:00:16. > :00:24.Points West comes live tonight from Dorset on the first day of the
:00:24. > :00:28.Queen's Jubilee tour of the West. After 60 years of Queen, her
:00:28. > :00:34.Majesty visited Sherborne. She meets the town's young and old at
:00:34. > :00:37.the Mad Hatter's tea party. said, hello, thank you and is that
:00:37. > :00:42.for me when she saw the presence in my hand.
:00:42. > :00:45.In our other headlines: River levels continue to cause concern
:00:45. > :00:49.after more overnight rain hits the West.
:00:49. > :00:59.And five of the best modern pentathlon makes it learn who has
:00:59. > :01:05.been picked for the World Championships in Rome.
:01:05. > :01:10.Good evening. From Sherborne in Dorset where the Queen started her
:01:10. > :01:15.tour of the West Country today. Our monarch arrived this morning amid
:01:15. > :01:20.showers with the Kingdom very much on flood alert. We will have full
:01:20. > :01:24.report on the weather later. The good news, as the Queen and Prince
:01:24. > :01:34.Philip Gott of the royal train this morning, the Clyde -- sky is clear
:01:34. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:50.Not even an extreme weather warning could deter these royal-watchers.
:01:50. > :02:00.Some had queued for hours just to bag the best spot. Since 630!
:02:00. > :02:03.
:02:03. > :02:09.it in the rain? Yes. We love the Queen! Mind you, if you part too
:02:09. > :02:14.early in a spot earmarked for royalty, this is what happens.
:02:14. > :02:18.As if to order, the rain stopped a soon as the Queen and the Duke of
:02:18. > :02:24.Edinburgh stepped of the Royal Train and into Sherborn. Only the
:02:24. > :02:29.Royal Fleet saw any rain today. This was to be a brief Jubilee
:02:30. > :02:36.visit, only one hour, but the town was determined to put on a show,
:02:36. > :02:40.including a Mad Hatter's tea-party in the grounds of an abbey. Say you
:02:41. > :02:45.are Alice-in-Wonderland? What did the Queen say to you? She said,
:02:45. > :02:55.hello, thank you and is that for me when she saw the presence in my
:02:55. > :02:56.
:02:56. > :02:59.hand. What did you give her? ACB, flowers and that is it. A Food Fair
:02:59. > :03:03.showcase the best of Dorset and the royal visitors even got a few
:03:03. > :03:08.samples to take back to Buckingham Palace. I don't think she realised
:03:08. > :03:12.she can take a hamper our weight, but it has gone on the royal car
:03:12. > :03:18.and hopefully will go back to the family for breakfast tomorrow.
:03:18. > :03:23.there, it was on to Digby church memorial hall four and 1952 themed
:03:23. > :03:28.coffee morning. And she left, a chance encounter with familiar-
:03:28. > :03:32.looking canine fans. She said that she has her own three in the palace
:03:32. > :03:37.and she was very pleased to see them in attendance. For young and
:03:37. > :03:42.old this was a day that will live long in memory. Those who have
:03:42. > :03:49.spent decades following royal visits say this jubilee talk is one
:03:49. > :03:55.the Queen is really enjoying. is so fit. Amazingly fit. There is
:03:55. > :03:59.no sign of a king or creaking, it is as though nothing has changed.
:03:59. > :04:08.Smiles as she left spoke volumes. This was a monarch at her relaxed
:04:08. > :04:13.best. Well, just as the Queen left, the
:04:13. > :04:17.sun came out and it has been a glorious day here, but the Queen
:04:17. > :04:21.did not see Sherbourne quite at its best so we thought we would show
:04:21. > :04:26.you what it looks like at its finest. Described as the most
:04:26. > :04:31.beautiful town in England, Sherborne is famous for it Abbie,
:04:31. > :04:36.its schools and the lovely golden colour of its cottages. The Queen
:04:36. > :04:41.came to the throne in 1952, this is one part of the kingdom that has
:04:41. > :04:48.barely changed at all in their 60 years. Let's talk to a local baker
:04:48. > :04:52.who helped show the royal party around. Canon, this was a closely
:04:52. > :04:57.guarded secret until recently, wasn't it? We were sworn to secrecy
:04:57. > :05:00.over a year ago and we were not able to make anything public. We
:05:00. > :05:07.had a green light from Buckingham Palace which were scarily not long
:05:07. > :05:11.ago. How has the town responded? has meant a huge amount because it
:05:11. > :05:16.has brought together young people and their elderly. It has bought
:05:16. > :05:20.people from commerce and education and Abbey itself, the whole town
:05:20. > :05:25.and the whole county is thrilled to be part of the jubilee celebrations.
:05:25. > :05:30.You had the job of showing Prince Philip around this morning. How did
:05:30. > :05:34.you get on? Extremely well. I was very nervous because I knew I had
:05:34. > :05:37.to get him out to meet the Queen when she thing is that the food
:05:37. > :05:42.fair. I was given warnings that if he was in net Abbie at the wrong
:05:42. > :05:49.time, but he was extremely good and Bangor-on-Dee. Was he appreciative
:05:49. > :05:54.of what he saw inside? He was fascinated by anything technical.
:05:54. > :05:59.We had artists and carvings and letter cutting, he was very
:05:59. > :06:03.interested in it all. I am glad it went well.
:06:03. > :06:07.From Sherborne, the Queen and Prince Philip got back on the royal
:06:07. > :06:12.train and headed east. They pulled in at Salisbury station and from
:06:12. > :06:17.there they visited the Rifles Regiment Museum and took a stroll
:06:17. > :06:23.around the cathedral and its grounds to loud cheers and applause.
:06:23. > :06:28.Earlier in Clinton's report, do you remember seeing the Queen's feet in
:06:28. > :06:32.the puddles? It reminded me of Sir Walter rallied. When Elizabeth the
:06:32. > :06:39.first was confronted with a paddle -- puddle, he leapt forward with
:06:39. > :06:44.his close -- cloak and covered the puddle. That won him the Queen's
:06:44. > :06:50.favour. So will take used to worship in his very church behind
:06:50. > :06:54.me. It is a shame you were not here with me this morning, Alex because
:06:54. > :07:00.I could have thrown your cloak down for the Queen.
:07:00. > :07:05.We really had an idea of the enthusiasm there, wonderful. Before
:07:05. > :07:09.that, in other news heavy overnight rain has continued to cause
:07:09. > :07:16.problems on roads across the West. This was the scene in will show
:07:16. > :07:18.this morning. One motorist had to abandon their journey to work.
:07:18. > :07:27.Gloucestershire and Somerset have been badly hit with many people
:07:27. > :07:32.worried about the rising water. Tewkesbury from the air as rain and
:07:32. > :07:37.bursting rivers form and Ireland around the abbey. Not so different
:07:37. > :07:41.to the same scene five years ago when flooding devastated this area
:07:41. > :07:46.of Gloucestershire. You can understand why people here are
:07:46. > :07:52.taking precautions. On the edge of the town, a mobile control centre
:07:52. > :07:58.with boats and harbour craft standing by. So far, the
:07:58. > :08:04.proportions this town has taken have kept any disasters at bay.
:08:04. > :08:08.are using information from various agencies who are giving as up-to-
:08:08. > :08:14.the-minute predictions of what will happen next. We are also using
:08:14. > :08:20.experience gained in 2070 judge what may be the next event, if you
:08:20. > :08:25.like, and we are watching the situation very carefully. After the
:08:25. > :08:28.wettest April and 100 years, made in Tewkesbury began with a May Day
:08:28. > :08:33.of a different kind. We are a cross from Abbey where
:08:33. > :08:37.police this morning were searching for potentially to missing people.
:08:37. > :08:40.One of those has already been found and it turns out the second was
:08:41. > :08:46.never missing in the first place, but they are taking no chances when
:08:46. > :08:49.water levels are still so high. That is true across the county. The
:08:49. > :08:54.River Frome is being watched because, although the rain has
:08:54. > :08:59.stayed awake today, what fell yesterday is still making its way
:08:59. > :09:02.downstream. Here in Somerset the Sun might have
:09:02. > :09:08.finally come out this afternoon, but all everyone was talking about
:09:08. > :09:12.was the water. This is Bradford-on- Tone, like in many areas, days of
:09:13. > :09:18.unusually heavy area after so many dry month only meant one thing.
:09:18. > :09:24.This is supposed to be the footpath, but as you can see, it has become
:09:24. > :09:28.part of the river itself. People living close said that although it
:09:28. > :09:33.does flared up now and again, it has not been this bad for years.
:09:33. > :09:39.And has lived here since 1968. Recently I have not seen it as bad,
:09:39. > :09:43.but certainly years ago I have seen it flooded writer to the bridge.
:09:43. > :09:49.be honest, I find it's scary because since I arrived the river
:09:49. > :09:53.was hired and when I first arrived it was low. I feel sorry for
:09:53. > :09:59.people's houses. Elsewhere, lots of you captured what was going on in
:09:59. > :10:04.your area. This was the river Parrott in Langport. This was
:10:04. > :10:13.Sturminster Newton. The good news is that the rain has stopped and
:10:13. > :10:18.water levels here are going down. Thank you for all the e-mails you
:10:18. > :10:22.have Saint. The heavy rain has also caused an unpleasant problem for
:10:22. > :10:26.some people in Cheddar. They say they are living with raw human
:10:26. > :10:31.sewage washing up on doorsteps because the street strains are not
:10:31. > :10:35.up to the job. Parts of Centenary Way have been flooded since
:10:36. > :10:45.Saturday evening with some gardens awash with used toilet paper and
:10:45. > :10:51.The sink just fills with water and does not go away. It is not only
:10:51. > :10:56.the sink that does not drain - No vote do the show all the toilets.
:10:56. > :10:59.Rain water, waste water and sewage are all being thrown back out of
:10:59. > :11:04.the pipe work here Ron Centenary Way, on to Gardens, pavement and
:11:04. > :11:10.play areas. It has turned this quiet street into an open sewer.
:11:10. > :11:15.this is filling up, so are the toilets. Cannot have a shower, a
:11:15. > :11:19.Bath, or cannot wash. How can people in this day and age live
:11:19. > :11:24.like this, and for how long? There are a whole bunch of people hearing
:11:24. > :11:29.the same position. Bernice says it happens every time there is heavy
:11:29. > :11:34.rain. Been reported this latest problem on Sunday morning. Since
:11:34. > :11:44.then, two contractors have attended but the problem has only got worse.
:11:44. > :11:50.
:11:50. > :11:55.If they look at their records, they will see that they have sent
:11:55. > :12:00.contractor is out. It is coming out of sinks and toilets. We have young
:12:00. > :12:05.children, the elderly, and people with compromised help. While we
:12:05. > :12:10.were filming, two gentleman from Wessex Water arrived, promising to
:12:10. > :12:14.clean up once the plumbing subsides. It is the first time the company
:12:14. > :12:20.has been here since this problem was reported. The locals say that
:12:20. > :12:24.unless the drainage system is improved, it will not be the last.
:12:24. > :12:30.Between a mountain biker from Bristol has been found dead in his
:12:30. > :12:34.van in South Wales. Alex Kaiser, 28 from Clifton, was due to get
:12:34. > :12:37.married in eight weeks. It is thought he was slipping in the ban
:12:37. > :12:42.at the time. Police in any there are treating his death as
:12:42. > :12:46.unexplained. -- been at Neath. National Grid says it is hopeful
:12:46. > :12:50.that parts of a new power line in north Somerset can be built
:12:50. > :12:55.underground. The original plans involve running 37 miles of
:12:55. > :13:03.overhead cables from Hinkley Point to Avonmouth. The local
:13:03. > :13:06.Conservative MP, Leon Fox, -- Liam Fox, said the plan was unacceptable.
:13:06. > :13:11.Somerset Conservatives have chosen the next leader of the county
:13:11. > :13:16.council. John Osmond will take charge in two weeks when Kenneth
:13:16. > :13:20.Maddock stand down. He is presently the Cabinet member responsible for
:13:20. > :13:26.children's services. The decision was taken at a private meeting of
:13:26. > :13:31.Tory members last night. David Cameron and dog mess - a two
:13:31. > :13:35.of the main issues influencing this week's election in Stroud. The
:13:35. > :13:39.Conservatives, who run the council, hope voters will concentrate on
:13:39. > :13:44.local issues, but they are under pressure from opponents -
:13:44. > :13:47.especially Labour, who off focusing on government cuts.
:13:47. > :13:51.-- Hill Bath. Strang it is a classic council
:13:51. > :13:57.contest. In the 1990s, Labour- dominated here but for the last
:13:57. > :14:04.three years, the Conservatives have been in control. -- Stroud is a
:14:04. > :14:07.classic contest. It is about the recycling, the dog fouling.
:14:07. > :14:12.third of council seats are up for grabs so the Tories are working
:14:12. > :14:21.hard, and keen to focus on things they CANNOT tackle. The difference
:14:21. > :14:25.is between issues which are local and those which are Westminster
:14:25. > :14:31.based. I am not sure how Westminster could tackle that. We
:14:31. > :14:35.are all Conservatives but we are Stroud Conservatives. In the labour
:14:35. > :14:39.office, the mood is good. Among those helping his former MP David
:14:39. > :14:46.Drew. He was among Labour's new councillors last year. Now they
:14:46. > :14:52.hope for more. We are buoyant. We are very aware of failures in the
:14:52. > :14:56.past. People know that we have a chance to hit home at a real hammer
:14:56. > :15:00.blow to the Tories this year. expecting a change among voters are
:15:00. > :15:06.the greens. John Marjoram leads the six councillors and reckons they
:15:06. > :15:12.could end up sharing power. At I have been in politics for 26 years.
:15:12. > :15:16.There is not so much enthusiasm for the Tories on the doorstep. What we
:15:16. > :15:20.will attempt to do is get an alliance with the Labour Party, the
:15:20. > :15:24.Liberals and the independents. council's Lib Dems are a small
:15:24. > :15:31.group and finding this election quite challenging. Like all parties,
:15:31. > :15:34.we are short of real activists. It is linked into the failure of the
:15:34. > :15:44.last government and Albion in coalition with the Conservatives.
:15:44. > :15:48.It is a broad spread of things. -- out being in it.
:15:48. > :15:51.Campaigners hope that voters will remember that it is a local, not a
:15:51. > :15:54.national, election. The battle for Olympics blazes is
:15:54. > :15:58.hotting up and for the modern pentathletes are based in Bath,
:15:58. > :16:03.friends are being pitted against each other to win his spot. The
:16:03. > :16:06.group, who are all trained at the University, have five weeks left to
:16:06. > :16:09.secure their place at the London Games, and then next big chance to
:16:09. > :16:15.make an impression on selectors will be at next week's world
:16:15. > :16:21.championships in Rome. Not quite a shoot-out for the un
:16:21. > :16:25.picks yet but thought these two friends, they may not both get to
:16:25. > :16:29.London. There are two spots and three Great Britain men in the
:16:29. > :16:36.squad. So the pair, who share a house in Bath, our friends and
:16:36. > :16:41.rivals. There will be a lot of stuff around the room so that I can
:16:41. > :16:45.trip him up. A bit of rat poison! will break his legs! We will
:16:45. > :16:55.support each other. Even if we don't go, will be will be training
:16:55. > :16:56.
:16:56. > :17:01.partners. The unselfish that you will come through and will help. --
:17:01. > :17:06.value. Selectors have said that anyone who finishes on the podium
:17:06. > :17:14.in Rome next week will go to the Olympics. It is the hardest thing.
:17:14. > :17:17.You would like to see all of them having a chance to compete. It is a
:17:17. > :17:24.once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and that is why it is so important we
:17:24. > :17:30.get it right. How they won silver in Beijing four years ago, this
:17:30. > :17:36.athlete looks like she will get one of the places. It her colleague is
:17:36. > :17:40.motivated by missing out four years ago. I hope it will be great and
:17:40. > :17:43.double win a medal and it will be wonderful. But on a bad day, I
:17:43. > :17:47.think there is still a lot to do. And I am confident I have done
:17:47. > :17:51.everything within my power to give myself the best opportunity. I
:17:51. > :17:57.cannot ask for much more. In just over five weeks, we will know for
:17:57. > :18:02.certain who is going. It is tough! We have disturbed in
:18:02. > :18:07.the last hour or so that in the Williams from Bath, who won gold at
:18:07. > :18:12.the 2010 Winter Olympics, is to retire in all competition. -- we
:18:12. > :18:15.have just heard. She said it was not easy to Venice something that
:18:15. > :18:20.had been a major part of her life for so long, but felt it was time
:18:20. > :18:25.to see what other challenges lay ahead. She received an ecstatic
:18:25. > :18:33.welcome during an open-top tour of her home city on her return. We
:18:33. > :18:36.will have more on that. By up to our main story - the visit
:18:36. > :18:42.of Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as part of the
:18:42. > :18:46.Diamond Jubilee celebrations. David is in Sherborne.
:18:46. > :18:54.Hello again, Alex. Look at the golden light falling on the Abbey
:18:54. > :18:58.this evening. This place has quite taken me. It is quite stunning. The
:18:58. > :19:03.Duke and the Queen were here this morning. They attended a local food
:19:03. > :19:10.fair and some of the remnants of that there are still here. Any
:19:10. > :19:17.chance of a biscuit as I make my way down? Not even a chocolate one!
:19:17. > :19:21.Thank you. We saw earlier the Queen receiving a hamper. Giles is one of
:19:21. > :19:25.the orchestrators of this. You have your hamper here. She was quite
:19:25. > :19:29.surprised to get it! She was delighted. It was one of the nicest
:19:30. > :19:33.things we were able to do. It is nice to think that this is being
:19:33. > :19:39.tucked into by the royal party on the royal train. We have a
:19:39. > :19:42.selection of all sorts of things from Dorset producers. We created a
:19:42. > :19:50.Dorset Jubilee menu which we be presented to her this morning.
:19:50. > :19:57.sunshine olives. Yes. You may not think that they grow here. We made
:19:57. > :20:02.those. We do all of this in Dorset. We have these biscuits and cereals.
:20:02. > :20:07.How important is food to the county? Hugely. Artisan food is one
:20:07. > :20:13.of the mainstays. I think Dorset is now at the heart of these
:20:13. > :20:23.bestiality food a revolutions in the country a. -- speciality food
:20:23. > :20:25.
:20:25. > :20:29.revolutions. She will be tucking into a Dorset high tea rabbit now!
:20:29. > :20:34.Let's talk to someone else who got close to the Queen. We saw you in
:20:34. > :20:41.that report earlier offering her Majesty's some jury. You make it as
:20:41. > :20:46.a hobby. You manage to do get it through. Yes, I locally called the
:20:46. > :20:51.Lady in Waiting's eye and asked if I could give the Queen are present.
:20:51. > :20:59.She came over and took it. That was special. It makes a change from
:20:59. > :21:03.flowers. Yes, flowers, food and jewellery. Is that likely to be the
:21:03. > :21:09.Queen's style? I hope so - that is why I picked it out. I know she was
:21:09. > :21:19.a lot of bridges, so you never know. I will be keeping my eyes peeled!
:21:19. > :21:24.She has quite a lot of jewellery. The Crown Jewels or your jewellery?
:21:24. > :21:30.Well done on getting soaked up close and personal with the Queen.
:21:30. > :21:34.Someone else who got up close and personal with the Queen is Clinton
:21:34. > :21:39.Rogers, our correspondent. It seems to go very well. But she is coming
:21:39. > :21:46.back tomorrow? Yes, it is 14 years ago since the Queen was last in
:21:46. > :21:53.Sherborne. She unveiled a window in the abbey. Back again tomorrow in
:21:53. > :22:02.Somerset, arriving by royal train in yodel at 10am. Then she goes on
:22:02. > :22:11.to a country fair. -- Yeovil. There are plenty of transistor way that
:22:11. > :22:18.her. Then she carries on through the villages around that area. --
:22:18. > :22:23.plenty of chances to or wave at her. It is another brief a visit. That
:22:23. > :22:27.is in recognition of the very long time that she has been serving. You
:22:27. > :22:32.have to remember that she is not a young lady and the Duke of
:22:32. > :22:36.Edinburgh is getting on in years, not to put too fine a point on it.
:22:36. > :22:41.I do not think they were ever planning long stays. If you look at
:22:41. > :22:46.everything they have done so far in the Jubilee two a walk, which
:22:46. > :22:50.started in March, they have never been particularly long visits. --
:22:51. > :22:56.Jubilee tour. It is great that she is back again tomorrow. Is she
:22:56. > :23:01.spending the night in Dorset or Somerset? Who knows? She may be on
:23:01. > :23:06.the royal train or shopping! has got some nice Dorset food.
:23:06. > :23:16.may be tucking into it now! But she did not talk to us! You are on duty
:23:16. > :23:20.tomorrow to. Yes. I will be on the show throughout the day tomorrow.
:23:20. > :23:26.If you have not been to Sherborne before, it is worth a visit. It is
:23:26. > :23:30.my first visit. I came down from Bristol on all the small back roads.
:23:30. > :23:40.There was lots of flooding and some of the roads were flooded. Let's
:23:40. > :23:41.
:23:41. > :23:45.It looks gorgeous in Sherborne! We will go back a little too last
:23:45. > :23:49.month. We are getting the facts and figures in for April. Many stations
:23:50. > :23:55.in the West recorded the wettest April since records began. Some did
:23:55. > :23:59.not quite get to the levels we saw in 2000 but on the hall, are over
:23:59. > :24:07.twice what we should normally see at this time of the year. -- on the
:24:07. > :24:13.entire,. It is only the first of the month and we have seen it Mal
:24:13. > :24:17.rain this morning in Clevedon than we saw in the hall of May last year.
:24:17. > :24:24.Thank you for your pictures. You have been sending pictures of the
:24:25. > :24:29.flooding. We saw this dramatic strike in Cheltenham last night. We
:24:29. > :24:34.hope to see more cheerful pictures tomorrow! It is going to be a
:24:34. > :24:41.mostly dry picture for tonight and into tomorrow. Lots of sparkling
:24:41. > :24:49.sunshine. But grey has pushed off to the north. Lots of showers over
:24:49. > :24:53.the M Waugh corridor. They are mostly dying out. -- the M4. It is
:24:53. > :24:59.going to be quite a cloudy picture with temperatures around four or
:24:59. > :25:07.five. Tomorrow, there is plenty of sunshine around. A dry day with the
:25:07. > :25:14.best of the sunshine over Yeovil, where the Queen will be visiting.
:25:14. > :25:21.Further north and east, quite a lot of cloud. Very pleasant in the
:25:21. > :25:27.sunshine and only very light winds. We have more rain in the forecast.
:25:27. > :25:32.But on Wednesday, into Thursday, another 20 mm forecast. That will
:25:32. > :25:38.be Wednesday into Thursday. Most relied to rain and drizzle and
:25:38. > :25:46.there will be some have outbreaks at times. On Friday, a cold front.
:25:46. > :25:54.Bat will bring Chile weather for the bank holiday. It will be quite
:25:54. > :25:59.chilly. Thanks. I am just finishing off and
:25:59. > :26:03.biscuit! She was the Queen before most of us were born and we see her
:26:03. > :26:09.image it every day on every banknote and postage stamp. Today
:26:09. > :26:14.was a chance for people here to meet her face to face. Aged 86,
:26:14. > :26:23.with 1090-year-old husband, she braved the storms for another