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Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West. Our headlines tonight:

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Death, but no dignity. A man's body was left on a mortuary table for

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six days without refrigeration. Preparing for Afghanistan -

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colleagues of the soldiers killed this week get ready to face the

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enemy. As old as a British Rail sandwich -

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a train company converts 30-year- old buffet cars to reduce

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overcrowding. And inside Her Majesty's Prison -

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how conditions have changed during the Queen's reign.

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Good evening. A man who died suddenly at a west country hospital

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was left on mortuary table for six days. His widow says her husband's

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body deteriorated so badly that she's unable to see him before the

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burial next week. David Gardner, who was 59, weighed

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more than 20 stone and tonight there's an investigation into

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whether the morgue in the hospital in Gloucester could cope with a man

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Dave Gardner died suddenly at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital last

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week during treatment to have fluid drained from his body. As if coping

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with that wasn't traumatic enough, his widow discovered he'd been left

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on a mortuary table for six days. His body deteriorated so badly his

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family weren't able to see him in an open coffin. I still needed to

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say goodbye again. All his family did and now they cannot do it. It

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is devastating. It is like taking everything away, so that they

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should not have done. Guidelines from the Department of

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Health say that bodies should be: "...kept in the best possible

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condition and protected from interference, accidental damage or

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avoidable deterioration." A statement was issued and eight

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bereavement team are helping David Gardner's family.

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By his family's admission, David Gardner was overweight. He was

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known as Big Man. They believe he may have been left on the table

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because he was too big for the fridges in the mortuary, but they

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say he should have been sent elsewhere. He was the early man

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that I loved and the only man that love to me. How can I let him go

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when I cannot say goodbye? It is just wrong. David Gardner's funeral

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service is being held on Tuesday. It will be a fitting farewell, but

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not the one his family would have hoped for.

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Books of condolence have been opened for the six soldiers from

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Wiltshire killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday. People have been leaving

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their tributes at the Chapel of St Lawrence in Warminster where the

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soldiers were based. And outside the barracks people continue to pay

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their respects, leaving flowers at the entrance of the base. Other

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members of the regiment are in training in Wiltshire today,

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preparing to be sent to the same area where the men died. They're

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among a large number of soldiers training on Salisbury Plain ahead

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These soldiers who are based in Warminster or learnt of the death

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of six of their colleagues in Afghanistan and was a one exercise,

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here on Salisbury Plain. The men that were killed were members of an

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advance party and their deaths have made their fellow soldiers more

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determined to do a good job when they reach the front line in the

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next few weeks. Especially with the casualties we have just had, we are

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scared. I have just had a newborn son. But we have to do it. When I

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speak to my family at the weekend, I know my mum is proud of what I am

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dealing and she is backing the. We have been training and we are able

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to do the job and will hopefully keep ourselves so. Today, soldiers

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from the Yorkshire regiment met the defence secretary who paid tribute

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to their steely determination to focus on their deployment, despite

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the events of this week. It is an opportunity for me to express

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directly to the man my condolences over the terrible events of this

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week. But also to hear from them how they feel about the commission

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ahead of them and how the families are holding up. Altogether, 6,400

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troops are going to Afghanistan and will consist of troops from across

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the West. The troop commander says he's men are well prepared and well

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trained. Passengers on the country's most

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overcrowded trains are to get extra carriages. First Great Western is

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converting redundant 35-year-old buffet cars. It'll bring an extra

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4,500 seats a day. That's an increase of 9% in the rush hour.

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But it doesn't mean everyone will get a seat.

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Here is the problem - Auk the 10 most overcrowded trains in the

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country are run by First Great Western. Passenger groups say it is

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becoming intolerable. How often do you get a seat? Were, since the

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beginning of the year, four times. One of those times was at 10pm at

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night. Be is a struggle to get a seat. You are constantly banging

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against people. You literally have to push people over. It is a

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nightmare. And here is First Great Western's solution. It is taking

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all the old redundant buffet cars it can find. These vehicles are

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being stripped back to bare metal and refurbished with high-density

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airline-style seating. We are going to fit 84 seats in hair. There will

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be a higher capacity. When they are finished, they will be added to

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existing trains, making the busiest services one carriage longer. It

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will help to increase capacity in by 9%. But the time the Olympics

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start, most of those carriages will be in use. The trains were built

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more than 35 years ago. They are the oldest long-distance trains in

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the country. Eventually, passengers will get a new generation of

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electric trains. Three years ago the Japanese firm Hitachi was named

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preferred bidder of a multi-billion pound contract, but that deal has

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not been signed, so the trains remained years away. Until they

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arrive, this is the stock that solution. These extra carriages

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will make life easier on Britain's most overcrowded trains, but they

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will not mean everyone get a seat. Growth on the First Great Western

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is so fast, it will only stop the journey being overcrowded for a

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little while. You are watching BBC Points West.

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Still to come - we take a look inside and a look back at the

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history of Bristol Prison. And tomorrow's top-of-the-table clash

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brings together two managers who could not be more different.

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A soldier who admitted killing a disabled man in a fight in a pub

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car park in Amesbury has been sent to prison for 28 months. Daryl

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Talbot, who is 22, was based at the Royal School of Artillery in

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Larkhill when the incident happened on New Year's Day last year. 34-

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year-old Paul Garland died from a haemorrhage after Talbot hit him

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twice. The judge said Mr Garland had been unable to defend himself

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due to his disability. Police forces in the West are

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considering signing up to a translation service that's been the

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brunt of heavy criticism from the Ministry of Justice. Millions of

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pounds each year are spent on these services for our courts. That cost

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has been slashed by hiring a company to run it all. But as our

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Home Affairs Correspondent has been finding out, it hasn't been a

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smooth transition, leading to the government telling the company to

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sort it out. Zoya Gray has provided Russian

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translations for the courts and police in Bristol for 15 years. She

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has a degree and passed strict exams to become a member of the

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prestigious National Register of Public Service Interpreters. She is

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also out of work. She's lost her job as a result of

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the decision by the Ministry of Justice award a contract to Applied

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Language Solutions, a deal that could save the taxpayer �18 million.

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When you go into court, you understand court procedure and what

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is happening in the court, who to talk to, where the solicitors are.

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Or if you go to the police station, you know what to do, how the

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interview is conducted. Now, we are working alongside people who don't

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understand anything. They don't even know how to address the judge.

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The company says its interpreters meet at least the minimum standards

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required and many exceed them. However even ALS admits the first

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few weeks of the contract have thrown up problems.

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One case we've heard of here at North Avon Magistrates had to be

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brought to court three times because ALS interpreters failed to

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turn up or didn't understand court procedures. If what we are hearing

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is right, interpreters are being used and they are not of the

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requisite standard and are not available. The effect of that is

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that people will spend longer in custody, more money will be spent

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keeping them there, court cases will be delayed.

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And the Ministry of Justice told the BBC that it's asked ALS to take

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urgent steps to improve its performance. The Ministry admitted

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it had no idea how many times interpreters are used in England

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courts, like those here in Bristol. Now we understand ALS might be in

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line for a contract with the West's police forces, too.

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The current spending is substantial, amounting to hundreds of thousands

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across the region. No decisions have been made and I

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understand the force is keeping a close eye on this situation.

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Meanwhile, ALS told me they were awarded the contract to address

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numerous problems and disproportionate costs of the old

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system. Campaigners have met to discuss the

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future of the St Paul's Carnival in Bristol today. It was announced

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last month the event will have to be be scaled back because of a lack

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of funding. But many say a smaller, quieter carnival wouldn't be the

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same and they're looking for It started in the 60s, almost five

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decades on it is still colourful, still diverse and store going. But

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for how much longer? Last year Carnival visitors had reached their

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peak and 90,000, but so have the cost - �250,000. The bank balance

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showed a severe shortfall of over half that amount. Today, local

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people met to talk through its financial future. They are

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discussing what the carnival could become, despite financial problems.

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Many would like the carnival to return to its original 1960s roots.

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Back then, the carnival was smaller and cheaper. That could be the way

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to keep things going. Last month organisers announced plans to scale

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down the car before and leave it to a smaller area. They also wanted to

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leave the stage and music indoors. Local people said it would not feel

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the same. We need to be asked what we want. We were told at a late

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date that things would be different. There would be no sound systems.

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This is a Caribbean Carnival and part of the essential make-up is

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the music. That is as far as things have come. The organising committee

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were not available for interview today, but say they are open to

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ideas. As part of its programming to mark

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the 60th year of the Queen's reign, the BBC is screening a special

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behind the scenes look at life inside Bristol Prison. As part of

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the Crime and Punishment series, presenter Gethin Jones finds out

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first hand what happens when a criminal is sent to prison. He also

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examines how life has changed for prisoners and prison staff over the

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past 60 years. It is very much goodbye to the real

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world. Hello to a new and avian world. -- alien world. See you on

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the other side. The programme also looks at one of

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Britain's last ever hangings in 1963 when 24-year-old Russell

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Pascoe was executed at Bristol Prison for murder. The hanging

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sparked a demonstration against capital punishment. The deputy

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governor of Bristol Prison is with us. Welcome. This is really getting

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behind the scenes of the prison, isn't it? That is right. The public

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perception of prisons is usually gain from the media. This programme

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has enabled us to demonstrate to people exactly what happens inside

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prisons. A must have been hard for your team to welcome a camera crew

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in four months and months, and difficult for the inmates as well.

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It was a considerable challenge for us, but the investment has paid off.

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Staff and prisoners were nervous at the start, but it has been embraced

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by everyone and has been an opportunity to show some of the

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excellent work that is done. And an opportunity to show some old

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footage. We go right back in time, 60 years. In the dark days of

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Bristol, there were a number of executions that took place there

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and this book is a record of the executions that took place. The

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last one was in December 1963. one that encourage all the

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demonstrations and eventually led to the abolition of the death

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penalty. Back his right. There were frequent demonstrations been led by

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the MP Tony Benn. It is difficult to view it in parts. Yes. We didn't

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want to show a completely sterile environment. We took the risk of

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showing things as life. It shows how Allah officers interact with

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prisoners and how they get their job done with the minimum amount of

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injury. Thank you. Now there's a big game on tonight

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as Bath Rugby take on Leicester for a place in the final of the LV

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Anglo Welsh Cup. The match takes place at the Rec in Bath and David

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Passmore is there for us now. Bath-Leicester encounters are

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always a bit special. The top sides face each other regularly, but the

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fans here tonight don't see it like that. Now this competition

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represents Bath's only chance of silverware this season. And the

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winners of the final also guarantee themselves a place in next season's

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Heineken Cup. So plenty to play for. Veteran of many such encounters is

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former Bath great Danny Grewcock. How important is this game for

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Bath? The boys are really up for this game. We have had a

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disappointing time in the Heineken, but we are still involved in the

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Premiership. We are still pushing for 4th place. Certainly tonight is

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a big game. Their form has been improving over the last few weeks.

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It has. There are growing in confidence. There have been some

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brilliant tries. Let's see what's happening in the Premiership.

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are picking up pace and we are going in with confidence and

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momentum. We have not had that air for -- that for a while I want to

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capitalise on it. School prediction for tonight? Hopefully if the

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weather holds off, we will see some good tries for both teams. I reckon

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it will be 20-28. More from Danny later, but now to

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football, and the battle at the top of League Two make compelling

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viewing for west country football fans. Tomorrow, top of the table

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Swindon face second place Cheltenham. The managers are

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enjoying similar levels of success, but could not be more different in

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style, as Geoff Twentyman has been finding out.

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They say in football no-one person is bigger than the Cup, but they

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may not have counted on having someone like this man. He grazed

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the top level as a player, not without controversy. As a manager

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he is unique. Passionate and very Italian. I cannot change what I am.

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This is where Paolo will be tomorrow. The electricity is right

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out there with the players, transmitted to them and it really

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works here at the County Ground. Managers vary. I played for it 11

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managers and some of them were good, some back, something different. --

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The manager of Cheltenham is letting the results speak for

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themselves. I tried to be myself and perhaps how I would have wanted

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my manager to be. I try to be fair. They know I can be tough if I need

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to. I will not be liked by everyone, but I want them to come into work,

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coming to the training ground and enjoy themselves. If they do that,

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then they've all play at their best. We do not feel it going to Swindon.

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As much as I respect Paulo, I am not in awe of him. We will give it

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our best shop. I am confident both men will share a common goal in

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made - automatic promotion. As we check on the weekend fixtures,

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Bristol Rovers Football Club have submitted a planning application

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for a new stadium in South Gloucestershire. It would have a

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capacity of almost 22,000 and be on land next to the University of the

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West of England's Frenchay Campus. The scheme also depends on

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Sainsbury's getting planning permission from Bristol City

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Council for a new supermarket on the current Memorial Stadium Site.

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That planning application is expected to be submitted in April

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Now to racing, and the story which has dominated the build up to next

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week's Cheltneham Festival. Will twice winner of the Gold Cup Kauto

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Star be fit to race next week. Tonight at Wincanton he was given a

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racecourse run - a fitness test to see if he has recovered

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sufficiently from a fall in training a fortnight ago. Champion

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Trainer Paul Nicholls was on hand to see him in action just about an

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hour ago. Owner Clive Smith was also there and says a decision on

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whether Kauto Star goes for a third Gold Cup triumph will be made on

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Monday. Kick-off here is about an hour away. The players are warming

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up. Danny, you will not be plain, but you will be showing us your

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athletic prowess this weekend? I am running in deep Bath Half to

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raise money for cancer. It is different from what I normally do,

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but it should be fun. Good luck and I believe that you have more

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information on the Bath Half? Bath's Half Marathon is due to take

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place this Sunday. Around 10,000 runners will negotiate two laps

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around the city in what is one of the first running events in the

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calendar year. The Bath Half raises tens of thousands of pounds for

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charities and joining me now is one of the race directors Andrew Taylor.

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What sort of support have you got this year? It is going to be a

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fantastic race. I must correct you on the fund raising. It is �1.5

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million a race every year. That is an enormous amount of money, isn't

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it? Yes. We are very proud of it. think we have got a weak macro so

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people can come out and chippy prolonged. -- route. So people can

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come out and cheer people on. People can see the runners coming

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round and a lot of local people come out. Bath has a great

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reputation for spectators. The runners always say that Bath gives

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them it fantastic welcome. I hope it all goes well.

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Also joining us is someone taking part in the marathon - Kathryn

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Smith. Tell us about why you are doing the wrong? I was previously

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diagnosed with a brain tumour cell whilst I was in America. I had to

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have emergency surgery and then got meningitis. What will happen to the

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money you raised? It will go towards Headway's charity. It will

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help people get back on that beach. Are you feeling fit? I am. You are

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an inspiration. Thank you for coming in, and let us hope you do

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it in good time at the weekend. I do myself, but I'm bone idle! Or

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And now for the weather. -- and now for the weather.

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Extensive cloud cover tonight. Tomorrow, less so for many of you.

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Similar story for Sunday as well. It will be mild and dry. That is

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the outlook for the Bath Half. High pressure has been building through

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the Bay of Biscay. It dominates over the weekend. There will be

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little changed at the beginning of next week. -- little changed. There

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will be a lot of cloud tonight and into tomorrow. It will not be a

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cold night. Tomorrow, coastal fog, especially around Bridgewater Bay.

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