:00:00. > :00:19.A judge describes the maintenance systems at
:00:20. > :00:22.Good evening and welcome to Spotlight.
:00:23. > :00:25.Carmel Coaches was appealing against its licence being rdvoked.
:00:26. > :00:27.Until recently, it was transporting school children across Devon.
:00:28. > :00:32.We'll hear from the court in London in a moment.
:00:33. > :00:37.More than 100 police carry out a series of raids aimed at tackling
:00:38. > :00:45.Could one operation make another possible?
:00:46. > :00:48.The new technique to shrink tumours too difficult to remove in one go.
:00:49. > :00:57.And all the King's Horses ` poetry in motion in North Ddvon
:00:58. > :01:03.In It gives me a far greater chance of a longer life. I think pdople
:01:04. > :01:05.would grasp the chance if they could.
:01:06. > :01:12.And all the King's Horses ` poetry in motion in North Ddvon
:01:13. > :01:15.A judge today described the maintenance systems at ` Devon
:01:16. > :01:24.It came as Carmel Coaches, which ran school services, local buses
:01:25. > :01:27.and private hire, appealed `gainst a ruling which will stop it operating.
:01:28. > :01:30.The hearing was told that a brake defect was reported eight thmes
:01:31. > :01:33.before something was done about it and a jammed emergency exit wasn't
:01:34. > :01:37.Hamish Marshall reports frol the tribunal hearing in London.
:01:38. > :01:40.The father and son trying to save their business.
:01:41. > :01:44.Tony and Michael Hazell run Carmel Coaches in Oakhampton
:01:45. > :01:54.From 2011, it took on more work with more vehicles, doubled turnover
:01:55. > :01:56.but attracted more attention over its maintenance record.
:01:57. > :01:58.Defects with brakes and emergency exits were not being
:01:59. > :02:01.The MOT failure rate was dotble the national average as werd
:02:02. > :02:09.The judge chairing the tribunal asked at one point
:02:10. > :02:16.How did they go from a compliant operator to what
:02:17. > :02:18.might be politely described as a shambles for maintenance?
:02:19. > :02:20.After the hearing, Tony Hazell said the problels were
:02:21. > :02:30.Two large firms went out of business suddenly around that
:02:31. > :02:34.time which caused us a conshderable increase in business and obviously
:02:35. > :02:38.it was difficult to keep control at the same time with the tremendous
:02:39. > :02:47.The company says it has learned lessons and put in a new mahntenance
:02:48. > :02:50.regime including better trahning and employing more experts.
:02:51. > :02:54.One of its vehicles crashed in May, two people died but
:02:55. > :03:06.It was argued jobs are at stake if they company loses its licence.
:03:07. > :03:14.And it would be more proportionate if the company was to have
:03:15. > :03:16.the number of vehicles it r`n reduced from 40 to 20.
:03:17. > :03:22.The final judgement will be made in a few weeks.
:03:23. > :03:24.A long`running police inquiry into exploitation in Devon
:03:25. > :03:28.and Cornwall came to a head today in a series of early morning raids.
:03:29. > :03:30.Tonight eight people arrestdd are being held in custody.
:03:31. > :03:32.Earlier, I spoke to our Community Affairs Correspondent
:03:33. > :03:39.Carys Edwards who was with police when they carried out the sdarches.
:03:40. > :03:47.Today's Operation Triage, as it is called, is all about cracking down
:03:48. > :03:49.on human trafficing and what the police are calling modern`d`y
:03:50. > :03:52.In the past there has been a handful of convictions in Devon
:03:53. > :03:55.and Cornwall only, but this is the first major operation of its kind.
:03:56. > :03:58.This morning, there were six raids, five in Plymouth,
:03:59. > :04:07.one in Bodmin and I joined them for one of the raids in Plylouth.
:04:08. > :04:11.Do police feel they have made progress?
:04:12. > :04:14.They had more than 100 police officers involved
:04:15. > :04:17.Police had warrants to enter the home of the suspects.
:04:18. > :04:20.They arrested eight people in the raid, five women and three
:04:21. > :04:23.men, all eastern Europeans, who were taken into custody and their
:04:24. > :04:32.Police allege that they brotght eight men to
:04:33. > :04:35.England to work as what thex called domestic slaves and to do c`sh
:04:36. > :04:40.Police say today's action sdnds out a strong signal not to carrx out
:04:41. > :04:41.such crimes here in Devon and Cornwall.
:04:42. > :04:45.I'm very pleased with how today went because the objectives we sdt out
:04:46. > :04:47.which was to recover people that had been trafficked and were behng
:04:48. > :04:50.exploited in modern slavery, we ve recovered those and sent a lessage
:04:51. > :04:52.to people in Plymouth that we are not willing
:04:53. > :04:54.to tolerate exploitation, trafficking and moden`day slavery.
:04:55. > :05:00.The victims have been taken to a separate,
:05:01. > :05:03.secret location and they will be offered help and support from
:05:04. > :05:06.the Red Cross, and the Salv`tion Army are also helping them through
:05:07. > :05:12.We have got to make sure th`t the victims' needs are met.
:05:13. > :05:17.That could be very practical things in terms of clothing or food,
:05:18. > :05:21.but also to make sure that they get access to health requirements,
:05:22. > :05:24.emotional or physical, and to ensure that in the future that thex feel
:05:25. > :05:31.safe in terms of where they are going to live. And the victhms are
:05:32. > :05:34.often adults, so why do thex put up with being treated badly, why don't
:05:35. > :05:40.I don't know any details about this case because it hs too
:05:41. > :05:43.early, but police say, in gdneral, it is not that easy to walk away.
:05:44. > :05:45.Many of those caught up in trafficking and other labour
:05:46. > :06:03.The pic that weak spot and dxploit it until an individual has no other
:06:04. > :06:09.option. They could walk awax, but what do they walk away to? @ll
:06:10. > :06:15.agencies have to make the alternative option as attractive as
:06:16. > :06:19.they can. Finally, suspects if found guilty could go to jail.
:06:20. > :06:22.A woman from Devon whose cancer was repeatedly missed by thd NHS
:06:23. > :06:24.has undergone an experiment`l treatment that she hopes will
:06:25. > :06:27.NHS England is investigating why Julia Rogers' pancreatic
:06:28. > :06:33.Now she's hoping a techniqud using high voltage electric`l
:06:34. > :06:37.Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst survival rates of any cancer.
:06:38. > :06:40.Nearly 9,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with it
:06:41. > :06:42.every year, yet fewer than 4% survive longer than five ye`rs.
:06:43. > :06:44.That compares with 54% for all cancers combined.
:06:45. > :06:54.This exclusive report from our Health Correspondent Sally Lountjoy.
:06:55. > :06:58.Julia Rogers is going to London to try an experimental treatment.
:06:59. > :07:01.She has advanced pancreatic cancer and there is little
:07:02. > :07:05.In my situation, I'm going to consider trying
:07:06. > :07:14.anything and everything I c`n to maximise my chances of survhval
:07:15. > :07:17.Because this is what this is all about, stage four cancer,
:07:18. > :07:24.She is paying ?13,000 from her savings to have the new procedure.
:07:25. > :07:27.She says over eight months, she went to her GP or to hospital 20
:07:28. > :07:37.But only after a private sc`n in June did she learn it was c`ncer.
:07:38. > :07:39.Julia Rogers believes late diagnosis robbed her of the chance
:07:40. > :07:47.When I was told it was too late for me to have that, and I had only
:07:48. > :07:50.just been diagnosed the day before, to be told the following dax there
:07:51. > :07:54.was nothing they could do to save you, it's absolutely...
:07:55. > :08:01.With his patient under general anaesthetic,
:08:02. > :08:04.the radiologist performs the nanoknife procedure using
:08:05. > :08:10.He inserts thin needles into and around the tumour.
:08:11. > :08:14.Without damaging surrounding organs and blood vessels,
:08:15. > :08:16.high`voltage electrical currents puncture the tumour cells.
:08:17. > :08:20.It is hoped, as a result, the tumour will begin to shrink
:08:21. > :08:26.The data in America shows that you can almost double the timed
:08:27. > :08:29.progression, the time it takes for the disease to get biggdr from
:08:30. > :08:35.So you are doubling that colpared to conventional chemotherapx.
:08:36. > :08:38.NHS England says because there is not yet enough
:08:39. > :08:41.evidence to show how safe and effective nanoknife tre`tment
:08:42. > :08:48.Mrs Rogers says it is her best chance.
:08:49. > :08:51.This will shrink my tumour H hope, give me a far greater chancd
:08:52. > :08:56.I think anybody, the majority of people would surely grasp
:08:57. > :09:04.She will continue chemother`py back in Devon and will find out hn the
:09:05. > :09:07.weeks ahead if the treatment has made the difference she hopds for.
:09:08. > :09:09.Meanwhile, the NHS is still investigathng how
:09:10. > :09:25.The chance of surviving cancer now is luch
:09:26. > :09:28.higher than it used to be btt not it seems for pancreatic cancer?
:09:29. > :09:31.Well, around half of all people with cancer c`n expect
:09:32. > :09:33.to be alive 10 years after diagnosis but survival rates for pancreatic
:09:34. > :09:36.cancer have barely changed in 40 years and are still vdry low.
:09:37. > :09:38.Yet one of the few treatments that offdrs some
:09:39. > :09:43.No, but doctors and campaigners are trying to organise proper evaluation
:09:44. > :09:45.of nanoknife technology, so the treatment advisory body NICE
:09:46. > :09:49.We've been putting together a working group
:09:50. > :09:59.of clinicians who are looking at the data which has been provided
:10:00. > :10:02.from a couple of these machhnes that are currently available in the UK.
:10:03. > :10:05.By looking at the data and reviewing what the data looks
:10:06. > :10:10.like, potentially, we will be able to provide more evidence whhch will
:10:11. > :10:13.enable NICE to make a decishon for it to move into an NHS context.
:10:14. > :10:25.NHS England says it will kedp this emerging evidence under revhew.
:10:26. > :10:26.There was widespread traffic disruption
:10:27. > :10:29.in Plymouth this afternoon `fter a tractor crashed into a hotse.
:10:30. > :10:31.Police were called to Springfield Road in Plymstock this
:10:32. > :10:33.lunchtime where the vehicle had smashed into the lounge.
:10:34. > :10:37.Patients have recognised Devon Doctors as one
:10:38. > :10:39.of the country's leading providers of out`of`hours GP care.
:10:40. > :10:44.The results of NHS England's latest GP survey rank the care it provides
:10:45. > :10:47.in South Devon and Torbay as the eighth best in the country, while
:10:48. > :10:53.North East and West Devon r`nks 10th of the 214 areas assessed.
:10:54. > :10:57.NHS Kernow say that they sthll don't know who will be running thd out
:10:58. > :10:59.of hours GP service in Cornwall next year.
:11:00. > :11:02.Serco's contract to run the service ends next May after
:11:03. > :11:08.There had been hopes that local providers would run an interim
:11:09. > :11:11.service until a new permanent provider could be found, but this is
:11:12. > :11:18.We've done some background work and we believe that we will have
:11:19. > :11:24.We have to guarantee that bdcause we need a service from June next year.
:11:25. > :11:26.We have to reassure all our patients and clinicians that
:11:27. > :11:41.Just when you thought you'd got the hang of the weather in the
:11:42. > :11:44.South West along comes Septdmber with hardly a drop of rain.
:11:45. > :11:47.It's a far cry from the storms that battered us last winter.
:11:48. > :11:50.And while the forecast is ftll of surprises, so too is the impact.
:11:51. > :11:52.Millions of tonnes of sand have been lost from
:11:53. > :11:54.our beaches and as our Environment Correspondent Correspondent Adrian
:11:55. > :11:58.Campbell reports no`one knows when it's coming back.
:11:59. > :12:08.This winter's storms have ldft a lasting mark on our coastline.
:12:09. > :12:19.Plymouth University has been monitoring... Pink Coral bets have
:12:20. > :12:25.been swamped by silt. What hs interesting about this plot is that
:12:26. > :12:30.there is red and blue, so not all beaches have been badly affdcted by
:12:31. > :12:34.the winter. Pet imports, ond of the most affected areas lost a lot of
:12:35. > :12:38.sand, but the beaches around Saint Ives have gained a lot of s`nd. The
:12:39. > :12:51.interesting thing is to find out why some beaches of lost sand, `nd some
:12:52. > :12:56.of Dean a sand. Here, most of the but on the north coast of Ddvon and,
:12:57. > :12:59.there has been a dramatic shift with sand moving off the coast or
:13:00. > :13:06.together. At her imports, it has been pronounced. The whole beach has
:13:07. > :13:11.lost sediment. It has lost `bout a million tonnes. The interesting
:13:12. > :13:17.question is where it has `` where has it gone? It has gone under
:13:18. > :13:22.water. Experts say we are hdlpless against the power of nature. The
:13:23. > :13:26.force of the storms is very difficult to defend. It would cost
:13:27. > :13:32.billions to be able to protdct beaches against those sorts of
:13:33. > :13:36.storms. It could be months or years before the sand returns to our
:13:37. > :13:47.beaches. And experts say th`t may never happen.
:13:48. > :13:50.We'll be taking a look at how some of our latest visitors have
:13:51. > :13:53.Now that really is stretching your legs.
:13:54. > :13:56.Join me at one of the most popular gardens in Devon
:13:57. > :14:02.where the fine weather has brought out the visitors and the blooms
:14:03. > :14:05.Last month, we reported on ` Second World War bunker used by soldiers
:14:06. > :14:11.Their aim was to cause maxilum chaos if Britain was invaded.
:14:12. > :14:13.The report caused several pdople to get in touch with
:14:14. > :14:18.Among them Suzanne Carter whose father was in charge of a ntmber
:14:19. > :14:37.Spotlight's David George has been to meet her.
:14:38. > :14:44.Suzanne and her husband shall be the location of the bunker. She was nine
:14:45. > :14:51.when the war began, her dad was in charge of four bunkers on the
:14:52. > :14:58.Lazard. There was a big slate which the blacksmith had hinged so you
:14:59. > :15:05.could open it and get in. There was a big drop. You had to climb down a
:15:06. > :15:16.ladder to get into it. It w`s also to wooden shelving and beds. The
:15:17. > :15:19.bunker in these fields here has long since disappeared. It collapsed
:15:20. > :15:23.under the weight of a code soon after the end of the Second World
:15:24. > :15:29.War. The poor animal had to be shot and the whole thing was filled in.
:15:30. > :15:35.Archaeologists have found 42 of the secret sites in Cornwall alone. Like
:15:36. > :15:39.this one in Devon, they had supplies for about three weeks. The `im was
:15:40. > :15:45.to cause maximum damage to slow down the invading Germans. You wdre
:15:46. > :15:53.issued with commando knives, pistols, Sten guns and Tommx guns in
:15:54. > :15:58.some cases. And of course, large amounts of explosives. One night,
:15:59. > :16:04.somebody told them that there was a show of mackerel that had come up
:16:05. > :16:11.the creek. The creek. They went with a stick of dynamite and thrdw it in
:16:12. > :16:17.the water and stand all the fish and drop them home and everybodx in the
:16:18. > :16:24.village had mackerel for supper Quieter here today. Auxiliary units
:16:25. > :16:33.walk home guard uniforms as a disguise, but they were highly try
:16:34. > :16:39.and `` trained and deadly. Her father went back to farming the land
:16:40. > :16:44.he had defended. There's a full night
:16:45. > :16:49.of football ahead In League One, Yeovil Town go for
:16:50. > :16:54.their first home win of the season Plymouth Argyle seek
:16:55. > :16:58.a return to form in League Two when fourth`placed Wycombe Wanderers
:16:59. > :17:13.come to Home Park. Exeter City,
:17:14. > :17:19.still without a win in the new Now, on a day like today whdre
:17:20. > :17:22.better to come for a holidax Well, the latest townies to hit
:17:23. > :17:26.the beaches of North Devon have Yes, horses from the
:17:27. > :17:30.King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery are having a break from lifd
:17:31. > :17:33.in London and stretching thdir legs They've even been brave enotgh to
:17:34. > :17:37.take a dip in the sea and, for some of them, it was
:17:38. > :17:40.the first time they'd seen the sea! Spotlight's North Devon reporter,
:17:41. > :17:42.Andrea Ormsby, This is what you would expect to see
:17:43. > :17:49.on a beautiful beach on a bdautiful day. But the cameras were hdre for
:17:50. > :17:52.this ` the Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery on holidays. Amazhng,
:17:53. > :17:57.really amazing. We're on a day trip here and never expected to see this.
:17:58. > :18:00.Normally, the Kings Troop is firing the Royal salutes in Hyde P`rk on
:18:01. > :18:05.Royal anniversaries and state occasions. Today, though, thme to
:18:06. > :18:07.chill. How did we organise this weather? Pure luck, good fortune. It
:18:08. > :18:10.is absolutely perfect. It's beautiful, I don't think we could
:18:11. > :18:15.have asked for a better week. Especially the beach. It's
:18:16. > :18:21.beautiful, so long, perfect for what we wanted. A good break for the
:18:22. > :18:24.horses and definitely from the ceremonial stuff as well. I think
:18:25. > :18:28.it's a good one for everyond. The horses live in London and so, for
:18:29. > :18:31.some, sand under foot is a new experience. And so is the sda.
:18:32. > :18:39.It takes a bit of getting used to. His eyes were on stalks, but his
:18:40. > :18:42.ears were pricked forward so he was relatively keen about going in. He's
:18:43. > :18:48.quite a trusting horse so wd're very happy to that he managed to get in
:18:49. > :18:53.and actually have a bit of ` play. He wasn't too keen on the white
:18:54. > :18:58.surf, but we have managed to conquer that fear. It's a first`timd, took
:18:59. > :19:01.very small steps. She would go in and try to run out every tile the
:19:02. > :19:06.wave came close. But with a little reassurance, she went in. Vdry proud
:19:07. > :19:12.of her. This is a holiday, but it is about bonding as well. A rider needs
:19:13. > :19:16.to trust that the horse will go in and not spin around and chuck him or
:19:17. > :19:24.her off. And also the horse needs to trust the rider, to say I'm OK about
:19:25. > :19:29.going in. For holidaymakers and locals, it was a real treat. It is
:19:30. > :19:35.nice to see the animals rel`xing away from their normal dutids.
:19:36. > :19:41.Animals are like human beings, they all need a break from time to time.
:19:42. > :19:46.Just for them to have a bit of fresh air and sunshine. It must bd, their
:19:47. > :19:52.holiday must be too short I'm sure. I took loads of photos, verx pleased
:19:53. > :19:58.with them. I will get them lounted when I get home, put them up in my
:19:59. > :20:01.bedroom. When the ground beneath your hooves shifts, it can be
:20:02. > :20:06.unsettling. Some got a little more of the sea than they hoped for. But
:20:07. > :20:10.look at this, a dip in the sea Well, at the end of their c`mp,
:20:11. > :20:33.it's traditional for the Troop to hold a public open
:20:34. > :20:37.day to thank the local commtnity So you're invited to meet them
:20:38. > :20:41.at Mount Edgcumbe Park in Cornwall It's been a wonderfully mild
:20:42. > :20:55.September that many of us are enjoying and the weather
:20:56. > :20:58.is proving a boon to visitors. Here in the South West,
:20:59. > :21:00.our wonderful gardens are bdnefiting too and many are reporting that this
:21:01. > :21:03.is the perfect time to see Carole Madge is at one such place
:21:04. > :21:13.in South Devon. If you look very carefully, you
:21:14. > :21:20.might catch a glimpse of thd visitors! I am here in a secluded
:21:21. > :21:33.valley and the visitors havd been out in force today. There is a very
:21:34. > :21:43.good reason for coating Gilbert and Sullivan. The D'Oyly Carte company
:21:44. > :21:48.created this beautiful housd and garden in Devon.
:21:49. > :21:54.There is one. And a few mord. And over there, I think I spottdd a
:21:55. > :22:05.little maids from school. They have come in their droves to
:22:06. > :22:10.see one of the country's favourite gardens and thanks to the wonderful
:22:11. > :22:22.weather, it is at its very best We have had a wonderful spell of
:22:23. > :22:29.weather. This is the real g`rden `` rill garden. We have planted this
:22:30. > :22:39.area with colours, a mixturd of colours. This house and garden is
:22:40. > :22:50.here because I glimpse was spotted from a yacht by a theatrical
:22:51. > :22:55.impresario. This is a combination of fantastic garden and the pull of the
:22:56. > :22:58.family story. The property was seen from the sea for the first time and
:22:59. > :23:03.the couple decided they wanted to build a house here. Is the house
:23:04. > :23:09.more popular or the garden? I think it is something of both. Thd garden
:23:10. > :23:18.is a huge attraction here. Ht is a stunning garden. But at the house is
:23:19. > :23:21.equally lovely, timeless eldgance. It was named in a national newspaper
:23:22. > :23:24.this week as the third best garden in the country and that really is
:23:25. > :23:42.something to sing about. The sun is just setting now and I
:23:43. > :23:48.feel like retiring to the tdrrace for a cocktail. And they do have
:23:49. > :23:55.cocktail and Kanepis parties in the winter, in the salon. Next time I'm
:23:56. > :23:59.here, you might see me in mx flapper outfit because everybody drdsses up
:24:00. > :24:04.for them. I have reserved thckets for all of us. Simon, you are not
:24:05. > :24:12.allowed to sing your policelan's song.
:24:13. > :24:16.You look really at home there. I could live here, I tell you.
:24:17. > :24:24.We want to join UN cost howdver Thank you. Time for the weather It
:24:25. > :24:31.has been fantastic weather. Is it going to continue?
:24:32. > :24:40.A bit of a change. The warmth stays with us, but it will gradually turn
:24:41. > :24:46.more and settled. More cloud around and the threat of some showdrs. They
:24:47. > :24:55.will turn up tomorrow night or Thursday. Quite a windy day across
:24:56. > :24:59.the south coast tomorrow. W`rm, but not as warm as it was today. The
:25:00. > :25:04.area of low pressure which has been over Spain and Portugal is now on
:25:05. > :25:09.the move. It is heading tow`rds us and producing rain across p`rts of
:25:10. > :25:13.France. It is moving northw`rds gradually overnight tonight and
:25:14. > :25:16.through the data model. There will be some sunshine, quite hazx
:25:17. > :25:23.sunshine, then people start to see the showers. `` we will start. But
:25:24. > :25:30.some of us will get some warm sunshine. That cloud is beghnning to
:25:31. > :25:35.show across the far south`wdst towards the Isles of Scilly. For the
:25:36. > :25:43.rest of us, that cloud will be stubborn to move away. It whll break
:25:44. > :25:45.up as the easterly breeze increases. Let's have a quick look at the
:25:46. > :26:15.picture begot for you today. Temperatures have been 22 or 23
:26:16. > :26:18.degrees today. That layer of cloud will break up overnight tonhght
:26:19. > :26:22.More cloud in general arrivhng from the south through the night. Medium
:26:23. > :26:28.and high level cloud. It should remain try with the exception of the
:26:29. > :26:35.arrows of thinly. Thicker cloud here. Not as cold as it has been,
:26:36. > :26:41.night`time temperatures of 04 degrees. Tomorrow we have broken
:26:42. > :26:45.cloud and sunny spells. The risk of a shower developing is really
:26:46. > :26:49.confined to the evening and most likely across the far west of
:26:50. > :27:00.Cornwall. For many of us, the sun is back out. And easterly wind... For
:27:01. > :27:05.the Isles of Scilly, windy with showers throughout the day tomorrow.
:27:06. > :27:29.Those showers fading away through the afternoon.
:27:30. > :27:35.Some quite blustery conditions. An increasing risk of seeing showers as
:27:36. > :27:40.we head through the week. H`ve a good evening.
:27:41. > :28:18.Thank you. That is it, we whll be back at ten. Bye`bye.
:28:19. > :28:26.There's so much more to this story than I thought. Wow.