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:00:00. > :00:10.News at 6.00pm. For this evening, it's goodbye are from me, on BBC One

:00:11. > :00:12.Is it right to discharge a pensioner from hospital

:00:13. > :00:22.From arriving at the doors to the moment you leave ` the idea is that

:00:23. > :00:33.We'll hear from one angry patient and examine the system in place.

:00:34. > :00:37.They should have done more to help me. They trekked me worse than an

:00:38. > :00:39.animal. A suspended sentence for

:00:40. > :00:44.Deborah Hamber who sold thousands The community fighting to keep

:00:45. > :00:59.their postman. And a rare glimpse of life

:01:00. > :01:03.in the '30s and '40s in A terminally ill pensioner

:01:04. > :01:13.from Cornwall is calling for an investigation tonight after

:01:14. > :01:16.he was discharged from hospital in Andrew Wetherick was taken in

:01:17. > :01:23.by ambulance and didn't have The hospital says it was

:01:24. > :01:31.following NHS procedure. Spotlight's Eleanor Parkinson

:01:32. > :01:44.reports. 62`year`old Andrew whether Rick

:01:45. > :01:48.suffers from lung disease, emphysema and COPD. On Tuesday night, a friend

:01:49. > :01:52.took him to his local hospital in Bude, Cornwall, because he was

:01:53. > :01:59.struggling to breathe. They did not have the equipment there are. They

:02:00. > :02:04.said we have done our best after 45 minutes, we are going to have to get

:02:05. > :02:08.you in an emergency ambulance to get you to a major hospital. He was

:02:09. > :02:11.taken to North Devon hospital in Barnstaple, but when he was seen by

:02:12. > :02:15.a doctor that they decided he did not need to be admitted and

:02:16. > :02:20.discharged him. It was 3am and he was told he would have to get home

:02:21. > :02:24.on his own. Mr whether Rick had to take a taxi back to Cornwall. He

:02:25. > :02:32.says the 34 mile journey costing hundreds ?37. I'm not just thinking

:02:33. > :02:40.of myself. What about people who just can't afford this? And my age

:02:41. > :02:44.and condition, mean it is not good. They should have the more to help

:02:45. > :02:53.me. They treated me worse than an animal. The Chief Executive of the

:02:54. > :02:56.North Devon health care trust said she appreciated that getting home in

:02:57. > :03:01.the early hours of the morning was not always easy. She said the

:03:02. > :03:05.patient did not meet the nationally set medical criteria for

:03:06. > :03:08.nonemergency transport. The body has said they have received a number of

:03:09. > :03:11.complex on patients who are being discharged from hospital and night

:03:12. > :03:14.with no of getting home. Health watch England say they are now

:03:15. > :03:22.conducting a survey into the discharge process and patientss'

:03:23. > :03:23.concerns. Andrew says he wants an investigation into his case and will

:03:24. > :03:26.be contacting his MP. A private company

:03:27. > :03:28.which carried out eye operations that left some patients with blurred

:03:29. > :03:31.vision says it's working with Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital to

:03:32. > :03:35.find out what went wrong. Around 30 people suffered

:03:36. > :03:53.complications following cataract One in three others will develop

:03:54. > :03:58.cataracts in later life. It occurs when the lens becomes cloudy over

:03:59. > :04:02.time. If left untreated, it can lead to blindness. Imagine if you step

:04:03. > :04:08.out of the shower and look into the mirror and it is all steamed. After

:04:09. > :04:11.developing cataracts, Malcolm had the relatively simple operation to

:04:12. > :04:19.replace the cloudy lens is in his eyes. It was quite frightening to be

:04:20. > :04:24.losing my sight. I did not notice how much my site was deteriorating

:04:25. > :04:32.until it was almost gone. And to get it back again, it was lovely. The

:04:33. > :04:38.surgery is allegedly simple, but the waiting list had grown to nearly 400

:04:39. > :04:43.patients. So in a comment the hospital took the decision to bring

:04:44. > :04:48.in a specialist high care company to set up a mobile surgery to carry out

:04:49. > :04:53.extra cataracts operations. But after a few weeks, there were

:04:54. > :04:57.problems. It was really about 15 patients who had a significant

:04:58. > :05:01.problem. But we have seen all of those patients now and examine them

:05:02. > :05:04.to sit the bell getting the right treatment. They will continue to be

:05:05. > :05:07.followed up here by our staff to make sure we look after them

:05:08. > :05:12.properly going forward. We are deeply sorry that this has happened.

:05:13. > :05:18.Those 15 patients could be looking at further eye surgery to correct

:05:19. > :05:21.the problems. Vanguard were the private health care providers and

:05:22. > :05:24.said they always use highly qualified surgeons. They are now

:05:25. > :05:28.co`operating fully in the investigation to find out what has

:05:29. > :05:32.gone wrong. They expect to have some answers in the next few weeks. But

:05:33. > :05:35.with the mobile clinic closed, it looks like the waiting time for

:05:36. > :05:37.those needing surgery is going to be long.

:05:38. > :05:41.The Royal Cornwall Hospitals' Trust is one of the poorest performing in

:05:42. > :05:44.the country when it comes to 'Never Events' according to NHS figures.

:05:45. > :05:47.Senior staff have been called to a meeting in June with the

:05:48. > :05:51.Trust Development Authority to try and improve the situation.

:05:52. > :05:57.The RCHT is rated 8th worst out of the 65 so`called developing trusts.

:05:58. > :06:01.The social networking site Ask FM says it has learned lessons

:06:02. > :06:04.after being linked to a number of teenage suicides.

:06:05. > :06:06.The family and friends of 14`year`old Izzy Dix

:06:07. > :06:10.from Brixham, who took her own life last September, strongly believe

:06:11. > :06:13.that her suicide came as a result of cyberbullying ` though

:06:14. > :06:19.Detectives leading a murder inquiry said today they

:06:20. > :06:22.believe the victim have been subjected to physical and financial

:06:23. > :06:28.The body of 63`year`old Terry Oldham was found at his home in Camborne

:06:29. > :06:34.Three men and a woman have been arrested.

:06:35. > :06:37.I cannot go into the actual nature of the death at the moment, except

:06:38. > :06:41.The injuries were of quite a horrific nature.

:06:42. > :06:44.The enquiries we have conducted today indicate there was a

:06:45. > :06:47.possibility he was being exploited in terms of financial abuse and

:06:48. > :06:52.So we are seeking assistance from the public with any relation

:06:53. > :07:00.A High Court enforcement officer sold thousands of pounds worth

:07:01. > :07:04.of fake cosmetics on eBay from her home.

:07:05. > :07:09.Tests on mascara being sold by Deborah Hamber contained twice

:07:10. > :07:18.Today at Exeter Crown Court she was given a suspended jail sentence.

:07:19. > :07:21.Debra Deborah Hamber used to be a bailiff.

:07:22. > :07:23.But the 41`year`old wanted to supplement her income.

:07:24. > :07:26.So in 2010, she started selling cosmetics on eBay.

:07:27. > :07:54.Some customers were not impressed and they took to eBay to say why.

:07:55. > :07:57.The products were half the normal price.

:07:58. > :08:00.A suspicious Trading Standards officer bought some.

:08:01. > :08:03.Initially we made the test purchase and once that was

:08:04. > :08:08.made we had it looked at by the brand holders and they discounted it

:08:09. > :08:13.Some products were dangerous ` this mascara had twice

:08:14. > :08:18.In all, 900 beauty products were found at Hamber's Exmouth home

:08:19. > :08:22.and she admitted to several offences under the Trademarks Act

:08:23. > :08:26.and was today jailed for four months, suspended for a year.

:08:27. > :08:31.After announcing sentence, the Judge told Hamber "The fact you

:08:32. > :08:36.are selling items from China should have spoken volumes to you."

:08:37. > :08:38.He said the consequences have been significant.

:08:39. > :08:43.He told her "they have destroyed your career as a bailiff."

:08:44. > :08:46.Hamber's lawyer said she was a woman of good character who

:08:47. > :08:50.genuinely intended to supplement her income legitimately.

:08:51. > :08:52.Trading Standards officers say they will act.

:08:53. > :08:56.If you had a business like she had, you should be worried.

:08:57. > :08:59.We are on the lookout and I would point out her business

:09:00. > :09:04.As part of the sentence, Hamber was also ordered to carry out

:09:05. > :09:15.Manufacturers across the South West have told the BBC they're exporting

:09:16. > :09:21.Orders from some countries are still limited because of recessions,

:09:22. > :09:25.but the wider market is said to be much healthier than a year ago.

:09:26. > :09:27.Live now to our business correspondent Neil

:09:28. > :09:33.Gallacher who's at one company in Devon which is selling well abroad.

:09:34. > :09:52.These are handmade boxes for peopl who want to preserve precious things

:09:53. > :09:58.They are being exported to countries, some of which were

:09:59. > :10:01.being written off as economic basket cases just 18 months back.

:10:02. > :10:05.We decided to get our website translated into Spanish,

:10:06. > :10:10.The German site is particularly popular because

:10:11. > :10:21.Export optimism also extends beyond Europe, drawing Russian

:10:22. > :10:26.business people to West Cornwall in search of a gourmet product.

:10:27. > :10:30.The Cornish Sea Salt Company only started a few years ago

:10:31. > :10:36.Then they began exporting and will sell to 20 countries.

:10:37. > :10:43.Fortunately, we survived and it is about replicating the UK

:10:44. > :10:47.model and doing that internationally to different countries.

:10:48. > :10:51.So we have been successful here and want to go

:10:52. > :11:01.We are looking for the best prices, the best quality.

:11:02. > :11:06.We decide maybe we can try and offer these products

:11:07. > :11:16.One mainstream manufacturer in Cornwall says its members sell half

:11:17. > :11:25.Just over 40% is in fact exported out of the UK.

:11:26. > :11:28.Over 90% is exported out of Cornwall,

:11:29. > :11:35.So exports are doing very well at the moment.

:11:36. > :11:39.In Exeter, they have made machines that can print in chocolate.

:11:40. > :11:44.But this firm is keeping a wary eye on the growing strength

:11:45. > :11:48.of the pound, which could hold back business development as it branches

:11:49. > :11:55.They may be quite sensitive on the price.

:11:56. > :12:01.That is potentially an effect on our business development.

:12:02. > :12:04.The Russians meanwhile told me they expect to shake hands on a deal,

:12:05. > :12:20.so that is another prospective export about to crystallise.

:12:21. > :12:26.What does this tell us about the state of the economy and recovery in

:12:27. > :12:32.the markets that we are used to exporting into? It has been a long

:12:33. > :12:36.recession. This one now seems to be coming to an end and is encouraging.

:12:37. > :12:40.It is important we are starting to explore because we still have a

:12:41. > :12:43.negative balance of trade. But the signs are good and I think the

:12:44. > :12:47.European markets are picking up and maybe that will engender more

:12:48. > :12:55.confidence about the benefits of been in the European Community. We

:12:56. > :13:00.spoke about Spain and Italy. yes, most of Europe is now picking up and

:13:01. > :13:04.most of America too. There are benefits to the UK and clearly there

:13:05. > :13:07.are benefits to the south`west, too. As an economist, what do you make of

:13:08. > :13:11.the sentiment that was so clearly expressed at the ballot box? Not

:13:12. > :13:16.just did that was so clearly expressed at the ballot box? Lodge

:13:17. > :13:20.estate but in I think that stopping immigration will not solve the UK's

:13:21. > :13:25.economic problems. There have been there for a long time, before we

:13:26. > :13:32.enter the EU. We now face great uncertainty and in the long term, if

:13:33. > :13:37.we come out, there could be serious consequences. Interesting thoughts.

:13:38. > :13:40.Meanwhile, we will look and see what happens with the strength of

:13:41. > :13:42.sterling. If sterling becomes stronger, it will be interesting to

:13:43. > :13:47.see what happens with exports. The family of a woman killed

:13:48. > :13:50.in a coach crash near Looe have described her as a one`in`a`million

:13:51. > :13:53.wife, mother and grandmother. Carol Muldoon, who was 68 and from

:13:54. > :13:56.Newton Poppleford, was one of two Carol's family today described her

:13:57. > :14:01.as "bold, brash, loud and lovely". Margaret Luxton was named locally

:14:02. > :14:04.as the other victim. Four others were left

:14:05. > :14:06.with serious injuries. Investigations are continuing

:14:07. > :14:17.into the cause. There are concerns tonight that

:14:18. > :14:20.dredging on the Somerset Levels Latest figures show only 5% of

:14:21. > :14:41.the targeted area has been dredged This girl has good with down

:14:42. > :14:56.syndrome and is writing a book about it. A poem Miah wrote for her

:14:57. > :15:00.sister. Miah likes to leave little notes around the house telling us

:15:01. > :15:03.how much she loves us. One day I stumbled upon a poem she had written

:15:04. > :15:08.for her sister and it was in her bedroom. Another day, I found a

:15:09. > :15:11.little message about how life would not be the same without her. I

:15:12. > :15:21.suddenly realised in a flash that that was the basis for precisely the

:15:22. > :15:26.kind but we had looking for. When Miah was born with Down's Syndrome,

:15:27. > :15:32.they searched for a book to tell her sister why she needed extra support.

:15:33. > :15:36.But now Miah has written I love you natty an introduction to the

:15:37. > :15:41.condition from her eyes. She is unlike any other sister. `` just

:15:42. > :15:47.like any other sister. She's a bit naughty sometimes. She will take

:15:48. > :15:54.chocolate upstairs and get it all over the bed and the wall and the

:15:55. > :15:58.door! It has only been on the market for days and already orders are

:15:59. > :16:13.coming in from all over the world. Today, Miah went to see displayed in

:16:14. > :16:18.the shops. if I stand by can think about it, we as a mum, it makes me

:16:19. > :16:23.very emotional. I think is very simple, little piece of paper will

:16:24. > :16:26.change lives and will help people bond with their babies more quickly

:16:27. > :16:36.and they will not waste precious time. Miah and family hope that this

:16:37. > :16:37.book will help parents and children understand Down's Syndrome instead

:16:38. > :16:48.of being afraid of it. Now,

:16:49. > :16:50.how much do you value your postman? Well residents in one Devon village

:16:51. > :16:54.love their postie so much that they are fighting a decision to move him

:16:55. > :16:57.to another round. Yes, Ray

:16:58. > :16:59.the Postie has been delivering the mail at Lympstone for 17 years and

:17:00. > :17:02.locals say he's someone they can't do without and losing him would mean

:17:03. > :17:06.they get a second`class service. Spotlight's John Ayres has

:17:07. > :17:16.the story. Read the poster continued his rounds

:17:17. > :17:21.today and local residents showed their support. The campaign started

:17:22. > :17:27.with this couple. So why is raised a special? he looks out for all the

:17:28. > :17:34.old and the noble people. He looks after you if you are on holiday, the

:17:35. > :17:40.mail will not be on show, he knows where to put it. He is loyal, kind,

:17:41. > :17:44.helpful and loves the village. He wants to be here and we want him to

:17:45. > :17:47.stay here. Ray himself is a little embarrassed by all of this and did

:17:48. > :17:50.not really want to be on the television. He is being removed

:17:51. > :17:54.because it would appear that postal workers with the longest service get

:17:55. > :18:01.to choose their own rounds. And as someone with 30 years under their

:18:02. > :18:04.belts he has chosen this village. We're not averse to change, which is

:18:05. > :18:08.why we have a thriving community. But we do not believe in breaking

:18:09. > :18:12.something that other fixes and that is not broken. It is an unnecessary

:18:13. > :18:16.change that is most unwelcome. Posters have gone up around the

:18:17. > :18:19.village and letters are being fired off to his local delivery manager.

:18:20. > :18:23.Royal Mail said the post taking over has been with them for 30 years.

:18:24. > :18:26.They are delighted that customers here have had such a good service,

:18:27. > :18:31.but they are constantly reviewing the operation because of a full

:18:32. > :18:35.volume. They say all of their staff are chained to the same high

:18:36. > :18:38.standard and I will concede a matter who is delivering the mail. Reeva

:18:39. > :18:42.post man still has a short time on this before he is moved elsewhere.

:18:43. > :18:44.Residents insist they will not stop until Royal Mail at rethink how it

:18:45. > :18:51.allocates its rounds. It was first used by a Jewish

:18:52. > :18:54.community centuries ago and centuries on, a Torah scroll,

:18:55. > :18:57.the faith's most important religious text,

:18:58. > :18:59.is back at the heart of worship. It follows the re`emergence

:19:00. > :19:01.of Jewish services in Cornwall. The document was brought out of

:19:02. > :19:18.a museum and given to the Cornish A tiny passage from the Torah

:19:19. > :19:22.scroll. And written in Hebrew, the parchment is so delicate it cannot

:19:23. > :19:28.be touched. This metal rod points the way. The scroll was founded in

:19:29. > :19:37.the days of the Stewarts and is unique in its historical and

:19:38. > :19:43.spiritual value. it will be used in a living, vibrant Jewish community

:19:44. > :19:49.350 years after it was first used in a Jewish community. It is absolutely

:19:50. > :19:57.unique. It has never happened before. The scroll was returned by

:19:58. > :20:01.the Duke of Gloucester on behalf of the Royal Cornwall Museum. It is the

:20:02. > :20:08.first scroll ever to be given back by a museum to a Jewish community.

:20:09. > :20:15.The sound of Spanish pipes heralds a procession through true rogue for a

:20:16. > :20:19.rededication service. There were about 100 members of the Jewish

:20:20. > :20:26.community of Cornwall here. For many, this was their first chance to

:20:27. > :20:32.see the scroll. The BBC was shown at the extent of damage picked up over

:20:33. > :20:35.the course of three centuries. Here is a strip where another strip of

:20:36. > :20:41.parchment was stuck over on the back of it. Butter scroll which lived ``

:20:42. > :20:45.outlived its useful life in the days of Queen Victoria is now kosher,

:20:46. > :20:56.fits for the Jewish community to use again. It was given to us on Mount

:20:57. > :21:03.Sinai. It is our covenants. It is our covenants with our God. Scrolls

:21:04. > :21:23.like this are stored in an arc. It will be used as often as befits a

:21:24. > :21:44.holy objects. A British Council full about the Cornish village is being

:21:45. > :21:48.made available online. This 1943 film captures an era when fishing

:21:49. > :22:00.was still very much the heart of the community. Here, pilchard nets are

:22:01. > :22:09.dried and hand on the village's harbour wall. Women in the film are

:22:10. > :22:27.seen solely in a domestic role, a portrayal which certainly dates it.

:22:28. > :22:31.Films like these were produced to show off the best of Britain's

:22:32. > :22:35.audiences all over the world. During times of conflict, they were meant

:22:36. > :22:38.to board trade this country in a positive light and counter negative

:22:39. > :22:45.propaganda that Britain was a country stuck in the past. S by

:22:46. > :22:50.sunset, boats are spread out in the bay. What is so special about this

:22:51. > :22:54.film is that 70 years on, the village may not look much different,

:22:55. > :23:07.but the lifestyles of those within it have changed considerably. If you

:23:08. > :23:17.want to learn more about the British Council of films there is more on

:23:18. > :23:25.the BBC News website. Now for the weather. High pressure is building a

:23:26. > :23:29.while while we move toward the weekend. Today, a fair amount of

:23:30. > :23:33.cloud over the country which brought us some heavy, torrential downpours.

:23:34. > :23:38.This particularly happened in eastern parts of the region. This is

:23:39. > :23:41.the rain radar picture from today, we can see showers drifting in from

:23:42. > :23:44.northernmost areas across the south coast. Far south east of the region,

:23:45. > :23:48.we did see some thunderstorms which will continue through the course of

:23:49. > :23:52.this evening and the first part of tonight. Gradually, they will ease.

:23:53. > :23:54.There could be they are the first part of tonight. Gradually, they

:23:55. > :23:58.will ease. There could be they rumble of thunder, the heavy showers

:23:59. > :24:02.easing to the night, but there is a yellow Met Office warning which is

:24:03. > :24:06.valid until 10pm tonight. Thunder showers will continue and they will

:24:07. > :24:10.gradually ease and we may even see some hilltop mist and fog in a few

:24:11. > :24:14.places. There could be the odd sharp shower throughout the course of the

:24:15. > :24:18.night and there will also be some dry conditions with temperatures

:24:19. > :24:21.falling to a mild 11 or 12 Celsius. Winds are fairly light, coming in

:24:22. > :24:24.from the North or Northeast. Throughout tomorrow, the showers

:24:25. > :24:41.will continue, there could be the odd heavy one, even the possibility

:24:42. > :24:44.of them and hail. But they will slowly ease from the East during the

:24:45. > :24:47.afternoon and we will see some sunny spells in a few places, with

:24:48. > :24:49.temperatures reaching a high of 15, possibly up to 17 or 18 Celsius. So

:24:50. > :24:52.pleasantly warm in the afternoon sunshine with the light winds, but

:24:53. > :24:54.if you do come catch a shower, they could be slow`moving with thunder.

:24:55. > :24:57.The Isles of Scilly forecast for tomorrow, high water time is 6:27am.

:24:58. > :24:59.A cloudy start, but with some sunny spells breaking through, more so

:25:00. > :25:02.during the afternoon and evening. It will stay dry overnight with light

:25:03. > :25:11.winds. Here Royal high tides for tomorrow.

:25:12. > :25:18.Serve conditions are fairly messy and choppy, but clean along the West

:25:19. > :25:22.Coast. So we are expecting showers tomorrow and fairly light winds in a

:25:23. > :25:29.few places. The coastal water forecast says winds north north`west

:25:30. > :25:33.'s, with thunder showers for a time. They will gradually ease towards the

:25:34. > :25:37.weekend. The seat state is fairly slight or moderates. High pressure

:25:38. > :25:40.starts to build from the north of the country sinking the weather

:25:41. > :25:44.front down toward the near continent and we will see showers throughout

:25:45. > :25:48.tomorrow and into Saturday as well. But that's high pressure should keep

:25:49. > :25:52.them at bay and the wins will start to fall lights. High pressure starts

:25:53. > :25:57.to build through Saturday and into Sunday. We cannot rule out showers,

:25:58. > :26:01.but more likely in western areas. Most places Wallace gave them and we

:26:02. > :26:05.will see some sunshine and the wind changing direction as we head into

:26:06. > :26:10.the next week. Looking to the weekend, they may be sunny spells in

:26:11. > :26:14.between the showers and there will be variable amounts of cloud. Not

:26:15. > :26:18.wall`to`wall sunshine, but certainly drier than the last few days.

:26:19. > :26:23.Through the course of the next weekend and into next week, we can

:26:24. > :26:28.expect some thundery showers among some sunny spells and highs of 17.

:26:29. > :26:31.For the beginning of the weekend, looking pleasant on Saturday, during

:26:32. > :26:36.the afternoon an outside chance of a shower here and there. On Sunday we

:26:37. > :26:39.will see the breakdown happened. The low pressure will take charge and

:26:40. > :26:42.there is the possibility of rain later on in the day after a dry

:26:43. > :26:47.start and a bright starts to Sunday daytime. Further showers are

:26:48. > :26:52.possible on Monday as well. If you are out and about, you can download

:26:53. > :27:03.a web app. There is a five day forecast available on that. Finally,

:27:04. > :27:10.it was a disaster they could have done without. This is the decision

:27:11. > :27:14.to abandon last day of the Devon County show after heavy rain caused

:27:15. > :27:18.chaos in the car parks. Now available on the website but there

:27:19. > :27:31.is still no news about how traders and exhibitors will be compensated.

:27:32. > :27:38.If you have a question it commit sense tomorrow morning to