23/04/2017

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:00:14. > :00:17.Firefighters tonight remain at the scene of a huge gorse fire

:00:18. > :00:21.The flames are now out but crews will continue damping

:00:22. > :00:23.Five firefighters were injured as they tackled

:00:24. > :00:27.At its height 20 fire engines were at the scene.

:00:28. > :00:45.The goarse on Woodbury Common was tinder dry when the fire

:00:46. > :00:47.Assisted by high winds, it spread rapidly.

:00:48. > :00:51.The smoke could be seen from M5 near Exeter.

:00:52. > :00:53.Some of the 100 firefighters sent to tackle the blaze suffered injuries.

:00:54. > :00:55.Unfortunately, five of our firefighters suffered smoke

:00:56. > :00:58.inhalation as a result of trying to protect the public by moving them

:00:59. > :01:02.As well as trying to prevent fire from spreading initially.

:01:03. > :01:06.One of those firefighters suffered minor burns and has

:01:07. > :01:09.been taken to hospital for precautionary checks.

:01:10. > :01:11.Nearby Woodbury Park golf and country club

:01:12. > :01:16.When the fire was out, the extent of the burn became clear.

:01:17. > :01:19.It's thought around 100 acres of land had been a light.

:01:20. > :01:22.It's thought around 100 acres of land had been alight.

:01:23. > :01:24.As you can see behind me, they are still damping

:01:25. > :01:28.That is likely to continue for the next few hours.

:01:29. > :01:31.The fire it is thought began on the other side of that hill

:01:32. > :01:33.and came up the hill, fanned by the wind.

:01:34. > :01:35.Fortunately firefighters managed to stop it before it reached

:01:36. > :01:39.the road and stopped it leaping to the other side.

:01:40. > :01:41.Investigations are now underway into what caused the fire.

:01:42. > :01:44.Meanwhile, three people were taken to hospital after a fire at a hotel

:01:45. > :01:46.in Torquay which police believe was started deliberately.

:01:47. > :01:49.It broke out in the basement bar of the Bancourt Hotel

:01:50. > :01:53.More than 100 young farmers from Wales were staying

:01:54. > :01:55.there while in the resort for their annual convention.

:01:56. > :01:57.Many were initially unaccounted for causing concerns

:01:58. > :02:00.Two people were treated at Torbay Hospital for smoke

:02:01. > :02:02.inhalation and another suffered a cut arm.

:02:03. > :02:04.Guests were given accommodation at the Riviera Centre overnight.

:02:05. > :02:07.Police are treating it as arson with intent to endanger life

:02:08. > :02:30.We had potentially 114 people to find.

:02:31. > :02:32.That is why we had ten appliances here.

:02:33. > :02:35.And it was literally a physical act of walking down the corridors

:02:36. > :02:38.Sport now, and Plymouth Leander's Ben Proud made it two British titles

:02:39. > :02:41.and two British records in 24 hours at the British Championships

:02:42. > :02:45.Proud won the 50 metres butterfly in a time of 22.8 seconds -

:02:46. > :02:47.it followed victory in the 50 freestyle last night.

:02:48. > :02:55.His Plymouth Leander team-mate Rob Fannon took the bronze.

:02:56. > :03:01.I mean, 53 was the focus because that is a qualifying event.

:03:02. > :03:11.So this morning just got through to the finals

:03:12. > :03:14.I mean, 50 Free was the focus because that is a qualifying event.

:03:15. > :03:18.So this morning just got through to the finals

:03:19. > :03:24.2,500 children from Plymouth have completed a mile long run as part

:03:25. > :03:26.of the Ocean City half marathon which started on the

:03:27. > :03:29.As 3,500 runners set off on the gruelling 13.1

:03:30. > :03:31.miles around Plymouth, the city s primary schoolchildren

:03:32. > :03:36.The youngsters - from 51 schools - are able to complete the last mile

:03:37. > :03:39.The other 12 have been run around school playing fields.

:03:40. > :03:41.Amazingly, the first youngsters to cross the line

:03:42. > :03:47.There was another boy in front of him, but Joe was determined

:03:48. > :03:50.to get in front of him and win the race.

:03:51. > :03:53.Well, really proud of her because last year she didn't

:03:54. > :03:57.like running far, so she struggled a little bit.

:03:58. > :04:01.But this year, she became the first girl.

:04:02. > :04:10.We have had a beautiful day today across the South West.

:04:11. > :04:13.As we head through tonight, we have a bit of code out

:04:14. > :04:17.As we head through tonight, we have a bit of cloud out

:04:18. > :04:19.there, but generally still some clear spells.

:04:20. > :04:21.There will be a variation in temperatures where

:04:22. > :04:31.Lows of 4 or 5, but milder workload pushes, particularly for the East.

:04:32. > :04:37.More cloud feeding in as the day goes on.

:04:38. > :04:39.Southern parts keeping the best of the sunshine.

:04:40. > :04:41.Further north, one or two isolated showers.

:04:42. > :04:44.I think the bulk of the showers will come through the early evening.

:04:45. > :04:46.A largely dry day, still some sunshine, relatively mild.

:04:47. > :04:55.We start to get much colder air digging down for Tuesday,

:04:56. > :04:58.so things turning cold and frosty by night and by we will have

:04:59. > :05:06.blustery showers and strong northerly winds.

:05:07. > :05:13.It has been a fine and dry day, and it the sunshine temperatures were

:05:14. > :05:19.about 17 degrees. But a change in weather as we had through this week.

:05:20. > :05:24.Wintry showers and some frosty night in the forecast over the next few

:05:25. > :05:27.nights. We have a cold front starting to work in across Scotland,

:05:28. > :05:32.introducing colder air towards the North. Towards the south, cloud and

:05:33. > :05:37.outbreaks of rain. In Scotland and Northern Ireland. Most places are

:05:38. > :05:43.largely dry to the south of that. We could see a touch of grassed frost

:05:44. > :05:46.for the south-west. Very cold first thing Monday morning across the

:05:47. > :05:51.sheltered glens of Scotland. Sleet and snow working in across Scotland

:05:52. > :05:53.tomorrow. Further south across the country, this