:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening. but now on BBC One it's time
:00:10. > :00:11.She'll live with the scars for the rest of her life.
:00:12. > :00:14.Georgina Chalmers from Milton Keynes is warning others about
:00:15. > :00:17.the dangers of old gas canisters after one she was using exploded
:00:18. > :00:27.A new tent to replace the one destroyed in an acchdent
:00:28. > :00:31.For Georgina Chalmers and her friends it's a simple task
:00:32. > :00:49.I will always have scars. Fortunately I did not have to have
:00:50. > :00:50.skin grafts, so I was reallx fortunate.
:00:51. > :00:53.This was the 27`year`old from Milton Keynes 12 months ago.
:00:54. > :00:56.She suffered nearly 30% burns to her body after a gas canister exploded
:00:57. > :01:01.She'd been cooking lunch and pierced the cylinder,
:01:02. > :01:05.but couldn't secure the att`chment to stop the gas escaping.
:01:06. > :01:08.106 people have been killed in different types of gas explosions
:01:09. > :01:15.Georgina will return to Bestival at the end of the month to thank
:01:16. > :01:19.She's also joining others in campaigning
:01:20. > :01:29.for people to become more aware of the dangers of such equipment.
:01:30. > :01:35.I assumed that if you can bty something it is safe to use, and it
:01:36. > :01:39.wasn't. If you have a gas c`nister without a safety valve, ple`se don't
:01:40. > :01:41.use it. It is really not worth the risk or the pain.
:01:42. > :01:44.So, a harsh lesson learnt, but she's planning to spend more time dancing
:01:45. > :01:51.A company which runs a water park near Cirencester where a tednager
:01:52. > :01:54.drowned has admitted it bre`ched health and safety rules.15`xear`old
:01:55. > :01:58.Kajil Devi drowned at the Cotswold Country Park in July 2 10.
:01:59. > :02:02.She couldn't swim and drowndd after slipping under the water.
:02:03. > :02:04.WM Active pleaded guilty in court to a charge brought
:02:05. > :02:11.But the firm denies being responsible for her death.
:02:12. > :02:14.The jury in the trial of a lan accused of murdering Oxfordshire
:02:15. > :02:17.teenager Jayden Parkinson h`ve been told to "put out of their mhnds
:02:18. > :02:19.any sympathy or compassion they have for the 17`year`old.
:02:20. > :02:22.The judge in the case said they must carefully assess the evidence
:02:23. > :02:25.against Ben Blakeley and his brother Jake before returning verdicts.
:02:26. > :02:28.Ben Blakeley denies murdering Jayden Parkinson last December.
:02:29. > :02:35.His brother denies preventing a lawful burial.
:02:36. > :02:38.New technology firms from Oxfordshire are shunning
:02:39. > :02:43.Developing companies looking for money and support say
:02:44. > :02:45.the Thames Valley simply isn't geared up to help them grow.
:02:46. > :03:00.On the River Thames, Rovers are testing the technology at this
:03:01. > :03:04.start`up. Its clothing is ddsigned to help the wearer perform better
:03:05. > :03:08.and orders are coming in from all over the world. This new businesses
:03:09. > :03:13.based at Reading University, and they want to stay local. Having
:03:14. > :03:17.resorts is and advisers thex can talk to, and I think there `re
:03:18. > :03:21.plenty of them around in thd Thames Valley, but they are perhaps not as
:03:22. > :03:27.well publicised. For an increasing number, this is where it is at. Tech
:03:28. > :03:32.city, in east London, where it has become the place to be. Thex started
:03:33. > :03:40.out in the Thames Valley but came here having launched a new digital
:03:41. > :03:48.CV. It is more for the largd companies like Microsoft. For
:03:49. > :03:52.start`ups like myself, it is hard because we can't find many
:03:53. > :03:58.incubators and accelerators down there. In a bid to step up, events
:03:59. > :04:05.are being held around the Thames Valley. From the autumn thex will
:04:06. > :04:09.take place weekly. We bring start`up businesses together with mentors and
:04:10. > :04:12.funding so they realise there is a sense of community here. We also
:04:13. > :04:18.work with a number of peopld in the region who look with initiatives to
:04:19. > :04:21.help them happen in the reghon. Reading University is providing the
:04:22. > :04:25.right environment needed for growth, which has helped kedp this
:04:26. > :04:30.business afloat is one of htndreds of ideas born in the Thames Valley.
:04:31. > :04:32.They each bring money into the local economy, something the region cannot
:04:33. > :04:37.afford to let slip away. The number of cows contracthng
:04:38. > :04:40.bovine TB has reached its hhghest There are now more cows affdcted
:04:41. > :04:44.by the disease in Oxfordshire than Berkshire, Northamptonshire
:04:45. > :04:46.and Buckinghamshire combined. One farmer says he's
:04:47. > :04:48.been to hell and back. Ian's dairy farm has been
:04:49. > :04:51.in the family for a century. This is the first time it h`s
:04:52. > :04:54.ever been infected with TB. Ian's son had to get two
:04:55. > :05:12.of the animals ready to be taken The powers just stood there, I
:05:13. > :05:17.didn't even have two restrahn them. We felt we had let them down by
:05:18. > :05:18.letting this happen to them. That really hit home to me and brought a
:05:19. > :05:19.tear to my eye. Across Oxfordshire alone, more than
:05:20. > :05:22.230 cows were slaughtered in 20 2. Last year, that number
:05:23. > :05:24.had risen to nearly 670. 63 herds were affected
:05:25. > :05:45.in March 2014 ` the highest number TB was confirmed on a farm on the
:05:46. > :05:49.other side of the valley 18 months ago. 12 months ago on a farl over to
:05:50. > :05:55.my right, and now, straight ahead of me, at this farm. Despite the fact
:05:56. > :05:59.that TB is clearly in the area, no local wildlife has been tested for
:06:00. > :06:05.the disease. TB is killing our cattle industry. As can herd, it is
:06:06. > :06:06.killing our beef and dairy industries.
:06:07. > :06:08.DEFRA insists it has a long`term strategy to eradicate
:06:09. > :06:10.the disease, using vaccines, cattle controls, and culling.
:06:11. > :06:14.Ian 's cows will be subject to further tests, so all he can do is
:06:15. > :06:27.wait, and hope that no more of his animals will be slaughtered.
:06:28. > :06:34.Protesters have gathered outside the BBC's building in Summertown today.
:06:35. > :06:39.The pro`Palestine campaigners were say the BBC's reporting of dvents in
:06:40. > :06:45.the Middle East is biased in favour of Israel. A spokesperson s`id the
:06:46. > :06:54.coverage reflected a wide r`nge of opinions and views.
:06:55. > :07:00.Good evening, it will stay dry and humid for the time of year. The good
:07:01. > :07:06.news is tomorrow starts off on a lovely, sunny note. Sunshind
:07:07. > :07:09.initially, but cloud coming up from the north and west, which whll spill
:07:10. > :07:15.south and east with through tomorrow will stop temperatures may well be
:07:16. > :07:21.higher than today, possibly up to 23 or 24 Celsius. The outside chance of
:07:22. > :07:29.a shower for western areas. Hotter still on Thursday, and even warmer
:07:30. > :07:30.by Friday with a potential of a high of 29 Celsius. Thunderstorms are a
:07:31. > :07:34.possibility on Saturday. tricky situation. Matt will explain
:07:35. > :07:40.more. And he will tell you that it didn't rain today.
:07:41. > :07:47.The outlook for the next 40 days will be straightforward to St swith
:07:48. > :07:52.an were to be believed. Thankfully for my job at least, it is far from
:07:53. > :07:56.straightforward. Even after today, a dry day, weather is on the turn in
:07:57. > :08:00.Northern Ireland and Scotland. Around western coastal hills of
:08:01. > :08:05.England and Wales turning misty with light rain and drizzle. For most a
:08:06. > :08:09.dry night with clear skies. Temperatures a degree or so down on
:08:10. > :08:12.last night. A warm start to Wednesday. Early risers in Northern
:08:13. > :08:17.Ireland may get wet but turning brighter here with one or two heavy
:08:18. > :08:21.showers. Rain spreading across Scotland through the morning, hit
:08:22. > :08:27.and mist. A dry and bright start for many in England and Wales. Low cloud
:08:28. > :08:28.in the Midlands. This will thicken during the second half of the day