09/03/2014

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:00:00. > :00:11.four x 400 m relay team. That's it. We're back

:00:12. > :00:14.four x 400 m relay team. Good evening from Points West. The

:00:15. > :00:17.wife of a cyclist from Somerset who was killed after hitting a pothole

:00:18. > :00:21.is suing the council which failed to repair it. Kate Uzzell has condemned

:00:22. > :00:27.North Yorkshire County Council for allowing the road to fall into

:00:28. > :00:30.disrepair. It comes as an extra ?140 million of government cash hs made

:00:31. > :00:41.available to councils in England to help them repair roads damaged by

:00:42. > :00:44.the severe winter weather. He was my soul mate. We did lots and lots of

:00:45. > :00:47.things together. Reliving happier times. Katd

:00:48. > :00:51.Uzzell's husband Martyn was killed over two`and`a`half years ago. He

:00:52. > :00:54.was taking part in a charitx cycle ride from Land's End to John

:00:55. > :00:59.O'Groats when he hit a pothole 0cm deep on the A65 in North Yorkshire.

:01:00. > :01:06.He was thrown into the path of a car and died instantly. At an inquest

:01:07. > :01:09.into his death this week thd coroner said there was "no doubt th`t the

:01:10. > :01:13.condition of the road was the cause of the accident." The inquest was

:01:14. > :01:15.also told a police officer had reported the pothole to North

:01:16. > :01:26.Yorkshire County Council a lonth earlier. I am very angry, obviously,

:01:27. > :01:32.because it was totally prevdntable. They have been warned. They inspect

:01:33. > :01:36.did it and they still did nothing. It is just appalling.

:01:37. > :01:40.The County Council has exprdssed its sympathies to Kate and says it will

:01:41. > :01:52.consider the coroner's commdnts very carefully. We do is bend about 28

:01:53. > :01:57.million on road maintenance. We have just put in more money out of the

:01:58. > :01:59.capital surpluses that we h`ve generated from budgets in rdcent

:02:00. > :02:02.years. Kate, from Clevedon, is now taking

:02:03. > :02:06.legal action against the Cotncil, she's launching a more widespread

:02:07. > :02:10.education campaign. I want car drivers to be more aware

:02:11. > :02:13.of the vulnerability of cyclists. I want councils to keep the roads in

:02:14. > :02:16.repair and take reports of potholes seriously.

:02:17. > :02:22.It's a campaign she hopes whll bring something positive from Martyn's

:02:23. > :02:25.death. Detectives investigating thd death

:02:26. > :02:28.of a Bristol teenager who w`s found with stab wounds have arrested four

:02:29. > :02:32.men. 19`year`old Nicholas Robinson was attacked in a block of flats in

:02:33. > :02:36.the Stokes Croft area last Wednesday. Four men aged between 18

:02:37. > :02:40.and 26 are being questioned by police.

:02:41. > :02:45.A fire which damaged a live music venue in Bath was caused by an

:02:46. > :02:48.electrical fault. Crews werd called to Moles ightclub and recording

:02:49. > :02:52.studios on George Street yesterday morning. The fire was contahned to

:02:53. > :02:55.the ground floor. It's not xet clear when it may reopen.

:02:56. > :02:59.Rugby and Bath have missed out on a place in the final of the LV Cup

:03:00. > :03:03.after being beaten in the semi`finals by Exeter Chiefs. The

:03:04. > :03:06.hosts led 13`8 at the break thanks to Leroy Houston's try and three

:03:07. > :03:10.successful kicks from Tom Hdathcote, but Exeter hit back with two tries

:03:11. > :03:14.in the second half. Heathcote had the chance to send the match to

:03:15. > :03:22.extra time with this penaltx, but his last minute kick fell short

:03:23. > :03:25.Meanwhile Bristol ran in seven tries as they beat Cornish Pirates)by 46

:03:26. > :03:32.points to 33 at The Memorial Stadium. Forward Marco Mama scored

:03:33. > :03:34.four tries for the home sidd. The result means Bristol remain top of

:03:35. > :03:37.the Championship. Football, and Yeovil stretched their

:03:38. > :03:40.unbeaten run in the Championship to five matches, but Swindon lost after

:03:41. > :03:48.conceeding a late goal. Herd's the round`up.

:03:49. > :03:53.A lot of commitment and effort dash that is how Gary Johnson described

:03:54. > :04:05.his team's victory against Sheffield Wednesday. That was very important

:04:06. > :04:11.for us today. We have gone tp another place. We are just creeping

:04:12. > :04:21.up it, but there are still plenty of games. An own goal from the hosts

:04:22. > :04:28.and then this vital winner leant a 3`2 victory for Bristol Citx. We

:04:29. > :04:34.were delighted with that today. We are always trying to score. I am

:04:35. > :04:42.sure it was entertaining. Mhchael Smith headed Swindon into the lead.

:04:43. > :04:57.But the second half saw in Cape dons `` saw MK dons equalise. Chris

:04:58. > :05:07.Beardsley got the first aftdr nine minutes and the winning goal was

:05:08. > :05:12.soon to follow. They were the 0`0 draw between Portsmouth and

:05:13. > :05:17.Cheltenham Town. Time now for the weather. After all the fine and

:05:18. > :05:24.sunny weather we have had over the weekend, we will keep some of the

:05:25. > :05:27.clear skies for a time. As we go through the night, we will see

:05:28. > :05:35.increasing cloud. A spot or two of rain with the risk of some hill

:05:36. > :05:40.fog. The most places temper`tures down to five or six degrees. It will

:05:41. > :05:45.be largely dry through Mond`y, although it will start cloudy.

:05:46. > :05:53.Temperatures up to 14 Celsits. Not feeling quite as warm withott much

:05:54. > :05:57.sun. Cloudy on Tuesday and ` better chance of sunshine on Wednesday and

:05:58. > :06:00.Thursday. Mild edging the d`y and cold at night. I'll be back later

:06:01. > :06:02.this evening with an