:00:18. > :00:24.The M5 crash which claimed seven lives. Smoke from a fireworks
:00:25. > :00:30.display will fly to paint on the windscreen.
:00:31. > :00:34.The trial of Geoffrey Counsell was told there were serious weaknesses
:00:35. > :00:39.in his planning. Also, an inquest hears how a family
:00:40. > :00:45.was left devastated after a crash in Torquay last summer. A Polish taxi
:00:46. > :00:52.driver and a 16`month`old baby boy died in the accident. One of the
:00:53. > :00:58.drivers have less `` had left a suicide note.
:00:59. > :01:00.A man has gone on trial today accused of causing one of the worst
:01:01. > :01:07.motorway crashes in Britain. Seven people died in the accident on the
:01:08. > :01:13.M5 in Taunton. Geoffrey Counsell, who organised a nearby fireworks
:01:14. > :01:18.display is charged with failing to protect the safety of others. The
:01:19. > :01:24.prosecution argued that smoke from the fireworks caused an impenetrable
:01:25. > :01:30.fog which closed sections of the motorway.
:01:31. > :01:37.Arriving for day one of his trial, the man accused of causing one of
:01:38. > :01:40.the worst motorway crashes. It was two years ago this month that 34
:01:41. > :01:48.vehicles, lorries, vans and cars, careered into each other on the M5
:01:49. > :01:54.outside Taunton. The resulting fireball left seven dead and 51
:01:55. > :02:01.others at. Some with life changing injuries. The question is whether a
:02:02. > :02:06.fireworks display staged at Taunton Rugby Club next to the motorway,
:02:07. > :02:13.organised by Geoffrey Counsell, caused the crash. Peter Blair QC
:02:14. > :02:26.said that the prosecution would prove that smoke from the fireworks
:02:27. > :02:32.mixed with fog to make it impossible for drivers to see. One driver said
:02:33. > :02:41.it was like having paint on your windscreen. Drivers, he said, had no
:02:42. > :02:47.chance. Collisions were inevitable. The jury was shown various pieces of
:02:48. > :02:51.amateur video of the display. Pictures, said the prosecution,
:02:52. > :02:57.which show how much smoke was created. Many of the families of
:02:58. > :03:02.those who died were in court to hear the case start. Some were in tears.
:03:03. > :03:07.Tomorrow, the prosecution will continue their opening of this case
:03:08. > :03:12.and then the first witnesses will be called. On Wednesday, the jury will
:03:13. > :03:22.be taken to the scene of the crash and Taunton Rugby Club, where the
:03:23. > :03:29.fireworks display was held. A mother, whose young son, husband
:03:30. > :03:35.and unborn child hold tight in a crash was in court today to hear
:03:36. > :03:39.evidence. The driver of the vehicle which caused the crash was being
:03:40. > :03:45.followed by police because he was suicidal and when asked to pull over
:03:46. > :03:52.and he veered into the family's cover.
:03:53. > :04:00.The inquest heard that this accident was not an accident. On the 6th of
:04:01. > :04:06.July last year, the family were on the last day of their holiday. Their
:04:07. > :04:13.16`month`old son died. Her husband died later from severe injuries. She
:04:14. > :04:20.was pregnant but lost her baby daughter. The 26`year`old Polish
:04:21. > :04:25.taxi driver was driving a black Vauxhall. He was not wearing a seat
:04:26. > :04:32.belt. He was having marital problems and had left a suicide note. Police
:04:33. > :04:40.considered high risk. When the police spotted his car, they turned
:04:41. > :04:45.on their sirens to catch up. They gestured for the car to move over
:04:46. > :04:52.and initially he slowed down but then suddenly he accelerated and
:04:53. > :04:57.crashed into the oncoming car. Eyewitnesses said he was not driving
:04:58. > :05:03.erratically but when the police car was behind him they said something
:05:04. > :05:10.went wrong. The car took off across the road. They said it would
:05:11. > :05:12.deliberate. The Independent Police Complaints Commission said a police
:05:13. > :05:16.vehicle is only interested in a driver has no intention of stopping.
:05:17. > :05:24.There was no pursuit here, they said.
:05:25. > :05:28.Dorset County Council is defending a bill which could reach ?40,000 this
:05:29. > :05:33.year to bus pupils just 800 yards to school. Parents at Salway Ash
:05:34. > :05:37.Primary near Bridport have been calling for a footpath for 20 years.
:05:38. > :05:40.But the council hasn't found a way to get land to build one. But, as
:05:41. > :05:43.Hamish Marshall reports, it's introduced the costly bus, after
:05:44. > :05:46.admitting the road is unsafe for youngsters to walk to school.
:05:47. > :05:52.Despite appearances, this isn't your normal school bus. It is not taking
:05:53. > :05:59.youngsters many miles home. Its journey is just 800 metres. It has
:06:00. > :06:07.operated since September, at a cost of ?250 per day. The majority of the
:06:08. > :06:11.houses in the village are here and the school is half a mile down this
:06:12. > :06:17.busy road. The council says it is too dangerous for youngsters to
:06:18. > :06:21.walk. Parents have been campaigning for a footpath for more than 20
:06:22. > :06:30.years. They said the road is too narrow, twisting and cars go too
:06:31. > :06:36.fast. The council has said the cars go at an average of 40 miles an
:06:37. > :06:39.hour. The children want to walk. The council has said it has money set
:06:40. > :06:49.aside for a footpath but it hasn't built one. The bus is not a
:06:50. > :06:56.solution. We would like a footpath, not a bus. 25 children use the bus
:06:57. > :07:00.but now parents have found out the cost and see the council should get
:07:01. > :07:06.on with making the route safe for walking. It is ridiculous and an
:07:07. > :07:12.embarrassment to all those services, vital services they are
:07:13. > :07:18.having to get rid of, but adding on the cost of an unnecessary bus. The
:07:19. > :07:31.council said it is working on a new footpath. Any statement, it said...
:07:32. > :07:39.If the boss stays for the school year it will cost around ?40,000.
:07:40. > :07:46.Parents hope that will focus minds to get a safe walking route to
:07:47. > :07:53.school. A huge missed opportunity. That is
:07:54. > :08:00.how we must council has described how the authority has lost out
:08:01. > :08:06.post`Olympics. They said TV pictures of last year's spectacle should have
:08:07. > :08:09.been used to promote tourism. The Olympics was said to be a gift
:08:10. > :08:15.to Weymouth and Portland, a part of Dorset which is used to a seaside
:08:16. > :08:23.present. But are the Olympics to gift that keeps on giving? We get a
:08:24. > :08:31.lot more cruise ships now. Because of the Olympics? Possibly. And the
:08:32. > :08:42.organisation of the port. Advertising is working? Yes. This
:08:43. > :08:46.was perhaps the ultimate TV advert. Last summer, in different languages
:08:47. > :09:00.to different countries, the story of the Olympics was told to a global
:09:01. > :09:03.audience. This was the backdrop. As they came here, their friends back
:09:04. > :09:09.home were taking in all the Dorset coast has to offer. The council says
:09:10. > :09:14.National tourism advertising is not making use of the images captured.
:09:15. > :09:20.As they try to drive visitors out of season, it is no help. It is a
:09:21. > :09:27.missed opportunity. These images will not have a long sell by date.
:09:28. > :09:30.They should be being used now in order to promote Britain and the
:09:31. > :09:39.south`west and Weymouth and Portland in particular. Press trips were
:09:40. > :09:43.organised in the run`up to the Olympics and the number of visits
:09:44. > :09:50.this year is up, as is the amount being spent. There was criticism,
:09:51. > :10:00.though. The home to the athletes last summer says while there is no
:10:01. > :10:09.interest in further events, funding cannot be found. We had to take in
:10:10. > :10:15.the changing events formats in the Olympics. It says the results so far
:10:16. > :10:22.as being hailed as a blueprint for the future. How much of a gift well,
:10:23. > :10:29.like any legacy, take time to emerge. One community hit by
:10:30. > :10:32.flooding has been describing how a protection scheme is helping to
:10:33. > :10:35.minimise the risk. The Environment Minister and North Cornwall MP Dan
:10:36. > :10:38.Rogerson has been hearing about the scheme today amid ongoing concerns
:10:39. > :10:44.about flood insurance. John Danks reports.
:10:45. > :10:50.This stream runs off Dartmoor and through this village. It may be
:10:51. > :10:53.relatively tame but the large catchment area means the water level
:10:54. > :10:58.can rise quickly. Now, the community is ready. If levels reach a certain
:10:59. > :11:05.point, the floodwater and receives an alert automatically. We have a
:11:06. > :11:11.level when we know we might be flooding and within 30 minutes we
:11:12. > :11:12.can defend the area. The environment minister visited the community to
:11:13. > :11:18.see how small`scale projects can work successfully. For those unlucky
:11:19. > :11:23.enough to be flooded, there is hope that getting insurance after which
:11:24. > :11:26.could be made easier. There will be a few details to sort out but the
:11:27. > :11:33.fundamental principle is there will be insurance for people who at the
:11:34. > :11:36.moment can't get access to it. While the new legislation is unlikely to
:11:37. > :11:42.be in place before 2015, the flood protection schemes here has made an
:11:43. > :11:54.immediate impact. Coming up, a cruel twist to a
:11:55. > :12:04.wartime tragedy. We'll easier from the family affected by the loss of
:12:05. > :12:20.courageous and Plymouth. I'll have all the details of the
:12:21. > :12:24.weather later. Well, it was a weekend to forget for
:12:25. > :12:28.most of our teams. Plymouth Argyle were the only one of our League Two
:12:29. > :12:31.sides to avoid defeat and our rugby clubs didn't fare any better either,
:12:32. > :12:35.with the Exeter Chiefs again losing out to their bogey side in the LV
:12:36. > :12:37.Cup. Andy Birkett rounds up the weekend's action.
:12:38. > :12:40.We should start with football this evening. Torquay are in the
:12:41. > :12:47.relegation zone. I was at the game and it wasn't pretty. Defensively,
:12:48. > :12:52.they were all over the place. A good finish but leading up to that the
:12:53. > :12:57.play was sloppy. They take full advantage, no doubt. But the
:12:58. > :13:05.recovery isn't good enough. Defending wasn't enough. Not a nice
:13:06. > :13:15.position. And the fans weren't happy. No, they were not. A lot of
:13:16. > :13:22.fans today have been calling for Alan Mill to go. It is a tough job.
:13:23. > :13:31.He doesn't want to be in that position and neither do the players
:13:32. > :13:37.or fans. But they need some wins. Do you think they're looking for anyone
:13:38. > :13:41.else? Not as far as I know. But something has to change on the
:13:42. > :13:48.training ground or field. Saturday wasn't good enough. Exeter. Again,
:13:49. > :13:54.not good enough. Their third straight defeat. Yes, it was
:13:55. > :14:05.frustrating because they were looking really good at times. There
:14:06. > :14:16.were only 20 million watching against Manchester United. Our only
:14:17. > :14:28.goal from any of our teams. I made my debut at York. They went for a
:14:29. > :14:34.good set piece here with a good delivery. A bit scrappy but he
:14:35. > :14:41.scores the goal and it is a huge point. Looking good for them. Rugby,
:14:42. > :14:57.now. Nothing brilliant they're either. I'm the only one not wearing
:14:58. > :15:06.pink, too. Exeter went to Bath and they have never beaten them. It was
:15:07. > :15:12.sloppy. This isn't typical of Exeter. Their defence is something
:15:13. > :15:19.they pride themselves on. On a brighter note, one of their players
:15:20. > :15:28.was back playing again. 37`15 this game ended. They have got Bath again
:15:29. > :15:33.in a fortnight and have still never beaten them. They will want to put
:15:34. > :15:42.that right. Briefly, the championship as well. No good news
:15:43. > :15:59.there either. Pirates will be disappointed to lose. Plymouth
:16:00. > :16:02.Albion also seventh at the moment. Plymouth College will be providing a
:16:03. > :16:06.third of the England team in the World Schools Swimming Championships
:16:07. > :16:09.in Brazil at the end of the month. John Rudd will be taking eight
:16:10. > :16:12.swimmers from the school to Brasilia, including Olympic champion
:16:13. > :16:16.Ruta Meilutyte. She'll be looking to add to the nine gold medals she's
:16:17. > :16:27.already won this year and will be representing England for the first
:16:28. > :16:31.time. Now, you may remember back in March
:16:32. > :16:34.we told the story of the first bomb that fell on Plymouth in the Second
:16:35. > :16:44.World War. The housewife who was killed was called Blanch Ellnor. Her
:16:45. > :16:49.family contacted us to tell her that her sister is still alive. Phyllis,
:16:50. > :16:59.who is now 96, tells her story for the first time.
:17:00. > :17:05.She put the children in the air raid shelter and then went back to make
:17:06. > :17:10.sure that the dinner was cooking. It was a straight plane which had got
:17:11. > :17:19.lost so it dropped it bombs and about was dreadful, really. But you
:17:20. > :17:31.had to get on with it. Phyllis lost her sister on July 30 six 1940. She
:17:32. > :17:37.also lost her husband in the first British warship to be a lost in the
:17:38. > :17:48.war. Phyllis waved goodbye to her husband on HMS courageous.
:17:49. > :17:59.Courageous. Left to patrol the Irish Sea. Then she was torpedoed.
:18:00. > :18:06.The heaviest loss is in men. Our sympathy goes to all those who are
:18:07. > :18:09.bereaved. The men were lost in a worthy task and although they did
:18:10. > :18:15.not return, they served their country well.
:18:16. > :18:23.518 servicemen were lost. I kept saying he was a good swimmer so
:18:24. > :18:32.he'll be back. There were more than 700 survivors but Phyllis's husband
:18:33. > :18:38.was not amongst them. I still thought he would come back. I kept
:18:39. > :18:51.saying it but it was no good. We had a telegram on the Wednesday and it
:18:52. > :19:02.was dreadful. She wanted to put her head in the gas oven and it took
:19:03. > :19:06.three of them to hold her. Being one of the first to lose a husband
:19:07. > :19:12.through the war like that, you're full of sympathy for everyone else.
:19:13. > :19:18.You know what they're going through. Despite losing her husband on the
:19:19. > :19:23.first warship sunk and her sister in the first Plymouth bombing raid, she
:19:24. > :19:38.soldiered on. She survived the war and kept the generations going. I'm
:19:39. > :19:48.Phyllis. I'm Hazel the daughter. I'm her great`granddaughter. And, since
:19:49. > :19:55.Johnny filmed his report, Phyllis's great`great`granddaughter Alissia
:19:56. > :19:59.has been been born. It has been an eventful few days for
:20:00. > :20:09.you, hasn't it? But it has a happy ending. You have two dogs. One of
:20:10. > :20:14.them went missing but resurfaced in Newton Abbot on Saturday night. A
:20:15. > :20:21.massive thanks for everyone who helped to look for. The power of
:20:22. > :20:30.social media helped as his picture was spotted on Facebook.
:20:31. > :20:41.Yes, and a huge thank you to everyone who went out to look for
:20:42. > :20:50.him. Thank you so much. Now, the weather.
:20:51. > :20:58.The weather is getting colder. It is Frosty later tonight and that is the
:20:59. > :21:02.theme for the rest of this week. Cold air is coming in from the North
:21:03. > :21:14.West. We will see lower temperatures and a risk of trust. `` frost. Also
:21:15. > :21:17.the risk of some wintry showers. Combined with the lower
:21:18. > :21:33.temperatures, there is a risk of ice. There could be a coating of ice
:21:34. > :21:36.early on so be careful. The clearer skies across Ireland and the Irish
:21:37. > :21:48.Sea are heading towards us. There are some showers amongst that so it
:21:49. > :21:51.won't be completely drive tonight. The high pressure will dominate the
:21:52. > :21:58.weather for the rest of the week. Over the next two days, it won't
:21:59. > :22:03.dominate as much. On Wednesday, we have two weather systems. So,
:22:04. > :22:11.perhaps some slightly less cold air before the weather front comes in
:22:12. > :22:15.late on Wednesday. This rain is not really the change to the colder
:22:16. > :22:18.conditions. It is the show was just coming through parts of Wales at the
:22:19. > :22:26.moment that will introduce that colder area. This was earlier today
:22:27. > :22:39.in the team Valley where it was called. `` cooled. After the
:22:40. > :22:45.Sunset, very much colder air setting in. For most of us, it will be
:22:46. > :22:50.called tonight with a risk of frost and ice. Some showers dotted around
:22:51. > :22:58.and in the early hours of the morning some will turn wintry.
:22:59. > :23:06.Mostly for high ground, though. Temperatures are getting fairly low.
:23:07. > :23:10.Some places will be down to zero, hence the risk of frost and ice.
:23:11. > :23:18.Tomorrow, a few wintry showers around. But they will start to turn
:23:19. > :23:25.back to rain. Winds are strong from the north and north`west. We will
:23:26. > :23:36.need to wrap up warm. It will be a cold day. He was the forecast for
:23:37. > :23:38.the Isles of Scilly. Probably one of the warmest places in the UK,
:23:39. > :23:58.tomorrow. Heroes of the coastal waters
:23:59. > :24:18.forecast. Wednesday is cloudy with less cold
:24:19. > :24:23.air. Windy, though. A cold night again on Wednesday night with the
:24:24. > :24:29.risk of wintry showers. Thursday and Friday both days with
:24:30. > :24:39.high`pressure. Fine but on the cold side.
:24:40. > :24:42.Now, we have to say a huge thank you to the thousands of you who helped
:24:43. > :24:44.raise money for Children in Need. Here in the South West you raised
:24:45. > :24:47.more than ?800,000. to the thousands of you who helped
:24:48. > :24:49.raise Here's a little look back at what made Children in Need 2013 one
:24:50. > :25:36.to remember. # there is a place, there is a
:25:37. > :25:47.time, in this life, where you say what you are feeling. # Don't you
:25:48. > :25:57.see the world as listening to what we say? # Sing it louder, sing it
:25:58. > :26:06.clearer, knowing everyone will hear you. # Sing stronger, sing together,
:26:07. > :26:32.make it last for ever. # words they can't be spoken, only
:26:33. > :27:10.son. # You hear 1000 voices shouting loud.
:27:11. > :27:44.# Just si`i`i`ing. # Just si`i`i`ing. # Hear 1000
:27:45. > :28:01.voices shouting loud. #. 'We wanna do
:28:02. > :28:04.a science fiction series.' CS Lewis meets HG Wells meets
:28:05. > :28:09.Father Christmas, that's the Doctor. Can't we have Doctor Who
:28:10. > :28:23.without Doctor Who? Travel back to the birth
:28:24. > :28:27.of a phenomenon.