18/02/2014 South Today

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

programme... Mopping up ` the residents who still

feel let down by a water firm as tests show the floodwater is

contaminated. We are not getting any answers and we are not being told

anything concrete as to what is going to happen.

An inquest into the murder of a mother of two years from the police

force was asked to protect her. A dream fulfilled ` the young skater

helping Torvill and Dean relive their golden moment. You just really

love it. You just go and do it even if you don't feel like doing it.

And soggy moggy ` why a dip in the pool is all for the good of this

cat's health. People in Newbury whose gardens have

been flooded with raw sewage for a fortnight say they're concerned

about levels of contamination. Yesterday the town's MP called on

Thames Water to take action after residents said no`one was willing to

take responsibility. Thames Water said they were on site today but

can't do a full clean up until water levels recede. The company says it

is not treating it as a pollution incident and the floodwater should

not pose a risk to human health. Briony Leyland reports.

Mopping up smelly water in her conservatory has become a daily

routine. It is seeping in from the garden, which has been flooded, with

raw sewage from overflowing drains, for really two weeks. Yesterday, the

local MP visited and urged Thames Water to take action. They were

there this morning for about an hour, but Lynn says a bigger

presence is needed. I have seen them this morning but they have not been

to the house, apart from to take a photograph of the front garden.

Other than that, there is not much improvement. It doesn't sound like

you are impressed. No, it is beyond a joke. Thames Water say they cannot

do a full clean up here until the water levels have gone down and they

cannot hump out the water because there is too much. So they have

missed to come every day, pick out any obvious pieces of waste and use

disinfectant where they can. Len and her neighbours are growing

increasingly concerned about what is in the floodwater. This morning,

they were sent test results from Redding University, who took samples

in the garden. Linda says these found high levels of bacteria. I

have been told this morning by e`mail that the contamination of our

own garden is very high. Higher than that of my neighbour. And hers is

high as well. It was a shock that they were as high as what has been

recorded. Not a shock to know that there was bacteria in the water.

Because you can see it. Thames Water said it has not seen the test

results, but it is modern `` monitoring contamination levels in

the area. Tonight, but lick of England echoed

that advice. It says so far it has found no evidence of increased

illness in flood affected areas. `` public`health England.

Planned housing developments are being scrutinised ever more closely.

A woman in Berkshire has petitioned her counsel against plans to build

400 homes and a school on land which she says floods frequently.

What happened in this field is worrying some people living near it.

There has been severe flooding in the area. There will be buildings in

both of these fields. Plans to build more than 400 homes, school and a

ring road is no longer seen as a development, but a disaster waiting

to happen. By concern is the knock`on effect, that there is

potentially going to be a link road through here for this `` these

residents to get out. They will not be able to go anywhere because the

road becomes blocked off. Claire was so concerned, she set up a petition

to encourage the Council to review the plans. It now has more than 600

names and strong backing from the neighbours. Those houses are going

to flood, surely. If not, it will cause a problem somewhere else.

Someone else will end up being flooded. There will be nowhere for

the water to go. Our houses will end up being the same as the houses that

you see on television. The homes that they plan to build will not

actually be built on a flood plain, but the road will. The developers

say they have strategies in place to make sure the road they build will

be safe and dry. The Council echoes the same confidence. The application

included a thorough examination of the four disc... `` the flood risk.

They are saying it is good to be OK, is that enough for you? The winter

has that we are making mistake and we aren't not looking at things as

well we should be and it is having endeavoured `` devastating effect on

local houses. All residents except one on a road

on the Isle of Wight have left their homes after a landslip threatened

their properties. Eight houses on Undercliff Drive between Niton and

St Lawrence have been evacuated, a further two householders were

expected to leave today. Access to homes along the road is restricted

and the conditions continue to deteriorate.

Police have named the 70`year`old man who died after being hit by a

car on The Avenue in Southampton on Sunday. Alan Cunliffe, who was from

the Chilworth area of the city, was crossing The Avenue when he was hit

by an Audi A3. He was taken to Southampton General Hospital, but

pronounced dead shortly after he arrived. The police are now looking

for witnesses. An inquest has heard that a woman

who was stabbed to death by her estranged husband in Bognor Regis as

she left to go to a women's refuge had asked for a police escort for

the journey. Cassandra Hasanovic was killed by Serbian`born Hajrudin

Hasanovic in July 2008. Today a jury was told three hours earlier she had

asked the police to accompany her on the journey to a refuge in the West

Country, but they had not been able to do so. Sean Killick reports.

Sharon D'Souza today heard evidence from police officers about their

dealings with her daughter, Cassandra Hasanovic, in the months

before her death. Mrs Hasanovic was 24 and the mother of two Young Boys.

She had been subjected to domestic violence by her it's changed

husband, Hajrudin Hasanovic. In July 2008, he stabbed her to death

outside her mother's Housing Bognor Regis as she was about to be driven

to a women's refuge. In 2009, Hasanovic was couldn't `` convicted

of murder and jailed for life. Now and inquest is being held at

Chichester Coroner's Court. PC Alison Courtney told the jury she

visited Mrs Hasanovic just four hours before the attack, to

investigate complaint husband had repeatedly breached a court order

not to contact was that she said Mrs Hasanovic was drained by the

persistent phone calls, although the messages were not threatening, they

were mainly about access to the children. The officer said if she

believed Mrs Hasanovic was in imminent danger, she would have

taken her to safety in a police station. Mrs Hasanovic also asked

for a police escort to the refuge in the West Country. But PC Courtney

was not able to do that herself and in the end, no police escort was

provided. Earlier today, a detective constable who works with domestic

violence victims said she spoke to Mr `` misses some salvage several

times. She said she seemed scared of her husband and was assessed as

high`risk. `` she spoke to Mrs Hasanovic. They made sure she had a

panic alarm installed in her home. The inquest is inspected to last up

to two weeks. A Spanish group has made an offer to

buy Southampton Airport. Ferrovial is also proposing to buy Glasgow and

Aberdeen airports in a combined deal thought to be around ?800 million.

The company bought Heathrow eight years ago and still has a 25% stake

in the airport operator. The owner used to be called BAA, but is now

known as Heathrow Airport Holdings. It has previously said it wishes to

sell its three regional airports. Southampton Airport is making no

comment. The contract to run First Capital

Connect rail services through Sussex has been extended for six months.

The Government deal will bridge the gap between the end of the current

contract and the September start of Britain's biggest rail franchise,

merging Southern and Thameslink services. It will carry nearly 300

million passengers a year, including services from Southampton via West

Sussex to London, Cambridge and Norfolk. A fleet of new trains is

under construction in Germany, and bidding for the franchise is

underway. Still to come in this evening's

South Today... Doing the cat flap ` but it's all

for the good of his health. Six people have been arrested on

suspicion of attempting to illegally enter the UK after a lorry was

pulled over on the A27 near Chichester. The road, at Tangmere,

was closed just before 1pm while officers carried out a search of the

Italian`registered lorry. Sussex Police say the six people arrested

are believed to be from Eritrea in Africa. Many of our communities have

felt the effects of the floods in recent weeks, and it could be months

before they start to see any improvement. It's raised concerns

about where we build new houses, and what effect it has when we have such

heavy rain. In one area in Hampshire, a special drainage system

appears to be improving things. A housing development site in

Waterlooville has installed SUDS, or sustainable srainage systems, which

slows the rate of water run`off into our rivers and reduces flooding.

Dani Sinha has been finding out more.

Laying the foundations for new homes in Waterlooville, but what makes

this housing development different is the way it has been planned.

Various drainage systems have been laid and to prevent future flooding.

This forethought consists of hundreds of drainage ditches. Water

runs up the road into gullies, it is sent into the ground and any

overflow is carried away in types. Storage ponds and a dry basin also

collect the water. It is certainly part of the solution. There is no

doubt at all that putting sustainable drainage in new

developments will hold back the water, reduce the risk of flooding

downstream, and we need to see more of it to combat the things we have

seen over the last couple of months. This area is one that is prone to

flooding. When there has been heavy rainfall, it spills out onto the

road. This is where two streams meet. Now, despite the fact we have

seen the worst rainfall here for 250 years, this land has seen an

improvement when it comes to flooding. We do not think you have

had the floods here, or any more frequently than we have had in the

last 40 years. So, I am assuming that the work they are doing at

Waterlooville is making some difference. Similar drainage systems

may be made compulsory in the future, but some developers may be

opposed to it, due to the expense and the need for open spaces.

One of the key routes through Romsey badly affected by flooding has been

partially reopened today. The entrance to Budds Lane and the

nearby industrial park is now passable with care. Two concrete

bollards have been inserted into the remaining floodwater to reduce the

speed of traffic, and will allow one vehicle to pass at a time.

Greatbridge Road, south of the railway bridge, remains closed.

For the first time in Bournemouth Air Festival history, it's been

confirmed, the Red Arrows will be performing on all four days. As part

of its 50th anniversary display season, the Diamond Nine's schedule

will see the Hawk jets take to the skies on each day of the show, which

is being held over the last four days of August. Today, the team also

unveiled a new Union Flag tail fin to mark its anniversary.

That coming up in August, we look forward to it.

A parenting charity is campaigning for a simple procedure, that is

available in Southampton, to be available across the country. Babies

born with the condition tongue tie can have problems with

breast`feeding. The birth defect means the tongue is connected too

tightly to the bottom of the mouth and can be easily treated. Jane

Dreaper reports. Baby Reuben is two and a half months

old. His mother is breast`feeding him, but it has been difficult.

Reuben's tongue cannot move easily and this affects his feeding. But

unlike what happens when you feed him? He gets tired halfway through.

There local hospital in Southampton as a clinic which specialises in

treating the condition. Baby Reuben is about to have his tongue tie

divided. It is a very simple procedure, which takes less than a

minute. A small cat has been made many his tongue. `` cart. Reuben is

on his way back to his mother. If you have a baby who is struggling to

feed, causing pain to the mother, you can come in, we can divide the

tongue tie, put him on the rest and have him feed painlessly, it is very

dumb `` dramatic and works very well. But a parenting charity says

services for dealing with the condition are too patchy. Some

mothers pay for private treatment or abandon breast`feeding. The

charity's helpline is contacted by distressed families. They are

desperate, and in tears usually, not only the mother, but the baby. She

is in tears because she cannot help her baby, cannot make baby quiet and

happy. Because the baby is hungry and they cannot tell you they are

hungry any other way than by crying. Back in Southampton, Reuben is

feeding well. How is it different? It does not feel like he is chomping

any more. Not all babies with the condition will need the surgery he

has had, but if breast`feeding is a problem, it can make a big

difference. Onto the sports news now. I see your

shoes are still wet! It is very wet. In a moment, we will talk about a

new young ice skater, who seems to have got a great future ahead of

her. Some tremendous pictures as well.

We will get a chance to look at Torvill and Dean as well. But I was

very wet last night, very waterlogged pitch. The all`Hampshire

FA Trophy semifinal tie is evenly poised going into Saturday's

deciding leg. Gosport Borough took the lead on a heavy pitch at Havant

and Waterlooville last night through Tim Sills. The advantage was only

brief as Nic Ciardini equalised for the home side. The return match is

this Saturday, with the winners going to Wembley for the final in

March. Swindon Town have missed out on

going to Wembley next month. They lost their Johnstone's Paint Trophy

Area Final on penalties against Peterborough. They led 1`0 in the

first half with a goal from Alex Pritchard. It was 2`2 on aggregate

going into this one. But Peterborough equalised late on to

take the tie to a penalty shoot`out. And when Swindon missed their fifth

spot`kick, Peterborough booked their place in the Wembley final.

There are two league matches for teams in the north of the region

tonight. League Two promotion hopefuls Oxford are at Newport.

There are hoping to continue the momentum. In League One, MK Dons are

home to Preston. Both games are live on BBC local radio. The goal is for

you tomorrow, here on BBC South. A teenage athlete from Berkshire

will make her Great Britain senior debut at next month's World Indoor

Championships in Poland. I will tell you about it in a moment. This is

the athletics. 19`year`old sprinter Sophie Papps, who comes from

Bracknell, has been named in the British team for the Women's 60

metres. At the weekend she produced a personal best in finishing just

behind world and Olympic Champion Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce in a heat at

the Grand Prix event in Birmingham. Fareham's Andy Vernon will compete

in the 3,000 metres at the event in Sopot, which gets underway on March

seventh. I was getting ahead of myself. Let

no talk about the ice`skating. It's seen by many as the pinnacle of

sporting perfection ` Torvill and Dean's Bolero. `` let's now talk. It

was the the gold standard of ice skating that won the duo a gold

medal at the 1984 Olympics. 24 million people tuned in to see it on

the BBC. Now, 30 years to the day after they stepped out onto that

Sarajevo ice, the pair have returned to the city, to recreate the iconic

routine. And travelling with them was a young skater from Basingstoke

who already has her Blades firmly locked into the line of success. Rob

Powell has the story. Valentines night, 1984. Torvill and

Dean's heart`melting Bolero. 30 years on from that gold medal

winning performance, and Torville and Dean are back on the ice in

Sarajevo. This time, they're not alone. We have brought some of our

junior team, we wanted to inspire them as well and give them a taste

of our history. And totally, we will spur them on into future hopeful

successes in ice`skating. And one those hopefuls is 14`year`old

Danielle Harrison, the British junior number one, who's travelled

from her home in Basingstoke to perform in Sarajevo alongside two of

her inspirations. Watching them do that the label is so good. It is a

privilege to be here and see them, and meet them. It is amazing. Back

on the ice in Basingstoke, and Dani is at an early morning coaching

session. She trains six times a week before going to school. You just do

it when you love something so much, sport, you get up and do it. Even if

you don't feel like doing it that day. It is one of those sports you

never master. You come into the rink, you want to go forward. I want

to turn from four works to backwards. But then you find

yourself hooked because the result is something to learn. Mutter back

Dani started skating when she was six as something to do on a Saturday

morning at the nearby rink. Now, she competes around the country `

tournaments that often prove too much for her mum. For now, Dani has

both feet on the ground. Thankfully she does not get nervous, she just

enjoys it. You think, , just one more turn, London one third. `` land

on one foot. In four years' time, she could well be in the Winter

Olympic Squad. Dizzying heights, indeed.

That is wonderful, I felt quite dizzy!

Talking about the work she has put in. She gets up at six in the

morning. They say if you do not put the work in...

The talent is there, but you have to put in the training. With luck to

her. `` good luck. We all know cats hate water. But the

Verwood Canine Hydrotherapy Centre, in Wimborne in Dorset, has other

ideas. It's taken the unusual step of putting one elderly feline in a

pool to ease pain in his joints, a treatment that's normally for dogs.

Katy Austin reports. This is Morph, a 14`year`old Devon

Rex Cat. You would not normally put the cat in the water. He's receiving

hydrotherapy to help his arthiritis. He has one session a week, doing

circuits of the pool in a sort of doggy paddle stroke. Hydrotherapy is

normally just for dogs, it's rare to treat a cat. When he first started

the treatment, Morph wasn't very keen.

CAT MEOWS. But now he's got used to it, he's

soaking up the health benefits. The hydrostatic pressure helps. It helps

to ease the joint, helps the blood flow and the circulation. It reduces

swelling. And it is doing exercise. It is good for muscles and fitness

and weight control. The hydrotherapy school here is also one of just a

handful in the country to offer training courses to other vets and

their assistants in how to treat animals with water. Morph's teatment

has gone so well, the surgery could offer it to more cats, if they're

calm enough to cope with the water. That is not a happy cat! Is it? But

it is getting better. Right, we're going to get onto the

weather now. We have something to show you.

Really heavy rain today, and some thunderstorms, this funnel cloud.

Coming down from the sky. Once it hits the ground, it develops into a

tornado, but this one is a funnel cloud. It was sent in by Kevin

O'Donnell this afternoon. It is quite an interesting development.

Does it actually touch the ground? No, it doesn't. It is a tornado.

This is a funnel cloud. Are you sure?

Nick Morgan took this photo of Witch hazel at Winkworth Arboretum near

Godalming. Ginny Boxall captured the floodwater

at Chawton Church in Hampshire. And John Torres took this photo of

Harry Old Rocks in the sunshine from Branksome.

So, quite a few blustery showers with Hill and under today. This

week, some showers developing as well, they could be on the heavy

side. Very windy from tomorrow night. We're looking at Gales Micki

return. And it will be generally frost free this week. `` dales

making a return. The showers will gradually ease during the first part

of the night and we will see some mist and fog patches develop. With

those mist and fog patches, it could become quite dense in a few places,

more likely for the hills and to river valleys. Temperatures down to

around 47 Celsius. The wind increasing in speed through the

night, so tomorrow morning, the showers will continue. Gradually

easing through the middle of the day before another band of rain arrives

tomorrow evening. There will be some sunshine to be had tomorrow, to

bridge is a few degrees above the seasonal average, reaching ten to

11. The wind a fairly light until tomorrow evening. Then we will see

up batch of rain moving. That is the one which could give us half an inch

of rain fall through tomorrow evening and through the day on

Thursday. Temperatures tomorrow night staying fairly mild, lows of

seven to nine Celsius. Rain to start the day on Thursday, that will clear

rapidly with a brisk south`westerly. To follow that, we will see gusts of

perhaps 40 to 50 mph along the South coast. Inland, showers, still gusty

conditions with the showers, perhaps some hail and thunder. Let's have a

look at the Outlook. Some showers tomorrow, during the middle part of

the day becoming drier and brighter. Through the evening, that is when we

will see the rain arriving into parts of Dorset, that is when the

wind will increase to gale force, tomorrow night into Thursday

morning. The rain stays with us first thing on Thursday, gradually

clearing East. That will be followed by last three showers. Friday,

sunshine and blustery showers, still fairly windy. Once again, a similar

story on Saturday. Looking ahead to Sunday, the rain returns, as does

the strong winds. Tomorrow we'll be with a 91`year`old

former pilot as she is reunited with the type of glider she flew in the

run`up to D`day, 70 years ago. Look forward to that. More news at ten ``

1025. Goodbye for now.