:00:12. > :00:16.Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West.
:00:16. > :00:19.Our headlines tonight: Inside the dog house - 56 large
:00:19. > :00:25.dogs and five children share a four-bed house, today the parents
:00:25. > :00:29.admits animal cruelty. Shrien Dewani stays in Bristol
:00:29. > :00:32.because a judge says he's too ill to be sent to South Africa to stand
:00:32. > :00:42.trial over the murder of his wife Topping up a panic - businesses
:00:42. > :00:42.
:00:43. > :00:47.start to suffer as some petrol stations close. It seems to be
:00:47. > :00:51.crazy all of the place. There are queues everywhere. The price hike
:00:51. > :01:01.as well. And a sour note at the carnival
:01:01. > :01:21.
:01:21. > :01:24.amid rows of how big this year's The family of Shrien Dewani say
:01:24. > :01:26.he's determined to one day travel to South Africa to clear his name.
:01:27. > :01:29.The Bristol businessman has been spared extradition, for now, after
:01:30. > :01:32.the High Court ruled he's not mentally well enough. The care home
:01:32. > :01:41.owner is accused of murdering his wife on their honeymoon, something
:01:41. > :01:44.he's always denied. Andrew Plant was at the High Court.
:01:44. > :01:46.Since he returned from South Africa Shrien Dewani has been under almost
:01:46. > :01:50.constant psychiatric care His condition so serious, say doctors,
:01:50. > :01:53.he's too ill to face a trial. Today his case came to the High Court
:01:53. > :01:56.challenging a decision to send him back to the country where his new
:01:56. > :01:59.wife was killed and where he's being accused of masterminding her
:01:59. > :02:01.murder. His family have all means - - always maintained two things,
:02:02. > :02:04.when he is innocent in the murder, and he is willing to return to
:02:04. > :02:07.South Africa to face trial. But only if it can be guaranteed he
:02:07. > :02:15.will face a fair trial, and he safety is assured before, during
:02:15. > :02:19.and after the trial. Last summer a judge said those concerns were very
:02:19. > :02:21.real. But said Mr Dewani should return to South Africa and answer
:02:21. > :02:25.the accusations. Today the High Court stopped that decision. His
:02:25. > :02:29.family have said it was the right thing to do. The eventual point
:02:29. > :02:34.would be for him to go to staff have a go and prove his innocence
:02:34. > :02:37.but he is not in a position at the present time. Today's decision
:02:37. > :02:42.means extradition is still possible but the process can only begin
:02:42. > :02:50.again once he is less to Wisley in -- ill. Anni's family were in court
:02:50. > :02:56.today, they've attended every proceeding. I feel and we feel
:02:56. > :03:04.there are a lot of delays and it is very painful for us. We want to get
:03:04. > :03:09.the truth about what happened to our sister, and we just want him to
:03:09. > :03:15.get better now so that he can finally go to South Africa and tell
:03:15. > :03:18.us what happened. Programme's like BBC Panorama are watched closely in
:03:18. > :03:21.South Africa. Last night it showed the couple hours before their
:03:21. > :03:25.carjacking for the very first time. Journalists outside court today
:03:25. > :03:30.said Shrien Dewani has many questions to answer. South African
:03:30. > :03:36.prosecutors are anxious he answer those questions in court. People
:03:36. > :03:43.will say what is going on? We want him there to see the truth and seek
:03:43. > :03:53.justice. Today's decision resets the process. It is a distant
:03:53. > :03:53.
:03:53. > :03:56.prospect of him standing trial. Well we can speak now to Edward
:03:56. > :04:01.Grange who's an extradition lawyer. Mr Grange, what happens now?
:04:01. > :04:08.The High Court determines today because of his mental condition, it
:04:08. > :04:13.was such it would be unjust for him to return to South Africa to face
:04:13. > :04:17.trial. The High Court did not completely discharged him from the
:04:17. > :04:22.extradition request. Be remitted the case back to court for them to
:04:22. > :04:25.be determined the issue at a later date. He if he shows signs of
:04:25. > :04:29.improvement and everybody had he does, he goes back to the
:04:29. > :04:33.magistrates' court, do they take it as read he can go back to South
:04:33. > :04:37.Africa, or does the whole process start again? The magistrates' court
:04:37. > :04:40.will continue to hear evidence from the experts in relation to his
:04:41. > :04:45.mental condition, and once the court has heard evidence the mental
:04:45. > :04:49.condition no longer exists, it will no longer be oppressive or unjust
:04:49. > :04:53.to return to South Africa, an extradition can take place.
:04:53. > :04:57.Realistically, is it likely he ever will go to South Africa?
:04:57. > :05:01.I think that will be in the hands of the medical professionals who
:05:01. > :05:05.will be continuing to assess him and update the court as to the
:05:05. > :05:09.progress he is making under treatment. He is likely to be some
:05:09. > :05:16.doubt? Yes, the court can continue to
:05:16. > :05:26.adjourn proceedings until he is better. 20 very much. -- thank you
:05:26. > :05:27.
:05:27. > :05:30.very much. Many of the region's major petrol
:05:30. > :05:33.stations have run out of fuel today as drivers continue to top up their
:05:33. > :05:37.tanks. It's all because of the threat of a delivery strike which
:05:37. > :05:40.we now know won't happen until at least after the Easter break. As
:05:40. > :05:42.Scott Ellis has been finding out the panic buying has now started to
:05:42. > :05:45.affect some small businesses. Rush hour this morning, and the
:05:45. > :05:48.beginning of the region's steady stampede to the pumps. Demand for
:05:48. > :05:51.petrol has risen 172 %. By midday evidence the big petrol companies
:05:51. > :05:54.were failing to deliver. Demand outstripped supply here in
:05:54. > :06:04.Chippenham as elsewhere. And it was van and lorry drivers, along with
:06:04. > :06:05.
:06:05. > :06:09.sales reps, who were worst hit. Everywhere was shut. I'm stuck.
:06:09. > :06:14.are laying tarmac to do the roads. We are the ones that are suffering
:06:14. > :06:19.because we can't even fill these up. He seems to be crazy all over the
:06:19. > :06:24.place. There are queues everywhere. The price hike as well, bumped up
:06:24. > :06:28.the prices on diesel and petrol. Suddenly small firms have a problem.
:06:28. > :06:34.How to ensure they have enough fuel to get from A to B. This removal
:06:34. > :06:39.company in Taunton had to adopt unusual tactics. To keep the wheels
:06:39. > :06:43.rolling and their customers moving. We had adopted constable,
:06:43. > :06:48.Bournemouth, and reloaded and hoped we would find some fuel. We found
:06:48. > :06:52.some on the Bournemouth won by going back to the yard and I think
:06:52. > :06:57.at from one tank from one Vant, and the other when we got some fuel on
:06:57. > :06:59.the southbound motorways outside Taunton. A bit of a challenge.
:06:59. > :07:02.supplies should improve overnight. Drivers are being allowed to work
:07:02. > :07:05.longer hours to get deliveries through. The AA in Wiltshire says
:07:05. > :07:07.it's still worth planning fuel stops, especially in rural areas.
:07:07. > :07:13.Wiltshire Fire Service has tonight issued advice to home owners asking
:07:13. > :07:18.them not to store fuel at home. you haven't updated things on your
:07:18. > :07:22.Sat Navs it will send you to a garage that is a car sales show
:07:22. > :07:26.room or a restaurant. Because they are closing in rural areas and
:07:26. > :07:32.turning into other things. That is another point to note, make sure
:07:32. > :07:42.you Sat Nav is up to date. Tonight Wiltshire Fire Service has issued
:07:42. > :07:47.
:07:47. > :07:50.advice to homeowners asking them not to store fuel at home.
:07:50. > :07:52.A couple who shared their four- bedroom semi with five children and
:07:52. > :07:55.56 large dogs have appeared in court this afternoon, accused of
:07:55. > :07:59.animal cruelty. Their home in Minehead was also filled with cats
:07:59. > :08:02.and birds. In total there were 69 animals in the home. When the RSPCA
:08:02. > :08:06.raided they were confronted by what they described as a "sea of dogs"
:08:06. > :08:09.which included huskies and Rottweilers. The court was told the
:08:09. > :08:11.couple's children were in danger of picking up diseases. James Hassam
:08:11. > :08:14.reports. When RSPCA inspectors visited
:08:14. > :08:20.Nicola and John Hood's home, they were overcome by what they called a
:08:20. > :08:30."sea of dogs". Little wonder. 56 dogs living, believe it or not, in
:08:30. > :08:32.
:08:32. > :08:35.one house, alongside cats, birds and chinchillas. These puppies were
:08:36. > :08:38.found in a makeshift bed in a crate in the dining room. Neighbours
:08:38. > :08:42.living close to the house in Minehead complained of the endless
:08:42. > :08:46.noise from the dogs They say the smell was so bad it stopped them
:08:46. > :08:56.going out into their own gardens. Today, John and Nicola Hood came to
:08:56. > :08:57.
:08:57. > :09:01.court where they admitted nine counts of animal cruelty. One in
:09:01. > :09:04.one room RSPCA inspectors found a baby in a cot sleeping next to a
:09:05. > :09:09.cage in which there were several birds and animal faeces all over
:09:09. > :09:13.the bedding. It is important people understand the message caged birds
:09:13. > :09:16.and children don't go together, especially in close proximity. Even
:09:17. > :09:20.so, the court heard these two were simply misguided, trying to help
:09:20. > :09:23.animals that otherwise would have been put down by giving them a home.
:09:23. > :09:27.When they were found, many of the animals had serious health problems.
:09:27. > :09:32.But most of the dogs have now been rehomed, just eight remain at this
:09:33. > :09:36.centre at West Hatch. Somerset County Council says it was made
:09:36. > :09:46.aware of the family and dealt with the issue of child safety with a
:09:46. > :09:47.
:09:47. > :09:56.satisfactory outcome. Do you have anything to say? No comment. Nicola
:09:56. > :09:58.and John Hood will return here to be sentenced on the 19th of April.
:09:58. > :10:02.Seven Gloucestershire libraries will still lose their council
:10:02. > :10:05.funding as a part of an overhaul of services. The County Council is
:10:05. > :10:08.expected to agree the proposals next week to try to save �1.8
:10:08. > :10:12.million. The authority was taken to the High Court last year by
:10:12. > :10:15.campaigners who were opposed to funding cuts. Now, after another
:10:15. > :10:25.round of talks, the council says no libraries have to close but seven
:10:25. > :10:26.
:10:26. > :10:28.branches will be run by trained community volunteers. So six months
:10:28. > :10:34.where we worked one-on-one with the community to make sure it works and
:10:34. > :10:39.get off on the right foot. 18 months ago there wasn't a library
:10:39. > :10:42.here, and today there is because of what we have put on the table, did
:10:42. > :10:47.community has taken up the challenge and has a library where
:10:47. > :10:51.there was not one before. We do we can work and if we work with the
:10:51. > :10:54.communities we can make -- make it successful in every location.
:10:54. > :10:55.campaigners say they are concerned that some libraries could still
:10:55. > :10:59.close, if volunteers don't come forward.
:10:59. > :11:03.The speed limit is to be lowered outside a school in Frome after a
:11:03. > :11:06.campaign by parents. Teachers at Berkley School told Points West on
:11:06. > :11:10.Monday that their classrooms shake when vehicles go past at 60 miles
:11:10. > :11:14.an hour. Somerset County Council has now agreed that the limit will
:11:14. > :11:19.be reduced to 20 miles an hour for a trial period beginning in the
:11:19. > :11:28.summer. You're watching BBC Points West.
:11:28. > :11:38.Still to come: How the glorious March weather is
:11:38. > :11:42.
:11:42. > :11:45.making our bluebells bloom before Some pretty stuff coming your way.
:11:45. > :11:48.First, more news. The owners of a million-pound
:11:48. > :11:51.mansion in Bristol are going to court to try and evict squatters
:11:51. > :11:54.who moved in last month. Some of them were involved in the Occupy
:11:54. > :11:57.protest in the city but said this wasn't an official protest. The
:11:57. > :12:00.police say that although they are not involved in any eviction
:12:00. > :12:05.process they have increased patrols in the area as a result of
:12:05. > :12:08.neighbours' concerns about safety. There's been more criticism of
:12:08. > :12:11.plans to scale back the St Paul's Carnival. The organisers are
:12:11. > :12:16.planning a smaller, quieter event this year, partly because of a lack
:12:16. > :12:19.of funding. But the former artistic director co-ordinator says it's
:12:19. > :12:29.lost the support of the local community and now he's announced
:12:29. > :12:31.
:12:31. > :12:35.he's stepping away from it. Since the 1960s carnival has been
:12:35. > :12:41.bringing people together. But normally in celebration rather than
:12:41. > :12:45.protest. There is a was a lot of passion and strong feelings about
:12:45. > :12:50.how the carnival should be run. But this year there are those that just
:12:51. > :12:54.feel it is not about the scaling back as the decision to hold it
:12:54. > :13:01.here in Port and square. For many the place that celebrates the theme
:13:01. > :13:05.of independence, that harks back to Bristol's solid straight fast.
:13:05. > :13:10.There is health and safety issues in terms of capacity, how many
:13:10. > :13:14.people can you really fit in space. It has got a really bad feeling. I
:13:15. > :13:18.don't think it is right it'll. We would be better off with nothing
:13:18. > :13:24.and using the money we have to do fringe events to which money for a
:13:24. > :13:27.good event next year. He should be bringing in money to the community.
:13:27. > :13:32.The Community should be benefiting from this kind of ball. As we are
:13:32. > :13:36.hearing, it is generating so much revenue for Bristol as a city, but
:13:36. > :13:42.the community are not seeing any of that benefit. An awful lot has
:13:42. > :13:46.changed since the carnival was first set up in the 60s. It could
:13:46. > :13:50.be attended by as many as 100,000 people, and you need security,
:13:50. > :13:56.health and safety, public facilities. The thing with Paul and
:13:56. > :14:01.where is it is enclosed, manageable, and it is affordable. -- Portland
:14:01. > :14:04.Square. Its �90,000 from the Arts Council, �55,000 from the city
:14:05. > :14:11.council, and a few 1,000 more in small grants and fees. It sounds
:14:11. > :14:13.like a lot. Until you pay for security and safety, the main stage,
:14:13. > :14:19.the event management team, and suddenly there is not enough left
:14:19. > :14:22.to pay your overheads or run at the Durand education project that helps
:14:22. > :14:26.to cure the Grand funding in the first place. To a put on an event
:14:26. > :14:35.the scale of last year, the events management, health and safety,
:14:35. > :14:39.would cost �120,000. That is money we don't have at this time. Add to
:14:39. > :14:45.then go ahead and put that event on knowingly without that appropriate
:14:45. > :14:50.events management would be criminal negligence. Just three months into
:14:50. > :14:53.a carnival, much less than that to find some kind of solution.
:14:53. > :14:57.Avalon Marshes in Somerset has been given �1.8 million by the Heritage
:14:57. > :14:59.Lottery Fund to pay for improvements. The area near
:14:59. > :15:06.Glastonbury supports wildlife like marsh harriers, bitterns and otters,
:15:06. > :15:08.and attracts around 70,000 people a year. The money will go towards
:15:08. > :15:14.preserving habitats and archaeological features, as well as
:15:14. > :15:20.improving visitor facilities. Hundreds of pieces of Titanic
:15:20. > :15:25.memorabilia are being auctioned off in Wiltshire this weekend. The
:15:25. > :15:28.items include lunch menus and store keys. The ship sank 100 years ago.
:15:28. > :15:30.In fact the anniversary is in just over two weeks' time. But
:15:31. > :15:40.auctioneers say there's been an overwhelming interest in what's on
:15:40. > :15:46.offer. The Great War two years later, and it was the end of the
:15:46. > :15:53.sinful strata. Because of that it resonates with so many people. Any
:15:53. > :15:56.man, woman, and held on the ship had a story to tell. -- and child.
:15:56. > :15:58.Sport, and tonight Bristol Rugby could take another step towards
:15:58. > :16:08.promotion. Alistair Durden is at the Memorial Stadium for their
:16:08. > :16:11.
:16:11. > :16:14.latest playoff game. Lovely night to come and watch a bit of support.
:16:14. > :16:16.Nottingham are here tonight, the fourth of six group games in this
:16:16. > :16:19.complicated playoff system. But Bristol's form has been so good
:16:19. > :16:25.that if they win this evening they'll definitely make it into the
:16:25. > :16:29.semifinals which take place in May. We have been allowed inside the
:16:29. > :16:34.home dressing room, we can see some of the players psyching themselves
:16:34. > :16:44.up for tonight, listening to music, just getting them ready for this
:16:44. > :16:45.
:16:45. > :16:48.game. They did finish top of the table in the regular season. So
:16:48. > :16:51.they are favourites to go on and win promotion back to the
:16:51. > :16:58.Premiership. Something of course we said two years ago when Bristol
:16:58. > :17:05.blew it in the final against Exeter. They will not want to repeat that.
:17:05. > :17:12.Well, Chairman Chris Booy is with me. Is it a better Bristol side
:17:12. > :17:15.than two years ago? Certainly a better team. You could argue boat
:17:15. > :17:20.was an outstanding individuals, but this team is much stronger, more
:17:20. > :17:23.mentally prepared. And ready to win the tournament. It did set you back
:17:23. > :17:28.last time. I guess financially as much as anything we needed and go
:17:28. > :17:31.up. Are you better prepared for either eventuality? Absolutely.
:17:31. > :17:35.With Steve Lansdown coming in, we have a three-year plan which is
:17:35. > :17:39.funded to make sure we get into the Premiership and stay there.
:17:39. > :17:45.Certainly all the existing players are signed for next season which
:17:45. > :17:49.wasn't the case two years ago. We have started signing, and more on
:17:49. > :17:57.the way. We will be stronger, whatever the Query next year.
:17:57. > :18:00.hope it is the Premiership. Best of luck tonight.
:18:00. > :18:03.We've also got football tonight, Cheltenham are away at Southend.
:18:03. > :18:06.And they've gone six games without a win, dropping down to 7th in the
:18:06. > :18:12.table. In the Championship, Bristol City's need for points is getting
:18:12. > :18:21.critical. After the mid-week games, they're just one point above the
:18:21. > :18:25.relegation zone going into tomorrow's game with Derby County.
:18:25. > :18:29.And in League Two, how will Swindon Town react to their Wembley defeat
:18:29. > :18:32.last weekend? It's a local derby against Bristol Rovers tomorrow at
:18:32. > :18:42.the County Ground, and both managers are keen to make a
:18:42. > :18:42.
:18:42. > :18:48.statement. We have much more reason to win this game, because the
:18:48. > :18:54.stadium will be new before, we have much more reason because we have to
:18:54. > :19:00.win this game. We have to be aggressive, but it has to be
:19:00. > :19:04.controlled aggression. Towards the ball, not was the opposition or the
:19:04. > :19:09.referee or any of that. We will accept no-nonsense in that respect.
:19:09. > :19:12.We will go there and compete. With the ball we want to be aggressive.
:19:12. > :19:15.Snooker and Bristol's Judd Trump has crashed out of the China Open
:19:15. > :19:24.losing to fellow West Country man Stephen Lee. At 4-2 down the 22-
:19:24. > :19:27.year-old defending champion managed to hang on with this clearance. But
:19:27. > :19:31.his Wiltshire opponent hit back with a break of 96 to win by 5
:19:31. > :19:37.frames to 3. Lee, from Trowbridge, will now play Stephen Maguire in
:19:37. > :19:40.the semifinal tomorrow. Cricket, and South Africa's record-
:19:40. > :19:49.breaking fast bowler Vernon Philander is due to join up with
:19:49. > :19:56.Somerset on Tuesday ahead of the new season. This week he became the
:19:56. > :20:04.fastest player to take 50 test wickets in nearly 120 years. His
:20:04. > :20:07.signing is a massive boost to Somerset. And he'll be in good
:20:07. > :20:16.company as he's not the only man in the squad to have written himself
:20:16. > :20:18.From the man who scored the fastest 50 in Twenty20 cricket to the
:20:18. > :20:28.world's best Twenty20 bowling figures and no-one has scored a
:20:28. > :20:31.triple century as early in the Now they're about to be joined by
:20:31. > :20:41.the man whose taken the international game by storm. South
:20:41. > :20:42.
:20:42. > :20:46.African bowler Vernon Philander. he is hot property in text -- Test
:20:46. > :20:50.cricket. Suffered a have been dominant in the last two years and
:20:50. > :20:56.he has boosted their attack. He will be vital for us. A D
:20:56. > :21:01.experienced, played a lot of Test cricket. If you can produce that
:21:01. > :21:03.form he will be a big force. With a seemingly endless supply of batting
:21:04. > :21:06.talent, they'll again be favourites to end their trophy drought. And
:21:06. > :21:14.they're desperate to shed their "nearly men tag" having finished
:21:14. > :21:19.runners-up seven times in the last three seasons. People are quite
:21:19. > :21:22.cynical about it, quite negative you getting so close. The fact of
:21:22. > :21:25.the matter is we're getting twice from where we were five years ago
:21:25. > :21:31.to where we are now, a massive difference. If we don't keep
:21:31. > :21:35.competing consistently we will be a really happy club. -- if we can
:21:35. > :21:38.keep. The squad is led again by Marcus Trescothick, but contains
:21:38. > :21:41.some of the country's most promising youngsters. None more so
:21:41. > :21:46.than Jos Buttler who spent part of the winter with England. I feel a
:21:46. > :21:54.little bit experienced. I'm still young, claimed the youngster tag
:21:54. > :21:57.for while with stewed the mistakes, but it is -- I have played good
:21:57. > :22:00.cricket and needed the Tim Moore Cup performances. The club's
:22:00. > :22:04.membership is up 10%, and with record profits. An Elton John
:22:04. > :22:11.concert in June will bring in more money, but now the team need to
:22:11. > :22:15.ensure the rocker isn't the only one putting in a star performance.
:22:15. > :22:19.We will take a closer look at Gloucestershire next week, cricket
:22:19. > :22:24.season starts next Thursday. The stand is filling appear at the
:22:24. > :22:27.Memorial Stadium. A few of them waving. 7:45pm we start. BBC Radio
:22:27. > :22:30.Bristol will have all commentary. We will have the result of this
:22:30. > :22:37.game and that turn the match at Southend at 10:25pm.
:22:37. > :22:40.Thanks, Alistair. What a beautiful evening. Well it may be March, but
:22:40. > :22:42.it certainly doesn't feel like it. We've had hours of sunshine, near
:22:42. > :22:47.record-breaking temperatures and now the first bluebells are
:22:47. > :22:57.starting to make an appearance. Alice Bouverie's been on the look-
:22:57. > :23:03.
:23:03. > :23:10.out, and where better to find them than the Bluebell Field in Weston.
:23:10. > :23:14.It's all topsy-turvy. The temperatures are more like summer.
:23:14. > :23:23.But there are no leaves on the trees. Nature, though, is catching
:23:23. > :23:31.up fast. My colleague in Cornwall saw his first legal at the start of
:23:31. > :23:35.March, incredibly early. The average time for pupils last year
:23:35. > :23:40.was able the 12th. More records we can say, we can say where the
:23:40. > :23:44.average is this year. This is known locally as the Donkey Field where
:23:44. > :23:48.the donkeys from Weston beach used to spend the winter. In just a few
:23:48. > :23:53.days time, it'll be a carpet of bluebells. They're a bit further
:23:53. > :23:58.ahead than bluebells in woodland but that is the first sign of that
:23:59. > :24:01.quintessential British spring. It is really only. The Woodland Trust
:24:02. > :24:05.is encouraging people to log on to their website and record their
:24:05. > :24:15.findings. There, you can also find out where your nearest wood is. So
:24:15. > :24:23.
:24:23. > :24:33.you can enjoy bluebells for Certainly been a lovely week.
:24:33. > :24:33.
:24:33. > :24:37.-- to turn. We have been spoiled by the sunshine, but it is back to
:24:37. > :24:41.reality at the weekend. If business as usual. Are high pressure system
:24:42. > :24:46.is pushing off to the West. Called Fritz heading our way. They will
:24:46. > :24:54.not bring us any rain at the weekend, but April -- will bring us
:24:54. > :25:03.some colder air. Tebbit is taking a drop of. A bit of a nosedive. We
:25:03. > :25:07.will lose nearly 10 degrees. Temperatures down to 11 which is
:25:07. > :25:11.average for this time of year. If you have got a nice sunset like
:25:11. > :25:15.this one, sit on the veranda and sip a cocktail and enjoy it because
:25:15. > :25:20.we will not see any more warm sun set for the next few days at least.
:25:20. > :25:25.The weekend looking much colder and cloudier. Be cloud pushing in from
:25:25. > :25:30.the north overnight. It should be a dry night, just about. Lots of
:25:30. > :25:40.cloud, Steyn clearest for longest ever southern parts of Somerset. --
:25:40. > :25:42.
:25:42. > :25:50.staying clearest. Elsewhere it will be a reasonably mild night. Lots of
:25:50. > :25:53.cloud around. Perhaps a bit of drizzle over higher ground. Most
:25:53. > :26:01.places certainly Steen drive. The term because a real shock to the
:26:01. > :26:06.system. We might just see a bit of brightness and sunshine as the sun
:26:06. > :26:15.goes down. The skies were clear overnight. Saturday-night is
:26:15. > :26:20.looking particularly cold. Temperatures dropping further in
:26:20. > :26:29.rural areas. Very cold indeed. Sunday, a nice bright start. Lots
:26:29. > :26:33.of sunshine. Quite a decent day. The best of the sunshine towards
:26:33. > :26:37.eastern part of Wiltshire and Somerset and Gloucestershire.
:26:37. > :26:42.Western areas seen a bit more in a way of cloud. Good news for the
:26:42. > :26:46.gardeners out there to stop we are going to see some rain. That is
:26:46. > :26:50.coming on Tuesday. A bit of a cloudy day on Monday. We will see
:26:50. > :26:54.some sunshine on Sunday. I sense a bit of disappointment over this
:26:54. > :27:01.forecast but we must remember it is still only March. Lots more spring
:27:01. > :27:04.We always knew it would not last forever.
:27:04. > :27:07.Well just before we go we're saying goodbye to a member of the Points
:27:07. > :27:13.West team tonight. Bob Lasseter has been working quietly behind the
:27:13. > :27:20.scenes at the BBC for 44 years. He joined back in 1968 and there he is
:27:20. > :27:23.now, in our television control room for the last time tonight. Bob has
:27:23. > :27:27.been keeping this programme safely on the air since the days of black
:27:27. > :27:35.and white, right through to the age of digital TV. Thank you, Bob, for