:00:00. > :00:07.Tonight, the Plymouth Argyle striker branded a rapist.
:00:08. > :00:11.David Goodwillie and a former team mate in Scotland are ordered to pay
:00:12. > :00:14.?100,000 in damages to a woman who says she was too
:00:15. > :00:20.Also tonight: Operations cancelled at the last moment.
:00:21. > :00:23.We'll investigate why thousands of patients are having surgery
:00:24. > :00:29.called off on the day it was due to take place.
:00:30. > :00:36.We don't want tenants to be ill and we certainly don't want council
:00:37. > :00:39.houses looking that way, so our job now is to thoroughly investigate
:00:40. > :00:40.what is going on in there, find out the causes and put it right.
:00:41. > :00:44.to a mother's claims that damp in her council home
:00:45. > :00:46.Taking the plunge in plunging temperatures.
:00:47. > :00:48.We'll meet the swimmer preparing for her next icy
:00:49. > :00:59.Wellies, a working farm and making waves on a right
:01:00. > :01:27.A Plymouth Argyle footballer has been branded a rapist by a judge
:01:28. > :01:29.in Scotland and ordered to pay ?100,000
:01:30. > :01:34.David Goodwillie has not been convicted in a criminal court,
:01:35. > :01:37.but the judge in the civil case said he accepted evidence given
:01:38. > :01:41.by the woman that she was too drunk to give consent.
:01:42. > :01:44.Today, Argyle said the 27-year-old striker -
:01:45. > :01:46.who played for the team at the weekend will not be
:01:47. > :01:48.available for selection for tomorrow's FA Cup match
:01:49. > :02:05.Preparations at home Park for tomorrow's FA Cup match against
:02:06. > :02:10.Liverpool. But this player will not be starting. David Goodwillie, who
:02:11. > :02:15.began his career at Dundee United. It was there that Denise Clegg
:02:16. > :02:22.claimed he and his team-mate David Robertson and raped her in 2011. The
:02:23. > :02:26.men were not prosecuted. They were sued and this morning a judge at the
:02:27. > :02:31.Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled in her favour and order the
:02:32. > :02:36.footballers to pay ?100,000 in damages. It raises questions about
:02:37. > :02:39.why there was no criminal prosecution. If the Crown are going
:02:40. > :02:43.to take a criminal case forward they must ask, have we have evidence it
:02:44. > :02:49.approved to a jury beyond reasonable doubt that this happened? A civil
:02:50. > :03:02.case is different. That is can we come is the judge on the
:03:03. > :03:04.probabilities? It is not the same question being asked in the two
:03:05. > :03:07.cases. Experts say could lead to far more victims of rape coming forward.
:03:08. > :03:09.Most rapes reported to the police never make it to court. That can be
:03:10. > :03:12.devastating to the person who was reported the crime. This gives
:03:13. > :03:15.another option. It is the first civil case in living memory and
:03:16. > :03:19.people will see this case I think there is that the way I can try and
:03:20. > :03:24.get justice and validation that what happened to me was raped and it was
:03:25. > :03:27.wrong. In a statement, Plymouth Argyle said a note of the judgment
:03:28. > :03:30.and added that they are way to the full report which they said they
:03:31. > :03:34.will consider in detail before making any comment. Until such time,
:03:35. > :03:37.David Goodwillie will be selected to play for Plymouth Argyle. -- will
:03:38. > :03:40.not be selected. More than 5,000 operations
:03:41. > :03:42.were cancelled on the day they were due to be carried out last
:03:43. > :03:45.year in the South West. NHS England says the numbers
:03:46. > :03:48.are low, but a BBC investigation as part of our Inside the NHS
:03:49. > :03:50.coverage, found the cancellations had risen by a third over
:03:51. > :03:53.the past five years. Here's our health
:03:54. > :03:57.correspondent, Jenny Walrond. For Barry Neil, just getting around
:03:58. > :04:00.is a daily struggle. He was born with a rare
:04:01. > :04:05.debilitating condition. The pain in his leg was so bad,
:04:06. > :04:09.he decided to have it amputated. His operation was
:04:10. > :04:13.cancelled three times. It was painful,
:04:14. > :04:15.obviously I wanted to get I just take it as it
:04:16. > :04:22.comes, you know? I just sit back and think,
:04:23. > :04:28.just get on with it. Plymouth Hospital's NHS Trust said
:04:29. > :04:31.it is a difficult decision to cancel any patient's operation and that it
:04:32. > :04:34.recognises the inconvenience and It said the time
:04:35. > :04:40.the hospital had faced unprecedented and sustained demand
:04:41. > :04:44.from emergency patients. And Barry's experience
:04:45. > :04:49.is not unique. Last year, more than
:04:50. > :04:50.5,000 operations were cancelled on the day
:04:51. > :04:54.in the south-west. And that figure has
:04:55. > :04:59.risen by around 30%. And all of those
:05:00. > :05:01.cancellations were for Things like they lack
:05:02. > :05:07.of beds, of staff, admin number whose conditions
:05:08. > :05:19.are increasing in more treatments we can
:05:20. > :05:25.offer those patients, there does need to be more money put
:05:26. > :05:28.into the health service so NHS England says the level of
:05:29. > :05:33.cancellations remains low at just 1% out of the millions of operations
:05:34. > :05:35.performed each year. While the experience
:05:36. > :05:37.can be frustrating and upsetting, Barry
:05:38. > :05:47.doesn't blame the NHS. There's no two ways
:05:48. > :05:51.about it, they just cannot manage with the influx of people
:05:52. > :05:54.that are wanting beds or whatever. We're going inside our NHS
:05:55. > :06:01.all this week on Spotlight looking at the different
:06:02. > :06:03.pressures it's facing. And we'd also like to hear
:06:04. > :06:06.what you think, the various ways And on Thursday, some of the key
:06:07. > :06:13.decision makers in the health service in the South West will be
:06:14. > :06:15.here for a special debate which we'll continue after Spotlight
:06:16. > :06:20.on our Facebook page. On to other stories around
:06:21. > :06:23.the south west tonight. A 46-year-old man has appeared
:06:24. > :06:27.at Exeter Magistrates' Court today It follows a stabbing
:06:28. > :06:32.in Exeter on Sunday, in which a 30-year-old man
:06:33. > :06:33.suffered The accused has been remanded
:06:34. > :06:38.in custody to appear next The identity of human remains found
:06:39. > :06:45.near Newquay last August has been Police say they are treating
:06:46. > :06:52.the death of Darren Rhys The 45-year-old, who lived locally
:06:53. > :06:55.but was originally from Wales, A Dorset charity which provides
:06:56. > :07:02.support for very young children with special needs is facing closure
:07:03. > :07:05.after 25 years because A lottery grant awarded
:07:06. > :07:11.to The Dorchester Opportunity Group A Big Lottery Fund spokesperson said
:07:12. > :07:17.the grants are "not designed to be There's growing pressure
:07:18. > :07:26.on National Police Chiefs to pick up the full bill for a police operation
:07:27. > :07:29.in Devon that was ordered There's concern policing
:07:30. > :07:32.here could suffer if not. More than a million pounds was spent
:07:33. > :07:35.on the operation as part of a long-running investigation
:07:36. > :07:39.involving the Security Services. The amount is the
:07:40. > :07:40.equivalent to 2,800 days of policing, but the local
:07:41. > :07:43.force has been left With the details, here's our Home
:07:44. > :07:51.Affairs Correspondent, Simon Hall. In Devon woodland, an investigation
:07:52. > :07:56.involving MI5 and Scotland Yard. Searches were carried
:07:57. > :07:59.out by local officers inquiry, which also took
:08:00. > :08:01.in Northern Ireland Devon and Cornwall should be able
:08:02. > :08:06.to recover the cost, but it isn't clear that they'll get
:08:07. > :08:09.all the money back and at a time of cuts,
:08:10. > :08:11.that is causing concern. I think we should get the money
:08:12. > :08:14.back for this operation because the money should come from
:08:15. > :08:17.Central Government, so they should I think we should get the money
:08:18. > :08:26.back into the community, It was a nationwide
:08:27. > :08:34.event, wasn't it? And if we have to foot the bill,
:08:35. > :08:38.poor old Devon and Cornwall are It was such an extensive operation
:08:39. > :08:43.that Devon and Cornwall had to call The next biggest sum
:08:44. > :08:48.was the own officers' overtime, then came hotel
:08:49. > :08:56.accommodation and catering. Devon and Cornwall
:08:57. > :09:02.needs the funding. We've got other operations for local
:09:03. > :09:05.policing and therefore it is a disgrace if there's any argument
:09:06. > :09:10.about us funding what was a Forces can apply to
:09:11. > :09:15.the National Police Chief Counsel for spending on major
:09:16. > :09:18.counterterrorism operations But they're not guaranteed
:09:19. > :09:24.to get the money back. In a statement, Devon
:09:25. > :09:25.and Cornwall Police told us they were confident their
:09:26. > :09:30.spending on the operation would be reimbursed by the end
:09:31. > :09:32.of the financial year. The police chief's Council said
:09:33. > :09:35.the claim from Devon and Cornwall was currently
:09:36. > :09:41.being processed. A serving a Royal Marine,
:09:42. > :09:43.Ciaran Maxwell, was charged with terrorism offence
:09:44. > :09:48.following the searchers. A young Somerset mother has told
:09:49. > :09:50.the BBC her children are being made ill by the damp,
:09:51. > :09:52.mouldy conditions She says Taunton Deane Council
:09:53. > :09:57.has repeatedly ignored The council has told
:09:58. > :10:15.us it will investigate Coming to my son's bedroom. As you
:10:16. > :10:19.can see, the wall is mouldy. Charlotte Hardy said she can all
:10:20. > :10:24.live like this any longer. And should not have too. It is
:10:25. > :10:28.disgraceful. This is where her two children aged one and two sleep.
:10:29. > :10:34.There is mould next to their beds. Every time she wipes it away, she
:10:35. > :10:38.says it returns. You say your children's health is suffering? It
:10:39. > :10:43.is. I've taken them to the doctors with Cox calls and ear infections in
:10:44. > :10:48.my health visitor is asking me why I'm taking them so often and why are
:10:49. > :10:54.they getting so it all the time. I will show you my bedroom now. She
:10:55. > :10:58.says the answer to that is it is in every room you look in and Chile
:10:59. > :11:01.moved in three months ago. She claims on one occasion the council
:11:02. > :11:07.told that open all the windows and turn the heating up to get rid of
:11:08. > :11:11.the dam. While we were filming here, perhaps coincidentally, there was a
:11:12. > :11:16.surveyor sent by the council who was taking a detailed look at all the
:11:17. > :11:19.damp and mould. He told us there were definitely structural problems
:11:20. > :11:24.with the building, probably connected with faulty cavity wall
:11:25. > :11:28.insulation. The pictures don't have a good story. Today, a council told
:11:29. > :11:35.us while he couldn't comment on the individual case, that there were fix
:11:36. > :11:39.any problems. Would want tenants ill or council houses looking like that.
:11:40. > :11:46.Our job now is to investigate what is going on in there, find out the
:11:47. > :11:51.cause and put it right. Now, shall we just wants to know when and when
:11:52. > :11:56.will they fix broken shower, which she has told them about, because of
:11:57. > :12:01.the moment, she has ten p per children in a plastic toy box, which
:12:02. > :12:06.she says is far from easy, especially when your child is
:12:07. > :12:16.learning difficulties. -- when your child has learning difficulties.
:12:17. > :12:19.A Devon man is taking his campaign about living with dementia
:12:20. > :12:24.Norman McNamara has made the film, Norrms, to raise awareness and show
:12:25. > :12:26.how people with dementia can still live happy lives.
:12:27. > :12:28.It will be shown at the Sundance Festival in Utah.
:12:29. > :12:37.Diagnosed with dementia in his 50s, Norma McNamara was horrified at how
:12:38. > :12:39.little people knew about the condition.
:12:40. > :12:42.He started the Purple Angel campaign and even canvassed
:12:43. > :12:54.It started with a Memory Cafe and local shops signing up
:12:55. > :12:57.Now, there are ambassadors worldwide in more than
:12:58. > :13:03.There are films out there and to be honest, they are
:13:04. > :13:07.Because to be honest, it always shows the bad side,
:13:08. > :13:10.and of course there is a bad side to dementia, there
:13:11. > :13:14.But we wanted to show the positive side and how there is life
:13:15. > :13:18.And also how people can actually live a good life after
:13:19. > :13:22.Norman's partner Elaine has seen good times as well
:13:23. > :13:25.She's seen how making this film has helped him.
:13:26. > :13:27.It helps because it keeps his brain active.
:13:28. > :13:30.It has got something for him to do and you're not thinking about what's
:13:31. > :13:34.wrong with you, but about other people.
:13:35. > :13:40.And when we set off with the Torbay Dementia Action Alliance, we
:13:41. > :13:42.have the Memory Cafe, but the idea was if we can
:13:43. > :13:46.dementia and their carer, that was job done.
:13:47. > :13:52.Norrms was filmed both here and in the USA.
:13:53. > :13:55.I was probably one of the first Dementia Angels, Purple Angel
:13:56. > :14:00.The second or third, maybe the first, I don't know.
:14:01. > :14:06.I interviewed Norman, I was running an online talk
:14:07. > :14:12.show called The Dementia Project and I had Norman on as a guest.
:14:13. > :14:18.But it all came together and the Purple Angel
:14:19. > :14:21.started and it's amazing what the man has done.
:14:22. > :14:25.As part of the campaign, many hospitals in the US now give
:14:26. > :14:28.patients a Purple Angel wristband, so when they go missing, people know
:14:29. > :14:31.This is not about labelling people or showing
:14:32. > :14:34.people up or putting them in a box, but helping them.
:14:35. > :14:36.We love the NHS, especially in Torbay and we will
:14:37. > :14:39.carry on knocking at that door and they'll say yes, hopefully.
:14:40. > :14:41.Although not officially sanctioned by some
:14:42. > :14:44.dementia bodies, the Purple Angel campaign is huge, with thousands of
:14:45. > :14:47.Norman hopes the film will spread
:14:48. > :15:00.Now swimming outdoors probably isn't high on your agenda in January,
:15:01. > :15:02.but for some people, including our next guest,
:15:03. > :15:06.Pauline Barker is an ice swimmer and later this week
:15:07. > :15:13.is leading a team out to Poland for a rather chilly competition.
:15:14. > :15:23.Welcome to Spotlight. Why do you want to swim in icy cold water? Ones
:15:24. > :15:28.used to date, it is quite pleasant. Getting in is the hard part, but the
:15:29. > :15:32.camaraderie of the event and once you're there, you end up with a
:15:33. > :15:38.smile on your face. We have photos from the event last year in Poland,
:15:39. > :15:41.with the temperature at minus 17. Tell us a bit about the competition
:15:42. > :15:49.are what you have to do in these conditions? It was about minus 17.
:15:50. > :15:55.This year it will be a little bit warmer, minus nine. , Easier than!
:15:56. > :16:00.The water will be about two degrees. For the main event, it is a one
:16:01. > :16:04.kilometres event, the longest swim but we do. There are also shorter
:16:05. > :16:10.events of 100 metres and 250 metres for those who don't want to go the
:16:11. > :16:16.full kilometre. You did well last year, didn't you? Yes, I won the 500
:16:17. > :16:23.metre event. That took about 12 minutes. There's a serious side
:16:24. > :16:27.though, isn't there? We all know the shock bodies can go into an exposed
:16:28. > :16:31.to cold water and people even die from hypothermia. So, how do you
:16:32. > :16:36.adapt to the bitterly cold temperatures? How do you prepare?
:16:37. > :16:42.Folk cold water swimmers, we to acclimatise. When we first start-up
:16:43. > :16:46.we tell people to state in the water for one minute for every degree of
:16:47. > :16:50.temperature. 10 degrees for ten minutes and so on. You can stay in
:16:51. > :16:55.for longer and longer as you get used to it. The trick is not just
:16:56. > :17:00.the swimming, but how you recover afterwards. We should point to
:17:01. > :17:07.anyone wearing a wet suit, are you? Just a normal swimming costume. No
:17:08. > :17:12.wet suits, no hats and gloves, just a swimming costume. This is very
:17:13. > :17:21.different to your day job, isn't it? Yes, I work in a bank. So my spare
:17:22. > :17:29.time IIS swimmer. I've always been a swimmer and I swim -- swum the
:17:30. > :17:35.channel and I had to learn how to acclimatise to the cold vendor. It
:17:36. > :17:40.is becoming quite popular is wild swimming, in the south-west. Is it
:17:41. > :17:44.good place to train? The best place to train for this sort of thing.
:17:45. > :17:51.There were lots of wild swimmers in and Cornwall. I run a group. It is a
:17:52. > :17:55.social group and there are 7000 people in that group watching it,
:17:56. > :18:00.swimming with others and it happens all over Devon and Cornwall. People
:18:01. > :18:05.should take an organised group, shouldn't they? Yes, it's always
:18:06. > :18:13.safer to swimming company. There is guidance on the website. -- to swim
:18:14. > :18:18.in the company. Swimmer with friends, it is not just compatible,
:18:19. > :18:23.but safer. Good look in Poland. Rather you dummy! -- a rather you
:18:24. > :18:24.than me! The Princess Royal
:18:25. > :18:26.donned her wellies during Princess Anne met workers and users
:18:27. > :18:30.of two charities and opened Spotlight's Andrea Ormsby
:18:31. > :18:33.has spent the day Arriving by helicopter with a big
:18:34. > :18:45.wave from the youngsters touring A big day for them and for
:18:46. > :18:52.this pig, Licquorice. A good old brush
:18:53. > :18:57.from the children to Wellies are the order
:18:58. > :19:07.of the day here. What was most exciting, meeting
:19:08. > :19:13.Licquorice the pig or Princess Anne? It's the most wonderful way
:19:14. > :19:21.to celebrate Farms For She's been a long-term supporter
:19:22. > :19:27.and it is always great to have support to help us raise our profile
:19:28. > :19:31.and this is really nice to have her here today, celebrating the end
:19:32. > :19:38.of our 40th anniversary year. The Princess was here
:19:39. > :19:42.this morning to help celebrate 60 years of the Highbury
:19:43. > :19:45.Trust which helps those with I would like to say thank
:19:46. > :19:54.you and I think she's It means so much to
:19:55. > :20:04.the Highbury Trust. It is an incredible
:20:05. > :20:06.organisation that encourages It highlights who they are and helps
:20:07. > :20:11.people take notice. Also on the royal schedule today,
:20:12. > :20:21.an official opening of the new 50-metre Olympic Legacy
:20:22. > :20:24.pool at It was great to meet
:20:25. > :20:30.a member of The combination of 15-odd years
:20:31. > :20:41.of the vision to bring the 50-metre pool for the community to
:20:42. > :20:44.benefit from and for swimming across A city is about to try and hold
:20:45. > :20:58.its nerve as Plymouth Argyle face Premier League giants Liverpool once
:20:59. > :21:00.more in the FA Cup. Manager Derek Adams today said he's
:21:01. > :21:03.not changing his tactics as the top flight club comes to Home Park
:21:04. > :21:06.for the third round replay. Ahead of the big match tomorrow, our
:21:07. > :21:09.Sports Reporter Andy Birkett has met up with a Pilgrims legend
:21:10. > :21:31.to get his take on it all. Eye taxi of a home part? Do you know
:21:32. > :21:40.where you're going? Not from on this way? No, from Liverpool. Scouser?
:21:41. > :21:48.Yes. Bubble man? Yes, read. I'm not a balloon. One just read, you are
:21:49. > :21:53.agreed. Where does your loyalty lie for this game? I was born and bred
:21:54. > :21:59.in Liverpool, but I have lived in Plymouth a long time and I will sit
:22:00. > :22:03.on the fence. You are a cult hero here at home Park. What was it about
:22:04. > :22:13.this place the majors so successful do you think? After the initial few
:22:14. > :22:18.games, the fans took to me and like most strikers that can score goals,
:22:19. > :22:25.you become a bit of a cult hero and you can go to Liverpool, they've all
:22:26. > :22:29.got goal-scorers, but every year, I seemed to do well Plymouth and I
:22:30. > :22:33.loved it down here and when you are playing well and scoring goals, it
:22:34. > :22:38.became one of those things. The fans seemed to like me and it's been like
:22:39. > :22:43.that ever since. Your star was a lot different to the way people start
:22:44. > :22:47.today in football, wasn't it? Yes, it was Blu-ray competition in the
:22:48. > :22:52.Liverpool Echo. Collect 20 vouchers, send them off to the paper and
:22:53. > :22:58.hopefully get a trial, which I did. I went to six or seven trials and
:22:59. > :23:05.from 10,000 children, I got down to the last 20. I was watched by the
:23:06. > :23:11.Liverpool staff and ended up playing in a five a side which we would 5-
:23:12. > :23:17.nil and I scored all five is goals. The next night, I was asked to
:23:18. > :23:24.become a trainer. You are not just asked by any manager were you? Yes,
:23:25. > :23:29.I was asked by Bill Shankly. It was a privilege to have been signed up
:23:30. > :23:33.with him and get to know him. Without picking a favourite, but
:23:34. > :23:38.you've already said you fence sitting, can Argyle win? Yes, they
:23:39. > :23:46.can, without a doubt. They defended so well at Anfield and got the right
:23:47. > :23:49.result. If they keep without defence and create chances, anything can
:23:50. > :23:54.happen. It has happened before and it will happen again.
:23:55. > :23:56.BBC Radio Devon will have full commentary from
:23:57. > :24:00.You can also follow the match online and we'll be live at Home Park
:24:01. > :24:19.Nine or 10 degrees at the moment of our sea temperatures. It is warmer
:24:20. > :24:27.in the sea than it is our side though. We have some grey weather at
:24:28. > :24:32.the moment. Tomorrow, there's a chance of brighter conditions. Some
:24:33. > :24:42.may try and work through the cloud. Try and light winds. A quiet week.
:24:43. > :24:48.Not much rain. Not much sun either. More of a chance to see spells of
:24:49. > :24:52.sunshine tomorrow. Across the Channel, there's a good deal of
:24:53. > :24:56.clear sky. That will merge further north overnight tonight. There's a
:24:57. > :25:04.weather front is the cloud we now have. Is moving to the north of
:25:05. > :25:10.those tomorrow. It's allowing clearer skies to develop. Belly
:25:11. > :25:18.comes back down on into Friday. -- then it comes down.
:25:19. > :25:25.If you want to set your barometer at the moment, it should be reading
:25:26. > :25:31.about a thousand and 37. Let's look at the cloud from today. It's broken
:25:32. > :25:39.quite nicely across eastern parts of England. That's clear sky will
:25:40. > :25:46.gradually move westwards. We will see clearer skies across Dorset.
:25:47. > :25:49.Maybe not into Devon, but even south of Somerset, they might get a
:25:50. > :25:55.glimpse of the stars and quickly, much lower temperatures. This was
:25:56. > :26:02.earlier across Dartmoor. There's been a lot of hill folk. It doesn't
:26:03. > :26:11.make for much of an atmospheric scene, look up cross and I think it
:26:12. > :26:15.will be a similar scene tomorrow. The southern part of Dartmoor may
:26:16. > :26:21.start to see more breaks developing in the cloud. But for all of us, is
:26:22. > :26:27.still feels cold. Overnight tonight, the cloud clears. Parts of East
:26:28. > :26:32.Somerset and into the east of Dorset. Further west, stubborn
:26:33. > :26:39.cloud, still capable of producing drizzle. Temperatures of 3-4 . To
:26:40. > :26:46.the east where we see the sky is clear, there will be frost with
:26:47. > :26:50.temperatures of -1 possibly. Some of brighter sky and clearer weather
:26:51. > :26:55.will drift along south coast. Here is where we will see the best of the
:26:56. > :27:03.sunshine. The cloud is stubborn further north. Similar temperatures,
:27:04. > :27:07.8-9 . Light winds. More breeze. We should get some sunny spells as
:27:08. > :27:10.well. A brighter day compared to earlier today. Times of high water
:27:11. > :27:23.on the screen now. The outlook is a dry one and perhaps
:27:24. > :27:36.a little brighter. There will be a Spotlight of the
:27:37. > :27:40.data 10:30pm. We are back tomorrow at 6:30pm with a build up to the big
:27:41. > :27:52.match. Join us though. Goodbye. That I will faithfully execute
:27:53. > :27:56.the Office... And will to the best
:27:57. > :28:00.of my ability... The Constitution
:28:01. > :28:05.of the United States...