:01:55. > :02:04.Patients who have had a part attack have had bone marrow harvested from
:02:05. > :02:07.
:02:07. > :02:13.the hip. We start with half a pint of bone-marrow. We will then pure
:02:13. > :02:18.five the stem cell population that we are interested in. This is
:02:18. > :02:23.fairly primitive, and the cells are able to differentiate into other
:02:23. > :02:28.cells and tissues in the body. That makes them potentially very useful
:02:28. > :02:35.in the treatment of cardiac disease. The cells are then injected into a
:02:35. > :02:45.damaged heart. All of this is being assessed through a very vigorous
:02:45. > :03:03.
:03:03. > :03:12.trial, and if it works, there is a great potential to improve life-
:03:12. > :03:17.expectancy. I feel good. I am back at work. A fairly normal life.
:03:17. > :03:20.study is being discussed every public lecture tonight. Matthew is
:03:20. > :03:27.there. All sorts of trouble held around the world. How significant
:03:27. > :03:32.is this one? It could be very significant. People are listening
:03:33. > :03:36.to the talk, as well as testament from patients. 33 patients have
:03:36. > :03:44.taken part in the trial. Half of them won't get the treatment, the
:03:44. > :03:50.other half will. Heart attacks and cardiac disease is the major cause
:03:50. > :03:54.of death, causing 124,000 deaths each year. This could be very
:03:54. > :04:00.important. It is not the first time Bristol University has been in the
:04:00. > :04:03.headlines. Two years ago it made headlines when it developed the
:04:03. > :04:12.world's first windpipe transplant using the same technology from stem
:04:12. > :04:15.cells. We are also having work on patients for MS. Stem cells have
:04:15. > :04:19.the potential to revolutionise modern medicine, and I believe it
:04:19. > :04:25.could be the most significant medical breakthrough in Bristol
:04:26. > :04:33.this century. Two people from Bristol have been
:04:33. > :04:37.charged in connection with a protest on a gas drilling rig in
:04:37. > :04:40.Lancashire. Members are demonstrating against a method of
:04:40. > :04:46.extracting gas. They are concerned the practice could be used in
:04:46. > :04:51.Somerset and Dorset. The company says it has nothing to hide.
:04:51. > :04:57.Wiltshire Castle says it is to lose a further 50 posts. Six-under staff
:04:57. > :05:05.received e-mails telling them their jobs are under review. -- 600. The
:05:05. > :05:09.council says, out of the 50 jobs, 20 jobs are already vacant. 220
:05:09. > :05:13.managerial posts were closed earlier this year.
:05:13. > :05:17.An official report into the organisation that inspections care
:05:17. > :05:23.homes and hospitals has found it failed to do its job properly since
:05:23. > :05:26.forming two years ago. The Care Quality Commission was criticised
:05:26. > :05:30.after it failed to follow up warnings of abuse at Winterbourne
:05:30. > :05:36.view hospital. I will be speaking to Sarah Barnett who blew the
:05:36. > :05:41.whistle about another home. But first, this report.
:05:41. > :05:51.Winterbourne view stands idle. What happened behind its boarded-up
:05:51. > :05:55.
:05:55. > :06:00.doors, the subject of a criminal investigation. The Care Quality
:06:00. > :06:04.Commission was hardly a household name. But it failings in not
:06:04. > :06:06.responding to start reports of what was happening here propelled the
:06:06. > :06:12.Care Quality Commission it into the national consciousness. Their
:06:12. > :06:14.report by the National Audit Office adds to its woes. It says the
:06:14. > :06:19.adds to its woes. It says the commission hit less than half of
:06:20. > :06:27.its inspection targets. It missed deadlines for registering care
:06:27. > :06:31.homes. And there were empty posts, 14% unfilled, causing staff
:06:31. > :06:35.shortages. Some of those problems are being remedied, but there are
:06:35. > :06:40.are being remedied, but there are also major challenges ahead. It is
:06:41. > :06:46.starting to turn the situation around. The number of inspections
:06:46. > :06:52.is rising, and it is recruiting new staff. The commission was formed
:06:52. > :06:57.two years ago. It admits not everything has gone smoothly, but
:06:57. > :07:06.progress is being made. The National Audit Office agrees. But
:07:06. > :07:08.ultimately, it's staff families and residents will make the final
:07:08. > :07:16.judgment. With meat is Sarah Barnett who blew
:07:16. > :07:20.the whistle about deaths. -- with me. You have been raising your
:07:20. > :07:27.concerns. How do you feel about this report? It reflects what we
:07:27. > :07:33.have been concerned about for a long time. Are they a regulatory
:07:33. > :07:40.body or registering body? They said they are a young organisation, and
:07:40. > :07:43.they have faced a difficult task. Setting up has involved a great
:07:43. > :07:48.deal of administration, but now they say they are on the right
:07:48. > :07:52.track. Do you fill persuaded this is the case? I don't see how we
:07:52. > :07:57.have any evidence they are on the right track. On Monday, somebody
:07:57. > :08:03.from the board spoke at an inquiry, showing a lack of confidence in
:08:03. > :08:08.their abilities, and stating that people are too afraid to speak up.
:08:08. > :08:13.What needs to be done? They need to have clarity in their role, they
:08:13. > :08:23.need signposting, they need signposting to whistleblowers who
:08:23. > :08:25.
:08:25. > :08:29.they are reliant on. It is hard to do everything, isn't it? Absolutely.
:08:29. > :08:35.And that is down to the Department of Health to reorganise a budget
:08:35. > :08:45.Edmeades be, but it is about prioritising. What the public needs
:08:45. > :08:49.
:08:49. > :08:54.is a regulator who will ensure safety. Regulating care comes first.
:08:54. > :09:00.A conference in Bristol has been pondering one question: Should the
:09:00. > :09:04.city have an elected Mayor? Being a lord Mayor comes with a Lord Cheyne
:09:04. > :09:14.and irate full of civic events. But an elected Mayor comes with power
:09:14. > :09:15.
:09:15. > :09:23.and influence. Boris Johnson is -- has real influence. So could we
:09:24. > :09:31.have something like that in Bristol?
:09:31. > :09:37.People in Bristol will have their say about whether an elected Mayor
:09:37. > :09:45.will have powerful stop the former Mayor of London thinks they will
:09:45. > :09:50.benefit. You can tackle the key problems about unemployment, what
:09:50. > :10:00.job you want to attract. Make sure that you of giving their kids at
:10:00. > :10:04.
:10:04. > :10:07.somebody to oversee that, that is what we need. Not everyone agrees.
:10:07. > :10:13.24 referendums said no to the idea. On a special edition of the
:10:13. > :10:23.politics show, there will be finding out what they difference
:10:23. > :10:25.
:10:25. > :10:28.they Mayor will make the people in A councillor from Bath was the
:10:28. > :10:32.first person to publicly put herself forward to be the new
:10:32. > :10:36.police commissioner for the Avon and Somerset force. Bath councillor
:10:36. > :10:41.Lisa Brett wants to be the Liberal- Democrat candidate. Elections for
:10:41. > :10:44.41 commissioners posts will be held in Britain next November. The
:10:44. > :10:49.directly-elected officials will replace police authorities and be
:10:49. > :10:54.responsible for setting the force' priorities.
:10:54. > :10:58.You are watching Points West. The weekend starts here. Stay with us.
:10:58. > :11:02.There is lots more to come including celebrating a victory,
:11:02. > :11:08.how Gloucestershire company has been chosen to help restore Lord
:11:08. > :11:12.Nelson's flagship. And will the weather be anything to
:11:12. > :11:16.celebrate this weekend? He will be breezy on Saturday, less so on
:11:16. > :11:26.Sunday. For the most part it should remain dry. I will have full
:11:26. > :11:26.
:11:26. > :15:29.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 242 seconds
:15:29. > :15:34.The work on HMS Victory continues. Before the Battle of Trafalgar,
:15:34. > :15:44.Lord Nelson visited the area and sent officials to the Forest of
:15:44. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:51.Dean. He then asked the government to plant oak trees. The deputy came
:15:51. > :16:01.in about 1806, and started of a programme of planting oak trees.
:16:01. > :16:02.
:16:02. > :16:05.This is as a result of his work. This was planted in 1860. And their
:16:05. > :16:15.meals and's the restoration Bob Downie gives the company's ability,
:16:15. > :16:22.but the opportunity to show recruit new apprentices. -- gives the
:16:22. > :16:25.company. To sport now and in rugby, Mike
:16:26. > :16:28.Tindall has a point to prove for Gloucester tonight, and it's a big
:16:28. > :16:33.footballing weekend, too. So David Passmore and Geoff Twentyman are
:16:33. > :16:36.here. It's FA Cup weekend. Four of our
:16:36. > :16:46.sides in round two action. Pick of the bunch Bristol Rovers who take
:16:46. > :16:54.
:16:54. > :17:00.on AFC Totton. Geoff, this is what the cup is all about? It is. Small
:17:00. > :17:05.ground, crowd right on top of the players. Rovers know that if they
:17:05. > :17:14.win, the threshold of a big payment in the third round, if they lose,
:17:14. > :17:18.there will be embarrassed. All the focus is on Tottenham. We have got
:17:18. > :17:25.to make sure we go there and do a professional job. It will not be
:17:25. > :17:31.easy. We have got to make sure that we do a good job. I played against
:17:31. > :17:34.Crawley last year, and we lost. There is that potential to get a
:17:34. > :17:42.huge club like that, so we are both after the same thing, and hopefully,
:17:42. > :17:52.we can get the right result. Yeovil also face non-League
:17:52. > :17:52.
:17:53. > :17:59.opposition. It is a tough one. The first away win of the season at
:17:59. > :18:06.last weekend thought Yeovil. Like Rovers, or they will have to do
:18:06. > :18:15.their best. Swindon and Cheltenham both riding high in League Two.
:18:15. > :18:25.What is the secret of their What is the secret of their
:18:25. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:40.success? Playing well, but good goalkeeping. And they have been
:18:40. > :18:50.scoring goals as well? Absolutely. Eight wins in nine games the
:18:50. > :18:51.
:18:51. > :18:57.Cheltenham. They are on a decent run. We have got to just make sure
:18:57. > :19:00.that we don't take them lightly, don't be too cocky. We have got to
:19:00. > :19:08.don't be too cocky. We have got to go there with confidence and belief.
:19:08. > :19:13.That is our job, our attitude is the biggest thing on Saturday.
:19:13. > :19:23.us have a look at all the weekend's pictures. Bristol City, still in
:19:23. > :19:24.
:19:24. > :19:34.the League? Yes. They play with Middlesbrough. They are unbeaten in
:19:34. > :19:38.
:19:38. > :19:48.of six. Good draw on Tuesday. Horrendous stuff, really. There is
:19:48. > :19:57.
:19:57. > :20:02.no reason why it they cannot make Mike Tindall was relayed to --
:20:02. > :20:10.reinstated in the elite squad this week but may not be included when
:20:10. > :20:13.the new squad is announced next year.
:20:13. > :20:18.It has been a weight on his shoulders for the last six weeks
:20:18. > :20:23.and the battle to be an England player is not over yet for Mike
:20:23. > :20:27.Tindall. He may be back in the squad but for how long? His
:20:27. > :20:31.performances at Gloucester for the rest of the year will hold the key.
:20:31. > :20:38.He has got to prove to everyone out there that he is a good player. He
:20:38. > :20:42.has been reinstated in general. He has to perform to that level to
:20:42. > :20:48.give him a chance for the Six Nations. Has it been a distraction
:20:48. > :20:54.for you? In performance is general -- generally he has been pretty
:20:54. > :20:57.good. It is a chance to put it to bed and get on with the game.
:20:57. > :21:01.next game is Newcastle where Gloucester have struggled in the
:21:01. > :21:06.last three years. The wintry conditions in training this week
:21:06. > :21:13.providing a taste of what is likely to come tonight. The cold has
:21:13. > :21:18.always a facture. -- always a factor. When there is driving rain
:21:18. > :21:22.you need to tighten up your game and adapt your game. You are
:21:22. > :21:26.playing against 15 guys who are fighting for survival in the
:21:26. > :21:32.Premiership. Gloucester have made recent improvements of the field.
:21:32. > :21:36.This is a new gym at Hartpury College. After years of sharing
:21:36. > :21:43.with the students, it is a major step forward as they look to
:21:43. > :21:46.enhance the club's reputation. does help on the pitch there you
:21:46. > :21:51.are not just in some horrible dingy place, you have got some great
:21:51. > :21:55.facilities. We are getting monitored so it is all helping us.
:21:55. > :21:59.With investment comes a pressured to raise the bar on the field.
:21:59. > :22:09.After three defeats in a row, tonight would be a good starting
:22:09. > :22:14.Well, quite a sporting weekend in store. Keep up-to-date by listening
:22:14. > :22:19.to your local radio station and our bulletins here on BBC one.
:22:19. > :22:22.Now, like it or not, the Christmas countdown has begun. Many parents
:22:22. > :22:26.will already be helping their children learn lines for the school
:22:26. > :22:29.nativity. But in Midsomer Norton, they are trying to get the entire
:22:29. > :22:34.town involved with their production because they are trying to get
:22:34. > :22:44.their nativity into the record books. Jules Hyam is there. Have
:22:44. > :22:45.
:22:45. > :22:50.they roped you in yet? They are getting their! We have a nativity
:22:50. > :22:57.band, we have many shepherds, we at some wise men, and there is even an
:22:57. > :23:05.angel to. There are many people marching towards the nativity scene
:23:05. > :23:15.in an effort to get that world record. The record, as it stands,
:23:15. > :23:16.
:23:16. > :23:25.is five-under 67. -- 567. You have been organising this, why? There is
:23:25. > :23:32.a tight budget this year, but we thought, what could we do? It is a
:23:33. > :23:42.fantastic fun event, so we went for a world wet record. A -- we went
:23:43. > :23:44.
:23:44. > :23:51.for a world record. We are close to it. That record is held by a small
:23:51. > :24:01.village in Italy. We spoke to somebody from the village earlier
:24:01. > :24:09.on today. We would feel proud that our idea is copied by an English
:24:09. > :24:15.town. We actually feel unique in this sense. We have the best
:24:15. > :24:25.location for a nativity so we feel you need any way, even though we
:24:25. > :24:27.
:24:28. > :24:36.are in a village. -- field unique. But it is not just about the fancy-
:24:36. > :24:45.dress. Jamie, you had something interesting to say. It is a good
:24:45. > :24:50.event, but I am hoping that, even though it is a record-breaking
:24:50. > :24:58.event, most people would see the real meaning of Christmas. It is
:24:58. > :25:08.not just about breaking records and presence. Bind you very much indeed.
:25:08. > :25:26.
:25:26. > :25:34.Lot of costumes, and a little bit It will be chilly on Monday in
:25:34. > :25:39.Tuesday, and then things will get milder. This photograph from
:25:39. > :25:46.Swindon is a typical of what we can expect for the weekend: cloud, and
:25:46. > :25:56.brighter spells. But for the most but it will be dry and breezy. You
:25:56. > :25:59.
:25:59. > :26:03.can see the wiser but fairly squeezed together. -- that isobars.
:26:04. > :26:10.We will seek dry weather developing for the vast majority of us into
:26:10. > :26:20.Sunday. But it will remain comparatively breezy. Does
:26:20. > :26:23.
:26:23. > :26:28.eventually picking up. -- casts. At rain patchy and light elsewhere. By
:26:28. > :26:35.dawn, temperatures around six Celsius in northern district. Not
:26:35. > :26:39.as chilly as last night despite the wind. Tomorrow we will start with a
:26:39. > :26:44.lot of cloud around, still some patchy at breaks of rain. They will
:26:44. > :26:51.get restricted down to the extreme south. Bar one or two showers
:26:51. > :26:58.feeding him, it is effectively dry and breezy. Third best of the
:26:58. > :27:02.brighter weather in Gloucestershire. That is how things will remain. We
:27:03. > :27:09.will have seen temperatures on Saturday, still in double figures.
:27:09. > :27:14.Sunday itself, largely a repeat performance. Not as breezier as
:27:14. > :27:20.Saturday. More cloud to the south. Notice that rain band to the south.
:27:20. > :27:30.I think it should be dry for all of us. Temperatures more cool on
:27:30. > :27:31.