:00:10. > :00:11.Good evening from Points West. on the BBC News Channel. Stay
:00:12. > :00:15.Good evening from Points West. A Bristol councillor nominated to be
:00:16. > :00:19.the city's next Lord Mayor has again denied that he holds any holophobic
:00:20. > :00:23.views. A petition has been started opposing his selection. Councillor
:00:24. > :00:27.Chris Windows caused controversy in 2011 saying that he was unh`ppy Sir
:00:28. > :00:35.Ian McKellen had made visits to Bristol schools on behalf of gay
:00:36. > :00:38.rights' charity Stonewall. This is the petition, onlind,
:00:39. > :00:41.questioning whether a counchllor once accused of making homophobic
:00:42. > :00:48.remarks should be chosen as the ceremonial figurehead of thd city.
:00:49. > :00:53.Its organisers say his commdnts some three years ago call into qtestion
:00:54. > :00:57.his suitability for the rold. I think everybody is entitldd to
:00:58. > :01:01.their opinion. The difference is the councillor represents the chty and
:01:02. > :01:06.as Lord Mayor he will be a very prominent person. He should be
:01:07. > :01:12.representing the whole city, not just who he feels he should be
:01:13. > :01:15.representing. But Councillor Chris Windows says he
:01:16. > :01:21.is perfectly happy to represent all views and all people in Bristol
:01:22. > :01:24.should he be chosen as Lord Mayor. He says his one`off remarks were
:01:25. > :01:28.badly expressed and he has apologised for any offence caused.
:01:29. > :01:33.I've had people raise this with many that were concerned. If youngsters
:01:34. > :01:37.are persuaded to come out and they haven't got people round thdm to
:01:38. > :01:44.support them, they'd be at very great risk of being bullied.
:01:45. > :01:47.The petition's organisers s`y hiding your sexuality won't help bdat
:01:48. > :01:49.bullying but some who've bedn through exactly that school
:01:50. > :01:54.experience actually support Councillor Windows.
:01:55. > :01:58.I myself, as a gay person, don't take any offence to what he said and
:01:59. > :02:03.actually agree with the stance he takes that coming out at school is
:02:04. > :02:10.perhaps not the right time. I didn't because I was scared of bullying.
:02:11. > :02:12.The vote to decide on who does become Lord Mayor will take place at
:02:13. > :02:15.the start of June. become Lord Mayor will take
:02:16. > :02:19.The Bristol businessman acctsed of arranging his wife's murder in South
:02:20. > :02:22.Africa has been told he will be extradited on seventh April. Shrien
:02:23. > :02:26.Dewani is charged with mastdrminding the murder while the couple were on
:02:27. > :02:31.honeymoon in November 2010. The 33`year`old denies any involvement
:02:32. > :02:33.in the killing of his wife, Anni. Frenchay hospital has apologised
:02:34. > :02:38.after patient records were found on a street in Cardiff. North Bristol
:02:39. > :02:41.NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, say they don't know how papdrs,
:02:42. > :02:44.containing personal information about patients, ended up in the
:02:45. > :02:48.centre of the city, 40 miles from Frenchay. In a statement, they have
:02:49. > :02:51.offered their sincere apologies and have said will be contacting those
:02:52. > :02:53.affected to explain what has happened.
:02:54. > :02:57.Hospital Officials in Bath have apologised after two new mothers had
:02:58. > :03:02.medical swabs left inside them while in hospital. An independent
:03:03. > :03:06.investigation's been started at the RUH after the so`called "never
:03:07. > :03:09.events" came to light. The head of the Great Western Hospitals Trust,
:03:10. > :03:12.which runs the RUH, said thd mistakes were unacceptable `nd that
:03:13. > :03:15.safety procedures are now bding reviewed.
:03:16. > :03:18.Rugby, and Bristol stay firlly on top of the Championship table after
:03:19. > :03:21.an important win at Leeds this afternoon. The 33`27 victorx means
:03:22. > :03:28.Bristol are all but guarantded a place in the playoffs.
:03:29. > :03:31.Now, if you're watching us hn Bristol, then congratulations to you
:03:32. > :03:35.for living in what the Sund`y Times says is the best city in Brhtain.
:03:36. > :03:38.Their survey says the city has come out on top for having low
:03:39. > :03:41.unemployment, great culture and night life, and easy access to
:03:42. > :03:44.fabulous countryside. Of cotrse if you live there, you knew all that
:03:45. > :03:48.already. So, with a look at the weather for
:03:49. > :03:50.the week ahead, here's Sara Thornton.
:03:51. > :03:55.Temperatures are really takhng a tumble at the moment under clear
:03:56. > :03:58.skies. This is a scene we whll start tomorrow morning, a frosty scene, as
:03:59. > :04:04.under those clear skies temperatures are down well below freezing. It
:04:05. > :04:10.will be colder in the countryside. But a beautiful start to yotr Monday
:04:11. > :04:15.for most. Out towards the Wdst we have got cloud trying to make its
:04:16. > :04:19.way in with a weather systel. Eventually that cloud and r`in moves
:04:20. > :04:23.to all parts tomorrow afternoon and evening. The most significant rain
:04:24. > :04:30.we have got in the forecast. Better sunshine in the East. Out towards
:04:31. > :04:36.the West, where it could be quite a chilly start, we could see cloud
:04:37. > :04:40.moving in quickly. Through this week, we will have a lot of dry
:04:41. > :04:45.weather around at times and some sunshine as well but it will feel
:04:46. > :04:49.quite chilly. That's all from the Points West team
:04:50. > :04:54.for now. We're back in Breakfast news. From me, thanks for your
:04:55. > :05:13.company and a very good night. Today's showers have almost gone
:05:14. > :05:15.from eastern areas, it will be a classic radiation night, clear
:05:16. > :05:17.skies, light