:00:14. > :00:14.Good evening. tonight on BBC1 at 10.30.
:00:15. > :00:16.There's a warning from Devon and Cornwall's Police and
:00:17. > :00:18.Crime Commissioner that the force could "go bust" unless
:00:19. > :00:21.Tony Hogg says the constabulary must find new ways
:00:22. > :00:25.And he's also calling for more volunteer effort to help
:00:26. > :00:30.Like all local public services, Devon and Cornwall Police are under
:00:31. > :00:33.They are already considering closing some front desk enquiry offices
:00:34. > :00:39.and are investigating sharing resources with neighbouring Dorset.
:00:40. > :00:43.But further savings still need to be found.
:00:44. > :00:45.And in an article to mark the halfway
:00:46. > :00:47.point in his term of office, Devon and Cornwall's Police and Crime
:00:48. > :01:11.We have got to find a further ?14.1 million's worth of efficiencies
:01:12. > :01:15.That is to seek to balance the budget.
:01:16. > :01:19.That is where we need to get to, we need to be spending the same
:01:20. > :01:24.That is a big challenge for us but it is one Tony Hogg is
:01:25. > :01:28.With the number of police officers in Devon expected to fall to just
:01:29. > :01:31.over 3,000 in the next four years, the Commissioner has also called
:01:32. > :01:37.for volunteers to play a greater role in keeping the streets safe.
:01:38. > :01:39.He says he can envisage local communities clubbing together to pay
:01:40. > :01:44.for items such as speed limit signs and even
:01:45. > :01:48.The Home Office has said the police have had
:01:49. > :01:54.a challenging funding settlement but the reform is working.
:01:55. > :01:58.The Environment Agency has told the BBC its dredging operation
:01:59. > :02:01.on the Somerset Levels is past the halfway mark.
:02:02. > :02:04.It brings reassurance for flood victims, but many worry how dredging
:02:05. > :02:12.Millions of tonnes of good earth are being excavated from the riverbed.
:02:13. > :02:16.On the Levels, they have been digging up rivers for years.
:02:17. > :02:18.But major dredging stopped in the mid`'60s.
:02:19. > :02:26.After two years of serious floods, the dredgers are back.
:02:27. > :02:28.The likes of David Broster, shifting 700 tonnes of silt
:02:29. > :02:35.When they said we were coming here to dredge this, you know,
:02:36. > :03:09.I am proud to be helping the community.
:03:10. > :03:16.Maintaining the river will cost ?100,000 a year, according to
:03:17. > :03:24.No`one's sure yet whether the money will come from.
:03:25. > :03:32.Celebrations have been taking place today to mark
:03:33. > :03:34.the 200th anniversary of the first horse`drawn barge using the
:03:35. > :05:37.In football, Torquay United made it four games unbeaten
:05:38. > :05:41.The Gulls slipped to 14th in the table after a 1`1 draw
:05:42. > :05:47.It follows their goalless draw at Dartford on Saturday.
:05:48. > :05:50.After the footage we showed you yesterday of hundreds of fish
:05:51. > :05:52.stranded in a pool in Plymouth, unusually high numbers of whitebait
:05:53. > :05:56.have also been causing the sea off West Dorset to apparently "boil".
:05:57. > :06:03.This footage captured by a local photographer and gives
:06:04. > :06:05.This footage captured by a local photographer gives
:06:06. > :06:08.It's thought to be caused by mackerel chasing
:06:09. > :06:11.the whitebait for food, causing them to jump in the air.
:06:12. > :06:13.Locals have described the numbers as "phenomenal".
:06:14. > :06:15.Here with the latest weather details is Alexis Green.
:06:16. > :06:27.All courtesy of this low pressure which is slowly drawing itself
:06:28. > :06:29.away from the United Kingdom out towards the near continent.
:06:30. > :06:34.It will be improving picture tomorrow but quite a lot of rain to
:06:35. > :06:40.content with this evening and overnight. That could cause water. A
:06:41. > :06:43.year low weather warning is in force until midnight. Quite mild tonight
:06:44. > :06:48.with outbreaks of rain. Rain could be on the heavy side in some places
:06:49. > :06:52.with temperatures dipping to a mild 15`16dC. The rain will be with us
:06:53. > :06:56.first thing tomorrow morning, gradually easing from the south`west
:06:57. > :07:01.through the day. We will see some brightness in the afternoon with
:07:02. > :07:05.temperatures at a high of 17`18dC. 20 in some places in the sunshine.
:07:06. > :07:09.Quite pleasant in the sun but the risk of showers in the morning. He
:07:10. > :07:14.is the outlook for the rest of the week. Risk of rain tomorrow. Rain
:07:15. > :07:20.and the afternoon on Wednesday. Thursday, showers and blustery
:07:21. > :07:25.conditions, similar on Friday. Conditions on higher ground is
:07:26. > :07:29.particularly treacherous. Particularly on Dorset. Do take care
:07:30. > :07:32.if you're out there today tonight. I'll be back at 20 past ten. For
:07:33. > :07:45.now, have a evening. Goodbye. Hello, if you love wet weather, you
:07:46. > :07:50.appreciate a satellite picture. A big swell cloud around to the west
:07:51. > :07:52.of Ireland. If you love bank holidays, you would choose different
:07:53. > :07:53.words