:00:00. > :00:47.Police arrest the cheats on the streets. Coping with Christmas in
:00:48. > :00:51.hospital we need a brave eight-year-old who has been
:00:52. > :00:53.inundated with cards. A labour of love, the sun determined to complete
:00:54. > :00:57.his late dad's unfinished films. A new service designed
:00:58. > :01:01.to reduce pressure on A at the Bristol Royal Infirmary has
:01:02. > :01:15.been suspended, following David Birtwistle from Whitchurch was
:01:16. > :01:19.treated by out of hours medical staff who sent him home rather than
:01:20. > :01:22.refer him to casualties. He died two days later.
:01:23. > :01:24.Our Health Correspondent Matthew Hill is outside
:01:25. > :01:30.the BRI for us tonight, Matthew what happened?
:01:31. > :01:37.This front door service is one of 14 that has been set up across the
:01:38. > :01:40.country. The idea all patients that go to A are seen first and
:01:41. > :01:48.assessed to see if they need to go to A or if they can be treated and
:01:49. > :01:52.discharged by Eddie P. On this occasion, it was only operational
:01:53. > :01:57.for four days before it came to a sudden halt following this death. It
:01:58. > :02:02.opened between 2pm and 8pm in the evening. I have just had a statement
:02:03. > :02:04.from the family of David Birtwistle, who was the father of an
:02:05. > :02:10.18-month-old daughter. His wife said, his death is a complete shock
:02:11. > :02:13.as he had been fit and well and didn't have any long-term medical
:02:14. > :02:19.conditions. She says the cause of death is still being investigated
:02:20. > :02:23.and we don't move the system at A that they contributed to his death.
:02:24. > :02:27.Dave was an amazing man, loved by all his friends and his sudden death
:02:28. > :02:34.at such a young age has hit us all hard. He died two days after being
:02:35. > :02:37.discharged. But there will be a root cause analysis investigation by the
:02:38. > :02:41.clinical commissioning group, that pay for this service. They will be
:02:42. > :02:46.looking at exactly what happened. Whether it would been any different
:02:47. > :02:52.had he been admitted to A and they are trying to find someone who is an
:02:53. > :02:56.expert to take an overview of this. Someone from outside. So they are
:02:57. > :03:00.taking this seriously, which is why they are conducting the
:03:01. > :03:06.investigation, which will feed into the inquest that is due to take
:03:07. > :03:08.place in March. Still lots of questions, thank you very much.
:03:09. > :03:11.A former royal marine from Taunton who was jailed for the murder
:03:12. > :03:14.of a Taliban fighter has been refused bail this afternoon.
:03:15. > :03:17.It's ahead of a new challenge to his conviction at the Appeal Court to be
:03:18. > :03:22.Alexander Blackman, who's also known as Marine A,
:03:23. > :03:23.shot the insurgent in 2011 in Helmand Province.
:03:24. > :03:33.Our Somerset Correspondent Clinton Rogers has this report.
:03:34. > :03:36.Surrounded by vocal support, Alexander Blackman's wife walked
:03:37. > :03:39.into the Court of Appeal with high hopes her husband would be
:03:40. > :03:45.Two hours later she emerged disappointed but still hopeful
:03:46. > :03:58.We must remember that earlier this month, the criminal Case review
:03:59. > :04:03.commission decided to refer the case back to the Appeal Courts. And this
:04:04. > :04:04.is the most important step towards getting his conviction and sentence
:04:05. > :04:06.overturned. Blackman's legal team had applied
:04:07. > :04:09.for bail pending that hearing, which is could be heard as soon
:04:10. > :04:11.as late January, but until it is heard the former
:04:12. > :04:14.Royal Marine sergeant will stay In his home town of Taunton
:04:15. > :04:28.that was a decision Absolutely, should have been allowed
:04:29. > :04:33.out for Christmas. It is a travesty of justice. To have had bail on this
:04:34. > :04:38.at this stage would presume the appeal is going to be one. At this
:04:39. > :04:42.stage, I don't think you can do that. Disgusting, I feel sorry for
:04:43. > :04:43.his family. He should be let out straightaway.
:04:44. > :04:46.However, an MP who has been part of the campaign of support
:04:47. > :04:49.for Marine A and has visited him in prison, says Blackman will not
:04:50. > :04:59.He will go to bed tonight, not entirely a happy man, he would
:05:00. > :05:03.rather be at home, but at least he knows in a few weeks this could be
:05:04. > :05:05.over one way or the other. We have to take the emotion out.
:05:06. > :05:07.A former Royal Marine colonel told me this afternoon that
:05:08. > :05:09.unquestionably Blackman had made a mistake in shooting dead
:05:10. > :05:12.the wounded Taliban insurgent, but others may need to take some
:05:13. > :05:24.Yes, he has failed, but to an extent, the system has failed. Did
:05:25. > :05:28.we look after him properly? Did he know exactly what he could and could
:05:29. > :05:32.not do? If he didn't, then there is a failure in the system because we
:05:33. > :05:39.should have made sure that he did. And if he was under stress, as some
:05:40. > :05:44.of the reports suggest, then the system I think, should have picked
:05:45. > :05:49.him up and supported him before. So his wife will be spending another
:05:50. > :05:51.Christmas without her husband, but with hopes 2017 might produce a more
:05:52. > :05:54.positive legal outcome. So with the countdown to Christmas
:05:55. > :05:57.well and truly underway thanks for your company
:05:58. > :05:59.here on Points West this evening. Do stay tuned because we have plenty
:06:00. > :06:04.more presents to deliver including. Some Christmas cheer
:06:05. > :06:17.from Spandau Ballet's Tony Hadley. And celebrating the shortest day
:06:18. > :06:38.of the year at Stonehenge. I called him Tom because we are so
:06:39. > :06:40.close. He is coming up anyway! Fortunately not live.
:06:41. > :06:43.The number of people begging on the streets of Gloucester has
:06:44. > :06:45.been cut dramatically since a new campaign in the summer.
:06:46. > :06:48.Financial and housing support has been offered to nearly 40 people
:06:49. > :06:51.but there have also been arrests of so-called "professional beggars".
:06:52. > :06:53.Those who ask for money despite being on benefits
:06:54. > :07:01.Here's our Gloucesteshire reporter, Steve Knibbs.
:07:02. > :07:03.Since the summer the new team tackling begging and homelessness
:07:04. > :07:10.in the city have got to know everyone on the streets.
:07:11. > :07:15.They know this man well, this morning he was given accomodation,
:07:16. > :07:18.but has once again refused it preferring to beg
:07:19. > :07:27.Not nice to be at the stage of enforcing action against people, but
:07:28. > :07:29.that is what will happen if people make the choice to bed to feed their
:07:30. > :07:32.drug addiction. behaviour order banning him
:07:33. > :07:35.from the city centre. And it wasn't long before the team
:07:36. > :07:44.caught someone with an order, Don't talk about it now at the
:07:45. > :07:46.minute because you are under caution.
:07:47. > :07:48.They say he was given the order for persistently
:07:49. > :07:52.begging despite having accomodation and benefits.
:07:53. > :08:00.It is difficult because there are different profiles are begging. Some
:08:01. > :08:04.are homeless and genuinely in need and vulnerable. They need to be
:08:05. > :08:06.supported off the street. There are a large number doing it cynically.
:08:07. > :08:10.We have been targeting those people. Many homeless people have been found
:08:11. > :08:21.a place to live and there was good We may have a private landlord who
:08:22. > :08:25.is willing to take you. As soon as I get my flat in the New Year, my life
:08:26. > :08:28.will change to Matt Whitley for the better. I need to get off the
:08:29. > :08:31.street, my health is deteriorating. Those working to tackle begging say
:08:32. > :08:34.the problem is made worse because people are being kind
:08:35. > :08:45.and generous, but say money should We see people spending their money
:08:46. > :08:50.and drugs a lot of the time. Unfortunately, when well-meaning
:08:51. > :08:55.people give food instead of money that frees up many people would have
:08:56. > :09:08.spent on food, now to spend on drugs. It has been a long and
:09:09. > :09:13.delicate job, and some people still do need support.
:09:14. > :09:15.Spending Christmas in hospital can often be difficult,
:09:16. > :09:17.and for children it can be especially hard.
:09:18. > :09:19.Bailey Cooper from Bristol is one young boy facing the prospect
:09:20. > :09:22.of having to do just that as he undergoes chemotherapy.
:09:23. > :09:25.Our reporter Chloe Ball-Hopkins also spent time in Bristol Children's
:09:26. > :09:28.hospital in the lead up to Christmas when she was younger.
:09:29. > :09:37.Seven weeks ago, eight-year-old Bailey was simply enjoying life.
:09:38. > :09:40.But life was about to take an unexpected turn.
:09:41. > :09:43.I don't even know how to explain the feeling.
:09:44. > :09:46.Our world just collapsed right in front of us.
:09:47. > :09:56.A GP appointment for a possible chest infection led to a diagnosis.
:09:57. > :09:59.They took us into a room and just went from there and then we found
:10:00. > :10:03.out he had to have some more MRI scans and found he had lymphoma,
:10:04. > :10:12.Since then, Ward 34 has become a second home for him.
:10:13. > :10:15.To try and keep his spirits up, Christmas cards, hundreds of them
:10:16. > :10:24.all addressed to Bailey from strangers across the country.
:10:25. > :10:32.In there are lots of different styles of cards. Today, we delivered
:10:33. > :10:35.over 100 more, all made by children from Gloucester 's school. He really
:10:36. > :10:41.does take the time and he looked at every single card. It goes to show
:10:42. > :10:45.there are some good people out there. Ten years ago I was in the
:10:46. > :10:50.same position as Bailey, waiting to find out if I was going to make it
:10:51. > :10:54.home for Christmas. It was making paper snowflakes that ensured that I
:10:55. > :10:59.did. Going round and sticking bees up was enough to make sure I was on
:11:00. > :11:03.my feet and went home. These days, it is all about distractions, from
:11:04. > :11:08.choirs to entertainment, it is jam-packed on the wards leading up
:11:09. > :11:12.to the big day. And that is made a special as it can be for those
:11:13. > :11:17.staying. Everyone who can, will come and eat together. We will come and
:11:18. > :11:21.eat together and presents are handed out on Christmas morning by Santa.
:11:22. > :11:25.We are trying to make it as Christmassy as we can. We said when
:11:26. > :11:31.he is out we will do another Christmas day. Bailey's Christmas
:11:32. > :11:35.list may include Lego and a sleeping bag, but there is one thing he
:11:36. > :11:42.really wants. I just want to get better. The whole family are hoping
:11:43. > :11:45.the new year brings a positive prognosis for Bailey. But in the
:11:46. > :11:57.meantime, there is a small issue of several hundred Christmas cards to
:11:58. > :12:03.read. We help you out and well soon. We know you have lots of friends
:12:04. > :12:05.thinking of you and we send our love to everybody in hospital this
:12:06. > :12:07.Christmas. We are thinking of you. And Bailey's uncle has organised
:12:08. > :12:09.a charity football match and auction to raise money
:12:10. > :12:12.for the 'Let's Fight It's next Tuesday afternoon
:12:13. > :12:20.on Kelston pitches in Yate. The new look for Weston-super-Mare's
:12:21. > :12:23.town square has been revealed. North Somerset Council says work
:12:24. > :12:26.will start in January. They want to revive the open space
:12:27. > :12:30.and Italian Gardens, The council's bidding
:12:31. > :12:38.for a grant from the Local Enterprise Partnership to help
:12:39. > :12:40.fund the project. Somerset have named their
:12:41. > :12:41.new cricket captain, Opening batsman Tom Abell has been
:12:42. > :12:48.given the job of leading the side The club have described him
:12:49. > :13:00.as "an old head on young shoulders." It's always been a dream of mine
:13:01. > :13:03.to play here at Somerset. And now to be skipper,
:13:04. > :13:05.it's hugely special for me. We've got a great mix of real
:13:06. > :13:13.talented youth and a lot of quality So it's a great time to be involved
:13:14. > :13:21.at the club and to be captain is a huge privilege
:13:22. > :13:24.and honour for me. Jim Allenby will continue to captain
:13:25. > :13:40.the side in the fifty over The unfinished work of Bristol
:13:41. > :13:46.animator who died earlier this year may now be completed, by his son.
:13:47. > :13:52.Terry Brain created some well-known characters such as Shaun The Sheep
:13:53. > :13:59.and in the 1980s, this was a series called trapdoor. But he never got
:14:00. > :14:01.the chance to bring a series called weird rhymes to the screen.
:14:02. > :14:07.It was one of the most-watched children's animations of its time.
:14:08. > :14:09.Lucky I've got something handy to bonk him with.
:14:10. > :14:14.Trap Door was broadcast across the world, and made by Dave's dad.
:14:15. > :14:17.This is what our house was like when we were growing up.
:14:18. > :14:20.It was just like this all the way through to the back room.
:14:21. > :14:22.Terry Brain's Plasticine characters were famous.
:14:23. > :14:25.It was weird, because to me it was just what your dad did.
:14:26. > :14:30.But in school, I felt like a celebrity because everyone
:14:31. > :14:32.was like, your dad did Trap Door, amazing.
:14:33. > :14:40.And from his warehouse in Kingswood, another project started.
:14:41. > :14:42.He was always reading nursery rhymes to us and stuff but changed
:14:43. > :14:47.nursery rhymes a bit, would draw sort of odd pictures
:14:48. > :14:51.together with it and he was said one day I want to animate these.
:14:52. > :14:53.But other work got in the way over the years.
:14:54. > :14:56.The Were-Rabbit, Chicken Run and Shaun the Sheep took Terry Brain
:14:57. > :15:02.And then, he was diagnosed with cancer.
:15:03. > :15:05.He started to get pains in his stomach, so he went
:15:06. > :15:08.to hospital and it started looking like things weren't looking so good.
:15:09. > :15:11.But we thought we had a few months to get these finished
:15:12. > :15:17.and then the next day he was gone, sadly.
:15:18. > :15:20.So, the job of making Weirdy Rhymes, is now one for his son
:15:21. > :15:34.He said, the day before he passed, he said, I can't believe I'm
:15:35. > :15:37.about to kick the bucket and you're going to finish these projects
:15:38. > :15:40.for me, become millionaires and live that fancy house
:15:41. > :15:57.What a gorgeous way to remember his dad.
:15:58. > :16:03.30 years in the making, these nursery rhymes are finally going to
:16:04. > :16:08.come to life. It is just a shame the man who created them is not going to
:16:09. > :16:11.see it. What a great legacy. Thank you for sharing it.
:16:12. > :16:15.Here's a Christmas question for you David...
:16:16. > :16:24.Can you remember what the three wise men brought Baby Jesus?
:16:25. > :16:38.The most famous hit of Spandau Ballet.
:16:39. > :16:41.Well the front man, Tony Hadley is performing tonight on Bristol's
:16:42. > :16:44.waterfront at the Spiegeltent, that's a travelling marquee of
:16:45. > :16:56.I caught up with Tony, to hear all about it.
:16:57. > :17:00.Fantastic band, the Tony Hadley band are great.
:17:01. > :17:02.Spandau had a very successful year and a half's tour,
:17:03. > :17:08.My band are brilliant, we have a great
:17:09. > :17:13.I am enjoying writing new songs and performing new songs and just
:17:14. > :17:22.What can we expect at the Spiegeltent, what is that?
:17:23. > :17:25.I have got to say, I went down there today and it's
:17:26. > :17:29.It's like going back in time, it's like going back to a Victorian,
:17:30. > :17:32.Beautiful, really Christmassy and stuff.
:17:33. > :17:34.I've got a stack load of Christmas songs to learn.
:17:35. > :17:37.I recorded a Christmas album, so that's out at
:17:38. > :17:40.# Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas.
:17:41. > :17:55.# From now on, our troubles will be far away #.
:17:56. > :17:58.Then of course we've got to do the classic, True, Gold.
:17:59. > :18:04.And some songs I just love to sing and perform.
:18:05. > :18:09.So, it's going to be an hour and a half of bing, bang, bong.
:18:10. > :18:19.And when I'm singing White Christmas you've all got to sing along.
:18:20. > :18:22.Let's have a little reminder, like we need one, of
:18:23. > :18:26.# With a thrill in my hand and a pill on my tongue.
:18:27. > :18:28.# Dissolve the nerves that have just begun.
:18:29. > :18:30.# Listening to Marvin all night long.
:18:31. > :18:49.If I walk around London, and I do pretty
:18:50. > :18:54.much walk everywhere in London, there's no point driving!
:18:55. > :18:56.And you get the old black cab drivers, "all
:18:57. > :19:01.That's what I kind of get all the time.
:19:02. > :19:07.So, if people want to come along, where do they go?
:19:08. > :19:08.They go to the Christmas Spiegeltent.co.uk
:19:09. > :19:20.Come down, it's going to be a right laugh, just have a lot of
:19:21. > :19:23.fun, bit of Christmas spirit and a few beers afterwards.
:19:24. > :19:34.Tony Hadley, truly one of the nicest people.
:19:35. > :19:36.And very tall! On Monday's show you may remember
:19:37. > :19:39.we spoke to Portishead's Ben Smith who completed 401 marathons
:19:40. > :19:41.in 401 days. Ben won an award for sporting
:19:42. > :19:44.achievement in the face of adversity at Sunday's Sports Personality
:19:45. > :19:49.of the Year. When he came in to see us he told us
:19:50. > :19:53.he didn't have the award, as it was taken off him
:19:54. > :19:55.at the afterparty! Well Ben's relieved to report that
:19:56. > :19:58.it's been sent back to him today, Keepers at Bristol Zoo have
:19:59. > :20:10.announced that their newest gorilla Afia has been hand-reared
:20:11. > :20:13.since birth by humans. She's been gradually re-introduced
:20:14. > :20:16.into the gorilla troop - Afia's now busy exploring her new
:20:17. > :20:26.home back among the other animals. Today is the shortest day
:20:27. > :20:31.of the year, with less And of course that means it's
:20:32. > :20:34.the Winter Solstice. Yes it should be getting
:20:35. > :20:37.lighter from now on. And hundreds of people gathered
:20:38. > :20:39.at Stonehenge this morning Pam Caulfield's got a snapshot
:20:40. > :20:56.of the celebrations. As the atmosphere intensified, the
:20:57. > :21:03.sun began to rise. At 13 minute past eight on the shortest day of the
:21:04. > :21:09.year. Druids, pagans and the public gathered, with colourful costumes
:21:10. > :21:14.and characters aplenty. The atmosphere is brilliant. Doing my
:21:15. > :21:20.music, doing a few pictures, meeting amazing people. Just spreading the
:21:21. > :21:27.love. Some came to dance. Some came to feel the power of the stones. And
:21:28. > :21:33.others, just came to relax. It was a coming together of everyone. No
:21:34. > :21:40.matter what you are, you can enjoy it. The important part of the year,
:21:41. > :21:46.you've got to remember it just continues. Back continuum is
:21:47. > :21:50.exciting. As a spiritual place, it is amazing. It is spiritual,
:21:51. > :21:58.everybody is having a good time and smiling. The winter solstice
:21:59. > :22:02.happened at 10:44am. For scientists, it is when the North Pole is
:22:03. > :22:06.furthest away from the sun. For pagans it marks the rebirth of the
:22:07. > :22:13.sun for the New Year. For me it is almost like we place so much value
:22:14. > :22:17.in Christmas and buying things, we forget there was something before
:22:18. > :22:22.that before people did just celebrate the change in seasonings.
:22:23. > :22:28.It was so wonderful to celebrate with our ancestors and the sun
:22:29. > :22:32.coming back. It is the first day of winter, the days will be getting
:22:33. > :22:38.longer now, meaning some is on its way. -- summer.
:22:39. > :22:44.With talk of summer, talk of the weather is natural.
:22:45. > :22:56.It is the winter solstice and it does mean we will see the shortest
:22:57. > :23:01.day today and the longest night. After which, those days should get
:23:02. > :23:05.longer. It will be a cold night with those skies clearing so it sets us
:23:06. > :23:10.up for a chilly start of the day tomorrow. Not too bad apart from a
:23:11. > :23:14.few isolated showers, it should be dry and bright. Tonight, we have
:23:15. > :23:18.this weather front moving towards the east. Skies have started to
:23:19. > :23:22.clear here and temperatures are dropping. A cold night and with the
:23:23. > :23:28.light winds we could see some frost, mist and fog forming. Tomorrow,
:23:29. > :23:32.sunshine and the further west you are will see some showers. Tonight,
:23:33. > :23:37.we have rain clearing towards the east, so it should be a dry night in
:23:38. > :23:40.a couple of hours. Clear skies, light winds and it does mean we
:23:41. > :23:44.could see some mist and fog forming. I think it will get quite cold
:23:45. > :23:49.tonight. We could get averages close to freezing. I think there will be
:23:50. > :23:54.some patchy frost overnight. Temperatures hovering at freezing,
:23:55. > :23:59.if not that little bit above. Tomorrow, there will be mist and fog
:24:00. > :24:04.first. Once it lifts, we will seize on sunshine. More sunshine compared
:24:05. > :24:09.with today. Not everyone, it will be a dry day. The further east you are,
:24:10. > :24:12.the more likely it is you will have dry weather. More sunshine tomorrow
:24:13. > :24:17.and temperatures roughly where they should be for the time of year.
:24:18. > :24:21.Highs of around seven or 8 degrees. As we go through towards the
:24:22. > :24:25.Christmas weekend, we start to get storm Barbara pushing towards the
:24:26. > :24:30.north-west of Scotland. For us, it means strengthening of the winds
:24:31. > :24:34.during the day on Friday. We the gale force gusts. Friday night into
:24:35. > :24:37.Saturday we get the rain. It does mean as we head into Christmas Eve
:24:38. > :24:41.itself, things do start to settle down. The Christmas Eve during the
:24:42. > :24:45.day it should be dry, bright with a lot of sunshine. We should see some
:24:46. > :24:48.out there pushing in than those temperatures are creeping up as we
:24:49. > :24:52.head towards Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve night into Christmas
:24:53. > :24:55.Day, I think we will see some rain. But it should clear early on
:24:56. > :24:59.Christmas day. Unfortunately if you are looking for a white Christmas,
:25:00. > :25:03.you might be disappointed as we could see one of the mildest
:25:04. > :25:08.Christmas is on record. 15 degrees is the temperature to beat on
:25:09. > :25:12.Christmas Day. I think we could get that somewhere across the West
:25:13. > :25:15.Country. The wind will start to pick up and we could see rain over
:25:16. > :25:17.Christmas Day into Boxing Day. It does start to settle down after
:25:18. > :25:22.that. I had better go, I have some sprouts
:25:23. > :25:25.to boil. All this week we've had a song
:25:26. > :25:28.from a different West Country choir It's just been lovely
:25:29. > :25:31.to hear from them. And tonight it's the turn
:25:32. > :25:36.of the Bath Youth Gospel Choir. # You better watch out,
:25:37. > :25:44.you'd better not cry. # You'd better not pout,
:25:45. > :25:46.I'm telling you why. # He's making a list,
:25:47. > :26:00.he's checking it twice. # He's gonna find out
:26:01. > :26:02.who's naughty or nice. # He knows if you've
:26:03. > :26:28.been bad or good. # You'd better not pout
:26:29. > :26:39.I'm telling you why. # They're going to build a Toyland
:26:40. > :27:02.all around the Christmas tree. # You'd better not pout,
:27:03. > :27:13.I'm telling you why. The roads we walk have demons
:27:14. > :27:58.beneath them... ..and yours have been waiting
:27:59. > :28:04.for a very long time. What is this? We can't do this.
:28:05. > :28:12.Is this supposed to be a game? I thought this was some
:28:13. > :28:14.kind of... What? ..trick. Of course it's not a trick.
:28:15. > :28:16.It's a plan. What's the very worst thing
:28:17. > :28:20.you can do...