:00:10. > :00:15.A marine surveyor from Plymouth has been killed in a car bomb attack in
:00:15. > :00:19.Yemen. Good evening. David Mockett has been described by locals in
:00:19. > :00:22.Yemen as "a man of peace". We'll hear tributes from his family. Also
:00:22. > :00:28.tonight, a radical change as one the region's daily papers is forced
:00:28. > :00:38.to go weekly from today. And parents are urged to get children
:00:38. > :00:38.
:00:38. > :00:43.vaccinated after a jump in cases of measles. I think it is our duty if
:00:43. > :00:48.you have a child or Grand children, why wouldn't you want your child to
:00:48. > :00:51.be vaccinated and keep them healthy? The Foreign Office has
:00:51. > :00:54.confirmed that a British national killed in a car bomb blast in Yemen
:00:54. > :00:57.was from Plymouth. David Mockett, a marine surveyor, died when his car
:00:58. > :01:03.exploded in Yemen's southern port city of Aden as he got into the
:01:03. > :01:07.vehicle and started the engine yesterday. Scott Bingham reports.
:01:07. > :01:10.This was the aftermath of the explosion in Aden yesterday. The
:01:10. > :01:15.blast happened near a hotel housing the office of the shipping company
:01:15. > :01:19.David Mockett worked for. Witnesses said the car exploded when he got
:01:19. > :01:24.in and started the engine. Mr Mockett was killed and a passerby
:01:24. > :01:29.was badly wounded. Mr Mockett was in his sixties and had worked as a
:01:29. > :01:37.shipping consultant in the Middle East for 34 years. He leaves a wife,
:01:37. > :01:43.two daughters and four grandchildren. While he spent much
:01:43. > :01:49.of his time living and working overseas, his family home is here
:01:49. > :01:56.in Plympton. The Foreign Office said the family has asked that the
:01:56. > :02:06.media respect their privacy at this extremely difficult time. In a
:02:06. > :02:07.
:02:07. > :02:10.The Ministry of Interior in Yemen has ordered a full investigation.
:02:10. > :02:13.Police would not comment on any possible motive for the attack. But
:02:13. > :02:23.Yemeni officials have blamed a rise in violence in Aden on militants
:02:23. > :02:26.The body of a Plymouth soldier killed in Afghanistan has been
:02:26. > :02:29.brought back to Britain this afternoon. Corporal Mark Anthony
:02:29. > :02:33.Palin, who was serving with One Rifles, was killed by an improvised
:02:33. > :02:37.explosive device in Helmand Province. The body of the 32-year-
:02:37. > :02:40.old was flown in to RAF Lyneham this afternoon. After a service at
:02:40. > :02:43.the base, friends and family paid their respects as his coffin was
:02:43. > :02:48.driven through the nearby town of Wootton Bassett. Corporal Palin was
:02:48. > :02:54.32 and was married with a young son. His wife is expecting their second
:02:54. > :02:59.child. The Government has announced a �32 million package of help for
:03:00. > :03:02.Westland Helicopters in Somerset. It came on the day the company
:03:02. > :03:05.unveiled a brand new helicopter which it is hoping will help
:03:05. > :03:15.safeguard thousands of jobs at its Yeovil factory. Clinton Rogers
:03:15. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:28.reports. Quite a fanfare as Westland unveiled his great hope
:03:28. > :03:36.for the future. The Government is short of money... Then the business
:03:36. > :03:41.Secretary told -- said the tax payer would help them out to the
:03:41. > :03:48.tune of �32 million. Doesn't this breach European guidelines?
:03:48. > :03:53.absolutely not. It has been through all of the prosthesis. It is a
:03:53. > :03:57.valuable exercise. What we hope here is to convert an industry for
:03:57. > :04:02.the military to civilian application, nurture a valuable UK-
:04:02. > :04:09.based technology, a big supply chain, thousands of jobs involved.
:04:10. > :04:15.This is a positive development. years, Westland's core business has
:04:15. > :04:21.been military helicopters. That market is shrinking fast as defence
:04:21. > :04:27.budget are cut. This is a determined attempt by Westland to
:04:27. > :04:36.break into the commercial market. And Vince Cable was a very welcome
:04:36. > :04:42.visitor here today, especially as he had a come with Government cash.
:04:42. > :04:47.22 million is alone. 10 million will be in grants. The money is
:04:47. > :04:53.important. But beyond that, it is the commitment the Secretary of
:04:53. > :05:00.State may it today. In high technology generally. That is why
:05:00. > :05:04.it is important. Today West and publicly signed off the first two
:05:04. > :05:09.sales, to Warwickshire and Northamptonshire air ambulance. The
:05:09. > :05:11.company predicts 1000 more at the next 25 years. Dr Cable also
:05:11. > :05:14.visited Plymouth University and South Devon College which, between
:05:14. > :05:19.them, have won more than �2 million from the Government's Regional
:05:19. > :05:26.Growth Fund. Our Political Editor Martyn Oates met him in Plymouth -
:05:26. > :05:32.where people were celebrating presumably? Yes, this was the
:05:32. > :05:40.official launch of the growth fund. Also, a new era in terms of
:05:40. > :05:44.regeneration funding. Yesterday we had a farewell to the South West
:05:45. > :05:49.Regional Development Agency. That invested �240 million in the last
:05:49. > :05:56.financial year at the same time as preparing to be abolished. So quite
:05:56. > :06:02.a contrast in the figures there? Very much so. Cornwall will be
:06:02. > :06:08.hoping for more money. The growth fund got less money than at the
:06:08. > :06:14.Regional Development authorities. Vince Cable was quite clear that
:06:14. > :06:17.this kind of modest support in partnership is the new way of doing
:06:17. > :06:21.things rather than grandiose projects and spending money like
:06:21. > :06:24.water. South West cancer experts are pledging more support for those
:06:24. > :06:26.who survive the disease. 70,000 people in Devon and Cornwall have
:06:26. > :06:29.had cancer treatment, but not everyone gets enough care
:06:29. > :06:39.afterwards. A conference today was aimed at giving every cancer
:06:39. > :06:40.
:06:41. > :06:48.survivor the help they need to get on with life. Here's Sally Mountjoy.
:06:48. > :06:54.Bob Macintyre has worked for a 40 years. Six years ago he had surgery
:06:54. > :06:59.and radiotherapy for throat cancer. He had to take six weeks off work.
:06:59. > :07:03.He was able to ease gradually back into his work with the support from
:07:03. > :07:08.the company. It was a very helpful because it allowed me to
:07:08. > :07:12.reintegrate with the business on a gradual basis, allowed me to regain
:07:12. > :07:21.my strength and actually the game my working relationship with my
:07:21. > :07:27.colleagues. -- regained. We keep in touch with them while they are away.
:07:27. > :07:36.When they are ready, they come back on to cite. It might mean shorter
:07:36. > :07:42.hours, other past. And the way we can help them to rehabilitate.
:07:42. > :07:51.Latest figures show that four in 10 are likely to get cancer.
:07:51. > :08:01.Improvement in treatment means more will survive it. Not all cancer
:08:01. > :08:01.
:08:01. > :08:05.survivors get the support they need. Today cancer experts have held a
:08:05. > :08:12.conference aimed at offering people more help after treatment.
:08:12. > :08:15.conference brings together carers, employers, charities etc. It is
:08:15. > :08:19.really important that we work together, focusing on the patient
:08:19. > :08:27.to make sure that each individual patient receives the support and
:08:27. > :08:31.services they require. Every patient will have a customised care
:08:31. > :08:37.plan to give them as healthy and active alive as possible beyond
:08:37. > :08:41.cancer. There have been leaps and bounds done by the medical
:08:41. > :08:48.profession. It is not the end of the word. There is life after
:08:48. > :08:51.cancer. -- ended the world. A 25- year-old man has appeared in court
:08:51. > :08:54.charged with murder after the discovery of two bodies buried on
:08:54. > :08:57.farmland near St Austell in Cornwall. Thomas Haigh is accused
:08:57. > :09:00.of killing David Griffiths and Brett Flournoy. Mr Haigh made no
:09:00. > :09:03.plea and was remanded in custody. A second man has been charged with
:09:03. > :09:06.disposing of a corpse to obstruct a coroner. Funding for nine of
:09:07. > :09:10.Dorset's libraries is to stop. Campaigners lobbied county
:09:10. > :09:14.councillors who were meeting today. The decision will save �800,000 a
:09:14. > :09:16.year. If volunteers can't be found to run the libraries in places such
:09:16. > :09:26.as Portland Underhill, Charmouth, Burton Bradstock and Chickerell,
:09:26. > :09:32.the buildings will close completely next April. They have been trying
:09:32. > :09:40.to get volunteers to work in libraries. Only four libraries do
:09:40. > :09:45.so. Only two for three years. It is a fairly new thing. We are finding
:09:45. > :09:51.it difficult to find enough volunteers to keep the library open
:09:51. > :09:58.for a four hours a week. This is an incredibly sad day for the library
:09:58. > :10:02.service. The nine community libraries will face huge hurdles
:10:02. > :10:04.trying to come up with a scheme to save them. There's still plenty to
:10:04. > :10:07.come in tonight's programme, including: Fancy becoming a
:10:07. > :10:17.jellyfish spotter? We'll be live on Maen Porth beach in Cornwall to
:10:17. > :10:18.
:10:18. > :10:26.tell you how you can get involved. This market today is the first one
:10:26. > :10:29.in 20 years. Long may it rain and Today has seen the biggest change
:10:30. > :10:34.in the south west newspaper world for a generation. Torbay's Herald
:10:34. > :10:38.Express has gone from daily to weekly. The change has been forced
:10:38. > :10:41.on it by the strength of the internet and the weakness of the
:10:41. > :10:46.local economy. Just a handful of local dailies circulate in our
:10:46. > :10:49.region. The Herald Express is no longer among them, but several of
:10:49. > :10:52.its stablemates are still daily - the Western Morning News, the
:10:52. > :10:55.Plymouth Herald and the Exeter Express & Echo. And in Somerset,
:10:55. > :10:59.the Western Daily Press. The Dorset Echo, under separate ownership,
:10:59. > :11:07.also publishes daily. Our business correspondent Neil Gallacher
:11:07. > :11:10.reports. It looks similar, but this is now a weekly, with around half
:11:10. > :11:14.the editorial staff that the daily paper required. This switch has
:11:14. > :11:17.been made by a handful of other British regional papers in the last
:11:17. > :11:21.few years. A sombre day for the Herald Express? Not sombre today.
:11:21. > :11:27.We have been through the sombre process. This was a very difficult
:11:27. > :11:32.decision. We have to say goodbye to some very valued and respected and
:11:32. > :11:37.good friends. We have been through that part of the process. Today is
:11:37. > :11:47.an exciting day. There is excitement in the newsroom. It is
:11:47. > :11:47.
:11:48. > :11:53.about looking forward. The paper was formed in 1925. International
:11:53. > :11:58.and national stories all over the front page 20 years later. This is
:11:58. > :12:03.a paper with years of evolution behind it. That process is carrying
:12:03. > :12:06.on today. Evolution is not always welcome. It partly reflects current
:12:06. > :12:09.problems in the Torbay economy, with low incomes and rapidly rising
:12:09. > :12:17.unemployment. The newspaper's own research says advertisers will back
:12:17. > :12:23.the new weekly. Not everyone's delighted though. I think it
:12:23. > :12:33.reflects badly on the area and we will be losing a much more instant
:12:33. > :12:38.way of advertising. People have always bought a newspaper every day.
:12:38. > :12:44.A different response at the newsagents. This morning it has
:12:44. > :12:51.been very busy. People want to know what it looks like. The quality
:12:51. > :12:54.seems to be better. There is a lot in it. It will be positive. So one
:12:54. > :12:57.of the country's smallest dailies has become one of the UK's biggest
:12:57. > :12:59.weeklies. Plymouth diver Tonia Couch has finished ninth in the
:12:59. > :13:02.women's 10 metre individual platform at the World Diving
:13:02. > :13:05.Championships in Shanghai. The 22- year-old's presence in the final
:13:05. > :13:08.ensures Great Britain's place at next year's Olympic Games in London.
:13:08. > :13:17.China's Olympic champion Sheen Wahlin took the gold, the country's
:13:17. > :13:20.seventh of the tournament. For the first time in more than a decade,
:13:20. > :13:24.the region's grammar schools are on the verge of being able to expand.
:13:24. > :13:29.It could herald big changes for the future. All this week we've been
:13:29. > :13:31.looking at how grammars fit into our education system. The region's
:13:31. > :13:34.seven remaining grammar schools have all but one become academies,
:13:34. > :13:37.along with many of their non- selective neighbours. In fact the
:13:37. > :13:40.south west has one of the highest proportions of academies in the
:13:40. > :13:43.country. So what does it all mean for pupils? Clare Casson has this
:13:43. > :13:45.report. Over the decades, grammar schools have had no shortage of
:13:45. > :13:48.both supporters and critics. They've been praised for giving
:13:48. > :13:51.poorer children the education they deserve, while also accused of
:13:51. > :14:01.being elitist. Now the whole educational landscape is changing,
:14:01. > :14:07.with a blurring of some of the old definitions. We are right in the
:14:07. > :14:12.moment of change and we do not know how those changes will play out. We
:14:12. > :14:16.understand grammar and comprehensive. We understand the
:14:16. > :14:21.difference in public and private. Independent schools are entering
:14:22. > :14:28.the state sector and becoming free schools. We have academies. We are
:14:28. > :14:35.having schools joining up. Some of the academies in Devon are
:14:35. > :14:38.Federation's. -- federations. fact, the south west is leading the
:14:38. > :14:41.way with schools converting to academies - our area now has more
:14:41. > :14:43.than 50, including six of the seven grammars, and many others are
:14:43. > :14:48.applying. They remain state-funded but run their own budgets. Teaching
:14:48. > :14:50.unions argue they're undemocratic and leave other schools worse off.
:14:50. > :14:55.It's all happening as the Government is planning changes to
:14:56. > :14:58.the rules on admission. There's been a ban on any new grammar
:14:59. > :15:03.schools opening for years, and a cap on any expansion of existing
:15:03. > :15:07.ones. But the Government now wants to allow successful academies - for
:15:08. > :15:11.the first time including grammars - to take on more pupils. So will
:15:11. > :15:14.they? Well, it's early days and most say they don't have the space,
:15:14. > :15:17.but there's no doubt it's seen as an encouraging signal for grammars.
:15:17. > :15:25.There are no plans to end academic selection in grammars, or to
:15:25. > :15:29.introduce it into other schools. am pleased that selective schools
:15:29. > :15:34.are not under threat. It ficus very broadly him with the climate were
:15:34. > :15:39.different types of schools, the choice that parents have to select
:15:39. > :15:44.a school, is increasing. That flexibility is a good thing.
:15:44. > :15:50.Different schools suit different children and families. Grammar
:15:50. > :15:55.schools may well be here for the future, which is marvellous. There
:15:55. > :16:00.are no plans to end academic selection in grammars. But there
:16:00. > :16:03.may be more collaboration. Many already work together - for example,
:16:03. > :16:06.sharing students and teachers to put on A-level courses. The
:16:06. > :16:13.Government wants more of that. It seems grammars may have a new lease
:16:13. > :16:16.of life even if some would rather they weren't here. In some parts of
:16:16. > :16:21.the country they have moved away from grammar schools and things
:16:21. > :16:25.have been successful. A local community has to have the
:16:25. > :16:29.educational system it wants. Clearly in Torbay at the present
:16:29. > :16:33.time, the view is that the grammar schools system is appropriate. For
:16:33. > :16:37.me it would make things easier if we did not have quite so many
:16:37. > :16:40.selective schools in Torbay. any changes are politically very
:16:40. > :16:42.sensitive. A survey commissioned by the National Grammar Schools
:16:42. > :16:47.Association this year suggested that 76% supported the idea of new
:16:47. > :16:51.grammars being built. The consultation over changes to
:16:52. > :16:54.admissions finishes next month. As to whether it'll mean more
:16:54. > :17:03.selection, or bring about closer links with comprehensives, watch
:17:03. > :17:08.Doctors are warning parents to book their children in for MMR jabs as
:17:08. > :17:11.cases of measles continue to rise in Devon. It follows an outbreak at
:17:11. > :17:20.the independent Sands School in Ashburton last month where there
:17:20. > :17:24.were 12 confirmed cases. John Henderson reports. Mary knows how
:17:24. > :17:33.serious German measles can be. She was pregnant when she contracted
:17:33. > :17:39.rubella. 33 years ago she gave birth to Richard. He is deaf. He is
:17:39. > :17:46.registered blind. He has a heart problem. He needed heart surgery as
:17:46. > :17:53.a child. And one of his legs is weak. He meets a Caliber -- he
:17:53. > :17:59.needs a caliper. All because I had rubella. She is a keen advocate of
:17:59. > :18:04.the MMR jab. Measles has not gone away. In Devon there were six cases
:18:04. > :18:09.in April, seven in May and 19 in June, seven of which centred on the
:18:09. > :18:14.sands School in Ashburton. Health officials are encouraging children
:18:14. > :18:20.to get as my parents to get their children immunised. The target is
:18:20. > :18:25.for seven out of 10 to get the jab. When levels drop below 70%, it
:18:25. > :18:30.means the immunised children will be OK, but those not immunised will
:18:30. > :18:38.be at increased risk of spreading the virus. The virus reappears in
:18:38. > :18:43.the population rather than being absent. In 1980 it, that -- Dr
:18:43. > :18:47.Andrew Wakefield suggests that our link between MMR and autism. His
:18:47. > :18:56.findings were discredited and he was struck off the medical register.
:18:56. > :19:01.Even now, some are still worried about the MMR jab. There are things
:19:01. > :19:08.on both sides I can agree with. I have come to think that I will not
:19:08. > :19:12.be doing it. I will try to do it homeopath get fit. -- homeopathic
:19:12. > :19:17.leave. A lot of people have done it that way and their children are
:19:17. > :19:27.fine. The injection is not compulsory. But people like Mary
:19:27. > :19:28.
:19:28. > :19:33.would say not having it is too risky. Most of us will steer clear
:19:33. > :19:39.if we spot a jellyfish in the sea. But this summer, scientists want us
:19:39. > :19:49.to have a closer look. They are becoming more numerous in the
:19:49. > :19:51.
:19:51. > :19:55.south-west. David George is on the beach. What a sight! I have been
:19:55. > :20:00.looking for these jellyfish and I am pleased to report there are non.
:20:00. > :20:04.You never find them when you want them. The water is beautifully
:20:04. > :20:10.clear. It is the Marine Conservation Society that wants us
:20:10. > :20:19.to count jelly fish this summer. They were used that data. I'm
:20:19. > :20:23.joined by Dr Matthew Wicks from... You want us to count jellyfish, Y?
:20:23. > :20:29.They are a good indicator of the state of the seas. They tell us
:20:29. > :20:34.what is going on. If we collect data all over the UK, we can get a
:20:34. > :20:41.really good idea of what is going on in the marine systems. We have
:20:41. > :20:47.some lovely pictures here. Tell us about these? This species is local
:20:47. > :20:52.to the UK. During the summer when they are adults, they will start to
:20:52. > :20:56.reproduce. The small fertilised eggs will drop to the seabed. Over
:20:56. > :21:01.time and through the winter they will grow. Into the spring and
:21:01. > :21:06.summer we get these big blooms. People will not necessarily know
:21:06. > :21:10.the species. How accurate will the day to be? The important thing is
:21:10. > :21:18.if you see them on the beaches, write down what you see, take a
:21:18. > :21:23.picture. With those little bits of information, you can go to our
:21:24. > :21:29.website and match your jellyfish to what you saw on the beach. We will
:21:29. > :21:35.give it a try. Thank you. If you would like to take part in the
:21:36. > :21:45.survey, you can get all the information you need on the BBC
:21:46. > :21:46.
:21:46. > :21:51.Cornwall or Bevan website. -- Devon. I wonder if we should warn people
:21:51. > :21:57.about your knees! What is the water like? Very chilly but very
:21:57. > :21:59.beautiful. No jellyfish. Quite often we receive emails following
:21:59. > :22:02.the programme telling us how depressing the news is. There have
:22:02. > :22:05.been many stories over the past year of local shops closing and
:22:05. > :22:09.people losing their jobs. On Monday I received an email from Sarah
:22:09. > :22:12.Horne in Bodmin about a community trying to buck the trend. So today
:22:12. > :22:22.I thought I'd go and see how local traders there were fighting the
:22:22. > :22:22.
:22:22. > :22:27.doom and gloom on the high street. It is a first for Bodmin in 20
:22:27. > :22:35.years and it is certainly drawing a crowd. When I became mayor of
:22:35. > :22:39.the market. It has always been a market town historically. In fact,
:22:39. > :22:45.in written records it goes back to the Domesday Book. We were the only
:22:45. > :22:50.market town in the Domesday Book. Over 20 stalls occupied by local
:22:50. > :22:55.people and local producers, and an opportunity for some two start
:22:55. > :22:59.their own business. We are trying to make sure that all other
:22:59. > :23:04.produces locally sourced. We have worked hard to get this going. We
:23:04. > :23:09.have run out of bread. We are running out of cheese. It is going
:23:09. > :23:14.really well. This is not only for local businesses. It is a great
:23:15. > :23:19.place to meet people. The market itself, it is lovely to have it
:23:19. > :23:23.back. It is attracting a lot of people just walking around. It is
:23:23. > :23:28.like a meeting of all the friends. Everyone knows everyone, which is
:23:28. > :23:33.brilliant for the town. I really want to give Bodmin a boost, to get
:23:33. > :23:38.people to set up their own businesses and make things happen.
:23:38. > :23:43.It is fantastic. Everybody is happy and smiling. They are spending
:23:43. > :23:51.their money in Bodmin. This has been great. I did not expected to
:23:51. > :23:59.be so busy. It is the first one. We have done a lot of public relations.
:23:59. > :24:07.There are so many people. Sales are great. It is nice to come to a
:24:07. > :24:14.market like this. As long as the weather is nice. Come rain or shine,
:24:14. > :24:18.the market will be on every first Thursday of the month. Time for a
:24:18. > :24:28.little brows. That looks perfect for Justin, I think. Could not
:24:28. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:35.think of a better present. Cornish girl go -- gargoyle. That is the
:24:36. > :24:45.last time I let you out! There it is. By saw the cake area. What a
:24:46. > :24:47.
:24:47. > :24:54.Now the weather. Good evening. What a difference a day makes. Compared
:24:54. > :25:01.to yesterday, summer has returned today. Not everywhere, granted.
:25:01. > :25:05.Most of us have been basking in very nice sunshine. Cloudy
:25:05. > :25:09.developing to the north is bringing showers tonight. More showers
:25:09. > :25:12.generally through the day tomorrow. As we move into the weekend, the
:25:12. > :25:20.area of high pressure which has been tempting us so far this week,
:25:20. > :25:25.is still to the west of Ireland. By lunchtime on Saturday it is a thin
:25:25. > :25:29.sliver of high pressure. It is still there. These weather fronts
:25:30. > :25:36.will try to make progress towards us but they were not really arrive.
:25:36. > :25:46.This was the picture earlier. A clutch of share was beginning to
:25:46. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:51.appear. -- showers. Earlier today we have some lovely views. It was a
:25:51. > :26:00.lovely day in Plymouth and indeed across much of Devon and Cornwall.
:26:00. > :26:08.Lot of fine weather to enjoy. Quite a different story today in the
:26:08. > :26:14.sunshine. This ship is saving later this evening. They should have a
:26:14. > :26:19.fine sailing. Further east, the last showers. These have been
:26:19. > :26:24.developing across the south of Wales, Dorset and Somerset. They
:26:24. > :26:32.are coming our way later. After a fine start to the evening, there
:26:32. > :26:37.may be some showers. Northerly winds. Overnight temperatures down
:26:37. > :26:43.to ten degrees. Tomorrow, some sunshine. The risk of showers. They
:26:43. > :26:51.could be quite heavy in the middle of the day. They will fade away in
:26:51. > :26:54.the afternoon. The best of the sunshine, Devon tempered his
:26:54. > :27:01.tomorrow 90 degrees. A brisk breeze means the north coast will not feel
:27:01. > :27:11.quite as warm. The Isles of Scilly, mainly dry with sunny spells. Good
:27:11. > :27:20.