:00:11. > :00:14.Attacked by a polar bear: Scott Bennell-Smith from Cornwall is now
:00:14. > :00:20.in hospital in Plymouth along with Mike Reid, one of the expedition
:00:20. > :00:24.leaders. Good evening. We'll have the latest
:00:24. > :00:26.on their condition and talk to a polar explorer about the dangers of
:00:26. > :00:28.Arctic expeditions. Also tonight: digging up a golf
:00:28. > :00:32.course. The moment Dartmoor National Park won its long battle
:00:32. > :00:36.to remove unauthorised greens. And what a welcome home. Hundreds
:00:36. > :00:46.turn out to greet loved ones on the return of HMS Sutherland and HMS
:00:46. > :00:47.
:00:47. > :00:50.Albion. A 17-year-old schoolboy from
:00:50. > :00:53.Cornwall who survived a polar bear attack and the Plymouth man who
:00:53. > :00:55.shot and killed the bear are tonight in a stable condition in
:00:55. > :00:59.Plymouth's Derriford Hospital. A second schoolboy from Jersey is
:00:59. > :01:02.being treated at a hospital in Southampton. He had to have the
:01:02. > :01:05.bear's teeth removed from his skull. They were part of an expedition to
:01:05. > :01:12.Norway when the bear attacked during the early hours of Friday
:01:12. > :01:17.morning. Amy Cole reports. In the remote camp of Svalbard
:01:17. > :01:24.north of the Norwegian mainland, 17-year-old a Scott Bennell-Smith
:01:24. > :01:29.for sharing a tent with Patrick Flinders and Horatio chapel. They
:01:29. > :01:33.were asleep when they were attacked by a polar bear. Scott suffered a
:01:33. > :01:38.broken jaw and lost teeth. He is now recovering in Derriford
:01:38. > :01:44.hospital. Surgeons treating Patrick Flinders had to remove that some of
:01:44. > :01:49.the bear's teeth from his skull. His father has praised his son for
:01:49. > :01:56.punching the bear on the nose during the attack. He said he is
:01:56. > :02:06.worried about his son's emotional state. To watch one of them get
:02:06. > :02:16.that to two pieces by a bear, that has got to affect them. -- ripped
:02:16. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:28.it to pieces. He tried to save the lad for -- that was killed. Concern
:02:28. > :02:34.about their son is also shared by the parents of Michael Reid. He
:02:34. > :02:41.sustained serious injuries to his face and neck. At the weekend, his
:02:41. > :02:49.parents are revealed their son is an experienced explorer. He is Akim
:02:49. > :02:56.M1 to the year and has done some big expeditions. -- a keen explorer
:02:56. > :03:02.and has done some big expeditions. Like Scott, Michael is now being
:03:02. > :03:09.cared for at Derriford Hospital. Svalbard it is well known for its
:03:09. > :03:15.polar bear activity. We were out filming during the day and quite
:03:15. > :03:21.often they would come back to discover that our trip wire was
:03:21. > :03:27.triggered and there were signs of their activity. British Schools
:03:27. > :03:32.Exploring Society which organised the expedition says it will provide
:03:32. > :03:38.as much support as possible for those affected.
:03:38. > :03:43.With we now is an Arctic explorer. What sort of impact has this had on
:03:43. > :03:48.people who needed the sort of expeditions? I think everyone who
:03:48. > :03:58.shares that have the passion for the Arctic will be deeply upset by
:03:58. > :04:01.
:04:01. > :04:06.the stories. We heard about a trip wire in that report. What sort of
:04:06. > :04:12.precautions would an expedition take? British Schools Exploring
:04:12. > :04:17.Society have been going to Svalbard for many years, they would have a
:04:17. > :04:25.very good policy. They would have protection against an incident like
:04:25. > :04:35.this or career. However, seeing that, a polar their attack is very
:04:35. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:49.unusual. -- against this occurring. The trip wire is attached to
:04:49. > :04:55.bangers around the camp. People are deeply shocked by what has happened.
:04:55. > :05:05.They are also questioning why we need to be in this territory. This
:05:05. > :05:12.is the territory of poorer -- polar bears. This is a very unusual
:05:12. > :05:20.occurrence. I have never had an encounter like this. Their young
:05:20. > :05:25.people, everyone who goes away on a project like this, shares a passion
:05:25. > :05:30.to overcome a personal challenges, and a curiosity for the world
:05:30. > :05:36.around us. The projects and expeditions help it to develop
:05:37. > :05:46.young people. In light of what has happened, what impact do you think
:05:46. > :05:52.it will have on future expeditions? I hope it will not have any impact
:05:52. > :06:00.with the young people wanting to go out and explore the world. An
:06:00. > :06:07.inquest will take place to understand what did take place.
:06:07. > :06:15.Hopley, it will not quenched or get rid of the sense of adventure. --
:06:15. > :06:18.hopefully. A Belgian sailor has been rescued
:06:18. > :06:21.after his yacht ran aground in St Ives Bay. The 26-foot sailing boat
:06:21. > :06:25.ended up on its side in the surf off Hayle Towans in West Cornwall.
:06:25. > :06:29.Here's our Cornwall reporter David George.
:06:29. > :06:37.It is not what holidaymakers were expecting to be taking pictures of
:06:37. > :06:42.on the beach this morning. The small yacht was a ground in a big
:06:42. > :06:51.swell. Both said arrives lifeboats were sent to the scene along with a
:06:51. > :06:59.cliff rescue team. -- and both the St Ives and lifeboats. Conditions
:06:59. > :07:09.were very rough. It was a case of thinking up Uplyme, sticking to the
:07:09. > :07:16.plan and waiting for the tide to do is work. -- thinking up a plan. And
:07:16. > :07:22.also whether it was saved enough to bring the lifeboat in that close.
:07:22. > :07:32.This was the first to rescue for the new coxswain in charge of the
:07:32. > :07:34.
:07:34. > :07:41.St Ives lifeboat. He said the crew worked well together. The Belgian
:07:41. > :07:45.yachtsman was well enough to go back on board. He was exhausted,
:07:45. > :07:55.heading for Ireland, but decided to head for Penzance and ended up
:07:55. > :07:56.
:07:56. > :08:01.slightly lost. Here is the Belgian yacht, moored up safely but not in
:08:01. > :08:11.a very calm spot in the waters off St Ives are. It looks like the
:08:11. > :08:13.
:08:13. > :08:16.Heavy earth-moving equipment today dug up a golf course on Dartmoor
:08:16. > :08:19.because it has no planning permission. The course has been at
:08:19. > :08:22.the centre of a planning row for 15 years. The National Park Authority
:08:22. > :08:29.says manicured tees and greens are at odds with surrounding farmland.
:08:29. > :08:34.Hamish Marshall has the story. Making a stand, but too late to
:08:34. > :08:42.save this golf course. A surprise early mornings would have meant the
:08:42. > :08:52.Dartmoor National Park Authority got his way. It just a few hours,
:08:52. > :08:53.
:08:53. > :08:56.the tees and greens were destroyed. It is a lovely course. Some nice
:08:56. > :08:59.local people around here. It is a nice socially run club. It gives
:08:59. > :09:09.people the opportunity to get into golf who might not have had that
:09:09. > :09:16.
:09:16. > :09:26.opportunity otherwise. At �4 a round, Reddacleave Farm could be
:09:26. > :09:32.the cheapest course in the country. Proceeds go to charity. The diggers
:09:32. > :09:35.are levelling of what used to be a green. The National Park Authority
:09:36. > :09:43.said the screen cut into the hillside and ruined the landscape.
:09:43. > :09:53.Their impact on the landscape is quite marked. The manicured
:09:53. > :09:54.
:09:54. > :09:57.landscape is significantly different from the landscape around.
:09:57. > :10:04.The order of the course vet with national park a authorities last
:10:04. > :10:09.week. His daughter thinks the authorities had been heavy-handed.
:10:09. > :10:14.My father willingly showed them around. Showed them the word he had
:10:14. > :10:19.done on the greens. They never commented. They have gone away,
:10:19. > :10:24.waited until my parents are away on holiday and then have come in and
:10:24. > :10:34.demolished everything. authorities say they did not know
:10:34. > :10:37.
:10:37. > :10:39.about the holiday, but the owner has had plenty of chances to comply.
:10:39. > :10:42.Police say a serious traffic accident at Manadon roundabout in
:10:42. > :10:44.Plymouth is likely to close the road for several hours. A
:10:44. > :10:48.motorcyclist has died in the accident which also involved a
:10:48. > :10:51.lorry. It happened just after three this afternoon. Diversions are in
:10:51. > :10:55.place. A community scheme to target rural
:10:55. > :10:58.crime in Devon is being extended by the police. New figures suggest an
:10:58. > :11:01.increase in the amount of theft from farms across the South West
:11:01. > :11:04.over the past year. The insurer NFU Mutual says rural crime cost the
:11:04. > :11:14.region more than �8 million in 2010. This report from Spotlight's Leigh
:11:14. > :11:15.
:11:15. > :11:24.Rundle. Any problems? This dairy farmer
:11:24. > :11:32.disturb thieves who turned up at his property in broad daylight.
:11:32. > :11:40.car park was full. They just drove right past to the back of the sheds.
:11:40. > :11:46.When we went to see what they wanted, they drove off after be
:11:46. > :11:51.confronted them. A few days later, we found out they had taken some
:11:51. > :11:56.batteries. They would have taken more if they had not been spotted.
:11:56. > :12:03.It is the sort of opportunist crime that has cost the local community
:12:03. > :12:06.up to �8 million in the last year. They seem to know when nobody is
:12:06. > :12:13.there. When the farmer is out harvesting and they come into the
:12:14. > :12:20.yard. What measures can for mistake to try to counter this problem?
:12:20. > :12:26.They can get tracking devices fitted. Immobilisers on tractors.
:12:26. > :12:32.And take the key out every night. So purity cameras and a thermal
:12:32. > :12:42.imaging devices now form part of a comprehensive deterrent. --
:12:42. > :12:45.
:12:45. > :12:48.security cameras. This farm is now a golf course.
:12:48. > :12:51.We've got all the sport still ahead in the programme. As the new
:12:51. > :12:53.football season gets underway, we'll assess how day one went for
:12:53. > :13:03.our sides. After a summer of discontent, something to celebrate
:13:03. > :13:09.
:13:09. > :13:12.for Argyle fans. Why is the There were jubilant scenes at
:13:12. > :13:14.Devonport Naval Base today as HMS Albion and HMS Sutherland returned
:13:14. > :13:19.to their home port. They've been on a four-and-a-half month deployment
:13:19. > :13:24.which has seen them on active service in the Gulf.
:13:24. > :13:28.1000 people were on the dockside waiting for their loved ones.
:13:28. > :13:35.HMS Albion at anchor in Plymouth Sound. She is one of the navy's
:13:35. > :13:39.larger vessels and has to wait for high water to dock. For the ship's
:13:39. > :13:46.company, Time for a last meal before being reunited with loved
:13:46. > :13:56.ones. It has been hard work at times, but we have had some great
:13:56. > :13:56.
:13:56. > :14:04.times along the way. The ships were part of a small feet on exercise in
:14:04. > :14:14.the Gulf. -- small fleet. HMS Albion was also used it to support
:14:14. > :14:19.Nato operations in Libya. Readiness to respond is clearly an important
:14:19. > :14:26.element. The fact that the ship responded so quickly from a
:14:26. > :14:34.training deployment into being ready to protect attack helicopters
:14:34. > :14:42.was a highlight. This is a delicate process. There are high winds and
:14:42. > :14:49.it is a small space to navigate in two. A right royal may be welcome.
:14:49. > :14:55.What is it like having Dad home? Good. It has been a lot busy trip,
:14:55. > :15:00.lots of uncertainty. It is like to get on to the family. What have you
:15:00. > :15:09.got planned? I have got a very long list of jobs that had been building
:15:09. > :15:16.up. But we will also go on holiday. My parents have brought champagne.
:15:16. > :15:25.It feels as if he has been a way for four years. The ship's company
:15:25. > :15:28.has leave to look forward to before reporting back for duty.
:15:28. > :15:31.Devonport-based HMS Portland is to become the first warship to be
:15:31. > :15:33.commanded by a woman in the history of the Royal Navy. 39-year-old
:15:33. > :15:36.Lieutenant Commander Sarah West will become the first female
:15:36. > :15:43.commander of a frontline warship in the 500-year history of the service.
:15:43. > :15:47.She will take charge of the Type 23 frigate in April next year.
:15:47. > :15:50.To the sport now and, if you hadn't noticed, it was first day of the
:15:50. > :15:53.new football season on Saturday. Although sadly we didn't have any
:15:53. > :15:55.wins to celebrate, two of our sides produced spirited fight-backs to
:15:55. > :16:02.pick up points. Earlier Chris Hargreaves joined me to look back
:16:02. > :16:11.at the action. Pretty good. I think we chose the
:16:11. > :16:20.right game. There was one big talking point.
:16:20. > :16:28.think there were disappointed at Exeter about this. He could have
:16:29. > :16:38.been arrested at for that. It was a definite sending off, perhaps a
:16:39. > :16:42.
:16:42. > :16:49.penalty. The result serves it -- sums it up.
:16:49. > :16:59.The first of the comebacks. Plymouth Albion did well. Minor
:16:59. > :17:00.
:17:00. > :17:10.debutants playing for Plymouth, unbelievable. -- Nine the debutants.
:17:10. > :17:12.
:17:12. > :17:22.And it them a wonder goal. The belief must have been sued for him.
:17:22. > :17:26.
:17:26. > :17:36.-- the relief it must have been A great shot of the 1200 fans that
:17:36. > :17:40.
:17:40. > :17:48.went. Torquay clawed their way back from two of goals down. Yes, they
:17:48. > :17:58.did well. They played well on the day. It was looking like a bit of a
:17:58. > :17:58.
:17:58. > :18:08.calamity at this point, but they That was a great finish. Great
:18:08. > :18:12.
:18:12. > :18:18.composure. He is a big chap! Yes! I think he will be talking about this
:18:18. > :18:21.for the next 10 months. Are you looking forward to the season?
:18:21. > :18:24.cannot wait! And our teams are back in action
:18:24. > :18:27.tomorrow evening as the League Cup kicks off. Exeter are playing
:18:27. > :18:30.Yeovil who lost 2-0 to Brentford at the weekend. Plymouth are at home
:18:30. > :18:32.to Millwall and Torquay also have Championship opposition - they're
:18:32. > :18:35.away to Southampton. Devon shooter Georgina Geikie has
:18:35. > :18:38.earned Great Britain an extra place in the women's 25m pistol event at
:18:38. > :18:42.the 2012 Olympics. The 26-year-old achieved the required qualifying
:18:42. > :18:45.standard at the European Championships in Belgrade. As host
:18:45. > :18:51.of the Olympics, Team GB already had one place for the event.
:18:51. > :18:55.Geikie's success means that two British shooters will now compete.
:18:55. > :18:58.In cricket, Somerset have made it to finals day of the T20 cup for
:18:58. > :19:02.the third year in a row. Somerset's allocation of tickets for the four
:19:02. > :19:08.team event at Edgbaston on August 27th go on sale tomorrow. But as
:19:08. > :19:12.Alistair Durden reports, don't hang about if you want one.
:19:12. > :19:16.On a roll and favourites to go all the way. The win over
:19:16. > :19:26.Nottinghamshire means that Somerset have not lost in 11 matches.
:19:26. > :19:34.Success on the field is good news of it. It has been a tough season
:19:34. > :19:39.financially. We have had a four are washed out to matches. The final
:19:39. > :19:44.stage is a real bonus for us. It will help the club financially, but
:19:44. > :19:49.more importantly, we want to be there in the final. The bad news
:19:49. > :19:59.for the fans is a small allocation. The club will get a share of the
:19:59. > :20:00.
:20:00. > :20:10.gate receipts, but the players will get the prize money. And they are
:20:10. > :20:22.
:20:22. > :20:32.hitting form at the right time. Key The rest of the squad have a week
:20:32. > :20:38.
:20:38. > :20:41.off. Supporters can begin at the scramble for a ticket to watch them.
:20:41. > :20:44.Dartmouth held its biggest street party at the weekend in honour of
:20:44. > :20:47.the humble brown crab. Almost 400 people had a crab lunch, watched
:20:47. > :20:56.cooking demonstrations or learnt how to catch the local delicacy.
:20:56. > :21:00.Emma Ruminski went along to find out more. This is not a great place
:21:00. > :21:04.to be a crustacean, it is the only thing on the menu, crab. Although
:21:04. > :21:06.many of us like eating it, few know how to prepare it and perhaps shy
:21:06. > :21:10.away from buying it whole. These demonstrations are designed to
:21:10. > :21:14.teach people how to get the most meat out of a crab. How to dress it
:21:14. > :21:24.and which bits to avoid. Some bits are poisonous, is that true? That
:21:24. > :21:31.
:21:31. > :21:35.There are lungs, but they are not poisonous, just a bit bitter.
:21:35. > :21:38.clue is in the name. It is always less messy if you get someone else
:21:38. > :21:44.to prepare your crab. Dartmouth has had a long association with crab
:21:44. > :21:54.fisheries. Some fishermen have kept the tradition in their family since
:21:54. > :21:55.
:21:55. > :22:02.the beginning of last century. They land a lot of brown crab here.
:22:02. > :22:10.There are about 500 pots on the seabed here. Around 50 per cent of
:22:10. > :22:12.what they catch today could end up It is estimated that just 10 per
:22:12. > :22:15.cent of crab landed here is consumed in Devon. The Festival
:22:15. > :22:23.hopes to support the industry and encourage growth in the local
:22:23. > :22:28.market. It is about celebrating South Devon crab. It is one of our
:22:28. > :22:34.best resources and not enough people know that. We are trying to
:22:34. > :22:39.tell everyone in the UK just how good it is. They claim that South
:22:39. > :22:49.Devon crabs are the largest and have the sweetest meat. They
:22:49. > :22:52.
:22:52. > :22:55.certainly have enough diners along It looks lovely!
:22:55. > :22:57.We hear a lot about the loss of traditional habitats for native
:22:58. > :23:00.British wildlife but on one Somerset estate, they've proved
:23:00. > :23:03.that it is possible to reverse the process.
:23:03. > :23:07.Just a year ago, this field at Barcroft Hall in South Petherton
:23:07. > :23:13.was filled with rubbish and derelict buildings. Now, they're
:23:13. > :23:18.calling it the Field of Dreams. It's been opened up to the public,
:23:18. > :23:22.entry is free and so far more than 1,500 people have been to see it.
:23:22. > :23:24.The older ones have welled up because it reminds them of a long-
:23:24. > :23:34.forgotten past, the younger ones have never seen anything like this
:23:34. > :23:42.
:23:42. > :23:52.before. Isn't that looking wonderful! Gorgeous.
:23:52. > :24:01.
:24:01. > :24:04.There was not a bad day for a Isolated showers at first tonight,
:24:04. > :24:05.but they will tend to ease away and clear spells will develop through
:24:05. > :24:15.clear spells will develop through the early hours of tomorrow morning
:24:15. > :24:16.
:24:16. > :24:26.as this high pressure gradually edges in towards us. This weather
:24:26. > :24:37.
:24:37. > :24:43.system could head its way towards us over the next 48 hours. It
:24:43. > :24:52.should be a pleasant day tomorrow. By Wednesday, at lunchtime, bad
:24:52. > :24:57.weather system will be pushing towards us. We can see some cloud a
:24:57. > :25:02.bubbled up at times during the day. It was enough to bring a few
:25:02. > :25:07.showers, but not as heavy as yesterday. We will see a few
:25:07. > :25:11.showers lingering into the first part of the night, but very few and
:25:11. > :25:15.far between. The cloud will tend to dissolve it through the early hours
:25:15. > :25:25.of the morning. Temperatures will drop quite a low for this time of
:25:25. > :25:30.
:25:30. > :25:35.year. Around nine or 12 Celsius. Tomorrow, a bit of a chilly start
:25:35. > :25:41.for the day, but it should soon warm up as a sunshine gets going.
:25:42. > :25:51.Sunshine will be with us through the day. Today I did feel a little
:25:51. > :26:01.on the cool side, tomorrow should feel warmer. Temperatures of 19
:26:01. > :26:02.
:26:02. > :26:12.Celsius. The Isles of Scilly, it will be warm and dry as well. A
:26:12. > :26:12.
:26:12. > :27:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 57 seconds
:27:09. > :27:15.Thursday, that cloud will continue to thicken with a few spots of
:27:15. > :27:22.light rain and drizzle. For Friday, still a rather cloudy, but
:27:22. > :27:25.generally dry for most of us. Temperatures of 20 degree. We have