:00:00. > :00:14.London. That is all from
:00:15. > :00:18.Tonight: The Atlantic Array's in disarray. There are reports that
:00:19. > :00:23.multi`million pound plans for a wind farm off North Devon have been
:00:24. > :00:26.abandoned. Good evening. There was growing opposition to the
:00:27. > :00:30.controversial project. It's emerged this evening that the plans may be
:00:31. > :00:38.abandoned. Good evening.
:00:39. > :00:41.Also in the programme tonight: Full speed to the Philippines. HMS
:00:42. > :00:47.Illustrious taking Royal Marines and helicopters from the South West to
:00:48. > :00:52.deliver urgently`needed aid. I put 16 tonnes of rice in a magazine.
:00:53. > :00:57.Where ever there is space on the ship, we have filled up with relief.
:00:58. > :01:00.On the up. The South West's economic recovery. More businesses are
:01:01. > :01:04.starting up here and demand for commercial premises is growing.
:01:05. > :01:05.And the dangers of driving into floodwater. Firefighters train to
:01:06. > :01:15.carry out rescues. There are unconfirmed reports this
:01:16. > :01:19.evening that the Atlantic Array off North Devon will now NOT go ahead.
:01:20. > :01:22.It's thought that the project has proved more costly than first
:01:23. > :01:24.anticipated and that the company may have been struggling to raise enough
:01:25. > :01:49.funds. It was in 2007 that plans to build
:01:50. > :01:53.what was then the world 's largest offshore wind farm of the North
:01:54. > :02:00.Devon coast were unveiled. The company behind the scheme at the
:02:01. > :02:05.time claimed that the 350 wind turbines would provide enough clean
:02:06. > :02:15.energy to power 1 million homes. Development rights well one. The
:02:16. > :02:20.company wanted to build more than 400 turbines. Since then, the number
:02:21. > :02:26.has been reduced dramatically. The company 's latest plans would have
:02:27. > :02:31.involved up to 240 wind turbines, 16 kilometres of the North Devon coast.
:02:32. > :02:38.The wind farm would have covered an area of 200 square kilometres. The
:02:39. > :02:44.company claimed the turbines could produce enough electricity for the
:02:45. > :02:50.average needs of 900,000 homes. Today's news is the latest setback
:02:51. > :02:55.for the project. Not only have there been plenty of local protests, the
:02:56. > :03:00.scheme was rejected by North Devon Council. And there's been
:03:01. > :03:05.international concern about the impact of the development on
:03:06. > :03:08.wildlife. The European commission launched an investigation after
:03:09. > :03:09.conservation groups expressed worries it could damage the
:03:10. > :03:26.habitat. That was what was being planned.
:03:27. > :03:31.What is emerging tonight? This will not now go ahead because of problems
:03:32. > :03:40.in financing. We can't get any kind of comment from the company. But
:03:41. > :03:45.last week, the umbrella organisation said the Government 's announcement
:03:46. > :03:48.it is looking to cut back on green levies to support renewable energy
:03:49. > :03:55.was already undermining investment in the region and putting jobs at
:03:56. > :04:01.risk. As you saw there, in terms of investment and jobs, this is a
:04:02. > :04:05.really big project. The company says it will provide thousands of jobs.
:04:06. > :04:13.It was proving controversial as well. Yes. Where as many people
:04:14. > :04:18.would be horrified if it didn't go ahead, equally, there would be an
:04:19. > :04:25.awfully large number of people who would be horrified if it did go
:04:26. > :04:29.ahead. Local councils have opposed it and there is a very active
:04:30. > :04:40.campaign against it because of its sheer size and scale.
:04:41. > :04:43.Royal Marines from Plymouth`based 42 Commando have arrived in the
:04:44. > :04:47.Phillipines to help distribute disaster relief aid. The troops,
:04:48. > :04:49.along with a helicopter crew from RNAS Culdrose, travelled there on
:04:50. > :05:04.board HMS Illustrious, which has transported 500 tonnes of supplies
:05:05. > :05:07.to the typhoon`stricken country. Helicopter carrier HMS illustrious
:05:08. > :05:11.en route to the Philippines. The insides of this ship had been filled
:05:12. > :05:19.with aid supplies to help the thousands of victims. We have 900
:05:20. > :05:27.marines who have worked throughout the night to embark over 5000
:05:28. > :05:33.tonnes. I have got 16 tonnes of rice in a magazine. Where ever there is
:05:34. > :05:38.space in a ship, we have filled it with relief in order to make sure we
:05:39. > :05:44.are carrying as much as we can. The mission has been joined by 100 Royal
:05:45. > :05:48.Marines. Their job will be to repair buildings as well as to help restore
:05:49. > :05:52.water and power supplies but the relief work will mean they may not
:05:53. > :05:59.be back for Christmas. We will be here for as long as we are needed.
:06:00. > :06:03.If we are away over Christmas, our thoughts are with our families who
:06:04. > :06:07.will not be able to spend time with us, but thanks to our support, it
:06:08. > :06:12.makes our job easier. A new day brings a new challenge. The Navy
:06:13. > :06:17.needs to distribute the 500 tonnes of aid to those who need it the
:06:18. > :06:30.most. Illustrious is carrying seven helicopters. Each aircraft can carry
:06:31. > :06:36.over to tonnes. One of those helicopters is a Merlin. This
:06:37. > :06:41.morning, it flew over some of the islands that bore the brunt of the
:06:42. > :06:47.typhoon. Its job to assess the damage and determine how best to
:06:48. > :06:50.help. This huge disaster relief operation is just getting underway
:06:51. > :06:55.with 4 million people homeless after the storm and that it cannot come
:06:56. > :06:58.quickly enough. There's concern that it's getting
:06:59. > :07:02.harder for victims of domestic abuse to get financial help in the civil
:07:03. > :07:05.courts. Legal aid IS available for people who can't afford lawyers'
:07:06. > :07:09.fees but the process of applying for it can be stressful and off`putting
:07:10. > :07:13.for the very people it's designed to help, according to one family
:07:14. > :07:15.lawyer. In Domestic Violence Awareness Week, to help other
:07:16. > :07:19.victims come forward, one young woman has been telling our reporter
:07:20. > :07:32.Clare Burton her story of abuse and how she escaped it.
:07:33. > :07:38.It felt like a routine. You argue, shout, then he hits you. You knew
:07:39. > :07:47.every time it was coming, but I was more holding on to the past. Kyle
:07:48. > :07:51.was 18 when her boyfriend, the father of her child, started
:07:52. > :07:54.physically abusing her. She reported it to the police a number of times
:07:55. > :08:01.but often written to her statements after forgiving him. We have a baby
:08:02. > :08:06.together, so social had to get involved. When they first turned up,
:08:07. > :08:12.I was like, what you doing? I was in denial of what was going on.
:08:13. > :08:17.Eventually, she used the family court to get an order preventing her
:08:18. > :08:21.ex`partner from contacting her. Anyone can use the civil courts but
:08:22. > :08:28.lawyers are not cheap and qualifying for legal aid is not easy. From
:08:29. > :08:34.April, anyone applying for legal aid to pursue a domestic violence case
:08:35. > :08:38.has to provide specific evidence. Examples include a current police
:08:39. > :08:43.caution for the alleged abuser, prove that they have sought help
:08:44. > :08:49.from a refuge, or a letter from their own GP confirming their
:08:50. > :08:54.injuries. This family lawyer helped lots of people like fire. She thinks
:08:55. > :09:01.the owners should be on the authorities to provide detailed
:09:02. > :09:05.evidence. If, for example, the GP is aware of domestic violence is, it's
:09:06. > :09:13.not just physical violence. It includes psychological and sexual
:09:14. > :09:19.abuse. Social workers need to understand what legal aid
:09:20. > :09:23.requirements are. And funding aside, coming forward in the first
:09:24. > :09:28.place can be the hardest step. What advice would you give somebody
:09:29. > :09:32.watching tonight who is in the same position you were in? Go out there,
:09:33. > :09:36.get help. If you've got family, they will support you no matter what.
:09:37. > :09:43.There will be proud of you for getting out of that situation.
:09:44. > :10:10.Having someone hug you and say, we are here for you mean so much.
:10:11. > :10:13.There's been a sharp fall in the number of children being permanently
:10:14. > :10:18.excluded from schools in Devon. It's down by about a third in the last
:10:19. > :10:21.year but is still above the national average. There's particular concern
:10:22. > :10:34.about the number of five to seven year olds being excluded.
:10:35. > :10:37.Still ahead in tonight's programme: It's one of the biggest land
:10:38. > :10:40.deployments since the Second World War. Find out why and what's been
:10:41. > :10:44.happening in Cornwall. And puddings and paddles at the
:10:45. > :10:50.ready as we look back at Stir Up Sunday.
:10:51. > :10:54.There are further signs that the South West economy is improving.
:10:55. > :10:56.Demand for shops and office space is increasing as more people feel
:10:57. > :11:00.confident about starting up new businesses. The findings are
:11:01. > :11:02.revealed in a major survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered
:11:03. > :11:05.Surveyors. Our correspondent Simon Hall has been to find out about one
:11:06. > :11:12.new business start`up in Exeter. More than just best wishes have gone
:11:13. > :11:18.into opening this sandwich shop. Any O'Nions? Karen was waiting for the
:11:19. > :11:25.right moment when she sensed the economy was improving. More such new
:11:26. > :11:33.businesses are now being set up as confidence in the recovery grows.
:11:34. > :11:44.For me, it's a dream. I thought, now or never. You only live once. So go
:11:45. > :11:53.for it! You had the sense the economy was changing? Yes. The
:11:54. > :11:59.survey focused on the high street. It found demand to rent shops has
:12:00. > :12:03.increased significantly. More retail outlets were also being built and
:12:04. > :12:10.there was an increase in demand for office space and industrial units. I
:12:11. > :12:13.will take comfort. We are getting positive feedback from our members
:12:14. > :12:16.in the region and they are seeing things on the ground, so the fact
:12:17. > :12:23.they are seen more positive messages is good news. The are ICS says their
:12:24. > :12:27.surveys in line with evidence that people are shopping more and
:12:28. > :12:31.spending more. All this before Christmas as well, the most
:12:32. > :12:38.important trading period of the year. This is the latest part in
:12:39. > :12:42.increasing confidence. That is giving business leaders hope that
:12:43. > :12:49.after five very tough years, the future may, at last, be looking
:12:50. > :12:53.brighter. In the last two years, there's been
:12:54. > :12:56.a record amount of rainfall and flooding in the South West. One of
:12:57. > :12:59.the most common callouts for firefghters is to rescue drivers
:13:00. > :13:03.stuck in water. The service says around 14 people a year die after
:13:04. > :13:06.becoming trapped in their vehicles. Louise Walter reports on a new
:13:07. > :13:13.campaign to highlight the dangers of driving into a flood.
:13:14. > :13:19.Remember, remember, last November when heavy rain and flooding caused
:13:20. > :13:24.huge disruption to roads. Many vehicles got stuck and drivers
:13:25. > :13:27.needed rescuing. Now imagine being in one of those cars as electrics
:13:28. > :13:33.fail and cold water starts to pouring. Vehicles in the water is
:13:34. > :13:37.one of the most common rescue incidents we have and it is a major
:13:38. > :13:42.cause. 14 people a year perish in their vehicle when there is
:13:43. > :13:49.flooding. That's why there is specialist training here so that
:13:50. > :14:01.rescuers can be prepared for the most difficult flood rescue
:14:02. > :14:07.scenarios. As little as 15 centimetres of water will sweep your
:14:08. > :14:12.feet away from you. It's not as simple as just walking away from
:14:13. > :14:16.it. The trick is, turn around and don't drive into floodwaters if you
:14:17. > :14:27.don't how deep it is. That's the message of the campaign: Turnaround,
:14:28. > :14:32.don't drown. Don't drive into floodwater. It would take only an
:14:33. > :14:37.egg cup full of water in your engine to ruin it. Don't walk into flood
:14:38. > :14:42.water because you can't see the trip hazards and if you fall over in six
:14:43. > :14:47.inches of water flowing in six miles an hour, you can't stand up again.
:14:48. > :14:52.It's inevitable that some roads will be get flooded this winter. The
:14:53. > :14:56.emergency services are hoping people will heed their message and not end
:14:57. > :14:59.up in a situation like this. Troops from more than 20 nations
:15:00. > :15:02.have been taking part in a huge military training exercise in
:15:03. > :15:06.Cornwall. 2,500 service men and women have been based at RAF St
:15:07. > :15:09.Mawgan near Newquay, making it one of the largest land deployments in
:15:10. > :15:19.the county since the Second World War. Spotlight's Heidi Davey has
:15:20. > :15:25.been along to watch the action. This is exercise arcade fusion. It
:15:26. > :15:30.has been transformed and its personnel increased ten times over
:15:31. > :15:35.to allow the UK led Allied rapid reaction Corps is to command an
:15:36. > :15:41.entire theatre. On the ground, and this is the nerve centre of the
:15:42. > :15:47.operation. Its role is to support NATO missions at anywhere in the
:15:48. > :15:52.world at just a few days notice. We pick a region in the world in a
:15:53. > :15:57.scenario which we then lay on to that region. That could be anywhere.
:15:58. > :16:03.In this particular scenario, we are using a country which is in the
:16:04. > :16:11.north`east of Africa. But that is fictional. We then develop a
:16:12. > :16:15.scenario which works for the training objectives we are trying to
:16:16. > :16:22.achieve for the particular training audience. Out on the field is where
:16:23. > :16:27.troops are to make key decisions. Around you are a number of people.
:16:28. > :16:33.On one occasion, we are dealing with a massive incident in the North and
:16:34. > :16:39.South, missing people to the south`east, maritime incidents, IED
:16:40. > :16:44.'s, political incidents, terrorists, the whole lot. But no on
:16:45. > :16:48.functions without the right nutrients and the kitchen staff will
:16:49. > :16:53.use over 7000 tonnes of potatoes and 8000 litres of milk by the time the
:16:54. > :17:02.exercise has reached its peak. Success is down to good at base. My
:17:03. > :17:08.staff have been working closely with personnel to make sure that on the
:17:09. > :17:15.logistics, life support is good for them. When this exercise comes to a
:17:16. > :17:20.close, many personnel are hopeful for a well earned Christmas break.
:17:21. > :17:22.But there is every chance they could still be called out within 48 hours
:17:23. > :17:35.to anywhere in the world. Exeter Chiefs will feel aggrieved
:17:36. > :17:39.that television match officials wiped out two try scoring efforts in
:17:40. > :17:47.their 16`9 defeat to Premiership rugby leaders Saracens at Sandy
:17:48. > :17:52.Park. Ian Whitten had a score ruled out by the TMO in a game of only one
:17:53. > :17:55.try which went the Sarries' way. Just before the end, Tom Johnson
:17:56. > :18:01.thought he'd rescued the Chiefs, but the verdict was that he'd grounded
:18:02. > :18:04.the ball just short of the line. The Cornish Pirates have put more
:18:05. > :18:07.pressure on the top four teams in rugby's Championship after beating
:18:08. > :18:14.Bristol for the second time this season. The Pirates overturned an
:18:15. > :18:17.8`7 half`time deficit to win 21`15. South African wing Kieran Goss
:18:18. > :18:21.pounced to score twice with Tom Kessell scoring his seventh try of
:18:22. > :18:32.the season. The victory means the Pirates are sixth with Bristol
:18:33. > :18:37.remaining second. The games between Bristol in the past have been extra
:18:38. > :18:41.special, and you can tell by the amount of supporters yesterday, you
:18:42. > :18:44.get a phenomenal game of rugby and top championship rugby.
:18:45. > :18:47.Plymouth Argyle are the team in form at the moment. Their 2`1 win over
:18:48. > :18:50.Dagenham and Redbridge was their fifth without defeat in League Two.
:18:51. > :18:53.But for Exeter City and Torquay United, their poor runs have
:18:54. > :18:54.continued. BBC Radio Devon commentators described the drama
:18:55. > :20:44.with the fans also having their say. Yeovil Town are cut adrift at the
:20:45. > :20:47.bottom of the Championship. A 2`1 reverse at Doncaster Rovers leaves
:20:48. > :20:50.them five points behind the safety line. Byron Webster brought the
:20:51. > :20:53.Glovers back in it just before the interval in South Yorkshire, but
:20:54. > :20:57.they fell behind for a second time eight minutes from the end to leave
:20:58. > :20:59.them pointless once again. Next up for Town, Watford away next
:21:00. > :21:01.Saturday. Finally, Exeter welterweight boxer
:21:02. > :21:08.Freddy Kiwitt has won his first professional bout with a unanimous
:21:09. > :21:12.points decision. Kiwitt was confident in his build up to the
:21:13. > :21:15.fight and he outboxed Matt Seawright at Gloucester's GL1 Leisure Centre
:21:16. > :21:28.with a flurry of body shots and left hooks. Well done, Freddy!
:21:29. > :21:35.Trainee chefs at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall have been learning how to
:21:36. > :21:38.uphold a Seasonal tradition. Yesterday was so`called Stir up
:21:39. > :21:41.Sunday, the day when Christmas puddings are made, and everyone in
:21:42. > :21:44.the house gets the chance to stir the mixture. Johnny Rutherford
:21:45. > :21:53.joined the recruits as they learned about the Navy's traditional recipe
:21:54. > :21:58.and customs. An important naval tradition today:
:21:59. > :22:10.Stir up Sunday. It might look like after chef, but this is HMS Raleigh.
:22:11. > :22:16.Happy? Let's go! It's very important that we instil in them the Navy
:22:17. > :22:21.ethos and we keep these traditions alive. It's difficult because the
:22:22. > :22:26.ship is rolling around and you got other commitments going on. Whether
:22:27. > :22:30.you are deployed or not, you still look forward to Christmas lunch, so
:22:31. > :22:37.it's important we give them a full spectrum of training. The tradition
:22:38. > :22:42.of stirring victory `` of stirring the Christmas pudding goes back
:22:43. > :22:52.centuries. Stirring is meant to take place the last Sunday before Advent
:22:53. > :23:00.to allow the mixture to mature. Racers, currants, sultanas, suet,,
:23:01. > :23:09.zest. And run. Then stirred to perfection. It's a family thing to
:23:10. > :23:15.do and the royal navy is a family. I'm going to put a coin in! I wonder
:23:16. > :23:19.who will find that. Not everyone will be able to mix it, so
:23:20. > :23:25.traditionally, the youngest crew member and commanding officer do the
:23:26. > :23:29.final stir. On Christmas Day, the youngest person on board the ship
:23:30. > :23:32.captain will change roles, so the most junior person will become
:23:33. > :23:40.captain for the day and the captain will slot into his job. I bet that's
:23:41. > :23:44.fun! I bet that's going to taste good!
:23:45. > :24:02.Oh, use off! Hopefully, it might warm up a little
:24:03. > :24:07.bit, but it is still pretty cold, and even though it is best described
:24:08. > :24:12.as less cold, it's still cold at night. Towards the end of the week,
:24:13. > :24:19.showers come our way. Most of which will fall as rain. Subtle changes
:24:20. > :24:24.this week. It is a little bit weaker. As it weakens, it allows
:24:25. > :24:29.more clout to come in. That process is already underway. You can see
:24:30. > :24:35.that cloud up through the Irish Sea at the moment. The high`pressure
:24:36. > :24:41.moves gently southwards through the day and then begins to retreat out
:24:42. > :24:44.into the Atlantic. What will happen is more cloud will come at the top
:24:45. > :24:49.of that high and drift across most of Britain. A change to cloudy skies
:24:50. > :24:54.and less cold air. The clear skies we have had today, though, already
:24:55. > :24:59.allowing temperatures to get fairly close to freezing. Some cloud
:25:00. > :25:05.around, but even here, that cloud will break up later on. So for all
:25:06. > :25:09.of us to night, a cold night with light winds, it widespread overnight
:25:10. > :25:19.frost and even some freezing fog patches. The sort of temperatures we
:25:20. > :25:24.can expect: Zero down to freezing. That will depend to where the cloud
:25:25. > :25:28.goes. If you keep the blanket of cloud, temperatures will hold up
:25:29. > :25:33.around freezing, but with clear skies will drop well below.
:25:34. > :25:42.Tomorrow, plenty of winter sunshine. A little more in the way of cloud.
:25:43. > :25:47.But for most of us, sunshine again, a dry day, a fine one, not very
:25:48. > :25:53.warm, though. Temperatures really struggling. Seven, possibly eight
:25:54. > :25:57.degrees the highest temperature. For the Isles of Scilly, a lot of cloud
:25:58. > :26:05.in the morning but it should break up to allow sunny spells in the
:26:06. > :26:15.afternoon. For the rest of our ports and harbours, Plymouth,
:26:16. > :26:19.afternoon. For the rest of our ports has been disappointing because of
:26:20. > :26:31.the wind direction. Hardly any swell. Waves as much as two feet,
:26:32. > :26:35.clean. There the coastal waters forecast. The winds are
:26:36. > :26:44.north`easterly tomorrow, generally fair with good visibility. No more
:26:45. > :26:48.than force three. The forecast, as we head into the middle of the
:26:49. > :26:54.week, not much change. More cloud around, though. That will be quite
:26:55. > :26:57.extensive on Wednesday. It helps keep the temperature is up, so
:26:58. > :27:06.temperatures back up to nine degrees on Wednesday. And then a change on
:27:07. > :27:10.Friday. More wind. That will feed in some breaks in the cloud but also a
:27:11. > :27:15.few showers, although it has cooled down again as we head into next
:27:16. > :27:24.weekend. And all the while, the risk of light frost.
:27:25. > :27:29.There are unconfirmed reports that a huge wind farm of the North Devon
:27:30. > :27:35.coast will not go ahead. Royal Marines have arrived in the
:27:36. > :27:40.Philippines to help distribute disaster relief aid.
:27:41. > :27:43.If there are any further developments on that Atlantic array
:27:44. > :27:46.story, we will bring them to you later.