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The former boss of Torbay Hospital has avoided jail after she admitted | :00:10. | :00:17. | |
defrauding the NHS of thousands of pounds. | :00:18. | :00:19. | |
NHS investigators say the money was intended for patient care. | :00:20. | :00:23. | |
Paula Vasco-Knight paid her husband for work he didn't carry out. | :00:24. | :00:26. | |
Earlier this year she pleaded guilty to fraud charges. | :00:27. | :00:29. | |
The couple have been given suspended sentences at Exeter Crown Court | :00:30. | :00:32. | |
and ordered to carry out unpaid work. | :00:33. | :00:34. | |
Paula Vasco-Knight is seen here with her husband | :00:35. | :00:49. | |
Stephen on the left, arriving at a previous hearing. | :00:50. | :00:51. | |
This is a long way from her ?190,000 job, as one of the most | :00:52. | :00:54. | |
powerful woman in the NHS and National Lead for Equality. | :00:55. | :00:57. | |
This was the video which showed her winning an NHS | :00:58. | :00:59. | |
I keep my registrations which means I have to work a full clinical shift | :01:00. | :01:04. | |
Paula Vasco-Knight started as a nurse but worked her way up. | :01:05. | :01:11. | |
She became chief executive of the South Devon health care | :01:12. | :01:14. | |
One set of ratings had Torbay hospital as the tenth best rated | :01:15. | :01:18. | |
And honorary doctorate from the University of Exeter | :01:19. | :01:22. | |
Her world came tumbling down after she authorised payment | :01:23. | :01:32. | |
of ?11,000 to her husband for graphic design work | :01:33. | :01:34. | |
Her career in tatters over an amount of money she could have turned | :01:35. | :01:39. | |
She was given a 16-month suspended sentence. | :01:40. | :01:45. | |
She has lost out professionally and personally. | :01:46. | :01:48. | |
She will never hold that position again and it was | :01:49. | :01:50. | |
We are pleased with it and it will send a message | :01:51. | :01:55. | |
and will deter others thinking of doing something similar. | :01:56. | :02:01. | |
She left the trust in 2014 after an employment tribunal | :02:02. | :02:04. | |
over a separate incident that was unrelated, | :02:05. | :02:06. | |
She was suspended from her new job last May over these allegations. | :02:07. | :02:13. | |
Judge Donald Tate described it as a monumental fall from grace. | :02:14. | :02:18. | |
He said as CEO, one could hardly imagine a a more serious abuse | :02:19. | :02:21. | |
He looked straight at her and asked "Why?" | :02:22. | :02:25. | |
"Why would you get involved in this at all?" | :02:26. | :02:29. | |
Leaving court tonight, surrounded by her family, | :02:30. | :02:33. | |
Paula and Stephen Vasco-Knight also know that they will also | :02:34. | :02:36. | |
have to do 400 hours of community work between them. | :02:37. | :02:42. | |
On to other news across the South West tonight - | :02:43. | :02:45. | |
A man's been arrested on suspicion of murder in Cornwall. | :02:46. | :02:47. | |
The 27-year-old from Launceston is being held following the discovery | :02:48. | :02:50. | |
of a body at a home in Town Mills Close. | :02:51. | :02:53. | |
House to house inquiries are taking place. | :02:54. | :02:58. | |
Five fire crews tackled a large blaze at a recycling | :02:59. | :03:00. | |
It was on the Crown Industrial Estate in Taunton. | :03:01. | :03:04. | |
No-one was hurt but the building has been closed. | :03:05. | :03:08. | |
It's been confirmed that the carcass of a whale washed up | :03:09. | :03:12. | |
on a North Devon beach is that of a Fin Whale which was over | :03:13. | :03:16. | |
Torridge District Council says it's monitoring the situation to see | :03:17. | :03:21. | |
if the carcass is washed back to sea but may have to intervene | :03:22. | :03:24. | |
The Royal Navy Frigate HMS Portland returned home to Plymouth today, | :03:25. | :03:29. | |
She's been involved in operations in the North and South Atlantic, | :03:30. | :03:34. | |
as well as the Mediterranean, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans. | :03:35. | :03:39. | |
She came back to emotional scenes as Harriet Bradshaw reports. | :03:40. | :03:48. | |
Striking the right tone for a heroes' welcome. | :03:49. | :03:51. | |
Hundreds of friends and family members wait in anticipation. | :03:52. | :03:56. | |
It's not long before the first sighting | :03:57. | :03:59. | |
and after nine months at sea, thankfully, | :04:00. | :04:02. | |
This ship has travelled more than 40,000 miles | :04:03. | :04:09. | |
But being away from loved ones hasn't been the only | :04:10. | :04:15. | |
Coping with the extreme variation in the climate which we experienced | :04:16. | :04:22. | |
It is ranged from 50 Celsius in the Gulf at the height of summer | :04:23. | :04:27. | |
We had to evacuate a very seriously ill person | :04:28. | :04:33. | |
from Tristan De Cunha in the South Atlantic | :04:34. | :04:36. | |
and transport him to South America for life-saving surgery. | :04:37. | :04:39. | |
So it has been a really positive experience overall. | :04:40. | :04:42. | |
Yeah, for nine months, it's really hard. | :04:43. | :04:50. | |
And many young families are being reunited. | :04:51. | :05:05. | |
Thomas was born on the 14th of December. | :05:06. | :05:07. | |
HMS Portland will now have a major refit and, | :05:08. | :05:17. | |
once back from leave, most of the ship's company | :05:18. | :05:20. | |
will be redeployed to other Devonport-based frigates. | :05:21. | :05:29. | |
Onto rugby and it wasn't to be for the Cornish Pirates - | :05:30. | :05:32. | |
who are now out of the British and Irish Cup. | :05:33. | :05:34. | |
Jersey dominated the match early on and the visiting Pirates | :05:35. | :05:37. | |
But they finally rallied in the dying minutes and two tries | :05:38. | :05:42. | |
gave their fans something to cheer about. | :05:43. | :05:44. | |
But the full time score was 36-20 and Jersey | :05:45. | :05:47. | |
Now, let's catch up with the all-important weather. Here's David. | :05:48. | :06:01. | |
We are getting quite used to this warning graphic. | :06:02. | :06:09. | |
The hill fog back again overnight tonight. | :06:10. | :06:12. | |
For some places, it hasn't really cleared. | :06:13. | :06:13. | |
But, I think, for some places, a better weekend ahead of others, | :06:14. | :06:16. | |
better visibility, turning a bit cooler on Sunday but, hopefully, | :06:17. | :06:19. | |
For the moment, though, we have a weather front | :06:20. | :06:22. | |
This is the picture for tomorrow a lot of | :06:23. | :06:26. | |
The second weather front, though, brings more persistent rain. | :06:27. | :06:42. | |
It should be through by lunchtime on Sunday. | :06:43. | :06:44. | |
It means better visibility and some sunshine to enjoy and some fine | :06:45. | :06:47. | |
But, the mist and the low cloud, again, is causing new problems. | :06:48. | :06:51. | |
High routes, especially, are very foggy at the moment. | :06:52. | :06:53. | |
That will probably continue through the night. | :06:54. | :06:55. | |
Light winds and overnight temperatures a bit lower | :06:56. | :06:59. | |
than they were last night, which is between eight | :07:00. | :07:01. | |
Tomorrow, it's misty and grey, but it soon brightens up | :07:02. | :07:05. | |
and for many of us I think we will keep some sunny | :07:06. | :07:08. | |
periods and temperatures of between 14-15 degrees. | :07:09. | :07:09. | |
Sunday morning, one rain band leaves us and introduces fresh air, | :07:10. | :07:12. | |
brisk north-west winds but it also introduces some sunshine. | :07:13. | :07:14. | |
And that really is the sum of it through this weekend. | :07:15. | :07:17. | |
Much brighter after the rain clears on Sunday and a fine start | :07:18. | :07:22. | |
That's it. From all others. Good night. | :07:23. | :07:40. | |
Where the sunshine broke through to the North of Cornwall temperatures | :07:41. | :07:46. | |
rose to 17 degrees under the blue skies. For many of us the cloud | :07:47. | :07:49. | |
didn't break up through the day, keeping temperatures pegged at | :07:50. | :07:54. | |
around about 13 degrees. That was the high today in the London region. | :07:55. | :07:58. | |
Mild over night with the blanket of cloud around. Most places dry. Rain | :07:59. | :08:03. | |
will work into parts of | :08:04. | :08:04. |