:00:00. > :00:12.That is all from the BBC News at That is all from the BBC News at
:00:13. > :00:16.No extension of the badger cull but the trials will continue in Somerset
:00:17. > :00:20.and Gloucestershire. Good evening. There's anger on both
:00:21. > :00:22.sides tonight ` farmers wanted a wider cull, badger groups w`nted it
:00:23. > :00:34.abandoned completely. We're slaughtering diseased animals
:00:35. > :00:38.in the cattle population and not the wildlife population. We need to see
:00:39. > :00:44.the trials continue as we whll learn from them. The trial was nehther
:00:45. > :00:49.effective or humane so it would be madness to continue.
:00:50. > :00:52.Hello. Also tonight: A row over what lies beneath. The ghost nets branded
:00:53. > :00:58.a deadly hazard and a threat to fishermen's livelihoods.
:00:59. > :01:02.It is getting worse and worse. Why catch the fish when they ard
:01:03. > :01:04.breeding in that quantity. Ht doesn't make sense.
:01:05. > :01:06.And, meet the latest generation of film makers ` with a little help
:01:07. > :01:11.from their friends. There's bitter disappointment
:01:12. > :01:14.tonight for many south west farmers after the Government announced
:01:15. > :01:23.there'll be NO expansion of the pilot badger culls beyond Somerset
:01:24. > :01:28.and Gloucestershire for now. Farmers wanted the cold rolled out to other
:01:29. > :01:37.areas but animal welfare groups say the culls should be abandondd.
:01:38. > :01:44.This is the most pressing animal health problem in the UK. M`rk
:01:45. > :01:51.Weekes is a beef cattle farler who has seen his herd go in and out of
:01:52. > :01:55.bovine TB in recent years. Today he and his son heard Owen
:01:56. > :02:02.Paterson address the hazards of Commons but he did not like what he
:02:03. > :02:06.heard. Massive disappointment that they are not rolling at the cull is
:02:07. > :02:19.that is the only way to get out of this disease. According to death
:02:20. > :02:25.row, 2000 badgers were killdd in the cull in Somerset and Gloucestershire
:02:26. > :02:35.but animal welfare groups s`y it is misguided and that worse spreads the
:02:36. > :02:39.disease. `` at worse. Owen Paterson told the Commons that he believed
:02:40. > :02:45.trial badger culls had got off to a slow start and he said that he
:02:46. > :02:51.believes by 2038 if the right measures are followed England could
:02:52. > :02:53.be free of bovine TB. But the wildlife trusts believe the
:02:54. > :02:59.government 's policy is wrong and there are other ways to improve
:03:00. > :03:02.things more quickly. This trial cull was neither effective nor htmane so
:03:03. > :03:10.it would be madness to conthnue There are a lot of other techniques
:03:11. > :03:17.the government could look at. They could look at improving the tests
:03:18. > :03:21.for TB which is out of date. There needs to be a coherent over`ll
:03:22. > :03:24.strategy which looks at how to contain the disease in the hot
:03:25. > :03:31.spots, like the south`west, and keep disease`free areas free. Thdy are a
:03:32. > :03:38.four`year programme and we have to learn from that. We will work with
:03:39. > :03:41.them in partnership. That is with all due respect to other
:03:42. > :03:47.organisations which have not been involved in the cull as thex do not
:03:48. > :03:53.have the industry `` in `` information to hand. We all want to
:03:54. > :03:55.address the disease. Farmers say they have already
:03:56. > :04:03.accepted tougher controls and many are disappointed by today's news.
:04:04. > :04:08.An inquest has heard how thd worst `` wife of the Cornish charhty
:04:09. > :04:13.ShelterBox died from an overdose of morphine the day after her husband
:04:14. > :04:18.was sacked from his job. Her son said she had been left inconsolable
:04:19. > :04:23.when she received an e`mail which informed her husband in his career
:04:24. > :04:28.with the charity was over. The inquest heard how Mrs Henderson was
:04:29. > :04:31.found by her husband in bed and not breathing.
:04:32. > :04:37.Her eldest son tried to revhve her but she was declared dead at the
:04:38. > :04:41.scene. The ambulance crew s`id her son was emotional and angry and was
:04:42. > :04:47.accusing one of the charitids board members of causing her death. He was
:04:48. > :04:51.shouting, he has killed my lother. John Henderson said the evening
:04:52. > :04:56.before, his father had been sacked by ShelterBox by e`mail and was told
:04:57. > :05:01.to return his car, laptop and keys. He said when his mother saw that
:05:02. > :05:06.e`mail she collapsed and cotld not be consoled. She worked as ` PA at
:05:07. > :05:12.the charity and was filmed by the BBC during a royal visit in 201 .
:05:13. > :05:18.Tom Henderson said as his role with the board deteriorated she became
:05:19. > :05:22.stressed about the situation. She suffered a neck injury years ago and
:05:23. > :05:26.had taken morphine in the p`st to control the pain but recently
:05:27. > :05:32.switched to other painkillers. The coroner said she died from `n
:05:33. > :05:40.overdose of morphine and recorded an open verdict. Tom Henderson founded
:05:41. > :05:44.Tim `` ShelterBox in 2000. Last year he was arrested in connection with
:05:45. > :05:48.fraud and money`laundering but so far no one has been charged.
:05:49. > :05:54.A couple from Torquay say they can't understand why their daughtdr was
:05:55. > :05:56.told to get the train home from hospital in Bristol following brain
:05:57. > :06:00.surgery. The family had arrhved by ambulance from Exeter but s`y the
:06:01. > :06:03.teenager wasn't well enough to travel home on public transport
:06:04. > :06:07.Sophie Pierce reports. Katie Zaple`Davies is recovdring
:06:08. > :06:10.after her operation. She has had a brain tumour and has had nulerous
:06:11. > :06:15.operations at Frenchay Hosphtal which has always arranged transport
:06:16. > :06:21.home in the past. So the falily were surprised to be told they would have
:06:22. > :06:24.to take the train home. I wouldn't have been very comfortable because
:06:25. > :06:31.there would have been a lot of waiting and walking. The falily
:06:32. > :06:37.decided to get a taxi costing over ?100 although they say the loney
:06:38. > :06:40.isn't the issue. It is total lack of compassion for Katie, the p`tient,
:06:41. > :06:46.and it is not acceptable whdn someone has had surgery likd that.
:06:47. > :06:52.It is all the waiting and standing she would have to do. Waiting for
:06:53. > :06:57.the bus or the train. I just think it is bad. In a statement, the
:06:58. > :07:13.hospital told us: The family says they have no problem
:07:14. > :07:15.with the treatment but they just don't want other families to go
:07:16. > :07:30.through similar problems. Coming up: After the rail d`mage at
:07:31. > :07:36.Dawlish, who were the winners and losers? Plus, preparing for the
:07:37. > :07:38.Plymouth leg of a prestigiots yacht race. And the writing hut whth an
:07:39. > :07:53.impressive history. Rail workers at First Great Western
:07:54. > :07:56.are to be balloted for strike action over a number of issues including
:07:57. > :08:03.employment contracts. It comes a day before the lhne at
:08:04. > :08:08.Dawlish is due to be reopendd. We can go live to Dawlish now `nd our
:08:09. > :08:12.record `` our reporter who hs seeing the final preparations take place.
:08:13. > :08:18.Scott. Yes, it has been a great dax today,
:08:19. > :08:22.but there is a real sense of anticipation and excitement in the
:08:23. > :08:28.town. A volunteer group havd been adding a splash of colour whth the
:08:29. > :08:33.plants and bunting all ahead of tomorrow's reopening to makd it look
:08:34. > :08:37.spit and span. But it is re`lly about the engineering feat taking
:08:38. > :08:42.place here to get the line be open and rail services in and out of the
:08:43. > :08:46.south`west back on track. Ndtwork Rail says that some days thdre have
:08:47. > :08:52.been up to 400 staff working here and that at times it was totch and
:08:53. > :08:58.go as to whether they would make the deadline. But it is all complete bar
:08:59. > :09:03.if you cosmetic touches. Yot always have doubts but the team get their
:09:04. > :09:09.head around it. It is the unknown is that by Duke, but we fought them all
:09:10. > :09:13.off and we are ready to go. Of course, it is great news the
:09:14. > :09:18.track will reopen tomorrow, but just down the line there are a h`ndful of
:09:19. > :09:23.homes where people are still cut off. They have had to move out into
:09:24. > :09:29.temporary accommodation and have not had `` been able to get back because
:09:30. > :09:35.the road hasn't been repairdd. They say they have been effectivdly left
:09:36. > :09:42.living on an island. The first few times I came down, it was qtite a
:09:43. > :09:48.relief when thinking of the image I had in my head. But the dev`station
:09:49. > :09:54.is not as bad as it was and you have to get through every stage that
:09:55. > :09:58.comes next. Network Rail hands that track and
:09:59. > :10:01.the station back to First Great Western just after midnight and the
:10:02. > :10:06.first passenger train should be through here just before 6al
:10:07. > :10:15.tomorrow. In the last few months, the inconvenience and disrupted ``
:10:16. > :10:22.disruption has been widely reported. But there have also been benefits.
:10:23. > :10:27.Even these ill winds brought benefits as the money for rdpairs
:10:28. > :10:31.flowed. The Orange army has thronged Dawlish and Teignmouth for dight
:10:32. > :10:40.weeks. This local photographer was pressed into its numbers to do
:10:41. > :10:45.time`lapse on the cliff erosion Three to four weeks of solid work
:10:46. > :10:51.every day on the site and mtltiple cameras on site running 24 hours a
:10:52. > :10:56.day. In addition, the documdnting what is going on generally `s well.
:10:57. > :11:03.Accommodation had to be found for repaired teams.
:11:04. > :11:06.They have been good as gold. Coming up to Easter, we have to ask them to
:11:07. > :11:14.leave but it has benefited ts through the winter. There are a
:11:15. > :11:19.number of different contractors as the logos on the vehicles
:11:20. > :11:22.demonstrate. Some names famhliar to us but not through railways at all.
:11:23. > :11:30.Don't assume that everyone hs benefiting. The popular walkway on
:11:31. > :11:33.the seaward side of the railway has been closed, putting off sole day
:11:34. > :11:41.trippers and leading to a f`ll in trade. Probably about 20%. This time
:11:42. > :11:44.of year it isn't a particul`rly busy time for us but it is even lore
:11:45. > :11:52.important for us to have as much trade as we can. But some h`ve been
:11:53. > :11:57.drawn out of curiosity. I would call it disaster truism. They cole along
:11:58. > :12:06.and ask where they can go to take a picture. The economic impact of the
:12:07. > :12:09.repairs has been felt widelx. Plymouth 's composite speci`lists
:12:10. > :12:13.were amongst the specialists cordon to make components and others have
:12:14. > :12:17.derived benefits that were less tangible. This remote`controlled
:12:18. > :12:23.aircraft expert was called hn to give the engineers a birds dye view.
:12:24. > :12:29.For a self`confessed hobby lan, this has been the challenge of a
:12:30. > :12:35.lifetime. At our local flying fields, we fly around the fhelds and
:12:36. > :12:40.they start to look a same `` the same after a bit so this is
:12:41. > :12:47.fantastic really. I am like a kid in a toy shop! No one can say with
:12:48. > :12:51.certainty how the costs and benefits balance out but if the reputation of
:12:52. > :12:57.the region is at stake, we lay not know for years.
:12:58. > :13:05.A big day tomorrow and we whll have full coverage on TV radio and online
:13:06. > :13:08.tomorrow. BBC Radio Devon whll be live in Dawlish from 6.30 tomorrow
:13:09. > :13:11.morning as the first trains pass through the station. Spotlight will
:13:12. > :13:15.also be live there in the evening with a round up of the day's events,
:13:16. > :13:18.including a report from onboard one of the first passenger trains along
:13:19. > :13:28.the route. And there'll be tpdates throughout the day at
:13:29. > :13:34.bbc.co.uk/devon. A group of fishermen in Torbay are
:13:35. > :13:38.asking for greater control for certain fishing methods. Thhs
:13:39. > :13:45.morning, the men met the fisheries minister.
:13:46. > :13:51.A submerged vessel draped in fishing net. Lost or snagged on the sea bed,
:13:52. > :13:56.no one will haul in this catch. It is a problem associated with wreck
:13:57. > :14:02.fishing with nets. The men who use rod and line is say something needs
:14:03. > :14:08.to be done. Too many nets are lost on the wrecks. They fish ghost fish
:14:09. > :14:12.for up to two years afterwards. We catch Pollock that are caught in the
:14:13. > :14:24.nets damaged or injured and are a lot of issues `` we catch Pollock
:14:25. > :14:31.and cod. One minister was in bricks and among the concerns was the
:14:32. > :14:35.amount of nets on wreck sitds. They catch tonnes and tonnes of fish and
:14:36. > :14:41.when they are full of spawn in the breeding season, which crashes the
:14:42. > :14:48.price for arts, it makes it unviable for us. Sometimes line and rod
:14:49. > :14:52.fishing is the most sustain`ble way. Places like the Channel Isl`nds have
:14:53. > :14:58.banned the use of wreck netting but it has been used for many ydars
:14:59. > :15:02.and, done the right way, can have a reduced impact on the environment.
:15:03. > :15:07.There are two sides of the `rgument but I shall discuss it with
:15:08. > :15:09.officials. The men who fished commerci`lly by
:15:10. > :15:13.rod and line say they would like to work with the fishermen who use nets
:15:14. > :15:20.and the Minister. In just two months' time, Plymouth
:15:21. > :15:23.will once again host some of the World's top class sailors. La
:15:24. > :15:26.Solitaire du Figaro, which hs regarded as one of the most
:15:27. > :15:30.competitive races on the circuit, will be stopping in the citx. And
:15:31. > :15:33.today, both British and French competitors have crossed thd Channel
:15:34. > :15:42.to train in our waters. Our reporter Anna Varle went to join thel.
:15:43. > :15:45.At just 23, this Plymouth s`ilor is training to complete `` compete in
:15:46. > :15:53.the La Solitaire du Figaro for the first time and is just one of nine
:15:54. > :15:58.Brits competing. These waters I recognise. It is a great honour and
:15:59. > :16:03.to have it coming to Plymouth, it is a big event `` event. Competitors
:16:04. > :16:11.say this is more like a mar`thon than a sprint as you have to spend
:16:12. > :16:15.two or three nights at sea. Each of these legs involves sailing hundreds
:16:16. > :16:19.of miles single`handedly. The first stop will be Plymouth and today
:16:20. > :16:33.French and British competitors were getting to grips with local waters.
:16:34. > :16:37.I am hearing that they are very happy to have done this exercise,
:16:38. > :16:43.even though it has been long, they have learnt a lot. They are a long
:16:44. > :16:47.way from home. It is the first time a large number of Brits havd
:16:48. > :16:54.competed in the La Solitaird du Figaro. A large number of identical
:16:55. > :16:59.boats competing in Plymouth Sound is likely to attract a large ntmber of
:17:00. > :17:06.spectators. We look forward to encouraging this and other dvents.
:17:07. > :17:12.For those like Sam, hopes rdmain high. The training in Francd is
:17:13. > :17:18.really good and I have been sailing quite well against them. Thd race
:17:19. > :17:28.fleet will arrive, weather permitting, on the 11th of June
:17:29. > :17:34.A writing hut used by one of the south west's most prolific `uthors
:17:35. > :17:37.is being sold at auction next month. The building near Braunton belonged
:17:38. > :17:40.to Henry Williamson, who wrote Tarka The Otter. Its sale is expected to
:17:41. > :17:42.attract interest from around the world. Chris Lyddon has been to see
:17:43. > :17:45.it. Henry Williamson's love aff`ir with
:17:46. > :17:48.North Devon was the catalyst for some of his greatest works `nd many
:17:49. > :17:56.reflected the area's stunning beauty and wildlife.
:17:57. > :18:00.Tarka was a name given to otters. Hidden in a wooded glade, it was his
:18:01. > :18:08.refuge and the solitude and peace it gave him was the inspiration for his
:18:09. > :18:15.work. When I was writing these five
:18:16. > :18:21.novels, I was in the hat. Vdry often for 36 hours. It is a real time
:18:22. > :18:26.capsule. Everything from his gramophone to his easy chair and his
:18:27. > :18:32.surfboard. Above us is an area where he would sleep. And then his writing
:18:33. > :18:42.chair and desk where he penned Tarka the Otter. This is where he wrote.
:18:43. > :18:46.Here is his writing book and here are his glasses. Incredible Most
:18:47. > :18:49.people sense an atmosphere immediately when they come here for
:18:50. > :18:55.the first time. They say it is almost as if Henry Williamson had
:18:56. > :18:59.just walked out of the room. The author's private studio a fdw yards
:19:00. > :19:07.away is also being sold. Williamson built it himself and it was here he
:19:08. > :19:11.spent much of his time. `` built for Williamson. It is filled with his
:19:12. > :19:16.possessions and kept just as he left it. My instruction to sell comes
:19:17. > :19:19.from the family, but they lhve in far`flung places and are getting to
:19:20. > :19:25.a certain age, like all of ts, and the ability to get on top of it and
:19:26. > :19:31.maintain it has got a bit mtch. Sadly, from their point of view the
:19:32. > :19:35.time has come. The hut and studio go under the hammer towards thd end of
:19:36. > :19:37.next month and it is hoped the buyer will keep things just the w`y they
:19:38. > :19:49.are. It is only when you see the archive
:19:50. > :19:55.film that you realise very little has changed. A celebration of the
:19:56. > :20:00.creativity of the Celtic nations is taking place in Cornwall. Fhlm,
:20:01. > :20:05.television and radio producdrs are there. The event is a showc`se for
:20:06. > :20:07.some top talent and his report starts with excerpts from some film
:20:08. > :20:29.categories. How privilege we are to be there at
:20:30. > :20:36.the same time and place. Thdy have come from, Wales, Scotland, Ireland
:20:37. > :20:46.and Cornwall and Brittany to meet like`minded folk `` folk and show
:20:47. > :20:53.off their work. This is incredible. The winning film in the anilation
:20:54. > :21:02.section was called Cap Max spectators `` Spectators. To win
:21:03. > :21:09.alongside so many other medha outlets is great. They renaled this
:21:10. > :21:17.event because it is not just film and television any more. Thdre is a
:21:18. > :21:29.radio category and there is even a category for iPhone apps. This is
:21:30. > :21:40.one of the entry. Walkabout Saint Ives tells you where you ard. It is
:21:41. > :21:47.a great way of sharing. Why is having it here in Cornwall so
:21:48. > :21:52.exciting? Well, we are one of the smaller Celtic countries but we have
:21:53. > :21:56.such a range of things going on with fantastic film`makers etc. Ht is
:21:57. > :22:02.great to showcase that to the rest of the countries. The festival in St
:22:03. > :22:15.Ives continues tomorrow. Now onto the next generation of
:22:16. > :22:19.film`makers. A group of young film`makers from Cornwall h`ve won a
:22:20. > :22:27.major national award. They `re all under 11 and the judges with their
:22:28. > :22:30.film of the effect of Marind litter. They now get the opportunitx to
:22:31. > :22:39.travel to Germany with their winning work.
:22:40. > :22:47.Hello. We have come from Turtle Studios. This class made thd film.
:22:48. > :22:56.Rather than me tell you, I think the film`makers should make the film.
:22:57. > :23:00.Hi. We made this film to get the message across that marine pollution
:23:01. > :23:05.is getting on our beaches and we want to stop it. It is also hurting
:23:06. > :23:16.the animals and it is not nhce to see. Why did you enter as? Ht was
:23:17. > :23:21.about raising awareness and creating solutions. We felt it was an issue
:23:22. > :23:24.important to all of us and ht gave you the opportunity to develop your
:23:25. > :23:36.filming, directing and edithng skills. We need you... To bd a
:23:37. > :23:41.Marine hero! I enjoyed it bdcause I was saving marine life and H really
:23:42. > :23:48.like reptiles. How hard was it to make the film? It was quite hard
:23:49. > :23:55.because it was cold and windy and it took time. It comes from all over
:23:56. > :24:00.the world. The competition was for students aged seven to 18 and they
:24:01. > :24:07.now have the opportunity to travel to Germany to see all the other
:24:08. > :24:14.champions. We also one this. And we beat the secondaries!
:24:15. > :24:20.Congratulations to them. Some top talent. Talking of which,
:24:21. > :24:33.here's David! Good evening. Tomorrow is a much
:24:34. > :24:39.better day. Some brief sunshine Quite a lot of cloud which lay
:24:40. > :24:45.generate a lot of cloud but on the whole it is a dry day. Lots of cloud
:24:46. > :24:56.on the satellite picture at the moment though. It is across France.
:24:57. > :24:59.Clear sky further west is hdading for us and that is already happening
:25:00. > :25:04.across parts of Cornwall. This weather system has our name on it
:25:05. > :25:11.for overnight tomorrow night and Saturday so expect a change on
:25:12. > :25:16.Saturday. Cloudy with some outbreaks of rain at the weekend, which looks
:25:17. > :25:21.quite unsettled. Make the most of the bright weather tomorrow. The
:25:22. > :25:26.clearance across Cornwall whll spill across the rest of us tonight. Some
:25:27. > :25:32.misty patch is here and there and some cloud generating rain over the
:25:33. > :25:41.moors. A colder night than we have seen recently. Tomorrow morning we
:25:42. > :25:46.wake up to some mist and low cloud but the sunshine will work through
:25:47. > :25:51.that and dry for much of thd day. Some showers possible but they will
:25:52. > :25:56.be fleeting and not heavy. Thicker cloud approaching the far wdst of
:25:57. > :26:06.Cornwall in the evening and winds are South or south`westerly. A
:26:07. > :26:11.fresher feel to the air tomorrow. For the Isles of Scilly, here are
:26:12. > :26:21.some of the best weather across the whole of the country, in fact. Some
:26:22. > :26:25.rain in the evening but for much of the morning, it is fine with
:26:26. > :26:38.pleasant sunshine and light winds from the South or Southwest.
:26:39. > :26:47.The surf will pick up this weekend. Not particularly big tomorrow but it
:26:48. > :26:59.will get bigger at the weekdnd as the wind increases.
:27:00. > :27:07.Not a promising outlook. Saturday is cloudy with some showers. On Sunday,
:27:08. > :27:12.we are likely to see more pdrsistent rain and it will becoming creasing
:27:13. > :27:19.Lee windy. Back to our unsettled theme with a maritime air, so no air
:27:20. > :27:23.pollution but outbreaks of rain will continue on Monday. Tuesday and
:27:24. > :27:26.Wednesday, though, high pressure comes back to settle things down and
:27:27. > :27:32.research `` should see sunshine again.
:27:33. > :27:40.That's it from us. I will bd in Dawlish tomorrow night. BBC coverage
:27:41. > :27:44.of the day 's Dawlish events against tomorrow morning on BBC Radho
:27:45. > :27:45.Devon. From all of us here, have a good night.
:27:46. > :27:48.Bye`bye.