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European elections. There is ` first look at the papers on the .ewq

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European elections. There is ` first Good Evening. The UK Independence

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Party is celebrating after topping the poll in the South West Duropean

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Elections. But it wasn't enough to get an extra MEP. The Conservatives

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were pushed into second place and Labour regained the seat thdy lost

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last time. There was surprise success for the Greens, who made

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history by taking a seat here for the first time. But the big losers

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were the Lib Dems who now h`ve no MEP's in the region. Here's our

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political editor Martyn Oatds. They got the backing of the

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billboards during the campahgn and when it came to polling day they got

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the backing of the voters as well. As the counting took place, the

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party polled most votes in places from Cornwall to Weymouth and

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Portland and from Plymouth to South Somerset via Torbay. 140,000 more

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votes than in 2009, but the party only ended up with the same number

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of MEPs. Two. Five years ago, we got about four

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first places. This time we got at least 20 to 30 first places, and

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that gives us a marvellous platform to go forward.

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The Conservatives came top hn a few areas but this was a night they

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mostly came in second place. More than 30,000 fewer votes than last

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time saw their MEPs dropped from three to two.

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People felt that they could have a free go. And they have had ` bit of

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a go. But as it happens in the south`west they haven't rettrned any

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more MEPs than they had before, so I don't see this is going to be

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repeated next year in the gdneral election, but I'm not compl`cent

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about that. UKIP and the Greens fought out the

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final seat to be announced. History was then made as the region gained

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its first Green MEP. Well, I've been in the Green party

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for 25 years now, and I've lost very, very many elections, so it is

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actually a wonderful feeling to have won one. It is a huge

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responsibility, but I am looking forward to what I can achieve in

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Europe. It's a great opporttnity for the Greens in the south west.

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Labour managed to regain thd seat it lost last time, thanks to places

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like Exeter where it topped the poll.

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We need to make sure the European Union works for the people of the

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south west, and that is acttally what I regard as my primary task as

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an MEP for the region. It is to bring jobs and investment into the

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region over the coming five years. The big losers were the Libdral

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Democrats. They came fifth `cross the region and lost an MEP of 2

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years standing. A particular blow in a region they have traditionally

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regarded as one of their strongholds.

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And Martin joins me in the studio. So, a dramatic night, Martin.

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Yes, and one with a twist, because this was expected to be a bhg

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contest between the Conserv`tives and UKIP as to which could walk away

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with the lion's share of thd seats but as we have seen the Gredn Party

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actually denied both UKIP and the Tories that crucial third sdat.

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Which suggests that voters `re fed up with the Westminster parties and

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are looking elsewhere. They may be looking beyond just UKIP to other

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alternatives. Quite a come`down for the Lhb Dems

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in what is traditionally ond of their strongholds.

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Yes, the Lib Dems were so long a prominent force across the region

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and if you drill down into the details of some of these results, it

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is still more depressing for them seeing their nose`dive in rdal

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heartlands like Paddy Ashdown's old constituency in South Somerset. But

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we know that people tend to vote very often in a different w`y in the

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European elections than in domestic elections, and if we look at local

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elections in the region since the coalition formed, they have been by

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no means disastrous for the Lib Dems. They regained a lot of seats

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on Cornwall Council last ye`r, and the other interesting thing is that

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the Lib Dems have never dond particularly well in Europe`n

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elections. OK, Martin. Thank you for joining

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me. A male holiday`maker sufferdd broken

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bones after being pushed from a restaurant balcony into thedstuary

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at Salcombe, Devon and Cornwall Police have said. The inciddnt

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happened at the Island Stredt Bar and Grill on Sunday night. Officers

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are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

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The organisers of the Devon County Show say they're offering a full

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refund to everyone who bought tickets for last Saturday, but were

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unable to use them. The third and final day of the show was c`ncelled,

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for the first time in the event s history, following heavy rahn which

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made the car parks potentially unsafe. Organisers said abandoning

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the show would have a significant financial impact but they w`nted to

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do right by their paying customers. Thousands of pirates flocked to the

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promenade in Penzance this afternoon, to try and win b`ck the

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world record for the most ntmber of people dressed as the scurvx

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seadogs. The Cornish port lost the title to Hastings two years ago But

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as David George reports, thdy narrowly missed out on winnhng it

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back. The battle with the Sussex town is

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underway. After all, the Pirates of Hastings doesn't have the rhght ring

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to it, does it? The Pirates of Penzance were everywhere. Strely

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there has never been so much timber shivered, so many swashes btckled or

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rogers jollied? In order to break this record, they had to be`t

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Hastings. But Hastings are here You scurvy crew, you're armed to the

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teeth, aren't you? We are, yes. Well, we are d`ngerous

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people in Penzance. And what draws you to this dvent?

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It's Pirates Day, for goodndss sake! Isn't it, girls? Ra!

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I think the people that looked strangest now are people th`t aren't

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addressed as pirates. They want to make a world rdcord. We

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did it last time, and we will do it again this year.

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What happened to your eye? OH, just a cutlass.

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Ooh, nasty. In the end, there were 14,154 Pirates of Penzance. 77 short

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of a new world record. I love it, mate. Keep to thd cove.

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That's the news this Bank Holiday Monday, so I'll say good night and

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leave you with Ian Fergusson who has the weather forecast.

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Hello. A very good evening to you. Now, generally speaking, we should

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fare quite well tomorrow in terms of a fair amount of dry and brhght

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weather about. The threat of some showers, as well. We have sden a few

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of those during the course of today, and through the course of tomorrow

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most of the showers and showery outbreaks of rain will tend to be up

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towards the east and north`dast parts of Dorset and Somerset, for

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example. Temperatures getting down to about eight to 11 Celsius by the

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time we're through towards daybreak tomorrow. Now, tomorrow shotld bring

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a fair amount of dry and brhght weather, particularly across parts

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of Cornwall and Devon. Convdrsely, come further up towards the north

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and the east and there's more in the way of cloud around, with some

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showery outbreaks. A few showers breaking out elsewhere as wdll

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throughout the course of thd day. For the Channel Islands, I think we

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should have a dry day all the way through with a fair and of sunshine

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around, so like I said it is something of mixed fortunes. A

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moderate breeze for us all. Temperatures tomorrow getting up to

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14 Celsius to 16 Celsius for the majority, maybe as high as 07

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Celsius in a couple of spots. The outlook is a similar story for the

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rest of this week as well. Next we have Louise Lear with your national

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The month of May is often thought of as the transition from Spring into

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summer. It can have a variety of weather. We've seen just that in

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just one day. In

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