:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to BBC Points West with David Garmston and Alex Lovell.
:00:08. > :00:10.Our main story tonight: Wiltshire's biggest ever police operation.
:00:11. > :00:24.Hundreds of officers stage early morning raids in the fight against
:00:25. > :00:30.drugs gangs moving in from London. They are often linked with violence,
:00:31. > :00:32.firearms and weapons. They are quite nasty individuals often.
:00:33. > :00:35.But neighbouring Avon and Somerset police have been forced to announce
:00:36. > :00:39.cuts today. We'll be asking the Chief Constable where the axe will
:00:40. > :00:43.fall. The other stories tonight: Calling
:00:44. > :00:47.in the big guns, the Prime Minister orders extra pumps to the levels as
:00:48. > :00:50.criticism mounts. Good news for Yeovil as a government
:00:51. > :00:57.helicopter deal secures hundreds of jobs.
:00:58. > :01:03.And how a magazine cover intended to celebrate the Bath Marathon caused
:01:04. > :01:06.offence in America. Good evening. Hundreds of officers swooped on the
:01:07. > :01:12.homes of more than 60 alleged drugs dealers today in a massive show of
:01:13. > :01:15.strength. 45 people were arrested. It was designed to send a clear
:01:16. > :01:19.signal to London gangs that they should stay out of Wiltshire or face
:01:20. > :01:23.arrest. It's feared criminals from the city are targetting Wiltshire as
:01:24. > :01:37.a market for hard drugs. Scott Ellis reports. Police! One of 60 homes
:01:38. > :01:43.raided today by Wiltshire Police, targeted those suspected of drug
:01:44. > :01:48.dealing. You have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to deal
:01:49. > :01:52.drugs. It is hoped it will disrupt as many as nine separate drugs
:01:53. > :01:56.networks linked to London. Neighbours are alarmed that this was
:01:57. > :02:01.happening on their street. I am shocked. I did not think anything
:02:02. > :02:06.like this would ever happen on this street. Are you reassured by the
:02:07. > :02:11.police action? Yes, I am. It is nice to see them doing something, isn't
:02:12. > :02:16.it? The operation was so big the only place to brief the staff
:02:17. > :02:21.involved was on a hanger on the old RAF line base. It led to this long
:02:22. > :02:25.convoy through Royal Wootton Bassett in the rush`hour today. We know that
:02:26. > :02:30.the impact will be quite substantial. We have been gathering
:02:31. > :02:34.information on these individuals but we are not complacent that once we
:02:35. > :02:38.take them off the street others will seek to take their place. This is
:02:39. > :02:42.the message to those that seek to ply their trade, this is what will
:02:43. > :02:47.happen and we are keen to send this message to them. Several shops were
:02:48. > :02:50.also raided, the culmination of one year's police surveillance during
:02:51. > :02:54.which undercover officers infiltrated gangs linked to the
:02:55. > :02:58.capital. They tend to prey on vulnerable people, drug users and
:02:59. > :03:17.other vulnerable members of the community, to use their addresses to
:03:18. > :03:19.deal drugs from. They are often linked with firearms, violence,
:03:20. > :03:22.weapons. They are quite nasty horrible individuals a lot of the
:03:23. > :03:25.time and a lot of them are actually very young, but do not be fooled by
:03:26. > :03:27.that. They will not think twice about using violence. Despite budget
:03:28. > :03:29.cuts, Wiltshire Police hopes to launch these operations five times a
:03:30. > :03:31.year so that new drug dealers are not tempted to move into Swindon
:03:32. > :03:36.wants these arrests are over. The West's biggest police force is
:03:37. > :03:39.to axe more than 130 officer posts. The government spending cuts are
:03:40. > :03:43.forcing Avon and Somerset Police to undertake a root and branch review
:03:44. > :03:46.of its operations. In a minute I will be talking to Avon Somerset's
:03:47. > :03:50.Chief Constable who also refuses to rule out the closure of police
:03:51. > :03:53.stations as his budget continues to shrink. But first Our Home Affairs
:03:54. > :03:57.Correspondent Steve Brodie looks at what the cuts will mean.
:03:58. > :04:02.It's the biggest shake` up in the history of Avon Somerset police.
:04:03. > :04:09.At its peak the force was made up of more than 3,400 officers. Now it
:04:10. > :04:12.will have just over 2,700. But it's not just posts that are going. The
:04:13. > :04:15.review has resulted in a demands for changes in the working culture. A
:04:16. > :04:21.staff survey revealed angry criticisms of how the rank and file
:04:22. > :04:30.are managed. One change will see more police officers working late
:04:31. > :04:34.and at weekends. We are at our busiest and most in demand in the
:04:35. > :04:37.early evening. That is the peak time for policing and too many of our
:04:38. > :04:41.people have gone home when that demand is at its peak. We will be
:04:42. > :04:43.saying to more people that they have to work a few more late shifts and
:04:44. > :04:47.weekends. In 2014 this review will save ?
:04:48. > :04:50.million. 134 police officer posts will go from all ranks up to and
:04:51. > :04:53.including Chief Superintendent Eight custody suites will close including
:04:54. > :05:01.those at Weston Super Mare, Trinity Road, and Southmead.
:05:02. > :05:03.The old cells will be replaced by super custody suites and stations,
:05:04. > :05:09.like this one being built at Patchway and two others at Keynsham
:05:10. > :05:14.and Bridgwater. And the force is about to decide whether to privitise
:05:15. > :05:22.the staffing at the new centres A proposal not welcomed by the Police
:05:23. > :05:27.Federation. I think that warranted officers and custody sergeants are
:05:28. > :05:31.the key to the start of the criminal justice process, if you like. I
:05:32. > :05:35.would be very wary about engaging with private companies, however we
:05:36. > :05:39.have to try new and imaginative ways of working because we cannot sustain
:05:40. > :05:43.the level of cuts that we have going forward.
:05:44. > :05:46.With the closure of the cells here at Trinity Road, together with the
:05:47. > :05:49.rest of the existing custody suites, the Chief Constable admits that
:05:50. > :05:52.suspects arrested by officers will have to travel longer distances to
:05:53. > :05:56.reach the new super stations. And Nick Gargan also refuses to rule out
:05:57. > :06:04.the closure of police stations themselves in the future. I don t
:06:05. > :06:08.think they should reduce police numbers at all. I think we need to
:06:09. > :06:14.see them. Myths morning I saw one for the first time in years just
:06:15. > :06:17.walking along the street. There are public servants and therefore they
:06:18. > :06:20.will have to take cuts. To be honest I very rarely see a policeman apart
:06:21. > :06:23.from in a car these days. Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens
:06:24. > :06:27.puts the blame firmly at the hands of the Government and will not be
:06:28. > :06:33.asking the public to meet the gap in spending. You cannot keep on cutting
:06:34. > :06:38.the money for the police service. There has to come a point where
:06:39. > :06:49.enough is enough and that is why, in the years to come, that I may well
:06:50. > :06:52.be asking for a referendum. The Chief Constable says he has no
:06:53. > :06:56.option, indeed he claims it could have been worse and he's expecting
:06:57. > :06:58.to have to make even more cuts in the future.
:06:59. > :07:01.And the chief cans to live with me now. You are claiming that the front
:07:02. > :07:05.line is longer than it was before so these cuts are presumably not a bad
:07:06. > :07:10.thing? It is not for me to say that cuts are not a bad thing, their job
:07:11. > :07:14.of my `` the job of the Keith `` chief comes to estimate the best of
:07:15. > :07:18.what is provided. One of the things we have been doing is taking people
:07:19. > :07:22.who used to be an operational support and making them part of the
:07:23. > :07:26.front line. You have found a lot of crime happens when the police go
:07:27. > :07:31.home in the evenings and weekends, did you need a review to tell you
:07:32. > :07:34.that? It is a constant process of reviewing and improving and
:07:35. > :07:38.sometimes when you solve one problem you create another. The primary
:07:39. > :07:42.architect of the changes are our own staff who have told us about their
:07:43. > :07:45.frustrations and told us how they think the service can be provided
:07:46. > :07:50.and how better support can be given to the front line, how we can
:07:51. > :07:54.resolve incidents more quickly and stop passing members of the public
:07:55. > :07:59.from pillar to post and provide a better service. You accept it was
:08:00. > :08:03.inefficient before? You can always improve efficiency, that is the job
:08:04. > :08:07.of management and why we do not pack up and go home. It is our job to
:08:08. > :08:11.continually improve. We have been good at some things are less good at
:08:12. > :08:14.others and that is why we have had a review. The workforce have
:08:15. > :08:19.contributed brilliantly to the review and we are making really good
:08:20. > :08:24.improvements. Crime is down by 0% so do you need as many officers
:08:25. > :08:36.Crime is down and confidence is up but it would be foolish to say. .
:08:37. > :08:39.The government might say you need more cuts. You would be foolish to
:08:40. > :08:42.say you can cut and cut a police force out in the night and there
:08:43. > :08:45.will never be a consequence. We are already seeing in other parts of the
:08:46. > :08:48.country that some forces are finding crime going back up. We have to look
:08:49. > :08:52.at the workforce and the high`level support services that provide
:08:53. > :08:57.protection for the most serious threats and in a couple of years
:08:58. > :08:59.time we will take another look at our back`office collaboration
:09:00. > :09:04.because it will be time to take a fresh look at that contract as it
:09:05. > :09:06.approaches renewal. Thank you very much.
:09:07. > :09:10.The Prime Minister has promised to dredge the rivers on the Somerset
:09:11. > :09:17.Levels to alleviate flooding. He was responding to a question by the
:09:18. > :09:21.Taunton MP Jeremy Browne. I can confirm that dredging will start as
:09:22. > :09:25.soon as it is practicable and as soon as the waters have started to
:09:26. > :09:28.come down. The Environment Agency are pumping as much water as is
:09:29. > :09:32.possible given the capacity of the rivers around the Somerset levels
:09:33. > :09:37.but I have ordered that further high`volume pumps will be made
:09:38. > :09:40.available to increase the volume of the pumping operation as soon as
:09:41. > :09:47.there is capacity in the rivers to support that. The Prime Minister
:09:48. > :09:52.today. How have the villagers reacted to those words from the
:09:53. > :09:58.Prime Minister? Our chief Somerset correspondent, Clinton Rogers, is at
:09:59. > :10:02.Moorland now. Oh, you are up to your knees again! Yes, surprise
:10:03. > :10:07.surprise! Someone passed by a couple of minutes ago and said they would
:10:08. > :10:10.believe that when they saw it. This is the road that leads into this
:10:11. > :10:15.village and it is covered in a foot of water. It is still lapping around
:10:16. > :10:20.people 's houses and in some cases going inside. There is a real
:10:21. > :10:24.feeling here of, did the Prime Minister actually say that? The
:10:25. > :10:35.Environment Agency are consistently saying that dredging is not the
:10:36. > :10:37.answer, or at least not the entire answer. The secretary of state a few
:10:38. > :10:40.days ago said they would not promised dredging but they would
:10:41. > :10:42.come up with a plan in six weeks and suddenly the Prime Minister says
:10:43. > :10:48.this. You can understand why people are wondering what was going on I
:10:49. > :10:55.was in Muchelny when the Prime Minister made his announcement. The
:10:56. > :10:58.Prime Minister has drawn `` promised to dredge the rivers...
:10:59. > :11:02.The news was required viewing in the marooned village of Muchelney this
:11:03. > :11:05.afternoon. I can confirm that dredging will start...
:11:06. > :11:08.The Prime Minister's sudden promise to do what people here have been
:11:09. > :11:13.demanding for years was greeted with surprise and some scepticism. 's
:11:14. > :11:16.they could argue that they dredged last year. I think they did it for
:11:17. > :11:23.about one day. Muchelney is still cut off. Each of
:11:24. > :11:26.the four roads leading into the village is still under water,
:11:27. > :11:29.undrivable.... Unless you have the right vehicle. Today the Red Cross
:11:30. > :11:34.moved in with this, a specialist truck capable of operating in up to
:11:35. > :11:43.1.5 metres of water. Today it was delivering much needed
:11:44. > :11:49.heavy supplies like logs and coal. Brilliant, we are all running out of
:11:50. > :11:55.the basic essential forms of heating so this is just fantastic really.
:11:56. > :11:59.So, today action on the ground and in the corridors of Westminster
:12:00. > :12:06.There is a real sense of frustration here that it has taken four weeks of
:12:07. > :12:11.misery to get to this stage. There is no doubt that the operation was
:12:12. > :12:14.in place because when the button was pressed it happened practically
:12:15. > :12:17.instantly so if the button had been pressed earlier it would have saved
:12:18. > :12:21.us a lot of anguish. It's been a worrying time for Bill
:12:22. > :12:24.Daniel. He needs a minor heart procedure. Tomorrow they were
:12:25. > :12:28.planning to pick him up in a specially adapted ambulance. But all
:12:29. > :12:37.that changed when, two hours after we spoke to him, his wife had a
:12:38. > :12:40.fall. Suddenly it's an emergency. It may be a fractured hip. She is in a
:12:41. > :12:44.bit of pain. So now Bill and his wife are off to
:12:45. > :12:52.hospital. The specially adapted ambulances made it in and out. They
:12:53. > :12:56.could not have done that a couple of days ago.
:12:57. > :13:00.We wish them both a speedy recovery. So there is some good news for the
:13:01. > :13:04.people of the Somerset levels to celebrate with the Prime Minister
:13:05. > :13:07.making that announcement in the House of Commons but they will not
:13:08. > :13:11.be celebrating too much because more bad weather is on the way. Thank you
:13:12. > :13:15.very much for that. We will pick up on that shortly
:13:16. > :13:22.Well, joining us now from London is the MP for Taunton Deane, Jeremy
:13:23. > :13:26.Browne. Thank you for joining us. Some would say this is a bit
:13:27. > :13:30.embarrassing because those affected have been asking for help for ages
:13:31. > :13:35.and now there is you'd media interest the Prime Minister has
:13:36. > :13:38.stepped up for it. I am very pleased that he has stepped up for it and I
:13:39. > :13:42.would have preferred he had done it earlier but I had the opportunity to
:13:43. > :13:46.ask a question in the House of Commons today and I put it to him
:13:47. > :13:49.very clearly that people in that part of Somerset are suffering very
:13:50. > :13:53.severely from the severe flooding and we need action to address the
:13:54. > :13:57.current problems and also a longer term plan to try and stop it
:13:58. > :14:11.happening in the future. I have to admit that I was pleasantly
:14:12. > :14:14.surprised by how unequivocal the Prime Minister was in his response,
:14:15. > :14:16.his commitment to dredging to try and reduce the threat from flooding
:14:17. > :14:18.in the future and also his commitment to bring in extra pumping
:14:19. > :14:21.facilities when the river can take that extra water. It was a very
:14:22. > :14:23.strong announcement by the Prime Minister and I was very pleased to
:14:24. > :14:28.hear it. The residents that Clinton spoke to are of course right to wait
:14:29. > :14:34.and see what happens and I will be staying on the case along with the
:14:35. > :14:38.other MPs in the area. Sorry to interrupt but is it the right thing
:14:39. > :14:42.to do? The Environment Agency say it is not and other people in the area
:14:43. > :14:46.are saying that it is not the right thing but it is what the locals and
:14:47. > :14:50.what David Cameron want so who is right? There is a government
:14:51. > :14:55.emergency picket `` committee that have been looking at this and
:14:56. > :15:00.residents have told me that dredging is a big issue. I am not saying it
:15:01. > :15:04.is the only solution but a lot of people are clear`cut that it is a
:15:05. > :15:08.solution and I was pleased that in response to my question the Prime
:15:09. > :15:10.Minister made that commitment. Thank you for taking the time to talk to
:15:11. > :15:13.us. The Defence Secretary was in
:15:14. > :15:15.Somerset first thing this morning, announcing a multi`million pound
:15:16. > :15:18.deal at Yeovil's famous helicopter factory. Agusta Westland will earn
:15:19. > :15:21.?760 million pounds from a five year contract to maintain two of the
:15:22. > :15:28.army's front line helicopters, securing over 300 jobs. Our business
:15:29. > :15:33.correspondent Dave Harvey was there for us.
:15:34. > :15:38.They call it the Apache and it's the Army's main battlefield attack
:15:39. > :15:44.helicopter. In action in Afghanistan since 2006 and made here in Yeovil.
:15:45. > :15:47.Now the company will maintain and service the Apache and its big
:15:48. > :15:58.sister the Merlin, used to fly troops in and out of combat round
:15:59. > :16:01.the world. There are about 350 jobs directly on this site that will be
:16:02. > :16:07.secured by this order as well as many more in the supply chain. That
:16:08. > :16:12.is a lot of families in this area whose security for the future is
:16:13. > :16:17.secured by the announcement we have made today. This is a Royal Navy
:16:18. > :16:23.Merlin which has been working in Cornwall for ten years. It has been
:16:24. > :16:28.getting a upgrade here in Yeovilton. For many years this factory depended
:16:29. > :16:32.on the Ministry of Defence. Thousands of livelihoods stood or
:16:33. > :16:34.fell at the stroke of a pen in Whitehall. Not any more.
:16:35. > :16:38.Take search and rescue, a global market, Westlands will sell to any
:16:39. > :16:43.nation with a craggy coastline. Norway signed a billion pound deal
:16:44. > :16:47.just before Christmas. But further afield the company faces storm
:16:48. > :16:50.clouds. India for instance has just cancelled a ?450 million contract
:16:51. > :17:04.after allegations of bribery at the Agusta Westland HQ in Italy. The
:17:05. > :17:08.allegations are denied by the company. We are now going to
:17:09. > :17:12.arbitration in India and there is a lot for us to say and a lot that we
:17:13. > :17:18.will say but if you fall give me we will say it at the arbitration
:17:19. > :17:22.rather than now. In other words it is with the lawyers. That India deal
:17:23. > :17:26.is the only dark cloud over this factory at the moment and today is
:17:27. > :17:33.really about this, the Merlin and the Apache and a ?750 million piece
:17:34. > :17:37.of good news. A Bath magazine says it is truly
:17:38. > :17:40.sorry after it copied a cover which was originally published in tribute
:17:41. > :17:44.to the victims of the Boston marathon. The Bath Magazine's aim
:17:45. > :17:47.was to promote the City's half marathon which takes place in just
:17:48. > :17:52.over a month but it's led to accusations of disrespect and
:17:53. > :17:56.plagiarism. Sarah`Jane Bungay reports.
:17:57. > :18:00.A picture tells a thousand words. This one designed to pay tribute to
:18:01. > :18:08.the victims of the terror attacks during Boston's marathon. This, to
:18:09. > :18:11.promote Bath's half marathon. No prizes for guessing where they got
:18:12. > :18:14.their inspiration. It's been called at best, misguided, at worse
:18:15. > :18:17.disrespectful The Half Marathon is a major event on Bath's calender but
:18:18. > :18:19.it's now attracted unwelcome fame across the pond The Boston magazine
:18:20. > :18:26.tweeted... I have seen both covers and I am
:18:27. > :18:32.sure there is no ill intent. You can see that in Boston it was associated
:18:33. > :18:35.with the tragic events that happened that day so it is not really
:18:36. > :18:40.appropriate for Bath to use the identical image. The Half Marathon
:18:41. > :18:43.is a major event on Bath's calender but it's now attracted unwelcome
:18:44. > :18:47.fame across the pond The Boston magazine tweeted... We're flattered
:18:48. > :18:54.you liked our cover. Here's what we hope you'll do next... All the
:18:55. > :18:58.proceeds from the image went to the fund so if the Bath magazine want to
:18:59. > :19:05.use that idea for a cover then maybe they should also make a donation to
:19:06. > :19:09.the fund. I have picked up a copy of the Bath Magazine which is widely
:19:10. > :19:14.available in pubs and bars. The publishers said they were deeply
:19:15. > :19:17.upset by what happened and offered their severe apologies to anyone who
:19:18. > :19:21.had been distressed by the similarity between the two images. I
:19:22. > :19:26.am not that upset about it and actually I think it is not a bad
:19:27. > :19:30.thing because it helps people to remember the Boston Marathon. I
:19:31. > :19:33.think in hindsight it could have been imported.
:19:34. > :19:36.Late this afternoon the magazine said it would be changing the cover
:19:37. > :19:42.of February's edition, involving the re`print of 18,000 copies.
:19:43. > :19:45.Yeovil Town have slipped to the bottom of the Championship table
:19:46. > :19:51.after losing 3`2 at Derby, a game they had led 2`0. In fact, Swindon
:19:52. > :20:00.were the only one of our sides to get a point last night. Alistair
:20:01. > :20:04.Durden reports. This result was hard to take for
:20:05. > :20:07.Yeovil against one of the Championship's high flyers. John
:20:08. > :20:10.Lundstram's fine goal had put them infront, and by half`time Ishmael
:20:11. > :20:13.Miller had given the Glovers a surprise two`goal advantage. But
:20:14. > :20:16.Derby always looked capable of a fightback and it arrived via Patrick
:20:17. > :20:20.Bamford. And then with just three minutes left, Yeovil were pegged
:20:21. > :20:25.back by Craig Bryson. But there was worse to come in stoppage time.
:20:26. > :20:30.Chris Martin scored. A heart`breaking finish for Yeovil who
:20:31. > :20:33.are now bottom. Swindon's record away from home has
:20:34. > :20:38.been less than impressive and they were behind again at Walsall. But
:20:39. > :20:42.new signing Michael Smith scored his third goal in two games to earn a
:20:43. > :20:44.draw and keep Swindon close to the playoff places.
:20:45. > :20:50.Aden Flint's own goal set the tone at Brentford where Bristol City lost
:20:51. > :20:53.3`1. The highlight for the travelling fans was this superb
:20:54. > :20:58.equaliser from Karleigh Osborne but he injured his hamstring taking the
:20:59. > :21:01.shot. City were second best against the
:21:02. > :21:05.leaders, and two more goals followed before half`time. A night Steve
:21:06. > :21:09.Cotterill described as major disappointment. They're still three
:21:10. > :21:13.points from safety Despite 19 shots at goal Bristol Rovers lost at home
:21:14. > :21:28.to Accrington who's winner came in the 93rd minute.
:21:29. > :21:35.My spies tell me that Accrington only sent 12 fans down for that
:21:36. > :21:38.match! It is a long way. Talking of it being a long way, there is a
:21:39. > :21:43.build`up to the Commonwealth games in the summer and the route for the
:21:44. > :21:47.Queen 's battered relay has just been revealed. The Batten with the
:21:48. > :21:51.message from the Queen has been travelling through the countries of
:21:52. > :21:56.the Commonwealth and it will be returning to this country in May and
:21:57. > :22:05.on Tuesday the 3rd of June it will be at Bristol Harbour and city hall.
:22:06. > :22:08.It is an event where we are celebrating what the Commonwealth
:22:09. > :22:13.games is all about and bringing people together. I am sure that
:22:14. > :22:19.every region will want to put on the best event they can. They have won
:22:20. > :22:23.the opportunity to host this event and I think they want to do
:22:24. > :22:27.themselves proud. If the torch relay is anything to go by, everyone got
:22:28. > :22:31.really well behind it. It was euphoric. We have been talking about
:22:32. > :22:36.the weather again and now there are high tides and Wayne `` high tide
:22:37. > :22:41.and rain to worry about. Yes, it is later on Friday that we
:22:42. > :22:45.had to worry about the rain and then the tides are looking worrying on
:22:46. > :22:50.Saturday. There will be the highest tides of the year on Bridgwater Bay
:22:51. > :22:53.on Saturday morning and all of those things combined looked pretty
:22:54. > :22:58.bothersome. Tomorrow by contrast a bit of rain about but there is a
:22:59. > :23:04.much colder feel and it will be the coldest day of the winter so far.
:23:05. > :23:07.That is not saying much compared to the rest of the weather we have had
:23:08. > :23:14.this winter. It will gather pace into Friday and tomorrow the low is
:23:15. > :23:20.sinking away with patchy and light rain around. As we run through the
:23:21. > :23:26.end of tomorrow and into Friday we start to establish the influence of
:23:27. > :23:30.the fronts moving in. This evening many of you will have patchy and
:23:31. > :23:35.light rain in the north`east of our area. Some of it could be wintry on
:23:36. > :23:39.high ground but there is a low risk. As the night moves on there are
:23:40. > :23:43.patches of rain coming and going and a lot of cloud around. Temperatures
:23:44. > :23:51.could be around freezing with some frost in the North. Tomorrow morning
:23:52. > :23:55.picks up on the theme and it will be extensively cloudy all day from the
:23:56. > :23:59.outset. Light rain about particularly in the first time of
:24:00. > :24:04.the day but it will die away in the afternoon. Generally the day will
:24:05. > :24:08.feel glum. There is no sunshine around and a cold feel will be
:24:09. > :24:14.exacerbated by that and temperatures will get no higher than about five.
:24:15. > :24:18.That will all change as we head through into Friday. Met Office
:24:19. > :24:22.warnings are out for heavy rain which will march in through the
:24:23. > :24:27.afternoon and some of it will give ten or 20 millimetres or even 3
:24:28. > :24:32.millimetres in some spots. As the wind starts to pick up they will
:24:33. > :24:37.become stronger. There will be showers on Saturday and the warnings
:24:38. > :24:41.are now for wind there. The high tide will be up on Friday and remain
:24:42. > :24:45.that way through the weekend. It could mean that by Saturday morning
:24:46. > :24:52.we have a tidal locking problem that we saw on some of our rivers a month
:24:53. > :25:00.ago which could be bad news. Thank you very much. Is it going to
:25:01. > :25:06.stay mild? ISh.
:25:07. > :25:10.You heard it here first. Let us call it a night for now.
:25:11. > :25:34.I will return at ten. Thank you for watching. Goodbye.
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