:07:59. > :08:05.And it's just won government funding for specialist psychologists
:08:06. > :08:08.to work with homeless people to try to turn their lives around.
:08:09. > :08:22.Pete has been sleeping rough in Basingstoke for as long as he can
:08:23. > :08:31.remember. Why do you sleep rough? No problems. Things have gone wrong in
:08:32. > :08:35.my life. -- because I got problems. Tonight, he will use the emergency
:08:36. > :08:39.Night Light Shelter provided by volunteers from the area's churches.
:08:40. > :08:46.It is getting the rough sleepers in, offering them a bed, nice hot meal,
:08:47. > :08:51.just encouraging them. Crowdfunding helped raise ?14,000 to open the
:08:52. > :08:55.night shelter five days a week. For the volunteers it is obvious many
:08:56. > :08:59.rough sleepers have mental health problems. We can focus on the mental
:09:00. > :09:05.health, getting that sorted, then that in able is them and equips them
:09:06. > :09:10.to move on. The government has awarded Basingstoke ?250,000 for
:09:11. > :09:14.specialist psychologists to work with homeless people over three
:09:15. > :09:17.years. To get someone to the point where they can live independently
:09:18. > :09:22.support is needed and we know there are real issues around mental health
:09:23. > :09:27.support at the moment, so they need that dedicated support and help. If
:09:28. > :09:33.that was offered, with you take it? Yes, I probably would. I will not
:09:34. > :09:41.see I would, I would say properly. Yeah. Some rough sleepers and move
:09:42. > :09:49.on, with help. James slept rough, then got into an attack in which his
:09:50. > :09:53.leg was broken. It is worse you're there, you can get yourself sorted,
:09:54. > :09:57.get yourself on the ladder, then onto a flat or some sort of more
:09:58. > :10:04.permanent accommodation. So things are looking better? Yes, definitely.
:10:05. > :10:11.Figures so that the number of rough sleepers rose in Basingstoke from 20
:10:12. > :10:14.to 26, but the council, and volunteers are desperate to help,
:10:15. > :10:18.despite financial pressures they are facing.
:10:19. > :10:22.Over 150 drivers have been stopped for being distracted behind
:10:23. > :10:25.across Hampshire and the Thames Valley.
:10:26. > :10:29.Officers used the high vantage point of an unmarked lorry to film drivers
:10:30. > :10:32.on several of the region's major roads and motorways.
:10:33. > :10:37.Most were caught using mobile phones held below the steering wheel.
:10:38. > :10:40.But one man was seen eating a bowl of cereal
:10:41. > :10:46.And an HGV driver was spotted shaving.
:10:47. > :10:51.That moment's inattention, looking down to look
:10:52. > :10:53.at a phone for a text, playing with the stereo,
:10:54. > :11:00.brushing your teeth, you know, putting your make-up on,
:11:01. > :11:04.putting lipstick on, and bringing the mirror down,
:11:05. > :11:07.which we've seen people doing - all these sort of things are
:11:08. > :11:08.momentarily distracting you from the road ahead,
:11:09. > :11:11.and that's where something can happen and a collision occur.
:11:12. > :11:13.A strike by conductors on Southern Railway will
:11:14. > :11:16.The RMT claims it has been wrongly excluded from negotiations
:11:17. > :11:18.between the company and the drivers' union, Aslef.
:11:19. > :11:20.The drivers have suspended their industrial action
:11:21. > :11:23.and talks have continued for the last two days.
:11:24. > :11:25.But the RMT continues to protest about the transferring
:11:26. > :11:27.of responsibility for operating the doors.
:11:28. > :11:31.Southern says four out of five trains will run
:11:32. > :11:41.Stay with us, later in the programme...
:11:42. > :11:55.Saints knock out the Canaries with a last gasp goal.
:11:56. > :11:58.Councils across the South will be setting their budgets
:11:59. > :12:00.for the coming financial year in the next few weeks.
:12:01. > :12:02.And for many, there are tough choices ahead.
:12:03. > :12:05.In Surrey, there'll be a referendum on putting up council tax by 15%.
:12:06. > :12:11.If passed, it would take the average council tax bill to around ?1,500.
:12:12. > :12:14.The council says cuts to its annual grant from central government
:12:15. > :12:18.of ?170 million a year since 2010 has left it with no choice as costs
:12:19. > :12:23.of adult social care and providing enough school places are spiralling.
:12:24. > :12:26.Well, Surrey isn't the only authority with problems.
:12:27. > :12:28.County councillors in West Sussex have been trying to decide how
:12:29. > :12:31.to close a ?41 million hole in next year's budget.
:12:32. > :12:34.The plan is to raise council tax by nearly 4% and cut spending
:12:35. > :12:38.by almost ?17 million, though the council says
:12:39. > :12:40.many of the cuts are being offset by other measures.
:12:41. > :12:44.Sean Killick is outside County Hall in Chichester.
:12:45. > :12:53.Sean, this sounds like a very difficult balancing act?
:12:54. > :13:01.Good evening, familiar story, rising costs but a drop in income. There's
:13:02. > :13:04.been a big reduction in the money the council receives from central
:13:05. > :13:08.government but 5 million extra pounds is needed because more adults
:13:09. > :13:13.require social care, and a minimum wage rise 40 staff and nearly ?2
:13:14. > :13:15.million is needed for the new apprenticeship V. This is what the
:13:16. > :13:22.council proposes... A 3.95% rise in council tax -
:13:23. > :13:25.which means an extra ?47.70 a year ?16 million of savings,
:13:26. > :13:35.for example stop providing ending a youth travel discount card;
:13:36. > :13:39.and re-procuring a waste contract. But there will be extra spending
:13:40. > :13:43.in some areas, for example more than a million extra
:13:44. > :13:45.for Child Disability Services and ?300,000 extra
:13:46. > :13:47.on accommodation for unaccompanied The council says it carried out
:13:48. > :13:51.a survey asking how big a council Two thirds of the residents surveyed
:13:52. > :13:55.said they would accept a 3.75 increase, because they understood
:13:56. > :13:58.the challenges that are before us We're just 0.25 over that
:13:59. > :14:08.and we know costs are increasing, we know petrol prices are going up,
:14:09. > :14:11.we know food prices are going up, but also the demands on this council
:14:12. > :14:15.and the lack of central funding is also putting
:14:16. > :14:28.huge pressures on us too. Some opposition councillors warn
:14:29. > :14:33.that some of the social care reductions could cause problems in
:14:34. > :14:37.future years. And despite this tens of millions more savings needed, the
:14:38. > :14:41.budget proposal will be discussed at the full council meeting in the
:14:42. > :14:50.middle of next month. Sally. Thanks very much.
:14:51. > :14:52.A document's been accidentally posted online revealing
:14:53. > :14:54.Thames Valley Police is proposing redeveloping its traffic
:14:55. > :14:56.base into a replacement for Reading Police Station.
:14:57. > :14:58.The proposal for the Three Mile Cross site appeared
:14:59. > :15:01.The document was written by the Berkshire Property Partnership -
:15:02. > :15:04.a consortium that consists of the local NHS Trusts,
:15:05. > :15:06.Thames Valley Police, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue,
:15:07. > :15:10.and all of the Royal Counties' councils.
:15:11. > :15:13.Crews from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service have taken part
:15:14. > :15:15.in training for how they'd respond to a terror attack
:15:16. > :15:19.Actors were used in the exercises at Gibraltar Barracks in Yately,
:15:20. > :15:23.The scenarios included a chlorine gas attack at a leisure centre
:15:24. > :15:24.and an unidentified white powder being spilt.
:15:25. > :15:27.The training looked at how crew would cope in the vital minutes
:15:28. > :15:38.of one of Britain's most celebrated authors.
:15:39. > :15:40.Jane Austen was a Hampshire girl, born and bred.
:15:41. > :15:43.And her anniversary will be marked with a number
:15:44. > :15:44.of events at Chawton, near Alton,
:15:45. > :15:48.where she lived for many years, and in Winchester, where she died.
:15:49. > :15:51.And as Ben Moore can tell us now, she's also getting a permanent
:15:52. > :15:59.just a few miles from where she was born.
:16:00. > :16:05.We can join him tonight at Farleigh House and he can tell us more.
:16:06. > :16:12.Thanks very much, Sally, I am in the library, the octagonal room, and
:16:13. > :16:19.quite a crowd has gathered, here to see this, the model of what we
:16:20. > :16:24.believe will be the first public statue of Jane Austen in the world.
:16:25. > :16:31.As you mentioned there, 20 of places lay claim to this author, -- plenty
:16:32. > :16:36.of places. But it is Basingstoke where she was born.
:16:37. > :16:41."How quick come the reasons for approving what we like?"
:16:42. > :16:47.wrote Jane Austen in her novel Persuasion and it's hoped the town
:16:48. > :16:49.of Basingstoke will echo that sentiment
:16:50. > :16:53.over a bronze of the world renounced Hampshire author.
:16:54. > :16:56.The vision I have with the piece is that she is walking in the square
:16:57. > :16:59.and it's as though someone's just said, "Good morning, Jane,"
:17:00. > :17:02.and she says, "Morning," back. I mean, she was a real person.
:17:03. > :17:05.She was a headstrong woman of her time, and living in her time,
:17:06. > :17:07.but is relevant for us today walking past her,
:17:08. > :17:13.The statue's certainly taken shape from Adam's early sketches,
:17:14. > :17:15.but finding a real likeness of Jane Austen has historically been
:17:16. > :17:20.a problem, as only two portraits were ever done.
:17:21. > :17:23.I have to go back to study from life, so I have
:17:24. > :17:25.to read between the lines of what was written
:17:26. > :17:28.about her and I have to pull together a real face.
:17:29. > :17:30.Jane Austen was born just a few miles outside
:17:31. > :17:34.The house is long gone, but 200 years later,
:17:35. > :17:46.She even attended social gatherings at the old Assembly Halls
:17:47. > :17:48.that stood here, in Market Square, where her statue will go.
:17:49. > :17:52.It was all such a great influence on her that, while she was here,
:17:53. > :17:59.she wrote the first draft to Pride and Prejudice.
:18:00. > :18:02.To be honest, many other places have been far better at trying
:18:03. > :18:05.to claim Jane Austen, so, on the 200th anniversary
:18:06. > :18:08.of her death, we want to have here a permanent memorial to the fact
:18:09. > :18:15.that she is our most famous of residents.
:18:16. > :18:22.The final, brother in delicate work has started.
:18:23. > :18:26.-- The final rather in delicate work on the main statue has now begun.
:18:27. > :18:28.It'll be cast in April, leaving this town with a sense
:18:29. > :18:35.And the statue will be unveiled in July. Basingstoke says it is
:18:36. > :18:41.re-claiming its favourite daughter and armour as Jane Austen herself
:18:42. > :18:45.wrote in Emma, there is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
:18:46. > :18:55.Back to you, Sally. Thanks very much.
:18:56. > :18:58.He was one of country's greatest pilots.
:18:59. > :19:01.Captain Eric "Winkle" Brown holds the world record for the most
:19:02. > :19:03.aircraft carrier take-offs, as well being the first pilot ever
:19:04. > :19:06.to take off and land a jet aircraft on a sea carrier.
:19:07. > :19:08.The West Sussex flyer died last year aged 97.
:19:09. > :19:10.And now his logbooks and medals have been
:19:11. > :19:13.saved for posterity - thanks, in part, to the efforts
:19:14. > :19:16.He launched a letter writing campaign after striking up
:19:17. > :19:21.I thought he would never write back, but luckily, he did, so I thought I
:19:22. > :19:25.could exchange letters to him, I could write to him and he'd write
:19:26. > :19:30.back and then I'd write to him and he would write back. What kind of
:19:31. > :19:36.stuff was he saying in his letters? He said, I see you want to be a test
:19:37. > :19:41.pilot. Now onto sport, and Tony Husband is
:19:42. > :19:43.here, the battle on the water at the Von de globe is over, Alex Thompson
:19:44. > :19:56.putting up such a fight. He did indeed. And the man who won
:19:57. > :20:01.is giving a live conference. Armel Le Cleach delivering the victory, he
:20:02. > :20:06.was the favourite, speaking to the media now, on dry land. But if we
:20:07. > :20:09.look at the pictures is often finishing this afternoon, this
:20:10. > :20:13.happened after he completed the voyage into western France. What
:20:14. > :20:21.pictures there, approaching the finish line, this is 3.35 UK time.
:20:22. > :20:26.And after 74 days, 35 minutes and 46 seconds at sea, he said he faced a
:20:27. > :20:30.formidable rival in Alex Thompson. Very happy for him,
:20:31. > :20:33.because he did a very good race. It was very, very
:20:34. > :20:40.difficult with him. I'm very happy to win
:20:41. > :20:46.and it's the best... Let's talk live to Natalie Pirks
:20:47. > :20:58.who is in Les Sables now, Natalie a remarkable welcome
:20:59. > :21:08.for the French winner? We've had fireworks, music, tears.
:21:09. > :21:13.It is a very, very popular win here, because of course, he is a Frenchman
:21:14. > :21:20.and the one other than our Frenchman has ever won this race in its 27
:21:21. > :21:23.year history. 100,000 people, the organisers estimated, around here
:21:24. > :21:28.waiting for him to come down the canal but people piled onto vessels
:21:29. > :21:33.to see him cross the finish line. Very popular winner but didn't Alex
:21:34. > :21:39.Thompson do well? He gave him a run for his money. And as for Alex, when
:21:40. > :21:46.do we expect to see him finish? We're expecting him at around 6am UK
:21:47. > :21:51.time. At times, that gap was a lot closer. At one point yesterday it
:21:52. > :21:55.was just 34 nautical miles separating the two. Into context,
:21:56. > :22:01.Alex is only the second British sailor to come second in this race
:22:02. > :22:06.after Dame Ellen MacArthur of course in 2001. Two people have died trying
:22:07. > :22:11.to do this race it is 27 years. It is both physically and mentally
:22:12. > :22:16.draining. And his wife Kate told me earlier she's had to put that to the
:22:17. > :22:19.back of her mind, really, to try to not think about how dangerous this
:22:20. > :22:25.is in the three month she hasn't had them around, and he has missed his
:22:26. > :22:28.son Oscar, his sixth birthday, missing Christmas as well, and she
:22:29. > :22:33.is very, very looking forward to getting him back here on dry land,
:22:34. > :22:37.giving him a hug, and he is looking forward to having a hamburger and
:22:38. > :22:42.much deserved cold beer. I bet he is. Fantastic. Thank you for joining
:22:43. > :22:47.us live from France. Natalie Perks on the spot but the big story. --
:22:48. > :22:48.with the big story. Southampton are through to
:22:49. > :22:51.the fourth round of the FA Cup after what many described as a dire
:22:52. > :22:54.replay against Norwich last night. It sets up an attractive home tie
:22:55. > :22:57.with Arsenal in what's become one of the busiest seasons
:22:58. > :22:59.in the club's history. This wasn't an FA Cup tie
:23:00. > :23:01.to capture the imagination, particularly with Southampton
:23:02. > :23:06.so close to the EFL Cup Final. Less than 14,000 were inside
:23:07. > :23:09.St Mary's as Saints boss, Claude Puel,
:23:10. > :23:10.rotated his squad again. Southampton had six Academy
:23:11. > :23:12.graduates in the starting line-up and they enjoyed the bulk
:23:13. > :23:14.of progression, Championship opposition, Norwich,
:23:15. > :23:18.whose season is sinking fast, failed to land a blow
:23:19. > :23:20.on the Saints goal. They didn't manage a shot
:23:21. > :23:33.on target all evening. On a freezing night,
:23:34. > :23:35.no-one fancied extra time, but with another half hour looming,
:23:36. > :23:38.Shane Long bundled home the winner. An ugly goal to settle an ugly game,
:23:39. > :23:41.but something to celebrate on his 100th appearance
:23:42. > :23:43.for the club. Just headed it down,
:23:44. > :23:45.the keeper made a good save, and I think I was in a headlock
:23:46. > :23:49.as I was trying to kick the ball in and squeeze inside the post,
:23:50. > :23:52.but we're still in the three competitions, so, you know,
:23:53. > :23:54.we're in with a shout. Saints face Leicester on Sunday,
:23:55. > :23:56.then go to Liverpool It's a season which has been
:23:57. > :24:06.fought on multiple fronts. And a player moving to West Ham, we
:24:07. > :24:10.will have more on that tomorrow. Hampshire golfer, Scott Gregory,
:24:11. > :24:12.remains on course for another major amateur victory in a year
:24:13. > :24:15.which will see him take part in the US Masters and US Open
:24:16. > :24:17.championships after winning He's progressed through the stroke
:24:18. > :24:22.play section to reach the last 32 of the match play part
:24:23. > :24:24.of the tournament. The 22-year-old will now play local
:24:25. > :24:26.player William Heffernan overnight. Meanwhile, Jack Singh Brar
:24:27. > :24:36.from Hampshire also It has all been about the end of the
:24:37. > :24:44.Vendee Globe, and two morrow we hope to speak to Alex Thompson. Sally,
:24:45. > :24:49.you know how to pick a winner. He is hugely popular in France. There are
:24:50. > :24:52.more friends fellows in this race than any other nationality. They
:24:53. > :24:59.love this race in France, it begins and ends in France, and he is hugely
:25:00. > :25:03.popular. Record-breaker and first time when and keeping that French
:25:04. > :25:09.domination of the race going. Indeed. And let's get on to the
:25:10. > :25:12.weather. It is looking chilly. I like this,
:25:13. > :25:16.bright those guys. And similar conditions tomorrow.
:25:17. > :25:19.Jan Sutton took this picture of the sunrise in the New Forest.
:25:20. > :25:21.Steve Regan photographed frosty teasels in Wimborne at sunrise.
:25:22. > :25:23.And our reporter Edward Sault took this picture of
:25:24. > :25:34.And blue skies for many places across the South.
:25:35. > :25:45.A law of minus six Celsius. It could be even colder tonight. Through
:25:46. > :25:50.tonight, we expect widespread hard frost, freezing fog patches during
:25:51. > :25:55.BLE Alice, slightly more cloud further north but generally clear
:25:56. > :26:03.skies for most. -- during BLE Iris. In towns and cities, though
:26:04. > :26:07.temperatures of minus two. Widespread frost first thing
:26:08. > :26:12.tomorrow, it will be cold, very like to date, temperatures in some places
:26:13. > :26:16.struggling to rise to around five or six Celsius. With light wind, lots
:26:17. > :26:22.of sunshine during the day, patchy cloud for some, Fairweather cloud
:26:23. > :26:28.building during the afternoon. All in all, much better than thought
:26:29. > :26:32.earlier this week. More sunshine on offer. Temperatures will drop in
:26:33. > :26:38.towns and cities going to minus two Celsius, may be down to minus five
:26:39. > :26:43.or six in the countryside. To start the weekend, each day will have
:26:44. > :26:47.frost, with some freezing fog patches perhaps. More cloud for so
:26:48. > :26:51.that western parts on Saturday, further east and north, more
:26:52. > :26:56.sunshine. Cloud syncing south and East words across the region. Low
:26:57. > :27:00.pressure starting to swing in from the Atlantic but it will stay
:27:01. > :27:03.settled over the Atlantic, high pressure halts on through Saturday
:27:04. > :27:09.and into Sunday. The delay cold start tomorrow, minus figures in
:27:10. > :27:14.many locations, widespread sharp frost with freezing fog which could
:27:15. > :27:19.linger throughout the morning until lunchtime. Saturday and Sunday, high
:27:20. > :27:23.of three Celsius, bitterly cold as well, variable and light wind over
:27:24. > :27:26.the weekend, more cloud around on Sunday but bright spells. We expect
:27:27. > :27:37.freezing fog patches on Monday. Gosh, it is getting called! Thanks,
:27:38. > :27:41.Alexis. We hope to hear from Alex Thompson tomorrow, he should finish
:27:42. > :27:43.in the early hours. We hope to speak to him after he finishes. Thanks for
:27:44. > :28:22.watching. Or buy. -- goodbye. When unlocking the secrets of
:28:23. > :28:26.your past... ..you never know what
:28:27. > :28:31.the future holds.