:00:11. > :00:11.Good evening. That's it,
:00:12. > :00:18.France's highest honour has been awarded to the family of a Plymouth
:00:19. > :00:26.WWII veteran who died just three weeks ago.
:00:27. > :00:30.Bill Bannister was the last survivor of the
:00:31. > :00:32.attack on the docks at St Nazaire in France.
:00:33. > :00:36.He lived to age 98 after being a stoker on one of the motor boats.
:00:37. > :00:38.Today's ceremony took place in Falmouth from where
:00:39. > :00:42.The band of HMS Seahawk led the raid to the St Nazaire memorial
:00:43. > :00:46.It is 75 years since HMS Campbeltown and 18 smaller boats,
:00:47. > :00:48.along with over 600 crew and commandos, left here
:00:49. > :00:52.Today, armed services personnel and representatives of service
:00:53. > :00:54.charities and organisations watched as Bill Bannister's daughter
:00:55. > :01:11.In fact, the Sunday before he died, he came to my house and he said,
:01:12. > :01:16."Look, I think I will be able to stand without a stick."
:01:17. > :01:19.And sadly he died, but he was really looking forward to this,
:01:20. > :01:29.But I was equally pleased the family accepted to be presented
:01:30. > :01:45.Operation Chariot was a huge success.
:01:46. > :01:47.It stopped German warships using the dock at St Nazaire
:01:48. > :01:50.which was out of use for the rest of the war.
:01:51. > :01:56.Today on the 75th anniversary of what has become known
:01:57. > :02:02.as the Greatest Raid, their sacrifice was remembered.
:02:03. > :02:05.A road in East Devon remains closed this evening after a collision
:02:06. > :02:09.Two other vehicles were involved in the accident which happened
:02:10. > :02:11.between Dunkeswell and Honiton around seven this morning.
:02:12. > :02:18.One person received serious arm injuries.
:02:19. > :02:23.Onto a busy day of sport, and Exeter Chiefs have failed
:02:24. > :02:26.in their bid to win the first trophy of the domestic rugby season.
:02:27. > :02:29.They lost 16-12 to Leicester Tigers in the final of the Anglo Welsh Cup.
:02:30. > :02:32.It was a disappointment for their big support
:02:33. > :02:37.Getting ready for the latest big day in the rise of the Exeter Chiefs.
:02:38. > :02:40.More than 1000 fans travelled from Devon to London,
:02:41. > :02:47.We will win quite handsomely, probably by about 25 points.
:02:48. > :02:50.We're going to play really well, and if we have a good score
:02:51. > :02:52.performance, we will bring home the cup.
:02:53. > :02:57.At Twickenham Stoop, a young Chiefs side was aiming
:02:58. > :03:05.James Short on the end of a good passing move,
:03:06. > :03:08.and his pace gave the Leicester defence no chance of catching him.
:03:09. > :03:16.But the Tigers responded and took control of the game.
:03:17. > :03:21.Tom Brady intercepting another Exeter passing move, and he scored.
:03:22. > :03:24.It was converted, and another two penalties saw the Chiefs
:03:25. > :03:35.No points were scored in the second half until the 78th minute,
:03:36. > :03:37.when after 39 phases of play, Sam Simmons finally breached
:03:38. > :03:41.But there was not enough time to secure the win,
:03:42. > :03:44.so it was defeat in the final of this competition for the Chiefs
:03:45. > :03:48.There was disappointment too for the Plymouth Raiders
:03:49. > :03:50.who were in the BBL Trophy final in Glasgow against
:03:51. > :03:53.The Raiders were always the underdogs and Leicester showed
:03:54. > :03:57.why they were favourites with a strong start.
:03:58. > :04:00.Of their 19 attempts in the first quarter the Raiders only managed
:04:01. > :04:02.to score three times, meaning the writing
:04:03. > :04:06.Despite a valiant fight back the Riders ran away with it
:04:07. > :04:23.We will have more than this on the late news and 810 10:20pm. -- on the
:04:24. > :04:27.late news at 10:20pm. A Plymouth woman who felt
:04:28. > :04:30.she lost her femininity after years of intensive treatment for breast
:04:31. > :04:32.cancer has had her 29-year-old Kat Roberts' hair never
:04:33. > :04:35.fully grew back after chemotherapy but her friends raised funds
:04:36. > :04:38.so she could have a pioneering type of hair extensions for people
:04:39. > :04:40.with extreme hair loss. Oh, it's amazing,
:04:41. > :04:42.I can't believe it. And you can find out more
:04:43. > :04:51.about Kat's inspiring story on Inside out tomorrow night,
:04:52. > :04:57.7.30pm, BBC One. Time for the weather now,
:04:58. > :05:05.and here's Dan Downs. this evening, along with low cloud,
:05:06. > :05:12.mist and fog, and that rain spreads Also this rather brisk
:05:13. > :05:16.south-westerly winds. Another fairly mild night,
:05:17. > :05:18.with temperatures not Grey, murky start tomorrow
:05:19. > :05:27.with further outbreaks of rain, with heavy bursts
:05:28. > :05:29.possible. Temperature still fairly mild
:05:30. > :05:33.for much of tomorrow, with highs of Once the rain clears
:05:34. > :05:37.through into the afternoon, a clearer end to the day
:05:38. > :05:41.but turning much colder. It is a cold night for Monday
:05:42. > :05:44.into Tuesday, with a chance of rural frost,
:05:45. > :05:46.as temperatures get down to three Tuesday is brighter
:05:47. > :06:12.but with showers, maybe some heavier Hello. For most of March so far it
:06:13. > :06:18.has felt quite mild and springlike but we are in for a bit of a shock
:06:19. > :06:23.next week as we will have a blast of Arctic air across the UK making it
:06:24. > :06:27.feel much cooler than it has of late with wintry showers and a return to
:06:28. > :06:31.overnight frosts for a while. The pressure chart shows more weather
:06:32. > :06:34.fronts pushing into many central and southern parts of the country this
:06:35. > :06:39.evening and overnight it will turn quite wet across parts of England
:06:40. > :06:41.and when is towards the end of the night and across Scotland,