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Good evening. The headlines. Guilty on ten counts, the former Jdrsey

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politician who used parish loney to buy things for himself.

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Will you be saying anything to the media?

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Not to you, no. The D`Day veterans from the

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Channel Islands, remembering All I can remember is a destroyer

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which sunk. All the dead bodies around it.

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The hottest day of the year so far in the Channel Islands but will last

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through the weekend? Stay ttned for the full forecast.

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A former Jersey politician has been found guilty of misconduct

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Graeme Butcher, who was Constable of St John until 2011, used the

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parish credit card to buy things for himself, including a satellite

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Graeme Butcher worked here hn St John for nearly five years.

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As Constable, he was responsible for colldcting

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What his parishioners didn't know was that he was using their money to

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buy things for himself, including an oven, computer equipment and timber.

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He'd even bought a satellitd dish for his second home in France.

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When St John officials went through the accounts in 2011,

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Today, the former Father of the Parish was convicted on ten counts

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He didn't want to talk on his way out of court tod`y,

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Will you be saying anything to the media? Not to you, no.

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He made his money in property, before taking office.

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The prosecution said he comlitted the offences not to get rich,

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Butcher had told the court he'd simply forgotten to repay them,

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but the jury agreed it happdned too often to be simple oversights.

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He's repaid all the money btt, when he returns to the Royal Court next

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month for sentencing, the Crown says it will push for a prison sdntence.

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A man who used an eight`inch knife to try to rob a superlarket

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Calum Robert Hunt attacked the Val Plaisant Co`op in Jersex in what

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the judge called a "serious offence that no community can toler`te.

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The 21`year`old was jailed for three`and`a`half years.

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Government workers in Guernsey are threatening to act,

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unless more is done to improve their pay conditions.

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States Works and Guernsey's Health Social Services Department dmployees

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met with the Unite union today, to discuss a States offer

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The union representative saxs his members are very angry.

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Speaking to the people this morning, most certainly, it is a defhnite

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threat this time. There are some very angry people, they are talking

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amongst themselves if it can't be sorted out, maybe they should sort

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it out for themselves. As we've been hearing, todax marks

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the 70th anniversary of D`D`y. And,

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whilst parts of the nearby French coast were soon being liber`ted

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the Channel Islands would h`ve to wait another year before thdy were

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finally freed from Nazi occtpation. However, there were many soldiers

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from the islands fighting on D`Day. Our first report tonight coles

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from Mike Wilkins. The world came to remember

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and honour the soldiers who helped Among the Heads

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of State paying their respects were Channel Islands veterans,

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some of them making their fhrst I spoke to two of them just

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before they made the journex. William Blair

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and John Burford were both hnvolved Here, they are meeting for the first

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time, about to set sail for France. On D`Day itself, John was c`rrying

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anti`tank guns and bombs, It was scary but you knew what you

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had gone there to do. It was a case of getting off the beach as quick as

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you could. Other than that, you know, you didn't really havd time to

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appreciate anything. You ard just in there, the main thing was to get off

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the beach. His brother`in`arms, Bill, told me

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German mortars were a particularly We will mortared continuously. And

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we were shelled. Machine guns. And then, guns came up behind us. They

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were firing over our heads. It was worse... The noise was terrhble

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Even today, some memories are too painful to share.

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Just anxious to get back, to walk along the beach and have a look at

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it and to see if it is as I remember it.

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You know, it is not good st`nding here talking about it.

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The veterans found the cour`ge to go back after all the horrors of war

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and feel proud that they and their friends who never came being

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honoured by the world today. Well, veterans from Jersey have also

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made the journey back to Normandy. Chris Stone has been to meet them

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before they set off for France. Jersey at that time was gre`t, lots

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of visitors used to come in the summer. You could go anywhere, do

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what you liked. Never thought of anything, just enjoyed your life.

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I used to drive with my father all around the island. Used to sell ice

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creams. Most of my life was spent on the beaches.

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In 1939, as war broke out, lany Jersey people realised their island,

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a stones throw from France, could be the German target next. For many, it

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was to leave. My dad said, I am not staying here

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to live under them. We queued up to go on to a small

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coal boat. Off we went. Once they had got to England, it

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wasn't long before they werd in uniform and training hard to go into

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action. Soon, it was the biggest test of all, D`Day, as they crossed

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the sea again, this time towards the liberation of Europe and thdir

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island home. The ramp went down, then yot knew

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what was going on. I said to my friend, I realised what I w`s seeing

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were bodies. Tunnel vision. Not looking that way

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or that way, just get onto the beach.

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When we went in, there was ` destroyer which was sunk. All the

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dead bodies were around it. There was carnage on the beaches. Driving

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through the minefield, it w`s scary. There was a flash out of thd window.

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I laid down on the beach. I fired at the window. It didn't come out

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anymore. I had either killed him or frightened him. I was as frhghtened

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as he was, I can tell you. When the fighting finished `nd they

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returned home, they found it very different Jersey to the one they had

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left. Everywhere, reminders of the occupation they had escaped, from

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the prisoners of war clearing minefields, to the bunkers `nd

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barbed wire on the beaches. Jersey would never be the same agahn.

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Your sacrifice should never die 70 years on, the Normandy veterans

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still remember what they did with pride. And so did the peopld of

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France who, this year, gave them a gift of sand from Omaha Beach. These

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men, from a small island, played an important part in one of history's

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biggest battles. Still ahead.

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The Royal Cornwall show, and we join visitors on a tour of this vast

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showground to see how peopld are spending the day, from newcomers, to

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those who have been visiting the show for the last 50 years.

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Today, it was the hottest d`y of the year, with temperatures

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And many of you were making the most of it.

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Builders all over the islands worked hard in the midday sun,

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While others had a laugh catching rays on their time off, and

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sending selfies back to the office to make their colleagues je`lous.

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And, with the World Cup just around the corner, the beach was

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I have never been here before, just visiting. It is good.

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We have been here since Monday. We thought we would go home on Saturday

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afternoon. It is a glorious time today.

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It makes you feel so much bdtter, doesn't it? Vitamin D, sunshine

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It makes a difference. Finally, we have a chance to put our bikini on,

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sun cream, and just enjoy. We saw temperatures today rdached

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the mid`20s. We could still hit 20. I think we will see some sunshine.

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For the next 24 hours, therd is the risk of thundery showers. Bdtween

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them, we will see Sunny spells as well. Low pressure is to thd west

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pushing cold air towards artists `` towards us. As a cold front comes

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through, it should clear after that. This is the detail after Sunday

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Tonight, there is the risk we could see those showers coming up from

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Spain and France. They could turn heavy, thundery, with lightning

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Although not all of us will see them overnight. If you midnight,

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temperatures 14 degrees. Thd winds should fall lighter. Tomorrow

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morning, still the risk of showers. Maybe not everywhere. Once they

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clear through in the morning, it will become drier particularly in

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the afternoon with sunshine. Temperatures reaching the hhgh

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teens, maybe 21. Around the coast, the winds are

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variable, mainly southerly. Generally good visibility. Here are

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the times of high water. Onto the outlook. Tomorrow, some

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showers initially but it should brighten up. Sunday is a fahrly

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bright day with sunshine. Still the risk of a view showers but xou will

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be an lucky to catch one. It is more of the same into the start of next

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week. Always the risk of a few showers around. Generally dry with

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bright weather. Today, the Royal Cornwall show has

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decided to stop this event `fter complaints it might be cruel.

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He is fine. Based on a few comments, we have had the show vet out and he

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has, lamented us on how well he is not after so I have no concdrns

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about his condition. Can you understand how some people

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thought the top of war was crawl. understand them as a working horse.

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If you can imagine them pulling logs out of the forest, no different to

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the tug of war recreated yesterday, that is the natural work for them.

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If you can imagine the resistance on a log,

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If you can imagine the resistance on a if it was to hit a boulder, start

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slipping down an embankment, it would dig in hard and actually work

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hard to pull that log out, the difference to the tug`of`war

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yesterday. So is it cruel? Absolutely not. Thank you. Xou are

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fighting fit today! Earlier I spoke to Chris Liddell,

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the secretary of the royal Cornwall show, and I asked why they had

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decided to cancel the tug`of`war. People were raising concerns with us

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because they felt there was an element of cruelty. We don't think

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that is the case. George is more than capable of the task. Wd think

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it is important to react to people's views. If it is perceived

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in that way, we would not lhke to upset anybody. Critics might argue

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that it was naive to put thhs on in the first place. What assessment did

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you do beforehand, bearing hn mind that it was a horse that cotld react

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in all sorts of ways? We were approached by owners of the

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stallions and they were keen to do it and thought it would be lovely to

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see. They are trying to show the magnificence of the beast and the

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strength that they have. We have Shire horses here every year and we

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know them well and we are stre they are very capable. We thought if they

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were confident, it would be no problem. I don't think George has

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been injured or frightened but if that is people's perception, we are

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happy to react to that. Every year, the Royal Cornw`ll Show

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somehow manages to cater to all tastes and ages, from grandparents

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to grandchildren, something for everyone. We have been findhng out

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how newcomers and stalwarts can enjoy themselves here. Whether it is

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your first visit to the show or your 50th, there is plenty to sed and do.

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Some of the exhibits are newcomers. The Saddleback pigs are pretty

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relaxed. And these chicks are just a few hours old but they are `lready

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getting a lot of attention. It is great. We have seen lots of horses

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and dancers and everything. I like seeing all the animals and the food

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stalls and everything you c`n do. A lot of young visitors head to the

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fair where they can have fun on the vintage rides. Others have got a job

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to do. Oliver and William h`ve got to get their prize`winning D

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ready for the show ring. I just like it because you get to see lots of

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machinery and my friends. They go to nearly every show every year. How

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long have you been a steward? Since 1967 or 68. I have never missed a

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show. What do you think when you see people helping out? It is great and

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we must encourage them becatse it is the future of the show. There is

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plenty of tradition. The old boys are 80 plus and they can tell you

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they can use this sort of thing on the farm. Whatever your age, when it

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gets hard on your feet, you can sit back and be entertained.

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# There's whiskey in the jar! There is always so much to see at

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the show, including all things agricultural. For the first time

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this year, one of the heroes of the countryside is being honourdd

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farmer's wife, produced by three young farmers for us. She is very

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elegant and a hard worker and she is part of the wonderful scarecrow

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trail. Once a scarecrow sky, as we have been finding out.

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The hunters and the hounds race around in front of the main crowd.

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The stunt bikes are a real crowd puller. 450 cc, in second gdar. And

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he is doing the commentary `t the same time.

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You switch your brain off and get the job done.

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A bit less horsepower. Show`jumping is a great staple of the show.

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You concentrate on your strhde and get in the right place. You are

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thinking about the next fence, the best approach to it.

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This is what it looks like. Meanwhile, these guys have ` great

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view, as they drop in from 3500 feet.

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A lot of concentration, on the parachute beneath you. If you have

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time to take it in, it is excellent. We concentrate on putting on the

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display. It will take them a few minttes to

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drop down, so time for a look at the grand parade of cattle, shedp and

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goats. All of the breeds, and the champions, are here for the

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audience, and for Sophie, Countess of Wessex. A delegation of @mericans

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are here to see how we do agricultural shows.

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They say this, the grand Parade is the idea they will take back. But

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then they don't have a royal visitor.

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One of the highlights of thhs very agricultural show. But so wdre these

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guys. Welcome to the show.

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Fantastic to be here. A concentrated glimpse of events in

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the main ring. What do you think? A well`deserved round of applause

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for all of the events going on in the main ring today. It is good to

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see we can still teach the @mericans a thing or two.

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The show is still going strong this evening, although we have bden on a

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little later. The rings havd been packed with spectators. Still lots

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of people enjoying the show. Have you had a good day?

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I think they are here for the weather forecast. Have you got good

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news? I hope so. Thankfully, therd haven't

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been too many showers. Some showers to the west of the Isles of Scilly.

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They may be an overnight fe`ture. And at first tomorrow morning.

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Let us start with a detail `t Weybridge for the show. Tomorrow,

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the final day, and Sunday, the weather will be kind. Not qtite so

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one as today. We have had a breeze today but

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temperatures have been pretty good. 18 degrees. Sunny spells. Shmilar

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conditions on Sunday. Lots happening on Sunday.

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Let us look at the satellitd picture showing the low pressure. The cloud

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is to the west of us. It hasn't moved very far. Overnight, ht gets a

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little closer, bringing showers across overnight.

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This is the chart for this dvening. The weather front is to the west. By

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the middle of the day tomorrow, it is centrally over the country. This

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will be the focus of heavy showers, possibly thundery, with the risk of

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hail. Some showers could give some tremendous downpours of rain. By the

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middle of the day on Sunday, we will be within `` between weather

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systems. But a mainly dry d`y. A closer look at the satellitd picture

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shows the patchy cloud we h`ve seen today. 22 degrees in Somersdt.

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Overnight, that cloud to thd west showing a hint of some rain will

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gradually creep in. Clouding over more. Some showery outbreaks. By

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dawn, those could be heavy. You may hear a rumble of thunder ovdrnight.

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There is the risk of thunder overnight. Overnight temper`tures no

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lower than 14 degrees. Tomorrow, a lot more cloud `round.

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The threat of some showers. Most likely over Dorset and Somerset

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Devon and Cornwall, you may get away with another dry day. Not as busy as

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today and not as warm. Tempdratures up to 18 degrees quite widely.

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For the Isles of Scilly, sole early showers. In the afternoon, brighter

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and not as breezy. Here are the times of high water.

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Tomorrow, Plymouth, these are the times.

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And here is the coastal watdrs forecast. The risk of some showers,

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otherwise mainly fair. The outlook is for us to continue with the

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threat of showers but I must stress it is a low threat for Somerset and

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Dorset, through the day tomorrow, particularly in the morning, we

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could have some hefty downpours of rain, slow`moving thundery showers.

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Clearing out of the way swiftly Hazy sunshine in the afternoon.

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Sunday, a risk of showers btt mainly dry. That risk continues into next

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week. We have been lucky at the showground. Have a good evening

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Sounding pretty good for thd third and final day of the show tomorrow.

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We have finished this year but thank you to all the people who h`ve come

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to say hello to us over the past few days. A really friendly show. We

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leave you tonight with another song. We have two students who usdd to be

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at Falmouth University. Thex have graduated now. While they wdre

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there, they wrote this song. We hope you enjoy it. From everybodx in

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Weybridge and the team back in Plymouth, goodbye.

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Start a new chapter, over the page. You are keeping me up all d`y and

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night. I know I made you mind this

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possibility. When I said yes, I lost a sdnse of

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vanity. I'm going to break you till you are

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broke. Bring you down.

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Bring you down. The average person moves home

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eight times during their life. So that's eight times

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we have to move the sofa. Eight times

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we have to redecorate. Eight times

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we have to locate the stopcock But there's one thing

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that's easy to do when you move - you can switch your TV licence

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online.

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