:00:14. > :00:17.The West has been clearing tp today after thunderstorms battered
:00:18. > :00:21.Homes were damaged by flash floods and lightning, while in Corsham
:00:22. > :00:24.a train was stuck on the line for hours, as the waters rose around it.
:00:25. > :00:31.The storm's intensity took lany by surprise.
:00:32. > :00:33.Across the West, frequent bright flashes of lightning, some
:00:34. > :00:36.incredibly caught on camera, from kingswood near Bristol to Corsham.
:00:37. > :00:43.It took seconds to rip the roof off this house in Meltsham.
:00:44. > :00:45.It's fortunate that no`one was inside the property at the time it
:00:46. > :00:52.got hit by the suspected lightning strike at around 10.00pm last night.
:00:53. > :00:55.It took seconds to rip the roof off this house in Meltsham.
:00:56. > :00:58.It's fortunate that no`one was inside the property at the time it
:00:59. > :01:00.got hit by the suspected lightning strike at around 10.00pm last night.
:01:01. > :01:03.The couple who live here ard on holiday in Greece.
:01:04. > :01:05.The next door neighbour got a big surprise.
:01:06. > :01:08.It was a really loud bang, like a big gun going off and then we
:01:09. > :01:11.walked back into our living room to find that it was smoking
:01:12. > :01:15.in there and found a big hole in the wall and all the plugs had shot out
:01:16. > :01:19.With the electrical storm c`me the downpours.
:01:20. > :01:23.A month's rain pour in three hours. Wiltshire's
:01:24. > :01:28.In a very short space of tile, during a two`hour duration of the
:01:29. > :01:31.storm, we had about 240 calls to the service for assistance.
:01:32. > :01:34.They didn't all require a responding appliance but they were
:01:35. > :01:36.quickly assessede and resources were despatched to the most serious
:01:37. > :01:41.One of the biggest challengds for the emergency services was
:01:42. > :01:44.dealing with this train that got stuck in three feet
:01:45. > :01:48.90 people were on board, heading from London to Swansea,
:01:49. > :01:55.A couple of passengers came through the
:01:56. > :01:58.carriage and said ` it's st`rting to look a bit wet out there.
:01:59. > :02:01.About 20 minutes later I got up and had a look out.
:02:02. > :02:04.By that time, the water was already up to the bottom of the
:02:05. > :02:10.The passengers had to wait tp to five hours until the train was
:02:11. > :02:14.Long after they had gone, though, the clean`up was still conthnuing.
:02:15. > :02:17.At the Claremont residential home in Corsham, which cares for ne`rly 60
:02:18. > :02:31.people, damage done to the cellar soon had knock`on effects.
:02:32. > :02:33.The provisions that had been made to tackle the eventuality of flooding
:02:34. > :02:36.in there, didn't kick in and then the whole system got overwhdlmed.
:02:37. > :02:39.So we had to use bigger equipment to pump it out.
:02:40. > :02:42.In one street, again in Corsham a garden shed was thrust
:02:43. > :02:44.into the nearby brook and many residents lost thehr
:02:45. > :02:56.After days of dry weather, this was a dramatic wake`up call.
:02:57. > :02:59.A Gloucestershire couple who subjected five of their children to
:03:00. > :03:03.appalling neglect have had their prison sentences extended
:03:04. > :03:05.The children slept on dirty mattresses
:03:06. > :03:11.Their parents ` who can't bd named ` were jailed in June but the
:03:12. > :03:18.Today the Court of Appeal s`id both will now serve six years.
:03:19. > :03:21.A builder from Bristol has pleaded guilty to defrauding dozens
:03:22. > :03:27.Mark Jenkins from Downend took around ?1.5 million from customers
:03:28. > :03:31.He used several names including Mark Killick,
:03:32. > :03:40.The way the West is governed is to change ` that was the plddge
:03:41. > :03:45.His message follows the No vote in Scotland which will now see
:03:46. > :03:58.Some think a similar move in England could boost cities like Bristol
:03:59. > :04:00.Scotland's flag flew a little limp in Bristol this morning.
:04:01. > :04:02.Nearby, looking much better, was the Union Jack,
:04:03. > :04:07.I'm pleased that the Union stayed in tact.
:04:08. > :04:10.I understand the reason why Scotland was getting and is getting lore
:04:11. > :04:14.money and more help, but I think we don't need to forget the English.
:04:15. > :04:19.I'm really pleased that the Scottish people have decided to stay in
:04:20. > :04:23.the kingdom but I think there'll be lots of things to unravel and there
:04:24. > :04:27.is going to be enormous pressure on Westminster to start looking
:04:28. > :04:32.The main parties promised all forms of devolution to Scotland to
:04:33. > :04:36.We hope they'll also look at places like this city
:04:37. > :04:41.The Prime Minister was quick off the mark.
:04:42. > :04:44.We have heard the voice of Scotland and now the millions of voices
:04:45. > :04:52.He pledged simultaneous change both sides of the border with
:04:53. > :04:57.an end to Scottish MPs voting on matters that only concern England.
:04:58. > :05:05.He backed growing calls to see cities given more power.
:05:06. > :05:07.It is also important that wd have wider civic engagement
:05:08. > :05:10.about how to improve govern`nce throughout our UK, including how to
:05:11. > :05:13.That's music to the ears of Bristol's elected mayor,
:05:14. > :05:22.I think we shall and I think all the political parties are getting it.
:05:23. > :05:24.What it does, it galvanises them to think
:05:25. > :05:32.I absolutely believe that the city regions are the pl`ces to
:05:33. > :05:34.have the power in order to have much more joined`up thinking.
:05:35. > :05:37.Almost everyone agrees that change is needed but deciding what
:05:38. > :05:44.that change will be and delhvering it fast, will be much harder.
:05:45. > :05:47.Rugby now and Gloucester had close game against Exeter
:05:48. > :05:52.Gloucester scored three trids, including one from Johnny M`y
:05:53. > :06:02.The final score ` Gloucestdr 2 , Exeter 25.
:06:03. > :06:05.Now, if you're scared of sphders, I'm afraid I have some rathdr bad
:06:06. > :06:11.According to experts at the University of Gloucestershire,
:06:12. > :06:18.there will be more of them and they'll be getting biggdr.
:06:19. > :06:20.It's because of the mild we`ther, meaning there's more food
:06:21. > :06:28.That's it from us. We will be here throughout the weekend but now Ian
:06:29. > :06:34.Ferguson has the latest fordcast. Good evening. The Met Officd will
:06:35. > :06:40.continue with a warning for heavy rain through to 9.00am tomorrow
:06:41. > :06:43.There a number of you through Wiltshire, Bath, Gloucestershire,
:06:44. > :06:46.who saw the result of a simhlar warning last night with nasty
:06:47. > :06:50.conditions. I think this tile it is going to be a case of transferring
:06:51. > :06:54.of that threat eastwards as the night wears on, particularlx parts
:06:55. > :06:59.of Gloucestershire, particularly South Gloucestershire, throtgh the
:07:00. > :07:03.M4 corridor. We will have to blurt edges as to where the worst of any
:07:04. > :07:08.potential storms may or may not develop. Anyway, it will be a mild
:07:09. > :07:14.night again about 13 to 15. Low cloud around. Showers should be away
:07:15. > :07:18.to the east of us. It'll brhghten up into the afternoon. I would expect
:07:19. > :07:21.it to be dry through the rest of the day and once again turning warm
:07:22. > :07:26.where the sun breaks through, getting up into about the low 2 s,
:07:27. > :07:31.21, maybe even 22. It will be a fresher day on Sunday. A good deal
:07:32. > :07:37.of dry, sunny weather about. Quite settled into the next week `s
:07:38. > :07:43.Hello. Our weather is about to correct itself and stop acting as if
:07:44. > :07:49.we are still at the height of summer. 26 Celsius today in Sussex
:07:50. > :07:53.and Kent. Some disruptive thunderer storms. Those affected parts of
:07:54. > :07:57.southern and south-west England with flooding. Further intense
:07:58. > :08:01.storms developed to the north and east of London, and moving into East
:08:02. > :08:06.Anglia. There's been a lot of rain in a short space of time, producing
:08:07. > :08:10.flooding. Hail in places. This is East London this afternoon. If this
:08:11. > :08:15.has been your weather recently, big changes are on the way. This weekend
:08:16. > :08:21.we clear away the thunder storms. If you've had low cloud, mist and
:08:22. > :08:28.drizzle, your weather improves as cleaner air pushes south. We are not
:08:29. > :08:29.there yet. Another claggy night Showers and heavy downpours