25/04/2017 Spotlight

Tonight: Police embarassment over news teams where you are.

the computer failure that's stalled a scheme to help children dealing

I am professionally embarrassed. If I could reach into the machines and

rewire them I would. Also coming up: The superfast

broadband which has come to a halt. It could be the end of the line

for faster internet in one community because of a dispute between BT

and an Earl. The backseat passenger box

of tricks designed to make us And find out why these Royal Marines

are running 16.64 miles every day for the next 100 days.

Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police.

It's over the force's failure to adopt a scheme that was started

within its own area to help children exposed

In the past year the project called Operation Encompass has been

adopted by 19 other police forces across the UK, as well as

Devon and Cornwall Police say a new computer system five years ago

is to blame for the collapse of its own involvement

I don't remember anything for three days.

I had lumps at the back of my head like I'd never felt or seen.

Blood in my hair, on my ear, it was just awful.

Out of all of that that is the worst part.

Hard for a parent and more importantly really hard for the

This victim's son was one of the first in the UK to have the

It's a simple scheme where if the police attend a case

of domestic violence involving children the

school is contacted by nine the next day and can give that child support.

Today's presentation by the charity to high level members of the Devon

and Cornwall force had a commitment from them

to relaunch the scheme in

Professional embarrassment is a difficult thing

to admit sometimes because we all want to be seen as professionals

On this issue we haven't been on top of our

Fixing that is really important for us but it's not

important because I need to stand in front of teachers and hold my head

up high, it's important because I need to look

at communities and know that children's welfare is being

promoted through what we are doing, not that

it's being neglected through

Five years ago Devon and Cornwall police joined

forces with all the Plymouth headteachers.

But when a new computer system was brought in the

This journalist has covered plenty of

There wasn't the will at the top table.

There were people who thought it was not a bad

idea but I think there were people who just dismissed it.

And when the computer glitches came in, because

effectively Devon and Cornwall Police bought a duff computer system

that didn't do what it was promised to do, they were able to lean back

and say that was the reason it has fallen apart.

Obviously we are sad that it hasn't happened earlier than

this but happening now is better than it not happening at all.

And we really are looking forward to working with the police in Cornwall

to get it rolled out here as soon as we can in the new autumn term.

While 19 other police forces are already

part of Operation Encompass, Devon and Cornwall's Chief Constable says

he is committed to adopting the scheme.

A row between BT and a Devon aristocrat has left a whole village

The 5th Earl of Iddesleigh wants the cables buried to protect

the view across the valley in Upton Pyne near Exeter.

BT says it's been unable to come to an agreement with him.

As Kirk England reports, many local people are furious

as most of the engineering work to connect the village has

And people are asking me what is it there for.

We have got the cabinet here, we have got the fibre

There is just one gap of four poles, four

The crucial fibre cables have already

Local, Bob Upton, shows me the fields where it's not happened

You can see four poles from the brow of the hill up

on the left here, 600 metres down to where

the poles come above the

The land is owned by the fifth Earl of

Iddesleigh, who says he would prefer the cables were buried as any

telegraph poles would ruin this unspoiled valley.

I suppose in the interests of keeping the countryside

looking pretty for everybody, then nobody would want telegraph poles,

but it's not the case that they are the only

telegraph poles in the

There are telegraph poles everywhere and four more surely

Lord Iddesleigh says he hasn't ruled out still allowing poles to be put

BT says it's made every reasonable effort to come to an

But it could all be too late anyway as

the contract for phase one of the broadband

roll-out in Devon has now

That this will just be frozen in aspic and

we'll be left without superfast broadband, leaving as in the dark

A public meeting next month might speed up the negotiations.

There are calls tonight for a consultation on a blueprint for

future housing needs to be extended because people have struggled to use

the website set up to take their views. Residents fear the concerns

won't be heard because the process of registering them as too complex.

The council has reassured them their comments will be noted.

Where new homes will be built will never be without controversy but to

date that is not the point. Concerns have been raised about the

difficulty of submitting comments about development in Plymouth and

South Devon through the website. These people see it is

time-consuming and unnecessarily complex to enter views to the

consultation. The consultation as it stands now is not fit for purpose

for the wider public consumption. It is true it is not. We have got

increasing numbers of reports coming from the residents saying they are

extremely frustrated and incensed that they cannot put their point

over. To submit comments to the online portal you need to register

your details. It is asking for my name, e-mail address, username,

password, I have put all that in. But residents say this is not the

difficult part. That is posed by the next stage in the process when they

start putting in the comments. Once you have registered then you can log

on and starts omitting your information. You can see that in

draft form. Once you have seen the contract for new go back to revisit

it, you cannot find where you have drafted that. You are either back to

square one, or giving up. We are concerned that it will be giving up

but we need their views to be held because they all have strong views.

-- views to be Herod. The borough councils told us: They want to

reassure people they can also e-mail their views or send in a letter by

the deadline tomorrow. Any later comments. They passed to

the planning inspector and will be considered at their discretion.

There are no calls for an extension to the deadline. People need more

time to make a comment. In order to do this we need is an immediate

extension of the deadline on Wednesday the 26th, to allow those

people to make their comments. Rail services into Cornwall are

returning to normal this evening. They have been suspended this

afternoon after a lorry got stuck under a rail bridge and honour. A

reporter is light at the scene. What is the latest? They are

suspended again, those rail services. You may be able to see

behind me, and probably hear it as well, this huge recovery track is

just about to try and pull this articulated lorry, which has been

stuck here under the deal with Reg lack carrying the mainline into

Cornwall, since 4.15 PM this afternoon. They need an earlier

attempt to politically, they took the air out of the tyres, but the

track was stuck fast. The railway is close again. It reopened briefly

with trains moving at reduced speed across the bridge. It is close again

while this operation is ongoing. There is some disruption on the

road. This side of the carriageway was closed both sides. One lane was

open earlier. The main disruption was on the railway. I spoke to some

passengers there earlier. We have heard there has been a vehicle stuck

on the bridge again. There was a similar incident a couple of weeks

ago. That is the case of waiting for taxis. It is a bit of an

inconvenience and stop it has been a very long day for me today at work.

Hopefully if we get the next taxi, we will be home. And supper will be

on the table hopefully. This is not the first track to be stuck under

here. There is some concern about the signage. There is a sign on the

bridge, and one further back on the road, but this seems to be a feeling

that they may need to approach the council and get them to improve

signs, to give drivers more warning about this pledge. -- bridge.

Technology developed in Exeter to improve driving and cut pollution

has received almost ?1 million of funding from the Government.

The money will be used for further research into the effectiveness

of a device called Lightfoot which - as Harriet Bradshaw

has been finding out - tells the driver when they're

But it's attracted a large pot of Government

One that's going to bring more jobs to the region.

And the aim is to bring this gadget to the

consumer market to make people drive better.

The Lightfoot technology is an advanced piece of automotive

It plugs into the engine and it listens to how the

It helps guide the driver in real-time to

stay within the sweet spot on the engine.

The sweet spot is where we get maximum efficiency for minimum

And staying in the sweet spot means you are using less fuel

and it invariably means you are driving more smoothly

which means you are a safer driver as well.

It's one of a number of devices being looked at by

insurers to cut claims and reduce premiums.

But if you don't drive within the sweet spot you get warned

A nudge to say, watch out you are heading

And other organisations are working on the

Our key focus is around securing the technology.

More importantly it's on client data,

how customers and clients use the Lightfoot, and protecting their

privacy, and allowing safe data sharing.

The data it gathers might also tell us more about how to

You can see where build ups happen, where you have issues

with bottlenecks et cetera, that's just a start, then what

you do is you start to predict the future.

I'm not sure I'm an elite driver yet.

It's being tested in an extended pilot with the hope of bringing

it to the general public within months.

For some youngsters in Cornwall, football isn't just

a kickabout in the park - it's an attempt to steer them away

from drink and drugs and stop them fighting.

PL Kicks is a nationwide community programme backed

Since 2008, Plymouth Argyle has been running it in the city,

and says it's helped to cut crime and anti-social behaviour

The club is now taking the idea to some of the more

From Redruth, here's Denis Nightingale.

Liam has been excluded from two schools and been in trouble

I'd be getting into fights and having trouble around the

There's quite a lot of trouble around here all the time.

Redruth North used to have a dreadful reputation for crime and

Hard work by local people means life for youngsters is much

Can we have greens that end, oranges that end.

Plymouth Argyle say giving youngsters something to do

I'll take one example of an estate where crime

A total of 80 girls and boys have taken part in the sessions since

last November. I have come here to stop myself from arguing and

fighting. When you play football you can take your stress out on the ball

instead of other people. Confident that PL Kicks is a winner, Plymouth

Argyle and I looking for financial backing to spread it across

Cornwall. A centre which cares

for unwanted Exmoor ponies and saves them from slaughter says

it may have to close in The Exmoor Pony Centre is launching

a public fund raising campaign and is warning that if it

has to close ponies on the moor may If it weren't for this sanctuary,

these Exmoor ponies would probably have ended up being slaughtered for

horse meat. But now the future of this place is under threat as it

struggles to make ends meet. It is critical at the moment because of a

lack of funds. We are finding ourselves in a position where we

will have two cores at the end of the summer if we can't find the

extra income. The Domesday book has references to ponies on Exmoor at

the 11th century. They have had a chequered history, apparently almost

becoming extinct in World War II when soldiers used them for target

practice. And it is the gun that probably would have been the feed

for these ponies. The leaders who have no use for male falls often

slaughtered them explore alternative home can be found. This centre on

the edge of Exmoor has been that alternative home for around 300

ponies since it opened 11 years ago. Here the team them and move them on

new owners. I adore them. Volunteers who support the police say they fear

for the future of unwanted Exmoor are poorly is that this place is

forced to shut down. To see the ponies from falls grow into adults

and go on and have a future, it is fantastic. There are no plans to

kill these ponies, even if this place does cause. The centre says

they will be taken care of somehow. But there will be no new intake.

Survival of the next generation is uncertain.

How you would feel about running 16.64 miles every day,

Well, that's what two Royal Marines from the South West are doing

as part of the 1664 Global Challenge.

as the year the Royal Marines were formed.

Today was Day 1, and they were setting off from

We sent our reporter Heidi Davey along to meet the team.

The all-important team fulfil before the challenge gets underway, but for

these two corporals, today is the start of 100 consecutive days

running a very precise 16.64 miles. Aiming to run at the right place, at

a reasonable pace for endurance. Just been resting the last week or

so, trying to stay injury free. You are feeling confident? Yes. I feel

all day. I want to get Day one out of the way. I am going to take each

day at a time. I don't think that far ahead. Every day just keep

plodding along. What flew so I will get on until the end. Although

getting across to the startling was their first hurdle. We have set off

from the Mayflower steps, we are no en route to Torpoint for the

starting line. Once on dry land it was time to start running. Left,

Right, left, right. 1664, stuffing to do with the beer, it is the Royal

Marines were formed. -- it is nothing to do with the bear.

Their journey will take them across the region over the next few days

raising funds for the Royal Marines charity.

At Exeter Chiefs they will run the match ball into the stadium on

Saturday. After Sunday, they will start heading north before hopefully

ending at Buckingham Palace in August. But tonight they will be

enjoying a well earned rest. A very well earned rest by the look

of it. Now, many artists spend years

of hard work trying to make it But for one 16-year-old from

Plymouth, it's Four months ago Izzie Anson sent

this demo of herself singing to the Radio Devon

programme BBC Introducing. Well, since then Izzie has

been chosen by BBC Radio 2's Jo Whiley to play

Cheltenham Jazz Festival tomorrow. What an amazing voice. What is it

about a jazz in particular that you like? I have always loved that.

Growing up listening to Nina Simone, anyway nice, Ella Fitzgerald. Your

voice sounds nicer -- your voice sounds older than your years.

How did this southern road to stardom begin? Where did they pick

up on your talents? BBC introducing picked up on my talent at the end of

last year. I sent one of my tracks into ABC introducing and they played

it on Round Table. And it got a good response which I was not expecting.

And you have already recorded out in Nashville, how did that come about?

Last year I was just putting covers up on Facebook and YouTube, and my

dad knows someone who is a producer in national, and I didn't think he'd

be interested, because I didn't think they were very good, and he

messaged me, and said that they want to come out to National. But so that

started. I went out and recorded the songs which are on my EP. You are

currently juggling all of this with studying for GCSEs. How are you

managing that workload? It is a lots. But my family are very

supportive, helping me gets to all my gigs. It is a busy time of year

for you. What do you hope to achieve in the future? Just writing music,

that is all I really want to do. And this big opportunity tomorrow with

the Cheltenham Festival, how are you viewing ahead of that? Very nervous

but really excited. I really hope it goes well. Thank you. We look

forward to hearing from you again at the end of the programme. Thank you.

And before that let us get the weather forecast. There has been

hailstorms, sleet, snow, freezing cold, so where better to put David

Dunn on the roof? I am not coming up here again, it is

freezing, but a smashing view. We are up on the roof. A lovely view of

Plymouth Sound. Good visibility today. Visibility has been excellent

because of the Arctic area, the clean air, not just here, but all

around the course of Devon we have had good views.

You can see the show workload in the distance. There have been showers,

not every where, but some have been intense. Over high ground they have

been falling as sleet, maybe even snow.

We had some sunshine and Plymouth. The showers only turning up this

afternoon. There is one behind the camera man that looks like it'll had

our way. Let us look at what is happening the next 24-hour is. We

have had some good temperatures. Thomas has been the warmest place in

the country today with 12 degrees. Elsewhere, temperatures no more than

or 9 degrees. The other thing is just who clean the air is. These are

the visibility is that we have seen today, well over 30 kilometres for

most of our locations, and that fine clear area continues, but it also

brings the risk of wintry showers. This is Exmoor from earlier. They

fear a dusting of snow. Tomorrow, there will be more frost overnight.

There will be showers. Hopefully sunshine in between. Like we have

seen today. Hopefully it will feel a that is warmer. You can see the

extent of the cloud, it is speckled cloud, and that is the show workload

that we are seeing this evening. The area of high pressure is in the

middle of the Atlantic, northerly winds tonight and tomorrow morning.

Relatively cold wind until later in the week. Then we start to see a

change to milder air. There is the satellite picture in more detail.

More to come overnight. That will feed away in the second half of the

night. Still -- overnight temperatures close to freezing.

Tomorrow a chance of a shower, and a chance of good sunshine to enjoy.

Along the course we will see the best of the temperatures, nine, ten,

even 11 or 12. Largely dry conditions. The chance of if you

passing showers. Winds are from the north or

north-west. Can I come inside no, please?

Go on, then. Thank you. And thank you for joining all of us on

Spotlight tonight. And no, here is Izzie Anson, to play

as oats with her song Storms. -- to play as out.

# I can see why you would just walk away

# You said that you don't need me, baby

# But you never leave me # You will always stay

# I have no reason to love you, baby # But when I close my eyes your

voice # Always a strange, strange thing,

to fall in love with someone who doesn't know what love is

# I never thought I would understand but now I know why storms are named

after men #.