24/08/2014

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:00:11. > :00:12.Good evening. see

:00:13. > :00:16.A flight of remembrance took place today,

:00:17. > :00:19.one that began at Ypres in Belgium, and ended at Pilton in Somerset.

:00:20. > :00:22.It was a huge flock of pigeons that made the journey.

:00:23. > :00:24.Today was a chance to remember the massive contribution

:00:25. > :00:26.the birds made to communications during World War One

:00:27. > :00:36.Coming home to roost after a journey of more than 25

:00:37. > :00:41.A flight loaded with significance, 100 years on from the start

:00:42. > :00:55.Pigeons were a major part of the First World War and the Second World

:00:56. > :01:00.War and they are real athletes of the sky.

:01:01. > :01:03.And Terry Williams has been a man on a mission.

:01:04. > :01:06.He set off for Ypres in Belgium yesterday, where many pigeons were

:01:07. > :01:09.despatched and raced back to Pilton himself this morning to try to beat

:01:10. > :01:26.They saved thousands and thousands of lives. There were no radios,

:01:27. > :01:32.of lives. There were no radhos, proper radios, and then, they had

:01:33. > :01:33.horses and dogs to do the inside bid, but getting communications

:01:34. > :01:36.bid, but getting communicathons back, it was the humble pigeon that

:01:37. > :01:43.saved hundreds of lives. 380 pigeons carried an unwrhtten

:01:44. > :01:45.message back to Pilton today, one of thanksgiving and remdmbrance

:01:46. > :01:48.as we look back at one of Missing Bath man Desmond O'Sullivan

:01:49. > :01:52.has been found. The 56`year`old suffers

:01:53. > :01:54.from dementia and had been lissing This lunchtime officers helped him

:01:55. > :01:58.from the River Avon where hd was Celebrity chef Marco Pierre White

:01:59. > :02:06.has closed his Wiltshire gastropub amid claims the locals were

:02:07. > :02:08.boycotting it because it was The Pear Tree Inn at Whitlex has now

:02:09. > :02:27.been sold and residents say they a traditional country pub

:02:28. > :02:29.in its place. Marco Pierre White is known

:02:30. > :02:34.around the world. One of the youngest chefs ever

:02:35. > :02:36.to get three Michelin stars. He bought the Pear Tree Inn

:02:37. > :02:39.in Whitley three years ago, turned It's been gutted, cleared out,

:02:40. > :02:44.even the roadside sign has been sawn People living in Whitley said they

:02:45. > :02:48.felt alienated when their f`vourite drinks were taken away

:02:49. > :02:59.and the food became too expdnsive. The prices seemed to go up

:03:00. > :03:03.astronomically and there was not the same variety of food. It was

:03:04. > :03:12.expensive and not really a family pub to go through `` to go to. An

:03:13. > :03:14.awful lot of trade has been lost from this pub since it was taken

:03:15. > :03:16.over three years ago. The pub is from this pub since it was taken

:03:17. > :03:18.over three years ago. The pub is the meeting place. That is wherd

:03:19. > :03:22.over three years ago. The ptb is the meeting place. That is where we all

:03:23. > :03:24.go for a chat and a pint, even if it is only once a month. It brhngs the

:03:25. > :03:27.is only once a month. It brings the whole village together.

:03:28. > :03:29.Marco Pierre White hoped this business venture would bear

:03:30. > :03:32.fruit but it seems the whole thing has turned rotten for him

:03:33. > :03:38.Maybe the Pear Tree Inn's new owners will make it a success instdad.

:03:39. > :03:41.Finally, a well known face in the West, Carol Vorderman,

:03:42. > :03:48.has done the ice bucket challenge this weekend ` with a twist.

:03:49. > :03:50.You'll know, it involves a cold drenching for charitx.

:03:51. > :03:53.Well, Carol was nominated bx a Red Arrows pilot, and not content with

:03:54. > :03:56.an icy bucket, she then stood in front of Gloucestershire airport's

:03:57. > :04:07.Looks like we'll all be getting soggy tomorrow mind you.

:04:08. > :04:13.Here's Holly Green and the late forecast.

:04:14. > :04:16.Tonight and tomorrow are brhnging some pretty wet conditions, and the

:04:17. > :04:20.worst coming through the dax worst coming through the day

:04:21. > :04:25.tomorrow. It might brighten later with the risk of some heavy showers.

:04:26. > :04:26.We have this area of rain working its way across us accompanidd

:04:27. > :04:26.We have this area of rain working its way across us accompanied by

:04:27. > :04:31.its way across us accompanidd by some fairly blustery winds. A much

:04:32. > :04:35.milder night and we have bedn milder night and we have been

:04:36. > :04:40.seeing. The first part of tomorrow, drier conditions for a time, but

:04:41. > :04:44.then this area of heavy rain seeks in from the West. We have a Met

:04:45. > :04:50.Office yellow warning in force and we could see a lot of surface water

:04:51. > :04:52.spray and disruption to Bank Holiday travel. The risk of some heavy

:04:53. > :04:58.travel. The risk of some he`vy showers. Into next week, we lose

:04:59. > :05:00.these chilly nights that we have been seeing, but things will be

:05:01. > :05:12.pretty unsettled. That is a! We Hello, the best of the weather

:05:13. > :05:16.conditions tomorrow will be where it is not a bank holiday, that is

:05:17. > :05:19.because we continue to see cloud and rain coming in from the Atlantic.

:05:20. > :05:25.Not much rain from Northern Ireland, the Wales and south-west,

:05:26. > :05:32.northern England and Scotland should be dry with clear skies, quite cold.

:05:33. > :05:34.Sufficient rain, keeping those temperatures much higher than last