:00:00. > :00:00.following a breakthrough in relations. -- in Iran.
:00:00. > :00:11.How the Somerset Levels werd left exposed to the elements.
:00:12. > :00:14.A group of MPs concludes that the flooding
:00:15. > :00:23.was partly a manmade disastdr caused by a lack of prevention.
:00:24. > :00:30.It has been a silent enemy, it has built up and built up and now we
:00:31. > :00:38.We'll be talking to the minhster in charge of preventing floods.
:00:39. > :00:42.The tragedy of a schoolboy who died frol
:00:43. > :00:46.an allergic reaction after dating a Chinese meal containing ntts.
:00:47. > :00:50.New York, London, Shepton M`llet ` cider makers are urged to sdll
:00:51. > :00:57.And recycling a good idea ` Bath is in line to get bikes,
:00:58. > :01:08.Six months after the floods that devastated a large part of Somerset,
:01:09. > :01:17.a committee of MPs has concluded what local people had been saying
:01:18. > :01:20.all along ` not enough monex was spent on preventing the crisis.
:01:21. > :01:24.The report by the MPs is highly critical of the lack of work to stop
:01:25. > :01:27.the flooding and says more needs to be done to stop a repeat of the
:01:28. > :01:30.disaster that cost millions ` and caused untold emotional distress.
:01:31. > :01:40.Scott Ellis is live for us on the Levels tonight.
:01:41. > :01:49.The report is music to the dars of many in Somerset, especiallx those
:01:50. > :01:53.behind me, people in Morland got badly flooded. The reason is the
:01:54. > :01:59.select committee are saying activities like this behind us
:02:00. > :02:04.should go on year on, year on. They say it should never have stopped,
:02:05. > :02:08.despite budget cuts. We are facing a change in weather patterns, more
:02:09. > :02:10.flood events and if we don't pay for regular maintenance of thesd rivers,
:02:11. > :02:17.we will pay for the clean`up. The Select Committee is worried that
:02:18. > :02:20.funding for river maintenance is MPs warn that dredging like here
:02:21. > :02:27.at Moorland needs to be dond year after year and not just
:02:28. > :02:32.in response to a crisis. Farmers need a better deal too,
:02:33. > :02:34.say MPs. John's grass on the Levels lay be
:02:35. > :02:39.green but prolonged flooding leaves It is very coarse, the leavds
:02:40. > :02:48.haven't got any sugars in them. The Select Committee says f`rmland
:02:49. > :02:51.needs better production from flooding
:02:52. > :02:54.and isn't just sacrificed to save Until now,
:02:55. > :03:00.we have been the cheap option up. Now that is acknowledgement that
:03:01. > :03:05.the land is worth something and it produces food,
:03:06. > :03:09.it has a business value. I think that can only be a
:03:10. > :03:13.good idea coming forward. The government says it is spending
:03:14. > :03:31.more than ?3 billion on flood Will improvements come quickly
:03:32. > :03:37.enough? This woman was flooded out, she hopes to be back in in November.
:03:38. > :03:43.She is 80% certain she will be flooded again this winter. This
:03:44. > :03:48.should have been done years before. It has not been done, it has been
:03:49. > :03:54.left and it is a silent enely. It has built up and built up and we are
:03:55. > :03:58.suffering the consequences. What they are doing is good but ht needs
:03:59. > :04:02.to be more, it needs to be tenfold what they are doing.
:04:03. > :04:05.The threat of flooding is a question bidders will be asking themselves
:04:06. > :04:08.at auction tomorrow when thhs three bed bungalow with three thrde acres
:04:09. > :04:15.I don't see a problem with anticipating good interest
:04:16. > :04:18.for the bungalow because of the opportunity it presents itsdlf to
:04:19. > :04:24.somebody who is thick`skinndd about what MIGHT happen in the future
:04:25. > :04:27.It has happened the last two years running.
:04:28. > :04:30.Mr Cameron is the Prime Minhster and what he says goes.
:04:31. > :04:35.We're going to spend a forttne on this before it happens again
:04:36. > :04:39.The reality is the house has gone unrepairdd
:04:40. > :04:44.Cash buyers only and ones that believe DEFRA,
:04:45. > :05:03.Let's talk to an action grotp who campaigned for dredging. Thdy are
:05:04. > :05:07.having a break now. What do you make of this enquiry report backhng up
:05:08. > :05:12.everything you have said? It is a great step forward. It isn't just us
:05:13. > :05:20.saying it any more, coming from the ministers, things that we h`ve been
:05:21. > :05:27.saying, it is another report backing up what we say. This dredging is
:05:28. > :05:33.paid for by government, a one`off lump sum but in future it mtst come
:05:34. > :05:38.locally. There is talk of a levy on households further upstream like
:05:39. > :05:41.Taunton or Yeovil. It has to be catchment wide, especially on the
:05:42. > :05:47.Somerset Levels. We have to have the things we have campaigned for like
:05:48. > :05:54.dredging, pumping stations, catchment charge. How much should a
:05:55. > :06:00.house play? Five or ?10. Thhs is a whole catchment problem in Dorset,
:06:01. > :06:05.South Somerset, Exmoor. It hs all over because the water that ended up
:06:06. > :06:10.in my front room wasn't rain that fell on my land. It is a catchment
:06:11. > :06:16.problem. You hope to be back in your house by November. Are you worried
:06:17. > :06:20.it will happen again? This hsn't a silver bullet. Those things I
:06:21. > :06:26.mention, the catchment charge and pumping station... Are you worried
:06:27. > :06:32.you will be flooded again? 40`5 . We must leave it there. Thank xou for
:06:33. > :06:44.talking to me. The workmen working until 7pm every night as thdy dredge
:06:45. > :06:47.way along the river. Earlier I spoke to the floods minister and H asked
:06:48. > :06:54.him what reassurances he cotld give to the people in Somerset. We have
:06:55. > :06:58.been absolutely clear that we are spending more in this parli`ment
:06:59. > :07:03.than any previous government has done. Three billion on flood
:07:04. > :07:09.defences and we want to work with local communities, the dredging is
:07:10. > :07:13.happening on the rivers and local campaigners and we think it is real
:07:14. > :07:18.progress and we will look at the report and if there are any issues
:07:19. > :07:23.where we can improve we havd done, we will do. Keeping up the stringent
:07:24. > :07:27.maintenance programme will take money, we were told money w`s no
:07:28. > :07:33.object but can government ststain this, one idea is for a loc`l levy
:07:34. > :07:40.for people in flood prone areas Who should pay and how much? Thd
:07:41. > :07:43.principle of paying a levy or ready exists in areas where the internal
:07:44. > :07:48.drainage boards are active. The discussion locally in Somerset with
:07:49. > :07:53.government and the local authorities is taking this forward to m`ke the
:07:54. > :07:57.best use of resources to sed maintenance that people want. The
:07:58. > :08:03.government is investing in flood defences and we can work together to
:08:04. > :08:07.get the best use of investmdnt. What about Somerset farmland, thd report
:08:08. > :08:13.says agriculture is key, wh`t can you say to farmers? We work closely
:08:14. > :08:17.with the farmers on a range of issues growing the real economy is
:08:18. > :08:23.crucial. Farmers are at the heart of that. We will put schemes in place
:08:24. > :08:32.to help farmers. The schemes we have put in place, they protect lives,
:08:33. > :08:37.property but farmland, too. We believe the work we will carry out
:08:38. > :08:40.an action plan will help farmers to get even better protected in future.
:08:41. > :08:46.Can you guarantee farmers and residents here that with all of the
:08:47. > :08:50.work happening and after thhs report if more rain falls, they will not
:08:51. > :08:56.find themselves in the same miserable situation next winter We
:08:57. > :09:02.learn lessons all the time. It isn't as the rivers, there is work to make
:09:03. > :09:05.pumps and stations to bring in extra pumping and other ways to gdt the
:09:06. > :09:11.water off the level. We cannot control the weather. We must use all
:09:12. > :09:15.the things at our disposal to tackle this to keep people safe. I cannot
:09:16. > :09:16.guarantee we will not have dxtreme weather events but we will do all we
:09:17. > :09:23.can. One man suffered a broken ndck
:09:24. > :09:26.and three others were also taken to hospital after their car cr`shed
:09:27. > :09:29.into traffic lights while they were It happened at the Coate Rotndabout
:09:30. > :09:32.in Swindon in the early hours No other vehicles were involved
:09:33. > :09:36.and all four men were arrested Wiltshire Police have referred
:09:37. > :09:39.the incident to the Independent A teenager who's living hundreds
:09:40. > :09:52.of miles away from her Gloucestershire hole
:09:53. > :09:54.so she can be treated in psxchiatric units, says her condition h`s
:09:55. > :09:57.worsened because of the isolation. Layke Smith from Berkeley
:09:58. > :09:59.suffers from an eating disorder NHS England says every effort
:10:00. > :10:02.possible is made to place The last time Layke Smith s`w
:10:03. > :10:12.her family was three months ago That is because she has movdd yet
:10:13. > :10:16.again to another psychiatric hospital hundreds of miles
:10:17. > :10:19.from the Gloucestershire hole. When she first started self harming
:10:20. > :10:24.three years ago, she had to stay in psychiatric units
:10:25. > :10:27.in Birmingham and Manchester and It is important when having mental
:10:28. > :10:34.health difficulties, you shouldn't have to choosd
:10:35. > :10:39.between either getting treatment Her mother is single and expensive
:10:40. > :10:46.travelling has meant the falily have It is every parent's instinct,
:10:47. > :10:53.you would want to say to thdm, It is not something you can do
:10:54. > :11:02.when your daughter is far away. Yes,
:11:03. > :11:06.sometimes at night when she has not had a good day, you feel helpless
:11:07. > :11:09.and it is upsetting to think of her so far away yet you can't
:11:10. > :11:18.reassure her with your presdnce The nearest specialist beds are here
:11:19. > :11:21.in Bristol but they offer local patients and not youngsters
:11:22. > :11:25.from Gloucestershire. NHS England which is in charge
:11:26. > :11:27.of these services, In a statement, they say evdry
:11:28. > :11:34.effort is made to treat pathents close to home but in urgent cases,
:11:35. > :11:39.this is not always possible. Health bosses in Gloucestershire
:11:40. > :11:42.say demand for these servicds needs Until they are, families will
:11:43. > :11:48.have emotional turmoil not only of serious mental illness to deal
:11:49. > :11:51.with, but also very little contact Joining us now
:11:52. > :12:01.from Gloucester is Stephen Lydon, who is the Chair of the Health and
:12:02. > :12:04.Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee You're responsible for acting
:12:05. > :12:29.in patient's interests are xou Let's be clear, I can't givd you or
:12:30. > :12:32.comment on individual cases. The role of the committee which I chair
:12:33. > :12:39.draws on people from across the County Council and districts and
:12:40. > :12:46.health bodies attend. We do monitor and look at cases across`thd`board.
:12:47. > :12:52.Every case like this is sad. I can speak personally, one of my family
:12:53. > :12:57.members has had a long`term eating disorder however there is an issue.
:12:58. > :13:04.Let me be clear in Gloucestdrshire we don't commission the services.
:13:05. > :13:10.What is the answer? If I cotld just finished. Our time is short. What we
:13:11. > :13:14.would recommend is a motion to be scuffed at the council next week
:13:15. > :13:19.which I hope will get all`p`rty support to form a task group to look
:13:20. > :13:22.at all mental health servicds for younger people to look at what best
:13:23. > :13:31.provision we can provide locally and if we need to do that, make sure it
:13:32. > :13:37.is local. Only 6% of spending on mental health goes towards xoung
:13:38. > :13:43.people. You are better informed than I am but mental health is
:13:44. > :13:46.underfunded. As I say, we are keen to ensure all I young peopld get the
:13:47. > :13:52.best service possible. And H certainly, I would not be h`ppy to
:13:53. > :13:59.have to go miles away to sed people. We have to respect we are whth
:14:00. > :14:04.scarce resources and not all provision can be provided on the
:14:05. > :14:08.doorstep. Thank you so much for coming into the studio. I h`d you
:14:09. > :14:12.didn't have too much troubld hearing me. All the best, mate.
:14:13. > :14:14.An inquest has heard how a 15`year`old boy
:14:15. > :14:16.from Gloucestershire died from an extreme allergic re`ction
:14:17. > :14:19.after eating a takeaway which he didn't realise contained nuts.
:14:20. > :14:21.William Luckett's mother told the court he had previously been
:14:22. > :14:22.diagnosed as having a nut intolerance
:14:23. > :14:26.She said he hadn't had a reaction for nearly ten ydars
:14:27. > :14:29.and no longer had a prescription for an "epi pen", which delhvers
:14:30. > :14:47.The inquest heard William Ltckett was six when he was diagnosdd as
:14:48. > :14:51.having a nut intolerance. Hhs parents say he was sensible about
:14:52. > :14:57.avoiding foods containing ntts. In 2012 his father brought a t`keaway
:14:58. > :15:03.including his favourite food, barbecue ribs. William had ht all
:15:04. > :15:09.the time in different restatrants and believed it to be safe. He did
:15:10. > :15:13.not ask if it contains nuts. William left the table during the mdal, when
:15:14. > :15:17.he went to find them, he was struggling to breathe and p`nicking.
:15:18. > :15:21.He tried to calm William down and he was feeling better but then the
:15:22. > :15:30.condition worsens. The group hail and his lips were swollen. William
:15:31. > :15:36.lost consciousness in the c`r and ambulance was called but attempts to
:15:37. > :15:39.revive him failed. The causd of death was anaphylaxis. Investigation
:15:40. > :15:44.showed the barbecue sauce contained peanut butter. The menu said food
:15:45. > :15:48.may contain nuts but there was no specific warning about that item.
:15:49. > :15:54.The court heard they are not required to by law and were
:15:55. > :15:57.compliant. Williams parents said he was prescribed epi pens with
:15:58. > :16:01.adrenaline but they never use them and over time the prescripthon
:16:02. > :16:04.stopped. The coroner recordhng a narrative verdict said she was not
:16:05. > :16:11.saying and epi pen would have saved him but it might have made `
:16:12. > :16:15.difference. To raise the aw`reness of the pens. Nut allergies hn
:16:16. > :16:20.children develop and change over time. I think that needs to be
:16:21. > :16:26.followed up with health as screenings. The medication for a
:16:27. > :16:31.severe reaction is adrenaline which we all have naturally in our bodies.
:16:32. > :16:38.In a severe allergic reaction you need lots of it and I carry auto
:16:39. > :16:43.injectors myself because if I were far from help they might bux me some
:16:44. > :16:44.time. The family paid tribute to a pure soul, a good son who w`s their
:16:45. > :17:03.boy. Very sad. So sad. We're glad you can join us
:17:04. > :17:06.on this sunny tuesday evening Yes it's been fantastic,
:17:07. > :17:13.but will it continue? Six months on from the floods, I am
:17:14. > :17:22.here on a beautiful summers evening. Will it last? Join me later for the
:17:23. > :17:24.forecast. She is keeping us guessing, we will have to w`it and
:17:25. > :17:25.see. Children and young people dhagnosed
:17:26. > :17:28.with cancer will now be abld to be treated in a specialist unit
:17:29. > :17:30.of their own. The Teenage Cancer Trust rahsed ?2.5
:17:31. > :17:32.million It's been designed
:17:33. > :17:38.by teenagers with cancer, and has a pool table, computer
:17:39. > :17:42.console and TV as well as f`cilities It will serve Bristol, Somerset
:17:43. > :17:45.Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, The West's cider makers are being
:17:46. > :17:55.urged to think global today after one Somerset producer signed
:17:56. > :17:58.a big deal with an Australi`n At a national cider conference
:17:59. > :18:04.in Bristol, the industry has heard calls
:18:05. > :18:06.for more firms to sell overseas Here's our business correspondent,
:18:07. > :18:14.Dave Harvey. A lesson in Somerset cider
:18:15. > :18:19.for an Australian brewer. Tom has signed a deal to sell
:18:20. > :18:23.Thatchers cider for the next ten Cider has taken off
:18:24. > :18:31.down under because Australi`n People are more discriminathng
:18:32. > :18:36.about what they drink, they are not going to the ptb and
:18:37. > :18:44.drinking gallons of beer or lager. They are now trying different beers,
:18:45. > :18:50.ale, Stout and dark ales. Britain or Somerset still h`s
:18:51. > :18:52.the heritage. That is the home of cider
:18:53. > :18:58.from our point of view. And this thoroughly traditional
:18:59. > :19:02.industry is thriving. Last week, Thatchers threw ` party,
:19:03. > :19:06.Prince Edward and the Countdss of They now make 60 million pints
:19:07. > :19:20.of cider a year here. The Australian deal has turned
:19:21. > :19:27.even experienced heads. It is rare to sign something up that
:19:28. > :19:30.has anything more than transaction To sign a contract with ten years
:19:31. > :19:38.life with a great Australian brand Today,
:19:39. > :19:49.as cider makers gather in Bristol, for what they are calling the cider
:19:50. > :19:54.summit, it is packed at the bar about not talking about just selling
:19:55. > :20:00.to Britain but the whole world. North America, Australia, Asia,
:20:01. > :20:03.Eastern Europe, You will find many distributors
:20:04. > :20:10.in all countries are looking for new innovative British products
:20:11. > :20:13.to sell as part Australia is as far away
:20:14. > :20:22.as you can go from Somerset so Maybe we will look at China
:20:23. > :20:28.in the future. Sport, and the draw
:20:29. > :20:40.for the first round of football s Cheltenham will be away to last
:20:41. > :20:46.season's Championship playoff Swindon go to newly promoted League
:20:47. > :20:51.2 side Luton, while Bristol City London, Paris, New York and today
:20:52. > :21:06.Bath became the latest placd to A hundred bikes are available from
:21:07. > :21:10.nine different rental stations. It's partly funded by the council
:21:11. > :21:13.which is confident it'll fare better Welcome to the official launch of
:21:14. > :21:21.Next Bike. This morning Bath cut the rhbbon
:21:22. > :21:27.on its version of Boris bikds. a fleet of 100, at nine different
:21:28. > :21:33.docking stations around the city ` Next Bike, 80 cities, we have not
:21:34. > :21:39.had a failed scheme and that's we only go for projects where
:21:40. > :21:43.commercially the numbers st`ck up so non`reliant on public
:21:44. > :21:52.funding. But while it gets going it'll
:21:53. > :21:55.be part funded by the counchl. Bath and North East Somerset also
:21:56. > :21:58.supported a previous scheme ` The reason for the last
:21:59. > :22:07.failure was it was impossible to work out how to hire a bike for a
:22:08. > :22:10.session. Secondly, we will be more flexible on where you can cxcle and
:22:11. > :22:14.thirdly we have far more pohnts around the city where you c`n hire
:22:15. > :22:20.it from. So no difficulty getting dozens to
:22:21. > :22:22.take the Bath bikes They're aimed at locals `
:22:23. > :22:28.and visitors ` who may have similar The last couple of years
:22:29. > :22:34.bike sharing has seen tremendous growth all over the world. Systems
:22:35. > :22:46.are mushrooming in cities in exotic But time and the British we`ther
:22:47. > :22:52.will tell whether the bikes become Now we all get
:22:53. > :23:02.a bit apprehensive when we have to Well, pupils from the Hillcrest
:23:03. > :23:06.primary School in Bristol h`ve been Yes, they've been rehearsing for
:23:07. > :23:10.a big concert tonight sharing the stage with one of the the world s
:23:11. > :23:13.most famous junior choir, Mhraculum. The Hungarian choir travel
:23:14. > :23:15.and perform all around the world, and were even picked to sing
:23:16. > :23:35.in the film Evita. It is fun to do and you learn
:23:36. > :23:47.different harmonies in diffdrent ways. To sing. I think it whll be
:23:48. > :23:53.fun and I am nervous. Why? Because we will sing in front of lo`ds of
:23:54. > :24:04.grown`ups! It is like an awdsome chance to just sing! And it is the
:24:05. > :24:06.only chance we will ever get to do a concert in front of like a lot of
:24:07. > :24:13.people. Aren't they lovely? Well, they'll be taking to
:24:14. > :24:16.the stage about now`ish so we wish The weather is coming up
:24:17. > :24:20.in a second, but what This field of poppies in Fahland
:24:21. > :24:24.in North Somerset has been planted as a tribute to soldiers who fell
:24:25. > :24:27.during World War One. It's turned into a mini tourist
:24:28. > :24:45.attraction, with many photographers I drove past it today and it is
:24:46. > :24:49.stunning. We tried to find the farmer but we could not find him.
:24:50. > :24:57.Perhaps he will let us know. Let's move on to the weather. Gemla is on
:24:58. > :25:02.the Somerset levels. Can I give the location away? Well, I gave it away
:25:03. > :25:05.earlier. We have come to Boroughbridge. Six months on from
:25:06. > :25:13.the floods, it looks great different. Vicky suggested we come
:25:14. > :25:18.here. She says the views from up there are fantastic. She loves
:25:19. > :25:23.Glastonbury Tor and we have come here and what a beautiful stmmer
:25:24. > :25:28.evening. Will it stay that way? Let's take a look at the forecast.
:25:29. > :25:32.The headline tomorrow is cloudy a frontal system is coming down
:25:33. > :25:39.bringing cloud and showers. It will brighten up as the day progresses.
:25:40. > :25:44.We did very well, lots of breaks of cloud and blue skies. Hazy cloud
:25:45. > :25:48.this morning but that burnt off well. Temperatures responded well or
:25:49. > :25:53.though we did have a north`dasterly breeze. We peeked officiallx at 20
:25:54. > :26:00.when Celsius but in shelterdd areas we got beyond that. Sunburn is a
:26:01. > :26:05.risk. With high pressure sthll dominating the forecast, it is
:26:06. > :26:11.settled, a frontal system coming down tonight bringing showers and
:26:12. > :26:17.cloud. Some cloud lingering tomorrow and some showers. Nothing to get too
:26:18. > :26:20.worked up about. The ceiling and tonight, lovely holes in thd cloud,
:26:21. > :26:27.beautiful sunset and whether cloud thickens, we get a good deal of
:26:28. > :26:35.insulation. Overnight temperatures, 14 or 15. As the frontal system
:26:36. > :26:41.advances, we see showers beginning to push down and that sets the tone
:26:42. > :26:45.for tomorrow, a cloudy start in places and showers pepping tp, it
:26:46. > :26:51.will not amount to much but isolated and few and far between. A damper
:26:52. > :26:56.picture than today. Blue skhes and sunshine tomorrow in between the
:26:57. > :27:02.showers and with the breeze lessening off we have temperatures
:27:03. > :27:06.of 22 and 23. Watch out for the sun burn. The heat of the day, the hot
:27:07. > :27:15.air rising main mix with showers and you may hear thunder. Relathvely
:27:16. > :27:21.isolated showers, tomorrow night, the showers die away, cloud breaks
:27:22. > :27:28.and a mild night and a settled story through Thursday and Friday. The
:27:29. > :27:34.summer solstice on Saturday morning. The perfect week to send her out and
:27:35. > :27:38.about. We are back with an tpdate at 10pm. It has been lovely to have you
:27:39. > :27:44.on board with us this evening. We are back at the same time tomorrow
:27:45. > :27:48.on BBC1. For now, we say goodbye. Goodbye for now.