02/08/2014 Spotlight

More than 200 people took p`rt in a vigil in Exeter today to

remember the children killed in the Gaza conflict.

Ahmed Musa Habeeb, 16, killed in Gaza.

Names of those who have lost their lives during the bombhngs were

It's one of a number of gatherings in the south`west

I mean, yes, that is very important for ts to put

a human face on this, so people can see that people who are dying are

Commemorations are taking place across the South West this weekend,

to mark the 100th Anniversary of the start of the First World War.

Today, people in Ilfracombe came together to

remember the day volunteers headed off to fight in the conflict.

Almost two hundred men from the town lost their lives.

Today, people from Ilfracombe came together to remember.

They retraced the steps of the men who marched to war 000 years

ago, each plaque bearing thd name of those who didn't make it back.

My wife and I were looking at a book, an old book,

and there was a picture of our old town crier, Robert Lartin.

Who actually was a mounted town crier,

leading the volunteers throtgh the town to the First World War

He led them through the town to the railway station where they

caught the train and, unfortunately, quite a lot didn't come back.

Town criers from all over the world answered Roy's request to t`ke part

Money was also raised for veterans' charities.

The anniversary of the start of the hostilities of the First World War

is a very big event that affects pretty much every family in Britain.

To be a part of this and to be invited to be herd and to

help remember the men who lost their lives from Ilfracombe, it s

Emma Thomasson reporting on today's memorial service in Ilfracolbe.

It's another big night for the region's athletes

Exeter's Jo Pavey takes part in this evening's Women's 5,000m Final

in Glasgow and Kingsbridge hockey player, Giselle Ansley, hopds to win

Meanwhile, in Edinburgh's Royal Commonwealth Pool,

Tom Daley will be looking to retain his Men's 10m Platform titld, which

The Plymouth diver, who took Silver in the synchro event

last night, qualified for tonight's final in first place,

38`points ahead of his neardst rival, Australian Matt Mitcham.

But Tom says tonight's competition could go either way

I think it could be a very tight battle tonight.

It literally is, anything c`n happen on the day with diving.

The littlest thing can be the biggest mistake.

So we just have to wait and see how it goes.

But, you know, I've just got to give it my best shot and hopefully be

on top of the podium, but we'll have to wait and see.

Meanwhile, also lining up on the 10m Platform tonight is

The Ivybridge Community College student qualified

in tenth place to reach his first ever Commonwealth Games Fin`l.

You can see all the action from the diving pool here on BBC One

Time for a look at the weather now, here's Holly with the forec`st.

Today brought a mixture of sunny spells and showers

and we have got some more showers pushing through for this evdning.

Now, they're being blown through on some fairly brisk winds

actually, but that breeze should keep things mild as we push

into the early hours, with the lows between 13`16 degrdes.

For most of us then, it's qtite a bright start tomorrow morning

We will still see a few showers here and therd.

They should be pretty well scattered.

For much of the day, it's going to be a dry one.

A largely dry picture too for the Channel Islands.

Again though a risk of an isolated shower or two.

Quite a blustery day for all of us tomorrow, particularlx where

There after, into next week, we're going to see some sunny

spells, but we have got the risk of some further showers.

The next update from the Spotlight team will be

at 6.50pm tomorrow evening. Goodbye I

It has been one of those days, Sony for some and pouring with rain for

others. Locally there has been intense downpours. Further west

resolutely cloudy and wet across the heart of Scotland and much of

Northern Ireland, brighter skies feeding into Belfast, the process

will continue, with rain edging away West, it will become confined to the

northern half of Scotland, peeling back in again, to the far north of

Wales, into the Irish Sea. Much quieter night further south,

breezy, but becoming mostly dry Pressure night. 13 of 14 degrees.

The wind will be a key feature, blowing a gale, further outbreaks of

rain coming in, the heart of Scotland seeing some downpours. The

far north-west of England. Further south, drier and