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Try to keep some optimism. Thank you very much. That's all from the BBC

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News at Six. Goodbye Right on track ` from diesel to

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electric, the move to transform the Great Western line, and the

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team working through the night to This is the biggest railway

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investment in this route since Brunel. We are also live alongside

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the track to find out what ht Brunel. We are also live alongside

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the track to find out what it means for those living nearby.

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Sending vital supplies to Iraq ` the Gloucestershire warehouse

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The Wiltshire remembrance service for the fallen heroes of

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And, the engineering marvels that shaped the West ` the technology

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It's a project which will change the shape of rail travel through

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Tonight, the electrification of the Great Western line

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It should be finished in just over two years, and will mean faster

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Will Glennon is alongside the railway line in Wiltshire.

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Eight Arena, quieter, faster, more reliable service, other bendfits

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reliable service, other benefits Network Rail sable come frol the

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electrification of the main line from London to the West Country The

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project will not be without its pain, especially for places like

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this, but we are promised it will be worth it. Over the next two years,

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work will move west from London Paddington, through Reading, onto

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Bath and Bristol, ultimatelx ending Bath and Bristol, ultimatelx ending

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up in south Wales. Normally that kind of work would mean lind

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kind of work would mean line closures and replacement bus

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services, a real headache for commuters. But a special train has

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been designed to carry out work through the night so commutdrs will

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hardly notice. It is 2am and raining hard. These

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files hold the gantries on which power lines for electric trains

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files hold the gantries on which power lines for electric tr`ins will

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power lines for electric trains will fit. It is the first stage of the

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transformation of this diesel railway. I love it. We have come

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through the testing and commissioning phase and are now into

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production and it is all systems go. Next comes a big hammer. Thhs

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production and it is all systems go. Next comes a big hammer. This ?40

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Next comes a big hammer. Thhs ? 0 million train is called Brunel. It

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carries everything it needs to dig holes, mix and pour concrete,

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holes, mix and pour concretd, erected overhead and trees, and

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install wires. We have got to install 18,000 of these pilds all

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the way along the 235 miles of the route. The adjacent line can remain

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open, so services can still run through the evening. The tr`in

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creeps over a level crossing at walking pace. The location for each

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new pile is fixed by satellhte. walking pace. The location for each

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new pile is fixed by satellhte. So, this GPS is accurate to 15

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millimetres. It is quite impressive. Yes, it is pretty good. But, despite

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all the fancy kit, measuring still comes down to a spirit level. A tape

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measure and boots on the ballast. We are investing a huge amount of

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money, to ensure that by December 2016 we have faster, Greenock

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trains. The train works up to five times faster than conventional gangs

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of track workers. The price tag for the whole project, around ?1.5

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the whole project, around ?0.5 billion. By breakfast time, trains

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will be running again. Now, despite the work of th`t

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special overnight train, there Now, despite the work of that

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special overnight train, thdre are other knock`on effects. The electric

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trains and their power supply need extra room overhead in order to

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accommodate them, so a number of accommodate them, so a number of

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ridges along the route need to be raised. We may be able to sde

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ridges along the route need to be raised. We may be able to see one

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just around the corner therd. raised. We may be able to sde one

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just around the corner therd. Eight special meeting is taking place

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right now in Corsham town H`ll to right now in Corsham town H`ll to

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tell people hear about the next phase of work that is taking place

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locally. Two bridges and an aqueduct here will need altering. A

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footbridge will be closed for three months leaving people with a long

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months leaving people with ` long detours to access the town centre.

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Well, we know that it has to happen. We know they are a lecture find the

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line, so we know it will happen. We know they are a lecture find the

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line, so we know it will happen We just hope it will be the shortest

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time possible. It has got to be done, hasn't it? That is the

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time possible. It has got to be done, hasn't it? That is thd thing.

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done, hasn't it? That is the thing. The railway has got to be sorted

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out. There is nothing much we can do, is there? In this particular

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case, where this footbridge is widely used, I think Network Rail

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has seriously got to look at making some alternative arrangements to

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help pedestrians. There are a lot of elderly people and schoolchildren

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who use this footbridge twice a day to go from one part of the town to

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the next, and they need to think about a minibus service to help

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local people. Already, work has been done up the line with various

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done up the line with variots degrees of success. The last days

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that took place finished three weeks ahead of schedule. Network Rail say

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they will do what they can to minimise the disruption, but

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promised it is worth it. A man on remand at Bristol prison

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has been charged with the attempted The attack on a man in his

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thirties has left him in a coma. Here's our Home Affairs

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Correspondent Steve Brodie. The alleged attack took place during

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an exercise period for prisoners Somalian,

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37`year`old Mohamed Sharif was left with what the police describe

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as life threatening injuries. He was taken to hospital where he

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remains in a coma Avon and Somerset detectives

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launched an immediate investigation and say they are treating

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the assault as one of hate crime. Meanwhile,

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the prison service has begun 34`year`old Ryan Guest,

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from Yate in South Gloucestershire, was arrested and has now been

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charged with attempted murddr. Mohamed Sharif's family, who live

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in Bristol, released a statdment saying how they're devastated

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and hope that justice will be done. The campaining organisation SARI `

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Stand Against Racism and Inequality, has been advising

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the family since the attack. Ryan Guest was remanded

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in custody and will appear before The family

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of a Swindon man whose body was found at a recycling plant has paid

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tribute to him, saying he was a The body of 34`year`old Matthew

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Symonds was found at the Biffa site Today police said his death is

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not being treated as suspichous A Wiltshire waste company h`s

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offered to remove some of the burning rubbish

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from a recycling plant in Swindon Fire crews have

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so far been unable to extinguish The council wants to move the waste

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to a disused park`and`ride site Hills Waste Solutions said it's

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working on a potential plan. A warehouse in Gloucestershire is

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at the heart of the operation to Over the last four nights,

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British forces have made two air drops of food, water and medical

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supplies to the many people trapped It's an ongoing operation and

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Andrew Plant has spent the day at the centre at Cotswold Airport

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in Cirencester. Night`time airdrops over northern

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Iraq. Two RAF Hercules parachuting down pallets of supplies, filmed by

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infrared cameras. So, you could go out now, and drink the water from a

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puddle. More than 3000 water containers have been loaded into

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those airdrops, to turn filthy water into drinkable with just a few pumps

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of a handle. Dropped into an area with little clean water or food

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available. The sun is baking down on them, there is limited food up

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there. We have had reports of them eating raw sheep, for example. These

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suppliers will supply the most life`saving equipment. Solar lamps

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were also inside the airdrops. They can be used to charge mobild phones,

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allowing aid agencies to keep in allowing aid agencies to keep in

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touch with people waiting on the ground. This was the second

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airdrop, the first was on Saturday. The one planned for Sunday was

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abandoned over fears that ten The one planned for Sunday was

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abandoned over fears that tdn tonnes abandoned over fears that tdn tonnes

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of supplies could injure people waiting below. There is a balance to

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be struck between the risks of doing this, against the accuracy we can be

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being relatively low. We take that into consideration and make sure we

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get it done safely. ?3 million from the government's rapid response fund

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is now being made available to aid organisations already on thd

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is now being made available to aid organisations already on the ground

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organisations already on thd ground in Iraq to try to ease a desperate

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situation. Talks are going on right now about how best to distribute

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now about how best to distrhbute that money. The two Hercules that

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flew the aid drops from the UK into northern Iraq last night won't fly

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back home, they will now be based in Cyprus. Future aid drops will come

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from there, rather than here. It's lovely to have you with us

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on this Tuesday evening. It's been a day of sunshine

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and showers. Ian will be here shortly with

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the latest forecast. Also tonight,

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Bristol City play their first match It has taken 12 weeks to get this

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service ready, but it is thd service ready, but it is thd

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footballers who will get to use it first in the cup against Oxford

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tonight. A service has been held

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at a Wiltshire airfield to remember two men who were the first British

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airborne casualties of Wreaths were laid

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at Netheravon to honour the men Falling from the sky `

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a parachutist delivering a wreath, close to the spot

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of the crash exactly 100 ye`rs ago. The plane was being piloted

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by Second Lieutenant Robin Skene. Inside, another young man `

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newly qualified Air Mechanic They were heading

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for Kent to join the British But soon after take`off, the plane

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banked, lost speed and crashed. That their sacrifice and heroism

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were not in vain. Though I am an were not in vain. Though I am an

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historian and I can read about these things, being able to come here and

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be able to stand roughly where they stood, in fact he came out of a door

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behind me went to his machine thinking he would be in France by

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the evening. It did not happen. Among those paying their respects,

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members of a motorcycle club who managed to track down the great

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niece of Robin Skene to read some I am filled with pride for a young

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man who was willing to do hhs bit for the country, knowing the

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man who was willing to do his bit for the country, knowing thd risks

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for the country, knowing the risks he was taking. Thank you all for

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being here, and remembering them. And then onto Bulford Cemetry `

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a wreath laid at the graveside of Raymond Barlow,

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and another was placed in Surrey where Second Lieutenant Robin Skene

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was laid to rest. The Royal Flying Corps became

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the eyes of the Army Many took off

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from this airfield behind me. Each unaware

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of the extraordinary contribution This weekend

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the wreaths will be taken to France to complete the journey

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the men never managed to make. A petition has been started to get

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the last surviving British Dambuster 92`year`old Johnny Johnson,

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who lives in Bristol, was just 21 when he took part in the

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raids to destroy three of Gdrmany's Now a campaign has been launched

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to recognise what he and so many I am the lucky one that is still

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alive. But if, and it is a big if, if this campaign is successful, I

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would only accept it on the grounds that it is used as a tributd to the

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that it is used as a tribute to the 55,500 of bomber command who were

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killed during the war. And big 12,000 injured, and another 2002

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were taken prisoner. A beautiful sentiment.

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A pop`up flood barrier is being constructed in Bristol this evening

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after recent heavy rainfall and ahead of tonight's high tide.

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Its aim is to protect homes close to the Cumberland Basin

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It's been announced that Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge

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will close to vehicles next week so road works can be carried out.

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in the morning next Monday, re`opening at 4:30pm.

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The closures will take placd each day until Friday.

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Pedestrians will still be allowed across and cyclists,

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Somerset's tourist trade is being told to make itself a year`round

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business, rather than rely on a few months over the summer.

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The comments come from a leading economist.

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He says more needs to be done to cash`in on a predicted doubling

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of income from UK tourism over the next decade.

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Somerset's tourist trade is bouncing back.

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But four fifths of the income is raised over the summer. I think it

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would be good if some of the businesses diversify it to think in

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terms of attracting people year`round.

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So, how can you tempt the likes of this pleasure`seeker back to

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Somerset in the depths of winter with his family?

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Well, this venue in Brean has been reinventing itself

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for three generations now, ever since the owner decided

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in the 1940s to give up dairy farming and build a leisure park.

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It attracts three quarters of a million visitors a year.

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And, aware of a rise in "stay`cations",

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they've just invested ?2 million in a year round attraction.

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It is a big investment for this family run business. They have

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It is a big investment for this family run business. They h`ve had

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to borrow ?1 million, but as well as having outdoor facilities, they now

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have this ?2 million indoor facility an indoor swing and play arda.

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Viewed today as sun and showers took turns outside, the indoor venue

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It is lovely, especially with the weather we have had in the last

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couple of days. There is nothing else like this in the area. We would

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have two travel to Bridgwater or Western. If we are in the area, we

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would certainly come back if it is open. The owners are hopeful the

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investment will pay off. We hope our new endorse a maple with increased

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numbers by 20%. And, with it being open all year round, that will

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numbers by 20%. And, with it being open all year round, that whll have

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open all year round, that will have an effect on turnover. With the play

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area, it is an unknown. We hope it will bring in new business and extra

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will bring in new business `nd extra revenue from people who are already

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here. We hope to open up for the New Year. The place is lovely, the

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people are nice. We might come back in Halloween time. Not all

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businesses can afford this, but visit England says there is a trend

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for holidays at home, so now could be the best time to invest.

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It's the first round of football's League Cup this evening,

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Bristol City's tie with Oxford will be the club's first home gale

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since starting work on redeveloping their ground.

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Ali, fans are going to notice a few changes.

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If you look over my shoulder, that gaping hole is where the wedlock

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stand used to be. It has bedn stand used to be. It has bedn

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demolished in the last month or so. This time next year, there will be a

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brand`new stand in its placd. This time next year, there will be a

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brand`new stand in its place. The brand`new stand in its placd. The

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first phase of the redevelopment work that is taking place here at

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work that is taking place hdre at Ashton gate. Here is the pitch, we

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are on the fringes of it. This is part was, part synthetic. It is

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extra hard wearing because Bristol Rugby club will also be plaxing

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extra hard wearing because Bristol Rugby club will also be playing here

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this season. It has cost thd club this season. It has cost the club

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around ?1 million. Craig Richardson has overseen that work. Has it been

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a tough summer? It has been a challenge. We have had a great

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challenge. We have had a grdat company who have done the work, but

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it has been challenging to see them working down to the drainagd and

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back`up. How has the brain being today? The pitch has taken it really

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today? The pitch has taken ht really well. It has not stopped us at all

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today. Exciting times for the club, and a cup run. How important is that

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going to be for you? Cup runs are always important for clubs. It would

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be nice to get off to a good start. We did in the league on Saturday

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be nice to get off to a good start. We did in the league on Sattrday at

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Sheffield United, and it wotld be nice to get off to a good start here

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as well, it would be good for the fans. How far do you budget for the

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club getting in this compethtion? Budgeting is not something we talk

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about publicly. But not very far in about publicly. But not verx far in

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cup competitions. That is not a sensible way of budgeting. Is there

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sensible way of budgeting. Hs there anything you get as a bonus? Yes,

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that's the sensible way of looking at it in this business. Seeing the

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players run out on this for the first time, because they have had no

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pre`season friendlies, is that when you can gauge how good a job it is?

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Yes, I am looking forward to the first game to see how well it

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performs. We are expecting good things from the pitch. Thank you to

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both of you. There are other ties as well tonight in the first round

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Cheltenham got the toughest draw, away to Championship Brighton.

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Swindon is at League Two newcomers Luton, while

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It's not been great weather for today's one`day cricket.

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Somerset and Glamorgan have managed to dodge the showers,

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That target was readjusted because of rain, and Somerset couldn't make

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it, they've been bowled out for 207, losing by 95 runs.

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No play at all in Bristol, Gloucestershire and Lancashhre

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thwarted, so both sides take a point.

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Gloucestershire play again tomorrow away to Worcestershire

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7:45pm start for this one here tonight. BBC local radio has all the

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coverage, including the non`league football if you are interested in

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the conference action. We will have the conference action. We will have

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all the results from these League Cup ties in our bulletin at 10pm.

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And the best news of all, you can see that the sun is out and we are

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hoping it will stay until at least 10pm.

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It does not seem to have affected the pitch. I would love to have a

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part synthetic lawn. Unforttnately the pitch. I would love to have a

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part synthetic lawn. Unfortunately I part synthetic lawn. Unforttnately I

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don't have a spare ?1 million. All this week we're looking

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at engineering wonders created right here on our doorstep `

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it's all part of celebrations to mark the 150th anniversary

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of the opening of Brunel's We asked science journalist

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Jheni Osman to choose her five Today she's been discovering how,

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in the 14th century, Wells It is one of the most beauthful

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cathedrals in England. Escaped the Civil War and survived the Black

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death. But it would not be here today if it was not for somd unique

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solutions to a serious problem. In the 14th century, Wells Cathedral

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was sinking. This Cathedral archaeologist says the East End of

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the cathedral was built on gravel and the West End on clay. It started

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sinking almost immediately, but the real problems came after they added

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real problems came after thdy added the tower. They finished the

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real problems came after they added the tower. They finished thd tower

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in 1325, and then the thing starts to tear itself to pieces,

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effectively. There is a letter saying the fabric is broken at the

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heart. So they have to call in a master mason, and he designs the

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great scissor archers. This lady has written extensively about the

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cathedral. She likes to imagine the outright panic amongst the builders.

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When these tracks started, `nd outright panic amongst the builders.

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When these tracks started, `nd some are as tall as a pillar, they must

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have been petrified. They were kind of scrabbling around like frightened

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rabbits, really, what do we do next? In this period, several towers in

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the country fell down. So wd In this period, several towdrs in

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the country fell down. So we were lucky really, or we had a vdry good

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lucky really, or we had a very good master mason, or a bit of both, and

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we are still standing proudly. Instead of the arch going lhke that,

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Instead of the arch going like that, they connect the whole thing up .. I

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they connect the whole thing up... I sat in on a class at the blte

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they connect the whole thing up .. I sat in on a class at the blue School

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in Wales. The pupils are finding out why archers are so good at carrying

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weight. Dry spaghetti may not be the best building material, that but the

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results illustrated the point that scissor archers can carry more

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weight. As well as looking really nice, it is incredibly strong. Much

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stronger than the original. The archers are the most obvious

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features of the repair work, but the real strength comes from the

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real strength comes from thd internal buttresses. Everything that

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you see in red is 1338 masonry. They have built this internal flxing

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have built this internal flying buttress which carries the thrust

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always down from the tower base. always down from the tower base.

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Which is what we can see up there. Yes, it has partly blocked the lower

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part of the window. This is one of the miracles of medieval

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engineering. So, they did not get off to a great start, but the

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rebuilding work of 1338 turned out to be an engineering and artistic

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masterpiece. Tomorrow, Jheni will be in Wiltshire

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examining the latest theorids about how Neolithic engineers built

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Stonehenge. Now, Ian, I think the gardens are

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pretty pleased, but we are wondering whether it is the end of sulmer

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It is quite a common question. It only takes a hurricane and some

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blustery showers and everyone think it is all over. Not so. If we take a

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dip into the future, we can characterise this week are seeing a

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fair amount of the cool, showery weather, but Saturday is looking an

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awful lot better. Then we return awful lot better. Then we rdturn

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next week to the changeable, cooler setup, but we have moderate

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confidence that the last week setup, but we have moderate

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confidence that the last wedk of confidence that the last week of

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August will see those winds coming from the southerly quarter, bringing

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warmer air out of the near constant. Fingers crossed that will bd

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warmer air out of the near constant. Fingers crossed that will be the net

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result. September often does have some fairly decent dry spells as

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well. Tomorrow will see fewer showers than the last coupld of

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days. A good deal of dry and right weather about. If you showers, and

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it will be a breezy day, but not as windy as it has been over the last

:25:42.:25:44.

couple of days. The radar shows how we have been running some showers,

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continuing on into this afternoon. continuing on into this afternoon.

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Some have been quite heavy with some thunderstorms. Showers will continue

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on and off into the first h`lf thunderstorms. Showers will continue

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on and off into the first half of the night. Gradually those winds

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will veer to a north`westerly direction. When we get the wind from

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this direction, it tends to offer us more shelter from the high ground. A

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good number of youths will `ctually be seeing a fair amount of dry

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weather today, against the westerly breeze coming from the Bristol

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Channel. Showers will reduce in intensity and dissolution as the

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evening wears on, but there could still be quite a few into North

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Somerset. By tomorrow morning, the winds are not as strong. Tolorrow

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winds are not as strong. Tomorrow morning, many areas. On a dry note.

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We will get a few showers into the far west of Somerset. A number of

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areas may stay completely dry tomorrow. Variable amounts of cloud,

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sunshine from time to time, a moderate pollen count tomorrow.

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Damages slightly up on todax, reaching 19 Celsius `` temperatures.

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By Thursday, there will be the return of some heavy and thundery

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return of some heavy and thtndery downpours, but they will drift

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downpours, but they will drhft eastwards by Friday, so a much

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eastwards by Friday, so a mtch better day on Friday but Saturday

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will be the best day of the weekend. I like the looking ahead idda,

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will be the best day of the weekend. I like the looking ahead idea, all

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I like the looking ahead idda, all the way to the end of August.

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That's it from us this evening. We are back for an update at 10pm. Good

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evening. MUSIC: "It Don't Mean A Thing"

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by Duke Ellington celebrating the music of Count Basie

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and Duke Ellington. We've got factory boys and butchers'

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apprentices and office clerks Don't stop moving!

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If you go back you'll die! Espionage. Who would possibly

:28:21.:28:25.

assassinate him? Deception. There's so much more

:28:26.:28:39.

to this story than I thought. And even murder.

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With a knife! Real shock. Unravelling the mysteries

:28:44.:28:47.

of their family tree. A baker?!

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Well, I'm damned.

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