:00:12. > :00:16.A woman has described a new law which protects the victims
:00:17. > :00:21.Mandy Scrivens from South Cerney suffered
:00:22. > :00:23.terrible emotional abuse, for 12 years.
:00:24. > :00:25.The legislation about coercive control came into force exactly
:00:26. > :00:28.a year ago today and, because of it, Mandy's ex-partner is now in prison.
:00:29. > :00:40.She has been speaking exclusively to our reporter, Laura Jones.
:00:41. > :00:41.Looking forward to a brighter New Year
:00:42. > :00:47.For Mandy and her four children, it is a fresh start,
:00:48. > :00:51.away from her abusive and violent ex-partner.
:00:52. > :00:55.So, Zac was about four and Lee smashed the door on Zac,
:00:56. > :01:03.because he was so angry. He hurt Zac.
:01:04. > :01:08.He would sometimes pick up Leon and throw him
:01:09. > :01:10.at the top of the stairs. He is very scary.
:01:11. > :01:14.He would not even have to touch you for you to be terrified.
:01:15. > :01:17.His language and his body language. He is just so big.
:01:18. > :01:19.Although Mandy's former partner was a very angry man,
:01:20. > :01:21.he was also extremely emotionally abusive, controlling
:01:22. > :01:23.every detail of Mandy and the children's lives.
:01:24. > :01:25.It took years, and many attempts, before she finally
:01:26. > :01:37.The thing with the control thing is that
:01:38. > :01:40.they get in your head and convince you that you would never be able
:01:41. > :01:43.to have another partner. I am actually struggling.
:01:44. > :01:49.I struggle with relationships. He said that I could
:01:50. > :01:53.never cope and look after the children by myself.
:01:54. > :01:56.I would never have any money and all that sort of stuff.
:01:57. > :01:58.I never had a car. He used to take the car.
:01:59. > :02:02.I couldn't have a car, because he put it in his name.
:02:03. > :02:06.Christmas and New Year can be a difficult, and often dangerous,
:02:07. > :02:09.time of year for those living with domestic abuse.
:02:10. > :02:12.But this year, for the first time, something has changed.
:02:13. > :02:14.It means the sort of behaviour Mandy is describing
:02:15. > :02:22.That new law is called the Coercive Control Act
:02:23. > :02:25.and it is because of it that Mandy's ex, Lee Coleman,
:02:26. > :02:28.is now serving three years in prison for his bullying and
:02:29. > :02:32.It is a good result for Gloucestershire Police,
:02:33. > :02:35.but investigating this sort of activity is tough.
:02:36. > :02:38.It is a very different matter for the police
:02:39. > :02:40.to understand and get their heads round, really.
:02:41. > :02:43.We turn up to deal with someone who has been assaulted
:02:44. > :02:49.If there is an injury, we can record it and ask who did it.
:02:50. > :02:52.It is relatively straightforward and we can deal with that acute
:02:53. > :02:56.But it is much more challenging when someone says they are living
:02:57. > :02:59.I'm being controlled, he gives me no money, controls
:03:00. > :03:01.who I see and is watching me on the comnputer.
:03:02. > :03:04.That involves a whole new array of investigating techniques.
:03:05. > :03:06.It is much more challenging and much more time-consuming.
:03:07. > :03:11.It is quality time we need to invest in.
:03:12. > :03:14.It has been a tremendously difficult year for Mandy, but she is
:03:15. > :03:17.determined to put the past behind her and to focus on the future.
:03:18. > :03:20.By speaking out, she is hoping to help others in similar situations
:03:21. > :03:31.A man charged with the murder of his baby daughter in Bristol
:03:32. > :03:34.on Christmas Day has made his first appearance in court.
:03:35. > :03:41.Britton Gardens, in Kingswood, where six-month-old Aya Parker died
:03:42. > :03:49.on Christmas morning. Police and paramedics were called
:03:50. > :03:51.here in the early hours, but could not revive her.
:03:52. > :03:56.Aya's death was treated as unexplained, at first,
:03:57. > :03:59.until the results of a postmortem examination.
:04:00. > :04:03.Her father, 33-year-old Lee Parker, was arrested.
:04:04. > :04:09.Yesterday, he was charged and, today, he was in court.
:04:10. > :04:12.Lee Parker's appearance here at Bristol Magistrates' Court
:04:13. > :04:18.He confirmed his date of birth and his address.
:04:19. > :04:21.He was told that he had been charged with the murder
:04:22. > :04:23.of his baby daughter and that his case would be taken
:04:24. > :04:29.Because of the Christmas break there, in practice,
:04:30. > :04:31.that means he will be back here tomorrow morning,
:04:32. > :04:39.Andy Howard, BBC Points West in Bristol.
:04:40. > :04:42.A man jailed for leaving bacon at a Bristol mosque
:04:43. > :04:44.has died in prison. Kevin Crehan, who was
:04:45. > :04:45.35 and from Knowle, was given a 12-month
:04:46. > :04:49.It followed an incident in which rashers of bacon
:04:50. > :04:53.were placed on mosque door handles in Totterdown.
:04:54. > :04:55.We understand there were no suspicious circumstances
:04:56. > :05:03.An appeal to build a new base for Weston-Super-Mare's
:05:04. > :05:05.lifeboat station has raised more than ?500,000.
:05:06. > :05:07.The organisation has being trying to find a permanent home
:05:08. > :05:11.12 possible sites have been rejected, but the RNLI says it hopes
:05:12. > :05:17.to make an announcement in the New Year.
:05:18. > :05:19.Now with a look at the weather across the West
:05:20. > :05:24.Hello and a very good evening to you.
:05:25. > :05:27.As we head into tomorrow, there will be much more cloud around,
:05:28. > :05:32.That said, it should be a dry day or, at least, mostly a dry day.
:05:33. > :05:35.The risk of seeing some fog around in the morning and some frost
:05:36. > :05:38.will be reduced compared to, for example, this morning.
:05:39. > :05:40.Temperatures will get down to freezing, or just below freezing,
:05:41. > :05:43.in many parts of the countryside. Not so, everywhere, you will note.
:05:44. > :05:45.Indeed, by tomorrow morning, some areas of fog of
:05:46. > :05:48.will be much more reduced in scope, compared to some recent mornings,
:05:49. > :05:50.and we will have, largely, a lot of cloud around
:05:51. > :05:53.Some brighter spells, most certainly.
:05:54. > :05:56.Possibly, the odd spot of drizzle over the likes of Exmoor,
:05:57. > :05:57.maybe at times also into the Bristol Channel.
:05:58. > :05:59.But on the whole, overwhelmingly dry.
:06:00. > :06:01.Temperatures up compared to the last couple of days.
:06:02. > :06:04.It is not going to feel that much milder,
:06:05. > :06:13.not least with all the cloud cover around.
:06:14. > :06:20.As we head through into Saturday, the brisk wind developing and mean
:06:21. > :06:27.developing into the early hours of New Year's Day. Also, tunnelling
:06:28. > :06:29.much colder. We are back with bulletins on BBC breakfast from 625.
:06:30. > :06:44.Good evening. Hello. Fold and frost has been a
:06:45. > :06:47.feature of the weather in recent mornings in England and Wales,
:06:48. > :06:53.producing a wintry scene with Frost in Oxfordshire this morning. In
:06:54. > :06:57.Highland Scotland, a completely different story. Thank you to our
:06:58. > :07:00.weather watchers for the photos. Snow on the hills but temperatures
:07:01. > :07:03.reaching double figures as the wind picked up and the weather systems
:07:04. > :07:07.knocking on the door. That will be hanging around with outbreaks of
:07:08. > :07:09.rain, blasting into Friday and Saturday as well. Further south,
:07:10. > :07:12.barely any