:00:09. > :00:09.Good evening. the news where you are. Goodbye.
:00:10. > :00:12.A man from Torquay is in a critical condition in Antigua
:00:13. > :00:17.37 year old Christopher Tester was injured during an attempted
:00:18. > :00:20.robbery at his parent's restaurant last night.
:00:21. > :00:27.Friends have launched an urgent 90 thousand pound appeal to fly him
:00:28. > :00:34.We are all very shocked as you can probably imagine.
:00:35. > :00:37.His parents are very well loved members of our expat community here,
:00:38. > :00:40.they have had a couple of restaurants throughout the years
:00:41. > :00:43.and it is extremely shocking and saddening what has happened
:00:44. > :00:51.Chris flew out a few days ago to come and help with Christmas
:00:52. > :00:54.and was due to fly back home on the 29th of December.
:00:55. > :00:57.It is something you do not expect to hear when you wake
:00:58. > :01:08.The former Wham bandmate of George Michael has paid tribute
:01:09. > :01:11.to the friend he says was the finest singer/songwriter of his generation.
:01:12. > :01:13.Andrew Ridgely, who lives near Wadebridge in Cornwall,
:01:14. > :01:16.was reacting on social media following news of the global
:01:17. > :01:18.superstar's passing yesterday at the age of 53.
:01:19. > :01:20.Writing on Twitter, Ridgely said he was "heartbroken" at the loss
:01:21. > :01:22.of his beloved friend ...who would be "forever loved"
:01:23. > :01:25.and missed "by his family, his friends, the world of music
:01:26. > :01:38.In Guernsey, police say they believe the body of a man who disappeared
:01:39. > :01:41.six months ago has been found by children out for
:01:42. > :01:43.a walk on Christmas Eve. Steven Corbet was last seen getting
:01:44. > :01:46.off a bus at Portelet Bay and reported missing on the 27th
:01:47. > :01:50.Police say formal identification will take in a few weeks
:01:51. > :01:55.but evidence at the scene suggested it was Mr Corbet.
:01:56. > :01:58.There are calls for the government to do more to combat homelessness
:01:59. > :02:01.Official figures show that around 500 people are sleeping rough
:02:02. > :02:03.in the region.Charities, though, say this is just
:02:04. > :02:06.Harriet Bradshaw's been hearing the story of one former
:02:07. > :02:20.The simple pleasures of many young people.
:02:21. > :02:24.But for Dan, life hasn't always been this straightforward.
:02:25. > :02:26.Recently following a relationship breakdown, he ended up
:02:27. > :02:34.I felt like I was a piece of dirt that someone
:02:35. > :02:39.It is terrifying for someone who has never done it before,
:02:40. > :02:43.who had a home and a fantastic life before that and then you have
:02:44. > :02:45.to come out and do something like live on the streets.
:02:46. > :02:49.The latest government figures suggest more than 500 people sleep
:02:50. > :02:55.Unless we see some structural change in terms of government policy around
:02:56. > :02:57.benefits and housing supply, this problem is only
:02:58. > :03:02.Life is looking better for Dan since getting help
:03:03. > :03:10.From this to this, you can see what I have got now,
:03:11. > :03:14.The government says it is protecting homelessness prevention funding
:03:15. > :03:17.with an extra ?5.7 million specifically for the Southwest.
:03:18. > :03:27.Harriet Bradshaw, BBC Spotlight, Exeter.
:03:28. > :03:30.On to sport and hundreds of football fans have been queuing today
:03:31. > :03:33.to get their hands on tickets for Plymouth Argyle's FA Cup away
:03:34. > :03:35.match against Liverpool on January the 8th.
:03:36. > :03:37.Tickets went on sale at nine o'clock.
:03:38. > :03:40.Many fans had been waiting since the early hours.
:03:41. > :03:44.Today's sale was for club members, non members will be able to buy
:03:45. > :03:48.The club has around eight and a half thousand tickets for the game.
:03:49. > :03:50.Just got your tickets, how do you feel?
:03:51. > :03:56.We have been here since 8 o'clock this morning
:03:57. > :04:03.I am so relieved that we have got our lovable tickets.
:04:04. > :04:05.Special, we don't play Liverpool every week, do we?
:04:06. > :04:10.It seems a long time, but never mind.
:04:11. > :04:13.But Argyle were knocked off the top of League two this afternoon
:04:14. > :04:15.after drawing 3 all with Wycombe at Home Park.
:04:16. > :04:17.The Pilgrims led 3-1 but the visitors fought back
:04:18. > :04:22.Meanwhile there was a point a piece for Exeter and Yeovil with the local
:04:23. > :04:26.And in the National League, Torquay United beat Forest Green
:04:27. > :04:33.Hundreds of swimmers braved the chilly waters around our coast
:04:34. > :04:37.today to take a traditional Boxing Day dip.
:04:38. > :04:39.This was Charlestown in Cornwall where the rowing club organised
:04:40. > :04:45.While in St Ives, bathers from as far afield as Australia took
:04:46. > :04:47.part in the sunny swim at Porthminster beach -
:04:48. > :04:49.they were raising money for a homeless charity
:04:50. > :04:52.and for the Wave project which aims to help youngsters build
:04:53. > :05:01.On to the weather and Ian Ferguson has the forecast...
:05:02. > :05:05.A marked change of weather type with high pressure
:05:06. > :05:07.dominating the pattern, meaning the return
:05:08. > :05:10.of some cold nights, but for tomorrow, a fine day.
:05:11. > :05:12.We will find further east in the region, temperatures
:05:13. > :05:14.particularly in the countryside dropping below freezing,
:05:15. > :05:20.Not so towards the South West peninsula and the Channel Islands.
:05:21. > :05:23.The odd patch of fog as we start tomorrow,
:05:24. > :05:25.but effectively it is looking a fine day, for the most part,
:05:26. > :05:28.a lot of sunshine, a bit more cloud across parts of Cornwall
:05:29. > :05:31.and here brisk winds feeding in from the south-east,
:05:32. > :05:33.but light and variable winds as we head further
:05:34. > :05:36.Similar story in the Channel Islands, temperatures tomorrow
:05:37. > :05:38.broadly in the range of between seven and 9 degrees.
:05:39. > :05:57.That is all for us for now. We will have another update at 12 o'clock
:05:58. > :06:04.tomorrow. Goodbye for now. and longer spells of rain over
:06:05. > :06:06.northern isles. By the end of the night, temperatures recovering once
:06:07. > :06:12.again after a chilly evening, three to five Celsius. Tomorrow and for
:06:13. > :06:16.the next couple of days, we have this area of high pressure which
:06:17. > :06:22.will really settle the weather down, compared with of late. We start
:06:23. > :06:25.tomorrow on a mainly dry note. There will be a few showers continuing in
:06:26. > :06:30.the north-west and the northern isles, and the wind picking up here
:06:31. > :06:35.as we go through the day. Elsewhere, it's looking dry, with plenty of
:06:36. > :06:40.brightness and sunshine and not as raw a field tomorrow as we have had
:06:41. > :06:44.today, with less in the way of wind. Temperature wise, up a notch to
:06:45. > :06:48.around seven to nine Celsius. For the rest of the UK, we are also
:06:49. > :06:52.under the influence of high pressure. Dry conditions across the
:06:53. > :06:58.board, with brightness and sunshine and very little in terms of wins.
:06:59. > :07:05.Temperatures around six or seven. On home turf tomorrow evening, it stays
:07:06. > :07:06.dry with perhaps a touch of frost in sheltered rural parts. A