:00:00. > :00:13.Good evening. night on the BBC
:00:14. > :00:16.The body of a missing Bulgarian woman was found dumped in a suitcase
:00:17. > :00:19.near the railway line in Exeter, a jury has heard.
:00:20. > :00:23.Gergana Prodanova had only been in the UK for eight months
:00:24. > :00:25.when she was allegedly murdered by her violent former
:00:26. > :00:32.Scott Bingham reports from Exeter Crown Court.
:00:33. > :00:35.Gergana Prodanova was reported missing by colleagues
:00:36. > :00:39.at the Great Western Hotel in Exeter on the 8th of August last year.
:00:40. > :00:42.Police conducted searches and door-to-door enquiries
:00:43. > :00:46.in the Mount Pleasant Road area of the city, where the couple
:00:47. > :00:50.The body was discovered in a suitcase dumped
:00:51. > :00:57.The jury were told that Gergana was killed by her former partner
:00:58. > :01:00.and the father of their three children, 43-year-old
:01:01. > :01:04.Kostadin Kostov, who had followed her to the UK
:01:05. > :01:11.Prosecuting, Simon Laws QC said the defendant's motive
:01:12. > :01:17.It was, he said, old-fashioned jealousy.
:01:18. > :01:19.The court heard Gergana was in a new relationship,
:01:20. > :01:23.but still shared a flat with Kostadin Kostov.
:01:24. > :01:28.The jury was shown images from CCTV footage of Gergana making her way
:01:29. > :01:32.back to the flat at 8:16pm on the 4th of August,
:01:33. > :01:40.And of Kostadin Kostov heading back to the flat two hours earlier.
:01:41. > :01:44.After she went to that flat, the flat with just him in it,
:01:45. > :01:50.said Mr Laws, Gergana Prodanova was never seen alive again.
:01:51. > :01:53.Kostadin Kostov claimed Gergana had flown back to Bulgaria
:01:54. > :01:57.after receiving a phone call saying her mother had died.
:01:58. > :02:01.Gergana had no reason to disappear, said Mr Laws.
:02:02. > :02:04.She disappeared because she had been murdered.
:02:05. > :02:14.Kostadin Kostov denies murder, the case continues.
:02:15. > :02:17.A speed of 117 miles an hour has been clocked
:02:18. > :02:22.An electronic warning sign, which also records speeds,
:02:23. > :02:26.reveals a quarter of motorists were exceeding the 40mph speed limit.
:02:27. > :02:30.The Dartmoor National Park says the findings are frightening.
:02:31. > :02:42.Somewhere to enjoy a slower pace of life, but not everyone visiting
:02:43. > :02:53.Dartmoor is taking things quite so easily.
:02:54. > :02:55.The sort of driving we see down here, particularly down
:02:56. > :02:57.the straight past the pub, is like a racetrack.
:02:58. > :03:01.And it's a complete cross-section of people.
:03:02. > :03:03.Lots of old sports cars, motorbikes, everything.
:03:04. > :03:06.But they do drive down here incredibly fast.
:03:07. > :03:11.This new speed warning sign measures how fast people are driving.
:03:12. > :03:15.The highest we've had so far, in the last six weeks, is 117mph.
:03:16. > :03:18.To think that people are driving at those sorts of speeds
:03:19. > :03:20.across Dartmoor on unfinished roads, where we've got ponies,
:03:21. > :03:24.sheep and cattle wandering across the road, is quite horrific.
:03:25. > :03:28.I wouldn't want to be a road user, using the road,
:03:29. > :03:32.if someone is going 117mph, and I most certainly wouldn't
:03:33. > :03:35.want to be an animal grazing these moors with motorists going that
:03:36. > :03:41.These visitors couldn't believe the speeds being registered
:03:42. > :03:46.Well, I think it's really irresponsible and why
:03:47. > :03:49.would you want to drive at that speed when you're in
:03:50. > :03:56.Surely the whole reason for being here is to see the view?
:03:57. > :04:01.Why would you want to go at those speeds?
:04:02. > :04:04.It's not known whether the person recorded driving at 117mph
:04:05. > :04:17.The National Park says police patrols are being stepped up.
:04:18. > :04:20.The Green Party is proposing electoral pacts with other parties
:04:21. > :04:23.in order to defeat south-west Conservative MPs in
:04:24. > :04:27.The Greens have offered not put forward a candidate
:04:28. > :04:30.in the region's most marginal seat, Plymouth Sutton and Davenport,
:04:31. > :04:34.to help the Labour challenger to beat Conservative incumbent
:04:35. > :04:38.It's offering the same arrangement to Anne Marie Morris's Liberal
:04:39. > :04:41.Democrat challenger in Newton Abbott.
:04:42. > :04:44.And there is speculation the move could be offered in St Ives, another
:04:45. > :04:49.Well, our political editor, Martyn Oates, joins me.
:04:50. > :04:55.There has been talk of a so-called progressive alliance for some time,
:04:56. > :04:58.and that's the idea that some, though not necessarily
:04:59. > :05:01.all elements of the Green Party, Labour and the Lib Dems decide
:05:02. > :05:04.they've got much more in common with each other than they have
:05:05. > :05:06.with the Conservatives and that they should combine
:05:07. > :05:09.in some way to oppose Conservative candidates.
:05:10. > :05:13.We saw it in action for the first time in the recent Richmond Park
:05:14. > :05:14.by-election in London, where the Greens didn't
:05:15. > :05:22.I think what's noticeable here, given that we are just a couple
:05:23. > :05:25.of days into the election campaign, not officially into the campaign
:05:26. > :05:29.at all, is how quickly the Greens have moved in the south-west
:05:30. > :05:31.to identify these seats and crack on with it.
:05:32. > :05:33.What is the likelihood of these deals being struck?
:05:34. > :05:38.Well, I think, up to a point, it doesn't matter, which may seem
:05:39. > :05:40.an odd thing to say, but I think it's fairly clear
:05:41. > :05:44.that the Greens will withdraw these candidates in these seats anyway.
:05:45. > :05:46.Clearly, what they'd ideally like is some kind
:05:47. > :05:49.of reciprocal arrangement, for instance, Labour not standing
:05:50. > :05:52.a candidate somewhere like Totnes, which is a constituency
:05:53. > :05:56.where the Greens have quite a groundswell of support.
:05:57. > :05:59.Labour in Devon have said they're not really interested
:06:00. > :06:01.in this kind of thing, which chimes with the party's
:06:02. > :06:05.A Labour source in Cornwall says, although it is unlikely
:06:06. > :06:09.there will be a formal pact, informal talks are ongoing,
:06:10. > :06:12.and there is more than one way of achieving an end.
:06:13. > :06:14.Meanwhile, the Conservative MP for Totnes says this idea of parties
:06:15. > :06:17.not standing and trying to encourage people to vote for other
:06:18. > :06:25.Martyn will be here with more reaction and analysis on this
:06:26. > :06:28.and all the election news so far on The Sunday Politics this
:06:29. > :06:33.weekend, at the later time of 3:15pm on BBC One.
:06:34. > :06:36.A Devon motocross rider who was paralysed in an accident
:06:37. > :06:39.six years ago is hoping to complete next year's London Marathon.
:06:40. > :06:42.And it's all thanks to a new pair of robotic legs.
:06:43. > :06:45.I went to meet Spencer Watts from Tiverton to find out
:06:46. > :06:48.what it's like to walk again after being in a wheelchair
:06:49. > :06:54.Spencer Watts was paralysed from the waist down in a motocross
:06:55. > :07:00.When I had my accident, surgeons were telling me,
:07:01. > :07:04.I just wanted to prove them all wrong.
:07:05. > :07:07.His solution was to tuck his legs behind special bars
:07:08. > :07:12.It was nerve-racking at first, but the most important thing
:07:13. > :07:14.with motocross is you have to put your leg out
:07:15. > :07:19.Obviously, I'm not able to do that, so that was a real big thing to take
:07:20. > :07:22.on and not knowing how I would be able to react to that,
:07:23. > :07:29.Recently, he was demonstrating these robotic legs at a charity evening.
:07:30. > :07:34.Suddenly, the auctioneer started getting people to bid for Spencer.
:07:35. > :07:40.I was lost for words, I was all evening.
:07:41. > :07:45.Never for one minute did I think that that sort of money would be
:07:46. > :07:50.Spencer says the first time he walked was incredible.
:07:51. > :07:54.It was really strange and it felt like I was going to fall over.
:07:55. > :07:57.It is like my whole body is floating in the air because obviously
:07:58. > :08:02.It is a real strange feeling but, each time,
:08:03. > :08:07.You've got a watch, and you tell the watch what you want to do.
:08:08. > :08:10.You simply tell the watch if you want to stand up, walk, climb.
:08:11. > :08:16.to be up at that height again and walking alongside my children.
:08:17. > :08:19.It's great to be able to walk to the park with them.
:08:20. > :08:27.Really strange, just to climb down stairs again is amazing.
:08:28. > :08:30.Nothing seems to stop this young man.
:08:31. > :08:33.Since his accident, he's got married and had two children
:08:34. > :08:36.and, now that he can walk at three miles per hour, can you
:08:37. > :08:47.Well, he wants to complete next year's London Marathon.
:08:48. > :08:49.Plymouth Argyle's promotion from League Two is to be marked
:08:50. > :08:51.with an open-top bus tour through the city.
:08:52. > :08:54.The Pilgrims secured their promotion on Monday.
:08:55. > :08:57.There's be a civic reception and presentations on the balcony
:08:58. > :09:03.of the Council House on Monday, May 8th at 6:30pm.
:09:04. > :09:06.Four Exeter Chiefs players have been named in the England squad
:09:07. > :09:11.It's a first call-up for 20-year-old scrum half Jack Maunder
:09:12. > :09:15.Jack only made his Chiefs debut this season.
:09:16. > :09:19.They're among 15 uncapped players who've been selected.
:09:20. > :09:22.They join Henry Slade and Luke Cowan Dickie and will head
:09:23. > :09:38.David is here with the weather. Any sign of any rain?
:09:39. > :09:42.Not for the weekend but possibly this week. I have been asked that
:09:43. > :09:46.several times today, when is it going to rain next? Not much in the
:09:47. > :09:51.forecast for tomorrow, Saturday or Sunday. Variable amounts of cloud,
:09:52. > :09:54.mostly dry and we will see some sunshine. The high pressure is
:09:55. > :10:00.beginning to weaken, allowing weather fronts to travel from the
:10:01. > :10:03.north. Pretty weak by the time they get us but they introduce a fair bit
:10:04. > :10:09.of cloud. Today, bands of cloud coming and going. They few showers
:10:10. > :10:13.across parts of Dorset and Somerset. Overnight tonight, that cloud will
:10:14. > :10:18.fade away. It will be dry, turning a bit misty in places, and the risk of
:10:19. > :10:23.some folk. Six or 7 degrees the minimum. Tomorrow is a nice day, 20
:10:24. > :10:27.of sunshine, patchy cloud, spoiling the sunshine every now and again.
:10:28. > :10:30.There might be a light shower in Dorset or Somerset, but nothing to
:10:31. > :10:36.wet the ground, and they talked average of 15 or 16. The event of
:10:37. > :10:40.rain will probably be something on Monday or Tuesday, northerly winds
:10:41. > :10:46.by them means a cold appeal to the air to start the week is the -- as
:10:47. > :10:48.the high pressure moved out to the Atlantic. But some decent weather
:10:49. > :10:54.for the weekend. Have a good night. Just one day to
:10:55. > :10:55.go before the weekend. Thank you for your company this evening. That is
:10:56. > :11:06.all from us. Good night. week for much of the UK and for more
:11:07. > :11:10.about that and the UK outlook, Helen Willetts.
:11:11. > :11:17.The sunshine make such a difference this time of year, only 12 or so
:11:18. > :11:21.degrees under the cloud today but 19 in eastern Scotland not far away
:11:22. > :11:23.from St Andrews. Also in north-east England,