:00:00. > :00:00.That's all from the team here at Westminster.
:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to BBC Points West with Alex Lovell and David Garmston.
:00:00. > :00:09.Water everywhere but not enough to drink.
:00:10. > :00:11.Queues gather at tankers after the burst main that flooded
:00:12. > :00:20.The water was going up in the air and gushing down thd road,
:00:21. > :00:31.I've never seen anything like it at all.
:00:32. > :00:40.The people who rushed to help after Britain's worst motorway cr`sh.
:00:41. > :00:47.How Nigel Farage is trying to win West Country votes for TKIP
:00:48. > :00:50.And from a dribble to a slal dunk, the Bristol basketball team that's
:00:51. > :01:03.24,000 homes in Bristol are without tap water
:01:04. > :01:08.tonight after a pipe burst, causing chaos in one residential street
:01:09. > :01:12.The road above the pipe burst open yesterday evening
:01:13. > :01:15.and flooded the ground floor of nearby homes, forcing fire crews to
:01:16. > :01:23.This morning hundreds queued across the area at temporarx water
:01:24. > :01:27.bowsers to fill up bottles `nd plastic containers, and will likely
:01:28. > :01:40.Andrew Plant is at the scend in Fisher Road for us tonight.
:01:41. > :01:46.This is the pipe that burst yesterday afternoon. This hole has
:01:47. > :01:52.just get `` kept getting bigger all day. The people living in ndarby
:01:53. > :01:56.said it sounded like thunder. They locked out of their windows and saw
:01:57. > :02:01.the water bubbling up and breaking through the concrete. They don't
:02:02. > :02:02.know what caused the pipe to break but they do note the water won't be
:02:03. > :02:06.back on until sometime tomorrow Queueing around the corner
:02:07. > :02:09.in this carpark today to gather water for washing and a morning cup
:02:10. > :02:12.of tea as 24,000 homes woke up to Workmen up to their chests
:02:13. > :02:21.in this gigantic hole in thd road digging out a water pipe th`t
:02:22. > :02:34.suddenly burst yesterday afternoon. I heard a noise and luck out the
:02:35. > :02:39.window and the road was comhng up like that.
:02:40. > :02:43.It flooded 100 yards of road and poured into people's holes,
:02:44. > :02:46.even forcing evacuations by boat for the very young
:02:47. > :02:58.and the less able, carrier bags serving as improvised willids,
:02:59. > :03:01.and the less able, carrier bags serving as improvised wellids,
:03:02. > :03:04.Last night those stuck outshde kept warm beneath blankets.
:03:05. > :03:07.This morning they woke up to mechanical diggers outside their
:03:08. > :03:18.Bristol water had dropped bottles on their doorstep this mornhng.
:03:19. > :03:25.We have got electricity. Ovdr the road they have no water, eldctricity
:03:26. > :03:30.or gas. We've been helping the neighbours I making a few flasks for
:03:31. > :03:34.them. And you can't even get ready to school this morning? No there's
:03:35. > :03:35.no water for me to have a shower. Several thousand homes are without
:03:36. > :03:38.water in the taps so these bowsers, huge mobile water holders,
:03:39. > :03:40.have been filled up Elsewhere they were handing out
:03:41. > :03:50.these pre`packaged six packs. People struggling away
:03:51. > :03:52.beneath the weight, many deciding to This evening told it could still be
:03:53. > :04:08.a long wait We have tried to use other parts of
:04:09. > :04:16.the network but we haven't been able to do any more than that. The
:04:17. > :04:18.reservoir tank was emptied, so that water would be going back on until
:04:19. > :04:20.we get this pipe repaired. Even once the pipe is repaired
:04:21. > :04:23.the water quality will have to be There's no guarantee that tomorrow
:04:24. > :04:36.morning anyone's taps will turn on. There is a list of one oh is water
:04:37. > :04:43.supplies are if you need ond. They're located at the Coops
:04:44. > :04:45.in Downend and Kingswood, at Morrisons in Fishponds,
:04:46. > :04:47.Sainsbury's in Emersons Gredn There are also bowsers at Aspects
:04:48. > :05:01.Leisure Park in Longwell Grden, Bristol water says workers will be
:05:02. > :05:08.here repairing despite the rest of the night. If all goes a pl`n that
:05:09. > :05:13.maggot to plan the water will be back on before noon tomorrow. If you
:05:14. > :05:21.have left your taps turned on, send them off before the water comes
:05:22. > :05:24.And if you go to our Facebook page, a family
:05:25. > :05:27.from Kingswood have made a special report about how their day has been
:05:28. > :05:37.The outstanding bravery of ordinary members of the public was rdcognised
:05:38. > :05:40.today, four years after one of Britain's worst motorway cr`shes.
:05:41. > :05:44.Awards were presented to those who risked their lives to save others
:05:45. > :05:51.Our Somerset Correspondent Clinton Rogers was at the awards ceremony.
:05:52. > :05:54.There is one thing that binds these people together,
:05:55. > :05:57.being in the wrong place at the wrong time, leaving thel with
:05:58. > :06:15.Chaos, explosions, smoke, ddbris. Bibles, explosions, everythhng you
:06:16. > :06:20.can imagine in the worst cinematic experience you could picturd. The
:06:21. > :06:28.worst crash in British motorway history left seven dead and 51
:06:29. > :06:33.injured but it could be much worse. Much worse had not these people
:06:34. > :06:40.risked their own lives to hdlp others. People like Rebecca
:06:41. > :06:42.Williams, an off duty noble medic who herself was injured in the crash
:06:43. > :06:51.yet still went You crashed, you are injured, did it
:06:52. > :06:59.not occur to you to get out the way? Yes, but then I saw other
:07:00. > :07:03.people injured and my instincts were to go and help them. People were
:07:04. > :07:05.trapped and injured and cryhng about. You can't just let go and
:07:06. > :07:17.stand back and watch. Every story was a remarkabld one.
:07:18. > :07:21.Yet, as one, these people s`id they didn't think of themselves `s brave.
:07:22. > :07:26.We went being brave, we werd terrified. We did see peopld who
:07:27. > :07:32.were trapped and, what do you do? You can't turn your back on people
:07:33. > :07:35.like that. There were awards for the emergency services, too. Many said
:07:36. > :07:40.it was the toughest night of their lives. It was bound to be an
:07:41. > :07:44.emotional day. Families of the victims coming face`to`face with
:07:45. > :07:54.those who helped. A chance to say thank you, four years on.
:07:55. > :07:56.Two Somerset County Council childrens homes are to closd
:07:57. > :07:58.because of considerable concerns over safeguarding as well as poor
:07:59. > :08:03.The homes, near Bridgwater and Glastonbury, have five xoung
:08:04. > :08:08.They'll move to new accommodation in the coming weeks.
:08:09. > :08:14.The two homes are West End Close in Chedzoy and Appledore in
:08:15. > :08:20.They can each take four young people aged 13 to 17.
:08:21. > :08:23.The statement released by county hall this afternoon says
:08:24. > :08:27.it's decided to "act quickly over concerns `bout
:08:28. > :08:30.safeguarding, poor management and sub`standard care in moving towards
:08:31. > :08:35.I've found out those concerns were raised in an anonymous lettdr
:08:36. > :08:42.The council then brought in an external company to investigate.
:08:43. > :08:49.That report raised consider`ble concerns over safeguarding
:08:50. > :08:51.and the council says, "coupled with question marks over
:08:52. > :08:56.management and the level of care being provided the right decision is
:08:57. > :09:06.Somerset County Council says provisional evidence
:09:07. > :09:08.from recent Ofsted inspections of the two homes also adds to
:09:09. > :09:17.The council started consulthng the five teenagers who live
:09:18. > :09:20.at the homes, their families and the staff about the closures yesterday.
:09:21. > :09:22.The young people will be moving to new accommodation
:09:23. > :09:39.We've got lots more still to come on the programme, including an unusual
:09:40. > :09:54.The RAF serviceman who finally gets his medals.
:09:55. > :09:57.A driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death
:09:58. > :10:00.by dangerous driving after a cyclist was killed
:10:01. > :10:06.The incident happened near the St Barnabas church roundabott.
:10:07. > :10:09.The man who died hasn't yet been identified but the car involved
:10:10. > :10:13.a black BMW, was recovered later and the driver arrested.
:10:14. > :10:16.Police believe there may have been other people in the car
:10:17. > :10:27.The party that has sent shockwaves through British politics has
:10:28. > :10:30.UKIP made its big breakthrotgh in recent council elections taking
:10:31. > :10:34.It's now set its sights on winning its first seats in parliament, with
:10:35. > :10:40.Paul Barltrop is at the conference in Doncaster.
:10:41. > :10:49.Paul, why is the conference being held there
:10:50. > :10:56.Is the racecourse. There is a big bunch in the room underneath where I
:10:57. > :11:00.am standing at the moment. The local MP is one Ed Miliband, leaddr of the
:11:01. > :11:05.Labour Party and it is a thdme of this conference that UKIP are gained
:11:06. > :11:09.after disgruntled Labour voters What does that mean in the West
:11:10. > :11:15.Country? We've had delegates here from a cost the whence country
:11:16. > :11:19.particularly the urban areas but the area where a lot of attention is
:11:20. > :11:20.focused, is the first of De`n which looks likely to be one of the top
:11:21. > :11:25.target at the next general dlection. Three election winners and would`be
:11:26. > :11:39.MP. Many of their supporters usdd to
:11:40. > :11:48.vote Labour. I think it's a fairly unique place. It's obviouslx an old
:11:49. > :11:50.mining area where there is ` traditional working`class area. I
:11:51. > :11:57.think it's very much that a lot of people lie feel they've been left
:11:58. > :12:00.behind with this new kind of Britain that has been established bx the
:12:01. > :12:10.three failed parties. I think people are just fed up. We've got loads of
:12:11. > :12:13.help. We have a network throughout the forest. We have plenty of
:12:14. > :12:18.candidates for next year 's elections. They bring free for
:12:19. > :12:26.people with them, that's three or leaflet distributors. The local
:12:27. > :12:28.parties also had some setbacks. A council candidate was expelled the
:12:29. > :12:34.homophobic statements then their general election candidate stood
:12:35. > :12:41.down admitting hypocrisy budding a wing farm deal. Election rules have
:12:42. > :12:45.now been tightened up. I was certain that all I nearly selected LPs and
:12:46. > :12:50.candidates will be exceptional. In fact, some of the problems we've had
:12:51. > :12:55.have been people, councillors and candidates who have come from other
:12:56. > :12:59.parties said they obviously went through their party selection
:13:00. > :13:03.process beforehand. We want to signal to the world that we are
:13:04. > :13:10.parking out tanks on the Labour Party's door. The appeal to
:13:11. > :13:17.activists was to campaign even harm harder over the next eight lonths.
:13:18. > :13:20.Before they get to the election the party is very hopeful that ht will
:13:21. > :13:28.have at least one MP in Westminster. In two weeks thme the
:13:29. > :13:34.Clacton by`election takes place They are hoping to get a candidate
:13:35. > :13:37.elected there. Replicating that success in the next general election
:13:38. > :13:42.in the West Country will be a lot harder. Whatever happens thd boats
:13:43. > :13:54.they pay gap will influence results across the West next May.
:13:55. > :13:57.EDF Energy says it remains confident Hinkley C will be built despite
:13:58. > :14:02.The Austrian environment minister has said his country will fhght
:14:03. > :14:05.plans to fix the price of energy generated at Hinkley.
:14:06. > :14:10.That's even if the EU approves the deal, as expected.
:14:11. > :14:12.The power station almost certainly won't be built
:14:13. > :14:14.unless the price is guarantded, but EDF remains confident
:14:15. > :14:26.Obviously we are counted, then. `` confident. We wait for the outcome
:14:27. > :14:33.of the boats whenever that hs. Are you confident? If you look behind
:14:34. > :14:34.us, we are making great progress and we will be ready when that final
:14:35. > :14:37.decision is made. His comments came
:14:38. > :14:39.as anti`nuclear campaigners staged their latest protest against
:14:40. > :14:41.Hinkley C this afternoon, in support of the Austrian plans to fight
:14:42. > :14:47.the deal in the European Cotrts There are not one
:14:48. > :14:50.but two top`of`the`table matches being played at Ashton Gate
:14:51. > :14:53.in the next 24 hours. Tonight, Bristol Rugby put
:14:54. > :14:57.their unbeaten record on It's first against second tonight,
:14:58. > :15:10.both these teams having won all And Bristol have recalled some of
:15:11. > :15:15.their international stars lhke David Tomorrow
:15:16. > :15:21.the rugby posts will be replaced by football ones, and this pitch will
:15:22. > :15:25.stage top of the table Bristol City It's been nearly all good ndws
:15:26. > :15:32.for City since Steve Cotterhll took He's been talking to Geoff Twentyman
:15:33. > :15:54.about his management style A great start to the season are you
:15:55. > :16:05.surprised how well they havd started? I think please rather than
:16:06. > :16:14.surprised. It's what we aim for We aim that since. When you watch them
:16:15. > :16:20.play, can you enjoy it? Yes I do enjoy it. I enjoy their company
:16:21. > :16:24.Last week had only been awax for a couple of days and I miss them. They
:16:25. > :16:28.are a fantastic bunch of lads. They enjoy their company. I don't spend
:16:29. > :16:32.too much time with them but I enjoy them. They are young and vibrant.
:16:33. > :16:37.They bring the best out of le. How far can you take this club? There's
:16:38. > :16:41.no reason why we can't get to the Premier League. When you look at the
:16:42. > :16:47.club is just across the bridge have done it, Swansea and Cardiff, if we
:16:48. > :16:51.can find an in between and have a little bit of style of play that
:16:52. > :16:55.Swansea have got and a little bit of finance to fast`track this, then who
:16:56. > :17:03.knows? How do you manage footballers? I think they whll say
:17:04. > :17:11.there is a bit of everything in there. I do have banter with them.
:17:12. > :17:17.It never get over the top. They are very respectful but I also think
:17:18. > :17:23.they know when I'm annoyed `bout something and I don't like le then,
:17:24. > :17:31.let alone them liking me. How often do that happen here? Not very often
:17:32. > :17:36.thankfully. Their spirit is fantastic, so I don't want to break
:17:37. > :17:40.that. I like it sometimes when they stand up to me especially some of
:17:41. > :17:45.the younger ones. They feel as though they should have dond
:17:46. > :17:53.something else on the pitch, if I suggest that and then we look at
:17:54. > :17:58.it... You'll accept that? Wdll we look at it and decide who is right.
:17:59. > :18:06.Rory McIlroy said .biz 's girlfriend. What is for bod year. My
:18:07. > :18:13.life. I think if you do this job properly, it's very hard during the
:18:14. > :18:17.season to step out the game mode. Thankfully, God has given md a
:18:18. > :18:21.second chance and next year, apart from a couple of breaks, I will have
:18:22. > :18:25.been doing at the 20 years. I must be doing something right. It's a
:18:26. > :18:32.great start, you are making many people happy. Hopefully we can keep
:18:33. > :18:37.going. It makes an easy lifd everybody.
:18:38. > :18:40.And tomorrow's game here is close to being a sell`out.
:18:41. > :18:45.Elsewhere Swindon could givd a debut to defender Amari Bell who's joined
:18:46. > :18:50.Bristol Rovers will be trying to make it five wins in a row
:18:51. > :18:53.when they play Southport, while Forest Green Rovers t`ckle
:18:54. > :19:00.Less than a decade since they were formed,
:19:01. > :19:02.the Bristol Flyers basketball team will play their first game
:19:03. > :19:06.Thanks to funding from Stephen Lansdown,
:19:07. > :19:09.the man behind Bristol City and Bristol Rugby, they will compete
:19:10. > :19:17.It's a proud moment for those who have been there from the st`rt.
:19:18. > :19:22.Since their 2006 launch thex've been English league champions
:19:23. > :19:29.Crowds have grown steadily `t their home at SGS College in Filton.
:19:30. > :19:32.Going professional has alwaxs been an ambition, and now financhal
:19:33. > :19:39.Some players like Bristolian Greg Streete havd been
:19:40. > :19:44.I think it's a real sense of achievement.
:19:45. > :19:47.We've worked so hard over the years to ptt
:19:48. > :19:53.For us to be moving up to the BBL is just
:19:54. > :19:56.a real recognition of our t`lent and our hard work over the whold year.
:19:57. > :19:59.It will be a step up qualitx and the Flyers have recruitdd
:20:00. > :20:03.players like American, Alif Bland, who at six`foot`nine adds hdight
:20:04. > :20:12.It's gotten better since I've been out of the BBL but
:20:13. > :20:18.It's very athletic and they're all getting stronger.
:20:19. > :20:24.We're playing against teams that are very experienced.
:20:25. > :20:28.They have good players who `re very organised on and off the cotrt.
:20:29. > :20:34.I think the expectation for us is to go there and make an imp`ct.
:20:35. > :20:36.We are looking to do that from the first year.
:20:37. > :20:40.Flyers fans include Bristol City footballer Jay Emmanuel`Tholas.
:20:41. > :20:43.And the team can now look forward to playing in front of sell`out
:20:44. > :20:52.They've come a long way in a not very long time.
:20:53. > :20:55.Better competition, so better games to watch.
:20:56. > :21:00.I think it's just been waiting to happen.
:21:01. > :21:03.It's really exciting to see them stepping up their game.
:21:04. > :21:05.In the UK participation in basketball is growing fast.
:21:06. > :21:08.And now Bristol has a professional club,
:21:09. > :21:20.the Flyers hope to attract ` new legion of players ans supporters.
:21:21. > :21:28.The Flyers backed by Bristol sport whose portfolio also includds the
:21:29. > :21:37.rugby club. It's an important weekend do you guys. Is a bhg
:21:38. > :21:41.financial commitment? Yes, ht's the first step into professional
:21:42. > :21:46.basketball. We are hugely excited. It's nearly sold out. We ard hoping
:21:47. > :21:51.Bristol community get behind them for the rest of the season. You re
:21:52. > :21:56.putting a lot of money into Bristol sport. What will be a tangible
:21:57. > :22:01.successful Bristol sport to see The crowd is getting bigger. Were
:22:02. > :22:06.building a new stadium. Just over the weekend we are going to welcome
:22:07. > :22:09.20,000 fans. We're looking `t the success and promotion. Were looking
:22:10. > :22:11.for more supporters to follow us on the journey.
:22:12. > :22:12.There's also Premiership rugby tonight.
:22:13. > :22:14.Gloucester are away to bottom club London Welsh,
:22:15. > :22:17.who have shipped over 150 points in their three games so far.
:22:18. > :22:19.And tomorrow, top of the table Bath are away
:22:20. > :22:32.I just finished by telling xou to cricket results. Gloucestershire
:22:33. > :22:36.beat Kent, Somerset and Yorkshire finished as a draw.
:22:37. > :22:38.It's taken nearly 70 years but a former RAF serviceman has
:22:39. > :22:41.finally received his medals from World War Two.
:22:42. > :22:45.Bert Bullock from Newent, who has just turned 102, never did think
:22:46. > :22:48.he was entitled to an award because he didn't see front line service.
:22:49. > :22:50.But local people thought differently.
:22:51. > :22:54.Our Gloucestershire reporter, Steve Knibbs, has been to mdet him.
:22:55. > :22:59.It seems that Newent is pretty proud of its oldest resident.
:23:00. > :23:04.And when you meet Bert Bullock its easy to see why.
:23:05. > :23:08.Bert failed the medical for front line duty in the RAF so enddd up
:23:09. > :23:29.The part I played was back `t the hotel where we were doing the
:23:30. > :23:32.cooking. Of course we had a day timetable. I could track a dim bacon
:23:33. > :23:35.and all that sort of thing. Not seeing the front line,
:23:36. > :23:48.Bert came home unscathed, Went to the sawmills. This happened
:23:49. > :23:57.the first morning. I got a pension from that. ?1 a week. What
:23:58. > :23:59.happened? I got caught up in the machine.
:24:00. > :24:01.Bert felt he didn't deserve war medals and never chased it tp,
:24:02. > :24:04.but the local community thotght different and tomorrow he'll be
:24:05. > :24:10.finally be presented with his war and defence medals.
:24:11. > :24:23.I was very surprised. When they told me I was going to get medals. He
:24:24. > :24:27.never thought he had done anything raided. So perhaps he didn't think
:24:28. > :24:32.were medals were something he should have. It's fair that he shotld have
:24:33. > :24:33.his medals which is why we have done this thing.
:24:34. > :24:42.And as for Bert's long and happy life, there's a simple answdr.
:24:43. > :24:53.That most mornings I would have a bit of cake. And a tot of whiskey. A
:24:54. > :24:59.lady doctor told me I shouldn't drink whiskey. She said there is no
:25:00. > :24:59.good for you. Well I drink lots of whiskey.
:25:00. > :25:07.A lesson to us all and cheers to Bert.
:25:08. > :25:36.We could well see some problems with morning fog patches. They whll start
:25:37. > :25:41.to develop as we had through this evening and overnight. Clear spells
:25:42. > :25:50.at first, filling in with cloud and perhaps mist and fog. To about 3
:25:51. > :25:55.Celsius are typical. Some of the lower spot could get down to single
:25:56. > :26:00.figures. A murky start to S`turday. And fog could be slow to cldar but
:26:01. > :26:04.wanted those mid`to`late morning, a decent day on the cards. Thdre will
:26:05. > :26:08.be sunshine breaking through the cloud. The cloud may be thick enough
:26:09. > :26:14.in the afternoon to bring a spot of rain. It's still warm, parthcularly
:26:15. > :27:47.the September. For the weekdnd the high pressure