:08:30. > :08:34.It was because he was disabled it was cut into his head. We will not
:08:34. > :08:38.tolerate this in Bristol and I am pleased be called has given a
:08:38. > :08:44.positive sentence and message against people committing these
:08:44. > :08:50.crimes. He was sentenced to 200 hours' unpaid work and ordered to
:08:50. > :08:58.pay his victims �300. We have heard about the rain causing problems
:08:58. > :09:02.tonight. How is the rest of the bonfire weekend looking? It is a
:09:02. > :09:07.case of losing the showers up towards the north. They will fade
:09:07. > :09:17.after the problems. But what about this weekend? Will it be sparkling
:09:17. > :09:22.
:09:22. > :09:26.or a damp squib? Joined the meet later. -- joined me later. They are
:09:26. > :09:30.protesting at plans to put part of this city centre into a another
:09:30. > :09:35.constituency. Under the proposals, part of the city including the
:09:35. > :09:38.cathedral and dogs would be classed as the Forest of Dean its seat. The
:09:38. > :09:48.idea is to level out the electorate but some people say it is
:09:48. > :09:53.ridiculous. Here is our It has united politicians from all
:09:53. > :09:59.parties. The idea that these historic streets would not be part
:09:59. > :10:05.of Gloucester constituency has been condemned. There was astonishment
:10:05. > :10:12.two months before when the Commission announced it wantss to
:10:12. > :10:19.switch. I could not believe it. What? It has been here for 2000
:10:19. > :10:21.years. It is not being classified as being in Gloucester? I represent
:10:21. > :10:31.Westgate in the county council and it is the heart of Gloucester and
:10:31. > :10:36.it has been here for 2000 years. It is a ridiculous proposition.
:10:36. > :10:41.Despite this, it comes down to the people. Here, there are too many
:10:41. > :10:46.voters. Indeed Forest of Dean there are not enough. The simplest way to
:10:46. > :10:54.sort that out is to change the boundary won a mile or so across
:10:54. > :11:00.the river. Gloucester's MP is Conservative Richard Kramer. His
:11:00. > :11:04.government is behind the law forcing constituencies to... It is
:11:04. > :11:09.right that this should happen. We have got to make certain that what
:11:09. > :11:13.is right in principle works in practice. That is what is Margi is
:11:13. > :11:19.about and we are going to win. We will not have this transferred out
:11:19. > :11:26.of the constituency. Condemning the change is not enough. They have got
:11:26. > :11:29.to find another way of levelling out the electorate. We have got
:11:29. > :11:35.alternatives and we are talking to the Boundary Commission. We have
:11:35. > :11:45.not got great alternatives. They get the chance on Monday when the
:11:45. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:52.Boundary Commission begins public You can hear more about these
:11:52. > :11:57.changes this Sunday from midday on BBC One. The hot springs in bart
:11:57. > :12:01.macro are renowned worldwide but they are getting a bit close for
:12:01. > :12:05.comfort for the city council. The water beneath the streets is often
:12:05. > :12:09.a couple of feet beneath the surface but it is now just three
:12:09. > :12:15.inches below it. Urgent work is being carried out to stop it
:12:15. > :12:22.bursting through the ground. Industrial machinery and a natural
:12:22. > :12:27.problem. The hot springs run under here. The bore hole is old and
:12:27. > :12:33.starting to corrode. The worry would be that it is not replaced,
:12:33. > :12:40.water could burst above the surface. Catastrophic failure would mean
:12:40. > :12:45.water was not controlled and up to the surface under hydraulic
:12:45. > :12:51.pressure which would be a problem. It would affect the other sources.
:12:51. > :12:55.We could not guarantee that the amount of water going into the
:12:55. > :13:01.Kingsbury all the water we can draw across the city would be there
:13:01. > :13:07.because of hydraulic pressure disappearing. The Roman baths could
:13:07. > :13:12.be affected if they burst and it could run dry. The pressure could
:13:12. > :13:18.create a water 20 ft high. They are drilling from a bolt under this
:13:18. > :13:23.street and trying to intercept it 75 metres below street level. What
:13:23. > :13:29.it will also mean is that this building, soon to be turned into a
:13:29. > :13:35.five-star hotel will also have access to the spa waters. It would
:13:35. > :13:39.make it the only hotel in the country having its own water supply.
:13:39. > :13:43.They need to be preserved but in order to do that, they must be
:13:43. > :13:53.controlled. With precision help, they must stay where they belong,
:13:53. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:04.Moving on to sport tonight and who is on the way up and who is losing
:14:04. > :14:09.out? Let's Join our experts. David, something for City fans to cheer
:14:09. > :14:13.about. A much-needed win and they did well to get the draw at West
:14:13. > :14:20.Ham. Four points under the new manager. What has he done
:14:20. > :14:24.differently? He has got them organised but he has assessed the
:14:24. > :14:29.squad and winning is the key. Great result and good to see Nicky
:14:29. > :14:33.Maynard back as well. But it is lack of familiarity. He does not
:14:33. > :14:39.rule by fear. The players do not know him and they are working him
:14:39. > :14:45.out and proving their work and he is benefiting. Stephen Pears and,
:14:45. > :14:48.new signing from Derby. Who is he and why do they want him? I am
:14:49. > :14:53.sceptical about players that could not get into the Championship but
:14:53. > :15:00.he has got a bit of pedigree and he played well against West Bromwich
:15:00. > :15:05.Albion. A change of environment and good management and it will be a
:15:05. > :15:09.good start. City have got to start winning. Especially at home. If we
:15:09. > :15:15.want to get out of the situation, we are going to have to get back to
:15:15. > :15:22.winning ways at Ashton Gate. We have got a tough opponent. But
:15:22. > :15:26.regardless of that, we have just got to do that and win. Cheltenham
:15:26. > :15:33.have got an early season success and it does not seem a flash in the
:15:33. > :15:40.band. Six victories out of seven is great. Good result last weekend.
:15:40. > :15:44.Both goals by this play it. He is not assured of a place to Morris.
:15:44. > :15:49.That is really complicated but credit to the manager of. A very
:15:49. > :15:54.public spat between the chairman and the former captain at Bristol
:15:54. > :16:04.Rovers. Does that damage morale? Not really. I had been up there
:16:04. > :16:05.
:16:05. > :16:10.myself! -- them myself. Boat parties will learn -- both parties
:16:10. > :16:13.will understand what happens all stop he will be a valuable Player
:16:13. > :16:20.for the rest of the season. They have been pretty good but up and
:16:20. > :16:29.down. We have got to get consistent. They have not won back-to-back in
:16:29. > :16:33.seven months and they have got to Things are settling down and it is
:16:33. > :16:37.something the whole club once. We have come here to change the
:16:37. > :16:40.fortunes, and that is one hurdle we want to get over.
:16:40. > :16:46.Swindon and Yeovil, Swindon holding their place in the play-offs but
:16:46. > :16:52.Yeovil at the bottom. Yeovil doing well, not conceding in
:16:52. > :16:56.four matches. -- Swinton doing well. They have got their away form
:16:56. > :17:01.sorted for pop --. They have brought in a player from Chelsea
:17:01. > :17:09.who will bring quality into the squad. Yeovil are quite a debate
:17:09. > :17:13.and will be optimistic at 3 o'clock. Thank you for joining us.
:17:13. > :17:17.On to rugby, had the task for Bath is to become the first side this
:17:17. > :17:23.season to beat Harlequins. David Wilson will start his first game
:17:23. > :17:27.since returning from the World Cup, his fellow England players are both
:17:27. > :17:31.injured, Bath are 4th in the Tate both Bath back-row table but must
:17:31. > :17:35.try and topple Harlequins who have won seven out of seven.
:17:35. > :17:40.They have not been weakened to the same level as lot of teams, so
:17:40. > :17:46.hopefully now that everyone is back it is more of a level playing field
:17:46. > :17:50.and we have some great players coming back. Our squad will be
:17:50. > :17:55.better and hopefully we can get on that winning streak.
:17:55. > :18:01.My Tyndall will start his first game for Gloucester this season. --
:18:01. > :18:07.Mike Tindall. That is your sport for this evening.
:18:07. > :18:09.Thank you. Let us go back to Bridgwater, where flooding has hit
:18:09. > :18:14.the town on the busiest night of the year.
:18:14. > :18:20.It is the famous carnival, but tonight a spectacle we weren't
:18:20. > :18:24.expecting. Homes are flooded. We have someone amongst the crowd.
:18:24. > :18:28.What is happening? What I can tell you is that the
:18:28. > :18:33.show goes on in spite of the chaos happening in the town centre about
:18:33. > :18:39.a mile from us. The carnival is going ahead, that is the important
:18:39. > :18:43.thing. But his -- but as I have told you earlier, there was a lot
:18:43. > :18:50.of chaos in the town centre earlier because of torrential rain that we
:18:50. > :18:54.had earlier which has flooded about six houses, and then the police
:18:54. > :18:58.became very concerned about cracks that appeared in the wall of the
:18:58. > :19:05.river, and they were concerned that that stretch of the war might
:19:05. > :19:09.collapse, and some of its did collapse a bit later wrong. About
:19:09. > :19:13.68 houses have been evacuated, the people from them have been put into
:19:13. > :19:16.a rescue centre and that is where they are at the moment. The police
:19:16. > :19:20.are there, the Environment Agency are there, the fire brigade are
:19:20. > :19:23.there, and I am told there are concerns that the river level is
:19:23. > :19:29.still rising as they are a bit worried about what will happen at
:19:29. > :19:33.high tide tomorrow morning. That is for tomorrow. The show goes on.
:19:33. > :19:38.They have had plenty to contend with today, because as well as the
:19:38. > :19:43.rain, they have also had concerns as the carnival clubs about making
:19:43. > :19:47.sure that their cards are in good working order for the shower head.
:19:47. > :19:52.The police have been here, the vehicle inspectors have been here
:19:52. > :19:58.because these particular cards have to meet stringent standards if they
:19:58. > :20:03.are allowed to be taking part in the possession. A few were separate
:20:03. > :20:06.enforcement notices saying they had to fix things in order to go into
:20:06. > :20:12.repossession. In spite of that, we are told boasted -- those problems
:20:12. > :20:17.have been fixed. Everyone will take part in the parade. But it will be
:20:17. > :20:21.leaving in about 10 minutes. From us watching, it is one night of
:20:21. > :20:30.pure spectacle, but for most people taking part, this is a year-long
:20:30. > :20:36.obsession. 10pm or 4am, it matters not when
:20:36. > :20:44.there is work to be done. For weeks it has been a 24 our industry. In
:20:44. > :20:48.sheds across Bridgwater and beyond, rival teams are preparing.
:20:48. > :20:51.Working behind closed doors, and secrecy is everything. The first
:20:51. > :20:57.you will know about the entry is when it is wheeled out through
:20:57. > :21:02.these big doors on the day. And when you are the team to beat, you
:21:03. > :21:07.Garter those secrets jealously. This club are hoping for a record-
:21:07. > :21:10.breaking 8th consecutive win this year. They did allow us in, but
:21:11. > :21:15.only on condition we did not show you the pictures until today. That
:21:15. > :21:20.is how much they guard the secrets of what they have been planning for
:21:20. > :21:24.the last year. High important is the carnival to
:21:24. > :21:33.you? Insanely important. I lose sleep
:21:33. > :21:36.over it. It is a drug. Once it is in you, it is hard to get out.
:21:36. > :21:46.The history of the carnival in Bridgwater goes back hundreds of
:21:46. > :21:50.
:21:50. > :21:54.years. They say it is the glue It binds families, like these ones.
:21:54. > :22:04.Married 32 years, they even met through the carnival. So a big day
:22:04. > :22:06.
:22:06. > :22:13.for them as they set off towards Today, it is a walk for Wendy and
:22:13. > :22:18.Bob, who leave everything they have got -- who did everything they have
:22:18. > :22:23.got two different clubs will start a we never argue about it!
:22:23. > :22:33.He is smiling! Du? And no, but we have made few
:22:33. > :22:40.disagreements. Which is the best club? Hours.
:22:41. > :22:47.Throughout the day, the giant car to have been a merging. Some have
:22:47. > :22:51.been coming out more smoothly than others. So, now may the best team
:22:51. > :22:58.win. I would love to be a fly-on-the-
:22:58. > :23:03.wall in this house! Is anything OK here! Are you ready? O'Connor
:23:03. > :23:09.lovely. They are still rehearsing doorstop is your routine going all
:23:09. > :23:13.right? Yes, it is fine for stopper here is a man we should beat it.
:23:13. > :23:17.Of all the nice to have that chaos, what are you sure it will not
:23:17. > :23:23.affect the carnival? Absolutely, it will go ahead as
:23:23. > :23:29.planned. It has been an interesting day, a lot of rain, but we have a
:23:29. > :23:33.great parade coming. You must feel sorry for those
:23:33. > :23:36.people in the town centre. They will not see any of the carnival
:23:36. > :23:41.today. But as far as you are concerned, you have to think of
:23:41. > :23:44.this show. Yes, our hearts go out, and totally
:23:45. > :23:48.they're getting back on their feet. But we are ready to rock tonight.
:23:48. > :23:52.We are ready for our biggest party of the year, as we can't wait for
:23:52. > :23:57.it to start. I must ask you about the change of
:23:57. > :24:02.the day. It is a Friday this year, it is a Saturday next year. Some
:24:02. > :24:05.big clubs are not happy, and say they cannot afford it. What you say
:24:05. > :24:15.to that? We are always looking for ways to
:24:15. > :24:19.improve the carnival. An opportunity has come up to do that.
:24:19. > :24:24.With increasing legislation and insurance fees, this is a way to
:24:24. > :24:29.cross some money back. The good luck with the possession tonight.
:24:29. > :24:36.Hope everything goes OK. That rain earlier today, please tell us that
:24:36. > :24:46.is not coming back. That is the worst over for
:24:46. > :24:47.
:24:47. > :24:57.This evening's rain will be the last foray few days. I have built
:24:57. > :25:00.
:25:00. > :25:05.this graphic to Brighton you up. -- Brighton are you up. It will be a
:25:05. > :25:11.dry story for firework displays. It will turn cool, it will be cloudy
:25:11. > :25:15.at times as well. It is the rain that is the dominant story. This
:25:15. > :25:21.area of low pressure over France will influence the East of England
:25:21. > :25:27.across tomorrow, but for us we are on the dry side of that. It will
:25:27. > :25:32.turn cooler, as it will fall next week as well. The radar shows the
:25:32. > :25:38.extent of the weather today. The one which caused to those problems
:25:38. > :25:43.in Bridgwater is that one, which is now up into the Midlands. If you
:25:43. > :25:48.look to the staff of us, we are into a dry slot. That bodes well
:25:48. > :25:57.for the carnival, it bodes well for fireworks this evening. It should
:25:57. > :26:03.be dry it a bit muddy underfoot. The night is try Macro, it will be
:26:03. > :26:08.-- the night his try, there will not be much wind either. There will
:26:08. > :26:12.be some mist and fog in sunspots. Temperatures in some rural spots
:26:12. > :26:19.down to about six Celsius, in most urban areas it will be eight or
:26:19. > :26:25.nine. Tomorrow will start on a dry note. As the day wears on, some
:26:25. > :26:31.Western Areas should dry up quite nicely. The breeze will pick up,
:26:31. > :26:36.and the cloud will start to roll in from the east. The invoice for us
:26:36. > :26:44.will be largely rip back for Granada to restricted to cloud. You
:26:44. > :26:50.can say a hint of rain further east. -- you can see a hint of rain. Do
:26:50. > :26:55.go along to the fireworks if you can. It should be decent everywhere
:26:55. > :27:03.across the region. Temperatures tomorrow will be cooler, 12 or 13
:27:03. > :27:07.Celsius. In two Sunday is a largely similar story. Western areas are
:27:07. > :27:12.favoured for the brighter spells, and there will be more extensive
:27:12. > :27:17.Beauty around further eastwards. But we are not expecting any rain.
:27:17. > :27:21.Temperatures on Sunday somewhere around 12 Celsius also, and into
:27:21. > :27:31.the week that follows, it looks largely dry with a deal of cloud
:27:31. > :27:34.