:00:00. > :00:10.Welcome to BBC Points West, with Sabet Choudhury and Alex Lovell Our
:00:11. > :00:14.main story tonight: The bomb detector being developed abroad
:00:15. > :00:19.We uncover the link to the bogus device which led to a Somerset
:00:20. > :00:26.businessman in jail for fraud. And, we confront the Romanian scientist
:00:27. > :00:31.involved in its development. He remains convinced that it works,
:00:32. > :00:33.that the device works, that the British court of law was entirely
:00:34. > :00:37.wrong. And, we discover that the original
:00:38. > :00:49.fake device is still in use around the world.
:00:50. > :00:56.Also: The tears and heartbreak, as the flood waters recede.
:00:57. > :00:58.We go back to one of Somerset's worst affected villages.
:00:59. > :01:01.The MoD plans to house over 4,0 0 military personnel in Wiltshire We
:01:02. > :01:07.get reaction from the locals. And, celebrating the Bristol super
:01:08. > :01:09.slider Jenny Jones. We're on the open`top bus tour for the Winter
:01:10. > :01:18.Olympian. Good evening.
:01:19. > :01:24.This is Jim McCormick, a businessman who developed a bogus bomb detector
:01:25. > :01:29.in Somerset. Following a trial at the Old Bailey, he was jailed for
:01:30. > :01:32.ten years for fraud. Now, a BBC investigation's revealed that
:01:33. > :01:35.equipment used to make that device has been shipped from Crewkerne to
:01:36. > :01:38.Romania, to help them develop a new detector over there. We've also
:01:39. > :01:46.discovered that the original detector is still in use, in Iraq,
:01:47. > :01:48.in Mexico, Kenya, Lebanon and Egypt. Our Somerset correspondent Clinton
:01:49. > :01:51.Rogers, who was the first broadcast journalist to confront McCormick
:01:52. > :02:02.back in 2009, has been to Romania, and has this exclusive report.
:02:03. > :02:12.For years ago, Jim McCormick try to convince the world his magic bomb
:02:13. > :02:15.detectors could work. Iraq spent $85 million on them. But they were
:02:16. > :02:28.useless. Guilty, the British businessman who
:02:29. > :02:34.made ?50 million selling fake bomb detectors.
:02:35. > :02:40.In May last year, McCormick appeared at the Old Bailey, accused of fraud.
:02:41. > :02:45.He was jailed for ten years. You might have thought that would be the
:02:46. > :02:55.end of it. His device would be finished. But we have discovered
:02:56. > :03:11.that, in Romania, a new device has been patented, a device that looks
:03:12. > :03:14.suspiciously McCormick's. The company behind it claims to have
:03:15. > :03:18.received a grant of three quarters of a million euros from the EU to
:03:19. > :03:21.research bomb`detecting equipment. So, we travelled to Romania in an
:03:22. > :03:25.attempt to speak to the company But, when we called at their offices
:03:26. > :03:34.in Bucharest, we were told the company president was not in. Back
:03:35. > :03:40.in the UK, I am on the way to Crewkerne to see a man who knows
:03:41. > :03:44.more than most about McCormack's so`called bomb detectors. He helped
:03:45. > :03:50.to make it. The managing director of the company had no reason to suspect
:03:51. > :03:54.he was doing anything wrong. The company gets orders to make
:03:55. > :04:02.components are different industries. McCormack was another
:04:03. > :04:07.customer. We had produced 6500 sets of these parts, then the police came
:04:08. > :04:11.along and started their investigation into what looked like
:04:12. > :04:17.possible fraudulent activity. We didn't make any more after that
:04:18. > :04:27.Then, while later, we were asked by the customer to ship it to Romania.
:04:28. > :04:38.This is a copy of the customs invoice, sent to us by the company,
:04:39. > :04:47.to Romania. That is the contact name. Name and phone number. What
:04:48. > :04:52.happened? You sent this to Romania. The company arranged for a transport
:04:53. > :05:01.company to pick them up. Everything, everything they needed? Yes. So we
:05:02. > :05:04.travelled to Romania in an attempt to speak to this man at the
:05:05. > :05:11.headquarters of the telecom company, a company that specialises
:05:12. > :05:17.in security and telecoms and has the Romanian government as a customer.
:05:18. > :05:23.He did not return our phone calls. When we tried to see him in person,
:05:24. > :05:33.we were told he wasn't in all stop then, his security ordered us to
:05:34. > :05:37.turn off the camera and leave. We did get better luck at this
:05:38. > :05:41.Institute of atomic physics on the outskirts of Bucharest where we
:05:42. > :05:48.wanted to talk to the scientist who we knew had been involved in the
:05:49. > :05:54.research of the new device. Can I just ask you very quickly, let me
:05:55. > :06:00.ask you, the new device, why do you think it is any better? Because I am
:06:01. > :06:05.an expert in this field and I know what I am talking about! Then he
:06:06. > :06:11.ended the interview and insisted we joined him for a coffee at this cafe
:06:12. > :06:15.next to the Institute. He wanted to explain his science, he said. He
:06:16. > :06:21.said he had worked for the company for two and a half years, they were
:06:22. > :06:27.paying him 900 euros a month. That was quite a bizarre conversation.
:06:28. > :06:34.June which he elaborated at considerable length about his
:06:35. > :06:39.scientific theories when it comes to the ADE`651 and this new device
:06:40. > :06:44.which he admits he has been involved in the development of, and
:06:45. > :06:47.personally tested. He remains convinced it works, the ADE`651
:06:48. > :06:53.works, that the British court of law was entirely wrong. It was revealed
:06:54. > :07:00.last week a company in my constituency has been selling bomb
:07:01. > :07:05.detectors that do not work. David Hay is a West Country MP, one of the
:07:06. > :07:09.first politicians to lobby the government about McCormack's
:07:10. > :07:13.detectors in 2010. When we told him about the new development in
:07:14. > :07:20.Romania, he said he was appalled, he would bring it to the attention of
:07:21. > :07:24.the House of Commons again. I find it astonishing. It is something the
:07:25. > :07:30.UK government needs to take a strong line on. We can't control what
:07:31. > :07:40.happens in Romania, but, through the EU, we can at least make a noise
:07:41. > :07:46.about it, and make sure that the Romanian authorities are aware of
:07:47. > :07:49.what is going on. The BBC has learned the original bogus devices
:07:50. > :07:56.are still in use at checkpoints around the world, including Iraq.
:07:57. > :08:01.Mexico, Lebanon and Egypt. Now, a new incarnation may be heading for
:08:02. > :08:04.the market, developed by a company that claims to have received
:08:05. > :08:11.European Union money. McCormack may be in prison, but the legacy of his
:08:12. > :08:14.invention lives on. You can see the whole of that
:08:15. > :08:22.investigation at 7.30pm, here on BBC One, as part of Inside Out West
:08:23. > :08:34.There has been another twist in this case. The case of Shrien Dewani has
:08:35. > :08:40.lost a legal battle to block his legal extraditions to South Africa.
:08:41. > :08:45.The High Court in London told him he has just 28 days to return to the
:08:46. > :08:51.country to face trial. But he can apply to the human court `` the cute
:08:52. > :08:55.Court of human rights which could delay his case for another year
:08:56. > :09:00.The inquest into the death of a three`year`old from Somerset has
:09:01. > :09:03.heard how his nurse tried, time and time again, to get him a follow`up
:09:04. > :09:06.appointment. Samuel Starr, who was born with a complex heart condition,
:09:07. > :09:09.died in September 2012. His parents claim delays caused by a new
:09:10. > :09:11.computer system meant he hadn't had a cardiac check`up for more than 20
:09:12. > :09:16.months. A massive clean up's under way in
:09:17. > :09:18.the village of Moorland in Somerset, now that flood water there's
:09:19. > :09:22.receding. Residents have described it as a "bomb site", but at least
:09:23. > :09:26.they can get back into homes they had to abandon three weeks ago.
:09:27. > :09:35.Scott Ellis joined one couple, on an emotional return home.
:09:36. > :09:40.As the water leaves, residents return. Phil and Lana Smithen
:09:41. > :09:46.haven't been back since the flooding began three weeks ago. This is a
:09:47. > :09:50.brand`new kitchen we are looking at. It's been their home for 40 years. A
:09:51. > :09:58.place where the grandchildren come to play. We will sort it.
:09:59. > :10:06.There is debris and devastation wherever you look in Moorland. A
:10:07. > :10:10.smell of fuel lingers in the air. The flooring has all come up.
:10:11. > :10:14.Karen Gibbs built this home 16 years ago. The damage is repairable. But
:10:15. > :10:22.being a family flooded out takes its toll. I cannot go through this all
:10:23. > :10:24.again. All my children. It has been so stressful. Seeing our home
:10:25. > :10:27.wrecked it is a nightmare. This week, Somerset delivers a
:10:28. > :10:35.20`year action plan to Westminster. It's the county's wish list for
:10:36. > :10:40.dealing with floods. One of the more expensive items is a tidal barrier
:10:41. > :10:44.near Bridgwater. There are calls for tree planting in the catchment area
:10:45. > :10:50.near Yeovil and Taunton helping water to run down into the soil And
:10:51. > :10:54.a levy or tax in the catchment area which would pay for water management
:10:55. > :10:57.in areas like Moorland. Some residents want to take legal action
:10:58. > :11:03.against the authorities. They are convinced more could have been done.
:11:04. > :11:09.The scale of this flooding has definitely been exacerbated by the
:11:10. > :11:12.Environment Agency and their complete lack of action. Tempers are
:11:13. > :11:16.still frayed in Moorland. And will remain so for some time. Few will be
:11:17. > :11:22.back before Christmas, some may even have to have their homes demolished.
:11:23. > :11:27.Parliament has been told that this winter's floods in Somerset
:11:28. > :11:31.shouldn't have come as a surprise. The House of Commons was debating a
:11:32. > :11:35.report brought out last year by a committee of MPs. They had warned
:11:36. > :11:38.about the danger of flooding as a result of spending restrictions
:11:39. > :11:47.Today, there were repeated calls for funding for things like dredging.
:11:48. > :11:52.We have got to have the money we need. What I don't understand, we
:11:53. > :11:57.are the six largest economy in the world, yet we are unable to raise
:11:58. > :12:01.money to defend our own people from the most basic problem that man has
:12:02. > :12:04.faced, certainly in my constituency, since prehistoric
:12:05. > :12:07.times, which is water. MPs were told that Treasury spending
:12:08. > :12:10.rules meant farm land lost out to urban areas. The government stressed
:12:11. > :12:12.that millions of pounds was now being made available to help with
:12:13. > :12:19.the aftermath. You're watching Points West, with
:12:20. > :12:23.Sabet Choudhury and Alex Lovell And we've plenty more to share with you
:12:24. > :12:26.tonight, including: The latest from Bristol's City Hall where Jenny
:12:27. > :12:33.Jones is being honoured for her bronze medal from Sochi.
:12:34. > :12:38.A public meeting's about to get under way at Ludgershall in
:12:39. > :12:41.Wiltshire, to discuss plans by the MoD to house over 4,000 extra
:12:42. > :12:45.service personnel and their families in the Salisbury Plain area. It s
:12:46. > :12:52.all part of plans to move troops out of Germany, and consolidate key
:12:53. > :12:56.bases in the UK. Our reporter Ali Vowles is at the Wellington Academy,
:12:57. > :13:06.near the garrison town of Tidworth, and joins us now.
:13:07. > :13:10.We are waiting for people to turn up, this is the only public
:13:11. > :13:17.consultation where people can come to. Let me give you an idea of the
:13:18. > :13:26.numbers by these extra personnel will go. In Lark Hill, there will be
:13:27. > :13:34.over 2000 extra personnel. In Tidworth and Perham Down, 1200.
:13:35. > :13:42.About 1000 in total will move to Bulford and Uphaven. The personnel
:13:43. > :13:49.will have family, so we are looking at 8000 extra people moving into the
:13:50. > :13:57.area. What do local people think about this? If there are going to be
:13:58. > :14:03.that many people, there will need to be more things for families to do. A
:14:04. > :14:08.lot more shops, which we are very short of at the moment. More
:14:09. > :14:13.families in the area will be good for civilians that myself. It is a
:14:14. > :14:23.good move. More houses, shops, schools, things were children. Many
:14:24. > :14:28.more things for teenagers. Will you really listen to what
:14:29. > :14:33.people have to say? Absolutely, we are working with the military to
:14:34. > :14:41.make sure we can do what ever people want. How can you afford this, will
:14:42. > :14:50.the Army chip anything in? The Secretary of State announced in
:14:51. > :14:53.March last year that there will be money for infrastructure. Are you
:14:54. > :15:00.confident you can deliver what is needed when so many are coming? Yes,
:15:01. > :15:03.we have a strong team working on it continually. We will keep talking to
:15:04. > :15:07.local people all the way through the five`year programme. We just need
:15:08. > :15:15.those local people to turn up. The police watchdog says it's
:15:16. > :15:22.investigating contact between Gloucestershire Police and Hollie
:15:23. > :15:25.Gazzard before her death. The 20`year`old hairdresser died after
:15:26. > :15:28.she was stabbed inside the salon in Gloucester, where she worked. The
:15:29. > :15:32.IPCC says it'll look at intelligence available to the force. A
:15:33. > :15:37.22`year`old man, who was charged with the murder, remains in custody.
:15:38. > :15:42.A busy commuter route between Bristol and Bath will be closed for
:15:43. > :15:45.at least six months, following a landslip a few weeks ago. Large
:15:46. > :15:49.cracks appeared on the A431 at Kelston, following a period of heavy
:15:50. > :15:52.rain. Experts using radar and drilling rigs have found the ground
:15:53. > :15:56.has slipped by as much as seven metres below the road surface.
:15:57. > :16:01.It's been a day of celebration for Jenny Jones, the Bristol snowboarder
:16:02. > :16:06.who won bronze in the Winter Olympics at Sochi. This afternoon,
:16:07. > :16:09.she's been on a open`top bus tour from South Gloucestershire into
:16:10. > :16:21.Bristol, ahead of a civic reception which has just finished at the City
:16:22. > :16:27.Hall. Ali Durden is there now. As you can see, Jenny Jones is still
:16:28. > :16:31.here with friends and family. Another action packed day for her,
:16:32. > :16:37.full of congratulations and well wishes. The Open Bath tour has been
:16:38. > :16:43.here for an hour and a half, she arrived to a big crowd, everybody
:16:44. > :16:48.eager to get a photograph of her with that bronze medal. Then, they
:16:49. > :16:52.whisked her in here for a civic reception, she got to meet
:16:53. > :16:58.dignitaries, and the opportunity to be presented with a commemorative
:16:59. > :17:05.plate. I will be talking to Jenny Jones in a moment.
:17:06. > :17:12.A hometown hero, in Downend where Jenny Jones grew up, they came out
:17:13. > :17:17.to cheer her on her way. On the route, they lined the streets
:17:18. > :17:23.finding any vantage point they could. It has been lovely, so many
:17:24. > :17:28.folks have come out, smiling faces, congratulations. So lovely. A little
:17:29. > :17:34.girl on her trampoline jumping up and down behind the fence, waving.
:17:35. > :17:39.That was lovely. A month ago, barely anybody knew who Jenny Jones was all
:17:40. > :17:44.much about her sport. Today, everyone wanted a glimpse of her. It
:17:45. > :17:48.is brilliant. I thought we would come along and give the children a
:17:49. > :17:51.chance to cheer her on. Inspirational to see someone local
:17:52. > :17:57.when something in the Winter Olympics. Her performance on the
:17:58. > :18:08.Sochi slopes turned her into a household name overnight, winning
:18:09. > :18:12.our first ever medal on snow. Today, she went back to visit local
:18:13. > :18:24.schools. Some pupils were lucky to get a word with her as well. Hello!
:18:25. > :18:29.At her old primary school, they were excited to see her, as she popped in
:18:30. > :18:36.to answer questions. Her success has made a big impact, and she might
:18:37. > :18:45.just have inspired a new generation. Hip, hip, hurray. Here she is. I
:18:46. > :18:50.think you quite enjoyed that song today. It was so sweet, they
:18:51. > :18:59.rehearsed the whole song at Hambrook Primary school. It has been a
:19:00. > :19:02.whirlwind day, have you enjoyed it? Definitely, to see people on the
:19:03. > :19:08.streets waving and cheering. So lovely. The Open bus tour, that was
:19:09. > :19:14.quite a challenge to get to everybody. I thought if they had
:19:15. > :19:19.made the effort to come out, I should try to see as many people as
:19:20. > :19:25.I could, so I had to wave from one side of the bus, and go to another.
:19:26. > :19:29.Despite the rain today, it stayed sunny. The sun was actually is
:19:30. > :19:33.shining, I was very grateful for that. My friends and family on the
:19:34. > :19:41.bus were pleased. Will you get a chance to rest? I think I will be
:19:42. > :19:47.all right for the rest of the week. I am looking forward to having a
:19:48. > :19:54.holiday. Maybe go surfing, get in the sunshine. And sleep! Yes,
:19:55. > :19:58.definitely. Soon, I'll be getting back on my snowboard so I need to be
:19:59. > :20:04.fit and ready for that. Show us the medal and tell us what you are going
:20:05. > :20:12.to do with it? It has a lovely wooden box I will keep it in.
:20:13. > :20:17.Congratulations from all of us, well done. Enjoy the rest of the
:20:18. > :20:24.celebrations tonight. The party has almost finished but it may go on for
:20:25. > :20:36.a bit longer behind the scenes. A huge medal. Her hat is a trademark
:20:37. > :20:39.now. On a sporting theme, a reminder for
:20:40. > :20:47.football fans, Late Kick Off returns tonight at 23:20, on BBC One.
:20:48. > :20:52.It's one of the west's most popular tourists destinations by day, but
:20:53. > :20:55.very little is known about what goes on after dark at Bristol Zoo. But
:20:56. > :20:59.now, that's about to change, after cameras were set up, to find out
:21:00. > :21:06.more about animals' sleep patterns. Laura Jones reports.
:21:07. > :21:09.Lions by night. During daylight hours, the animals here are very
:21:10. > :21:12.used to being watched and photographed. But, by night, not so
:21:13. > :21:23.much. Until now, that is. Researchers wanted to find out what
:21:24. > :21:28.they got up to after dark. Animal sleep is under research, we know
:21:29. > :21:33.very little about it. We don't know much about human sleep really, but
:21:34. > :21:37.animal sleep even less so. There are big gaps in our understanding of
:21:38. > :21:43.human sleep. Scientists are trying to plug those gaps by looking at the
:21:44. > :21:50.evolutionary history of sleep. By looking at animals around today and
:21:51. > :21:56.seeing how they sleep, how long why it is. Watching the animals was a
:21:57. > :22:01.conjugated operation, with 32 cameras, 20 motion sensors and six
:22:02. > :22:04.kilometres of cable, to film 50 hours of footage. The seals'
:22:05. > :22:07.behaviour was particularly interesting. Everyone had expected
:22:08. > :22:10.them to be fast asleep by mid`evening. In fact, they were
:22:11. > :22:16.still up and about into the early hours of the morning. There is a lot
:22:17. > :22:21.of jostling and fighting to see who will be boss. Normally, we would
:22:22. > :22:28.expect when it got dark, that would stop, they would sleep. However we
:22:29. > :22:32.found actually it did carry on very late in the night until they settled
:22:33. > :22:45.down. The programme, Animals Through The Night, Sleepover At The Zoo
:22:46. > :22:51.will be on BBC Four at 9pm tonight. What do Spiderman, and the Muppets
:22:52. > :22:58.all have in common? They are probably quite sore today. Some of
:22:59. > :23:01.the 15,000 people who ran 13 miles through the streets of Bath
:23:02. > :23:10.yesterday. If you took part, maybe you will spot yourself now. I did
:23:11. > :23:14.run six miles on Wednesday morning and it went quite badly so I am
:23:15. > :23:22.assuming 30 miles today will be a piece of cake! `` 13.
:23:23. > :23:34.It is amazing, I admire all of the runners. They are incredible.
:23:35. > :23:44.It is all for a good cause. We like to put on a smile.
:23:45. > :23:53.It is nice to watch it. So good.
:23:54. > :24:04.The first eight miles were OK. After that, everything hurt.
:24:05. > :24:10.That is it! I'm not sure if I should feel better or worse than I ought
:24:11. > :24:12.to, I am just glad I finished it. A huge well done to everyone who
:24:13. > :24:17.took part. The weather wasn't that great for
:24:18. > :24:21.those runners. But today's sunshine did really make it feel as if spring
:24:22. > :24:25.has finally sprung! And take a look at these lambs being cared for at
:24:26. > :24:28.the Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet. They were born there
:24:29. > :24:34.after their mothers were rescued from flooded land in Muchelney.
:24:35. > :24:49.Time now for the weather. It was lovely on Saturday.
:24:50. > :24:54.Day by day, we will see some improvement in those flood hit
:24:55. > :25:00.areas. As we see less of those extremes in the weather. We had
:25:01. > :25:07.another noticeably high tide this morning. Thank you for this picture
:25:08. > :25:13.in the Cumberland basin. Tomorrow will bring a day of probably little
:25:14. > :25:18.in the way of rain, broadly speaking, it will be dry and a
:25:19. > :25:25.fairly bright day. Talking of the wet stuff, it is worth looking back
:25:26. > :25:31.at the statistics for February. Midsummer Norton leading the way,
:25:32. > :25:37.contrast that here which didn't even get half. A more common theme across
:25:38. > :25:46.many of these areas has been record`breaking amount of rainfall
:25:47. > :25:55.through the winter. This evening, we will lose the last of the showers, a
:25:56. > :26:11.largely dry Nate `` night. Tomorrow, very little in the way of showers.
:26:12. > :26:17.Through the course of this evening, the showers are readily fading away,
:26:18. > :26:22.the skies are largely clearing. This week feature is running in from the
:26:23. > :26:27.West which will thicken the cloud, one or two showers into the second
:26:28. > :26:34.part of the night and by daybreak tomorrow. Broadly speaking, dry and
:26:35. > :26:40.clear, but it will be cold, down to one Celsius. Some frost around and
:26:41. > :26:45.patches of fog. In the rush hour, there shouldn't be any trouble. A
:26:46. > :26:51.decent start to the day and so it will continue, sunshine and cloud
:26:52. > :26:59.with a moderate breeze. One or two showers dotted around in the
:27:00. > :27:04.afternoon. It will head into a cold night on Tuesday towards Wednesday
:27:05. > :27:13.morning. Tomorrow, 10 Celsius quite widely, pleasant. Looking beyond
:27:14. > :27:17.that into the outlook, it will be a chilly night through to Wednesday
:27:18. > :27:23.morning. There should be some mornings at the fog, widespread
:27:24. > :27:29.frost. The legacy will be a pleasant day on Wednesday. An unsettled look
:27:30. > :27:31.on Thursday and Friday. More cloud around. Feeling fairly mild by that
:27:32. > :27:42.stage. Don't forget that investigation on
:27:43. > :27:44.Romania in half an hour. That's all for now. Join us again during the
:27:45. > :27:47.Ten O'Clock News. Goodbye.