:00:09. > :00:11.Hello and welcome to BBC Pohnts West with Alex Lovell and Will Glennon.
:00:12. > :00:15.Taking action on the 20 year flood plan Work starts to protect villages
:00:16. > :00:18.on the Somerset Levels and stop them from being cut`off again.
:00:19. > :00:22.Essential flood prevention work is underway.
:00:23. > :00:26.But local people are asking, will it actually work?
:00:27. > :00:39.And we'll be asking a government MP whether enough is being dond.
:00:40. > :00:45.Remembered in a rainbow of colour ` hundreds of Sam Amin's friends and
:00:46. > :00:53.No`one had a bad word to sax about him, ever.
:00:54. > :01:00.New hope for youngsters ` a treatment for childhood c`ncer
:01:01. > :01:05.And the dream that survived advdrsity `
:01:06. > :01:08.the Bath ballet dancer back on one of the world's biggest stagds after
:01:09. > :01:22.An international search is on for a Somali teenager from Bristol
:01:23. > :01:26.who's left home and is known to be heading to Syria.
:01:27. > :01:29.Avon and Somerset Police sax there are indications from that
:01:30. > :01:32.the 15`year`old girl has bedn radicalised and that she might be
:01:33. > :01:39.Officers say they're doing everything they can to stop
:01:40. > :01:42.Our reporter Scott Ellis joins us now.
:01:43. > :01:44.What do we know about the disappearance of this ghrl?
:01:45. > :01:53.We know a last week a 15`ye`r`old girl left Bristol heading for Syria
:01:54. > :01:59.` and that she was living hdre and was at school in the city.
:02:00. > :02:05.The police in Bristol have confirmed that the girl has travelled as far
:02:06. > :02:10.as Istanbul in Turkey ` and is attempting to travel on to Syria.
:02:11. > :02:13.Of course she may have gone purely for humanitarian reasons ` to help
:02:14. > :02:19.But given the involvement of the police both here in Bristol in
:02:20. > :02:22.London and internationally, there is the risk that the teenage ghrl may
:02:23. > :02:27.And Avon and Somerset Policd have said there are indicathons
:02:28. > :02:40.You've been speaking to the Somalis today ` what have they been saying
:02:41. > :02:45.This is a very serious issud for the Somali community in Bristol
:02:46. > :02:50.` perhaps one of the most sdrious in a decade.
:02:51. > :02:53.People are worried about thd safety of the teenage girl ` could she be
:02:54. > :02:58.But also Somali parents havd asking, was she brain washed or radhcalised
:02:59. > :03:01.` if indeed ISIS was her motive for going.
:03:02. > :03:05.Was it by a person in the Somali community in this country `
:03:06. > :03:10.Certainly a matter of deep concern for Somali's living in Bristol `
:03:11. > :03:15.Tonight the police have said they're supporting the girl's familx `
:03:16. > :03:25.and are trying to find her before she crosses the border into Syria.
:03:26. > :03:27.Work has begun to protect vhllages on the Somerset Levels
:03:28. > :03:31.Two main roads will close for up to 11 weeks to hopeftlly
:03:32. > :03:34.It's all part of the 20 year Somerset Flood Action
:03:35. > :03:36.Plan, which was developed after last winter's unprecedented floods.
:03:37. > :03:47.Here our Somerset Correspondent Clinton Rogers.
:03:48. > :03:52.The main road through Somerset is closed for 11 weeks.
:03:53. > :03:57.Yet for once, local people are pretty happy..
:03:58. > :04:00.Because all of this signals the start of major flood prdvention
:04:01. > :04:08.work, part of a package of leasures adding up to ?10 million.
:04:09. > :04:12.This amount of work in such a short time is unprecedentdd.
:04:13. > :04:15.Somerset has attracted millhons of pounds historically, but never has
:04:16. > :04:24.They're trying to prevent a repeat of this ` the worst floods on the
:04:25. > :04:29.Thousands of acres of land underwater,
:04:30. > :04:37.The national publicity that attracted prompted the government
:04:38. > :04:49.They're raising the level of the road by six inches,
:04:50. > :04:52.they hope that'll put it above future flooding.
:04:53. > :04:54.But they're also widening the drainage channels,
:04:55. > :04:57.so that water that does fall on the moorlands behind me can flow
:04:58. > :05:07.There's no silver bullet th`t will stop all of the flooding
:05:08. > :05:12.However, a number of key schemes will alleviate parts of the county
:05:13. > :05:22.Nine months from the flooding, this man is still waiting to get
:05:23. > :05:28.Small wonder he's cautious ` though optimistic ` about the flood
:05:29. > :05:38.But they need to keep going, upgrading.
:05:39. > :05:44.They're also raising one of the roads leading to Muchelney,
:05:45. > :05:49.a community cut off for two months during the last floods.
:05:50. > :05:52.All eyes will doubtless be on Muchelney next year to sde
:05:53. > :06:18.Or if the village boat is pressed to service again.
:06:19. > :06:40.Will that be out again? As xou here, we are investigating, to do with
:06:41. > :06:47.some of this. The transport links are very welcome. We need a series
:06:48. > :06:55.of measures, that come together to make these communities safer. Some
:06:56. > :07:02.people still think you are not doing enough? We have got together with a
:07:03. > :07:14.local councils, representathves to bring this plan. You have hdlp from
:07:15. > :07:21.the local. I had the chance to talk to him. We are getting on. We cannot
:07:22. > :07:28.promise that we will not have these extreme weather conditions `gain,
:07:29. > :07:33.but we can promise the impact.. But you can plan for what may h`ppen
:07:34. > :07:44.again? Absolutely. We're looking at the transport links. Many pdople
:07:45. > :07:49.were also cut off even if they weren't direct flooded. The measures
:07:50. > :07:53.announced today are good stdp forward. We are making progress with
:07:54. > :08:04.the partners. Thank you. The centre
:08:05. > :08:06.of Bath came to a standstill today as friends and family gathered
:08:07. > :08:09.for the funeral of a young student. Around 700 people came to B`th Abbey
:08:10. > :08:13.to hear eighteen year old S`m Amin described as a dream student,
:08:14. > :08:15.who was full of charm. His body was found in the Rhver Avon
:08:16. > :08:18.in Bath earlier this month. He'd disappeared
:08:19. > :08:20.after a night out with friends. Imogen Sellers was
:08:21. > :08:24.at today's service. The family of Sam Amin,
:08:25. > :08:30.led by the cadet band, Inside hundreds of friends
:08:31. > :08:37.and family ` from all over Bath all over the world `
:08:38. > :08:45.came to remember him. His teachers spoke
:08:46. > :08:59.of a boy who was a dream to teach. Sam's father spoke in his n`tive
:09:00. > :09:04.language, calling his son bx his His closest friends describdd Sam
:09:05. > :09:30.as so popular and so cool hd could Best guy I knew. Best kid in Bath.
:09:31. > :09:42.Such a good friend. So happx. We're young, stupid, compared to him. It
:09:43. > :09:46.was great. I fell in a bog, up to my shoulder. Sam reached in and pulled
:09:47. > :09:52.me out. He didn't think abott himself.
:09:53. > :09:55.The congregation were asked to wear bright colours and light a candle
:09:56. > :09:59.for the 18`year`old, who should have been starting university thhs week.
:10:00. > :10:02.It was just over two weeks `go that Sam had gone out to say goodbye to
:10:03. > :10:14.Days later his body was found in the River Avon.
:10:15. > :10:31.Sam was one of our sons. We must honour his memory as we work
:10:32. > :10:38.together to prevent any othdr family share this sufferings. Six len have
:10:39. > :10:52.lost their lives. We must ndver reach seven. Sam's family nhckname
:10:53. > :11:09.meant cloud. That cloud has drifted. But his spirit will remain. A very
:11:10. > :11:12.warm welcome to Points West at the start of your week. We've still got
:11:13. > :11:14.plenty more to bring you, including the weather with Jemma. We've had a
:11:15. > :11:16.lovely September. Drier, brhghter and warmer than average. Will those
:11:17. > :11:23.conditions continue in October? Join me to find out.
:11:24. > :11:26.People are still counting the cost of a burst water main, which left
:11:27. > :11:28.24,000 homes without water and damaged around 20 properties.
:11:29. > :11:31.Water supplies have been restored to the homes in Kingswood near Bristol
:11:32. > :11:34.` but for those whose homes were flooded, the clean`up operation is
:11:35. > :11:42.Almost exactly four days on since the pipe burst, things are still a
:11:43. > :11:48.The water is gone, and the water supply is back on
:11:49. > :11:51.but for those whose homes wdre flooded, they're still trying to get
:11:52. > :12:01.Earlier I spoke to one lady who lives here, and she was too upset
:12:02. > :12:09.to appear on camera, but shd was keen to tell us her story.
:12:10. > :12:17.All of a sudden, they ran up to me, and told me to have a look.
:12:18. > :12:36.I phoned 999 and that's when they said they can't come down ydt.
:12:37. > :12:43.They said they were worried about a gas explosion.
:12:44. > :13:00.They were scared the water was going to come up higher.
:13:01. > :13:03.I thought we were going to die so I text my brother
:13:04. > :13:06.and I said tell mum and dad I love them in case anything happens.
:13:07. > :13:14.I wanted us to be safe but H couldn't do anything.
:13:15. > :13:26.It seemed to take ages before anyone came to rescud us
:13:27. > :13:29.That was Beverley talking to us earlier about her experiencds
:13:30. > :13:34.Over the weekend, the local MP for the area called for compensation
:13:35. > :13:41.Bristol Water today confirmdd those who had lost their supply wouldn't
:13:42. > :13:45.be compensated because the supply was back on within 48 hours, but in
:13:46. > :13:49.a statement they said they `re talks with those people whose homds were
:13:50. > :14:02.flooded, and they are offerhng them all the assistance thex can.
:14:03. > :14:04.A scandal and a defection ` hardly the headlines the
:14:05. > :14:07.Conservatives were hoping for at the start of their last party conference
:14:08. > :14:15.But there was a glimmer of good news for the Tories from the West country
:14:16. > :14:18.with a new poll suggesting the party would gain seats across Somdrset.
:14:19. > :14:20.Robin Markwell reports from the Conservative Party
:14:21. > :14:25.This had been the message the Conservatives wanted to prolote
:14:26. > :14:28.Instead, the start of this conference became the stuff of
:14:29. > :14:32.nightmares ` another MP defdcted to UKIP, and inside delegates pondered
:14:33. > :14:42.Keen to swear allegiance to his leader is this Somerset MP.
:14:43. > :14:47.He denies rumours in the prdss that he might be about to switch sides.
:14:48. > :14:51.I think Nigel Farage is a very capable of leading UKIP.
:14:52. > :14:54.He is a very charismatic politician, and he has managed to set
:14:55. > :14:59.He's also keeping the suspense going, with
:15:00. > :15:11.Today the Conservatives tridd to regain the initiative.
:15:12. > :15:17.Crowds gathered to hear the Chancellor announcing new policy.
:15:18. > :15:20.And cheery news for Conserv`tives in the West Country.
:15:21. > :15:23.A poll by Lord Ashcroft suggested the Conservatives would ste`l
:15:24. > :15:33.These places would all switch from yellow to blue.
:15:34. > :15:40.The survey was welcomed by fresh faces of the party.
:15:41. > :15:44.The coalition marriage now slipping to divorce?
:15:45. > :15:47.It's clear that what's being offered after the next general election is
:15:48. > :15:49.a very different message about how this country could be
:15:50. > :15:52.The Lib Dems are saying thex'll tax your family home,
:15:53. > :16:03.The Conservatives stand for something different.
:16:04. > :16:07.The mood music in Westminster is changing.
:16:08. > :16:10.Two parties ` once friends ` now in full`on battle mode, both knowing in
:16:11. > :16:24.A new childhood cancer treatment, which has been a big success
:16:25. > :16:26.in America, is coming to Brhstol for its UK trial.
:16:27. > :16:29.One hospital in the States said previously none of its patidnts
:16:30. > :16:31.survived when they had a relapse of the cancer neuroblastoma.
:16:32. > :16:34.With the new treatment, three quarters of them survhved
:16:35. > :16:36.In a moment we'll speak to the Bristol doctor who'll bd running
:16:37. > :16:40.First Andy Howard reports on one little girl who's benefited
:16:41. > :16:49.She's four years old and generally a happy littld soul.
:16:50. > :16:51.But the fact she's alive is a miracle.
:16:52. > :16:53.As a baby, she had cancer, called neuroblastoma.
:16:54. > :16:56.Three years ago, doctors told her parents there was nothing
:16:57. > :17:05.You can see how veined her stomach was.
:17:06. > :17:13.She was completely covered in floating tumours.
:17:14. > :17:21.We were taken to an office, told to take some pictures, make thd best
:17:22. > :17:26.I sat on my stairs and I screamed, "I'll research it on the internet
:17:27. > :17:35.And granny's laptop found a hospital in America.
:17:36. > :17:38.It was offering a trial of a new drug.
:17:39. > :17:43.Treatment would cost more than ?1 million.
:17:44. > :17:47.But it was raised entirely by charity.
:17:48. > :18:08.But getting every sick child to America for the treatment
:18:09. > :18:14.So the plan now is for the drug which is designed to teach
:18:15. > :18:24.the body to destroy cancer, to come to the UK for the first timd.
:18:25. > :18:26.Bristol Children's Hospital will run a trial,
:18:27. > :18:40.She might be struggling with drawing big circles,
:18:41. > :18:44.It's hoped this trial in Brhstol, which will be started by thd end
:18:45. > :18:55.of the year, can help many more like her.
:18:56. > :18:59.Dr Stephen Lowis is involved in the trial in Bristol. No question it's
:19:00. > :19:01.worth it and the risk should be with the families. Does more pressure
:19:02. > :19:15.need to be put on drug comp`nies to test their drugs for rare conditions
:19:16. > :19:21.` and be less profit driven? Why is it paid for by a charity? It may be
:19:22. > :19:35.effective but we just do not know at the moment. Does more presstre on me
:19:36. > :19:47.to be put on these drug companies? Yes and no. Companies have started
:19:48. > :20:01.to produce lots of new drugs. That has been a stick and carrot
:20:02. > :20:20.approach. This has benefited. Why Bristol? We are one of ten centres
:20:21. > :20:22.that do these research ideologies. Granny went on the internet and
:20:23. > :20:32.found this herself ` should the NHS inform people about possibilities
:20:33. > :20:40.elsewhere in the world? That is what I do. I encourage people to find
:20:41. > :20:58.these things. Families can do just that. Thank you. It's been confirmed
:20:59. > :21:00.that Bristol Rovers' chaplahn, Dave Jeal, will conduct the funeral of
:21:01. > :21:02.lifelong Bristol City fan M`rk Saunders. Mark, who was 54, passed
:21:03. > :21:05.away on Saturday after losing his battle with lung cancer. Back in
:21:06. > :21:08.March he was invited into the City dressing room to give a pre`match
:21:09. > :21:25.talk to the players ` inspiring them to a victory. Three years after a
:21:26. > :21:27.young ballet dancer from Bath was mugged and left for dead ` he's
:21:28. > :21:30.danced on one of the world's most famous stages. Jack Widdowson was 19
:21:31. > :21:33.when he was attacked on a nhght out in Cardiff and left with a broken
:21:34. > :21:35.neck. Our reporter Ali Vowlds was allowed exclusive access behind the
:21:36. > :21:39.scenes at London's Sadlers Wells as he made his return.
:21:40. > :21:42.Two o' clock and Jack's on stage, going through his routine.
:21:43. > :21:43.Rehearsals have begun for the charity spectacular.
:21:44. > :21:46.It's hard to believe this young man was so critically ill
:21:47. > :21:51.Jack's recovery is so compldte that he's now got a full dance contract
:21:52. > :22:00.And coming to this famous London stage means everything.
:22:01. > :22:07.To be back performing, it's inspiring.
:22:08. > :22:10.But in tonight's performancd Jack is not alone.
:22:11. > :22:13.Ballet Black is just one of the UK Dance Companies all keen to give
:22:14. > :22:17.Away from the glamour, 14`year`old Emily is being treated
:22:18. > :22:20.for her injuries at the new specialist NHS dancd clinic
:22:21. > :22:30.It's being funded by the Dance Again Foundation ` set up
:22:31. > :22:32.by Jack's parents, who discovered to their cost that there was little
:22:33. > :22:44.Back at Sadlers Wells and the nerves are building.
:22:45. > :22:48.This VIP schmoozing is important fundraising time.
:22:49. > :22:50.The long term aim of Jack's parents is to fund specialist treatlent
:22:51. > :23:08.How lucky were we? That's the motivation. He's fine, thank
:23:09. > :23:08.heavens. It's also a chance for Jack to catch
:23:09. > :23:12.up with old school friends ` and the So finally,
:23:13. > :23:23.curtain up and MC for the nhght is ex rugby man David Flatman `
:23:24. > :23:26.just one of the willing voltnteers. And so began a glorious night
:23:27. > :23:45.of dance from the UK's finest. Jack is getting into the zone `
:23:46. > :24:10.even though he's got me It has been a fantastic evening But
:24:11. > :24:11.all eyes are on the final act. Jack, the boy they never believed could
:24:12. > :24:11.dance again. Although just at the start of his
:24:12. > :24:17.professional ballet career, Jack's performance has definitely been one
:24:18. > :24:20.of the highlights of the evdning. It's a remarkable story of courage
:24:21. > :24:22.and determination ` and certainly I am very pleased. Wobbly, but it
:24:23. > :24:44.was OK! In tradable. `` Incredible. Time now
:24:45. > :25:25.for the weather. We have some cloud today. Also,
:25:26. > :25:38.patchy drizzle. Some very nhce temperatures. The seasonal `verage
:25:39. > :25:47.is 16 Celsius but today it was 0. It is going to be settled. Certainly
:25:48. > :25:54.some sunshine. Certainly, until Friday, feeling warm. For the rest
:25:55. > :26:10.of the evening, the cloned will thicken. `` cloud. Overnight, lows
:26:11. > :26:20.of ten to 13. Patchy drizzld. Tuesday is a good story. We are
:26:21. > :26:30.looking at some dry, preconditions. `` bright conditions. We max even
:26:31. > :26:41.see 21 Celsius. Tomorrow, wd will see this weak frontal systel. I
:26:42. > :26:52.would not get too concerned. It will not amount to a great deal. As the
:26:53. > :27:01.system pushes, for the remahnder of Wednesday, we are talking about a
:27:02. > :27:08.settled story. We will be sdeing these temperatures generallx holding
:27:09. > :27:24.up. By Friday afternoon, windy. Saturday, wet and windy. Th`nk you.
:27:25. > :28:03.That was freakishly good! That will be her moniker now! Goodbye.
:28:04. > :28:09.The average person moves home eight times during their life.
:28:10. > :28:12.So that's eight times we have to move the sofa.
:28:13. > :28:15.Eight times we have to redecorate.
:28:16. > :28:20.Eight times we have to locate the stopcock
:28:21. > :28:22.But there's one thing that's easy to do when you move -
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