:00:00. > :00:00.On Spotlight, the footage which helped convict a killer described
:00:00. > :00:12.As Kostadin Kostov is found guilty, CCTV pictures have been released
:00:13. > :00:14.showing him dragging a suitcase containing the remains of his ex
:00:15. > :00:18.partner through the streets of Exeter in the early hours last
:00:19. > :00:21.We'll hear how the police investigation eventually
:00:22. > :00:25.Also tonight - worries over the policing of police.
:00:26. > :00:28.Devon and Cornwall Police should never have employed this man.
:00:29. > :00:31.We'll have his story, but now pressure is on to clear
:00:32. > :00:38.Getting all steamed up at the Devon County show -
:00:39. > :00:41.we'll have highlights from day two at Westpoint.
:00:42. > :01:07.And elation as Exeter City fans get set for Wembley.
:01:08. > :01:12.A killer who dragged the body of his ex girlfriend in a suitcase
:01:13. > :01:15.through the streets of Exeter has been described by a judge as
:01:16. > :01:21.Kostadin Kostov has been given a life sentence for the murder
:01:22. > :01:24.of Gergana Prodonova, the mother of his three children.
:01:25. > :01:27.Police have released CCTV footage, which was seen by the jury,
:01:28. > :01:31.showing Kostov taking the suitcase through the city centre in the early
:01:32. > :01:36.He eventually disposed of it on railway embankment.
:01:37. > :01:39.From Exeter Crown Court Jane Chandler reports.
:01:40. > :01:52.You may find some of the images distressing.
:01:53. > :01:58.The chilling evidence that helped convict Kostadin Kostov. Here, he is
:01:59. > :02:04.seen dragging the suitcase containing the body of his partner,
:02:05. > :02:11.38 old Gergana Prodonova, in the early hours of August the seven.
:02:12. > :02:16.Kostadin Kostov killed her in a jealous rage because she had a new
:02:17. > :02:27.partner. Hours and hours reviewing CCTV to try and identify all catch
:02:28. > :02:30.Mr Kostov are nowhere and after hundreds of hours, it paid off
:02:31. > :02:34.because we caught him walking through the city centre with the
:02:35. > :02:42.body of Gergana Prodonova in the suitcase. Her remains were found on
:02:43. > :02:48.the railway embankment, on August 16th, following a huge search across
:02:49. > :02:51.the city. The court heard that Kostov and Gergana Prodonova had a
:02:52. > :02:57.complex relationship in bulk area for 15 years. They had three years
:02:58. > :03:01.-- three children together but he was controlling and fired. She
:03:02. > :03:07.wanted to start life as a heist caper in Exeter, he followed her and
:03:08. > :03:12.forced his way back into how life, moving into his flat, taking a job
:03:13. > :03:19.as a cleaner. Heat killed her on August the 4th but then sent bogus
:03:20. > :03:24.messages from her saying she had flown to Bulgaria because her mother
:03:25. > :03:30.had died, to cover his tracks. The judge said Kostov had not shown
:03:31. > :03:38.remorse. He said he was devious web of deceit -- deceit. The Tango is --
:03:39. > :03:44.tangled web revealed roofless determination but you became
:03:45. > :03:49.ensnared by it. The fact is, you are thing as clever as you thought. He
:03:50. > :03:52.has been sentenced to life, serving a minimum of 19 years.
:03:53. > :03:55.A police community support officer jailed for misconduct would never
:03:56. > :03:57.have been employed if he'd been subjected to current
:03:58. > :04:02.That's the conclusion of a senior officer at Devon and Cornwall police
:04:03. > :04:04.as it's revealed the force is battling to deal with backlog
:04:05. > :04:09.Across the country, thousands of police haven't gone
:04:10. > :04:18.through up-to-date vetting as Victoria Gould reports.
:04:19. > :04:27.Peter Banyan was police community support officer in Cornwall. He was
:04:28. > :04:31.jailed in 2013 after being found guilty of eight charges of
:04:32. > :04:36.misconduct. His trial heard he turned down his police radio while
:04:37. > :04:41.on duty to have sex with women. He also used the police database as a
:04:42. > :04:45.dating agency. A subsequent report has been released and says in the
:04:46. > :04:50.opinion of the fourth betting manager, Peter Banyan would never
:04:51. > :04:58.have been employed if he had been through the current vetting policy.
:04:59. > :05:04.But he joined the force before the central vetting unit was set up and
:05:05. > :05:07.nine years before the national betting policy was introduced. At
:05:08. > :05:14.the end of last year, Devon and Cornwall police told us they had 62
:05:15. > :05:21.PCSOs still waiting to be vetted and 181 police officers. Avon and
:05:22. > :05:24.Somerset police told us they had 463 police officers, out of more than
:05:25. > :05:30.2500 who were still waiting for up-to-date vetting. We identified
:05:31. > :05:36.there were some individuals working for the falls who still had not been
:05:37. > :05:43.vetted. We have dedicated resources to go back and that those people to
:05:44. > :05:49.the current exacting standard. Across the country, the figures are
:05:50. > :05:54.more startling. 18 forces responded to freedom of information request,
:05:55. > :05:57.revealing that at the end of 2016, at least 28,000 officers were still
:05:58. > :06:04.waiting for up-to-date background checks. We want to see and expect to
:06:05. > :06:11.see clear plans by how forces will address the backlog. In a way, this
:06:12. > :06:13.has recognised the importance of it but we are realistic about the
:06:14. > :06:18.numbers it will achieve. We want the plans to be fully resourced and we
:06:19. > :06:23.want to see progress against those plans. It is pretty straightforward.
:06:24. > :06:25.Devon and Cornwall police say they are working hard to tackle the
:06:26. > :06:33.backlog and the number of officers wishing projects is 73, along with
:06:34. > :06:37.55 PCSOs. Avon and Somerset police says it has been waiting to check
:06:38. > :06:42.and prioritise those who have not been vetted to the new standard and
:06:43. > :06:45.the name -- the number of those requiring vetting is 43.
:06:46. > :06:48.Now a roundup of other stories making the news in the South West.
:06:49. > :06:51.A woman who was killed after her car ended up in Stithians
:06:52. > :06:55.29-year-old Hazel Brown from Redruth died at the Royal Cornwall Hospital
:06:56. > :07:00.The Independent and Liberal Democrat groups on Cornwall Council have
:07:01. > :07:03.finally come to an agreement to seek to form a joint administration.
:07:04. > :07:08.It will be put to the annual meeting of the full council next week.
:07:09. > :07:17.Nature lovers in Devon and Cornwall are being asked to create a home
:07:18. > :07:25.There has been flash flooding in Somerset. These pictures were taken
:07:26. > :07:31.in Yeovil. The vehicle had been called -- caught in the flood water.
:07:32. > :07:32."Education, education, education" was one of the famous
:07:33. > :07:36.slogans from elections in the past, but just how important will it be
:07:37. > :07:38.when voters make their decision at the polls this June?
:07:39. > :07:40.In Dorset, special educational needs and disabilities faces
:07:41. > :07:44.This is due to the number of children who need help rising
:07:45. > :07:46.without the money to pay for it doing the same.
:07:47. > :07:48.The County Council has managed to stave off some
:07:49. > :07:51.of the cuts in the short term, but still faces a big
:07:52. > :08:03.John Ayres has been to West Dorset to gauge reaction there.
:08:04. > :08:11.Naomi Paddison's son George has a severe learning disability caused by
:08:12. > :08:13.meningitis when he was baby. She is full of praise for his education but
:08:14. > :08:20.is worried that cuts could change that. I believe it will leave George
:08:21. > :08:25.with bigger classes, less staff, the staff that help George are
:08:26. > :08:29.magnificent. They are not just teachers in education, they have to
:08:30. > :08:36.be on board with his health needs, they are physios, they'd deal with
:08:37. > :08:38.all his medication. Special needs education is expensive and involves
:08:39. > :08:46.some of the most vulnerable children. Dorset has a ?5.2 million
:08:47. > :08:50.shortfall. The main reason Dorset is in this position is that the number
:08:51. > :08:52.of children requiring special educational help has risen
:08:53. > :08:57.considerably but the funding that it gets in to help pay for it hasn't
:08:58. > :09:02.really changed. This meant that last year, but County overspend. They
:09:03. > :09:07.have found some money to stave off the cuts in the short term but
:09:08. > :09:10.longer term, the cuts seem inevitable. How important for the
:09:11. > :09:15.funding of education as a whole the during the selection? Earlier this
:09:16. > :09:20.month, parents across the country delivered sackfuls of postcards to
:09:21. > :09:27.the government department, demanding school funding is protect it. The
:09:28. > :09:31.blood has to be realistic. If the numbers of children have increased,
:09:32. > :09:38.-- the government have to be realistic. We have to find extra
:09:39. > :09:42.resources. We can't have more children and carry on regardless, it
:09:43. > :09:45.doesn't work like that. It is a fundamental part of the British
:09:46. > :09:53.educational system. Students with additional needs must have those
:09:54. > :09:56.needs met. Ukip are not fielding a candidate in West Dorset and they
:09:57. > :10:01.didn't provide anyone for interview. That answer that if candidate, Sir
:10:02. > :10:04.Oliver let when a that he wouldn't be interviewed. He said he wouldn't
:10:05. > :10:13.comment on a single constituency matter. I spoke to party activist
:10:14. > :10:21.Andy Blackwood, from Labour. It has been an easy target for cuts. At a
:10:22. > :10:24.time and there appeared to be more and more students with special
:10:25. > :10:28.needs. If you are going to target the money, as I would like to see
:10:29. > :10:32.the government doing, it seems to me it should target areas like that,
:10:33. > :10:39.rather than free schools and grammar schools. For now, Naomi is happy
:10:40. > :10:40.about George's education, but she is worried about what it will look like
:10:41. > :10:43.later this year. Now it's day two of the Devon County
:10:44. > :10:46.Show at Westpoint near Exeter. And despite the odd downpour
:10:47. > :10:53.of rain, our reporter John Danks found that some at the show
:10:54. > :11:12.were shedding layers Day two of the Devon County show.
:11:13. > :11:16.New Zealander Richard Savarese teaching the audience about wall,
:11:17. > :11:24.shearing, and different breeds of sheep. He has big horns and they are
:11:25. > :11:33.well known for giving a good but so I would stay where you are. And
:11:34. > :11:39.Scottish. He is from Glasgow, they have got a different temperament.
:11:40. > :11:44.Plenty of people have been weaving their way through the trade stands
:11:45. > :11:51.to buy these woollen products. Tweed is in vogue now, more than ever, for
:11:52. > :12:00.ladies and men. From fine threads to rough cuts. We are letting off
:12:01. > :12:05.steam, no matter how big the engine. It has been a labour of love or 20
:12:06. > :12:09.years, to make it. My grandson wondered if I would live long enough
:12:10. > :12:15.to finish it. You prove that you could do it. I proved that I have
:12:16. > :12:21.lived long enough, yes. How has the show gone so far? Every good,
:12:22. > :12:23.despite the one two shows we have had, it has been amazing, there is a
:12:24. > :12:52.lovely atmosphere here. Exeter City are heading for Wembley
:12:53. > :12:54.and possible promotion. We'll have reaction from the fans
:12:55. > :13:06.and the chairman in a moment. I'm on Watergate Bay, which is
:13:07. > :13:09.celebrating ten years of polo on the sand.
:13:10. > :13:12.It's time for the sport now and what a night for Exeter City.
:13:13. > :13:14.Natalie's here with details of their amazing victory.
:13:15. > :13:17.Exeter City have booked their place at Wembley after a dramatic
:13:18. > :13:19.finish in their play-off match with Carlisle.
:13:20. > :13:22.The first leg in Cumbria had produced a thrilling three all draw
:13:23. > :13:25.and the crowd at St James Park were treated to another incredible
:13:26. > :13:27.game which will live long in the fans' memory.
:13:28. > :13:52.that the best part of 7000 fans, they would 2-0 up, they went back to
:13:53. > :14:01.two - two. The Grecians are going to Wembley. Bottom of the league in
:14:02. > :14:07.November, then, this victory. It came as no surprise when Gold mother
:14:08. > :14:13.17 came for the season, after just 17 minutes. The goals dried up until
:14:14. > :14:18.little over ten minutes to go but it was that man again, the football
:14:19. > :14:23.league's young Player of the Year, showing exactly why he had caught
:14:24. > :14:27.the eye. This Carlisle side refused to give up and just like in their
:14:28. > :14:32.previous encounters, they hit back with a goal almost immediately and
:14:33. > :14:39.in the last minute, they drew level. Suddenly, the chance of we are going
:14:40. > :14:43.to Wembley looked a bit premature as extra time loomed. But Jack Stacey
:14:44. > :14:47.had other ideas, and what time and what a way to score your first goal
:14:48. > :14:54.for the club. The fans could celebrate now. There would be no
:14:55. > :14:58.time left for another comeback. Absolutely ecstatic. We bought
:14:59. > :15:04.Carlisle were going to do it and we snatched it. That was male bar team.
:15:05. > :15:10.Brilliant. It was close. I nearly had heart failure. They deserved it.
:15:11. > :15:16.That was how the manager saw it, too. One word over and over again,
:15:17. > :15:22.stay positive. We made decisions in the cold light of day but if that
:15:23. > :15:27.had happened, we would have stayed positive. We left three attackers,
:15:28. > :15:32.we thought we could score more goals than them and that is what we did.
:15:33. > :15:36.The next job is to score more goals than Blackpool on Sunday. Win there,
:15:37. > :15:38.and they can celebrate for what looked like not happening for much
:15:39. > :15:44.of the season, I return to League 1. Well, things are a bit calmer
:15:45. > :15:47.at St James Park today but there's still plenty of excitement
:15:48. > :15:59.as Chairman Julian Tagg I didn't even try to go to sleep
:16:00. > :16:03.after 3:30am after couple of gin and tonics so it is beginning to sink in
:16:04. > :16:07.and the work started this morning, both inside the ground and in
:16:08. > :16:12.ticketing and so on. It is a wonderful feeling and what a way to
:16:13. > :16:15.win a football match. I think I was just talking to somebody this
:16:16. > :16:21.morning and it was Jack Stacey who scold the goal in the 95th minute, a
:16:22. > :16:26.great advert for football, but if he is watching, that is one of Eamon's
:16:27. > :16:33.boys on loans from us from Redding, so he will be delighted. So are we.
:16:34. > :16:40.In the relegation zone in November and now you are off to Wembley. Yes,
:16:41. > :16:43.it has been a bit of the rebel Bill roller coasters. I do remember
:16:44. > :16:50.speaking back in October, November, the manager during all the right
:16:51. > :16:56.things but there is a lot of pressure that comes with that and to
:16:57. > :17:00.keep doing what we were doing and having trust and it has proved
:17:01. > :17:06.right, we are exactly as you say, now the rewards are going to
:17:07. > :17:10.Wembley, so that will be a great day out for the football club and for
:17:11. > :17:14.the whole of Exeter. Did you personally always keep the faith?
:17:15. > :17:24.Always. I suppose I am in a privileged position -- position. I
:17:25. > :17:27.knew the extent of the injuries. Paul could hardly pick a team, and
:17:28. > :17:35.still they would during well away from home. Yes, I can see that
:17:36. > :17:41.you've got to keep on doing the right things and it will come right.
:17:42. > :17:46.Amazing scenes last night. How many of those fans will you take to
:17:47. > :17:51.Wembley? We start with 20000 and work from there. 20,000 tickets
:17:52. > :17:55.allocated, it is easy to go on our site, click through, you get our
:17:56. > :18:01.tickets, there is no restrictions, web is a big place, and we want to
:18:02. > :18:07.get as many people from Exeter as we can. Another great day out, it will
:18:08. > :18:08.be our third visit there. Well done for last night and thank you for
:18:09. > :18:11.talking to us. There's a huge weekend ahead
:18:12. > :18:14.for the Exeter Chiefs who are also They're one game away from a return
:18:15. > :18:18.to Twickenham for a second The Chiefs secured tomorrow's semi
:18:19. > :18:22.final play-off at Sandy Park Rob Baxter's team will take
:18:23. > :18:25.on reigning champions Saracens with the winner set to face either
:18:26. > :18:40.Wasps or Leicester in We haven't work as hard as we have
:18:41. > :18:45.two fight our way back into the top six in the top four and win as many
:18:46. > :18:49.games as we did to make sure we got to the semifinals and now turn
:18:50. > :18:56.around and say we never planned to have Saracens. We talked about what
:18:57. > :19:01.it takes to become champions and you have to beat Saracens beat the team
:19:02. > :19:06.that beat Saracens. When you do play against Saracens, they can bring
:19:07. > :19:08.anything. It is a bit special. Speaking with other slayers, it is a
:19:09. > :19:13.bit daunting. -- players. And the Cornwall rugby team could be
:19:14. > :19:15.heading to Twickenham too - they're one game away from the next
:19:16. > :19:18.weekend's final of Tomorrow, they take on Hertfordshire
:19:19. > :19:22.at Camborne with a 3pm kick off. A win or a draw would guarantee
:19:23. > :19:24.a fifth consecutive final and the chance
:19:25. > :19:26.for a hat-trick of titles. Full commentary on BBC Radio
:19:27. > :19:28.Cornwall tomorrow afternoon. And before I go, just time to tell
:19:29. > :19:31.you that tonight it's free entry to watch Plymouth Speedway
:19:32. > :19:34.at St Boniface Arena. You'd better be quick though -
:19:35. > :19:42.the first race is at 7.15. When it comes to thrills and spills,
:19:43. > :19:57.most people associate Watergate Bay It's not necessarily
:19:58. > :20:01.a place you associate But polo on the beach is just
:20:02. > :20:06.as exciting as catching a wave, John Henderson joins us now
:20:07. > :20:20.with a game in full swing. You are looking at Cornwall, in the
:20:21. > :20:28.blue, taking on the rest of the world there. A slight gap between
:20:29. > :20:35.chuckas. This is to debunk the populace they read that polo is for
:20:36. > :20:38.those who drink champagne. Andy Burgess is a polo player and coach
:20:39. > :20:43.involved in this and he told me it is not quite the case. There has
:20:44. > :20:48.been this misconception of polo being an elitist sport. We are
:20:49. > :20:53.trying to break down those barriers more and more. This gives us a great
:20:54. > :20:57.opportunity to allow people from all walks of life, to come along, it is
:20:58. > :21:01.free to attend event, and it is brilliant, anybody can come, come to
:21:02. > :21:07.the beach, watch high-class polo, and what a place to watch it. Yes,
:21:08. > :21:11.it is incredibly vast paste. They are about to crank it up in a
:21:12. > :21:16.moment. The ponies can reach speeds of 30 miles an hour. They can turn
:21:17. > :21:22.on a sixpence, it really is high octane stuff. A lot of people liken
:21:23. > :21:28.it to hockey with rugby on horseback. It is very physical, we
:21:29. > :21:33.are allowed to bump and ride into each other, safely. You have to be
:21:34. > :21:39.very fast, have a good eye for the ball, it is exhilarating, it is flat
:21:40. > :21:42.out fun. Interestingly enough, it is one of the few sports in the world
:21:43. > :21:48.where all the players have to be right-handed. If you are left and on
:21:49. > :21:52.a horse and going for a ball in between to, you could have a head on
:21:53. > :21:58.collision, not good at all, and it is quite tricky to use the sticks.
:21:59. > :22:00.Because of ABC health and safety guidelines, I was prevented from
:22:01. > :22:09.getting on the back of one of these ponies here. I got on the back of a
:22:10. > :22:13.pick-up truck. That is it, Stuart. Your hips turning and the power
:22:14. > :22:19.coming through. You can open your hips through the shot. I see. As
:22:20. > :22:27.have another go. Keep looking down. Good. Better. Now, this isn't the
:22:28. > :22:31.only beach related act typically that is going on this weekend. Let's
:22:32. > :22:38.have a little look at what else is on. All watery convened what is on
:22:39. > :22:42.this weekend. It has become one of the biggest sporting events of the
:22:43. > :22:47.year in extra. The edge race cup is a high profile site surfing
:22:48. > :22:51.competition. This weekend, Plymouth is hosting round one and two of the
:22:52. > :22:59.British water ski racing championship. The Exeter Marathon
:23:00. > :23:05.starts at nine o'clock on Sunday outside St James's Park stadium and
:23:06. > :23:07.finishes later. Every dog has its day, and this one is really pushing
:23:08. > :23:19.the boat out. The audience will be able to watch
:23:20. > :23:29.the amazing spectacle from the Riverside deals.
:23:30. > :23:34.I think the rest of the world have just scored a goal, there goes the
:23:35. > :23:39.ball, flying through the air. We've got one of the balls here, being
:23:40. > :23:45.held by William Ashworth. How is the event going? Really well. We've got
:23:46. > :23:50.fabulous weather, great crowd, and it is only Friday. And a great
:23:51. > :23:55.advert for Cornwall. A brilliant advert for Cornwall. It is great, it
:23:56. > :24:01.is terrific. We will leave it there. They are in the throes of battle
:24:02. > :24:04.here. I don't know which one is my trusty steed. I'm not entirely sure
:24:05. > :24:11.what is happening, it is pretty chaotic. Back to you in the studio.
:24:12. > :24:16.That sums it up. Good commentator, isn't he a!
:24:17. > :24:19.A lovely Sammy -- sunny evening there. And a lot going on outside by
:24:20. > :24:21.the sounds of it. How is there. And a lot going on outside by
:24:22. > :24:25.the sounds of it. How is the weather shaking up?
:24:26. > :24:32.We have had some fine weather. Not everyone has been wet today. Some of
:24:33. > :24:36.us woke up to a beautiful start. This was the cached jury first thing
:24:37. > :24:40.this morning, glorious right weather. We can see the cloud
:24:41. > :24:45.bubbling up already, quite early in the day, in Dorset, that cloud
:24:46. > :24:50.produced some huge, heavy showers, and those showers are rumbling away
:24:51. > :24:56.this evening. They will move up the way -- out a way and this weekend,
:24:57. > :25:01.sunny spells, a few heavy showers tomorrow, Sunday the bit warmer and
:25:02. > :25:09.largely right-hand dry. Some of the events will be affected by showers
:25:10. > :25:12.tomorrow. The weekend improves and the area of low pressure begins to
:25:13. > :25:15.move out of the way through the day tomorrow and coming up from the
:25:16. > :25:22.south-east, a rigid high-pressure, which will settle wings down and
:25:23. > :25:26.give us good temperatures. This threatens from the west but heads
:25:27. > :25:29.north up towards Iceland so actually, the next few days, apart
:25:30. > :25:33.from the showers tomorrow, are largely financed right, and that
:25:34. > :25:37.will continue into next week. Good temperatures as well. This was the
:25:38. > :25:42.satellite picture from earlier today. The brighter colour, the
:25:43. > :25:49.heavy showers. They formed a line across the eastern part of Devon.
:25:50. > :25:53.This was earlier today, the shot from here, looking out onto the
:25:54. > :26:02.sand. It has been a fairly us to read Day in places. Quiet. For this
:26:03. > :26:09.afternoon, our cameraman caught it in between the showers, some fine
:26:10. > :26:12.views, looking out to sea. You can see in the distance, that looming
:26:13. > :26:17.cloud, that produced some heavy showers. The wind picked up
:26:18. > :26:20.dramatically in those showers. They will fade tonight and we are left
:26:21. > :26:25.with clear sky until the next line of showers approaches from the West,
:26:26. > :26:31.mainly affecting Cornwall. Whether it is guys are clearest longest,
:26:32. > :26:37.that is where we will see the lowest temperatures, tomorrow, showers
:26:38. > :26:42.affect in Cornwall, transferring their way into Devon and Dorset and
:26:43. > :26:46.Somerset. By the time they get further east, they could be
:26:47. > :26:55.thundery. Some late sunshine here are top temperature of 15 or 16 Digg
:26:56. > :26:59.Viz -- 16 degrees. The last days tomorrow but for the clear up, it
:27:00. > :27:04.looks like it will be a right, fine day. They are is a silly seeing some
:27:05. > :27:17.showers tomorrow, find a rest of the day. These times of high water.
:27:18. > :27:25.Choppy surf for our surfers. And the coastal waters forecast, generally
:27:26. > :27:29.good visible at it. Sunday's forecast, a nice day, warm as well,
:27:30. > :27:30.even warmer by Monday of next week. Have a
:27:31. > :27:36.even warmer by Monday of next week. Have a nice weekend.
:27:37. > :27:40.Thank you, I will be dodging that shower at the Devon County show
:27:41. > :27:43.tomorrow. Come and see is that the BBC marquee, but from all of us
:27:44. > :27:47.here, have a lovely weekend. Goodbye. Goodbye.