:00:00. > :00:10.transformation of the NHS in England. That
:00:11. > :00:18.Good evening and welcome to BBC Points West. Our headlines tonight:
:00:19. > :00:22.1000 farms under lock`down. More farmers than ever are stopped from
:00:23. > :00:29.selling cattle as the scourge of TB goes on. I don't know which one of
:00:30. > :00:32.these poor things as a death sentence next.
:00:33. > :00:36.The man accused of causing the M5 crash ` the court hears he did fill
:00:37. > :00:40.in health and safety forms. The only toilet in town ` shock as
:00:41. > :00:43.Bristol closes all but one of its public loos.
:00:44. > :00:45.And he's got the entire galaxy to explore ` so how come generations of
:00:46. > :00:59.Doctor Who keep coming to the West? First tonight, there are movement
:01:00. > :01:02.restrictions on more farms in the West than ever before because of the
:01:03. > :01:05.spread of bovine TB. Nearly 1000 farms here are unable to
:01:06. > :01:08.move livestock or sell cattle at market because they've been
:01:09. > :01:10.effectively shut down by Government inspectors.
:01:11. > :01:14.For an increasing amount of farmers, it means months of stress and
:01:15. > :01:18.uncertainty. Here's Andrew Plant. 12 months ago, just as dawn was
:01:19. > :01:21.breaking over this Dorset dairy farm, this lorry had come at night
:01:22. > :01:41.to take away cattle suspected of having TB. It's one of those things.
:01:42. > :01:48.12 months on and that same farm is back in business, free to move its
:01:49. > :02:02.meat and its milk. The cows I have lost were in their prime. It is
:02:03. > :02:07.always the best one that he'll lose. After having movement restricted for
:02:08. > :02:15.the whole of last winter, they have been free to move cattle in a
:02:16. > :02:18.six`month test which will start on Monday. Then they face the
:02:19. > :02:24.possibility of having movement restricted again. Restricted farms
:02:25. > :02:28.are increasingly common. In the past five years, across the whole of the
:02:29. > :02:31.West of the UK, the amount of restricted herds has increased by
:02:32. > :02:37.more than 50%. Gloucestershire has stayed roughly the same from 22 to
:02:38. > :02:41.264 farms. But in Somerset the amount of TB restricted farms has
:02:42. > :02:50.almost doubled, from 165 to 314 And in Wiltshire there's a very similar
:02:51. > :02:54.picture. Up from 115 farms to 2 2. Rupert Dyke doesn't buy in any cows,
:02:55. > :02:57.he breeds his own and says if he isn't bringing TB in then something
:02:58. > :03:01.else is. He blames the badgers that live in the setts that border his
:03:02. > :03:08.land. A pilot cull of badgers in Somerset has just finished. One in
:03:09. > :03:11.Gloucestershire is still underway. How effective they will be in
:03:12. > :03:14.reducing TB is unclear. Meanwhile, more farms than ever before are
:03:15. > :03:24.facing the financial uncertaintyand stress of TB shut`down.
:03:25. > :03:27.The legal team representing the man accused of causing a pile`up on the
:03:28. > :03:33.M5 in Somerset which killed seven people have said the case against
:03:34. > :03:36.him simply does not stack up. Geoffrey Counsell denies failing to
:03:37. > :03:41.ensure public safety at a firework display. Clinton Rogers has been at
:03:42. > :03:45.Bristol Crown Court today and joins us now live from Taunton Rugby Club
:03:46. > :03:54.where the fireworks display was held almost two years ago. What have his
:03:55. > :03:57.defence team been saying? The QC opening the case for the defence
:03:58. > :04:05.told the jury something about his client. 51 years old, Geoffrey
:04:06. > :04:10.Counsell, an HGV lorry driver. Not a man to take risks. He had also
:04:11. > :04:18.organised many fireworks displays in the past with no problems. They
:04:19. > :04:24.discuss the events on the night at Taunton Rugby Club. He said there
:04:25. > :04:30.was a lot of fog. He said he would dispute that prosecution's case that
:04:31. > :04:41.smoke from the fireworks mixed with that fog and caused the accident. He
:04:42. > :04:47.said he would call witnesses who will say they did not see any smoke
:04:48. > :04:51.across the motorway. He said even if this small was created, that was an
:04:52. > :04:56.precedent it in centuries of fireworks displays being held. It
:04:57. > :05:00.had never happened before so how good Geoffrey Counsell have
:05:01. > :05:06.predicted it? I gather the prosecution had more to
:05:07. > :05:11.say this morning. They came to the end of their opening and criticised
:05:12. > :05:16.Geoffrey Counsell preparedness or lack of it in their eyes. They said
:05:17. > :05:24.he had not properly assessed the situation. The defence could he
:05:25. > :05:30.possibly have predicted it. Both sides were locked in dispute.
:05:31. > :05:34.What happens next? This will be a six`week trial but tomorrow the jury
:05:35. > :05:39.will be brought here to Taunton Rugby Club so they can see where the
:05:40. > :05:44.fireworks display was held and where this ground is in relation to the
:05:45. > :05:49.motorway, which runs behind the building behind me. They will get an
:05:50. > :05:53.idea of the proximity of the motorway to where the fireworks
:05:54. > :05:56.were. A man has been arrested in
:05:57. > :06:00.connection with the death of a cyclist in Bath. Jake Gilmour was
:06:01. > :06:03.cycling home from work on Saturday night. He died later in hospital.
:06:04. > :06:06.Police found a car abandoned near Royal Victoria Park last night and
:06:07. > :06:13.have arrested a 52`year`old man from Bath on suspicion of causing death
:06:14. > :06:16.by dangerous driving. Police in Wiltshire are
:06:17. > :06:19.investigating how a serious fight broke out following a football match
:06:20. > :06:22.at a school for children with special needs and behavioural
:06:23. > :06:25.problems. One pupil was taken to hospital
:06:26. > :06:29.students and staff were left shaken and a number of cars were damaged
:06:30. > :06:32.following the game at St Luke's School in Swindon. Fiona Lamdin
:06:33. > :06:36.reports. This is where the home side won St
:06:37. > :06:42.Luke's in Swindon were hosting local rivals Knowle DGE from Bristol. Both
:06:43. > :06:51.are specalist schools for children with emotional and behavioural
:06:52. > :06:54.problems. No one from the school could speak to us today at the
:06:55. > :07:00.Borough council told us that as the visitors from rest all were leaving
:07:01. > :07:03.in their minibus, they grabbed stones and bricks from the car park
:07:04. > :07:10.and started throwing them at the pupils and staff. The police and
:07:11. > :07:15.ambulance were called and one pupil was taken to hospital with facial
:07:16. > :07:25.injuries. Steven Gregory has lived here for 23 years. He heard it all.
:07:26. > :07:31.All I saw yesterday was the police. I heard a lot of noise and I woke up
:07:32. > :07:35.the window and all I could see was the police car going in and the
:07:36. > :07:40.ambulance, which happens quite often. Tonight, as police continue
:07:41. > :07:51.to investigate exactly what went on yesterday, they're keen to stress
:07:52. > :07:54.fights like this are extremely rare. Well, you're watching Points West on
:07:55. > :08:00.this chilly Tuesday evening with David and Alex.
:08:01. > :08:04.And we've plenty more to bring you tonight, including the concerns of
:08:05. > :08:08.one man whose life was saved by a drug which may no longer be paid for
:08:09. > :08:11.by the NHS. And we ask this West Country
:08:12. > :08:21.presenter about her new role as the president of the RSPB.
:08:22. > :08:26.There are reports tonight that an important deal to supply India with
:08:27. > :08:31.helicopters from Yeovil will be cancelled tomorrow, amid allegations
:08:32. > :08:33.of bribery. Italian police are investigating the
:08:34. > :08:36.former chief executive of Finnmeccanica, the parent company of
:08:37. > :08:41.AgustaWestland who are making the helicopters in Somerset. Our
:08:42. > :08:50.business correspondent Dave Harvey has more details.
:08:51. > :08:53.It started in the Italian Alps in February ` a polite but determined
:08:54. > :08:56.force of Carabinieri arrested the chief executive of one of Europe's
:08:57. > :09:03.biggest aerospace firms, Finnmeccanica. Giuseppi Orsi faced
:09:04. > :09:06.charges that he transmitted 30 million Euros in order to carry out
:09:07. > :09:15.corrupt activity ` in short, that he bribed Indian defence ministers At
:09:16. > :09:21.stake, an order for 12 helicopters. The AW101, worth ?450 million. For
:09:22. > :09:27.Britain, the timing couldn't have been worse. David Cameron was in
:09:28. > :09:30.Delhi on a trade mission, trying to build friendships, boost trade `
:09:31. > :09:43.instead, he faced this from the Indian PM. I also convey to the
:09:44. > :09:51.Prime Minister are very serious concerns regarding allegations about
:09:52. > :09:59.unethical means used in securing the 2010 contract for AgustaWestland
:10:00. > :10:01.helicopters. AgustaWestland is an excellent company with highly
:10:02. > :10:07.skilled workers who make brilliant helicopters. Also, Britain has in
:10:08. > :10:11.our anti`bribery laws some of the toughest laws of anywhere in the
:10:12. > :10:15.world. People know that doing business with British companies get
:10:16. > :10:19.that protection. But there's the rub. Finnmeccanica
:10:20. > :10:22.is an Italian firm. The Somerset subsidiary makes the helicopters,
:10:23. > :10:24.but not the policy. Tonight, AgustaWestland is staying quiet
:10:25. > :10:28.reminding reporters that so far the deal is still on ` until a meeting
:10:29. > :10:35.with Indian Defence Ministers tomorrow. Is it a big deal? Well, I
:10:36. > :10:38.was told today that 12 helicopters is significant, but the Yeovil
:10:39. > :10:42.factory turns out two or three times that every year. India, though, is
:10:43. > :10:45.the world's biggest importer of arms and defence equipment and no`one in
:10:46. > :10:50.the helicopter business would want to lose Delhi as a customer. In
:10:51. > :10:57.Yeovil tomorrow it'll be all eyes on India.
:10:58. > :11:00.An inquest has heard how a senior Army officer killed himself, over
:11:01. > :11:07.the summer, after the pressures of life and work became too much.
:11:08. > :11:10.Lieutenant Colonel Robert Shaw, who was based at the Warminster Garrison
:11:11. > :11:14.in Wiltshire, was married with three children and just a few years off
:11:15. > :11:17.retirement when he died this summer. The court heard how a variety of
:11:18. > :11:29.factors had contributed to his death, including financial worries
:11:30. > :11:32.and the stresses of Army life. A Chinese businessman previously
:11:33. > :11:35.convicted of fraudulent trading on the overseas money market could be
:11:36. > :11:39.facing more time behind bars. Bristol Crown Court heard today how
:11:40. > :11:45.Anthony Ho paid just ?1000 in income tax on his ?368 million empire. Our
:11:46. > :11:49.home affairs correspondent Steve Brodie has been following the case.
:11:50. > :11:52.Anthony Ho's money bureau in London's China Town, where hundreds
:11:53. > :11:57.of millions of pounds were transferred out of Britain. His
:11:58. > :12:06.worldwide travel service was used by Chinese ex`pats to send money back
:12:07. > :12:10.home. Anthony Ho, who was previously known as Jia Jun, arrived at court
:12:11. > :12:14.to face the beginning of a proceeds of crime hearing which could see him
:12:15. > :12:17.back in jail if he does not meet the court's valuation of his money scam.
:12:18. > :12:20.Judge Martin Picton listened as the prosecution claimed that the bare
:12:21. > :12:25.minimum in benefit gained by Ho was more than ?5 million and could be as
:12:26. > :12:28.high as ?6.8 million on the business that saw ?368 million transfered
:12:29. > :12:30.overseas. Ho is no stranger to the courts. The businessman, who also
:12:31. > :12:34.operated in Gloucestershire, was convicted in Hong Kong in 2008 for
:12:35. > :12:39.money laundering and was fined ?250,000. Prosecuting, Ray Tulley
:12:40. > :12:42.told the court that Anthony Ho had operated for his own personal gain
:12:43. > :12:46.and had failed to reveal his true financial position to the Inland
:12:47. > :12:56.Revenue to the extent that he never paid more than ?1000 a year in
:12:57. > :13:02.income tax. Ho was jailed for eight months in 2012 when he pleaded
:13:03. > :13:05.guilty to fraudulent trading. At the time he was accused of deliberately
:13:06. > :13:07.lying about his identity, deliberately misrepresenting his
:13:08. > :13:11.position to the authorities and of using company funds as his own. The
:13:12. > :13:23.prosecution also alleged that Ho had a people`smuggling background. The
:13:24. > :13:26.hearing continues. There's been an angry reaction to
:13:27. > :13:30.?90 million of cuts proposed for Bristol. The mayor has set out plans
:13:31. > :13:32.for the next three years to cope with reduced Government funding
:13:33. > :13:38.Libraries, buses and children's centres will all lose out. But the
:13:39. > :13:41.biggest shock has been plans to close all but one of the city's
:13:42. > :13:47.public toilets. Here's our political editor Paul Barltrop.
:13:48. > :13:50.Officially, today was World Toilet Day, but it brought bleak news in
:13:51. > :13:54.Bristol. This could soon be the city's only remaining public loo.
:13:55. > :13:59.All 22 others could close to save the council ?500,000. Already taking
:14:00. > :14:07.steps to lobby councillors are campaigners for the elderly.
:14:08. > :14:13.Obviously, they are all pilots affects them. If you have an elderly
:14:14. > :14:19.bladder you need access to a toilet. This is a tourist city and people
:14:20. > :14:21.expect toilets. They point to what happened in Bath, where planned
:14:22. > :14:25.closures sparked a determined protest. They forced a special
:14:26. > :14:29.council debate and got the plans halted for now. But Bristol's mayor
:14:30. > :14:32.thinks this could be the way. In Sea Mills, a former toilet block has
:14:33. > :14:36.been turned into a thriving community cafe, where they're happy
:14:37. > :14:42.for people to pop in to spend a penny. People are welcome to come in
:14:43. > :14:46.and use it. So if we're going to close 22 or 23 then lot of places
:14:47. > :14:53.like this will have to agree to do the same. That's quite a lot.
:14:54. > :14:57.Opposition is also likely to library cuts ` ?1 million coming out of
:14:58. > :15:06.their budget means some could close. Campaigners are preparing their
:15:07. > :15:11.placards. The library is the only university for people who can't
:15:12. > :15:17.afford to go to university. So it is absolutely crucial. I also went to
:15:18. > :15:23.Bristol College. How determined am I? I will go on and I can tell you,
:15:24. > :15:26.only if a lot of people show interest will we win.
:15:27. > :15:29.The council stress nothing's set in stone ` it's all up for
:15:30. > :15:32.consultation. And next week the mayor will come face`to`face with
:15:33. > :15:36.his critics when four Question Time events are held around the city The
:15:37. > :15:42.controversy and debate is only just starting.
:15:43. > :15:45.A Wiltshire teacher living with a rare kidney syndrome is warning that
:15:46. > :15:49.others may be denied the treatment that helped save his life.
:15:50. > :15:52.Matthew Slee from Corsham is one of only around 150 patients in the
:15:53. > :15:57.country with the condition. He was granted a new drug costing ?300 000
:15:58. > :16:00.a year. But now Government funding for it is
:16:01. > :16:07.in doubt. Here's our health correspondent Matthew Hill.
:16:08. > :16:11.Matthew Slee is now back at work teaching after suffering from a
:16:12. > :16:14.life`threatening kidney disorder. He was diagnosed with a rare syndrome
:16:15. > :16:23.which causes blood to clot in the kidney. I was getting bad headaches
:16:24. > :16:28.for a few weeks but it wasn't until it was really severe I went to the
:16:29. > :16:33.GP, who took my blood pressure and sent me to hospital. They told me I
:16:34. > :16:36.had kidney failure. But a new drug called Eculizumab which costs
:16:37. > :16:45.?300,000 a year has transformed his life. Before I took the drug, I was
:16:46. > :16:51.in a bad way. I could barely walk down the road without getting out of
:16:52. > :16:53.breath, tired and nauseous. ?50 million is spent on highly
:16:54. > :16:56.specialised services for patients like Mr Slee with rare diseases
:16:57. > :17:04.Last year the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services agreed
:17:05. > :17:07.Eculizumab should be funded. But AGNSS was disbanded in April and the
:17:08. > :17:10.Government has decided the National Institute of Clinical Excellence or
:17:11. > :17:25.NICE will have to re`examine funding for this and all other rare drugs.
:17:26. > :17:28.Some kidney specialists fear in the meantime patients may be denied
:17:29. > :17:32.access to this expensive but effective treatment. I think some
:17:33. > :17:36.patients have been disadvantaged by the fact that conditions have not
:17:37. > :17:45.known how to respond over this particular issue of an expensive
:17:46. > :17:48.drug in the interim. In a statement a Department for Health spokesperson
:17:49. > :17:51.said, we want to make sure patients with rare conditions have access to
:17:52. > :17:53.the latest treatments where clinically appropriate. Patients
:17:54. > :17:56.currently receiving Eculizumab will continue to do so and NHS England
:17:57. > :17:58.will consider any new funding requests until NICE has completed
:17:59. > :18:02.its assessment. But Matthew Slee fears some newly diagnosed patients
:18:03. > :18:14.will be denied the drug that has transformed his life.
:18:15. > :18:17.Bristol Rovers have made the long trip to York tonight for their
:18:18. > :18:20.first`round FA Cup replay. Rovers drew 3`3 in the first match at the
:18:21. > :18:26.Memorial Stadium having led 3`2 with just minutes to go. If they win
:18:27. > :18:29.they'll play Crawley at home in the second round on the 7th of December.
:18:30. > :18:37.There's full match commentary on BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Somerset from
:18:38. > :18:39.7pm. The One Show presenter Miranda
:18:40. > :18:45.Krestovnikoff, who's based in North Somerset, has just become the new
:18:46. > :18:48.president of the RSPB. The charity has more than one million members
:18:49. > :18:53.and works to conserve wild birds and the environment. In a moment we ll
:18:54. > :19:00.be asking Miranda what plans she has for the charity, but first let's see
:19:01. > :19:04.a bit of Miranda in action. I play the flute and a little piano.
:19:05. > :19:10.A bit like to think I am feeling musical but my talent is nothing
:19:11. > :19:15.compared to our feathered friends. Male birds are musical maestros
:19:16. > :19:21.They sing complex songs to impress females and warned neighbouring
:19:22. > :19:29.males off their patch. Whilst all are impressive, one little bird has
:19:30. > :19:40.a song like no other. The wren is one of the finest songbirds.
:19:41. > :19:46.Thanks for coming in. Why did you decide to take on this role? I got
:19:47. > :19:55.an offer I could not refuse. It is a great opportunity. I have two young
:19:56. > :20:02.children who are enthusiastic about nature and want to spend a lot of
:20:03. > :20:08.time outside. The RSPB won't take help people connect with nature
:20:09. > :20:12.There are so many opportunities For my work in presenting I have the
:20:13. > :20:15.opportunity to communicate conservation messages to a wide
:20:16. > :20:24.range of people so it seems a good time to do this. But birds look
:20:25. > :20:30.after themselves, don't they? We need lots of organisations to look
:20:31. > :20:34.after our words and wildlife. Nature is being squeezed into ever smaller
:20:35. > :20:39.spaces as we need more space to live in and habitats are being destroyed.
:20:40. > :20:49.The RSPB have got a campaign about giving nature a home. Argy people to
:20:50. > :20:56.put up bird boxes and plant wildlife friendly plants. It is relevant at
:20:57. > :21:02.the moment. It is a beautiful time of year, surrounded by these autumn
:21:03. > :21:09.colours. It is good time for us all to go outside as well. What about
:21:10. > :21:16.the winter message for the birds at this time of year? As it gets colder
:21:17. > :21:23.there is less food out there. You should put food out for them. At
:21:24. > :21:30.lunchtime today, there was a hive of activity. A lot of birds eat insects
:21:31. > :21:37.so we need to encourage them into our garden. We need to leave a
:21:38. > :21:46.little scruffy area at the bottom of the garden for insects. Good luck in
:21:47. > :21:55.your role. You have inspired others.
:21:56. > :21:58.Now, it's a big week for Doctor Who and his fans as we approach the
:21:59. > :22:00.show's special 50th anniversary episode.
:22:01. > :22:07.The Doctor has spent many lifetimes travelling the whole of time and
:22:08. > :22:09.space. But he seems to be rather fond of visiting the West of
:22:10. > :22:12.England. Jules Hyam's been scouring the
:22:13. > :22:15.archives and has dug up some Doctor Who postcards from the past.
:22:16. > :22:19.First, 1972. The third Doctor, John Pertwee and companion Katy Manning
:22:20. > :22:22.on the Dorset Coast, filming for an episode called Sea Devils. Back then
:22:23. > :22:26.the production wasn't anything like as big`budget and slick as the brand
:22:27. > :22:30.has become now but that DIY sci`fi style won Doctor Who millions of
:22:31. > :22:35.fans, who stayed loyal even when the show was off air. Plenty of people
:22:36. > :22:46.wanted Pertwee's autograph years later in 1996. It has got a slightly
:22:47. > :22:50.amateurish quality, the fact you can see fasteners around costumes and
:22:51. > :22:56.you can see people 's feet under the Daleks occasionally. I think that is
:22:57. > :23:01.part of the reason why people love it because it has that slightly
:23:02. > :23:04.amateurish feel. Today the Daleks are turbo`charged flying machines,
:23:05. > :23:10.enhanced by CGI special effects but from day one they caused problems
:23:11. > :23:16.for the very first Doctor. They were difficult to play to because you are
:23:17. > :23:19.not looking into human eyes, you are looking at a metal object moving
:23:20. > :23:25.about with a voice`over. And there have been plenty of those. This was
:23:26. > :23:37.Wookey Hole in 1974. Excuse me, have you seen Doctor Who anywhere? He's
:23:38. > :23:44.up there. Thank you. Excuse me, I'm looking for Doctor Who. Have you
:23:45. > :23:47.seen them? I think he went for a cup of coffee. Eventually our intrepid
:23:48. > :23:54.reporter did find the Doctor, the fourth and longest`serving one, Tom
:23:55. > :24:02.Baker. You are not in the traditional Doctor Who costume. Now,
:24:03. > :24:08.I'm not. I can't really follow that sophisticated line of my
:24:09. > :24:18.predecessors. I think I have a capacity to the surprised by
:24:19. > :24:24.anything, like this situation now. Would you like a jelly baby? Not an
:24:25. > :24:28.easy act to follow but each new Doctor has made the role their own.
:24:29. > :24:31.And if you know what to look out for, there have been plenty of
:24:32. > :24:37.locations that look familiar if you really know the West of England
:24:38. > :24:43.I just love that clip of Tom Baker. It's wonderful. And you may have
:24:44. > :24:46.noticed rare footage of the original Doctor, William Hartnell there, that
:24:47. > :24:52.whole interview from 1967 is now on our Facebook page for you to enjoy.
:24:53. > :25:05.Now, the weather. It is going to be chilly tonight.
:25:06. > :25:12.Temperatures are dropping like a stone in Bristol and elsewhere.
:25:13. > :25:19.Tomorrow will be wet for the first half of the day with patchy rain. A
:25:20. > :25:27.heavy but short`lived phase in the early afternoon but then brighter
:25:28. > :25:35.later. A few exceptions but we might have some snow later. As we head
:25:36. > :25:42.through the night, clear skies initially. You can see the area of
:25:43. > :25:48.low pressure moving down the East and the cold front will be a more
:25:49. > :25:53.active future but as we move through to the second half of the day it
:25:54. > :25:59.will be a more dry and sunny day and somewhat less windy. We will have
:26:00. > :26:09.clear skies for a good part of the night. Temperatures dropping to
:26:10. > :26:22.freezing or below. Patchy rain as we go towards the rush`hour tomorrow.
:26:23. > :26:33.We will be below freezing. Tomorrow, a chilly start and a windy one as
:26:34. > :26:44.well. That dark blue will give some hail and maybe some lightning. The
:26:45. > :26:58.Cotswolds and maybe the M4 corridor could catch some snow. I doubt if
:26:59. > :27:03.that will settle, though. With the wind added to these temperatures, it
:27:04. > :27:12.will feel pretty cold. The same for the next few days. For the
:27:13. > :27:20.foreseeable future, high`pressure close at hand migrating west to east
:27:21. > :27:33.at the weekend and into next week. That will bring frost and Fog.
:27:34. > :27:39.Thanks for that. I'll be back with an update at 0pm.
:27:40. > :27:42.And you have the football and the rest of the news. Goodbye.