:00:00. > 3:59:596pm. It's goodbye from me and on BBC One, we join our teams where you
:00:00. > :00:15.are. Revealed ` the High Court rules that
:00:16. > :00:20.Marine A who murdered an Afghan insurgent can be named. Yes, good
:00:21. > :00:23.evening. He's Sergeant Alexander Blackman who served with Plymouth
:00:24. > :00:33.based 42 Commando. But the decision to name him has angered some. I
:00:34. > :00:38.don't know if the judges really know what goes on in Afghanistan. Do they
:00:39. > :00:44.really understand the pressures are men are under? All of our men.
:00:45. > :00:47.Also tonight: Jailed ` the gang leader who terrorised the streets of
:00:48. > :00:51.Torbay with cocaine and the largest ever seizure of stun guns.
:00:52. > :01:00.And Britain's Ocean City gets ready to welcome some of the world's top
:01:01. > :01:03.sailors and thousands of visitors. Until this morning the Plymouth
:01:04. > :01:06.based Royal Marine who murdered an injured Afghan insurgent was only
:01:07. > :01:09.known as Marine A. Today the High Court ruled the public should know
:01:10. > :01:13.his name. He's Sergeant Alexander Blackman. The decision to reveal his
:01:14. > :01:21.identity has been roundly condemned by one former Devon MP. Lord
:01:22. > :01:24.Burnett, who himself served in the Royal Marines, says the Judges'
:01:25. > :01:28.ruling has put Sergeant Blackman and his family at great risk. We'll hear
:01:29. > :01:31.from Lord Burnett in a moment. First Heidi Davey reports on the events
:01:32. > :01:34.leading to today's court ruling. It was back in September 2011 and
:01:35. > :01:40.Sergeant Alexander Blackman was serving with the 42 Commando in
:01:41. > :01:42.Afghanistan. During the tour there was an incident involving Sergeant
:01:43. > :01:53.Blackman, several other Marines and a wounded Afghan insurgent. Fast
:01:54. > :01:59.forward a year and in October 2012 seven Royal Marines were arrested on
:02:00. > :02:04.suspicion of murder. Just a few days later, five of those were charged
:02:05. > :02:09.following the incident. They were released from custody back to their
:02:10. > :02:19.units. Nearly a year on again, a court martial was shown footage from
:02:20. > :02:24.a camera. These servicemen, known only as Marine A, Marine B, and
:02:25. > :02:29.Marine C, denied the charges. The two of us had their charges
:02:30. > :02:36.discontinued. At the start of last month, Sergeant Blackman was
:02:37. > :02:42.convicted of murder by the court martial board. Marine B and Marine C
:02:43. > :02:54.were acquitted. Sergeant Blackman awaits sentencing tomorrow. Well
:02:55. > :02:57.earlier I spoke to Lord Burnett, the former MP for Torridge and West
:02:58. > :03:01.Devon, who served in the Royal Marines. I asked him what he thought
:03:02. > :03:08.of the decision to name Sergeant Blackman. I am very disappointed. I
:03:09. > :03:17.was hoping they would be an opportunity for appeal. `` there
:03:18. > :03:23.would be. But this man's name has been released and it is all over the
:03:24. > :03:30.media. What you feel the consequences will be? His family
:03:31. > :03:39.will now be the target of every jihadi terrorist in the country.
:03:40. > :03:46.That is grossly unfair. I would imagine the High Court had to look
:03:47. > :03:52.at striking a balance? The convicted murderer is named in every other
:03:53. > :03:57.trial. Why would it any different? It is not any other murder trial.
:03:58. > :04:02.This man has been sent out with other service men to serve his
:04:03. > :04:15.country and he has had to suffer stress, exhaustion... Dealing with
:04:16. > :04:27.insidious enemies. He has had to go out on patrol and see the lines of
:04:28. > :04:36.his former colleagues. But the rules of the Geneva Convention... That
:04:37. > :04:43.will be dealt with in the courts. But this is not fair. He should not
:04:44. > :04:51.have to endure the kind of level of threat that he and his family will
:04:52. > :04:53.have to suffer for decades. You know that the Royal Marines consider
:04:54. > :05:01.themselves to be a family. What effect will this have? The family
:05:02. > :05:11.will support this man and his family. But there are extenuating
:05:12. > :05:19.circumstances and I am surprised and greatly disappointed that the courts
:05:20. > :05:22.have come up with this decision. A drugs gang leader has been jailed
:05:23. > :05:26.for 12 years following what's believed to be the largest seizure
:05:27. > :05:29.of stun guns in the UK. David Morrison, from Torquay, admitted
:05:30. > :05:31.bringing class A drugs to the streets of Torbay, the possession of
:05:32. > :05:34.prohibited weapons and the possession of criminal property.
:05:35. > :05:37.Exeter Crown Court heard the weapons were capable of discharging 1.2
:05:38. > :05:45.million volts ` more than twice as powerful than police taser guns.
:05:46. > :05:49.Emma Hallett reports. At first glance these could look just like
:05:50. > :05:54.any other phone. But they're potentially lethal weapons. 68 of
:05:55. > :06:00.the stun guns were seized from David Morrison's gang. Undercover police
:06:01. > :06:03.filmed Morrison moving the guns in a car park in Torquay. Moments later
:06:04. > :06:09.they stopped a car with 58 of the weapons in a bag in the boot. There
:06:10. > :06:15.are a number of switches. The first gets it semi`activated. A little
:06:16. > :06:19.light comes on. The next one makes it fully active. So if I press that
:06:20. > :06:29.against somebody it's going to cause a fair bit of pain. The guns were
:06:30. > :06:36.clearly a significant seizure. It was the biggest seizure nationally.
:06:37. > :06:41.Certainly in Devon and Cornwall. But Morrison's main business was class A
:06:42. > :06:44.drugs and counterfeit goods. He had previously spent more than six years
:06:45. > :06:47.in a Brazilian jail for drug smuggling. He was arranging for
:06:48. > :06:52.large amounts of cocaine to be brought into Torbay. Morrison had so
:06:53. > :06:58.much cash that he hid ?86,000 in a punch bag. In total, police seized
:06:59. > :07:02.more than ?100,000 and more than half a kilo of cocaine. Sentencing
:07:03. > :07:06.Morrison, the judge described him as a career criminal who bought and
:07:07. > :07:12.sold goods from around the world, including class A drugs. He said
:07:13. > :07:17.that Morrison had the infrastructure in place to take orders for up to
:07:18. > :07:20.half a kilo of cocaine at a time. Now the money from Morrison's drug
:07:21. > :07:25.operation is going back into the community. The police have given
:07:26. > :07:31.?1,500 to Hayes Road School in Paignton to create a sensory garden.
:07:32. > :07:36.We've been able to bring our lessons up here. We've done Maths and
:07:37. > :07:40.English. Story time as well. We've been really lucky. The children love
:07:41. > :07:44.using the garden. The community is now able to enjoy the garden,
:07:45. > :07:49.knowing that Morrison and his gang are behind bars.
:07:50. > :07:52.Today's Autumn Statement by the Chancellor has been watched
:07:53. > :07:55.carefully by people here in the South West. The main points for the
:07:56. > :07:58.region are that next year's fuel duty rise has been cancelled,
:07:59. > :08:04.there's to be help for small businesses and there'll also be an
:08:05. > :08:07.increase in pension payments. Our Correspondent Simon Hall has been
:08:08. > :08:12.following today's developments for Spotlight. The Chancellor brought an
:08:13. > :08:18.early Christmas present for small businesses like this. Rate increases
:08:19. > :08:21.will be capped at 2% and some small firms will get further discounts.
:08:22. > :08:32.The great majority of South West businesses are classed as small. We
:08:33. > :08:35.need all the help we can get. A lot of people won't go into small
:08:36. > :08:40.business because they're scared of the outgoings. I think it's
:08:41. > :08:49.positive. It's going to build on the growth we're seeing come through.
:08:50. > :08:54.There's a long way to go. But for small businesses there are positive
:08:55. > :08:59.messages. Older people will also benefit. From next year the state
:09:00. > :09:04.pension will rise from almost ?3 a week. That's a little above the rate
:09:05. > :09:13.of inflation. If you get ?1 extra, something else has gone up ?1. Gas
:09:14. > :09:19.and electric? I've been in three recessions. I know what it's all
:09:20. > :09:23.about. It won't make much difference. Our view is that any
:09:24. > :09:28.increase is welcome, particularly people on a fixed income like
:09:29. > :09:33.pensioners. But clearly costs are going up, particularly around fuel
:09:34. > :09:38.and food. Vacant shops have been a problem in parts of the South West.
:09:39. > :09:42.The Chancellor is now offering tax incentives for businesses to
:09:43. > :09:46.re`open. Today's Autumn Statement offers some limited help for the
:09:47. > :09:57.South West, but it is by no means a big giveaway. That's a sign of how
:09:58. > :10:01.tight the public finances remain. Well, how are the Chancellor's ideas
:10:02. > :10:04.going down at street level? One town where they've got used to trying all
:10:05. > :10:07.sorts of new ideas is Liskeard in Cornwall. Liskeard's had government
:10:08. > :10:12.money to experiment, under the guidance of the retail expert Mary
:10:13. > :10:14.Portas. But, as our business correspondent Neil Gallacher
:10:15. > :10:19.reports, there are few easy answers, even following this Autumn
:10:20. > :10:25.Statement. Liskeard is working hard to reinvent itself and it's not
:10:26. > :10:29.short on ideas. This shop is now not just a carpet shop, but the HQ of a
:10:30. > :10:39.tiny FM radio station that has just gone on air. The freezing of petrol
:10:40. > :10:43.duty is welcome news to many in this town. Even if some would like the
:10:44. > :10:47.Chancellor to go further and give Liskeard a fuel reduction. This
:10:48. > :10:52.trader says the people of Liskeard need a car to access everything from
:10:53. > :11:00.food to health care. Our nearest hospital is in Devon. It's a good 25
:11:01. > :11:05.miles away. We need cars to get everywhere. A huge issue here is how
:11:06. > :11:08.to keep town centre shops alive. This former mobile phone shop was
:11:09. > :11:11.empty for a year until a team of craftspeople were given help to
:11:12. > :11:17.create a pop`up shop for their creations. These schemes and others
:11:18. > :11:20.have come out of a process which saw Liskeard win ?100,000 to develop
:11:21. > :11:27.ideas advocated by the retail consultant Mary Portas. Back at the
:11:28. > :11:30.carpet shop, or radio station, the boss has a simple idea the
:11:31. > :11:40.Chancellor didn't go for. Reduced VAT. That would be nice. It's never
:11:41. > :11:44.going to happen though! You look at all the bills and I think VAT is
:11:45. > :11:48.quite a big one. Another big one is business rates. Some would like them
:11:49. > :11:53.abolished altogether for small shops. They were disappointed today.
:11:54. > :11:56.They should say that some small businesses, under a certain square
:11:57. > :12:01.footage, do not need to pay business rates. Liskeard can only get so much
:12:02. > :12:04.out of George Osborne or Mary Portas. But Christmas is just around
:12:05. > :12:13.the corner, and for retailers where there's Christmas there's hope. Our
:12:14. > :12:24.Political Editor Martyn Oates joins us now from Westminster. Not many
:12:25. > :12:30.surprises today really? Especially bearing in mind a lot of the
:12:31. > :12:33.contentious decisions. And the Chancellor also said there would be
:12:34. > :12:40.money to help local authorities freeze council tax? He also said he
:12:41. > :12:45.would not be making any further cuts to the local government funding.
:12:46. > :12:52.Counsel's will not lose any money from the local housing. It sounds
:12:53. > :13:03.very technical but it boils down to several facts. They will now be
:13:04. > :13:10.looking ahead to the government finance settlement. If there isn't
:13:11. > :13:20.an uplift in what they get from government, then they may be taking
:13:21. > :13:27.the government off the strip than cheering them on.
:13:28. > :13:30.A man has died after falling from his boat and spending several hours
:13:31. > :13:34.in freezing water. The man was fishing off the Lizard Peninsula and
:13:35. > :13:37.despite being pulled alive from the sea by the crew of a nearby boat, he
:13:38. > :13:41.died later in hospital. Eleanor Parkinson reports. The man had been
:13:42. > :13:44.rod fishing from a small boat when he fell into trouble. He was
:13:45. > :13:47.reported missing by a friend after he failed to return home yesterday
:13:48. > :13:50.evening. The Coastguard launched their lifeboat and asked other
:13:51. > :13:54.vessels in the area to help with the search. The crew of this Swedish
:13:55. > :13:58.service ship were nearby, and using their high`powered lights they
:13:59. > :14:01.located him in the water. `` survey ship. When we approached we could
:14:02. > :14:10.tell he was breathing so we were positive. The weather conditions
:14:11. > :14:16.were perfect. We brought him on board. The man was wearing a life
:14:17. > :14:19.jacket and it's understood he'd spent several hours in the water.
:14:20. > :14:27.Despite being airlifted to hospital, he later died. The lifeboat crew say
:14:28. > :14:34.conditions yesterday were good. It's still not clear how this accident
:14:35. > :14:41.happened. He had a life jacket on. That made detection easier. We'd
:14:42. > :14:45.like to extend our condolences to the family and thank the crew of the
:14:46. > :14:49.Swedish ship which did a fantastic job. The man hasn't been named but
:14:50. > :15:09.it's believed he was in his 60s. Coming up: A major coup for
:15:10. > :15:12.Plymouth. Find out more in just a moment.
:15:13. > :15:14.Plus, after the knocks on the rugby pitch, how the medics put the
:15:15. > :15:18.players back together. And 50 years of service ` the final
:15:19. > :15:22.nominee for this year's unsung sporting hero award.
:15:23. > :15:25.Here in the South West we have some of the country's most important old
:15:26. > :15:28.buildings. But many of them are crumbling away, and there's limited
:15:29. > :15:31.money for restoration. As Sam Smith reports in a special BBC South West
:15:32. > :15:34.programme tonight, one of the country's foremost architects argues
:15:35. > :15:38.that it's time to decide which to save ` and which to let go. The
:15:39. > :15:43.remains of a once great mining enterprise... Traces of a fishing
:15:44. > :15:50.industry that was once the biggest in the world... Evidence of our
:15:51. > :15:53.proud naval heritage... But 2,000 of the area's historic structures are
:15:54. > :15:56.considered at serious risk. In tonight's programme, it's pointed
:15:57. > :16:02.out that the budget to save them is just ?1.5 million this year. That's
:16:03. > :16:07.not going to go far. So how do we decide how we're going to spend the
:16:08. > :16:12.cash? I think there are some sites we're just going to have to let go.
:16:13. > :16:15.But which ones? Ten years ago Poltimore House near Exeter was a
:16:16. > :16:22.finalist in the BBC's Restoration series. It's so picturesque, in this
:16:23. > :16:28.medieval alleyway. This is how I imagine medieval Exeter would be.
:16:29. > :16:32.The public could vote for whichever project they felt deserved a ?3
:16:33. > :16:36.million grant from English Heritage. But it didn't win. Today, ?12
:16:37. > :16:46.million is needed to complete the job. The interest we get from people
:16:47. > :16:49.possibly make it worthwhile. But there are also days when we sit
:16:50. > :16:53.around the table looking pretty glum at each other! What do we do next?
:16:54. > :16:57.How do we take it forward? Where do we go for the next penny? It's a
:16:58. > :17:01.difficult project from that point of view. It's feared that for many
:17:02. > :17:04.projects the passion of local fundraisers just isn't enough ` and
:17:05. > :17:12.that tough decisions will need to be made, even over buildings of
:17:13. > :17:15.undoubted historic value. That programme ` Restoring England's
:17:16. > :17:22.Heritage in the South West ` is on BBC One tonight at 7:30pm.
:17:23. > :17:25.In the last hour it's been confirmed that Plymouth will be hosting some
:17:26. > :17:29.of the world's top sailors when the Solitaire du Figaro race comes to
:17:30. > :17:33.the city next year. It's the first time the four`leg race has ever been
:17:34. > :17:37.to the region ` and it's expected to attract thousands of spectators.
:17:38. > :17:40.Emma Thomasson reports. Plymouth's reputation as a leading sailing
:17:41. > :17:47.destination has been steadily growing. Success in the Americas Cup
:17:48. > :17:51.has helped reinforce that. Getting part of the Solitaire du Figaro race
:17:52. > :17:59.is seen as a major thing for Plymouth. One of those behind the
:18:00. > :18:03.bid is local sailor Sam Goodchild. He achieved the best British result
:18:04. > :18:12.since 1975 after finishing in 11th place this year. It's a good step
:18:13. > :18:16.for everybody. Off`shore racing as a whole. The race will start in
:18:17. > :18:28.Normandy before crossing the channel to Plymouth. Then to Roscoff. Next
:18:29. > :18:32.Les Sables d'Olonne before finishing in Cherbourg. It's considered to be
:18:33. > :18:39.the World Championships for single`handed yachtsmen and women.
:18:40. > :18:47.It will include a fleet of 40 to 50 yachts and bring in up to 30,000
:18:48. > :18:51.spectators. It's a very different audience to the Americas Cup. It
:18:52. > :18:58.brings a whole different set of sailors here. Organisers hope by
:18:59. > :19:09.showcasing the city that more events will be held here in the future.
:19:10. > :19:12.The Football League's longest serving manager could be leaving
:19:13. > :19:15.Exeter City. 40`year`old Paul Tisdale has been in charge at St
:19:16. > :19:19.James' Park for seven`and`a`half years. But City have given Tisdale
:19:20. > :19:22.permission to speak to Portsmouth about their vacant manager's
:19:23. > :19:25.position. During his time at Exeter, he restored their league status
:19:26. > :19:30.after they dropped into the Conference.
:19:31. > :19:33.Rugby has a reputation for being one of the most physically demanding
:19:34. > :19:37.sports and the professional era has seen the players get bigger and the
:19:38. > :19:40.knocks get harder. That puts even more pressure on the medical teams
:19:41. > :19:44.to patch up the players quickly so they can back out on the field. Andy
:19:45. > :19:50.Birkett has been behind the scenes at Plymouth Albion. His report does
:19:51. > :19:56.contain pictures of some injuries. It does look like the guys are
:19:57. > :20:08.getting bigger and faster. The collision forces are getting beyond
:20:09. > :20:12.what the human body can deal with. I think my experience of incidents
:20:13. > :20:15.like this has gone up. It's still two hours before kick off, but
:20:16. > :20:20.Albion's physiotherapist is already treating the first of his customers.
:20:21. > :20:25.It's not really enjoyable but it has to be done. Especially with training
:20:26. > :20:31.and all of the scrums. It's getting ready for battle, really.
:20:32. > :20:34.Preparation over... It's game time. There's no time to rest as the team
:20:35. > :20:39.have their first casualty of the night. Keep the pressure on it.
:20:40. > :20:46.Let's go. It looked like Tom Harrison's night had come to a
:20:47. > :20:53.premature end. Except this is rugby. Six stitches and half a roll of tape
:20:54. > :20:57.later, he was heading back out! It looked nasty. What are the worst
:20:58. > :21:04.things you've had to deal with? Things you dread? I don't dread the
:21:05. > :21:08.ones with lots of blood, or the ones with any bones sticking out. Those
:21:09. > :21:12.are fairly straightforward. What worries us are the ones when players
:21:13. > :21:17.are unconscious or not moving. I'll be back in a second. And he's off
:21:18. > :21:22.again. But this time it's nothing serious. The crowd understand that
:21:23. > :21:26.these stoppages are part and parcel of the modern game. How about our
:21:27. > :21:31.first casualty? How's he getting on? There were no signs of concussion.
:21:32. > :21:38.He got a bit of a doing. They're a special breed. You don't end up at
:21:39. > :21:48.this level unless you have a certain mentality. It's our job to protect
:21:49. > :21:52.them from themselves at times. The game may be over, but the work
:21:53. > :22:06.carries on. Stretch it off. Clean it out. Get a shower. We might put a
:22:07. > :22:21.stitch in. There's still a long night ahead.
:22:22. > :22:24.It's time now to meet the final person you've nominated as the
:22:25. > :22:27.unsung sporting hero of the South West. Michael Young is a founder and
:22:28. > :22:33.Honorary Secretary of Penryn Athletic Football Club. John Ayres
:22:34. > :22:38.has been to meet him. Penryn Athletic have come a long way. 50
:22:39. > :22:45.years ago it was three teenage boys who wanted to play football. Aged
:22:46. > :22:49.16, Michael Young was one of them. He's been here and helped guide the
:22:50. > :22:52.club as Honorary Secretary ever since. In the 50s we had nothing
:22:53. > :22:56.really. We had to do it for ourselves. There was a pitch nearby
:22:57. > :23:03.so we went there on Saturday mornings and tried to pinch a game
:23:04. > :23:07.of football for ourselves! Back then, Penryn was a rugby stronghold.
:23:08. > :23:10.Finding a pitch was one of their biggest problems. They played at six
:23:11. > :23:13.different venues, including a farmer's field. Mike has been the
:23:14. > :23:19.driving force behind the existence of the club. The running of it. The
:23:20. > :23:30.paperwork. The secretary, within the club, has got so much work to do.
:23:31. > :23:35.Goal! So after all this time, what does it take to do this? You need a
:23:36. > :23:38.good knowledge of the game. And you need to be stupid enough to think
:23:39. > :23:41.it's important! Every season you always look to make progress, but
:23:42. > :23:51.these days it's a bit more difficult. You can say job done but
:23:52. > :23:54.it's never job finished. The club is celebrating its 50th anniversary. It
:23:55. > :24:07.now has four men's teams and a ladies' team. It's come a long way
:24:08. > :24:17.since its humble beginnings. We'll find out who wins tomorrow.
:24:18. > :24:32.Now for the weather. We have had winds of 49 mph. It will be a great
:24:33. > :24:48.day tomorrow. A small chance of showers. We are likely to see some
:24:49. > :24:53.quite weather. `` quiet. The weather system nearby may produce some
:24:54. > :24:57.showers. By the time we get to the middle of the day the high pressure
:24:58. > :25:06.starts to come back. It will be with us for the weekend and a good part
:25:07. > :25:18.of next week. Here is the detailed satellite picture. It is steadily
:25:19. > :25:26.making its way southwards. You can see the strength of the wind. Bad
:25:27. > :25:35.news for some but good news for others! You need to know what you
:25:36. > :25:47.are doing with these sorts of conditions. These pictures are
:25:48. > :25:53.great. The structure of the cloud will allow some breaks to develop.
:25:54. > :26:05.Later on we will see some clear spells. Particularly across the East
:26:06. > :26:11.of origin. `` of our region. Temperatures down to one or two
:26:12. > :26:17.below freezing. It could be quite cold near Dartmoor. Sunny spells are
:26:18. > :26:24.possible in the morning. More cloud in the afternoon. Possible showers.
:26:25. > :26:29.Much later winds than we have seen today. It will feel a bit warmer
:26:30. > :26:39.even though temperatures are not much different. There is the
:26:40. > :26:53.forecast for the Isles of Scilly. The winds will drop. Times of high
:26:54. > :27:06.water on your screen. The soft is clean on the south coast. `` The
:27:07. > :27:18.surf. The winds drop during the day. It is generally fair with good
:27:19. > :27:24.visibility. Saturday could be a bit grey, with some cloud that could
:27:25. > :27:30.provide some rain, but on Sunday and Monday there will be some sunny
:27:31. > :27:43.spells during the daytime. Goodbye for now. Tomorrow we find out who
:27:44. > :27:47.has won the sporting award.