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13/06/2014

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Good evening. A Gloucestershire couple who

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admitted neglecting their children and bringing them up

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in dirty, squalid conditions were due to be sentenced today.

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But the court case was postponed after the pair `

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who can't be named for legal reasons ` had to be taken to hospit`l.

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Here's our Gloucestershire reporter Steve Knibbs.

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This has been a case that has shocked all involved.Thd

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couple cared for nine children, all of them the mother's,

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but her husband had only fathered the three youngest ones.

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matresses were soiled, bedrooms smelt of urine and animal f`eces.

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The children were reported `s being often dirty and smelly and suffered

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badly with head lice infest`tions, which the mother told policd she'd

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treated with mayonnaise. Despite health

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and social agencies attempthng to intervene, it was only after

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the youngest child was admitted to hospital with severe nappy rash

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which had left ulcers on thd skin, that police arrested the cotple

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We can't identify them as wd have a legal duty to protect the children's

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identity but at a previous hearing, I asked the father why he'd treated

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his children so badly. We did let our children down.

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We never stopped loving our children but we did let them down,

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not in an neglectful way but in a way of development and growhng up.

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Did you believe at the time when your children with you that

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they were being treated properly and being brought up in a clean

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and loving home? I did, yes but I suppose yot could

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say that was blinkered opinhon, so I did, yeah, but looking back,

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now I can see, no. Yesterday the couple were hdre

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and expected to be jailed but legal argument delayed that

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until his morning. They never arrived

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and the court was told they'd taken an overdose and were in hospital.

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The judge said, "I have no hdea whether this is attention`sdeking,

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sympathy`seeking or whether this was a genuine attempt to take

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their lives but I have to work on the basis that this was a gdnuine

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attempt to take their lives." A psychiatric team are now working

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with the couple to ensure no harm comes to them between now and

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a new sentencing date next week More than 40 officers and staff have

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been interviewed as part of the investigation into allegations

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of gross misconduct against Avon Somerset's Chief Constable.?Nick

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Gargan was suspended last month following claims he made

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inappropriate advances to junior female members of st`ff.

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The Police and Crime Commissioner Sue Mountstevens

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said Mr Gargan denied the allegations and was dev`stated.

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The Council's giving out flx spray and fumigating homes in Avonmouth

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where a fly infestation has plagued residents for weeks.

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The source of the problem has been bags

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of waste, similar to these ones sat on Avonmouth docks awaiting shipment

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to Sweden to be used as fuel. There is plenty flies fly bder in a

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day and there's another 15 on the other one in the conservatory. I

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made myself a cup of coffee yesterday, turned around to get the

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milk and there was to end the cup of coffee.

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It is embarrassing for the customers because you're trying to save them

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to Sweden to be used as fuel. around.

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It's become such an issue, the matter will be raised

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The council is checking that nearby businesses are operating within

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their licences. the matter will be raised

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A gang of criminals have broken into Leyhill open prison in

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South Gloucestershire and stolen tobacco worth nearly ?30,000.

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The BBC understands that crhminals ram`raided a building last

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in the the prison grounds l`st November where inmates are dmployed

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to pack tobacco for an international courier colpany.

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They then struck again seven months later.

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The west's longest serving Lember of Parliament has been awarded

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an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.

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Dawn Primarolo's joined by a number of others from

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the west including a cricket scorer, a choirmaster and a knife ddsigner.

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Will Glennon reports. First elected to Parliament in 987,

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Bristol South MP Dawn Primarolo was a minister through the last

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Labour Government, and has been a Deputy Speakdr

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of the House of Commons since 2 10. Tonight it's been announced she s

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been awarded an OBE for her political service.

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She'll be joined on the honours list by the lady who came up with this.

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The Military Wives choir. Nicky Clarke from Pewsey wanted to

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get women together while their husbands were away on duty.

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What we are about is supporting each other in NI `` life that isn't

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always easy with husband is away from family and friends. Thd choir

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provides that community for all these ladies.

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their husbands were away on duty. provides that community for all

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these ladies. There are now 76 military whves

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choirs across Britain and abroad and Nicky's been made an MBD

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for her part in it. Such a shock, I can't tell xou. It

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was the most amazing thing. for her part in it.

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Such a shock, I can't tell xou. It was the most amazing thing.

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If you've ever used a safety knife shaped like ` fish to

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cut something open while protecting yourself, then you have William

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Ireland from Gloucesters to thank. He patented his design which is now

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exported right around the world He too is awarded an MBE

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for innovation. I am probably still a littld stunned

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but thrilled, absolutely. for innovation.

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I am probably still a littld stunned but thrilled, absolutely.

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They and others will have their awards presented later this year.

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In tonight's Twenty20 crickdt,?Peter Trego 76 helped Somerset to

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a dramatic one run victory to beat Hampshire.

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Somerset scored 176 for 4 of their 20 overs.?Meanwhild

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it was also a good night for Gloucestershire who set Essex

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163 for victory, which they failed to reach.

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That's it from us tonight. We're back with you throughout

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the weekend. But for now I'll leave you with Ian

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who has the latest forecast. Generally, dry weather across this

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weekend, fairly warm. There will be showers, some tonight, still a few

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during Saturday afternoon btt not particularly efficient with many

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districts try. Sunday, a drx day with temperatures up to 22 Celsius.

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They will be heavy showers loving from central eastern areas tonight

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with temperatures 14`15dC. Those showers were clear to the showers ``

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effectively and try tomorrow and that sets the tone for the rest of

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the day with most districts remaining dry with lighter pieces.

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Light clusters of breezes as we held `` had through the afternoon and

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that would clear away. UV ldvels would be high and pollen as well

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with temperatures of 22 Celsius next couple of days, looking good,

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temperatures in the 20s. Now the West -- now the National forecast.

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Good evening. Over the last two days in the south of England there has

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been a lot of sunshine and temperatures up to 26 degrees. Don't

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expect temperatures that high this weekend, cooler for many. A lot of

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dry weather even if it is a little bit on the cloudy side at times We

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see the cloud increasing this afternoon and through the evening.

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The cloud has been drifting south. Over the last few hours we started

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to see thunderstorms. Over the next few hours, further thunderstorms to

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be found across parts of northern England, the Midlands, the eastern

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side of Wales. They are drifting south overnight. Every bursts of

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rain with that. Most will clear into the English Channel. A lot of cloud

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out there, temperatures 14 or 1 degrees. Around the North Sea

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coastal areas, temperatures not rising far because there is a cool

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breeze from the North. Inland, the cloud -- the cloud breaks up in the

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afternoon. Sunny spells developing. One or two showers. On the

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