21/11/2011 BBC Points West

Hello and welcome to BBC Points West, the headlines tonight:

The search begins for the body of murder victim Kate Prout.

Police in Gloucestershire bring in specialist equipment as they focus

on an area in the woods. Killed by their mentally-ill son

but the Crook family say their cries for help were ignored by

authorities. Also tonight, the star's still

shining, Kauto Star's back to his brilliant best celebrating another

Come to an meet at the National Trust property when nearly

everything is interactive and Police in Gloucestershire have

begun their harrowing task of recovering the body of Kate Prout.

Since early this morning they have been working in the woods close to

her home in Redmarley. They were led there by her husband Adrian on

Friday after he finally confessed to killing her and burying her body

close by. Our reporter is there for us now. A painstaking process.

Those are the stacked up words used by Gloucestershire police -- the

exact words. You can understand why, this is a crime scene. They believe

a woman's body is buried in these woods and has been probably for the

past four years. There are scenes of crime officers here. Forensic

archaeologists as well. If and when they recover her body it will need

to be a very dignified, sensitive operation. That makes this

operation much more complex for the police. Some of the equipment they

have employed include ground penetrating radar to give the

officers a chance to see through the ground to get a better idea of

where to look and where to dig. How specific is the search area?

Officers from Gloucestershire police have searched at this

property many times in the past. It is a 276 acre farm where they lived.

Adrian Prout brought police officers here on Friday and pointed

out the area where they should look. We were told today by the police

they are looking at an area only about 10 metres by 20 metres.

Clearly it is still taking some time to establish her exact

whereabouts. They looked from 9am up until darkness, late afternoon.

They will return tomorrow morning at around 9am to resume their

search for Kate's body. A report out tomorrow it is

expected to severely criticised mental health services in a

Wiltshire for the way they handled the case of a man who went on to

murder his parents. Timothy Crook who lived with his elderly parents

in Swindon battered them to death in 2007. His sister had been trying

to get help for him for four years. What is the background?

This report is an independent investigation into the events that

led up to the death of Bob and Elsie Crook. Their son had come to

live with them in Thames Avenue in Swindon in 2003. He had been

treated for mental health problems in Lincoln where he used to live,

been diagnosed with delusional disorder, but his parents had not

been told and when he came to live with them the problems really began

to escalate. He came off his medication after 18 months and his

behaviour towards his parents became very aggressive and his

sister, he tried repeatedly to get help from the authorities, didn't

get any, to the extent that when she finally set up a meeting with

mental health services in Swindon they didn't turn up and several

days later her parents were dead. Nobody cared about their safety or

the family's safety. We struggled with him and did our best and

nobody was prepared to help us. They knew he was in the community

with no medication, they knew how dangerous he was. What has been the

effect on the surviving family? Janice says it has been devastating,

she has lost her parents and her children, their grandparents, she

has also lost her brother. Timothy Crook was found to be responsible

for his parents' death at a court case in 2008. He repeatedly

battered them with a hammer. He then strangled them before putting

them in the car, took them to his house in Lincoln and left their

bodies in his garden. He is likely to spend the rest of his life in a

secure hospital. What will happen tomorrow?

There is a meeting of the NHS south of England. This report will be

presented and there will be a press conference. The Avon and Wiltshire

Mental Health Partnership, the organisation which is most expected

to be heavily criticised in the report, they will be able to give

their response. A woman has been charged with

murder following the death of a man at a caravan park in Somerset.

Police were called to Sand Bay caravan park in Weston-super-Mare

in the early hours of Saturday. 58- year-old Philip Gibbs was found

badly injured and died later in hospital. Late last night 40-year-

old Sharon Hodges was charged with his murder.

A man arrested in Spain for killing a Bristol teenager has been jailed

for 12 years. He went on the run after the stabbing in Eastern --

Easton last year. The 18-year-old victim was stabbed in the chest.

Campbell was charged with murder but during his trial last week he

pleaded guilty to manslaughter. A 60 year-old man from Gloucester

has been charged with making threats fire twitter and e-mail to

a Conservative MP. Louise Mensch, the MP for Corby, said threats have

also been made against her children. Francs Zimmerman has been charged

with improper use of public communications networks and will

appear before magistrates next month. -- Frank.

Coming up: ducklings in November? We took out the weird and wonderful

world of the mild autumn -- we checkout.

What a night, we have a real treat coming up, and repeat behind the

scenes of our BBC Children In Need show.

First, an Elizabethan National Trust property in Wiltshire is

about to become the star of a new BBC makeover programme. Avebury

Manor next to the famous stones is taking part in a unique experiment

which aims to recreate the eyries of the many different families who

have lived there. -- eras. Take a dusty Elizabethan manor, and

enthusiastic team of experts and the Blood sweat and tears of some

determined volunteers. Nine wins have bitten designed to evoke

different periods of time -- 9 at rooms. Take the billiard room. It

has been done completely from scratch as the house was empty when

the National Trust reclaimed it. This was the key to the project's

success. The reason we could do it is because we didn't have those

fragile priceless collections so we have been able to do something

different. Everything is reversible. If we find in five years we would

like to put the house back exactly as she was we can do that. Because

everything is fake, everywhere you go you are allowed to touch and

feel and explore the house. Can you imagine doing this in many

National Trust properties? It is really interactive. The Queen and

room, specially painted wallpaper. They give you a torch to look at it

and you can see all the details. This is the art-deco parlour. The

owner at the time excavated the stones. For today's visitors the

hands-on approach is going down well. I feel like a naughty child,

actually. It is just such a new concept. You want to utilise

everything. You just want to explore. Absolutely wonderful. A

great concept. Very 2011. better to make the cope presenters

than the original lady of the Manor, Penelope Keith? I will ask him if

he can give me a lift. In his helicopter? You said you would

never go a permit. She is working with poor Martin who has loved

helping make some of the furniture and enjoyed working with his co-

star. -- Paul Martin. They left it until the last minute to meet each

other so it was like, first impressions. As we were walking up

I said to her, wouldn't you like to live in a house like this, and she

said my dear, I do. All sorts of local volunteers were brought in to

help including students from the Swindon colleges. Baker the space

to help recreate a beautiful Victorian kitchen garden. -- they

cleared the space. Judge for yourself when the series starts on

BBC One on Thursday. A stretch of the Kennet and Avon

Canal, part of which runs through Wiltshire, has been shut are due to

the lowest water levels in 90 years. British Waterways which manages it

says it is looking at ways to boost the water supply but added

reservoir levels are also low. The section which has been closed runs

from Wiltshire to east of Hungerford. Canal boats trapped

have been told to a just mooring ropes to accommodate the changes in

water levels. -- a just. Literally locked. This stretch of

water way may not reopen until next year. 39 blocks have been shut in

total to stop the water draining away. -- locks. Boat owners are

stranded. We were always going to have a problem with water, but we

normally rely on water to feed the lower levels of the canal. There is

not any water coming in. We have got a problem with water. British

Waterways of managing it and we have got to live with it. If we

don't get any seriously heavy rain in the next couple of months we are

here for quite a long spell. With less than half the average

rainfall expected for October and an unusually dry spring as well,

British Waterways say water levels in the canals have been running low

for a while. We have tried to keep the water going for as long as we

possibly could. Gone through the boating season, got through the

summer. Unfortunately we are at the bottom of the barrel. While water

shortages are fairly common, this year has been worse than normal.

This is fairly unusual in terms of how extreme it is. It has been as

low as this about twice in the last 100 years, the last time 1976.

British Waterways says it will support the people stranded as best

it can until the canal can reopen. Although no one knows quite when

that will be. To sport, and David it here. Along

with a few guests. Always good to have some friends.

These are the City Academy Tornadoes fresh from a trip to

Wembley where they met some of the greats of the game and got to play

on the famous pitch. That story shortly. First, to the legend. The

talk was of imminent retirement but on Saturday he proved he was back

to his brilliant best, his victory was a record-breaking 15th Grade

One race when and took his total prize-money and bonus to more than

Back home and enjoying the rest and the limelight. Plenty of fan mail,

including this from Charlotte the eight-year-old daughter of head lad

Clifford Baker. There had been talk of retirement

from owner Clive Smith, after all Kauto is now 11. But Saturday's win

in one of the top races of the season, at 6 to 1 and by 8 lengths,

was one of the best performances of his long career. All of the

doubters had a pill to swallow on Saturday. It was fantastic. We know

the horse better than anyone and I would not have run him if I thought

he wouldn't give a good account. All the signs had been positive. I

never thought he would win, but that was one of his best

performances ever. In the office they have a clear

view of the star of the yard. Their love and enthusiasm for Kauto is

tangible. We have all had great days with him before, but Saturday

was probably just the top of the whole lot. It is amazing how one

horse could have such an effect. went to a really close friends

wedding and a watch the race and as soon as it was finished, leave. We

stood there watching and it got more and more exciting and we were

shouting and screaming. He crossed the line and we all burst into

tears and had to quickly retouch the bride's make-up and off we went

to the wedding. So he's silenced his critics and

defied his age. And as the veteran welcomes new recruits to his

burgeoning fan club, who knows what heights he could still reach.

Now rugby, and Bristol's matches may soon have to come with a health

warning. After narrow wins against Nottingham and London Welsh, they

put their supporters through it again yesterday, beating Cornish

Pirates in a thrilling comeback. The result means they're top of the

table at the half-way stage of the regular season, and the players

believe there are plenty more thrills to come.

Catching up over coffee today and catching their breath after one of

the most thrilling comebacks. Bristol's players have been

specialising in late drama this season, but this was something else.

Sixteen points down with less than 20 minutes to go, they found two

late tries to turn the game around. We say every week we don't want to

be in this situation, but we can't fault the work F -- ethic and

characters are growing every week. We don't practise it, that is for

sure. We don't practise these things, but it shows character. It

is not something I would like around the play-offs.

The win ended a run of three defeats and meant they replaced

Cornish Pirates at the top. It was such an emotional time and the fans

are such a big part Prop Jason Hobson played for Bristol in the

Premiership and Heineken Cup. He returned to the club earlier this

year, and believes wins like these bode well.

I think it is good to know where we are as a team and that we can beat

Bedford away and London Welsh at home and we know that they will be

the ones we will play in the play- offs. We have it in the back that

we can beat these teams. We have such a solid core of players that

want to be around each other and that shows in our results.

The aches and strains hurt less after a win. There's just enough

time for the body to repair before the next big challenge.

Football, and Bristol City's manager Derek McInnes says he'll do

all he can to hang on to star striker Nicky Maynard. He scored

both goals in the 2-1 win over Millwall - the club's third win in

four games. The tribute to his eight week old son Camden. Maynard

is out of contract at the end of the season and has yet to sign a

new deal. And you can catch all the action from your team on the BBC

sport website. Watch at your leisure!

Now playing at Wembley is the dream of every footballer and the guys

with me tonight have just done exactly that. They're from Bristol

City's Academy Tornadoes Under-13 squad. They won a competition to

train with some of the greats of the English game and they're here

with their coach Naomi Reid. Was it a great experience? It was

really great. All of the girls enjoyed it and we got to go around

the stadium, through the training run some on the pitch. Taking in

information what the other coaches took the kids. We have some

pictures. It must have been a great thrill? It was. All of the girls

were really excited. We talk to some of the former players and

coaches that were actually there which was really good. You guys are

all beginning watching yourself. What was it like? It was really

good. We got to go into the changing rooms and then where they

had all of the shirts of the England players. We got to take

pictures. Do you have their favourite? Rooney's. Their key

point is, did it improve your football? Yes. I think we have a

bit of first-night nerves. Naomi, you have not won yet. Do you think

this will inspire you? Hopefully the skills they have learnt they

were if in future matches. Tell us about the team, who are you and

where are you from? We are City Academy Tornados from central

Bristol. We cater two goals in the Barton area, eastern and St Paul's.

Have you got enough players? We are getting there. We signed up a

couple more players because we went to Wembley. We have training every

Wednesday and we are getting players that way. I hope the new

players will get you the goals you need to get some wins. Thank you

very much for coming in. Thanks. Have you ever been to Wembley?

No, they have done better than me. You all went so shy. I bet you are

not normally. Now many of you may be enjoying our

unseasonably mild weather, but not everyone is happy. Christmas tree

growers for one are worried about the effect it may have on their

crop. And the wildlife is becoming very

confused, it seems. At lunchtime we asked you for pictures of strange

autumn happenings in your garden - and you certainly responded. Here's

Clinton Rogers. John Hardwick is one man praying

for a hard frost. He grows Christmas trees - about a hundred

thousand of them on the Quantock Hills in Somerset But they need a

cold snap now to make them dormant and help prevent needles dropping

after they're cut. We do need a frost. It would reassure people

that they trees have gone fully to sleep. By the time people get them

it should be in December. If they get them fresh from a local

producer they should be fine. Mind you weather watchers aren't

sure December will bring a frost either. Simon Ratsey has been

keeping weather data in Somerset for 50 years. He says with average

temperatures several degrees higher than they should be, November looks

set to break all records. I don't think we have had anything

like it since 1994 which was a mild November. That was a one-off. The

way we are going this month, we will probably beat 1994.

Now at lunchtime we asked you for your unseasonal weather pics and in

they came. Mary Moore spotted this cowslip - very pretty, but about

four months early. This arum lily is still going

strong in Bob Pym's garden. How about this beautiful rose

snapped on the Holnicote estate in West Somerset.

And Graham sent us this picture of his former battery hen and chicks -

spring chicks in autumn. The Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust in

Gloucestershire know that feeling. These little ducklings may be in

for a shock if it does suddenly turn cold.

And the warmer weather, not just here but around the world, is

confusing the migrating birds. if doing quite well, but some of

the ducks and geese are taking their time to turn up because they

do not come until they have to. This warm spell may even affect

your Christmas dinner. Growers tell me that parsnips and brussels just

won't taste the same unless they've been bitten by the frost. You have

been warned. Think you fall of the e-mails. I wonder when it will get

e-mails. I wonder when it will get cold?

There are hints in the forecast models that the Met Office favours

that next week we will have a cooler flow from the north-west.

Not at our levels, but they could be a shock in store for those

ducklings. Maybe some opportunistic breeding going on to get another

brooding, but with less undergrowth they will be it susceptible to

predation. Tomorrow will bring rain through the morning but that will

ease away. Clearing skies into the evening that will bring a chilly

night into Wednesday. The front that has bought the rain will be

with us for a while tomorrow. At the end of the working week, high

pressure sits to the south of us. For the most part, pressure up to

the north-west. Really little significance in the way of rain.

Apart from Tuesday night, it will continue mild for the time being.

The rainfall radar shows how rain has been feeding up from the south.

There are more waiting in the wings. It looks like there will come

across part of the Somerset and Wiltshire tonight. Either way, the

rest of the night will never be too far away from some periodic wet

outbreaks and dry yet interludes. Hill fog performing quite readily.

The breeze has been picking up. That will certainly help as well as

the cloud cover. Tomorrow morning, temperatures around eight or 11 tub

-- Celsius. Tomorrow will bring further outbreaks of rain turning

more showery as the day wears on. That front starts to decay and move

away, but it might be as slow process before are at the last of

the rain is away. You might get some late bright must towards

nightfall. It is a recipe for a chilly night. Down to three or four

Celsius. By contrast, still mild tomorrow. Looking beyond that, a

comparatively mild theme for the rest of the week. Wednesday looks

like a decent day once the fog is out of the way. Probably more cloud

on Thursday and a similar pattern on Friday. I think made next week

is the time that we are likely to is the time that we are likely to

see a change. Thank you very much.

Last time the two of us were on air together, we were joined by this

furry fella. On Friday night our Children In Need programme came

from the Grand Pier at Weston Super Mare and, at the last count,

together across the West you raised just under one million pounds.

If you enjoyed the evening we thought you might like a sneaky

Apology for the loss of subtitles for 128 seconds

What a magic evening. That was lovely.