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Talks over controversial changes to Great

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Talks over controversial changes to civil servants pension

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good evening and welcome to BBC Channel Islands. Our top stories...

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A top civil servant assaults a police officer at double the Diggle

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Summit. Unions prepare for battles over

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changes to public sector pensions. It is a prudent approach to a good

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quality pension scheme because that avoids poverty in old age.

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And let's get quizzical ` the brightest young brains of Jersey and

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Guernsey compete for school and Ireland `` Ireland glory.

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`` island glory. Guernsey's chief economist has been

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sentenced to 70 hours of community service after punching a police

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officer. He pleaded guilty to two charges at

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Jersey's Magistrate's Court today. He had been representing the state

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of Guernsey at the British Irish Council meeting last week. Top

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officials from across the British Isles in Jersey having serious

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discussions on the economy last week.

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But missing from the second day of the conference was Guernsey's chief

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economist, Doctor Andrew Sloan. He was being held in police custody.

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The night before he had been thinking at the Hotel where the

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conference took place when he became abusive to bar staff over the bill.

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On returning to his room, he punched a police officer in the face who had

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been trying to help them, was arrested and taken to custody.

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Today, he was taken to Jersey Magistrate's Court.

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He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer and being drunk and

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disorderly on licensed premises. Sentencing him to 70 hours community

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service and a fine of ?1000, the magistrate called the incident

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disgraceful. She told Sloane you embarrassed your

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island in front of people from businesses and other islands.

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Leaving court, Sloane apologise for his actions.

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As I said in court, I greatly regret the events of last Thursday night. I

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apologise to people, particularly my wife, for the pain and suffering

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caused. I apologise once again. Meanwhile, Guernsey's government

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said it was at the `` unwilling to comment on individual employees, but

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the council said accusations of poor conduct could lead to disciplinary

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action and the States takes reputation seriously.

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Going too far, too fast. That is the union's verdict to proposed changes

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to public sector pensions and Guernsey. `` in Guernsey. Members of

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the Association of States Employee Organisations are meeting this

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evening to prepare their response to plans to increase the pension age

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and employee contributions. They say the States have failed to provide

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adequate justification for the changes. Mike Wilkins reports.

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People are living longer, so pension costs are escalating. The government

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in Guernsey feels the burden on the taxpayer is too high and needs

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reform. The island is facing a ?500 million

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shortfall, as there is less cash in the pensions pot. To address this,

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the Government is proposing a number of changes. Under the plan,

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retirement age is to go from 60 to 65. People will also have two p more

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with contributions up by 1.5%. Final salaries will be scrapped with

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the scheme instead based on average salaries. `` will have to pay more.

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We would expect them to reach a point where they say we have done

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everything we can and proposals are a reason for change, a reason for

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compromise. If there is further opposition, then so be it. But I

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think they will find that the vast majority of the public see the need

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for these changes. While most public sector workers

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still enjoy retirement guarantees linked to final salaries, much of

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the private sector are in cheaper, less secure pension deals.

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Union representatives feel it does not make the private sector right.

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The States is taking a prudent approach about having a good quality

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pension scheme because it avoids poverty in old age amongst its

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employees. There are many employers out there prepared to maximise

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profits by reducing the rate or the scale of the pensions system and

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dumping the problem back on the taxpayer when those people retire.

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This evening, the various unions will meet to decide what action to

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take next. But as all parties grapple with how to pay for todaymy

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workers when they retire, one thing is for sure that thousands will be

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affected by whatever gets decided. The wing of the crashed Channel

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Islands search plane has been moved to Jersey airport. The plane crash

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landed on the north coast while looking for fishermen in a storm.

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The rest of the plane will be removed tomorrow and will then be

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shipped to Scotland to credit will be assessed whether it can fly

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again. The final stage of a multi`million

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pound scheme to stop flooding in Jersey is getting underway.

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It was launched last year to protect properties that were flooded

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one year ago, this machine started digging. And the result ` a shaft 23

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metres deep right in the middle of St Helier. It is where they will

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lower the machine that will tunnel out a pair of storm drains. And this

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is the drill that has been shipped in for the job. It is quite an

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extensive one. Each tunnel will be 70 metres long ` all part of a major

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project to improve the drainage here. The current system isn't good

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enough. Three years ago, the drains burst during heavy rain in the

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summer, flooding homes and businesses. Last year, the States

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decided to spend ?4.5 million to stop that happening again.

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It is very, very important. This whole area over to my right was

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flooded so this new shaft system here will alleviate that problem

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completely. The Treasury have been very good to us, we've had the

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funding to proceed with this project. Once in place, the drill

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will be switched on. Nicknamed Victoria Vole, she'll be

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operated using a remote control. But drilling underneath such a built`up

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area is no laughing matter. Engineers will have to make sure

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they don't disturb any foundations. We've been very careful. We've been

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monitoring vibrations to make sure there isn't any shakedown of any of

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the buildings. We've installed monitoring points to look at the

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ground water level and make sure that doesn't change.

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The drilling is due to start in the new year and the tunnels should be

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in place by the spring, bringing peace of mind to all those flooded

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out three summers ago. The Channel Islands brightest young

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brains battled it out today at the finals of an inter`island school

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quiz competition. The best teams from Guernsey and Jersey went head

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to head after winning the heats, but which island can boast the brianiest

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boffins? Our reporter, Tim Robinson, was there.

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The best young brains in the Channel Islands locking horns in

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intellectual battle. The challenges for every year between Guernsey and

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Jersey, with three age groups taking art. Today, the first winners were

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from Jersey. It was quite hard. But we won by quite a good margin,

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so it was fun. Year eight pupils were next to the buzzers, with

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Jersey narrowly losing out to the boys of Elizabeth College.

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At the beginning I was nervous, because we were even, then they

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broke ahead, but in the last two rounds we really came back.

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That win left the islands make and neck with the pressure on the over

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16 is playing for the Channel Islands bragging rights.

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Jersey's school took on Elizabeth College and it was the Guernsey team

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that held their nerve to the win. Victory was sweet, but for the

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organiser it is getting schools to take part that counts. There is a

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tremendous amount of levity to promote excellence in sport and in

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media and in art, but nothing to promote scholarly academia.

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This year, Guernsey can claim to be the brainiest bailiwick.

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The team behind the eventual competitions like this will make

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Channel Islands children the British `` brightest.

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Veterans and officials gathered today in Guernsey at the site of a

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new memorial honouring allied airmen who died during the Second World

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War. In memory of the 111 Allied air crew

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who lost their lives in bailiwick waters during the Second World

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War... A service of dedication was held at

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the location where the monument will eventually be built by 2015. It will

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feature each of the names of the estimated 110 airmen who lost their

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lives over the Bailiwick. The ancient Egyptians had a saying,

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which went to come if you speak a man's name, yet will he live. People

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will be able to read the names are allowed and they will be able to ``

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read the names aloud, and they will be able to bring these men out of

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the shadows and they will be able to walk in the sunlight once again.

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That is what it is all about, that we never forget them. Now for the

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weather. Good evening. This week will certainly feel a bit

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more like winter, lower temperatures and the risk of someone free

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showers, especially tomorrow. All through this week high pressure is

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getting closer, so by the weekend we have high`pressure that will stay

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with us until next week. The week ahead is called, some wintry

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showers, also the risk of some overnight frost. At the moment we

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have a fair cover of cloud, no risk of Frost, the cloud still producing

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some spots of rain. It will move out of the way later on and after

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midnight the skies were clear as a weather system moves out of the

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way. Then we will start to see a much colder field to the air, winds

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from the North, from Greenland and Iceland, so expect showers and

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feeling pretty raw because of the strength of wind. It warms up

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slightly by Wednesday, a weather front I rise from the north`west

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with damp weather on the morning of Wednesday. A translator colder.

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Overnight tonight, the rain band will clear away, and before dawn we

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will start to see clear skies. Temperatures up to six Celsius, not

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much more during the day. Every now and then one or two of the showers

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could have hailstones or sleep, then sunny spells in the afternoon. ``

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sleet. Then a brisk northerly breeze and a high wind chill, wrap up one

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day. `` warmly. The coastal waters forecast...

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The times of high water... As for the outlook, warmer on

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Wednesday with outbreaks of rain, turning more shallowly, then colder

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again on Thursday and Friday. By the time we get to the end of the week

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and into the weekend, quite a high risk of seeing a bit of Frost around

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as high`pressure takes charge. Bye for now. That is the news and

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weather from BBC Channel Islands. Goodbye.

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courageous and Plymouth. I'll have all the details of the

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weather later. Well, it was a weekend to forget for

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most of our teams. Plymouth Argyle were the only one of our League Two

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sides to avoid defeat and our rugby clubs didn't fare any better either,

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with the Exeter Chiefs again losing out to their bogey side in the LV

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Cup. Andy Birkett rounds up the weekend's action.

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We should start with football this evening. Torquay are in the

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relegation zone. I was at the game and it wasn't pretty. Defensively,

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they were all over the place. A good finish but leading up to that the

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play was sloppy. They take full advantage, no doubt. But the

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recovery isn't good enough. Defending wasn't enough. Not a nice

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position. And the fans weren't happy. No, they were not. A lot of

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fans today have been calling for Alan Mill to go. It is a tough job.

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He doesn't want to be in that position and neither do the players

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or fans. But they need some wins. Do you think they're looking for anyone

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else? Not as far as I know. But something has to change on the

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training ground or field. Saturday wasn't good enough. Exeter. Again,

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not good enough. Their third straight defeat. Yes, it was

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frustrating because they were looking really good at times. There

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were only 20 million watching against Manchester United. Our only

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goal from any of our teams. I made my debut at York. They went for a

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good set piece here with a good delivery. A bit scrappy but he

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scores the goal and it is a huge point. Looking good for them. Rugby,

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now. Nothing brilliant they're either. I'm the only one not wearing

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pink, too. Exeter went to Bath and they have never beaten them. It was

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sloppy. This isn't typical of Exeter. Their defence is something

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they pride themselves on. On a brighter note, one of their players

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was back playing again. 37`15 this game ended. They have got Bath again

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in a fortnight and have still never beaten them. They will want to put

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that right. Briefly, the championship as well. No good news

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there either. Pirates will be disappointed to lose. Plymouth

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Albion also seventh at the moment. Plymouth College will be providing a

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third of the England team in the World Schools Swimming Championships

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in Brazil at the end of the month. John Rudd will be taking eight

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swimmers from the school to Brasilia, including Olympic champion

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Ruta Meilutyte. She'll be looking to add to the nine gold medals she's

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already won this year and will be representing England for the first

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time. Now, you may remember back in March

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we told the story of the first bomb that fell on Plymouth in the Second

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World War. The housewife who was killed was called Blanch Ellnor. Her

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family contacted us to tell her that her sister is still alive. Phyllis,

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who is now 96, tells her story for the first time.

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She put the children in the air raid shelter and then went back to make

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sure that the dinner was cooking. It was a straight plane which had got

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lost so it dropped it bombs and about was dreadful, really. But you

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had to get on with it. Phyllis lost her sister on July 30 six 1940. She

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also lost her husband in the first British warship to be a lost in the

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war. Phyllis waved goodbye to her husband on HMS courageous.

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Courageous. Left to patrol the Irish Sea. Then she was torpedoed.

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The heaviest loss is in men. Our sympathy goes to all those who are

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bereaved. The men were lost in a worthy task and although they did

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not return, they served their country well.

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518 servicemen were lost. I kept saying he was a good swimmer so

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he'll be back. There were more than 700 survivors but Phyllis's husband

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was not amongst them. I still thought he would come back. I kept

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saying it but it was no good. We had a telegram on the Wednesday and it

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was dreadful. She wanted to put her head in the gas oven and it took

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three of them to hold her. Being one of the first to lose a husband

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through the war like that, you're full of sympathy for everyone else.

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You know what they're going through. Despite losing her husband on the

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first warship sunk and her sister in the first Plymouth bombing raid, she

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soldiered on. She survived the war and kept the generations going. I'm

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Phyllis. I'm Hazel the daughter. I'm her great`granddaughter. And, since

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Johnny filmed his report, Phyllis's great`great`granddaughter Alissia

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has been been born. It has been an eventful few days for

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you, hasn't it? But it has a happy ending. You have two dogs. One of

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them went missing but resurfaced in Newton Abbot on Saturday night. A

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massive thanks for everyone who helped to look for. The power of

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social media helped as his picture was spotted on Facebook.

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Yes, and a huge thank you to everyone who went out to look for

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him. Thank you so much. Now, the weather.

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The weather is getting colder. It is Frosty later tonight and that is the

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theme for the rest of this week. Cold air is coming in from the North

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West. We will see lower temperatures and a risk of trust. `` frost. Also

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the risk of some wintry showers. Combined with the lower

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temperatures, there is a risk of ice. There could be a coating of ice

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early on so be careful. The clearer skies across Ireland and the Irish

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Sea are heading towards us. There are some showers amongst that so it

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won't be completely drive tonight. The high pressure will dominate the

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weather for the rest of the week. Over the next two days, it won't

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dominate as much. On Wednesday, we have two weather systems. So,

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perhaps some slightly less cold air before the weather front comes in

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late on Wednesday. This rain is not really the change to the colder

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conditions. It is the show was just coming through parts of Wales at the

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moment that will introduce that colder area. This was earlier today

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in the team Valley where it was called. `` cooled. After the

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Sunset, very much colder air setting in. For most of us, it will be

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called tonight with a risk of frost and ice. Some showers dotted around

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and in the early hours of the morning some will turn wintry.

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Mostly for high ground, though. Temperatures are getting fairly low.

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Some places will be down to zero, hence the risk of frost and ice.

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Tomorrow, a few wintry showers around. But they will start to turn

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back to rain. Winds are strong from the north and north`west. We will

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need to wrap up warm. It will be a cold day. He was the forecast for

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the Isles of Scilly. Probably one of the warmest places in the UK,

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tomorrow. Heroes of the coastal waters

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forecast. Wednesday is cloudy with less cold

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air. Windy, though. A cold night again on Wednesday night with the

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risk of wintry showers. Thursday and Friday both days with

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high`pressure. Fine but on the cold side.

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Now, we have to say a huge thank you to the thousands of you who helped

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raise money for Children in Need. Here in the South West you raised

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more than ?800,000. to the thousands of you who helped

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raise Here's a little look back at what made Children in Need 2013 one

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to remember. # there is a place, there is a

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time, in this life, where you say what you are feeling. # Don't you

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see the world as listening to what we say? # Sing it louder, sing it

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clearer, knowing everyone will hear you. # Sing stronger, sing together,

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make it last for ever. # words they can't be spoken, only

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son. # You hear 1000 voices shouting loud.

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# Just si`i`i`ing. # Just si`i`i`ing. # Hear 1000

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voices shouting loud. #. 'We wanna do

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a science fiction series.' CS Lewis meets HG Wells meets

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Father Christmas, that's the Doctor. Can't we have Doctor Who

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without Doctor Who? Travel back to the birth

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of a phenomenon.

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