23/02/2014

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:00:09. > :00:12.Good evening. Hundreds of dead sea birds have been washed up along the

:00:13. > :00:16.Dorset coastline. Conservationists fear that as well as the weather,

:00:17. > :00:20.pollutants such as palm oil may be responsible. Some viewers may find

:00:21. > :00:29.the pictures in this report by John Ayres upsetting. Dead birds

:00:30. > :00:33.everywhere, because of the lay of the land rubbish and debris is often

:00:34. > :00:38.thrown onto Chesil Beach but recently birds have been washed up,

:00:39. > :00:42.as has this. It is not known exactly what it is but conservationists

:00:43. > :00:47.suspect it is a vegetable products such as palm oil. People are worried

:00:48. > :00:52.about what correct thing of the world Heritage site but this is it,

:00:53. > :00:57.this is our world Heritage site. It is appalling. The wildlife we are

:00:58. > :01:06.supposedly pro`God is dead all over the beach. `` proud of. In recent

:01:07. > :01:13.weeks this beach had been cleared up that it didn't last long. The

:01:14. > :01:21.pollution all modes up your on year, with oil, three years in a row, it

:01:22. > :01:25.cannot go on. Conservationists believe the chemicals are crucible

:01:26. > :01:31.and on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to find out what the was

:01:32. > :01:35.carrying them. This area has been in the news first warms in the last few

:01:36. > :01:39.weeks. The last thing residents need is a pollution incident. It is

:01:40. > :01:43.feared dead birds will appear right along the coast at Lyme Bay.

:01:44. > :01:46.Hundreds of flood victims on the Somerset Levels are getting vital

:01:47. > :01:49.supplies from a distribution centre, which has been set up to offer them

:01:50. > :01:52.aid. Volunteers have been manning the warehouse, which is full of

:01:53. > :01:56.donated belongings and food, for six days now. Spotlight's Anna Varle

:01:57. > :02:04.spent the day in the area to find out the latest. It is Hayley's first

:02:05. > :02:07.visit to the centre. She had to leave her home in the middle of the

:02:08. > :02:14.night two weeks ago, leaving everything but her pets behind. All

:02:15. > :02:18.these donations really help because we walked out with one bin liner of

:02:19. > :02:23.clothes because we didn't have time to get a thing else. The cats and

:02:24. > :02:29.dogs, that was it. We had no time to grab anything else. It is six days

:02:30. > :02:34.since the centre opened and it has so far provided hundreds of people

:02:35. > :02:40.with supplied. Lots of volunteers come in, drop off donations and end

:02:41. > :02:45.up staying for hours. We have a family here now. It is wonderful to

:02:46. > :02:51.see everyone coming in and supporting the community. Volunteers

:02:52. > :02:55.are also delivering food and water to flood hit villages. This vehicle

:02:56. > :03:01.has been coming back and forth at the day bringing all the residents

:03:02. > :03:07.trying to get their belongings. It is very quiet. You can see some

:03:08. > :03:16.merged cars, scattered barbecues, even a golf trolley. It is complete

:03:17. > :03:20.devastation. Derek is one of the few residents still living in his house.

:03:21. > :03:24.Sleep deprived and exhausted, we found him and his wife picking

:03:25. > :03:32.Brussels sprouts to feed a rabbit trapped this head. `` this hedge.

:03:33. > :03:36.Rabbits don't swim very well so this rabbit is taking refuge in this

:03:37. > :03:43.hedge. I have gone to give him some Brussels sprouts. The army is laying

:03:44. > :03:48.down pipes to get fuel to the pumping station but the watering

:03:49. > :03:51.level is starting to drop in places. In the coming weeks the distribution

:03:52. > :03:56.centre plans to move toward stocking cleaning products to help those like

:03:57. > :03:58.Hayley when it is safe for her to return home.

:03:59. > :04:01.A container carrying around 14 tonnes of cigarettes has washed up

:04:02. > :04:05.on a beach in Devon. The police and coastguards have spent the day at

:04:06. > :04:09.Seaton beach, trying to secure the cargo. It's thought it comes from a

:04:10. > :04:12.ship which lost some of its load in the Bay of Biscay during last week's

:04:13. > :04:15.stormy weather. Most of the containers are thought to have sunk

:04:16. > :04:24.in French waters, 75 miles south west of Land's End. Their legal

:04:25. > :04:30.position is that no duty has been paid so until such time as either

:04:31. > :04:35.the duty is paid or they are destroyed, they have a value and

:04:36. > :04:44.they have to go into a secure bond and facilitate overseen by HMRC. ``

:04:45. > :04:47.a secure on the facility. On to rugby now, and Exeter Chiefs

:04:48. > :04:51.were looking to cause an upset in the Aviva Premiership as they took

:04:52. > :04:54.on Saracens at Allianz Park. But the home side proved too strong for the

:04:55. > :04:57.Chiefs, taking the victory 23`10. Meanwhile there was disappointment

:04:58. > :05:00.too for Plymouth Albion in the Championship. They suffered a

:05:01. > :05:01.crushing defeat at the hands of Bristol, 43`12 the final score at

:05:02. > :05:05.the Memorial Stadium. too for Plymouth Albion in the

:05:06. > :05:10.Championship. They Let's look at the weather now.

:05:11. > :05:15.It will remain rather windy for a time tonight. We have a weather

:05:16. > :05:20.front out to the west that will slowly move east through the night,

:05:21. > :05:23.so we will see some rain for a time. Behind that rain band the winds

:05:24. > :05:28.start to ease and a mild night with lives of seven degrees. Tomorrow

:05:29. > :05:32.morning that rain clears the way followed by dry and brighter skies

:05:33. > :05:37.but also one or two Towers ahead of the next band of rain from the West

:05:38. > :05:40.tomorrow evening. The winds increased again but another mild

:05:41. > :05:48.date with highs of 11 degrees. The week ahead seems more settled but

:05:49. > :05:53.remains windy, further showers and rain at times on Wednesday and

:05:54. > :05:58.Thursday. That is the news and weather. I am back with the next

:05:59. > :06:06.update just after 10:15pm. Have a good evening.

:06:07. > :06:12.Hello. Still no sign of the weather really settling down next week.

:06:13. > :06:15.There should be an improvement for most of us tomorrow. It will not be

:06:16. > :06:19.as windy as it has been today, and the band of rain will slowly peter

:06:20. > :06:23.out. We still have some rain to come through the night. This band of rain

:06:24. > :06:26.is quite slow moving, it will wander northwards into Dumfries and

:06:27. > :06:30.Galloway. Close to Northern Ireland, heavy rain in Cumbria and later in

:06:31. > :06:33.the night it will turn whether in Wales and the south-west. Southerly

:06:34. > :06:36.wind, quite strong at the moment, that will ease as the night goes on

:06:37. > :06:37.but it should be pretty mild, six