:00:14. > :00:16.which can cost up to ?620 pounds a Good afternoon from Points West
:00:17. > :00:19.Young farmers from across the country are descending on the
:00:20. > :00:22.Somerset Levels this weekend to help put flooded farms back into some
:00:23. > :00:26.sort of working order. Thousands of acres of farmland were flooded for
:00:27. > :00:29.weeks earlier this year. Now, as the fields dry up, the full extdnt of
:00:30. > :00:33.the damage can be measured. But farmers fear it could take `nother
:00:34. > :00:37.year before the land is productive again.
:00:38. > :00:40.Weston Super Mare beach could be closed for bathing next year, after
:00:41. > :00:44.the EU agreed tougher rules on water quality. The Environment Agdncy has
:00:45. > :00:48.published a list of beaches that are at risk and don't comply with the
:00:49. > :00:50.new rules regarding sewage levels. It's believed current regul`tions
:00:51. > :00:54.aren't stringent enough and swimmers are running the risk of picking up
:00:55. > :00:58.bugs and infections from thd sea. Tourism bosses fear if Weston
:00:59. > :01:05.doesn't clean up its water by next year, the impact on visitor numbers
:01:06. > :01:09.could be huge. A bell from a First World W`r German
:01:10. > :01:13.battleship is due to be auctioned today, after being used as ` garden
:01:14. > :01:16.ornament in Bristol for years. It belonged to the SMS Grosser Kurfurs,
:01:17. > :01:20.which attacked the towns of Hartlepool and Scarborough hn 1 14.
:01:21. > :01:25.The ship itself was sunk after the war but was raised for scrap in
:01:26. > :01:33.1938. The bell will be aucthoned in Southampton this afternoon.
:01:34. > :01:37.Bristol Rovers are up to 17th in League Two after a 0`0 draw against
:01:38. > :01:41.Southend last night. They ldap frog three teams despite drawing at the
:01:42. > :01:45.Memorial Stadium. Steve Mildenhall made impressive saves in thd second
:01:46. > :01:52.half to help Rovers move five points clear of the drop zone. John`Joe
:01:53. > :01:57.O'Toole had two chances to win it for the hosts, but both headers were
:01:58. > :02:00.kept out by Bentley. This afternoon, Yeovil Town host
:02:01. > :02:03.Bolton at Huish Park, while Bristol City travel to Colchester looking to
:02:04. > :02:07.put some real distance betwden themselves at the relegation zone.
:02:08. > :02:11.Swindon are at home to Preston while Cheltenham travel to Wimbledon. Kick
:02:12. > :02:17.off for all the games is at 3:0 pm and there's commentary on your BBC
:02:18. > :02:21.local radio stations. Well, it's back to league action for
:02:22. > :02:23.our rugby sides this weekend. In the Premiership tomorrow, Gloucdster
:02:24. > :02:30.host Newcastle while Bath are away at London Irish.
:02:31. > :02:31.It's a sunny start for many of us. Let's get the weather now whth
:02:32. > :02:42.Elizabeth Rizzini. Good afternoon. It is of wedkend of
:02:43. > :02:46.sunshine and showers. There are quite a lot of showers around this
:02:47. > :02:54.afternoon and some of them will be heavy. Top temperatures tod`y only
:02:55. > :02:59.up to nine Celsius. A low average for this time of year. A brhsk
:03:00. > :03:03.south`westerly wind. Tonight, the showers rumbling on for a thme and
:03:04. > :03:11.watch out for a few icy strdtches tomorrow morning. Temperatures down
:03:12. > :03:17.into the low single figures. Tomorrow is a slightly bettdr
:03:18. > :03:20.looking day. The showers ard most likely to be confined to parts of
:03:21. > :03:23.Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Top temperatures tomorrow of nine or 10
:03:24. > :03:31.Celsius. A record total of more than ?51
:03:32. > :03:36.million was raised during l`st night's Sport Relief show, from the
:03:37. > :03:41.Olympic Park in East London. Stars including David Beckham, Andy
:03:42. > :03:44.Murray, and Miranda Hart took part. A team of eight swimmers from BBC
:03:45. > :03:48.Somerset swam a total of ten kilometres at Millfield School last
:03:49. > :03:52.night for Sport Relief. You can see photos on the BBC Somerset Facebook
:03:53. > :03:56.page. That's all from the Points West team
:03:57. > :03:58.for now. We're back with an update at 5:10pm. For now though, have a
:03:59. > :04:14.lovely afternoon. Hello. The weekend started with
:04:15. > :04:18.snowcapped hills and blue sky. Since then, more clout has built and the
:04:19. > :04:26.showers have broken out widely. Some heavy downpours and hell stones --
:04:27. > :04:30.he'll stones. This is all part and parcel of the colder weather
:04:31. > :04:37.weekend. There is a wintry flavour to the showers. It is snow we and
:04:38. > :04:40.there are frosty and icy nights Over recent hours, you can see the
:04:41. > :04:46.cloud has built up as the showers have developed. There are organised
:04:47. > :04:50.showers moving east across England over the next two hours, and there
:04:51. > :04:57.will be thunder with this and maybe snow over the Northern Pennines The
:04:58. > :05:03.higher up you go, the more sleet and snow. But even at lower levels, you
:05:04. > :05:09.could see sleet mixed in. Heavy downpours around and gusty winds,
:05:10. > :05:13.and maybe thunder. You will also notice the drier and brighter spells
:05:14. > :05:19.in between the showers. Despite sunshine, temperatures are
:05:20. > :05:20.struggling. Some of southern England has reached double figures but the