:00:00. > :00:11.Welcome to BBC Points West with Alex Lovell and David Garmston. Our main
:00:12. > :00:14.story tonight: "I was not angry when I fired". A policeman accusdd of
:00:15. > :00:24.tasering a suspect appears hn the dock. The police officer who fired
:00:25. > :00:31.an electronic stun gun, thex found his actions. PC Lee Birch tdlls the
:00:32. > :00:37.jury of the events leading tp to the incident as he faces a charge of
:00:38. > :00:43.abusing his position. Our other headlines tonight:
:00:44. > :00:51.Brotherly love. A 3`year`old donates his bone marrow to help his sibling
:00:52. > :00:55.fight cancer. His little frhend said to him, Kenzie what are you doing?
:00:56. > :00:59.He was like, I have got to have an operation, but if it does not work I
:01:00. > :01:03.am going to go up to heaven. Things that can come back to bite
:01:04. > :01:05.you on the beach. What the volunteers found as they cldaned the
:01:06. > :01:08.sands. And have they got old news for you.
:01:09. > :01:16.British Pathe releases its `rchive of films shot in the West Country.
:01:17. > :01:20.The Wiltshire policeman who tasered a naked suspect inside a police
:01:21. > :01:23.cell, claims he acted to prdvent the man assaulting fellow officdrs. PC
:01:24. > :01:30.Lee Birch has denied shooting Daniel Dove two years ago because he was
:01:31. > :01:33.angry and upset. Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Steve Brodie was in
:01:34. > :01:36.court. PC Lee Birch takes a break from
:01:37. > :01:40.giving evidence in the trial where the jury have watched CCTV showing
:01:41. > :01:46.him firing a 50,000`volt taser into the chest of a naked suspect.
:01:47. > :01:50.Defending Stephen Mooney told the court, this is not the prodtct of
:01:51. > :01:53.anger, as has been suggested by the prosecution. PC Birch is a
:01:54. > :01:56.confident, calm, and well trained police officer. PC Birch described
:01:57. > :02:00.to the jury how he and colldagues were called to the Moo Moo night
:02:01. > :02:05.club in Trowbridge on the 23rd of December 2010. Standing in the
:02:06. > :02:09.witness box, the 30`year`old officer said that Daniel Dove was drunk and
:02:10. > :02:12.there was a struggle in the street before he managed to handcuff him.
:02:13. > :02:15.When Daniel Dove was brought back here to Melksham Police Station he
:02:16. > :02:18.was taken into the custody suite where he was booked in whild
:02:19. > :02:22.handcuffed. During a later strip search, Mr Dove took out his mobile
:02:23. > :02:26.phone and took a picture of injuries to his face. Stephen Mooney asked PC
:02:27. > :02:30.Birch, did that antagonise xou? No, he replied. Did it make you angry?
:02:31. > :02:34.No, he replied again. When `sked why he had taken out his taser when they
:02:35. > :02:38.entered the cell, the policdman said, I wasn't happy with hhs
:02:39. > :02:42.behaviour. When asked why hd fired the taser after the underpants had
:02:43. > :02:45.been thrown at him and standing only a couple of feet away from his
:02:46. > :02:51.prisoner, PC Birch said, obviously it was an unexpected action. I
:02:52. > :02:57.wanted to prevent him assaulting anyone else. He was also asked, did
:02:58. > :03:01.he keep his finger on the trigger. He replied, yes. PC Birch ddnies
:03:02. > :03:07.allegations of causing actu`l bodily harm and misconduct in a public
:03:08. > :03:14.place. Steve Brodie at Bristol Crown Court. Steve is here now. Why has
:03:15. > :03:22.this case attracted so much attention? There are two mahn
:03:23. > :03:29.reasons for this. Although prosecutions against police officers
:03:30. > :03:39.for the use of taser is not unknown, it is unusual for one to be
:03:40. > :03:48.fired inside a police cell. The use of taser by police forces is on the
:03:49. > :03:52.increase. In 2012`2013, there deployment in Wiltshire has more
:03:53. > :03:56.than doubled. The second major factor is that the case itsdlf has a
:03:57. > :04:04.very unusual origin. It was brought as a private prosecution by the man
:04:05. > :04:11.is who was tasered, the Prophet himself. That was dropped, `nd was
:04:12. > :04:20.taken over by the Crown Prosecution Service. Not unknown, but unusual.
:04:21. > :04:24.It has attracted a lot of attention. 191 staff from Honda in Swindon have
:04:25. > :04:27.applied for voluntary redundancy. That is just over half the number
:04:28. > :04:31.required. The Japanese car manufacturer needs to cut over 00
:04:32. > :04:34.staff jobs and another 160 `gency roles because of falling sales in
:04:35. > :04:43.Europe. The company will now work with unions to agree a procdss for
:04:44. > :04:46.compulsory redundancies. Plans to soundproof a busy Wiltshire
:04:47. > :04:49.Road using solar panels, whhch double`up as noise barriers, have
:04:50. > :04:52.taken a step forward. Swindon Borough Council has agreed to press
:04:53. > :04:56.ahead with designing the barrier for the A419. If approved, the barrier
:04:57. > :05:03.would be the first of its khnd in the United Kingdom.
:05:04. > :05:07.The Earl and Countess of Wessex are visiting businesses and charities in
:05:08. > :05:10.the Forest of Dean today. Prince Edward began his tour in a form of
:05:11. > :05:14.transport he is probably not used to! He was taken to the Vantage
:05:15. > :05:17.Point Business Park in a ro`d sweeper. The Countess was also there
:05:18. > :05:20.to celebrate the 25th annivdrsary of the Orchard Trust at Lydbrook. It
:05:21. > :05:27.provides services for peopld with learning disabilities.
:05:28. > :05:31.It is arguably the greatest gift, undergoing a transplant in the hope
:05:32. > :05:34.of saving another life. And just two days ago, that is what 3`ye`r`old
:05:35. > :05:38.Chase did ` undergoing a long operation to donate his own bone
:05:39. > :05:53.marrow for his older brother Kenzie, who at seven years old and has
:05:54. > :06:01.leukaemia for the second tile. They talked to Fiona Lamdin about what
:06:02. > :06:05.lies ahead. Kenzie Rowe doing what he loves best ` playing with his
:06:06. > :06:08.brothers out in the sun. But this little boy is incredibly poorly
:06:09. > :06:11.Tomorrow, he begins eight wdeks of treatment in solitary confinement at
:06:12. > :06:15.the Children's Hospital. His little friend said to him, Kenzie what are
:06:16. > :06:19.you doing? He was like, I h`ve got to have an operation, but if it does
:06:20. > :06:23.not work I am going to go up to heaven. He is seven, he shotldn t
:06:24. > :06:26.know things like that. But he does, because this isn't the first time
:06:27. > :06:29.this 7`year`old has had leukaemia. Just before Christmas, doctors told
:06:30. > :06:33.Kenzie he had relapsed and this time the only hope of a cure was a bone
:06:34. > :06:36.marrow transplant. His parents and three brothers were all tested but
:06:37. > :06:40.the only match was his youngest brother, Chase, who is thred years
:06:41. > :06:52.old ` an almost impossible position for any parent. It was very
:06:53. > :06:57.difficult. Me and Stephen dhdn't want to put Chase through it, but if
:06:58. > :07:05.it going to save Kenzie you have to make sacrifices. But once the
:07:06. > :07:13.decision was made, it soon became part of family banter. When they are
:07:14. > :07:17.arguing, one will say to thd other I am not giving my blood to you. And
:07:18. > :07:25.so earlier this week, Chase had bone marrow removed from his back. What
:07:26. > :07:36.did you give Kenzie? Some of your blood? Is that going to makd him all
:07:37. > :07:44.better? Is it good that Chase has given you some of his bone larrow to
:07:45. > :07:51.save your life? And to save his life is all that anyone is praying for.
:07:52. > :07:58.Our best wishes to Kenzie, Chase, and family.
:07:59. > :08:01.Still to come on tonight's Points West: A delve into the archhve or a
:08:02. > :08:06.chance to monkey around? Brhtish Pathe releases hours of amazing old
:08:07. > :08:09.newsreel. And a night they will "Never
:08:10. > :08:23.Forget". The school choir who found themselves performing alongside one
:08:24. > :08:27.of Britain's biggest pop st`rs. Almost half a million pounds was
:08:28. > :08:30.spent by the Fire Service on dealing with the Somerset floods. The
:08:31. > :08:34.figures from the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service show much of
:08:35. > :08:41.that cash went on buying in extra help. Large parts of the Levels
:08:42. > :08:45.spent much of the winter underwater. But there has been criticisl from
:08:46. > :08:56.the Fire Brigades union, he say that the response was uncoordinated.
:08:57. > :08:59.The effects of a wet Decembdr and record rainfall in winter. The
:09:00. > :09:01.Somerset floods sparked a rdlief operation never seen here bdfore.
:09:02. > :09:04.Emergency services provided equipment and people to try and ease
:09:05. > :09:08.the problems. While hundreds of volunteers worked for free, some
:09:09. > :09:12.services came at a price. Ddvon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service say
:09:13. > :09:15.their expenses came to ?490,000 The biggest chunk of that, ?227,000 was
:09:16. > :09:22.spent on extra staff from neighbouring forces. They s`y that
:09:23. > :09:28.they intend to claim back ?357, 00 from Central Government. Today you
:09:29. > :09:32.could be forgiven for forgetting just how badly this area was
:09:33. > :09:38.affected. If you months ago, I would have been up to my chin in water.
:09:39. > :09:44.There were always Fire Servhce personnel are these areas, but it is
:09:45. > :09:50.the effectiveness of the response that has been questioned. The Union
:09:51. > :09:53.for fire fighters has called the response uncoordinated and said
:09:54. > :09:56.Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue needs a better plan in placd for
:09:57. > :10:00.future floods. Those affectdd said today they were grateful for the
:10:01. > :10:02.help, but agreed it seemed to lack an overall plan. It has to be closer
:10:03. > :10:07.coordination and better communication. It was evident at
:10:08. > :10:24.times but that was not the case I withdraw comparisons to tryhng to
:10:25. > :10:27.empty your bat with a teacup. `` that. Today Devon and Somerset Fire
:10:28. > :10:30.Service released a statement: We believe the water training `nd
:10:31. > :10:33.equipment provided to staff is of the highest standards and ensures
:10:34. > :10:36.fire fighters are able to m`nage water and flooding incidents
:10:37. > :10:39.effectively. For the Fire Sdrvice, the final bill will be around
:10:40. > :10:42.?130,000. Fire Service Union representatives say far better plans
:10:43. > :10:45.are needed in case this ever happens again. And fire fighters announced
:10:46. > :10:48.today that they intend to go on strike again next month, in their
:10:49. > :10:51.long`running dispute with the government over their pensions. The
:10:52. > :10:54.FBU has called for strikes on the second, third, and 4th of M`y.
:10:55. > :10:58.The government is being askdd to intervene by tenants in Somdrset who
:10:59. > :11:01.are being told to move out. The Crown Estate, which runs properties
:11:02. > :11:04.and land across the country for the Treasury, plans to sell 45 homes.
:11:05. > :11:12.Tenants are being offered the chance to buy, but many say that is beyond
:11:13. > :11:16.their means. Paul Barltrop reports. After all these years, I don't want
:11:17. > :11:19.to be anywhere else. Ruth Khng has lived in her cottage near T`unton
:11:20. > :11:23.for 15 years. She and her f`mily got a shock when they received ` letter
:11:24. > :11:30.from their landlord, the Crown Estate. By the end of August it
:11:31. > :11:37.seems certain they'll be forced out. Full. It has turned our livds upside
:11:38. > :11:41.down. Cannot sleep. Wake up crying. Just the thought of having to leave
:11:42. > :11:45.here where we have all been for so long. It is devastating. We will
:11:46. > :11:52.never find anything like thhs again. Her neighbour hasn't had a
:11:53. > :11:55.letter ` yet. But neither c`n afford to buy. The properties are being
:11:56. > :11:59.offered at market rate. Thehr homes are part of the Crown Estatd, which
:12:00. > :12:02.owns 4000 hectares of land hn Somerset. Some of it is fordsted.
:12:03. > :12:05.Each year it brings in the government a quarter of a bhllion
:12:06. > :12:08.pounds. The Crown Estate sax they are sympathetic, but the law
:12:09. > :12:16.dictates that they must operate on a commercial basis. All of thd tenants
:12:17. > :12:21.have the opportunity to buy their homes, and a number have shown
:12:22. > :12:29.interest in that, or have extended period of 26 months to enable them
:12:30. > :12:36.to find somewhere else to lhve. `` six months. We are dealing with this
:12:37. > :12:42.on a face`to`face basis, individually, to be as flexhble as
:12:43. > :12:45.possible. This afternoon tenants met Taunton MP Jeremy Browne. Hd is
:12:46. > :12:52.supportive, but knows there is not much that can be done withott
:12:53. > :12:56.changing the law. It may be something that can be explored in
:12:57. > :13:00.time. But they should be looking to see what they can do to work with
:13:01. > :13:05.their tenants in a civilised way to make sure that out reasonable
:13:06. > :13:08.arrangement is arrived at. Leanwhile Ruth is looking, but finding a home
:13:09. > :13:11.that will take her, her husband children, and chickens is proving
:13:12. > :13:19.daunting. Paul Barltrop, BBC Points West, Somerset.
:13:20. > :13:22.What do half a TV, a French bullet`proof vest, and an unopened
:13:23. > :13:25.pack of bacon have in common? They were all cleared from our bdaches
:13:26. > :13:28.during a single weekend last September. The beach clean`tp is
:13:29. > :13:31.organised by the Marine Conservation Society and today they have been
:13:32. > :13:39.rallying the volunteers on ` beach in North Somerset. Tracey Mhller
:13:40. > :13:42.went along. A good turn`out of volunteers this
:13:43. > :13:46.morning on Uphill beach. Different ages and life forms ` all collecting
:13:47. > :13:50.the rubbish that has ended tp here. Anything we can do to help the
:13:51. > :13:55.wildlife is a great thing. Ht is about educating our kids about what
:13:56. > :14:01.they should not be putting on the beach. A school from Weston Super
:14:02. > :14:05.mare are here working alongside the Marine Conservation Society. The
:14:06. > :14:10.more that people see the rubbish on the beach, the more that thdy are
:14:11. > :14:18.likely to think about it and stop throwing rubbish. Not just on the
:14:19. > :14:22.beach, but also on land. Evdn if you drop something on land, it can be
:14:23. > :14:33.transferred to the beaches. The more people come, the better the message
:14:34. > :14:36.is transmitted. The society also keep a close eye on the quality of
:14:37. > :14:40.the bathing water and Uphill has failed in the past. There h`s been a
:14:41. > :14:43.slight improvement, but standards are due to be significantly raised
:14:44. > :14:45.by Europe next year. It does mean that at the moment the beaches are
:14:46. > :14:49.unlikely to reach the required standard. But we are trying to find
:14:50. > :14:58.ways to trace pollution back to where they came from, take legal
:14:59. > :15:01.action if necessary. Water puality is improving, but the amount of
:15:02. > :15:04.litter is increasing. Last xear s clear`up collected a massivd haul of
:15:05. > :15:12.30 tonnes of litter from our countries beaches. And therd are
:15:13. > :15:20.some surprises. Besides missing dentures, this enormous snake
:15:21. > :15:23.looking object... A motorbike chain. Thanks to these litter pickdrs only
:15:24. > :15:30.seaweed is left on the beach. Tracey Miller, BBC Points West, Solerset.
:15:31. > :15:39.You were wondering what you did with your teeth.
:15:40. > :15:42.It is only four weeks until the local and European elections. The
:15:43. > :15:45.campaigns are hotting up and Robin Markwell has the details of how the
:15:46. > :15:48.candidates are squaring up for your vote.
:15:49. > :15:51.So far, all the talk about le's elections is about Europe. Luch of
:15:52. > :16:01.it was provoked by this sparring match this month will stop but local
:16:02. > :16:06.elections are also being tested Some councils hang in the b`lance.
:16:07. > :16:14.In Cheltenham, half of the seats are up for grabs. In these placds, a
:16:15. > :16:17.third are up for election. Some critics claim that the Mayor of
:16:18. > :16:23.Bristol has rendered councillors in that area redundant. So why should
:16:24. > :16:29.people in Bristol are other? Councillors play an important role
:16:30. > :16:37.and they hold me to account. People want that. It is important that the
:16:38. > :16:41.boat. What gives all these dlections extra interest is that they are
:16:42. > :16:46.marginal seats and will help to decide who will become Primd
:16:47. > :16:53.Minister next year. The Libdral Democrats say the Cheltenhal is a
:16:54. > :16:59.key target for them. Labour see other important battle grounds. But
:17:00. > :17:04.people argue over whether local elections are useful for making
:17:05. > :17:09.predictions. People vote in smaller numbers and differently in local
:17:10. > :17:17.elections. But it is true that we have looked in the past and the
:17:18. > :17:22.local elections we are `` local elections where we have been able to
:17:23. > :17:26.make some predictions for the general elections. Everyone will be
:17:27. > :17:36.looking at the results to sde what will happen in 12 months. Whth two
:17:37. > :17:40.elections looming, expect a lot from the great and good in Westmhnster.
:17:41. > :17:45.Both boats will be on the 22nd of May.
:17:46. > :17:49.Young patients at Bristol Children's Hospital got a little taste of the
:17:50. > :17:52.World Cup in Brazil this sulmer when the official mascot paid thdm a
:17:53. > :17:56.visit earlier. They had a khck about with him and former Bristol Rovers
:17:57. > :18:00.and England player, Gary Mabbutt. It is part of a Road to Rio ro`d show
:18:01. > :18:06.which is happening around the country gathering support for the
:18:07. > :18:11.England team. The World Cup mascot has been here all morning. The young
:18:12. > :18:16.people had smiles on their faces. We played football and played games and
:18:17. > :18:25.governments. They are sending a good luck message to the England team for
:18:26. > :18:29.the World Cup. A great mornhng. If you have ever wanted to take a
:18:30. > :18:32.step back in time and view Bristolian history through the
:18:33. > :18:35.years, then it has just got a little easier. These images of Winston
:18:36. > :18:39.Churchill visiting Bristol during the Blitz are just some of the newly
:18:40. > :18:44.released pieces of film frol British Pathe. It owns more than a hundred
:18:45. > :18:47.years of news footage. Here is a peak at what else they have in the
:18:48. > :19:19.archives. Monkeys are an enemy `` monkeys are
:19:20. > :19:23.essential attraction. This hs a model of a new bridge. It is being
:19:24. > :19:32.tested before the actual buhlding of the bridge can be considered. The
:19:33. > :19:44.lads have been known to throw in one 120 feet. They really know how to
:19:45. > :19:59.pitch. I wonder if she can cook to. The British tattoo club. It is a man
:20:00. > :20:13.only cop `` and men's only cop. `` club. All the dogs in the country
:20:14. > :20:23.have turned up. Britain is well represented here. On a wooddn sled
:20:24. > :20:30.designed by his forefathers, this man tosses the mud beds. Thdy throw
:20:31. > :20:37.back the shrimps because thdre is no market for them, although they are
:20:38. > :20:50.said to have the best flavotr. It is a hard catch that they cannot afford
:20:51. > :20:56.to spill on their way home. It is not the end, there is lots lore on
:20:57. > :20:59.the website. A school choir from Bath performed
:21:00. > :21:03.in front of their fellow sttdents this morning ` re`living thd moment
:21:04. > :21:06.they will "Never Forget" ` when they sang with one of the biggest pop
:21:07. > :21:10.stars in the world. The girls from the Royal High School are still on
:21:11. > :21:14.cloud nine after their "Gre`test Day". Andy Howard has been to meet
:21:15. > :21:17.them and reveal just who it was For many teenagers, "all thdy do
:21:18. > :21:23.each night is pray" they will perform at school assembly. But this
:21:24. > :21:27.lot could sing "a million love songs here" and it wouldn't measure up to
:21:28. > :21:31.their big night. If you think this looks like a difficult audidnce ` I
:21:32. > :21:34.mean, who needs the X Factor judges ` then what about this? "Evdrything
:21:35. > :21:38.changes" when you perform in front of 6000 people at the Cardiff Arena.
:21:39. > :21:44.And who are the girls on st`ge with? None other than Take That's Gary
:21:45. > :21:47.Barlow. It all came about after the singer's production company emailed
:21:48. > :21:57.the school asking if they could help out at a few weeks' notice. So I
:21:58. > :22:03.said of course they can. I can provide required. That was how it
:22:04. > :22:06.all started. So this music room was quickly turned into a rehearsal
:22:07. > :22:16.studio, as they prepared to "Rule The World". How did it go? The
:22:17. > :22:20.soloist Alice cannot tell you. I am not sure because I had earphones and
:22:21. > :22:26.that blocked everything out apart from the music. I could not hear
:22:27. > :22:32.anything. Being a pop star hs not just about the music. It was cruel.
:22:33. > :22:39.Going backstage and being able to what passed the people waithng
:22:40. > :22:45.outside. It is funny what you remember. It was quite good. I
:22:46. > :22:50.thought it was going to be like sandwiches, but I was surprhsed I
:22:51. > :23:09.had chicken with coconut rice. And there was a scream. There are plans
:23:10. > :23:13.for future performances, but for now they are "Back for Good". So, in
:23:14. > :23:22.true X Factor style if Mr Bradbury was Gary Barlow, how would he judge
:23:23. > :23:26.the performance? Outstanding. She may not have a lawn of her own,
:23:27. > :23:30.but Bath student Alexandra Noble has won a competition for designing the
:23:31. > :23:33.best garden inspired by where she lives. You may remember we featured
:23:34. > :23:36.Alexandra a fortnight ago when she made it into the final of the
:23:37. > :23:40.contest organised by BBC's The One Show. Well, she has now been crowned
:23:41. > :23:44.the overall champion for her design based on the city of Bath. @nd the
:23:45. > :23:51.prize ` it will be built at the Hampton Court Flower Show. Now to
:23:52. > :24:07.the weather. It has been nice in Somerset, apart
:24:08. > :24:15.from in the last couple of hours where some showers have devdloped.
:24:16. > :24:23.Tomorrow, there will be rain about and it is going to be a question
:24:24. > :24:33.with some uncertainty about how far West that rain will come. Across the
:24:34. > :24:46.M5, that is where the worst of the rainbow B. `` rain will be. There
:24:47. > :24:56.will be some thundery rain which will come our way as they hdad into
:24:57. > :25:03.Saturday. There are showers across North Somerset, coming into Bristol
:25:04. > :25:12.as well. It will die away as the evening goes on. There will be low
:25:13. > :25:16.cloud from the East. Towards daybreak tomorrow, this will move up
:25:17. > :25:30.from the channel. Temperatures, 8`9 Celsius. Quickly, the rain will move
:25:31. > :25:34.northwards. The general thele will be that many areas will see rain,
:25:35. > :25:39.and it will be quite heavy hn places, continuing into the
:25:40. > :25:48.evening. But the showers will eventually die away. Temper`tures
:25:49. > :25:56.tomorrow, 13 Celsius. Then ` little bit from today. There will be less
:25:57. > :26:00.sunshine. End the weekend, ht will not rain in any one place all the
:26:01. > :26:13.time. These servers will be quite heavy at times.
:26:14. > :26:20.That is it from us ` just thme to show you this. We get many visitors
:26:21. > :26:23.to the BBC here in Bristol, but at lunchtime today, a rather friendly
:26:24. > :26:29.fox came calling. Clearly looking for the Natural History Unit.
:26:30. > :26:52.Unfazed by us. We will see xou again at 10pm. Goodbye.
:26:53. > :26:55.All across the country, millions of families are waking up
:26:56. > :26:59.to a Britain in which they find it harder to get on.
:27:00. > :27:02.Whilst the Government keeps telling people everything is fixed,
:27:03. > :27:07.no longer stops the pound in their pocket getting smaller
:27:08. > :27:09.or the bills getting harder to afford.
:27:10. > :27:15.gas and electricity bills have increased by more than ?300