09/06/2014 South Today

From Syria to the south, material from President Assad's chemhcal

weapons programme to be off`loaded at a military port year.

A damning report into failings at Sussex care home. It was pure. It

was not managed, it was haphazard. The family of a Hampshire tdenager

prepare for the retrial of the man who killed their son. If we do not

go there is no voice for hil. Nobody did the `` defending him as a

person. Southampton's see chty Museum `` Sea City museum is not

attracting the visitors it thought it would. And England's first

trampoline park opens. In the past half hour the UK

government has confirmed th`t material from Syria's

chemical weapons programme will be off`loaded at the

Marchwood Military Port near Southampton when it

arrives in the UK. In total, 150 tons of

industrial grade chemicals from President Assad's stockpile

will be brought here. It's due to be incinerated

at a site in Cheshire. Steve Humphrey has been looking

at this story and joins me now. Steve, what's the

background to this? Well, it?s taking a massive

international effort to Involved the Americans, the Russians

and the Chinese to get the chemical weapons out of Syria. The ndxt

challenge is to neutralise the chemical weapons. Most of the work

will take place on board a big American ship. Other countrhes,

including the UK, have agredd to an `` destroy some of the components of

those chemical weapons. It is expected that 150 tonnes of

material from the Syrian chdmical weapons programme will be ddlivered

here to Marchwood Military Port near Southampton. The chemicals coming to

Britain would only become wdapons if mixed with other materials. Was I

worried? No, I wasn't. The reason I was not worried is because ht was

coming through Marchwood Military Port. They have highly trained

personnel. This is what thex are trained for. And I think it will be

100% safe. The material will be incinerated here in Cheshird. It has

provoked anger among some local people who argue the chemic`ls

should be dealt with on the south coast. The government and the

company that owns the incindrator see the type of chemicals involved

are routinely handled in thd UK We accept similar materials. Wd accept

a lot of materials from the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. The

destruction of Syria's chemhcal weapons is aimed at stopping a

repeat of the sarin gas att`ck last year in which hundreds of pdople

died near Damascus. This Amdrican ship will deal with the most deadly

substances. They will be nettralised in a plant on board the ship. The

entire system and the movemdnt of the materials will be contahned to

the ship for the entire process The destruction of Syria's chemhcal

weapons has been delayed. The United Nations had set a deadline of June

the complete destruction of the entire stockpile. `` June the 2 th.

Protestors managed to block`de one of Berkshire's

nuclear weapons factories for four hours this morning.

Police had to use cutting epuipment to separate the campaigners

from the trailers and cars they'd chained themselves to

The weapons establishment s`ys Ministry of Defence Police

and officers from local forces are working together to ensure the

Mr Marsh was under investig`tion for an alleged breach of confiddntiality

and contempt of court during police enquiry into rape allegations at a

school. No further action whll be taken.

Families of those who died at a scandal`hit care home hn

West Sussex have called for a complete overhaul of the care

industry and a public inquiry to find out how standards dropped to

This afternoon a serious case review into what happened at the

Orchid View care home in Copthorne made more than 30 recommend`tions.

They include making operators prove they can recruit

That concerns should be escalated to outside homes

if not dealt with properly. And that the public should be

informed more quickly about any problems.

Our reporter Tom Hepworth joins me now from Chichester.

Tom, what's the background to today's review?

This was a care home that f`iled at the most basic level. Taking

residents to the toilet when they needed to go, giving them three

square meals a day, ensuring they had the right medication at the

right time. One woman was ghven an overdose and staff their shredded

documents in an attempt to cover that up. The reports of rough

treatment and patients' dressings being secured by Sellotaped. In all,

there were 19 unexpected de`ths at the care home, five of which were

the result of neglect. Incltding Russell Tucker's mother. Mul

survived the Blitz. The house was hit, her and her sister werd pulled

out of the house, they survhve that. She did not survive the lack of care

as a pensioner. There is solething badly wrong. What were the findings

of the report? It highlightdd failings in a number of different

levels. Not least that nobody has been held accountable for this and

nobody has been prosecuted. This 100 page report makes more than 30

recommendations, including toughening up the law on wilful

neglect, and requiring care home is to be totally open and honest with

families considering placing their relatives in their care. Care

Quality Commission has been criticised. We welcomed the

recommendations because it gives us the opportunity to work togdther to

minimise the risk of this h`ppening again. We welcome them and take an

opportunity to reflect on them. The family say that the report does not

go far enough and they want to see a public enquiry.

Earlier I spoke to the author of today's report Nick Georgiou

and started by asking him if, despite his report

and 34 recommendations, somdthing like this could happen again?

I think, regrettably, that has to be the caveats you put into anx report

of this sort. The recommend`tions are intended to promote better

confidence and to ensure better scrutiny and support people. But you

can never, ever, say never, unfortunately. Where does the blame

lie? It was not my responsibility to attribute blame. The organisation

responsible for Orchid View was southern Cross health care. They are

the body that should have bden on top of this, providing bettdr

managed and better led servhces insuring their workforce was

delivering good quality provision and care. And being responshve to

the things they were asked to do to safeguard the residents. Whhle blame

is not a word I'm looking to use, the responsibility clearly rests

with them. As the bean accountability for what happened?

No. That is a source of immdnse regret and frustration for the

relatives, and I share that sense. The families want a completd

overhaul of the system. Do xou agree with them? It depends what xou

mean. A number of these recommendations do provide `

significant overhaul. There are very few situations as awful as Orchid

View, and you must not lose track of the good quality of care behng

provided as well. But you h`ve to put in place better safeguards to

prevent the sort of issues that arose at Orchid View. You c`nnot

ever say this will never happen again. Some will say this is proof

you cannot really mix profit`making and business with providing the best

care what the mark ``? This was not the work of a large organis`tion

that showed it was capable of high quality care in this home. That is

why I emphasise the importance of the profit`making organisathons

being held to account in thd same way the statutory sector, the NHS,

is. They play an increasingly important part, and they have got to

measure up to the same standards. That was the author

of today's report into the Orchid View care home

Nick Georgiou talking to me earlier. A Reading student jailed for drugs

charges in the United Arab Dmirates has told the BBC he was

tortured into making a confdssion. Ahmad Zeidan was sentenced to

nine years after cocaine was found Speaking from prison,

he claimed he didn't know The Foreign Office says it hs aware

a British national has recehved a custodial sentence in

the country and is providing help. UAE authorities have not

responded to the claims. Coming up, Alexis Green has tips for

us. Find out why dressing like this can

help you with your learning. The family of a teenager killed

while on holiday on a Greek island is preparing to fly out for the

re`trial of the man who killed him. 18`year`old

Robert Sebbage from Tadley was stabbed in Zakynthos

three years ago. A taxi driver was

jailed for 11 years, but legal teams

on both sides have appealed. This lady has been here before. As

she finished packing today, ready to fly to Athens, she admitted

preparing for the second trhal of her son has been an emotion`l

roller`coaster. I wasn't gohng to go back. There are numerous re`sons why

you do not want to go back. But on the other hand, you have got to do

it for him. If we do not go, there is no voice for him, no one

defending him as a person. When it is all done and whatever happens

happens, it will be good to sit down and grieve properly. It needs to be

done, and like mum was seeing, it is good it has come down this puick. A

taxi driver was jailed for 01 years for the attack on Robert and his

friends on the resort island of Zakynthos. The verdict left the

family devastated. Whatever happens this time, the family know ht will

not bring Robert Black. This year he would have celebrated his 20st

birthday. His friends will tell their story to the Greek cotrts once

more. It is difficult when they are going to have a birthday and

celebrate with their familids and we did not have that opportunity. We

will never ever get used to having him taken away from us. When you see

your family together, and there is one person missing, that is a tough

one. The trial will get unddrway on Wednesday. The family set off

tomorrow for the trial on the Greek mainland.

It opened 100 years after the Titanic left Southampton.

But now a BBC investigation has discovered

that the Sea City Museum is failing to meet visitor and income targets.

As a result, the city counchl has had to help meet

the ?430,000 shortfall sincd the attraction opened two years ago

Our Hampshire Political Reporter Jessica Parker has the storx.

Two years on from its launch in 2012, crowds outside the ?14 million

Sea City Museum are not quite so big. Either start of April this

year, projections were that the museum would have welcomed 250, 00

visitors. That target has bden missed. As has the hoped`for income

of around ?2 million. In fact, the attraction has ended up costing the

council over ?430,000. This councillor was the Cabinet lember in

charge of delivering Zakynthos under the previous Conservative

administration `` Sea City. He says a new approach is needed. It is time

we looked to outsource the management of the museum to

specialist operators who I think could do a better job. Football has

gone down dramatically in the museum's second year. It might need

more interaction, things yot can do. A couple of French friends

arrived in the middle of Max, and they thought it was brilliant, for

all the family. It should ndver have been built, complete waste of money.

Marketing for Sea City is sdt to become more targeted, and the

council insists it does bendfit the area. The people who visit the

museum or from outside Southampton. They come here, they put thdir money

into the coppers from which the city benefits. Work needs to continue on

this attraction to at least balance the books.

Condor Ferries has confirmed plans to buy a new larger ship

which will not fit the current berth at Weymouth.

The company is asking the local council

to fund extensive changes to the port.

It says without the investmdnt it could leave the town and move

Our Transport Correspondent Paul Clifton reports.

Condor want this amused outdr birth refurbished. It plans to bux a 15

million ship to replace both its ferries from Weymouth and pool. It

will not fit here on the dax's berth. The port of them collapsing

into the sea. Cancellations over the last winter would have been down,

the worst winter in 200 years, would have been down by 90%. That is a

pretty compelling reason for it There are facilities here that could

be made available, and we are hoping to make them available. Whatever

happens, one of condor's ports will close. Condor is one of Weylouth's

largest employers. This town lost largest employers. This town lost

millions of pounds' worth of tourist traffic, when hoteliers complained

of a drop in bookings. Everxone knows that a big slice of the local

economy is at stake. Fancy unleashing your inner monkey,

learning about the future of the human race or even have a lesson

in what bugs are safe to eat? The Bournemouth Festival of Learning

is home to over 150 free evdnts It's in its second year, and

as Alexis Green found out e`rlier, Is this the kind of situation that

scares you? Here at Bournemouth University, they have taken away the

testing element. To make edtcation more fun. There are over 153 events

taking place this week, open to the public and to all ages. But with so

many events on offer, it max be hard to decide which ones to go for. You

may want to sit behind the scenes at Match Of The Day or even taste a

variety of bugs, or simply find out how the stock market works. Today

was the opening day. Even whll its `` David will its came along. He is

trying out this lamp which reads your brainwaves to tell you whether

you are relaxed or stressed. I started off quite relaxed and then

the BBC asked me a question... Why is it important for these khnd of

events to happen at univershties? It brings people from all over the area

into the University. It is ` celebration of what the students

here have achieved. What ard your favourites? The website where people

can type in views and get some indication of what that means, that

might be a great way of getting young people interested in politics.

We are going to find out whx you should not washed chickens, because

it spreads bacteria all over the kitchen. Phillip Hudson is showing

how far bacteria can spread. Our next stop, are you a super taster?

We are going to give them a test to see if they are super taster of

vegetables. Some members of the population can actually taste

bitterness. Vegetables such as broccoli, sprouts, people c`n

bitter. This might explain why some bitter. This might explain why some

children do not like vegetables I am not a super taster. I am able to

taste, like, food, like, better than other people. Are you slightly

disappointed you are not a super taster? I thought they all tasted

the same so I thought I wasn't going to be a super taster. This hs all

about getting the community involved. Yes, we are an opdn

canvas. We want to inspire some children to become academic and go

into a career in research in the future. Here in the motion capture

studio, you can even find ott your inner animal.

I never would have said Alexis was a dragon. It is a very exciting week

in the sport. I have got my wall chart. I do get very excited around

this time. Luke Shaw is going to be there. There was more unwelcome news

for fans of Southampton. Ond of that code team that helped them to their

best ever points return in the Premier League has said he wants to

move away. It has transpired that Luke Shaw has told Saints hd wants

to move to Manchester United. He said that on the last day of the

season. The 18`year`old spoke to club bosses about the move following

their 1`1 draw against Manchester United on the 11th of May. Saints

have turned down an offer for the left but. They will not consider

more players leaving until ` new manager is appointed. Strikdr Rickie

Lambert has already been sold to Liverpool, while Captain Ad`m

Lallana has also said he wants to leave.

The misery continued for England women's hockey team in the World Cup

in the Netherlands, with the side suffering

The team took an early lead against Argentina through Rdading's

Alex Danson, one of five pl`yers from the town in the England squad.

But after levelling, Argenthna dominated the second half, winning

the match in the final play of the game, a heartbreaking way to lose.

The team who are ranked third in the world were already ott

They play their final match against Germany tomorrow.

It sums up what has happened in the last week. Things have not puite

gone our way. It is devastating there is no other word for ht. But

we are professional, in the way we can and have performed. We can feel

proud of one another and proud to play, and that is what we dhd today,

and that is what we will do against Germany. The men are also starting

their match against Belgium around now.

A brilliant solo effort frol Dorset golfer Georgia Hall couldn't prevent

America winning the Curtis Cup last night.

She holed out from the fairway during her three and two victory

The Parkstone Golf Club plaxer is due to turn pro later this xear

England's first indoor trampoline park has opened in Surrey. Situated

in a 27,000 square feet wardhouse in Camberley it features wall`to`wall

trampoline courts, foam pits and angled trampolines around the walls.

They are literally bouncing off the walls. In a 27,000 square fdet

warehouse, there is any kind of trampoline you could wish for. The

idea behind it is making fitness fun. The inspiration to cre`te this

concept came from the weathdr. We had the wettest June on record. We

wanted to engage the youth of today and that gets them exercising and

having fun away from their hPads. We thought there must be something like

this in England already, and then we realised that there was nothing like

it here. In America there are over 170 trampoline parks like this one.

Here you can trampoline for exercise, fun, or to hone your

gymnastic skills. Amanda Parker is a local teacher and champion

trampoline is, and she belidves it is ideal to encourage schoolchildren

to get into exercise. I think they will find it very appealing. The

ideal is to get some of our students to come down, use the facilhties,

Haradh jump, play some dodgd ball, and also get maybe some of the girls

that are not quite as into the sport, come and do the fitndss

lessons. It is really good `nd fun and just great. It's really fun

it's really amazing. After xou have been on one trampoline you can keep

going. If you fancy a tumbld this can be the place for you.

That looks like brilliant ftn. Talking about things that l`nd, we

know the phrase the Eagle h`s landed.

but you wouldn't necessarilx expect it to land in your living room!

Amazingly, that's exactly what happened to Wendy Morrell

A 15`inch tall Russian Steppe Eagle swooped

into Wendy's house whilst she was sitting down watching televhsion.

Local bird rescuers eventually collected the bird and said it had

been reported missing two d`ys previously and was named Boris.

Our own Eagle has landed. For the weather forecast.

A bit of everything, good old sunshine and some lovely we`ther.

Here is a lovely scene of poppy fields.

We have got a bumblebee hard at work in Reading.

And the close`up year of a damselfly basking in the summer sun.

We have had quite a fine and sunny day, but there have been ond or two

showers today and more to come this evening, fishing in from thd

channel. You can see the wax they are working in northwards through

the course of this evening. They will drift right across as, but

clearing by around about midnight. We start with showery conditions,

eventually drying out. It whll feel mild, showers carrying humid air.

Those showers drifting northwards, and eventually clearing for most of

us. Temperatures staying in the double digits through much of the

region, another mild night. Tomorrow morning, we start muggy, with quite

a lot of cloud. But brightening skies and sunny spells throtgh much

of the day, yes, there will be one or two showers, the Gallery in

north`western parts of the region, but most parts will escape those and

enjoy a dry day `` particul`rly in the north western parts of the

region. There is a bit more of a breeze around, so not quite as

humid. Once again, we stay largely dry. Clouds coming and going, but

temperatures still holding out in double digits. In the middld of the

week, high pressure is building in from the south. Sticking with

settled conditions towards the end of the week. We will see another day

with sunshine at times, gendrally dry, in the most part prettx present

`` pretty pleasant. Temperatures nudging up to 20, possibly 21

degrees. Not being too badlx for the middle part of the week. In towards

the end of the week as well, we have got more sunny skies. On Frhday a

bit more cloud arriving, but not spoiling pleasant conditions.

Thank you very much full stop coming up on the sporting agenda, we will

be hearing about Sir Ben Ainslie was Mac plans.

Don't forget the summaries. We will be back here tomorrow. Buy. ``

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