26/12/2011

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:00:11. > :00:14.Good evening from Points West. A young soldier who was about to

:00:14. > :00:19.embark on a tour of duty to Afganistan has died after being hit

:00:19. > :00:29.by a car in Clevedon. Edward Heal was walking home from the pub early

:00:29. > :00:35.on Christmas Day. He died at the scene.

:00:35. > :00:41.A community in shock tonight. Friends of a popular 19 year-olds

:00:41. > :00:47.gather on Kenn Road in Clevedon. He died here on Christmas Day. He was

:00:47. > :00:55.hit by a car at 1:15am. On the pavement, a memorial grows for

:00:55. > :01:05.Edward Heal, a soldier, a son. A friend. We were best friends from

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:01:05. > :01:11.school. He was one in a million. He was always into the Army and rugby.

:01:11. > :01:17.He was going to Afghanistan in March. Messages and flowers from so

:01:17. > :01:27.many friends. A flag for the serviceman looking forward to

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:01:27. > :01:33.serving his country. Drinking, happy. He loved it all. He was a

:01:33. > :01:37.good lad. Never deserved this. happened here on Kenn Road in

:01:37. > :01:39.Clevedon is still unclear, but police have launched an

:01:39. > :01:45.investigation two nights and officers are appealing for any

:01:45. > :01:47.witnesses to come forward. 5,000 people went to the Duke of

:01:47. > :01:50.Beaufort's Estate in Gloucestershire for the annual

:01:50. > :01:54.Boxing Day hunt. The Countryside Alliance is calling for the ban on

:01:54. > :01:59.hunting with dogs to be lifted. But the League Against Cruel Sports say

:01:59. > :02:04.it is good legislation and working well. People came from as far as

:02:04. > :02:10.Cornwall and London. In sport, not a good Boxing Day for

:02:10. > :02:14.Bristol Rovers. They led by 2-0 before losing to Plymouth by 3-2.

:02:14. > :02:18.Both Rovers goals came from Matt Harold. The first a penalty. This

:02:18. > :02:25.his second. Plymouth then got two back before Ashley Hemmings scored

:02:25. > :02:28.the winner in the 90th minute. It was a bad day too for Bristol

:02:28. > :02:32.City, who were beaten by bottom club Coventry by 1-0. City remain

:02:32. > :02:36.in 21st place. Twice Yeovil led in their game at home to Charlton only

:02:36. > :02:39.to see the visitors equalise each time and grab a winner in the 90th

:02:39. > :02:42.minute. In one bit of good news, Cheltenham move into second place

:02:42. > :02:46.in League Two despite a 0-0 draw. They move ahead of Southend whose

:02:46. > :02:51.game was abandoned because of floodlight failure. But Swindon

:02:51. > :02:55.lost at Torquay by 1-0. In rugby, Gloucester have secured a

:02:55. > :03:02.vital and convincing win over Wasps. They won by 39-10 and scored six

:03:02. > :03:06.tries. This from Jonny May. The result takes Gloucester from eighth

:03:06. > :03:09.in the table to fifth. In racing, Kauto Star has proved

:03:09. > :03:17.once again he is one of the greatest horses of all time with a

:03:17. > :03:19.fifth win in the King George VI Chase at Kempton. The 11-year-old,

:03:20. > :03:22.trained in Somerset by Paul Nicholls, lost out to the much

:03:22. > :03:25.younger Long Run last year, but gained his revenge this afternoon

:03:25. > :03:32.with a superb display of jumping to prompt great celebrations in the

:03:32. > :03:36.stands and in the winner's enclosure.

:03:36. > :03:46.We have had a very mild Christmas, but what will the next few days be

:03:46. > :03:48.

:03:48. > :03:55.Very little change in Boxing Day weather between day and night.

:03:55. > :03:58.Cloud coverage continues, but it is mild again. Plenty of cloud around

:03:59. > :04:05.and a bit of a breeze, but the temperatures should hit double

:04:05. > :04:10.figures again by tomorrow afternoon. There may be some patchy rain and

:04:10. > :04:15.drizzle, but some brighter spells tomorrow after being. We may even

:04:15. > :04:20.get beyond 11 degrees Celsius, as the air coming in is a straight