:00:00. > :00:00.soon. That is all from the BBC News at Six, goodbye from me. On BBC One
:00:00. > :00:14.Welcome to BBC Points West with Liz Beacon and David Garmston. Our main
:00:15. > :00:18.story tonight: The tragedy of baby Rohan. He was born prematurely but
:00:19. > :00:21.died after a nurse removed his ventilator at a Bristol hospital.
:00:22. > :00:27.His parents speak of their loss as the coroner talks of missed
:00:28. > :00:32.opportunities. He was just our little boy. He really was perfect,
:00:33. > :00:49.and a real character. Tonight we examine the care that Rohan
:00:50. > :00:52.received. Our other headlines tonight: Mourning their son ` the
:00:53. > :00:56.parents of a man who was knocked over by a lorry receive an apology
:00:57. > :00:59.for a poor police investigation Help is at hand ` we're inside the
:01:00. > :01:05.warehouse filled with aid for farmers who have been flooded. And
:01:06. > :01:26.the hidden story of the west country mules who went on to serve in the
:01:27. > :01:29.Great War. Good evening. A coroner today spoke of "lost opportunities"
:01:30. > :01:32.after a baby boy died at a Bristol hospital. Rohan Rhodes was treated
:01:33. > :01:36.at St Michael's in the summer of 2012, because of problems with his
:01:37. > :01:39.heart, but died just two days after he arrived. His parents say the care
:01:40. > :01:43.he received there just wasn't good enough. Laura Jones reports. He was
:01:44. > :01:53.a very lively baby. He loved being sung to. That was his favourite
:01:54. > :01:57.thing, being sung to. Baby Rohan was just five weeks old, when he died at
:01:58. > :02:00.St Michael's hospital in Bristol. He'd been born prematurely, in
:02:01. > :02:03.Swansea, and had a problem with his heart, so had been transferred to
:02:04. > :02:07.the specialist unit for treatment. The inquest heard that although
:02:08. > :02:11.Rohan was a poorly baby and needed help to breathe, he had been in a
:02:12. > :02:13.stable condition at the hospital in Swansea. He'd been digesting his
:02:14. > :02:16.feeds well and putting on weight. However, just two days after
:02:17. > :02:23.arriving at the hospital in Bristol, he died. For three days, his parents
:02:24. > :02:26.Alex and Bronwyn Rhodes have come here to the Coroner's Court looking
:02:27. > :02:29.for answers about what happened They blame their son's death on a
:02:30. > :02:34.catalogue of errors by hospital staff. Especially, they say, a
:02:35. > :02:37.decision to take him off his ventilator, which was made by a
:02:38. > :02:41.nurse ` Amanda Dallorozo ` without consulting with a doctor. A decision
:02:42. > :02:48.which she said she was qualified to make, but one which was questioned
:02:49. > :02:54.in court. He was very unwell. He was staring into space and very pale and
:02:55. > :03:02.lifeless. Where normally, he would follow our voices around and be
:03:03. > :03:07.aware of our presence. Quite clearly, he was not coping. The
:03:08. > :03:10.consultant in charge of Rohan's care, Dr David Harding, seen here
:03:11. > :03:13.with the folders, said that he did not believe the decision to take
:03:14. > :03:17.Rohan off the ventilator had contributed to his death ` from a
:03:18. > :03:20.serious bowel inflammation. But he confirmed that basic tests to see
:03:21. > :03:27.how he was, which should have been carried out, were not. Today, the
:03:28. > :03:32.coroner said there were three occasions upon which tests should
:03:33. > :03:35.have been carried out on Rohan Rhodes. She said that although it
:03:36. > :03:40.was not known what the result of those tests would have been, these
:03:41. > :03:46.were lost opportunities which may have resulted in Rohan Rhodes
:03:47. > :03:52.receiving earlier medical care. We are relieved that the inquest is
:03:53. > :03:56.over, that the ordeal is over. We're happy that the coroner did find some
:03:57. > :04:09.lost opportunities. We are disappointed that she didn't, in her
:04:10. > :04:16.findings. It should never have happened. Laura's here now. Laura,
:04:17. > :04:25.what have the hospital trust had to say about this today? The hospital
:04:26. > :04:28.offers their sincere condolences to Rohan's family ` they say they
:04:29. > :04:31.believe the coroner's conclusion reflects the sad situation that
:04:32. > :04:33.Rohan was an extremely premature baby and therefore at risk of
:04:34. > :04:37.developing the serious bowel condition from which he ultimately
:04:38. > :04:42.succumbed. We have been open and honest with the parents that we had
:04:43. > :04:45.an immediate investigation which highlighted certain errors of
:04:46. > :04:50.clinical judgement for which we have apologised, but we put in new terms
:04:51. > :04:54.that smacked new guidelines in terms of blood gas management, which
:04:55. > :05:00.should prevent this happening in future. And Laura there have also
:05:01. > :05:07.been questions about staffing levels on that unit, at that time. There
:05:08. > :05:10.have. The inquest heard that the weekend at the end of August 20 2,
:05:11. > :05:14.which Rohan spent at the hospital ` had been exceptionally busy. In
:05:15. > :05:17.fact, Dr Harding, who you saw in my report there, described it as the
:05:18. > :05:20.busiest and worst of his career However, the trust today addressed
:05:21. > :05:26.that issue, saying that improvements had been made. We care for some of
:05:27. > :05:34.the sickest babies around the region, from Cornwall to Wales, and
:05:35. > :05:36.on that weekend, Rohan Rhodes was admitted at a time when we had to
:05:37. > :05:42.respond to an enormous number of cases coming through, and we phoned
:05:43. > :05:48.in extra staff to help, so I think we did remarkably well through that
:05:49. > :05:50.time. And the parents of Rohan Rhodes say that they hope that no
:05:51. > :05:56.other parents will have to go through what they had to.
:05:57. > :06:02.The family of a man who was killed when he stepped into the path of a
:06:03. > :06:05.lorry have received an apology from Avon and Somerset police over their
:06:06. > :06:08.handling of the original incident. It follows criticism of the force
:06:09. > :06:12.for failing to gather enough evidence. The driver of the lorry
:06:13. > :06:15.which killed Jake Thompson has been cleared of causing death by careless
:06:16. > :06:19.driving. Here's our Home Affairs Correspondent, Steve Brodie. Jake
:06:20. > :06:24.Thompson died of severe head injuries in May 2011 five days after
:06:25. > :06:27.he was hit by a lorry here at the Three Lamps junction of the A4 and
:06:28. > :06:30.the A37. Paul Vowles who came to court accused of causing the
:06:31. > :06:34.teacher's death by careless driving was cleared of any wrong doing by
:06:35. > :06:39.the trial judge who directed the jury to find him not guilty. Jake's
:06:40. > :06:42.parents had fought a long campaign to bring the case to court after the
:06:43. > :06:45.Crown Prosecution Service had originally decided the police had
:06:46. > :06:51.not provided enough evidence to justify a trial. We are devastated
:06:52. > :06:55.and appalled but after a two`year battle for justice the full facts of
:06:56. > :07:01.the case were not put before a jury and court to decide the art from. We
:07:02. > :07:11.feel so deceived either police, we feel that they are led us down the
:07:12. > :07:13.garden path once again. Following criticisms from Jake Thompson's
:07:14. > :07:16.family, the Independent Police Complaints Commission, ordered Avon
:07:17. > :07:20.and Somerset Police to examine its handling of the accident. And the
:07:21. > :07:23.force admits its own original investigation had been poor, and
:07:24. > :07:26.that four officers had been given management advice. Whilst there was
:07:27. > :07:29.no misconduct, there were clear areas of performance in the
:07:30. > :07:34.investigation and we have dealt with those management `` those officers
:07:35. > :07:38.by management action, giving them advice around their conduct to make
:07:39. > :07:43.sure that those mistakes could not happen again, and what came out of
:07:44. > :07:48.it was that we found there were grounds to reinvestigate the
:07:49. > :07:52.original collision. A jury heard how Paul Vowles was driving at 38 mph as
:07:53. > :07:55.he travelled through these traffic lights, but was below the speed
:07:56. > :07:59.limit when he collided with Jake. Crucially the court was told that Mr
:08:00. > :08:02.Thompson had stepped into the path of the lorry two seconds before the
:08:03. > :08:07.pelican crossing warning lights changed from red to green. Mr and
:08:08. > :08:09.Mrs Thomson are right to be angry. They have conducted themselves with
:08:10. > :08:14.absolute dignity through this process. They are right to be upset
:08:15. > :08:18.with the conduct of the first investigation. I have apologised to
:08:19. > :08:22.them personally, as has the previous chief constable when he met with
:08:23. > :08:25.them personally, and I extend my apologies to them for the conduct of
:08:26. > :08:29.the investigation and for the loss of their son in such tragic
:08:30. > :08:32.circumstances. When his trial was halted, Paul Vowles' barrister said
:08:33. > :08:42.his client expressed his sadness at the family's loss. It has been nice
:08:43. > :08:47.to see some use and whether today but the flooding is still very much
:08:48. > :08:50.with us. A huge warehouse is keeping people from flooded villages on the
:08:51. > :08:54.Somerset Levels stocked up with food and supplies. The centre has been
:08:55. > :08:56.set up and staffed by local volunteers, but has taken in
:08:57. > :09:06.donations from across Europe. Andrew Plant has been along to take a look.
:09:07. > :09:13.It is a standard everyday driver `` diver's dry suit. The floodwater
:09:14. > :09:17.between this couple and their home is now below chest height ` for the
:09:18. > :09:21.first time in weeks. The idea is that I can pull stuff out of the
:09:22. > :09:29.water and hopefully not get myself wet. Mark and Sarah Corthine left
:09:30. > :09:37.almost everything behind. OK, guys, can you unpack the banks? `` bags.
:09:38. > :09:40.What started in a storeroom now taking the time of dozens of
:09:41. > :09:44.volunteers. Sorting through piles of clothing. This just one row in a
:09:45. > :09:47.warehouse full of help for those forced out of their homes. From food
:09:48. > :09:53.to shower gel, bottled water to blankets. It's not just farmers but
:09:54. > :09:57.families affected by the floods The water is still in the houses, you
:09:58. > :10:02.cannot drive down to your house People think because it is sunny and
:10:03. > :10:06.it is drying down slightly, that the water is going to roll back in, but
:10:07. > :10:10.it is not the case, it is going to be months. Many fled in darkness
:10:11. > :10:16.with no washbag. No wellingtons Even no toys for their children Sue
:10:17. > :10:23.Crocker is here to look for some shoes. This is a very important
:10:24. > :10:30.place. We are living day`to`day on a mobile phone, trying to deal with
:10:31. > :10:37.the insurance, it is a nightmare. This is not a charity. Everyone here
:10:38. > :10:42.is a volunteer. The scale of it is beyond imagining. It is volunteers,
:10:43. > :10:48.not government organisations, who are helping. So for Mark and Sarah,
:10:49. > :10:52.stocking up on the things they left floating in several feet of water. I
:10:53. > :10:55.am just so thankful that people have been so generous in their thoughts
:10:56. > :11:04.for others. In a difficult situation like we are in. And this afternoon a
:11:05. > :11:07.long walk in waders to see what they can salvage from the photos and
:11:08. > :11:16.memories that no amount of donations can ever replace. And while Andrew
:11:17. > :11:22.was in Bridgwater today he came across a lost teddy. Let's take a
:11:23. > :11:25.look at him. There's an appeal to reunite said Teddy with its owner on
:11:26. > :11:33.our Facebook page. It's worth taking a look at. Someone is missing, I am
:11:34. > :11:40.sure. It is a lot like mine! Coming up, a lesson in a different class.
:11:41. > :11:42.An Olympic athlete goes back to her old school to teach skeleton to a
:11:43. > :11:53.new generation. A Somali teenager from Bristol who's
:11:54. > :11:55.campaigning against young girls becoming victims of mutilating
:11:56. > :12:01.surgery has received a promise that the Government will write to all
:12:02. > :12:04.schools about the issue. Fahma Mohamed presented the Education
:12:05. > :12:13.Secretary, Michael Gove with a petition signed by more than 20 ,000
:12:14. > :12:17.people yesterday. I am just thankful for every single person who has
:12:18. > :12:24.signed the petition and supported us along the way. Everyone, if it was
:12:25. > :12:38.not for them, we would never have met him let alone him agreeing to
:12:39. > :12:42.what we wanted, which is amazing. The Fairtrade logo has become a
:12:43. > :12:45.familiar sight on products that aim to give producers in the developing
:12:46. > :12:48.world a better financial deal. But what happens when an entire west
:12:49. > :12:51.country village becomes a fairtrade area and what does being a fairtrade
:12:52. > :12:54.village actually mean? Andy Howard's been finding out. On the broadside
:12:55. > :12:58.between the school and Bath, a mysterious white object has appeared
:12:59. > :13:12.`` between the store and Bath. These signs announce that Saltford is a
:13:13. > :13:22.Fairtrade village. Any idea what it means for Saltford? Not really. I
:13:23. > :13:27.will ask in the Co`op. Any idea what it means? It means that you are
:13:28. > :13:35.getting a good price for your food, I think. All it means is that the
:13:36. > :13:39.local council and businesses have to use Fairtrade when they can, and a
:13:40. > :13:45.Fairtrade group is set up to raise awareness. It brings the community
:13:46. > :13:49.together. It means that Saltford is showing how they feel about
:13:50. > :14:00.developing countries, helping others. But it is only a little bit
:14:01. > :14:08.of help. The village only needs Fairtrade products `` four Fairtrade
:14:09. > :14:12.products in the shop 's to qualify. In nearby Keynsham, they aren't
:14:13. > :14:17.going further, with their own fair trade church and fire station. It
:14:18. > :14:20.has been a Fairtrade town for nine years and the people who set it up
:14:21. > :14:27.say that it is really making a difference. I remember one farmer
:14:28. > :14:32.telling me that the children had shoes, then, the children can go to
:14:33. > :14:39.school, and they all had an education so it changed completely
:14:40. > :14:43.the way they live. To pay a little more for Fairtrade products still
:14:44. > :14:47.comes down to personal choice, but 44 pounds, villages and cities
:14:48. > :14:54.across the West are now Fairtrade areas, even if some do not quite
:14:55. > :15:02.managed yet. `` do not quite know it yet. More unusual stories are
:15:03. > :15:05.emerging of the role the west country played in the First World
:15:06. > :15:09.War. Tonight as we continue our series, World War One at Home,
:15:10. > :15:12.David's been finding out how mules came through Somerset on the way to
:15:13. > :15:16.the western front. These tough animals are a cross between a horse
:15:17. > :15:28.and a donkey, and the army needed thousands of them for war work. Our
:15:29. > :15:33.journey takes us to the Somerset coastline. We're following in the
:15:34. > :15:38.footsteps of the war mules who were trained here and were shod in this
:15:39. > :15:48.forge. Before sharing the horrors with their human masters on the
:15:49. > :15:54.Western Front. We start our day on the 1025 from Bishop's Lydiard,
:15:55. > :15:57.packed with excited families. This is the West Somerset Railway. Today
:15:58. > :16:04.this line is a beautiful tourist attraction. ` but 100 years ago it
:16:05. > :16:09.was part of the war effort. At the outbreak of war in 1914 all railways
:16:10. > :16:13.were taken under the control of the Government and many of the staff on
:16:14. > :16:18.this Somerset lying enlisted for active service, but the wartime
:16:19. > :16:23.passengers were joined by some unusual visitors from South America.
:16:24. > :16:30.They were mules, a tough cross between a horse and a donkey, which
:16:31. > :16:33.made them ideal for war work. They were imported from Argentina to
:16:34. > :16:37.Avonmouth and made the last few months of their journey by rail in
:16:38. > :16:49.carriages like this one, which has been restored. Mostly cattle is and
:16:50. > :16:54.this was for two courses. They would have been taking out the partition
:16:55. > :17:02.so that they could pack more mules in because they were so much
:17:03. > :17:06.smaller. The mule train went right to the end of the line ` to
:17:07. > :17:14.Minehead. During the First World War, passengers on this concourse
:17:15. > :17:17.would have been joined by those mules who were brought here to
:17:18. > :17:20.recover their strength before being dropped the front line where they
:17:21. > :17:26.would do a lot of the heavy lifting for the Armed Forces. It is one of
:17:27. > :17:33.those small but fascinating untold stories of the great War. It's here
:17:34. > :17:36.that I meet Rita Tremain ` who is a volunteer for a horse rescue charity
:17:37. > :17:40.called Brooks. She's researched the mules' story. They are strong and
:17:41. > :17:44.they have a calm temperament. If you wanted someone pulling a gun for you
:17:45. > :17:49.in the middle of a battle, then the mule would be ideal. They brought in
:17:50. > :17:53.horses from round the Commonwealth but they discovered that they could
:17:54. > :18:01.bring in meals from Argentina and the southern states of America. They
:18:02. > :18:07.would be about the size of Lacey here. At the local forge they have
:18:08. > :18:11.found 100`year`old shoes that were beaten into shape for the mules The
:18:12. > :18:15.local blacksmith showed me the traditional way of making them. I
:18:16. > :18:27.have tried to make a replica of this mule shoe. Probably made in the
:18:28. > :18:32.spores. `` in this forge. I am bringing the fire after a good heat
:18:33. > :18:41.to start pressing. They would have done hundreds of these? Absolutely
:18:42. > :18:54.yes. This forge would have had two fires going.
:18:55. > :18:58.Lots were needed because during the course of the conflict, 200,000
:18:59. > :19:07.mules were emoployed by the Army. This is the original? This is the
:19:08. > :19:16.original. And that is today's version. This was known as Somerset
:19:17. > :19:22.mule depot 11 and 12 and 120 men were employed to look after the
:19:23. > :19:26.animals. After the war, the mules were not needed and many of them
:19:27. > :19:30.ended up as food for the French and the Belgians, but perhaps 100 years
:19:31. > :19:41.on from the conflict, it is time to remember the role that they played.
:19:42. > :19:47.On tomorrow's programme Alex will be reporting on the exploits of a pilot
:19:48. > :19:51.who was the first man to down a zeppelin. And BBC Wiltshire will be
:19:52. > :19:53.exploring that story of Rex Warneford on their breakfast
:19:54. > :19:57.programme at 8.15am. It has been fascinating, doing this series.
:19:58. > :20:03.Thanks for watching and giving us your support for it. "A crazy seven
:20:04. > :20:06.minutes" is how Cheltenham Town s manager described it. Mark Yates
:20:07. > :20:09.watched his side concede four quick goals against Chesterfield. It
:20:10. > :20:12.effectively ended the game as a contest before half`time. Alistair
:20:13. > :20:20.Durden starts his look at last night's games at Whaddon Road. Any
:20:21. > :20:25.Cheltenham fans who went to get a pie and a cup of tea 20 minutes in,
:20:26. > :20:29.will have missed the crucial part of this game. It was 0`0 at that point,
:20:30. > :20:32.but then Chesterfield went on the rampage. The Robins had barely
:20:33. > :20:34.re`started before the ball was in their net again two minutes later.
:20:35. > :20:43.Another two minutes passed, another goal. And barely six minutes after
:20:44. > :20:48.the first had gone in, this header made it 4`0. Not even half an hour
:20:49. > :20:56.played, and just pride to play for. Cheltenham did score the only goal
:20:57. > :21:00.of the second half. Believe it or not, it was one of our better
:21:01. > :21:05.performances. We had a crazy seven minutes, which was shocking at best.
:21:06. > :21:09.You cannot legislate for that. Swindon's goals have dried up.
:21:10. > :21:13.Missing key attacking players, it was down to defender Nathan Byrne to
:21:14. > :21:19.give them the lead. But an equaliser from Matt Tubbs made it three home
:21:20. > :21:22.games without a win. Swindon will need to discover their finishing
:21:23. > :21:28.touch if they're to challenge for the play`offs. Tonight we did OK
:21:29. > :21:32.until we got the final third of pitch and we were not good in the
:21:33. > :21:36.final third, the strikers did not hold the ball up, and if they don't
:21:37. > :21:40.do that, then you struggle to get anything. Scunthorpe scored five on
:21:41. > :21:46.Saturday so Bristol Rovers fans might have feared the worst when
:21:47. > :21:49.they fell behind in the first half. But it stayed 1`0 until the 89th
:21:50. > :21:51.minute when Stephen Gillespie scored a deserved equaliser ` his first
:21:52. > :22:06.goal for the club. Now we all know that the west breeds
:22:07. > :22:10.Skeleton champions ` Lizzy Yarnold the latest to bring a gold back to
:22:11. > :22:13.Bath from Sochi. But did you know that a North Somerset athlete
:22:14. > :22:18.whizzed down the ice in the Olympics, representing New Zealand?
:22:19. > :22:21.I didn't know that. Today Katharine Eustace returned to her old school
:22:22. > :22:25.in Flax Bourton to inspire some of the children to follow their dreams
:22:26. > :22:33.and give it a go. Ali Vowles reports. Are we ready? It was a
:22:34. > :22:38.special day at this primary School, as you not do not often get an
:22:39. > :22:43.Olympian attending. Especially one that went to your school. I think it
:22:44. > :22:48.would have been an exceptional careers adviser to predict this
:22:49. > :23:02.Katharine Eustace was born in London. I must pass that message of
:23:03. > :23:08.good luck on. Today, she was giving these pupils test of what it is like
:23:09. > :23:14.to get on and travel at speeds. You can see where you are going. I want
:23:15. > :23:18.to be an Olympic athlete and I find it exciting because she was brave
:23:19. > :23:26.enough to do that. It looks quite fun because you go down very quick.
:23:27. > :23:31.It took a lot of courage to do. Catherine moved to New Zealand after
:23:32. > :23:36.a spell travelling. She did not take up the sport until 2008, six years
:23:37. > :23:42.on, she is at her first Olympics, as one of the skeleton's oldest
:23:43. > :23:49.competitor. I was still managing to do hold my own despite being one of
:23:50. > :23:56.the oldest girls. Everything, most of the backing I have had from team
:23:57. > :23:59.New Zealand, but I wonder whether a larger programme, what I could have
:24:00. > :24:05.maybe achieved, but I am happy with what I did. Like any Williams and
:24:06. > :24:11.Lizzy Yarnold, Catherine is determined to inspire young people.
:24:12. > :24:17.I never gave up. I realised it was something I wanted to do, so I just
:24:18. > :24:27.kept going. If I got the chance I would give it a go.
:24:28. > :24:35.Good to see them getting all fired up, isn't it? Give it a go, I will
:24:36. > :24:44.be right behind you. Ten miles behind you! Now the weather. Is the
:24:45. > :24:49.sunshine going to last? It was a pleasant afternoon for the
:24:50. > :25:00.tomorrow is going to bring some sunshine but also the threat of some
:25:01. > :25:08.heavy showers. The picture of this spectacular downpour was taken at
:25:09. > :25:13.Clevedon. I going to run this route early Friday. Tonight, we have some
:25:14. > :25:18.rain on the way and some rather windy weather. Tomorrow, reasonable
:25:19. > :25:21.weather through the morning with heavy showers packing in through the
:25:22. > :25:27.course of the afternoon. Then comes this complication, this area of low
:25:28. > :25:30.pressure developing to the West moving east through to the end of
:25:31. > :25:35.Friday, and depending on the track of that, we will have windy weather
:25:36. > :25:39.to the south, and the threat of some snow to the North. This is a
:25:40. > :25:43.dichotomy in the forecast but we are travelling to unravel. We will
:25:44. > :25:47.update you tomorrow on what the fortunes of likely to be. This
:25:48. > :25:51.evening, decent conditions, high cloud spilling in ahead of this band
:25:52. > :25:58.of rain which we will see from midnight onwards. The wind, gusting
:25:59. > :26:04.up to 35 mph. And as things stand, by daybreak, it should be out of the
:26:05. > :26:08.way and the rush hour should not be affected by those conditions.
:26:09. > :26:15.Temperatures should get down to about four Celsius. Tomorrow,
:26:16. > :26:20.hopefully the rain will be off down the M4 corridor. And as we get a
:26:21. > :26:24.lunchtime onwards, further share was starting to pack in. Some of those
:26:25. > :26:31.will be heavy with hailstones and the threat of lightning, and then we
:26:32. > :26:36.returned a decent spell of weather, then the next element styles to
:26:37. > :26:39.march in and this will be a feature into the early hours of Friday
:26:40. > :26:47.morning, and it will continue to be an irritation over the course of
:26:48. > :26:53.Friday it self. The possibility of a threat of snow, but we shall see.
:26:54. > :27:02.Temperatures at least eight Celsius in the sunshine tomorrow. That's
:27:03. > :27:09.about it from us for now. I'll be back at ten with an update. The
:27:10. > :27:11.entire team returns tomorrow. For now, goodbye.