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Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today. In tonight's programme.

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The developer which has paid a council hundreds of thousands of

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pounds so it can build these luxury flats, but get out of providing any

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social housing. Retro plan for jobs. The new

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enterprise zone aiming to bring jobs and prosperity to the south.

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Running, riding and rowing the high seas. The navy's big effort to

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raise funds for a cancer charity. And it's three out of three. Saints

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continue their flawless start to the season.

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A boost to the economy, jobs being created, and tax breaks for firms

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setting up shop. Those were the setting up shop. Those were the

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carrots dangled by the Government today as it confirmed a series of

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new enterprise zones, including one in Hampshire. The Solent Enterprise

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Zone is based at the Daedalus Airfield at Lee-on-the-Solent near

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Gosport in Hampshire, and it's hoped will create 650 jobs.

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Companies within the zones will get tax breaks, access to superfast

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broadband and benefit from relaxed planning controls. Catharina Moh

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reports. These young men had no experience

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of the marine engineering before they started working here. The idea

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is to attract more companies like this to operate here. We are

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looking to expand the company, getting younger people and train

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them up. The plan is to turn the site into a specialist hub for

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aviation and marine engineering, attracting up to 45 new businesses

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and creating around 650 jobs by 2015. How are they planning on

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attracting businesses and people to the area? By simplifying planning

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laws, provided faster broadband and giving tax breaks for the next four

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years. This is not the first time that enterprise zones have come up.

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Margaret Thatcher introduce them in the 1980s. They failed and were

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costly. The coalition government says that this time, it is

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different. The business rates that are collected here go straight into

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the local council and they have an incentive to be invest them on the

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site and make them a success. It is all about trying to grow our way

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out of a recession, rather than spend our way out. We need jobs for

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people that are not qualified, or not highly qualified. We need more

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housing as well. And I know a lot of people that the jobs in the area.

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It will be good if there is training. We need specialised

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training before be can start the work. This is just the start. For

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it to work, it will need a lot of private investment and local

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support. But the hope is that it will provide a much-needed boost to

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the area. Good news for the Enterprise Zone at Daedalus, but

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there was disappointment for the along the coast. In Bognor Regis

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the town's bid to become an enterprise zone was unsuccessful.

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They expected to create over 7,000 jobs by building a manufacturing

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plant and some business premises on farmland. But the team behind the

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failed bid say they are now looking for funding elsewhere and some of

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the projects are going ahead. They will come, but it may take a

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little bit longer than if we had that enterprise zone status. But

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with our partners, where there is a well, there is a way. We will find

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a way through and we will deliver those jobs.

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A little earlier I spoke to David Arrell, the Pro Vice Chancellor at

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Portsmouth University. Part of his role is looking at regional

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economic development. I asked him why, when back in the '80s

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enterprise zones did not work particul+arly well, he thought they

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would work this time around. This time round, it is very

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different. In the 1980s, the government used and unfocused

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approach and most of the projects were unsuccessful and just fizzled

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out. Here, particularly in the Solent region, the plan for the

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enterprise on that was put forward is one that is focused very much on

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areas of strength, knowledge-based industries, defence, transport,

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automotive, energy. The Solent region has got significant

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expertise that is recognised internationally.

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It is interesting that a piece of work from earlier this year said

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that enterprise zones are likely to be ineffective but stimulating

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growth. The suggestion is that they are OK in the short term, but not

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the long term. If you look at the focus for the industries in the

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Solent Enterprise zone, they are hi-tech industries. They will build

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on their expertise in the area are already. They will make the maximum

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use of graduates coming out of universities in pause mode and

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Southampton. Not only do you have existing skills -- Portsmouth. But

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there is room for expansion and a ready made work force that will

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stay in the region rather than leave and go elsewhere. The biggest

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problem in that area of Gosport is access and the infrastructure.

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Until you get that sorted out, it does not matter how much money you

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throw at the region. That has always been a problem. But if you

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look at the nature of the industry we are developing their, it is all

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very computer-based. That takes pressure away from the road

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infrastructure. One of the sectors that we are targeting is a marine

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engineering. That means looking at access to the site using the water

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rather than roads and land. A ship which is fully laden with

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gravel has grounded in the River Arun at the entrance to

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Littlehampton Harbour. The coaster Mungo has six people on board.

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Littlehampton Coastguard Rescue Team has been sent to the scene and

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Shoreham RNLI lifeboat has been requested to launch and provide

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safety cover. Attempts will be made to refloat the vessel at the next

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high water early tomorrow morning. An inquest resumed today into the

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death of a recovery truck driver who was killed while trying to

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restart a car near Ringwood in Hampshire. It's examining whether

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driver of the car which hit Terry Booth was jailed for causing death

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by dangerous driving. Steve Humphrey reports.

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Recovery truck driver Terry Booth was killed three years ago as he

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tried to start a court near Ringwood. He worked for a recovery

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company. -- start a car. At today's inquest was as feels see who is

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trying to establish what happened that night. -- his partner. Terry

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Booth had gone to a broken-down car or to repair a Peugeot. A people

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carrier crashed into him and killed him. The driver of that car or was

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jailed for dangerous driving, having fallen asleep at the real.

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-- at the wheel. The inquest heard that all the evidence suggested

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that Terry Booth did not have a portable battery jump start pack

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but dead have jump leads. They had to be plugged into the truck. Fixed

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jump leads would not have reached if the recovery truck had been

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parked behind the broken down Peugeot. At the time of the

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collision, of which happened at night, all the recovery trucks

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lights were working. Five men have been arrested after

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raids took place in Sussex. The UK Border Agency targeted restaurants

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in Worthing and Goring-by-Sea. Two Chinese men working at the Worthing

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Interwok restaurant have been detained, while another man has

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been released on bail. Men from the Fortune Inn Restaurant in Worthing

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and the Fortune Inn in Goring have also been detained. The restaurant

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owners could face a �10,000 fine for every illegal worker arrested.

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A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with robbing a

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newsagents and trying to rob a Co- op store in Southampton. The man

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threatened staff and demanded money at the Alpine News store in Vangard

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Road with what is believed to be a gun. This was after he tried to rob

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a Co-op store but ran off when the panic button was activated.

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Still to come in this evening's South Today. Rachael Canter's all

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at sea. Find out why the crew of HMS

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Chingford have been running, though wing and riding their way home from

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Nearly 10,000 people across Sussex have quit smoking following an NHS

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campaign. In the year to March, more than 4,000 people stopped

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smoking in West Sussex, almost 3,500 in East Sussex and 1,800 in

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Brighton and Hove. Stonehenge had more than one

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million visitors last year, up nearly 20,000 on the previous year.

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The World Heritage Site is the ninth most popular paid-for

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attraction in the country according to the figures from VisitBritain.

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It's also the most visited tourist attraction in the South West.

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A developer has come under attack tonight for putting profit before

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people. The comments were made by a councillor after a property firm

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was granted planning permission for exclusive flats in a prime location.

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But the firm, which has former Porstmouth football manager Harry

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Redknapp as one of its directors, will not have to provide any social

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housing, despite the fact that is normal council policy.

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Pierfront Developments put in its planning application for 92

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apartments on the site. Under normal planning rules in Portsmouth,

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the firm would be required to designate 30%, that's 28 of those

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units, to social housing. But Pierfront has offered the council

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�600,000 to get out of that obligation, saying the project is

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not financially viable if social housing is included. But that money

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would only pay for about six social housing units, not the 28 the

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council could have expected. Our political reporter Alex Forsyth is

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at the development site now. Alex. The site in question is the one

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behind me. It is right next door to Savoy Court, the building that

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burnt down last week. You can see the site is empty and audit up. But

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it is on a key position, right on the seafront. That is why the

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council says it has done this deal. But there council has been

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criticised as taking an immoral decision.

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This woman shares a bedroom with her daughter. She also has a 15-

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year-old son. They all live in a small flat. But they cannot afford

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to move. Your daughter is eight years old, she has never had her

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own room? Yes. It is totally unacceptable. We just have to keep

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waiting. imports with, 2500 people are waiting for social housing. To

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help with this, the council says that new developments have to

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include social housing. But for this new development, the council

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has agreed to take a payment from Pierfront Developments instead.

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will now have to go to people and say you cannot avoid home because

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we have put profit first. -- you cannot have a home. This was the

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sight of the former Savoy buildings. The owners, Pierfront Developments,

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also owned Savoy Court. They say if they have to provide affordable

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homes here, it would have proved too costly to develop the site.

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This is an absolute mess at the warm-up. We needed jobs, we need

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restaurants, we need bars. This is the first step in that development

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picture. The company has offered to pay �600,000. But that would pair

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paid for far fewer homes that they would have had to provide. If we

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are talking about a straight commercial decision, I think it is

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quite hard to justify from a local authority's point of view.

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council can review its decision in three years if the site is not

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completed. The council set that time frame to make sure this

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development happens. I spoke to Pierfront Developments yesterday

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and they did not want to comment officially. But there agency said

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that Pierfront Developments will want to bring the Savoie aside back

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into use to become part of the community. -- Savoie it site.

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Three-and-a-half years is a long time to be away from home. HMS

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Chiddingfold finally returns to Portsmouth tomorrow after working

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in the Arabian Gulf since 2008. In keeping with tradition, her crew

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have used their return journey to fundraise and today they invited

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members of their chosen charity, The Prostate Project, on board the

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ship. Rachael Canter was there. It has been a long journey home.

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6250 miles to be precise. Her crew should know because they have not

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just sailed here. This is quite a big challenge, especially with the

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hot weather conditions. Knowing it was six weeks for the journey home,

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we decided to set up an event challenge for the entire journey

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home. We are using the rowing machine, the cycling machine and

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the running machine. Imagine there are growing hundreds of miles

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through the Red Sea in temperatures of up to 50 degrees centigrade. It

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is all to raise money for a Prostate Cancer Charity. I lost my

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grandfather to prostate cancer. It is nice to be able to put some

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money back into the charity. It is not publicised enough. We are an

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all-male ship. The crew members have raised more than �1,000

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already. The 34,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer of

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the UK this year, 10,000 will die of it. But if you catch it early,

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it can be cured. HMS Chiddingfold From the -- took the name of from

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the village in Surrey. It is great to have kept the connection.

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locate the connection going as long as we can. -- we will keep the

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connection. The crew will be reunited with their families

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The Portsmouth-based historic warship HMS Warrior is the star of

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a live show on BBC1 tonight. Sian Williams and Dan Snow have spent

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all day filming on board the ship which never fired a shot in anger.

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In just over half an hour, they're live with a show uncovering her

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secrets. Warrior is coming to the end of a restoration project which

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has taken more than 30 years. Good evening. This is the world's

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first are and hold it armour the warship to be powered by Steel. She

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is a magnificent condition because of a restoration project began in

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1979. We will have an exclusive look at the sick berth. It was

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restored we have lots of loving help from a local companies.

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Yes, do join us tonight. Southampton are doing really well.

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Yes, they are, but it is early days. The season is just a few weeks old.

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Southampton's 100% start to life in the Championship means they have

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now won their last five away matches, including their promotion

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campaign in League One. Adam Blackmore watched last night's

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thumping win at Ipswich. 100% in the League add another

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irresistible team displayed to sweep Ipswich aside last night.

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Ricky Lambert's opener to provide the fluidity of Southampton's play.

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Another goal, another composed finish up to put the visitors in

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finish up to put the visitors in control. It was three before half-

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time. David Connolly scored. The pundits were purring with pleasure.

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We are playing better now than what they did before. They are passing,

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their movement is good, their movement off the ball. They have

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got some good individual players. Ipswich snatched it two goals back

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after the restart. Two splendid finishes. There is a determination

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among us them. Nine wins in a row. They will have the rest of the

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football in a moment. Brighton are at Cardiff tonight.

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You can hear commentary on BBC Radio Sussex.

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Yes, Brighton have continued the momentum of last season. They are

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looking to continue their form. Craig Mackail-Smith opened the

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scoring last weekend. Tonight could be the sternest test so far of

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their Championship credentials. Cardiff will also have of 100%

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record. The Albion manager wants two more players before the end of

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the transfer window. If you spot the deliberate mistake... A first

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win of the season for pause mode. - - for Portsmouth.

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Tickets and got the only goal. 1-0 has probably flattered them a

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bit. But I would take it. It was a difficult night. We haven't come

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out with anything but we have to move on quickly. Bournemouth had a

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night to forget in League One, a goal just after half-time

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cancelling out an early Stevenage lead. They then had Adam Barrett

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sent off, and the resulting penalty put the visitors back in front.

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Bournemouth's 10 men eventually went down 3-1. When we are closing

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teams down, we are at our best. We did not really do that tonight.

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Crawley are second in League Two, the new boys hammering Southend 3-0.

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Two second half goals put them on an impressive unbeaten start to

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life in the Football League. Aldershot lost at home. If you go

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to the BBC's sport website, you can see extended highlights of all the

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football and goals from last night. A bit of cricket. Sussex's batsmen

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have revelled in the chance to bat Let's move on to the weather. I

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said yesterday, make sure you like rain because you will get it

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tomorrow. And we certainly are. Yes, 50 mm.

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That is just about it two ensures. Tracy Clements captured Alum Chine

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Beach in Bournemouth looking towards the pier earlier this

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morning. A dragonfly landed in Eric

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Hinkley's garden pond in Bosham near Chichester in West Sussex.

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And there were some dry periods this afternoon to allow Nadine

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Walkley to capture a bird of prey in Potterne Park in Verwood.

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The plane should fizzle out by tomorrow, but they can expect a

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return later tomorrow morning. Under the cloud cover, expect lows

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of 14 to 15 Celsius. That weather front will come back again tomorrow.

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Some heavy bursts of rain tomorrow. We will not have any respite, we

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will see it for most of the day. Dry periods for parts of Sussex

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perhaps. It is the Bournemouth Pier Festival, a damp start to the

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festival. But Friday and Saturday are looking good. The BBC Radio

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Solent possible be down there. You can try your hand at whether

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presenting. -- Radio Solent boss will be down there.

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Clear spells developing tonight. Temperatures of 10 or 11 Celsius. A

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cool start to Friday morning. But it will be a dry, sunny and settled

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day. Saturday is also a decent day, perhaps have the odd shower.

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Brighter spells developing as the day goes on. It is also looking

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pretty good for Sunday. But we do have this weather front which could

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produce one or two thundery showers. That ridge of high pressure will

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stay with us for the weekend. The weekend will be very warm. Here is

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your summary for the rest of the week. Heavy rainfall tomorrow. High

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pressure on Friday staying with us right through the weekend.

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You should do it professionally. You could get on a BBC coach.

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