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Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West. Our headlines tonight:

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Was he abandoned to die? This man was released from custody by police,

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but he was murdered and his body burnt.

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A new treatment for brain tumours. The knife that uses gamma rays. It

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is a real benefit because people are not as lucky as I am. I am very

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mobile and I can travel. Raising the roof. Bristol Temple

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Meads as you have never seen it before.

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And keep dancing! We catch up with Anton and Fiona as they rehearse for

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Strictly in the west. Patients with the West with brain

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chimeras are to benefit from a new treatment being offered at Bristol

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oncology Centre. The hospital has this morning treated its first

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patient with a gamma knife machine. It uses beams of radiation to target

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tumours with precision. Matthew Clapham is about to have a

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high dose of gamma radiation fired at a tiny growth in his head. It's

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to shrink a benign tumour on the nerve near his ear that's been

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causing tinnitus and problems balancing. The treatment limits

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damage to other areas of the brain and doesn't require invasive

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surgery. We can treat exceptionally small targets. It means that the

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treatment to the tumour is very high, but the area surrounding it

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has a very low dose, which is perfect. You do not want a high dose

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in the normal bits of your brain but you want a high dose on your tumour.

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This is the first gamma knife in the south`west. In the past patients

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would have to travel to London or Sheffield for this type of

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treatment. In the first year, they hope to treat 160 patients, the unit

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after 200. 192 tiny beams of radiotherapy are focussed on

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Matthew's acoustic neuroma. The ?2.5 million machine was paid for by the

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NHS as it replaces traditional linear accelerators. It is a real

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benefit because people are not as lucky as I am. I am very mobile and

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I can travel. Some of the older people cannot travel and in this

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locality it might be easier to come down and have the treatment, as well

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as young children who might be based in a children's award year. It is

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fantastic for Bristol. Matthew Clapham won't know immediately if

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the treatment has been successful. But he hopes he is the first of

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hundreds of patients who will benefit.

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Matthew joins me. How significant is this?

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Up until now they have had the linear accelerators. It is difficult

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to get it regularly shaped tumours with that. When this piece of kit,

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it is much easier. In the past, doctors have used the kit available

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to them and it has been difficult to get patients referred to London and

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Leeds at places like that. Not only would it mean they would have to be

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there for several weeks, and they can have it done in one day, it will

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be much safer and hopefully the clinical results will be better

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The family of Bijan Ebrahimi, the man who was murdered and burnt in

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Bristol, say they cannot find peace until justice has been done. Today a

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second man has admitted his involvement in the death of Bijan,

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back in July this year. Stephen Norley, 24, from Brislington,

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pleaded guilty to assisting an offender. Lee James, who's also from

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Brislington, pleaded guilty to murder earlier this month. Bijan's

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family say their world has been destroyed by this act of hatred

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It was here on the Broomhill estate in July that emergency services were

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called to reports of a burning body. It was Bijan Ebrahimi, an Iranian

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man in his 40s who lived alone. His family described him as a quiet and

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shy disabled man. He'd been badly beaten and his body set on fire

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Medics couldn't save him. We know what happened to Bijan Ebrahimi the

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question now is exactly why it happened. Just days before his death

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he was arrested after police received complaints from his

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neighbours that he'd been taking photos and video footage of them.

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Officers questioned him and released him without charge. It's thought he

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did it because he was feeling harassed and wanted to be moved to a

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different council flat. Soon afterwards he was dead. A victim of

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what the prosecution described today as a vigilante attack. Earlier this

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month, Lee James, 24, one of Mr Ebrahimi's neighbours, pleaded

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guilty to his murder. Today at Bristol Crown Court another

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neighbour, Stephen Norley, 24, pleaded guilty to assisting Lee

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James. He helped drag the body away and got some white spirit to set it

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on fire. The police themselves are also being investigated over the

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death. Six officers have been served with notices of gross misconduct.

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Three constables have been suspended from duty. The Independent Police

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Complaints Commission says the investigation is progressing well.

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The family of Bijan Ebrahimi weren't in court today but issued a

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statement saying: They don't feel justice has yet been

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done. Avon and Somerset Police responded by saying:

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Those two men, Lee James and Stephen Norley, will be sentenced in

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November. They can expect lengthy jail terms.

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The trial has begun of a Bristol mother and father accused of killing

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their three`month`old baby. Danah Vince and her partner William

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Stephens had been known to social services before the death. Both deny

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charges of manslaughter and causing or allowing the death of a child.

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Paris Vince`Stephens died three days after being taken to hospital with

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what the prosecution described as catastrophic head injuries. She had

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bruises on her ear, arms and right hand. The three`month`old baby was

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brought here to Bristol Children's Hospital by ambulance on Friday

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January 11th. She died on the Monday. The jury were told the

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doctors could do no more for her as she had irreversible brain damage.

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Since July last year the family were under the scrutiny of the social

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services following a series of incidents at their home in Fane

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Close in Henbury. The court was told it was either William Stephens or

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his partner who had inflicted the fatal blow on their baby daughter by

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shaking her or by bringing her head into contact with a soft surface or

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a combination of both. Prosecuting, Christopher Quinlan QC told the jury

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how Danah Vince won a restraining order against William Stephens

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because of his behaviour. He described the couple's relationship

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as volatile. That they often had arguments and had had one on the day

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that Paris was taken to hospital. One witness will tell the trial how

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William Stephens, who is 25, would become snappy and edgy while taking

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drugs, and that Danah, now 19, would also turn nasty if she couldn't get

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drugs. William Stephens told the police that when he got to Fane

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Close on Jan 11th Danah was at home with Paris. Danah Vince told the

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police that when she left the flat Paris was fine. Later she phoned 999

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and Paris was taken to hospital by ambulance. Both William Stephens and

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Danah Vince deny charges of manslaughter and of causing or

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allowing the death of a child. The case is expected to last several

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weeks. Shrien Dewani has won the right to

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have an appeal against his extradition to South Africa

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reopened. The Bristol businessman is accused of being involved in the

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murder of his wife Anni while on honeymoon in Cape Town. He denies

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any wrong doing. Meanwhile Anni Dewani's family say delaying her

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husband's extradition doesn't help anyone, and is taking a toll on

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their family. The High Court is expected to hear the new appeal as

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soon as possible. It's David and Alex with you this

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Tuesday evening, it's good to have you with us. Coming up a bit later,

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on the shoulders of a ballroom giant! Find out what happened when I

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caught up with Strictly's Anton du Beke in training with Fiona

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Fullerton. Yesterday's announcement that a new

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nuclear reactor had been given the go ahead in Somerset came with the

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promise of thousands of jobs for local people. At least one in five

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of the jobs created by the project should go to people from the county,

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so what are they doing to prepare? Sparking an interest in engineering

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that will hopefully lead to a lifetime's work. These students at

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the Bridgwater Academy are learning the tools of their trade from the

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experts. They are exactly the sort of young people the Prime Minister

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was talking about when he visited yesterday. The company is investing

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in local training in local colleges to make sure that local people can

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look for apprenticeships. And learn skills in engineering and

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construction, very valuable jobs. The energy skills centre here at the

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college is sponsored by EDF, the huge French company which will build

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the new reactor, and hopes to equip students with the skills needed to

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work there in the future. Of the 25,000 people who will be employed

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during the building of the project, 5000 of them unexpected to come from

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Somerset. Once these young students qualify, they will be any fine

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position to apply for some of those jobs. It is a good thing for a lot

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of us. There is going to be work for years to come. I would like to do

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some sort of maintenance job and I think it would be a great

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opportunity. Some details need smoothing out but it looks like work

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will begin sometime next year. It is expected to be online at generating

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in ten years, something these students are very much hoping to be

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a part of. Campaigners say they'll oppose any

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future proposals to build wind turbines in Somerset. New plans are

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being submitted by the energy firm EDF for a site in East Huntspill.

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The company is currently appealing against a decision by Sedgemoor

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District Council to reject an earlier application for two wind

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farms at nearby West Huntspill. EDF Energy claims the revised plans will

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take into account the concerns of local residents.

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A Gloucestershire school's been forced to close because of an

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outbreak of venomous false widow spiders. Pest controllers will

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tackle the problem by fumigating the Dean Academy in Lydney tomorrow

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It's hoped the school will reopen on Thursday. There have been no reports

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of any injuries to staff or students. I do not think we would

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get you there. Now, you would not.

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The roof of Bristol Temple Meads railway station is to be lifted off

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and replaced as part of a major redevelopment. Rail bosses want to

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make the West's busiest station more of a retail destination. The BBC has

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been given exclusive access to parts of Temple Meads never filmed before.

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You might be all`too`familiar with this. But not so this, just a few

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feet beneath the platforms. Thank and dingy, Time stands still in

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these silent faults. These once heaved with wine. Letters and

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parcels used to fund along here and this used to be an rate shelter No

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Network Rail wants to breathe new life into this. It is not just below

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the platform, this entire roof as reached the end of its natural life

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and is to be taken down and replaced. It is the start of a major

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programme of work. In 2015, the roof project begins. By 2016, the station

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will be integrated into a new rapid transport system across Bristol In

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27, the line to London will be electrified `` 2017. We want to make

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Bristol Temple Meads a destination station. So that people can come

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here and make it part of Bristol city centre. It is hoped a new look

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station motivator lies an area that has seen better days. The waistband

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has been earmarked as a hub for creative business and when work

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begins Network Rail knows it will have to tread lightly. These listed

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buildings are now used by 9 million people a year.

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They're looking for future Olympic rowing champions in Bath tonight.

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Just over a year ago Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won Olympic

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gold. Both learned to row in the city. The University of Bath is

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holding a talent`spotting night putting candidates through various

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tests. Our reporter is there with them now at the Sports Training

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Village. If I told you I had done half an

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hour on one of these VCs of equipment, you would not believe me.

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I would not qualify. I am not tall enough. You have to be six foot two

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for a man. Fortunately, some of the people gathered here do fit the

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bill. This is a talent identification programme that has

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been running since 2001, and is responsible for producing the likes

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of Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, who won gold in the

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women's pair at London 2012. Both started here at the University of

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Bath in this very programme, having had no proper rowing experience

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prior to that. The hope is that tonight we might have a future

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champion. Dan Harris is the Talent Development Coach. What are you

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looking for tonight? We are looking for the right size and very

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determined and very driven and basically wanting to go and compete

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in the Olympic Games. What are they doing here? This is a 15 rep armful.

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It determines strength. It is a basic test that we do. Meikle is

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about to have a go. `` Michael. What inspired you to come tonight? It is

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an opportunity to compete at elite level. I have never wrote before,

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nothing to lose. Inspired by last year's Olympics? Yes, seeing

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something like that in your home is inspiring. Training begins now for

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any of us that it on the programme. Have you dreamt of the Olympics

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Nightmares really. I am a rugby player so the Olympics was never a

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part, but this is a new challenge. There is nothing to stop any of us

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from going. Good luck. It looks pretty gruesome. If you are watching

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at home and thinking you could do this, there not another session

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planned in the near future, but get in with the University and they will

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see with the can do `` what they can do. A word about tonight's football.

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Bristol City hoping that long wait for a League win will end tonight.

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Brentford are the visitors to Ashton Gate. At the other end of the scale,

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Swindon Town will be aiming for a fifth win in a row in all

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competitions. Impressive results and a style of play that's drawing

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plaudits. Full credit to the players. They have took on board

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what we asked them to do. It is not easy because when we first party to

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put it in place we were asking players to do things that they were

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probably very uncomfortable with and you could see that. Over the time,

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they have started to really grasp it and they have started to enjoy it.

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In league two, Bristol Rovers will try to kick`start their season

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against bottom club Accrington. Cheltenham are at home to Morecambe.

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BBC local radio will have those matches covered and we will have the

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results in our 10pm Billiton. `` programme.

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I am sure there will be more people who wants to have a go.

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I hate those rowing machines. A group of children from Somerset

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have written and published a book about the experiences of local

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people during the Second World War. Inside are tales of meetings with

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the German and Italian Prisoners of War who were kept in the county The

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story begins with Heather Redman's memories of how she was given her

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most treasured gift by a captured soldier.

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I looked down and there was a scarlet red bracelet with sapphire

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blue and golden yellow. I stared at it and realise he was giving it to

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me as a present. My eyes became bloody with tears. He was gorgeous.

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He had blonde here and blue eyes. He was so handsome. I fell in love at

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six. It has been published by a group of children. It is nice that

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your enemy can still be your friend and give you such a wonderful gift.

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It is amazing she has kept this bracelet and it is in such good

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condition. During World War II thousands of prisoners of war were

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held in England and made to work on the land. Italian and German POWs

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were kept in Somerset. This man was also a prisoner of war. In the book

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they captured the couple's young romance. She had a kind face and she

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looked like someone you could trust. I'm armoured to my friend, one day,

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she will be my wife `` I said. It is about how they saw each other and

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make each other and the past each other romantic notes. He said, when

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the war finishes, make matrimony. I never thought anything of it, but he

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meant it. Heart`warming stories from another century retold by the

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authors of the future. It is nice to see you come to see

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you, nice. It's the Saturday night show that has many a three`year`old

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dancing across the sitting room and many a grown up wishing they still

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could. Strictly's in full flow and the competition is hotting up. Deep

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in the heart of Wiltshire, in a small dance studio, off the M4,

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former Bond girl Fiona Fullerton and her dance partner Anton Du Beck are

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hard at work trying to up their game, and I went along to see how

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they're getting on. Let us go back to last week first of

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all and how did the feedback feel? I really enjoyed last Saturday. I

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thought it was a triumph. They were quite harsh. How hard is that today?

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I thought everything they said was there because... The hip action was

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clunky. I was disappointed I did not perform as well as I knew I could.

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Cause I have been out of the business for so long, the whole

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performing thing I find completely terrifying. It is beyond scary, I

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cannot tell you. It is so awful because I know we can do it, or I

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can dance that, so much better. It is so difficult to put across to

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somebody how tricky that is. The difference between doing it here

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over and over again, even if you film it, it is miles different. It

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is so different. Sometimes you have done it all day and you feel ready

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and great and you go there on Saturday and you feel like you have

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only just met. It is the most exciting thing I have ever done

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What are you doing this week? We are discussing options. It is like

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knitting. It is the quick step. It is very fast. I am loving it, it is

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lovely, but I get hugely frustrated when I do not get things

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straightaway. I had not noticed Wendy you start working on it?

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Monday. Wendy you work on the choreography? We put it together

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together. It is organic. Monday afternoon I do a lot of standing

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around. We try things and if it works it goes in. Isn't she lovely?

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I think you would love to do that again. You had a little dance with

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him. Let us see you in training I think you need to watch your arms.

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The judge 's' scores are in. Seven. I feel men. Ten. `` bad.

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It is going to be quite lively tonight for some of you as we start

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to see showers. Those will clear way through the morning and as we get

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towards the afternoon it will be dry and sunny and less windy. We have a

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Met Office weather warning with the threat of heavy rain. Some of you

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already seeing that and some lightening. Over an inch or so of

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rain. Localised winds. The further east, the more of a threat.

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Developments towards the south`west, very heavy showers and

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thunderstorms, this is the current position in two parts of Wiltshire

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tracking to the north`east. Waiting in the wings is the main action

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through the course of the night and this will turn heavier. That will be

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crossing through parts of Dorset and Wiltshire. Once the early showers

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are out of the way, it is an improving picture. Pretty windy at

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the moment. These heavy showers grabbing your attention. As we head

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towards the early hours, this next cluster coming in. Across parts of

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Wiltshire and Hampshire, where it is going to give a lot of rain.

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Tomorrow, temperatures on the mild side. No more than 13 or 14. In the

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rush hour, more cloud around, and the showers. To feed and be replaced

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with sunshine, a vastly improved afternoon. Not as windy as the

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morning. So it continues towards nightfall. Temperatures safely into

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the middle teens. As we go towards the end of the week, more Met Office

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yellow warnings. We will find out more about that

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tomorrow. The final of the Great British Bake

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Off, filmed in a marquee in the Chew Valley, is on BBC Two at 8pm.

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That is it from us. I will be back at 10pm.

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