low cloud falling but the rain is at least needed and that could be with us for quite some time as we head into the first week of september. quite a long way off but rain on the distant horizon. that is what will be welcome news to a lot of people, especially gardeners. thank you. neighbours, of course, came to an end not long ago. home and away is still going strong, and superfan, julia hales, has watched all 5800 episodes. that doesn t seem that many. fewer than 6000. but has always wondered why there s no one like her in the cast. now she s created a play about her quest to become the first person with down syndrome to appear in the show, and it s being performed at the edinburgh international festival. pauline mclean reports.