:00:09. > :00:11.Good evening. A Gloucestershire couple who
:00:12. > :00:15.admitted neglecting their children and bringing them up
:00:16. > :00:19.in dirty, squalid conditions were due to be sentenced today.
:00:20. > :00:22.But the court case was postponed after the pair `
:00:23. > :00:24.who can't be named for legal reasons ` had to be taken to hospit`l.
:00:25. > :00:27.Here's our Gloucestershire reporter Steve Knibbs.
:00:28. > :00:30.This has been a case that has shocked all involved.Thd
:00:31. > :00:33.couple cared for nine children, all of them the mother's,
:00:34. > :00:40.but her husband had only fathered the three youngest ones.
:00:41. > :00:43.matresses were soiled, bedrooms smelt of urine and animal f`eces.
:00:44. > :00:46.The children were reported `s being often dirty and smelly and suffered
:00:47. > :00:48.badly with head lice infest`tions, which the mother told policd she'd
:00:49. > :00:50.treated with mayonnaise. Despite health
:00:51. > :00:52.and social agencies attempthng to intervene, it was only after
:00:53. > :00:55.the youngest child was admitted to hospital with severe nappy rash
:00:56. > :01:13.which had left ulcers on thd skin, that police arrested the cotple
:01:14. > :01:16.We can't identify them as wd have a legal duty to protect the children's
:01:17. > :01:21.identity but at a previous hearing, I asked the father why he'd treated
:01:22. > :01:24.his children so badly. We did let our children down.
:01:25. > :01:27.We never stopped loving our children but we did let them down,
:01:28. > :01:30.not in an neglectful way but in a way of development and growhng up.
:01:31. > :01:33.Did you believe at the time when your children with you that
:01:34. > :01:39.they were being treated properly and being brought up in a clean
:01:40. > :01:43.and loving home? I did, yes but I suppose yot could
:01:44. > :01:48.say that was blinkered opinhon, so I did, yeah, but looking back,
:01:49. > :01:53.now I can see, no. Yesterday the couple were hdre
:01:54. > :01:56.and expected to be jailed but legal argument delayed that
:01:57. > :01:59.until his morning. They never arrived
:02:00. > :02:03.and the court was told they'd taken an overdose and were in hospital.
:02:04. > :02:06.The judge said, "I have no hdea whether this is attention`sdeking,
:02:07. > :02:11.sympathy`seeking or whether this was a genuine attempt to take
:02:12. > :02:15.their lives but I have to work on the basis that this was a gdnuine
:02:16. > :02:18.attempt to take their lives." A psychiatric team are now working
:02:19. > :02:27.with the couple to ensure no harm comes to them between now and
:02:28. > :02:30.a new sentencing date next week More than 40 officers and staff have
:02:31. > :02:34.been interviewed as part of the investigation into allegations
:02:35. > :02:37.of gross misconduct against Avon Somerset's Chief Constable.?Nick
:02:38. > :02:39.Gargan was suspended last month following claims he made
:02:40. > :02:42.inappropriate advances to junior female members of st`ff.
:02:43. > :02:47.The Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens
:02:48. > :02:52.said Mr Gargan denied the allegations and was dev`stated.
:02:53. > :02:57.The Council's giving out flx spray and fumigating homes in Avonmouth
:02:58. > :02:59.where a fly infestation has plagued residents for weeks.
:03:00. > :03:02.The source of the problem has been bags
:03:03. > :03:03.of waste, similar to these ones sat on Avonmouth docks awaiting shipment
:03:04. > :03:18.to Sweden to be used as fuel. There is plenty flies fly bder in a
:03:19. > :03:23.day and there's another 15 on the other one in the conservatory. I
:03:24. > :03:27.made myself a cup of coffee yesterday, turned around to get the
:03:28. > :03:32.milk and there was to end the cup of coffee.
:03:33. > :03:36.It is embarrassing for the customers because you're trying to save them
:03:37. > :03:39.to Sweden to be used as fuel. around.
:03:40. > :03:44.It's become such an issue, the matter will be raised
:03:45. > :03:47.The council is checking that nearby businesses are operating within
:03:48. > :03:53.their licences. the matter will be raised
:03:54. > :03:55.A gang of criminals have broken into Leyhill open prison in
:03:56. > :03:58.South Gloucestershire and stolen tobacco worth nearly ?30,000.
:03:59. > :04:01.The BBC understands that crhminals ram`raided a building last
:04:02. > :04:03.in the the prison grounds l`st November where inmates are dmployed
:04:04. > :04:05.to pack tobacco for an international courier colpany.
:04:06. > :04:09.They then struck again seven months later.
:04:10. > :04:12.The west's longest serving Lember of Parliament has been awarded
:04:13. > :04:14.an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
:04:15. > :04:18.Dawn Primarolo's joined by a number of others from
:04:19. > :04:23.the west including a cricket scorer, a choirmaster and a knife ddsigner.
:04:24. > :04:28.Will Glennon reports. First elected to Parliament in 987,
:04:29. > :04:31.Bristol South MP Dawn Primarolo was a minister through the last
:04:32. > :04:36.Labour Government, and has been a Deputy Speakdr
:04:37. > :04:38.of the House of Commons since 2 10. Tonight it's been announced she s
:04:39. > :04:47.been awarded an OBE for her political service.
:04:48. > :04:55.She'll be joined on the honours list by the lady who came up with this.
:04:56. > :04:58.The Military Wives choir. Nicky Clarke from Pewsey wanted to
:04:59. > :05:06.get women together while their husbands were away on duty.
:05:07. > :05:14.What we are about is supporting each other in NI `` life that isn't
:05:15. > :05:18.always easy with husband is away from family and friends. Thd choir
:05:19. > :05:19.provides that community for all these ladies.
:05:20. > :05:22.their husbands were away on duty. provides that community for all
:05:23. > :05:24.these ladies. There are now 76 military whves
:05:25. > :05:26.choirs across Britain and abroad and Nicky's been made an MBD
:05:27. > :05:28.for her part in it. Such a shock, I can't tell xou. It
:05:29. > :05:34.was the most amazing thing. for her part in it.
:05:35. > :05:36.Such a shock, I can't tell xou. It was the most amazing thing.
:05:37. > :05:40.If you've ever used a safety knife shaped like ` fish to
:05:41. > :05:42.cut something open while protecting yourself, then you have William
:05:43. > :05:45.Ireland from Gloucesters to thank. He patented his design which is now
:05:46. > :05:46.exported right around the world He too is awarded an MBE
:05:47. > :05:51.for innovation. I am probably still a littld stunned
:05:52. > :05:57.but thrilled, absolutely. for innovation.
:05:58. > :05:59.I am probably still a littld stunned but thrilled, absolutely.
:06:00. > :06:03.They and others will have their awards presented later this year.
:06:04. > :06:07.In tonight's Twenty20 crickdt,?Peter Trego 76 helped Somerset to
:06:08. > :06:10.a dramatic one run victory to beat Hampshire.
:06:11. > :06:15.Somerset scored 176 for 4 of their 20 overs.?Meanwhild
:06:16. > :06:17.it was also a good night for Gloucestershire who set Essex
:06:18. > :06:19.163 for victory, which they failed to reach.
:06:20. > :06:21.That's it from us tonight. We're back with you throughout
:06:22. > :06:23.the weekend. But for now I'll leave you with Ian
:06:24. > :06:39.who has the latest forecast. Generally, dry weather across this
:06:40. > :06:46.weekend, fairly warm. There will be showers, some tonight, still a few
:06:47. > :06:50.during Saturday afternoon btt not particularly efficient with many
:06:51. > :06:58.districts try. Sunday, a drx day with temperatures up to 22 Celsius.
:06:59. > :07:02.They will be heavy showers loving from central eastern areas tonight
:07:03. > :07:09.with temperatures 14`15dC. Those showers were clear to the showers ``
:07:10. > :07:13.effectively and try tomorrow and that sets the tone for the rest of
:07:14. > :07:20.the day with most districts remaining dry with lighter pieces.
:07:21. > :07:24.Light clusters of breezes as we held `` had through the afternoon and
:07:25. > :07:27.that would clear away. UV ldvels would be high and pollen as well
:07:28. > :07:35.with temperatures of 22 Celsius next couple of days, looking good,
:07:36. > :07:41.temperatures in the 20s. Now the West -- now the National forecast.
:07:42. > :07:44.Good evening. Over the last two days in the south of England there has
:07:45. > :07:48.been a lot of sunshine and temperatures up to 26 degrees. Don't
:07:49. > :07:52.expect temperatures that high this weekend, cooler for many. A lot of
:07:53. > :07:58.dry weather even if it is a little bit on the cloudy side at times We
:07:59. > :08:01.see the cloud increasing this afternoon and through the evening.
:08:02. > :08:06.The cloud has been drifting south. Over the last few hours we started
:08:07. > :08:09.to see thunderstorms. Over the next few hours, further thunderstorms to
:08:10. > :08:13.be found across parts of northern England, the Midlands, the eastern
:08:14. > :08:18.side of Wales. They are drifting south overnight. Every bursts of
:08:19. > :08:21.rain with that. Most will clear into the English Channel. A lot of cloud
:08:22. > :08:26.out there, temperatures 14 or 1 degrees. Around the North Sea
:08:27. > :08:30.coastal areas, temperatures not rising far because there is a cool
:08:31. > :08:37.breeze from the North. Inland, the cloud -- the cloud breaks up in the
:08:38. > :08:38.afternoon. Sunny spells developing. One or two showers. On the