:00:00. > :00:12.That's all from us. It's goodbye from me. And on BBC One
:00:13. > :00:17.The growing anger over flooding. Victims confront a Government
:00:18. > :00:22.Minister and call for more help. Good evening. Welcome to Spotlight.
:00:23. > :00:25.The Minister was in Somerset to see the scale of the flooding there but
:00:26. > :00:28.says he can't promise any extra money. The Government will put money
:00:29. > :00:34.into schemes which we think will work and help people, together with
:00:35. > :00:38.the money being put together locally if we can make a contribution we
:00:39. > :00:44.will be keen to do that. Having seen the problem firsthand, what we will
:00:45. > :00:48.do tomorrow. Also, protected status for the region's beef and lamb. Only
:00:49. > :00:52.animals born and raised here in the south`west will be able to carry the
:00:53. > :00:55.label. Royal Marines to the rescue. 40 cars Strand 2 Strand 3ed by a
:00:56. > :01:01.Christmas Day landslip are liberated using landing craft.
:01:02. > :01:03.The Government's Floods Minister has been in Somerset this afternoon
:01:04. > :01:13.seeing for himself the devastation caused by flooding in the county. He
:01:14. > :01:17.came face`to`face with those who've been personally affected and he was
:01:18. > :01:19.left in no doubt about their anger. Afterwards, in an exclusive
:01:20. > :01:21.interview with our Somerset correspondent Clinton Rogers, he
:01:22. > :01:24.said he would take their concerns back to Government, but couldn't
:01:25. > :01:27.promise any financial help. We had this meeting last year.
:01:28. > :01:32.Annual meeting. There was a sense of, we have been here before.
:01:33. > :01:36.Another flood, another Ministerial visit to Somerset. Among those
:01:37. > :01:42.turning up demanding help, two people from a village who came in
:01:43. > :01:47.Wellingtons to make a point. There must come a time they think we have
:01:48. > :01:52.a point here, better dosh something about it. It was no surprise among
:01:53. > :01:56.the victims, landowners and civic leaders who came, the consensus was
:01:57. > :02:01.that flooding on this scale could have been avoided if the Environment
:02:02. > :02:09.Agency had properly maintained the rivers. Declog them, dredge them of
:02:10. > :02:15.silt. Instead, 12% of Sedgemoor is now under water. We have a nuclear
:02:16. > :02:18.power station coming in. How can you afford to have A roads blocked off
:02:19. > :02:22.for weeks? How can you manage with 12% of the land mass flooded? We
:02:23. > :02:27.want to encourage the supply chain to come in. If they visit us now,
:02:28. > :02:31.why would they put money into Sedgemoor? So, was the floods
:02:32. > :02:36.Minister able to promise anything? What we want to do Something that
:02:37. > :02:40.will make a difference. They're telling you what that is, dredging.
:02:41. > :02:47.Will you come up with the money for dredging, yes or no? We are putting
:02:48. > :02:50.in 2. 3... For dredging? I have to keep asking. They just want you to
:02:51. > :02:53.answer the question, will you pay for dredging? The Government will
:02:54. > :02:57.put money into schemes which we think will work and help people,
:02:58. > :03:01.together with the money being put together locally if we can make a
:03:02. > :03:04.contribution we will be keen. I can't commit here as a new Minister
:03:05. > :03:07.coming in and seeing the problem firsthand of what we will do
:03:08. > :03:12.tomorrow. This afternoon the County Council did promise an extra
:03:13. > :03:17.?500,000 towards dredging. But to clear the rivers properly could cost
:03:18. > :03:25.anything up to ?20 million. So far, no one is digging deep for that kind
:03:26. > :03:29.of money. The recent storms have left a trail
:03:30. > :03:32.of destruction in many communities. In Cornwall, The Royal Marines have
:03:33. > :03:35.been drafted in to help rescue around 40 vehicles which have been
:03:36. > :03:38.stranded since Christmas after a landslip cut a village in two.
:03:39. > :03:41.People living in Calstock haven't be able to move their cars since the
:03:42. > :03:47.road gave way. Johnny Rutherford watched today's military operation
:03:48. > :03:59.unfold. Probably one of the biggest military
:04:00. > :04:04.operations to happen at Kalstock since the world war. This is the
:04:05. > :04:08.reason the 40 cars got stuck, the road collapsed on Christmas Day and
:04:09. > :04:11.at a village meeting with councillors to decide what to do a
:04:12. > :04:17.ten`year`old boy suggested they get the Navy to help. He had recently
:04:18. > :04:24.met the Commodore and showed councillors his business card. Now
:04:25. > :04:29.he is a local hero. They usually come down for practices. I thought
:04:30. > :04:34.if they can do it for practices, they can do it for smaller cars than
:04:35. > :04:39.they normally do. You see it happening behind you, what do you
:04:40. > :04:44.think? I feel good. I like it. There's so much commotion down here.
:04:45. > :04:49.The operation, four landing craft, to take 40 cars away. It's slow, but
:04:50. > :04:54.it's happening. It's our intent to free up this road here... Car owners
:04:55. > :04:59.were anxious to get their vehicles back. Some desperately needed for
:05:00. > :05:02.business. It's large the van, do you think it will be all right?
:05:03. > :05:06.Optimistic, yeah. These guys are fairly good, aren't they? They sort
:05:07. > :05:10.of seem to be good everywhere else in the world, hopefully they can do
:05:11. > :05:14.the same thing. Looking forward to it really. Quite exciting. One and
:05:15. > :05:18.only chance to be on a landing craft, I think. The Royal Marines
:05:19. > :05:22.first assault group treated the rescue as a training exercise. We
:05:23. > :05:26.are having to put wood underneath and adapt it as the tide comes in so
:05:27. > :05:31.we get the vehicle on there unscathed. The cars were taken down
:05:32. > :05:34.the river to be unloaded at the National Trust's harbour. It's a
:05:35. > :05:38.complex problem and we have people working for us who know how to deal
:05:39. > :05:41.with complex problems. For the future how long? For the future I
:05:42. > :05:45.wouldn't like to put a time on it, you never know what the weather is
:05:46. > :05:55.going to do. Drivers were pleased to get their cars back. And enjoyed the
:05:56. > :05:58.ride. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister has
:05:59. > :06:02.been invited to Devon to see the impact the weather has had on the
:06:03. > :06:05.county's roads. Devon County Council has written to David Cameron to ask
:06:06. > :06:08.for the opportunity to discuss concerns over road maintenance. It
:06:09. > :06:11.says it's currently facing an estimated ?750 million backlog to
:06:12. > :06:19.bring the road network up to a good standard. Farmers and economists
:06:20. > :06:22.have warmly welcomed the granting of a special new status to some of the
:06:23. > :06:25.south`west's most important foods, saying it'll provide a multi`million
:06:26. > :06:29.pound boost to the industry. West Country beef and lamb have been
:06:30. > :06:31.given Protected Name Status by the European Union, after a long
:06:32. > :06:38.campaign. Our correspondent Simon Hall reports from the Devon village
:06:39. > :06:43.of Christow in the Teign Valley. Lamb and beef from the south`west
:06:44. > :06:47.now has official recognition as amongst Europe's Premier Foods.
:06:48. > :06:53.Protected name status guarantees its authenticity and origins and bans
:06:54. > :06:58.imitations. Devon farmer Peter was one of the leaders of the eight`year
:06:59. > :07:01.campaign for the stats. We are all very `` status. We are all excited
:07:02. > :07:03.and delighted we have this new branding image for the high quality
:07:04. > :07:07.meat produced within the south`west. We are fortunate that we have an
:07:08. > :07:11.extended grass growing season in the south`west of England. We are now
:07:12. > :07:15.able to brand that high quality product and sell it worldwide. In
:07:16. > :07:19.the short`term it will mean consumers have a choice. They can
:07:20. > :07:22.see on the supermarket shelf West Country lamb or West Country beef,
:07:23. > :07:26.will know what it is and what it means and where it's come from.
:07:27. > :07:30.They'll have the choice over meat from elsewhere in the country or
:07:31. > :07:33.overseas. In the longer term, we hope that will command a premium
:07:34. > :07:37.once it's within the consciousness of consumers. The new status
:07:38. > :07:42.protects lamb and beef from the six Counties of the greater south`west.
:07:43. > :07:46.It means animals must be born, reared and slaughtered in the
:07:47. > :07:51.region. They must also be fed mainly on grass and forage. One leading
:07:52. > :07:55.south`west economist told me it will be a significant marketing asset.
:07:56. > :07:58.Consumers will certainly buy this because they want the premium
:07:59. > :08:03.products and they're prepared to pay more for it. It also helps exports.
:08:04. > :08:06.Our European neighbours will also recognise this as an important added
:08:07. > :08:11.value to what they buy from our products in the south`west. West
:08:12. > :08:17.Country lamb and beef now joins other iconic foods like the Cornish
:08:18. > :08:21.pasty and Jersey Royal potatoes which already have protected name
:08:22. > :08:25.status. New labelling and marketing for West Country lamb and beef is
:08:26. > :08:29.expected to start in the spring. Although farming makes up a
:08:30. > :08:33.relatively small part of the south`west's economy, it is a
:08:34. > :08:37.much`loved and respected industry. Today's news is then likely to lift
:08:38. > :08:46.the morale of not just farmers, but also the wider region, too.
:08:47. > :08:48.Policing this year's pilot badger culls in Somerset and
:08:49. > :08:51.Gloucestershire cost ?2.4 million. That equates to ?1,300 for each
:08:52. > :08:57.individual badger culled last autumn as part of the controversial attempt
:08:58. > :09:03.to fight TB in cattle. Our political editor Martyn Oates joins us now
:09:04. > :09:06.from Westminster. This is twice the cost of originally estimated? That's
:09:07. > :09:10.right the association of police officers originally thought that the
:09:11. > :09:15.culls would cost half that. They reckoned that each cull per year
:09:16. > :09:18.would cost around ?500,000, bear in mind whatever else is decided in
:09:19. > :09:21.terms of extending the cull each of those two pilot culls in Somerset
:09:22. > :09:27.and Gloucestershire, will continue for the next three years. Opponents
:09:28. > :09:31.think the police cost is yet another reason why the Government should
:09:32. > :09:38.reconsider extending this further. Here is the former Labour Defra
:09:39. > :09:41.Minister. At a time of pressure on budgets it's important the
:09:42. > :09:44.Government takes into account the cost of policing in its overall cost
:09:45. > :09:49.benefit analysis of this cull. We don't yet know whether the cull has
:09:50. > :09:53.been at all effective. We need to still wait for the ruling of the
:09:54. > :09:57.independent scientific panel. What's the Government been saying about
:09:58. > :10:04.this? The Government says the cost of policing the culls is ` the
:10:05. > :10:10.Government says if unchecked TB could cost the taxpayer ?1 billion
:10:11. > :10:13.over the next ten years. However, it's also ` the Government figures
:10:14. > :10:16.for the incidents of TB in cattle herds are wrong for the last two
:10:17. > :10:23.years, so that's exaggerated the problem. Meanwhile, the a
:10:24. > :10:27.Conservative MP has defended the cost from a different angle. This is
:10:28. > :10:29.the price of democracy. We allow people to demonstrate against the
:10:30. > :10:35.cull. They've got in the way of the cull and caused extra police costs.
:10:36. > :10:37.There is still the need to cull those diseased badgers in order to
:10:38. > :10:42.cut out the disease from our dairy cattle and our beef cattle. This is
:10:43. > :10:45.one of the prices we have to pay. Ben Bradshaw mentioned the
:10:46. > :10:50.independent panel of scientists who will scrutinise the pilot culls,
:10:51. > :10:53.when will we hear from them? Very soon. Their advice will only be
:10:54. > :10:56.advice, it won't be binding on the Government. Ministers will make the
:10:57. > :10:59.final decision as to whether to extend the cull to other parts of
:11:00. > :11:02.the country, probably Devon and Cornwall and will make that decision
:11:03. > :11:09.next month. Everything will happen quickly now. Thank you.
:11:10. > :11:12.A dispute about a green in Dorset, where people walk their dogs and
:11:13. > :11:15.children play, today reached the Supreme Court. The long`running case
:11:16. > :11:18.is over whether the area of Weymouth, known as Markham and
:11:19. > :11:21.Little Francis, should be protected from development. Campaigners say if
:11:22. > :11:25.the hearing rules in favour of the property company, the decision could
:11:26. > :11:27.pose a threat to many open spaces. Here's our Dorset reporter Simon
:11:28. > :11:32.Clemison. As these children gathered flowers
:11:33. > :11:35.all those years ago could they have imagined the fields in which they
:11:36. > :11:39.played being the centre of attention in the highest court in the land?
:11:40. > :11:44.Probably not. Generation after generation have enjoyed Markham and
:11:45. > :11:47.Little Francis. It's not what you might think of as a green. The legal
:11:48. > :11:51.battles over its future are far from typical, too. They could have a
:11:52. > :11:54.bearing on other towns and villages. Today, campaigners were back outside
:11:55. > :12:01.a court which hears cases of importance to the whole country. On
:12:02. > :12:04.a personal level it's been a hugely long journey. On a national level it
:12:05. > :12:09.will help to protect town and village greens across the country.
:12:10. > :12:12.If you win, of course. Of course if we win, we are hopeful. Any
:12:13. > :12:16.community which has been enjoying the use of a green has been able to
:12:17. > :12:22.apply to have it protected as such as long as a list of criteria is
:12:23. > :12:25.met. People living around the edges have been able to know they've been
:12:26. > :12:29.able to get on to the land. In challenge after challenge at one
:12:30. > :12:32.point a judge came to way mouth because so many people wanted to
:12:33. > :12:39.give evidence. The property company has attempted to get the site
:12:40. > :12:43.deregistered. Today inside the Supreme Court lawyers for the
:12:44. > :12:47.campaigners said they bought the land knowing it was listed and left
:12:48. > :12:50.it years before doing about it. Lawyers for the company said if the
:12:51. > :12:54.suggestion was they had an obligation to act sooner then
:12:55. > :12:59.protesters were making up laws. The arguments are complex. This case has
:13:00. > :13:02.been going on for nearly ten years. Because it's never been finally
:13:03. > :13:07.resolved no one know what is the wider implications might be. Some
:13:08. > :13:12.argue if they lose protected status other greens in towns and villages
:13:13. > :13:15.could be at risk. Others disagree. Everything could become clearer when
:13:16. > :13:26.the judges make their decision in the coming weeks, that's unless it
:13:27. > :13:29.goes to the European Courts. Dozens of firefighters tackled a
:13:30. > :13:32.large fire at an industrial estate in south Devon last night. Five
:13:33. > :13:35.appliances and two water bowsers were called to the Ipplepen area of
:13:36. > :13:45.Newton Abbot around 7.30pm. Three lorries went up in smoke. There were
:13:46. > :13:48.no reports of any injuries. Welcome if you have just joined us.
:13:49. > :13:53.Still ahead, it's overgrown and strewn with litter, but an 18th
:13:54. > :13:59.century graveyard is about to undergo a facelift thanks to an
:14:00. > :14:05.anonymous donation. Watch out for a trail of giant sun fish coming soon
:14:06. > :14:12.to the streets of play nowt `` Plymouth.
:14:13. > :14:15.A film shot in Cornwall with the help of staff and students at
:14:16. > :14:18.Falmouth University, has been shortlisted for a prestigious film
:14:19. > :14:21.award. Island Queen cost just ?1,000 to make, but despite this it will
:14:22. > :14:24.feature alongside blockbusters starring big names from all over the
:14:25. > :14:30.world at this years BAFTAs. Eleanor Parkinson reports.
:14:31. > :14:34.Island Queen is a film about a young woman who lives on a small island
:14:35. > :14:42.and gets herself in deep water after she decides to have a baby. I am
:14:43. > :14:48.going to have a baby. What? Loads of girls we know have babies. Not on
:14:49. > :14:53.purpose. Well, I am going to be a nurturing and interesting single mum
:14:54. > :14:58.with hidden sorrow. What a stupid idea. The film was shot over three
:14:59. > :15:03.days entirely in Cornwall and cost just ?1,000 to make. Now it's been
:15:04. > :15:12.shortlisted for a BAFTA in the category of Best British Short Film.
:15:13. > :15:16.The producer is Emma Hughes. Her colleague Kirsty Smith was the
:15:17. > :15:19.director of photographry. It was a film between friends really. The
:15:20. > :15:23.production team worked for ?1,000 and that was mostly on transport to
:15:24. > :15:33.get the crew and actors down from London. So, we really relied on the
:15:34. > :15:38.goodwill of the locals and the ferry, and the cinema to get the
:15:39. > :15:42.great locations we managed to get. The morning we found out we had been
:15:43. > :15:46.shortlisted, nominated for a BAFTA, I think Emma and I actually didn't
:15:47. > :15:50.sit down for about an hour! We jumped around a lot. Lots of
:15:51. > :15:58.screaming Lots of excitement. Lots of phone calls to everybody who had
:15:59. > :16:04.been part of the team. Yeah, I don't think it really has sunk in. My
:16:05. > :16:11.sperm donor was the best, he is 6'4". Thank you! He is a physicist
:16:12. > :16:15.and keen basketball player. New dresses for the catwalk and possibly
:16:16. > :16:18.more celebrating for the team behind this comedy on the perils of living
:16:19. > :16:42.on a small island. Here we are. We will have to do each other. Deal.
:16:43. > :16:46.A historic graveyard in central Exeter ` the burial site for at
:16:47. > :16:48.least 1,300 people ` is to be restored, thanks in part to an
:16:49. > :16:51.anonymous donation. The Exeter Dissenters Graveyard dates back to
:16:52. > :16:54.the 18th century. Dissenters broke away from the mainstream Anglican
:16:55. > :16:57.Church. For years, the site has been left overgrown and littered with
:16:58. > :17:01.rubbish. But as John Henderson reports there are now plans to tidy
:17:02. > :17:06.it up. A snapshot of life and death from
:17:07. > :17:11.the 18th century. This small plot of land is just outside Exeter's
:17:12. > :17:16.historic city walls. Significant as this was the place where people who
:17:17. > :17:23.dissented against views or practice of the Church of England were
:17:24. > :17:30.buried. This graveyard was founded in 1748 and continued in use until
:17:31. > :17:38.1854. But the dissenting tradition goes back to the Puritans and times
:17:39. > :17:48.of Charles I and the civil war with diggers and levellers. Here lieth
:17:49. > :17:54.Sarah... Graveyards and a change in the law reduced the need for a once
:17:55. > :17:59.popular burial site. People would have been packed in tight. It's
:18:00. > :18:04.thought there were 1300 men, women and children laid to rest here. It
:18:05. > :18:09.could even be as high as 2,000 burials. The dissenters graveyard
:18:10. > :18:13.near the old eye hospital has had various owners but was recently sold
:18:14. > :18:17.to the Trust for less than market value. An anonymous donor helped
:18:18. > :18:23.fund the purchase. The plan is to remove stuff like this, find and
:18:24. > :18:26.check the original tombstones and monuments and restore the site. Good
:18:27. > :18:31.news for people with descendents buried in the graveyard. My great,
:18:32. > :18:35.great, great grandfather is buried there with two of his wives and
:18:36. > :18:39.three of his grandchildren. This is really good news. In terms of its
:18:40. > :18:46.size, the dissenters graveyard is small, less than two tennis courts.
:18:47. > :18:49.Its historical value is far larger. It is, as far as Exeter is
:18:50. > :18:53.concerned, certainly unique. Therefore, needs to be preserved.
:18:54. > :19:01.The Trust is now looking for volunteers to help with the
:19:02. > :19:04.restoration work. Now, if you were going to walk
:19:05. > :19:08.roughly 16 miles across Exmoor, you'd probably want to check the
:19:09. > :19:11.forecast first and set off nice and early to avoid getting lost in the
:19:12. > :19:14.dark, wouldn't you? Well, that is, of course, unless you're taking part
:19:15. > :19:18.in this year's StarTrek challenge! It's been running for more than 20
:19:19. > :19:20.years and has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity.
:19:21. > :19:27.Spotlight's North Devon reporter, Andrea Ormsby, has the story.
:19:28. > :19:32.Exmoor, the final frontier. These are the voyagers of the Star Trek
:19:33. > :19:40.Challenge. Their mission ` to boldly go where no man has been before.
:19:41. > :19:44.Look out! Today, a test run of a gruelling 16`mile trek across
:19:45. > :19:48.Exmoor, hard at the best of times, but add darkness to the mix and
:19:49. > :19:54.suddenly it's a real challenge. The walkers go out in teams of 4`6 and
:19:55. > :19:59.they must have at least one or two map readers because you can imagine
:20:00. > :20:03.on these moors at night you can easily get lost, which is why we
:20:04. > :20:07.have a very, very good search and rescue team who make sure that
:20:08. > :20:13.everybody is safe on the night. The Star Trek Challenge is in its 22nd
:20:14. > :20:18.year. It's raised well over ?500,000 for local charities in that time.
:20:19. > :20:23.It's a huge event with around 3`400 competitors and more than 100
:20:24. > :20:27.volunteers. It takes us a year literally from start to finish. We
:20:28. > :20:34.are already looking at next year's route at this time of year. It's a
:20:35. > :20:39.huge undertaking and we couldn't do it without the fantastic support
:20:40. > :20:43.that we get from landowners, national Trust, Exmoor National
:20:44. > :20:46.Parks, all these sort of people. The route changes every year and is
:20:47. > :20:52.always kept top secret until the last moment. But it's not just about
:20:53. > :20:56.skills and speed, clues are also given along the way which add up to
:20:57. > :21:00.deciding who the winner is. It's great fun. It really is good. You
:21:01. > :21:04.are out there, it's a challenge. We have had all sorts of weathers out
:21:05. > :21:08.there, some beautiful frosty evenings, some very wet evenings.
:21:09. > :21:14.Some very, very misty evenings when some people have got lost. It's a
:21:15. > :21:19.real challenge with some basic map reading skills as a challenge that's
:21:20. > :21:22.really open to anybody. This year a shorter eight`mile route is being
:21:23. > :21:26.introduced for the first time. Competitors taking part over the
:21:27. > :21:35.first and second March will be hoping for clear skies and a full
:21:36. > :21:48.moon. Hopefully no extra terrestrials!
:21:49. > :21:51.Sport, and despite twice taking the lead in their FA Cup third round
:21:52. > :21:54.replay last night, Plymouth Argyle eventually bowed out of the
:21:55. > :21:57.competition 3`2 against Port Vale at Home Park. Andres Gurrieri scored in
:21:58. > :22:00.the opening 90 seconds to give Argyle the lead, and Conor Hourihane
:22:01. > :22:03.restored their advantage after Vale had equalised. But the Potteries
:22:04. > :22:06.team overturned the deficit in the second half, before Pilgrims striker
:22:07. > :22:09.Reuben Reid saw his penalty saved ten minutes from the end.
:22:10. > :22:12.Now last summer it was brightly coloured gorillas dotted around in
:22:13. > :22:16.South Devon. This year Plymouth is joining in but with a more nautical
:22:17. > :22:20.theme. They swim, they splash, and one can already be found outside of
:22:21. > :22:25.the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth. Spotlight's Heidi Davey
:22:26. > :22:36.has been along to meet the South West's newest visitors.
:22:37. > :22:41.OK, OK, so you probably guessed it, they're fish, but not just any fish.
:22:42. > :22:46.These have been designed by local apprentices and artists as part of
:22:47. > :22:50.the National Marine skwap aquariums Making Waves Project. Soon you will
:22:51. > :22:54.be able to see them up close as they make a trail for you to follow
:22:55. > :22:58.around the city. It's going to launch on 3 March, which is National
:22:59. > :23:06.Apprentice Week, so a big celebration and they're going to be
:23:07. > :23:10.placed on the sif yak pi `` civic piazza. People can investigate what
:23:11. > :23:14.they need to find on the trail and they'll be going out on individual
:23:15. > :23:18.locations on 10th March. Each one of the 16 sunfish has been sponsored by
:23:19. > :23:22.a local company. They in turn picked a winning design. The young artist
:23:23. > :23:26.we met was definitely pleased to have been selected but slightly
:23:27. > :23:33.daunted by the challenge. Yeah, there was a slight hesitation
:23:34. > :23:37.towards it. Oh, that big! Even though you are told the size, it's
:23:38. > :23:43.different when it's in front of you. But being a local artist she's proud
:23:44. > :23:48.to help Plymouth show off its maritime roots. It's really nice to
:23:49. > :23:52.know that someone like my design and ` someone wanted my design and
:23:53. > :23:56.wanted to take it on, especially being at an entrance. People are
:23:57. > :24:01.going to see this as they walk by. Kids are going to enjoy it and
:24:02. > :24:06.that's the rewarding thing. When you see a brightly coloured finn dotted
:24:07. > :24:14.about the city there's no need to hide as this lot are here to keep a
:24:15. > :24:17.beady eye on the proceedings. Amazing works of art. Yeah,
:24:18. > :24:21.absolutely. Fun seeing those on the streets of the city. Not really the
:24:22. > :24:25.weather for sunfish, David. They'll be more at home with the wet
:24:26. > :24:30.weather. Yes, it's not been particularly good today. It's
:24:31. > :24:39.brighter tomorrow. You might need to throw an extra log on the
:24:40. > :24:43.woodburner! What extravagance! Colder tomorrow. A breeze
:24:44. > :24:46.developing. It's been lively today. The winds strengthen tomorrow. We
:24:47. > :24:50.will see sunshine. That's perhaps the good news. The bad news is we
:24:51. > :24:51.will also see showers and one or two of those showers could turn out to
:24:52. > :24:59.be heavy. We are still very concerned, we have
:25:00. > :25:03.several flood warnings in force. If you need more information or find
:25:04. > :25:10.out what to do if your home is at risk of flooding thering is the
:25:11. > :25:14.number: `` there is the number: We are expecting some rain over the
:25:15. > :25:17.next couple of days. There is a lot of clear skies to the west of us,
:25:18. > :25:21.that's happening tonight. Although there is cloud in here, it's broken
:25:22. > :25:24.cloud so we should see sunshine in between the showers tomorrow.
:25:25. > :25:27.Effectively low pressure is still well and truly in charge. That
:25:28. > :25:31.doesn't change very much over the next 24 hours. This is the middle of
:25:32. > :25:36.the day tomorrow. By Friday it's still close by, perhaps even more
:25:37. > :25:40.persistent rain coming up, affecting the Channel Islands and drifting
:25:41. > :25:43.towards us during the latter part of Friday and Friday night and into
:25:44. > :25:47.Saturday. The showers that we have seen coming in from the west are
:25:48. > :25:51.also lively but the main concern is this area of rain. It's moving
:25:52. > :25:55.quickly. It will move out of the way later tonight. Some brief and heavy
:25:56. > :25:59.showers will follow. For a time tonight we will get a good deal of
:26:00. > :26:02.clear skies and also start to see temperatures dip into single
:26:03. > :26:07.figures. Perhaps by the end of the night a few places might get as low
:26:08. > :26:11.as three or four above freezing. Just about cold enough briefly for a
:26:12. > :26:14.touch of frost. That is limited because the breeze remains a fresh
:26:15. > :26:18.one, it increases in strength through the day. Plenty of showers
:26:19. > :26:23.around and sunshine in between the showers. Every now and then one or
:26:24. > :26:27.two showers could even be of hail with thunder mixed in and some
:26:28. > :26:31.fairly hefty downpours of rain. A windy day which will be strong to
:26:32. > :26:38.near gale force at times. There are the temperatures. It's a colder,
:26:39. > :26:42.fresher feel to the air. For the Isles of Scilly some sunshine and
:26:43. > :26:50.showers and blustery day for all of us. Times of high water:
:26:51. > :26:56.If you are heading to the beach for surfing, the surf is likely to be
:26:57. > :27:00.choppy. Cleanest waves along the coast. Sea conditions are rough over
:27:01. > :27:10.the next few days. There have is the coastal waters forecast.
:27:11. > :27:14.The outlook is not particularly good. At least the winds ease down a
:27:15. > :27:21.little as we head towards the weekend. A drop in the temperatures
:27:22. > :27:26.come Sunday. Friday largely dry. Friday night outbreaks of rain. Slow
:27:27. > :27:29.to clear on Saturday. Misty and chilly first thing on Sunday
:27:30. > :27:32.morning. Have a good evening. Back to you.
:27:33. > :27:35.Thank you very much. That's all from us for now. If you are getting home
:27:36. > :27:40.from work, then you can catch up with all the day's news in our late
:27:41. > :28:16.bulletin at 10. 0.25pm. We are back at 6. 30 am tomorrow. Bye.
:28:17. > :28:19.Hidden beneath your feet are magical worlds,
:28:20. > :28:22.home to extraordinary little creatures.
:28:23. > :28:29.Imagine being able to experience this wonderland through their eyes.
:28:30. > :28:35.see the incredible adventures of these miniature heroes