11/04/2017 Spotlight

The Royal Marines are to cut 200 posts as the Royal Navy reshuffles

staff ahead of the arrival of new ships.

Our reporter Nick Quraishi is at Bickleigh Barracks tonight.

Nick, what details have you been able to find out about this

The announcement has been made by Admiral Sir Philip Jones, the First

Sea Lord. He has said that the restructuring is necessary to meet

the challenges of what he has called a dangerous and uncertain world. The

Ministry of Defence has in cities this is a reshuffle with no

redundancy is necessary, cuts will go through natural wastage and

are largely backroom staff which are largely backroom staff which

will be redeployed. 100 are affected here at the home of 42 commando.

This will become a solely maritime operation unit freeing up posts like

heavy weapons specialists. There has been some reaction, people accepting

there will have to be changes to the Royal Marines after cutbacks to

other Armed Forces like the Army and the RAF.

OK, Mike, thank you. After years of fierce opposition,

it's now full steam ahead for an ?18 million redevelopment

of Exmouth seafront. Council leaders say

the investment is vital But many local businesses say it's

the end of their traditional Our business correspondent

Carys Edwards has the details. Exmouth has been described

as a jewel in the crown of seaside resorts, but today's vote backing

the council's vision for redevelopment means this

seafront could undergo a radical transformation within

the next few years. All of those in favour

of the application? Final approval was given

for the multi-million pound watersports centre,

a 70-room hotel, shops, a new restaurant,

cafe and play areas. I am very pleased,

very pleased indeed. Exmouth is a world-class location

and we want it to be a world-class destination,

and the important part about today's approval is that it allows us

to get on with that now. But protesters at the meeting

today describe the scheme as a huge monstrosity,

which will destroy After years of fighting,

their last-ditch battle has failed. I am concerned simply

because of the scale and that it will be in a prominent position

on the seafront that I do not believe that many residents

in Exmouth really appreciate what is going to happen

on this site. You know, it is going to change

the character completely. So, the new plans mean the crazy

golf course will have to close, along with the boating lake

and the amusement arcade. This cafe has been here for 41

summers, but this year I'm absolutely devastated,

you know, my family have been here for 40 years,

we just celebrated our We employ 21 people at the moment,

including myself, and I'm trying to find some way to avoid

redundancies but if I don't, Well, we are devastated

because it is very dog-friendly, lovely people run it,

we have been coming here for years. This is such

a family-orientated place. The council says 140 jobs will be

created and that the changes It also says it will continue

to consult every step of the way. The protesters, though,

will not give up. We have lost today's battle

but the battle goes on. Yes, we shall be there right until

they concrete the seafront over. As one pro-councillor said,

"Let's get on with the job." Now for a roundup of other

news in the region... A former Torbay Hospital nurse has

been jailed for 19 years and four months for raping

a three-year-old girl. 27-year-old George Anderson told

the girl he was a doctor while attending a party

at the child's home. Devon Partnership NHS Trust says no

evidence has emerged to suggest that people in his care were at risk

when he was a nurse. An investigation has been launched

into the death of a man held at an immigration removal

centre in Dorset. The 43-year-old had been

detained at The Verne A Home Office spokeswoman said

a full independent investigation will be conducted by the prisons

and probation ombudsman. There are calls for Devon's Buckfast

Abbey to be stripped The Buckfast Abbey Trust doesn't pay

tax on its income for Buckfast tonic wine because it's a charity,

which the National Secular Society claims is an "abuse

of the charitable system". The trust said it was

surprised at the complaint. Musicians from around the world

are taking part in a unique online challenge to help raise money

to save the life of Stephen Sykes is suffering

from a blood cancer which isn't responding

to conventional treatment. His doctors say he needs

an expensive drug which isn't And I hope that you make your own

video of your own Acrobat Challenge. They are all doing it,

playing a piece of music called The Acrobat online and challenging

others to do the same. And all to raise money for this man,

a talented trombonist himself, now seriously ill

with Hodgkin's lymphoma. Some of them have been

really good, in fact, Some have been so exciting that it

is making my hair fall out now. Somebody was playing

a carrot and a red pepper! Then we had one family

from the other side of Wincanton in the garden

with their grandchildren and I think The Acrobat Challenge

which aims to raise ?90,000 for radical cancer treatment,

was the idea of another trombonist from Cambridgeshire,

who just wanted to do I was aiming at trombonists

and thinking about the internet and the Ice Bucket Challenge,

and The Acrobat is a really famous trombone solo,

so it just popped into my head, sounded good -

The Acrobat Challenge. Apparently the tune

is so simple, anyone can do it. Give me time, that

is all I am saying. The view over St Ives Bay

in Cornwall has been named as one of the best in the country

in a national poll. Devon didn't even

feature in the top 20. Top honours went to the view

from the summit of Snowdon. St Ives is looking

particularly gorgeous on this But what makes this view

such an eye-pleaser? This is my favourite

place in the whole world. For me, it is the

iconic St Ives view. The higgledy-piggledy houses

and the beautiful harbour. And whether on a smartphone

or a more sophisticated camera, people gather

here to snap the vista. The colours of the sea

water just make it. I must have a thousand photographs

and they are all different. You can see the harbour, you can see

the boats going in and out, and people on holiday,

children enjoying themselves. This, it seems, is a view

with a very special place Beautiful day in St Ives, David is

here with the weather. Is it going to last?

I wish I could tell you that was the case, but unfortunately all good

things come to an end. This is a lovely shot across the

channel islands. It has not been particularly one and I think the

difference tomorrow is that there is more cloud around. There could be

some showers. Without the sun, it will feel cooler for all of us and

temperatures will be a little bit lower. The changes because there is

a weather front coming from the a weather front coming from the

North. We are at the end of that weather front so it is not very

active at all but it will produce some showers by the end of the night

and during tomorrow morning. Before those arrive in the cloud arrives, a

good deal of clear sky so it is already quite cold, temperatures

down to five or 6 degrees in a few places before those temperatures

come back up again. Tomorrow it is rather more cloudy for all of us.

There will be showers around but they will be light and fleeting,

most of us dry. Some sunny spells developing, a brisk North-Westerly

wind, so even though temperatures of 12, 13 degrees, not a great deal

different compared to the deep but without the sunshine it will be on

the cool side. Thursday, cloud around, capable of producing

showers, most getting away with the dry day. Briefly, some sunny spells

possible and temperatures at around 11, 12 degrees. As we get towards

Easter, we stayed with the same kind of weather, Friday and Friday

afternoon especially could be a bit damp, brighter on Saturday.

Good night. Thank you, David. That is it for the moment. Join us for

the Brexit bulletins from 6:25am tomorrow morning. From the

beginning, had a good night, goodbye.

rain but it will be brighter later. On Sunday, on the cool side for East

itself. Good evening. Grace of all it -- it

is greatest of all in Scotland. A weather front is on the move. The

rain edging down into south-western parts of Scotland and northern

Ireland. Much of England and Wales will have a dry note but not quite

as Chile to start tomorrow. Let's deal with the wet weather first

thing tomorrow. It will be a damp start for Scotland and Northern

Ireland. Heaviest rain on the hills towards the coast and east of the

Pennines, not too much rain at