:00:00. > 3:59:59to you. There's more throu'hout t(e evening on the @BC Newq Ch!nndl
:00:00. > 3:59:59to you. There's more throu'hout t(e evening on t(e @BC Newq Ch!nndl 'm
:00:00. > :00:08.Good evening. back
:00:09. > :00:11.Good evening. Tests are to be carried out on an
:00:12. > :00:14.oily substance that has been found washed up along the Cornish coast.
:00:15. > :00:16.Samples of the unknown pollution have been collected at Whitsand Bay.
:00:17. > :00:22.An investigation is underway. Anna An investigation is underway. Anna
:00:23. > :00:25.Varle has the details. An oily film in the water off
:00:26. > :00:26.Whitsand Bay, the pollution stretched east and west of
:00:27. > :00:28.Tregonhawke Beach and has been Tregonhawke Beach and has been
:00:29. > :00:29.covering surfers in a tar`lhke covering surfers in a tar`like
:00:30. > :00:32.substance. Now, the Coast Gtard covering surfers in a tar`lhke
:00:33. > :00:34.substance. Now, the Coast Guard says substance. Now, the Coast Guard says
:00:35. > :00:36.that this substance is slightly oily in nature and as you can sed
:00:37. > :00:36.that this substance is slightly oily in nature and as you can see it
:00:37. > :00:36.that this substance is slightly oily in nature and as you can sed it is a
:00:37. > :00:39.in nature and as you can see it is a light brown colour. Samples have
:00:40. > :00:43.been taken this morning and are being sent to the lab for analysis.
:00:44. > :00:46.Dan runs a surf school at Tregonhawke. This was his board and
:00:47. > :00:47.T`shirt after yesterday's sdssion Tregonhawke. This was his board and
:00:48. > :00:49.T`shirt after yesterday's session in T`shirt after yesterday's session in
:00:50. > :00:51.the water. This afternoon's surf left his hands covered in the black
:00:52. > :00:55.surface. We are really concdrned, surface. We are really concdrned,
:00:56. > :00:56.already today we have had to cancel lessons until we can ascertain
:00:57. > :00:59.lessons until we can ascert`in exactly the scale of this particular
:01:00. > :01:04.spill. We don't want to be putting people at risk. It is a real shame.
:01:05. > :01:06.Much of East Cornwall's economy relies so heavily on the tourism
:01:07. > :01:10.relies so heavily on the totrism trade. Brixham Coast Guard says the
:01:11. > :01:11.substance has now started to disperse and there are currdntly
:01:12. > :01:11.substance has now started to disperse and there are currently no
:01:12. > :01:13.disperse and there are currdntly no warnings in place for people
:01:14. > :01:15.disperse and there are currently no warnings in place for peopld to stay
:01:16. > :01:26.away from the area. Anna Varle, BBC Spotlight, Whitsand Bay.
:01:27. > :01:28.An emergency fund set up to help Cornish communities affected by the
:01:29. > :01:33.winter storms has raised more than 130 thousand pounds. The Cornwall
:01:34. > :01:36.Community Foundation was set up after weeks of bad weather damaged
:01:37. > :01:39.properties and livelihoods. The fund has already distributed ?60,000,
:01:40. > :01:46.helping nearly 100 people in the past two months.
:01:47. > :01:49.A ceremony has been held in south Devon to commemorate the 70th
:01:50. > :01:50.anniversary of a wartime training disaster that claimed 700 lhves The
:01:51. > :01:53.disaster that claimed 700 lives. The Allied troops lost their lives off
:01:54. > :02:05.Slapton Sands when Operation Tiger went tragically wrong. From there
:02:06. > :02:09.Carole Madge reports. The April showers did not deter them. Rain
:02:10. > :02:14.fell on the World War II tank brought up from the sea by one man.
:02:15. > :02:16.Determined to shed light on this work came disaster which for years
:02:17. > :02:18.was kept under wraps. A plapue work came disaster which for years
:02:19. > :02:21.was kept under wraps. A plaque was was kept under wraps. A plapue was
:02:22. > :02:25.unveiled for came small who's booked all the truths of the tragedy. It
:02:26. > :02:26.was something I have been w`nting all the truths of the tragedy. It
:02:27. > :02:29.was something I have been wanting to do for a long time to be honest and
:02:30. > :02:33.it did ten years ago that my dad it did ten years ago that mx dad
:02:34. > :02:35.passed away and it's just fdlt great. I could see him smiling
:02:36. > :02:39.great. I could see him smilhng because he loved that sort of thing,
:02:40. > :02:44.he really did and I know he would be so pleased. I am so glad he has been
:02:45. > :02:50.honoured in this way. Unveiling a plaque with Dean, the niece of one
:02:51. > :02:52.US servicemen who died during operation Tiger. She makes an
:02:53. > :02:52.US servicemen who died during operation Tiger. She makes `n annual
:02:53. > :02:53.operation Tiger. She makes an annual pilgrimage to remember thosd
:02:54. > :02:56.operation Tiger. She makes `n annual pilgrimage to remember those who
:02:57. > :02:57.lost their lives. It is wonderful and bittersweet and I am relembering
:02:58. > :03:00.and bittersweet and I am remembering him. It is wonderful to comd to
:03:01. > :03:04.and bittersweet and I am relembering him. It is wonderful to come to this
:03:05. > :03:07.place of remembrance. It might be 70 years since the disaster but many
:03:08. > :03:15.say the sacrifice will not be forgotten.
:03:16. > :03:16.Sport now and divers Tom Daley and Tonia Couch from Plymouth are
:03:17. > :03:18.through to this evening's fhnals Tonia Couch from Plymouth are
:03:19. > :03:27.through to this evening's finals of through to this evening's finals of
:03:28. > :03:28.the World Series event in London. Both of those semi`finals were
:03:29. > :03:29.the World Series event in London. Both of those semi`finals wdre so
:03:30. > :03:30.Both of those semi`finals were so tough, because the qualifying score
:03:31. > :03:34.at either of them would have got you at either of them would have got you
:03:35. > :03:38.a silver medal at the last one. In fact, the score I just got there
:03:39. > :03:42.would have got me a gold medal in Dubai and a silver medal in Beijing.
:03:43. > :03:43.The scores here in London, the standard, is the highest this
:03:44. > :03:45.The scores here in London, the standard, is the highest thhs year
:03:46. > :03:47.so far. There's huge disappointment
:03:48. > :03:49.following Torquay's relegation from the football league` but manager
:03:50. > :03:55.Chris Hargreaves vows they will be back. The Gulls go down despite a
:03:56. > :03:59.great 3`1 win at Mansfield yesterday. Their third successive
:04:00. > :04:02.yesterday. Their third succdssive away victory, it just wasn't enough
:04:03. > :04:05.to avoid the drop. There is, though, already talk of a fightback.
:04:06. > :04:09.I was the captain that led the team up at Wembley, I didn't want to be
:04:10. > :04:11.the manager that was at the helm when they went down. But I am
:04:12. > :04:13.the manager that was at the helm when they went down. But I `m a
:04:14. > :04:15.fighter, I am not prepared to lay down and let it happen. I al
:04:16. > :04:17.fighter, I am not prepared to lay down and let it happen. I am going
:04:18. > :04:23.to fight and aim to get the club back up.
:04:24. > :04:26.Thousands of runners pounded the streets of Plymouth today in the
:04:27. > :04:29.city's half marathon. The road race is now in it's 21st year and
:04:30. > :04:30.followed a route designed to show off the best of Plymouth, t`king
:04:31. > :04:32.followed a route designed to show off the best of Plymouth, taking in
:04:33. > :04:37.the Hoe, The Barbican and S`ltram. Many of those taking part were
:04:38. > :04:41.raising money for charity. I started off slow and kept plodding
:04:42. > :04:44.on and have come in at a re`sonable time, so quite happy with that. I
:04:45. > :04:48.was all right up till mile ten, then it went wrong! It was OK, a very
:04:49. > :04:51.hilly route. Looking forward to a big burger now! Felt good. For my
:04:52. > :04:55.first half marathon, it was very good. It was good, I enjoyed it. And
:04:56. > :04:56.the crowd keeps you going, so thanks to the crowd, really!
:04:57. > :05:07.On to the weather, and here's Holly. Hello there. We have seen a fair
:05:08. > :05:09.amount of showers so far today and we are continuing to see sole hefty
:05:10. > :05:10.we are continuing to see some hefty showers this evening. We cotld
:05:11. > :05:11.we are continuing to see sole hefty showers this evening. We could see a
:05:12. > :05:12.showers this evening. We cotld see a few rumbles of thunder. They
:05:13. > :05:14.showers this evening. We could see a few rumbles of thunder. Thex could
:05:15. > :05:16.tend, though, to ease off through the night. It could turn misty and
:05:17. > :05:20.murky through they early hours. murky through they early hours.
:05:21. > :05:23.Temperatures around 7`10 degrees. A bit of mist and perhaps fog to start
:05:24. > :05:25.the day tomorrow, that should lift and break, then we should sde
:05:26. > :05:27.the day tomorrow, that should lift and break, then we should see some
:05:28. > :05:30.sunny spells. But we have got the further risk of showers, especially
:05:31. > :05:33.for the afternoon. They could be heavy, thundery and slow moving So
:05:34. > :05:35.if you find yourself underndath one it really will last and last, highs
:05:36. > :05:38.there around 14 or 15 degreds. there around 14 or 15 degreds.
:05:39. > :05:41.Thereafter the coming days look unsettled with showers and spells of
:05:42. > :05:51.rain, but come the end of the week it looks brighter, though it will be
:05:52. > :05:55.cooler. Have a lovely evening. That is all for now. We are back at
:05:56. > :06:14.quarter past ten. Goodbye. Good evening. After an unsettled
:06:15. > :06:18.weekend, the same culprit will be staying with us through the early
:06:19. > :06:23.part of the new week. No pressure is set to continue producing a fair
:06:24. > :06:27.number of showers across England and Wales. Still some hefty ones to come
:06:28. > :06:34.through this evening, particularly across the Midlands, South Wales and
:06:35. > :06:37.south-west England. Rain will spread from the south-west of Scotland into
:06:38. > :06:47.Northern Ireland by dawn. A mild enough night. Monday, after a gloomy
:06:48. > :06:55.start for many of us, the cloud and Risley rain across Northern
:06:56. > :06:59.Ireland. A reasonably dry start across England and Wales but come
:07:00. > :07:03.the afternoon, that low-pressure centre is still close by and it
:07:04. > :07:07.looks like it will start generating some pretty hefty thundery showers.
:07:08. > :07:15.A few for south Wales, certainly across southern England and into
:07:16. > :07:16.East Anglia. Some areas will miss the showers