11/06/2014 South Today

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Welcome to the programme. Coming up: Pushed overboard and run over by

a speedboat. To go on trial for the murder of a young father.

State`of`the`art equipment but it keeps breaking down. Patients and

their families hit out at f`ults in a hospital's radiotherapy m`chines.

I am so angry about all of these people going through this. There

must be something people can do Back to its best, the West Sussex

War Memorial restored by volunteers. And 55,000 visitors are expdcted to

rock at the Isle of Wight Fdstival. ?10 million will be spent in the

locality. People will come tp to me and say, thanks for doing it.

of murdering a young father from Bournemouth by pushing him from a

motor boat and deliberately running him over. The dismembered body of

Rico Dardis, who was 30, was found in the sea at Friar's Cliff in

Christchurch. Paul Gerlach, who s 51 and Louis Borzoni, who's 50, both

A witness said he overheard a row about cigarettes and alcohol and

didn't think they were in a fit state to go to sea. The prosecution

alleged that the older men pushed the man overboard and delibdrately

ran him over with a speedbo`t. His dismembered body was later found in

the sea at Friars Cliff. A woman who was on the beach that evening said

she noticed that a boat seeled to have broken down. It is unusual so

she took some photographs which were shown in court today. She s`id she

could see two men with the boat It looked like they had blood on them

and it looks like they had been fighting. She also noticed what she

thought was the top half of a mannequin, floating in the water.

She said the men were paying no attention to it. Later, a couple

were walking along the beach and saw the men and offered their hdlp to

tie it up against the groins. Julian Bennett said she realised there was

a body in the water. She sahd she didn't connected with the two men.

She said perhaps it had been in the sea for some time. Her husb`nd went

to ring 999. When the men wdre told that the police were on thehr way,

they said they had to leave, heading off to get a taxi. The two len both

deny murder. The trial conthnues. The equipment is state`of`the`art

but the radiotherapy machinds at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in

Portsmouth keep breaking down. Patients say it's very distressing

to either have to wait hours for their appointment or have their

treatment rescheduled at thd last minute. Michael Parker who lives

near Chichester has been having radiotherapy at the unit for three

weeks. He and his wife Gillhan have been speaking to our reportdr

Michael Parker was diagnosed with prostate cancer

two years ago. When his tumour began to grow doctors prescribed dight

weeks of radiotherapy. They're daily ten minute sessions and he's three

weeks in. But at least half of his appointments have been delaxed by

because you are in the systdm, you tend to accept the waiting time You

have not got a choice. I do accept it but yesterday, it was not very

nice. I thought the other pdople there were works ` waiting ` lot

longer than I was. One man was so agitated. How do I know this is

going to work? I was so angry about these sick people going through

this. It is wrong. There must be something people can do. Thdre must

be. This hospital is a designated Cancer Centre. It treats 3000 new

patients a year. On its website it boasts the latest linear accelerator

machines for radiotherapy treatment. The hospital

an unusually high number of technical failures with the

radiotherapy machines for the last couple of months. In a statdment

they say We are continuing to work whth our

contractors to resolve the hssues as quickly as possible. We alrdady have

a programme of repairs and scheduled maintenance underway.

Staff are working longer shhfts and we have also brought in extra staff

to ensure that patient appohntments can be met. We do acknowledge that

some patients have waited longer in clinic, or their appointments have

been rearranged at short notice as a result.

a Portsmouth city council`rtn children's home will receivd an

apology from the new leader of the council.

Les Cummings was one of nindteen known victims who was mistrdated at

the former Children's Cottage Home in Cosham in the 1950s. The council

has reached an undisclosed settlement with the individtals

by the Portsmouth MP Mike H`ncock on a vulnerable constituent will not go

ahead as planned next week. The two sides have been negotiating

over a possible settlement, which could include an apology from the

MP. Mr Hancock has strenuously denied the claims which havd been

rejected by police. But he was suspended from the Liberal Democrats

after he was found guilty of breaching standards codes bx an

The Leader and Chief Executive of Surrey County

Council have been defending their decision to give councillors rises

in allowances. The council leader David Hodge and

the chief executive, David LcNulty told a committee of MPs it was

justified and that there was a pay structure in place. It was `lso said

that most staff are now paid above the living wage.

Police have been criticised for publicly appealing for help in

tracing a convicted murderer four years after he went on the run from

Ford open prison near Arunddl. Robert Donovan was jailed in 19 4

for stabbing a man to death in London. He absconded from d`y

release in June 2010. It's thought he may have family living in

Portsmouth. It comes weeks `fter the prison acknowledged two simhlar

The Prison Officers' Association

described the delay in the police appeal as astounding.

A charity which helps offenders from Dorset

in the way inmates are reintegrated into society. Prisoners originally

held at the now closed Dorchester Prison are being sent to Devon to

help with their rehabilitathon. But one campaign group says thex need to

being in a jail in the same county prior to release was helpful for

this inmate. For the last four months of your sentence, yot want to

be in a prison near to home. It s important because you can rdlate to

the people who are trying to help you. They understand what you are

wrong about, when talking about places to move back to. Manx

offenders from Dorset used to serve their sentences out in the county

but Dorchester prison is now closed. There was talk of sending all

inmates to Portland shortly before their release of the governlent then

decided resettlement jail should be in Devon. The charity which has ..

They are not going to be settling, They are not going to be settling,

resettling in Devon, when they come through the gate. It is misnamed, in

my opinion, because I think if you are going to resettle it must be in

your home area. The Ministrx of Justice says it has reviewed its

processes. Another former inmate from Dorset told me the

government's new system just won't work. If you had been in Devon

rather than Dorchester, what would that have meant? It's too f`r away

to get the support you need. I knew getting that support now? Ydah, I

am. And getting it from othdr agencies. Without their support I

would be back in prison. Both ex`offenders I am rebuilding their

lives and they say being able to come out of a local jail with local

links has been essential. The biggest airline at Southampton

airport has announced its fhrst years.

Flybe has cut more than a thousand jobs nationwide, and warned there

could be more redundancies to come after the summer season. It has

pulled out of Gatwick altogdther, reducing its number of regional

bases from 13 to seven. However it also carried a rdcord

number of passengers last ydar and sees Southampton airport as central

to its future recovery. Trains spent ?18 million

last year on improving stathons in the South.

Investment in 30 different stations delivered new lifts, footbrhdges and

accessible toilets, whilst brand new stations were opened in Wokhngham,

Fleet and Overton. this evening's South Today:

gearing up for tens of thousands of visitors, the Isle of Wight Festival

puts final touches to this xear s They're called ultrasonic tweezers

but they're nothing to do with plucking hair. In fact the

invention could help prevent the need for thousands of knee

operations, by creating new cartilage from a patient's own body

cells. The University of Sotthampton has been leading the research, as

David Allard's been finding out Knees. The more we use them, the

more we lose them. Well over half of us will gdt

osteo`arthritis in old age. 75,000 knee replacements ard carried

out every year in the UK. This machine could change all that.

And they're being kept up bx sound And they are being kept up by sound

waves. The sound waves are bouncing off the cells and controlling their

position. The ultrasound is able to stimulate the cell to creatd

structures of cells which m`kes them grow in the way we want thel to

That newly created cartilagd can be

tailored to fit each individual patient.

It will be a better quality`of`life for patients because you ard

treating the disease in the early stages and because we are rdducing

the number of joint replacelent surgery is, there is definitely a

cost saving to the NHS. So what else can the ultrasonic

tweezers do? Find cancer cells in the blood. We

will also be working with ldukaemia cancers and using the ultrasound to

study how the leukaemia cells grow in combination with other cdlls

They've been a success in the lab, the hope is the ultrasonic tweezers

will be helping real patients within the next few years.

It was the country's first proper aerodrome and played a cruchal part

in two World Wars. Today at Shoreham Airport a ceremony was held to

dedicate a memorial both to those who lost their lives in combat, and

others who had a strong connection to the place.

It started life on an American bomb during World War II. Pulled out of

the channel when the plane went down in June 1944, this propeller now has

a new life, as a memorial to all of shoring's aviators. This is a

memorial to people that werd involved in aviation, not only the

guys who flew and got the glory but the greasy chaps that landed the

engines and things. It is great to have it here. The first licdnsed

aerodrome in the country, Shaw opened in 1910. In the 1940s, it

became an air sea rescue centre Something like 598 aircrew who

ditched in the English Channel were rescued by planes that were spotters

from Shoreham Airport. They would fly from here, fully armed, because

they could be... They would get the boats to them, to get them safely

ashore. This is dedicated to all those who have given their lives

during conflict. Over here, space has been left to anyone with strong

connections to the airport. Few will hand greater connections th`n Donald

Bean. He ran the edge of a 24 years, until his death in 2012. His wife is

one of the trustees, who has organised the memorial. It hs a sad

thing that I have had to do this but on the other hand, it was ndcessary

and I think a lot of people will enjoy this area and just sit and

enjoy the view and remember a lot of people that have passed through here

over the years. Another plapue is to the pilot Brian Brown who dhed in

2007, when his Hurricane cr`shed during a display here. Todax, the

memorial was given its official dedication, a place to remelber all

of those who were part of the airport's history.

A bride was left heartbroken after her engagdment

the West Sussex church wherd she was getting married. A handbag

containing the sapphire and diamond`encrusted platinum ring was

taken from St Peter ad Vinctla parish church in Wisborough Green as

Caroline Marshall and the groom James Granshaw were in the process

of saying their vows. A Facdbook page called Help us find thd ring

has been set up and police believe the stolen ring could be in the

This should have been their perfect day. Memories of their weddhng have

now been tarnished by a thidf prepared to steal from a chtrch in

the middle of a marriage ceremony. The bride was in tears. The

bridesmaid was in tears. Thd groom was trying to console them both We

were trying to run a wedding which was a beautiful day and a wonderful

function. But there was this huge cloud hanging over us which didn't

go all day and hasn't gone since. The wedding took place here on

Saturday. The bride had takdn off her engagement ring just before the

start of the ceremony. She gave it to her bridesmaid who put it in a

handbag and left it here, ndar the porch of the church. By the time the

service had finished though, the bag had disappeared. It beggars belief

that somebody has gone off with this on Saturday and here we are on

Wednesday and they are still in possession of it. I really don't

know what to say. Words fail me I am appalled. The ring is a sapphire

and diamond encrusted platinum band. It was designed by thd groom.

The bag containing the ring also contained a mobile phone, so turning

detective, they used an application to track it. It revealed thd phone

had been taken to Haywards Heath after the service and at around

6:30pm, the signal was pickdd up in Hove. It was then tracked through

central Brighton before the signal rang out at 715. The hunt for the

ring has taken off, thanks to a social media campaign. We btild up

momentum and we love ` would love the ring to be found. They `re just

heartbroken. Caroline was devastated. The couple are on their

honeymoon. The families are hoping they will have an extra wedding

present to return to. itself for the arrival of around

55,000 music fans over the next couple of days. It's

estimated the Isle of Wight Festival is worth around ten to fiftden

million pounds to the local economy. And organisers are confident

improvements made to access points means there's no chance of ` repeat

of the chaos caused by torrdntial hours to go until the Isle of Wight

Festival starts, technicians are still hard at work making stre

everything is ready to rock, for a line up of bands that includes the

Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the Kings of As you look around, you think how

are they going to get it together by tomorrow lunchtime? But thex will.

They know what they are doing. Already, there have been ard some

short delays on roads close to the festival site on the edge of

Newport. A non scientific poll reveals most

islanders are happy to accept short term pain, if it brings an dconomic

gain. Local businesses benefit. The fact

you might have to use it in a traffic dram? It is only three days

here. It's not an issue. It causes extra traffic. But it's worth it,

yeah. In 2008, we did a study which valued the festival to be in the

order of ?10 million to ?15 million. On that basis, it is worth ht.

Organisers, and music fans, will be

pleased the weather over thd next few days will include a lot of this.

The festival's annus horribhlis was in 2012, when torrential rahn

created quagmires and traffhc chaos. Since then there's been invdstment

That will never happen again. I build roads into the car parks and

campsites. This year will ddfinitely be a classic. Ask me on Monday

morning. The Isle of Wight festival gets underway tomorrow. Thex are

expecting a crowd here betwden 0000 and 55,000 people. It should be a

good year. Chris is here with the sport now.

Hundreds of people attended the funeral memorial service of

racehorse trainer John Hills in Lambourn today.

The 53`year`old died last wdek, after a short battle with illness.

From a well`known racing falily Hills trained more than 700 winners

Hampshire golfer Justin Rosd launches the defence of

his US Open title tomorrow. His victory in the event at Merhon last

year was the 33`year`old's first Major win. And he's heading into

this year's renewal in North Carolina in good heart.

Justin Rose had 36 crankset major events before he reached full bloom.

Heading into Pinehurst this week, the man from Hook: the whold notion

of being a defending champion.. As if you are defending yourself. It's

not a good state of mind. It is about being free, having fun and

playing my best golf. Rose has been in good form coming into thd event

with three recent top ten efficiencies ` finishes.

For me, it is important to see these venues in a more natural form. His

US open win in 12 months ago was his coming`of`age. A repeat of these

scenes would rewrite historx. No one has retained the title sincd Curtis

strange, back in the 1980s. Olympic cycling gold medallhst Dani

King is and road racing events, at this

summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

King from Hamble was confirled in the England cycling team today.

She's set to compete in the endurance events. Southampton's Jon

Dibben is also in the squad. Meanwhile, another local colpetitor

who'll be in Glasgow is hockey player Andrew Cornick from

Southampton. He'll be adding to his total of more than 100 caps

for Wales. the headlines for a number of

reasons in the last few days. Both in a positive and negative light.

They've had well documented money problems in recent years, and had

only just come out of administration. What's their latest

situation, Kris? Firstly, they were threatendd with

explusion from the Conference, due to them owing their players and

staff several weeks wages. They ve now been put under a transfdr

embargo. That despite a Moroccan businessman, Medi Touzar, ldading a

recent takeover of the club, to provide that much needed cash boost.

It doesn't stop there though in terms of international newcomers

though, there's potentially one ON the field too?

They're due to sign a member of Saudi royalty as a player.

19`year`old Prince Khalid Bhn Bader Alsaud, would unsurprisinglx be the

first member of Saudi royalty to join a professional club. L`st

season, he played for Bromldy reserves. They can't sign hhm yet

though due to their transfer Southampton striker Jay Rodriguez

says that his club`mate Adam Lallana SHOULD be in England's

starting eleven, for their opening World Cup game on Saturday.

Rodriguez himself could well have been in Brazil, but his hopds of

World Cup selection were dashed by a knee injury. So today he was opening

the new Perform elite treatlent centre in Southampton. But he's in

no doubt that his Saints colleague is the right man for England

against Italy. When he has played, he has played

really well. It should be great I am on England fan so I will be

supporting and watching the games. It's a nice time to watch the World

Cup, regardless of whatever could have happened. I am excited.

all`rounder Chris Jordan is set to make his England Test debut tomorrow

at Lords. He's likely to line up alongside county team`mate Latt

Prior against Sri Lanka. Domestically meanwhile, Divhsion Two

leaders Hampshire only lost four wickets all day, to salvage an

unlikely looking Championshhp draw at Worcestershire.

After a first ball duck in the first innings, Michael Carberry hht a

century, ably supported by Glenn Maxwell, as Hampshire staved off

defeat after following on. They do though lose top spot in Divhsion Two

to Worcestershire. Meanwhile Surrey's batsmen set up a

huge lead over Gloucestershhre. With a day still left in the gamd,

Gloucestershire still need `nother 240 to make Surrey bat for ` second

Talking of that, we went to the first test a few years ago. What a

sporting experience. If you can do it, do it. It's not

easy to get tickets. That's another thing.

Swimming trunks at the readx! Let's take a look at Joe lovely

weather pictures. David took this close`up of a damselfly.

Blue skies on the Isle of Whght captured by Martin.

Finally, Roman took this photograph of wild flowers near Guildford.

Things are hotting up towards the weekend. On Friday,

Things are hotting up towards the temperature rose to 21 Celshus. It

could be a degree or so warler tomorrow. 21 is 70 Fahrenheht.

Through the course of tonight, it stays fairly mild. A humid night to

come but not as you read ovdr the weekend. We will have some clear

spells and there may be one or two mist patches. Temperatures hn our

towns and cities, 11 to 13 Celsius. In the countryside, through parts of

Oxfordshire, down to seven or 8 degrees. It will be a fairlx mild

start the day tomorrow. We'll see cloud bubble up through the middle

part of the day which will disperse through tomorrow evening and

temperatures will be a degrde higher temperatures will be a

than today. Highs of 22 warp and than today. Highs of 22 warp and

three Celsius. They will continue to climb through Friday. Tomorrow night

will be quiet and it will stay dry with clear skies. One or two missed

patches towards Dorset and watch. Otherwise, a pleasant night to come

with a low of 11 to 13 Celshus. Another dry start the day on Friday.

High pressure is in charge. There is a weather front moving southwards

during the latter part of the day which will produce or cloud

overnight into Saturday. Most places will stay dry with this

high`pressure hanging on in there. It will continue to stay with us as

we head towards the weekend. The good news is, into next week as

well. I pressure is dominathng our weather at the moment. Lovely day in

store tomorrow. Perhaps somd more cloud bubbling up through the middle

part of the day. Warmer still on Friday. We may reach 25 degrees 77

Fahrenheit. Very warm in thd sunshine. The pollen levels are very

high at the moment. It is one thing to be aware of. Saturday, more cloud

on the chance of drizzle first thing. A decent day on Sund`y.

Very good. Tomorrow night's programme, I will be talking to a

former England assistant and Northern Ireland boss as well. Join

us for that. Goodbye.