:00:00. > :00:00.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:00. > :00:07.Welcome to BBC Points West with David Garmston and Alex Lovell.
:00:08. > :00:11.Jeremy Corbyn comes home to Wiltshire.
:00:12. > :00:14.72 hours after the election was called, he attacks
:00:15. > :00:20.the Conservatives over big class sizes.
:00:21. > :00:25.Or should he be afraid, as he faces the task of winning
:00:26. > :00:31.in Swindon, which holds the keys to Number 10?
:00:32. > :00:38.This is a party, absolutely determined to take the fight to the
:00:39. > :00:39.Tories about equality and injustice in this country. That's the message
:00:40. > :00:47.that is the unity of our party now. The children's lunch clubs filling
:00:48. > :00:50.young tummies during the school holidays because their parents can't
:00:51. > :00:55.afford the grocery bill. Making history this weekend -
:00:56. > :00:58.the woman chosen to represent And why there's a French flavour
:00:59. > :01:18.to this weekend's sport. The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn came
:01:19. > :01:22.back to the West today on a crucial mission - to drum up support ahead
:01:23. > :01:25.of the general election. There's a lot of work
:01:26. > :01:28.for him to do here - the vast majority of seats
:01:29. > :01:31.are held by Conservatives. Ten years ago, it was
:01:32. > :01:34.a very different picture. A young Tony Blair had swept
:01:35. > :01:38.to power with a landslide victory - Labour had won 11 seats
:01:39. > :01:41.in our region, stretching Two decades on and look
:01:42. > :01:51.at the change - just three red areas So will the party be able
:01:52. > :01:56.to take back key targets like Swindon or Stroud -
:01:57. > :01:58.or could it lose ground and risk disappearing
:01:59. > :02:00.from the West altogether? Here's our political
:02:01. > :02:13.editor, Paul Barltrop. He's a hit with many Labour members,
:02:14. > :02:16.especially when he mentioned his local roots.
:02:17. > :02:20.I'm in rigour. I was born in Chippenham and my parents lived in
:02:21. > :02:28.Devizes, and it's lovely to be home. -- I'm a Moonraker. We're 72 hours
:02:29. > :02:34.into this election campaign. 72 hours into the opportunity of our
:02:35. > :02:37.lifetime to challenge the inequality and injustice that exists in Britain
:02:38. > :02:43.today. Swindon was the first stop of the
:02:44. > :02:48.day, a crucial swing state. If he's to be PM, he needs to win year. But
:02:49. > :02:50.the streets, it was hard to find fans.
:02:51. > :02:54.I haven't got a lot of confidence in him.
:02:55. > :02:57.I wouldn't vote for Labour with him as leader.
:02:58. > :03:00.He may have a lot of good intention, but and Macron not sure whether the
:03:01. > :03:05.way he presents himself is as someone I would want to lead my
:03:06. > :03:07.country. It's had an impact, four Labour
:03:08. > :03:13.councillors in the Forest of Dean have quit the party, simply worried
:03:14. > :03:17.about what voters think. What I was confronted with on the
:03:18. > :03:24.street is, as long as Corbyn is in his current position, no way are we
:03:25. > :03:28.voting Labour. And that is the difficulty. It's all well and good
:03:29. > :03:33.to be an idealist and a man Tate, but and less you're in power, you
:03:34. > :03:41.can do nothing. Jeremy Corbyn joined youngsters at a
:03:42. > :03:46.children's centre. We're going to catch a big one.
:03:47. > :03:50.Today, Labour wanted the focus to be on problems in education, so it
:03:51. > :03:55.wasn't get easy to get on to talk about his department councillors.
:03:56. > :03:58.This is a party absolutely determined to take the fight to the
:03:59. > :04:02.Tories about inequality and injustice in this country. That's
:04:03. > :04:06.the message and that's the message of our party now.
:04:07. > :04:13.No message for your councillors? Are messages come back, Joy, do you
:04:14. > :04:18.really want another Tory Government? Jeremy Corbyn OC has a difficult
:04:19. > :04:19.task as, he promises to be back in the West plenty more times before
:04:20. > :04:22.June the 8th. Some teachers have told us they're
:04:23. > :04:25.expecting pupils to turn up malnourished when the schoolgates
:04:26. > :04:27.open next week, as a growing number of children are going hungry
:04:28. > :04:30.in the school holidays. Charities say they've set up lunch
:04:31. > :04:32.clubs in cities like Bristol and Bath to make sure young people
:04:33. > :04:35.still get fed when the But demand is now so great,
:04:36. > :04:40.some have a waiting list. Here in this church kitchen,
:04:41. > :04:46.volunteers are cooking up lunch. Many see Bath as a wealthy city,
:04:47. > :04:54.and for some it is. But in areas like this
:04:55. > :04:56.in South Down and Twerton, around 40% of primary school
:04:57. > :04:59.children are eligible So, for the 170 days a year
:05:00. > :05:05.when the school kitchens are closed, finding the money for hot meals can
:05:06. > :05:12.be a struggle. Families living in poverty,
:05:13. > :05:15.either in particular areas of Bath, Just on a basic level,
:05:16. > :05:19.when your children are receiving a hot, nutritious lunch every day
:05:20. > :05:24.in school, to then have to try and provide that and all the snacks
:05:25. > :05:27.that kids eat during the day, there's real financial
:05:28. > :05:32.strain to do that too. Caring for the children in the day
:05:33. > :05:36.and working at night We've been coming to lunch club
:05:37. > :05:41.about 1.5 years now. It's very good during the holidays,
:05:42. > :05:45.because being on your own More lunch volunteers like the ones
:05:46. > :05:51.here and Bath have been trained up ready to open clubs in Taunton,
:05:52. > :05:53.Cirencester and The cost of living has gone up,
:05:54. > :06:01.and people's wages and stuff aren't Used to be more than ?70,
:06:02. > :06:07.?80 for the small bags. And I get home, I don't have
:06:08. > :06:10.anything for dinner. The lunch club here at
:06:11. > :06:13.St Luke's Church in Barton Hill is so popular, there are children
:06:14. > :06:17.on the waiting list. This is an area where as many as 50%
:06:18. > :06:20.of the children at local primary schools are eligible
:06:21. > :06:24.for free school meals. According to the End
:06:25. > :06:27.Child Poverty Coalition, when the cost of housing is taken
:06:28. > :06:30.into account, here in Barton Hill, 49% of children are said to be
:06:31. > :06:35.living in child poverty, In Twerton in Bath, 37% of children
:06:36. > :06:42.are said to be living in poverty. We're outraged, we would
:06:43. > :06:45.like the Government to listen to us, listen to the statistics,
:06:46. > :06:48.the surveys we've been doing. Listen to the charities that
:06:49. > :06:51.are filling the gaps in society that All the main political parties say
:06:52. > :06:57.they're committed to eradicating But the Institute for Fiscal Studies
:06:58. > :07:04.has warned the numbers are actully going up,
:07:05. > :07:12.especially amongst working families. Meaning lunches like these will
:07:13. > :07:15.remain a vital part of the school Earlier I spoke to the Conservative
:07:16. > :07:21.MP for Bath Ben Howlett and asked him why in 2017 children
:07:22. > :07:35.in Bath are going hungry? Unfortunately, in Bath, one in five
:07:36. > :07:40.children live in poverty. That spurred me and a number of charities
:07:41. > :07:44.to set up the action against a property group. We have run hack
:07:45. > :07:49.marathons for them, we have funding to start key products. It is about
:07:50. > :07:54.helping children not to go to school hungry.
:07:55. > :07:57.But it's not about charity, is it? Because in many places, their
:07:58. > :08:01.parents work. These are people who can't afford to feed their children
:08:02. > :08:04.in 2017? That is why the Government is in
:08:05. > :08:09.introducing increases to the National Living Wage and looking at
:08:10. > :08:12.the just about managing families is keep hurting. The primers debate
:08:13. > :08:20.that a key commitment when she Prime Minister. This is a complex,
:08:21. > :08:24.intergenerational issue. Myself and huge numbers of charities, the
:08:25. > :08:30.council, are all working together to stamp this critical problem out.
:08:31. > :08:34.Mrs me discussed the just about managing, but these families aren't
:08:35. > :08:38.managing. What has she done to alleviate this problem? -- Mrs May
:08:39. > :08:43.discussed. We have been looking at the National
:08:44. > :08:48.winning -- National Living Wage to help those families. We have looked
:08:49. > :08:52.at lifting the matter paying tax altogether by increasing the
:08:53. > :08:56.personal threshold. But that's not enough, and all the surfaces need to
:08:57. > :09:00.work together across the west of England to help those families
:09:01. > :09:04.manage a little bit more. The issue is, those people who
:09:05. > :09:08.already earn good money at getting pay rises. Those aren't aren't
:09:09. > :09:14.getting pay rises, in fact, their pay is falling in many cases.
:09:15. > :09:17.The cost of living is a staggering problem, and I think they renewed
:09:18. > :09:22.energies of this Government need to be put into place we're just
:09:23. > :09:25.focusing on bracket -- folk singer Brexit, where focusing on those
:09:26. > :09:29.families. I have been to my constituency surgery just now, and
:09:30. > :09:32.we had to do more to help them. And I can see this Government producing
:09:33. > :09:33.a manifesto that will help those families going forward.
:09:34. > :09:34.Thank you. You're watching Friday's Points West
:09:35. > :09:36.with David and Alex. It's been a busy week
:09:37. > :09:39.and it's not over yet. We've lots more still
:09:40. > :09:42.to come, including: We meet the 75-year-old who took
:09:43. > :09:59.on the toughest footrace on Earth. And we have another largely dry
:10:00. > :10:01.weekend on the cards. I will bring all the forecast details see you in
:10:02. > :10:04.the programme. An official report into the death
:10:05. > :10:07.of three SAS reservists in the Brecon Beacons,
:10:08. > :10:09.including a soldier from Wiltshire, has concluded that in some ways
:10:10. > :10:16.it was an avoidable accident. Corporal James Dunsby
:10:17. > :10:18.from Trowbridge died in an SAS selection exercise on one
:10:19. > :10:20.of the hottest days Extracts of the official report
:10:21. > :10:26.published by the Ministry of Defence say officers in charge did not plan
:10:27. > :10:31.for the weather, and it concludes reservists are still vulnerable
:10:32. > :10:35.to a further incident in the future. Avon and Somerset police
:10:36. > :10:38.call-handlers have been given new training following
:10:39. > :10:42.an independent investigation into contact with a young man before
:10:43. > :10:45.he was stabbed to death. Robert Cox, who was 24,
:10:46. > :10:48.was attacked in Bristol four years Another resident, Derek Hancock,
:10:49. > :10:53.called the police three times The Independent Police Complaints
:10:54. > :10:58.Commission has recommended new ways of linking different incidents
:10:59. > :11:02.and highlighting calls A woman from Bristol will make
:11:03. > :11:08.history this weekend when she becomes the first black
:11:09. > :11:11.female Lord Lieutenant. Peaches Golding is taking over
:11:12. > :11:15.the ceremonial role - which involves representing
:11:16. > :11:27.the Queen in the city. I'm delighted to say that Peaches is
:11:28. > :11:31.here with us now. Hello and congratulations, what we had to call
:11:32. > :11:36.you these days? I'm Peaches Golding, and sometimes
:11:37. > :11:39.you might preface that with Lord left cold -- Lord Lieutenant Peaches
:11:40. > :11:45.Golding. But just call me Peaches right now, that's great.
:11:46. > :11:50.Had that come about? It's the most thrilling feeling you
:11:51. > :11:54.can ever imagine. But also feel greatly humbled, Alex. I am a an
:11:55. > :11:59.ordinary person that has just achieved this extremely role.
:12:00. > :12:03.How do you represent the Queen, who's 91 today.
:12:04. > :12:08.I know, I hope you centre birthday wishes!
:12:09. > :12:14.Of course! What do you do to represent her?
:12:15. > :12:19.It's a whole range of things. You all know about the honour system,
:12:20. > :12:23.and recommendations for honours come through my office. But so did the
:12:24. > :12:28.Queen's Award for enterprise, and the awards through the voluntary
:12:29. > :12:33.sector. We also celebrate by royal visits. There is nothing that cheers
:12:34. > :12:39.up the spirit more than having a royal visitor to underline the
:12:40. > :12:46.excellent work thating Rabin doing. So small things like that that
:12:47. > :12:52.really mean a lot. -- that underline the things that you've been doing.
:12:53. > :12:57.It is midnight tomorrow night, the 75th birthday of the current Lord
:12:58. > :13:03.lieutenant. All of us Lord Lieutenant retire either at the age
:13:04. > :13:09.of 70, but more likely at the age of 75.
:13:10. > :13:15.Sea have years to go yet! And does she know you, would she call you
:13:16. > :13:21.Peaches, or is it...? Her Majesty, you mean? I imagine,
:13:22. > :13:25.because they had to do these things myself, if you are presented to
:13:26. > :13:28.someone from the Royal Family, we as Lord lieutenants have already
:13:29. > :13:35.submitted a paragraph about you to the royal visitor, the person you
:13:36. > :13:40.would be meeting. So they have a brief, and they can remember a lot
:13:41. > :13:44.of things. Something is the can't remember, because they are human,
:13:45. > :13:49.like the rest of us. You can tell your satellite is,
:13:50. > :13:51.thank you for sharing this with us. Thank you for having me.
:13:52. > :13:53.A new museum charting the history of Gloucestershire County
:13:54. > :13:58.It will be free to get in and wants to attract not just fans,
:13:59. > :14:01.One area it's focussing on is supporting people with dementia
:14:02. > :14:08.Our Gloucestershire reporter, Steve Knibbs, was at the opening.
:14:09. > :14:10.Gloucestershire's first captain, player number one,
:14:11. > :14:15.And quite rightly, the centrepiece of Gloucestershire's new museum
:14:16. > :14:21.Here in defensive pose, and surrounded by memorabilia
:14:22. > :14:27.I'd like to declare this museum officially open.
:14:28. > :14:29.Today, more recent Gloucstershire legend took the wicket
:14:30. > :14:35.Former captain Mark Alleyne is immortilised here too.
:14:36. > :14:37.And proud to take his place among the greats.
:14:38. > :14:47.And to be one of a group of players that players
:14:48. > :14:50.are now talking about, they were part of that winning
:14:51. > :14:57.group in the late 90s, early 2000s, it really is great.
:14:58. > :14:59.The story of Gloucestershire's almost 150-year history is here.
:15:00. > :15:05.Bats, balls, pieces of intrigue - as this batting glove adapted
:15:06. > :15:10.for extra protection with bits of bicycle tyre.
:15:11. > :15:13.We were very keen to make sure that it appeals
:15:14. > :15:16.Not just members of the cricket club.
:15:17. > :15:24.So we're hoping very much, now it's here, that we will build
:15:25. > :15:28.and expand on the education side of things.
:15:29. > :15:31.There's also perhaps an unexpected plan, to help people with dementia,
:15:32. > :15:33.whose long-term memories can be prompted by the history
:15:34. > :15:37.People can communicate much more easily about things
:15:38. > :15:40.they are passionate about and things they can remember
:15:41. > :15:44.And that really helps to improve their confidence
:15:45. > :15:55.The MLC opens officially only on match days, but bringing to life
:15:56. > :16:02.the legacy of the West Country's oldest county cricket club.
:16:03. > :16:04.It's a big night for speedway fans in the west.
:16:05. > :16:06.After a 14 year break, the Somerset Rebels renew
:16:07. > :16:08.their rivalry with the Swindon Robins.
:16:09. > :16:29.This season the Rebels have moved up to compete
:16:30. > :16:35.We are busy, there is a lot of work going on now. It is a new level for
:16:36. > :16:39.the Somerset Rebels. After years of donating in the division below, they
:16:40. > :16:45.have made the step up to mix with speedway's best. They have the
:16:46. > :16:48.Swindon Robins here who were the champions in 2012. Just how biggest
:16:49. > :16:54.ever been standard is it? Lets talk to promoter Debbie Hancock.
:16:55. > :16:57.It is a big step, very different and not easy. We're them to give its our
:16:58. > :17:03.best. You have got used to treating your
:17:04. > :17:07.loyal fan base into celebrations here every season. What are your
:17:08. > :17:11.expectations? They have been spoiled over the
:17:12. > :17:14.years. Realistically, if we finish halfway will be happy, everything is
:17:15. > :17:19.higher than that we get into the play-offs and we will be ecstatic.
:17:20. > :17:25.That is what we're aiming for. This is only our third at home, we won
:17:26. > :17:30.the first two, that we can continue. And many will be here tonight?
:17:31. > :17:35.Quite a lot, hopefully, because Swindon is very close, a local
:17:36. > :17:39.derby. We haven't done it four years since we moved to different
:17:40. > :17:42.divisions. I'd like to think we could get a lot of people here
:17:43. > :17:45.tonight. Have a good season, thank you very
:17:46. > :17:46.much. The tapes go up at 7:30pm here.
:17:47. > :17:49.Rugby's European Challenge Cup has reached the semifinal stage.
:17:50. > :17:51.If Bath and Gloucester are to meet in the final,
:17:52. > :17:53.they both need to come through difficult
:17:54. > :17:57.For a greater insight, we've been talking with two local
:17:58. > :18:09.Here's their verdict on the two mouth-watering matches.
:18:10. > :18:33.So what you think of French rugby at the moment?
:18:34. > :18:41.I think, for the first time in many years...
:18:42. > :18:43.La Rochelle never qualified, and now you can see
:18:44. > :18:46.It's going to be a tough game for Gloucester.
:18:47. > :18:49.I would love a Gloucester/Bath final, but a think La Rochelle
:18:50. > :18:55.It would be better for one of the French teams to succeed.
:18:56. > :19:03.Bath have got some lovely, good-looking players.
:19:04. > :19:07.But Stade Francais have got some ugly, proper
:19:08. > :19:19.You've been here for 40 years, how can you not support Bath?
:19:20. > :19:21.Someone has to stand up for the enemy!
:19:22. > :19:22.Whether they win, whether they lose, you know?
:19:23. > :19:28.Now the big boys are back, I can see a big win.
:19:29. > :20:00.It could also be a significant weekend in the history
:20:01. > :20:03.They're hoping to win the Premiership title
:20:04. > :20:08.After finishing top of the table, they now face Aylesford Bulls
:20:09. > :20:12.in the final on Sunday - the winner gets the title.
:20:13. > :20:14.We've always been nearly there or just about there,
:20:15. > :20:17.but we've not have the depth in our squad, so when
:20:18. > :20:19.our internationals did go away, nobody really
:20:20. > :20:24.But I think this season, it's definitely our season.
:20:25. > :20:27.It would be recognition that everyone's worked
:20:28. > :20:30.And no-one's worked harder than the players.
:20:31. > :20:33.They've had to go out and deliver that on a weekly basis,
:20:34. > :20:37.and I just want them to achieve it for them, really.
:20:38. > :20:40.It's also a big weekend for Yeovil Town Ladies football club.
:20:41. > :20:43.After winning the division two title, they play their first game
:20:44. > :20:46.ever in the top division of women's football,
:20:47. > :20:56.City's men host Barnsley - that's head coach Lee Johnson
:20:57. > :21:01.Swindon need to win to keep their League One
:21:02. > :21:05.As do Bristol Rovers to take the playoff chase
:21:06. > :21:20.It's also been a busy day cricket. If you want to check out the latest
:21:21. > :21:26.news on Somerset and Gloucester, the BBC website has a later scores on
:21:27. > :21:30.day one. And later tonight, Somerset versus Swindon, the tapes got there
:21:31. > :21:35.at 7:30pm. I would see those chefs again, they
:21:36. > :21:39.are so funny! I could murder a bag at right now.
:21:40. > :21:41.Now, running a marathon is tough enough - I imagine!
:21:42. > :21:44.But how about running the equivalent of six, over six days,
:21:45. > :21:48.in the searing heat of the Sahara Desert.
:21:49. > :21:50.A 75-year-old man from Wrington in North Somerset has
:21:51. > :21:55.become the oldest person in the UK to complete the Marathon des Sables.
:21:56. > :22:05.By profession, David Exell is an accountant.
:22:06. > :22:07.But, at the age of 75, he happens also to be
:22:08. > :22:20.Which is just as well, because he's just completed this -
:22:21. > :22:24.six days running and walking in the heat of the Moroccan desert.
:22:25. > :22:31.250km over never-ending sand dunes, in temperatures
:22:32. > :22:36.It's called the Marathon des Sables, and David has just become the oldest
:22:37. > :22:45.Because the support I had in the desert from younger
:22:46. > :22:51.Were there moments when you thought, I'm not going to do this,
:22:52. > :22:56.I had one moment where I got overheated and I didn't
:22:57. > :23:02.The sun beat down 50 degrees, over 50 degrees, I think.
:23:03. > :23:06.And some swallows flew over my head, and they were
:23:07. > :23:12.And I think they were trying to tell me it was time for me
:23:13. > :23:17.I tried to drop out, but the doctors said, no, you go on.
:23:18. > :23:21.And, of course, he lived to tell the tale and get back to the day
:23:22. > :23:28.job as an accountant, having raised more than ?20,000 for charity.
:23:29. > :23:31.Now, well, he says he would encourage anyone to have a go
:23:32. > :23:40.61, you should enter next year, you should definitely take part.
:23:41. > :23:58.That's a shame, because we signed him up! Was blue yeah, and
:23:59. > :24:02.congratulations, that was an amazing thing to do, I know you raised a lot
:24:03. > :24:07.of money for good causes. Lets get up to the weather on their
:24:08. > :24:12.roof, I'm consent would you let us with last night, the sculptor?
:24:13. > :24:16.Before we get to that, we at least have a weekend which is going to be
:24:17. > :24:19.a pretty decent one. The conditions outdoors for the London Marathon
:24:20. > :24:25.will be much more amenable than you saw there in Morocco. The forecast
:24:26. > :24:28.details for you, as we head through Saturday and Sunday, once again it
:24:29. > :24:34.will be characterised with dry weather. But the most part, fine
:24:35. > :24:37.weather as well. Sunshine at various stages. Through the course of
:24:38. > :24:43.Saturday, Becker clouds around at the start of the day, fragmenting as
:24:44. > :24:48.the day ways on. Pleasant weather sun breaks through during the course
:24:49. > :24:52.of the afternoon. A cold night into Sunday, frost into Sunday morning.
:24:53. > :24:57.Then once again developing into a dry and fine affair. Here is a wider
:24:58. > :25:02.look at how things are shaping up. You see that cold front coming down
:25:03. > :25:08.towards us, headset cloud thickening up. Very little rain associated with
:25:09. > :25:12.that for our neck of the woods. Through the rest of the weekend, it
:25:13. > :25:17.remains settled and benign, some major changes coming our way into
:25:18. > :25:22.next week. Through this evening and into tonight, generally a lot of
:25:23. > :25:28.cloud around, and some breaks as the night wears on. But for all of us,
:25:29. > :25:36.not a chilly nights, temperatures around eight Celsius. By that stage,
:25:37. > :25:41.the cloud will thicken up from the North as the cold front things
:25:42. > :25:45.southwards. Some light rain from that, certainly not much of it in
:25:46. > :25:49.any one particular spot. Picking up through to midday into the
:25:50. > :25:57.afternoon. The cloud will vary, at other times it will be brighter and
:25:58. > :26:04.sunnier. A light, moderate breeze, temperatures in the low teens. Very
:26:05. > :26:09.similar after that cold start on Sunday. The key factor is, the tail
:26:10. > :26:17.end of Monday into Tuesday cold plunge. Some wintry showers, there's
:26:18. > :26:20.a shock free! That's it from us Rene, please enjoy
:26:21. > :26:32.the weekend. Sunday Politics is life this weekend
:26:33. > :26:54.what with the election. Have a lovely weekend.
:26:55. > :27:00.Why didn't we go to the library today?
:27:01. > :27:03.Because we don't have a library any more. Why?
:27:04. > :27:09.The school's had to make big cuts. Cuts like with a knife, miss?
:27:10. > :27:13.No, it means that the school can't afford to pay for things like
:27:14. > :27:18.the library any more or shows or books or school visits.
:27:19. > :27:24.CHILDREN: Awww! No more school visits?
:27:25. > :27:28.Miss, will every school stop having school visits?
:27:29. > :27:31.Well, every school in England will have to make big cuts.
:27:32. > :27:34.They'll probably have to lose some staff, too.