18/08/2014 BBC Points West

Three men remain under arrest tonight as part

of a major investigation into a scam which has seen 300

elderly victims in the region duped out of their life savings.

The so called courier fraud originated in the South West,

and all the region's police forces have spent the past three months

Here's our Home Affair Correspondent, Steve Brodie.

Officers are joined by uniformed members of the

Three men suspected of being part of a courier fraud scam are

Of the 300 plus victims of courier fraud, many are over 60

and often are left confused, frightened and feeling vulnerable.

The gang have a number of different scams they use to pray

Some of them say there is a problem with a corrupt banking employee who

is accessing their account, and the only way to protect the money is

to withdraw it all and send it up somewhere to a bank headquarters.

They then send round a taxi with a courier to pick the money up

from the victim, then take it unknowingly to the offender.

Susan's frail 89`year`old father was first phoned up

When he said he didn't have any debts, they changed their story.

They said they had looked into this matter and discovered that

money had been moved out of my father?s bank account

If he could just give them his bank details, they would make sure that

They asked him several times for his bank details,

Credible institutions just don't say there are going to send round

They don't ask you to do things over the phone, which are really

illogical and which are required you to react immediately.

I think the key thing is to make sure that you are dealing with

Many victims of the courier crimes are too

embarrassed to come back forward and admit they have been conned.

Police say they have nothing to be ashamed about as the fraudsters

There are warning signs the public should be aware of.

This evening, the arrested men are being

The owner of a Wiltshire nursery says staff are co`operating fully

with the police following its temporary closure while

The Little Angels Nursery in Calne has been given a suspension order

by the schools watch dog Ofsted, following concerns that children

Here's our Wiltshire reporter, Will Glennon.

The gates are closed at the Little Angels Nursery.

No parents have been to drop off or collect children all day.

On the gates here is a notice of suspension of the nursery's

registration from Ofsted from the 16th of August, that is

It says the purpose of the suspension is to allow time

to investigate a belief that a child might be exposed to

the risk of harm and for any necessary steps to be taken

It says the situation will be reviewed regularly

and suspension will be lifted if children are no longer at risk.

We do know that police arrested a 37`year`old woman on Saturday.

She was questioned and then released on bail.

Police have not said any more about the detail of

the investigation and nothing about the nature of the allegations.

The BBC has spoken to the owner of the Little Angels Nursery School

She has issued a statement saying she has not been arrested

and that she and her staff are cooperating with the investigation.

There are 78 pupils registered at Little Angels Nursery,

The last Ofsted inspection was earlier this year

Tonnes of waste have started to be removed

from a Swindon recycling site that's been on fire for almost a month.

The rubbish is being taken from Averies Recycling in Marshgate

to a landfill site in Blunsdon to allow fire fighters more space to

The Environment Agency is overseeing the operation after

the owner failed to comply with orders to remove the 3,000 tonnes.

An ambulance driver has been suspended after the car he was

driving hit two men outside GCHQ in Cheltenham on Sunday morning.

A 32 year old man from Bristol is being treated

A 30 year old from Wiltshire has leg injuries.

The South Western Ambulance Service says it's standard practice to

suspend a driver until an assessment is completed.

The Bishop of Taunton's promising to turn up the heat on politicians `

to ensure flood victims in Somerset get the best possible deal

Right Reverend Peter Maurice has published a report showing how

the diocese could respond more quickly and effectively in future.

It includes a number of recommendations such

as supporting dredging, which have been welcomed by local residents.

Because it's an apolitical organisation,

it has a role to play that strikes across all party boundaries,

so it's not governmental but they still have a voice in government.

Because they can use their influence in the House

of Lords, he might be able to get things done for us that we

We can put our hands up and say, excuse me,

but if the Archbishop of somewhere says that he gets taken notice of.

But for now I'll leave you with Ian who has the latest forecast.

Good evening. You will find tomorrow much like today. Some bright and

sunny spells but some showers as well. Those showers could be fairly

heavy in places. A cool night compared to what it should be at

this time of year. We could get as low as seven Celsius. Probably about

nine or ten in the city. A chilly start tomorrow but a good deal of

dry weather. One to showers starting to show in the West. Not everywhere

is seeing the heavier showers. Some areas will remain dry through the

course of the day. A moderately breezy day. Temperatures up to 16

degrees Celsius. It could be the first day since the 4th of June that

nowhere in southern England has reached the 20s. Here's a look at

your national forecast. and Thursday as well. A bit of rain

around on Friday. And with more on all of that, of course, here is

Alex. Good evening. There's no sign of

things warming up any time soon. It will stay on the fresh side, despite

there being some decent spells of August sunshine. A sprinkling of

showers. Always on the cool day, by day and particularly by night. Why

is it so chilly? We are stuck between an area of high and an area

of high pressure over Scandinavia. The winds swirl around the low. We

have northerly winds, bringing this chilly air and this cold pool is set

to sit across the UK for the rest of this working week. With the winds

coming from the north, it means northern Scotland will continue with

showers. The showers are fading in the east. More