20/04/2014 South Today

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Hello. Good evening, I'm Dani Sinha. The forgotten shipwrecks of World

War One are to be explored in a million pound project to mark the

centenary of the conflict. There are hundreds of vessels off the south

coast which were sunk by German U`boats, but most are unrecognised

and unprotected. Now the race is on to survey them properly before they

disintegrate, as Chrissy Sturt reports.

Deep below the surface, just a few miles south of the Isle of Wight, a

marine archaeologist explores the ship destroyed by a torpedo drawing

the war. This is the South Western, a small steamship that went down on

the way to France. Like many vessels commandeered for the war effort, she

was trying to get supplies to the Front, they never made it. Last

year, Maritime Archaeology Trust took a proper look at her for the

first time and that is something they will be doing a lot more of,

with a grant worth more than million pounds. Be forgotten wrecks of the

First World War are very important because for the first time, we are

having a collective look at part of our heritage. They are starting to

fall apart and this may be the last chance we have to get a feel of what

is down there before they break down. There are 251st World War

wrecks along the south coast. The time capsules, waiting to tell the

story of the war effort that took place at sea. We want to make some

investigations of those wrecks so we can make people aware of the losses

and tragedies and sacrifices that people made during the First World

War at sea, to keep us safe. All the information gathered by the project

will be available online and they are looking for volunteers to help

before these lost ship wrecks are claimed by the sea for ever.

Wiltshire Police have charged a 68`year`old man with the murder of a

64`year`old. The victim died after a fatal knife wound at a house in the

village of Durrington, near Stonehenge, on Good Friday. Leonard

Webb, who neighbours described as a retired army officer, will appear in

court tomorrow morning. The father of a Worthing teenager who survived

being thrown from a fairground ride has said it was a "traumatic"

incident for the whole family. 18`year`old Beth Thorpe was thrown

from a 15ft high Rocker ride on Marine Parade in Worthing, on

Thursday. She suffered bruising and grazing over her body, and a friend

described seeing her "flung about like a rag doll". The ride has since

re`opened, following a safety investigation. The Angling Trust has

criticised a decision not to prosecute a gang of poachers who

tried to haul hundreds of fish our of Christchurch Harbour. The

six`strong group of men were operating from the shore near

Coastguard Way in Mudeford last week. They were using nets almost a

mile long to trap fish and it's understood they had a chiller van on

stand`by. The Angling Trust says illegal fishing is a very serious

offence and will be pushing the authorities, including the

Environment Agency, to take action. It's brightening up this evening for

most of us ` but we've had some very heavy downpours across the South

today. So, how are the Easter attractions faring so far? Ed Sherry

has this. Forget the bucket and spade. Today

it was more a case of wellies and waterproofs here on the Dorset coast

at Avon Beach. After two days of sunshine, it was brought out for the

best at this village fair. It can come across as a old sailing town

but we want to change that, there are young people and a lot of

exciting creative things happening and people are looking into that

going, wow, this is great. Meanwhile, here on the Dorset coach,

despite appearances, tourism bosses are hoping this will kick`start a

summer of vacations. And holiday`makers here weren't being

put off by the 'traditional' bank holiday weather. I do not mind being

by the sea but it would be nice with more sunshine. I am going to

Cornwall for a month in a week so I'm hoping it will get better. This

was it but tomorrow should be better again, so you just have to go out

and enjoy the weather when you can. It is April showers, it is what you

get, so just enjoy it. I have been swimming and just chilling. Back in

Lymington, the dance shoes were on, the ice creams were in hand and

everybody was hoping the power of song works its magic for bank

holiday Monday. Let's look at the weather now, here

is Emily. We have had some wet weather today and unsettled weather

will continue into next week. Here is the low pressure that wrought

that band of persistent rain and thunder and lightning. We will

continue with heavy rain for a time before it clears away to the north.

The rest of the night looks drier with clear skies and lighter winds.

Mist and fog may form tomorrow morning but a mild night with

temperatures of six or seven degrees. First thing tomorrow,

cloudy, but brighter skies later, and localised showers developing

with a risk of hail and thunder once again. It should feel milder

tomorrow with temperatures reaching 17 Celsius. The week ahead contains

a mixture of weather with Tuesday having heavy showers but also

sunshine. That is all from us for now, we are back later on at

10:15pm, until then, have a lovely evening, goodbye.

Hello. Well, it was another lovely sunny day across the north of the

UK. What a difference over the south. The rain set in for the

course of the afternoon. There's more of that to come. It has been

getting heavy across southern England. A narrow band for London,

for the south Midlands, to south Wales and the south west. Lots of

water on the roads. Overnight it will move away out towards the west.

A few showers across northern England and into Northern Ireland

for a time. Otherwise it looks like staying largely dry. A mild night as

well. Nothing like as cold as last night. Just the far north perhaps

seeing temperatures dipping away under clearer skies. A cloudy start

for many of us tomorrow. The sun will break through every now and

then. Areas bordering the Irish Sea looking good as well. You will

notice showers developing further south. As we go into the afternoon,

a zone of heavy showers across the south Midlands and into Wales.

Torrential downpours are possible. With lighter winds, between