:00:14. > :00:15.Good evening. on the BBC News Channel,
:00:16. > :00:18.A senior Labour councillor in Dorset has defected to the Conservatives,
:00:19. > :00:19.claiming he's lost faith in Jeremy Corbyn's ability
:00:20. > :00:27.Mike Byatt represents Weymouth on Dorset County Council.
:00:28. > :00:30.He won't resign his seat, but hopes to fight it for the Tories
:00:31. > :00:37.He said he was unhappy with Labour's "direction of travel."
:00:38. > :00:39.Labour now has three seats on the Conservative-run authority.
:00:40. > :00:41.The Vancouver-based boss of the latest attempt to restart
:00:42. > :00:44.mining in Cornwall has flown in for a series of
:00:45. > :00:49.Strongbow Exploration has reached a key milestone,
:00:50. > :00:51.publishing an independent study saying that reopening South Crofty
:00:52. > :00:53.Our business correspondent Neil Gallacher reports.
:00:54. > :00:58.Strongbow have a huge vested interest in talking up
:00:59. > :01:02.the viability of their plan, so stockmarket rules make them
:01:03. > :01:06.get independent experts to assess their proposals.
:01:07. > :01:09.This milestone report says it would take two to three years
:01:10. > :01:13.to pump out the mine and build a processing plant.
:01:14. > :01:16.This could cost ?95 million, which would need to be raised
:01:17. > :01:22.The reason it might be worth it is that tin is worth six times
:01:23. > :01:27.what it was when the mine shut in 1998.
:01:28. > :01:29.All the various attempts to restart mining at Crofty have cost
:01:30. > :01:34.In 19 years of attempts to restart South Crofty,
:01:35. > :01:36.this milestone is the farthest anyone has yet got.
:01:37. > :01:39.It doesn't guarantee the mine will reopen - far from it -
:01:40. > :01:49.but, as statements of intent go, it is a serious one.
:01:50. > :01:52.Tourism leaders say the decision to cancel this year's air day
:01:53. > :01:58.The Royal Navy says operational commitments mean they can't
:01:59. > :02:01.stage the show this year and there is a question mark
:02:02. > :02:05.Many people travel to Cornwall for Air Day
:02:06. > :02:10.It would be a disappointment cos there are places like Bournemouth
:02:11. > :02:12.and Eastbourne and places up north that actually create airshows
:02:13. > :02:15.to create audiences, so we've always had this gem
:02:16. > :02:18.of an airshow on our doorstep and we'd love to see it back.
:02:19. > :02:24.Work on a ?14 million scheme to protect Dawlish Warren
:02:25. > :02:26.from rising sea levels is now well under way.
:02:27. > :02:31.Many of the existing hard defences have already been removed
:02:32. > :02:33.and new timber groynes are being installed along the beach.
:02:34. > :02:36.The ambitious project aims to protect the Exe Estuary
:02:37. > :02:39.and the nearby main rail line in and out of the south
:02:40. > :02:43.Meanwhile, lifeboat crew members in North Cornwall have been training
:02:44. > :02:45.in heavy surf this weekend in preparation for the
:02:46. > :02:52.Volunteers at the Bude Lifeboat station have been taking advantage
:02:53. > :02:54.of the sea conditions to build up the essential skills required
:02:55. > :03:03.These are perfect conditions for what this training
:03:04. > :03:08.Lifeboat crew have to be good in surf like this
:03:09. > :03:16.if they are to operate on the north coast.
:03:17. > :03:19.These training boats have regular crew members working their way up
:03:20. > :03:21.to helmsman and also some of the RNLI's newest recruits.
:03:22. > :03:23.It's a really good training opportunity.
:03:24. > :03:29.The first time, it's quite tough, holding on for dear life but then
:03:30. > :03:33.they show you the right manoeuvres to do and it's all good.
:03:34. > :03:36.It takes about a year before a trainee goes on a proper shout.
:03:37. > :03:41.Three years before they can be considered properly qualified.
:03:42. > :03:43.When lives at stake, trust amongst the crew
:03:44. > :03:53.There's only a handful of lifeboat stations around
:03:54. > :03:55.the country that are like this, which launch from the beach.
:03:56. > :03:59.Right around the country, the sea can be dangerously
:04:00. > :04:01.unpredictable but in North Cornwall, we would say that our surf
:04:02. > :04:05.It's a beautiful place to be, but you have
:04:06. > :04:09.Our lifeboat crew have to learn how to operate small boats
:04:10. > :04:17.It's not something that they can do safely at all times,
:04:18. > :04:25.so we've laid on today to allow the newer people to learn
:04:26. > :04:28.from the more experienced crew here and gradually throughout
:04:29. > :04:32.While all this has been going on, the regular crew was ready
:04:33. > :04:37.and waiting just in case there was a real shout.
:04:38. > :04:39.The Exeter Chiefs are joint-second in Rugby Union's Premiership
:04:40. > :04:47.James Short scored a hat-trick as they ran in seven tries
:04:48. > :04:49.in all as they fought back after trailing by four
:04:50. > :04:52.points in the first half to extend their unbeaten league run
:04:53. > :04:56.We're told mild weather is on the way.
:04:57. > :04:59.Let's get the details for the next few days from Bee.
:05:00. > :05:07.We've had a few bright spells out there, but for most of us,
:05:08. > :05:09.the cloud is thickening up with the odd spot of drizzle,
:05:10. > :05:11.a lot of low cloud, mist and fog overnight.
:05:12. > :05:14.That fog could be quite dense, but a very mild night,
:05:15. > :05:21.That sets us up for a grey start tomorrow.
:05:22. > :05:24.A lot of mist and low cloud could be slow to clear.
:05:25. > :05:26.The odd spot of drizzle, but mainly dry.
:05:27. > :05:29.A bit more of a breeze tomorrow, which could punch a few
:05:30. > :05:37.Regardless of sunshine, a very mild day, highs of 13,
:05:38. > :05:40.maybe even 14 Celsius and it stays mild for the first
:05:41. > :05:44.A lot of cloud, though, and there will be patchy rain at times.
:05:45. > :05:45.It will be particularly windy on Thursday.
:05:46. > :05:54.We'll have an update plus the latest news at 10:20pm. Hope you can join
:05:55. > :06:18.me for that. For now, bye-bye. on and on. It is because of the
:06:19. > :06:23.direction of the wind. Tomorrow's temperatures might be higher than
:06:24. > :06:29.today by a couple of degrees. There has been a lot of cloud. But we had
:06:30. > :06:32.some lovely pictures coming in. Some sunshine, but predominantly the
:06:33. > :06:42.clouds have been -- the skies have been cloudy. This will continue as
:06:43. > :06:45.well as a smattering of rain. For all those reasons it isn't going to
:06:46. > :06:50.be a cold night. In fact a night's temperatures will be higher than the
:06:51. > :06:51.daytime maximum averages for this time of year. A murky