:00:00. > :00:16.Royal Marines from Plymouth are to help form a new anti-terror
:00:17. > :00:19.unit to combat the threat to ships and ports around the coast.
:00:20. > :00:23.The so-called Maritime Operations Commando unit will fight
:00:24. > :00:29.More than 100 marines based in Scotland will move to Plymouth
:00:30. > :00:34.Our defence reporter, Scott Bingham, has more.
:00:35. > :00:37.The new Maritime Operations Commando Unit will have up to 600 Royal
:00:38. > :00:41.Marines, mainly from 42 Commando, based here at Bickleigh
:00:42. > :00:48.It will also include 120 members of the Fleet Protection Group,
:00:49. > :00:53.who currently guard Trident nuclear submarines at Faslane in Scotland.
:00:54. > :00:56.And it will also have SAS and Special Boat Service liaison
:00:57. > :01:03.It's due to be operational early next year.
:01:04. > :01:05.According to a leaked memo from the Commandant General
:01:06. > :01:08.of the Royal Marines, it will focus on maritime
:01:09. > :01:13.interdiction and boarding operations, and force protection for
:01:14. > :01:17.Royal Navy and Royal Fleet auxiliary ships deployed globally.
:01:18. > :01:20.But, it will also provide a core contribution
:01:21. > :01:27.to UK domestic operations in response to a terrorist event.
:01:28. > :01:31.front-line service under a restructuring exercise,
:01:32. > :01:35.but the MoD says no Royal Marines will be made redundant,
:01:36. > :01:39.with roles being reallocated across the Navy.
:01:40. > :01:44.This would seem to fit in with those plans.
:01:45. > :01:47.The new unit is likely to be based at RMB Tamar
:01:48. > :01:52.operates the kind of fast boats that would likely carry out some of these
:01:53. > :01:57.roles, with the Marines being accommodated at Bickleigh.
:01:58. > :01:59.Some have suggested the Royal Marines are
:02:00. > :02:01.bailing out the Navy because it is short of sailors.
:02:02. > :02:04.The MoD says balancing the numbers is a military
:02:05. > :02:11.judgment, which is kept under continuous review.
:02:12. > :02:13.Hospitals across the South West are to receive extra cash to try
:02:14. > :02:17.and help reduce waiting times in A departments.
:02:18. > :02:23.Labour has described the money as a sticking plaster.
:02:24. > :02:27.I'm joined by our reporter Chloe Axford.
:02:28. > :02:30.The aim is to ease the pressure on A departments
:02:31. > :02:35.It's designed to help hospitals meet the target of dealing
:02:36. > :02:38.with nearly all patients in A within four hours.
:02:39. > :02:41.In January, the number of people waiting for MORE than four hours
:02:42. > :02:44.across England was reportedly the worst it's been for 13 years,
:02:45. > :02:46.with record numbers of people waiting more than 12 hours
:02:47. > :02:58.Tonight, the Royal Cornwall hospitals trust, which is getting ?1
:02:59. > :03:07.million, said it was delighted, and the money would help it
:03:08. > :03:14.to improve what it calls "Patient flow".
:03:15. > :03:17.Back then, we reported from the Royal Devon And Exeter Hospital,
:03:18. > :03:21.waiting times by getting patients to see a consultant as soon as
:03:22. > :03:23.possible, and carrying out some treatments which would previously
:03:24. > :03:30.Now, it is important to note, this money
:03:31. > :03:36.It is part of the ?100 million announced for A in the
:03:37. > :03:41.And the timing is interesting, given that we
:03:42. > :03:45.are now weeks away from a general election.
:03:46. > :03:51.Tonight, Exeter's Labour MP Ben Bradshaw said, "Any extra
:03:52. > :03:54."money is welcome, but this sounds like a sticking plaster from a
:03:55. > :03:56."Government that does not want to talk about the funding
:03:57. > :04:02."crisis in the NHS in the election campaign".
:04:03. > :04:06.We will have to wait and see just how much the NHS does figure in the
:04:07. > :04:11.election campaign as it gets South West Water has been fined
:04:12. > :04:14.?1.8 million for health and safety offences following the
:04:15. > :04:15.death of an employee. 54-year-old Robert Geach drowned
:04:16. > :04:18.when he fell into the tank at a water treatment plant
:04:19. > :04:20.in Falmouth in 2013. South West Water pleaded guilty
:04:21. > :04:25.today at Truro Crown Court. The death of Robert Geach
:04:26. > :04:28.in December 2013 was a tragedy. Robert was a valued
:04:29. > :04:31.colleague, and we very much regret the devastating loss
:04:32. > :04:35.to his family and friends. South West Water has
:04:36. > :04:37.tried to ensure it learns We have updated procedures
:04:38. > :04:40.and policies, carried out comprehensive
:04:41. > :04:42.staff training, and invested in new equipment and technologies,
:04:43. > :04:44.particularly to ensure the safety of our staff
:04:45. > :04:49.who may be working alone. A jury has heard an alleged killer
:04:50. > :04:51.disguised himself to drag the body of his former partner
:04:52. > :04:54.through the streets of Exeter in a suitcase before dumping it
:04:55. > :04:59.near a railway line. 42-year-old Kostadin Kostov
:05:00. > :05:02.from Bulgaria is accused of murdering Gergana Prodanova at the
:05:03. > :05:05.flat they shared in the city The prosecution told
:05:06. > :05:09.Exeter Crown Court Kostov was seen 19 times on CCTV.
:05:10. > :05:16.He denies the charge. A stalwart of the South-West
:05:17. > :05:19.newspaper scene is relaunching this weekend after a financial crisis
:05:20. > :05:21.forced it to close briefly. In its 20th century heyday,
:05:22. > :05:23.the Sunday Independent, owned by the Mirror,
:05:24. > :05:24.was a noted training ground in Plymouth
:05:25. > :05:27.for Fleet Street reporters. Like many newspapers,
:05:28. > :05:29.it went on to suffer circulation decline,
:05:30. > :05:30.as internet competition Today, it's in smaller
:05:31. > :05:33.offices in Liskeard, with a circulation of 12,000
:05:34. > :05:40.copies a week. Now, time to take a look
:05:41. > :05:44.at the weather forecast. We have more fine weather
:05:45. > :05:47.to look forward to this weekend, and some warmth,
:05:48. > :05:50.temperatures 14, 15 degrees. Bit of a change by next week,
:05:51. > :05:53.though, as we see colder air arrive, so variable
:05:54. > :05:55.cloud for Saturday and Sunday, mostly dry,
:05:56. > :05:57.and at times we will get
:05:58. > :06:00.some sunshine as well. We still have high pressure close
:06:01. > :06:03.by, but it is now beginning to What slowly happens
:06:04. > :06:06.is the high-pressure travels back out into the Atlantic,
:06:07. > :06:09.this is the middle of the day on Saturday,
:06:10. > :06:11.and that means we start to see a change is more cloud
:06:12. > :06:16.moves on from the north. a change as more cloud moves
:06:17. > :06:18.on from the north. In fact, we've had that today,
:06:19. > :06:20.some patchy cloud around from earlier today, but a lot
:06:21. > :06:23.of clear sky further west. That will continue to be
:06:24. > :06:25.the same same sort of set-up, with Dorset seeing a bit
:06:26. > :06:29.more in the way of cloud, Devon and Cornwall will have clear skies
:06:30. > :06:34.overnight tonight, and also quite chilly again, with temperatures down
:06:35. > :06:37.to five, 6, 7 degrees. Tomorrow, we have
:06:38. > :06:39.a fine day in store. We may have some
:06:40. > :06:41.stubborn cloud at times, but it should remain
:06:42. > :06:43.dry, and sunny spells, bit stubborn in places
:06:44. > :06:48.and temperatures getting up to possibly 15 degrees
:06:49. > :06:49.as the maximum. By Sunday, there is not
:06:50. > :06:52.a great deal of change, We will see some
:06:53. > :06:57.sunshine, a bit of cloud floating by and spoiling
:06:58. > :06:59.that every now and then, and a similar temperature of 15
:07:00. > :07:01.Celsius. But by Monday, and especially
:07:02. > :07:03.Tuesday of next week, cold Arctic wind really does change
:07:04. > :07:08.what we are going to see, and a cold day on Tuesday.
:07:09. > :07:15.Have a nice weekend. The next Billiton is tomorrow at
:07:16. > :07:37.4:40pm. marathon. Here is the outlook for
:07:38. > :07:38.the weather for the next few days and Helen Willetts has the National
:07:39. > :07:51.forecast. While unusual to see snow in May, it
:07:52. > :07:56.will be a shock to the system. We've seen some interesting contrast. 19
:07:57. > :08:01.degrees cost is in Scotland in the sunshine today. In the sunshine only
:08:02. > :08:02.11. The differences we are behind a cold weather front. Seeing