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Hello and welcome to the programme. In the Points West headlines

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tonight: A community is shocked by a tragic death - police question

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two people after a toddler is found dead in a Bristol flat. After a

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Taunton teenager is run down by a car, it's emerged the driver may

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have been racing another car at the time. It is an A star. 35 years of

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hurt! Also tonight, the father of a GCSE pupil getting his own exam

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results today. And the Masterchef celebrity getting all of a Twitter

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Good evening. A man and woman have been arrested after a toddler was

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found dead in Bristol. The two- year-old was found at a flat in St

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George on Sunday morning. Imogen Sellers has more. The circumstances

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surrounding the death remain unclear. Officers are at the flat.

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We know that a couple in their thirties were arrested on suspicion

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of manslaughter yesterday. They were arrested at another property

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where they have been staying since the little boy died. They are in

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police custody. What we do not know is how the little boy died.

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Neighbours had described scenes of chaos. They have expressed their

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understandable shock and sadness at the death of a toddler. Bristol

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City Council are working with A second person has appeared in

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court today charged in connection with the death of 13-year-old Amy

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Hofmeister. The Taunton teenager was killed when a car went out of

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control and careered into her on a cycle path. The driver of that car

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has already appeared in court. But now a woman who was at the wheel of

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a second car is also being prosecuted.

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Every day since it happened, Amy's mum visits the scene of her

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daughter's death. The grief is still raw - so too the desire for

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justice. She is my first thought when I wake and by last thought

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when I go to sleep. It is all- consuming. I cannot think ahead

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anymore. It is one day at at time. I am trying to come to terms with

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it. We miss her so much. Amy was just 13 when she died, cycling home

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in Taunton one June evening. The driver of the car has already

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pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving. He was said to

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have been driving at more than twice the legal limit when his car

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went out of control and hit Hainey. It is understood he was racing

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another car. Today, Leanne Burnell, 22, on the left here, became the

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second driver to appear at Taunton Magistrates Court charged with

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causing the death of Amy by dangerous driving. The Crown

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Prosecution Service took the decision to charge her last week.

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Having reviewed the evidence I concluded that there was a

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realistic prospect of a conviction, for jointly charging her. And it

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was in the public interest to do so. Leanne Burnell and her family had

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nothing to say as they left today's hearing. She'll now face trial at

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Crown Court, and her legal team says she will be pleading not

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guilty. A condition of her bail is she doesn't drive until the case is

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over. In the's family are turning their attention to a fund run being

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held in her memory on Sunday. The money will go to a charity

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supporting the families of crash victims. Police in Bristol have

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arrested more suspects in connection with the recent riots in

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the city. They've also released new CCTV pictures of the disturbances

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in Stokes Croft and St Paul's. Senior officers have told the BBC

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that the heavy sentences handed out elsewhere succeeded in halting the

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These new CCTV pictures taken at the height of the Bristol riots

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show crowds advancing along Surrey Street between Portland and

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Brunswick Square. Some of those thought to have been responsible

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were today being arrested. But the police, who say they are working

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flat out on the case, urgently want help from the public in tracking

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down more suspects. None of those charged in connection with the

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riots in Stokes Croft, and here in St Paul's, have been sentenced.

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Elsewhere what have been described as draconian jail terms have been

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handed down. The police claim such sentences have proved to have been

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a successful deterrent. Then there has been a very strong approach

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from everyone to make sure there is not a recurrence. I think it is the

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right message to be sent out. far in Bristol 51 people have been

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arrested. 23 have been charged, including

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nine under the age of 18. In Gloucester there have been 30

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arrests. 14 have been charged, including seven under 18.

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Businesses in Cabots Circus are still recovering from the damage of

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two nights of rioting. It is now more than two weeks since this shot

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was attacked during the riots. It will cost several thousand pounds

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to repair the window. The shop also lost money in stolen jewellery.

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was horrible. It is affecting us. It is affecting our pay. We are not

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getting as much trade. If anyone recognises, or can identify those

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caught in these CCTV pictures, they should contact the police.

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Welcome to Thursday's Points West. Chris and Alex with you this

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evening - thank you for joining us. Coming up, as Muslims reach the end

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of Ramadan, we join worshippers at the Bristol Mosque as they throw

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their doors open to the homeless. And he's bright - very bright. We

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meet the four-year-old from Cheltenham with an IQ higher than

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Hundreds of mourners turned out today to pay their respects to a

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Gloucestershire-based soldier who died in Afghanistan this month.

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Lieutenant Daniel Clack was killed by an improvised explosive device

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earlier this month, as he led a foot patrol in Helmand Province. Up

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to 150 of Lieutenant Clack's comrades from the Rifles were

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present at today's service in Essex. It was his battalion's fourth loss

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on their current tour of duty. The envelopes have all been torn

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open and the results read - another year of GCSE fever is nearly over.

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Across the West, results went up. And in Bristol, they reached a

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significant milestone - half of all pupils got five good passes,

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including Maths and English - that's 4% more than last year.

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Later this evening, the parties will be starting. Alice Bouverie is

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in Bristol city centre for us this I suspect there will be groups of

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young people either having a private parties or just

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congregating as they are here. There is at least one night club in

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Bristol promising the biggest GCSE party, with a dry bar. I'm sure

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there will be a little partying in the corridors of power at the

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Council house. Also a quiet satisfaction. They have reached an

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important benchmark. 50% of pupils have gained five A * to C GCSEs.

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Our cameras have been out and about today capturing those key moments

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when the pupils have been opening their envelopes. In south

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Gloucestershire, 50% of pupils have Emotions run high on the GCSE day.

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Even one worse than expected result can be devastating. Opening that

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envelope gives even the best candidate the shakes. It is the

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Spanish. What has it been like a? Horrible. Yesterday everybody was

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like, results tomorrow. We could not deal with it. I have been

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really nervous. These are the first GCSE results at Redland Green.

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Policy... So they're being watched by educationalists across the city.

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Absolutely thrilled with the results. Maths and science have

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been particularly successful. Bristol's been near the bottom of

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the education league tables for years. Now though, it's beginning

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to climb up them. Back in 2002, less than one in four children were

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getting five A to C grades. 10 years on, that number has more than

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doubled. 50% is still below the national average, but it's a

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significant milestone for the council. People who live here

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Michael Reddy will be heartened by some of the results across the city.

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-- who live here already. Some pupils did not do so well and we

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intend to help them as much as we can. The general progress is very

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good. On the evidence of the figures, Bristol's secondary

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schools are definitely improving. It is not just teenagers who have

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been tearing open those on Vobster day. Scott Ellis has been catching

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up with the growing army of grown- ups having another go at getting a

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GCSE - having failed a CSE or even an O-level some decades ago. Keen

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and eager to learn, to make a better future. I'm talking about

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Kathy Chapman, Robert Horwat and Dawn Wells, of course. All have

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juggled jobs family and GCSE. Dawn took Maths, Robert took English.

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just felt I owed it to myself after not passing it at 16. I did not

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feel I could ask my children to do well if I had not done well at mine.

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Robert took English. He remembers his first day back at school.

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was first daunting. Then it was really enjoyable. Kathy took Maths,

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and found exam day doesn't getter easier with age. The last time I

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sat an exam was in the 80s. It was very nerve-racking. So can a

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combined age of 133 notch up three A's? I got an A. I got an E the

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first time around. I have got an A. I am really pleased. And a star. 35

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years of hurt! Top marks all round. And celebrating with them, the

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Maths tutor. Who finds adults a demanding bunch. They turned up

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early every week. They will not let me go until late every week. It is

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true. A very demanding bunch! Robert, the exam nerves weren't

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over. Son Sam got his results today too. Dad did slightly better at

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English this time. But Sam can always have another go, another day.

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The next date the councils will be waiting for his January, when the

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national results come at. A Libyan student living in Cheltenham, has

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told BBC Points West about her hopes for the future of her country.

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Zainab Abdusalam Ahmed is from Tripoli, where her brothers have

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been fighting for the rebels. She also spoke about the dangers her

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family and friends have experienced at first hand. Our Gloucestershire

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reporter, Steve Knibbs, has been to Unless you have a good connection

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with the regime, he treats us like animals. You can see that from his

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words, when he said that rebels are rats. Zainab Abdusalam Ahmed has

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lived under the Gaddafi regime all her life. She's experienced the

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tragedy of opposing his rule, even for her fellow Libyan students

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living here in Gloucestershire. of our colleagues he went back and

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they hung him. He went to Tripoli, Libya. His name was in the list. So

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they killed him. I am really angry. I really wish they can capture him.

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He will make more troubles two Libyans. Zainab's brothers are

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amongst the rebels fighting in Tripoli, and that's made not being

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at home even more difficult But even with with Gadaffi still at

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large, Zainab is getting a sense from home that her country is

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already rebuilding itself. I am concerned about what is happening.

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That there might be injured or dead. All of the neighbours have agreed

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to forgive people loyal to Gaddafi. There rhys mack no more fighting. -

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- there is no more fighting. My brother is hoping to create a local

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Council in each area to secure a street. And to help people who need

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help. You know, it is kind of social work together. It is

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something amazing, I think. When they talk about it, I wished I was

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with them. Zainab is due to finish her PhD soon and return home to her

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family, but also to her country, which she admits has a difficult

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but brighter future. Everybody wants to build the country.

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Everybody wants to do something. That is a good start.

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As the Islamic holy month of Ramadan comes to an end, Bristol's

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Jalalabad Cultural centre is holding a slightly different fast

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breaking meal than usual. This year, for the very first time, the centre

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is opening its doors to the homeless and to refugees in the

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city, inviting them to share their feast. Nazma Chowdhury went to see

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how they got on. It's 8pm and already the fourth

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time today people have come to pray. And because it's the fasting month

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of Ramadan, it's at least 12 hours since they've last eaten.

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reason they do it is to be closer to God. But also to remember those

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less fortunate, and to never forget about the suffering taking place.

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And so Waliur has put that sentiment into practice. He has

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invited the homeless to join them all whilst they break their fasts

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and share a meal. Muslims fast between dawn and dusk. Before you

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can eat a proper meal, lasts are broken with a cup of water and a

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date. -- fast. By I go for the rice and curry. Traditional Asian.

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Mosques are community centres for everybody. As fasts are broken,

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sadly Waliur's open invitation hasn't quite gone to plan. There is

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an abundance of food. Lot left over. It seems a waste. With still just a

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few days left to go of Ramadan, Waliur hopes people will take him

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In football, Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio is bullish about his

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side's chances of a pulling off a second upset in the Carling Cup.

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They take on Southampton next week after beating another Championship

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side, Bristol City, by 1-0 at Ashton Gate last night. Different

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managers have different styles. Last night's opponents were cordial

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and shared the same club colours. They have different styles on the

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touchline. Paolo Di Canio even has his own backing track. He had much

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more to shout about as his team had played Bristol City from two

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divisions above them. He was understandably frustrated when Matt

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Richie scuffed his shot with the goal at his mercy. City did create

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chances, this from Bret Pitman, but Swindon deserved their winner -

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Lander Gabilondo setting up Celebrations on the final whistle

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as the Italian praised his players. It was not easy but the lads were

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amazing. We should have been a couple of goals ahead in the first

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half. Swindon were the better team on the night. You can accept defeat

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but the manner of defeat is disappointing tonight. So while

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Bristol City struggle to find their form, life is sweet and confidence

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high at Swindon ahead of next Tuesday's second round tie against

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If you received your GCSEs today and found them a bit of a struggle,

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you might feel a little envious of the person we are about to meet now.

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William Gavin from Cheltenham has an IQ of 149 - which makes him a

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bit of genius. And he's only four years old. David has been to see

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him. His mother runs this cafe. William

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Gavin is a clever boy - a very, very clever boy. William is a nice

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name. How many letters has it got? 7. How bright is he? William's IQ

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has been assessed by a psychologist at 149 - that makes him a pint-

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sized mastermind. But how bright is The average is between 85 and 115.

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William is always asking questions for his parents? We were discussing

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the diaphragm and how you got hiccups. I could not explain it.

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will be expected to sit there nicely when the children are

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learning their BBC. He knows voles and consonants. There will be

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learning to count to 10 when he knows how to count to 100. William

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is obviously one bright cookie. Let's hope he reaches his full

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potential. How do you look after the gifted and talented? Perhaps we

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should ask someone really clever. Like William. If you were out and

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about in Bath today, you might have noticed more people than normal

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rushing about looking at their phones. It's all down to Twitter

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and an idea by the Bath Tourist Board to attract more visitors to

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the city. Before we tell you more though, in case Twitter is just a

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lot of twoddle to you, here's how it works. Twitter is a free website

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which allows you to post a message. It can be 140 characters long only.

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If people are interested in what you post, they can follow you.

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Among the famous faces who tweet daily are the likes of Lord Sugar

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and Carol Vorderman. But of course it can also just be your next door

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neighbour. So in Bath today, eight well-known online writers and

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bloggers who have tens of thousands of followers on Twitter, have been

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asking them about their experience of Bath and where they should visit.

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Lizzie Way has been on their trail. This used to be the traditional

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place to come to find out where to go and what to do. Now it has got a

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helping hand from the wonderful world of Twitter. The Bath Twitter

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Trip is an idea by the Bath Tourist board to try and market the city in

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a different way. Eight online writers and bloggers have been in

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Bath today, asking where should they go and what should they do.

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You might recognise this man taking part - he is 2011 Masterchef winner

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Tim Anderson, who has 10,000 followers. Used to being under

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pressure in the kitchen, he is looking for all the best local

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ingredients which he'll use later to whip up a culinary delight.

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thing that is really cool about this, his you cast your net wide

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first suggestions and see what becomes of it. You get personal

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suggestions. You get things based on people's experiences and things

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that are exciting to them. You get good results from bat. -- from that.

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A city has not been marketed in this way before, but since tourism

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bosses here started using Twitter and Facebook, there's been a 100%

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increase in people using the Visit Bath website. We cannot believe the

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amount of tweets we're getting. It is fantastic, the reaction we have

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had. From people who have never been here before, to the local

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businesses. It is fantastic. Really pleased. People have had plenty to

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treat about. I have so many people telling me where to go. I do not

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really know who they are. So what have been the highlights of the day

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for the Bath twitterers? By searching under the Twitter tag,

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Bathtwitrip, you can read all the events of the day. Yes, BBC Points

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West is on Twitter. Ian Ferguson is I'm going to send you a picture

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which I took off all of you. Tomorrow we are into another day of

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showers. There will be some sunny spells. Low pressure continues to

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dominate the pattern as the weather chart shows quite clearly. The next

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24 hours is a very complicated story. Overnight we will see some

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rain busing into southern and eastern England. -- pushing. The

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rainfall raider shows how the showers have been primarily

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confined to western districts. Thunder in Wales. Dorset, Wiltshire

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etc will be on the cards later. The broad theme of things is for

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showers to develop, particularly in the south and west. Some will be

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happy. Dry or further north. We will have more rain coming in from

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the east. Temperatures at 11-12 Celsius. Tomorrow we will see the

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impact of that rain extending last words. -- extending to the West.

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The rest of the day will see heavy downpours, more widely distributed

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