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industry. We are back with the late

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Good evening. Cornwall Council has confirmed it

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was contacted earlier this year with concerns about a road in Calstock

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that collapsed on Christmas Day. The landslip at Lower Kelly, in the

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Cornish Village, has left 30 homes without road access. Residents say

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they had reported concerns to the council weeks ago. The council is

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carrying out a full survey of the road but says it appears the land

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has succumbed to extreme heavy rainfall. Louise Walter reports.

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People here are nervous and you can see why ` a section of the road

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collapsed on Christmas Day, and residents claim it's now slipped

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further. On the day it happened, just part of

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the road had gone. By Boxing Day, virtually all the road, up to the

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pavement, has now gone. And they felt it had reached its optimum

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fall, but a little more did fall that night. So, obviously, we do

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feel slightly anxious about being here at the moment.

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?? WHITE Worried, the residents might be. But not surprised. BBC

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Spotlight has been told the council was made aware of concerns some time

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ago. It has been reported. We have seen it developing, but we have not

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seen anything being done about it. Of course, it could have been fixed.

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If they had been a bit proactive about it, and actually shored it up

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before it collapsed. Today, Cornwall Council said the

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area is subject to maintenance inspections, and confirmed that it

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had been contacted by a resident back in June.

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We are going back through our records, to look and see if that

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happened. But as far as this slippage is concerned, this is new

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to us, and we are dealing with this problem now. That's the priority.

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And, today, there was a full inspection of the area.

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I think the option, today, is to see if we can address the failure we

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have seen behind us, and how we can prevent any further deterioration,

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or temporary measures we can put in, and move on to look at the permanent

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solution. With more unsettled weather

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predicted, Cornwall Council says special contingencies have been put

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in place to provide emergency cover. And it will arrange for independent

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structural surveys on five properties next to the landslip.

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Police and the RSPCA are continuing to search for a deer believed to

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have been shot with a crossbow in Plymouth. A 25`year`old man was

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arrested, on suspicion of being in possession of an offensive weapon in

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a public place, and has been bailed. Police say it's important they find

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the animal and are appealing for anyone spotting it in or near

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Plymbridge woods to get in contact. We do have a concern with the

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welfare of the animal. We need to catch that animal, hopefully alive,

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and see if we can get it treated. We are working with the RSPCA, and we

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will call upon the services of a local vet, if we can. If the animal

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is deceased, we will still need to be able to recover the bolt, to be

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able to link it to the male that we have arrested.

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Freed Greenpeace worker Alex Harris has told Spotlight she has no

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regrets about her involvement with the campaign against drilling for

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oil in the Arctic. Alex was among 30 people on board

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the Greenpeace ship, Arctic Sunrise, when it was boarded by the Russian

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authorities three months ago. The so`called Arctic 30 were detained,

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and initially faced prison sentences of up to 15 years for alleged piracy

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and hooliganism. No, I don't regret it. Never once

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did I regret it. There were moments of panic, and we were isolated ` it

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was hard, but not once did I regret my decision to join the Arctic

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Sunrise. I care about saving the Arctic, and I decided to take a

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stand. I'm proud that I did that. You don't regret the things you do

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in life, you regret the things you didn't do.

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She'll chase her career as she wants to, as she's already said. If she

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feels she needs to do that, she'll do it. But hopefully not in such a

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dangerous environment, such as she's just gone through. Fingers crossed.

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Older drivers are the focus of a research project in Dorset to see

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whether free coaching can reduce their involvement in road accidents.

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Dorset County Council, which has one of the highest amount of elderly

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drivers on the road is working with a road safety charity and Warwick

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University to see whether a series of theory and practical lessons will

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reduce the county's accidents. The scheme will cost ?6,000 and the

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initial results will be announced in the Spring.

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It's been another eventful year in the South West sporting calendar.

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The region boasted two world champions and an appearance at

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Wembley. But amongst the success, there was sadness. Spotlight's Dave

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Gibbins looks back at the past twelve months.

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It was They had to beat Brentford in the

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league one play`off final to gain promotion to the second tier of

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professional football ` the championship. On a Sunday afternoon

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in May, they duly completed one of their most historic moments, winning

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2`1. For little old Yeovil, it certainly puts us on the map. There

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will be a lot more visitors coming to Yeovil, be it for the football,

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or just to see what's around. Penzance rower Helen Glover added

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two more titles, this year, to her Olympic gold medal. With new pairs

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partner Holly Swan, she retained the World Cup trophy after beating

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allcomers in Sydney, Eton Dorney and and Lucerne. The 27`year`old

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followed that with her first ever world championship.

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I don't train to try and keep my unbeaten record, I train to be the

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best I can be. I don't want it to feel like a pressure for me, but

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obviously it's a better feeling to win.

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Plymouth College swimmer Ruta Meilutyte proved she's the best in

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the world. The 16`year`old Lithuanian became the new 100 metres

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and world champion in Barcelona, 12 months after winning Olympic gold in

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London. In the semifinal, Ruta also smashed the world record, which was

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a prelude to a personal total of 14 golds during 2013. Finally, Cornwall

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sailor Sir Ben Ainslie's magnificent win for team USA in the Americas

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cup, after they had trailed 8`1 to New Zealand, was tinged with

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sadness. He dedicated the famous win to his compatriot, Andrew Simpson,

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from Sherborne in Dorset, who tragically died in May whilst

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training for the event and in San Francisco Bay.

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Dave Gibbins reporting there. And tomorrow we'll look back at the news

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stories which made 2013. Time for the weather now and here's

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Emily. Quite a windy day through tomorrow,

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as well. At the moment, we are in between weather systems, so a

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quieter start to the night but this weather front is set to sweep into

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the West, bringing some heavy rains tomorrow morning. That does clear to

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the east, so we'll have some sunshine to the afternoon on New

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Year's Eve. More rain and showers for New Year's Day. That rain did

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clear quite quickly to the east today, so we had some sunshine

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through the day and generally a dry start to tonight. Tonight, cloud

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increasing and some sherry rain ahead of that more intense band of

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rain arriving in the West into the early hours. Strong winds

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particularly with that rain man, but fairly mild tonight with

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temperatures no lower than six degrees. That rain will make its way

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across the region through tomorrow morning, followed by some sunshine

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and dry weather for the rest of the day. A few showers, and is a more

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organised showers tomorrow evening will stop quite breezy through the

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day tomorrow, the temperature is still mild, up to 11 degrees. We do

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have an early warning out of further heavy rain for New Year's Day.

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Another weather system moving in on Wednesday which will bring some

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heavy, persistent rain, along with some strong winds. He prepared for

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New Year's Day which will bring a risk of flooding. After New Year's

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Day, still looking unsettled with some sunshine and showers. That's

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all from the Spotlight news room for now. I'll be back with the late news

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just before 10:25PM, but for now, enjoy your evening.

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Another day off strong winds, heavy rain and flooding. At least things

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are quiet at the moment. The rain has cleared off and the wind is

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lighter. There might be some ice in Scotland, but through the night, the

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wind picks up, lifting temperatures, but more heavy rain pushing in. The

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rain band is not quite a significant us today, but it will leave surface

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water flooding. Some heavy bursts clearing Northern Ireland by first

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light. It reaches the east coast by the time we get to lunchtime, after

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a few morning showers. The wind is falling lighter, easing down from

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the gusty nature. A bit of sunshine through the afternoon. The

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temperature is a bit higher than they should be at this stage of the

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year. Some showers to finish the day in the West. They will push East on

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a blustery wind. Some of you will end the year on a

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