:00:13. > :00:18.Evacuated but still a long way from home - the Devon photographer, Paul
:00:18. > :00:21.Conroy, is smuggled out of Syria. Good evening. We'll be live in
:00:21. > :00:24.Paul's home town of Totnes where his family say they've finally
:00:24. > :00:27.spoken to him. Also on Spotlight tonight - a climate change at Eden.
:00:27. > :00:36.The charity blames flooding and the economy as redundancies are
:00:37. > :00:41.announced. This is not a numbers game. Behind every single one of
:00:41. > :00:50.those is a And the company told to clean up after dumping rubble on
:00:50. > :00:54.ancient woodland. Person and family. To win this case, gives out a
:00:54. > :01:00.signal to others that the county will not tolerate illegal activity
:01:00. > :01:03.in relation to tipping. The Devon photographer, Paul Conroy, is
:01:03. > :01:08.tonight out of Syria, after being smuggled across the border into
:01:08. > :01:10.Lebanon. He's said to be in good spirits. Paul Conroy was wounded
:01:10. > :01:12.during shelling in Homs, which killed his colleague the Sunday
:01:12. > :01:22.Times war correspondent Marie Colvin last week. Our correspondent,
:01:22. > :01:23.
:01:23. > :01:27.Simon Hall, is in Totnes where he lives. As the old saying goes, what
:01:27. > :01:31.a difference a day makes. 24 hours ago I was standing talking about
:01:31. > :01:35.fears for Paul, about a failed rescue mission, about more shelling
:01:35. > :01:42.in the area where he was. Today, we are talking about him being safe.
:01:42. > :01:46.And the delight here in to the necessary. -- Totnes. The candles
:01:46. > :01:50.still burn, but one, small yet so very significant detail of the
:01:50. > :01:55.chapel of reflection has changed. A hand-written note reading, "We
:01:55. > :01:59.thank God that Paul is now free and safe in Lebanon." We have heard
:01:59. > :02:03.he's out. We don't know where he is and we are quite happy. When we
:02:03. > :02:07.hear him on the phone or turns up on the doorstep then we'll be very
:02:07. > :02:12.happy. I think he'll be glad to get out. He's a strong character. He
:02:12. > :02:17.has had to be to do what he's done, so I don't we have any qualms on
:02:17. > :02:22.that aspect. He will cope. I am happy to confirm that Paul Conroy
:02:23. > :02:26.is safely in Lebanon, where he is receiving full consular assistance
:02:26. > :02:31.and I pay tribute to journalists who ensure that the world is aware
:02:31. > :02:35.of the crimes that are now being committed. Paul was smuggled out of
:02:35. > :02:43.Syria last night, with the assistance of rebel forces. He's
:02:43. > :02:48.now in Lebanon, said to be not badly injured and in good spirits.
:02:48. > :02:52.In Totnes one civic leader told me what it meant to the town. I think
:02:52. > :02:56.it's great news and I'm sure that everybody is absolutely delighted
:02:56. > :03:00.and wish that the stress was over for the family and he was safely
:03:00. > :03:05.home with us all. One of my neighbours said we've just heard
:03:05. > :03:13.this minute on the radio the wonderful news and it gave us such
:03:13. > :03:20.a wonderful start to today. Now one final matter remains, just as the
:03:20. > :03:24.prayer suggests. When Paul will return to Totnes. I've spoken to
:03:24. > :03:27.Paul's wife Kate several times and she hasn't wanted to be interviewed
:03:27. > :03:31.on camera. She told me these were emotional days for the family, but
:03:31. > :03:35.he has released a short statement. It says she has finally been able
:03:35. > :03:39.to talk to Paul. You will remember she hasn't been able to talk
:03:39. > :03:43.throughout the six days, so that was some moment for her. She goes
:03:43. > :03:47.on to say the family are overjoyed about Paul being safe and they are
:03:47. > :03:54.very much looking forward to welcoming him home. Simon, thank
:03:54. > :03:57.you. The Eden Project in Cornwall is warning that it will have to
:03:57. > :03:59.make some of it's staff redundant. The charity's accounts show an
:03:59. > :04:02.over-spend of �1.7 million. The Project has blamed the recession,
:04:02. > :04:09.but also says that some of its financial problems were caused by
:04:09. > :04:13.the floods of 2010. Eleanor Parkinson reports. The Eden Project
:04:13. > :04:17.is one of the areas biggest tourist attractions with a global
:04:17. > :04:21.reputation and last year visitor numbers were up. Despite this, the
:04:21. > :04:26.charity says they still can't balance the books. 2010 was a
:04:26. > :04:29.difficult year for the Project. It had to close for a week after
:04:29. > :04:32.flooding. But they say the biggest problem has been the recession,
:04:32. > :04:36.although people are coming in through the doors, they're careful
:04:36. > :04:40.with money. I think everybody knows that available spend in the back
:04:40. > :04:44.pocket is under severe pressure, particularly with household bills
:04:44. > :04:48.as they are going up. We have to run twice as hard to earn every
:04:48. > :04:52.sippingle pound that we earn. will you balance the books? There
:04:52. > :04:56.have been talks about job losses. Yes. Unfortunately, this year we
:04:56. > :05:00.will be looking at some job losses. We have tried to leave no stone
:05:00. > :05:06.unturned in terms of looking at our cost base, but as we put the budget
:05:06. > :05:12.together for next year, we think there are likely to be between 25
:05:12. > :05:15.to 35 job losses. Visit Cornwall says it's a similar picture
:05:15. > :05:21.elsewhere. They say people are booking holidays but when they get
:05:21. > :05:26.here they're not spending money. think it is people being discreet
:05:26. > :05:30.with their secondary spend. Whereas they might have enjoyed themselves
:05:30. > :05:36.and worry later, the bill is very pressing so overall they're looking
:05:36. > :05:40.to spend less. Staff at the Eden Project are already experiencing a
:05:40. > :05:46.pay freeze. The job cuts come on top of that. The charity say some
:05:46. > :05:50.employees have even offered to take a pay cut in order to save jobs. A
:05:50. > :05:56.Devon chocolate maker has laid off six of its ten staff because of
:05:56. > :05:59.tough market conditions. The new owners of Brownes Chocolates in
:05:59. > :06:02.Okehampton bought the company out of liquidation last year and re-
:06:02. > :06:05.employed most of the workers. Bosses say the latest cuts are
:06:05. > :06:07.because of a very slow and competitive marketplace. Animal
:06:07. > :06:11.welfare groups launched a new challenge today against the
:06:11. > :06:14.Government's plans to cull badgers. Conservationists say the cull, to
:06:14. > :06:24.try and control TB in cattle, isn't cost effective or humane and breaks
:06:24. > :06:26.
:06:26. > :06:31.European regulations. Spotlight's Chris Lyddon reports. The Humane
:06:31. > :06:35.Society, campaigners and naturalist Bill Oddie gathered in Westminster
:06:35. > :06:41.today to warn that allowing farmers to shoot badgers under licence
:06:41. > :06:44.won't stop TB. If it's a matter of saying get rid and that will be all
:06:44. > :06:50.right, one might have to think again and bite the bullet and say
:06:50. > :06:54.let's get a quota. It's not like that. It's not proven that they are
:06:54. > :06:59.having the cull and it will make very much difference. Campaigners
:06:59. > :07:03.say Government policy breaks the Burn Convention drawn up in Europe
:07:03. > :07:06.to protect wild animals. 25,000 cattle are slaughtered in England
:07:06. > :07:13.every year because of TB. The disease costs the country �90
:07:13. > :07:16.million a year. It's such a waste of money. I would love the badger
:07:16. > :07:21.lobby to come up with their positive answer. All I get is what
:07:21. > :07:28.we can't do. Let's have a positive answer from the lobby as to what we
:07:28. > :07:38.can do. Most of their suggestions are totally impracticable.
:07:38. > :07:52.
:07:52. > :07:57.Live to our reporter in Westminster this evening. Martin, this is the
:07:57. > :08:00.second legal challenge in just two days for DEFRA? Yes, the Badger
:08:00. > :08:04.Trust confirmed that they've officially applied for a judicial
:08:04. > :08:08.review. The farming minister said through the lengthy process of
:08:08. > :08:10.planning the pilot cull that they thought the legal challenge was
:08:10. > :08:16.inevitable and one of the reasons that protest took so long was that
:08:16. > :08:20.the Government wanted to make sure that the plans were fire-proof.
:08:20. > :08:23.There was a fairly well-placed rumour when the Government finally
:08:23. > :08:27.announced the plans that the Trust wouldn't actually go for a legal
:08:27. > :08:32.challenge. There might have been a little back-slapping and self-
:08:32. > :08:36.congratulation and job well done among the ministers. Now, though,
:08:36. > :08:45.it's clear that the Government's not facing just one challenge, but
:08:45. > :08:49.two. A judicial review caused a lot a problems for the Welsh asemly --
:08:49. > :08:52.Assembly? It did. What it demonstrates is that in situations
:08:52. > :08:56.like this the Government needs to make sure every detail is exactly
:08:56. > :09:00.right. In this case, the Badger Trust is challenging the
:09:00. > :09:04.Government's decision to cull on the basis that it will spread the
:09:04. > :09:07.disease further and make it worse. That is a major scientific argument,
:09:07. > :09:11.which the Government thinks it has the answer. The Trust is also
:09:11. > :09:17.challenging the cull on the grounds that the Government's cost
:09:17. > :09:19.assessment isn't right. It's also questioning the role played by
:09:19. > :09:23.Natural England. Those are more technical points, but the
:09:23. > :09:27.Government will be well aware that a challenge on what seems to be a
:09:27. > :09:33.minor technicality, which is upheld by a court could derail the whole
:09:33. > :09:37.process. Thank you. A company which dumped rubble onto ancient woodland
:09:37. > :09:40.in Devon has been told it has to put things right. Crumb Rubber has
:09:40. > :09:42.one month to remove thousands of tonnes of material and to replant
:09:42. > :09:52.trees following a public inquiry. Our environment correspondent,
:09:52. > :09:52.
:09:52. > :09:58.Adrian Campbell, reports. Environmental campaigners filmed
:09:58. > :10:01.rubble being dumped her in Devon in November 2010. This video footage
:10:01. > :10:06.published on the internet was an important part of the case brought
:10:06. > :10:11.by Devon County Council. There was a public inquiry this month and
:10:11. > :10:15.Crumb Rubber has been told it will have to remove 3,000 tonnes of
:10:15. > :10:21.rubble and carry out other works to the site. They have to replant
:10:21. > :10:26.according to specifications which the inspector has agreed, on the
:10:26. > :10:31.slope in order to try to bring that area back to life. As our ecol gist
:10:31. > :10:35.actually said at the inquiry, the undergrowth, although it doesn't
:10:35. > :10:40.look great at this time of year, has been there for 700 years, so
:10:40. > :10:44.it's difficult to re-create that. The work will have to be
:10:44. > :10:47.sensitively done, because there is a badger sett nearby which can't be
:10:47. > :10:53.disturbed. Local environmental campaigners are pleased. We have
:10:53. > :10:57.pleased that the county have pursued this. It's a beautiful area
:10:57. > :11:00.of woodland and wet woodland and by think it's wrong that people have
:11:00. > :11:04.been allowed to abuse the planning system and tip there, so we think
:11:04. > :11:09.it's great that the area is going to get restored and it's great it
:11:09. > :11:13.will be protected for future generations to come. The company
:11:13. > :11:17.say they regret an accidental violation of planning regulations.
:11:17. > :11:21.They say they're heavily committed to the environment and seeking to
:11:21. > :11:28.resolve the problems. Devon County Council says this is an important
:11:28. > :11:33.case. To win this case gives out a signal to other operators that the
:11:33. > :11:35.county will not tolerate illegal activity in relation to tipping.
:11:35. > :11:41.Devon County Council says it will closely monitors the restoration
:11:41. > :11:44.works. Coming up next - how Exeter University hopes to create more
:11:44. > :11:49.jobs in the region. Also, not quite the Orient Express, but you'll soon
:11:49. > :11:52.be able to take a train to Agatha Christie's house. And, the latest
:11:52. > :12:00.exhibit at the National Maritime Museum - find out what it is and if
:12:00. > :12:03.they managed to get it through the door. The Vice Chancellor of Exeter
:12:03. > :12:08.University says the organisation is stepping up efforts to help create
:12:08. > :12:11.jobs in the region. In the latest in our series of interviews with
:12:11. > :12:14.prominent figures in the region, Professor Sir Steve Smith told me
:12:14. > :12:17.about plans to help graduates set up their own businesses in the
:12:17. > :12:27.region and the significant role the University plays in the South West
:12:27. > :12:28.
:12:28. > :12:33.economy. Let me start with the subject of money. Exeter University
:12:33. > :12:38.puts about �350 million into the local economy every year. We've got
:12:38. > :12:43.an estimate that in Exeter the public sector job losses that are
:12:43. > :12:50.coming will lose about the same amount of gross value added, GVA,
:12:50. > :12:54.to the city as we will add to the city by our natural growth. We got
:12:54. > :12:58.Oxford Economics in recently and they did a study of what our
:12:58. > :13:05.international students spend in the city of Exeter. Not the fees to us
:13:05. > :13:09.or the money we give to people, but the money they spend in the city is
:13:09. > :13:12.�57 million. That is significant. Say we doubled it, then that's
:13:12. > :13:17.another �57 million, so the point on just the subject of money there
:13:17. > :13:22.is a massive impact on the local economies. Those people who benefit
:13:22. > :13:24.from a good university education in the south-west will then take those
:13:24. > :13:28.skills, the international students to other parts of the world, the
:13:28. > :13:32.others to other parts of the UK. There aren't the jobs for them in
:13:32. > :13:35.the south-west, the high-paid, highly qualified jobs to stay in
:13:35. > :13:41.the area and keep that money in the south-west? The interesting thing
:13:41. > :13:46.about our students is many of them want to stay and many of them
:13:46. > :13:49.therefore are interested in the whole start-up spin-out company
:13:49. > :13:54.development. One model we are looking at is the link here to the
:13:54. > :13:57.innovation centre and science park, of actually growing our own
:13:57. > :14:02.businesses, which will provide employment opportunities from those
:14:02. > :14:07.individuals. The core point is that companies locate where the skills
:14:07. > :14:14.are. If the skills aren't somewhere then companies will move some else
:14:14. > :14:18.else. -- somewhere else. For this university, turning out a large
:14:18. > :14:25.number of graduates creates a pool of people to employ. If you look
:14:25. > :14:29.around the world you will find growth occurs around research-
:14:29. > :14:31.intensive universities. businesses seeing that skills are
:14:32. > :14:36.developed here, somewhere like Exeter and therefore locate here?
:14:36. > :14:41.Yes. The science park development that will happen just off the M5 is
:14:41. > :14:45.a Met Office Devon County Council and Exeter City Council involvement.
:14:45. > :14:49.There is no magic wand and it's not immediate, but I'm absolutely
:14:49. > :14:54.convinced that universities by growing, by producing top graduates,
:14:54. > :14:57.do attract companies in and we can see from the fact that our
:14:57. > :15:02.innovation centres are full and people are spinning out companies
:15:02. > :15:06.from the research gear and that creates the nucleus around which
:15:06. > :15:10.you get the developments of the companies. Let's talk about
:15:10. > :15:14.education in the wider context and standards of students coming
:15:14. > :15:18.through. The Government has again, the Education Secretary, has
:15:18. > :15:21.reinforced the Government's desire for schools to become academies, to
:15:21. > :15:26.govern their own curriculum and decide their own budgets. What
:15:26. > :15:28.impact do you think that will have on the standard? A lot of schools
:15:29. > :15:35.in the south-west were already pushing and some are almost there
:15:35. > :15:39.or about to get it. What do you think that will do? I'm agnostic
:15:39. > :15:44.about the mechanism. I don't mind whatever it is or the status quo,
:15:44. > :15:50.because I think if you look at the south-west in 20 years' time, what
:15:50. > :15:55.will determine growth is the level of skills of kids at 16. You would
:15:55. > :15:59.expect me to say university is a way to invest in, but equally the
:15:59. > :16:05.key issue is making sure whatever the skill set, apprenticeships, or
:16:05. > :16:09.whether it's working in voluntary work, or whether it's going Btec or
:16:09. > :16:14.university, it doesn't matter. What matters is if you are not getting
:16:14. > :16:18.that at 16 you are basically limiting your life opportunities in
:16:18. > :16:21.the considerable future. That's why we and the others work closely with
:16:21. > :16:25.Devon County Council and Exeter City council and Cornwall County
:16:25. > :16:29.Council to try to boost performance in schools. We spend a lot of time
:16:29. > :16:35.and money on that. We don't mind which way it starts. Thank you very
:16:35. > :16:38.much. And you can see a full interview with Sir Steve Smith,
:16:38. > :16:42.where he talks about tuition fees, education and his curious meeting
:16:42. > :16:45.with the late Colonel Gadaffi, on our Facebook page. You don't need
:16:45. > :16:49.to have your own Facebook account. All you have to do is go to
:16:49. > :16:53.facebook.com/bbcspotlight. Recent interviews with Tim Smit at Eden
:16:53. > :16:56.and the Argyle owner, James Brent, are also there. Greenway finally
:16:56. > :17:00.gets its own train station 150 years after the villagers of nearby
:17:00. > :17:03.Dittisham first asked for one. But the new steam train halt will
:17:03. > :17:06.probably attract more tourists than local passengers. The stop will
:17:06. > :17:09.allow visitors to alight at Dame Agatha Christie's summer residence,
:17:09. > :17:11.Greenway House, which is now owned by the National Trust. The
:17:12. > :17:14.Dartmouth Steam Railway hope the request stop and a redeveloped
:17:14. > :17:23.station at Paignton will attract more tourists to South Devon.
:17:23. > :17:27.Spotlight's, Emma Ruminski, reports. I hope this bird doesn't try this
:17:27. > :17:32.when the line re-opens for the season. Work has just started on
:17:32. > :17:37.the new stop. It will consist of a small unmanned platform where
:17:37. > :17:47.passengers can request to stop on the route from pain tonne to
:17:47. > :17:52.
:17:52. > :17:58.Kingsweere. It seemed to be right in terms of our structure and where
:17:58. > :18:00.we wanted to expand. We are putting two or three new routes on and
:18:00. > :18:06.Greenway is something we have wanted to do for a long time and
:18:06. > :18:09.the finances are there for us to do it, which is great. We have just
:18:09. > :18:16.managed to get the planning permission and go for it. The house
:18:16. > :18:21.is difficult to get to for a reason. The position Dave the famous owner
:18:21. > :18:25.privacy. The summer home is now open to the public and run by the
:18:25. > :18:29.National Trust, but it has very little parking so almost all
:18:29. > :18:33.visitors come here by ferry, vintage bus and soon steam train.
:18:33. > :18:38.We are in the countryside. There is a 30-minute walk to the house from
:18:38. > :18:43.here, which is uphill and down Dale. Fantastic for people who are used
:18:43. > :18:48.to work walking and when they get to the top of the hill, fantastic
:18:48. > :18:52.view of the river both up and down to Dartmouth. Fantastic. But for
:18:52. > :18:57.those who are less able, or disabled, there's either the car
:18:57. > :19:02.option or they can still come by boat from Dartmouth. The walk from
:19:02. > :19:06.the train is a picturesque one over the hill behind the property. But
:19:06. > :19:10.walkers will be rewarded with stunning views over the River Dart.
:19:10. > :19:18.The house opens again this weekend and the first steam train will stop
:19:18. > :19:20.here at the end of next month. Never say never - those are the
:19:20. > :19:23.words of an inspirational deaf and partially sighted young man from
:19:23. > :19:27.Devon who's in London today to collect his Duke of Edinburgh Gold
:19:27. > :19:35.Award. Roger Mulholland is among scores of others from the South
:19:35. > :19:40.West being recognised at St James' Palace. Sarah Ransome reports.
:19:40. > :19:45.Roger has never been one to sit back and take it easy. He may be
:19:45. > :19:51.deaf and partially sighted, but his determination and perseverance has
:19:51. > :19:57.now end him a Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. The 25-year-old uses
:19:57. > :20:02.sign language and visual symbols to communicate. His very proud mum
:20:02. > :20:07.said he didn't let other complex difficulties get in the way. The
:20:07. > :20:15.award helped him focus on his strengths and interpreted for him,
:20:15. > :20:21.she says it was hard work, but lots of fun. I think it has reinforced
:20:21. > :20:25.his good self-esteem, his can-do image of himself and his
:20:25. > :20:31.determination not to sit back and be a bit of a wet blanket and let
:20:31. > :20:34.other people run around after him. Roger went on a five-day expedition
:20:34. > :20:39.to the Forest of Dean and camped out and cooked hids own meals and
:20:39. > :20:43.learnt to map read. -- his own meals and learnt to map read. He
:20:43. > :20:48.was working for Sense and he worked in the kitchens and also baked a
:20:48. > :20:51.cake for the Prime Minister. Roger learnt how to play tennis and
:20:51. > :20:54.badminton and now getting to grips with his next big challenge. He's
:20:54. > :21:04.trying out as many other Olympic sports as he can throughout the
:21:04. > :21:07.
:21:08. > :21:10.rest of 2012. Inspirational. Not an easy thing to get, the Gold Award.
:21:10. > :21:12.Onto football and Plymouth Argyle hope to take another step towards
:21:13. > :21:15.securing their Football League survival tonight. The Pilgrims, who
:21:15. > :21:18.are unbeaten in their last four games, travel to Macclesfield. A
:21:18. > :21:26.win could see them move four points clear of the relegation places.
:21:26. > :21:28.There's full commentary on BBC Radio Devon this evening. An
:21:29. > :21:33.unusual exhibit has arrived at the National Maritime Museum in
:21:33. > :21:36.Falmouth today. The centre piece of a new Search and Rescue Exhibition
:21:37. > :21:39.will be a sea king helicopter lent to the museum by the Ministry of
:21:39. > :21:48.Defence. But will it fit through the doors? Spotlight's, David
:21:48. > :21:52.George, went along to find out. This helicopter came into service
:21:52. > :21:56.in 1970 and continued flying for the next 29 years. It was one of
:21:56. > :22:01.the aircraft that rescued soldiers from the Sir Galahad in the
:22:01. > :22:07.Falklands War. Now brought out of retirement, it's had an unusual
:22:07. > :22:11.make-over. On this side it's the red and grey of the Royal Navy's
:22:11. > :22:15.771 Search and Rescue squadron and over here, the bright yellow of the
:22:16. > :22:21.RAF Search and Rescue force. It's an unusual colour scheme and unique
:22:21. > :22:25.to this aircraft, as it goes into the museum. Really, it represents
:22:25. > :22:30.the joint co-ordination that goes on between all the agencies that
:22:30. > :22:34.make up the UK Search and Rescue forces. There is no rivalry at all
:22:34. > :22:38.between yourselves at the Navy and the RAF? No, not whatsoever. I
:22:38. > :22:43.can't imagine what would give you that idea! They reckon the six-
:22:43. > :22:46.tonne helicopter is a couple of inches lower than the doors.
:22:46. > :22:56.# Right said Fred, both of us together
:22:56. > :23:01.
:23:01. > :23:03.# One each end and steady as we go... # I did say!
:23:03. > :23:08.APPLAUSE Just how relieved are you? It's
:23:08. > :23:12.good to see it go in. Touch and go. Very close, but we had all faith in
:23:12. > :23:16.the boys to get it in. They've done a good job. Visitors to the
:23:16. > :23:22.exhibition will be able to scramble in and out of the helicopter as
:23:22. > :23:31.well as watch film of famous rescues, supplied by us. This is
:23:31. > :23:40.wos castle in 2004. -- Boscastle in 2004. The helicopter will have
:23:40. > :23:44.pride of place at the exhibition, which opens here on March 16th. I'm
:23:44. > :23:47.glad they got it into place. I hope they don't have to get it out in a
:23:47. > :23:51.they don't have to get it out in a hurry. Now to the weather. It's
:23:51. > :23:56.looking good. Mild and dry. Good evening to you. Some sunshine
:23:56. > :24:00.possible tomorrow, which we haven't seen much of today. It's good news
:24:00. > :24:06.all round. In the sun we'll see good temperatures for the time of
:24:06. > :24:10.year. Possibly 14 tomorrow. Maybe a little higher. The circulation
:24:10. > :24:14.across the United Kingdom is clock- wise. Strands of cloud floating
:24:14. > :24:18.around. Quite a lot of cloud across western Britain. The high pressure
:24:18. > :24:23.moves over the next few days and as it does, it draws in slightly dryer
:24:23. > :24:26.air from the near continent, from France, so hopefully more in the
:24:26. > :24:30.way of sun for tomorrow before the cloud returns to the end of the
:24:31. > :24:35.week. This area of low out in the Atlantic will come closer as we
:24:35. > :24:39.move into the weekend, so make the most of the next three days. It
:24:39. > :24:43.does become damper and more windy by the time we get to Saturday and
:24:43. > :24:48.Sunday. There's the cloud from earlier today. A few holes. Some in
:24:48. > :24:52.Cornwall and across parts of Dorset and the east of Devon too. This was
:24:52. > :24:59.earlier today where Dan tried to find a bit of brightness. There
:24:59. > :25:03.were a few holes here and there, but also generally that grey scene
:25:03. > :25:06.spoiling what is an excellent view across the estuary. We are seeing a
:25:06. > :25:12.few holes every now and then, illustrating some sun coming
:25:12. > :25:17.through. Those will be much more extensive through the day tomorrow.
:25:17. > :25:20.Hopefully, for all of us tomorrow, sunshine will perhaps be a little
:25:20. > :25:23.more welcome. There aren't many holes now and overnight I think the
:25:23. > :25:31.cloud will be fairly extensive. Quite misty conditions along the
:25:31. > :25:36.south coast too, in Lime Bay. Further north, already breaks
:25:36. > :25:40.developing in the cloud. Similar overnight temperatures recently.
:25:40. > :25:43.Tomorrow, though, slightly different. The reason for that is
:25:44. > :25:48.more breaks in the cloud. The sunshine will work on a lot of the
:25:48. > :25:54.low cloud and by the afternoon a fair amount of blue sky appearing.
:25:54. > :26:04.Perhaps not much in the far west of Cornwall and problems with
:26:04. > :26:07.
:26:07. > :26:11.visibility. The eastern end of Lime Bay. Winds from the south and the
:26:11. > :26:21.coastal areas probably not so warm with more of a breeze off a
:26:21. > :26:35.
:26:35. > :26:40.A lot of cloud, particularly in the morning. Times of high water: Like
:26:40. > :26:46.we have seen today, with light winds, there is some good surf to
:26:46. > :26:56.be had. The waves may not be big, but up to four feet on the north
:26:56. > :27:06.
:27:06. > :27:10.As for the outlook, it's looking good for Thursday too. We should
:27:10. > :27:15.see some bright weather and sunshine. A patchy cloud. Generally
:27:15. > :27:20.more than we should see tomorrow. Friday, on the whole, cloudy again.
:27:20. > :27:24.Then into the weekend, some rain setting in on zafplt that may be
:27:24. > :27:28.slow to arrive, -- Saturday. That may be slow to arrive, but windy