:00:15. > :00:15.A man who suffocated his terminally so it's goodbye from me and,
:00:16. > :00:18.A man who suffocated his terminally ill mother is spared prison ` the
:00:19. > :00:31.judge says the actions were motivated by mercy.
:00:32. > :00:34.Good evening. Iain Harrison has been given a suspended sentence, but it
:00:35. > :00:42.has re`ignited the debate about euthanasia.
:00:43. > :00:45.There isn't any agency that support a change in the law.
:00:46. > :00:48.Also tonight ` missing the start of the tourist season as they're still
:00:49. > :00:51.waiting for an insurance pax`out. The historic Teignmouth pier says it
:00:52. > :00:57.won't be open for Easter as it hasn't been able to repair storm
:00:58. > :01:00.damage. The owner of Plymouth Argyld says
:01:01. > :01:03.ambitious plans are still on track. And a welcome sign of Spring but
:01:04. > :01:08.farmers say this year there'll be far fewer lambs.
:01:09. > :01:13.A Dorset man who suffocated his terminally ill mother has bden given
:01:14. > :01:15.a suspended jail sentence. 50`year`old Iain Harrison l`ter
:01:16. > :01:21.confessed he had smothered Hope Harrison in hospital to put her out
:01:22. > :01:31.of her pain. Today a judge said he had no doubt that his motivd was one
:01:32. > :01:33.of mercy. But, as Scott Bingham reports, it has reopened thd
:01:34. > :01:36.controversial debate about Euthanasia.
:01:37. > :01:40.Iain Harrison come in sungl`sses, arriving for her at Winchester Crown
:01:41. > :01:46.Court heard today was a sad and unusual case. Mr Harrison's
:01:47. > :01:51.74`year`old mother, Hope, h`d been admitted to hospital in Dorchester
:01:52. > :01:56.with terminal lung cancer. She died four days later. The court held the
:01:57. > :02:01.hospital believed Mrs Harrison had died from her illness but in
:02:02. > :02:05.February 2013, to use on whhlst being treated for depression, Iain
:02:06. > :02:10.Harrison confessed to a psychiatrist he suffocated his mother to end her
:02:11. > :02:14.pain. The Crown Prosecution Service said today, as distressing `s it is
:02:15. > :02:18.to see a loved one suffering and dying from cancer or a termhnal
:02:19. > :02:22.illness, it is not for a person to decide when someone should die.
:02:23. > :02:27.Euthanasia is effectively mtrder and murder is a crime.
:02:28. > :02:31.The case has reignited the debate on whether the law should be changed.
:02:32. > :02:35.How much better would it have been if there was a law in this country
:02:36. > :02:39.where the lady herself could have requested upfront and assisted death
:02:40. > :02:45.and that would have been looked at by health care professionals, by
:02:46. > :02:49.members of the public here without basically her son having to take the
:02:50. > :02:54.law into his own hands. Every major Doctor's organisation
:02:55. > :02:58.and disability rights organhsation, and indeed both Houses of P`rliament
:02:59. > :03:03.and the Scottish Parliament, have rejected attempts to change the law
:03:04. > :03:06.again and again and again. 50`year`old Mr Harrison frol
:03:07. > :03:13.Weymouth was giving a `` given a two`year suspended sentence for 18
:03:14. > :03:18.months after pleading guiltx to attempted murder. Prosecutors did
:03:19. > :03:22.not prove he killed his mother, however it was possible to prove he
:03:23. > :03:24.had attempted to do so based on his own admission.
:03:25. > :03:27.The owners of one of the region s historic tourist attractions have
:03:28. > :03:31.had to admit defeat in their battle to be open for the start of the
:03:32. > :03:34.season. Teignmouth Pier, whhch is 149 years old, suffered hundreds of
:03:35. > :03:39.thousands of pounds worth of damage during last month's storms. But
:03:40. > :03:43.repairs can't even start as it's insurance settlement hasn't yet been
:03:44. > :03:49.agreed. Hamish Marshall reports The damage to Teignmouth Pidr is
:03:50. > :03:55.obvious, both inside and outside. The resort was right in the eye of
:03:56. > :03:58.February's storms. Flooring, machines, some electrics and part of
:03:59. > :04:02.the structure itself were b`dly affected.
:04:03. > :04:04.Knee deep in water here at some points when the waves were coming
:04:05. > :04:07.through. Nick's family have run the pier for
:04:08. > :04:11.half a century. Nothing has matched this.
:04:12. > :04:15.There is a major ride down there that weighs well over a tonne and it
:04:16. > :04:23.was lifting that off the flow, up and down. `` lifting it off the
:04:24. > :04:26.floor. The power of the wavds was unbelievable. I've never sedn
:04:27. > :04:30.anything like it, it was terrifying, to be honest. She may be 100 years
:04:31. > :04:33.old, but then she is a perm`nent relic ` at least let's hope
:04:34. > :04:37.permanent ` to an altogether more graceful age.
:04:38. > :04:41.Then the season opened at E`ster. That is only a dream today. Repairs
:04:42. > :04:45.will take six to eight weeks but cannot start until insurers give the
:04:46. > :04:51.go`ahead. They are doing thdir best, I know, to speed things up hn what
:04:52. > :04:57.can be a very long, long process. But it is never quick enough when
:04:58. > :05:00.you are on our side of the fence. You know, when we are sitting down
:05:01. > :05:04.for days on end doing nothing. It has been six weeks now and we would
:05:05. > :05:08.like to have thought somethhng would have been done by now. The pier is
:05:09. > :05:13.one of only two in Devon and attracts 200,000 visitors e`ch year.
:05:14. > :05:18.It is part of a traditional seaside holiday. Some locals that don't use
:05:19. > :05:21.it still want us to be here because it brings people to the town and
:05:22. > :05:26.therefore their businesses `lso do well. It is just a fun placd to be
:05:27. > :05:30.on. Work is continuing to gdt the resort ready for the season.
:05:31. > :05:33.Letting people know that we are in business. Obviously, with the train
:05:34. > :05:39.line reopening on the 4th of April, that is going to be a huge pull back
:05:40. > :05:41.into our town. We have had over a million people use Teignmouth and
:05:42. > :05:46.Dawlish stations annually so it s been a big loss not having those
:05:47. > :05:48.stations open. The Association of British Hnsurers
:05:49. > :05:51.says its members have helped claimants speedily and effectively
:05:52. > :05:54.and are dealing with flood related and non`flood related claims in a
:05:55. > :05:57.timely and efficient way. Mhd to late May is the target for the pier
:05:58. > :06:09.to reopen now. The jury in the inquest into the
:06:10. > :06:11.death of Cornish teenager Bdn Cowburn have been hearing about a
:06:12. > :06:15.Metropolitan police investigation into his time in London. Thd inquest
:06:16. > :06:23.has also heard from his consultant psychiatrist. David George hs at the
:06:24. > :06:31.inquest in Truro. The inquest has heard 18`ye`r`old
:06:32. > :06:35.Ben Cowburn was found dead `t the Long Reach house mental health unit
:06:36. > :06:40.in Cornwall just before Chrhstmas 2010. His problems appeared to begin
:06:41. > :06:44.after meeting a TV personalhty in London. Detective Constable David
:06:45. > :06:48.Gadsby from the Metropolitan police service said interviews with staff
:06:49. > :06:53.suggested Ben had a sexual relationship with an older lan who
:06:54. > :06:57.was in the media. Investigation of Ben's computers and a mobild phone
:06:58. > :07:00.showed many messages from the celebrity but there were no
:07:01. > :07:07.communications that incriminated the man with acts of a sexual n`ture.
:07:08. > :07:09.The detectives said a review of the Metropolitan Police investigation
:07:10. > :07:13.had decided not to interview the celebrity.
:07:14. > :07:17.No one in the inquest asked him why that decision was made. The coroner
:07:18. > :07:23.has already warned that the man called Mr X in court cannot be
:07:24. > :07:27.named. Area the inquest heard from Dr Richard Haass, ten three's
:07:28. > :07:34.consultant psychiatrist. The doctor said Ben `` he bdlieved
:07:35. > :07:39.Ben had not meant to kill hhmself but he had not realised how quick
:07:40. > :07:44.and lethal the method used was. He also described suicide wdbsites
:07:45. > :07:48.as evil and appealed to everyone in the courtroom not to reveal how Ben
:07:49. > :07:53.had killed himself. Doctor Bowers then went on to admit he was not an
:07:54. > :07:58.expert in child or adolescent psychiatry and had tried to get in a
:07:59. > :08:02.place in an adolescent ment`l health unit implement but they werd unable
:08:03. > :08:07.to take anyone who was 18 ydars old. After his evidence, Doctor
:08:08. > :08:15.Bowers praised the work of the charity Ben's parents have set up to
:08:16. > :08:17.help young people with ment`l health issues.
:08:18. > :08:23.The inquest is set to continue for another five days.
:08:24. > :08:26.The Ministry of Defence has confirmed the Devonport`basdd ship
:08:27. > :08:30.HMS Echo is being sent to join the search to try to find the mhssing
:08:31. > :08:33.Malaysian airliner. Flight LH37 had 239 passengers and crew members on
:08:34. > :08:36.board when it disappeared 13 days ago on a night flight from Kuala
:08:37. > :08:39.Lumpur to Beijing. A satellhte has spotted two objects floating between
:08:40. > :08:45.Western Australia and Antarctica, but nothing has so far been found.
:08:46. > :08:48.The Plymouth Argyle owner J`mes Brent, is insisting he's sthll on
:08:49. > :08:54.course to regenerate a string of prime sites in Plymouth and Torbay.
:08:55. > :08:57.Mr Brent has taken on Plymotth Pavilions and Torbay's Oldw`y
:08:58. > :09:00.Mansion, and wants to redevdlop the Plymouth Civic Centre. But there
:09:01. > :09:03.have been problems in his core hotel business. We'll hear from J`mes
:09:04. > :09:05.Brent in a moment. First thhs report from our business correspondent
:09:06. > :09:09.Neil Gallacher. Here's a man who has taken on four
:09:10. > :09:14.huge and high profile projects. James Brent is seen here on the
:09:15. > :09:18.right at Plymouth Argyle's home park, one of the well`known public
:09:19. > :09:22.spaces he has promised to rddevelop. But has he promised more th`n he can
:09:23. > :09:26.deliver? We are starting work in autumn of this year, which will
:09:27. > :09:33.enable us to complete the grandstand and the new 1500 seater ice arena by
:09:34. > :09:37.the end of 2049 for the whole complexity be finished by the middle
:09:38. > :09:49.of 2015. `` by the end of 2014.
:09:50. > :09:52.He is also due to transform Torbay Council's former HQ, Oldway Mansion
:09:53. > :09:58.come into the luxury hotel, but he has not yet taken over the lansion
:09:59. > :10:02.itself. Abruptly similar scheme for permit `` Plymouth Civic Centre is
:10:03. > :10:05.still awaited. Meanwhile, some of James Brent's Hotel companids have
:10:06. > :10:09.been forced into administration after the bankers took over debts in
:10:10. > :10:16.the business, although no hotels closed.
:10:17. > :10:19.As we saw in that report Jales Brent told Spotlight in August th`t work
:10:20. > :10:22.at Plymouth Argyle was going to start last Autumn. Earlier H asked
:10:23. > :10:26.why that hasn't happened. It was a very, very tight thmetable.
:10:27. > :10:30.I think if you speak to anyone in the building industry it was very
:10:31. > :10:38.ambitious. It did require a number of things to happen simultaneously,
:10:39. > :10:43.and the truth is we probablx tried to go to quickly and ended tp going
:10:44. > :10:48.slower. What is the timescale now for the Plymouth Argyle devdlopment?
:10:49. > :10:51.I am very reluctant to commht to another date, given I failed on the
:10:52. > :10:55.first one! My position is that we will go in the summer, that is what
:10:56. > :11:00.we are planning for that thd club. The very fact you are reluctant this
:11:01. > :11:03.time to be pinned down on a date underlines perhaps how much you have
:11:04. > :11:07.taken on. Perhaps you promised to match. You
:11:08. > :11:11.had a raft of big public projects, the pavilions, the Civic Centre
:11:12. > :11:17.Plymouth Argyle, announced within a short space of time and all now
:11:18. > :11:22.delayed, held up, nothing h`ppening. Have you taken too much on?
:11:23. > :11:27.I don't think that is fairer and terms of them being delayed. The
:11:28. > :11:31.Civic Centre was not meant to start work until 2016. As I understand
:11:32. > :11:34.that you are still only the preferred bidder there.
:11:35. > :11:37.What is concrete about your involvement at this stage whth the
:11:38. > :11:41.Civic Centre? That is a fair comment, we are still working
:11:42. > :11:45.towards getting that start. Nothing has been delayed in terms of
:11:46. > :11:51.that project started, it was not intended to start until 2016,
:11:52. > :11:54.completed in 2018. It was suggested early in the
:11:55. > :11:57.process with regards to the Civic Centre there was a high`end
:11:58. > :12:00.international hotel chain interested. We've heard nothing more
:12:01. > :12:01.about that, what has progressed on that front?
:12:02. > :12:04.They remain interested, and indeed we have had interest expressed by
:12:05. > :12:07.other high`end hotel groups. Who are they?
:12:08. > :12:10.I'm not going to disclose that, because, you know, we agreed not to.
:12:11. > :12:13.But they are as committed as they were at the start of this?
:12:14. > :12:17.Yes. We have concentrated on Plylouth so
:12:18. > :12:21.far, but you have business hnterests elsewhere and the South West. I
:12:22. > :12:26.spoke to about 18 months ago at Oldway Mansion and your big and
:12:27. > :12:30.ambitious plans that. Where does Oldway Mansion's plans fit hnto the
:12:31. > :12:34.scheme of things at the momdnt, how far along are you with thosd? We are
:12:35. > :12:38.in discussions with the loc`l authority there about the ldases.
:12:39. > :12:46.We have a development agreelent in place. We are pretty close to
:12:47. > :12:49.drawing down the next phase. With so many public, high`profile
:12:50. > :12:52.projects relying on you and the success of your business, how
:12:53. > :12:59.healthy, financially, is thd business?
:13:00. > :13:02.It is financially healthy. But you realise that the idda that
:13:03. > :13:06.businesses are going into administration will sound alarm
:13:07. > :13:11.bells for people unfamiliar with the business world. That sounds like
:13:12. > :13:14.things are not going well. Well, you know, was there a
:13:15. > :13:18.challenge for the regional hotel business? Yes, there was. H`ve we
:13:19. > :13:21.addressed it? Yes, we have. Is there any risk to any of the other
:13:22. > :13:23.businesses? Absolutely not, because they are independently financed
:13:24. > :13:29.James Brent, thank you very much indeed.
:13:30. > :13:33.Coming up on Spotlight, a money row between neighbouring councils.
:13:34. > :13:35.Jumping for joy ` how Sport Relief has provided a boost for thdse
:13:36. > :13:41.youngsters. And more signs of spring, btt the
:13:42. > :13:49.weather's about to turn colder. David will be here with the details.
:13:50. > :13:52.Torbay's Mayor has been acctsed of imposing economic sanctions. People
:13:53. > :14:00.in Brixham say they are being denied ?37,000 that is rightfully theirs.
:14:01. > :14:05.Spotlight's Chris Lyddon reports. Millions of pounds in cuts to front
:14:06. > :14:09.line services have made Torbay's Mayor, Gordon Oliver, unpoptlar
:14:10. > :14:13.You're in Brixham some people are comparing him to a character in
:14:14. > :14:17.Robin Hood. I think the Sheriff of Nottingham is a good comparhson
:14:18. > :14:20.really. He owes us that money, he h`s been
:14:21. > :14:27.told to give us that money, but he is refusing to do so. Brixh`m has
:14:28. > :14:33.been hit hard in other ways by Gordon Oliver, and people are now
:14:34. > :14:37.getting fed up with it. The Mayor is refusing to hand over to Brhxham a
:14:38. > :14:40.central government grant of ?37,000.
:14:41. > :14:45.That means council tax here has had to go up by 25%.
:14:46. > :14:51.I don't want my council tax bill to go up.
:14:52. > :14:55.No. The rising cost is a hot topic over coffee among customers and the
:14:56. > :14:59.cafe owners here. I wish the Mayor would resign, put
:15:00. > :15:03.someone in there who can run it properly. We have some great
:15:04. > :15:08.councillors there who could do a much better job.
:15:09. > :15:17.To add insult to injury, a Freedom of Information request has revealed
:15:18. > :15:24.that Mayor's car park gener`tes ?370,000 per year, for Torb`y's
:15:25. > :15:30.golfers, making it the biggdst moneyspinner of old Torbay's
:15:31. > :15:33.cancels. As a result of the cuts, children's nursery run from this
:15:34. > :15:39.Brixham school has had its funding withdrawn, as had a children's
:15:40. > :15:43.nursery run from this buildhng. We tried to interview the M`yor
:15:44. > :15:47.today but he has been unavahlable, though he has released a st`tement
:15:48. > :15:51.in which he says they have been faced with making difficult
:15:52. > :15:56.financial decisions. The cotncil, he says, has to save ?26 million in the
:15:57. > :16:00.next two years and he says Torbay has decided to retain Mayor's Grant
:16:01. > :16:09.as a contribution by Brixhal towards the overall Bay budget.
:16:10. > :16:12.?120,000 in government fundhng is to go towards promoting and developing
:16:13. > :16:15.the Cornish language. The Ddputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, said the
:16:16. > :16:18.money will help the Cornish Language Partnership to use the langtage to
:16:19. > :16:23.encourage more visitors to the area by promoting its unique identity.
:16:24. > :16:26.A project to restore a historical graveyard in central Exeter has been
:16:27. > :16:29.awarded ?8,000 worth of lottery funding. For years the site has been
:16:30. > :16:38.left overgrown and littered with rubbish. The Exeter Dissentdrs
:16:39. > :16:44.Graveyard dates back to the 18th century and at least 1,300 people
:16:45. > :16:47.are buried there. Ultrasound scans have revealed there
:16:48. > :16:51.won't be as many lambs this Spring in upland areas like Dartmoor `
:16:52. > :16:53.hitting farmers profits by `s much as 15%. The freezing temper`tures
:16:54. > :16:57.early last year have reduced fertility in flocks. Anna V`rle is
:16:58. > :16:59.live for us tonight at a farm on Dartmoor.
:17:00. > :17:05.It looks like you have some hungry little friends there, Anna. As you
:17:06. > :17:10.can see, Laming here is in full swing.
:17:11. > :17:15.This one was three weeks old and is the first to be born on this farm.
:17:16. > :17:18.Because `` the cold spring last year has had a major impact on fdrtility
:17:19. > :17:23.rates across the region and this farm is one of the worst affected.
:17:24. > :17:28.lost income. year, equating to around ?10,00 in
:17:29. > :17:29.lost income. Minutes old, and a welcome sight for
:17:30. > :17:33.Phil. So far, 200 lambs have been born on
:17:34. > :17:35.this Dartmoor farm, but scans show the numbers will be 14% down on last
:17:36. > :17:42.year. That means I'll lose my profit and a
:17:43. > :17:46.lot more besides, as well. H won't be able to spend any money `t all on
:17:47. > :17:51.accessories because of the profit will be gone. This year is going to
:17:52. > :17:53.be a total wash`out, waste of time, really.
:17:54. > :17:58.Phil's farm is an average shze for Dartmoor. This year he is expecting
:17:59. > :17:59.to have around 170 fewer lalbs than last, losing him an estimatdd
:18:00. > :18:13.?10,000. And he's not alone. Leyland
:18:14. > :18:18.Branfield has been scanning sheep across the region for almost 30
:18:19. > :18:21.years. He says this is one of the worst he's ever seen.
:18:22. > :18:28.Some of the worst affected farmers I've done could be 150 lambs less
:18:29. > :18:36.than last year. Which is... Quite a severe financial loss. In some cases
:18:37. > :18:41.10% or 15% could be the profit on the entire flock for that ydar.
:18:42. > :18:46.The cold weather last spring is thought to be largely to bl`me,
:18:47. > :18:51.reducing the fertility in the ewes. But for farmers like Phil the focus
:18:52. > :18:59.will be now on keeping thosd born in the coming weeks alive.
:19:00. > :19:05.It is important to stress that those farming on lowland areas ard doing
:19:06. > :19:17.pretty well, actually. For farmers like Phil on about Miller the next
:19:18. > :19:19.few weeks will be critical. `` on their one. Losing just a few of
:19:20. > :19:32.those lambs could be critic`l. Around 12,000 large trees h`ve been
:19:33. > :19:35.cut down as part of the preparations for what will become one of the
:19:36. > :19:38.world's largest tungsten mines. Hemerdon Mine is just a few miles
:19:39. > :19:41.away from Plymouth and it's already having a big impact on the
:19:42. > :19:42.landscape. Our Environment Correspondent, Adrian Campbdll,
:19:43. > :19:45.reports. The remnants of an old Morrhs Minor
:19:46. > :19:49.Traveller can still be seen whether it was parked. But most of the trees
:19:50. > :19:53.around it have gone for ever. All this work is needed to make way for
:19:54. > :19:56.one of the largest tungsten minds on the planet.
:19:57. > :19:59.We are a big mining operation and we will have an impact on the
:20:00. > :20:03.environment in the early st`ges But ultimately I want to see more mining
:20:04. > :20:08.in the UK, and if we can colplete this project to a high standard then
:20:09. > :20:10.there is an opportunity for us to do another one, and another ond, and
:20:11. > :20:12.another one. Barnaby Hudson has the challenging
:20:13. > :20:15.task of managing the environmental consequences of developing ` very
:20:16. > :20:18.large mine. Greater horseshoe bats have already been found herd and
:20:19. > :20:21.efforts are now being made to protect them with a purpose`built
:20:22. > :20:24.bat roost, costing thousands of pounds. The greater horseshoe bats
:20:25. > :20:26.need to fly directly into the bat roost.
:20:27. > :20:30.The entrance has been constructive 12 to 15 centimetres in width.
:20:31. > :20:33.This wall has been constructed as a black well to ensure the roost
:20:34. > :20:36.itself is essentially in pitch black. You will also notice the
:20:37. > :20:40.humidity of the building has been reduced. We have modified the
:20:41. > :20:43.downpipes to keep a constant level of humidity.
:20:44. > :20:48.The site of the new mine will eventually cover a large arda. Wolf
:20:49. > :20:52.Minerals has given guaranteds it will prtect the environment and
:20:53. > :20:56.backed that up with a bond of ? 0 million. Thousands of new trees will
:20:57. > :21:00.be planted and all of these works will be monitored by independent
:21:01. > :21:02.inspectors. Clearing has just begun, but Wolf Minerals is promishng to
:21:03. > :21:17.make good all the works. You may be aware already if you ve
:21:18. > :21:21.been fundraising for the ch`rity that this weekend is the clhmax for
:21:22. > :21:25.this year's Sport Relief. People will be running the lile
:21:26. > :21:28.challenge, cycling or taking part in the swimathon amongst other events
:21:29. > :21:31.to get active, have fun and raise some money. Johnny Rutherford's been
:21:32. > :21:33.to see one of the projects to benefit from Sport Relief money in
:21:34. > :21:49.Cornwall. That is one way to shake off the
:21:50. > :21:54.everyday blues ` flip session. The name of this translates to change in
:21:55. > :21:59.Cornish, and many young people are using this for a needed change of
:22:00. > :22:02.scenery, or to help bring change to their lives. Despite the be`utiful
:22:03. > :22:05.countryside we have, we also have some of the same levels of
:22:06. > :22:13.deprivation as in some inner`city areas.
:22:14. > :22:16.Trelya is here to be long`tdrm support for young people, somewhere
:22:17. > :22:21.to come when they need help, somewhere to come when they are in
:22:22. > :22:25.crisis. David uses Trelya to get away from the problems and
:22:26. > :22:29.difficulties he suffers with. As I have grown up my life has been
:22:30. > :22:34.rocky, I have been moved around the country, to Wales, to Penzance, and
:22:35. > :22:38.I didn't have many friends. I came to hear to boost my confidence and
:22:39. > :22:45.my social skills, and I met some friends here and Trelya has been
:22:46. > :22:48.helping a sense. They don't just play sport here.
:22:49. > :22:57.They also have art lessons, cookery sessions, film and animation courses
:22:58. > :23:02.and music lessons. The money raised by Sport Rdlief has
:23:03. > :23:07.helped keep the centre alivd. It means we can continue working
:23:08. > :23:12.with young people and we can do even more to help them to have positive
:23:13. > :23:17.outcomes in their lives, to go on and be productive positive lembers
:23:18. > :23:21.of their community. The centre relies on grants and
:23:22. > :23:33.donations. Without them, thd much`needed service would f`ll. ``
:23:34. > :23:37.fold. We would love to see what you're getting up to four Sport
:23:38. > :23:40.Relief, share your pictures on our Facebook page.
:23:41. > :23:45.It has been going on about the vernal equinox, that signifhcant?
:23:46. > :23:48.Kind of, because some peopld think about this as the first day of
:23:49. > :23:51.spring. Meteorological and we think it is a
:23:52. > :23:55.bit early in the year but m`ny people say this is the first day of
:23:56. > :23:59.spring. The vernal equinox ` that means in simple terms the ntmber of
:24:00. > :24:01.minutes of daylight is exactly the same as the number of minutds of
:24:02. > :24:06.darkness. It happens twice a year, in March
:24:07. > :24:11.and September. Now you are hnformed, Justin. You learn something
:24:12. > :24:16.everyday! It certainly has not been springlike
:24:17. > :24:22.weather today, the rain and wind has made a big impact, feeling cold
:24:23. > :24:26.too. Tomorrow, once the rain clears tonight it will be more cold. There
:24:27. > :24:31.will be some sunshine and some showers, probably in that order
:24:32. > :24:35.Sunshine in the morning, showers in the afternoon, particularly the
:24:36. > :24:41.early evening. The line of cloud is producing rain now, cleaning behind
:24:42. > :24:45.it, that has already happendd in parts of Ireland and through the
:24:46. > :24:49.Celtic Sea, West Cornwall. For the rest of us the line of cloud will
:24:50. > :24:53.give more rain for the next few hours before moving out of the way.
:24:54. > :24:58.Then we are between weather fronts for the middle of the day tomorrow.
:24:59. > :25:01.The next line of showers will arrive towards the early evening and there
:25:02. > :25:06.will be plenty of showers around on Saturday, too. Again, it is cold
:25:07. > :25:13.enough for showers to give some winter nests on the highest parts.
:25:14. > :25:27.Not really spring like weather. `` and Venus on the highest parts. ``
:25:28. > :25:34.wintry conditions. The Swan array is now open this weekend and in theory
:25:35. > :25:38.any eggs laid today, when they hatch it will be the first day of summer.
:25:39. > :25:44.This is expertly, where we briefly had some brightness in the sky, but
:25:45. > :25:48.it is looking pretty dark and gloomy and the rain was not far aw`y. The
:25:49. > :25:51.band of rain is moving out of the way overnight tonight, taking its
:25:52. > :25:56.time before clearing, but it will do, and for much of the night it
:25:57. > :26:00.will be clear, cold, a good view of the stars, some showers possible but
:26:01. > :26:06.it will be cold enough for some frost. It is unusual to see frost
:26:07. > :26:10.this late in March, and for gardeners and there are othdrs that
:26:11. > :26:14.will happen for the next few nights. Particularly across eastern parts of
:26:15. > :26:19.Devon into Somerset. Widespread tonight. Tomorrow is breezy, fine,
:26:20. > :26:23.with some sunshine. Showers get going by late morning and towards
:26:24. > :26:27.the end of the afternoon showers become widespread and frequdnt. A
:26:28. > :26:31.line of frequent showers approaching West Cornwall means for manx others
:26:32. > :26:36.into the early evening it could be wet. Temperatures are held down
:26:37. > :26:43.because of the cold air, nine or 10 Celsius is the maximum. For the
:26:44. > :26:45.other silly, breezy, showers sums it up. The times of high water... ``
:26:46. > :26:59.for the Isles of Scilly. If you are surfing, big wavds, but
:27:00. > :27:03.not very clean, messy on thd north coast. The sea temperature `t the
:27:04. > :27:13.moment is between nine and 00 Celsius.
:27:14. > :27:19.The coastal waters forecast but `` forecast...
:27:20. > :27:24.Stealing called and show on Saturday. Sunday is the better of
:27:25. > :27:27.the two weekend days but both Saturday and Sunday night wd can
:27:28. > :27:34.expect widespread frost, possibly as low on Sunday night as minus to
:27:35. > :27:39.Celsius or minus three Celshus. Typical, with the vernal eqtinox, we
:27:40. > :27:42.get weather like that. What was it again?
:27:43. > :27:44.Something about equal day and night. That is all from us, have a lovely
:27:45. > :27:46.evening. Good night.