02/08/2014

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:00:11. > :00:15.More than 200 people took p`rt in a vigil in Exeter today to

:00:16. > :00:20.remember the children killed in the Gaza conflict.

:00:21. > :00:28.Ahmed Musa Habeeb, 16, killed in Gaza.

:00:29. > :00:34.Names of those who have lost their lives during the bombhngs were

:00:35. > :00:39.It's one of a number of gatherings in the south`west

:00:40. > :00:52.I mean, yes, that is very important for ts to put

:00:53. > :00:55.a human face on this, so people can see that people who are dying are

:00:56. > :01:00.Commemorations are taking place across the South West this weekend,

:01:01. > :01:02.to mark the 100th Anniversary of the start of the First World War.

:01:03. > :01:04.Today, people in Ilfracombe came together to

:01:05. > :01:06.remember the day volunteers headed off to fight in the conflict.

:01:07. > :01:25.Almost two hundred men from the town lost their lives.

:01:26. > :01:29.Today, people from Ilfracombe came together to remember.

:01:30. > :01:32.They retraced the steps of the men who marched to war 000 years

:01:33. > :01:35.ago, each plaque bearing thd name of those who didn't make it back.

:01:36. > :01:38.My wife and I were looking at a book, an old book,

:01:39. > :01:41.and there was a picture of our old town crier, Robert Lartin.

:01:42. > :01:43.Who actually was a mounted town crier,

:01:44. > :01:45.leading the volunteers throtgh the town to the First World War

:01:46. > :01:49.He led them through the town to the railway station where they

:01:50. > :01:51.caught the train and, unfortunately, quite a lot didn't come back.

:01:52. > :01:53.Town criers from all over the world answered Roy's request to t`ke part

:01:54. > :01:58.Money was also raised for veterans' charities.

:01:59. > :02:06.The anniversary of the start of the hostilities of the First World War

:02:07. > :02:09.is a very big event that affects pretty much every family in Britain.

:02:10. > :02:13.To be a part of this and to be invited to be herd and to

:02:14. > :02:23.help remember the men who lost their lives from Ilfracombe, it s

:02:24. > :02:53.Emma Thomasson reporting on today's memorial service in Ilfracolbe.

:02:54. > :02:54.It's another big night for the region's athletes

:02:55. > :02:58.Exeter's Jo Pavey takes part in this evening's Women's 5,000m Final

:02:59. > :03:01.in Glasgow and Kingsbridge hockey player, Giselle Ansley, hopds to win

:03:02. > :03:03.Meanwhile, in Edinburgh's Royal Commonwealth Pool,

:03:04. > :03:06.Tom Daley will be looking to retain his Men's 10m Platform titld, which

:03:07. > :03:11.The Plymouth diver, who took Silver in the synchro event

:03:12. > :03:13.last night, qualified for tonight's final in first place,

:03:14. > :03:16.38`points ahead of his neardst rival, Australian Matt Mitcham.

:03:17. > :03:21.But Tom says tonight's competition could go either way

:03:22. > :03:24.I think it could be a very tight battle tonight.

:03:25. > :03:26.It literally is, anything c`n happen on the day with diving.

:03:27. > :03:31.The littlest thing can be the biggest mistake.

:03:32. > :03:34.So we just have to wait and see how it goes.

:03:35. > :03:40.But, you know, I've just got to give it my best shot and hopefully be

:03:41. > :03:44.on top of the podium, but we'll have to wait and see.

:03:45. > :03:46.Meanwhile, also lining up on the 10m Platform tonight is

:03:47. > :03:49.The Ivybridge Community College student qualified

:03:50. > :03:51.in tenth place to reach his first ever Commonwealth Games Fin`l.

:03:52. > :03:54.You can see all the action from the diving pool here on BBC One

:03:55. > :04:14.Time for a look at the weather now, here's Holly with the forec`st.

:04:15. > :04:19.Today brought a mixture of sunny spells and showers

:04:20. > :04:22.and we have got some more showers pushing through for this evdning.

:04:23. > :04:24.Now, they're being blown through on some fairly brisk winds

:04:25. > :04:27.actually, but that breeze should keep things mild as we push

:04:28. > :04:30.into the early hours, with the lows between 13`16 degrdes.

:04:31. > :04:32.For most of us then, it's qtite a bright start tomorrow morning

:04:33. > :04:36.We will still see a few showers here and therd.

:04:37. > :04:37.They should be pretty well scattered.

:04:38. > :04:40.For much of the day, it's going to be a dry one.

:04:41. > :04:42.A largely dry picture too for the Channel Islands.

:04:43. > :04:45.Again though a risk of an isolated shower or two.

:04:46. > :04:47.Quite a blustery day for all of us tomorrow, particularlx where

:04:48. > :04:51.There after, into next week, we're going to see some sunny

:04:52. > :04:54.spells, but we have got the risk of some further showers.

:04:55. > :04:57.The next update from the Spotlight team will be

:04:58. > :05:18.at 6.50pm tomorrow evening. Goodbye I

:05:19. > :05:26.It has been one of those days, Sony for some and pouring with rain for

:05:27. > :05:30.others. Locally there has been intense downpours. Further west

:05:31. > :05:33.resolutely cloudy and wet across the heart of Scotland and much of

:05:34. > :05:36.Northern Ireland, brighter skies feeding into Belfast, the process

:05:37. > :05:42.will continue, with rain edging away West, it will become confined to the

:05:43. > :05:47.northern half of Scotland, peeling back in again, to the far north of

:05:48. > :05:51.Wales, into the Irish Sea. Much quieter night further south,

:05:52. > :05:57.breezy, but becoming mostly dry Pressure night. 13 of 14 degrees.

:05:58. > :06:03.The wind will be a key feature, blowing a gale, further outbreaks of

:06:04. > :06:06.rain coming in, the heart of Scotland seeing some downpours. The

:06:07. > :06:08.far north-west of England. Further south, drier and