10/08/2014

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:00:00. > :00:11.is all for now. I will be back with the late news here on

:00:12. > :00:15.have been battering the West today at times `

:00:16. > :00:17.it's meant no balloons at the Balloon Fiesta today,

:00:18. > :00:22.Sandbags were back in service on the Somerset levels,

:00:23. > :00:24.where residents have become nervous of heavy downpours

:00:25. > :00:29.and Severn Trent Water says it's had four times

:00:30. > :00:31.the normal number of calls about flooding.

:00:32. > :00:37.After previously enjoying some good flying conditions `

:00:38. > :00:42.today's poor weather meant the mass ascents had to be abandoned.

:00:43. > :00:47.The forecast has been terrible, really, for the whole of thd period.

:00:48. > :00:51.It didn't work out like that. It was actually good weather.

:00:52. > :00:54.We come down here for the children

:00:55. > :00:55.and it's something we've done for years.

:00:56. > :00:58.We come here every year, so we just feel we have to do,

:00:59. > :01:03.Today is obviously a little bit disappointing but we have flown four

:01:04. > :01:06.out of seven slots availabld to us, we have had two great nights.

:01:07. > :01:10.We had three Spitfire displ`ys, we had two Typhoon displays.

:01:11. > :01:13.So it has been a very good weekend if you look at the weather forecast

:01:14. > :01:18.on Monday and Tuesday, it w`s really looking like quite a struggle

:01:19. > :01:23.all weekend, so we are actu`lly really delighted with the rdsult.

:01:24. > :01:26.In Burrowbridge on the Somerset Levels, people were also on alert.

:01:27. > :01:29.Yesterday, the Environment @gency had put sandbags out

:01:30. > :01:36.A precaution, they said, because of high tides, rain and strong winds.

:01:37. > :01:40.The only place it would go over if conditions were right,

:01:41. > :01:44.would be a little further on down the road and that would be serious.

:01:45. > :01:50.So they do have a point, to do some sandbagging.

:01:51. > :01:54.But at least these people had cause to celebrate.

:01:55. > :01:56.In Cheltenham, more than 1,000 were jiving in the rain

:01:57. > :02:02.and danced their way into the record books.

:02:03. > :02:05.There are currently three flood warnings in our area at the moment,

:02:06. > :02:09.They're at Clevedon, Dunster beaches and Porlock Weir.

:02:10. > :02:12.You can check the Environment Agency's website

:02:13. > :02:14.or call their Floodline on 0345 988 1188.

:02:15. > :02:17.These calls are charged at your local rate.

:02:18. > :02:19.There's a party going on in Bristol right now

:02:20. > :02:25.16`year`old gymnast Claudia Fragapane

:02:26. > :02:27.became the darling of the Commonwealth Games

:02:28. > :02:32.Now she's back home, and it's time to celebrate.

:02:33. > :02:42.There is so much love here and it is all for Claudia Fragapane,

:02:43. > :02:46.who won four gold medals at the Commonwealth Games.

:02:47. > :02:48.And we have the star attraction here with us today.

:02:49. > :02:53.And also some cakes made into gold medals as well.

:02:54. > :02:59.You must be overwhelmed by the reaction.

:03:00. > :03:05.I have had all of the friends and family supporting me

:03:06. > :03:09.but the person I need to th`nk the most is my mum and dad,

:03:10. > :03:15.just getting me through every day, with the hard work and everxthing.

:03:16. > :03:18.And also the Bristol sports team where I train and also

:03:19. > :03:26.Did you think, as you went into the competition, did you think

:03:27. > :03:37.We were expecting the gold as a team.

:03:38. > :03:40.We knew we could do it, we just needed to be flawless, really.

:03:41. > :03:46.And then I wanted to come in the top three in the indhvidual

:03:47. > :03:51.Also now looking towards the world gymnastics compethtion.

:03:52. > :03:56.You have done so well at the Commonwealth Games.

:03:57. > :03:59.Yeah, there is little presstre but also it will be my first one,

:04:00. > :04:12.Whatever happens, these guys are behind me.

:04:13. > :04:21.There is no doubt about that. There are so many people here tonhght It

:04:22. > :04:31.is so busy and everyone is so excited about her success. Xou can

:04:32. > :04:33.join us again are night. `` you can join us again tomorrow night.

:04:34. > :04:36.on the first weekend of the Football League season.

:04:37. > :04:39.Bristol City began in style with a 2`1 win at Sheffield Unitdd `

:04:40. > :04:42.Aaron Wilbraham and Wade Elliott scoring at Bramall Lane.

:04:43. > :04:45.Two goals for Michael Smith as Swindon beat Scunthorpe 3`1.

:04:46. > :04:48.Yeovil started life back in League One with a 3`0 home defeat

:04:49. > :04:53.But, in League Two, a winning start for Cheltenham, beating Burx 1` .

:04:54. > :04:58.Early substitute Joe Hanks scored the winning goal.

:04:59. > :05:00.Well, there are some gusty conditions ahead tonight.

:05:01. > :05:04.Time to check in with Bea Ttcker and her forecast.

:05:05. > :05:09.We had a fairly blustery dax and the winds will be the theme

:05:10. > :05:11.of our weather for the next couple of days.

:05:12. > :05:13.They should ease slightly through the night.

:05:14. > :05:15.We will see a fair few showdrs feeding in for a time,

:05:16. > :05:20.With all of the cloud and r`in, it is going to be a fairly mild night,

:05:21. > :05:27.We got a westerly wind feedhng in some fairly heavy showers.

:05:28. > :05:29.We could well see some torrential downpours,

:05:30. > :05:31.perhaps the odd rumble of thunder as well.

:05:32. > :05:37.It is going to be another whndy day, not quite as minty as today

:05:38. > :05:39.but particularly towards thd Severn Estuary up the Bristol Channel,

:05:40. > :05:42.we could get gusts of up to 40 miles an hour.

:05:43. > :05:45.In any spells of sunshine, highs of around 18 or 19 degrees.

:05:46. > :05:47.We keep the winds going as we go through Tuesday.

:05:48. > :05:50.We will see a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers

:05:51. > :05:52.and then it settles for the middle of the week.

:05:53. > :05:55.And that's it ` we're back later in the 10pl news.

:05:56. > :06:13.Hello there. With reports of flooding and wind damage in some

:06:14. > :06:14.parts of the UK, hurricane Bertha has