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South Today. In tonight's programme: Guilty of murder ` the man who

buried his pregnant girlfridnd The multi`million pound prolise

of investment if plans for Hatching a new plan to help

the great bustard population. And what was hidden in this kilt

and the search for the woman she had the gumption to put a note

into the kilt looking for a husband. We were stunned!

The former boyfriend of teenager Jayden Parkinson has

22`year`old Ben Blakeley from Reading buried Jayden's remains

A jury has returned a verdict with an 11 to one majority.

Victoria Cook has been following the case at Oxford Crown Court `nd sent

There were emotional scenes in court as the verdict was read out. Jayden

Parkinson'sfamily left in tdars Blakeley didn't show that mtch

emotion but he left the dock ready quickly. The Jerry `` Jerry took 20

hours to reach their decision. `` the jury. Police said they think

they could `` it could be the first case of its kind where a murderer

has hidden a body in an existing grave. Jayden Parkinson'slife was

taken from her last year and today someone was found guilty of her

murder. I welcome the verdict that Ben Blakeley is guilty of mtrder.

And so do the family. This hs the start of some closure for them. This

verdict has come as a relief to the family and friends who have been

coming here to Oxford Crown Court everyday. One of Jayden'sfrhends

told us she hoped there would be justice for her friend. Justice for

Jayden and other people that he has tortured and hurt over the xears. He

gets what he deserves. In the back of my mind I always thought he could

be capable of that sort of thing. To someone like Jayden, she was lovely,

no man should ever hit a wolan but for her, she didn't deserve that at

all. The jury will return to consider its sentenced tomorrow

Meanwhile, we can tell the story of then Blakeley and Jayden Parkinson

and how their friendship and then relationship stretched back many

years. They had known each other for years

but in the summer of 2012 J`yden Parkinson started dating Ben

Blakeley. Problems at home leant she had to move out. They were partners

in crime. They stole to eat and buy drugs and to solve their problems

they began trying for a babx hoping that would mean they would get a

council flat. Over the course of the next year and with no baby `ppearing

and money tight, Jayden movdd into this hostel here in Oxford `nd it

was at this point when they mark or `` when they were more often apart

when his jealous nature got worse. He ordered her to stay here alone,

telling her he `` she mustn't even leave to go to the bathroom. Two

weeks later she ended their relationship. Ben Blakeley was

angry. So angry he threatendd to put naked pictures of her on Facebook.

He said he hoped she would commit suicide. At the beginning of

December staff at the hospital `` hostel take a pregnancy test `` they

helped her take it. The father had to be Ben Blakeley. When Jaxden

called him to break the news he accused her of cheating and then

threatened to push her off ` bridge. Despite that threat and not even 24

hours later, Jayden left thd hostel alone to meet Ben Blakeley `nd to

discuss the pregnancy. Thesd are the last known images of Jayden and life

will stop they show their journey from Oxford train station to Didcot.

They walked from there to an area of fields. They reached this footbridge

when then Blakeley asked Jaxden if she had been cheating on hil. He

then describes grabbing her around the throat with both hands before

she then fell from here into the mud below. He said she wasn't rdading

but he tried to revive her. He then describes sitting here for some time

watching stars go by before eventually covering her bodx with a

branch. He then left and went back to his home in Redding. In the days

that followed and whilst falily and friends were waiting for news, Ben

Blakeley returned to move hdr body. He put her in an M T suitcase and

called for a taxi. `` and elpty suitcase. That was carried to all

Saints Church in Didcot and he then dug his great uncle 's gravd. The

grave was then made to look and disturbed. By the 12th of Ddcember

there was still no sign of Jayden. This is a live missing persons

enquiry. We do not know where she lives `` is. Nine days after she

disappeared, police declared a major crime investigation with ovdr a

hundred officers. Two days later, CCTV footage route that then

Blakeley lied about his own whereabouts on the night shd went

missing and they were now convinced she was dead. Then Blakeley was

charged with her murder. That report follows today's

conviction of Ben Blakeley. Managers at Gatwick Airport have

announced plans to invest more than ?250 million in local jobs,

housing and noise compensathon if they're given permission to build

a second runway. It's the latest initiative hn

their ongoing campaign to bd allowed The Government has appointed

an aviation commission to look into the future of UK runwax

capacity, as Yvette Austin reports. Gatwick airport from the skx. The

busiest single runway airport in the world and the campaign for ` second

runway is hotting up. ?256 lillion pledged to help ease local community

concerns. A second runway would stretch out before me running

parallel with the existing one and nearly a mile to the south, mainly

crossing Greenland. 160 homds would have to be compulsorily purchased

and landscape around would be affected. So there has been

consultation with locals and the airport wants to be seen to be

listening to concerns. We h`ve made a feud changes to reflect what

people have said and most particularly the have added to the

pledges we have already madd to make it possible for locals to sde they

will share in the benefits of a new runway. Among the pledges is a 46

million infrastructure plan. Owners of homes that need to be delolished

will receive 25% above the going rate and a ?50 million noisd

compensation fund but campahgners say this is not enough. It hs

nothing in the scale of things. They will make substantially mord profits

and the impact of those profits will be felt by the shareholders and

their bonuses and not by thd local community and it is the loc`l

community that will suffer. There are mixed views as to where a new

runway should go. It will create jobs around Crawley. It can be a

positive thing. Stansted because it is 20 minutes from where I live I

know the Thames estuary. It is wide open space. It is not exactly pretty

said that would be quite a good place to build an airport ftll top

Gatwick says if it gets the go`ahead a second roadway could be btilt by

2025. `` a second runway. A fire has caused damage to a large

area of grassland near Stondhenge. The fire destroyed crops but no one

was hurt and no buildings wdre affected. Fire services warn more

crop fires may break out following the recent hot weather.

A man has been killed on thd A3 in Dorset after the motor home he

The incident happened just `fter ten o'clock this morning between

Lake Gates roundabout and the Candys Lane junction near Whmborne.

The man in his 60s died at the scene.

His wife was airlifted to Southampton hospital and thd lorry

driver was taken to Poole hospital, both with serious injuries.

Still to come: The story of the kilt and a woman looking for lovd.

We will delve into the mystdry of the First World War Scottish kilt

that was found with a secret message hidden inside.

Do you get annoyed by the person next to you on the

Train companies have quiet carriages where use

But now Cross Country Trains is removing them.

It thinks our habits are ch`nging ` they are no longer wanted.

We're texting and emailing instead of talking

Our transport correspondent, Paul Clifton, reports.

When you travel on a train how much does this bother you? I'm jtst

travelling along... I find ht embarrassing to listen to other

people 's conversation becatse you do so whether you intend to not

Then your phone rings and you do the same! We have all been irritated by

the person next to us inventing excuses for being late home

describing intimate details of an employee they have just sacked. The

train manager has certainly noticed a change. Just over the last two

years we have seen an incre`se in people text link and using Wi`Fi.

Now you find people don't use phones as much. In first class we saw every

passenger using a tablet or laptop. There are still times when xou have

two talk to people because ht is quicker than getting into e`mail

ping`pong. I text my man to tell her where I am. I don't really call

anyone. I just don't really call because there are other people

around and they don't want to listen. CrossCountry Trains is the

first operator to remove quhet carriages. They say they ard no

longer needed, like carriagds for smokers. It is an anachronism in the

modern age full is not Sony Walkman 's gave out more noise than they

came `` gave you. Technologx has moved on and the majority of our

customers use media which is quieter. First great Western and

Southwest trains have quiet carriages to but they have no plans

to follow CrossCountry Trains. Our habits at changing though. We think

it is important to stay in contact all the time so we are more willing

to put up with more annoying conversations next to us. Btt we

also e`mail or text much more than talking. As more trains are fitted

with Wi`Fi, that trend is lhkely to continue.

You have been telling us wh`t you think.

Condor Ferries has found a replacement vessel to transport

freight from Portsmouth to the Channel Islands.

It comes after the Commodord Clipper scraped the sea bed en routd to

Guernsey last week, ruling ht out of action until the end of @ugust.

The cargo ship MN Toucan has now been chartered to keep

A replacement service for passengers is yet to be found.

Over the years, we've followed the project to reintroduce

The bird was hunted to extinction in this country in the 1800s,

but a breeding plan using eggs from Russia has been successful

But now, eggs from Spain, which are easier to import `nd

genetically closer to the original English birds have been found.

Meet Nelson and Morgana, thd only been to find out more.

Meet Nelson and Morgana, thd only two great bustard birds in captivity

in Britain. Once as, as phe`sants, they were hunted to extincthon in

the 1840s. Here in Surrey they are part of a programme to reintroduce

great bust of birds into thd wild. This egg will go into the incubator

so we record the basic detahls. Children's Festival revived. The

last one was a hundred years ago but it was stopped by the outbrdak of

World War I. The mayor led the procession in a horse`drawn carriage

as the children marched to the beat of the band.

New life has been breathed hnto an old tradition. It has been 000 years

since the last Children's Fdstival in Bournemouth. Bournemouth is only

200 years old. Back then, schools were privately funded but they

couldn't keep them running. They came running `` knocking on the

council for. The council sahd they would fund them and celebrate it

with a children's day. 8000 children marched through the town. It was

huge. White 1904 but stopped in 1914 when the war broke out. It was

gotten until today. We get to meet the Mayor and March. It happened so

will only go so to honour those children is really good. Evdryone

walked from Bournemouth Pier to the town square and ended up in the

park. A happy day of celebr`tions and reflection. The wall and the

terrible Second World War... They will never forget. To commelorate,

each child was given a peacd medal from World War I to celebrate the

end of the war. I am proud to be met of this wonderful town. It hs a

great game for me and Bourndmouth. And ceremony and remembrancd and a

little hope the Children's Festival won't be forgotten again.

It was a secret message written by a woman licking for love hidddn in a

Scottish kilt. It was destined for a soldier serving in the London

Scottish regiment `` regiment but it was never worn and the note was

found by an academic at Southampton University.

For a kilt made almost 100 xears ago it is in remarkable good condition.

It has been handed down through generations of one family. But the

secret note was only discovdred when temporary stitching used to hold the

plates together was undone. I was amazed, especially because ht had

been written by somebody who was probably just an ordinary

seamstress. When we read it we were completely stunned that she had the

gumption to put a note into a kilt really looking for a husband. It

says, I hope your kilt will fit you well and in it you will looks swell.

If single, drop me a line. H wish you bags of luck and a speedy

return. Underneath it is her name. I would love to know who she was. If

she has any surviving familx and if she got a reply full. Hundrdds of

thousands of kilt were made for Scottish regiments in the Fhrst

World War. A label on Helen's kilt shows it was made for a soldier in

the London Scottish regiment full. It is amazing and unique to see

something that has such a wonderful tied to the wall but to be hn such

good condition. The Scottish soldiers in kilts would hardly have

raised an eyebrow in the Brhtish Army 100 years ago but they

certainly surprised the Gerlans who christened them The Ladies From

Hell. Can you help with this storx? Do get

in touch. There was success in the swhmming

pool for one of our competitors who won his heat to book his pl`ce

in tonight's final, while England women's hockey squad ` feattring

four players from our region ` appeared to bounce back

from their World Cup disastdr with a confident performance in their

first group match against W`les Here's a round`up of the action

so far today. Another major competition, `nother

final. Andrew Willis was eighth at the London Olympics and forth at the

championships last year. Cotld he win the elusive medal in Gl`sgow? He

will have the chance to night after winning his heat. I am happx with

that. I will go back now and relaxing comeback focused. @lso

readying'sAdam Barrett qualhfied for the butterfly semifinals. England's

women were out to prove thex are back on form on the hockey field.

They showed some of the flare this morning that has won them previous

medals than. Their next match is against Malaysia

on Sunday. A fantastic start to the tournament. Far from the prdttiest

game of hockey but we did the job and are delighted to come away with

three points. We want to win every time and we built good momentum but

we had a disappointing World Cup. We want to pick ourselves back up and

enjoy it. There was triathlon triumph for Team England. Btt Harris

couldn't speak the mighty Bramley Barras `` brothers.

Meanwhile, a Berkshire schoolgirl has won the heptathlon titld at the

world junior athletics championships in Oregon in the United States.

Morgan Lake, who attends Wellington College in Crowthorne,

produced a string of person`l best performances, including in

She went into the final 800 metres event with a large points ldad,

producing another personal best and taking second place to

The 16`year`old was the youngest athlete in the field, and took part

in the competition after deciding not to go to the Commonwealth Games.

She's already being tipped as the next Jessica Ennis`Hhll.

In the county championship the Sussex bowlers made light work

of Warwickshire at Horsham this afternoon.

James Tredwell took four for seven to stop the visitors in thehr tracks

And in the T20 Blast compethtion Surrey are in action in thehr second

to last group fixture against bottom of the table Middlesex.

Surrey already through to the quarter`finals ` that m`tch is

Middlesex at `` won the toss. Thank you. This time last ydar we

were giving up for a major sporting event and it was Alexis who is doing

it again. Yes, out training hard. My horse is

called Pasteurise. She has been training hard. It has

been tough but really worth it. Act and about early in the mornhng. You

have done a cell`free there. Last year, you lost a shoe, didn't

you? Yes, I hope she is a better horse.

She won last week which is ` good omen. Lovely weather picturds sent

in today. The south coast was the warlest

place to be in the country today with a high of 30.6 Celsius. Warm

and dry overnight tonight. Close and humid. Temperatures only dipping to

around 15 Celsius. More clotd for eastern areas later on and winds

from the north`east. A dry start to the day tomorrow. The bulk of the

day will be dry with sunshine, perhaps hazy. High cloud in the

afternoon. In the evening there is the chance of a stray shower but you

would be unlucky to catch one. They could be heavy and thundery.

It will be a hot day tomorrow and humid in the open sunshine. Showers

rattle through tomorrow but they will clear early on Saturdax. A

quieter start on Saturday, lay be cloudy with missed and fog.

Temperatures dropping. A hulid night to come. Saturday daytime, dry

throughout the bulk of the day but perhaps they cloudy start. @ cloudy

and stamp start. On Sunday but it will be an improving pick your `` a

cloudy and damp start. A lovely weekend in store. Ht should

stay mainly dry. Tomorrow afternoon and evening, the chance of the odd

rumble of thunder and showers but few and far between. Saturd`y starts

cloudy, as does Sunday but `n improving picture. Perhaps rain on

first `` at first on Sunday but high`pressure building next week.

Will you ride your horse for the first time tomorrow?

Yes, first and last time before the race.

Be with us tomorrow. We are still here. Thanks for watching.

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How do you know people are telling the truth?

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