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chilly old week, George. Rais thank you. That's all

Also tonight: South African authorities say Shrien Dewani will

be extradited to face trial. We find out what next for the Bristol

businessman. The hole problem ` as counchls get

money to fix potholes, we hdar from one victim who fell foul of one

And we find why the worlds biggest boy band are here in Clevedon.

Good evening. The owners of Cotswold Airport have been found guilty of

breaching health and safety guidelines that resulted in the

death of the airport's fire chief. Steve Mills was killed when a gas

cylinder he was moving back in April 2011 exploded. Today a jury at

Gloucester Crown Court decided that Kemble Air Services had failed to

put guidelines in place for the safe use of the cylinders. Our

Gloucestershire reporter Stdve Knibbs is at the court for ts now.

Thanks very much. It was cldar listening to this case that Steve

Mills was a much loved colldague and friend of many people at thd

airport. He was also a retahned firefighter in Wiltshire. There was

a phrase that kept cropping up ` leave it to Steve. It meant that

every project and initiativd he worked on, he did to the best of his

ability and in a profession`l way. It was three years ago whild he was

working alone on such a project Steve Mills was described bx

colleagues as competent and experienced. That he lost hhs life.

He went into work on his dax off to strip out equipment from shhpping

containers donated by the MoD. As he moved a gas cylinder like this one,

it apparently fell and exploded as the mechanism was triggered. In

court it was described as a large and fatal Catherine wheel as it span

out of control at high speed. Steve Mills suffered catastrophic head

injuries. He was discovered by a colleague. A safety cap likd this

one, which would have stoppdd the gas escaping, wasn't fitted. Steve

Mills hadn't told anyone at the airport he was moving the cxlinders

and was working alone. But despite that, the company that employed him

was today found guilty of not assessing the risk. Steve w`s in

charge of the project but ultimately he was a company employee and it's

the company's responsibilitx to manage this because it was for the

company's benefit. So while he was doing the physical actions the

company should have monitordd how we work. Kemble Air Services s`y

they're disappointed at the verdict as they believed no risk assessment

was needed as there were no plans to move any of the cylinders. Dveryone

has to learn these incidents. There's always room for improvement

and we're taking everything on board. We have reviewed our

procedures and implemented some changes but deep down, I don't

believe we failed Steve in `ny way. But the jury came back with the

verdict that they thought w`s appropriate. It hasn't brought Steve

back. We still miss him dearly at the airport every day. He w`s part

of the family and it has hit us very hard. Steve's family were in court

and afterwards his father rdad a short statement. In my opinhon, no

individual person is responsible for the death of my son. In my opinion,

a series of minor irregularhties leading up to a major event resulted

in the accident. His attitude in life was to achieve perfecthon on

anything he undertook to colplete. Time is a good healer but Steve will

be sadly missed for many ye`rs to come. The company will be b`ck in

court in the near future to be sentenced and are likely to face a

six`figure fine. These shipping containers wdre

supplied to the airport by the Ministry of Defence. They come from

Bosnia and were being stored at a depot near chicks breathe. The MoD

say it is routine to supply equipment in this way. Therd were

safety notices up about how the gas cylinders should have been handled.

Gloucestershire police Toby today that they have their cylinddrs

decommissioned and safely rdmoved. `` Gloucestershire police told me.

Kemble Air Services say thex are disappointed because they ndver

realised that the cylinders were going to be moved by Steve Lills.

They will be back in court hn a couple of weeks for sentenchng.

Victim impact statements were handed to the judge by the prosecution all

part of the decisions he has to make when deciding how much of a fine

Kemble Air Services will have to pay. The defence costs are `t least

?104,000 and there is anothdr six`figure sum on top of th`t as a

minimum sentence. That will be decided by the judge in a fdw weeks.

A Bristol man accused of hiring a hit man to kill his wife in South

Africa looks likely to be extradited to face trial. It was November 010

when Shrien Dewani and his new wife Anni were hijacked by gunmen while

on honeymoon in the country. Shrien survived, while Anni was drhven away

and shot. Mr Dewani, who has suffered serious mental health

problems ever since, has always maintained his innocence. Hdre's

Andrew Plant. Almost three and a half years since

this newly married couple ldft the UK for their honeymoon abro`d. Just

24 hours into their trip, their hired taxi was carjacked on a remote

South African road. The groom, Shrien, was pulled from the vehicle

and bride Anni driven away. She was found dead the next day. A broken

man returned to the UK, suffering from depression and post`tr`umatic

stress. Almost immediately, the accusations began. Zola Tongo, the

driver of their hijacked taxi, was arrested. He confessed to hhs part

in the killing and said Shrhen Dewani arranged it all. Shrhen

Dewani and his family have been through a long court process. Now

all appeals in the UK are over. Still suffering from mental illness,

he now faces extradition next month. Shrien Dewani will then need to

recover in South Africa before he can finally stand trial ` something

Anni's family say is the only way they can ever know what really

happened. Joining us now is Nicolas Clough, a

criminal lawyer. Is there any chance that this extradition won't happen?

There are two possibilities. First of all, if he fronts fresh ledical

evidence, Shrien Dewani can go back to the High Court. Then he can go to

the European Court of Human Rights and claim his human rights `re being

infringed. Is there any point in doing that? There is every point

because the European Court have a reputation for overriding British

courts and if they decide to take the case, they will issue a rule 39

notice which, while it isn't legally binding, will ensure that the

British government don't extradite him until the European Court heard

the case. In your opinion, hs it likely to go ahead? I think it

probably is. He has employed every legal avenue he can since November

2010 to avoid being extradited. Now, apparently, he's saying that he is

prepared to be extradited. He seems to have turned his mind to the fact

that he will go to South Africa A lot of focus will now turn to South

Africa if the extradition does go ahead. It will because they have two

very high profile cases going on, the Pistorius trial and the Shrien

Dewani trial. What will happen? He can't be arrested in this country.

He will go on a plane and they have to follow the orders of the court.

When he arrives in South Africa he will be arrested by the South

African police. They will then take him to a court where he can make an

application for bail if he wants to. If that is unsuccessful, he will

probably be taken to a secure hospital. Thank you very much.

You're welcome. How exciting has your day bden? Have

you seen anyone famous? Well, lucky Laura Jones has been at Clevedon,

hot on the trail of some superstars. The fans are out in force as

Clevedon welcomes the biggest boy band in the world.

All that to come. A 15`year`old cyclist from Wiltshire

is recovering after he hit ` pothole and ended up in hospital. Ollie Pike

was thrown from his bike and suffered a broken collar bone and

head injuries. Last week cotncils across the West were given lillions

of pounds of government mondy to fix potholes. Just a warning th`t Will

Glennon's report begins with pictures of Ollie's injuries.

This is what teenage cyclist Ollie Pike looked like after his clash

with a pothole. Riding in a competition earlier this month, he

swerved to avoid one set of holes but hit another. I didn't sde it.

Just smack into the hall, straight over the handlebars. I landdd on my

face, rolled back over my shoulder and broke my collarbone. I couldn't

see out of my right eye bec`use of the swelling. There was a rhver of

blood down the road and then I called an ambulance. I've got

Ollie's jacket here that was badly ripped. Ollie's riding shirt and

helmet show the force of thd impact. His mum says she's worried dvery

time he goes out. I think it's appalling. I do the school runs

every day and I travel all the back lanes all the time. I'm constantly

trying to avoid potholes and sometimes you can't. If there's an

oncoming vehicle, you've got to go in them sometimes. I think the state

of the roads is awful and I worry the time. After a record wet winter,

the pothole problem has got worse. Millions of pounds has been given to

councils for repairs. Wiltshire and Gloucestershire got more th`n ?

million. Flood`hit Somerset got ?12 million. Extra crews are already out

at work and have been told to finish by the summer. That can't come

quickly enough for some motorists. Garages are reporting a ste`dy

stream of damaged cars. That tyre has been damaged with impact damage

on to curb or a pothole and that has caused this puncher. The tyre is now

completely scrapped. Not repairable. And just one pothole can catse a

whole range or problems. Yot can get wheel alignment problems, shock

absorbers, springs, all sorts of problems due to the impact of the

pothole. Ollie Pike's familx have complained to the council about the

pothole he hit. He wants to get back on his bike as soon as he's healed,

by which time he hopes the roads might have been made a bit safer.

A convicted paedophile from Gloucestershire has been jahled for

two years in Cambodia for sdxually abusing three young brothers at a

hotel in the capital, Pnom Penh Richard Fruin, who is 36, ldft

Britain after serving a year in prison for producing child

pornography. Fruin was arrested in a guest house in Cambodia last year,

where an eight`year`old boy was also found.

A district judge has described a town councillor as despicable for

stealing more than ?1,200 from the Royal British Legion. Peter Brock,

who was the branch chairman of the Legion in Yeovil, wrote out 23

cheques to cash while he was a signatory. He's been ordered to pay

the money back and do 150 hours of community service.

Investigations are continuing into how patient records from Frdnchay

Hospital were found on a street in Cardiff. North Bristol NHS Trust,

which runs the hospital, sax they don't know how the papers ended up

in the centre of the Welsh capital, 40 miles away. The documents were

from hospital rounds and contain personal information of 49 patients.

In a statement they have offered their sincere apologies and said

they will be contacting those affected to explain what happened.

Safety procedures are being reviewed at the Royal United Hospital's

maternity unit in Bath. It's after two new mothers had swabs ldft

inside them last month. Its chief nurse says what's happened hs

completely unacceptable and she s issued an apology. The maternity

unit is managed by the Great Western Hospital Trust in Swindon.

The former Swindon town midfielder Alan McLaughlin has been talking

about his battle cancer with. The 46`year`old, seen here playhng at

the County ground, is now a coach at Portsmouth. Tonight, he describes

the moment two years ago whdn the doctors told him he had kidney

cancer. When someone says that word to you, the first thing is fright,

its terror. I was frightened to tell my wife and kids. Then the gravity

hits you. I was told that it was a tumour in my kidney that had to be

removed. Even now it is still a question mark. I got to livd with

that. I've had a couple of scans and they have been good. The last thing

I want is sympathy. Just cole and meet me head on and ask me how I am

and tell you I am fine. You can see the rest of that interview on Late

Kick Off tonight on BBC One. Bristol Rugby have signed W`les

international Ryan Jones on a two`year contract from the Ospreys.

Ryan has just turned 33 and played 75 times for his country, as well as

representing the British and Irish Lions. He could feature for Bristol

this season if they reach the Championship final and the Ospreys

don't make it to their play`offs. After a remarkably mild winter, the

arrival of spring seems to be gathering pace ` and we've certainly

noticed that in the BBC Bristol garden. Lots of greenery in the

background when we've been filming up there ` but has the new season

started to take hold? Here's Jules Hyam.

It's just four days since spring officially started but nature

doesn't really follow the s`me calendar as us. Look, already

there's a massive amount of new growth on some of the plants up here

in the rooftop garden. But how far exactly has spring sprung? To find

out, we've got some help. Two teams today ` our animal hunters `re

equipped with insect pots and spotters' guides that we borrowed

from the Bristol Natural History Consortium. Our plant experts are

raring to go as well. They've got measuring tapes. They've got a

camera and some notepads and pens that we borrowed from the stationery

cupboard. So to work. Lots of ground to cover but what will the teams

find? A lot of ants. Yeah, there's some ants' nests. Yeah, defhnitely.

And some bees. I can see a bee. But we couldn't catch it. To be fair,

that net is quite tricky and it is rather windy two floors up but that

hasn't stopped our plant investigators finding lots of

evidence of the gardens bring back to life. `` a garden springhng back

to life. We found some plants that have new growth and we found this

plant as well. It's really soft and smells nice as well. Plenty of new

leaves, even on the kiwi frtit. It really has been quite an untsual

winter. You might remember that we came up here in January and all the

strawberries actually had strawberries on them. There's still

plenty of flowers and some little fruits there but all of this is new.

All of that growth has come in the last few days. I think it is a

buzzing one. I think it's that one. Our animal team has a probldm.

They've got a spider but thd problem is, they're not sure what khnd of

spider they've found. I think it's this kind. It is that one. Ht is

debatable. It is. It isn't that green. We think it's the large

jewelled spider. And we know it s the buzzing spider. We know it's the

buzzing spider! We'll leave them to ponder that and have a look at

another plant. What are you looking at? These plants. We've found that

it's furry. We don't know for what reason yet but it has furthdr all

over it. `` has `` it is furry all over. It's very unusual. It's under

and on the edges of the leaves. It is a great piece of observation one

of many in just an hour. Ten centimetres of growth on sole

plants.