:00:00. > :00:19.Good afternoon from the west. The overtake them with a
:00:20. > :00:22.Good afternoon from the west. The first of the political parthes are
:00:23. > :00:25.this lunchtime launching thdir campaign for European electhons in
:00:26. > :00:32.the West. Last time the Gredn Park E came close to winning one of the
:00:33. > :00:36.region's six seats. It is an unusual setting for the
:00:37. > :00:41.first election campaign launched. The Green party came close last time
:00:42. > :00:46.around. I am joined by their lead candidate. You missed out l`st time.
:00:47. > :00:51.A lot of people would say the Greens are sinking at the moment in the
:00:52. > :00:56.polls. I do not think that hs true. With the recent whether we see the
:00:57. > :01:00.vital importance of green politics and we see Europe is not working for
:01:01. > :01:03.all the people of Europe and we are fighting this on Europe for the
:01:04. > :01:09.common good, working for evdrybody and that is what I will seek to
:01:10. > :01:13.achieve if elected. You havd campaigned for the Greens for a long
:01:14. > :01:19.time. Is this the time of h`rsh economic realities when people
:01:20. > :01:24.aren't so inclined to vote Green? Vote for the Green party is the
:01:25. > :01:28.right vote because this is `ll about economic 's and how to create jobs,
:01:29. > :01:31.skills for young people in particular, increase the prosperity,
:01:32. > :01:39.not just to the region but TK and of Europe. No other party has that
:01:40. > :01:43.strategic approach towards the green economy as the pivot for prosperity
:01:44. > :01:48.over the next decade. Four people unhappy with the government, the
:01:49. > :01:53.vote of choice these days is often UKIP, and that will harm yotr
:01:54. > :01:58.chances? I am not sure it whll harm us because we are fighting `
:01:59. > :02:03.positive campaign, making Etrope better is what we are interdsted
:02:04. > :02:07.in. A vote the UKIP is negative It is important that those who think
:02:08. > :02:15.our future is in Europe comd out and vote Green in May and do not waste
:02:16. > :02:18.their vote in UKIP. Leaders from the Islamic community in west Yorkshire
:02:19. > :02:24.are travelling down to Somerset to hand over a ?15,000 cheque for flood
:02:25. > :02:28.victims. They raised the money after seeing the flooding of the news and
:02:29. > :02:34.they will visit villages in Thorney and Burrowbridge. Somerset`based
:02:35. > :02:37.jockey, Daryl Jacob is having surgery today after breaking his
:02:38. > :02:42.elbow, knee and leg after bding launched from his horse Port Melon
:02:43. > :02:45.onto concrete. Meanwhile as the big clean up gets under way, thd
:02:46. > :02:48.director of the Cheltenham racecourse says the mild we`ther has
:02:49. > :02:52.helped the festival. Raya Star has became the fourth horse to be put
:02:53. > :02:55.down after suffering a serious injury in the final race. Today s
:02:56. > :02:58.football action in the Championship and it's a vital game for Ydovil
:02:59. > :03:02.Town who can climb out of the relegation zone with a win `t Queens
:03:03. > :03:06.Park Rangers. In League One, there is a local derby as Bristol City are
:03:07. > :03:10.at home to Swindon Town in ` game that has importance at both ends of
:03:11. > :03:13.the table. In League Two, mhd`table Cheltenham are at home to Torquay
:03:14. > :03:16.who are bottom of the footb`ll league, while Bristol Rovers are
:03:17. > :03:17.away to Hartlepool. Anther dry day here's Holly Green with the
:03:18. > :03:21.forecast. away to Hartlepool. Anther
:03:22. > :03:25.We saw cloudy skies to start the day and now they have been brightening
:03:26. > :03:30.up beautifully and we should have sunny spells through the rest of the
:03:31. > :03:36.day. Breezy at times but out of the breeze, it should feel pleasantly
:03:37. > :03:41.warm. Some places could see up to 18 degrees, in parts of Dorset, for
:03:42. > :03:50.example. Tonight variable alounts of cloud and the breeze should stop
:03:51. > :03:54.things getting too cold. Tolorrow, a bright start. I think we will find
:03:55. > :03:56.cloud thickening through thd day, but staying settled as we hdad to
:03:57. > :03:59.the coming week. but staying settled as we hdad
:04:00. > :04:01.We're back at the slightly later time of 7:10 this evening, that s
:04:02. > :04:13.down Following on from what has been
:04:14. > :04:16.largely dry and settled week with high pressure in charge, the weekend
:04:17. > :04:20.weather continues on that theme too. Things are looking largely
:04:21. > :04:21.dry, not everywhere, but there will be some