:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to BBC Points West with Alex Lovell and David Garmston.
:00:00. > :00:09.A day of reckoning - the family of a Bristol girl
:00:10. > :00:12.who vanished in Australia 50 years ago gather in court
:00:13. > :00:24.It's traumatising. The effect that it has on our family and will
:00:25. > :00:32.continue, there will no closure. Our other headlines tonight:
:00:33. > :00:34.Crowds of supporters of Marine A go home disappointed
:00:35. > :00:46.as his sentencing is delayed. It's Derby night at Ashton gate
:00:47. > :00:56.where Bristol are running out of chances to save themselves. And keep
:00:57. > :01:01.dancing. A knees up for Red Nose Day.
:01:02. > :01:05.The family of a Bristol toddler who vanished in Australia almost 50
:01:06. > :01:08.years ago broke down in tears today as a man was formally
:01:09. > :01:13.Three-year-old Cheryl disappeared in 1970
:01:14. > :01:17.As Andrew Plant reports, her family said at court today,
:01:18. > :01:29.no matter what happens, they'll be haunted forever.
:01:30. > :01:37.It doesn't matter what's going to happen. a family who lost retail 47
:01:38. > :01:40.years ago overwhelmed by news this morning that a man has been charged
:01:41. > :01:50.with her murder after what seemed an impossibly long time. It affects me,
:01:51. > :01:59.my father, my children. I cannot leave my children alone for one
:02:00. > :02:03.second. It was something they feared they would never see, a suspect
:02:04. > :02:11.detained by police almost 50 years after she vanished. Cheryl was a --
:02:12. > :02:15.the youngest of four. Her dad joined the Army after emigrating from
:02:16. > :02:19.Bristol. In 1970 on ED at the beach, the three-year-old disappeared the
:02:20. > :02:24.shower block in this quiet East Coast town -- a day at the beach.
:02:25. > :02:28.Come and stand where I'm standing, see what it feels like.
:02:29. > :02:33.the pain of losing their sister has never gone away. Like the
:02:34. > :02:41.disappearance of Madeleine McCann here, the case of Cheryl Grimmer is
:02:42. > :02:45.ingrained in the mind of every Australian parent. It changed her
:02:46. > :02:49.parents behaved. Cheryl's mother Carol felt safe letting her brothers
:02:50. > :02:53.take to the shower block to wash off the sand after the day at the beach.
:02:54. > :02:57.They were out of sight for only 30 seconds but that's all it took.
:02:58. > :03:01.Cheryl Grimmer disappeared less than two years after the family had
:03:02. > :03:05.emigrated from in Bristol. Both her mother and father died without ever
:03:06. > :03:09.knowing what had become of their youngest child but on their mother's
:03:10. > :03:12.deathbed, Cheryl's three older brothers that they would never give
:03:13. > :03:18.up searching for the truth about what happened to their sister. The
:03:19. > :03:26.63-year-old suspect would have been 16 at the time. Today, her father
:03:27. > :03:30.arrived at court hoping to see the man accused, but they left
:03:31. > :03:37.disappointed -- her family. He didn't appear for psychiatric
:03:38. > :03:42.reasons. Cheryl's brother said he still had a lifetime of questions to
:03:43. > :03:43.answer. We wanted to see him but it's not to be, it has been
:03:44. > :03:55.upsetting today. The man charged with Cheryl's murder
:03:56. > :04:03.is due back in court in May. The father of a baby boy whose son
:04:04. > :04:07.died at the RUH in Bath says he's shocked and disappointed
:04:08. > :04:09.that he hasn't been informed Actor Jamie King and his wife
:04:10. > :04:12.Tamara Pedemski lost their son Benjamin last year,
:04:13. > :04:15.following a decision to delay A police investigation was launched
:04:16. > :04:20.after allegations that The police now say that there
:04:21. > :04:31.will be no charges, but until Points West contacted
:04:32. > :04:34.Mr King, he wasn't aware of that. The NHS Trust says it's taking
:04:35. > :04:36.the matter very seriously and cooperating fully
:04:37. > :04:39.with the coroner's directions. The former Royal Marine
:04:40. > :04:42.from Somerset who shot dead a wounded Taliban fighter
:04:43. > :04:44.in Afghanistan will have to wait a little longer to hear if he's
:04:45. > :04:47.to be freed from prison. Alexander Blackman's murder
:04:48. > :04:49.conviction has already been But today a decision
:04:50. > :04:52.on his new sentence was deferred. Here's our Somerset
:04:53. > :04:56.correspondent Clinton Rogers. To cheers from waiting supporters,
:04:57. > :05:04.Alexander Blackman's wife arrived at the High Court full of hope
:05:05. > :05:07.that her husband might be Two hours later, she left
:05:08. > :05:17.disappointed, but philosophical. We're obviously disappointed not
:05:18. > :05:19.to have a decision today, but we understand that the judges
:05:20. > :05:22.wish to consider this important The same five judges that ten days
:05:23. > :05:32.ago reduced Blackman's conviction from murder to manslaughter say
:05:33. > :05:35.they need until next Tuesday So for now, he stays
:05:36. > :05:42.in Erlstoke Prison. He's already served three and a half
:05:43. > :05:46.years of a minimum eight-year sentence for murder,
:05:47. > :05:47.imposed by the original But this case has now provoked calls
:05:48. > :05:52.for the whole Court Martial Members of the armed forces should
:05:53. > :05:59.not be disadvantaged. In the House of Lords,
:06:00. > :06:05.Liberal Democrat peer Lord Burnett, a former Royal Marine,
:06:06. > :06:08.said the system was flawed and more A simple majority at a Court
:06:09. > :06:13.Marshall can convict a person. In Sergeant Blackman's case,
:06:14. > :06:15.five of the panel found him guilty That ratio would be insufficient
:06:16. > :06:34.in a civilian court. A former Naval Commander
:06:35. > :06:37.and one time head of the UK Royal Marines Reserves has said
:06:38. > :06:40.important lessons need to be learned from the Blackman case,
:06:41. > :06:42.not the least to consider the mental health of military men
:06:43. > :06:44.involved in such situations Where there are serious charges
:06:45. > :06:49.of this nature where the accused have been involved in operational
:06:50. > :06:55.combat situations, it should be mandatory that mental health factors
:06:56. > :06:59.are taken into consideration Today, the High Court Blackman's QC
:07:00. > :07:02.said the former Royal Marine was the last casualty of a failed
:07:03. > :07:05.war, and he should be You're watching Friday's Points West
:07:06. > :07:15.with David and Alex. Don't go anywhere because we've lots
:07:16. > :07:21.more for you tonight, including an unexpected guest
:07:22. > :07:24.in the garden. We find out who's popping
:07:25. > :07:38.in when the lights go out. weather is serving up plenty of
:07:39. > :07:42.sunshine. Details towards the end of the programme.
:07:43. > :07:45.Some of the days other news and the Cotswolds MP
:07:46. > :07:48.Geoffrey Clifton-Brown says his staff are still affected
:07:49. > :07:52.by witnessing the terror attacks in Westminster this week.
:07:53. > :07:55.His office overlooks the scene, and people who work for him saw
:07:56. > :08:04.He told this week's Sunday Politics they were all still coming to terms
:08:05. > :08:14.They didn't see the carnage that the car had caused over Westminster
:08:15. > :08:19.Bridge, ploughing into pedestrians as they went. Certainly the lady
:08:20. > :08:21.that works for me is still affected by it. It is a deeply shocking thing
:08:22. > :08:22.to have happened. You can see more on that
:08:23. > :08:34.on Sunday Politics this We will also talk about whether the
:08:35. > :08:37.police in this part of the world should be armed and we'll talk about
:08:38. > :08:40.Brexit and all sorts of other things as well. Make sure you change your
:08:41. > :08:44.clock so you don't miss it! The Labour leader was in Bristol
:08:45. > :08:46.today, launching his party's campaign for the West of England
:08:47. > :08:50.metro mayor election. Voters in Bristol, Bath
:08:51. > :08:52.and North East Somerset, and South Gloucestershire will go
:08:53. > :08:54.to the polls in May. It's a crucial test
:08:55. > :08:57.for Jeremy Corbyn, with many senior figures in the local party unhappy
:08:58. > :08:59.with his leadership. Here's our political
:09:00. > :09:11.editor Paul Barltrop. It gives me absolute pleasure and
:09:12. > :09:13.delight to welcome not only one of the most magnificent men I've ever
:09:14. > :09:15.met and there's not many of them... Among Corbynistas,
:09:16. > :09:18.he's almost adored. Like her leader, Lesley Mansell's
:09:19. > :09:20.rise to prominence was much helped by support from
:09:21. > :09:25.Momentum left-wingers. There were many at today's event,
:09:26. > :09:30.far outnumbering critics. None of Bristol's Labour MPs
:09:31. > :09:32.wanted him as leader, only Kerry McCarthy came today
:09:33. > :09:34.and looked unenthusiastic. She's alarmed by the party's
:09:35. > :09:50.performance in the polls, We have a good campaigning strategy,
:09:51. > :09:54.we have a very enthusiastic candidates for the metro mayors.
:09:55. > :09:57.Then why is it not working? It would help if people could occasionally
:09:58. > :09:58.get round to discussing the policies we face in this country.
:09:59. > :10:01.The West of England metro mayor contest so far has six candidates.
:10:02. > :10:03.Labour are vying with the Conservatives,
:10:04. > :10:04.Liberal Democrats, Greens, Ukip and an Independent,
:10:05. > :10:08.He's significant: a former Labour election candidate who's deeply
:10:09. > :10:21.He left the party because of you. What do you think of that? Well,
:10:22. > :10:22.he's made his decision, it's his choice.
:10:23. > :10:27.Others in the local party are more forthcoming.
:10:28. > :10:32.I was a bit dismayed, but I've talked to people about it and they
:10:33. > :10:34.think it has an enormous impact. For an embattled leader,
:10:35. > :10:44.today was a welcome break. Issue of unity today by Jeremy
:10:45. > :10:48.Corbyn was preaching mostly to the converted. What's more important is
:10:49. > :10:57.what people vote on May the 4th. We've got a special debate programme
:10:58. > :10:59.planned for April so you will be able to see all of the candidates
:11:00. > :11:03.and discuss the issues. A couple from Gloucestershire whose
:11:04. > :11:05.son died in a road accident have Jimmy Edmonds and Jane Harris
:11:06. > :11:09.travelled around America meeting They hope their film -
:11:10. > :11:20.and the charity they've set up - will encourage people to talk
:11:21. > :11:21.openly about death. Film-makers always put their heart
:11:22. > :11:25.and soul into their projects. But for Jimmy and Jane,
:11:26. > :11:38.this film is deeply personal because it's about them and much
:11:39. > :11:40.more than that, it's We've travelled down
:11:41. > :11:43.the Ho Chi Minh Highway to the place our son had died
:11:44. > :11:46.in a road accident. Josh was killed in a motorbike
:11:47. > :11:52.accident in Vietnam six years ago. As film-makers, they turned
:11:53. > :11:55.to what they know best to help with their grief and tonight
:11:56. > :12:04.is the first public screening of their film,
:12:05. > :12:06.A Love That Never Dies. Dear Joshua, we're older now,
:12:07. > :12:08.much older, but still I wear your clothes,
:12:09. > :12:15.your jeans, your shorts, Grief is often described
:12:16. > :12:21.as a journey, so the couple set off on a physical journey
:12:22. > :12:25.across America, talking with a shared understanding
:12:26. > :12:27.of their suffering - Sometimes I just come
:12:28. > :12:37.in and I say hi, Jordan, sometimes I open the door and peek
:12:38. > :12:41.in at night and say goodnight, son. It's just to find some
:12:42. > :12:43.familiarity and... As Jane and Jimmy shared their
:12:44. > :12:58.experiences with other parents, their film now means those stories
:12:59. > :13:03.can be shared with an audience. What they're doing, giving people
:13:04. > :13:06.a voice to their grief, I think it's amazing and we need
:13:07. > :13:11.to tear down the barriers and walls What I hated most was people
:13:12. > :13:19.turning away from me. Josh's parents hope the film will be
:13:20. > :13:25.screened across the UK, the US One woman came up to me
:13:26. > :13:38.and said she was terrified Six years since Josh's death,
:13:39. > :13:47.what we're trying say here is that he still lives on in us
:13:48. > :13:51.and in our relationships With his friends and he's living
:13:52. > :14:00.on within the film as well. The couple want this film to help
:14:01. > :14:02.not just bereaved parents, but everyone to better understand
:14:03. > :14:13.grief and its effects. Well, if you want to catch that
:14:14. > :14:17.film, two extra showings are being put on because the first
:14:18. > :14:23.was a sell-out. They're at the Vue cinema in Stroud
:14:24. > :14:26.on fifth April and the Scott cinema Now we've told you before
:14:27. > :14:32.about Harmonie Rose from Bath, the little girl who lost
:14:33. > :14:35.all her limbs after Well, now she's learning to take her
:14:36. > :14:39.first steps with a walker. The three-year-old is undergoing
:14:40. > :14:44.physiotherapy to help her. Her mum says, "She sure knows how
:14:45. > :14:47.to make a sad day better," and she can't express how
:14:48. > :14:54.proud they are. And we wanted to share these
:14:55. > :14:59.pictures with you too. It's a wily red deer stag who's been
:15:00. > :15:03.stealing bird nuts from gardens It was filmed by Dr Langbein,
:15:04. > :15:13.who says the stag returns night after night to its favourite haunts
:15:14. > :15:16.on the edge of Exmoor. Many local people probably have no
:15:17. > :15:23.idea they have a late-night visitor. You can see how this particular
:15:24. > :15:26.animal has worked out how to use the very tip of his antlers to knock
:15:27. > :15:29.off the bird feeders Gloucester Rugby Club
:15:30. > :15:41.play their first match tonight since their head coach Laurie Fisher
:15:42. > :15:46.left three weeks ago. It's a local derby against Bristol,
:15:47. > :15:48.whose Premiership status Alistair Durden is at
:15:49. > :15:52.Ashton Gate for us. Ali, neither side are in
:15:53. > :16:01.great shape, are they? The truth is both these teams have
:16:02. > :16:13.disappointingly underperformed. Bristol are on the cliff edge and
:16:14. > :16:22.Gloucester haven't improved much since last season. Their head coach
:16:23. > :16:25.Twitter to resign from his job. Dear me, the wheels are really
:16:26. > :16:28.coming off now at Kinhsholm. Gloucester Rugby head coach
:16:29. > :16:37.Laurie Fisher has left the club following Saturday's
:16:38. > :16:42.defeat by harlequins. He tweeted it was time to make
:16:43. > :16:47.room for someone else. I have a huge amount of respect
:16:48. > :16:55.for Laurie Fisher and I'm sad to see him go but it didn't unfold
:16:56. > :16:58.the way we hoped. The players want to
:16:59. > :17:00.get back on the pitch desperately after the disappointment
:17:01. > :17:04.of the harlequins game and we just want to make sure we
:17:05. > :17:07.put the wrongs right. Hopefully it does spur a reaction
:17:08. > :17:10.but that's life and how things go We want to get a reaction for this
:17:11. > :17:14.weekend and get a result. We want to play well
:17:15. > :17:29.for each other and put a bit Let's get a fan's view of what
:17:30. > :17:34.happened. Danny, was a great Laurie Fisher took the blame for all of
:17:35. > :17:40.this? Well, it came from the man himself. He said on Twitter that he
:17:41. > :17:44.doesn't think he's up to the job and so that the consensus, really. you
:17:45. > :17:49.think the players let him down? It's always the case but I think the
:17:50. > :17:54.squad we've had now compared to the squad we've had for the last ten or
:17:55. > :17:58.15 years, look where Gloucester were ten or 15 years ago and look where
:17:59. > :18:06.they are now so the squad have let them down but it's all systematic.
:18:07. > :18:11.Do you expect a morale boost of a win tonight? I hope so but don't
:18:12. > :18:13.expect anything any more! Lets get a Bristol perspective because they
:18:14. > :18:17.really are on the brink at the moment. Kris Boyd the chairman is
:18:18. > :18:24.with me. Is this a must win for you tonight? Eight points behind, every
:18:25. > :18:32.game is a must win. The important thing for us, whatever happens, is
:18:33. > :18:35.the future. We got one of the best young coaches in the world coming
:18:36. > :18:39.next season. He's saying some of the best players in the world. A lot to
:18:40. > :18:42.look forward to. Obvious they were going to fight hard to stay in this
:18:43. > :18:47.league but if we don't, we're going to be even stronger. They're still
:18:48. > :18:53.coming whatever happens. There are no get out causes, they're coming
:18:54. > :18:57.whatever happens. We have a vision of where we're going to be in three
:18:58. > :19:03.years, not next year. you didn't expect this this season, did you? We
:19:04. > :19:10.expected not to be in this difficult period. Hindsight a difficult thing.
:19:11. > :19:13.We needed an extra experience and we didn't have that and that's why we
:19:14. > :19:19.were in trouble. We're never going to be there again. Steve and I sat
:19:20. > :19:22.down and we're very fortunate to have his continued backing. We're
:19:23. > :19:28.still going to win the European Cup. We look forward to that moment. It's
:19:29. > :19:32.Bristol versus Gloucester tonight, Bath against Saracens is on Sunday.
:19:33. > :19:35.As far as football is concerned, Forest Green Rovers can take a big
:19:36. > :19:40.step towards the football league. The top of the table at the moment
:19:41. > :19:49.after the win on Tuesday night and tomorrow they head to second placed
:19:50. > :19:55.Lincoln catlike city. Bristol Rovers are taking over 4000 supporters to
:19:56. > :19:59.their game against Coventry City and the Swindon versus Millwall match
:20:00. > :20:06.kicks off at 1:30pm. If you do basketball fan, the Bristol Flyers
:20:07. > :20:07.are on BBC sport tonight. That's it from me, I'm getting some funny
:20:08. > :20:13.looks. I can't think why! Now it probably hasn't
:20:14. > :20:15.escaped your notice that Lots of you have been doing your bit
:20:16. > :20:22.- even our youngest viewers have In a moment we'll see more
:20:23. > :20:27.of what you've been getting up to in the name of Comic Relief,
:20:28. > :20:29.but first Steve Knibbs is in Gloucestershire at one
:20:30. > :20:32.of the official call centres. So if you're wondering
:20:33. > :20:34.where your money goes, here's one example -
:20:35. > :21:00.the Bath and North East This team are poised for your
:21:01. > :21:04.donation when the phone line opens. They have just finished a 24-hour
:21:05. > :21:10.table tennis ping-pong malathion and they have raised a massive ?1500.
:21:11. > :21:14.We'll be finding out more about how the call centre works later but
:21:15. > :21:20.let's find out where some of the money raised goes. The bass and
:21:21. > :21:25.North East Somerset carers centre. It helps young people who may miss
:21:26. > :21:28.out on some of their childhood, because they have to look
:21:29. > :21:31.after someone who's ill or disabled. It's 6am in Bristol and while most
:21:32. > :21:34.children are being woken up to get ready for school,
:21:35. > :21:36.nine-year-old Becca's day Here's your codeine
:21:37. > :21:40.and your cup of tea. Becca is a young carer
:21:41. > :21:46.who looks after her mum. My mum has fibromyalgia,
:21:47. > :21:55.which gives her a lot of pain and she doesn't really want to move
:21:56. > :21:57.when it's hurting. Becca's mum's condition means
:21:58. > :22:02.she is in constant pain. She can't do the things that most
:22:03. > :22:05.mums can and some days she is physically unable to look
:22:06. > :22:08.after herself, so Becca It's hard sometimes
:22:09. > :22:11.because you've got more But just down the road in Bath,
:22:12. > :22:22.there is a project funded by Comic Relief that gives children
:22:23. > :22:24.like Becca the chance to be a child and forget
:22:25. > :22:29.about their responsibilities. Sometimes I can't hug my mum
:22:30. > :22:31.because she is very hurting. Bath and North East Somerset Carers
:22:32. > :22:34.Centre is one of many comic relief projects that offer a piece
:22:35. > :22:51.of normality for children living If you do need tonight, that's the
:22:52. > :22:55.sort of place where your money will be spent. Let's talk to Jane
:22:56. > :22:58.Stewart. It was you ready to get involved, the first time you've done
:22:59. > :23:03.it, why? I just thought it was a good cause and an opportunity to do
:23:04. > :23:07.something different and make a difference. How's it going to work?
:23:08. > :23:11.You got people dressed up behind you. Guess, they're friends and work
:23:12. > :23:15.colleagues and everybody we've got here are your employees or friends
:23:16. > :23:19.and family so it is a great chance to come together as a team and do
:23:20. > :23:23.something for one night to do something that makes a big
:23:24. > :23:29.difference. Stewart, you're one of the bosses. This was a no-brainer
:23:30. > :23:35.when Jane Askew, I. Absolutely! She had my arm up my back at the time!
:23:36. > :23:38.It really does make a difference to people less fortunate. You're not
:23:39. > :23:45.looking tired after the table tennis. What was it like? About 24
:23:46. > :23:56.hours of torture! Losing to this one! is incredible, we've raised
:23:57. > :24:00.?1500 since Wednesday so hopefully, it is still open, so carry on
:24:01. > :24:04.giving. the phone lines open at seven o'clock. Thanks for joining
:24:05. > :24:15.us. If you want to donate you tonight, you can get the details on
:24:16. > :24:23.the website. The website is... CROWD SHOUT WEBSITE ADDRESS.
:24:24. > :24:24.Well done to them. Well, we all needed a bit
:24:25. > :24:27.of light relief here, too, so we thought we'd join
:24:28. > :24:29.in the action. Our camera crews are doing
:24:30. > :24:33.a sterling job of filming us And this is our gallery -
:24:34. > :24:57.the team in there joining in, too. Yes, indeed, I'm waiting the
:24:58. > :25:05.corporate uniform of choice! I'll take it off because it's difficult
:25:06. > :25:08.to speak when you've got a sniffle. A glorious weekend as this picture
:25:09. > :25:11.suggests. These are the scenes we can expect. There will be the
:25:12. > :25:15.prospect that some of you will wake up tomorrow morning to what appears
:25:16. > :25:18.to be a rather grim start in terms of fog and low cloud but that will
:25:19. > :25:22.burn off and fully wall-to-wall sunshine throughout the course of
:25:23. > :25:26.Saturday and a breezy day and that wind still coming from an inherently
:25:27. > :25:30.chilly direction. The sun will offset that so if you're out in the
:25:31. > :25:33.breeze it will feel pleasantly warm. It will do so for Sunday. The
:25:34. > :25:38.difference for Sunday's latest of the afternoon and evening, we will
:25:39. > :25:42.inherit a little bit more in the way of broken cloud from the east. There
:25:43. > :25:45.is a wider look at how things are shaping up and with very fortuitous
:25:46. > :25:50.timing, high pressure has decided it will blow across northern parts of
:25:51. > :25:55.the British Isles, maintaining an easterly flow across other parts of
:25:56. > :26:06.England wind it will be quite brisk at times. It will be adding up
:26:07. > :26:09.faintly perceptible chill. For us, it will be a pleasant weekend all
:26:10. > :26:13.round. For the rest of the weekend into tonight, clear skies which will
:26:14. > :26:17.remain in place so it will turn into a chilly night and will turn into
:26:18. > :26:21.one where we start to see perhaps some patches of fog and some
:26:22. > :26:26.associated low cloud developing. Not everywhere, mind you, but the end
:26:27. > :26:28.result temperature rise be somewhere between two and four Celsius by
:26:29. > :26:33.daybreak tomorrow switch goes without saying a chilly soccer
:26:34. > :26:37.Saturday and that will be accompanied for some of you by some
:26:38. > :26:41.of these cloudy or foggy conditions. By about nine o'clock, that should
:26:42. > :26:44.have burnt off for this time of year, given the strength of the
:26:45. > :26:47.sunshine, and if you started the day like that you will catch up with
:26:48. > :26:53.heavy one else with sunshine to the cause of the day. A will see the
:26:54. > :26:57.wind arrows sticking by. They will be a breezy story but it will not
:26:58. > :27:04.disclose temperatures which will feel pleasantly warm, up to 14 or 15
:27:05. > :27:09.Celsius. As we head through into Sunday, in many respects, a similar
:27:10. > :27:12.sort of day, another bone dry day, similar temperatures again. As I
:27:13. > :27:15.mentioned, they will be more than we have cloud coming from the east
:27:16. > :27:18.through the afternoon and evening but as we go into Monday, it's
:27:19. > :27:22.effectively moderate the same. We're going to see the weather tending to
:27:23. > :27:25.break down into something more unsettled. Whatever you're doing,
:27:26. > :27:41.have a brilliant weekend. Ian, do you want to buy my broken
:27:42. > :27:45.barometer? No pressure! Go on, then! We've been heeding that all week and
:27:46. > :27:47.it's still not funny! Have a nice weekend and enjoy Red