29/12/2016

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:00:12. > :00:15.An investigation is under way in Cornwall after the bodies of two

:00:16. > :00:18.men were found at a property in St Austell.

:00:19. > :00:20.Their deaths are being treated as unexplained.

:00:21. > :00:27.Spotlight's Eleanor Parkinson has spent the day at the scene.

:00:28. > :00:31.The bodies of the two men were found in a rented flat in this building

:00:32. > :00:34.The police have not revealed how they died but say

:00:35. > :00:38.Officers from Plymouth have been drafted in,

:00:39. > :00:48.along with a forensic team and a number of fire officers.

:00:49. > :00:50.This block of flats has been sealed off all day while officers

:00:51. > :00:52.search around the building and inside the property.

:00:53. > :00:56.The police say that the two men who died are a 31-year-old local man

:00:57. > :00:57.and a 22-year-old man originally from Plymouth.

:00:58. > :01:00.They say that another man arrested at the scene on suspicion

:01:01. > :01:06.of burglary is not thought to have anything to do with the deaths.

:01:07. > :01:10.Obviously, I do not know exactly what has happened, but, no,

:01:11. > :01:12.it is appalling that something like this can happen.

:01:13. > :01:16.The results of postmortem examinations are expected tomorrow

:01:17. > :01:19.but the fire brigade have already ruled out the possibility

:01:20. > :01:26.There are hopes that a man from Torquay shot in the head

:01:27. > :01:28.during an attempted robbery in Antigua could be flown back

:01:29. > :01:32.Chris Tester was attacked at his parents' restaurant

:01:33. > :01:36.The 37-year-old was due to have an operation today.

:01:37. > :01:42.An appeal to fly him home has raised almost ?70,000.

:01:43. > :01:45.An investigation has been launched after a pilot briefly lost control

:01:46. > :01:49.Ice built up on an Aurigny flight from Guernsey to Manchester causing

:01:50. > :01:53.It happened on the 21st of December as the aircraft was climbing.

:01:54. > :01:54.The flight returned safely to Guernsey.

:01:55. > :02:04.The RSCPA has been called in after undercover filming

:02:05. > :02:06.at a farm in Somerset showed animals being punched and kicked.

:02:07. > :02:10.The farm owner says he was appalled when he saw the film and has sacked

:02:11. > :02:13.Some viewers may find scenes upsetting in this

:02:14. > :02:36.He has just kicked that cow square in the face.

:02:37. > :02:38.She gave birth 1.5 hours before this footage was taken.

:02:39. > :02:41.And the animal rights group which secretly filmed the farm

:02:42. > :02:46.on the edge of Taunton has described it as shocking.

:02:47. > :02:49.I really don't know what I was expecting to see as far

:02:50. > :02:52.as the handling of the animals, but to see tiny calves and cows

:02:53. > :02:55.who had just given birth being punched and kicked and sworn

:02:56. > :02:59.at in such an aggressive manner, I found really shocking.

:03:00. > :03:02.The charity says that it chose to hide a camera at Pyrland Farm

:03:03. > :03:04.in Taunton after a tip-off from someone living nearby

:03:05. > :03:14.When we visited the farm today, a local vet was there as well.

:03:15. > :03:17.He said he was as surprised as anyone when he saw the film

:03:18. > :03:23.I just can't understand his behaviour, because...

:03:24. > :03:26.The farmer himself said he had now sacked the labourer seen

:03:27. > :03:29.to have kicked and punched the cows and calves.

:03:30. > :03:32.But he denied any welfare issues on the farm.

:03:33. > :03:34.We were really appalled by the behaviour of

:03:35. > :03:41.We take great pride in our dairy herd and we all work very

:03:42. > :03:47.And we are very proud of the way the cows are on this farm.

:03:48. > :03:53.The footage has now been passed to the RSPCA.

:03:54. > :03:55.They say that they are investigating, adding

:03:56. > :03:59.that they are concerned by what they see.

:04:00. > :04:03.The Devon dog charity K9 Focus wants people to stop bringing rescue dogs

:04:04. > :04:08.back from Europe while so many dogs here are put down.

:04:09. > :04:10.One couple have defended their decision, saying conditions

:04:11. > :04:18.If you look at the pictures of foreign dogs, I mean,

:04:19. > :04:22.But I think what people don't realise is that in this country,

:04:23. > :04:26.we are putting a dog to sleep every two hours and we just don't

:04:27. > :04:30.So for every dog that comes in, one of our dogs here

:04:31. > :04:36.A surfer from Cornwall has been describing how he was crushed under

:04:37. > :04:40.tonnes of water at a big wave competition in Portugal.

:04:41. > :04:44.Tom Butler was in a World Surf League event when he

:04:45. > :04:49.He was taken to hospital where he was treated

:04:50. > :04:52.for a split ear, bruised ribs and a suspected lung injury.

:04:53. > :04:57.As I landed and fell, I slapped the water really hard.

:04:58. > :05:01.I had an outstretched arm, so then that left all my rib cage

:05:02. > :05:03.exposed to the water and I just slapped really hard and hit

:05:04. > :05:08.basically my ribs and lungs and that knocked all the wind out of me.

:05:09. > :05:16.It's turning cloudier to end the year.

:05:17. > :05:19.The high pressure we have seen keeping things settled for the last

:05:20. > :05:23.Those isobars are tightening a bit, becoming breezier, and then this

:05:24. > :05:27.weather front coming through during New Year's Day

:05:28. > :05:29.turning it rather cloudy and damp for a time before colder,

:05:30. > :05:33.Tonight, we are seeing the return of some mist patches,

:05:34. > :05:38.Some fog here, perhaps, for a time, but the wind does pick up a little,

:05:39. > :05:43.But cloud further to the west is lowering so we could see

:05:44. > :05:47.Temperatures holding out further to the west.

:05:48. > :05:49.Could just be cold enough for a touch of frost

:05:50. > :05:58.But, equally, I think we could see some spits and spots of light rain

:05:59. > :06:03.Temperatures up a bit on today but certainly not feeling it

:06:04. > :06:05.with the lack of sunshine and a bit more breeze.

:06:06. > :06:10.It stays cloudy to end the year as well.

:06:11. > :06:12.The next update from the Spotlight newsroom will be just

:06:13. > :06:21.From everyone here, thank you for your company and enjoy what is left

:06:22. > :06:44.of your night. Goodbye. Hello. Fold and frost has been a

:06:45. > :06:48.feature of the weather in recent mornings in England and Wales,

:06:49. > :06:53.producing a wintry scene with Frost in Oxfordshire this morning. In

:06:54. > :06:56.Highland Scotland, a completely different story. Thank you to our

:06:57. > :06:58.weather watchers for the