08/03/2017 South Today

It wasn't built in a day, I have been working on it for ten years and

it is lovely to have it in a state to release it to the public.

South Today has discovered that mental health patients

are being placed into overstretched A departments - as police

crackdown on the number locked up in the cells.

People are often detained under the Mental Health Act

Across the South, there's been a big fall in holding

them in police cells - down by more than 800 in two years.

But there's been an increase in the numbers taken to casualty

or mental health units - up by more than 800

Guidelines state patients should only be brought

to hospitals by police if they have a physical injury.

Our Home Affairs Correspondent Peter Cooke reports.

Strained, stressed - a system under pressure.

A departments say they're increasing resources to deal

with a rise in mental health patients.

Police forces say custody isn't a suitable place for those people.

But often there aren't enough places in mental health

units, so emergency departments are used instead.

Doctor Ann Hicks spent 17 years as the mental health lead

for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine

and says it is a real issue.

What's happened is the emergency departments have become

the default setting, because the police are under a lot

of pressure to not detain mental health patients

in the cells, which is fine, but there hasn't been consistent

commissioning across the country to provide an alternative venue.

Surrey Police now provide facilities called safe havens for people

but admit A is sometimes the only option.

We also recognise that shifting the demand from custody to

health-based safety to an A department

is not always helping the

So as a concordat we have taken a decision to look at

what we can do collectively to reduce demand.

One reason police forces want to limit people in crisis

being taken to stations is to avoid deaths in custody.

In 2014, Brandon Barry's wife, Martine, was

arrested for carrying a knife in Eastleigh and died in Southampton

custody after choking on her underwear.

An Independent Police Complaints Commission found four

staff had committed misconduct linked to the case.

The rules at the time said if she had a weapon, she

had to be arrested and not taken to a place

Police Commissioner said at the inquest that you know it

would have been dealt with differently if they

The Government says one in four people

has a mental disorder at some point in their life and has promised more

But mental health trusts in England say

they're still having their budgets cut.

And tomorrow Peter will report on the mental health projects

making a difference to how patients are managed.

The words of Philip Hammond as he started his first Budget -

and to show the Chancellor was in listening mode,

he unveiled measures to help small businesses.

They'd complained about changes to business rates, as many

Let's join our Business Correspondent Alastair Fee

The business rates revamp is a big change for small businesses -

not least because many still don't know exactly what they'll have

And the new valuations have led to some big fluctuations

Let's look at an average restaurant in Worthing and one in Shoreham.

They have similar rateable values at the moment.

But from next month, there's a 13% increase in Worthing,

while in Shoreham it's a 13% decrease.

So Worthing will have rates bills that are a belt-busting 30%

The change has also got the owner of this deli puzzled.

They were expecting to pay more than double the bills next month. Meet

Rowland, for 15 years he and his business partners have been running

a small deli. They pay about ?2,000 a year in business rates. The new

valuation doubles their bill. I'm not quite sure who came up with the

idea of let's increase business rates for people like us, but in

areas not far from here they're bringing the rates down. I don't

quite get where the calculation was sort of coming from. The system has

long been criticised, value wangss are confusing -- valuations are

confusing. Meaning businesses in more affluent areas of the South

often have higher bills. This isn't a property that we own, we only rent

it. There is no benefit to us in the property price going up, all that

happens is our rent goes up. So we have rent and rate increase and we

get a double whammy. Without help from the Chancellor today, that

could mean cutting some staff hours and putting prices up. The Budget

has been eagerly anticipated by people running small businesses,

joining me is Rowland. We know small businesses are losing small business

rate relief and will only have a rise of around ?50 a month following

the Chancellor's announcement. Has he got far enough? It is good in the

short-term, but we are not able to plan further on than that. I feel

what the Chancellor has done here is he has panicked a bit following a

campaign in the press and thrown some money in a short-term way to

reduce the problem. Long-term, who knows? Thank you very much. Sally.

Sbl A couple of other

measures from the Budget. The National Insurance contributions

for the self-employed will go and no extra increases

in alcohol or tobacco duties. What else might have caught the eye

of the commercial sector? Proposals for a ?16 million 5G

mobile phone technology hub will be watched with interest

at Surrey University, which is already

a leader in this field. Almost ?700 million will be up

for grabs for the best And a new technical qualification

to match A-levels - called a T-level -

will be career and skills focused. There is a host of individual

measures, but it is also about the impact of the Budget as a whole? The

other big question is how this affects consumer confidence? We are

still a nation of spenders, not savers. I have been to one street in

Dorset to try and get a feel of whether people sense their better or

worse off at the moment. Where better to test the temperature than

a road that shares the temperature than a road that shares the name

with the Chancellor. Having moved here last year,

Mark has been kept busy He's self-employed and works from

home selling merchandise online. Everyone seems OK. Petrol has been

going up a bit and food. As long as you're sensible, you can ride the

storm. If anything, the economic forecast

has been unpredictable. We've weathered the immediate fall

out from last year's referendum, but it's left some worried

about what's on the horizon. I am wary and I wouldn't take the

gamble to think I will buy X or Y, because I think it is going to hit I

eventually and that makes me wary of spending if I don't need to.

Hammond Avenue shows all the signs of a thriving community -

some are putting their cash into home improvement,

while others are moving in and moving out -

what some might point to as the green shoots of growth.

I caught up with local businessman Tristan,

For me, to carry on with the lifestyle I have enjoyed and still

keep spending and have a nice holiday and upgrade the car, means I

have to work harder. And that is what I'm prepared to do.

Mark says he thinks he can manage the 60p extra a week he'll have

to pay in National Insurance, while Tristan is pleased

He says that will stop people who don't pay proper taxes.

As suspected there was no pot of gold at the end

of Philip Hammond's first and last spring budget, but he did

The other big concern was the pressure on the

There's an extra ?2 billion for social care, but also money

to help next winter by putting more GPs into accident and emergency

departments for patients who don't need hospital treatment.

Our Health Correspondent David Fenton is outside

the Queen Alexandra hospital in Portsmouth.

David, they're already doing this at the QA?

They r they have been doing it for a couple of years. There is a GP in a

room next to the A department 10am until 10pm seven days a week and it

is their job to look after patients who are not emergencies. So looking

at thing like colds, bruises, that sort of thing. And it is taking the

pressure off the A The Chancellor is putting up ?100 million for a

hundred similar schemes. And an extra ?3 billion for social care.

What impact will it have? Well, it is a lot of money isn't it? But it

is a huge problem. Basically how to get elderly patients out of hospital

beds when they don't need to be there and what is stopping them from

going home often is a lack of proper social care. Now, this money will go

towards helping sort that problem out. But a couple of thoughts on

that. Firstly, a lot of the money may go on increases in the minimum

wage for care workers. But it is not all about money. 24 authorities

account for about half of all the so-called bed blocker in the

country. So some are doing a better job than others and the Government

and the NHS will be looking at those who aren't doing so well and trying

to help out. Thank you. Lewis Coombes has the sport

in a moment and here's Sarah Farmer. After today's wet weather, things

are looking much more promising for I'll have your forecast

later in the programme. Back to the Budget and alongside

the economic assessment, there are measures which are also

political choices, such as 100 extra Education and social care

are largely delivered by councils so they will have

been watching closely. A little earlier our

Political Editor Peter Henley gathered reaction from two Surrey

county councillors The Chancellor does seem to have

listened to local councils who said they needed more money for social

care. ?2 billion for England, but over two years, front-loaded. Kit

Malthouse, will this be enough to take care of the growth in need? In

the short-term we think so. Longer term we will have to think about how

we fund social care with the ageing population. For the moment, it is a

great move. Do you think Surrey council will be happy with this

much? Well personally I don't think it is enough. Although I welcome the

extra money, I don't think it is enough. The Liberal Democrats had

asked for an extra ?billion for the first one -- ?2 billion for the

first year. This is only ?1 billion. So that is not to tackle the social

care crisis and I doubt it will solve the problems. Jeremy Corbyn

made a great deal about what happened with the secret recording

we heard, is this evidence that Surrey have been well treated. Where

is this deal? Somewhere, somebody's not telling the truth. One minute we

are told there is no deal and then we discover that David Hodge has got

something in writing. But one thing is sure that Surrey needs more money

nor adult social care and what is being offered is not off. Surrey,

like many other count Yip is in desperate need for more money to

deal with social care. Just not enough for local authorities they

say and it is going down. Well look, the Chancellor is doing what he can

in a difficult envelope. He said the economy is strong, but our debts are

rising. The money has to be found from somewhere. It will plug a

short-term gap now we have space to think about that. I don't think he

is pretending it is the entire solution, but it is on top of money

that councils can raise themselves. You wanted 15% in Surrey, do you

think you may have to ask for that? I'm opposed to the 15% increase that

was proposed. You just want hand outs. There is a need for national

Government to solve the crisis and it has to be funded from Government

and can't come from Council Tax. It is not reasonable. Would you have

voted for the 15%? No I would say Labour would look at the whole

structure of local government that is top heavy with 12 councils and

dozens of Executives and 600 councillors. So there is a lot of

councillors and a lot of democracy, but it is not producing money for

social care. Thank you very much. A budge tote do with local

authorities. One thing we didn't see was a taxation on diesel, but we may

see that in the next budget. And there's more analysis

and reaction at bbc.co.uk/budget. They're images designed to stir

emotion and patriotism. And a century on, they've lost

none of their power. Dozens of propaganda posters

produced by the American War Department went under

the hammer in Newbury. The unique collection

was featured a few years ago And as Allen Sinclair reports,

given the content, it was no surprise today's sale attracted

a lot of transatlantic interest. Although originally produced

in their thousands, it's rare to see these century old prints

in pristine condition. The patriotic posters feature

Uncle Sam, the Stars and Stripes, and urge Americans back home

to support their boys Who wants these posters. They're

mainly American. Also graphics as well. Prop Afghanistan dachlt we

don't get these posters -- propaganda. We don't get these

posters any more. This is really in your face.

The collection was amassed over many years by the late David Schwartz,

who took them along to the BBCs Antiques Roadshow to be valued.

The colours were so vibrant and I was entranced and bought one and I

saw others and over the years kept picking them up. How many do you

have now? 85. Such a large collection, very good condition. He

never looked at them, he kept them rolled out and they haven't seen the

light of day for 20 years. It is exciting. It has been a special day.

I my husband wanted to sell them in 2017 to Mark the centenary of the

start of the war in America. I have done what he wanted I hope.

The collection sold for around ?20,000

and thanks to internet bidding, a great many of these

evocative images are heading back to the States.

They look good. And sport and Lewis is here. Now, Bournemouth not such

good news, what is going on? Was it a stamp was it not a stamp. Tyrone

Mings alleged to have stamped on the head of Manchester United's

Ibrahimovic. Bournemouth defender Tyrone Mings

will serve a five-match ban after being charged with violent

conduct by the FA. Mings had denied that he intended

to stamp on the head of Manchester United Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic

during Saturday's 1-1 draw. A player who himself received

a three-game ban for elbowing The club have said in a statement

they are "extremely Reading manager Jaap Stam

has defended his policy Last night the Dutchman made four

changes for the visit of leaders Newcastle and hinted more rotation

would be on the way After a night that also saw Brighton

close the gap at the top, it could be an exciting end

to the season for the South's teams Reading have made the Madejski

something of of a Royal fortress - nine wins from their previous

eleven home games. Lewis Grabban could and

probably should have sent them on their way with another

one against Newcastle. Another former

Bournemouth star, Matt Ritchie, struck the post

with a low shot for And Gareth McClearly almost netted

a late winner, only to see his stoppage time shot

skim the cross bar. Reading the first team to hold

Newcastle to a goalless draw Well I think it's a good point

and this kind of game is all about just one chance to take

and nobody took that chance and as a team,

as a performance, I think we are very happy

to get the clean sheet. With Newcastle dropping

points - a rarity of late - Chris Hughton knew

Brighton had to capitalise and - as so often this season -

Albion delivered. Knockaert adding the finish

to Baldock's initial effort. In a dominant display that brought

22 efforts on the goal, A much-needed win to keep

the promotion bid on track. Here's how it affects

the Championship table then, Brighton are now just three points

behind leaders Newcastle, after The Royals are 10 points off

the automatic promotion places Elsewhere in the Football League,

Oxford came up just short against League One

pace-setters Sheffield United. Defender Chey Dunkley

headed home to put the U's in front at half-time,

but three goals in 21 second half minutes - including a brace

from former Saints striker Billy Sharp - put

the Blades in control. Toni Martinez' low angled drive

in stoppage time proved only While second-half goals

from Christian Burgess and Kyle Bennett boosted

Portsmouth's hopes of A 2-0 win at Crawley moves Pompey up

to third in League Two. The BBC understands,

Southampton's Director of Scouting and Recruitment,

Ross Wilson, has turned down the chance to become Rangers'

Director of Football. The 34-year-old Scot was offered

the chance to lead the Ibrox side's playing structure,

but has opted to remain Petersfield cyclist Joe Truman has

been named in the Great Britain squad for next month's track world

championships in Hong Kong. It'll be Truman's first

appearance at the event, which is second only to the Olympics

in terms of prestige, It comes on the back of two

golds in the team sprint Good for him. Very good. And Tyrone

Mings will miss five important games. Including the game with the

Saints and Liverpool and Chelsea. He will be a big miss. Thank you.

You all know the phrase "friends, Romans, countrymen -

We'll on this occasion it's a call to "reach

That's because it's the best way to view a new 3-dimensional virtual

You can see the Colosseum and the Circus Maximus

The computer model has been designed by Reading University

and has been a decade-long passion for one academic.

Up until now, this has been the only way to really explore ancient Rome.

But now anyone can strap on their virtual sandals.

This is us walking into Rome in 315AD.

Walking into the city of Rome as it appeared some

time around the early 4th Century, that's right.

This is when the city was arguably at its prime and of the

hundreds of places here, even the 4th Century fourist

Should we have a look at the colosseum?

I think everybody likes the colosseum.

So let's go the gladiator's eye view down into the arena.

You can a use a variety of modern methods to explore

You can have a look at it on your desk top

computer, or you can go the whole hog and go for full immersive

As they say, all electrodes lead to Rome.

A lot of people are interested in ancient

Rome, would like to know more about it and the ruins are wonderful

Sometimes it is a bit hard in the mind's

eye to put them back in the

state they would have been when they were new buildings.

But how does it stack up with the real city?

Obviously it's very different from what it

open museum, with missing bits, but you can imagine what it would

The free course launches next weekend, so it is a case of friends,

Romans, countrymen - lend me your VR.

It does look good. It is fabulous. Sarah is with us, and we are going

to look ahead at the weather. Nice tomorrow you said? Yes, which we are

all glad of after today. It has been soggy today. We start off with our

wonderful weather watchers' photographs and even when it is

raining we get some wonderful pictures. Look at these dramatic

clouds over Banbury. Some rain drops here at St Leonard's and Ziggy

captured about two thirds of the tower and the gloomy conditions. We

are not done with that wet weather yet. We will see more of it through

the course of the night, but things will start to dry out. It is

southern coastal areas that will see the worst weather tonight.

Temperatures at around nine or ten degrees. So a mild night. Tomorrow

morning, we see that wet weather slinking away and it is a dry affair

through much of the day. More in the way of cloud to the south of the M4

corridor. To the north the best of any brighter skies, but sunny at

times. Temperatures up to 14 or 15 degrees. And that is above where it

would normally be. Tomorrow evening we see that cloud thickening from

the south-west and we stay dry through much of the night but we

will see murky and damp conditions working in towards dawn.

Temperatures over night around six or seven. To round off the week,

Friday is a settled day, but on the gloomy side with cloudy conditions

and some damp weather and some mist and murk. But it stays settled and

calm. So nothing too wet to worry about. Now the summary, during

tomorrow we will see a bit of cloud through the south, but further north

doing best. And the temperatures 14 or 15 degrees. Into Friday and it is

a gloomy day with some dampness and the weekend, we start with a band of

rain on Saturday morning. But that clears for cheerier conditions

later. Cooler on Sunday. At least the weekend is not a washout. You

know we are marking the 200th anniversary since the death of Jane

Austen, well tomorrow, you may think you know everything about the

author, but we will tell you something that may surprise you.

Thanks for watching. Good night.