:00:12. > :00:13.South West fishermen are reporting improved catches
:00:14. > :00:18.A new report reveals the amount of cod, haddock and whiting landed
:00:19. > :00:22.at the region's three largest ports increased last year.
:00:23. > :00:24.Industry leaders say the findings by the
:00:25. > :00:26.Marine Management Organisathon show that both the local industrx and
:00:27. > :00:31.As Scott Bingham reports thdre appears to be more good news
:00:32. > :00:48.This was the busiest fishing port in England last year landing 13,50
:00:49. > :00:56.tonnes of fish. Plymouth was not far behind with 11,500 tonnes. Overall
:00:57. > :01:01.and then is word down nationally, but the amount of cod, haddock and
:01:02. > :01:07.fighting landed was up by 10% to its highest level in ten years. The fish
:01:08. > :01:12.stocks in the South West ard healthy and they are being caught to the
:01:13. > :01:18.quarter that is allowed by the European Union. It is a good boost.
:01:19. > :01:24.The three main ports are in the South West. Plymouth may not be the
:01:25. > :01:31.busiest port in the region but it is becoming increasingly important
:01:32. > :01:36.This is the second largest fresh fish market in England that 75% of
:01:37. > :01:42.all the fresh fish sold herd comes from other ports. This is an
:01:43. > :01:47.important hub that supports 600 direct and indirect jobs. Industry
:01:48. > :01:54.leaders believe there are btsier times ahead. A ban on the Scarlets
:01:55. > :02:02.being thrown overboard comes into force in 2016 and quarters `re
:02:03. > :02:03.expected to increase. That lacro a ban on discarded fish being thrown
:02:04. > :02:07.overboard. With British Tornados flying
:02:08. > :02:09.their first sorties over Ir`q in support of the US led co`lition,
:02:10. > :02:12.a South West peer has called for Speaking on this morning's Sunday
:02:13. > :02:16.Politics Lib Dem peer and former Royal Marine John Burnett s`id the
:02:17. > :02:33.UK's defences had been "cut to the We need to spend more on thd defence
:02:34. > :02:36.of our country. We have people working in very dangerous places.
:02:37. > :02:41.There is a constant danger. We have got to have the troops, the Navy,
:02:42. > :02:44.Royal Marines, the army and the air force properly equipped.
:02:45. > :02:47.A Devon woman needed hospit`l treatment and has been left in pain
:02:48. > :02:50.after being run over by a mobility scooter at an Exeter cafe.
:02:51. > :02:52.She says people should have to pass a compulsory driving test
:02:53. > :02:56.Devon and Cornwall Police s`y 1 collisions involving motor scooters
:02:57. > :02:59.were reported to them last xear one resulting in a fatality.
:03:00. > :03:16.This person was enjoying coffee when an elderly man on a mobilitx scooter
:03:17. > :03:25.ploughed into her table. Evdrything was calling fine and then I was on
:03:26. > :03:31.the floor. I was underneath a mobility scooter. She required
:03:32. > :03:36.hospital treatment. She is still taking strong painkillers. Police do
:03:37. > :03:39.not keep records of incidents on the pavements that figures for road
:03:40. > :03:42.accidents involving mobilitx scooters sure a slight incrdase in
:03:43. > :03:54.recorded incidents over the past three years. Some people do not have
:03:55. > :03:59.a clue what they are doing. You have got to be in control of thel. The
:04:00. > :04:12.number of reported incidents is more. The public perception could
:04:13. > :04:26.backfire on disabled people. She says regulation is important.
:04:27. > :04:34.Exeter Chiefs secured their first effectively since March.
:04:35. > :04:40.Two second`half tries clinched the victory. In the championship the
:04:41. > :04:44.Cornish Pirates got their fhrst victory of the season. They were 19
:04:45. > :04:48.points up at half`time and built on that leads to win 29`19.
:04:49. > :04:50.And finally, The organisers of this year's Great
:04:51. > :04:53.Cornish Food Festival say it has been the biggest and best so far.
:04:54. > :04:56.The event, on Lemon Quay in Truro, is in its 11th year.
:04:57. > :04:59.It has attracted more than 30,0 0 visitors over the three days and is
:05:00. > :05:05.said to generate around ?1.4 million for the Cornish economy.
:05:06. > :05:16.Here is the weather. The brhght skies of today are translathng into
:05:17. > :05:23.clear spells for tonight and that will lead to mist and fog. But it is
:05:24. > :05:33.quiet at the moment. Light winds and clear spells. Fairly mild as we head
:05:34. > :05:41.towards the early hours. Thd visibility tomorrow in the darly
:05:42. > :05:48.hours. Hopefully some sunny spells coming through. There is a risk of
:05:49. > :05:52.showers. Temperatures not b`d for the time of year. Further into the
:05:53. > :05:59.week we see variable cloud, some sunny spells, and the risk of
:06:00. > :06:09.showers. That is over. Goodbye.
:06:10. > :06:17.Good evening. For many, September 2014 will probably hold fond
:06:18. > :06:23.memories. A warm and dry month. Today we had a high of 25 Celsius,
:06:24. > :06:29.77 Fahrenheit in Kew Gardens to the west of London, way above the
:06:30. > :06:33.average for this time of year. Through the night tonight relatively
:06:34. > :06:36.quiet conditions, with clearer skies in the south. I want to draw your
:06:37. > :06:43.attention to these showers in southern Spain and across the
:06:44. > :06:49.Pyrenees. Moist air may trigger showers over channel coasts by dawn.
:06:50. > :06:57.We could have an issue with dense fog patches in central and southern
:06:58. > :07:02.areas first A foggy start. Showers in the south. These are drift north
:07:03. > :07:04.and east throughout the day. As with the nature of showers, some places
:07:05. > :07:06.will escape them and stay