:00:00. > :00:08.still the potential. Quite nasty weather. To keep an eye on
:00:09. > :00:20.We speak to one para`athlete who wants the Island Games opened up
:00:21. > :00:28.And we're on the road with Jersey's marathon man ` and find out why he's
:00:29. > :00:41.running round the island seven times in seven days.
:00:42. > :00:45.I'm quite stiff and have blisters. But morale is high and people are
:00:46. > :00:53.stopping me and saying well done. Jersey's first maternity law is just
:00:54. > :00:57.the beginning of a better deal for parents according to
:00:58. > :00:59.the Minister behind it. Senator Francis le Gresley says
:01:00. > :01:02.the 18 weeks of maternity leave ` with just two of those weeks paid `
:01:03. > :01:04.recently approved It comes
:01:05. > :01:09.as a Jersey mother describes His mum Rachel has
:01:10. > :01:21.an understanding employer. She was given six
:01:22. > :01:23.months paid maternity. But she's not impressed with
:01:24. > :01:39.the minimum levels It is ridiculous. The States of
:01:40. > :01:43.Jersey have a good maternity grant policy, so thank goodness that is
:01:44. > :01:49.around. Maternity benefit I could not have got by with a mortgage to
:01:50. > :01:51.pay without it. So thank goodness that support is in place. But, two
:01:52. > :01:53.weeks is laughable. But until last month,
:01:54. > :01:55.Jersey companies didn't legally have Now employers will have to offer
:01:56. > :02:01.18 weeks with two of those paid. Jersey's Social Security Minister `
:02:02. > :02:04.who was behind the vote ` This is just the beginning
:02:05. > :02:22.of very important rights that are In particular the rights to request
:02:23. > :02:27.flexible working when you return to employment after possibly having a
:02:28. > :02:31.baby or needing to care for somebody. Those are valuable rights,
:02:32. > :02:33.the right to return to the same job for a woman who has taken 18 weeks
:02:34. > :02:33.maternity leave. Rights the lucky ones like Rachel
:02:34. > :02:36.have already made the most of. She can't imagine what life is
:02:37. > :02:39.like for some Jersey families. A friend got three months unpaid,
:02:40. > :02:54.not what she wanted Her company offered up to three
:02:55. > :02:56.months off, but unpaid. She was in a much worse situation and it is not
:02:57. > :02:57.what she wanted, as I say. The new law won't offer new mums
:02:58. > :03:01.much more, but it will be reviewed A police officer has appeared
:03:02. > :03:09.in Jersey's Magistrates Court accused of driving without due care
:03:10. > :03:11.and attention. It's after his patrol car overturned
:03:12. > :03:14.on St Clement's Coast Road James Andrew Jenkinson, who's 38,
:03:15. > :03:18.asked the Assistant Magistrate, Peter Harris, for time to get
:03:19. > :03:24.further legal advice. His case was adjourned for three
:03:25. > :03:26.weeks, and he'll appear again The sentencing of a man in Jersey
:03:27. > :03:32.found guilty of stabbing his Neil William Bennett,
:03:33. > :03:36.seen here wearing the blue tie, was convicted of grave
:03:37. > :03:39.and criminal assault in June. He stabbed
:03:40. > :03:42.his business partner Justin Sumrie three times with a knife after
:03:43. > :03:44.discussions concerning their retail The Royal Court was concerned
:03:45. > :03:47.the 49`year`old was representing himself and adjourned the case
:03:48. > :03:50.so he could get a lawyer. Mr Bennett has been remanded
:03:51. > :03:52.in custody until the 29th of August, when a date will be set
:03:53. > :03:55.for his sentencing and In this race at the
:03:56. > :04:06.Commonwealth Games, a 13`year`old from the Shetland Islands becomes
:04:07. > :04:09.the youngest Scottish athlete to win In this race at the
:04:10. > :04:17.Commonwealth Games, a 13`year`old from the Shetland Islands becomes
:04:18. > :04:20.the youngest Scottish athlete to win You can see how much
:04:21. > :04:24.it means to her. But although she can compete
:04:25. > :04:26.in the games at Glasgow, she can't compete in a disabled
:04:27. > :04:29.event at the Island Games due to be And someone else who would love to
:04:30. > :04:40.have the chance to compete in the Island Games is Guernsey
:04:41. > :04:43.swimmer Elizabeth Northrop. She has won national medals
:04:44. > :04:45.at competitions in England. She has a learning disability so her
:04:46. > :04:59.mother Jane speaks on her behalf. It is a shame. They don't seem to be
:05:00. > :05:04.offering it for opening it to anybody with a disability, which,
:05:05. > :05:09.again is a lost opportunity. They don't seem to be doing anything,
:05:10. > :05:13.they had an opportunity and it does not seem to be taken up.
:05:14. > :05:16.But the Association that runs the Island Games says there have been
:05:17. > :05:28.In a statement the Association's General Secretary says
:05:29. > :05:30.But will disabled athletes be treated equally
:05:31. > :05:37.and have the opportunity to compete at next summer's games in Jersey?
:05:38. > :05:43.Clearly, when you talk about the Commonwealth or the Olympics, they
:05:44. > :05:48.are actually global. And they go over 11 or 12 days. So they have the
:05:49. > :05:53.time to fit those in, and of course, the Olympics as a separate Olympics
:05:54. > :05:54.for Paralympic and is. I don't think it is something at the moment that
:05:55. > :05:57.the Islands could actually consider. For disability campaigners,
:05:58. > :06:07.it's come as no surprise. Over the last 25 years, we have been
:06:08. > :06:12.running our own disability games in Jersey. I know for a fact much goes
:06:13. > :06:16.into that, and if we had able`bodied athletics going on at the same time
:06:17. > :06:17.I do not think our infrastructure would cope. That's the honest truth.
:06:18. > :06:20.Some disabled athletes say being allowed to compete at big events is
:06:21. > :06:24.But many things will have to change before the Island Games Association
:06:25. > :06:31.commits to providing that opportunity.
:06:32. > :06:34.Questions are being raised over whether there's a better way
:06:35. > :06:36.of providing medical evacuation flights in Guernsey.
:06:37. > :06:39.The health authorities currently use a company in the UK for medivacs.
:06:40. > :06:42.Last year more than 250 flights were needed,
:06:43. > :06:51.More than half were for cardiology patients.
:06:52. > :06:56.With the number of flights for cardiology cases, you have to ask
:06:57. > :07:01.the number of questions. First of all, how much are we paying per year
:07:02. > :07:06.for medical flights and, secondly, because we have known for four years
:07:07. > :07:07.about this, cut that number be reduced to gather particular
:07:08. > :07:10.cardiologist? You're watching the BBC
:07:11. > :07:12.in the Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight with Justin find
:07:13. > :07:14.out why thousands of Canadians arrived in the South West
:07:15. > :07:23.during WWI. Now to a feat of endurance
:07:24. > :07:25.never attempted before. A Jersey man is on the verge
:07:26. > :07:28.of completing a 330 mile run That's all the way round Jersey's
:07:29. > :07:32.48.1 miles of coastline, every day, Paul Burrows is doing it to
:07:33. > :07:37.raise money for Jersey Hospice. Our reporter Tim Robinson joined him
:07:38. > :07:50.on day six. When you are running 48 miles every
:07:51. > :07:55.day for a week, you have to get up early. On the sixth morning of his
:07:56. > :08:00.challenge, 240 miles in with almost a hundred more to go, this ultra
:08:01. > :08:04.marathon runner is feeling remarkably positive. I'm quite
:08:05. > :08:08.stiff, I have blisters. Morality is high though, and many people are
:08:09. > :08:13.stopping me and saying well done. All the donations are flying in and
:08:14. > :08:17.it has been really positive, an amazing experience. Blisters aside,
:08:18. > :08:19.after a very short warm up, Paul and his team are ready to hit the road
:08:20. > :08:46.for yet another run around the rock. How is it been so far? three and a
:08:47. > :08:50.half miles! Paul hopes to raise ?15,000 for Jersey Hospice and cross
:08:51. > :08:56.the finishing line for its million pound lottery. To get there and to
:08:57. > :09:01.get there and finish I didn't think I was going to make it to be honest,
:09:02. > :09:05.so yes, really looking forward to it. He has pounded the pavements and
:09:06. > :09:12.barely broken a sweat, but even the fittest of runners need a tea break.
:09:13. > :09:16.Bye`macro how you feeling? Feeling OK, it has been quite hard going.
:09:17. > :09:21.I'm going to have some lunch now to give me a bit of a boost. It is very
:09:22. > :09:25.hot today, but it is fine. With three and a miles complete and one
:09:26. > :09:29.more lap to go, Paul is one day away from completing the challenge of a
:09:30. > :09:30.lifetime. There is only the small matter of 48 more miles standing in
:09:31. > :10:02.his way. . Perhaps early in the morning
:10:03. > :10:05.tomorrow, we may see a few showers and brighter conditions into the
:10:06. > :10:09.afternoon. The breeze will pick up as we move into the evening, too.
:10:10. > :10:12.But we are beginning to lose the influence of high pressure and low
:10:13. > :10:18.pressure is taking charge for the weekend, and, in fact, for the early
:10:19. > :10:22.part next week the clouds to the south west of rain bearing clouds,
:10:23. > :10:25.and they will brush past is to gain overnight to lie to the East honours
:10:26. > :10:30.throughout the middle of the day tomorrow. Also a line of showers is
:10:31. > :10:34.approaching from the far west corner of France. That will give a showers
:10:35. > :10:39.as we move into the evening. Between those two, we should have some fine
:10:40. > :10:42.weather. This is the tropical storm were worried about at the minute,
:10:43. > :10:46.that moves up past Spain and Portugal and could be a feature as a
:10:47. > :10:50.move into Sunday. This is Saturday's forecast, by Sunday, that
:10:51. > :10:54.low pressure will sweep through the English Channel. This is its most
:10:55. > :10:58.likely cause. If it follows this course, we will see some pretty
:10:59. > :11:05.lively winds as well as quite heavy rain. A bit of a warning for you, is
:11:06. > :11:10.for Sunday, heavy rain, 50 or 60 mph gust of wind and some large waves on
:11:11. > :11:15.the beach is. Quiet overnight tonight, temperatures dipping down
:11:16. > :11:20.to as low as 15 or 16 degrees. Of us tomorrow morning, it is a relatively
:11:21. > :11:24.quiet, rather cloudy, bat`macro cloudy and bit of rain. It will
:11:25. > :11:27.break up quite nicely into the afternoon when the showers disappear
:11:28. > :11:32.and the Sun tries to break through the cloud. Temperatures of around 18
:11:33. > :11:41.or 20 degrees. When's the going north westerly. Showers, then fair,
:11:42. > :11:52.and generally good for them to track of visibility. Stay tuned to your
:11:53. > :12:03.local Radio 4 updates for the week and's weather.
:12:04. > :12:05.Find out why Jersey`born actor, Henry Cavill, is home
:12:06. > :12:19.We shall tell you all tomorrow night at 6.30pm here on BBC One.
:12:20. > :12:31.Research by Exeter University has linked
:12:32. > :12:34.It's the vitamin found in exposure to sunlight,
:12:35. > :12:43.The six`year study, found that people with severe vitamin D
:12:44. > :12:46.deficiency were more than twice as likely to develop dementia.
:12:47. > :12:48.Organisations which support older people have welcomed the findings
:12:49. > :13:01.We all know that getting out in the fresh air is good for us. This
:13:02. > :13:06.research take things one step further. The study of 1600 elderly
:13:07. > :13:11.people with moderate vitamin D deficiency had a 15% increased risk
:13:12. > :13:17.of developing some form of dementia. For those with extreme deficiency
:13:18. > :13:21.the risk increased eye 125%. It really is quite significant.
:13:22. > :13:25.Dementia is such a common disease. More than one in every 100 people
:13:26. > :13:29.have it, which is hundreds of thousands of people in England,
:13:30. > :13:34.alone, and if we can make a small difference and stop a few people
:13:35. > :13:38.getting it, then it will affect millions of people worldwide.
:13:39. > :13:43.Anything we can do to protect people from getting Alzheimer's and the
:13:44. > :13:46.manger will be really important. The research has been welcomed by
:13:47. > :13:51.charities working with the elderly. We know that dementia services have
:13:52. > :13:54.been historically underfunded, so we need to put more money into
:13:55. > :13:59.research. We know that the numbers are going up and up because we are
:14:00. > :14:05.all living longer. This kind of research is so desperately needed.
:14:06. > :14:08.If it give us some pointers about how we can manage in the future,
:14:09. > :14:14.that is very positive. This summer we have had some great weather but
:14:15. > :14:20.the winter months limit exposure to sunlight, and therefore, vitamin D.
:14:21. > :14:24.Apart from holidays abroad and lots of oily fish, what are the
:14:25. > :14:27.alternatives, and do vitamin D supplements offer real value? The
:14:28. > :14:32.study does not necessarily say that if you take more vitamin D you will
:14:33. > :14:38.protect yourself against the manger. We need trials of vitamin D
:14:39. > :14:41.supplements to see if that is the case. Following this research and
:14:42. > :14:47.other studies, those trials will take place and we will await those,
:14:48. > :14:51.with interest. Whilst the pros and cons of exposure to the sun must be
:14:52. > :14:54.balanced, Exeter medical School hopes that further research will
:14:55. > :15:01.help turn the rising tide in dementia.
:15:02. > :15:03.The events of the Great War, although horrific,
:15:04. > :15:07.inspired some of the greatest writers of the 20th Century.
:15:08. > :15:10.Tonight, in the fourth in our series World War One At Home,
:15:11. > :15:12.I've been finding out more about the unexpected arrival of
:15:13. > :15:15.thousands of Canadians in Plymouth, and how it went on to inspire
:15:16. > :16:05.In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow
:16:06. > :17:52.If the opportunity arose they would try and get onshore
:17:53. > :17:59.and have a couple of pints and that is where the trouble would start.
:18:00. > :18:03.The various brothel keepers would be quite interested in these men.
:18:04. > :18:11.I think in many respects, it was mostly hijinks. There were a number
:18:12. > :18:15.of men charged with drunk and disorderly behaviour and they were
:18:16. > :18:22.immediately discharged and sent back to Canada. The only numbered very
:18:23. > :18:25.few. Most of the men were shipped to Salisbury plain buddy prepared to go
:18:26. > :18:33.to the front. Thousands of them terraced alongside their allies. ``
:18:34. > :18:40.where they prepared. We are the dead. Short days ago, we lived, and
:18:41. > :18:48.felt dawn. We loved and well loved, and now we lie in Flanders fields.
:18:49. > :18:53.John MacRae, who arrived in Plymouth with the Canadians, died in the last
:18:54. > :18:57.year of the war. There is a surprising twist to the story. The
:18:58. > :19:04.arrival of the Canadians ultimately inspired another famous author. It
:19:05. > :19:09.is a great story. This is win either there. They smuggled him on board
:19:10. > :19:14.the ship they were loaded on. He went across the Atlantic and was
:19:15. > :19:20.unloaded quietly. He was shipped with the unit to Salisbury plain.
:19:21. > :19:23.One of his favourite tricks was to climb up the tent pole and shake the
:19:24. > :19:31.tent violently. And as the bear got bigger, p were beginning to fall.
:19:32. > :19:37.Once they went off to the fun, what happened to the bear? Her owner
:19:38. > :19:43.decided that it was unfair to take the bear to France. So it stay that
:19:44. > :19:46.London zoo. He would come back on leave and visit the bear. And when
:19:47. > :19:52.the war finished it became quite an attraction. This is where a a Milne
:19:53. > :19:58.got the story about Winnie the Pooh. He would take his son, Christopher
:19:59. > :20:03.Robin, the London zoo, to meet Winnie. Because of that little bear
:20:04. > :20:10.from Winnipeg, the world has shared the stories of Christopher Robin. A
:20:11. > :20:14.century after the Canadians arrived at Plymouth, we can look back and
:20:15. > :20:18.see how the great War inspired those authors and know that they are
:20:19. > :20:24.writing would continue to inspire generations to come. Take up our
:20:25. > :20:29.quarrel with the flow. To you, with failing hands, we throw the torch.
:20:30. > :20:47.If you break faith with us who died, we shall not sleep. For poppies
:20:48. > :20:50.grow, in Flanders fields. Winnie the Pooh is a character we have all
:20:51. > :20:54.grown up with. I never knew that about the origins of him.
:20:55. > :20:57.And tomorrow, in our final film in this series
:20:58. > :20:59.marking the 100th anniversary of the First World War,
:21:00. > :21:04.who sent hundreds of a fresh eggs to soldiers on the front line
:21:05. > :21:06.and became a much`loved figure as a result.
:21:07. > :21:08.Dartmouth has been hosting what's described as
:21:09. > :21:15.one of the world's most luxurious cruise liners.
:21:16. > :21:18.Hundreds of five`star passengers are visiting the town for a day trip
:21:19. > :21:20.while on a cruise around Britain on the Europa.
:21:21. > :21:23.It's all part of a new initiative by local business to encourage more
:21:24. > :21:27.cruise liners to stop at Dartmouth and increase international tourism.
:21:28. > :21:35.The cruise ship market is very lucrative. The customers come on
:21:36. > :21:40.board these smaller, bespoke, high class ships, and they have a very
:21:41. > :21:45.large market that they can bring two, spending a lot of money. It is
:21:46. > :21:46.a statement of intent about the kind of customer that we are trying to
:21:47. > :21:50.attract the Dartmouth. Fans of folk festivals are about
:21:51. > :21:53.to mark another off the calendar. Sidmouth draws to a close tomorrow
:21:54. > :21:56.but the season is far from over. There are another six events to go
:21:57. > :21:59.in the South West Simon Clemison has been finding
:22:00. > :22:16.out why the Sidmouth Festival For the grandfather of folk
:22:17. > :22:24.festivals, they start young, but it will not mean that was the more come
:22:25. > :22:29.with age. Then again, folk music was always difficult to put into words.
:22:30. > :22:35.So try numbers. There are tens of thousands of people here this week.
:22:36. > :22:38.This festival is in it 60 year. And since its inception, more festivals
:22:39. > :22:45.have developed in the south`west. There are some festivals in Somerset
:22:46. > :22:52.and in various places throughout Devon and Cornwall. You can see why
:22:53. > :22:57.I might need all of these. Although please other festivals are the new
:22:58. > :23:01.kids on the block, are they not? When you have been around for 60
:23:02. > :23:07.years, mostly everybody is a new kid on the block. Why have we not had
:23:08. > :23:12.festivals for hundreds of years? People did it all at home, they did
:23:13. > :23:16.it in the village. Singing within families. They did not need them.
:23:17. > :23:22.Eclectic is probably the best description, and impressive. If you
:23:23. > :23:27.could play the fiddle whilst Pat Vincennes, you would. I love that of
:23:28. > :23:34.all ages, everybody can join in, and there is a lovely feeling about it.
:23:35. > :23:39.I am under 60, yes. Dartmoor begins as Sidmouth ends, but one of the
:23:40. > :23:49.early pioneers now comes sprinkled with a little Hollywood magic. A
:23:50. > :24:01.beautiful day in Sidmouth, but the weather is about to change. Some
:24:02. > :24:05.showers will develop across Cornwall and West Devon with the breeze
:24:06. > :24:09.picking up during the course of the day.
:24:10. > :24:15.We have a lump of cloud on the edge of the screen. That is an area of
:24:16. > :24:21.low pressure that is heading our way. By the middle of the day
:24:22. > :24:25.tomorrow, by the time we get into Saturday specially, Saturday night
:24:26. > :24:29.in the Sunday, this former Tropical Storm Fitow was a headache. It's
:24:30. > :24:34.most likely track will take it through the English Channel then up
:24:35. > :24:38.into the North Sea. There will be some very strong winds and heavy
:24:39. > :24:43.rain associated with it. There is some uncertainty as to how deep it
:24:44. > :24:49.will be and its exact location. Some heavy rain is possible, with winds
:24:50. > :24:53.of up to 60 miles an hour. And some quite big waves on the beach through
:24:54. > :24:59.Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. We have had a lovely day today. This was
:25:00. > :25:04.earlier today in Merivale where we have had some beautiful blue skies.
:25:05. > :25:10.Looking resplendent in the sunshine. These pictures were shot by colour
:25:11. > :25:16.cameraman. It was too hot for the cattle by the look of it, taking
:25:17. > :25:20.some shade where they could. If not a little on the dry side, because of
:25:21. > :25:24.all of the fine weather that we have seen in the last few weeks. That is
:25:25. > :25:28.about to change, but not for tonight or tomorrow. There will be some
:25:29. > :25:32.showers later on coming into the far west of Cornwall. But it will be a
:25:33. > :25:38.dry night with temperatures coming down to 12, 13 Celsius. Tomorrow
:25:39. > :25:43.morning, after a cool start, it will warm up across parts of Somerset and
:25:44. > :25:48.Dorset. Another fine day, with the sub Devon not faring too badly
:25:49. > :25:52.either. Some showers around the middle of the day, fading away
:25:53. > :25:57.during the course of the afternoon. Holding onto that fine weather
:25:58. > :26:05.across Somerset and Dorset. The highest temperature, 23 Celsius, in
:26:06. > :26:07.that sunshine. Sunny spells in the afternoon for the Isles of Scilly.
:26:08. > :26:22.And the times of high water. The waves are picking up as we head
:26:23. > :26:26.into the weekend. Similar conditions on the north coast. Those waves are
:26:27. > :26:33.getting bigger and bigger as we head into Saturday and Sunday. Looking
:26:34. > :26:39.further ahead, at the forecast for the weekend, on Saturday we expect
:26:40. > :26:39.to see some breezy conditions. The coastal waters forecast for
:26:40. > :26:51.tomorrow. On Sunday, windy with persistent
:26:52. > :26:56.rain early on, then becoming showery, then for money and choose
:26:57. > :26:58.the next week, breezy and showery conditions. `` for Monday and
:26:59. > :27:03.Tuesday. Now have you got a question for
:27:04. > :27:06.the mayor of Torbay, Gordon Oliver? Well, tomorrow he will be in
:27:07. > :27:08.Good Morning Devon's Hotseat with Matt Woodley on BBC Radio Devon
:27:09. > :27:11.from 8am to 9am tomorrow morning. That's all from us for now.
:27:12. > :27:20.Have a good evening.