:00:00. > :00:10.again. Something to look forward to. That is all from the
:00:11. > :00:27.900 badgers are to be shot hn Gloucestershire and Somerset.
:00:28. > :00:39.With TB at record highs, we ask if the policy can work.
:00:40. > :00:41.Our other headlines tonight: bringing in the big guns `
:00:42. > :00:43.the emergercy services dousd the Wiltshire rubbish fire
:00:44. > :00:52.The boys are in the money: @ Banksy on the side of a youth club
:00:53. > :00:56.And send in the clowns ` we go inside the Big Tent
:00:57. > :01:09.A second cull of badgers in Gloucestershire and Somerset has
:01:10. > :01:16.been given the go ahead and could get underway within the next few
:01:17. > :01:18.weeks. The Government's pushing ahead with the second part of its
:01:19. > :01:21.trial in the two pilot areas, despite the fact that both culls
:01:22. > :01:24.last year failed to reach their targets. Our reporter Steve Knibbs
:01:25. > :01:30.is within the cull zone in Gloucestershire for us tonight.
:01:31. > :01:43.Thank you. This is the focus of the badger cull activity in
:01:44. > :01:51.Gloucestershire. Within the next few weeks, natural England have issued
:01:52. > :02:07.licensing. They have set minimum targets. 615 in Gloucestershire and
:02:08. > :02:15.three 1116 badgers. In 2013, 92 were shot. And 940 were shot in
:02:16. > :02:18.Somerset. Campaigners and police and Natural England have had tile to
:02:19. > :02:24.reflect and take stock. Thex are ready for another round of this
:02:25. > :02:29.controversial cull. With thd pilot cull about to start again, ht is a
:02:30. > :02:32.nervous time for all involvdd. The criticism from in independent
:02:33. > :02:36.report, that the operation was not effective assuming, the company
:02:37. > :02:42.running the cull in Gloucester says lessons have been learned. The
:02:43. > :02:52.report was critical and we `ccept that. It did, however, say that
:02:53. > :02:55.these methods could be used safely. There were other issues thex have
:02:56. > :03:02.raised. We have addressed them through extra training with the
:03:03. > :03:08.shooting teams. Also getting ready for the cull are campaigners. This
:03:09. > :03:11.group in Gloucester claims they have 1000 members ready to patrol the
:03:12. > :03:18.cull zone. They are more prdpared than ever. We have more equhpment
:03:19. > :03:26.this year. We will be able to see where the animals go. We will be
:03:27. > :03:33.able to watch them and then cage them and get medical treatmdnt for
:03:34. > :03:40.them. Bovine TB is showing no sign of going away. In Wiltshire it has
:03:41. > :03:50.hit a record high. This man is under restrictions again. I would like to
:03:51. > :03:58.see an all`out attack on bovine TB from all sides. From people against
:03:59. > :04:09.culling badgers. From the Government and from the veterinary recdssion.
:04:10. > :04:14.Just as cancer is being tre`ted Planning is under way on all sides
:04:15. > :04:16.ahead of the pilot cull. Gloucestershire Constabularx said
:04:17. > :04:20.they are putting public safdty at the heart of this operation this
:04:21. > :04:24.year. Contract was implied to shoot badgers are prepared to work the
:04:25. > :04:27.same land as campaigners who do not want a single shot fired.
:04:28. > :04:30.We're joined from Westminstdr by Dominic Dyer from the Badger Trust
:04:31. > :04:43.Good evening. Why not get bdhind this badger cull, this time and see
:04:44. > :04:47.if it works? It was a disastrous failure in 2013. It cost only pounds
:04:48. > :04:52.and we did not kill enough badgers. It probably led to the spre`d of the
:04:53. > :04:58.disease and it was inhumane. It took badgers 1050 minutes to die. That is
:04:59. > :05:02.not acceptable. We're talking about bovine TB which is the biggdst
:05:03. > :05:06.animal problem in this country. It causes massive suffering. Is it not
:05:07. > :05:14.at least worth trying? , yot can get on top of TB. There are othdr
:05:15. > :05:21.methods being used in Wales. That's a nation of cattle. And vaccination
:05:22. > :05:28.of badgers. Those methods are being used in England as well. TB is down
:05:29. > :05:35.by 14% in Wales but even thd people they admit it is a long`terl
:05:36. > :05:40.problem. Well we are having a conference on this subject `nd the
:05:41. > :05:44.people in Wales are sounding very upbeat about what they have
:05:45. > :05:48.achieved. It is cost`effecthve. Do you accept that in England the
:05:49. > :05:52.Government is also trying a broad range of measures and this hs just
:05:53. > :05:56.in the very worst areas that they are trying to get on top of this
:05:57. > :06:01.dreadful problem to stop anhmal suffering? I have a serious concern
:06:02. > :06:07.about the safety of the cull. We have heard stories in the Stnday
:06:08. > :06:13.Times about shots being madd near residential homes. Police are
:06:14. > :06:21.looking at that as a crimin`l investigation. We are asking why
:06:22. > :06:26.more has not been done earlher. These are serious health concerns.
:06:27. > :06:29.People could get hard in thhs cull. Thank you for joining us. ``
:06:30. > :06:31.injured. Fifteen firefighters have spent the
:06:32. > :06:34.entire day trying to extingtish the fire at a waste plant in Swhndon
:06:35. > :06:38.which has been burning for just over five weeks. Today they intensified
:06:39. > :06:41.their work by dousing the flames with thousands of litres of water
:06:42. > :06:44.every minute. Here's Tracey Miller. Tons of highly compacted rubbish
:06:45. > :06:47.have been burning now for 38 days. Firefighters have struggled to get
:06:48. > :06:51.the fire under control whild it s spewed acrid smoke into the air But
:06:52. > :06:56.from today the Wiltshire fire and rescue service say they're taking a
:06:57. > :07:09.much more aggressive approach. Why have you not taking this stance
:07:10. > :07:14.from the beginning? We had to remove over 1000 tonnes of waste that was
:07:15. > :07:19.not involved in the fire to actually access the area. We have pl`ns in
:07:20. > :07:21.place to protect the environment. We want to ensure none of the water
:07:22. > :07:24.runs into the river. The increased efforts to put the
:07:25. > :07:36.fire out have meant even more smoke. This is as close as we can get
:07:37. > :07:40.because the owners have reftsed us access. But we can see the fire
:07:41. > :07:46.because the rubbish is piled as high as a house. We have lots of small
:07:47. > :07:51.businesses struggling to carry on and work with this horrible smoke.
:07:52. > :08:05.They do not think of us. We have to live through this. You're rdading
:08:06. > :08:08.this everyday? What can you do? You do you have to do. You worrx about
:08:09. > :08:11.the consequences later. While James struggles on others have
:08:12. > :08:14.had to close for the time bding Many with businesses next to Averies
:08:15. > :08:17.Recycling want to know how ht was ever allowed to get like thhs in the
:08:18. > :08:27.first place. You're watching Points West, good to
:08:28. > :08:31.have your company. And we'vd plenty more on tonight's programme,
:08:32. > :08:36.including a trip to Bruton ` we ask if it's the most fashionable
:08:37. > :08:43.village in the country. And how eating tomatoes could help
:08:44. > :08:55.fight against prostate cancdr. In the last week, thousands of
:08:56. > :08:58.people across the West have asked for their personal details to be
:08:59. > :09:01.removed from a public register of voters. Councils say the sudden rush
:09:02. > :09:04.was prompted by a letter whhch warned people their names and
:09:05. > :09:06.addresses could be sold on to It's landed on every doormat
:09:07. > :09:16.in the country. 6 million of us will have
:09:17. > :09:20.to reregister to vote. So far,
:09:21. > :09:22.only 1 million have bothered. And it's the letter itself
:09:23. > :09:31.which has left many baffled. Well, if that had gone out
:09:32. > :09:34.from my office, you think I would This Nailsea voter was told he was
:09:35. > :09:38.both on and off something c`lled It's a cutdown version
:09:39. > :09:43.of the electoral roll with names and addresses that can be sold
:09:44. > :09:47.on by councils. I guess
:09:48. > :09:48.the council are cash`strappdd, so this is revenue because they
:09:49. > :09:51.will sell these names on. But for someone who is alre`dy
:09:52. > :09:53.on the Telephone Preference Service, who really doesn't want
:09:54. > :09:56.nuisance calls, surely this is going They'll be getting letters
:09:57. > :09:59.and phone calls And they'll know your address
:10:00. > :10:10.and everything. Councils say they make very little,
:10:11. > :10:12.if anything, from the selling of the open register,
:10:13. > :10:15.which they have to do by law. Here in Bristol,
:10:16. > :10:19.it will cost a business ?5for 1 00 It is that idea of selling
:10:20. > :10:24.on your personal information that has prompted a raft
:10:25. > :10:27.of voters to get in touch whth local What is interesting is we'vd had
:10:28. > :10:31.a very large response in relation We have had 6000 people over
:10:32. > :10:35.the last week who have cont`cted the council, primarily throtgh
:10:36. > :10:38.our website, requesting not to be Opting out of the open register may
:10:39. > :10:48.spare you from the perils of receiving yet more junk lail
:10:49. > :10:51.but it will not cost you yotr vote. Those most at risk are studdnts
:10:52. > :10:57.or people who move often. But all current voters will be
:10:58. > :10:59.protected until Arable farmers here say this year's
:11:00. > :11:11.crop is the best for many ydars But they're not celebrating! Th`t's
:11:12. > :11:15.because supplies are so plentiful prices have fallen consider`bly Our
:11:16. > :11:24.Somerset correspondent has lore There are rewards at the bottom of
:11:25. > :11:27.his garden that outweigh thd pressures of global economy for
:11:28. > :11:35.Barry Bryer. And the future is looking bright for the latest
:11:36. > :11:53.arrival at Charity Farm near He certainly will not be short of
:11:54. > :12:01.food. For the first time in many years, these women do not nded to
:12:02. > :12:12.buy feed for their dairy cows. So plentiful was this your's crop of
:12:13. > :12:18.maize and hay. The weather has been just right. It has rained at the
:12:19. > :12:24.right time. Some at the right time. It has just not stopped growing It
:12:25. > :12:29.has been growing at over ond inch a day since it was put in. Generally,
:12:30. > :12:34.it has been a bumper year for arable farmers. Those who planted late
:12:35. > :12:37.haven't found the weather so kind. If you want to get an overvhew of
:12:38. > :12:44.this year's harvest, this is a good place. Cannington grain acts as a
:12:45. > :12:54.wholesale storage facility for about 120 Somerset farmers. These silos
:12:55. > :13:01.can hold tonnes of grain. Wheat yields especially have been high. So
:13:02. > :13:12.has Bali. About 25% up on l`st year. `` Bali. Prices for the farler have
:13:13. > :13:19.dropped significantly. About ?145,000 per tonne has dropped to a
:13:20. > :13:24.lower figure. No further th`n the bottom of this garden to sed how
:13:25. > :13:27.kind the weather has been to this banana tree. It has produced fruit
:13:28. > :13:33.for the first time. In the liddle of Somerset. Unbelievable.
:13:34. > :13:36.Banksy's "Mobile Lovers" has sold for ?403,000 and it's one of the
:13:37. > :13:38.highest amounts ever paid for one of Banksy's works. The picture's been
:13:39. > :13:41.bought privately, with all the proceeds going to the Broad Plain
:13:42. > :13:44.Boys' Club. Banksy said he wanted the Club to have the mural `fter an
:13:45. > :13:58.ownership tussle with Bristol City Council. Here's Jon Kay.
:13:59. > :14:07.Left in a doorway in a backstreet in Bristol. Mobile Lovers, by Banksy.
:14:08. > :14:14.The boys' club next door decided to claim it straightaway. They took it
:14:15. > :14:20.from the wall. In April, thdy said they would sell it to raise vital
:14:21. > :14:26.funds. It is like a gift from the sky. It is amazing. Is it yours to
:14:27. > :14:37.sell? Email I think it was given to us by Banksy as a gift. `` H think.
:14:38. > :14:44.It started a debate about who owns street art. Today, things wdre more
:14:45. > :14:49.amicable. This man from the boys' club is not embracing the M`yor of
:14:50. > :14:53.Bristol. It was a letter from Banksy that ended their feud. He s`id he
:14:54. > :14:57.wanted the boys' club to have the picture and now it has sold to a
:14:58. > :15:05.private buyer for any record sum. Did you ever think you would get
:15:06. > :15:11.?403,000? Never. In all fairness, it is a piece of wood, forgot sake A
:15:12. > :15:20.fantastic piece of art on it. But that is a lot of money. The money
:15:21. > :15:25.means this inner`city boys' club, which has been here for mord than
:15:26. > :15:29.100 years, now has a future. Good news for gang members like this one.
:15:30. > :15:38.Some it is brilliant. Great news for everyone. All the kids from around
:15:39. > :15:46.the area. It means everything. What easy to Banksy? A big thank you
:15:47. > :15:51.Know they have put their own piece of graffiti were Banksy's w`s once
:15:52. > :15:56.displayed. Proudly watched by Dennis. He says he will not be
:15:57. > :16:01.taking this one down. Dennis and his team see this picture has not just
:16:02. > :16:03.saved the boys' club, it has changed what they do here. Street art is now
:16:04. > :16:10.joining sport as a regular `ctivity. And art lovers are bringing
:16:11. > :16:13.prosperity to a somerset town too. Bruton is booming, apparently `
:16:14. > :16:16.thanks to a heady mix of a new contemporary art gallery and lots of
:16:17. > :16:19.national media attention. Otr business correspondent Dave Harvey
:16:20. > :16:37.popped in to what Londoners are They have been selling ten xear for
:16:38. > :16:43.centuries. This farm shop looks like an art gallery. Each cheese is a
:16:44. > :16:48.waxwork. Which is just as wdll, since that is what these people have
:16:49. > :16:52.come to Bruton four. We havdn't heard much about it until the art
:16:53. > :16:58.gallery opened. There has bden a lot in the national press about it. This
:16:59. > :17:04.is the gallery. Since we reported it opening in July, 20,000 art lovers
:17:05. > :17:12.have been. It seems many stop for Cheddar on the way home. Thdy have
:17:13. > :17:16.been in the newspapers. And magazines. It has brought in lots of
:17:17. > :17:21.people. But I think Bruton has had a buzz going for years. And that does
:17:22. > :17:25.means business. Transforming this family dairy and bringing ndw jobs.
:17:26. > :17:33.When I started dairy farming in 1993, we were young and know the
:17:34. > :17:43.cheese business is 14 and I hope it will improve. Visitors do not only
:17:44. > :17:50.look at art and by cheese. They want to stay. In fashionable circles in
:17:51. > :17:56.London, the word Bruton is cropping up more. People want to livd here.
:17:57. > :18:01.It is fashionable. And therdfore more expensive? You Mac that is
:18:02. > :18:09.probably one of the downsidds. Naturally, Londoners want to eat and
:18:10. > :18:13.drink in style. It is all a bit Notting Hill. That is why one
:18:14. > :18:21.national newspaper described Bruton recently. Do not say that to the
:18:22. > :18:25.locals. The success is not just about celebrity froth. It is not
:18:26. > :18:31.about that. This community has been here since the 12th century. We have
:18:32. > :18:36.generations of food producers and I think this rural community, this
:18:37. > :18:41.time and in particular, has regenerated on the back of the
:18:42. > :18:43.community efforts. It is about the work going on here. Trendy ht may
:18:44. > :18:52.be, but it is on the up. An idea which started in Brhstol has
:18:53. > :18:55.gone global ` and is helping to raise money for charity at the same
:18:56. > :18:58.time. The creators of the P`rk Street slide have sold their concept
:18:59. > :19:01.to cities around the world hncluding San Francisco, Salt Lake City and
:19:02. > :19:04.Wigan. For around six hundrdd pounds, buyers get an eightx page
:19:05. > :19:07.guide to setting up their vdry own slide, including the necess`ry risk
:19:08. > :19:26.assessments. In the last hour, Bristol chty have
:19:27. > :19:34.confirmed their captain has joined Brighton Hove Albion on a
:19:35. > :19:38.four`year contract. Sam joined City two years ago. He won Player of the
:19:39. > :19:41.Year. The club says it rejected six offers from the championship side
:19:42. > :19:44.before it finally agreeing ` fee. Now, who would have thought that
:19:45. > :19:47.` this ` the humble tomato could be helping in the fight against
:19:48. > :19:49.prostate cancer. Researchers from the University of Bristol h`ve found
:19:50. > :19:52.that if enough is consumed, then it's claimed men could lower the
:19:53. > :19:55.risk of developing the dise`se by 18 percent. The research was c`rried
:19:56. > :20:11.out by Dr Athene Lane who's here Welcome to you. How many do we need
:20:12. > :20:16.to eat? It was suggested from our research that if you ate ond or two
:20:17. > :20:21.portions per day, about ten portions per week, we found the men who ate
:20:22. > :20:28.those tomatoes had a reduced risk of about 20% compared to those who did
:20:29. > :20:32.not. How many tomatoes any portion? About two or three medium`shzed
:20:33. > :20:39.tomatoes. You could also have cooked tomatoes. Or a glass of tom`to
:20:40. > :20:44.juice. We did a pilot and mdn found that drinking tomato juice was
:20:45. > :20:52.easier. And there are other ways to eat it? Exactly. Tinned tom`toes,
:20:53. > :20:56.fresh, other foods containing tomatoes. I am sure I have heard
:20:57. > :21:02.this before that the link bdtween tomatoes is good between prostate
:21:03. > :21:09.cancer and men. What is new in this research? This is a British study.
:21:10. > :21:13.It was done in the UK. It w`s large. We had 18,000 people taking part.
:21:14. > :21:17.Furthermore, we were able to quantify the amount of tomatoes
:21:18. > :21:29.There has been suggestions `bout matters in the past, but not as
:21:30. > :21:33.exact as this. I love them. It is an interesting thing. We can't make
:21:34. > :21:37.recommendations based on ond study. It is broadly in line with what has
:21:38. > :21:41.happened elsewhere. We would love to do a study where we would ask men to
:21:42. > :21:47.have a tomato rich diet and compare it to men who do not have that diet
:21:48. > :21:55.and follow them for a long period of time. Will it reduce your rhsk or
:21:56. > :22:03.could it? It is that it could reduce your risk. Eating vegetables is part
:22:04. > :22:08.of a healthy diet anyway, along with exercise. Maybe you could jtst swap
:22:09. > :22:13.those tomatoes in and that could be beneficial. We have done a pilot
:22:14. > :22:18.study but we would like to do a bigger study. This is ongoing
:22:19. > :22:22.research. Thank you for comhng in. I will keep these later!
:22:23. > :22:25.The Gloucestershire circus, Giffords, is well into its `nnual
:22:26. > :22:28.tour of the region. It's bedn visiting picturesque villagds and
:22:29. > :22:32.parks for over ten years ` `nd for them the key is tradition. The
:22:33. > :22:35.circus is performing at Marlborough Common over the next few daxs ` but
:22:36. > :22:38.we caught up with the performers mid season as they prepared for shows in
:22:39. > :22:44.Early morning ` and echoes of a bygone era ` as
:22:45. > :22:50.Soon ` it's all hands on deck as the transformation begins.
:22:51. > :22:53.We wanted to create a miniature village green chrcus
:22:54. > :22:58.that was as good as the continental shelves and was also a nost`lgic
:22:59. > :23:03.re`creation of what you would imagine a circus from a storybook
:23:04. > :23:09.If you work for the circus xou live with the circus `
:23:10. > :23:12.and spending time behind thd scenes you get a sense of one big family.
:23:13. > :23:16.I really love this life herd, inside the circus.
:23:17. > :23:23.That's why when they asked le back, I said yes.
:23:24. > :23:26.With the first show of the week just hours away, everyone starts to
:23:27. > :23:29.get ready, although for somd, the props are slightly more complex
:23:30. > :23:35.And then of course there's Keef the Iron, who's an old favotrite...
:23:36. > :23:38.Tweedy the Clown is one of the regulars here.
:23:39. > :23:42.The intimacy is a big thing for me because the audience are so close.
:23:43. > :23:45.And for comedy, that is very good because they feel
:23:46. > :23:48.very much part of it and yot can just instantly get that reaction.
:23:49. > :23:54.Throughout the day there's real excitement as everyone goes through
:23:55. > :24:01.And also a nod to the futurd ` as the younger generation start to
:24:02. > :24:10.Giffords tries to evoke a sdnse of a circus from another tile ` and
:24:11. > :24:14.To sit in the tent and actu`lly see people create something physical
:24:15. > :24:18.You can see the sweat, you can see the hard work,
:24:19. > :24:21.you can see the happiness... I think kids are just...
:24:22. > :24:27.mind`blown by that realness of the entertainment.
:24:28. > :24:32.After all the hard work and last minute rehearsals ` the circus opens
:24:33. > :24:34.` the theme, a rip`roaring Greek epic `
:24:35. > :24:47.although I promised not to give too much away...
:24:48. > :24:54.Now let's get the weather. So many people are coming back from holiday
:24:55. > :25:02.feeling it is cold and damp. Will it change? It could change. As a hint,
:25:03. > :25:23.there could be good news... There will be some rain on the way.
:25:24. > :25:34.It will not last throughout a good deal of the day. This evening, the
:25:35. > :25:40.radar shows some rain ahead of us, moving up from the south`west. There
:25:41. > :25:47.are moderately heavy outbre`ks of rain. But it is very fragmentary.
:25:48. > :26:12.That will characterise the weather this evening and into tonight. Some
:26:13. > :26:21.cleaver weather tomorrow. `` colder. Dying away as the night continues.
:26:22. > :26:30.It will generally be a mild night. 16 Celsius. Not far behind that for
:26:31. > :26:34.most of the countryside. A decent and bright start tomorrow for the
:26:35. > :26:40.rush hour. Lunch time cloud will increase. And here we can sde these
:26:41. > :26:51.showers moving gradually towards the East. But that is short livdd. It
:26:52. > :27:01.will brighten by evening. A moderately breezy day. Tempdratures
:27:02. > :27:14.probably up to about 20 Celsius Low pressure is dominating. By Friday, a
:27:15. > :27:18.blustery day. Some showers. Some of that will continue into Sattrday.
:27:19. > :27:24.High`pressure starting to come in later on Saturday, meeting Sunday
:27:25. > :27:33.look a lot better. Temperattres will rise further. Summer is not over
:27:34. > :27:41.yet! I love that picture sent in at the beginning. Beautiful. I had rain
:27:42. > :27:44.in Spain, so it is nice to be back in the West Country! Another
:27:45. > :27:57.Billiton at 10pm. Goodbye. You asked for it. You got it.
:27:58. > :27:59.SHRILL WHISTLE I promise not to
:28:00. > :28:02.take off all my clothes. I'm going up in the world, babes,
:28:03. > :28:05.and from today, one can't sack someone
:28:06. > :28:12.for going, "Bleuh-huh-huh-huh" I'm going to teach you
:28:13. > :28:16.a lesson, Churchy. Where's your shoe? It's in the car.
:28:17. > :28:19.I'll get it later. Big School returns for a new term.
:28:20. > :28:27.Oh, ha-ha-ha-ha! Old friends John Thomson
:28:28. > :28:29.and Simon Day are swapping comedy for Argentina
:28:30. > :28:32.and the gaucho life... I AM going to moisturise.
:28:33. > :28:34.It will be secret. ..where men are men,
:28:35. > :28:37.and the cows aren't laughing. You won't see gauchos sitting down
:28:38. > :28:41.watching...