23/06/2014 South Today

Allegations in court that 17`year`old Jayden Parkinson was the

victim of an abusive relationship with her former boyfriend,

A victim speaks out over cotrt delays which may mean peopld

The longer it went on, the longer it gave him the chance to turn up

on our doorstep again and that was always a threat he had made.

A spy in Sussex Police reve`ls how covert surveillance was used to

the memorial to two million World War One soldiers is fhnally

A jury heard today that teenager Jayden Parkinson had gone to tell

her former boyfriend she was pregnant on the day she died.

The 17`year`old's body was discovered hidden in a gravdyard

Today 22`year`old Ben Blakeley went on trial accused of her murder.

Blakeley, from Christchurch Road in Reading, admits manslaughter

It's alleged that he'd been violent and abusive to Jayden

Jayden Parkinson was killed by her violent ex`boyfriend after hearing

Ben Blakeley, here at an earlier hearing, was said

to have threatened to post naked photos of Jayden on Facebook after

This was one of the last sightings of Jaxden last

December as she went to meet Blakeley to talk about the baby

The prosecution say that hotrs after that photo was taken,

Jayden was brought here to the Oxfordshire countryside

On that same night he orderdd a taxi to drive down this track

At the end of it a suitcase was on the ground.

The cab driver told police that it was extremely heavy

and that he had to help Blakeley put it into the boot of the car.

Blakeley then asked the driver to take him back to Didcot.

The driver dropped Blakeley off near All Saint's Church in Didcot.

Two weeks later Jayden's body was found buried in a grave herd.

The grave belongs to Ben Bl`keley's uncle.

Blakeley denies murder but has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

A 17`year`old man, who can't be named, denies preventing Jaxden s

Her death came as a huge shock to the community in Didcot.

Many locals paid their respects with flowers.

Others have spoken about setting up a charity in her name.

The trial of the two men accused in connection with the

Jayden Parkinson case is dud to last up to three weeks.

Duncan Kennedy, BBC South Today in Oxford.

A Hampshire woman accused of causing the death of an 82`xear`old

lollipop man by careless drhving will not face another retri`l.

Lauren Paul had faced the prospect of a third trial after two juries

82`year`old Raymond Elsmore was killed as he helped

a pedestrian cross Tempest @venue in Waterlooville in December 20 2.

Mr Elsmore's family said that they strongly disagreed

Sussex Police have inadvertdntly revealed that they spied on

anti`fracking protesters at Balcombe and shared the information with oil

The tactics, including the tse of "covert human intelligence sources",

were meant to be kept secret, but sections of a public document

the force had tried to black out turned out to be legible online

The Green MP Caroline Lucas has accused the police of trying to

The protests in Balcombe were held in the public eye, but now we have

learned something that Sussdx police wanted to keep secret. The force was

spying on campaigners. They are using covert methods to find out

what is going on. At a time when we know that police resources `re under

great pressure, to think th`t the people gathering in Balcombd were

posing a threat, I think is completely ludicrous. A polhce

blunder led to the tactics being exposed. It was blacked out in a

police report on the demonstrations, but simply changing the colour of

the text in the electronic documents reveals the hidden section.

In other words, spying. These were some of the views in Lewis today.

Just because you disagree whth one course of action why does it mean

that the police should spy on you. It's like a secret police force

Although I am not in favour of spying so much, I think there was a

need for something to be done. This shows the kind of underground

tactics that the police use in these situations, which I think is frankly

appalling. I know it is verx sensitive, and I can imagind public

feeling that it should not happen, but it does. It is very verx fairly

and accurately recorded and passed on. In a statement Sussex police

said they had a responsibilhty to gather intelligence.

Today the Green MP Caroline Lucas has written to Sussex policd to get

assurance that monitoring of protesters has stopped.

A BBC South investigation h`s revealed that more than a qtarter

of trials at Magistrates' Courts in Surrey and Sussex are fahling to

go ahead on time, wasting thousands of pounds of taxpayers monex.

And there are fears that vulnerable victims

and witnesses could be losing their chance for justice as a restlt.

Our Home Affairs Corresponddnt Emma Vardy has this exclusive report

The prospect of having to sht in a court with this man.

After suffering domestic abtse, Jenny, whose name we have changed,

was called to give evidence in court.

Her partner's final assault on her had left her with serious injuries.

But her case was postponed twice when legal teams weren't re`dy

and she'd been promised she and her child would give evhdence

via a video link, but on the day it wasn't working.

It was unacceptable for my child to have to go through that.

In magistrates court, where a vast majority of trials are held,

a Freedom of information repuest by the BBC has shown that in Surrey

and Sussex last year, more than a quarter of trials failed on the day.

a rise in problems with court administration, legal teams not

The average cost in a magistrates court is ?1,200 a day.

The longer it went on, the longer it gave him the chance to

That was always a threat that he had made.

The court service told us it was now undertaking a review of casds

across Surrey and Sussex, while the Crown Prosecution Service said

In Wiltshire two years ago one in four trials were failng here

too, but delays have fallen with police prosecuting more casds

in court themselves, doing away with costly barrhsters

You hear these cases that do get adjourned and adjourned

What we're doing is ensuring that justice for victims doesn't feel

In Wiltshire, in future, rather than coming to court witnesses and

victims will be able to givd their evidence from a number of whtness

and victim suites like this, which are being set up around the county.

Jenny saw her ordeal through, at warns unless things improve many

on the A337 near Lyndhurst `nd hit a tree.

Richard Husband, who's 26, told police he'd checked his mirror, but

hadn't seen the ambulance bdfore the accident. Sean Killick was hn court.

It was on a 999 call taking a seriously man to have ill m`n to

hospital and resulted in a collision. The man travelling in the

rear of the ambulance died from injuries sustained in the crash

42`year`old Gillian Rambo who was driving, also died. The man's son

was concerned. The jury was told today the ambulance was in collision

with a people carrier. The driver was 26`year`old Richard husband who

was driving three teenage ptpils in his role as a school support worker.

According to the prosecution he was following another vehicle along this

stretch of road when the ambulance came up from behind to overtake both

of them. The motorist descrhbed as the ambulance drew level, the car

struck the ambulance on the side. The ambulance careered off, along

the side of the road and into a tree. The court was stored hn a

statement that the pupils in his car were playing very loud music, and he

repeatedly turned talk`` told them to turn it down. But, his c`r

collided with the ambulance. He tonight is careless driving. The

trial is expected to last all week. A mother

in Bournemouth has deliberately kept her ten`year`old son out

of school for the past six lonths. For three years Claire Sherlock says

she's been fighting to get a new school place for her son

Gabriel because she feels they are not providing him with the `dequate

education and support he nedds. So what happens to a boy whose

mother wants one thing and the local Gabriel has high functioning autism,

ADHD, Tourette's and mental illness. He hasn't been to school

for the last six months. I think three years is long enough

to have given them the chance to prove that they are capable

of educating him, and they can't. If I could wave a magic wand,

what would you ideally like to do? In a statement Bournemouth

council said: The academy say they can give

Gabriel the education he nedds, and they would welcome him act here any

time that he wanted to come. But his mum doesn't want him here, `nd the

local authority does. But where does that leave Gabriel? This is a common

problem. For any family where they are having difficulty they need to

know what their rights are. So it's up to the school and the local

authority to say that they can appeal the decision is, and show

them how to go about it. Thdre are organisations that can help, but the

parent needs to know that. For three years she has tried to get Gabriel

into other schools, and says she doesn't have the skills to dducate

him at home. It breaks my hdart The worst thing is when he is hhtting

himself. The other night whdn he was having a really bad meltdown he was

hitting himself and pulling his hair. This was after throwing things

around and whatnot. He just says, you know, I might as well bd dead.

Everyone seems to have Gabrhel at the heart of the decision: His

mother, the council, and thd school. Nearly a hundred years ago

a huge Army camp sprang up on the outskirts of Winchester to

house troops heading for thd It's estimated that some two million

Allied soldiers passed throtgh It covered a vast area just to

the east of the city, either side It occupied land at Magdalen Hill,

Winnal Down, At any one time

around fifty thousand troops were Today a promise that a perm`nent

memorial to those troops wotld be Joe Campbell is at the site of

the camp above Winchester tonight. Standing here on a warm sumler s

evening, it is difficult to imagine this scene so long ago. This

landscape will be packed, almost as far as the eye can see with army

huts full of soldiers who h`d answered the call from across

Britain, across Canada, places like India to go and fight on thd Western

front. Today, a promise that they would never be forgotten was

honoured on the streets of Winchester just down the hill from

us. This is

a city with strong military ties. Roll back the years

and few could imagine the ilpact the arrival of the first

of millions of troops on thd Downs 100 years ago 50,000 soldiers

under canvas on this hill. The population

of the city was 22,000. David is one

of those who've campaigned for a A lot of them came from overseas

and they were taken into the city into the Guildhall, the

great hall, the college, people s Throughout the four years

a number of things like busds started up to serve the camp,

a pie and mash shop started up. The first cinema

for the troops eventually bdcame So, 2 million men, over four years,

on a small city, an enormous impact. Even after the last troops larched

away, the legacy lived on. With the huts used to house local

families ` one man born there remembers they

were not rich on creature comforts. And the toilet was out the back

in an old shed. The final military occupants

were the American doughboys. It's hard to imagine what GHs

from the prairies of Pennsylvania In every war there are placds

in between that end up being home for a short amount of time

as you prepare to go into b`ttle. Part of being in the Army is home is

home is where you hang your hat So, this was home for a

while to those men and I am sure, like I found, they appreciated

the friendliness of the people. Today, that promise to the departing

Yanks was finally honoured. Recalling those who rested here

awhile on their final journdy. The Duke of Gloucester at today s

unveiling ceremony said that many of those who came here must have begun

to realise the horrors of the Western front that awaited them once

they left Hampshire's shores behind. One of the people who was

responsible for making sure the memorial was put in place today said

to me that it is perhaps appropriate that these fields are now a

butterfly sanctuary. Somewhdre that on a warm summer's evening like this

you can take a walk and reflect on the sacrifice of those who once

passed through here. I thought this was something of a

no`go, to mention the England match. We if we could only say it

was a dream. A nightmare. Wdll tomorrow, look sure could play. He

is set for a world debut in his first game for England. He has been

struggling without hamstring injury, and Roy Hodgson is shovelling his

pack. Costa Rica is tomorrow at 5pm. Portuguese midfielder has bden sold

after making just three appdarances and one starts after joining the

club in 2012. Some of the wdekend's highlights then, for gold mddals

were won in France. The men's quadruple skull, as Pat Copdland to

comb her first ever medal. Heather stunning one in the women's pairs.

We would never get complacent in our situation. We note that we have

targets on our back, we havd been told that by the crews that are

racing. We were the underdogs are now we are the top dogs in the event

and we know that won't last if we don't keep progressing.

Very light winds led to one of the longest round the island

More than half of the fleet failed to even finish

the race as boats struggled for any help from the elements on

The gold roman bowl was awarded to the boat Madelaine,

The first boat to actually cross the line was the mutlihull, Teal Richard

We also need a little bit of wind and then we can get going

Then we need a little bit more and we can get both out

We only probably did 25 minttes of foiling today on the whole race

and that's not nearly enough for us to get anywhere near the record

But it's still might nice to do it and it's good to show what boats

Sussex are on the road at Dtrham but are struggling after their second

day. They were bowled out after 205. The home side now extending their

lead in the second innings. Surrey have a big lead over Leicester.

More top drivers from past and present have been confirmed

for this year's festival of Speed at Goodwood in West Sussex.

Formula One's Felippe Massa and former World Champion Damon Hill

have been announced as joinhng a stellar list of the great and good,

including Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Sir Jackie Stewart and

Emerson Fitipaldi at this ydar's event which starts on Thursday.

Top international beach volleyball players were in Bournemouth this

weekend with the road to a place in Rio well underway.

Hosting the event was the Leaf Elite Athlete Academy which

It's not every day you see people playing beach volleyball

at your school, let alone international athletes.

Students at this academy in Bournemouth have worked

round`the`clock to ensure their brand`new beach vollexball

facility is ready to host this international tournament.

Among some of the big names, Zahra Dampney, who represented Grdat

It's so good to be able to encourage people to come thdre.

They can study at the same time and they can do their sport,

so you don't have to choose one or the other, which is amazing

when you're 15, 16, 17, 18, to be able to have that opportunity.

amazing for our sport and for all sports.

Men's and women's teams from England, Ireland, Slov`kia

Switzerland and Sweden travdlled to this seaside town with the hope

of securing a place in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

The pitch will remain here `fter the tournament, giving other aspiring

We do attract volleyballers from all over the country.

We have national players ourselves and this gives us

a really good example of wh`t they can look forward to and what they

So really we're all learning from this event.

For me, this is what the legacy is all about with the Olymphcs.

Now we've got our own beach volleyball cotrt

that's used for an internathonal competition in my school.

It's cool to be able to see all the players, what they do and the things

It's great to watch, so it's really good for me.

There're so many talented people herd and

it's like wow, you could be like this one day, so it's reallx cool.

This sporting academy has lots to look forward to with a new

purpose`build indoor sports centre due to open in a matter of weeks.

It will also be big enough to host international events.

A dream come true for our athletes of the futtre.

Dani Sinha, BBC South Today, in Bournemouth.

And the British men's team `re a step closer to qualificathon

for the Rio Olympics after winning the event.

So the work continues for both parties to get their way through the

qualification process and h`ppy to the next games.

Shall we move on to the weather It has been glorious for the p`st few

days. We do have some lovely weather

pictures. This stunning sunset

from last night was captured by Andy Karen Slack took this photo

of three stags in the sunshhne And Ben Clark took this dralatic

shot of Durdle Door in Dorsdt. A few showers started to pop up

through Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. Through thhs week,

a dry start and turning and settled towards the end of the workhng week.

Night times will become mord comfortable full sleeping and there

may be rained for some towards the end of the week. With clear skies

tonight it will be fairly mhld. Temperatures in hi double fhgures,

so we are looking at 17 Celsius in some parts. In our countryshde areas

as well, 12 or 13 degrees. These are values in our towns and cithes. A

dry sunny start with cloud building from the North East. That m`y bring

the odd shower, very light though. This will drift south and e`st

woods. Temperatures tomorrow 23 to 24. The winds will be fairlx light.

Pleasant in the sunshine. Tomorrow night any showers will tend to fade

away and with clearing skies, the cloud fizzling its way southwards.

We are looking at those of ten or 11 Celsius in our towns and cities A

dry start to the day on Wednesday. Low pressure isn't far away. This

weather front will start drhfting its way in through the course of

Wednesday into Thursday. Not as much sunshine as Wednesday, but ` decent

day and mainly dry. High`prdssure still remaining just in charge of

our love. So there will be ` few showers tomorrow afternoon. `` our

weather. Temperatures gradu`lly creeping down as we head through the

weekend. Later on Thursday `nd into Friday there is the risk of showers.

Tomorrow we meet the woman behind a twenty`year campaign to get

an official memorial to all those from Portsmouth killed

in the Second World War, as she sees her father's name finally added to