:00:09. > :00:09.Good evening. on the BBC News Channel,
:00:10. > :00:11.First tonight, some Bristol Rovers fans have
:00:12. > :00:13.complained about heavy-handed stewarding and policing at
:00:14. > :00:24.Others have told the BBC how police used pepper spray on the crowds
:00:25. > :00:27.and one man with MS claims he was forced to the ground
:00:28. > :00:32.We've contacted Port Vale and Staffordshire Police
:00:33. > :00:34.for a response - so far we've heard nothing back.
:00:35. > :00:38.We'll have more on this in the ten o'clock news.
:00:39. > :00:40.An investigation is underway after a man was found in Bristol
:00:41. > :00:42.with serious injuries - he later died in hospital.
:00:43. > :00:45.He was discovered yesterday in the Pennywell Road area.
:00:46. > :00:46.Police are treating his death as unexplained
:00:47. > :00:55.There's been criticism of the Government for delays
:00:56. > :00:58.in creating the role of metromayor for the West of England.
:00:59. > :01:02.Voters in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Bath
:01:03. > :01:05.and North East Somerset will go to the polls in May.
:01:06. > :01:07.But the legislation has only just gone through Parliament.
:01:08. > :01:13.On the streets of the West, campaigning's under way.
:01:14. > :01:17.Labour brought in shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell,
:01:18. > :01:22.to help their candidate Lesley Mansel.
:01:23. > :01:24.It came days after Parliament formally approved the creation of a
:01:25. > :01:29.My Lords this order brings to life the Devolution
:01:30. > :01:32.Bill which the Government agreed with the West of England
:01:33. > :01:36.Powers will include transport, with the
:01:37. > :01:39.Liberal Democrats keen to focus on railways.
:01:40. > :01:42.But they have got little time to get their message across.
:01:43. > :01:44.It does present a big logistical challenge,
:01:45. > :01:47.particularly as it is such an enormous area.
:01:48. > :01:51.For the individual candidates, whether it's
:01:52. > :01:53.me as a Liberal Democrat, or the other party candidates,
:01:54. > :01:56.this will be the biggest challenge that any
:01:57. > :01:59.individual has faced in the whole history of west country politics.
:02:00. > :02:03.Voters know little, some confuse it with the new metro bus system.
:02:04. > :02:05.I don't know anything about metromayor.
:02:06. > :02:16.Just made a real mess at the moment about metromayor.
:02:17. > :02:22.The candidates have ten weeks to enlighten voters.
:02:23. > :02:25.It is a very large region, covers over 900,000 people,
:02:26. > :02:29.nine constituencies, three major councils,
:02:30. > :02:32.so when we look at like that it shows how significant and
:02:33. > :02:37.So, yes, there is a lot of work to get out
:02:38. > :02:40.there and meet as many people and talk to as many people as we can.
:02:41. > :02:43.All parties are stepping up their campaigns to tell people what's
:02:44. > :02:45.happening, but perhaps what will make the biggest impact is the
:02:46. > :02:47.information booklet being planned by local councils.
:02:48. > :02:50.It will include details of who is standing and
:02:51. > :02:54.It will go out to all voters a few weeks before polling
:02:55. > :03:09.Onto football - here's a look at all the weekend's goal action.
:03:10. > :03:21.Swindon were held to a goalless draw with Oldham. Despite having the best
:03:22. > :03:35.of the chances. This shot in the 90th minute was just off target.
:03:36. > :03:45.Bristol drew with port Vale. Cheltenham beat Yeovil two anyone.
:03:46. > :03:48.Forest Green's were beaten at Gateshead.
:03:49. > :03:50.Judd Trump is battling away in the final of the Welsh Open
:03:51. > :03:53.Going into the evening session, Bingham is leading Trump
:03:54. > :03:57.by 5 frames to 3 in the best of 17 contest in Cardiff.
:03:58. > :04:00.He raced into a 4-0 lead, before Trump, the world number four, fought
:04:01. > :04:04.winning a dramatic eighth frame on the pink to cut
:04:05. > :04:10.There were more dogs than usual on the Bristol to Bath cycle path
:04:11. > :04:13.this weekend as a charity fundraiser practiced his challenge
:04:14. > :04:17.to walk a hundred miles with a hundred different dogs.
:04:18. > :04:19.Marc Aplin begins his non-stop dogwalk
:04:20. > :04:25.It's to raise money for dog rescue centres, where he says twenty dogs
:04:26. > :04:28.a day are put to sleep in the UK because there are not enough
:04:29. > :04:39.I think it's going to be tough, I think it will be quite mentally
:04:40. > :04:46.tough. I hope that every mile the incentive of meeting a new dog I
:04:47. > :04:49.think will keep me going. And Marc is still on the look out for more
:04:50. > :04:52.dogs to help him with his challenge. Time for a look at the forecast
:04:53. > :05:04.as we look ahead to a brand new week A few breaks in the cloud today.
:05:05. > :05:11.Further mist and fog patches tonight. For most dry, but murky.
:05:12. > :05:16.Temperatures mild down at eight or nine degrees. Tomorrow, it is a grey
:05:17. > :05:20.start, with some mist and low cloud. There will be the odd spot of
:05:21. > :05:25.drizzle. But in the afternoon the cloud could lift and break and it
:05:26. > :05:32.could be one of the mildest days we have seen for some time. Some spots
:05:33. > :05:35.could hit 14 degrees. It stays mild but breezy through the week.
:05:36. > :05:37.Finally congratulations to Joan and Ken here -
:05:38. > :05:42.We featured their love story on Points West.
:05:43. > :05:45.Both in their 80s, they met in 1975 in
:05:46. > :05:47.Gloucester City Centre - Ken was homeless at the time,
:05:48. > :05:50.and Joan took him under her wing when she found him
:05:51. > :05:58.We're back later on in the Ten O'Clock News - join us again.
:05:59. > :06:21.on and on. It is because of the direction of the wind. Tomorrow's
:06:22. > :06:25.temperatures might be higher than today by a couple of degrees. There
:06:26. > :06:30.has been a lot of cloud. But we had some lovely pictures coming in. Some
:06:31. > :06:36.sunshine, but predominantly the clouds have been -- the skies have
:06:37. > :06:43.been cloudy. This will continue as well as a smattering of rain. For
:06:44. > :06:48.all those reasons it isn't going to be a cold night. In fact a night's
:06:49. > :06:52.temperatures will be higher than the daytime maximum averages for this
:06:53. > :06:57.time of year. A murky grey start in the morning. Hill and coastal fog.
:06:58. > :07:01.Rainfall western Scotland and Northern Ireland and a real
:07:02. > :07:03.buffeting from the winds. East of the Grampians could be particularly
:07:04. > :07:05.nasty on the