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That is all from the News At Six, goodbye

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The Royal Marine who murdered an Afghan insurgent ` the legal battle

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over whether his identity should be revealed.

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Good evening. Judges are deciding if Marine A should be named, but one of

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his former comrades says that would have serious consequences. I think

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it would be a travesty if the details were made public it is a set

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serious security risk. The Christian guesthouse owners who

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refused a room to a gay couple lose the latest round in their legal

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battle. On your bike ` the residents living

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near a new cycle trail have dubbed its users lycra louts. And seizing

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the day ` the pensioner who's joined the growing trend for tattoos.

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The naming of a Plymouth based Royal Marine who's been found guilty of

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murder would put his life at risk and the lives of his family. That's

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the claim from lawyers who are fighting to protect the identity of

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the man known only as Marine A. Judges are considering whether his

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name should be revealed, but tonight a former comrade of Marine A has

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said if that happens it would be a travesty. Spotlight's John Henderson

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reports. I cannot stress how I read this that too was. It was a

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miserable existence. We were very tired. He was at the limits. At the

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limits and guilty of murder. Earlier this month the Royal Marine was

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convicted of murder. During the trial he was known as marine a,

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because he and two others were granted anonymity. Lawyers argued

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that making their identities public could make them and their families

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potential targets for jihadist. But the judge said there identities

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should be made public. But one of their colleagues disagrees. It would

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be a travesty if the details were handed out. It would pose a serious

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security risk. It is not the right thing to do. They deserve their

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privacy. The case has now gone before the court martial appeal

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court. Some in this village think the Royal Marines should keep their

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anonymity. Yes, for their own safety. They go through enough. His

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family would have to bear the consequences if his name was

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released. It is not fair on the family. I do not think he should go

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to prison. It was a difficult situation a former troop commander

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had this to say. If he does not have anonymity every jihadist will go

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after them. When he has released he will have done his time, but they

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will go after him. Marine A is due to be sentenced next

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week. A former colleague what leniency.

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The owners of a Christian guesthouse in Cornwall who refused to rent a

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double room to a gay couple have lost the latest round in their legal

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battle. In 2008 Peter and Hazelmary Bull turned away civil partners

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Steven Preddy and Martyn Hall from the Chymorvah Guesthouse. Bristol

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County Court later ruled that was discriminatory and ordered them to

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pay damages. Mr and Mrs Bull asked the Court of Appeal to overturn that

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decision but that was rejected. And today, a further appeal to the

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Supreme Court was dismissed as well. With more, here's our reporter Clare

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Burton. A bed and breakfast business, but

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also the home of devout Christians Peter and Hazelmary Bull. They say

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they are Christian beliefs mean they cannot allow any and married couple

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to share a double bed under the roof. The Bible only recognises

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heterosexual marriage. So they turned away these civil partners.

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Now every stage of the British legal system agrees that there is direct

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discrimination. If a homosexual couple denied a room to Christians

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because of their beliefs that would be equally unlawful.

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This court had the opportunity to show more fair`mindedness. I am

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disappointed in them. They did not take that opportunity to make room

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for an alternative lifestyle and for our lifestyle. Earlier this year the

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Bulls announced the our selling the guest house because they have lost

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so much as this. It has been bad press for Cornwall also. Today to

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list losses were keen to stress that Cornwall was open for everybody's

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business. Cheat them well. `` treat them well. That is what tourist

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businesses do. The European Court of Human Rights is the only remaining

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option for the Bulls. That could take years.

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South West MPs are calling on the Government to allow water customers

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in the South West to choose between more than one supplier. They hope

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this would help to bring our unusually high water bills down. Our

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Political Editor Martyn Oates joins us now from Westminster.

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Is this something the government wants to introduce anyway? Yes and

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no. The Water Bill which has been

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discussed in the Commons this week plans to extend that kind of choice

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to us this is across the country. The environment secretary said the

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government would be interested longer term in seeing if it could be

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extended to domestic customers. At the moment only 40% of customers

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have water meters. It would need universal metering to make it work.

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In Devon and Cornwall we already have 80% water meter coverage. I am

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asking the government to consider using Devon and Cornwall as a pilot

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to enable water customers to shop around.

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The Labour MP for Plymouth also agrees and he has got our ally in

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John redwoods. He once domestic customers to have this kind of

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choice as soon as. He agrees that the present monopoly system where

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big companies control a single region is one of the big mistakes

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when water was privatised originally under the Conservatives.

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Tenants of social housing in Exeter, which was partly deemed

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uninhabitable due to the damp and lack of insulation, say nothing has

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been done and they're facing another freezing winter. Some residents of

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Sidwell House say this winter they're having to choose between

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eating and heating, and one has chosen to become homeless rather

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than face another Christmas in a flat he says he can't afford to keep

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warm. Jenny Walrond reports. This man shows me the and integrated

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void any his flats. They have done nothing. We filmed

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him last winter surviving on payday loans so he could both eat and heat

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his flats. This winter he has made a tough choice. I am having to put

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three or four years on. Just to keep comfortable and warm. I cannot

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afford to use the night storage heaters.

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In April it was ordered that improvements were made.

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Residents told as they have got new showers that have seen no other work

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being done. Nobody had any heaters change

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whatsoever. Here is evidence of problems caused

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by the cold and damp. Some residents say things like this are making them

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will. This is my bedroom. The windowsill is leaking. There is what

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all the way down the wall stop. This man has been living here for

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three months. He says he has repainted twice and used fungicide

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three times to get rid of the moulds. I would not put my worst

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enemy in this place. It is not just the damp and cold that is causing

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concern. This fire door does not close properly. This local

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councillor could find little evidence of any improvement is. If

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this work is not done properly it will be a cold winter. These places

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are not properly treated. Exeter City Council says installation of

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the roof is the responsibility of another company. It says council

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officers will be checking all the works.

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Sanctuary Housing says it has carried out significant improvement

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work to the flats. At least one resident has given up

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hope. The cost of heating is so high that this person has chosen to

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become homeless and stay with friends.

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Police are appealing for witnesses in their hunt for a man who raped a

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25`year`old woman in Honiton. The victim was approached as she left

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the town's Pit Club between three and four o'clock on Sunday. She was

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followed to the nearby livestock market where the attack happened.The

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man police are looking for is described as around five feet seven

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inches tall with dark hair and was wearing a grey long sleeved top and

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genes. `` and genes. A Second World War mine has been

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discovered in the sea just off Dorset. The police are looking for a

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man armed with a bottle of a bleach like liquid, who grabbed a

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12`year`old girl as she walked to school in Bodmin. During the

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struggle on Whitestone road, the girl's clothes were left covered in

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the liquid. The police have described the man as being

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Mediterranean in appearance, with a dark goatee beard. He was wearing a

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red t`shirt and a baseball cap. The public will have a chance to

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question Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime Commissioner about the

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controversies over his expenses and the costs of running his office

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tonight. Tony Hogg, along with the Chief Constable, Shaun Sawyer, will

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face an audience in a debate on policing. Our home affairs

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correspondent Simon Hall is at Plymouth's Council House where the

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debate is taking place. The issue of expenses may come up.

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What you often see at meetings like this, people are interested in

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police on the beat. They like to see them there. That may come up. Linked

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to that, trying `` links to that is crime. Traffic and transport. A

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report has raised the possibility of regional units. It also mentioned

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whether police anti`crime commissioners are worth having.

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What form for the evening take? We have got people here already. It

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is about questions from the public. The chief constable and the

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commissioner Sadie are keen to hear from people. `` and the Commissioner

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see they are keen to hear from the people. There are still some seats

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available if you fancy coming along.

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The debate will be broadcast on BBC Radio Devon and BBC Radio Cornwall

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from 7.30. We'll have a report on what happens in our late news at

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10.25. Some of the cyclists using the new

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Exe Estuary trail have been dubbed lycra louts by people living in the

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small villages close to the River. The route runs from Dawlish and then

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follows the Estuary around to the other side, finishing at Exmouth.

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It's thought the trail could be used by more than a third of a million

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people every year. There is already conflict between walkers and

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cyclists, and a rise in accidents. Our Environment Correspondent Adrian

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Campbell reports. You do not have to look far to see a

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cyclist. They are everywhere. This cycle Trail has been good for

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tourism and arguably for many people's health. But few that is a

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problem. On Friday somebody was hit while he was on his mobility

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scooter. The postmistress is keeping an accident book. They are people

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that do not want to come into the village. At both ends of the village

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the goal at 30 or 40 mph. The route diverts away from the line

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and goes through residential areas causing conflict at times. This

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couple seek sometimes they are afraid to go out of their front row.

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We have got no pavements. There are a lot of elderly people. Before you

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know where you are there is a bright. But cyclists living in the

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village see things differently. Cycling has opened up new business.

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I can see the point about some of the Danes here but most cyclist are

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responsible. `` some of the bends here. Our real worry is that there

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will be a fatality. A couple of miles away there has

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been conflict on the narrow lanes between cyclists and pedestrians.

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The County Council said in 2005 the consultant on what to do. No signs

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have started appearing asking people to cooperate with one another. Devon

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County Council said it is talking with people about refining betrayal.

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Hash`mac wrote about refining the path.

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Onto some sports news and Yeovil Town's top scorer from last season

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looks like he's leaving Huish Park. Paddy Madden, who scored in their

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play`off final win over Brentford at Wembley, has been placed on the

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transfer`list. The 23`year`old Dubliner has failed to find the

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target this season, with the Glovers struggling at the bottom of the

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Championship standings. Wembley, has been placed

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It was honours even in the 37th Devon derby between Torquay United

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and Plymouth Argyle at Plainmoor last night. In a frantic opening,

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United took the lead through Elliot Benyon despite Luke McCormick's

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initial save. Soon after, Luke Young's free`kick was handled by

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Nathan Craig in the penalty area and the resulting spot`kick was

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converted by Reuben Reid for a one`all draw. Alan Gow also earned

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Exeter City a 1`1 draw at Wycombe Wanderers with a late equaliser.

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Now many of you will have been to a remembrance service earlier this

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month and next year the day will hold even more significance. It'll

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be the centenary of the Great War and one woman in Devon is hoping to

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mark it in an unusual way. Yes, Cathy McAnespie runs a clock shop in

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Exeter and wants to create the largest online archive of watches,

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clocks and other timepieces associated with the war. Spotlight's

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Andrea Ormsby has been to meet her. Time ticks loudly. She is passionate

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about timepieces. A lot of it is working on older items which are

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loved by their owners. She runs a watch repair and

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restoration shop. She has another passion. Remembering those who

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fought and died in the war. A lot of it stems from the experiences of my

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grandfather. He was a prisoner of war. It is important to cherish

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these memories and what they did for us.

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When she found her grandfather's wartime watch an idea was formed.

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This is to protect the glass. It is lovely, the fact it is still

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running. I know what my grandfather went through and many like him. She

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has set up an online archive for watchers associated with the war. ``

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for timepieces associated with the war.

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It was nice linking time with time for remembrance.

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She hopes people will get in touch to share their stories in the run`up

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to the centenary next year. Tattoos used to be the preserve of

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ancient mariners but now they have become the ultimate in body fashion

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accessories. BBC broadcaster David Dimbleby recently revealed that he'd

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had one done at the age of 75. Well now a great grandmother from

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Cornwall has topped that by getting her first tattoo in her 80s. Renee

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Parker from Saltash is proof that you're only as old as you feel.

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Spotlight's John Danks has been to meet her.

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I and 84 and I had my first tattoo in April. A relative had one. I

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thought it was a good idea. She says she has got to a stage where she

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does not care what people think. There is not a lot of flesh on your

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foot. What do the people of Saltash think

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about it? If she wants one by not. If it makes it happy it is up to

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her. I would not want that are to add my age. I just sit and look at

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it. Seize the day. I like the tattoos you can wash

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off. We have some quiet weather for the

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next 24 hours. It is a cloudy day. It will not feel as cold as it has

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felt over the last two days. There are a couple of weather fronts that

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are keeping things cloudy. Then we have a definite change to writer and

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easier conditions as we head to Friday. And breezy day on Friday.

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The risk of a few showers. A lot of cloud as you can see from earlier

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today. Staying cloudy overnight. This was earlier today. Lovely shots

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of the Cornish coastline. The quiet conditions continue

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overnight and through the day tomorrow. We will see some mist

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forming here and there. Very light winds tonight and tomorrow. Tomorrow

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will be a cloudy day will stop. For our surfers it has been

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disappointing this week. Becoming quite windy as we move into

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Friday. You as the Outlook. Friday a few showers. It is cooler as we head

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into the weekend. High pressure coming back for the weekend.

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That debate with the Chief con the and the police commissioner is about

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to get underway. We will have a live update at ten to 85. `` chief cold

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