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Good evening and welcome to Spotlight.

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An artist from Cornwall convicted of abusing young girls in the 70s and

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80s has received a suspended sentence. Graham Ovenden refused to

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apologise for his crimes. Tonight we question whether the sentence was

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too lenient. And the next stage in the attack

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against bovine TB. The deadly disease might be one step closer to

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being stopped in its spread through badgers.

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And our renewable resources the answer to high prices?

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And dry weather, summer here at A well-known Cornwall artist who was

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convicted of a series of offences of indecency against children has

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walked free from court, claiming he's the victim of a vast

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conspiracy. Graham Ovenden abused young girls as they posed for him in

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the 1970s and '80s. Judge Graham Cottle called some of his crimes

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"truly disgusting", but said he believed Ovenden was no longer a

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threat to children. But the sentence has caused concern. Our home affairs

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correspondent Simon Hall reports from Plymouth Crown Court. For a man

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facing up to five years in prison for his crimes, Graham Ovenden was

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cheerful and quiet as he arrived in court. Someone who walked free might

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be grateful and apologetic, not Graham Ovenden. The judge culture

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crimes disgusting. That is his opinion, we all have our own

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opinions. So everyone is wrong? Considering I am more intelligent

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than most, I would say that is a correct assumption. He took

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photographs and abused young girls as they modelled for him. He was

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accused of six counts of indecency, and one of indecent assault. This is

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what Judge Graham Cottle told the court, he said the images were truly

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disgusting, he said sentencing was an anxious exercise, but took into

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consideration his age, the fact he was no longer a threat to children,

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and his steep fall from grace. He suspended his sentence for two

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years, it was a matter of months. He says he wants to appeal against his

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conviction. Simon Hall is with us now. It has

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caused real concern, hasn't it? Yes, the NSPCC says it shows that he

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has no remorse and that he might still pose a threat to children. I

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say it is especially concerning Devon the leniency of today's

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sentencing. -- given. They are concerned that the leniency shown

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here might have been shown in other cases.

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What about the police view? It was interesting, I spoke to them

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before the sentencing and they thought that they would cut come --

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that they would come and make a statement afterwards, they thought

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he was going to go to jail, then it transpired that he was not going to

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go to jail, then they decided not to make a sentence -- a statement. Did

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speak to one and he said he was not happy with the sentence.

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What will happen now in the art world?

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The Tate Gallery has removed its -- his works from the online

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collection. His fall from grace is now with the complete. That is in

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the art world as well as society. Plans for a trial against bovine

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tech team -- bovine TB have started. In Killerton and in other parts of

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Gloucestershire they are starting to try to vaccinate some badgers. In

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Gloucestershire at those they are also trying a badger cull. We will

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hear from Andrew George is to fight he wants more vaccination. First of

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all Eleanor Parkinson reports from Cornwall where small-scale

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vaccination has now started. This one has had specialist that the

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nation training -- have had specialist vaccination training. He

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worked on farms in West Cornwall. Andrew George, the MP for the area,

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wants this to be extended right across West Cornwall. He says that a

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senior Government minister has signalled a willingness to support

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the idea. He has alleged that he and other volunteers would be happy to

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complete the work. TB affects farmers a lot, actors do carry it,

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but very few. -- badgers. We need to vaccinate the badgers and then we to

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push forward a vaccination for cattle. That is the important part,

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if we can pass that vaccination for cattle through the European market

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then we can solve the problem in both directions. The National

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farmers union says that cattle are slaughtered in great numbers last

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year because of TB, many farmers say that that comes through badgers.

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Culling when there is a lot of infected badgers is probably the

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only answer. You can use vaccination around the edges to dampen the

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disease but it is very expensive and highly impractical. You have to do

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it every year at a cost of �600 per treatment. A vaccination programme

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in West Cornwall could cost millions of pounds. The MP admits that even

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if the Government approved of the scheme they probably would not pay

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for the cost. We have more on this at Millbank.

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Both Conservatives and Liberal Democrats must a trial badger cull

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in the run-up to the last election. But they have not altered up to that

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point one MP who does not want the vaccination project as this one. We

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have two vaccination projects under way already, why do we need another

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one? We have never reached the 70% threshold because we could not do

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that at the time when we did the study ten years ago. The pilot cull

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areas could make the problem worse. The vaccination programme would be

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significantly cheaper according to the estimates that we have put

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together. Your Government would say that yes, we are supportive of

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vaccination, but hand-in-hand with culling. We give both a try, no?

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the two pilots Agius proved to be successful in the vaccination, we

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cannot tell for four to five years. But the balance of scientific

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opinion, those who are experts in this area, say there is a higher

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risk that the cull will make the situation worse. The thing about

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vaccination is that there is no risk that it will make the situation

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worse, and a high expectation that it could lead to the elimination of

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this devastating disease. It is we tiering through the team in -- a

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farming community. We want to get on top of that point You see that that

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the nation is cheaper, others are seeing it costs �600 per treatment.

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I do not over they get their figures from. We have gone to experts. -- I

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do not know where. Looking at the cost of the two areas, the cost of

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the vaccination is cheaper. Labour are devoting the opposition day

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devote -- the opposition day speech to supporting culling.

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There is more information about bovine TB on the plans to deal with

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it on our website. The NHS Trust that operates 999

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ambulances in the South West region has lost the contract for the

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non-emergency service in Dorset to a private company. The news comes a

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month after the NHS in Somerset, Cornwall and Devon also withdrew

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patient transport contracts from the South Western Ambulance Service. Our

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health correspondent Sally Mountjoy is with us now. Which services are

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we talking about? It is not the blue Lake ambulances, it is transport for

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those who are blessed mobile -- blue light ambulances, it is transport

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for those who need transport to appointments. It could give them

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twice as many hours for the money, that is what some say. Currently the

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ambulance trust provides on Monday to Friday service, others are doing

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specialist out of hours work, the new firm will give them a 365 day

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I'd years service. They say that will be reliable and value for

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money. What does it mean for the NHS? What it means for the ambulance

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service is that they will continue their normal work, but around a

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third of a million patient journeys will not be operated on. That will

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be in Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, or Belcher. What has been the response

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today? -- Wilts. Daniel and service says that it gives high levels of

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skill with value for money, they think it has been awarded to cheaply

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and will mean a loss of expertise. The ambulance service traditionally

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provided this service and did a very good job. Our members worked very

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hard and have a wealth of experience and knowledge, our concern is that

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that experience and knowledge will be lost over a period of time.

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Doctors say that they are worried because they have a number of

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examples where a switch from NHS to private sector has made a loss in

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quality. Barristers and lawyers staged a

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one-minute protest this morning outside the region's court buildings

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in response to the governments cuts to legal aid. The Law Society claims

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the cuts will destroy the justice system and will end up costing

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taxpayers more. This morning's protest also highlighted plans by

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the Crown Prosecution Service to close its offices in Truro, Plymouth

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and Taunton. The Ministry of Justice told the BBC the changes were aimed

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getting the best value for the taxpayer, but lawyers say the plans

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are unworkable. We invest a lot of time and our clients. We work very

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hard. In real terms, we have had a cut for the last two years. The

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Government will make it untenable to continue with the current dismiss

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practices. It is not the way forward.

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There is plenty still ahead in the programme this evening.

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Top marks for our award winning teachers who have beaten thousands

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from around the country. And 200 years on, remembering the US

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prisoners of war who didn't make it A typical annual household

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electricity bill alone has gone up more than �100 over the last three

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years. So what's being done to tackle soaring costs? Well,

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long-term the Government sees a move to renewable energy as part of the

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answer, reducing the dependence on international markets which have

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been driving up prices. It hopes that will cut greenhouse gases and

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create thousands of jobs. One organisation trying to promote wind,

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wave and solar power here is Regen South West. Today it set out its

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goals to politicians pledging to deliver 34,000 jobs in the sector by

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2020. The not-for-profit company wants marine energy which is "world

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leading" and with "local communities at the heart" of projects. But in

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some cases the battle lines are already drawn. There is fierce

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opposition to newly announced plans for a wind turbine on the edge of

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Dartmoor National Park. There is a professor who lives in Devon who

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says you can cover this country with wind turbines and it will not shut

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down one nuclear power station because they have two remain

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operating to smooth out the impact from renewables. Let us talk to this

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man from Regen South West. Some people are suspicious about wind

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turbines. They think it does not produce the cheap electricity they

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need. There are 10,000 people employed in reducing renewable

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energies. Many are very enthusiastic. So world leading

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companies. In terms of the overall Energy Bill, we face a choice, do we

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in the years to come want to rely on gas from Russia and Qatar? In the

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South West we have fantastic natural Resorts is. -- resources that we can

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use for renewable energy. That is a long-term picture, in the short term

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would we not have two pay for the best set-up in either bells? Well,

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we cannot just carry on with the energy system that we have at the

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moment. We need to build a new structure, but ever technology we

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choose to go for. We all want lights to come and when we press the

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switch. All these things require investment. Do we rely on

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renewables? Or do we rely on gas? You have been speaking to MPs today,

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you see on your manifesto that you are missing the target. What do they

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need to do to to reach the targets? We need commitment from

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decision-makers and opinion formers, everyone needs to come together and

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say that this is a gruelling -- growing role. We need to build on

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the commitment. There is a number of things we need to do to improve the

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industry. We need clear Government policy framework, we also need to

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invest in the local electricity grid. We need to look at local

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authorities planning policies and make sure that they have clear

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statements on renewables that they want to stay -- want to see. And

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then we need a plan for growth. We need port facilities and other

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structures to enable renewable energy to develop.

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In just under two weeks youngsters will be trying to make their dads

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feel special for a day. Researchers are increasingly finding the

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father-child relationship to be an important one. So getting it right

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is crucial. All new dads in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are now

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being given a starter pack with essential tips on how to cope with

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those first few years. Jane Chandler old, he arrived without an

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instruction book, for his dad, David, he did not have a manual. And

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now he says he wished you had it. -- he wishes he had had it. There is a

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lot of clear information in the, it is very well summarise. Mothers get

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a lot for themselves, but there is not much for the fathers. It has a

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bit of everything in it, it goes into enough detail but not too much.

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There were things in there that I read that I did not know about.

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came from public health Cornwall, it gives tips and nappy changing, how

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to hold the baby, surviving without sleep and other helpful emotional

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advice. If you can put a few pounds in at the beginning, all these

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factors can have that and be there for the child and the mother. It

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says a lot of visits to other doctors and surgeries, often. It

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means that they have a good idea and are confident to be at home to

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support the mother. The packaging is uniquely Cornish. Fathers told us

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that they wanted a changing bike. Inside we have the dad pad. This

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contains all of the essential parenting information they need to

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know. It also contains a full double changing mat. Then we have babies

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bid made from a Cornish rugby shirt. And then finally, some safety

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advice. The pack will be trialled for a

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year. After that it could be rolled out in other areas.

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If you want to share your tips you can go to our Facebook page and

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share. Six teachers from Devon and Cornwall

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have been recognised in this year's Teaching Awards. The regional

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winners were selected from 24,000 nominees across the country. One of

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them was Crispin Chambers from Tavistock College who teaches

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Japanese. Spotlight's John Danks Japan, people told him they are that

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it would be impossible to learn the language, but he mastered it. Or the

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past 17 years he has been teaching it to the pupils of Tavistock

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College. A teacher at a level here as well now, and others have gone on

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to study Japanese around the country at University, and they have worked

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for Japanese country -- companies and are doing wonderful things. That

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is really my legacy. Another legacy of the annual exchange trip he set

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up with the school in Tokyo. There are no huge links with Tokyo. Lots

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of families are part of this, and some of them make those trips

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themselves. Some parents have gone on to work there. It runs quite

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deeply into the community. That is what makes this so special.

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Tavistock College is one of only five colleges in England that teach

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Japanese. People here seem to enjoy his style. He does not make learning

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a chore, he makes it into a game. Even at A-level. Picking up an award

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for teacher of the year in the South West means he will join other

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winners for the UK final this autumn.

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Some of the earliest inmates of Dartmoor Prison have been remembered

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in a service at Princetown. 200 years ago the prison held over 6,500

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American sailors from the Ango-American war. Today the

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National Society of United States Daughters of 1812 travelled from the

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US to pay their respects to those who didn't make it home. Johnny

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Rutherford reports. In the 2nd of April 1813, around 250

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American prisoners were false -- were forced to march, some are

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fitted, 17 miles to the new prison at Dartmoor. -- here fitted. These

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were prisoners from the Anglo-American trade war of 1812.

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Today, the ancestors of those who fought have travelled to commemorate

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those who did not make it home. are here to commemorate that special

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anniversary of the BRI -- of the arrival of the first American

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prisoners in Dartmoor. We are here gathered today in June to

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commemorate this very special event and to stand on what we consider

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hallowed ground. It is not the first time that the society has visited

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Princetown, this stained-glass window was donated by them. We chose

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the stained-glass window in a church, it is so that everyone who

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is the daughter of the National Society can have a copy of it on the

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wall, that is our membership form picture. There were 6553 prisoners

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who came through these gates. Most of them were privateers, there were

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about 250 actual regular naval semen. They were a mixed bunch. --

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sealers. They wanted to clear them away from premise -- from Plymouth.

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At one stage they held French and American prisoners of war, today it

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has other inmates. has other inmates.

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Time now for the weather. Hello, you know the weather is fine when you

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are sent to the garden. Sadly I am missing something here, something

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called with some ice in it. It has been a beautiful day here today. It

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has hardly been a cloud in the sky. 21 Celsius has been the highest.

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There is fine weather around tomorrow. More fine and warm

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sunshine. There will be more cloud across the Channel tomorrow. There

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is the big satellite picture, there is not a lot happening across the

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United Kingdom. Eastern parts will see a change. There is an area of

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high pressure close by. By the middle of the day on Thursday the

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Isa buyers are more tightly packed. There will still be some wind, but

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it will not be quite as warm. There is a closer look at the satellite.

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Hardly any clothes in the sky at all today. Very good visibility. It has

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been a beautiful day on the beaches as well as in mind. That was also on

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the coast. Around Saint Ives we have also seen some blue skies. A little

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he's in the ear but hardly a cloud in the sky. Workload will be liable

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to come our way in the South. We may not wake up to see you is tomorrow

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morning. -- two scenes visit with -- not wake up two scenes like this.

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Difficult because of the night and it will be round about seven or

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eight Celsius. Tomorrow morning, we have a reasonable start to the day

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for most of us. There's cloud. It will become readily into the

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afternoon. For most of us, another fine and warm day. A bit of a risk

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of seeing some more persistent wind which might make the Isles of

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Scilly. Temperatures getting up to 20 or 21 Celsius. Not as widely as

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we have seen today. The course will be cooler. There is a lot of fine

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weather in the Isles of Scilly. Times of high water argued on the

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screen. The coastal waters forecast, East or north-easterly

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forced three or four. The site of the Royal Cornwall show is on

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Thursday, the breeze will be key as we move into Thursday and Friday.

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The temperatures will get up to 2122dC. The outlook for the rest of

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us is fine and dry. There is a very small chance of a few showers

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developing. That is on Thursday evening. The mainly drive and

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continuing that way as far ahead as the start of the weekend.

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People in more than a quarter of a million homes across the South West

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will need to retune their Freeview televisions tomorrow. Technical

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changes are being made overnight at some of the major TV transmitters.

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