14/09/2014 BBC Points West

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The Archbishop of Canterburx concluded a visit to

the West this morning with a sermon at Bristol Cathedr`l.

In it he expressed his condolences to the family of

the British aid worker murddred by Islamic State militants overnight.

It was the end of a two`day tour which saw Archbishop Justin Welby

This was a tour of the West on a tight schedule.

In Malmesbury on Saturday, knee`deep in a baptismal pool

outside the Abbey, this was a rare chance for young and old in

the Bristol diocese to be wdlcomed into the faith by the most senior

The night before, Justin Welby had been out in Kingswood.

A chance to discuss beliefs in situations religion won't

It was perhaps an enlightenhng experience all round.

This morning to end his tour, a sermon in front of a full

The Archbishop of Canterburx expressed his condolences to the

family of aid worker David Hanies, beheaded last night by Islalic

State forces, and said faith had been twisted for unspeakabld ends.

What we have seen in this dreadful video, is an act of absolutd evil.

Unqualified, without any light in it at all. There is a sense th`t within

this area and in many places in the world, where this kind of thing is

being done, that the darkness is deepening.

The Diocese of Bristol covers Bristol, South Gloucestershhre,

North Wiltshire and Swindon and this two`day visit by the 1 5th

Archbishop of Canterbury trhed to cover as much of it as posshble

Three men from Bristol have been arrested

as police investigate reports of a man being pushed from ` van.

The 41`year`old is in a life`threatening condition

in hospital following the incident in Wotton`Under`Edge last nhght

Police want to hear from anxone who may have seen a green VW van driving

One of Great Britain's best swimmers has been at an event in Bristol

today, trying to inspire others to take up the sport.

Michael Jamieson, who trains in Bath and won silver

medals at the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, spent mtch of

I?m just trying to encouragd as many people

It?s a relay`style event, so, this afternoon,

every member of the team swhms four separate legs of 250 metres.

It?s like a tag team event and not everybody here is going to

go on to be an Olympian or have the interest to do that,

but if they are here and enjoying it, they?re more inclined to live

And in Rugby success for Brhstol away at Leeds.

They beat Yorkshire Carnegid 26 points to 13 with 16 points coming

from the boot of fly`half Matthew Morgan.

Now, next week we're marking the fact

that the BBC has had a home here in Bristol for the past 80 xears.

Former Points West reporter John Craven's been beneath Bristol to

discover how the BBC broadc`st from here during the Second World War.

We're also showcasing our n`tural history programmes, all produced

You can catch each of his pheces, throughout the week on Points West

Time to take a look at the weather now, with Dan Downes.

Well, we're not seeing a grdat deal of change in our weather

It's generally staying dry for all of us and could well be

a degree or two warmer by the middle part of the wdek.

Overnight tonight, still a bit a cloud round and that

could be thick enough to introduce a few drizzly, light showers hn some

parts, but for most of us it should stay dry right through the night.

Some cloud around also, but with breaks in it and a few mist and

Out temperatures do stay in double figures tonight.

A murky start for some tomorrow with that mist around, and

a fair amount of cloud inithally, but it should break and cle`r,

particularly into the afternoon with some sunshine coming through.

Temperatures will respond and reach the high teens,

Similar day on Tuesday, and it does get warmer

as we go through the week and there is just the risk of a few showers.

That is it from us, we are back tomorrow. Good night.

It looks like another fine, settled week of weather on the cards for

many of us. But there is a bit of a blip of the week begins. We're

watching a weather system come across the North Sea, feeding in

plenty of cloud. By the end of the night, southern fringes will have

clear spells. There is hill fog around and eventually, outbreaks of

rain and drizzle. Fog patches for south-east England and Northern

Ireland. Not a cold night. One way or another, it is a great, murky

start. Those conditions will stay with us in parts of north-east

England and Scotland. Elsewhere we will gradually improve, seeing sunny

spells developing. A fine afternoon in southern England and Wales,

pleasantly warm in the sunshine The odd shower staying with us in the

Midlands, East Anglia and northern England. Not everyone will catch one

but if you get one, it may take the form of a heavy downpour. Cloud in

Northern Ireland after sunny spells. For Scotland, outbreaks