:00:09. > :00:13.Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West.
:00:13. > :00:17.The headlines tonight: Fuelling the debate about the budget. The Bosses
:00:17. > :00:20.of a coach company watch as the chancellor fails to cut the price
:00:20. > :00:24.of diesel. The manufacturing company that
:00:24. > :00:27.wants to recruit, but can't get the staff.
:00:27. > :00:32.Practising for an emergency as one town on the Severn is identified as
:00:33. > :00:36.being at risk of flooding. And agony at the gate for David
:00:36. > :00:46.James as he punches a hole in Bristol City's efforts to avoid the
:00:46. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:52.A tax cut for people on low incomes, a boost for aerospace, even a
:00:52. > :00:56.mention for a west country celebrity couple. That's how the
:00:56. > :00:59.chancellor will hope his budget will be remembered here in the West.
:00:59. > :01:04.Labour says the government is just helping its rich friends and
:01:04. > :01:11.ignoring the soaring price of fuel. So when the dust settles, are we
:01:11. > :01:14.better off or not? Here's Dave Harvey.
:01:14. > :01:16.A budget for business and for hard working families, that's what he
:01:16. > :01:20.called it and I watched the chancellor in Taunton with both
:01:20. > :01:25.today. This family firm runs coach trips.
:01:25. > :01:29.They've done so for 90 years. They buy a lot of diesel. A penny at the
:01:29. > :01:34.pump costs the company �10,000 a year. In the summer, fuel duties
:01:34. > :01:42.are set to rise by another 3p. When the chancellor stood up, they were
:01:42. > :01:46.hoping he would axe that - he didn't.
:01:46. > :01:50.I do not propose to make any further changes to the fuel duty
:01:50. > :01:53.plans already set up. So here's Stuart Berry's Budget. No
:01:53. > :02:00.relief on that tax hike planned for his fuel bills, but a small drop in
:02:00. > :02:05.corporation tax to sweeten the pill. On the downside, reduction in
:02:05. > :02:10.capital allowances will cost us a considerable amount of money and
:02:10. > :02:14.offset to a large degree any reduction in corporation tax. It is
:02:14. > :02:17.there much a case of give to one and take away from the other.
:02:17. > :02:20.Keeping those coaches on the road and in the right place, people like
:02:21. > :02:24.Sam Williams. With one daughter and another on the way, Sam works part
:02:24. > :02:32.time in school hours, exactly the sort of person Mr Osborne had in
:02:32. > :02:36.mind for this. People will be able to earn up to
:02:36. > :02:39.�9,205 before they have to pay any tax.
:02:40. > :02:43.Since she earns under 9,000 a year, from next April she'll keep it all,
:02:43. > :02:49.but on the downside, Sam and her husband will no longer get tax
:02:49. > :02:54.credits for their children. That money, she swims and does
:02:54. > :02:58.ballet each week. That contributed to those activities. Is it the
:02:58. > :03:02.budget for hard-working families? don't know about supporting. I
:03:02. > :03:05.think they are going a little way to soften the blow on child tax
:03:06. > :03:08.credit, but I am going to be worse off.
:03:09. > :03:13.As ever, there are swings and roundabouts. So who really wins -
:03:13. > :03:17.companies, or individual tax payers?
:03:17. > :03:23.On balance there was more for individuals and businesses this
:03:23. > :03:28.time around, but he did not have a lot of scope to do very much with
:03:28. > :03:31.nearly 1000 billion of public debt, there wasn't much room.
:03:31. > :03:35.Well one firm in Gloucestershire is seeking more than a hundred new
:03:35. > :03:37.employees as its exports continue to grow. Renishaw based in Wootton
:03:37. > :03:42.Under Edge is a West Country success story, but it's struggling
:03:42. > :03:52.to find enough skilled people to meet demand. Here's Sarah-Jane
:03:52. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :04:00.Bungay. You can create an effective quality
:04:00. > :04:03.control basis around this type of equipment.
:04:03. > :04:06.Renishaw makes intricate measuring tools As a consumer we may not see
:04:06. > :04:10.them, but they're used in a vast array of manufacturing. Crucial in
:04:10. > :04:13.the production of the car you drive or even in helping the dentist to
:04:13. > :04:16.keep your smile bright. A tiny sphere on the end of this
:04:16. > :04:19.probe is taking measurements from the dental mould. That can then
:04:19. > :04:24.produce a crowd which will be a snug fitting and as close to the
:04:24. > :04:28.size of your tooth as possible. Everything appears to be very
:04:28. > :04:33.positive at the moment. We are seeing growth right across the
:04:33. > :04:36.world in the States coming back strongly but also a huge growth in
:04:36. > :04:45.China and again in the UK. The innovation here is immense, but
:04:45. > :04:48.there's a problem. In the last 10 years we have seen a
:04:48. > :04:53.noticeable change in their education system that has not quite
:04:53. > :04:57.in our favour. It is harder to find people who are committed am
:04:57. > :05:00.competent in maths and the sciences. So while there are jobs on offer,
:05:00. > :05:06.recruiting the best people to fill them could prove as complicated as
:05:06. > :05:09.some of the equipment which is produced here.
:05:09. > :05:12.A little earlier I spoke to the Business Secretary, Vince Cable,
:05:12. > :05:21.and asked him if there was anything in the budget for struggling
:05:21. > :05:27.businesses here in the West. One of the interesting features of
:05:27. > :05:31.the Budget is the extent to which the Chancellor and me are talking
:05:31. > :05:35.about industrial strategy, supporting manufacturing. There is
:05:35. > :05:40.a big project to support research and aerospace industry which is
:05:40. > :05:46.crucial for the Bristol area, in addition to supporting manufacture
:05:46. > :05:51.during. Bristol is at the hub of a lot of creative industries such as
:05:51. > :05:56.animation. They will benefit from additional tax relief.
:05:56. > :06:00.Manufacturing generally, oil and gas industry, pharmaceuticals are
:06:00. > :06:04.all given a big boost in the Budget. Things Cable talking to me earlier
:06:04. > :06:06.about the tax break for Wallace and Gromit.
:06:06. > :06:12.Let's get some reaction from Aardman. Sabet Choudhury is at
:06:12. > :06:16.their headquarters now. There are certainly an error of
:06:16. > :06:20.excitement here after the news of that tax credit from the Chancellor.
:06:20. > :06:25.Miles boiler is the head of broadcast here. Thank you for
:06:26. > :06:29.joining us. Great news for you, but is there an element that you are
:06:29. > :06:34.holding the country to ransom by saying, give us incentive or we get
:06:34. > :06:38.out of here? We don't like to characterise it as
:06:38. > :06:41.holding the country to ransom, it is a business reality that
:06:41. > :06:46.competitors overseas are getting subsidies from governments and has
:06:46. > :06:50.made it impossible to compete on a level playing field. We were
:06:50. > :06:56.considering having to offshore some of our production activities, but
:06:56. > :07:00.it looks like, with this tax credit coming in, we went have to do that.
:07:00. > :07:06.What makes you and the animation industry so special?
:07:06. > :07:09.Other industries have had this, the film industry already get tax
:07:09. > :07:13.credits and the Chancellor announced tax credit for the Games
:07:13. > :07:18.is distrait. Not just the media industry,
:07:18. > :07:21.manufacturing, let's say. The case that we made his there is
:07:21. > :07:26.a particular decline in animation in the UK which will effect what
:07:26. > :07:32.our children see on television. There has been a decline from 80%
:07:32. > :07:37.UK programmes to 20% UK programmes. Great news for Aardman Animation
:07:37. > :07:44.and anyone here is a fan of those two gentlemen. It means their
:07:44. > :07:48.history with Bristol will certainly continue for a while.
:07:48. > :07:53.Dave Harvey is here. As with all budgets, there are winners and
:07:53. > :07:59.losers. How has the West Country done?
:07:59. > :08:04.As you saw, the mum in Taunton, lots of people like a on low
:08:04. > :08:10.incomes keep �1,000 more tax free and another 1000 next year. That is
:08:10. > :08:16.the biggest single increase. He did not put a hike on cider or beer. On
:08:17. > :08:21.the other hand, things under the wire. That child tax credit being
:08:21. > :08:26.withdrawn so again, Sam working part-time and her husband working
:08:26. > :08:29.easily go above the threshold so they are losing that. A lot of
:08:29. > :08:34.people find there is something coming in, but a little more going
:08:34. > :08:40.out. What is the opposition response?
:08:40. > :08:46.They called it a millionaire budget. As Stephanie were saying, this row
:08:46. > :08:51.over the 50 p tax rate dominating. Plenty of ammunition for Labour.
:08:51. > :08:55.Kerry McCarthy in Bristol told us at the same thing earlier.
:08:55. > :09:03.The problem with the Budget was that it was so skewed towards the
:09:03. > :09:07.50 p tax cut but benefits 50,000 people �10,000 per year. Battered -
:09:07. > :09:11.- they are not the people I was looking to help. I was looking to
:09:11. > :09:16.help people on lower incomes and there was nothing to support them.
:09:16. > :09:21.People being hit by tax credit cuts, no action on fuel duty, nothing
:09:21. > :09:26.about cutting VAT which is what we have been calling for.
:09:26. > :09:30.Disappointing for my constituents. With barely mention tax on be used,
:09:30. > :09:36.cigarettes, the things that normally budgets are all about.
:09:36. > :09:39.That is a sign of the times. People are much more concerned about jobs,
:09:39. > :09:43.income and inflation. Plans for a controversial nuclear
:09:43. > :09:47.power station at Hinkley will be debated in public over the next six
:09:47. > :09:49.months. Protesters say it would be dangerous and uneconomical. As our
:09:49. > :09:55.Somerset Correspondent Clinton Rogers reports, hundreds of people
:09:55. > :09:58.turned up for the opening day. Appearing in public for the first
:09:59. > :10:04.time - the four people who will decide whether new nuclear comes to
:10:04. > :10:10.Somerset. French energy company EDF want to build two new reactors here,
:10:10. > :10:13.next to the existing power station at Hinkley Point. If it goes ahead
:10:13. > :10:19.it will be the first nuclear power station to be built in Britain for
:10:19. > :10:20.two decades. Today, around 200 people turned up for the first
:10:21. > :10:23.public meeting of the Infrastructure Planning Commission
:10:24. > :10:33.- the government appointed group who will hear all the arguments for
:10:33. > :10:38.and against and then make a recommendation.
:10:38. > :10:41.Today marks the start of six months of debate on whether Hinckley see
:10:41. > :10:47.the biggest civil engineering project the West Country has ever
:10:47. > :10:51.seen should go ahead. It is what the commissioners won't be
:10:51. > :10:53.discussing that is raising eyebrows in some quarters.
:10:53. > :10:56.Anti nuclear groups say the whole process is undemocratic and flawed
:10:56. > :11:03.and it will not allow them to challenge important issues like the
:11:03. > :11:08.safety of nuclear power. That is the safety of raptors, the
:11:08. > :11:10.aftermath of the accident in Japan, the storage of radioactive waste
:11:10. > :11:13.for 100 years. The commission say those issues
:11:13. > :11:18.have already been debated and decided. Here they want to discuss
:11:18. > :11:20.local issues like traffic and the impact on local communities. And
:11:20. > :11:28.the power company behind it say they're optimistic of getting
:11:28. > :11:32.consent. We listen very hard for over three
:11:32. > :11:37.years and developed a very strong application. Would you bet on it
:11:37. > :11:40.happening? I am not a betting man, but I am very confident.
:11:40. > :11:48.Once all the talking's done, it's likely the Energy Secretary will
:11:48. > :11:51.say yes or no to Hinkley early next This Wednesday's Points West with
:11:51. > :11:57.Alex and David - all your local news, sport and weather from your
:11:57. > :12:07.local BBC team. Coming up: We meet the beach volley player from
:12:07. > :12:08.
:12:08. > :12:11.Gloucestershire hoping to net her Around 120 pupils and staff at a
:12:11. > :12:19.school at the Bristol Brunel Academy are being offered screening
:12:19. > :12:21.for TB. They're thought to have been exposed to a slight risk of
:12:21. > :12:25.catching the infection, after spending time with the student
:12:25. > :12:28.who's since made a full recovery. Medical experts stress it's
:12:28. > :12:38.difficult to catch TB, but they want to ensure children and staff
:12:38. > :12:41.
:12:41. > :12:46.are offered tests. These were the terrible scenes in
:12:46. > :12:51.Cornwall eight years ago when flash floods caused incredible damage.
:12:51. > :12:56.100 homes and businesses were destroyed in a matter of hours. Now
:12:56. > :13:01.the town of Lydney has been identified as having the potential
:13:01. > :13:07.for a serious flood. How would we cope if it happened here? Today,
:13:07. > :13:17.police ambulance, fire and volunteer rescue organisations came
:13:17. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:24.together to test their response. A bright and calm morning was a
:13:24. > :13:27.bitter blow for those who wanted extreme weather conditions to train
:13:27. > :13:29.for a major flood rescue. First job - to arrange some casualties.
:13:29. > :13:32.Special weighted dummies were thrown into the River Severn,
:13:32. > :13:36.quickly swept away by the tide, just as a person would be.
:13:36. > :13:39.In a real time incidents, our primary role would be to recover
:13:39. > :13:45.casualties and to get those to a position where they would have a
:13:45. > :13:51.good chance of survival. Maybe calling a helicopter, may be
:13:51. > :13:54.getting them to an ambulance on the shore or maybe a crew on a lifeboat
:13:54. > :13:57.maintaining Life Preservation. All of this is part of the exercise.
:13:57. > :14:04.Every rescue agency likely to be called upon also gathered on the
:14:04. > :14:13.river banks. The coastguard search team quickly found something.
:14:13. > :14:19.hear me? From the equipment to the personnel to the vehicles, this is
:14:20. > :14:22.designed to be as real as possible. So why Lydney? Well, the way the
:14:22. > :14:31.hills and rivers converge on the town mean, although it's extremely
:14:31. > :14:36.unlikely, a serious flood could happen.
:14:36. > :14:41.Today is fundamentally around protects shown as much as we can to
:14:41. > :14:45.the people of Lydney. I'll would like to stress that it is extremely
:14:46. > :14:50.unlikely to happen, but once the risk is identified, it is incumbent
:14:50. > :14:53.on us to plan a training exercise to resolve any issues.
:14:53. > :14:59.This is the first of a three day practical exercise. Everyone hopes
:14:59. > :15:02.this sort of response will never actually be needed. If it is, these
:15:02. > :15:06.rescue teams will certainly be prepared.
:15:06. > :15:11.A woman from Somerset who dressed as a man to fool a doctor into
:15:11. > :15:14.prescribing her drugs, has been spared jail. Max Quiberon, a serial
:15:14. > :15:21.bigamist who used to be called Emily Horne, pretended to be her
:15:21. > :15:24.former partner. Laura Jones reports from Taunton Crown Court.
:15:24. > :15:29.Long before today's sentencing, Max Accastes Quiberon was no stranger
:15:30. > :15:36.to either the courts or the press. These pictures are from 2009, she's
:15:36. > :15:39.about to find out if she's going to be sent to prison for bigamy. At
:15:39. > :15:49.this point she had married 5 different men, but had never once
:15:49. > :15:50.
:15:50. > :15:53.got divorced. What is your reaction? I think I should get a
:15:53. > :15:56.divorce. Two years and two more husbands later, this time it wasn't
:15:56. > :15:59.about bigamy though, but fraud. Quiberon had pleaded guilty to
:15:59. > :16:02.dressing up as her current partner, to fool a doctor into prescribing
:16:02. > :16:05.drugs for her own use. Sentencing Max Accastes Quiberon to
:16:05. > :16:08.a community order, Recorder Johnathan Barnes said that she had
:16:08. > :16:14.come terribly, terribly close to being sent to prison and that this
:16:14. > :16:17.would be her last chance. He went on to say that if she came back
:16:17. > :16:20.before a court again to face any further offences of this kind, that
:16:20. > :16:23.he didn't have any doubt that the judge would send her immediately to
:16:23. > :16:26.custody. The former glamour model has
:16:26. > :16:29.previously spoken of having had difficult times in her life and has
:16:29. > :16:32.said that she just wants to make people happy. She will now be
:16:32. > :16:42.electronically tagged overnight for a month and supervised and
:16:42. > :16:42.
:16:42. > :16:47.supported by the probation service Control of one of the West's big
:16:47. > :16:50.councils could change hands without the public having a say. South
:16:50. > :16:52.Gloucestershire councillors will vote this evening on whether to
:16:52. > :16:54.scrap their cabinet. It's run by the Conservatives who
:16:54. > :16:58.are threatening a walkout. Our political editor Paul Barltrop
:16:58. > :17:03.reports on a row dividing a Council which used to be called a model of
:17:03. > :17:08.togetherness. Election night last year and what
:17:08. > :17:10.do we have? All three parties standing and smiling together.
:17:10. > :17:15.South Gloucestershire had a reputation for consensus and co-
:17:15. > :17:17.operation - just as well because no one got a majority. The
:17:17. > :17:22.Conservatives won most seats and took charge, but that could be
:17:22. > :17:25.ending. These are the serious faces today of Labour and Liberal
:17:25. > :17:34.Democrat councillors who are forcing a vote to get rid of the
:17:34. > :17:38.Tory executive cabinet. It is frustrating. We spend a lot
:17:38. > :17:42.of time discussing this same issues that the executive might discuss,
:17:42. > :17:46.but at the end of the debate we can't have a vote.
:17:46. > :17:51.There are times when the majority of councillors would not agree with
:17:51. > :17:55.some of the decisions being made. Not many, but some and you cannot
:17:55. > :18:00.imagine how frustrating it is to go back to your residence and say, I
:18:00. > :18:03.am sorry, we agree with you, but there is nothing we can do about it
:18:03. > :18:06.under the system. There are 70 councillors, but just
:18:06. > :18:09.seven of them form the cabinet which makes the vast majority of
:18:09. > :18:12.decisions. That would be abolished. There'd still be a leader, but much
:18:12. > :18:16.power would be in the hands of committees of councillors from all
:18:16. > :18:23.parties. Which is what most councils had in the 1990s. The
:18:23. > :18:30.ruling Tories aren't happy. We do feel that the residents
:18:30. > :18:34.should be the ones that have consultation. Tonight committee, if
:18:34. > :18:38.they do make this change to the committee, we feel that it will be
:18:38. > :18:42.a black day in the south Gloucestershire for democracy.
:18:42. > :18:44.Tonight's meeting could go on late and be close. But if the vote is
:18:44. > :18:49.for change, the Conservatives must then decide if they'll walk away
:18:49. > :18:52.from running South Gloucestershire. Now, you've spent hours tending
:18:52. > :18:59.your allotment, nurturing your home grown veg and then, just before
:18:59. > :19:02.harvest, disaster strikes. Night raiders steal all the fruits of
:19:02. > :19:05.your labours. Well, allotment holders in Swindon have got so fed
:19:05. > :19:12.up with the moonlit thefts, they've called in the local police, who in
:19:12. > :19:18.turn have gone all hi-tech in the hunt for the root vegetable robbers.
:19:18. > :19:21.They enjoy the good life here. As with many allotments, there's a
:19:21. > :19:28.waiting list, but growing your own here doesn't always mean you get to
:19:28. > :19:32.eat your own. The biggest problem is the kids get
:19:32. > :19:35.over in the site. Later in the season and they actually come over
:19:35. > :19:39.and still the crops as well. The vandalism and the thefts occur
:19:39. > :19:42.mainly when the growers have gone home for the night. So the police,
:19:42. > :19:51.with money from the parish council, have come up with a far-sighted
:19:51. > :19:55.solution - night vision. These are the night vision goggles we are
:19:55. > :19:59.using. They are lightweight and sturdy and produce a really clear
:19:59. > :20:03.image inside which is good for picking out individuals.
:20:03. > :20:07.It's a foggy night, this is what the naked eye sees, but PC Keys and
:20:07. > :20:17.his specially adapted scope see this. To give you an idea, remember
:20:17. > :20:17.
:20:17. > :20:22.his jacket and hat are black. people are hiding behind bushes and
:20:22. > :20:25.sheds, it is possible to see them. Then we can direct troops to
:20:25. > :20:28.intercept them all tackle them ourselves.
:20:28. > :20:34.They are used to the concept of police helicopters with night
:20:34. > :20:37.vision goggles, this is their colleagues on the ground a cheaper,
:20:37. > :20:40.but just as effective way of seeing in the dark.
:20:40. > :20:43.Each pair costs around �350 cash from the council which they believe
:20:43. > :20:53.is well spent as keeping a watchful eye on this community is now
:20:53. > :20:58.
:20:58. > :21:00.If they come after your cabbages, perhaps you should blow them arouse
:21:00. > :21:04.Bury. Football, and goalkeepers might
:21:04. > :21:08.want to look away for the next few minutes. Bristol City's David James
:21:08. > :21:11.had one of those moments where you just want the ground to swallow you
:21:11. > :21:15.up. But he wasn't the only west country goalkeeper to be caught out
:21:15. > :21:17.in last nights games. Goalkeepers tend to be judged
:21:17. > :21:22.mainly by their mistakes - something David James has had to
:21:22. > :21:26.deal with in his long distinguished career. But this wasn't a night
:21:26. > :21:31.he'll remember with any affection. Sometimes the football pitch can be
:21:31. > :21:34.a very lonely place. Manager Derek McInnes says that mistake set the
:21:34. > :21:39.tone for the match, but the defenders surely had to take some
:21:39. > :21:40.of the flack for Watford's second goal. Eight defeats in 11 now for
:21:41. > :21:47.goal. Eight defeats in 11 now for City who are just four points above
:21:47. > :21:50.the relegation zone, having played a game more than those below them.
:21:50. > :21:53.Former player-manager Glenn Hoddle was a guest at Swindon and the man
:21:53. > :21:54.who led them into the Premier who led them into the Premier
:21:54. > :22:00.league 19 years ago saw them take a big step towards promotion from
:22:00. > :22:04.League Two. They're now seven points clear at the top after
:22:04. > :22:08.beating 2nd place Toruqay. Alan Connell's strike and a header from
:22:08. > :22:16.Oliver Risser making it 15 home wins in a row for Paolo Di Canio's
:22:16. > :22:26.men - with room still for improvement.
:22:26. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:33.15? Only 15? That is nothing. This is why we are at the top. The
:22:33. > :22:37.target was to go up, our main target.
:22:37. > :22:40.But Cheltenham's challenge is faltering. Promotion rivals
:22:40. > :22:43.Shrewsbury inflicting a fourth defeat in a row. England under 21
:22:43. > :22:46.keeper Jack Butland has been a star performer for the Robins, but this
:22:46. > :22:50.fumble proved costly. Yeovil's Sam Walker was another red faced keeper
:22:50. > :22:53.- beaten by this cross-shot from - beaten by this cross-shot from
:22:53. > :23:00.Danny N'Guessan. The Glovers five match unbeaten run coming to an end
:23:00. > :23:04.at the hands of the League One leaders Charlton. Back in League
:23:04. > :23:07.Two. Matt Harrold's goal put Bristol Rovers in front at
:23:07. > :23:10.struggling Plymouth, but they weren't able to hold on for the win.
:23:10. > :23:17.The Devon side grabbed their equaliser with just six minutes of
:23:17. > :23:20.A beach volleyball player from Gloucestershire is making her final
:23:20. > :23:28.preparations for the start of the sport's World Tour which could land
:23:28. > :23:30.her an Olympic place. Denise Johns has spent much of her
:23:30. > :23:33.life in America, but now calls Churchdown home. With most
:23:33. > :23:39.tournaments taking place thousands of miles away she spends much of
:23:39. > :23:41.her year abroad. Zoe Gough caught up with her packing for her next
:23:42. > :23:46.trip. It's a life that really is lived
:23:46. > :23:50.out of a suitcase. Denise Johns spends more months abroad than in
:23:50. > :23:54.her adopted country. Home is her husband Jody's parents house in
:23:54. > :24:03.Gloucestershire. He's also aiming for the Olympics so time together
:24:03. > :24:08.is scarce. It's tough and we do travel a lot
:24:08. > :24:11.because there is no British indoor beach volleyball court. So far this
:24:11. > :24:15.year we have been to New Zealand for almost two months and came back
:24:15. > :24:21.to the UK for a couple of days and then went to Tenerife and then came
:24:21. > :24:25.back for a couple of days. It is a lovely places that we travel to,
:24:25. > :24:27.but it is taxing on you travelling constantly.
:24:27. > :24:34.Denise trains in Bath with partner Louise Boulton. Winning tournaments
:24:34. > :24:39.is key and from April they'll come thick and fast. If they want to
:24:39. > :24:43.return to Horse Guards parade this year.
:24:44. > :24:47.The test event for the Olympics was incredible. To see the support of
:24:47. > :24:49.the barons and really learn about beach volleyball and absorb the
:24:49. > :24:51.sport. Questions have been raised about
:24:51. > :24:59.non-Brits taking Olympic places, but Denise is proud to represent
:24:59. > :25:06.the nation. I am a Brit. My dad is British and
:25:06. > :25:09.his family are all over the UK. I grew up with the British customs,
:25:09. > :25:15.Christmas crackers, saying Happy Christmas instead of merry
:25:15. > :25:20.Christmas, I feel very British. I love being a run British people.
:25:20. > :25:24.They have been so welcoming and I really enjoy being in England. I
:25:24. > :25:33.will definitely stay here. And what can be more British than a
:25:33. > :25:39.cup of tea with the mother in law. What could be? May be an allotment
:25:39. > :25:42.with cabbages and rows buries! Let's turn to the weather. It has
:25:42. > :25:47.Let's turn to the weather. It has been a lovely day, hasn't it?
:25:47. > :25:53.It has been. Not like yesterday where we had a split, the cloud
:25:53. > :25:57.broke giving us blue skies and sunshine. We got a 14 Celsius in
:25:57. > :26:02.those places and tomorrow will beat that. It is shaping up to be the
:26:02. > :26:07.warmest of the year so far. There is moisture on the way, but not
:26:07. > :26:13.this big area of low, it is a weak front pushing up from a Europe that
:26:13. > :26:19.will bring moisture Thursday night. Patchy and light. For the rest of
:26:19. > :26:26.the evening, clear skies continue. The legacy of the sky is from the
:26:27. > :26:31.daytime. The card will then Porsche in. Urban areas six and seven
:26:31. > :26:36.Celsius. In the morning, the sunshine takes hold rapidly with
:26:36. > :26:42.good spells on the way. A little cloudy over parts of the West, but
:26:42. > :26:47.even decent sunshine in Somerset. The further north you go, 16 or 17
:26:47. > :26:52.Celsius. Pleasantly warm for this time of the year. Temperatures be
:26:52. > :26:57.on what we would expect for this time in March. After that, cloud
:26:57. > :27:03.will break and then in a few places, but in the wind we see the
:27:03. > :27:07.beginnings of that front coming up from Europe. Patchy light rain that
:27:07. > :27:12.could encourage a little further north but no inroads into the dry
:27:12. > :27:18.ground. We have to wait for high pressure to move away allowing the
:27:18. > :27:21.deep area of Atlantic to move in and bring wet weather. We will see
:27:21. > :27:23.good spells of sunshine on the good spells of sunshine on the
:27:23. > :27:27.weekend, but we still need to wait for the rain.
:27:27. > :27:32.We want the nice weather, but we need the rain. Thank you very much