:00:08. > :00:12.Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West.
:00:12. > :00:15.The headlines tonight: The Vincent Tabak trial moves to a
:00:15. > :00:20.close: The prosecution says he's answered, "I cant remember" more
:00:20. > :00:24.than 80 times. The rescuers facing financial
:00:24. > :00:29.trouble as the tide goes out on donations.
:00:29. > :00:32.Going nowhere - the protest in the heart of the city of Bristol.
:00:32. > :00:42.And there's nothing olde worlde about the rent - the National Trust
:00:42. > :00:44.
:00:44. > :00:47.increase housing costs in an Deceitful and manipulative - that's
:00:47. > :00:52.how Vincent Tabak was described in court today as legal teams began
:00:52. > :00:55.summing up at the Jo Yeates murder trial.
:00:55. > :01:01.The prosecution pointed out how Tabak had given the answer "I can't
:01:01. > :01:07.remember" more than 80 times during cross examination. But his defence
:01:07. > :01:10.team said Tabak's actions were not planned. Andrew Plant was in court.
:01:10. > :01:16.A man who manipulated those around him, who killed a girl with his
:01:16. > :01:20.hands and then showed no outward sign of panic. The words of the
:01:20. > :01:25.prosecution at Bristol Crown Court today. Nigel Lickley QC painted a
:01:26. > :01:28.picture to the jury of Vincent Tabak as a cold, calculating killer.
:01:28. > :01:31.He said Vincent Tabak's behaviour in the days following Jo's death
:01:31. > :01:33.was evidence for his manipulative, deceitful character - sending text
:01:33. > :01:43.messages to his girlfriend about the crime, saying, "Thank god
:01:43. > :01:46.
:01:46. > :01:48.there's no sign of foul play" and "Let's hope she turns up soon." And
:01:48. > :01:51.he researched the differences between a manslaughter and murder
:01:51. > :02:01.charge, schooling himself said the prosecution in how to avoid the
:02:01. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:09.more serious charge. In summing up, at the prosecution said that he
:02:09. > :02:13.could have chosen to release his grip and walk away, but that it
:02:13. > :02:19.Juana Yates had no such choice. They said that he knew what he was
:02:19. > :02:23.doing, that he was in control and that she knew she would -- he knew
:02:23. > :02:25.she would die. This afternoon it was the turn of the defence -
:02:25. > :02:28.carefully going over the allegations against Vincent Tabak.
:02:28. > :02:31.Bill Clegg Qc said it was impossible that his client had
:02:31. > :02:35.planned her death. How could he have known, he said, that she would
:02:35. > :02:37.be alone that night? Or that she would invite him in? He called on
:02:37. > :02:41.evidence given by a home office pathologist - which said the
:02:41. > :02:43.scarcity of marks on Jo's face and the lack of evidence that she
:02:43. > :02:47.struggled supported Vincent Tabaks assertion that he squeezed her neck
:02:47. > :02:52.for only about 20 seconds. Vincent Tabak has already admitted
:02:52. > :02:57.manslaughter - of being responsible for Jo's death. But he denies
:02:57. > :03:00.having any intent to kill her. As this trial draws to a close at
:03:00. > :03:07.Bristol Crown Court, it will soon be up to the jury to decide of
:03:08. > :03:10.which crime he is finally convicted. A joint investigation's been
:03:10. > :03:16.launched by First Bus, Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset
:03:16. > :03:19.police after a bus hit a tree yesterday taking the roof off. 18
:03:19. > :03:24.passengers were injured altogether - seven of them were taken to
:03:24. > :03:28.hospital. The roof of the bus was ripped off and landed in the bus
:03:28. > :03:33.lane 50 yards behind. The bus company says all possible
:03:33. > :03:36.contributory factors are being investigated.
:03:36. > :03:41.The emergency charity the Severn Area Rescue Association says its
:03:41. > :03:44.donations have fallen by 40%. It means some training and new
:03:44. > :03:47.equipment is on hold, but SARA insists it will always turn out
:03:47. > :03:52.when it's called upon to rescue people from the waters in
:03:52. > :03:55.Gloucestershire. John Maguire reports.
:03:55. > :04:01.There are people alive today because of the courage, skill and
:04:01. > :04:03.dedication of the volunteers from SARA. For 40 years they've left
:04:03. > :04:13.their workplace, their homes, their beds to respond when their
:04:13. > :04:14.
:04:14. > :04:24.emergency pagers ring. And they're promising to continue doing so -
:04:24. > :04:24.
:04:24. > :04:30.but wherever it can it's tightening its belt. These things are
:04:31. > :04:35.obviously can be subject to damage very easily in a rescue situation.
:04:35. > :04:40.In the old days, if that happened and crew member would be issued
:04:40. > :04:50.with a new one straight away, however at a cost of �500, we're no
:04:50. > :04:51.
:04:51. > :04:56.longer able to do that. We are asking that to -- for you to go to
:04:56. > :05:02.your employer, people you know, to see if they will fund and you dry
:05:02. > :05:04.suit for you. Here at Sharpness on the banks of the treacherous River
:05:04. > :05:07.Severn they're sorting through their stores, anything not needed
:05:07. > :05:09.will be sold. The organisation needs more than �130,000 a year,
:05:09. > :05:19.and with costs - especially fuel - rising and charitable donations
:05:19. > :05:21.
:05:22. > :05:29.shrinking, SARA is doing all it can to save money. This is the new boat
:05:29. > :05:35.house. It was built with funds from the Masons. In terms of finishing
:05:35. > :05:41.this building of, why is it not full of work men? We have not got
:05:41. > :05:46.the money to pay them, so their crew do it. All the electrical work
:05:46. > :05:51.has been carried out by crew members who are qualified
:05:51. > :05:55.electrical Elita if -- Elita shins. We are saved �9,000 by it doing
:05:55. > :05:57.that. When the crew aren't training or fitting out their new boathouse
:05:58. > :06:06.they are busy fund-raising. An organisation that has helped so
:06:06. > :06:08.You're watching BBC Points West this Tuesday evening and we've
:06:08. > :06:11.plenty coming up on tonight's programme, including the
:06:11. > :06:21.competition to find the best young chef in the country with a flair
:06:21. > :06:27.
:06:27. > :06:34.for vegetarian cookery. And in weather, some further heavy showers
:06:34. > :06:37.to come. It will be a chilly night Villagers in Lacock in Wiltshire
:06:37. > :06:42.say they're being driven out of their homes because of rent
:06:42. > :06:45.increases brought in by the National Trust. The Trust owns most
:06:45. > :06:49.of the village and says it's not doing anything wrong, but residents
:06:49. > :06:54.complain the character of the place is in danger of being destroyed.
:06:54. > :07:00.Scott Ellis reports. Lacock has provided the backdrop to
:07:00. > :07:05.many a famous costume drama and two Harry Potter films. But behind the
:07:06. > :07:15.scenes there are problems. Residents have told us of recent
:07:16. > :07:16.
:07:16. > :07:22.rent increases of up to 15 per cent. It does it result in younger at
:07:22. > :07:27.local families not being able to pay the rents and elderly people
:07:27. > :07:34.having to find other accommodation. Some of the people who have come in
:07:34. > :07:40.recently are quite well off and they are paying 1,500 a month, up
:07:40. > :07:44.to 1000 a month. They do not mind. But the tenants who have lived here
:07:44. > :07:48.all their lives, they are having to move out because they cannot afford
:07:48. > :07:51.it. So there are fears Lacock will become just another gentrified
:07:51. > :07:56.Cotswold village. Not so, says the National Trust, which owns all 90
:07:56. > :08:06.homes in the village. Rents, it says, are mostly two thirds below
:08:06. > :08:08.
:08:08. > :08:13.the market average for the Lacock area. When you look at new lets,
:08:13. > :08:18.like a house behind us, a three- bedroom house, three double rooms,
:08:18. > :08:23.a couple of reception rooms, �800 per month. I think that is about
:08:23. > :08:29.right. We are not looking to pitch it at the absolute maximum. We do
:08:29. > :08:32.not want places being empty. We want people to come here and make
:08:32. > :08:35.it their home. Residents are campaigning for lower rents by
:08:35. > :08:38.lobbying MP's and appealing to National Trust members. Leo Stevens
:08:38. > :08:45.argues the Trust should be more charitable, given it inherited the
:08:45. > :08:55.village. The Trust argues it's not a local charity and has to make the
:08:55. > :08:58.most of its assets for the benefit of all its 4 million members.
:08:58. > :09:02.A group of protestors who've been camping out in front of Bristol's
:09:02. > :09:07.Council house say they have no intention of moving on. The
:09:07. > :09:09.makeshift camp sprang up two weekends ago. Talks have been held
:09:09. > :09:17.between the protestors and council officials, but people staying on
:09:17. > :09:22.the site say they plan to stay. Here's Jules Hyam.
:09:22. > :09:27.At first glance, it is not obvious exactly why they are here. But they
:09:27. > :09:31.have been here and growing in number for nine days. The camp of
:09:31. > :09:35.around 50 tents seems well organised, with kitchen -- kitchen
:09:35. > :09:41.and cooking facilities and a daily meetings. But what is that they are
:09:41. > :09:46.being organised about? Personally, it is about economics. I see the
:09:46. > :09:53.economic paradigm as the crux of the matter. All the other issues
:09:53. > :09:57.are down to that core issue. Ate it expresses our collective response
:09:57. > :10:02.to the frustrations -- frustrations we are facing end our lives, both
:10:02. > :10:07.at an individual level but also with in our communities. And more
:10:08. > :10:12.broader than that as a planet. Whilst it does look excessively
:10:12. > :10:17.broad and that makes it easy for certain people to suggest that
:10:17. > :10:20.people do not know what they are protesting about, I think it is
:10:21. > :10:26.more at -- a more general feeling that democracy is not being served
:10:26. > :10:31.in the way it should be. Members of the camps say they are here to stay
:10:31. > :10:35.indefinitely. This could become a growing problem for the council.
:10:35. > :10:40.think it is very impressive to have people coming here to express their
:10:40. > :10:46.views, to want to raise issues that are preoccupying people. On the
:10:46. > :10:51.other hand, clearly, this is a public space and we want the public
:10:52. > :10:56.to be able to use it as well. that we at -- that line between
:10:56. > :11:00.allowing protest and serving the City that that council have to
:11:00. > :11:05.tread. With Remembrance Day approaching, they will have to come
:11:05. > :11:10.down on one side or the other. Police are investigating an arson
:11:10. > :11:15.attack on a centre for deaf and blind people near Bristol. Shares
:11:15. > :11:20.were set alight and the fire spread to the main building. Parts of the
:11:20. > :11:23.roof have melted and some of the rooms have been flooded. Around
:11:24. > :11:28.�25,000 worth of damage has been caused and the building will stay
:11:28. > :11:36.shut for two weeks while repairs are carried out. A centre like this
:11:36. > :11:41.supports so many people. They cannot come and use the centre for
:11:41. > :11:47.at least two weeks. It is really unfortunate that it has had such an
:11:47. > :11:50.impact at -- on a centre that is so heavily relied upon,,. The police
:11:50. > :11:55.are also investigating some graffiti that was sprayed on the
:11:55. > :12:02.walls of the building. Some happier news, and the Multiple
:12:02. > :12:08.sclerosis centre reaches a Lant mark this week. It is having its
:12:08. > :12:15.roof lord into place. They may have visited today to hear about the
:12:15. > :12:19.project -- Lord into place. The first museum in Europe
:12:19. > :12:24.dedicated to the Korean war could beat the belt in Gloucester.
:12:24. > :12:29.Soldiers from the Gloucestershire Regiment pit at key part in battles
:12:29. > :12:39.in the early 50s. Now it is hoped that at dedicated
:12:39. > :12:39.
:12:39. > :12:49.museum which not only be a visitor Hundreds of thousands of lives were
:12:49. > :12:49.
:12:49. > :12:54.lost in the Korean War. It is a conflict many veterans feel has
:12:54. > :13:00.been largely forgotten. Plans for a new museum will be welcomed. This
:13:00. > :13:05.is the current Gloucestershire Museum that attracts thousands of
:13:05. > :13:09.visitors every year. This partly boarded up derelict building is
:13:09. > :13:14.where they hoped to create the first museum dedicated to the
:13:14. > :13:19.Korean War. It is early days in the planning, but they hope it will be
:13:19. > :13:29.a national team -- National Museum based here in plaster. Why here?
:13:29. > :13:30.
:13:30. > :13:35.Thousands of -- the Gloucester Regiment distinguished themselves
:13:35. > :13:40.particularly for their bravery. This would be a major coup for
:13:40. > :13:44.Gloucester. We can see a strong connection. -- connection. We have
:13:44. > :13:51.to be mindful that we were not the only regiment there, and their
:13:51. > :13:59.arguments to have the place -- at the Museum at other places. It will
:13:59. > :14:03.cost about �2.5 million. Part of the funding could come from the
:14:03. > :14:10.Korean people. If everything goes to plan, it could be up and running
:14:10. > :14:18.by 2013, in time for the 60th anniversary of the end of the
:14:18. > :14:21.Korean War. Now, before we go to the sport, a quick update on a
:14:21. > :14:24.story we ran in last night's Points West. A petrol station in Westbury
:14:25. > :14:27.in Wiltshire had filled one of its tanks with the wrong type of fuel.
:14:28. > :14:31.So when Nikki Cullen thought she'd put unleaded into her car, it
:14:31. > :14:34.actually turned out to be diesel, and she doesn't have the money to
:14:34. > :14:37.pay for the damage. Well, after the programme, a kind Points West
:14:37. > :14:40.viewer rang up and offered to repair Nikki's car, and lend her a
:14:40. > :14:50.replacement while the work's been carried out. So thank you very
:14:50. > :14:50.
:14:50. > :14:53.much! Sport, and Cheltenham Town will be trying to extend their
:14:53. > :14:55.winning sequence to six games tonight. It's a run of form that's
:14:55. > :14:59.taken them into the automatic promotions places in League Two.
:14:59. > :15:06.Ali Durden is there for tonight's home game with Crewe, and Ali, is
:15:06. > :15:09.this start to the season a surprise? Not to the manager,
:15:09. > :15:14.directors or players - all of whom were quietly confident they'd put
:15:14. > :15:20.together a good squad here this season. And they won't want October
:15:20. > :15:23.to end. Let's have a look at what to end. Let's have a look at what
:15:23. > :15:27.they've done. Four league wins starting with that game against
:15:27. > :15:31.Bristol Rovers at the beginning of the month. Some cup success too in
:15:31. > :15:35.the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. And impressively, you'll note, four of
:15:35. > :15:38.these results have come away from home. It is their best run of form
:15:38. > :15:44.since 2006, a season under John Ward which ended in promotion
:15:44. > :15:51.through the playoffs. And they now have two home games this week to
:15:51. > :15:56.really consolidate their position in the top three. Exciting times,
:15:56. > :16:03.manager Mark Yates has joined me. I'm sure no one is getting carried
:16:03. > :16:07.away, Mark, but a great start. away, Mark, but a great start.
:16:07. > :16:11.we have put ourselves in a good position, and it is time to kick on.
:16:11. > :16:17.Every game in this disease -- division, you cannot take it
:16:17. > :16:23.lightly. We have a few issues, but we have to be up for it.
:16:23. > :16:27.started well last year, are up -- but are you better equipped? We are
:16:27. > :16:31.much better for that experience. We have more bodies and more
:16:31. > :16:35.experience. We have some true characters in that. I suppose when
:16:35. > :16:40.you look at it now, Cheltenham competing against a lot of bigger
:16:40. > :16:47.clubs in this division. You can talk about money and stuff like
:16:47. > :16:51.that, but we have got what we have got. The chairman put a little bit
:16:51. > :16:55.more on the budget, and you can see the results. We wanted to create
:16:56. > :16:59.competition within the squad. We have that, and it is going to be a
:16:59. > :17:08.wet night by the looks of it, but we are looking forward to it.
:17:08. > :17:12.have your raincoat? Es! Good luck. Thank-you. You will be able to
:17:12. > :17:18.follow this game on BBC Radio Gloucestershire tonight and we will
:17:18. > :17:21.have the action at 10:25pm, along with results of the other games.
:17:21. > :17:24.Yeovil, Bristol Rovers and Swindon all playing. But as a final point -
:17:24. > :17:28.back in April, Cheltenham fans will remember Crewe beat them 8-1, yes,
:17:28. > :17:35.EIGHT-one, so never mind a win, there are a few scores I'm sure to
:17:35. > :17:39.settle. Now we need your help in our search for the BBC West Sports
:17:39. > :17:42.Unsung Hero for 2011. We need you to nominate any one who gives up
:17:42. > :17:45.their time for free so others can enjoy their sport. We'll give you
:17:45. > :17:48.details on where to get the nomination form in just a minute
:17:48. > :17:51.but first lets hear from the Bristol City and former England
:17:51. > :18:01.goal keeper David James about why he feels unsung heroes should be
:18:01. > :18:09.
:18:09. > :18:13.recognised. Hello. We are looking for an unsung hero in the local
:18:13. > :18:20.region. It might be a coat -- coach or someone who helps out. In my
:18:20. > :18:26.case, it was my grandmother. She held me up taking me to my training
:18:26. > :18:33.sessions. You must know someone who is not going to nominate themselves,
:18:33. > :18:37.because that is the type of person that they are. It might be a coat,
:18:37. > :18:41.it might be someone who just gives lists of. Someone who has helped a
:18:41. > :18:51.friend of yours or even yourself, and hopefully this unsung hero will
:18:51. > :18:58.
:18:58. > :19:00.get the credit they fully deserved. form by going to
:19:00. > :19:10.bbc.co.uk/sportsunsunghero. There's also a low-cost phone number to
:19:10. > :19:11.
:19:11. > :19:14.request a form if you prefer, it's Over the next few weeks, the Royal
:19:14. > :19:18.British Legion is hoping to raise over �40 million from this year's
:19:18. > :19:21.Poppy Appeal. And this year they hope a novel by an army wife from
:19:21. > :19:24.Bristol may help them reach the target. The love story Poppy Day
:19:24. > :19:27.has been written by Amanda Prowse and she's agreed that all proceeds
:19:27. > :19:35.from the sale of the book will go to the Royal British Legion. Amanda
:19:35. > :19:41.and her husband Simeon are with us now. Thank you for coming in.
:19:41. > :19:46.you. It is love story. It is a love story set in London and Afghanistan.
:19:46. > :19:51.It tells the story of an ordinary girl who finds herself in an
:19:51. > :19:54.extraordinary situation when her husband, who is a young soldier, is
:19:54. > :19:59.taking captive in Afghanistan, and is about what she does to bring him
:19:59. > :20:08.home. You are not in the army, although you are in uniform. This
:20:08. > :20:18.is your bloke. You are an army major. I am. What inside has a
:20:18. > :20:22.
:20:22. > :20:32.given you? He has given me detailed -- given the detail. How much did
:20:32. > :20:34.
:20:34. > :20:39.It was very interesting, because most soldiers, before you go, you
:20:39. > :20:48.have to get yourself into the mindset that you have to complete
:20:48. > :20:54.the mission that you are trained to do. Before you go, you forget what
:20:54. > :20:59.your wife is going through. This is an excellent insight. You worry
:20:59. > :21:03.about the knock on the door that everyone dreads. Immensely prepare
:21:03. > :21:13.for it, because she would be prepared for it what if and when it
:21:13. > :21:17.
:21:17. > :21:27.happens. Carol Vorderman has Just tell me about the moment when
:21:27. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:44.the bad news comes. There is an unwritten code. It is -- the novel
:21:44. > :21:44.
:21:44. > :21:54.starts with looking at the door, one officer is good news, and two
:21:54. > :21:58.
:21:58. > :22:03.offices is bad news. I have lost a This is an enormous thing to give
:22:03. > :22:09.back. Many people give fund-raising, but you are giving all of this and
:22:09. > :22:15.writing a book. How do morning was that? Are I love writing. For me,
:22:15. > :22:20.it was an easy task. It was a pleasure to give something back to
:22:20. > :22:30.those people who keep the set -- safe in my bed at night. I am very
:22:30. > :22:32.
:22:32. > :22:35.grateful. Every penny goes to the Budding young chefs have been
:22:35. > :22:39.taking part in a competition in Bath to find the best vegetarian
:22:39. > :22:42.cook in the country. Six finalists aged between 11 and 15 battled it
:22:42. > :22:44.out in front of professional judges. And as Zoe Gough reports, the
:22:44. > :22:48.youngsters enjoyed the chance to prove meat-free dishes don't have
:22:48. > :22:55.to be boring. Set the challenge of creating the perfect vegetarian
:22:55. > :22:59.meal. These youngsters' favourite recipes landed them in the finals.
:22:59. > :23:03.They go up to 15 - but face stiff competition from two of the
:23:03. > :23:13.youngest. Callum's 12 and is making zucchini and a tasty ragu - going
:23:13. > :23:15.
:23:15. > :23:25.easy on the spices. I made a cell so Withe chilli powder and Takao
:23:25. > :23:30.
:23:30. > :23:37.mix. It has Currie powder. Big was Eve's also 12, her recipe is
:23:37. > :23:43.chickpea and apricot cous cous, practised many times at home.
:23:43. > :23:53.learning to cook at home with my mum and my dad. It was Kirk. With
:23:53. > :23:54.
:23:54. > :24:00.the clock ticking down, Callum needs to improvise. I made it much
:24:00. > :24:10.too sloppy. I have now changed the name of. They are now semolina and
:24:10. > :24:10.
:24:11. > :24:15.pancakes. Hard work done, and its over to the judges. I reckon if
:24:15. > :24:21.that chef is old enough, you should offer them a job. And finally the
:24:21. > :24:31.moment of truth for our chefs. Their work is only one winner, Andy
:24:31. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:46.Burnham his... Diouf! The winner is Eve! It's first prize
:24:46. > :24:50.for Eve. And with a real chef in the family, mum and dad might now
:24:50. > :24:58.be asking her - what's for tea?! Now it is time for the weather. He
:24:58. > :25:07.is out on the roof again, poor chap. I have brought the trustee brolly
:25:07. > :25:10.today. It is a different story across many of the West Country.
:25:10. > :25:16.across many of the West Country. Funnel clouds were reported. We
:25:16. > :25:24.have had Hale and lightning. There are still some heavy rain to come.
:25:24. > :25:32.As far as tomorrow's concerned, a repeat performance of today. The
:25:32. > :25:37.showers will be less of a feature by this time tomorrow. Low pressure
:25:37. > :25:44.still sits up to the north of the British Isles. If I run the
:25:44. > :25:52.sequence through towards Thursday, looking to the south, Thursday is
:25:52. > :25:58.going to develop into a wet day. Not showery in nature, but
:25:58. > :26:08.widespread rain. It is starting to turn quite lively as you can see
:26:08. > :26:08.
:26:08. > :26:16.We have some lining as well. That is the lightning strike pattern
:26:16. > :26:19.that we have had. The Met Office computer does not Pickup quite well
:26:19. > :26:26.enough how the shells are facing up to the north, but it picks up the
:26:26. > :26:35.broad theme for the rest of the night. Bar one or two showers, it
:26:35. > :26:42.is going to be OK, but quite chilly. A touch of ground frost possible.
:26:42. > :26:51.Temperatures are quite low. Showers developing from quite early in the
:26:51. > :26:56.morning for most of us, and if we get towards midday, sunny spells,
:26:56. > :27:01.and temperatures will be on a par from today. Shell was will have
:27:01. > :27:07.gone by the end of the evening. -- showers. Thursday were turned into
:27:07. > :27:11.a wet day. The heaviest of the brain to the south. Lighter and
:27:11. > :27:21.patchier as we head off further northwards. Friday and Saturday are
:27:21. > :27:24.
:27:24. > :27:34.going to be probed the dry. -- Keep hold of that brolly! You are