10/03/2017 Spotlight

The NHS has tonight told us, that money was sorely needed.

We'll hear from our reporter who was in court.

Also tonight; the family hoping some good will come

Just devastated. I've got two other children but he was my baby.

After her 19-year-old son died from an undiagnosed heart problem

how this mother is hoping to save others

That's my dad, I'm so proud of him. I can't believe he's back already.

A heartfelt homecoming after nine months at sea -

we're dockside for the return of HMS Portland.

The youngsters from Cornwall whose well aimed kicks have earned them

And we have been up at 16 degrees in places today. More to come for the

weekend but a big change on Sunday. The former boss of Torbay Hospital

has avoided jail after admitting defrauding the NHS of

thousands of pounds. Paula Vasco Knight paid her husband

for work he didn't carry out. Today they both received suspended

prison sentences and were ordered The NHS said the money

defrauded was sorely needed John Ayres reports from

Exeter Crown Court. Paula Vasco Knight is seen here with

her Stephen on -- with her husband on the left. This is one of the most

powerful jobs for a woman in the NHS. This was the video in which she

won an award in 2012. I keep my registrations which means

I have to work a full clinical shift at least once a month and I think it

really helps me understand that drive.

Paula Vasco Knight started as a nurse but worked her way up. She

became chief executive of the trust in 2008. One set of ratings had

toured the hospital as the tenth best in the country in 2012.

Her world came tumbling down after she authorised payment to her

husband for a graphic design work that he had not done. Her career in

tatters over an amount of money she could have turned herself in just

three weeks. She has lost out professionally and

personally. She will never hold that position again and it was a dramatic

fall from grace. We are pleased with it and it will send a message and

deter others thinking of doing something similar.

She left the trust in 2014 after an employment tribunal over a separate

incident that was unrelated, but still worked in the NHS. She was

suspended from her new job last May cover these allegations.

It is terribly surprising when you think how much these people are paid

why anyone would take that risk with their career and their reputation

for such a relatively small sum of money.

The judge described it as a monumental fall from grace. He said

as CEO, one could hardly imagine a more CDs mistrust of responsibility.

He asked why? Why would you get involved in this?

They will also have to do 400 hours of community work between them.

On to other news across the south west tonight.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in Cornwall.

The 27-year-old from Launceston is being held following the discovery

of a body at a home in Town Mills Close.

House to house inquiries are taking place.

Five fire crews tackled a large blaze at a recycling

It was on the Crown Industrial Estate in Taunton.

No-one was hurt but the building has been closed.

It's been confirmed that the carcass of a whale washed up

on a North Devon beach is that of a fin whale which was over

Torridge District Council says it's monitoring the situation to see

if the carcass is washed back to sea but may have to intervene

A family from Devon who lost their son to an undiagnosed heart

problem are hoping to help other families avoid a similar tragedy.

Brenda Luckett and her daughter Charlotte have helped to raise tens

of thousands of pounds to pay for special cardiac

screening sessions for young people in the South West.

Brenda has been speaking to our reporter Kirk England.

This is where Brenda comes to remember her son, Martin. He died

unexpectedly and was just 19 years old. He had an undiagnosed heart

condition. My life changed in two seconds. This

phone call to say he had passed away. I've got two other children

but he was my baby. At 19 he was still a baby. Why was it us? Why did

it happen to us? I wouldn't want it to happen to anybody else anyway.

A keen biker, Martin spent hours riding in these fields. Since his

death in 2005, the family have held events here and have raised tens of

thousands of pounds to help pay for special screenings like this which

can help spot heart problems in the young. Some see this potentially

life-saving screening should be more widely available. Public Health

England says it regularly reviews who gets screened and has found no

clear evidence on whether screening children would reduce illness or

death. 12 years on, what would he have

done? I don't know what he would be like now. Would he have family? I

only know him as 19. Brenda Luckett speaking

to Kirk England about her son. Doctor Steven Cox is from

the charity 'Cardiac Risk in the Young', or CRY

which campaigns for screening to be He told me one in 12 fit and healthy

young people die suddenly from undiagnosed cardiac conditions,

which is why he thinks 80% of young sudden cardiac

deaths occur with no So the only way to access that

service is through a charity In your opinion, should it be

more readily available, Cry want every young person

to have the opportunity We think it's very important

they are given that choice and in the future we would expect

the NHS to provide that service. Where the research has been done,

longitudinal research in Italy where it is law that every person

in organised sport has an ECG, they've seen a reduction in young

sudden deaths of 89%, so it's a huge reduction

when there is screening carried out. And there clearly is a real

appetite for that screening Is there anything that one

can do if you find out you do have a problem

to prevent it happening? One in 300 people will have

an undiagnosed and potentially Those conditions are sometimes

genetic, sometimes congenital, sometimes acquired,

and there are many things that can be done to massively reduce the risk

of having a cardiac arrest The most common condition affecting

around one in 500-700 people, you can have an operation

which cures the condition Some of the other conditions

require lifestyle changes. Potentially the avoidance

of professional sport as a career. Or the avoidance of certain drugs

which can have an effect on the heart if you have

that underlying condition. Finally, just so people aren't

unnecessarily worried, you were saying it is 12 people

every week but that is nationally, It is something we want young

people to be reassured when they are engaging in sport,

to get screened, of course Thankfully, all sudden deaths

in young people are rare. That is a fact but we think

all young people, we feel strongly that all young people should

have the option to have Natalie will be joining us

in a moment with all the weekend sport, and some Cornish World

Champions. We stay in Cornwall to see this

special garden where love and local talent has made it possible

for a Truro boy to enjoy And racing to the finish line

but which school built Nine months after leaving our

shores, the Royal Navy frigate HMS The ship has been involved

in operations in the North and South Atlantic as well as

the Mediterranean and the Indian Today hundreds of family and friends

turned out to welcome back the ship. Our reporter Harriet Bradsahw was

there for the emotional reunions. Striking the right tone

for a heroes' welcome. Hundreds of friends and family

members wait in anticipation. It's not long before

the first sighting and, for one smaller member

of the waiting crowd, I found out I was pregnant two weeks

before they left for the deployment. He came home for the birth and he

left when she was 13 days old. So this is going to be the first

time that she has seen Daddy and she will be two months

old next week. And after nine months at sea,

thankfully, This ship has travelled

more than 40,000 miles But being away from loved ones

hasn't been the only Coping with the extreme variation

in the climate which we experienced It is ranged from 50 Celsius

in the Gulf and height of summer We had to evacuate a very

seriously ill person in the South Atlantic

and transport him to South America So it has been a really

positive experience overall. Yeah, for nine months,

it's really hard. And many young families

are being reunited. Thomas was born on

the 14th of December. HMS Portland will now

have a major refit and, once back from leave,

most of the ship's company will be redeployed to other

Devonport-based frigates. Now, do you remember the BBC

television series Groundforce with Alan Titchmarsh and

Charlie Dimmock? It may have been a long time

off our screens but their legacy The children's charity WellChild

and local tradesmen have worked their magic to help a little

boy with a very rare Emma Thomasson has been to meet

Curtis and his family. SS Curtis' favourite place. He has a

rear condition which means he has to spend a lot of time in hospital

being treated for a life limiting heart condition. It has become

increasingly difficult for his mother to take him out, until now.

It may only be small in size but this new safe place to play will

mean the world to Curtis and his family.

It will give them a better quality of life. We are very housebound so

we can get outside more. He has got a perfect space made for him. His

life will be short and we have got to make the most of it and having

this will allow us to do that. The garden looked like this before.

The garden was unfit for purpose. There was roughcast render on the

walls. We had to put artificial grass in and decking with sensory

things to play with. Local workmen volunteered with the

charity WellChild. To actually have a space there

they're fun and development and to spend time as a family makes a

massive difference to their lives. Curtis' communication may be limited

but in him I been here I know this smile says 1000 words.

It's time for the sport now, and Natalie is here for a look

The Exeter Chiefs are ready for battle in the Anglo Welsh Cup.

They're in the semi final against a strong Harlequins side,

which will be played at Sandy Park on Sunday.

In the Chiefs team are brothers Sam and Joe Simmonds from Teignmouth.

They're hopeful they can make the final and are always chuffed

It's nice to just line up together before we run out and give each

other a look and see look what we're doing, it's pride.

Not a rivalry but proud of what we both did.

When we get the team sheet out it's always great and we say well done

but in the game I never really think of it too much.

We just focus on ourselves and focus on what we have to do.

But after the game, especially with our family,

is a great achievement for us both and we will look back on a couple

of years on what an achievement we've done but at the moment

it is good but just focusing on our game and making sure

we're playing good week in, week out.

Tonight's big game sees Jersey host the Cornish Pirates in the quarter

We'll have the result in our late news.

In National One it's second plays fourth tomorrow when Plymouth Albion

Plymouth Argyle face crucial back to back away matches at promotion

rivals Mansfield tomorrow and Wycombe on Tuesday.

After three defeats in their last four at home it must be a relief

They'll be trying to maintain their second place

Exeter City remain in the play off pack and will be hoping

to consolidate that position when they host lowly Accrington.

Yeovil are at Morecambe trying to stop the rot while Torquay face

another relegation six pointer at bottom side Southport.

It's a sport that can be played at any age and that's the image one

group of young people think bowls should have.

At the moment they're in the middle of a world record attempt in Dorset

Our sports reporter Tony Husband is in Weymouth this evening to see

how things are going for the team whose average age is 29.

We are watching just one of what will probably be 500 odd ends this

weekend as these guys try and get a place in the Guinness book of

records. The countdown clock is on. 72 hours they want to play for to

get into the record books. There is only six players. Big challenge, how

will you do it? We are for and half hours into its

own not feeling the strain yet. The first day will be the hardest -- the

hardest part will be halfway through. Some banter and jokes will

keep us going. Once we're on the home straight we will see finish.

It is raising money for charity and changing the image of the sport.

A lot of people see this as an older person's sport which is not true.

Anybody can play it, from four years old up to 90s. You can play it

socially or competitively. Where will it all end? 1pm on

Monday, hopefully. And if you want to follow

their progress live you can log onto our Facebook page and see how

they're getting on. Cornwall has a brand

new team of world champions! Four youngsters from across

the county have won the under-12 World Association of kick boxing

Organisations World Cup. They beat 32 other teams

in the competition David George has been

to meet the team. Leah, Oscar, Aaron,

James, number one in It's taken months of

training, sometimes four times a week, to bring them

to their world-beating standard. Yet they've all only been

taking part in the sport 12-year-old James is doing

some pad work with their coach. So I can move that

around a little bit. And here they are at the big

competition in Dublin. They faced 32 other

teams over three days Oscar's dad was so chuffed

he couldn't hold the camera still. I'm really proud, really

happy for the whole team. They've spent a lot of time

getting there and all the organisers of it, yeah,

it's really good. There was quite a lot of shouting

and jumping around and we were all They get points for kicks

and punches which make contact. They do wear helmets

in competitions. Myself and Bradley, the other coach,

had a real strong feeling beforehand of how well they would do

and they proved us right. So how does it feel

to be world champion? We had all our parents shouting,

we were shouting on the mat. I was running around the mat

screaming my head off. I just like knowing that

I'm good at something and that I have a hobby,

not just sitting at home doing And I told them that

I won the teams' and And this is the magnificent

World Cup they won. I think they should

hold it, don't you? And a quick update

on the 13-year-old Cornish cyclist who's making his way

across Australia Siam Juntakeret from Bodmin

started his challenge a week ago He's got nearly two and a half

thousand miles to go and hopes to finish in 32 days and break

the world record. Apparently he is missing home of

thought. But he is doing so well. Some inspiring young people in sport

tonight. From a speed record on two wheels

to one involving four. The Bloodhound Super Sonic Car

is hoping to break the World The challenge has inspired

school children to make And today their building skills

were put to the test. At a playground in Plymouth pupils

lined up their vehicles for a race Spotlight's John Danks

was there for us. Three, two, one, go.

Forget Bunsen burner, this is rocket science.

They have been given basic materials to put together a designer over

several weeks and come and compete with rockets and see who can get the

fastest speed as they launch across the playground.

The car is our all fitted with a BBC Micro bed computer to measure speed.

The army were on hand to set them off.

The cars are propelled by rockets, many fireworks, so we fire them off

and record the car is' times. There were really good times today.

The fastest was six miles per hour. It might go wrong.

I enjoyed making it. It was fun watching it.

We tried shipping it so that he would flow over it so it wouldn't

hold it back. -- shaping it. How did you feel when setting it

off? Is it going to work?

Did it? Yes. If they get through that, they will be moving onto the

national finals and then they can go to South Africa if they win that

we're the Bloodhound cars be racing to beat 1000 mph.

That will require some proper ear protection.

That looked great fun. That remains me of you leaving the car park.

And it's not just these children in Plymouth getting

People all over the country have been throwing themselves

And if you'd like a little help with getting started,

the BBC's Terrific Scientific web pages have all you need

Let's race across to the weather and see what is happening this weekend.

Try not to thump him well I'm doing the weather. We have had that mist

and fog over the last couple of days. The good news is there is a

more promising story to be had but be patient because it is probably

not till later on Sunday that we see increased visibility. The fog has

been pretty much all the way along the south coast but there has been

some holes. There is some mist around tomorrow

morning but not as thick fog as it has been. Turning colder but

brighter with some showers on Sunday morning and then on Sunday

afternoon. We can see that weather on one satellite picture. The

weather front that brings the showery outbreaks of rain and this

is the clear sky heading our way for Sunday afternoon. Quite a lot

happening. The little area of low pressure that has developed is

making it slow-moving. Ahead of it, more -- moist and mail bear. A lot

of sunshine to be had. High pressure starts to come back next week so

something to look forward to. But we still have the mist and fog to

contend with and that would be a problem overnight. Thickening by the

morning particularly in western parts of Cornwall. You can see the

layer of cloud is pretty low. Relatively calm conditions but those

on their way out will notice how poor the visibility is. Even the

seagulls have given up and come inshore. It will be a mild night.

Slightly cooler than it was last night and tomorrow some brightness,

some greyness. The best of its in parts of North Devon and Somerset.

Light winds tomorrow mainly from the West. There could be problems with

flights in and out of the Isles of Scilly. Most beaches clean. Not much

of a breeze. After some showery rain on Sunday, the sunshine comes back.

Have a nice weekend. And we are all back on Monday but there will be

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