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details throughout the evening. Thank you very much.

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

Tying a yellow ribbon, the campaigners against plans to build

10,000 new houses. They clearly haven't research what

they are doing. This area regularly floods.

Back on their feet, the patients in their 80s and 90s undergoing hip

replacements. If they are up and working on the day of surgery, it is

a boost for them. Pull it down ` the tented family

facing a cramped future after falling foul of the planners.

And what's in a name? The residents facing a housing headache. We were

just poleaxed by it. We were panicking.

People campaigning against a new town that could be built in the

Sussex countryside have wrapped a seven`mile long yellow ribbon around

what would be its town centre. Developers want to build up to

10,000 new homes between Hurstpierpoint and Henfield. There

are three potential options for sites for the development. The first

would be in this area, as one main block. The second contains a smaller

main portion, with another development to the east. And there's

a third proposal with smaller developments scattered around this

area. If planning permission is granted, construction would start in

2017 and take around 20 years to complete. Protestors say the scheme

is completely unsustainable. Steve Humphrey reports.

They were out early putting up the seven`mile long yellow ribbon that

symbolises local opposition to proposals to build an entire new

town around ancient villages like Wineham and Twineham. There are

strong emotions over the issue and a steely determination to try to

protect this part of Sussex. I love this proper rural England. It is not

a national park. It is what England is all about. To lose that is just

dreadful. All the land you can see in the distance would be covered. It

would be concreted over. They haven't researched what they are

doing. This area regularly floods. The new town proposal comes from

Mayfield Market Towns Limited, which argues new homes are desperately

needed. But opponents have questioned the way the developer is

trying to change district plans which govern where new homes are

built and how many are constructed. The council have a plan, but the

plan only deals with a certain amount of housing need. What you

have got now is many more sons and daughters seeking a house in the

area. They now have the affordability to get a mortgage

under the new government arrangements, and they are seeking,

pursuing a new house and moving out from mum and dad. The local councils

are preparing for housing with their own plans. They should be the ones

who decide. Nobody wants this new town slapped on them in the middle

of open countryside. This is an unsustainable, unnecessary proposal.

Today, the district council issued a statement saying it opposes a big

new development in this area. It says it would destroy the character

or local villages. The council says its own district plan, prepared in

consultation, would turn the parish councils... And would give the most

appropriate locations for development.

Dorset Police have released more details about the murder of a

42`year`old man in Bournemouth which is being linked with a fatal road

collision in Wiltshire. The body of Ibrahim Youseuf was found at his

flat in Boscombe on Friday. Police say a man who died in a road

collision near Trowbridge on Friday morning had argued with the murder

victim and they believe he had stolen a car from him. Briony

Leyland reports. Last Friday morning, police were

called to a collision on the A315 near Trowbridge full stop the silver

car had been on the wrong side of the road and went headlong into the

lorry. The driver was killed. Wilshere police asked their

colleagues in Dorset to trace the next of kin as the car was

registered in Bournemouth. When police went to the home of the

registered keeper of the car, they found it to the macro him to be

alive and well but discovered the car had recently been used by the

owner of this car wash, Ibrahim Youseuf. They said the boss had not

turn up for work, and when police went to his flat, they found his

body inside. He had been stabbed. Detectives said Rentokil Evans links

the man who died in the collision with the murder. `` detective said

evidence links the man. We are aware that there was an argument in the

flat. Also, anybody who can give us information about Ibrahim Youseuf

himself and his interaction with people come his friends, his

employees and how he runs his business, we would like to hear from

them. Ibrahim Youseuf had built up his business from scratch off the

coming from Iraq five years ago. He had earned respect from the

community. Cheerful, charming industrious, what else can you say?

A good friend. So you must be said about his loss? Yes. I am. We all

are. S6 `` he seemed a good, honest person. He worked extremely hard.

This is a shock. Police say the motive is not clear. There may have

been financial motives. The circumstances of the collision are

being investigated. There were claims of a erratic driving

beforehand. Ibrahim Youseuf's family in Iraq are being kept informed by

detectives. A Sussex MP in voting anti`fracking

protests has been appearing court. Caroline Lucas appeared `` pleaded

not guilty. Caroline Lucas in what protesters called a day of direct

action. The MP had joined hundreds of protesters who were concerned

that activity by Cuadrilla could lead to fracking. On that day, 30

people were arrested, including her son, and, moments later, the MP

herself. She admits taking part in the protests next to the entrance to

the Cuadrilla site but denies breaking any laws. In court today,

Caroline Lucas spoke only to confirm her name, address and date of that

and to plead guilty to the charges. She was released on unconditional

bail. Afterwards, she spoke to the media. By joining the protest, I

wanted to join others in opposing the exportation of yet more fossil

fuels. The trial will take place early next year. My constituents

will be able to contact me as usual and I will concede you, weekly

surgeries, attend local meetings and represent Brighton in Parliament

debates. In an open letter to her constituents, she said that by

joining the protest she wanted to send a clear message to the

government. She will now be tried with four other defendants in a

trial that will take place next federal or March.

The couple put up a tense like those used by Central Asian nomads on land

their family owns. `` a tent. It is every child's dream, a tent in

the woods where you can while away a wet afternoon. It is big and we have

wood burners and it is nice. I can fit toys in here, too. But this yurt

is more practical. When the family were in need of a new home, the

grandparents offered to put a roof over their heads. But the bungalow

was not big enough. There is not stories for the toys and for them to

have room to enjoy it. In this weather, it is a perfect example of

where the additional indoor space is so valuable. The family will squeeze

into the bungalow juice `` to wash. But after being told that the yurt

breaks planning laws, it has to be taken down. It is ridiculous. It is

on our land, nodded `` not in anybody else's view. The council

says it is determined to protect Greenland. `` green land in this

area. Even if the council can provide housing they can afford, it

will be a wrench. Family life is important, and having the family

together is difficult because of the way we live. As a result, I think

this works wonderfully. Now it seems the yurt's days may be numbered. The

family may have to move on. Still to come in this evening's

South Today: What's in a name? Quite a lot for these residents.

Find out why a little later. Surgeons in Southampton say they're

performing a record number of hip replacement operations on patients

in their 90s and even into their hundreds. One patient who received a

new hip was 105 years old. Advances in anaesthesia and recovery methods

have made the treatment more available to older, frailer

patients. Our health correspondent, David Fenton, reports.

Betty has had a nasty fall and is about to get a new hip under local

anaesthetic. They are awake immediately after the operation.

They can have a drink and something to eat straightaway after the

operation. It helps them, we are able to mobilise patients much more

quickly afterwards. Betty's operation has started. Hip fractures

often need to be built with very quickly. For elderly patients, they

can be particularly dangerous. They know that they have had a hip

fracture, which is a life`threatening event. If they are

up and walking on the day of the event, they have a boost. Betty is

doing well. She is still awake but can't feel anything. In the past,

people could spin two weeks in hospital after a hip replacement.

These days, some are up and walking within hours and many go home after

just a week. Eve on is 92. She broke her hip walking home after a game of

Scrabble. Her priority now is getting well, getting home as soon

as possible. When I fell, I thought, oh, dear, this is the beginning of

the end. I didn't want to end my life like that! When old people

fall, at my age, they usually break something. Some patients find it

easier than others. This woman was walking just two hours after a fall

and a hip replacement, and laughing about it. Betty is just beginning

her exercises. But, 24 hours after her up or Asian, she will be up and

out of bed and walking around. `` her operation.

A health care assistant accused of sexual activity with a female

patient who had a mental disorder at a West Sussex hospital has been

found not guilty by a jury at Brighton Crown Court. Sajin

Panikkassery, who's 29 and from Chichester, was working as a health

care assistant at St Richard's Hospital in the city. The court had

heard that the patient in question had made similar allegations about

other men in the past. All this week we're looking at the

South's connections with China. Tonight we're looking at science and

technology, and we're looking to the stars. Government Minister David

Willetts has just announced ?7 million of funding for collaboration

between the two countries. That adds to the ?47 million already spent on

joint projects. Even those figures are dwarfed by the business

generated for firms in the South already working with China. Among

them is Surrey Satellites Technology Limited, which currently has a

contract worth ?120 millionto work with the Chinese. Sarah Cruddas

reports. They might not look like much but

these tiny circuits made in Guildford helped to play a big part

in all of this. China's space programme, rapidly becoming more

advanced. The company is one of 50 UK companies elaborating with China

on science projects. It goes back to about 1993. They said they plan over

the next 15 years to develop it. And goodness, how they have succeeded.

This is what we call a structure model. Here, they make satellites to

be used by the Chinese. We hope that when the satellites are laws, that

they will be as successful as the previous ones. You might not think

Britain has a space programme, but actually it is worth more than ?9

billion to the economy. The hope is that by 2030 that number will sit at

around 40 billion. It will be hugged by companies such as this, who are

collaborating with China and creating more jobs in science and

technology. For the world's fastest`growing economy, innovation

plays a huge part. For the UK, working together could bring big

benefits. There is no proper in the world that can be solved by one

group of scientists are working in one culture. China has a large space

programme. We are growing our space programme. We're looking at ways to

participate, perhaps with British experiments on Chinese missions.

Across the south, there are several companies linking up with China on

different science projects. We have been involved with the Chinese for

40 years. We have been aiding the ability of Chinese scientists and

British scientists to get together and share their knowledge of

astronomy and to do the same for companies. It is too soon to tell

what the overall economic benefits will leave. But for Martin, his eyes

are set on some big targets. They will go to the moon before long.

They will launch their first probe to Mars. We will hopefully have some

science collaborations on the instruments, perhaps, when the time

comes. All this gives potential for new technology and jobs in the

South. And tomorrow night we're in the

Thames Valley, finding out why Berkshire's silicon valley is slowly

becoming recognised in China as a place to do business.

Next year marks the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, and

the BBC is planning the biggest project ever commissioned to

commemorate it. To tell that story, we need your help. Here's Bob

Everett with more. Millions of people died in what was

known as the war to end all wars. The four`year conflict from 1914

until 1918 changed life in this country forever. The BBC plans to

mark the anniversary with a series of programmes and features, dramas

and documentaries, across television, radio and online. And as

part of that, we'll be telling the stories which affected us here in

the South. The people and the places whose stories may never have been

told before, giving them a voice, and ensuring their stories are left

for generations to come. Film footage from the time gives us

an insight. Here are Indian soldiers going through a physical drill in

the New Forest. British and Australian troops leaving Weymouth.

The Expeditionary force leaving Southampton. And here's Queen Mary

reviewing troops in Winchester. We'd like to hear your family

stories, from those in local regiments who saw the horror of

battle at the front, those who were involved in the war at sea, and

those who were part of the newest weapon on the battlefield ` the war

in the air. Of course, it wasn't just those on

the front line. Millions of people were part of the war effort at home,

some from a military perspective, others who ensured daily life could

carry on. Do you have stories from the First

World War which have shaped the lives of your family? Have you got

letters or diaries or photos which bring those stories to life? If so,

we'd love to hear from you. You can email the programme. Or you can post

comments on our Facebook page. email the programme. Or you can post

comments on And you can find out more about the BBC's plans on the

website. Don't forget, we need your help to

tell us the story. Please get in touch. On to sport. Chris is here.

Some breaking news about ready football club?

The chairman is going to be staying on for another Schumacher years. ``

another two years. There are takeover talks involving himself.

Two years is a long time to commit. Why do you think he is staying on?

There is uncertainty at the moment. He owns 49% of the Royals. Talks are

still ongoing. More to come! That is the breaking news tonight.

Reading Football Club have announced plans to build a new training ground

after completing the purchase of a plot of land from the Royal Merchant

Navy School. Reading have only been at their current Hogwood Park base

since 2004. They've now signed a deal to buy 120 acres of land three

miles north of Hogwood Park. The new site at Bearwood Estate will house

15 pitches and will be home to the first team and the academy.

There was a notable moment for a Southampton footballer in an

international last night. No, not in the England`Poland game at Wembley,

where neither of the Saints pair Rickie Lambert nor Artur Boruc

featured. Instead it was in the less grand surroundings of Ipswich.

18`year`old Saints midfielder James Ward`Prowse curled in this cracking

free kick for his first goal at England Under`21 level. That was in

their 5`0 win over Lithuania. Meanwhile, Saints' in`form

goalkeeper Artur Boruc is a doubt for Saints' trip to Manchester

United on Saturday. He missed Poland's game against England last

night with a hamstring strain. Poole Pirates can once again proudly

call themselves the British Speedway champions. They won the Elite League

title after completing victory over the Birmingham Brummies across the

two`legged Grand Final. The Pirates led by 21 points after the first

leg, and extended that advantage further on a memorable night at

Perry Barr. Rob Powell's report does contain some flash photography.

Against the odds, a fifth Elite League title for Poole Pirates. Back

in May, the Pirates were bottom of the table and plagued by injuries.

Now, with star rider Darcy Ward fully recovered, they're champions

again. We have got the best fans in the country.

Poole were 21 points up going into the second leg against Birmingham

Brummies. Victory was effectively sealed in Heat 11 by Australian

Ward. And by the end of the night at Perry Bar the Pirates had brought it

home. Final aggragate score: 104`79. Absolutely brilliant! It all came

together at the end. I don't think we could have done it without him.

Well done, Darcy. We squeaked into the play`offs and now we have won

it. The guys have all pulled together. It is a brilliant

achievement. New signing Greg Hancock was at the

centre of the celebrations. He was brought in after captain Chris

Holder suffered an injury in July. It was a long shot. We just like to

have a good run at it. To cover for Chris was one of the greatest things

I could have done. This team couldn't have been better. Because

of the way we have won this, it is incredible. That guy, Darcy Ward,

when you work with talent like that you have always got a chance.

A victory and comeback that Speedway fans in the South won't forget in a

hurry. Congratulations to them. This moody sunrise in Bordon in

Hampshire was captured by Andrea Upfold. The saffron`drop bonnets in

Slindon Woods in West Sussex were loving the wet weather. Photo by

David Illman. And Louise Hamilton took this photo of the sunshine

streaming through the trees on Long Lane in Wimborne.

streaming through the trees Overnight we will see 12`macro

showers. No mist patches to talk of, but the showers could be on the

heavy side. Elsewhere, it should stage a rye with a few clear spells.

Very mild. We are having this breathes. `` it should stage a riot.

Lows between 11 and 14. A mild start to tomorrow. The shells could be on

the heavy side. More likely along the M4 corridor. Elsewhere, sunny

spells will start to develop. In the sunshine, temperatures will rise

nicely. Tomorrow, 16, 17, maybe 18 Celsius with a light to moderate

south`westerly winds. The odd shower to end the day but it should become

drier tomorrow night into the early hours. If you clear spells, maybe

some mist patches. Temperatures once a claim `` again mild. A dry start

to Friday but it is all change on mid`morning. The winds will be

dragged up from the south. A mild day did `` despite the wind and

rain. It will be quite a sunny day all in all. `` soggy day. Looking

ahead to the weekend, the rain will clear first thing, and following

that, showers. At times staying breezy but it will be mild.

Temperatures are two or three degrees above average. Rain on

Friday, arriving around mid`morning. With it, the strong south`westerly

winds. For Saturday, I love of cloud around initially with the rain first

thing. That will clear to leave us with sunshine and showers. `` a lot

of cloud. Now, what's in a name? We're talking

about addresses which play an important part in life. Think back

to when you last moved house. All the paperwork and seemingly endless

phone calls which go into changing your address. Or what about when you

open a new bank account, when you're usually asked to produce ID with

your name and address on? Well, now imagine the dismay of the residents

of a street in Worthing when they received letters informing them

their address and postcode been changed with immediate effect.

That's what happened over the weekend. Jo Kent has been

investigating. We're here to meet Paul and Judy,

who, until Saturday, thought they at number 70. `` they lived. Now they

are not sure what their address is. I received a letter with my name on,

saying that within 24 hours our house number will change from 70 to

three. It would be called Henty close. They had changed our postcode

as well. If, like me, you have recently moved house, you will know

that changing your details can be a real headache. Imagine how much more

of a headache it is if the postcode you have just been given doesn't

seem to exist. If the house burns down tonight, are we ensured? ``

insured? We are in limbo. This is the road on the even side. Number 54

is behind me. We are into the close now. To all intents and purposes,

its address has been Henty Road. The first house we come to, number 56.

It becomes number ten. And so it continues. Christmas, if it stays

like this, is going to be chaotic. We are going to be running around

wondering where to get our cards from. It is a horrible letter. It

is, this is what is going to happen, tough, get on with it. What

has the council had to say? Actually, the Cabinet member with

responsibility in this area didn't know about it and says officers have

really messed up. I am appalled by it. I am really sorry to the

residents. If they have any financial consequences, they can

send us the accounts. We told Judy and pour the good news. Fantastic.

Now I am confused. What are they? ! Imagine what the postman must think.

Poor people. That is all our time for tonight. Tomorrow, you are going

to look ahead to the rally sun`seeker? Be with us tomorrow if

you can. Good night.