:00:00. > :00:13.Good evening from Points West. That is it for now.
:00:14. > :00:16.Good evening from Points West. The Conservative candidate to become
:00:17. > :00:19.Lord Mayor of Bristol has again denied that he holds any holophobic
:00:20. > :00:25.views after a petition was launched online opposing his selection.
:00:26. > :00:28.Councillor Chris Windows catsed controversy in 2011 saying that he
:00:29. > :00:31.was unhappy Sir Ian McKellen had made visits to Bristol schools on
:00:32. > :00:38.behalf of gay rights' charity Stonewall.
:00:39. > :00:41.This is the petition, onlind, questioning whether a counchllor
:00:42. > :00:47.once accused of making homophobic remarks should be chosen as the
:00:48. > :00:50.ceremonial figurehead of thd city. Its organisers say his commdnts some
:00:51. > :01:00.three years ago call into qtestion his suitability for the rold.
:01:01. > :01:07.I think everybody is entitldd to their opinion. The difference is the
:01:08. > :01:12.councillor represents the chty and as Lord Mayor he will be a very
:01:13. > :01:16.prominent person. He should be representing the whole city, not
:01:17. > :01:19.just who he feels he should be representing.
:01:20. > :01:22.But Councillor Chris Windows says he is perfectly happy to represent all
:01:23. > :01:25.views and all people in Bristol should he be chosen as Lord mayor.
:01:26. > :01:32.He says his one`off remarks were badly expressed and he has
:01:33. > :01:38.apologised for any offence caused. I've had people raise this with many
:01:39. > :01:45.that were concerned. If youngsters are persuaded to come out. @nd they
:01:46. > :01:48.haven't got people round thdm to support them, I'd take it vdry great
:01:49. > :01:51.risk of being bullied. The petition's organisers s`y hiding
:01:52. > :01:53.your sexuality won't help bdat bullying but some who've bedn
:01:54. > :01:57.through exactly that school experience actually support
:01:58. > :02:04.Councillor Windows. I myself, as a gay person, don't
:02:05. > :02:10.take any offence to what he said and actually agree with the stance he
:02:11. > :02:13.takes that coming out at school is perhaps not the right time.
:02:14. > :02:17.I didn't because I was scardd of fleeing. The vote to decide on who
:02:18. > :02:20.does become Lord Mayor will take place at the start of June.
:02:21. > :02:23.The Bristol businessman acctsed of arranging his wife's murder in South
:02:24. > :02:26.Africa has been told he will be extradited on April seventh. Shrien
:02:27. > :02:29.Dewani is charged with mastdrminding the murder while the couple were on
:02:30. > :02:34.honeymoon in November 2010. The 33`year`old denies any involvement
:02:35. > :02:37.in the killing of his wife, Anni. Hospital Officials in Bath have
:02:38. > :02:43.apologised after two new mothers had medical swabs left inside them while
:02:44. > :02:45.in hospital. An independent investigation's been started at the
:02:46. > :02:49.RUH after the so`called "never events" came to light. The head of
:02:50. > :02:52.the Great Western Hospitals Trust, which runs the RUH, said thd
:02:53. > :02:57.mistakes were unacceptable `nd that safety procedures are now bding
:02:58. > :03:01.reviewed. Football now, and it was a case of
:03:02. > :03:07.so near and yet so far for our teams. There were goals galore but
:03:08. > :03:10.plenty of opportunities missed too. In the Championship, Yeovil
:03:11. > :03:13.squandered the chance to move out of the relegation zone as they threw
:03:14. > :03:16.away a two`goal lead at homd to Bolton. Ishmael Miller put the
:03:17. > :03:20.Glovers ahead before Kevin Dawson doubled their lead. The vishtors
:03:21. > :03:26.fought back though to share the spoils and leave Yeovil 23rd in the
:03:27. > :03:29.table. In League One, Swindon returned to
:03:30. > :03:32.winning ways after nine gamds without a win. They beat high flying
:03:33. > :03:40.Preston 1`0 thanks to this second half penalty from Michael Slith
:03:41. > :03:44.Frustration for the Bristol City manager Steve Cotterill who saw his
:03:45. > :03:47.side let a 2`0 lead slip at Colchester. On`loan striker Martin
:03:48. > :03:51.Paterson hit City's opener `nd Scott Wagstaff forced in a Brendan Moloney
:03:52. > :04:01.cross but the home side found a way back to leave it 2`2 at full time.
:04:02. > :04:06.In League Two, three goals weren't enough to help Cheltenham Town's
:04:07. > :04:09.hopes of sneaking into the playoffs. They travelled away to AFC
:04:10. > :04:20.Wimbledon, who beat them 4`3 thanks to a goal in the 90th minutd.
:04:21. > :04:23.In Rugby, Bath secured a bonus point in their win at London Irish
:04:24. > :04:26.yesterday evening. The second half came alive when Nick Abendanon
:04:27. > :04:29.darted through a gap in the Irish defence before passing to Anthony
:04:30. > :04:34.Watson to score against his old club. Converted by man of the match
:04:35. > :04:40.George Ford. The convincing 23` 4 scoreline means Bath keep hold of
:04:41. > :04:45.third place. And Bristol st`y firmly on top of the Championship table
:04:46. > :04:48.after an important win at Ldeds The 33`27 victory means Bristol are all
:04:49. > :04:53.but guaranteed a place in the playoffs. Let's take a look at the
:04:54. > :05:04.weather now with Sara Thornton. We've had plenty of sunshind through
:05:05. > :05:11.this afternoon. It has been really nice, if rather chilly. Temperatures
:05:12. > :05:17.will really tumble tonight with a sharp frost. It could be thd coldest
:05:18. > :05:26.night since last November, would you believe? We will start tomorrow with
:05:27. > :05:32.lots of sunshine out towards the east. There is some cloud in the
:05:33. > :05:42.West. That could have a real impact on the temperatures. Were wd start
:05:43. > :05:52.with that cloud, we won't h`ve much time to see those temperatures
:05:53. > :05:56.rising so we could just see 6`8 It will feel chilly at times.
:05:57. > :05:59.That's it from the newsroom, here in what the Sunday Times says hs the
:06:00. > :06:01.best city in Britain, after Bristol topped their poll of the best places
:06:02. > :06:13.to live. Wherever you are in Hello. Following today's showers,
:06:14. > :06:18.tonight is going to be much colder. Clear skies, light winds, a recipe
:06:19. > :06:22.for a widespread frost. Sharp showers for the next couple of
:06:23. > :06:27.hours. From East Yorkshire to the south-east. Hail and thunder. Skies
:06:28. > :06:33.will clear across many areas. Temperatures tumbling across rural
:06:34. > :06:38.parts it could be as low as minus six. Not as cold across Northern
:06:39. > :06:41.Ireland and the far south-west. Increasing cloud ahead of the
:06:42. > :06:46.weather front pushing rain very slowly in from the Atlantic. Central
:06:47. > :06:50.and eastern areas staying dry and bright all day. Good-looking day
:06:51. > :06:56.across Scotland. Sunshine turning hazy later in the West. Thickening
:06:57. > :07:00.cloud. Rain in the afternoon. The band of rain will work its way into
:07:01. > :07:03.Wales in the afternoon. Robbery arriving a little bit sooner in the
:07:04. > :07:10.far south-west. -- probably arriving. Further east, dry with
:07:11. > :07:11.plenty of sunshine after the