thomasz, thank you. —— thomasz, thanks.get the dinosaur dna from the flea or mosquito? mosquito? they get their dna from it and can reconstruct these dinosaurs? ever wondered what dinosaur dna looks like? it spawned a fantastic film franchise. and it has spawned a debate between the two of us. do you ever think about dinosaur dna decides the opening ofjurassic park? a team of researchers from kent university have pieced together the genetic characteristics of dinosaurs by working backwards from their closest modern—day relatives. very clever indeed. they say the breakthrough reveals how they dominated earth for more than 180 million years. pallab ghosh has been finding out more. but these scenes from jurassic world really happen? dinosaurs recreated from dna wreaking havoc. geneticist darren griffin has used mathematical techniques to identify the genetic structure of the very first dinosaurs by working backwards from the closest modern—day relatives, birds and turtles. and so, would he, could he, bring them back to life? i

here's thomasz with a look at this morning's weather.louds may be a symbol of what is to come. good morning. good morning. hello to you at home. that's right, these clouds paint a picture of what is heading our way. it isn't looking cheerful. there is quite a bit of rain heading ourway cheerful. there is quite a bit of rain heading our way and some strong winds as well. if you live in the east of the country, i would get out there and do whatever you need to do if you want to avoid the rain because this cloud off the atlantic is piling in and with it, strong winds developing across western areas of the uk and this low pressure, with its weatherfront, will park itself right on top of the uk through the course of today. let's see what is happening this morning. the east of the country is staying dry for a time, so make the most of your morning. it quickly across the west, wind and rain will sweep right across the uk. the good news newsletter on this afternoon, the weather may actually improve across western areas so belfast, possibly aroun

thanks, thomasz.ing up, we'll be live in cardiff, as welsh cycling hero geraint thomas returns home from his historic win at the tour de france. thousands of people are expected on the streets to welcome him. good afternoon. the england cricketer ben stokes has begun giving evidence at his trial at bristol crown court. he and another defendant are accused of affray, after being arrested outside a nightclub in the city last september. a third man, ryan hales, was today ordered to be freed after charges against him were dropped. this morning, police released bodycam footage of ben stokes being arrested. our correspondent, jon kay, has been following the case. sorry, do you mind just loosening that right one on my wrist? handcuffed, in the back of a police car. this was the moment when ben stokes was arrested in september last year. the footage was shot on a body camera worn by the arresting officer in the clifton area of bristol. just yards from the vehicle where the england cricketer was being detained

here's thomasz with a look at this morning's weather. good morning! winds have freshened across western areas and the rain has piled in. let me show you the radar. this is not the forecast, this is what is happening. this is the thing that allows us to see where the rain has reached. northern ireland, engulfed by the rain it is reaching. nudging into south—western parts of england and wales. many eastern parts of the country at the moment are still pretty dry. if you wa nt to moment are still pretty dry. if you want to make the most of dry weather and you live across eastern areas, do so quickly in the next couple of hours because that rain will reach you. this is where the rain is at about ten or 11 o'clock, moving across the country. this package to the rain will brighten up eventually, across northern ireland, wales and the south—west. there will probably be sunshine here in the second half of the afternoon that many central and eastern areas look wet. the darker the cooler day, stronger winds on some coasts, gusting at a0 miles an hour. blustery i