:00:09. > :00:09.Good evening. on the BBC News Channel.
:00:10. > :00:12.Thousands of people have arrived in the South West for what is a big
:00:13. > :00:14.test of one of our biggest industries.
:00:15. > :00:17.There were some blue skies as people came out to enjoy
:00:18. > :00:21.Forecasters say it won't stay completely dry all weekend,
:00:22. > :00:28.but there should only be some short periods of wet weather.
:00:29. > :00:30.Meanwhile, extra staff have been brought in at hospitals to cope
:00:31. > :00:32.with an anticipated rise in demand over the weekend.
:00:33. > :00:34.Officials are asking people to avoid emergency departments
:00:35. > :00:39.unless they have a serious or life-threatening condition.
:00:40. > :00:42.Please use the 111 service if you're not sure what to do with your local
:00:43. > :00:47.Those lines are being answered much quicker now, and they can direct
:00:48. > :00:53.you to the service that will help you in your local area.
:00:54. > :00:55.Two owls have been freed after getting stuck in traps
:00:56. > :00:58.which use glue to catch pests. The animals are being cared
:00:59. > :01:01.for at the West Hatch Wildlife Centre in Somerset.
:01:02. > :01:03.The RSPCA says the traps cause unnecessary suffering to pests
:01:04. > :01:11.The charity is urging people not to use them.
:01:12. > :01:15.His primary wing feathers were stuck into his own flanks here.
:01:16. > :01:17.Without us intervening and actually washing the glue off,
:01:18. > :01:19.there's no way he would ever have flown again.
:01:20. > :01:22.So he would have slowly starved to death or, you know,
:01:23. > :01:33.Born in Dorset, he shot to fame predicting the results of football
:01:34. > :01:39.Well, there's more science to it than you might think.
:01:40. > :01:42.John Ayres has been looking at an experiment being carried out
:01:43. > :01:49.The point of dropping plastic bricks into this tank is to see
:01:50. > :01:52.if Octavia can find her way through to the food.
:01:53. > :01:54.The test is repeated, and each time, she gets quicker.
:01:55. > :01:57.She may not be as famous as Paul the Octopus,
:01:58. > :02:02.What I could not really grasp about Paul, the World Cup octopus,
:02:03. > :02:03.is how he could distinguish between the technicalities
:02:04. > :02:06.of the Netherlands team and the flamboyance of the Spanish,
:02:07. > :02:08.or indeed, how he was able to watch the matches under
:02:09. > :02:12.But the difference with this is that the testing is actually
:02:13. > :02:14.real, and they believe that octopuses have intelligence similar
:02:15. > :02:18.Student Meghan Davitt is carrying out research for her
:02:19. > :02:22.She is measuring how long it takes Octavia to work out
:02:23. > :02:29.Two of the puzzles that I am using for the study,
:02:30. > :02:31.a simple one is clip-lock boxes and screw-top containers,
:02:32. > :02:37.so she really has to figure out how to get into these boxes in order
:02:38. > :02:40.to get her food, and then I'll present these challenges
:02:41. > :02:44.a few weeks later to see if she has learned how to do it, and the time
:02:45. > :02:48.Her ability to do these puzzles has been entertaining the crowds
:02:49. > :02:52.Meghan will be carrying out a number of research projects for these
:02:53. > :02:55.Exeter Chiefs have secured an excellent 39-26 victory
:02:56. > :02:58.at Harlequins in the Premiership tonight.
:02:59. > :03:00.They scored three tries in quick succession,
:03:01. > :03:05.including this from Henry Slade, to secure the bonus point.
:03:06. > :03:07.The Chiefs are 13 matches unbeaten, and remain on course
:03:08. > :03:15.Plymouth Argyle must wait for promotion from League 2,
:03:16. > :03:18.after drawing against Portsmouth late this afternoon.
:03:19. > :03:20.But, as John Danks, reports it did look like today
:03:21. > :03:35.Argyle knew a win today would secure promotion,
:03:36. > :03:37.as long as other results went their way.
:03:38. > :03:39.And they started well, after this flying header
:03:40. > :03:44.But Plymouth moved from attack mode into defence, as Portsmouth
:03:45. > :03:51.Eventually, a goalkeeping error by Luke McCormick
:03:52. > :03:58.The Green Army will have to keep the champagne on ice for now.
:03:59. > :04:00.The Pilgrims need one point from four games
:04:01. > :04:03.to guarantee their place in League 1.
:04:04. > :04:07.Exeter City moved up to fifth place after a 2-1 win against Barnet.
:04:08. > :04:10.Yeovil Town were beaten 1-0 at Newport County.
:04:11. > :04:13.In the National League, two late goals at Lincoln spelt
:04:14. > :04:21.They are now just four points from safety with three games to go.
:04:22. > :04:24.And in the top-of-the-table clash in the basketball,
:04:25. > :04:32.Plymouth lost to Leicester Riders 99-69 in the BBL Championships.
:04:33. > :04:35.Back to the weather, and it's not too bad, actually.
:04:36. > :04:40.Hello, and a very good evening to you.
:04:41. > :04:43.Now, we do have outbreaks of rain through the course of tonight.
:04:44. > :04:45.Much of that rainfall will be light and patchy in nature.
:04:46. > :04:49.And by the time we enter the early hours, we're starting
:04:50. > :04:54.Temperature-wise, we're looking at lows of nine or 10 degrees.
:04:55. > :04:58.Now, tomorrow morning we start on a bit of a cloudy note.
:04:59. > :05:01.The remnants of that wet weather sinking slowly southwards.
:05:02. > :05:04.I suspect for the Channel Islands we will see that wet
:05:05. > :05:06.weather coming and going until around mid-afternoon.
:05:07. > :05:10.Cheering up, one or two sunny spells into the afternoon.
:05:11. > :05:17.Taking a look ahead to the remainder of the bank holiday weekend,
:05:18. > :05:21.and through the course of the day on Sunday it looks like we will see
:05:22. > :05:23.quite cloudy skies, although I suspect we will stay
:05:24. > :05:28.Easter Monday itself, another predominantly cloudy day.
:05:29. > :05:31.It will have some breaks and brightness here and there.
:05:32. > :05:33.Just the outside chance of a shower or two.
:05:34. > :05:35.And then into Tuesday looks like we could start
:05:36. > :05:50.We will have bulletins throughout the weekend. Whatever you are doing,
:05:51. > :05:53.have a lovely evening. Bye-bye.