duncan kennedy, bbc news. stephen parker, what a survivor. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. of days and some hefty downpours to go with them, but, equally, a little bit of sunshine in between. however, those hefty showers will continue to keep coming, as we go through the rest of this evening, and it's all down to this area of low pressure. now, that will meander a little bit further eastwards, away from the british isles through the weekend, allowing a decrease in the activity, the shower activity, but, certainly, some torrential downpours this evening, with hail and thunder. and the heavy downpours prolonged in the north will continue elsewhere. these showers will become less frequent. and under the starry skies, it will turn quite chilly once again. which means that saturday morning will dawn on a cool but quite bright night, and we are hopeful that this weekend, we will see fewer showers, the winds will be later, so a little bit more sunshine around, it will feel warmer. but it won't be completely dry, certainly not closer to the area of low pressure. so for those areas