you are money's special baby boy. aren't you? this is george the cat at home near gloucester, after spending the last week in intensive care. george went out on boxing day morning, for his usual runaround. after about 15 minutes, he came back in, he was crying quite a lot. when he didn't improve, his owner, helen, took him to be that. —— took him to the vet. they gave him a shave, and that's when they saw that he had been injured. they said no, it's a pellet. so, the vet tells you your cat's been shot. we werejust gobsmacked, we were like, sorry? it was just... it was such a shock, we just couldn't believe it. george had a perforated gall bladder, a hole in his diaphragm, and a tear in his liver. he was rushed in for emergency surgery. it was a very long night waiting for that call. it was three and a bit hours, but it seemed like a lifetime, just sat there waiting for the phone to ring. we felt sick, we were tearful, we just didn't know what to do with ourselves. so, we have never got through so many tea bags. in one evening. now back home, george is still very poorly. his belly held together with metal staples, and the pellets still lodged in his side. so, does helen have any idea who shot her cat? maybe someone got given a new toy for christmas, saw him and shot him, but the fact that the vets have said it was close range is... i mean it's heartbreaking enough, but to hear that, made me feel physically sick, that somebody got that close to him. yes, it's been the worst two weeks of my life. it's been absolutely horrendous, not just knowing who's going to make it or not. in the forest of dean, i've come to meet a cat coming to terms with life changing injuries. lily was shot last september, just a few streets from home. the pellet missed her heart by millimetres, but she lost her leg. these are the pellets? pellets, pieces. where they shattered. there is. they are quite big chunks. that a large piece, yes. that was in my cat. can't believe that someone would actually physically do it. actually locally, as well. you know, attack someone else's pet. across england and wales, almost 2000 cats have been shot in the last five years. but, that is just what gets reported. prosecution in relation to airgun offences, especially against cats, is really, really difficult. you more or less have to catch the people in the act. we can, nowadays, due to forensics, match pellets up to air rifles, but, because there's no certification at the moment, we don't know who in certain areas actually owns those rifles. what the rspca wants, is a rifle licensing. like they have in scotland. but, maybe the answer isn't legislation, but education. i've come to a pub in somerset, to see a gun club entirely for children. some, as young as eight. always keep the gun pointing in a safe direction. number four: never point a gun at anything new do not wish to destroy. so if i said to you, you are in your garden, shooting with an air rifle, shootings and cans, and then a cat walked out, would you shoot the cat? no. because that animal cruelty. that animal cruelty. there's no reason to shoot an animal, is there? straight downrange. .. safety briefing over, it's time to shoot. there you go. these kids are good! you are teaching kids to shoot? is that a good idea? something i was always brought up with. education is the key. kids are like a sponge. if you educate them correctly, they learn right from wrong right from the start. because a lot of people would say these are quite dangerous should they not be licensed, like they do in scotland? it will not work it, it and police above. 0ur firearms department as already overwhelmed with work. and they are on demand. adding this to licensing, it would actually inhibit the training and teaching and the education of the children. would you ever shoot a cat? no. why? because it's animal cruelty. what do you think you would get from learning to shoot well, like as well as rob does? you can have good skills. we can teach our children not to kill things. explain to them not to shoot them, otherwise they will face a lot of not so nice consequences. and they will have to suffer them. a couple of weeks on from his shooting, george is back at the vet. could you just lift up the front leg so i can have a look at the wound, first of all? has he made the recovery helen so desperately wants? well done, that looks perfect. good boy. no reason why we can't take the staples out today. who is a brave boy, hey? numberone. the wound runs almost the full length of his stomach. with no less than 14 staples holding it together. there's multiple ways he could have been killed by this, and he didn't, so, yes he is pretty lucky to be alive. it is such a relief, and he was so good in there, ijust can't believe how well he sat. it was amazing, it was quite tearful, because 0dyssey, he has been through so much, and to see him well again,... -- obviously, he has been through —— obviously, he has been through so much. i just don't know what to say. i feel quite ifeel quite emotional, i feel quite emotional, actually. glad to see george on the road to recovery, but tell us what you think. e—mail us: when you got to go, you've got to go. but, where? this one is safe, but public toilets are disappearing fast. bbc radio ulster‘s emma britton is on the case. come on then. we. my billy can go for a wee anywhere, but for us humans, we need to find a loo. ah, this looks promising. let's go round the back. 0h, this looks promising. let's go round the back. oh, it stinks around here. i wonder why! come on, billy. the back. oh, it stinks around here. iwonder why! come on, billy. all of bristol's 18 retired public toilets are due to close permanently, all at once, and in two days' time. the city's council does have a plan b, though. a community toilet scheme. local businesses are being asked to volunteer to open up their toilets anyone and everyone. well, here is a cafe, let's see how i get on. oh, billy. sorry. we have found very little evidence that the new scheme is ready to take over. come on. you've just come out of the cafe, what were you doing in there? well, i was planning on going into the cafe. i only wanted to go to the ladies, but unfortunately, the good old toilets which we relied on for yea rs a re old toilets which we relied on for years are locked, and eggs up buying coffey a nd years are locked, and eggs up buying coffey and a cake in order to go to the loo. unless, you use the cafe, where are you going to go? way over on the other side, by the court, the thousands of people who enjoy the downs can still visit the toilets by the viewing point, but they too are on the council ‘s list of closures. the toiletss by the clifton suspension bridge ulcer in matters shot, even though they are used by streams of people every year. we visited one of the toilets to the closure, and have so far found visited one of the toilets to the closure, and have so farfound none of the promised signs directing people to the nearest community toilet. 0ver people to the nearest community toilet. over at st george park, these toilets have already shut. we risk other —— discover there is some foul play coming on, and the public are facing a health hazard. what is the problem? lot of to. lot of poo. we have a big human who problem. so, what kind of areas have you found the human poo in keys everywhere. it's too far for the kids to war, so they go wherever. people having barbecues, they go where they can go. this is a destination spot, and people don't know where the nearest toilets are. giving us a map saying that go to the nearest pub, is not go to help. so, can these community schemes were? my next loo gueye lucasian —— my next location is... i am here to meet professor reid who isa am here to meet professor reid who is a world—renowned expert on public to i lets. is a world—renowned expert on public toilets. she is not impressed by the council's plans. as far as i can understand, there is no actual financial returns on this. there is no contribution from the council, which has occurred in some other local authorities. so, why would they want to do this? who with his impact the most? it would impact everyone, but some groups more than others. it affects tourists coming to the city. it affects commuters stuck in traffic ages. people with incontinence problems. it particularly affects women more than men, because women have more reasons to use the toilets then men. women who are menstruating needs the toilets more. look at small children and babies, they need be toilets, they have to have it quick. lots of people for years have depended on these toilets, and now they are suddenly going to find that they don't exist. so, this is a very real issue, and become so has not thought this through. here, i'm eating two of the local residents, personally affected by the toilets closures. —— i'm meeting two of the local residents. i have inflammatory bowel disease, and i tend to have this with me, but i'm lucky to have. lenny to do is show this card and say, can i use or lose please, and the only time i have used it is because there hasn't been a public toilet or a cafe around. i have been lucky so far, but who knows in the future? ruth, tell me about your walking group? we basicallyjust walking group? we basicallyjust walk and set the world to rights as a joke and go away. but, the walk leaders have to rescue the walks, and they always know where the toilets are. we are all 55 plus, and fresh air makes you want to go. you can't expect a small cafe to expect a dozen of people to come in and use your toilets. they will say no. do think that local businesses will sign up to be scheme that bristol city council are proposing? there are health and safety issues and the security issues. a lot of the toilets will be up the stairs, or at the back. i think the answer will be no. red to find out for myself, i go across the road to the village cafe. if someone came in to use job to i lets, if someone came in to use job toilets, and they went a customer, what would you say to them? sorry, you can't use it. it is a customer's toilet. you wouldn't want anyone to useit? toilet. you wouldn't want anyone to use it? no. what can i do? can't do anything. time to head over to city hall. the toilets here were available to the public, just like in other public buildings, like the city museum. by closing the toilets, the council are saving thousands of pounds. we have not invested in our toilets over many years, so a lot of the mindset of this repair. there is a lot of anti—social behaviour going on in them, and the alternative is to look at bringing in a community toilet scheme. it says: a smooth transition from the existing arrangement of the new one, is very important. how many community businesses have signed up to the toilet scheme? urn we have got 12 businesses and community organisation signed up. we have over 20 pending. does that include brits build city council owned buildings? it does. if you take them out of the equation, that doesn't sound like many. there is no signage, a that they are closing, and b, where the nearest toilet is. people are quite literally going to be called short? not necessarily. we still have a week to go. would it not be better to delay the closure? it is simpler, but i am feeling confident that we will have a viable community scheme, and is one that will only grow and grow. is it all right ifi and is one that will only grow and grow. is it all right if i use your loo? samak yes, you can use the go on. “— loo? samak yes, you can use the go on. -- yes, you can loo? samak yes, you can use the go on. “ yes, you can use loo? samak yes, you can use the go on. -- yes, you can use the loo, go on. -- yes, you can use the loo, go on. the committee that looks after the downs, have agreed to look after the downs, have agreed to look after the toilets there. but, elsewhere around the city, there are no signs ofa around the city, there are no signs of a breeze. —— around the city, there are no signs ofa breeze. —— pre—. we around the city, there are no signs of a breeze. —— pre—. we are drinking more of somerset‘s finest every year, but how does it get from this to this? we have spent the last year on the legendary cider farm with a celebrity following. tucked away down a small muddy road near glastir three, lives a cider maker to the stars. this year is a very special year. the farm is 100 years old. —— near glastir in brief. it is the start of a new season. lands end farm is in full carla, the signs are this year's crop will be a good one. i have been making ciderfor over 50 yea rs. i have been making ciderfor over 50 years. i have never known two better crops of apples. and, at the moment, there will be another good crop with there will be another good crop with the blossom. but, two good harvest mean that roger is flooded with cider. i got 33,000 gallons. normally i only sell about 20,000 a year, but because we have had two bumper crops, we got the actual... all of this is cider, here. really, we wa nt all of this is cider, here. really, we want a bad crop, this year. let's get some cider gingers in to drink it. roger also has 120 head of capital, but cider has always been the agricultural lubricant at the heart of the farm. gonna we made it since my grandfather came here in 1917. years ago, if you didn't have cider on the farm, you wouldn't get any workers, because workers go around and tried the cider, and they would have the best cider, and that is where they would go to work, because they got paid virtually in cider, and potatoes years ago. that was the wages. by mid—july, the blossom has turned to apples, and it is the peak season for customs. roger has become a legendary figure in the somerset landscape, and visitors come from all over the world to drink his cider, and have a good chat. and, for some, this has been their localfor good chat. and, for some, this has been their local for decades. allen—mac according to roger, a0 yea rs, allen—mac according to roger, a0 years, he has got a better memory than me. it is the same as it is now. except, roger's dad was around. he was younger than. he has also had if you famous faces in to buy his cider. there is jamie oliver, there. that was about eight years ago, when he came in. joe strom used to come in here regularly, from the clash. lovely man. lily allen. he even had a visit from a mysterious graffiti artist. the people who came in, ask me if they can put a painting on the wall. it is supposed to be me. i should never take it off, anyway. well, we have kept the prices down, but there is such a lot of cider at the moment, at the end of the day you have to be able to sell it. no good making it and not sell it. years ago, proper cider, you could sell no trouble at all, but u nfortu nately, sell no trouble at all, but unfortunately, there are not good cider drinkers. a0 years ago, all the old boys would not have looked at all this factory cider, sweet, fizzy and weak, and they would have tipped it down the drain. the apple season has started now, beginning of september. i always say the good lord put them up there, and the good lord put them up there, and the good lord will put them down. when the apple stop and that is when they are right. this is a hell of an orchard, we have got to pick them up by hand. i used to pick—up apples with a left school, 18, 19 years old. now they are... years ago, i used to carry them all down on my shoulder, bloody ha rd them all down on my shoulder, bloody hard work. a lot of people walk away, saying they don't want work done. they say, he's out there picking up those apples, i couldn't do that. i would rather be up there, then sat in an office on a bloody computer, i said. the harvest takes three months, but it is not all sunshine, as roger will be working away in his noisy barn. week tipped them in. at the top of the elevator, there is a high—speed crash. the apple pulp comes down through this stainless steel hopper, and into these... that is roughly... when we have built up the 12 layers, we put it on the trolley, put it up under the press. the press actually presses it three and a half thousand pounds a square inch. it is called a 100 tonne press. about 20 minutes. good stuff. this year, roger also sell abrasive 70th birthday, but how many years will he keep making cider? an i am hoping that my grandson will keep doing it. al keep doing it until i die. as long as i am fit, i will work. he is taking an interest, and that, now. so i'm hoping he will take over. feed all the apple pulp to the... it is sweet and the cows love it. when they all get in there and start dancing and singing. it is mid—january, and the night of roger's big night. supposedly get all the evil spirit away. leading the facilities this year, is a new. . . the facilities this year, is a new... you are not here to have fun, you are here to make sure that we get a good harvest next year. if the apple trees fail, we all have no cider next year. we'll have to burn things and all sorts of stuff. to repress the soil! 0ur queen will pour the cider from last year's labours. around the base of the tree! al queen will place some toast in the branches of the tree. —— our queen. to welcome back the birds and small creatures to our orchard. i'd back the big finale to ward off those evil spirits. —— back the big finale to ward off those evil spirits. -- the big finale toward of those evil spirits. as the dust settles, the question is, has this year been a success? record—brea ker. is, has this year been a success? record—breaker. more than we have ever had before. i have come from 260 miles away. it is quite long round—trip. whee it is quite unlike any where you'll find in the west country. it is amazing. any where you'll find in the west country. it is amazinglj any where you'll find in the west country. it is amazing. ithink roger is an institution in somerset. it is what somerset is all about. well, that is it for tonight. thank you for watching. we will see you next week. cheers. thank you very much forjoining me. as ever, we will be taking a detailed look. first of all, ijust wa nt to detailed look. first of all, ijust want to do a quick summary of where we we re want to do a quick summary of where we were with january. the blue at the current —— colour, the colder it is. the pink he said, that was a bit more heat. it forget, toljan 15 degrees in one or two spots. if we take a look at the rain falling, the wettest and dryers of the conditions up into the north—east of scotland, where you happen to have some very decent spells of sunshine through the month, as well. we were rather replicate that scene, out as we heart toward saturday, because in the west we have weather fronts bringing leaden skies. not an awful lot of rain, but it is just there for the greater part of the day. 0ver for the greater part of the day. over the highest ground, i think we will see a wee bit of stone. getting into the grampians, as well. perhaps slightly more brighter interview flowers of scotland, and into northern ireland. not too much in the wavering had towards east anglia. look at the temperatures, three, full, five. the wind across the south—eastern quarter really noticeable. i show you five, six and seven, it will feel much colder than that. there may well be someone to miss about those showers. as i say, with pressure trying to build through that weather front, through sunday, it will fizzle. monday a quiet day, but once you take away the strength and the east and north easterly wind, still feeling pretty raw. look at those temperatures. whether you see the sunshine, whether you don't. it is still essentially a cloudy day. and then, ta ke essentially a cloudy day. and then, take you from monday to tuesday, this is where it gets really interesting. we bring an atlantic front end, initially to the north west of scotland and northern ireland, but i think it will bring a wee bit of snow more widely across northern and western parts of england. and, no great surprise when i say that, given this template is. two, three, four, 5 degrees. a —— again. as that tries to work it way through that ridge of high pressure, so it tends to weaken and fizzle, and the last of itjust that is its way down into the south—east. maybe still a wee bit of wintry mess across the higher ground, here. brighter skies following on behind, but look over my shoulder and there isa but look over my shoulder and there is a next set of whether front line to work its way in from the atlantic. later next week, when the ecb is tonnes of warmth, here, with the yellows rather than the blues, thatis the yellows rather than the blues, that is where we expect to see the fronts coming in, with that possibility with a bit of moisture falling in. particular in the higher ground, but you get the sense as the wild areas quite a way away from the british isles, and we are stuck with that cold air close by to us. but, the air is not flooding at as, from up the air is not flooding at as, from up towards greenland and iceland, it is coming from the thomas acquier chances of being snow, reduced with these funds, it will turn likely... quite windy across northern ireland. a war of words breaks out, as president trump attacks the fbi and his ownjustice department. it involves a declassified memo, which trump claims shows the fbi is biased against him. i think it's a disgrace, what's happening in our country, and when you look at that and you see that and so many other things what's going on, a lot of people should be ashamed of themselves. the democrats accuse trump of trying to derail the investigation into alleged collusion with russia to rig the presidential election. also tonight: the man who drove into worshippers outside a mosque is sentenced to life. the family of the man he murdered express their grief. he'll never 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