:00:00. > :00:12.That's all from the BBC News at Six, so it's goodbye from me, and on
:00:13. > :00:18.Taking a battering: the South West braces itself for heavy rain, high
:00:19. > :00:22.winds, high tides. Severe flood warnings have been issued.
:00:23. > :00:28.Good evening and welcome to Spotlight. As more bad weather hits,
:00:29. > :00:33.we have reports from around the region tonight. Also a head on the
:00:34. > :00:38.programme, the weeks of heavy rain take their toll on the coastal path.
:00:39. > :00:42.A section at Talland Bay has been cordoned off over fears of a
:00:43. > :00:47.possible land slip. And concern from residents that the scenes of the
:00:48. > :00:52.Somerset Levels could soon be repeated in East Devon.
:00:53. > :00:56.The South West is once again taking a battering from the weather.
:00:57. > :01:01.South`east Cornwall has been on the receiving end of the some of the
:01:02. > :01:08.worst of the bad weather since the winter. Seaton has been largely
:01:09. > :01:11.affected, and there have been worries about land slips. Our
:01:12. > :01:14.environment corresponded Adrian Campbell has been in Talland Bay,
:01:15. > :01:18.where part of the footpath has been re`routed because of concerns about
:01:19. > :01:22.safety. The team here are just about to try
:01:23. > :01:30.to make this area fully safe, which means closing office but Pat once
:01:31. > :01:33.and for all stop `` but Pat. Richard Hocking from Cornwall Council showed
:01:34. > :01:37.us how weeks of heavy rainfall have taken their toll on the stretch of
:01:38. > :01:41.the coastal Pat. I last inspected this on Wednesday last week, and it
:01:42. > :01:46.has moved since then. The cracks are starting to dilate, and a lot of the
:01:47. > :01:50.cracks here have vegetation that has been there for a long time, so they
:01:51. > :01:57.aren't old. In the pass week or so, they have started opening up. The
:01:58. > :02:00.coastline has been under attack the years. The council says it does not
:02:01. > :02:06.have enough money to pay for coastal repairs, and now there is only one
:02:07. > :02:11.option. I just think retreat. I just like to stress that the coastal path
:02:12. > :02:15.is still open. There is still a detour, so people can still enjoy
:02:16. > :02:22.the path, but please keep away from the edges, and report any stresses
:02:23. > :02:25.you do see, or potential slips. There are fears that a large section
:02:26. > :02:28.of the cliff could collapse here within days. Elsewhere, sandbags
:02:29. > :02:33.every appeared once again. Basically, here we have sandbags
:02:34. > :02:37.left over from last time that we will move over there later on this
:02:38. > :02:43.afternoon will stop we have a series of sandbags that we will put in
:02:44. > :02:47.place later. The river Seaton has provided a Challenger engineers in
:02:48. > :02:51.recent weeks, as it changes course, moving closer to local properties.
:02:52. > :02:56.This section of the river was badly damaged in the last storm. Workers
:02:57. > :03:00.are trying to shore up the coastline here and protect it from the next
:03:01. > :03:04.surge, coming tonight. Conditions have been difficult through the day
:03:05. > :03:06.on much of the coastline. Tonight at this cafe, they are preparing for
:03:07. > :03:15.the worst, but hoping this time, they will be spared by the elements.
:03:16. > :03:18.The Environment Agency is warning of significant disruption as huge
:03:19. > :03:21.waves, spring tides and strong winds combined over the weekend. There are
:03:22. > :03:26.currently six severe flood warnings in place, low`lying communities in
:03:27. > :03:33.North Devon are at risk such as Ilfracombe and Westward Ho!. The
:03:34. > :03:40.whole of the carnage caused `` coastline is also affected.
:03:41. > :03:45.Preparing for the worst. This restaurant lost its carpet to the
:03:46. > :03:52.last blood only three weeks ago. Today, we are expecting nice high
:03:53. > :03:55.tide, to six metres. It is known to blood at about 5.8 metres here, so
:03:56. > :04:02.we're just going to get ready for it. Rain continued throughout the
:04:03. > :04:06.day. Contractors from Cornwall Council were diligent in keeping
:04:07. > :04:10.drains free from debris. The Met Office issued a yellow alert for
:04:11. > :04:13.rain, but most of that is due to move through the region by the end
:04:14. > :04:17.of today. Tomorrow, there is a yellow alert the wind, which could
:04:18. > :04:22.cause a problem in coastal areas, with gusts of possibly up to 70 mph.
:04:23. > :04:25.As high tide approached in Looe, the tight side was level with the road
:04:26. > :04:30.in some places. But the weather did not stump some from going in the
:04:31. > :04:37.sea. The lifeboat was launched at 5:30pm after reports of someone in
:04:38. > :04:42.the water off Looe. They have had a 999 call from a member of the
:04:43. > :04:46.public, someone who saw a swimmer jump in the water. He had a wet suit
:04:47. > :04:50.on and were swimming towards the island. They lost sight of him, so
:04:51. > :04:54.we are going to check he is OK. Early indications this evening are
:04:55. > :04:57.that no properties have been flooded in Looe. But many people in the town
:04:58. > :05:01.are now concerned about the high tide tomorrow morning. With a severe
:05:02. > :05:04.flood warning in place along the south`west coastline on Saturday,
:05:05. > :05:13.the Environment Agency is warning people not to take any risks.
:05:14. > :05:23.John is live in Looe for as now. John.
:05:24. > :05:27.It is just going up over on the quayside and the other side, and you
:05:28. > :05:31.can see it here. It is very close to the bank. It would appear that,
:05:32. > :05:35.because high tide has just gone, perhaps people here are going to
:05:36. > :05:39.avoid any real problems this evening, but as you have heard, they
:05:40. > :05:43.had been preparing all day. Shops and various houses around the town
:05:44. > :05:47.have sandbags and floodgates to try to protect their properties, but it
:05:48. > :05:53.is something they are very used to here in Looe. We were here just in
:05:54. > :05:56.January reporting and flooding. We are also hearing about how emergency
:05:57. > :06:00.services are always telling us not to take risks. You heard in that
:06:01. > :06:03.report about someone going out to swim. The lifeboat had to be
:06:04. > :06:06.launched there. The good news, it would appear, is that that person
:06:07. > :06:11.would appear to have got back to shore safely. In the end, there was
:06:12. > :06:15.not really a problem. Looking at the flooding, it appears they may have
:06:16. > :06:18.got away with it a night. They are concerned about tomorrow in
:06:19. > :06:22.particular. The Environment Agency say it might cost something like ?10
:06:23. > :06:30.million to do so because that this flooding from thank you.
:06:31. > :06:33.. . There are fears denied as a Somerset's rivers burst their banks
:06:34. > :06:37.after heavy rain and tides. Environment Agency staff have been
:06:38. > :06:41.monitoring the river since first light this morning. The water is
:06:42. > :06:49.falling on the ground I cannot soak up any more.
:06:50. > :06:56.This swollen river, Somerset's mean root out to sea. The Parrett is
:06:57. > :07:02.almost overflowing, and sandbags are the first line of defence. Laid out
:07:03. > :07:07.on an industrial scale, stretching as far as the eye can see. There is
:07:08. > :07:17.a good chance it will go back up, especially if the banks breach. I
:07:18. > :07:22.have a feeling it will. By 6am this morning, hundreds of tonnes of
:07:23. > :07:26.sand, brought in by lorries, all the way from Essex, a donation from a
:07:27. > :07:32.business owner who saw the situation in Somerset on the news and decided
:07:33. > :07:36.he had to help. We have put a team of ten people together to actually
:07:37. > :07:39.put this sand in place. We are ready to roll as soon as COBRA or the
:07:40. > :07:45.Environment Agency give us a position to place the bags. Today,
:07:46. > :07:48.the Environment Agency said despite its biggest ever pumping operation
:07:49. > :07:53.here, the water will take weeks to clear. Many people you talk to hear
:07:54. > :08:00.we'll tell you they are already fed up with waiting. This really shows
:08:01. > :08:05.the whole problem here. You get just a couple of hours of rain, but
:08:06. > :08:08.because it is falling on field that are already completely saturated,
:08:09. > :08:16.instead of soaking in, it just runs straight up and down to the lowest
:08:17. > :08:19.point it can find. Sand, it seems, is the simplest solution, the best
:08:20. > :08:27.barrier to keep back these bulging river banks. But it is the
:08:28. > :08:33.conditions forecast for this weekend that has those living here seriously
:08:34. > :08:36.worried. Sunday is going to be an absolute monumental day for us out
:08:37. > :08:41.here. They will put more houses at threat from flooding, and it will be
:08:42. > :08:51.a real danger time for us. The rain might prove too much for this soaked
:08:52. > :08:54.and sodden scenery. Farmers and landowners in Devon say
:08:55. > :08:57.they fear it is only a matter of time before the scenes on the
:08:58. > :09:02.Somerset levels are seen elsewhere in the region. People living in
:09:03. > :09:06.place St Mary near Exeter say they have spent years providing Ellwood
:09:07. > :09:10.train to convince the Environment Agency to dredge their river.
:09:11. > :09:15.It is only time before this will happen here. That is according to
:09:16. > :09:19.local landowners such as this man, whose family has farmed this land
:09:20. > :09:23.for generations. We have to be Environment Agency for several years
:09:24. > :09:26.they need to do something. If they don't do something very soon, we
:09:27. > :09:28.will end up with Clyst St Mary underwater and all the people who
:09:29. > :09:32.live there with their houses wrecked, this road, 10,000 people
:09:33. > :09:38.per day, blocked, and it will be a disaster. We do not want to say we
:09:39. > :09:42.told you so. Local residents claim the last time this section of the
:09:43. > :09:47.river was dredged was back in the 1960s. They say it is now so blocked
:09:48. > :09:51.up, it is putting properties in the village of Clyst St Mary under
:09:52. > :09:55.threat. Robin is another farmer whose livelihood has been affected
:09:56. > :10:00.by flooding. He was forced to sell his dairy herd because these fields
:10:01. > :10:04.are too wet to raise his cattle. It is certainly getting significantly
:10:05. > :10:08.wet. Normally, you expect a flood out to twice a year in the winter,
:10:09. > :10:12.and that will be up for a day or two and then drain away. At the moment,
:10:13. > :10:21.it seems to be hanging around for a month, or two months, or even more.
:10:22. > :10:24.This land is expected to float around twice a year, but what
:10:25. > :10:27.farmers are saying is that the water in these fields is higher than it is
:10:28. > :10:30.in the river. This means that any water coming downstream as nowhere
:10:31. > :10:34.else to go. The government has stepped in to deal with a situation
:10:35. > :10:38.on the Somerset levels, but organisations such as the National
:10:39. > :10:42.Farmers' Union say this is not the only area of the country needing
:10:43. > :10:47.attention. Without the support of the Environment Agency and the
:10:48. > :10:50.government, and environmental bodies like Natural England, we need to see
:10:51. > :10:56.a more consistent approach that doesn't expose communities to such
:10:57. > :11:00.risk. The Environment Agency says dredging is only part of the
:11:01. > :11:03.solution to reducing flood risk, and is currently in touch with the local
:11:04. > :11:07.community and landowners over the situation. It also says it is
:11:08. > :11:14.investigating sources of funding to carry out the work.
:11:15. > :11:17.Much of the South West Coast has now been put on a severe flood warning
:11:18. > :11:20.ahead of high tides tomorrow morning. It includes Westward Ho!,
:11:21. > :11:23.where sea defences were already damaged in storms earlier this
:11:24. > :11:32.month. Spotlight's Andrea Ormsby is there live for us tonight. Andrea.
:11:33. > :11:37.Yes, thank you very much. Not too bad tonight. No rain yet,
:11:38. > :11:41.but the waves are getting bigger and closer, and already over the sea
:11:42. > :11:45.wall on the other side. I have seen people running very fast away. He in
:11:46. > :11:49.North Devon, the concern is not so much about a night but tomorrow
:11:50. > :11:53.morning. The high tides around the word along the coast here are
:11:54. > :11:56.between about 6am and 7am, and it is that combination of high tides and
:11:57. > :12:01.huge winds that cause so much trouble here. People here are
:12:02. > :12:04.bracing themselves for a repeat of last month. What happened then is
:12:05. > :12:08.that the waves crashed over this role, bringing pebbles with them
:12:09. > :12:11.with so much more that they smashed through all the windows of this ice
:12:12. > :12:14.cream parlour. They are still boarded up, which I am sure the
:12:15. > :12:19.owner is pleased about tonight, at the same could happen again. Further
:12:20. > :12:22.down the coast, the sea defences were just flattened. They are
:12:23. > :12:27.basically like a huge range of pebbles built up quite high. They
:12:28. > :12:31.were flattened, have been built up again today, and coastguards at
:12:32. > :12:34.Houston night with two warnings. One, if you have a boat, don't go
:12:35. > :12:38.out in it a night with two warnings. One, if you have a boat, don't go
:12:39. > :12:41.out in it tonight tomorrow if against the wall and watch. But
:12:42. > :12:52.people are doing that already. Thank you. We will have a full forecast
:12:53. > :12:55.later on in the programme. And BBC Radio Devon and Cornwall are
:12:56. > :13:02.both on air with specials tonight about this. There is also much more
:13:03. > :13:05.on our website. In other news, a man whose mother`in`law died after a
:13:06. > :13:08.feeding tube was wrongly placed into her lung at Plymouth's Derriford
:13:09. > :13:09.Hospital says he's dismayed to hear similar mistakes are still being
:13:10. > :13:12.made. 78`year`old Muriel Elliot died in
:13:13. > :13:15.September 2007 after a nasogastric tube was misplaced. Hospital bosses
:13:16. > :13:19.said at the time they would take steps to minimise the risk of such
:13:20. > :13:22.an event happening again. But an investigation is under way after two
:13:23. > :13:32.separate nasogastric tubes were misplaced in the last three months.
:13:33. > :13:38.Scott Bingham reports. Muriel Elliot, who were 78, died of
:13:39. > :13:41.pneumonia at Derriford Hospital in September 2007. An inquest jury in
:13:42. > :13:46.2010 found that a nasogastric feeding tube, which had been wrongly
:13:47. > :13:50.inserted into her lungs, led to the infection that caused her death.
:13:51. > :13:54.Hospital bosses at the time apologised, and said they had taken
:13:55. > :13:59.a number of steps to minimise the chances of the same mistake being
:14:00. > :14:03.made again. But it has now emerged that two nasogastric tubes have been
:14:04. > :14:07.misplaced since last November. It makes me very concerned, because it
:14:08. > :14:13.basically says that all the safety, the Czechs, the procedures which
:14:14. > :14:17.they said they would bring in from 2007, clearly have not been brought
:14:18. > :14:22.in. And then we end up with the possibility of other people being
:14:23. > :14:25.hurt as a result of eight. The latest incident where a nasogastric
:14:26. > :14:29.tube was misplaced happened earlier this month. Back in last November,
:14:30. > :14:32.there was another incident where a nasogastric tube was misplaced and a
:14:33. > :14:37.second mishap where a needle was left inside a patient. An
:14:38. > :14:44.investigation is now underway, and that will decide by the end of next
:14:45. > :14:47.month or not the incident should be classified as so`called never ever,
:14:48. > :14:49.because they should never happen. In a statement today, the trust medical
:14:50. > :15:10.director said, The trust said the patients and
:15:11. > :15:14.their families had received direct apologies and pointed out there have
:15:15. > :15:22.been no further confirmed never ever since March last year.
:15:23. > :15:25.`` never events. You are watching Spotlight.
:15:26. > :15:30.We will have the latest on the weather later. Also still ahead, the
:15:31. > :15:37.pride of Southwest Rugby bash Exeter Chiefs' Jack Nowell picks up his
:15:38. > :15:42.first England cap in this week's six Nations opener.
:15:43. > :15:43.And find out what these colourful characters are doing at South Devon
:15:44. > :15:52.school. Businesses in the region say they're
:15:53. > :15:55.being held back by business rates that are set unrealistically high.
:15:56. > :15:58.Business rates are a tax based on the value of the premises firms
:15:59. > :16:02.occupy. The problem is, the last valuation was done near the top of
:16:03. > :16:05.the last property boom. Our business correspondent Neil Gallacher reports
:16:06. > :16:13.from one street that's now reeling from the result.
:16:14. > :16:20.Richard Brewster's shop is full of batteries unlike bowls, mainly. His
:16:21. > :16:24.highly specialised business in Plymouth's New George Street is
:16:25. > :16:27.doing well, and as time goes by, he is thinking of moving to a larger
:16:28. > :16:31.unit. There are suitable sites nearby, except for one thing. During
:16:32. > :16:37.the recession, rents have come down but business rates have not. It is a
:16:38. > :16:40.nationwide problem. We have now got to a situation where some of these
:16:41. > :16:44.shots, the rent might be 30,000, but the payable rate could be 50 or
:16:45. > :16:49.60,000. It is going to mean that these shops are probably not going
:16:50. > :16:55.to be filled, purely and Sibley because of business rates. At the
:16:56. > :16:58.Bartlett is one trader who did move to a bigger unit and no worries
:16:59. > :17:02.about how she can pay the business rates. They are as much as her rent
:17:03. > :17:07.bill, a situation that would have been an thinkable if you years ago.
:17:08. > :17:12.It would be very nice, and it would be a dream come true, if they could
:17:13. > :17:18.do something about this. A lot of us work seven days a week for business
:17:19. > :17:25.rates. I open seven days a week. I just want one day free. If I am not
:17:26. > :17:27.well, who will help me? The government has said delaying the
:17:28. > :17:34.re`evaluation of business rates has a lease brought financial stability
:17:35. > :17:37.to business. But some senior business figures in the south`west
:17:38. > :17:40.think that would only apply to London. They are convinced a
:17:41. > :17:46.revaluation here would only cut rates bills for companies. The
:17:47. > :17:52.government, by any language, are using this as a stealth tax. They
:17:53. > :17:55.need to get a new revaluation that accurately reflects market
:17:56. > :17:58.conditions. This is penalising a lot of businesses, many of whom are
:17:59. > :18:05.paying as much in rates of AI in rent. There are more than rates
:18:06. > :18:09.bills keeping retailers await. Competition from online is a cut
:18:10. > :18:13.huge challenge to which the High Street has no firm answer. But
:18:14. > :18:17.campaigners say a rate re`evaluation is at least something within the
:18:18. > :18:20.control of the government. Time for the sport now, and it's a
:18:21. > :18:23.big weekend for young Cornishman Jack Nowell, isn't it, Dave?
:18:24. > :18:28.It promises to be a memorable weekend for Exeter Chiefs wing Jack
:18:29. > :18:32.Nowell. The 20`year`old is one of two new caps in the England rugby
:18:33. > :18:35.team to face France in Paris on Saturday evening. It's been an
:18:36. > :18:44.astounding rise for the young man, who's the son of a trawler skipper
:18:45. > :18:47.from Newlyn. Newlyn harbour, the main and biggest
:18:48. > :18:52.fishing port of Cornwall. But this peaceful corner of the county, which
:18:53. > :18:55.boasts stunning views across mounts Bay, will be on the map for a
:18:56. > :19:00.completely different reason this weekend. Jack Nowell, the son of a
:19:01. > :19:04.Newlyn fisherman will be an international rugby player by the
:19:05. > :19:08.end of Saturday. His breakthrough into Exeter Chiefs' first team has
:19:09. > :19:12.brought in to the attention of England's head coach Stuart
:19:13. > :19:15.Lancaster, who has given Jack his chance to perform in the six Nations
:19:16. > :19:19.championship stage. I have been given this opportunity, and for me,
:19:20. > :19:24.I really want to take it. It is a big step for me. And then,
:19:25. > :19:28.obviously, the under 20s stuff was massive for me, and to be put in an
:19:29. > :19:32.given this opportunity, I am very grateful for that. I am really
:19:33. > :19:35.looking forward to it. The confidence his club give him, and
:19:36. > :19:41.they have in the selections. How highly they regard him. The first
:19:42. > :19:45.name on the team sheet, really, in the back line. His ability to beat
:19:46. > :19:50.defenders, he beats more than any other player in the premiership.
:19:51. > :19:54.Meanwhile, back in Newlyn, his family prepare for his debut in
:19:55. > :19:58.France. The Miro tea`time. He started when he was five, but it
:19:59. > :20:01.wasn't something I thought he would immediately take two. He spent the
:20:02. > :20:06.first few months crying, holding onto my leg and saying he did not
:20:07. > :20:09.want to play. Eventually, he watched enough people and thought he would
:20:10. > :20:16.give it a go, and off he went, and he has never looked back. I think to
:20:17. > :20:20.start with, he will get a few eyeballs, with them picking up the
:20:21. > :20:25.youngster. He will get a few eyeballs, make a few breaks, and get
:20:26. > :20:31.on with the game. He never gets nervous. I always get nervous for
:20:32. > :20:35.him. Well, that is what he tells us. And as we were about to leave,
:20:36. > :20:39.another member of the family burst in. Frankly, his younger brother,
:20:40. > :20:44.had scored five goals in his school's football match. Another one
:20:45. > :20:47.to Jack's club, Exeter Chiefs, have the chance to qualify for the
:20:48. > :20:48.semi`finals of the Anglo`Welsh Cup this weekend.
:20:49. > :20:54.That's if they gain a bonus point victory at Worcester and Sale Sharks
:20:55. > :20:57.fail to do the same at Ospreys tonight. In the Championship, the
:20:58. > :21:00.Cornish Pirates should be too good for bottom side Ealing Trailfinders
:21:01. > :21:02.in Penzance on Sunday. At the Brickfields tomorrow, promotion
:21:03. > :21:05.favourites London Welsh will give Plymouth Albion a hard time as
:21:06. > :21:11.Albion look for their first league win since November.
:21:12. > :21:14.The weekend's football sees Yeovil Town attempt to do the double over
:21:15. > :21:18.Nottingham Forest. They beat them 3`1 at Huish Park last October and
:21:19. > :21:21.hope for a repeat against fifth`placed Forest to move them off
:21:22. > :21:24.the bottom of the Championship. Without a win since New Year's Day,
:21:25. > :21:27.Plymouth Argyle try to rectify that against Mansfield Town at Home Park,
:21:28. > :21:31.while Exeter City, with just two wins in the last 15 games, bid to
:21:32. > :21:39.stop their slide down League Two with a good result at Burton Albion.
:21:40. > :21:42.Winger Danny Stevens is back with Torquay United on a short`term
:21:43. > :21:50.contract until the end of the season. He could feature at
:21:51. > :21:54.Portsmouth. Finally, keep an eye on the weather
:21:55. > :21:57.tonight and tomorrow as it could affect your game. Just check with
:21:58. > :22:07.your BBC local radio station and BBC Sport online if it's on or off.
:22:08. > :22:12.Thank you very much. Now, it is probably not the first time if you
:22:13. > :22:15.told tales have been told in school, but the youngsters hearing the story
:22:16. > :22:21.in Totnes today were actually being treated to the rehearsals for a
:22:22. > :22:25.storytelling festival. The Would Sisters Winter Festival is one of
:22:26. > :22:28.the biggest one`day events launching National storytelling, and Johnny
:22:29. > :22:36.Rutherford has been along to hear a few stories.
:22:37. > :22:41.Storytelling is one of the most ancient communicative arts. This is
:22:42. > :22:44.a miming play, where 17th`century people in the community would
:22:45. > :22:49.disguise themselves and act out stories to raise some cash. This is
:22:50. > :22:53.a story where an extremely dubious looking midwife brings somebody back
:22:54. > :22:59.to life from the dead, and as you saw, the children love it. Everybody
:23:00. > :23:03.laughs. It is really a sneak preview of tomorrow's storytelling festival.
:23:04. > :23:09.Local and international storytellers will join in a full day of tales,
:23:10. > :23:13.including music, poetry, and dance, at the school. In the UK, there has
:23:14. > :23:16.been a huge revival of the old tradition, in the idea that our
:23:17. > :23:19.brains are wired to understand stories. That is what our ancestors
:23:20. > :23:24.did for thousands of years before they could write. They told stories.
:23:25. > :23:28.The spectators today certainly understood that good storytelling is
:23:29. > :23:31.essential. Same ago I find it is really interesting, because you are
:23:32. > :23:36.not in the time it happened, so you don't really know what happened. You
:23:37. > :23:44.are just telling a version that you know. It could be ` no, it is
:23:45. > :23:50.crucial in education of learning how to use your imagination and learning
:23:51. > :23:55.in what ways to use it. This is the 14th year of national story we, and
:23:56. > :24:02.17,000 people are expected to join in. That is quite a few tales.
:24:03. > :24:06.Time for the weather now. It is looking pretty dreadful.
:24:07. > :24:10.looking It is, yes, not only the strength of
:24:11. > :24:15.wins, but high tides, as you just heard. First, a quick summary. It is
:24:16. > :24:20.very windy, winds ease a little on Sunday, and it also turns a bit
:24:21. > :24:24.colder with showers tomorrow morning. They could have a wintry
:24:25. > :24:27.flavour. The main concern is the severe flood warnings that have been
:24:28. > :24:31.issued throughout the afternoon. The Environment Agency's website has
:24:32. > :24:41.them under flood warnings. Or you can telephone them. The number is on
:24:42. > :24:44.the screen. The combination of the exceptionally high tides, strong
:24:45. > :24:49.winds and very low pressure, and of course, all that water draining down
:24:50. > :24:52.into the rivers and estuaries. A great big area of low pressure, well
:24:53. > :24:58.in charge of most of the North Atlantic. This centre is going to
:24:59. > :25:01.travel down towards us overnight and into tomorrow, so even stronger
:25:02. > :25:04.winds tomorrow. There will be showers, perhaps not lengthy spells
:25:05. > :25:09.of rain, but the showers are fairly potent. One or two of them could be
:25:10. > :25:12.wintry. But it is the strength of wind that increases throughout the
:25:13. > :25:16.day, and by Sunday it is a little bit quieter. Still a breezy day for
:25:17. > :25:20.all. There is the rain we saw earlier. That is beginning to move
:25:21. > :25:25.out of the way. Behind that, something more clear. Cold air will
:25:26. > :25:28.flood in, so the showers will turning pleasingly wintry, and
:25:29. > :25:31.perhaps overly high ground of the murderers, they will deposit snow
:25:32. > :25:38.was leaked by the end of the night. It will be a cold one as well. ``
:25:39. > :25:41.the moors. Plos one or plus two degrees. That is cold enough for the
:25:42. > :25:44.risk of ice, so we have another warning about the risk of its early
:25:45. > :25:47.tomorrow morning. Shannon Lee rain that will come and go throughout the
:25:48. > :25:51.day will be to wrap a time in the world be some sunshine in between
:25:52. > :25:55.the showers, but the focus must be on the strength of wind,
:25:56. > :25:57.particularly across the North Cornwall coast and the North Devon
:25:58. > :26:03.coast through the Bristol Channel, where there could be gusts of wind
:26:04. > :26:06.of 60 to 70 mph. That is another Met Office morning for you but the
:26:07. > :26:12.strength of wind tomorrow. Gale force if not severe gale force will
:26:13. > :26:16.stop really big gusts. This is around 3pm to 6pm in the evening.
:26:17. > :26:22.Those are our temperatures tomorrow. Six or seven degrees. It will feel
:26:23. > :26:25.cold, so wrapped up warmly. For the Isles of Scilly, windy here as well
:26:26. > :26:30.with blustery showers. The waves at the end of the day tomorrow. The
:26:31. > :26:38.important high water times ` at Padstow, 6:15am. At Minehead 7:15am,
:26:39. > :26:42.and the beach is likely to be pretty dangerous tomorrow. On the north
:26:43. > :26:47.coast, between ten and 15 feet, and for surfers, it is not really worth
:26:48. > :26:51.a try. Here are the coastal waters. Wessel south`westerly seven or gale
:26:52. > :26:56.force eight, increasing nine, possibly gusts of wind to storm
:26:57. > :27:00.force ten tomorrow afternoon. E showers with generally a mainly good
:27:01. > :27:05.visibility. On Sunday, perhaps a chance to quieten down. The highest
:27:06. > :27:09.tides are on Sunday morning. Monday, more wet weather arrives, and
:27:10. > :27:13.another morning heavy rain, again becoming windy. Take care this
:27:14. > :27:18.weekend. Thank you very much. Our top story is, of course, the
:27:19. > :27:21.weather tonight. In the past few minutes, Cornwall Council has said
:27:22. > :27:27.that residents living in properties known to be high risk of flooding in
:27:28. > :27:30.Bude and Portugal should leave homes and seek temporary accommodation
:27:31. > :27:35.around the times of high tide on Saturday. Council officers are
:27:36. > :27:39.visiting or properties at risk in Bude, pure and elsewhere. You can
:27:40. > :27:43.get the latest on your local BBC Radio three. That will have special
:27:44. > :27:46.programmes the night until 10pm. From everyone here, goodbye.