02/06/2014 South Today

The council is very sorry it happened.

Operation Deep Blue ` Illustrious in action,

Biting back ` tough new legislation to tackle attacks on guide dogs.

An investigation is underway tonight after the personal details

of 1,900 people were accidentally made public in a council response to

Basingstoke and Deane Council has warned that private data, including

national insurance numbers, were mistakenly released by email.

sent your name, address, date of birth and national insurance number.

The retired engineer realises it may expose him to identity theft.

I have taken the utmost care in shredding documents that contain my

personal details. I've tried to make sure I am not a victim of identity

theft. In one fell swoop my counsel have undone all that. For several

weeks after the data is mailed out, they sent the same request to the

same inbox asking for it back. They want whoever had it they may be

committing an offence. The council is sorry it happened. Quite simply

coral we made a mistake. People have been given a hotline to

answer their concerns. Now, the council has contacted the

police to see if they can track down who has that Amy address and a data.

`` e`mail address. Those 1900 people will just have to wait and hope.

Earlier, I spoke to Dawn Monaghan, who is from the

And I started by asking her if this was a growing problem.

Well, it's become a bigger problem over the last few years or so.

It's mainly when people are within organisations that are using Excel

spreadsheets to collect information and then when they are sent a

request ` a Freedom of Information request for the information `

instead of checking and double checking what's

in the other tabs or when they use pivot tables, recognising that what

they can see in the Excel spreadsheet isn't everything that

They release the information and then other people can get

So does this suggest that this is bad practice or human error

It is certainly human error in a lot of the cases

but the human error is being caused by people not doing a proper check

and double check of the information that they are going to disclose.

Data breaches, as I understand, have gone up ten`fold

Is that a sign that too much information is

being kept or that the system is not working to protect it?

It's the system not safeguarding the protection of it.

Certainly, we have no evidence to suggest, within the breaches that

come through to us, that the personal data in general

It's being retained for specific purpose and a legitimate purpose.

It's just the way that the Freedom of Information Act interfaces with

the Data Protection Act mean that official information can be provided

but the person the personal data associated with it

Sometimes, through human error, that doesn't happen and the personal data

In a word, are you going to investigate this

And in another data breach, an investigation's begun at

South Central Ambulance Service after the personal information

of nearly 3,000 staff was mistakenly published online.

Details, which were attached to a report on its website, included

people's age, sexuality, religion and whether they had a disability.

The service apologised and said that no patient details were disclosed.

It's working with the Information Commissioner to find out

The husband, of a Dorset nurse found dead in the boot of a car on Friday,

has appeared in court charged with her murder.

60`year`old Pierre Legris is accused of killing his wife, Rui Li,

60`year`old PL agree arrived in court this morning. His wife had

been missing for a week before being discovered hidden in the boot of a

car parked on a quiet residential street in Bournemouth. She was last

seen leaving work at the end of her shift at Poole General Hospital the

Friday before last. Her husband appeared in court wearing a grey

T`shirt and blue tracksuit Ottomans. He spoke only to confirm his name

and age and address. He was remanded in custody to appear

at Winchester Crown Court in two days time. Last night his son was

charged with assisting an offender. He'll appear before magistrates in

just over a fortnight. Investigations are still ongoing and

police are keen to speak to anybody who saw the car last week. Here's

the registration. They also want to speak to anybody who saw this large

white transit van. The victim's body has not yet been

formally identified. An inquest has been told that

a former Surrey detective who killed himself

in prison had made several previous Peter Foster was found hanged

in Lewes Prison in July 2012. He'd been under observation

because he was deemed to be Foster had been jailed

for life the previous month for murdering his partner and fellow

police officer Heather Cooper. Her body was found

in a shallow grave near Lurgashall An elderly man has died at a Surrey

doctor's surgery after reports that The emergency services were called

to the Station Road Surgery in Frimley just

before 11.00am this morning. They found the body of a man who's

believed to have been in his 80s. Police say there is no indication

of any third party involvement. Still to come. A symbol for D`day

operations. We go in search of this little girl.

Portsmouth`based HMS Illustrious set out today for one

of her last major naval exercises before she's decommissioned

Three squadrons of Merlin helicopters are training with

the aircraft carrier to prepare them for the arrival of the new

Queen Elizabeth carrier, due to be "floated" and named next month.

The operation has been described as naval air power

"getting back to sea" after years working in Afghanistan.

Landing on a ship in the middle of an ocean requires a degree

of skill for both pilot and the crew on board an aircraft carrier.

And it's something that needs to be practised.

Many Navy aircraft are having to get to grips with

the maritime environment once again after spending time in the heat

This is a unique opportunity to bridge what we used to do and look

very much towards the future, towards the QE coming into service

While Navy pilots and aircraft crew practise their skills here on

HMS Illustrious, others have been deployed to US aircraft carriers to

It gives us an insight of what the working life is going to

I have a little bit of knowledge but no working knowledge

I'm actually really looking forward to this training exercise.

It's going to be really busy and it's going to gain me a lot of

It's going to be really beneficial, especially to us, as engineers.

This three`week exercise is imperative to ensure skills are

refined and retained in advance of the arrival of the first

of the new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth.

They're a symbol of selfless dedication, but guide

dogs are increasingly becoming a target for attacks by other dogs.

According to the charity Guide Dogs for the Blind,

there were a total of 240 dog attacks on guide dogs between March

This is an increase on previous figures, which showed an

Five of the dogs attacked in that perio, have been

permanently withdrawn from service, costing more than ?170,000.

New legislation has just been passed to tackle the problem.

And it may be used for the first time, here in the south.

Going back out again is proving an anxious experience for Lynne Godwin.

She's registered blind and depends on her guide dog, Vicky, but is now

Lynne was walking here on Portswood High Street in Southampton

last Thursday when a dog, which was tied to a railing,

As we got level with the dog, it lurched free of its lead,

Vicky was yelping and it was just horrendous.

Passers`by pulled the other dog away.

Vicky, who was recovering from an operation was left with minor cuts

and bruises but has now lost her confidence and needs retraining.

Nationwide each month, there are ten such attacks on guard dogs.

Earlier this year we saw the dog in the final stages of training. That

was attacked in Southampton by another dog and it did not make a

recovery. It had to be retired. To get hurt to that stage of training

cost us ?30,000. A new law came in last month with

tougher penalties, including prison, for anyone whose dog attacks

an assistant dog. Hampshire Police are investigating

this attack and Lynn hopes she will regain her independence

in going out with Vicky again soon. A World War One hospital, at Netley,

near Southampton, faked footage showing men being

cured of shell`shock. That's according to a documentary

that is being broadcast tonight. The Royal Victoria Hospital

at Netley was the major hospital They were brought in by train

in their hundreds from Among the wounded to be taken

there was one of the country's But, although many of the patients

were treated well, some disturbing In this film made at Netley, Major

Arthur Hearst of the Royal Medical Corps produced footage to prove

that shell`shock could be cured. Worried by the number

of people coming home with mental health problems, this,

says Professor Edgar Jones, was This scene apparently shows

someone in a state of invalidity. He's bent double, walking with

sticks and the inter`title says In the next scene he is described as

being almost cured two months later. If we look very carefully

at the background, we can see the same group of nurses and

the same column of smoke coming out So Hearst has ordered him to

recreate his illness to demonstrate Over two World Wars,

more than 100,000 soldiers were treated at Netley

and many lives were saved here. Now very little remains

of the hospital. It was largely demolished

in the 1960s. But 100 years on,

stories of individuals who passed through Netley or who died there

still remain to be told. And you can see that fascinating

documentary, "World War One At Home", tonight,

on BBC One, at 7.30pm. Anton Zingarevich has left

the board of Reading Football Club. The Russian has controlled

a majority stake in the club Reading Chairman Sir John Madejski

confirmed Zingarevich and two other directors from the Russian's company

had left the board. He also sought to allay fears

over the club's finances and insisted that talks are continuing

with potential investors. Southampton say it is their

preference not to be involved in any more transfer dealings before they

appoint a new manager, a process Liverpool bid ?25 million for

Adam Lallana over the weekend, but Saints issued

a statement saying they hoped no one else would follow Rickie Lambert out

of the door at St Mary's. Lambert was confirmed as a Liverpool

player and has thanked Southampton fans for their support over five

years, but he admits this is I know what is important. I know I

have to hit the ground running. That's what I intend to do will stop

it means everything to me but I do believe I can help push this club

forward. Britain won two golds

at the European rowing regatta The Caversham based squad took first

place in the women's pair as Helen Glover and Polly Swann

maintained their terrific form Men's four also took gold

while Southampton's James Foad took a bronze as the men's 8 finished

third in their race. The Bisham Abbey based England

women's hockey team lost their opening game of the World Cup

in the Hague yesterday. They lost 2`1 to the United States

in Group B, thanks to two goals from Reading's England captain

Kate Richardson`Walsh pulled This afternoon, the men had a

dramatic win in India. Here are the cricket results.

Speaking of the weather. Let's take a look at the forecast. We can

expect some changeable weather over the next few days. There will be

showers and maybe some thunder. The rain on Wednesday could be

fairly heavy and persistent for much of the day. We are looking at

showers overnight tonight and lots of cloud. Temperatures will stay

fairly mild. The showers will roll in from the west. Some areas will

they dry altogether stop where we don't have showers there will be low

cloud and missed. `` missed. Highs tomorrow will be 17 to 18

Celsius. A fairly mixed picture over the next few days. It turns very

unsettled as we head into Wednesday. A band of rain pushes up from the

south. That could be persistent and stay with us for much of the day on

Wednesday. Temperatures will fall down to 11 or 12 Celsius overnight.

The rain could cause surface water on the roads. Showers are possible

tomorrow but you are more likely to catch them during the afternoon. It

will brighten up between the showers. Rain on Wednesday lasting

through much of the day. Thursday has the possibility of a few showers

but most places will enjoy dry weather.

"Faint across the groaning of the sea came the thin thunder

The countdown to D`Day was a tense time for everyone involved.

But there was also a lot of waiting around.

Some of the soldiers camped here in Ampfield

near Romsey carved their names and regimental badges onto tree trunks.

When they are bored, they get their knives out and start

whittling away, and so etched into the bark of this tree is May 1944.

Craig White is an Army reservist who has seen

He thinks the carvings are a remarkable memorial to the men

Probably a lot on their minds, I would imagine.

Not knowing what their fate was going to hold.

But it's lovely seeing some of these old personal imprints in history.

There was a whirlwind of activity back in 1944, as troops

were lined up and ready to be loaded onto ships and landing craft.

Some of the streets where soldiers waited before the start of

Operation Overlord have changed very little since 1944.

This is Rockleigh Road in Southhampton and 70 years ago the

residents here had a whole variety of forces camping on their doorstep.

They had the French, the British and the Americans.

In 1944, number 35 Rockley Road was occupied by Pauline Melody's family.

Do you remember the first time you look out and saw the Americans?

But you became good friends with them?

This famous wartime picture shows children skipping in Rockleigh Road.

Pauline was amongst those taking part.

That was me, Pauline Barnes, Paddy Barnes, my sister,

Jill Stewart, Ann Beggs, Janet Painter and Tony Marsters.

Those wartime events in Rockleigh Road were recreated by BBC South

back in 1984 when, once again, military vehicles parked where they

Everybody was kind, everybody shared.

As the Americans headed down to Southampton docks,

the British soldiers who were filmed in Hulbert Road in Bedhampton had

After much more research and an appeal on BBC South Today,

we managed to track down the little girl who met the soldiers

Janet Coldman was three years old at the time.

She's never seen the film that was taken when she and her mum, Maizie,

Mummy's showing me the soldier doing his wheel.

And then I'm standing with the commander.

Then I'm on the tank with the other soldier.

And you don't have any memory of that at all?

And what the emotion, seeing this all these years later?

I mean, to think what these boys went through.

You don't realise, when you are a three`year`old,

I hope that a lot of them have survived.

The tanks that parked in front of Janet's house were

This soldier who met Janet was trooper Jock Fisher.

The records show he survived the war and returned to civilian life.

I think it's family that we manage to find Janet.

We have more stories coming up throughout the week. That will

culminate in a live programme on Friday. Thanks for watching tonight.