:00:00. > :00:12.rest of the week. Thank you. That
:00:13. > :00:18.Hello and welcome to BBC Points West. Our headlines this evening. A
:00:19. > :00:21.notorious stretch of road claims three more lives. Gloucestershire
:00:22. > :00:33.county council demands an urgent meeting with the government after
:00:34. > :00:36.two fatal crashes in eight hours. It does worry people that something
:00:37. > :00:38.needs to be done. It cannot go on forever, having people killed. The
:00:39. > :00:42.teenage girl whose cancer symptoms were mistaken for migraines ` her
:00:43. > :00:48.mother says doctors need to be more aware. First Bridgwater now Burnham.
:00:49. > :00:54.After a spectacular procession on Saturday, the carnival continues in
:00:55. > :01:01.Somerset. And ready to go up in smoke. The ship built to be burnt on
:01:02. > :01:07.a bonfire. Good evening. There are calls for
:01:08. > :01:11.the government to act tonight, following the deaths of three people
:01:12. > :01:14.in two separate crashes on a notorious stretch of road. Both
:01:15. > :01:20.happened here on the A417 on the outskirts of Gloucester ` one of the
:01:21. > :01:22.West's busiest main road junctions. Tonight the leader of
:01:23. > :01:30.Gloucestershire County Council has written to the Transport Secretary
:01:31. > :01:33.demanding an urgent meeting. A devastating day on one of the
:01:34. > :01:36.county's most infamous roads. Just after 3am, a 54`year`old man from
:01:37. > :01:40.Cheltenham, was killed instantly when his car apparently veered into
:01:41. > :01:48.a lorry as he heading down Crickley Hill. Only an hour after we'd filmed
:01:49. > :01:52.these pictures another unrelated accident further up the road. Again
:01:53. > :01:57.involving a car and a lorry. This time two elderly women were killed.
:01:58. > :02:03.This is two to three miles from the one we spoke to you about this
:02:04. > :02:06.morning. The vehicles pulled out of the junction and it has failed to
:02:07. > :02:11.judge the other vehicles path not seen it. It is early days in the
:02:12. > :02:15.investigation. They will work that out over the coming weeks. This is a
:02:16. > :02:19.busy road at the best of times but produce fatal accidents to happen on
:02:20. > :02:23.the same stretch within hours of each other is highly unusual.
:02:24. > :02:32.However, it has increased calls for something to be done to make this
:02:33. > :02:36.road safe to delete with macro With roads closed off the local school
:02:37. > :02:40.closed early too ` the accidents on the road nearby all too common now.
:02:41. > :02:44.closed early too ` the accidents on family and staff have in the
:02:45. > :02:46.village. There have been a number of accidents at the junction over the
:02:47. > :02:51.years and that worries people that something needs to be done. It
:02:52. > :02:59.cannot go on for ever, having people killed. It's dreadfully sad. The
:03:00. > :03:02.A417 is the main route from Cheltenham and Gloucester towards
:03:03. > :03:05.Swindon. It's always busy at rush hour as two lanes of dual
:03:06. > :03:09.carriageway becomes one. There have been proposals and plans to improve
:03:10. > :03:12.safety on this road for many years ` but nothing's been done. Today the
:03:13. > :03:15.leader of the county council wrote the secretary of state demanding an
:03:16. > :03:18.urgent meeting to address the issues. We need a commitment from
:03:19. > :03:22.the government that their road, and it is theirs, will be improved. We
:03:23. > :03:26.need to tackle some of the safety issues we see here and we need to
:03:27. > :03:29.stop this being not only a bottleneck but a really dangerous
:03:30. > :03:32.stretch of road which has claimed more life today. Tonight the
:03:33. > :03:35.Highways Agency told us they'll continue to work with the council to
:03:36. > :03:38.try and improve the road. Recent figures showed a 61% rise in the
:03:39. > :03:42.number of fatalities on Glouestershire's roads. Today's
:03:43. > :03:47.deaths come just weeks after three people were killed in accidents here
:03:48. > :03:52.in one weekend. Road Safety is now being pushed up the agenda ` as more
:03:53. > :03:55.people are losing their lives. Joining us now from our newsroom in
:03:56. > :04:03.Gloucestershire is Martin Surl, who is the county's Police and Crime
:04:04. > :04:10.Commissioner. Thank you for joining us. This is terrible news today
:04:11. > :04:16.What is your reaction? It is very dreadful news. I'm saddened but not
:04:17. > :04:21.shocked. This is an exceedingly is dangerous as oh ` road. It's
:04:22. > :04:24.happened before and it will happen again unless something sorted out.
:04:25. > :04:28.The answer to that lies with the county and the highways agency. We
:04:29. > :04:33.need to sort it out. What needs to be done? This is a design failure,
:04:34. > :04:39.undoubtedly. The road is dangerous. I know it very well. We know what
:04:40. > :04:44.the problem is, it's a very fast and dangerous road. There are lots of
:04:45. > :04:48.side roads coming into it. It is almost motorway standard coming into
:04:49. > :04:52.a minor road. It will take money to sort it out. That money must be made
:04:53. > :04:57.available. We need all of the leaders of the Council, the MPs and
:04:58. > :05:02.the police, to be very clear. This does need to resolve now. We know
:05:03. > :05:06.what needs to be done. If not, we should be ashamed of ourselves. I
:05:07. > :05:10.was surprised when researching this today to find out how much lobbying
:05:11. > :05:15.there has already been over the last decade. The Council say they've been
:05:16. > :05:18.lobbying for almost a decade to the highways agency because the road
:05:19. > :05:24.belongs to them. The local MP has raised it in the Commons repeatedly.
:05:25. > :05:29.Do you think it is going to take for these deaths to have taken place for
:05:30. > :05:34.something to have been done? It could be. We've had deaths before.
:05:35. > :05:37.This isn't the first. If things don't change, it will not be the
:05:38. > :05:45.last. I know people who have died there. I think it is time for the
:05:46. > :05:49.talking to stop. What will it take? Is it for the leaders of the
:05:50. > :05:53.Council, yourself, people in positions of power to group
:05:54. > :05:58.together? The pressure needs to go on to government. The leader of the
:05:59. > :06:05.council is right, this is a highways agency road so we have limited
:06:06. > :06:09.influence. This is a highways agency matter, it will take funding to do
:06:10. > :06:12.it and it cannot be done on the cheap. They've made some
:06:13. > :06:19.improvements. They are halfway but it is not the whole deal. Government
:06:20. > :06:32.has to say, put up the cash or be prepared for more people to die
:06:33. > :06:35.A grieving mother's told Points West of her anger after her 16`year`old
:06:36. > :06:38.daughter died of brain and spine cancer ` which went undiagnosed for
:06:39. > :06:43.two years. Natasha Simmonds from Radstock was seen by 13 doctors in
:06:44. > :06:45.the last year of her life ` but her symptoms were mistaken for
:06:46. > :06:50.migraines. Scott Ellis has been to meet her mother Sarah.
:06:51. > :06:55.These are my two daughters, Natasha with blonde hair and Fiona with the
:06:56. > :07:00.dark air. Natasha Simmonds died aged 16. A teenager who'd had cancer for
:07:01. > :07:09.at least two years. An illness of which she was unaware. One that went
:07:10. > :07:16.undiagnosed. If I could say anything to her, it would be to let him know
:07:17. > :07:21.how brave she was. She was still going to college. She was still
:07:22. > :07:23.doing her job. Natasha's symptoms from 2010 onwards included
:07:24. > :07:29.headaches, numbness, personality change and vomiting. All put down to
:07:30. > :07:32.migraine. She was admiited to Bath's Royal United Hospital in June 2 10.
:07:33. > :07:39.But was diagnosed with glandular fever. In January of this year, a
:07:40. > :07:43.scan at the RUH picked up cancer of the brain and spine. Despite surgery
:07:44. > :07:50.at Frenchay hospital, Natasha died a few days later. In the last year of
:07:51. > :07:59.her life she'd been seen by doctors 24 times. She broke down in the car
:08:00. > :08:03.and said they didn't believe me I was pulled to the side when we went
:08:04. > :08:08.in on that occasion and asked if she was putting on. In a statement, the
:08:09. > :08:13.hospital in Bath has said the many clinicians who looked after Natasha
:08:14. > :08:16.said ` will be meeting to discuss what they are calling a very sad
:08:17. > :08:20.case to find out if lessons could be learned. But it's important to note
:08:21. > :08:25.that at an inquest into her death, a coroner decided there was no need to
:08:26. > :08:29.make medical recommendations. The Tasha 's mother says she was told on
:08:30. > :08:35.one occasion that scans were only for life and death situations. The
:08:36. > :08:40.medical charity HeadSmart thinks doctors should have acted sooner. We
:08:41. > :08:43.wouldn't expect the clinicians to diagnose everyone with a headache
:08:44. > :08:48.but when you look further, with serious migraines which continue, we
:08:49. > :08:55.would expect that to be treated with an MRSA ice can. Make sure you get
:08:56. > :08:57.Hanks is because ` you get answers. One RUH consultant said Natasha
:08:58. > :09:08.improved between episodes of illness. Making the illness harder
:09:09. > :09:13.to diagnose. The carnival spotlight switches to
:09:14. > :09:15.Burnham on Sea tonight. After the success of the opening spectacular
:09:16. > :09:21.procession in Bridgwater on Saturday, it's round two.
:09:22. > :09:23.And some clubs are anxious to make up for missed opportunities as our
:09:24. > :09:34.Somerset Correspondent Clinton Rogers has been finding out.
:09:35. > :09:39.Here we are, all lined up and ready for the offer. Tonight, Bernard
:09:40. > :09:44.Monsey hosts round two of the annual Carnival contest. These clubs have
:09:45. > :09:50.been preparing all year for this but it seems for some, 12 months is not
:09:51. > :09:54.enough. For Gorgons Carnival Club, this isn't round two, it's round
:09:55. > :10:04.one! They missed Bridgwater Carnival on Saturday because they weren't
:10:05. > :10:08.ready! You have had all year! I ve been doing fundraising as well. We
:10:09. > :10:14.are all trying to do fundraising at the same time. And we've got a day
:10:15. > :10:18.job. It is the biggest illuminated parade in Europe. It launched at
:10:19. > :10:22.Bridgwater but over the next two weeks it will take to the streets of
:10:23. > :10:24.Burnham, Weston, North Petherton, Shepton Mallet, Wells and
:10:25. > :10:35.Glastonbury Around 100,000 people watched Saturday's show ` it'll be
:10:36. > :10:38.more like 12,000 in Burnham tonight. The organisers say that's the price
:10:39. > :10:47.they have to pay for having a Monday carnival This entry will
:10:48. > :11:00.I would prefer it to be on another day but we will have to see. Shepton
:11:01. > :11:04.Mallet is the only other midweek Carnival. Just to let you know, you
:11:05. > :11:10.have a puncture. This entry will need to be revived if it is going to
:11:11. > :11:13.take part tonight. And a few pence spent on a new battery might help
:11:14. > :11:18.Griffins Carnival Club make it to the start line. All last minute
:11:19. > :11:25.teething problems they say ` nothing to worry about! After all the
:11:26. > :11:37.procession doesn't move off until 7.30!
:11:38. > :11:42.Fabulous creations. Just tremendous. It's the start of another week here
:11:43. > :11:44.on BBC Points West. Jemma will be here with the forecast a little
:11:45. > :11:50.later. Yes, stay with us for that and much
:11:51. > :11:53.more. Including... This was the moment the match was lit. We're live
:11:54. > :11:55.in South Gloucestershire as hundreds watch a home`made ship burnt for
:11:56. > :12:12.bonfire night. The Bath MP Don Foster is calling
:12:13. > :12:15.for government action on gambling. Campaigners say a new type of
:12:16. > :12:18.betting machine has proved a bonanza for bookmakers. Gamblers can put a
:12:19. > :12:23.hundred pounds every 20 seconds into Fixed Odds Betting Terminals.
:12:24. > :12:26.Tomorrow MPs will debate new legislation ` but as Paul Barltrop
:12:27. > :12:27.reports it won't tackle what's been dubbed the crack cocaine of
:12:28. > :12:31.gambling. Every walk down the high street in
:12:32. > :12:34.the Wiltshire town where he lives is difficult for James Petherick. He's
:12:35. > :12:40.lost a fortune in Amesbury's bookmakers. He's been a problem
:12:41. > :12:46.gambler for 20 years. I've been homeless, sleeping in car, lost
:12:47. > :12:49.jobs. I've tried to give up but the addiction takes hold and with these
:12:50. > :13:00.terminals you're doing twice as much, twice as fast. These are the
:13:01. > :13:04.machines that he's come to loathe. They're called Fixed Odds Betting
:13:05. > :13:14.Terminals. They look like other slot machines. But the stakes can be
:13:15. > :13:20.huge. You can plough in a hundred pounds every 20 seconds. On these
:13:21. > :13:25.machines, it is so quick. It's almost as fast as playing a fruit
:13:26. > :13:34.machine. These machines were ?1 0 a spin. They first arrived 12 years
:13:35. > :13:36.ago. The average machine makes ?40,000 profit per year. Bookmakers
:13:37. > :13:43.insist they're not problematic for most customers. But there's concern
:13:44. > :13:47.among MPs ` with demands for action. Will the Prime Minister consider
:13:48. > :13:50.banning these addictive machines as has recently happened in Ireland? It
:13:51. > :13:56.brought a hint there could be change. Yes, we want to have
:13:57. > :14:00.bookmakers that are not overregulated but on the other
:14:01. > :14:06.hand, a fair approach and a decent approach that prevents problem
:14:07. > :14:12.gambling. Back in Wiltshire James Petherick resorted to baring his
:14:13. > :14:15.soul online. There is no point to my life. There's no point to
:14:16. > :14:20.everything. I've had enough. I gambled for most of my life, 30
:14:21. > :14:25.years. It is only now that I have opened up to friends, family, the
:14:26. > :14:32.rest of the world by doing a you Tube blog. That is how I managed to
:14:33. > :14:36.give up. He is just about coping but thousands of others are not.
:14:37. > :14:44.Joining me now is the MP for Bath Don Foster. Don, why are you so
:14:45. > :14:48.against these gambling machines I think it is really important that we
:14:49. > :14:52.accept that people should be allowed to go and have a flutter, to enjoy
:14:53. > :14:56.themselves if they want to. But as with all types of gambling, there
:14:57. > :14:59.are legislative rules around them and I think the rules around these
:15:00. > :15:03.particular machines are not tight enough. As we have heard, many
:15:04. > :15:07.people call the crack cocaine of gambling. We now know that betting
:15:08. > :15:11.shops get something like 70% of their profits from them. We are
:15:12. > :15:21.seeing clustering of betting shops on our high streets, largely because
:15:22. > :15:23.of these machines. I think it is urgent that we have action to
:15:24. > :15:27.address some of those concerns are addressed like the level of the
:15:28. > :15:30.stake, the spin rate, how rapidly you can keep playing and also the
:15:31. > :15:34.number of machines that are allowed in any one betting shop. How can you
:15:35. > :15:39.tighten up these rules? Would it be cutting the number of machines,
:15:40. > :15:43.cutting the access people have to them? The important thing is we ve
:15:44. > :15:51.got to have the proper research done. The research in this area has
:15:52. > :15:54.been very limited. Sufficient to allow Ireland to ban them all
:15:55. > :15:57.together. I'm delighted the government has accepted my challenge
:15:58. > :16:03.that we should be having full research done on this and done
:16:04. > :16:06.quickly. In the second reading of the gambling bill tomorrow, these
:16:07. > :16:09.machines are not even being mentioned, are they? The bill you're
:16:10. > :16:14.talking about is another issue that I have been campaigning on for some
:16:15. > :16:17.seven years. That is to address the problem we have of overseas `based
:16:18. > :16:23.Internet gambling sites who don t even pay any tax here. They don t
:16:24. > :16:26.pay anything into research, education and treatment of gambling
:16:27. > :16:33.addiction and yet they can advertise here. That cannot be right. That is
:16:34. > :16:37.being changed. Now, for these.. I want to see is moving rapidly to
:16:38. > :16:40.reduce the level of stakes, reduce the rate at which you can play and
:16:41. > :16:46.reduce the number of machines in anyone betting shop.
:16:47. > :16:49.Thank you for joining us. The chief constable of Avon and
:16:50. > :17:03.Somerset police has said that community links needs to be rebuilt
:17:04. > :17:06.following the death of of Bijan Ebrahimi. Nick Gargan described Mr
:17:07. > :17:09.Ebrahimi's murder, in Bristol, over the summer, as an "horrific
:17:10. > :17:12.incident". The place that Bijan Ebrahimi lived and died.
:17:13. > :17:16.Beaten to death and set on fire just yards from his front door ` in what
:17:17. > :17:19.has been described as a vigilante attack. Some local wrongly believed
:17:20. > :17:30.he was a paedophile. Bijan Ebrahimi was 44 years old. He was Iranian,
:17:31. > :17:34.and disabled. He is described as having been a quiet man, keen on
:17:35. > :17:37.gardening. But to his family and friends Ben as he was known, was
:17:38. > :17:40.friendly and loving. No video spoken to today wanted to appear on camera
:17:41. > :17:44.but lots of people told me they were shocked and saddened by what
:17:45. > :17:48.happened here. One lady who knew him well told me the whole community has
:17:49. > :17:53.changed, that there is a real sense of unease and lots of people ideally
:17:54. > :17:57.would just like to move away. Over the weekend, a BBC radio reporter
:17:58. > :18:03.was able to record some reaction from local people. You cannot
:18:04. > :18:07.believe it. You don't think of it happening on your doorstep. It's
:18:08. > :18:17.disgusting, makes me feel physically sick. He was just a normal, quiet
:18:18. > :18:20.chap. Mr Ebrahimi had been arrested four days before his death ` after
:18:21. > :18:23.neighbours complained about him taking photos ` but he had been
:18:24. > :18:26.released without charge. Now the Independent Police complaints
:18:27. > :18:28.commission is looking into the conduct of officers involved. And
:18:29. > :18:33.Bristol city council is also conducting its own review into their
:18:34. > :18:37.dealings with Mr Ebrahimi. Today, the chief constable of Avon and
:18:38. > :18:43.Somerset police told us it was time for the city to pull together. The
:18:44. > :18:47.IP CC will have their say. Other reports will have their say. I'm
:18:48. > :18:54.sure we'll hear more sad and bad news about the case but already
:18:55. > :18:57.even now, we need to be starting the process of rebuilding, rebuilding
:18:58. > :19:02.connections, putting things right and putting ` look into the future.
:19:03. > :19:07.One of his neighbours, Lee James, has already pleaded guilty to his
:19:08. > :19:10.murder and another man has pleaded guilty to assisting him. They will
:19:11. > :19:17.both be sentenced at the end of the month.
:19:18. > :19:21.Firefighters across the West went on strike this morning as part of a
:19:22. > :19:24.national row over changes to pensions. The Government is planning
:19:25. > :19:27.to increase their retirement age from 55 to 60. The action, by the
:19:28. > :19:30.Fire Brigades Union, follows a strike on Friday night. Then crews
:19:31. > :19:44.in Weston Super Mare ended their action early to respond to reports
:19:45. > :19:48.of people trapped inside a building. Part of the historic Tarr Steps in
:19:49. > :19:51.Somerset have been damaged during the recent bad weather. The County
:19:52. > :19:54.Council says a small area of the bridge was affected, and repairs
:19:55. > :19:58.will be carried out as soon as possible. The steps were badly
:19:59. > :20:00.damaged by flood water last year. Rugby, and Bath's uncapped full`back
:20:01. > :20:03.Anthony Watson has been called into the England squad ahead of
:20:04. > :20:06.Saturday's Test against Argentina. The 19`year`old, seen here making a
:20:07. > :20:09.try`saving tackle against Worcester, was part of England's under`20 side
:20:10. > :20:15.who won the junior World Cup during the summer. Part of the reasons you
:20:16. > :20:20.want to have a look at him is so that further down the line, a player
:20:21. > :20:24.of his talent can come in and not feel so fazed by the experience
:20:25. > :20:29.It's a big step to come into the England camp. Bath are happy to
:20:30. > :20:35.release in to get the experience. But he has two in his place. It will
:20:36. > :20:41.give him that experience which is a good thing.
:20:42. > :20:45.On to a national sport at this time of year, building bonfires. And
:20:46. > :20:49.surely one of the most creative ones to be made this year has to be in
:20:50. > :20:51.the South Gloucestershire village of Hawkesbury Upton.
:20:52. > :20:55.It's a replica of the Matthew, the boat which is moored in the Bristol
:20:56. > :21:00.docks. And it's been set on fire this evening. Alice Bouverie is
:21:01. > :21:05.there too. It's gone up well then. You could say that! This is a proper
:21:06. > :21:11.bonfire. It was lit around 20 minutes ago. I saw people stuffing
:21:12. > :21:14.it straw ` full of straw and cardboard and yet it has taken only
:21:15. > :21:18.a couple of minutes to go up in smoke. It's a real treat for the
:21:19. > :21:24.several hundred people who have come out and is quite cold evening to
:21:25. > :21:28.enjoy this event. It's the only ` it's the only fourth time they've
:21:29. > :21:34.done this. It's proving a success. It came from an idea and is the
:21:35. > :21:39.culmination of two days of hard work and a lot of effort. All hands on
:21:40. > :21:51.deck, the HMS Hawkesbury. The final touches being added by a team of
:21:52. > :21:55.would`be master craftsmen. Do you have any boat`building experience?
:21:56. > :22:00.No, none whatsoever. We have an eclectic mix of skills in the
:22:01. > :22:04.village but no shipbuilders. I don't think this one will float. But with
:22:05. > :22:08.the wins on Saturday, we thought it might end up at the bottom of the
:22:09. > :22:11.playing food ` playing field. She's made entirely out of pallets and
:22:12. > :22:16.string. And is supposed to replicate the Matthew, the ship which
:22:17. > :22:25.discovered North America in 149 . It has got sales but it is fairly
:22:26. > :22:28.loosely based around the Matthew. I'm sure the Matthew didn't have
:22:29. > :22:31.people walking the plank. But it's good. Last year the team made a
:22:32. > :22:36.castle. After its huge success, friends laid down the challenge to
:22:37. > :22:39.build something even better. I drove past early in the morning and the
:22:40. > :22:46.Telegraph poll was up. I didn't even know what it was going to do. But
:22:47. > :22:54.the footprint was already out by the afternoon. We have got 50 metres of
:22:55. > :22:59.wooden boat starting to come together now. It has been a great
:23:00. > :23:03.community effort ever since then to get it to what it is now. The crew
:23:04. > :23:06.took two days to construct their craft. There's hardly been time to
:23:07. > :23:14.say farewell, before she set sail into the sunset on her final voyage.
:23:15. > :23:18.As you can see, she is well on her way on her final voyage. Any minute
:23:19. > :23:22.now, they are expecting the mast to topple. I'm sure that will bring a
:23:23. > :23:27.great cheer. Andrew, you've organised it. I described you
:23:28. > :23:32.earlier as the first mate. That s not strictly true, is it? It's been
:23:33. > :23:35.a team effort. Everyone has pulled together. We've all taken time off
:23:36. > :23:39.work to build a replica of the Matthew. It's fantastic for the
:23:40. > :23:44.village. The weather is with us tonight as well. You must be sad to
:23:45. > :23:48.see her go up after your hard work. We have enjoyed her sit in the
:23:49. > :23:51.middle of the playing field but we are sorry to see her go. There is
:23:52. > :23:56.only one way she was ever going to go though. This is a not`for`profit
:23:57. > :23:59.evening, isn't it? It has drawn everyone together. It is purely for
:24:00. > :24:02.the community and for the village. We put on an event with an
:24:03. > :24:08.affordable barbecue, affordable beer. Everyone turns out and it is a
:24:09. > :24:11.traditional village event. What about next year? There is talk about
:24:12. > :24:15.the Houses of Parliament but I'm not sure. I might have a year off next
:24:16. > :24:19.year. There are two little girls here who I want to introduce you to.
:24:20. > :24:29.They did something very special tonight. They are Amelia and Tessa.
:24:30. > :24:35.We made the guy. Where was your guy? On the gangplank. How did you make
:24:36. > :24:42.it? We got a pair of old pyjamas and stuffed them with straw. And we made
:24:43. > :24:47.a head out of a paper bag and stuffed it with straw. And we made a
:24:48. > :24:52.hat out of an old pair of socks He won the guy competition, didn't you?
:24:53. > :24:57.Yeah. Very, very well done. The spirit of this evening has been
:24:58. > :25:02.amazing. The reason why it is not being held tomorrow night, is
:25:03. > :25:05.because this was postponed from Saturday because there was dreadful
:25:06. > :25:10.weather then. They decided to put it forward to today. They have the
:25:11. > :25:12.perfect evening for it. A completely cloudless sky. Gemma is here to tell
:25:13. > :25:24.us more about the weather. Of course, weather`wise, Saturday
:25:25. > :25:29.was a write`off for so many parts of our region. Wet and windy for many.
:25:30. > :25:33.Not so tonight. It's been absolutely glorious with clear skies. That will
:25:34. > :25:39.change as we go through the week. If we take a look at the forecast, we
:25:40. > :25:43.kicked off the week in spectacular fashion. Clear skies from the word
:25:44. > :25:47.go. A little bit of clarity around there. If few showers here and
:25:48. > :25:51.there. For the bulk of us, a blue sky story. Temperatures responded
:25:52. > :25:58.really well in many parts of the region. We got to 11 Celsius which
:25:59. > :26:01.is very good for this time of year. The headline for the rest of the
:26:02. > :26:07.week is change after tomorrow with blustery showers on the way. Longer
:26:08. > :26:10.spells of rain that time and rather breezy as we get towards the end of
:26:11. > :26:15.the week. The reason for that is low pressure which starts to come into
:26:16. > :26:19.night. They have timed it well. Wet and cloudy weather will spread in
:26:20. > :26:24.from the South West as we go through. It clears up tomorrow. Then
:26:25. > :26:29.another low`pressure system comes in on Wednesday. A much better picture
:26:30. > :26:34.altogether. That leaves a legacy of showers for the rest of the week.
:26:35. > :26:37.For tonight, a clear sky story for a time until the low`pressure comes
:26:38. > :26:41.in. It will bring rain and cloud. They will be a big deal of
:26:42. > :26:47.difference in temperature between our daytime high and our night`time
:26:48. > :26:52.low. The wet weather will be a big overnight feature. By tomorrow
:26:53. > :26:56.morning, it will be damp underfoot. Slowed to clear north`eastwards
:26:57. > :26:59.Once it does, tomorrow is a decent picture. We will see a few showers
:27:00. > :27:09.here and there but they will be light, few and far between. A lot of
:27:10. > :27:12.sunshine once again. If you dodge the showers, temperatures will be up
:27:13. > :27:18.to 12 or 13 Celsius. Again, a very good value for this time of year.
:27:19. > :27:21.Low`pressure will pushing in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
:27:22. > :27:26.That will bring wet weather which will last throughout Wednesday. On
:27:27. > :27:29.Thursday and Friday, the legacy of that is scattered, heavy, sharp
:27:30. > :27:41.showers and an increasing breeze. They have chosen the right night for
:27:42. > :27:46.it! Go and get your toffee apple! Hopefully, we will have some
:27:47. > :27:53.pictures of the Carnival 's night after the ten o'clock news.
:27:54. > :27:58.A family memoir that captured the hearts of millions.
:27:59. > :28:02.A potter telling stories out of porcelain