:00:11. > :00:14.Hello and welcome to the programme. In the Points West headlines
:00:14. > :00:21.tonight: A community is shocked by a tragic death - police question
:00:21. > :00:24.two people after a toddler is found dead in a Bristol flat. After a
:00:24. > :00:32.Taunton teenager is run down by a car, it's emerged the driver may
:00:32. > :00:38.have been racing another car at the time. It is an A star. 35 years of
:00:38. > :00:42.hurt! Also tonight, the father of a GCSE pupil getting his own exam
:00:42. > :00:52.results today. And the Masterchef celebrity getting all of a Twitter
:00:52. > :00:55.
:00:55. > :00:58.Good evening. A man and woman have been arrested after a toddler was
:00:58. > :01:08.found dead in Bristol. The two- year-old was found at a flat in St
:01:08. > :01:15.
:01:16. > :01:23.George on Sunday morning. Imogen Sellers has more. The circumstances
:01:23. > :01:27.surrounding the death remain unclear. Officers are at the flat.
:01:28. > :01:32.We know that a couple in their thirties were arrested on suspicion
:01:32. > :01:37.of manslaughter yesterday. They were arrested at another property
:01:37. > :01:44.where they have been staying since the little boy died. They are in
:01:44. > :01:51.police custody. What we do not know is how the little boy died.
:01:51. > :01:57.Neighbours had described scenes of chaos. They have expressed their
:01:57. > :02:04.understandable shock and sadness at the death of a toddler. Bristol
:02:04. > :02:07.City Council are working with A second person has appeared in
:02:07. > :02:10.court today charged in connection with the death of 13-year-old Amy
:02:10. > :02:15.Hofmeister. The Taunton teenager was killed when a car went out of
:02:15. > :02:18.control and careered into her on a cycle path. The driver of that car
:02:18. > :02:25.has already appeared in court. But now a woman who was at the wheel of
:02:25. > :02:28.a second car is also being prosecuted.
:02:28. > :02:32.Every day since it happened, Amy's mum visits the scene of her
:02:32. > :02:42.daughter's death. The grief is still raw - so too the desire for
:02:42. > :02:42.
:02:43. > :02:48.justice. She is my first thought when I wake and by last thought
:02:48. > :02:54.when I go to sleep. It is all- consuming. I cannot think ahead
:02:54. > :03:01.anymore. It is one day at at time. I am trying to come to terms with
:03:01. > :03:05.it. We miss her so much. Amy was just 13 when she died, cycling home
:03:05. > :03:10.in Taunton one June evening. The driver of the car has already
:03:10. > :03:15.pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving. He was said to
:03:15. > :03:20.have been driving at more than twice the legal limit when his car
:03:20. > :03:23.went out of control and hit Hainey. It is understood he was racing
:03:23. > :03:26.another car. Today, Leanne Burnell, 22, on the left here, became the
:03:26. > :03:31.second driver to appear at Taunton Magistrates Court charged with
:03:31. > :03:40.causing the death of Amy by dangerous driving. The Crown
:03:40. > :03:45.Prosecution Service took the decision to charge her last week.
:03:45. > :03:51.Having reviewed the evidence I concluded that there was a
:03:51. > :03:55.realistic prospect of a conviction, for jointly charging her. And it
:03:55. > :03:58.was in the public interest to do so. Leanne Burnell and her family had
:03:58. > :04:01.nothing to say as they left today's hearing. She'll now face trial at
:04:01. > :04:05.Crown Court, and her legal team says she will be pleading not
:04:05. > :04:15.guilty. A condition of her bail is she doesn't drive until the case is
:04:15. > :04:15.
:04:15. > :04:22.over. In the's family are turning their attention to a fund run being
:04:22. > :04:26.held in her memory on Sunday. The money will go to a charity
:04:26. > :04:28.supporting the families of crash victims. Police in Bristol have
:04:28. > :04:31.arrested more suspects in connection with the recent riots in
:04:31. > :04:36.the city. They've also released new CCTV pictures of the disturbances
:04:36. > :04:39.in Stokes Croft and St Paul's. Senior officers have told the BBC
:04:39. > :04:48.that the heavy sentences handed out elsewhere succeeded in halting the
:04:48. > :04:50.These new CCTV pictures taken at the height of the Bristol riots
:04:51. > :04:57.show crowds advancing along Surrey Street between Portland and
:04:57. > :05:01.Brunswick Square. Some of those thought to have been responsible
:05:01. > :05:04.were today being arrested. But the police, who say they are working
:05:04. > :05:09.flat out on the case, urgently want help from the public in tracking
:05:09. > :05:13.down more suspects. None of those charged in connection with the
:05:13. > :05:16.riots in Stokes Croft, and here in St Paul's, have been sentenced.
:05:16. > :05:21.Elsewhere what have been described as draconian jail terms have been
:05:22. > :05:31.handed down. The police claim such sentences have proved to have been
:05:32. > :05:33.
:05:33. > :05:41.a successful deterrent. Then there has been a very strong approach
:05:41. > :05:46.from everyone to make sure there is not a recurrence. I think it is the
:05:46. > :05:48.right message to be sent out. far in Bristol 51 people have been
:05:48. > :05:51.arrested. 23 have been charged, including
:05:51. > :05:56.nine under the age of 18. In Gloucester there have been 30
:05:56. > :05:59.arrests. 14 have been charged, including seven under 18.
:05:59. > :06:09.Businesses in Cabots Circus are still recovering from the damage of
:06:09. > :06:11.
:06:11. > :06:17.two nights of rioting. It is now more than two weeks since this shot
:06:17. > :06:26.was attacked during the riots. It will cost several thousand pounds
:06:26. > :06:33.to repair the window. The shop also lost money in stolen jewellery.
:06:33. > :06:37.was horrible. It is affecting us. It is affecting our pay. We are not
:06:37. > :06:43.getting as much trade. If anyone recognises, or can identify those
:06:43. > :06:46.caught in these CCTV pictures, they should contact the police.
:06:46. > :06:50.Welcome to Thursday's Points West. Chris and Alex with you this
:06:50. > :06:53.evening - thank you for joining us. Coming up, as Muslims reach the end
:06:53. > :07:03.of Ramadan, we join worshippers at the Bristol Mosque as they throw
:07:03. > :07:05.
:07:05. > :07:08.their doors open to the homeless. And he's bright - very bright. We
:07:08. > :07:18.meet the four-year-old from Cheltenham with an IQ higher than
:07:18. > :07:19.
:07:19. > :07:23.Hundreds of mourners turned out today to pay their respects to a
:07:23. > :07:26.Gloucestershire-based soldier who died in Afghanistan this month.
:07:26. > :07:33.Lieutenant Daniel Clack was killed by an improvised explosive device
:07:33. > :07:35.earlier this month, as he led a foot patrol in Helmand Province. Up
:07:35. > :07:40.to 150 of Lieutenant Clack's comrades from the Rifles were
:07:40. > :07:50.present at today's service in Essex. It was his battalion's fourth loss
:07:50. > :07:55.
:07:55. > :07:58.on their current tour of duty. The envelopes have all been torn
:07:58. > :08:01.open and the results read - another year of GCSE fever is nearly over.
:08:01. > :08:04.Across the West, results went up. And in Bristol, they reached a
:08:04. > :08:07.significant milestone - half of all pupils got five good passes,
:08:07. > :08:11.including Maths and English - that's 4% more than last year.
:08:11. > :08:21.Later this evening, the parties will be starting. Alice Bouverie is
:08:21. > :08:24.
:08:24. > :08:30.in Bristol city centre for us this I suspect there will be groups of
:08:30. > :08:37.young people either having a private parties or just
:08:37. > :08:45.congregating as they are here. There is at least one night club in
:08:45. > :08:49.Bristol promising the biggest GCSE party, with a dry bar. I'm sure
:08:49. > :08:55.there will be a little partying in the corridors of power at the
:08:55. > :09:05.Council house. Also a quiet satisfaction. They have reached an
:09:05. > :09:08.
:09:08. > :09:12.important benchmark. 50% of pupils have gained five A * to C GCSEs.
:09:12. > :09:17.Our cameras have been out and about today capturing those key moments
:09:17. > :09:27.when the pupils have been opening their envelopes. In south
:09:27. > :09:40.
:09:40. > :09:45.Gloucestershire, 50% of pupils have Emotions run high on the GCSE day.
:09:45. > :09:52.Even one worse than expected result can be devastating. Opening that
:09:52. > :10:02.envelope gives even the best candidate the shakes. It is the
:10:02. > :10:10.Spanish. What has it been like a? Horrible. Yesterday everybody was
:10:10. > :10:18.like, results tomorrow. We could not deal with it. I have been
:10:18. > :10:25.really nervous. These are the first GCSE results at Redland Green.
:10:26. > :10:30.Policy... So they're being watched by educationalists across the city.
:10:30. > :10:33.Absolutely thrilled with the results. Maths and science have
:10:33. > :10:36.been particularly successful. Bristol's been near the bottom of
:10:36. > :10:39.the education league tables for years. Now though, it's beginning
:10:39. > :10:43.to climb up them. Back in 2002, less than one in four children were
:10:43. > :10:47.getting five A to C grades. 10 years on, that number has more than
:10:47. > :10:57.doubled. 50% is still below the national average, but it's a
:10:57. > :10:57.
:10:57. > :11:03.significant milestone for the council. People who live here
:11:04. > :11:07.Michael Reddy will be heartened by some of the results across the city.
:11:08. > :11:11.-- who live here already. Some pupils did not do so well and we
:11:11. > :11:14.intend to help them as much as we can. The general progress is very
:11:14. > :11:21.good. On the evidence of the figures, Bristol's secondary
:11:21. > :11:30.schools are definitely improving. It is not just teenagers who have
:11:30. > :11:34.been tearing open those on Vobster day. Scott Ellis has been catching
:11:34. > :11:37.up with the growing army of grown- ups having another go at getting a
:11:37. > :11:40.GCSE - having failed a CSE or even an O-level some decades ago. Keen
:11:40. > :11:43.and eager to learn, to make a better future. I'm talking about
:11:43. > :11:50.Kathy Chapman, Robert Horwat and Dawn Wells, of course. All have
:11:50. > :11:56.juggled jobs family and GCSE. Dawn took Maths, Robert took English.
:11:56. > :12:03.just felt I owed it to myself after not passing it at 16. I did not
:12:03. > :12:11.feel I could ask my children to do well if I had not done well at mine.
:12:11. > :12:16.Robert took English. He remembers his first day back at school.
:12:16. > :12:23.was first daunting. Then it was really enjoyable. Kathy took Maths,
:12:23. > :12:29.and found exam day doesn't getter easier with age. The last time I
:12:29. > :12:39.sat an exam was in the 80s. It was very nerve-racking. So can a
:12:39. > :12:42.
:12:42. > :12:52.combined age of 133 notch up three A's? I got an A. I got an E the
:12:52. > :12:52.
:12:52. > :12:56.first time around. I have got an A. I am really pleased. And a star. 35
:12:56. > :13:03.years of hurt! Top marks all round. And celebrating with them, the
:13:03. > :13:13.Maths tutor. Who finds adults a demanding bunch. They turned up
:13:13. > :13:14.
:13:14. > :13:19.early every week. They will not let me go until late every week. It is
:13:19. > :13:22.true. A very demanding bunch! Robert, the exam nerves weren't
:13:22. > :13:29.over. Son Sam got his results today too. Dad did slightly better at
:13:29. > :13:39.English this time. But Sam can always have another go, another day.
:13:39. > :13:44.The next date the councils will be waiting for his January, when the
:13:44. > :13:48.national results come at. A Libyan student living in Cheltenham, has
:13:48. > :13:50.told BBC Points West about her hopes for the future of her country.
:13:50. > :13:53.Zainab Abdusalam Ahmed is from Tripoli, where her brothers have
:13:53. > :13:56.been fighting for the rebels. She also spoke about the dangers her
:13:56. > :14:06.family and friends have experienced at first hand. Our Gloucestershire
:14:06. > :14:11.
:14:11. > :14:19.reporter, Steve Knibbs, has been to Unless you have a good connection
:14:19. > :14:24.with the regime, he treats us like animals. You can see that from his
:14:24. > :14:27.words, when he said that rebels are rats. Zainab Abdusalam Ahmed has
:14:27. > :14:30.lived under the Gaddafi regime all her life. She's experienced the
:14:30. > :14:39.tragedy of opposing his rule, even for her fellow Libyan students
:14:39. > :14:49.living here in Gloucestershire. of our colleagues he went back and
:14:49. > :14:51.
:14:51. > :14:57.they hung him. He went to Tripoli, Libya. His name was in the list. So
:14:57. > :15:03.they killed him. I am really angry. I really wish they can capture him.
:15:03. > :15:06.He will make more troubles two Libyans. Zainab's brothers are
:15:06. > :15:09.amongst the rebels fighting in Tripoli, and that's made not being
:15:09. > :15:12.at home even more difficult But even with with Gadaffi still at
:15:12. > :15:16.large, Zainab is getting a sense from home that her country is
:15:16. > :15:26.already rebuilding itself. I am concerned about what is happening.
:15:26. > :15:36.That there might be injured or dead. All of the neighbours have agreed
:15:36. > :15:38.
:15:38. > :15:43.to forgive people loyal to Gaddafi. There rhys mack no more fighting. -
:15:43. > :15:48.- there is no more fighting. My brother is hoping to create a local
:15:48. > :15:57.Council in each area to secure a street. And to help people who need
:15:57. > :16:02.help. You know, it is kind of social work together. It is
:16:02. > :16:07.something amazing, I think. When they talk about it, I wished I was
:16:07. > :16:10.with them. Zainab is due to finish her PhD soon and return home to her
:16:10. > :16:17.family, but also to her country, which she admits has a difficult
:16:17. > :16:26.but brighter future. Everybody wants to build the country.
:16:26. > :16:29.Everybody wants to do something. That is a good start.
:16:29. > :16:31.As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan comes to an end, Bristol's
:16:31. > :16:35.Jalalabad Cultural centre is holding a slightly different fast
:16:35. > :16:38.breaking meal than usual. This year, for the very first time, the centre
:16:38. > :16:43.is opening its doors to the homeless and to refugees in the
:16:43. > :16:46.city, inviting them to share their feast. Nazma Chowdhury went to see
:16:46. > :16:51.how they got on. It's 8pm and already the fourth
:16:51. > :17:01.time today people have come to pray. And because it's the fasting month
:17:01. > :17:01.
:17:01. > :17:06.of Ramadan, it's at least 12 hours since they've last eaten.
:17:06. > :17:13.reason they do it is to be closer to God. But also to remember those
:17:13. > :17:15.less fortunate, and to never forget about the suffering taking place.
:17:15. > :17:18.And so Waliur has put that sentiment into practice. He has
:17:18. > :17:28.invited the homeless to join them all whilst they break their fasts
:17:28. > :17:29.
:17:29. > :17:35.and share a meal. Muslims fast between dawn and dusk. Before you
:17:35. > :17:45.can eat a proper meal, lasts are broken with a cup of water and a
:17:45. > :17:52.
:17:52. > :17:56.date. -- fast. By I go for the rice and curry. Traditional Asian.
:17:56. > :18:02.Mosques are community centres for everybody. As fasts are broken,
:18:03. > :18:10.sadly Waliur's open invitation hasn't quite gone to plan. There is
:18:10. > :18:13.an abundance of food. Lot left over. It seems a waste. With still just a
:18:13. > :18:22.few days left to go of Ramadan, Waliur hopes people will take him
:18:22. > :18:28.In football, Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio is bullish about his
:18:28. > :18:30.side's chances of a pulling off a second upset in the Carling Cup.
:18:30. > :18:40.They take on Southampton next week after beating another Championship
:18:40. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:47.side, Bristol City, by 1-0 at Ashton Gate last night. Different
:18:47. > :18:54.managers have different styles. Last night's opponents were cordial
:18:54. > :19:04.and shared the same club colours. They have different styles on the
:19:04. > :19:08.
:19:08. > :19:13.touchline. Paolo Di Canio even has his own backing track. He had much
:19:13. > :19:16.more to shout about as his team had played Bristol City from two
:19:16. > :19:20.divisions above them. He was understandably frustrated when Matt
:19:20. > :19:22.Richie scuffed his shot with the goal at his mercy. City did create
:19:22. > :19:32.chances, this from Bret Pitman, but Swindon deserved their winner -
:19:32. > :19:32.
:19:32. > :19:42.Lander Gabilondo setting up Celebrations on the final whistle
:19:42. > :19:45.
:19:45. > :19:49.as the Italian praised his players. It was not easy but the lads were
:19:49. > :19:56.amazing. We should have been a couple of goals ahead in the first
:19:56. > :20:01.half. Swindon were the better team on the night. You can accept defeat
:20:02. > :20:04.but the manner of defeat is disappointing tonight. So while
:20:05. > :20:07.Bristol City struggle to find their form, life is sweet and confidence
:20:07. > :20:17.high at Swindon ahead of next Tuesday's second round tie against
:20:17. > :20:21.
:20:21. > :20:25.If you received your GCSEs today and found them a bit of a struggle,
:20:25. > :20:28.you might feel a little envious of the person we are about to meet now.
:20:28. > :20:32.William Gavin from Cheltenham has an IQ of 149 - which makes him a
:20:32. > :20:42.bit of genius. And he's only four years old. David has been to see
:20:42. > :20:44.
:20:44. > :20:54.him. His mother runs this cafe. William
:20:54. > :21:04.Gavin is a clever boy - a very, very clever boy. William is a nice
:21:04. > :21:08.
:21:08. > :21:12.name. How many letters has it got? 7. How bright is he? William's IQ
:21:12. > :21:22.has been assessed by a psychologist at 149 - that makes him a pint-
:21:22. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:40.sized mastermind. But how bright is The average is between 85 and 115.
:21:40. > :21:49.William is always asking questions for his parents? We were discussing
:21:49. > :21:54.the diaphragm and how you got hiccups. I could not explain it.
:21:54. > :21:58.will be expected to sit there nicely when the children are
:21:59. > :22:05.learning their BBC. He knows voles and consonants. There will be
:22:05. > :22:09.learning to count to 10 when he knows how to count to 100. William
:22:09. > :22:15.is obviously one bright cookie. Let's hope he reaches his full
:22:15. > :22:24.potential. How do you look after the gifted and talented? Perhaps we
:22:24. > :22:27.should ask someone really clever. Like William. If you were out and
:22:27. > :22:30.about in Bath today, you might have noticed more people than normal
:22:30. > :22:33.rushing about looking at their phones. It's all down to Twitter
:22:33. > :22:38.and an idea by the Bath Tourist Board to attract more visitors to
:22:38. > :22:48.the city. Before we tell you more though, in case Twitter is just a
:22:48. > :22:49.
:22:49. > :22:58.lot of twoddle to you, here's how it works. Twitter is a free website
:22:58. > :23:04.which allows you to post a message. It can be 140 characters long only.
:23:04. > :23:07.If people are interested in what you post, they can follow you.
:23:07. > :23:13.Among the famous faces who tweet daily are the likes of Lord Sugar
:23:13. > :23:15.and Carol Vorderman. But of course it can also just be your next door
:23:15. > :23:18.neighbour. So in Bath today, eight well-known online writers and
:23:18. > :23:21.bloggers who have tens of thousands of followers on Twitter, have been
:23:21. > :23:31.asking them about their experience of Bath and where they should visit.
:23:31. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:40.Lizzie Way has been on their trail. This used to be the traditional
:23:40. > :23:44.place to come to find out where to go and what to do. Now it has got a
:23:44. > :23:48.helping hand from the wonderful world of Twitter. The Bath Twitter
:23:48. > :23:50.Trip is an idea by the Bath Tourist board to try and market the city in
:23:50. > :23:53.a different way. Eight online writers and bloggers have been in
:23:53. > :23:57.Bath today, asking where should they go and what should they do.
:23:57. > :24:01.You might recognise this man taking part - he is 2011 Masterchef winner
:24:01. > :24:04.Tim Anderson, who has 10,000 followers. Used to being under
:24:04. > :24:13.pressure in the kitchen, he is looking for all the best local
:24:13. > :24:19.ingredients which he'll use later to whip up a culinary delight.
:24:19. > :24:23.thing that is really cool about this, his you cast your net wide
:24:23. > :24:28.first suggestions and see what becomes of it. You get personal
:24:28. > :24:37.suggestions. You get things based on people's experiences and things
:24:37. > :24:41.that are exciting to them. You get good results from bat. -- from that.
:24:41. > :24:43.A city has not been marketed in this way before, but since tourism
:24:43. > :24:48.bosses here started using Twitter and Facebook, there's been a 100%
:24:48. > :24:54.increase in people using the Visit Bath website. We cannot believe the
:24:54. > :25:01.amount of tweets we're getting. It is fantastic, the reaction we have
:25:01. > :25:10.had. From people who have never been here before, to the local
:25:10. > :25:18.businesses. It is fantastic. Really pleased. People have had plenty to
:25:18. > :25:26.treat about. I have so many people telling me where to go. I do not
:25:26. > :25:29.really know who they are. So what have been the highlights of the day
:25:29. > :25:37.for the Bath twitterers? By searching under the Twitter tag,
:25:37. > :25:47.Bathtwitrip, you can read all the events of the day. Yes, BBC Points
:25:47. > :25:58.
:25:58. > :26:03.West is on Twitter. Ian Ferguson is I'm going to send you a picture
:26:03. > :26:11.which I took off all of you. Tomorrow we are into another day of
:26:12. > :26:16.showers. There will be some sunny spells. Low pressure continues to
:26:16. > :26:22.dominate the pattern as the weather chart shows quite clearly. The next
:26:22. > :26:30.24 hours is a very complicated story. Overnight we will see some
:26:30. > :26:36.rain busing into southern and eastern England. -- pushing. The
:26:36. > :26:43.rainfall raider shows how the showers have been primarily
:26:43. > :26:49.confined to western districts. Thunder in Wales. Dorset, Wiltshire
:26:50. > :26:55.etc will be on the cards later. The broad theme of things is for
:26:55. > :27:00.showers to develop, particularly in the south and west. Some will be
:27:00. > :27:06.happy. Dry or further north. We will have more rain coming in from
:27:06. > :27:14.the east. Temperatures at 11-12 Celsius. Tomorrow we will see the
:27:14. > :27:19.impact of that rain extending last words. -- extending to the West.
:27:19. > :27:28.The rest of the day will see heavy downpours, more widely distributed