05/03/2012 South Today

In tonight's programme, fighting to survive, more than a quarter of

families live in poverty on one Southampton estate. The we're

hearing stories of children being hungry, children actually admitting

to adults who are not their own parents, that they're hungry.

Raising standards for tenants, new powers that could stop rogue

landlords. Preserving the past, can you help painter picture of the New

Forest during the Second World War? Kent on stage, the two prize-

winning students enjoy in the 70s pop superstars.

Imagine not having enough money to feed your children properly.

According to a report out today by the charity Family Action, many

people are having to choose between keeping their children warm or well

fed as rising food and fuel prices break the bank for people on low

incomes. It suggests that some families are spending less than �2

a head each day on food - and the effect is being felt here in the

south. In the Itchen area of Southampton, it's estimated more

than one in four children lives in poverty and on the Weston Estate

that's thought to be much higher. Tonight, on Inside Out, Jon Cuthill

talks to people in Weston struggling to make ends meet,

including the children themselves. My daddy worries about the bills,

as kids, and it is hard being a parent, a single parent. I go

without, so the girls have, basically, which is getting harder,

because the price for everything is going up. They're talking about

cutting benefits, so I have to do that to the best of my ability, but

that is what I'm here for, so hopefully they will grow up with a

good life, go to good schools, get good jobs, because I do not want

them becoming part of the benefit nation which seems to be around

these days. Money helps you pay, many helps you get the food that

you want. It helps you get whatever you want and then stuff. Like toys,

food, my favourite chicken. Once a week, Ollie joins other

dance in his support Cup held in this former betting shop. The only

time we get to treat their children is at Christmas and birthdays. We

cannot take them out to go to McDonald's, nothing like that. You

just cannot afford it. For the first time since I have been here,

we're hearing stories of children being hungry. Children actually

admitting to adults who are not the Rhone pence they are hungry. This

something wrong there, that should not be the case in the 21st century.

The Government has promised to eradicate child poverty in Britain

by Twenty20, but here in Southampton, that might feel like a

long way off. Tim Nichols represents the Child

Poverty Action Group, a charity that's been campaigning for better

living conditions for children for the last 50 years. What's your

reaction to these pockets of severe deprivation in 2012? It is quite

shocking to find these pockets of deprivation today. We're in a

double century year for Dickens and people would have thought of this

as something of a Dickensian past, but unfortunate in Britain we have

much higher levels of child poverty than most of the European Union,

and if they can do better, we certainly should be able to. David

Cameron's suggesting he wants to change the definition of child

poverty - just what defines a child as living in poverty? The current

poverty line is set at �12 per family member per day, so if you're

below that, you're considered in poverty and some of these families

are really quite a long way below that. We were told the biggest

burden would be taken by the wealthiest, with matters not how it

is turning it in practice and even the Treasury has published

documents that show they're not doing what they said. There they

are going to be �18 billion of benefit cuts kicking in by 2014 and

the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that child poverty is

going to go up by another 100,000 children pair Europe according to

current plans, so the Government needs to look at this again very

urgently. You can see Jon's full report on tonight's Inside Out.

That's at 7.30 here on BBC1. Growing numbers of people are being

ripped off by unscrupulous private landlords - who abuse their powers

to withhold deposits - or worse, leave tenants in poor and even

dangerous accommodation. Last week one rogue landlord in Reading was

given a jail term for failing to bring his property up to scratch.

Now the town's teaming up with the Citizens Advice Bureau to bring in

new powers. It could prove a model for other towns to follow. Allen

Sinclair reports. A quarter of all Reading's housing is privately

rented and though most landlords provide decent accommodation to

their tenants, far too many do not. Last year almost 700 complaints

were raised with the town's citizens advice bureau, and

increase the organisation fears is set to continue. A lot about

disrepair of properties that they are moving into. Landlords

promising they will do things, taking a holding deposit from the

tenant and then not doing them, were in fact taking a holding

deposit from several tenants, giving the tenancy to one of them

and not returning the deposit to the others. The owner of this house

in Reading put his tenants in serious danger. Gas appliances were

in poor repair, electrical wiring was exposed and a faulty boiler

meant no heating or hot water. Already in jail for drugs offences,

last week the landlord you had a further prison term imposed. Now

Reading council is teaming up with the Citizens Advice Bureau to

establish new powers and tighter regulations to hold all landlords

to account and try to raise standards for tenants. Some things

we can do straight away in some things we have already done, some

things will take a little longer, but it is absolutely worthwhile. We

are only going to see an increase in pressure on her private rented

accommodation because of the economy. Dinghy in some of the new

regulations could be a lengthy process. It could be two years

before the scheme is fully up and running, but today's launch was a

marker of determination to deal with the problem.

A Sussex man wanted for child pornography offences who was on the

run for seven years is beginning a prison sentence. Paul Ashton was

first arrested by police in 2004 at his home in Bracklesham Bay but

disappeared while he was on bail. He was caught last year after his

picture appeared on the Crimestoppers website. He was

recognised and arrested by police in South Wales. He's been jailed

for 30 months for possessing more than 5,000 indecent images of

children. It shows these people that justice

will catch up with them, mumps, weeks a years later and the

sentence reflects our series cities. A man's appeared in court in

Southampton - after being charged in connection with a shooting in

the city last month. A 27-year-old man was shot in the legs in

Vanguard Road in the Townhill Park area on Sunday February 17th. 26-

year-old Malachi Augustus Francis from South East London is the

second man to be charged. He's been remanded in custody until April

23rd. A minister's been on a fact finding

visit to Marchwood Military Port near Southampton - which could be

sold off to raise millions of pounds for the government. Local

councillors and the area's MP are opposed to any sell-off that leads

to the creation of a big commercial container terminal on the west bank

of Southampton Water. Steve Humphrey reports.

Military could be needed by British forces around the world flows

through the sport, but now the Ministry of Defence is considering

selling the site, which employs around 150 civilians and 600

soldiers. There were no photo opportunities for the media when

the defence minister visited today, but he met these local councillors,

who all want the Army to stay. is a jewel in the crown. It should

not in my opinion be sold. There should be other ways, if it needs

financing, that it has found. Already the company which runs

Southampton docks says it would be interested in buying reported it is

eventually put up for sale by their MoD. The company's bid to build its

new port facilities was rejected in 2004. The port operator could not

be contacted for comment today. Some local councillors fear the

consequences of the commercialisation of March would

poured. They would have a fit in the door and it would be so much

harder to defend it. It would have a tremendous effect on the village

and the lorries and cars and traffic. It is understood a number

of different options are being looked at. The MoD could sell the

port and move out completely, it could allow commercial development

on parts of the side door it could do nothing and leave things as they

are at the moment. This evening, the Ministry of Defence says it is

to sue in to say if the military will continue to use of March would.

It says further work is needed to make the right decision.

One of the south's largest care home providers is calling for a

return to a star-rating system to help those trying to find the best

place for elderly relatives. Two years ago, the industry regulator

abandoned star ratings, which rather like the hotel system, gave

homes either one, two or three stars. But as Georgina Windsor

reports, some care professionals believe that what's replaced it is

too complicated. Here at this dementia Care Home,

staff believe the home deserves an excellent star rating, but stars

everything of the past. Now the regulatory board leaked judges

whether homes are complying with a range of individual standards, from

cleanliness to ensuring the dignity of residents. Look on the Web sites

and there will be detailed inspection reports on all the 16

points. It can be very confusing. If you had a simple star rating and

he could see their home had three stars, you would know it was

excellent. The Care Quality Commission says the star system is

no longer appropriate after changes to legislation. It argues the new

system involves more frequent inspections and actually gives a

better view of the standard of care homes. A new website called the

Good Care Guide to invite the public to commence on care homes,

but the National Association of care homes says this is not a good

idea. We're concerned by these three TripAdvisor type websites

that have spring up recently, because we think it is the

professionals who should be doing the rating. The company which runs

18 homes in Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire is calling for the

regulator to bring back the star system.

A report into the extent of a virus which infects livestock has found

almost a third of British cases are in Sussex. The Schmallenberg virus

causes major deformities in lambs and calves. Sussex has 27 confirmed

cases of the disease. Farms in Surrey, Wiltshire, West Berkshire,

Hampshire and the Isle of Wight also have confirmed cases.

Plans have been announced for Cunard's three largest cruise ships

to take part in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations this summer.

The crew of the Queen Mary 2 will line the decks during a sail-past

at Southampton, and all three ships' whistles will be blown in a

salute. The QM2, along with the Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth,

will arrive in formation in the Solent soon after dawn on the 5th

June. Still to come in this evening's

South Today, David Allard meets the The remarkable story of the New

Forest's involvement in the Second World War is to be gathered

together in a two year project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Volunteers will help collect memories, photographs and other

records. There are nearly 300 wartime sites in the Forest and at

Ibsley for example there are still some intriguing reminders of an

historic airfield. Roger Finn has the story.

Two key historians climb up a rich near Ringwood. They are heading for

the remains of the headquarters for RAF Ibsley. Four wartime airfield

operated in the valley below. of the wartime airfields would have

had these structures. It was intended as a back-up control

centre in the event of the airfield being bombed and the control tower

being taken out, they could still conduct operations from a structure

such as this. This defensive centre was unique with a double cup killer

and two look out. One was to overlook the airfield and the other

was to look at the eastern slope where they feared they could be a

parachute invasion. There were 280 wartime sites in the New Forest.

Hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed here in the months

leading up to D-Day. Many were embarking from ports along the side

of the Forest. Many of the sides are now be done alongside --

beneath soil and vegetation. They will now be gathering information

about Sly schools amongst other things. Alongside the archaeology,

they want memories. What was it like in this bunker during the war?

What was it like with the influx of personnel? What was it like when

they all left? We want to capture as much information as we can and

find out what has already been done and bring it all into one place.

The project is now looking for volunteers to help with the

archaeology and record the oral history.

And there's a website for anyone who wants to get involved in the

project. You'll find plenty more information there.

If you think you can help in the project then just go to that

website. Tony is here and he has all the sport from the weekend. As

far as the football is concerned, Reading and Saints are doing

brilliantly? Their fans are telling me about it

as well. There is a lot of debate about what is going on with

Portsmouth and they are saying look at us at the top of the table. We

are doing so well. Both sides extended their winning runs on

Saturday. We start at Elland Road. Rickie Lambert scored his 20th

League goal of the season. What a great folly. It was fantastic stuff.

The real hero was Kelvin Davis. There was a brilliant double save.

Look at that. A wall of yellow shirts and at the end, what a

scramble, Southampton holding out for a 1-0 victory. They are at the

top of the table. Saints remain a point clear of West

Ham who beat Cardiff yesterday. Reading's surge has turned them

from a play-off contender to a genuine automatic promotion hope.

Saints remain a point clear of West Ham who beat Cardiff yesterday.

Brighton are 7th, we'll see their game at Doncaster in a moment.

Officials from Portsmouth and Rangers have discussed a possible

fund raising match between the two clubs, who both face going out of

business. Portsmouth fans have given a mixed reaction to Balram

Chainrai's comments this weekend, which suggested he would step in to

avoid Portsmouth going bust. The rest of the weekend action starts

with the fund raisers fighting for Pompey's future. Any donations?

Anything at all? They shook their buckets outside and roared their

team on inside. Desperate days for Portsmouth. Pharma fearing the end

is nigh for a club formed in 1885. Never in my life would I have

thought we would lose Portsmouth. I still cannot believe it. Who knows?

Things are tight. The former owner has again said he would step in to

avoid liquidation. He held further talks yesterday with the

administrator and has referred to himself once more as a reluctant

owner. On the field they fell at two points behind and Matthew Bates

followed up from a yard out. Marvin got the third goal. From the

opposition there was sympathy and concern about their current plight.

We all wait with bated breath to see whether a club, hopefully not

Portsmouth, do eventually go into liquidation and out of business.

You would hope not. Such a massive club with such a great history and

such a recent win of the Cup final. There was a goal for Brighton at

Doncaster. They are continuing their push for a play-off place. A

late penalty denied them the points. Bournemouth pushed League One

leaders Charlton all the way. They were unlucky to lose to a last-

minute goal. In League Two Aldershot won a 6th straight game.

Crawley go to Southend tonight of the back of another defeat. 1-0 at

home to Torquay. Portsmouth swimmers Gemma Spofforth

and Katy Sexton go for a place in the Olympic Games tonight at the

aquatic centre. The top two will qualify in the final of the 100

metres backstroke. Former world champion Spofforth qualified third

fastest while Sexton just secured her place, qualifying 8th fastest.

There's coverage here on the BBC red button.

The Cowes week sailing regatta has agreed an extension to its title

sponsorship. The financial business Aberdeen Asset Management has

agreed a two year extension to it's current deal, meaning the world's

oldest sailing regatta will be known as Aberdeen Asset Management

Cowes week until 2015. Declan Danahar has signed a new two

year contract with London Irish. The back row forward has played

more than 200 games for Irish who play their home games in Reading.

On Saturday Irish were beaten in a match dominated by penalties. Wasps

kicked six in all. The game's only try came from Salosi Tangithakibow.

The 18-13 defeat was Irish's 10th of what's becoming a disappointing

campaign for Toby Booth's men. Britain's rhythmic gymnastics team

have won their appeal and will compete at this summer's Olympic

Games. The team had fallen agonisingly short of the benchmark

required for qualification at the gymnastics test event in January.

On appeal the team, whose routine was part choreographed by

Southampton's Ellen Watson have been nominated to take part in the

Games. Back to football to finish.

So much of modern football's problems have been blamed on the

wages paid to players, so a timely piece coming up on tonight's Late

Kick-off programme. In 1961, no footballer could be paid more than

�20 a week. The legendary player, manager and broadcaster Jimmy Hill

changed that with his pioneering campaign to scrap the maximum wage.

Now retired in Sussex he reflects on the momentous change to the game

as we know it. Jimmy Hill and all the weekend's

goals in tonight's Late Kick-off from 11.05pm here on BBC One.

It will be great to hear from him again.

He is a wonderful figure from the stop --. It's the dream gig for any

music student. Taking to the stage with a supergroup of rock legends

to sing some of their classic hits. That's what Dawn Corney and Gracie

Hancock have got in store this evening. The students at

Southampton Solent University were chosen as a reward for their youth

work outside uni. So for one night only they're joining a group whose

shelves are groaning with Grammy awards.

The audience go to hear their favourite tracks? A line-up of

legends. With more than 200 hit singles and albums between them,

these mediations have earned their place at pop's top table.

This is 10 cc. He was also in godly and cream. This is a hit from

Buggles. He is a terrific producer from acts such as Frankie Goes to

Hollywood and Robbie Williams. Together with Edel's drama. They

are a supergroup called there, Producers. We thought it would be

nice to get out and play our instruments life. We wanted to

wrists hurt -- rehearsed enough and aspire to play a pub gig. It is

always great to get out and meet people and kids who were in the

business. They asked us all kinds of questions. I would have asked

those questions if I had been that age. How do you make a living from

the music business? Watching with a little apprehension, but two

student singers joining them on stage tonight. My boyfriend is

super nerd when it comes to producers so when I told him he

knew it was a big deal. Such success stories really. It is just

something amazing to put on your CV at the very least. The only sound

check before tonight's performance. These songs were its before dawn

and Gracie were born. Now they are singing them alongside the men who

made them classics. It is an amazing start for two musical

career as. Good old Trevor Horn. Oh my

goodness, good luck tonight. They must be so nervous to be surrounded

by all of those men. They will be well looked after.

The brilliant opportunity. Let us get on to the weather. I had

snow over the weekend, did you? Yes I at snow.

I got the sledge out. Ever the optimist!

I did make a mention of it on Friday.

You did. Just a sneaky mention. It was not really walking where

they yesterday, was it? A perfect day for a walk today. Thank you for

this picture. It was windy today. this picture. It was windy today.

That made it a cold. Thank you for this picture. The weather this week

is like a box of chocolates. Something for everybody here. There

will be no snow flakes but it is a mixed bag. From rain and some some

sunshine. It would turn Chile tonight. That is the area of low

pressure that brought us a wintry display on Sunday. It is weakening

away as it pushes into the North Sea. Expected widespread frost

tonight. He will stay dry. There has been a breezy day and the winds

are easing. The Far West are likely to see it encourager down to the

sub-zero area. -- the temperatures down to sub-zero. It will be a

frosty and chilly start but it will have a lot of sunshine tomorrow

Forest tomorrow. The winners are significantly lighter compared to

today. A bit of cloud following the low pushing away into the North Sea.

In to the evening the cloud will build up again. Then asked where

the system is approaching. Ahead of that there are some light and

drizzle the bits. A much milder night to follow. Becoming breezy by

the early hours. As we head into Wednesday, this is what the rain

looks like on our pressure Chard. Look at the warm front and then

followed by a cold front. Behind it quite a few isobars on the man. It

will be very gusty and windy. For the exposed coastal stretch it may

be gale-force winds on Wednesday. Much of the day is taken away with

a lot of rain through when state. It will ease away on Wednesday and

the Thursday and Friday much better. It will not be too bad. High

pressure is building up. It will stay breezy on Thursday and Friday

but there will be some sunshine and temperatures will pick up towards

Friday. Next weekend is looking settled and drive.

Tomorrow night there is cricket. That is your favourite subject.

Yes, we are catching up with a former player who has gone back to

his very first cricket club. It is part of a campaign for clubs to win