duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.me of the other main stories this hour. two men are being questioned on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two women were found in a freezer in east london. the victims haven't been formally identified. police are offering a reward of 20,000 pounds for information that leads to the arrest and prosecution ofjoseph mccann who is wanted in connection with the abduction and rape of two women in london last week. alex hepburn, a cricketer who raped a woman as part of a sexual conquest game while she was asleep, has been jailed for five years. maternity services at two hospitals in south wales have been put into special measures after an independent review found serious failings. the review was prompted by a number of baby deaths and serious incidents at the royal glamorgan and prince charles hospitals. it found that staff shortages and a "blame culture" had led to poor care. sian lloyd reports. we have kept things along the way. this was our first christmas without her. sarah and jonat

full police investigation into gosport war memorial hospital.he men‘s and women‘s singles championship at wimbledon will take home to —— two 3p for total prize money. —— mike 3p. breaking news. a cricketer who raped a woman he found dosing and his team—mates rim has been convicted of rape. he is australian—born. he is said to have been fired up by the contest to sleep with as many women as possible. jailing him, thejudge said that the amateur cricketer and former team—mate at a apathetic game. he said he probably thought it was loutish behaviour at the time but it was phil sexism. it trivialised rape. 0nly but it was phil sexism. it trivialised rape. only now do you realise how serious rape is. he jailed him forfive realise how serious rape is. he jailed him for five years. the british speed skater, elise christie, has spoken about her struggle with mental health — after her disappointments at the sochi, and pyeongchang winter olympics. the triple world champion revealed that she had suffered with depression and anxiety for two years, but is now

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport. the uk's second biggest ca re in gosport.gest care home operator, four seasons, is going into administration. it is the latest in a series of care providers that has run into trouble. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt is here. a5 asi as i say, a very big provider, what will happen to the residents? you can imaginea will happen to the residents? you can imagine a lot of people will be worried by this but the company itself is reassuring patients and staff that although this is important for business, nothing will change for them. the care homes will keep operating in the same way. it is worth saying that if the company was in imminent danger of collapse, the regulator, the care quality commission, would have to issue a warning. i'm told that hasn't happened. let me give you a sense of the scale of four seasons health care. it has 17,000 residents and patients living in 322 care homes across the uk and it employs 22,000 staff. it is a big operation. it's been struggling of debts of more than £500 million for some tim

a new police investigation has been announced into the deaths of hundreds of patients at gosport war in hampshire between 1987 and 2001. a report published last summer, found more than a50 lives were shortened as a result of over—prescribing of opiates. families were told of the decision at a meeting in fareham shortly before the announcement was made. let's speak to duncan kennedy, who is in fareham. simon, this is a story that goes back more than 30 years and it does concern the deaths of hundreds of millions of people —— and of people at this hospital in gosport through painkillers given for no reason. the family suffered for a full police investigation for several years. today they were told they would get one. the families were given news about a new police investigation at a meeting this morning. among those here were gillian mackenzie, the first to allow police in 1988 after the death of her mother. and bridget reeves lost a close relative as well. debbie mackay and cindy grant also came, following the death of their father. whilst ian sanford lost hers —— his wife hazel. he w

duncan kennedy, bbc news, in gosport.ospitals in south wales have been put into special measures, after an independent review found serious failings. the review was prompted by a number of baby deaths and other serious incidents. it found that staff shortages — and what was described as a "blame culture" — had led to poor care. the cwm taf morgannwg university health board said it fully accepted the findings of the review, which criticised the units at the royal glamorgan hospital in lla ntrisa nt and the prince charles hospital in merthyr tydfil. the labour party's governing body has been discussing whether a commitment to another eu referendum should be part of its european election manifesto, and, if so, under what circumstances. the national executive committee decided this evening that the party would support a further referendum on brexit but only under certain circumstances. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. tell us more about the decision. well, labour has been accused of sitting on

this was the scene taken on sunday in gosport in hampshire. so some blue skies, some sunshine. but we've had quite a chilly breeze and temperatures have been below par for the middle of april. as we move through this week, still some sunny spells, still some dry weather on the cards. things will be gradually turning warm over the next few days. it won't stay completely dry. we have got a weather front moving in from the west. but higher pressure sitting across scandinavia is really winning out at the moment. we've still got quite a cool breeze blowing around that area of high pressure. so the winds coming in from the east of the south—east, but milder air

stanley was one of hundreds of people who died after going into the gosport war memorial hospital.nquiry that was announced must get at the truth. we want justice for the relatives and for the families that have been fighting for the last 20 years. it's gone on long enough now. a lot of the families in there — we're all getting older, and, you know, it's been 20 years, so... for us, anyway, with dad. last year, an independent inquiry found that more than a50 patients died at the hospital because they were probably given strong painkillers for no medical reason. today, the police said their new inquiry would be different to three previous ones. the families have waited a long time. they want answers. i want to try and give them the answers, but i can't promise that i'm going to give them the outcome that they want. the police also say that they are looking at a full range of charges, including murder, but they say it all depends on whether they can prove that the shortening of lives here at gosport was directly caused by the use of these powerful painkillers. drjane barton was respo

bbc news at 5: a new police investigation is launched into the deaths of hundreds of patients at gosportar memorial hospital. labour's governing body agrees to support a second brexit referendum, but only if other options fail. gunfire and tear gas in venezuela. 0pposition leaderjuan guaido says he's started the final phase of his plan to oust president nicolas maduro. japan's emperor akihito gives up his throne in a formal ceremony — the first emperor to do so in over two centuries. and spurs prepare to take on dutch leaders ajax in their first champions league semifinal. it's been called "the worst treatment scandal in the history of the nhs", and today a public inquiry got underway into how thousands of people were infected with hepatitis c and hiv during nhs treatment in the 1970s and ‘80s. many of those infected had haemophilia — a genetic condition that prevents blood from clotting properly. thousands more may have been exposed through blood transfusions after an operation or childbirth. the former high courtjudge sir brian langstaff, who's leading the investigation, promised it wo

a full police investigation is announced into the deaths of hundreds of patients at gosport war memorialording to a new report. here is the business news. the owners of four seasons health care, one of the uk's biggest health care providers, has gone in to administration. two of the holding companies that own the group have been struggling with a heavy debt load and have appointed administrators. sources at the company say that residents and patients will not be affected by the administration while it seeks a buyer. four seasons has 250 care homes across the uk caring for more than 13,000 people. accounting firm kpmg has been fined £6 million, "severely reprimanded" and told to undertake an internal review over the way it audited an insurance company. the financial reporting council said it related to the 2008 and 2009 audits of equity red star, a firm based at the lloyds of london market. an independent body should oversee the rail network, according to britain's railway companies. in submissions made to a government—appointed review into rail, the firms also said long—distance routes s

this was the scene taken on sunday in gosport in hampshire. so some blue skies, some sunshine. temperatures have been below par for the middle of april. as we move through this week, still some sunny spells, still some dry weather on the cards. things will be gradually turning warm over the next few days. it won't stay completely dry. we have got a weather front moving in from the west. but higher pressure sitting across scandinavia is really winning out at the moment. we've still got quite a cool breeze blowing around that area of high pressure. so the winds coming in from the east of the south—east, but milder air not far away. that will be more of a player later this week. now, we start off monday morning still on quite a cold note. could be a touch of frost in the countryside, with temperatures below freezing in a few spots. through the day, though, lots of sunshine for many areas. not everywhere. particularly in the west, we've got more cloud. outbreaks of patchy rain for parts of northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england. also a bit cloudier for the east coa

the next few days are going to be significantly colder, and to illustrate the point, this was gosports 17 degrees. lovely in the sunshine. same place tuesday, 9 degrees, so quite a drop. any remaining warm air that we've had across southern parts of the uk is getting swept away by this developing north to north—westerly wind, and that will push colder air across the whole of the country. now, the colder air comes behind this band of cloud and rain here, that's pushing its way south—eastwards across the uk, with showers, some of them wintry, following in behind. for the rush hour, heading across the midlands, in particular, this rain still could be quite heavy. through the morning, it pushes into east anglia and the south—east. behind it, a couple of hours of dry weather and sunshine. then showers come packing in and almost anywhere could catch a shower. they may well be heavy, could be some hail and thunder in there and some wintriness over the hills, especially in the north. those temperatures are back down to 8—10 degrees. colder air, then, arriving across the uk. and we set up more

this was the scene taken on sunday in gosport in hampshire. so some blue skies, some sunshine.ddle of april. as we move through this week, still some sunny spells, still some dry weather on the cards. things will be gradually turning warm over the next few days. it won't stay completely dry. we have got a weather front moving in from the west. but higher pressure sitting across scandinavia is really winning out at the moment. we've still got quite a cool breeze blowing around that area of high pressure. so the winds coming in from the east of the south—east, but milder air not far away. that will be more of a player later this week. now, we start off monday morning still on quite a cold note. could be a touch of frost in the countryside, with temperatures below freezing in a few spots. through the day, though, lots of sunshine for many areas. not everywhere. particularly in the west, we've got more cloud. outbreaks of patchy rain for parts of northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england. also a bit cloudier for the east coast of england and eastern scotland with a fe

the next few days are going to be significantly colder and to illustrate the point, this was gosport, was 17 degrees. lovely in the sunshine. same place, tuesday, 9 degrees, so quite a drop. any remaining warm air that we've had across southern parts of the uk is getting swept away by this developing north to north—westerly wind and that will push colder air across the whole of the country. now, the colder air comes behind this band of cloud and rain here, that's pushing its way south—eastwards across the uk, with showers, some of them wintry, following in behind. for the rush hour, heading across the midlands, in particular, this rain still could be quite heavy. through the morning, it pushes into east anglia and the south—east. behind it, a couple of hours of dry weather and sunshine. then showers come packing in and almost anywhere could catch a shower. they may well be heavy, could be some hail and thunder in there and some wintriness over the hills, especially in the north. those temperatures are back down to 8—10 degrees. colder air then arriving across the uk. we set up more of

the warmest weather was on the south coast, gosport in hampshire had blue skies overhead lifting temperatures and northern ireland were not too far behind. a bit chilly for some eastern coasts. i'm hopeful that through saturday it won't be quite as breezy for those eastern areas, so it might feel a little less chilly. certainly high pressure remains in charge. one fly in the ointment, a frontal system wriggling around to the north—west, likely to introduce some cloud and more outbreaks of rain. really only over the far north—west of the uk, the western side of northern ireland and the west of scotland. elsewhere, from eastern scotland down into england and wales, we are looking at blue skies and sunshine once any early fog has cleared. less chilly than it was on friday for the north sea coast. 21 degrees in hull. the highest temperatures towards the south—east 25, maybe 26. there could be the odd patch of mist flirting with some eastern coasts of england. all the while we will have clouded outbreaks of rain across the far north—west of scotland. it could pick up for a time on saturday night i

a new police investigation into the deaths of hundreds of patients at gosport war memorial hospital istake place. labour's governing body agrees to support a second brexit referendum — but only if other options fail. and, japan's emperor akihito gives up his throne in a formal ceremony — the first emperor to do so in over two centuries. that have been dramatic scenes and clashes on the streets of the venezuelan capital, caracas, as the opposition leader urges people to topple nicholas maduro. one why do started the final phase of his plan to oust the president. as crowds grew, a venezuelan national guard vehicle was seen to run into people who were throwing stones and hit the vehicles with bricks. these wordy pictures takenjust vehicles with bricks. these wordy pictures taken just before that happened. there is feeling authorities say they are reacting to what they describe as a coup attempt, afterjuan guaido declared himself president in january. attempt, afterjuan guaido declared himself president injanuary. he said he had spoken to military leaders and had their total loyalty. we ar

this was the scene taken on sunday in gosport in hampshire. so some blue skies, some sunshine.e cards. things will be gradually turning warm over the next few days. it won‘t stay completely dry. we have got a weather front moving in from the west. but higher pressure sitting across scandinavia is really winning out at the moment. we‘ve still got quite a cool breeze blowing around that area of high pressure. so the winds coming in from the east of the south—east, but milder air not far away. that will be more of a player later this week. now, we start off monday morning still on quite a cold note. could be a touch of frost in the countryside, with temperatures below freezing in a few spots. through the day, though, lots of sunshine for many areas. not everywhere. particularly in the west, we‘ve got more cloud. outbreaks of patchy rain for parts of northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england. also a bit cloudier for the east coast of england and eastern scotland with a few spots of drizzle. temperatures just 8 degrees or so in aberdeen. in the sunnier spells, 13 or 1a

the warmest weather was on the south coast, gosport in hampshire had blue skies overhead lifting temperaturesre not too far behind. a bit chilly for some eastern coasts. i'm hopeful that through saturday it won't be quite as breezy for those eastern areas, so it might feel a little less chilly. certainly high pressure remains in charge. 0ne fly in the ointment, a frontal system wriggling around to the north—west, likely to introduce some cloud and more outbreaks of rain. really only over the far north—west of the uk, the western side of northern ireland and the west of scotland. elsewhere, from eastern scotland down into england and wales, we are looking at blue skies and sunshine once any early fog has cleared. less chilly than it was on friday for the north sea coast. 21 degrees in hull. the highest temperatures towards the south—east 25, maybe 26. there could be the odd patch of mist flirting with some eastern coasts of england. all the while we will have clouded outbreaks of rain across the far north—west of scotland. it could pick up for a time on saturday night into the early hours of s

a new police investigation is launched into the deaths of hundreds of patients at gosport war memorial labour's governing body agrees to support a second brexit referendum but only if other options fail. we report from nottingham on social mobility or the lack of it and what can be done to promote better career opportunities outside london. and japan's emperor akihito gives up his throne in a formal ceremony — the first emperor to do so in over two centuries. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are former pensions minister ros altmann and political commentatorjane merrick. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the telegraph says the prime minister is close to agreeing to brexit demands from labour — the paper says theresa may is convinced their support is needed in order for a stable majority to back her deal in parliament. the guardian's front page also focuses on labour — but looks at the brexit policy debates going on within the party over whether to support a second referendum, and the is front page features stor

the warmest weather was on the south coast, gosport in hampshire had blue skies overhead lifting temperatureschilly for some eastern coasts. i'm hopeful that through saturday it won't be quite as breezy for those eastern areas, so it might feel a little less chilly. certainly high pressure remains in charge. 0ne fly in the ointment, a frontal system wriggling around to the north—west, likely to introduce some cloud and more outbreaks of rain. really only over the far north—west of the uk, the western side of northern ireland and the west of scotland. elsewhere, from eastern scotland down into england and wales, we are looking at blue skies and sunshine once any early fog has cleared. less chilly than it was on friday for the north sea coast. 21 degrees in hull. the highest temperatures towards the south—east 25, maybe 26. there could be the odd patch of mist flirting with some eastern coasts of england. all the while we will have clouded outbreaks of rain across the far north—west of scotland. it could pick up for a time on saturday night into the early hours of sunday. elsewhere it is dry wi

the warmest weather was on the south coast, gosport in hampshire had blue skies overhead lifting temperatures. i‘m hopeful that through saturday it won‘t be quite as breezy for those eastern areas, so it might feel a little less chilly. certainly high pressure remains in charge. 0ne fly in the ointment, a frontal system wriggling around to the north—west, likely to introduce some cloud and more outbreaks of rain. really only over the far north—west of the uk, the western side of northern ireland and the west of scotland. elsewhere, from eastern scotland down into england and wales, we are looking at blue skies and sunshine once any early fog has cleared. less chilly than it was on friday for the north sea coast. 21 degrees in hull. the highest temperatures towards the south—east 25, maybe 26. there could be the odd patch of mist flirting with some eastern coasts of england. all the while we will have clouded outbreaks of rain across the far north—west of scotland. it could pick up for a time on saturday night into the early hours of sunday. elsewhere it is dry with clear spells again. one or

the next few days are going to be significantly colder, and to illustrate the point, this was gosportthe sunshine. same place tuesday, 9 degrees, so quite a drop. any remaining warm air that we've had across southern parts of the uk is getting swept away by this developing north to north—westerly wind, and that will push colder air across the whole of the country. now, the colder air comes behind this band of cloud and rain here, that's pushing its way south—eastwards across the uk, with showers, some of them wintry, following in behind. for the rush hour, heading across the midlands, in particular, this rain still could be quite heavy. through the morning, it pushes into east anglia and the south—east. behind it, a couple of hours of dry weather and sunshine. then showers come packing in and almost anywhere could catch a shower. they may well be heavy, could be some hail and thunder in there and some wintriness over the hills, especially in the north. those temperatures are back down to 8—10 degrees. colder air, then, arriving across the uk. and we set up more of a north to north—wes

this was the picture in gosport and hampshire on sunday.hey will bring some rain. high pressure sits across scandinavia. we have a rather chilly breeze first thing monday morning. the air is rotating around that, coming from the east of the south—east. milder and not far away. monday morning dawns on a fairly chilly note. a touch of frost in the countryside, particularly scotla nd in the countryside, particularly scotland and northern england. temperatures below freezing first thing. plenty of sunshine through the day. mcleod and outbreaks of rain further west, northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england. quite windy. bit of clutter on the east coast of england and eastern scotland with some drizzle. temperatures struggling to get out of single figures. a little warmer thanit of single figures. a little warmer than it was through the weekend. that warming trend continues through the week ahead. we waved goodbye to the week ahead. we waved goodbye to the blue colours and the cold air and welcome something milder with a southerly

this was the scene taken on sunday in gosport in hampshire. so some blue skies, some sunshine.ratures have been below par for the middle of april. as we move through this week, still some sunny spells, still some dry weather on the cards. things will be gradually turning warm over the next few days. it won't stay completely dry. we have got a weather front moving in from the west. but higher pressure sitting across scandinavia is really winning out at the moment. we've still got quite a cool breeze blowing around that area of high pressure. so the winds coming in from the east of the south—east, but milder air not far away. that will be more of a player later this week. now, we start off monday morning still on quite a cold note. could be a touch of frost in the countryside, with temperatures below freezing in a few spots. through the day, though, lots of sunshine for many areas. not everywhere. particularly in the west, we've got more cloud. outbreaks of patchy rain for parts of northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england. also a bit cloudier for the east coast of

the warmest weather was on the south coast, gosport in hampshire had blue skies overhead lifting temperaturesales, and northern ireland were not too far behind. a bit chilly for some eastern coasts. i'm hopeful that through saturday it won't be quite as breezy for those eastern areas, so it might feel a little less chilly. certainly high pressure remains in charge. one fly in the ointment, a frontal system wriggling around to the north—west, likely to introduce some cloud and more outbreaks of rain. really only over the far north—west of the uk, the western side of northern ireland and the west of scotland. elsewhere, from eastern scotland down into england and wales, we are looking at blue skies and sunshine once any early fog has cleared. less chilly than it was on friday for the north sea coast. 21 degrees in hull. the highest temperatures towards the south—east 25, maybe 26. there could be the odd patch of mist flirting with some eastern coasts of england. all the while we will have clouded outbreaks of rain across the far north—west of scotland. it could pick up for a time on saturday ni

the next few days are going to be significantly colder and to illustrate the point, this was gosport, sunshine. same place, tuesday, 9 degrees so quite a drop. any remaining warm air that we've had across southern parts of the uk is getting swept away by this developing north to north—westerly wind and that will push colder air across the whole of the country. now, the colder air comes behind this band of cloud and rain here, that's pushing its way south—eastwards across the uk, with showers, some of them wintry, following in behind. for the rush hour, heading across the midlands, in particular, this rain still could be quite heavy. through the morning, it pushes into east anglia and the south—east. behind it, a couple of hours of dry weather and sunshine. then showers come packing in and almost anywhere could catch a shower. they may well be heavy, could be some hail and thunder in there and some wintriness over the hills, especially in the north. those temperatures are back down to 8—10 degrees. colder air then arriving across the uk. we set up more of a north to north—westerly wind

this was the scene taken on sunday in gosport in hampshire. so some blue skies, some sunshine.w par for the middle of april. as we move through this week, still some sunny spells, still some dry weather on the cards. things will be gradually turning warm over the next few days. it won't stay completely dry. we have got a weather front moving in from the west. but higher pressure sitting across scandinavia is really winning out at the moment. we've still got quite a cool breeze blowing around that area of high pressure. so the winds coming in from the east of the south—east, but milder air not far away. that will be more of a player later this week. now, we start off monday morning still on quite a cold note. could be a touch of frost in the countryside, with temperatures below freezing in a few spots. through the day, though, lots of sunshine for many areas. not everywhere. particularly in the west, we've got more cloud. outbreaks of patchy rain for parts of northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england. also a bit cloudier for the east coast of england and eastern sc

this was the scene taken on sunday in gosport in hampshire. so some blue skies, some sunshine.week, still some sunny spells, still some dry weather on the cards. things will be gradually turning warm over the next few days. it won't stay completely dry. we have got a weather front moving in from the west. but higher pressure sitting across scandinavia is really winning out at the moment. we've still got quite a cool breeze blowing around that area of high pressure. so the winds coming in from the east of the south—east, but milder air not far away. that will be more of a player later this week. now, we start off monday morning still on quite a cold note. could be a touch of frost in the countryside, with temperatures below freezing in a few spots. through the day, though, lots of sunshine for many areas. not everywhere. particularly in the west, we've got more cloud. outbreaks of patchy rain for parts of northern ireland, west wales, the south—west of england. also a bit cloudier for the east coast of england and eastern scotland with a few spots of drizzle. temperatures just 8

the next few days are going to be significantly colder, and to illustrate the point, this was gosportgrees, so quite a drop. any remaining warm air that we've had across southern parts of the uk is getting swept away by this developing north to north—westerly wind, and that will push colder air across the whole of the country. now, the colder air comes behind this band of cloud and rain here, that's pushing its way south—eastwards across the uk, with showers, some of them wintry, following in behind. for the rush hour, heading across the midlands, in particular, this rain still could be quite heavy. through the morning, it pushes into east anglia and the south—east. behind it, a couple of hours of dry weather and sunshine. then showers come packing in and almost anywhere could catch a shower. they may well be heavy, could be some hail and thunder in there and some wintriness over the hills, especially in the north. those temperatures are back down to 8—10 degrees. colder air, then, arriving across the uk. and we set up more of a north to north—westerly wind strengthening on wednesday.

it is officially the hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 25.5 celsius at gosportave flocked to the coast to make the most of a glorious easter weekend. the uk's warmest easter temperature was 29.4 degrees, recorded in london back in 1919. 0livia richwald is in southport for us. it's about 20 celsius at the moment in sunny southport. the town on merseyside has one of the biggest expanses of sand in the northwest, and the second longest appear in the country. —— pier. the ice cream queues however are rather shorter than average this time of year. let's ask some of the people where they come from today. where have you come from? yeah, we're from cheshire, enjoying the sunshine in these record—breaking temperatures while it lasts. is it normally like this here? no. last time we came last year, it was very cold. we've come out with a baby and enjoyed it. so yeah, lovely time to be here. thank you very much. let's ask someone else, where have you come from today? wigan. wigan — is it normally like this here? no, it's usually really cold. i've just come out for a day out

behind me this photo is from gosport in hampshire where we saw the highest temperature in the countryis 12 degrees or so because we have an onshore breeze that looks similar today. if you want to heat, head inland and be near a swimming pool. for the easter weekend, very warm with a lot of sunshine but we will have a bit more cloud and a little bit of rain across the very far north—west of the country because of this pesky weather front just trying to push in off the atlantic. high—pressure will continue to wind out and keep that weather front out bay but it will still bring more cloud here to the north and west of scotland, maybe western parts of northern ireland. little hazy hearing could see a splash of rain for the western isles but after mist clears a glorious and sunny day with low cloud affecting the eastern coastal areas. if that happens it could be disappointingly great uncle but i think that will be a slim it should be dry and sunny. low 20 celsius, we could have 25 or 26 day today so i think today will be the peak of the warm spell. as we had through tonight and get another

the warmest day of the year so far was on saturday, temperatures shot up to 25.5 celsius in gosport inch of the uk it will be dry, breezy and we will see more cloud across areas. temperatures about 30 degrees, but in the sunshine, in the south, we could get up sunshine, in the south, we could get up to 22 degrees. this evening and overnight, showers gathering in the south—west will be heavier and we could hear some rumbles coming from them as they push into parts of wales and central and southern england. clear skies but not a cold night, with the crowd in these moving towards the west we are looking at overnight lows of between seven and 12. the showers really gets going tomorrow, moving steadily northwards through the day, some heavy and century. turning fresher behind them, by the end of the afternoon we expect them to have got as far north as northern ireland and parts of southern scotland. for the rest of scotland, a fine and dry day, the east prone to more cloud. into thursday, anywhere could catch a shower. in the south is where babel starts, unable push northwards. there will b

you have sailed back from gosport over the last few days, you're still out there on the water as oftenit like? it was quite an experience, and actually, it was five years ago, you were 75, robin, you have just turned 80, and five years ago, you were 75, robin, you havejust turned 80, and it five years ago, you were 75, robin, you have just turned 80, and it was at the start of a transatlantic race, we travelled from portsmouth to saint—malo in brittany and frankly, it was a pretty difficult trip, we had quite a few problems, and the corporate hospitality, it's very interesting, robin skippered the boat brilliantly, it was fascinating to watch it, but his hospitality was basically a supermarket carrier bag with five pork pies and there were five of us on board, for a 36 hour difficult journey, but he did look after everybody! when it comes to food, i was reading that when you were on your voyage, sir robin knox—johnston, you had appendicitis and actually you got through that, you knew exactly what food to eat, can you tell us what happened? well, ijust got can you tell us what happened?