:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening welcome to BBC Channel Islands. Tuesday's top stories. .
:00:10. > :00:17.Rock falls and damaged walls ` why parts of Jersey's coastline may not
:00:18. > :00:22.be safe after the winter storms We would ask people to take care but we
:00:23. > :00:27.are due for another storm this coming weekend and we have our 4`7
:00:28. > :00:30.teams on stand`by. There will be coastal engineers and a forestry
:00:31. > :00:32.team on stand`by as well. We are prepared for anything.
:00:33. > :00:39.Plus doorstep recycling finally comes to Guernsey ` but are
:00:40. > :00:42.householders ready? Find out why not everyone is happy about the sale of
:00:43. > :00:55.this historic building. Crumbling cliff paths and sea walls
:00:56. > :01:05.have led to a warning for walkers to stay away from some coastal walks in
:01:06. > :01:08.Jersey. A large rock fall at St Catherine's brought down tonnes of
:01:09. > :01:11.earth yesterday. It's the latest in a number of landslides around the
:01:12. > :01:14.island caused by the bad weather. Jersey's Transport and Technical
:01:15. > :01:17.Services have closed the footpath the east coast footpath nearby for
:01:18. > :01:20.safety. We'll hear from the Minister in charge in a moment, but first
:01:21. > :01:23.Emma Chambers reports on the ever`growing list of casualties of
:01:24. > :01:26.the storm season so far. They were built to defend Jersey
:01:27. > :01:29.against English troops during World War II but now it seems these German
:01:30. > :01:32.fortifications are losing the battle against nature. Repair work is
:01:33. > :01:35.underway here at the Royal Jersey Golf Course after high tides and
:01:36. > :01:38.strong winds caused 20`foot`deep sinkholes along the edge of the
:01:39. > :01:41.course. And with no proper sea defence structure in place, only an
:01:42. > :01:52.anti`tank fortification wall, there's also damage to one of the
:01:53. > :01:57.bunkers. The storm and the strength of the waves got underneath the low
:01:58. > :02:05.foundations of this wall and as the sea withdrew, it sucked out all of
:02:06. > :02:09.the Earth, all of the rocks and soil, creating the big hold you can
:02:10. > :02:12.see. Had it been a purpose beat sea wall, the foundations would have
:02:13. > :02:16.been deeper and this would not have occurred. And it's not just damage
:02:17. > :02:19.being caused ` vast amounts of rubbish and waste have been washed
:02:20. > :02:25.up along the island's beaches. A big beach clear`up is taking place at
:02:26. > :02:29.L'Etacq this weekend. The beaches have been the worst hit in the last
:02:30. > :02:32.couple of weeks. We have seen an excessive amount of rubbish being
:02:33. > :02:38.washed up. It is so important that we clean these beaches up. The
:02:39. > :02:41.marine life will be affected by this, they can be hurt by rubbish.
:02:42. > :02:45.And, back on the green, the first hole will remain closed for the next
:02:46. > :02:48.two to three weeks whilst repairs are completed. TTS have told the
:02:49. > :02:52.club that they will continue to streghten the sea wall along the
:02:53. > :02:55.east coast, a popular place not just for golfers but walkers, too.
:02:56. > :02:58.So when will Jersey's coastline be totally safe? Earlier, I spoke to
:02:59. > :03:02.the Government minister tasked with clearing up after the storms, Deputy
:03:03. > :03:12.Kevin Lewis, and asked him how worried islanders should be.
:03:13. > :03:17.Take care is the message. There have been three or four quite substantial
:03:18. > :03:23.rock falls on the cliffs, so we would ask people to take care. Where
:03:24. > :03:30.there has been any slippage, TTS has closed the path nearby. But please
:03:31. > :03:36.take care. How much do we know about the extent of the damage? Surveying
:03:37. > :03:40.is being done on a regular basis. The paths are monitored. People
:03:41. > :03:46.phone in and say there is a problem. The teams go out and monitor the
:03:47. > :03:53.damage. As I say, they informed the landowners. We doing a lot of
:03:54. > :03:56.restoration work. We have two relatively OK days, so people are
:03:57. > :04:03.putting the coping stones out and repairing the slipways where they
:04:04. > :04:12.can. Have you prepare for the lot of storms? TTS has spent over ?1
:04:13. > :04:16.million a year on sea defences, so that has put us in good stead but we
:04:17. > :04:21.are suffering from exceptional weather at the moment so we have to
:04:22. > :04:24.deal with it as an when. Are there any lessons that TTS can learn about
:04:25. > :04:38.spending money on our sea defences? Up some areas particularly one ``
:04:39. > :04:45.particularly vulnerable? It does take a lot of maintenance and what
:04:46. > :04:48.can happen is if the sea chips away at the coping stones, it can force a
:04:49. > :04:53.hole through the cobblestones into the slipway and wash away the grip
:04:54. > :04:59.behind it. That will cause a cavern to appear, which can collapse later.
:05:00. > :05:05.Where they are found, we are pouring concrete into the bases to hold
:05:06. > :05:13.everything together. Until permanent repairs can be affected. At the
:05:14. > :05:19.moment, we are in excess of ?20 ,000 for damage but we are due for
:05:20. > :05:25.another storm this coming weekend and we have our 24`7 team on
:05:26. > :05:38.stand`by, we have coastal engineers and a forestry team on stand`by as
:05:39. > :05:41.well. We repaired for anything. Talks to resolve the Condor workers'
:05:42. > :05:45.strike have continued today onboard the Condor Rapide in St Malo. Now in
:05:46. > :05:48.its sixth day, the strike is over staff wanting to change their
:05:49. > :05:54.contracts for better pay and working conditions. They say they will be
:05:55. > :05:58.using alternative operators will be operating via the UK.
:05:59. > :06:00.A controversial website run by a former Jersey government minister
:06:01. > :06:03.has been suspended by the internet search giant Google. Stuart Syvret
:06:04. > :06:07.has posted comments about a number of issues, including child abuse, on
:06:08. > :06:10.his blogsite for a number of years. But Google says Mr Syvret's website
:06:11. > :06:13.violates its terms of service. The former Health Minister was jailed
:06:14. > :06:17.for three months last year for failing to turn up in court after
:06:18. > :06:21.being asked to take down online allegations about four islanders.
:06:22. > :06:24.You're watching the BBC in the Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight
:06:25. > :06:26.with Justin and Natalie ` why this woman's meddling in her brother s
:06:27. > :06:37.wedding plans landed her in court! Weekend trips to the bring`banks in
:06:38. > :06:40.Guernsey will be a thing of the past from next month, as most recyclable
:06:41. > :06:44.items will be picked up from the doorstep instead. And it'll be a
:06:45. > :06:47.free service, for the first couple of years at least. Fae Clerey
:06:48. > :06:51.reports. Recycling ` it's coming to your
:06:52. > :07:00.doorstep next month and the Public Services Department want to make
:07:01. > :07:03.sure you're prepared. Islanders are being sent information leaflets on
:07:04. > :07:06.the introduction of kerb`side recycling on the island, as well as
:07:07. > :07:10.vouchers offering 20% off storage containers like these, which can be
:07:11. > :07:19.used to separate recyclables at home. The idea is obviously thinking
:07:20. > :07:22.ahead to the new recycling scheme, people want to organise their
:07:23. > :07:28.recycling in the home, so the idea is to make that a little bit easier
:07:29. > :07:30.for people. They may well need to purchase containers to store their
:07:31. > :07:34.recycling. Kerbside recycling is being rolled out across the island
:07:35. > :07:37.as part of a two`year pilot scheme with the hope of combating the
:07:38. > :07:40.age`old problem of waste disposal. Paper, food tins, plastic packaging
:07:41. > :07:50.and everything else you might take to a bring`bank, aside from glass,
:07:51. > :07:54.will be collected from your door. It is only two streams, they need paper
:07:55. > :08:03.and cardboard and then plastic, tins and cans and milk cartons. They need
:08:04. > :08:06.to sorted into two streams. Nearly half of all islanders currently
:08:07. > :08:10.recycle but, at the end of last year, the States failed to meets its
:08:11. > :08:13.recycling target of 50%. But, with the introduction of kerbside
:08:14. > :08:20.recycling, it's hoped by 2025 7 % of household waste produced on the
:08:21. > :08:23.island will be recycled. It's a former military police
:08:24. > :08:26.station in the heart of St Helier that islanders have probably walked
:08:27. > :08:31.past for years without noticing This is Piquet House in Jersey's
:08:32. > :08:34.Royal Square. The States own it but now they want to sell it, and not
:08:35. > :08:38.everyone's happy, as Jen Smith reports.
:08:39. > :08:41.Piquet House has been owned by the States for centuries. It's a listed
:08:42. > :08:45.building that's sat unaltered since it was built in 1803. As well as a
:08:46. > :08:48.place for the military, it's been used as an office for the registrar
:08:49. > :08:52.of births, marriages and deaths And, more recently, the police have
:08:53. > :08:56.used it. And if the sale goes ahead, it could become anything from a home
:08:57. > :09:00.to a hotel. But not everyone's happy about the plans for its future. One
:09:01. > :09:06.Jersey deputy says it's a piece of Jersey history.
:09:07. > :09:11.When talking to people, it is clear a number of community organisations
:09:12. > :09:18.would be keen on using it. The state itself, there are two or three
:09:19. > :09:20.voluntary groups who would be interested in it. The treasury
:09:21. > :09:24.ministry has 12 months to check these out, see if it can come up
:09:25. > :09:27.with a leasing plan for that and if it can, that is the way to go. The
:09:28. > :09:31.building might have seen better days. But if the States don't agree
:09:32. > :09:42.with Deputy Young, it won't be up to them to change it.
:09:43. > :09:44.Jesse's Royal Square looking resplendent in the rain.
:09:45. > :09:49.Jesse's Royal Square looking resplendent in What do we need for
:09:50. > :09:52.the coming days? You will certainly need a
:09:53. > :10:00.waterproof, it is turning cooler again. By Thursday, you will need an
:10:01. > :10:03.extra layer. I will try to make this as simple as possible. We have
:10:04. > :10:08.another area of low pressure arriving tomorrow. That will give
:10:09. > :10:12.severe gale force winds, then rain showers and generally feeling quite
:10:13. > :10:18.cold. There is the risk of quite a string of winds tomorrow. Up to
:10:19. > :10:21.around 60 mph gusts. It is from the south`west, so perhaps for those who
:10:22. > :10:25.have been affected by those at the easterly gales, there is a bit of
:10:26. > :10:28.shelter in that direction. This area of low pressure is moving quite
:10:29. > :10:33.quickly across the Atlantic, so expected to arrive with some heavy
:10:34. > :10:37.rain tomorrow afternoon. Once it goes through, it is a place by
:10:38. > :10:41.blustery showers. It is coming from a cold direction, around the bottom
:10:42. > :10:44.end of this live near Iceland. Expect to bridges on Thursday to be
:10:45. > :10:52.lower. There is the risk of some wintry showers. I could be the odd
:10:53. > :10:55.thunderstorm and flash of lightning. Showers become more isolated. Quite
:10:56. > :11:05.a cold night with temperatures down as low as four degrees. A cloudy
:11:06. > :11:10.start, mostly dried, a view showers and then pick the bounds of rain
:11:11. > :11:15.coming in later morning, which will sweep through. It will move quite
:11:16. > :11:18.quickly with quite a lot of rain. It is placed by showers and then it
:11:19. > :11:25.will turn colder again by the end of the afternoon into the early
:11:26. > :11:30.evening. Coastal waters forecast. So be a gale force nine, veering and
:11:31. > :11:37.dropping as the rain band Klinsmann. `` the range bad clears through For
:11:38. > :11:43.surfers, some very messy surfing conditions. Up to about ten feet by
:11:44. > :11:51.the time you get into the early evening. The outlook is for us to
:11:52. > :11:54.see continuing unsettled weather. More wet weather on Friday, the
:11:55. > :12:03.exact position of the lower on Friday is still uncertain. Then
:12:04. > :12:07.windy and Shari on Saturday. Thanks to a much. As always, any
:12:08. > :12:10.travel impact from the weather will be brought to you by BBC Radio
:12:11. > :12:14.Jersey and radio Guernsey through tomorrow. From us, that is it for
:12:15. > :12:17.now. Goodbye. council leader said he was excited.
:12:18. > :12:22.This could go on for months or years.
:12:23. > :12:25.Homes and families on the Somerset Levels are still suffering from
:12:26. > :12:29.rising floodwaters tonight. The village of East Lyng has seen water
:12:30. > :12:32.rise by more than 12 inches in the past few days, and some have now
:12:33. > :12:43.abandoned their homes. Andrew Plant has this report.
:12:44. > :12:52.Some of Somerset's most picturesque countryside now under five feet of
:12:53. > :12:59.water. That is his front door. In the back garden of this home, a
:13:00. > :13:04.prized possession. It was left standing in the rush to save people
:13:05. > :13:08.and pets before the water came in. The worst it has been by a long way.
:13:09. > :13:15.The family that were here have fled. Their neighbour says someone
:13:16. > :13:20.has already tried to break in. The locks have been damaged. There is
:13:21. > :13:25.nothing left in there to steal. It is all floating around, it is all
:13:26. > :13:29.ruined. This was the house over the road on Saturday. Neighbours working
:13:30. > :13:37.to make a protective wall. This morning, that water is now afoot
:13:38. > :13:41.deeper. These tiny palms are working flat out, and still the situation is
:13:42. > :13:48.tense. Everything feels like it could just crumble at any second.
:13:49. > :13:53.This is part of the plan. Lorries lined up with huge pumps on their
:13:54. > :13:57.backs. Giant machinery, making sure the Somerset Levels have better
:13:58. > :14:04.weapons to fight this war on water. This is the king said Schwartz ``
:14:05. > :14:09.Khin Sedgemore drain. They are building a solid platform which will
:14:10. > :14:13.house eight of those huge plates we have seen over the last few weeks.
:14:14. > :14:16.At high tide when the river has trouble flowing out to sea, they
:14:17. > :14:20.will suck up the water off the Somerset Levels and blasted out into
:14:21. > :14:27.the river and straight out to sea. That will ease the whole system
:14:28. > :14:30.here. A couple came in early today because they needed toothbrushes.
:14:31. > :14:39.They had to leave everything they had. Nearby in Bridgwater, the
:14:40. > :14:44.relief effort has supplies, the essentials and basics which for many
:14:45. > :14:48.are now floating in dirty water. The only way to this farm means walking
:14:49. > :14:51.the plank. With luck, this defence will be the difference between
:14:52. > :15:03.living at home with water outside every window, or having to escape as
:15:04. > :15:06.it finally pours inside. Hundreds of birds have been found
:15:07. > :15:09.dead on beaches across the region following the relentless storms.
:15:10. > :15:13.Many have become exhausted from the high winds and lack of food. Some
:15:14. > :15:17.have been coated in oil that has been washed in. Janine Jansen has
:15:18. > :15:21.been to the West Hatch RSPCA centre in Taunton where rescued birds are
:15:22. > :15:26.being treated. There are reports that hundreds of birds have been
:15:27. > :15:29.found dead on our region's beaches. Around ten rescued birds a day are
:15:30. > :15:37.coming in here to West Hatch, and this is the holding area where many
:15:38. > :15:40.birds are waiting to be cleaned. There are guillemots, puffins and
:15:41. > :15:46.razorbills. One of the worst places was Chesil Beach in Dorset, but also
:15:47. > :15:53.dead and oiled birds have been found in Kingsbridge, Seaton and Lyme Bay.
:15:54. > :15:56.It has been an exceptional year. It started way before Christmas with
:15:57. > :16:04.seals coming in. We are full to the annals of grey seals. They are
:16:05. > :16:06.taking up some of our bird pool space which is causing us real
:16:07. > :16:11.problems. We are having to juggle animals around just to fit them in
:16:12. > :16:16.and give them the right conditions as they progressed through the
:16:17. > :16:19.rehabilitation system. More than 50 birds have so far been brought in to
:16:20. > :16:26.be cleaned. They are not really bad. They have small amount of oil on
:16:27. > :16:32.their chest and wings, but it is not that bad. Staff here believe the
:16:33. > :16:36.ferocity of the waves has whipped up pockets of oil in the sea. Many of
:16:37. > :16:43.the birds are thin and exhausted. These killer marts are almost ready
:16:44. > :16:49.to be released. `` guillemots. They have had their final wash. They have
:16:50. > :16:54.been here for a couple of weeks and we are now doing the final tests on
:16:55. > :17:00.their waterproofing. They won't be released until the weather improves,
:17:01. > :17:05.but there is no letup yet. Five more birds came into night and nine more
:17:06. > :17:09.are due tomorrow. Other news now, and a charity is
:17:10. > :17:13.claiming people on average wages in the region would need to take home
:17:14. > :17:16.around ?22,500 more a year, just to keep up with rising house prices.
:17:17. > :17:20.The report from Shelter reveals the South Hams in Devon is one of the
:17:21. > :17:24.most expensive areas to live. It comes a day after a group of young
:17:25. > :17:27.people from South Devon who are priced out of the property market
:17:28. > :17:35.travelled to Westminster to lobby the housing minister. Anna Varle
:17:36. > :17:38.reports. Charlotte has been homeless for
:17:39. > :17:42.months, despite working full`time as a carer. She can't afford rental
:17:43. > :17:50.prices, never mind getting on the property ladder. I am just under
:17:51. > :17:56.?600 a month. To rent in Totnes just for a room it is between ?300 ` ?450
:17:57. > :18:00.a month, sometimes not including bills. Once you have paid bills and
:18:01. > :18:08.the necessities of feeding yourself, getting yourself to work, I am left
:18:09. > :18:12.with nothing. Research from the charity Shelter shows the gap
:18:13. > :18:16.between wages and house prices continues to grow. It says the South
:18:17. > :18:20.Hams is the most expensive place to live in the region. You would need
:18:21. > :18:28.to be earning ?29,000 more than the average salary to buy here. That is
:18:29. > :18:33.over ?47,500. The cheapest place to buy is in West Devon, where you
:18:34. > :18:37.would only need to earn ?33,000 to get on the property ladder. In the
:18:38. > :18:42.late 1990s, a property like this would of course due on average
:18:43. > :18:49.around five times your salary. In 2012, this figure rose to ten times
:18:50. > :18:53.your income. Charlotte's situation is not uncommon. Sasha was 15 when
:18:54. > :18:57.she left home. Being in full`time education, she found she could not
:18:58. > :19:04.afford rent and food. She is now living with a friend, but the mental
:19:05. > :19:08.stress has taken its toll. I had extreme sleep paralysis. I had to
:19:09. > :19:15.just push through, and each night I would have horrible nightmares.
:19:16. > :19:18.Extreme stress, I would wake up and feel exhausted. Then I would have to
:19:19. > :19:24.carry on with my education. Keep whooshing through. To highlight the
:19:25. > :19:29.issue, Charlotte, Sasha and a group of other young people travel to
:19:30. > :19:31.Westminster yesterday to try and persuade the housing minister to
:19:32. > :19:35.address the shortage of affordable homes.
:19:36. > :19:38.The treatment of two whistle`blowers by bosses at Torbay Hospital may
:19:39. > :19:41.deter staff from speaking out in future, according to a leading NHS
:19:42. > :19:44.investigator and health unions. However, the news that the
:19:45. > :19:47.hospital's chief executive has been suspended while her behaviour is
:19:48. > :19:59.investigated has been welcomed. Sally Mountjoy reports.
:20:00. > :20:03.Paula has been suspended while the board looks into concerns raised at
:20:04. > :20:07.an employment tribunal. Two women had accused her of nepotism over the
:20:08. > :20:11.appointment of her daughter's boyfriend to a job at the hospital.
:20:12. > :20:15.The tribunal said the hospital trust have tried to cover up the claims
:20:16. > :20:19.and victimised the women who had blown the whistle. Health unions say
:20:20. > :20:22.it is right to suspend the Chief Executive while she is under
:20:23. > :20:28.investigation, but the case will deter NHS staff from flagging up
:20:29. > :20:34.their worries in future. Many trusts are facing serious financial crises
:20:35. > :20:37.in the south`west, and staff have got to have the confidence to be
:20:38. > :20:42.able to point those things out when they arise, and if they see members
:20:43. > :20:46.of staff elsewhere who have suffered a detriment and have to go to and
:20:47. > :20:50.implement tribunal, it will not give them the confidence to come forward.
:20:51. > :20:56.Robert Francis wrote the pivotal report into the care failings that
:20:57. > :21:00.led to the deaths of hundreds of patients in Stafford. He says what
:21:01. > :21:03.is happening at Torbay Hospital is an example of oppressive behaviour
:21:04. > :21:10.that is hugely damaging to the confidence of staff alternating
:21:11. > :21:13.raising concerns. The South Devon board insists those who speak out
:21:14. > :21:17.will be treated fairly. The issues here are nothing to do with health
:21:18. > :21:20.care. The health care here is excellent, but we agree that people
:21:21. > :21:25.should have the ability to raise concerns without fear, and so we
:21:26. > :21:29.would encourage any staff with concerns to raise them with us and
:21:30. > :21:34.they will be treated very fairly when we investigate. Local union
:21:35. > :21:40.officials say staff have been left appalled and worried by the
:21:41. > :21:42.whistle`blowing case, and says the trust has much to do to restore
:21:43. > :21:46.confidence. It's like a plot from EastEnders `
:21:47. > :21:49.that's how the case of a Plymouth woman who cancelled her brother's
:21:50. > :21:52.wedding because she didn't like his fiancee was described in court
:21:53. > :22:03.today. The woman was jailed for what the judge said was her spiteful and
:22:04. > :22:07.vindictive conduct. And Duffy arriving at court today,
:22:08. > :22:10.not keen to discuss the call she made last year, cancelling her
:22:11. > :22:15.brother David's wedding because she didn't like his choice of bride. The
:22:16. > :22:21.court heard 20 days before the ceremony was due to take place, she
:22:22. > :22:26.called Plymouth register office here pretending to be his fiancee. She
:22:27. > :22:31.cancelled the wedding and then called her brother saying I have
:22:32. > :22:34.saved you on the divorce. Distressed, the couple alerted
:22:35. > :22:37.police. Duffy later admitted she wanted to cause upset and
:22:38. > :22:43.inconvenience to her brother's fiancee. The court heard there were
:22:44. > :22:47.disagreements over the care of Duffy's mother. The prosecution said
:22:48. > :22:51.it was like a lift from an East plotline, only this was the sad
:22:52. > :22:55.reality that confronted the complainers in the case. Duffy
:22:56. > :22:59.pleaded guilty to harassment without violence, and was sentenced to eight
:23:00. > :23:04.weeks in jail. She was also given an indefinite restraining order against
:23:05. > :23:10.Sandra Hardy. As for the couple, they did rebook the ceremony and,
:23:11. > :23:20.unsurprisingly, Duffy was not on the waiting list. `` guest list.
:23:21. > :23:22.In tonight's football, there are two important matches for local clubs
:23:23. > :23:25.with bottom`of`the`table Yeovil take on fellow strugglers Millwall in the
:23:26. > :23:28.Championship. And, in League Two, Chris Hargreaves' Torquay side face
:23:29. > :23:31.Northampton, the only team beneath them in the table, after the game
:23:32. > :23:34.passed a pitch inspection this afternoon. It'll be Chris's first
:23:35. > :23:38.home game since taking charge five weeks ago.
:23:39. > :23:42.Fingers crossed that the weather holds for that. Not only have we had
:23:43. > :23:49.wind and rain to contend with, we have now had some snow in the
:23:50. > :23:54.region. Yes, good evening. The main threat
:23:55. > :23:58.for us tomorrow is the wind picking up again. It was lively enough in
:23:59. > :24:03.the small hours of the morning, but tomorrow there will be even stronger
:24:04. > :24:08.gusts of wind, possibly up to 70 mph. Inland, 50 or 60 mph, but those
:24:09. > :24:12.could be damaging gusts of wind. The only saving grace with this band of
:24:13. > :24:19.rain is that it is moving quite fast. We have just been hearing the
:24:20. > :24:22.showers that have been falling wintry over the last couple of
:24:23. > :24:26.hours. There are more to come overnight tonight. We are between
:24:27. > :24:29.weather systems, but we have tracked in some cold air. The white you can
:24:30. > :24:34.see on these charts shows you where the snow is likely to be. It is
:24:35. > :24:37.mostly across Northern Ireland and Scotland, but every now and then, a
:24:38. > :24:41.wintry showers will come further south, which will be a problem for
:24:42. > :24:48.the next couple of days. This is the area of low pressure. Mostly rain
:24:49. > :24:51.coming out of this, but a sharp band of heavy rain sweeping across the
:24:52. > :24:56.south`west of England. Plenty of ice bars on the chart, which means some
:24:57. > :24:59.very windy conditions, and it also means some big seas with waves
:25:00. > :25:04.increasing in height again right through into the evening. On
:25:05. > :25:09.Thursday, or more wintry showers that will be blown in on that brisk
:25:10. > :25:14.breeze. Even to quite low levels there is a possibility of wintry
:25:15. > :25:17.showers to the day on Thursday. Focusing on tonight, already we have
:25:18. > :25:23.seen some snow, and a few more snow showers to come will stop it is
:25:24. > :25:27.mainly over higher ground, and by the morning, just slightly less cold
:25:28. > :25:32.that means most of those showers will turn out to be rain. The winds
:25:33. > :25:36.will ease for a short while before picking up again tomorrow, and
:25:37. > :25:41.tomorrow we start the day at around a couple of degrees above freezing.
:25:42. > :25:45.Slightly miles along the coastline. The band of rain tomorrow will be
:25:46. > :25:49.quite intense for a short while as it sweeps across the south`west, but
:25:50. > :25:53.it moves pretty fast and by the afternoon there will be some
:25:54. > :25:56.sunshine and showers, and then those showers yet again turning
:25:57. > :26:00.increasingly wintry. It is the strength of wind we are most
:26:01. > :26:09.concerned about rather than the, and those gusts could be up to 70 mph.
:26:10. > :26:12.Up to 10 degrees is likely for a short while tomorrow, but once that
:26:13. > :26:17.main area of rain moves through, templates will start to go back down
:26:18. > :26:21.again as the cold air returns `` temperatures. Still several flood
:26:22. > :26:28.warnings in place. Two are severe. There is the phone number for the
:26:29. > :26:35.Flood agency. Or you can go to their website.
:26:36. > :26:39.Quite strong gusts of wind for the Isles of Scilly, with rain moving
:26:40. > :26:57.through quite quickly. A scattering of showers following behind.
:26:58. > :27:10.Some dangerous waves for our beaches yet again. The winds are likely to
:27:11. > :27:12.increase on the north coast to give even higher waves, possibly 20 foot
:27:13. > :27:28.waves crashing on to our shores. Quiet on Thursday, but still with
:27:29. > :27:30.the risk of some wintry showers. More wet weather returning on
:27:31. > :27:36.Friday. Have a good evening.
:27:37. > :27:41.Your BBC local radio station will have the latest updates on the
:27:42. > :27:47.weather, so do stay tuned. Join us again at 10:25pm. Good night.