:00:09. > :00:14.Good evening from BBC Points West. Our headlines tonight:
:00:14. > :00:18.A nightmare on the morning commute. 18 are injured as a bus hits a tree
:00:18. > :00:28.and the roof is sliced off. Clip up for Coner, a campaign to
:00:28. > :00:32.buckle up crash helmets after a young moped rider dies. Everything
:00:32. > :00:36.we are doing is for him, if we could get something positive out of
:00:36. > :00:38.this it would be amazing. Thinking twice about university.
:00:38. > :00:41.The West Country teenagers put off by fees.
:00:42. > :00:51.And not a great start, the new manager fails to give Bristol City
:00:52. > :00:56.
:00:57. > :01:02.Good evening. A bang so loud, one eye witness likened it to a bomb
:01:02. > :01:07.going off a. It was a double-decker bus hitting a roadside trees so
:01:07. > :01:13.hard it ripped the roof off. 18 passengers were injured and
:01:14. > :01:20.Fishponds Road was closed for much of this morning's rush-hour.
:01:20. > :01:24.A double-decker bus with its roof ripped clean off. Here is that risk,
:01:24. > :01:31.lying in the bus lane some 50 yards behind.
:01:31. > :01:36.The bus struck the trunk of the tree just after 7:30am. It was like
:01:36. > :01:42.a really huge bang. I have only heard something like that once
:01:42. > :01:47.before, and that is when I was in Manchester and there was a bomb.
:01:47. > :01:53.was a very deep Impact sort of sound. It was like an explosion. I
:01:53. > :01:58.heard a very loud bang. This photo was taken by a resident shortly
:01:58. > :02:03.after the impact. Still sat in their seats are passengers being
:02:03. > :02:09.treated by the emergency services. Sat here on the top deck of the bus
:02:09. > :02:13.you can see just how close they came to the trees that line the
:02:13. > :02:17.Fishponds Road. The impact would have been the here and the scene is
:02:17. > :02:24.like something out of a horror movie. The seats at the back are
:02:24. > :02:28.covered in blood. Seven passengers were treated in hospital, but none
:02:28. > :02:33.had serious injuries. How lucky was that? Extremely lucky given the
:02:33. > :02:40.size of the roof coming off the bus. We can all imagine the potential
:02:40. > :02:45.for that in terms of fatalities. is surprising that a blow to one
:02:45. > :02:49.corner of the roof can rip the whole lot off. But it is made from
:02:49. > :02:57.light fibre glass and aluminium which may have been blown clear by
:02:57. > :03:05.today's hybrids. Investigators will also study the camper by the side
:03:05. > :03:10.of the road, it did that caused the bust to go over. Until the exact
:03:10. > :03:15.cause of today's accident is known, bus drivers appear to be giving
:03:15. > :03:19.trees along Fishponds Road a wide berth.
:03:19. > :03:24.The jury in the trial of Vincent Tabak, the man accused of murdering
:03:24. > :03:28.Jo Yeates, has heard from the final witness this afternoon. The defence
:03:28. > :03:32.case is now over and the jury will hear closing speeches tomorrow from
:03:32. > :03:36.prosecution and defence. The majority of today was taken up by
:03:36. > :03:40.legal arguments, something the jury are not party to.
:03:40. > :03:46.A teenage boy from Bristol died when he was thrown from his moped
:03:46. > :03:53.and his crash helmet fell off. Conor Hall was 16. He had not
:03:53. > :03:58.fastened his helmets chin strap. As a result of his death, his family
:03:58. > :04:05.and friends have a launched Clip Up For Conor.
:04:05. > :04:09.There is no doubt Conor Hall's death touched many people. Hundreds
:04:09. > :04:17.joined Des Walker in his memory and his family and friends have raised
:04:17. > :04:23.�6,000 in just a few months. It is all in his name. They call it Clip
:04:23. > :04:30.Up For Conor. Everything we are doing now is for him. If we could
:04:30. > :04:36.get something positive out of this it would be absolutely amazing.
:04:36. > :04:45.is looking down on us. It is part of the healing process, to try and
:04:45. > :04:55.move forward. We want to save lives. We want to bring home how important
:04:55. > :05:00.it is, this cost him his life. It is not fair. He was my best friend.
:05:00. > :05:06.And he is gone. Conor Hall was riding his moped along this road
:05:06. > :05:11.just before 11pm on a Saturday night in June. Two people who had
:05:11. > :05:16.been drinking in this public walked into the road, Conor Hall hit them.
:05:16. > :05:21.They sustained minor injuries but his bike slid for almost 25 metres
:05:21. > :05:29.and his helmet flew off. He died days later from a significant head
:05:29. > :05:35.injury. He was 16. This is his helmet. On the night of the crash
:05:35. > :05:40.he was riding with the strap on done. This is a locking system, in
:05:40. > :05:45.the field of safety helmets it is known as one of the most secure
:05:45. > :05:51.fastenings we have. That would prevent any helmet from coming off
:05:51. > :05:55.on less great pressure was put upon the Ryder's head. The inquest was
:05:55. > :06:00.not definitive about exactly what happened here on that night. There
:06:00. > :06:09.were emotional scenes as Conor Halls family questioned the two
:06:09. > :06:16.people who crossed the road. The family remain determined that no
:06:16. > :06:21.other family should suffer as they are suffering.
:06:21. > :06:26.A very good evening to you. You're watching BBC Points West. Still to
:06:26. > :06:33.come: The school entering the Olympics but by getting close to
:06:33. > :06:38.Russia. It is the only animation, but how
:06:38. > :06:44.do we know what Morph is really thinking?
:06:44. > :06:47.That is coming up between now and 7pm. First, a petrol station in
:06:47. > :06:52.Wiltshire has admitted filling up one of its tanks with the wrong
:06:52. > :06:57.type of fuel potentially damaging hundreds of cars. The mistake
:06:57. > :07:01.happened at Total garage last week. The company says it turned off the
:07:01. > :07:07.pumps as soon as they realised what happened. One single mother says
:07:07. > :07:12.she cannot afford to pay to get her car repaired. My situation is I am
:07:12. > :07:17.a single mum, I have got four kids, one is registered disabled and my
:07:17. > :07:25.car is my lifeline. It gets my children to school and college, and
:07:25. > :07:31.now I have no form of transport. Nikki came to this petrol stations.
:07:31. > :07:35.She claims she put �10 of unleaded petrol into her car and drove away
:07:35. > :07:40.thinking know more about it. Then she realised something was
:07:40. > :07:46.definitely wrong. My car started to splutter and I completely lost
:07:46. > :07:51.power. I heard traffic peeping at me and I had no power on my
:07:51. > :07:56.accelerator. She managed to get it home, and that is where it has been
:07:56. > :08:00.ever since. And she noticed a definite smell of diesel on the
:08:00. > :08:05.petrol cap. It was not until she spoke to her neighbour the
:08:05. > :08:10.following evening that she realised she was not alone. Their car had
:08:10. > :08:14.completely broken down after filling up at that Total garage.
:08:15. > :08:19.They are not accepting liability at the moment. They told me there
:08:19. > :08:24.waiting for an Engineer's report. We have contacted the garage and
:08:24. > :08:29.they have sent this statement to the BBC. Following an error in a
:08:29. > :08:34.fuel delivery last week, eight number of customers purchasing fuel
:08:34. > :08:40.received an off specification products. As soon as the error was
:08:40. > :08:44.detected, we closed off affected pumps. They have apologised and
:08:44. > :08:50.said they will compensate customers, but Nikki hopes this will be done
:08:51. > :08:54.quickly as she has to rely on friends and family.
:08:54. > :08:58.Three people charged with the murder of a man whose body has
:08:58. > :09:07.found in a field in Wiltshire appeared at Salisbury magistrate
:09:08. > :09:12.court earlier today. They are accused of murdering a man whose
:09:12. > :09:16.body was found nine days ago. The trio had been remanded in custody
:09:16. > :09:20.and are next due to appear in court in February.
:09:20. > :09:25.One in 10 students have been put off going to university because of
:09:26. > :09:31.high tuition fees according to a BBC survey. 1000 A-level students
:09:31. > :09:41.were question for Inside Out. As well as those who would not go at
:09:41. > :09:41.
:09:41. > :09:46.all, that more than half said they were unhappy.
:09:46. > :09:51.In new term, and at New Year. The students here will be the last to
:09:51. > :09:55.pay the lower rates of tuition fees from next year it will cost �9,000
:09:55. > :10:04.a year to study, and that is sharpening the minds of those
:10:04. > :10:06.thinking about whether to apply. This girl is taking A-levels. On
:10:06. > :10:11.tonight's Inside Out programme she visits a business and the
:10:11. > :10:15.university to decide what is better for her. To study and have a huge
:10:15. > :10:19.debt or to go straight into work. People who have the experience of
:10:19. > :10:24.coming into our courses go into the world better placed. Maybe they
:10:24. > :10:28.don't get the best job straightaway, but in five years' time they are
:10:28. > :10:34.doing really exciting things. It is having to take that long have you.
:10:34. > :10:38.It is a dilemma being repeated across the country. At Bath Spa
:10:38. > :10:43.University the number of students coming to open days is down. That
:10:43. > :10:48.appears to be translated into law applications. We're already seeing
:10:48. > :10:53.there is going to be a decrease in that people applying for places in
:10:53. > :10:59.the university. We are optimistic that once it beds in, we will not
:10:59. > :11:04.find that much of a decrease. But certainly some decrease. All the
:11:04. > :11:09.major institutions across the West are charging on or close to the
:11:09. > :11:13.maximum �9,000 a year tuition fees. What many students do not realise
:11:13. > :11:22.is the true cost of that. Especially when interest is
:11:22. > :11:27.factored in. �75,000. A is that for one person? That is for one person.
:11:27. > :11:31.An average degree of three years if you take out the maximum loan.
:11:31. > :11:36.Those against higher tuition fees have always maintained access to
:11:36. > :11:41.higher education should not be based on ability to pay. But it is
:11:41. > :11:44.the scale of the fees that are causing confusion and starting --
:11:44. > :11:50.forcing some students to think about whether in education it
:11:50. > :11:55.really is worth it. You can find out what decision the
:11:55. > :12:00.Lauren made and get advice on how to manage the tuition fee increase
:12:00. > :12:04.in tonight's Inside Out programme at 730.
:12:04. > :12:08.A public consultation into the future of Bristol's historic
:12:08. > :12:12.airfield at Filton has just closed. South Gloucestershire council must
:12:12. > :12:17.now say what will happen to the land after the owners closed the
:12:17. > :12:22.runway at the end of next year. Earlier I spoke to our reporter who
:12:22. > :12:28.has been following the story. What sort of response has the
:12:28. > :12:33.council had to the consultation? Not overwhelming. Around 260
:12:33. > :12:37.responses, but that includes a 37 page report from the Save Filton
:12:37. > :12:40.airfield campaign group. Several councils have told me this is the
:12:40. > :12:44.most important decision south Gloucestershire council has ever
:12:44. > :12:49.faced. They must decide whether to change the registration to allow
:12:49. > :12:55.homes and businesses to be built there, that might suit the council.
:12:55. > :12:58.They can put 3,000 homes up. But there are many who want to see the
:12:58. > :13:02.airfield state registered as an airfield, to respect the heritage
:13:02. > :13:07.of the land, 100 years of flying near Bristol and see it developed
:13:07. > :13:12.into a more commercially viable thing as well. The consultation
:13:12. > :13:16.period is over, what happens next? The council will digest those
:13:16. > :13:19.responses and come to a decision by December. Then it will go to a
:13:19. > :13:28.planning committee and whatever they decide is likely to be
:13:28. > :13:34.challenged because this is such a I suspect whichever side is unhappy
:13:34. > :13:37.with the result will appeal, and then it will have to go to the
:13:37. > :13:41.Planning Inspectorate, and that itself will take a long time.
:13:41. > :13:48.There is more news today about how British Aerospace made a profit out
:13:48. > :13:52.of the air filled last year. BAE Systems made a profit of �1.3
:13:52. > :13:55.million from Filton airfield last year, it says it is because it put
:13:55. > :14:00.up the fees last year, that it maintains it is not financially
:14:00. > :14:05.viable in the long term, it cannot see those profits going on into the
:14:05. > :14:09.future. BAE Systems wants to put roads on to Dalton and sell the
:14:09. > :14:16.land as individual plots to developers, and it is owed to the
:14:16. > :14:20.council to decide whether they can do that. Thank you very much indeed.
:14:20. > :14:25.The debate about Britain's place in Europe is under way and at least
:14:25. > :14:29.four Conservative MPs from the West are intending to defy David Cameron.
:14:29. > :14:33.They are among about 70 MPs planning to back a motion for a
:14:33. > :14:36.referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union. Laurence
:14:37. > :14:40.Robertson, MP for Tewkesbury, is one of them and he joins me now
:14:40. > :14:45.from Westminster. You do not look like a rebel, what
:14:45. > :14:49.is going on? I am not a viable as far as my constituents are
:14:49. > :14:54.concerned, they are crying out for change in Europe. They do not
:14:54. > :14:58.believe it is serving as well in terms of jobs, trade, the way we
:14:58. > :15:02.live our everyday lives. They want the referendum, I am representing
:15:02. > :15:09.them. The Prime Minister said it would be rash and disloyal to him
:15:09. > :15:13.and the government? The Prime Minister and not -- the Prime
:15:13. > :15:19.Minister and government did not elect me, my constituents elected
:15:19. > :15:22.me. This was not in your manifesto, was it? It was not, but it is
:15:23. > :15:27.something I have been campaigning for a long time, and it is what the
:15:27. > :15:31.people of Tewkesbury and the country want. I am 53 and have
:15:32. > :15:35.never, as a citizen, been asked whether I want to remain part of
:15:35. > :15:40.the European Union. It is interfering in our lives every day,
:15:40. > :15:43.costing us an awful lot of money, I would say it is detrimental to
:15:43. > :15:48.trade in this country because of the regulations and taxes it
:15:48. > :15:53.imposes on businesses every day. You say you are 53, you are
:15:53. > :15:58.possibly not marking yourself out for high office in the future! Some
:15:58. > :16:02.of your younger colleagues in the Conservative Party in the West
:16:02. > :16:07.Country are. Would you recommend a rebel, too, or would they put their
:16:07. > :16:11.careers on the line to do so? not come here to further our
:16:11. > :16:15.careers, we come to represent our constituents and to the best for
:16:15. > :16:19.the country. I would advise people they would not make great career
:16:19. > :16:23.strides by betraying their own principles and constituents. I am
:16:23. > :16:27.doing what I think is right, what is right for the people of
:16:27. > :16:31.Tewkesbury, and what is right for the country. After all, all we are
:16:31. > :16:34.saying is we should have a referendum, we are not saying at
:16:34. > :16:39.this stage we should come out, but that the people should have the
:16:39. > :16:43.essay. Thank you for coming out and talking to us.
:16:43. > :16:47.-- the people should have their say. The new Bristol City manager faces
:16:47. > :16:51.a hard week as he tries to impose his ideas on his new squad. He says
:16:51. > :16:54.he knows they can improve if they play with greater craft and guile,
:16:54. > :16:57.but his opening game in charge ended in a 2-0 defeat at home to
:16:57. > :17:07.Birmingham City. Fans were divided on whether the performance gave
:17:07. > :17:09.
:17:09. > :17:16.Before the game, optimism. Hopefully it will be good for City,
:17:16. > :17:20.I guess. It seems promising. I hope we can get back up the table.
:17:20. > :17:28.McInnes takes over a team at the bottom of the championship, low on
:17:28. > :17:31.confidence and without a home win Desperate defending early on gave
:17:31. > :17:36.increased anxiety levels on the bench. But then chances for City,
:17:36. > :17:38.with Marvin Elliott hitting the wrong side of the bar. But if he
:17:38. > :17:45.didn't know already, his defence showed the frailty which has
:17:45. > :17:55.frustrated fans all season. Birmingham's second came in
:17:55. > :17:56.
:17:56. > :18:00.stoppage time as City pressed for I thought it was awful. It made no
:18:00. > :18:06.difference changing the manager, what some added. Something to build
:18:06. > :18:10.on, had fully. A lot of spirit there, I was pleased. We were
:18:10. > :18:15.looking forward to it, and I think the players worked a lot harder.
:18:15. > :18:21.thought they played quite well, they did not deserve to lose.
:18:21. > :18:27.Sometimes it is easy to throw in a ball and had to win. I cannot fault
:18:27. > :18:35.the players, they gave the club and myself everything. So much to do,
:18:35. > :18:39.but crucially the fans want to see change sooner rather than later.
:18:39. > :18:41.Give him a chance, it is only his first game!
:18:41. > :18:44.A school in Somerset has been getting excited about next year's
:18:44. > :18:46.Olympic Games by linking up with the former school of a Russian
:18:46. > :18:49.hopeful for 2012. Fairlands Middle School in Cheddar
:18:49. > :18:52.has been twinned with the school where high jumper Ivan Ukhov used
:18:52. > :18:55.to be a pupil. Each class represents one of the Olympic
:18:55. > :19:03.countries, and joint assemblies have been held between Somerset and
:19:03. > :19:11.Russia. American gymnasts, Iraqi rowers and
:19:11. > :19:17.Kosovan judokas all joining in morning assembly. These pupils in
:19:17. > :19:19.Cheddar have accepted an Olympic invitation to get everyone involved.
:19:19. > :19:24.They are sharing their experience of the 26 countries who send
:19:24. > :19:29.athletes to the games with a school in Russia. Former World Champion
:19:29. > :19:39.high jumper Ivan Ukhov used to be a pupil there. Now he is aiming for
:19:39. > :19:42.
:19:42. > :19:45.London next year. Can we welcome Iraq's athlete to the stage?
:19:45. > :19:47.The two schools have been linking up for joint assemblies. Today, the
:19:47. > :19:56.children are telling the stories of Olympic hopefuls from around the
:19:56. > :20:00.world. It gets you more involved with the sports and what the
:20:00. > :20:04.Olympic athletes are, we now know what more people are doing in the
:20:04. > :20:09.Olympics and we want to see how they do, to find out if they are
:20:09. > :20:15.what you read about. Taking part, joining in, and enjoying the most
:20:15. > :20:25.exciting event in the world. If they were Olympic sports, this
:20:25. > :20:35.
:20:35. > :20:39.school would surely make the podium. I don't think school was like that
:20:39. > :20:42.when I was there. But that is almost 20 years ago now!
:20:42. > :20:45.Time is running out for you to nominate anyone you feel deserves
:20:45. > :20:49.to be named the BBC West Sports Unsung Hero for 2011.
:20:49. > :20:52.We will give you details on where to get the nomination form in just
:20:52. > :20:54.a minute, but first let's hear from champion racehorse trainer Paul
:20:54. > :21:04.Nicholls from Somerset about why he feels unsung heroes should be
:21:04. > :21:11.
:21:11. > :21:15.I am Paul Nicholls. We are looking for you to nominate any unsung hero
:21:15. > :21:21.that help sportsmen and women in the West Country behind the scenes.
:21:21. > :21:25.I have a lot in my business, but they are paid for. The people that
:21:25. > :21:30.are here behind the scenes but lots of time in for nothing. When I was
:21:30. > :21:34.an amateur, I had people who used to drive me around the country,
:21:34. > :21:38.Alan Taylor in particular, he ran a newsagents, but he drove me all
:21:38. > :21:41.around the country. Those are the people you need to help you and
:21:41. > :21:45.every young sportsman needs somebody behind the scenes to help
:21:45. > :21:48.them. We are looking for you to nominate those heroes who do not
:21:48. > :21:50.get paid and give up their time for the pleasure of it.
:21:50. > :22:00.You can download the nomination form by going to
:22:00. > :22:07.
:22:07. > :22:13.number to request a form if you Can you believe everything you see?
:22:13. > :22:15.More to the point, why do we believe what we see? So
:22:15. > :22:19.philosophical! When you are watching an animation,
:22:19. > :22:21.for example, how come it looks believable when we all know it is
:22:21. > :22:24.not real? Tonight, one of the founders of the Bristol animation
:22:24. > :22:27.company Aardman is discussing just that in a public lecture.
:22:27. > :22:35.Jules Hyam has been along to find out what on earth he's talking
:22:35. > :22:40.about. Sometimes I just stared at him!
:22:40. > :22:45.There is something about animation, characters that have character. But
:22:45. > :22:51.how? Have another look. This is what we have just been laughing at,
:22:51. > :22:56.but frame-by-frame, the way it is made. The animator creates movement,
:22:56. > :22:59.and from that, personality. To do it well, it helps to have an
:22:59. > :23:06.understanding of people and psychology. Sometimes I just stared
:23:06. > :23:10.at him... What we are trying to do is to make the audience see what
:23:10. > :23:14.the character is thinking, and that is mostly to do with what their
:23:14. > :23:19.eyes are doing, where they are looking, how their eyebrows work.
:23:19. > :23:24.That is what it is all about, can you make the audience understand
:23:24. > :23:32.what the character is thinking? Wallace and Gromit are a fantastic
:23:32. > :23:37.example of that, you know what he is thinking. Would you agree that
:23:37. > :23:42.80% of communication is non-verbal? Just thinking about that one.
:23:42. > :23:48.were looking at me then and communicating. You were frowning a
:23:48. > :23:54.little bit, so you were communicating, weren't you?
:23:54. > :24:00.eyes habit, that is the most critical part. The other parties
:24:00. > :24:05.getting their lips to match what we are talking about. -- ft other part
:24:05. > :24:10.is. That is another part of the animator's skilful stop sometimes
:24:10. > :24:16.there is no dialogue, but your star character still needs a big
:24:16. > :24:21.personality. So how do you solve a problem like Morph? That was all to
:24:21. > :24:26.do with his pose, his stance, it was body language and to we
:24:26. > :24:30.recognise the stance he is taking, angry, frustrated, funny? Can we
:24:30. > :24:36.tell a story without him saying any intelligible words and without his
:24:36. > :24:40.eyes moving? David's interest in perception comes from liking
:24:40. > :24:47.optical illusions as a young boy, and it has brought us some of the
:24:47. > :24:52.best loved animations in the world. I love that stuff. We learn today
:24:52. > :25:01.that Morph was fond in this studio. It is all in the eyebrow movement
:25:01. > :25:06.for that character -- was filmed in Let's see what the weather is doing.
:25:06. > :25:12.Welcome to the great outdoors. Not such a great welcome. If you have
:25:12. > :25:17.been in Devon and Cornwall today, I am sure many people were for half-
:25:17. > :25:20.term, some torrential rain down there. Some of that is now here in
:25:20. > :25:25.Bath, Gloucestershire, where it will continue to be for part of the
:25:25. > :25:32.evening. If we take a look at the headline for the rest of this
:25:32. > :25:37.evening, particularly into tomorrow, we will lose the rain, a bright and
:25:37. > :25:40.breezy day with a few showers for good measure. We have a cold front
:25:40. > :25:45.moving across us and the West Country as we speak, bringing heavy
:25:45. > :25:50.rain across the south-west peninsula. That is out of the way
:25:50. > :25:55.later tonight. Tomorrow, a brighter regime of weather, showers a
:25:55. > :25:59.feature for some, as they will be for Wednesday as well. If you look
:25:59. > :26:04.at the rainfall, the bright colours Tony Howard the rain has been in
:26:04. > :26:13.Devon and Cornwall, 100 mm of rain likely the tally up by the end of
:26:13. > :26:17.the day. For the rest of this evening and tonight, that band of
:26:17. > :26:21.rain on the cold front continues its journey, becoming discontinuous
:26:21. > :26:26.as it does so and eventually dying a death in Gloucestershire and
:26:26. > :26:35.beyond. The rest of the night, for most of us, will be dry, a few
:26:35. > :26:39.showers in southern areas, and moderately breezy. Tomorrow is
:26:39. > :26:43.likely to start effectively on a bright and windy night for many. We
:26:43. > :26:48.will see sunny spells through the course of the day, some of you
:26:48. > :26:54.seeing showers as well, a 30% chance of catching a shower in most
:26:54. > :27:02.districts, so a fighting stance -- a fighting chance of staying dry.
:27:02. > :27:07.Some showers are likely to linger into the evening. As we go beyond
:27:07. > :27:12.the evening, in to Thursday, after showers on Wednesday, we see more
:27:12. > :27:16.progressive reign from the south coast. But Friday and Saturday at
:27:16. > :27:20.least are looking dry at this stage, but by the end of the weekend we
:27:20. > :27:26.are likely to see the rain returned, but probably not as heavy as to
:27:26. > :27:29.date, for some of you at least. Thank you. I hope the producer is
:27:29. > :27:33.feeling guilty for sending him out there onto the roof!
:27:33. > :27:37.That will teach him to be cheeky to the editor!