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

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Face to face: Is this the hi-tech answer to better security and

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shorter queues at our airports? Late, unreliable and students left

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at the bus stop: Criticism of a bus service used by school children.

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it goes on any longer than the first week then it will impact on

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education. Through the keyhole at Cowdray Park House as some of its

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secrets go up for sale. And the battle is on as the real

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world takes on the virtual for supremacy of the racetrack. I want

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to show that in the driving world, the man can still win., Airport

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security remains a prime concern for all our airports in the South

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since 9/11. Two years ago a new look e-passport was introduced at

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Gatwick Airport amid speculation and criticism by the then Shadow

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Immigration spokesman Damien Green. Today as the Government Minister,

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he's changed his tune and is in favour of the hi-tech facial system.

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He believes it's helping to make Britain's border security control

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among the toughest in the world. Mark Sanders examines the issue.

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If you flew into Gatwick this summer, you may have had a close

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encounter with one of these machines, the e-passport gates. The

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use facial recognition technology to compare your face to the

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photograph recorded on the chip in your passport. Once the cheque has

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been made, the gates will open automatically. It enables us to

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concentrate our resources on the high risks. It enables us to speed

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the process of passengers through, at the same time keeping security.

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But the union that represents border agency staff has questions

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about the system. You agree this is the way forward was Mark in the

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long term, absolutely. But that the moment, there are too many

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technological flaws in the system. The current immigration merger of -

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- Minister was sceptical when he was in opposition. This is what

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Damian Green had to say two years ago. I am worried that the

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government is relying too much on technology and spending a huge

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amount of money and thinking that every new piece of kit will be the

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magic wand that will solve the problem. But now, in a statement,

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That Wickes as the e-passport gates are proving to be proper. --

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Gatwick says. As more and more people renew their passports, they

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will be able to use automated equipment like this that and make

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sure the border is kept safe and they go through much more quickly.

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We are very enthusiastic about it. We are two days away from the

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terrible anniversary of the events in New York and we have all been

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working very hard at the last 10 years to make it easier to get

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through airports. The way we go through airports has certainly

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changed and the use of the pop -- e-passport gates is likely to grow.

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The former I'm a Celebrity contestant Aggro Santos has been

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charged with raping two women, one of the them in Chichester. The 22-

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year-old rapper is accused of assaulting the woman earlier this

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year. A second man is charged with the same offence. Both men will

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appear before Chichester Magistrates Court a week on Monday.

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9,000 people in West Sussex have won the the first stage of a battle

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to keep their care services. Local authorities across the South have

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had to make cuts to social care services leading to months of

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anxiety for vulnerable adults. On the Isle of Wight, protesters are

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taking their fight to the High Court in London. But in Sussex a

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compromise deal has been reached. Peter Henley is here with more.

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This has been very controversial, hasn't it? In West Sussex, they

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went to mediation and looked at five separate cases. As a result,

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the council has agreed it needs to target its money much more

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carefully and that maybe they were doing this in the wrong way. As a

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result, the whole process has been set back but they have brought an

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outside company in to do the reassessment of more than 9,000

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cases. The Don't Cut Us Out campaign are very pleased with this.

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They think they are finally being included in the process of

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identifying savings. They think they have saved at least �100,000.

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But the Isle of Wight looks as if it is heading for the court? Yes,

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it is a judicial review that has been granted. The way they are

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applying these cuts for very vulnerable people, whether or not

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they did the whole consultation process lawfully. But the lawyers

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involved, it will be that �100,000 bill. Lots of councils are looking

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at whether you can split the substantial need band in two. But

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unless they can find an alternative such as in West Sussex, taxpayers

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will have to fit the lawyer's bill. An investigation has been launched

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after a 12-year-old boy fell through a glass viewing panel at

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Yarmouth Castle on the Isle of Wight. English Heritage say the

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incident happened after he jumped on the glass. Staff gave first aid

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at the scene and he is recovering at St Mary's Hospital.

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Hundreds of children in Dorset are struggling to get to school as the

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county's bus service slips into chaos. The introduction of new

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routes by Wilts and Dorset bus company has meant many youngsters

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have found themselves stranded at bus stops and some services have

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failed to turn up at all. One head teacher told BBC South that if the

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situation continues pupils education is bound to suffer. Ben

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Moore explains. Parents at the local bus-stop know that if their

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children's experience is anything to go by this week, they will have

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a long wait. We have ended up with several routes which are empty,

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some buses which do not turn up at all. Children are being left at

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bus-stops both going to school and coming home and they are having to

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wait for a very long time. The row stems from the council's neatest

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save money. The cost of a school bus to get used to be �250 a year.

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But a has risen to �400. Also the number of places has halved from

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2000 to 1000, which means children have to be sent on public buses at

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a cost. I have to pay whatever the area chooses to charge me. In my

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case, it would be over �750. council says these are teething

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problems as it changes the bus company running the school service.

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We have reduced the number of contract has. The main contractor

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is now taking on new routes and it takes a while for the drivers to

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get used to the new routes and they are taking longer than we would

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wish. But scores like this 6th form College are saying they already

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have to pick up the flat. If it goes on any longer than the first

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week, there will be disruption and it will impact on education. But I

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am hoping we will resolve it. I have written to the transport

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department and requested a meeting and I'm hoping we can work this

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current get this resolved as quickly as possible. The council

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say they will strip bus companies of their contract if things do not

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improve quickly. As far as parents are concerned, all involved could

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do better. Students and staff had to be

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evacuated from the Chemical Science building at Reading University

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after a chemical leak caused a fire. 22 fire officers and four fire

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engines attended the scene along with the Hazardous Environment Unit.

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No-one was hurt in the incident but one person was treated for shock.

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Still to come: Rehana is threatened by a lot of hot air. And I will

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bring Yuri for weather forecast right at the end of the programme.

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Children whose teachers were struck down by a mystery stomach bug the

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day before they were due back after the summer holidays returned to

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school today. An intensive cleaning operation has been underway at

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Binfield Church of England Primary in Berkshire. Many parents had been

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forced to make alternative child- care arrangements for the last four

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days. Allen Sinclair reports. for school. Four days late. But

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with virtually the whole teaching staff struck down by a mystery

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stomach bug, there was no option than to delay the start of the new

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term. Lots of parents have had to rally round, trying to find child

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care. I have got good friends around so they have had the

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children. You feel sorry for the people that have come down ill.

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source of the buyer is being -- being investigated by the Health

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Protection Agency. Most of the 52 staff had gathered together last

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Friday for a training day. A buffet had been provided by an outside

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catering firm and by the weekend more than a quarter of the work

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staff were taken ill. Recalled every single family. On today's

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curriculum, everybody has learned how to wash their hands. There are

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too young to understand why and how serious it was. It could have been

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a disaster. I think they acted the right way. Although none of the

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staff were sick actually at school, an intensive deep clean has been

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carried out as a precaution in vulnerable areas.

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The father of the boy killed by a polar bear in the arctic circle

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last month is raising money to create a garden at the hospital

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where he works. David Chappell is a consultant spinal surgeon at

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Salisbury District Hospital. His son Horatio wanted to follow in his

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father's footsteps and become a doctor. The garden will help

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patients at the spinal treatment centre - many of whom are

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completely bed bound for months at a time. Jeff Holt is known for

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being the first quadriplegic tear sail solo around Great Britain. He

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was a patient on the spinal unit after breaking his neck in a

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swimming accident. I remember counting the dots on the

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polystyrene tiles above my head. Remembered staring at the ceiling,

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I need a different people coming on the ward by the sound of the stews.

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I yearned to the cup and see a blue sky. -- the sound of their shoes.

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And that is why he wants to create a garden for the 100 patients to

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come here every year. This man was paralysed from the chest down after

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crashing his lorry. For them to be able to sit there, it is just open

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space, what better? The surgeon who cared for these patients suffered

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took his own tragedy last month when his son was killed by it a

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polar bear. We feel this was definitely a way that if we can

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concentrate our efforts on getting something good to come up to this

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tragedy. Horacio wanted to study medicine and he had come here to

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the spinal unit to do work experience with his dad. More than

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�50,000 has been devoted in his memory and that money will go

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towards creating this garden. The unit is appealing for volunteers to

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help with the project. As this garden grows, it will form part of

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the healing process for both the patients on the spinal unit and the

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It is the sale of a bygone century, the treasures were then Cowdray

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Park House in West Sussex are up for auction. Items range from a �50

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flag to a �400,000 painting. Christie's has played two miles of

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cable and set up 80 telephones to deal with interest in the sale. The

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main attention -- the main attraction for many is getting to

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see inside a magnificent old house. But over a century, Cowdray Park

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House has kept its secrets safe. For a few days, the world has been

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let inside. It is full of over 1000 antiques, collected by the family

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in the 19 hundreds. Sumptuous reminders of a bygone era -- in the

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19th this room was pretty much left alone since the early 20th century.

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This is covered in silver and very ornate. This is a grand clear-out.

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Everything with a tag is for sale. Such a unique opportunity to get to

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comes to such a house as first and then also daunting because of the

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nature of the task. We have got over 1250 lots being sold next week

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so it is a huge dog and a massive team effort -- huge job. One of

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these portraits is said to be an example of the Elizabethan

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portraiture. I think it is the amazingly an elaborate nature of

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the dress, it its floral motifs and emblematic significance. Everything

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is expected to sell and raise around �5 million. Then the rooms

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will stand empty. These grand old country house will close its doors

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again. Some lovely pieces. Beautiful.

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Balloon enthusiasts have spent most of today preparing five flight over

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West Sussex. It is for the charity Children's Hospice Service, CHASE

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which is based near Guildford. Around 30 hot-air balloons are

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about to lift off. It marks the beginning of the Wisborough Green

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Balloon Festival. Our reporter is there to have a go in one of the

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balloons. It looks like they are preparing to set off? A few of them

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are preparing to take off in just a few minutes. Some already have

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taken to the skies. It is a chance for people to fulfil a dream to go

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up in a hot-air balloon and all for a very good cause. This is all for

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the Children's Hospice Service, CHASE. Let us have a look at how

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things are looking here this This is the 4th attempt we have

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made to go up. She won it for herself and Another. My mum gave

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her godson of the present for his 18th and then his mum gave me the

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present from my 18 so we are doing it together. I have been absolutely

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desperate to go ballooning all of Brilliant! I hope you saw that. I

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nearly got knocked over. It is a beautiful evening but it is all for

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a very beautiful cause. With me is a gentleman from the Children's

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Hospice Service, CHASE. We are here to support a wonderful charity. We

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currently support over 500 families in at Sussex and Surrey and we are

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supporting these families who have children and teenagers with

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conditions and illnesses which mean they cannot -- they are unlikely to

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live till then 19th birthday. event has been going on for 20

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years. You have been No 1 spot a little bit less than that. Tell us

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about your response? The people always come together to support the

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charity. They have raised over �100,000 in that time. It is so

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important to us that we get community support... And you have

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had a lot of support today. Thank you so much. We have run at of

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times. The event has been cancelled for the next two days because of

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the weather. We will have the full weather

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forecast shortly. A lot of hot air with the rugby. The Rugby World Cup

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is under way and gives the sport a shot in the arm every four years.

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Aficionados of the oval ball the Libyan paradise for the next eight

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weeks. England's performance is going to have a direct effect on

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the health of the sport back home. These budding stars are putting

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their backs into getting to the top. The youngsters at Oakmedians Rugby

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Club will be glued to do England's performance Down Under. When the

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World Cup starts, like in 2007, there are a lot more people here.

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think it might inspire people if England were two when, lots of

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children would want to be up there on the telly. A big tournament in

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New Zealand offers a chance from rugby clubs like this to capitalise

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on the spot's increased profile. It is a rare opportunity for the oval

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ball game to replace football on the back pages. The nation switches

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on to rugby and we normally have a bit of a spike in recruitment. More

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people playing the game, the better for the game and better for future

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England players. Oakmedians Rugby Club is flourishing, the popularity

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of touch rugby, which takes the bruising contact at a the game has

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brought former players back to the sport and brought new recruits.

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we need recruitment within ourselves and within the Union.

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Rugby World Cup, 2011, New Zealand, officially open... The 7th the

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Rugby World Cup got off to a spectacular start. The competition

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will be fierce. Just like that on the training pitches in Bournemouth

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last night. Come on England! They are excited. In football, Wes

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Thomas has joined Bournemouth on loan. The Brighton and Hove Albion

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boss Gus Poyet has been rewarded with the title of August's manager

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of the month. They are top of the table going into their game at

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Bristol City tomorrow when new signing Vicente Rodriguez could

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make his debut. Southampton are second in the championship. Nigel

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Adkins's men will be aiming to bounce back from their first defeat

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at Leicester a fortnight ago. Joss Hooiveld is in contention to make

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his debut. They play Nottingham Forest tomorrow. Dan Seaborne is

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still in hospital after an incident outside a south London --

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Southampton nightclub. The cricket county championship,

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Hampshire's situation could be decided at Liverpool tomorrow. They

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were dismissed seven short of Lancashire's first innings total.

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Sussex are not completely safe bet that they have been battered into a

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strong position. Expect an early declaration tomorrow. Sussex will

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try to bowl Worcestershire at far is second time. Surrey harbouring

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hopes for promotion. Essex need 272 when.

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Video games have made many of us believe that we are as good as the

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professionals as a range of sports like golf, tennis and even being a

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football manager. An experiment took place in Surrey this week to

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prove that reality still holds the edge over a virtual reality. David

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Coulthard took on some gamers around the Top Gear test track.

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Representing the virtual world, some of the top gainers in the

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country, THE formula of -- format Formula One * David Coulthard. They

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have 15 minutes to set the fastest lap on the Top Gear test track,

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driving the same vehicles an identical conditions. The machine

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can be the man, but I want to hopefully show that in the driving

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world, the man can still beat the Rules are managed to set the pace

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early on with a one-minute 63 lap. -- cools card. The rain made it

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more tricky. The best and so far is one minutes 16. My best lap is one

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minute 51. But I am off the track again and have another foul. One

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last chance for the first is daymare but the pressure told and

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he was half a second slower than the winner David Coulthard. Reality

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wins. Pretty close in the finished and I would like a rematch.

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should be that way. And you are racing against a former Formula One

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driver. He has shown that despite all of the advances in modern

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technology, despite the comfort of the console, you cannot beat the

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raw talent and skill of a professional racing driver in a

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real car. More burning rubber on breakfast

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tomorrow. I am surprised the start I thought it was going to be the

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bedroll the reality of winning. Never underestimate the human being.

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We have got some ideas for you to This Sunday, you can enjoy a day

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out with a difference. The Rural Life Centre is celebrating all

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things donkey. Get up close and personal with these cute and cuddly

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animals. This house is having an open day

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tomorrow. Staff will be on hand to explain how they help and care for

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children and adults with life limiting conditions.

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A was will be won or lost in Newbury this weekend with the

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historical model war games society big event at Newbury racecourse.

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All are welcome. To celebrate 100 years since

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Caversham became part of Reading, there is a garden party starting

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tomorrow at noon. It is Edwardian theme and everyone is encouraged to

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wear a hat. This weekend sees the annual

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Petersfield Antiques Fair. There will be 43 antique dealers showing

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a wide range of fine quality pieces. Some big ideas. You might want to

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watch This forecast very carefully because I understand it might get a

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I think it might be getting a bit lively there!

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There was a bit livelier earlier but I managed to stay put on the

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ground. The weather is very important or through the weekend.

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There is a yellow alert. I will tell you a bit about that later.

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Today, not a bad day, better than yesterday's. You can see that

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although we had a cloudy beginning, the cloud broke in places to give

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us some decent sunny spells this evening. Still a risk of one or two

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showers but overnight an exceptionally warm night because of

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the cloud above. Tomorrow morning, there could be some coastal fog as

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well as a hilltop fog. Temperatures in the West already up to 18 or 19

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degrees in the morning. A grey day on the coast. The by midday, we

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will see a steady persistent band of rain sweeping from west to east.

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It will be brighter at the end of the day. The winds south-easterly.

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Progressively getting stronger as the day goes on. On Sunday, they

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will be very strong. South to south-westerly by the end of

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Saturday. Saturday night, cloudy and warm with temperatures of the

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17 or 18 degrees. There may be one or two showers, mainly dry though.

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Sunday morning, the winds will be picking up and it is looking like a

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very blustery day. Squally showers along the coastal stretch elsewhere.

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Temperatures around 18 or 19 degrees. The outlet, the main

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concern is Sunday-night into Monday when the alert becomes valid.

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