24/04/2017

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:00:10. > :00:10.Good evening. pro-Brexit MPs in the election.

:00:11. > :00:13.A common in East Devon, which has been badly damaged by fire,

:00:14. > :00:20.100 acres of Woodbury Common were destroyed yesterday afternoon.

:00:21. > :00:28.From the air you can see the full extent of the damage

:00:29. > :00:34.More than 100 acres charred and burnt.

:00:35. > :00:37.An area of outstanding natural beauty scarred

:00:38. > :00:44.And whilst some animals like birds got away, others did not.

:00:45. > :00:46.Those that are less mobile would have been a bit

:00:47. > :00:49.slower, so they are groups like the reptiles, the adders would

:00:50. > :00:54.Some of those would have survived, they would have gone underground

:00:55. > :01:01.or to their sort of overwintering sites, but many would have died.

:01:02. > :01:04.Behind the fire engines was completely covered in flames.

:01:05. > :01:07.Amanda Taylor-Bashford was on the Common yesterday and took

:01:08. > :01:11.these pictures as she watched the fire advance at speed.

:01:12. > :01:14.You could hear the trees really crackling and banging as well.

:01:15. > :01:18.I saw one tree go up and be engulfed in flames and then stop

:01:19. > :01:25.It was the sound of the crackling and as the fire was coming

:01:26. > :01:27.towards us, you could really hear this roar of the flames

:01:28. > :01:31.as well as a real crackling of the dry branches setting alight.

:01:32. > :01:35.24 hours ago the common pretty much looked like this.

:01:36. > :01:39.On this side today though we can see the charred remains of what has been

:01:40. > :01:46.The answer lies in this track down the middle.

:01:47. > :01:49.As the fire burned, the state staff were here cutting vegetation down

:01:50. > :01:54.Fire crews were still here today ensuring

:01:55. > :02:00.The man in charge of fighting the fire says his five injured men

:02:01. > :02:05.are OK, but fires like this need to be fought at close quarters.

:02:06. > :02:09.We think we had at some stage firewalls of the four metres high.

:02:10. > :02:12.You can feel the wind on me at the moment,

:02:13. > :02:14.it is moving very rapidly, so that is why we have

:02:15. > :02:20.We do have fire plans in place for this area and we do quite a lot

:02:21. > :02:23.of training for our staff and our officers about how to deal

:02:24. > :02:29.The area will recover, but it will take up to ten years.

:02:30. > :02:32.The cause and exactly where the fire started are likely

:02:33. > :02:39.Plymouth's Labour group says renewing Trident is key for the city

:02:40. > :02:45.It follows comments from the Conservative defence

:02:46. > :02:48.Minister Michael Fallon that Labour would pose a security risk

:02:49. > :02:51.if elected because of Jeremy Corbyn's opposition

:02:52. > :02:56.Our political editor Martyn Oates is here with us now.

:02:57. > :03:05.As you say, personally he is a well-known opponent

:03:06. > :03:09.of Britain's nuclear deterrent, has been for decades.

:03:10. > :03:14.However, he is now of course the leader of the Labour Party

:03:15. > :03:17.and at the Labour conference in 2015, the issue was put to a vote

:03:18. > :03:20.and the conference decided to stick with the party's long-standing

:03:21. > :03:26.commitment to Britain's nuclear deterrent and to its replacement.

:03:27. > :03:29.That has now become set in Labour policy, it has been for some time,

:03:30. > :03:33.but talking to the BBC yesterday, instead of saying, we have a settled

:03:34. > :03:35.policy for some time and it is to replace the deterrent,

:03:36. > :03:39.Mr Corbyn suggested there could be a discussion about that

:03:40. > :03:40.policy before the party produces its general

:03:41. > :03:46.The party was very quick to put out a statement

:03:47. > :03:49.shortly afterwards saying, no, that is not the case.

:03:50. > :03:51.This policy is not up for review, it will not change, but that didn't

:03:52. > :03:54.stop Mr Corbyn's political opponents like the Defence Secretary Michael

:03:55. > :04:00.A strong and stable leadership that Britain needs

:04:01. > :04:04.to negotiate a successful exit from the European Union

:04:05. > :04:07.and to build a stronger, fairer society contrast did

:04:08. > :04:11.against a Labour under Jeremy Corbyn clearly a security risk,

:04:12. > :04:14.somebody who doesn't back the nuclear deterrent and is not

:04:15. > :04:17.prepared to take firm action against terrorism,

:04:18. > :04:28.How important is Trident for the south-west?

:04:29. > :04:31.It provides a lot of money for Devonport dockyard in Plymouth

:04:32. > :04:34.and that is the point for a lot of people in Plymouth rather

:04:35. > :04:36.than the broader debate about the rights and wrongs

:04:37. > :04:40.I asked the leader of the Labour group on Plymouth City Council why

:04:41. > :04:42.instead of just stating the party's established position

:04:43. > :04:48.Why when questioned didn't Jeremy Corbyn simply say,

:04:49. > :04:52.as you think you would say, our policy is clear,

:04:53. > :04:54.it is completely settled, that is the policy will be fighting

:04:55. > :04:59.When you get to see Jeremy, you can ask him that,

:05:00. > :05:02.but the shadow defence spokesperson made that absolutely clear

:05:03. > :05:08.this morning I think, about what Labour's position

:05:09. > :05:11.is and you know what it is having covered so many conferences.

:05:12. > :05:15.As I say, it is a matter you take up with him.

:05:16. > :05:18.If you want to know what Labour's position is, Labour's position

:05:19. > :05:21.is settled and Labour is very unhappy at the devastation that has

:05:22. > :05:24.been visited on the differences of our country at the moment,

:05:25. > :05:27.the conventional forces which are already under strain

:05:28. > :05:32.of the further weakened by this Tory government.

:05:33. > :05:34.They have mentioned there is a general election

:05:35. > :05:39.This issue is particularly sensitive in Plymouth at this time not only

:05:40. > :05:44.because of the dockyard, but because the Plymouth Sutton

:05:45. > :05:46.and Devon constituency is the most marginal seat in the south-west held

:05:47. > :05:49.by the Tories with Labour as the main challengers.

:05:50. > :05:55.A man in St Ives who smashed the window of a parked car

:05:56. > :05:59.because he believed a dog was at risk of heatstroke, says

:06:00. > :06:04.The RSPCA says it can't condone people taking similar steps

:06:05. > :06:07.and they could face prosecution for criminal damage.

:06:08. > :06:12.This was in my car, this bar and the car

:06:13. > :06:17.was there and I was bashing the window about five,

:06:18. > :06:25.Clive thinks the spaniel was inside the vehicle

:06:26. > :06:29.You could feel the heat coming out of the car

:06:30. > :06:38.Clive thinks the spaniel was inside the vehicle

:06:39. > :06:50.He was lying on his back with his legs in the air.

:06:51. > :06:53.The RSPCA says it cannot condone people effectively committing

:06:54. > :06:58.People have been known to take it into their own hands,

:06:59. > :07:01.sometimes it has worked well and sometimes it hasn't,

:07:02. > :07:09.but please think of the implications that could arise from your actions.

:07:10. > :07:11.The charity says if people feel they need to act

:07:12. > :07:14.in similar circumstances, they should ensure they have

:07:15. > :07:25.If I get a bill for it, I will pay for the window.

:07:26. > :07:34.Just what had to be done had to be done.

:07:35. > :07:37.Specialist conservation teams say they want to gain access to a 16th

:07:38. > :07:40.century manor house in Dorset, which was gutted by fire, to check

:07:41. > :07:44.Dramatic footage taken by the BBC from the air has shown

:07:45. > :07:47.the scale of the damage to Parnham House near Beaminster.

:07:48. > :07:51.Police say a 68-year-old local man arrested following the blaze has

:07:52. > :07:57.After the fire has spread through a building, often the interior

:07:58. > :08:01.structure will have been completely consumed and this leaves the

:08:02. > :08:05.external walls and features like chimneys and gables and pinnacles

:08:06. > :08:12.Fans of '80s girl group Bananarama will get the chance to see them

:08:13. > :08:25.The band, which last performed together in 1988,

:08:26. > :08:28.is getting back together for a series of gigs,

:08:29. > :08:32.including one at Plymouth pavilions in November.

:08:33. > :08:34.It'll be a short journey home for singer Keren Woodward,

:08:35. > :08:52.It's a cool summer. David is here with their weather. It is getting

:08:53. > :08:57.colder. Yes, a chill in the air and we will see a couple of days of

:08:58. > :09:05.winter, low temperatures, the risk of Frost, some showers wintry, but

:09:06. > :09:10.later on this week, it starts to warm up. A brief cold snap, quite

:09:11. > :09:16.windy for a time and then milder by the weekend as we lose that cold

:09:17. > :09:20.certainly turning colder. There will certainly turning colder. There will

:09:21. > :09:27.be some frost around and some sharp showers. Where the air is coming

:09:28. > :09:33.from, it is arctic air. We will see the least amount of change compared

:09:34. > :09:41.to other parts of the country in terms of temperature, but it will

:09:42. > :09:45.still feel cold. This line of cloud will produce a few showers and

:09:46. > :09:50.behind it is where the cold air is an purple sink a cross asked later

:09:51. > :09:57.on tonight. Overnight temperatures close to freezing with the lowest

:09:58. > :10:01.temperatures of zero or minus one. A pretty chilly start tomorrow but

:10:02. > :10:06.hopefully some sunshine as well. Some isolated showers, their showers

:10:07. > :10:14.a bit more frequent through the afternoon. And we will struggle up

:10:15. > :10:19.to 10 degrees but with the wind it will feel a lot colder. Slightly

:10:20. > :10:26.less windy, slightly less cold on Wednesday. A few showers around

:10:27. > :10:33.again and temperatures of 11 waterfall degrees. Later this week

:10:34. > :10:37.we lose those northerly winds and see slightly less cold air arrived.

:10:38. > :10:42.It becomes a bit milder by the time we get to Thursday. A change to

:10:43. > :10:49.cooler air for a couple of days and then back to normal by the end of

:10:50. > :10:53.the week. Have a good night. That is it from us for tonight. Join us for

:10:54. > :11:00.our breakfast bulletins tomorrow morning. But for now, good night.

:11:01. > :11:02.course, there'll be the threat of some rain. More with the national

:11:03. > :11:09.forecast now. Good evening. It's been turning

:11:10. > :11:12.colder from the north so far today. It's been cold enough for

:11:13. > :11:15.significant snow in northern Scotland. This was mid afternoon.

:11:16. > :11:21.More recently it's been blowing around over the tops of the

:11:22. > :11:25.mountains. Snow in April not necessarily unusual but it's usually

:11:26. > :11:29.unwelcome. The colder air coming in behind the front which clears

:11:30. > :11:33.towards the near continent, opening the floodgates to this Coldstream of

:11:34. > :11:37.air all the way from the Arctic. That cold air increasingly cold air

:11:38. > :11:41.will spread its way across all parts tonight and will be with us tomorrow

:11:42. > :11:44.and Wednesday as well. A cold night ahead of us. A widespread frost

:11:45. > :11:47.developing and further wintry showers. Most in Scotland and the

:11:48. > :11:52.north-east of England too. Cold winds as well. Maybe a few wintry

:11:53. > :11:56.showers in Northern Ireland and Wales, maybe the odd few into the

:11:57. > :11:59.Midlands. Clear skies, windy and cold. Major towns and cities not far

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