:00:16. > :00:20.If this is BBC World News. Another day of fierce shelling in Syria.
:00:20. > :00:24.With more shells battering the city of Homs, can today's sanctions
:00:24. > :00:32.agreed on by the EU make any difference to the Syrian regime hot
:00:32. > :00:36.or the people under fire. It did not help us, it did not give us
:00:36. > :00:40.food or medical surprise. He did not prevent the regime from killing
:00:40. > :00:44.us. It is not enough until now. Russian state television sets for
:00:44. > :00:48.two men have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to kill
:00:48. > :00:53.Vladimir Putin. The Spanish Supreme Court clears
:00:53. > :00:56.the judge Baltasar Garzon of exceeding his powers. Hated and
:00:56. > :01:03.loved, we examine this controversial figure.
:01:03. > :01:06.Also coming up: The bruising nature of politics down under. Australia's
:01:06. > :01:12.Prime Minister regains her political stride after defeating
:01:12. > :01:17.her bitter rival in the leadership challenge. Can they now mend fences.
:01:17. > :01:27.And the winner is... Well, mainly, The Artist. The silent film creates
:01:27. > :01:33.
:01:33. > :01:38.a big noise at the Oscars are in Hollywood.
:01:39. > :01:43.Good evening. After that "Friends of Syria" meeting on Friday, EU
:01:43. > :01:47.ministers have agreed to impose tougher political sanctions on
:01:48. > :01:52.Syria and its leaders. So far, international pressure has not
:01:52. > :01:56.stopped President Assad's shelling of civilians so there is doubt this
:01:56. > :02:02.latest round of sanctions will have much impact. Qatar has joined Saudi
:02:02. > :02:06.Arabia in calling for opposition forces to be armed and today a
:02:06. > :02:16.least 46 people were reportedly killed in violence across the
:02:16. > :02:21.country. Night-time protests. Pictures
:02:21. > :02:28.apparently taking yesterday evening, although that is impossible to
:02:28. > :02:35.verify. The crowds denounce President Assad's regime. The
:02:35. > :02:41.regime's response is predictable. A protester lies winded but still
:02:41. > :02:47.moving as others call for help and chant, may God protect the Free
:02:47. > :02:51.Syrian Army. The use any pictures appear to show shelling of the Baba
:02:51. > :02:55.Amr district of Homs. It is not possible to verify or when they
:02:55. > :02:59.were taking up but a correspondent in northern Syria is witnessing
:02:59. > :03:04.renewed efforts by government forces are to seize back towns in
:03:04. > :03:08.open revolt. We were woken up to the sound of bombing coming in. As
:03:08. > :03:14.I am talking, there is gunfire in the distance. We believe they are
:03:14. > :03:20.using anti-aircraft guns. They are also setting up mortar positions.
:03:20. > :03:23.In response to all this, the European union is united in its
:03:23. > :03:27.response, even if the international community as a whole is certainly
:03:27. > :03:34.not. EU Foreign Minister have agreed to impose new sanctions on
:03:34. > :03:39.Syria, adding to their existing bans. Assets abroad are being
:03:39. > :03:44.frozen. The freeze will apply to assets in Europe of Syria's central
:03:44. > :03:50.bank. There will be a new ban on cargo for loan to Syria. Europe
:03:50. > :03:56.admits it sanctions are blunted by a lack of support from other key
:03:56. > :04:01.powers. We have a difference of view with China and Russia. That
:04:01. > :04:08.remains a major blockage in what the international community can do.
:04:08. > :04:13.Look how Syrian state television is drawing strength from Russia's
:04:13. > :04:18.position. Vladimir Putin insists nobody should be allowed to to
:04:18. > :04:23.repeat the Libyan scenario in its area. Russia will welcome the
:04:23. > :04:26.referendum. It is no surprise President Assad won the referendum
:04:26. > :04:30.comfortably. The opposition boycotted the poll in many
:04:30. > :04:39.governments called it a sham. So far, the regime has proved
:04:39. > :04:46.impossible to dislodge. I am joined by Marwa Daoudy from
:04:46. > :04:50.Oxford. She is currently at Princeton University. Cannot the
:04:51. > :04:58.Syrian people derive any comfort whatsoever from a this round of
:04:58. > :05:04.sanctions? -- can the Syrian people. The sanctions have been impacting
:05:04. > :05:10.on the freedom and access to assets. It has impacted also on the daily
:05:10. > :05:15.life of the Syrian people. They have been incurring additional
:05:15. > :05:20.hardship in addition to the instability. Increasing the
:05:20. > :05:24.sanctions would be an effective way to prevent the regime from having
:05:24. > :05:29.alternatives and continuing violence if one wants to see the
:05:29. > :05:33.political solution to the conned -- conflict. How long do you think the
:05:33. > :05:42.Syrian government can continue in the face of these sanctions? Can
:05:42. > :05:46.they just go on for a long time? Saddam is sane survive for many
:05:46. > :05:51.years. -- Saddam Hussein. The situation has deteriorated
:05:51. > :05:56.drastically in the last few months. We know a lot of the regime
:05:56. > :06:00.officials cannot access their foreign assets. This would be an
:06:00. > :06:07.effective solution, a way from other solutions such as the
:06:08. > :06:13.military in for repair -- intervention, as this would bring
:06:14. > :06:19.conflict in Syria and the launch of a civil war. The diplomatic
:06:19. > :06:26.solution, the increase of sanctions, and diplomatic pressure to isolate
:06:26. > :06:31.the regime, would be ineffective -- would be an effective way forward.
:06:31. > :06:39.The solution would prolong the survival of the regime in Syria. It
:06:39. > :06:44.would serve its interests in pretending to fight external forces.
:06:44. > :06:52.In so far as what is going on in the international arena, is now a
:06:52. > :06:59.battle between if the "Friends of Syria" and friends of the regime?
:06:59. > :07:02.Well, unfortunately the revolution in Syria has been hijacked by a the
:07:02. > :07:12.regional context, the geopolitical factor is the stock that has
:07:12. > :07:14.
:07:14. > :07:23.exacerbated the conflict. Now it is not about a revolution, Syria is a
:07:23. > :07:33.call attar of Middle East politics. -- corner axes. It is being
:07:33. > :07:35.
:07:35. > :07:43.confronted by a broader coalition. It is unfortunate all of this is
:07:43. > :07:49.being played on Syrian ground, taking over the revolution with
:07:49. > :07:56.calls for armed groups in Syria. That would bring in cash or weapons
:07:56. > :08:00.into the country. -- Qatar weapons. It would be a catastrophic
:08:00. > :08:03.situation. It would take the revolution away from its peaceful
:08:03. > :08:09.and powerful goal which is to double that President Assad regime
:08:09. > :08:13.and bring possibly a peaceful transition. Thank you.
:08:13. > :08:16.In Afghanistan, a suicide car bomb has killed at least nine people at
:08:16. > :08:18.a military airport in Jalalabad. That means 30 people have now died
:08:18. > :08:21.in six days of violent anti-US demonstrations following the
:08:21. > :08:31.burning of Korans during rubbish disposal at a US military airbase
:08:31. > :08:36.in Afghanistan. The German parliament has approved
:08:36. > :08:39.the terms of a second bail-out for Greece. Angela Merkel said the
:08:39. > :08:43.package carries opportunities that outweigh the risks of Greek
:08:43. > :08:47.financial collapse. It's a cruise ship with 1,000
:08:47. > :08:51.people on board is drifting without power in the Indian Ocean and the
:08:52. > :08:59.seashells. The Allegre, operated by the same company which owns the
:08:59. > :09:04.Costa Concordia, suffered engine failure after a fire.
:09:04. > :09:08.In Russia, the state owned for TV station Channel One broke the story
:09:08. > :09:15.earlier today of an alleged assassination plot against Vladimir
:09:15. > :09:17.Putin. Is it two men had confessed to being part of a plot to kill the
:09:17. > :09:24.Prime Minister after the presidential election next Sunday
:09:24. > :09:27.which was -- which Vladimir Putin is expected to win. This was the
:09:28. > :09:31.aftermath of the apartment explosion which started this
:09:31. > :09:35.investigation. It took place in a Ukraine and in
:09:35. > :09:39.the rubble, the Security Service found evidence of home-made
:09:39. > :09:45.explosives. One man died and another was detained. That led to
:09:45. > :09:50.the dramatic arrest in early February of this man, who today
:09:50. > :09:56.appeared on one of Russia's state owned channel, apparently
:09:56. > :10:00.confessing he was involved in a plot to kill Russia's most powerful
:10:00. > :10:05.politician. We asked to go to Moscow to carry out an attack on
:10:05. > :10:10.Vladimir Putin. -- we were asked. The plan was to be executed after
:10:10. > :10:14.the presidential election. timing of the Russian TV report was
:10:14. > :10:19.attacked by opposition leaders who said Vladimir Putin was trying to
:10:19. > :10:23.gain at cynical advantage of just six days before the polls. By
:10:23. > :10:29.Vladimir Putin's secretary told me this was absolutely a plot to kill
:10:29. > :10:33.his boss. In a series of phone calls, the spokeswoman for this is
:10:33. > :10:37.-- for the security services did not want to confirm that on the
:10:37. > :10:42.record. This is an organisation that is supposed to be holding the
:10:42. > :10:48.main suspect in a plot to kill a world leader. The report even
:10:48. > :10:52.contain footage does appear to show the interrogation of another
:10:52. > :10:57.suspect. He said they were learning to use explosives before going to
:10:57. > :11:04.Moscow to carry out a series of attacks. Rush and television said
:11:04. > :11:10.the men had been ordered to carry out the attack by this man. He is a
:11:11. > :11:20.Chechen warlord. Last year, he claimed his group carried out an
:11:20. > :11:25.attack in Moscow which killed 37 people full stop a he is either a
:11:25. > :11:29.crusading superstar of the legal system or a judge overstepping his
:11:29. > :11:39.jurisdiction. Baltasar Garzon divides opinion in
:11:39. > :11:39.
:11:39. > :11:43.Spain. To an international audience, he is best for imprisoning a
:11:43. > :11:53.dictator. He began investigating the killings of the Franco era. The
:11:53. > :11:58.ruling is bittersweet consolation for Baltasar Garzon.
:11:58. > :12:02.This woman's parents went missing when she was five. They were both
:12:02. > :12:10.teachers and Republicans. She said they were killed by fascists at the
:12:10. > :12:15.end of Spain's civil war. They had neither a trial or a legal verdict.
:12:15. > :12:22.It is a shame I am still crying after so many years. I cannot make
:12:22. > :12:25.a better. She says this man was her last hope for justice. When
:12:25. > :12:30.Baltasar Garzon tried to investigate the disappearance of
:12:30. > :12:34.people, he was accused of misusing his powers as a judge and was taken
:12:34. > :12:38.to court in a civil case. Today's decision by the Supreme Court will
:12:38. > :12:43.be a hollow victory over -- victory for Baltasar Garzon because just
:12:43. > :12:47.over a week ago he was bound to have denied two business men the
:12:47. > :12:51.right to a fair trial who he was investigating in a separate case.
:12:51. > :12:55.As a result, he was banned from being a judge for 11 years. Today,
:12:55. > :13:02.he has been cleared in a more controversial case which has clear
:13:02. > :13:07.implications for Spain and its devisers past. In the 1930s, Spain
:13:07. > :13:14.experienced three years of war. The dictator Franco ruled until his
:13:14. > :13:17.death in 1975. Two years later, there was an amnesty and a law
:13:17. > :13:22.banning any investigations into deaths during the past. It was that
:13:22. > :13:27.all that Baltasar Garzon was accused of breaking. -- that law.
:13:27. > :13:31.We are talking of things that took place more than 70 years ago. The
:13:31. > :13:35.majority of people from that era are no longer here. You have to
:13:35. > :13:40.remember only one person from the political class during the civil
:13:40. > :13:45.war is still alive. We are talking about historical facts. If we have
:13:45. > :13:52.to carry out legal investigations, where is the limit? Franca is still
:13:52. > :13:57.buried at this valley. It is a symbol of fascist Russia --
:13:57. > :14:02.repression or is it a memorial? In some respects, Spain has not moved
:14:02. > :14:06.on. She still wears a photograph of her parents when she goes to
:14:06. > :14:16.protests to support Baltasar Garzon. For her, the search for justice
:14:16. > :14:17.
:14:17. > :14:20.will go on. The controversy over Libyan man convicted of the
:14:20. > :14:25.Lockerbie bomb went, Abdelbaset Mohmed Ali al-Megrahi, he has been
:14:25. > :14:34.given -- has been given fresh impetus. A new book claims he is
:14:34. > :14:38.innocent of the bombing. Abdelbaset Mohmed Ali al-Megrahi was released
:14:38. > :14:43.on compassionate grounds are in 2009 because of the advance state
:14:44. > :14:51.of his cancer. I have been talking to John Aston, the author of the
:14:51. > :14:55.book. I asked him what evidence claimed -- proved the innocence.
:14:55. > :14:59.is forensic evidence that relates to the golden thread their
:14:59. > :15:02.connected Abdelbaset Mohmed Ali al- Megrahi to the bombing. It was a
:15:02. > :15:09.circuit board from the bomb's timing mechanism. He was determined
:15:09. > :15:14.this was part of a timer that was given exclusively to Libby up by a
:15:14. > :15:20.Swiss company. We have determined the balls used in that, the circuit
:15:20. > :15:27.boards, were very different from the circuit boards in which the
:15:28. > :15:36.fragments originated. -- the boards. It was coated with pure tin. The
:15:36. > :15:40.ones from Libya were coated with an ally of tin leg. Significant in the
:15:40. > :15:45.way that had it been available, he would not have been convicted of
:15:45. > :15:51.the Lockerbie bombings? I believe that is the case. Had the evidence
:15:51. > :15:55.that came into opposition one month before he went home, a couple of
:15:55. > :16:02.documents from the main forensic experts who did the work, which
:16:02. > :16:06.demonstrated he did not have this circuit board, had that been in
:16:06. > :16:10.their position, the defence would have had a greater defence. The
:16:10. > :16:15.evidence would have been knocked out. You are suggesting there was
:16:15. > :16:19.some understanding or conversation between the Scottish Justice
:16:19. > :16:27.Secretary and Abdelbaset Mohmed Ali al-Megrahi prior to his release in
:16:27. > :16:33.2009? The Scottish government has always denied this. The book states
:16:33. > :16:40.subsequent to a visit by a delegation of Libyan officials to
:16:40. > :16:47.the Scottish justice minister, one of those officials told Abdelbaset
:16:47. > :16:51.Mohmed Ali al-Megrahi the Scottish justice minister had indicated to
:16:51. > :16:57.him it would be easier to grant compassionate release if he dropped
:16:57. > :17:07.his appeal. That was not a demand. It was very clear he was not making
:17:07. > :17:14.
:17:14. > :17:18.a demand. He had no direct contact The Scottish government has told us
:17:19. > :17:22.it does not doubt the safety of the conviction and it maintains that he
:17:22. > :17:24.was released simply on compassionate grounds alone. It
:17:25. > :17:28.also says categorically that the Scottish government had no
:17:28. > :17:31.involvement or interest of any kind in Mr al-Megrahi dropping his
:17:31. > :17:35.appeal. Now, it has been a bruising few
:17:35. > :17:38.days in Australian politics. Julia Gillard remains Prime Minister
:17:38. > :17:46.after she defeated the man she ousted from the post, Kevin Rudd,
:17:46. > :17:50.in 2010. She won a leadership vote in her ruling Labor party on Sunday.
:17:50. > :17:54.She had caught the ballot to assert her authority after Kevin Rudd
:17:54. > :17:57.resigned unexpectedly as foreign minister last week and made a bid
:17:57. > :18:02.of the party leadership. Julia Gillard says she wants to draw a
:18:02. > :18:07.line under what she called an ugly battle. At times, it has been ugly,
:18:07. > :18:13.I understand that. I also understand that as a result,
:18:13. > :18:15.Australians have had a gut full of seeing us focus of ourselves. I
:18:15. > :18:21.understand the frustration of Australian has been seeing us do
:18:21. > :18:26.that. So today I want to say to Australians won and all, this issue,
:18:26. > :18:30.the leadership question is now determined. Kevin Rudd put the
:18:30. > :18:37.recent bitterness, he said, behind him in a speech conceding defeat
:18:37. > :18:42.after the vote. I congratulate Julia on her strong win today. The
:18:42. > :18:49.caucus has spoken. I accept the verdict without qualification and
:18:49. > :18:53.without rancour. TUI Jan every one of my supporters, who together to
:18:53. > :18:59.nearly one third of the caucus, I thank them. -- two each and every
:18:59. > :19:03.one. We are joined by Philip Williams, Europe correspondent for
:19:03. > :19:09.Australia's ABC, and in his studio is Keir Reeves from Monash
:19:09. > :19:14.University, Australia. Kevin Rudd, bloodied, but not out? He says he
:19:14. > :19:18.is out, that is the end of it, the caucus has made its decision. Do
:19:18. > :19:22.believe in? He is a very ambitious man who feels aggrieved about the
:19:22. > :19:27.way he was ousted. It would seem unlikely that he would have packed
:19:27. > :19:30.away all of his ambitions. I would predict that some time in the
:19:30. > :19:34.future, perhaps at the polls continue to go down, he may put his
:19:35. > :19:39.hand up and say, look, I am the man to win the election, I can call us
:19:39. > :19:42.back from the brink. He says he will not do it, but he would not be
:19:42. > :19:47.the first politician to change his mind. Keir Reeves, Julia Gillard is
:19:47. > :19:52.pretty much on probation. She has got to get her approval ratings up
:19:52. > :19:58.before the election next year. think the margin of the victory she
:19:58. > :20:04.had in the party room but was quite comprehensive, but her elect our
:20:04. > :20:08.ranking is still pretty low. As you said, she is on probation. Why do
:20:08. > :20:17.the Australian public not like her? She is popular within the party.
:20:17. > :20:20.think the question that needs to be answered is what was the rationale
:20:20. > :20:25.for dumping Kevin Rudd in the first place? That narrative was never
:20:25. > :20:28.really explained to the Australian public. Australian politics at the
:20:28. > :20:33.top seems to be a fairly bruising affair, bitter rivalry between
:20:33. > :20:37.Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd, is that typical of the Labor party in
:20:37. > :20:43.Australia? We are no strangers to this sort of competition. You only
:20:43. > :20:47.have to look at Paul Keating before him. He was always challenging the
:20:47. > :20:53.Prime Minister and eventually got the leadership. You know very well
:20:53. > :20:58.in Britain how this works in the Labour Party, the Brown-Blair
:20:58. > :21:03.competition. It is a very common narrative. What is a little less
:21:03. > :21:08.common is the way he has bounced back and had another go tanned been
:21:08. > :21:11.quite determined, having said that he was a happy little venture might
:21:11. > :21:15.be in foreign minister. Now he is going to the back benches, it means
:21:15. > :21:20.he has no ministerial responsibility, and he is a man who
:21:20. > :21:27.likes to be in control. It seems unlikely that he will suit there
:21:27. > :21:32.comfortably until the next election. It sounds very intriguing. Is that
:21:32. > :21:37.it? Australian politics, this is not unusual? You are a fairly
:21:37. > :21:41.straightforward, direct talking people. Sure, I think the Federal
:21:41. > :21:48.parliamentary Labor party is a fairly brutal arena, politically. I
:21:48. > :21:51.agree with Philip that if not soon, that some point there will be some
:21:51. > :21:57.sort of challenge against Iraq if she cannot lift their ratings with
:21:57. > :22:02.the public. -- against Gillard. What did the public make of this?
:22:02. > :22:07.Do they enjoy it or just think, get over it? I think everybody is sick
:22:07. > :22:09.and tired of it. They want to see effective management of the economy
:22:09. > :22:15.and the Government moving on with the business of the day, rather
:22:15. > :22:17.than this massive sideshow which has turned into the main event.
:22:17. > :22:22.Philip, is it a gift for correspondence IQ covering this
:22:22. > :22:29.kind of story, the personalities and intrigue? -- correspondents
:22:29. > :22:34.like you. Journalists love this sort of story, but the people don't.
:22:34. > :22:38.They really are annoyed with this. There are big questions not just
:22:38. > :22:41.for Australians, the global economy, to be answered, and things to be
:22:41. > :22:45.settled. They see this as an unnecessary distraction. It is a
:22:45. > :22:50.gift for the opposition, there are way ahead in the polls anyway. Tony
:22:50. > :22:54.Abbott, the leader of the opposition, cannot believe his luck.
:22:54. > :22:57.All he has to do is stay silent and what then destroy each other. He
:22:57. > :23:02.has to do very little between now and election to romp in, unless
:23:02. > :23:05.something dramatic changes. Philip Williams, Keir Reeves, I think you
:23:05. > :23:12.agree the opposition when it is the right when levels of There's only
:23:12. > :23:18.one poll that counts. We will have Was Hollywood's big night out, the
:23:18. > :23:23.Oscars, the usual red carpet, the glamorous designer dresses and it
:23:23. > :23:26.was a big night for The Artist. It picked up five Academy Awards,
:23:26. > :23:31.including best film and best actor for Jean Dujardin. He becomes the
:23:31. > :23:35.first Frenchman ever to win that accolade. As expected, Meryl Streep
:23:35. > :23:43.won the best actress award for the depiction of Margaret Thatcher in
:23:43. > :23:49.the Iron Lady. Here is Alastair A red carpet crammed with Hollywood
:23:49. > :23:54.royalty. Tinseltown at its most glamorous and glitzy. Sacha Baron
:23:54. > :23:58.Cohen used the spotlight to plug his latest role as a dictator. The
:23:58. > :24:02.academy warned him about publicity stunts and throwing pretend ashes
:24:02. > :24:07.of Kim Jong Il over one of the biggest entertainment presenters
:24:07. > :24:11.live on-air certainly broke protocol. And you know the show is
:24:11. > :24:18.ready to start when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie hit the red carpet,
:24:18. > :24:22.always the last to arrive with a It was the clear favourite from the
:24:22. > :24:27.beginning, and The Artist did not disappoint, becoming only the
:24:27. > :24:33.second silent movie ever to win Best Picture. And it took best
:24:33. > :24:43.director, Best costume, best music and best actor. The Oscar goes to
:24:43. > :24:48.
:24:48. > :24:52.If George Valentin could speak, he would say, Wow! Merci beaucoup! I
:24:52. > :24:57.love you! The right honourable gentleman could bat attend more
:24:57. > :25:01.closely to what I am saying. last time Meryl Streep won and
:25:01. > :25:06.Oscar, Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister, but it was her portrayal
:25:06. > :25:10.of the Iron Lady which won her the best actress prize. I look out here
:25:10. > :25:18.and I see my life before my eyes, my old friends, my new friends.
:25:18. > :25:21.Thank you, all of you, departed and here. Thank you for this
:25:22. > :25:25.inexplicably wonderful career, thank you so much, thank you.
:25:26. > :25:29.were British hopes for poor best supporting roles, but Christopher
:25:29. > :25:36.Plummer won his first gone aged 82, the oldest actor ever to win an
:25:36. > :25:43.Oscar. You are only two years older than me, darling, where have you
:25:43. > :25:47.been all my life?! The biggest British winner of the evening went
:25:47. > :25:55.to the Shore, a gritty tale of life amid the troubles in Northern
:25:55. > :26:00.Ireland which won best short film. It was an amazing night. We made
:26:00. > :26:07.this short film a couple of years ago based on peace and
:26:07. > :26:10.reconciliation, and little did we know that we would be here tonight.
:26:10. > :26:14.With the awards are given out, the celebrations are well under way. It
:26:14. > :26:18.has been a huge night for Hollywood outsiders, and although there was
:26:18. > :26:26.no big British win, at least the Iron Lady won Meryl Streep the
:26:26. > :26:30.Oscar she has waited 30 years for. Not often that Alastair Leithead
:26:30. > :26:34.gets to wear a bow-tie! A reminder of our top story: The European
:26:34. > :26:38.Union has agreed further sanctions against the Syrian government over
:26:38. > :26:42.continuing violence against protesters. Bank assets have been
:26:42. > :26:46.frozen and travel bans imposed on another seven of President Assad's
:26:46. > :26:56.close associates. That is all from the programme, next it is the
:26:56. > :27:01.
:27:01. > :27:04.weather. From me, Zeinab Badawi, Tonight it is going to be very mild,
:27:04. > :27:09.cloudy and breezy with a bit of patchy rain in one or two places.
:27:09. > :27:13.As we look to tomorrow's forecasts, we have a big area of high pressure
:27:13. > :27:17.around us and southwesterly winds coming up across the country. Again,
:27:17. > :27:22.temperatures well above average, maybe record breaking across
:27:22. > :27:25.Scotland, staying quite overcast in the West, where we will have rather
:27:25. > :27:30.misty, murky start to the day. Things fairly damp through parts of
:27:30. > :27:33.western Scotland. By the afternoon, north-west England keeps the cloud,
:27:33. > :27:38.rain through Cumbria, but east of the Pennines a bit of brightness
:27:38. > :27:41.and temperatures at around 14-15 degrees. Some sunshine breaking
:27:41. > :27:46.through across Cambridgeshire and East Anglia. Towards western areas,
:27:46. > :27:50.a bit more cloud, temperatures here a few degrees down, 11 or 12.
:27:50. > :27:55.Across Wales, cooler towards the coast, but move further inland
:27:55. > :27:59.towards the Welsh border temperatures of 13 or 14. For
:27:59. > :28:03.Northern Ireland, south-westerly breeze, cloudy skies in western
:28:03. > :28:08.areas, but in Antrim and Down the best chance of seeing brightness.
:28:08. > :28:14.Western Scotland stays rather damp, eastern Scotland could see