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:00:11. > :00:16.France's highest honour has been awarded to the family of a Plymouth

:00:17. > :00:18.world war two veteran who died just three weeks ago.

:00:19. > :00:21.Bill Bannister was the last survivor of the attack on the docks

:00:22. > :00:29.He lived to 98 after being a stoker on one of the motor boats.

:00:30. > :00:40.David George reports from today's ceremony in Falmouth.

:00:41. > :00:43.The band of HMS Seahawk led the parade to the St Nazaire memorial

:00:44. > :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. > :01:20.In fact, the Sunday before he died, he came to my house and he said,

:01:21. > :01:23."Look, I think I will be able to stand without a stick."

:01:24. > :01:26.And sadly he died, but he was really looking forward to this,

:01:27. > :01:30.But I was equally pleased the family accepted to be presented

:01:31. > :01:33.Operation Chariot was a huge success.

:01:34. > :01:35.It stopped German warships using the dock at St Nazaire

:01:36. > :01:38.which was out of use for the rest of the war.

:01:39. > :01:45.Today on the 75th anniversary of what has become known

:01:46. > :01:53.as the Greatest Raid, their sacrifice was remembered.

:01:54. > :01:56.A road in East Devon remains closed this evening after a collision

:01:57. > :02:28.No casualties, but there has been one person receiving severe arm

:02:29. > :02:31.injuries. Onto a busy day of sport

:02:32. > :02:34.and Exeter Chiefs have failed in their bid to wind the first

:02:35. > :02:37.trophy of the domestic rugby season. They lost 16-12 to Leicester Tigers

:02:38. > :02:44.in the final of the Anglo Welsh Cup. There was disappointment too

:02:45. > :02:46.for the Plymouth Raiders who were in the BBL Trophy final

:02:47. > :02:49.in Glasgow against The Raiders were always

:02:50. > :02:52.the underdogs and Leicester showed why they were favourites

:02:53. > :02:54.with a strong start. Of their 19 attempts in the first

:02:55. > :02:56.quarter Plymouth only managed to score three times,

:02:57. > :03:03.meaning the writing Plymouth only managed to score three

:03:04. > :03:07.times in the first quarter, meaning the writing on the wall early on.

:03:08. > :03:09.second quarter, clearly tried to second quarter, clearly

:03:10. > :03:12.stay with the opposition, it became stay with the opposition, it became

:03:13. > :03:18.obvious that they were too good, and they ran away with it. Plymouth did

:03:19. > :03:23.first in ten years, but today just first in ten years, but today just

:03:24. > :03:30.wasn't there a day. It finished 91-58. The long trip back from

:03:31. > :03:33.Glasgow will be an empty-handed when for Plymouth.

:03:34. > :03:36.A Plymouth woman who felt she lost her femininity after years

:03:37. > :03:38.of intensive treatment for breast cancer has had her

:03:39. > :03:41.29-year-old Kat Roberts' hair never fully grew back after chemotherapy

:03:42. > :03:44.but her friends raised funds so she could have a pioneering type

:03:45. > :03:51.of hair extensions for people with extreme hair loss.

:03:52. > :03:57.And you can find out more about her inspiring story on Inside Out

:03:58. > :04:02.tomorrow night at 7:30pm. Time for the weather now,

:04:03. > :04:13.and here's Dan Downs. Good evening. We have been moving

:04:14. > :04:16.into the region, with low cloud, mist and fog, keeping the

:04:17. > :04:22.south-westerly winds. And other Western night, with temperatures not

:04:23. > :04:28.going below nine or ten. Grey and murky start, with outbreaks of

:04:29. > :04:31.green. Heavy bursts, but we keep those winds. Staying mild through

:04:32. > :04:34.most of the day, with high temperatures of 11 or 12. The rain

:04:35. > :04:43.clears, and behind it, clearing skies. It turns colder, with a cold

:04:44. > :04:46.perhaps cold enough for frost. perhaps cold enough for frost.

:04:47. > :04:48.Tuesday turns brighter with sunny spells, but feeling that much

:04:49. > :04:56.colder, with the risk of showers. Some of them could be heavy. Leg we

:04:57. > :05:08.are back at 6:30am tomorrow. Thanks for watching. -- we're back at

:05:09. > :05:14.Good evening. There is some rain coming into the southern half of the

:05:15. > :05:18.UK as we speak. I think by the end of the night it will have got into

:05:19. > :05:23.the Midlands and much of East Anglia as well. A bit of a breeze here as

:05:24. > :05:31.well. Some gusty winds and snow on the hills of Scotland. With all of

:05:32. > :05:33.that going on, it is not particularly cold overnight.

:05:34. > :05:36.Southern areas will hang on to double figures in many towns and

:05:37. > :05:40.cities. A bit of a messy picture for the start of the new week. The rain

:05:41. > :05:45.moves quickly eastwards across Scotland. For Northern England,

:05:46. > :05:51.Wales, the Midlands and South West it is a miserable start to the day.

:05:52. > :05:55.Brighter skies do follow along behind but with some showers. Wintry

:05:56. > :06:03.showers across the hills of Scotland. The cold Iraq continues to

:06:04. > :06:08.filter its way in. Through the evening, once the sun goes down, the

:06:09. > :06:09.wintry showers will get down to lower