:00:14. > :00:25.The Trust at Dame Hannah Rogers school called
:00:26. > :00:33.Parents are now having to make alternative arrangements.
:00:34. > :00:39.It will be very tough for the families who have children here.
:00:40. > :00:43.There's concern the city's parks may be being used
:00:44. > :00:56.Millions of years in the making ` Portland plans to chart
:00:57. > :01:05.5 million years, but if you, how would you know?
:01:06. > :01:07.And back on dry land after two months at sea `
:01:08. > :01:09.but did these Atlantic rowers break the world record?
:01:10. > :01:13."In complete shock" ` that's how one parent has described the decision to
:01:14. > :01:15.suspend some services at a Devon centre for children with physical
:01:16. > :01:20.The announcement came after the Dame Hannah Rogers School referred
:01:21. > :01:23.a potential safeguarding issue to Devon and Cornwall Police.
:01:24. > :01:32.Families are now left trying to find alternative facilities
:01:33. > :01:35.for their children, as Spotlight's Heidi Davey reports.
:01:36. > :01:38.The Dame Hannah Rogers School can look after up to 40 students
:01:39. > :01:43.at its residential and short`term units in Ivybridge.
:01:44. > :01:46.It was at this site the school trust referred a potential safeguarding
:01:47. > :01:50.With an investigation now active, OFSTED took
:01:51. > :01:55.the decision to temporarily suspend the residential and short`term
:01:56. > :01:59.services, leaving many families having to find alternative respite
:02:00. > :02:11.I have been a parent here for a few years, and all that they
:02:12. > :02:16.have done for him is quite amazing, and I have championed the school.
:02:17. > :02:18.I have always found the staff to be outstanding, committed
:02:19. > :02:23.James has made incredible progress here.
:02:24. > :02:26.It has changed his life for the better.
:02:27. > :02:30.This family, like many others, travel from outside
:02:31. > :02:38.The decision to close will have a very significant effect
:02:39. > :02:44.on many families, beyond what you can possibly imagine, definitely.
:02:45. > :02:48.They will be suffering trying to cope without respite support, awake
:02:49. > :02:53.at night looking after children who need night`time care, medical care.
:02:54. > :03:00.A spokesperson for the trust has told us this afternoon
:03:01. > :03:04.it is clearly a very upsetting time for everybody involved,
:03:05. > :03:06.but they are working very closely with the multi`agency investigation
:03:07. > :03:14.It is keen to reiterate that that is why they referred the potential
:03:15. > :03:18.safeguarding issue to the relevant authorities in the first instance.
:03:19. > :03:21.It has still not been made public what that exact referral was, but we
:03:22. > :03:24.do know that OFSTED has currently suspended children's services here
:03:25. > :03:36.Clearly it is a distressing time for all the families and staff involved.
:03:37. > :03:38.An inquest has heard how a husband, who was found dead alongside
:03:39. > :03:41.his wife at their home in Cornwall, had convinced him
:03:42. > :03:47.It?s believed Derisa Trenchard had been hit with a hammer.
:03:48. > :03:50.The bodies of her and her husband John were
:03:51. > :03:53.discovered after worried colleagues reported them missing from work.
:03:54. > :03:58.John and Derisa Trenchard were found dead
:03:59. > :04:23.Derisa Trenchard had multiple head injuries.
:04:24. > :04:36.The couple seemed devoted to their sons.
:04:37. > :04:38.However, several months before their deaths, their two older
:04:39. > :04:41.sons said they had noticed a change in their father's behaviour.
:04:42. > :04:44.They said he had become convinced that their mother was having
:04:45. > :04:47.an affair, even though they told him that was extremely unlikely.
:04:48. > :04:55.They say in recent months he had been losing his temper and had been
:04:56. > :05:00.seen throwing down tools. Is Wi`Fi recently started a job as a legal
:05:01. > :05:05.secretary and I bought clothes and make`up. John told a work colleague
:05:06. > :05:09.that he believed his wife was good to use her legal knowledge to leave
:05:10. > :05:16.him and take his youngest son with him. He was given counselling from
:05:17. > :05:20.his GP and the councillor said he was trying to work with him on his
:05:21. > :05:22.depressive thoughts. But she said he never displayed any violent
:05:23. > :05:28.tendencies are discussed taking his own life. The inquest continues.
:05:29. > :05:31.Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of the teenage
:05:32. > :05:36.The service for the former Plymouth Argyle youth player was
:05:37. > :05:41.He died after an alleged row at a taxi rank in the town last month.
:05:42. > :05:43.42`year`old Lee Dent from East Portlemouth has been charged
:05:44. > :05:49.22`year`old Henry Felton from Kingsbridge has been charged
:05:50. > :05:54.Dorset Police says enquiries about trapped birds
:05:55. > :05:57.and children refusing to go to school have contributed to delays
:05:58. > :06:04.Last month, the force took 28,000 calls
:06:05. > :06:08.and fewer than half were answered in the target time of 30 seconds.
:06:09. > :06:10.That's compared with 54% for the same time last year.
:06:11. > :06:13.Dorset police say the introduction of a new call
:06:14. > :06:16.centre and an influx of tourists have made the delays worse.
:06:17. > :06:20.It's apologised and is asking people to e`mail
:06:21. > :06:25.The Eden Project's setting up a new apprenticeship programme
:06:26. > :06:31.for 16 to 24`year`olds in horticulture and cookery.
:06:32. > :06:34.Its aim is to have 25% of its workforce on the training scheme.
:06:35. > :06:37.It's using a grant of ?80,000 from the Edge Foundation to set up
:06:38. > :06:41.It'll be run in conjunction with the Cornwall College Group and be
:06:42. > :06:49.The police are sending letters to more than 150 homes
:06:50. > :06:53.in Exeter asking people to report irresponsible dog owners who are
:06:54. > :06:57.teaching their pets to become vicious by attacking trees.
:06:58. > :07:01.Volunteers from Exeter Parks Watch say they have evidence trees are
:07:02. > :07:05.being badly damaged by dogs biting and clawing them.
:07:06. > :07:16.Could this huge horse chestnut tree be a training tool
:07:17. > :07:23.if the bark is damaged enough, it can actually kill the tree.
:07:24. > :07:27.Here in Exeter's Bury Meadow Park, a ?500 award is on offer.
:07:28. > :07:31.These volunteers believe dogs are being trained to attack trees
:07:32. > :07:44.What happens is, they will get a lure on a piece of string, dangle it
:07:45. > :07:48.from the tree out of reach of the dog, and as the dog leaps and
:07:49. > :07:51.becomes increasingly frenzied, it will rip and tear the bark because
:07:52. > :07:53.this simulates tearing flesh and bone, frankly.
:07:54. > :07:55.It is a wholly disgusting thing to do.
:07:56. > :08:06.It is difficult to imagine who would do this.
:08:07. > :08:14.It was a shock when I saw the trees so badly damaged. I am a forest by
:08:15. > :08:16.trade, retired now, and the damage is pretty bad for a tree of that
:08:17. > :08:17.size. The RSPCA says this is not the work
:08:18. > :08:20.of an organised dogfighting gang. What we're seeing is irresponsible
:08:21. > :08:23.owners who like showing off. They like the status
:08:24. > :08:28.of having this type of dog. People do call them status dogs
:08:29. > :08:33.because it is all about Last year 30 trees were attacked
:08:34. > :08:40.in a nearby cemetery. Following this new attack, police
:08:41. > :08:46.are sending out letters asking Devon and Cornwall police say
:08:47. > :08:54.although dogfighting appears to be rare in this area,
:08:55. > :08:57.it will not be tolerated. They say they welcome any
:08:58. > :09:00.information about it, which will a Cathedral
:09:01. > :09:09.for endangered species on Portland. Left for dead on the battlefield `
:09:10. > :09:14.how this World War One soldier survived to return to
:09:15. > :09:18.St Michael's Mount. And crossing
:09:19. > :09:20.the finishing line after crossing the Atlantic ` the duo who've rowed
:09:21. > :09:28.from New York to Scilly. There's growing support
:09:29. > :09:30.among some of the biggest names in science for the creation
:09:31. > :09:34.of a giant monument, featuring The MEMO project,
:09:35. > :09:40.which will cost nearly ?30 million, could attract up to 300,000
:09:41. > :09:43.visitors a year to the island. Here's our Dorset reporter
:09:44. > :09:59.Simon Clemison. A stone carver and the dream. It
:10:00. > :10:03.will take more than a few chisels to create this masterpiece, however.
:10:04. > :10:08.The monument here will rise 70 feet into the air. The rugby views from
:10:09. > :10:16.outside and within, where carvings of more than 800 species to have
:10:17. > :10:18.been declared extinct since the builder will be displayed.
:10:19. > :10:23.It will be fantastic, an extraordinary architectural thing.
:10:24. > :10:27.On the cliff, we are building a clifftop cathedral.
:10:28. > :10:32.The site is desolate, a disused quarry. As visitors dwell on the
:10:33. > :10:37.dead, the hope is they will think more about the living. White
:10:38. > :10:43.Portland and its lifeless down to celebrate life? It was a piece of
:10:44. > :10:52.Portland stone that helped scientists realise the creatures
:10:53. > :11:04.were being wiped off the face of the earth. Be found fossil but could not
:11:05. > :11:12.find a match for it in the living world them. In many ways, question
:11:13. > :11:18.could be, where else would you build a ?20 million monument to extinct
:11:19. > :11:20.species? Planning permission has been granted and work is beginning
:11:21. > :11:21.on some of the carvings. It may have taken a few centuries for 800
:11:22. > :11:23.species to disappear, but in the history of the planet that is no
:11:24. > :11:24.time at all, and researchers say extinction rates are much faster now
:11:25. > :11:24.than in the days before human beings.
:11:25. > :11:26.In geological terms it is happening In geological terms it is happening
:11:27. > :11:29.like lightning. Tinge in terms it is slow. At the moment we are in a
:11:30. > :11:35.period of geological scale extinction. If you were the Earth
:11:36. > :11:38.correspondent for Mars, the Martian broadcasting Corporation, this is
:11:39. > :11:43.the biggest story in 65 million years, and yet, if you look around
:11:44. > :11:47.you in our culture, how would you know?
:11:48. > :11:52.Some of the artists recreating the animals are having to work from
:11:53. > :11:55.models of newest relatives. It is recognising their life, that
:11:56. > :12:01.they have been alive and they are now gone forever. Their relatives
:12:02. > :12:05.need to be looked after as well. The big question is funding, but
:12:06. > :12:09.leaders of the project are confident the money will come in, and with
:12:10. > :12:15.visitors it could further revitalise Portland as part of this
:12:16. > :12:17.coastline's past becomes part of its future as well.
:12:18. > :12:19.Many men who fought in the First World War never spoke
:12:20. > :12:22.of their experiences and the horrors they'd witnessed,
:12:23. > :12:26.but tonight, in the third of our World War I At Home series, we hear
:12:27. > :12:32.John Mathews was left for dead on the battlefield but went on to
:12:33. > :12:35.lead a long life in West Cornwall working on St Michael's Mount,
:12:36. > :12:39.and sometimes sharing his memories of the Great War with his family.
:12:40. > :12:43.I've been to meet his grandson, who's also called John Mathews,
:12:44. > :13:11.My grandfather would have known what he was getting into, but like many
:13:12. > :13:18.men at that time, King and country, he would have viewed it as an honour
:13:19. > :13:23.to serve. But nothing can compare you for the culture shock that would
:13:24. > :13:29.have faced him living on an idyllic island not much more than a boy.
:13:30. > :13:33.In March 1918 like so many soldiers before him, John Matthews was
:13:34. > :13:36.injured and knocked unconscious. When he came round he had been moved
:13:37. > :13:42.to different place on the battlefield, but until a friend
:13:43. > :13:47.visited West Cornwall in 1979, he never knew how or why.
:13:48. > :13:54.The chap knocked on my grandfather's door and said, you are
:13:55. > :14:01.John Matthews. Served in the great War? Yes. He said, you're dead,
:14:02. > :14:05.Haji? And my grandfather said, I don't think so. And the chap said,
:14:06. > :14:11.you're meant to be. My grandfather asked him why he thought he was
:14:12. > :14:13.dead, and it transpired that when he had been badly wounded by shrapnel,
:14:14. > :14:17.his best mate in the platoon had seen him fall and him and another
:14:18. > :14:23.Tommy tried to carry him back. As they were carrying him, they thought
:14:24. > :14:27.he was already dead, and there was another Tommy calling for help was
:14:28. > :14:34.obviously a life. So they dumped my grandfather and picked up the other
:14:35. > :14:40.Tommy. When he came to, he was faced with a German soldier, towards them
:14:41. > :14:44.with his rifle and bayonet. And my grandfather 's thought he was either
:14:45. > :14:48.going to shoot him or stab him, but the German soldier didn't, he
:14:49. > :14:58.stabbed the end of his rifle into the earth to allow my grandfather to
:14:59. > :15:00.pull himself up, and he was taken to a German field dressing station. The
:15:01. > :15:03.easiest thing to do because of the amount of flesh that was blown off
:15:04. > :15:08.was to chop his leg off armour but the German surgeon took time,
:15:09. > :15:19.patched it up, and saved my grandfather's Lake. `` saved his
:15:20. > :15:22.leg. When it was over, John Hahn time
:15:23. > :15:26.convalescing in a military hospital. He became friends with a
:15:27. > :15:30.young woman. When it was time to go back to the island, he said goodbye
:15:31. > :15:34.to her, never dreaming he would see Doris again. But that was not to be
:15:35. > :15:40.the case. One day the board called in, and my
:15:41. > :15:49.grandfather on the front thought, "I know that hat!" And then, "I know
:15:50. > :15:52.that what!" He started walking towards and being a romantic, he
:15:53. > :15:58.said to her, " what entire nation are you doing here?" She said she
:15:59. > :16:05.was a new kitchen maid at the castle. In 1923 they got married.
:16:06. > :16:11.They were completely devoted to one another from 1923 until his death in
:16:12. > :16:16.1988, completely and utterly devoted.
:16:17. > :16:21.After their wedding, John Matthews worked back on the mound for 40
:16:22. > :16:25.years. He was filmed in 1949 in his role as island postman, either
:16:26. > :16:30.ruling to the island walking across the cobbled causeway to deliver the
:16:31. > :16:35.mail. Every so often he shared stories of his wartime experiences.
:16:36. > :16:39.As a man and a boy, his grandson so loved to listen to his tales of life
:16:40. > :16:43.on the line. My grandfather would get a parcel
:16:44. > :16:51.from home and give it all away. And his mates would say he was mad. "all
:16:52. > :17:01.this handsome food!" And I could see my grandfather saying, " I knew,
:17:02. > :17:07.boy, I knew! "because his mother thought the most important thing in
:17:08. > :17:12.life was to be regular, and so every piece of fruit was laced with
:17:13. > :17:18.something to make your regular! There were also other more gruesome
:17:19. > :17:22.memories that John never shared. After he died, my Nan said to me
:17:23. > :17:28.that write`up too close to his death she would be walking with him
:17:29. > :17:30.sobbing with nightmares. He could never forget what he experienced and
:17:31. > :17:35.what he went through. There are people who paid the ultimate
:17:36. > :17:41.sacrifice, but they're suffering ended when they were shot. For my
:17:42. > :17:52.grandfather, until he was two weeks away from 90 years old, he carried
:17:53. > :17:58.that. 72 years of nightmares. John clearly never fully got over
:17:59. > :18:03.to lead a long and happy life on the to lead a long and happy life on the
:18:04. > :18:08.island with the wife he met when he was convalescing from his wartime
:18:09. > :18:12.injuries, and the nobles rest here in peace. `` they both rest here in
:18:13. > :18:15.peace. Tomorrow in the fourth
:18:16. > :18:18.in this series of World War I At Home we'll hear about the unexpected
:18:19. > :18:21.arrival of 32,000 Canadian soldiers in Plymouth, and how
:18:22. > :18:23.their mascot went on to inspire the International cricket is being
:18:24. > :18:33.played in Somerset today. England Lions are playing Sri Lanka
:18:34. > :18:36.in Taunton as part of a triangular of a triangular series
:18:37. > :18:39.which also involves New Zealand. Among the best
:18:40. > :18:41.of England's young talent is North Devon's Craig Overton, who's having
:18:42. > :18:43.his best season for Somerset. Spotlight's Dave Gibbins went to see
:18:44. > :18:56.their preparations at King's College He is already touted as one who will
:18:57. > :19:00.make it big for England. He has twice already recorded career`best
:19:01. > :19:06.scores, and accompanied that with his best bowling figures. Not
:19:07. > :19:10.surprisingly, he has been recognised by his country for this one day
:19:11. > :19:16.international tournament. He spoke exclusively to Spotlight it is
:19:17. > :19:20.massive for me. .
:19:21. > :19:25.I have always wanted to play for England, and it is always nice to
:19:26. > :19:30.test yourself against those kind of players. If you can prove yourself,
:19:31. > :19:37.it is a massive confidence boost and you can take that on.
:19:38. > :19:40.Andy Flower is head coach of the Alliance. The captain is James
:19:41. > :19:49.Taylor of Nottinghamshire who has played for England, and wicketkeeper
:19:50. > :19:54.Jonny Bairstow. They were sharpening up before taking on Sri Lanka. Creek
:19:55. > :20:02.Overton knows he is just a step away from joining the elite band.
:20:03. > :20:08.I need to be a consistent performer Tom and then I might hopefully get
:20:09. > :20:12.the caller. I just need to concentrate on keeping my feet on
:20:13. > :20:14.the ground. Best of luck to Craig Overton and
:20:15. > :20:25.his England colleagues. beaten And in the first match
:20:26. > :20:27.of the tri`series, England have Two South West rowers are
:20:28. > :20:32.celebrating on the Isles of Scilly Elliott Dale
:20:33. > :20:35.and Chris ?Darby? Walters from Lyme Regis have raised more than ?100,000
:20:36. > :20:38.for Children's Hospice South West. They set off on Saturday the 7th
:20:39. > :20:41.of June from New York, and rowed They arrived today at St Mary's
:20:42. > :20:48.in the Isles of Scilly after 60 As Alec Collyer reports, they are
:20:49. > :21:07.still waiting to find out if they've On June seven they left New York to
:21:08. > :21:16.challenge a rude first road in 1896 by two Norwegian Americans. Today,
:21:17. > :21:20.60 days later, we find them approaching the silly I is still a
:21:21. > :21:31.ten miles to go out and covered over 3200 miles at sea.
:21:32. > :21:39.Happy to be here. It has been a long trip.
:21:40. > :21:43.It was beyond belief, the 3000 miles they have rowed in all sorts of
:21:44. > :21:50.weather. Sharks following them, Wales surprising them. It has been
:21:51. > :21:56.epic. A couple of hours later a small
:21:57. > :22:00.flotilla escorted into St Mary's harbour where a true welcome waited
:22:01. > :22:15.for the record`breaking pair. APPLAUSE
:22:16. > :22:19.. We only said we would never do it
:22:20. > :22:26.again. We're talking about doing another one now!
:22:27. > :22:32.The pain was excruciating. But the welcome has been credible.
:22:33. > :22:40.The guys have set a record today, 60 days, that is a tough record to
:22:41. > :22:42.beat. On behalf of the children and
:22:43. > :22:49.families who need our help, thank you, Chris, thank you, Elliott.
:22:50. > :22:52.We're so proud of you. There are suspicions that and I's
:22:53. > :23:01.party might go on into the early hours.
:23:02. > :23:07.Someone was clever with the soundtrack, when they?
:23:08. > :23:20.It was looking beautiful on the silly I, but they had some pretty
:23:21. > :23:27.strong winds after hurricane after. We will have more in the way of
:23:28. > :23:32.sunshine tomorrow. Mainly dry. This group of cloud is parting as it
:23:33. > :23:38.moves towards us. It will produce some hybrids of rain. Behind that we
:23:39. > :23:41.have a ridge of high pressure for much of the day tomorrow, and then
:23:42. > :23:48.things start to go downhill somewhat. This is the chart for
:23:49. > :23:51.Friday. It is that area of low pressure that could produce
:23:52. > :23:56.outbreaks of rain as we move towards the end of the week. There isn't
:23:57. > :24:03.high`pressure near as we go towards Friday, so it does become more
:24:04. > :24:08.unsettled. A few showers this evening coming in on a gentle
:24:09. > :24:13.breeze. Overnight temperatures will fall a little lower than last
:24:14. > :24:17.night. Any showers we do see this evening will fade away. Enough clear
:24:18. > :24:23.sky to bring the temperatures lower than last night. Between 12 and 14
:24:24. > :24:33.Celsius for many of us. Tomorrow is not bad. Some patchy cloud, but
:24:34. > :24:39.mostly dry. The chance of a few showers moving through the English
:24:40. > :24:49.Channel. In terms of temperature, it will reach 19 degrees on the coach,
:24:50. > :24:57.`` on the coast, but 22 degrees the top figure. Much lighter winds on
:24:58. > :25:10.the Isles of Scilly and we have seen. The high water times: And the
:25:11. > :25:27.surf isn't too bad. This is from today, glorious
:25:28. > :25:31.sunshine and a proper summer day on the south coast of Devon. The
:25:32. > :25:37.sunshine has been out over most of the area, some showers, but they
:25:38. > :25:45.have been the exception. I'm sure our cameraman got himself an ice
:25:46. > :25:51.cream. The sea temperature is around 18 or 19 degrees, still unusually
:25:52. > :26:03.warm for the time of year. For the coastal waters forecast:
:26:04. > :26:10.Rebecca mentioned that we have wet weather heading our way. We might
:26:11. > :26:18.see showers on Saturday, quite blustery conditions. On Sunday the
:26:19. > :26:22.remnants of an old Harry Kane that is moving across the Harry Kane as
:26:23. > :26:28.an old tropical storm, it will be weak when it gets to us, but that
:26:29. > :26:36.could bring a spell of unusually wet and windy conditions on Sunday. We
:26:37. > :26:40.don't know the exact area of low pressure, it could be into the
:26:41. > :26:50.middle of France or the south of England. I will update you using our
:26:51. > :27:08.Twitter feed, or if you want to ask questions you can e`mail.
:27:09. > :27:14.Asking for questions? You are brave! From all of us on Spotlight,
:27:15. > :27:23.good night.