26/12/2013 BBC Points West


26/12/2013

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throughout the evening on the BBC News Channel. We are back with the

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late Good evening. Supporters of fox

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hunting in Gloucestershire say they have not given up hope of the ban

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being lifted. One of the Prime Minister's election pledges was a

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free vote on hunting laws. But anti`hunt protesters see public

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support for the ban is rising. `` say public support. Scott Ellis

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reports. Hundreds turned out for the Duke of

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Beaufort's hunt in Gloucestershire today. Since 2005, it's been illegal

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to kill foxes with packs of dogs. Many here want that ban lifted and

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hunts, once again, to cull. It's kind of part of this country's

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history. And we are getting rid of so many traditions these days. I

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don't think it's any more cruel than fishing. So I think, if you want to

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ban one, you should ban the other. I think it's almost a way of weeding

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out of the weaker or older foxes as well. The average fox is pretty fit

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and wily. And if it's a young, fit fox, it would probably get away

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anyway. But a recent poll suggests 80% of the public remain in favour

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of the ban. Anti`hunt protesters want the current laws tightened and

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enforced. The real problem is that they are willing to break the law

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all the time. And don't accept that it is banned by popular consent but

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also because of the appalling nature of what they do. That allegation is

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denied by this hunt. They say they lay a scented trail to exercise

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their hounds. In October, David Cameron expressed sympathy for those

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that want the laws loosened. But it seems unlikely to be high on his

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political agenda in the run`up to 2015's general election.

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The West is preparing itself for another night of bad weather, just

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48 hours after the last storms. Bradford`on`Avon was one of the

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worst affected areas, with homes and shops flooded. Council workers have

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spent the day clearing debris from the bridge in the town, which has

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now reopened. The Romanian government has

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appointed its own diplomat to represent the 1000 Romanians who

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live in Bristol. Razan Constantinescu will take up the

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voluntary post in the New Year. It coincides with the lifting of

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restrictions on Romanian workers. I doubt there will be the sort of

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invasion that some of the press is referring to. I doubt that it will

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be huge numbers. Simply because most of the Romanians who want to come

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over to Britain, to set up in business or to explore working

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opportunities, have already done so. And he says he wants to use his time

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in office to twin Bristol with a city in Romania and to set up a

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direct flight from Bristol Airport. Now football. Not much Christmas

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cheer for Yeovil Town. They lost 3`0 at Bournemouth. A result that leaves

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them three points from safety in the Championship.

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In League One, Swindon lost 3`2 at Bedford, despite twice being in

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front with goals from Ryan Mason and Nicky Ajose.

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Steve Cotterill has won his first league game in charge of Bristol

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City. Sam Baldock's early penalty was enough to give them a 1`0 win

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over Walsall and take them off the bottom of the table.

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The same scoreline at Cheltenham. They beat Exeter thanks to an early

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strike from Jamie Cureton. And Bristol Rovers drew 1`1 at

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Torquay. Matt Harrold scored the equaliser for Rovers.

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There has been more success for Somerset racehorse trainer Paul

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Nicholls. Silvaniaco Conti won the King George VI Chase at Kempton

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That gave Nicholls his eighth win in the prestigious race.

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We are all bracing ourselves for the possibility of more bad weather

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Here is Ian with the forecast. Good evening. Another bout of wet

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and windy weather during the course of tonight. Another Met Office

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weather warning in force for real form `` for instance. Potentially

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ten ` 20 millimetres, and possibly 30 millimetres. It will continue in

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showers tomorrow. And through tonight, some heavy rain for many,

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continuing for a while, but clearing into the early hours. A windy spell

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developing as well. Just of up to 50 mph inland, possibly 60 mph further

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west. Temperatures up to six Celsius. Tomorrow, the early rain

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clearers, then some blustery showers, some heavy rain in places,

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adding some more water locally, hence the weather warning continuing

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tomorrow. Temperatures about nine or 10 Celsius.

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I am back just after ten o'clock with another update. Hope to see you

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then. Good night. Hello there, most of us have had a

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quiet Boxing Day, mostly dry, chilly, lingering mist, light winds.

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That is all about to change. The next storm arriving on our doorstep

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right now, over night tonight will see wet and windy weather. The winds

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peak tomorrow lunchtime. It has started raining in Cornwall, the

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rain will sweep eastwards. For all of us overnight wet and windy

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weather. Snow to the Pennines. For most of us wet and very windy.

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40-50mph gusts inland, 60-70mph around exposed coasts. Any extra

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rain will be unwelcome particularly for those most prone areas across

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parts of southern England and up into East Anglia. 10mm inland, 0mm

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around the coast. The rain could well linger for a time across the

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south-east. It will clear. Brightness, but a whole lot of

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showers wrapped around the centre of the low pressure across the west of

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Scotland. It will not feel all that cam foshl out there. Particularly

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