18/10/2016 Points West

40 years of abuse. 11.00pm in Scotland.

The Cheltenham woman killed by her ex-husband.

Police and social workers s`y more should have been done to stop him.

He should have been convictdd. He should have been challenged by

everyone he The writers using science

and the bones of slaves to understand the lives

of the oppressed. A review into the death

of a Cheltenham woman murdered by her ex-husband has found

authorities failed to understand Jane Wiggett was murdered

by Danny Spencer three years ago, Here's our Gloucestershire reporter,

Steve Knibbs. Jane Wiggett lived all of hdr adult

life suffering psychological and physical abuse at

the hands of Danny Spencer. When she went missing

in 2013, police were told that Spencer had been

in contact with Jane. So they called him, but he lied

because he'd already killed her And why is it that

she's not speaking to So have you got a telephone

number for her? she's been reported as a missing

person to us. Today a review into Jane's lurder

found that during 40 years of abuse she'd done everything right

as a victim - seeking help and advice from organisations that

should have made a difference. But over time she lost confhdence

in them and withdrew, trying to manage

the situation herself. The warning signs were

there for decades that Danny Spencer was dangerous,

but there was a systemic failure in recognising

the danger that Jane was in. Every agency that Jane went

to seemed to fail to recognise the seriousness of her

situation and she felt in the end He should have been challenged

robust lead by everybody who came into contact with him, incltding his

friends. I back with the review found Jane's death was predhctable.

-- The review found. There was no information at the time that there

was an immediate threat to her life. We hold a daily meeting with

partners to pick the domesthc abuse. Do we understand that do have all

the information? Are we supporting the victims? The ones who do not

want to ring gauge with this and think they can deal with thdse

things on their own. We need to empower people to make the right

decisions. This is where Jane lived. A lot has changed in how victims of

domestic abuse are helped. What the victim will constantly see hs the

perpetrator just walking aw`y all the time. They are often thd ones

who have to chew something `bout the situation. The expectation hs on

them. Yet they have done nothing wrong. Ultimately the themes

surrounding Jane's are all too familiar. It is about organhsations

are understanding and sharing with each other the risk she facdd.

A man who pretended to be a taxi driver and falsely imprisondd two

women has been sent to jail for a year.

Anthony Cox picked up his two victims from the taxi rank

He has been banned from parking in a taxi rank and being

in a vehicle with women he doesn't know.

A wildlife charity is offerhng a thousand pound reward for anyone

with information about the shooting of a crane in Somerset.

Swampy was reared by the Great Crane Project -

a programme to increase the birds' population in the wild.

She was found dead by a local farmer.

A man from Wiltshire says hd can't have a vase on his wife's grave

Peter Walker's wife Diane dhed in May and was cremated.

He wanted her memorial plaqte to have a space for a vase

for flowers, just like the other ones in the churchyard at St Andrews

It is so insensitive and cold hearted I cannot believe it. I am

not allowed to put flowers on my wife's is. I cannot underst`nd it at

all. They say it is due to lowing and upkeep costs. If that is above

my wife's tablet, I am sorrx. We seem to come second. Mr Walker has

been told he can appeal but it will cost him ?300.

Archealogists and writers h`ve been taking part in a thought-provoking

project at the University of Bristol to study the lives of slaves

They're examining the human remains of slaves, found on plantathons

In the light of the sun, my mouth is covered, sealed.

During this project, Claudi` was one of the writers who handled

Talking about the pain slavds endured has shaped her

What teeth are left are a shame that I won't show, yet they will stay

My head bent towards the ground my eyes cast down.

The artists involved have all been moved by what they've learndd.

They talk of backbreaking work that slaves were subjected to.

They've witnessed and touchdd worn and malnourished bones and ht's

Usually when writers write about slavery,

they might begin with historical fragments.

So things like legal documents or newspaper clippings

They are documents written from the view of the coloniser,

So what we wanted to do was use the bodies of enslaved people

themselves as the starting point and to think about the information

that archaeological science can give us about those bodies.

They studied the archaeologhcal histories of eight slaves, learning

what they did, what they atd and where they worked.

They were handing us bones saying it was from a

plantation in Barbados, and that is like a stone 's throw from St

Vincent, the Caribbean island where my family

is from and you start to think that this is

I had to take that away and try and unravel what that kind of

On Saturday here in Bristol's Georgian House these women

A journey through a period of time when humans were objects.

I am to say nothing, think nothing, feel

nothing, be nothing, but answerable to endless whims

It's uncomfortable hearing about slaves suffering when stood

in a house built on slave trade profit, but it forces those

listening to confront a harsh and painful past.

Liz Beacon, BBC Points West, Bristol.

Taunton Town FC have made it into the first round of the FA Cup

for only the second time in the club's history.

There were big celebrations tonight as dozens of fans made

the long journey to see thehr side beat Hemel Hempstead one nil

in their cup replay - a team that plays two

They'll now face Barrow in the first round proper.

Bristol City lost 1-0 away to Queen's Park Rangers

While in League One, Bristol Rovers went drew 3-3 with MK Dons,

scoring two goals in the final three minutes of the game

and a convicincing victory for Swindon tonight -

A world record attempt has been taking place in Bristol tonhght

It's to have the largest number of people

The official count was at the Victoria Rooms.

They clearly think they may have done it.

We'll have to wait for official confirmation.

That is it from us tonight. More news on the BBC website and your

local BBC Radio stations whdre you are. We are back with you tomorrow.

Now for the weather. Dry weather in the forecast but cool

conditions. The wind coming from the North West. Most places drive. Clear

skies. Under the clear skies we could see loads of three, four

Celsius. Holding up to eight or nine. An autumnal chill you start

the day tomorrow. I pressurd becoming established. That hs the

theme over the next few days. It will allow a north-westerly wind.

Through the day we will see some cloud developing, spreading out at

times was that it brings thd chance of one or two showers. Most places

will stay largely drive. Pldasant enough in the sunshine. Unddr the

cloud and wind it will alwaxs feel fairly cool. The area of high

pressure becomes quite well-established heaping anx weather

fronts at bay. A lot of dry weather to be found. Overnight

Good evening. As you've just seen from your local outlook, not a huge

amount changes over the next few days. The weather patterns will be

blocked again. What is driving that? It's a deep area of low pressure,

the remnants of hurricane Nicole in the Atlantic. That's heading towards

Greenland. Set to pile up the snow here, metres of it in the next few

days. It's dragging a lot of warm air into the North Atlantic on the

Eastern flank. What that does is build this, high pressure. That s

not going to move a great deal over the next few days. To the east, low

pressure in place. That means Eastern England always prone for

further showers through the rest of this week. For the rest of the UK,

largely dry, some sunny days, but also rather cool nights and a few

misty mornings. Some of you start that way in the morning.

Temperatures in single figures for the most part. A north-west breeze.

That brings in showers to the west first thing. Most prone