:00:14. > :00:17.A senior Labour councillor in Dorset has defected to the Conservatives,
:00:18. > :00:19.claiming he's lost faith in Jeremy Corbyn's ability
:00:20. > :00:24.Mike Byatt represents Weymouth on Dorset County Council.
:00:25. > :00:27.He won't resign his seat but hopes to fight it for the Tories
:00:28. > :00:33.He said he was unhappy with Labour's "direction of travel."
:00:34. > :00:37.Labour now has three seats on the Conservative-run authority.
:00:38. > :00:40.The Vancouver-based boss of the latest attempt to restart mining
:00:41. > :00:45.in Cornwall has flown in for a series of meetings with councils.
:00:46. > :00:46.Strongbow Exploration has published an independent study saying
:00:47. > :00:54.that reopening South Crofty mine could be economically viable.
:00:55. > :01:03.Our business correspondent Neil Gallacher reports.
:01:04. > :01:06.Strongbow have a huge vested interest in talking up
:01:07. > :01:08.the viability of their plan, so stockmarket rules make them
:01:09. > :01:09.get independent experts to assess their proposals.
:01:10. > :01:13.This milestone report says it would take two to three years
:01:14. > :01:17.to pump out the mine and build a processing plant.
:01:18. > :01:20.This could cost ?95 million, which would need to be raised
:01:21. > :01:26.The reason it might be worth it is that tin is worth
:01:27. > :01:30.six times what it was when the mine shut in 1998.
:01:31. > :01:32.All the various attempts to restart mining at Crofty
:01:33. > :01:38.In 19 years of attempts to restart South Crofty,
:01:39. > :01:44.this milestone is the farthest anyone has yet got.
:01:45. > :01:46.It doesn't guarantee the mine will reopen - far from it -
:01:47. > :01:59.but, as statements of intent go, it is a serious one.
:02:00. > :02:01.Work on a ?14 million scheme to protect Dawlish Warren
:02:02. > :02:03.from rising sea levels is now well underway.
:02:04. > :02:06.Many of the existing hard defences have already been removed
:02:07. > :02:08.and new timber groynes are being installed along the beach.
:02:09. > :02:12.The ambitious project aims to protect the Exe Estuary
:02:13. > :02:16.and the nearby main rail line from storms.
:02:17. > :02:19.Meanwhile, lifeboat crew members in North Cornwall have been training
:02:20. > :02:20.in heavy surf this weekend in preparation
:02:21. > :02:27.Volunteers at the Bude Lifeboat station have been taking advantage
:02:28. > :02:30.of the sea conditions to build up the essential skills required
:02:31. > :02:38.These are perfect conditions for what this training
:02:39. > :02:43.Lifeboat crew have to be good in surf like this
:02:44. > :02:45.if they are to operate on the north coast.
:02:46. > :02:48.These training boats have regular crew members working their way up
:02:49. > :02:55.to helmsman, and also some of the RNLI's newest recruits.
:02:56. > :02:56.It's a really good training opportunity.
:02:57. > :03:02.The first time, it's quite tough, holding on for dear life but then
:03:03. > :03:06.they show you the right manoeuvres to do, and it's all good.
:03:07. > :03:09.It takes about a year before a trainee goes on a proper shout.
:03:10. > :03:11.Three years before they can be considered properly qualified.
:03:12. > :03:14.When lives are at stake, trust amongst the crew
:03:15. > :03:17.There's only a handful of lifeboat stations around
:03:18. > :03:22.the country that are like this, which launch from the beach.
:03:23. > :03:24.Our lifeboat crew have to learn how to operate small boats
:03:25. > :03:33.It's not something that they can do safely at all times,
:03:34. > :03:37.so we've laid on today to allow the newer people to learn
:03:38. > :03:38.from the more experienced crew here
:03:39. > :03:42.and gradually, throughout the day, build up their experience.
:03:43. > :03:46.While all this has been going on, the regular crew was ready
:03:47. > :03:54.and waiting, just in case there was a real shout.
:03:55. > :03:57.Time now for a look at the weather. Here's Bee.
:03:58. > :04:06.There is a lot of cloud already out there.
:04:07. > :04:10.Low in places, we've got some hill fog, some mist,
:04:11. > :04:13.The odd spot of drizzle, but mainly dry.
:04:14. > :04:16.Some of that low cloud and fog could be quite dense
:04:17. > :04:19.A very mild night, with the temperature values
:04:20. > :04:21.you would expect by day, so overnight tonight,
:04:22. > :04:23.no frost and lows of around eight Celsius.
:04:24. > :04:24.That low cloud could be stubborn to clear,
:04:25. > :04:27.like the last few mornings, and some of it even
:04:28. > :04:30.The odd spot of drizzle, but as the winds pick up
:04:31. > :04:33.during the day, that should break a few holes in the cloud.
:04:34. > :04:36.So I think there will be some brightness, particularly to the east
:04:37. > :04:39.of any higher ground and we're looking at a very mild day
:04:40. > :04:41.with temperatures of around 13 degrees.
:04:42. > :04:43.Mild for the first part of this week but noticeably windier
:04:44. > :04:50.We'll be back with more news tomorrow in BBC Breakfast
:04:51. > :05:16.Good evening. It has felt more like spring and winter this weekend. We
:05:17. > :05:17.had 14 Celsius in North Yorkshire today, purely down