:00:11. > :00:15.Good evening. A deadly virus has been found at several cattle farms
:00:15. > :00:18.in the West. Until now, only sheep in our region had been hit by the
:00:18. > :00:27.Schmallenberg disease, which causes birth defects and miscarriages.
:00:27. > :00:31.Scott Ellis' report does contains pictures of affected animals.
:00:31. > :00:37.Imperfect Westcountry due, but this lambing season has been
:00:37. > :00:43.overshadowed by a killer virus. -- a perfect. The Schmallenberg virus
:00:43. > :00:49.causes abnormalities and death in newly-born livestock. Mark has lost
:00:49. > :00:56.six lambs to this Miras on his farm. One was born with his leg twisted
:00:56. > :01:00.this way. And they just had undershot jaws. His is one of 18
:01:00. > :01:05.farms hit by the virus but the real worry now is the spread across
:01:05. > :01:10.Wiltshire and its arrival on cattle farms has been two cases in the
:01:10. > :01:16.county. On a dairy farm in particular, if the cards were
:01:16. > :01:26.heifer cards, they always valuable, so the loss of the calf itself has
:01:26. > :01:26.
:01:26. > :01:32.financial implications. -- they are always valuable. Cowboy animals
:01:32. > :01:42.recovering from Caesareans also has financial implications. -- how and
:01:42. > :01:46.
:01:46. > :01:50.a mores. -- cows. We have had several Cawse -- cases in cattle
:01:50. > :01:56.but because we have more cattle down here, you can expect to see
:01:56. > :02:01.more in cattle as time goes on. Scientists say the virus does not
:02:01. > :02:10.seem to spread to humans. Is thought -- it is thought to be
:02:10. > :02:15.carried here by midges from mainland Europe. It is maybe that a
:02:15. > :02:22.midge comes from the European Continent and then a our midge by
:02:22. > :02:27.its the ewe and then spread it that way. The Government has so far
:02:27. > :02:30.avoided bringing in regulations but that is under review, depending on
:02:30. > :02:34.what happens next. The police watchdog is to look at
:02:34. > :02:36.how Avon & Somerset Police handled the case of a woman who'd gone
:02:36. > :02:39.missing from Redditch. The body of 20-year-old Louise Jones was
:02:39. > :02:42.discovered at Rodway Hill in South Gloucestershire six days ago.
:02:42. > :02:46.Louise's family had alerted police and she later made a 999 call but
:02:46. > :02:49.it was more than four hours before she was found.
:02:49. > :02:52.People living in Cirencester have spoken of their shock after a local
:02:52. > :02:56.couple were found dead in their home. William and Eileen Wicks, who
:02:56. > :03:00.were in their 80s, were discovered by police at the house in Corinium
:03:00. > :03:05.Gate. It's not yet known what caused their deaths. It's thought
:03:05. > :03:10.the couple may have been there undiscovered for some time. We had
:03:10. > :03:14.been away on holiday and the next morning, the police were there. I
:03:14. > :03:20.just couldn't understand what was going on. Then we learned later on
:03:20. > :03:26.they had found two bodies. It was very upsetting. You know, to think
:03:26. > :03:29.they had been there perhaps for a while.
:03:29. > :03:32.A Somerset taxi driver has issued a public apology after a sudden
:03:32. > :03:35.sneeze caused him to crash into an ancient monument. The cross
:03:35. > :03:39.structure in the centre of Cheddar was badly damaged in the incident
:03:40. > :03:43.last weekend. The driver, Mati Levy, says he's devastated by what's
:03:43. > :03:52.happened and is still in shock. No- one was hurt. It's not yet known
:03:52. > :03:55.how the building will be repaired. There's been plenty of action for
:03:55. > :03:59.football fans this afternoon. Swindon have maintained their lead
:03:59. > :04:03.at the top of League 2 with a 1-0 win at Morecambe. Paul Benson
:04:03. > :04:06.scored the only goal of the game early in the second half and Paolo
:04:06. > :04:09.Di Canio's side remain five points ahead of second-placed Torquay.
:04:09. > :04:14.Cheltenham's long wait for a win ended as they beat Barnet 2-0 at
:04:14. > :04:19.Whaddon Road. Striker Kaid Mohammed came off the bench to put the
:04:19. > :04:21.Robins ahead on 75 minutes. James Spencer then added a second in the
:04:21. > :04:27.dying minutes to secure Cheltenham's first victory in eight
:04:27. > :04:30.games and maintain their place in the play-off positions.
:04:30. > :04:33.And Bristol Rovers drew 2-2 with Gillingham at the Mem. The visitors
:04:33. > :04:37.took the lead in the second half before Eliot Richard levelled the
:04:37. > :04:40.scores just three minutes later. Mustapha Carayol then looked like
:04:40. > :04:47.he'd secured a win for the home side but Gillingham scored a late
:04:47. > :04:50.equaliser to deny Rovers all three points.
:04:50. > :04:53.Hundreds of people turned out in Devizes today to witness a Passion
:04:53. > :04:57.play in the town centre. The tradition of acting out the Easter
:04:57. > :05:02.story dates back to Medieval times, as Steve Knibbs reports.
:05:02. > :05:05.I charge you, Jesus of Nazareth, under the oath of a living God...
:05:05. > :05:15.On trial, Jesus of Nazareth, followed through the streets not by
:05:15. > :05:18.
:05:18. > :05:24.his disciples but by the people of Devizes. Do you really think you
:05:24. > :05:27.are King of the Jews? My kingdom is not of this world. A Passion play
:05:27. > :05:33.was last performed her ten years ago. Today was proof that the story
:05:33. > :05:37.can still draw a huge crowd. I am overjoyed about it all. The
:05:37. > :05:45.commitment of the people and the card. For some it might be the
:05:45. > :05:47.first time may have ever heard the story. -- they have ever heard.
:05:47. > :05:52.Passion plays traditionally were performed by townspeople and today
:05:52. > :05:57.was no exception. The main role was played by the local vet. It goes in
:05:57. > :06:03.a flash, actually. I hope it touched the hearts of the audience.
:06:03. > :06:13.But is what we wanted. Here and beyond. Just show them a bit of
:06:13. > :06:15.
:06:15. > :06:24.Christ today. -- that is what we Let's find out how the weather's
:06:24. > :06:29.looking for the weekend and bank A very good evening to you. The
:06:29. > :06:34.Easter weekend will see a good deal of cloud around with patchy light
:06:34. > :06:39.of rain as well. The wettest weather will be reserved for Monday.
:06:39. > :06:44.This evening and overnight, we have a weak weather front introducing
:06:44. > :06:51.patches of light rain at times and by dawn, a good deal of cloud
:06:51. > :06:54.around. But frost-free tonight. Tomorrow morning, a good deal of
:06:55. > :06:59.cloud and in some areas prone to patchy outbreaks of light rain,
:06:59. > :07:03.which will continue into the afternoon. Some brighter weather
:07:03. > :07:06.perhaps later in the afternoon and in the early evening. Not a
:07:06. > :07:13.particularly mild day, with temperatures at around 10, 11
:07:13. > :07:18.degrees. Sunday, again, a rather cloudy story with a patchy, might
:07:18. > :07:23.rain through the morning and a milder day. Rain on the way on