:00:00. > :00:09.Monday. That is all from the BBC's
:00:10. > :00:14.Campaigners against the badger cull in Gloucestershire say they are
:00:15. > :00:24.preparing for a long fight after farmers were given another eight
:00:25. > :00:28.weeks to shoot the animals. Help us get more young people off
:00:29. > :00:32.the streets. An urgent appeal from a homeless charity. Not going to
:00:33. > :00:40.university. Ie the south`west is falling behind
:00:41. > :00:49.in further education. And back were she belongs.
:00:50. > :00:52.This ship has had a major refit Natural England has granted the
:00:53. > :00:55.licence extension to the culling company after it failed to kill
:00:56. > :01:00.enough badgers in the original pilot. One animal charity is even
:01:01. > :01:08.planning legal action to stop the cull. Here is our Gloucestershire
:01:09. > :01:13.reporter. They thought it was all over. But
:01:14. > :01:16.the marksmen and campaigners now face another eight weeks on the
:01:17. > :01:20.ground in this controversial badger cull. In the first six weeks of the
:01:21. > :01:28.trial, 708 were shot in Gloucestershire. Very short of the
:01:29. > :01:36.target. This extension allows for between 500 and 900 badgers. The
:01:37. > :01:41.pilot failed, so surely this means you should try something else? We
:01:42. > :01:50.have shown it is safe. We have had six weeks of safe operation which is
:01:51. > :01:54.great. It is humane. We are learning. We want to get to the
:01:55. > :02:01.point where we can reduce the numbers. In order to do that, we
:02:02. > :02:09.need more weeks. The extension has angered campaigners. They say it
:02:10. > :02:14.goes against the original advice from DEFRA, that any pilot badger
:02:15. > :02:17.cull should last for six weeks. If they go against that, they are not
:02:18. > :02:25.following your own terms of reference. We should either be going
:02:26. > :02:34.for a judicial review or four an injunction. Campaigners are
:02:35. > :02:39.preparing for another long haul Many haven't stopped patrols. Since
:02:40. > :02:48.the extension was announced, it seems more are coming forward to
:02:49. > :02:51.volunteer. Reform has not stopped ringing. We have coachloads of
:02:52. > :02:58.people coming from Manchester and Sheffield. Today, I spoke to someone
:02:59. > :03:04.from Edinburgh. People are beyond angry. We will carry on as long as
:03:05. > :03:09.this takes. From first December the cage trapping season will cause
:03:10. > :03:17.That means they can only shoot badgers in a controlled manner out
:03:18. > :03:26.in the open. The fight on both sides of this device of policy is far from
:03:27. > :03:29.over. The police in Gloucestershire have
:03:30. > :03:33.been keeping the peace during the badger cull. The Police Commissioner
:03:34. > :03:35.says it has cost them ?1 million and he was not consulted on the
:03:36. > :03:37.extension. Joining us now is the
:03:38. > :03:43.Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner, Martin Surl. Another
:03:44. > :03:50.eight weeks of the badger cull. Is your force up to this? A lot of
:03:51. > :03:55.pressure, I would imagine. They are up to it. It comes at a price, both
:03:56. > :04:03.financially and the impact on communities of Gloucestershire. I
:04:04. > :04:11.leave the scientists to discuss the rights and wrongs of the badger
:04:12. > :04:19.cull. But this is a divisive issue. I think DEFRA should have considered
:04:20. > :04:25.this. They have not considered the communities of Gloucestershire. By
:04:26. > :04:31.saying it is a lot of pressure on you, are you having to take police
:04:32. > :04:40.of the streets? It is a major policing operation. Resources are
:04:41. > :04:46.diverted from local towns and villages. These operations have an
:04:47. > :04:51.impact on communities and the police. They are up to it, there is
:04:52. > :04:56.no doubt about that whatsoever, but that comes at a financial price and
:04:57. > :05:08.the impact on communities is significant. So there is not enough
:05:09. > :05:12.police out on the streets? I would rather the police purely looked at
:05:13. > :05:18.local issues, but there are huge numbers of police and the real
:05:19. > :05:21.areas. It is a divisive issue. The police find themselves right in the
:05:22. > :05:30.middle of it. Their job is to keep the peace and it is limited to that.
:05:31. > :05:37.I think the impact on communities has not been taken into account You
:05:38. > :05:45.are clearly worried about the money factor? I think everybody should be
:05:46. > :05:52.worried about the money factor. The police can cope. They will cope with
:05:53. > :06:02.this. That does not mean the cost should be ignored. You will look at
:06:03. > :06:09.this cost? ?1 million so far. But the money still comes from
:06:10. > :06:15.taxpayers. You should put these considerations into place when
:06:16. > :06:24.looking at these plans. To not do so would be disingenuous. Are you
:06:25. > :06:28.against this government operation? I am not going to see that. The other
:06:29. > :06:34.government and must make up their own mind. They need to consult local
:06:35. > :06:45.communities. The police can look at the overall package. I would like to
:06:46. > :06:52.see them see the impact it is having on Gloucestershire. I would like to
:06:53. > :06:56.see them front it up locally. Thank you for joining us.
:06:57. > :06:59.An emergency bed service for young homeless people in Bristol is
:07:00. > :07:02.waiting to hear if its application for funding is successful. Bristol
:07:03. > :07:05.Nightstop offers 16 to 24``year`olds a bed and a hot meal, using
:07:06. > :07:09.volunteer hosts with spare rooms in the city. But its grant runs out in
:07:10. > :07:19.December and if money isn't found, the charity may have to close.
:07:20. > :07:25.Just a short time ago, for 20`year`old Jordon, life was a
:07:26. > :07:34.struggle. I was sleeping on park benches. I had lots of different
:07:35. > :07:40.emotions. I felt like the whole world was against me. Come on in!
:07:41. > :07:46.Thanks to Brenda, he is now getting his life back on track. She invited
:07:47. > :07:52.him to stay in her spare room for two weeks as part of the scheme It
:07:53. > :07:58.felt kind of weird because I was in someone else's house, but at the
:07:59. > :08:07.same time it felt good because I got a warm welcome at the door. It is a
:08:08. > :08:18.good feeling. I was delighted to be able to do that. Were you nervous? A
:08:19. > :08:23.little but not really when I met him. She means a lot to me now.
:08:24. > :08:26.Recent figures from York University show more than 80,000 young people
:08:27. > :08:29.are homeless every year, though charities say it is impossible to be
:08:30. > :08:32.sure. There are three Nightstop projects in the West. In Bristol,
:08:33. > :08:48.Gloucester and Bridgwater. Managers say demand is up by 12%, especially
:08:49. > :08:51.as the nights get colder. Though councils also provide a variety of
:08:52. > :08:55.help for young homeless people, Nightstop is keen to get more hosts
:08:56. > :08:58.like Brenda to come forward. But how safe is the scheme? A big stereotype
:08:59. > :09:06.is that homeless people have drink and drug issues. That is something
:09:07. > :09:11.that we look at before hand. We would not consider hosting in that
:09:12. > :09:14.situation. This has been a real successful stop it is lovely to see
:09:15. > :09:26.a young person viewing the world is against them, going to having
:09:27. > :09:31.confidence. A lot of people are homeless and it is out with their
:09:32. > :09:37.control. Being offered a bed feels really good. Jordon now has more
:09:38. > :09:40.permanent accommodation and hopes to be living more independently soon.
:09:41. > :09:44.The South West is falling behind the rest of England in encouraging young
:09:45. > :09:47.people into higher education. Figures out today show the region
:09:48. > :09:50.saw the smallest increase over a 13 year period. The proportion of
:09:51. > :09:53.18`year`olds going on to university has now fallen behind the national
:09:54. > :09:57.average. Here is our political editor.
:09:58. > :10:04.Going to university is good for you, and for the country, say the
:10:05. > :10:08.government. The modern world, they say, needs young people educated
:10:09. > :10:14.better than ever. So there's been a dramatic expansion in higher
:10:15. > :10:17.education. But the West's teenagers have proved rather reluctant. The
:10:18. > :10:26.South West used to be above the national average. But over a 13 year
:10:27. > :10:30.period, while the figure for England rose to 38%, the region only reached
:10:31. > :10:32.35%. It varies enormously in different constituencies. Nearly
:10:33. > :10:36.half of teenagers head to uni in places like the Cotswolds and Bath,
:10:37. > :10:39.but just 18% do in South Bristol. However, even there there has been
:10:40. > :10:42.an increase, in parts of Somerset, it has gone the other way. Somerton
:10:43. > :10:46.and Frome, Yeovil, and Bridgwater and West Somerset saw the same or a
:10:47. > :10:54.fall in the percentage going on to higher education. Whether that
:10:55. > :10:56.changes depends on students like these sixth formers at Huish
:10:57. > :11:01.Episcopi Academy in Somerset, who're pondering their future. It is not
:11:02. > :11:06.the be all and end all. Opportunities from university would
:11:07. > :11:13.be incredible. But there are lots of other options. For many people, it
:11:14. > :11:19.is not the best option, but it is for me. There is not a guarantee of
:11:20. > :11:27.a job afterwards. I have thought about it, but it is very expensive.
:11:28. > :11:30.The school gets a good rating from Ofsted inspectors, and recently
:11:31. > :11:35.opened a new sixth form block. They stress the merits of uni, whenever
:11:36. > :11:39.students choose to go. Many students are seen recent graduates struggling
:11:40. > :11:52.to find wealth that well`paid employment. They are asking if this
:11:53. > :12:02.is the right thing for them now They are considering some experience
:12:03. > :12:05.and tertiary learning afterwards. What the county does lack is a
:12:06. > :12:08.university. Without one, some think there is a danger Somerset and the
:12:09. > :12:23.South West will slip further behind. Still to come call on `` come. From
:12:24. > :12:27.Bethlehem to Bath Rugby. The children enjoying a cultural
:12:28. > :12:30.exchange. The M5 through Somerset was closed
:12:31. > :12:33.in both directions for around seven hours today after two crashes which
:12:34. > :12:36.left one man dead. They happened near Burnham on Sea. Early morning
:12:37. > :12:44.commuters found themselves stranded for hours. Our Somerset
:12:45. > :12:50.correspondent reports. The M5 in Somerset, around 9am this
:12:51. > :12:55.morning. Both carriageways closed. Two separate accidents caused this.
:12:56. > :13:01.They happened on the southbound carriageway close to the Burnham on
:13:02. > :13:11.Sea exit a few hours earlier. The first was just before 6am when a car
:13:12. > :13:16.overturned. A minute later, this accident happened. This lorry here,
:13:17. > :13:22.the orange one and the white van collided. The van driver might.
:13:23. > :13:28.Police believe the two crashes were connected. Visibility was clear but
:13:29. > :13:36.it was dark. As a result for the vehicle slowing further along the
:13:37. > :13:46.carriageway, this view call accident occurred. One of the lorry drivers
:13:47. > :13:49.was also injured in the crash but was treated at the scene for minor
:13:50. > :13:52.injuries. The car driver involved in the earlier crash was taken to
:13:53. > :13:55.hospital but later discharged. Wreckage from the accident was
:13:56. > :13:58.strewn across both carriageways forcing the police to close the
:13:59. > :14:04.entire motorway. Diversions were set up but drivers found themselves
:14:05. > :14:22.stranded for hours. We have been here for three hours. It is chaos. I
:14:23. > :14:28.have 75 deliveries. I have been here for four hours. Police cleared the
:14:29. > :14:32.backlog by turning vehicles round and sending them the wrong way along
:14:33. > :14:36.the motorway. By midday, most of the wreckage had been cleared away. And
:14:37. > :14:37.a little over an over later, both carriageways