:00:00. > :00:00.Good evening from Spotlight. and on BBC One we now join
:00:00. > :00:00.Tonight the fire which has devastated the heart of Exeter's
:00:00. > :00:09.Two of the city's oldest buhldings have been destroyed.
:00:10. > :00:12.More than a hundred firefighters have spent the day battling
:00:13. > :00:15.the flames after they spread from an art gallery to the famous
:00:16. > :00:31.Tremendously important buildings. A whole series of 16th centurx
:00:32. > :00:33.buildings that survived the Blitz. We don't have a lot that survived,
:00:34. > :00:35.but we had that, until todax. We'll be live in Exeter in just
:00:36. > :00:38.a moment as the efforts Also in the programme tonight -
:00:39. > :00:42.what future for Plymouth airport? A long awaited report says
:00:43. > :00:45.a nine million pound subsidx is needed for it to operate
:00:46. > :00:50.passenger services again. And the RNLI struggle
:00:51. > :00:53.in parts of the region Tonight a major fire contintes
:00:54. > :01:18.in the heart of Exeter - more than a hundred fire fighters
:01:19. > :01:21.have been trying to put out the blaze at The Royal Clardnce
:01:22. > :01:25.Hotel in Cathedral Green. The fire is believed to havd started
:01:26. > :01:28.at an art gallery which facds Exeter Cathedral but spread
:01:29. > :01:30.to the hotel throughout Guests have described
:01:31. > :01:34.being evacuated from the buhlding Hamish Marshall is at
:01:35. > :01:44.the scene this evening. Firefighters from Dorset have been
:01:45. > :01:56.called in to assist. I have spent the day watching one of
:01:57. > :01:59.the biggest firefighting opdrations in the history of the Devon and
:02:00. > :02:04.Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. It started before first light this
:02:05. > :02:07.morning and 13 hours later, it is still continuing as the flales
:02:08. > :02:10.continued to burn the buildhngs behind me. We will hear in ` moment
:02:11. > :02:15.of the historical significance of those buildings. Behind thel is the
:02:16. > :02:19.high street. Some properties there had been damaged, some businesses
:02:20. > :02:23.have been unable to open today. We will see what is happening there as
:02:24. > :02:26.well. But first, in a series of reports and reaction tonight, we
:02:27. > :02:31.look at the story of the dax and how this fire unfolded. Harriet Branch
:02:32. > :02:44.was one of the first people on the scene this morning. The landscape of
:02:45. > :02:50.the city changed for ever. This is one of Exeter's most iconic
:02:51. > :02:54.buildings. Nasty. Absolutelx nasty. I don't like seeing anything like
:02:55. > :03:01.this happening at all. It is devastating, absolutely dev`stating.
:03:02. > :03:05.It is a massive operation and I have seen the cord and in the fire
:03:06. > :03:09.officers are incredibly brave. They have been fighting all day `nd some
:03:10. > :03:12.of them are literally exhausted The main thing is they stay safd and you
:03:13. > :03:15.have the ambulance crews in support of them as well. And this is how it
:03:16. > :03:20.all started. The scene Exeter woke up to this
:03:21. > :03:25.morning, following a loud, sharp alarm just after 5am that echoed
:03:26. > :03:27.across cathedral green. More than 100 firefighters
:03:28. > :03:30.had been at the scene dealing with the blazd,
:03:31. > :03:41.whilst people were evacuated from My dad called up to say that we have
:03:42. > :03:44.got evacuated. Did not say why. I got changed and went downst`irs and
:03:45. > :03:51.it sounded like it was rainhng because of all the crackling. So I
:03:52. > :03:58.quickly opened the door and saw this huge smoke and ash coming from the
:03:59. > :04:01.building and then I saw the rate is orange flames. We didn't re`lise it
:04:02. > :04:05.was a real fire. We just thought it was an error in the system `nd we
:04:06. > :04:08.all rushed out and of coursd we immediately realised becausd as we
:04:09. > :04:12.came out of the hotel there was falling debris burning stuff coming
:04:13. > :04:18.down. I have lost my engagelent ring. And I have lost my new iPhone
:04:19. > :04:23.which I only got yesterday `nd an iPad with all of the photographs.
:04:24. > :04:31.That is the sad bit. Everybody got out of the hotel and it is just a
:04:32. > :04:36.very sad day for Exeter. It looked like the fire was contained, but
:04:37. > :04:43.that changed. A gust of air just after 10am cars the fire to spread
:04:44. > :04:48.across to the Royal Clarencd Hotel building. It is incredibly difficult
:04:49. > :04:54.for two reasons. The first hs the structural integrity in the second
:04:55. > :04:57.is the number of voids. We have a very old building that is thmber
:04:58. > :05:01.framed and it has a very high fire loading and it makes it verx
:05:02. > :05:05.difficult for the cruise. Elergency services have been here for hours
:05:06. > :05:20.and expect to be here for d`ys to come. Much of the high Stredt has
:05:21. > :05:23.been closed. It would normally be quite busy, the final Fridax of the
:05:24. > :05:27.half term, but instead the high street has been dominated bx fire
:05:28. > :05:29.appliances. Let's go and look at the situation there now with our
:05:30. > :05:43.correspondent Simon Hall. Yes, it is straight, eerily quiet
:05:44. > :05:48.for a Friday evening. Quite apart from the firefighters. Much of the
:05:49. > :05:50.area has been closed all dax and it has caused widespread disruption. As
:05:51. > :05:58.our correspondent reports. Everyone in the centre of Exeter
:05:59. > :06:03.seem to want a glimpse of what was happening as the flames to called
:06:04. > :06:06.the Royal Clarence Hotel. L`te this afternoon, you could hear of the
:06:07. > :06:11.structure of this landmark building begin to collapse inside. Wdll, the
:06:12. > :06:15.problem is we don't know we are working tomorrow or not, do we? It
:06:16. > :06:22.has been a terrible time for local cafes, shops and businesses close to
:06:23. > :06:27.this hotel. It is more the loss of customers, then going elsewhere
:06:28. > :06:31.than being disappointed with my staff. We also have stock that we
:06:32. > :06:33.have to move because we onlx deal with fresh produce. We Ashldy
:06:34. > :06:38.provide all the treatments for the Royal Clarence Hotel so we will not
:06:39. > :06:43.be having those guests attend are spot any more. I have been visiting
:06:44. > :06:48.the Royal Clarence Hotel since I was a child. My children have bden
:06:49. > :06:52.visiting, so it is really s`d. It has been a remarkable day in the
:06:53. > :06:56.is sealed off while the firdmen work is sealed off while the firdmen work
:06:57. > :07:01.on this blaze. Meanwhile, it just a short distance away, everyone is
:07:02. > :07:05.shopping as normal and even people are out in the streets enjoxing cups
:07:06. > :07:09.of copy and sandwiches. Thex released a range atmosphere here
:07:10. > :07:12.today. We came down so far `nd realised we could not go down any
:07:13. > :07:17.further and we have had to concentrate our shopping around the
:07:18. > :07:20.area. And even going into a mains sorted as shopping and that is
:07:21. > :07:25.closed because of the water. There is now what? There is no water
:07:26. > :07:28.because apparently the pressure is being taken out and saw the shop had
:07:29. > :07:35.to close at three B. So we `re going to go home. It is sad, really sad.
:07:36. > :07:41.The Clarence has been there forever. I double how many years it has been
:07:42. > :07:44.there. We are trying to havd a look at it but we can't see it.
:07:45. > :07:47.Shopkeepers told us they have struggled to keep up with the
:07:48. > :07:51.developments today. Some close their doors because they had no w`ter
:07:52. > :07:53.their best to ensure it is business their best to ensure it is business
:07:54. > :08:03.as usual, but it won't be e`sy. Joining me now is Devon and
:08:04. > :08:06.Somerset's chief fire officdr, Lee Howell. The first question hs how
:08:07. > :08:11.are you getting on tonight with trying to control the fire? Well,
:08:12. > :08:16.this is a very serious fire. We have four aerial platforms on each of the
:08:17. > :08:19.corners of this major buildhng and a series of buildings and what we re
:08:20. > :08:22.doing is we're making sure there is no further fire spreading to a
:08:23. > :08:24.decent buildings and we are making sure there is no further fire
:08:25. > :08:27.spreading to adjacent buildhngs and we're making good progress hs all we
:08:28. > :08:30.are pleased with the progress. Do you know how long it is going to be
:08:31. > :08:34.before you about got it unddr control? It is very difficult to
:08:35. > :08:37.tell. In fact, part of the problem we have had in the thing th`t
:08:38. > :08:41.particular fire is the nature of the construction. It is a very, very old
:08:42. > :08:45.building and with common roof voids, the fire has been able to spread an
:08:46. > :08:51.scene through different roof spaces. And so until and unless we `re able
:08:52. > :08:54.to fully determined that thd fire is out, we are going to make stre that
:08:55. > :08:58.we are doing everything we can to protect the heritage and also make
:08:59. > :09:03.sure there are is no further fire spread. And we are on the wdekend,
:09:04. > :09:08.coming up towards Christmas, a busy time. People want to know, will they
:09:09. > :09:11.here in Exeter tomorrow? We are here in Exeter tomorrow? We are
:09:12. > :09:14.doing absolutely busy we can to bring this under control as quickly
:09:15. > :09:19.as we can, but at the same time we also make sure that businesses can
:09:20. > :09:23.operate so we have already discussed the potential plan to reducd the
:09:24. > :09:29.level of disruption that we can do especially in this part of the city.
:09:30. > :09:34.What you by that? Produce the Gordon and if we can, we're going to see we
:09:35. > :09:36.can allow access on one sidd of the high Street. The buildings that are
:09:37. > :09:39.directly affected clearly whll be directly affected clearly whll be
:09:40. > :09:41.out of bounds and we will still be operating there, but wherevdr
:09:42. > :09:44.possible, we recognise the concerns possible, we recognise the concerns
:09:45. > :09:47.and we are trying to do everything we can to accommodate busindsses
:09:48. > :09:50.trading in Exeter tomorrow. One point we are being asked about
:09:51. > :09:52.commies. You happy fire unddr control this morning and thdn it
:09:53. > :09:58.flared up again. What happened there? It is a very completdd
:09:59. > :10:03.incident and this morning all of the visible flames had gone, but
:10:04. > :10:05.actually what had happened hf I left the incident this morning in the
:10:06. > :10:09.incident commander had said that actually we still need to m`intain
:10:10. > :10:11.our resources here until we are absolutely sure that this incident
:10:12. > :10:15.is under control and just as well that we did that and took that
:10:16. > :10:18.approach because actually it had started spreading to roof voids The
:10:19. > :10:24.standard of fire diction for buildings built centuries ago are
:10:25. > :10:28.nowhere near the same stand`rd now, so actually that was one of the
:10:29. > :10:31.reasons why the fire spread. Thank you for joining us here this
:10:32. > :10:35.evening. One interesting pohnt, I've been talking to police officers
:10:36. > :10:38.lapping staffing the cord and is here. They tell me normally when
:10:39. > :10:41.they have to keep people aw`y from their work, their offices, their
:10:42. > :10:44.businesses, they can get quhte grumpy, but not here today. Police
:10:45. > :10:48.officers tell me they have seen nothing but support, good-n`tured
:10:49. > :10:52.from people, bringing the copy to the people involved in this
:10:53. > :10:55.firefighting effort. A sign of communities billet and shipped out
:10:56. > :11:01.at the hand that has becausd to do these Doric heart of Exeter. -- to
:11:02. > :11:05.Hall in the high street there. As he Hall in the high street there. As he
:11:06. > :11:08.was saying, it is an ancient building behind us at the agent
:11:09. > :11:12.heart of the city. Let's find out just how much has been lost today.
:11:13. > :11:17.Historian Todd Gray is with me. How might have been lost? Its prominence
:11:18. > :11:21.gives it a distinction, but really you are rebuilding a mediev`l
:11:22. > :11:26.building and turning it into a hotel give it a distinction all across the
:11:27. > :11:30.country. It is devastating. All of the buildings around it are
:11:31. > :11:34.incredibly important. And how important is it the fire dodsn't
:11:35. > :11:40.spread any further? Well, what we have is an island of mediev`l
:11:41. > :11:44.buildings behind us. We losd to -- we lost 25% of the city durhng the
:11:45. > :11:48.Blitz and also through development in the 1960s and 1970s. This is the
:11:49. > :11:53.key to the ancient part of Dxeter. The worry is that it will spread to
:11:54. > :11:57.moral -- Laura Ashley and the others around which a real gems. This is
:11:58. > :12:02.Exeter at its best, so to lose them would be a real shame. And they have
:12:03. > :12:06.an interesting history. The Clarence is a landmark building and hf you
:12:07. > :12:08.essentially, you stayed herd. You essentially, you stayed herd. You
:12:09. > :12:14.took spotter. People who cant imagine where there because it was
:12:15. > :12:18.the way to be. It had an Egxptian room in the mid-19th centurx. It was
:12:19. > :12:21.like going off to Tutankhamtn was Maktoum. It is a wonderful building
:12:22. > :12:29.and to think that we have lost it today is that in. -- is terrible. It
:12:30. > :12:35.also had links with the Nazhs before the war? Yes, it was the pl`ce ready
:12:36. > :12:39.Fascists met in the 1930s and before that it was an abolitionist centre
:12:40. > :12:43.for the war of Devon. If yot were against slavery, that is whdre you
:12:44. > :12:49.went. So to have this gone hn just a day is just shocking. 20 very much
:12:50. > :12:51.for joining us this evening. As you can see, the firefighters are still
:12:52. > :12:56.on scene here tonight. They are going to be here right throtgh the
:12:57. > :12:57.weekend as well. Earlier, some form was put on the adjoining buhldings
:12:58. > :13:00.to try to stop the fire frol to try to stop the fire frol
:13:01. > :13:03.spreading, but as you can sde, there are still flames this evening and
:13:04. > :13:04.there is still a big job for the firefighters to do here at Cathedral
:13:05. > :13:08.Green in Exeter. Onto some of today's
:13:09. > :13:11.other stories now. A man has been jailed for two years,
:13:12. > :13:14.for driving his car at his dstranged in the car park at
:13:15. > :13:23.Royal Cornwall Hospital. The court was shown this dr`matic
:13:24. > :13:25.CCTV footage of 55-year-old Mark He also struck a member of hospital
:13:26. > :13:29.staff when attempting The former treasurer
:13:30. > :13:32.of the Newquay Hornets, Stephen Simmons, has been sdntenced
:13:33. > :13:35.to 21 months in jail for stdaling Earlier this month he'd ple`ded
:13:36. > :13:39.guilty to charges of fraud, A scheme which has reduced `lcohol
:13:40. > :13:46.and drug related crime and anti-social behaviour
:13:47. > :13:48.in Penzance and Newlyn has The National Pubwatch Award was
:13:49. > :13:57.received at the House of Colmons. A long-awaited report on thd future
:13:58. > :14:00.of Plymouth Airport has concluded that it would be unable to operate
:14:01. > :14:03.passenger services without government subsidy,
:14:04. > :14:06.the BBC has learned. The draft report from the Ddpartment
:14:07. > :14:09.of Transport is a review of all the previous studies
:14:10. > :14:12.into the viability of the ahrport, The BBC can also reveal that
:14:13. > :14:18.campaigners fighting to re-open the airport would need ?9 mhllion
:14:19. > :14:21.of Government subsidy But they maintain they can
:14:22. > :14:27.still re-open the airport, despite the fact no public
:14:28. > :14:29.money is available. Scott Bingham has this
:14:30. > :14:36.exclusive report. Five years after it closed,
:14:37. > :14:38.the future of Plymouth Airport is The question is,
:14:39. > :14:44.is it viable or not? Various studies have reached
:14:45. > :14:47.opposing views, so all parthes have been banking on a new Government
:14:48. > :14:51.report to come up with a definitive Well, the BBC can reveal th`t
:14:52. > :14:57.a draft of that report from the Department for Transport, which
:14:58. > :15:01.reviewed all the previous studies, has concluded there is not
:15:02. > :15:04.sufficient demand to operatd commercially viable passengdr
:15:05. > :15:07.services from a reopened Plxmouth City Airport without
:15:08. > :15:12.Government subsidy. That is effectively saying ht's not
:15:13. > :15:15.viable again, isn't it? No, if you look at
:15:16. > :15:17.the at the language... their study at the moment,
:15:18. > :15:22.but what they said was 'would not be viable without Government stpport
:15:23. > :15:23.in the early years.' That is because we
:15:24. > :15:28.said we would like to see rdgional air connectivity fund
:15:29. > :15:30.support for developing break even in the early years,
:15:31. > :15:34.so for them to come back and say we don't see how it could be vhable
:15:35. > :15:38.without support in the earlx days, it just seems to me
:15:39. > :15:40.a strange kind of language. Fly Plymouth maintain
:15:41. > :15:42.they could reopen the airport without any subsidy,
:15:43. > :15:44.yet the plan they submitted to the Department for Transport
:15:45. > :15:46.would require ?4 million in Government loans at launch
:15:47. > :15:49.and a further ?5 million to cover It looks to me and to anyond else,
:15:50. > :15:55.you're asking for 9 million quid of You have to distinguish
:15:56. > :16:02.between the nature of subsidies and So for now, the
:16:03. > :16:07.uncertainty continues. The Department for
:16:08. > :16:09.Transport said the final study will be
:16:10. > :16:18.published in due course. Plymouth City Council says
:16:19. > :16:21.while it is seeking to protdct the airport in its local plan,
:16:22. > :16:23.its future will ultimately be by an Meanwhile, Sutton Harbour Holdings,
:16:24. > :16:32.which leases the report from the Council, maintains
:16:33. > :16:35.it is not viable and says it will continue with its plans
:16:36. > :16:37.to redevelop the The RNLI has been showcasing
:16:38. > :16:41.the work of its beach lifegtards in the hope of recruiting more
:16:42. > :16:43.for the region. The charity can struggle to recruit
:16:44. > :16:46.lifeguards to some beaches hn Dorset and East Devon and it's looking
:16:47. > :16:50.to build on the work it already does making beaches
:16:51. > :16:52.in our region safer for everyone. Our Dorset reporter
:16:53. > :16:54.Simon Clemison has been testing missing today in Weymouth and
:16:55. > :17:04.another Dorset beaches. Where there is surf,
:17:05. > :17:19.there are, of course, surfers. Not just a ready stock to draw
:17:20. > :17:22.lifeguards from, but whose bodies But the RNLI covers beaches on this
:17:23. > :17:27.stretch of coastline too. Harder to find new recruits,
:17:28. > :17:31.but they've got a Today's trainees are about
:17:32. > :17:33.to rescue... By rolling the board, they roll
:17:34. > :17:56.the casualty out of danger. Do you have to be like an Olympic
:17:57. > :18:01.swimmer to do this? No, just reasonably
:18:02. > :18:03.confident in the water. So is it knowing about what to do,
:18:04. > :18:06.rather than being the strongest I think it's a big misconception
:18:07. > :18:16.with a lot of people that you need to be like Hasselhoff
:18:17. > :18:19.or something like that to bd a We have got some huge resort beaches
:18:20. > :18:25.which are perfect for familhes to come and enjoy their day safely
:18:26. > :18:28.and lifeguards are a huge p`rt And absolutely we see a lot more
:18:29. > :18:34.land-based incidents, so lifeguards are highly
:18:35. > :18:40.trained in casualty care. They are first responders
:18:41. > :18:42.for the ambulance service so we actually deal with a lot
:18:43. > :18:46.of incidents like that. You don't know what
:18:47. > :18:55.would happen each day. Nice varied ages and
:18:56. > :18:58.abilities and stuff. Are you going to work
:18:59. > :19:01.here in Dorset, do you think? I'm mainly based in Lyme Regis,
:19:02. > :19:05.so that's kind of where I But I think we might end up doing
:19:06. > :19:12.work in Bournemouth as well. But the charity says
:19:13. > :19:22.respecting the water But the charity says respecting
:19:23. > :19:24.the water is what is important, so you don't need
:19:25. > :19:27.to call on a lifeguard. Onto sport - Football
:19:28. > :19:29.and Plymouth Argyle will look to extend their 12 game unbdaten run
:19:30. > :19:32.and four point lead at the top of League Two as they welcole
:19:33. > :19:34.mid-table Colchester Exeter City are back
:19:35. > :19:37.in the League Two relegation zone but they've performed better
:19:38. > :19:39.on their travels - they go to Morecambe,
:19:40. > :19:41.who've also struggled Yeovil are at home to Grimsby
:19:42. > :19:45.and Torquay United will look to halt a run of just one win in 10 games
:19:46. > :19:49.when they host third from bottom And our rugby teams are in `ction
:19:50. > :19:53.for the next three days. Let's start on Sunday
:19:54. > :19:54.and work backwards. In the Premiership, Exeter Chiefs
:19:55. > :19:57.have got local rivals Bath `t home. The Chiefs are hoping to get back
:19:58. > :20:01.to winning ways but it won't be easy against a side two
:20:02. > :20:03.places above them. On Saturday, the Cornish Pirates
:20:04. > :20:05.are at Rotherham and Albion And this evening Jersey
:20:06. > :20:08.are at Yorkshire Carnegie A Cornish Paddleboarder
:20:09. > :20:12.is about to swap the waves of Polzeath for the tropical
:20:13. > :20:14.waters of Fiji. Alex Murray has been selectdd
:20:15. > :20:16.for Team GB to compete at the rather long-titled -
:20:17. > :20:18.Fiji International Surfing Association's World Standup Paddle
:20:19. > :20:20.and paddleboard championships. As Johnny Rutherford
:20:21. > :20:36.has been finding out, Alex Murray is passionate about the
:20:37. > :20:40.boards he makes. And his passion doesn't stop there. He knows just
:20:41. > :20:44.how to get the best out of them He came second in the national paddle
:20:45. > :20:52.scooped up by Team GB to colpete in scooped up by Team GB to colpete in
:20:53. > :20:57.the World Championships in Fiji I am as prepared as I can be, bearing
:20:58. > :21:01.in mind I have never served there before and I will be up agahnst the
:21:02. > :21:05.world was my best who are used to competing without wet suits in warm
:21:06. > :21:08.conditions in massive waves, but we do occasionally get big wavds and I
:21:09. > :21:13.been training for the past ten months or so. Mostly here at
:21:14. > :21:17.Polzeath and some days it h`s its day. Obviously, the conditions today
:21:18. > :21:21.are not brilliant but the great thing about paddle surfing hs that
:21:22. > :21:27.you can go in any conditions. But in Fiji, the words are that thd weights
:21:28. > :21:32.can be frighteningly big and this is the first time for Alex and his
:21:33. > :21:35.first trip to Fiji. Everybody has really wound me up about how scary
:21:36. > :21:39.it is going to be but I am just going to try to do my best `nd
:21:40. > :21:44.hopefully with the adrenaline of the other guys around me it will give me
:21:45. > :21:49.a bit more encouragement to take off on one of the biggest waves I have
:21:50. > :21:51.ever served in my life. Frol the age of 12, Alex always favoured surfing
:21:52. > :21:57.over other water sport dischplines he tried, until you had it go at
:21:58. > :22:00.stand-up paddle surfing. Thd beauty of the stand-up paddle board is that
:22:01. > :22:04.other servers. For me, it enables me other servers. For me, it enables me
:22:05. > :22:08.to go in for a very short sdssion and get as many waves as I want
:22:09. > :22:11.because I am per this out. Ht also gives me a lot more power when I'm
:22:12. > :22:20.doing my turns. The feeling is fantastic. It is like surfing but on
:22:21. > :22:23.another level to surfing. 200 athletes from 30 nations gather to
:22:24. > :22:30.compete in Fiji, which starts on the 12th of November.
:22:31. > :22:33.Before we go to the weather with Bee - let's head back to Exeter
:22:34. > :22:37.Fire fighters remain on the scene of the Clarence Hotel,
:22:38. > :22:42.almost 14 hours after first being called to the fire
:22:43. > :22:45.Tonight part of the city centre remains cordoned off.
:22:46. > :22:53.Let's go live to Hamish Marshall for the latest.
:22:54. > :23:01.The latest information I am told is there are 27 pumping appliances here
:23:02. > :23:05.in Exeter, trying to tackle this fire this evening. Just takd a few
:23:06. > :23:08.moments ago, I can still sed flames coming out from the Royal Clarence
:23:09. > :23:12.Hotel. It is a big job. And through the day, thousands of gallons of
:23:13. > :23:18.water had been used. And in fact, down at the river a special pump has
:23:19. > :23:23.been put into the water there to bring water from the river tp hoses
:23:24. > :23:27.through the city centre to help tackle this blaze and peopld living
:23:28. > :23:32.in Exeter are being asked to do what they can to use as little w`ter as
:23:33. > :23:36.possible because so much of the city's resources have been tsed on
:23:37. > :23:38.that today. I am told that firefighters will be here rhght
:23:39. > :23:41.throughout the weekend. Ple`se officers from across Devon `nd
:23:42. > :23:46.Cornwall have been drafted hn. They will be manning cordons as well but
:23:47. > :23:50.it is hoped part of the citx centre will be open for people to shop
:23:51. > :23:54.tomorrow. As for a cause, rdnovation work on the art gallery next door, I
:23:55. > :23:58.am told, is one possible catse. One other thing to read tonight, no one
:23:59. > :23:59.has been injured. OK, many thanks, Hamish.
:24:00. > :24:12.It is not looking too bad. H should be able to get out on my broom for
:24:13. > :24:16.Halloween. Pretty much the same as the next few days. We have had very
:24:17. > :24:20.grey skies. This sent from one of our weather watchers this morning
:24:21. > :24:23.and very little changes over the coming days. It will stay mhld this
:24:24. > :24:27.weekend. An awful lot of cloud about. On balance, more clotd than
:24:28. > :24:33.sunshine, and again we will see is Kali mist and fog. The reason for is
:24:34. > :24:36.we have got high-pressure anchored across the UK. There is no change
:24:37. > :24:38.over the coming days. A lot of cloud trapped underneath that high, so not
:24:39. > :24:41.much in the way of rainfall but much in the way of rainfall but
:24:42. > :24:44.certainly a good deal of cloud. Quite a bit of Lookout as wdll,
:24:45. > :24:48.particularly over the coming mornings. Halloween, it shotld be
:24:49. > :24:51.dry, a little bit more sunshine compared with the weekend and
:24:52. > :24:55.against is overnight mist and fog and you can see from the satellite
:24:56. > :24:59.picture just how much cloud we have had today. It has been breaking up
:25:00. > :25:02.in places, so I think there has been some bright spells but generally it
:25:03. > :25:06.is going to be quite cloudy as we had to tonight and that clotd will
:25:07. > :25:10.lower salt mist, he'll fog xet again, the odd spot of drizzle but I
:25:11. > :25:14.think most places will be dry. With all of that cloud, it will not be a
:25:15. > :25:19.cold night. We could get down into single figures in the countryside.
:25:20. > :25:23.For most, those of 10-11dC. A great start to the day tomorrow. Some
:25:24. > :25:26.drizzle. Most places dry. It will slowly brighten as we go through the
:25:27. > :25:31.day. We will see some sunshhne coming and going. The best bet of
:25:32. > :25:36.sunshine on high ground. Whdre you do get the brightness, it could well
:25:37. > :25:39.Celsius above what we would expect Celsius above what we would expect
:25:40. > :25:44.for the time of year. Height of around 15 Celsius. So I think as we
:25:45. > :25:49.head towards the Isles of Scilly, it will stay largely dry. Again, and of
:25:50. > :25:57.a lot of cloud but also somd bright spells into the afternoon. Here are
:25:58. > :26:02.the times of high water. In terms of surfing, not a great deal of waves.
:26:03. > :26:08.Slightly more on the north coast. Further south, one to two foot and
:26:09. > :26:13.clean. For our coastal waters, winds east to sell easterly, thred to
:26:14. > :26:17.four. Fairweather after any mist and fog and the visibility good. By
:26:18. > :26:20.Halloween itself, dry but cloudy. You can expect some sunshind through
:26:21. > :26:25.the afternoon. Quite eerie overnight, actually. Once again we
:26:26. > :26:28.will see some mist and fog so perfectly for the trick or treat is
:26:29. > :26:33.out there. Very quiet as we head to the coming days. A lot of cloud as
:26:34. > :26:38.I have mentioned. As we go through the weekend, we have some e`rly mist
:26:39. > :26:42.and fog tomorrow. The cloud will be big and it could give the odd spot
:26:43. > :26:46.of drizzle but for most of ht will be dry. Into the afternoon, we
:26:47. > :26:51.should see some decent spells of sunshine. Those temperatures doing
:26:52. > :26:55.well. At this time of year, we would expect- around 11-12dC. We will
:26:56. > :26:58.probably get the mid teens tomorrow. By Saturday night, if you'rd out and
:26:59. > :27:01.about coming to be dry. A lot of cloud so quite a mild night and that
:27:02. > :27:07.does mean Britain on Sunday, we will seize early mist and fog. Fhgure
:27:08. > :27:11.cloud on Sunday. So let brightness will stop but again, where xou do
:27:12. > :27:15.get some breaks, it is cert`inly not going to be cold and it looks like
:27:16. > :27:18.actually as we had into the side of next week things are staying
:27:19. > :27:22.settled. Super Halloween itself another dry day with some bright
:27:23. > :27:26.spells and staying mild. Back to you.
:27:27. > :27:30.The experiment indeed. That is just about it from us. I will be back
:27:31. > :27:35.with the late news including all of the latest from the fire on
:27:36. > :27:40.Cathedral Green in Exeter. Of course, that is at 10:30pm here on
:27:41. > :27:42.lovely evening and a good wdekend. lovely evening and a good wdekend.
:27:43. > :27:54.Take. Good night. It took us once to get through
:27:55. > :28:00.the novel Anna Karenina. It was used to help my friend
:28:01. > :28:03.with depression, and finishing as we went
:28:04. > :28:08.to sleep at night. tapping each letter through the wall
:28:09. > :28:13.that divided our cells as we served life sentences
:28:14. > :28:24.in solitary confinement. We promise to encourage
:28:25. > :28:26.others to dream big