:00:08. > :00:13.Let's keep the brightest and best. for the news where you are.
:00:14. > :00:15.Out campaigner Sir James Dyson wants a special deal to tempt
:00:16. > :00:19.foreign students to stay after their studies.
:00:20. > :00:22.Thank you for letting me see my children grow up -
:00:23. > :00:24.from the lorry driver who was brought back to life.
:00:25. > :00:27.It's emotional, you know, and I can't thank her enough
:00:28. > :00:30.for what she actually done, you know, giving me a second chance.
:00:31. > :00:42.If and spring has certainly arrived but we do have some wet weather in
:00:43. > :01:05.the forecast. I will tell you when you are likely to see it
:01:06. > :01:08.Sir James Dyson has asked the Government to exclude overseas
:01:09. > :01:13.students from the official immigration figures,
:01:14. > :01:16.to encourage more to stay here when they finish their studies.
:01:17. > :01:18.His comments came on the day the Wiltshire based manufacturing
:01:19. > :01:23.Sir James - who backed Brexit - says more needs to be done to keep
:01:24. > :01:26.the brightest and the best working in the UK.
:01:27. > :01:27.Here's our political editor Paul Barltrop.
:01:28. > :01:29.All looks good at company headquarters in Malmesbury.
:01:30. > :01:31.Rising sales have pushed profits up sharply.
:01:32. > :01:33.Sir James Dyson backs Brexit, and thinks it
:01:34. > :01:36.But he is anxious that overseas student numbers don't fall.
:01:37. > :01:39.I think it is most important that students who come here,
:01:40. > :01:41.particularly to study science and engineering, know that
:01:42. > :01:43.when they have booked the course and paid for the course,
:01:44. > :01:46.that they can stay afterwards and contribute to British society.
:01:47. > :01:49.If we can keep those, we'd be much richer and better off as a nation.
:01:50. > :01:51.He's echoing concerns raised by universities like Bristol.
:01:52. > :01:53.These are some of its 1,000 EU students.
:01:54. > :01:58.I know for my parents it was a big investment in money.
:01:59. > :02:02.It is quite a big investment but so far it is worth it.
:02:03. > :02:05.The problem for the Government is that all overseas students that
:02:06. > :02:08.come to places like Bristol are officially immigrants.
:02:09. > :02:14.And with ministers aiming to dramatically cut net migration
:02:15. > :02:17.over the next few years, there are fears that our
:02:18. > :02:20.They are huge contributors to the finances of universities
:02:21. > :02:24.because they pay their ?9,000 in fees just as UK students do.
:02:25. > :02:29.But of course the money that they spend on taxis,
:02:30. > :02:33.rent, food, restaurants within the community,
:02:34. > :02:36.they are huge contributors to the economy of Bristol
:02:37. > :02:41.The Government are trying to sound reassuring.
:02:42. > :02:45.This Government welcomes strongly the contribution EU
:02:46. > :02:47.and international students make to our higher education
:02:48. > :02:52.There is no plan to introduce a cap on a number of
:02:53. > :02:59.But ministers haven't yet decided whether to exempt students
:03:00. > :03:02.Some of the west's best-known businesses and universities will be
:03:03. > :03:08.Paul Barltrop, BBC Points West, Bristol.
:03:09. > :03:09.Although there was a general decline
:03:10. > :03:11.in university applications last year,
:03:12. > :03:15.official figures have shown the number of students
:03:16. > :03:17.applying to study in the UK fell by 41,000
:03:18. > :03:23.The number of non-EU students wanting to study
:03:24. > :03:27.Earlier, I asked Verity O'Keefe, from the organisation
:03:28. > :03:33.that represents manufacturers, if she echoed Mr Dyson's concerns.
:03:34. > :03:38.So in the engineering sector, we face a massive,
:03:39. > :03:44.We need around 265,000 skilled entrants every year
:03:45. > :03:47.between now and 2024, yet so many of the employers
:03:48. > :03:52.we speak to say they are struggling to attract the right skilled people
:03:53. > :03:56.they need, firstly because the applicants lacked the right
:03:57. > :03:58.technical skills and secondly, industry experience and thirdly,
:03:59. > :04:04.But increasingly, what we are seeing is employers saying they are not
:04:05. > :04:07.getting enough candidates applying for their roles.
:04:08. > :04:10.So any restrictions that were placed on students really shrinks
:04:11. > :04:12.the talent pool available to employers, when actually,
:04:13. > :04:16.we really want to be expanding talent pool.
:04:17. > :04:20.So from an employer's perspective, what needs to happen?
:04:21. > :04:22.Well, firstly, we need to make sure that, post-Brexit,
:04:23. > :04:25.that we really treat students, to make sure they are
:04:26. > :04:31.What we absolutely would not want to see is the Government
:04:32. > :04:34.replicate the system that we have for non-EU students to EU students.
:04:35. > :04:39.So at the moment, while we allow non-EU students to come and study
:04:40. > :04:41.at our universities, it is really difficult for them
:04:42. > :04:46.They've pretty much got a three to four month window to secure
:04:47. > :04:50.employment and to get the visas that they need to stay in the UK.
:04:51. > :04:54.We'd also really chime and echo Mr Dyson's comments
:04:55. > :04:58.about removing students from the net migration figures.
:04:59. > :05:01.We've always called for this for non-EU students and, again,
:05:02. > :05:12.I think in a post-Brexit world, we would like to see EU students
:05:13. > :05:15.It's very well-known that the industry of engineering
:05:16. > :05:18.and so on, sciences and maths so on, need for students and need more
:05:19. > :05:21.input, but the trouble is, post Brexit, they are going to be
:05:22. > :05:23.lots of different groups saying, "Can you exempt us?"
:05:24. > :05:25.For example, the construction industry, the catering
:05:26. > :05:29.So how is this really going to work in this post-Brexit world?
:05:30. > :05:33.I think we really need to look at where the skills shortages are.
:05:34. > :05:36.So when we look at the non-EU, we have a shortage occupation list
:05:37. > :05:39.and that actually just lists all of the job roles that really
:05:40. > :05:47.hard to fill and over a third of those are in engineering
:05:48. > :05:49.and I really think that that speaks volumes.
:05:50. > :05:51.So, again, we want to look at the post Brexit,
:05:52. > :05:56.And we do find them in engineering and we need to make sure actually,
:05:57. > :05:58.employers can recruit from the global talent pool,
:05:59. > :06:01.otherwise this skills ticking time bomb will surely explode.
:06:02. > :06:05.And is it a time bomb that can't be filled
:06:06. > :06:08.Employers are already investing in their domestic workforce.
:06:09. > :06:11.Over 70% of our members offer apprenticeships,
:06:12. > :06:20.66% are recruiting engineering UK graduates, but unfortunately that's
:06:21. > :06:23.not enough and I refer to those figures earlier,
:06:24. > :06:25.we need over 265,000 skilled people into the engineering sector every
:06:26. > :06:30.we don't even scratch the surface those numbers.
:06:31. > :06:33.we don't even scratch the surface on those numbers.
:06:34. > :06:35.OK, Verity O'Keefe, thank you very much for joining us.
:06:36. > :06:37.The inquest into the death of a man in supported accommodation
:06:38. > :06:42.Robert Cox died in 2013 after being stabbed at flats for people
:06:43. > :06:46.Derek Hancock pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds
:06:47. > :06:52.After today's legal argument, the jury is expected
:06:53. > :06:57.A company which runs rail services across parts of the west has been
:06:58. > :07:00.stripped of its franchise by the Government.
:07:01. > :07:02.The South Western franchise is currently operated
:07:03. > :07:07.The service will be taken over, in August, by a joint
:07:08. > :07:14.venture between First Group and the Chinese company MTR.
:07:15. > :07:16.New footage has been released following a fire
:07:17. > :07:22.The pictures appear to show people approaching the farm
:07:23. > :07:27.in Lawrence Weston carrying boxes, moments before the flames take hold.
:07:28. > :07:31.It's caused thousands of pounds' damage but no animals were hurt.
:07:32. > :07:38.A lorry driver from Bristol has been reunited with the woman
:07:39. > :07:41.who saved his life, after he had a cardiac arrest.
:07:42. > :07:45.Stuart James has been back to Cirencester to thank the woman
:07:46. > :07:56.Without you, I wouldn't be here today.
:07:57. > :07:59.Holding hands with the woman who saved his life, lorry driver
:08:00. > :08:03.and father-of-two young children Stuart James is back
:08:04. > :08:08.Stuart was delivering a sofa with his colleague Craig
:08:09. > :08:13.when he collapsed on the pavement and had a cardiac arrest.
:08:14. > :08:14.I looked round and thought, he's gone.
:08:15. > :08:16.That's when I noticed Stuart on the floor.
:08:17. > :08:24.And he wasn't breathing, he was purple, not responsive.
:08:25. > :08:28.At that moment, an eye witness ran into the dog groomers opposite,
:08:29. > :08:32.knowing that Dawn who worked there had been in the Army.
:08:33. > :08:35.Dawn came straight outside to help Stuart and at that point,
:08:36. > :08:42.I made sure his airway was clear, checked his pulse,
:08:43. > :08:50.I started two rescue breaths, then the chest compressions.
:08:51. > :08:54.Dawn's quick actions kept the blood pumping around Stuart's body,
:08:55. > :09:00.Stuart was airlifted to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon.
:09:01. > :09:03.When he woke up a few hours later, he had no idea what had happened.
:09:04. > :09:07.I just thought I might have passed out and banged my head.
:09:08. > :09:11.I realised I had a massive lump on my head.
:09:12. > :09:15.Then to be told I'd died and been brought back,
:09:16. > :09:18.it's quite mindblowing, to be honest.
:09:19. > :09:25.Knowing I can still see my kids grow up.
:09:26. > :09:27.Dawn is now raising money for a defribrillator to be placed
:09:28. > :09:30.outside her dog grooming shop so that others can be saved
:09:31. > :09:45.a nice note to finish on on a Monday evening. That is it from the,
:09:46. > :09:52.however, I have a picture of spring with me to bring the forecast, it is
:09:53. > :09:55.Sara. Spring can sometimes bring spring
:09:56. > :09:59.showers and I have to put some on the globe to start the forecast.
:10:00. > :10:06.Something a little bit more unsettled heading our way, little
:10:07. > :10:09.occlusion sneaking into the south-western we lose the benefits
:10:10. > :10:13.of higher fresher. I think we are drive generally through the
:10:14. > :10:21.Leicester tonight, clear skies and light winds, not just as cool as I
:10:22. > :10:30.just gone, around five or 6 degrees, but you probably noticed that
:10:31. > :10:31.and then they skirt off -- there are Arsenal
:10:32. > :10:34.and then they skirt off -- there are some showers. Gloucester and Bristol
:10:35. > :10:39.in the firing line that it could stay dry towards Somerset. Top
:10:40. > :10:42.temperature in the best of the weather, there will be some
:10:43. > :10:46.sunshine, 15 Celsius and then it becomes ever more unsettled as we go
:10:47. > :10:48.through the middle part of the week, low pressure taking control but then
:10:49. > :10:53.there will be some really mild weather with us, so, yes, if you
:10:54. > :10:59.have got outdoor plans, stay across the forecast because it was turned
:11:00. > :10:59.unsettled. But it will be mild, I will
:11:00. > :11:02.showery on Saturday, dry and brighter on Sunday and if we go back
:11:03. > :11:05.to the temperatures in the next couple days, you see those highs on
:11:06. > :11:18.Thursday. He is John Hammond with the national
:11:19. > :11:26.this cyclone Debbie crashes onto the Queensland coast with violent winds
:11:27. > :11:28.and flooding rains, that will head southwards in the next few days in
:11:29. > :11:34.the direction of Brisbane. We will keep an eye on Debbie. Meanwhile
:11:35. > :11:37.back home, much more tranquil. This beautiful sunset taken from
:11:38. > :11:39.Stevenage and Hertfordshire earlier this evening.