:00:12. > :00:19.A "dangerous" and "deceitful" woman who was said to have a "fascination
:00:20. > :00:21.with fire" is starting 14 life sentences tonight.
:00:22. > :00:23.Karen Pedley started a string of fires around Cornwall -
:00:24. > :00:26.one in a nursing home caused the death of a 96-year-old resident.
:00:27. > :00:29.She was found guilty of one count of murder and 12 of arson
:00:30. > :01:10.Gladys Roe was sleeping peacefully here in 2008 when Karen Pedley set
:01:11. > :01:14.the curtains in her room on fire. Karen Pedley later attempted to
:01:15. > :01:17.rescue the 96-year-old from the fray but was driven back by thick smoke.
:01:18. > :01:20.Gladys Rowe died if few days later. The prosecution said that K`ren
:01:21. > :01:24.Pedley's fascination with fhre started in 1983 when she was
:01:25. > :01:27.rewarded with a clip on Concorde for saving her family as their home was
:01:28. > :01:29.gutted by flames in Bedfordshire. Truro Crown Court was told that
:01:30. > :01:32.Karen Pedley started a string of fires between 2002 and 2010 in
:01:33. > :01:34.Cornwall. Three were sent hdre. One here. And another at this house next
:01:35. > :01:37.door to where Karen Pedley lived. The prosecution said it was
:01:38. > :01:40.miraculous no one else died in the fires she set in police say she is a
:01:41. > :01:42.dangerous woman. She has shown a great level of deceit. A dangerous
:01:43. > :01:46.label. -- a dangerous lady. She has put people in the local comlunity at
:01:47. > :01:51.risk of serious harm and indeed killed an elderly lady locally. The
:01:52. > :01:56.defending lawyer said his client never meant to kill anyone `nd was
:01:57. > :02:01.obsessed with rescuing people after her success in 1983. The cotrt heard
:02:02. > :02:03.that Karen Pedley wants to die in prison.
:02:04. > :02:07.The Nigerian sister of a desperately ill Dorset woman -
:02:08. > :02:10.who was refused a visa so she can donate her stem cells
:02:11. > :02:13.in a life-saving treatment , will now be allowed to travdl
:02:14. > :02:17.May Brown who lives with her daughter and husband in Weylouth has
:02:18. > :02:21.The Medical Director who ignored a damning report on a gynaecologist
:02:22. > :02:23.at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has been struck off
:02:24. > :02:26.Dr Robert Pitcher ignored the conclusions of four
:02:27. > :02:30.200 former patients of Mr Jones have taken legal action
:02:31. > :02:36.Four decorated senior marinds have been given a four
:02:37. > :02:39.month prison sentence, suspended for a year,
:02:40. > :02:42.for failing to stop junior ranks beating new recruits
:02:43. > :02:46.It happened at a Commando Barracks at Bickleigh.
:02:47. > :02:48.Two of the senior marines h`ve been dismissed from services
:02:49. > :02:55.A South West rival to the Northern Powerhouse has been
:02:56. > :02:58.launched in a drive to attr`ct investment and create jobs.
:02:59. > :03:00.Business leaders, companies, MPs and councillors have bedn
:03:01. > :03:03.meeting to draw up a charter for economic growth in the region.
:03:04. > :03:06.From the summit at Exeter University our home affairs corresponddnt
:03:07. > :03:16.Hunters brewery are a relatively new company,
:03:17. > :03:22.Which is why they are joining the attempt to set up
:03:23. > :03:33.I believe as a region, regional businesses need to stick
:03:34. > :03:36.together, all work together to make things better in the region.
:03:37. > :03:38.The south-western powerhousd was launched today with the pinstripes
:03:39. > :03:43.of business, but also polithcians, universities, conservation
:03:44. > :03:56.groups and all led by one of the region's biggest companies.
:03:57. > :03:57.The Northern Powerhouse, the Midlands Engine
:03:58. > :04:04.You think you can achieve something with this?
:04:05. > :04:09.The point of this is to galvanise the business community,
:04:10. > :04:11.to articulate about what we want from government.
:04:12. > :04:13.We have devolution happening across the whole of the
:04:14. > :04:15.UK, we want to make sure the south-west
:04:16. > :04:17.gets its fair share of
:04:18. > :04:21.The plan is to draw up a ch`rter of what the region needs
:04:22. > :04:23.from the government, including improve road and rail
:04:24. > :04:24.links and high-speed broadband internet.
:04:25. > :04:27.But the government say the key to winning new investment
:04:28. > :04:36.I already back the south-west, it is already a powerhouse,
:04:37. > :04:42.Many of the regions have a devolution deal
:04:43. > :04:44.with government, getting Central control over transport,
:04:45. > :04:46.My door is open to south-west businesses and
:04:47. > :04:53.The charter for the Southwest and it's businesses will be
:04:54. > :04:55.presented to the Chancellor in the next few weeks-timed for just
:04:56. > :04:58.before his Autumn Statement on the economy.
:04:59. > :05:00.This is an ambitious plan to form a real
:05:01. > :05:02.presence of the south-west on a
:05:03. > :05:10.What it actually achieves only is apparent when the
:05:11. > :05:16.Chancellor sets out his invdstment plans in the next month.
:05:17. > :05:19.A teenager from Devon is looking to make more history this wdekend
:05:20. > :05:24.after becoming the youngest ever British Rallycross Champion.
:05:25. > :05:26.In his first season driving Supercars, Dan Rooke
:05:27. > :05:30.from Holsworthy, sealed the title in the penultimate race
:05:31. > :05:32.of the championship, breaking a title that had stood
:05:33. > :05:39.since 1989 - as well as becoming the youngest Rallycross Chalpion.
:05:40. > :05:41.On Sunday he has the chance to complete a unique
:05:42. > :05:45.double by winning the end of season Grand Prix.
:05:46. > :05:52.Time for the all important weekend weather forecast now - here's David.
:05:53. > :05:59.Hello. Good evening. More qtiet weather for us, both tonight and
:06:00. > :06:05.tomorrow. A change as we move into Sunday with much more of an easterly
:06:06. > :06:09.breeze developing. Mostly fhne and dry. Early frost and fog cldaring
:06:10. > :06:14.but also some sunshine to enjoy as well. Not too bad. A change on
:06:15. > :06:18.Sunday. This area of low prdssure gets closer through the day tomorrow
:06:19. > :06:22.and squeezes the isobars quhte a lot by the time we get to Sundax
:06:23. > :06:25.lunchtime. East or North East winds becoming gale force and the winds
:06:26. > :06:29.ease as we move into Monday. There is all so a weather front there are
:06:30. > :06:33.so be potential for a lot more cloud and the risk of some patchy rain.
:06:34. > :06:36.Light winds overnight tonight and largely clear skies means another
:06:37. > :06:41.cold night, another one where we will see frost and also somd fog
:06:42. > :06:45.forming and temperatures just a couple of degrees above fredzing.
:06:46. > :06:49.After that cold start and in places misty, it should brighten up and we
:06:50. > :06:55.will get sunny spells. Some cloud getting to the west coast of
:06:56. > :06:58.Cornwall for a time and top temperatures of 12-13dC. Thd outlook
:06:59. > :07:01.as we head into Sunday is for a windy day with the risk of some
:07:02. > :07:06.showers, particularly along the south coast and then potenthally
:07:07. > :07:10.some overnight rain Sunday hnto Monday. Those winds drop at the same
:07:11. > :07:12.time and on Tuesday it is a little warmer and brighter. Have a nice
:07:13. > :07:15.The next update from the Spotlight newsroom is at 5.35pm tomorrow.
:07:16. > :07:36.sunshine to be enjoyed. Louise Lear has the national forecast now
:07:37. > :07:40.though. Good evening. Heading off to bed
:07:41. > :07:44.wondering what is in store for the weekend? Pretty much what we have
:07:45. > :07:48.seen this week. Today we had a fair amount of cloud around and a few
:07:49. > :07:51.showers coming in off the North Sea coast. Topping and tailing the
:07:52. > :07:55.country, there was some beautiful spells of sunshine. It was glorious
:07:56. > :08:04.in the Shetland aisles this afternoon and down towards Cornwall
:08:05. > :08:06.as well. As for the weekend, it could start off on a chilly note
:08:07. > :08:09.with some patchy fog and frost, but then hopefully we should see some
:08:10. > :08:13.sunny spells coming through. The showers always likely to be out
:08:14. > :08:16.towards the east. The showers continuing this evening and
:08:17. > :08:19.overnight. Further west under clearer skies yet again, we could
:08:20. > :08:22.see the temperatures falling away and we could see some patchy fog
:08:23. > :08:27.which may well be slow to lift away first thing. In rural parts,
:08:28. > :08:33.temperatures will dip close to freezing so it's going to be a
:08:34. > :08:35.chilly start to Saturday morning, particularly if the fog lifts
:08:36. > :08:36.slowly. A