:00:09. > :00:16.A rise in domestic violence, with 14,000 cases investigated in Devon
:00:16. > :00:19.and Cornwall this year alone. Good evening we'll hear from one victim
:00:19. > :00:23.as a new campaign highlighting the signs of an abusive relationship is
:00:23. > :00:26.launched. Also tonight: Help to get a home, but there's criticism of
:00:26. > :00:35.the latest plans to support young families struggling to afford a
:00:35. > :00:40.property. It would be nice to have the deps sit, but we're still
:00:40. > :00:43.facing a situation where a house is going to be many times what we earn.
:00:43. > :00:46.Graham Dawe has been sacked after 12 years in charge at Plymouth
:00:46. > :00:54.Albion. We'll be live at their ground. And confused by the weather
:00:54. > :00:57.- the flowers tricked into blooming because of the mild Autumn. The
:00:57. > :01:01.number of cases of domestic violence prosecuted in the south
:01:01. > :01:05.west is up 50% over the past five years. The Crown Prosecution
:01:05. > :01:13.service says 1,250 cases were taken to court in 2006. Last year, the
:01:13. > :01:15.number was 1,874. But many allegations don't even get to court.
:01:15. > :01:19.14,000 have been investigated in Devon and Cornwall alone since
:01:19. > :01:22.April this year. Agencies working with domestic violence victims are
:01:22. > :01:24.asking for people to look for warning signs of abusive
:01:24. > :01:28.relationships, so victims can get help before its too late. We've
:01:28. > :01:38.been speaking to one woman abused by her husband over a number of
:01:38. > :01:42.
:01:42. > :01:46.years. She asked us to conceal her identity. He is nice to start with,
:01:46. > :01:51.very caring, but things changed. He started to get possessive and
:01:51. > :01:56.wanted to know where I was all of the time. I couldn't go out with
:01:56. > :01:59.friends without him. I felt like I couldn't breathe. He'd start
:01:59. > :02:05.arguments about things like stacking the plates. He would shout
:02:05. > :02:12.and punch the wall and then it escalated. He started punching me.
:02:12. > :02:17.He would pin me to the wall by my throat. One day he grabbed a knife
:02:17. > :02:19.and threatened to kill me. As well as the number of prosecutions
:02:19. > :02:23.rising, the number of people being convicted of abusing their partners
:02:23. > :02:25.is also on the increase. The Police say that could be because more
:02:25. > :02:28.victims are coming forward. Now, a campaign's underway to increase
:02:28. > :02:31.that number further. Earlier I spoke to Spotlight's Alison Chitty
:02:31. > :02:39.who has been investigating and asked her what the signs were to
:02:39. > :02:44.look out for. Well obviously this the obvious signs, unexplained
:02:44. > :02:47.injuries. But controlling relationships can escalate into
:02:48. > :02:53.abuse. We need to look out for people being controlled by their
:02:53. > :02:58.partner and maybe a change in circumstances, redundancy, or even
:02:58. > :03:04.pregnancy. We know that 14% of women who died in pregnancy was
:03:04. > :03:09.related to domestic abuse. We know pregnancy escalates the Domers is
:03:09. > :03:14.the abuse situation, due to stress. So it is important for women to
:03:14. > :03:18.seek the support of their midwives and the community, so we can offer
:03:18. > :03:22.help. Is there any reason why pregnant women are at risk? Well
:03:22. > :03:27.there are stress factors in a pregnant circumstances it may be an
:03:27. > :03:32.unplanned one, or there may be financial worries. Also it changes
:03:32. > :03:39.the dynamic of a relationship. A partner who wants all the attention
:03:39. > :03:43.may feel jealous of a new arrival and of course lack of sleep,
:03:43. > :03:49.financial constrapbtds. It can -- constraint sh it can add up. We are
:03:49. > :03:55.being asked to look for violence against pets. Its not juths people
:03:55. > :04:00.-- just people they abuse, they can be violent against animals. It may
:04:00. > :04:07.be they have serious issues around their temper. But some people will
:04:07. > :04:10.delay leaving the relationship, because of concerns over a pet.
:04:10. > :04:14.Often people that have been abused may have strong relationships with
:04:14. > :04:20.the pets and may be the only loving contact they have. So there are
:04:20. > :04:25.agency there is a will take your animals in to help you. In that
:04:25. > :04:30.family was a young girl who was very attached to her dog. And
:04:30. > :04:34.during the foster period the dog was with us and she did not talk
:04:34. > :04:38.until the dog went home. And as soon as the dog was reunited with
:04:38. > :04:43.her, she started talking again and told the dog about her experiences
:04:43. > :04:47.in the refuge and what had happened. What is being done to get victims
:04:47. > :04:51.to come forward? The police and the Crown Prosecution Service are
:04:51. > :04:55.trying to work with victim and want more training with people who come
:04:55. > :04:58.into contact with victims to encourage not just to deal with the
:04:58. > :05:02.incident they have been called to, but to seek help to leave that
:05:03. > :05:08.relationship. Partly this is about trying to spot the signs so people
:05:08. > :05:13.can be helped. And we must remember these issues with affect men as
:05:13. > :05:17.well as women and we're being asked to look for abusive relationship
:05:17. > :05:24.and to get people to intervene so that it can come through courts and
:05:24. > :05:27.people can feel free to leave. Thank you. The Government has today
:05:27. > :05:30.announced plans to get more first- time buyers onto the housing ladder
:05:30. > :05:32.- an enormous challenge here in the South West. It's also committing
:05:32. > :05:41.money to kick-star the construction industry. Here's our Political
:05:41. > :05:45.Editor Martyn Oates. This development in Plymouth is bucking
:05:45. > :05:50.a worrying down ward trend in the construction industry. We're
:05:50. > :05:58.building the lowest number of new houses since the Second World War.
:05:58. > :06:05.The economic crisis has made the shortage of affordable housing even
:06:05. > :06:10.worse. Something Rob, 80 miles away in Penzance is aware of. We lack
:06:10. > :06:16.the substantial money needed for a mortgage and to save for a deposit.
:06:16. > :06:22.We don't have money at the end of the month to put forward for a
:06:22. > :06:27.deposit and I don't think we would many meet the criteria for buying a
:06:27. > :06:32.house over �100,000. Which I prettyy house in Cornwall.
:06:32. > :06:39.Government aims to get more of this activity on the way. And
:06:39. > :06:43.specifically to help people like Rob. The new scheme will address
:06:43. > :06:51.two problems caused by the recession. One is the issue of
:06:51. > :06:58.simply getting more houses built. A �400 million pot will be offered to
:06:58. > :07:03.unblock housing schemes. The other big challenge is getting more
:07:03. > :07:07.credit flowing. Fast time buyers under the plans can apply for
:07:07. > :07:14.mortgages worth up to 95% of a home's value w the Government
:07:14. > :07:20.underwriting part of the risk. Today I'm announcing sup fort --
:07:20. > :07:24.support for a scheme to help first time buyers. It will help up to
:07:24. > :07:29.100,000 people to buy new homes with a 5% deposit. The Government
:07:29. > :07:33.may want to dig for victory, but is it putting enough in the war chest?
:07:33. > :07:38.It doesn't seem like they have put a lot into it. And my problem if
:07:38. > :07:41.that was the case and they bring in these plans and now is the prices
:07:41. > :07:48.and the difference between wages and the prices of houses and it
:07:48. > :07:52.does not in any way cover that. is not enough and won't deliver on
:07:52. > :07:57.anything like the scale we need. And I think the Government will
:07:57. > :08:02.have to come back. But they have made 127 announcements on housing
:08:02. > :08:10.and this is another one. One thing is certain - 86 lucky people will
:08:10. > :08:14.get an unusually elegant affordable home with a passing resemblance to
:08:14. > :08:17.the Prime Minister's! A 14-year-old girl from Cornwall has admitted an
:08:17. > :08:21.attack on an Asian shopkeeper was racially motivated. During the
:08:21. > :08:23.incident at a store in Bodmin, the victim had paint thrown over him
:08:23. > :08:25.and was verbally abused. Earlier, Bodmin Magistrates' Court remanded
:08:25. > :08:32.the teenage girl into local authority care for sentencing on
:08:32. > :08:37.12th December. The RSPCA centre in Cornwall has been shut down after
:08:37. > :08:40.an outbreak of suspected Parvo virus. The centre, at St Columb,
:08:40. > :08:43.closed at the weekend. Staff say people shouldn't take animals there
:08:43. > :08:46.until further notice as the disease - which mainly affects dogs - is
:08:46. > :08:56.highly contagious. Pet owners are advised to ring the RSPCA helpline
:08:56. > :09:01.for advice. The disease has been contained OK. All the animals are
:09:01. > :09:06.at the local vet's. None of the other animals have shown any signs.
:09:06. > :09:09.So we are confident that we have it contained. South west skydivers
:09:09. > :09:12.have revealed how they got caught up in an adventure holiday that
:09:12. > :09:15.descended into disappointment and left creditors owed hundreds of
:09:15. > :09:18.thousands of pounds. The drama on the expedition to the Himalayas was
:09:18. > :09:27.captured by a young filmmaker and is featured in tonight's BBC Inside
:09:27. > :09:32.Out programme. Sam Smith reports. They were promised the adventure of
:09:32. > :09:38.a lifetime. But the reality was a let down. You say I'm sorry, but
:09:39. > :09:43.you don't do anything. The trip was billed as sky dive ef rest and a
:09:44. > :09:49.chance to do extreme sport in an extreme location. But after a two
:09:49. > :09:53.day trek, miles from the mountain, the mood was turning chilly. If you
:09:53. > :10:02.pan round you may see Everest approximately 20 miles in that
:10:02. > :10:08.direction. However, if you look at the brochure we paid for, with a
:10:08. > :10:13.non-refundable deposit past the rocks on Everest. Steven realised
:10:13. > :10:18.his film was turning into the holiday video from hell. I thought
:10:18. > :10:24.we were going to make an adventure film and everyone seemed to be
:10:24. > :10:29.upset. It is another under- resourced joke of an operation. I
:10:29. > :10:33.would call it a joke of an operation. Frustration, but there
:10:33. > :10:41.was only one jump plane when four were expected and two months later
:10:41. > :10:47.the organiser put his company into voluntary liquidation with debts of
:10:48. > :10:51.more than �500,000. Dave Wood was among the creditors and never got
:10:51. > :10:58.his �18,000 fee. There was a lot of things I would have liked to have
:10:58. > :11:02.done to the guy and I I was very disappointed. We want to ask you
:11:02. > :11:08.questions. I caught up with Nigel Gifford. He says the trip was a
:11:08. > :11:13.success and his actions above board. The majority of the customers were
:11:13. > :11:17.satisfied. And from off the top of my head and it is back in 2008,
:11:17. > :11:23.there were probably three at the end of the expedition were not
:11:23. > :11:26.happy. And the DTI has had a report on our company, I wasn't struck off
:11:26. > :11:34.as a director. Everything I had done in the sishs was the correct
:11:34. > :11:40.thing to do. -- circumstances. Nigel Gifford plans a return to the
:11:40. > :11:45.adventure holiday business. Cold comfort for those left out-of-
:11:45. > :11:49.pocket by the adventure. And you can see the full story in tonight's
:11:49. > :11:57.Inside Out at 7.30 here on BBC1. A round up of the weekend's sport in
:11:57. > :12:01.a moment with Natalie. Also Graham Dawe is sacked after 12 and a half
:12:01. > :12:05.years in charge of Plymouth Albion. And all the fun of Children in Need
:12:05. > :12:10.- we'll take a look at the highlights of how you raised one of
:12:10. > :12:13.our best regional totals yet. A memorial service for Norrie
:12:13. > :12:17.Woodhall - who was the last living link to author Thomas Hardy - has
:12:17. > :12:19.been held in Dorchester this afternoon. In her final years,
:12:19. > :12:24.Norrie was instrumental in stopping rare Hardy manuscripts being sold
:12:24. > :12:28.to America. The actress, artist and writer was cast in a production of
:12:28. > :12:38.Tess of the D'Urbervilles by the author himself when she was 18. She
:12:38. > :12:40.
:12:40. > :12:45.died last month aged 105. Simon Clemison reports. In donchster if
:12:45. > :12:51.you love Thomas hardy, you live it. He was a resident and his works
:12:51. > :12:57.were inspired by the countryside. His novels are still performled
:12:57. > :13:06.locally, as they were when Hardy was here to direct them. Although
:13:06. > :13:11.today's cast owe a lot to the original member of the cast. Norrie
:13:11. > :13:21.Woodhall knew Thomas Hardy. He didn't criticise anyone. He was
:13:21. > :13:27.very shy and sensitive. In the 20s the Hardy players disappeared. Is a
:13:27. > :13:30.But here and his words are still resonating. All thanks to Norrie.
:13:30. > :13:37.In the original performance of Tess of the D'Urbervilles in 1924,
:13:37. > :13:43.Norrie only had a couple of words to say, but Hardy wrote her an
:13:43. > :13:48.extra line. Eight years later she re-created the Hardy players. This
:13:48. > :13:52.is where they have become the players? This is the original
:13:52. > :13:59.production... John's father in law 5 his father before him also pe e
:13:59. > :14:05.performed. He led the memorial service. The original players was
:14:06. > :14:10.the most famous company in Britain and this brought enormous amount of
:14:10. > :14:17.interest and attention and recognition of this town. And this
:14:17. > :14:22.has faded from local people's memories and of course Norrie
:14:22. > :14:28.revived this. Another Norrie fan also addressed the congregation.
:14:28. > :14:32.The point about her was that the older she grew, the more this
:14:32. > :14:36.responsibility of representing Hardy took over. Because the older
:14:36. > :14:44.she got, the fewer there were who had known him and by the end she
:14:44. > :14:54.was the only one. The tock of Hardy lasts, but so does the tradition of
:14:54. > :14:58.
:14:58. > :15:03.acting out the books in h town Time for the sports news now. Some
:15:03. > :15:06.spectacular goals coming up, but some big news first.
:15:06. > :15:09.We start this evening with news that has stunned the rugby world.
:15:09. > :15:11.Plymouth Albion have sacked their chairman of rugby Graham Dawe. It
:15:11. > :15:13.ends a 12.5-year association between the club and the former
:15:13. > :15:23.England international. Brent Pilnick is at Albion's Brickfields
:15:23. > :15:27.Ground and joins us. Why has this happened now? The club are
:15:27. > :15:31.remaining tight-lipped, but rugby is a results given business and the
:15:31. > :15:35.results have not been good enough. They have lost six of their last a
:15:35. > :15:45.matches and offer from the bottom in the championship. They finished
:15:45. > :15:52.
:15:52. > :15:55.second from last last season and you can see where the problem lies.
:15:55. > :15:58.And he was well respected by his players, wasn't he? Yes, he was,
:15:58. > :16:02.I've spoken to a number of players today who played under him during
:16:02. > :16:05.his 12.5 years here and they all say how he expected the best of
:16:05. > :16:08.them and inspired them to give their best. Of course he was a
:16:08. > :16:11.former England international and was the oldest player ever to play
:16:11. > :16:15.in the Championship when aged 50 he played in a game a couple of
:16:15. > :16:17.seasons ago. And a familiar face is going to take over from him. Yes,
:16:17. > :16:21.Albion Chairman Graham Stirling told me this morning that Pete
:16:21. > :16:24.Drewett will take over. He was in charge of the Exeter Chiefs until
:16:24. > :16:31.March 2009 when he was sacked after failing to get them into the
:16:31. > :16:36.Premiership. How hard a job do you think Pete Drewett will have?
:16:36. > :16:40.harder than at Exeter. There's no new stadium or rich investors to
:16:40. > :16:43.speak of here at Albion. And there's to that the possibility
:16:43. > :16:46.that they might not even be the best team in Plymouth. The Cornish
:16:46. > :16:48.Pirates could be playing their home games in the city next season if
:16:49. > :16:52.they get promoted to the Premiership after agreeing a deal
:16:52. > :16:57.to share Home Park with Plymouth Argyle until a new stadium is built
:16:58. > :17:01.on the other side of the Tamar. Thank you.
:17:01. > :17:06.It wasn't just Albion who had a bad result this weekend. They may have
:17:06. > :17:09.lost 34-10 at Nottingham on Friday night. But the Cornish Pirates
:17:09. > :17:19.suffered only their second defeat of the season. An epic comeback by
:17:19. > :17:22.But the Exeter Chiefs were on form with a stupendous victory in the
:17:22. > :17:32.Amlin Cup. To football where there was a feast
:17:32. > :17:43.
:17:43. > :17:50.of goals in our two local derbies Two local derbies and what you want
:17:50. > :17:56.to see is some of those. If we can go to the Yeovil and Exeter first -
:17:56. > :18:00.- game first. A perfect result? This was a really well taken. It
:18:00. > :18:07.was blasted into the corner of the net. Nothing the keeper can do.
:18:07. > :18:13.Five minutes gone and City are level. Here goes into the back of
:18:13. > :18:21.the net. You can see what that meets -- means to the travelling
:18:21. > :18:27.Grecian army. This penalty saw the goalkeeper go the wrong way. The
:18:27. > :18:32.Oval hit back after the break with a free header. Absolutely. Let's
:18:32. > :18:36.move down a League to the Torquay Plymouth Argyle at Derby. One
:18:36. > :18:42.shopper must would have enjoyed it more. Three-to-one is a good win,
:18:42. > :18:47.isn't it? When you look at the two sides, it is only the 6th time they
:18:47. > :18:52.have beaten them. It was opened up in the second half. Look at this
:18:52. > :18:56.cross. Not enough on the head away. But didn't he take out well?
:18:56. > :19:00.Blasted it into the corner of the net. He has just signed an
:19:00. > :19:06.extension to his contract. I'm not sure whether he will still be there
:19:06. > :19:11.after Jan year. What a tip that is. The goal p -- the goalkeeper will
:19:11. > :19:15.be a bit disappointed about that. Two goals in two minutes. He missed
:19:15. > :19:20.his chance of a hat-trick. Danny Stevens went all the way himself to
:19:20. > :19:26.get this one. After three goals, there was no way back. They did get
:19:26. > :19:33.a consolation later on. Their new signing loaned from Blackpool
:19:33. > :19:37.reversed the ball back. Tough times for car Fletcher as a manager.
:19:37. > :19:47.Absolutely. They have their big test coming up next weekend so a
:19:47. > :19:58.
:19:59. > :20:03.The sides drew 3-3 recently. Exeter City replay Warsaw on Wednesday.
:20:03. > :20:07.We will keep you up-to-date with the sports news, and of course your
:20:07. > :20:17.BBC local radio station will have those football commentary is for
:20:17. > :20:30.
:20:30. > :20:33.More than �750,000 has been raised so far in the south west for
:20:33. > :20:36.Children in Need. That's one of the largest amounts ever pledged on the
:20:36. > :20:39.night in the region and is part of a record breaking national figure.
:20:39. > :20:42.Thousands of you joined in the Party for Pudsey at the Eden
:20:42. > :20:45.Project on Friday. Thanks to everyone who took part and raised
:20:45. > :20:49.money. Here's how you did it. Welcome to children any 2011. We
:20:49. > :20:59.are live at the Eden Project. Are you having a good time? -- Children
:20:59. > :21:08.
:21:08. > :21:13.We are having an all-day pirate party. Have you raised money?
:21:13. > :21:23.have raised lots of money. Have you given us all the money? Not spent
:21:23. > :21:24.
:21:24. > :21:32.on rum? No. We are having loads of fun it here, especially when it is
:21:32. > :21:42.Children In Need. He is having a good time? That is the forecast for
:21:42. > :21:52.
:21:52. > :22:00.It says on shampoo. A bit chilly here at the ice rink. David, what
:22:00. > :22:10.do you think you are doing? It is not about you! I can sing, OK?
:22:10. > :22:11.
:22:11. > :22:17.two, one at! We are in a hospital and we are selling cakes. We've
:22:17. > :22:27.raced around �5,000 so I'm really pleased with that. -- we have
:22:27. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :22:56.It was a brilliant night. It never ceases to amaze me what people do
:22:56. > :23:03.and how much they raised. You think it cannot get any better
:23:03. > :23:05.every year with the demand. It is incredible people give up. The
:23:05. > :23:14.total so far for the south west is �784,443.$$NEWLINE Now, we've
:23:14. > :23:18.experienced unusually mild weather Apparently it's due to high
:23:18. > :23:21.pressure sitting over Europe and it seems to be having an effect on our
:23:21. > :23:24.wildlife. The lack of frost has seen leaves stay on trees and even
:23:24. > :23:34.allowed some exotic plants to flower. We sent John Ayres out to
:23:34. > :23:37.
:23:37. > :23:41.discover why, for the moment, it's He's leave us tell a story. They
:23:41. > :23:46.are more green and gold and they are still on the tree.
:23:46. > :23:50.Trees like this oak are completely... That his fall of leaf
:23:50. > :23:54.as you can see. It is not even starting to turn. It is just
:23:54. > :23:57.starting to turn. It is very unusual for this time of year.
:23:57. > :24:02.Normally we would have had some heavy frost and the leaves would
:24:02. > :24:05.have been shared -- shed. So far there has been a frost in
:24:05. > :24:10.the region at all this month. Daytime temperatures have been
:24:10. > :24:14.around four or five degrees higher than average. And the annual have
:24:14. > :24:17.observed the effect it has been having: Grace's and while phyla
:24:17. > :24:21.have continued to grow and some insects have been breeding. There
:24:21. > :24:27.seems to be a lot more vertebra activity than you would expect at
:24:27. > :24:31.this time of year. We have more butterflies around. There is a
:24:31. > :24:35.small tortoise shell just last week so you would not be expecting to
:24:35. > :24:39.see them at this late in the year. At this college in East Devon,
:24:39. > :24:45.there is a rare sight. Are more than five metres tall, this Dalya
:24:45. > :24:51.has flowered for the first time in a years. What normally happens with
:24:51. > :24:57.this plant is that it struggles to grow. It grows competently from
:24:57. > :25:01.around April or May. It goes up until this point and then the first
:25:01. > :25:07.of second frost of the year takes it out completely. The nature on
:25:07. > :25:11.this Reserve may be considered -- confused by the mild climate. The
:25:11. > :25:14.hope in that the late onset of winter will not have an adverse
:25:14. > :25:24.effect. So is the spring-like weather going
:25:24. > :25:29.to continue? Here's Sarah Farmer A very good evening to you. We have
:25:29. > :25:32.had some outbreaks of rain today, some have had been on the heavy
:25:32. > :25:39.side. This week sees an improving picture with brighter conditions
:25:39. > :25:44.developing as we had the war seemed at a park the week. Today we have
:25:44. > :25:48.had some rain attacking northwards and there have been some greens and
:25:48. > :25:53.yellows so some hefty downpours at times. We stick with that tonight
:25:53. > :25:56.with soggy conditions as that rain gradually tracks east. Overnight
:25:56. > :26:01.tonight, underneath the cloud, the temperatures will hold out in
:26:01. > :26:06.double digits, but it is set to be a wet one. A damp start to the day
:26:06. > :26:09.for tomorrow. That band of rain does work his way East and we
:26:09. > :26:13.should see some brightening conditions developing as we head
:26:13. > :26:16.through the remainder of the day. Cornwall sees the best of the
:26:16. > :26:22.brightness, Devon will eventually see some brightness. Eastern parts
:26:22. > :26:28.will cling on to cloud and damp conditions. In terms of temperature,
:26:28. > :26:32.eyes of 13 degrees with a fresher feel to things. How is it looking
:26:32. > :26:37.for the Channel Islands? Not too badly, a generally cloudy day with
:26:37. > :26:41.outbreaks of rain later in the day. As for the Isles of Scilly, and
:26:41. > :26:45.improving picture. We start with some grey and damp conditions, but
:26:45. > :26:51.we should see some sunny intervals through much of the day. And
:26:51. > :26:55.improving picture as well on the water. Some rain to start and then
:26:56. > :27:00.becoming fair. Not too bad if you are venturing out tomorrow. Looking
:27:00. > :27:03.ahead, for Wednesday, the troublesome weather is sticking to
:27:03. > :27:08.the north of the country. We have high pressure in charge so fairly
:27:08. > :27:12.decent conditions to round of the week. Wednesday will see the high-
:27:12. > :27:17.pressure bringing bright, sunny conditions. A similar story on
:27:17. > :27:27.Thursday as well: Some more sunny spells to enjoy. Friday, a bit more
:27:27. > :27:28.