:00:09. > :00:11.Our headlines tonight: for the news where you are.
:00:12. > :00:14.Bail denied for a jailed Taunton marine.
:00:15. > :00:17.Alexander Blackman was convicted of the murder of a Taliban
:00:18. > :00:22.He's now trying to appeal against the conviction.
:00:23. > :00:25.We're out on the streets of Gloucester as police crack down
:00:26. > :00:38.Temperatures are dropping overnight tonight but will there be any snow
:00:39. > :00:41.in the Christmas forecast? I will have more details later on.
:00:42. > :00:43.Former royal marine Alexander Blackman from Taunton
:00:44. > :00:46.was jailed for the murder of a Taliban fighter in 2011
:00:47. > :00:52.Today he was refused bail ahead of a new challenge to his conviction
:00:53. > :00:56.at the Appeal Court, which will be heard in the new year.
:00:57. > :01:00.Our Somerset correspondent Clinton Rogers has this report.
:01:01. > :01:06.Surrounded by vocal support, Alexander Blackman's wife walked
:01:07. > :01:09.into the Court of Appeal with high hopes her husband would be
:01:10. > :01:16.Two hours later she emerged disappointed but still hopeful
:01:17. > :01:21.We must remember that earlier this month, the Criminal Case's Review
:01:22. > :01:27.Commission decided to refer the case back to the Appeal Courts.
:01:28. > :01:29.And this is the most important step towards
:01:30. > :01:34.getting his conviction and sentence overturned.
:01:35. > :01:37.Blackman's legal team had applied for bail pending that hearing,
:01:38. > :01:41.which could be as soon as late January, but we now know that until
:01:42. > :01:44.it is heard, the former Royal Marine sergeant will stay
:01:45. > :01:50.In his home town of Taunton, that was a decision
:01:51. > :01:54.Absolutely, should have been allowed out for Christmas.
:01:55. > :01:59.To have had bail on this at this stage would presume the
:02:00. > :02:04.At this stage, I don't think you can do that.
:02:05. > :02:06.Truly, truly disgusting, I feel sorry for his family.
:02:07. > :02:12.However, an MP who has been part of the campaign of support
:02:13. > :02:16.for Marine A and has visited him several times in prison,
:02:17. > :02:20.says Blackman will not be too disillusioned.
:02:21. > :02:24.He will go to bed tonight, not entirely a happy man, he would
:02:25. > :02:27.far rather be at home, but at least he knows in a few weeks this
:02:28. > :02:32.We have to take the emotion out, I think.
:02:33. > :02:33.Meanwhile, a former Royal Marine colonel
:02:34. > :02:34.told me this afternoon that
:02:35. > :02:38.unquestionably Blackman had made a mistake in shooting dead
:02:39. > :02:42.the wounded Taliban insurgent, but others may need to take some
:02:43. > :02:48.Yes, he has failed, but to an extent, the system has failed.
:02:49. > :02:53.Did he know exactly what he could and could
:02:54. > :02:58.If he didn't, then there is a failure in the system because we
:02:59. > :03:03.And if he was under stress, as some of
:03:04. > :03:06.the reports suggest, then the
:03:07. > :03:11.system I think, should have picked him up and supported him before.
:03:12. > :03:13.So Clare Blackman will be spending another Christmas
:03:14. > :03:15.without her husband, but
:03:16. > :03:24.with hopes 2017 might produce a more positive legal outcome.
:03:25. > :03:27.A new service trying to reduce pressure on the Emergency Department
:03:28. > :03:32.at Bristol Royal Infirmary has been suspended after a patient died.
:03:33. > :03:36.David Birtwistle was 44 and leaves behind a wife and daughter.
:03:37. > :03:39.In November, he went to the hospital and was assessed
:03:40. > :03:48.Our health correspondent Matthew Hill told me what happened.
:03:49. > :03:53.Well, we know David Birtwistle went to see his GP on November 10th
:03:54. > :03:55.and then three days later, on the Sunday afternoon,
:03:56. > :03:57.he was feeling breathless, so he went to this
:03:58. > :04:03.Now this is a service essentially set up for...
:04:04. > :04:06.You're seen by a health professional who decides whether you need
:04:07. > :04:11.to see a GP there or to go on to Accident and Emergency.
:04:12. > :04:15.And, in his case, he was treated, he was then discharged.
:04:16. > :04:21.We've just this evening had a statement from his wife who says:
:04:22. > :04:24."David's death was a complete shock as he had been fit and well,
:04:25. > :04:28.had no long-term medical complications or conditions.
:04:29. > :04:31.The cause of death is still being investigated and we do not know
:04:32. > :04:35.if the system at A E that day contributed to his death.
:04:36. > :04:38.Dave was an amazing man, loved by all his family and friends
:04:39. > :04:43.and his sudden death at such a young age has hit us very hard."
:04:44. > :04:45.Now would the patient have died anyway, had
:04:46. > :04:49.That is something which will be looked at by what's called
:04:50. > :04:52.So it's an internal investigation set up
:04:53. > :04:56.They're trying to find an expert from outside to give
:04:57. > :05:00.But they are obviously taking it very seriously
:05:01. > :05:04.We've had a statement from BrisDoc, the private company,
:05:05. > :05:07.who say: "Our sincere condolences are with his family
:05:08. > :05:10.and there's going to be a thorough investigation."
:05:11. > :05:17.It was because of the rise in demand on A E.
:05:18. > :05:20.A 5% rise there in the last year or so, and that meant
:05:21. > :05:23.that they really want to prioritise the sickest patients
:05:24. > :05:25.to make sure they get seen by the emergency
:05:26. > :05:28.And patients who don't really need to be seen there,
:05:29. > :05:32.about a third of the patients don't need to go there, are seen by GPs
:05:33. > :05:36.So what effect will closing the scheme have on A E?
:05:37. > :05:40.NHS England had it as an initiative because they're worried
:05:41. > :05:42.about the winter, the Christmas approaching us,
:05:43. > :05:48.So no doubt it will cause more pressure there in the department.
:05:49. > :05:54.The number of people begging on the streets of Gloucester has
:05:55. > :05:56.been cut dramatically after a new campaign.
:05:57. > :05:59.It's helped nearly 40 people, but has also seen so-called
:06:00. > :06:02."professional beggars" arrested, who are on benefits
:06:03. > :06:07.Here's our Gloucesteshire reporter, Steve Knibbs.
:06:08. > :06:09.You've got your hat out with money in it.
:06:10. > :06:11.Since the summer the new team tackling begging and homelessness
:06:12. > :06:14.in the city have got to know everyone on the streets.
:06:15. > :06:17.You have a room down there waiting right now.
:06:18. > :06:18.They know this man's story well, this morning
:06:19. > :06:22.but has once again refused it, preferring to beg
:06:23. > :06:26.Not nice to be at the stage of
:06:27. > :06:27.enforcing action against people, but
:06:28. > :06:29.that is what will happen if people continue to make
:06:30. > :06:32.the choice to beg to feed their
:06:33. > :06:36.And that would mean a criminal behaviour order banning him
:06:37. > :06:43.And it wasn't long before the team caught someone with an order,
:06:44. > :06:46.who they said had breached it for the third time.
:06:47. > :06:49.The man was given the order originally for persistently begging,
:06:50. > :06:51.despite having accommodation and receiving benefits.
:06:52. > :06:53.It is difficult because there are different profiles
:06:54. > :06:56.There's a small number who are genuinely homeless
:06:57. > :07:01.and genuinely in need and vulnerable.
:07:02. > :07:05.Many homeless people have been found a place to live and there was good
:07:06. > :07:10.We may have a private landlord who is willing to take you.
:07:11. > :07:13.As soon as I get my flat in the New Year, my life
:07:14. > :07:22.will change dramatically for the better.
:07:23. > :07:25.It has been a long and delicate job to get this far and some
:07:26. > :07:28.but it's though that leaves just three people sleeping rough
:07:29. > :07:30.on the city's streets over Christmas.
:07:31. > :07:33.Well, tonight it's been announced that Bristol is to get ?2.5 million
:07:34. > :07:36.The city's mayor Marvin Rees welcomed the cash, saying it will be
:07:37. > :07:39.spent on rough sleepers and stopping people becoming homeless
:07:40. > :07:46.Terry Brain was a Bristol animator who helped create characters
:07:47. > :07:50.including Shaun the Sheep and the 1980s series The Trap Door.
:07:51. > :07:53.Terry died earlier this year and wasn't able to bring
:07:54. > :07:56.a collection of stories he called Weirdy Rhymes to the screen.
:07:57. > :07:59.Well, now his son is on a mission to finish his father's work.
:08:00. > :08:09.It was one of the most-watched children's animations of its time.
:08:10. > :08:15.Trap Door was broadcast across the world and made by Dave's dad.
:08:16. > :08:18.This is what our house was like when we were growing up.
:08:19. > :08:21.It was just like this all the way through to the back room.
:08:22. > :08:23.Terry Brain's Plasticine characters were famous.
:08:24. > :08:27.It was weird, because to me it was just what your dad did.
:08:28. > :08:29.But in school, I felt like a celebrity because everyone
:08:30. > :08:32.was like, "Your dad did Trap Door, wow, amazing!"
:08:33. > :08:39.Terry would also make up nursery rhymes for his children and always
:08:40. > :08:43.said he wanted to bring those characters to life.
:08:44. > :08:48.He was working on The Were-Rabbit, Shaun
:08:49. > :08:53.And then, he was diagnosed with cancer.
:08:54. > :08:56.It started looking like things weren't looking so good.
:08:57. > :09:00.But we thought we had a few months to get these finished
:09:01. > :09:03.and then the next day he was gone, sadly.
:09:04. > :09:09.So, the job of finally making Weirdy Rhymes is one for his son.
:09:10. > :09:12.The day before he passed, he said, "I can't believe I'm
:09:13. > :09:16.about to kick the bucket and you're going to finish these projects
:09:17. > :09:18.for me, become millionaires and live that fancy house
:09:19. > :09:24.30 years in the making, these characters are about to finally
:09:25. > :09:30.It is just a shame the man who created them isn't here to
:09:31. > :09:38.That's all from us. I'll leave you with the weather.
:09:39. > :09:54.Hello, good evening. Temperatures are already starting to drop. We
:09:55. > :09:57.have largely clear skies which sets us up originally started the day
:09:58. > :10:02.tomorrow but a much improved Dion today. We should see more sunshine
:10:03. > :10:06.and a largely dry day, some western parts could get some showers.
:10:07. > :10:10.Temperatures will get close to freezing, particularly in rural
:10:11. > :10:14.areas. I think with the light winds and the clear skies we will see some
:10:15. > :10:18.list and some fog forming two. That could be slow to Korea in the
:10:19. > :10:21.morning, I weave and that a good deal of sunshine and a lot more
:10:22. > :10:24.sometime tomorrow compared with today. It may not be dry for
:10:25. > :10:31.everyone, the further west you are, particularly in Somerset, we could
:10:32. > :10:34.see one or two showers. Most of us should see sunshine. Temperatures
:10:35. > :10:39.roughly where they should be for the time of year, up at around seven or
:10:40. > :10:44.8 degrees. It does Town Moor mild as we head towards the Christmas
:10:45. > :10:49.weekend. Friday you can expect some strong winds during the day, that is
:10:50. > :10:54.storm Barbra. We will see the rain associated with that on Friday and
:10:55. > :10:58.Saturday. Christmas Eve, dry with sunshine and we start to get mild
:10:59. > :10:59.air rushing in as well. Christmas Day looks breezy, cloudy and very
:11:00. > :11:00.mild. good for us. Mild by the time we
:11:01. > :11:08.reach Christmas Day. Hello there, there is wet and very
:11:09. > :11:11.windy weather on the way in the run-up to Christmas. The worst of
:11:12. > :11:18.the weather to the northern half of the UK. We have a strengthening jet
:11:19. > :11:22.out of North America that is propgating across the Atlantic.
:11:23. > :11:25.Rushing our way. Picking up low pressure, deepening them, tracking
:11:26. > :11:30.them to the north-west of Scotland, hence the wind and rain. Tonight, we
:11:31. > :11:33.have gale force winds in the north-west of Scotland. Wintry
:11:34. > :11:37.showers here. There is still come rain to clear from the south-east.
:11:38. > :11:42.It will go. The skies will clear. We get patchy fog in the south-east of
:11:43. > :11:45.England. Chilly where skies clear, particularly in the countryside, not
:11:46. > :11:46.far away from freezing. Further north we keep the showers going
:11:47. > :11:47.through