:00:11. > :00:13.Compensation for the man who contracted asbestos related cancer
:00:14. > :00:17.after coming into contact whth the material at school.
:00:18. > :00:21.Chris Wallace is thought to be one of the first people in the country
:00:22. > :00:24.to receive such a payout, but says it can never be enough
:00:25. > :00:27.Just over a quarter of a million isn't really mtch
:00:28. > :00:30.for someone's life and to h`ve such an aggressive, painful death,
:00:31. > :00:39.Sentenced to life in prison after a five`year stalking campaign.
:00:40. > :00:42.Joe Willis is told to serve a minimum of 13 years
:00:43. > :00:47.after he attempted to murder Helen Pearson in Exeter.
:00:48. > :00:50.And the aftermath of the winter storms ` our sea
:00:51. > :00:59.A 36`year`old father from Devon who has an asbestos
:01:00. > :01:02.related cancer is among the first in the country to win compensation
:01:03. > :01:06.for being exposed to the material while he was a school pupil.
:01:07. > :01:10.Devon County Council awarded Chris Wallace ?275,000 after he sued
:01:11. > :01:14.them for coming in to contact with asbestos while at school in
:01:15. > :01:24.Spending time with his family is important for Chris Wall`ce.
:01:25. > :01:29.He's one of the youngest people in the country to get
:01:30. > :01:35.I had several months of being unwell, sickness,
:01:36. > :01:41.After about six months I went to hospital.
:01:42. > :01:48.I was in there for five weeks, where they finally diagnosed it
:01:49. > :01:51.The disease that Chris has is called mesothelioma.
:01:52. > :01:56.It can emerge between 20 to 50 years to after exposure to asbestos.
:01:57. > :02:00.He is taking legal action against Devon County Council arguing
:02:01. > :02:03.that he developed the disease because he came in to contact with
:02:04. > :02:09.Times when I perhaps hung off pipe with other boys and there's been
:02:10. > :02:19.And the mats they used to use for Bunsen burners in science.
:02:20. > :02:26.We used to carry them close to our chests, we handed them out,
:02:27. > :02:32.Devon County Council awarded Chris compensation in
:02:33. > :02:38.an out`of`court settlement, but the council did not admit liability
:02:39. > :02:42.I've managed to make some sdcurity for my wife and children,
:02:43. > :02:46.but who's going to support them when I've gone?
:02:47. > :02:49.Just over a quarter of a million isn't really mtch
:02:50. > :02:53.for someone's life and to h`ve such an aggressive, painful death,
:02:54. > :02:59.Chris Wallace attended four different skills in Devon
:03:00. > :03:20.Devon County Council says it takes great care to manage asbestos
:03:21. > :03:26.Campaigners want asbestos rdmoved from all buildings to improve safety
:03:27. > :03:30.but the government says the safest option is to leave it under spurred
:03:31. > :03:40.the `` undisturbed. They said this is a unique case
:03:41. > :03:44.and the only time a former Devon school pupil has taken legal action
:03:45. > :04:08.in these circumstances. He set up the asbestos in schools
:04:09. > :04:15.group. What do you make of this case? I am seriously sorry. As a
:04:16. > :04:22.pupil, quite a lot of pupils are exposed to asbestos. As you can see
:04:23. > :04:27.from the report, more than 200 schoolteachers have died. They are
:04:28. > :04:34.the tip of the iceberg. A hdaring on asbestos in schools last ye`r
:04:35. > :04:42.estimated that each year between 200 and 300 people have died from
:04:43. > :04:50.exposure as a pupil at school. That was during the 1960s and 1970s.
:04:51. > :04:54.These are alarming figures. For parents and pupils today, they will
:04:55. > :04:58.be very worrying. Devon County Council say they have robust
:04:59. > :05:08.measures to control this. It isn't a problem. How worried should doesn't
:05:09. > :05:13.be `` parents be? If people are trained, then it shouldn't be
:05:14. > :05:18.dangerous. The problem is, hn schools, children are unpredictable.
:05:19. > :05:22.If you have 200 children running down a corridor bouncing off
:05:23. > :05:28.asbestos walls, it can rele`se fibres. What we are asking the
:05:29. > :05:36.government to do is to identify the schools that are most at risk. Any
:05:37. > :05:47.asbestos that is accessible to children can be damaging. If it s
:05:48. > :05:51.not move, there isn't a worry? You can manage asbestos in an office and
:05:52. > :05:56.tell people not to touch it. If you do the same in a school the chances
:05:57. > :06:01.are children will kick a football into the wall to find out what
:06:02. > :06:03.happens. Managing asbestos hs possible in schools but people have
:06:04. > :06:14.to be trained. As we have heard, Chris was exposed
:06:15. > :06:19.as a child will stop my wifd taught in Devon schools and was exposed to
:06:20. > :06:24.asbestos and has died from the The court heard Helen Pearson
:06:25. > :06:53.describe the five`year camp`ign of stalking as an endless cxcle
:06:54. > :06:59.of pain and turmoil. There were attacks on her home and
:07:00. > :07:03.car, threatening letters and calls. I felt like
:07:04. > :07:06.an animal being constantly hunted, It culminated in attempted lurder,
:07:07. > :07:12.Helen stabbed repeatedly with Today, the stalker, Joe Willis,
:07:13. > :07:17.was sentenced to life in prhson to I am glad it has been recognised
:07:18. > :07:29.for the seriousness Figures obtained by Spotlight show
:07:30. > :07:43.a big rise in complaints In 2009 there were around 740
:07:44. > :07:50.reports of stalking to the police. By last year there were mord
:07:51. > :07:57.than 1,200, an increase of 60%. Too many people are being stalked
:07:58. > :08:00.and are not being taken serhously I hope that by my story
:08:01. > :08:09.and talking to you and trying to do the public bit about it will help
:08:10. > :08:14.raise the profile of stalking, get it taken more seriously and
:08:15. > :08:20.for other people not to havd gone West Devon and Cornwall Polhce will
:08:21. > :08:27.always review our working practices. Out victims are key to us
:08:28. > :08:30.and we will always look to hmprove any working practices
:08:31. > :08:32.and taking any learning that we can from any area to improve thd way
:08:33. > :08:35.that we deal with our victils. There are probably two reasons
:08:36. > :08:38.for the increase in complaints of stalking `
:08:39. > :08:41.more awareness and willingndss to report the crime, and stalkhng is
:08:42. > :08:44.frequently carried out on the Internet, which makes it easier
:08:45. > :08:50.in an increasingly online world The judge told Willis, you were
:08:51. > :08:54.motivated by pure malice, a desire You put her through the orddal
:08:55. > :09:00.of a trial and forced her to relive You are
:09:01. > :09:05.a sufficiently serious risk to the Well, former local television
:09:06. > :09:15.presenter, Alexis Bowater w`s a victim of a stalking camp`ign
:09:16. > :09:18.by an obsessed viewer. She went on to work for
:09:19. > :09:20.a charity helping other victims I asked her what she thought
:09:21. > :09:26.of the rise in the number of cases. Well, I think, Justin, that myself
:09:27. > :09:29.and many other people have spent a lot of time over the last fhve years
:09:30. > :09:33.trying to encourage more victims to come forward, to the police and to
:09:34. > :09:36.other agencies, if they are or think So, I would
:09:37. > :09:42.like to see that is part of it. And I'd like to think, rathdr,
:09:43. > :09:46.that that is part of it and that people are more confident in coming
:09:47. > :09:50.forward and reporting this crime. And also the people underst`nd
:09:51. > :09:53.better that actually stalking is a serious criminal offence `nd
:09:54. > :09:56.if they come forward they whll get In that time have you noticdd a
:09:57. > :10:02.change in attitude from the police? Are they taking it more serhously,
:10:03. > :10:06.are they investigating it more I think
:10:07. > :10:10.the police are working really hard You have got to remember th`t,
:10:11. > :10:14.actually, there is now a single point of
:10:15. > :10:17.contact officer for stalking in all What you have to remember is that
:10:18. > :10:24.77% of stalking victims wait until they've had more than 100
:10:25. > :10:27.incidents of unwanted behavhour That's why it is
:10:28. > :10:32.so vitally important for th`t first point of contact, the first person
:10:33. > :10:35.they talk to, whether it is a police officer or someone on a
:10:36. > :10:56.helpline, or even their employer, to Is it your view that this is
:10:57. > :11:04.changing pace? I think that is a good point. What people havd to
:11:05. > :11:11.remember about the Internet is that it has facilitated behaviour. It has
:11:12. > :11:18.not created the behaviour. Dorking behaviours are no different now than
:11:19. > :11:24.before the Internet existence. It's easier to store online now than it
:11:25. > :11:29.was to go down to the post office and post a letter automated phone
:11:30. > :11:36.call to somebody. It hasn't created the behaviour, it is just m`de it
:11:37. > :11:38.easier will stop the Interndt is just another weapon in the
:11:39. > :11:41.stalker's armoury. Coastguards say a holidaymaker who
:11:42. > :11:44.plunged over cliffs in Salcombe The injured woman was airlifted
:11:45. > :11:48.to Derriford Hospital. They're warning tourists Devon's
:11:49. > :11:51.coastline can be treacherous Plymouth road racer
:11:52. > :11:57.Jonathan Tiernan`Locke has been suspended from the sport
:11:58. > :12:01.for two years and sacked by Team Sky The International Cycling Union says
:12:02. > :12:06.he's been banned for Team Sky has terminated the rider's
:12:07. > :12:11.contract with immediate effdct. Tiernan`Locke faced a disciplinary
:12:12. > :12:13.hearing after his blood readings As the temperature rises we're
:12:14. > :12:25.off to the coast to find out why our seas are much warmer much
:12:26. > :12:29.earlier in the season. And celebrating a hidden gel,
:12:30. > :12:32.the youngsters encouraging lore A man whose mentally ill brother
:12:33. > :12:42.killed his wife and son at their home near Newquay four
:12:43. > :12:45.years ago claims budget cuts mean more people like him are behng
:12:46. > :12:48.released into the community. Official investigations found the
:12:49. > :13:07.deaths could not have been prevented Tragedy struck the small village in
:13:08. > :13:11.January 2010. It is believed Harry Philpot attacked his ten`ye`r`old
:13:12. > :13:20.son with a sledgehammer before setting fire to the house. Dnds
:13:21. > :13:28.mother died in the fire. He had history of mental health problems.
:13:29. > :13:34.His brother says laypeople overruled the decision to discharge. They make
:13:35. > :13:40.a judgement after a half`hotr discourse. Every view the p`pers but
:13:41. > :13:47.they make that decision on how the patient appears for that hotr. In
:13:48. > :14:01.response the Cornwall found`tion trust told us.
:14:02. > :14:10.Don fears that budget cuts lean more patients like his brother are being
:14:11. > :14:14.released into the community. If there was brilliant services and
:14:15. > :14:20.brilliant monitoring, I am sure a lot could be done to prevent these
:14:21. > :14:25.future tragedies. But, no, the financial pressures dictate
:14:26. > :14:28.otherwise. The Cornwall foundation trust says there has been no
:14:29. > :14:35.reduction in the number of lental health beds available locally
:14:36. > :14:44.it also stresses that it own investigation all found the tragic
:14:45. > :14:52.events of 2010 could not have been predicted prevented.
:14:53. > :14:54.With unemployment still falling fast in the South West,
:14:55. > :14:57.businesses are increasingly finding that they "can't get the st`ff"
:14:58. > :14:59.Skills shortages are being reported in many parts of the region,
:15:00. > :15:03.As economic recovery takes hold businesses are having to get smart
:15:04. > :15:05.about training their own apprentices.
:15:06. > :15:11.Our business correspondent Neil Gallacher has been finding out more.
:15:12. > :15:16.Firms that survived the recession are now having to
:15:17. > :15:21.think hard about where they will get their staff as business picks up.
:15:22. > :15:23.Of course, it's a good time for youngsters
:15:24. > :15:30.A year after I left school H was lay there and I just got bored of it.
:15:31. > :15:34.It's a good thing to go into, trades work and construction.
:15:35. > :15:42.There is a very big shortagd of that the moment.
:15:43. > :15:45.Yesterday's unemployment figures show joblessness
:15:46. > :15:54.Some industries are sucking in workers particularly fast.
:15:55. > :15:56.First of all, the demand from 1 months ago has changed masshvely.
:15:57. > :16:01.It's different across sectors, but if you look at construction
:16:02. > :16:03.as one sector, it has tripldd from this time last year.
:16:04. > :16:06.The more specialist the bushness the worse the problem.
:16:07. > :16:10.This East Devon firm makes lodel railway equipment of such hhgh
:16:11. > :16:14.precision that it has to have its own machine tool makers.
:16:15. > :16:18.Training its own apprentices is cruchal.
:16:19. > :16:21.There isn't a tool making skill out there readily available
:16:22. > :16:28.We've trained an apprentice over the last few years
:16:29. > :16:31.and we are looking to train another apprentice in the near future.
:16:32. > :16:33.Not all firms or places are affected.
:16:34. > :16:36.This West Cornwall business sells medical supplies
:16:37. > :16:43.We had over 200 applicants, which was pretty amazing.
:16:44. > :16:47.We had people from all walks of life.
:16:48. > :16:51.A lot of people were overqu`lified and it was quite amazing to see
:16:52. > :16:56.So, if you run a business you may not yet have come
:16:57. > :16:59.across skills shortages, but if unemployment in this region
:17:00. > :17:03.continues to fall as fast as it did in yesterday's figures that may only
:17:04. > :17:12.Now Devil's Point in Plymouth doesn't sound
:17:13. > :17:17.Even the name is hostile, ndver mind the fact large ships and nuclear
:17:18. > :17:22.But local families want mord of the community to become `ware
:17:23. > :17:26.Today four schools put on a show to raise awareness that
:17:27. > :17:49.There's something fishy going on at Devils point. Over 120 people have
:17:50. > :17:55.dressed up as sea creatures. This part of the water 's edge is not
:17:56. > :17:57.that widely run gnome the show to get the message across that this is
:17:58. > :18:07.a great beach. In three months we got together and
:18:08. > :18:14.wanted to put on a communitx production. They want peopld to use
:18:15. > :18:19.this beach so it is about the environment and the community. Of
:18:20. > :18:25.course, some people have bedn entering this area for some time.
:18:26. > :18:30.Gene has been popping in for a swim most days for 35 years. Last year
:18:31. > :18:38.she and some other babies wdre greeted by a dolphin. It sw`m around
:18:39. > :18:46.us and then swam away. It w`s such a thrill. And there are some gems if
:18:47. > :18:55.you fancy a snorkel. We havd sea horses, sharks, an amazing variety
:18:56. > :18:59.of marine life. You can find small fish, sea urchins, all sort of
:19:00. > :19:05.things. Today there was no holding back the enthusiasm the children
:19:06. > :19:09.have for the beach. The watdr is warm and there are loads of stones
:19:10. > :19:27.to build castles. There are loads of boats. I spread, fishermen,.
:19:28. > :19:29.It's been one one of the hottest days of the xear
:19:30. > :19:32.so far and temperatures are forecast to rise further.
:19:33. > :19:38.It means the region's coastline is a popular place to be at the loment.
:19:39. > :19:42.And as it gets hotter on land, the sea temperatures are also rhsing.
:19:43. > :19:44.in fact, they're warmer than usual this year.
:19:45. > :19:47.Louise Walter's in Polzeath on the North Cornwall coast tonight
:19:48. > :20:08.In fact, the temperatures h`ve got as high as 18 Celsius around part of
:20:09. > :20:11.vast coastline full stop th`t unusually warm for this timd of
:20:12. > :20:14.year. Would you believe it hs the winter storms we have to th`nk for
:20:15. > :20:30.Sea temperatures are been rhsing in recent weeks all around the coasts.
:20:31. > :20:38.Many of us love it. I do enjoy it. The warmest temperatures ard close
:20:39. > :20:43.to Minehead. There it is around 18 Celsius. The channel islands are not
:20:44. > :20:48.far behind. Elsewhere temperatures are hovering around 17 Celshus. Last
:20:49. > :20:53.year it took longer to get to these temperatures. It's a lovely day for
:20:54. > :20:58.a dip. The temperatures are been hyper quite a while now. Thd reason
:20:59. > :21:04.could hark back to the terrhble winter storms we had. Surprhsingly,
:21:05. > :21:11.all those waves brought warler water to the surface. That has helped to
:21:12. > :21:16.increase the temperatures of the sea. On top of that, the murky
:21:17. > :21:24.waters close to the sea bed have cleared and that has also hdlped.
:21:25. > :21:29.Because the waters have got clearer, it means the light can penetrate
:21:30. > :21:35.much deeper and warm up that surface more effectively. Warmer waters
:21:36. > :21:51.bring in treating looking species to our coasts. `` intriguing. The scalp
:21:52. > :21:55.was first recorded in 1948. It has popped up from time to time after
:21:56. > :22:00.that but in the last years has become very abundant. It is now the
:22:01. > :22:09.dominant seaweed species on the sea bed. It is hard to tell if the
:22:10. > :22:22.warmer seas are part of a trained. `` eight trend.
:22:23. > :22:29.The sunshine has brought a lot of holiday`makers here. It was packed
:22:30. > :22:34.earlier today. I spoke to m`ny of them all of whom said the stnshine
:22:35. > :22:41.was a key part of their timd in Cornwall. You can get out and about
:22:42. > :22:50.and on the beach. We just nded some waves. It has been quite fl`t. This
:22:51. > :22:55.morning I was up at 6am and it was good. Is it one? Does it make you
:22:56. > :23:03.happy. Whittingdale anywhere when the sun
:23:04. > :23:13.chance. Good Morning Devon comes live from
:23:14. > :23:16.the Met Office tomorrow in Dxeter. And Matt Woodley will be putting
:23:17. > :23:18.your questions to Helen Chivers one of the forecasters therd
:23:19. > :23:40.between 8.00am and 9.00am. It's like being in a sauna here in
:23:41. > :23:51.the studio. Yes, thunderstorms on the way. For most of our towns and
:23:52. > :23:58.villages it has been very hot this afternoon. It does cool down a
:23:59. > :24:04.little bit tomorrow. We are also likely to see more cloud around But
:24:05. > :24:10.the main thread is that we have thunderstorms. We have a morning
:24:11. > :24:13.covering the South West of Dngland. There is a risk of lightning and
:24:14. > :24:17.thunder and torrential downpours of rain.
:24:18. > :24:27.For tomorrow, most of that will of gone. It is still very warm but not
:24:28. > :24:33.as warm as today. Tomorrow dvening and overnight tomorrow, there is the
:24:34. > :24:35.potential for more thunderstorms to turn up. They are just coming along
:24:36. > :24:40.the southern coast. This was earlier today. We had some
:24:41. > :24:57.fine weather. Most gardens are looking lovely with
:24:58. > :25:00.the summer sunshine and with the flowers out in full bloom. This guys
:25:01. > :25:11.have clouded over a little bit. The dark clouds are where those
:25:12. > :25:18.thunderstorms are now. We c`n follow their progress. There is thd
:25:19. > :25:22.potential for everywhere to see the odd flash of lightning. Aftdr
:25:23. > :25:29.midnight those storms will have gone. An uncomfortably warm night
:25:30. > :25:34.and turning misty in some places. Lows will be around 18 Celshus. Last
:25:35. > :25:42.year that would've been a good daytime temperature. Tomorrow, there
:25:43. > :25:48.will be some bits of rain lhft behind.
:25:49. > :25:55.For most of us it is largelx dry stop the cloud a bit stubborn but
:25:56. > :26:02.allowing the sunshine to cole through here and there.
:26:03. > :26:09.Another very warm afternoon with temperatures up to 24 Celsits. It
:26:10. > :26:19.will be cooler as we had toward the weekend.
:26:20. > :26:34.The forecast for the times of high water.
:26:35. > :26:58.Overnight the winds will ch`nge direction. It is the change tomorrow
:26:59. > :27:02.night that we are worried about A new area of low pressure merges with
:27:03. > :27:09.the lines of showers coming up from France.
:27:10. > :27:17.You may well get woken up bx lightning and some tremendots
:27:18. > :27:26.downpours of rain. Possibly some hail. Saturday will have pldnty of
:27:27. > :27:34.showers and will be a littld bit cooler and a little bit quidter
:27:35. > :27:42.To take care if you are caught in those storms. That is it from us
:27:43. > :27:57.this evening. We will see you tomorrow.
:27:58. > :28:06.It took less than 90 seconds for the eight-storey building to collapse.
:28:07. > :28:09.Imagine the number of women this industry supports.
:28:10. > :28:11.This World investigates the true cost of fashion.
:28:12. > :28:17.It took less than 90 seconds for the eight-storey building to collapse.