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died aged 88. That's all from the BBC News at Six so it's

died aged 88. That's all from the Hello I'm Sally Taylor. Welcome to

South Today. In tonight's programme: A failure to care for the patient `

a coroner rules that two nurses didn't check a vital piece of

equipment as a man died at home The bids are in with the government,

it was very incompetent. We all make mistakes, but that was one that

should never have been made. How much will are councils get to

repair flood damage roads? The bill is in the millions.

Back on track ` the round`the`clock work which will see services

restored tomorrow at the worst railway landslip in living memory.

And the breast`feeding mum left humiliated at one of the region's

main museums. He said, " we don't do that here. "

I said, we are feeding my child. He said, there are toilets and you can

do that their. Two nurses failed to check a vital

piece of equipment which wasn't switched on, as a patient died at

home. An inquest heard that Matt Simmonds, who was 39 and from

Chandler's Ford, relied on a ventilator to breathe. But the

nurses paid to care for him didn't work as a team, according to a

coroner this afternoon. But their actions did not constitute neglect

or unlawful killing. Our reporter James Ingham has the details.

Matt Simmonds did not die from his serious illness but rather the

mistakes of the nurses giving him care. Two nurses had to change his

ventilator. After switching off the first, they failed to turn on the

second machine or check to see whether it was operating. It meant

that Matt Simmonds had not here for around an hour before his mother

noticed something was wrong. By then, he had died.

It was very incompetent, wasn't it? We all make mistakes, but that was

one that should never have been made.

The coroner delivered in narrative verdict concluding that a number of

factors have contributed to the death of Matt Simmonds, as well as

the nurses' failings. Elects training and experience and not work

together as a team. One of them was unfamiliar with the ventilator, and

they put too much focus on their shift handover and not enough on

observing the patient. Matthew should have died a peaceful

and tranquil death with his nearest and dearest at his side, instead, he

died at the hands of incompetent hearses, and that must never happen

to another family. The agency that provided the nurses

and the NHS department that commissioned them have made a number

of changes so they can be more sure that staff have the experience

required. I hope that the things that have

been said by the coroner will be taken on board a and I do hope that

people will take notice and ensure that everybody is protected so that

other families will be able to take their people home.

Matthew's friends plan a yearly party to remember a man they say was

adorable and great fun. We're still waiting. That's the

message from councils across the south looking to receive their share

of ?140m of government cash to repair hundreds of miles of

flood`damaged roads. The money should have been distributed by

today, but so far nothing has been decided and the bill is adding up.

Up to ?36 million is needed to repair roads in Hampshire alone. In

West Sussex it's thought it will take ?10 million to fix nearly 50

miles of damage. Ten million is also needed in Dorset, where it could

take up to six months to repair the road network. And in parts of

Berkshire inspections are delayed as some roads are still underwater, but

it's estimated close to ?2 million will be needed in the west of the

county. The Department for Transport says claims are still being

considered and an announcement will be made in due course. But council

chiefs here say they need the money now if the repairs are to be made

ahead of the busy summer months. Ben Moore reports.

We heard the phrase roads like rivers a lot during the flooding,

but in the case of the A32 in Faringdon it could not be more apt.

Was negotiating the water today say it is not the only road in Hampshire

that is causing problems. The roads are in a terrible state.

Big potholes and it's not pleasant driving.

It's just the increase of traffic onto small lanes, and people who are

not used to driving down them, so speed is an issue.

It's not just the inconvenience. Trader suffering as deliveries and

customers negotiate diversions and damage roads. The takings at this

garage are already down ?7,000 on last year for this month.

The damage obviously due to a pothole.

The floods are giving you some work?

In some respects. It doesn't work that way, unfortunately.

The damage done to any road is twofold. The first is plain to see,

the silt and gravel accumulates and that will take time to clear away.

But what are also penetrates deep into the road. It gets underneath

the tarmac and lifts it, creating huge potholes. That something been

all about here in Berkshire. The bridges open but the road is not

stable enough for two`way traffic. In Hambledon streets are still under

water, making it impossible to assess the damage. The government

has allocated ?140 million for repairs. As it stands, the South

alone could need 50 million of that.

We have to find the money from somewhere. If we can get support

from central government that will be a bonus. If we have to borrow, then

we will. That's 36 million is before we managed to get divers down to

look at our bridges and culverts. The A32 will not be up at soon. It

will take time and money to replace the stream of water with the flow of

traffic. Of all the damage caused by this

winter's wild weather, some of the most disruptive has been at an

isolated spot in rural Hampshire. On the first of February, a large

landslip near Botley cut the railway line linking Eastleigh and Fareham.

After a huge repair project, the line will reopen tomorrow morning.

Our Transport Correspondent Paul Clifton reports.

For six weeks, the railway line at Botley has been severed. It was the

biggest railway landslip in living memory. This was how it looked to

weeks ago. And this is how it looks today. The repairs are almost

complete. Tracks have been relayed. This train is putting the ballast in

place. Anytime the railways stopped there

is huge pressure to get it back up and running to keep commuters

moving. Huge pressures in terms of the volume of work we had to

complete within such a short period of time.

Two kilometres of access road had to be built across farmland to reach

three separate landslips. 40,000 tonnes of new material has been

brought in to rebuild the line. That's 2200 lorry`loads and 30,000

tonnes of the old clay embankment has been taken away. 100 engineers

at a time have been working around the clock for 40 days.

A normal job would be two use and planning than six months to deliver

the size of job. We are some two miles from the nearest main road and

we had to get here, it took us seven days to get a roadway here and track

surfaces so that we could work safely. It occurs seven days to

clear the site so we could start building up the works. 25 days to

build a new management and then two days to finish the track lay`off.

It's not heavily used, but some Portsmouth to London trains take

this route. Since the start of February, bosses have replaced

trains. That all changes from 5am tomorrow morning on the first train

will run. But the project will not be over, it will take another eight

weeks to clear up the site and return the land to the farmer.

The Sunday Politics will be looking at the take up of the government's

compensation scheme for homeowners and farmers who've been victims of

flooding. Ford Prison in West Sussex still has

"much room for improvement" according to a report out today. An

independent monitoring board concluded that although the men's

prison near Arundel continues to move forward in many areas, a

reduction in staff is likely to have a serious effect, with particular

concerns over staffing levels at night.

First it was going to open in April, then July, and now work on one of

our major routes over the Thames, the Whitchurch Bridge, will only

finish in September at the earliest. Work to replace corroded and rusted

metal elements began in October but has been delayed by flooding and

poor weather. Around 6,000 vehicles a day cross the 112`year`old toll

bridge between Whitchurch`on`Thames and Pangbourne.

Still to come in this evening's South Today: a lifetime of football

and a special award for a Cherries legend.

A Hampshire mother of two was left angry and humiliated after being

told not to breast`feed her ten`week`old daughter at a

Portsmouth attraction. A member of staff at the Historic Dockyards told

the young mum that it was not appropriate. The museum has now

apologised. Frankie Peck went to meet her.

Heather von like many other mothers feel strongly about breast`feeding.

When she was in the creche area of the museum, she was shocked at the

response she got and she started to feed her baby.

And gentlemen that what they come up to the gate and quite aggressively

said to me, "we don't do that here. " I was embarrassed, I was in a

vulnerable position. I had my child feeding on my body and he came and

spoke to me in front of a museum of people.

The law says it is this rumination to treat a woman unfavourably if she

is breast`feeding a baby. Museum says it made a mistake.

We realised quickly we have made an error and we apologised immediately

to Mrs Vaughan on the spot. One of our supervisors came and reiterated

that apology and followed that up by Colin how that evening, and we will

make sure that training is kept up`to`date to make sure this never

happens again. Although legal, has become socially

accepted? As long as they find a quiet area, I

think it's OK. I don't think there's a reason you

definitely shouldn't be doing it. Most people are considerate. Ladies

cover up if they can. I can't see a reason to object.

Think of the people around you, and if you're not upsetting anybody,

then it's fine. Header is pleased with the apology

but thinks more could be done to raise awareness.

I never thought in this country, in 2014 it would happen. Everyone

encourages breast`feeding so strongly.

Baby Lydia is no wiser of the commotion, and Heather will continue

to breast`feed in public. This Sunday sees the next chapter of

a fly on the wall documentary based here in the south. The cameras have

been behind the scenes in and around Southampton docks, filming the new

series of Sea City. From everyday activities, to the more unusual,

over the next three weeks we'll learn a lot more about life in and

around Southampton Water. One of the programme's producers, Robert Hall,

is with me to give us a taster of what's to come.

What will we see in the second series that is a little different?

We will start moving outside the dock itself. The roster we industry

there and people at the heart of what makes Southampton take, but

Southampton port looks after the water down to the Isle of Wight, so

we thought we would move down, move around it on the waterways and see

who else we can find. For example, let's say in programme on the

lookout Read Funnel ferries. We thought, why not do them on the

busiest day of the year. That is the festival Bestival. It was a

brilliant day, it was packed, and they have half an hour to get people

onto those boards and away. Can assure you a clip? Ian Drummond is

the captain of the ferry, and Richard is one of the loaders are

asked to get those cars squeezed on.

There's a lot of communication goes on between the yard so that they

know what to send us. There talking on the radio all the time, saying

they have gaps. Do you want just in normal one or

both? Is going to well. Something is bound to go wrong soon. I'll just go

home if that happens. It would be easier.

We have to give the ferry on schedule. It is expecting to park on

time, and it is my job to make sure to keep an eye on that time.

What I like most of all about the series is that you get behind the

scenes, you get to see the jobs you don't normally see people doing.

That's really what we wanted to do. Are thousands of people down there

and the vast majority of them go unrecognised. They do jobs which

perhaps we would not want to do. One of them for example works at the

family type company. Very important job. What they do, they push barges

full of, how can I put this, human waste. `` works for the family tug

company. He has to get the stuff there and get under the bridges.

Went with him on one of the trips, and we start with the voice of the

narrator on the series. Today he has a tough task on his

hands. Ins to navigate a tidal river with tight turns to pick up his

sewage. It is like a chess game. You're

constantly thinking, on the next corner I am going that way and in

the next corner I am going opposite way. So I need to make sure the

momentum of the barge is taking me round to counteract for the next

one. Picking up sludge from the Devil by

the barge saves over 30 road tanker trips every day.

It's a unique smell. It is one off. You will never smell anything like

it in your life. How honest see!

He did say that I can offer once when he was dealing with the.

You've enjoyed it? I love the variety. Eagle from that

to the cricket team, to people laying carpets on the QM two to get

passengers on, and it never stops. Every time we go in there there are

new people and do things to talk about. It is great, please watch

it. It is a city within a city. It's on Sunday afternoon, 4:45pm.

BBC One. It's later than planned, but a newly

refurbished railway station has been officially opened in Berkshire. ?6

million has been spent on Wokingham Station. There's a new forecourt and

ticket office, and much better access for people with disabilities.

The Transport Minister, Baroness Kramer, arrived by train for the

celebrations, as Nikki Mitchell reports.

Off the train and on to Woking station's new footbridge. The

transport minister was given a full tour of the new facilities

passengers have wanted for years. I get a train everyday to college

and I think it is better. New station is warmer and you can sit in

their. I think the focus should be on more

frequent trains and less crowded rather than having a nice station.

They have a really lovely bike Park over their people can put their

bikes which is excellent. I'm delighted we have at last got

there, I've been campaigning for 15 years. The disappointment is that it

took so long, and it has been public money that had to do it. It has cost

the taxpayer a bit, but it is an improvement.

The station was due to open last summer, but a mass of cables

discovered underground and then bad weather delayed construction.

We don't want to disrupt the signalling or anything that might

cause delay to disrupt the signalling or anything that might

cause delayed passengers, so it has taken longer than we would have

hoped, but that has been done without impacting on the trains of

the safety, and that is our priority.

It is the 400th stationery opened under our ?150 million programme to

revive and renew stations that were dilapidated and frankly a bit of a

disgrace. There is more work to do on the

platform surfaces and crucially on the struggling local road network.

Huge tailbacks and delays caused by the level crossing here should

lessen significantly when a brand`new Lincoln Road to the

station opens later this year. Is unlikely to stop calls for a road

bridge to be built over the railway, as well. Now for the sport:

we start with an award for one of the most well loved players.

You think sport, and you think Steve Fletcher. And he will get a lifetime

achievement award. There is a little twist to it.

Fletcher's 24 years in football will be officially recognised on Sunday

night in London. There's a special significance that he receives the

award this year, a year in which football lost one of its greatest

ever players, and as it turns out someone who the Fletcher family have

a strong link with. Steve Fletcher has long been

recognised as a Bournemouth legend. Now the football league are

recognising his contribution to their competition for two decades.

And fantastic that they want to honour me in this way. I played a

lot of games, but at the end of the day somebody has chosen this award

for me, and it's a fabulous thing to be honoured with. It's not often I'm

lost for words, but I was on this occasion.

He has seen highs and lows since joining Bournemouth in 1992. He has

seen administrations and promotions, but what is his highlight?

The goal against Grimsby in 2009 because it meant so much to the

club. Would have gone down into the conference and I think the club

might have gone out of existence. It was just fabulous to score the goal

and keep us in their. This year the award is being renamed

in honour of the late Sir Tom Finney which brought about a bit of

Fletcher family history. His grandfather died alongside the great

Preston winger. Delivering that a few times and Tom

Winnie was on the team sheet every time he played along with systemic

Matthews and other big names very proud of that.

Fletcher has been a hero to Bournemouth fans for many years, so

how will he feel on Sunday night? By time has ended, my career is

finished. I am an emotional guy, but hopefully I can be normal and hold

the tears back. And Steve Fletcher is our special

guest on Monday's edition of Late Kick Off. Join us on BBC One at

11.20 for all the action from the weekend's football.

I'm sure big Fletch will have plenty to say on Bournemouth ` the current

crop of 2014 hope for a fourth consecutive win in the league

tomorrow against Middlesbrough at Dean Court. Brighton are at Bolton.

Is a massive match for Reading. Tuesday night's 4`2 win at Leeds

means Reading remain sixth in the table. Tomorrow they host a Derby

side which is third. Danny Williams, Pavel Pogrebnyak and Gareth McLeary

are all doubts. Elsewhere in the Premier League

Southampton are at home to Norwich at St Mary's. Jack Cork is out with

an ankle injury. Norwich have lost their last five away games. In

league one Swindon make the short trip to Bristol City. MK Dons are at

home. Portsmouth are on the road at Fleetwood aiming for their first

goal in 312 minutes. Oxford have a trip to top of the table

Chesterfield. The favourite Bobsworth couldn't

deliver a second successive Cheltenham Gold Cup for Berkshire

trainer Nicky Henderson. Last year's winner, at the top of the picture

here, looked set to feature in a close finish, with Barry Geraghty in

the saddle, but Bobsworth fell away after the final fence and Lord

Windermere went from the back of the field to the front to snatch victory

on the line. One of the closest finishes in years. Top`flight oxen

returns to Reading for the first time in a decade. That I will host a

series of boats including British and Irish title fights.

Welcome to the scales, Dean Francis.

Reading has not seen a title fight in a decade. By the way in remains a

chance to land a few psychological hits.

He's experienced and has been a British champion, I believe it is my

time. It will be me raising my hands at

the end of the fight. This bode for the British

heavyweight belt is a last chance for a comeback.

It makes me feel young again, makes me feel like back when I was

originally boxing. It is doing a lot for my mental state of mind. I am

excited to be closer to home and Basingstoke.

Tony Hill is also hoping the venue could mean a supportive crowd for

his boat. It is not far, just down the

motorway, so it will feel like a hometown advantage.

Whether or not anyone throws in the towel, it was saving the modesty is

even the shorts were ditched in a bid to make weight.

I forgot to warn you before we ran that clip !

Are that next time I go to the doctors. The weekend weather. Will

it be warm, sunny? We might just make 20 Celsius. We

have had some lovely skies again today.

This beautiful scene tells the weather story quite nicely today. It

was taken from Coombe Hill just outside Aylesbury by Peter Carter.

Helen Walker snapped this little Blue tip in the sunshine at Gosport

today. And a very arty photo here ` A dewy cobweb spotted in Havant by

Ruth Langford, thank you. Many of us saw the fork first thing

this morning. For some of us are listed but for others it didn't.

Temperatures quite legend, up to 16 Celsius. But it was half that in

some sports where we didn't lose the gloom. Through this evening and

tonight more in the way of cloud and a breeze picking up. Initially fog

around, but the breeze should lift fog into low cloud. Perhaps some

hill fog into the early hours of Saturday morning. Temperatures stay

mild with six and seven degrees the lowest. A great start to the

morning, but we have high pressure taking care of us through the

weekend. Things stay nice and settled, but you can see the Isa

buyers squeezing together a little bringing breezy conditions, just

taking the edge of the temperatures. Cloud around first

thing on Saturday morning, but an improving picture with breaks

developing into the afternoon. Temperatures up to 15 or 16 degrees,

but it could climb a little more through the course of the day. The

north`westerly breeze just take the edge off a little. Saturday night is

quiet, some breezy conditions, so no risk of fog or missed. Temperatures

seven or eight degrees and it stays dry again. Into Sunday, a decent

start with some bright and sunny skies. Into the afternoon we may see

more cloud arriving, temperatures 15 or 16 Celsius, but could go a little

higher. Here's the summary for the coming days. Temperatures in the

mid`teams for many. A little breezy, but sunny skies. Cloudier on Monday,

and a little rain on Tuesday. and a little rain on

To know what these two sad people were talking about?

Knowing the lawn? Yes, you've got it in one.

That's it from us. Have a great weekend even if you are mowing the

lawn.