07/04/2017 Points West

strengthen the country's air defence systems. That is all from us.

We were losing hope after three days. It is an absolute miracle, we

could not wish for a happier ending. Dozens volunteered to look for Hazel

- her pet dog never left her side. Our other headlines tonight:

A memorial for the young men who've lost their lives in the River Avon

after nights out. Prince Harry meets the athletes

competing for a place in the Invictus Games for heroes

who've been hurt A man gets a bonus holiday

because he happened to have the same name as the person who couldn't

make the trip. After three nights out in the cold,

the chances of finding Hazel Denham alive were fading,

but that's exactly what happened. She had disappeared in the woods

near Minchinhampton Common whilst taking her dog,

Bertie, for a walk. A police officer was so delighted,

he ran up and gave her hug - her faithful pet had stayed

with her throughout. And despite overnight

temperatures close to freezing, It is a beautiful sunshine evening

here and that really reflects the mood of how everybody is feeling

here today. Hazel was found at 9am. In our experience, it was not the

story we expected to be bringing you the day, but we are so grateful we

are. She was found 2-3 miles from here where she left her house on

Tuesday afternoon, and we were there as this three-day search came to its

happy end. The moment many feared

would never come - Hazel Denham not just alive

but sitting casually at the bottom of Toadsmoor woods,

chatting to police after being out in the open for three

days and nights. I remember just seen a lovely big

smile on Hazel and I climbed over the fence and just gave her a big

hug and said, we are so happy Hazel was in good spirits but very

dehydrated and was helped carefully into an ambulance to go

to hospital for treatment. Her faithful dog, Bertie, never

left her side and is doing well, too, helped by a few doggie treats -

the whole family grateful to the dog walker who made a special

effort to track them down. Hazel was in good spirits but very

dehydrated and was helped carefully Hazel was confused when she was

found but, used to long walks, she's obviously fit and resilient,

having survived She thinks she's been

missing for a few hours, doesn't know what all the fuss

is about, thinks there might be missing dog

somewhere and would quite I went down as far as I could

and it got too thick. The search for Hazel became

a huge community effort. Police and specialist search teams

were joined by volunteers They started at Minchinhampton

and stretched out for miles, searching from early in the morning

until late at night. Andrew Watt was one of those

who gave up his time to help. Absolutely brilliant news,

especially for the family. The fact that she's been found

safe and well after such I'd like to say thank you, on behalf

of Gloucestershire Constabulary, to all the locals that have shown

such interest in this story. The lady that found her today had

deliberately gone out walking her dog in a bid to try

and find her, and all the other locals, all the police officers have

endless hours looking for her and all the other

agencies as well. After a frantic three days,

Hazel's family say they're just looking forward to a quiet weekend

to welcome her back home. So many great angles to this story.

That dog walker who counted today, who went out on a mission intent on

finding her, did just that. The real hero of the day. Where did Hazel go?

Where was she sleeping and how did she survived out in the cold for so

long? That they are questions for another day. She is back for the

people she loves and surrounded by the people that love her, with

Bertie back by her side. The sun is shining on use Steve.

Investigations are underway after a warehouse fire

Seven fire engines were called to Locks Yard near Hartcliffe Way

just before 11 after large plumes of smoke were reported

No-one is thought to have been injured and the fire is now out.

A man's been charged with the manslaughter

of a soldier who was attacked at a nightclub in Stroud.

24-year-old Jack Mitchell was a Gunner based at

He died following a fight at Warehouse nightclub on 5th Feburary.

29-year-old Jake Davies from Stroud has been charged with manslaughter.

He's due to appear before Cheltenham Magistrates Court next month.

A collector who captured and killed the UK's rarest

butterfly, the Large Blue, has been spared jail.

57-year-old Philip Cullen was given a six-month suspended sentence

for capturing two butterflies at reserves in Somerset

He was convicted in March of six charges.

It's believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in the UK.

Avon and Somerset Police say they are dealing with an average

of 60 emergency calls a day from people with mental

They include those who are suicidal or at risk of harming others.

Six months ago, specially trained nurses were brought

Our home affairs correspondent, Charlotte Callen, has been

Protecting us on our streets - these officers are on the front

line, fighting crime, but the types of emergencies they're

The police's role is to keep us safe and make us feel safe. With an

increasing number of calls from people from mental health problems,

the role is also changing. Senior officers say, too often,

the police are being left to deal with the most vulnerable as health

budgets have been squeezed. Last year, we had over 20,000 calls

that had a mental health marker on them. We are deploying 50-60% to

those, that is huge demand. In 2013, there were two high-profile

murders in the force Mr Ebrahimi had called

police several times prior And the case of Robert Cox,

who was stabbed to death by Derek Hancock, who also had

mental health problems. Police do have some mental

health training but, with a 9% increase in calls

from vulnerable people, Mental health nurses moved

into the emergency call centre, working side-by-side

with the police. We need to work together to improve

things. When jobs comment and people are at high risk of suicidal, we are

asked to risk assessed that and get the right support for people.

Since September, when the scheme started, the mental health team have

They stopped police needing to attend in 364 cases and they have

reduced the time police spent at the scene from an average of 7.5

But should it fall to our police to deal with these kinds of problems

or should they be out on the front line, dealing with car crime

People want to see bobbies on the beat, officers patrolling and asking

the 999 calls quickly. If you ask the public, would you like to see

your police officers waiting 6-8 hours in a mental health centre,

they probably don't. Similar work is happening

between the health teams in Wiltshire and the police

and in Dorset, too, where they have Well, thank you for joining us

on this lovely Friday evening Ian will be here soon tell

us whether we should But before that, meet

one of the favourites for tomorrow's Grand National,

trained in Somerset. And have they flown

into the record books? Pilots from the West have attempted

to have the most number of balloons Stonemasonry students

from Bath College are to start work on a huge and poignant project

for the city - a memorial to the young men who've

lost their lives in the River Avon. 18-year-old Sam Amin

was one of them. Now his family is working with

the students to create a fitting In a bright dusty work space

not far from the river, stonemasons of the future

are learning their craft. A series of steps running

down to the river, It's where Sam Amin died -

he fell into the water His family want to come

here, and find comfort. I believe there will be a space

for me where I can cry, where I can share his memories,

I can share his joy and I can mourn. To the family - when a life

is lost to the river - it feels like losing Sam

all over again. They want the monument

to be there for all those And they hope it'll

help keep people safe. They want to remind young people,

young students, who are the future of this city, the future of this

country, to be mindful of both river safety and to be mindful

when they are walking at the bank Knowing how much it means,

these students are honoured I feel really proud to be part

of this project, actually. It's something that is going

to hopefully be there for a really long time and hopefully

do some good. I would hope that they

feel that they've... That their loved ones

that they have lost - are remembered, and also that it

helps people in the future, to prevent things like this

from happening again. The monument will be there for

generations to come. It is something that will be there for ever.

Sam's family are chipping away at the fundraising target -

It's hoped before too long, they can transform one small

stretch of river bank, into a place of

Prince Harry's been in Bath today, meeting the athletes

who are competing for a place at this year's Invictus Games.

The event for injured and sick servicemen and women will be held

in Toronto this September, and the trials are still

atmosphere here has been so supportive all day with everyone

encouraging each other to do well. There are 11 different sporting

events at these trials that people can take part in. Many I spoke to

enter themselves for extra offence because they got so caught up in the

spirit of the day, they simply did not want to go home. And cheering

them on from the sidelines was Prince Harry. Wounded while serving

their country, Prince Harry here today to greet to service men and

women whose lives have been affected by injury and sickness and who are

hoping to use sport to help the recovery. Among them, Greg Dunning

's, who served with the 1st Battalion. The opportunity to

represent Team GB would be a dream come true. I was on patrol in

Afghanistan when an explosive device went off which ripped all my leg

out, shattered my knee. For some, the battle scars are less visible. I

find myself here today suffering from PTSD but coming here and being

a part of this makes me realise that you can still do many other things

and feel that sense of achievement. Prince Harry has been helping to

encourage more applicants than ever before. 306 guys register and 212 of

them have never done any Invicta schemes. With the message spreading,

the word is getting around. I am sure a lot of people would not have

got involved if it was not for how much Prince Harry got involved

himself. It is not necessarily those who come first in the trials who

will make the team. Organisers are looking to see who has improved the

most and who will benefit from the experience. There are 15 different

countries taking part in the games in Toronto. The location, a

convenient choice for Prince Harry because his girlfriend lives there,

so no problems with Harry tried to find somewhere to stay. But for the

306 competitors who have been at the trial, they will find out next month

whether they will be joining Harry and Megan in Toronto before those

games which begin on the 23rd of September. A bit of inside knowledge

the! Staff at Bristol City Council

are being warned 800 It follows an initial

round of job cuts last year, The council needs to save ?100

million over five years. In a statement, they say they're

working closely with unions to mitigate the need

for redundancies as far as possible. Bristol's newest bridge

is now open to the public. The name, Castle Bridge,

was chosen following a public vote. It connects Castle Park

to the new Finzels Reach Get your sweepstakes at the ready

because it's Grand National weekend. Will a West Country-trained horse

win the world's most Alistair Durden is here

with a few tips, hopefully. How do you normally pick your

horse - colours, name, For Bristol City and Swindon fans,

perhaps Definitly Red? What Rovers fan could resist

a pop at that at 50-1? The youngest jockey in the race -

Harry Cobden, a farmer's The favourite for the race

is Vieux Lion Rouge, which translates from French

as Old Red Lion. And we've been to Somerset

to find out more about him. He's quite laid-back, quite a

sensible chap. No-one knows Vieux Lion Rouge better

than Julie Bellamy - she rides him every day

at the yard near Wellington. He's won both his races this season,

including one at Aintree, enhancing his credentials

for the Grand National. It would mean so much to me and

everybody. It is such a big race. I have had runners before so it would

be a dream come true, it really would. Job satisfaction at its best!

Jockey Tom Scudamore will be on board tomorrow.

He's never finished better than eighth in the National but he's

His grandfather, Michael, rode the winner, Oxo, back in 1959.

Between dad, myself and my brother, we have had 40 goes between us and

only got one so far. It would be wonderful. He is a young horse that

has improved a lot over the last 12 months.

Trainer David Pipe is looking for his second National win

after taking the prize nine years ago.

It definitely helps me personally. My father won it, I was very lucky

to win it in my second season as a trainer. It is what every owner,

trainer, jockey in our sport wants to do.

The team will leave for Aintree at 5am tomorrow but, on Sunday,

the village hopes to be able to celebrate as they

The finish line is almost in sight for the football season.

After that horrendous result at Preston, Bristol City

Swindon could climb out of the relegation places

Over 60,000 tickets have been sold for Bath Rugby's game with Leicester

The venue change was agreed last year with Bath

But the match could now go a long way to deciding who finishes

When the game came about, we did not know who would be where in the

league. If we knew it would be this tight, maybe it might have changed

where we have the game, but it is what it is and hopefully we will

have a good following there. Gloucester are at Newcastle

tonight while Bristol take Swindon could have a world

champion boxer this weekend. Ryan Martin is fighting for the WBC

Youth Welterweight title tomorrow night at the Oasis Centre

in the town. He's currently unbeaten

in his professional career. I am massively proud. Some of the

fighters that have come out of Swindon have been unbelievable. To

top that list in that sense just makes me proud, everyone can see me

racing at the end of the night in Swindon, that is amazing.

Gloucestershire have made a solid start against Kent

Somerset start a week today, and we'll look

Now, what do you do when you've booked a holiday with all your

friends and then one of them drops out?

Well, a group of holiday-makers from Bristol didn't let it

Instead, they took to social media to find someone with the same

name as their friend who couldn't make it.

He's from Manchester and decided a trip with complete strangers

What sealed the deal was got his number, gave him a call, had a big

long chat, we got on really well and I thought to myself, is legit. I can

go away with ten random people because they are up for offers much

as much as I am. Joe says he had a fantastic time

and has made friends for life Balloonists from the West tried

to help break a world record today. It was a spectacular sight in Dover

this morning as 82 hot air balloons made the group crossing

from England to France. They've been waiting for the right

weather to make the journey Our reporter, Scott Ellis, flew

with a pilot from Gloucestershire Just a wicker basket between you and

22 miles of sea, a record number of balloons made the crossing of the

English Channel. More than 80 competitive 49 in 2011. For many, it

had meant driving overnight to the take-off site near Dover, including

dozens of pilot from the West Country. This pilot from Cheltenham

making the crossing aged just 19. This is the second time I have done

it. I did in 2011 when I was 13 but I was with my dad says I am doing it

with myself with my best mate this time. He knows what he has let

himself in fall and I have gotten off a lot of confidence in him. Nick

is from Bristol, another one of the younger pilots who is clearly not

afraid of flying over water. I did in 2011 with a friend of mine and

I'm going solo this time. I'm looking forward to the peace and

quiet. Everyone was advised to carry life rafts and work immersion suits

but the organisers were confident the conditions were just right. If

we had ordered the weather, this is what we would have got, and it is

six years the day we were standing here doing this same thing. Flying

over Dover's white cliffs and leaving land behind is unnerving.

Flights like this have to be arranged in advance with the British

and French authorities. Months of planning has paid off. Absolutely

fantastic. I am speechless, just wonderful. What an experience.

Mid-channel, and you lose sight of land altogether. You cannot imagine

France will ever emerge from the mist, but all you need is a breeze

and patients. We were loud and over the summer in France. Beautiful, I

have done it once before but this was so much better, it has taken us

two hours to do 25... Unsure! Touchdown just sign of Calais and

waiting for the vehicle to arrive by ferry, then the struggle to get

those immersion suits off before heading back home to the West

Country. Hello, hello! Sometimes this is the best job in the world.

Now, it's been a glorious day across the West.

Our cameraman, Andy Roberts, has been out and about for us -

But the big question - is it going to last for the weekend?

If you are after that setup, you will not be disappointed. Watching

those balloons in the clip there made me conscious of the fact that

the winds will come up from the south through the course of the

weekend, and that will drag in warmer air from France, from Iberia.

Today has given a taste as to the conditions for tomorrow. Clear blue

skies, a light breeze and feeling decidedly warm under those

conditions after a chilly start with the fog around in places which will

not last long. Sunday brings more of the same. It has the potential to

take temperatures up a notch further but by the tail end of the afternoon

in the evening, more cloud around. High pressure firmly established for

the time being and through the course of Saturday, after the fog

was cleared, through Sunday, the key change will come late in the day

with a cold front. A weak affair by the time it crosses us overnight

into Monday. Here is how the evening shapes up. The graph things are

moving. Nothing to be seen there until we get further on into the

night and some of you likely to see fog forming. Preferential rate

across southern parts of Somerset and temperatures chilly, getting

down to twos and threes and parts of Somerset. Most urban areas holding

close to six or seven. Tomorrow, fog will clear out of the way and that

will be aided by the fact that above it, not a cloud in sight, cliffs but

guys. That is how things are likely to remain to the rest of the day. By

the tail end of the day, it will turn noticeably chilly after the sun

goes down. Bear that in mind if you are breaking out the barbecue. It is

better to have our earlier. It will have been warm, for sure.

Temperatures in the high teens. It could nudge 20 in one or two spots.

A chance on Sunday. Out towards the east most likely to reach that

temperature. Then all change into the start of next week. A chilly

feel but not profoundly so and mostly dry initially. We will worry

about that on Monday. It just literature of spirits so much, and

everything is coming out now, gardens are looking so pretty. What

a happy time of year.