:00:00. > :00:00.Welcome to Spotlight. so it's goodbye from me,
:00:00. > :00:00.As we go on air tonight a major incident has
:00:00. > :00:20.has been evacuated, we will have the has been evacuated, we will have the
:00:21. > :00:21.latest from the scene. Also Tonight as council tax bills go
:00:22. > :00:25.up in Cornwall and services are cut, Well, my message to Government
:00:26. > :00:28.is that they're not helping us. My message to the Government is that
:00:29. > :00:32.austerity can only go on for so This simple wooden frame is
:00:33. > :00:42.transforming a woman's life. It's revolutionised my life,
:00:43. > :00:44.really, I would say. Living together separately,
:00:45. > :00:48.the co-housing idea which is gaining popularity, we'll find
:00:49. > :01:06.out how it works. First tonight, a major incident has
:01:07. > :01:09.been declared in Exeter. The Riverside Leisure Centre has
:01:10. > :01:12.been evacuated after Fire crews were called just
:01:13. > :01:18.after four O'clock this afternoon and the health suite was described
:01:19. > :01:21.as "well alight". Swimmers were forced to flee
:01:22. > :01:33.the building after the pool I just remember what I was told at
:01:34. > :01:38.school, left everything and got out. Grabbed my coat but everything else
:01:39. > :01:40.was left in there. Obviously you are thinking of safety so you just get
:01:41. > :01:58.out. I've just been speaking to the
:01:59. > :02:04.incident commander. The fire is still burning, the Fire Service
:02:05. > :02:08.believe it has spread to the roof. They have an aerial platform up
:02:09. > :02:14.there trying to make sure it is contained. It started in the sauna
:02:15. > :02:20.and quickly filled the centre with smoke. They evacuated the people to
:02:21. > :02:26.a nearby cafe where they are being cared for. This major incident is on
:02:27. > :02:31.one of the major routes through Exeter and is causing severe traffic
:02:32. > :02:38.problems. One piece of good news, we have just heard there were only two
:02:39. > :02:39.casualties with only my -- minor injuries.
:02:40. > :02:40.Of course we'll keep across developments and bring
:02:41. > :02:51.There are also all the photographs and information on our BBC Spotlight
:02:52. > :02:52.page. "Many believe local
:02:53. > :02:53.Government is under assault." The words of the leader
:02:54. > :02:56.of Cornwall Council John Pollard, as the authority today became
:02:57. > :02:59.the latest in the south west With council tax rises
:03:00. > :03:04.and cuts to services, The average household in Cornwall
:03:05. > :03:08.will have to pay an extra ?50 per year on its council tax
:03:09. > :03:13.bill from April. It's a rise of nearly 4%,
:03:14. > :03:15.half of which will go Cuts of ?33 million have also
:03:16. > :03:19.been given the go-ahead. Cornwall's decision comes days
:03:20. > :03:31.after Devon and Dorset councillors approved increases of almost 5%
:03:32. > :03:33.along with a near 4% rise in Somerset
:03:34. > :03:35.which prompted angry protests. Tamsin Melville has been following
:03:36. > :03:42.the days events in Truro... It is becoming a bit like an annual
:03:43. > :03:46.production. The same themes, largely the same characters and plot seems
:03:47. > :03:49.to end the same way for the people of Cornwall, bigger bills, fewer
:03:50. > :03:55.services and this plea from the lead leader. My message to the Government
:03:56. > :04:00.is they are not helping us. My message is that austerity can only
:04:01. > :04:08.go once so long, that needs to change. My message is please invest
:04:09. > :04:13.in adult social care. Since 2010 Cornwall Council is made savings of
:04:14. > :04:18.nearly ?200 million. In the coming year there will be another ?33
:04:19. > :04:22.million cut. Not many areas of spending escape but off-loading
:04:23. > :04:28.libraries and leisure centres is key this year. Council tax bills are
:04:29. > :04:31.going up again by ?1 a week for an average band D household. Part of
:04:32. > :04:36.this is the screws of leak for adult social care. Personally I'm happy
:04:37. > :04:39.that's really good. They need to be that's really good. They need to be
:04:40. > :04:46.looked after and not thought of as a nuisance. Surge in the pit of my
:04:47. > :04:49.heart just thinking, more money, more money. We can rob Peter to
:04:50. > :04:53.people as long as we like but not people as long as we like but not
:04:54. > :04:58.everyone will benefit. Councillors could have put another 1% on council
:04:59. > :05:02.tax for social care but this was rejected, with some conservatives
:05:03. > :05:05.themselves angered at the thought. We have to stand firm and canvas
:05:06. > :05:08.central Government and say on social care it is a nationwide problem and
:05:09. > :05:14.they need to fund it from the centre. And what will the ?5 million
:05:15. > :05:18.raised actually fund? A lot of that will get sucked up through the
:05:19. > :05:22.increases to the living wage, the national living wage obviously
:05:23. > :05:25.influence those hikes to the lowest paid, which I absolutely agree with
:05:26. > :05:30.and should happen. So the 2% really will only just cover that. Today's
:05:31. > :05:36.vote also paves the way for around 300 further job losses by 2020.
:05:37. > :05:36.Meanwhile the Government is insisting its financial settlement
:05:37. > :05:37.councils is fair. Tamsin Melville is at
:05:38. > :05:42.County Hall in Truro. So what is the Government saying
:05:43. > :05:54.about its sale settlement councils? It is saying that they have put more
:05:55. > :05:56.money into social care and that the four-year Central meant they are
:05:57. > :06:00.giving councillors means they can plan ahead. But it is not just
:06:01. > :06:04.hearing Cornwall there taking issue. Councils across the south-west
:06:05. > :06:07.grouping together saying there needs to be an urgent review and that
:06:08. > :06:13.Whitehall simply isn't addressing the crisis in social care funding.
:06:14. > :06:17.MPs at Westminster will be tomorrow debating the settlement but it is
:06:18. > :06:21.looking unlikely that any new money for adult social care will be making
:06:22. > :06:22.its way from central Government. Thank you.
:06:23. > :06:25.The pub trade in the South West has added to the growing pressure
:06:26. > :06:27.on the Government to rethink controversial changes
:06:28. > :06:32.Recently we featured concerns from some owners of holiday
:06:33. > :06:34.lets who also face a big increase in bills.
:06:35. > :06:37.Now some pubs say they are also being penalised.
:06:38. > :06:40.The Babbacombe Inn in South Devon says its rates
:06:41. > :06:50.But the Government says increases will be capped and the average bill
:06:51. > :06:55.Martin Strange has been here for 18 years, and
:06:56. > :06:57.has invested heavily in the Babbacombe Inn.
:06:58. > :07:02.His business has grown and so have his business rates.
:07:03. > :07:05.The rates assessment of his pub has risen 650%.
:07:06. > :07:09.Over the next five years it will triple,
:07:10. > :07:14.It's taken away the stimulus to invest in this market and this
:07:15. > :07:18.Because the busier you are, the better you are, the more you
:07:19. > :07:24.grow your business, the more you're going to get taxed.
:07:25. > :07:26.Business rates for shops are based on rents and
:07:27. > :07:29.floor space, but for pubs it takes into account turnover as well.
:07:30. > :07:32.This means the more successful you are the more you pay.
:07:33. > :07:34.But in turn it also means a like-for-like pub not
:07:35. > :07:37.doing so well will pay much less for selling exactly
:07:38. > :07:43.The hospitality trade body ALMR is calling on the Government to
:07:44. > :07:48.At the moment pubs across the country are
:07:49. > :07:51.subsidising the business rate burden by about ?500 million a year.
:07:52. > :07:54.That is ?500 million we think they are paying more than they
:07:55. > :07:59.So we are asking for some temporary help.
:08:00. > :08:02.But whilst some pubs are unhappy, other businesses, like
:08:03. > :08:04.retailers, are expecting their rates to fall because our economy
:08:05. > :08:11.That said, the fall might not be as much as they hope.
:08:12. > :08:14.Retailers, for example, that think they may be in line for a
:08:15. > :08:16.big decrease, they are not going to do as well
:08:17. > :08:18.because that decrease bytransitional relief is being offset
:08:19. > :08:20.against the increases elsewhere in the country.
:08:21. > :08:22.The Department for Communities and Local Government
:08:23. > :08:26.says the average bill for pubs in the south-west will go down.
:08:27. > :08:29.There will be caps on rate rises and there
:08:30. > :08:32.will be transitional relief where the increase is high, and that
:08:33. > :08:37.Martin, though, will be one of those who loses out.
:08:38. > :08:44.And he says it could mean he'll have to put his expansion plans on hold.
:08:45. > :08:47.Businesses are now calling on the Government to drop
:08:48. > :08:55.Our Political Editor Martyn Oates is in Westminster for us tonight.
:08:56. > :09:03.As you say this is by no means confined to tour by. At beginning of
:09:04. > :09:12.the year we heard concerns from St Ives. I am joined by their MP who is
:09:13. > :09:15.one of a few Conservative MPs very unhappy about this. It is worth
:09:16. > :09:20.pointing out that for many businesses in Cornwall the business
:09:21. > :09:24.rate revaluation is positive. More than half will be taken out of
:09:25. > :09:33.business rates altogether. I think the Government has done good work in
:09:34. > :09:38.most respects. But the average increase is 24% across most
:09:39. > :09:43.businesses. But for some it is 60% going up to 100% increase. ?1000 a
:09:44. > :09:54.month sums for in St Ives. Rubicon tolerate that. The secretary has
:09:55. > :09:58.been pretty unsympathetic. He says it is the result of distortion and
:09:59. > :10:01.scaremongering. 32 small businesses have approached me and given me
:10:02. > :10:05.their rent figures on how their rates have increased. We are taking
:10:06. > :10:08.each one of those to the valuation office to get them to look again. I
:10:09. > :10:14.believe there is a mistake being made wasn't Ives, I believe they
:10:15. > :10:18.have concentrated on big business and perceived prosperity there. We
:10:19. > :10:28.need to make sure this formula works so that the small businesses who
:10:29. > :10:31.work hard in St Ives, to then put an extra ?1000 on their business rates
:10:32. > :10:35.they have to get that whether they work or not. Personally business
:10:36. > :10:40.rates doesn't work. It's just an arbitrary figure. Thank you. As I
:10:41. > :10:43.said the Communities Secretary has not been to be sympathetic. There is
:10:44. > :10:46.a rumour that the Chancellor could be rather more is pathetic in his
:10:47. > :10:47.budget in two weeks' time. Thank you.
:10:48. > :10:49.A privately run home in Cornwall that provides care for adults
:10:50. > :10:53.with learning and physical disabilities is being investigated
:10:54. > :10:57.after allegations were made about the care being provided.
:10:58. > :10:59.Bowden Derra Park near Launceston currently has 70
:11:00. > :11:05.Cornwall council says no-one is at immediate risk of any harm.
:11:06. > :11:19.As you can see behind me, this is a sprawling estate. At the top you can
:11:20. > :11:23.couple of the properties. It is in those properties where they care for
:11:24. > :11:27.the adults who have learning and physical disabilities, some of them
:11:28. > :11:33.also have rather complex health care needs. This morning is when we were
:11:34. > :11:37.first alerted to a situation. A joint statement came out saying a
:11:38. > :11:43.number of allegations had been made about the care being received. They
:11:44. > :11:47.have suspended all placements to the home whilst those allegations are
:11:48. > :11:51.currently investigated. What we have also know is that yesterday the Care
:11:52. > :11:54.Quality Commission sent in a team of inspectors. We don't know their
:11:55. > :12:03.findings, but we do know that when they last came in in March 2016 they
:12:04. > :12:07.rated it of overall a good standard. All sides have met today to discuss
:12:08. > :12:11.the allegations which have been public rereleased will stop we know
:12:12. > :12:17.70 adults are being currently cared for here. Just over half of those
:12:18. > :12:20.are on council funded places. The ferry has stressed this afternoon
:12:21. > :12:24.that the allegations have not raised concerns that anyone is at immediate
:12:25. > :12:28.risk of harm. Some of the families who have loved ones in the home have
:12:29. > :12:33.been in contact with their local MP to praise the on-site care. In a
:12:34. > :12:37.statement released this evening the care home has made it clear that the
:12:38. > :12:42.health, safety and well-being of the individuals it cares for is its top
:12:43. > :12:45.priority. It will continue to work closely, it says, with Cornwall
:12:46. > :12:48.Council but its focus remains to providing the same excellent care it
:12:49. > :12:52.has done here for over 38 years. Stay with us for the animated
:12:53. > :12:56.version of Archie the Fire dog. And later news of a
:12:57. > :12:59.change in the weather. Well, Storm Doris has been named
:13:00. > :13:02.but what impact will it have on the south-west when it
:13:03. > :13:04.hit us on Thursday? I'll have all the details
:13:05. > :13:13.later in the programme. A woman from Devon has
:13:14. > :13:17.described a simple wooden Sally Morgan has multiple sclerosis
:13:18. > :13:22.and hasn't been able to stand She is now able to be upright
:13:23. > :13:27.for around an hour a day. The frame isn't universally
:13:28. > :13:30.available on the NHS, but now academics at Plymouth University
:13:31. > :13:33.are leading a trial to assess Our health correspondent
:13:34. > :13:43.Jenny Walrond has more. It's a simple but sturdy frame
:13:44. > :13:46.and for Sally Morgan it She has multiple sclerosis
:13:47. > :13:49.and hasn't been able to stand up for Sally has been taking
:13:50. > :13:55.part in a study run by Plymouth University, looking
:13:56. > :13:58.at whether the standing frame is effective in helping people
:13:59. > :14:03.improve their strength. Oh, it's revolutionised my life,
:14:04. > :14:06.really, I would say. Obviously, when you are sedentary,
:14:07. > :14:08.when you are sat down most of the time, all
:14:09. > :14:10.your muscles contract. Whereas now the muscles
:14:11. > :14:14.behind my knees and my quads in my legs, all my those types of things
:14:15. > :14:19.have suddenly become more stretched and my upper body strength has
:14:20. > :14:22.improved and it is freeing up The frames have been made
:14:23. > :14:27.by a family firm for some time. They cost around ?500
:14:28. > :14:30.but, in order to get them commissioned on the NHS,
:14:31. > :14:33.academics must prove that they are effective in improving things
:14:34. > :14:37.such as core strength We are hoping to find out,
:14:38. > :14:41.firstly, to see whether this intervention is effective,
:14:42. > :14:44.because without that kind of evidence then we are unable to often
:14:45. > :14:48.provide this kind of equipment because we need evidence to
:14:49. > :14:52.demonstrate to commissioners of care who purchase these kind of aides
:14:53. > :14:57.and equipment to see whether it is relevant for people and whether it
:14:58. > :15:00.does make a difference to their lives and whether it
:15:01. > :15:02.is cost-effective. For Sally and her husband Matt
:15:03. > :15:05.the change has been obvious. Her legs are less swollen,
:15:06. > :15:09.she is now able to stand for about an hour, and finds it easier
:15:10. > :15:12.to transition from her Well, it's been amazing for Sally -
:15:13. > :15:19.it really has transformed her life. Dealing with MS on a day-to-day
:15:20. > :15:21.basis was really tough for both of us, but it has
:15:22. > :15:26.made her physically more positive, she feels she is able to do
:15:27. > :15:30.more, much more. The trial is ongoing
:15:31. > :15:34.and still needs more volunteers. If the results show that others
:15:35. > :15:37.benefit as Sally has, this could become
:15:38. > :15:44.available on the NHS. There are details about that study
:15:45. > :15:48.on our BBC Spotlight facebook page. You don't have to be a member
:15:49. > :15:53.of facebook to find them. Now a quick round up of some
:15:54. > :15:56.of the other stories tonight An official site built to house
:15:57. > :15:58.travellers at a Devon beauty Teignbridge Council wants
:15:59. > :16:02.to build three more units at the Haldon Ridge
:16:03. > :16:05.site near Exeter. A decision on the additional pitches
:16:06. > :16:11.is expected in April. Plans to pedestrianise parts
:16:12. > :16:14.of Taunton town centre have Taunton Deane Borough Council wants
:16:15. > :16:18.to ban traffic from East Street, Hammet Street and St James Street
:16:19. > :16:22.for an 18-month trial period. The plans are on display
:16:23. > :16:26.at Taunton Library. People are being asked
:16:27. > :16:29.for their views on scrapping free deckchairs for the over 60s
:16:30. > :16:32.on Weymouth Esplanade. Weymouth and Portland Borough
:16:33. > :16:35.Council says scrapping the free pass for those who live in the borough
:16:36. > :16:39.would save ?5,000 a year. The deckchairs have been free
:16:40. > :16:45.of charge for the past 30 years. The Somerset trained horse
:16:46. > :16:47.Thistlecrack that was favourite to win this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup
:16:48. > :16:50.will miss out due to injury. Its not all doom and gloom
:16:51. > :16:53.at Colin Tizzrd's yard though as he does still have the second
:16:54. > :17:00.and third favourites. It's a familiar part of student
:17:01. > :17:03.life, but now communal living is becoming increasingly popular
:17:04. > :17:08.among older people. It's known as co-housing
:17:09. > :17:10.and involves residents living in smaller properties and sharing
:17:11. > :17:22.a kitchen, dining area The idea may help to ease the
:17:23. > :17:26.growing pressure on housing and could be rolled out across the
:17:27. > :17:30.south-west. A number of sites have already been earmarked. Our reporter
:17:31. > :17:32.has been to one scheme in Dorset to see how it works.
:17:33. > :17:34.They live side-by-side but they are not students.
:17:35. > :17:36.They get on well but some have only just met.
:17:37. > :17:38.They eat together but this is not a house
:17:39. > :17:44.There are 14 separate homes here at the
:17:45. > :17:50.But when it comes to gardening and cooking
:17:51. > :17:54.They have one central kitchen and dining
:17:55. > :18:04.For them it is a greener way of living, a
:18:05. > :18:08.And they are therefore each other if they need support.
:18:09. > :18:10.Actually, what this was very important for me was
:18:11. > :18:12.that my son stopped worrying about me,
:18:13. > :18:13.because he knew there were lots
:18:14. > :18:15.of people around who would look out for me.
:18:16. > :18:18.It's sending a message, really, to other people that these things
:18:19. > :18:21.can be done and sustainability is not
:18:22. > :18:26.just about the green aspects and the environment, it's about people
:18:27. > :18:29.living together within a sustainable community.
:18:30. > :18:31.Co-housing is a microcosm of humanity.
:18:32. > :18:36.You have exactly the same issues that any group of people
:18:37. > :18:38.have, it's just that it's an intentional community,
:18:39. > :18:41.so we intend to make the effort to get on with
:18:42. > :18:45.each other and do things together and enjoy life together.
:18:46. > :18:46.According to the most recent figures, there
:18:47. > :18:49.are 7 million single person houses have sold in the UK.
:18:50. > :18:52.And we although about the shortage in housing
:18:53. > :18:55.Well, here in Bridport, 40 miles away from the Threshold Centre, one
:18:56. > :18:58.local group are hoping another co-housing scheme can help to
:18:59. > :19:04.The co-housing movement started in Denmark in the 1960s.
:19:05. > :19:08.It is now growing in popularity with other schemes near
:19:09. > :19:13.In Bridport, they are now confident work will begin here in the spring.
:19:14. > :19:17.We are looking at the sort of lives we want to live in the future and
:19:18. > :19:20.the constraints we may face on our lives in the future, and I think
:19:21. > :19:23.that co-housing will answer many of them
:19:24. > :19:26.because it is flexible and
:19:27. > :19:30.people can have as little or as much company as they need.
:19:31. > :19:32.I suppose a real hermit would need somewhere
:19:33. > :19:33.else, you know, they wouldn't like it.
:19:34. > :19:39.But for most people there are benefits.
:19:40. > :19:41.Particularly single parents, there is a distinctive benefit.
:19:42. > :19:44.The town is very supportive of us, the sort of people that live
:19:45. > :19:48.here, a lot of people are interested in what we are doing and interested
:19:49. > :19:54.The first residents will be moving in to the Bridport co-housing scheme
:19:55. > :20:05.For now, at the Threshold Centre, there are chores to be done.
:20:06. > :20:07.Now they're man's best friend and we must admit
:20:08. > :20:11.We were more than a little pleased to see these
:20:12. > :20:13.dogs with jobs arrive at our studios this morning.
:20:14. > :20:16.Devon and Cornwall Police's Cosmic and Tara, accompanied
:20:17. > :20:18.by their handlers and volunteer puppy walker were here
:20:19. > :20:25.for an interview with Radio Devon's David Fitzgerald.
:20:26. > :20:27.But they're not the only dogs with an important
:20:28. > :20:31.You may remember Archie from the Cornwall Fire
:20:32. > :20:33.and Rescue Service, who appeared on Spotlight last year.
:20:34. > :20:36.Well, now he has a starring role in his very own animation.
:20:37. > :20:49.Reporting for duty and ready for the next shout, Archie the fire
:20:50. > :20:51.dog and his canine colleague Woody have become rather animated.
:20:52. > :20:57.And my name is Woody and I'm learning to become a
:20:58. > :21:06.He is not quite three years old and he's part
:21:07. > :21:23.Archie's role is to assist us in determining potentially the
:21:24. > :21:26.causes of fires and looking for ignitable liquids or hydrocarbons
:21:27. > :21:33.stranger to the spotlight. or develop that fire Archie is no
:21:34. > :21:35.He has already been on our red sofa and is
:21:36. > :21:39.He's also got an important job to do.
:21:40. > :21:40.Get ready, Archie - the alarm is ringing!
:21:41. > :21:42.Archie and Woody's fire investigation adventure shows
:21:43. > :21:45.everything from the paw protectors going on to Archie arriving at the
:21:46. > :21:52.We wait for the firefighters to put out the fire.
:21:53. > :21:55.Now we sniff the whole room, searching for any of the scents we
:21:56. > :22:00.So what we are going to do is test Archie and see if he can
:22:01. > :22:03.Now, Mark, what have you put on this?
:22:04. > :22:05.It's methylated spirits that is on that
:22:06. > :22:07.stick, which is one of the hydrocarbons that
:22:08. > :22:10.Now I'm going to hide it under this door frame.
:22:11. > :22:13.How long do you think it will take him to find it?
:22:14. > :22:15.Well, with a bit of direction from myself, he is purely
:22:16. > :22:17.looking on scent, 20 to 30 seconds, maximum.
:22:18. > :22:22.Archie's skill or mose in helping to find the
:22:23. > :22:25.possible causes of fires has given the animators plenty to work with.
:22:26. > :22:31.Since the release of the film in the early part of last week,
:22:32. > :22:34.we've had several thousand people viewing it already, and we've had
:22:35. > :22:37.some really positive feedback from all over
:22:38. > :22:39.the country and all over the world, actually.
:22:40. > :22:41.And they think it's a great adventure.
:22:42. > :22:45.But there are some serious safety messages in the film.
:22:46. > :22:49.Always remember, if a fire does start - get out,
:22:50. > :22:56.And what about after a hard day's work?
:22:57. > :23:16.And we'd like to hear from you if you have a dog with a job.
:23:17. > :23:21.Whether it's a hearing dog, service dog, guide dog or herding dog,
:23:22. > :23:25.if you rely on your dog day-to-day, why not tell us your story.
:23:26. > :23:37.There are the usual ways to get in touch.
:23:38. > :23:44.Let's see what the weather is doing across the south-west.
:23:45. > :23:53.As long as they're an know whether dogs! We have had a lot of fog
:23:54. > :23:57.across the south-west. We've had low cloud, mist, generally fairly murky
:23:58. > :24:02.conditions, but I think tomorrow we should see the breeze pick-up and
:24:03. > :24:07.that could lift the cloud in places. A largely great, damp day. You can
:24:08. > :24:11.see we have a fair amount of cloud across much of the UK. We haven't
:24:12. > :24:16.had much in a way of sunshine. It is all tied in with this weather front.
:24:17. > :24:23.We are on the southern side of it so we have fairly warm, moist air but
:24:24. > :24:27.it leaves us with fog. Tomorrow the breeze or pick-up, it could shift
:24:28. > :24:33.the cloud in places but we will see a largely overcast today. On
:24:34. > :24:39.Thursday we have Storm Doris, the greatest impact is further north but
:24:40. > :24:42.we will see gusts of 40 to 50 mph. Acquired today on Friday, light
:24:43. > :24:46.winds and a little more in the way of sunshine. There's been a lot of
:24:47. > :24:54.cloud today. You can see we've had light rain and drizzle two. Earlier
:24:55. > :24:58.today one of our went to the North coast of Cornwall. The breeze is
:24:59. > :25:03.dropping receives an little but you can see the extent of the cloud,
:25:04. > :25:08.it's solid, it's low. Poor visibility, low cloud. Many of us
:25:09. > :25:13.have not seen the sun today. That will continue through tonight. Out
:25:14. > :25:17.there tonight there is a lot of cloud, tonight there will be light
:25:18. > :25:22.rain and drizzle. The breeze picks up but they're still could BC and
:25:23. > :25:26.hill fog. Temperatures by night what you would expect by day, falling to
:25:27. > :25:32.around eight or 9 degrees. That means tomorrow has a similar start.
:25:33. > :25:37.Low cloud, rain. Rain is light and patchy but could turn heavier over
:25:38. > :25:40.them higher ground. The breeze could pick up lifting the cloud but I
:25:41. > :25:44.think you will be fairly lucky if you see the sun. Temperatures still
:25:45. > :25:47.doing very well for the time of year, most places making it into
:25:48. > :25:53.double figures. One or two spots could hit 11 or 12 degrees. For the
:25:54. > :25:58.Isles of Scilly there will be a lot of cloud, mainly dry, but extensive
:25:59. > :26:01.mist and fog, and the wind is picking up in the afternoon and
:26:02. > :26:07.overnight. Here are the times of high water. Roughly three in the
:26:08. > :26:10.morning and afternoon. In terms of service, we have slightly bigger
:26:11. > :26:19.waves towards the north coast, down towards the south we have three to
:26:20. > :26:24.five foot and messy. A breezy day tomorrow, rains from West to
:26:25. > :26:29.south-west. There will be rain and drizzle on and off through the
:26:30. > :26:33.course of the day, visibility moderate or good occasionally poor.
:26:34. > :26:36.Tomorrow is a mild day, very little difference between today and
:26:37. > :26:40.tomorrow. If anything we will see a little more breeze. Thursday we will
:26:41. > :26:45.see a spell of rain early on clearing by lunchtime and while many
:26:46. > :26:50.of us will see sunshine, from lunchtime onwards we will get the
:26:51. > :26:56.in the warning area but we could see in the warning area but we could see
:26:57. > :27:02.some strong winds. In Devon and Cornwall we could see gusts of 40 to
:27:03. > :27:09.50 mph. A slightly cooler at night Thursday into Friday. And we should
:27:10. > :27:15.then see more in a way of sunshine on Friday but it will be cooler. It
:27:16. > :27:19.turns milder through the weekend. Wind is picking up on Saturday, a
:27:20. > :27:22.lot of cloud with some fairly heavy downpours.
:27:23. > :27:29.A reminder of the top story. Major incident has been declared after a
:27:30. > :27:34.fire broke out in the leisure centre in central Exeter. One person
:27:35. > :27:40.received minor burns. We will have the latest on tonight's late news.
:27:41. > :27:55.That is all for tonight from us. Good night.
:27:56. > :28:04.Nawal El Saadawi, the world-renowned Egyptian author
:28:05. > :28:09.A fearless feminist facing a world in turmoil.