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Nine long years. A father describes the agonising wait for the inquest

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into his son's death. Do not have to go through what I have been

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through. Good evening. The death of Mr Pullman's son was a complex case,

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but there are calls for the processes to be improved.

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Also tonight. Subjected to cyber bullying. One victim's experience

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at the hands of a locally produced gossip website.

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Trying to prevent more deaths. The vicar throwing open his doors to

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the homeless. Did they want to very another

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homeless man, or should we take the risks of opening up the church?

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And come to Mummy. The abandoned penguin being reared by hand.

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A grieving father has made a tearful plea for reform of the

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inquest system after having to wait almost nine years for a full

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hearing into how his son died. Roger Pullman, who's from Ottery St

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Mary in east Devon, said the delay had been heartbreaking. His 11-

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year-old son Adrian died in 2003. The case has been taken up by

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campaigners who want improvements in the way coroners courts operate.

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Our home affairs correspondent Simon Hall joins us from Devon

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County Hall in Exeter, where the inquest into Adrian's death is

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being held. This is a concern we have seen time

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and again across the country. Bereaved families having to wait

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for months or even years for an inquest to be held. We have seen it

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again here today and the emotion that that entails. We have seen

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tears in the inquest chamber. Adrian Pullman died almost nine

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years ago. Yet all made today is the full inquest into his death

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beginning, a delay that has caused great distress. Terrible,

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heartbreaking, just did not know who to turn to. Did not know who to

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go to ask for help. But hopefully, things are on the change now.

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How important is the inquest of finally being held it to you?

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important. Hopefully, I can put things behind me and move on with

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my life. Adrian was found in a swimming pool in a respite care

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home. He had learning difficulties and had drowned after suffering a

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fit. The coroner, Dr Elizabeth Earland, had said the inquest was

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delayed because of difficult circumstances. It is shocking it

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has taken so long to be held. This inquest is only one example that I

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have used to press the government to make changes. They finally went

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through this year. A I just hope that this never

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happens to anybody else. It has been very traumatic for me. I just

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hope that other people do not have to go through what I have been

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through. The inquest into Adrian a's death is scheduled to last up

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to three weeks. They mack was referring to the

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setting up of a coroner's office for the country. -- Name the

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Government is consulting on what they call a charter to lay down the

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minimum standard of service that bereaved families can expect from

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their inquest system. A young internet entrepreneur from

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Somerset says he regrets not closing down the controversial

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gossip website he founded when he had the chance. Ted Nash, who's

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since sold Little Gossip, has been speaking to the BBC's Inside Out

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programme, along with a victim of cyber bullying. Sam Smith reports.

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You have some lessons here... has been an Internet entrepreneur

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since he was 12. He develops games for mobile phones. But none of has

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ideas have had the impact that the social networking site he founded

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two years ago had. Within days of its launch, the site was full of

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anonymous and abusive posters. Unable to keep them in check, he

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sold the site for just $50. didn't sell it for financial gain.

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I sold it to get rid of it. Why did you not just close it down? That

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was a mistake and I am sorry for that. I set up the site with good

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intentions and I should have just shut it down when I knew that it

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was spiralling out of control. Bianca Coughlin was in her second

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year at Exeter University when she discovered she was on Little Gossip.

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It was referring to my reputation and how promiscuous I had been,

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which I hadn't! It wasn't very flattering. It must have seemed

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like a private joke to the people who posted about their friends, but

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it would not be funny for parents or an employer. The posting was

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eventually removed but Little Gossip, which operates in more than

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50 countries, is still rife with abuse posted by anonymous users.

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you are a victim of that on minor abuse, it is more difficult to get

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the course and to get closure because you do not know who is

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making those comments. Ted is now working on ideas to combat cyber

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bullying. Earlier I was joined by Dr Shirley

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Atkinson, lecturer and E-safety researcher at Plymouth University,

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and Professor Andy Phippen, whose recent study looked into the online

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bullying of teachers. I started by asking him how common cyber

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bullying is. It is extremely common. Every

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school in the region has experience of it. Bullying goes on within all

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sectors. The anonymity seems to be the problem. Absolutely. The Prasad

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of anonymity. You do not see the impact of what you are saying and

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doing. You do not see the impact on mind so you keep going. For me,

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teaching students who are going to beat computing professionals, it is

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being aware of the behaviour that can happen. Taking steps to

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actually put a face up to the programmes of they are creating.

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The Internet can be marvellous. It would be ashamed to frighten people

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from using it. Exactly. We have to get that balance right. We need

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that awareness. We need education and we need to change behaviour,

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but we also need to keep embracing all the good things that technology

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brings. Who is regulating these sites? Regulation is extremely

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difficult. I have many conversations with government

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people, but there is nothing you can really do if it goes offshore.

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You just have to make it clear to people what action will be taking

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if you make these kind of posts. Also help people who are feeling of

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victimised and to feel they have no one to turn to. Tell us about what

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is at ring tomorrow at Plymouth University. We have a variety of

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activities. We are joining up with their City Council. We have got

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activities aimed at all ages to promote safety on line. Young

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children in the morning. We have got activities in the afternoon

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aimed at the secondary schools. Thinking about passwords and being

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saved online. What about on my help to help me be saved? We are using

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the resources from the sea for Internet centre. They are available

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online. -- safer. Thank you very much.

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You can see more on that on inside out tonight.

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Police are investigating the death of a man at Devonport Dockyard.

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They say officers were called there yesterday afternoon where the man,

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a 53-year-old who was working on dockside equipment, had collapsed

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and died. Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust has

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issued a public apology to a pensioner from Bodmin who's had

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heart surgery at Derriford cancelled three times in the last

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month. The trust blames a shortage of cardiac intensive care beds.

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Anti-capitalist protesters in Exeter are continuing to leave the

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city's Cathedral Green, just hours before they face court action to

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evict them. The campaigners are dismantling the campsite and moving

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into empty premises nearby. But it's likely they will be forced

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to move on again. Spotlight's Amy Cole has the latest.

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A movement that for some has tested the patience of democracy. For 12

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weeks, Occupy Exeter has been on Cathedral Green, camping. But there

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have been problems. They have now moved into a new building. This

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building was derelict. Let's see how they are getting on here.

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I am only allowed into this room. The occupation of clownish shows me

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around. He says the occupation is a place where they can feel safe and

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where they can contribute. We need a harbour where we can really start

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to get organised. We need a place where they can really start to get

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organised. You are still dressed as a clown, will people take you

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seriously? They will do. They diocese it will seek a possession

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order tomorrow to remove any remaining protesters from the site.

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The landlord of their new dwelling is also planning to go to court to

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evict them. As for the mess that has been left behind...

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We are going to put new grass down clear away the rubbish. We are all

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glad that the camp is moving on but the issue will remain and we, as

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the Church, along with the council would do our best to work with

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people to address some of those issues in the future. But what do

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the public think of it all? Carry on as long as possible. They could

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have read their aims a bit clearer. I think we are getting fed up with

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seeing them. The very essence of Occupy Exeter means that the

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movement is always prone to being evicted. Nevertheless, protesters

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say they will continue to fight on. The cold is being blamed for

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thousands of extra deaths in the south west. There were 2,200 during

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last winter. As temperatures fall, older people are at risk of lung

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diseases and hypothermia. Police are hunting a man who robbed

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a supermarket in Redruth at knifepoint. The man threatened a

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female member of staff at the Iceland store in Fore Street before

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escaping with cash. He's in his 20s, around six feet tall and of medium

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build. A priest in Cornwall is letting

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homeless people sleep in a church overnight during the cold weather.

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The doors of St Columb Minor church near Newquay opened following the

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deaths of several rough sleepers on the resort's streets in 2011.

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Spotlight's John Henderson has the story. Getting ready for bed.

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This out of work chef broke up with his girlfriend and ended up on the

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street. He has slept in all sorts of places, like a skip. Now he is

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bedding down in a church near Newquay. It is just an unlucky

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situation. But I'm very grateful to this guy giving us a place in the

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Church. I heard on the street that there was a space in the church so

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I have just come down. It's been all right. It is thought that 800

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people died in the resort last year. That, coupled with the recent cold

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weather, has left the priest of this church with no choice. I had

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to weigh up, did I want to be burying another homeless man that

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died on the streets of Newquay, or would I rather take the risks that

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are inherent in opening up the church just for the coldest period

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of time? That is all it is. There are rules. Drinking and smoking are

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banned. Those who stay have to be out by eight in the morning. A pub

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across the road lets people use an outside toilet at night. How warm

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is it here? It's better than outside. We are grateful. David is

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an alcohol dependent, former soldier trying to piece his life

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back together. For him, over nighting at the Church rather than

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sleeping rough is a godsend. It's better than being on the street.

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When you're on the street, there are people that will burn your

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sleeping bags, kick your head in. So far, 23 people have slept in the

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church. Seven in one night. The man behind it says it is a temporary

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measure because there is nothing else in Newquay. We are doing what

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we can. If it goes pear-shaped, it would not be pleasant. On the other

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hand, if we send them out in this weather, it is more likely to go

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pear-shaped. And that isn't right. So for a little longer at least,

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the house of God is offering the house of God is offering

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It is time for the sport. Natalie is here with an update.

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Plymouth Raiders have continued their great form, winning their

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second Cup Final place in the season. They needed overtime to dot

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the meat -- Milton Keynes Lions. Plymouth fans don't have it easy.

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With less than a few minutes to go, the Plymouth Raiders were six

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points down. But then they rang for star player, Jeremy Bell. He gave

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three throws, but with second look -- seconds left, Plymouth gave away

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a foul of their own. After Crawford missed the first, Gavin Love could

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barely watch. But after Crawford missed his second, Bell sprinted

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the length of the court and scored another, to send the crowd into

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raptures. Then Plymouth never looked back as they set about

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ravaging the Lions and getting a two-point win on aggregates. I am

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ecstatic. Milton Keynes played great. All weekend. We came out on

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top. But Sir Plymouth are through to their second Cup Final of the

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season and are likely to face the side that beat them in the first -

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Newcastle Eagles. That will be later this year.

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Plymouth Argyle are investigating complaints of racist remarks made

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by a section of the crowd Mac -- the Home Park crowd. The Essex club

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say they will support Argyle in their inquiries. After Yeovil

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Town's narrow defeat at Sheffield Wednesday, we have this report.

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A number of complaints had been received after crowd shouting.

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Neither Southend nor any of their players had put in any complaint

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but will act appropriately when the findings are known. The football

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itself saw stirring comebacks by the Pilgrims. The team raced into a

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two-goal lead. But in an astonishing last five minutes,

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McDonald rescued a point for the hosts. He was on loan from Burnley.

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Numerous times, we have come back late, and again today. I am pleased

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for the players because they have worked their socks off. It was a

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case of keeping up with the Johnsons, when Yeovil Town should

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have put the game out of sight in the first half. Parrott and

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Williams messed up a first chance. Later, they break through. The

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Johnsons made Yeovil Town pay for their profligacy.

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The Exeter Chiefs were the only of our top rugby sides not to have a

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game called off because of the weather. They conceded four tries

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in the LV Anglo-Welsh Cup as they lost 31-3. Even a win would not

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have been enough for them to reach the knockout stages.

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And many congratulations to Gavin Cattle. He will be an Olympic Torch

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bearer in May. He says he is delighted to have been given the

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honour and says he does not know which part of the route he will be

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on but it will be in Cornwall. It is time to put on your trainers,

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go running and get going for charity. Plenty of events are going

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on right around the south-west for Sport Relief. You just have to

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decide whether you want to run one, three or six miles. Then go to the

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website and find out why you can go. The runs are taking place on 25th

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March. And if you are doing something a bit different, let us

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know so we can spread the word. Send us an email, and don't forget,

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late kick-off is back tonight at 11:05pm on BBC One.

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Preparations are underway across the region to mark a major

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milestone in Britain's history. On this day 60 years ago, King George

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VI died and Princess Elizabeth became Queen. Thousands are

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expected to be involved in a series of celebrations to mark the Queen's

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Diamond Jubilee later this year. It is with the greatest sorrow we

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make the following announcement. It was announced from Sandringham at

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10:45am today, Fabrice 6th 1952, the king who returned to rest last

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night in his usual place passed peacefully away in his lead. Geary

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Skinner, who lives in Cornwall, remembers hearing that broadcast

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when he was eight young trooper in the lifeguards. That solemn voice

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came over about the king dying in his sleep, and of course, I quickly

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finished getting into my working kit, ran down the stairs into the

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stable shouting, the king is dead! The king is dead! When I joined, I

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was wearing this badge, and of course, as soon as he died, at the

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next thing is, we were given these badges. It was as quick as that.

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Although today is the 60th anniversary of the Queen's

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accession, most Diamond Jubilee celebrations will be in June. His

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Cornish business is busy making souvenir mugs, and many will be

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given to school children. Along the coast of the south-west, a line of

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beacons will be let and street parties will be expected to toast

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the anniversary, the Cornwall Council has only received three

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applications so far. Keepers at his or logical part in

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Torquay are having to take on the role of parents for two baby

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penguins after one became ill and the other was abandoned before it

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was hatched. They are now being fed by hand, but, as we discovered,

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they don't like to be watched. This is Penguin baby food.

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Liquidised heroin and spats. Just the thing for a growing chick. I am

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told they usually will fit down. But not this time. Somebody is a

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little camera-shy! Maybe I would have more luck observing the

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slightly older Penguin. No. It seems he is not hungry either. Up

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playing mum for the chicks doesn't happen too often. They breed really

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well. In eight years that I have worked here, it is only a handful

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of times I have had to step in. They are normally all rearing their

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own. The chicks come from a colony of African penguins that live on

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this artificial beach. One was half the size of his siblings and needed

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treatment for an illness. The other was abandoned before even hatching.

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He hatched and you can see he is 24 days of today. He is growing and

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doing really well. But how do you integrate hand-a weird penguins?

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make Penguin noises so that they know and we introduce them into the

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grip slowly so he knows what he is. All being well, both chicks will be

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joining this lot on the beach in a few months. And as it is a tourist

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attraction, they had better get used to being looked at!

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I don't blame them! I wouldn't want hundreds of thousands of people on

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television watching me! Not quite so cold now to start this

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week? It is milder but the cold a is

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coming back towards us. It is mild and damp this evening. We have

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patchy rain over the south-west and later on, that will clear our way.

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Mostly, we are looking at a dry story, mostly cloudy and getting

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colder. Temperatures back down to four degrees, so the cold is never

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too far away for the week ahead. Let's look at the big satellite

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picture. This cloud is not making much progress towards us. But there

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is thick enough cloud from an old weather system, giving some patchy

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drizzle. That will push back westwards over the next few days as

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high pressure comes in from the East. By lunchtime on Wednesday, we

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have a ridge of high pressure over most of Britain. That will draw in

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the cold, dry air. The air is not dry tonight and is, in fact, fit

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enough to give us some patchy rain. -- thick enough. In Cornwall, there

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was some brightness in the sky. Dry and quiet, the story for this part

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of Cornwall. Further east, a bit more in the way of cloud from time

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to time, but still dry. Not a bad few of Torbay, where the sea is

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quite calm. It is nice to see those conditions out at sea and on our

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beaches. Tonight, we will see the cloud giving outbreaks of light

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rain or drizzle, gradually petering out tonight. As it dies away, we

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will see the skies begin to clear. It will turn misty and we will see

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the temperatures getting close to freezing, so the possibility of

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some ice, particularly where we have had splashes of rain. And

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temperatures across parts of Somerset and the high ground over

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the moor ofs will be down to -2. Fog for tomorrow morning and we

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should see some sunny spells. Brighter skies developing elsewhere.

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In the sunshine, not that much warmer. The cold air is seeping in

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from the East through the day, so the lowest temperatures across

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Somerset and Dorset. We hold on to a touch of warmth in the west of

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Cornwall, with eight degrees. For the Isles of Scilly, some early

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showers clearing out of the way. Quite a lot of cloud of round in

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the day. These are the high water Not a great deal for hours surfers

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this week. The breeze will be freshening through the day. It is

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coming from the East becoming south-easterly, up to a force three

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or four. Mainly fair conditions with generally good visibility. The

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outlook through to the weekend, and on Wednesday, some bright, dry

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weather. A cold start with most of us below freezing, possibly as low

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as -4. Frost into Thursday and the end of the week is rather cloudy

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and cold, and with gentle south- easterly winds.

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