:00:16. > :00:20.Harthill multi-million pound contract that secured hundreds of
:00:20. > :00:25.jobs at Devonport dockyard. Good evening and welcome to
:00:25. > :00:32.Spotlight. The deal to upgrade HMS Vengeance has been signed.
:00:32. > :00:36.Also tonight. Forced off the road by rocketing fuel prices. The
:00:36. > :00:40.effect it is happening on South West lives. It is ridiculously
:00:40. > :00:45.expensive. I may have to downsize because I cannot before the
:00:45. > :00:49.insurance or the fuel. The safety of mobility scooters is
:00:49. > :00:59.questioned after a pensioner dies reversing out of his home.
:00:59. > :01:03.Thousands turn out to go the extra mile for Sport Relief.
:01:03. > :01:06.The �350 million contract to refit one of the Royal Navy's Trident
:01:06. > :01:10.nuclear submarines at Devonport has been signed. The deal to upgrade
:01:10. > :01:15.HMS Vengeance was announced by the Defence Secretary Philip Hammond on
:01:15. > :01:20.a visit to the dockyard today. It is the last of the four Trident
:01:20. > :01:24.refits and should secure jobs at Babcock and another 700 in the
:01:24. > :01:32.supply chain for the next three years. There was no news of what
:01:32. > :01:38.refit work may be available be on the end of the contract. The multi-
:01:38. > :01:42.million pound contract to refit will of course be gratefully
:01:42. > :01:47.received. But Devonport always has at least one eye on the future and
:01:47. > :01:51.whether next job is coming from. The submarines have had their lives
:01:51. > :01:54.extended, but they are still basically on the way out. I asked
:01:54. > :01:58.the Defence Secretary has plans were going for the replacements.
:01:58. > :02:01.The we are committed to the programme. Work is already under
:02:01. > :02:09.way. The Vanguard class submarines will be in service for many years
:02:09. > :02:12.yet. The success of some ranges start to come into service later.
:02:12. > :02:16.The last government said that Devonport would provide the
:02:16. > :02:24.maintenance for the vessels. Is that something you would honour?
:02:24. > :02:30.This will be the sole location for the maintenance of some brains. It
:02:30. > :02:34.is the only facility we have in the UK. The skills base here is unique.
:02:34. > :02:39.I asked about the two new aircraft carriers. Could he confirm that
:02:39. > :02:43.they would both be built? Both carriers are indeed being built.
:02:43. > :02:49.The programme is under way. There has been much speculation in the
:02:49. > :02:55.media. The whole of the defence equipment programme is being
:02:55. > :03:00.reviewed as you would expect. We will make announcements to
:03:00. > :03:07.Parliament as soon as we have clear decisions. They will be completed?
:03:07. > :03:12.Yes. Turning to the issue of the aircraft that will fly from them.
:03:12. > :03:17.He is it quite likely that you will revert to the jump jets that Labour
:03:17. > :03:25.had plan by you said would cost more and do less? We are looking at
:03:25. > :03:29.the entire programmes. Decisions were taken and a review programme
:03:29. > :03:33.was set in motion at working with the Americans to understand the
:03:33. > :03:38.detail costs of the different options. That work is ongoing. When
:03:38. > :03:43.we have reached the decisions we will announce them to Parliament.
:03:43. > :03:47.It would be very embarrassing if you adopted Labour's plans?
:03:47. > :03:52.Prime Minister made clear last Wednesday that if the facts change
:03:52. > :04:01.and costs are an important subset of that. If the facts change, we
:04:01. > :04:05.will review our decision. A key may have noticed that I was wearing a
:04:05. > :04:10.hard hat during this interview. This was because like everyone else
:04:10. > :04:15.I was told to do so for safety reasons by the Navy. Mr Hammond
:04:15. > :04:19.seemed to grow weary of his protective headgear. Then,
:04:19. > :04:27.literally at the drop of a hat, the constituency MP is bare-headed as
:04:27. > :04:35.well. A spokesman for the unions at Devonport was quick to condemn Mr
:04:35. > :04:39.Hammond for apparently flouting the regulations for Vanity reasons.
:04:39. > :04:42.The court has been told his solicitor from Devon was strangled
:04:42. > :04:50.by her partner just hours after she had undergone surgery for breast
:04:50. > :04:59.cancer. The body of a sham Reece was found in the van which crashed
:04:59. > :05:03.-- Sian Rees. She was told she would have done -- this is how the
:05:03. > :05:06.death of Sian Rees came to light. It is alleged to partner John Doyle
:05:06. > :05:11.crashed his than near Hatherleigh after suffering a puncture while en
:05:11. > :05:16.route to dispose of her body. The prosecution say he strangled the 50
:05:16. > :05:20.eight solicitor. When it became apparent that she had not died in
:05:20. > :05:25.the crash, he was charged with murder. The jury of eight women and
:05:25. > :05:30.four men was told that the couple's relationship was in trouble. Sian
:05:30. > :05:35.Rees said she wanted to end it. She had recently lost five stone in
:05:35. > :05:39.weight and had used a pseudonym it to contact another man on the
:05:39. > :05:44.internet. They never met face-to- face. On the day she died, Sian
:05:44. > :05:49.Rees had undergone breast cancer surgery at this hospital. She was
:05:49. > :05:53.having in lump cut from her breast. While at that was taking place,
:05:53. > :05:57.John Doyle spent much of the afternoon in this pub. He is said
:05:57. > :06:01.to have told one fellow drinker that his wife would not be happy he
:06:01. > :06:05.was in the pub and he was also overheard saying that he was pretty
:06:06. > :06:10.drunk. The couple were doing up their property, but it was taking
:06:10. > :06:13.longer than planned. Sian Rees decided not to spend the night
:06:13. > :06:18.there after her operation and she booked a room in a nearby hotel,
:06:18. > :06:23.but she never went back to check-in. A postmortem showed she died from
:06:23. > :06:31.strangulation, probably by bare hands. John Doyle, who was four
:06:31. > :06:34.years older than her, denies murder. Motorists in the South West say
:06:34. > :06:39.they are being forced off the roles as dual prices hit record levels.
:06:39. > :06:43.The average cost of a litre of unleaded has risen above 140p for
:06:43. > :06:52.the first time. Some drivers already pay more than one per and
:06:52. > :06:57.50 per litre and more increases and fuel duty rises are expected. This
:06:57. > :07:01.beauty comes at a cost. A widespread dependence on cars and
:07:01. > :07:06.the expense that can entail. It has never been more of an issue and now
:07:06. > :07:11.as fuel prices reached record highs. At this petrol station, customers
:07:11. > :07:17.are suffering. Sylvia McGlynn lives on a pension and is having to make
:07:17. > :07:22.difficult choices. It is difficult. You have to think about where you
:07:22. > :07:27.are going and any journeys you were taking and whether you do need to
:07:27. > :07:32.travel. Megan Sutherland tried so many miles or her job and finds the
:07:32. > :07:36.fuel prices are unaffordable. ridiculously expensive. I struggle
:07:36. > :07:40.to afford my car. I will have to downsize as I cannot afford
:07:40. > :07:50.insurance and fuel at the moment. There is more bad news to come. A
:07:50. > :07:50.
:07:51. > :07:55.duty rise will add 3p to the cost of a litre in August. Rural
:07:55. > :08:00.communities it is unbelievable. trouble with fuel prices is the
:08:00. > :08:05.volatility of the market. They react to the site is global event
:08:05. > :08:11.and they spike the price up. It goes down as quickly as it goes up.
:08:11. > :08:16.We do not get massive reductions at the pumps. At the moment, to see
:08:16. > :08:21.some stabilisation would be a good thing. It now costs around �100 to
:08:21. > :08:25.fill a family car. The main reason for the rise is the instability in
:08:25. > :08:29.the Middle East. A Treasury spokesman said the government had
:08:29. > :08:34.spent �4 billion helping motorists with rising costs. Int the last
:08:34. > :08:38.Budget, fuel duty was cut and the fuel duty escalator was abolished.
:08:38. > :08:44.But that those measures, prices would currently be around 10 pence
:08:45. > :08:48.per litre more expensive than they are.
:08:48. > :08:51.There are fears denied that a planned strike by fuel tanker
:08:51. > :08:57.drivers could damage the region's tourism industry. The action has
:08:57. > :09:05.been triggered by a display strike dates have yet to be set, but the
:09:05. > :09:09.disruption could start before Easter. With a fuel tankers strike
:09:09. > :09:14.looming, local businesses are bracing themselves. This man
:09:14. > :09:17.operates this Bury. He has a contractor providing minimum
:09:17. > :09:22.service for local people but it is not enough for he needs
:09:22. > :09:28.holidaymakers to make money and Easter is crucial. We have big
:09:28. > :09:33.bills to me. We are not subsidised. Our lease payment is due. The refit
:09:33. > :09:39.on the big ferry is up for next month and like every other business
:09:39. > :09:43.down here that is waiting for people, we are hoping that these
:09:43. > :09:49.holidaymakers will use our ferry. Drivers in this union voted in
:09:49. > :09:52.favour of strike action. They provide fuel to 90% of the
:09:52. > :09:56.country's forecourts. Now normally businesses here are worried about
:09:56. > :10:00.the weather. Now with the strike looming, they are concerned about
:10:00. > :10:08.whether their customers will be able to get here. 12 years ago,
:10:08. > :10:12.farmers and lorry drivers blockaded stations. This former was one of
:10:13. > :10:16.five people behind the protest. These days he is speaking up for
:10:16. > :10:21.the drivers, saying these actions have been on the cards for months.
:10:21. > :10:25.It is about pensions, the way they are being treated and how the big
:10:25. > :10:28.companies are trying to slash everything in the background, but
:10:28. > :10:31.keep the price up to the consumer. There needs to be a full
:10:31. > :10:36.investigation. I do not want strikes and most drivers do not
:10:37. > :10:41.want to see strikes. We want common sense. It is not about wages, it is
:10:41. > :10:45.about safety and other issues. does not want action before Easter,
:10:45. > :10:49.and is confident there will not be. The distribution companies denied
:10:49. > :10:52.or issues with health and safety, saying pay and conditions are among
:10:52. > :10:56.the best in the industry. The government says it is prepared for
:10:56. > :11:01.the strike and that soldiers are being lined up to stand in if it
:11:01. > :11:03.goes ahead. Police liaison officers are helping
:11:03. > :11:07.comfort the family of the lorry driver from Somerset who died
:11:07. > :11:12.yesterday following Saturday's crash on the M5. The 65-year-old
:11:12. > :11:16.was on his way from Manchester to Devon when his truck collided with
:11:16. > :11:19.a broken-down coach in thick fog. He worked for food distribution
:11:19. > :11:23.firm Fowler Welch which has a base in Newton Abbott.
:11:23. > :11:33.A Torpoint Ferry service will be suspended tomorrow morning between
:11:33. > :11:37.7:30pm and 845 p pm to allow movement. It will need permission
:11:37. > :11:40.from the harbour master. More than 100,000 homes in Torbay
:11:40. > :11:44.should be getting super-fast prop banned from the tee by this time
:11:44. > :11:49.next year. The upgrade for Paignton, Brixham and St Marychurch in
:11:49. > :11:54.Torquay was announced today as part of the �2.5 billion investment
:11:54. > :11:57.across the UK. Financial experts say the are seen
:11:57. > :12:01.a glorying rise in aggressive debt collection. Staff at the Citizens
:12:01. > :12:04.Advice Bureaux say there clients have been getting threatening
:12:04. > :12:09.letters and repeated phone calls demanding money, in breach of
:12:09. > :12:14.government guidelines. Bob wicks knows all about
:12:14. > :12:18.aggressive tactics over debt. In 2008, he was forced to cancel a
:12:18. > :12:23.foreign holiday after his wife died. He thought everything's sorted out,
:12:23. > :12:27.but months later the King demands for money, first from the holiday
:12:27. > :12:33.company and then from a debt collection agency. The letters and
:12:33. > :12:38.calls at a profound affect. Others answering their letters, conducting
:12:38. > :12:43.what I thought was a reasonable argument, but the letters were
:12:43. > :12:49.getting more and more threatening and I started losing sleep. It was
:12:49. > :12:52.getting too much for me to handle by myself. At that point, he sought
:12:53. > :12:59.help from a local Citizens Advice Bureau which captain deal with the
:12:59. > :13:02.claim. The demand had been for �588, but it was settle for �70. The
:13:02. > :13:06.Citizens Advice Bureaux says does he come to them with debt problems
:13:06. > :13:10.are reporting receiving repeated phone calls and letters regarding
:13:10. > :13:15.that debt. It seems that it is banks, credit card companies and
:13:15. > :13:18.debt collection agencies who are the most likely culprits. The debt
:13:18. > :13:21.collection companies that are causing the problems work on the
:13:21. > :13:30.assumption that the people they are dealing with do not know the rules
:13:30. > :13:32.and regulations. I get case workers say as soon as they start
:13:32. > :13:36.challenging the debt collection companies, they will often stopped
:13:36. > :13:46.doing it. The message for those facing bully-boy tactics is do not
:13:46. > :13:51.
:13:51. > :13:55.There are calls Bawdsey training for people who use mobility
:13:55. > :14:03.scooters. It comes after a pensioner died after reversing his
:14:03. > :14:08.scooter out of his home. Out for a spin. Sean has relied on his
:14:08. > :14:15.mobility scooter for years. He runs a charity for people who take
:14:15. > :14:20.scooters out to places like Parma. He is amazed it is no regulation.
:14:20. > :14:25.There should be training provided by the Government. The person
:14:25. > :14:32.selling the scooter says, right, he is Will you go for one and a's
:14:32. > :14:35.training. One hour should be fine. If they need more of they can come
:14:35. > :14:39.back. A pensioner died recently after
:14:39. > :14:46.crashing his scooter. But accidents like this do not need to be
:14:46. > :14:50.recorded. This person gave his scooter up after being knocked off
:14:50. > :14:55.You can buy them very easily. The person who buys them, before they
:14:55. > :15:02.can put him on the road, should be able to prove that they have either
:15:02. > :15:05.had a driving licence or are able to park one without a driving
:15:06. > :15:11.licence. A Plymouth MP has taken the issue
:15:12. > :15:18.to Parliament. Safety standards should be
:15:18. > :15:22.maintained and basic training undertaken by all users.
:15:22. > :15:26.From next year accidents will be officially recorded. The Government
:15:26. > :15:34.admits that protecting the mobility light flame and dealing with all
:15:34. > :15:39.these safety concerns is a difficult balancing act.
:15:39. > :15:43.It is estimated that one in six adults have problems with every be
:15:43. > :15:49.reading and writing. Many hike up problems of do not have the
:15:49. > :15:53.confidence to ask for help. -- hide their problems. Our community
:15:53. > :16:00.affairs Correspondent has been to Cornwall to talk to some adults
:16:00. > :16:05.about the Experiences. He is the self-proclaimed Arch
:16:06. > :16:13.Druid of Cornwall. But Edward has had a lifelong disadvantage. He
:16:13. > :16:20.left school illiterate. It is terrible when you leave school and
:16:20. > :16:27.you cannot read or write. You cannot measure, we, you need
:16:27. > :16:33.people to open your post, reach your letters.
:16:33. > :16:42.This group are trying to improve their literacy skills.
:16:42. > :16:46.I have come through my life holding back. I thought, No I will push
:16:46. > :16:54.myself. If they want further qualifications
:16:54. > :17:00.the struggle. It is estimated that one in six adults have difficulty
:17:00. > :17:04.with every be reading and writing. Just 15% of jobs in the past
:17:04. > :17:10.required no literacy skills. Now with the rise of computer
:17:10. > :17:15.technology it is less than 1%. One Survey showed that 42% of employers
:17:15. > :17:19.are not satisfied with the basic use of English by school leavers.
:17:19. > :17:27.An accident which left Ed were partially sighted meant he never
:17:27. > :17:37.had the chance to read or write. -- Edward. If you would like to
:17:37. > :17:55.
:17:55. > :18:05.improve your skills you can call It is time for the sport. Torquay
:18:05. > :18:05.
:18:05. > :18:10.United are back to winning ways. We have had an insight peak at how
:18:10. > :18:15.Torquay United operate during a football league match. The BBC has
:18:15. > :18:23.been behind the scenes witnessing how modern technology helped
:18:23. > :18:28.salvage a win over Port Vale at the weekend. It is quarter cabins for
:18:28. > :18:32.changing rooms at the moment. The medical team have to work on the
:18:32. > :18:37.players in the car park. But as the teams get ready for kick-off they
:18:37. > :18:45.do something more moored on going on. The latest technology has been
:18:45. > :18:50.used to monitor the game. Port Vale went ahead midway through the first
:18:50. > :19:00.half. But using the footage the backroom team plot how they will
:19:00. > :19:01.
:19:01. > :19:06.get back into the match. It seems that whatever was said in the
:19:06. > :19:16.changing room following the video did the trick. A penalty with 20
:19:16. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:23.minutes to go. Coolly converted. Ryan Jarvis then got his first goal
:19:23. > :19:30.for the club soon after as they overcame 10 man Port Vale. Joy for
:19:30. > :19:39.Martin Ling and words of wisdom for the players.
:19:39. > :19:45.We will see you all on Tuesday. Again on Friday.
:19:45. > :19:50.You can see more of that special feature tonight at 10:45pm. Life
:19:50. > :19:56.for Exeter City in big one is fading after one-fifth successive
:19:56. > :20:02.defeat. They went down to two second half goals at Tranmere
:20:02. > :20:07.Rovers. They now must overhaul a six-point deficit to escape
:20:07. > :20:14.relegation. Yorktown are not safe yet. These are for be a foster home
:20:14. > :20:19.loss of the a year. Defeated by Hartlepool 1 - co. And Plymouth
:20:19. > :20:23.Argyle steered of the drop zone. They drew with Northampton. But it
:20:23. > :20:29.could have been much better if this free-kick found the net instead of
:20:29. > :20:34.hitting the crossbar. A three-week break in her up the's Premiership
:20:34. > :20:44.has not affected Exeter Chiefs. They stay in 5th place after
:20:44. > :20:47.
:20:47. > :20:52.prevailing at Gloucester. This last-minute pride won it. -- try.
:20:52. > :20:59.Plymouth Albion took a giant stride towards safety. They defeated
:20:59. > :21:09.London Scottish. The scope for prize to prop -- top their
:21:09. > :21:14.
:21:14. > :21:19.relegation play-off group. Plymouth Raiders were again the bridesmaids.
:21:19. > :21:29.In a basketball final for the second time. Champions, Newcastle
:21:29. > :21:30.
:21:30. > :21:35.Eagles, water and a nine-point deficit. -- overturned. They were
:21:35. > :21:41.victorious by seven points on aggregate over the two legs. In
:21:41. > :21:48.January the also beat Plymouth Raiders in the BBL Trophy final.
:21:48. > :21:58.Finally let me point you towards Taunton races. Ladies Day coming up.
:21:58. > :22:02.
:22:02. > :22:07.Prizes for the best dressed. Look Thousands of you took to the
:22:07. > :22:12.streets for the Sport Relief Mile. Thank you to everybody who went the
:22:12. > :22:22.extra mile the length and breadth of the region. Here is a flavour of
:22:22. > :22:22.
:22:22. > :23:15.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 53 seconds
:23:15. > :23:23.It was great fun. A wonderful event and hopefully we raised a lot of
:23:23. > :23:33.money. Here is the movement if you want to
:23:33. > :23:53.
:23:53. > :24:00.take a look. We had a jump at the end.
:24:00. > :24:10.There were people in wheelchairs. Space hoppers. It was just
:24:10. > :24:16.
:24:16. > :24:24.incredible. This is what it is all Brilliant. That look brilliant. And
:24:24. > :24:34.great weather. We were very lucky. Absolutely gorgeous. Time for the
:24:34. > :24:40.
:24:40. > :24:46.weather now. More of the same? I It is still fine and dry with
:24:46. > :24:49.plenty of sunshine. We saw impressive temperatures today. 22
:24:49. > :24:55.Celsius. That would be good temperature in the middle of summer,
:24:55. > :25:02.least of all March. Cool along the coast. Certainly towards the Isles
:25:02. > :25:06.of Scilly way it is just will Celsius. An easterly wind makes it
:25:06. > :25:11.feel chilly. Most of the United Kingdom has been cloud for the
:25:11. > :25:16.today. That will continue as high pressure moves closer overnight. It
:25:16. > :25:19.will be even closer by lunchtime on Wednesday but as it changes
:25:19. > :25:24.position the change in wind direction will law the temperatures.
:25:24. > :25:31.By the end of the week will have northerly winds. Temperatures of
:25:31. > :25:36.around 13 by a week -- by the time into the weekend. We have had some
:25:36. > :25:43.he's through the English Channel. Earlier today and a cameraman went
:25:43. > :25:49.down to which sand bay. Fine weather. The golf course here looks
:25:49. > :25:56.pretty healthy. You can see the missed out at sea. Poor visibility
:25:56. > :26:01.on the horizon. The golf club enjoying a fine weather and dry
:26:01. > :26:05.conditions. Although there has been medium and high level cloud in the
:26:05. > :26:11.sky that will not change much overnight. Looking at the detail,
:26:11. > :26:18.hardly a cloud in the sky. It will turn cold quite quickly. Overnight
:26:18. > :26:28.temperatures possibly as low as three or for degrees. Maybe even a
:26:28. > :26:30.
:26:30. > :26:34.touch of frost. Almost unbroken sunshine for the whole day. Similar
:26:34. > :26:39.temperatures. Partick will be fog the south-west coast of Cornwall.
:26:39. > :26:47.North of Devon and across some signal sea temperatures of possibly
:26:48. > :26:52.20 Celsius. Despite the lovely fine weather just 12 of their team
:26:52. > :27:02.around the Isles of Scilly. Again that because of the east of the
:27:02. > :27:14.
:27:14. > :27:20.wind. Here are the high tides. It is an easterly to more of. Ford's
:27:20. > :27:25.five but moderate of his ability. You do not see many weeks like that.