:00:12. > :00:21.Nine long years. A father describes the agonising wait for the inquest
:00:21. > :00:29.into his son's death. Do not have to go through what I have been
:00:29. > :00:34.through. Good evening. The death of Mr Pullman's son was a complex case,
:00:34. > :00:37.but there are calls for the processes to be improved.
:00:38. > :00:40.Also tonight. Subjected to cyber bullying. One victim's experience
:00:40. > :00:43.at the hands of a locally produced gossip website.
:00:43. > :00:53.Trying to prevent more deaths. The vicar throwing open his doors to
:00:53. > :00:59.the homeless. Did they want to very another
:00:59. > :01:07.homeless man, or should we take the risks of opening up the church?
:01:07. > :01:10.And come to Mummy. The abandoned penguin being reared by hand.
:01:10. > :01:13.A grieving father has made a tearful plea for reform of the
:01:13. > :01:16.inquest system after having to wait almost nine years for a full
:01:16. > :01:19.hearing into how his son died. Roger Pullman, who's from Ottery St
:01:19. > :01:25.Mary in east Devon, said the delay had been heartbreaking. His 11-
:01:25. > :01:28.year-old son Adrian died in 2003. The case has been taken up by
:01:28. > :01:30.campaigners who want improvements in the way coroners courts operate.
:01:30. > :01:33.Our home affairs correspondent Simon Hall joins us from Devon
:01:33. > :01:42.County Hall in Exeter, where the inquest into Adrian's death is
:01:42. > :01:47.being held. This is a concern we have seen time
:01:47. > :01:50.and again across the country. Bereaved families having to wait
:01:51. > :01:57.for months or even years for an inquest to be held. We have seen it
:01:57. > :02:01.again here today and the emotion that that entails. We have seen
:02:01. > :02:05.tears in the inquest chamber. Adrian Pullman died almost nine
:02:05. > :02:11.years ago. Yet all made today is the full inquest into his death
:02:11. > :02:18.beginning, a delay that has caused great distress. Terrible,
:02:18. > :02:27.heartbreaking, just did not know who to turn to. Did not know who to
:02:27. > :02:35.go to ask for help. But hopefully, things are on the change now.
:02:35. > :02:39.How important is the inquest of finally being held it to you?
:02:39. > :02:47.important. Hopefully, I can put things behind me and move on with
:02:47. > :02:54.my life. Adrian was found in a swimming pool in a respite care
:02:54. > :03:02.home. He had learning difficulties and had drowned after suffering a
:03:02. > :03:07.fit. The coroner, Dr Elizabeth Earland, had said the inquest was
:03:07. > :03:11.delayed because of difficult circumstances. It is shocking it
:03:11. > :03:18.has taken so long to be held. This inquest is only one example that I
:03:18. > :03:22.have used to press the government to make changes. They finally went
:03:22. > :03:28.through this year. A I just hope that this never
:03:28. > :03:31.happens to anybody else. It has been very traumatic for me. I just
:03:31. > :03:37.hope that other people do not have to go through what I have been
:03:37. > :03:44.through. The inquest into Adrian a's death is scheduled to last up
:03:44. > :03:54.to three weeks. They mack was referring to the
:03:54. > :03:57.
:03:57. > :04:01.setting up of a coroner's office for the country. -- Name the
:04:01. > :04:06.Government is consulting on what they call a charter to lay down the
:04:06. > :04:13.minimum standard of service that bereaved families can expect from
:04:13. > :04:15.their inquest system. A young internet entrepreneur from
:04:16. > :04:18.Somerset says he regrets not closing down the controversial
:04:18. > :04:21.gossip website he founded when he had the chance. Ted Nash, who's
:04:22. > :04:28.since sold Little Gossip, has been speaking to the BBC's Inside Out
:04:28. > :04:35.programme, along with a victim of cyber bullying. Sam Smith reports.
:04:35. > :04:42.You have some lessons here... has been an Internet entrepreneur
:04:42. > :04:48.since he was 12. He develops games for mobile phones. But none of has
:04:48. > :04:55.ideas have had the impact that the social networking site he founded
:04:55. > :05:00.two years ago had. Within days of its launch, the site was full of
:05:00. > :05:10.anonymous and abusive posters. Unable to keep them in check, he
:05:10. > :05:14.sold the site for just $50. didn't sell it for financial gain.
:05:14. > :05:22.I sold it to get rid of it. Why did you not just close it down? That
:05:22. > :05:26.was a mistake and I am sorry for that. I set up the site with good
:05:26. > :05:36.intentions and I should have just shut it down when I knew that it
:05:36. > :05:43.
:05:43. > :05:48.was spiralling out of control. Bianca Coughlin was in her second
:05:48. > :05:51.year at Exeter University when she discovered she was on Little Gossip.
:05:51. > :05:54.It was referring to my reputation and how promiscuous I had been,
:05:54. > :05:57.which I hadn't! It wasn't very flattering. It must have seemed
:05:57. > :06:00.like a private joke to the people who posted about their friends, but
:06:00. > :06:03.it would not be funny for parents or an employer. The posting was
:06:03. > :06:06.eventually removed but Little Gossip, which operates in more than
:06:06. > :06:12.50 countries, is still rife with abuse posted by anonymous users.
:06:12. > :06:15.you are a victim of that on minor abuse, it is more difficult to get
:06:15. > :06:22.the course and to get closure because you do not know who is
:06:22. > :06:31.making those comments. Ted is now working on ideas to combat cyber
:06:31. > :06:33.bullying. Earlier I was joined by Dr Shirley
:06:33. > :06:36.Atkinson, lecturer and E-safety researcher at Plymouth University,
:06:36. > :06:39.and Professor Andy Phippen, whose recent study looked into the online
:06:39. > :06:43.bullying of teachers. I started by asking him how common cyber
:06:43. > :06:53.bullying is. It is extremely common. Every
:06:53. > :07:03.school in the region has experience of it. Bullying goes on within all
:07:03. > :07:03.
:07:03. > :07:08.sectors. The anonymity seems to be the problem. Absolutely. The Prasad
:07:08. > :07:17.of anonymity. You do not see the impact of what you are saying and
:07:17. > :07:23.doing. You do not see the impact on mind so you keep going. For me,
:07:23. > :07:27.teaching students who are going to beat computing professionals, it is
:07:27. > :07:33.being aware of the behaviour that can happen. Taking steps to
:07:33. > :07:38.actually put a face up to the programmes of they are creating.
:07:38. > :07:48.The Internet can be marvellous. It would be ashamed to frighten people
:07:48. > :07:52.from using it. Exactly. We have to get that balance right. We need
:07:52. > :07:56.that awareness. We need education and we need to change behaviour,
:07:56. > :08:03.but we also need to keep embracing all the good things that technology
:08:03. > :08:11.brings. Who is regulating these sites? Regulation is extremely
:08:11. > :08:20.difficult. I have many conversations with government
:08:20. > :08:24.people, but there is nothing you can really do if it goes offshore.
:08:24. > :08:30.You just have to make it clear to people what action will be taking
:08:30. > :08:38.if you make these kind of posts. Also help people who are feeling of
:08:38. > :08:42.victimised and to feel they have no one to turn to. Tell us about what
:08:42. > :08:48.is at ring tomorrow at Plymouth University. We have a variety of
:08:48. > :08:55.activities. We are joining up with their City Council. We have got
:08:55. > :08:59.activities aimed at all ages to promote safety on line. Young
:08:59. > :09:03.children in the morning. We have got activities in the afternoon
:09:04. > :09:13.aimed at the secondary schools. Thinking about passwords and being
:09:13. > :09:17.saved online. What about on my help to help me be saved? We are using
:09:17. > :09:27.the resources from the sea for Internet centre. They are available
:09:27. > :09:33.
:09:33. > :09:38.online. -- safer. Thank you very much.
:09:38. > :09:41.You can see more on that on inside out tonight.
:09:41. > :09:43.Police are investigating the death of a man at Devonport Dockyard.
:09:43. > :09:46.They say officers were called there yesterday afternoon where the man,
:09:46. > :09:48.a 53-year-old who was working on dockside equipment, had collapsed
:09:48. > :09:51.and died. Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has
:09:51. > :09:54.issued a public apology to a pensioner from Bodmin who's had
:09:54. > :10:01.heart surgery at Derriford cancelled three times in the last
:10:01. > :10:03.month. The trust blames a shortage of cardiac intensive care beds.
:10:03. > :10:06.Anti-capitalist protesters in Exeter are continuing to leave the
:10:06. > :10:09.city's Cathedral Green, just hours before they face court action to
:10:09. > :10:12.evict them. The campaigners are dismantling the campsite and moving
:10:12. > :10:20.into empty premises nearby. But it's likely they will be forced
:10:20. > :10:26.to move on again. Spotlight's Amy Cole has the latest.
:10:26. > :10:32.A movement that for some has tested the patience of democracy. For 12
:10:32. > :10:40.weeks, Occupy Exeter has been on Cathedral Green, camping. But there
:10:40. > :10:45.have been problems. They have now moved into a new building. This
:10:46. > :10:52.building was derelict. Let's see how they are getting on here.
:10:52. > :10:58.I am only allowed into this room. The occupation of clownish shows me
:10:58. > :11:03.around. He says the occupation is a place where they can feel safe and
:11:03. > :11:11.where they can contribute. We need a harbour where we can really start
:11:11. > :11:18.to get organised. We need a place where they can really start to get
:11:18. > :11:26.organised. You are still dressed as a clown, will people take you
:11:26. > :11:32.seriously? They will do. They diocese it will seek a possession
:11:32. > :11:38.order tomorrow to remove any remaining protesters from the site.
:11:38. > :11:44.The landlord of their new dwelling is also planning to go to court to
:11:44. > :11:50.evict them. As for the mess that has been left behind...
:11:50. > :11:55.We are going to put new grass down clear away the rubbish. We are all
:11:55. > :11:59.glad that the camp is moving on but the issue will remain and we, as
:11:59. > :12:03.the Church, along with the council would do our best to work with
:12:03. > :12:09.people to address some of those issues in the future. But what do
:12:09. > :12:14.the public think of it all? Carry on as long as possible. They could
:12:14. > :12:21.have read their aims a bit clearer. I think we are getting fed up with
:12:21. > :12:25.seeing them. The very essence of Occupy Exeter means that the
:12:25. > :12:34.movement is always prone to being evicted. Nevertheless, protesters
:12:34. > :12:37.say they will continue to fight on. The cold is being blamed for
:12:37. > :12:40.thousands of extra deaths in the south west. There were 2,200 during
:12:40. > :12:42.last winter. As temperatures fall, older people are at risk of lung
:12:42. > :12:45.diseases and hypothermia. Police are hunting a man who robbed
:12:45. > :12:48.a supermarket in Redruth at knifepoint. The man threatened a
:12:48. > :12:51.female member of staff at the Iceland store in Fore Street before
:12:51. > :12:59.escaping with cash. He's in his 20s, around six feet tall and of medium
:12:59. > :13:02.build. A priest in Cornwall is letting
:13:02. > :13:05.homeless people sleep in a church overnight during the cold weather.
:13:05. > :13:08.The doors of St Columb Minor church near Newquay opened following the
:13:08. > :13:18.deaths of several rough sleepers on the resort's streets in 2011.
:13:18. > :13:21.
:13:21. > :13:25.Spotlight's John Henderson has the story. Getting ready for bed.
:13:25. > :13:29.This out of work chef broke up with his girlfriend and ended up on the
:13:29. > :13:32.street. He has slept in all sorts of places, like a skip. Now he is
:13:32. > :13:35.bedding down in a church near Newquay. It is just an unlucky
:13:35. > :13:45.situation. But I'm very grateful to this guy giving us a place in the
:13:45. > :13:48.
:13:48. > :13:52.Church. I heard on the street that there was a space in the church so
:13:52. > :13:55.I have just come down. It's been all right. It is thought that 800
:13:55. > :13:58.people died in the resort last year. That, coupled with the recent cold
:13:58. > :14:01.weather, has left the priest of this church with no choice. I had
:14:01. > :14:05.to weigh up, did I want to be burying another homeless man that
:14:05. > :14:08.died on the streets of Newquay, or would I rather take the risks that
:14:08. > :14:14.are inherent in opening up the church just for the coldest period
:14:14. > :14:20.of time? That is all it is. There are rules. Drinking and smoking are
:14:20. > :14:28.banned. Those who stay have to be out by eight in the morning. A pub
:14:28. > :14:35.across the road lets people use an outside toilet at night. How warm
:14:35. > :14:37.is it here? It's better than outside. We are grateful. David is
:14:37. > :14:44.an alcohol dependent, former soldier trying to piece his life
:14:44. > :14:50.back together. For him, over nighting at the Church rather than
:14:50. > :14:53.sleeping rough is a godsend. It's better than being on the street.
:14:53. > :14:57.When you're on the street, there are people that will burn your
:14:57. > :15:03.sleeping bags, kick your head in. So far, 23 people have slept in the
:15:03. > :15:07.church. Seven in one night. The man behind it says it is a temporary
:15:07. > :15:16.measure because there is nothing else in Newquay. We are doing what
:15:16. > :15:20.we can. If it goes pear-shaped, it would not be pleasant. On the other
:15:20. > :15:24.hand, if we send them out in this weather, it is more likely to go
:15:24. > :15:30.pear-shaped. And that isn't right. So for a little longer at least,
:15:30. > :15:40.the house of God is offering the house of God is offering
:15:40. > :15:46.
:15:46. > :15:51.It is time for the sport. Natalie is here with an update.
:15:51. > :15:55.Plymouth Raiders have continued their great form, winning their
:15:55. > :16:01.second Cup Final place in the season. They needed overtime to dot
:16:01. > :16:05.the meat -- Milton Keynes Lions. Plymouth fans don't have it easy.
:16:05. > :16:13.With less than a few minutes to go, the Plymouth Raiders were six
:16:13. > :16:19.points down. But then they rang for star player, Jeremy Bell. He gave
:16:19. > :16:26.three throws, but with second look -- seconds left, Plymouth gave away
:16:26. > :16:31.a foul of their own. After Crawford missed the first, Gavin Love could
:16:31. > :16:36.barely watch. But after Crawford missed his second, Bell sprinted
:16:36. > :16:41.the length of the court and scored another, to send the crowd into
:16:41. > :16:48.raptures. Then Plymouth never looked back as they set about
:16:48. > :16:55.ravaging the Lions and getting a two-point win on aggregates. I am
:16:55. > :16:59.ecstatic. Milton Keynes played great. All weekend. We came out on
:16:59. > :17:04.top. But Sir Plymouth are through to their second Cup Final of the
:17:04. > :17:09.season and are likely to face the side that beat them in the first -
:17:09. > :17:13.Newcastle Eagles. That will be later this year.
:17:13. > :17:19.Plymouth Argyle are investigating complaints of racist remarks made
:17:19. > :17:24.by a section of the crowd Mac -- the Home Park crowd. The Essex club
:17:24. > :17:30.say they will support Argyle in their inquiries. After Yeovil
:17:30. > :17:37.Town's narrow defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, we have this report.
:17:37. > :17:42.A number of complaints had been received after crowd shouting.
:17:42. > :17:45.Neither Southend nor any of their players had put in any complaint
:17:45. > :17:54.but will act appropriately when the findings are known. The football
:17:54. > :18:03.itself saw stirring comebacks by the Pilgrims. The team raced into a
:18:03. > :18:09.two-goal lead. But in an astonishing last five minutes,
:18:09. > :18:14.McDonald rescued a point for the hosts. He was on loan from Burnley.
:18:14. > :18:18.Numerous times, we have come back late, and again today. I am pleased
:18:18. > :18:22.for the players because they have worked their socks off. It was a
:18:22. > :18:31.case of keeping up with the Johnsons, when Yeovil Town should
:18:31. > :18:41.have put the game out of sight in the first half. Parrott and
:18:41. > :18:45.Williams messed up a first chance. Later, they break through. The
:18:45. > :18:50.Johnsons made Yeovil Town pay for their profligacy.
:18:50. > :18:57.The Exeter Chiefs were the only of our top rugby sides not to have a
:18:57. > :19:01.game called off because of the weather. They conceded four tries
:19:02. > :19:05.in the LV Anglo-Welsh Cup as they lost 31-3. Even a win would not
:19:05. > :19:11.have been enough for them to reach the knockout stages.
:19:11. > :19:15.And many congratulations to Gavin Cattle. He will be an Olympic Torch
:19:15. > :19:19.bearer in May. He says he is delighted to have been given the
:19:19. > :19:24.honour and says he does not know which part of the route he will be
:19:24. > :19:32.on but it will be in Cornwall. It is time to put on your trainers,
:19:32. > :19:36.go running and get going for charity. Plenty of events are going
:19:36. > :19:41.on right around the south-west for Sport Relief. You just have to
:19:42. > :19:47.decide whether you want to run one, three or six miles. Then go to the
:19:47. > :19:51.website and find out why you can go. The runs are taking place on 25th
:19:51. > :19:56.March. And if you are doing something a bit different, let us
:19:56. > :20:04.know so we can spread the word. Send us an email, and don't forget,
:20:04. > :20:07.late kick-off is back tonight at 11:05pm on BBC One.
:20:07. > :20:12.Preparations are underway across the region to mark a major
:20:12. > :20:16.milestone in Britain's history. On this day 60 years ago, King George
:20:16. > :20:20.VI died and Princess Elizabeth became Queen. Thousands are
:20:20. > :20:28.expected to be involved in a series of celebrations to mark the Queen's
:20:28. > :20:33.Diamond Jubilee later this year. It is with the greatest sorrow we
:20:33. > :20:39.make the following announcement. It was announced from Sandringham at
:20:39. > :20:45.10:45am today, Fabrice 6th 1952, the king who returned to rest last
:20:45. > :20:49.night in his usual place passed peacefully away in his lead. Geary
:20:49. > :20:55.Skinner, who lives in Cornwall, remembers hearing that broadcast
:20:55. > :21:00.when he was eight young trooper in the lifeguards. That solemn voice
:21:01. > :21:04.came over about the king dying in his sleep, and of course, I quickly
:21:04. > :21:09.finished getting into my working kit, ran down the stairs into the
:21:09. > :21:15.stable shouting, the king is dead! The king is dead! When I joined, I
:21:15. > :21:23.was wearing this badge, and of course, as soon as he died, at the
:21:23. > :21:28.next thing is, we were given these badges. It was as quick as that.
:21:28. > :21:31.Although today is the 60th anniversary of the Queen's
:21:31. > :21:36.accession, most Diamond Jubilee celebrations will be in June. His
:21:36. > :21:41.Cornish business is busy making souvenir mugs, and many will be
:21:42. > :21:45.given to school children. Along the coast of the south-west, a line of
:21:45. > :21:49.beacons will be let and street parties will be expected to toast
:21:49. > :21:56.the anniversary, the Cornwall Council has only received three
:21:56. > :22:02.applications so far. Keepers at his or logical part in
:22:02. > :22:05.Torquay are having to take on the role of parents for two baby
:22:05. > :22:10.penguins after one became ill and the other was abandoned before it
:22:10. > :22:16.was hatched. They are now being fed by hand, but, as we discovered,
:22:16. > :22:23.they don't like to be watched. This is Penguin baby food.
:22:23. > :22:30.Liquidised heroin and spats. Just the thing for a growing chick. I am
:22:30. > :22:35.told they usually will fit down. But not this time. Somebody is a
:22:35. > :22:40.little camera-shy! Maybe I would have more luck observing the
:22:40. > :22:46.slightly older Penguin. No. It seems he is not hungry either. Up
:22:46. > :22:51.playing mum for the chicks doesn't happen too often. They breed really
:22:51. > :22:56.well. In eight years that I have worked here, it is only a handful
:22:56. > :23:01.of times I have had to step in. They are normally all rearing their
:23:01. > :23:05.own. The chicks come from a colony of African penguins that live on
:23:05. > :23:10.this artificial beach. One was half the size of his siblings and needed
:23:10. > :23:16.treatment for an illness. The other was abandoned before even hatching.
:23:16. > :23:23.He hatched and you can see he is 24 days of today. He is growing and
:23:23. > :23:28.doing really well. But how do you integrate hand-a weird penguins?
:23:28. > :23:32.make Penguin noises so that they know and we introduce them into the
:23:32. > :23:37.grip slowly so he knows what he is. All being well, both chicks will be
:23:37. > :23:41.joining this lot on the beach in a few months. And as it is a tourist
:23:41. > :23:47.attraction, they had better get used to being looked at!
:23:47. > :23:54.I don't blame them! I wouldn't want hundreds of thousands of people on
:23:54. > :23:59.television watching me! Not quite so cold now to start this
:23:59. > :24:04.week? It is milder but the cold a is
:24:04. > :24:09.coming back towards us. It is mild and damp this evening. We have
:24:09. > :24:14.patchy rain over the south-west and later on, that will clear our way.
:24:14. > :24:20.Mostly, we are looking at a dry story, mostly cloudy and getting
:24:20. > :24:24.colder. Temperatures back down to four degrees, so the cold is never
:24:24. > :24:30.too far away for the week ahead. Let's look at the big satellite
:24:30. > :24:35.picture. This cloud is not making much progress towards us. But there
:24:35. > :24:39.is thick enough cloud from an old weather system, giving some patchy
:24:39. > :24:44.drizzle. That will push back westwards over the next few days as
:24:44. > :24:49.high pressure comes in from the East. By lunchtime on Wednesday, we
:24:49. > :24:55.have a ridge of high pressure over most of Britain. That will draw in
:24:55. > :25:04.the cold, dry air. The air is not dry tonight and is, in fact, fit
:25:04. > :25:10.enough to give us some patchy rain. -- thick enough. In Cornwall, there
:25:10. > :25:14.was some brightness in the sky. Dry and quiet, the story for this part
:25:15. > :25:23.of Cornwall. Further east, a bit more in the way of cloud from time
:25:23. > :25:28.to time, but still dry. Not a bad few of Torbay, where the sea is
:25:28. > :25:33.quite calm. It is nice to see those conditions out at sea and on our
:25:33. > :25:39.beaches. Tonight, we will see the cloud giving outbreaks of light
:25:39. > :25:43.rain or drizzle, gradually petering out tonight. As it dies away, we
:25:43. > :25:47.will see the skies begin to clear. It will turn misty and we will see
:25:47. > :25:51.the temperatures getting close to freezing, so the possibility of
:25:51. > :25:56.some ice, particularly where we have had splashes of rain. And
:25:56. > :26:02.temperatures across parts of Somerset and the high ground over
:26:02. > :26:09.the moor ofs will be down to -2. Fog for tomorrow morning and we
:26:09. > :26:14.should see some sunny spells. Brighter skies developing elsewhere.
:26:14. > :26:18.In the sunshine, not that much warmer. The cold air is seeping in
:26:18. > :26:23.from the East through the day, so the lowest temperatures across
:26:23. > :26:29.Somerset and Dorset. We hold on to a touch of warmth in the west of
:26:29. > :26:33.Cornwall, with eight degrees. For the Isles of Scilly, some early
:26:33. > :26:43.showers clearing out of the way. Quite a lot of cloud of round in
:26:43. > :26:44.
:26:44. > :26:51.the day. These are the high water Not a great deal for hours surfers
:26:51. > :26:55.this week. The breeze will be freshening through the day. It is
:26:55. > :27:05.coming from the East becoming south-easterly, up to a force three
:27:05. > :27:09.or four. Mainly fair conditions with generally good visibility. The
:27:09. > :27:14.outlook through to the weekend, and on Wednesday, some bright, dry
:27:15. > :27:20.weather. A cold start with most of us below freezing, possibly as low
:27:20. > :27:25.as -4. Frost into Thursday and the end of the week is rather cloudy
:27:25. > :27:32.and cold, and with gentle south- easterly winds.