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20/10/2016

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Our headlines... The special school for the news where you are.

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Our headlines... The special school under threat. The Gloucestershire

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school with no pupils that hs under investigation could now be shut

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down. Demonstrations are pl`nned by supporters of a Somerset Moor Lane

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convicted of a murder -- Solerset Marine.

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And Frost and fault for somd tonight ahead of a set of day tomorrow.

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Details at the end of the programme. -- and frost and fog.

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The future of a special school in Gloucestershire

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where all the children were removed in the summer is in doubt

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after the council revealed ht's no longer financially viable.

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A consultation starts on Monday on plans to close

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Seperately, a number of investogations are ongoing

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following concerns about thd safety of children in the school.

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Here's our Gloucestershire reporter, Steve Knibbs.

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Even before Ofsted published the results of its inspection

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earlier this year, the council was told of worrying concerns.

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Most notably, a high number of physical restraints being used

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on pupils and a failure of the schools management

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As a result, the County Council stepped in and removed the pupils

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Tonight, I understand the headteacher and three

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non-teaching members of staff have been suspended,

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in as well as an interim bo`rd of governors after the orighnal

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I want to be careful with what I say.

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I don't want to prejudice an ongoing investigation.

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There are clearly a number of concerns about children's safety.

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There were no allegations made as far as I'm aware

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regarding sexual abuse, I know that has been a rumotr

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The council says that demand for Coln House has dropped

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and they will not be able to keep it open.

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That means the school will be making a crippling loss.

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By 2018, 2019, we will have to find ?2.5 million to deal

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Unions say they believe the council mishandled the removal

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Teachers still at Coln Housd are being given extra

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training and others are at placements in other schools.

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The union accepts that the school won't be able to stay open.

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Whilst we are saddened by the fact that it will probably mean

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the loss of another school that's been popular...

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served the needs of the community well, the casd

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for the lack of financial viability is quite strong.

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And I think it is fair to s`y that, having talked to members,

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we're quite resigned to the fact that the most likely outcomd

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All of the children removed from here in the summer

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are now at other schools - it now seems increasingly lhkely

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they'll become the last int`ke pupils to be taught at Coln House.

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Supporters of a former Royal Marine from Somerset convicted of lurdering

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an Afghan insurgent say del`ys in reviewing his case

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Al Blackman - a former sergdant - is serving a life

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Our Somerset correspondent Clinton Rogers has the latest.

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Yeah, we came to the park with our sandwiches on one

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For the past three years, Claire Blackman has been calpaigning

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She was heartened when the Criminal Cases Review Commission dechded

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to take a fresh look at his case, but that was almost a year `go.

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We were mindful that, you know, it wasn't going to be a quick

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process and we obviously want them to do a truly thorough job

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We want to have confidence in the decision when they rdach it.

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But, that said, you know, this is another ten months that Al's

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not home and the waiting is the hardest part.

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In 2013, former Sergeant Al Blackman became the first

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British serviceman to be convicted of murder on the battlefield

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His life sentence was for shooting a wounded insurgent in Afgh`nistan.

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His action and his words le`ding up to it were captured

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But his supporters, who havd very publicly campaigned for his release

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- this, the last time they took their protest

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to the streets of London - say he has been harshly

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treated for a moment of madness on the battlefield.

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Among them, the best-selling author, Frederick Forsyth, who is hhghly

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critical of the body reviewing the case.

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They were given flat instructions that this

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was to be a level one, meaning immediate, case with total

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Since then, both the defendhng barrister, who is one of thd best

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defending barristers at the defending bar,

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and others around the case have been bewildered by the fact

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Very, very slowly passing the documents from desk

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The commission says the criticisms are unfair.

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It is treating the case as a priority.

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But it is a complex one with a large volume of written

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One of the main platforms for an appeal now is that the lesser

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charge of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished

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responsibility was never considered at the original court marsh`l.

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A decision on that, whenever it is, will determine how much longer

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the former Royal Marine will spend in Wiltshire's Erlestoke Prhson

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His wife says the campaign to free him will continue.

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The north-east Somerset MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has sharply

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criticised US presidential candidate Donald Trump.

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This evening, he's been delivering a lecture

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He'd surprised many a few weeks ago when he said

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he would vote for the Republican if he was American.

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However, Jacob Rees-Mogg sahd recent revelations about Donald Trtmp's

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treatment of women meant he could not now support hil.

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A man wanted in connection with a fraud case in Bath is now

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Mark Acklom, who is 43, is accused of disappearing

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with more than three quarters of a million pounds.

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The money was lent to him by a woman he was in

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Mr Acklom has now appeared on a list of ten most wanted Britons hn Spain.

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Chris Grayling has announced a multi-million pound motorwax

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improvements programme for the south-west. It includes ?5 lillion

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for work on the M4 and Swindon, due to start in 2018. Three quarters of

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a million for improvements on the M5 as well.

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It's been a big night for rugby fans in the West,

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It was their for the first game in seven years.

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And our sports editor Alist`ir Durden is at the Rec for us.

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This game not go down as ond of the Bath and Bristol Classics. @fter

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such a long absence from thd fixture list, it was tense rather than

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explosive. Of course, neithdr of the club selected their first choice 15

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for the important Premiershhp matches coming up. -- because of the

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important Premiership matchds coming up. Rhys Priestland kicked this to

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keep the site in Italian sttbble -- interval.

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The game really desperately needed a try. In a last minute, we got one.

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Bristol lost the ball deep hnside Bristol lost the ball deep hnside

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their own half. He splinted 70 metres to go in under the posts and

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give Bath a more flattering margin of victory.

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Good performance by the boys but a great win against rivals. I will

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take that. Bristol have been struggling. Confidence down. But I

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expected more from Bath. I think they had a bad game today. They all

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Bristol fans, so they will dnjoy that. Good result. It would've been

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good if this have kick-started against Bath's beat him. I thought

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we would annihilate them. Obviously, we didn't. Disappointed. But I

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thought they tackled undefended particularly well. If we had scored

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a try in a fast 5-10 minutes, could have been a different picture. - in

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the first. The bragging rights belong to Bath.

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After waiting seven years for this fixture, believe it or not, the next

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one is only four-week subwax. Both clubs will be back here at the

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Recreation Ground when they will be playing for Premiership points.

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Radiohead have become the fhrst confirmed headline act

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Rumours that the band would return to Worthy Farm began to circulate

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yesterday when their logo appeared in the grass near the Pyramhd stage.

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It's now been made official that they'll top the bill

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That is it from us tonight. More news on the BBC website and on your

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local BBC station where you are We're back with you tomorrow. For

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now, good night. Now for thd forecast. Thank you. Good evening.

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We have the makings of quitd chilly night. Let me to get through the

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forecast for tomorrow. It. For some of you at least with a combhnation

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of frost and patches of fog. It will take quite a bit of a morning for

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that clear. Once that is colplete, it will be a dry day with bhts of

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cloud and sunshine and light winds. Temperatures dropping quite sharply.

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I expect some spots in the countryside, particularly in

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Somerset, getting 21-3dC. The risk of frost about and equally, patches

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of fog well. -- 1-3dC. The ledia show tonight, saying that tonight,

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that is good news. But frost could be stubborn to clear tomorrow

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morning. Light winds, varying cloud and sunshine tomorrow. Not dxpecting

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any showers. Temperatures in a range of 11-13. Beyond that, drivd through

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the rest of the weekend as well The breeze

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The outlook, mostly dry for the next few days. Now the national outlook.

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Good evening. We are likely to the all colours of the autumn, tomorrow,

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fog could be an issue. Today, West has been best. Beautiful sunny

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spells breaking through the cloud in western areas but running down

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through North Sea coasts again, a frequent rash of showers. Some

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coming further inland but look at this picture, a typical story of the

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Norfolk coast this afternoon, choppy seas and rather threatening looking

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skies. It stays breezy through the night here and showers die back

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towards the Norfolk and Suffolk coast. Elsewhere, clear skies. We

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could see a touch of frost and some sub -- stubborn fog patches in the

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morning. In rural parts, temperatures could dip close to

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freezing. It could be the fog that could be an issue first thing, it's

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worth bearing in mind if you are on the roads early on. Particularly

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favoured spots looked likely to be central and western areas. This time

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of year it

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