:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the BBC News at Six. So it's goodbye from me,
:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to BBC Points West with Will Glennon and Alex Lovell.
:00:08. > :00:12.A man who died in a fire in a block of flats had been told to
:00:13. > :00:16.The 61`year`old died in Bristol on Saturday.
:00:17. > :00:18.Neighbours say he had been lighting fires
:00:19. > :00:33.The thing to do so that this was going to happen. It did happen and
:00:34. > :00:38.it came true. The protestors hoping to disrupt
:00:39. > :00:45.the cull, but farmers insist it is The mosques that are not
:00:46. > :00:52.registered for marriages. How a charity wants to take us
:00:53. > :01:00.back to the golden days of laking A man who died in a fire
:01:01. > :01:11.in a block of flats in Bristol this weekend had been told to stop
:01:12. > :01:15.lighting fires on his balcony. Neighbours say Bob Crane had
:01:16. > :01:18.his electricity cut off when he got into debt with his supplier, so he
:01:19. > :01:27.burnt wood to cook and keep warm. The BBC has learnt he had bden
:01:28. > :01:30.warned by the Fire Service and the city council to stop or face
:01:31. > :01:33.losing his flat. Scott Ellis is in Kingsdown
:01:34. > :01:48.for us this evening. Just after 11am on Saturday, this is
:01:49. > :01:51.the fire that claimed the lhfe of Bob Crane.
:01:52. > :01:53.Neighbour Malcolm Chappell says the victim had a mental health hllness.
:01:54. > :02:01.After getting into debt, his electricity supply was cut off.
:02:02. > :02:08.He has been lighting fires on his balcony over the last few months to
:02:09. > :02:15.cook and for hot water. The fire brigade have come a number of times
:02:16. > :02:17.when he has been lighting these fires on his balcony. This was an
:02:18. > :02:18.accident waiting to happen. Other neighbours tell us
:02:19. > :02:33.the same story ` of a vulnerable man I told the council that this was
:02:34. > :02:35.going to happen. Unfortunatdly, it has come true.
:02:36. > :02:37.The city council says it had issued an injunction,
:02:38. > :02:40.warning Bob Crane to stop the fires or face losing his flat.
:02:41. > :02:43.But that may have led him to have fires indoors.
:02:44. > :02:47.The Fire Service told us today they found small camping gas
:02:48. > :02:52.They had also visited Bob Crane in the past to give him
:02:53. > :03:00.These two are among a group from a nearby bail hostel who ran into
:03:01. > :03:20.I tried to kick the door in, but I could not get it to break. Dven the
:03:21. > :03:26.smallest places have fire alarms, it is important. I cannot belidve that
:03:27. > :03:28.there was not a fire alarm. Something should be done about that.
:03:29. > :03:31.The Fire Service says older tower blocks like this do not havd
:03:32. > :03:34.communal alarms and that thd flats are made of concrete, which should
:03:35. > :03:48.The investigation into Saturday s fire continues.
:03:49. > :03:54.In a statement, Bristol Citx Councils say that they extend their
:03:55. > :03:57.sympathies to the family and they are cooperating with the
:03:58. > :04:02.investigation. They confirmdd that they had been touch with Bob Crane
:04:03. > :04:08.before his death, but they had not had any fire related complahnts
:04:09. > :04:09.since May. They said it would be inappropriate to comment further
:04:10. > :04:11.while the investigation is tnder way.
:04:12. > :04:13.The Government's cull of badgers could resume within hours.
:04:14. > :04:15.This evening, protesters will be out in the fields
:04:16. > :04:18.of Somerset and Gloucestershire amid widespread anticipation that
:04:19. > :04:23.It is the second year of badger culling, which is intended
:04:24. > :04:30.Last autumn's shooting was leant to last six weeks,
:04:31. > :04:33.but numbers killed were so low that extensions had to be granted.
:04:34. > :04:37.Even after that, neither cull achieved the 70% target.
:04:38. > :04:41.In West Somerset, 65% of badgers had been shot.
:04:42. > :04:44.In West Gloucestershire, it was just 40%.
:04:45. > :04:47.That led to the Government's plan to roll out the cull to
:04:48. > :04:51.Instead, the marksmen have been told to stick
:04:52. > :04:56.Our Gloucestershire reporter, Steve Knibbs,
:04:57. > :05:08.is in the village of Forthalpton ` which is in the cull zone.
:05:09. > :05:17.Behind me is the cull is thd cull zone. Campaigners say that this is
:05:18. > :05:25.the battle ground. It is allost one years since the first round of the
:05:26. > :05:29.cull started. Campaigners h`ve been out mapping the land and getting
:05:30. > :05:36.ready for the cull to start. We have no official confirmation th`t it
:05:37. > :05:41.will start tonight. There wdre rumours that it was good to start
:05:42. > :05:42.and Somerset last night. Our reporter joined some of the
:05:43. > :05:43.protesters there. As the sun went down over
:05:44. > :05:46.the cull zone, the protestors came out amid rumours that
:05:47. > :05:59.the shooting was about to start The people who are doing thhs, the
:06:00. > :06:01.people who are responsible, they put the guns away when we are ndar.
:06:02. > :06:05.About 80 opponents of the ctll ` mostly local people,
:06:06. > :06:11.some who clearly didn't want to be identified.
:06:12. > :06:19.The protesters said that thhs is the edge of the cull zone. They do not
:06:20. > :06:24.know if it is going to start tonight. If it starts, they will try
:06:25. > :06:28.to disrupt it. If it does not start, they will come back tomorrow night
:06:29. > :06:29.and tonight after that and the night after that.
:06:30. > :06:31.As it turned out, it was really a practice run.
:06:32. > :06:35.But they say this proves thdy have the numbers to cause problels
:06:36. > :06:39.for the cull marksmen whenever it gets underway.
:06:40. > :06:42.20 miles away in another corner of the cull zone, another group of
:06:43. > :06:49.People here are from all over the country.
:06:50. > :06:52.Some say they are prepared to break the law if necessary to protect
:06:53. > :07:06.We break the cages. Are you happy for that to happen? Yes I al. It
:07:07. > :07:07.makes me happy. His group claims this video footage,
:07:08. > :07:10.gathered using a hidden camdra near a badger set in Gloucestershire
:07:11. > :07:13.shows cull staff setting a trap near We have no way of verifying this
:07:14. > :07:19.footage, but the protestors say Those who protest will find little
:07:20. > :07:26.sympathy from farmers whose livelihoods have been ruined
:07:27. > :07:44.by the scourge of TB in cattle. We have to do something abott it. It
:07:45. > :07:48.is not desirable that a disdase that is bad for animals, wild and
:07:49. > :07:49.domesticated, is allowed to run wild.
:07:50. > :07:51.Those who blame badgers for transmitting the diseasd say
:07:52. > :08:00.But arguments over whether badgers are to blame have not changdd from
:08:01. > :08:04.last year ` two sides as far apart as they ever were. But what is
:08:05. > :08:06.different is the technology the protestors now claim to havd `
:08:07. > :08:09.night`vision lenses and thermal imaging cameras, which they say will
:08:10. > :08:11.help them track the marksmen more easily. Clinton Rogers, BBC Points
:08:12. > :08:31.Is the cull going to start here this evening? I'm afraid that I cannot
:08:32. > :08:35.comment on that. We heard that the cull your contractors were carrying
:08:36. > :08:42.out previously was not effective. Will it be better this year? We did
:08:43. > :08:48.not agree all with `` we do not agree with all the recommendations
:08:49. > :08:54.in the report. We have impldmented changes. Will there be more training
:08:55. > :09:01.for the contractors? Yes. All the contractors have had extra training
:09:02. > :09:05.and are ready to go. There hs a lot of debate about the science behind
:09:06. > :09:13.this. Are you convinced that this is the best way to go? I am convinced
:09:14. > :09:20.this is the best way. The c`ttle are getting reinfected from the wild
:09:21. > :09:28.life. If you were listening to the radio this morning, there w`s a
:09:29. > :09:39.farmer talking who is clear TB for the first time in ten years. Several
:09:40. > :09:53.badgers were tested across the area of this farm and they all tdsted
:09:54. > :09:58.positive for TB. That is only one instance. There may be other
:09:59. > :10:04.incidents and we are clear that it needs to go on for the full four
:10:05. > :10:08.years to get the full benefht. What about the protesters saying that
:10:09. > :10:13.they are no more effective? They have things like heading caleras
:10:14. > :10:18.now. Do they get in the way of you doing your job? We cannot think
:10:19. > :10:27.about what we cannot control. We need to concentrate on getthng the
:10:28. > :10:32.cull right. My uncle has bedn unable to trade for three months bdcause of
:10:33. > :10:37.a TB outbreak. How is he me`nt to make a living? We will be b`ck
:10:38. > :10:40.tonight with some of the protesters to give you a flavour of how things
:10:41. > :10:44.are going. You are watching BBC Points West
:10:45. > :10:47.at the start of your week. Alistair is here later with
:10:48. > :10:50.a round`up of the sport, including And, beneath the surface `
:10:51. > :10:56.making sure our roadside dr`inage Getting married is one of the
:10:57. > :11:09.biggest days of any couples' lives. But with many marriages now ending
:11:10. > :11:12.in divorce, some couples ard finding out that they were never actually
:11:13. > :11:19.legally married in the first place. BBC Inside Out West has discovered
:11:20. > :11:22.just five per cent of mosquds in the region are registered to
:11:23. > :11:25.carry out legal weddings. Sarah worked hard at school and
:11:26. > :11:30.in her late twenties she fell She was born in the UK,
:11:31. > :11:36.but they had a traditional Hslamic But as many mosques are not legally
:11:37. > :11:40.registered to perform weddings, she later found she had no legal
:11:41. > :11:44.protection. We've disguised her identitx
:11:45. > :11:58.and Sarah is not her real n`me. I was the first person in mx family
:11:59. > :12:05.to get married in the UK. I thought that it would be valid. If H had
:12:06. > :12:11.known it would be a bit of `rranged a civil ceremony. What situ`tion has
:12:12. > :12:17.this left you in? According to the long we are not married, we are
:12:18. > :12:23.boyfriend and girlfriend. I had no choice but to come back to ly
:12:24. > :12:24.family. I have two children so there are three of us living in one
:12:25. > :12:24.bedroom. Sarah is not alone according to
:12:25. > :12:35.experts. I have found in my work that more
:12:36. > :12:36.than 80% of Muslim marriages conducted in the UK are not
:12:37. > :12:37.registered. In fact, in the South West,
:12:38. > :12:40.just five out of just over 000 The problem also exists with
:12:41. > :12:54.weddings held Weddings held in mosques like this
:12:55. > :13:00.one are only religious cerelonies. If anyone wants to file for a
:13:01. > :13:01.divorce they have to turn to the religious council.
:13:02. > :13:04.All the mosques have to do to register is fill out a simple
:13:05. > :13:18.I think the problem is related to the fact that 90% of mosques are not
:13:19. > :13:23.registered to pay for `` to perform marriages. That means you h`ve a
:13:24. > :13:28.very small chance of finding out that your marriage has no ldgal
:13:29. > :13:30.rights attached to it. For any couple getting divorced
:13:31. > :13:32.is not an easy decision. But for women like Sarah,
:13:33. > :13:35.it could be made much simpldr with You can see more on that story
:13:36. > :13:45.on Inside Out West, here on BBC 1. A reminder that tonight it hs on
:13:46. > :13:48.at 8PM instead of its usual time The tide has been seeping onto a
:13:49. > :13:59.wildlife reserve in Somerset today, completing a ?21 million project to
:14:00. > :14:04.protect homes from flooding. It is the first test of the coastal
:14:05. > :14:07.management project near Bridgwater. It is hoped that, by filling
:14:08. > :14:12.the wetland with sea water, local villages will be protdcted
:14:13. > :14:16.from flooding and thousands of birds and other wildlife will be
:14:17. > :14:18.attracted to the area. Meanwhile, wildlife experts are
:14:19. > :14:21.raising concerns about the state of the rhynes on the north Somerset
:14:22. > :14:24.levels. The drainage ditches help to stop
:14:25. > :14:27.flooding, but a recent survdy has Without rhynes and ditches, this
:14:28. > :14:36.landscape would look very dhfferent. They help drain the land
:14:37. > :14:40.and make agriculture possible. The bigger ones are maintained
:14:41. > :15:02.by the Drainage Board, but lost We were quite surprised to find out
:15:03. > :15:13.the extent of the problem. Over half of the glitches that we looked at
:15:14. > :15:16.work over growing. That is ` massive problem.
:15:17. > :15:18.Here, there should be a rhyne ` instead,
:15:19. > :15:28.This is the problem with ditches like this is that sheep get caught
:15:29. > :15:29.in Sally has got a grant from the
:15:30. > :15:32.Avon Wildlife Trust to carrx out restoration work here,
:15:33. > :15:33.which is important because if they are not looked after, poor
:15:34. > :15:49.rhynes can lead to flooded houses. them. At any time, we probably have
:15:50. > :15:52.four or five problem areas. Some people do not appreciate how great
:15:53. > :15:55.the issue is. Good rhynes also mean
:15:56. > :16:10.thriving wildlife. In the survey they found ovdr 1 0
:16:11. > :16:14.plants are living in these ditches. The better condition that they are
:16:15. > :16:27.in, the more the wildlife c`n spread. We found a stickleb`ck.
:16:28. > :16:36.These are signs that the ditch is in a good condition? Yes. Having
:16:37. > :16:41.completed one survey, they `re now conducting a second one.
:16:42. > :16:43.Promotion favourites Bristol Rugby left it late,
:16:44. > :16:46.but made a winning start to the new Championship season.
:16:47. > :16:57.Bristol's winning try arrivdd with the last move of the match
:16:58. > :16:59.against Worcester ` the teal expected to be their greatest
:17:00. > :17:04.A successful start to life `t Ashton Gate, with the club attracthng
:17:05. > :17:12.a record Championship crowd for a non`playoff game of 8,500
:17:13. > :17:16.The start of a new era ` moving from north Bristol to south.
:17:17. > :17:19.For the club's supporters, players and management team it was
:17:20. > :17:28.a case of getting to know their new surroundings.
:17:29. > :17:37.Different colours, the wrong colours but interesting. Did not have to
:17:38. > :17:45.wait too long to get a therd. I am looking forward to seeing the pitch.
:17:46. > :17:45.It is strange, but we will get used to it.
:17:46. > :17:47.The crowd of 8,500 suggested Bristol's fans
:17:48. > :17:51.What they cared most about was seeing how their new`look shde
:17:52. > :17:57.After a first half spent mostly on the defensive, Bristol moved up
:17:58. > :18:04.Inside the last ten minutes, they finally got in front.
:18:05. > :18:09.David Lemi found a gap and `t top speed no one could catch hil.
:18:10. > :18:13.A Worcester penalty put thel back in front and with game clock on 80
:18:14. > :18:36.I was just praying that I would not drop it or get cramp or anything
:18:37. > :18:45.stupid like that. I managed to get the ball down. The last couple of
:18:46. > :18:48.minutes, I was thinking that they were superstars. The atmosphere was
:18:49. > :18:52.very good. It was really good. The two sides are expected to face
:18:53. > :18:55.each other That is a long way off, but
:18:56. > :19:01.psychologically as much as `nything, And a winning start for Bath,
:19:02. > :19:08.as well. Full`back Anthony Watson scored
:19:09. > :19:11.in the very first minute to give Victory was secured
:19:12. > :19:16.by this effort with 10 minutes to go ` George Ford involved again,
:19:17. > :19:20.before Semesa Rokodoguni finished Tough start for Gloucester's
:19:21. > :19:26.new`look side ` beaten heavily by Champions
:19:27. > :19:30.Northampton on Friday night. The modern pentathlon
:19:31. > :19:34.World Champion, Samantha Murray has returned home after her gold
:19:35. > :19:38.medal success in Poland on Friday. This is the moment she crossed
:19:39. > :19:41.the line to win the title in Warsaw, making up 16 seconds
:19:42. > :19:45.on her rivals in the final dvent ` She has not stopped since `
:19:46. > :20:03.hot footing it all the way Thank you for coming here. What is
:20:04. > :20:10.it like to be on top of the world? It feels amazing. It has bedn a lot
:20:11. > :20:18.of hard work. After the gamd games I had a real come down. I finhshed my
:20:19. > :20:24.degree. I was still so young. I ve had to grow up a lot to get to this
:20:25. > :20:32.point. It is incredible. I `m very grateful. Could you show us the
:20:33. > :20:42.medal? It is a gold medal. Ht has all the sports written on it. Five
:20:43. > :20:54.events. It is difficult to laster one. Letters look at some of your
:20:55. > :21:01.action. I felt that I could have done better. Which is the h`rdest
:21:02. > :21:08.event? I get very nervous bdfore the shooting. If you are worried you can
:21:09. > :21:16.shake and that is not ideal. That is a struggle for me. You have a gold
:21:17. > :21:25.medal and a silver medal at the Olympic Games. Which medal do you
:21:26. > :21:30.think is better? A world title is really good and no one can take it
:21:31. > :21:35.away from you. At the same time there are top athletes who never get
:21:36. > :21:45.an Olympic medal. I think the Olympic medal was just a molent I
:21:46. > :21:50.will never forget. Having a Olympic medal `` having an Olympic ledal is
:21:51. > :22:07.the pinnacle of my career. Xou now want to go to real to get a gold
:22:08. > :22:14.medal `` go to Rio. There are not many people do have two med`ls. I
:22:15. > :22:19.would like to challenge that record. I will see. Next year will be
:22:20. > :22:31.difficult. Good luck. It has been great to see you. There werd some
:22:32. > :22:33.difficult questions the. It is always good to have the world
:22:34. > :22:37.champion in the studio. How well do you know
:22:38. > :22:40.your neighbours? Enough to say hello,
:22:41. > :22:44.or to go round for a cup of tea Or would you struggle to
:22:45. > :22:50.pick them out in a crowd? Now, a national charity has chosen
:22:51. > :22:53.Bristol to launch a campaign to encourage us `ll to
:22:54. > :22:57.show small acts of kindness to the Laura Jones has been out to
:22:58. > :23:02.find out if neighbours really When knowing your neighbours, and
:23:03. > :23:13.often their business, was the norm. And not being involved
:23:14. > :23:15.in each other's lives would have Fast forward six decades and,
:23:16. > :23:20.of course, times have changdd. Hello. Can I borrow your hedge
:23:21. > :23:37.trimmer. Leighton Road, in Southvilld,
:23:38. > :23:39.still considers itself to bd a friendly place,
:23:40. > :23:51.where neighbours do help each other That is very kind of you. Wd often
:23:52. > :23:57.hear that life is changing dramatically. More people are living
:23:58. > :24:03.alone and people are living longer. It is thought there will be many
:24:04. > :24:10.more older people in Bristol in the coming years. That is why
:24:11. > :24:15.campaigners I know the floating the area and trying to encouragd people
:24:16. > :24:26.to be better neighbours. Nehghbours are very important. All the little
:24:27. > :24:30.things add up. They take an interest in people and that makes evdryone's
:24:31. > :24:32.life better. The area has changed
:24:33. > :24:34.and with young families movhng in, a new generation has an intdrest
:24:35. > :24:43.in developing the community spirit. Our gardens are very close to each
:24:44. > :24:51.other and I like that when H am putting out the washing I c`n say
:24:52. > :25:03.hello. To me, that is what lakes a home. That is the aim of thd
:25:04. > :25:09.campaign. To make our committees feel more like home. `` comlunities.
:25:10. > :25:27.The weather is going to be puite this week. There will be more
:25:28. > :25:36.sunshine tomorrow. It will be a warm and dry day. There will be high
:25:37. > :25:44.pressure for the next few d`ys. There will be warm temperattres and
:25:45. > :25:49.light winds. There will be ` trend later in the week for more cloud and
:25:50. > :25:59.less sunshine. But otherwisd, it will be a good week. There will be
:26:00. > :26:09.no rain this evening. We max see some mist and fog tonight.
:26:10. > :26:19.Temperatures could reach 7`8 Celsius in the countryside and 10 Cdlsius in
:26:20. > :26:26.the town. Tomorrow morning, there will be sunshine to start and then a
:26:27. > :26:31.little more cloud cover. However, it will still be bright under the
:26:32. > :26:48.clouds. The UV levels are still moderate. Temperatures will be
:26:49. > :27:00.similar to today. From Wedndsday onwards, it will go, gradually more
:27:01. > :27:09.cloudy. `` it will become gradually more cloudy. The temperaturds are
:27:10. > :27:17.pretty confident all this wdek. Overnight, they are all still
:27:18. > :27:40.recovering. `` they are still recovering.
:27:41. > :27:41.Tonight we investigate the problem of unregistered