:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to BBC Channel Islands on Thursday 12th January.
:00:00. > :00:09.Millions of pounds wasted - damning criticism of the now
:00:10. > :00:11.suspended Jersey Innovation Fund, which used public money
:00:12. > :00:28.There has been a complete incompetence in administration here.
:00:29. > :00:32.It has simply not been followed. There are no key set performance
:00:33. > :00:33.indicators to it even measure the company.
:00:34. > :00:36.Booming bus use - how incentives have helped turn around public
:00:37. > :00:46.Flying high - the soaring numbers of birds no longer under threat.
:00:47. > :00:52.And not only is it blowing a gale across the islands right now, but
:00:53. > :00:58.colder air is following this area of rain and some of the showers
:00:59. > :00:59.overnight are likely to turn increasingly wintry. More details
:01:00. > :01:04.from me later in the programme. Good evening.
:01:05. > :01:05.I'm Alison Moss. A damning report's been published
:01:06. > :01:08.into a States of Jersey fund that's potentially lost millions of pounds
:01:09. > :01:13.of taxpayers' money. According to the report,
:01:14. > :01:16.the Jersey Innovation Fund, which has now been suspended,
:01:17. > :01:18.may have been linked The Chief Minister says he's shocked
:01:19. > :01:23.and angry at the way We'll be hearing from him live
:01:24. > :01:28.in a moment, but first This is one of the companies
:01:29. > :01:34.that got a loan from But the start-up software firm
:01:35. > :01:38.'logfiller' never paid back It's emerged six of the seven
:01:39. > :01:46.companies given loans totalling ?2 million of taxpayers'
:01:47. > :01:48.money are in arrears. Now the idea of the
:01:49. > :01:51.Jersey Innovation Fund, when it was set up under
:01:52. > :01:53.the Economic Development Department four years ago, was to support
:01:54. > :01:58.new business ideas. But a report has highlighted serious
:01:59. > :02:01.failings in how it was run. One of those running
:02:02. > :02:05.it was chief executive You may remember him
:02:06. > :02:09.from the scandal around business Well, last week, he resigned,
:02:10. > :02:15.with six months' pay - that's ?70,000 - and hasn't
:02:16. > :02:17.responded to our calls Elsewhere in the document,
:02:18. > :02:22.the author also hints at criminal links to the fund,
:02:23. > :02:35.saying: The fund will be investigated
:02:36. > :02:37.by the Public Accounts Committee, In my time as chairman of public
:02:38. > :02:42.accounts and in my time as a politician, this is the worst
:02:43. > :02:44.I've seen. There's been a complete absence
:02:45. > :02:46.of competent administration here, the terms of reference agreed
:02:47. > :02:49.by the States have There are no set key performance
:02:50. > :02:53.indicators to even measure the companies that were lent these
:02:54. > :02:59.sums, so that really really is very disappointing
:03:00. > :03:03.and quite distressing. Joining me in the studio now
:03:04. > :03:17.is the Chief Minister, Chairman of the Public Accounts
:03:18. > :03:22.Committee was calling it disappointing. This report isn't
:03:23. > :03:25.easy reading. The criticism says is not fit for purpose, more should
:03:26. > :03:30.have been done to protect public money. This was ?5 million worth of
:03:31. > :03:37.taxpayers money, the innovation fund. Has it been a disaster? The
:03:38. > :03:42.report is damning. It shows a shocking failure in management, in
:03:43. > :03:47.governance, in administration. So perhaps that is a word that could be
:03:48. > :03:53.used. Only 2 million of the 5 million has been spent, there has
:03:54. > :03:58.been no new loans during 2015. I was angered and shot and find it
:03:59. > :04:03.completely unacceptable when I read the report. Who do you blame? The
:04:04. > :04:08.report is clear. It deals with feelings of administration, but I am
:04:09. > :04:13.not sufficiently happy with that. As the chief executive should also look
:04:14. > :04:21.to see whether their discipline measures taken. He also reviewing
:04:22. > :04:26.the other grant funded organisations to make sure these feelings are not
:04:27. > :04:28.replicated there. On top of that, this is the report of that
:04:29. > :04:34.administration, but I want to make sure the politicians involved have
:04:35. > :04:40.not added to or been involved in the conclusions that the report says and
:04:41. > :04:44.I'm instigating an investigation that will be without fear or favour
:04:45. > :04:50.and if it says action should be taken, action will be taken. Can the
:04:51. > :04:54.public trust this Government with their money? Is said this evening,
:04:55. > :04:59.there are questions that need to be asked and until we have the answers
:05:00. > :05:03.to those questions, I can't be satisfied that the Government and
:05:04. > :05:07.management is in place when it comes to money being given to third
:05:08. > :05:14.parties and it is only this extra piece of work that will tell us
:05:15. > :05:19.whether these feelings are more widespread and will rebuild trust.
:05:20. > :05:24.The idea of an innovation fund is very good for local entrepreneurs.
:05:25. > :05:29.Do you imagine in the future a different type of innovation fund
:05:30. > :05:33.could exist? The report was clear. The innovation fund is a good idea,
:05:34. > :05:39.it's just the management of it that failed. There are ?3 million roughly
:05:40. > :05:43.left in the innovation fund, we will need to think about how we could
:05:44. > :05:46.apply that, perhaps in smaller amounts to different modes of
:05:47. > :05:50.companies, that will be a decision for the States to make in due
:05:51. > :05:55.course. Innovation is important. It's important our economy innovates
:05:56. > :06:00.and diversifies and this fund was supposed to be helping that happen.
:06:01. > :06:01.Chief Minister, thank you for joining us tonight. Thank you.
:06:02. > :06:04.An internal investigation has been launched by Guernsey's bus operator
:06:05. > :06:06.after footage shared on social media appears to show one
:06:07. > :06:08.of its fleet driving in a potentially dangerous way.
:06:09. > :06:11.The bus is seen drifting into the centre of the road
:06:12. > :06:13.and forcing oncoming vehicles to mount the pavement.
:06:14. > :06:15.It comes on the same day that government figures reveal
:06:16. > :06:18.the number of passengers using the service has
:06:19. > :06:26.Love them or loathe them - Guernsey's buses are proving
:06:27. > :06:29.increasingly popular with the travelling public.
:06:30. > :06:33.More than 1.65 million people made use of the bus service last year,
:06:34. > :06:41.the highest recorded figure since records began.
:06:42. > :06:43.Well, it's ?1 to anywhere in the island, which certainly
:06:44. > :06:46.helps, but how have they managed to get so many passengers
:06:47. > :06:50.Well, we're being told that it's because students now
:06:51. > :06:52.have free transport, there's been the introduction
:06:53. > :06:56.of a new bus app, and also a greater use of smart cards which has made it
:06:57. > :07:01.But not everything is running smoothly on the buses.
:07:02. > :07:03.This footage shared on social media has resulted in an internal
:07:04. > :07:08.investigation being launched by CT Plus.
:07:09. > :07:11.We have a contract with CT Plus, and the contract does not deal
:07:12. > :07:14.with terms and conditions or how the drivers happen to drive,
:07:15. > :07:17.but we clearly would show our disapproval or communicate with CT
:07:18. > :07:22.Plus, if we felt that an incident was inappropriate.
:07:23. > :07:25.But the buses are wide, we know that and I think sometimes
:07:26. > :07:28.for the newer drivers to the island who drive in cities,
:07:29. > :07:32.rather than in small, what were once cart tracks,
:07:33. > :07:35.then it takes them some time to acclimatise.
:07:36. > :07:37.CT Plus has declined to comment further while
:07:38. > :07:39.the investigation is ongoing, but elsewhere it's
:07:40. > :07:43.And, these buses, which have caused so much controversy are set
:07:44. > :07:47.to be replaced by these, shorter and narrower ones,
:07:48. > :07:53.with phase one of that plan due to happen by May.
:07:54. > :07:56.Sark Vineyards has announced the closure of its business in Sark.
:07:57. > :07:59.Sark Estate Management, owned by the Barclay Brothers,
:08:00. > :08:01.say they have "invested millions of pounds in the project,
:08:02. > :08:05.but they now fail to see any future in Sark or its economy."
:08:06. > :08:07.The company says in a statement the authorities in Sark "have
:08:08. > :08:13.obstructed the vineyards' progress throughout".
:08:14. > :08:16.Guernsey's newest politician has been elected unopposed as a member
:08:17. > :08:19.of the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture.
:08:20. > :08:22.Deputy Neil Inder was nominated and seconded
:08:23. > :08:25.by the President and Vice President of the Committee.
:08:26. > :08:28.He replaces Marc Leadbeater, who resigned from the committee last
:08:29. > :08:32.month, when Emilie Yerby wrote to members announcing her intention
:08:33. > :08:39.Unemployment in Jersey fell to its lowest for
:08:40. > :08:43.1,280 people were registered as looking for work -
:08:44. > :08:46.more than 100 fewer than the same time the previous year.
:08:47. > :08:49.The drop is being put down to the success of the States Back
:08:50. > :08:55.to Work scheme and support from local businesses.
:08:56. > :08:58.It's a sight many of us take for granted -
:08:59. > :09:02.watching wild birds like chaffinches and skylarks soar through our skies.
:09:03. > :09:04.But for the past few years, several of these species
:09:05. > :09:08.Now, thanks to a scheme run by researchers,
:09:09. > :09:12.there's been a huge increase in the number of wild farmland
:09:13. > :09:21.birds in the island, as Jessica Banham reports.
:09:22. > :09:28.Ready to take flight. These wild birds have spent the winter growing
:09:29. > :09:31.stronger on seeds. Around 50 fields across the island have been planted
:09:32. > :09:34.with crops to make sure it endangered species have another food
:09:35. > :09:45.to survive the coldest months of the year. The species are declining
:09:46. > :09:48.across Europe and the reason is for changes in farming practices,
:09:49. > :09:55.climate change and destruction of their habitats. What do we had in
:09:56. > :10:01.the field here? In this field, these plans have seeds that the birds will
:10:02. > :10:04.eat straightaway from, like mustard, millet and sunflowers, which you can
:10:05. > :10:08.see they have been perched on top and feeding from here from this
:10:09. > :10:14.position because all the little empty shells are still here. As well
:10:15. > :10:17.as using this field to feed the birds, researchers sometimes catch
:10:18. > :10:21.them. They picked one of these small rings on their legs which has a
:10:22. > :10:27.unique number, then they can track their movements. Last winter, there
:10:28. > :10:32.were almost 14,000 more birds than the year before, an increase of 54%.
:10:33. > :10:38.Since the winter of 2013, there's been an even bigger increase of more
:10:39. > :10:45.than 500%. It costs around ?100 to cover an area the size of a football
:10:46. > :10:48.pitch in seeds. That cost is met by private donations, often from
:10:49. > :10:52.farmers taking part in the scheme. Sign that it's giving something back
:10:53. > :10:58.to the environment and the island because we are not just all about
:10:59. > :11:02.growing potatoes and making money. Therefore, we want to be seen as
:11:03. > :11:06.doing what is right. Researchers haven't finished painting the birds
:11:07. > :11:09.spotted this winter but believe numbers are still growing.
:11:10. > :11:11.Ultimately, they hope to take species like these of the endangered
:11:12. > :11:13.list forever. The weather's getting pretty wild
:11:14. > :11:16.in the Channel Islands. Here's the scene in Jersey
:11:17. > :11:20.a little earlier today. Several roads
:11:21. > :11:23.in Jersey were closed or blocked, including access
:11:24. > :11:25.to Fort Regent Leisure Centre. Condor's cancelled its fast ferries
:11:26. > :11:27.to France and England for the next two days
:11:28. > :11:30.and Jersey Met Department has issued the highest level of storm warning,
:11:31. > :11:34.while honorary police are urging David Braine can tell us
:11:35. > :11:50.exactly what's in store. It's going to be a tricky night for
:11:51. > :11:55.people tonight. It is, yes. Not only have we got these really strong
:11:56. > :11:58.gusts of wind which I is damaging, we've also got some very cold air
:11:59. > :12:02.that is flooding dying from the Arctic. It is a bitter winter for us
:12:03. > :12:06.tomorrow. There will be more sunshine than we've seen today, that
:12:07. > :12:09.is good news. There is also likely to be wintry showers around and some
:12:10. > :12:14.of the showers will be with his overnight tonight. Why is it so
:12:15. > :12:18.windy and cold? The air is coming from the Arctic. There are several
:12:19. > :12:22.areas of low pressure coming down to the UK across the Channel and moving
:12:23. > :12:26.into northern France. This one in particular is giving us these really
:12:27. > :12:31.strong gusts of wind. It will eventually move away. Once we lose
:12:32. > :12:35.that area of low pressure, we've still got a gusty and strong
:12:36. > :12:40.north-westerly breeze. We will also find trapped within the flow several
:12:41. > :12:43.lines of showers which will come tonight, some tomorrow. Those
:12:44. > :12:49.showers are increasingly likely to turn to sleet or hail at times, snow
:12:50. > :12:52.possible across the islands, mainly in the showers. That is the setup.
:12:53. > :12:57.Very windy conditions overnight tonight and there is a warning
:12:58. > :13:00.issued by the Jersey Met Office because of the concern about the
:13:01. > :13:06.strength of the wind. It's going to be pretty cold as well. Temperatures
:13:07. > :13:10.to start the day tomorrow between zero and plus two. If you throw in
:13:11. > :13:13.the strength of wind with those kind of temperatures, with the wind
:13:14. > :13:19.chill, it will feel more like -2 minus three. A bitterly cold day,
:13:20. > :13:22.one line of wintry showers leases first thing in the morning then
:13:23. > :13:26.there is a chance of a shower it through the rest of the day and
:13:27. > :13:30.temperatures really struggling. It's going to feel colder than that
:13:31. > :13:34.because it's still very blustery. The winds will ease a little bit in
:13:35. > :13:44.the second half of the day. Here are our times of high water. Big tides
:13:45. > :13:48.as well because we are a full moon and for those heading out to sea,
:13:49. > :13:56.some very, very difficult conditions agency. Big waves. Stormy conditions
:13:57. > :14:04.for the servers. The winds north westerly, wintry showers, the good
:14:05. > :14:11.news is it's less windy and warmer by the weekend.
:14:12. > :14:14.We will try and keep you updated with all the latest travel details
:14:15. > :14:16.on social media. I'll be back with your
:14:17. > :14:42.headlines at eight. Plymouth City Council has suspended
:14:43. > :14:44.work on its road improvement scheme in Plymouth after more white
:14:45. > :14:51.phosphorous grenades were found on the site in Tavistock road. Ten
:14:52. > :14:56.World War II grenade grenades were found and detonated on Tuesday by a
:14:57. > :14:57.bomb disposal team. An extra 14 grenades were found and removed
:14:58. > :14:58.today. A court has ordered a psychiatric
:14:59. > :15:01.assessment on a Devon man charged with possessing an explosive
:15:02. > :15:03.substance for an unlawful purpose. Timothy Holman, who's 41
:15:04. > :15:06.and from Osborne Road in Ilfracombe, was arrested after a major police
:15:07. > :15:09.operation in the town last month. A 31-year-old woman has died
:15:10. > :15:11.after a crash involving a tractor and trailer near Redruth.
:15:12. > :15:13.A one-year-old baby in the car survived,
:15:14. > :15:15.suffering only minor injuries. It happened on the A30 near
:15:16. > :15:17.the Avers roundabout last night. The road was closed
:15:18. > :15:27.for around eight hours. Three men had been charged with
:15:28. > :15:34.murder after a man's body was found in St Austell. 31-year-old Stephen
:15:35. > :15:39.bowl was found with knife wounds in a part in Truro road yesterday
:15:40. > :15:41.morning. Three local men all aged in their 20s will appear at Bodmin
:15:42. > :15:46.Magistrates' Court tomorrow. A couple from North Devon say
:15:47. > :15:49.they've been struggling to keep warm after a new eco-heating system broke
:15:50. > :15:53.down 39 times in the last 21 months. Robert Smith's oil-fired system
:15:54. > :15:55.was removed by social landlords Westward housing group and replaced
:15:56. > :15:57.by one that uses wood pellets. Filling up the wood pellet
:15:58. > :16:00.boiler is something He has also got used to it breaking
:16:01. > :16:06.down time and time and time again. Right from the start,
:16:07. > :16:09.it's just been a disaster and we are now on the 39th breakdown
:16:10. > :16:18.in 21 months. As a tenant, I am
:16:19. > :16:20.relying on the landlord to give me reliable,
:16:21. > :16:23.adequate heating, which is their job.
:16:24. > :16:25.Which they have not done. Robert and his partner,
:16:26. > :16:28.Brian Ridgway, rent their house through social landlord,
:16:29. > :16:30.Westward Housing Group. Brian is disabled and
:16:31. > :16:33.has had five strokes. I have to keep warm in whatever room
:16:34. > :16:40.I am in and it is no good me getting cold because I know I am
:16:41. > :16:43.going to end up straight This room already had
:16:44. > :16:46.an electric fire. The couple were also given extra
:16:47. > :16:49.electric radiators and money I'm very disappointed the way this
:16:50. > :16:54.has had to drag on for so long. I contacted Westward initially well
:16:55. > :16:56.before Christmas about this These are two elderly
:16:57. > :17:02.gentlemen, one is disabled It is highly unsatisfactory the way
:17:03. > :17:07.they have been treated. Westward Housing Group has
:17:08. > :17:10.apologised and has promised to reinstall oil fired heating
:17:11. > :17:13.as soon as possible. It says of 75 similar
:17:14. > :17:16.systems that were put in, in other properties,
:17:17. > :17:19.only three have had Manufacturers Warmflow say -
:17:20. > :17:25.we have established that there have been issues with the whole heating
:17:26. > :17:27.system in this house, When our wood pellet boiler
:17:28. > :17:32.is correctly installed, commissioned, properly maintained
:17:33. > :17:34.and operated by the householder, using the correct fuel,
:17:35. > :17:37.these issues do not occur. Installers Anesco
:17:38. > :17:40.declined to comment. But Robert Smith says he has been
:17:41. > :17:43.using the boiler as instructed, so is he confident things
:17:44. > :17:46.will finally be sorted out? Until I see engineers here,
:17:47. > :17:49.putting the new system in, I still have got no confidence
:17:50. > :17:54.it is going to happen. A new lifeboat's been
:17:55. > :17:57.launched in Devon today - we'll meet the woman
:17:58. > :18:01.who paid for it. And after the rain,
:18:02. > :18:04.sleet and some snow, the main problem for us tonight
:18:05. > :18:07.is the risk of ice, especially first thing
:18:08. > :18:09.tomorrow morning. More details from me
:18:10. > :18:16.later in the programme. A book created and funded by parents
:18:17. > :18:20.in Cornwall to prepare children for primary school has been
:18:21. > :18:27.so successful, it's gone global. are being sent to every three-
:18:28. > :18:32.and four-year-old in the county. You may remember we featured
:18:33. > :18:36.the picture book on Spotlight last year - it includes children
:18:37. > :18:38.with Down's Syndrome and it's been so powerful the creators have had
:18:39. > :18:41.enquiries from as far away Emma Thomasson has been to meet Noah
:18:42. > :18:47.- one of the stars of the book. And you need to do some windows.
:18:48. > :18:56.Can you do some windows? Noah sat on Miss Elliott's chair
:18:57. > :19:00.because no one wanted to pretend to be the teacher.
:19:01. > :19:08.It felt a bit giggly. He likes running around
:19:09. > :19:14.and he falls over a lot. And we play on the whiteboard
:19:15. > :19:18.with him and we take turns. Not one of Noah's classmates
:19:19. > :19:21.I spoke to talked about him And that is exactly the point
:19:22. > :19:26.the parents who created the book that he is featured
:19:27. > :19:30.in want to get across. Instantly, I pick out similarities
:19:31. > :19:32.rather than differences. Children will say, oh, I read that
:19:33. > :19:36.book, or we have that at home. Several comments into
:19:37. > :19:38.the conversation, then it might appear, oh,
:19:39. > :19:40.that child, why does he look like that?
:19:41. > :19:43.Why has he got those in his ears? And that is really refreshing for us
:19:44. > :19:47.and encouraging because we know that children of that age,
:19:48. > :19:49.they haven't really formed any hard Today, she is working
:19:50. > :19:55.with Vicky who is another of the volunteers who have produced
:19:56. > :19:57.and financed the book. It is being sent every
:19:58. > :20:00.to childminder, nursery and preschool in Cornwall over
:20:01. > :20:04.the next four years. And news about the book
:20:05. > :20:06.is spreading around the world, thanks to celebrities turning
:20:07. > :20:09.to social media. They include the Poldark cast,
:20:10. > :20:12.Miranda Hart and a whole host And that kind of support
:20:13. > :20:17.is something they could only have dreamt of when they started
:20:18. > :20:19.producing the second in the series of books
:20:20. > :20:22.from their kitchen table office. They are now being distributed
:20:23. > :20:24.around the world with one of the biggest orders
:20:25. > :20:27.in North Carolina in the US, where they are being included
:20:28. > :20:30.in welcome bags to parents They are like any other child
:20:31. > :20:37.and they should be given the same thing that you when I had
:20:38. > :20:40.when we were little babies. So, how do you feel about Noah
:20:41. > :20:44.being in the book and it being seen potentially all around the world?
:20:45. > :20:46.It's amazing. It speaks a thousand words,
:20:47. > :20:54.the pictures, just details, children going about everyday school life.
:20:55. > :20:57.And it's very, very... Noah, can you show me
:20:58. > :21:03.where you are again, in the book? Where you are in the book?
:21:04. > :21:05.There! I'm not sure if Noah feels quite
:21:06. > :21:14.the same awe as Mum... He has the more pressing issue
:21:15. > :21:18.of getting back to play No has got far better things to do!
:21:19. > :21:30.-- Noah. Lifeboats are a familiar sight
:21:31. > :21:32.around our coast and today Exmouth took delivery
:21:33. > :21:34.of a new inshore lifeboat. The current D-class vessel has
:21:35. > :21:37.reached the end of its busy It's been called out more
:21:38. > :21:41.than 600 times and rescued Spoligtht's Rebecca Wills
:21:42. > :21:46.was there to see the end of one era It was out with the old at
:21:47. > :21:51.Exmouth Lifeboat Station today... The inshore lifeboat,
:21:52. > :21:54.the George Bearman, taking to the water for the final time
:21:55. > :21:57.as it was retired after ten years' It's been a decade in which the
:21:58. > :22:04.D-class vessel has been called out 614 times,
:22:05. > :22:07.rescued 466 people, 28 Also a D-class vessel
:22:08. > :22:15.and also bearing George And getting a prime seat
:22:16. > :22:22.to watch the new inshore lifeboat enter service was George's
:22:23. > :22:25.granddaughter, Pauline. It was her donation
:22:26. > :22:27.which provided by the old As they both came in towards
:22:28. > :22:32.the shore, I was so proud, Sad also, seeing the first
:22:33. > :22:38.one on its last trip. But hopefully, this one
:22:39. > :22:40.will give just as good George Bearman was a
:22:41. > :22:45.coastguard in Norfolk. He was just 38 when he
:22:46. > :22:48.lost his life at sea in It is that family tragedy
:22:49. > :22:53.which prompted Pauline to support My father never knew his father
:22:54. > :22:59.because he was only I just wish that he had
:23:00. > :23:04.lived to see what I've done with the money
:23:05. > :23:06.that A fantastic legacy.
:23:07. > :23:14.Yes, absolutely. The D-class boat is considered
:23:15. > :23:17.the workhorse of the RNLI, so the The old boat has given ten years
:23:18. > :23:22.of really good service, hard service here.
:23:23. > :23:24.It is quite a busy station. So the new boat should
:23:25. > :23:27.seamlessly take over as it has this morning
:23:28. > :23:30.and give equally as good service
:23:31. > :23:32.over the next ten years. It will be officially
:23:33. > :23:35.named in May when hopefully, champagne, rather
:23:36. > :23:44.than rain, will cover the bow. Plenty of rain in Exmouth earlier
:23:45. > :23:49.today, as we have seen on the programme tonight, some of the rain
:23:50. > :23:55.has turned to snow in places so let's get the latest from David.
:23:56. > :24:03.Some snow falling, mainly above 300 metres, about 1000 feet. But even at
:24:04. > :24:13.lower levels, some of the showers and it could feel quite wintry. A
:24:14. > :24:15.bit of a problem with a risk of ice developing, the temperatures have
:24:16. > :24:21.fallen and they will continue to fall overnight. You will really need
:24:22. > :24:26.to wrap up warmly. Probably the coldest feeling day we have had so
:24:27. > :24:31.far this winter. Some wintry showers dotted around as well. Some quite
:24:32. > :24:35.heavy. Overnight tonight, all of the rain we have seen on some of the
:24:36. > :24:39.sleet and snow on higher ground, we have a risk of ice which continues
:24:40. > :24:45.through the night and for a good part of tomorrow morning. Stay tuned
:24:46. > :24:50.across BBC local radio for updates. It isn't just the cold. The snow on
:24:51. > :24:54.the ice and the wintry showers. It is also very windy at the moment and
:24:55. > :24:59.the strength of wind is also of some concern because we have some pretty
:25:00. > :25:04.high tides tonight. Some coastal flood alerts in force across the
:25:05. > :25:07.North Cornwall and Devon coast. Winds straight from the Arctic and
:25:08. > :25:12.trapped within it, several lines showers which could affect this
:25:13. > :25:17.during the day tomorrow. Saturday, a little bit less windy. A little
:25:18. > :25:20.quieter. Still a bit fraught because a weather front is trapped in
:25:21. > :25:26.amongst all that which could produce some sleet or even some snow over
:25:27. > :25:30.higher ground. A definite change on Sunday to less cold air. Even the
:25:31. > :25:35.possibility of some light rain or drizzle. Temperatures will start to
:25:36. > :25:40.come back up. The wings are bitterly cold. Particularly lively at the
:25:41. > :25:44.moment, across the more western parts and some really strong gusts.
:25:45. > :25:48.They stick with us through the day tomorrow and in that flow from the
:25:49. > :25:52.north-west, leaving Ireland this evening and overnight tonight, some
:25:53. > :25:56.more wintry showers. Don't expect everything to be clear and cold and
:25:57. > :26:02.windy overnight, there is a risk of some wintry showers turning up
:26:03. > :26:06.during the night. Dartmoor, Princetown, there is some snow that
:26:07. > :26:10.fell earlier today. Not a huge amount but it has left a covering of
:26:11. > :26:16.snow on the houses and grass and on the mauls and the vehicles. Traffic
:26:17. > :26:20.moving quite nicely still at the moment but of course it will freeze
:26:21. > :26:24.overnight tonight so a risk of some ice on untreated roads and
:26:25. > :26:30.pavements. The main area of rain now moving into south east England is
:26:31. > :26:34.now giving snow. Even right down to quite low levels. If you are
:26:35. > :26:39.travelling out of the region, be prepared to run into some snow later
:26:40. > :26:45.on tonight. A scattering of showers possible through the night. Sleet or
:26:46. > :26:53.snow mainly over high ground. A bitterly cold north-westerly wind.
:26:54. > :26:56.The risk of ice existing first thing tomorrow morning. Plenty of winter
:26:57. > :27:00.sunshine so not all bad news but the risk of a few passing showers
:27:01. > :27:10.through the day and of us, not very warm. With the wind chill, it will
:27:11. > :27:21.feel a lot colder. A particularly windy day on the Isles of Scilly.
:27:22. > :27:24.The times of high water. For our surfers, some pretty lively
:27:25. > :27:31.condition out at sea. Dangerous along the north coast.
:27:32. > :27:38.Bulletins at 10:30pm and on your radio station from 6:30am in the
:27:39. > :28:14.morning when it could be quite tricky. Goodnight.
:28:15. > :28:14...and keep telling yourself over and over, "This will end."
:28:15. > :28:15.Ladies and gentlemen, the bride and groom.
:28:16. > :28:18.So what if I forgot our poxy anniversary?
:28:19. > :28:23.Er, I think this year was copper. 14th is poxy.