:00:00. > :00:11.Good evening. for the news where you are.
:00:12. > :00:14.The family of a Bristol toddler who vanished in Australia almost 50
:00:15. > :00:18.years ago broke down in tears today as a man was formally
:00:19. > :00:23.Three-year-old Cheryl disappeared in 1970
:00:24. > :00:29.Her family said at court today, no matter what happens,
:00:30. > :00:38.A family who lost a child 47 years ago overwhelmed by news this morning
:00:39. > :00:41.that a man has been charged with her murder after what seemed
:00:42. > :00:49.It affects me, my father, my uncle, it affects my children because
:00:50. > :00:58.I cannot leave my children alone for one second.
:00:59. > :01:00.It was something they feared they would never see,
:01:01. > :01:04.a suspect detained by police almost 50 years after she vanished.
:01:05. > :01:11.Her dad joined the Australian Army after emigrating from Bristol.
:01:12. > :01:15.In 1970 on a day at the beach with her mum and three brothers,
:01:16. > :01:23.the shower block in this quiet East Coast town.
:01:24. > :01:25.The pain of losing their sister has never gone away.
:01:26. > :01:28.Like the disappearance of Madeleine McCann here,
:01:29. > :01:31.the case of Cheryl Grimmer is ingrained in the mind
:01:32. > :01:38.Cheryl Grimmer disappeared less than two years after the family had
:01:39. > :01:45.Both her mother and father died without ever knowing what had become
:01:46. > :01:47.of their youngest child, but on their mother's deathbed
:01:48. > :01:50.Cheryl's three older brothers that they would never give up
:01:51. > :01:54.searching for the truth about what happened to their sister.
:01:55. > :02:00.The 63-year-old suspect would have been 16 at the time.
:02:01. > :02:03.Today her family arrived at court hoping to see the man
:02:04. > :02:07.accused of her murder, but they left disappointed.
:02:08. > :02:09.He didn't appear for psychiatric reasons.
:02:10. > :02:13.Cheryl's brother Steven said he still had half a lifetime
:02:14. > :02:19.We were expecting to see him in court today, yes,
:02:20. > :02:21.but that's not to be, we have to wait so it's
:02:22. > :02:46.The man charged with Cheryl's murder is due back in court in May.
:02:47. > :02:48.The Labour leader was in Bristol today, launching his party's
:02:49. > :02:50.campaign for the West of England Metromayor election.
:02:51. > :03:04.Voters in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset,
:03:05. > :03:06.and South Gloucestershire will go to the polls in May.
:03:07. > :03:08.It's a crucial test for Jeremy Corbyn, with many senior
:03:09. > :03:11.figures in the local party unhappy with his leadership.
:03:12. > :03:12.Here's our political editor Paul Barltrop.
:03:13. > :03:15.It gives me absolute pleasure and delight to welcome, not only one
:03:16. > :03:17.of the most magnificent men I've ever met, and there's
:03:18. > :03:20.Among Corbynistas, he's almost adored.
:03:21. > :03:24.Like her leader, Lesley Mansell's rise to prominence was much
:03:25. > :03:27.helped by support from Momentum left-wingers.
:03:28. > :03:30.There were many at today's event, far outnumbering critics.
:03:31. > :03:34.None of Bristol's Labour MPs wanted him as leader,
:03:35. > :03:37.only Kerry McCarthy came today and looked unenthusiastic.
:03:38. > :03:42.She's alarmed by the party's performance in the polls,
:03:43. > :03:50.We have a good campaigning strategy, we have a very enthusiastic
:03:51. > :03:55.Well, it would be helpful if people could occasionally get
:03:56. > :03:57.round to discussing the policies that are being
:03:58. > :04:01.The West of England Metromayor contest so far has six candidates.
:04:02. > :04:02.Labour are vying with the Conservatives,
:04:03. > :04:06.Liberal Democrats, Greens, Ukip and an Independent,
:04:07. > :04:14.A former Labour election candidate who's deeply
:04:15. > :04:22.Well, he's made his decision, that's his choice.
:04:23. > :04:25.Others in the local party are more forthcoming.
:04:26. > :04:29.I was a bit dismayed, but I've talked to people about it
:04:30. > :04:33.and they don't seem to think it will have an enormous impact.
:04:34. > :04:36.For an embattled leader, today was a welcome break.
:04:37. > :04:40.So a show of unity today by Jeremy Corbyn was preaching
:04:41. > :04:53.What matters much more is what voters think on May 4th.
:04:54. > :04:56.The former Royal Marine from Somerset who shot dead
:04:57. > :04:58.a wounded Taliban fighter in Afghanistan will have to wait
:04:59. > :05:01.a little longer to hear if he's to be freed from prison.
:05:02. > :05:04.Alexander Blackman from Taunton has already had his murder conviction
:05:05. > :05:09.reduced to manslaughter on the grounds of
:05:10. > :05:13.But today a decision on his new sentence was deferred.
:05:14. > :05:16.We're obviously disappointed not to have a decision today,
:05:17. > :05:20.but we understand that the judges wish to consider this important
:05:21. > :05:25.We will patiently await their ruling.
:05:26. > :05:31.Today the same five judges that reduced Blackman's conviction
:05:32. > :05:35.to manslaughter say they need until next Tuesday to
:05:36. > :05:43.On to the rugby, and it looks like Bristol's dreams of staying
:05:44. > :05:49.after they were thrashed by Gloucester and lost 14 - 32.
:05:50. > :05:51.It was the first game for the cherry and whites
:05:52. > :05:58.They scored four tries, including this final one by Jonny May
:05:59. > :06:07.A red deer stag who's been stealing bird nuts from gardens in Somerset
:06:08. > :06:12.It was filmed by Dr Langbein, who says the stag returns
:06:13. > :06:14.night-after-night to its favourite haunts on the edge of Exmoor.
:06:15. > :06:19.You can see how this particular animal has worked out how to use
:06:20. > :06:25.the very tip of his antlers to knock off the bird feeders
:06:26. > :06:38.What a clever chap! That is it from me with the weekend just around the
:06:39. > :06:42.corners, so let's get the forecast. It looks like a glorious weekend
:06:43. > :06:46.right across the region with plenty of sunshine on offer once we early
:06:47. > :06:50.fog and cloud out of the way on Saturday. It will probably take
:06:51. > :06:53.until mid-morning to do that and it will feel pleasantly warm after a
:06:54. > :06:59.chilly start. A similar story on Sunday. More clout develops from the
:07:00. > :07:02.east as we head the afternoon. Tonight it will be chilly and
:07:03. > :07:07.temperatures under clear skies can drop down to three or four and there
:07:08. > :07:14.could be areas of fog forming and associated low cloud. It might take
:07:15. > :07:17.until about 9am that that clears in the morning and once that is
:07:18. > :07:19.completed you will catch up with everywhere rows with a lot of
:07:20. > :07:25.sunshine and right through the rest of the day. It will be breezy,
:07:26. > :07:29.especially down on the south coast but if you are in the sunshine it
:07:30. > :07:32.will feel pleasantly warm with temperatures between 13 and 15. A
:07:33. > :07:36.very similar weather outlook for the whole of the
:07:37. > :07:47.Good evening. It is good news on the weather front for most of the UK. We
:07:48. > :07:52.have been forecasting fine weather for a few days. It has certainly
:07:53. > :07:56.arrived. Beautiful picture today. The skies are clearing across the
:07:57. > :08:00.UK. Temperatures are falling as well. Pretty nippy. Already a frost
:08:01. > :08:01.developing in northern