:00:10. > :00:13.Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West. Our main stories
:00:13. > :00:16.tonight: The young soldier run over on
:00:16. > :00:24.Christmas Day - a campaign questions the decision to turn off
:00:24. > :00:28.street lights overnight. The mystery of a headless body.
:00:28. > :00:30.It's discovered in the grounds of a mental hospital - none of the
:00:30. > :00:33.patients is missing. After a deer is savaged in
:00:33. > :00:43.Gloucestershire, scientists investigate if a big cat like this
:00:43. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:51.is on the loose. It could be a form of Panther. That
:00:51. > :00:53.would appear to be the most likely. A black leopard type of animal.
:00:53. > :01:01.And bowled out of Bristol - the planning decision which could
:01:01. > :01:04.signal the end of international Good evening. The funeral's taken
:01:04. > :01:08.place this afternoon of a young soldier from North Somerset killed
:01:08. > :01:15.on Christmas Day. 19-year-old trooper Edward Heal was walking
:01:15. > :01:18.home from the pub when he was hit by a car in Clevedon.
:01:18. > :01:21.The street lights on the road where he was walking had been switched
:01:21. > :01:31.off the month before. Now his family and friends are campaigning
:01:31. > :01:41.
:01:41. > :01:45.to get them turned back on. Alice Bouverie reports.
:01:45. > :01:49.Hundreds of mourners turned out for the funeral of Edward Heal. A young
:01:49. > :01:52.man who'd just turned 19. A trooper preparing for his first tour of
:01:52. > :01:56.Afghanistan. He'd been out to the pub on Christmas Eve, then was hit
:01:56. > :01:59.by a car while walking home along Kenn Road in Clevedon in the early
:01:59. > :02:02.hours. The street lights weren't on. They'd been switched off at
:02:02. > :02:05.midnight. His best friend Tom says it would have made a big difference
:02:05. > :02:08.to have had them on. I have come back with my mates, we have come
:02:08. > :02:14.back from the pub at 12 o'clock at night and it is literally pitch
:02:14. > :02:17.black. The lights here were turned off in November. Ed's tragic death
:02:17. > :02:20.came just a month later. It's had such an impact on the local
:02:20. > :02:25.community, next week a petition's being handed in to North Somerset
:02:25. > :02:35.Council to get them switched back on. As you can see, the traffic is
:02:35. > :02:40.very busy. I was very concerned. I don't know enough about the
:02:40. > :02:50.accident to say polite spin-off caused it but I think it did not
:02:50. > :02:52.
:02:52. > :02:57.help. -- the street lights being off. But elsewhere in the West, the
:02:57. > :03:00.change to street lights is being welcomed. In Gloucestershire, 87
:03:00. > :03:06.rural parishes and market towns have been changed to part night-
:03:06. > :03:08.lighting. Street lights in other villages have been dimmed at night.
:03:08. > :03:11.It's saving energy and the council money. North Somerset says by
:03:11. > :03:14.turning off the street lights between midnight and 5am, it'll
:03:14. > :03:18.save �230,000 over the next two years. South Gloucestershire's
:03:18. > :03:20.figure is �55,000 a year. Swindon is also switching off some streets
:03:20. > :03:25.lights, saving �20,000, while Wiltshire is hoping to save �9,000
:03:25. > :03:28.a year. North Somerset says it won't make any further comment
:03:28. > :03:32.about its policy on street lights until the police investigation into
:03:32. > :03:37.the accident is complete. But it says any decision to switch off
:03:37. > :03:47.lights is carefully considered. Ed Heal's funeral may just cause them
:03:47. > :03:47.
:03:48. > :03:52.to reconsider. A disturbing find inside the
:03:52. > :03:54.grounds of a mental hospital in Bristol. A body's been discovered
:03:54. > :03:57.at the Callington Road Hospital which specialises in treating
:03:57. > :04:02.people with addiction problems and has a secure unit for patients
:04:02. > :04:05.suffering from severe psychiatric illness.
:04:05. > :04:08.The body was found without a head and, at the moment, nobody knows
:04:08. > :04:10.who it is. The hospital, though, has confirmed that none of its
:04:10. > :04:13.patients are missing from the wards. Here's Will Glennon.
:04:13. > :04:16.Police were called to Callington Road Hospital in the Brislington
:04:16. > :04:21.area of Bristol just before lunchtime yesterday. A worker found
:04:21. > :04:25.the body in a secluded part of the hospital grounds. It was said to be
:04:26. > :04:28.badly decomposed and the head had become detached from the body. Avon
:04:28. > :04:34.and Somerset Police have begun an investigation to try and establish
:04:34. > :04:38.the exact circumstances surrounding this death. The body is thought to
:04:38. > :04:43.have been here for some time, perhaps as long as six months. The
:04:43. > :04:47.death, though, is not being treated as suspicious. Callington Road
:04:47. > :04:51.Hopsital is run by the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Trust. It
:04:51. > :04:56.treats inpatients who suffer from a range of mental health conditions.
:04:56. > :05:01.It has secure care units for men detained because of their problems.
:05:01. > :05:03.It also has a specialist unit for drug detoxes. The mental health
:05:03. > :05:06.trust has said today it's co- operating fully with the police
:05:06. > :05:13.investigation but that none of its in-patients here at the hospital
:05:13. > :05:17.are missing. So work will now go on to establish whether the dead man
:05:17. > :05:22.did have any connection to the hospital. People I've spoken to
:05:22. > :05:26.here today have called what's happened bizarre and unusual. This
:05:26. > :05:31.is the second time in recent weeks that a body has been found in a
:05:31. > :05:35.decomposed state. A man discovered near a golf course in Bath over
:05:35. > :05:38.Christmas has still not yet been identified. A postmortem
:05:38. > :05:42.examination will take place on the body found yesterday and police may
:05:42. > :05:52.have to use dental records and even DNA tests on the bones to try and
:05:52. > :05:53.
:05:53. > :05:57.work out who it might be. For years there have been reports
:05:57. > :06:02.of sightings of big cats across the West. Now the debate has begun
:06:02. > :06:06.again in Gloucestershire. DNA tests are being carried out on a deer
:06:06. > :06:09.found savaged near Woodchester Park in Stroud. Scientists are trying to
:06:09. > :06:14.confirm if it was attacked by an unusually large predator, with some
:06:15. > :06:19.locals convinced it's the work of a big cat. Steve Knibbs has been
:06:19. > :06:29.investigating and joins us now. Steve, this is being taken very
:06:29. > :06:32.
:06:32. > :06:37.seriously. Absolutely. This pub overlooks the
:06:37. > :06:41.area near the park with his big cat is apparently living. People are
:06:41. > :06:45.very convinced, they are taking this very seriously. They have been
:06:45. > :06:49.sightings in the past. The difference this time is that the
:06:49. > :06:53.evidence is mounting up in favour because of the way the deer was
:06:53. > :06:59.killed and, as you mentioned, scientists are hoping to extract
:06:59. > :07:03.DNA from the carcass. That would be conclusive. Let's take a look at
:07:03. > :07:08.the evidence. We were taken to the site of the
:07:08. > :07:12.deer kill by the National Trust, who own the land. Although it's
:07:12. > :07:16.open to the public, they want us to keep the exact location a secret,
:07:16. > :07:19.but it's near Woodchester Park. And this is where we find our first
:07:19. > :07:25.clue. The deer carcass was found here with serious injuries - more
:07:25. > :07:29.than could have been inflicted by a fox. It is a perfect hideaway Floyd
:07:29. > :07:35.a cat. Rick Minter is an expert on big cats and says the way the deer
:07:35. > :07:40.was killed is indicative of maybe a puma or panther. The canines have
:07:40. > :07:45.gone through to get to the windpipe and it has been asphyxiated. It is
:07:45. > :07:49.a fresh carcass. A dog walker found it warm so we know it is
:07:49. > :07:52.uncontaminated. Our next clue comes from what locals found near to
:07:52. > :08:00.where the deer was killed. These plaster casts were taken of
:08:00. > :08:05.footprints in the woods. The width and shape of the print and the fact
:08:05. > :08:14.that dogs, which are not able to retract their claws, would leave a
:08:14. > :08:18.clear Clow print in front of these pads. But it could be DNA analysis
:08:18. > :08:21.being done in this lab in Coventry that could prove conclusive.
:08:21. > :08:25.Experts at the University of Warwick took samples from the deer
:08:25. > :08:31.carcass to see if the kill really was the work of a big cat, and what
:08:31. > :08:37.species. If there are traces of a big cat, we stand a reasonable
:08:37. > :08:43.chance of finding it. By next week, we should have a sequences. Once we
:08:43. > :08:49.have those, we will know what species it is. If there is a big
:08:49. > :08:56.cat living here, you can see why it has decided to make it its home.
:08:57. > :09:01.But it is also used by ramblers and dog-walkers. So is it a threat?
:09:01. > :09:05.don't really see it would be a significant risk. We are not aware
:09:05. > :09:13.of any big cat attacks in the country to date and I don't think
:09:13. > :09:16.it would be a major factor. evidence is mounting up in favour
:09:16. > :09:19.of a big cat, but there's maybe also a big historical clue. The
:09:19. > :09:22.Orpheus Pavement, the largest Roman mosaic in Britain, is buried nearby
:09:22. > :09:24.and this exact replica shows something very interesting. Maybe
:09:24. > :09:34.the felines have been prowling the valleys of Gloucestershire for
:09:34. > :09:41.longer than we think. They have been plenty of people who
:09:41. > :09:46.have seen this be capped. You have seen this cat about half a dozen
:09:46. > :09:53.times. In the last two and a half years, yes. It is big and black and
:09:53. > :09:59.it had a big long tail. I would estimate it is about the size of a
:09:59. > :10:03.German shepherd but longer. The tale was about 2.5 ft long. There
:10:04. > :10:09.was no way it was a dog or a domestic cat. The first time I saw
:10:09. > :10:13.it, I had never heard of big cats in Britain, but the second night I
:10:13. > :10:19.saw it I got the binoculars and I was convinced. I have seen it again
:10:20. > :10:24.the following summer. This time, if we get this DNA evidence, this will
:10:24. > :10:30.not only proved that you are right, but it will tell the doubters that
:10:30. > :10:34.it is true. What is that going to mean for the area? Her I think it
:10:34. > :10:38.is great. A lot of people have seen the cat or they know someone who
:10:38. > :10:46.has seen the cat. I have spoken to a number of local experts and I
:10:46. > :10:52.think it is great. But I know you are slightly worried. I am worried
:10:52. > :10:56.that once there is concrete evidence, people might panic. But
:10:56. > :11:01.it is not like that, they have been around for years and nobody has
:11:01. > :11:09.been heard. They are pretty safe. They are just part of the British
:11:09. > :11:13.countryside now, I believe. report will be released next week
:11:13. > :11:23.and, by the end of the month, we will hopefully have conclusive
:11:23. > :11:23.
:11:23. > :11:31.proof either way whether there is a big cat roaming in this area.
:11:31. > :11:35.You're watching BBC Points West. Still to come: We meet the gymnasts
:11:35. > :11:39.from Bath hoping to make British Olympic history.
:11:39. > :11:49.And from warm to cold - we find out how the weather is sending flowers
:11:49. > :11:50.
:11:50. > :11:53.Five men have been arrested in connection with fraud after
:11:53. > :11:58.substantial amounts of money left accounts held at the Bristol
:11:59. > :12:04.stockbroker Rowan Dartington. The firm has its headquarters in the
:12:04. > :12:09.city centre. The men have all been bailed pending further enquiries.
:12:09. > :12:12.No charges have been made. Avon and Somerset Police say the firm is
:12:12. > :12:15.being treated as the victim in the investigation.
:12:15. > :12:20.Almost two hundred jobs are set to go in Bridgwater after a drinks
:12:20. > :12:23.company and a plastics manufacturer announced cuts. Gerber Juice, which
:12:23. > :12:29.employs 700 people at its factory and head office, confirmed a 168
:12:29. > :12:35.jobs are to go. The company says it hopes to avoid compulsory
:12:35. > :12:38.redundancies. Nearly 30 jobs are going elsewhere in Bridgwater. The
:12:38. > :12:48.announcements came on the day the Government's Business Secretary
:12:48. > :12:48.
:12:48. > :12:53.visited the West. The economy has difficulties, nobody has attempted
:12:53. > :12:57.to disguise that. We have the long- term consequences of the collapse
:12:57. > :13:00.of the financial system and the recession that followed it. The
:13:00. > :13:04.government has now got to sort out the mess in the finances we
:13:04. > :13:11.inherited. All of that is difficult and makes recovery difficult to
:13:11. > :13:15.achieve. Vince Cable was opening a new building at the city of Bath
:13:15. > :13:19.College which it is hoped will boost employment in the area.
:13:19. > :13:21.It's almost certainly the end of international cricket in Bristol.
:13:21. > :13:24.It could even see Gloucestershire County Cricket Club leaving Bristol
:13:24. > :13:27.and moving to the city of Gloucester. But whatever the future,
:13:27. > :13:30.the club received a serious setback last night when plans for a housing
:13:30. > :13:32.development at the ground were rejected by city councillors. The
:13:32. > :13:41.scheme would have funded the redevelopment of the stadium. David
:13:41. > :13:48.Gloucestershire have long hosted cricket here generating income for
:13:48. > :13:52.the club and the City. To continue to do that, they need to regenerate
:13:52. > :13:57.the ground. The plan they came up with was to put accommodation from
:13:57. > :14:04.the end of the Orange building around the Jessop Stand up to the
:14:04. > :14:10.scoreboard. Last night councillors rejected that plan. I think it was
:14:10. > :14:16.a very disappointing decision and there are repercussions for the
:14:16. > :14:19.club. In the cold light of day when emotions are less high, we have to
:14:19. > :14:22.work out what to do next. Those who opposed the apartment
:14:22. > :14:27.building say they are not against the redevelopment of the ground,
:14:27. > :14:31.but the seven story building would be two tall and too ugly. We would
:14:31. > :14:35.like to see something that is not as high as the development on the
:14:35. > :14:39.table last night and a more attractive design that would fit in
:14:39. > :14:41.better with the local area. It's worked in Taunton. Somerset
:14:41. > :14:43.County Cricket Club and a retirement homes company built
:14:43. > :14:46.apartments which helped fund ground improvements.
:14:46. > :14:50.They are now applying to the England and Wales Cricket board for
:14:50. > :14:55.a licence to host international games. Somerset Chairman Andy Nash
:14:56. > :14:59.has annoyed some by tweeting, "A bad day for Glos CCC. We wish them
:14:59. > :15:02.well, but are we ready to host one day internationals? You bet we
:15:02. > :15:07.are!" Today he said he was not crowing and didn't intend to upset
:15:07. > :15:10.- it's just some good natured banter between rivals.
:15:10. > :15:14.Gloucestershire have played at the County Ground since the days of WG
:15:14. > :15:16.Grace. Now one option is to sell their 10 acre site and move to the
:15:16. > :15:21.City of Gloucester Waggonworks site where they last held the Gloucester
:15:21. > :15:24.festival in 1992. Other alternatives include an
:15:24. > :15:29.appeal against last night's planning decision or to submit an
:15:29. > :15:31.alternative application. The club had hoped to start
:15:31. > :15:35.building work early this year allowing international cricket to
:15:35. > :15:38.return in 2013. But now, even if they do eventually get planning
:15:38. > :15:43.permission, the delay means that it's very unlikely that
:15:43. > :15:47.international cricket will return to Bristol. David Passmore BBC
:15:47. > :15:50.Points West at the County Ground in Bristol.
:15:50. > :15:52.And we stay with cricket because late this afternoon Somerset
:15:52. > :15:57.announced that the former West Indies Captain, Chris Gayle, will
:15:57. > :16:00.play for them in the Twenty20 competition this summer. Gayle is
:16:00. > :16:03.one of the most explosive batsmen in the world and replaces another
:16:03. > :16:08.West Indies batsman, Kieron Pollard, who is unable to return to Taunton
:16:08. > :16:15.this summer. Gayle was captain of the West Indies between 2007 and
:16:15. > :16:17.2010. They've survived front line fire in
:16:17. > :16:20.Afghanistan and suicide bombers in Iraq, but the challenge facing a
:16:20. > :16:26.group of injured servicemen in the middle of the Atlantic is testing
:16:26. > :16:31.them in a completely different way. The Row2Recovery team is rowing
:16:31. > :16:34.3,000 miles to raise money for wounded soldiers. But now another
:16:34. > :16:40.race is on to get drinking water to them, before their diminishing
:16:40. > :16:45.supplies run out. Imogen Sellers reports.
:16:45. > :16:50.Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink. How frustratingly
:16:50. > :16:53.true this old saying has become for the six man Row2Recovery team.
:16:53. > :16:55.The injured servicemen, including two from the west, were prepared
:16:55. > :16:59.for most things, but when the machine they used to de-salinate
:16:59. > :17:06.sea water broke, and then so did their hand pump, they were left
:17:06. > :17:12.with a desperate situation. What water they had left has had to
:17:12. > :17:15.be rationed. But they now only have enough for the next few hours. They
:17:15. > :17:18.have now set down anchor in the hope the supply vessel will reach
:17:18. > :17:22.them sooner. By the miracles of mobile phone technology, I was able
:17:22. > :17:25.to talk to the team as they wait off the coast of Barbados. I
:17:25. > :17:34.started by speaking to Lieutenant Will Dixon, who lost his leg during
:17:34. > :17:39.an explosion in 2009. It is beginning to take its toll. We have
:17:39. > :17:43.taken a lot of medical advice and we aren't technically under the
:17:43. > :17:49.limit of what we should be drinking. It is only for a short time, so
:17:49. > :17:55.they should not be long term damage. We are certainly more fatigued and
:17:55. > :18:01.we cannot grow. How much weight have the last? A significant amount.
:18:01. > :18:07.We are all different sizes and builds. Myself and Rory probably
:18:07. > :18:10.had the most weight to lose and we have done. I have dropped at least
:18:10. > :18:13.2 1/2 stone. The team are currently in 4th place,
:18:13. > :18:16.but a delivery of water means they face disqualification. But for the
:18:16. > :18:23.boys, it's not about winning, it's about raising money and inspiring
:18:23. > :18:28.others. We have been in worse situations. There are guys on here
:18:28. > :18:33.that have been in life changing situations in severe circumstances
:18:33. > :18:35.so we have perspective on life. The old army humour has helped to keep
:18:35. > :18:38.us going. The team hope water will reach them
:18:38. > :18:45.by tomorrow. They have to - their supplies will run out entirely by
:18:45. > :18:49.Saturday. A team of gymnasts from the West
:18:49. > :18:54.are heading to a London 2012 test event this weekend hoping to make
:18:54. > :18:58.British Olympic history. GB's Rhythmic Gymnastics squad are based
:18:58. > :19:03.at the University of Bath. They are entirely self-funded and are aiming
:19:03. > :19:07.to qualify for the Olympics in the group competition. If they succeed
:19:07. > :19:12.they'll be the first British team ever to have competed in that event.
:19:12. > :19:18.Here's Zoe Gough. It's the most visually stunning
:19:18. > :19:22.discipline in the Olympics. One of the first to sell-out in London.
:19:22. > :19:25.Yet Britain has little history in the sport. These girl, four from
:19:25. > :19:31.the West and the others from across the country and abroad, have come
:19:31. > :19:33.to Bath to try to change that. Georgina Cassar moved from
:19:33. > :19:43.Gibraltar to join the team, training full-time since last
:19:43. > :19:44.
:19:44. > :19:49.summer. I did feel homesick for the first few months, but when be
:19:49. > :19:54.training stepped up and we moved in together, we were all in the same
:19:54. > :19:58.boat. The country's lack of success means money is tight. Funding is as
:19:58. > :20:01.much a dream as the Olympics so cash from parents keeps them going.
:20:01. > :20:11.Lynne Hutchinson from Bath was on the team that won England's first
:20:11. > :20:14.ever medal in the sport - bronze at the Commonwealth games. It is
:20:14. > :20:21.really expensive for all of our parents, but they are trying to
:20:21. > :20:26.support us so that we can get some recognition. FII and feeling tired
:20:26. > :20:31.or am not motivated, that picks me up. I do it for the people
:20:31. > :20:41.supporting us. Most of us train from a young age just to do our
:20:41. > :20:44.gymnastics so it would mean the world to us.
:20:44. > :20:47.Medals are the goal for many hopefuls. For these girls it's the
:20:47. > :20:51.chance to prove their worth to their own country that keeps them
:20:51. > :20:56.trying, and that keeps the bank of mum and dad giving. Zoe Gough, BBC
:20:56. > :20:59.Points West, University of Bath. Last year snow and ice were
:20:59. > :21:03.familiar features of the winter, but this year, well it's positively
:21:03. > :21:07.unseasonal right now. It's not just confused us though,
:21:07. > :21:10.but also mother nature. Many flowers seem to think spring has
:21:10. > :21:16.already sprung and some animals who should be hibernating are already
:21:16. > :21:19.out and about. We'll have more on the confused
:21:19. > :21:24.animal kingdom in a minute, but first Lizzie Way has been spotting
:21:24. > :21:27.snowdrops in Somerset. Signalling the spring. East
:21:27. > :21:30.Lambrook Manor Gardens is well known for its crop of rare and
:21:30. > :21:34.varied snowdrops. But this year they have made an earlier than
:21:34. > :21:42.scheduled appearance. Mark Stainer has been head gardener here for
:21:42. > :21:49.more than 20 years and has never seen such early flowering. Things
:21:49. > :21:54.are already coming into bud. They are beginning to look as they would
:21:54. > :21:58.towards the end of March, early April. I was in the Guardian
:21:58. > :22:02.yesterday and it really felt like a spring morning with the birds
:22:02. > :22:09.singing and the sun shining and everything coming into bird. It was
:22:09. > :22:12.an amazing feeling. Unlike Wajid expect on a normal January day.
:22:13. > :22:16.The problem is many gardens like this one are not open to the public
:22:16. > :22:18.until February at the earliest so its hoped they will stay in flower.
:22:18. > :22:27.It's not just the professionals experiencing early blooms though,
:22:27. > :22:33.its happening in everyone's gardens. Flowers are starting to bird, roses
:22:33. > :22:37.are still continuing, any of the shrubs that I have are shooting. My
:22:37. > :22:45.olive tree last year lost all its leaves and it has not dropped them
:22:45. > :22:54.this year. I have early daffodils and lots of snowdrops. I still have
:22:54. > :23:04.things from the summer. In full flower. It is quite amazing what is
:23:04. > :23:09.still out. The wintery weather is set to return this weekend. It is
:23:09. > :23:12.true that flowers can understand, then the message to them is to stay
:23:12. > :23:19.where you are. Don't peaked too early.
:23:19. > :23:23.No, don't peak too early. Thank you for the Mel C have sent us about
:23:23. > :23:32.plant showing early, but it is not just flowers that are confused,
:23:32. > :23:35.frogs, hedgehogs and bats And the cold weather has meant that
:23:35. > :23:38.there've been fewer swans, geese and ducks, which have so far
:23:38. > :23:41.remained further north due to the warmer weather. But the late cold
:23:41. > :23:44.snap, expected from tonight, is likely to encourage those birds to
:23:44. > :23:46.complete the last leg of their migration to the UK. David Paynter
:23:46. > :23:56.is the reserve manager at the Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands
:23:56. > :24:00.
:24:00. > :24:05.Trust. The poor birds seem very confused. It is more OF the winter
:24:05. > :24:10.that has not happened, at the moment. We have lots of birds that
:24:10. > :24:16.stayed further north and east. It is not just here in Britain, but
:24:16. > :24:23.right across western Europe. It has not push the birds three to worse
:24:23. > :24:33.in the same number as happened last year. What are you expecting now as
:24:33. > :24:33.
:24:33. > :24:38.it gets cold there? I am pretty sure we will see an influx of swans.
:24:39. > :24:42.Certainly things like white-fronted geese. Just about all of the ducks.
:24:42. > :24:47.It is probably worth mentioning the huge numbers of other birds that
:24:47. > :24:54.are still here. Birds that might normally move further south for
:24:54. > :25:01.winter. We have huge flocks of flap wing. It has been great bird-
:25:01. > :25:07.watching because of it. Thank you very much for joining us.
:25:07. > :25:09.Now, how cold is cold? Cold enough to bring a shock to the
:25:09. > :25:14.Cold enough to bring a shock to the system for various flowers and
:25:14. > :25:20.birds. Certainly the next few days will be settled and Chile. They
:25:20. > :25:24.will be far as well as frost. The FA tomorrow could be an issue for
:25:24. > :25:29.routes across the district. The frost will be a feature over the
:25:29. > :25:33.next few mornings to the middle part of next week. With that in
:25:33. > :25:39.mind, it tomorrow morning it is worth tuning into your local radio
:25:39. > :25:49.to keep an ear on how things are developing on the roads. It will be
:25:49. > :25:53.somewhat patchy in nature. High pressure dominating the area now.
:25:53. > :25:58.As it does so, the fog problems will move their way further
:25:58. > :26:05.eastward with time. For the rest of tonight, the skies have been
:26:05. > :26:11.clearing. We had a cold front down to the south. The wind fearing to
:26:11. > :26:19.an more than the direction and as the blue suggests, it turns colder.
:26:19. > :26:25.The Somerset Levels area will be a particular fog problem. Some of
:26:26. > :26:30.that will be slow to clear. Temperatures going down to one and
:26:30. > :26:38.two degrees. Minus two and minus three out in some parts of the
:26:38. > :26:42.countryside. Fosse not everywhere, but widespread. The fault will be
:26:42. > :26:46.slow to Clear And for some of you it may not clear. It may then
:26:46. > :26:51.brighten up to a reasonable day for some of you with cloud coming back
:26:51. > :27:01.in in the afternoon. Temperatures will be some margin down on the
:27:01. > :27:04.values we are used to. 5, 6, 7 Celsius. I mention that things
:27:04. > :27:09.don't change over the weekend other than the high pressure continuing
:27:09. > :27:15.its journey eastwards into the Continent. Behind that we will look
:27:15. > :27:20.out to the Atlantic for things to change. It will really be a case of
:27:20. > :27:22.change around Tuesday or Wednesday. Between now and then it is dry,
:27:22. > :27:28.settled and cold. settled and cold.
:27:28. > :27:32.Thank you very much, Ian. Before we leave you, we are getting e-mails