:00:10. > :00:16.The 4-year-old with an incurable brain tumour - but can new trials
:00:16. > :00:26.at this hospital in America save her life? The local community has
:00:26. > :00:26.
:00:26. > :00:30.helped fund the trip. At the end of the day it will help us get the
:00:30. > :00:34.treatment that might possibly keeper around.
:00:34. > :00:44.Good evening. �100,000 has been raised in Devon in a month. We'll
:00:44. > :00:46.
:00:46. > :00:49.hear more from her family in a moment. Inside a care home
:00:49. > :00:59.criticised by inspectors. Our cameras have been allowed in as
:00:59. > :01:00.
:01:00. > :01:03.one owner challenges some of the findings. Residents come first.
:01:03. > :01:06.Feeling the economic ripples from the America's Cup - some are making
:01:06. > :01:09.money - others say it's had no impact. I do not believe we have
:01:09. > :01:12.sold our sells well. And joining Champagne and Cornish
:01:12. > :01:14.Pasties, the latest brand to win protection comes from the fields of
:01:14. > :01:17.Somerset. A family from Exeter will soon be
:01:17. > :01:20.packing for a trip to America which they hope will save their little
:01:20. > :01:24.girl's life. Four-year-old Billie Bainbridge was diagnosed with an
:01:24. > :01:27.incurable brain tumour in June. Since then an incredible response
:01:27. > :01:32.from her local community has raised enough for the first stages of
:01:32. > :01:42.treatment in Texas. Spotlight's Andrea Ormsby has been to meet
:01:42. > :01:44.
:01:44. > :01:54.Billie and her parents. It is a big month for Billy. She
:01:54. > :02:01.started school and scene she is going to America. I got a scared to
:02:01. > :02:06.and -- I got as good and something to go round it, and a hat, and a
:02:07. > :02:09.sheriff badge. Although she is excited she knows it is to make her
:02:09. > :02:19.better and better treatment there will involve wearing a very
:02:19. > :02:23.
:02:23. > :02:33.different kind about it. They are wiggly bits in my front and back
:02:33. > :02:36.
:02:36. > :02:42.pack. Every time I go somewhere, it just goes in. The wires will pump
:02:42. > :02:47.experimental anti cancer drugs into her system, here in Texas. For more
:02:47. > :02:52.than 30 years, this clinic and Research Institute have been at the
:02:52. > :02:57.forefront of cutting edge, Jean it targeted cancer treatment. In his
:02:57. > :03:02.controversial and unproven treatment. The UK's leading expert
:03:02. > :03:07.says so far, no objective evidence has been shown to the medical or
:03:07. > :03:12.scientific community. I think this family, and other families who have
:03:12. > :03:18.children with this problem, which is an incurable brain tumour, is
:03:18. > :03:22.that they are looking for options better than we can offer in the UK
:03:22. > :03:27.or indeed in mainstream American medicine. This is one centre
:03:27. > :03:33.offering experimental therapy. As yet, it remains unproven but the
:03:33. > :03:36.results do looked interesting. statement became excess after
:03:36. > :03:40.successful trials into some inoperable brain tumours supervised
:03:40. > :03:45.by the US Food and Drug Administration, it has been given
:03:45. > :03:52.permission to go ahead with these three trials. Billie Bainbridge's
:03:52. > :03:57.mum, herself being treated for cancer, says nothing can be offered
:03:57. > :04:01.by conventional medicine. It is a hard decision to make, to make your
:04:01. > :04:09.child a guinea pig. It is that or do nothing. We are not prepared to
:04:09. > :04:13.do nothing. She doesn't understand how serious it is. She doesn't
:04:13. > :04:19.understand she has got a lump. She knows that she has had radiotherapy
:04:19. > :04:26.to help shrink it. She knows that she is not yet completely better.
:04:26. > :04:30.She doesn't have any concept of what could possibly happen in the
:04:30. > :04:36.not-too-distant future. situation has led to an incredible
:04:36. > :04:40.reaction from their local community. We have been blown away by people's
:04:40. > :04:44.reaction, especially in the Exeter and Devon area. Any but he has
:04:44. > :04:51.heard about Billie Bainbridge and what has happened to her and her
:04:51. > :04:59.family have just been giving and incredibly kind. The treatment will
:04:59. > :05:02.be more than �200,000. So far, in just over a month, they have raised
:05:02. > :05:08.�100,000, enough for the trip to America and the first batch of
:05:08. > :05:10.treatment. And you can read more about
:05:10. > :05:13.Billie's story on our website - bbc.co.uk/devon
:05:13. > :05:22.The owners of a care home in Cornwall have opened its doors to
:05:22. > :05:25.Spotlight, after being criticised by the Care Quality Commission.
:05:25. > :05:28.Garsewednack Residential Home in Redruth has been told it must
:05:28. > :05:31.improve staff training and record keeping. But the owners of the home
:05:31. > :05:40.say paperwork is only neglected, because they are busy spending time
:05:40. > :05:44.with the residents, which they say is more important.
:05:44. > :05:48.Florian has been living here since January. Today she is visited by
:05:48. > :05:54.her family and they have brought strawberries and cream. Her family
:05:54. > :06:03.say she is very happy. We have no complaints whatsoever. When we come
:06:03. > :06:08.and ask anything, it is always done. She has her hair done an extra bits
:06:08. > :06:14.and pieces cared for. She never complains about the food, she has
:06:14. > :06:18.plenty. Sometimes she has seconds! Sheets very well. It is early
:06:18. > :06:23.afternoon. The residents have just had lunch and some are having a
:06:23. > :06:28.rest. In the kitchen, cakes are being could 40. The residents we
:06:28. > :06:37.spoke to said it was like a home from home. What you like about it?
:06:37. > :06:40.Everything, everything. The staff, the bedroom, it's lovely. Despite
:06:41. > :06:44.the praise from residents, this home has been criticised by Nick
:06:44. > :06:48.Care Quality Commission. They say although staffing levels are good,
:06:48. > :06:52.staff training is poor. They say record-keeping and documentation of
:06:52. > :06:57.people's needs has been neglected. We asked the Home about their lack
:06:57. > :07:05.of staff training. Staff training can be quite costly. A lot of
:07:05. > :07:11.courses are costly. Even doing NVQs can be costly. People do not then
:07:11. > :07:15.his day, so many have wasted money on somebody. Sometimes, this thing
:07:15. > :07:22.it is a permanent job, they have not done it before, and it is not
:07:22. > :07:26.for them. Caring is a job that you either love or you don't. There is
:07:26. > :07:29.no in-between. If there is an in- between you are not a carer.
:07:29. > :07:34.except it is not an easy business and there are financial challenges
:07:34. > :07:38.for all. The main thing for me is that people are receiving high
:07:38. > :07:43.quality and safe care. They have the responsibility to finance find
:07:43. > :07:47.it is with polity. I am interested in the quality and safety of care
:07:47. > :07:52.for people. The home said they are working to improve paperwork and
:07:52. > :08:01.staff training and say the Kenmay offer residents will always come
:08:01. > :08:11.first. The numbers of people claiming
:08:11. > :08:12.
:08:12. > :08:15.jobseeker's Allowance are rising steeply across the south-west.
:08:15. > :08:18.Against an overall national rate of 3.9%, Cornwall's rate is now 2.5%.
:08:18. > :08:21.Devon's is 2.1. Dorset's is 1.6, and Somerset's is 2.2%. As for the
:08:21. > :08:24.two unitary authorities, Plymouth's rate is 3.9, and Torbay's is 4.2%.
:08:24. > :08:29.There are particular problems for young people looking for work, as
:08:29. > :08:33.our business correspondent Neil Gallacher reports from Plymouth.
:08:33. > :08:40.This charity helps young people at the sharp end. His organisation is
:08:40. > :08:49.owned by several councils. There is no shortage of clients, just
:08:49. > :08:55.careers. I went through a large period of just sending my CV, just
:08:55. > :09:00.to do something, because I was bored. I do not think I was taken
:09:00. > :09:07.seriously. I did all right in my GCSEs, I got my English and all
:09:07. > :09:10.that. No one even responded, really. I have handed out a couple of CVs
:09:10. > :09:15.and tried getting work experience at one of the colleges, but nothing
:09:15. > :09:21.is coming through, no phone calls, no messages back. Nothing. A how
:09:21. > :09:25.many jobs have you applied for? don't know, I have lost count. If I
:09:25. > :09:31.find somewhere, I will go in and hand in my CV, and walk away and
:09:31. > :09:37.hope for the best. Do you ever get any cause back? No, not yet. So far,
:09:37. > :09:40.so depressing. Only today, one of these people was about to start an
:09:40. > :09:44.apprenticeship. Admittedly, it is with Plymouth Argyle, who are
:09:44. > :09:49.struggling in every sense. The plate with -- placement is funded
:09:49. > :09:54.through the City Council. Fingers crossed it will lead somewhere!
:09:54. > :09:58.has just made me really, really happy. It is my dream to become a
:09:58. > :10:05.football coach. How easy is it for women to do that sort of thing?
:10:05. > :10:14.very easy. Why is that? Most people think women can play football.
:10:14. > :10:18.are wrong. With unemployment rising steeply, it is a tough to be 17 or
:10:18. > :10:21.North Devon District Hospital has reported the highest number of
:10:21. > :10:23.patient safety incidents of any small acute trust in England in the
:10:23. > :10:26.last six months. However, the agency responsible for NHS safety
:10:26. > :10:32.says it reflects well on the hospital, as it indicates a high
:10:32. > :10:34.level of safety awareness. 17 of the incidents reported by the
:10:34. > :10:40.healthcare trust are described as "severe" but the vast majority
:10:40. > :10:43.either caused no harm or low harm. Devon's getting an extra �12
:10:43. > :10:47.million to help local councils care for elderly people in their own
:10:47. > :10:57.homes. The money is designed to improve support services to avoid
:10:57. > :11:00.
:11:00. > :11:03.the need for hospital admissions and residential care.
:11:03. > :11:06.We'll be quayside in a moment with all the action at the America's cup
:11:06. > :11:10.sailing, also still to come on the programme... Rowing to the Magnetic
:11:10. > :11:12.North Pole - we'll be talking to the Cornishman who was part of the
:11:12. > :11:16.crew. And strictly come cycling - the
:11:16. > :11:18.street performers in Exeter peddling their art.
:11:18. > :11:21.Great spectacle, but where are the spenders? That's the question
:11:21. > :11:25.several businesses are asking in Plymouth, midway through a huge
:11:25. > :11:28.yachting event. The America's Cup World Series is in the city all
:11:28. > :11:32.week promising thrills and spills, as well as a much needed shot in
:11:32. > :11:42.the arm for the economy. But some traders are decidedly unimpressed.
:11:42. > :11:43.
:11:43. > :11:50.John Henderson is in the Barbican for us now.
:11:50. > :11:56.There could this, what a fantastic venue? This is the historic part of
:11:56. > :12:00.Plymouth's waterfront. You can see where this city was picked as a
:12:00. > :12:04.venue. In terms of that, the catamarans have been back in
:12:04. > :12:14.business but the question is, will businesses you make something from
:12:14. > :12:18.it? 10,000 turned up to see the Formula One of the high seas. A
:12:18. > :12:21.stunning spectacle, catamarans perished to the limit by a world-
:12:21. > :12:26.class sailors. The America's Cup arrived with plenty of promise but
:12:26. > :12:30.for some it has yet to deliver. support this town and I do not
:12:30. > :12:35.believe we have sold ourselves well at all, not to anyone. At this ice-
:12:35. > :12:39.cream parlour, sales have been proved. They promised thousands of
:12:39. > :12:46.people, we have opened late and everything, and it has just been a
:12:46. > :12:50.normal, after a season, making a day. Others have managed to cash in.
:12:50. > :13:00.I'm quite busy. A lot of people have made their way up to see the
:13:00. > :13:09.event and then my it is finished,, a gang of wildebeest come and spend
:13:09. > :13:12.their money! I think it a little more publicity had been done
:13:12. > :13:16.nationally we would have had a lot more people coming down to us.
:13:16. > :13:19.Plymouth City Council said it was up to local businesses to make the
:13:19. > :13:24.most of the opportunities the America's Cup is creating. It
:13:24. > :13:29.described suggestions that there has been no promotion as ludicrous,
:13:29. > :13:33.singer has been regional and national media coverage and adverts.
:13:33. > :13:39.Has recovered -- message got through? Has there been publicity
:13:39. > :13:43.injected? Not really, no. It was the first time we heard of it when
:13:43. > :13:49.we came down. With thousands of hotel rooms occupied, some are
:13:49. > :13:55.making the most of it. It is a long winter. This has certainly put the
:13:55. > :13:59.sail on the summer for us. America's Cup is not over yet. The
:13:59. > :14:05.reason for that is because this feeling lasts until Sunday, so
:14:05. > :14:08.there is time. But is there hope for lots of traders here,
:14:08. > :14:11.especially as the weather stays as it has been today.
:14:11. > :14:14.Now, what's in a name? Well, a lot if you happen to be a drinks
:14:14. > :14:18.producer in Somerset. Julian Temperley produces cider brandy at
:14:18. > :14:21.his farm at Kingsbury Episcopi. He's spent years battling other
:14:21. > :14:26.brandy producers, mainly Spanish, for the right to the name his
:14:26. > :14:34.tipple 'cider brandy'. And finally he's won. Today he was toasting his
:14:34. > :14:38.success, as Clinton Rogers found out.
:14:38. > :14:43.This is the 20 years old Somerset Cider Brandy.
:14:43. > :14:49.Julian and his wife were keen to celebrate their success today. Of
:14:49. > :14:54.course, with cider brandy. They say, had then naming more in Europe been
:14:54. > :15:00.lost, the company might not have survived. -- had to be naming war.
:15:00. > :15:03.We would have managed to potter along for eight she is selling
:15:03. > :15:09.Somerset spirits, God knows what we would collet, but we would have had
:15:10. > :15:15.no future. Using apples from his Somerset orchards, Julian Temperley
:15:15. > :15:18.has been making his cider brandy for the past 25 years. An almost
:15:18. > :15:24.since day one, he has had more trouble with the name and he has
:15:24. > :15:27.had with the recipe. The row over this spring has been rattling round
:15:27. > :15:32.the corridors of Europe for years. In the main, it is the Spanish to
:15:32. > :15:37.have been making a fuss, arguing that the name of brandy belongs to
:15:37. > :15:42.them and that this drink, made from Somerset apples, is an imitation
:15:42. > :15:51.with no right to the title. But the European Commission has finally
:15:51. > :15:55.ruled against them and for the Somerset drink. A success which
:15:55. > :15:59.Somerset's Euro MP has compared to victory over the Spanish Armada.
:15:59. > :16:04.There was an armada of Spanish brandy producers desperate to stop
:16:04. > :16:07.things like cider brandy being on the market. When I learned about
:16:07. > :16:11.this I took up the cudgels on behalf of Somerset Cider Brandy and
:16:11. > :16:16.I am pleased to say that after four years of campaigning, we have
:16:16. > :16:22.finally got what is be called -- called Protected Geographic
:16:22. > :16:32.indication outstations, meaning Somerset Cider Brandy can be
:16:32. > :16:35.continued its -- marketed under the name. How would you feel about
:16:35. > :16:38.exporting it to Spain? It is good for them.
:16:38. > :16:47.Businessman Kevin Heaney has denied reports that he's pulling out of a
:16:47. > :16:57.bid to buy Plymouth Argyle Football Club. Off -- Billy Gammon covered
:16:57. > :17:01.
:17:02. > :17:06.450 miles when rowing to the Arctic. Those are amazing trousers! You
:17:06. > :17:11.went to the magnetic North Pole, and that moves? There is the
:17:11. > :17:16.Geographic Pole, the geomagnetic Pole, the North Pole of
:17:16. > :17:21.inaccessibility, and the magnetic North Pole. We went to that 1996 a
:17:21. > :17:27.magnetic, because it was certified by Our Leader. It is the one his
:17:27. > :17:34.most neck -- recognised. Was your first trip? Yes, prior to as
:17:34. > :17:41.attempting it, no one had ever dreamt at such a crazy idea. His is
:17:41. > :17:48.that the last few miles? That looks like the Mediterranean! That is
:17:48. > :17:53.towards the end, two miles from the end we thought we were there.
:17:54. > :17:57.you roll? Lots of people think it is thick ice. That is part of the
:17:57. > :18:02.reason we did this, to prove how much the climate is changing. The
:18:02. > :18:08.Arctic is not as you and I perceive it. There is huge change and
:18:08. > :18:15.enormous melt. You can do it. your rowing because of climate
:18:15. > :18:18.change? We have got to be careful. The reality is, the Arctic, the
:18:18. > :18:24.comedian at northern Arctic, is changing. You can now get a rowing
:18:24. > :18:29.boat all the way up to the 96 magnetic. What is it like, standing
:18:29. > :18:33.at the top of the world? Words cannot describe it. Pictures do it
:18:33. > :18:39.justice, some of the imagery is stunning. It is a unique part of
:18:39. > :18:43.the world that I have been privileged to get to. 448 miles, we
:18:43. > :18:50.had to haul it for the last two miles, because of the ice floe.
:18:50. > :19:00.That was part of the reason, to pursue ourselves. -- Peshawar cells
:19:00. > :19:01.
:19:01. > :19:05.will stop businessman Kevin Heaney has denied reports he is pulling
:19:05. > :19:07.out a of buying Plymouth Argyle. Heaney has been the leading
:19:07. > :19:10.negotiator for Bishop International Limited, a company based in
:19:10. > :19:12.Gibraltar. Their �6 million deal wasn't ratified by the Football
:19:12. > :19:16.League, who were probing into the transaction. Local hotelier James
:19:16. > :19:18.Brent is the fans' choice to save the stricken club. He's in talks
:19:18. > :19:22.with creditors and the city council. Meanwhile the Pilgrims woes
:19:22. > :19:25.continued on the pitch last night. They remain rock bottom of the
:19:25. > :19:29.League after a 2-0 defeat at Barnet. Exeter City and Torquay United also
:19:29. > :19:38.failed to win, but at least Yeovil Town bucked the trend. Here's
:19:38. > :19:43.Spotlight's Dave Gibbins. Exit -- Exeter City had slumped
:19:43. > :19:48.near to the bottom of League One. That follows their draw with Notts
:19:48. > :19:55.County. Desperately short of strikers come into. Suspended, an
:19:55. > :19:59.own-goal gave them the spur they needed. The Magpies invaded the
:19:59. > :20:06.nest to wrestle a point in a contest which raised few eyebrows.
:20:06. > :20:13.A stunning goal from apps and gave the Somerset team at their second
:20:13. > :20:17.win of the season. It was a tonic against Wycombe Wanderers. Torquay
:20:17. > :20:27.United had to twice regained their composure in a draw with Cheltenham
:20:27. > :20:27.
:20:27. > :20:32.Town. They scored two goals, keeping them six in League Two.
:20:32. > :20:39.little bit disappointed. Every game here, we always seem to be chasing
:20:39. > :20:44.it and we cannot get our nose in front. On a whole, a drop was
:20:44. > :20:50.enough. Plymouth Argyle remain in serious trouble at the foot of the
:20:50. > :20:54.TEC -- table. They are propping up the home of the Football League
:20:54. > :20:57.having taken just one point from the last eight games.
:20:57. > :21:00.40 years on from the building of the M5 motorway, one Devon woman
:21:00. > :21:04.has been telling the story of how her family home was demolished to
:21:04. > :21:06.make way for the controversial road. As Kirk England reports Anna
:21:06. > :21:16.Purkess features in the latest episode of Melvyn Braggs Reel
:21:16. > :21:18.
:21:18. > :21:24.History of Britain on BBC Two. Swept aside in the name of progress.
:21:24. > :21:28.We heard the word -- road was going through Welland and that was it. We
:21:28. > :21:33.didn't know where it was going, what was happening. We never dreamt
:21:33. > :21:39.that it would interfere with as, never, ever. When the proposed
:21:39. > :21:44.route of the new M5 was announced, those affected were interviewed,
:21:44. > :21:50.including Anna's parents. 40 years on, she has been shown the archive
:21:50. > :21:53.footage again. A couple of months after we moved in I went up to the
:21:53. > :21:58.shop and on the way up there, somebody told me that there was
:21:59. > :22:04.going to be a road, only a road, go through when the market is. We
:22:04. > :22:09.never dreamed it would be a motorway. Seeing her late parents
:22:09. > :22:16.and their family story brings back strongly motions for Armagh. They
:22:16. > :22:25.didn't believe it was going to happen. My mum and dad had put all
:22:25. > :22:31.that hard work into everything and that they became... It was terrible,
:22:31. > :22:41.absolutely terrible. Of course you will get compensation. Compensation
:22:41. > :22:41.
:22:41. > :22:44.for our house, but not for our home. Thought-provoking stuff.
:22:44. > :22:48.Anna Purkess ending that report by Kirk England. And you can look
:22:48. > :22:51.again at the Reel History of Britain series on the BBC iPlayer.
:22:51. > :22:55.As Exeter gears up to host stage five of the Tour of Britain cycle
:22:55. > :22:57.race tomorrow, shoppers in the city were treated to a cycling show of
:22:57. > :22:59.another kind. Dance group Bicycle Ballet pedalled and pirouetted
:22:59. > :23:09.their way through a performance for crowds in Princesshay this
:23:09. > :23:18.afternoon. Spotlight's John Danks was there.
:23:18. > :23:25.Some shoppers were enthralled. Others walked past. This is bicycle
:23:25. > :23:34.ballet. They combine it dance, circus, comedy and cycling, and
:23:34. > :23:38.they are here for a good reason. are here to see -- as part of a
:23:38. > :23:44.tour of Britain. It is a celebration of cycling. We are
:23:44. > :23:47.adding another, slightly queasy, dimension to it. Larger crowds are
:23:47. > :23:54.expected for the tour of Britain raised which set off from the city
:23:54. > :24:01.tomorrow. The audience seemed to enjoy it. Is it nice to look at?
:24:01. > :24:06.is a good marriage of ballet and cycling. The dance group are based
:24:06. > :24:10.in Brighton and have been going for five years. Previous shows have
:24:10. > :24:18.involved a mass participation with the public. The performances are
:24:18. > :24:28.free to watch and Bicycle Ballet will be coming into a Xmas tomorrow.
:24:28. > :24:30.
:24:30. > :24:40.--!. Have you ever tried ballet on a
:24:40. > :24:42.
:24:42. > :24:46.It has been a fine day to day. Just showers this morning, but we have a
:24:46. > :24:50.large area of cloud to the West. It will head our way later in the week.
:24:50. > :24:56.At the moment, high pressure with as, keeping things settled,
:24:56. > :25:02.especially over night. A week weather front moving through
:25:02. > :25:06.tomorrow introducing moisture. Lunchtime tomorrow, high pressure
:25:06. > :25:14.across the UK. By lunchtime on Friday, we have a weather front
:25:14. > :25:18.pushing in from the West. That was signalled the change from Friday.
:25:18. > :25:28.There was some cloud around at times but also some Het -- like the
:25:28. > :25:30.
:25:30. > :25:39.spells of sunshine and earlier today, we saw some brighter spells.
:25:39. > :25:44.That was the case for much of the South West. For most of us this was
:25:44. > :25:52.the case. This is the church at Winkleigh, part of which date back
:25:52. > :25:58.to the 12th century. Lovely scenes of a thatched roofs, looking
:25:58. > :26:02.glorious in the sunshine. Tonight, we keep it clear skies and with
:26:02. > :26:07.light wind, it will be a chilly night with temperatures in the
:26:07. > :26:12.countryside as low as four or five degrees. These are the temperatures
:26:12. > :26:18.in the towns and cities. They could be a touch of ground frost in
:26:18. > :26:25.places. There could be mist and fog developing. That is slow to clear
:26:25. > :26:30.it tomorrow for some of us. Patchy cloud at times and that will tend
:26:30. > :26:40.to increase as the day goes on. Temperatures tomorrow around 17 or
:26:40. > :26:47.
:26:47. > :26:57.18 degrees. Just a light south- The further west we could have
:26:57. > :27:25.