17/01/2017 Spotlight

Tonight, the Plymouth Argyle striker branded a rapist.

David Goodwillie and a former team mate in Scotland are ordered to pay

?100,000 in damages to a woman who says she was too

Also tonight: Operations cancelled at the last moment.

We'll investigate why thousands of patients are having surgery

called off on the day it was due to take place.

We don't want tenants to be ill and we certainly don't want council

houses looking that way, so our job now is to thoroughly investigate

what is going on in there, find out the causes and put it right.

to a mother's claims that damp in her council home

Taking the plunge in plunging temperatures.

We'll meet the swimmer preparing for her next icy

Wellies, a working farm and making waves on a right

A Plymouth Argyle footballer has been branded a rapist by a judge

in Scotland and ordered to pay ?100,000

David Goodwillie has not been convicted in a criminal court,

but the judge in the civil case said he accepted evidence given

by the woman that she was too drunk to give consent.

Today, Argyle said the 27-year-old striker -

who played for the team at the weekend will not be

available for selection for tomorrow's FA Cup match

Preparations at home Park for tomorrow's FA Cup match against

Liverpool. But this player will not be starting. David Goodwillie, who

began his career at Dundee United. It was there that Denise Clegg

claimed he and his team-mate David Robertson and raped her in 2011. The

men were not prosecuted. They were sued and this morning a judge at the

Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled in her favour and order the

footballers to pay ?100,000 in damages. It raises questions about

why there was no criminal prosecution. If the Crown are going

to take a criminal case forward they must ask, have we have evidence it

approved to a jury beyond reasonable doubt that this happened? A civil

case is different. That is can we come is the judge on the

probabilities? It is not the same question being asked in the two

cases. Experts say could lead to far more victims of rape coming forward.

Most rapes reported to the police never make it to court. That can be

devastating to the person who was reported the crime. This gives

another option. It is the first civil case in living memory and

people will see this case I think there is that the way I can try and

get justice and validation that what happened to me was raped and it was

wrong. In a statement, Plymouth Argyle said a note of the judgment

and added that they are way to the full report which they said they

will consider in detail before making any comment. Until such time,

David Goodwillie will be selected to play for Plymouth Argyle. -- will

not be selected. More than 5,000 operations

were cancelled on the day they were due to be carried out last

year in the South West. NHS England says the numbers

are low, but a BBC investigation as part of our Inside the NHS

coverage, found the cancellations had risen by a third over

the past five years. Here's our health

correspondent, Jenny Walrond. For Barry Neil, just getting around

is a daily struggle. He was born with a rare

debilitating condition. The pain in his leg was so bad,

he decided to have it amputated. His operation was

cancelled three times. It was painful,

obviously I wanted to get I just take it as it

comes, you know? I just sit back and think,

just get on with it. Plymouth Hospital's NHS Trust said

it is a difficult decision to cancel any patient's operation and that it

recognises the inconvenience and It said the time

the hospital had faced unprecedented and sustained demand

from emergency patients. And Barry's experience

is not unique. Last year, more than

5,000 operations were cancelled on the day

in the south-west. And that figure has

risen by around 30%. And all of those

cancellations were for Things like they lack

of beds, of staff, admin number whose conditions

are increasing in more treatments we can

offer those patients, there does need to be more money put

into the health service so NHS England says the level of

cancellations remains low at just 1% out of the millions of operations

performed each year. While the experience

can be frustrating and upsetting, Barry

doesn't blame the NHS. There's no two ways

about it, they just cannot manage with the influx of people

that are wanting beds or whatever. We're going inside our NHS

all this week on Spotlight looking at the different

pressures it's facing. And we'd also like to hear

what you think, the various ways And on Thursday, some of the key

decision makers in the health service in the South West will be

here for a special debate which we'll continue after Spotlight

on our Facebook page. On to other stories around

the south west tonight. A 46-year-old man has appeared

at Exeter Magistrates' Court today It follows a stabbing

in Exeter on Sunday, in which a 30-year-old man

suffered The accused has been remanded

in custody to appear next The identity of human remains found

near Newquay last August has been Police say they are treating

the death of Darren Rhys The 45-year-old, who lived locally

but was originally from Wales, A Dorset charity which provides

support for very young children with special needs is facing closure

after 25 years because A lottery grant awarded

to The Dorchester Opportunity Group A Big Lottery Fund spokesperson said

the grants are "not designed to be There's growing pressure

on National Police Chiefs to pick up the full bill for a police operation

in Devon that was ordered There's concern policing

here could suffer if not. More than a million pounds was spent

on the operation as part of a long-running investigation

involving the Security Services. The amount is the

equivalent to 2,800 days of policing, but the local

force has been left With the details, here's our Home

Affairs Correspondent, Simon Hall. In Devon woodland, an investigation

involving MI5 and Scotland Yard. Searches were carried

out by local officers inquiry, which also took

in Northern Ireland Devon and Cornwall should be able

to recover the cost, but it isn't clear that they'll get

all the money back and at a time of cuts,

that is causing concern. I think we should get the money

back for this operation because the money should come from

Central Government, so they should I think we should get the money

back into the community, It was a nationwide

event, wasn't it? And if we have to foot the bill,

poor old Devon and Cornwall are It was such an extensive operation

that Devon and Cornwall had to call The next biggest sum

was the own officers' overtime, then came hotel

accommodation and catering. Devon and Cornwall

needs the funding. We've got other operations for local

policing and therefore it is a disgrace if there's any argument

about us funding what was a Forces can apply to

the National Police Chief Counsel for spending on major

counterterrorism operations But they're not guaranteed

to get the money back. In a statement, Devon

and Cornwall Police told us they were confident their

spending on the operation would be reimbursed by the end

of the financial year. The police chief's Council said

the claim from Devon and Cornwall was currently

being processed. A serving a Royal Marine,

Ciaran Maxwell, was charged with terrorism offence

following the searchers. A young Somerset mother has told

the BBC her children are being made ill by the damp,

mouldy conditions She says Taunton Deane Council

has repeatedly ignored The council has told

us it will investigate Coming to my son's bedroom. As you

can see, the wall is mouldy. Charlotte Hardy said she can all

live like this any longer. And should not have too. It is

disgraceful. This is where her two children aged one and two sleep.

There is mould next to their beds. Every time she wipes it away, she

says it returns. You say your children's health is suffering? It

is. I've taken them to the doctors with Cox calls and ear infections in

my health visitor is asking me why I'm taking them so often and why are

they getting so it all the time. I will show you my bedroom now. She

says the answer to that is it is in every room you look in and Chile

moved in three months ago. She claims on one occasion the council

told that open all the windows and turn the heating up to get rid of

the dam. While we were filming here, perhaps coincidentally, there was a

surveyor sent by the council who was taking a detailed look at all the

damp and mould. He told us there were definitely structural problems

with the building, probably connected with faulty cavity wall

insulation. The pictures don't have a good story. Today, a council told

us while he couldn't comment on the individual case, that there were fix

any problems. Would want tenants ill or council houses looking like that.

Our job now is to investigate what is going on in there, find out the

cause and put it right. Now, shall we just wants to know when and when

will they fix broken shower, which she has told them about, because of

the moment, she has ten p per children in a plastic toy box, which

she says is far from easy, especially when your child is

learning difficulties. -- when your child has learning difficulties.

A Devon man is taking his campaign about living with dementia

Norman McNamara has made the film, Norrms, to raise awareness and show

how people with dementia can still live happy lives.

It will be shown at the Sundance Festival in Utah.

Diagnosed with dementia in his 50s, Norma McNamara was horrified at how

little people knew about the condition.

He started the Purple Angel campaign and even canvassed

It started with a Memory Cafe and local shops signing up

Now, there are ambassadors worldwide in more than

There are films out there and to be honest, they are

Because to be honest, it always shows the bad side,

and of course there is a bad side to dementia, there

But we wanted to show the positive side and how there is life

And also how people can actually live a good life after

Norman's partner Elaine has seen good times as well

She's seen how making this film has helped him.

It helps because it keeps his brain active.

It has got something for him to do and you're not thinking about what's

wrong with you, but about other people.

And when we set off with the Torbay Dementia Action Alliance, we

have the Memory Cafe, but the idea was if we can

dementia and their carer, that was job done.

Norrms was filmed both here and in the USA.

I was probably one of the first Dementia Angels, Purple Angel

The second or third, maybe the first, I don't know.

I interviewed Norman, I was running an online talk

show called The Dementia Project and I had Norman on as a guest.

But it all came together and the Purple Angel

started and it's amazing what the man has done.

As part of the campaign, many hospitals in the US now give

patients a Purple Angel wristband, so when they go missing, people know

This is not about labelling people or showing

people up or putting them in a box, but helping them.

We love the NHS, especially in Torbay and we will

carry on knocking at that door and they'll say yes, hopefully.

Although not officially sanctioned by some

dementia bodies, the Purple Angel campaign is huge, with thousands of

Norman hopes the film will spread

Now swimming outdoors probably isn't high on your agenda in January,

but for some people, including our next guest,

Pauline Barker is an ice swimmer and later this week

is leading a team out to Poland for a rather chilly competition.

Welcome to Spotlight. Why do you want to swim in icy cold water? Ones

used to date, it is quite pleasant. Getting in is the hard part, but the

camaraderie of the event and once you're there, you end up with a

smile on your face. We have photos from the event last year in Poland,

with the temperature at minus 17. Tell us a bit about the competition

are what you have to do in these conditions? It was about minus 17.

This year it will be a little bit warmer, minus nine. , Easier than!

The water will be about two degrees. For the main event, it is a one

kilometres event, the longest swim but we do. There are also shorter

events of 100 metres and 250 metres for those who don't want to go the

full kilometre. You did well last year, didn't you? Yes, I won the 500

metre event. That took about 12 minutes. There's a serious side

though, isn't there? We all know the shock bodies can go into an exposed

to cold water and people even die from hypothermia. So, how do you

adapt to the bitterly cold temperatures? How do you prepare?

Folk cold water swimmers, we to acclimatise. When we first start-up

we tell people to state in the water for one minute for every degree of

temperature. 10 degrees for ten minutes and so on. You can stay in

for longer and longer as you get used to it. The trick is not just

the swimming, but how you recover afterwards. We should point to

anyone wearing a wet suit, are you? Just a normal swimming costume. No

wet suits, no hats and gloves, just a swimming costume. This is very

different to your day job, isn't it? Yes, I work in a bank. So my spare

time IIS swimmer. I've always been a swimmer and I swim -- swum the

channel and I had to learn how to acclimatise to the cold vendor. It

is becoming quite popular is wild swimming, in the south-west. Is it

good place to train? The best place to train for this sort of thing.

There were lots of wild swimmers in and Cornwall. I run a group. It is a

social group and there are 7000 people in that group watching it,

swimming with others and it happens all over Devon and Cornwall. People

should take an organised group, shouldn't they? Yes, it's always

safer to swimming company. There is guidance on the website. -- to swim

in the company. Swimmer with friends, it is not just compatible,

but safer. Good look in Poland. Rather you dummy! -- a rather you

than me! The Princess Royal

donned her wellies during Princess Anne met workers and users

of two charities and opened Spotlight's Andrea Ormsby

has spent the day Arriving by helicopter with a big

wave from the youngsters touring A big day for them and for

this pig, Licquorice. A good old brush

from the children to Wellies are the order

of the day here. What was most exciting, meeting

Licquorice the pig or Princess Anne? It's the most wonderful way

to celebrate Farms For She's been a long-term supporter

and it is always great to have support to help us raise our profile

and this is really nice to have her here today, celebrating the end

of our 40th anniversary year. The Princess was here

this morning to help celebrate 60 years of the Highbury

Trust which helps those with I would like to say thank

you and I think she's It means so much to

the Highbury Trust. It is an incredible

organisation that encourages It highlights who they are and helps

people take notice. Also on the royal schedule today,

an official opening of the new 50-metre Olympic Legacy

pool at It was great to meet

a member of The combination of 15-odd years

of the vision to bring the 50-metre pool for the community to

benefit from and for swimming across A city is about to try and hold

its nerve as Plymouth Argyle face Premier League giants Liverpool once

more in the FA Cup. Manager Derek Adams today said he's

not changing his tactics as the top flight club comes to Home Park

for the third round replay. Ahead of the big match tomorrow, our

Sports Reporter Andy Birkett has met up with a Pilgrims legend

to get his take on it all. Eye taxi of a home part? Do you know

where you're going? Not from on this way? No, from Liverpool. Scouser?

Yes. Bubble man? Yes, read. I'm not a balloon. One just read, you are

agreed. Where does your loyalty lie for this game? I was born and bred

in Liverpool, but I have lived in Plymouth a long time and I will sit

on the fence. You are a cult hero here at home Park. What was it about

this place the majors so successful do you think? After the initial few

games, the fans took to me and like most strikers that can score goals,

you become a bit of a cult hero and you can go to Liverpool, they've all

got goal-scorers, but every year, I seemed to do well Plymouth and I

loved it down here and when you are playing well and scoring goals, it

became one of those things. The fans seemed to like me and it's been like

that ever since. Your star was a lot different to the way people start

today in football, wasn't it? Yes, it was Blu-ray competition in the

Liverpool Echo. Collect 20 vouchers, send them off to the paper and

hopefully get a trial, which I did. I went to six or seven trials and

from 10,000 children, I got down to the last 20. I was watched by the

Liverpool staff and ended up playing in a five a side which we would 5-

nil and I scored all five is goals. The next night, I was asked to

become a trainer. You are not just asked by any manager were you? Yes,

I was asked by Bill Shankly. It was a privilege to have been signed up

with him and get to know him. Without picking a favourite, but

you've already said you fence sitting, can Argyle win? Yes, they

can, without a doubt. They defended so well at Anfield and got the right

result. If they keep without defence and create chances, anything can

happen. It has happened before and it will happen again.

BBC Radio Devon will have full commentary from

You can also follow the match online and we'll be live at Home Park

Nine or 10 degrees at the moment of our sea temperatures. It is warmer

in the sea than it is our side though. We have some grey weather at

the moment. Tomorrow, there's a chance of brighter conditions. Some

may try and work through the cloud. Try and light winds. A quiet week.

Not much rain. Not much sun either. More of a chance to see spells of

sunshine tomorrow. Across the Channel, there's a good deal of

clear sky. That will merge further north overnight tonight. There's a

weather front is the cloud we now have. Is moving to the north of

those tomorrow. It's allowing clearer skies to develop. Belly

comes back down on into Friday. -- then it comes down.

If you want to set your barometer at the moment, it should be reading

about a thousand and 37. Let's look at the cloud from today. It's broken

quite nicely across eastern parts of England. That's clear sky will

gradually move westwards. We will see clearer skies across Dorset.

Maybe not into Devon, but even south of Somerset, they might get a

glimpse of the stars and quickly, much lower temperatures. This was

earlier across Dartmoor. There's been a lot of hill folk. It doesn't

make for much of an atmospheric scene, look up cross and I think it

will be a similar scene tomorrow. The southern part of Dartmoor may

start to see more breaks developing in the cloud. But for all of us, is

still feels cold. Overnight tonight, the cloud clears. Parts of East

Somerset and into the east of Dorset. Further west, stubborn

cloud, still capable of producing drizzle. Temperatures of 3-4 . To

the east where we see the sky is clear, there will be frost with

temperatures of -1 possibly. Some of brighter sky and clearer weather

will drift along south coast. Here is where we will see the best of the

sunshine. The cloud is stubborn further north. Similar temperatures,

8-9 . Light winds. More breeze. We should get some sunny spells as

well. A brighter day compared to earlier today. Times of high water

on the screen now. The outlook is a dry one and perhaps

a little brighter. There will be a Spotlight of the

data 10:30pm. We are back tomorrow at 6:30pm with a build up to the big

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