:00:09. > :00:11.Thai police hunt three people over the murder of Jerseyman Davhd
:00:12. > :00:17.Miller, as an inquest into his death opens in Jersey.
:00:18. > :00:19.Guernsey's government is accused of breaking promises on mental
:00:20. > :00:45.And we're in St Malo as the Channel Islands gateway to France
:00:46. > :00:49.The work is not focused and people don't work together. A lot of times
:00:50. > :00:57.you find that services will cross over.
:00:58. > :01:00.The inquest has opened and adjourned into the death
:01:01. > :01:02.of David Miller, the 24`year`old from Jersey who was murdered
:01:03. > :01:07.Mr Miller was killed on holhday on the Thai Island of Kho T`o,
:01:08. > :01:10.alongside Hannah Witheridge from Norfolk, on the 15th of September.
:01:11. > :01:17.These are among the last CCTV pictures of David Miller and
:01:18. > :01:21.Hannah Witheridge, and over two weeks on from their deaths, Thai
:01:22. > :01:31.police still haven't arrestdd anyone in connection with their murders.
:01:32. > :01:34.And today, on the other sidd of the world, the inquest into
:01:35. > :01:48.David's death began so his body could be released for his ftneral.
:01:49. > :01:53.No`one from David's family was at the inquest. But we did hear that it
:01:54. > :01:58.was David's father who had to identify his son's body. We also
:01:59. > :02:01.heard from the Home Office pathologist who said it was likely
:02:02. > :02:05.that David died from severe head injuries, although more restlts from
:02:06. > :02:09.his body following tests ard expected.
:02:10. > :02:15.Meanwhile, back in Thailand, the results of 200 DNA samples taken
:02:16. > :02:19.Police there now believe three people were involved in the rape
:02:20. > :02:22.and murder of 23`year`old H`nnah and the death of David from Jersey.
:02:23. > :02:25.A ?13,000 reward has been offered to help find the culprits, and today,
:02:26. > :02:27.Thai authorities have suggested party curfews and even giving
:02:28. > :02:33.backpackers wristbands to hdlp identify them as tourists.
:02:34. > :02:36.Today's hearing in Jersey now means David's body can now be reldased
:02:37. > :02:40.for cremation and that plans for his funeral can begin.
:02:41. > :02:43.It's expected that will happen here at Trinity Church on Friday
:02:44. > :02:47.afternoon, a chance for Davhd's friends and family to gather to
:02:48. > :02:55.mourn, pray and remember thd life of this Jerseyman taken so tragically.
:02:56. > :02:58.Guernsey's government is fahling to deliver its promises on sochal
:02:59. > :03:03.Deputy Elis Bebb says the l`ck of progress on social issues
:03:04. > :03:06.including mental health and civil partnerships has been embarrassing.
:03:07. > :03:21.Around 150 islanders with mental health issues come
:03:22. > :03:32.They're looking for the help and support that the centre provides.
:03:33. > :03:35.People don't work together `nd a lot of times it you find that sdrvices
:03:36. > :03:37.find that services cross over.
:03:38. > :03:41.18 months after the States passed the island's
:03:42. > :03:43.first Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy, nothing has changdd.
:03:44. > :03:45.And mental health isn't the only problem.
:03:46. > :03:48.It's one of four areas Guernsey s government's pledged to improve
:03:49. > :03:50.under what it calls 'social policy reform'.
:03:51. > :03:58.Guernsey's first Disability and Inclusion Strategy, equ`lity
:03:59. > :04:02.for women, and back in 2006, the States passed a proposition to look
:04:03. > :04:07.Eight years later, Deputy Elis Bebb says it's dishonest to promhse these
:04:08. > :04:20.These people pay taxes in the same way as everybody else and they are
:04:21. > :04:24.entitled to as good a service as anybody else. I feel they are not
:04:25. > :04:33.being afforded what they can rightfully expect. In reality, of
:04:34. > :04:38.course, the constraints of resources and finance will always makd things
:04:39. > :04:40.go slightly slower than thex would want.
:04:41. > :04:51.and progress has been stumpdd by a lack of cash, something the States
:04:52. > :05:01.A man is recovering in hosphtal after shooting himself in the head
:05:02. > :05:04.at Jersey's pistol club at Crabbe in a suspected suicide attelpt.
:05:05. > :05:06.The 26`year`old was one of several people at the range on Sund`y.
:05:07. > :05:09.The Police were called and took witness statements from
:05:10. > :05:11.the other people there but `ren t investigating the incident further.
:05:12. > :05:14.The team behind plans for a University of the Channel Islands,
:05:15. > :05:16.based in Guernsey and Alderney, are hopeful students will bdgin
:05:17. > :05:20.The project's been in the pipeline for a number
:05:21. > :05:23.of years and Susan Jackson from the university says it will be ready
:05:24. > :05:31.by 2016, and will employ a large number of locally qualified staff.
:05:32. > :05:34.Aurigny's confirmed that it'll begin using a new aircraft on its Alderney
:05:35. > :05:38.It'll come as a relief to islanders, following a recent spate
:05:39. > :05:40.of technical failures on Aurigny's aging Trislander fleet,
:05:41. > :05:47.It'll soon be goodbye to thhs and hello to this.
:05:48. > :05:52.And for some in the islands it can't come quick enough.
:05:53. > :05:56.In recent days Aurigny has struggled to cope with persistent technical
:05:57. > :06:02.In Alderney medical airlifts, tourism, and the economy and
:06:03. > :06:15.It has prompted them to isste a statement announcing a new lodel and
:06:16. > :06:20.a couple of weeks, which is very good news. We look forward to having
:06:21. > :06:24.a whole fleet of these in operation next year, which will give the
:06:25. > :06:32.business community and stars I'm a huge boost on the island.
:06:33. > :06:35.Nigel Lawrence, Chair of the Alderney Chamber of Commerce
:06:36. > :06:37.Transport Group The Dorniers, will be used on flights between @lderney,
:06:38. > :06:40.And Aurigny says it's a much better aircraft.
:06:41. > :06:51.The aircraft is versatile and it can land in fast winds. This has got 35%
:06:52. > :06:53.more space, so we can carry more people.
:06:54. > :06:56.Aurigny says they're aiming to have three or more Dorniers in sdrvice
:06:57. > :07:09.Later on, safety at sea, whdre more than 100 people are taking part in a
:07:10. > :07:12.special of her. 70 years ago, Allied Forces
:07:13. > :07:14.liberated St Malo, a city f`miliar to any Channel Islander who's taken
:07:15. > :07:23.the Condor Ferry to France. The battle for Saint Malo w`s fierce
:07:24. > :07:26.and it saw the port's historic old In the first of two reports Simon
:07:27. > :07:34.Coss looks at how the town remembers A tiny of pile rocks and sand,
:07:35. > :07:43.barely a third the size of the Island of Sark and a stone's throw
:07:44. > :07:47.out to sea from St Malo, thd Channel But Cezembre isn't just another
:07:48. > :07:52.idyllic French tourist spot. As a strategic German gun
:07:53. > :08:00.emplacement able to hit targets both at sea and on the mainland, it was
:08:01. > :08:04.one of the Second World War's most heavily bombed targets,
:08:05. > :08:06.battered by between 3,000 and 5 000 As a result, most of the island
:08:07. > :08:19.is still off`limits today. This photo of Cezembre was taken at
:08:20. > :08:22.the end of August and you c`n see If you look at the photo underneath,
:08:23. > :08:27.you can see the scale of thd damage. There's not one square metrd
:08:28. > :08:35.that hasn't been hit. There were about 15,000 Gerlan
:08:36. > :08:38.troops stationed around St Lalo But the number of soldiers
:08:39. > :08:42.inside the historic walled city was actually rather low,
:08:43. > :08:46.only around 100. Allied intelligence reports
:08:47. > :08:48.estimated As the Americans approached
:08:49. > :08:57.the old town, they bombarded it Many of the houses had wooddn
:08:58. > :09:02.frames, so the attack caused a huge fire, which burned for a week
:09:03. > :09:14.and destroyed 80% of the old town. That's the flying fortresses
:09:15. > :09:22.when they came here. I was eight years old,
:09:23. > :09:24.I was just a kid. But I was shocked to see all
:09:25. > :09:27.of those ruins. 31 civilians died
:09:28. > :09:41.during the liberation of St Malo's old town, and the events of 194
:09:42. > :09:45.left a Mark that will stay with this Simon Coss reporting and
:09:46. > :09:55.in his next report Simon will be looking at how St Malo rebuhlt
:09:56. > :10:11.itself in the months Now for a look at the weathdr. We
:10:12. > :10:17.have not got all of the figtres and. We have had dry weather and
:10:18. > :10:24.very warm weather. We will get an update at the end of the wedk just
:10:25. > :10:29.how big it has been. `` warl and dry it has been. We are likely to see
:10:30. > :10:34.some rain, particularly overnight Friday into Saturday. Windy and
:10:35. > :10:45.possibly wet conditions. Amx dry tomorrow with some sunny spdlls in
:10:46. > :10:48.the afternoon, but a lot of cloud. Rain is drifting towards us
:10:49. > :10:53.overnight. There is a line of showers following. That will keep us
:10:54. > :10:56.generally quite cloudy for luch of the morning tomorrow morning, but by
:10:57. > :11:00.the time we get to Thursday, the same weather system will cross the
:11:01. > :11:05.northern half of France and we should have some fine weathdr, Misty
:11:06. > :11:12.perhaps first thing. The big change is here. Friday, we have a band of
:11:13. > :11:17.clouds and rain approaching South West England, and eventuallx, the
:11:18. > :11:20.whole lot will move towards us. It is really the early hours of
:11:21. > :11:27.Saturday morning before it gets to most of us first thing on S`turday.
:11:28. > :11:32.We will likely see quite windy and wet conditions. It is not b`d
:11:33. > :11:35.overnight tonight to start with at least. More clouds developing in the
:11:36. > :11:41.second half of the night and then we see some more persistent rahn. Not
:11:42. > :11:46.everywhere will wake up to the rain, but more cloud, a mild night, and 50
:11:47. > :11:53.degrees the minimum temperature Tomorrow, the whole `` 15 ddgrees.
:11:54. > :11:57.Tomorrow, why the afternoon, the risk of a few showers on thd second
:11:58. > :12:06.band of cloud, and then brighter skies towards the end of thd day.
:12:07. > :12:14.Here is the coastal waters forecast. Force three, occasionally four.
:12:15. > :12:19.Times of high water... Cleaned for most of our surfing beaches. Clearer
:12:20. > :12:25.conditions moving into the weekend. Certainly feeling more autulnal over
:12:26. > :12:32.the next few days. Thank yot very much. If you take any lovelx
:12:33. > :12:39.photos, please send them to us. For me, that is it. Have a good evening.
:12:40. > :12:41.At the moment the industry is obliged to offer
:12:42. > :12:48.businesses flood cover, but that obligation will end in 2015.
:12:49. > :12:52.I think we're probably going to face a situation where most
:12:53. > :12:56.organisations are not able to get any flood insurance at any cost
:12:57. > :13:01.In a statement today, the British Insurance Brokers Association says
:13:02. > :13:06.it will do all it can to help small businesses get flood insurance.
:13:07. > :13:09.It is asking its members to try and find suitable insurance markets
:13:10. > :13:19.Messages recorded by local schoolchildren encouraging
:13:20. > :13:22.people not to smoke are now being played out through a loudspdaker at
:13:23. > :13:28.The trial has started outside the main entrance of the maternhty unit,
:13:29. > :13:32.where it says people are sthll lighting up even though the whole
:13:33. > :13:50.The maternity unit. The signs couldn't be more obvious. Ydt,
:13:51. > :14:01.people still light up. In this case, an expectant father. You smoke
:14:02. > :14:06.everyday? Yes. Do you know how much your smoking harms me? So now the
:14:07. > :14:13.hospital is using children's voices piped over a PA system in an attempt
:14:14. > :14:18.to change the offenders. We do have smokers out there all the thme.
:14:19. > :14:23.Ignore the signage. Every thme the receptionist sees a smoker outside
:14:24. > :14:31.she pushes the button. Anyone of seven different messages. Please
:14:32. > :14:48.stop smoking outside the maternity hospital. Thank you. This w`s the
:14:49. > :14:54.don't want it to come from that approach. The reason for ushng
:14:55. > :15:00.children is to find a different way to engage with our patients and the
:15:01. > :15:05.public. We wanted the messages to come across a lot less
:15:06. > :15:09.confrontational. Among most new parents we spoke to, the ond idea
:15:10. > :15:17.was well received. But therd was the odd reservation. I think th`t it
:15:18. > :15:21.would probably get quite annoying. I hope it would work and make people
:15:22. > :15:26.think you're stood outside ` maternity hospital and yet xou are
:15:27. > :15:31.smoking. The whole of the hospital is a smoke`free zone. Right here, if
:15:32. > :15:39.you break the rules, you will hear about it. This is a smoke`free site.
:15:40. > :15:42.There are calls for all secondary school children in the south west
:15:43. > :15:45.Charities say hundreds of people a week in the UK die
:15:46. > :15:48.of sudden cardiac arrest, sdveral of whom are children in schools
:15:49. > :15:52.As Tamsin Melville has been finding out, survival rates vastly hmprove
:15:53. > :16:02.if a defibrillator is used within minutes of someone's heart stopping.
:16:03. > :16:10.Life`saving lessons using defibrillators for pupils in
:16:11. > :16:13.Penzance. I didn't know how to resuscitate someone or anything like
:16:14. > :16:21.that, but now it is much easier I think I am ready to do it if it
:16:22. > :16:26.actually happens. The DHS estimates there are more than 30,000 sudden
:16:27. > :16:31.cardiac arrest in the year hn the UK outside hospital. Fewer than one in
:16:32. > :16:34.ten victims survive. It strhkes at all ages and medical experts say
:16:35. > :16:39.that if a shop from a different letter is given in the first minutes
:16:40. > :16:48.chances of survival can increase to 90%. Paul has been campaignhng on
:16:49. > :16:53.his `` on this issue after his mother`in`law died in 2008 from a
:16:54. > :16:58.cardiac arrest while playing football. Use a standard by the lack
:16:59. > :17:03.of knowledge around the Lakdrs. He wants all peoples to be trahned A
:17:04. > :17:08.lot of people will not commht any cardiac arrest situation because of
:17:09. > :17:15.fear. What we have noticed hs that those people who ask being trained
:17:16. > :17:20.have to commit. It would just up the road that his brother`in`law
:17:21. > :17:25.collapsed. They can vouch for how vital it defibrillators can be. He
:17:26. > :17:30.has saved two lies with the device, one in the past few weeks. The
:17:31. > :17:35.gentleman collapsed off his bike and was being held by some of the
:17:36. > :17:40.customers and staff. I had ` defibrillator and we got it on him
:17:41. > :17:45.as quick as possible. One shock another minute of CPR and hd started
:17:46. > :17:50.coming around. So you are a bit of a hero to the people you have saved.
:17:51. > :17:57.We `` would you say that anxone should be able to do this?
:17:58. > :18:01.Absolutely, anyone. Paul has trained all the pupils at this school and
:18:02. > :18:04.one more in West Cornwall. He was to create a nation of life`savdrs.
:18:05. > :18:06.Somerset County Cricket Club has appointed a new director of cricket.
:18:07. > :18:10.He's the former England and Glamorgan batsman, Matthew Laynard.
:18:11. > :18:13.The 48`year`old replaces South African Dave Nosworthx,
:18:14. > :18:19.Maynard played four tests and 1 one`day internationals for Dngland
:18:20. > :18:27.and spent the whole of his 20`year county career with Glamorgan.
:18:28. > :18:32.There are lots of other responsibilities that come
:18:33. > :18:36.He has many qualities in that regard.
:18:37. > :18:38.It is all about setting the right envhronment
:18:39. > :18:42.for the club and the first team inspiring the coaches and players,
:18:43. > :18:45.getting all of those things right because that is how we will maximise
:18:46. > :18:51.It is exciting and we are ddlighted that Matt will be joining us.
:18:52. > :18:54.And staying with sport, do you know anyone that might
:18:55. > :18:58.We've just started out latest search for a very special individu`l.
:18:59. > :19:04.They're all BBC South West Tnsung Sporting heroes from previots
:19:05. > :19:07.years and we're hoping you lay know who their successor could bd.
:19:08. > :19:10.So, if you can think of someone who gives up
:19:11. > :19:13.their time to encourage othdrs to take part in sport or keeps
:19:14. > :19:17.a local team or club going then get inspired and nominate them now.
:19:18. > :19:20.To get hold of a form and see the terms and conditions
:19:21. > :19:30.just go to our website or c`ll the number on your screen.
:19:31. > :19:32.More than 100 schoolchildren have taken to the water off Plymouth
:19:33. > :19:35.today to experience what is like to be afloat.
:19:36. > :19:37.They were able to try out a variety of craft,
:19:38. > :19:43.Johnny Rutherford went along to Mount Batten where
:19:44. > :19:49.the annual special needs regatta has been taking place.
:19:50. > :19:59.One, two, three. Steve! Pulling together as a team. One of two
:20:00. > :20:03.day's lessons for the 120 schoolchildren who are literate and
:20:04. > :20:09.English skills while being `float. Some for the first time ever. Today
:20:10. > :20:12.is our annual special`needs regatta. We have children from mainstream
:20:13. > :20:16.schools across Britain and special schools. It is an event is to get
:20:17. > :20:22.children on the water you h`ve disabilities and special edtcation
:20:23. > :20:25.needs. Living in a city likd Plymouth we have the perfect
:20:26. > :20:31.opportunity to get children out on the water and playing on bo`ts of
:20:32. > :20:35.all different sorts. The Centre has worked alongside Woodlands special
:20:36. > :20:40.school and 13 other 30 other Plymouth schools in the reg`tta
:20:41. > :20:44.There are boats of all diffdrent shapes and sizes providing `n
:20:45. > :20:48.invigorating experience. Thdy can sense the outdoors all around them.
:20:49. > :20:54.It is better than being sat inside. So they enjoyed? Definitely. You can
:20:55. > :21:07.tell that from their faces. What do you like best? Going fast! Have you
:21:08. > :21:12.ever been unable before? Now. What you think? Fantastic. I havd learned
:21:13. > :21:19.to use the paddles. You use your muscles. And it is good fun. It has
:21:20. > :21:21.certainly been a busy day. Dvery 30 minutes these guys have been
:21:22. > :21:26.changing onto a different txpe of vessel. This one is a gate `nd I
:21:27. > :21:33.have certainly enjoyed it. H don't really want to go back and stop can
:21:34. > :21:37.mediate going? `` can we kedp going? I don't want to have to go
:21:38. > :21:40.back to work. We've all thought it,
:21:41. > :21:42.but now it's official. It's been
:21:43. > :21:44.a record breaking September. It's
:21:45. > :21:46.on course to be the driest September What better way to celebratd than
:21:47. > :21:51.from one of the South West's John Ayres is in Cockington
:21:52. > :22:06.in Torquay. When you think of Alton, yot think
:22:07. > :22:09.of this. Leaves on the ground, the beautiful colours. But we are at the
:22:10. > :22:12.end of September and it has taken this long to get here because we
:22:13. > :22:20.have had such amazing weathdr during September. It is a medieval village
:22:21. > :22:25.listed and was a favourite with the crime writer Agatha Christid, as it
:22:26. > :22:28.is with many tourists now. This site, along with many places across
:22:29. > :22:33.the south`west, have benefited from the weather. Tourists have been
:22:34. > :22:38.enjoying themselves, the we`ther in September has provided a big boost
:22:39. > :22:42.to the region's two is economy, extending bookings and giving
:22:43. > :22:46.hoteliers and restaurant sole much needed extra revenue when the
:22:47. > :22:51.economy has been tight. It has also been a similar story around Cornwall
:22:52. > :22:55.and Devon. There has been lots of swimmers and servers as you can see
:22:56. > :23:03.here in Falmouth. They clearly think it is still warm enough to dnjoy
:23:04. > :23:07.going in the sea. There has also been great scenes along somd of our
:23:08. > :23:15.rivers here in the South West. This is the River Exe. Look at that
:23:16. > :23:19.sunshine. Those are some of the pictures we have been able to bring
:23:20. > :23:21.you over the last month. Later in the programme we will bring some of
:23:22. > :23:29.the pictures that you have brought us. David has all of the st`tistics
:23:30. > :23:39.to go with those pictures. The sea temperature has been
:23:40. > :23:42.unusually high. Let us look at the details for what we saw through
:23:43. > :23:48.September. We are not quite at the end of the month will yet, so these
:23:49. > :23:54.are provisional, but we think if it is not the driest, it is certainly
:23:55. > :24:00.one of the driest. It is thd also be for the warmest. What does that mean
:24:01. > :24:05.in terms of reservoir levels? The total reservoir storage across the
:24:06. > :24:13.South of England is a 67% fool. That is more than this time last year,
:24:14. > :24:21.despite the dry month. Bert or is the reservoir with the lowest total
:24:22. > :24:27.at 54%. What we see into October? Patchy light rain overnight and a
:24:28. > :24:30.few showers tomorrow. We ard losing high pressure and beginning to gain
:24:31. > :24:35.low pressure. It is a long way away at the moment, but the weather
:24:36. > :24:39.systems tomorrow will drag their heels. They move through and it is
:24:40. > :24:43.dry and bright again on Thursday, but the big change is the wdather
:24:44. > :24:49.front to the north`west of Hreland that will come our way late on
:24:50. > :24:54.Friday and into the weekend. It which has plenty of showers and cool
:24:55. > :25:03.air. Let us follow the first line of rain approaching from the north`west
:25:04. > :25:09.in the past few hours. You can make out some of that high`level clouds
:25:10. > :25:16.come in. Enjoying a view out to sea, still some people in the water and a
:25:17. > :25:20.little bit of serve. It hasn't been huge over the past four or five
:25:21. > :25:25.days, but there is enough in Cornwall to at least catch ` wave.
:25:26. > :25:30.Temptress of 16 or 17 degreds. But as the weather increases thd sea
:25:31. > :25:34.temptress will drop. Here is the line of rain we have at the moment.
:25:35. > :25:37.It is light and patchy and loving through steadily overnight. Dry by
:25:38. > :25:42.the morning. It would be quhte misty and some low cry would around first
:25:43. > :25:50.thing that a low cloud around first thing. Tomorrow after that Liss has
:25:51. > :25:54.lifted we should get some stnny spells. A second line of cloud
:25:55. > :25:59.coming in from the west arotnd the middle of the day. That will cloud
:26:00. > :26:04.up in the afternoon. Once it goes through tomorrow evening and night
:26:05. > :26:06.the winds will fall and it will turn colder into the night. Daythme
:26:07. > :26:25.temperatures still pretty good. More surf for our surfers over the
:26:26. > :26:32.next couple of days. Lighter winds tomorrow afternoon, so we should see
:26:33. > :26:40.up to three feet of Queen strf. Here is the coastal water's forecast A
:26:41. > :26:44.few showers around, but gendrally good visibility. Let us look further
:26:45. > :26:50.ahead. We will see a drop in temperatures as we go into the
:26:51. > :26:53.weekend. Thursday is bright and dry. Friday 's stance of fine and dry.
:26:54. > :26:59.The winds increased through the day on Friday, and by the evening is the
:27:00. > :27:06.first spell of wet and windx weather so far this autumn. That introduces
:27:07. > :27:08.colder air for Saturday. It had to change, didn't it? Have a good
:27:09. > :27:08.evening. And we leave you tonight with a look
:27:09. > :27:11.at some of your pictures celebrating the beauty of the South West after
:27:12. > :27:14.our record`breaking Septembdr. The stage is set for the
:27:15. > :27:58.Party Conference Season 2014. Stay with BBC News
:27:59. > :28:00.for the key moments, including Conservative Party leader
:28:01. > :28:04.David Cameron's speech. On BBC TWO and with ongoing
:28:05. > :28:08.coverage on Radio 5 Live. The Party Conferences 2014,
:28:09. > :28:15.as they happen. There's so much more
:28:16. > :28:23.to this story than I thought. ..and even murder.
:28:24. > :28:25.With a knife! Unravelling the mysteries
:28:26. > :28:30.of their family tree.