:00:00. > :00:00.combat for the first time. That's all from the BBC News.
:00:07. > :00:15.Welcome to Points West. The main story tonight: The Prime Minister
:00:16. > :00:20.comes West and takes on UKIP. He puts his job on the line as he
:00:21. > :00:25.promises an EU referendum. If after the next election I could not
:00:26. > :00:39.deliver that referendum, I would not be the Prime Minister. The other
:00:40. > :00:43.headlines tonight, tributes to Professor Pillinger, the Bristol
:00:44. > :00:52.boy. Banksy saves the day but how much will his pig race for the
:00:53. > :00:56.struggling youth club? It is all about the flavour, we meet to West
:00:57. > :00:59.Country contestants battling for a place in the Masterchef final. ``
:01:00. > :01:11.his picture. The Prime Minister has spent the day campaigning in the
:01:12. > :01:13.West Country. David Cameron visited Chippenham and Wotton`under`Edge,
:01:14. > :01:17.before coming to the outskirts of Bristol for an election rally. Last
:01:18. > :01:20.time his party won three of the South West's six seats in the
:01:21. > :01:23.European Parliament ` but the Conservatives fear they'll lose out
:01:24. > :01:26.this time to UKIP. Let's join our Political Editor Paul Barltrop who's
:01:27. > :01:29.been following the PM. Good evening. This is the Bristol and Bath science
:01:30. > :01:34.Park. 300 Conservatives were here and they have left in the last few
:01:35. > :01:36.minutes. The Prime Minister has been campaigning around the West Country
:01:37. > :01:45.and everywhere he goes, so does this van. This is an important election
:01:46. > :01:49.for the Conservatives and they face challenges from UKIP. They are
:01:50. > :01:53.trying to save three seats in the European Parliament. They are trying
:01:54. > :02:02.to hold onto councils like Swindon and this is been last big test
:02:03. > :02:06.before the next election. Every constituency he has visited has been
:02:07. > :02:08.a key marginal. First stop Chippenham and a big photo
:02:09. > :02:12.opportunity. Everything was carefully`controlled except, that
:02:13. > :02:16.is, the weather. Thank you for coming out in the rain with your
:02:17. > :02:21.posters. He hopes to win over Euro`sceptics ` in both the
:02:22. > :02:24.population at large and his party. I will not be Prime Minister after the
:02:25. > :02:31.next election unless I can be certain that that pledge of an in
:02:32. > :02:36.alt referendum will be delivered. `` in alt referendum. Location
:02:37. > :02:39.mattered. Chippenham will be a key battle ground in next year's general
:02:40. > :02:42.election. So too his next stop ` the Stroud constituency, and a tour of
:02:43. > :02:45.engineering firm Renishaw. He wanted to focus on the country's good
:02:46. > :02:48.economic prospects. But at a question and answer session, the
:02:49. > :02:52.first topic was UKIP. Nigel Farage, the first question, how much of a
:02:53. > :03:02.threat is he to the British industry? How worried are you about
:03:03. > :03:08.him and his future? Nigel Farage, two words as you put it, I am
:03:09. > :03:12.thinking of two other words! His challenge: to persuade people he'll
:03:13. > :03:18.keep this referendum pledge. You have made a pledge before and broken
:03:19. > :03:22.that pledge. I do not accept that. I said that while there was a Lisbon
:03:23. > :03:28.treaty we should have a referendum on the treaty. By the time I became
:03:29. > :03:33.Prime Minister, that treaty had been put into law by 27 countries. I do
:03:34. > :03:36.not accept that point. His day in the West ended with a rally. The
:03:37. > :03:39.activists' mood was upbeat, but they know UKIP's advance could hurt them
:03:40. > :03:46.in next year's general election. Of course, it hurts me if people do not
:03:47. > :03:51.vote Conservative, that is the only way you can seek a continuation of
:03:52. > :03:54.our economic plan and recovery, and the only time you can secure the
:03:55. > :03:58.referendum on Europe. Let's fight and let's win. He left, having
:03:59. > :04:05.pepped up his troops for the final two hard weeks' of campaigning. The
:04:06. > :04:11.big question is `should Britain stay in or get out of the EU? No
:04:12. > :04:15.political affiliation here but let speak to the chief executive of the
:04:16. > :04:21.science park. You have lots of companies here. What is your view on
:04:22. > :04:26.membership of the EU? I think it is important to stay in. It is
:04:27. > :04:31.important for businesses and 50% of our exports go to the EU. The UK is
:04:32. > :04:36.the number one foreign destination for investment, and that is
:04:37. > :04:40.important to large companies. It gives them prevent access to the $17
:04:41. > :04:47.trillion EU market. Small firms do not see it the same way many would
:04:48. > :04:52.argue. I think they do. There was a lot of funding for innovation and
:04:53. > :04:57.the UK does very well in accessing that. We get about ?700 million a
:04:58. > :05:02.year and that is important to small companies. The final point would be
:05:03. > :05:07.that it gives us negotiating strength in trade agreements around
:05:08. > :05:16.the world. Thank you for talking to us. David Cameron has left now but
:05:17. > :05:21.more campaigns to come in the run`up to election day on May the 27th.
:05:22. > :05:31.Thank you. Join me for Sunday Politics this weekend. Three men
:05:32. > :05:34.from Stroud have admitted lying to police who were investigating the
:05:35. > :05:37.death of a Gloucestershire man in a Manchester nightclub. Nick Bonnie
:05:38. > :05:39.died after taking drugs last year. Manchester Crown Court heard that
:05:40. > :05:47.the three attempted to pervert the course of justice. Our
:05:48. > :05:49.Gloucestershire reporter, Steve Knibbs, was there. The Warehouse
:05:50. > :05:52.Project in Manchester ` one the UK's biggest nightclubs and where Nick
:05:53. > :05:56.Bonnie and his friends headed for a night out last September. Nick took
:05:57. > :05:59.what he thought was ecstasy but collapsed at the club after becoming
:06:00. > :06:02.very ill. He died later in the Manchester Royal Infirmary. Several
:06:03. > :06:05.others at the warehouse project that night also had to receive hospital
:06:06. > :06:07.treatment for symptoms related to so called "designer drugs". James
:06:08. > :06:14.Churchill has already admitted supplying class A drugs that night.
:06:15. > :06:17.Dean Neale and Paul Tabb also admitted to possessing class As.
:06:18. > :06:20.Churchill, Neale and Simon Lloyd`Jones, here in the blue tie,
:06:21. > :06:23.also admitted today that they perverted the course of justice by
:06:24. > :06:25.lying to police investigating Nick Bonnie's death. Lies which, the
:06:26. > :06:30.court heard, police officers unknowingly repeated at an inquest
:06:31. > :06:33.hearing. Nick Bonnie worked for the Prince's Trust. His girlfriend and
:06:34. > :06:36.parents were in court in Manchester to follow proceedings. Nick's Mum,
:06:37. > :06:43.Pauline, works for a drugs rehabilitation charity in
:06:44. > :06:45.Gloucestershire. Following her son's death The Warehouse project
:06:46. > :06:49.reiterated its zero drugs policy and its reported that security staff now
:06:50. > :06:53.use sniffer dogs as part of it's attempts to keep drugs out of the
:06:54. > :07:00.club. It also employs a team of medics in case anyone becomes ill.
:07:01. > :07:04.This was a short hearing today. They will be back to be sentenced in
:07:05. > :07:11.July, after admitting various drugs offences and lying to the police.
:07:12. > :07:14.Paul did not enter a plea today, citing problems with his legal aid,
:07:15. > :07:20.but will enter charges for perverting the course of justice
:07:21. > :07:24.next month. A cash`strapped youth club in Bristol which faced closure
:07:25. > :07:27.has had a change of fortune ` after becoming the proud owner of a piece
:07:28. > :07:31.of Banksy artwork. The secretive artist sent them a note officially
:07:32. > :07:34.giving them his latest piece of work ` which experts have said could be
:07:35. > :07:42.worth half a million pounds. Andrew Plant reports. The recession meant
:07:43. > :07:50.tough times at this club. It's been training young people for more than
:07:51. > :07:53.100 years. It faced closing down. But when a Banksy appeared outside
:07:54. > :07:57.they quickly claimed it and said they'd sell it and use the cash to
:07:58. > :08:01.keep going. But it wasn't that simple. The picture was impounded
:08:02. > :08:13.while its ownership was established. For three weeks it was on display at
:08:14. > :08:16.the Bristol Museum. The message of the piece called "Mobile Lovers"
:08:17. > :08:20.mirrored by the thousands who came to see it. You have my blessing to
:08:21. > :08:28.do what you feel is right with the police. `` piece. Now the artist
:08:29. > :08:32.himself has settled the dispute with a letter to the club who are now the
:08:33. > :08:36.proud owners of a genuine Banksy. They intend to sell the Banksy of
:08:37. > :08:39.course although there is some debate over how much it's worth. To be told
:08:40. > :08:42.that he is impressed with the way we have dealt with it over the last
:08:43. > :08:52.couple of weeks and the fact we have stood our ground is very important.
:08:53. > :08:57.The club say they are going to leave the Banksy on the wall. They do not
:08:58. > :09:11.have the security to keep it safe or get it insured. I have heard it may
:09:12. > :09:18.go for ?4 million. I think maybe ?100,000. Banksy is famously elusive
:09:19. > :09:22.so the letter itself is also rare. Experts say the whole back story of
:09:23. > :09:33.this picture could make it even more attractive to a Banksy collector
:09:34. > :09:39.with a big bank balance. I am sure there will be lots of reaction on
:09:40. > :09:46.social media. I do not think I have ?4 million! I will do a collection!
:09:47. > :09:49.They say it is tough at the top, don't they? Bristol Rovers have
:09:50. > :09:53.sacked their Director of Football John Ward. He was manager of the
:09:54. > :09:56.club until March when he handed over the reigns to Darrell Clarke. It
:09:57. > :09:59.follows Rovers' relegation to non`League football at the weekend.
:10:00. > :10:05.Damian Derrick has the details. This was not the vision that John Ward
:10:06. > :10:12.had for himself or the club when he changed jobs with five weeks of the
:10:13. > :10:16.season left. Rovers managed just two winds in eight games under Darryl
:10:17. > :10:20.Clark. I think it is the right time. It looks awkward, I understand
:10:21. > :10:24.that, but it is a long`term situation that is coming to fruition
:10:25. > :10:31.and we need to make sure everything is OK and then there is a bright
:10:32. > :10:38.future for the club. Darryl, markets and myself need to work on the
:10:39. > :10:46.future of the club. With relegation from the football league, then the
:10:47. > :10:51.consequences come. We need to look at making some radical changes. I am
:10:52. > :10:57.afraid that John is one of the casualties. Economically, the
:10:58. > :11:03.condition we find ourselves in, we cannot have a director of football
:11:04. > :11:07.and a first`team manager. John Ward joined the club for the second time
:11:08. > :11:09.in his career in December 2012. Under him Rovers form improved
:11:10. > :11:13.dramatically as they moved from the bottom to mid table. This season
:11:14. > :11:16.there was hope and expectation for even better ` but Saturday put paid
:11:17. > :11:25.to that. So Ward's decision to change jobs means there now isn't
:11:26. > :11:32.one for him at all. I understand that the manager is on BBC Radio
:11:33. > :11:36.Bristol tomorrow night. This is David and Alex with Thursday's
:11:37. > :11:41.Points West, on this rather damp and drizzly evening. Stay in the dry
:11:42. > :11:44.with us as we've got plenty more on our menu tonight. Including:
:11:45. > :11:48.Teaching the teachers. Why it's out of the classroom and into the school
:11:49. > :11:51.kitchen for a bit of veg prep. And we've got a sneak preview of
:11:52. > :12:03.tonight's Masterchef ` as we welcome the two semi`finalists doing the
:12:04. > :12:06.West Country proud. As you may have seen already today, the death has
:12:07. > :12:09.been announced of the pioneering Bristol space scientist Professor
:12:10. > :12:12.Colin Pillinger. He was 70 and had suffered a brain haemorrhage. Born
:12:13. > :12:16.in Kingswood, he worked for NASA and went on to lead the attempt to land
:12:17. > :12:18.a probe on Mars. Andy Howard looks back at a man who travelled far, but
:12:19. > :12:22.never forgot his West Country roots. in Kingswood, he worked for NASA and
:12:23. > :12:32.went on to lead the attempt to "A proper British boffin". "A modern
:12:33. > :12:35.day Charles Darwin" . "A proud West Country man" . Colin Pillinger,
:12:36. > :12:47.sideburns and all, was a scientist famed for space missions on a
:12:48. > :12:51.shoestring. He wanted to see if there was life on Mars and made
:12:52. > :12:54.this, the Beagle Two. He said "If a Martian breaks wind, we'll sniff him
:12:55. > :13:03.out." But, Colin's big mission ultmately failed ` the Beagle Two
:13:04. > :13:10.was lost in space. His mind was millions of miles above the earth,
:13:11. > :13:14.but his heart was here in the west. He grew up here in Kingswood. He
:13:15. > :13:22.writes in his book, I made my appearance on the scene on Sunday,
:13:23. > :13:27.the 9th of May, 1943. I came into the world at 43, Victoria Park. The
:13:28. > :13:34.midwife arrived drunk. In his words, not the most auspicious start. We
:13:35. > :13:40.lit a petrol rocket at the back of the house but it blew up and parts
:13:41. > :13:44.of it caught Collin in the eye, hence the scar that he carried for
:13:45. > :13:48.the rest of his life. From the back garden ` to the laboratories in
:13:49. > :13:57.Bristol, where he met his wife Judy, and his career took off. He became a
:13:58. > :14:01.rock and roll scientist ` a friend of pop groups and the media `
:14:02. > :14:06.influential to a generation. A great inspiration and a person who can get
:14:07. > :14:10.things done. That is a hard thing to do whether you are in industry,
:14:11. > :14:13.politics or whatever. Furthermore, he could work with people and
:14:14. > :14:19.inspire them and get them to do things. Bristol is proud of Colin
:14:20. > :14:24.Pillinger, and the feeling's mutual. I think we proved the point over and
:14:25. > :14:28.over again. We are not slow on the uptake, Bristolians. Tributes
:14:29. > :14:32.followed from all over the world, maybe the most poignant: "RIP Colin
:14:33. > :14:37.Pillinger ` Mars will shine a little brighter tonight." A great
:14:38. > :14:42.communicator and always great fun to interview. Yes, great character and
:14:43. > :14:48.a real loss. It is one of the most important events in the world
:14:49. > :14:50.Equestrian calendar and today the Badminton Horse Trials got underway
:14:51. > :14:53.in Gloucestershire. Riders from across the world including former
:14:54. > :15:03.Olympic champions are competing over four days. It also means a lot to
:15:04. > :15:05.local businesses, with over 100,000 spectators expected to brave the
:15:06. > :15:08.testing weather conditions. Our reporter Will Glennon was among
:15:09. > :15:12.them. It's difficult enough to make a horse dance, let alone in wind and
:15:13. > :15:18.driving rain. But Badminton got underway today with the dressage.
:15:19. > :15:21.The first of three events that riders have to master to triumph at
:15:22. > :15:27.one of the world's most prestigious horse trials. I have written many
:15:28. > :15:33.times over the years but every time I arrive, it is exciting to be here.
:15:34. > :15:38.`` ridden. It is a real honour to be taking part in a great event. More
:15:39. > :15:44.than 80 horses with riders from 15 different countries are here. The
:15:45. > :15:48.Brits are always very strong, they are on home turf and they have some
:15:49. > :15:51.incredible riders. The Kiwis are strong and we have a good team
:15:52. > :15:55.around us at the moment and we will give them a good run for their
:15:56. > :15:59.money. Saturday's test is the cross country course. It's had a new
:16:00. > :16:06.designer for the first time in 25 years. The brief was to make it more
:16:07. > :16:10.difficult. This is fence five on the new cross`country course.
:16:11. > :16:13.Technically challenging, the first jump is high and wide, and the
:16:14. > :16:21.ground drops away for the next two. The whole course is designed to see
:16:22. > :16:27.who are the best riders and horses. It is a technical course for the
:16:28. > :16:33.modern era. It is a notch up form the last few years. `` from the last
:16:34. > :16:39.few years. Babington is the ultimate challenge for horsemanship. ``
:16:40. > :16:42.badminton. From now until Sunday hundreds of thousands of people are
:16:43. > :16:46.expected through the gates. Cross country day can attract as many as a
:16:47. > :16:50.quarter of a million alone. It's a key time for local businesses ` even
:16:51. > :16:59.if today was a better day for raincoat and umbrella sales. From
:17:00. > :17:01.September, all schools will have to teach cookery, following pressure
:17:02. > :17:05.from chefs and health campaigners. But what if you're a teacher whose
:17:06. > :17:08.skills in the kitchen are somewhat lacking? Well, help is now at hand,
:17:09. > :17:16.as Sally Challoner reports. Time for a cookery lesson at Knowle Park
:17:17. > :17:20.Primary in Bristol. On the menu today ` pasta, with pesto made from
:17:21. > :17:31.scratch. But hang on ` who's going to teach them? With a whole
:17:32. > :17:35.generation lacking basic kitchen skills ` the teachers themselves are
:17:36. > :17:37.being sent back to the classroom. They are going to be dealing with
:17:38. > :17:42.hot things, getting a sense of awareness. Children these days eat
:17:43. > :17:46.so much packaged food that they do not know what makes it all come
:17:47. > :17:51.together. They will not know how to make pesto, other than getting it
:17:52. > :17:54.out of a jar. Abi Roberts has been part of a pilot scheme, learning new
:17:55. > :18:02.skills at the Square Food Foundation in Knowle, and then cooking up new
:18:03. > :18:05.lessons in class. A lot of teachers themselves do not have great cooking
:18:06. > :18:13.skills and they are learning themselves as well. We learn with
:18:14. > :18:18.groups of children and we are doing really simple and delicious, healthy
:18:19. > :18:21.food. Tonight Barney is launching the scheme to head teachers from
:18:22. > :18:28.across the city, as part of Bristol Food Connections. And it's got some
:18:29. > :18:32.celebrity backing. Yes, we do need to teach the teachers and we need to
:18:33. > :18:37.make it easy for teachers because they have massive responsibility. We
:18:38. > :18:43.should integrate it into maths, English, geography, history. What he
:18:44. > :18:52.is doing and what many of us are doing is allowing teachers to do
:18:53. > :18:57.their jobs easier and food allows them to do this. I was quite excited
:18:58. > :19:03.the that only a bit nervous with hot stoves, knives and hot water. It was
:19:04. > :19:09.an exciting project and it has been brilliant and they have proved that
:19:10. > :19:12.it is doable in the classroom. But Maths, science, geography and
:19:13. > :19:17.healthy eating on a plate ` cooking doesn't get tougher than this. Well,
:19:18. > :19:21.joining us in the studio are two women who might disagree ` because
:19:22. > :19:25.as we all know cooking doesn't get tougher than Masterchef! With us are
:19:26. > :19:35.two of the final five in this year's competition. Ping Coombes is from
:19:36. > :19:42.Bath, via Malaysia, and Angela Langford is from Merriott, near
:19:43. > :19:51.Crewkerne in Somerset. And in last night's programme they did the West
:19:52. > :20:00.proud. Today, two of you really stood out as being solid crooks.
:20:01. > :20:13.Those two crooks, congratulations, you stay with us. `` crooks. ``
:20:14. > :20:18.cooks. That was moving. How tough was the competition? Very tough and
:20:19. > :20:22.very, very tough. I do not think people realise. For us, it is very
:20:23. > :20:32.tough and emotional stop it takes every waking minute where you dream
:20:33. > :20:39.about it and talk about it and think about it. It must be interesting
:20:40. > :20:43.looking back and looking at it from another perspective. That is true.
:20:44. > :20:52.When you are in it, you are so consumed by everything that life
:20:53. > :20:57.just goes on hold. Now it is nice to watch it and relax. You seem to be
:20:58. > :21:02.really good friends on the show as well. There was a moving moment on
:21:03. > :21:07.the show last night where you all had a group hug. Yes, we are really,
:21:08. > :21:15.really good friends and we still are, we keep in touch. We always say
:21:16. > :21:18.that it is a competition, but we did not expect to go into the
:21:19. > :21:26.competition and make very good friends, so I am really grateful. It
:21:27. > :21:33.is true that for rivals, you are often checking on each other, it is
:21:34. > :21:37.very nice. For you, Angela, they seem to adore the flavour but they
:21:38. > :21:44.nag you about presentation. It is about the flavour, though, was that
:21:45. > :21:51.challenging or demotivating? Not demotivating, it was infuriating! I
:21:52. > :22:02.tried so, so hard to make it look pretty, but I didn't. Do you think
:22:03. > :22:11.that is pretty? I would eat that! Do you know what? When they said that I
:22:12. > :22:16.had not nailed the presentation, thought that is as good as it gets!
:22:17. > :22:23.Last night, you cooked for the cast of Eastenders. What was that like?
:22:24. > :22:29.The first thing I remember was thinking, oh, my goodness, it is
:22:30. > :22:38.Eastenders! I remember Angela going, wow! The second thing I remember was
:22:39. > :22:45.it being very cold. It was very cold that day, but once we knew what we
:22:46. > :22:49.needed to do, we could have been anywhere, we could have been cooking
:22:50. > :22:53.for anyone. We needed to keep our heads down and just do it. You are
:22:54. > :23:04.on TV tonight. Where are you tonight? We are at a castle tonight
:23:05. > :23:08.with an amazing chef John Campbell. That is where Anne Boleyn used to
:23:09. > :23:15.live, and look what happened to her! Yes! Good luck tonight. I know your
:23:16. > :23:21.mother would be very proud of you because I know you did it in homage
:23:22. > :23:25.to. Thank you. Thank you, we look forward to seeing you on TV tonight.
:23:26. > :23:30.Let's go to the weather, is it still raining Ian? There with some drizzle
:23:31. > :23:39.in the air but the radar cannot pick it up. It has improved across some
:23:40. > :23:44.parts of the West Country but it will improve more so tomorrow. Most
:23:45. > :23:47.areas should see a dry day bar a few showers. Another breezy day but the
:23:48. > :23:55.sunshine will be around to offset it. This is how things shape up. I
:23:56. > :24:14.shower into the early hours but into tomorrow, a little rich of sorts,
:24:15. > :24:21.the high coming in. Some areas have brightened up across Somerset. We
:24:22. > :24:27.lose the drizzle towards the east, as shower or two and there will be a
:24:28. > :24:32.good deal of dry weather tonight and into tomorrow morning. Mild
:24:33. > :24:38.temperatures tonight at eight or 11 Celsius. Tomorrow, barring that
:24:39. > :24:43.shower, most areas will see a dry day, a fair amount of sunshine as
:24:44. > :24:48.well. Variable amounts of clouds but it will be windy again. Gusts of 30
:24:49. > :24:53.mph. UV levels are quite high tomorrow. By the time we get late
:24:54. > :24:57.into the evening, we will see the first signs of further rain at
:24:58. > :25:06.hearing into the West Somerset, but that will be late. `` further
:25:07. > :25:09.heading into the West of Somerset. Heavy rain in the morning on
:25:10. > :25:17.Saturday, brighter spells in the afternoon. Sunday, the showers will
:25:18. > :25:22.begin to wane. The better of the two days. I could hear the birds there.
:25:23. > :25:29.Masterchef is on BBC One at eight. I am going for hours cheese sandwich.
:25:30. > :25:52.See you tomorrow. `` a cheese sandwich.
:25:53. > :25:57.No-one would have believed, in the first years of the 21st century,
:25:58. > :26:01.that Britain's affairs were being watched and scrutinised
:26:02. > :26:06.With the help of our three political parties,
:26:07. > :26:09.who lie to the British public about their intentions,
:26:10. > :26:12.minds immeasurably more bureaucratic than ours
:26:13. > :26:25.slowly and surely drew their plans against us.
:26:26. > :26:30.smashing our democracy and destroying our laws...