:00:00. > :00:13.Ready and waiting - for the news you are.
:00:14. > :00:16.a paramedic's employed at a Dorset hospital to ease the pressure
:00:17. > :00:28.We are taking the patient in, got them in on the target time. We are
:00:29. > :00:31.now clear and moving onto the next one.
:00:32. > :00:33.Also tonight, how dragonflies are influencing the face of warfare.
:00:34. > :00:35.Could these be the drones of the future?
:00:36. > :00:41.The free range egg farmer playing it safe despite the changes
:00:42. > :00:49.And a top of the table clash in the Championship tonight -
:00:50. > :01:02.as Brighton could extend their lead over Newcastle to four points.
:01:03. > :01:04.Ambulances queuing outside hospitals are a big problem
:01:05. > :01:11.As accident and emergency departments continue
:01:12. > :01:13.to come under pressure, health bosses are struggling
:01:14. > :01:18.Now one hospital on the South coast has decided to pay for private
:01:19. > :01:21.ambulances to bring patients in and for a paramedic to look
:01:22. > :01:25.The scheme at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital has cut average ambulance
:01:26. > :01:27.turnaround times from 36 minutes to just 12.
:01:28. > :01:32.Our Health Correspondent David Fenton is there for us now.
:01:33. > :02:12.This I have been here all day to see how it is working out.
:02:13. > :02:18.Iris is another patient on a busy day at accident and emergency.
:02:19. > :02:22.Broadly we have seen about 10% more patients coming in accident and
:02:23. > :02:28.emergency. Compared to last year. And last year was a record year for
:02:29. > :02:31.attendance. It has felt very busy but it actually felt largely well
:02:32. > :02:39.managed and well controlled and the staff have done a very good job. The
:02:40. > :02:44.hospital beds are full, so Iris is being seen by Frank, who works in
:02:45. > :02:49.the corridor in accident and emergency. They have just been
:02:50. > :02:52.brought in, they have come to the accident and emergency department.
:02:53. > :02:55.Fran is here so we can bring them here and it frees up the ambulance
:02:56. > :02:59.trolley so we can go back out onto the road and bring in another
:03:00. > :03:04.patient. Fran works for the ambulance service but she is here
:03:05. > :03:09.from 12 noon until midnight. She can look after four patients at a time.
:03:10. > :03:12.One is in the corridor with me, I am going to keep the nigh on her with
:03:13. > :03:17.anything I think that is a problem and I can escalate it to the staff
:03:18. > :03:21.inside. Anything she might need I can request. As long as she is OK,
:03:22. > :03:24.the corridor is keeping an eye on her. The ambulance crew can leave
:03:25. > :03:28.without having to wait for Iris to get a hospital bed. We are taking
:03:29. > :03:33.the patient in, managed to hand them over within the 15 minutes target
:03:34. > :03:38.time, which is really good. We will now come clear and head to the next
:03:39. > :03:41.one. Staff have been looking at new ways of working, using paramedics
:03:42. > :03:46.like Fran and private ambulances to bring patients in faster. Everybody
:03:47. > :03:49.comes into work and it might be a hardship but they want to do the
:03:50. > :03:54.best for the patient. Emergency medicine is a specialty we see the
:03:55. > :03:58.patient instantly improving and he wants to create a nice and safe
:03:59. > :04:02.environment for the patient. What you've seen today is an innovative
:04:03. > :04:06.way of making the patient safe and we want to make sure the members of
:04:07. > :04:10.staff come into the Department feeling motivated and feeling like
:04:11. > :04:13.they have done a good day 's work. Back in the corridor and something
:04:14. > :04:22.is wrong. Iris might have blood poisoning. Fran takes to
:04:23. > :04:28.resuscitation area. First thing I have done is I have picked up
:04:29. > :04:31.that... It has happened in just a few minutes but Iris has now been
:04:32. > :04:39.admitted to a hospital bed and she is doing well. The interesting thing
:04:40. > :04:44.was that although Iris was here and was in a trolley in a corridor,
:04:45. > :04:51.within minutes of something going wrong, the paramedic was able to see
:04:52. > :04:55.that and get her very quickly into the resuscitation area, where she
:04:56. > :05:00.was able to be treated promptly. It has been a busy day here today.
:05:01. > :05:04.There are about 138 patients that have come in through the course of
:05:05. > :05:09.the day. Usual things, heart attacks, collapses at home and
:05:10. > :05:12.strokes. This pilot scheme will finish soon but the pressure is no
:05:13. > :05:17.doubt will continue. STUDIO: David, thank you.
:05:18. > :05:19.It's now three years since the South's warship building
:05:20. > :05:22.industry was dealt a huge blow - with the closure of the BAE
:05:23. > :05:26.With a lack of new orders, a decision was made
:05:27. > :05:29.But it's a strategy that's now under scrutiny.
:05:30. > :05:30.Steve Humphrey examines whether naval ship building
:05:31. > :05:41.A spectacular show celebrated the return of shipbuilding to Portsmouth
:05:42. > :05:47.with the conclusion of HMS Clyde in 2006. The future looked bright. But
:05:48. > :05:53.the yard closed in 2014 after sections of the new naval aircraft
:05:54. > :05:57.carriers were completed. Bae concentrated work in Scotland,
:05:58. > :06:04.causing a national shortage of orders for new ships. The low number
:06:05. > :06:06.of warships and orders of course leads to problems in production
:06:07. > :06:11.lines and the investment you put into the future. Today the
:06:12. > :06:16.industrialist asked by ministers to come up with a new national
:06:17. > :06:20.shipbuilding strategy told MPs planning and cost overruns have had
:06:21. > :06:23.a big impact in the past. Sir John Parker said future ships could be
:06:24. > :06:31.built around the country to boost competition. If we can build these
:06:32. > :06:35.ships on time, with a grip on the specification and cost, then
:06:36. > :06:41.undoubtedly we will accumulate significant savings over time. Could
:06:42. > :06:45.shipbuilding return to the South? Quite a lot of the facilities still
:06:46. > :06:50.exist. And I think how easily the BAE Systems set up the carrier
:06:51. > :06:55.component programme, that shows you how quickly we can get it into line.
:06:56. > :06:59.But it is a political decision. Unless the politicians say we do
:07:00. > :07:04.want to diversify and spread some of this around the rest of the UK, it
:07:05. > :07:08.will not happen. With existing commitments and new challenges some
:07:09. > :07:10.experts argue at -- ordering new ships would be good for the Navy and
:07:11. > :07:14.give the industry a welcome boost. Steve Humphrey joins us
:07:15. > :07:15.from Portsmouth now. Steve, President Donald Trump has
:07:16. > :07:18.announced he plans to increase defence spending in the US
:07:19. > :07:20.by ?43 billion. So could military spending
:07:21. > :07:29.become a priority here? President Trump wants to increase
:07:30. > :07:34.the size of the US Army, Navy and air. On this side of the Atlantic
:07:35. > :07:38.ministers are committed to spending 2% of GDP on defence. We might get
:07:39. > :07:42.medication in the budget next week if they will be more money for
:07:43. > :07:47.ships. The governor said it will publish a shipbuilding strategy in
:07:48. > :07:50.the spring. It said it is committed to 19 frigates and destroyers. Work
:07:51. > :07:57.on the frigates. In Scotland and in the summer, it is expected. In terms
:07:58. > :08:02.of work around the country, they may well bid for work on the future
:08:03. > :08:04.generation of type 31 frigates. From Portsmouth, back to you. Steve,
:08:05. > :08:12.thank you. The UK's naval fleet dates back
:08:13. > :08:14.more than 1,000 years - and while big ships remain crucial
:08:15. > :08:17.to our defences, the future of warfare is likely to be
:08:18. > :08:19.smaller and unmanned, Our Political Editor
:08:20. > :08:29.Peter Henley has more. It flies at 45 mph and weighs less
:08:30. > :08:34.than ?2 coin. This is the next generation of military drone. It is
:08:35. > :08:38.being developed by animal dynamics, a spin off country from the Oxford
:08:39. > :08:43.University zoology department. It flaps like an insect does. It has
:08:44. > :08:48.very interesting upshot. It has natural suspension, can tolerate
:08:49. > :08:51.high wind and it really goes to the heart of what we are about, looking
:08:52. > :08:58.at how you can derive higher performance and efficiency by
:08:59. > :09:01.studying natural systems. Visiting the university, Sir Michael Fallon
:09:02. > :09:04.said the armed forces are increasingly at the cutting edge of
:09:05. > :09:10.technology. I would like to make it easier for small high-tech companies
:09:11. > :09:14.to come to defence to bring their ideas, their products, and see if
:09:15. > :09:18.they can be used by the Armed Forces. That has been too slow in
:09:19. > :09:23.the past, too bureaucratic and they have had difficulty getting funding.
:09:24. > :09:27.Formula one motor racing is another area in which British research is
:09:28. > :09:30.leading the world. The Ministry of Defence has announced a Dragon 's
:09:31. > :09:36.Den style panel of experts to help provide advice. The Chief Executive
:09:37. > :09:41.of Woking -based McLaren Ron Dennis has signed up. The voices are going
:09:42. > :09:49.to be strong. Hopefully people will listen. This is the Minister... You
:09:50. > :09:55.know, he has pushed me to be disruptive. Also pushing the
:09:56. > :09:58.frontiers of military kits, Tim Peake, an Army major, will join the
:09:59. > :10:02.panel. From the time of the Spitfire onwards, when Britain has faced a
:10:03. > :10:06.hostile threat, we have stepped up technology to answer it. The
:10:07. > :10:10.Ministry of defence is warning that in an age of cyber warfare, the best
:10:11. > :10:15.technology experts have an important contribution to make. Because you
:10:16. > :10:18.can be sure that if we are capable of developing these sorts of
:10:19. > :10:20.weapons, other countries are working on them, as well.
:10:21. > :10:23.The A34 isn't fit for purpose and needs to be urgently
:10:24. > :10:25.upgraded to a motorway, according to some taking part
:10:26. > :10:29.This morning's event was broadcast simultaneously across Radio Solent,
:10:30. > :10:40.Who would want to be this stranded motorist, or the
:10:41. > :10:43.patrol man coming to their rescue, just north of Newbury?
:10:44. > :10:47.There is no room for driver error and
:10:48. > :10:50.unfortunately that is what leads to so many accidents in that
:10:51. > :10:53.Welcome to the special programme, looking at the future of
:10:54. > :11:04.This morning local BBC Radio stations on the route
:11:05. > :11:07.those shaping the debate about the A34.
:11:08. > :11:09.Statistically a big comparatively safe road,
:11:10. > :11:13.high-profile accidents like this one when a lorry driver was using his
:11:14. > :11:15.phone and killed four members of the same family
:11:16. > :11:19.It has been shown in some of the serious collisions we
:11:20. > :11:22.have had that mixing fast and slow moving traffic is really dangerous.
:11:23. > :11:24.We will await the result of the safety review to
:11:25. > :11:27.see if there is a role for average speed cameras or traffic management.
:11:28. > :11:30.Even as a broadcast got under way, there was news of
:11:31. > :11:33.The road is now flowing freely once more.
:11:34. > :11:35.This morning's accident is what police described as
:11:36. > :11:40.a minor shunt with no serious injuries.
:11:41. > :11:42.Within minutes traffic was trailing back several
:11:43. > :11:45.miles as it so often does here on the A34.
:11:46. > :11:51.If it is already overcrowded and traffic is going to increase.
:11:52. > :11:54.With demand you have new systems with people buying online,
:11:55. > :12:00.For the road users and the families of those who
:12:01. > :12:10.have died here, that action cannot come soon enough.
:12:11. > :12:18.Coming up, Tony is here with the sport and the weather is not getting
:12:19. > :12:22.any better. Today we had some blustery rain. Tomorrow will be very
:12:23. > :12:27.similar. I will have the details for you shortly.
:12:28. > :12:30.A care worker from West Sussex, who is accused of stealing money
:12:31. > :12:33.from a pensioner she was looking after, has told a jury
:12:34. > :12:36.the man lent her cash because she had lost her bank card
:12:37. > :12:40.39-year-old Theresa Stratton from Littlehampton is accused
:12:41. > :12:42.of stealing ?130 from 74-year-old David Skerritt at his
:12:43. > :12:46.But she said she only took ?10 with his permission
:12:47. > :12:50.Theresa Stratton denies theft and the trial
:12:51. > :13:00.The company responsible for maintaining accommodation
:13:01. > :13:02.for military families has promised improvements after taking
:13:03. > :13:09.It follows complaints from several forces' families,
:13:10. > :13:18.including some who claimed their accommodation was poor.
:13:19. > :13:22.was considering terminating its multi-million pound contract.
:13:23. > :13:27.The company says the new contractors will deliver a more efficient
:13:28. > :13:32.Millions of chickens were officially allowed to roam free again today.
:13:33. > :13:35.They've been cooped up in farms and homes all over the country
:13:36. > :13:38.since early December to protect them from an outbreak of bird flu.
:13:39. > :13:40.Today the government relaxed the rules.
:13:41. > :13:43.And some farmers have taken the decision not
:13:44. > :13:46.to release their birds even though they're now free to do so.
:13:47. > :13:48.Roger Finn joins us now from Woodlands near Totton.
:13:49. > :13:55.Roger, it all sounds a bit confusing.
:13:56. > :14:04.I will try and explain. Just over here in the darkness there is now a
:14:05. > :14:08.boundary of great significance for anybody who keeps chickens. Here the
:14:09. > :14:12.controls have been relaxed. Chickens are free to roam. That is the
:14:13. > :14:15.situation in most parts of the country but here we are in a zone
:14:16. > :14:20.designated by the government as posing a higher risk of bird flu. On
:14:21. > :14:24.this side, chickens have still got to be kept indoors. The reason is
:14:25. > :14:29.that here we are within five kilometres of an area that has a big
:14:30. > :14:33.population of aquatic wildfowl and they are the problem.
:14:34. > :14:36.Wild ducks and geese have caused a major bird flu epidemic
:14:37. > :14:42.Scientists say the particular strains of some of these
:14:43. > :14:45.birds spreading this winter is not harmful to humans, but it is
:14:46. > :14:47.highly infectious and deadly to birds.
:14:48. > :14:50.That is why all flocks have been forced inside for the last 12
:14:51. > :14:58.weeks, including these on a farm near Romsey.
:14:59. > :15:02.Even though these could now go free, because the farm is not
:15:03. > :15:04.in a higher-risk zone, the farmer has decided
:15:05. > :15:09.It might be a smaller chance but there is still a
:15:10. > :15:12.chance my chickens might get this disease and it would wipe them out
:15:13. > :15:15.So talking to other producers alike, they are
:15:16. > :15:18.The welfare of the chicken comes first
:15:19. > :15:21.One consequence is this farm and many
:15:22. > :15:24.others now lose their free range status.
:15:25. > :15:28.That normally attracts a premium of 40 extra pence per dozen.
:15:29. > :15:31.Many supermarkets have said they will continue to pay free
:15:32. > :15:37.The farmers are hoping customers will be understanding.
:15:38. > :15:39.They are still high welfare, they still roam freely in the barn
:15:40. > :15:51.A single case of bird flu means the whole flock has to be destroyed,
:15:52. > :15:53.with no compensation and no insurance.
:15:54. > :15:55.It is devastating for the farmer and his business.
:15:56. > :15:57.We are sorry some farmers will experience a loss in
:15:58. > :16:01.We keep it under constant review so that requirement
:16:02. > :16:03.for housing is not extended longer than it has to be.
:16:04. > :16:07.The hope is the chickens will be back in this field
:16:08. > :16:09.and dozens of others like it across the South
:16:10. > :16:12.in a couple of months, when the weather has warmed up
:16:13. > :16:20.and the wild geese and ducks have started heading off.
:16:21. > :16:25.Now, what did you learn at school that's proved useful in your job?
:16:26. > :16:29.New research shows many young scientists, IT workers and engineers
:16:30. > :16:34.believe a lot of what they studied is little use in the real world.
:16:35. > :16:37.The Baker Dearing Educational Trust says almost half of the young people
:16:38. > :16:40.it surveyed believe technical skills would have been much more
:16:41. > :16:42.useful than subjects like history or geography.
:16:43. > :16:44.The Trust promotes University Technical Colleges to help
:16:45. > :16:52.Nikki Mitchell reports from one college in Reading.
:16:53. > :16:58.From this device I connect with that device...
:16:59. > :17:01.He is one of a number of former UTC students who have secured
:17:02. > :17:03.apprenticeships with networking specialist, Cisco.
:17:04. > :17:12.His employer sends him back regularly to help
:17:13. > :17:17.I am trying to get them to use the technical skills
:17:18. > :17:20.they already have but at the same time we are giving them the
:17:21. > :17:21.technical knowledge at the same time.
:17:22. > :17:27.In my old school I would never have days like this where we basically
:17:28. > :17:31.All of it is practical, even in the normal
:17:32. > :17:33.day-to-day lessons it is not just sitting by a computer.
:17:34. > :17:35.It is practical and hands-on, as well.
:17:36. > :17:36.How useful do students here think more
:17:37. > :17:38.traditional subjects like history and geography might be
:17:39. > :17:52.Don't get me wrong, it could be, but not for me personally.
:17:53. > :17:57.This is more like tech science that is what I prefer doing.
:17:58. > :17:59.The educational trust which promotes UTCs says half of youngsters already
:18:00. > :18:01.employed in science, computing and engineering think traditional
:18:02. > :18:04.subjects are largely useless for the world of work.
:18:05. > :18:06.With industry struggling to keep up with the speed
:18:07. > :18:10.of technological advance, what hope do schools have without
:18:11. > :18:22.We can put that innovation into the hands of the students themselves
:18:23. > :18:25.They will continue to be at the edge of things being done in
:18:26. > :18:27.the industry when they join those particular organisations.
:18:28. > :18:29.There is a great mix in schools, some schools
:18:30. > :18:31.are fantastic, ordinary schools, secondary
:18:32. > :18:33.schools, at bringing the
:18:34. > :18:35.curriculum to life and making it real.
:18:36. > :18:37.But I don't think it is widespread enough and therefore some
:18:38. > :18:39.schools are not doing enough with employer partners, because
:18:40. > :18:41.headteachers are accountable to the performance tables.
:18:42. > :18:44.But I think there needs to be just a rethink
:18:45. > :18:46.The National Union of Teachers is sceptical.
:18:47. > :18:51.It believes if all schools were properly funded the
:18:52. > :18:59.quality of vocational education would significantly improve anyway.
:19:00. > :19:11.Tony is here. And I am here! I imagine you did sport when you were
:19:12. > :19:14.at school. Indeed, quite a lot of that. I was never good at
:19:15. > :19:22.mathematics but I do know the value of three points. We know a bit about
:19:23. > :19:25.Chris Hughton and his past with Newcastle. He said it was his best
:19:26. > :19:30.achievement as a manager, getting Newcastle promoted to the Premier
:19:31. > :19:34.League. Here he is as Brighton manager and rapper Benito is in
:19:35. > :19:37.charge of Newcastle, both gunning for the title and automatic
:19:38. > :19:39.promotion and the Premier league is where they want to be.
:19:40. > :19:47.It's the biggest match of the championship season so fdar
:19:48. > :19:52.of Rafa Benitez's Newcastle if they win tonight at the Amex.
:19:53. > :19:54.The Albion have won three of their last four
:19:55. > :19:57.as they bid to earn a place in the Premier Legaue -
:19:58. > :20:00.20 years after almost dropping out of the football league altogether.
:20:01. > :20:02.Earlier I spoke to Johnny Cantor at the Amex.
:20:03. > :20:06.He explains why these two are at the top of the tree.
:20:07. > :20:10.It is the second consecutive sell-out at the AMEX.
:20:11. > :20:12.It pits first against second, the best home record against the
:20:13. > :20:14.best away record in the championship.
:20:15. > :20:16.It also pits the best defence, the Seagulls, with 17 clean
:20:17. > :20:19.sheets this season, against the best attack in the division, the Magpies,
:20:20. > :20:21.who have already scored 64 goals this season.
:20:22. > :20:29.The fans and players know something's got to give.
:20:30. > :20:33.What we would put in front is a strong team
:20:34. > :20:37.with a lot of good players and always it is tougher to play this
:20:38. > :20:40.Of course, a win is not just three points.
:20:41. > :20:53.It is the confidence as well, it is a big thing.
:20:54. > :21:01.We know three points is always important in the league, Johnny.
:21:02. > :21:04.But if Brighton got the win tonight it could be very
:21:05. > :21:05.significant on several fronts, couldn't it?
:21:06. > :21:15.Not only would the gap between Brighton
:21:16. > :21:18.and Newcastle be at four points but they would also have a 9-point
:21:19. > :21:20.gap between them and third placed Huddersfield.
:21:21. > :21:22.It would also put more pressure on Newcastle this evening,
:21:23. > :21:25.because Newcastle have to go to Reading on Tuesday and before
:21:26. > :21:26.that they also have to travel to
:21:27. > :21:28.third-placed Huddersfield on Saturday, as well.
:21:29. > :21:33.As we approach the last ten games of the season you feel both
:21:34. > :21:35.sides will want the momentum going into the final run-in
:21:36. > :21:38.and obviously end up with those top two vital places for promotion.
:21:39. > :21:41.And the game is live on BBC Sussex with Johnny
:21:42. > :21:46.and Warren Aspinall tonight, kick off is 7.45.
:21:47. > :21:51.Murry Baldock will start for the Albion.
:21:52. > :21:53.Elsewhere tonight Portsmouth could break into the automatic
:21:54. > :21:56.promotion places in League Two if they win at home to Morecambe
:21:57. > :22:01.They need Carlisle to lose to go third.
:22:02. > :22:04.There's also a trip to Bradford in league one for MK Dons
:22:05. > :22:08.BBC local radio has full live commentary of all the matches.
:22:09. > :22:10.Cricket news and Surrey fast bowler Tom Curran has been called
:22:11. > :22:13.into the England one-day squad for the tour of the Caribbean,
:22:14. > :22:15.The 21-year-old has impressed while touring Sri Lanka
:22:16. > :22:18.with the England Lions, but is now heading to the West
:22:19. > :22:19.Indies for the series, which begins on Friday.
:22:20. > :22:23.The Portsmouth-based team hoping to win international sport's oldest
:22:24. > :22:25.trophy for Britain for the first time have debuted their boat
:22:26. > :22:30.Earlier this month you may remember we were on the island to see
:22:31. > :22:32.Sir Ben Ainslie's Landrover BAR unveil R1, as it is known.
:22:33. > :22:35.Now it's becoming a familiar sight off the coastline, as crucial early
:22:36. > :22:46.From the symbolism of unveiling their race boat to the show
:22:47. > :22:49.of strength on the water, Land Rover BAR are now
:22:50. > :22:53.sound in the boat they hope will win Britain the Americas Cup.
:22:54. > :22:56.It is 15 metres, or 50 feet long, and has been
:22:57. > :22:58.designed with engineers from their title sponsors.
:22:59. > :23:01.They are used to providing high spec off-road vehicles.
:23:02. > :23:04.Now the same technology is helping one of the most technically
:23:05. > :23:08.There is still rope on board, but the six-strong
:23:09. > :23:11.crew have 130 metres of hydraulic pipes and over 1,000 metres
:23:12. > :23:13.of cabling to connect sensors and video cameras.
:23:14. > :23:22.I think we can see a lot of the upgrades coming together and
:23:23. > :23:25.increasing the performance markedly, which is where we need to be.
:23:26. > :23:30.The Americas Cup journey for the Portsmouth-based
:23:31. > :23:39.This will probably be the most developed boat
:23:40. > :23:41.from launch we run through the whole campaign.
:23:42. > :23:44.We have a lot of upgrades we are currently engineering and
:23:45. > :23:47.developing and now the focus moves towards bringing those to the boat.
:23:48. > :23:51.Hundreds of hours of practice will follow.
:23:52. > :23:54.Back in Portsmouth the analysis for the most marginal of
:23:55. > :24:01.for the summer's America's Cup racing.
:24:02. > :24:07.Congratulations to the gold medal winning British hockey team today.
:24:08. > :24:12.Maddy Hinch from West Sussex were among those at Buckingham Palace to
:24:13. > :24:15.receive an MBE from the Duke of Cambridge. Maddy said she was less
:24:16. > :24:17.nervous lining up for the final against the Netherlands but as we
:24:18. > :24:20.can see, she enjoyed a good chat. It was a very special day
:24:21. > :24:32.for a former South Today presenter. Mr Bruce Parker, for services to
:24:33. > :24:34.charity and to the community in Hampshire.
:24:35. > :24:36.Bruce Parker has been awarded the MBE by Prince William
:24:37. > :24:41.Bruce presented for BBC South for 35 years.
:24:42. > :24:43.He's chairman of the Friends of Winchester Cathedral and involved
:24:44. > :24:45.with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance,
:24:46. > :24:52.and Leukaemia Busters in Southampton, among other charities.
:24:53. > :24:57.Congratulations, Bruce. 35 years of South Today. Very impressive. Now
:24:58. > :25:07.the weather. Yes, not therefore that long! Well,
:25:08. > :25:13.you never know. Lovely sunshine this morning. You went for a run in the
:25:14. > :25:19.rain. When it was still sunny. And then it started raining. I just had
:25:20. > :25:25.a pancake! This was early this morning in Dorset. Lewis Horsley
:25:26. > :25:29.captured the sunrise in Bloodworth. And Paul sent this picture from
:25:30. > :25:34.Hampshire. We had some lovely sunshine this morning. The rain
:25:35. > :25:37.spread north and east in the region and slowly easing up to night and it
:25:38. > :25:43.will be quite chilly in the countryside. We might see a local
:25:44. > :25:46.frost in the countryside. In towns and cities, those 3-5 C, the
:25:47. > :25:51.windfall in lighter in the early morning. Very light this morning. A
:25:52. > :25:56.dry and sunny start to the day tomorrow. Very quickly the cloud
:25:57. > :26:02.will turn the sunshine hazy and rainbow in golf the southern coastal
:26:03. > :26:05.counties. This rain will be very patchy so there will be some dry
:26:06. > :26:12.interludes, especially further north in much of the day. Temperatures
:26:13. > :26:15.reaching a high of 8-9 C. Feeling cold with the increasing breeze and
:26:16. > :26:19.rainfall tomorrow. The wins tomorrow night will become very strong. It
:26:20. > :26:24.could touch gale forced along coastal stretches, even inland
:26:25. > :26:26.areas. A chance of a wintry shower in the early hours of Thursday
:26:27. > :26:32.morning and temperatures falling to freezing. The winds will ease first
:26:33. > :26:36.thing on Thursday. Very much like today and tomorrow, some sunny
:26:37. > :26:39.spells to start Thursday. The difference is it should mainly be
:26:40. > :26:44.dry in the course of the day. One of the better days this week. But brisk
:26:45. > :26:48.wind from the West, or Southwest. Mainly dry, some sunny spells and
:26:49. > :26:53.the odd isolated shower. Before we look at the outlook we will talk
:26:54. > :26:57.about tomorrow. It is the first day of spring in meteorology. Three days
:26:58. > :27:02.of spring before summer rise in June. Enjoy the springlike
:27:03. > :27:07.conditions on Thursday. But we will have some rain tomorrow. It could be
:27:08. > :27:10.heavy and persistent at times. Sunny spells on Thursday, that is the
:27:11. > :27:14.mainly dry day of the week with brisk wind. Friday, we are looking
:27:15. > :27:20.at outbreaks of rain in the course of the day. Moving northwards across
:27:21. > :27:23.the region. Over the weekend, quite unsettled at times, a cool feeling
:27:24. > :27:28.to things, some rain at times and some sunshine jihad as well. The
:27:29. > :27:33.rain could be happy here and there. -- could be some sunshine around as
:27:34. > :27:37.well. We are back at half past six tomorrow. Hope you will be watching.
:27:38. > :27:52.Good night. Good night. MUSIC: Another Day Of Sun
:27:53. > :27:58.by the La La Land Cast