02/03/2014 BBC Points West

Good evening. Thousands of people turned out on

the streets of Bath today to cheer on the runners in the city's annual

half marathon. More than 11,000 crossed the start line, braving the

wet and windy conditions. Both the men's and women's races were won by

Kenyan athletes and more than ? million has been raised for good

causes. Will Glennon was there. 11.00am and they're off. 13.1 miles

of challening tarmac ahead, and enough lycra to stretch to the moon.

Such an emotional moment when we see them all go. When they cross the

finish line they are full of excitement and joy and absolutely

exhausted. It is an amazing feeling. And in the middle of all this, one

amazing man who's been running almost nonstop since Thursday, all

over the West, completing a 206`mile challenge. A little bit tired, but

were on the final leg now. It's been a fantastic journey and the

atmosphere here is always amazing. What a great way to finish this run.

Some were clearly going to take longer than others. But the winner

from Kenya needed just over an hour, a personal best time. I was not

expecting to win. Like the men, Kenya's women managed a 1`2 as well.

But local runner Lucy McAlister came in third. I possibly went out and

little hard, a little optimistic, but I was pleased to hold onto the

position if not the time. The crowd was amazing. But if you're not in

the medals, why put yourself through the pain? Each and every runner has

a reason. My husband has cancer so we wanted to raise money for the

unit. We've raised ?6,000. Last year, more than ?2 million was

raised here for charity. They're confident that's one record that's

been broken again. The MP for the Cotswolds says we're

creating problems for the future by continuing to build on flood planes.

Gloucestershire has experienced weeks of heavy rain and some of the

worst flooding seen since 2007. Geoffrey Clifton Brown is due to

raise the issue in the commons tomorrow where he'll say we must

ensure that new homes are built in the right places.

Final preparations are underway ahead of Jenny Jones' bus tour

through Bristol tomorrow. She'll leave Downend School at four o'clock

on this double decker with her family and friends. They'll then

make their way into Bristol City centre for a ceremony at City Hall

to mark the snowboarder's achievements at Sochi where she won

a bronze medal. Bristol boxer Lee Haskins was

victorious again last night as he easily beat Belfast's Luke Wilton.

Haskins always looked likely to win on home turf, and the referee

stopped the contest in the second round after Wilton ` a late stand in

` hit the canvas for the second time at the City Academy.

Now if you were caught up in traffic along the M4 or the A419 in

Wiltshire this afternoon, it could have been this ` the fuselage of an

Airbus A321. The load was almost 50 metres long and five metres wide and

took up two lanes, as it made its three hour journey from junction 15

of the M4 to RAF Kemble. Let's have a look at the weather.

We've got some heavy thundery showers through tonight and into

tomorrow. By that time, we could see a bit of snow. Those showers develop

quite quickly, bringing that risk of hail and thunder. Some clear spells

as well, so it could be chilly with frost and ice. Tomorrow, a risk of

some snow, if few centimetres above 300 metres. Where those showers do

fall they will be heavy and slow moving, so there could be a fair bit

of surface water on the roads. There will be sunny spells as well through

the day, top temperatures between six and eight degrees. Through the

rest of the working week, some sunny spells from time to time, but also a

continued risk of rain and showers. That's it from us. Have a good

evening. Good evening. After all of the rain

today, a chilly night on the way. Cold enough for some ice across

parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and all the way down as far south as

Wales and parts of the Midlands too. This is the thrust of the rain.

The skies clear and there's the pevential for the icy stretches and

showering will be coming in behind the main band of rain. The showers

first thing across the south-west of England and Wales could be quite

wintry so don't be surprised if there is a bit of sleet or snow

particularly across Dartmoor, Exmoor and the Brecon Beacons. A showery

day across the south of the country, sunshine in-between and hail and

thunder not