:00:00. > :00:00.and on BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.
:00:00. > :00:11.On Spotlight tonight, the ddmolition of the Royal Clarence Hotel
:00:12. > :00:15.What was left of the building after the fire was finally brought
:00:16. > :00:19.We'll be live in Exeter for the day s developments hncluding
:00:20. > :00:22.the re-opening of parts of city centre.
:00:23. > :00:24.Also tonight: Hundreds of assaults on Devon and Cornwall
:00:25. > :00:36.MPs debate arming more with Tasers as incidents rise.
:00:37. > :00:42.It was a personal battle for me getting back to the front lhne.
:00:43. > :00:44.Donations to the child migr`nts brought to Devon from Calais,
:00:45. > :00:47.but protestors take to internet to say they're not welcome here
:00:48. > :00:50.And, a riot of autumnal colour why conditions have been perfect
:00:51. > :01:10.The historic fa ade of the Royal Clarence Hotel
:01:11. > :01:13.which was left hanging prec`riously over the remains of the building
:01:14. > :01:14.finally came crashing down this afternoon.
:01:15. > :01:17.It was all that was left after the hotel was destroydd
:01:18. > :01:21.Despite a huge effort by firefighters, the building
:01:22. > :01:26.Today, crowds gathered to w`tch as a demolition team moved
:01:27. > :01:29.in to bring down what was ldft, part of the work needed
:01:30. > :01:35.Meanwhile, some of the cordons were lifted today giving people more
:01:36. > :01:39.Our home affairs corresponddnt, Simon Hall, watched the demolition
:01:40. > :01:52.Hundreds of people came herd to watch the demolition operathon, but
:01:53. > :01:56.the atmosphere was strange. I've lived in Exeter for over ten years
:01:57. > :01:59.and I've never known the grden here so quiet as the crowd waited for
:02:00. > :02:01.that moment. As the insults follow the injury,
:02:02. > :02:10.so the demolition follows the fire. A facade which stood for hundreds
:02:11. > :02:13.of years gone with just a ntdge Crowds turned out to watch,
:02:14. > :02:20.many with powerful memories The Clarence is somewhere
:02:21. > :02:29.where I spent my wedding night, I did Christmas lunches every year
:02:30. > :02:33.for a decade with my family. We had our wedding reception
:02:34. > :02:47.there so, in one of the rools that I've been heartbroken
:02:48. > :03:01.because my childhood was half spent there in the Clarence hotel from way
:03:02. > :03:12.back in the 40s. I used to run in and
:03:13. > :03:17.get my pocket money. Exeter City Council wanted
:03:18. > :03:19.the facade brought down to reduce the cordon on Cathedral Gredn
:03:20. > :03:22.to allow more businesses to open All of it is very sad,
:03:23. > :03:27.but it will be built again. Our policy is to build it
:03:28. > :03:31.to what it was, at least thd front The cathedral, spiritual sotl
:03:32. > :03:52.of this city, has now reopened. It's great to see everything
:03:53. > :03:54.working well again. People are doing an excellent job
:03:55. > :03:57.getting things together as normal for the people who work arotnd
:03:58. > :04:03.here and the services. Glad to be back in the cathddral,
:04:04. > :04:06.but a sense of sadness, especially for everyone
:04:07. > :04:08.who is potentially losing their jobs and the green itself
:04:09. > :04:11.is going to take a long timd Today was the highest profile part
:04:12. > :04:18.of the demolition operation. The rest of the work is expdcted
:04:19. > :04:43.to take several weeks at le`st. The ground and first floor date from
:04:44. > :04:47.the 13th century so the plan is now for the demolition crews to work
:04:48. > :04:49.slowly and carefully around them in an attempt to try and preserve that
:04:50. > :04:52.precious heritage. Should more police officers be
:04:53. > :04:54.armed with Tasers to stop This year nearly 250 officers
:04:55. > :04:59.in the Devon and Cornwall force have been assaulted,
:05:00. > :05:01.in four cases it was so sevdre it The number of assaults on officers
:05:02. > :05:10.is rising year on year. Today in parliament,
:05:11. > :05:22.MPs have been debating how to tackle Policing is a hugely challenging
:05:23. > :05:27.career. Police officers will see more than anyone would wish to do.
:05:28. > :05:31.It is not a job for the faint-hearted. Strength, resilience
:05:32. > :05:37.and a commitment to make our society are better and safer place. But that
:05:38. > :05:40.does not mean getting assaulted is part of the deal, nor does ht mean
:05:41. > :05:45.that being abused whilst dohng your job should be part of the job of
:05:46. > :05:46.doing a police officer -- bding a police officer.
:05:47. > :05:49.Our reporter Tamsin Melvilld has been to see one officer in Cornwall
:05:50. > :06:02.Early last year things took a violent turn for this policd officer
:06:03. > :06:06.when a group left a club at closing time in Penzance. One of thd males
:06:07. > :06:13.became aggressive and punch my female colleague. It ended tp back
:06:14. > :06:16.around this area here. The lail started throwing punches at me and
:06:17. > :06:23.other people in the group started to get involved. An officer for 14
:06:24. > :06:28.years, he dislocated his shoulder, needed an operation and enddd up off
:06:29. > :06:35.work for nearly a year. The offender received a ?100 fine and colmunity
:06:36. > :06:39.service. Front line policing is something I really loved dohng. It's
:06:40. > :06:44.had a big effect and it's bden a hard time. Only recently gohng on
:06:45. > :06:49.holiday I realised how much of an effect it had on me and my wife
:06:50. > :06:55.noticed the change. It took that to realise how bad it had been. People
:06:56. > :07:00.get assaulted worse than me but it was a personal battle for md getting
:07:01. > :07:06.back to the front line. The assault in p Antz was far from an isolated
:07:07. > :07:11.incident. Campaigners say c`ts are leaving office is isolated `nd
:07:12. > :07:15.honourable. They want a nathonally recognised scheme brought in so
:07:16. > :07:20.officers can report offences and be confident offenders will be brought
:07:21. > :07:24.to justice. You go to work with the likelihood you could get injured,
:07:25. > :07:30.but you shouldn't be assaulted or expect to be assaulted. I know some
:07:31. > :07:34.colleagues won't report bec`use they think there won't be any deterrent,
:07:35. > :07:39.especially the minor ones. H know of colleagues who have been assaulted
:07:40. > :07:44.on my shift and the psychological effects it has had on them `s well.
:07:45. > :07:48.The night he was assaulted, a colleague used a Taser on an
:07:49. > :07:52.offender before things got `ny work. Seen here in reconstruction, Devon
:07:53. > :07:58.and Cornwall police have consulted on plans to double the of officers
:07:59. > :08:01.carrying Tasers in the hope it will help reduce assaults and a decision
:08:02. > :08:06.on that is expected later this month.
:08:07. > :08:11.A quick look now at some of the other stories.
:08:12. > :08:13.Two members of the Cornish singhng group
:08:14. > :08:15.Oll-an-Gwella are in hospit`l after an accident that closdd
:08:16. > :08:20.The acapella singers were involved in the crash on their way b`ck
:08:21. > :08:23.A third member was released yesterday.
:08:24. > :08:25.They say they will continue to honour all engagements.
:08:26. > :08:28.Last week we reported that this man from Cornwall had his driving
:08:29. > :08:30.licence revoked by the DVLA because of an eye condition
:08:31. > :08:36.Kevin Trebell was worried hd'd be unable to drive for a year.
:08:37. > :08:42.But today he's been told he is now going to get his licence back.
:08:43. > :08:45.Torquay will have Christmas lights this year after all.
:08:46. > :08:47.The town's Chamber of Commerce had been struggling to fund
:08:48. > :08:54.But now a local radio station has stepped in to help.
:08:55. > :08:57.Gritters will be out tonight on some of Devon's major roads
:08:58. > :09:01.Road surface temperatures are forecast to drop close
:09:02. > :09:04.to freezing in parts of the county overnight.
:09:05. > :09:06.The main gritting activity will be focussed around Torridge, mhd,
:09:07. > :09:17.west and north Devon, and inland areas of east Devon.
:09:18. > :09:19.The process of reuniting child refugees in Devon
:09:20. > :09:23.20 males, all said to be under the age of 18,
:09:24. > :09:26.were brought from the migrant camp in Calais, known as the jungle,
:09:27. > :09:29.to an accommodation centre in north Devon last week.
:09:30. > :09:32.The Mayor of Great Torrington says the outpouring of generositx
:09:33. > :09:34.has been overwhelming, but as our North Devon reporter
:09:35. > :09:37.Andrea Ormsby reports, there are those who don't w`nt
:09:38. > :09:55.Week two and the donations just keep coming. Hello, I've brought some
:09:56. > :10:00.items for the refugees. This art centre in great Torrington hs the
:10:01. > :10:04.hub. I really feel for them. They need all the help they can get.
:10:05. > :10:11.Until last week, this is whdre they were based in Calais, now dhsmantled
:10:12. > :10:16.and cleared of thousands of people who fled their own war-torn
:10:17. > :10:19.countries. The refugees are said to be from Pakistan, Eritrea and
:10:20. > :10:27.elsewhere arrived with just the clothes they were wearing. Today we
:10:28. > :10:34.received thermal vests by post. Also, again we're not quite sure. It
:10:35. > :10:43.may be Arabic Scrabble which will be useful. The co-unity outpouring has
:10:44. > :10:49.been overwhelming and it has been quite emotional -- became unity I'm
:10:50. > :10:53.just so proud of Torrington. Of course, it is not all posithve as
:10:54. > :10:57.some groups have been set up specifically to protest abott the
:10:58. > :11:01.refugees being here and one on Facebook is trying to organhse a
:11:02. > :11:06.protest rally to show the strength of feeling against the refugees
:11:07. > :11:09.This is another protest grotp but it's against the idea of a
:11:10. > :11:13.demonstration saying it would be wrong to burden the police. The
:11:14. > :11:22.Facebook page has gone back online after winning an appeal aftdr
:11:23. > :11:25.complaints of racism. Seven Devon councils declared themselves refugee
:11:26. > :11:32.friendly without consulting considers joint is, they sax. We
:11:33. > :11:37.have had experience of the `nger myself and I can understand a bit of
:11:38. > :11:41.that but we are willing to talk to them and hopefully they will change
:11:42. > :11:45.their views. Other Facebook pages are springing up in responsd. This
:11:46. > :11:51.one has more than 4000 likes after a week. It has been amazing. @nd
:11:52. > :11:57.heartening to know so many others feel the same. Another vanload is
:11:58. > :12:01.off to the refugees. The process of reuniting them with family lembers
:12:02. > :12:09.already in the UK is said to be ongoing.
:12:10. > :12:16.Radical reform of the way the government tackle flooding was
:12:17. > :12:19.discussed today. MPs are calling for a new national flags ministdr and
:12:20. > :12:24.want to see power was stripped from nearby embarrassment agency which
:12:25. > :12:30.was criticised for the way ht handled the flooding in Somdrset two
:12:31. > :12:33.years ago. Of course, many in the South West
:12:34. > :12:39.will need no reminder of thd severity of flooding we've seen in
:12:40. > :12:44.recent years in coastal comlunities and the Railway in Exeter and, of
:12:45. > :12:50.course, the prolonged floodhng you mentioned on the Somerset ldvels. I
:12:51. > :12:55.am joined by the Devon MP who chairs the environment select commhttee.
:12:56. > :12:59.You describe the present procedure as ineffective and inefficidnt. How
:13:00. > :13:04.would you changes improve it? Make sure we have someone in charge at
:13:05. > :13:07.the top to drive policy right from the top to the bottom and then make
:13:08. > :13:15.sure much more maintenance work is done locally, dredging or gdtting
:13:16. > :13:19.water to flow faster, let's do that locally. Let us make sure planners
:13:20. > :13:25.make sure developments don't add more water and run-off and flood
:13:26. > :13:31.people further downstream. Xou can be above the flood plain but still
:13:32. > :13:35.affect those downstream. Of course, the government will develop a new
:13:36. > :13:41.agricultural policy post Brdxit You talk about paying farmers to contain
:13:42. > :13:48.floodwater on their land? Yds, the new buzzword is leaky dams. It
:13:49. > :13:53.sounds worrying. You have trees across a stream and allow floodwater
:13:54. > :13:56.to build-up behind. It autolatically flows under when you take off the
:13:57. > :14:02.peak of the flat and that c`n work well if you have a number. Xou may
:14:03. > :14:06.only have to hold water for a few hours or longer. We can look at an
:14:07. > :14:10.agricultural policy now when we leave the EU. It could concdntrate
:14:11. > :14:17.cash for farmers to make sure they're properly compensated. They
:14:18. > :14:21.can save infrastructure. It could be money very well spent. Thank you
:14:22. > :14:25.very much. We will have to wait in the usual way for the government to
:14:26. > :14:31.dead test the contents of the report and then in a few weeks or lonths it
:14:32. > :14:37.will produce its formal reply. We are that Plymouth Palace Theatre
:14:38. > :14:41.in a moment where there is drama behind-the-scenes. Also, thd
:14:42. > :14:47.Somerset guide to do it yourself which has taken on a modern world.
:14:48. > :14:51.And, one of the rarest plants in the country. We will find out how it is
:14:52. > :14:53.being saved from extinction in Cornwall.
:14:54. > :14:55.The organisation behind the restoration of Plymouth's Palace
:14:56. > :14:56.Theatre is being investigatdd by the charity commission
:14:57. > :14:59.after concerns were raised over how the project was being managdd.
:15:00. > :15:01.It follows the resignation of the charity's patron and more
:15:02. > :15:04.than a hundred volunteer musicians from the community choir
:15:05. > :15:07.and orchestra setup to raisd funds for the project.
:15:08. > :15:11.Patrick Clahane has been following the story.
:15:12. > :15:14.The new Palace Theatre, a Plymouth landmark where stars
:15:15. > :15:20.like Laurel and Hardie trod the boards.
:15:21. > :15:23.Since these heady days the building has fallen into disrepair and now
:15:24. > :15:26.the charity set up to bring it back to life looks like it may
:15:27. > :15:30.It has come under the spotlhght of the Charity Commission.
:15:31. > :15:32.Rewind 18 months and there was great hope.
:15:33. > :15:34.Go, Great Opportunities Togdather was set up to help offer yotng
:15:35. > :15:37.people employment opportunities and restore the theatre
:15:38. > :15:43.Judy Spires was its patron, it had its own choir and orchestra.
:15:44. > :15:51.There's been a flurry of resignations from the project,
:15:52. > :15:55.including its patron and its entire choir, more than 100
:15:56. > :16:01.Over a period of time, all the original staff have
:16:02. > :16:06.gradually become more and more disillusioned in the administration
:16:07. > :16:13.It's not just here in Plymotth that people are taking notice of what's
:16:14. > :16:18.It's also come to the attention of the Charity Commission which has
:16:19. > :16:25.It said the commission has been aware of the concerns
:16:26. > :16:37.regarding the charity and potential private benefht.
:16:38. > :16:40.I actually reported, at the beginning of last wedk,
:16:41. > :16:44.that I felt there was a sustained attack on the charity with people
:16:45. > :16:47.I thought I should flag it with them.
:16:48. > :16:53.We know people have resigned and in any big project that happens.
:16:54. > :16:56.It used to be part of our Christmas present from my mum and dad.
:16:57. > :16:59.They used to bring us on Boxing Day to see the pantomime
:17:00. > :17:02.and that was the highlight of our Christmas.
:17:03. > :17:05.It is old and valuable and a special treasure.
:17:06. > :17:10.Serious questions are now being asked about whether this piece
:17:11. > :17:23.of Plymouth past can still be a part of the city's future.
:17:24. > :17:26.Are you struggling to understand a teenager, or to bring up ` baby?
:17:27. > :17:28.Maybe you're approaching retirement and wondering what life will be
:17:29. > :17:33.Well there may be help at h`nd in the form of a manual which has,
:17:34. > :17:35.until now, been better known as a guide to rebuilding cars.
:17:36. > :17:38.The Haynes Motor Manual has been used by generations
:17:39. > :17:44.But now the publisher, which is based in Sparkford
:17:45. > :17:47.near Yeovil, has branched ott with a tongue in cheek guidd to some
:17:48. > :17:51.Simon Clemison has been taking a look.
:17:52. > :17:55.Remember when you had to get your hands dirty?
:17:56. > :18:00.When being a driver meant being a part-time mechanic, too
:18:01. > :18:03.So, how to find your way around that engine?
:18:04. > :18:06.Since the decades when most families had a motor,
:18:07. > :18:12.This company in Somerset, famous for producing them.
:18:13. > :18:17.Not everyone tinkered around, but lots did and still do.
:18:18. > :18:20.To this day the books continue with photos and illustrations
:18:21. > :18:23.as the writers gain an understanding of cars by stripping them down
:18:24. > :18:29.Having already produced manx similar guides to other
:18:30. > :18:32.aspects of modern-day life, the publisher is trying humour
:18:33. > :18:36.with a lighter look at diffdrent stages of our time on earth told
:18:37. > :18:39.through the same flow charts and diagrams you might find
:18:40. > :18:43.Think regenerative braking for pensioners.
:18:44. > :18:49.And the perpetual motion of arguing teenagers!
:18:50. > :18:54.I've come to Dorchester Motor Company in the author's homdtown
:18:55. > :18:57.in neighbouring Dorset to sde what real mechanics make of them.
:18:58. > :19:03.Marriage is out of the question the teenagers have gone,
:19:04. > :19:12.I'm divorced so this one is out of the question.
:19:13. > :19:22.That could possibly help me with my mother.
:19:23. > :19:25.We could all do with a manu`l for everything, I think.
:19:26. > :19:27.It's very easy when you launch into something new,
:19:28. > :19:33.on marriage or so on, this is unchartered territory.
:19:34. > :19:36.People do like to see things broken down and
:19:37. > :19:44.Haynes, based in Somerset since 1960, has sold more
:19:45. > :19:48.than 200 million books worldwide and despite the move
:19:49. > :19:51.into a new blending of wisdom, the motoring manual
:19:52. > :19:56.Even as the company heads to a digital age, the hard
:19:57. > :20:13.Molly in our television galleries said, who's got time to read a
:20:14. > :20:18.manual? Men don't tend to, they just get on
:20:19. > :20:23.with it. Now, it was close to extinction and
:20:24. > :20:27.experts estimated there werd only 13 plants left in the world at one
:20:28. > :20:31.stage. But now the Juniper has a brighter future.
:20:32. > :20:33.A new plantation has been established and we went to see how
:20:34. > :20:36.it is being saved. In a secret location,
:20:37. > :20:38.these conservationists They are planting
:20:39. > :20:42.200 Lizard junipers. It only grows here on protected
:20:43. > :20:45.heathland of the Lizard, but it has struggled for ye`rs
:20:46. > :20:48.and in 2014 there were just They are now protected
:20:49. > :20:54.by an electric fence. Was there a real fear
:20:55. > :20:57.it could disappear? Absolutely, one accidental wildfire
:20:58. > :21:01.could easily have taken the last population and that would h`ve been
:21:02. > :21:05.a whole species going So conservationists and gardeners
:21:06. > :21:10.took seeds and cuttings frol the 13 plants to cultivate new stock
:21:11. > :21:17.and they have done pretty wdll. Today, they've got 200
:21:18. > :21:23.new plants here to plant. The 200 saplings were cultivated
:21:24. > :21:27.and nurtured by experts at the Eden Project and tod`y
:21:28. > :21:29.the team were here to It's thought the Lizard junhpers
:21:30. > :21:35.were almost wiped out by wildfire How will you keep them safe
:21:36. > :21:44.and make sure these do well? We will look after them for the next
:21:45. > :21:47.two years, brush cut around them It looks like gardening tod`y,
:21:48. > :21:55.but we don't want to be gardening It's hoped this project won't just
:21:56. > :22:04.help the juniper, but that lessons learned he will also help
:22:05. > :22:21.protect other rare species. A lovely project and lovely blue
:22:22. > :22:27.sky, but the nights are drawing in and there's a chill in the `ir. But
:22:28. > :22:32.there's not any real sign of winter. One of the driest Octobers for 5
:22:33. > :22:36.years coupled with calm and warm weather has led to a spectacular
:22:37. > :22:42.display on the trees. Beautiful. We sent our cameramen to
:22:43. > :22:55.browse small to capture that this year 's colourful foliage.
:22:56. > :23:57.Stunning. I hope you enjoyed that as much as we did.
:23:58. > :24:08.Much colder today. It keeps going down, unfortunately. Good evening.
:24:09. > :24:13.Yes, a drop in temperatures over the next few days so we will all notice
:24:14. > :24:17.the change. Daytime temperatures will go back to single figures. Let
:24:18. > :24:28.us briefly look back at October because it was unusually drx.
:24:29. > :24:40.Many of us all less than 50$ of what we normally expect to see.
:24:41. > :24:51.There isn't a huge amount of rain in the forecast but it is turnhng very
:24:52. > :24:56.much colder. Over the next few days, it will become windy with more
:24:57. > :25:00.overnight frosts. If you want to enjoy the autumnal colour of the
:25:01. > :25:05.leaves best do it over the couple of days to come because there will be a
:25:06. > :25:10.stiff northerly wind developing at the weekend as well as cold as. The
:25:11. > :25:16.cold air is coming from Scandinavia and it flaps most of Britain right
:25:17. > :25:22.down as far as northern Spahn and Portugal through Saturday and
:25:23. > :25:26.Sunday. We could go to bleed down to seven or 8 degrees by Sundax. The
:25:27. > :25:31.cloud this evening is high-level clouds so don't worry too mtch it.
:25:32. > :25:38.There is some rain around this weather front that will movd towards
:25:39. > :25:41.us over the next 24 hours or so Ahead of that, showery outbreaks of
:25:42. > :25:48.rain, especially tomorrow afternoon. Moving through as we get to Friday
:25:49. > :25:51.and then on Friday and Saturday the wind will come from the Arctic so
:25:52. > :25:57.expect a drop in from temperatures with that -- my overnight frost
:25:58. > :26:05.Frost is already on the cards for tonight. With clear sky tonhght we
:26:06. > :26:11.will need the scraper first thing tomorrow. If you haven't usdd it so
:26:12. > :26:16.far, you will need it. Quitd low temperatures by the end of the night
:26:17. > :26:24.meaning ice will form on thd car windscreen and the glass.
:26:25. > :26:31.This may be the coldest night we have seen so far this autumn.
:26:32. > :26:36.Sunshine tomorrow when the frost has lifted but then the cloud whll turn
:26:37. > :26:40.that quickly and is capable of producing some light rain off and
:26:41. > :26:45.on. Not very warm tomorrow will stop briefly some sunshine in thd
:26:46. > :26:51.morning. We may struggle with the temperatures. For the Isles of
:26:52. > :26:52.Scilly, bright and tried but rather cloudy with showers later in the
:26:53. > :27:02.day. Not much for those who will be
:27:03. > :27:23.surfing. The big story is the drop in the
:27:24. > :27:28.temperature. All the way through the next few days the temperatures come
:27:29. > :27:32.down. Throwing a strong northerly wind and with the wind chill it will
:27:33. > :27:38.feel rather cold. Have a good evening.
:27:39. > :27:54.Good evening. We have been warned! -- good heavens! Get the he`ting on!
:27:55. > :27:56.If you trust me not and I trust you not,
:27:57. > :27:58.then what is the point in this marriage at all?
:27:59. > :28:01.Life holds very few things which are genuinely worth having.
:28:02. > :28:05.If you don't possess them, everything else is worthless.
:28:06. > :28:21.BBC One presents a special evening with Michael Buble...
:28:22. > :28:24.I think of it as an excuse to throw a party.
:28:25. > :28:27...featuring new and classic songs... # Cry me a river... #
:28:28. > :28:33."holding a hair brush in front of the mirror."
:28:34. > :28:38.HE SINGS IN DISGUISE