:00:00. > :00:00.Our main story tonight: northern Gaza. That's all from the
:00:00. > :00:08.The cost of child protection ` anger as a hard up council hires
:00:09. > :00:27.one specialist on ?318,000, and two others on six figure salarids.
:00:28. > :00:34.And realistically people such vast sums of money.
:00:35. > :00:37.The countryside on fire ` a field goes up in flames
:00:38. > :00:43.Every man for himself ` two swimmers who train in Bath go head to head
:00:44. > :00:51.And I spy another twist in the Banksy saga ` now thdre's
:00:52. > :00:59.a claim that the wall it's painted on may belong to the Governlent
:01:00. > :01:05.There's been strong criticism of Somerset County Council today
:01:06. > :01:08.for spending nearly three qtarters of a million pounds on thred
:01:09. > :01:11.The Senior Children's Services managers were brought in just
:01:12. > :01:17.before the council was given an "inadequate" rating by Ofsted
:01:18. > :01:21.The top director alone cost nearly ?320,000.
:01:22. > :01:30.Peter Lewis came to Somerset with a big reputation, and a big price tag.
:01:31. > :01:34.He was the man the Government sent to sort out
:01:35. > :01:36.Haringey Council's children?s services after the Baby P c`se.
:01:37. > :01:39.Somerset County Council brotght him in last year because
:01:40. > :01:45.of big problems in its children?s services dep`rtment.
:01:46. > :01:48.Its social workers are meant to look after the most vulnerable
:01:49. > :01:53.Last summer, the council was told by Ofsted its child protecthon work
:01:54. > :01:58.And in the autumn, the Government gave it an Improvement Notice.
:01:59. > :02:00.If big changes weren't made within a year,
:02:01. > :02:04.it could send in civil serv`nts to take over the department.
:02:05. > :02:06.Peter Lewis brought with hil to Somerset a deputy,
:02:07. > :02:13.The three of them, through an agency, cost
:02:14. > :02:20.One local MP thinks taxpayers are being ripped off.
:02:21. > :02:23.And child protection's closd to the heart of Tessa Munt,
:02:24. > :02:32.who recently revealed she w`s a victim of sexual abuse as a child.
:02:33. > :02:40.This is important. This is `bout the protection of children.
:02:41. > :02:42.But she doesn't believe man`ging that risk should come
:02:43. > :03:00.In a statement the council says immediate improvement was ndeded
:03:01. > :03:03.so it made the decision to hnvest in high quality temporary dhrectors
:03:04. > :03:06.It says it's seen improvements since the appointments were made,
:03:07. > :03:08.and is now looking for permanent replacements.
:03:09. > :03:18.Tomorrow here at county hall, Peter Lewis will update councillors
:03:19. > :03:22.on his progress. They'll also hear from the Department for Education
:03:23. > :03:25.which says steps have been taken, but work's still at an earlx stage
:03:26. > :03:29.Undoubtedly the three quartdrs of a million pound team will have
:03:30. > :03:35.A fire at a farm on Salisbury Plain has destroyed crops this afternoon.
:03:36. > :03:37.Fortunately no one was hurt and buildings were spared.
:03:38. > :03:40.The fire service brought the flames under control fahrly
:03:41. > :03:43.quickly but there are fears that more crop fires may break ott
:03:44. > :03:48.Andrew Plant is near the fidld for us now.
:03:49. > :04:09.It is incredible how quicklx these things can start, become a
:04:10. > :04:23.ferocious, and then be over. We can show you the devastation thd flames
:04:24. > :04:31.have left behind. We will show you some pictures taken by a local
:04:32. > :04:46.farmer. The fire engines were here quickly. They have been jivhng
:04:47. > :05:00.around the edge, damping down any left over hot bets. `` deriving
:05:01. > :05:03.around the edge. When fields are this dry thdse fires
:05:04. > :05:12.can start very quickly. After months of preparation,
:05:13. > :05:14.the quest for medals is unddrway It's the first day
:05:15. > :05:18.of competition and we could have some West Country medals to
:05:19. > :05:20.celebrate in the pool tonight. Alistair Durden is in Glasgow
:05:21. > :05:27.for us now. The organisers couldn't
:05:28. > :05:30.have wished for better. The myth that it?s always cold
:05:31. > :05:57.in Scotland has been blown `way Along the waterfront, there were
:05:58. > :05:59.bagpipe players entertaining the walking along the waterfront,
:06:00. > :06:01.there were bagpipe players entertaining the crowds earlier and
:06:02. > :06:04.lots of Scottish colours on show. These two impressive`looking
:06:05. > :06:05.buildings behind me have been staging some
:06:06. > :06:08.of the first events to take place. That one is called the Armadillo `
:06:09. > :06:11.no prizes for guessing why ` and that's where
:06:12. > :06:13.the judo is taking place. Our main focus today has bedn
:06:14. > :06:16.in the swimming pool where Bitton's Siobhan`Marie O'Connor won
:06:17. > :06:19.her 200m freestyle heat in ` Games record time to qualify
:06:20. > :06:21.for the final later today. University of Bath team`matd
:06:22. > :06:35.Chris Walker`Hebborn also broke Games record to reach the
:06:36. > :06:38.semifinals of the 100m backstroke. James Guy from Millfield has made
:06:39. > :06:50.it into 400m freestyle final. Andrew Willis swimming for Dngland,
:06:51. > :06:52.and Olympic runner`up Michael Jamieson representing
:06:53. > :06:54.Scotland are expected to contest the medals in the 200m breaststoke,
:06:55. > :07:16.and it should be quite a contest. Andrew Willis. And here is Lichael
:07:17. > :07:25.Jamieson. They are two of the big names in British swimming. They are
:07:26. > :07:34.training pastors and rivals. We are used to it. We have been tr`ining
:07:35. > :07:46.together for four years. Yot want to win as an individual. We usdd to
:07:47. > :07:59.share rooms at competitions. That stopped. We have reputations for
:08:00. > :08:06.snoring. Now you have got p`lms on the water... They have been scorched
:08:07. > :08:25.at the University of Bath shnce 2009. `` they have been trahned at
:08:26. > :08:37.the University of Bath. There is as there are others as well. It is dog
:08:38. > :08:46.eat dog. Michael got the better of Andrew at the last Commonwe`lth
:08:47. > :09:00.Games and at London 2012. Mhchael is favourite once again. The alount of
:09:01. > :09:09.work he puts end, he deservds it. We are both capable of swimming
:09:10. > :09:13.world`class times. Tonight the next chapter of the rivalry. It hs
:09:14. > :09:24.Scotland against England. Michael Jamieson is favourite
:09:25. > :09:27.to win gold tonight. Now I mentioned Siobhan`Marhe
:09:28. > :09:29.O'Connor ` the 18`year`old could And her family is here to
:09:30. > :09:36.cheer her on tonight. I caught up with Mum and Dad and
:09:37. > :10:03.younger brother a short timd ago. She did really well this morning. I
:10:04. > :10:17.think she was pleased with what she did this morning. The atmosphere was
:10:18. > :10:40.fantastic. We are looking forward to tonight. It is nerve racking. It is
:10:41. > :11:01.a great atmosphere. Tonight we will be nervous. The Australian hs
:11:02. > :11:15.quicker on paper. What is your gut feeling? I would be happy if she
:11:16. > :11:27.gets a personal best. Hopeftlly she will get goals. `` a gold mddal
:11:28. > :11:29.And we've three rhythmic gylnasts from the West
:11:30. > :11:34.Swindon's Laura Halford is representing Wales
:11:35. > :11:36.while her club team mate Stdph Sherlock and Bath's Lynn Hutchinson
:11:37. > :12:09.We're very glad you can join us for this Thursday edition of Pohnts West
:12:10. > :12:12.There's much more to come on the programme including: The Sotth
:12:13. > :12:15.Gloucestershire charity that's been helping victims of domestic abuse
:12:16. > :12:25.for 40 years. And the story behind a long forgotten statue of a World War
:12:26. > :12:34.Two hospitals in the West have been referred to the
:12:35. > :12:37.Health Secretary because of serious concerns over their finances.
:12:38. > :12:39.Weston General ` the smallest trust in the l`nd `
:12:40. > :12:44.And one of the largest ` Sotthmead ` has a deficit of ?33 million.
:12:45. > :12:45.Here's our Health correspondent Matthew Hill.
:12:46. > :12:48.Two hospitals, the smallest and the biggest in the
:12:49. > :12:55.The trust that serves Weston Super Mare has been tnable to
:12:56. > :12:59.In the past hospitals like this were bailed out
:13:00. > :13:06.But under the NHS reforms they now have to stand on their own two feet.
:13:07. > :13:09.The new chief executive has cut the deficit to just under ?5 million.
:13:10. > :13:13.But that's not good enough to satisfy the Audit Commission
:13:14. > :13:16.which has referred Weston to the Secretary of State for Health.
:13:17. > :14:56.Also the trust that runs Brhstol's new super hospital at Southlead
:14:57. > :14:57.in three years time. We will have reduced energy costs. We ard
:14:58. > :15:06.negotiating better deals with our suppliers. We are standardising our
:15:07. > :15:11.requests for equipment. We `re bringing staff together and
:15:12. > :15:16.operating in a standard way. What are the options for thd Health
:15:17. > :15:26.Secretary? A new body has been set up. That
:15:27. > :15:44.could become involved. If that does not work out the trust could be
:15:45. > :15:47.dissolved. That is not likely. But North Bristol trust must achieve
:15:48. > :15:55.foundation status within a short period of time.
:15:56. > :15:58.It's been announced that more money will be spent on flood defences
:15:59. > :16:02.Following this winter's floods, ?758,000 was allocated
:16:03. > :16:09.Today the council says it's adding another three.
:16:10. > :16:19.In total the works will protect more than 700 homes.
:16:20. > :16:38.Protesters have set up camp outside the BBC building to protest about
:16:39. > :16:46.what they call bias in the reporting regarding Gaza.
:16:47. > :16:49.A charity in south Gloucestdrshire is marking 40 years of helphng women
:16:50. > :16:54.Brenda Bishop was inspired to set up the first refuge in the West
:16:55. > :16:56.She's been working on their behalf ever since.
:16:57. > :17:00.40 years ago Brenda Bishop found a passion
:17:01. > :17:08.Helping women and children find freedom from abusive relationships.
:17:09. > :17:24.This person needed help when she left her husband when her son was
:17:25. > :17:43.four months old. My little boy has got his money because of yot. `` has
:17:44. > :17:53.got his mother because of you. Your husband did that to yot. It
:17:54. > :18:07.took determination to carry it through. I used to walk into the
:18:08. > :18:21.council every day. I could hear him seeing, she is here again. We would
:18:22. > :18:32.not be here without vendor. `` without Brenda.
:18:33. > :18:35.In 1974, she set up Survive, opening the first refuge in the West.
:18:36. > :18:38.It was at a time when attitudes to domestic violence
:18:39. > :18:41.This protest was against the opening of the country's
:18:42. > :18:45.Whereas now, it's no longer a taboo subjdct.
:18:46. > :18:48.Only last month women's aid groups started working with football clubs
:18:49. > :18:49.and fans to get their message across.
:18:50. > :18:51.The charity Survive has just celebrated its birthday.
:18:52. > :19:01.Demand for its services are still growing.
:19:02. > :19:03.It's being claimed the Banksy Spy Booth mural in Cheltenham
:19:04. > :19:06.belongs to the Secretary of State for Transport rather than
:19:07. > :19:10.A retired chartered surveyor says he believes the wall is a p`rty
:19:11. > :19:15.The owner of the house, who's trying to sell the artwork,
:19:16. > :19:17.says he's now taking legal `dvice to clear up the matter.
:19:18. > :19:20.Here's our Gloucestershire reporter, Steve Knibbs, with the latest
:19:21. > :19:58.The story that keeps on givhng. It started in April. In June it was
:19:59. > :20:03.confirmed that this was by Banksy. Local businesses launched a plan to
:20:04. > :20:11.buy it back. Last week some locals removed the hoardings.
:20:12. > :20:19.This local resident has been doing some digging. The wall was joined to
:20:20. > :20:29.a house that used to be on this land. The registered owner hs the
:20:30. > :20:36.secretary of state for transport. You are seeing that the Govdrnment
:20:37. > :20:41.owns the Banksy? Yes. They should acknowledge that the audit `nd it is
:20:42. > :20:56.in the public realm for the benefit of the people. Then we must decide
:20:57. > :21:16.who is going to look after ht. The Department for Transport said
:21:17. > :21:26.they are looking into it. I think we will be year for another few weeks.
:21:27. > :21:29.What about the campaigners trying to raise money to buy something for the
:21:30. > :21:38.community which they potenthally me already own? We have been looking
:21:39. > :21:45.into that. There is no way of proving it. If the secretarx of
:21:46. > :21:50.state owns the Banksy, technically it belongs to the Government and
:21:51. > :22:09.technically the Banksy belongs to us. This sidecar is not over.
:22:10. > :22:12.A bronze statue of a World War One Soldier that had
:22:13. > :22:15.almost been forgotten has h`d its story revealed.
:22:16. > :22:19.It has stood in the Somerset town of Frome for 13 years.
:22:20. > :22:21.The statue was of the soldier Charlie Robbhns.
:22:22. > :22:32.Tracey Miller has been investigating.
:22:33. > :22:55.Beautifully cast in bronze. There were statues going to South Africa
:22:56. > :23:03.and Hong Kong. There are well known statues on the embankment and
:23:04. > :23:09.outside Parliament. But sadly the company that made the statuds is now
:23:10. > :23:18.gone. This is the only statue left in the
:23:19. > :23:38.town. Who was he? He would never boast. He was very quiet. Hd served
:23:39. > :23:44.in World War I. He survived. He modelled for the statue. A number of
:23:45. > :23:56.them were cast. This one was never shipped out. But was forgotten until
:23:57. > :24:08.now. The foundation stone is fair. The Memorial Hall was built through
:24:09. > :24:15.subscription. This statue will take its fhnal
:24:16. > :24:36.journey in time for a dedic`tion next Sunday.
:24:37. > :24:45.A project to reintroduce thd world's heaviest flying birds to the
:24:46. > :24:54.UK is due to commence. Until this year the eggs had been sourced from
:24:55. > :24:57.Russia. But it has been proven that Spanish birds have the closdst
:24:58. > :25:19.genetic match to the extinct British birds. Here is the weather. One more
:25:20. > :25:25.day of heat and then perhaps things will be cooler as we go into the
:25:26. > :25:36.weekend. Tomorrow is another hot day. The risk of an ace littered
:25:37. > :25:55.shower in the afternoon. `` of an isolated shower. Very littld wind it
:25:56. > :26:03.is sturdy here. This cold front will travel down from the North. Clear
:26:04. > :26:22.sky for much of this evening and overnight. For most of us it will be
:26:23. > :26:35.another warm night. Plenty of warm sunshine tomorrow. There will be a
:26:36. > :26:49.few showers. Temperatures b`ck up to high figures again.
:26:50. > :26:57.Another lovely day for the `thletes taking part in the Commonwe`lth
:26:58. > :27:12.Games. More unsettled as we head into the weekend.
:27:13. > :27:21.Join us later tonight. We whll have the latest on athletes from our
:27:22. > :27:55.region in the Commonwealth Games. Thank you for joining us. Goodbye.
:27:56. > :28:00.Well, when did we start funding projects in Gaza?
:28:01. > :28:02.How do you know people are telling the truth?
:28:03. > :28:10.Well, when did we start funding projects in Gaza?
:28:11. > :28:15.I should never have done this. I should never have agreed to this.