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Tonight, relief in Portsmouth ? 2000 dockyard jobs secured as thd navy's

Two months ago, I got myself a mortgage bec`use I

knew I would have a job herd for life, but now officiallx I've

The hidden sentences ` new help for the families coping

What's the procedure? What do we do?

How do I support the childrdn, how do I support my husband?

It was just a complete struggle mentally, emotionally.

The man who has already broken multiple round

the world records announces an eco`friendly attempt on number 8.

And yeah, I appreciate that we've been doing it a long time, but I've

And Blake's feet did in anchent times walk around this housd.

Now there's a move to buy his house for the nation.

After a tough few months, the City of Portsmouth got ` bit

Shipbuilding may have ended in the city, but the maintenance

and support of half the Roy`l Navy's surface fleet will stay with

The award of that contract, announced on the final day

of the Conservative Party conference, is worth ?600 mhllion

over five years, and perhaps most importantly, it secures mord than

Joe Campbell has been gauging reaction to the news.

The idea that the Royal Navx would bring its ships here for mahntenance

was seen by many as a given, it is after all the home of the N`vy. It

is like saying the sun will rise to moral. But these have been `

troubled 12 months for the city The very fact is that the announcement

that shipbuilding would end here was that many were awaiting tod`y's

news. Even before the ink w`s dry on the contract, the stock was being

prepared to accommodate ships in harbour for maintenance. It was last

used as part of BAE Systems shipbuilding operation here. Less

than 12 months ago, people took to the streets in protest. One

politician claims to have bden holding her breath ahead of today's

announcement. The outcome of today's exercise and the aw`rding of

this contract was vital. To start with, I thought it was safe and

secure and we can hold their own here. We are home to the majority of

the 56 surface Fleet warships in the UK. But then with the BAE Sxstems

shipbuilding moving to Scotland last year, that did create in amount of

uncertainty. Ghost ships lahd out ready for scrapping indicatd this is

a time of change for the Navy. But while they await the arrival of the

carrier, the contract is also expected to create ?65 millhon in

savings. Has been tough to get additional savings. We are working

extensively with the companx to ensure it is can be deliverdd. We

don't want to work in a way that is inefficient. It is a combin`tion of

working with the company and ourselves, making sure our schedule

is correct, and we will look at the figures. We are looking at new

classes of ships to be fund`mentally easier to maintain. Those whll

translate into required job numbers, but when you take into accotnt

emerging numbers, there is lore space for output. These changes

could be dramatic. I know that BAE Systems want to move to a more 0 47

working operation, and that will have a big impact on our worker s

lives. For these young workdrs, all that mattered today was job

security. Once we finish thhs, we have job security. We weren't

worried to much, but now th`t the news is out, we are more relaxed.

Two months ago, I got a mortgage because I knew I would be hdre for

life, but now I have confirlation. The impact of today's announcement

will be felt far beyond the dockyard itself. The loss of engineering jobs

has been one of the consequdnces of the end of shipbuilding herd. Our

smack told the city today that one of the things that help thel win

this contract was the design and build capability here in Portsmouth.

Many say that built it abilhty is now sadly lacking.

Thank you. As winter approaches,

thousands of people from thd South who were affected by the widespread

flooding will be hoping to dscape But one Wiltshire woman still has no

prospect of moving back homd, because her insurers will soon stop

trading. Rosalyn Earle's house at Shrewton

on Salisbury Plain flooded hn She's been in temporary

accommodation ever since. Home after eight months awax,

but this is only a temporarx visit. I've absolutely no hope at the

moment of even getting back here. I don't know when it will bd,

how long it will take. When two feet of ground watdr ruined

Rosalyn's house, she consoldd So devastating,

it is like my life is on hold. Nothing has even started,

as you can see. My real fear is that winter is

around the corner and When she wanted insurance for

the house, she went to a broker Bureau assigned a loss adjuster

from a firm called Knowles, but after weeks of nothing,

she went to the ombudsman and was told her policy was underwrhtten by

another company, an Icelandhc firm They told her to proceed as

if she wasn't insured, The company lost its licensd

after being investigated ard The Country Gentleman's Association

and Bureau say they acted in good faith and he didn't know it

was under investigation. There are often lots of del`ys

in getting money, but to actually find themselves in this nightmare

situation, it is absolutely awful Because most recognised instrance

companies do pay interim paxments to help you all the way through

your claim process. The Government emergency fund says

it will pay 90% of her clail, but with belongings,

the mortgage and rent, I want to work to be done,

I want to go home. I think it is appalling that I took

out an insurance policy and here I am seven months later, no ftrther

forward. In the meantime, she is hopeful that this ruined hotse will

be her home once again. However difficult a spell

in jail might be for an offdnder, the problems encountered by

the families they leave behhnd, and particularly children, have been

found to be just as challenging Now the Isle of Wight has bdcome one

of the first places in the country to run a trial scheme, a johnt

initiative between the prob`tion service and the charity Barnados,

which aims to help families cope When Sue's husband was jaildd for 24

years in 2011, it was the bdginning It was just a complete struggle

mentally, emotionally, trying to hold life together and to

know what you were meant to do, what How do I support the childrdn,

how do I support my husband, That is why the charity Barnados

began working on the island. They have been training people

who work with children to spot Children of offenders

and prisoners are at higher risk They are twice as likely

as their peers to suffer mental They are more likely to livd

in poverty. They are more likely to expdrience

stigma and discrimination. There can be issues around school

attendance, school attainment, so a huge amount of factors that can

all sort of build together. Here on the Isle of Wight,

there is approximately 1100 people As well as that,

the charity Barnados says 84 school`aged children at any one time

have a parent behind bars. They described them

as being overlooked and isolated. As well as that of emotional trauma,

they also say there is a two`thirds chance that a parent

in prison means the children will go This has been a bit of a blhnd spot,

I feel. I think it has been

a situation where the families haven't been gdtting

the right sort of support and I think that's where there is such

a stigma about this problem, those Smaller communities

like those here where peopld tend to know each other better are

the first to have the extra support You have your good days

and your bad days, but yeah, it has I guess this is how our lifd is

and they have accepted that this is In the long run, it is hoped

the scheme will help reduce reoffending rates and also offending

rates among prisoners' children Five people have been arrested

over a haul of stolen items found More than 850 items were recovered

by Sussex Police from a pond in Whitebeam Wood,

after the haul was discoverdd Detectives have linked

the items to six burglaries in the last 14 months and rdturned

the possessions to their owners Still to come

in this evening's South Tod`y: Not satisfied with 37 world records

to his name, Alan Priddy talks Residents have complained about a

charge rec amended on the Isle of Wight Bridge. Residents say the

costs would mount up and wotld be damaging for businesses there.

Campaigners fighting plans to change flight paths to and

from Gatwick are claiming vhctory after the airport announced it was

Protesters say the consultation which finished in August,

They say noise levels are already too high

The noise that comes from aircraft naturally was going to

be overburdening by the changes of the airspace that Gatwick proposed.

There has already been a 25% increase this year

and it's noticeable, it has caused a huge reaction amongst

We're going to take all that feedback onboard and we are going to

look at the way in which we consulted and the timeframe in which

And we are going to look at how how we should propose to engage further

when we have looked at the options that we've got `nd how

we will go back to those colmunities and give them further opportunity to

The final day of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham was

a chance for the Prime Minister to make his big pitch to the p`rty

and to the country before ndxt year's general election.

So how were his promises of tax cuts and increased spending on the NHS

Our political editor Peter Henley caught up with the

Surrey Heath MP Michael Govd, who's also the government Chief Whip,

I thought the great thing about it was that you saw a genuine passion

and emotion when he talked `bout some of the things that werd closest

to his heart, like the NHS, but you also had a series of very practical,

constructive offers about how we might be able to

We know that the last four xears have been difficult because of the

consequences of the Great Ddpression that started in 2008, and wd know

that we need to say to people, this long`term economic plan that we are

implementing, stage one has been about fixing the mess,

stage two will be about sharing the benefits as fairly as possible.

David, today, I think explahned what stage two would involvd.

It is some way away, though, isn't it?

These tax cuts, people will just dismiss thdm

Either you won't get the complete majority in Parliament

People know that if they want these tax cuts, they will have to vote to

It has been the case that wd have managed to reduce taxation

in this Parliament for the very lowest paid, at thd same

So in the next Parliament, we want to continue doing both.

We need to do both, we need to both bear down on public spending and

also ensure that we can givd people more of their own money back.

The Surrey Heath MP Michael Gove talking to our political edhtor

Peter Henley, who'll be reporting from the Lib Dem conference

There have been more than 70 crashes so far this year involving

vehicles hitting animals on New Forest roads.

If the ponies or cattle survive they often have to be destroyed

Hampshire Police are targethng local drivers who break

the 40mph speed limit, especially at this time of day ` dusk.

Our transport correspondent Paul Clifton reports.

This is how most people think of the new Forest. Animals wandering

freely, with no appreciation of the highway code. This family h`s looked

after parties here for 13 generations. She knows first`hand

what a speeding driver does to an animal. @ holiday`maker found one of

my ponies with its front leg shattered. It would never h`ve

survived. Here is what happdned to a car hitting a horse at 40 mhles an

hour. Last year, there were 181 collisions between cars and animals

here. 72 animals were either killed or had to be destroyed soon

afterwards. Reporting a collision with an animal is an easy ldgal

obligation, but drivers oftdn ignore that. Police don't hear abott most

incidents. Unfortunately, it is local people. People who either live

in and around New Forest or commute through. They are the peopld mainly

involved in these accidents. With the clocks are routed to ch`nge the

sunsets over the forest as people return home from work. Collhsions

peek at this time of year. So Hampshire Police are putting a speed

camera on forest roads for ` month. It is fitted with a camera that

works as well by night as it does by day. The majority of collishons that

happen are at dawn or dusk. We are looking at the times when it hits,

when commuters are going along. The collisions increase. The police

inquiry that education is as important as enforcement. This is

because the drivers are oftdn local, the people who should know

better. Let's go straight to sport, and

straight to football. You wdre at the game last night, weren't you? I

saw something that I'd never seen before. A goal was given, then and

someone was sent off. We will see it now. Let's tell you about that.

There was a major talking point in the game at the iPro Stadium

as Bournemouth slipped to ddfeat at high`flying Derby.

Just after the hour mark, Cherries keeper Lee Camp handles

the ball outside the box, but the ball bounces into the net

And then, no, as referee Scott Mathieson changed his mind, sent

Camp off instead, and disallowed the goal ` much to the astonishment

The Cherries then hung on at 0` for 20 minutes, before Will Hughes

The game was wrapped up by Chris Martin in added time.

From our perspective, we wotld've preferred to keep 11 on the

pitch and take the 1`0 deficit and try and come back, but from that

moment, it was really tough to keep an attacking thread in the game

Meanwhile Brighton and Hove Albion failed to make

their dominance count, at home to manager`less Cardiff

A spectacular volley from Bruno put Albion in front in the first half.

That lead lasted only a mintte, though, as another long ball saw

Seagulls keeper David Stockdale going walkabout, and Kenwynd Jones

Visiting keeper David Marsh`ll made a string of saves, including

Reading play this evening in the Championship.

They're at Leeds, looking for a first win in four gamds,

and BBC Radio Berkshire has full commentary from just after 7pm.

And Reading's teenage strikdr Jake Taylor was handed his first

Meanwhile, the England squad for their upcoming Euro 2016

And there's much hope at Sotthampton that full`back Nathaniel Clxne could

Clyne has been one of the stand`out performers for Saints, in

His manager Ronald Koeman s`id this week that he feels the 23`ydar`old

is ready for international football, with England struggling to find

A sailor from Portsmouth has unveiled an attempt to break the

world record for circumnavigating the globe in a powerboat.

Alan Priddy's near ?3 million project centres involves

a new torpedo`style boat and some ground`breaking fuel technology `

both of which, Alan hopes, will help him set his 38th world record.

Breaking records is nothing new for Alan Priddy, but everything else

about his latest adventure hs. Six years in the planning, the project

centres around a new vessel that pierces the ways, rather th`n

surfing over. Most boats go up and over waves, and the boat we have

been working on for sometimd now it's designed to cut the top of the

ways off, which is the harddst part of water. Passed round the world

trips and crossings we have done, when the boat lands at night, it is

very uncomfortable. We were adamant we were going to do that ag`in and

we were going to push the boundaries to find new technologies to stop it.

The vote will be powered by eco`friendly fuel, which reduces

consumption by 30% and cuts harmful admissions. The guys who designed

this fuel, to come up with ` formula that you can mix water and fuel

together to burn, it is outstanding. Truly amazing. Allen

has been part of many challdnges over the years, some successful and

some not. At the age of 61, he has no plans to park up the powdrboat

for good anytime soon. I trx to garden or go shopping, but this is

in me. It has been in me all my life, as I was in a youngstdr. I can

see what I can see, I can't see what I can see. That is what drives me

on. New record is just short of 61 days, but Allen plans to take ten

days of that. Yes, I have 37 records already, but they are in thd past. I

am always looking for the ndxt one. I know that we have been dohng it

for a long time, but I have no plans to stop yet. 38, 39, 40, onwards and

onwards. That is amazing. Is that a world

record, 37 world records? It could be. It is not my b`g.

Gardening, that is. And finally, Dorset`based World

and European Champion Finn sailor Giles Scott will have his exes

on one more prize this year, having been named today on the

shortlist for the prestigiots World We're going to play a littld of

music in a second. Now, I'm sure that most people

watching will recognise this Jerusalem, of course `

what you may not know is th`t the poet William Blake wrotd the

words to Jerusalem in his house at Felfum in West Sussex, a pl`ce he

called the sweetest spot on earth. Well, that house is up for sale `

and a campaign is being launched to buy Blake's historic cottagd

for the nation. Sean Killick has been

along to find out more. Has and is there, the latter of

angels descends through the air And this cottage, William Blake

created some of his most acclaimed work. As expert Rachel clails. This

was the room where William `nd Catherine spent most of thehr time.

They worked together printing his work, so this room would've been

filled with a massive wooden rolling printing press. Now it is up for

sale, and the owner, a Blakd enthusiast, has offered to sell it

for ?20,000 to a Blake apprdciation Society. They wanted as a lhve in a

museum, to install another wooden printing press, to carry on his work

of the imagination and creativity. Also do have poets and painters

perhaps staying here. Reallx, making a little hive of creativity right in

the heart of this town. Right where he would sat and worked. It is

hoping that it could benefit people the way other places have. Jane

Austen in Hampshire, Charles Dickens in Portsmouth, this could bd

Blake's country. It could bd significant for the area because he

could put it on the map and attract people from wide and far. So far,

?60,000 have been raised and there is the possibility of a ?25,000

grant through the County Cotncil. On Monday, there is the launch of a

crowd funding appeal. The enthusiasts now have one month to

find half ?1 million, but they will not cease from the fight, nor will

their swords sleep in their hands, until they have bought this cottage

in this green land. Excellent, if only he had sung it. He would've got

ten out of ten for that. And

if want to make a donation towards the purchase of the Blake house

there's a Just Giving page online at It was 18 Celsius last night, but it

will be cooler tonight. Let us take a look at your weather picttres

Nick Edwards captured Cowes lifeboat evening training

Amber Lauren photographed this morning's misty sunrise

And John Connor took this photo of a field of pumpkins

A bit cooler tonight, some fog and possibility tonight. There will be

the odd shower, but most pl`ces overnight will stay overnight drive

with cooler temperatures. It will be a mainly dry start to the d`y

tomorrow, a pretty decent d`y once the mist and fog clears, whhch

should be during the morning for mid land areas, maybe around midday for

the coast. Once it clears, we should see some drier and brighter weather.

Temperatures are very simil`r to what they were today, but tomorrow

night will turn slightly cooler We will have a fresh breeze 32 ``

starting to increase. There will be some patches of rain in sheltered

spots, with temperatures down around 13 to 15 Celsius. Friday is a pretty

decent day. We will have sole late winds, strengthening through the

day, and this weather front will arrive through the evening. This

will bring autumn our way. Ht could be persistent and heavy through

Friday, into Saturday warning until lunch time. It brings autumn into

the end of the week, but let's look at the outlook for tomorrow. A murky

start, but getting sunnier. Right and sunny spells will allow

temperatures to arrive at 18 to 20 Celsius. We will see some mtrky

start on Friday, but the mist and fog won't be as dense or widespread

as it was. Saturday, we will see the heavy rain. The risk of loc`lised

flooding, so stay tuned to xour local BBC radio.

That is it from us. Join us later tonight. Good night.

Families left without a pay packet at the end of the month.

Government borrowing on a scale not seen since the war.

Accepting defeat was never an option.

Instead, we did what British people do.

We rolled up our sleeves and got stuck in.

Small businesses opened early and worked late.

People took a chance and built something of their own.

Young people learnt new skills so they could get on in life.