:00:09. > :00:12.Farmers in Somerset say they're hopeful
:00:13. > :00:15.a new way of tackling rural crime will help protect their livelihoods.
:00:16. > :00:17.Farm machinery and livestock are regularly stolen here in the west.
:00:18. > :00:21.Now though, with the help of a new text message service,
:00:22. > :00:24.police hope to catch more of those responsible.
:00:25. > :00:29.Sunday morning - but there's no rest for Rob Walrond,
:00:30. > :00:35.These ewes have lambed early - and he's keeping a close
:00:36. > :00:38.eye on them, especially after what happened here
:00:39. > :00:45.We had a 140 sheep stolen from a field overnight.
:00:46. > :00:47.They were taken to another field and just loaded up
:00:48. > :00:53.I couldn't believe how professional they were being,
:00:54. > :01:01.The sheep that were stolen were worth some ?14,000
:01:02. > :01:05.it's a bitter pill to swallow, but Rob's not alone.
:01:06. > :01:10.Livestock rustling is nothing new but farmers working in this area
:01:11. > :01:13.say they've seen noticed a dramatic rise in recent years
:01:14. > :01:17.of the numbers of animals going missing.
:01:18. > :01:23.Within two hours or three hours of others being told about the lands
:01:24. > :01:30.Now though the police are fighting back - via technology.
:01:31. > :01:33.We launched this text back system on Tuesday, 81819,
:01:34. > :01:35.where the farmers and the rural community can text does with any
:01:36. > :01:39.information or intelligence they want to get to others.
:01:40. > :01:42.The new text messages are coming through a lot quicker and it's also
:01:43. > :01:46.Most farmers are going around with mobile phones anyway
:01:47. > :01:49.so they can send details in very quickly.
:01:50. > :01:52.Whilst protecting livestock and machinery from criminals
:01:53. > :01:56.will always be challenging, it's hoped that this modern
:01:57. > :01:59.initiative will be a significant step in the age-old fight
:02:00. > :02:07.Laura Jones BBC Points West, Langport in Somerset.
:02:08. > :02:09.Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare
:02:10. > :02:12.of a missing 24-year-old man from Weston super Mare.
:02:13. > :02:15.Deacon Wilkins left Motion nightclub in Bristol
:02:16. > :02:18.in the early hours of last Saturday, and hasn t been seen since.
:02:19. > :02:22.Today police released this CCTV image showing the clothes
:02:23. > :02:28.A bike ride was held in Gloucester this afternoon
:02:29. > :02:31.in memory of Zac Evans, the 19-year-old who was killed
:02:32. > :02:34.in a machete attack outside a pub in Tuffley two years ago.
:02:35. > :02:37.The route took friends and family past St Margarets,
:02:38. > :02:40.Zac's final resting place, and ended at the place
:02:41. > :02:45.Zac's mother was keen for her son to be remembered,
:02:46. > :02:47.and to raise awareness about the danger of
:02:48. > :02:55.The MP for Bristol East has signed a letter to the Prime Minister
:02:56. > :03:00.Kerry McCarthy is one of dozens of Labour MPs to write directly
:03:01. > :03:10.to Theresa May to advise against taking the UK
:03:11. > :03:17.with no trade deal out of the single market
:03:18. > :03:19.She told today's Sunday Politics West programme that if MPs get
:03:20. > :03:21.the right to vote on triggering article 50
:03:22. > :03:24.- she doubts she'd give her support without further safeguards.
:03:25. > :03:26.I think, unless Theresa May comes forward with a white paper with
:03:27. > :03:29.clarity, unless she explains how on earth she thinks she's going to
:03:30. > :03:33.manage to get this deal on the table with about 18 months negotiations...
:03:34. > :03:35.Mr Corbyn said on Friday that he expected all Labour MPs
:03:36. > :03:37.Yeah. I'm aware of that.
:03:38. > :03:40.A 10-try thrashing of Bayonne last night at Kingsholm secured
:03:41. > :03:42.a home quarter final for Gloucester in the European Challenge Cup.
:03:43. > :03:45.Scrum half and captain Willi Heinz scored a hat-trick
:03:46. > :03:49.And onto football - lets look at the weekend's goal action.
:03:50. > :03:50.Eight straight league defeats for Bristol City now -
:03:51. > :03:52.they're two points above the relegation zone
:03:53. > :03:54.after yesterday's 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.
:03:55. > :03:57.Bristol Rovers' league one play off bid was hit by a sixth straight
:03:58. > :03:59.defeat away at Walsall - Final score 3-1.
:04:00. > :04:03.Matty Taylor's late response was consolation only.
:04:04. > :04:08.Swindon lost at home against Peterborough -
:04:09. > :04:11.their unbeaten start to 2017 coming to an end in a tense game
:04:12. > :04:14.Cheltenham were beaten 2-1 at home against Plymouth -
:04:15. > :04:17.Dan Holman levelled for the home side after the break
:04:18. > :04:21.but a stoppage time goal snatched all three points.
:04:22. > :04:24.Yeovil earned a point against Blackpool -
:04:25. > :04:27.They took the lead after 34 minutes with this from Francois Zoko.
:04:28. > :04:31.Darren Ward made it 2-1 late in the game but Blackpool scored
:04:32. > :04:34.even later, in added time, to draw level.
:04:35. > :04:44.And National League title chasers Forest Green lost further ground
:04:45. > :04:47.on leaders Lincoln City after a 1-1 draw at home to Braintree -
:04:48. > :04:49.the visitors scored first, then Liam Noble's free kick
:04:50. > :04:51.was nodded in firmly by defender Charlie Clough
:04:52. > :04:55.Finally, our congratulations to newly-weds Marlene Robinson-Franklin
:04:56. > :05:01.The couple who are 79 and 85 from Uley in Gloucestershire
:05:02. > :05:12.with Marlene wearing a bright pink gingham dress.
:05:13. > :05:16.You can see their story in full on Points West tomorrow evening!
:05:17. > :05:31.Well, some of those have seen a fair amount of cloud through today.
:05:32. > :05:33.We've had a fair amount of brightness but tonight,
:05:34. > :05:35.particularly for eastern parts, where we get those clear skies,
:05:36. > :05:38.we could see a sharp frost and the risk of some fog.
:05:39. > :05:40.Further west, it will tend to be cloud.
:05:41. > :05:43.Further east, you are more likely to see some fog and,
:05:44. > :05:45.with many places below freezing, it is going to be freezing fog.
:05:46. > :05:48.It could be quite stubborn to clear first thing tomorrow.
:05:49. > :05:54.If you get the fog it's likely to linger
:05:55. > :05:56.through the morning, perhaps even the day in some places.
:05:57. > :06:18.I think, away from the fog, some decent spells of sunshine.
:06:19. > :06:27.of freezing fog. Already warnings in place from the Met office. I will
:06:28. > :06:35.concentrate on the fog as we go through the night. It will become
:06:36. > :06:39.quite dense late on in the night. When you have cloud cover you so
:06:40. > :06:42.much fog and that emojis .4 solo but as you saw last night potentially we
:06:43. > :06:45.could see values are a lot lower than this where the skies remain
:06:46. > :06:47.clear. Tomorrow morning