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Several hundred people marched through Dorchester this aftdrnoon to

protest against the governmdnt's plans to continue culling b`dgers.

The demonstrators want an end to the controversial policy, which is aimed

at reducing the spread of TB to cattle. Dorset is a high risk area

and could see a cull in the future. James Ingham reports.

Save our badgers! United by their love of badgers, and their hatred of

the controversial cull. These protesters are angry that b`dgers

will continue to be killed this year, despite initial pilots proving

to have failed to stop the spread of TB to cattle. We will show the world

that we are not going to st`nd by quietly while you just butcher

wildlife for a few political votes. Campaigners say there are

alternatives to culling. In Dorset, volunteers are trying to vaccinate

as many badgers as possible, in the hope of showing it can be a more

effective way of containing TB. I don't think we can let up for a

second. The government and the NFU have shown that they haven't

listened to the signs and are determined to push ahead. S`ve our

badgers! The marchers drew curious looks as they weaved their way

through Dorchester's streets, not everyone sharing their point of

view. They are killing the cows and costing the farmers millions. It is

an emotive issue with farmers backing the cull. While the pilot

areas won't be expanded, thd government says it is committed to

continuing trials as part of a range of measures to tackle Bovind TB

An elderly woman who was struck by a fire engine which was responding to

an incident in Oxford, has died Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue have

said their thoughts are with her family following the "tragic

incident". Police are investigating. A row between the celebrity Chris

Evans and residents of a West Sussex village over the future of their pub

appears to have come to an dnd. Mr Evans bought the Lickfold Inn, near

Midhurst, but for almost fotr years it's been boarded up. Now there s a

new owner, as Sean Killick reports. It is a sight at which locals will

raise a glass in a cautious celebration. After four years

closed, with water leaking hn, and being placed on a Heritage `t Risk

Register, work is finally underway at renovating the Lickfold Hnn.

Chris Evans bought the pub hn 2 07, but he closed it three years later

saying it wasn't viable. Since 010, locals have campaigned to gdt it

reopened, even launching a bid to buy it themselves. Now, thex have

been told it has been sold. We got great support from the parish

council, the district counchl, and the pub was actually made an asset

of community value, which mdant it could not be sold for six months and

we looked for other people to buy it. Then, it was readvertisdd and it

now, of course, has been sold. Everybody is very positive because

it looks as if it is somebody who is going to make it into an excellent

restaurant and it will be hdre to serve the community. Builders are

already working on the Gradd II listed building. The new owners have

not yet gone public but thex are believed to be a London`basdd

company. They have confirmed that they do intend to run it as a pub

and restaurant and it's likdly to reopen in August.

The Labour Leader has been hn Sussex ahead of next week's local `nd

European elections. Ed Miliband walked around Crawley and spoke to

local traders. Labour's hophng to regain control of the borough

council next week, from the Conservatives. Mr Miliband spoke at

a rally and promised to build more homes in the South East.

It's a massive issue here at Crawley, it's a massive isste right

across the region. It's Labour that is saying we are going to btild more

homes and make sure they ard affordable homes. All part of

tackling what I think is thd biggest issue our country faces, thd Cost of

Living Crisis and the fact that so many people feel they can't get on

in Britain any more. And a reminder that tomorrow, Peter

Henley will be chairing a Etropean election debate with candid`tes from

the five main parties. That's live from Basingstoke from 11.

Good evening. We do have sole more warm sunshine to come tomorrow,

tonight remaining fine and dry. A bit of cloud here and there, but

some clear skies in most pl`ces through the night with light winds.

We have a quiet night, all hn all, with temperatures no lower, for many

places in`between nine and 02 degrees. First thing tomorrow, we

will see some decent sunshine through the morning and somd cloud

in the afternoon. Essentially, another fine and dry and warm day

tomorrow, with highs of arotnd 1 degrees. On Monday we will keep the

warmth, with one or two isolated showers. It will become mord

unsettled from Tuesday onwards. That's all from us for now. More on

the BBC News website. We're back tomorrow at 6.50pm. Until then, bye

for now. Have a lovely evenhng. Good evening. Who needs an expensive

holiday? Today at 24 degrees, Suffolk was warmer than Ibiza and

Crete. There was lots of warm sunshine to be found across England

and Wales. Of course, that hasn t been the story everywhere. Cooler

and cloudier and much wetter weather across Scotland and Northern

Ireland. More rain for western Scotland and the Northern Isles

tonight. Rain spreading further into Northern Ireland too. Some of it

will be heavy at times. Elsewhere, a dry night and warm. Lows of 13 or 14

degrees. More rain to come, though, for both the North West of Scotland

and Northern Ireland on Sunday. Hopefully, it will ease off a little

across western Scotland later in the day. It will stay damp and chilly

here and for Northern Ireland as well. Grey skies and more rain than

we have seen certainly today. Eastern and southern Scotland should

stay dry and for England and Wales, aside from a few patches of shallo

mist, early morning fog, really the sun's only job on Sunday after

burning that off is to get