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Welcome to BBC Points West with Imogen Sellers and David Garmston.

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Our main story tonight: A crisis at the heart of Somerset Council. The

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Chief Executive has been off work for two months ` and the reasons are

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being kept secret. I think whatever the problem is, it should be made

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public because this is public money and I don't think it's right that

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it's being kept secret. The BBC can reveal there's been a bust up

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between the Chief Executive and the leader of the council. There are

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calls for a public explanation of why the council's highest paid

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official is not at her desk. The others stories making the news

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tonight: A royal delivery on the NHS ` Zara Tindall has a baby at the

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Gloucestershire Royal. Out on the streets ` the number of

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people sleeping rough in Bristol has doubled in a year.

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And nerves of steel ` the West country athletes hoping to ride the

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skeleton at the Winter Olympics Pressure is being placed on Somerset

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County Council to explain why their Chief Executive hasn't been at work

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since November. Sheila Wheeler, who earns a salary of ?160,000, was last

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at work seven weeks ago. Now MPs and taxpayer groups are calling for the

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council to come clean about her absence. Andrew Plant has the story.

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Somerset county council's most senior, and highest, employee `

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Chief Executive Sheila Wheeler sitting next to council leader John

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Osman. But Mrs Wheeler hasn't been at work for almost two months and

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there's no official word on when she might be back. The BBC understands

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it's due to a disagreement at the very top of the organisation. Now

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local MPs are urging the council to tell people exactly why it's Chief

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Executive is not at work. No statement has been made by the

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council and members of the council have been gagged by a

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confidentiality clause. With a salary of ?160,000 a year, her

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absence could have cost taxpayers thousands of pounds. So far today,

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all these Somerset county council press office will say is that Sheila

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Wheeler isn't at work and they can't say any more for legal reasons. So

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we've come down to County Hall to see if we can find out a bit more.

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One former employee did speak to us. Well, I think there's this a

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falling out at the top. I don't think it's right that she's being

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paid while she's off. And this council confirmed there would no

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explanations today. What can you tell us about Sheila Wheeler?

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Nothing at all. Why not? The matter was discussed at the last council

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meeting in a confidential session so I'm not able to say anything at all,

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other than that. Do you think taxpayers deserve an examination? I

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can't say any more. The TaxPayers' Alliance has called the council was

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moderate silence can be be unacceptable. Seven weeks is

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excessive and it's important that when cases like this happen they are

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resolved quickly to ensure fairness for those involved and the

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taxpayers, who are footing the bill. We tried to contact Sheila Wheeler

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and council leader John Osman but neither returned our messages. Which

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means there is still no explanation for the absence of the county

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council's most senior manager. Well, in her absence, Somerset

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County Council has today proposed another ?18 million worth of budget

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cuts. The Conservative`led authority says youth and community services

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could be the worst hit, with almost ?1 million worth of cuts. Two

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recycling centres could close, and the funding for sheltered housing

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could be reduced by ?500,000 over two years. Council tax is set to be

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frozen. Full details will be released next week. The number of

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people sleeping rough in Bristol has doubled in the last 12 months. The

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city council says benefit cuts and high rents are to blame. On some

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nights, people are queuing for hours to get a space in the city's night

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shelter. Our reporter Scott Ellis is there now.

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This is the emergency shelter in Bristol and if you don't get in here

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for one of these beds, you are looking at a night in a car park or

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at the bus station. They will feed you and give you a sleeping bag

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before you go and they do have to turn people away. This afternoon, we

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have seen people queueing from two o'clock. Bear in mind, the doors

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don't open until 9:30pm. It does show, there is a big demand for

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places like this and also, longer term, in hostels. What's it like? Is

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bigger yellow cold. But you have to do it. Can I have a drink? Kirsty

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and others slept in a city centre car park last night. The figures are

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that there are about 40 people a night sleeping on the streets, which

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is double what it was a year ago. That is a worrying trend. We know

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that the night shelter tends to be full most nights, so we definitely

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know there's a need more emergency housing. Despite emergency funding

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cuts, no hospital beds have been lost but people are asking for more

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help. Like these magazine sellers at Positive Causes, which helps young

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homeless people. 80% of my lads are vulnerably housed or homeless,

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whether that be sofa surfing, living in dense and bushes are things like

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that. Dean says the problem is so bad that he wants to open his own

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hostile, aware that having no place to call home is a barrier to

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improving these young men's lives. `` his own hostel. I've got most

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ability in my life. There is no stability. I'm bouncing here, there

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and everywhere. If you're not going to help me with my housing, I'm

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going to go into town and start taking stuff I need to get what I

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want, to get clothes, food and sleeping bags, and to be able to

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wash and do everything I need to do. So being homeless lead Thomas to

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crime but he's turned things round and is now an assistant manager at

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Positive Causes. The view here is that hostel and housing help is

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available but the waiting list is getting longer. That's backed up at

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the Emmaus charity, where they say Bristol's housing problem is that

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the worst it's been for ten years. And this is not a problem just

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confined to Bristol. We've spoken to people who work with rough sleepers

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in Bath and they say they are counting the numbers around about

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the 20 mark but are more used to single figures. So it does seem like

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a doubling of the problem in Bath as well.

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She's 16th in line to the throne, but will be known as plain Miss

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Tindall. The daughter of Zara Phillips and Gloucester rugby player

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Mike Tindall arrived in the early hours of this morning at the

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Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. Mother and baby are now said to be

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doing well at home on the Gatcombe Estate. Here's Sally Challoner.

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They wed two and a half years ago ` just weeks after Prince William and

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Kate Middleton. But I suspect their daughter's life will be somewhat

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different to that of her second cousin Prince George. Famously

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laid`back and declining a royal title, Zara Phillips opted to give

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birth at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital ` the baby arriving in the

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early hours of the morning. The new family is now at home at nearby

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Gatcombe Park, the home of Zara s mother the Princess Royal. Locals

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are delighted. Zara won a lot of hearts in recent years with her

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horse riding. Horse riding is very much a part of Britain. It's the

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core of our countryside. Peter Phillips has got two so I'll have to

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catch up but we'll let her do the Olympics first. At Hartpury College,

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where Zara competes in the annual horse trials, the news was also met

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with excitement. Zara couldn't compete at our event last August

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because she was in the early stages of her pregnancy but we're

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absolutely delighted and we look forward to seeing her competing

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again in August this year, and back on the road to Rio. New dad Mike

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Tindall, who was present at the birth. The former England captain

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will miss this weekend's rugby fixture for current team Gloucester

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` but has been tweeting with pride today. He thanked the hospital staff

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and everyone for their good wishes and said it was the best day of his

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life. His team`mate auntie at the moment ` most of them have already

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left for France, ahead of their Heineken Cup match this weekend But

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the shop here doesn't sell these, which would make a nice gift. No

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name yet, though. Any early suggestions locally? Olivia. It s

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quite posh. Elisabeth, Victoria Quite posh. Ellie is quite sweet. It

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doesn't sound to Royal. I would call it Rebecca after my best friend

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Well, we can speak now to the royal biographer Penny Junor, who's at her

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home near Malmesbury now. Thank you for joining us. Another very

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exciting day for the Royal family, just months after William and Kate

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became parents. But this little girl will have quite a normal upbringing,

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compared to her cousin Prince George. You say that but I think

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Prince George will probably have a reasonably normal upbringing. But

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Prince George is fiercely in line to the throne and, therefore, will have

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to have a lot of security. But about the mat, I suspect he will go to

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normal schools. Zara's little girl I don't imagine will have security

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and, I imagine, will be absolutely like the rest of us, except that

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she's got some rather grand grandparents and great grandparents.

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Recess and was also a competitive rider and was back in the saddle

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just four months after giving birth. `` Princess and. Do you think the

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Zara will be the same? I should think so. She is fit and healthy.

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The fact she just popped into the hospital and had her baby and was

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home in time with the suggests that she is really going to be out there

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and I suspect she'll be back on her horse by the end of the week. Azara

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broke the mould Road came to Royal names ` will the couple be free to

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choose any name they like? Any name under the sun, yes. They may be

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traditional and go for Royal names like Alexandra, Victoria,

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Elizabeth, but Zara herself has got a slightly unusual name and who

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knows? They may do something completely but unexpected. Thank you

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so much for joining us tonight. And if they're watching, good

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evening. Maybe imaging would be nice! They could do worse! `` images

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The Government says it's making almost ?7 million available to

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councils to help them repair the damage caused by the recent floods.

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People across the West are still feeling the effects of the severe

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weather. Today local authorities have been told they can bid for more

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money to help affected communities, and repair damaged roads. Well, it

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looks as if there's more rain to come this weekend, too. Ian, are we

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going to see more flooding? It has the potential, it has to be said.

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And all`too`familiar symbol this winter. I'll give you all the

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details later. A former care worker has admitted

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twice ill`treating a resident with dementia at a care home in Wraxall,

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North Somerset. It was captured on a secret camera installed at the

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Granary by Gladys Wright's family in 2012. Daniel Baynes also pleaded

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guilty today to stealing her food. He denies a further count of ill

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treatment and one of theft. Two former colleagues, Tomasz

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Gidaszewski on the right, and Januz Salnikow, also appeared at Bristol

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Crown Court, where they pleaded not guilty to ill`treating Mrs Wright.

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The family of the murdered Somerset women Catherine Wells`Burr say they

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feel dismayed and angry that her killers could serve out the

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remainder of their sentences in Poland. Catherine's boyfriend, his

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ex`girfriend and her Uncle, who are all Polish, were jailed for 32 years

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each in June. The Wells`Burr family have now launched a petition. Here's

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Sarah`Jane Bungay. Catherine was a British citizen was

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killed on British soil. We feel we've been really let down. Sick

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white they sat through six weeks of a trial and thought justice had been

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done when her killers were put behind bars. But then a website

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revealed two of those who took her life have asked to be removed back

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to their home country to serve out the rest of their sentences.

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Catherine's killers have been told that could mean that Harris being

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reduced by seven years each. Of course they are going to go back if

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they are going to get years knocked off. It seems like the law here

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doesn't count. Victims don't count. Not even to be informed. In June, a

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jury found Catherine's boyfriend, his former girlfriend and her uncle

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guilty of killing Catherine. She had been smothered before her body was

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set light in her Rome car. The latest news is, her family say, like

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a smack in the face. We are taking a step backwards instead of going

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forward. We've got another fight on our hands. A constant battle,

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really, and we thought it was our right as British citizens. This

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afternoon, more than 3000 people had signed the online petition but legal

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experts aren't surprised the killers could be moved. It's quite common

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for the English jurisdiction to transfer prisoners back to Poland

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and, indeed, for endless people who may be imprisoned in Poland or other

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foreign jurisdictions to be transferred back to this country for

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the top `` for English people. It's highly likely the authorities will

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decide they should be transferred. This evening the Ministry of Justice

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told us they couldn't clarify if the sentences would remain the same or

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be reduced if the move to Poland happens. Catherine's family say they

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will fight that in her name. The man in charge of local

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government has made an outspoken attack on the West's biggest

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council. Secretary of State Eric Pickles was campaigning in Wiltshire

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` but what's unusual is that his criticism was directed at members of

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his own party. Our political editor Paul Barltrop has more.

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He's a political big hitter who doesn't pull any punches ` and his

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target was Wiltshire Council. Leader Jane Scott was told not to take a

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controversial increase in her allowance. And the money earned from

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car parking was condemned as excessive. In a council car park in

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Chippenham, he helped a Conservative parliamentary candidate kick off a

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campaign to get them cut. Councils throughout the country are in the

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process of reassessing their car parking charges. A lot of the old

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familiar diktats that they had, when they were told by the last

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government to ramp up the charges ` we've got rid of all that. Isn't it

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for local people and the local council to decide, not for you to

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come and put the boot in from on high? I'm here to help. The smile

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said it all. After all, he's the minister who's slashed funding to

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councils, offering little sympathy ` whatever their political persuasion.

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Picking a truly local issue like parking charges, which gets people

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really hot and bothered, is classic campaigning. But what's surprising

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in this case is that the target was their fellow conservatives who run

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the council here. They're not best pleased. In the cold light of day I

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met the councillor in charge of finance. We make ?4.9 million off

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150 car parks across Wiltshire and all that money goes to support bus

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services. We put ?19.5 million into them. Busy car parks suggest many

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shoppers aren't deterred. There s irritation with the intervention

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from non`stop It frustrates me about some of the olives is that come out

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of all the political parties on a high`level. You wonder if they've

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ever been involved in local politics or spoken to anyone at a local level

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as it doesn't seem to have any bearing on reality or common sense

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and that is frustrating. Eric Pickles makes no apologies. Later

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this month, he'll announce new rules expected to increase the financial

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pressure on councils even more. The Winter Olympics begin in three

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weeks' time. And there are some real local medal prospects. Alistair

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Durden is here. Ali, high hopes ` particularly for the skeleton. I

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think all the winter sports contain an element of daredevil about them `

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but skeleton tops the lot. This is what it looks like from an

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athlete's point of view, this is what they see. Top speeds of 80 mph.

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This lead is four feet long and they wind their way round all these

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corners, with their chins to the ice. I don't know if you fancy a go

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at that that's what they have to content with. We have a track record

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of medals. Do we have genuine chances this time?

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Amy Williams has retired but Shelley Rudman is still going strong. She's

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being out `` outshone at the moment by Lizzy Yarnold. Lizzy has just won

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the latest World Cup series of events so that's four victories for

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her this season. She is a real contender to get the love the gold

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medal. Another solid performance from Shelley Rudman in her second

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run of the day, meaning she finished in fifth place. Sochi will be

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busy's first taste of the Olympics, while Shelley is eager to rediscover

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her best on the biggest stage of all. `` Lizzy Yarnold's first taste

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of the Olympics. Eight years ago, Shelley Rudman won

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Britain's only medal in Turin. Now the 32`year`old is gearing up for

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her third games. Much has changed in her life ` she now has a daughter,

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Ella, who travels with her to competitions ` even doing the

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warm`ups! She's the current world champion, and back to her best after

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missing out on a medal four years ago. I just thought after Vancouver

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that I still had unfinished business with the sport and still wanted to

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achieve everything possible. I set out to win the World Cup title and

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then the world Championships and set quite a lot of goals for myself and

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ticked those of us I went along Time was going past and I thought,

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"Saatchi is still there and I could represent Great Britain" . `` Sochi

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is still there. Lizzy Yarnold started skeleton four years ago

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joining the team based at the University of Bath, just after Amy

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Williams had won gold in Vancouver. She's been the stand out performer

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in the World Cup series ` currently leading the world rankings. If I

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could qualify for the Olympics and be there and represent Great

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Britain, it would mean everything to me. I'd be so proud. I hope to

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perform at my best and I'm unbelievably motivated, so fingers

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crossed I can get there. Dom Parsons is doing a Mechanical Engineering

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PhD in Bath. Skills that come in handy for getting the best out of

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his sled. Six years after impressing on a talent`spotting day, he's the

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best shot of the GB men winning a first ever skeleton medal. The

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closer we get to the Olympics, the more everyone is talking about it

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and the harder it is to focus on the upcoming races. But I've been

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developing through the season so I hope to be as strong as I can be

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compared. `` come February. Dom s currently 14th in the world

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rankings, while Lizzy and Shelley are in the top three. Only gold

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could make that smile get any wider. It's also a big weekend in Austria

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for our bobsleigh athletes ` that's Trowbridge couple John Jackson and

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Paula Walker. John is the pilot and is looking to compete in the two`man

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and four`man events in Sochi. Paula is also the pilot in the women's

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event. They're both hoping to compete in their second Winter

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Olympics. Back in this country, Yeovil have

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signed Leicester defender Zoumana Bakayogo on loan for a month. He's

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available to make his Championship debut away at Birmingham tomorrow.

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Goals from all those matches, remember, in our Sunday evening

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bulletin. Bath Rugby are guaranteed a home

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quarterfinal in the European Challenge Cup after they beat

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Bordeaux by 54 points to 13 at the Rec last night. Amongst the try

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scorers was Fiji`born Semaysa Rokoduguni, who touched down twice

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in his first game back from injury in almost two months. Today he

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received his first call up to the England Saxons squad to face Ireland

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next week. Unfortunately, he got injured. It just shows that our

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medical department and strength and conditioning team can do great

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things with the guys, bring him back stronger than he was. He is on top

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of his game and it's great to have him back.

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Gloucester wrap up their European Cup campaign away at Perpignan, and

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Bristol's final British and Irish Cup pool game is away at Leeds.

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They're already through to the quarterfinals. Just thinking about

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Mike Tindall. Obviously not involved in Gloucester today but he is a

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world champion, Zara is a world champion ` quite a lot of pressure

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on the young girl as she grows up to pick a sport and be successful.

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She'll be her own person, I'm sure. Now, there was a time ` not so long

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ago ` when the little red phone box at the end of the road was the

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height of communication technology. Now, though, it's more of a museum

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item. But in one village in Wiltshire, they want to change that

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` and make their little landmark cutting edge once again. Jules Hyam

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reports. The quiet Wiltshire village of

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curtain. There has been a `` curtain `` curtain. There has been a church

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of some sort here for many years and now there is a change because of

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this. Public telephones and roll areas have been doing a hokey Cokie

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` they put a lot in and then took them out. Here they have shaken it

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about a bit. You notice it when you step inside. There is still a

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telephone here but there is also an information screen and it's already

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top for Wi`Fi. It will even send a little message telling people what

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is going on in the village. They are respected around the world and kept

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very good care of. But for some reason in this country, they've been

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neglected and not kept very well and we feel quite strongly that they

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need to be kept in use, doing what they were designed to do, which is a

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communications tool, and kept looking good. This one does look

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rather fetching. They are very proud of this year and they have even

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given it an opening ceremony. It's ringing! Well, yeah, it's a phone!

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We had to adopt it. There are times when mobile batteries flat. The

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reception is not very good and there are elderly people who don't have

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phones and wouldn't know how to use them. And adopted popular landmark

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that really is now cutting edge Some soggy dogs around tomorrow

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There may be some soggy dog walkers as well. Saturday brings the threat

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of quite a bit of rain. Initially across west and southwestern areas,

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it will transfer eastwards across the course of the afternoon, turning

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more showery in nature. Sunday has frost, is and fog. A decent day

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until you get further on into the afternoon, when we start to

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reintroduce the threat of showers in the West. The Met Office has a

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yellow warning out covering this area from about 4am, through all of

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tomorrow. It's a broad area because we are hedging our bets on where the

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threat of rain could cause disruption given pre`existing

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sensitivities. We are highlighting Minehead, the Quantock is, down

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towards Sidmouth. It wouldn't take much to shift that when further east

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towards the Somerset Levels, which would be a good deal more

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bothersome. `` shift the rain further east. Gradually, the rain

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transfers its way eastwards as the day wears on. So if you start the

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day without rain in the east, like Wiltshire, you will catch rain

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eventually. I do stress the uncertainties in what is a competent

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is a set of developments. `` complicated. Rain turning quite

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heavy through places as it moves North westwards. It clears away from

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many areas as we get towards daybreak. There will be a window of

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dryer, cloudy weather as you come further east. He is the heavy rain

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which is going to set in and install itself in this position. It could be

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further east or further west. There is a lot of uncertainty but you get

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the broad theme. It has potential to cause some trouble with 20

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millimetres during the day and, as it moves eastwards, it turns more

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showery. Temperatures about eight or nine. A chilly start on Sunday but

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it does look like a decent day. That's all from the Points West team

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this Friday evening. Thank you for your company. We're off to wet the

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baby's head. Just going outside will do the trick! See you on Monday

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Have a good weekend.

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