:00:00. > :00:11.power cuts to thousands of homes. Now we can join the news
:00:12. > :00:24.It comes as Guernsey considers dropping its weather contract with
:00:25. > :00:25.Jersey Met in a bid to save hundreds of thousands of pounds.
:00:26. > :00:37.It comes as Guernsey considers dropping its weather Day would like
:00:38. > :00:41.weather information. And rivalries over the garden fence
:00:42. > :00:45.` we meet the neighbours who have some prize winning patios. A lot of
:00:46. > :01:01.fun doing it all. It is good fun. Wind speeds of more than 70 miles an
:01:02. > :01:04.hour and blasts of heavy rain have been battering the Channel Islands,
:01:05. > :01:14.as one of the worst storms in years swept across Southern Britain last
:01:15. > :01:18.night and this morning. Eight people were killed, four of them in the
:01:19. > :01:20.United Kingdom. But this time the islands have come through the severe
:01:21. > :01:22.weather relatively unscathed. Mike Wilkins went out to assess the
:01:23. > :01:26.damage. Dealing with the debris. Across the
:01:27. > :01:29.islands a number of trees were knocked down by the strong winds but
:01:30. > :01:35.thankfully the storm didn't strike as hard as some anticipated.
:01:36. > :01:38.Swollen waves raged round the islands all weekend ` the Condor
:01:39. > :01:41.clipper didn't make it into Jersey harbour yesterday ` and most
:01:42. > :01:59.services were cancelled today as well. This is about the worst of it.
:02:00. > :02:07.Forecast for overnight, it is still fresh for the rest of the day.
:02:08. > :02:11.Everything should be getting back to normal by tomorrow.
:02:12. > :02:13.Flying conditions were also challenging ` but schedules largely
:02:14. > :02:16.unaffected ` as commercial airline pilots battled the high winds and
:02:17. > :02:19.poor visibility to bring their aircrafts safely in and out of the
:02:20. > :02:22.islands. Those winds may be weakening, but
:02:23. > :02:26.islanders could still encounter some problems.
:02:27. > :02:31.There's a good chance of flooding now. There will be a lot of leaves
:02:32. > :02:34.that have come off the trees so it's a good chance for people to, once
:02:35. > :02:38.the winds have died down and things have calmed a bit, get out and clear
:02:39. > :02:41.the drains. Get the leaves away from the drainage and that way you'll
:02:42. > :02:44.help reduce the potential for flooding, should we have a lot of
:02:45. > :02:47.water come down. Stormy scenes remained around
:02:48. > :02:50.Corbiere lighthouse this afternoon ` but with no loss of life or
:02:51. > :02:52.significant damage, the Channel Islands can this time count
:02:53. > :02:55.themselves lucky. There was plenty of advance warning
:02:56. > :02:59.for the weekend's storms ` but those detailed weather forecasts for
:03:00. > :03:01.Guernsey could be under threat. The Environment Department currently
:03:02. > :03:06.pays Jersey's Met Office ?300,0 0 a year to provide a range of services.
:03:07. > :03:12.But it's considering stopping this funding ` as Penny Elderfield
:03:13. > :03:15.reports. The last couple of days are enough
:03:16. > :03:21.proof that we can't control the weather. But we can at least predict
:03:22. > :03:24.it. And this is where the Guernsey's detailed forecasts come from ` the
:03:25. > :03:29.Jersey Met Office. It's a service that Guernsey States contributes
:03:30. > :03:32.?300,000 pounds a year to. But that funding could stop, meaning there's
:03:33. > :03:41.a chance the local forecasts could too. The situation has two change
:03:42. > :03:49.because the contract has come to an end. We have to look at it. We have
:03:50. > :03:53.to look at the service. There are some aspects that you can get access
:03:54. > :03:56.elsewhere. Daily weather forecasts aren't the
:03:57. > :03:58.only service the island gets. The Met Office also provides an
:03:59. > :04:02.extensive shipping forecast ` information you need if you spend a
:04:03. > :04:05.lot of time out there. Like Peter. Checking his boat is
:04:06. > :04:08.safe after last night's storm. It's people's safety that really
:04:09. > :04:17.concerns him, if a detailed forecast isn't readily available. I listen to
:04:18. > :04:27.the shipping forecast every single morning. It is vitally important.
:04:28. > :04:31.There are also commercial shipping. And aircraft. We all need to know
:04:32. > :04:34.what the weather is going to be doing.
:04:35. > :04:41.For those in charge of Jersey's Met Office it's also a worry. They would
:04:42. > :04:52.need to buy a service in from somewhere else. They would lack
:04:53. > :04:55.weather information to plan their government services, leisure and
:04:56. > :05:01.tourism. The stormy weather may be passing
:05:02. > :05:04.now. But the storm today's news is causing amongst those that rely on
:05:05. > :05:07.the detailed forecasts is only just beginning.
:05:08. > :05:14.Lots of you have been in touch about this. Richard Curtis says: It's a
:05:15. > :05:19.safety issue. It is essential for all those who work on or by local
:05:20. > :05:22.waters to have a very local forecast that takes into consideration local
:05:23. > :05:31.variations that a more general UK overview cannot.
:05:32. > :05:37.Thanks for those ` and stay tuned for the latest BBC weather forecast
:05:38. > :05:40.coming up with David Braine in a few minutes.
:05:41. > :05:43.A 15`year`old is being urged to contact Jersey Police after fears
:05:44. > :05:55.she was assaulted in the early hours of Sunday morning. Officers say they
:05:56. > :06:14.have reports of a teenager being followed at half past midnight.
:06:15. > :06:26.A man has appeared in court charged with trying to import ?80,000 worth
:06:27. > :06:28.of heroin. An independent review into the
:06:29. > :06:31.running of Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital has found
:06:32. > :06:34.services cost up to ?9 million a year more than necessary. The
:06:35. > :06:36.review, by Health Systems Workshop, suggests there are significant
:06:37. > :06:40.inefficiencies in the delivery of specialist medical services. The
:06:41. > :06:42.Health Department says it is responding to the concerns but
:06:43. > :06:53.believes there are many inaccuracies in the report. We accept there are
:06:54. > :07:04.areas for improvement but there are also areas that we disagree with. We
:07:05. > :07:11.do not think the comparison is totally fair. They do not have all
:07:12. > :07:22.the data. It is based on a junior Dr model. We do not have junior
:07:23. > :07:25.doctors. . The ?6 million refurbishment of
:07:26. > :07:28.Guernsey's only tower block has begun. The new`look Cour du Parc
:07:29. > :07:32.will include 28 one`bedroom and 22 two`bedroom flats. Work is due to
:07:33. > :07:35.finish by November next year and is being carried out by the building
:07:36. > :07:38.firm RG Falla, which first built the block in the early 1960s. The
:07:39. > :07:43.picture here shows the original team, celebrating after they
:07:44. > :07:52.completed work on the roof. It is nice that the same firm is going
:07:53. > :07:55.back. They are updating it. In most neighbourhoods there's a bit
:07:56. > :07:59.of rivalry over the garden fence ` and in Jersey it's being encouraged
:08:00. > :08:02.by the Housing Department itself! It's been running competitions for
:08:03. > :08:07.residents to improve their homes, gardens and increase community
:08:08. > :08:10.spirit. But it's all been very friendly though ` with the aim of
:08:11. > :08:13.bringing neighbours together. Pam Caulfield met the proud owner of a
:08:14. > :08:24.prize`winning patio who didn't escape last night's storm.
:08:25. > :08:27.Look at all the damage from last night.
:08:28. > :08:32.The weather's taken it's toll but Bernie won't be beaten. This was her
:08:33. > :08:38.patio in the summer in its prize`winning form. It's proved
:08:39. > :08:45.quite an attraction. Lots of people come past and see how nice it looks.
:08:46. > :08:55.You can give them cuttings to encourage them. We all get on very
:08:56. > :08:58.well. And here comes another keen gardener
:08:59. > :09:01.` the Housing Minister himself. His department came up with a number of
:09:02. > :09:07.competitions. The idea being that some friendly rivalry would bring
:09:08. > :09:17.people together. It is to celebrate the achievements of our tenants I
:09:18. > :09:24.hope it will encourage other people to have a go and perhaps spruce up
:09:25. > :09:28.their gardens and see if they can win a prize as well.
:09:29. > :09:35.And the community's something Bernie likes to look after. They know they
:09:36. > :09:40.can call on me if they need to go down the shop. Everybody seems to be
:09:41. > :09:43.OK. So after checking everyone's OK
:09:44. > :09:54.after last night's storm ` Bernie can get back to that prize winning
:09:55. > :10:00.patio. Jersey Met recorded force nine wins
:10:01. > :10:10.over the weekend. As the weather set to calm down? After last night's
:10:11. > :10:15.storm it is a little bit quieter. We still have a blustery breeze and
:10:16. > :10:26.plenty of showers, but we will not have the strength of wind that we
:10:27. > :10:37.saw. Very heavy rain. To borrow as much drier. `` tomorrow as much
:10:38. > :10:58.drier. The main area of low pressure is now across parts of Denmark.
:10:59. > :11:02.We have a lot of showers overnight. By the middle of the day tomorrow
:11:03. > :11:05.there is a ridge of high pressure. That'll quieten things down. There
:11:06. > :11:10.should be dry weather and sunny spells through the afternoon. And
:11:11. > :11:15.whether front is approaching on Wednesday that it takes its time
:11:16. > :11:24.before it gets to the islands. Here come the showers overnight. It will
:11:25. > :11:28.be south`westerly. Overnight temperatures down to 10 degrees
:11:29. > :11:33.Tomorrow are few showers first thing in the morning but they become more
:11:34. > :11:35.isolated. By the time we get to the middle of the afternoon there should
:11:36. > :12:02.be a lot of dry weather around. Wednesday will be largely drive
:12:03. > :12:06.Thursday and Friday closing with patchy rain.
:12:07. > :12:17.That is all for now. Goodbye. accessible, Tim could start coming
:12:18. > :12:21.ashore by 2015. You can see more on this and other stories on Inside Out
:12:22. > :12:26.on BBC One at 7.30pm. Now, what's in a name? In this case,
:12:27. > :12:29.about 4,000 miles. A woman from Plymouth, who's seriously ill and
:12:30. > :12:32.wanted to see the Alhambra before she died, found herself en route to
:12:33. > :12:38.Grenada in the Caribbean, rather than the Spanish city of Granada.
:12:39. > :12:42.Oh, dear. Lamenda Kingdon booked the trip with Avios reward points over
:12:43. > :12:46.the phone and didn't realise she was on the wrong flight until she was in
:12:47. > :12:52.mid`air. Jenny Walrond has been to find out if she ever reached her
:12:53. > :12:56.intended destination. What a difference a letter makes. Lamenda
:12:57. > :13:03.Kingdon thought she was flying to grin `` to Granada in Spain, but
:13:04. > :13:07.found herself instead on route to Grenada. She wanted to CBL Hambro
:13:08. > :13:11.before she died and booked the trip after being quoted for breast cancer
:13:12. > :13:18.and a brain Schumer. On my bucket list was Granada because my art
:13:19. > :13:24.teacher when I was treading to be a teacher had said one of my paintings
:13:25. > :13:29.reminded him of the Alhambra. But when the ticket arrived they were
:13:30. > :13:33.for a longer flight to Grenada. I thought they would maybe be stopping
:13:34. > :13:40.somewhere en route that wasn't on the ticket information, or maybe
:13:41. > :13:50.they land and like a train, a sleeper on a train, you can sleep
:13:51. > :13:54.until a time for waking up. When it said Grenada, I thought it was a
:13:55. > :13:57.different way of spelling it. It was only when talking to a fellow
:13:58. > :14:02.passenger that she realised something was wrong. I told her
:14:03. > :14:06.about the bucket list and how I was looking forward to seeing the
:14:07. > :14:14.Alhambra, and she said not on this flight, you won't. She had travelled
:14:15. > :14:16.over 4000 miles to Saint Lucia before being dropped off and
:14:17. > :14:30.travelling back to London. Next day, she flew a mere thousand miles ``
:14:31. > :14:33.400 miles to Granada. Avios said they booked her on a flight to
:14:34. > :14:42.Grenada... Now, how
:14:43. > :14:48.she is using that compensation to fund a trip to New Zealand and plans
:14:49. > :14:52.to raise funds for MacMillan Cancer Support en route, but this time she
:14:53. > :14:58.is anxious about booking the trip. Very nervous. I am going to get
:14:59. > :15:09.somebody to check my ticket and my route and my times.
:15:10. > :15:17.Now, how is your mortgage to real city? Attack your morbid curiosity?
:15:18. > :15:19.Very soon it'll be the Day of the Day, also known as All Souls Day.
:15:20. > :15:23.It's when we remember the dead, and one of the ways that's done is via
:15:24. > :15:30.tombs. At Exeter Cathedral, that's led to some intriguing and unique
:15:31. > :15:36.discoveries. Is a place of hope, life and death. All around Exeter
:15:37. > :15:41.Cathedral, Statute of the great and good, but what the lesser mortals
:15:42. > :15:46.leave behind? These are images of the bit that was wrong with you, so
:15:47. > :15:52.here we have a human foot, here are the face of a woman. Remnants of
:15:53. > :15:57.hero worship, in this case the state like bush of. After his death,
:15:58. > :16:04.people made pilgrimages to his tomb. They were spurred on by tales of
:16:05. > :16:07.hurdles. It is like the opposite of black magic word you would get an
:16:08. > :16:11.effigy of someone and hope to do them harm. Could you have a bit of
:16:12. > :16:17.your body which is hurting you. You put that on the tomb and pray it
:16:18. > :16:21.will be cured. They were hidden to escape the Reformation when acts of
:16:22. > :16:28.adultery were condemned. They were only discovered during repairs to
:16:29. > :16:34.the cathedral in 1943. Academics say the origin eat, offering an insight
:16:35. > :16:37.into people 's lives 500 years ago. They would long to leave something
:16:38. > :16:42.that is quite an translucent, that is something that is somehow part of
:16:43. > :16:47.them but not part of them, and they would leave it with the Saints to
:16:48. > :16:53.remind the same, but in a good word for me, help me with my problems and
:16:54. > :16:57.eventually help me get to heaven. This is how many people today pay
:16:58. > :17:03.their respects to the dead, a simple act not far removed from life in the
:17:04. > :17:06.Middle Ages. We are doing something very similar to what people have
:17:07. > :17:10.been doing in these buildings for the last millennium, the king about
:17:11. > :17:14.the dead, interacting with them, getting close to them and also
:17:15. > :17:21.thinking about how we will soon join them. All Souls Day is this to ``
:17:22. > :17:25.this Saturday, a sacred time for the living to remember the dead.
:17:26. > :17:30.Now to the sport, and Dave's here with the stories behind some
:17:31. > :17:32.impressive results. Hello. The result of the weekend was
:17:33. > :17:35.undoubtedly Yeovil Town's 3`1 win over Championship promotion
:17:36. > :17:39.contenders Nottingham Forest. It was their first three`point haul at
:17:40. > :17:41.Huish Park. In League Two, Plymouth Argyle's late goal at Mansfield
:17:42. > :17:46.rewarded them with their first celebration in nine games. Here's
:17:47. > :17:59.how the managers, BBC Radio Devon commentators and the fans reacted.
:18:00. > :18:03.It definitely helps with couple months, because we have been telling
:18:04. > :18:08.them the argument not to compete at this level. They few things didn't
:18:09. > :18:11.quite go for us on this complacent that luck on this occasion and maybe
:18:12. > :18:17.they felt sorry for themselves, but we had a great result last week and
:18:18. > :18:22.a great campaign here, and now we have picked up another three points
:18:23. > :18:30.against Nottingham Forest, who were on their way to the premiership. If
:18:31. > :18:34.the goal! Albion have stolen a late goal scored by Phil Edwards. They
:18:35. > :18:38.have been ineffective with the corners for most of the game, but
:18:39. > :18:45.right at the death, it would appear they have stolen the points. I
:18:46. > :18:49.thought we create it would have two problems ourselves. The most
:18:50. > :18:52.important thing is to try and get some points from the game that is
:18:53. > :18:57.great to score at the end and everyone that little bit of a break
:18:58. > :19:06.of not scoring and we have scored, and got the winning goal. It comes
:19:07. > :19:15.to chapel. He shouted into the back of the net! He shouted. The deep in
:19:16. > :19:29.Torquay territory. To Wallace on the right. One of! `` one all ass`mac
:19:30. > :19:35.attack ass`mac Exeter Chiefs are up to fourth in rugby's Premiership.
:19:36. > :19:37.It's due to their six`try mauling of bottom team Worcester Warriors at
:19:38. > :19:40.Sandy Park, and because of Leicester's loss at Wasps. The
:19:41. > :19:44.Chiefs scored 26 unanswered points in the second half to rack up a 40`6
:19:45. > :19:48.result. Flanker Ben White pounced for two of the scores, with locks
:19:49. > :19:51.Dean Mumm and Damian Welch also contributing. Phil Dollman and Haydn
:19:52. > :19:56.Thomas made sure they too were on the score sheet.
:19:57. > :19:59.In the Championship, Plymouth Albion outscored Jersey by three tries to
:20:00. > :20:04.two to come away 23`18 winners in the Channel Islands. But the Cornish
:20:05. > :20:07.Pirates had a disastrous time. They conceded five tries at unbeaten
:20:08. > :20:12.leaders London Welsh in a 41`6 trouncing. That sends the Pirates
:20:13. > :20:15.down to fifth. Albion are lying seventh.
:20:16. > :20:18.Finally in basketball, Plymouth Raiders made up for their Friday
:20:19. > :20:29.defeat at London Lions by beating Durham Wildcats 85`73 at the
:20:30. > :20:35.Pavilions last night. Weldon to Foxy and the team at the pavilions.
:20:36. > :20:38.Hundreds of volunteers have started the huge task of planting a million
:20:39. > :20:41.daffodil bulbs in and around Sidmouth. The plants have been
:20:42. > :20:45.donated by a tycoon who died six years ago and wanted to see the East
:20:46. > :20:50.Devon town blossom in future. And the blossom it will. He has left ?3
:20:51. > :20:57.million to the town, and part of his legacy is being used to fund the
:20:58. > :21:02.planting. One in a million. These bulbs are being planted as part of
:21:03. > :21:06.Devon born Keith Owen's legacy to keep Sidmouth with a full. The
:21:07. > :21:12.former investment banker spent most of its holidays in the resort before
:21:13. > :21:16.his death in 2007. It was his wish to give the seaside town a million
:21:17. > :21:19.flowers. I told them it will be difficult to spend all this, and he
:21:20. > :21:28.said think big, think outside the box. I said, how do you mean? He
:21:29. > :21:32.said, plant a million daffodils. Volunteers have started planting
:21:33. > :21:38.them bulbs in verges, lawns and flower beds. The whole town has come
:21:39. > :21:44.together, the rugby club, the football club, the W Y, this sailing
:21:45. > :21:50.club, everyone has had a go, so it really has been great. Keep their
:21:51. > :21:55.won't let all his money, more than ?3 million, to the Sidmouth
:21:56. > :22:01.association with instructions in the spent locally. It is my hope and
:22:02. > :22:05.which people will enjoy coming to Sidmouth in years to come, because
:22:06. > :22:09.these bulbs will make a big splash and it will be the value of a
:22:10. > :22:16.million bulbs, and that is what we're aiming to with this project.
:22:17. > :22:20.It will take several years to plan all 1 million bulbs in what Keith
:22:21. > :22:23.Owen described as the picture perfect English resort. Hopefully by
:22:24. > :22:29.next spring there will be a riot of colourful blooms. I'm sure we've all
:22:30. > :22:32.had collections of various things from time to time, but for sci`fi
:22:33. > :22:34.buffs, there's something very special going under the hammer in
:22:35. > :22:37.Dorset. A collection of Star Wars toys,
:22:38. > :22:40.collectables and memorabilia will be auctioned in Dorchester tomorrow,
:22:41. > :22:47.with some of the items expecting to go for hundreds of pounds. John
:22:48. > :22:51.Ayres has had a proper around a lot with his light Sabre. Auctioneers
:22:52. > :23:01.are best known for fine art but tomorrow it will be something a bit
:23:02. > :23:05.affront. But a bit different. More than 50 lots will go under the
:23:06. > :23:10.hammer and for the enthusiasts, there are all sorts of things. So
:23:11. > :23:16.who would like a Han Solo in carbon night? People who remember seeing
:23:17. > :23:19.this sort of thing as youngsters, and that is remembering the fun they
:23:20. > :23:23.had with the Tories, the numbering toys perhaps they didn't get for
:23:24. > :23:29.Christmas, and seeing them in their boxes with all the accessories is
:23:30. > :23:34.quite exciting for collectors. And I have a young son and can't imagine
:23:35. > :23:38.giving him any kind of toy and expecting him to keep them in the
:23:39. > :23:45.box, but keeping them in the box makes these collections valuable.
:23:46. > :23:48.When whoever got a Star Wars land speaker for Christmas, he should
:23:49. > :23:51.really have taken it out of the box and run around the room, but
:23:52. > :23:59.occasionally the boxes survived, and that is what collectors like, and in
:24:00. > :24:05.this sort of promotion, if they are bit battered, the getting rarer and
:24:06. > :24:13.harder to find. Princess Leia, Luke skywalker and Darth Vader are all
:24:14. > :24:17.here. I'm not really a Star Wars fan myself, but do people who were into
:24:18. > :24:22.it, some of the staff is quite special and could go for a few
:24:23. > :24:26.hundred pounds. Many of these toys have in their complete state become
:24:27. > :24:33.rare. It is now a question of just how much fans are prepared to pay
:24:34. > :24:38.for them. What a collection. It is time for the weather and it seems
:24:39. > :24:43.that is all anyone has been talking about. It is calming down, still
:24:44. > :24:48.quite breezy, but nothing compared to both the rain and gusts of wind
:24:49. > :24:52.we saw last night. There is a quick summary, highest winds were at
:24:53. > :24:56.Portland but most of the Southwest had gusts of wind over 60 mph,
:24:57. > :25:02.although it was shortly own. This week we have some windy conditions
:25:03. > :25:07.with showers and this lightly colder than last week, not too much frost
:25:08. > :25:12.on the cards and a lot of clear sky on the Atlantic heading our way for
:25:13. > :25:16.tomorrow, but it is speckled so there are also some showers dotted
:25:17. > :25:20.around. One weather system pushes by this evening, we placed by a few
:25:21. > :25:24.showers tomorrow, but a weak ridge of high pressure will ease that
:25:25. > :25:29.winds down and give us some respite from the strength of the wind. It is
:25:30. > :25:35.short lived as another line of rain comes in to give us wet weather on
:25:36. > :25:39.Wednesday. You can see how speckled the cloud structure is. It rain
:25:40. > :25:45.showers, we had pleasant sunshine and where showers turned up they
:25:46. > :25:49.were a beefy. Earlier today, we did have some sunshine of you can see
:25:50. > :25:53.how chaotic the sea looks because of the strength of wind we saw last
:25:54. > :25:57.night, and still some big waves in the Atlantic and the English
:25:58. > :26:02.Channel. Here some blue sky, the little bit inland we also had some
:26:03. > :26:07.blue sky between showers, but Alex Song the camera at the other way and
:26:08. > :26:11.there is a lovely rainbow. We do have some clear sky this evening,
:26:12. > :26:17.which will let temperatures fall well into single figures. We have a
:26:18. > :26:22.risk of showers overnight so some could be heavy but the isolated, and
:26:23. > :26:28.temperatures are down as low as six or seven degrees. Tomorrow, we start
:26:29. > :26:30.the day with some sunny spells. There will always be showers around
:26:31. > :26:35.to the morning, and by the afternoon, those showers are more
:26:36. > :26:40.isolated with some lengthy sunny spells to end the day, winds all the
:26:41. > :26:44.while gradually reducing but taking their time to ease down.
:26:45. > :26:50.Temperatures up to about 12, 13 degrees. About right for the time of
:26:51. > :26:54.year. For the forecast for the Isles of Scilly, breezy in the morning
:26:55. > :26:58.with a scattering of showers but easing down to mainly dry conditions
:26:59. > :27:10.in the afternoon. There are times of high water. Those times are now in
:27:11. > :27:14.GMT. Big waves, most of our coastline quite dangerous, it will
:27:15. > :27:23.take 24 hours for the seas to calm down, along the north coast, six to
:27:24. > :27:28.eight feet and messy, winds are five to six and dropping, good
:27:29. > :27:37.visibility, turning more showery on Thursday, and have a good evening.
:27:38. > :27:50.We will be back at 10pm tonight. Have a good evening.
:27:51. > :27:52.This is Malcolm, who owns Iceland. He's the one
:27:53. > :27:55.that's going to present us with the ten grand. When we win it.