14/02/2012 South Today

Hello, I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to South Today.

In tonight's programme: Help us solve the mystery - a

family's plea over their missing daughter three decades after her

disappearance. Any mother out there who has lost a child even for a

minute will know what that panic is like.

A former Cunard employee is charged with sexual assault of a child

whilst working for the company. An inquest hears of a teenager's

final moments after a light aircraft crashed killing him and

his instructor. And the stable hand who got to say

thank you to the emergency service which came to her rescue.

The Hampshire family of a toddler who went missing more than 30 years

ago is calling for an independent investigation into how military

police handled her disappearance. Katrice Lee hasn't been seen since

she vanished from a supermarket near a military base in Paderborn

in Germany. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Alex Forsyth has been

to Gosport to speak to her mother, Sharon Lee. Any mother out there

who has lost a child even for two or three minutes, will know what

that panic is like. It is an awful feeling. He goes away when you see

your child. For the past 30 years it has never left me. Katrice Lee

went missing on her second birthday. She was with her family buying

things at a supermarket in Germany near the military base where her

father was stationed. She left her for just a moment and Katrice Lee

had gone. It is Yves she vanished into thin air. Military police

thought she had walked to a nearby river and drowned but her body was

never found and her family don't believe that is what happened.

believe she has been abducted and I have always believed that. There is

no way my daughter got out of that not be that morning unassisted.

sister believes she is still alive. Mum and I go down to the beach on

her birthday and that a blue enough in the hope that somebody might see

it and think, I think I might be her or something like that.

daughter's disappearance in Germany has never been classified as a

crime, it is still called accident. A two year-old trialled has gone

missing. It is not a crime. We have not had the support from the

military. It has been hard to keep her highlighted in the press. She

has become the forgotten girl. family is fighting for an

independent review of the case among the military police to hand

over the original files. So far the MoD has refused but say the

investigation is being re-examined. I am never giving up hope of

finding my daughter. It is my belief 31 years ago if the police

had acted promptly and more efficiently, and may not have to be

sitting here talking to you today. I could have both my daughters with

A man has been found guilty of harassing his ex-girlfriend and

setting fire to her mother's home. Al Amin Dhalla was convicted at

Lewes Crown Court of harassing Alison Hewitt and her mother Pamela

Hewitt. He was also found guilty of arson after setting fire to Pamela

Hewitt's home in Buckinghamshire and starting a fire at a police

station. He was found not guilty of two charges. Our reporter Mark

Sanders has been in court, and joins me now. Mark, what happened

The jury have been considering 10 counts against Al Amin Dhalla and

they came back with verdict on seven of those charges. They found

him guilty of harassing his former girlfriend, Alison Hewitt. They

started a relationship in Brighton when it ended and started a

campaign against her. He was convicted of harassing her mother,

Pamela Hewitt, although he was acquitted by the jury on to serious

counts, putting a person in fear of violence by harassment. The jury

did convict him on arson, setting fire to Pamela Hewitt's cottage in

Buckinghamshire, and guilty of the attempted arson of a police station

near by. What will happen tomorrow? The jury still has a lot of work to

do. They have to consider three more charges against Al Amin Dhalla,

possession of an offensive weapon, theft and perverting the court --

course of justice. He has protested his innocence but tonight he has

been found guilty of seven significant charges.

An inquest has been hearing about a teenager's final moments in a plane

which crashed killing him and his instructor. He was on a training

flight with an instructor. He was described in court as not

survivable. The accident left wreckage scattered. The aircraft

had collided with a glider at 4,000 feet. The glider pilot was able to

parachuted to safety. Sadly they went. In court we heard how the

light aircraft was fitted with a special mechanism for Geoff just

isn't -- -- jettisoning the canape. -- canopy. An air accident

investigator could tell from the wreckage somebody had pulled the

lever to try to release the canopy of the plane but explained there

was an extra handle you would have had to release for the cabbie to be

jettisoned complete the and that hadn't happened. -- for the canopy.

The highly experienced pilot may have been incapacitated in the

collision with a glider and it was probably 15-year-old Nicholas who

had tried to open the canopy. There was also evidence his seat harness

had been released before the impact. The teenager's mother was in court

to hear what had happened to the plane in which her son died.

Tomorrow we are expecting an RAF doctor to give evidence about the

medical history and that might shed light on what happened. The inquest

is not expected to end until next week so it is not until then we

will know what caused these two deaths.

A former Cunard employee has been charged with the sexual assault of

a child and with possessing indecent images of children. Paul

Trotter worked for Southampton based Cunard as a supervisor in a

childrens' activity area. Cunard say they are deeply shocked by the

allegations and an independent review is underway into their

policies and procedures. Briony Leyland reports. They operate three

ships from the port of Southampton. They will not confirm which ship

off ships are connected with this investigation. Paul Trotter, 34,

from Yorkshire, is charged with possessing indecent images of

children and the sexual assault of a child under 13 between December

20th, 2010, and January 5th, 2011. Wiltshire Police say this was what

he was working for Cunard as a supervisor for the children

activity area. He knows -- he no longer works for their company and

will appear before magistrates on Thursday. Cunard say they are

deeply shocked by the allegations and the safety and well-being of

customers is of paramount importance. They told us following

these allegations being made we ask the NSPCC to conduct an independent

comprehensive review of our Wiltshire Police say they are

contacting all the parents they need to speak to in relation to the

investigation but if parents are The recent cold spell and

subsequent thaw has led to big problems for Thames Water. The

company's had double the usual number of pipes bursting over

recent days. They're currently dealing with more than 100

emergencies a day. On Saturday they received 4,000 calls from customers

It falls within something we prepare for as a business to make

sure we can handle any increase in demand or the number of cruise we

need out on the streets. What we have done in some areas his move

teams working on non-emergency work for the duration whilst it is

particularly cold, they have been sent over to help with the League

fixing and pay preparing. -- clique fixing. Saints hope they can do the

Double other West Ham and go top of the table. For Spanish nationals

have been charged with attempting to import cocaine in one of the

largest ever drug seizures at Gatwick. They will -- it was found

packed inside suitcases at the South Terminal on Friday. Through

rain and a man arrived on a flight from the Dominican Republic. --

three women. A man who murdered a drug dealer

from Berkshire has been jailed for life and will service a minimum of

35 years. Thomas Haigh killed David Griffiths from Bracknell after he

was told to bring back cocaine from Brazil for a second time. He also

shot dead Brett Flournoy. 35-year- old Griffiths was found buried on a

farm in Cornwall. Today his family said they would never get over what

had happened. As a family we never imagined we would be standing here

today and David would be gone. It is a living hell. We have had to

accept their horrific way David was taken from us but also had to

endure six weeks of worrying and looking for him, to then find out

he was murdered and buried was to lead to much to comprehend. He was

a battle for survival that captured the imagination of millions around

the world. Water shipped down told the story of a rabbit warren

threatened by the arrival of all donors -- bulldozers. A meeting is

under way to see if the real life builders should be allowed onto the

land that inspired the tail. -- the story. Four protesters it is

fiction turned back. He was the arrival of developers who forced

the rabbits to head off in search of a new home in water should down.

40 years after the story was published the author has been

horrified to see his writing ever taken by real life. The idea of

building houses there, just plonking them down in the open

country, this beautiful area, it ought not to be invaded by a rash

of residential developments. Poti marched in advance of the meeting

fear it will be more of nature -- more than major he loses out. --

more than nature. They are building these homes in addition to 2000

homes elsewhere, which would just put an incredible strain on the

infrastructure of our locality. Building homes on brownfield sites

like the flats incorporated here simply will not meet the demand for

places to live according to those backing the use of San Golford.

Instead of piecemeal development of a house here and there, in an unco-

ordinated way, the whole site could be planned in a co-ordinating

manner. The houses are only going to be planned in the north and west

of the site. The rest will be ancient wood land which will be

preserved and Park, which will also be protected in the south. The

greater protection than there is now. Object is are anticipating

defeat and are planning to continue protesting. Police negotiators

spoke to a 39-year-old before entering the flat in Bognor Regis

arresting him on suspicion of salt -- assault and criminal damage.

Sussex Police were called after 3 o'clock this morning. 82 jobs at a

bakery in Hampshire that makes Hovis bread are under threat.

Premier Foods says it stops -- will stop using the bakery in June. Jobs

at the distribution centre in the town will not be effective.

She suffered life threatening injuries when she was trampled by

horses in a freak accident. Lottie Taylor needed an emergency

operation before being flown to hospital by the Surrey air

ambulance. Now, just one month on, despite suffering a punctured lung

and broken ribs, Lottie is back working with the animals she loves.

Today she was able to thank the air ambulance medics in person. David

Allard reports. This might be the last thing you would expect Lottie

Taylor to be doing. Five weeks ago her life was tiny in the balance

after she was crushed and trampled by horses at another yard where she

works. I had two horses on either side. Something spooked them from

behind so they pulled defaults and I try to let go because I was stuck

in the middle of them there was nowhere for me to go and this a

pretty and I hit the floor which was rather hard, so got up and

walked to the House and I guess that was just a adrenalin, pretty

amazing when you needed. injuries were so severe the Serie

air ambulance was called. Her chest injury was very serious. The air

ambulance team gave her an anaesthetic and performed surgery

to enable her to breathe. She was airlifted to London and spent three

days on a ventilator but was home after a week. I don't remember

anything about the helicopter ride which is probably a good thing.

Today is a chance for her to visit the air ambulance and thank the

team for saving her life. Geoff would have been sitting here,

keeping an eye on the monitor. An Irish -- orange machine at the back

doing your breathing for use. In this case it was essential the air

ambulance went to enable her to be here and talking with us today.

cannot thank them enough. It has been made quite clear to me if they

went where they were things could have been very different. Back at

the stables her accident hasn't dented her confidence. Anybody who

likes horses knows these things can happen and you can either be scared

or get on with it. That is what I do and love to do and I will not

stop. She hopes to be back at work next month. Looking much better, a

big thank you to the air ambulance service. Provocative and

challenging. That is how an award- winning artist in Crawley has been

described by some. She's called Sarah Maple, and she's making quite

an impact in the art world. Sarah received death threats when she

portrayed herself wearing a burkha holding a piglet in 2008. The

photographer and painter's new exhibition is called "It's A Girl".

It's described as an unflinching investigation into what it is to be

a woman in 21st century Britain. This latest work is also likely to

raise eyebrows. Sara Smith's been Sarah Maple is an artist who isn't

afraid of putting herself centre- stage. In oils and photographs this

exhibition set out to challenge the way society looked at women. It is

the whole thing, you should be ashamed of your body, your hair, if

you spend money you commit yourself perfect. Brought up a Muslim in

Eastbourne and Crawley she explored her upbringing in her first solo

exhibition four years ago, the year after having won the Saatchi based

new sensations price. These images provoked death threats. You can

tell am not really worried about the response. The images may be of

beastly -- less obviously provocative than previous work but

the message is no less powerful. Dressed as a series of Disney

Princess's she takes on some very unmet Disney like rolls. Cinderella

is winning a seat in Parliament. Snow White is a scientist. It is

getting younger else to think, I can do anything I want, and not

just their to be beautiful and saved by a man. I hope it will make

people question assumptions, things went takes for granted and you

don't even see it any more. Sarah Maple isn't afraid of the F-word

and is making her case that feminism is about -- as valid now

than ever before. Can you remember Duran Duran in their heyday and

Margaret Thatcher as prime minister? If so you are now history,

according to researchers at the University of Sussex. They put in a

line thousands of balls -- observations by the 1980s from

ordinary people. We have been talking with one of those behind

the Mass observation project. In this locked storeroom lie thousands

of questionnaires completed over the past 75 years. Now the

responses from the 1980s are being put on line including one man's

record of his junk mail which included milk delivery promotions

and a notice of a ban the Bomb meeting. The respondent had

interesting takes on major events such as this man's thoughts on the

Falklands War. In his local pub on Friday night the talk was all about

the Falklands and the effect it would have on the World Cup.

key political figure of the decade proved divisive. Many respondents

admiring her determination, but not all. A male respondents describe

the 80s as like being nagged by someone else's wife and Thatcher is

the nagging wife in some ways. teaching resource will go online

later today and it is hoped it will inspire people. We can all document

the world around us, whether in our diaries or online blocks. It

reminds us all we can be the people writing the history of the present

for future historians. It is good to be part of history. Duran Duran,

remember them? A little bit before my time. You saw the lady on the

screen, that is mired grow Thatcher. I do remember that. -- Margaret

Thatcher. You remember the 80s, don't you? It is your birthday

today. I feel old. Are there joins hurting? I know you were talking

about history and the future, and I slink to Portsmouth? Very unhappy

about impending administration. They have put a petition up because

they want to get the administration process, they were the right result

to come out, asking fans to sign the petition. They will send it to

the Football League. Portsmouth fans being aged two to show their

support for the club this evening ahead of them move into

administration. They are ageing fans to arrive in plenty of time

for the game with Ipswich at Fratton Park. Facing up to a

financial crisis for the second time in three years. People want to

carry on, they want the team there. A lot of people wouldn't mind if

they went down a division. The City will be really upset if they lost

their club. It doesn't reflect on their actual player's performance,

it is all just to do with needing some money and the person he did

help the Matt wasn't quite as fresh as we thought. I think it is wrong.

If they are not up to it, quit. Provocative views across Portsmouth.

We brought you the background last night and analysis of what remained.

That continued into Late Kick Off. If you missed it it is available on

the BBC as a player right now. -- BBC iPlayer.

February 14th is a chance to show someone what they mean to you, so

tonight, there should be plenty of passion, excitement and perhaps a

few tears. Yes, it's a Tuesday night of football league action and

what a game in store at Upton Park It's West Ham-top of the

Championship against Southampton, a point behind in second. Kris Temple

is standing by to bring listeners all the drama. Kris, will the

winners tonight go on and win the title? We will lead to a man's

alone tonight. For Saints, once again, in no -- no way game, the

priority number one is do not least. Having beaten West Ham earlier in

the season, they might fancy they can come here and do a little bit

more than just not lose. If they could it might prove a pivotal

point in the race for the Premier League. Nigel Adkins has named an

unchanged side. I am sure he has got some romantic lines are lined

up for those who will put the romance to one side and watch the

football. Two other big performers in the championship, Brighton at

home against Millwall. They were moved up to eight dinner-table

after Saturday's match. -- 8th in the table. And Reading as well

tonight. In League One Bournemouth aim for a

fifth consecutive home win, they're home to Leyton Orient. And in

League two Aldershot finally return to action after two postponed games

when they host Hereford. Crawley Town could go back to the top of

the table with a win tonight, but Swindon harbour their own promotion

hopes. Don't forget, the best of the action from tonight Games in

tomorrow's programme, plus for more news in our late bulletin at

10:25pm. One other line of sport. Newbury has retained the field for

the rescheduled meeting. It was postponed last week due to the bad

weather. Top trainers including Paul Nicholls will be participating

in the race which is free for all racegoers. It will look very

different on Friday to those pictures we have just seen there.

Heavy going, so wet and muddy. Like a double whammy, Valentines. You

still have to go out and get a card. Cakes for the newsroom. We were

expecting some Brownies. I have let you all down. We had to go and buy

them ourselves. Make me feel really guilty. I feel really terrible now.

It serves you right. Let's have a It is looking fairly quiet, not

only tonight but through the rest of the week. Not much to say. Paddy,

mild and still high have that breeze. -- cloudy. The clouds

thickening up, the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. A very mild

beginning for Wednesday. The cloud will be a strong feature. We are in

a favoured spot with our central location to see some sunshine

through the afternoon, particularly in the breeze. Rather mild. A bit

above average for the time of year. Into the evening, a familiar theme.

The breeze will begin to die down as we head into Thursday. A mild

beginning as we head into Thursday. A bit of a change, but through the

bulk of the daytime we will stay on the dry side. You can see the gap

between the isobars has increased. The cold front will take all day to

arrive here. Things will begin to change at the end of the week, a

lot more cloud. A bit of rain Thursday night, into Friday. Friday,

a dull and damp affair. We are still in that mild area of air by

the end of the week. Saturday, we see the transition, it will be some

-- become colder and there is some brain. The gradual change as we

head into the weekend. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, staying a

mile. The breeze beginning to die down put up by Saturday, at first

the rain and then becoming colder still. That is the weather. Were

they get very cold next week? It will not get very cold. We will

have an unsettled south-westerly set-up. No snow. That is it from us.