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London. That is all from

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Tonight: The Atlantic Array's in disarray. There are reports that

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multi`million pound plans for a wind farm off North Devon have been

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abandoned. Good evening. There was growing opposition to the

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controversial project. It's emerged this evening that the plans may be

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abandoned. Good evening.

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Also in the programme tonight: Full speed to the Philippines. HMS

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Illustrious taking Royal Marines and helicopters from the South West to

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deliver urgently`needed aid. I put 16 tonnes of rice in a magazine.

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Where ever there is space on the ship, we have filled up with relief.

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On the up. The South West's economic recovery. More businesses are

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starting up here and demand for commercial premises is growing.

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And the dangers of driving into floodwater. Firefighters train to

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carry out rescues. There are unconfirmed reports this

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evening that the Atlantic Array off North Devon will now NOT go ahead.

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It's thought that the project has proved more costly than first

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anticipated and that the company may have been struggling to raise enough

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funds. It was in 2007 that plans to build

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what was then the world 's largest offshore wind farm of the North

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Devon coast were unveiled. The company behind the scheme at the

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time claimed that the 350 wind turbines would provide enough clean

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energy to power 1 million homes. Development rights well one. The

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company wanted to build more than 400 turbines. Since then, the number

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has been reduced dramatically. The company 's latest plans would have

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involved up to 240 wind turbines, 16 kilometres of the North Devon coast.

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The wind farm would have covered an area of 200 square kilometres. The

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company claimed the turbines could produce enough electricity for the

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average needs of 900,000 homes. Today's news is the latest setback

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for the project. Not only have there been plenty of local protests, the

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scheme was rejected by North Devon Council. And there's been

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international concern about the impact of the development on

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wildlife. The European commission launched an investigation after

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conservation groups expressed worries it could damage the

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habitat. That was what was being planned.

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What is emerging tonight? This will not now go ahead because of problems

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in financing. We can't get any kind of comment from the company. But

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last week, the umbrella organisation said the Government 's announcement

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it is looking to cut back on green levies to support renewable energy

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was already undermining investment in the region and putting jobs at

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risk. As you saw there, in terms of investment and jobs, this is a

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really big project. The company says it will provide thousands of jobs.

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It was proving controversial as well. Yes. Where as many people

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would be horrified if it didn't go ahead, equally, there would be an

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awfully large number of people who would be horrified if it did go

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ahead. Local councils have opposed it and there is a very active

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campaign against it because of its sheer size and scale.

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Royal Marines from Plymouth`based 42 Commando have arrived in the

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Phillipines to help distribute disaster relief aid. The troops,

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along with a helicopter crew from RNAS Culdrose, travelled there on

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board HMS Illustrious, which has transported 500 tonnes of supplies

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to the typhoon`stricken country. Helicopter carrier HMS illustrious

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en route to the Philippines. The insides of this ship had been filled

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with aid supplies to help the thousands of victims. We have 900

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marines who have worked throughout the night to embark over 5000

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tonnes. I have got 16 tonnes of rice in a magazine. Where ever there is

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space in a ship, we have filled it with relief in order to make sure we

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are carrying as much as we can. The mission has been joined by 100 Royal

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Marines. Their job will be to repair buildings as well as to help restore

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water and power supplies but the relief work will mean they may not

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be back for Christmas. We will be here for as long as we are needed.

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If we are away over Christmas, our thoughts are with our families who

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will not be able to spend time with us, but thanks to our support, it

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makes our job easier. A new day brings a new challenge. The Navy

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needs to distribute the 500 tonnes of aid to those who need it the

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most. Illustrious is carrying seven helicopters. Each aircraft can carry

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over to tonnes. One of those helicopters is a Merlin. This

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morning, it flew over some of the islands that bore the brunt of the

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typhoon. Its job to assess the damage and determine how best to

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help. This huge disaster relief operation is just getting underway

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with 4 million people homeless after the storm and that it cannot come

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quickly enough. There's concern that it's getting

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harder for victims of domestic abuse to get financial help in the civil

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courts. Legal aid IS available for people who can't afford lawyers'

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fees but the process of applying for it can be stressful and off`putting

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for the very people it's designed to help, according to one family

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lawyer. In Domestic Violence Awareness Week, to help other

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victims come forward, one young woman has been telling our reporter

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Clare Burton her story of abuse and how she escaped it.

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It felt like a routine. You argue, shout, then he hits you. You knew

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every time it was coming, but I was more holding on to the past. Kyle

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was 18 when her boyfriend, the father of her child, started

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physically abusing her. She reported it to the police a number of times

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but often written to her statements after forgiving him. We have a baby

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together, so social had to get involved. When they first turned up,

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I was like, what you doing? I was in denial of what was going on.

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Eventually, she used the family court to get an order preventing her

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ex`partner from contacting her. Anyone can use the civil courts but

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lawyers are not cheap and qualifying for legal aid is not easy. From

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April, anyone applying for legal aid to pursue a domestic violence case

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has to provide specific evidence. Examples include a current police

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caution for the alleged abuser, prove that they have sought help

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from a refuge, or a letter from their own GP confirming their

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injuries. This family lawyer helped lots of people like fire. She thinks

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the owners should be on the authorities to provide detailed

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evidence. If, for example, the GP is aware of domestic violence is, it's

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not just physical violence. It includes psychological and sexual

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abuse. Social workers need to understand what legal aid

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requirements are. And funding aside, coming forward in the first

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place can be the hardest step. What advice would you give somebody

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watching tonight who is in the same position you were in? Go out there,

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get help. If you've got family, they will support you no matter what.

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There will be proud of you for getting out of that situation.

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Having someone hug you and say, we are here for you mean so much.

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There's been a sharp fall in the number of children being permanently

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excluded from schools in Devon. It's down by about a third in the last

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year but is still above the national average. There's particular concern

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about the number of five to seven year olds being excluded.

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Still ahead in tonight's programme: It's one of the biggest land

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deployments since the Second World War. Find out why and what's been

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happening in Cornwall. And puddings and paddles at the

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ready as we look back at Stir Up Sunday.

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There are further signs that the South West economy is improving.

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Demand for shops and office space is increasing as more people feel

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confident about starting up new businesses. The findings are

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revealed in a major survey by the Royal Institution of Chartered

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Surveyors. Our correspondent Simon Hall has been to find out about one

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new business start`up in Exeter. More than just best wishes have gone

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into opening this sandwich shop. Any O'Nions? Karen was waiting for the

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right moment when she sensed the economy was improving. More such new

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businesses are now being set up as confidence in the recovery grows.

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For me, it's a dream. I thought, now or never. You only live once. So go

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for it! You had the sense the economy was changing? Yes. The

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survey focused on the high street. It found demand to rent shops has

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increased significantly. More retail outlets were also being built and

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there was an increase in demand for office space and industrial units. I

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will take comfort. We are getting positive feedback from our members

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in the region and they are seeing things on the ground, so the fact

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they are seen more positive messages is good news. The are ICS says their

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surveys in line with evidence that people are shopping more and

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spending more. All this before Christmas as well, the most

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important trading period of the year. This is the latest part in

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increasing confidence. That is giving business leaders hope that

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after five very tough years, the future may, at last, be looking

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brighter. In the last two years, there's been

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a record amount of rainfall and flooding in the South West. One of

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the most common callouts for firefghters is to rescue drivers

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stuck in water. The service says around 14 people a year die after

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becoming trapped in their vehicles. Louise Walter reports on a new

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campaign to highlight the dangers of driving into a flood.

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Remember, remember, last November when heavy rain and flooding caused

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huge disruption to roads. Many vehicles got stuck and drivers

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needed rescuing. Now imagine being in one of those cars as electrics

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fail and cold water starts to pouring. Vehicles in the water is

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one of the most common rescue incidents we have and it is a major

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cause. 14 people a year perish in their vehicle when there is

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flooding. That's why there is specialist training here so that

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rescuers can be prepared for the most difficult flood rescue

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scenarios. As little as 15 centimetres of water will sweep your

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feet away from you. It's not as simple as just walking away from

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it. The trick is, turn around and don't drive into floodwaters if you

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don't how deep it is. That's the message of the campaign: Turnaround,

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don't drown. Don't drive into floodwater. It would take only an

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egg cup full of water in your engine to ruin it. Don't walk into flood

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water because you can't see the trip hazards and if you fall over in six

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inches of water flowing in six miles an hour, you can't stand up again.

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It's inevitable that some roads will be get flooded this winter. The

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emergency services are hoping people will heed their message and not end

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up in a situation like this. Troops from more than 20 nations

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have been taking part in a huge military training exercise in

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Cornwall. 2,500 service men and women have been based at RAF St

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Mawgan near Newquay, making it one of the largest land deployments in

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the county since the Second World War. Spotlight's Heidi Davey has

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been along to watch the action. This is exercise arcade fusion. It

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has been transformed and its personnel increased ten times over

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to allow the UK led Allied rapid reaction Corps is to command an

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entire theatre. On the ground, and this is the nerve centre of the

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operation. Its role is to support NATO missions at anywhere in the

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world at just a few days notice. We pick a region in the world in a

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scenario which we then lay on to that region. That could be anywhere.

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In this particular scenario, we are using a country which is in the

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north`east of Africa. But that is fictional. We then develop a

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scenario which works for the training objectives we are trying to

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achieve for the particular training audience. Out on the field is where

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troops are to make key decisions. Around you are a number of people.

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On one occasion, we are dealing with a massive incident in the North and

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South, missing people to the south`east, maritime incidents, IED

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's, political incidents, terrorists, the whole lot. But no on

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functions without the right nutrients and the kitchen staff will

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use over 7000 tonnes of potatoes and 8000 litres of milk by the time the

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exercise has reached its peak. Success is down to good at base. My

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staff have been working closely with personnel to make sure that on the

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logistics, life support is good for them. When this exercise comes to a

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close, many personnel are hopeful for a well earned Christmas break.

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But there is every chance they could still be called out within 48 hours

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to anywhere in the world. Exeter Chiefs will feel aggrieved

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that television match officials wiped out two try scoring efforts in

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their 16`9 defeat to Premiership rugby leaders Saracens at Sandy

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Park. Ian Whitten had a score ruled out by the TMO in a game of only one

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try which went the Sarries' way. Just before the end, Tom Johnson

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thought he'd rescued the Chiefs, but the verdict was that he'd grounded

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the ball just short of the line. The Cornish Pirates have put more

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pressure on the top four teams in rugby's Championship after beating

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Bristol for the second time this season. The Pirates overturned an

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8`7 half`time deficit to win 21`15. South African wing Kieran Goss

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pounced to score twice with Tom Kessell scoring his seventh try of

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the season. The victory means the Pirates are sixth with Bristol

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remaining second. The games between Bristol in the past have been extra

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special, and you can tell by the amount of supporters yesterday, you

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get a phenomenal game of rugby and top championship rugby.

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Plymouth Argyle are the team in form at the moment. Their 2`1 win over

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Dagenham and Redbridge was their fifth without defeat in League Two.

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But for Exeter City and Torquay United, their poor runs have

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continued. BBC Radio Devon commentators described the drama

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with the fans also having their say. Yeovil Town are cut adrift at the

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bottom of the Championship. A 2`1 reverse at Doncaster Rovers leaves

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them five points behind the safety line. Byron Webster brought the

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Glovers back in it just before the interval in South Yorkshire, but

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they fell behind for a second time eight minutes from the end to leave

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them pointless once again. Next up for Town, Watford away next

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Saturday. Finally, Exeter welterweight boxer

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Freddy Kiwitt has won his first professional bout with a unanimous

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points decision. Kiwitt was confident in his build up to the

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fight and he outboxed Matt Seawright at Gloucester's GL1 Leisure Centre

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with a flurry of body shots and left hooks. Well done, Freddy!

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Trainee chefs at HMS Raleigh in Cornwall have been learning how to

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uphold a Seasonal tradition. Yesterday was so`called Stir up

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Sunday, the day when Christmas puddings are made, and everyone in

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the house gets the chance to stir the mixture. Johnny Rutherford

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joined the recruits as they learned about the Navy's traditional recipe

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and customs. An important naval tradition today:

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Stir up Sunday. It might look like after chef, but this is HMS Raleigh.

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Happy? Let's go! It's very important that we instil in them the Navy

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ethos and we keep these traditions alive. It's difficult because the

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ship is rolling around and you got other commitments going on. Whether

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you are deployed or not, you still look forward to Christmas lunch, so

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it's important we give them a full spectrum of training. The tradition

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of stirring victory `` of stirring the Christmas pudding goes back

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centuries. Stirring is meant to take place the last Sunday before Advent

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to allow the mixture to mature. Racers, currants, sultanas, suet,,

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zest. And run. Then stirred to perfection. It's a family thing to

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do and the royal navy is a family. I'm going to put a coin in! I wonder

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who will find that. Not everyone will be able to mix it, so

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traditionally, the youngest crew member and commanding officer do the

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final stir. On Christmas Day, the youngest person on board the ship

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captain will change roles, so the most junior person will become

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captain for the day and the captain will slot into his job. I bet that's

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fun! I bet that's going to taste good!

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Oh, use off! Hopefully, it might warm up a little

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bit, but it is still pretty cold, and even though it is best described

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as less cold, it's still cold at night. Towards the end of the week,

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showers come our way. Most of which will fall as rain. Subtle changes

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this week. It is a little bit weaker. As it weakens, it allows

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more clout to come in. That process is already underway. You can see

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that cloud up through the Irish Sea at the moment. The high`pressure

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moves gently southwards through the day and then begins to retreat out

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into the Atlantic. What will happen is more cloud will come at the top

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of that high and drift across most of Britain. A change to cloudy skies

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and less cold air. The clear skies we have had today, though, already

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allowing temperatures to get fairly close to freezing. Some cloud

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around, but even here, that cloud will break up later on. So for all

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of us to night, a cold night with light winds, it widespread overnight

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frost and even some freezing fog patches. The sort of temperatures we

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can expect: Zero down to freezing. That will depend to where the cloud

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goes. If you keep the blanket of cloud, temperatures will hold up

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around freezing, but with clear skies will drop well below.

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Tomorrow, plenty of winter sunshine. A little more in the way of cloud.

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But for most of us, sunshine again, a dry day, a fine one, not very

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warm, though. Temperatures really struggling. Seven, possibly eight

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degrees the highest temperature. For the Isles of Scilly, a lot of cloud

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in the morning but it should break up to allow sunny spells in the

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afternoon. For the rest of our ports and harbours, Plymouth,

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afternoon. For the rest of our ports has been disappointing because of

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the wind direction. Hardly any swell. Waves as much as two feet,

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clean. There the coastal waters forecast. The winds are

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north`easterly tomorrow, generally fair with good visibility. No more

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than force three. The forecast, as we head into the middle of the

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week, not much change. More cloud around, though. That will be quite

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extensive on Wednesday. It helps keep the temperature is up, so

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temperatures back up to nine degrees on Wednesday. And then a change on

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Friday. More wind. That will feed in some breaks in the cloud but also a

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few showers, although it has cooled down again as we head into next

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weekend. And all the while, the risk of light frost.

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There are unconfirmed reports that a huge wind farm of the North Devon

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coast will not go ahead. Royal Marines have arrived in the

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Philippines to help distribute disaster relief aid.

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If there are any further developments on that Atlantic array

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story, we will bring them to you later.

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