:00:00. > :00:00.A reminder of the main story, Rolf Harris is beginning a
:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to BBC Points West with Liz Beacon and David Garmston.
:00:07. > :00:10.The teacher jailed for grooming teenage girls.
:00:11. > :00:13.He used Facebook to make contact with them in defiance
:00:14. > :00:19.The sentence handed down today by the judge reflects the sdrious
:00:20. > :00:31.nature of these crimes and hmpact they have had on the victims.
:00:32. > :00:37.Home and dry ` the families washed out by the floods celebrate
:00:38. > :00:42.A mine of information ` how a disused bunker could be used
:00:43. > :00:49.And get ready to go to a party ` a weekend of celebration ahdad
:00:50. > :01:01.A Wiltshire teacher found gtilty of grooming teenage pupils
:01:02. > :01:03.on Facebook has been jailed for two and a half years.
:01:04. > :01:06.Alexander Thomas approached the sixth formers on
:01:07. > :01:09.the social networking site, before asking them to send him photographs
:01:10. > :01:20.This report by our home aff`irs correspondent, Steve Brodie.
:01:21. > :01:23.30`year`old Alexander Thomas arrived at court having been
:01:24. > :01:31.At his trial, the jury had heard how he targeted the girls aged 06
:01:32. > :01:36.He began by sending one 17`year`old ` message
:01:37. > :01:46.But then the messages quickly became sexually explicit.
:01:47. > :01:49.One girl was persuaded by the PE and Business Studies teacher to send
:01:50. > :01:52.him photographs of herself posing in her underwear.
:01:53. > :01:55.A second teenager sent him a topless image.
:01:56. > :01:58.With two of his victims sitting only yards away in the public gallery,
:01:59. > :02:08.the court listening as personal statements were read out.
:02:09. > :02:14.One girl looks at her time `t the school with disgust. Another said
:02:15. > :02:16.that she had panic attacks `nd depression. Another said thd
:02:17. > :02:18.experience left her feeling sick. Today, one teaching union s`id it
:02:19. > :02:29.has strict guidelines for the use We advise extreme caution when using
:02:30. > :02:37.Facebook or any social medi`. We suggest that our members do not
:02:38. > :02:39.friends any pupils or ex`pupils We suggest they are very careftl making
:02:40. > :02:42.comments in any circumstancds. The jury had found Thomas gtilty
:02:43. > :02:45.of five counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity
:02:46. > :02:49.while in a position of trust and he had admitted a charge of possessing
:02:50. > :02:58.an indecent photograph of a child. I would like to personally thank the
:02:59. > :03:07.victims who have showing cotrage by coming to court to give evidence.
:03:08. > :03:12.This case highlights the police s dedication to pursuing thesd cases.
:03:13. > :03:15.The sentence given by the jtdge today reflects the serious nature of
:03:16. > :03:19.the crimes and the impact they have had on the victims.
:03:20. > :03:22.Jailing Thomas for two and ` half years, the judge told him it had
:03:23. > :03:26.You were motivated by your desire for sexual gratification
:03:27. > :03:28.These girls have all been affected in some way.
:03:29. > :03:30.Steve Brodie, BBC Points West, Swindon Crown Court.
:03:31. > :03:33.As we have been hearing, thd disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris
:03:34. > :03:36.has today been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for inddcent
:03:37. > :03:41.Tonight, Karen Gardner, a journalist on BBC Wiltshire, has spoken out
:03:42. > :03:44.about how she was also assatlted by Harris as a 16`year`old.
:03:45. > :03:48.Like one of the teenage victims in the court case, it took place
:03:49. > :03:53.in Cambridge during the filling of a TV show called Star Games in 19 7.
:03:54. > :03:56.During the trial Harris said he had never
:03:57. > :03:59.been to Cambridge in the 1970s, but Karen knew he had been therd and
:04:00. > :04:04.Imogen Sellers has been to leet Karen and got her reaction
:04:05. > :04:11.I was 16 and a half and I h`d just finished my O`Levels.
:04:12. > :04:13.They asked, through the school, if anyone was interested in helping
:04:14. > :04:25.I went along and I was allocated to look after one of the celebrities.
:04:26. > :04:29.I would have loved to look `fter one of the BBC1 DJs or one of the
:04:30. > :04:33.But I thought, actually Rolf is great.
:04:34. > :04:35.He was lovely for the morning and great fun.
:04:36. > :04:37.Clearly an attention seeker, but celebrities
:04:38. > :04:42.But after lunch, as I recall, he started to make a bit
:04:43. > :04:52.We had to get in a taxi and he put his hand on my ldg
:04:53. > :05:09.I think it was the first tile I ever swore at an adult and I was very
:05:10. > :05:15.How did you feel when you realised how cruci`l your
:05:16. > :05:19.It was only at the point when he gave evidence that he had
:05:20. > :05:23.not been at the celebrity It's A Knockout thing in Calbridge
:05:24. > :05:30.He had been there and that was where I had met him.
:05:31. > :05:32.That is why I contacted Operation Yewtree.
:05:33. > :05:38.They responded very quickly and I have to say I cannot fault the way
:05:39. > :05:42.Within hours of having my information, they found the video
:05:43. > :05:46.What were your feelings when he was found guilty?
:05:47. > :05:51.I did not think he was going to be found guilty.
:05:52. > :05:56.I don't think you can be pldased because it was such
:05:57. > :06:09.There will be more on the sdntencing of Rolf Harris this afternoon..
:06:10. > :06:18.I hope it helps the women that he really dalaged.
:06:19. > :06:22.It is difficult to understand how you can ever feel better about it.
:06:23. > :06:25.Is there a sense of relief now for you?
:06:26. > :06:31.I will need a few days to think about this.
:06:32. > :06:36.I feel like a bit of a fraud because I wasn't that badly damaged,
:06:37. > :06:47.but perhaps I was more damaged than I thought.
:06:48. > :06:49.Some of the victims of the winter flooding in Somerset
:06:50. > :06:53.have finally been able to go home today ` more than six months
:06:54. > :06:55.after they were forced out of their homes as the waters rose.
:06:56. > :06:57.Meanwhile, the dredging of local rivers to help
:06:58. > :07:00.prevent more flooding hit a setback today ` after thieves emptidd their
:07:01. > :07:23.Back inside their home for the first time since the winter floods force
:07:24. > :07:26.them to flee. `` forced. Jane and her daughter had been in telporary
:07:27. > :07:33.accommodation for more than six months. They are now finallx able to
:07:34. > :07:40.move back home. It is amazing. It is like a new home. This was their home
:07:41. > :07:46.in February this year, under a three foot of flood water. Most of their
:07:47. > :07:52.furniture and many of their possessions were destroyed. Jane was
:07:53. > :07:55.an insured. She had to clail in 2012 when her home was flooded and had
:07:56. > :08:03.been unable to find anyone to provide cover since. Facing repairs
:08:04. > :08:16.of ?25,000, each amenities pectin and fixed her home for thred. `` the
:08:17. > :08:30.community stepped in and fixed her home for no charge. This is part of
:08:31. > :08:38.the project to prevent more flooding. They are dredging parts of
:08:39. > :08:45.the river. But for the second time this morning, they have had to stop
:08:46. > :08:56.because people have stolen fuel from the machines. The environmental
:08:57. > :09:02.agency is now talking about putting CCTV on these machines and hiring
:09:03. > :09:08.security. This is one of thd oldest houses in the area. Now, th`nk you
:09:09. > :09:12.to strangers, they can live there again.
:09:13. > :09:14.Personal information about xou and me could be stored
:09:15. > :09:17.in a giant cold war bunker deep beneath the Wiltshire countryside.
:09:18. > :09:23.The data would be kept on computers maintained by the Government.
:09:24. > :09:26.The scheme is being named after the wartime code breaking
:09:27. > :09:47.We are about 110 feet below the ground. Jeff owns this mine in
:09:48. > :09:52.Wiltshire. Every store and was removed by hand and then it was
:09:53. > :10:03.taken over by the Ministry of Defence. This is the emergency exit
:10:04. > :10:14.or the back door. Now it cotld be put to a modern use. This space is
:10:15. > :10:25.good for creating Europe's largest data storage. Data can be stored
:10:26. > :10:31.here and then looked at. We are currently generating more d`ta than
:10:32. > :10:38.ever before in human existence. We can analyse things to get a benefit
:10:39. > :10:46.for everyone. The government has committed millions of pounds to this
:10:47. > :10:54.project. It will be named after Alan Turing. This is a continuathon of
:10:55. > :11:03.what Alan Turing was doing. The work that he did during and after the
:11:04. > :11:09.war. Bristol is hoping to train the codebreakers of tomorrow at events
:11:10. > :11:14.like this. The future of thd United Kingdom will depend on having a
:11:15. > :11:21.skilled workforce. People who are comfortable with the technology
:11:22. > :11:29.Whatever subject area you are in, you are going to need to usd data.
:11:30. > :11:32.And you can see more about the gathering of big data
:11:33. > :11:42.on our Sunday Politics West programme, on BBC One at 11PM.
:11:43. > :11:44.The family of a young woman who died last weekend,
:11:45. > :11:48.when the car she was travelling in left the road, say that no words can
:11:49. > :11:52.Ellie Clare, who was 19, and George Stott, who was also travellhng in
:11:53. > :11:56.the car, both died at the scene of the accident in Farrington Gurney.
:11:57. > :11:58.Her family say they've been overwhelmed with messages
:11:59. > :12:05.An aircraft which was due to make its international debut at
:12:06. > :12:08.RAF Fairford's air tattoo ndxt Friday, has been grounded
:12:09. > :12:14.The US Department of Defence said it would make
:12:15. > :12:18.a final decision next week `bout whether the F`35, which is ` stealth
:12:19. > :12:24.They say the cause of the fire is under investhgation.
:12:25. > :12:26.Yesterday, we told you about a recruitlent
:12:27. > :12:31.Many GPs say they are so overworked that they are being
:12:32. > :12:37.But now doctors in Somerset say they may have come up with a solttion to
:12:38. > :12:46.They have voted to break aw`y from an NHS directive
:12:47. > :12:49.on how to treat patients in a bid to reduce workloads.
:12:50. > :12:52.But some are concerned that patient care may suffer in this one`year
:12:53. > :12:55.For the last 10 years, GPs in Somerset,
:12:56. > :12:58.like Michael Gorman, have followed national guidelines on which tests
:12:59. > :13:00.to offer patients and how often check`ups should be carried out
:13:01. > :13:03.So, for example, if it is recommended that a patient's blood
:13:04. > :13:07.pressure is checked every month the GP has to do so ` even if there is
:13:08. > :13:11.But doctors in Somerset say that this involves
:13:12. > :13:14.too much paperwork and often they are giving care that is not needed.
:13:15. > :13:18.Patients often have more th`n one condition, like Mr Baker `
:13:19. > :13:22.who may have diabetes, Parkinson's disease, and asthma
:13:23. > :13:24.We want to concentrate on the patient, rather than
:13:25. > :13:30.the disease, and make sure that their care is actually planned
:13:31. > :13:34.for their specific need rather than just hitting targets that apply to
:13:35. > :13:40.And local NHS managers are keen to stress that this change will
:13:41. > :14:11.This surgery, like others in Somerset, has been
:14:12. > :14:15.It is hoped that cutting bureaucracy may make doctors, once again,
:14:16. > :14:17.feel that surgeries are an attractive place to work.
:14:18. > :14:20.But, the British Medical Association wants to make sure patient care is
:14:21. > :14:27.The concern I have about that is that this card is
:14:28. > :14:30.a nationally agreed standard all across the UK, not just in Dngland.
:14:31. > :14:33.We must ensure that Somerset patients get exactly the sale high
:14:34. > :14:35.quality care from their GPs as they would do, for example,
:14:36. > :14:39.After a year, this pilot will be reviewed to
:14:40. > :14:42.assess if GP workloads have improved and patient care maintained.
:14:43. > :14:47.Taunton's wheelchair tennis player Lucy Shuker's hopes
:14:48. > :14:50.of reaching a fourth Wimbledon were dashed this afternoon.
:14:51. > :14:54.Lucy, and her German partner Sabine Ellerbrook, were beaten in the
:14:55. > :14:59.semi`final of the doubles bx the reigning champions from Holland
:15:00. > :15:04.They lost in straight sets, 6`1 6`0.
:15:05. > :15:07.Yeah, Aniek and Jiske are a very strong doubles pairing.
:15:08. > :15:10.You can sometimes get some cheap points from them on their sdrves,
:15:11. > :15:16.The wind conditions ` althotgh, obviously they are the same
:15:17. > :15:20.So it is really disappointing and frustrating
:15:21. > :15:29.because that is not the kind of tennis that Sabine and I play.
:15:30. > :15:32.The memoir of a Somerset hotsewife who became a wartime spitfire pilot
:15:33. > :15:35.is being re`published, more than 50 years after it was first wrhtten.
:15:36. > :15:37.Jackie Moggridge, who lived in Taunton, took her first
:15:38. > :15:41.She received a King's Commendation for her services during the
:15:42. > :15:45.Second World War and later, in the commercial world, shd became
:15:46. > :15:51.I have got suitcases full of it because actually she was
:15:52. > :15:55.Candy Moggridge did not havd to think twice when she got
:15:56. > :15:58.the call from publishers kedn to get her mother's story back in print.
:15:59. > :16:02.50 years on, the tales of Jackie Moggridge still
:16:03. > :16:12.Jackie was part of the Air Transport Auxiliary.
:16:13. > :16:15.Their job was to ferry aircraft from factory to frontline.
:16:16. > :16:19.Dangerous though that was, for the few women involved battling
:16:20. > :16:25.These are her planes from all over the world.
:16:26. > :16:30.Jackie flew more hours, in more planes, than anyone else.
:16:31. > :16:34.She ticked them off in a book, often with pithy comments.
:16:35. > :16:43.A nice aircraft ` except from bits that fell off occasion`lly
:16:44. > :16:46.Points West spoke to her in 199 and her love
:16:47. > :16:59.She met her husband in the war and found that flying was a gre`t way to
:17:00. > :17:02.keep romance alive ` dropping love notes, wrapped in chocolate bars.
:17:03. > :17:08.whoever finds this, eat the chocolate, but please ddliver
:17:09. > :17:21.By the end of the war, Jackie received the
:17:22. > :17:24.Afterwards, she continued flying for colmercial
:17:25. > :17:30.She was told not to speak over her intercom.
:17:31. > :17:33.Her first officer had to spdak for her, because passengers might
:17:34. > :17:45.Fittingly, her ashes were scattered across an airfield from a Spitfire
:17:46. > :17:59.People in St Pauls in Bristol are getting ready for a big party.
:18:00. > :18:02.It is the carnival this weekend and almost everybody is involved
:18:03. > :18:07.The carnival has been going now for nearly 50 years `
:18:08. > :18:10.making it the longest running festival of its kind in the country
:18:11. > :18:16.We have been taking a look behind the scenes at how evdryone's
:18:17. > :18:29.We have to be something that lives underwater and a mermaid is a person
:18:30. > :18:41.My mum is going to do some face painting
:18:42. > :18:57.After you have fried it, you put it into a container, and you
:18:58. > :19:05.get the onion, green pepper, and red pepper, and make it look prdtty
:19:06. > :19:12.It means a lot because sometimes you meet people who you havd not
:19:13. > :19:21.Children that have grown up and gone away, then they cole back
:19:22. > :19:35.We are asking people who cole, who visit and enjoy 12 hours
:19:36. > :19:40.of free music and entertainlent please pledge one drink
:19:41. > :19:46.If the majority of people dhd this, or even 10% of people, then we
:19:47. > :19:49.would be on our way to securing the event, and becoming self`sufficient,
:19:50. > :20:01.I think we are a multicultural city that is tolerant of each other.
:20:02. > :20:06.We celebrate all the things that bring us together.
:20:07. > :20:09.I think Bristol is a very unique place for that.
:20:10. > :20:13.It shows because of the varhety and the consistency of music th`t has
:20:14. > :20:17.come out of the city over the last 25 years ` and is still comhng out!
:20:18. > :20:25.Something is definitely working here.
:20:26. > :20:53.I moved into St Paul's and I really enjoy it.
:20:54. > :20:56.If they give me ?1 million H would not move away from here.
:20:57. > :21:00.It is such a friendly community and we all help each other.
:21:01. > :21:04.And while we are talking about the carnival, there is a poem about it
:21:05. > :21:12.We commissioned the poet Miles Chambers to write it
:21:13. > :21:16.a few years ago, and it conjures up some wonderful images.
:21:17. > :21:25.From when it all began, through the riots, to today.
:21:26. > :21:41.I have cancelled a camping trip this weekend. I think that might have
:21:42. > :21:50.been a wise decision. There will be some rain around. Most of that will
:21:51. > :21:55.take place on Saturday. It will fade away and improved throughout the
:21:56. > :22:03.afternoon. Places will then stay dry. On Sunday, it will be ` dry
:22:04. > :22:17.start and then showers in the afternoon. This rain has bedn
:22:18. > :22:27.intermittent. But as they go into the night, we are expecting more
:22:28. > :22:36.widespread rain. That will be during the early hours on Saturday. I would
:22:37. > :22:43.not be surprised if by tomorrow evening it was dry everywhere. For
:22:44. > :22:54.just now, there is quite a lot of rain. You will see some heavy rain
:22:55. > :23:02.overnight in some areas. By daybreak it will be better. Tomorrow, it
:23:03. > :23:13.depends on the front how quhckly the weather well improved. Therd may be
:23:14. > :23:20.a few showers. But they will tend to die away throughout the day. It will
:23:21. > :23:30.stay dry for most people who the evening and overnight. Tempdratures,
:23:31. > :23:37.19`20 Celsius. On Sunday, it will be dry and bright in the morning. The
:23:38. > :23:50.chance of rain will increasd through the afternoon. It has not bden a bad
:23:51. > :23:56.week weather`wise. That is `ll from us. We will be back at 10pm. Have a
:23:57. > :24:03.good weekend. Goodbye.