:00:11. > :00:11.Good evening from Points West. news at 10 o'clock.
:00:12. > :00:14.A BBC Inside Out West investigation has found an increasing number
:00:15. > :00:17.of students in the West Country are turning to sex work
:00:18. > :00:20.As the cost of higher education has risen,
:00:21. > :00:22.so has a new phenomenon called sugar dating.
:00:23. > :00:31.reports, universities seem reluctant to acknowledge the problem.
:00:32. > :00:36.It is a world where the women are called sugar babies and the men
:00:37. > :00:41.Look online and you will find dozens of students posting adverts
:00:42. > :00:47.It is like online dating but with one big difference.
:00:48. > :00:49.The man pays the woman for her company.
:00:50. > :00:52.Coco has been doing this for two years.
:00:53. > :00:54.She lives in a bedsit in Gloucester and dropped out
:00:55. > :00:56.of her college course last year because she couldn't
:00:57. > :01:01.Is there an expectation that you will have sex at some
:01:02. > :01:09.I mean, for me, it's just like a normal relationship,
:01:10. > :01:14.She is a growing number of young people funding
:01:15. > :01:19.A recent study by Swansea university found that 4.8% of UK students
:01:20. > :01:28.Ron Roberts is a psychiatrist who is concerned about the impact of this.
:01:29. > :01:30.As debt becomes more prevalent, so is the proportion of people
:01:31. > :01:34.who openly talk about working in the sex industry.
:01:35. > :01:37.What has the response been from universities?
:01:38. > :01:40.I wouldn't even say they ignore it, but they try to brush
:01:41. > :01:46.it under the carpet, deny it, deny there is a problem.
:01:47. > :01:49.We contacted all five universities in the West Country to find out
:01:50. > :01:53.if they offered any help or advice for students involved in this.
:01:54. > :01:56.Only one acknowledged that students are working in the sex industry
:01:57. > :01:58.and none had any support available for those who are.
:01:59. > :02:04.Rachel Stonehouse, Points West, Gloucester.
:02:05. > :02:08.And you can see the full report on sugar dating on Inside Out West
:02:09. > :02:14.The government is set to announce an eight million pound deal
:02:15. > :02:16.with Leonardo Helicopters in Somerset to help develop
:02:17. > :02:22.The Ministry of Defence will work with the company to see how
:02:23. > :02:30.the technology could be used to support the military in future.
:02:31. > :02:32.There was a rare chance to walk inside a canal
:02:33. > :02:36.The lock at Bradford on Avon has been drained
:02:37. > :02:41.Today the Canal River Trust invited the public to climb down
:02:42. > :02:46.some temporary stairs into the chamber.
:02:47. > :02:49.Bristol Rugby beat Bath 12-11 at Ashton Gate,
:02:50. > :02:51.to record a vital win in their fight against relegation.
:02:52. > :02:54.Gavin Henson kicked all 12 points for Bristol,
:02:55. > :03:00.Semesa Rokoduguni scored the only try of the game for Bath,
:03:01. > :03:02.but Rhys Priestland missed the conversion - and Bristol held
:03:03. > :03:10.on to move just two points behind Worcester in the Premiership table.
:03:11. > :03:12.Bad news for Gloucester who lost 35-22 away to Wasps
:03:13. > :03:17.The Cherry and Whites sit in ninth after the defeat,
:03:18. > :03:23.and have lost their last five away games in the Premiership.
:03:24. > :03:29.All our teams were in action this weekend.
:03:30. > :03:32.Bristol City remain just one place above the relegation zone after a 2
:03:33. > :03:36.City who had lost 10 of their previous 13 games, took
:03:37. > :03:40.a shock lead when Aaron Wilbraham headed one home.
:03:41. > :03:44.They soon made it 2 nil, but an own goal and a late goal
:03:45. > :03:47.from Newcastle evened out the scoreline.
:03:48. > :03:49.In League one An own-goal by Bristol Rovers captain
:03:50. > :03:51.Tom Lockyer earned promotion-chasing Scunthorpe a point at
:03:52. > :03:57.The hosts had taken the lead six minutes before the break but under
:03:58. > :03:59.pressure in the 73rd minute Lockyer pushed it passed his
:04:00. > :04:04.Swindon strengthened their chance of League One survival with 3 -1
:04:05. > :04:07.They remain 4 points adrift from safety sitting
:04:08. > :04:12.In League two Cheltenham Town took a valuable three points
:04:13. > :04:15.in their quest to move up the leaderboard with a one nil win
:04:16. > :04:18.away at Leyton Orient. No goals though for Yeovil away
:04:19. > :04:25.It was a game of very few chances but Yeovil kept a clean sheet
:04:26. > :04:30.Forest Green edged a win over Woking in a seven-goal
:04:31. > :04:32.thriller at the New Lawn in the National League -
:04:33. > :04:39.the visitors clinching the match 4-3 as they climb to third in the table.
:04:40. > :04:42.And finally more than 400 students from across the UK have been
:04:43. > :04:44.competing in the final of a national robotics competition
:04:45. > :04:49.The First Lego League is a science and technology challenge
:04:50. > :04:55.Teams of students aged between nine and 16 have to solve a real-world
:04:56. > :04:57.problem with the help of a Lego robot.
:04:58. > :05:02.The judges said all the teams showed great talent.
:05:03. > :05:10.Let's get the weather now with Emily Wood.
:05:11. > :05:15.We have fairly unsettled weather over the next few days. Some rain
:05:16. > :05:20.for a time this evening is clearing away to the east followed by some
:05:21. > :05:23.drier and clearer weather for a time but some showers will arrive by the
:05:24. > :05:28.first thing tomorrow morning, when the overnight as well and fairly
:05:29. > :05:33.cool, lows of five or 6 degrees. Then tomorrow morning, heavy showers
:05:34. > :05:37.throughout the day, the risk of some hail and thunder next end turning
:05:38. > :05:56.wintry for a time of higher ground. A windy day and feeling cooler,
:05:57. > :05:59.highs of between seven and 9 degrees. On Tuesday, showers, a bit
:06:00. > :06:01.more sunshine, but still feeling cooler and breezy and on Wednesday,
:06:02. > :06:03.south-westerly winds bring milder air and we will also see some rain.
:06:04. > :06:10.That's all from the Points West team for now.
:06:11. > :06:18.Good evening. The fifth named storm of the season has been affecting the
:06:19. > :06:21.west of the UK, and it was named Ewan by the Irish meteorological
:06:22. > :06:23.service because that is where the impact was expected, but it has been
:06:24. > :06:25.quite wet for