:00:08. > :00:41.And, back on track ` we join athletes at a key
:00:42. > :00:59.island games venue after its big money make`over.
:01:00. > :01:01.Two Jerseymen have been questioned by Thai police investigating the
:01:02. > :01:04.murder of islander David Miller and British woman Hannah Witherhdge
:01:05. > :01:08.Brothers Chris and James Ware were stopped from leaving Thailand last
:01:09. > :01:35.night as police try to find out what happened to their friend. Jdn Smith
:01:36. > :01:37.reports. This photo was taken shortlx before
:01:38. > :01:45.Chris and David had been sh`ring a room on the Thai island. Last night
:01:46. > :01:48.home. No`one was answering the door here at the Ware familx home
:01:49. > :01:52.in St Helier. We understand Chris and James had been on their way back
:01:53. > :01:55.to Jersey when they were asked to stay in Bangkok. The Thai police
:01:56. > :01:57.expect to have DNA results tomorrow. British consular officials let
:01:58. > :02:00.with Thai forensic experts hn Bangkok where the bodies were flown
:02:01. > :02:02.to learn of any progress. The Thai authorities believe they're
:02:03. > :02:05.gathering good evidence. But the British officials didn't want to
:02:06. > :02:07.comment.Back in Britain, those who knew David and Hannah have
:02:08. > :02:09.been remembering. Hundreds `ttended this service in Norwich for Hannah
:02:10. > :02:37.who was found alongside Davhd. Their deaths have led to an outpotring of
:02:38. > :02:39.been remembering. Scores of people attended this servicd in
:02:40. > :02:43.who was found alongside Davhd. Their deaths have led to an outpotring of
:02:44. > :02:46.emotion of both sides of thd Channel and in Thailand. Yesterday the
:02:47. > :02:49.police believed their prime suspect was a Burmese migrant worker, today
:02:50. > :02:52.the focus has moved to two brothers from Jersey. The BBC's Jon`than
:02:53. > :02:55.Head is in the island of Koh Tao and says the Thai police are under
:02:56. > :03:06.On the spot of where they dhed. This crime scene was never sealed off, it
:03:07. > :03:08.is unlikely they will find `nything now. Instead they believe forensic
:03:09. > :03:19.examination of the bodies whll give them what they need to track down
:03:20. > :03:25.British embassy officials were invited to the police
:03:26. > :03:38.hospital in Bangkok to see what progress they were making. They are
:03:39. > :03:41.now holding two British men for questioning. They spent timd with
:03:42. > :03:58.the victims in the days before they were killed.
:03:59. > :04:07.The police must know that bdcause of the international scrutiny, this
:04:08. > :04:10.investigation must be seen `s a credible one.
:04:11. > :04:13.19 candidates will be contesting eight seats for Senator in next
:04:14. > :04:16.months General Election in Jersey. The role is voted for on an
:04:17. > :04:18.island`wide mandate. The 19 hopefuls include ten current serving
:04:19. > :04:21.States members, as well as `n island first, as Edward Sault reports.
:04:22. > :04:24.These are the faces of the 09 senatorial candidates who w`nt
:04:25. > :04:27.people in Jersey to vote thdm into power. But only eight of thdm will
:04:28. > :04:29.succeed seven current senators have put themselves forward incltding
:04:30. > :04:31.Jersey's Chief Minister, Economic Development Minister and Trdasury
:04:32. > :04:34.Minister all hoping to get re elected. Three senators are standing
:04:35. > :04:36.down. Three politicians, Deputies Green, Power and Young, want to move
:04:37. > :04:40.across to the senatorial benches and be voted in by the whole island
:04:41. > :04:43.There are also two ex`States members who fancy a return to polithcs. And
:04:44. > :04:46.a there's a number of new f`ces including a doctor Zoe Cameron, the
:04:47. > :05:01.Konrad Kruszynski the first polish candidate and a former teacher Anne
:05:02. > :05:03.Southern from the island's only political party, Reform Jersey. The
:05:04. > :05:23.evening was chaired by the outgoing Connetable of St John ` the head of
:05:24. > :05:25.the committe of the island's 12 parishes
:05:26. > :05:28.prepares to bow out he has ` strong message for the island's .
:05:29. > :05:52.``Polish Go out and vote for these people and you can say that you have
:05:53. > :05:55.had a say in the boat. ``in the vote.
:05:56. > :05:57.There's a full list of candhdates online at bbc.co.uk/jersey. And
:05:58. > :05:59.tonight is the nominations dvening for constables and deputies across
:06:00. > :06:03.the island ` so those names will be up on the website later tonhght or
:06:04. > :06:26.Guernsey continues to grow,despite there being no final plans to
:06:27. > :06:29.suggested to make up a deficit in The States' finances. An option
:06:30. > :06:32.didn't go down well at a medting today. Penny Elderfield reports
:06:33. > :06:37.A lot of concerns. Caused bx the mention of just three letters. This
:06:38. > :06:41.leading economist was brought in to look at the impact of a GST on
:06:42. > :06:52.Guernsey. Brought in by bushness groups arguably against it from the
:06:53. > :07:10.start. Before The States have even decided its happening. But the end
:07:11. > :07:12.conclusion here today was don?t go there.
:07:13. > :07:26.we buy, and use is just one option The States are considering to bring
:07:27. > :07:34.in more money. The actual proposals won't be out till later this year.
:07:35. > :07:41.If the goods and services t`x where to come in and that was accompanied
:07:42. > :07:47.by reductions in income tax, those are questions that need to be
:07:48. > :07:58.answered. Raise your hand if you would like to see GST introduced.
:07:59. > :08:11.And it's by no means a done deal. If this audience is anything to go by
:08:12. > :08:20.convince a few more people ht's the right one.
:08:21. > :08:23.with Clare and Simon, a survivor of World War II warship HMS Cotrageous
:08:24. > :08:26.tells his story 75 years after she sank.
:08:27. > :08:29.Athletes are training at FB Fields in Jersey again, after around three
:08:30. > :08:32.quarters of a million pounds was spent sprucing it up for next
:08:33. > :08:37.summer's Island Games. The track itself was in such bad repahr it was
:08:38. > :08:38.causing injuries. Jonathan De La Haye reports.
:08:39. > :08:45.The work here at the FB Fields includes a fresh surface for the
:08:46. > :08:48.running track, a new supporters Grand Stand and much of it has been
:08:49. > :08:55.painted in red, Jersey's national colour. It's all ahead of the Island
:08:56. > :09:01.Games, but why was the makeover so badly needed?
:09:02. > :09:08.You can see all the lines and all the markings and it gives a boost to
:09:09. > :09:24.the athletes themselves. It will help reduce injury. It will make
:09:25. > :09:31.everything faster as well. The facilities are used by many island
:09:32. > :09:33.groups. There is an opportunity for it to be better used and we hope
:09:34. > :09:39.that more and more people t`ke part. It's hoped the newly relaid
:09:40. > :09:42.athletics track here at FB Fields will be a lasting legacy of the
:09:43. > :09:45.Island Games next year. And that these young sports people whll
:09:46. > :10:14.benefit from having a better track It is one during the night time as
:10:15. > :10:17.well as during the daytime. ``warm. We are doing very well with
:10:18. > :10:21.temperatures but sunshine whll be a bit limited and we will see more
:10:22. > :10:25.cloud around. We will also see the thread tomorrow off some showers
:10:26. > :10:30.turning up. There are some showers just to the site of us at the
:10:31. > :10:34.moment. We have almost an identical set up to what we saw last week and
:10:35. > :10:38.the differences we do not h`ve high pressure across the southern part of
:10:39. > :10:42.Britain down across the English Channel. We have a line of cloud
:10:43. > :10:47.which is the focal point for showers over the next short while. This area
:10:48. > :10:51.of cloud tries to get a little closer but does not make it. This
:10:52. > :10:56.area of high pressure starts to come back towards the end of the weekend
:10:57. > :11:00.but in the interim that has already high risk of seeing some showers.
:11:01. > :11:03.Some will be around this evdning and some are just coming up to the
:11:04. > :11:08.southern end of the Channel Islands at the moment and more as wd move
:11:09. > :11:11.into the evening tomorrow evening. If anything these showers are likely
:11:12. > :11:17.to be night`time features for us. It will then be a bit misty and look at
:11:18. > :11:20.the temperatures. They are between 70 degrees and 80 degrees so one
:11:21. > :11:26.start the day tomorrow and `fter the low cloud has lifted we will see
:11:27. > :11:29.some hazy sunshine for the time but was end of the afternoon and towards
:11:30. > :11:34.the early evening, we will start seeing captures of 23 degreds 2
:11:35. > :11:46.degrees and then at the showers will appear which could continue
:11:47. > :11:55.overnight. Times of high water are just before one o'clock in the
:11:56. > :12:02.afternoon and St Helier. ``hn St Helier. We could well see showers in
:12:03. > :12:11.the night`time hours, espechally tomorrow night. Two Jersey brothers
:12:12. > :12:27.are being questioned by polhce in Thailand over the murder of the
:12:28. > :12:39.friend, David Mellor. ``Davhd Miller.
:12:40. > :12:54.Plus from the news of the present to the news of the past.
:12:55. > :12:57.Tomorrow, the people of Scotland will be voting on
:12:58. > :13:01.whether or not to leave the United Kingdom after more than 300 years.
:13:02. > :13:07.Only people in Scotland are entitled to vote
:13:08. > :13:10.but the consequences will affect us all, with polls suggesting the
:13:11. > :13:18.Our Political Editor Martyn Oates joins us now.
:13:19. > :13:24.This will have an impact. I think it is finally dawning on everybody that
:13:25. > :13:29.there will be profound implhcations for the rest of the country,
:13:30. > :13:36.possibly specific consequences for us in the south`west.
:13:37. > :13:39.If there's a yes vote, the really big issue is whether
:13:40. > :13:41.the South West will become home to the country's nuclear submarines.
:13:42. > :13:44.The Scottish National Party says it wants them out of Scotland
:13:45. > :13:46.and experts suggest Devonport or Falmouth are
:13:47. > :14:14.We could also get the bigger fish "for our fishermen `` a bigger
:14:15. > :14:22.fishing quarter. If there is a no vote, but are also ramifications.
:14:23. > :14:26.Scotland will get more powers, at least that is what the leaddrs of
:14:27. > :14:31.the three main parties are seeing. If that happens, there needs to be a
:14:32. > :14:35.new constitutional settlement, a new arrangement of powers in England as
:14:36. > :14:41.well. What would that mean? An Ingush parliament possibly. More
:14:42. > :14:48.devolution to English regions or cities. In this part of the world,
:14:49. > :14:53.possibly a Cornish Assembly. Would a Scottish MP be able to vote on
:14:54. > :14:59.English issues? Many MPs ard adamant that that must not happen. @nd that
:15:00. > :15:06.could open up some interesthng possibilities. If Scottish LPs are
:15:07. > :15:17.excluded from the vote and hunting, could the hunting ban in England the
:15:18. > :15:26.overturned? Could we moved to British summer Time all year round?
:15:27. > :15:29.What is the way forward? Evdrybody agrees that there needs to be big
:15:30. > :15:36.changes, something needs to be done, but there are disagreements as to
:15:37. > :15:39.what exactly should be done. Tory MPs are unhappy about this promise
:15:40. > :15:44.of big powers and new financial commitments to Scotland without any
:15:45. > :15:47.consultation of Parliament. Stormy times ahead for us all. And no sleep
:15:48. > :15:56.for you? Not much. There's more on the referendum
:15:57. > :15:59.on the BBC news website and much more, of course, following the
:16:00. > :16:01.result, here on Friday's Spotlight. Now,
:16:02. > :16:03.pubs have moved into former banks, post offices have taken up residence
:16:04. > :16:06.in churches, and libraries have even There's been a fair bit of lateral
:16:07. > :16:10.thinking in rural England rdcently. Now one local library is trxing to
:16:11. > :16:15.protect its future by moving Brenda Best
:16:16. > :16:16.and her eight`year`old granddaughter It is a curious truth that
:16:17. > :16:23.grasshoppers have their hearing They are avid users of
:16:24. > :16:32.their local library in Ashbtrton. I like doing the reading ch`llenges
:16:33. > :16:38.and even just the reading, H really I enjoy reading and if it goes,
:16:39. > :16:50.where are we to get books? Ashburton is one
:16:51. > :16:52.of 28 libraries across Devon which face the axe unless the comlunity
:16:53. > :16:57.comes forward to help run them. Now a group here has come up with
:16:58. > :17:02.a novel idea to save it. Ashburton is threatened with losing
:17:03. > :17:05.its library that it has had The only way forward is to go
:17:06. > :17:18.into the post office and john with With both the library and
:17:19. > :17:22.the post office facing an uncertain future, perhaps combining forces
:17:23. > :17:29.could be the perfect solution. If I was sitting here 75 ye`rs ago
:17:30. > :17:33.tonight, I would be bringing you the news of the first British naval
:17:34. > :17:37.ship sunk in the Second World War. The aircraft carrier,
:17:38. > :17:39.based in Devonport, hadn't long left Plymouth when
:17:40. > :17:42.torpedoes from a German U`boat hit. More than 500 Royal Navy
:17:43. > :17:45.personnel were killed. Johnny Rutherford has been
:17:46. > :17:52.talking to one of the survivors September 1939,
:17:53. > :17:55.two weeks after war was declared with Germany, HMS Courageous left
:17:56. > :17:59.Plymouth to patrol the Irish Sea. On board was a 16`year`old lad
:18:00. > :18:04.from Torquay. We didn't appreciate it at first
:18:05. > :18:09.and it didn't really sink When we set sail with our escort,
:18:10. > :18:15.we thought, this is quite a good event, we're going to war,
:18:16. > :18:22.we're going to win the war. But on the evening of 17 September,
:18:23. > :18:29.German U`boat 29 attacked. Somebody said to me, what's the
:18:30. > :18:31.time? Just when I said that,
:18:32. > :18:37.the first torpedo hit us. The Navy has received a sevdre blow
:18:38. > :18:44.with the sinking of HMS Courageous We can take hard knocks
:18:45. > :18:49.as we intend to give them, John Cannon had jumped
:18:50. > :18:59.into the Atlantic after hearing A flight observer who was swimming
:19:00. > :19:04.close by holding onto an oar, he'd got an oar from somewhdre,
:19:05. > :19:06.he shouted, keep going, boy, keep going, son, your mum and dad will be
:19:07. > :19:20.waiting for you when you get home. 512 Royal Navy seaman lost their
:19:21. > :19:31.lives. John was eventually rescued and sent on to other missions.
:19:32. > :19:45.Including sinking their Gerlan ship this mark. A beautiful ship. We
:19:46. > :19:56.fired torpedoes at her. Bismarck sank to the bottom. One
:19:57. > :20:02.year later, HMS Terror search was sunk `` Dorset Shire was sunk by the
:20:03. > :20:07.Japanese and once again, John was swimming for his life. They flew
:20:08. > :20:13.across the survivors and machine`gunned us. But John was like
:20:14. > :20:21.a cat with nine lives, he m`naged to survive the war, despite wh`t it
:20:22. > :20:28.threw at him. Before I was 21, I had been in action against the Germans,
:20:29. > :20:34.the Vichy French, and the J`panese. He is now 91.
:20:35. > :20:37.Onto some sports news and it was a good evening for
:20:38. > :20:39.Exeter City and Torquay United in last night's football.
:20:40. > :20:41.City won for the first time this season and United have shot
:20:42. > :20:45.But for Yeovil Town and Plymouth Argyle, it was
:20:46. > :20:49.a frustrating time at home `s Spotlight's Dave Gibbins reports.
:20:50. > :20:53.If you want a flutter on a home draw, then just look at Yeovil Town.
:20:54. > :20:56.Last night's one`all result against bottom side Crewe Alexandra
:20:57. > :21:00.was their third draw from four attempts to win at Huish Park.
:21:01. > :21:11.After falling behind, the keeper was head and shotlders
:21:12. > :21:14.above the rest to give the Glovers much relief and only the width
:21:15. > :21:17.of a post denied Gary Johnson's men their first win on Somerset soil.
:21:18. > :21:19.Next to the enigma which is Plymouth Argyle.
:21:20. > :21:22.After beating two teams who are fancied to be promotion challengers,
:21:23. > :21:25.the Pilgrims have now gone down to two straight defeats, the l`test to
:21:26. > :21:27.Wycombe Wanderers with ex`Argyle loan striker Paul Hayes inflicting
:21:28. > :21:35.But it is all smiles today `t Exeter City.
:21:36. > :21:40.They produced the result of the night, beating confident
:21:41. > :21:43.league newcomers Cambridge Tnited by two goals to one.
:21:44. > :21:45.Even after conceding early on, City stormed back thanks to
:21:46. > :21:47.Graham Cummins who then set up loanee Alex Nichols for
:21:48. > :21:53.However, they still remain at the bottom two of League Two
:21:54. > :22:00.Torquay United are the form team in the Conference.
:22:01. > :22:02.Skipper Luke Young's tradem`rk free kick in the last minute
:22:03. > :22:04.against previously unbeaten Woking at Plainmoor elevated United to
:22:05. > :22:16.second, giving them their fifth consecutive success
:22:17. > :22:18.Now how's this for a run of good luck?
:22:19. > :22:21.A retired nurse in her 60s leets a man on the internet.
:22:22. > :22:24.From a first date in an Exeter sandwich shop, they fall in love
:22:25. > :22:29.They then take out a loan to buy a camper van and fulfil thehr dream
:22:30. > :22:35.Pretty good so far and then, to top it all, they win the Lottery.
:22:36. > :22:37.Spotlight's Chloe Axford's been to meet the unlikely millionaires
:22:38. > :22:47.The practicalities of being lottery winners.
:22:48. > :22:49.They may be millionaires, but they are still doing
:22:50. > :22:55.They say the news, which came through a text mdssage,
:22:56. > :23:04.We thought it was a joke to start with.
:23:05. > :23:07.I said, do you want to have a look `t this?
:23:08. > :23:19.It's just something that happens to other people.
:23:20. > :23:22.You just don't think it is going to happen to you.
:23:23. > :23:25.Lottery winners don't just drink champagne.
:23:26. > :23:30.Plymouth Argyle fan Rodney and retired nurse Vanessa are still
:23:31. > :23:33.trying to keep their feet on the ground after
:23:34. > :23:36.a whirlwind year in which they met, fell in love, got married, decided
:23:37. > :23:42.Living in a camper van has brought certain logistical issues.
:23:43. > :23:53.Where would you keep a cheqte for ?1 million?
:23:54. > :24:03.As president of Exeter Lions last year, I was always giving ott
:24:04. > :24:07.It's really funny to be getting a cheque.
:24:08. > :24:12.Having spent a bit of time with Vanessa and Rodney today, I can
:24:13. > :24:15.honestly say I don't think this lottery win could have happdned to
:24:16. > :24:22.So far, Vanessa and Rodney have splashed out on a new car.
:24:23. > :24:25.But they haven't made up their minds what to do with
:24:26. > :24:35.They're too busy enjoying their adventure.
:24:36. > :24:45.Good luck to them. Time for a look at the
:24:46. > :24:50.Good evening, a few changes for the next few days, and then high
:24:51. > :25:00.pressure comes back. Unusually warm at the moment. Especially at night.
:25:01. > :25:03.Tomorrow, there will be somd sunshine, but we are also sdeing a
:25:04. > :25:08.risk of showers developing. More cloud across as at the moment and
:25:09. > :25:13.that is threatening a few showers, some approaching the Channel Islands
:25:14. > :25:16.later tonight. We still havd this area of low`pressure. It is a bit
:25:17. > :25:25.more dominant now. It is fedding strands of cloud and bands of
:25:26. > :25:28.showers towards us tomorrow night and into Friday. Some of those
:25:29. > :25:35.showers could turn out to bd abundantly. After that, that area of
:25:36. > :25:38.high pressure moves back in. That was the picture earlier tod`y. You
:25:39. > :25:43.can see how we had a few showers coming out of northern France. But
:25:44. > :25:52.for a more robust `` for most of us, it has been dry but cloudy.
:25:53. > :26:01.Just enough surf for surfers to catch a wave. Surfing conditions are
:26:02. > :26:13.very similar to for tomorrow. C temperature is around 17 degrees.
:26:14. > :26:17.The satellite picture shows that band of cloud. That will move away
:26:18. > :26:21.for a while and it will turn their stay in places. Those easterly winds
:26:22. > :26:25.will drop, but later in the night, we will see a few showers, forcibly
:26:26. > :26:29.even some thunder. That lind of showers will travel through southern
:26:30. > :26:35.Devon and move into the north coast of Cornwall. Overnight tempdratures,
:26:36. > :26:40.no law than 16 or 17 for most of us. And very warm night. These
:26:41. > :26:49.temperatures get a head start tomorrow. Most of us should have
:26:50. > :26:55.fine conditions and sunny spells. A few showers may turn up across
:26:56. > :26:58.Somerset. Temperatures of 23 or 24 degrees. Still quite warm. For the
:26:59. > :27:25.Isles of Scilly, perhaps sole early showers.
:27:26. > :27:30.Friday is the day we are worried about because some of those showers
:27:31. > :27:34.will be heavy with the risk of thunder. Then turning drier but
:27:35. > :27:43.cooler as we head into the weekend. Have a good evening.
:27:44. > :27:47.Thank you very much. That is it We will have more at ten. It evening.