:00:12. > :00:14.Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West. Our headlines tonight:
:00:14. > :00:17.The cost of living in the west. Points West. Our headlines tonight:
:00:17. > :00:19.Prime Minister talks about food banks, as more people struggle to
:00:19. > :00:25.The children searched for drugs banks, as more people struggle to
:00:25. > :00:30.the school gate — Wiltshire Police A royal arrival as Zara Philips
:00:30. > :00:37.calls in at her local maternity hospital, but don't panic, it' a
:00:37. > :00:48.And coming to a galaxy near Bath... The man who's created Star Wars
:00:48. > :00:50.And coming to a galaxy near Bath... Good evening. The Prime Minister has
:00:50. > :00:52.defended the increasing demand for food banks and says improvements in
:00:52. > :00:55.economy will help more families food banks and says improvements in
:00:55. > :00:58.fend for themselves. In the West Country the number of people using
:00:58. > :01:01.food banks has doubled in 12 months, as families struggle to pay their
:01:01. > :01:05.supermarket bills. David Cameron also spoke about the cost of the new
:01:05. > :01:11.nuclear power station in Somerset and he ruled out a pact with UKIP at
:01:11. > :01:18.the next election. David met the Prime Minister in Downing Street.
:01:18. > :01:24.Prime Minister, thank you for having us. You talk about economic recovery
:01:24. > :01:33.yet the number of April using food everyone is it on food banks, this
:01:33. > :01:40.was a movement that hilltop under the Labour government. —— build—up.
:01:40. > :01:44.We have said that job centres should be able to point people towards
:01:44. > :01:47.We have said that job centres should anchor said they are in need and
:01:47. > :01:55.that has resulted in increasing dudes —— use. —— food banks. Ed
:01:55. > :02:01.Miliband says he understands the cost of living crisis. Do you? Of
:02:01. > :02:03.course I do. I see people in my surgery is weak in and week out
:02:03. > :02:06.course I do. I see people in my often find it very difficult to
:02:06. > :02:12.course I do. I see people in my the bills, and provide for their
:02:12. > :02:17.reason is that we had a debt crisis and it takes time to recover. The
:02:17. > :02:21.good news is compared to when the government came to office, there are
:02:21. > :02:29.one million more private—sector jobs. The government as I understand
:02:29. > :02:35.it, with regards to energy, once EDF energy and then we the taxpayer
:02:35. > :02:38.it, with regards to energy, once EDF over the odds for our electricity so
:02:38. > :02:41.that company can profit. Is it a good plan? It depends on the terms
:02:41. > :02:45.under which the deal is agreed. good plan? It depends on the terms
:02:46. > :02:50.it good to have nuclear power as part of our energy mix in a world of
:02:50. > :02:56.dangerous instability in the Middle East. It is important. That is why
:02:56. > :03:01.this local power plant is important. We'll be accepted at any price?
:03:01. > :03:03.this local power plant is important. If it goes ahead it will employ
:03:03. > :03:04.25,000 people during the process in prejudice built and for many years,
:03:04. > :03:14.it will set —— is well supplied prejudice built and for many years,
:03:14. > :03:17.power. Will you freeze electricity? I want to see electricity prices low
:03:17. > :03:24.for the next couple of decades. I want to see electricity prices low
:03:24. > :03:30.competitive, make sure we access new cheap fuels like bragging and shale
:03:30. > :03:36.gas and make sure we get the market right. That is what we are doing.
:03:36. > :03:44.Jacob Rees Mogg, MP for Somerset, he re—elected. He suggests a packed
:03:44. > :03:51.with UKIP. He thinks that Nigel Farage could be your deputy. I do
:03:51. > :03:53.not believe impact and deals. We are saying very clearly, we are on the
:03:53. > :03:59.recovering, cannot turn back to saying very clearly, we are on the
:03:59. > :04:06.Labour Party but stick to us and we will build the recovery. People
:04:06. > :04:08.Labour Party but stick to us and we have to make a choice, but when
:04:08. > :04:12.people are confronted with that choice of staying on the right track
:04:12. > :04:17.with the Conservatives, or put it all at risk with Ed Miller band
:04:17. > :04:19.with the Conservatives, or put it his anti recovery policies, people
:04:19. > :04:34.will have to choose and they will choose to stay on the right track.
:04:34. > :04:43.yesterday. With me is our Political Editor Paul Barltrop. Is he right to
:04:43. > :04:47.play it cool on UKIP? He wants people to think that a vote for
:04:47. > :04:49.play it cool on UKIP? He wants might let the Labour Party get into
:04:49. > :04:54.power and he does not want to take them seriously at the moment. He
:04:54. > :05:01.wishes they would go away. There is no sign of them including the bubble
:05:01. > :05:02.bursting. The by—election in the Forest of Dean yesterday, UKIP came
:05:02. > :05:07.second in both of them and they Forest of Dean yesterday, UKIP came
:05:07. > :05:15.a force to be reckoned with. I could not try him on Hinckley and he could
:05:15. > :05:22.extraordinary to think it is one protracted talks or for what price
:05:22. > :05:27.the country will pay for nuclear miniature band the stakes are high.
:05:27. > :05:36.Both sides are not seen when the More on that and a look at next
:05:36. > :05:42.month's teachers' strike in Sunday Divers are continuing to search
:05:42. > :05:45.Bristol harbour—side after reports that a man was seen jumping in last
:05:45. > :05:49.night. Witnesses say the man swam disappeared underwater near the
:05:49. > :05:57.Plimsoll Bridge. The Fire Service are using their rescue boat and
:05:57. > :05:59.Plimsoll Bridge. The Fire Service A man who attacked a ballet dancer
:05:59. > :06:02.from Bath and broke his neck has had his prison sentence increased. Jack
:06:02. > :06:07.Widdowson was attacked in Cardiff two years ago. Today Mohammed Ali
:06:08. > :06:12.Mohamoed, who is from Cardiff, has had his sentence increased from
:06:12. > :06:16.Mohamoed, who is from Cardiff, has Despite being told he would never
:06:17. > :06:20.Hundreds of pupils in Swindon have been checked for drugs at the school
:06:20. > :06:21.gates today, as part of a police operation targeted at anti—social
:06:21. > :06:29.behaviour. None of the children operation targeted at anti—social
:06:29. > :06:32.found with any drugs, but their parents welcomed the crackdown
:06:32. > :06:44.saying they worry about the level of drug abuse amongst teenagers. Fiona
:06:44. > :06:46.Police dog Griffin can sniff out all illegal street drugs. His nose
:06:46. > :06:56.trained today on the 980 pupils illegal street drugs. His nose
:06:56. > :07:00.dog indicates that the pupils will go off with the teacher and they
:07:00. > :07:03.will be searched. It is not to criminalise them, it is to give
:07:03. > :07:05.will be searched. It is not to support. A police dog at the school
:07:05. > :07:10.gates came as a surprise for pupils. And parents, those we spoke to,
:07:10. > :07:14.supported the operation. It is a big worry as a parent. There is so much
:07:14. > :07:20.of it going on. You hear about it all the time. I think it is a good
:07:20. > :07:24.idea. I would not want my child coming to school and people trying
:07:25. > :07:29.to sell drugs or drink a rigid people to take drugs. The police are
:07:29. > :07:33.particularly worried about the use teenagers. Amid calls for the drug
:07:33. > :07:43.to down graded once again from Class B to C. Cannabis for me is not a
:07:43. > :07:51.legalised, it is a harmful substance particularly in its stronger types.
:07:51. > :08:04.I am absolutely opposed to it ever sniffing Griffin's nose didn't
:08:04. > :08:10.pointless. Parents and pupils will education around that. When pupils
:08:10. > :08:14.go home, we know that some of our pupils come across it and we hope
:08:14. > :08:17.that makes them think carefully about the company they keep and
:08:17. > :08:21.where they go and they can make decisions based on that. This was
:08:21. > :08:23.part of a wider police operation in Wiltshire today against anti—social
:08:23. > :08:25.behaviour, including several arrests this morning elsewhere linked to the
:08:25. > :08:35.You're watching BBC Points West this morning elsewhere linked to the
:08:35. > :08:38.this Friday evening. Ian will be here with your weekend weather
:08:38. > :08:49.forecast. There's still plenty more arrival. The Queen's granddaughter
:08:49. > :08:52.helps to celebrate a big day for Stroud's Maternity Unit. A The
:08:52. > :09:01.Empire Strikes Bath... We meet the An MP has said he will strongly
:09:01. > :09:06.oppose the death sentence for a Gloucestershire woman who is on
:09:06. > :09:09.appeared in court after allegedly smuggling crystal meth through
:09:09. > :09:17.Surabaya airport. Her MP, Martin Horwood, has said he's now looking
:09:17. > :09:21.at the case. Andrew Plant reports. smuggling drugs in a country with
:09:21. > :09:27.some of the harshest punishments in the world. Arrested at a hotel in
:09:27. > :09:40.Surabaya in April 120 miles outside carrying 1400 grammes of Crystal
:09:40. > :09:44.Meth. In a Facebook post thought to have been updated on a phone from
:09:44. > :09:50.prison in July she wrote to friends: "Your support means the world to me.
:09:50. > :09:54.I'm so very sorry I've disappointed you all." Adding "Please don't worry
:09:54. > :09:58.— this is Indonesia and some have prison staff as friends." It's a
:09:58. > :10:02.long way from her role upholding the law. As a PCSO in Cheltenham she
:10:02. > :10:08.helped open a youth club and taught young people about the dangers of
:10:08. > :10:17.drugs. Andrea Waldeck quit her job backpacking, but it's not clear
:10:17. > :10:25.where she went. But 18 months on — this former police employee is now
:10:25. > :10:28.behind bars — 6000 miles from home. Gloucestershire to face Indonesian
:10:28. > :10:33.Lindsay Sandiford was sentenced Gloucestershire to face Indonesian
:10:33. > :10:45.death by firing squad for smuggling cocaine. On average 80 people from
:10:45. > :10:57.offences every year in Indonesia. Death sentences are almost never
:10:57. > :11:00.Wiltshire veterans who helped to get vital supplies into Russia during
:11:00. > :11:04.the Second World War have finally Churchill described the Arctic
:11:04. > :11:07.Convoys as the "worst journey in the world". Now a special ceremony has
:11:07. > :11:22.been held to honour the survivors. Scott Ellis reports. Northwards
:11:22. > :11:27.been held to honour the survivors. the Arctic Circle. 70,000 brave
:11:27. > :11:30.been held to honour the survivors. lives were lost. Today, sailors
:11:30. > :11:36.been held to honour the survivors. barely any room left had another
:11:36. > :11:38.medal. The Arctic Stars to honour at their bravery and service. It was
:11:38. > :11:44.government. It took a long time their bravery and service. It was
:11:44. > :11:51.come but it was worth waiting for. Over 70 years. Yes. It sometimes
:11:51. > :11:56.makes me wonder if it all happened, it was so long ago. Royal Navy and
:11:56. > :12:01.merchant sailors were honoured today, is that run a reminder the
:12:01. > :12:12.maritime past. They endured week long crossings from Britain to
:12:12. > :12:16.Russia. —— a class of run. You did not have any facilities. You will
:12:16. > :12:24.wet for the rest of the voyage. not have any facilities. You will
:12:24. > :12:32.facilities. We were over our heads and that was it. By the time we
:12:32. > :12:39.facilities. We were over our heads there, it was time to have a wash.
:12:39. > :12:46.You are getting attacked? Yes. We had strong and heavy escorts. The
:12:46. > :12:53.ships were well armed. We gave as good as we got. The sailors were
:12:53. > :12:57.taking vital war supplies to the Russians and today, there was thanks
:12:57. > :13:08.from the Russian Embassy. I would like to express deep gratitude for
:13:08. > :13:16.your invaluable contribution. It was families and proud sailors, most of
:13:16. > :13:17.them now in the 80s and 90s. They took on the Arctic and the German
:13:17. > :13:36.An extraordinary generation and took on the Arctic and the German
:13:36. > :13:39.Zara Phillips was the guest of honour today, as Stroud Maternity
:13:39. > :13:42.Unit celebrated its 60th birthday following £150,000 make over. The
:13:42. > :13:45.unit was threatened with closure seven years ago — but a huge public
:13:45. > :13:50.campaign managed to overturn the decision. Here's our Gloucestershire
:13:50. > :13:58.A simple cake cutting from a well known mum—to—be. Happy 60th birthday
:13:58. > :14:03.Stroud Maternity. Does anyone want some cake? 300 babies are delivered
:14:03. > :14:09.here every year and the unit was, looking a bit tired, until now.
:14:09. > :14:09.here every year and the unit was, has brought it up to date, it is
:14:09. > :14:12.welcoming and fresh. It is much has brought it up to date, it is
:14:12. > :14:21.in touch with the generation having babies now. It's all very different
:14:21. > :14:24.to how it was. You can see how things have changed. On the table as
:14:24. > :14:30.the equipment that are used. I hope celebrating 60 years today was Pam
:14:30. > :14:33.Browne — born here on the day the unit opened. My mother decided she
:14:33. > :14:38.was ready to give birth and she unit opened. My mother decided she
:14:38. > :14:40.the bus down to the bottom of this road. She walked up the hill with
:14:40. > :14:45.her case and booked herself in. road. She walked up the hill with
:14:45. > :14:51.neighbour, the former opposite, road. She walked up the hill with
:14:51. > :14:59.took any messages. On the Sunday morning I was having breakfast and
:14:59. > :15:08.whiskey and two glasses and said you have a daughter! He poured the glass
:15:08. > :15:11.out and we had a table. There is more than one reason to celebrate.
:15:11. > :15:14.Stroud faced closure as part of more than one reason to celebrate.
:15:14. > :15:17.cuts to health services .But a massive campaign led by staff and
:15:17. > :15:27.parents saved the unit, testament to has been great to have that vote of
:15:27. > :15:34.confidence and investment in the unit. We are hoping that does not
:15:34. > :15:41.mean we have to fight for it again. And proof of that are parents like
:15:41. > :15:46.Steve and Hannah. The level of care anywhere else. I would recommend to
:15:46. > :15:54.anyone to have their baby here. anywhere else. I would recommend to
:15:54. > :15:56.unit may have a new look — and hoping to attract new mums — but
:15:56. > :16:03.it's also celebrating something hoping to attract new mums — but
:16:03. > :16:06.Bristol's Gromits made a surprise visit to the city's Children's
:16:06. > :16:09.Hospital earlier today. Three of the dogs, which have been on display
:16:09. > :16:12.around Bristol, were taken in to meet the children. Apparently they
:16:12. > :16:15.proved so popular there were queues along the wards to see them. They've
:16:15. > :16:27.now gone to their secret location before they're auctioned off next
:16:27. > :16:35.week. I want one. It would be nice Bristol Academy are gearing up for
:16:35. > :16:39.the biggest match in their history. The women's Super League title is up
:16:39. > :16:42.for grabs when they play Liverpool Ladies on Sunday. Ali is here, along
:16:42. > :16:53.with Bristol Academy's manager Mark Sampson. What chance of bringing
:16:53. > :17:00.home the trophy? The league table never lies. Mark, you're probably be
:17:00. > :17:06.underdogs but you looking relaxed. incredible achievement. To finish
:17:06. > :17:14.off would be remarkable and we hope we can do it. If we perform on the
:17:15. > :17:18.We'll talk more in a moment, of course the Bristol Academy players
:17:18. > :17:21.will have been doing their day jobs today. Unlike the men they have
:17:21. > :17:23.full—time work away from football. We've been following the double—life
:17:24. > :17:30.of midfielder Alex Windell, who works as a chef. RU happy with the
:17:30. > :17:41.Talking tactics with the manager to start the day, but this is all about
:17:41. > :17:44.food not football. Obviously the pretzels, the similar things, we
:17:44. > :17:49.have made before. She works 40 hours a week as a chef in Bristol, helping
:17:49. > :17:53.to send out 400 dishes a day. But with the biggest match in her career
:17:53. > :17:59.on the horizon it's been hard to concentrate. Especially this week, I
:17:59. > :18:03.am thinking about the game at the weekend. After work I go to training
:18:03. > :18:09.and get my head sorted for the weekend. I definitely would say
:18:09. > :18:16.and get my head sorted for the mind is more on the football than
:18:16. > :18:21.food. You have to be front budget, defenders. After work the other
:18:21. > :18:26.manager in her life takes centre Bristol Academy — after a hard day
:18:26. > :18:32.in the kitchen, there's more work to do. Alex has been brilliant this
:18:32. > :18:36.season, the standout player. She has never stopped running, she covers
:18:36. > :18:41.every blade of grass on the pitch. The session is done over and over
:18:41. > :18:45.again with the aim of getting better each time. We are confident going
:18:45. > :18:50.into the game. We must trust in each time. We are confident going
:18:50. > :18:54.ability and that is important. The night is almost done — and if they
:18:54. > :18:58.can win the title on Sunday, the long days and the sacrafice of
:18:58. > :19:05.living a double—life will be well worth it. I am playing in a title
:19:05. > :19:07.game at the weekend and if we win it, we wound the league. On Monday I
:19:07. > :19:12.will come back to work. It does it, we wound the league. On Monday I
:19:12. > :19:15.make sense, but that is life! I it, we wound the league. On Monday I
:19:15. > :19:19.one day I will be a little bit more intimate. I hope I will not have to
:19:19. > :19:27.work so constantly and then I will be able to train more often. That
:19:28. > :19:34.would benefit me massively. Lets hope she can cook up a victory!
:19:34. > :19:38.Someone had to do it. What is it like having to coach players who
:19:38. > :19:44.have worked all day? This is not a local kickabout in the park. It
:19:44. > :19:46.have worked all day? This is not a Liverpool, one of the biggest clubs
:19:46. > :19:53.in the world. We have been there. You have a long day at work and
:19:53. > :19:53.in the world. We have been there. you come and train. But they have to
:19:53. > :19:58.work hard. Credit to them, they you come and train. But they have to
:19:58. > :20:07.up at 7:30pm on a Tuesday night you come and train. But they have to
:20:07. > :20:13.followed your FA Cup final spot you come and train. But they have to
:20:13. > :20:22.the stab at all? I think so. —— you come and train. But they have to
:20:22. > :20:26.this tab it all? —— tap. Whether the cause of a long season we have
:20:26. > :20:30.proved we are good enough. We have achieved something really special
:20:30. > :20:35.and that is something we want to do. These women have worked extremely
:20:35. > :20:40.hard for the last year. How will you be helping them relax? I need to
:20:40. > :20:45.relax myself. We had been there before. We have been to two FA Cup
:20:45. > :20:50.finals and we play under pressure a lot. We cannot afford to slip up. We
:20:50. > :20:57.have achieved that and we were lot. We cannot afford to slip up. We
:20:57. > :21:03.down at half—time in our last game. The overriding emotion is excitement
:21:03. > :21:08.and when we cross the white line we will be looking to show how good we
:21:08. > :21:11.are. We are all behind you. Good luck. I hope we are talking about
:21:11. > :21:14.you being champions on Monday. Lots of coverage on our bulletins
:21:14. > :21:21.over the weekend, and full match commentary on BBC Radio Bristol
:21:21. > :21:23.over the weekend, and full match There's football tonight. Bristol
:21:23. > :21:26.Rovers are away to Southend looking for their first points away from
:21:26. > :21:28.home. And these are tomorrow's games — including Yeovil's trip to bottom
:21:28. > :21:34.Wanderers. Full coverage of all — including Yeovil's trip to bottom
:21:34. > :21:38.Gloucester rugby's vice—captain Billy Twelvetrees has signed a new
:21:38. > :21:41.two—year contract at the club The England centre arrived at Kingsholm
:21:41. > :21:44.from Leicester Tigers in 2012. He's since won five international caps
:21:44. > :21:47.and was called up to the British and Irish Lions squad this summer. He
:21:47. > :21:59.says that staying at Gloucester Irish Lions squad this summer. He
:21:59. > :22:11.an easy decision. I am really happy tradition. I love the crowd and
:22:11. > :22:13.an easy decision. I am really happy play with my friends and the sort of
:22:13. > :22:18.players we have here are terrific. It was an easy decision. I just
:22:18. > :22:24.Gloucester make the long trip to Newcastle on Sunday. Tomorrow Bath
:22:24. > :22:36.In the Championship Bristol face a tough test in Jersey. Quite a lot
:22:36. > :22:39.going on. Somerset finished sixth in the cricket, they drew their match
:22:39. > :22:45.with knots. Gloucestershire lost to Glamorgan debut be in division two
:22:45. > :22:50.next year. You can pack but pads, the bats and balls away. That is it
:22:50. > :22:57.When you look out of your window at ornaments. Well, one science—fiction
:22:57. > :23:04.fan from North East Somerset has a more unusual view. His garden is
:23:04. > :23:29.home to a 16 foot Stars Wars Scout garden. A place to relax. Surrounded
:23:29. > :23:44.by nature. Not for this man. His front garden looks like this. A
:23:44. > :23:50.by nature. Not for this man. His the Incredible Hulk, and a 16 foot
:23:50. > :23:59.Star Wars model. We go out and costumes. One minute I could be
:23:59. > :24:06.Ironman, the next Darth Vader. I originally got this as a stage prop.
:24:06. > :24:11.I suppose I was not thinking how big it is. There is no way you can put
:24:11. > :24:18.this on stage, so someone else can have it in their garden! This model
:24:19. > :24:23.is up for sale and that is not all. This is my alien power loader,
:24:23. > :24:28.probably the only one outside of America. It is a perfect replica and
:24:28. > :24:32.skill. We were going to use it in the band but it is too big to use.
:24:32. > :24:38.So if you fancy setting your garden apart, this model could be yours
:24:39. > :24:40.were just under £10,000. And will he spend the money restocking his
:24:40. > :24:45.herbaceous borders? Don't count spend the money restocking his
:24:46. > :24:51.it! Once I have sold the power loader and a couple of the other
:24:51. > :24:59.larger items I will invest the money in a fully driveable Batmobile!
:24:59. > :25:00.There you are. If you are looking for gardening ideas, there you have
:25:00. > :25:14.it. Time for a weather update. It is turning fairly chilly here
:25:14. > :25:18.this evening. As we head overnight, you will see one or two showers
:25:19. > :25:24.coming up from the south. That sets the tone for Saturday. Across the
:25:24. > :25:31.weekend it will be noticeably more sequence of shower was running
:25:31. > :25:34.northwards. Equally there will be some dry and bright interludes.
:25:34. > :25:38.Sunday will be generally drier. some dry and bright interludes.
:25:38. > :25:41.again it will be breezy though. some dry and bright interludes.
:25:41. > :25:47.is how things look from a wider perspective. From the South West is
:25:47. > :25:49.an area of low pressure which is the driving force for the weather this
:25:49. > :25:57.weekend. Northwards there is an driving force for the weather this
:25:57. > :26:02.of showers. Some of those showers could be quite heavy. Devon and
:26:02. > :26:11.Cornwall could see the worst of these. As we go through to Sunday,
:26:11. > :26:25.confined down to the south and evening, some areas are under a
:26:25. > :26:28.confined down to the south and deal of clear sky. As the night
:26:28. > :26:31.confined down to the south and on, some more at mid level cloud
:26:31. > :26:40.comes in, and that will signal some isolated. Most areas start tomorrow
:26:40. > :26:47.morning dry but cloudy. Temperatures will reach 12 degrees. Fairly early
:26:47. > :27:01.tomorrow some showers started to come from the south. The rainfall
:27:01. > :27:05.millimetres. Perhaps towards the end of the afternoon, there is a chance
:27:05. > :27:14.of some heavy showers reaching northern parts. Drier phases of
:27:14. > :27:17.weather will intervene. Temperatures will reach 19 degrees. This is a
:27:17. > :27:30.similar picture for Sunday, and will reach 19 degrees. This is a
:27:30. > :27:35.Whatever you are doing have a good weekend. That's all from us. We
:27:35. > :27:36.Whatever you are doing have a good be back later with an update. Have a
:27:36. > :27:40.great evening. Thanks for watching.