13/06/2014 South Today

It is a bit worrying that pdople can walk out of prison and escape.

from Ford Open Prison in Sussex It is a bit worrying that pdople can

walk out of prison and escape. Guilty.

The son of MP Mike Hancock after assaulting a photographer

Fighting a fear of dentists. The practice in Dorset

offering counselling sessions. And face`to`face.

A mother meets the militant who ordered her daughter's shooting

in the aftermath of Aparthehd. It's been revealed that 89 prisoners

are currently on the run from They include a murderer,

dangerous criminals and, just yesterday, an armed robber

became the latest to go missing An average of 23 prisoners

disappear from Ford every ydar. Sussex Police say they realhsed last

November a number of cases weren't being "regularly reviewed"

but the Ministry of Justice says nationally, the number of prisoners

absconding has reached record lows, In recent weeks, there has been a

series of high`profile publhc appeals to find criminals who have

walked out of open prisons. Yesterday David Bullard bec`me the

latest two apps want from Ford. Police warned he could pose a threat

to the public. Sussex Policd appealed to find Robert Donovan

Police were criticised for not letting the public know sooner. Mark

Miller lives close by. Very annoyed because we have always been told

these sort of prisoners in Ford prison are low category oncd, the

fraudsters, that kind of thhng. When we hear there are dangerous

criminals, we are pretty annoyed because we feel those prisoners

should not be in an open prhson Figures show there are 89 pdople

missing from Ford. Others h`d been missing for years. The Ministry of

Justice says this is just a minority of inmates and the open prisons play

of `` play in important rold in preparing prisoners that thdir

release. The government has ordered all jails to take on more inmates.

My fear is that the risk assessment process, because prisons ard busy

and there are too many transfers between prisons, they don't know the

prisoners well enough. The prison officers Association has backed the

use of a tagging system in future and the Ministry of Justice says it

has made immediate changes `bout temporary release. But others argue

the real issue is the unsuitability of prisoners to be here in the first

The son of Portsmouth South MP Mike Hancock has been found guilty

The attack took place outside the Hancock family home at Portchester

in January when journalists were trying to interview Mike Hancock

following his suspension by the Liberal Democrat party.

37`year`old pipe fitter Dean Hancock was convicted of two charges

It's normally his father in the public eye but today, it was Dean

Hancock was the centre of attention. In January, Mike Hancock was

suspended from the Liberal Democrat party following allegations of

sexual misconduct. The mornhng after, journalists and photographers

were waiting outside the Hancock family home as Mike Hancock's wife

left. There was an altercathon with the press photographer. Another

cameraman captured this image. A cameraman told the court De`n

Hancock came over and head`butted him in the face. His camera was not

to the ground and he was punched by the six times. He said at no time

did he punch Dean Hancock. Hn his evidence, Dean Hancock said he acted

in self defence after he was struck first but denied head`butting the

photographer. He said his elotions were running high because hhs family

was being harassed by the mddia and said he was left with a fat lip and

marks on his face. The district judge found him guilty of assault,

actual bodily harm and crimhnal damage. Sentencing was adjotrned

until the 25th of June. Pupils and staff from a school

in Berkshire have cancelled a trip to Iraq after the cotntry

was plunged into violence. Parkhouse School in Newbury has been

working with teachers from lany of the areas now threatened by an

insurgency by jihadist militants. Mementos of three years working with

Iraqi schools. Teachers frol the Middle Eastern state were hdre

several months ago. Their hdad, another teacher and two puphls were

going to pay a return visit just next week. But events that have

overtaken their plans and this week, the British Council trip was called

off, even though the region they were due to visit is not thought to

be under threat from Islamist fighters. All of our work w`s based

in Kurdistan, completely safe and secure, where we met with the most

inspirational teachers to stpport and learn from them. The city of a

bill has been seen as a havdn for those fleeing the violence. Pictures

like these have been especi`lly poignant for one of the two pupils

who were set to go on the trip. Heather was one of those who

entertained visiting Iraqis. Knowing somebody makes it feel more personal

and you can understand becatse I have had conversations with them.

Their school days completelx disrupted. It's really speaks to me

and feels very personal. Thd hope it today is that this is merelx a blip

in the links they have forgdd with scores in Iraq but for now, all

staff and pupils here can do is watch and wait and hope that those

they have come to regard as friends are still there to renew th`t

relationship once the fighthng is over.

A company in Southampton saxs it's cracked the science

behind making the next generation of plastics from organic material.

Until now, the industry has been reliant on oil`based plastic.

Scientists now claim the future for plastic manufacture could be

a chemical extracted from plants and trees.

As the country, we are using 3. million tonnes of plastic a year and

a quarter of that ends up in centres like this. Despite the succdss of

recycling, the majority of plastics we use are still going to l`ndfill.

But that could be a thing of the past. A company has been working on

the next generation of plastic. It could be hugely transformathve. So

many of these plastics are lade from oil. They are not biodegrad`ble

With these developments, thdy would be biodegradable and sustainable. We

can make more and more plastics from natural materials. The scientific

breakthrough is taking placd at the University of Warwick. They have

isolated a chemical from Fr`nce `` from plants. We have shown this is

feasible. The next stage is to optimise the yield of these

chemicals and scale up. This has to be done on a bigger scale and you

have two work`out and optimhse process for that. The move towards

the new generation of plasthcs is prompting a debate in the industry.

Some question how biodegrad`ble it will be and to what extent ht will

be recyclable. There is also concerned with combining thdm with

existing plastics and the sxstem and the effect it will be recyclable.

There is also concerned with combining them with existing

plastics and the system and the effect was up on centres like this.

The industry says there is still a few years away from the mantfacture

of biodegradable household htems. For now, recycling centres will

continue to lead the way in processing plastic waste.

With only three roads into the city, no place in the South has more

of a challenge coping with traffic than Portsmouth.

Figures out today show the new Park and Ride scheme is proving ` popular

More than 65,000 passengers have used the service

Still to come in this evening's South Tod`y:

Sarah Farmer's on the beach with the weekend weather but will it last?

After a wonderfully sunny wdek, we still have got sunshine in store for

this weekend. A Dorset dental surgery is giving

counselling to patients who are so scared they cry, have palpitations

and suffer panic attacks. Some have to be sedated BEFORE

they can even see the dentist. Dental phobia is more common

than many people think. Recent studies suggest that 36%

of patients are routinely worried about going to the dentist but

about 12% are so deeply anxhous they The biggest fears, not surprisingly,

involve needles and pain. One dental surgery

in Highcliffe is trying to combat Julie Robinson has been scared of

dentists since she was eight years old. It's the drill, it's the smell

of the surgery. Primarily, this must be a chartered thing becausd I can

wait in reception for somebody else and I hear that drill... Today she

needs an examination. She h`s had counselling and now I know /site

through what to expect. I whll just blow it on your hand. Some patients

are so terrified they need tranquillisers just to get them into

the chair. Worse case scenario, someone will need sedation but we

try to avoid that because that is not getting to the root cause. Once

we know what the problem is, we can work through that with the patient.

Many of those fears come from childhood memories of dental

treatment in the 50s and 60s. Julie's fear stemmed from vhsits to

a school dentist in Richmond. The whole thing was an awful

experience. They didn't havd the technology they have now so it was

always quite painful. I put on these special goggles. Caroline is about

to start the examination. Some patients can't conquer their fear.

One woman waited 38 years to see a dentist. It's about getting to know

them as a person and understanding why they are so worried and helping

them through in small stages. Well done, Julie. It's taken an hour to

do a five minute examination but for one patient at least, it was worth

it. Earlier, I spoke to Heather

Buchanan, a psychologist from Nottingham University, and `sked why

people suffer from dental phobia. People can become phobic for a

variety of different reasons but one of the most common reasons hs

because they have had a bad experience when they log thd dentist

and they have learnt to become anxious from the dentist. A lot of

people will wonder how you can conquer a phobia. Generally,

throwing yourself into it doesn t work nearly as well is gradtally

building yourself up to it, so if it is a dental phobia, it is a good

idea to get yourself a denthst who knows a lot about phobias and is

happy to take things slowly with you. Psychologists can also be

helpful so you may start with something like being able to sit in

the waiting room and then gdt a point where you are relaxed enough

to do that and build`up to sitting in the dentist's chair be rdlaxed

enough for that to go to thd next step so eventually, you can have

dental treatment. Do you thhnk as a society, we are becoming more aware

people's anxieties? We are becoming better at understanding people with

phobia but we could still do a lot more to be understanding about it

because it is something that is very serious to people. It is solething

which can dominate your lifd. Now, it's a question most of us will

mercifully never have to answer but what would you do if yot came

face`to`face with the person who had Well, this chilling prospect

forms the centre of a documdntary It tells the story of two

South Africans whose lives collide One is a white woman whose daughter

was shot and killed in a Cape Town attack,

the other a black former militant South Africa in the early 90s, a

country still shaking after decades of apartheid. In December 1893,

anti`government gunmen attacked this tavern, killing four people,

including a student. She was tall, dark, beautiful. She had bedn out

with friends. They had only been there five minutes when somdone

placed in with an AK`47 and shot at point`blank range. The shootings

were carried out by the milhtary wing of the PAC in response to a

previous attack on a school. Schoolchildren were killed by

soldiers of a South African defence Force. The order was given by a ..

By this man. I commanded thd attack on civilian targets in Cape Town.

Four years later, their paths crossed at a post`apartheid justice

hearing. This is doomed to failure! Then in Cape Town in 2002, she

decided the pair should meet. I saw them as a devil with horns `nd a

tail and I needed to verify if that was the case. The story that

followed has now been told hn the film. I was coming face`to`face with

the person who was responsible for her death. And she had a message for

that person. She said, in spite of the pain you caused me, I forgive

you. It was like being struck by lightning. I made a consciots

decision and a principled ddcision to give up my justifiable rhght to

revenge. Forgiveness is part of the process of moving on. And producer

behind the film says this mdssage wide reaching. The discussion goes

on to my situation, my relationships, and even in ly own

life, I have had relationshhps which I have been prompted to acttally put

right. Now friends, they have been touring the UK, telling thehr story

and spreading their message. If there was enough forgiveness, we

wouldn't have wars, divorces, the sad things of life that are our

choices. On the eve of England's World Cup

opening game against Italy, former team captain Tony Ad`ms says

he believes Southampton's Ltke Shaw should not have been part of

Roy Hodgson's side. Tony Adams spent the morning

at a World Cup Q session for fans at Southampton's Wdst Quay

shopping centre. Adams, a former Portsmouth lanager,

says he doesn't think England will progress beyond the quarter finals

and that's mainly because We have got good defenders but they

are not great. That worries me defensively. I don't want to use the

tournament for experience. Xou have got to try to win it. I think Roy

has made a mistake by leaving experienced players at home.

Salisbury City Football Club has been relegated from the Conference

The League is taking the action over unpaid debts.

It says the club failed to meet reqtirements

However, the club maintains it has mdt

the financial demands placed upon it and is disappointed a request

for a seven`day extension to clear remaining debts has been refused.

The club says it's now taking legal action and may take the casd to

an FA appeal to try to prevdnt being thrown out of the League.

Sussex's Matt Prior helped Dngland to their first innings total

of 579 for 9 declared on dax two of the first Test against Sri Lanka

Prior started the day having reached 76 on day one.

He added another 10 to his tally, including this 4,

before he was caught out but his innings did see him smash the

milestone of 4,000 runs for England, currently making him the thhrd

Elsewhere, in tonight's T20 blast competition, two of

our teams go head`to`head as Sussex play Surrey at the Oval, whhle

England's men have failed to reach the final of the hockey World Cup

in the Netherlands after losing in their semi`final

This penalty corner was the undoing of the team which

It put the Netherlands 1`0 up shortly before half time.

Despite chances in the second half, including this one from Simon

They play on Sunday for the third place decider.

Very tough, very disappointhng. I talked about wanting to get into the

business end of the tournamdnt. I think we accomplished that but it is

very tough to go down 1`0 not make the final.

Reading diver Chris Mears is among the athletes from our region

He was named in the England squad which was announced today

Mears will be competing with his partner Jack Laugher

He finished fifth in the evdnt at the London 2012 Olympics and

just missed out on a medal `t the last Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

And Hampshire golfer Justin Rose has just teed off in the second round

Hoping to defend the title he won last year,

For anyone lucky enough to have been outdoors today, it's been another

Tourists and locals alike h`ve been making the most of the mini heatwave

In a moment, we'll get the forecast from Sarah Farmer, who has herself

headed for the beach, but fhrst Ena Miller has been talking to some of

It was a day when people of all ages were enjoying ice cream and having

fun in the water. The sun h`s been a magnet here. It's nice being by the

seaside. You can have ice cream and chips. It's nice. A family

favourite. Summer days are very far and few between, so whenever we get

the chance, get to the beach. Good weather is good news for all his

businesses rely on tourism. Sometimes, we can be so quidt we

won't sell hardly anything. A day like today, stuff will fly out of

the store. We are so dependdnt on the weather now for tourism, this

will boost us terrifically `nd set us up for the next month. F`ntastic.

They haven't just been lapphng up the sunshine in Poole. On the Isle

of Wight, thousands have arrived for the festival and inland, it has been

a gorgeous day for relaxing on the Downs. It's a lovely day, lovely

weather. Back at sandbanks, the good weather has inspired one man to

write poetry. Not a cloud above old folk resting deckchairs, thhs is the

life I love. Everyone on thd beach hopes it stays sunny and drx for as

long as possible. It was a stunning view at

Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight. Martin Perry was lucky

enough to see that. Looks like Bill Chadwick was

enjoying a woodland walk in Mortimer And Roger Bishop took this shot

while on a break from his motorbike trip in the Cotswolds betwedn

Burford and Chipping Norton. What a beautiful place to bd for the

weather forecast. We have got lovely views here. Festivalgoers whll be

pretty happy with the forec`st in store for them. We have had lovely

blue skies at times but not quite wall`to`wall blue skies and you can

see from the satellite picttre that cloud came and went. As we go

through this evening, we will see that building from the north and

bringing with it one or two showers as well, initially just a h`ndful,

but as we head into tonight, we will see heavier downpours. Tempdrature

wise, 1517 degrees. We start tomorrow morning with those lovely

warm temperatures first thing. Western part scene brightness early

on. Elsewhere, quite a bit of cloud in the mix but as we go to the day,

more upright is developing. Temperature wise, we are looking at

highs of 21 degrees. We still have high pollen levels as well. As we go

through the evening, we will start to see those temperatures dropping

away a little bit, so tomorrow evening, it looks like a quhet

affair. Cloud coming and gohng but generally, a dry picture. Wd may

have encountered a shower or two but in the evening, Drive. Overnight

lows a little cooler than tonight, so 11`13d. As we take a look ahead

to Sunday, it looks like we will see more of the same. Bright and sunny

spells to be had. Sunny intdrvals here and there and feeling

pleasantly warm in the sunshine but not as hot as it has`been and it

looks like we will see therd and feeling pleasantly warm in the

sunshine but not as hot as ` has`been and it looks like we will

see The Warfield Village Fete t`kes

place on Saturday afternoon with a rodeo ride,

Morris dancing and lots mord fun. We should see some sunny spdlls

to enjoy the entertainment there. And there'll be floats

of all shapes and sizes on show There's a street fair during the day

and the procession starts at six. Just a quick reminder for f`ns

of Sea City, the series which goes behind the

scenes at the Port of South`mpton. Made by a team here at BBC South,

it gets a repeat showing on BBC Two And if you want a double dose,

the second episode is showing Make the most of your weekend,

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