08/07/2014 BBC Points West

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Prince Charles came to the village of Muchelney today,

five months after he last vhsited the flooded Somerset Levels

Last time he had to be ferrhed around by boat and tractor.

The last time the Prince of Wales came to Muchelney,

Today there was bright sunshine and blue skies. He saw the fields that

were full of water now full of life. The road is now reopened. This

time the Royal Bentley could get through.

Prince Charles came here thhs afternoon

Here it is today hosting a royal reception. Do you feel you `re over

it now? 110% over it. It is like the flooding never happened. It is

amazing how nature has recovered. It was a freak year and nobody expected

it to be as bad as it was. Lany have concerns still but with plans to

make the road here I, this village at least hopes it will never be cut

off again. In other news a Somerset MP has

been talking about how she was Tessa Munt, who represents Wells,

has gone public to help othdr victims,

after the government announced it Here's our political editor

Paul Barltrop. She is rarely without a smile

but this was different as Tdssa Munt talked on camera for the first

time about what she had suffered. This was something to happen to me

in my teenage years over a period of years but it is something I

didn't speak about until I was in my early 30s when I was dxpecting

my first child. I understand, absolutely, how

difficult it is to live with that It is immense pressure and xou can't

live with yourself because xou feel Elected in 2010, she has calpaigned

on child protection issues `nd once worked with ChildLine and hopes her

openness will help others. I hope it makes me more abld to

understand how people feel I understand what it is

like to feel like a victim. I don't feel like one now and that

is the thing that I can offdr, that there is hope to come out of that

state and become yourself again Yesterday, MPs were told thdre will

be two reviews investigating child abuse and whether

the authorities covered it tp. I was a child

and it took me 20 years to `ctually speak out about what has happened

but this is not about me, it is about the victims of what

happened over the loss of documents, the shredding of evidence,

the destruction of evidence. That is important that

the independent panel focusds If not, Tessa Munt won't hesitate

to once again speak out. The inquest into the death

of a Wiltshire teenager who was killed by a polar bear in the

Arctic Circle has been hearhng Michael Reid said he tried to shoot

the bear as it attacked Hor`tio The expedition leader told the

coroner's Court this morning what happened on that morning of the 5th

of August three years ago when the polar bear rampaged through the camp

that they had set up on this remote He said he woke early to

a bear attack in the tent ndarby. He picked up the rifle

and rushed out of the tent `nd when he got outside he saw ` polar

bear mauling one of the grotp who He said he tried repeatedly to shoot

the animal The bear turned on him

and he tried to gouge his exes out. Eventually the pair turned `way

and he managed to shoot it. The court heard

from the other leader who w`s also He said he was thrown to

the ground by the bear and he came face to face with it

its paws on his shoulder and its Both of them also talked about the

safety precautions around the camp and Michael admitted he knew the

camp had been supplied with a faulty tripwire system but said he was very

happy with the modifications the group had made using a paperclip

and said if he wasn't he wotldn t have gone to bed the night

before and after he checked it. The inquest is due to last

until the end of the week. A service is being organised to

celebrate the life of BBC R`dio He died suddenly

at home a fortnight ago aged 68 The service will be held

at Bristol's Clifton Cathedral More details will be

announced later this week. Now just before we go to

the weather take a look at this Singers, violinists, and evdn

a brass section climbed abo`rd hot air balloons in Bristol and filled

the morning sky with music. It was all part of a rehearsal

for an opera raising money There's of course more news

on the BBC Website. But for now I'll leave you with Ian

and the weather. After the heavy showers, for some

you will at least see a dry day across the board tomorrow. Ht will

turn breezy through the aftdrnoon but temperatures should be tp on the

values of today. Through thd course of tonight, temperatures will be

down to 10 Celsius. There is a few spots of rain. It will be fhne when

the East and there is high cloud around but that shouldn't t`ke the

shine off things. Dry conditions will prevail right the way through

course `` the course of the afternoon and into the evenhng.

Temperatures will be up on today. They are more likely to be hn the

low 20s for the course of Wddnesday. We are expecting some rain `bout

during the day on Thursday. through the next few days into the

weekend. Hot on Saturday with thundery showers.

Good evening, the rain in Rio is matching the mood, I suspect, this

evening. Here, we will take a day off from the rain tomorrow, at least

most of us. There will be sunshine around. The showers will be back for

the end of the week. Dry over night virtually everywhere. Winds easing

down in many places except towards the North Sea coasts. The south west

will keep a breeze going. Not a cold night, temperatures holding 12- 4

degrees typically. A dry day virtually everywhere tomorrow. Cloud