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Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West.

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The headlines tonight: The Vincent Tabak trial moves to a

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close: The prosecution says he's answered, "I cant remember" more

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than 80 times. The rescuers facing financial

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trouble as the tide goes out on donations.

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Going nowhere - the protest in the heart of the city of Bristol.

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And there's nothing olde worlde about the rent - the National Trust

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increase housing costs in an Deceitful and manipulative - that's

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how Vincent Tabak was described in court today as legal teams began

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summing up at the Jo Yeates murder trial.

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The prosecution pointed out how Tabak had given the answer "I can't

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remember" more than 80 times during cross examination. But his defence

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team said Tabak's actions were not planned. Andrew Plant was in court.

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A man who manipulated those around him, who killed a girl with his

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hands and then showed no outward sign of panic. The words of the

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prosecution at Bristol Crown Court today. Nigel Lickley QC painted a

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picture to the jury of Vincent Tabak as a cold, calculating killer.

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He said Vincent Tabak's behaviour in the days following Jo's death

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was evidence for his manipulative, deceitful character - sending text

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messages to his girlfriend about the crime, saying, "Thank god

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there's no sign of foul play" and "Let's hope she turns up soon." And

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he researched the differences between a manslaughter and murder

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charge, schooling himself said the prosecution in how to avoid the

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more serious charge. In summing up, at the prosecution said that he

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could have chosen to release his grip and walk away, but that it

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Juana Yates had no such choice. They said that he knew what he was

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doing, that he was in control and that she knew she would -- he knew

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she would die. This afternoon it was the turn of the defence -

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carefully going over the allegations against Vincent Tabak.

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Bill Clegg Qc said it was impossible that his client had

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planned her death. How could he have known, he said, that she would

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be alone that night? Or that she would invite him in? He called on

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evidence given by a home office pathologist - which said the

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scarcity of marks on Jo's face and the lack of evidence that she

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struggled supported Vincent Tabaks assertion that he squeezed her neck

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for only about 20 seconds. Vincent Tabak has already admitted

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manslaughter - of being responsible for Jo's death. But he denies

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having any intent to kill her. As this trial draws to a close at

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Bristol Crown Court, it will soon be up to the jury to decide of

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which crime he is finally convicted. A joint investigation's been

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launched by First Bus, Bristol City Council and Avon and Somerset

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police after a bus hit a tree yesterday taking the roof off. 18

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passengers were injured altogether - seven of them were taken to

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hospital. The roof of the bus was ripped off and landed in the bus

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lane 50 yards behind. The bus company says all possible

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contributory factors are being investigated.

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The emergency charity the Severn Area Rescue Association says its

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donations have fallen by 40%. It means some training and new

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equipment is on hold, but SARA insists it will always turn out

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when it's called upon to rescue people from the waters in

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Gloucestershire. John Maguire reports.

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There are people alive today because of the courage, skill and

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dedication of the volunteers from SARA. For 40 years they've left

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their workplace, their homes, their beds to respond when their

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emergency pagers ring. And they're promising to continue doing so -

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but wherever it can it's tightening its belt. These things are

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obviously can be subject to damage very easily in a rescue situation.

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In the old days, if that happened and crew member would be issued

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with a new one straight away, however at a cost of �500, we're no

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longer able to do that. We are asking that to -- for you to go to

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your employer, people you know, to see if they will fund and you dry

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suit for you. Here at Sharpness on the banks of the treacherous River

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Severn they're sorting through their stores, anything not needed

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will be sold. The organisation needs more than �130,000 a year,

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and with costs - especially fuel - rising and charitable donations

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shrinking, SARA is doing all it can to save money. This is the new boat

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house. It was built with funds from the Masons. In terms of finishing

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this building of, why is it not full of work men? We have not got

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the money to pay them, so their crew do it. All the electrical work

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has been carried out by crew members who are qualified

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electrical Elita if -- Elita shins. We are saved �9,000 by it doing

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that. When the crew aren't training or fitting out their new boathouse

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they are busy fund-raising. An organisation that has helped so

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You're watching BBC Points West this Tuesday evening and we've

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plenty coming up on tonight's programme, including the

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competition to find the best young chef in the country with a flair

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for vegetarian cookery. And in weather, some further heavy showers

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to come. It will be a chilly night Villagers in Lacock in Wiltshire

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say they're being driven out of their homes because of rent

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increases brought in by the National Trust. The Trust owns most

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of the village and says it's not doing anything wrong, but residents

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complain the character of the place is in danger of being destroyed.

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Scott Ellis reports. Lacock has provided the backdrop to

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many a famous costume drama and two Harry Potter films. But behind the

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scenes there are problems. Residents have told us of recent

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rent increases of up to 15 per cent. It does it result in younger at

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local families not being able to pay the rents and elderly people

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having to find other accommodation. Some of the people who have come in

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recently are quite well off and they are paying 1,500 a month, up

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to 1000 a month. They do not mind. But the tenants who have lived here

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all their lives, they are having to move out because they cannot afford

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it. So there are fears Lacock will become just another gentrified

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Cotswold village. Not so, says the National Trust, which owns all 90

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homes in the village. Rents, it says, are mostly two thirds below

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the market average for the Lacock area. When you look at new lets,

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like a house behind us, a three- bedroom house, three double rooms,

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a couple of reception rooms, �800 per month. I think that is about

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right. We are not looking to pitch it at the absolute maximum. We do

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not want places being empty. We want people to come here and make

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it their home. Residents are campaigning for lower rents by

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lobbying MP's and appealing to National Trust members. Leo Stevens

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argues the Trust should be more charitable, given it inherited the

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village. The Trust argues it's not a local charity and has to make the

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most of its assets for the benefit of all its 4 million members.

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A group of protestors who've been camping out in front of Bristol's

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Council house say they have no intention of moving on. The

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makeshift camp sprang up two weekends ago. Talks have been held

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between the protestors and council officials, but people staying on

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the site say they plan to stay. Here's Jules Hyam.

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At first glance, it is not obvious exactly why they are here. But they

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have been here and growing in number for nine days. The camp of

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around 50 tents seems well organised, with kitchen -- kitchen

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and cooking facilities and a daily meetings. But what is that they are

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being organised about? Personally, it is about economics. I see the

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economic paradigm as the crux of the matter. All the other issues

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are down to that core issue. Ate it expresses our collective response

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to the frustrations -- frustrations we are facing end our lives, both

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at an individual level but also with in our communities. And more

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broader than that as a planet. Whilst it does look excessively

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broad and that makes it easy for certain people to suggest that

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people do not know what they are protesting about, I think it is

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more at -- a more general feeling that democracy is not being served

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in the way it should be. Members of the camps say they are here to stay

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indefinitely. This could become a growing problem for the council.

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think it is very impressive to have people coming here to express their

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views, to want to raise issues that are preoccupying people. On the

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other hand, clearly, this is a public space and we want the public

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to be able to use it as well. that we at -- that line between

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allowing protest and serving the City that that council have to

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tread. With Remembrance Day approaching, they will have to come

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down on one side or the other. Police are investigating an arson

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attack on a centre for deaf and blind people near Bristol. Shares

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were set alight and the fire spread to the main building. Parts of the

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roof have melted and some of the rooms have been flooded. Around

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�25,000 worth of damage has been caused and the building will stay

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shut for two weeks while repairs are carried out. A centre like this

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supports so many people. They cannot come and use the centre for

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at least two weeks. It is really unfortunate that it has had such an

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impact at -- on a centre that is so heavily relied upon,,. The police

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are also investigating some graffiti that was sprayed on the

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walls of the building. Some happier news, and the Multiple

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sclerosis centre reaches a Lant mark this week. It is having its

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roof lord into place. They may have visited today to hear about the

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project -- Lord into place. The first museum in Europe

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dedicated to the Korean war could beat the belt in Gloucester.

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Soldiers from the Gloucestershire Regiment pit at key part in battles

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in the early 50s. Now it is hoped that at dedicated

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museum which not only be a visitor Hundreds of thousands of lives were

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lost in the Korean War. It is a conflict many veterans feel has

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been largely forgotten. Plans for a new museum will be welcomed. This

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is the current Gloucestershire Museum that attracts thousands of

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visitors every year. This partly boarded up derelict building is

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where they hoped to create the first museum dedicated to the

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Korean War. It is early days in the planning, but they hope it will be

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a national team -- National Museum based here in plaster. Why here?

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Thousands of -- the Gloucester Regiment distinguished themselves

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particularly for their bravery. This would be a major coup for

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Gloucester. We can see a strong connection. -- connection. We have

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to be mindful that we were not the only regiment there, and their

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arguments to have the place -- at the Museum at other places. It will

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cost about �2.5 million. Part of the funding could come from the

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Korean people. If everything goes to plan, it could be up and running

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by 2013, in time for the 60th anniversary of the end of the

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Korean War. Now, before we go to the sport, a quick update on a

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story we ran in last night's Points West. A petrol station in Westbury

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in Wiltshire had filled one of its tanks with the wrong type of fuel.

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So when Nikki Cullen thought she'd put unleaded into her car, it

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actually turned out to be diesel, and she doesn't have the money to

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pay for the damage. Well, after the programme, a kind Points West

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viewer rang up and offered to repair Nikki's car, and lend her a

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replacement while the work's been carried out. So thank you very

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much! Sport, and Cheltenham Town will be trying to extend their

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winning sequence to six games tonight. It's a run of form that's

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taken them into the automatic promotions places in League Two.

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Ali Durden is there for tonight's home game with Crewe, and Ali, is

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this start to the season a surprise? Not to the manager,

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directors or players - all of whom were quietly confident they'd put

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together a good squad here this season. And they won't want October

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to end. Let's have a look at what to end. Let's have a look at what

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they've done. Four league wins starting with that game against

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Bristol Rovers at the beginning of the month. Some cup success too in

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the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. And impressively, you'll note, four of

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these results have come away from home. It is their best run of form

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since 2006, a season under John Ward which ended in promotion

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through the playoffs. And they now have two home games this week to

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really consolidate their position in the top three. Exciting times,

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manager Mark Yates has joined me. I'm sure no one is getting carried

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away, Mark, but a great start. away, Mark, but a great start.

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we have put ourselves in a good position, and it is time to kick on.

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Every game in this disease -- division, you cannot take it

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lightly. We have a few issues, but we have to be up for it.

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started well last year, are up -- but are you better equipped? We are

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much better for that experience. We have more bodies and more

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experience. We have some true characters in that. I suppose when

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you look at it now, Cheltenham competing against a lot of bigger

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clubs in this division. You can talk about money and stuff like

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that, but we have got what we have got. The chairman put a little bit

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more on the budget, and you can see the results. We wanted to create

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competition within the squad. We have that, and it is going to be a

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wet night by the looks of it, but we are looking forward to it.

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have your raincoat? Es! Good luck. Thank-you. You will be able to

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follow this game on BBC Radio Gloucestershire tonight and we will

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have the action at 10:25pm, along with results of the other games.

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Yeovil, Bristol Rovers and Swindon all playing. But as a final point -

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back in April, Cheltenham fans will remember Crewe beat them 8-1, yes,

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EIGHT-one, so never mind a win, there are a few scores I'm sure to

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settle. Now we need your help in our search for the BBC West Sports

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Unsung Hero for 2011. We need you to nominate any one who gives up

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their time for free so others can enjoy their sport. We'll give you

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details on where to get the nomination form in just a minute

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but first lets hear from the Bristol City and former England

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goal keeper David James about why he feels unsung heroes should be

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recognised. Hello. We are looking for an unsung hero in the local

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region. It might be a coat -- coach or someone who helps out. In my

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case, it was my grandmother. She held me up taking me to my training

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sessions. You must know someone who is not going to nominate themselves,

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because that is the type of person that they are. It might be a coat,

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it might be someone who just gives lists of. Someone who has helped a

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friend of yours or even yourself, and hopefully this unsung hero will

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get the credit they fully deserved. form by going to

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bbc.co.uk/sportsunsunghero. There's also a low-cost phone number to

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request a form if you prefer, it's Over the next few weeks, the Royal

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British Legion is hoping to raise over �40 million from this year's

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Poppy Appeal. And this year they hope a novel by an army wife from

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Bristol may help them reach the target. The love story Poppy Day

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has been written by Amanda Prowse and she's agreed that all proceeds

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from the sale of the book will go to the Royal British Legion. Amanda

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and her husband Simeon are with us now. Thank you for coming in.

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you. It is love story. It is a love story set in London and Afghanistan.

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It tells the story of an ordinary girl who finds herself in an

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extraordinary situation when her husband, who is a young soldier, is

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taking captive in Afghanistan, and is about what she does to bring him

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home. You are not in the army, although you are in uniform. This

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is your bloke. You are an army major. I am. What inside has a

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given you? He has given me detailed -- given the detail. How much did

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It was very interesting, because most soldiers, before you go, you

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have to get yourself into the mindset that you have to complete

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the mission that you are trained to do. Before you go, you forget what

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your wife is going through. This is an excellent insight. You worry

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about the knock on the door that everyone dreads. Immensely prepare

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for it, because she would be prepared for it what if and when it

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happens. Carol Vorderman has Just tell me about the moment when

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the bad news comes. There is an unwritten code. It is -- the novel

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starts with looking at the door, one officer is good news, and two

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offices is bad news. I have lost a This is an enormous thing to give

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back. Many people give fund-raising, but you are giving all of this and

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writing a book. How do morning was that? Are I love writing. For me,

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it was an easy task. It was a pleasure to give something back to

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those people who keep the set -- safe in my bed at night. I am very

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grateful. Every penny goes to the Budding young chefs have been

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taking part in a competition in Bath to find the best vegetarian

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cook in the country. Six finalists aged between 11 and 15 battled it

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out in front of professional judges. And as Zoe Gough reports, the

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youngsters enjoyed the chance to prove meat-free dishes don't have

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to be boring. Set the challenge of creating the perfect vegetarian

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meal. These youngsters' favourite recipes landed them in the finals.

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They go up to 15 - but face stiff competition from two of the

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youngest. Callum's 12 and is making zucchini and a tasty ragu - going

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easy on the spices. I made a cell so Withe chilli powder and Takao

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mix. It has Currie powder. Big was Eve's also 12, her recipe is

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chickpea and apricot cous cous, practised many times at home.

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learning to cook at home with my mum and my dad. It was Kirk. With

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the clock ticking down, Callum needs to improvise. I made it much

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too sloppy. I have now changed the name of. They are now semolina and

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pancakes. Hard work done, and its over to the judges. I reckon if

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that chef is old enough, you should offer them a job. And finally the

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moment of truth for our chefs. Their work is only one winner, Andy

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Burnham his... Diouf! The winner is Eve! It's first prize

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for Eve. And with a real chef in the family, mum and dad might now

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be asking her - what's for tea?! Now it is time for the weather. He

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is out on the roof again, poor chap. I have brought the trustee brolly

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today. It is a different story across many of the West Country.

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across many of the West Country. Funnel clouds were reported. We

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have had Hale and lightning. There are still some heavy rain to come.

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As far as tomorrow's concerned, a repeat performance of today. The

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showers will be less of a feature by this time tomorrow. Low pressure

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still sits up to the north of the British Isles. If I run the

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sequence through towards Thursday, looking to the south, Thursday is

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going to develop into a wet day. Not showery in nature, but

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widespread rain. It is starting to turn quite lively as you can see

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We have some lining as well. That is the lightning strike pattern

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that we have had. The Met Office computer does not Pickup quite well

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enough how the shells are facing up to the north, but it picks up the

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broad theme for the rest of the night. Bar one or two showers, it

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is going to be OK, but quite chilly. A touch of ground frost possible.

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Temperatures are quite low. Showers developing from quite early in the

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morning for most of us, and if we get towards midday, sunny spells,

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and temperatures will be on a par from today. Shell was will have

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gone by the end of the evening. -- showers. Thursday were turned into

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a wet day. The heaviest of the brain to the south. Lighter and

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patchier as we head off further northwards. Friday and Saturday are

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going to be probed the dry. -- Keep hold of that brolly! You are

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