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Points West comes live tonight from Dorset on the first day of the

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Queen's Jubilee tour of the West. After 60 years of Queen, her

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Majesty visited Sherborne. She meets the town's young and old at

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the Mad Hatter's tea party. said, hello, thank you and is that

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for me when she saw the presence in my hand.

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In our other headlines: River levels continue to cause concern

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after more overnight rain hits the West.

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And five of the best modern pentathlon makes it learn who has

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been picked for the World Championships in Rome.

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Good evening. From Sherborne in Dorset where the Queen started her

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tour of the West Country today. Our monarch arrived this morning amid

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showers with the Kingdom very much on flood alert. We will have full

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report on the weather later. The good news, as the Queen and Prince

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Philip Gott of the royal train this morning, the Clyde -- sky is clear

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Not even an extreme weather warning could deter these royal-watchers.

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Some had queued for hours just to bag the best spot. Since 630!

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it in the rain? Yes. We love the Queen! Mind you, if you part too

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early in a spot earmarked for royalty, this is what happens.

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As if to order, the rain stopped a soon as the Queen and the Duke of

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Edinburgh stepped of the Royal Train and into Sherborn. Only the

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Royal Fleet saw any rain today. This was to be a brief Jubilee

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visit, only one hour, but the town was determined to put on a show,

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including a Mad Hatter's tea-party in the grounds of an abbey. Say you

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are Alice-in-Wonderland? What did the Queen say to you? She said,

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hello, thank you and is that for me when she saw the presence in my

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hand. What did you give her? ACB, flowers and that is it. A Food Fair

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showcase the best of Dorset and the royal visitors even got a few

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samples to take back to Buckingham Palace. I don't think she realised

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she can take a hamper our weight, but it has gone on the royal car

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and hopefully will go back to the family for breakfast tomorrow.

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there, it was on to Digby church memorial hall four and 1952 themed

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coffee morning. And she left, a chance encounter with familiar-

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looking canine fans. She said that she has her own three in the palace

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and she was very pleased to see them in attendance. For young and

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old this was a day that will live long in memory. Those who have

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spent decades following royal visits say this jubilee talk is one

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the Queen is really enjoying. is so fit. Amazingly fit. There is

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no sign of a king or creaking, it is as though nothing has changed.

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Smiles as she left spoke volumes. This was a monarch at her relaxed

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best. Well, just as the Queen left, the

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sun came out and it has been a glorious day here, but the Queen

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did not see Sherbourne quite at its best so we thought we would show

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you what it looks like at its finest. Described as the most

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beautiful town in England, Sherborne is famous for it Abbie,

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its schools and the lovely golden colour of its cottages. The Queen

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came to the throne in 1952, this is one part of the kingdom that has

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barely changed at all in their 60 years. Let's talk to a local baker

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who helped show the royal party around. Canon, this was a closely

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guarded secret until recently, wasn't it? We were sworn to secrecy

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over a year ago and we were not able to make anything public. We

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had a green light from Buckingham Palace which were scarily not long

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ago. How has the town responded? has meant a huge amount because it

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has brought together young people and their elderly. It has bought

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people from commerce and education and Abbey itself, the whole town

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and the whole county is thrilled to be part of the jubilee celebrations.

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You had the job of showing Prince Philip around this morning. How did

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you get on? Extremely well. I was very nervous because I knew I had

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to get him out to meet the Queen when she thing is that the food

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fair. I was given warnings that if he was in net Abbie at the wrong

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time, but he was extremely good and Bangor-on-Dee. Was he appreciative

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of what he saw inside? He was fascinated by anything technical.

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We had artists and carvings and letter cutting, he was very

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interested in it all. I am glad it went well.

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From Sherborne, the Queen and Prince Philip got back on the royal

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train and headed east. They pulled in at Salisbury station and from

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there they visited the Rifles Regiment Museum and took a stroll

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around the cathedral and its grounds to loud cheers and applause.

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Earlier in Clinton's report, do you remember seeing the Queen's feet in

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the puddles? It reminded me of Sir Walter rallied. When Elizabeth the

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first was confronted with a paddle -- puddle, he leapt forward with

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his close -- cloak and covered the puddle. That won him the Queen's

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favour. So will take used to worship in his very church behind

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me. It is a shame you were not here with me this morning, Alex because

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I could have thrown your cloak down for the Queen.

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We really had an idea of the enthusiasm there, wonderful. Before

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that, in other news heavy overnight rain has continued to cause

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problems on roads across the West. This was the scene in will show

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this morning. One motorist had to abandon their journey to work.

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Gloucestershire and Somerset have been badly hit with many people

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worried about the rising water. Tewkesbury from the air as rain and

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bursting rivers form and Ireland around the abbey. Not so different

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to the same scene five years ago when flooding devastated this area

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of Gloucestershire. You can understand why people here are

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taking precautions. On the edge of the town, a mobile control centre

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with boats and harbour craft standing by. So far, the

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proportions this town has taken have kept any disasters at bay.

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are using information from various agencies who are giving as up-to-

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the-minute predictions of what will happen next. We are also using

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experience gained in 2070 judge what may be the next event, if you

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like, and we are watching the situation very carefully. After the

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wettest April and 100 years, made in Tewkesbury began with a May Day

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of a different kind. We are a cross from Abbey where

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police this morning were searching for potentially to missing people.

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One of those has already been found and it turns out the second was

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never missing in the first place, but they are taking no chances when

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water levels are still so high. That is true across the county. The

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River Frome is being watched because, although the rain has

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stayed awake today, what fell yesterday is still making its way

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downstream. Here in Somerset the Sun might have

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finally come out this afternoon, but all everyone was talking about

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was the water. This is Bradford-on- Tone, like in many areas, days of

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unusually heavy area after so many dry month only meant one thing.

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This is supposed to be the footpath, but as you can see, it has become

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part of the river itself. People living close said that although it

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does flared up now and again, it has not been this bad for years.

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And has lived here since 1968. Recently I have not seen it as bad,

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but certainly years ago I have seen it flooded writer to the bridge.

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be honest, I find it's scary because since I arrived the river

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was hired and when I first arrived it was low. I feel sorry for

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people's houses. Elsewhere, lots of you captured what was going on in

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your area. This was the river Parrott in Langport. This was

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Sturminster Newton. The good news is that the rain has stopped and

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water levels here are going down. Thank you for all the e-mails you

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have Saint. The heavy rain has also caused an unpleasant problem for

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some people in Cheddar. They say they are living with raw human

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sewage washing up on doorsteps because the street strains are not

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up to the job. Parts of Centenary Way have been flooded since

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Saturday evening with some gardens awash with used toilet paper and

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The sink just fills with water and does not go away. It is not only

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the sink that does not drain - No vote do the show all the toilets.

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Rain water, waste water and sewage are all being thrown back out of

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the pipe work here Ron Centenary Way, on to Gardens, pavement and

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play areas. It has turned this quiet street into an open sewer.

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this is filling up, so are the toilets. Cannot have a shower, a

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Bath, or cannot wash. How can people in this day and age live

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like this, and for how long? There are a whole bunch of people hearing

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the same position. Bernice says it happens every time there is heavy

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rain. Been reported this latest problem on Sunday morning. Since

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then, two contractors have attended but the problem has only got worse.

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If they look at their records, they will see that they have sent

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contractor is out. It is coming out of sinks and toilets. We have young

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children, the elderly, and people with compromised help. While we

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were filming, two gentleman from Wessex Water arrived, promising to

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clean up once the plumbing subsides. It is the first time the company

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has been here since this problem was reported. The locals say that

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unless the drainage system is improved, it will not be the last.

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Between a mountain biker from Bristol has been found dead in his

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van in South Wales. Alex Kaiser, 28 from Clifton, was due to get

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married in eight weeks. It is thought he was slipping in the ban

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at the time. Police in any there are treating his death as

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unexplained. -- been at Neath. National Grid says it is hopeful

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that parts of a new power line in north Somerset can be built

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underground. The original plans involve running 37 miles of

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overhead cables from Hinkley Point to Avonmouth. The local

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Conservative MP, Leon Fox, -- Liam Fox, said the plan was unacceptable.

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Somerset Conservatives have chosen the next leader of the county

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council. John Osmond will take charge in two weeks when Kenneth

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Maddock stand down. He is presently the Cabinet member responsible for

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children's services. The decision was taken at a private meeting of

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Tory members last night. David Cameron and dog mess - a two

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of the main issues influencing this week's election in Stroud. The

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Conservatives, who run the council, hope voters will concentrate on

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local issues, but they are under pressure from opponents -

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especially Labour, who off focusing on government cuts.

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-- Hill Bath. Strang it is a classic council

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contest. In the 1990s, Labour- dominated here but for the last

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three years, the Conservatives have been in control. -- Stroud is a

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classic contest. It is about the recycling, the dog fouling.

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third of council seats are up for grabs so the Tories are working

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hard, and keen to focus on things they CANNOT tackle. The difference

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is between issues which are local and those which are Westminster

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based. I am not sure how Westminster could tackle that. We

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are all Conservatives but we are Stroud Conservatives. In the labour

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office, the mood is good. Among those helping his former MP David

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Drew. He was among Labour's new councillors last year. Now they

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hope for more. We are buoyant. We are very aware of failures in the

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past. People know that we have a chance to hit home at a real hammer

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blow to the Tories this year. expecting a change among voters are

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the greens. John Marjoram leads the six councillors and reckons they

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could end up sharing power. At I have been in politics for 26 years.

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There is not so much enthusiasm for the Tories on the doorstep. What we

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will attempt to do is get an alliance with the Labour Party, the

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Liberals and the independents. council's Lib Dems are a small

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group and finding this election quite challenging. Like all parties,

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we are short of real activists. It is linked into the failure of the

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last government and Albion in coalition with the Conservatives.

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It is a broad spread of things. -- out being in it.

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Campaigners hope that voters will remember that it is a local, not a

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national, election. The battle for Olympics blazes is

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hotting up and for the modern pentathletes are based in Bath,

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friends are being pitted against each other to win his spot. The

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group, who are all trained at the University, have five weeks left to

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secure their place at the London Games, and then next big chance to

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make an impression on selectors will be at next week's world

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championships in Rome. Not quite a shoot-out for the un

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picks yet but thought these two friends, they may not both get to

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London. There are two spots and three Great Britain men in the

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squad. So the pair, who share a house in Bath, our friends and

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rivals. There will be a lot of stuff around the room so that I can

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trip him up. A bit of rat poison! will break his legs! We will

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support each other. Even if we don't go, will be will be training

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partners. The unselfish that you will come through and will help. --

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value. Selectors have said that anyone who finishes on the podium

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in Rome next week will go to the Olympics. It is the hardest thing.

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You would like to see all of them having a chance to compete. It is a

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once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and that is why it is so important we

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get it right. How they won silver in Beijing four years ago, this

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athlete looks like she will get one of the places. It her colleague is

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motivated by missing out four years ago. I hope it will be great and

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double win a medal and it will be wonderful. But on a bad day, I

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think there is still a lot to do. And I am confident I have done

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everything within my power to give myself the best opportunity. I

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cannot ask for much more. In just over five weeks, we will know for

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certain who is going. It is tough! We have disturbed in

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the last hour or so that in the Williams from Bath, who won gold at

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the 2010 Winter Olympics, is to retire in all competition. -- we

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have just heard. She said it was not easy to Venice something that

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had been a major part of her life for so long, but felt it was time

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to see what other challenges lay ahead. She received an ecstatic

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welcome during an open-top tour of her home city on her return. We

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will have more on that. By up to our main story - the visit

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of Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh as part of the

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Diamond Jubilee celebrations. David is in Sherborne.

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Hello again, Alex. Look at the golden light falling on the Abbey

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this evening. This place has quite taken me. It is quite stunning. The

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Duke and the Queen were here this morning. They attended a local food

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fair and some of the remnants of that there are still here. Any

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chance of a biscuit as I make my way down? Not even a chocolate one!

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Thank you. We saw earlier the Queen receiving a hamper. Giles is one of

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the orchestrators of this. You have your hamper here. She was quite

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surprised to get it! She was delighted. It was one of the nicest

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things we were able to do. It is nice to think that this is being

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tucked into by the royal party on the royal train. We have a

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selection of all sorts of things from Dorset producers. We created a

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Dorset Jubilee menu which we be presented to her this morning.

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sunshine olives. Yes. You may not think that they grow here. We made

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those. We do all of this in Dorset. We have these biscuits and cereals.

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How important is food to the county? Hugely. Artisan food is one

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of the mainstays. I think Dorset is now at the heart of these

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bestiality food a revolutions in the country a. -- speciality food

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revolutions. She will be tucking into a Dorset high tea rabbit now!

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Let's talk to someone else who got close to the Queen. We saw you in

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that report earlier offering her Majesty's some jury. You make it as

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a hobby. You manage to do get it through. Yes, I locally called the

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Lady in Waiting's eye and asked if I could give the Queen are present.

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She came over and took it. That was special. It makes a change from

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flowers. Yes, flowers, food and jewellery. Is that likely to be the

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Queen's style? I hope so - that is why I picked it out. I know she was

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a lot of bridges, so you never know. I will be keeping my eyes peeled!

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She has quite a lot of jewellery. The Crown Jewels or your jewellery?

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Well done on getting soaked up close and personal with the Queen.

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Someone else who got up close and personal with the Queen is Clinton

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Rogers, our correspondent. It seems to go very well. But she is coming

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back tomorrow? Yes, it is 14 years ago since the Queen was last in

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Sherborne. She unveiled a window in the abbey. Back again tomorrow in

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Somerset, arriving by royal train in yodel at 10am. Then she goes on

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to a country fair. -- Yeovil. There are plenty of transistor way that

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her. Then she carries on through the villages around that area. --

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plenty of chances to or wave at her. It is another brief a visit. That

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is in recognition of the very long time that she has been serving. You

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have to remember that she is not a young lady and the Duke of

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Edinburgh is getting on in years, not to put too fine a point on it.

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I do not think they were ever planning long stays. If you look at

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everything they have done so far in the Jubilee two a walk, which

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started in March, they have never been particularly long visits. --

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Jubilee tour. It is great that she is back again tomorrow. Is she

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spending the night in Dorset or Somerset? Who knows? She may be on

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the royal train or shopping! has got some nice Dorset food.

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may be tucking into it now! But she did not talk to us! You are on duty

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tomorrow to. Yes. I will be on the show throughout the day tomorrow.

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If you have not been to Sherborne before, it is worth a visit. It is

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my first visit. I came down from Bristol on all the small back roads.

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There was lots of flooding and some of the roads were flooded. Let's

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It looks gorgeous in Sherborne! We will go back a little too last

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month. We are getting the facts and figures in for April. Many stations

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in the West recorded the wettest April since records began. Some did

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not quite get to the levels we saw in 2000 but on the hall, are over

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twice what we should normally see at this time of the year. -- on the

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entire,. It is only the first of the month and we have seen it Mal

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rain this morning in Clevedon than we saw in the hall of May last year.

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Thank you for your pictures. You have been sending pictures of the

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flooding. We saw this dramatic strike in Cheltenham last night. We

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hope to see more cheerful pictures tomorrow! It is going to be a

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mostly dry picture for tonight and into tomorrow. Lots of sparkling

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sunshine. But grey has pushed off to the north. Lots of showers over

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the M Waugh corridor. They are mostly dying out. -- the M4. It is

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going to be quite a cloudy picture with temperatures around four or

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five. Tomorrow, there is plenty of sunshine around. A dry day with the

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best of the sunshine over Yeovil, where the Queen will be visiting.

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Further north and east, quite a lot of cloud. Very pleasant in the

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sunshine and only very light winds. We have more rain in the forecast.

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But on Wednesday, into Thursday, another 20 mm forecast. That will

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be Wednesday into Thursday. Most relied to rain and drizzle and

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there will be some have outbreaks at times. On Friday, a cold front.

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Bat will bring Chile weather for the bank holiday. It will be quite

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chilly. Thanks. I am just finishing off and

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biscuit! She was the Queen before most of us were born and we see her

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image it every day on every banknote and postage stamp. Today

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was a chance for people here to meet her face to face. Aged 86,

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with 1090-year-old husband, she braved the storms for another

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