:00:13. > :00:20.Good evening. Extra police patrols have been introduced in the region
:00:21. > :00:26.as a precaution following the London terror attack. Police commanders
:00:27. > :00:29.told the BBC that security has been increased at airports, main railway
:00:30. > :00:37.stations, military bases and ports. Simon Hall reports. A single word
:00:38. > :00:41.summed up the mood amongst travellers to London from the
:00:42. > :00:47.south-west today, the pies. I am going to visit my daughter. She's in
:00:48. > :00:50.Suffolk, and I am not going to be put off by a terrorist. If everyone
:00:51. > :00:58.gave in and didn't do anything it would not be British, would it? We
:00:59. > :00:59.plan to go and I am not having any terrorist affecting us. Our lives
:01:00. > :01:02.will not be affected by it, we I think it's important
:01:03. > :01:35.for a number of reasons. For ourselves, obviously,
:01:36. > :01:37.our job is to be out there to reassure the public,
:01:38. > :01:39.make everybody feel safe. I think, more importantly
:01:40. > :01:41.as a member of the public, someone who lives in this country
:01:42. > :01:44.and has resided in it all their life, I think
:01:45. > :01:47.it is important that we are able to carry on, be as resilient
:01:48. > :01:49.as possible and show these people that, you know,
:01:50. > :01:52.we can live our lives And we will live our
:01:53. > :01:59.lives quite normally. As investigations continued
:02:00. > :02:01.into yesterday's attack, one South-West terrorism expert told
:02:02. > :02:04.us it was important that people They should, of course,
:02:05. > :02:10.always be alert in public places, But, basically, don't get
:02:11. > :02:17.worried, don't get panicky. The threat for this part
:02:18. > :02:23.of the world is very low. In an open letter, Avon
:02:24. > :02:37.and Somerset Police said: As well as stations,
:02:38. > :02:42.there will be extra police patrols at the South-West airports
:02:43. > :02:44.and military bases and large public All this is not in response to any
:02:45. > :02:51.specific threat to the region, senior officers say,
:02:52. > :02:54.but a precaution. It's designed to reassure the public
:02:55. > :02:59.and to ensure that life can go on as normal in defiance of attacks
:03:00. > :03:07.which are intended to spread fear. Around 50 children from Somerset
:03:08. > :03:10.found themselves trapped inside Westminster for two hours
:03:11. > :03:14.during the terror alert. One Devon MP has been talking
:03:15. > :03:16.tonight about the way For some of these ten
:03:17. > :03:24.and 11-year-olds, But shortly after these photos
:03:25. > :03:37.were taken, they were trapped inside the Palace of Westminster
:03:38. > :03:39.as the incident unfolded. Today, a parent of one of those
:03:40. > :03:42.children still visibly upset. I'm very emotional.
:03:43. > :03:43.Heartbreaking. It's the first time I have ever
:03:44. > :03:46.let my son go anywhere He was very cuddly when he saw
:03:47. > :03:54.me first last night. The 53 children and seven
:03:55. > :04:02.staff were ushered to the Central Lobby at Westminster
:04:03. > :04:04.- a safe place, but still within 50 metres of where the police
:04:05. > :04:07.officer was stabbed. The deputy head kept spirits
:04:08. > :04:12.up by singing hymns. Yeah, we had a lovely ripple
:04:13. > :04:15.of applause at the end and, beautifully, lots of people,
:04:16. > :04:18.lots of MPs on the way out congratulated our children on how
:04:19. > :04:20.well they sang and how they lightened the mood,
:04:21. > :04:25.so that was lovely to hear. Meanwhile, back at the School
:04:26. > :04:27.at Bridgwater, text messages
:04:28. > :04:28.were sent to worried parents. And then we said to parents
:04:29. > :04:31.that they could come We had teas and coffees
:04:32. > :04:34.and the Salvation Army were here and our local vicar
:04:35. > :04:37.helping parents to process At the school today,
:04:38. > :04:50.everyone is well. The Prime Minister was also
:04:51. > :04:52.impressed by everyone's bravery. It must have particularly
:04:53. > :04:54.difficult for those children who were here and being caught
:04:55. > :04:57.up in this. We should commend the work
:04:58. > :05:14.of their teachers in offering them MPs have been returning from London
:05:15. > :05:17.but the message that action is being taken to keep us safe. This is the
:05:18. > :05:22.first time up at an attack like this in Westminster, so we need to keep
:05:23. > :05:25.it in proportion, but the police are reviewing the situation in London
:05:26. > :05:28.and Westminster and the Chief Constable will be working with his
:05:29. > :05:32.team in Devon and Cornwall to make sure that any relevant measures are
:05:33. > :05:37.put in place. It is a trip these youngsters will not forget. But it
:05:38. > :05:40.will not stop them doing what they want to do in future.
:05:41. > :05:43.A look at some of the other stories making the news tonight.
:05:44. > :05:46.Offers of help have been made to try to keep
:05:47. > :05:49.the Isles of Scilly's only care home open.
:05:50. > :05:53.The council, which runs Park House, says it's had interest
:05:54. > :05:55.in carers' jobs and offers of accommodation for staff.
:05:56. > :06:00.It's facing closure because of problems recruiting people.
:06:01. > :06:02.The number of child sex offences recorded in the South West
:06:03. > :06:05.is at an all-time high, according to the NSPCC.
:06:06. > :06:08.there were nearly 1,500 cases last year - that's up 10%.
:06:09. > :06:11.Cornwall is the fifth-worst performing area in the country
:06:12. > :06:15.for getting patients out of hospital and back home.
:06:16. > :06:17.The independent health charity the Nuffield Trust says that
:06:18. > :06:21.for every 1,000 patients, 43 can't go home
:06:22. > :06:25.because social care packages aren't in place.
:06:26. > :06:29.Cornish cyclist Wendy Houvenaghel says a "medal at any cost" approach
:06:30. > :06:34.created a "culture of fear" at British Cycling.
:06:35. > :06:35.The Olympic silver medallist claims
:06:36. > :06:37.there was also no regard for welfare.
:06:38. > :06:42.British Cycling says it's introduced a plan to address shortcomings.
:06:43. > :06:45.Falmouth University has been named the sixth best in the UK
:06:46. > :06:51.Students across the UK took part in the survey for the Times.
:06:52. > :06:55.They rated teaching, facilities, accommodation and social life.
:06:56. > :07:00.A new initiative has been launched to encourage
:07:01. > :07:04.more people in the South West to become foster parents.
:07:05. > :07:07.There's a shortage across much of the region.
:07:08. > :07:09.Johnny Rutherford has been meeting some of those
:07:10. > :07:15.who already offer support in Plymouth.
:07:16. > :07:18.Sky has been with foster mum, Madge, for four years.
:07:19. > :07:25.You never know what will come through your front door.
:07:26. > :07:28.When Sky first arrived she had black hair, thick black make-up
:07:29. > :07:39.Slowly, over the weeks and months that have
:07:40. > :07:41.now turned into years, she has grown up, matured.
:07:42. > :07:47.It is a delight to look after a lot of these children.
:07:48. > :07:51.They just need to be loved, they need support,
:07:52. > :07:59.That is the sort of carer of that Plymouth City Council are looking
:08:00. > :08:02.for, a foster parent who is looking to help change a vulnerable child
:08:03. > :08:08.We want carers from Plymouth to come forward so we don't have to place
:08:09. > :08:11.We know that children are best placed around their family
:08:12. > :08:16.and their connections so we really want carers to come forward.
:08:17. > :08:17.There are people out there who would potentially
:08:18. > :08:21.We have increased our financial offer to encourage people
:08:22. > :08:30.Also within the new support packages specialised training,
:08:31. > :08:38.It is about the commitment, taking someone into your home
:08:39. > :08:43.who is broken, maybe feeling very unloved, and it is about giving them
:08:44. > :08:46.a family environment they're not used to have the chance to feel
:08:47. > :08:50.better about themselves and excel in life and go somewhere.
:08:51. > :08:57.There may be trouble at first, they could be cheeky or very quiet
:08:58. > :09:00.but they will come out of their shell in their own time.
:09:01. > :09:08.Now 18, Sky is the longer fostered by Madge, but she is still family.
:09:09. > :09:11.Now time to find out what the weather has in store.
:09:12. > :09:18.Thank you for all your cloud photographs.
:09:19. > :09:23.It was a bit of a grey day today with outbreaks of rain.
:09:24. > :09:25.Tomorrow, more rain but then it turns a lot brighter.
:09:26. > :09:30.What's happening is, an area of low pressure that
:09:31. > :09:41.generated that rain today is now heading down towards the west coast
:09:42. > :09:43.of Spain and Portugal with high pressure following, lasting
:09:44. > :09:48.Some of the rain from earlier today was quite heavy but it is now
:09:49. > :09:52.It will be dry for a time tonight apart from a few showers
:09:53. > :09:56.There will be the continued risk of a few spots of light rain
:09:57. > :10:00.But it will be a mild night compared to last night.
:10:01. > :10:02.Temperatures no lower than between five and seven Celsius.
:10:03. > :10:04.Tomorrow the risk of a few spots of rain
:10:05. > :10:07.at some point through the morning and into the afternoon,
:10:08. > :10:11.Some good breaks developing in the cloud, and it will feel
:10:12. > :10:13.warmer than today despite quite a keen wind from the north-east
:10:14. > :10:16.with temperatures of around 12 Celsius being the maximum.
:10:17. > :10:18.On Saturday, the start of the weekend, it's going to be
:10:19. > :10:27.A lot of sunshine on Saturday and warmer at around 14 Celsius.
:10:28. > :10:30.As we head through the weekend, we are going to find some sunshine,
:10:31. > :10:32.some fine weather lasting into the early part
:10:33. > :10:36.And it may be that we have quite a keen wind around.
:10:37. > :10:40.It could still be quite chilly at night time.
:10:41. > :10:42.Some fairly low overnight temperatures.
:10:43. > :10:56.Sunshine for the weekend. That's all from the late team. We'll be back
:10:57. > :10:59.with the breakfast news just before half past six. Goodbye.
:11:00. > :11:03.part of the weekend. 1415 degrees. Still quite breezy. Here's Thomas
:11:04. > :11:04.with the national