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:00:00. > 3:59:59back with the late news. Now on BBC One it's tame for

:00:00. > 3:59:59back with the late news. Now on BBC One it's time for the news

:00:00. > :00:13.Good evening. Two sailors from One it's tame for the ness w(dra

:00:14. > :00:14.Good evening. Two sailors from Somerset are among four Britons

:00:15. > :00:17.missing after their yacht capsized missing after their yacht capsized

:00:18. > :00:20.in the Atlantic. 56`year`old Paul Goslin from West Camel near Yeovil

:00:21. > :00:22.and Steve Warren, who's 52 and understood to be from Bridgdwater,

:00:23. > :00:29.understood to be from Bridgewater, are both described as "very

:00:30. > :00:31.experienced offshore yachtsmen". They were crewing the 40`foot

:00:32. > :00:34.performance racer Cheeki Rafiki when it ran into difficulties around

:00:35. > :00:40.1,000 miles east of Cape Cod on Thursday. It was returning from

:00:41. > :00:43.Antigua Sailing Week. An overturned hull has been spotted but there has

:00:44. > :00:46.been no sign of a life raft. Experts here say that doesn't necessarily

:00:47. > :00:51.mean the worst. There is always hope. They could

:00:52. > :00:56.have had an opportunity to deploy to a life raft. And the evidence of the

:00:57. > :00:59.search and rescue situation is there was a beacon activated which lasted

:01:00. > :01:01.for four or five hours. When that ran out a second beacon was

:01:02. > :01:04.activated. There were two pdople activated. There were two pdople

:01:05. > :01:05.together activating these things. Although they have found thhs

:01:06. > :01:07.Although they have found this vessel, which is most likelx the

:01:08. > :01:10.vessel, which is most likely the relevant vessel, they have not been

:01:11. > :01:16.able to get down to the craft to look at it. So there are a lot of

:01:17. > :01:19.unanswered questions. Coastguards are calling on the

:01:20. > :01:23.public to check tide times, after three men got stuck on cliffs at

:01:24. > :01:25.Bude last night. They were cut off by the tide and were spotted on

:01:26. > :01:26.cliffs with 100 feet of climb by the tide and were spotted on

:01:27. > :01:30.cliffs with 100 feet of clilb above cliffs with 100 feet of clilb above

:01:31. > :01:33.them. Four cliff rescue teams and the search and rescue helicopter

:01:34. > :01:36.from Chivenor helped bring the men to safety.

:01:37. > :01:38.An Exeter boat yard that was set up just two years ago is almost

:01:39. > :01:39.doubling its workforce, having just two years ago is almost

:01:40. > :01:43.doubling its workforce, havhng won a million`pound export contract to

:01:44. > :01:46.build two ferries for use in Malta. The deal won by Exeter Maritime

:01:47. > :01:49.Services is also benefitting other local companies. Our business

:01:50. > :01:52.correspondent Neil Gallacher reports.

:01:53. > :01:57.Exeter Maritime Services was quiet this weekend but the businesses fast

:01:58. > :01:59.expanding. Its workforce has increased by ten to about 25 thanks

:02:00. > :02:06.increased by ten to about 24 thanks to a contract to build two ferries

:02:07. > :02:08.for use in Malta. We are fortunate that we have been

:02:09. > :02:12.able to get a good skills base in able to get a good skills b`se in

:02:13. > :02:18.Exeter and all the guys that work for us are delighted with the work.

:02:19. > :02:19.Exeter's economy is built around service industries but it is a

:02:20. > :02:21.growing economy and the local growing economy and the local

:02:22. > :02:22.chamber of commerce says thhs growing economy and the loc`l

:02:23. > :02:26.chamber of commerce says this shows chamber of commerce says thhs shows

:02:27. > :02:27.how it is diversifying. It shows that Exeter, whatever the

:02:28. > :02:28.sphere or service, manufacttring or sphere or service, manufacturing or

:02:29. > :02:30.engineering, we are well pl`ced sphere or service, manufacttring or

:02:31. > :02:35.engineering, we are well pl`ced to take advantage of that.

:02:36. > :02:36.The ferry contract will bendfit take advantage of that.

:02:37. > :02:38.The ferry contract will benefit a The ferry contract will bendfit a

:02:39. > :02:45.handful of other engineering firms such as this firm in Newton Abbot.

:02:46. > :02:47.It is the kind of work that a few years ago would have gone to the Far

:02:48. > :02:52.East and is now increasinglx been East and is now increasinglx been

:02:53. > :02:54.done closer to home. Building this size of the vessel you

:02:55. > :02:57.Building this size of the vdssel you will find that the cost of

:02:58. > :03:02.supervision and shipping it back to Europe is prohibitive, or at the

:03:03. > :03:05.least it is a level playing field. If they build the right quality and

:03:06. > :03:08.deliver on time and at the right price they can compete on the world

:03:09. > :03:10.market. It is not the first time this

:03:11. > :03:13.It is not the first time thhs engineering yard has got itself

:03:14. > :03:17.noticed. They built the new cycle bridge at Topsham.

:03:18. > :03:18.There's growing anger in Taunton bridge at Topsham.

:03:19. > :03:20.There's growing anger in Tatnton at There's growing anger in Tatnton at

:03:21. > :03:23.traffic gridlock which means that at certain times motorists are taking

:03:24. > :03:26.more than an hour to get from one side of the town to the other. Two

:03:27. > :03:33.side of the town to the othdr. Two separate sets of works are taking

:03:34. > :03:37.place at the same time. Wessex Water will be upgrading some of its mains

:03:38. > :03:41.piping for another six weeks. A new road is also being built on the

:03:42. > :03:43.other side of town. The water company is urging motorists to be

:03:44. > :03:46.patient while they complete the work as quickly as possible.

:03:47. > :03:52.We have been round the roundabout twice. It is mayhem out there. It

:03:53. > :03:57.has been going on for ages. No improvements seem to be ensuing.

:03:58. > :04:02.This must have put a lot of shoppers off coming here. Chaos, absolute

:04:03. > :04:07.chaos. I hate driving through it. It is terrible.

:04:08. > :04:08.A memorial rugby match has been played in Cornwall this evening to

:04:09. > :04:10.remember the life of Corpor`l played in Cornwall this evening to

:04:11. > :04:11.remember the life of Corporal James remember the life of Corpor`l James

:04:12. > :04:14.Walters, from Leedstown near Hayle, who died when the helicopter he was

:04:15. > :04:25.in crashed in Afghanistan last month.

:04:26. > :04:28.Before the game the Royal British Legion performed the last post while

:04:29. > :04:29.players from the Redruth Colts and Army Air Corps, both teams Corporal

:04:30. > :04:30.Walters had played for, observed Army Air Corps, both teams Corporal

:04:31. > :04:39.Walters had played for, obsdrved a Walters had played for, obsdrved a

:04:40. > :04:50.minute's silence. He had a great sense of humour. Our

:04:51. > :04:53.wonderful person to be around. Some lovely evening sunshine in

:04:54. > :04:56.Redruth and it's been a glorious weekend across the South West. The

:04:57. > :04:59.region's beaches and outdoor attractions have been busy `s

:05:00. > :05:01.everyone makes the most of the warm sunshine. Here at Torre Abbdy

:05:02. > :05:03.everyone makes the most of the warm sunshine. Here at Torre Abbey Sands

:05:04. > :05:05.in Torquay some were even enjoying a paddle. But will it continud? Here's

:05:06. > :05:07.Emily with the forecast. After all the fine weather this

:05:08. > :05:09.weekend we do have more of a After all the fine weather this

:05:10. > :05:09.weekend we do have more of ` mix After all the fine weather this

:05:10. > :05:13.weekend we do have more of a mix of weekend we do have more of a mix of

:05:14. > :05:18.weather for the week ahead. For tonight it is fine for most places

:05:19. > :05:22.to end the day. We have a weather front to the West. We will see more

:05:23. > :05:25.cloud and a few showers through the night. Still quite mild. For

:05:26. > :05:32.tomorrow we will have some dry and some sunny weather. The best of that

:05:33. > :05:39.for Eastern parts of the region. The West seeing more cloud and showery

:05:40. > :05:40.rain through the day. Still warm. More of a breeze through thd

:05:41. > :05:40.rain through the day. Still warm. More of a breeze through the day

:05:41. > :05:46.More of a breeze through thd day tomorrow. From Tuesday onwards we

:05:47. > :05:49.continue with a mix of weather with some sunny spells, but also some

:05:50. > :05:55.showers, and not quite so w`rm either by the middle part of the

:05:56. > :06:08.week. That is all for now. Goodbye.

:06:09. > :06:15.St James Park and Sheffield both hit 25 Celsius this afternoon. That

:06:16. > :06:19.gives us our warmest day in nearly nine months, since 5th September

:06:20. > :06:23.2013. It goes without saying that it is going to be a warm night. Look

:06:24. > :06:27.out for some showers clipping into eastern Scotland. Some of those

:06:28. > :06:31.could be heavy. Still some patchy rain for western Scotland. More

:06:32. > :06:35.persistent rain returning to Northern Ireland by the end of the

:06:36. > :06:40.night. Showers across Mid and North Wales. Temperatures no lower than 13

:06:41. > :06:44.degrees. We start Monday on a much more positive footing across western

:06:45. > :06:47.Scotland. Much drier than it has been through the weekend. Showers in

:06:48. > :06:51.the North East. Showers around for Northern Ireland. Brighter spells

:06:52. > :06:55.possible, too. Showers during the first part of the day for North

:06:56. > :06:56.Wales. One or two briefly glancing across the